《The Ultimate Evolution》


 Chapter 1: Returning after hunting whales

    <h4>Chapter 1: Returning after hunting whales</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I, Vick Ronda and Elkassar


    In the dark of night, a storm is raging.


    The violent waves from the sea crashed repeatedly onto the reef, threatening to destroy and devastate thend with each wave. A floating orange colored balloon is being tossed about violently by the winds, signifying that a hurricane is at hand. Even the sturdy pole, which the balloon is tied to, is rattling so heavily, that it seems as though it would break at any second.


    Although the terrible weather is notmon in this remote port of Si Qiao, it happens 3-5 times a year. That was why the residents were not rmed, locking themselves up in their huts with a lightedntern, while enjoying a meal of salted fish and sorghum wine, and using basins to collect any water leaking from the roof. Everytime this happens, the nkets will also be moist , and by just touching them, moistness could be felt.


    Under this atmosphere, a campfire was burning within a tattered shack on the west of Si Qiao town. Within the shack was a mess of discarded rubber tires - the poor people can make this into a cheap and effective rubber boat - and a group of 10 excited dark skinned fishermen gathered around the fire. They were all approximately 20-30 years old youths, and sitting amongst them a youth with deep wrinkles, his beard had already turned grey and his handsome features concealed a hidden sorrow underneath. One look was enough to tell that this was a person who had submitted to his fate.


    ��Aiya, Aiya, today��s happenings, Sanzi��s move has its merits, but Sheyan��s move is definitely the best!��


    The one speaking with rude hand gestures and spitting uncontrolled saliva, was a youth with a facial scar called Gao Qiang. However, it seemed that he has gained the approval of the surrounding men, as they nodded their heads while gazing with admiration at the youth.


    Another young man with a pair of thick eyebrows, strong bulging muscles with a sturdy physique, although he had an asional arrogant look on his face, his gaze remained stable. He was sitting on a worn wooden bench, holding onto a broken bowl. The bowl contained scalding hot water, which required him to blow on it before drinking. Sheyan humbly smiled upon hearing his name, without making any sound, as he nodded his head in gratitude and continued drinking his water.


    ��Sheyan��s move is naturally undisputable, but I stabbed it nine times man, a full nine times!�� Another big nosed youth, looking in his prime, spoke up loudly as he stood up waving his hands frantically.


    ��Dammit, that bastard actually dragged on for 30 meters, another 10 meters and we would all be eating out in the hurricane instead.��


    In the corner, a dark and thin youth interrupted him with augh:


    ��Bro Dasi , this time��s fragrant cream yield is definitely no less than 20 kg! Even if we can��t extract it all, we can still get at least 10 kg - this itself is a fortune already, didn��t you always want to refurbish your Fu Yuan(boat)? With this catch you can refurbish at least 10 times and still have some leftover cash to spend.


    Dasi was that young man from before, hearing that, he could only give out an honestugh, brimming with happiness. From birth, he has been raised by the sea, the seawater can be said to be a part of him already. In this lifetime, his boat could be considered his home. Because he adopted 2 orphans earlier on, he did not have time to find a wife and soon after he decided he didn��t need one. He used his entire life savings to buy this old boat even after criticism from others, after buying he immediately refurbished the boat, and that is why up till now he had still not repaid all his debts.


    If one��s prosperity were to be measured by one��s kindness and honesty, then Dasi would have been extremely wealthy by now. However, no matter how hard Dasibored, he could not escape his miserable life of poverty. No matter how cruel the heavens can be, eventually there will be a light at the end of the tunnel. When Fu Yuan sailed the previous day, they actually encountered a lone fat headed beast.


    The fat headed beast was a namemonly known to all fishermen in the surrounding areas, it was actually a sperm whale. It has a short and stubby body, coupled with clumsy movements, and a weird appearance as though it has a heavier head than the body, if one were topare it to something, a million times magnified tadpole would fit the description. The head itself is like a gigantic box, taking up to a quarter or third of its entire size. Its nose is special though, only the left nostril is clear, while the right is blocked, giving an angle of 45 degrees to the front-left when it ejects breathing mist. An experienced fishermen would be able to find traces of a sperm whale through its breathing mist . However, after decades of hunting, the poption of sperm whales has been reduced to hundreds across the entire south china sea. Over the past 5 years there has been news of only 3 fat headed beast being hunted, and its rarity can only be imagined at the present.


    However, this time the ones who discovered the lone fat headed beast were actually Dasi and his band of dark skinned brothers. The younger men would address Dasi as ��Uncle Dasi��. In actual fact, with theyout of their old boat, Fu Yuan, it was impossible for them to have been able to capture this beast. Fortunately, Fourth uncle raised 3 capable and intelligent orphans, who previously found a discarded spear gun at a dump at the pier and made some adjustments to it, and they actually managed to restore it to a usable condition. Initially, they wanted to try out their skills at the shark infested south china sea, how would they have imagined encountering a lone big headed beast.


    Soon after that followed a round of intense and persistent chasing.


    Even the boat, Fu Yuan, seemed determined to seize this rare opportunity given by heaven. Despite the warnings of a typhoon, it desperately held on to this 10 meters long sperm whale! Apart from fourth uncle, nobody else had experienced hunting a whale on the boat, before in addition to the semi working state of their recently retrieved spear gun. In the raging storms, they failed to hit even after four attempts, rming the beast causing it to begin submerging deeper underwater.


    Then, one of Dasi��s adopted kids, Sheyan, stood up, his body swaying vigorously in the wind like leaves on a tree. Holding the spear gun firmly in his hands, he aimed steadily at his target for a full ten seconds, and at the most desperate of times, he fired a shot.


    This one shot ripped through the sperm whale with great ferocity.


    In its dying moments, bearing the intense pain, the sperm whale dragged on for an entire 30 meters, causing the ocean to turn red throughout their struggling journey. In the end, it became a helpless human treasure, as the old boat, Fu Yuan, miraculously returned to Si Qiao Port right before the hurricane struck. For sperm whales, although their meat, bones and oil were expensive, the most valuable was their ��fragrant cream�� originating from their intestines. This item,monly known to local fishermen, when it was dried up will be the famously known substance ambergris*.


    *A wax-like substance used for making perfumes


    The sperm whale��s primary food is cuttlefish and octopus, after consuming it, it will not be able to digest the sharp tip of the shell and the inner round bone of its meal. Because of this, therge intestine or rectum of the whale will be infected with a disease, which in turn will result in the formation of greyish or ck secretions in the small intestine. Subsequently, the secretion forms a thick dark matter stored in the colon/rectum, and by removing the unpleasant smell and adding some perfumes over time, it will form this so called ambergris.


    The ambergris contains 25 elements, which are extremely valuable in retaining fragrance of perfumes for a long time. It can also be used as a valuable medicine. Dasi��s prized sperm whale was 10 meters long, which can be considered slightly below average. However, the ambergris can still be sold for arge sum of money.


    Thus, the band got together to celebrate, not knowing it iste at night. They have been toiling at sea for about half a month, and right before the hurricane struck, they made it back to Si Qiao Port. The hunting crew immediately felt fatigue after their momentary period of excitement.The torrential rains of the hurricane were predicted to stop only tomorrow afternoon. Dasi was in his hut,ying his bed out on the floor. These fishermen were used to toiling in the sea and do not feel indifferent. Instead, Sanzi and Sheyan had left their house. At the Ma Zhu temple, north of Si Qiao town, they were busy repairing a shed. It was considered their private past-time, even though the storm was heavy, and the distance between their town and here was not short.


    As the two pushed open the door made up of nailed wooden nks, a strong and cold wind along with the torrential rain barged in, leaving them with a feeling of having just fought a cold war. In that weather, even the people surrounding a fire have lied down and began groaning andining. Sheyan and SanZi, with a cloth draped across their foreheads were struggling to push the door back. At this moment, Fourth uncle hurriedly rushed over to deliver umbres and escort them back home.


    Si Qiao was a small town, which was not even recognized on the world map.


    Its specific location was at a little bay south of the border city of Fang Cheng port in Guang Xi, which can be seen from West Vietnam with the naked eye. Administratively, it was so secluded that it was, apparently, unknown to the outer world. Therefore this istion had given way to a series of smuggling, trading, and thieving activities. The people there all belonged to the grey area of the industry, in the eyes of thew.


    The reason the honest Dasi chose to settle in this ce was because the boat, Fu Yuan, was a stolen item, and they had no means of paying heavy taxes. Sheyan had already seen how high the tax bills were, which included financial, tax, business, border security, health, government, fishing managementpanies, vige living, etc. However, over here, one only needed to pay protection fees to the ��big brother��, Huashan Fei.


    Due to the threat and pressure from top authority, Si Qiao construction uses rtively inexpensive low quality materials to construct their buildings, which caused an architectural thorn in the ass for the people living an illegal life there. Sheyan was already 19 years old, he was older than Sanzi by a few months, and had been working for acquaintances of Fourth Uncle since the age of 14. Because of hisposed way of doing things, he had constantly earned the trust and praises of others. At a young age, his reputation had already spread across the entire port as one, whose knowledge and character was second to none.

 Chapter 2: Living with great joy, dying with no regrets

    <h4>Chapter 2: Living with great joy, dying with no regrets</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    A year ago, after Dasi bought the old boat, Fu Yuan, Sheyan immediately left his current job to return to assist Dasi without hesitation. At that time, he was already the second inmand on a 500 ton cargo ship from Panama, and the captain was going to retire in a year. Even after much persuasion from the captain, Sheyan remained firm and returned to the tattered and old boat, Fu Yuan, to be an ordinary fisherman. He even used his earnings to pay off Dasi��s debts, and the small shed that he and Sanzi was built from what was left of it .


    Even after walking for a short while, his shoes have been soaked with ice cold mud, giving off a chilling to the bones feeling and a squishy sound with each step making it extremely ufortable. Upon reaching Sanzi��s hut, he did not look back, offering just a small wave of his handkerchief as a small greeting. He then stretched his back as he pushed open the door and entered the hut.


    As Sheyan was about to retire to his room, the house door swung open as a wet headed Sanzi emerged with an envious and respectful look on his face:


    Bro Yan , do you remember when we were caught by waves as tall as a few meters and even Uncle Dasi and Uncle Fa couldn��t do anything, how did you manage to strike the fat headed beast with such precision?��


    Although Sanzi was younger than Sheyan by a few months, his way of thinking as well as experience could not bepared to the Sheyan whobored outside for 5 years. It was not even a close fight. That is why he has always been respectful and idolized his foster brother Sheyan. Upon hearing this, Sheyan give off a slightugh as he squinted his eyes:


    ��I only blindly aimed, and got lucky.��


    Sheyan lit thentern beside him, and take out a dry handkerchief from his drenched coat to wipe his head. He had a height of about 1.8m, sturdy physique, thick ck brows, beneath his tight vest was a bulging outline of his chest muscles and his few years at sea gave him a healthy cinnamon lookingplexion. With neat and tidy hair coupled with his sharp brows, giving an impression of a high quality fitness trainer. However the stern look from his arched lips and cold gaze made people wanted to stay a thousand miles away from him.


    Looking objectively, this is an extremely simple hut measuring 78 square meters, made out of scrap objects and low quality raw materials, even the interior contained nothing much. A small single bed, one washing bowl and a simple clothes hanging line. However after entering, there was a strangely warm feeling, a feeling of home which can never be reced by even a 5-star hotel.


    The only decoration was a small picture atop the bed frame. The picture frame had already faded to a yellowish colour over time, and it contained 3 people: Sheyan, Uncle Dasi,and Sanzi. That photo was taken before Sheyan left the house to work. Looking at Uncle Dasi in the picture, there was a look of respect and admiration in Sheyan��s moist eyes. He was an honest and simple man who painstakingly endured all hardships to raise him and Sanzi up. The greatest point was that he never once covered up their birth origin, and did not allow them to address him as Father. This is because, Dasi is a devout believer in Feng Shui (Geomancy), and upon having his fortune told that he would have a lonely life of hardships he refused to allow this ill fate to infect the two kids, preferring to grow old alone childless.


    However, this gave an ignorant but noble feeling to the honorable and filial Dasi��


    Thinking back about the past, Sheyan sighed. He was an extremely strong willed person, ever since he came of age, he did not treat the parents who abandoned him with intense hatred but infact had great gratitude for Uncle Dasi . Although he addressed Dasi as uncle, but deep in his heart he treated him as a father. Pasted upon his bed frame, was a paper written with straight characters - living with great joy, dying with no regrets! These words were seen from a tattered novel that Sheyan had read, he fell in love with the meaning of the words, and thus showcased it atop his bed frame.


    After daydreaming while looking at the photo, Sheyan extinguished thentern and slept. After the initial weariness, he soon slept deeper. In his heart he harboured a certain uneasiness, as though something big was about to happen.


    Sheyan��s instincts has always been urate, this was why he was often praised by others as he could often pinpoint the root of a problem ande up with a solution. People rarely bet against him as he often miraculously triumphed even without the upper hand at the start. Beforehand Sanzi questioned Sheyan how he could ughter the fat headed beast even in the raging storm, in actual fact it is because Sheyan was operating on his extremely keen instincts.


    The pouring rain consistently hammered against the rooftop as Sheyan kept tossing and turning in bed. He suddenly sat up and lit up thentern. Unintentionally, he caught a glimpse of something red in the opposite mirror. Lowering his head, he shockingly discovered several red-crossed scars across his chest as though someone had wed and grabbed at him. After feeling it, he realized it was not painful and therefore did not think much of it.


    At this time, Sheyan felt thirsty, he went to grab a cup of water, while humming to himself, he suddenly noticed a sshing water sound other than himself. This irregr sshing sound sounded like someone was intensely struggling inside the mud. In a matter of seconds, the sound of banging on Sheyan��s door echoed throughout the hut, followed by panicky coarse unclear shoutings.


    ��Coming!�� Sheyan��s heart trembled slightly, charging to open his door. As the door opened slightly, the cold outer winds rushed in, suddenly a hand drenched in blood shot out grabbing the door frame tightly. Using his full strength, a person covered in blood and mud entered. It was actually the one who lived with Uncle Dasi, Gao Qiang! Sheyan tried to support him but this was in vain as Gao Qiang copsed onto the ground, clutching tightly onto Sheyan��s leg with both arms, he wailed in despair:


    ��Bro Yan , it��s a disaster!��


    Sheyan raised his sharp, pitch ck brows, but in his heart he felt a slight deja vu: Something really came up. The uneasiness he felt is there. Although his heart was in chaos, he calmly replied loudly:


    ��What happened?��


    ��It��s Uncle Fa, that bastard! Uncle Dasi wanted to use the money earned from the fragrant cream to pass down to you and Sanzi as inheritance, but when everyone was asleep he secretly went to find Huashan Fei* and sold everything. An entire 9 Kg of fragrant cream! But Huashan Fei only paid him a hundred dors!��


    (*Huashan Fei is the big brother of the town from chapter 1 who people had to pay protection fees to)


    Upon hearing the name ��Huashan Fei�� , Sheyan��s heart sank. That punk can be said to be the ruler of Si Qiao town, and everyone with status paid him protection fees. He himself would engage in illegal trade, smuggling and drug peddling, while still running a legit business upfront having tens of bodyguards around him. There were even rumors of him being the backbone of the infamous 3rd ranked ghost n in Vietnam, and was a capable subordinate of the n head known as the ck Devil. Once he set his sights on the ambergris, even if one��s teeth all fell out and stomach was full of blood, one still had to suck it in.


    Gao Qiang struggled and swallowed his saliva, as he continued wailing:


    ��No matter how unwilling Uncle Dasi is, he could only let Huashan Fei have his way. At least, Huashan Fei gave some face by proiming that Dasi did not need to pay protection fees anymore. However, I could never bottle up such unfairness, cursing to myself in anger and was actually overheard by someone alongside Huashan Fei, Xide. Such unluckiness! This unknown fe is so strange, even Huashan Fei had to show face to him. Mercilessly, in addition to the bastard Uncle Fa adding oil to the fire with his unnecessaryments, Xide demanded to burn the boat, Fu Yuan!��


    If one wasn��t raised by the seaside, it was impossible to understand the deep rtionship a fishermen had with his boat. They practically grew up alongside their boat, and the boat has be their second home, even spending more time on it than on their family. Under this kind of circumstance, the boat has naturally be a part of the fishermen, even upon death would the fishermen request his coffin to be shaped like this boat.


    To Uncle Dasi , his feelings toward Fu Yuan have already far exceeded the lifesavings he used to buy the boat. If Xide really burned that boat, he would rather offer up his own life.


    After hearing this, the wrinkles on Sheyan��s forehead tensed up. Gao Qiao continues with tears in his eyes:


    ��After hearing this, I could not control myself anymore and impulsively fought him head on. Huashan Fei immediately signalled to his underlings and in the end�� Hais! That coward Xide actually was scared stiff, and could only hide behind others barking like mad dog. After I fled, I could hear him shouting to burn Uncle Dasi along with his boat. One of the neighbor, Mr Gui, wanted to step in to mediate but ended up with 7 less teeth with one blow from Huashan Fei to the mouth. Bro Yan what should we do?!��


    Gao Qiang spoke of Mr Gui, who was quite an aplished person in Si Qiao, and was even on good terms with Huashan Fei, but was still reduced to such a state. Dasi��s fate was now an unimaginable one. Fate with such a situation, yet Sheyan could still remainposed. He first treated Gao Qiang��s shoulder and provided him with new dry clothes, lighting a cigarette in his mouth he calmly dered:


    ��Swiftly notify Sanzi, the both of you will immediately report this to the governor!��


    Ever since Gao Qiang arrived, he had been trembling uncontrobly as though he was cold or extremely fearful. However, after hearing the resolution within Sheyan��s steady voice, he summoned up his courage, sucked in his chest and took in a deep breath responding:


    ��Alright Bro Yan , I will go immediately.��


    Suddenly, he realized something, and started panicking as he spoke:


    ��How about you Bro Yan, aren��t youing with us?��


    Sheyan calmly replied:


    ��I will never allow Uncle Dasi and his boat to be burned without doing anything. Huashan Fei collected thousands in protection fees every year from us, yet he robbed us of a fortune of fragrant cream, I will go and reason it out with him! After speaking with him, this mess should be settled, hurry along you two, if anything bad happens to me, i will have to rely on you guys to rescue us.��


    After hearing this, Gao Qiang found it logical, he himself being someone without much of a n could only nod his head and set off to find Sanzi. Sheyan waited for him to leave, with a grim look in his eyes retrieved a sharpened knife from the behind the door.


    This knife was used to kill huge fish and cut them up, it was approximately a foot in length, and was made with scrap metals through Sheyan��s persistent efforts of shaping the knife. The pitch ck knife, shimmered in the moonlight giving off a threatening cold aura, as Sheyan wiped it with a cloth in preparation for its inevitable usage.


    Sheyan actually only wanted to trick GaoQiang and Sanzi away , because he already knew this is a matter of utmostplications. This injured Xide is actually the infamous ck Devil��s son! The only negotiable method is with this knife! Living with great joy, dying without regrets! Although Uncle Dasi is not his blood father, however the bonds between them are so strong that to give his life for him, would be an honor that does not allow him to look back!

 Chapter 3: Blood and Anger!

    <h4>Chapter 3: Blood and Anger!</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    In the dark of night where the cold rain falls and wind blows, the entire Si Qiao town is shaken. With Huashan Fei tyrannically ruling over the town, nobody dared to step into this matter - which concerns over 10 human lives, signifying how viciously mighty Huashan Fei is.


    Sheyan crept around silently in the suffocating darkness of the night, as the icy raindrops drenched his coat. Still, he pressed on with a zing ferocity trapped within his heart.


    20 meters ahead lies the port where Fu Yuan was parked, the unloading dock was covered with a huge canopy sheet blocking out the rain and sun, where sailors would pile up goods within it. The guards keeping watch are used to not having people trying to break in or causing mischief. Underneath the canopy lies 2 enormous spotlights, brightening up the entire area. A group of Huashan Fei��s underlings encircled the 3 men curled up and lying on the ground, as they stamped on them enthusiastically and proceeded to dump oil onto them. Every so often one of them would give of a crazed shriek:


    ��F**k your mum! You dared to raise your knife against me,e fight back now!��


    ��I��m gonna ughter your entire family!��


    ��Steal your property and trash your businesses!��


    ��������


    ��������


    Sheyan crept closer in anticipation, at this moment Huashan Fei was signalling to his underlings to get out of the way, He spoke softly:


    ��Xide, who gave you that cut on the face?��


    The four guys on the floor started struggling and groaning, but none of them said anything. With a simple hand gesture, two strong and aggressive men picked up one of the injured man as Huashan Fei ordered:


    ��Nobody wants to speak up? Fine! I won��t be able to exin to Bro Ming��s side (one of his underlings. In charge of taking care of Xide, reading on this chapter will understand better), then I will just offer the four of you as an apology!��


    ��Its me! I cut him!�� The one who spoke out wearily was Dasi. Upon hearing this, Sheyan felt adrenaline surging up, repeatedly provoking to charge on impulse.


    ��Pui!�� Huashan Fei spat at Dasi��s face.


    ��This old fart actually has such balls, I like it! Tell me, which hand did you use to injure Xide?��


    Dasi looked down in silence. Huashan Fei was also not expecting an answer, as he puffed on his cigarette followed by using the burning end of it to press down on Dasi��s face. A burning stench filled the heavy air, suddenly Huashan Fei broke into a fit, as he stomped down onto Dasi:


    ��Press him down for me! Snip off his fingers one at a time and offer to Young Master Xide as a token of forgiveness! The rest of you, bring the boat here and set it aze!��


    After listening to Huashan Fei��s crazed instructions, Sheyan suddenly felt a certain ipressible surging feeling forming within his chest followed by a salty taste flooding his throat. His entire body was heating up as his blood boiled with anger. Licking his dried and coarse lips, clutching his knife tightly, his leg muscles had already started tensing up. Huashan Fei stomped his foot in frustration, as he turned around and said:


    ��Have you ensured Young Master Xide is alright? Why is wrapping up that cut taking so long?��


    Huashan Fei��s words were directed to an underling by his side. This underling was on familiar terms with Huashan Fei, as he spoke sharply:


    ��Bro-brother you are thinking too much! Such a small cut on the face won��t affect anything. The only concern is this cold and chilling to the bones weather. Xide that gigolo only needs to go back and nurse his cold that��s all.��


    Initially, Sheyan could not hold it in anymore, as he prepared to charge forward. Upon hearing these few words, his thick ck brows were frowning so hard it had formed a single brow as a new idea formted in his mind. Disregarding his surroundings, He hastened his footsteps and charged toward where Huashan Fei lived.


    Based on his natural intellect, Sheyan knew that even if he aggressively charged in, he won��t be able to rescue Uncle Dasi and instead would be sacrificing his life in vain. However, Huashan Fei��s underlings in this town of Si Qiao are only about 20 people. Those that could fight were all preparing to burn the boat, Fu Yuan. The people attending to Xide��s wound were only 3. If he managed to capture Xide as hostage, then he would stand a slight chance of rescuing Uncle Dasi . Whatever happenedter, Sheyan could not be bothered anymore as there would be too many variables to consider. The only few words he held in his heart now were,��Face his enemies courageously one at a time to achieve victory.��


    Given Huashan Fei��s status in the town, because the town constantly faced pressure from higher authorities, he actually lived in an ordinary looking hut. However, it still looked considerably newer andrger than the surrounding huts. Wanting to flex his position, he had constructed ayer of fence around his hut. Sheyan was like a ninja in the shadows, as his body has been soaked by the rain and mud covered his shoes, only his eyes remained with a steady and poisonous gaze. He looked like a famished wolf who had not eaten for days.


    ��Finally I��ve arrived.�� Sheyan kept his gaze on the fenced up hut, as his heart brimmed with nervousness and palpitation. He reached into his pants pocket with his icy white and wrinkled hand, pulled out a sharp icy and emotionless knife. Tightly gripping the base of the knife which had been wrapped with a cloth. Sheyan breathing grew deeper as he wrapped a tattered cloth across his forehead, smeared mud over his emotionless face, as he cautiously made his way to Huashan Fei��s hut.


    The fence was reinforced with hard steel, it had no doorbell and was a little loose at the top. Sheyan shook the fence fiercely as well as banging against the concrete at the side. As the nging and banging sounds echoed up, a faint light emerged within the darkness of the hut followed by a frustrated shouting:


    ��What the f**k, who is causing such a ruckus?��


    Sheyan��s felt his heart beating faster, but at this point heposed himself, shouting from his diaphragm:


    ��Disaster! Disaster!Brother Fei has sent me to report!��


    This sentence was extremely effective, as someone immediately rushed out to the fence in front of Sheyan but did not open the fence door in suspicion. Sheyan recognized him to be Huashan Fei��s cousin nicknamed white-dust Ming because he followed the cruelness of Huashan Fei, wrecking families but mainly sold white powdered drugs for him. Sheyan himself had to pay this bugger a hefty sum just to be permitted to build his hut. That is why upon meeting, he felt an avenging hatred forming in his mind. Tilting his head down while using the cloth to cover half his face, Sheyan tightly grabbed the fence and eximed:


    ��Bro Ming ! So many constables have arrived! One of the damned bastards informed the governor!��


    White-dust Ming suddenly appeared frightened, although there were great suspicious points in Sheyan��s speech, but without further thought, he spoke out in astonishment:


    ��What the?! Brother Fei normally already bought over the magistrate. Why would theye here?!��


    In his mental state of panic, his hand unknowingly moved on it��s own and opened the fence gate, but upon opening it halfway he realized there was something not matching up. Immediately he questioned:


    ��Why hadn��t Bro Fei called us with the phone but instead sent you here to inform us?��


    This question actually exposed the greatest w in Sheyan��s n but Sheyan had already put it into consideration! Sheyan was naturally witty, immediately replying without stuttering:


    ��The few constables that urgently arrived were all unrecognizable, as such Bro Fei in his slight shock identally knocked over this phone into the mud. How could the phone operate in that state? He feared that you would misunderstand and thus passed the phone to me as evidence. You won��t believe me, see it for yourself!.��


    After which, he raised his left hand, with a muddied ck phone lookalike item atop his palm.


    Actually, there were several questionable points about Sheyan��s statement and if one were to dive deeper one would expose him easily. However, white-dust Ming only focused on the phone and was contented with seeing the only evidence as well as the unwavering strength within Sheyan��s voice. He swung open the gate, peeping his head out to take a closer look at the item within Sheyan��s left hand.


    Sheyan��s hand immediately changed into a fist, smashing ferociously straight onto Ming��s face.


    A suddenly pain broke out within white-dust Ming��s nose, as blood, mucus and tears poured out from his eyes and nose. As he was about to scream for help, he felt a sharp icy feeling prating into his chest. That iciness started to surge upwards and eventually reached his vocal chords eliminating all trace of sounds. Under the excruciating pain and shock he raised his head directly meeting the gaze of a pair of zing eyes. The pain started to infiltrate his consciousness, and soon took over his entire being.


    Sheyan gently loosen up his grip of the knife as his victim slowly slumped onto the muddy cold waters, colouring the mud with a maroonish bright red. As the harsh rain continued pouring and sounds of wind and thunder filled the air, the surrounding air gave off a familiar peaceful feeling, as though nothing had taken ce. Naturally the people within the hut were oblivious.


    Sheyan took a few deep breaths, as his murderous intent retreated within him. However, a strange feeling swelled up within him, as though the past 20 years had been lived in vain but the past few minutes standing between life and death had given him a queer sadistic excitement��


    The icy rain struck hard, but Sheyan was instead fired up. He took several deep breaths, swung open the gate and tiptoed in. He stopped at the door entrance, quietly pressing his body against the wall. As he secretly eavesdropped the conversations within:


    ��He dared to cut me? F**k his mother he actually dared to cut me!! I want his entire generation of family to die! Where is the doctor? Where is he?!��


    �� The nearest city is 20 km away, in such a downpour even the fastest doctor can only arrive tomorrow morning.��

 Chapter 4: The gorge between life and death

    <h4>Chapter 4: The gorge between life and death</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    The voices within the hut were unclear, ��Pa!�� a sudden smacking sound echoed through, as Xide angrily shouted:


    ��Trash, get lost!��


    The man had a scar on his face. After receiving a p, Scarface eye��s darted angrily toward Xide. However, he knows that even Huashan Fei cannot afford to anger him, sucking up his frustration, he walked out and cursed out loud:


    ��White-dust Ming! Where the f**k did you go?!��


    He raised his leg towards the hut door, using his full might to kick open the door treating it as Xide��s face. The door swung out banging strongly onto the wall and rebounded back upon impact, repeatedly while swinging in and out. The sneaky Sheyan standing against the right side of the wall, his breath kept awfully quiet like a ghost in the night. He remained emotionless, but a burning spirit remained aze in his eyes. Holding onto the knife with his right hand, fresh blood dripped constantly from the ghastly red convergence at the tip of the de.


    Scarface upon leaving the hut had a great anger welling up within his heart, and while walking from the bright hut into the darkness of the night, his eyes were still adjusting to the stark contrast. After awhile, the sight of white-dust Ming��s muddy and motionless slump greeted him, suddenly fear gripped his heart which forced his mind to start nking out that moment.


    Seizing this opportunity, a greyish dark shadow pounced onto him from the back, one hand masking Scarface��s mouth, the other hand mercilessly and swiftly shed at his throat. In the chill of the night, Scarface actually managed to produce a mournful and matchless loud shriek. He could see blood shooting out of his neck, as the blood blended sorrowfully into the ceaseless rain.


    Although Scarface��s throat was slit, he did not die silently like in the television shows, but instead he screamed desperately, trying to find a fighting chance of survival. As he struggled, he unintentionally struck against Sheyan��s face.


    ��Bastard���� Sheyan��s nose felt a suffocating pain as tears welled up in his eyes as he covered his face in anguish. In the past, Sheyan had already experienced several fights during his work atop a boat. However, he had not murdered anyone before, as such could only imitate what the assassins would do in television dramas when executing a silent kill. However, he failed to consider this crucial point - normally when he slit a chicken��s throat, that chicken would also go berserk in his dying seconds.


    Sheyan��s strike in terms of power and positioning also had great deviations, strictly speaking if Scarface was a trained martial artist, he could very well turn the tides and killed Sheyan�� Luckily Scarface was just a cruelckey, he was rendered defenceless after watching the horrific sight of blood shooting from his throat, and could only scream for help struggling fiercely as he fought for his life.


    Sheyan, got up andpletely ignored the fleeing Scarface, grabbing his knife he charged in with murderous intent. His breathing was heavy and erratic, his heart was filled with suspense. To him, all his hardships were in order to capture Xide, only when he had Xide as hostage could he have the means to negotiate with Huashan Fei to rescue Uncle Dasi !


    A blinding me and loud rumbling sound greeted Sheyan as he entered.


    Scarface��s cries had startled Xide, and although he looked frail and weak, he was still ck Devil��s son. Within China, gun control was extremely strict, however, in this small exterior town the management was extremely loose and disorderly. That is why upon knowing something is wrong, Xide immediately reached out for his personal pistol waiting for the opportune time when Sheyan would charge into the building to pull the trigger.


    Upon seeing the ck barrel of the pistol suddenly shing, Sheyan��s body froze and even his mind nked out. No matter how agile and decisive he was, at the end of the day he was just a fisherman equivalent to an above average soldier. However, face to face with a gun, Sheyan did not feel a single pain, but instead it felt like someone charged straight into his chest. Immediately, fear retreated like the passing tide, as Sheyan screamed violently and his eyes turned deathly red. In this narrow edge between life and death, his adrenaline level frantically surged, eliminating all notions of pain and fear within him. In his mind, his only thought was not allowing this bastard to have a second move.


    Sheyan used his left hand to press down the wound in his chest, throwing the knife he had at Xide. Xide had never cared about the lives of others, but extremely cherished his own safety and wellbeing. In the face of the shimmering dagger darting toward him, he was scared stiff that he could not pull the trigger again, but immediately took cover. When he finally wanted to fire again, the bloodied Sheyan had already charged over with arms outstretched. His eyes were filled with a rampaging glow, as he brought Xide and pinned him to the ground.


    As the two began struggling with each other, their heavy panting and gasping could be heard distinctly. Xide could smell a strong fishy smell of blood mixed with mud, he had never been forced into such a sorry state as though struggling with a wild beast. His heart was filled with anxiety and desperation, therefore, hemitted the most basic of errors: which was to try and fire off a gun in close proximity, where hand-to-handbat definitely had the edge.


    How could Sheyan give up such a golden opportunity? Breathing heavily, he pinned down Xide��s wrist, forcing the gun��s aim to the side, while Xide was still stubbornly trying to aim the gun back at Sheyan��s head. Logically speaking, Sheyan was definitely stronger in terms of strength, however, he had already taken a shot to his chest, under this sort of circumstances, he would have lost a lot of blood. As such, Sheyan was losing in strength as the gun��s aim was slowly forced in the direction of his head.


    A slight grin emerged on Xide��s face, and an evil glint appear within the dark pupil of Sheyan��s eyes, he had actually loosened his grip! To the intensely struggling Xide, he could have never expected this, as this sudden shift of momentum caused his arm to widely swing and lower to the opposite side. Sheyan leaned his head in and ferociously bit down on Xide��s hand.


    A person��s biting strength is actually very astounding. A healthy and grown young man��s full strength bite can be liken to a weight of 500kg! Even a small kid can chew on the bones of pigs and cows. Sheyan at the brink of death would obviously not hold back. Xide gave off a painfully loud wail flinging away the gun in his hand. Under the immeasurable pain, he punched against the back of Sheyan��s head. Sheyan felt as though the sky was spinning and the earth was rotating (chinese idiom about giddiness), unbearingly loosened his bite and rolled away.


    Xide painstakingly grabbed his left hand in agony, while Sheyan was half kneeling on the ground uncontrobly shaking his head trying to regain his focus. The two wrestled internally for a few seconds, and suddenly regained focus at the same time. Sheyan reached out for the knife that had nted into the sofa, while Xide bent down without hesitation to pick up his pistol. Their movement synchronized as they both chose their fighting tool at this very moment.


    At the edge of life and death, nobody could deliberate any further, one second of indecisiveness would mean death! In just a space of 3 meters, with unfaltering spirit, Sheyan summoned a great power and wrested out the knife from the sofa. Without pausing, clutching onto his gunshot wound and with an iparable ferocity he thrust forward with the knife. At this time, Xide has just retrieved his gun and was not prepared to aim yet.


    Undoubtedly, when rivals meet face to face, the courageous prevails. Xide��s character had already determined his fate. At the start, when face to face with Sheyan��s flying dagger he chose to hide, he lost his only way of victory. The opposing Sheyan had always remained headstrong and never backed away against foes or even problems. Furthermore, Sheyan had a fiery and crazy passion burning within him already, taking a huge step he thrust forward his knife towards Xide.


    Living with great joy, dying without regrets!


    This knife was practically undodgeable as the cold steel pratedpletely through Xide��s stomach emerging from his back. Sheyan struck with such insane ferocity. In the face of such excruciating pain, in his dying moments, he did his utmost to try and aim toward Sheyan again. Under such a deathly pressure, Sheyan frantically stabbed at Xide��s body again. Xide gave off a miserable loud shriek which eventually died down to a soft wail. When the crazed Sheyan eventually regained his sanity, Xide was already a lifeless corpse.


    Sheyan then leaned against the side table gasping for air, thosest few moments have taken a great deal out of him as he felt the sores from his limbsing in. In his nning phase, he had never thought that he would have to cross swords with Xide, much less predicted that bastard would have a gun in his possession. Therefore, in this confrontation, he could not offer any margin of error, going all out, if not the one on the floor now would likely be him. Sheyan��s gaze shone with maliciousness, he understood clearly in his heart: only by staying alive would he have a chance in saving Uncle Dasi ,and even if he could not save him, he would definitely drag down as many as he could with him.

 Chapter 5: Battle against enemy and friend!

    <h4>Chapter 5: Battle against enemy and friend!</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    Although killing Xide was not part of his n, Sheyan did not feel like he had reached a dead end. Xide��s death was without a doubt bad news, but Huashan Fei did not know about this yet. If he was able to utilize Xide��s corpse effectively, it would be able to yield the same results.


    Although Scarface has fled, he had sustained great injuries. The journey from here to the port is considerably far, even if Huashan Fei had received the news and rushed over, there was still adequate time to prepare for his next step.


    After calming down, Sheyan waddled over to the nearby toilet to wash his face, proceeding to clean his gunshot wound before finally wrapping it up simply with a cloth. Sheyan retrieved several clean and dry clothes which he put on Xide��s dead body and dragged his body out into the passenger seat of the minivan parked outside, adjusting his body perfectly into a sitting position.


    Normally in Huashan Fei��s absence, White-dust Ming would bring some underlings out in this minivan to collect protection fees. That is why Sheyan was able to pinpoint the location of the vehicle keys which was on Ming��s body. He also brought the pistol as a precaution, and set off for the port.


    Although Sheyan could still feel a searing pain from his wound, he felt powerful, as though a hidden strength was awakening from within him. As he was reflecting on what had happened, he was actually unknowingly enjoying the feeling at the moment. That sort of feeling of pure ecstasy when engaging in a random fist fight, that feeling of thrill when holding a life in his hand, the lingering smell of blood within his nostrils�� he suddenly had a new insatiable thirst within him! Having the ability to control death, was what someone��s life goal should be!


    In the moments after killing Xide, Sheyan felt as though he was living life to the fullest.


    This feeling was much better than having an orgasm or taking in a deep puff of the cigar!!


    ��Damn it , why do I feel like I am bing a psychotic sadist?�� Sheyan bitterlyughed, then shook off that notion. Focusing once again, he continued driving towards the port.


    After driving out for 50 meters, Sheyan can see Scarface��s body lying motionless on the road, as the flooded road had already submerged half of his face. Even the clean wound across his neck had been washed to a sickening white, while his left hand was still clutching onto his neck. Strictly speaking, Sheyan��s strike was only capable of inflicting heavy damage but was not a fatal one. However, the terrified Scarface struggled and fled leading him to lose excessive amounts of blood, eventually causing his death.


    Looking at Scarface��s body, Sheyan heaved a sigh of relief. This meant that Huashan Fei had no clue his house was attacked, making it easier for Sheyan to construct his n. An unprepared and unknowing Huashan Fei was definitely easier for Sheyan to achieve victory against.


    When Huashan Fei witnessed this familiar white colored mini van driving in amidst the thunderstorm, he was extremely startled. Sheyan parked the vehicle 70 meters away from him, the light within the van was dimly lit. He then ced his knife across the neck of Xide��s corpse, biting his teeth he shouted out.


    ��Huashan Fei! Do you want Xide dead or alive?��


    Huashan Fei��s pupils shrank, as a fiery rage started to soar within him! His status was like the emperor in the town of Si Qiao, having the primary say in everything, nobody had dared threatened him before. However he understood, if Xide died in his territory, he would definitely not be spared when that old hag ��ck Devil�� decides to unleash his wrath of vengeance. That is why Huashan Fei lowered his pride and spoke:


    ��What do you want?��


    At the same time a burning passion was swirling within Sheyan, even his gaze held a crazy berserk kind of look because he had seen Uncle Dasi .


    The Uncle Dasi that was currently bound up in front of him.


    Dasi��s face was pale, and he had already fainted. Blood drenched his hands, as his left hand was broken beyond recognition, worse still, his right hand was left with only 3 fingers! Beside him was a bowl with blood and floating inside the blood was actually Dasi��s fingers!


    �� HUA, SHAN, FEI!�� Although he had already prepared in his heart beforehand, Sheyan still had to take deep breaths as he kept reminding himself to stay calm. However, his facial muscles were twitching uncontrobly, and the veins inside his eyes had bulged, giving him a ruthless and scary bloodshot look. He raised his eyebrows and coldlyughed out:


    ��What do you think, Huashan Fei. You wanted to dispose of my entire family, then don��t me me for being ruthless!��


    At this point in time at a nearby hut, a door swung open. Originally Gao Qiang had been tricked away, but here he was with Sanzi being dragged out of the hut. The two of them had been beaten up to a plum with bruises all over their faces. Upon seeing Sheyan, they both shouted out in unison:


    ��Bro Yan !��


    Huashan Fei��s crafty gaze fell upon Sheyan. Right now, the rain was pouring heavily, while the van was only dimly lit, under this low vision he thought Xide had only fainted, never expecting that Sheyan would greet him with a lifeless corpse! Huashan fei��s long standing tyranny at the top, was also because of years of struggling and fighting, thus he knew that today��s matter would not be easily dropped by Sheyan and that Sheyan��s goal was to ensure the safety of his people. Therefore, with a flick of his hand, he signalled his underlings to surround the people nearby coercing them together with the tip of their knives, thereby, pressuring Sheyan.


    Faced with such a situation, Sheyan squinted his eyes, his lips formed into a grin. Upfront, he was holding a knife to Xide��s throat, but beneath, his left leg was putting in great effort to support Xide��s lifeless heavy body. Sheyan then shouted out:


    ��Huashan Fei, I have already inflicted a mortal knife wound to his left chest, his condition is extremely bad right now. If you insist on wasting time, I am afraid he won��t have much time left. How would you exin to ck Devil then?!��


    Huashan Fei remained emotionless, however, his left hand that was gripping onto a chopper had already turned ghastly white, his anger had already reached a boiling point but without changing his tone he coldly spoke up:


    ��Then stop with the bullsheet! Lay out your terms!��


    :


    Sheyan look a long hard look at the far away Uncle Dasi , looking at his old and haggeredplexion it stirred his heart as he continued:


    ��Let them go, I will stay. When they are all safe will I will hand Xide over.��


    Huashan Fei let out a mockingugh:


    ��You take me for a fool? After they leave you would immediately flee in the van then how would i chase you?��


    Sheyan bluntly spoke out:


    ��Then I will leave the vehicle, is that enough?��


    Huashan Fei��s expression changed. Sheyan then nastily gave Xide a kick letting his body violent shiver, then lowering the knife from his throat. This action looked as if Sheyan had knocked Xide unconscious andid him down on the seat causing Huashan Fei��s anger to intensify as he felt the increasing pressure of the situation.


    ��Okay!��


    He proceeded to signal to his underlings with his hand:


    ��Release them!��


    Huashan Fei��s underlings cursed while they cleared up an opening, letting the people within their control slowly crawl out. Sheyan��s left hand clutched tightly at his chest, as he proceeded to leave the mini van. He leaned against the vehicle while his lower body was covered by the van��s door. Huashan Fei shot an icy cold look toward one of his underlings beside him. That underling was actually in possession of a gun, however, when he saw a simr gun in lodged firmly in Sheyan��s grip and ncing towards the ��fainted�� Xide he did not dare to risk making a move.


    The people being released retrieved the semi-conscious Dasi and made their way towards Sheyan. Sheyan��s heart was filled with great anxiety, because once they got closer to him, some would realize that Xide was actually a cold and lifeless corpse. In this case, it was extremely hard to predict their reaction which may influence the oue greatly. Although this mini-van was able to contain the eight rescued personnels, however, its speed with the entire load was still unknown. The entirety of Si Qiao did not only contain this one vehicle, if Huashan Fei were to pursue them, then it would be a cmity for everyone here.


    ��Don��te here! Board Fu Yuan!�� Sheyan shouted toward the fishermen already a mere 20 meters away. After listening to Sheyan��s shouting, Huashan��s expression turned dark. He had themon thinking that if they escaped in the mini-van, he was 100 percent sure he could catch up to them. However, now with the huge storm brewing, if they took a boat out to sea, it would be extremely tedious and troublesome to search for such a small fishing boat.


    However, the fishermen were already previously traumatized, as they ignored Sheyan and continue heading towards him. Sheyan gritted his teeth, and fired a shot into the air! The piercing sound of a gunshot prated into their souls waking them up as they heard Sheyan shouting again:


    ��Don��te here! Board Fu Yuan!��


    This time they heard Sheyan and they paused in hesitation, however, at this moment, Sanzi actually proimed out loud:


    ��Noo! Bro Yan , I will stick with you even in death!��


    With this loud promation, he greatly influenced the rest as they continued in unison, however this only made Sheyan lose his mind even further. At the face of such courage but was actually in stupidity and folly, Sheyan wanted to smack Sanzi��s face. If he did not remain to watch over the situation, how would they all make it out alive? Afterall, the biggest lie of Xide��s death was yet to be exposed. At the point in time Sheyan became speechless, he knew Huashan Fei was extremely cunning, if he continued speaking, he risked getting himself exposed.

 Chapter 6: Break away and violently escape!

    <h4>Chapter 6: Break away and violently escape!</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: Elkassar


    Just when Sheyan was at the brink of losing his mind, the bound up Dasi raised his head with great difficulty and looked toward Sheyan. Sheyan was now looking at Dasi, countless thoughts shing through his mind. Dasi had treated him like a real son, looking at the greyish white hair atop his forehead, his bloody hands, his warm, kind gaze, Sheyan felt a bittersweet warmth as his tears poured out forcing him to close his eyes and shout:


    ��Just board Fu Yuan!��


    Dasi could read the hidden mncholy beneath those words, as he fought to speak up:


    ��Listen to Ah Yan, let��s board Fu Yuan��


    Although he spoke softly, but it rung with resolute and decisiveness! Sanzi and Gaoqiang wanted to speak up, but upon looking directly at the murderous re from Sheyan, they sucked back their words. The entire group then retreated toward the boat.


    After such a twist in events, Huashan Fei started harbouring suspicions, he squinted his eyes to look inside the dimly litted van to observe Xide. Looking at what was unfolding in front of him, Sheyan��s heart skipped a beat, immediately reacting:


    ��Oh yeah, Huashan Fei, return to us the fragrant cream you stole!��


    Using a hundred bucks to buy over 10 kg of fragrant cream was as good as stealing. Upon hearing Sheyan��s words, his state of mind rxed a little, because there were only a handful of people in the world who valued one��s life over money. If Xide was dead, Sheyan would be hoping to leave the ce as fast as possible, why would he still care about that fortune of fragrant cream. Huashan Fei nced at Sheyan, he then signalled his underlings to bring out a huge bag filled with fragrant cream and teased at Sheyan:


    ��You want this? �� sure! But first let me talk to Xide.��


    Without hesitation, Sheyan replied:


    ��No problem! Xide, speak up!��


    Currently, Sheyan was outside the mini-van while Xide��s body was sprawled over the driver and passenger seat, between them there was a small gap of 2 meters. Huashan Fei, could observe Xide��s right hand trembling slightly, as if he was summoning the strength to get up but still could not do it, as he continuedying down on the seat as though he fainted again.


    At first, Huashan Fei was very suspicious of the Sheyan sitting in the driving seat, but right now there was a space of 2-3 meters, and even the car door separating then. Lowering his guard, he bitterly allowed Dasi and gang to board the boat and leave.


    Huashan Fei never expected that Sheyan had already taken this scenario into ount. Before he arrived, he had tied two very fine strings onto the limbs of Xide��s corpse. With the low vision caused by the torrential rain, the dimly lit interior and the 70 meters distance between them, there was no chance Huashan Fei could see Sheyan utilizing the strings from outside the mini-van. Of course, the main reason for this optical illusion was still the mental delusion of Huashan Fei not expecting that Xide was actually dead. Even with the strange movements resulting from the string, one could only guess that it was because of his heavy injuries.


    The people aboard the boat looked covered with bruises all over their body, but apart from Dasi, the rest only sustained superficial wounds. They have all been raised up by the sea since young, and in this desperate moments of fleeing, they rowed their hardest they could in their entire life as the boat disappeared into the endless sea.


    Sheyan waited until the boat was no longer in sight, however he never once took his gaze away from Huashan Fei and his men. After 10 minutes, Huashan Fei broke the silence:


    ��Okay, I��ve already released the people and gave you back your goods, isn��t it about time you release him?��


    Sheyan��s mouth twitched a little, taking a deep breath he spoke:


    ��You and your men retreat first.��


    While he was still in the midst of talking, a strange chilling to the bone, hair rising sensation came over his entire body especially his vest felt icy cold as though somebody pressed ice against his skin. Sheyan��s pupil contracted as he immediately threw himself forward. At this moment the piercing sound of a gunshot filled the air, as sparks emerged from the mini-van��s front. Unknowing to Sheyan, one of Huashan Fei��s henchmen with the gun actually made a huge loop from the side to make it to the back of Sheyan. Undermand, he fired at Sheyan, but at the critical moment, Sheyan actually miraculously dodged the bullet.


    Sheyan heavily crashed into the mud, as a searing pain swarmed his entire body from the chest wound. The muddy waters were strangely refreshing, and it tasted bloody. Sheyan wrestled himself up from the ground, as he scrambled to take cover behind one of the surrounding huts. Panting, he struggled to make way, running clumsily in the direction of his own house.


    In fact when he decided to stay behind, Sheyan had already made reservations in his heart that he may not escape. However even a cricket would fight for his life, and Sheyan also realized the wound in his chest was not as bad as he imagined it to be and therefore clung on to his dear life. Although the way Sheyan was running was like an anxious stray dog, but whenever he thought of what expression Huashan Fei would have when he saw Xide��s dead body, his heart would celebrate in delight which gave him move motivation to flee faster.


    ��You poor bastard! Stop! I will destroy you!��


    ��Lil�� bastard! Keep running and I will kill your entire family!��


    ��������


    ������


    Because of his chest injury, his running speed has been affected. Hearing the heavy footsteps and incessant cursing from the thugs catching up to him, Sheyan suddenly stopped and turned around. He pulled out the gun he retrieved from Xide, took aim and fired!


    Truthfully, Sheyan��s marksmanship was extremely poor, after roaming the seas as a fisherman for 6-7 years, his knowledge toward guns was fairly basic. He only knew how to reload and trigger fire the gun while not hurting himself, skill wise he was far from praiseworthy. However when the group of 3-4 thugs closed up to a close distance of about 70 meters, even a person spitting saliva would be able to urately hit one of them.


    ��Boom, Boom !�� the sound of the gunshot rang, a faint green smoke faded into the pouring rain followed by a scream, two of the thugs copsed into the muddy water. Their injuries were not very serious, one was shot in the leg the other bullet grazed against the cheek of the other thug. Although it was just superficial wounds, at first nce the wounds appeared to be very serious. .


    Especially the one with the cheek injury, his face was covered with fresh blood, he has also lost a few teeth as the blood filled up his entire mouth, and he was screaming more miserably than a pig getting ughtered. His surrounding friends, hearing this, all felt a fear in their heart that prompted them to retreat.


    These two shots created lots of chaos and misgivings in the minds of the chasing men, as they slowed down not daring to be too impulsive. Although Huashan Fei put up a very lucrative bounty, but they still needed their life to collect this bounty. Faced with this escaping crafty and merciless punk, he even dared to stab ck Devil��s son, it would not be worth it to lose their lives now. Anyway he is gravely injured, letting him bleed out would be better.


    As the people chasing developed this thinking, Sheyan finally had a small breathing space. Looking down he knew he was left with two bullets and he gave off a bitterugh as he continued running away. He was very clear right from the start, under this kind of hopelessly vile situation, even fleeing alone in that mini-van was courting death. Si Qiao town��s only proper road was poorly taken care of, full of potholes and mud often causing vehicles to break down. The motorbike behind Sanzi��s hut was his only means of escape! The sandy route along the beach side was in extremely terrible condition, and only a motorbike could easily maneuver around it. After driving for for 5 km, one would be connected to the national highway leading to the prefectural city of in Guangxi, when that happens freedom would be certain.


    ��


    ��Keys, where are the keys?�� Sheyan kicked open the door of Sanzi��s hut, as he was greeted by a familiar pitch ckness. He took a few deep breaths as he made his way to Sanzi��s pillow reaching out for the keys underneath it. Going out through the back door, he pushed the motorbike out from under the shelter of a canopy, jumping on frantically as he mmed his foot down onto the pedal.


    The chasing men looked at each other in dismay, two of Huashan Fei��sckeys tried to intercept Sheyan with two iron rods. Without hesitation Sheyan fired off his gun at the two men. Although the bullet failed to connect, it had caused the two guys to frantically take cover behind the hut.


    One could say heaven was aiding Sheyan, Huashan Fei��s guns were all self made without proper water proof features, even in this heavy downpour, the gun could still fire off all its bullet. Looking at the back of the fleeing Sheyan on his motorbike, the men could not think of any solutions. At this moment, someone barged in clumsily, shouting at the top of his lungs carrying a tinge of sorrow as he screamed:


    ��Bro Xide was actually murdered by that poor bastard! On boss��s instructions, anyone who catches him gets five hundred thousand! Also applies to anyone who finds any clue on his whereabouts leading to his capture. Bastard! Prepare to collect your family��s dead bodies!��


    ck Devil��s infamous name could even cause a small child to wail. The previous year while smuggling, he actually came into confrontation with Vietnam��s border troops, although he suffered a loss of over 30 men, he was able to sink one of his opponent��s vessel. Xide��s death in this area caused the hearts of many to worry, if they could not produce the culprit, ck Devil may certainly unleash his wrath on the entire town. This thought in addition to Huashan Fei��s generous bounty would lead one to work hard!


    After hearing this promation, although Sheyan has already driven out of town in his motorbike, these hooligans suddenly started pursuing excitedly with a new motivation. A few of them went to fetch their nearby vehicles, determined to chase Sheyan to the ends of the earth!

 Chapter 7: Fate!

    <h4>Chapter 7: Fate!</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: Elkassar


    The motorbike engine rumbled louder than it worked, as the ck fumes dissipated into the rain. Sanzi��s motorbike was like leftover goods, tossed around between many owners and finally passed to Sanzi for a dirt cheap price. The offshore road was extremely muddy, the bumpiness caused agonizing pain to Sheyan, he pressed down on the pedal as he bent down in pain. Listening to the rumbling of the old rusty motorbike, he feared that the engine may fail at any time.


    Listening to the urgent cries and shouts from far behind, Sheyan could not helpughing out coldly. Huashan Fei should have figured out Xide was killed by now, he must surely be like an ant on a hotte* (Chinese idiom meaning panicking frantically), his situation is no better than mine. Dying now is no big deal, to him Uncle Dasi, Sanzi and the rest had already escaped. However, Huashan Fei still had his entire family of old and young in town. That cruel and ruthless ck Devil would surely want something to vent his frustration on, Huashan Fei��s family will definitely be affected.


    Quite a big group of men were chasing him, but Sheyan was not hasty in panicking. Right now, the people chasing were all fired up, over time their enthusiasm was sure to die off. After riding for 10 minutes, right ahead about 10 more meters lies the entrance to this small muddy dirt road, looking at his view, Sheyan heaved a sigh of relief and a smile escaped his cold expressionless face. Once on that dirt road, cars and runners will never be able to catch up to him. No matter how lousy this motorbike was, it was the king on the right terrain.


    Suddenly, the motorbike gave off a loud choking cry, as the engine came to an abrupt stop. Sheyan��s eyes widened, feeling that this shocking downturn of events was extremely unfair and the sudden dead end when freedom was in sight. Sheyan suddenly halted, his seemingly hopeless chasers suddenly came to life as though they had just won a lottery.


    Sheyan did not brood over his misfortune, or rather he did not have time to, discarding the motorbike he starting sprinting forward. At the same time he continue to wield his pistol in order to strike fear and precaution into his chasers.


    When his chasers finally caught up to him, Shenyan had already made it a few hundred meters into the muddy road of the national highway 703, clutching his stomach as he ran for his life. Fresh blood was dripping slowly from his wound, as it formed an obvious redding trail. His current goal was to make it to the gigantic construction site nearby.


    Currently a factory was being built, it��s current state was at about the halfway mark, and construction had paused temporarily due to the typhoon. With such a huge mess of construction, it was extremely easy to hide. However the main idea was that Sheyan had confidence in finding a vehicle or another motorbike here.


    Bearing with the pain, Sheyan overturned part of the fencing and entered the site. Three of his chasers who had their own vehicles had already caught up nearby, they were following the red trail as they saw a small pool ending at the fencing. Excited at the thought of that 500 thousand just beyond the fence, they gave off a gleeful shout. Sheyan clutched his chest, as he staggered alongside the wall finally entering into one of the buildings under construction. Although he was currently forced into a corner, Sheyan��s gaze maintained a steady fierceness, deliberating for a while, he threw down his pistol and fled up the building.


    Shortly after, Huashan Fei��s 3 underlings rushed in like a pack of hungry wolves. They quickly discovered the abandoned pistol, feeling their only threat eliminated they excitedly scampered up the building. However upon reaching the second floor, excitement turned to worry. Exiting from the stairs, in front of themy an extremely long corridor, with tens of side officesced along the corridor. Even worse, they had no clue which floor Sheyan went to, and this was only the second floor! If they went to search all the rooms individually, nobody would be guarding the staircase, and Sheyan could easily escape if he was on another level. The safest way is to station 1 man to guard the staircase, while the other two proceed to search the rooms individually.


    The crux of the problem was now choosing who was to stay at the staircase!


    Although this could have been easily solved, but Sheyan��s bounty was a hefty 500 thousand! That brat not only sustained heavy injuries, but his only threatening weapon was now gone. Hence to the three men, the one that found him would surely be the receiving end of that 500 thousand bucks! Under this conditions, who would be willing to stay back and disadvantage their chances.


    The three looked at each other in frustration, they were lucky enough to find a vehicle, but the rest should be catching up by now. If they continued wasting time, their prize would be snatched by others. The three battered their eyes at each other, as one shouted out:


    ��


    ��Red you go to the fourth floor, I��ll take the third, the second is yours Bingzai! Even if we go alone there is nothing to fear! How could we lose to an already half dead brat? Lets leave it to fate, there are still a couple of brothers behind us so there is no way he can slip out!��


    As such, the three split up to search, and to Sheyan, the reason he discarded his pistol was for this very reason. Only by splitting them out was he able to give himself a chance to escape!


    The ce where Sheyan was currently hiding was the exact location Red was searching, the fourth floor!


    This punk nicknamed Red was apulsive gambler, his merits were being able to fight and taking risks, because he loved wearing red he got that nickname. Amongst the three, his greed for that 500 thousand was the greatest and he hurriedly climbed up to the fourth floor. Who would have known, there was actually a trail of fresh blood greeting him leading to one of the left rooms along the corridor. Without hesitation, he followed the trail like a mad dog.


    The room could be seen clearly constructed by red bricks as it was not painted over yet, and cement and dirt covered the floor. Unsightly wires were hanging loose from the ceiling and a musty smell filled the air. The railings were yet to be constructed around the balcony, and only a safety surrounded it.


    Red suspiciously raised his head because the red trail strangely ended at the balcony and the balcony was still without railings. He could not see the entire balcony due to the uplete construction at the left, as the wall was still blocking the room and the balcony. From his view, it was as though Sheyan had jumped off the building after meeting a dead end. However, Red��s eyes shed with an unbelieving look, knowing for sure that Sheyan would nevermit suicide, but instead was hiding behind the balcony blind spot.


    Creeping forward, he paused in front of the balcony, shouting out fiercely while wielding his steel rod, aiming to the left as he charged forward. However he was taken aback as his steel rod crashed onto the empty left wall and he felt pain in his arms due to the impact. What greeted him was only a pair of shoes, mocking him.


    Right at this moment, the pale faced Sheyan still holding onto his stomach appeared behind Red, carrying a taunting look in his eyes, he lifted his left leg and furiously kicked the confused Red directly at his ass. This was a fourth floor balcony without any safety features installed!


    A loud sorrowful scream pierced the air followed by silence. Even with an ox-like build, Red fell to his death from this height. Using his blood, Sheyan created a fake trail and utilized the balcony blind spot to his advantage.


    For this own preparation, he gritted his teeth as he leaped and grabbed onto the loose wires and metal bars hanging from the ceiling. Lifting himself up, he rested at the top of the left wall. If this careless punk was able to see through the trap in this situation, Sheyan would be left speechless.


    There is a deathly silence in the air, without hesitation, the other two stuck out their heads when they heard the scream and immediately hurried to the fourth floor. Followingmon sense, under the atmosphere of what had just happened, they would not stop to think upon seeing the trail of blood in the fourth floor corridor. All their focus would be directed towards the blood trail and where it led to, Sheyan just needed to hide himself at the right side of the corridor, and wait for the perfect opportunity to escape down the building.


    Following reasoning, this n had a huge chance of sess, especially now that Sheyan had managed to hide from the two others who rushed off in following the trail foolishly. However something unexpected urred. This was due to several factors, the building��s construction was still ongoing and was a safety hazard, also Sheyan had lost too much blood and he was in a frenzied state of mind. As Sheyan was desperately running down, he identally tripped over a jagged floor tiled, and started tumbling down the stairs. The tile broke off and followed him crashing down on the floor as he broke into pieces with a loud ��Pam!�� While Sheyan was regaining back his focus, and pulled himself up again, the two men awakened from their folly, started running back as they cursed.


    ��Dammit���� Sheyan coughed out a mouthful of blood as he gritted his teeth. He was extremely strong willed, not knowing to give up until the veryst second as he continued fleeing. He had a very straightforward look, frantically running without thinking, ahead of him was a flight of stairs that had not been renovated. His two persistent chasers cursed and chased, closing up the gap to just one storey level.


    Although this flight of stairs was newly constructed it had its naked interior exposed, showing the fresh red bricks within, this gave the stairs a haunting ancient look as though it had been here for centuries. Losing so much blood caused dark spots to appear in Sheyan��s vision, pressing on he continued to run for his life, he was not willing to admit defeat! Inevitably, the condemning footsteps and curses from behind grew louder and louder.


    ��I don��t want to get caught, I can��t die here!�� Sheyan��s heart imploded within. Unsure if it was because of over exertion, he started to feel his chest rapidly heating up, he would have torn off his shirt to take a look, if not for him needing to concentrate on running.


    All of a sudden, as Sheyan was running down, his entire body came to a sudden halt. It was an extremely strange feeling, as though he was dropping down into a swimming pool from 30 meters high, and there was an invisible membrane covering the pool. However, there was nothing in his path, yet the feeling of knocking into something was very distinct! Because of this, the two men caught up to him and charged toward him; one locking onto his shoulders, and one wrapping around his waist! As the three of them tumbled down the stairs in a huge mess.


    While they were tumbling down the stairs, Sheyan struck his head against the stairs causing his skull to crack beneath his brows, his face was flowing with blood but still he never gave up. His gaze was murderous, pulling out a knife from his pants he was determined to struggle on till death! If he was to die today, he would definitely not die alone!


    Living with great joy, Dying without regrets!


    However Sheyan felt something was wrong, because his surroundings were extremely still. There was no trace of panting, no cursing and shockingly no exchange of blows! Only his shoulders and legs were tightly constricted and there were no further movements! He swung his head around in a daze.


    Looking at the two motionlessly rigid big men tightly holding onto him, it was as though a suddenyer of frost had encapsted over them freezing them in ce. Even their frenzied facial expressions were captured in the timelock. As Sheyan tried to break free at this moment, his chest suddenly emitted a scorching acute pain from within! Unable to bear the pain, he groaned out loud, trying his very best to press down on this strange excruciating pain, attempting to remove it. When Sheyan finally loosened his hand, he unconsciously looked down and there it was again! Another red tattoo like scar on his chest!


    Sheyan could not believe his eyes, he immediately ripped off his tattered clothings. He could see atop his very flesh, that bloody red tattoo started forming into very precise contours, eventually forming into an unknown symbol. The symbol appeared distinct and mysterious making absolutely no sense. Sheyan had already experienced many things in one night, but this event was simply out of this world.


    Sheyan suddenly felt a frosty sensation chilling up his back, he turned around only to discover what was initially a flight of stairs had turned into a shroud of pitch ckness. Extending his hands to feel it, it felt like a formless cloud had decided to take up residence there. Breathing in deeply, looking down, he realized the entire flight of stairs has been enveloped by this darkness and this darkness continued to roll and expand itself growingrger by the second. Within it was a very faint hint of deep red giving off an extremely eerie feeling.


    At this moment, the symbol started to sh brightly, immersing Sheyan in its bright radiance and as it wrapped around the other two men, they actually started to age rapidly! Initially two sturdy looking men in their youth, yet in a matter of seconds was reduced to a rotting old age with white hair and no teeth. Yet in another few seconds, their flesh was reduced to dust and blown away, leaving only their dense white bones, and even their bones were dispersed into ashes shortly.


    What kind of sorcery was this, degenerating the flesh and decaying the bones almost instantly! Only time, only time!


    Is it possible that in this short moment, time was sped up by a thousand years? The shing symbol atop Sheyan��s body was extremely mysterious, it could actually produce such a terrifying power to save him.


    Before him, the darkness continued to swirl about infinitely as though it had been there, constantly circling the eerie deep redness in the center. Sheyan could not understand why a raging anger was suddenly welling up his heart as though something was stirring his soul and it felt strangely vital to him.


    After he tore of his clothes, the sinister tattoo had been radiating non stop creating a formless aura around his body. Unable to control himself, Sheyan tightly clutched his fist and wildly screamed to the heavens.


    That scream echoed loudly into the surroundings, the darkness violently swirled and suddenly dispersed exposing an enormous door beneath it. The door was made up of ordinary metal, it had the color of flesh with numerous disorderly sharp teeth sticking out of it.


    Suddenly a mysterious voice boomed:


    ��This is the nightmare realm! A mystical and mysterious ce!��


    ��This ce can satisfy your heart��s wishes, if you can pass the test given to you, it��s rewards will be unimaginable!��


    ��However if you are fearful, then leave! If you want your heart��s desire, then step forward!��


    ��Regrets? Fear?�� Sheyan twitched his thick ck brows,ughing out loud as he took a big step towards the door without hesitation. His heart was experiencing an unexinable happiness, as though every pore on his body was twitching with excitement. After stepping nearer, he realized that the enormous sliding door was covered with bulging veins, as though it was made out of gigantic veins. From far it looked like metal, from near it actually contained characteristics of the human body!


    Abruptly, Sheyan felt a sudden sharp pain in his chest, as an irresistible attraction forcefully sucked him in gradually from the front��


    ��Host��s physical condition: Spleen is semi ruptured, major blood loss, a total of 7 superficial wounds, normal current state of 40, restoring�� Restorationplete.��


    ��Current sample size of 6 399 people, this sums up the test for everyone who signed the contract, next test willmence in 72 hours! Nightmare realm�� begin!��

 Chapter 8: Los Angeles 1984

    <h4>Chapter 8: Los Angeles 1984</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I


    In a simple and sloppy looking room. The white bedsheets had turned yellowish, giving off a pungent smell. The surrounding furniture was simple and old, covered by ayer of dust, and the ceiling seemed particrly low. Thisbination gave off a pressuring feeling, leaving one unable to breathe properly. Atop the wall, an antique clock was showing 4: 51 PM in the afternoon.


    ��My wounds�� How is it they havepletely vanished?��


    Lying on the bed, Sheyan opened his eyes. He did not feel any urgency to get out of bed, but instead reflected on the recent happenings, and then unbuttoned his shirt to look at the mysterious mark on his chest then finally deciding to get out of bed.


    He had always beenposed and witty since young, and with his strength now restored, he appeared extremely calm not showing a hint of confusion from the recent strange events. Instead, he had a very smooth and natural expression, even a slight hint of excitement as though he had been here many times already.


    The floor was in a mess with many ancient looking beer sses and bottlesying around, thebels on these items were all written in english. Sheyan picked up a beer ss, ncing at thebel which said: Year 1984, Mirage Beer.


    ��This is?�� Sheyan paused to think. Sheyan was a sociable person, making lots of friends during his time at sea, especially at the end when his status became higher, his circle of friends was naturally very broad.


    One of his friends in the steel industry, William Musi, was an extremely wealthy and unting man, and his hobby was collecting bottles of famous beer. Before he had showcased his entire beer collection, no matter if it was the 1874 english beer from the UK, or China��s number 1 beer and even beer from Russia and Slovakia, he had it all. The value of all this could be said to be worth at least 10 million dors.


    This brand, Mirage beer was also part of his collection, because this branding was very prominent, earning its reputation as a super beer. Once it had dominated the american markets, however it was in 1984 that Budweiserpany acquired it. Because the beer industry was booming then, beer bottle designs were trending, and even the Coca-Cpany copied its design.


    In front of Sheyan was obviously a newly produced tank of Mirage beer. Was he actually brought back to the 1984 era in America? The mysterious voice from before actually had such power to be able to bypass space and time. Then�� what is the meaning of the test that the voice mentioned from before?


    Suddenly, a loud siren ��DA DA DA DA�� �� filled the peaceful room, this sound was actuallying from the table. Sheyan immediately stood up from his bed following the mysterious siren. He had already taken a few lives recently, and was now overflowing with a baleful aura.


    The sound originated from an old typewriter on the table, although nobody was using it, it operated by itself, as lines of ink one by one emerged from the paper underneath


    Contract sample 1018, Congrattions on entering the nightmare realm.��


    ��


    ��This is the variation that you will go through in the Nightmare realm - the Terminator world.��


    ��This is your variation type of the Nightmare realm, if you have queries on this world, you can refer to the relevant materials beside you, take note: Under normal circumstances, this world has certain prerogatives.��.


    ��WARNING: You can interact with the various characters, but you cannot tell them or use whatsoever methods to leak out knowledge or confidential secrets of this nightmare realm.��


    ��WARNING: You mustplete the task given to you within 48 hours or there will be consequences.��


    The word consequences was bolded, as ring as blood itself giving one an uneasy feeling as though it was an extreme taboo.


    ��Main Mission: Dispose of the Space-time convergence.


    ��Mission summary: Sk has made preparations earlier to dispatch and send out the terminator with the n of assassinating critical relevant characters in history. However, to activate time-traveling and send the terminator over, they must create an extremely stable space-time convergence in the present.


    ��Mission goals: Eliminate the Sk��s space-time convergence in this world.��


    ��Mission pointer: You may be attacked during this mission.��


    Mission pointer: By epting this mission, you will be bestowed with special capabilities, enabling you to prate through disguises and see the space-time convergence.


    Pointer: You can achieve several milestones in this world (including other worlds beyond this).��


    ��Efficient user: If you can aplish this mission without killing any unrted person right from the start of this mission until yourst.�� (This excludes mission objectives of killing certain individuals, the rest are categorized as unrted)


    ��Butcher: umting a total of over 100 innocent lives killed in this terminator series. (This milestone can only be achieved through close-quarterbat, statistics will only count if you deal more than 50 damage points to each person)


    ��Machine predator: You must umte more than 3 terminator kills.�� (Your damage counter to the terminator must total up to more than 50 points)


    ��Love spark: Sarah Connor��s affection points to you must exceed 50.��


    ��Treacherous ally: You must kill 50 cops.�� (Your damage counter to each cop must exceed 50 points)


    ��������


    ������


    ��Unable to view the remaining milestones�� Power level is not adequate.��


    ��Achieve the different milestones to unlock the relevant titles.��


    ��Every contestant can have a title, and you can only wield one title at a time. Different title will invoke different special abilities, in most situations, you cannot change your title after entering a battlezone.


    WARNING: After epting this mission, you will face unimaginable dangers. Likewise if youplete a dangerous mission, your rewards will naturally be greater.


    Sheyan examines this paper repeatedly, carefully reading it 3 times, absorbing as much of the information into his brain as he could. Shutting his eyes to think, he turned to look at the side of the typewriter.


    A magazine was ced over there.


    This magazine looked extremely new,pletely contrasting its ancient surroundings, with the words ��TERMINATOR�� written clearly at the front.


    Obviously this magazine contained information on this world. Looking at his mission objectives, this item should be specially designed for it, that means if he lost it, there will not be a second copy.


    It was the year 2029 30th of July, 2: 23 AM in the wee hours of the morning. The revolutionary army general John Connor led the Californian army tounch a fearsome attack against the base of Sk. 31th July in the early morning, the revolutionary army suffered heavy losses as it marched against Sk. Connor and the revolutionary army��s Kyle Reese disregarding their personal safety, courageously charged into the Nucleus zone. At this moment, Connor saw a T-800 robot suddenly vanished into a strange vortex.


    After extensive investigations, Connor concluded that it was a time travel machine robot being sent back to 1984 with the aim of eliminating his very own mother, trying to rewrite the course of history by preventing Connor��s birth. Reese suddenly proimed courageously he was going to protect Connor, abandoning his personal safety, he jumped into the time vortex. Before he left he promised: ��Trust me, I will be back!��


    Two dayster, Connor walked out of the base. Fifth of August, the revolution proimed Reese as ��Missing.��


    Year 1987, May 12, 1: 52 AM in the morning, suddenly a T-800 robot appeared through a time vortex. 2: 01 AM: Reese appeared through the time vortex. Because most of the information were burned during the war, Sk was unable to find any information on Sarah Connor��s whereabouts. The two of them without a known destination begun looking for her. That day, the T-800 robot consecutively murdered two Sarahs, one called Sarah Anna Connor, the other was a called Sarah Louise Connor, however both were the wrong woman.


    From the future, the killing machine was named: Terminator. The story begins from here��


    Although these materials were not reliable,Sheyan had a basic understanding towards the Terminator world. With the knowledge from all these materials, he could confirm one thing: He was sent back in time to 1984, the first destination of the terminator in the movies! His memories of how to use this information would be extremely advantageous.


    Being very familiar with his mission, the words from the typewriter slowly faded away dissipating into the stale air. However its contents were already captured into the symbol on his chest - He could ess the nightmare imprint at anytime. He could also voice out questions and receive answers from it.


    After epting his main mission, several huge red numbers appeared in his vision and started counting down. 48 hours, entering the terminator world in approximately 5 minutes 31 seconds. Beneath the numbers there were several options, Sheyan thought for a moment and shouted out:


    ��TIme: Year 1984, 12th of May, 10 in the morning.��


    ��Address: California, Los Angeles. (Northtitude 42.19 Degrees, west longitude 83.2 Degrees)��


    ��Scene: Terminator��s first appearance��


    ��Difficulty level: Easy��


    ��Pain limits: 70��


    ��Individual extra strength: 50.��


    ��Present extraterrestrial vision: 0.31��


    ��Additional tips: In a peaceful environment/scenario, contestant��s death will not trigger any loot to drop. Initializing personal digitalized character information sharing. Contestant can use his nightmare imprint to scan a person��s attributes.��


    ��You are free to roam about and interact with any character. You will be forgotten after leaving this world.��


    ��Mission counter: 1��


    ��Your original appearance has been restored, and you are free to adjust your appearance within this Nightmare realm. Any doubts, you can ask through the Nightmare imprint or use your powers to get an answer.��

 Chapter 9: Sudden Danger

    <h4>Chapter 9: Sudden Danger</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I


    Sheyan stared into the mirror, fascinated by his new appearance and proceeded to dress himself in a new set clothes. In his mind, the most useful things from the message undoubtedly are the, ��Pain limitations of 70�� and ��Increased strength of 50��, going by logical thinking, his personal battle prowess will have at least doubled.


    Sheyan then chose a personal digital assistant character (Used to pass information i presume), Suddenly something floated out:


    Contestant number 1018��s information. A fully grown adult male, calcting attributes.


    ��


    Contestant number 1018 innate ability: Endurance (Passive). Any character��s attack on you will be lowered by 25 points, if the damage is beneath 25 points then overall damage will count as 1.


    Pointer: Innate abilities can only be further practiced to greater heights after being awakened, that is why it is unleashed within the nightmare realm and space. Only when one sessfully grasps the power of their innate ability can they use it in other environments or ces.


    Pointer: Innate ability grading: C ss


    Your number is only relevant to your own gic ss, it will not work with other sses.


    Your basic attribute is simr to an average grown male��s value.


    Strength: 8 points (5 point). Strength determines your closebat prowess. This affects your ability to carry heavy objects, which includes certain heavy but powerful weapons/equipments.


    Agility: 6 Points (5 points). Agility determines your movement speed and attack speed, and your ability to dodge. It also affects your ability in far-range attacks/ defence.


    Physique: 12 Points (5 points). Basic endurance: Physique determines your ability to resist an attack, it also determines your stamina in battle, and affects the speed of health regeneration as well as defence. Health regeneration: physique divided by 2 (This means Sheyan��s health regeneration is 6 points per minute). Your life force (Health points) is your physique x10.


    Under extremely heavy injuries, speed of health regeneration will also slow down.


    Base defence: Physique/2


    Sheyan��s defence is now 6 points.


    Defence is the primary attribute in resisting an opponent��s attack, defence can also protect against /shorten or lower battle abnormalities (Dizziness, slowness, stuns, frost and burns etc).


    Lower injury rate form: Decreasing damage percentage = (defence x 0.4)/ (Defence X 0.4 +10)


    Actual power: 1 point of defence is equivalent to lowering 4% +/- of iing damage. It also shortens any battle abnormalities on your body by 4 percent.


    5 defence can lessen approximately 16 percent total damage and also shorten abnormalities by 16 percent.


    10 defence can lessen approximately 28 percent of total damage and shorten abnormalities by 28 percent.


    15 defence can lessen approximately 37 percent of total damage and shorten abnormalities by 37 percent.


    50 defence can lessen approximately 66 percent of total damage and shorten abnormalities by 66 percent.


    100 defence can lessen approximately 80 percent of total damage and shorten abnormalities by 80 percent.


    100 defence can lessen 80 percent of damage. However from here on, the higher the defence the rate of reducing damage grows much slower.


    ��Perception sensing: 11 points (5 point). Perception is what you hear, feel and see. Perception sensing allows you to feel if there is danger up ahead and give a better understanding on the situation/area allowing for critical nning. A person with high perception sensing is able to sense danger quickly, the bigger the danger the earlier it will be sensed, allowing to make preparations in advance. This influences attack precisions, a long rangebatant naturally uses his Perception sense to pressure his opponents.


    Take note: If an opponent��s Perception sensing level is higher than yours, your Perception sense will be weaken and even counteract. If your opponent��s perception sense is overwhelmingly higher than yours, he can easily trick you or throw you off track easily.


    (TN: Not sure what word to use so i just used perception sense for now. It is something like divine sense but not really divine in this case, sense is also too simple.)


    Charm: 6 points (5 point). Charm refers to your appearance, speech, ss, and the ability toprehend, connect and gather information from others. Charm mainly determines how well you can bond and interact with others, which may increase the rate of mastering various mysterious skills or even lower the chance of people attacking you. Certain specialized enchantments or summoning skills may also require a certain charm level. As such, charm influences other attributes greatly, and a person with a high charm level has certain advantages in dire situations.


    Intelligence: 5 points (5 points). Intelligence determines your mental power (MP) and also the rate of MP regeneration. Strictly speaking, determines the amount of times you can release a skill. Your current MP: Intelligence x 10.


    Spirit: 4 Points (5 points). Spirit power is able to enhance your skills formidably, it also influences skill damaging frequency.


    Once you have entered the NIghtmare space/world, your wounds will heal faster than a normal person by 400 times. Your concentration/ focus recovery is also 120x a normal person. Your current HP is 120 points, MP is 50 points. Once your HP is lower than 2 points, your moment and perception will be greatly impaired, and you will die once HP reaches 0 points. When MP is at 1 point, where this state will induce symptoms of headaches, nausea and vomiting, and fatigue. Once MP reaches 0, you will ck out.


    Your body attributes has already been digitalized. Once you face any danger in this nightmare realm, any fatal attacks directed to your brain/ heart will not result in you instantly dying, it will only increase greatly the damage you receive. However, if an enemy injures your perceptive organs like your eyes/nose/ears or other key areas, you will still be affected ordingly whether it is the loss of hearing/deafness/crippling etc.


    Losing of perceptive organs will not be able to be treated with jus rest or ordinary elixirs. Under normal circumstances, one must return to the nightmare space for medical treatment, unless the person finds a special elixir/item or a character that possess healing abilities.


    While absorbing all these information, Sheyan could clearly see a short red line appearing before his eyes, below it a blue line. This should be the so called Life Force (HP) as well as Mental Power (MP).


    Understanding, Sheyan nodded his head, no wonder his intuition and ability to ovee the odds was exceptional since young. This should be because his perception level was way above the norm at 11 points, and also why he couldst for so long even after a gunshot to the chest was because of his high physique level at 12 points.


    ��Innate ability?�� Sheyan was amused at this mysterious attribute. He immediately tried using the nightmare imprint to ess his memories. The sound of the typewriter typing immediately filled his ears.


    ��To be selected as a contestant in his nightmare realm, one had to possess immense character and potential far from the ordinary folk. Being able to be skillful or stronger in one aspect, that is one��s innate ability. Amongst the contestants selected, over 50 had the innate ability, and even some possessed a few innate abilities.


    When Sheyan heard this, he frowned. Over 50 possessed innate abilities, this was definitely not good news, as he continued listening to the nightmare imprint:


    ording to your body evaluation, you currently possess two usable skills. One: Basic footwork lvl 1, two: Basic endurance: lvl 1. After returning you can go for another body evaluation.


    Sheyan immediately identified these two skills to survey, meaning of basic footwork lvl 1: you have learned a few evading techniques, allowing you to be more nimble in battle. Meaning of basic endurance: You normally like exercising, that is why your endurance level is increased. This must be the results of Sheyan��s training in the real world.


    ��Brat, the money you gave will onlyst you till here, the next customer has already paid his room fees. Quick pack your stuffs and leave. Remember, I will be back 5 minutester, you would not want to see me then.��


    Sheyan��s expression darken, twitching his brows, swallowing up his unhappiness. At this moment, he could hear a soft voice in his ears saying: Current worldmenced! He immediately stepped out of his room. At this moment, he suddenly felt a wave of heat bubbling up in his entire body, his footsteps has also be extremely light. He enquired his personal attributes, strength 12 points, agility 9 points, physique 18 points, perception 17 points (Rounding up), charm 9 points, spirit 6 points and intelligence 8 points. Surely his attributes all increased by 50 percent.


    He raised his fist, feeling the strength flowing in his bones. In this moment, it was as though something awakened in his heart, an unexinable ambition simultaneously sprung up.


    ��With this sort of strength, what are Huashan Fei or ck Devil? They are all trash! This realm is so mysterious, then Uncle Dasi��s crippled hands can be restored here!


    Sheyan��s room was at the extreme end of the second floor of this bar, and the only stairs was at the other extreme end. To go down, he had to walk through the entire corridor. Looking at the fat dark skinned woman in front of him swaying her buttocks nonchntly, Sheyan got a little annoyed. At this moment, that fat woman stopped at another room and loudly shouted:


    ��Rental time is up, if the customer wants to continue, please proceed below to pay up.��


    After speaking she walked down. Sheyan remained unconcerned, as he prepared to make his way down. It was at the very moment when he reached the room that the fatdy just shouted at, that the room door abruptly swung open. A single male with a long and full beard stepped out.


    This bar was an old building that urgently need construction, as the wood flooring croaked with each step, the stairs railing were extremely shaky and the ce was extremely filthy. When this bearded man walked out, he coincidentally blocked Sheyan��s path leaving no room to slip past.


    Sheyan halted, raising this thick brows and shut his eyes, he immediately could see a glimmer of radiance signifying danger. Under normal circumstances, walking sideways would have been fine, but after getting this perceptive sensing, it was extremely easy to predict anything. Within this peacefulness, danger lurks on every side. If he walked sideways to pass, he would expose himself to an unknown risk in front of him!

 Chapter 10: King of Gambling

    <h4>Chapter 10: King of Gambling</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: Elkassar


    Sheyan��s behavior may be a little paranoid, but the fact is, that this person walked out at the same time, and was simrly alone in this hotel��s room! Anyone would notice the hidden significance. He may very well be in the same boat, one of the so called ��contestants!��. Although Sheyan may be an amateur here, he at least remembers the initial exnation about this ce that in a peaceful setting, contestants that die will not drop any loot.


    This detail, after eliminating its primary reason, holds two hidden truths. A contestant can actually be killed, and there would be scenarios in the future where killing fellow contestants can allow one to reap huge benefits. The important point is that Sheyan��s main task was to destroy the space-time convergence in 48 hours, however what if there was only one space-time convergence?


    Undoubtedly there would be a conflict of interests between the other contestants, inevitably leading to dire consequences. This possibility may not be big, but it is definitely possible! To Sheyan, relying on one��s fist would be the best option, there was no other!


    That is why Sheyan cannot expose himself, he did not dare to! This bearded man looked as though he had no intention to leave. The reason is , if he turned his body around, it would expose his entire back, and he could only pray Sheyan was not hostile. If Sheyan was hostile , then he would die a very ill fated and unfair death!


    The two remained motionless in the corridor, surveying each other, trying to figure out the other but both were not willing to make the first move. This was because both were not confident in their personal victory. Fearing there were others spying on them, Sheyan deliberated for a moment, slowly reaching out for a cigarette in his coat as he lighted it and took a puff. Squinting his eyes as though he was enjoying his cigarette, he slowly extended his left hand cing it on the mouldy wooden railing.


    Sheyan��s actions were very slow and gentle wanting to prevent the other party from misjudging his sudden actions. As he pressed down harder onto the railing, suddenly this already shaky railing actually brokepletely! Feigning, he fell down from the second floor in frantic. This was only the second floor, as Sheyan effortlessly did a somersault andnded on the ground. He looked up and took a nice long stare at the bearded man. Afterward, he kicked away the two crooked stool blocking his way, pushed open the main door and walked into the streets.


    Walking through an alley filled with neon streetlights, looking at the surrounding architecture of the 70s-80s, the antique vehicles, Sheyan gave off a sigh. In his heart he felt a little wrong about rewriting the course of history, yet his expression was serene as though he had experienced a long and fulfilling life.


    The city was bustling, and he had a lot of things on his mind: epting this request meant he was fully aware of the hidden dangers. The first course of action was to familiarize himself with the environment, it was best if he could find some useful equipment or weapons for himself, before thinking about finding and destroying the space-time convergence. At all times, he could only rely on himself to protect himself.


    To achieve this objective, the fastest possible route was to resort to crime. Since young Sheyan had been living in poverty, he was extremely familiar with robbing and stealing. However he had always secretly looked down upon his kind of behavior, therefore Sheyan decided to forgo this shortcut.


    Finding an expert guide is one of the options, letting the guide lead him and he just had to make a few threats or promises of rewards. However, threats are a double edged sword, if one did not possess domineering powers this can easily backfire on him. Therefore, to the amateur Sheyan, the best idea was to use rewards as bait.


    Reaching deep into his pockets, he only found two measly 5 dor notes. This small amount of money was only good enough for a meal, how would it be an incentive for someone to help him? In this world, being able to turn a 10 dors into a hundred or thousands was simply too difficult and rare. However, there was one risky method that Sheyan knew of�� Gambling!


    In his previous world, Sheyan��s livelihood led him to explore different ports all around the world, experiencing many different kinds of illegal entertainment. Recalling his memories, he had indeed relied on his keen perception to win much on the betting table. However Sheyan knew when to cut his losses, and never intended to make gambling his hobby or professional career. Although he was not famous, his gambling tactics and skills were a thing to behold.


    ��Since I need to resort to gambling to raise funds, thenpeting would be hard to avoid.��


    ��Before, dealing with two grown males was my limit. Even after the transformation, the maximum would be 5-6 grown men, however if arge group were to surround me, even I will have to flee for my life. Oh right! My innate ability,Endurance, should have been awakened, however the real strength of this ability is yet to be determined.��


    ��Time is of the essence, I can only try first, if it doesn��t work out I will think of another way.��


    Sheyan was scheming in his heart, deciding to first survey his environment. Realizing that the bearded man did not follow him, he rxed and continued walking down the alley, making a slight turn he reached a road intersection. On the left was the ground floor of a tall building, and a loop of shabby looking neon signs, vaguely spelling out the words ��Das Pub��. The crowd here was small, and the surroundings were remote. The pub had a small nted back door looking as though it was used as an escape route, and its main door was a rusty sliding door, making creaking sounds as it slides.


    Walking to the entrance, once could smell a warm odour mixed with cheap cosmetics, beer, and sweat causing Sheyan to sneeze twice. Inside the bar was a chaotic mess, loud music filled the air, the walls were decorated with cracks, vandalism and obscene drawings.


    There was dust everywhere easily noticeable under the lighting. On the left was a bar counter and the wooden b had been split open, while above the counter was an array of beer bottles hanging atop a metal extension along the wall. A wooden board was nailed onto the wall, resting on it were a few ss bottles and pictures of celebrities. Those ss bottles contained a mixture of red and green whisky and other alcohols.


    The bartender was a bald man, folding his hands against his chest. He had a horse like face, a pair of small eyes staring cautiously at the unfamiliar Sheyan. Sheyan walked to the bar counter and very naturally produced a rolled up 5 dor bill using an impatient tone he spoke:


    ��Hi Jack, get me a ss of beer.��


    The bartender retrieved the money, his expression rxing a little as his trained hands poured a big ss of beer, he replied coldly:


    ��I am Martin, thanks.��


    Sheyan drank a mouthful of beer, looking at his surroundings. He noticed a gathering of 5-6 people. Most of them were gambling, twodies in a flowery costume were pacing about entertaining customers. Apart from serving and clearing the beer sses, they used their deep cleavage to receive tips from customers.


    Sheyan spun round observing, he got a clearer understanding of their betting games. He circled one of the group, cheering around with them as he blended in, fishing out the 5 dor note in his coat. Although this time��s bet was only 5 dors, but in Sheyan��s heart he felt a tinge of nervousness and a very strong desire to win, This was his entire fortune!


    The fact that Sheyan��s heightened perception was extremely beneficial was proven once again. 5 dors turned to 10, he then lost 3 dors, and after 20 minutes, his 5 bucks had increased 6 fold! Sheyan then proceeded to change to another betting group engaged in Texas poker. Normally this game had a higher rate of losing than winning, but the winnings for one round far outweigh the amount lost for one round, After a mere half an hour, his fortune expanded to 4 digits, and his surrounding gamblers all had a terribly ugly expression. Of course, Sheyan��s gaze also adapted ordingly.


    Full House! Sheyan��s hand once again decimated his opponents, and at this point in time, arge crowd had begun gathering around this betting table. Especially on Sheyan��s left and right unknowingly stood two huge thugs showing off a ck tattoo on their bulky arms. They pretended to converse between themselves about beating someone to a pulp the previous night, but were actually trying to indirectly pressure Sheyan.


    Currently, Sheyan was winning a lot and losing little. A small punk with a tiny beard, wearing a cowboy hat, sitting directly opposite from Sheyan had just clearly lost everything leaving an empty space in front of him. However, this punk as though oblivious to his personal crisis, foolishly persisted in gambling as he shouted out:


    ��500 bucks.��


    Sheyan shrug his shoulders as he unenthusiastically spoke out:


    ��Show me your cash first.��


    Small beard looked up and grinned evilly:


    ��Looks like you don��t recognize Bloody Jack? That��s fine, I have no cash but I will mortgage two fingers!��


    He actually reached out and grabbed a shiny dagger from his leather shoes piercing it down onto the table.

 Chapter 11: Terrifying digital transformation

    <h4>Chapter 11: Terrifying digital transformation</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: Elkassar


    Before entering this pub, Sheyan had already calcted this possibility. Feeling calm, his eyes slightly squinting, he coldlyughed but did not say anything.


    Bloody Jack mistook that as fear, as heughed out loud.


    ��Leave all the cash on you behind if you don��t dare!��


    Bloody Jack then coughed loudly and spat into a nearby ss of alcohol. He then slid the ss across the betting table to Sheyan as he ignorantlyughed:


    ��Of course, you need to drink this ss of alcohol as reparation, then you can f**k off.��


    The two huge thugs, with a cold smile on their faces, had their hands pressed down on Sheyan��s shoulders. They were afraid Sheyan would try to escape in the face of terror. However at this very moment, rolling his eyes Sheyanughed, as the the words escaped through the cracks of between his teeth:


    ��Bastard, you��re dead!��


    As the words escaped his mouth, he shrugged his shoulders violently as he elbowed fiercely to his back. This movement was extremely smooth yet abrupt, as Bloody Jack��s man were all prepared for Sheyan��s attempt to escape but never expected him to retaliate!


    Sheyan was sitting on a small stool, while the two huge thugs were both inclining towards him on both sides. With a ferocious elbow to the back, it smashed through the stool��s back support and heavilynded onto the crotch of the two thugs.


    Bloody Jack was an ouw, looking at the violence unfolding in front of him, his heart was set aze with rage. He immediately reached out for the dagger still stuck vertically on the table. Sheyan was still sitting on the stool, with little space to dodge on his sides, he swung forward instead aiming at Bloody Jack��s wrist. Coincidentally, Bloody Jack struck out with his knife and instead he misjudged and grabbed onto the de of the iing knife instead.


    Sheyan��s heart trembled, he was extremely confident in his grip however he recalled something right before swung out his his hand: In this world, contestant��s strength were increased by 50%. Because of this, he misjudged the speed of his hand making such a fatal mistake. Looking at this, Bloody Jack gave off an evilugh, fiercely pulling out the knife from Sheyan��s hand as the de shed against his opponents fingers attempting to severe them.


    Although the shimmering dagger de was dyed with a gloomy red, Sheyan only felt a slight pain in his hands. Not thinking any further, he pounced forward grabbing onto Bloody Jack��s ck hair and smashed it downwards.


    ��PAM!�� the table became crooked as the alcohol sses and betting chips flew upwards upon impact. Bloody Jack��s face was bloody as he looked up furiously, but was immediately blown away with a heavy punch. His heavy body flipped backwards twice as he smashed against the floor blowing away a few tables along the way.


    To Bloody Jack, he felt as though a massively heavy object was repeatedly pounding against him. It happened so fast he could not even feel the pain yet as his world was shaken around him, he opened his mouth to speak but the mouth full of blood choked his words.


    Although Sheyan��s strength was quite exceptional, his agility and escaping ability were not considered high. After hisst punch, he could already feel a murderous wind from all sides along with angry curses, as Bloody Jack��s angry underlings began their assault.


    ��PAM�� ��PAM�� the cracking sound of fists surged forward, as two beer bottles had already crashed down onto Sheyan��s head. Shreds of ss were flying about as another stool violent smacked down onto Sheyan��s back. Sheyan swiftly reacted as he spun around with a murderously terrifying look as he charged forward with a killing intent.


    Two minutester, no one on Blood Jack��s side was left standing, all sprawling across the ground in agony moaning and groaning in pain. Sheyan was already very experienced in dealing with this kind of people, furthermore his strength had recently been greatly enhanced to a high 12 points. He was easily stronger than a grown strong male by twofolds, inflicting heavy damage everywhere he struck. His blows were strong enough to even cause fractures and internal bleeding upon impact.


    Fighting inside this pub was amon urrence, as the passerbys casually dispersed to one side and carried on watching the show. However the conclusion shocked everyone to a stupor. This new guy actually managed to take down 6 huge hooligans in a short timespan and yet he did not look like he was that kind of a gangster material that could fight. Although there were clear visible wounds on his body, however looking at his state, it felt like he could challenge another 6 more guys and win!


    Looking at the disorderly mess of his opponents on the floor, Sheyan contemptuously gave off a snort, tidied up his coat, he casually pick up a bottle of brandy and poured it on his injured hand. What was shocking is that his wound was not as deep as he imagined it to be, and even portrayed signs of the wound closing up.


    ��What�� what is this?�� Sheyan was a tad amazed, he had used his hand to ferociously grab onto the sharp knife de, his wound should not have been light. He reached out to feel his head and felt only a faint tingling pain on the area where the beer bottles smashed on, and it did not even bleed. Suspiciously, he activated his nightmare imprint and gathered several information:


    ��Because of your perceptive sensing, you have acquired the recent battle statistics.��


    ��Reying battle sequence.��


    ��Your elbow strike gave Bloody Jack��s henchman 48 points of total damage (Lower vital point sustained great injuries), stunning him rendering him unable to continue battle.��


    ��Your elbow strike gave Bloody Jack��s henchman 43 points of total damage (Lower vital point sustained great injuries), stunning him rendering him unable to continue battle.��


    ��Bloody Jack��s bottled ss did 31 points of damage, your innate ability: Endurance (Passive) activated, reducing damage by 25 points, total damage received only 6 points.��


    ��Bloody Jack��s henchman��s beer bottle did 27 points of damage, your innate ability: Endurance (passive) activated, reducing damage by 25 points, total damage received only 2 points.��


    ��Bloody Jack��s henchmen��s stool did 8 points of damage to your back, Innate activity: Endurance (passive) activated lowering damage by 25 points, total damage received only 1 point.��


    Looking at all these statistics, Sheyan let off a coldughter:


    ��Looks like my innate ability is that useful!��


    With no reason to stay, winning enough cash for himself, he then walked out of the pub. Stopping at the Pub��s entrance, he spun round and walked towards the groaning Bloody Jack. Squatting down he pped lightly on his face as he whispered:


    ��Didn��t you want to wager two fingers before?��


    Bloody Jack immediately shrank backwards, his eyes exhibiting a terrified look. When he was about to speak, Sheyan had already retrieved the shiny dagger beside him as he sliced lightly. Alongside a mournful shrill, two severed fingers flew up, onending onto a leg of the nearby thug and the othernding into a ss of alcohol dyeing it red. Coincidentally, it was the ss of alcohol that Bloody Jack had spat in previously.


    ��Okay, now we are even.�� Sheyan whispered. He then swiped clean all the money on the betting table as he left without looking back.


    Sheyan had a sudden thought: To a contestant, in the instance upon entering the nightmare realm, his body would experience a digital transformation, but it was clearly also a body strengthening process!


    Citing a simple example, Liu Xiang��s* best result is 12.91 seconds, however he cannot possibly replicate that same result every time. However after a digital transformation, he could then produce the same results even in 10 matches.


    *Liu Xiang is a Chinese 110 meter hurdler. Liu is an Olympic Gold medalist and World Champion. His 2004 Olympic gold medal was the first in a men��s track and field event for China.


    This was the reason why Sheyan was able to easily deal with each opponent individually with equal intensity although his attributes were not overwhelmingly greater than them. This is because his every action, no matter if it was attacking/defending/dodging, it was all operating at his maximum capacity following his attribute points. Coupled with excellent battle tactics and experience, he was able to attain victory with rtive ease!


    After striding through several streets, Sheyan started looking for a public telephone. At the time, public phones were fixed by the roadside in America, and the phones were found inside phone booths.This protected the user from the rain as well as prevent anybody from eavesdropping. The phone booth also contained an umbre, a phone book as well as a cooling ointment for the skin on hot days.

 Chapter 12: Death on all sides

    <h4>Chapter 12: Death on all sides</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    The massively thick phonebook contained a huge amount of names along with their house address, job and personal phone numbers. Every phone booth had an allocated sector to prevent crowding, however it is already 9 plus at night, and the night was still young and free causing a huge queue outside every phone booth.


    Sheyan��s goal wasn��t to make a phone call, but to research on the person named ��Sarah Connor�� through the phone book. Primarily, it looked as if there was no rtion between his main mission and this female character, however looking in retrospect to this Terminator world, Sarah Connor is no doubt a pivotal character. If Sheyan was able to locate her earlier on, then he would have a much bigger advantage.


    Sheyan waited at a phonebooth with a seemingly shorter queue. Actually with Sheyan��s power, he could forcefully obtain money from others, threaten others to lead him to ces, and even cut this queue without others going against him. Why should he go through this much trouble?


    Based on Sheyan��s conventional behavior, he was generally a person with great morals, but that was definitely not the main reason. Within him, he felt a tiny intuition that once hemitted such immoral actions, it would trigger several unnecessary or detrimental consequences. This intuition should be the advantage of his high perceptive sensing.


    Looking ahead there were still 3 people in the queue, Sheyan went ahead and entered a mini-mart first. Purchasing a pack of cigarettes, he starting smoking and leisurely paid 50 dors without waiting for the change from the stubby middle-aged sales woman behind the counter. The elderly woman was so pleased that her smile pushed her cheek fats all the way to the corners of her face. To the sales woman, this strong and sturdy man probably had an ulterior motive, 70-80% he should be looking to develop a one night stand. As Sheyan was about to join back the phone queue, he was suddenly attracted to the noise from a nearby television.


    Los Angeles crime news report, there��s been a new development in the Bulude street case with a suspect named Porter. At approximately 5: 07 PM he robbed a supermarket, killing 6 civilians and stealing the day��s earnings. 2 of the police amongst the 3 on his tail were also killed in the line of duty. ording to investigators, the suspect had probably gone through intensive rigorous strength enhancing exercises, as his escaping abilities in running and jumping far exceeded the normal person. As of now, police have activated arge task force to capture this criminal, this is all from our reporter on site.��


    Sheyan immediately raised his brows, he himself should have entered this world at about 5 pm and that guy named Portermitted the crime at 5: 07 PM. The timing is too coincidental�� at this time, the television broadcasted a live image. On site, there were several police cars with their shing siren lights on the street. 20-30 Policemen were taking cover while holding on to their guns, someone was shouting at the suspect to surrender.


    Suddenly, a high speed sedan came charging out! That screeching sound from the wheels made people want to pull out their ears, and the policemen without hesitation, started firing off their guns. Thick white smoke were emerging from the sports car��s hood. At this moment, matchless bulky silhouette pushed out from the car door, in the air he appeared extremely agile and graceful as though a fish swimming in the pond. Somersaulting, hended in the middle of those policemen.


    At once, the american policemen started panicking, as they were afraid of firing at him in fear of shooting at theirrades, just like refraining from hitting rats for fear of breaking the vases (Chinese idiom). That unrestrained ck figure moved as though possessing super speed, a moment he was charging forward, the next he had already heavily struck down one of the policeman. The might of the strike threw the poor cop 5-6 metres away. Screaming, the cop flew andnded onto the windscreen of a police car shattering it looking as though he had broken a dozen of bones.


    Sheyan took a deep breath, he naturally observed that the ck figure��s speed was fairly superior to his. ording to his calction, it must have been faster than an average person by threefolds. In retrospect, if this guy was a contestant, his agility must at least have been 15 points or more! If that guy��s innate ability could further hasten his speed, then his speed would further multiply a few folds!


    That ck figure slid around the police cars nimbly like a snake - swift, precise, deadly, one at a time the policemen drop helplessly. This strange scene left the onlookers aghast, shocked, uneasy and frightened! This was basically a massacre!


    However it was at this moment, a dark green police car came speeding in from far, this police car was extremely huge, about the same size as an ambnce or fire truck. The siren was shing atop the car roof without a sound, its swift as lightning speed coupled with the reckless drifting gave one a misconception of its arrival.


    Sheyan looked at this police car as a feeling of dread came upon him, unconsciously taking a few steps back and clenching his fists - even the threat was immensely felt through the television screen. He wondered how he would have felt if he was on scene himself.


    While he was still lost in thought, the police car��s windscreen suddenly retracted as three ck gun barrels emerged silently from within. Distinctly, one could see a ck glove holding on the grip of the gun - a grip with boulder like stability! Then, a spray of ring gun fire shot out from the tip of the barrel! Before the broken car ss fragments fell to the ground, the distant ck figure had already been shot excessively. First the chest, then the forehead followed by the rest of the body as blood spilled out from the gunshot wounds as he was thrown off from the impact. Taking another 3 shots in mid air, he flew 7-8 metres andnded on the ground with a ��Pam!��, rolling several more times and finally came to a motionless halt.


    Under the intense re of the spotlight, this guys��s blood drained out slowly flowing into the nearby drain cover. Apart from the asional twitch, he looked as though he could not die an uglier death.


    Consecutively, Sheyan��s nightmare imprint spoke through his ears:


    ��Through your perceptive sensing, you have gained the following information.��


    ��Contestant number 1844 was assaulted by special anti-terror task force delta.��


    ��Contestant number 1844 is dead.��


    ��Because you have witnessed the death scene of contestant no. 1844 through the television screen, thus you are unable to retrieve any battle statistics.��


    Sheyan took in a deep breath, as he started breaking out in cold sweat. Since the appearance of the delta anti-terror task force, he had never battered his eyelid even once! It was obvious his current strength was vastly inadequate. At this moment he realized something, it was also one of the initial pointers: In the Terminator world, ughtering over a hundred innocent civilians would lead one to aplish the ��Butcher�� milestone. This was definitely not difficult to achieve, but contained a great underlying danger!


    From this unfortunate contestant no. 1884, it can be seen that even powerful contestants with superhuman abilities could not resist the bnce andws of the society. To the aforementioned contestant: Meaningless crime and ughter would definitely attract the police, but it was extremely easy for him to escape the clutches of the police. He had even resisted and dealt with most of the policemen, which unknowingly activated the shocking delta anti-terror task force!


    No matter what, if a contestant breaks thews of society, he would still face the full force of thew through the police. The ordinary policemen were the primary boundary of this world, however if one were to forcefully step over the boundary, they would definitely invoke a stronger response for example the delta anti-terror task force! Beyond this anti-terror task force, who knew what other stronger defense mechanism were there.


    On scene through the television, rescue and clean up works had begun, as corpses dripping with blood were being dragged about. Followed by new reporters and critics voicing out their views about this incident and the dead criminal. They were swiftly trying to deduce the criminal with their own reasoning - drug addict, drug enhancements, serial killer, heartless, mentally impaired etc. The public quickly epted the reported theories.


    Sheyan puffed on his cigarette, shutting his eyes, as he allowed the smoke to escape out this lungs and through his nostrils. As though this could relieve the stress in his heart. He pondered awhile, he finally noticed the queue at the phone booth as finally empty and proceeded to walk forward to check through the phone book for a ��Sarah Connor��.


    ording to the movies, due to the destruction of the information storages before the war, even the Terminator was unable to locate his assassination target, ��Sarah Connor��. As such, he also used the phone books to check on Sarah��s whereabouts. Luckily, the female lead ��Sarah Connor�� was the third Sarah on the list. After eliminating the first two Sarahs, the Terminator then started looking for the actual Sarah, thus giving her a lot of time to hide and prepare herself.

 Chapter 13: Nightclub and the black market

    <h4>Chapter 13: Nightclub and the ck market</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I


    The appearance of the delta anti-terror task force taught Sheyan one thing, in this world there are many hidden unknown X factors , and these X factors did not surface in the movies. Some may be beneficial, at the same time some may be hostile. Simrly he could confirm that if he merely relied on the movie to determine the Terminator��s power, that would very well prove to be fatal! Because in the movie, the female lead surviving was partially due to luck.


    If Sarah Connor was at home when the Terminator first attacked, if one bullet hit amongst the thousands of bullets the Terminator fired, if the dog outside the office where the male and female lead had sex did not start barking and alerted them, if the Terminator was not insistent on using the oil tanker to bang them, if the already half demolished Terminator was able to climb the stairs a tad faster, if����


    To Sheyan, he felt that he wouldn��t be as fortunate as the main leads in the movie, and it was impossible to have so many miracles if we were to risk it, therefore he had to be prudent. Also, his motive for searching through the phonebook was not only to locate Sarah Connor, but also to memorize the location of the two unfortunate ��Sarahs��.


    His goal was very simple: These two women��s address was where the Terminator will show up at. If he could reach beforehand to examine and prepare himself. Then once the Terminator shows up, he could investigate on this world��s main predator the T-800. If he was able to grasp the capabilities or functions of the Terminator, then he would naturally have the upperhand.


    After confirming his ns, Sheyan started to deal with the problem of obtaining equipments/weapons. In America, although it was legal to possess guns and they even have firearms stores, there were many procedures like a background check by the police etc before purchasing one. Furthermore, the seller would, most of the time hically downgrade the gun to save costs leaving the gun specifications to greatly decline. Specifications like lowering the firepower potency, lowering uracy, removing semi-automatic functions etc�� Truthfully speaking, using the products here to protect oneself was practically taking your life to be a joke.


    Sheyan wasn��t prepared to patronize these stores, and his aim was the ck market. Over there, if one was able to have adequate cash, then he would be able to procure quality products. More importantly, Sheyan felt that these ck market sellers would not report to the police if a conflict broke out. These would eliminate countless frustrations, and the only thingcking now is someone, a local thug or boss to gain him ess to the ck market.


    Sheyan rented a cab, fishing out 20 dors he asked the cab to bring him to the city��s biggest nightclub. The cab driver gave a perverted cheeky grin as he stepped on the pedal. 10 minutester, he was standing on the dancefloor of this Nightclub called ��Carousal��.


    This dancefloor was over a thousand square metres wide, strong dance music was booming, and the air was filled with the stench of alcohol and sweat. On the podium, there was a practically almost naked woman dancing sexily against a pole as a group of males surrounded her. Above Sheyan was a disco ball, made with ss, the disco ball reflected colorful lighting on every corner of the dancefloor.


    Sheyan casually sat on a corner sofa, holding a ss of beer on his left hand, slightly closing his eyes, it looked as though he was hunting for femalepanion. Normally there were brokers selling marijuana or even pimps in this ce, these people were well informed, and always hungry for money. Sheyan was following this reasoning as he offered himself as bait.


    Very quickly, a female casually sat next to Sheyan. This female had fluffy blond hair, wearing a white top which exposed a cyan rose tattooed on her belly, a short ck skirt showing off her long slender legs, and she reeked of perfume. Gazing at Sheyan she said,


    ��Your first time? Never seen you here before.��


    How would Sheyan have a flirtatious mood right now? Waving his hand away as he ced his beer ss on the table, then proceeded to light a cigarette. This action had an underlying hint of ying hard to get, however this woman did not seem to understand the contemptuous ignoring,she coldly snorted while walking away.


    Her leaving so tantly was out of Sheyan��s calction, he took a puff as he continued appreciating the sexy women dancing as they showcased their curves. In this environment, he felt extremelyfortable like a fish in the water, as he quickly noticed a couple of people on the podium about 20 plus metres away vigorously snorting white powder that was on their telephone card. His heart thumped excitedly, as he walked in the direction.


    Although these people were taking drugs, two of them still retained their senses. When they saw Sheyan walking toward them, they folded their arms and said menacingly:


    ��Oi, wrong way, the restroom is over there.��


    Sheyan paused, finally taking out a stack of dor notes:


    ��Brothers, I just broke up, share some of these goods.��


    These K powder drug addicts were not middle men sellers, they only prepared enough drugs to party hard for a night. Why would they sell it to Sheyan? These people who were unnecessarily interrupted extended their hands in frustration:


    ��Out! Out and get lost!.��


    Sheyan noticed suddenly that there were several people around him ring at him - needless to say was because of that stack of dor notes. His expression leaked a chilly smile, returning to his corner to sit. Not long after, a fierce-looking man walked over coldly saying:


    ��Buddy, this ce is Old Harry��s territory, I don��t care if you are a snitch or a snag, Better F**king watch yourself a little.��


    Everyone understood what was a snitch (Undercover cop), a snag was someone sent by another gang to spy on enemy gangs. Looks like this ��Carousal�� Nightclub was a hot property, every gang wanted a piece of it.


    Sheyan puffed on his cigar, breathing out a huge dense grey smog and whispered:


    What snitch and snag? I just F**king flew over from Detroit, hearing that this ce was not bad I decided to give it a go, is this how Carousel nightclub usually treats customers?��


    That person��s expression sunk a little, making a short quick eye contact with Sheyan, he picked up his side walkie-talkie and gave several soft instructions. As if gaining the approval from above, he red at Sheyan and then walked away. After this person left, a young brat with a mohawk wearing a skeleton costume came to strike up a conversation:


    ��Heard you want to purchase goods?��


    Sheyan whispered back:


    ��Do you have crack cocaine?��


    Mixing hydrochloric acid with Cocaine, water and sodium bicarbonate, finally heating and removing the impurities, chlorine and iron, is this ��Crack Cocaine��. The reason for its name is due to the mini crackling sounds when smoking it. This drug��s effect is rapid, highly addictive and is extremely expensive. The profits made from this were immense, of course�� The punishments if found with it was extremely severe.


    Mohawk��s expression changed after hearing it, standing from his small yer viewpoint, he only dared to sell Marijuana, Ice, and a fewmon drugs. Crack Cocaine was something he did not dare to get involved with, and after listening to Sheyan he wanted to retreat. But just when he was stepping away, Sheyan threw a hundred bucks on the table:


    ��I am wanted in Detroit formitting a crime, and am now urgently looking for a few helpers to make aeback. If you can bring me to the ��market�� to procure quality goods, then this 100 bucks is yours. Of course I would give you a further 10%mission of the dealter on.��


    Mohawk greedily gazed at the 100 bucks, swallowing his saliva he said:


    ��Following the rules, you need to show me your hand,then i can bring you.��


    Sheyan impatiently mmed his hands down onto the sofa, fuming with anger he fished out a thick stash of green notes. To Mohawk, it looked like tens of thousand as he immediately rxed and nodded his head giving a slight small. He did not know Sheyan only had 2000 dors at hand, only a few notes in his hand were real the rest were counterfeit. However this ce was dimly lit, under this low vision environment, Mohawk was easily fooled.


    Under Mohawk��s guidance, Sheyan reached the second floor and made several corners, walked past a few corridors and further climbed more stairs, he finally reached his destination. This ce was heavily guarded, on the way here he past by several huge bouncers across the corridor, upon reaching here there were another 3 bodyguards standing by the wall. Folding their arms, they had an unfriendly gaze on their face.


    After a simple and professional body check, ensuring that there were no weapons on their body, they arrived at a ce that could be mistaken as a firearms exhibit by outsiders. This ce contained numerous firearms, disying different kinds of handguns, semi-auto rifles and automatic rifles. However there were only two shotguns that Sheyan wanted.


    In the movie, the Terminator��s body had ayer of protection, and it had two uses. One was to disguise himself in a crowd, two was to enable it to time travel - ordinary products and metals were unable to pass through the time machine.


    That is why in a battle with the Terminator, an ordinary hand gun that would cause fatal wounds to normal humans, would have little to no effect on the Terminator��s metal skeleton. There was practically no damaging capabilities. However, a shotgun that could only threaten a normal person in close proximity, would possess enough firepower to resist the Terminator, and slow down the Terminator��s movement.

 Chapter 14: Using a Bullet as payment

    <h4>Chapter 14: Using a Bullet as payment</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: Elkassar


    As Sheyan started surveying a set of weapons, the back door swung open as a woman emerged from behind it. The woman had a familiar look, it was the woman that Sheyan rejected before. ncing at Sheyan, she coldly spoke out:


    ��You are the one that wants to buy?��


    Sheyan remained silent, extending his hand to pick up and examine a shy designed pistol, immediately gaining several insights through his nightmare imprint:


    ��M500 revolver.�� (ss: Ordinary)


    ��Made in: America,Smith & Wessonpany.��


    ��Equipment rarity: White.��


    ��Firepower: 75-95��


    ��Material: Titanium steel, ssic spray mix with phosphorous��


    ��Additional instations: Still model Silencer. Wooden strap holder.��


    ��Ammunition type: 0.50 Magnum Hi-power calibre.��


    ��Bullet Effective range: 100 metres:


    ��Weight: 2.1 kg.��


    ��Length: 450mm��


    ��Magazine capacity (2 rounds) (manual reload)��


    (ED: The S&W M500 has capacity for 5 rounds, this one is damaged)


    ��Equiping condition: Strength must be 7 points.��


    ��Attack speed: 8 seconds/round, super slow, reloading time extremely slow: 15 seconds. (Manual load)��


    ��Pistol ssification and additional function: Shooting uracy: 10. Shooting distance - 10.��


    ��Equipment battle score: 9��


    ��Evaluation: Possessing it can help you conquer the world - If this weapon had a normal shooting speed.��


    ��Equipment cannot be brought out of this world.��


    This pistol��s devastating power left Sheyan a little surprised, reaching a high of 95 points of damage, which meant that he could only receive two shots from it. However this pistol��s low attack speed, low capacity and low loading speed demands a lot from the user.


    Sheyan then picked up another weapon, a shotgun.


    Italy SPAS 15 MIL Combat shotgun.�� (ss: Ordinary)


    (ED: Is based on the Franchi SPAS 12 if anybody wanted to know)


    ��Made in: Italy IK Company.��


    ��Equipment rarity: White.��


    ��Equipment position: Hand, Weapon.��


    ��At 8 Metres attack power: 68-678


    8-20 metres attack power: 35-45


    20-40 metres attack power: 27-37.��


    ��Material: Nickel, chromium and steel te, ssic spray mix with phosphorous


    ��Additional instations: Grenade Launcher (damaged).��


    ��Ammunition: Military, Police both connected.��


    (TN: It literally says military, police both connected I got no idea what ammo it is)


    (ED: The SPAS 12 uses 12 gauge cartridges with 2.75 inch shells so I guess that��s what it should be)


    ��Bullet effective range: 40 Metres.��


    ��Simr calibre tear gas grenade and over calibre explosive grenade: 150 Meters (Manually load before use).��


    ��


    ��Weight: 3.9 Kg.��


    ��Length: 915mm��


    ��Magazine capacity (6 rounds)��


    ��Attack speed: Fast, 1 round/ second, may reload anytime.��


    ��Full capacity Reloading speed: Slow, 8 seconds��


    ��Equiping condition: Strength must be 8 points.��


    ��Shotgun additional Specifications: Within 8 meters, person hit will be blown back on impact. Firepower beyond 20 meters is greatly weakened�� (Weapon will weaken upon leaving this world)


    �� Additional specifications: Within 8 meters, a hit will cause 3-5 seconds of stunned effect. Movement and attack speed dropped by 60.�� (Weapon will weaken upon leaving this world)


    ��Evaluation: This weapon will be extremely useful.��


    ��Equipment battle score: 9��


    ��Equipment cannot be brought out of this world.��


    Note: Equipment grading in the books:


    Grey


    (TN: This is not the equipment rarity, different from the description below as well)


    White (Common), Light blue (1 bonus attribute), Dark blue (1-2 Bonus attribute), ck (1-2 Bonus attribute, 0-1 passive ability)


    Silver type Equipment (Unique boss loot, possessing uniquely strong attribute)/ Green Equipment (Set items), Light green Equipment (Maturing weapon)/ Golden type Weapon.


    (White type equipments like the rest can have additional attributes, however it will be amon attribute meaning that all equipments of the same kind will possess this attribute. For example, all shotguns will have the same special attribute, that is why in rare scenarios, a white grade equipment may be better than a dark blue equipment.)


    (TN: A shotgun��s stunning and slowing attribute may be better than a dark blue grade normal pistol with an additional slowing attribute)


    ��How much for these two items little girl?��


    After looking at the selection of guns, Sheyan realized these two pairs of guns are what he need the most. He pointed at the two M500 Pistols and the shotgun, as he spoke in an unconventional tone.


    That woman��s expression was resentful, seizing back the guns as she said:


    ��It��s Ms Katrina, if you call me a girl again, then don��t me me for stuffing these two weapons up your detestable mouth and blowing your brains off! 5000 dors!��


    It was obvious this woman was testing her customer with an awfully high price, even if the weapons were brand new, the military market price was only probably at a maximum of 4000 dors. These two already partially damaged old goods actually sold for 5000 bucks. Sheyan folded his arms on his chest, coldly arguing back:


    ��The pistol��s magazine is partially spoilt, only fitting two rounds, even worse the shotgun��s grenadeuncher ispletely broken, how could these pieces of junk be so expensive?��


    Katrina immediately replied sarcastically:


    ��You��re an idiot, using a grenadeuncher in the streets of Los Angeles? Are you looking to die?If you don��t want to buy then f**k off.��


    Obviously this woman was still resentful over Sheyan��s previous rejection. As Sheyan was about to reply, the back door swung open once again and two people emerged. The one leading the way looked quite simr to the Mohawk guy, he should be one of the brokers . Another was a medium sized ck man, his hairstyle was the trendy pigtail, and he had quite muscr arms giving a buff look. His eyes were extremely small as if they were permanently closed, but had a radiating gaze giving one the feeling of shrewd and capable person.


    ��This is Mr Cazider.�� The broker was beaming brightly and said:


    ��He is here to purchase several personal protection items��


    This broker obviously had several benefits to gain from Mr Cazider, which exined his enthusiasm. Sheyan also noticed another point, after Mr Cazider had entered, he simrly begin eyeing the shotguns on disy!


    ��Is this fe another contestant?�� Sheyan��s heart was pondering this notion. His expression remained, but had already taken two steps back into the nearby shadow to make himself less noticeable. Cazider��s gaze was on the dazzling line-up atop the counter, looking intently, he finally examined Sheyan��s guns with his hand. Looking pretty satisfied he said:


    ��How much for these two guns? I want them both.��


    Katrina coldly replied:


    ��6000 dors.��


    Without hesitation, Cazider fished out a thick stack of dor notes intending to pay up. Standing at the side, Sheyan understood that this guy did not resort to diversionary tactics like himself, but actually had tens of thousands on him! Sheyan��s eyes flickered faintly with radiation, immediately shouting out:


    ��Wait, I saw these two guns first.��


    ��Katrina looked at him with disdain and spoke:


    ��Vige kid, over here we are not particr on whoes first but it is all about who produces the cash.��


    Sheyan spoke softly:


    ��Very well, I offer 7000 dors.��


    :


    Katrina turned around, shrugging her shoulders at Cazider, her bodynguage was very clear. Cazider remained expressionless:


    ��Ten thousand dors.��


    Although Sheyan was hard pressed for cash, after experiences in his previous world, he immediately imitated the wealthy buyers in his previous world as he replied with unconcern.


    ��Twenty thousand dors.��


    Cazider calm replied: ��Thirty thousand dors.��


    ��Sheyan replied instantaneously:


    ��Fifty thousand dors.��


    Cazider��s face darken, he had fifty thousand dors, however his opposition��s relentless bidding gave his firm hard a deal of pressure. That could mean that his opposition was extremely confident in his financial abilities! 50 thousand dors was also nearing Cazider��s financial limitations. On him right now, there was only 80 thousand dors!


    The atmosphere became extremely awkward, Sheyan��s heart was throbbing. This feeling was hard to exin, it was as though something was piercing his chest causing his heart to feel a sense of palpitation. Almost immediately, Cazider swiftly pulled out a pistol from the hood of his coat, aiming with it!


    Boom!


    Cazider��s action was very swift and precise, as if he could put on a performance in front of an audience. As the gunfire emerged from the muzzle, holes appeared on Sheyan��s clothings on the left of his chest, he had consecutively took three shots!


    Sheyan��s face was filled with shock and disbelief, clutching his chest he retreated several steps, eventually mming to the ground backwards and remained motionless. Crimson red blood flowed out slowly through the finger holes on his coat, giving it an awful jam color.


    Obviously, this punk Cazider had managed to slip past the body check and hid his pistol inside his hood. After murdering Sheyan, he did not take any further actions, facing Katrina and shook his head. Calmly, he used a thick nasal english ent to speak:


    ��Anyone who is a hindrance will face the same consequences, hand over the ammunition.��


    Looking at his actions, killing was as simple as eating and drinking to him, he probably already stained his hands greatly beforehand. This ce was a secret arms shop, very naturally they would not ce the ammunition together. Very often those people that bought from the ck market were poor and vicious, and were likely to use the shop��s own weapons against it. With a gun pointing at her, Katrina remained fearless, staring at the pistol within Cazider��s grip she gritted her teeth and said:


    ��This bastard snitch!��


    Carousal nightclub had the means to open an underground arms market, they were definitely experienced in working in the white and ck of society. Hearing gunshots, the huge bodyguards came rushing, as Mohawk and the other broker also pulled out their daggers. Not minding their enemy��s pistol one bit, they rushed forward with killing intent!

 Chapter 15: Refracted death

    <h4>Chapter 15: Refracted death</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: Elkassar


    Facing the sudden charge of the two hostiles, Cazider did not panic, in a moment he swung a kick at Mohawk��s lower abdomen, and Mohawk was thrown back a few steps bending over in exasperation. At the same time, Cazider swung the pistol on his right hand in a curved arc movement, firing off two gunshots.


    The two man rushing in from the door were hit by the shot, copsing as the shotnded on their heart!


    The first time is luck,the second may be coincidence, but the third was certain!


    What gun skills!


    Cazider��s expression remained cold as if he had only stomped on two helpless ants. Footsteps could be heard from the outside, it was obviously more gangster reinforcements, however Cazider was unfazed. Reloading his revolver, he raised it up afterwards to take aim as the footsteps became louder and nearer.


    What was strange is that he actually aimed at the wall without a target!


    ��Boom boom boom boom!��


    Cazider remained cool as he consecutively fired off 4 gunshots, gun powder fumes filled the air. The four gun shotsnded on the opposite wall forming a shallow concave depression, but yet from the outside cries and the sound of bodies could be heard thumping on the floor. The nearby Katrina was shocked into a daze, in front of her very eyes, this man was actually using angled shots as well as sessfully ughtering people behind concrete walls.


    ��Hmph.�� An ugly smile formed on Cazider��s face as he turned to look at Katrina. Coldly he said: ��I will give you 10 seconds, if I still do not receive the ammunition, I promise I will stain the wall behind you with your brain juice and blood!��


    Katrina��s expression had turned green, she understood that if she handed over the ammunition, what awaited her was the unimaginable punishments from the organization. However the immediate threat was this Cazider who mercilessly gunned down 5 men. She was a broad-minded woman, very quickly she fetched out 40 8.38mm single softshell shotgun ammunition, and also 20 rounds of M500 Magnum Hi-power ammo.


    After receiving the hi-power ammunition and weapons, Cazider was not in a rush to use them as his individual pistol was enough to deal with these thugs. cing the weapons and ammunition into his bag, he prepared to walk out but suddenly remembered something.


    That thing was money.


    This was the 1984 AD, in the economically flourishing Los Angeles, Calfornia, cash was the primary payment method, credit cards were not in great use yet. Also, American underground societies were not so advanced that they utilized advance payment methods like credit cards or IT solutions. Therefore in Cazider��s heart, the Sheyan would dared to start such an intense bidding war with him definitely held ontorge amounts of cash.


    Nobody would despise having more money.


    Cazider walked towards the ��corpse�� of Sheyan, eyeing Sheyan��s bulging coat pocket, he walked quickly and fearlessly as he was extremely confident in his gun skills - Nobody could receive a gunshot to his heart and not die, not even if he was wearing a bulletproof vest.


    Just when Cazider reached his hand into Sheyan��s coat, he witnessed an iing first as it smash heavily onto his face!


    This fist not only contained immense power, but caught him off guard. In this flustered moment, his only wish was to immediately distance himself! But how could Sheyan give him this opportunity, giving off beastly roar, coiling his sturdy arms around him, tightly binding Cazider up. Then he violently smashed his own head against Cazider��s nose bridge!


    A person��s forehead was naturally one of the hardest parts of the human body, this coupled with Sheyan��s high strength of 12 points brought antagonizing pain to Cazider. Upon listening to his nose bridge piercing into his own facial bone, he gave out a miserable shierk. Loads of blood flowed out through his nostrils, in his vision was a fuzzy swollen pain. Sheyan was relentless, moving to the back of Cazider, pounding his head down repeatedly. Grabbing onto Cazider;s shoulder with his right hand, raising up a nearby stool with his left, he aimed towards the back of his opponent��s head.


    If Sheyan couldnd this attack, the unfortunate Cazider would at least be, stunned or even faint, and there was a slight possibility of death. However it was at this moment, that Cazider frantically roared turning around hitting against Sheyan�� face, as a distinct snapping sound echoed in the room! With Sheyan��s tight and immovable grip onto this shoulder, by making such a sudden movement, his right shoulder dislocated!


    Sheyan never expected Cazider��s sudden outburst, he himself had been stunned from the blow! Cazider used this opportunity to escape Sheyan��s control, as he jumped forward in midair, managing to spin his body around unsteadily as he aimed coldly and intensely with his revolver!


    Sheyan��s agility wasn��t high, he was far from being able to sessfully dodge a bullet. However this didn��t represent that he would just be a sitting duck. Sheyan had felt his adrenaline surging, giving him a strange piercing feeling when Cazider broke free from him. This was probably due to his high perceptive sensing, as he dived to the right without hesitation, using the helpless Katrina on his right as his human shield!


    ��Boom!�� Katrina moaned, her expression was lifeless, and a bloodied small hole formed on her forehead, but at the back of the head was a gigantic ck hole. Her blood and brain juice sprayed onto Sheyan��s entire body. That feeling of warmth cruelty was chilling to the bones, this sort of sick scene was something that Sheyan had not experienced before causing him to be slightly distracted. Seizing this opportunity, Cazider fled out through the door.


    As Cazider dragged himself along the wall panting heavily, he could feel his pain reducing by at least 70 percent already. However his right shoulder and nose still experienced a throbbing pain causing his body to shiver in agony. A flustered feeling came across his body.


    ��That damned pest actually dared to sneakily take me down, I will kill him, I will kill him!��


    Cazider gritted his teeth speaking to himself, using the time now to reload his revolver as the barrel still emitted smoke. It has already been two minutes, but that damned contestant had not shown any intention to chase up. Behind Cazider, along the corridor, 5 of the gangsters were lying motionlessly on the floor, dyeing the corridor red with their blood.


    Suddenly the door swung open! A shadow charged out, but Cazider remained steady. As the the number 1 gunman in Afghan from the real world, he could obviously tell that was just a corpse that had been thrown out. Ever since entering the nightmare realm, he had the lvl 4 Basic Long Range Combat ability, and even had a frightening ��Refraction shot (Passive)�� innate ability. Therefore in this field of battle, Cazider had great confidence of achieving victory.


    As the corpse was thrown to the ground, Sheyan charged out fiercely, barely covering his face with his right hand - Since his tactic was not effective, he could only charge.


    Cazider coldlyughed, to his knowledge, Sheyan was just wearing a bulletproof vest. His forte was his lvl 4 long rangebat ability, giving him a stability of over 90 percent when firing, as though he had unparalleled uracy hitting wherever he aimed.


    Gunshots exploded out, Cazider released 6 bullets in a moment, two shotsnded on Sheyan��s leg joints, the other four shots left a trail of dust as it flew against the floor/wall, as it refracted from a weird angle viciously heading for Sheyan��s throat, crotch and both temples.


    Within Cazider��s calctions, Sheyan did not dodge because he simply could not! �� Pu Pu Pu�� these sounds brought unmatchedfort to Cazider��s ears, which was the sound of the bullet entering a human��s flesh.


    ��Pui! Killing him quickly with a gun is letting him off easily!�� Cazider hatefully thought to himself. If this was the real world, the cruel Cazider would have slowly broken Sheyan��s bones one by one before leaving him in the desert to die. A healthy 100 plus kg person would groan for three days before finally dying in that sort of environment.


    However Cazider��s eyeballs widened as if they were going to pop out, the person standing in front of him did not copse like he was expecting him to. His speed did not lessen but instead increased, underneath his torn clothes one could clearly see: a few bloodied deformed bullets was forcefully pushed out from within the bulky muscles, finally dropping to the floor!

 Chapter 16: Desperate state!

    <h4>Chapter 16: Desperate state!</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    ��Don��t tell me that guy is the damned Terminator?!�� Cazider suddenly had a fearful thought. However he immediately shook his head in rejection. That was because the Terminator was a cold killing machine and had no capabilities of human feelings, why would he be affected when that woman��s head got blown apart?


    Thinking up to here, a cunning smile appeared on Cazider��s face, tossing away his revolver, utilizing a standard tactics maneuver,he turned and leapt backwards for about 5-6 meters, disappearing into another corridor.


    Left in his ce was an already triggered grenade!


    Sheyan��s pupils shrank. Previously he wasn��t afraid of Cazider��s assault because of effects of his innate ability ��Endurance��. Cazider��s choice of weapon was only amon revolver, this wasn��t a military grade weapon and it was primarily designed to threaten not to kill. Also, Cazider��s ability to refract his shot would also slow down the flying projectile and weaken its damage potential.


    However this did not mean that Sheyan could be carefree, the higher damage output from an opponent, the less his innate ability could protect him against. He was expecting a grenade��s explosion firepower to be much higher than a shotgun��s damage potential from near range. That is why, faced with this scenario, he did not dare to charge in recklessly, he could only retreat!


    ��BOOM�� a deafening explosion ensued as thick smoke engulfed the area. The surface and surrounding area were blown into bits. Logically speaking, Sheyan should have immediately pursued Cazider. However, he waited for a full 5 minutes before rushing out, bringing along with him a blown out piece of wooden board, shielding his entire body.


    As expected, 3 bullets urately flew in, aiming for Sheyan��s eyes. Regrettably, they allnded on that thick piece of wood instead. Cazider panicked, turning around to escape into a nearby corridor. Without hesitation, Sheyan chased after him.


    Looking at the decor of the corridor, this ce is mostly probably a KTV (Karaoke) lounge sector. Of course, the Carousal nightclub organization wouldn��t be running an honest KTV business. This ce was often used as a trading ground for illegal drug peddlers and buyers, and sometimes for wealthy customers to consume drugs. It was extremely profitable and brought them generous earnings.


    The entire corridor was well decorated and unidirectional, approximately only 15 meters in length and had eight rooms along both sides of the corridor. Sheyan did not bother to be cautious as he begun searching each room. In such a small area, a person with long rangebat abilities was at an extreme disadvantage. Being able to force him into this environment,Sheyan had already achieved dominance.


    As Sheyan began searching the third room, upon pushing open the door he felt a huge wave of chilling over his entire body. This was obviously his perceptive sensing in y, as he suddenly heard a ��Pop�� sound as somethingnded on the carpet behind the door.


    If Sheyan was abat specialist with immense fighting experience, then he would be able to react to what had just happened. It was obvious that Cazider had craftily constructed an explosive booby trap behind the door. However, it was at this crucial moment that theck of experience caused Sheyan to not react and dodge in time.


    ��BOOM��. Sheyan was still holding onto the wooden board but felt an irresistible impact against him as he was sted backwards. His calf felt a searing unbearable pain, it was obvious that the parts that the wooden board was unable to cover had sustained heavy damage.


    At this moment, thest room of the corridor swung open, as Cazider dived out of the room tactically, his eyes emitted a chilling and murderous re. Although he was only able to utilize one hand, his other hand aiming with his weapon was extremely stable and firm.


    What was even scarier was the gun Cazider was holding on to, it was actually the matchless hi-power M500 pistol! As the explosion threw Sheyan off, he appeared at his most vulnerable state, giving off a poisonous snake like aura filled with killing intent!


    As smoke engulfed the air, Sheyan��s vision was totally obstructed, however he felt a strange and immeasurably deadly pressure forcing in from his right eye, causing a choking sensation. At this moment he understood his perceptive sensing was in y, as if foreshadowing a dreadful attack from his right side. Immediately he pushed backwards with whatever strength he had left in his legs, simultaneously trying his best to use his right arm to cover his head!


    ��BOOM�� The sound wasn��t very loud, however it was filled with an indescribable prative force, anyone that heard it would shudder in fear. In a sh, Sheyan felt his right arm go numb, followed by a ridiculously hard impact crashing against his forehead, his vision momentarily ckened as his body was thrown to the left from the impact.


    ��You have been hit on the head by a 0.50 magnum Hi-power calibre bullet! Total damage of (127 - 25 ) points received!��


    ��Your head sustained damage outstripping more than a ? of your HP! You will experience a severe loss of bodily functions.��


    ��In the remaining 30 seconds, you will receive 45 points of damage due to excessive blood loss. This injury is not due to external factors, thus it is unaffected by your endurance ability.��


    Although the attack power of the M500 was supposed to be 95 points, Cazider��s agility and passive ability must still be calcted, therefore amounting to a huge 127 points of damage. A gun��s threatening power was closely simr to a beer bottle smashing onto the head, that is why Sheyan protected his head from the impending attack!


    The pain from the head was unbearable,it caused exceptional dizziness, loss of vision and slight buzzing in the ears. Sheyan heavily copsed to the ground. Rolling back violently, Sheyan��s hand actually managed to knock open one of the nearby doors then he dived in for cover. Taking a few deep breaths, forcefully containing his disoriented state, he reached out to touch the top of his head as he breathed in a mouthful of cold air.


    This gunshot with matchless ferocity had lodged onto Sheyan��s forehead, but because of a favourable angle it luckily was directed upwards upon impact. A huge chunk of meat had been torn from the top of his head, causing internal bleeding into the back of his brain! It even exposed a huge patch his white skull, as a distinct crack could be seen on it!


    If not for his higher than average life points, coupled with his innate ability lowering the damage, this one shot would have cause extremely fatal damages to his head even if it did not blow his brains in half.


    Thick fresh blood was spurting out, smearing all over Sheyan��s face giving an awfully miserable look. An acute pain surged within him, as blood dripped from his eyes, nose and ears. Shutting his eyes, panting heavily behind the wall he endured the seemingly unbearable pain and dragged the sofa within the room to act as cover.


    In this manner, even if Cazider utilized his refraction ability, the threat would be considerably lowered. Even if it was the 0.50 Magnum��s hi-powered projectile, its damaging capabilities would greatly drop after passing through objects especially after passing through this thick sofa.


    Both parties were caught in a deadlock, Sheyan did not dare to go out, while Cazider was afraid of going near the room - his broken nose and shoulder were still supplying immense pain throughout his body reminding him of closebat consequences. It was at this time, furious cursing could be heard from the outside, it should be the underground thugsing to check on the ruckus. However, after a few short anti-climatic gunshots, the ce remained deathly silent. Obviously Cazier had utilized another gun and indifferently added a few more people to his casualty list.


    Grasping this golden opportunity, Sheyan started moving everything in the room - the television, cabs etc around him, constructing a mini fort as if he was going to lock himself up forever. After a few minutes, a faint burning smell filled his nostrils, followed by crackling sounds, he unconsciously spoke out:


    ��A fire?��


    At this moment a chilling evil tone called out:


    ��It��s not just a fire, it is intentionally created by me.��


    The only one who could say this, was definitely the highly skilled gunman Cazider.


    ��You are now caught in my trap, there are only two choices, one is to be burned alive in the fire, the other is toe out obediently like a dog and get shot down by me. Which will you choose? This is the second basement floor, unless you are a rat, fleeing is impossible. Unless you are still waiting in vain for someone to save you.��


    Faced with the enemy��s provocation, Sheyan remained silent leaving one the feeling of being as stubborn as a rockpletely treating Cazider��s word like a fart. This corridor was decorated luxuriously, the materials used were highly mmable. Cazider only utilized a small spark to bring about a huge ze, swallowing up the entire corridor, furiously licking up what was in its path.

 Chapter 17: Counterattack

    <h4>Chapter 17: Counterattack</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: Elkassar


    Time was running out, after just a few minutes, the entire corridor was burning up, producing thick greyish smog. Although the mes still had to cover a short distance before reaching Sheyan, the heat had already permeated through to the inside, enveloping the entire area.


    At this moment, the seemingly powerless Sheyan who was leaning against the wall licked the corner of his mouth,where there was a big patch of purplish ck blood. A fishy taste spread through the entire tongue.


    That was the taste of blood!


    His originally disorganized expression suddenly sharpened, and a slight smile escaped his lips. This sort of expression should not be appearing on a person that was at the brink of death. It was the gleeful expression of a hunter who had spent years of hunting his prey and had just caught it.


    ��Your gun skills are really precise.��


    Sheyan suddenly raised his voice. Although his injuries weren��t light, his health regeneration was fairly high. After resting for a while he became energized, his words were extremely clear, he was speaking clearly and loudly amidst the crackling ze.


    ��I already made a call at the start.��


    Hearing it, Cazider furiouslyughed, making a call in this Terminator world? Who can he call, is it a superhero in underpants fighting for justice? Furthermore this guy speaks without reasoning, maybe he already understands his fate and is now spouting rubbish? However he listened as Sheyan continued:


    ��Do you remember the first time you used a grenade to escape? My strength is 12 points, I could easily use a door to shield me exhausting only a few additional seconds. However i took an entire 5 minutes, that was when I made the call.��


    The fire was spreading rapidly, and had already reached the room Sheyan was in, the choking smoke engulfed the area but the real danger were the mes. However at this moment Sheyan seemed very carefree, and even exined in details to the disbelieving Cazider about his own phonecall.


    Cazider didn��t reply, sneering he felt that he hadpletely exposed Sheyan��s n - that was to casually spout nonsense in order to distract him, and finally rush out to counterattack. Currently, the situation was dire, if Sheyan did not run out now he would be burned alive, rushing out still presented a thread of hope.


    This cold blooded killerughed gently, holding onto his M500 pistol he aimed at the entrance of the room now covered with thick smog. Beside him he also ced a fully loading shotgun. With Cazider��s out of this world gun skills, once Sheyan rushed out, what awaited him was a greeting of painful assault. Even if he managed to reach Cazider, there was still a shotgun which thrived in close range. Under this sort of dual pronged assault, even if Sheyan doesn��t perish he will be crippled!


    Yet Sheyan had no intention of rushing out.


    With a face full of blood he leaned against the wall, looking with a somewhat frivolous and mocking expression, heughed as he spoke. The meaning of his words were akin to a fisherman when he is casting his, at first nce it looked like a worn out tattered but was actually a heavenly.


    ��My call was made to the Los Angeles police department.��


    Cazider was originally focusingpletely on aiming at the entrance on guard against Sheyan escaping, but after hearing Los Angeles police department these words, he suddenly turned nervous even getting a strong wanting to urine sensation in his dder!


    ��Boom!�� At the same time the M500 in his hands suddenly misfired! This kind of basic mistake was onlymitted by new recruits, such was the impact of Sheyan��s words on Cazider!


    ��Beforehand I witnessed a live broadcast on television, a supermarket robber contestant was overly arrogant and was finished off by the Delta anti-terror task force. Furthermore the broadcast did not mention the whereabouts of the stolen goods - Is it because they were worried the tv station would unt the total amount of stolen goods, why would Los Angeles station miss out on this point? Obviously they didn��t managed to find it! If they found the stolen loot, then the government would certainly broadcast the police��s sess to appease their citizens.


    ��At that time i was deliberating, robbing the supermarket may not necessarily be just one guy. Going by logic, one person would be outrightly staging the robbery while another would support in the shadows. Haha, that unfortunate guy, although his speed was fast, his thinking was wed, braving all the danger only to let his aplice bag the entire loot by himself.��


    Presently Sheyan��s body was still not within the fire, but although the mes were only 5-6 metres away, he seemed extremely calm and assured. As though he was under a small shade in the summer still away from the ze, and even had an asional cooling wind blowing in his direction. On the contrary, on the outside, Cazider was in a state of panic, sweat beads dripping from his forehead, gritting his teeth he was like an ant on top of a hotpot.


    ��When i just entered this world, I only had 10 dors on hand. Thinking of a solution but using a slightly hical method, I could only manage to earn a few thousand dors. Yet you are able to produce tens of thousands just to fight over a gun! You take me for a fool and a pushover? If you are not a contestant, then i wouldn��t mind this sort of provocation which broke out into a robbery (Speaking about the initial bidding for the gun). But if you are a contestant, then the origin of your money is definitely not legit!��


    ��Of course, this doesn��t eliminate the possibility of you striking a lottery and winning a fortune, however why would that woman without hesitation call you a snitch? It was because she recognized the revolver in your hand to be that of the police! Haha, a contestant that brings around his cash as well as a police revolver - That is why i can confirm, you are that aplice to the supermarket robbery! Initially I was hoping that you would not vie with me for that shotgun, but you actually dared to go against the rules and open fire! Then don��t me me for being vicious!��


    ��Also, the reason you dared towlessly murder everyone, was because you determined that the underground society thugs would not call the police no matter how grave was the situation.�� Sheyan looked at the nearby raging mes and the rolling grey fumes, he raised his voice in a crazyughter:


    ��Yet you would never expect, I fulfilled my responsibility as a good citizen, reporting to the police that presently there was a vicious and merciless criminal possessing a police revolver and using it for murder and personal gains!��


    After Sheyan spoke, he stood up, he unzipped his pants and peed onto the nearby window curtain. Afterward he then tore down the dam curtain, covering his nose with it, he immediately lowered his body and rushing out of the entrance and into the sea of fire!


    To an ordinary person, this sea of mes would send one to heaven, but to a contestant like Sheyan, it was just superficial burns and injuries. ��Peng!�� Sheyan heavily banged open the ming door, mes zing everywhere, seizing the chance he rolled and took cover behind a nearby corner.


    This action, was meant to extinguish the mes on his body, and also to try and dodge any iing attacks. When Sheyan raised his head, he was apletely empty corridor and stairs, where the originally camping Cazider stood was an empty space.


    ��Trying to leave now is toote already.��


    Sheyan��s face currently exhibited a scheming smile. If he wasn��t fully certain, how could he release the news of reporting to the police? Killing and impersonating the police is one of the most severe crimes, naturally it would be number one on the police��s priority list, once they had a lead they would immediately set off.


    It was already nearing 20 minutes since he reported, there should already be a crowd of policeman cordoning off the entire ce. Furthermore, when Sheyan reported to the police, he had also leaked information on Cazider��s appearance. Hence it was impossible for Cazider to escape from the police with such a strong lead.


    Cazider was pressed into a dilemma, he did not have an innate ability like Sheyan��s ��Endurance�� to protect him from iing attacks. If he were to get caught in a crossfire, he would definitely perish!


    Therefore if he wanted to escape he had to massacre his way out. Initially he had already killed several policeman, if he were to continue his mindless ughter, he would very possibly cross the boundary and trigger the worse oue. That oue was the Delta anti-terror task force, likewise he would be finished!


    Presently, the sounds of gunfire filled the dense air, as Cazider had already started exchanging blows with the police. However the gunshots faded down as if both sides had reached a standstill. Sheyan was not in hurry to leave, but first examined the wounds on his body and let them recover a little before deciding.


    After a series of examinations, Sheyan realized the astonishing speed of a contestant��s health regeneration. Although the wound atop his forehead looked awful, it had already stopped bleeding, leaving just a slight headache. This should be because his brain abnormalities had notpletely recovered. The wounds sustained on his arms were not even painful or had any abnormal effects, the bleeding hadpletely stopped, much less to say of his other superficial wounds. Of course, if he had entered a state of near death through his injuries, his regenerative powers would greatly weaken.


    Waiting for the appropriate timing, where the gunshots had ceased but it was still very disorderly outside. Sheyan decided not to wash off his bloodied face, as he clumsily ran out frantically shouting out: ��Help!��.Only once he caught the attention of the policemen outside who were still in an alert position, raising their pistols, did he pretend to copse. Gasping for air, he perfectly imitated a cowardly hostage stumbling out of the hostile zone.

 Chapter 18: If you’re not dead, I won’t feel safe!

    <h4>Chapter 18: If you��re not dead, I won��t feel safe!</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: Elkassar


    The police here were very vignt, watching Sheyan struggling for help, they searched his body for any weapons before supporting him up. Sheyan was panting heavily, shivering as he shut his eyes tightly pretending to be terribly anxious about his surroundings. He realized the police mobilization far exceeded his expectations, not only were there numerousrge and small police cars, in mid air were 3 police choppers shining their ring spotlight down from the night sky.


    Because there were huge amounts of casualties, the police set up a first aid district around two ambnces. The people sent there were mostly people who were trampled on amidst the chaos, they were shocked to a stupor, while only about one-third suffered from gunshot wounds.


    Sheyan��s injuries appeared to be very serious, hence he was given priority treatment from the medics. From the start he had only been hostile toward people from the underground organizations, hence he wasn��t afraid of the police interrogating or searching up on him. At this moment, two heavily injured policemen were carried in, one had a gunshot to his chest, one had broken his left leg. These two Los angeles policemen did not look very good, in their pain they angrily cursed out ��That damned bastard inside!��


    One after the other, 7-8 other policemen in need of aid were sent here, all of them sustained non-fatal gunshot injuries and were unable to carry on their duties. Some had a stubborn character andined and cursed repeatedly, while some remained pale and silent as though they were still fearful - these wounds were obviously inflicted by Cazider. Under his insane gun skills and viciousness, these policemen were scared stiff. They were hoping for the Delta anti-terror task force to arrive.


    Sheyan looked up at the hovering helicopter and sneered. This Los Angeles police mobilization, adding onto the leaked information on his appearance, how would Cazider be able to escape this huge mass of police forces? However, very quickly, a policeman still bleeding from his arm having just been relieved from his burdensome duties, hatefullyined:


    ��Guys, that damned lunatic has finally been captured. That bastard actuallysted so long even taking 3 shots before fainting, who knows how much drugs he took!��


    Sheyan��s pupils shrunk, Cazider��s surrender was outside of his expectations, however thinking deeper it made sense. To Cazider, this sort of situation where both fighting and not fighting would not make a difference, unable to escape, surrendering was his only way of surviving. However Sheyan knew, fainting from heavy injuries was a trick, once Cazider was transported to the hospital by the ambnce, how would the police mobilize another huge task force and even the three choppers to watch over him? Chances of escaping would be plentiful then.


    If Cazider remained alive, Sheyan naturally would have an enemy as horrifying as a poisonous snake! Furthermore this brat used long rangebat attacks, he had to live in constant fear daily of such a guy. Sheyan��s heart gradually felt a slight chill, as if an ice cube was lodged somewhere in his body. Therefore, Cazider must die! In a moment, Sheyan gazed at the faraway ambnce with a frozen murderous expression as though a me was ascending.


    After the ce stabilized, the casualties would naturally be sent to the hospital for treatment. Sheyan��s body sustained gunshot wounds, following regtions, he had to be brought to the police station to record his statement. Only Sheyan was extremely crafty, his mind was clear but he pretended he was still in a semi-conscious nauseous state.To anyone questioning him, he would reply he had a splitting headache, his head injury looked very serious, so even with this behavior nobody suspected him. After reaching the hospital and letting the doctor examine him, they could only diagnose he suffered from severe cerebral concussion. Injecting him with a calming dosage and putting him on IV drip they allowed him to rest in a hospital room ced under further observation.


    Following thisrge scale police mobilization, there were plenty of casualties, it was alreadyte at night when they were sent to the hospital. Therefore the doctors on shift were extremely busy, working tirelessly until 2-3 am before stopping. Sheyan��s single room only had a lone policeman guarding it, he was also in charged of the entire stretch of corridor spanning 20 rooms. This policeman also participated in the night operation and was lucky not be injured, however he was extremely fatigued, dozing off dozens of time while sitting down. However, Cazider was enjoying a president suite room, his room had ayer of protection preventing him from leaving, and had 15 policemen guarding it. The external environment was extremely vignt, and very strict.


    However when the clock struck 4 am, Sheyan suddenly opened his eyes, removing his IV drip he tiptoed into the corridor. The on guard policeman was currently in quite a deep sleep, ncing to his left and right, reaching out his hand he grabbed the policeman��s neck dragging him into the nearby storeroom. At this moment, Sheyan received a notification from his nightmare imprint:


    ��You attacked a Los Angeles policeman, your crime index in this terminal world has increased by 10, your current crime index is 10.��


    Sheyan slightly stumbled, however he did not dwell on it as he concentrated on dealing with this policeman. Under the pressure of his immense strength of twice an average person, that poor policeman struggled frantically as his face turned purple, not being able let out a sound. Until his eyeballs rolled back as if he was about to faint did Sheyan loosen his grip as he whispered in his ears:


    ��Mr Policeman, I have no ill intention towards the police force, however that damned lunatic above smeared our ce with the blood and brains of my fellowrades, I will not allow him to go to jail so easily! I want his F**king life! If you obediently corporate, i swear on my ancestor��s name that i will not harm any innocent person!��


    Cazider and hisrade had killed at least 20 Los Angeles policemen. Some of the policemen had good friends who suffered heavy gun injuries. Hence, that unfortunate policeman naturally harbored a grudge against Cazider, after hearing Sheyan��s goal, his sunken face remained silent. His actions however became cooperative as he rxed and took off his police uniform lying on a patient bed, willingly letting Sheyan knock him out cold.


    At this moment Sheyan then inquired of his crime index again, however the nightmare imprint simply replied in a few words:


    Every time you vite thew, your crime index will increase.


    Crime index determines how the police treats you. Consequently, it increases your chance of encountering the police, being interrogated or searched by them.


    Crime index will reduce over time, the higher the crime index, the slower it reduces.


    Although the information wasn��t much, Sheyan had obtained several pointers and conclusion. For example a person with high crime index, that degree of assault from the police was be very high. Just like that dead contestant no. 844, his crime index must have been red hot in order to trigger the Delta anti-terror task force. Simrly, Cazider belonged to the same level of crime index, once the police received news they will immediately mobilize. Although Sheyan��s crime index had increased, however his crime index was still far from the level of being wanted.


    After a deep sleep, Sheyan felt that his strength has recoveredpletely. Heading to the washroom to wash the blood stains off his face and body, he segun to survey the hospital. Preparing a few tactics, he lowered his police cap, and proceeded upwards.


    The policemen that kept watch could naturally obtain primary news. Cazider��s aplice had been gunned down already, furthermore he had no rtion to any Los Angeles�� underground organizations, therefore the policemen were quite rxed. They did not think anyone would try to rescue him from the outside.


    The heavily injured Cazider was handcuffed to his bed, even in the ambnce he was under strict control, as such even in his bedroom he had two policemen carefully observing him. Once there were changes they would immediately report! Under normal circumstances, even if Cazider had wings he would be unable to fly. (Chinese idiom it just means he cannot escape)


    4 am in the early morning, the surroundings silent and peaceful, one could even hear the sound of the clock ticking. Sheyan��s heart was slightly distracted, however he continued prancing forward with his footsteps synchronized to his breathing. Calming himself down, he walked towards the corridor that beheld Cazider��s room.


    The corridor had 4 policemen, all of them dozing off as they leaned against their seats. A huge bearded policeman was snoring loudly. The air was chilly, as goosebumps had formed on their skin, beside them were empty coffee stained cups. Sheyan entered this world with much fear and trepidation, however after several battles, he realized he had be as calm andfortable like a fish in the water. As such he remained steady using light footsteps as he slowly inched forward without anyone noticing him.


    However, when he reached the entrance he heard chatter - obviously the policemen inside were wide awake - to the Cazider who possessed terrifying capabilities, the police did not dare to loosen their guard.


    Sheyan then ced his hands on the door, lightly pushing it open. A piercing sterile odour surged into his nostrils, the room lights remained rather bright as two vignt policemen came over. Holding onto their pistol holsters, they released their grip after seeing the police uniform Sheyan was wearing.

 Chapter 19: Temptation

    <h4>Chapter 19: Temptation</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    ��Sorry���� Said Sheyan in a low voice, locking the door behind him. The two policemen did not understand, and asked curiously: ��What?��


    Sheyan inched closer to one of the policeman, and smashed his knee onto the policeman��s belly! The policeman groaned in pain, however his training had allowed him to withstand the pain, counterattacking, he swung a punch at his enemy��s chin.


    Normally, the receiving party would cover his face and dodge backwards, however, the cruel reality was: His enemy just lightly shrugged his head upon impact, immediately smashing down on this policeman��s head causing him to faint.


    Although Sheyan could still be considered a rookie inbat, full of openings, his innate ability allowed him to ensure his enemy��s closebat abilities were greatly weakened, giving him an unfair advantage!


    After realizing something was wrong, the other policeman immediately retrieved his pistol. However, Sheyan swung his left leg, kicking a nearby stool, it flew with such impact one could hear the whirring sound of the wind. The policeman immediately dodged as the stool crashed onto the wall smashing into several bits, yet he continued to maintain a steady posture taking aim with his pistol. But Sheyan had already arrived in front of him using his hand to strangle this policeman, forcefully pinning him onto the wall!


    The policeman slumped down the wall onto the ground like mud . Learning a lesson from Cazider, Sheyan did not dare to strike a killing blow, contented to just knock the two policemen unconscious.


    The loud happenings inside the room had startled the policemen outside, as in a raging frenzy they retrieved their pistols, and starting banging against the door. However they did not dare to fire off for fear of the bullet ricocheting, and hitting their allies. Hence, the locked door gave Sheyan at least 10 seconds of additional time.


    Every move was already calcted and yed out in Sheyan��s mind a few times, after knocking the policemen out cold, he wasted no time in rushing to Cazider, and suppressing his right hand. This time, Sheyan��s intrusion was ying out perfectly.


    The nket covering Cazider suddenly moved, as something hit against Sheyan��s face. The heavily injured Cazider actually still had the strength to resist! His right hand was also trembling, tightly holding onto an extremely sharp dagger! Before they arrested Cazider, the police would have already conducted a strict full body search, however ever since he had changed into a hospital garment, no one knew where he had acquired this vicious weapon!


    Faced with the sudden chaos, Sheyan only grinned without trying to dodge or escape, he continued pressing down fiercely on Cazider��s wrist. The sharp dagger pierced through his skin, prating into his flesh but was stopped in its track when it encountered the rock solid bone. ��nk!�� The dagger broke! This vicious stab was totally negated by Sheyan��s innate ability. To Sheyan, the heavily injured Cazider without a firearm was not even a threat.


    At this time, Sheyan��s hand was already pressing down on Cazider��s right wrist, using strength to further pressure it down. Cazider let out a miserable scream. His right wrist was being slowly broken! Sheyan was very swift, proceeding to break Cazider��s other wrist. Afterward he forcefully teared apart the handcuffs binding Cazider��s wrist, ripping apart a chunk of flesh at the same time. Cazider��s bleeding and deformed wrists were simply unsightly.


    At that moment, the locked room door had been forced open by the flustered policemen, in a matter of seconds, 5 pistols were being aimed at Sheyan. Three of them were fuming and demanded Sheyan to ce both his hands onto the wall.


    Sheyan suddenly burst into a fit of crazedughter, raising the broken window by Cazider��s side, he proceeded to jump down from the third floor! His powerful strength caused his character to exhibit his decisive and inherently intuitive nature to be on full disy. Simultaneously, gunshots arose and the smell of gunpowder filled the room. At least 7-8 roundsnded on his back but werepletely negated! Sheyan had already experienced resisting the firepower of these small revolvers that the police used. Although his back looked as though it was bleeding excessively, his injuries were merely superficial, as a huge bulk of the projectiles only prated an inch beneath his skin. They were then forcefully squeezed out.


    In contrast to the concentrated gunshot wound on his back, Sheyan suffered more damage from his freefall from the third floor while carrying onto someone. Upon reaching the ground, Sheyan rolled to counter the impact , but he still felt a shooting pain in his legs, and his HP wildly dropped by 30 points. Beforehand, he had already scouted out his escape route, dragging an already half dead Cazider he fled. He then pulled into a nearby police car, hurriedly started the engine, and sped off into the main road.


    When the fuming policemen chased down from the third floor, they realized the other police car wheels have all punctured. They could only suck it up and report the matter. It was now approximately 5 am in the morning, people were still in a deep sleep, it was near impossible to invoke a perfect and efficient response.


    Circling the road for a few rounds, Sheyan ensured he wasn��t being followed by any policemen, he then drove into a small remote street. The environment was very eerie, polluted water flowing about, initially there were several drug users trying to light their cigs, yet after seeing a police car pulling up, they immediately dispersed frantically.


    Sheyan ignored them, turning around to Cazider heughed menacingly. His shiny white teeth was ring under the dimly lit light.


    ��Do you wish to live or die?��


    Cazider was still freezing and trembling from the pain, his facial muscle twitched, at first he wanted to bite his tongue andmit suicide without saying a word, but could not bring himself to do it. In such close proximity, Cazider would not even be Sheyan��s match even at full strength, whats more with both his hands crippled?


    ��What difference will it make, if I chose life or death?��


    Sheyan coldly whispered:


    ��If you wish to die, I can easily throw you onto the streets. If you wish to live, you better honestly answer my questions.��


    ��Then ask.�� Cazider was already forced to a dead end, he did not have much options yet he spoke with a flickering gaze obviously still thinking of something.


    ��The police searched you, and even changed your clothes to a hospital gown, where did you retrieve the dagger that you used to stab me at the start?�� Sheyan asked his first question.


    ��Afterpleting your first mission, your nightmare imprint will unlock a small interspatial capability. You can freely ess it, only it has certain space and weight constraints. As your nightmare imprint rank increases, then the interspatial space will naturally increase.��


    Cazider spoke till here, he saw that Sheyan��s eyes radiated with malicious intent, immediately continuing his sentence:


    ��While entering this world you should have received this notification, this world has a naturally peaceful setting, contestants killing each other will not trigger a drop of loot. Unless a contestant is willing, it is impossible to be able to retrieve an item from the other contestant��s interspatial space. Killing me will not give you any benefits.��


    Sheyan��s lips curled up, then he continued whispering:


    ��I know the injury on your body should have been inflicted by yourself, it is surely real heavy injuries or you would not have fooled the doctor��s eyes. Your goal is to escape by allowing yourself to be captured and entering this hospital. In the hospital you are ced under heavy 24 hours surveince, your body��s healing will not escape the notice of the monitoring equipments. Therefore, surely you have a method of allowing your body conditions to rapidly recover its fullest potential, which would then allow you to escape under the strict surveince.


    ��What I want, is this secret method of yours!��


    Cazider was caught off guard by Sheyan��s words, he lowered his head as he resisted verbally:


    ��How would I know you won��t kill me?��


    Sheyan coldly spoke:


    ��If you don��t tell, you��ll die immediately. If you do tell, you will not die now.��


    Trying to strengthen his persuasion powers, Sheyan��s hand was already tightly gripping his throat. Cazider took a deep breath, by his side suddenly the M500 hi-powered pistol appeared along with a ck shotgun. Obviously they came out from Cazider��s interspatial ce in his nightmare imprint.


    When Cazider was lying on his patient bed, it wasn��t because he did not want to use these firearms, but it was because the recoil was simply too high and he could not withstand it. Originally already heavily injured, in addition to his handcuffed hands this sort of situation caused him to be unable to operate his guns.


    More importantly, Sheyan did not give him ample time to do so. When Cazider had noticed his intrusion, Sheyan was already within a 2-3 meters proximity, the firearm��s utility was not better than a dagger in this distance.


    Looking at these two weapons, Sheyan loosen his grip slipping a slight smile on his face:


    ��I finally see some sincerity in you. Actually you don��t have to be so nervous, did you consider your personal value?��


    Cazider desperately took in huge breaths of air as he looked at Sheyan in astonishment:


    ��What do you mean by this?��


    Sheyanughed:


    ��Haven��t you discovered that our abilities are verypatible?��


    The police car engine produced a grunting sound, as Sheyan switched it off. Walking out from the police car, supporting Cazider up he brought him into a nearby limousine. He then dragged the confused driver out of the driver seat, taking his ce as the car��s engine roared to life.

 Chapter 20: Kill!

    <h4>Chapter 20: Kill!</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: Elkassar


    ��I believe you have noticed, I am the kind that will charge straight up to the opponent,and Ick reliable fire support from far away. You are a long rangebatant, which would be perfectly fine if we were still in our previous world, however we are currently in the Terminator world! You couldn��t even stop me with your few shots, how would you deal with stronger beasts in the future? If we work together, it would be the best of both worlds!��


    Sheyan spoke with great sincerity and reasoning, Cazider deliberated a while, staring at the nearby streemp as he replied softly:


    ��The only reason Iplied to getting heavy injuries and being arrested was because I acquired a certain elixir from someone else previously. This elixir can be used to heal someone up to perfect condition. Only�� I have not met the elixir��s usage requirements, you came too quickly that was why I was in such a sorry state.��


    Sheyan asked:


    ��Acquired from someone else? How did you acquire it?��


    Gently shutting his eyes, Cazider replied:


    ��


    ��This should be your first time here, however I have already experienced another movie world as a contestant. The first time I entered a movie world was�� An extremely chaotic and violent world setting, I acquired this elixir by ident during the chaotic battles.��


    Sheyan understood Cazider��s character, he knew that his so called ��identally��, was actually forcefully seizing, filled with blood and violence. Cazider was a smart person, he knew that Sheyan would want to look at the item after his speech, he then immediately fetched the elixir out to disy it.


    ��Unpurified ck blood glucose.�� (ss: Ordinary)


    ��Origin: Amazon.Borneo Ind.��


    ��Rarity: Blue.��


    ��Effects: within 10 seconds your health will be fully restored, mind in perfect state.��


    ��Exnation: A medicine made from the locals using hundreds of blood orchids.��


    ��Side effects: 10 minutes after consumption, attributes lowered by 33%. Side effectsst for an hour.��


    ��Warning: During the time taken from consuming the elixir and the effects to take ce, you must maintain a peaceful state. Walking, running, attacking or being attacked will result in breaking the effect.��


    ��Usage requirements: Using the elixir requires total Mental power (MP) of 60 points.��


    ��Evaluation: It is your second life if you can find a suitable ce to consume it.��


    Currently, Cazider was feeling very frustrated in his heart. His intelligence wasn��t high, only a mere 8 points which tallies to a total of 80 points of mental power (MP). Furthermore, every time he uses his innate ability: Refraction, it consumes 5 points of MP. When he had been captured by the police, his MP was left with a mere 15 points. While recuperating on the hospital bed, unfortunately his body had suffered heavy injuries to the state of near death, thus his regenerative powers had been weakened greatly. When Sheyan intruded into his hospital room, his MP had only recovered to 43 points. Therefore he could only watch thisw defying item and not use it!


    Looking at this elixir, Sheyan��s gaze flickered and he spoke out:


    ��Give it to me, then we will call it even. Don��t worry about your injuries, a contestant��s regenerative abilities is already out of this world, once you find an underground clinic and a specialist to treat your wounds, you will regain your battle powers after resting for a day. Then we can finally do battle shoulder to shoulder!��


    Cazider��s facial muscles were twitching uncontrobly, he felt as though he could not see through this man. Facing this guy who spoke with great logic and reason, Cazider felt a strange deathly chill in his bones. It was as eerie as a graveyard on a freezing night. He was in a dilemma.


    ��Deal? Or no deal?��


    Sheyan stepped on the gas pedal, the car engine rumbled as the car rolled onto the highway bridge. As though knowing what Cazider was thinking, he didn��t stop but calmly said:


    ��If you were me? Would you let that elixir remain in your hands? Would you be as patient as me?��


    Sheyan faintly hinted at an underlying threat in his words. Cazider felt a chill in his heart, without a choice he followed Sheyan and got down the car, finally deciding:


    ��Okay, I��ll give it to you.��


    The nightmare imprint transmitted ��You have received an unpurified ck blood glucose��. Sheyan slightly grinned, gently patting Cazider��s shoulders, afterwards he suddenly lifted him up and threw him off the bridge!


    Cazider��s miserable shrill echoed through the cold air and vanished as he crash down on to an oing speeding vehicle. The crash coupled with the collision sttered his head wide open as shattered his bones, blood flowed from his eyes, nose and ears as his body was flunged 7-8 metres onto a nearby streemp. That driver wasn��t aw abiding citizen, and had zero intention of stopping to check on him. Cursing his bad luck, he stepped harder onto his pedal and sped off leaving a trail of thick ck exhaust fumes.


    ��Yet another traffic ident���� Sheyan couldn��t help smiling, calmly stepping on his pedal as though he had been numbed from all the killings, he disappeared into the dawn horizon.


    Strictly speaking, Sheyan had sincerely considered partnering with Cazider. That guy possessed insane gun skills shooting a thousand and not missing a single shot, leaving him with a deep impression. If the two had joined forces, their powers would have been second to none!


    However Sheyan did not want to work with him as he did not have a good feeling about it. It was as though he would turn out like that unfortunate contestant no. 1884 who used his life to exchange for Cazider��s freedom and gains.


    It was drizzling outside the window, Sheyan was sitting inside a posh restaurant. Dabbing his mouth with a white handkerchief, he raised his fork to consume his meal. Ever since entering this world, the only thing he ate were two biscuits. He had constantly been famished, and after getting rid of Cazider, he stumbled into the restaurant in hunger.


    Having been a fisherman who travelled widely, Sheyan was familiar with the food here. The restaurant looked quitemon, but their food were fairly sumptuous. Sheyan ordered an entire fatty salmon, butter chicken, australian beef and other small side dishes. Digging into his meal, he paired it with a drink of Italian Chardonnay red wine. As the delicious meal and delightful wine entered his stomach, the fatigue and hunger slowly left him.


    A television in the corner was currently broadcasting the news, everything seemed normal. Sheyan had already inquired from the waitress, apart from the supermarket case there were no order new crime alerts. He tried calling the two secondary ��Sarah Connor��, although there was an answer, he could not determine the Terminator��s future location or actions. This was a good thing, if the reality deviated from the movie��s plot orgged, then the remaining story would then dy as well.


    Right now the real ��Sarah Connor�� was bunking in with a good friend. When Sheyan had earlier called her, he got information that the mother of the resistance leader in the real world was away on vacation. Nobody knew her whereabouts.


    Figuratively speaking, unless the storyline progressed to the point where the Terminator appeared, then the real Sarah Connor would not show up yet. Until the Terminator surfaces, Sarah Connor would also have another specialbatant from the future by her side.


    ��Then���� Sheyan swirled his shimmering wine in his ss, yet his gaze were fixated onto the gorgeous and old-fashioned 1984 California, Los Angeles streetscape.


    ��It��s time.��


    Presently, Sheyan had almostpletely pieced the puzzles of this world together. Since the female lead Sarah Connor was unreachable or not ��in y�� yet, this meant the t-800 would not appear yet for a while. Therefore the next stop was toplete his main mission of destroying the space-time convergence! This mission seemed like there wasn��t a lead, yet it was hidden in a movie scene. When the T-800 Terminator and Kyle Reese entered Sk��s time machine to travel here, they appeared very close to their previous location. That meant that very spot was a location of huge space-time convergence.


    Tossing a tip of 20 dors to the waitress, he found himself a map of Los Angeles. Relying on his memory and perceptive powers, he pinpointed seven possible locations where the t-800 robot and Kyle Reese would appear. gging a cab, he headed for these seven locations.


    After eliminating three less likely locations, his fourth point was not near, needing to travel through half of the entire Los Angeles. Sheyan seized this moment to catch some much needed rest, leaning against the back seat and closing his eyes, as he rubbed his round stomach and began snoring.


    His heart was not one bit nervous, but experienced waves after waves of excitement: such heart pounding experiences and living on the edge, how could itpare to his previous ordinary life? In his previous world where he was in dire straits, his luck suddenly took a 360 degrees turn as he encountered this strange way of living. This feeling was extremely hard to describe.


    Time sped by amidst the journey of traffic lights. At present there was no GPS system but Sheyan was able to deduce his estimated location, as he was soon to arrive at his destination. He had already start to take notice of his surroundings and the vehicles around. Suddenly at this moment, he felt his chest burning up as a cold audible voice emitted in his mind:


    ��WARNING: You have entered a relevant sensitive region, side branch of storyline activated.��


    ��WARNING: You have entered a relevant sensitive region, side branch of storyline activated.��


    ��WARNING: You have entered a relevant sensitive region, side branch of storyline activated.��


    WARNING: The future Sk has deemed you as a threat to the space-time convergence, they have sent an upleted and untested Terminator to eliminate you.��


    ��WARNING: T-750 Terminator was arrive though the space-time convergence in 15 seconds. Your blood type, smell and appearance has been locked on. You can only leave this region after 10 minutes, attempting to leave earlier will allow Sk to pinpoint your location (Extreme danger).��


    ��WARNING: You are the second contestant to activate this side branch of the storyline, the defence mechanism of the space-time convergence been gradually improved. Your predator, T-750 Terminator��s powers has since increased from 70% to 80%.


    ��Notification: Contestant��s first time entering the nightmare realm, after 10 minutes you will gain the aid of the Delta anti-terror task force.��


    ��Notification: The time-space convergence will appear 10 minutes after the death of the T-750 Terminator.��

 Chapter 21: Cornered!

    <h4>Chapter 21: Cornered!</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: Elkassar


    ��F**k!�� this sudden twist of events threw Sheyan��s heart into chaos, as he had not been prepared for it. His facial muscles twitching, he could not help cursing as he grabbed onto the driver��s seat, rushing him to halt the car. The curious driver furiously braked, but the impatient Sheyan threw a stack of dor notes at the driver, leaping out of the car before it stopped.


    ��Sarah Connor��s predator was the robot model T-800, that should be the boss of this Terminator world.�� Sheyan��s brain had began calcting and reflecting on the recent happenings.


    ��This time��s T-750 model, should mean that the Terminator��s power should be lesser than that of the T-800. Following the nightmare imprint��s pointer, this T-750 should only exhibit 80% of his total power.��


    At this moment Sheyan had no time to observe his surroundings, rapidly running towards the nearby two storey cluster of buildings. At the same time he equipped the M500 pistol at his waist while reloading the strong firepowered shotgun. In intensebat, even a few seconds may determine life or death, that is why he had started to prepare all these in the midst of his confusion.


    Although he was equipped with two high firepower weapons, he did not have the skills, like Cazider, topliment them. He could only use them in close range, hence he retreated into a building to give himself a favourable battle environment. Eliminating the possibility of the Terminator using a long range attack to assault him.


    Reaching the doorsteps of one of the buildings, Sheyan banged against the door with his shoulder. ��Pam!�� Cracks emerged on the entire door and suddenly the entire thing, along with the hinge, dislodged and flew inwards. Sheyan had an indomitable look as he entered the room. A ck man dressed like a hippie charged across with a baseball bat, his face full of rage as he uttered vulgarities in his nativenguage. However when he saw the cold ck barrel of the shotgun, he wasted no seconds to raise both hands up and squat by the side.


    Sheyan could not be bothered to exin, lifting the poor guy up and hurling him out of the window,and unknowingly to him, was actually saving his life. At the corner of Sheyan��s eyes, at this moment he could see several extremely ring blue electric currents abruptly appearing at the nearby courtyard. A water pail was swirling in mid air amidst the electrifying blue currents, as the currents slid around the air like a python, looking dangerously terrifying. ��Chi, Chi���� the sound of the currents could be heard within the raging winds, as the surrounding objects were all lifted into the air.


    ��This�� this should be the Terminator about to exit the time convergence!�� Sheyan��s pupils dted. His initial reaction was to pull out his M500 pistol, take aim and fire!


    ��BOOM!�� Light blue fumes arose in spirals. Sheyan discovered his own gun skills were not urate, but that wasn��t important. As the projectile flew closer to the electric currents, its speed and even the speed of the projectile��s spinning gradually slowed down. It was as though time was forcefully slowed down in that area. However, what was stranger was that once the projectile came in contact with the blue electric currents, it dissolved like a block of ice evaporating, and finallypletely vanished into thin air!


    ��This should be the effect of thews of space-time, a lifeless object is unable to pass through but will instead be consumed! That is why the Terminator needs to have a specialyer of flesh and blood constructed as it��s exterior.��


    At this moment, a fewrge strands of blue electric currents started merging into a huge ring blue light screen, it was so bright that the naked eye couldn��t bear the view. Sheyan saw a pair of shades on the kitchen table, and bluntly put it on. Instantly, he could see a huge rough hand reaching out of the time-space convergence, trying very hard to climb out.


    Sheyan knew that was a golden opportunity to attack, however he did not have the skills or the necessary tools. He regretted his earlier actions, if the tenant was still here, he would have used him as a human grenade and tossed him over to test the waters.


    Gradually, the Terminator��s head emerged from within the time-space convergence. He had a shockingly in face, the contours of his face and his hair were simple and he remained emotionless. He gave one the feeling of being a stic surgery model with that sort of face. On the left side of his neck and shoulder de, one could clearly see a small hole the size of a ping-pong ball. The edge of the hole was not defined, exuberating a shing metal radiance. His skin had a tan and burnt look, with smoke rising from it. Light could be seen shing beneath his skin, obviouslying from his interior of steel and machinery. This was the probably the reason he only retained 80% of its battle powers.


    As half of the Terminator��s body emerged from the space-time convergence, a sudden eye piercing radiance shed again, as the onlooking Sheyan even with the shades could only shut his eyes and look away. When he turned back to look, that T-750 model Terminator was already standing still on the ground, it��s cold lifeless eyes staring at Sheyan. That was the kind of re that had no respect for life, filled with destruction, a raging flood of destruction that would be merciless even to its own kind!


    Sheyan remained speechless, steadily raising the shotgun in his hands aiming the ck barrel in the Terminator��s direction.


    Anynguage had lost it��s purpose. Faced with a cold, emotionless, devoid of logic, menacing beast, Sheyan could feel an unexinable chill in his heart. The Terminator began edging forward, bending it��s waist, he suddenly burst forward at a frightening pace. Sheyan concentrated his strength on his fingertips, without hesitation he triggered it, unleashing the might of the shotgun!


    ��BOOM!�� the smoking fumes arose. The stic projectile from the bullet shot out from the shotgun��s barrel. The stic projectile shattered releasing hundreds of minute steel balls, forming into a rain of steel balls. Even the air felt like it ripped apart releasing a prating whistling sound. The iing Terminator stumbled a moment, as if an invisible hand was keeping him in ce, as it ripped open it��s exterior flesh exposing a shiny white metallic bone inside.


    Sheyan remained calm andposed as he edged forward, tightly pressing onto the trigger. The strong recoil from the shotgun waspletely negated by Sheyan��s immense strength. The Terminator, in the face of wave after waves of metallic rain, staggered and starting twitching. However it continued pressing on with great tenacity. Horrifyingly, the metallic balls from the shotgun smashing onto the Terminator��s enduring body sounded like raindrops. The only damage it caused was ripping the flesh apart to expose the interior,pletely unable to cause heavy injuries. Only the surrounding walls and floor were now stained with a great deal of flesh and blood portraying a perfect horror scene.


    The shotgun only had capacity for 6 rounds, after Sheyan��s frenzied spraying, he had no time to reload. Tossing away his shotgun, he reached out for the nearby baseball bat. Who knew that once the T-750 Terminator was relieved of the oing pressure, he stomped down with a strength of more than 200 kg as the wooden board beneath him was smashed to bits. Summoning his matchless strength he burst forward abruptly.


    Sheyan had never expect that this T-750 Terminator��s burst of strength was that terrifying, covering a span of 7-8 metres in an instance. What was more frightening was that even after the assault from the shotgun, that T-750 Terminator seemed like it did not sustain any legitimate damage as he charged forward at Sheyan, sweeping across with his right hand! Faced with such terrifying speed, Sheyan tried to dodge but instead took a direct blow from the fist.


    ��BAM!�� Sheyan flew from the impact, spinning three rounds in midair smashing through a wall partition and flying a further 5-6 metres. As he flew in mid air, he crashed into many different objects. Shaking his head from his giddiness, he actually felt no pain. However, half of his face had gone numb, this lips were twitching uncontrobly as he felt that he had lost several of his teeth. Suddenly he felt a burning sensation from the injured area, as a searing pain started to extend to his entire body!


    ��You received a total of 50(80 - 25) points of damage from the T-750 Terminator��s attack.��


    ��You are now in the state of giddiness, your attack speed and movement had been lowered by 25%. Effectsst for 30 seconds.��


    If an ordinary person had been hit with this blow, he would have definitely died upon impact. Sheyan��s body was superior to an average person by four folds,but, even with his innate ability, he had still been reduced to such a sorry state!


    ��F**k!��


    Sheyan rolled and forced himself up, his cheeks were swollen as he panted heavily. Looking at the nearby T-750 Terminator inching closer step by step, he coughed a mouthful of blood. His heart felt extremely dreadful. Beforeing here, he had already a very high estimation of the Terminator boss��s potential strength. But he never expected the output of strength of a T-750 Terminator operating at 80% to be so fearful. He was powerless in the face of such tremendous strength.


    The Terminator was an emotionless beast, it was also a smart and ruthless machine not giving any openings to its enemies. He would not delight in a sessful blow nor will he cower in the face of failure. After one assault, this T-750 Terminator mercilessly continued moving towards Sheyan, raising his feet and stomping it down.


    As the Terminator��s feet stomped down on him, Sheyan could hear a horrifying exploding sound intruding into the atmosphere.

 Chapter 22: Death match

    <h4>Chapter 22: Death match</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: Elkassar


    ��Kaboom!�� Dust filled the air following the Terminator��s aggressive stomp, the entire 1 metre of wooden flooring had been smashed inwards and the water pipes beneath broke as well. Water spurted out in all directions, enveloping the entire room in a mist. At the crucial moment, Sheyan managed to roll to the left, dodging the stomp, however the broken wood fragments pierced his skin forming many bloodied scars.


    The Terminator retracted his feet from the chaotic mess he just created, swinging around to face Sheyan once again. However he swung around with a rather sluggish mechanical movement - Sheyan immediately noticed that atop his neck there was a wound with shes of electricity jolting out of it. His heart was stirred, but he continued rolling away, he picked himself up and started sprinting off. Yet he noticed, that the Terminator��s reaction speed was slower by about 50%!


    If this was the case�� Sheyan took in a deep breath and stopped retreating. Picking up a stool he rushed against the Terminator! The angle at which he rushed forward was ingeniously abnormal, charging straight up to the T-750 Terminator��s left shoulder injury. Roaring, he swung the stool down onto the T-750 Terminator��s left shoulder, and the stool splintered into three. However he could clearly see, the wound on the Terminator��s shoulder was emitting more jolts of electricity.


    Simultaneously, Sheyan had once again been struck by the T-750 Terminator��s left fist on his chest, and thrown for a full 2-3 metres! He curled up his body in mid air, as he smashed to the ground face twitching in agony. Yet his gaze maintained a crazy excitement.


    ��Nice!��


    Sheyan rolled over as he high kneeled on the ground, clutching his chest. Gritting his bloodied teeth and heavily panting, his gaze shed an intense viciousness. ording to his calctions, the T-750 terminator��s left punch strength had simrly been affected. Although this blow was stillrgely threatening, after his innate ability, Endurance, it only deducted a total of about 20-30 Life Points. This sort of damage to the exceedingly high HP of 180 points Sheyan, was definitely tolerable.


    Sheyan then picked up a sharp iron pincer from the nearby firece, and started circling around the Terminator, always maintaining his position on the left of the T-750 Terminator. Suddenly, he frenziedly charged forward, but instantaneously retreated again! The T-750 Terminator��s actions maintained a certain cunningness, shing a red light from his eyes as if confused from Sheyan��s back and forth movements. Wildly swinging his fist to attack, itnded a heavy blow onto the nearby pir.


    The flesh on his fist split open, spilling much blood and exposing a shiny metallic bone beneath. The entire room shook, as dust floated down slowly as though the room was going to copse any second.


    Grasping this golden opportunity, Sheyan��s gaze shifted as he immediately pounced forward with great ferocity. Summoning his remaining strength in his body, he heavily struck down furiously on the wounded hole of the T-750 terminator with the pincer.


    ��Chi Chi Chi���� An electrifying sound filled the air. Sheyan could feel a strong resistive force against his hands, as he started trembling uncontrobly from head to toe. His eyes had currently been blinded by the ring burst of electricity, screaming out loud, his body was suddenly hurled across the sky smashing back first onto a wall 3 metres away. The impact smashed the wall clocking as decorations, metal parts and gears fell to the ground.


    Looking at the metal pincer, it had already been distorted into a donut shaped object, piercing into the shoulder of the T-750 Terminator��s shoulder de. Electrifying blue currents were shing from within and out of the shoulder. As the T-750 Terminator copsed to the ground, its entire body was shaking violently and the wound had already expanded to the size of a bowl. The surrounding flesh had been wildly ripped apart, and was burnt ck as if it had just been barbequed. There was strange pungent odouring out of it.


    Sheyan noticed that theyer of flesh covering the Terminator��s body was more useful than what he originally thought it would be. In his impression, the Terminator��s flesh primary function was to protect and prevent them from being consumed by the space-time convergence. Its other functions was to be used as a disguise, to blend into a crowd of humans.


    However, it seemed that the flesh covering the Terminator had a direct impact on its speed, attacking capabilities and even its defensive capabilities. If this T-750 terminator��s skin had been perfect, then its attacks would possess a more terrifying focus.


    Sheyan forced himself up from the ground, restraining that numbing and fainting feeling he felt in his body. The T-750 Terminator slowly picked itself up as well, as a clear and crisp ��chi chi chi chi�� sound could be heard from within his body. Although it had sustained heavy injuries, the T-750 Terminator showed no hint of anger, pain or fear. In contrast, he started taking one step at a time towards Sheyan.


    ��You have been shocked by the T-750 terminator��s internal electric currents, sustaining numbing abnormalities. Movement speed has been reduced by 50%. Effects will wear off by 15% every 2 seconds, amounting to a total of 8 seconds.��


    ��Damn!�� Sheyan could sense that his limbs were uncooperative. He struggled as hard as he could to distance himself from the T-750 Terminator, but the harsh reality was that the gap was getting smaller and smaller! There��s a phrase which says a cornered beast is the most dangerous, but yet Sheyan felt as though an injured Terminator was the scariest. This was because if it wasn��t thoroughly destroyed, then he would carrying on hunting like a God of war. Cold, emotionless, cruel and persistent.


    Sheyan��s state was so miserable he could only attempt to roll away, hiding in a nearby room and locking the door behind him. However in one second, the wooden door was easily sted open by the Terminator. The T-750 Terminator charged forward, the loose wires hanging out from his wound seemed to add to his overwhelming threatening demeanor. Locating Sheyan��s position, he raised his feet again and heavily stomped downwards.


    Sheyan wasn��t able to dodge it this time, receiving the stomp straight to his chest. Sheyan��s vision started ckening, as he could hear a crackling sound believing that his bones were breaking. Blood rushed up his throat as it spurt out explosively from his mouth. The wooden flooring underneath had also broken and sunk in. Sheyan was literally being stomped into the ground alive.


    ��I�� How can I die here?�� Within the agony and gasping for air, Sheyan let out a crying roar, both his eyes were burning with a ferocity to survive! Both his hands were wrapped around the T-750 Terminator��s left leg, trying to force the Terminator to fall. However, the T-750 Terminator��s strength far exceeded his, and once again kicked against Sheyan. Sheyan flew and smashed head first into a nearby pir as the bricks were flung about and the dust engulfed the air. Sheyan��s forehead had a distinct and horrifying wound, covering his entire face with blood.


    Sheyany on the floor, desperately gasping for air. Although he had sustained extremely heavy injuries, his lifepoints greatly exceeded an average human by four times, coupled with his endurance ability, he still managed to force himself up to do battle. However his body had started swaying, and he looked like an arrow that was at the end of its flight. The only good news was that the numbing effect on his body andpletely vanished, he would not be easily pressured like before.


    ��Now my HP is barely at 50 points, before the Delta anti-terror task force arrives, there��s still a huge gap of 4 minutes 31 seconds. Give up�� or should I continue battling?��


    Sheyan raised his brows, spitting out a mixture of sand and blood. At the moment, he suddenly recalled the battle that took ce in the living room just now. His eyes sparkled, immediately fleeing in that direction.


    This was because of the underground water pipe that broke open. With the room bursting with water, Sheyan had witnessed the T-750 Terminator��s wound jolting with light blue electrical current. Grinning coldly, he stood beside the nearby sofa, picked up a ss filled with water , and immediately threw it forward.


    The T-750 Terminator was unfazed by the iing ss, his cold, murderous gaze only had one target and that was Sheyan! This ss of water shattered upon impact on the Terminator��s shoulder. A big amount of water seeped into the Terminator��s wound. Instantaneously, light blue electric currents jolted out as Sheyan gently blinked his eyes.A thick smoke emerged from the wound, as the T-750 Terminator��s body started violent jerking. After a few seconds, both its left leg and left shoulder appeared to be lifeless which should be the internal machinery circuit sustaining damage. After Sheyan once again threw another ss of water, there were no additional effects and even the electric sparks were gone. Obviously the circuit inside had beenpletely shut down.


    Yet, the T-750 Terminator was still able to move, as it continued to close the gap! However, his movement now had been greatly reduced to a slow limping. At this moment, Sheyan bent his waist, roaring loudly, he was like an angry bull chasing the red g as it knocked against the nearby pir!


    This building had been constructed about 20-30 years ago already, its foundation materials were already old and fragile. The pirs were the only things holding the second floor up. Initially the T-750 Terminator had struck a blow already, as cracks had begun surfacing. After Sheyan��s full might charge, the strength was equivalent to about 3 young men working together; the pir which was already supporting the upper level��s weight, couldn��t withstand the pressure anymore as it swayed and eventually copsed.

 Chapter 23: You’ve been Terminated

    <h4>Chapter 23: You��ve been Terminated</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: Elkassar


    Sheyan had already nned his escape route before knocking the pir down. It took roughly 3 seconds for the building to entirely copse which was enough time for him to leap out of the window. The mobility impaired T-750 Terminator limped after Sheyan for a few steps, then got buried beneath the rumbling and rolling concrete and dust.


    The interior battle did not cause much of a ruckus to the surrounding neighbors, yet such a big scale event like the building copsing could not elude their attention. After escaping out of the window, Sheyan did not pause as he ran to a distant off-road vehicle with a face full of blood and dirt and violently coughing. After opening the vehicle��s door, he immediately hopped into the driver��s seat! The fuming driver wanted to refute him however upon seeing the threatening M500 at Sheyan��s waist, he lowered his head, turned around and started running away clumsily.


    Sheyan hastily pressed down onto the gas pedal, as the off-road vehicle roared into life. Thick ck fumes escaped the exhaust as the back wheels frenzily spun into action, and the friction against the road caused road dirt and sand to fog up. In the distant building ruins, a shimmering mechanical hand with lumps of bloodied flesh, reached out from within the debris. Summoning its strength, the hand started pushing against the debris around it. Finally the T-750 Terminator��s upper body surfaced in Sheyan��s view.


    The T-750 terminator exhibited numerous flesh wounds, its mechanical body also had numerous damaged areas which had blue sparks jolting out. The only unchanged part was its red ring eyes, cold and emotionless with an evesting maliciousness!


    Within the vehicle Sheyan coldly observed, after a short while, the off-road vehicle began speeding forward.


    ��BAM!�� The off-road vehicle jolted forward on the ruins , as the front bumper collided straight into the upper body of the T-750 Terminator. This alien machine assassin could not resist such great collision force, as it flew upon impact along with the surrounding debris and dirt. It flew a great 20 plus metres beforending on the ground and slid against the road.


    At this moment, the T-750 Terminator actually still tried to stabilize its body, using its left hand of steel to forcefully grab the concrete pavement, forming a trail of sparks due to the friction. The T-750 Terminator��s left leg had been ripped apart, as it��s leg was previously caught by something within the ruins and had torn apart upon collision. Beneath its thigh were several electrical wires as though they were arteries and veins, shooting sparks.


    The present Sheyan wasn��t going to stop just yet, he reversed back to face the Terminator. With a murderous look, he pressed the gas pedal as the vehicle roared forward. In a matter of seconds, the off-road vehicle climbed to a speed of 100 km/h, as the wheels produced a trail of thick smoke, once again heavily colliding onto the T-750 Terminator! However this time, Sheyan dived out of the vehicle before its collision. Making anding roll, he witnessed the off-road vehicle charging forward like a raging bull, smashing into the T-750 Terminator as it dragged it all they way, finally colliding into a nearby multi-storey building!


    In that moment, during the collision, Sheyan could clearly see the bumper of the vehicle had a huge dent, as it further distorted, and folded up. Following it was a ferocious explosion, as the raging mes and thick fumes gobbled the vehicle up.


    ��Phew���� Sheyan heaved a sigh of relief.


    In such an intense battle, he had clenched his teeth and strenuously persisted. Yet once the adrenaline wore off, he felt a wave of pain and fatigueing over his body. He could feel several broken bones within him, and all he wanted to do was lie down and do nothing. However there were still 2 minutes before the Delta anti-terror task force would arrive. Sheyan didn��t dare to becent, he walked to a nearby car intending to leave immediately.


    At this moment, there was a sudden movement within the burning ruins, as something climbed out of the raging mes. It was actually the remaining half of the T-750 Terminator! Except for his chest and up, the rest of his mechanical body was smashed and scattered. Yet he still used his cyborg hand, which was still in working condition, to crawl one inch at a time, as he lifted this sinister head up with still an unwavering look. Its ring red eyes were still focused on Sheyan as if he had never once forgotten his main mission!


    Sheyan��s face twitched, as his face formed a crazy and ruthless expression. With big steps he charged forward, pouncing onto the T-750 Terminator��s back. He then extended his muscr arms to restrain the Terminator��s neck. The T-750 Terminator had just crawled out from a raging fire, therefore its mechanical body was burning hot. A foul smell of burnt flesh filled the air, yet Sheyan was oblivious or he simply could not feel it. Clenching his teeth, he pressed down with strength! The steel arms of the T-750 Terminator futily brandished against the empty sky.


    ��Chi chi chi chi���� the miserable yet emotionless sound of the T-750 Terminator could be heard from its neck, followed by a piercing crackling sound! The dim electrical currents within its mechanical body flickered. Sheyan roared out loud, grabbing a nearby steel rod on the floor, he ruthlessly pierced it directly into the eye socket of the T-750 Terminator!


    Living with great joy, dying without regrets!


    Light radiated out of the pierced area, as the head of the T-750 Terminator violently shuddered. It rolled and shook violently for about 5-6 metres, as the ring red light flickered in its other eye and finally extinguished.


    ��You have done a total damage of 40 points to the T-750 Terminator.��


    ��T-750 Terminators remaining life point value - 13.��


    ��You have killed the T-750 Terminator.��


    ��Milestone: Machine predator. You have killed ? Terminators. You are left with 2 more terminators before achieving this milestone.��


    ��You solo killed a T-750 Terminator, you have gained an additional 200 utility points. Utility points are your currency, and can be used in various ways.��


    ��You have acquired 1 summoning key (Blue).�� (Key was dropped by the T-750 Terminator, you can use this key to call upon and open the treasure chest from the T-750 Terminator to obtain your battle loot.��


    Receiving this notification from the nightmare imprint, Sheyan didn��t have the time to look. He urgently hurried over to where the T-750 Terminator first appeared through the space-time convergence. Although it was just a pile of ruins, clearly and distinctly seen was a weird foreign like crystal, a metre long transparent empty diamond floating in midair. There was a glimmer of electric light radiating in the center.


    Although currently there were several frantic people running and shouting about, they seemed to bepletely oblivious to his levitating crystal. Sheyan knew in his heart that his object was the critical Space-time convergence of his personal main mission. He walked forward, casually positioning a crooked chair as he used strength to step up.


    The space-time convergence seemed to contain ripples of brilliance. Sheyan took several deep breaths, raising the chair and repeatedly pounding onto the crystal 10 times. The space-time convergence was covered in spider web like cracks, before it stopped radiating. With a loud bang, it exploded brightly, as its fragments gently drifted off.


    Instantaneously, the nightmare imprint notified:


    ��You have destroyed the space-time convergence.��


    ��Main mission: Dispose of the Space-time convergence.��


    ��Mission summary: Sk had begun preparations to send a Terminator from the future to carry out an assassination n. However to activate time travel, there must first be a strong space-time convergence in order to transport the terminator safely to the past.��


    ��Mission focus: Dispose of the time-space convergence that Sk had set in this world.��(Completed)


    ��You can choose to receive a mission reward before returning to the nightmare realm in 5 minutes.��


    ��You can choose to dy receiving your mission reward and continue exploring this world.��


    ��WARNING: You can choose anytime except in a state of battle to receive your mission reward. However the time of receiving the reward cannot exceed the stipted deadline (48 hours), or the mission will be deemed as iplete.��


    Exnation: State of battle means you are attacking someone or someone is attacking you. No matter if you are the attacker or the target, you will escape the battle state once you do not receive an attack or dish out an attack within 100 seconds.


    Sheyan was currently too upied to look at this notification because from far away he could hear the piercing sound of the police siren - the police were here. That terrifying Delta anti-terror task force wouldn��t be that far. Therefore, he instantly searched for a motorbike to escape. Previously he assaulted several policemen, forcibly taking over vehicles and intruding civilian��s houses, his crimes were not few. It would be best if he could elude the police, also a motorbike was a nimble and speedy mobile vehicle which was his primary choice.


    He passed two blocks riding on his motorbike, however a chilling to the bone sensation came over him as his heart was screaming with difort. Suddenly from the front appeared a deep ck huge police vehicle, moving across about 10 metres in front of Sheyan. The window retracted as five huge ck barrels emerged from within, aiming at the same time! Sheyan felt a cold sweat enveloping his entire body. Faced with these 5 barrels, if they were tomence fire, even at his peak condition he would melt in a matter of seconds. What more his body was covered in injuries!


    ck gloves, ck firearm!

 Chapter 24: The lethal weapon from 49 years later

    <h4>Chapter 24: The lethal weapon from 49 yearster</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: Elkassar


    ��BOOM!�� The five ck barrels sprayed out long and explosive red gun fire, however to the human ear it sounded like one united bang. The delta anti-terror task force��s level of training was unimaginable, as they actually aimed towards a double storey building about 100 metres right behind Sheyan. Suddenly someone actually leapt out of the window. His clothes fabric were torn and floating around, and even contained a trace of blood on them. However, the person was actually able to do a somersault in midair and was even able to raise and aim his UZI SMG (Sub-machine gun) .


    ��DA DA DA! DA DA DA! DA DA DA!��


    Gunshots exploded forth, as fumes emerged from within the police van and a clear line of bullet holes could be seen! After receiving an assault from the Delta anti-terror task force, that man actually still managed to stabilize himself in mid air and counter attacked! What was more impressive was that the UZI SMG was a short range gun because of its rapid fire speed, yet he was able to hit with such organized precision from 100 meters away. His defence capabilities were high, yet his gun skills were unimaginable!


    Who is he?


    Afternding on his feet, that ck figure immediately escaped from the killing zone, as the Delta anti-terror task force was unable to pursue further. After showing his battle prowess, the distant building produced yet another human figure, rushing frantically towards the Delta anti-terror task force. This figure was familiar to Sheyan, it was actually the bearded guy whom he encountered right after entering this world!


    ��Yup, I remembered after entering this region I received a notification, saying that I was the second contestant to activate the storyline.��


    Sheyan squinted his eyes, his eyes beaming with craftiness, he only saw as the Delta anti-terror task force ignored him and left in a sh. He reflected on his memory:


    ��Then�� this bearded guy should be the first person to activate the mission in this region? That ck figure who actually dared to resist the Delta anti-terror task force is he a��Terminator? Looks like the emphasis that Sk ces on different T-750 models were different. It is obvious the one i encountered thrived at closebat fist fighting, he did not utilize a single firearm that should be his weak point. Then�� this far rangebatant terminator��s weak point should possibly be closebat?��


    Hesitating for a brief period, that huge police van had no intention of giving up, as it sped off towards the T-750 Terminator��s direction. Sheyan was about to press down the pedal of his motorbike, he suddenly realized there was a trace of fresh blood on the floor. His heart was stirred, suspecting it was a relevant clue. Continuing forward he spun one round with the motorbike and drove into a nearby alley.


    Sheyan stopped at the end of the alley, pushing open a nearby door. The owner of the house wasn��t around, which saved Sheyan a considerable amount of efforts. Sheyan proceeded into the bathroom, washing off all his blood stains from head to toe. He then stripped his clothings, and started treating his wounds with the mirror. Afterwards he then started investigating the information he received after eliminating his T-750 Terminator.


    The first thing to settle was definitely that summoning key. Examining closely, Sheyan noticed that apart from looking like an ordinary key, a greenish grey aura enveloped the key. The key had a stainless steel appearance giving it a murky appearance, as if it had withstood the test of time. The key had a dense decorative design engraved onto it, giving it a special futuristic look.


    Sheyan concentrated his thoughts, as they key started to radiate with a warmth brilliance. Following that, a simrly designed and colored chest appeared. The chest was about as big as a luggage case. As Sheyan slotted the key into the keyhole, the chest cover swung open producing two items from within:


    Cobalt and steel alloy exoskeleton (Left-hand) (Damaged)


    Origin: Michigan, America, Sk no. 71 Factory, ninth production belt.


    Equipment rarity: White


    Equipment effects: Increases your unarmed battle power by 3-33 points.


    Equipment requirements: Strength 8 points, physique 10 points.


    Equipment position: Hand


    Material: Cobalt and steel alloy mix


    Possible additional instation: Flesh sticyer (Function has ceased). Maic weapon absorption examining system (Lacking necessaryponents)


    Weight: 4.8 Kg


    Length: 352mm


    Special effects: While attacking, slight possibility of ignoring the enemy��s defence.


    Weapon can be repaired 0/1 times. (Equipment��s value can increase after repair)


    Evaluation: This weapon is not hard to repair - If you can go to 2029, and create a good rtionship with Sk.


    Equipment Battle points: 12


    Main CPU Microchip (Damaged)


    Origin: Michigan, US, Sk Factory no. 24 , seventh assembling department.


    Item rarity: Light blue


    Equipment position: Misceneous/ Backpack


    Weight: 3.77g.��


    Length: 32 mm


    Usage: You will receive a side mission.


    Additional: You will receive 400 utility points.


    Evaluation: In the eyes of some fools, this thing is garbage. For others, this thing is the entire world.


    Sheyan observed the two items, without hesitation he equipped the cobalt steel exoskeleton. From the external view, it looked extremely weird as though the entire left arm had metamorphosed into the huge terminator��s arm. Afterwards, he realized that the nightmare imprint could utilize a certain camouging ability. As long as he wasn��t inbat state, then his equipped item would still look like an ordinary hand. Therefore, he did not have to worry about drawing too much attention from the public.


    After equipping the cobalt steel exoskeleton, the nightmare imprint issued a notification: Do you want to use your materials at hand tomence repairation of equipment? Yes/ No. Inquiring, previously you did not have any engineering capabilities, also you only possess simple tools and materials at hand. Equipment repairing chance: 0.03 %. Repair count 0/1.


    Sheyan immediately chose no. It was obvious this equipment only had one repairing chance, wasting it would mean losing it. Even if he was a fool, he wouldn��t bet on the impossible odds of 0.03%.


    He then practiced a few blows with his left hand, feeling that the threatening strength of his fist had went through huge upgrades. He nodded his head in satisfaction. Then he picked up that brokenputer microchip, simultaneously receiving another notification from the nightmare imprint. It probed him if he wanted to ept the mission quest, deliberating for a awhile, he selected ept.


    Side mission: epted:


    Difficulty level: F


    Mission goal: Handover this microchip to Engineer Vincent of the Cyberdyneputerpany.


    Mission pointers: Engineer Vincent enjoys his daily meals at the Bethel Steakhouse to the left of thepany.


    Mission suggestion: Vincent is a stubborn and biased person, persuading him would be an advantageous move.


    Mission deadline: None


    ��Cyberdyneputerpany?�� Sheyan��s memory was very good, he immediately recalled. Wasn��t this thepany that constructed ��Sk��? Thispany had high technology influences and also had secret rtions with the American army. Therefore it��s status was extremely elevated in America. This mission actually required him to interact with a high level engineer at thispany?


    Sheyan pondered for a moment, and decided to shelve aside this mission temporarily. Before carrying out this mission, he needed to gain a better understanding of the Cyberdyneputerpany, and more information of engineer vincent. Suddenly discovering more matters regarding the terminator was out of his calction and it was better to be prudent. This will eliminate unnecessary danger, and can merit certain advantages.


    This moment Sheyan received another notification:


    ��You solo killed the T-750 Terminator, do you want to use 100 utility points to acquire in-depth information on this model of terminator? Yes/ No��


    Sheyan hesitated for awhile, prior to this he had already understood a huge deal of the T-750 Terminator capabilities after his battle. However after thinking thoroughly, he still chose to acquire the detailed information. This may assist him with understanding thest boss the T-800 Terminator. Who knew, he may even receive a valuable item within this pile of information. After confirmation, a square frame appeared in his vision, listing aption of detailed information.

 Chapter 25: Greedy snake wishes to swallow an elephant!

    <h4>Chapter 25: Greedy snake wishes to swallow an elephant!</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    T-750 Terminator (Basic model)


    Basic measurements:


    Body height: 184Cm


    Body weight: 200 Kg


    Strength: 20 points,


    Agility: 10 points


    Intelligence: 5 points


    Spirit: 0 point


    Charm: 3 points


    Physique: 10 points


    Perceptive sense: 0 point


    Supporting power source: Manganese and silicon ion battery


    Time duration: 10 years


    Sustainable battle duration: One year (Normal battle)


    Sustainable battle duration: 40 days (Intense battle)


    Maximum movement speed nd): 60km/hour


    Maximum movement speed (Underwater): 28km/hour


    Explosive jumping length: 7 Metres (With running)


    Explosive jumping length: 4 Metres (Without running)


    Power: 520 horsepower


    Base HP: 1200 points


    Innate ability: Steel, resisting any damage from anything by 10 points.


    Innate ability: Armoured, increasing HP by additional 400 points.


    Weapon measurement (T-750 CPU processing capabilities only allows it to choose one form of weapon system to load when assaulting)


    Weapon: Cobalt steel alloy exoskeleton (Already equipped)


    Weapon: Cobalt steel defence shield (Unable to pass through space-time convergence, not equipped)


    Weapon: Nickel and chromium grade rifle (Unable to pass through space-time convergence, not equipped)


    Weapon: Laser pistol (Unable to pass through space-time convergence, not equipped)


    Weapon: High pressure xenon pulse, Submachine gunbination (Unable to pass through space-time convergence, not equipped)


    Weapon: 105mm line multi-capability cannon (Unable to pass through space-time convergence, not equipped)


    Weapon: M16ndmine (Unable to pass through space-time convergence, not equipped)


    Weapon: 442-rt model maic absorption system (Already surpassed calcting ability limit unable to equip)


    Defence capability: (T-750 power source energy transmission limitation, only able to select the following protective equipments)


    Protective equipment: Heavy Cobalt steel body armour (Unable to pass through time-space convergence, unable to equip)


    Effects: Movement speed decreased by 33%, capabilities increased by 300%, Absorb 45% of external damages.


    Protective equipment: Ammonia hydroxyl thick dermis yer of flesh) (Already equipped)


    Effects: Absorb 15% of all damage. When equipped: unable to equip other protective equipment, able to support battle procedure: Closebat battle ability.


    Protective equipment: point to point ��support�� Artificial skin (not yet equipped, able to increase energy limits)


    Effects: Able to absorb 50% of long distance damage, no effects on closebat damage. When equipped: unable to equip other protective gear, able to support battle procedure: proficient in light firepower weapons.


    Secondary instations:


    Simple warm facial appearance (Already equipped, prepared with dark vision effect)


    Satellite navigation system (Already equipped,ck of relevant support system unable to utilize)


    Light armament tracking system (Already equipped, able to search for light firearms and ammunition within 200 metres radius)


    Automatic data calction instation (Unable to pass through space-time convergence, not equipped)


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    Battle programming: (T-750puter microchip processing limitations, only able to select one battle program to equip)


    Closebat battle ability (Already equipped)


    Firearmsbat ability (Not equipped, microchip processing limitations)


    Proficiency in light firearms (Pistol/ submachine gun calibre) (Not equipped, microchip processing limitations)


    Battlefield set-up abilities (Landmines explosives etc) (Not equipped, microchip processing limitations)


    Machine personal defensive capabilities (Not equipped, microchip processing limitations)


    Emtion of voice/sounds projection and enunciation tools (Not equipped, model of Terminator unable to support capabilities)


    Observing this T-750 model detail information, Sheyan felt that the T-750 Terminator is a model number, not a fixed construction. Just like how a car has severalponents in terms of stability/ horsepower etc and being able to upgrade or change the specifications. The T-750 had different equipment specifications, additional tools as well as battle programming. Programming had 4 big ssifications namely closebat, long range, explosive and defensive kinds. The one that Sheyan encountered was the closebat ss T-750 terminator, its programming and equipments all suited for closebat. He could now understand why the Terminator did not utilize any firepower, it was not programmed with the specifications of utilizing firearms or explosives, using it would be a disaster!


    ��Then���� Sheyan��s thick ck brows jumped. He suddenly recalled something. That was the other T-750 terminator that he witnessed. Its gun skills had such precision, naturally, Sheyan was able to deduce that its programming was a proficient in light firearms one. Also, that T-750 Terminator was not really hindered even after receiving an assault from the Delta anti-terror task force, which meant that he should be wearing the point to point ��Support�� artificial skin! Therefore, its threat towards Sheyan was extremely low, once Sheyan coulde close, he could totally destroy the Terminator not programmed for closebat .


    Sheyan was extremely decisive, he knew ��knowing thyself and thy enemies�� will lead him to triumph in a hundreds of battles. Faced with such good news, it was impossible to stop him as he discarded any thoughts of leaving but instead started plotting. His only concern was: If this T-750 Terminator was equipped with a light armament tracking system, being able to scan its surroundings for any light firearms or ammunition within a 200 metre radius. If it was able to locate a hi-power pistol like the M500/ Desert Eagle and was prepared for it, then it would be extremely disadvantageous for Sheyan.


    In all things, there will always be probabilities. Ahead was the northern district of Los Angeles, also acimed as the upper ss district. Street safety and civilians living environments were all extremely in order, crime rate was lower here than the southern gangster gued district by 20%. America had a freedom of firearms policy, and it was virtually impossible for the people living here did not possess a gun. However, under thew coupled with such a peaceful and safe environment, possessing a light firearm with much higher lethal potential were still a possibility. Furthermore, the police as well as the Delta anti-terror task force had already consumed a great deal of them Terminator��s ammunition. That was the main reason Sheyan once again decided to tread on muddy waters! (Chinese idiom meaning treading on dangerous grounds)


    After a short moment of resting and simple medical treatment, Sheyan��s condition had recovered to about 80% of his fullest potential. To have such good regeneration, one reason was because of his high points on physique, and the second reason was that all his wounds were purely superficial. If one��s wounds were extremely serious, then this would influence the body��s regenerative capabilities. Listing a simple example, if Sheyan had suffered a huge fracture in battle, he would have needed more than an hour to recover.


    Within these few minutes, Sheyan had also heard a distant shootings and explosions which signified that the battle against the T-750 terminator had not yet ended. Casually putting on a set of clothes he found in the kitchen, he immediately headed of on his motorbike towards the ruckus.


    From a distance of 2-3 km, Sheyan could see from afar groups of terrified civilians screaming and fleeing. Some were only wearing their underwear. There were also several roadblocks set up by the Los Angeles police. These roadblocks primary intention was to keep any external parties from entering the hostile zone. Simply speaking it was to prevent any sort of movement between regions. Sheyan charging in now wasn��t a problem, he just had no way of avoiding a conflict with the police. However, Sheyan had already anticipated this situation, he parked his motorbike from afar. Wearing his sunsses, he frantically ran forward, raising both hands in a frenzied manner while shouting at the top of his lungs:


    ����Oh noo! You bastards! Let me in! My poor Billie is still stuck at home! That crazy lunatic will surely kill him!��


    The policeman raised his brows at Sheyan, it was hard to handle or negotiate with such an agitated civilian. Especially under this horrifying circumstance where an outburst can trigger arge scale panic and riot. America was also a country based on valuing the views of every citizen, therefore, the two policeman immediately rushed to calm Sheyan down. However, they never expected Sheyan to had such strength and power. With a cry of anger, Sheyan easily shoved them aside, breaching the road block and running into the chaos.


    Met with such a scene, the policemen looked at each other helplessly. At the end of the day this guy only wishes to go back to his house, how could they shoot him in the back? Pursuing and capturing him is a better idea, but this guy was like a madman with insane speed, in the blink of an eye he was already so far away�� The few policemen looked around, and then changed their gaze in unison as they all decided to ignore what had just happened.


    Sheyan could easily tell from the bullet holes on the floor, both sides used a 9mm gun. Looking at this, Sheyan felt very blessed with his innate skill Endurance, enabling these impossible to dodge attacks much less threatening. It was at this moment, a low groan could be heard from the nearby building, followed by a sound of ��Ge Ge Ge!��


    This sound was very gentle and short on the ears, as ordinary people would never notice it. However, Sheyan was always more cautious than others, as if walking on thin ice all the time. His heart skipped a beat, as he unconsciously headed into the nearby building with big steps.


    As he was nearing the building, Sheyan could smell a stench of strong fresh blood. His heart naturally became more on guard. His natural high perceptive sensing was able to sense danger ahead by a few seconds, thus he wasn��t the least bit anxious. He gently crept closer to the entrance, and abruptly without any notice, pushed open the door.

 Chapter 26: The secret behind the title

    <h4>Chapter 26: The secret behind the title</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    The first image that entered Sheyan��s view was the corpse of a Los Angeles policeman. The corpse had a horrifying expression, pale white hands still clutching his chest tightly. Fresh blood was dripping out of a small hole from his neck. Five simr looking corpses spread out over the living room. The air gave off a stench of death and blood.


    At the corner of the living room, there was a dying Los Angeles policeman struggling as he held onto the fresh wound on his neck. Blood was everywhere as his throat could only squeeze out a choking sound. That was the sound of the windpipe having been slit. His eyes were reddening white and the eyeball had rolled up, as his hair was currently tugged by a hand in a white glove. That familiar bearded man whom Sheyan had came across twice raised his head, with an astounded look, he looked over at Sheyan.


    Both eyes interlocked, the intensity of their gaze felt like it could spark a fire, as both remained motionless.


    An awkward pause.


    Sheyan leaned his head, ncing at the bodies lying on the ground. He then coldly said:


    Looks like you are trying toplete the ��Treacherous ally�� milestone?��


    Treacherous ally��s requirement was to ughter 50 policemen in this world. Beardy specifically acted against Los Angeles policemen, which was why Sheyan could immediately use him. Beardy gently released the policeman, replying softly:


    ��That��s right.��


    Sheyan could feel this person��s indifferent and contemptuous spirit, as he slipped out an unknown grin. ording to the norm, the closebat specialist Sheyan should be trying to shorten the distance between his opponent. Yet Sheyan was actually retreating with an imposing look in his face, lifting his shirt, he pressed his hand on the holster of the M500 pistol lodged to his waist. It was as though he was going to pull the pistol out and start firing the next second.


    Obviously, Sheyan was trying to give an impression of a gunman, with that threatening look and retreating stance, his goal was to invite his opponent to charge to him. At that moment when his opponent burst forth against him��


    Beardy was rather experienced and knowledgeable. With one nce he could tell that the pistol on Sheyan��s waist was the terrifying weapon known as the ��hand cannon��. His expression changed saying:


    ��What do you want?��


    Sheyan answered irrelevantly:


    ��You are pretty bold, killing policemen will greatly increase your crime index, in the end the Delta anti-terror task force would target you. Aren��t you not one bit afraid?��


    Beardy stared intently at Sheyan before replying:


    ��Do you know the attributes rewarded from attaining the title forpleting ��Treacherous ally��?��


    After listening Sheyan remained emotionless and replied:


    ��I have detailed information of the T-750 Terminator on hand.��


    Both parties possessed something beneficial to the other, although there was no movement, the real battle was in the conversation itself. Sheyan��s information stirred Beardy��s heart, as he curiously pursued:


    ��Why not we exchange through our nightmare imprint? I��ll exchange information on the title ��Treacherous ally�� in addition to the method of killing policemen without repercussions of being wanted for your information.��


    Sheyan had pondered earlier about this method. The nightmare imprint during a trade has an acknowledgement criteria, which ensures that both parties trade information with ease. However, its w was that utility points had to be used as trading fees. Cutting off a segment of the T-750 Terminator information, and an additional 50 points of utility points given to the Nightmare imprint, he very quickly received a relevant report:


    Title: Treacherous ally


    Sole equipment


    Equipment effects: If the opponent you attack has no crime index, his damage received increases by 100%, item/equipment loot rate increases by 100%.


    Title next level promotion criteria: If you managed to kill 150 policemen in this terminator world, (Your total damage dealt to each policeman must exceed 50 points)


    Method of killing policemen without repercussions: After you kill a policeman, the crime index will rise at a shocking speed. However, if when killing him there are no eyewitnesses or you simrly get rid of the eyewitnesses, then your criminal activities will be listed as unsolved and your criminal index will immediately drop back after 10 minutes. However, there will still be a small bit of crime index left.


    Obviously, this title��s greatest point was being able to increase the probability of loot drops. Also the method of killing policemen from Beardy was seemingly feasible. Only�� to the current Beardy, wouldn��t Sheyan be considered one of those eyewitness? If he were to silence Sheyan, he did not know that Sheyan was like a hungry wolf hiding its teeth beneath the snow (Chinese idiom meaning a hungry beast hiding its true abilities), waiting in anticipation since long ago!


    At this tiny critical moment, a police siren pierced the air, it must be several Los Angeles policemen rushing to reinforce this area. Under these circumstances, if both sides were to cross hands, the fighting and gun sounds may attract arge deal of policemen. Even worse, there were several dead policemen on the floor! Both parties would definitely want to avoid that scenario as they both slowly retreated and finally left after achieving a safety gap.


    After leaving the building, Sheyan realized that the sirens were from a passing police car and there wasn��t any danger. Sheyan surveyed his surroundings, as he headed off in the direction of gun fire sounds. After passing by several blocks of building, a huge ck police car appeared in front of Sheyan. That was the legendary Delta anti-terror task force��s vehicle. Currently, the driver seat was left wide open, as Sheyan nced inside there was no one in sight, even blood stains sshed all around the interior.


    Sheyan��s heart trembled, but still proceeded to enter the driver seat after making sure there were no one and casually flipped open the walkie talkie inside. Present year 1984, the fastmunication technology advances was not as far as the 21st century. Its main form ofmunication was the walkie talkie. After a moment of static, an anxious voice transmitted over:


    ��Suspect has entered the third main street, cluster seven, requesting for aid. I repeat, requesting for aid. There is an additional 5 casualties, requesting for the medics.��


    ��Third main street, cluster seven���� Sheyan gently nodded his head as his lips curled up. Suddenly, he suddenly felt a faint warmth against his back, as a soft voice could be heard from within the car��s trunk:


    ��Raise your�� hands. Raise both yours hands behind your neck�� kneel.��


    There was actually someone in the car��s trunk!


    Sheyan followed the intructions, raising both hands slowly but his eyes was currently focused on the rear view mirror. His heart skipped a beat. The person aiming his gun at Sheyan was someone dressed in full ck, therefore camouging himself. Wearing a ck face mask, even both his hands were wearing ck gloves. This must be one of the Delta anti-terror task force member.


    However he looked extremely weak now, leaning against the car��s side as he sat. His left hand was holding onto a cloth that was dyed red against his neck, his right hand holding onto an ordinary police revolver. A huge amount of clothes were scattered to his side. When Sheyan entered the vehicle, he only noticed that the car��s interior were messy with a bunch of clothes mix together. He did not notice anyone��s figure.


    Looking back, it shouldn��t be because of this guy��s camouge but because he had lost too much blood and felt cold. Therefore, he had covered himself up with the clothings, which caused Sheyan to miss him.


    ��Hais.�� Sheyan sighed in a remorseful tone as he spoke softly:


    ��You shouldn��t have appeared here.��


    He wildly swung around, looking at this Delta anti-terror task force member who had a strong murderous look in his eyes! This heavily injuredbatant was still an experienced veteran as he fired off without hesitation! The burning hot projectiles shot into Sheyan��s face, throat, heart as blood spurted everywhere. However, Sheyan ferociously charged forward, as the bullets were spraying in midair, Sheyan had already raised his clenched right fist. A shimmering metallic radiated, as his futuristic hand armour had already surfaced!


    With one strike, Sheyan smashed against the task force member��s throat!


    The task force member��s eyes puffed out exaggeratedly, he looked as though he was a dead fish. His body immediately convulsed forward, while copsing he had already lost his life. Sheyan could smell a strong sickening odour, as he looked down at the devastatingly mutted clump of neck remains!


    At this moment, the squeezed out bullet projectiles lodged inside Sheyan��s skin started scattering on the floor producing several metal clinking sounds.


    This Anti-terror task force member possessed an ordinary police revolver which waspletely useless against Sheyan. However, already heavily injured, he could not resist one blow from Sheyan. If in his hands were the threatening anti-terror grade weapon, then Sheyan would haveplied obediently. Sheyan��s bold behavior, was because task force member had initially been heavily injured; that Terminator was even able to shed blood inside the vehicle from 100 metres out. This shows that the Delta anti-terror task force was a ss cannon with high damage but low defence. They could kill an enemy easily in a moment, but at the same time could easily be wiped out by the enemy in a moment����

 Chapter 27: Baiting poison!

    <h4>Chapter 27: Baiting poison!</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    After killing this anti-terror task force member, Sheyan��s crime index surged up rapidly. Yet the victim only dropped one loot which was the ne hanging on his neck. The words ��not identified�� engraved on it, widely disappointing Sheyan. What was encouraging was that the ��Treacherous ally�� milestone sprung to life, showingpletion 5/50. Killing a Delta anti-terror task force member was actually equivalent to killing five ordinary policemen!


    Following that, he immediately examined critically the entire trunk of the vehicle but did not find any of those threatening ck firearms. However, he found several normal police revolvers, and about 100 rounds. Sheyan kept the items that he found, tossing them into a backpack he was carrying and swiftly left the vehicle.


    The distant gunshots started to sound more intense and urgent, as though the Death God was battling against God. In just a short span of time, Sheyan had witnessed at least two ambnces speeding off with their casualties. Obviously, the firefight against the Terminator had not been very generous to the Los Angeles police force.


    However, Sheyan did not simply follow the sound of the firefight. He carefully observed his surroundings, he then covered his face with the mask he prepared earlier on and proceeded to lift out the nearby sewer lid. A strong unexinable stench was forced into his nose, Sheyan��s eyebrows twitched at the smell as he hastily climbed down.


    The visibility inside here was very low, in addition it was dirty and the murky water stunk the air. Once in awhile, waves of thick fog would blow past, as Sheyan could only squint his eyes and continued forward. He found a small ck storeroom that the sanitation workers used to ce their tools. Disregarding the filth, he sat on the floor motionless.


    What was he doing?


    Seconds went by, Sheyan remained steady as he sat in the same position. His breathing became gentle but steady. Every breath was like a stable fierce and precise punch. In the darkness, filthy and humid environment, Sheyan felt like his own heart was as graceful as the flowing waters. Within in was a soft dark feeling. Presently, he could even hear thervae breeding and swimming about in the sewage water, water sshing about. The water sttered upon impact as it slowly dissolved into the soil���� Suddenly, the ground started shaking!


    Clear, rhythmic vibrations.


    Sheyan opened his eyes, waking out of that weird state he was in. Currently his physique/spirit/willpower had reached to a maximum, even the wounds he had received earlier from the task force member had stopped bleeding, healed, patched up and in its ce was his perfect skin. Although he could not reach a perfect state of understanding of the environment he was in, Sheyan was still able to distinctly sense:


    ��It��s here.��


    Yes, following Sheyan��s arrangement, why wouldn��t the futuristic mysterious assant T-750 Terminatore, why wouldn��t it? To the Terminator whose sole purpose of living was to kill, anything that could aid in its massacre was its food, women, wealth and its dreams!


    Within this region, the long ranged proficient Terminator could use his built in light firearms detector to search for any light firearm within the 200 meter radius. However, these weapons were dispersed sparsely throughout the district. To collect or use these weapons was extremely inconvenient, thus the Terminator had to continually rampage around in search of ammunition. Hence at this moment, there were suddenly 5-6 police revolvers, several hundred ammunition concentrated together showing up on its radar! Thus, the Terminator very naturally charged forward with great speed following its radar.


    It was like a wolf that caught the scent of a group of sheeps, or a fish that saw fish bait.


    Sheyan��s lips curved into a slight grin, he took in a deep breath. Before he exhaled, the underground sewage storeroom metal door was kicked wide open. ��BAM!�� amidst the filth and dirt, the metal door smashed against the back wall, finally ttering to the ground.


    The T-750 Terminator emerged from the door entrance, under the dim lighting, it looked extremely menacing. A great deal of its artificial skin had been blown off, while the remaining skin hung loosely from its body, exposing a cold shimmering metallic skeleton. Its left eyeball was also damaged, what was in its ce was now just a deep dark hole. Inside, it was emitting a red ghastlyser. It looked viciously cold.


    Sheyan stared intently at the T-750��s metallic appearance. He could see ayer of greyish membrane that was normally easily ignored, that should be the point to point ��support�� artificial skin. At least in this world, this equipment was a gunman��s nightmare. The T-750 was swaying clumsily as it walked forward, as it was clearly seen that the artificial skin covering its left knee joint had beenpletely burned off. This was a distinct injury, which should be the injury sustained from the space-time convergence. The main reason why it appeared in this world with only 70% of its power!


    The T-750 simrly stared over, however, his eyes were on the backpack beside Sheyan. Its chilling red eyes flickered, raising its metallic wrist the firearm on his hand started spraying out bullets. 3 bullets lodged into Sheyan��s forehead, throat and chest, as the piercing sound of gunshots finally dissipated into the dirty and dead environment.


    Raising its leg, stepping forward, and bending its waist, the steel hands actively reached for the backpack strapping it onto its shoulder. Afterwards he reached out his hand to Sheyan��s waist where the M500 hi-power pistol was residing. ording to the T-750��s initial calction and judgement, once the bullet sessfully entered this living creature it would be rendered dead. Furthermore, the bulletsnded fatally into the head, throat and heart area, this creature would definitely lose any hint of resistance. The probability of surviving even with three lives is less than 1%.


    Therefore, it waspletely unprepared.


    At this moment, Sheyan exploded forth, roaring out mightily as heunched a fist in assault!


    Sheyan��s fist was now surrounded by a cobalt steel exoskeleton, making his fist appear massive and exhibit an oppressive pressure! Sparks flew everywhere! After the ttering sound of a metallic collision, this one fistnded precisely on the T-750��s existing kneecap wound. Its massive force caused the Terminator to stagger a few steps back, knocking against the filthy greyish wall. ��BAM!�� a loud sound emerged along with a great puff of dust!


    The T-750 Terminator��s left knee cap gave off several sparks, however, there was no pain. There was neither fear, panic or any form of emotion. Raising its gun It fired immediately!


    ��Boom Boom Boom!�� the sounds of gunfire filled this space once again. zing hot bullets surged across the dusty atmosphere, aiming towards Sheyan��s eyes. Suddenly a hand intercepted it and proceeded to pinch the gun firmly!


    Sheyan of course had no way to protect his naked eyes from such an assault, to be able to grab the rounds in midair, that basically required ones agility to be at least 30 points or even 50 points! However, he could predict what this metallic beast in front of him would do and prepare his next course of action! Before the Terminator managed to trigger his weapon, Sheyan had alreadypletely covered his eyes with his right hand!


    Fresh blood flowed out from the covering hand. The T-750 terminator was currently using a Belgium based Browning 9mm hi-power pistol. Its power was higher than the normal Los Angeles police revolver, hence it was able to prate into Sheyan��s flesh. However, when the rounds encountered the rock solid bones, they were unable to prate, not even one inch. The steel projectile head distorted from the overwhelming surging power, stopping inside the flesh and then was squeezed out by the sturdy muscles.


    ��The magazine rounds had been fully expended.��


    Sheyan let out an evil grin, loosening his hands, the bullets fell gently into the thick mud. His leg muscles had already tensed up with strength as he stomped down! While pouncing forth, Sheyan��s left hand fist had sweeped forward, as a gigantic metal exoskeleton surfaced onto his fist, heavily aiming for the Terminator��s left arm!


    ��BAM!�� Cracks surfaced on the walls of the mini storeroom, as the entire sewer shook. Sheyan did not attack the T-750 Terminator��s hand but instead the pistol it was holding on to. Under the heavy pressure of the cobalt steel exoskeleton armour, the Browning pistol��s metal body distorted inward and broke, turning into a piece of scrap metal.


    The pistol had lost its firing capability, apart from using it as tool to strike others. Until now, Sheyan��s battle ns had all been met, the wounded knee had lost its mobility, the weapon had lost its functionality. Yet the distance between the two was within hand reach.


    Even though it was under such a disadvantage, the T-750 Terminator managed to follow its own battle programming and urately counter attacked. It used the right hand that was just attacked to cover its chest, then using its left hand, it ripped open Sheyan��s backpack. Reaching out for the police revolver inside. However, Sheyan remained ignorant as he repeatedly pounded on the T-750 Terminator��s left knee cap.


    The dim lights flickered in the sewage. Sheyan executed a flying kick with both legs, as the T-750 Terminator was thrown off the ground smashing heavily against the wall. The old wall couldnt withstand the pressure anymore, as it copsed to the ground. The T-750 Terminator then crashed into the drain beside it.After the heavily wounded left knee plunged into the water, it produced a static ��chi chi chi�� piercing sound. Light blue electric currents frenziedly jolted about and finally extinguished into just a smelly vapour as it filled the air.

 Chapter 28: Ruthlessness

    <h4>Chapter 28: Ruthlessness</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    Looking again at the T-750 Terminator��s knee cap, there was a shocking huge burnt mark, and the loose electric cables looked like dead snakes that coiled up together.A short circuit had urred and the affected parts were no longer functional! The best way to put it was: The T-750 Terminator has turned into a cripple, losing a big portion of it mobility!


    Sheyan��s careful schemings had finally reaped its rewards. This T-750 Terminator was transported here after triggering the region��s storyline, its powers were naturally lowered due to the injuries caused from travelling through the space-time convergence. Lowering down to 70% of its maximum potential.


    Afterward, it also got involved in a showdown with the Los Angeles Police force/ Delta anti-terror task force, again sapping more of its strength. Finally, the most important was that its acimed point to point support artificial skin��s capabilities were vastly ipatible with Sheyan, rendering it useless. Under such circumstances, the T-750 Terminator was pressured into a sorry state as though it had no counter measures!


    The T-750 Terminator raised its head, using its emotionless red eyes to re at Sheyan, still tightly gripping onto the backpack with its left hand. They were 4 metres apart, nobody was able to stop the T-750 Terminator from once again activating the gun in his hand, and spraying a rain of bullets at his enemy! No matter how strong Sheyan��s innate ability was, he would not be able to withstand such, wild, frenzied firing at pointnk.


    In an instant, the T-750 Terminator fished out two police revolvers from the backpack, aiming their ck barrels toward Sheyan��s body, he released a terrifying rain of bullets. However, there wasn��t a single gunfire sound. Amidst the still silent atmosphere in the sewers, only an annoying consistent clicking sound could be heard.


    Cutting a long bulky figure underneath the dim light of the sewer, Sheyan folded his hands on his chest as his face leaked out a cunningugh saying:


    ��These guns were in my possession for an entire 37 minutes and 11 seconds, did you think I would just sit still and let you use them against me?��


    After speaking Sheyan raised his right hand as a pile of firing pins dropped to the ground. He looked at the T-750 Terminator��s eyes that were exhibiting a beastly hunger, filled with insatiable rage and a hysterical ferocity.


    ��Right now, you can��t run and you can��t fight��! You�� are dead meat!��


    The T-750 Terminator tossed away the damaged pistols in his hand. The blood from Sheyan��s facial wounds covered his face, forming a cruel expression. He let out a battle cry from within his throat, and pounced forward! The M500 pistol at his waist looked extremely noticeable in its ce.


    ��Peng peng peng�� the sounds ofbat filled the air, there was the sound of metal colliding as well as the sound of ripping flesh. Both parties were wrapped up inside these smelly and dark sewers. There were like two cornered beasts wildly trying to tear off a chunk of each other��s flesh.


    Although this T-750 Terminator was programmed for long range battle, it was still a Terminator, a mechanical assassin from the future! Its bones of steel were still extremely tough and durable, coupled with its agileposition of mechanical parts it ensured it could create a reign of terror anywhere.


    Sheyan��s had bruises everywhere even his eyes, and he had even lost 5-6 of his teeth. Blood freely flowing from his mouth, he panted heavily as if there was an old bellows ced underground here. Furthermore, the metal fingers of the Terminator were now tightly grabbing onto the M500 pistol lodged against Sheyan��s waist.


    This particr gun was not in the same ss as a police revolver! Even an elephant would be in trouble if it was faced with this threatening weapon.


    Injuries covered Sheyan��s body, if he was hit by that weapon, that will really point a disaster. At the point, the T-750 Terminator was extremely calm, grim and never cking in its efforts to turn the tides around!


    The T-750 Terminator already possessed an intellect higher than an average person, previously he had been tricked by Sheyan with the dummy pistols, he would never make the same mistake again. Using itsser eyes to scan the M500 pistol, he ensured that the weapon was fully functional. Hence, once the Terminator confirmed it could utilize this weapon, it immediately charged forward.


    Sheyan was awaiting for this opportunity, shooting out both hands as swift as lightning, he grabbed onto the metallic head of the T-750 Terminator. His hand sped tightly onto the tough and rough flesh of the Terminator!


    This action of sping looked like a pair of lovers, caressing each other��s faces, it even exhibited a warmness. However, Sheyan��s sudden uproar ruined the sweet moment! Forcing his hands together, as hard as iron against iron, the strength was unimaginable! At this moment, the M500 pistol was already in the T-750 Terminator��s robotic hand, the ck barrel raised upwards and aiming towards Sheyan��s heart!


    ��Crr��Crackk!�� The T-750 Terminator��s head was actually forcefully twisted a full 270 degrees by Sheyan! Within the neck area shot forth a mess of light blue electric currents, followed by smoke billowing out. Sheyan was actually currently being electrocuted by the currents, as his body trembled wildly. Simultaneously, a tiny explosion went off inside the M500 pistol and a bright gun fire shot out, heading for Sheyan��s head!


    Under normal circumstances, unless it hadpletely lost the ability to resist, it was impossible for someone to twist the head of the T-750 Terminator into such an ugly and sorry state. However, Sheyan utilized the Terminator��s programming and the M500 pistol to his advantage,ying down such a frightening pitfall for the Terminator!


    Blood dripped down from the tip of Sheyan��s head. One drip, two drip�� his hands pressed against his head, as he heavily gasped for air. His entire body was vibrating violently, as a burnt stic smell emerged from his head. This one shot brushed against his left cheekbone, forming a long burnt scar up his face. The deep flesh gorge extended from his cheekbone all the way to the ear, even exposing Sheyan��s facial bone. If this was his previous world, then this would be frighteningly dangerous!


    The T-750 Terminator stubbornly struggled on, however, it had already lost control of itself, as though it was drunk as it stumbled around clumsily. Yet he was still focused! Clear and distinctly, both redsers were flickering extensively within his eyes, one deeper inside as the eyeball was wrecked previously. It looked like any second the light would extinguish.


    Yet it still forcefully aimed the gun at Sheyan! However, the originally stable hands were now trembling excessively like a candle me that was about to burn out.


    ��BANG!�� The projectile shot forth from the M500, piercing into a nearby waste pipe, unstoppable, it carried on and struck the wall behind causing a huge stampede of dust, and a deep crevice in the wall. However, the projectile did notnd where the user wanted it tond.


    A small problem ripples into a huge consequence, the T-750 Terminator��s aim was off by only 2cm but the bulletnded a full 2 meters away from the target.


    Amidst the dusty and dirty atmosphere, the bloodied Sheyan looked like a wild beast. An enraged and injured wild beast. His breathing was loud and distinct, within his gaze was an indomitable murderous intent!


    He charged forward toward the T-750 Terminator, as distinct and loud collision of metal sounds masked the softer flesh pounding sounds in the air. If this was a normal Terminator, then Sheyan would have already died ten times over from receiving such blows. However, Sheyan was a wild beast that neglected huge external blows to his body, a wild beast that was currently panting heavily with a mouth full of blood.


    Suddenly! The piercing sound of electric currents filled the air, light blue electricity shot forth everywhere, intertwining and extending out. Wildly whirling about, it extended for a huge radius of 10 metres!


    Sheyan tolerated the searing pain, grabbing the metal skull of the T-750 Terminator. With a battle roar, his body muscles tensed up, swelling as hard as iron, he attempted to uproot the entire head off. The cables beneath the head ripped frighteningly apart like blood vessels, leaving a sight of cruelty and horror!


    Uprooting the head, Sheyan raised it up majestically into the air towards the heavens, shaking violently he let out a frenzied roar at the top of his voice!


    Yes, he finally confirmed, he deeply enjoyed the thrill of battle, the crazy adrenaline just at the entrance of death, this sort of living was thoroughly fulfilling. The feeling of being able to trample on the unjust and unfair regtions of this world.


    When the T-750 Terminator jumped down into the sewers, nobody witnessed it happening. The policemen on the surface became more cautious, as they used an entire 10 minutes to find traces of the T-750 Terminator jumping into the sewers. They then sent a team down into the sewers to search for about half an hour. urately speaking, after 47 minutes and 19 seconds, they finally managed toe across the battle scene. However at this time, Sheyan had already fled far away.


    ��Hu���� Sheyanid down in a bathtub, satisfied he exhaled loudly. The warm waters swirled against his body, releasing the fatigue from his bones one at a time. His body full of filth and blood was thoroughly washed clean in the warm 50 degrees water. The clear water in the bathtub was the only thing getting dirtier and murky.


    Sheyan stood up from the bathtub, the water flowing off from the creases on his body, as he begun to examine his body. This wasn��t him being vain, but it was to observe the wounds on his body. The wounds from his consecutive battles today had already started closing. Following this regenerative speed, after a night��s rest his wounds would have healedpletely.


    Using his towel to wrap himself, Sheyan sat down on a nearby sofa. The naked Sheyan reached out for something on the coffee table - a key that did not belong in this word. This key was obviously the loot dropped by the long range proficient T-750 Terminator.

 Chapter 29: Rewards and anticipations

    <h4>Chapter 29: Rewards and anticipations</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    Having experienced using the key previously, using it now was like a walk in the park for Sheyan. The chest once again contained two items, and that CPU microchip (Damaged) again was one of it. However the second object looked unique, like it was not from this world.


    It was an object that was wrapped up into a cylinder, and it looked to be at least 20 metres long. The initial impression it gave to people was that of a rolled up map, as it radiated a soft glow on its surface.


    Sheyan reached his hand in, atop his fingertips he felt a soft yet heavy feeling, it was like feeling a sheepskin from the medieval age. Ancient and mysterious, as though it was concealing a thick umtion of history. Following this, the Nightmare imprint notification came:


    ��You have acquired a light firearms proficiency scroll.��


    Light firearms proficiency scroll


    Rarity: Light blue


    Usage effect: Basic mastery of new ability: Light firearms proficiency lvl 1.


    Usage requirements: Agility 15 points, perceptive sense 10 points, strength 8 points


    Description: Scroll ssifications can be separated to three types namely Basic mastery, proficient mastery and expert mastery . Expert mastery was the most umon, but yielded the highest capability enhancing effect.


    Further exnation: Light firearms proficiency lvl 1, allows you to familiarize and grasp hand gun/ light submachine guns - light firearms type of usage abilities. Increasing fixed shooting uracy (Rtive to 10 target hoops in 50metres) to 85, moving shot uracy to 45. Reloading rate increased by 10.


    (TN: raw did not mention the numerical ssification, whether % or points)


    ��Agility�� Needs 15 points?�� Sheyan��s eyes popped out widely. Speaking truthfully, he adored that M500 pistol and also envied his childhood television heroes who were excellent gunmen. When Sheyan saw the scroll, his heart beat wildly with excitement, however he was stunned when he saw the agility requirement. Understandably, Sheyan was still new to this world, even after his digital transformation, his agility was only 9 points! There was such a huge disparity, how was he going to fill the gap?


    ��Sheet!�� Sheyan cursed, trashing the scroll down onto the table. Suddenly he noticed a notification at the back of the scroll: You must first train basic long rangebat to lvl 4 before maximizing the potential of the light firearms proficiency ability. This crushed Sheyan��s spirit even further.


    This feeling of anticipation and suspense leading to excessive sweating was something Sheyan had not experienced in a long time. Sheyan paced back and forth feeling frustrated, as he stared at the scroll with frustration as though he wanted to immediately shred the scroll.


    As Sheyan paced about, he suddenly understood something: Isn��t this sort of feeling of frustration and defeat what he wanted? These feelings were only brought out along with the anticipation and thrill of the battle, wasn��t that what he longed for secretly in his heart?��


    He grabbed a bottle of red wine beside him and drank a mouthful, suddenly relieved, he burst out inughter as he tossed away his initial thoughts to the back of his mind.


    His body was feeling fatigue, yet Sheyan was not one bit sleepy. The battle scenes from the two Terminators were repeatedly broadcasting in his mind, feeling the fears, the anxiety as well as the excitement andpetitiveness once again. The two Terminators both had obvious weak points. In actual fact if not for their artificial skin being damaged, exposing the metal interior and enabling their circuits toe into contact with water, they would not have been so short lived. Today��s battle advantage was great at the start, all because of their initial injury froming through the Space-time convergence. What if he had encountered a Terminator operating at 100% maximum potential? Sheyan did not dare think of this notion.


    After reflecting on his battles, he switched on the television as he sat on the sofa watching it. He ordered a few night snacks topliment this, and suddenly an emergency news broadcast attracted his attention:


    ��Los Angelestest crime report, public security has taken a turn for the worst. ording to special crime investigations, sources im that this was rted to colombian drug peddlers and the mafia. At around 9: 30 PM in the night, two suspects infiltrated a Los Angeles district 14 and carried out criminal activities on the inhabitant Miles Dyson but were shot dead by the local security guards on scene.��


    ��Miles Dyson?�� Sheyan felt this name was vaguely familiar, this was the perfect time to utilize the thick telephone book, and he retrieved the information with ease. Sheyan��s expression turned gloomy, as the name Miles Dyson had the words Cyberdyneputerpany.Advanced engineer behind it. This person was the ��Sk�� system��s main designer!


    Very obvious, the two dead suspects were most likely contestants of this Terminator world. These two should be fairly familiar with the movie plotline, investigated that Miles Dyson was a main character of focus in the future, and probably was in possession of huge mysteries and benefits.


    Regretfully, the Los Angeles police force was able to summon the Delta anti-terror task force at such a critical moment. Then the Cyberdyneputerpany which had secret connections with the military, definitely had insane security defensive mechanisms. This was something which was to be expected. This is liken to an example of the present world: Qian Xuesen (a chinese scientist and aeronautical engineer 1911 -2009), had a personal protection squadron 8341 which provided 24 hours maximum security.


    (Notice: 8341 squadron was the number 1 central security team, where the great ancestor changed the name to 8341 squadron. There was a hidden meaning behind the numbers. The great ancestor lived till 83 years old, takingmand in 1935 until 1976 where he passed away. A total of 41 years that is why thebined name was 8341. Any order for the squadron muste from the great ancestor himself, no one else were capable ofmanding them. Every time the 8341 squadron had a new recruit, the grand ancestor would be there to witness personally. Rumor has it the Zhongnanhai (Central HQ of themunist party) bodyguards were their other alias.


    Looking at the two bodies covered with a white cloth being carried into a vehicle, Sheyan squinted his eyes. He wasn��t stupid, he knew the logic of the higher the risk the greater the rewards by heart. He could deduce that if one was able to render Miles Dyson, a person of such great significance to Sk, in their control or getting rid of him, then one will surely reap exceedingly great rewards. Needless to say, these two contestants were definitely out of the ordinary, unfortunately they paid the price of trying to reach for something that was out of their power.


    ��The returning deadline is tomorrow afternoon at approximately 4, what should i do in the meantime?�� Sheyan was deeply pondering as he leaned on the sofa, carefully plotting his moves. Looking at this world, it naturally contained great opportunities, yet the opportunities all came with an underlying threat of unknown magnitude.


    Just like today��s sudden encounter with the terminator, Sheyan was originally scheming and cautious, yet he still wasn��t able to prevent activating the merciless assassin, the T-750 Terminator. Sheyan nned everything beforehand, yet his victories were only attained after an intensive, unclear, battle to the death.


    Yet the main point was that Sheyan chose to voluntarily participate in the battle which exposed him to these great dangers. Primarily, these missions had great flexibility, leaving a choice for the contestant to decide for themselves.


    For example for today��s encounter with the two Terminators, if the contestant felt that his powers were insufficient, then he could choose to hide and wait out until the police force/Delta anti-terror task force came after 10 minutes. After the Terminator was eliminated, he can then proceed to destroy the time-space convergence,pleting his mission without having to face much threats. This was what Beardy did. Of course, this method would not reap the benefits of solo killing the Terminator.


    ��If my predictions are correct, then there should be another regional triggering point near the importantndmark of Sk - the Cyberdyneputerpany. The triggering criteria should be a contestant entering thepany��s region with a threatening weapon. Then Sk��s defensive mechanism would be sessfully activated. However�� ording to the news broadcast, the scene of the unlucky two contestants, if a battle were to break out at that region, very likely that would attract the attention of both the FBI special forces and the Terminator.


    ��Forget it���� Sheyan drank a mouthful of red wine, gently shaking his head. He understood his own strength very well, if he met the T-750 Terminator again, his own chances were now only 50-50. Adding in another hostile variable, then death would be the only way out!


    Furthermore Sk was an intelligent and crafty organization, their initial two T-750 assassins were both killed, would they foolishly send another two to die? Meaning to say, if Sheyan were to trigger another region storyline, his opponents would be at least two T-750 Terminator, or even an upgraded Terminator, the T-800!


    Courage is a virtue, recklessness is a folly. Looking at the mncholical state of those two individuals, Sheyan did not n to follow in their footsteps. Therefore, he chose the most dependable n:


    ��Cyberdyneputerpany is a no go�� However, the Besseterre steakhouse is worth a visit!.��

 Chapter 30: Extortion and blackmail

    <h4>Chapter 30: Extortion and ckmail</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I


    The next day, Sheyan woke up early and had a sumptuous breakfast before heading off to11th main street where the Cyberdyneputerpany was located. Initially, the traffic was pretty smooth, however, once Sheyan was about to reach his destination, he experienced the full force of a Los Angeles super heavy traffic jam. It was worst than a typical jam from Sheyan��s previous world.


    The helpless Sheyan had to note down the Cyberdyne��s exact location and get out from the cab to walk. Thepany��s building infrastructure was constructed to be very extravagant, and was magnificently superior than the average Los Angeles high rise buildings. From afar, one was able to identify the building easily even from its massive logo, getting lost was impossible to Sheyan.


    After leaving, Sheyan sensed an overwhelming danger in his heart. That feeling was like standing at the pinnacle of a high rise building without a railing to stop you from falling, causing Sheyan to feel very cautious. As he progressed on, the dangerous feeling on became thicker����


    The good thing was that his destination wasn��t the dangerous hotspot Cyberdinepany, but the Bassaterre Steakhouse that was about a hundred plus metres away from thepany. This steakhouse��s environment wasn��t very prim and proper. It looked old with oil stains everywhere, even the seat cushions were wrinkled and torn. Fortunately, their food was fantastic which attracted arge crowd, as Sheyan waited for half an hour before getting a seat.


    Sheyan was having a humble cup of coffee, if he had to narrate what he was thinking into words, then there was simply not enough words to do so. After 30 seconds, Sheyan noticed that the bald headed male with a brandy nose, sitting 3 persons away from him was his target: Engineer Vincent. He also knew that he had some time before Vincent finished his breakfast.


    Vincent��s appetite was fantastic, several empty tes were already piling up on his table. When Sheyan looked over, he was currently tackling a thick threeyered thick meat sandwich. In addition to that was a hot ss of oatmeal cereal drink, as he contentedly munched away at his food.


    Waving his hand, he settled Vincent��s bill along with his. However, this behavior did not warrant a friendly reaction as he wanted to. The confused vincent shed a suspicious look at Sheyan while wiping his mouth, as he rudelymented:


    ��


    ��I will not be friendly with you just because of that bill. Brat! Nobody can show off in front of me.��


    That engineer��s character was indeed described urately by the mission pointer. However Sheyan kept hisposure, sincerely looking at Vincent and replied:


    ��Hey, I have no interest in the work you do in Cyberdyne. 5 Minutes, Mr Vincent, I just need 5 minutes of your time. If you still decide to leave, then i will personally escort you out to leave.��


    As Sheyan spoke, he noticed Vincent��s yellowish fingernails and casually offered a cigar to him. Naturally, that cigar worth a hundred dors managed to convince Vincent to sacrifice a moment of his time. Snorting, he lighted up the cigar. A cigar had an underlying impression of showing one��s power and wealth. He happily puffed on the cigar, letting the wonderful aroma linger in his nose and then breathing it out. He closed his eyes in pleasure as he spoke:


    ��Then speak up.��


    Sheyan paused for a moment, giving one an impression of sincere reflection on what he was about to say.


    ��I��m a civilian that lives near that 77 street - which is the location of the fateful criminal assault on yesterday��s news.��


    Vincent nodded his head, understanding what he was saying as he coldly muttered:


    ��4 minutes.��


    ��Near my house there was an explosion, at that moment i was having an afternoon nap. The windows and ss are shattered, and instantaneously the ce was surrounded by policemen. After the policemen settled the assants, I found this while tidying up my house.��


    After speaking, he opened widely his palm to reveal something that looked ordinary. However, it was radiating strange light blue electric currents. It was the mission objective: the Master CPU microchip (Damaged)!


    Vincent originally shut his eyes while enjoying the cigar, however, when he opened his eyes to look at the object in Sheyan��s hand, his eyes popped wide open. Following that, his expression became very stern as he reached forward to snatch that item over.


    Vincent was a skillful engineer, even one of the important personnel of thepany itself. However, he was normally stubborn, along with his explosive personality he offended many, thus, was gradually shunned by his superiors over the years.


    Although that was the case, Vincent heard information yesterday that the FBI had found a huge deal of extremely advanced technology, and had returned them to thepany. (Following the movie��s plot estimation: Sk expanded greatly because of the T-800 deadly microchips and body flesh technology advancement). A meeting was already calledst night, and decided to pass all these goods to Miles Dyson, very obviously ostracizing Vincent. He knew what yesterday��s meeting meant, yet he knew all these stuffs were in no way beneficial to Sheyan.


    After snatching the microchip, he examined it closely as his expression turned into that of a madman, as he started muttering:


    ��This method of linear conduction�� how could it have a carbonposition? The resulting electrons variant will exceed greatly! Sheet, what did my eyes just witnessed? Wireless capabilities, how is this possible, Raphael, quick hurry up start up the electric software, Raphael, Ra����


    At this time, Sheyan acquired a new notification from the nightmare imprint.


    You sessfully handed over the master CPU microchip (damaged) to Vincent.


    Side mission: Interact (Complete)


    You can now select the following options and acquire your rewards:


    A: Give the microchip to Vincent, gaining (10-25) Friendship points, lesser reward bonus. The fixed amount of friendship points gained has a direct link to the contestant��s charm.


    B: Sell the microchip to Vincent, lowering friendship points by (30-50 points), Medium reward bonus. The fixed amount of friendship points lowered has a direct link to the contestant��s charm.


    Vincent who was currently lost in his thoughts suddenly got a grip of himself, because Sheyan had retrieved back the microchip that was in his hands. Smiling slyly, Sheyan said:


    ��


    ��Now, Mr Vincent should have enough time to discuss certain relevant terms right?��


    Vincent paused and suddenly scolded:


    ��What!? What terms?��


    Sheyanughed:


    ��The terms of passing to you this microchip.��


    Vincent��s expression became extremely ugly, lowering his tone as he red at Sheyan:


    ��How much do you want? A thousand, two thousand? Ten thousand, damn you! Don��t go overboard. With one sound, and those cute policemen would rush in and arrest your greedy ass.��


    ��But the police will simrly not handover this microchip to you!�� Sheyan had a cheeky expression, yet his re was extremely intense. Although he didn��t know Vincent��s status, but his intuition actually hit the nail on the head!


    ��Also, Mr Vincent, please understand, I have already confirmed the value of this object from your reaction. I know that there will be others that want this. If your terms do not satisfy me, then I believe other Cyberdyne engineers will be delighted to acquire this.��


    Vincent��s expression was ugly, like a frustrated beast stuck in a cage. Cursing in his own localnguage, he fetch out all the money he had in his wallet, and even took out the antique gold watch he was wearing. On top of the gold watch there was an engraving ��1944��.


    ��This greedy devil! Take it, damned, this watch was a heirloom from my father. You can hurry up handover that mysterious microchip and F**k off from my sight. As far as possible, make sure i don��t see your greedy face ever again!��


    Sheyan received information on these two items instantaneously:


    American dor (397): tradable, valuable item. Can be brought out of this world, can be exchanged for 133 utility points.


    Switzend golden shell watch (1944)


    Equipment type: essory


    Origin: Switzend State of Bern (Capital of Switzend) watch factory


    Equipment rarity: white


    Equipment effects: Physique + 1


    Equipment requirements: none


    Material: Iron/aluminium


    Weight: 182 grams


    Equipment battle rating: 4


    Description: My lifetime��s desire is to visit Saltke city, Capitol of Utah, to be a devout cult disciple, s this wish can only be fulfilled by my son.


    Note: Sheyan��s American dors are like normal currencies, it will not have any special description from the nightmare imprint. Simrly, a normal watch would have the same effect, and not be able to be carried out of this world.


    Looking at these two items, Sheyan wasn��t in a hurry to retrieve it. Gripping tightly onto the microchip, he gave off a mysterious sneer and shook his head. Vincent��s gaze radiated with rage, as he threatened:


    ��Young man, Greediness will find its way back to you.��


    Sheyan sighed, at this moment, he was assumingmanding control of the business negotiation, feeling the thrill of pushing another to his limits:


    ��My dear Mr Vincent, do not misunderstand, I just want to ask you another question.��


    Vincent red intently at the microchip within Sheyan��s left palm, perspiration leaking out from his nostrils and forehead. He raised his voice loudly:


    ��What else do you want!��


    Sheyan loosened his grip, revealing another replica of the microchip! Vincent��s eyes popped out widely like a goldfish, as he went into a daze. One can imagine the excitement welling up inside Vincent, the blood surging wildly inside his mind.


    ��I just wanted to inquire, if I sell two chips to you, how much would that be?��

 Chapter 31: Perfect restoration!

    <h4>Chapter 31: Perfect restoration!</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    ��What! There are two pieces?!�� Vincent��s voice was filled with surprise and excitement. To a researcher, the quantity of their research object directly determines the speed of their research advancement. Vincent only initially had one piece, if the piece broke or something went wrong during experimentation, then his efforts would be fruitless. If Vincent had another piece, his speed at achieving a new technology breakthrough would be unimaginable.


    ��Then let��s directly talk about our terms.�� Vincentposed himself, as he sat down on the chair. He was starting to feel uneasy about this. This damned bastard in front of him executed everything extremely meticulously, managing to y himself right into that guy��s own palm. It was obvious he was thoroughly prepared before he came here.


    However, he had on him two items that were a necessity for Vincent, definitely he had already figured his own terms before this. If he could not meet his requirements, then it would be non-negotiable!


    Sheyan nced around cautiously around the messy steakhouse, whispering:


    ��Is there a quieter ce to talk?��


    Vincent understood, he himself did not want to divulge any of this secrets to others. Sulking, he stood up:


    ��My car is pretty big, let��s talk there.��


    Vincent��s car was a cross-country leisure jeep. The appearance was exactly like its owner, mottled,thick and solid, he obviously did not care much about appearances. The two entered into the interior of the jeep. Sheyan did not stand on formalities, straightforwardly showcasing his equipment: Cobalt steel exoskeleton armour (Left arm) (Damaged):


    ��If you can fix this object to perfection, in addition to what you offered just now, then these two chips are yours.��


    Vincent retrieved and examined the exoskeleton armour. The way he examined it was extremely professional, knocking lightly at different spots with his finger while cing his ear close to listen. He also bit on the armour presumably testing the hardness of it. Finally he coldly announced to Sheyan:


    ��It��s impossible to fix this.��


    Vincent then carried on:


    ��This object��s design concept is so low grade like a rotten sandwich, it��s like itpletely just replicated the human structure! Only the small device driver puting software) has certain redeeming qualities. If you only wish topletely fix it�� My answer is it��s impossible, because this object��s material is very unusual. It has the hardness of steel, yet its sticity is also incredible. In my predictions, it should be the problem that the Rockefeller Foundation side has always been trying to tackle - Cobalt steel alloy. Since I can��t even obtain the repairing materials, how can i possibly fix this?��


    However, Sheyan grasped the small w in his reasoning, replying immediately:


    ��You mean that, you can��t fix it only because youck the resources.��


    Vincent puffed out coldly:


    ��That��s correct.��


    Sheyan instantly replied:


    That means if you can acquire the necessary materials, then you can perfectly restore it. Then let��s continue our discussion after you have done all of these.��


    Vincent pondered for a moment and replied:


    ��To fix this I must enter the engineering department, I still need to link up with the metallurgy department, even gaining clearance is an unknown. Most importantly, this object probably originated with the microchip, I��m not interested in it but that doesn��t mean the metallurgy department won��t be curious about it. Therefore, while entering there mustn��t be anyone else present. Fixing itself will need at least 3 hours! That period must be mypany��s lunchtime where i can excuse myself from my work.��


    Sheyan stared at Vincent, feeling that what he said was probably the truth, he nodded his head. Anyway the two microchips that Vincent wanted was still in his hands, he would definitely not ck off. 3 hours�� He could still afford the wait.


    Watching Vincent hurriedly driving off his car to Cyberdyne Computerpany, Sheyan returned to the steakhouse and sat down at a window seat. Drinking a cup of coffee, the waiter that initially received the generous tip from him, passed him aplimentary Los Angeles Times newspaper to read as well. Upfront, Sheyan was reading the newspaper, however his heart and mind was focused on the nearby magnificently looking building. He was worried that certain unknown variables may surface during Vincent��s restoration work, or he may turn greedy at the sight of various advancement in science and technology of this weapon. He could expand the strength of the Cyberdynepany.


    Time rapidly passed by, Sheyan nced at the nearby clock, half of the 3 hours had already gone by. He gently nodded his head, excitedly guessing the potential of the perfectly restored cobalt steel exoskeleton armour. His coffee had already been refilled 4 times, yet the number of customers gradually increased as the sound of chatterings grew thicker.


    Before entering the nightmare realm, Sheyan loved his personal time, often listening to blues or solo saxophone pieces. Yet now, Sheyan realised he enjoyed the sound of hustling and bustling, crowd chaos and the greasy and filthy environment. Because being alone in here, gave a solitude like a pebble hiding inside a riverbank, hard to notice, giving one a feeling of security.


    Finally, Vincent��s tall and sturdy figure entered the door of the steakhouse, underneath his left arm was a ck briefcase. He walked up the stool opposite Sheyan and sat down. cing the briefcase on the table as well as the golden watch and cash. Without speaking, he only gave a cold and desiring look at Sheyan.


    Sheyan was presently unprepared, without hesitation he produced the two microchip andpleted the exchange. After notification from the nightmare imprint upon wearing the golden watch, Sheyan could feel his physique rising by 1 point, his HP rising to 190 points. Upon opening the briefcase, he realised the cobalt steel exoskeleton was stored in a transparent box. Upon shaking it gently, he could witness a thick viscous liquid immersing this futuristic weapon. As he was about to question, Vincent interrupted him with a fierce and strong german ent:


    ��While repairing this object, I found that its internal structure had sustained minor damages, so I carried out additional procedures. That is why it is currently immersed in a special cold condensation. If you retrieve it after one hour, then it will be perfectly restored. Of course you can retrieve it earlier, but the price is that the interior structure��s minute damages will not be patched. Restoration effects may not reach maximum capability.��


    Sheyan became excited after listening. An hours wait to achieve the effects of a ��perfect restoration.�� This was not a bad deal, although there was no way of knowing how ��perfect�� this fix will be, it was still a pleasant suspense. Observing Vincent��s huge back figure disappearing through the entrance door, Sheyan grinned to himself as he sat on his seat once again.


    A person wearing a greyish suit suddenly walked over. He had a big red nose. Emotionlessly, he reached out for a stack of documents in his suit, using a straight and polite manner he spoke:


    ��Sir, I��m very sorry to inform you that Lunch time has ended. We have adequate information to suspect that your behaviour is detrimental to the interests of the United States of America. Please cooperate with us for further investigations.��


    At this moment, a group of ordinary FBI members surrounded the table. They were all brandishing their guns underneath their exquisite suits. Five emotionless ck barrels were pointing towards Sheyan.


    Sheyan maintained his expression, yet his heart could not contain the astonishment from this perilous situation. There is no such thing as a free meal! Upon being surrounded by the circle of firearms, he immediately chose toplete his main mission, wanted to swiftly return to the nightmare realm. However, he received a red warning instead: ��You are carrying a relevant mission object, unable toplete mission and return.�� This meant that if Sheyan wanted to return with a perfectly restored cobalt steel exoskeleton armour, then he would need to shake off the FBI for an hour!


    American police structure is split into two systems. One is the federal government (Central authorities) police structure, Federal Bureau of Investigations known as the FBI. Handling affairs throughout the country, its headquarters are in New York, the ministry of Justice. The only one in the entire country.


    The other is the local police structure, for example the Los Angeles Police or New York Police. They are separated into their individual government districts. No doubt, the central authorities FBI were definitely more outstanding in terms of equipment, individual qualities and their other aspects.


    Of course, Sheyan noticed another crucial point. That is within this environment, the nightmare imprint had given him a way out, and that was to immediately extract the cobalt steel exoskeleton. Naturally he wouldn��t have to wait for an hour, sessfullypleting his main mission and teleporting out within 5 minutes.


    Everything boils down to Sheyan��s personal decision. Suddenly, Sheyan thought of another point: his perceptive sensing did not prewarn him before this, that meant that his opponent��s perceptive sensing was definitely not inferior to his!


    In just a short span, thecent Sheyan waspletely turned into a trapped animal, this was the cruel and vtile nature of the nightmare world!


    ��Interlock both hands on your head, face the wall and squat down!�� The opposing FBI officer��s voice became harsher, trying to exert his authority. He had already kept the documents back into his suit and was currently aiming his gun like the rest.


    Sheyan slowly raised his hands, he had no firearms currently on hand which allowed the FBI to rx a little. Raising his thick brows, he stubbornly spoke:


    ��I feel like I am receiving an unfair treatment, I want to phone mywyer.��

 Chapter 32: Chasing and Killing

    <h4>Chapter 32: Chasing and Killing</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I


    Upon hearing this, the surrounding agents involuntarily revealed shocked expressions. Presently it was 1984, America was known for its democracy and respect of their citizens, the FBI was still a government secret. In 1974, America��s president Richard Nixon resigned because of the watergate scandal, this was rted to a few high officials in the FBI. They even managed to bring a president down, the power of the FBI was greatly boosted, and right now their influential power was at its pinnacle. Sheyan actually dared to seek out awyer in front of them? Utilizing his personal rights?


    The red nose agent was stunned for a while. He then shifted the aim of his revolver directly to Sheyan��s face, with a stern look he spoke:


    ��Brat, I don��t like you, if you continue talking rubbish, then we will lock you up with a gigolo. Maybe that gig will be interested in your bottoms. Kneel down now!��


    Sheyan��s eyes flickered with frost, his face however maintained emotionless as he shook his head. Snorting, he slowly knelt down. His body was shivering excessively as if he was afraid, and the surrounding FBI agents appeared to sneer sadistically. With a slight nudge of his left hand, that ck briefcase containing the cobal steel exoskeleton crashed to the ground beside him.


    Although the FBI were overflowing with loftiness, they knew the ��evidence�� on Sheyan��s hands were of utmost importance, it cannot be damaged. If something went wrong, they could forget about getting a promotion in the next few years. Immediately throwing their attention and bending down to it. At this moment, Sheyan��s frustration could be seen greatly through his thick brows frowning down and connecting with each other. Maintaining his steady posture with his hands up, he arched his head backwards, and proceeded to heavily smash his forehead down onto Red nose��s chest!


    Sheyan��s move was so abrupt, it was like an iron headbutt move from Shaolin Temple. These few FBI agents were not well versed in China��s martial arts, and was in no way prepared for such a suddenly and strange move!


    A person��s forehead is the hardest bone of the person, in addition to Sheyan��s iparable strength enforcing it, he struck hardly onto red nose. Red nose gasped, his face ashen as both eyes swelled up as though it was going to pop out. His prior meal mixed with fresh blood rushed up his throat and finally vomiting out through his mouth.


    A smelly stench filled the air, as the mixture vomited onto Sheyan��s back, however he had seeded in wrapping up with Red nose. This prevented the FBI agents from firing at him. Using his leg to hook onto the briefcase and flinging into the grip of his left hand which was currently still raised. Sheyan then kicked off strongly with both his legs, leaping and smashing out through the disy window!


    ��CLANK PAINK!�� The greasy disy window shattered into a thousand pieces. Lowering his body down, he used his shoulder des to cushion the fall and made a roll finally standing up onto the street. The sounds of gunshot followed the shattering sounds of ss scattering on the ground. After running for a few steps, he started staggering, as a shocking dark crimson red dyed the back of his coat.


    ��You have received an attack from an FBI Agent (Elite), Lost 19 (44 - 25) HP��


    ED: (44 damage - 25 damage reduction effect of Endurance)


    ��You have received an attack from an FBI Agent (Elite), Lost 21 (46 - 25) HP��


    ��You have received an attack from an FBI Agent (Elite), Lost 17 (42 - 25) HP��


    ��You have sustained a 7 HP loss/5 seconds condition due to excessive lost of blood, effects willst for 30 seconds.��


    The FBI Agent��s gun power were threatening, far exceeding the damage of a Los Angeles policeman. Their opponent was a threat to the nation��s security and thus was using a Glock 17 9mm pistol, their guns were all in burst shot mode, firing 3 at one trigger. Sheyan watched the nightmare imprint transmitting the series of notification, as he unconsciously felt like a trapped beast entering a state of deep worry.


    Sheyan��s agility wasn��t high, even if he put in his best to flee, he would still be easily pestered by his pursuers. The searing pain from his back wounds started enveloping him, as his muscles started to push out the bullet projectiles. Fortunately it was the peak period where people got off work, Sheyan then mixed himself into the crowd. Wildly running and shoving people and objects aside, the intently pursuing agents no matter how angered they were could not possibly fire off in this circumstances. If they were to identally injure a civilian, then their actions would be akin to that of a terrorist.


    Looking ahead at a overhead bridge, Sheyan��s eyes flickered. Leaking out a slight grin on his face, he hastened his steps towards the overhead bridge. Pushing his hand off the railing when he got there, he precisely aimed for an iing truck as he leapt down into it from above. This action was extremely risky, if he missed his target, then he would no doubt be knocked to death by the iing line of consecutive vehicles! However, to Sheyan, whose physique was greatly enhanced inparison to an average person, this leap was not surprising nor risky. Very gently, hended into the back carriagepartment of the truck.


    The traffic was extremely fast and furious beneath the bridge, even if the truck driver realized, it was impossible to suddenly halt the truck. The half of the carriage contained stacks of paper, whichpletely negated and even silenced Sheyan��s fall. Without slowing down, the truck steadily continued forward. However, at this moment, a ck figure shed, following by a ��Peng!�� sound. It was actually red nose who dared to chase Sheyan down the overhead bridge and jumped off the other side of the bridge, sessfully managing to fall into the Truck carriagepartment!


    Sheyan frowned, his lips curled into a malicious grin. He even dared to face the T-750 terminator straight on. Just a mere FBI Agent (elite) was nothing in his eyes. The two were 2-3 metres apart, Red nose was about to raised his gun to aim, yet Sheyan had already furiously charged forward.


    Red nose, after slightly evading the fierce charge, rolled backwards and managed to distance himself and started firing! Presently there were on a highway in a speeding vehicle, if red nose were to get hit, he would very naturally fall off the truck as well. Falling on a high speed road and breaking only a limb or two would already be the best conclusion for such a case.


    This FBI agent had no choice but to give up his idea of shooting, shifting his body, he dodged the iing attack and tried to counterattack. Ever since entering this world, Sheyan was always witty and forward nning, he already predicted the agent��s reaction. His earlier charged look extremely straight forward, yet he was only utilizing 30 percent of his strength. Once red nose evaded, he relentlessly followed his movements, cing both arms on Red nose��s sides.


    They could smell each other between such a short distance. Red nose was specially selected and rigorously trained by the FBI, knowing that if he nned to continue utilizing the pistol now, his opponent would grab his wrist and pound on him. Therefore, without hesitation he immediately used his pistol to smash down onto the vicious offender in front of him. Red nose��s eyes were radiating with poison. The Glock 17 pistols they used were customized, the magazine capacity was 31 rounds. The threatening strength of using it to pound down on something was akin to that of a wall brick!


    Yet, Sheyan raised his head, and surged forward to headbutt his enemy! ��Boom!�� a long bloody wound appeared on his forehead, but it was just a superficial wound. Red nose then groaned loudly in pain. His skin webbing between the thumb and the index finger were ripped apart by the immense strength, warm fresh blood started flowing down. Even the pistol was blown away from the impact,nding on the highway it automatically release a few rounds on impact.


    At the same time, Sheyan breathed heavily clutching his twin fists tightly he repeated struck forth at his opponent��s soft abdominal area. In his critical moment, his fist could feel his enemy��s solid vertebra, the rate or extent of the internal organs being pressured was unimaginable.


    After receiving such a ferocious assault, this FBI agent widen his eyes in pain, a pale look stretched across his face. Although he was so stunned golden sparks appeared in his eyes, he knew that this was a matter of life or death, he could not give up. Clenching his teeth, he charged into Sheyan��s belly, boxing his fist towards Sheyan��s face.


    Sheyan did not bother dodging, casually receiving the blows dished out to him. His cheekbones turned purple, as blood leaked out from his eyes. He summoned his strength, and elbowed across! Heavily smashing it onto the face of his strong and huge opponent.


    Obviously his FBI agent��s attacking prowess was far fetched from Sheyan��s attack. He was already like an arrow at the end of its flight, after receiving such a cruel blow he miserably groaned out in agony. Staggering a few steps back, his back heavily knocked against the car��s carriage. Pressing down on his face with his hand, tears and mucus were streaming out rapidly from his nose, as the blood flowed out from the wound between his fingers.


    Sheyan coldlyughed out loud, turning his head to face the back. The initially shrugged off 5 other FBI agents managed to find a limousine, stepping on the gas pedal without restraints, they furiously chased up to Sheyan. Furthermore this truck had directed itself to the side and slowing down its speed. It was either the driver finding out what was going on in the truck carriagepartment, or was reaching its destination. If there were no idents, they would chase up to Sheyan in a matter of minutes!

 Chapter 33: The traffic accident story of a turkey on Thanksgiving day

    <h4>Chapter 33: The traffic ident story of a turkey on Thanksgiving day</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    ��Forget it.�� Sheyan��s pupils were locked on to the iing rush of the limousine, he was secretly entertaining the alluring thought of killing an elite FBI agent. This person already looked like he had spent all his force, to settled him will still require certain efforts. Looking down at a nearby crowded stretch along the streets, he considered jumping into the crowd to escape.


    However at this moment, the leftover wreck of his former self FBI agent frenziedly roared out, tightly holding onto Sheyan from the back. He had saw his colleagues chasing up, and intended to hold down Sheyan! ording to the normal calction of strength, his strength did not differ greatly from Sheyan. It was the fact that Sheyan��s explosive powers and resistive abilities far exceeded him. Wrapping tightly onto Sheyan from the back, Sheyan lost his golden chance to escape.


    This sudden twist in events caused Sheyan��s heart to be in a surprised mess. However, he appeared fierce and terrifying with his thick ck brows and a face covered in blood. Even his re still contained a raging ferocity within it. The experience he gathered within these days allowed him to immediately react, kicking backwards with his left leg and swinging his head backwards. If the opponent miscalcted this step by a little, he would end on on the ground or be greatly stunned.


    However, Sheyan not only utilized his feet, but even using the back of his head to attack. This elite FBI agent sessfully evaded Sheyan��s attack, inching close to Sheyan��s earlobes and biting down viciously on it. Muttering out form within the gaps of his teeth he spoke:


    ��This sickening swine, Los Angeles prison torturing cell awaits you!��


    However, Sheyan��s reaction speed was matchless. After listening to his, he kicked off with both his leg as he pushed backwards with great strength.


    ��Bam!�� The FBI agent could not dodge, as he was knocked into the carriage wall by Sheyan��s pressure. The vertebra area transmitted a searing pain throughout the body, causing his vision to cken out, and he loosen his grip on Sheyan��s arms. Sheyan swung back again with his elbows, knocking beneath the FBI agent��s rib as a cracking sound echoed through the carriage. It was obvious that the rib bone had shattered and deeply pierced into the internal organs.


    The FBI agent started coughing and gasping for breath, as he weakly copsed to the floor, a pink foam started foaming up at the corner of his mouth, followed by fresh blood. His abdomen had already suffered consecutive blows, now even his inner organs were pierced. In a matter of seconds, he was reduced to a state ofck of oxygen, even a person with strong willpower could not tolerate this.


    Presently, if Sheyan wanted to leave, nobody would be able to stop him, however the ruthlessness in his eyes was building densely. Ever since his Uncle Dasi had been reduced to that pathetic state, his true colors had started to expose itself slowly. Furthermore, in the nightmare world, with thew unable to bind him, Sheyan was feeling the fanatic impulse of trampling all over this poor person blocking his way!


    Currently, the truck��s engine was killed, very evidently the driver had sensed the movements within the carriage. The reinforcement from 200 metres away could instantly catch up. If Sheyan wanted to escape, his best choice was to immediately abandon the truck. However inner fanatic thirst raged within him, how could he let go of this opportunity?


    Sheyan fished out his gun.


    The Hi-power M500 handgun.


    Aiming at the nearby 1974 Chevrolet limousine who was about to overtake them, he pressed onto the trigger!


    Although Sheyan��s uracy was not high, he was still able tond his shots on the limousine 3-4 metres away from him. ��Bang!�� the tyre of the 1974 Chevrolet let out a screeching friction sound as the car skidded and knocked against the a car beside it. Sheyan��s right hand turned numb from the recoil.


    After finishing the rounds on his M500 pistol, he produced the shotgun cooly aiming towards another Ford rental car which was driving forward. His actions witnessed by the driver caused him to panic and jam break his vehicle furiously. Initially Sheyan wanted to use the iing car to halt and give him cover from the front, however, the vehicles from the back could not break in time!


    Hence, the two cars collided on this bustling road causing a massive chain ident at the back. Screeching break sounds filled the air along with the relentless honking from the vehicles further down the road. The entire highway was now jammed up, the cars at the back forming up like a long dragon. The FBI agent��s limousine were still 200 plus metres away, and no matter how fast they could travel, they could only get off their vehicle now and travel by foot.


    This period allowed enough time for Sheyan to even kill that FBI agent 10 times!


    ��Sickening swine?��


    Sheyan shifted his gaze away from the traffic ruckus, stepping one step, he raised his right leg and forcefully stomped down. This FBI agent still managed to force his hands to block, however it was useless against the strength of that stomp, pressing down heavily onto his injured abdomen. He coughed out a mouthful of blood, his body curling up like a prawn.


    Sheyan mercilessly continued stomping, one feet, two feet. Finally bending downwards, he used his right hand to grab onto the neck of this unlucky bastard, lifting him up from the ground. The elite FBI agent struggled on at death��s door, kicking and waving his arms in mid air.


    The truck finally came to a halt, the furious, angry looking driver swung open the metal door at the back. Upon seeing blood spattered everywhere, his face turned pale as he quickly locked back the door. Sheyan was now standing beside a neon signboard beside a shop, swinging his hand across, a loud shattering sound like rain boomed. ss, stic were scattered about mixed with blood. This exposed a perfectly upright protruding rusty iron rod facing directly at Sheyan from the interior of the signboard.


    ��You love to hit people in the face?��


    ��You love to engage in gay prostitution?��


    Sheyan cursed at him, his eyes exploding with maliciousness. Putting strength in his right arm, he pushed the FBI agent��s body directly into the protruding iron rod! After a miserable wailing sound died down, he became motionless. Blood smeared across the entire rod and from the back and front of Red nose��s pierced area. Some of his flesh had even been guttered and hanging out, as the scene unfolded into a wickedly cruel looking one.


    The faraway FBI agents were already making their way here, witnessing this scene their eyes naturally intensified. Being a hundred metre away, they werepletely powerless to prevent this. The faraway hostile wasughing sinisterly inside the truck carriage, as he teased them toe and get him while fleeing away with his briefcase.


    Blood still warm, droplets of it slowly dripped down.


    The impaled body would jerk from time to time, but his spirit had already left the body. His eyes maintained wide open even after death, a horrifying shocked expression covered his ashen grey face. After losing excessive blood, even his originally red nose had turned grey.


    The rust atop the iron rod was originally dark and gloomy, after being covered with blood, it now shone with a crimson cruelty. Norman looked up at the body of the subordinate they hated the most, one would think of the turkey in supermarkets during thanksgiving day, pierced by a single rod on disy for all to see.


    ��Sir. James and the rest has chased up and already caught up to the suspect.�� The person that rushed here was called Curry, he raised his head to look up at the corpse of Rogers and coughed out some spit.


    ��F**!, I just loaned a thousand bucks to Rogers yesterday, who is this guy that we are chasing? He obviously got shot numerous times but still ran so quickly!��


    Norman squinted his eyes:


    ��I fear he may be a veteran soldier from the Vietnam war, these cold-blooded fes kill without feeling, they are all bonkers! The bulletproof vest he is wearing is not something an ordinary person can handle, we got dragged into such an undesirable mess!��


    ��Oh sheet! What does this mean? Los Angeles��s branch��s first blood?�� Mike felt aggrieved as he obviously started cowering away:


    ��Lets not get caught up in these muddy waters (chinese idiom means this mess), why not�� We ask the guys from Delta for help?��


    Norman gently shook his head:


    ��Those brats from Delta have always not been easy to handle, even the conversations between our boss and their general has always been peculiar. If whenever we face a minor hurdle and ask them for aid, they will not look as us in the same light anymore. Besides I heard they suffered a huge setback recently, even if we be thick skinned and ask them for help, they may not even offer any.��


    Mike worriedly gazed into the distance, he was obviously feeling afraid,


    ��Then�� do we continue giving chase?��


    Norman suddenly felt frustrated and scolded:


    ��It is stated in the battle manual, unless we reach a state whereby it is impossible to resist, or when the mission squads casualty rate is above 40 can we then request for aid. Unless you want me to report to the superiors, that the reason we are unable to resist was a suspect who had already received gunshot wounds from six elite FBI agents. Sheet! I��m still looking forward to my promotionter in the year!��

 Chapter 34: Panic at the supermarket!

    <h4>Chapter 34: Panic at the supermarket!</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    Along his escape route, Sheyan passed by a convenience store, he conveniently grabbed a bottle of mineral water and several band-aids. Tossing a 10 dor bill at the shop owner afterwards. After three minutes, the blood stains on his face were all washed clean, and his wounds had sters covering them. He then entered a crowded and busy supermarket, blending into the enormous crowd. After a long vigorous battle and chase, his HP had dropped as low as 50 points. Meating with these elite agents who were unafraid of losing their lives, he had not encountered such persistent and unconstrained opponents from the Los Angeles police side.


    A few hundred metres back, there were still 3 FBI agents frantically surveying for their target. They had nted a tracking device on the briefcase of that exoskeleton armour, thus there were able to locate Sheyan��s position. However, because of their counterpart��s cruel death, they were afraid of charging straight in.


    Sheyan went up the supermarket elevator to the 5th floor, he had no intentions of leaving here. Half of the one hour has already passed, even if the entire Los Angeles police force cordoned the entire area, he would still be able to return to the nightmare realm safely. The supermarket probably had more than ten thousand people, giving enough time for Sheyan to blend in and stay hidden. Hence, Sheyan was able to concentrate on the notifications he got from the imprint after killing the elite FBI agent.


    ��You have acquired a key (white) x 1.��


    ��You killed an FBI Agent (Elite), would you like to use 100 utility points to examine their detailed information?��


    ��Milestone: Treacherous allypletion 10/50.��


    Looks like this FBI agent (Elite) had a close evaluation to that of the Delta task force, both were equivalent to that of 5 Los Angeles policemen. To Sheyan��s prediction, there was no time to entertain the end conclusion to that key. Waiting to extract the briefcase contents before the enemy arrives, who wouldn��t choose to flee? Sheyan wasn��t confident of his strength in dealing with the three other agents. (He still doesn��t know two had stopped pursuing).


    For the second notification, he deliberated for a awhile, and finally selected to use the 100 utility points in exchange for information. He still had half of the one hour to spare, something unexpected may still ur, knowing more is better than knowing less. If at the time where he loses because of the greediness of saving 100 utility points, it would be toote for regrets.


    After choosing to use 100 utility points, Sheyan received a long list of detailed information.


    Federal Bureau of Investigation Agent (Elite)


    Basic measurements


    Height: 170 - 190 Cm


    Weight: 70 - 90 kg


    Strength: not lower than 8 points


    Agility: Not lower than 7 points


    Intelligence: Not lower than 7 points


    ,


    Spirit: Not lower than 5 points


    Charm: Not lower than 5 points


    Physique: Not lower than 6 points


    Perceptive sensing: Not lower than 6 points


    .


    All basic attributes will not exceed 10 points, total attribute cumtive points will not exceed 45 points.


    Additional upation innate ability: Sessful training (Health point attribute increases by 100 points)


    All FBI agents had gone through a rigorous filtering and training process, to attain the elite assessment, they all had additional bonuses along with their physique.


    Commonly used weapon:


    Glock 17 9mm handgun.


    Manganese steel dagger


    M10 Ingram Submachine gun (prerequisite: pass through an application process)


    Common protection devices: Ker, cellulose sleeveless bulletproof vest


    Supporting equipments (certain probability of equipping)


    Infrared image device


    Button tapping device


    Button tracking device


    Signal capturing device (Effective within 3 Km radius)


    Mastery capabilities:


    Closebat capabilities


    Light firearms capabilities


    Semi-automatic firearms capabilities


    Vehicle driving capabilities


    Sniping capabilities (Rare)


    Individual item capability will not exceed lvl 4, Three total cumtive abilities will not exceed 15 levels.


    (For example the prior Rednose Rogers: Closebat ability lvl 2, Light firearms ability lvl 3, semi-automatic firearms ability lvl 2, Driving ability lvl 4, Every elite agent will not have an ability of lvl 5 or higher)


    ��No wonder.�� Sheyan gently shook his head. During the battle with the Rednose agent he had noticed that the person��s fighting abilities were pretty good, and was hard to defeat. It wasparable to professional wrestlers, he actually had the advantage of this training sess ability. If not for thatst impaling onto the metal pole move, Sheyan would really not have a chance ofpletely killing him off.


    Sheyan had now walked to the third floor of the supermarket, leaning onto a pir that had a Madonna poster beside it. Most of his body was hidden behind the poster, only his head was out fixing his gaze onto the lower levels observing them. Keeping a watchful eye on the 3 FBI agents. He sighed,pressing down his urge to continue the killing. A person should never do something far exceeding his capability. Sheyan would have troubles achieving victory against even 2 FBI agents, he also had to consider the consequence of attracting the Delta anti-terror task force! He stopped considering, lifting his ck briefcase as he blended into stream of concentrated people.


    Although Sheyan wanted to avoid battle, the 3 FBI agents would never let him off! To them, there was no retreating, if they could not capture Sheyan and yet lost one of their own, they would be theughing stock of the department. After the signal capturing device had pinpointed Sheyan��s location, the 3 agents had charged forth and did somethingpletely unpredictable even to Sheyan.


    Warning shots!


    Usually after a gunshot, the customers first reaction is not to raise both hands and squat down but instead to run frenziedly for the nearest exit. This would cause arge scale chaos which may even lead to cases of trampling. To the escaping suspect, this was the golden moment to slip away amidst the chaos.


    However, to the raging FBI agents, any trampling cases can be easily pinned onto the Los Angeles asses. They could use this line: ��Executing a matter of national security�� to get away with it. Furthermore their detection device can pinpoint Sheyan��s escaping location, if they blocked the exit, they were unafraid of losing him. Although there would be a temporal chaos, however, 10 minutester there would be an empty field, it would definitely be easier to manage than ��finding a needle in a haystack�� environment


    The warning sounds of the gunshot repeatedly echoed, a row of ceiling lights had already shattered, asrge fragment of ss crashed onto the ground. The mass of people were trying to escape out of the supermarket, while some had fainted onto the ground, trampled on by dozens of feets. Shouting and struggling at first, they gradually became motionless. Faced with this scene, the FBI agents remained unaffected. They only held on tightly to their guns, and focused on the exit. One was observing the tracking device, watching out for possible movements by Sheyan.


    ��Coming!�� The handheld detecting device suddenly started buzzing, within the sound contained an unexinable viciousness. ��He is inching forward to this location, looks like he is nning to charge across.��


    The other 2 colleagues remained silent, watching intently and in anticipation like a hungry wolf hiding underneath the snow. They put their guns into firing mode. These special government agents were naturally capable, even their national status was honourable. This time��s mission of capturing one person with 6 men was supposed to be a walk in the park, yet unexpectedly they lost one in the process and couldn��t even capture their target! If news of this got out, their entire department would lose face, even their working colleagues would garner a bad reputation!


    The only way to cleanse this humiliation, was the blood of this criminal!


    The pointer on the detection device repeatedly shed, as the warning buzzer intensified! The three people stared in anticipation. They fixed their gaze on an area 10 meters away. That was the exit point of the crowd, people were thinly-spread out. There was a staggering old woman with a handkerchief, a man with a cap covering his head was taking big steps to run out, and a pale ck woman that was uncontrobly shivering. They were all pushing and shoving within the crowd, and finally they saw a man carrying a familiar looking ck briefcase suspiciously running out!


    Although this man was wearing a different set of clothes to their earlier target, the three FBI agents aimed their guns toward the man, immediately raising their voices:


    ��Raise your hands up, to the wall and kneel down!��


    This man was stunned frozen and stood rooted on the spot, the 3 FBI agents had no intentions of bringing him back alive, immediately firing off. 7-8 bullet wounds appeared with blood flowing out, and he was thrown backwards from the impact. His face was a mix of agony and anger as he dropped dead to the ground!


    ��This�� ended just like that?�� The 3 FBI agents were astonished. At this moment, the already nearing ck woman suddenly exploded forth in full length. The sound of ripping clothings were distinct, as he tossed away his wig to the floor, there was arge ball of dust floating towards the 3 FBI agents.


    Actually, Sheyan��s disguise was extremely clumsy, while he was running out he casually snatched a wig and an old person��s flowery brown gown. A normal person would be able to figure it out after examining him. However, the 3 FBI agents were distracted by the guy carrying the ck briefcase, thus they made the wrong judgment.


    That person that Sheyan pulled out to be his scapegoat was not a coincidence, but was the act of Sheyan. After joining the crowd, he then took the cobal steel exoskeleton out of the briefcase and ced it into an ordinary backpack.


    In that empty briefcase, he ced all the cash he had - about a thousand dors, and purposely left the briefcase wide open leaking out a great amount of notes. He then ced it in a conspicuous location. In a short while, a greedy cheap bastard was hooked on.


    Because of his usual habit of stealing, after doing this, he would naturally be very suspicious and panicky. In addition, the FBI agents recognised the ck briefcase, Sheyan had a 70-80 percent certainty that attention would be shifted onto that brat. Furthermore, the one that carried out this act was fortunately a sturdy looking male of Sheyan��s age generation. This waspletely a match made in heaven!

 Chapter 35: Return

    <h4>Chapter 35: Return</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    Frightening gunshots filled the air, the powder that Sheyan sprinkled out was taken from the supermarket, it was powdered ck pepper! One of the American��s main meals is the ck pepper steak, therefore, it was extremely easy to find thick ck pepper in the supermarket. These spicy ck pepper were extremely tasty on the beef steak, however, it would cause extreme irritation once entering the eyes or nose of a person, causing them to tear and sneeze uncontrobly; blinding them temporarily.


    After the 3 FBI agents got caught in Sheyan��s ploy, they started coughing as tears and mucus flowed. Fuming, they endured the pain and tears in their eyes and forcefully took aim. However, Sheyan had already prepared beforehand, underneath the ck raincoat something suddenly shook, as he numbly turned around. From his back, he produced out the Italy Spas 15 mil shotgun, fiercely pressing onto the trigger.


    Sheyan��s gun skills were pretty low, making him rarely engaged in a firefight with others. However, under these circumstances, that shotgun was no doubt a terrifyingly strong weapon from this range. The ck barrel of the gun stuck onto the nearest FBI agent��s body, as the deadly gunfire burst forth. Thousand of the metallic balls sprayed out and directly prated against the person��s body. Breaking through his outer coat with ease, although his internal bullet proof vest provided some sort of protection, the distance was too close to prevent most of the damageing through and causing a great deal of internal injuries.


    The FBI agent who got shot was exceptionally skilled, he retreated back from the gun with the experienced of a thousand rigorous trainings and experiences, intending to roll to the side sales counter to take cover. However, he did not expect Sheyan to have already anticipated this move. Already stepped to that side, the smoking ck barrel of the shotgun aimed coldly and precisely towards his head, without hesitation he triggered it!


    ��BOOM!�� ��BOOM!�� Smoke lingered and floated up from the FBI agent, the flesh and bones from his head were all sttered and scattered around the area by the explosion of bullets, leaving behind a scene of cruel tragedy. In his current state, even his mother would not be able to recognize him, as fresh blood flowed everywhere, leaving a pool underneath him.


    Sheyan��s heart screamed with pity, this FBI agent��s willpower was extremely high, in the nick of time he actually managed to raised his arm up to protect the head portion preventing him from instantly losing his life. However, the good thing was that he had already lost all battle capabilities, and wasn��t a threat to Sheyan anymore during this period.


    At this moment, Sheyan��s back transmitted waves of searing pain, as though a ming hot dagger was repeatedly piercing into his body. A few bullet projectiles whizzed past his ears, obviously the other two FBI agents had recovered and were not frantically shooting at him. If not for the negative influence of the ck pepper, Sheyan��s head would have been filled with holes by now. Even though this was the case, Sheyans HP had been frantically dropping even falling below the critical point of 20 points.


    Sheyan aggressively held on to the heavily injured agent as he used him as a shield. Burying his head, he jumped and roll over the nearby sales counter and into the sidewalk. The iing array of bullets wildly pounded onto the wall and the sales counter. Only the trail of fresh blood on the floor indicated the sess of their earlier assault.


    Faced with such disorderliness and desperation, the FBI agent��s eyes were still red and filled with tears. No matter if they were an ordinary American soldier or the FBI, they were patriotic and would never give up. Only if some were heavily injured or dead, then a few would stay behind and tend to them and the public disorderliness. However, there were only two of them in battle, if they were to split up�� they were afraid it would lead to more tragedy and less sess. If they gave up and let the suspect flee, then they may have to resign from the FBI!


    While they were deliberating, a raging voice boomed from behind:


    ��What are you waiting for!��


    The current guy rushing in was this special FBI squad leader: Norman. His eyes were ring at his two covered in dust subordinates, and then turned to look and the half dead bloodied pile of mess, James��s body. His eyes exhibited a certainplexity, as he spoke with gusto:


    ��You two immediately pursue him! Remember, just tail him, I����I will request for reinforcements.��


    ��WHAT!!�� The two agents voiced out in unison. They weren��t appalled at the call to pursue Sheyan but instead was that their squad leader wanted to ask for aid.


    Norman gently shook his head and said:


    ��If I request for reinforcement now, then our small group will only be the disgrace of the entire FBI organization. However, if I wait until the situation can no longer be salvaged, then the entire FBI organization will turn into theughing stock of America! Our individual humiliation is nothingpared to the dignity of the entire organization.��


    After listening to Norman, the two FBI elite agents remained speechless. Norman fished out a brick likemunication device, and began pushing on the buttons��


    Sheyan was currently frenziedly running, he could not sense anyone hunting for him. If he knew that his opponents had ced a tracking device on him, he would definitely have paused and prepare for his pursuers instead.


    Presently, his situation wasn��t good, the injuries on his back were still bleeding excessively, and his perspiration caused a burning sensation against his wounds. If he was an average person, he would have lost mobility and be groaning in agony by now. However, Sheyan��s gaze was burning with stubbornness, an intensified concentration and barbaric madness. It was as though his wounds were his life��s medicine, and pain were his only source of motivation in battle! The higher the pain, the higher his battle strength!


    ��Warning, warning, the purusing FBI agent��s squad leader has requested for backup.��


    ��Warning, warning, the purusing FBI agent��s squad leader has requested for backup.��


    ��Warning, FBI headquarters agent, JacksonSadine has joined the chase to capture you, he will reach in 10 minutes.��


    Looking at this series of notifications, Sheyan��s pupils dted. The previous contestants sudden elimination by the Delta anti-terror task force had deeply etched into his mind. He was always worried about this, that was that the FBI agents would request for reinforcements.


    ��10 minutes, luckily I have 10 minutes to prepare!�� Sheyan��s heart was slightlyforted by this notion.


    Courage does not mean recklessness, risk doesn��t mean throwing your life away. He had no information of Jackson Sadine which cause him not to have any intention oning to blows with that FBI HQ agent. Sheyan had adequate confidence that his opponent would definitely be overwhelmingly dominant. If Sheyan had that dead Cazider��s innate ability ��Refraction��, then he would have a chance of victory. Unfortunately, his effective range was only about 5 metres, and he was using a shotgun��


    From the time frame of the nightmare imprint, Sheyan begun counting down in his mind:


    ��10, 9, 8, 7������, 3, 2, 1,!��


    Consecutively, within his backpack transmitted a clear distinct sound. The sound was like the crackling of an ice cier against the beating rays of the morning sun. Retrieving out of his backpack, he looked at that transparent casing currently already filled with cracks, and even emitted a bad odour.


    Faintly within the deep color, the sharp tip of the weapon could be vividly seen!


    Sheyan found a wall to sit down, leaning his head against it, his mouth unconsciously leaked out a grin. Licking the dried blood on his lips, his heart asked to the nightmare imprint:


    ��I want toplete the main mission: Destroy the space-time convergence.��


    ��Pointer: You still have a deadline of 3 hours 17 minutes and 17 seconds, after receiving your mission rewards you will naturally leave this world in 5 minutes. Confirmpletion of main mission: Destroy the space-time convergence and receive your reward? Yes / No.��


    Without hesitation Sheyan selected ��yes��.


    ��You have received 200 utility points.��


    ��You have received 1 achievement point.��


    ��Your current achievement point is 1.��


    ��The higher your achievement level, the greater the privileges you will have in this realm, you will be able to enjoy various types of services.��


    ��


    ��You have aplished a mission in the Nightmare world, your nightmare imprint interspatial ability has been activated.��


    ��This really is a peculiar realm���� Sheyanughed weakly, casually lighting himself a blood stained cigarette. Rxing his entire body on the wall, he looked up towards the nearby high rise building, and the then to the unlimited skies above. Feeling secured, he rested within the Los Angeles cityndscape, under the eighties sky, underneath the heat and warmth of the radiating sun����


    Following slowly, his body gradually vanished, dispersing into thin air. After 10 minutes, the reinforcements of the FBI encircled and cordoned of the entire area. However, all they could find was a pile of dried blood and a set of tattered ck raincoat and clothes.

 Chapter 36: Suspicions and reward

    <h4>Chapter 36: Suspicions and reward</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    Sheyan��s sitting posture remained the same, however once returning to the nightmare realm, an intolerable radiation shed into his eyes,pletely blinding him. Instantly, he had no clue what was happening. However, his body was overflowing with a strange and heavy sensation, even his ears hearing had be muffled.


    After a few spots of lights started to appear in his vision, Sheyan gradually recovered his sight. After waking up, he realized those lights were like glimmering stars! Looking around, it was as though he was ced in the limitless universal space, dark and epassed by a deep gloomy color.


    Soon after, Sheyan started having 3D projections appearing in front of him, the scenes of Bloody Jack/Cazider/Los Angeles policemen engaging in battle shed, following that the murder scenes of the two T-750 terminator. Lastly, he could see his own hand gripping onto the neck of the FBI agent as he viciously struck him into the metal rod, as the projected person finally died.


    The space subsequently disyed the follow information:


    ��Scenario: Teminator��


    ��Difficulty: Extremely easy (E ss)��


    ��Pain limitation: 70��


    ��


    ��Individual additional strength: 50.��


    ��Present scenario exploration degree: 12.31��


    ��Milestonepletion rate: Treacherous ally 10/50, Machine predator 2/ 3��


    ��Additional information: Scenario setting is peaceful, contestant will not drop loots upon death, Digitalized character information modtion initializing, contestant can check on his personal attribute through the nightmare imprint.��


    ��Missionpletion rate: 53��


    ��Missionpletion score: C, Note: lowest: E, Highest score is a perfect SSS


    ��Scenariopletion reward: Free attribute points - 1 point, Utility points - 100 points, Potential points - 2 points�� (TN: Not sure what this is yet)


    ��Character current free attribute points: 1 point.��


    ��You can at any one time use your free attribute points to strengthen any personal attribute (Strength/ agility etc), upgrading oneself.��


    ��You have aplished your first main mission: Nightmare imprint interspatial ability activated, your current interspatial space is 0.5 cubic metre. Weight limit cannot exceed 10kg.��


    Pointer: The items/ equipments that are unable to leave the terminator world, you have the following options.


    A: Selling everything in exchange for utility points.


    B: Maintain possession, the next time you enter the terminator world you can retrieve it.(An amount of utility points will be used as safeguarding fee, either wise your items will be discarded)


    Sheyan chose to sell all of his items and ��American dors��, obtaining a total of 283 utility points. Although, he still doesn��t know the full function of the utility points, he understood that these points were like his currency, definitely very useful. That M500 pistol and shotgun were rather umon, but Sheyan wasn��t verypatible with guns, there was no value in keeping them. Sheyan thus sold them away, raising his total utility points to 340 points.


    Sheyan then carefully examined the description of potential points, he wasn��t in a rush to use that point. In his mind, he was still rather bothered by the missionpletion rate of 53. Prior to this he had eliminated two frightening T-750 Terminator, he believed that if it was someone else, they couldn��t have done it better! This performance actually earned him only apletion rate of 53���� It was just a passing rate if the total were upon 100! What kind of performance would then be enough to score a perfect 100 score? Sheyan pondered but still could not understand this.


    The vast twinkling universe started turning blurry, eventually turning into darkness. Once Sheyan regained his vision, he was currently in a small room. This room was in and simple, its surroundings were made of metal, like a modern day battleship design, concise, agile and experienced. The room only had one wall and a small metal stool in the floor. Very quickly, the nightmare imprint notified:


    ��This is your personal room within the nightmare realm, external individuals will not be able to enter, the objects that cannot return to the present world can be stored in this room. If you are injured, you can recuperate here rapidly for a certain fee. The key to enter is your nightmare imprint. Within the nightmare realm, your external looks will be fuzzy, therefore when interacting with others, do not expose your true identity which may result in dire consequences in the future. Any request or inquiry can be made through the nightmare imprint which will cost a fee of utility points.


    Sheyan understood these words, swiftly he spoke out:


    ��Exin the functions of potential points.��


    Instantly, he got a reply:


    ��Potential points are used to upgrade basic abilities/skills and battle abilities/skills.��


    ��Within the nightmare realm, a contestant can study and learn various and different kinds of unique abilities/skills. However, great oaks grow from a little acorn (Chinese idiom), the stronger the unique abilities, the greater the requirement of basic skills and trainings topliment each other and finally give birth to the stronger ability.��


    Basic ability has a total of 7 ssification. To cover the entirety ofbat requires numerous elements. Which is linked to your body attributes like strength, agility, physique, perceptive sensing, charm, spirit, intelligence, these 7 ssifications. The basic ability effects are passive and specific as follows.


    ��Basic closebat: training various capabilities of closebat will increase your closebat battle prowess and killing ability. The primary linked body attribute: Strength.��


    ��Basic footwork: Training your ability to dodge opponents, and may increase your movement speed by a little. Primary body attribute: agility.��


    ��Basic long rangebat: Training your usage of long range weapon capabilities, increases the damage done from long range. Primary body attribute: Perceptive sensing.��


    ��Basic Endurance: Training your ability to resist, allowing you to survive longer. Primary body attribute: Physique.��


    Basic eloquence: Training your persuasiveness, allows you to rapidly create friendship or earn friendship points with strangers. Primary body attribute: Charm.��


    ��Basic meditation: Trains your willpower, allowing your mental powers to be more tenacious. Basic body attribute: Spirit.��


    ��Basic prayer: Trains your mind, expand and upgrade your mental capacity. Basic body attribute: Intelligence.��


    ��Certain high grade equipments/skills will require certain battle skills/basic skills before wearing or learning. The higher the ability, the more potential points needed to advance. Abilities/skills can also be upgraded through rigorous and tough individual training, but once you reach a bottleneck, you can use your potential points. For example a mixed martial arts champion, upon entering this realm, will have been equipped with several high level closebat techniques and skills.


    ��Basic skills and certain battle skills can be purchased within the nightmare realm, and use potential points to upgrade. High grade skills can only be attained through individual enlightenment or through engaging certain characters within the nightmare world.��


    Until now, Sheyan thought of the time he eliminated that long range proficient T-750 Terminator, and acquired a scroll: Light firearms proficiency. This was probably the advanced skill of the basic long rangebat ability. Under this safe and secure environment, he finally fished out the white key he had attained from killing Rednose (FBI agent). A chest appeared as he acquired 80 utility points and one white equipment: FBI special windbreaker. He then retrieved his sessfully restored cobalt steel exoskeleton to examine, carefully noticing the following attributes.


    ��FBI special windbreaker�� (Condition: Extremely good)


    ��Origin: Los Angeles.New gen clothing factory��


    ��Equipment rarity: White.��


    ��Equipment ce: Upper body.��


    ��Equipment requirements: None��


    ��Windbreaker additional effects: Charm increase by 1 (More suave, therefore increased charm)��


    ��Windbreak additional effects: Lowers the probability of being hit by the enemy by 1�� (Reason being the windbreaker is very baggy, which may block your opponent��s full view of your body)


    ��Evaluation: This equipment has more fashion capability than protection ones�� It looks like the Versace 1982 trending windbreakers.��


    ��Equipment battle score: 6��


    Cobalt steel exoskeleton armour (Left hand) (Condition: Extremely good)


    Origin: Michigan US, Sk no.71 workshop, ninth production belt.


    Equipment rarity: Light blue


    Equipment effects: Increase your hand battle damage by 18-19 points.


    Equipment effects: All your basic attributes increase by 1 (Umon special effect)


    Equipment requirements: Strength 9 points, physique 11 points.


    Equipment ce: Arm


    ��


    Material: Cobalt and steel mix.��


    Flesh sticyer (Function has ceased). Maic weapon absorption examining system (Unable to add) (Your forceful restoration has spoilt the interconnecting port)


    Weight: 7.8 Kg.��


    Length: 352 mm��


    Weapon ss special effects (already removed): During an attack, there is a slight probability of neglecting the opponent��s defence. (You had added an impure material to this weapon, special effect unable to activate)


    Weapon ss new effect: During an attack, you have a 50% chance of causing additional damage, damage amount depends on the user��s strength.


    Evaluation: Short-sighted bastard! You will regret this negligent restoration!


    Equipment battle score: 14

 Chapter 37: Accidental reaping

    <h4>Chapter 37: idental reaping</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: Elkassar


    Sheyan immediately put on the windbreaker, to him even a slight increase of his charm by 1 point is not bad. Furthermore, the reward was only 1 free attribute point only. But the second equipment gave him a bad headache. After observation, this ��perfectly restored�� cobalt steel exoskeleton armour��s attributes actually fell. Its attack damage dropped from 33 to 19, its additional equipment connection port was destroyed and finally its special ability was utterly negated.


    However, Sheyan immediately noticed a new benefit: All your attributes increase by 1. He felt that all the earlier ws were worth it, in actual fact amongst all light blue equipments additional attribute bonuses, this cobalt steel one was the highest. Because, equipping this will grant an entire bonus of 7 attribute points! Although these points were fixed, its value in this world was extremely high to Sheyan. He felt that the huge risk involving the FBI squad was worth it.


    Another noteworthy point was that although its maximum damage output got lowered by 14 points, its minimum damage output was raised by 3 points to 18 points. Although this restoration had lowered the equipment��s explosive strength, it caused its individual assaults to be more stable.


    To a risk taker, this explosiveness was something that they loved, however to the careful, scheming and calctive Sheyan, stability was more important. The lower the deviation between the output the better. No matter if the numbers were bad or good, it could spoil the oue of the battle or actions, and this was one deciding factor.


    In the real world, a steadily profitingpany is also more well received than a high risk high returnspany. A noteworthy point is: in the real world, something important that a partner looks for in another person is their ie stability. The world ��stability�� is extremely important in marriage and starting a family.


    Because the equipment requirement had now increased to 9 points of strength, Sheyan ced his free attribute point into his strength. After equipping everything (Including the golden watch), his personal attributes are as follows: (Presently the 50% bonus from the terminator world is now deducted)


    Strength 10 points (91)/ Agility 7 points (61) / Physique 14 points (1211) / Perceptive sensing 12 points (111) / Charm 8 points (611) / Intelligence 6 points (51) / Spirit 5 points (41)


    Note: Primary numbers are basic attribute, secondary is equipment enhanced.


    Sheyan pondered for a moment, he then once again interacted with the nightmare imprint, wanting to purchase suitable tools or abilities. However the notification he got was that his achievement points were inadequate, privileges limited. THhe only two basic ability he could purchase were: Basic eloquence and Basic meditation. These two skills were not what Sheyan required, furthermore their prices were expensive. Basic learning required a huge fee of 3000 utility points, after learning he still needed to use potential points to raise the skill. Right now, Sheyan only had 420 utility points, he did not even meet the basic requirements even if he had the want desire to learn.


    Sighing, Sheyan stood up, yet he did not realize that there was no door, all the room walls were blended into one. At this moment where he was deciding what was his next move, the night imprint shot out a ray of brilliance, projecting onto the opposite wall, forming a doorway. Once Sheyan walked out of the door, looking back he saw that the door hadpletely vanished, and did not have a single trace of it being there. This was its method of protecting their individual identity.


    Sheyan turned his body back and raised his head, heaving a deep sigh, he could only see a vast emptiness in front of him! This space was infinite, giving out a faint reddish aura. To be more precise, these surroundings were like a huge eggshell, and his room was like the core.


    Sheyan squatted and pressed his hand onto the ground, it was soft and gave one the feeling of an organism��s warm and stic texture. Before him was a broad za, where at least thousands were sitting onr standing here, making weird hand gestures and talking to each other. It was just like a night market.


    Everyone had a shroud of mist covering their hands, their features were blocked by the dense fog. This was the nightmare realm��s special protection system. The centre za had a few circr ringly light doors, giving out a rippling radiance for unknown reasons. However, people could be seening to and fro from them, it didn��t look like some forbidden ground.


    Sheyan could faintly predict what this ce was, and he made his way to the nearest gathering. Just like he predicted, the sitting/squatting people were selling items, they all had various 3D projections of the items appearing in front of them, as well as their detailed measurements. It was as though they were all equipments gathered from the nightmare realm, however their prices were pretty high.


    For example an ordinarily damaged handgun��s value was worth 500 utility points, and this did not include ammunition. There were some medicines, food and even elixirs which were all beneficial in terms of regaining strength in battle or healing functions. There were also some basic mastery scrolls, which were cheaper by alittle than the official pricing in the nightmare realm.


    Upon reaching this trading ground, Sheyan then swiftly made an inventory for his items: The cobalt steel exoskeleton was included in his list of un-tradable, the golden watch was also an untradable. In view of his inadequate agility, and which meant that he would have to alwayse into closebat with his aggressors, therefore that FBI windbreaker which increased his avoidability was also rtively valuable. The unpurified ck blood orchid elixir which could save his life in the future was naturally something he could not sell.


    Calcting what he had, the only items that he could trade were the basic lightfire arms proficiency scroll, the dog tag (unevaluated) which he attained from killing the Delta task-force member, 420 utility points, and the extensive report he had on the T-750 Terminator.


    Sheyan was in no rush to trade, as he paced around within his bustling market, continuously looking at different item descriptions. Previously, he had transported personal goods around as a fishermen, this kind of market trading environment was fairly familiar to him. It was pity that this nightmare realm prevented him from observing the seller/buyer��s expression, it would be easy to upsell a product or trick a person who had great need.


    After scurrying around half the market, Sheyan raised his brows because he noticed the people nearby were all selling intelligence reports. The T-750 terminator detailed report on his hand was actually rtively cheap, only selling for 50 utility points. Furthermore, the demand for it was not very fierce. This should be because the people venturing to the Terminator world were numerously frequent. However, amongst the ordinary reports were special ones like an Elder Predator (from alien vs predator) report, and it was only recorded as ��a part of��. Although this was the case, it sold for a high price of 5000 utility points.


    After touring the entire market, Sheyan developed a certain understanding towards this ce.


    A person who possessed the innate ability endurance, to advance this skill to its fullest potential, had to prioritize procuring of high defensive items/ equipments. Adding on to that is naturally the high physique items/ equipments. In this realm, the person who could resist the longest is the one who gets thestugh.


    Hence Sheyan activated his nightmare imprint and paid a fee of 100 utility points, he managed to source an empty plot of space to start his own trading activities.The Nightmare realm was not like the nightmare world, it had its own defensive mechanism and lots of regtions. There is no assaulting another,there is an ease of trading and automatic sensing protection functions. That is why Sheyan could boldly disy his items with ease, and even had great description projections of his items. If an interested party examined his item and found no problem with it, and brought the item that doesn��t belong to him out of the market, it will automatically be transmitted back to its original ce.


    He had already estimated properly the items he wanted to sell and their value, yet he still disyed all of his equipments on hand. This was naturally to umte poprity and attract attention to visit him. To the people touring the market, an unknown new stall was definitely more attractive, and therefore very quickly contestants came to entertain him.


    Several of these items were still useful to Sheyan, but, after a short 10 minutes, 5-6 people had flocked over here and expressed buying interests. Surprisingly, the item that garnered the most interest was that golden covered watch!

 Chapter 38: Expert scrolls!

    <h4>Chapter 38: Expert scrolls!</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    There were also quite a handful of people who were interested in the cobalt steel exoskeleton which could increase all attribute by 1. There were some who shook their head and sigh, saying that if this magnificent effect of increasing the attributes by 1 could be shifted to the watch, then the watch would have a sky-high price. A few started negotiating with Sheyan about the scroll, but their terms were far fetched from Sheyan��s one. Since they tried to be cheap, Sheyan was unwilling to trade.


    The attention slowly died down, as peace returned to Sheyan��s side. At this moment, a shorty walked over, holding half a bottle of vodka, he casually spoke:


    ��Hi, fellow, looks like you recently seeded in your first risky adventure?��


    The small brat had a strong german ent, very thick and muffled. However the nightmare imprint had interpretation abilities, and thus Sheyan managed to understand him, nodding his head he said:


    ��mmhmm.��


    That small brat surveyed Sheyan��s goods, drunkenly he nodded his head saying:


    ��Cobalt steel exoskeleton, golden shell watch, A dead soldier��s dog tag, mmm, a light firearms proficiency scroll, most likely you have just returned from that dreaded terminator world. To be able to receive so many treasures is not easy, you must have met a good team?��


    Sheyanughed and he spoke softly:


    ��My fortune was slightly better that��s all.��


    The little brat shook his vodka and replied:


    ��From the start I��ve seen several guys were all honestly trying to buy your goods, even their offers weren��t low, yet you did not trade. Perhaps you are currently in urgent need of arge sum of cash? Or perhaps you wish to exchange for something captivating?��


    Sheyan felt his heart stirred and spoke:


    ��What do you mean?��


    The small brat giggled saying:


    ��I��ll take everything you have, how about 3000 utility points?��


    Sheyan smiled shaking his head, that small brat��s expression followed as he continued persuading:


    ��Oh friend, that was a very fair offer, how much are you looking for? Unless�� You are looking to exchange with something?��


    Sheyan knew that he should nevery his cards all on the table, lightlyughing as he rambled on incoherently. The conversation went back and forth until this small bratid out all his offers, Sheyan then finally uttered out:


    ��How much is that physique + 3 ring worth?��


    Because Sheyan had rebutted to all his offers, that brat could not deduce what his goals were, and could only raise his brows and said:


    ��Physique is the most crucial attribute that a contestant needs, therefore its value is definitely not low. Furthermore, a ring is originally a rare item, and thus it is very valuable over here. Listen to me my friend, 3500 utility points for your items, this offer is extremely generous.��


    After observations, Sheyan felt that this little brat was quite smart, the chances of him trying to take advantage of Sheyan were slim as he replied:


    ��What do you think of my light firearms proficiency scroll?��


    Little brat squinted his eyes and replied:


    ��You only n to sell this? Although that scroll is light blue, it is too localized as it has high demands on certain attributes. Furthermore it is only a proficient mastery scroll not an expert one (followed by a long speech)����


    Sheyan had no love for such lengthy speeches just for the sake of bargaining, Shaking his head as he rudely interrupted him


    ��Ok ok, just tell me, this scroll in exchange for your ring plus 1000 utility points, is that fine?��


    The little brat instantly shook his head, his gaze gave off a crafty look as he muttered:


    ��That is obviously not possible, unless you add on that golden shell watch. Also an additional 5000 utility points.��


    ��Golden shell watch! Again it��s that Golden shell watch!�� Sheya��s heart suddenly shivered, he understood that this thing probably had a hidden worth within that he did not know. Immediately saying:


    ��No deal.��


    At this moment, a smallmotion was going on further away, once again there were a few people who left their personal rooms and went into the market. Within them there were two persons rushing out, they looked urgent as they scurried between stalls. It seemed like the item they wanted to purchase was of great significance. Moreover people who exhibited this sort of buying behavior normally wouldn��t be particr, even if they were slightly cheated they wouldn��t mind.


    As they scurried around, they actually paused at Sheyan��s stall, a fairly petite and graceful figure nced over and finally excitedly squealed! She grabbed onto the Light firearms proficiency scroll that Sheyan was selling but immediately sighed:


    ��A pity it��s another proficiency mastery scroll.��


    However she held onto the scroll,as therger figure beside her began to speak. His voice was deep and shaky, giving one a feeling of dignity:


    ��Expert mastery scrolls are not so easily found, the next work is fairly dangerous and I am not confident in protecting you. Before entering that world, you must upgrade and strengthen your own powers! If you cannot procure a light firearms expert scroll, then just make do with a light firearms proficiency scroll.��


    The female very obviously trusted the man, nodding her head gently she then proceeded to negotiate with Sheyan. Sheyan wasn��t the kind that would be light on women, furthermore he already had his own valuation immediately saying out:


    ��Ten thousand!��


    The little brat was currently drinking in a mouth of vodka, but upon hearing Sheyan��s words he immediately choked and the vodka sprayed out of his mouth. He looked at Sheyan with helplessness, shrugging his shoulders as he went off without saying a word to the couple beside him.


    Sheyan was extremelyposed, probably this thing was fairly umon here, however upon his earlier observation around the market initially, he realized one thing. There wasn��t any other light firearms proficiency mastery scroll that was being sold here, being the only one possessing it, he naturally had the audacity of a tiger.


    Not long after, that couple turned around. The male, upon seeing Sheyan with his hands folded up against his chest, raised his brows, then sternly spoke:


    ��Are you really interested in selling this scroll? I am interested in buying, but your exaggerated pricing leaves me with no choice. Over there, there��s someone else selling a light firearms basic mastery scroll, although the effects are lousier, at least it is still worth something.��


    Sheyan was extremely reactive, earlier his audacious valuation was just to test the other party��s willingness in case they tried to bargain cheaply. That guy further discussed with Sheyan:


    ��Since you are selling this light firearms proficiency scroll and not learning it yourself, you should be a closebat type. Have you learned this advanced ability yet?��


    Saying this he fished out a dark blue scroll out:


    Grapplingbat expert mastery scroll


    Rarity: dark blue


    Usage effects: Enable you to learn basic advanced skill: Expert grappling lvl 1


    Usage requirements: Strength 8 points, Physique 10 points


    Description: Basic skill mastery scrolls are separated into 3 types, Basic, proficient, expert. Expert scroll is the rarest, but its effects are the best.


    Further description: Expert grappling lvl 1, allows you to skillfully grasp the closebat grappling techniques. Allows your closebat attacks to increase by 7, dodging by 7, blocking by 7, and resisting by 7. (If it was basic grappling, then increasing bonus would only reach 5)


    Further description: You need to master basic closebat, basic footwork, basic endurance (This is different from Sheyan��s innate ability), before learning this skill.


    Further description: Advance ability: Expert grappling skill lvl will not be able to be higher than the skill lvl of basic closebat, basic footwork, and basic endurance. (This means, you must first upgrade the lvls of the other skills before upgrading the lvl of the advance skill)


    Further description: Learning this scroll requires a fee of 1 potential point.


    Sheyan��s initial intention was to exchange for a high defence equipment or essory, next in line was to exchange for equipment that increases physique. He never expected this person to brandish out a piece of scroll, and it was even a dark blue expert mastery scroll! His heart stirred, however, he understood that the description required him to grasp basic closebat, footwork and endurance. In his dismay, he treated this scroll like reaching for the reflection of the moon in the pond (chinese idiom; tricking oneself that they can reach for great heights). To a neer like him, no matter how good he is, it was just wishful thinking to be able to train to such levels in a short period of time. Sheyan also recalled that there were a few grappling scrolls in the market, although there weren��t any expert ones, there were still several proficiency ones. Although the price wasn��t cheap, bargaining was still a possibility.


    Sheyan immediately replied with two words:


    ��No deal.��


    The huge dude probably guessed how Sheyan would have reacted, squinting his eyes saying:


    ��I add another 1000 utility points!��


    After negotiations, the huge dude finally exchanged it for his scroll, 2500 utility points and a hamburger that could heal 60 HP in 20 seconds. Sheyan exchanged his scroll and the unevaluated dog tag.


    Sheyan had done his research on the dog tag, it appeared quite frequently. After evaluating, it will grant you a dead soldier��s dying information. After that you can bring this item to search for the person��s family and receive a reward. Because every soldier��s family background is different, thus your rewards could also differ greatly. If you are fortunate you would reap great benefits. However, if you are unlucky, one would even be chased out of the house. Normally, you will be rewarded with 100-200 American dors which can be used to exchange for at least a 100 utility points.

 Chapter 39: That damned prick is over there!

    <h4>Chapter 39: That damned prick is over there!</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I


    Regarding the recent negotiations, Sheyan could be said to have gotten the better deal, but not an overwhelmingly better one. Light blue scroll and a dog tag in exchange for a dark blue scroll, utility points and food may seem like a rip off, however, in actual fact from another perspective it wasn��t:


    To the contestants who venture worlds, it was much better to utilize far range weapons than closebat attacks.The reason being, closebat contestants undergo arger risk, which could be seen from the unlucky dead contestant no. 1844. Therefore, amongst contestants who survived several nightmare worlds, there would naturally be more long rangebatants. The quantity ofbatant type definitely affects the valuation of their respective ability scrolls.


    Afterpleting the deal, Sheyan closed his stall. He then walked about another 100 metres to another stall to purchase a basic closebat scroll with 2400 utility points. This was cheaper by a few hundred utility points aspared to the official pricing from the nightmare imprint. Entering the nightmare realm, he already naturally possessed basic footwork and basic endurance. Therefore, once he mastered this basic closebat skill,he would fit the learning criteria. He then consumed one potential point to learn the dark blue scroll.


    Although this deal wasn��t what Sheyan initially aimed for, but being able to learn this closebat grappling technique wasn��t bad at all. It could be used to attack and guard. Still, Sheyan had no clue why that golden shell watch was so popr, however, he didn��t care as the item was in his possession he could slowly analyse it. After consuming one potential point to learn the skill, Sheyan received a list of notifications:


    All skill lvl upgrade phases consist of 3 lvls. For example, basic skill lvl 1-3 required 1 potential point and some utility points, 4-6 would require 2 potential points and more utility points. Anything about lvl 6 would require 3 potential points and a huge amount of utility points to increase a lvl. This is for the basic skills, if it was upgrading an advanced skill, then the consumption requirement for potential and utility points would be more frightening.


    For example, to raise a basic skill to lvl 10, the required amount of potential points would be [1��3 + 2��3 + 3��3 = 22 points]! For advanced battle skills, the consumption rate would be greater! After thepletion of a mission, based on the difficulty and your mission score, you will receive 1-5 potential points.


    Supplementary hamburger attributes:


    Hamburger (Condition: Extremely good)


    ��Origin: China Shanghai Dicos no. 31 shop


    ��Rarity: White.��


    ��ssification: Normal food.��


    ��Usage requirements: best is not during a state of battle (While consumption, moving, attacking or being attacked by others will break the healing effects)


    Usage effects: Regain 60 HP within 20 seconds.


    ��


    ��Description: Eat it!.��


    After settling all his stuffs, Sheyan returned to his personal room with ease due to the navigation system from the nightmare imprint. Upon returning, he felt fatigue and immediately copsed onto the floor in deep sleep. The floor wasn��t hard, as though made by flexible material, and the temperature was automatically adjusted allowing one an optimal environment. Thus while sleeping, one will not feel too warm or cold.


    After awaking, Sheyan felt rejuvenated, he then used a few utility points to purchase food from the nightmare imprint. Through the nightmare imprint, he found an already prepared training ground. He realized that the training ground technological advancements were centuries ahead of the present world, it could even replicate an enemy to exchange blows with you. Apart from not being able to damage, the replica is exactly like abat master! Sheyan had acquired two new skills: Basic closebat and expert grappling. He familiarized those skills rapidly in his mind. Time past extremely quickly while training in this training environment.


    During this period of training, Sheyan had asionally went to tour the market, he had found a 1500 utility points basic long rangebat scroll. His dream of being like his childhood heroes gunning down everyone in his surroundings had not been forgotten. Unable to resist the temptation, he moved to purchase it. However on the verge ofpleting the deal and receiving the item, the nightmare imprint rung loudly in his head with a notification:


    Warning: Host gic coding is unsuitable,patibility rate with the ability scroll is only 0.316%.


    Warning: The probability of unsessfully using the scroll is 99.718%.


    Sheyan was temporarily shocked and then immediately relinquished the deal, smiling he walked back toward his training room. His childhood dream created through numerous underground society shows and his counter strike gaming had been cruelly destroyed by reality�� followed by a scoldinging from the back:


    ��Basterd! No cash, get lost!��


    Then Sheyan suddenly thought of something:


    There was actually apatibility rate for the different basic skills, then shouldn��t there be a basic skill that had a highpatibility rate with him? He then proceeded to survey the other scrolls around the market, regrettably the ability scrolls were fairly umon and he could not find a suitable one. Furthermore, the marketce only sold a standard batch of scrolls, there was nothing new.


    A dayter, while Sheyan was worrying about his rapidly shrinking utility points (Reason being he used it for the training grounds), the nightmare imprint on his chest heated up, giving out a distinct warning.


    You have remained in the nightmare realm for too long, 28 minutes and 19 seconds left to the 30 hours deadline, please select to enter a nightmare world or return to the present world.


    If one exceeded the deadline in the nightmare realm, then they would be penalized on their utility points based on the duration of breach. Once utility points reach 0, they would be forced back to the present world.


    Beforehand, Sheyan had a slight inkling that he could return to the present world, however, he could not confirm it. Under the imprint��s direction, he reached a small door on the west. The interior looks like an elevator, and when the door closed behind him, the ce was sealed uppletely. On the ceiling was a flickering red light, and very soon the nightmare imprint transmitted a message.


    ��The equipments/items you have acquired in the nightmare realm has been forcibly retained and kept in your personal room. It will be returned upon arrival back to the nightmare realm.��


    ��In the present world, whether purposely or being questioned by others, you must not leak out information to ordinary people about the nightmare realm.��


    ��You should try at best not to use any different special abilities you have acquired in the nightmare realm. This may result in dire consequences.�� (Apart from passive abilities)


    ��Once leaving the nightmare realm, you can only return after 7 days.��


    ��Once the nightmare imprint heats up, you must return to the nightmare realm to ept a mission within 24 hours. To return, while walking down a staircase, form a mental connection with the nightmare imprint.��


    ��The passage of time in the nightmare realm differs from the present world.��


    ��Your innate ability: Endurance (passive) is ssified as a concealed ability, unable to activate. Therefore, in the present world, you will not be able to receive the effects of this ability.��


    Although the message did not mention in details about the consequences of viting the regtions, Sheyan clearly understood the seriousness of it. Witnessing the mysteries of this realm, Sheyan did not dare to test the system. After the series of messages, the door once again reopened. Ahead of Sheyan was a corridor, and an endless pitch-ck staircase. Breathing in deeply, he gently started walking up. Not longter a ray of light shed into his eyes, after climbing another few steps, Sheyan was breathing in cool air!


    Dim and lofty lights, concrete and revised steps and an iplete and messy construction railing! This was the previous scene where Sheyan was being hunted down! After returning to this point, the floor was once again drenched with fresh blood, and he even had distinct injuries!


    Sheyan instantly understood, this should be the differing passage of time. This was the argument brought forth by Albert Einstein. He mentioned that if a spacecraft could have a speed close to the speed of light, then the time on board the spacecraft would slow down. If the speed could reach the speed of light, then the time on the spacecraft would differ from the norm and even stop. Based on the ancient chinese saying, a day in heaven is like a year on earth.


    Sheyan sluggishly stood at his original ce, looking down at the empty staircase, he raised his own hand to scrutinize. Previously those days and nights worth of experience, had just be a dream upon returning. His body was slightly trembling, after his initial excitement upon returning to the present world, he now felt a sense of longing and regret.


    Suddenly, a fierce cursing boomed from below! Following that Sheyan could see a bunch of people streaming into the construction site��s entrance. They were covered in mud and looked very malicious, fuming they cursed incessantly. Within their hands were kitchen knifes, choppers, daggers, baseball bats and wooden sticks etc. They were Huashan Fei��s underlings. Presently, Sheyan was standing underneath the lights of the stairs, being illuminated by the lights, the group of people could see him as bright as day. They stared with a cutting ferocity, pointing their fingers as they excitedly called out:


    ��That damned prick is over there!��

 Chapter 40: Ravaged, Dried, and Rotten.

    <h4>Chapter 40: Ravaged, Dried, and Rotten.</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    In his pursuers eyes, Sheyan who got shot and escaped to here was like a turtle in a jar, 500,000 yuan was ready to be collected by them. Therefore, without stopping to take a breather, they wildly charged up. Initially, Sheyan was slightly affected by them, however after numerous life and death encounters in the nightmare realm, he had already trained up his reactions and decision making. Brows twitching, he rushed up the building.


    His pursuers had rushed here amidst the muddy ground and the pouring rain, they were filled with fatigue. They normally gambled and partied, and some were already past their glory years, if not for the motivation of the 500,000 yuan, they would have given up long ago. At this moment, their target was fleeing up the building without any escape route, hence they summoned theirst remaining burst of strength to charge up. Yet Sheyan without any hesitation continued fleeing upwards.


    After Sheyan returned from the nightmare realm, he was in an optimum state of concentration and ferociousness. The poor group of buddy underlings had all their energy cleaned up from sprinting up 5 storeys worth of stairs, their legs felt extremely heavy. It was as weak as consecutively masturbating for 3 times in one night��


    Under this sort of circumstances, the first fe that reached the top of the building would suffer unimaginable consequences! Sheyan was already keeping tabs on them for some time, Huashan Fei��s hired thug head was the first one to charge up while holding onto a fruit knife. It was as though in front of him was a mountain worth of 500,000 yuan! Instantly he was furiously charged at by Sheyan, strong, sturdy yet graceful and agile, was as though he had be a cheetah��s meal!


    The hired thug was knocked cold, as both this feets left the ground, he screamed for half a second before his throat gave up, as he crashed to the ground and spun a few times. He thenid there motionless.


    The fuming reinforcements were surprised, as they struggled forward to look but only witnessed a copsed thug with both his eyes still wide open. His face was shockingly pale, and his chest had a wound of approximately two fingers size. Blood was bubbling forth from within like boiling water, as it proceeded to heavily dye his entire shirt in red. Although the wound wasn��t huge, it was deep as his situation was already hopeless. The ck figure that knocked him rapidly made a roll on the ground and leapt to the edge of the roof. He turned his head around and sneered, and took off his coat to wrap around his fists. Holding onto the nearby white stic pipe drain, he leapt down!


    ��Shnng shnng�� the sound of friction continuously sounded. This drain wasn��t properly fixed on yet, and only had a few huge nails locking it in ce. Under such pressure from Sheyan it seemed like it was on the verge of copse. However, Sheyan was only utilizing a small amount of force, he had no intention of sliding all the way down the building like a stuntmen. His aim was just tond on the balcony one floor down. The death of their head thug did not serve as a deterrence but instead agitated them further, as they rushed forward to the edge of the room to see what had happened to Sheyan. Upon seeing Sheyannding safely on the fourth floor, they frantically shouted to proceed below.


    Prior to this, Sheyan��s heart was filled with apprehensiveness, right now he was actuallyposed and brimming with confidence. Bursting forth with energy, he nimbly and swiftly proceeded. The ��tattoo�� upon his chest constantly reminded Sheyan that his earlier experience wasn��t just a fantasy, but it was the harsh yet hopeful reality!


    After running considerably long under the pouring rain, their low grade firearms were already rendered useless. Therefore, to the Sheyan who had undergone an ultimate evolution of his body, the only words that he chose was ��Drag!��. Drag on until Huashan Fei��s numerous underlings had lost all strength and dispersed, then he would naturally counterattack!


    After leaping down from the roof, he immediately dashed to the stair and ran down. The thugs above were like a dog that just saw a bone, persistently giving chase even when their face had turned pale from exhaustion. Sheyan brought them on a wild goose chase around the entire construction site. Running for at least 200-300 metres before making a loop and running into another building construction.


    ��Wait a moment!�� The person who shouted was called ��Foolish Cub��. After their head had died, amongst the underlings, he was second in ranking. The thugs were all panting and dying from exhaustion, they couldn��t wait to sit down and rest. Once hearing Foolish Cub��s shout, they immediately halted.


    ��F** his mom, that brat has like a gas pedal under his leg, even his actions are swift and precise. Let��s leave some of us here to cover the entrance, less he takes us on another wild goose chase and leave us all worn out. I, Foolish Cub am takingmand now, once we capture the person we will split the 500,000 yuan, no matter if he is covering watch or pursuing him!��


    This Foolish Cub was not easily trusted, appointing Little Needle, Soft Rice and Beer Hua, his closest three colleagues to personally give chase. He thenmanded the other 3 to keep watch below the building, these 3 were all closer to the dead head thug. Furious at this arrangement, they could only suck it up and scold Foolish Cub within their heart.


    Foolish cub made eye contact with his three trusted confidantes, they obviously understood the underlying intentions and were filled with tion. His ��splitting of the 500,000 yuan�� meant giving just a few hundred to the few guys below. Upon reaching the second floor, Foolish Cub urgently whispered out:


    ��I��ll go with Soft Rice, Beer Hua and Little Needle will go together. We will take left, you take right. Shout upon sight. The few guys below looked pretty unhappy, I��m not sure how long I can control them. If we drag on for too long, then I reckon the other guys would juste up to help. Therefore, we must cherish this opportunity and act fast to capture that dog, and finish him off quickly!��


    This building was different to the office building previously, it was a factory designed building. Every level was divided into 4 different workshop districts, and each workshop district was probably about a thousand square metresrge. Furthermore its interior was currently undergoing additional restructuring and refurbishing, workshop tools, repair equipments and material rubble filled the space into a huge mess. It was so chaotic that a person entering would have his attention divided into a dozen areas.


    Beer Hua and Little Needle stumbled into this environment. Cursing loudly, they begun searching cautiously, not missing out on any corner as they held on tightly to their fruit knives. Earlier, a few of these thugs were already victimized by Sheyan, and before engaging with Sheyan, they all felt that he was slightly shrewd and experienced. They did not regard him as a huge threat.


    That was the fatal w in their thinking.


    That was also the fatal w in the thinking of Huashan Fei��s underlings!


    Once the two guys examined the half hanging roll-up door, they finally saw the person they were looking for. Sheyan was standing about 5 metres away from them, with his hands folded across his chest. His facial expression was strange as though ridiculing them and treating them in contempt.


    After experiencing several bloody trials in the nightmare realm, he had no concerns whatsoever regarding these two vicious looking thugs. Presently, not only was his strength greatly enhanced, he had learned two kinds of closebat techniques. He had already battled with several simtion opponents in the training ground, experiencing numerous movements and tactics to figure his maximum battle potential. Under this sort of circumstances, faced with these sort of already exhausted average thugs, what sort of suspense would there be?


    Beer Hua��s nickname was not because he loved drinking beer, but because he loved to use the beer bottle to smash people��s heads. Therefore, his nickname was cruel and terrible. Upon seeing Sheyan, he charged forward, raising his fruit knife to chop down at him. Sheyan grinned evilly, he did not bother dodging but instead picked a nearby iron rod and swung it back!


    ��ng!�� sparks escaped into the air. Beer hua��s knife wielding right hand shivered and turned numb, the fruit knife had already broke into two. Stumbling backwards by two metres, he realized the broken tip of the knife was lodged onto the wall as he raised his head up to look in horror. Sheyan wasn��t at least bit affected from the impact, advancing a step after swinging the iron rod, he then simply swung a kick at Beer Ha.


    This one strike was filled with such ferocity, even Sheyan was pushed backwards from the impact. Beer Hua was knocked and flew 2-3 metres back, finally copsing onto the ground and sliding for a further 5-6 metres. His head had smashed into a nearby pir, as his eyeballs popped out, after a while blood streamed out from his mouth, nose and ears. The blood dripped onto the ground forming a pool as his body shuddered and finally stopped moving. Looking at this, it was as though Sheyan did not restrain himself.


    Little Needle had not even reacted up till now. Only when Beer Hua crashed backwards from the kick did he regain his senses and charged forward. This guy��s mouth was incorrigible and loose, causing Sanzi to previously suffer by his hands. Sheyan had earlier wanted to get revenge on him. As the guy swung his knife down, Sheyan parried it away with his iron rod. He then positioned the rod horizontally on his left, grabbing Little Needle by this coat and heavily thrusted the rod into that guy��s mouth. Instantly, a little white and red could be seen spurting out. That little needle��s constant yapping and obscenenguage momentarily turned to groans and wails of agony!

 Chapter 41: Killing and Chasing

    <h4>Chapter 41: Killing and Chasing</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    Huashan Fei��s men were all hooligans. They had no proper training and just relied on their brute strength. If they were on a winning streak or seemed advantageous, they would appear loud and threatening. However, once they started suffering setbacks, they fell like dominos. For example that Little Needle, once he got stomped on a few times, he lost all will to battle under the immense pain. He cried out loud and tried desperately to crawl away and escape, but Sheyan easily caught up to him, using the iron rod, he mercilessly and heavily struck down on the back of his head.


    ��This is for Sanzi.��


    Sheyan coldly spoke.


    Little Needle instantly turned rigid, his whole body jolted forward, shaking and twisting as his life quickly departed from his body.


    Sheyan��s gaze was murderous, licking the blood off the corner of his mouth, he grinned as he walked out. He had already seen through Foolish Cub��s ploy. That meant that in this entire building there were only two opponents left! As he took big steps forward, his sturdy and bulging muscles bounced beneath his torn and tattered sleeveless garment. The scene was like a savage cheetah on patrol in his territory.


    The Foolish Cub duo encountered Sheyan at one of the workshop entrance.


    Going by another perspective, it was Sheyan who was blocking them at the workshop��s entrance.


    Foolish Cub��s name had a foolish word, however, he wasn��t dumb at all, foolish was just how he appeared to look. Once he saw Sheyan��s hands were covered in fresh blood, he understood that Beer Hua and Little Needle were thetest casualties. However, to Foolish Cub��s horror, Sheyan was supposed to have gotten a gunshot wound to his stomach, but this person in front of him was perfectly strong and even agile. Even his skin wasn��t the least bit torn, where did he look like a person that had sustained great injuries?


    ��Disguising as a pig to eat the tiger?�� This notion appeared in Foolish cub��s mind. Still, he could not understand Sheyan��s current condition at all. Furthermore in retrospect, from beginning to the end, the series of events seemed to be a huge conspiracy. Sheyan was so cunning and capable, he could even earn the number one title within the hierarchy system of the underground organization with his talent, how would he be content with just being a fisherman on a lousy fishing boat?


    Foolish cub��s mind shed with lots of suspicions, however, Sheyan already had the goal of settling things as fast as possible, how would he let go of this opportunity. Without speaking he pounced forward while lifting up his iron rod! That cold dark bloodied iron rod emitted a ��weng�� sound, like a lightsaber, showing off its underlying tremendous strength


    The person that Foolish Cub brought was naturally his confidante, although he was called Soft Rice, in actual fact he was a crafty and viciousd. Seeing Sheyan��s action, without hesitation he raised the iron rod in his hands to block. He never expected that upon impact, his hands immediately turned numb, but the seemingly unaffected Sheyan crazily continued pounding down. It was like an explosive rain of terror!


    ��Bang bang bang bang!�� the simultaneous pounding echoed through the workshop. Sheyan��s unrestrained and frantic pounding caused the vicious Soft Rice to feel an overwhelming sense of dread. He was using both hands to withstand the poundings with his iron rod, yet both hands had turned numb, and was currently just resisting with his sheer willpower. At this moment, Sheyan used his hardest to smash down! With the thunderous sounds of the wind, a loud shing sound followed by a gentle agonizing wail. Blood was flowing out of the webbing between the fingers of the hand wielding the iron rod, furthermore the iron rod had broken into two from the rusted areas!


    In any battle, there were numerous unexpected variables. No one would be able to predict when or guess what was going to happen. However, these variables can suddenly turn the tides around or trigger an inspiration or sudden victory. Therefore, Soft Rice seized this golden opportunity to counterattack, he may even seed! However, Sheyan reacted with such swiftness he did not give him any breathing space. Tossing away his metal rod instantly, he nimbly took a step in!


    That one step forward worked wonders, as the counterattacking Soft Rice had no room to execute his attack! A man who wanted to gather force to strike could not waddle in like a female with long skirt, but infact had to take a big step to gather force for his assault. With one leap forward, Sheyan had lodged himself between Soft Rice��s legs. The distance between the two was so close it was negligible, even their breathing could be felt by each other!


    Just when Soft Rice was still trying to react, Sheyan had already cleanly buried in a fist! The rock solid fist smashed onto soft rice��s nose. This move to Sheyan was already something he was ustomed to and not forced. Soft rice shrieked in agony, tossing away his iron rod to press down on his nose. Sheyan viciously grinned and, pressing onto the right thigh of Soft rice and using force he ferociously kneed upwards!


    This explosive knee strike shot Soft Rice up for half a metre. Reddish fresh blood sprayed out of his mouth, as his eyes popped out widely. Following this was an array of consecutive elbows and fist strikes, giving off a consistent flesh to flesh heavy pounding sound. Lastly, flinging the already half dead slump of a body heavily onto the nearby pile of iron fence, as the body mmed down rattling the fences. The body rolled down slowly, leaving a big trail of red on the fence down!


    Sheyan then spun around, wiping off the blood on his face. This gaze was zing with rage, yet his words were as calm as the ocean, softly and steadily vocalizing his voice.


    ��Don��t worry, next up is your turn.��


    Presently, Sheyan wasn��t spared from sustaining injuries as his back had two long intersecting wounds, forming into an ��x��. Bloodied flesh were hanging off from the wound, and it looked quite serious. The back of his entire tattered and torn garment was already dyed crimson. While Sheyan was furiously unleashing his blows onto Soft Rice, Foolish Cub did not stand still but frenziedly shed his knife around. Sheyan managed to evade most of the strikes, but still suffered two heavy shes.


    Only Sheyan��s innate ability ��endurance�� could not be activated, however, his physique was two folds of an average person. When Foolish Cub shed down on his skin, after slicing through two inches, it got jammed by Sheyan��s thick muscles, unable to dive deeper to inflict heavier damage!


    If an ordinary person suffered such injuries, even if they could tolerate the pain, they would still be affected greatly by it. However, after his transformation, Sheyan could still utilize his maximum powers even after suffering an assault. That was the greatest advantage a contestant had over the average joe.


    Foolish cub stood there in a daze, as his expression was one of watching a horror movie in broad daylight. He was astonished at the fact that this familiar person had suddenly transformed into a war machine like Bruce Lee! This gap in power was too tremendous!


    10 minutes ago, Foolish Cub was scheming how to get rid of Sheyan and obtain the 500,000 yuan, but now, the only notion he had in his mind was:


    That was to survive.


    Face with Sheyan giving a sly expression, Foolish Cub could taste bitterness in his mouth, as goosebumps enveloped his body. It was the kind of horrific situation akin to a rat face to face with a cat. He screamed out loudly, in desperation he aimed the fruit knife at Sheyan and threw it, turning his body around he started fleeing! The terrified foolish cub was filled with that one notion, that was to go down and rejoin the rest!


    Faced with a flying knife, Sheyan casually pinched it with his fingers in mid air! The blood flowed between his fingers, dropping to the floor one drip at a time. However, his face remained the same, a cruel and cold expression. As the desperate Foolish Cub rushed down the stairs, he suddenly felt a huge figure brushing over him along with a gust of wind. Foolish Cub screamed in shock, dodging to the back and feeling a strange, nice and warm thing sshing onto his face. Feeling it, he realized it was droplets of fresh blood! It was the corpse of Soft Rice that was thrown down!


    With one throw, Sheyan destroyed the staircase railing, and blocked Foolish Cub. He slowly and steadily inched ahead giving one the feeling of someone who was in total control. Foolish Cub was currently trembling from head to toe, as he knelt down and cried out in exasperation:


    ��Sheyan bro! It is Huashan Fei who ordered us, it wasn��t my idea!��


    Sheyan ignored him and silently inched closer, he was like the gradual darkness following the setting of the sun. The kneeling Foolish Cub upon seeing Sheyan��s feeting right before him, his eyes shed with viciousness. Using his right hand to grab Sheyan��s left foot, his left hand then reached out for a hidden knife inside his trouser pocket. His idea was to cause Sheyan to lose his bnce and then stab him with the knife. However, Sheyan strongly raised his left leg, using the same strength coupled with swiftness he stomped down!


    ��Ah!!!�� Foolish Cub��s miserable shrieks filled the air. This one stomp was Sheyan��s full strength, foolish cub��s right hand felt like it went through a meat grinder, flesh torn and bloody, even exposing a deep white portion of the finger bone. No wonder he could only scream in pain. Sheyan had now reached his back, heavily stepping down onto his vertebrae, he bent down and pulled his hair raising his face along with it. Sheyan then bent down further to his ears, coldly pronouncing one word at a time:


    ��Uncle Dasi��s fingers, wasn��t it you who personally sliced it off one by one?��

 Chapter 42: Accidental reapings

    <h4>Chapter 42: idental reapings</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    Foolish Cub was in agonizing pain, perspiring profusely and confused, he did not know what to reply. Sheyan himself had no intentions of letting him answer, forcefully stomping down against his vertebrae, he then grabbed his hair lifting his face up and heavily pounding it into the concrete ground!


    ����


    ����


    The 3 thugs who kept watch below could be considered of low status in Huashan Fei��s hierarchy system. Simply put, they were the kind who were not significant enough to be noticed by Huashan Fei, were not liked by Foolish Cub or even valued by their head thug previously. They were even powerless against Foolish Cub��s greedy actions earlier and could not rebut him. While chatting below, they were filled with anxiousness, and finally the discontented and frequent trashtalker Felixis spoke:


    ��Not going up may not be a bad thing. That Sheyan brat is strange and evil. Think about it, our head thug has followed Bro Huashan for 10 years, what kind of storm has he not experience? Pui! Even he himself got finished off in one slice from the stomach up�� tsk tsk.��


    Saying till here Felixis kept quiet, because even he himself felt that something was not adding up. At this moment, a shriek could be heard from above! The three guys nced at each other, and finally the most cowardly one stammered:


    ��That��that sound sounds like Rice bro.��


    ��Bullsheet!��


    ��That��s rubbish!��


    The other two shocked guys rebutted in anger:


    ��


    ��That��s obviously the miserable cries of that little prick!��


    Very quickly another cry ensued, this was clearly Cub bro��s agonizing scream. Following that the deep pounding sound ��deng deng deng�� could be heard. The sound was extremely rhythmic and filled with force. This caused the three guys to shudder in worry, as their goosebumps formed not knowing if it was cold or because they were afraid.


    Suddenly, a window shattering sound could be heard from the third floor. Through the scattering ss fragments, a ck figure was tossed out, andnded on the muddy waters outside. This figurended 5-6 metres away from the 3 guys, and was covered in fresh blood. The figure was tall and sturdy and his hair looked as if someone forcefully ripped it apart. A gigantic swell formed up on the forehead, beneath the messy hair. The figure��s face waspletely deformed, the teeth, eyes, hair and blood were all clumped up and in bits. Half the tongue was sticking out onto the cheek bone, it was as though his face was dragged against the rough road for hundreds of metres.


    Looking at such a tragedy, it was hard to make up that this was the Foolish Cub bro. If not for Cub bro being the only person who wore flower neckties and flipflopsbination, it was impossible to determine who it was in an instant. Following that, two other figures crashed to the ground from on top. That was the corpse of Little Needle and Soft Rice, their expressions were horrific, looking like they died an unjust death.


    Observing the three bloodied evidence in front of them, the three guys broke out into panic, as though their chest was being crushed by a gigantic boulder, even breathing became difficult. Sheyan then surfaced from one of the balconys on the second floor, hands folded across his chest and grinning coldly. ring down with a strange peaceful gaze, he gave out augh, using this right hand to emte the cutting throat gesture!


    This gesture caused the three guys to shiver and jump up, as though they had been stabbed by a dagger. They gave out a weird cry and turned around to flee. This was exactly what Sheyan wanted. He daringly leaped down from the second floor, and dashed off in Felixis direction in pursuit! These three thugs all had the same train of thought, separating into 3, thus Sheyan could only chase one of them. However, they did not consider one thing: That was their individual physique!


    The three guys chased Sheyan under the pouring rain and muddy waters for a few km until here, they then ran back and forth, up and down inside the construction buildings. They did not even have a break to drink water, even if they could rest for roughly 10 minutes underneath the building, they were still cold and hungry, how would they recover much of their energy? Not even 30 metres out, Sheyan caught up and finished off the fastest guy, immediately spinning to the west and chased for another 100 metres. Easily knocking out cold the defenseless Felixis, finally chasing thest guy. This guy was totally useless, upon seeing Sheyaning close, he panicked and knelt down crying.


    Finally, all the pursuing Huashan Fei��s underlings had been eliminated. The only two that lived were the fainted Felixis and the scared sheetless guy.


    Sheyan took a deep breath and exhaled, he felt a strange unexinable carefree sensation within his heart. Clenching his fist, he could feel his physique and his strength, and a wild ambition stirred within in. Suddenly, he received a notification from the nightmare imprint:


    ��You just engaged in an intense battle in the present world: Your strength increases 1.��


    ��You just engaged in an intense battle in the present world: Your agility increases 1.


    ��You just got attacked by opponents and engaged in an intense battle in the present world: You physique increases 1��


    Looking at the list of notifications, Sheyan actually felt peaceful because he already had a clear understanding: At the initial phase, a contestants attribute will exhibit rapid upgrading, however, upon experiencing both worlds, this upgrades will eventually stagnate and can only rely on the free attribute points in the nightmare realm to upgrade their attributes.


    After bing a contestant, it also represents that a person��s body potential has been thoroughly activated. Through rigorous battles and training, then the body��s potential will keep increasing until it reaches the average person��s limitations. Upon reaching this bottleneck, a contestant��s body can be said to be simr to a world champion��s bodyposition, reaching the maximum capabilities in every aspect of a human body. However, in this state, no matter how hard a contestant trains or battles, his individual attributes will not be able to advance even by 1 point. This is because the person��s potential has been met, only be increasing his potential points from the nightmare realm can he increase his attribute potential level.


    The initial phase of rapid upgrading is sort of a defensive mechanism by the nightmare realm for its contestants. The goal is to allow them a short growth period in strength so that they can better adapt to the merciless nightmare worlds. A contestant when exiting the realm to the nightmare world will have an additional 1.5x increase in attributes. It is to protect new members, at the same time also allowing the contestant to get used to the new levels of powers that the body can produce.


    While Sheyan was pondering these things, he started tying up Felixis and the other brat with a rope. The two poor fes were hungry, cold and were tortured by the recent horrors. They couldn��t stop trembling and their eyes looked lifeless. Where would they find the strength to resist? After binding them, he carried the timid guy to the nearby factory workshop, quietly observing him. Until the timid guy suddenly cried out again, he then whispered:


    ��You want to live or die?��


    After listening, the timid guy summoned his strength as he cried even harder and eximed:


    ��Of course I want to live! Bro Sheyan spare me, it has nothing to do with me. I did not touch not even a hair on one of your family members!��


    Sheyan immediately replied:


    ��Of course i know you haven��t, if not why do you think you��re still alive? Tell me everything you know about Huashan Fei, I willpare your statementter on with Felixis. If your statement differs����


    That time, Sheyan could not contain his smile, and stopped speaking. The timid guy shivered as he suddenly recalled Cub bro��s bloodied and deformed face, desperately nodding his head and eximed:


    ��I��ll speak, I��ll speak!��


    Half an hourter, Sheyan walked out of the workshop. Very naturally he got what he wanted. Felixis earlier pped Uncle Dasi once, hence Sheyan took one of his hands.Timid guy was extremely lucky toe out unscathed. However, Sheyan��s expression wasn��t exactly rxed as he realized that he had underestimated Huashan Fei��s capabilities. This guy��s status in the ��ghost n�� had been elevated from a mere backbone to as high as the n leader��s position. Even the n head ��ck Devil�� had now shared the same level of authority as him. That being said, even with Xide dead, even the ck Devil could not touch him.


    Although Sheyan wasn��t mixed in with these underground matters, he had heard of rumours of the ghost n before. Once Huashan Fei had attained the status to that of a n head, then his words were extremely influential and powerful. In any critical situation, bringing firearms over from Vietnam was not impossible, and this was extremely bad news for Sheyan.

 Chapter 43: Foreshadowing from space

    <h4>Chapter 43: Foreshadowing from space</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: Elkassar


    Vietnam was considered poor, but tenacious. From 1961 to 1973, an entire 12 years, was the war against America, enduring such a ferocious war, they also had a conflict with China in 1979. Because of Vietnam��s full conscription of its citizens into the army, it can be said that the country was filled with expertbatants. These people did not have a high sry, they were all veterans who had experienced life and death during the fierce warring periods.


    Although a huge portion of these people were already retired, the ghost n had several gunmen who were trained by these veterans of war. Rumours has it that they even engaged in drug pushing and battles within the Golden triangle (An area in Southeast Asia). These people were 40-50 plus years old, and their hands were already stained with bloodshed, extremely cruel and vicious! The ghost n previously engaged in battle with the Vietnam border guards while smuggling, and they relied on these valiant gunmen.


    In the present world, the passive ability ��Endurance�� cannot be activated, therefore if Sheyan encountered these gunmen, then even he wouldn��t be confident of achieving victory. Whats more to take down the entire syndicate?


    Even when dealing with these exhausted thugs, Sheyan had used various tactics, and would never tackle more than 2 thugs at a time. This wasn��t because Sheyan was prudent, but because his power in the present world had not reached such an outstanding standard.


    After deliberating for a while, Sheyan decided to make haste towards Si Qiao town. Huashan Fei currently had no clue that his own underlings had been totally wiped out, and was probably still waiting in Si Qiao town. This was the time when Huashan Fei was most vulnerable, although ording to Felixis, Huashan Fei should have gunmen protecting him in addition to his own firearm. However Sheyan could n ahead and had a great deal of confidence. Once he missed this opportunity, then it would be hard to find another chance to do so.


    After deciding, Sheyan treated the wounds on his body and casually picked up a few dry clothes and a raincoat from a nearby shed. He then headed towards Si Qiao town. Felixis and Timid boy were trapped in a workshop on the fourth floor, with a towel stuffed into their mouths and bound beside the corpses of their dead colleagues, they had to wait for the hurricane to stop and for the construction workers toe and rescue them. Although their lives were saved, they were still extremely ufortable from the cold and hunger.


    After exiting the construction site, Sheyan nced at the trail of blood that he left when climbing in, and felt a deep sense of nostalgia like it happened in his previous lifetime. When he was escaping here, he thought that this would be his burial ground, never would he expect a twist of events. The hunted had be the hunter, the fluctuating mysteries of life could never be more evident inthen this.


    At this moment, before Sheyan appeared two familiar figures on the road. His pupils shrunk, if he wasn��t wrong, these two figures were Huashan Fei��s men: Bingzai and Luwen!


    These two men were two of the 3 thugs that had caught up to Sheyan first with their vehicles. But Sheyan clearly remembered, the two men were struggling with him on the staircase, and then turned to dust within the strange time paradox where time was rapidly sped up. Why would they appear now?


    The two thugs were now closing the gap to Sheyan, but they seemed like they had no intentions ofing over. From far he could see their expression were both lifeless and dull, suddenly from far a muffled sound of a honk could be heard. 10 secondster a heavy transport vehicle rolled in amidst the raging storm. This vehicle was fairlymon the roads, normally they would be transporting huge amounts of sand/ materials to different construction sites.


    However when this huge transport vehicle drove by, Bingzai stumbled a little perhaps because of the slippery road, as he instinctively grabbed onto the nearby Luwen. Yet when he grabbed Luwen, Luwen himself also lost his bnce and as the two fell onto the road�� The heavy transport vehicle just whizzed by! Their bodies were like broken sandbags, knocked up high into the air, as they flipped a few rounds in mid air before copsing to the middle of the road. The blood was slowly washed away by the rain. Another bus driving from behind did an emergency break, as the passengers all streamed down in panic like a bunch of ants running around without aim��


    Sheyan stood 20 metres away, witnessingpletely what had happened:


    ��This must be a sign, is it telling me that if the nightmare realm kills someone, then their death will turn into a logical death in the real world? Then it would prevent people from investigating a sudden disappearance. Then if I die in the nightmare realm, then I�� I wish that in the real world they arrange a mourous way of killing me off.��


    He pressed down on the hood of his raincoat, looking back again at the traffic ident, he then hasten his footsteps towards Si Qiao town. Although the rain was maddening it could not prevent Sheyan from steadily pressing on as he took one heavy step at a time.


    ��Psst!��


    Sheyan was familiar with this sound, this was the sound made whenever he sliced open the stomach of a fish. However he never expected that the sound of stabbing a person and killing a fish had so little differences.


    He released the grip on his left hand which was covering his opponent��s mouth, lightly shoving, his lifeless opponent slowly slumped to the ground. Hand still twitching non stop, his eyes still darkened as his life drained out along with his blood. Sheyan maintained a frozen gaze as he wiped the sole of his shoes, he then pushed upon the door.


    Not a soul was in sight.


    ��Hu�� Sheyan exhaled loudly, he was feeling veryplicated, a mixture of regret and luck. 10 minutes ago he had reached Si Qiao town, and he immediately headed over to Huashan Fei��s house. Being so familiar with Si Qiao town, Sheyan could close his eyes and still find his way about the different roads. Therefore he very quickly arrived at the fencing of Huashan Fei��s house. Weing him were two astonished thugs, and a red basin ced at the dog��s kennel.


    Looking at this basin, Sheyan suddenly heard a buzzing sound in his ear. Blood rushed up his body to his head, and his heart started beating frenziedly.


    That basin originally contained Uncle Dasi��s fingers! Huashan Fei probably felt like Sheyan had made a fool out of him, and in his rage, he fed the contains of the basin to the dog! In this sort of situation, all words were pointless, only one sentence remained ��Won��t rest until he is dead!��


    The two stunned thugs were cleared up in a short timespan, as the crazily barking dog was stomped to death. Of course Sheyan also paid a heavy price of 3 shes, however his physique was outstanding which made his wounds less miserable. Even though his flesh was damaged, none of the blows reached his bones and could only be considered superficial wounds.


    After consecutively ughtering two thugs, Sheyanposed himself and began searching through the house. He discovered a trembling middle aged person. This person Sheyan had seen before, his named was Harry, he was the younger brother of Huashan Fei��s wife. He worked in the prefectural city in Guangxi as a chiefbourer contractor, simply put he leveraged on Huashan Fei��s influence to enforce his contracts and demolish houses. Basically he forced out several families to be homeless.


    Although this person was cruel and nasty, he was weak to the core, with just one knife against his neck he leaked out everything: That Xide had died in Si Qiao, and yet Huashan Fei could not produce the culprit. Huashan Fei knew that Xide��s old man, ck Devil, would never let this pass, and may even implicate his entire family. Therefore he urgently fled town to inform his rtives and family to gather at Si Qiao town and lie low for now.


    Harry lived the nearest, therefore he was the first to reach Si Qiao town. Huashan Fei was still on his way to the prefectural city of Guangxi to fetch his wife and children and summoned his closest bodyguards to protect him, in case ck Devil decided to act fast. He would not be back for another 1-2 hours.


    Sheyan had already considered lying in wait in the house and catching the enemy off guard, however alongside Huashan Fei had several expert gunmen as bodyguards, and Sheyan had no confidence in victory. After finishing off Harry with one de, he started investigating the entire house thoroughly. One is to check for any hidden persons and the second was to plunder the house and make some profits before leaving. Revenge for a nobleman, ten years is never toote (Chinese idiom, same meaning as revenge is a dish best served cold). His own powers would definitely increase in the future, Huashan Fei would never think of running away from his roots. Taking his dog life is a just a matter of time, there is no reason to take such a huge risk now.


    Back at the construction site, Felixis was a marginal character at Huashan Fei��s side, therefore obtaining any first grade information was limited. Although timid boy was a coward, he had great knowledge in terms of ounting. Certain regtions with the underground society were more strict than the government ones, therefore before and during arge scale smuggling, Huashan Fei would enlist the help of timid boy. Therefore timid boy knew certain secrets of Huashan Fei, which he leaked to Sheyan and this information had already been locked into Sheyan��s mind. Without much efforts, he managed to locate Huashan Fei��s private slush funds.

 Chapter 44: Return

    <h4>Chapter 44: Return</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: Elkassar


    After Huashan Fei had received a desperate phone call from his underling and rushed back, a house filled with blood and chaos greeted him. He did not even bother looking at Harry��s corpse, frustratedly kicking it aside as he furiously rushed to his bedroom. He immediately turned rigid, because he had earlier spent 50,000 on an ��impregnable�� safety deposit box, and yet this boxid crooked on the ground. The opening of that deposit box was still swaying lightly, but most importantly�� Its interior was as clean as a basin that had been licked up by a dog.


    Originally inside the box, was an entire 20kg of drugs and five hundred thousand RMB!


    Following a trail of white powder on the floor, Huashan Fei followed it to the nearby toilet. Beside the toilet bowl were numerous packets of cloudy white transparent bags. These murky white transparent bags were tossed to the side, as white powder was scattered all about the toilet floor. Huashan Fei could feel his head exploding from within, his eyes darkened as he couldn��t resist groaning out loud.


    His worst prediction had happened: That damned Sheyan brat actually resisted the temptation of the drugs, he f**ing flushed an entire 20 kg of drugs down the toilet bowl! This white powder was 99% purity Heroin! If he had to reproduce these drugs again through the manufacturer, and produce another batch, Huashan Fei��s losses could be counted in the millions!


    ����


    Presently, Sheyan was sitting on a bumpy bus, his body was covered by a raincoat and he was holding onto an ordinarily looking briefcase. Yet the briefcase contained the five hundred thousand RMB that belonged in the safety deposit box of Huashan Fei. He was sitting in thest row at the back of the bus, his body shaking to the rhythmic tempo of the bumpy bus, closing his eyes he took a short nap. After entering the present world, he once again suffered heavy injuries, however, Sheyan could feel that even the two deep cuts on his back were healing at a miraculous rate. After a few hours, there wasn��t even a scar left behind.


    Where did this buse from and what was its destination, Sheyan did not know. After boarding it, he threw a hundred dor note at the driver and mentioned that he wanted to ride to thest stop before sitting down. In fear that his enemy would track him, the best choice was to head for a location that he himself did not know of.


    Therefore Sheyan waited on the roadside for the bus. Any bus no matter its direction, price or destination he just boarded it. Once he reached the destination then he will start to figure out how to reunite with Uncle Dasi . Not only did Huashan Fei have deep connections within the prefectural city of Guangxi, he would definitely expose Sheyan to thew as a murderer and a robber. Therefore Sheyan calcted that he would not only be hunted by the underground organizations, but also the entire country!


    A few dayster, after rotating through several buses, Sheyan reached the interior of Guangdong province. After getting down from his long journeying, he immediately boarded another old and shabby mini-bus. This mini-bus was so dirty from the mud that even its branding could not be recognized. Although the driver and ticketing manager appeared sincere and cheerful, they could not fully hide their inner ferocity.Indeed, once the bus reached a remote ce, it halted as the ticketing manager turned fierce and demanded from everyone to pay up 100 dors. Sheyan encountering felt delighted instead of shocked, as he honestly paid up. This driver was outrightly viting thew, therefore the route that he took was definitely out of sight from the police and away from the usual route. This remoteness was extremely beneficial to him.


    Sheyan��s aim was a small ind to the east of Guangdong province, called Fanchan (a type of Chinese cobra) Ind. This ind was originally a fishing farm owned by a cultivating family, however they fell into bankruptcy and the boss in his desperationmitted suicide by jumping into the sea. Following that people gossiped that this ind was shaped like a head of a cobra, this shape of a poisonous snake was not good for Fengshui, therefore it gradually became deserted.


    Earlier when Uncle Dasi lost his way out in sea, they came across this ind and felt that this ce could be used to hide away from the storm. Its distant market wasn��t considerably far and they could sell fish there. The ce was rtively clean, and thus they proim this ce to be their secret hideout. Following Sheyan��s calction, after Fuyuan (the boat) left the port, there was a high probability of it making its way here toy low from the storm.


    Fanchan ind was located 2-3km away from the shore. In order to prevent unwanted attention, Sheyan purposely hid away in a remote ce for 2 hours, waiting for nightfall before swimming out into the ocean. However to his disappointment, the hut on the ind was exactly the way they left it previously, there was even ayer of dust on the table. Obviously they hadn��t been here.


    Fortunately, before that, they left behind a few bags of rice and pickles, and this ce was notcking in fresh water. Therefore Sheyan decided toy low over here, anyway ording to his predictions, he was probably wanted by the police. This wanted news was always the hottest within a week since the announcement, then it would gradually die down. After a month, to the other provinces and states, the wanted posters would just be treated as scrap paper. Of course a month of surviving on just pickles is undesirable, however Sheyan was an experienced and outstanding fishermen. The surrounding sea was his yground as he could easily acquire fresh seafood.


    Therefore Sheyan stayed there, he even followed how he trained in the the nightmare realm and did the same there. Time flew by quickly, Sheyan had left the nightmare for already 17-18 days. This afternoon, Sheyan was chilling by the coast (seizing the low tide to gather his seafood), he had already gathered half a kg of sea intestine (also known as the penis fish). The nightmare imprint on his chest suddenly heated up, his heart started beating rapidly as he shut his eyes to inquire. Immediately, a series of notification entered his mind:


    ��Please re-enter the nightmare realm within 24 hours.��


    Sheyan inhaled deeply, faced with this mysterious and dangerous realm, he felt not a single trace of fear but instead a hidden and longing excitement! Rowing his sampan excitedly he headed for drynd. After half an hour, Sheyan was already staying In Pingyu town that was 5 km away. Earlier he had apanied Uncle Dasi here to illegally sell their sea products, therefore he had a degree of familiarity towards this town.


    Very quickly, he entered thergest supermarket there and went to the third floor, seizing the chance when nobody was looking he entered the fire exit. Lightly bolting the door, Sheyan quietly walked down the stairs of the fire exit, at the same time hemunicated with his nightmare imprint.


    Very quickly, he reached the bottom of the stairs, suddenly, a deeper and longer staircase appeared as if leading to an unknown and mysterious world. After walking through a few flights of stairs, a boundless ck fog enveloped him, as the nightmare imprint on his chest radiated. A scarlet red ray shed out into a walkway, as Sheyan followed the walkway he quickly reached the same elevator that he used to exit the nightmare realm .


    Those days training on the ind were not wasted, Sheyan had actually raised a point in physique and a point in preceptive sensing. After retrieving his equipment/items, his attributes were as follows:


    Strength 11 points (101)


    Agility 8 points (71)


    Physique 16 points (1411)


    Perceptive sensing 13 points (121)


    Charm 8 points (611)


    Intelligence 6 points (51)


    Spirit 5 points (41)


    Primary number refers to the basic attribute, secondary is the total score after adding equipment.


    His usable items were only a few: After eliminating the healing hamburger, he was left with the unpurified ck blood orchid element elixir that he acquired from the unfortunate Cazider. Sheyan closely examined and after making sure there was nothing left, he leapt out of the elevator.


    It was impossible to determine whether it was day or night in the nightmare realm, the surrounding lights were not piercing to the eyes. After returning, Sheyan felt a strange unexinable amiable feeling. He returned to the marketce to tour around, and discovered a few tempting items. Regrettably the utility points he had on hand were too little. Therefore he couldn��t help feeling inadequate.


    As Sheyan was about to leave, he suddenly saw a crowd of people nearby, and they appeared to be intensely arguing. He then crept closer, he realized things were fairly simple. Two groups of people had caught sight of an archaic silver bell, and they were fiercely bidding for it. These sort of scenarios were extremely weing to the seller, more bonus from selling! However things were heating up between the two groups, if not for the peace mode in the nightmare realm preventing fighting, a conflict would have broken up long ago.


    Regarding this sort ofmotion, Sheyan had no intentions to be dragged in, he just casually hung around to listen to their conversations:


    ��5000 utility points, in addition 10 potential points!


    ��5500 utility points, in addition 11 potential points!��


    ��Oh sheet this scumbag, this damaged sacred bell is only useful towards darkness type creatures, furthermore it can only be used for another 5 more times, how can it reach such a high price?!��


    ��Extremely sorry sir, the next world i��m nning to venture to consist of a great deal of darkness type creatures, therefore an item that can intimidate those detestable creatures, I feel that it��s worth it.��


    ��������


    ��������


    Sheyan did not bother listening to the rest of the conversation, he suddenly realized something sensitive from that sentence.


    ��Extremely sorry sir, the next world i��m nning to venture to consist of a great deal of darkness type creatures����


    How did this fe know that his next world consist of a huge amounts of darkness type creatures? Unless, there is a method to forecast your next nightmare world destination. Going by this, they can learn the story line, even if the plot changes, they would have certain preparations or even equipment/items prepared specifically. This will greatly increase the chances of sess and survival!

 Chapter 45: Three Legendary Warships

    <h4>Chapter 45: Three Legendary Warships</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: Elkassar


    After thinking, Sheyan tried to use the nightmare imprint to investigate, he received the following notification:


    ��You have 1 achievement point.��


    ��You can only receive a simple message about your next world five minutes prior to it.��


    ��You can also select to randomly enter a world before entering it.��


    ��Randomly entering a world will cause you to randomly enter a movie world. Therefore you will be unable to make any preparations for the next world.��


    ��Randomly entering a world will allow you gain an ability: Insight.�� (Allows you to obtain basic information on your current target, the stronger the target, the lesser the information) Perceptive sensing as your basic attribute, the distance between you and your target will affect the sess rate of the insight ability.


    ��After randomly entering a world, certain relevant nightmare realm abilities will be inactive.��


    ��Upon randomly entering a world, afterpleting the test it will reward you with an additional 20% in various areas. This effect cannot ovep with other simr effects. ( Meaning that, initially bypleting a mission you can acquire 100 utility points, but those that randomly enter will receive 120 points)


    Presently, Sheyan was in a state of poverty, therefore even if he could obtain information on the content of the next world, the only thing he could do was make preparations in his heart. He had no means to purchase any equipment/item to prepare. Therefore choosing to enter randomly should be the best option, at least he would gain two benefits. Sheyan waited quietly in the room, he still had 4 minutes before entering the world, and received a notification:


    ��Your achievement is 1 point.��


    ��You can choose to gain an information about your next movie world.��


    ��You can choose to randomly enter a movie world.��


    Already decided, Sheyan chose random. As time psed, an oval shape radiating light door appeared within the nightmare realm, people started to enter it, causing small ripples as they entered. Sheyan took a deep breath, and stepped through the door.


    ��Initializing entry to the nightmare world����


    ��Initializing make up of digitalization����


    ��Initializing random assigning of world.��


    ��World confirmed.��


    ��Initializing character and world assimtion������


    ��Initializing entry to the world.��


    This is a mixed world, it is both civilized and barbarous.


    This is a world where gunpowder is expanding while witchcraft and magic is declining.


    This is a crude amidst gracefulness, craziness amidst rationality world.


    This is a smoky (From guns), skull, cannon and rum world��


    Sheyan peacefully opened his eyes.


    It was the kind of peacefulness that one felt every morning when waking up, the first thing he saw was a stained and mouldy tattered ceiling. Then he realized he was staying in a low, simple and crude room - like an old shed. This sort of scene made him feel like he was back in a small shed in Si Qiao town.


    There was a moisty bacteria stench in the air, and the nket covering his body was thick and heavy, it was probably made with linen. He could see a crooked table from the corner of his eyes distinctly, it looked like it would copse under heavy pressure. Sheyan twisted himself, and the bed made a loud creaky sound. If an outsider walked past, they would misunderstand the room to have some sort of hot and heavy activity going on within.


    Sheyan got down from the bed. Although after entering this space he would have recovered his maximum strength, he still cautiously moved his body. Beneath his leg a sensitive feeling was transmitted, the moist atmosphere had caused the wooden flooring to decay. The surrounding walls were made with ancient wooden nks that were pierced together in a chaotic and random manner. It had a thick moist feeling, as though pressing down lightly would break a hole in it.


    The only furniture here was a small round table. This table had messy old scars covering it, as though someone had previously shed wildly above it. Above, there was a slightly yellowish nk parchment paper, and a spotless goose feather pen. This feather, as if it could feel Sheyan��s attention on it, jolted up, and began writing on the piece of parchment paper swiftly like an invisible hand was controlling it.


    ��Contestant no. 1018, wee to the nightmare realm.��


    ��This is your second nightmare world experience.��


    ��You mustplete the main mission within 24 hours, if not you will fail the mission.��


    ��Main mission: The Busy Man.��


    ��Mission summary: You must find a job within Tortuga port within 24 hours, or else you, crooked faced brat, will have your throat slit and thrown into the sea, or get lost to wherever you came from!��


    ��Mission pointer: Presently, Tortuga port is hosting a rum festival, therefore it is the most bustling time of the year, finding a job is definitely not tough.��


    Pointer: You used randomization to enter this world, you acquired an ability: Insight. Use this on your target to acquire basic information, the stronger the target, the lesser information avable, insight cooldown will also be longer. The shortest is no less than 5 minutes, the longest is not more than an hour.


    Pointer: Insight cannot be used on a contestant.


    Pointer: Insight is a temporal ability, it will disappear after leaving this world. You have to use utility points to activate this ability. In this world, every time you use Insight will cost you 100 utility points. You can opt pay up the total amount of utility points you owe through usage of insights afterpletion of this world.


    Warning: If when entering this world you do not possess enough utility points to pay your bills, then your equipments will be used as mortgage. If the equipment is also unable to meet the bill then your life will be used topensate the remainder of the bill.


    Pointer: You can achieve the following milestones in this world (Including this world and other worlds).


    ��Keen eyes swift hands: Obtain a random voodoo doll.��


    ��No fear: Chance encounter, you ughter a random legendary creature.�� (note: Your damage dealt to the creature must exceed its total blood volume by 10%)


    ��Drunkard: You must finish a hundred sses of rum. (Note: Individual pricing must be lower than 4 shillings/ or the ss of rum will not be incorporated into the statistical data)��


    ��Great seafarer: You sessfully make a round trip sailing through the New World.��


    ��Because your achievement is not enough, unable to check for other milestones.��


    After seeing this list of notifications, Sheyan gently rxed his eyebrows. Through these scraps of information, he could already roughly decipher which movie world he was in. As a fisherman since young, adapting into this world was as simple as a fish swimming in the water!


    ��I��ming���� Carribean sea!��


    Sheyan inhaled deeply, unlocking the door,he swung it wide open!


    A familiar and refreshing sea breeze greeted him, he was currently located at a hillside. Around him were densely packed huts, beneath was a town of greyish wooden houses. The buildings in the town were disorderly interlocked with each other, giving one a gloomy old fashioned feeling. Vaguely he could seerge amounts of people wearing shabby old clothes, with a red/ash white/ck bandana swarming about in town like ants. 1 Km away was the vast foamy ocean.


    The squawking sound of the seagulls could be heard from a distance, apanied by the melodious tune of bagpipes. As the sounds were drawn in by the sea breeze, it gave one a wrong feeling of mncholy and emptiness. 5-6 km away, a towering 1km wide precipitous cliff thrusted out from the sea, like a huge and forceful arm that surrounded the small town, forming sort of like a bay. It blocked out any iing gale or waves, and formed a naturally outstanding deepwater harbour as though it was the work of the Gods.As Sheyan gazed towards the inner bay, his heart felt like it was being tightly grip on by an formless hand, causing him to breathe deeply. It was like he was trying to release the excitement welling up in him every time he exhaled.


    At the harbor, there were three immense, different and awe-inspiring ships anchored there! Confronted with such mystique and reverence in view of these 3 ships, the surrounding boats all paled inparison.


    ording to Sheyan��s experience, these 3 ships were only medium grade. These deadly creatures were constructed with thousands of tons of steel and metal, and the three ships gave one a feeling that they possessed their own spirit!


    Presently they were peacefully anchored in the deep waters, swaying majestically to the momentum of the waves, giving one the feeling of master of life and death, and ruler of the seven seas. It was as though the boundless and vicious ocean could only turn docile and bow down to these ships!


    Even though this was 2-3 km away, its uniqueness and distinct qualities caused Sheyan to unconsciously recite the names of these 3 ships:


    Queen Anne��s Revenge!


    The ck Pearl!


    The Flying Dutchman!

 Chapter 46: Dishonest business!

    <h4>Chapter 46: Dishonest business!</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: Elkassar


    After recognizing the three legendary ships, the nightmare imprint sent a clear notification to Sheyan:


    ��Time: Ocean calendar year 233, 5th month, Afternoon 1700 hours.��


    Location: Europe Adriatic Sea, free port of Tortuga titude 17.19 degrees, longitude 51.4 degrees)��


    ��Setting: Carribean pirates.��


    ��Difficulty: Easy (D ss).��


    ��Pain limitation degree: 50%.��


    ��Individual abilities additional bonuses: 0.��


    ��Current scene exploration rate: 0.00.��


    ��Additional description: Scenario setting is peaceful, contestants death will not trigger any loot drops. Initializing digitalization of character information module. Contestant can investigate individual attributes through their nightmare imprint.��


    ��You have automatically grasped the correspondingnguage, able to smoothly interact with this world��s characters. After leaving thisnguage skill will be unlearned.


    ��epted mission count: 1��


    ��You appearance and identity has been settled, upon returning the present world it will be restored. You can also personally customize your appearance through the nightmare imprint. For any inquiries, please voice out through the nightmare imprint, and thereby obtain your answer.��


    Sheyan surveyed the environment, he realized the surrounding vegetation was cold and dismal. All around him, the huts were all decayed and destroyed, there was not a single trace of people living. It looked as if the only contestant around was only himself.


    Within the nightmare realm, he had tried to store a great amount of data, he also had sort of an understanding towards the pirate of the Caribbean world. Queen Anne��s Revenge,The ck Pearl,and The Flying Dutchman. These three legendary gigantic ships were anchored beside each other, which is something that would cause an uproar in the seven seas! This scene did not even appear in the movies! Therefore his preset movie scene was either set before events in the movies, or it was a sequel after the movie story had ended!


    In the Pirate of the Caribbean��s 3 original storyline, after Will Turner took over Davy Jones as the captain of the Flying Dutchman, he could only resurface toe ashore once in 10 years. He would definitely use his once in 10 years opportunity to meet with his wife and kids instead of spending time at this declining port�� Then all is clear now. This period of the movie world that Sheyan has entered should be before the movie storyline had even begun!


    As per usual, Sheyan checked his personal belongings, after ensuring his equipment was there, he realized he had a money purse on hand. Regrettably, the only words to describe it are ��Shrivelled�� ��Light as a feather�� ��filthy��.


    2 pound sterlings, 15 shillings, 7 pennies (1 pound sterling, 20 shillings, 12 pennies)


    That was the starting funds that the nightmare realm provided to Sheyan. Through the milestone description he was able to infer that a huge ss of rum should be priced at about 4.5 shillings. As themon beverage in the Caribbean sea, Rum was the equivalent to the present world beer that Sheyan was from. Sheyan thus understood his purchasing power. Arge ss of beer is about 20 RMB or 4 shillings, therefore 1 shilling is about 5 RMB. Sheyan��s starting funds here converted to RMB should be about 250 - 300 RMB. One good news from this was that this world��s currencies aspared to the terminator world one was much more flexible.


    (ED: Do not drink rum like beer. Very bad idea.)


    Something worth mentioning was that at this point in time, the Flying Dutchmen and Queen Anne��s revenge were already pirate ships. However the ck Pearl was still a United Kingdom East Indiapany personal illegal armed merchant ship. Its primary purpose was to smuggle goods, but if they met a n easy and profitable target, they would equally attack it.


    After a few years, Jack Sparrow wasmissioned to transport a batch of goods from Africa. However Jack Sparrow had realized these so called ��goods�� were infact African ves, feeling a strong sense of righteousness, he had freed all of them. Hence, Jack Sparrow was listed by the East Indiapany��s incharge, Cutler Beckett, as a Pirate and thrown ough him into a Turkish prison. Furthermore, Beckett had gave an order to sink the legendary ship to the bottom of the sea.


    The imprisoned Jack Sparrow was determined to find his ship, and it was him who found the Flying Dutchman��s captain Davy Jones and begged this horrifying person to rescue his ship. The condition was that once Jack became the captain of his ship, on the 13th year, Jones will use Jack��s soul for 100 years (ving on the ghost ship for 100 years). Jones agreed to thisese terms, and helped Jack to rescue the ck Pearl. From that point onwards, the ck Pearl was considered to be a legit pirate ship, and Jack had nned to default on his agreement right from the start��


    Walking through aplicated little road on the hillside, Sheyan headed down towards the port. Uponing close, he could smell the strong rum alcoholic scent. It smelled like a blend of sweet and thick alcoholic fragrantce. Rum was ssified into two different kinds of manufacturing fermentation; one was fermented with potatoes, the other was to use the sugar cane juice to ferment and 3 yearster it will turn into an intense alcohol variation. To veteran sailors on board their bumpy boats, this was a sort of cheap and tangible rxation.


    The yearly consumption rate of rum in the caribbean sea was over 5000 tons, and this figure was extremelymon. Therefore every port will always host a rum festival, and to the pirates and seamen, this festival is as grand as the Chinese New year to the Chinese.


    Although the port was arranged in a disorderly manner, its floor was paved with the exquisite slippery gstones. In this era, the port experienced frequent storms, therefore the expenditure for this immense floor engineering project was necessary. Sheyan��s facial appearance had not been altered much, he had tanned ck skin, capable sturdy physique and a rich asian chinese look, which made him look like a seaman from East Asia. In the Caribbean world, this was not an umon thing, Shao Feng, a chinese, was even one of the great seven pirate lords.


    Sheyan was not in a rush to find a job, yet he carefully strolled about and observed the streets of this port, in hopes of obtaining a clue. His gaze suddenly rested on a nearby grocery store. This grocery store had an ancient and greasy door, and it s sign read ��Chicken and Dog��. More importantly, the shop owner looked like an old asian man, he had a white bandana strap across his forehead, as hezily rested on a simrly old bamboo chair while he puffed on his smoking pipe.


    This was where charm came into y, Sheyan approached forward but this old man actually let loose a cold groan through this nostrils, and used his pipe to point towards the sales counter. It was azy greeting and had the intention of ��Take anything you want just don��t forget to ce your bill at the counter��. Very obviously an empty handed person seeking information is definitely an impossible task! Therefore after Sheyan unwillingly purchased a few betel nuts with 5 shillings, he finally obtained some information regarding this port from the old man.


    This Tortuga port was constructed 70 years ago by a famous pirate named Bernard Fokke. Rumour has it that this pirate had plundered more than a hundred ships, and had exchanged blows with 11 different country fleets. His umted wealth was uncountable, and he was hailed as a Pirate Overlord.


    When Bernard Fokke was 45 years old, he fell in love with a woman and for the sake of this woman he donated his warship to the Queen of Ennd, and a big portion of his wealth. The Queen of Ennd was moved by his generosity, epting his loyalty and bestowed a Lordship onto him, and even gave a personal authorization permit to him.


    This Pirate captain Bernard Fokke thus seeded in turning over a new leaf, and he did not turn back to his roots but instead constructed this free port when he discovered this ��Blessed by the heaven�� (chinese idiom it means favoured by nature) ind, naming it Tortuga port. Tortuga port was rtively huge in this ind, stretching out for 14 km and 7-8 km in width. Its area surpassed a hundred square kilometres, however only a fifth of the port��s area were currently active.


    The pirate overlord that shook the world resided down at this ce, and his formerrades had settled down here as well, they used their previously acquired swordsmanship and firearm skills to maintain the order of this port. Because Bernard Fokke had the status of an English Lord as well as a former pirate, therefore this port became a free port. Officials and even pirates were free to roam in and out, and the surrounding sea space was converted into a ��safe zone��, no one was permitted to do battle there.


    Once someone vited this regtion, the sessive generations from Bernard Fokke would hunt the person down and utilize a sort of English nobility coupled with a pirate��s brutality to punish the criminal.


    Sheyan wanted to further understand this things, however this strange old man started to gradually hardsell a ��magical protective talisman�� to him. This item was just a torn and tattered rope knot but was worth 20 pound sterlings. Sheyan rolled his eyes, if his charm was higher, he would definitely be able to dig out more information for free and may even receive better deals during transactions.


    In the port, the leastcking ce was a bar, and these bar all looked extremely shabby. Their roofs were all caved in from the violent storms, even their weirdly named signboards were covered in scars from the rain and winds.From time to time rough and loud bursts ofughter would travel out from the inside.


    Sheyan pushed open the door of the nearest bar, a strong unexinable nostalgic steam rushed against him. At the moment, he felt like he was dazzled by a misconception of the space-time paradox, bringing him back to when he was still the second inmand of the ocean liner he previously worked at. Hands on hisrade��s back as they walked into a ck sunday pub in Jamaica.

 Chapter 47: Arm wrestling

    <h4>Chapter 47: Arm wrestling</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    The interior of the bar was dimly lit, it had a low ceiling and even the paint on the pirs was peeling off. A few ropes were hanging from the ceiling, as ropes were tied to random strange objects at the bottom. Like beer bottles, pots, logs, carved sculptures and even rocks. These objects were probably attached there by seamen/ pirates before they went out on dangerous ventures, showcasing their aspirations.


    At the far end of the bar, there were a few decayed and shabby oaken buckets. Several guys encircled these buckets as they chatted andugughed. The bar��s tables were low, durable, heavy and radiated a polished over time greyish color. Above it was a cleanly wiped shimmering brass candlestick and an oilmp. The seamen/pirates sitting around the tables all mostly wore tattered and dull old clothes. Some grew a pigtail hairstyle, and ced ss beads above it and most had tangled and messy beard or hair.


    As Sheyan entered, only a few people paid attention to him, probably because his appearance of chewing on a betel nut wasmonly seen over here. He walked to the bar counter and without saying a word, the bartender already slid a wooden beer cupced with hoops over. The rum within mysteriously did not spill out.


    ��Happy rum festival! First cup is free, next time you better prepare ya shillings kid.��


    Sheyan had been walking for a long while, furthermore he had engaged in a dragged out conversation with the old man and thus felt pretty thirsty. Lifting up the cup, he drank a mouthful allowing himself to daydream a little. Previously in the present world where he worked, the rum he drank before was one of the top 6 strongest alcohol in the world. Once the rum entered his mouth, it was like it became a trail of mes entering into his belly, finally at the end then he could taste the faint sweetness. With his alcohol tolerance level, he only dared to drink half the cup.


    However, the cup before him was filled with a sugar cane kind of sweetness, apart from this he could only slightly taste a tinge of alcohol. It could not even bepared with beer, and the closestparison was that of a soft drink with a tinge of alcohol. This was probably due to theck of skills in terms of pressuring and fermenting the drink, furthermore the cheapskate boss of this bar probably added water to dilute the rum.


    Even if that was so, Sheyan gulped down the entire mug of rum in an instant. He then licked his lips, and consecutively produced his pouch saying:


    ��Yes, another mug.��


    Sheyan suddenly recalled something and instant added on:


    ��4 shillings worth, no more no less.��


    Sheyan was currently short on funds, therefore he needed to be prudent. The bartender was slightly amazed at how Sheyan and gulped down the entire mug. People that could down a huge mug of rum wasere not umon, however after finishing and yet asking for another evenrger mug was rarely seen. He did not know that when Sheyan was previously working as a seaman, he went past Russia, and under the extreme cold in Siberia,high purity vodka was essential inbating the cold. Therefore, under such circumstances, his alcohol tolerance had improved, even beer was like water, he drank as much as he peed. This left the bartender bbergasted.


    Money for goods, that was the norm and therefore the mug of paid rum had much more volume than the free one. After sessively wolfing down the second mug of rum in one go, he had already unintentionally garnered the astonished attention of everyone else. Satisfied, he nodded his head as the nightmare imprint transmitted a notification: drunkard milestonepletion 1/100, he then found a table to sit at. Beside him was a tall and skinny guy, which looked fairly familiar, he raised his mug at Sheyan,ughing as he said:


    ��Oi brat, you really can drink huh.��


    Sheyanughed, he looked at the group that was gathering around the buckets at the distant end and said:


    ��Having such a jolly good time eh, what are they doing?��


    The skinny guy shrugged his shoulders and unhappily said:


    ��Scarface Harry is betting with arm wrestling again? This brawns over brains guy, can��t he select a less barbaric form of entertainment?��


    Sheyancked funds urgently, in order to achieve the drunkard milestone, he had to at least acquire 4 x 99 cups of cash. 20 pounds sterling was a huge sum of cash to umte, therefore, once he heard the word ��betting��, Sheyan��s eyes popped wide open, immediately making his way forward.


    Scarface Harry was a piece of rock, his facial features had a distinct Scandinavian Vikings characteristic. His face had a 5 cm scar that looked like a centipede, the top of his head was a shiny baldness. This guy with a huge beard had a bright smile, as though its reflection allowed the floating dust around to be visibly seen. However, his personality was pleasant, even when he lost money he was cheerful and showed no trace of anger. As Sheyan walked forward, in a sh he had already activated his insight ability.


    Scarface Harry (Elite)


    Description: Bell and Mug Chief officer


    Height: 7 foot 2 inches (2.15 metres)


    Weight 158 kg (Just like an NBA yer)


    Strength 9 points


    Agility ? Points


    Physique 30 points


    Perceptive sensing ? points


    Charm 14 points


    Intelligence 3 points


    Spirit ? points


    Basic closebat lvl 3, Basic footwork lvl 2, Basic endurance lvl 3


    Advanced ability ?


    Special ability ?


    Special ability: Big hearted, usage can grant an additional 1000 HP.


    Description: Scarface Harry currently only brought one helper out for entertainment, if you think that this is his real power, then your conclusion will be that your head will be like those spoilt coconuts on the floor.


    After viewing his attributes, Sheyan became slightly dejected but he tossed out his pouch andughed:


    ��2 pounds, I��ll bet with you for a round.��


    Scarface Harryughed as he looked at Sheyan:


    ��Yellow skinned boy, if you think that being able to drink means your strength is great, then be prepared to lose your money!��


    Sheyan shrugged his shoulders and grinned:


    ��That��s not certain.��


    Scarface Harryughed, calling for a mug of tequ, drinking it as he regained his strength. After roughly 5 minutes, he shook his wrist and said:


    ��Let��s go.��


    Tequ is a strong alcohol, and contains a substance that induces adrenaline. Although Scarface Harry was as huge as a rock, his brain was not stupid. After finishing his tequ, his strength surged 1 point to reach a high of 10 points. Sheyan sat at the side and drank his rum, and had an expression that of having sess within one��s grasp.


    Sheyan was considered to be quite buff, however, when he reached out his right hand to interlock within Scarface Harry��s grip, he looked like a pathetic skinny boy. Based on just body size, Sheyan��s 1.77 metres height and 75 kg body looked like a little kid in front of this gigantic monster. When the two started to use strength, Sheyan could feel a massive unexinable force against his wrist, simultaneously his hand bended downwards from the pressure by 45 degrees. His whole body was trembling, eyebrows arching down he forced out his maximum strength.


    The wooden stools beneath their buttocks were producing crackling sounds, as cracks started to surface under the immense pressure. In contrast the old wooden table although already covered in injury marks stood steadily and did not move.


    Gasps of awe came from the surrounding people, normally Scarface Harry had been invincible in this sort of activity, famous throughout the entire Tortuga port. If members from the 3 legendary ships did not step in, he would rake in wins after wins. They believed Sheyan would face the same predicament, however, he was the first who was still able to resist this sort of strength and still be stable.


    Their face had turned red, and veins popped out from their wrists as their interlocked hands were faintly shaking. What was astonishing was that Sheyan was actually gradually pushing back! Scarface Harry��s eyes were wide opened, beads of perspiration had started forming on his forehead, as he could only watch in vain as his opponent counterattacked!


    At this time, the wooden seats beneath their buttocks could not withstand the pressure any longer as it split with a loud crack. Sheyan trying to avoid falling to the ground butt first immediately loosen his hands and stood up. This match had no conclusion as the observers sighed feeling extremely regretful towards such an amazing match.


    Yet Scarface Harry was extremely chill,ughing out loud saying:


    ��Damned stool, why did it fail at such a critical moment. This match is considered my lost,s, Marde, take 40 shillings and give it to this gentleman.��


    Marde is the short but sturdy 50 plus years old man standing beside. His hair had all turned white, after hearing he immediately tossed two pound sterlings into Sheyan��s pouch. Sheyan did not leave, signaling to the bartender to give everyone here a mug of rum - of course it��s the huge 4 shillings/mug kind. He then loudly boomed out:


    ��I am sailor Yan from East china, a greedy captain employed me promising me bonus profits. After venturing out a tens of thousand miles out at sea, he sessfully made a twenty fold profits selling off his raw silk and potteries. Yet he abandoned me in this beautiful but foreign ce when I was drunk!��


    Up till now, Sheyan raised his own mug up high:


    ��May the devil curse his soul!��


    Presently the people around were seamen or pirates, they had no good impressions of unscrupulous businessmen. Treated by Sheyan, they could feel and understand him as they raised their mugs in unison:


    ��May the devil curse his soul!��

 Chapter 48: Interview

    <h4>Chapter 48: Interview</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    After the first round of toast, Sheyan raised his mug again and shouted out:


    ��May God bless his wife and daughter with good health!��


    This toast was something the rest have never heard before, the contents directly contradicted his earlier cursing. However, Sheyan came from a distant easternnd, to the Europeans, their impression of the east was always clouded with a shroud of mystery. Therefore, they guessed that this was a special tradition of the east in order to broaden one��s own heart. However, nobody echoed after this line.


    Yet after gulping down a mouthful of rum, Sheyan raised his mug again and eximed:


    ��May God bring me to his household!��


    After shouting this, most of the crowd understood and immediately startedughing out loud wildly, as they raised their mugs high and shouted in unison:


    ��May God bless his wife and daughters will good health! May God bring me to his household!��


    After this series of events brought about by Sheyan, he had sessfully raised and assimted himself into the atmosphere of the entire bar. However, when he sincerely inquired around on how to join the crew of those 3 legendary ships, he was mercilessly ridiculed.


    Actually these 3 ships were already legends of the sea, every time they went out in voyage they would return with great rewards. Using amon example would be that it was such a quality job that brought a stable ie, workers could even rest in the afternoon and enjoy a rich and sumptuous dinner at night. To work there as a crew member would require one to go through a matchless intense selection, even studying for 30 years and interviewing for the glorious government positions would be easier. To a seamen like sheyan who had potential but was unknown, it was simply an impossible task.


    After paying the price of 5 mugs of rum, Sheyan came to a conclusion that he had two paths he could take. First was to find a pirate crew member of the legendary ships, and perhaps after earning a certain merit he could slowly infiltrate into the social circle of the 3 pirate crews. The second was to sell himself.


    This selling himself wasn��t referring to prostituting himself to earn money and then finding a famous gynecology to do stic surgery, and then finding and marrying a rich and innocent sugar mum. In contrast, it meant enlisting into the government fleet. More urately, it meant being a marine on the two military warships that were anchored at the south side of Tortuga port. Sheyan could recall that when he just entered into this world, he could vaguely see the marine g swaying loftily with the breeze.


    (TN: the first part is directly tranted to that, it feels like the description is too much : l)


    The first path was full of danger and challenges, of course its opportunities would be more. Regarding the second path, Sheyan could roughly guess from the bar pirate��s estimation: stable ie, life without freedom, its risks were rtively lesser in direct proportionality to its opportunities.


    Sheyan wasn��t an easily contented person, more importantly in the entirety of the Pirates of the Caribbean world, english fleets always took on a miserable persona. In the fourth movie, they were even pressured by the unrivalled spanish fleet. Following the trend, if he made a wrong move at the start, then highly likely his story would remain passive and he had to exercise 10 times the effort before being able to reach the core of the storyline. From a short-term point of view, it was not bad to avoid huge risks by taking the path of a marine. However, from a long-term point of view, this move will cause him greater consequences.


    Resolving his decision in his heart, he would never look back. In front, Scarface Harry seemed to be rather outspoken, hence Sheyan approached him to request a rmendation on a ship that required an extra hand. He said that he was willing to slowly save up, and think of a way to return home. After Scarface Harry listened to Sheyan��s request, heughed out loud and said:


    ��Seaman Yan? You really want to work on a ship?��


    Sheyen bitterlyughed and replied:


    ��I presently have no other options, other than doing what I already know, what else can I do?��


    Scarface Harry took a long look at Sheyan, caressing his chin he whispered:


    ��Our ship currentlycks abourer, however you must mend the sails and wash the deck, of course you must be able to wield a sword. Although life may be tougher, our captain Ammand is pretty magnanimous, maybe you can consider. However, my approval is only the first part, you must first pass the traditional selection test of our ship.


    After hearing the name ��Ammand��, Sheyan��s heart skip a beat. This guy had made an appearance before in the Pirates of the Caribbean 3 movie, and even hailed as one of the seven great pirate lords, the ck sea pirate lord. Dominating the ck sea, hemanded their Imic pirates to plunder the Christian ships, and even seeded in coborating with the Ottoman empire. He controlled the entirend from Moro all the way to Turkey.


    Presently, this person had not yet made his mark. However, without a doubt he would be a person in the future that could sit at the same table as the likes of Jack Sparrow and Barbossa, of course the opportunities were endless.


    ��I��m willing to go for the test.�� Sheyan stood up decisively. In his heart he was extremely clear, if he had not earn favour through the arm wrestling and treating of drinks, then based on his pathetic charm, he probably had no chance of joining the ��Bell and Mug�� hailed pirate member.


    Scarface Harry nced at Marde, his face leaked out a mysterious grin.


    The surrounding bar pirates seeing that Sheyan had sessfully gained a job offering, they inched nearer in hope but was mercilessly rejected.


    This was a Beihai three mast sailboard that was in the middle of medium torge size. Its slender body was grey and had deep blue horizontal stripes, its tall masts hung huge sails meticulously made from canvas, and had dozens of greyish huge sail ropes intertwining within like a gigantic spider web. White seagulls had stationed themselves atop the empty observation deck, as they squawked loudly. The towering ship��s bow raised up mightily, as one would have an impression of a unicorn if they look at it.


    The deck was made with Hopea nks that were at least 30 years old, which supplied better protection and lowered the odds of being hit by a cannon. Its surface was scrubbed rtively clean, signifying that Scarface Harry was substantially qualified. Because a clean deck gave one a pleasurable view, a rxing feel and more important details often decided victories: In the ocean, violent shaking and swaying were inevitable, a filthy deck would cause the odds of falling to double. This was simply the start of a nightmare, if the consequences were serious, it may even cause grave idents out a sea.


    Without question, Scarface Harry bringing Sheyan up on board had caused a minormotion. This attracted the pirate crew members tozily climb up as they surrounded and wee this stranger on board. They wore tattered worn clothes and had a sharp swords attached to their waist. One by one theyzily spread out onto the deck, folding their hands across their chest as their gaze were judgemental and they started discussing amongst themselves.


    ��Dear heavens! You actually brought a damned infectious stranger aboard without permission from the captain, Marde you idiot! Immediately kneel and ask for forgiveness, and pass your hatchet to me, then i will treat this as it never happened.��


    The person who spoke just walked out from inside the ship, it was a person wearing a hat. Two strands of white feather were lodged into the hat. If not for his dark skin and profound wrinkles, then he would really look like a noble. Sheyan noticed that the extremely crude Marde had unconsciously took a step back, it was obvious this person had some sort of authority on this ship.


    Scarface Harry stood out, his voice like the great clock he said:


    ��Xiaer sir, as the Bell and Mug chief officer, I believe I have the power to revise any improper areas of this ship, your responsibility is to navigate the entire ship to our destination, that��s all.��


    Xiaer was rebutted by Scarface Harry, he stubbornly argued back:


    ��Only the great captain Ammand has the power to ept a crew member. You can only rmend, unless he can pass the selection test, I will never allow a stranger on board this ship! The reputation of Bell and Mug will also be cursed!��


    Thatst line brought shocked gasps from the crowd, as a veteran sailor, Sheyan understoodpletely what was happening. He was currently used as a pawn in other people��s struggle for power . From this, it clearly exined the primary hierarchy of this era��s pirate ships.


    The Captain was themander of the entire ship, he was the major policy maker, and had the greatest risk. During emergencies he was involved in everything, but for normal situations he did not concern himself too much.


    The chief official can described as the housekeeper: in charge of internal affairs, allocate manpower, managing daily routines, responsible for the goods (He must note the coremodities, shipping stability, goods arrangement - first goods to load out shouldn��t be ced at the bottom. Goods ssification - cannot associate tea leaves with liquid products, if the liquid leaks, the tea leaves would be finished. Same with rubber and oil barrels in case of an oil-spill)�� If this ship contained dozens of types of goods, it would be unable to operate without a good chief official.


    Thest special members were: navigator.At the present time, there was no radar, and one could only rely on the stars,pass,and weather conditions to determine a ship��s location and destination. Drafting a travelling route on the map requires rich experience and knowledge. The navigator is the eyes of the ship, dictating the direction and was learned and thus were able to draw the maps and their travelling route. They sometimes also acted as the chain or counsellor to settle those mentally despaired pirates, ones who had turned lonely and frightened. ording to the modern day and using simple terms, on the vast ocean the navigator was considered as the radar, yboy magazine and mobile phone.


    (TN: No idea why there is yboy magazine, maybe it could refer to like their source of hope?)


    (ED: It��s just aparison with the present time where you��ll have entertainment while on board a ship.)

 Chapter 49: Pirate’s test

    <h4>Chapter 49: Pirate��s test</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    Because the navigator��s body was often shrouded with a mysterious ring of light, their prestige was normally high amongst the crew. On some pirate ships, there were even navigators who had an equal standing or even surpassing the status of their captains. The Pirates of the Caribbean series leading man: Jack Sparrow, apart from being a captain, he was also acimed as an outstanding navigator. This can be seen easily through his sessful attempt in finding the Fountain of Youth, his captain status was solidified. In the 4th movie, although he was forced onto ckbeard��s ship, he was able to inspire a mutiny because of his navigator��s status.


    Upon this Bell and Mug ship, the navigator Mr Xiaer was extremely influential and was a uncontested and cautious person. However, he was essential on this pirate ship, therefore, the captain very intelligently ced his own trustedrade Scarface Harry to contain him while he observed at the side as a spectator.


    At this moment, Sheyan was not willing to continue being a political tool. Because enroute to this Bell and Mug ship he could clearly see, the recruitment of other crews no matter how big or small, its scale greatly paled inparison to this Bell and Mug ship. If he cowered back under such circumstances, then Sheyan would be neglecting the root and pursuing the tip (Chinese idiom, it means neglecting the fundamentals and concentrating too much on the details). It would be choosing to survive in a dangerous situation and forgoing on an excellent opportunity.


    Therefore, after hearing Xiaer��s words, Sheyan immediately took a firm step forward, cing his left hand on his chest as he slightly bowed, firmly he spoke out:


    ��Seaman Yan from the East, willing to take on the Bell and Mug��s test!��


    Xiaer looked at Sheyan, his expression had sunk as he fixed his gaze towards the nearby crew head. The crew head Cuaron was a one-eyed man, he was wearing a filthy and greasy shirt, and had a linen sleeveless jacket on top of it. Strapped to his waist is atin designed light sword. Understanding Xiaer��s signal, Cuaron then raised his chin towards his trusted aide, a bare body ck man with lots of dreadlocks stood forward.


    Being cautious, Sheyan instantly activated his insight ability, receiving the following information.


    Messy hair Gates


    Bell and Mug seaman


    Height: 6 foots 4 inches (1.98 m)


    Weight: 108 kg


    Strength: 6 points


    Agility: 4 points


    Physique: 5 points


    Perceptive sense: 7 points


    Charm: 5 points


    Intelligence: 5 points


    Spirit: 5 points


    Basic closebat lvl 2, basic endurance lvl 1, basic long rangebat lvl 1


    Gates arrogantly stood against Sheyan, pouting his lips in contempt and finally retreating after demonstrating his ready to battle face. Brandishing his sharp dagger, he raised his voice and shouted out:


    ��Come on kid, I��ll help you bathe in your blood!��


    Sheyan remained silent, raising his hand towards Xiaer and abruptly eximed:


    ��Wait!��


    Xiaer had a mocking expression on his face, even Scarface Harry was slightly frustrated, he was worried that Sheyan was actually one who talked more than he acted and he was going to back out at thest minute? The surrounding pirates jeered andughed, yet Sheyan spoke softly:


    ��In the east, once we have a duel with weapons, then there will definitely be life sacrificed to the heavens. If I die, then I have nothing to say, but what if he dies?��


    Sheyan��s words were like a gust of cold wind, as if turning the field into a frozen field. Scarface Harry yet burst outughing and said:


    ��Gates, did you hear that, if you��re afraid of death then hurry up and step back.��


    Gates was a fugitive, after turning to piracy as a professional career, he was thinking with his other head inside his pants. Giving out a roar, he raise his dagger and thrusted it at Sheyan.


    Sheyan actually reached out his hand and gripped that ordinary dagger!


    Fresh blood flowed down the dagger smoothly, but do not forget, Sheyan was currently in the nightmare world, his innate ability ��Endurance�� has been activated.


    ��You received 35 points of attack damage, your innate ability endurance activated, your damage sustained is 10 points.��


    Gates roared out loud, wanting to pull back his dagger but he realized his dagger had been stuck firmly in ce, not moving one bit!


    Sheyan��s gaze zed, stepping forward, bending his body and submerging his shoulders, he charged forward heavily knocking against Gates�� abdomen!


    Gates�� face turned pale, the first reaction of anyone who got struck like that would get a violet nauseous feeling, followed by an unexinable pain. Sheyan had no intention of showing restraint, swinging his elbows forward to heavily attack his temples at the same time. He then nimbly slid around his back, hugging him like a princess would to her prince as he raised his right knee and heavily smashed against him!


    Sheyan��s action were precise, simple and agile leaving Gates like a foldable stool, folding up after a series of moves. Except that a foldable chair can once again be opened, however, a person who had been smashed at the back of his head will end up in a pathetic tragedy.


    ��Crkk!�� the clear crisp crackling sound of bones shattering followed by a miserable wailing arose. However, Sheyan��s face remained as grim as a rock, he deeply knew that in front of these vicious pirates, he needed to be more vicious to earn their respect. Showing empathy and kindness would definitely be frowned upon! He casually threw Gates aside like mud, giving out an aggressive groan and signalled in contempt with his bloodied hands, undauntedly he eximed:


    ��Next.��


    The surrounding pirates looked at each other in dismay, , Sheyan��s viciousness obviously had born its fruits.To these pirates, volunteering would mean cing thiseir brains on their pants (chinese idiom meaning they could lose their time anytime). However, there was no benefit in sacrificing their lives now, therefore, no one was willing to step up. Presently, Xiaer��s expression was extremely ugly, even Scarface Harry��s smile had turned dry. His earlier aim was to bring Xiaer��s arrogance down, he never expected this Seaman Yan was actually so vicious! Therefore, he had a really awkward expression as though he had identally released a wild beast.


    Xiaer��s face twitched and was about to speak up when a person hurriedly stepped forward. He was a ck man with thick lips, however, he had no hair on his head as the sunrays brightly shone against it. His legs were extraordinarily long, and he hair a pair of maliciously flickering triangr eyes. He immediately fixed his gaze on the motionless body, simultaneously crying out loud! After a short moment he straightened up staring cruelly at Sheyan saying:


    ��Is it you?��


    Sheyan coldly replied:


    ��Regarding the fair duel I miscalcted, I humbly apologize.��


    The ck man tore out the ne on his neck. This ne was weaved with a human tooth and thick strands of hair. Tossing it directly as it slid in front of Sheyan, he angrily spoke:


    ��Regarding my following miscalction, I humbly apologize.��


    Sheyan��s expression changed, he wasn��t afraid of this guy��s assault but was actually affected by the nightmare imprint��s notification:


    ��You just received a voodoo curse (ck serpent��s bite lvl 1), 1 point will be randomly deducted from one of your basic attributes and converted to your enemy��s side.


    ��Randomly deducted����


    ��You deducted 1 point in spirit, that point will be attributed to your opponent!��


    Scarface Harry heaved a sigh of relief, loudly calling out:


    ��Second round of test begin! Originating from the mysterious East, Yan versus our Jamaican broker and crew head: Waliwalika!��


    Currently the sun was setting as the dense scenery reflected a zing red against the sky. The gleaming waves glistened in the sea as the crystalline water dazzled. In the remote distance, two guys circled each other on deck, deciding a victor would mean either life�� or death. Thest one standing will be the undisputed winner. Sheyan stood calmly still, and Waliwalika took a low stance bending his body, reaching out for a short hatchet from his waist.


    His manner of footwork was strange, it was as though the floor beneath was extremely slippery and he needed to tiptoe around, giving one an illusion of floating around. This sort of footwork originated from the celebration victory dance of the primitive tribes also known as Hunting Dance steps. Giving rise to theter known Brazilian Jiujitsu, which became famous throughout the world.


    Waliwalika let loose a mournful shriek, causing the surrounding ears to shrivel in pain. His feet slid around, as his footsteps greatly widened up. Constantly switching his hatchet between his left and right hand, he looked overbearing yet his steps were devoid of weight. Arching forward and backwards as he teased his opponent. If Sheyan advanced, very naturally the prepared Jamaican would retreat, as he yfully toyed and consume his opponent��s stamina.


    Sheyan��s face faintly twitched, he had racked up immense battle experience so far. In front of him, this brute Waliwalika��s actions, in his eyes were as bright as daylight. His face leaked out a teasing expression, while he suddenly surged forward fiercely with great speed at this Jamaican!

 Chapter 50: Insane Duel

    <h4>Chapter 50: Insane Duel</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    Five metres, three metres, two metres! The Jamaican calcted the distance in his heart, his breathing was heavy and his eyes bloodshot. From the duel with Gates, he concluded that this person from the East had tremendous explosive powers, it he was able to dodge and thereby counterattack, then the chances of victory would greatly increase!


    As expected, Sheyan really burst forward, raising his arms to cover his face, like a huge block smashing forward, there waspletely no trace of restraint. In this moment, Waliwalika felt the rushing wind against him and felt suffocated!


    That crucial moment, he must retreat, he could only retreat!


    While retreating, Waliwalika had already decided on his counterattack move. Him boldly standing up to take revenge for his brother was not purely impulsiveness. In this short span, his 7 different counterattacking measures had already started forming up in his mind.


    However, Sheyan did notmit any further actions as he charged forward stubbornly like a raging bull merely trying to finish off his enemy with a sheer forceful collision!


    Waliwalika strangely croaked, with one move transferred the hatchet to his right hand, and swiftly chop down with it. Yet, Sheyan veryposedly raised his left arm! The nearby pirates all gasped in astonishment. Waliwalika had the strongest arm strength amongst them, once during a battle, he even split open a british lieutenant��s helmet! In their eyes, Sheyan would end up with a dismembered left arm, following that as half of his body will be chopped into half.


    A glimmer of radiance shed in the air!


    As the two were about to exchange blows, an explosive blinding light emitted from Sheyan��s left arm as a huge mysterious metallic arm emerged! This was the weapon obtained from the terminator world: Colbalt steel exoskeleton (Left arm)!


    As the hatchet��s de chopped on it, sparks emerged however there were no injuries. After deflecting the hatchet, Sheyan extended himself and charged forward to Waliwalika��s front, as he looked like he was about to deal a fatal blow with his mysterious weapon!


    Waliwalika was blown slight backwards upon the impact, however, as he staggered a few steps back he realized he had already been forced to the side of the ship! He actually was unconsciously forced into the corner amidst the chaos of battle! If he wanted to escape his perilous situation, he must shift two steps away urgently. Currently, the gap between the two were not even 2 metres, with both Sheyan��s arms covering his face, he leaked out a vulnerable spot. Waliwalika��s gaze flickered as he took a step back with his left leg and whipped out his right leg in an upper kick manner.


    Blood travels in the body at an average of 6894 km daily, at this time Waliwalika was breathing deeply and his blood was rushing 10 times faster than the average speed. Although his kick lookedcking, but actually contain a tremendous tearing strength. Once the enemy��s strange metallic arm strike, his kick would allow him to propel to the side and escape his disadvantageous situation!


    A person��s rib area was considerably weak, once the rib splintered it would threaten the vital organs like the liver, lungs etc. That was where there��s such a thing as the rib cartge. Waliwalika��s one kick would rescue him from the clutches of his opponent, and gave him a chance to escape. If he had not block and escape, he would suffer a huge risk of being closed in bombarded by the enemy.


    ��Peng!�� Waliwalika��s eyes popped wide open! This person unexpedly took the full force of the kick directly to his weak rib cartge! However, a frightening pain transmitted from his leg as though he had just stuck a piece of metal board! Did he really kick onto the opponent��s rib cartge? Therefore, the projected recoil from the impact did not happen as he was unable to borrow the opposing force to escape, this was the only fatal w in his n!


    In this sort of intense duel, a w would mean death.


    Five seconds


    The blood lusted looking Sheyan utilized a mere 5 seconds to turn this Jamaican into a dead man. He used his strange metallic arm, in one swift blow he monstrously pulled out Waliwalika��s throat from his neck. The cringing sounds of the shattering bones echoed through the deck, as the pirates could only cower in horror.


    Following that was Sheyan��s malicious knee, heavily smashing against Waliwalika��s crotch awfully destroying that part of Waliwalika.


    Before Waliwalika��s heavy body had the time to copse, Sheyan had already coiled around his back, gripping onto the ordinary dagger he got from Gates he shed across his throat. Blood immediately spurted out, as this Jamaican��s tall figure tumbled and fell abroad into the sea. Disrupting the reflection of the sunset with a huge ssh, as it slowly submerged into the sea with small bubbles foamed up from his throat and slowly dissipated.


    Sheyan then coughed modestly, licking off the blood from his middle finger, raising his brows he purposely made a weird pose as if emting a mysterious eastern martial artist. After these, he then looked towards the audience, coldly continuing to say:


    ��Next.��


    The entire ce fell into a deathly silence, Sheyan knew that his viciousness had achieved great effects. Taking a few much needed breaths he casually observed the notification from his nightmare imprint he got after killing Waliwalika:


    ��Your throat sh dealt a total of 33 points of damage to Waliwalika, opponent falls into a state of near death�� You have killed the opponent.��


    ��The voodoo curse (ck serpent��s bite lvl1) has been dispelled. Your basic attribute: Spirit has been recovered to normal.��


    ��


    ��You have acquired a ck pin (Grey).��


    ��ck pin (Grey): This is a key ssification item, normally used in various witchcraft/ magic to weaken the enemy. After using, you have 50% chance of attaining a lowest grade ck magic/ witchcraft scroll, and a 50% chance of acquiring a random item. Do you want to activate this item. Yes / No?��


    Sheyan understood that if this newly acquired ��ck pin�� produced a scroll, it would most likely contain the curse that Waliwalika used: ck Serpent��s Bite. He looked at his mere 5 points of spirit and then without deliberating selected ��No��.


    Presently, Sheyan had already epted two duels - two victories, two dead opponents! Duels normally concluded within a minute, in that short time frame, his fearsome battle capabilities/ vicious nature/ Eastern mysteries had carved a deep impression on all the present pirates. Logically speaking, there should still be a third round of test, however, the atmosphere was frozen. Of course, this did not mean that no one onboard was incapable of contesting against Sheyan, they just felt like it was not worth the effort or risk.


    To these pirates, killing Sheyan would only merit them with 2-3 Pounds, such low valuation was not enough to invoke their interest in dealing with this mysterious and cruel Easterner.


    A clear and distinct apuse broke the awkward frozen atmosphere, and this apuse came from above. Along with it was a steady and coldughter. Thisughter was precise, stubborn yet steady just like an rm.


    ��The third test is hereby cancelled! Wee the mysterious Easterner Seaman Yan onboard the Bell and Mug!.��


    Sheyan turned his head around, immediately he could see a male walking out of the captain��s room, that was the future pirate lord Ammand! He had high cheekbones and a crooked nose giving one a first impression: A fierce tyrant with keen vision! Very naturally, Ammand had noticed that themotion brought about by his chief official had caused much harm to the morale of the ship, therefore, he personally made an appearance to put an end to this unhealthy deathly atmosphere.


    As Ammand was speaking, Sheyan had already received the relevant notifications:


    ��Main mission: The Busy Manpleted.��


    ��You acquired 100 utility points��


    ��You received a new main mission: Gain Prominence.��


    ��Mission summary: Promote your reputation across the Caribbean pirates.��


    ��Mission description: The pirates of the Caribbeans are bunch of reverential people. No matter how you do it, whether by good or evil methods if you can leave a deep impression in them, this will increase their respect for you.��


    ��Mission pointers: After epting this mission, your reputation score will be activated in this Pirates of the Caribbean setting, current score of 24/1000.��


    ��Mission pointers: Pirates are all impatient bastards, you have a week to establish yourself.��


    ��Mission pointer: The higher your reputation in the pirate world, the better your rewards will be.��


    You have seeded in bing a Bell and Mug crew member.��


    ��Bell and Mug is ssified as arge pirate warship.��


    ��You triggered a side mission: Get close to a legend.��


    ��Mission summary: Ascend into the (ck Pearl/ Flying Dutchman/ Queen Anne��s Revenge/ HMS Victory) any random deck, and be their crew member.��


    ��


    ��Mission pointer: Although these few legendary pirate ships/ marine ships are currentlycking in manpower, they would rather have nothing than weaklings, thus, they would not easily ept people without a solid reputation. Please increase your reputation in the pirate world first.��


    ��Mission pointer: After the rum festival, these 4 ships would temporarily not set sail, however, they will only anchor for a period of one week.��


    (Note: HMS Victory is the only ship that can catch up to the ck Pearl, it has a fast speed, pointed tip and t tail, it belongs to the Royal Navy of the English empire. The captain is James Norrington, the first marriage candidate to Elizabeth. In the second series, he ingeniously captured the heart of Davy Jones. The ship��s firepower is extremely terrifying.

 Chapter 51: Ammand’s Plot

    <h4>Chapter 51: Ammand��s Plot</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    After the series of notification, Sheyan felt slightly rejoiceful. If not for these sudden opportunities, he probably would have to mix with a bunch of low grade pirates in a lowest rank ship. On this Bell and Mug ship, he at least had a higher starting point, it was much easier to raise his reputation. No doubt this was a great advantage.


    Ammand��s reputation was unparalleled in this crew, even the untamed Xiaer had to acknowledge and do his bidding. Scarface Harry with a face full of smiles, came over and pat Sheyan on the shoulder, warmly weing and introducing him to the ship. Pointing to a room, he told him that he will be living there from now on.


    Strictly speaking, the pirate ships primarily earn from their plundering. Therefore, they did not need huge empty spaces like those trading ships whopressed the crew��s sleeping quarters to a minimum. This ship��s living conditions were quite satisfactory. The room��s interior was not bright and clean, but it did not have any stale odours. Although, the pillows and bed were filled with patches and were pretty old, it had just been washed before and was adequately clean. There was even a fresh smell of one that had been sun.


    A pirate at the side modestly bowed to Sheyan, as he raised his eyes to look at Sheyan. He is called Ben Mugen, Sheyan��s bunk mate. This politeness was a benefit from Sheyan��s vicious exhibition of force. As this Ben Mugen was also a pirate, naturally he wasn��t a good person, however, prior to this the two guys that Sheyen disposed of were known to be cruel and vicious on this pirate ship. Don��t even mention Waliwalika, he could not even stand against Gates. Therefore, he needed to show some sort of respect towards this mysterious and merciless Easterner.��


    Sheyan couldn��t be bothered to care about this Ben guy, and proceeded to lie down on his bed. In today��s duel, his left arm sustained the heaviest injury. The cobalt steel exoskeleton��s primary function was for attacking and not defense, therefore, after receiving a chop from Waliwalika��s hatchet, he was not able to perfectly negate his attack. Although the injured left arm was not considered serious, it still needed a period of rest to restore it. After he entered the bunk, the cowardly Ben Mugen did not dare to remain in the room and quietly sneauck out to the deck.


    After helping Sheyan to settle down, Scarface Harry immediately entered into the captain��s quarters. Ammand was currently looking intently at a map, with arms behind his back his body posture was perfectly upright, in addition to his fluttering cloak at the back he looked elegant and resolute. Although Scarface Harry��s footsteps were light, Ammand instantly heard him and reacted:


    ��You came?��


    Although they were both familiar with each other, Scarface Harry replied with reverence:


    ��En, I have already settled down our new Easterner.��


    Ammand gently pressed down on his sword, pondering a while before replying:


    ��Today our newrade had caused quite an uproar, what do you think?��


    Scarface Harry pursed his lips, this expression mischievously hid itself within his fluffy beard:


    ��Ordinary.��


    Pausing, it was as though he was still finding his words, adding onto his word, he said:


    ��Very ordinary.��


    Ammand calmly replied:


    ��Exin your reasoning.��


    Scarface Harry cleared his throat and said:


    ��His arm strength is truthfully immense, however, he has not gone through much systematic training. Against an enemy��s attack, he is still quite clueless, normally receiving the enemy��s attack before counter attacking. If not for Waliwalika and Gates, these two clueless blockheads, if they could drag on for a while and observe his patterns, then they would definitely force out a draw. To deal with him, we just need to get Marde to bring two guys who wield twin hatchets, which is a weapon that is hard to resist.��


    Ammand nodded his head:


    ��En, not bad, your observation skills hasve increased. Waliwalika had recently gotten a bit too familiar with Xiaer, getting rid of him is not a bad thing. This Easterner��s lowbat ability is actually a good thing, if we are able to obtain clues from him to ess the east waterway then it would definitely be an unexpected surprise. I also suspect that he may have led a fleet for over tens of thousand of miles into the Caribbean sea, therefore, we have to carefully observe him. Do not use violence unless absolutely needed. Now the crucial point is to confirm that this brat is speaking the truth.��


    Scarface Harry radiated an intelligence that did not match with his appearance, opening his mouth exposing his yellow teeth as heughed:


    ��I know what to do, swearing on the Queen of Ennd that old whore. If this brat is telling a single lie, then I will surely uproot his entire background, and the adorable sharks in the sea will look forward to a delicious meal.��


    ����


    ����


    Sheyan obviously did not know about the conspiracy behind his back. After resting, it was alreadyte at night as he went out to the deck for fresh air. He then went to the kitchen to grab a few bites and returned to his cabin. Ben Mugen was currently snuggled up in his nket and snoring loudly, Sheyan immediately lifted him up and tossed him out of the cabin. He then shut the door and went to bed.


    After he woke up he noticed the miserable pirate��s face had turned pale from the chill of the night and had shriveled up at the doorway. He looked at Sheyan with a sad and longing expression.


    Upon seeing this scene, Sheyan wanted to speak up but he found the words hard on his lips. Finally he just step outside, facing his head away he said:


    ��Tonight you better stuff a walnut into your throat.��


    Ben Mugen felt like he was pardoned, immediately scrambling into the cabin. He had suffered greatly the previous night, and rushed to take a napfortably.


    Naturally, Sheyan was not the only contestant in this historic world. Therefore, before the 24 hours deadline was met, all ships would probably not leave the port. This meant that Sheyan still had one free day worth of time to explore. Presently, it was 8 AM in the morning, after a night of crazy partying at the bar, most of the pirates were sleeping and the deck waspletely empty. Sheyan made a round around the Bell and Mug ship, suddenly, he received a notification from the nightmare imprint:


    You received basic information on this ship.��


    ��Bell and Mug ship��


    ��Length 40 metres, width 8.4 metres.��


    ��Volume capacity 400 tons��


    ��Special ability: smooth sailing (Active): After activation, this ship��s speed will greatly rise while sailing upwind, duration is 1 hour.��


    ��Other details unclear.��


    After receiving the basic information of the ship, Sheyan could not resist feeling curious about the 4 legendary ships at the port. Furthermore, he had his insight ability, after 2 hours the information on those 4 legendary ships were easily surveyed by Sheyan from afar.


    ��ck Pearl��


    Length: 60 metres


    Width 7.5 metres


    Volume capacity: 600 tons


    ��Legendary ability: Constant sailing (Passive): The ship��s maximum speed is always constant, it will not be affected by any external elements - As long as the ck Pearl exists, no one else is able to im that they are the kings of speed!


    Legendary ability: Night concern (passive): Nightfall, the ck Pearl and its crew will have a 80% lower chance of being discovered - Darkness is my eternal ally.


    Other details unclear.


    ��The Flying Dutchman (Presently this ship had not been cursed)��


    Length: 70 metres


    Width: 15 metres


    Volume capacity: 800 tons


    Legendary ability: Submerge (Active): This ship has been blessed by dark magic. It can swiftly shut its cabins and dive into the sea. Once it resurfaces, it has a durable ability that will restore 30% of the ship��s health points - The sea is the best engineer.


    Legendary ability: Three joint shots (Active): Thoroughly showcasing its threatening ability, its violent burst shots will cause heavy damages to the enemy��s fleet - Get a taste of gunfire and cannons, haha!


    Other information unclear.


    ��Queen Anne��s Revenge��


    Length: 65 metres


    Width: 8 metres


    Volume capacity: 600 tons


    Legendary ability: Ocean magic ropes (Ability not yet realized) : ckbeard can utilize his enchanted sword to control the ship��s ropes, controlling it like poisonous snakes which can bind a nearby target - do not ever engage in a side to side battle with ckbeard, if you want to achieve victory.


    Legendary ability: Prometheus re (Active): Shooting out terrifying mes from the front, utterly burning up all life in sacrifice to the great Prometheus - Even though you are in the sea, be on guard against the threat of raging mes.


    HMS Victory


    English marine ship (Captain Lord Beckett)


    Length: 65 metres


    Width: 10 metres


    Volume capacity: 900 tons


    Legendary ability: Fearless (Passive): When HMS Victory was constructed, they attached a royal english mariner��s spirit onto it, therefore any additional equipments like the cannons would not exhibit any negative effects.


    Legendary ability: Agitate (Active): In an emergency, the mariner spirit of the HMS Victory would assist the crew, and cause the ship��s velocity to reach the maximum in the shortest time possible. It is the only other ship on the Caribbean sea to be able to catch up to The ck pearl in a short time.

 Chapter 52: Movement and Confusion

    <h4>Chapter 52: Movement and Confusion</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    Sheyan wasted a total of 2-3 hours using his insight ability to retrieve information. Presently, he still had about 2 pound sterling on hand, and thus, he decided to find a bar to grab a drink. At the same time he could fish for any news, and finally because of his aplishment counter of his drunkard milestone was just 11/100. Since Sheyan alreadynded a job, he did not mind spending all his excess cash on rum.


    After an hour, Sheyan��s drunkard milestone counter reached 22/100, in contrast his cash spiraled to a single digit. Suddenly, Sheyan heard amotion from the outside, looking out from the bar he could see a small ruckus happening on the street. The port surrounding patrol guards were hurrying to that direction.


    Previously mentioned, Tortuga is a neutral port, therefore, its patrol guards did not possess much power, but was supported by the private powers who ruled this ind. After Bernard Fokke turned over a new leaf and constructed this neutral port his personal guards possessed great influence. However, right now the port��s patrol guard��s influence were deted like a dpressed pregnant woman��s boobs after breastfeeding.


    Sheyan walked to the entrance of the bar, he didn��t even have to raise his head but could already see Tortuga Port��s highest castle enshrouded with thick ck smoke! The entire port had be extremely chaotic, people running about like a swarm of ants being threatened by a smashing rock. This ce had been thriving for an entire 70 years, minus the citizens, above 99% of the remainder are pirates!


    They were not a bunch ofw-abiding citizens, once Tortuga Port was thrown into chaos, these pirates ��gentlemanly�� behaviour died off as their underlying wild beast unleashed. Cruel and hungry, they started plundering and even rob each other��s money pouches!


    ��Wu���� There were few who were as chill as Sheyan. He gently caressed his chin as he looked far towards the already engulfed in smoke castle in deep thought and did not have a single notion of violent behaviour in his mind.


    Suddenly, a loud sound emitted from the castle once again, yellow smoke and dust spiralling up 20-30 metres into the air, and formed a mushroom cloud shape. People with amazing vision could see that several horse carriage wrecks were being flung out, disintegrating in mid air, and even the flesh of the horses were mixed into the mess along with the smoke. It sttered down like rain, leaving one a bitter taste of tragedy and disgust in their mouths. Several pirates standing beside Sheyan had their mouths wide open. One of them wearing a greyish wide bandana against his bald head eximed out in shock:


    ��Good grief, those sons of b*tches must have more than a hundred buckets of gunpowder.��


    Although this brat used the term ��sons of b*tches��, his vulgarities were not scoldings but just a form of expression. Looking at his appearance, he looked like the kind of crew member who constantly patted his crew members and would say ��You F**ING did well mate.�� After listening, Sheyan knew that this guy was a pirate expert in using gunpowder and cannons. However, his attention immediately focused onto the fogged up castle and the earth shaking explosion that just happened.


    Maybe within the castle and the ck smoke there was a storyline character causing the explosion, however, this was such arge scale explosion scene. It was not realistic whenpared to the technological developments of this Pirates of the Caribbean era. Just taking that cannon expert��s saying, there must be at least a hundred buckets of gunpowder! In this era, most things were made with oak, and the total amount of gunpowder would exceed a hundred kilograms. Therefore, to a person that have not operated a bulldozer or excavator before, to move a hundred buckets of gunpowder would require exceedingly huge construction equipment or something like that. Unless all the patrol guards in Tortuga were blind, they would definitely have spotted such huge equipment.


    Hence, this should be caused by a contestant. Only a contestant would be able to use such immense powerful explosives, and only a contestant would dare to ruin the peace of a neutralnd like Tortuga which had experienced 70 years of peace. Thus, he must have triggered such an explosion to satisfy his personal goals. Currently, Sheyan had a flicker of inspiration in his mind, as though he had found the key to a particr question that was bugging him. But just as he found the answer, he actually forgot the question.


    Presently the port was a sea of confusion and chaos, a few hasty and urgent figures scampered over like a pack of frightened mice running from a cat. Those should be contestants thatmitted the act, as a group of Tortuga patrol guards were pursuing them with weapons raised.


    These guards probably received a kill order, persistently tailing these contestants. As those figures ran over, at about less than a hundred metres to Sheyan, suddenly, from the side transmitted a long neighing sound. This sound sounded like a horse, but weirdly, the people who heard this simultaneously shivered up as though someone had pour a bucket of ice water over them and their blood vessels all streamed with chilliness.


    A wooden house at the side suddenly imploded within, as wood splinters exploded out disorderly, and a huge horse leapt out of it as though it was soaring in the sky. This horse was as tall as two people, its muscles bulging and swelling up as though it was going to tear through its own skin. Its eyes were covered with a ck eye patch, its mane and tail swayed gently disying a trail of blue cold air, spiralling up slowly like the smoke. There was a ming red saddle on its back, as bright as the red cloth used in ox duels.


    The horse rider looked roughly 40 years old, he was extremely stable and did not need to hold onto any straps. He had a small moustache that looked like that of spanish nobility, but his chin was shaved clean. Wearing a ck western-style hat, he had a pair of sharp yet grim eyes, staring over he pulled out a shortnd musket!


    Present time firearms were the basic primitive manual muskets with a fire string that is ignited with a match, to release one round, it required a long time to prepare. However, once this rider pulled out his musket, the fire string on his automatically ignited and the spark went into the ck barrel. ��Boom!�� The carbon fumes rose from the barrel, and Sheyan could feel the hairs on his back slowly stiffening up. His eyes popped wide open, witnessing the first contestant trying his best to evade but after the gunshot sound, a part of the top half of his body exploded and was badly mutted!


    This scene was like that of a huge watermelon exploding in an instant, as his flesh and bones miserably fragmented into small pieces. The surrounding people/objects/shops in a 7-8 metres radius were all covered with ayer of red which gave off a fishy smell!


    What was strange was that the contestant��s lower body was perfectly untouched, as his legs further ran a few more steps after its other half��s explosion before losing its bnce and copsing onto the street. Blood flowed out everywhere, gradually forming a crimson blood pond.


    After witnessing this horrific scene, it was unimaginable what the other contestants would feel. Taking a nce at each other, they cried out frantically as they dispersed to escape. Two of them after running to a nearby shore, immediately started pushing out a small vessel. Feeling anxious like a stray dog, they frantically paddled out to sea, obviously, they understood the weakness of the horseman, that he was unable to enter the water. That horse galloped rapidly, however, when he reached the shore, the boat was already 50-60 metres and still rowing away.


    When everyone else all thought that the rider was now helpless in the face of circumstances, he actually tightened his reins! That horse stood upright on his back heels like a normal person, letting out a mournful neigh, he sprayed out an icy blue cold air from his nostrils. Under the brilliance of the afternoon sun, the cold air was sparkling and translucent, it seemed like it was emitting light giving one an awful frosty feeling.


    Following that, the horse kicked off with strength, leaping into the sea! Its hooves were the size of a washbasin, when it came into contact with the water, the area solidified into a light blue icyyer. It was so clear that the flowing waters below could still be seen. The horse had started to break into a frenzy charge, beneath it hoofs it left a trail of icy white fog, causing the surrounding 2-3 metres to freeze up. As the horse charged by, theyer of ice behind would quickly melt away. Viewing from far, it was like a pathway of white ice was forming towards the not so far escaping boat.


    Just a mere 10 seconds was enough for the horse to catch up to the two appalled contestants. Yet, they still had surging willpower in them intending to resist, however, that rider drew out his sabre, swiftly raising it high and slicing down with the destructive force of a thunderbolt! The two contestant��s actions momentarily stagnated followed by a blood bath, they were like grass that was being shred apart by that sabre!


    ��Ah!!!!!�� The rider let out a murderous bellowing, as the sound echoed into the entire port. ��Receive the full wrath of the Fokke family!! Scum and maggots!��


    ��That is Little Fokke?�� Sheyan overhead a nearby pirate talking to hisrade. Hisrade seemed to be pretty knowledgeable, lowering his tone he spoke out:


    ��That��s right, he belongs to the third generation of the Fokke family, that horse is named Momore. Rumours has it that a demonic spirit resides in it, and it was Bernard Fokke��s horse. Only people from the Fokke family are able to tame and be its master.��

 Chapter 53: Rushing Undercurrents

    <h4>Chapter 53: Rushing Undercurrents</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: Elkassar


    This moment, Little Fokke had already rode his horse back to the port, using a warning tone he scolded:


    ��Scumbags who have eyes on the back of their brains! Even these idiots have no chance, set up the cross at the courts of the port, nail these two damned corpses up. Let them know the consequences of causing trouble on this sacred freeport! Their flesh will rot in the sun, and their souls will be humbled in the torture of this court. When the bell rings at midnight, I want to see the rest of these criminal scums nailed to the cross! Hurry!��


    After little Fokke finished speaking he did not rest, immediately riding the horse, Momore, towards the castle that was still engulfed in ck smoke.


    At this moment, a low husky voice could suddenly be hear. It said, ��Strong in appearance but weak in reality.�� Hearing this, Sheyan could not help but giggle slightly, turning his head around but all he saw was a mess of people, he had no clue who was the one who spoke. However, he could clearly see the greed and evil intentions in the eyes of a few pirates.


    ����


    ��Little Fokke��s actions are really stupid.��


    30 minutester after the events, aboard the Bell and Mug ship, Ammand gently raised his hands and said. Beside him was a man wearing a brown western-style hat, it was the navigator Xiaer. Presently, Xiaer��s behavior towards Ammand was extremely humble, it waspletely the manner of how a servant treated a master with fear and respect.


    ��This ce has enjoyed the peace for far too long, who knows how many pairs of eyes were observing today��s chaotic events. If the Fokke family had not spoken a word but had captured and in all of the criminals today, then everyone would still acknowledge that the Fokke family��s control of Tortuga port has not declined����but now, haha������


    Ammand��s eyes were flickering, reaching out his hands to touch the smooth hilt on his waist he muttered:


    ��But, if Little Fokke did not retaliate it would be worse, those foolish patrol guards can normally deal with small ruckuses, however once a huge problem breaks out, they are like headless houseflies, knocking their heads around but nothing is done. At the start if not for little Fokke riding out that demon horse, Momore, out to eliminate the threat, those normal pirates would probably be emotionally disturbed.��


    Xiaer tilted his head to gaze at the sunny Tortuga port, his eyes containing a certain greed and ambition. Tortuga Port was a prime shipping route in the Caribbean sea, for 70 whole years it had been amassing wealth, it could probably purchase half of Ennd by now. However, the sun will always set, Amand��s towering figure stood firmly, Xiaer furrowed his brows, hanging down his eyelids as he calmly say:


    ��Maybe little Fokke had screwed up his own job badly, however at the start we all witnessed�� That gun, that sabre and the threat of the deadly horse! As long as those 3 mystical objects remain, nobody would dare to go against the glory of the Fokke family!��


    Ammand stern face changed to a sinister sneer:


    If the entire Fokke family had only those 3 items that belonged to the dead, then not longter will be their doomsday. No matter if it��s the ck Pearl��s owner Old Jack, or even Queen Anne��s Revenge��s owner ckbeard, they would not bat an eyelid at those 3 mystical objects.��


    ��Old Jack is currently protected by thew, he himself is a tribal chief of an American Headhunting tribe. ckbeard 10 years ago had already started mastering the voodoo cults ck magic. Currently it is reported that they are still looking for the secret killing mechanism of the Queen Anne��s Revenge! If not for the Flying Dutchman��s captain Davy Jones being a vaguely neutral guy, Tortuga port would have been swept away long ago!��


    Xiarer humbly stopped, he realized that Ammand was speaking more than usual today, and the information he leaked was the kind that needed blood and killing to exchange for. Yet Ammand casually took a deep breath, and continued speaking:


    ��The winds of the Caribbean sea are starting to carry the sounds of blood and mourning, I feel that there will be a huge shift in theing few days. I normally close my eyes to the politics between you and Scarface Harry, however at this time, all the entire crew of the Bell and Mug must unite together and seize this risky but immense opportunity to rake in some merits!��


    Under Ammand��s falcon vision, Xiaer could only nod his head and did not dare to have other notions in his head. However what was going on in his heart was something nobody could fathom.


    ����


    Under themand of Lord Fokke, Tortuga port��s guards all frantically moved together, sweeping the entire port upside down. Sheyan was presently a Bell and Mug crew member, therefore he could naturally spectate from the side. He felt that although the guards were rather valiant, their qualities were inferior to the official government ones, the way they searched and arrested was crude, scolding loudly and epting bribes, finally casually arresting a few immobile wanderers back to report back their activities. Looking at such absurdity, it was no wonder those vicious pirates would harbour cunning thoughts. To them, only power and the de could submit them to respect!


    Suddenly a muffled explosion could be heard from the west side of the port, this sound was still rtively foreign to the pirates, however Sheyan was able to deduce that it was the sound of a grenade. Without a doubt, those local thugs of a patrol guard had managed to earn themselves a merit, they probably found the nest of the remaining contestants.


    Sheyan was presently standing at a distant hillside, therefore he could see distinctly. In the midst of the port, two old houses had shook a few times and finally copsed leaving a pile of floating ash and rubber. 5-6 figures dashed away separately, but there were only 3 patrol guards surrounding, looking like they had no clue on what to do. The faraway reinforcements were still rushing here and they were a few hundred metres away.


    Subsequently, a huge chase down once again started. The pirates in the port had zero intention of being a good citizen, as they all broke outughing. Spectators who whistled and continued chit chatting could be found everyone. After seeing this scenario unfolding, Sheyan��s heart stirred as he immediately gave chase to one location. Not longter, ahead of him was a breathless contestant and his persistently pursuing Tortuga patrol guards.


    This contestant��s appearance was simr to most ordinary pirates, tan ck skin, the facial features of a 30 - 35 years old male, a ck, messily tied bandana, a cheap shell ne had been slung to the back of his neck, wearing an interior tight fitting shirt, pants were greyish ck and had a sackcloth texture with dust covering it, his feet were covered in a stocking and tattered slippers. Taking big breaths of air, every few steps he would anxiously nce backwards, he was extremely panicky, and an air of despair came from his eyes.


    Without a doubt, to run up the hill and maintain a speedy pace would consume a great deal of stamina which is linked to physique. Therefore this contestant��s running speed had started to show signs of weakness, as the pursuing patrol guards closed up the gap inch by inch. Sheyan used his insight ability on the patrol guards behind, and received a list of attribute details:


    ��Dice�� Coutts


    Tortuga port ss II patrol guard


    Height 5 foot 7 inches


    Weight 73 kg


    Strength 7 points


    Agility 8 points


    Physique 5 points


    Perceptive sensing 11 points


    Charm 7 points


    Intelligence 3 points


    Spirit 6 points


    Basic closebat lvl 1, Basic endurance lvl 1


    ss II patrol guard, patrol team special ability (passive): Teamwork lvl 1. To the ustomed working as a team guards, if an ally is beside him, his power will be greatly increased. Every time an additional ally joins, the group attributes will raise by 10, maximum raise is 100.


    ss II patrol guard special ability(passive): Tenacity lvl 1. Additional increase of 200 HP.


    As Sheyan was surveying the guard��s attributes, that contestant had head first dove into that little hut halfway up the hill - which was Sheyan��s first hideout when he entered this world. Obviously that contestant had felt that they were about to catch up and wanted to borrow theseplicated structures to shake off his opponents. Sheyan swung his head round to look down at the port, as expected - the other 3 pursuing guards all felt extremely rxed at this situation. It was probably because this would give rise to a 1v1 situation, therefore they split up to chase the rest of the fleeing contestants. Looking at this series of events unfolding, Sheyan leaked out a mocking sneer from this face, and slowly inched closer around the huts to that particr hut.


    As he entered thisplicated hut district, ��Dice�� Coutts started feeling that something was off, therefore he immediately drew out his marine de from his waist after reaching close to this contestant. Very urately striking the enemy��s leg, he let out a roar as the contestant fell to the ground and rolled away. Rolling and crawling away he stumbled back up and tried to escape from the front.


    However he very quickly felt that something wasn��t right, turning round to look, he saw that this ��Dice�� Coutts was sinisterlyughing with his hands folded across his chest. Walking step by step forward, this marine de was once again lodged between his waist. This scene looked simr to a cat toying around with a mouse.


    This contestant gritted his teeth, eyes filled with despair he pulled out a dagger from his waist, wildly shouting out:


    ��Don��te close!��

 Chapter 54: Edward’s fifth series golden pound sterling

    <h4>Chapter 54: Edward��s fifth series golden pound sterling</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: Elkassar


    ��Dice�� Coutts pretended not to hear as he sneered and inched forward. The contestant��s eyes were filled with despair, waving his dagger wildly in resistance, he finally manage tond a strike on his enemy��s arm. This however fuelled the guard��s vicious nature, kicking and punching, he showered down on him with vicious blows. Quite obviously this contestant did not have much in the way of closebat abilities, although he tried his best to block and evade, he was still beaten to a pulp.His face was bruised with blood seeping out from his features, and he was wailing miserably .


    When ��Dice�� Coutts finally felt impatient, he brandished his marine de out again from his waist, mercilessly shing it down. With a tearing sound, a huge wound opened up on the contestant��s hand, as fresh blood flowed down soaking up his shirt.


    The contestant did not cry out at all, immediately the second de bolted down once again, the contestant then attempted to roll away. Crying out in agony this time, his back had been heavily shed down, raising his head he cried out in desperation:


    ��Let��s die together!��


    Extending both hands after he cried out, at this critical moment, another figure crashed through the walls of the hut and into the hut itself. The figure pounced onto ��Dice�� Coutts, throwing him to the floor as they started wrestling each other. Following that, the entire wooden hut suddenly copsed, leaving a wake of dust and rubble, forcefully pressuring them beneath


    The person that charged in was Sheyan, he selected to make an entrance at such a critical time was already calcted beforehand. He was stronger in all of the basic skills, andmenced battle in an environment that was beneficial to him. (After taking down, the marine de was tossed away) However to Sheyan��s astonishment, ��Dice�� Coutts��s closebat capabilities were rtively fierce, furthermore his high HP of 250 points caused his attackers to feel a sense of helplessness. Fortunately this guy was battling alone, if he had allies with him, then the patrol guard��s special passive ability: Teamwork would be activated. If that was the case, even Sheyan would be unable to escape!


    Currently, his left hand equipment the cobalt steel exoskeleton was finally in y. He could drop the enemy��s defence and injure him, the weapon also brought about a stable 18-19 points of damage, and lowered greatly the chances of fluctuation. Yet ��Dice�� Coutts fists were covered in Sheyan��s blood, bruising Sheyan��s body. However, because of the ��Endurance�� Innate ability, its threat level was reduced to an eptable one.


    Seeing that he could not ovee his enemy, ��Dice�� Coutts let loose a frenzied cry, swinging his right hand mightily, using his convulsing middle finger to press onto Sheyan��s left eye! He could feel the dampness of the eyeball, believing that his enemy would try to dodge in this sort of circumstances and then he would have a chance to escape. However Sheyan��s face remained grim like a granite, as if his opponent was going to press down on another person��s eye ball instead! Raising his left first, a blinding metallic radiance shed above as he used his might to drill it down!


    A heavy thump echoed, Sheyan gently raised his left fist from the enemy��s mutted throat as he instinctively used his right hand to massage his red and swollen left eye. Sheyan looked pretty bad, bruises covered his face in patches, as fresh blood flowed out from the corner of his lips. Respectively, his HP had been reduced by 70 points. This was primarily because ��Dice�� Coutts, when his HP had dropped to below 20 points, suddenly went berserk and counter-attacked. Because Sheyan wanted to prevent him from fleeing, he could only take head on blows that could have been easily evaded.


    In truth, Scarface Harry��s words were pretty urate, to the current Sheyan, hisck of proper attacking method was always one of his bigger ws. If he wasn��t brilliant in scheming and continuously paved an advantageous route for himself constantly, he wouldn��t have been able to gotten off so cheaply numerous times in this world.


    After killing off this Tortuga patrol guard, Sheyan felt that his pirate world reputation increased by 50 points. Utilizing the key loot that the guard dropped, Sheyan unlocked the respective chest. The chest had a special pirate era ir, oaken wood texture, on its surface were several cutting marks from swords, and it had an obsolete copper lock.


    Sheyan sluggishly opened the chest, and inside at the corner there was only an old linen purse, and beneath the purse was a brass ring. The purse looked extremely shriveled up. Sheyan picked it up to observe, even the sweet sound of coins rattling was not heard. This moment Sheyan suddenly recalled this patrol guard��s name: ��Dice�� Coutts.


    ��Damned brat, did he lose all his wealth and thus went out to work.��


    Sheyan loosen the purse strings with great apprehension, turning the purse upside down, simultaneously he could feel a few metallic objects hitting each other as it dropped out while producing a nging sound. Sheyan suddenly felt a slight delight, because beneath the 5-6 pennies and 3 shillings was a golden coin. This gold coin twinkled with radiance, it looked brand new and certainly not like an ordinary object. This golden coin had severalplicated characters weaved onto it, and on the other side was a horse rider raising his sword in an awe-inspiring pose. Sheyan then received a notification:


    ��You have acquired one Edward��s fifth series golden pound sterling.��


    ��Edward��s fifth series golden pound: Precious object, valuable currency, it has collection value. Certain storyline characters would love it, forged using 22k of gold, it��s worth is 10 times that of an ordinary pound sterling. You can use this as normal currency, and it can be brought out of this world, to be exchanged in the nightmare realm for 400 utility points.��


    Following that Sheyan picked up that brass ring, he realized at the back was written (unidentified). He was quite amazed, because before this he had never encountered a ring type essory that needed to have it identified. He immediately kept the ring, ncing at his surroundings, he sneered and continued to give chase.


    Sheyan��s target was undoubtedly the contestant he rescued. That guy had no sense of gratitude and already took off, however his physique wasn��t very good, his regenerative strength wasn��t strong, after this leg had been shed by Coutts, he could only limp away and did not make it very far.


    Sheyan rushed up with a gloomy face, that contestant was probably still flustered. Furthermore he had to constantly look out for patrol guards in addition to his leg injury, he was already staggering about when Sheyan caught up to him. He realized that he could no longer escape and thus sat down onto the floor, as he forced out a smile on his face saying:


    ��Hey friend, it��s good you��re fine. This cripple would be useless staying over there, therefore I left first.��


    Sheyan coldly observed him and replied:


    ��Is this how you treat your savior?��


    This contestant��s face turned pale and stuttered with his words:


    ��You can��t me me! Even Caldas, such a strong person, died when these guards ganged up and beat him, how would I know that you were that strong. You actually managed to make the guard retreat and finished him off!��


    Sheyan replied coldly:


    How strong was that Caldas?��


    That guy gave a muffled response:


    ��How is he not strong? He is a person who started off together with Boss Nick, rumour has it he already experienced close to 6 movie worlds. He is a beast whose strength exceeded 23 points! However when we were found out, he could not evenst for 1 minutes against these port patrol guards, he did not even have a chance to escape!��


    Sheyan��s heart skipped,ughing he replied:


    ��How many guards were they faced with��


    This contestant was stunned then he replied:


    ��It was one group!! That time Caldas was in charge to guard after the castle��s back door was breached. Escaping out is a narrow and steep windy road, beside it was the cliff! Although there were many patrol guards chasing us, only one person could pass through that road at a time. Never new that Caldas would be defeated so quickly, we would not cut such a sorry state after the explosion!��


    Sheyan mockinglyughed out and said:


    ��So you��re saying he, although he was faced with a single guard, behind the guard was a multitude of others?��


    ��That��s right.�� That contestant replied.


    Sheyan continued:


    ��These guards have a passive ability, every time there is an ally near them, then their individual attributes will increase by 10, the highest they can reach is a 100! Furthermore this is a mere ii ss patrol guard. If Caldas had faced with those higher ss patrol guards, their passive ability bonuses would definitely be more insane! Furthermore, some of these guards may possess long rangebat abilities. From what i can tell, Caldassting that long is already quite valiant.


    The contestant was dumbstruck, he hesitated and then said:


    ��Then�� just now that patrol guard����


    Sheyan softly spoke:


    ��He was only a ss II patrol guard, furthermore he was alone, to settle him did not require much effort.��


    Presently, this contestant was looking at Sheyan with a peculiar expression, without a doubt, he had already looked on Sheyan with feelings such as ��valiant�� ��Cold on the outside but warm on the inside�� ��Well informed.�� Pausing for a while he reached out his hand:


    ��I apologized for what happened before, my name is Chris, may I know your name?��


    Sheyanughed and replied:


    ��You can call me Seamen Yan. Since there��s nothing else, I��ll take my leave.��


    ��You��re�� leaving?�� Chris was feeling dull as he scrambled to find the words he needed. When Sheyan walked away for quite a distance, he suddenly struggled forward and shouted: ��Wait! Wait! Don��t leave me behind!��

 Chapter 55: Reason

    <h4>Chapter 55: Reason</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: Elkassar


    Presently other port patrol guards have not given their attention to the hill, however once Coutts waste in returning, they would immediately send people to investigate. Therefore Chris was clear, based on his estimation of Tortuga port��s power, no matter if he prepared beforehand to receive his aggressors, or continue hiding, they would turn the ce upside down to find him. Furthermore his condition was disadvantageous, even if he wasn��t hurt there was a high probability of him being captured. It wasn��t easy for him to meet such a crude yet righteous guy, how could he just let him go?


    Sheyan heard him shouting and turned around asking:


    ��What else do you want?��


    Chris with tears in his eyes replied:


    Respected Yan, look at my condition, how could I possibly escape?If you��re leaving me here to wait for my death, you shouldn��t have rescued me previously.��


    Sheyan shrugged his shoulders saying:


    ��From your words, you probably have a team right? Can��t yourrades save you?��


    Shaking his head, Chris argued:


    ��They probably already set sail, Boss Nick��s boat can submerge under water and not be discovered. Hais�� if it was the previous day they would probably rescue me, however I can��t even do much with my current state, they will surely abandon me.��


    Sheyan curled his lips and said:


    ��I��ve already saved you once haven��t I? More importantly, saving you was not my primary motive, if I hadn��t confirmed that I could take down that guard, I would not have acted. Currently the entire Tortuga port is on a huge manhunt, If I help you then wouldn��t it be equivalent to stepping myself in the foot? Please give me a reason to do so.��


    Sheyan��s speech was extremely reasonable, if he immediately agreed then Chris would probably have certain suspicions. This guy bluntly replied:


    ��You��re probably alone right? I can rmend you to join our group!��


    Sheyan felt his indistinct and fuzzy skepticism within his heart spring up, as though one more would cause it to pierce through, he purposely acted indifferent saying:


    ��Join your group? If your group was so reliable, then why would you be begging me for help?��


    Chris��s face turned red, however he sincerely replied:


    ��Mr Yan, you must understand, the strength of a team cannot bepared to a single person. In such a dangerous and strange ce like the nightmare world, a person��s strength is considered very minute. Only a group is able to give one a better chance at survival. Regarding this one time, it was an ident, if Waka did not stupidly trigger a hidden mission and increase the difficulty, then I believe we would currently be in the present world��s Dubai on a nice yacht enjoying wine along with high grade caviar.��


    Sheyan merely sneered and said:


    ��The more people, the thinner the profits. Furthermore the nightmare realm is an extremely stingy ce, without exposure to huge risks, then there wouldn��t be generous rewards. So many people sharing one piece of cake, how much can one person eat? My previous world experience allowed me to receive two pieces of equipment, what about your Mr Chris? Furthermore, I don��t believe that such a group will split their loots evenly! The better the loot, most probably it will go into the pockets of your Boss Nick.��


    Chris instantly replied:


    ��Yes I admit what you say is true, however, if because of this you neglect the importance of a group��s strength, then you are not looking at the bigger picture! Before joining the team, My world conclusion and mission sess rate or any side mission��s score would always be below 50! The free attribute points I received would always be 1 point, potential and utility points rewards were also pathetic. However after joining the group, although the amount of loots after dividing it were rtively lesser, however the scenario exploration rate and mission sess score greatly increased! With bigger manpower, aplishing the mission would also be much easier, the additional utility points rewards would also raise by a few folds. If I am able to return alive this time, I would be able to receive a total of 2000 or more utility points! You tell me, is joining a group worth it?��


    After listening to Chris, within Sheyan��s mind was like a thunderbolt striking him, his shroud of skepticism and confusion was wiped clear! Afterpleting the Terminator world, he always harbored this regret: His personal missionpletion score had only been 53! Furthermore to eliminate those two frightening T-750 Terminator had caused Sheyan to utilize his fullest strength. If it was another person, he wouldn��t have done it better! This sort of performance had only earned him a 53pletion score�� It was barely a passing score! What kind of performance would then be worthy of a 100 score? The time he deliberated for so long but could note up with an exnation. However looking in perspective now, there was only one word.


    ��Team!��


    ��This damned realm encourages forming teams, encourages contestant��s to unite!��


    ��If that time I had teamed up with that dead Cazider.��


    ��If I had teamed up with the beardy when i just entered a nightmare world�� forming a partnership with him����


    Sheyan��s mind was buzzing with two such notions, then he very easily confirmed his decision: Then he could have aplished much more! But�� but! All the risks I took would definitely increase, trusting my back with those two bastards? Then the rewards I painstakingly fought for would have to be split evenly with them?�� In your dreams!


    A doubt shed in his heart: If potential points and utility points were directly rted and determined by the missionpletion rate and score, then rewarding basic free attribute points were determined by what?��


    Chris, upon seeing Sheyan��s pondering state, thought that he had managed to persuade him, immediately continued encouragingly:


    ��Yes, a new member who wants to join would have to pay up 50% of their utility points and 50% of their potential points whenever a mission ends. But, the risks you will face will be greatly reduced, it will definitely not be greater than going solo. Furthermore, if you prove to possess great strength your scope of authority and privileges will likewise increase. For example I no longer have to pay up any utility points, furthermore my contributions to this infiltration into the castle mission was huge, therefore if i��m able to return alive, I can participate in the bonus dividends can acquire the lowest rank member��s utility points. Yan, your closebat powers are tremendous, you can fill the gap left by Caldas�� death! Believe me,e on!��


    Sheyan hesitated a while, lowering his head he said:


    ��How would I know what you are saying is true?��


    Chris hastily replied:


    ��How could it be false! Don��t tell me you believe a person is able to cause such an explosion in the castle? That ce hides a great deal of secrets, and even contains treasures!��


    Sheyan stared intently at Chris.


    ��Treasures?��


    Chris nodded, sincerely saying:


    ��How about this, if you are willing to save me, apart from rmending you to enter our 3k party, I will also show you a high value report, this report will allow you to receive a B level difficult hidden mission!��


    Sheyan refused to nod his head.


    Chris gritted his teeth, fishing out a glistening yellow bullet out:


    ��You win! I��ll add on this!��


    Sheyan simultaneously received the item��s details:


    Exquisite 7.62mm bullet (Condition: Extremely good)


    Origin: United States of America, Ohio, Springfield Ammunitions factory


    Equipment rarity: Light blue


    After loading into firearm: Enable your next far range attack to increase by 30 points.


    Usage (requires mmable material nearby): Deducts 10 HP from user, removing blood on the user��s body, dizziness effect.


    Description: I wish that our country will love us like how we love it.


    Equipment battle score: 5


    Sheyan gazed at Chris a short while, reaching his hand out he said:


    ��Deal.��


    A this moment, the port��s patrol guards had concluded their manhunt, and they did not finish empty handed as they caught someone and returned in triumph. They roughly discovered that Coutts was missing and had started to make preparations for people to ascend the hill to search. Sheyan from far he could see the unfortunate brat who got caught.


    ��What if he tells on you guys?��


    Chris was shocked and replied:


    ��Don��t tell me you do not know the punishment for leaking out relevant information on the nightmare realm to world��s characters? It is the same as using your abilities from the nightmare realm in the present world, the punishments are severe. Believe me, you would never want to be at the receiving end of such punishments. Oh, sheet they have started advancing towards here. Yan! Never forget our agreement!��


    Sheyan softly replied:


    ��Of course I won��t, let��s move. Let��s detour around the hillside, once we return to the harbor��s pier first then we��ll see.��


    Chris was astounded as he eximed:


    ��Heavens, what are you thinking?��


    Sheyan asked:


    ��Don��t tell me you didn��t get the main mission of finding a job by this afternoon?��


    Chris shrugged his shoulders:


    ��Of course, however regrettably we tried our best but only could persuade Captain Hook, a nameless person without reputation to receive us. However his damned ship can only take 10 guys! He still demanded boarding fees, therefore Captain Hook��s corpse should currently be washed out a few hundred miles out into sea.��


    Sheyan nodded his head and said:


    ��My other identity is the crew member of the Bell and Mug, because I got rid of the ship��s crew head, the respected Captain Ammand announced that I rece his position.��


    Chris eyes were wide with amazement, finding it hard to swallow his saliva


    ��Ammand? That Ammand?��


    Sheyan calmly replied:


    ��Yes that Ammand, one of the future seven Pirate Lords, Pirate Lord of the ck sea, that Ammand.��

 Chapter 56: Each harbouring ulterior motives

    <h4>Chapter 56: Each harbouring ulterior motives</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: Elkassar


    Without a doubt, Ammand this name shook Chris to his core. Even if he tried to cover up, he could not conceal the envy and greed on his face, raising his head and turning around, he tried to probe further:


    ��The Bell and Mug, we have already scouted before. It is merelyparable to a portion of those 3 huge pirate ships�� I heard that after bing the crew member of arge pirate ship, then you would enjoy certain benefits?


    Sheyan straightforwardly said:


    ��Yes, you will receive a side mission, its end direction is the 3 legendary pirate ships.��


    Chris swallowed his saliva:


    ��Then your intention is to bring me aboard the Bell and Mug?��


    Sheyan nodded his head saying:


    ��Thats right, presently undercurrents are rushing within the entire Tortuga port, even if the guards have such audacity, they wouldn��t dare to request to board the ship, in fear of starting a riot from those greedy pirates. Therefore boarding the ship can ensure your safety, once the investigations have concluded then you can sessfully escape.��


    Chris suddenly suspiciously said:


    ��A pirate��s suspicious nature is very strong, furthermore you just joined. Why would they allow you to bring a stranger on board?


    Sheyan softly replied:


    ��Therefore you and I must have an intimate rtionship�� Conceal your damned perverted gaze! I have no interest towards a guy��s ass. You can be my rtive, or even my savior - we must make those scrum pirates believe that you are an important aspect of my life.��


    Chris heaved a sigh of relief as he satisfiedly said:


    ��I reckon your idea is great, however it is not enough. If you can add those two suggestions together then this would be perfect. Cousin as well as a savior would increase the persuasive powers. Beloved Yan, then it is settled.��


    As they two chatted, Sheyan supported Chris towards the nearby the pier, hiding him at the nearby woods next to the shore. Following that, he struck out a signal towards the Bell and Mug within the port to send a small boat to fetch him. (In this era, the water nearby the port would normally be filled with sludge, and huge pirate ships need deep water to stay afloat. Therefore they were unable to approach close to the shore, in some cases the sludge was extremely serious and thus the ships distancing from the shore by even 1 hundred metres is somethingmonly seen. Therefore to travel to and from the shore would require a sampan/mini boat to bring people around)


    In an instance, Sheyan was standing in front of Ammand inside the Captain��s quarters. Ammand was currently holding and examining a yellowish stained map, his slim and prominent body remained extremely upright, looking like a bay on top of a rifle.


    ��What��s the matter?��


    Ammand��s gaze swung onto Sheyan��s body and then back towards that map.


    Sheyan, neither servile nor overbearing, as he replied:


    ��Very grateful for your honor��s audience, however I am unable to live up to such abounding love. I currently met a tricky problem, in order to not implicate the rest of the crew of the Bell and Mug, I have no choice but to say farewell here.��


    Ammand continued facing his back towards Sheyan, however his pupils contracted:


    ��You are already my crew member, therefore you must first exin fully what you n to do and not face it alone!��


    Sheyan��s eyes flickered with a concealed craftiness, following up with a heavy voice:


    ��A few hours before that explosion in Tortuga��s castle, I believe you have heard of it Captain ?��


    Ammand tightened his fist and then loosened it, yet with a soft tone he replied:


    ��This matter is known to everyone.��


    Sheyan very sincerely continued:


    ��My unfortunate cousin, Chris, was caught up in this ugly mess. Even worse, he is one of the participants in that scheme. When I discovered him on the west hills of this port, a patrol guard was in the midst of ripping his head off, therefore I stepped in and saved his life, killing off the guard in the process. The same as what he did for me two years ago in Southeast Asia, Man.��


    Ammand pondered for a moment, and finally replied with a serious tone:


    ��Then after leaving the Bell and Mug, what are your ns?��


    Sheyan with a perplexed face shook his head:


    ��Presently I do not know, maybe hiding andying low for awhile then find a boat and sail out.��


    ��Fool! Stupid!�� Ammand suddenly raised his voice and turn around: ��Do you not know how big is this Tortuga port ind? It is not even a third of the Dyke county, even a small child can walk from the east to the west in 2 days!��


    ��Furthermore the Fokke family has resided here for a whole century, how long can you and your cousin hide? 2 days, 3? Until then even if you deny tly, this will implicate till our heads. Do not forget that Scarface Harry brought you away with a witness of over 10 people! Seaman Yan from the East!��


    Sheyan��s face leaked out a hesitated look, expressing his words with silence. Ammand continued with a tone as cold as metal:


    ��Implicate? Pui! When you do something without thinking, that is called implicating. I warn you again, although you have be a crew member of the Bell and Mug, you must still think before you act! That is the basic starting point! Where is your cousin? Quickly organize someone to receive him onto the ship.��


    ��Captain!�� Sheyan used a tone of extremely gratitude yet guilt to call out.


    Ammand exhaled greatly, loftily waving his hand:


    ��Go now, the Fokke family is currently in a hard pressed state, they do not have the balls to cause a ruckus on our Bell and Mug.��


    Sheyan nodded, politely bowing before he retreating out. Yet Ammand��s eyes exhibited out a look of excitement from Sheyan��s piece of information, this was definitely a huge cause of celebration! To the declining Tortuga port, this brazant assant was a wanted fugitive. However to the ambitious pirate captain Ammand, this assant served to be a valuable reward!��


    Although this brat caused such a ruckus, his strength should be pretty ordinary. However he managed to infiltrate into the Fokke residence, he probably managed to obtain a great deal of information within the Fokke residence. To obtain such observations and evaluations of this affluent yet weakening house, it was definitely rare toe by!


    From a deeper perspective, no matter how reputable Ammand was, he could only be hailed as a great pirate captain, he was still miles of being held in the same light as those 3 legendary ship captains. The Fokke family�� decline is there for all to see, however because of that undead great horse, none of the pirates would dare to make a move.


    If such a huge scale event like piging the Tortuga port happened, then it would definitely be a joint coalition of a few groups of pirates. Under normal circumstances, Ammand��s position in the coalition would only be that of a subordinate/ weaker position. However, he had obtained such a bargaining chip in the ��person who had assaulted the castle and survived��. Therefore very naturally his position would change to that of a leading or more dominant role.


    Sheyan urately grasped this point, therefore he used a retreating and grave stance coupled with his strong code of brotherhood to move Ammand to act in this manner! This kind of effects would produce a more fruitful result than tantly pleading with him.


    As Sheyan was getting ready to board the mini wooden boat to fetch Chris, Scarface Harry hastily brought 3 other pirates equipped with weapons over here. Ther said that the captain ordered them to escort Sheyan in case he met with any problems on the way. Sheyan on hindsight acted with gratitude, however in his heart he bitterlyughed at Ammand��sck ofposure. He feared that the boiled duck would fly off (Chinese idiom it means the excessive fear that an already cornered person would escape), and thus acted ordingly.


    The anxious Chris waited what seemed like an eternity to him, fidgeting like an ant on a hotpot. Once he saw Sheyan along with 4 other vicious pirates overflowing with killing powers, he felt secured as he shed out tears of relief.


    Once he safely boarded the Bell and Mug, he gradually started to loosen out immediately feeling the searing pain from his injuries kicking in. Unable to tolerate he started groaning. Chris��s physique was quite low, therefore his regenerative powers weren��t strong, furthermore his cut wound on the leg was not light. Also, while escaping with all his might, he had lost a lot of blood. Xiaer, the ship��s doctor held this appointment in concurrent to his navigator position went to look at Chris. He then simply cleaned the wounds with strong alcohol, bandaging them up and then allowing him to rest.


    Presently in Ammand��s heart he had a strong urge to grab onto Chris��s neck, shouting into his face getting him to leak out all the information he knew. However disturbing a sick patient in this era was not polite behaviour. Of course,this was primarily because Ammand had already started to treat Chris as an object in his hands, thus allowing Chris a period of blissful rest. When Chris was secretly celebrating his huge aversion of crisis, Sheyan suddenly pushed open the cabin door, coldly saying out:


    ��My part of the deal is done, what about yours?��

 Chapter 57: Importance of Charm

    <h4>Chapter 57: Importance of Charm</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: Elkassar


    Faced with Sheyan��s interrogation, Chris bluntly used his nightmare imprint and transmitted details of the hidden mission to Sheyan. Sheyan nodded his head, pushing open the door to leave, however when he took two steps out, he turned back around.


    ��Oh right.�� Sheyan stared at Chris. ��You are currently injured, your personal strength is also not very strong, those pirates are capable of killing, extortion�� anything. They are not any good people. When I��m on board they wouldn��t dare to touch you, if I have to run an errand at the port, you wouldn��t be able to show your face in Tortuga port and can only stay on the ship. Therefore, from here onwards you need to fend for yourself.��


    Chris suddenly bolted up like a cat who just got his tail stepped on, eximing:


    ��Heavens! You can��t do this!��


    Sheyan shrugged his shoulders, calmly replying:


    ��Chris, I am not going back on our agreement. Speaking truthfully, you have not been fully honest with me either, therefore I do not feel the need to act in a manner that close friendsrades will.��


    Chris gave out a dryugher saying:


    ��Yan, how could you be like this?��


    Sheyan softly spoke:


    ��Then why haven��t you toldl me the reason you attacked Tortuga castle? The detailed process and the rewards for attacking����


    Chris face turned bitter, stammering he replied:


    ��You haven��t mentioned this before, I still thought you weren��t interested. My role in attacking the castle is actually very passive, the entire thing was arranged by Boss Nick. We were just like ordinary workers, just doing our individual parts andpleting it was enough����


    Chris was the perfect example of a person who acted simple and honest but was actually iparably shrewd. In situations which cost him dearly, he was extremely decisive. In situations that were rtively normal he was like a wily old fox, not willing to divulge anything. After much beating around the bush, Sheyan only gotten the information that they charged into Tortuga castle to retrieve an important object. But this was better than nothing.


    ��Alright.�� Sheyan stared at Chris saying, ��I have the infamous reputation of killing people on this ship, if anyone tries to find trouble, just announce to them you are rted to me. If there is anything, I will mostly likely see to it. Even if they are daring, they would still think twice.��


    Chris had already thought of this beforehand, however he needed to have Sheyan��s approval first. If he talked big to scare others, and when Sheyan returned but acted indifferent, then he believed those brats that he scared away would definitelye back stronger with a vengeance! Presently he obtained Sheyan��s approval, thus he felt rxed.


    After settling Chris, Sheyan once again set sail out to Tortuga port. Without a doubt, that brat Chris had already been scared sheetless, therefore his judgement had been greatly impaired. Furthermore, he had never experienced firsthand the kind of power that could even attempt to pige Tortuga port, hence once Ammand started his interrogation, Chris would definitely leak out his individual report which was of utmost importance to these pirates.


    However this didn��t matter. Sheyan was willing to save him and bring him abroad, he naturally had ns on his own. His primary top priority was to first let Chris divulge out the hidden mission contents, then he can determine if this would sh with his earlier devised schemes.


    Presently, Tortuga port was back to its bustling state, however the numerous pirates in the streets all looked unexinably secretive. Furthermore, the Port��s patrolling guards and helpers had been doubled, but the business traders had started to sh their prices and dump their goods. This sort of behavior looked like they nned to leave this ce earlier. Sheyan followed Chris��s estimated directions, he walked to a store on the west side of the port. Raising his head, he couldn��t help feeling a peculiar sensation, this was actually the ��Chicken and Dog�� Store that he visited when he first entered this world.


    Approaching the old man with a white bandana over his head, sweeping around with his feather duster, Sheyan projected out his deep voice:


    ��Mr Mole Waller, Lady Tatasha from India has entrusted me with a message for you.��


    After listening to that, the old man did not have any reactions as he continued dusting around. Suddenly a small ceramic wine cup dropped from the shelf, shattering into 5-6 pieces. He coughed a few times, using his right hand to pick up the pieces, and then spoke out slowly:


    ��Hais�� old already, good for nothing.��


    ��!!��������amp;���� F***!�� Sheyan became depressed. ��Why is it like that? Chris clearly told me that once i mentioned Lady Tatasha, this old man would sigh, and recount his past events! But why is it like that now?��


    ��Don��t tell me that slut tricked me? However this was clearly transmitted by the nightmare imprint, he wouldn��t be able to y any tricks. But what is going on right now?��


    Sheyan tried to strike a conversation with the old man, however the old man once again sat on his chair, and dazed out into the distant ocean without saying a single word. Sheyan was depressed and impatient, he wanted to punch this old man in the face. However he suddenly recalled the scenario when he first met this old man, after buying a few betel nuts then he managed to get information out of him. Following that, this old man had tried his best to rmend a tattered rope knot he said to ��possess strange magic, protective talisman��. However Sheyan just took off. Currently within the shop, that so called rope knot that was hanging on the wall had vanished!


    After going through this memory, Sheyan immediately investigated the items in the store. He realized that the items that were sold since yesterday was quite a hand full. Furthermore those items were simr to the kind of trash objects would ��Possess strange magic, protective talisman��. His heart skipped a beat, pointing to a branch that was hanging on the wall he inquired:


    ��How�� how much for that?��


    Hearing a business opportunity, the old manzily looked over, fuming he opened his mouth to scold:


    ��Don��t talk rubbish, what object? That is branch that dropped from the holy tree on the second sage of Mount Olympus! If not for the recent divine warning of ill omen, I wouldn��t sell to others just to raise funds.��


    Sheyan did not dare to provoke him, nodding his head furiously and said:


    ��Yes yes yes, then how much is this Mount Olympus holy tree branch?��


    Mole Waller angrily replied:


    ��2 pounds, not buying then get lost!��


    Sheyan��s face twitched, he realized the ipetency due to hisck of charm, lowering his voice he replied:


    ��I do not have much on hand, can you make it a little cheaper?��


    The old man shook his head and said:


    ��What? This beggar doesn��t have enough money, then are you standing here wasting my time? You have 5 seconds to get out of my face, anyway this holy tree branch has a buyer waiting to collect itter on. You are not the only interested buyer.��


    At the start, in order toplete that drunkard milestone, Sheyan had spent all the money he had. Apart from that, the only cash left for him was that few shillings that the ss II patrol guard Coutts and dropped, and that Edward fifth series golden pound. However thetter was a valuable object that could be brought out of this world, and could be changed for 400 utility points. Unless it was an emergency, Sheyan would definitely not use it. In front of him this old man was extremely strange, furthermore he had no means of finding cash in such a short time. Sheyan��s heart stirred, he then produced the Edward fifth series golden pound sterling and said:


    ��Okay! 2 pounds it is then, I will use this valuable collectable as coteral, I will return with money.��


    Actually Sheyan was probing, although this was supposed to be a grocery store, but half the house was filled with mysterious and strange objects. It looked like he was a valuable item collector. This sort of person ording to logic would definitely show great interests in valuable collectables.


    Expectedly, once Sheyan fished out that shimmering golden Edward fifth series gold pound, although this crafty old man did not move or say a word, his eyeballs uncontrobly focused on it. Following that he bit the coin, and blew on it, consecutively putting it near his ear to listen, finally he took out a pocket watch magnifying ss to examine it. He then reluctantly spoke:


    ��How about this, you do not have to return to get your money. I have always been fair in my dealings, one golden pound sterling is roughly worth 5 pounds. I will give you a change of 3 pound sterlings.��


    After speaking he consecutively took out 3 pound sterlings, he looked as if he was about to toss it over! He did not care if Sheyan was willing, once he caught it, that would mean a done deal! Fortunately, Sheyan had starting working out at sea at the age of 14, he had already ran into countless con artists. Hence before the old man could toss out that 3 pound sterlings, both his hands were already stuffed into this pockets, causing the 3 ordinary pound sterlings to drop onto the floor. Laughing he said:


    ��Such a coincidence! God has heard my plea, sending to me a familiar person, I will immediately find him to borrow that 2 pound sterlings, Mr Mole Waller please return the golden pound sterling to me.��


    This golden pound sterlingnding into Moke Waller��s hands was like a bone that had been bitten by a famished dog for two days. How could he easily let go? Immediately his tone became warm saying:


    ��Actually this shop has other mystical treasures. Look, this mystical tail bone had been blessed before by a mysterious gypsy, if can change your fortune for the better. That? Ah that is the Antis Sea snail shell from the legends, it can emit a shout that can even sway the oceans����

 Chapter 58: Milestone achieved!

    <h4>Chapter 58: Milestone achieved!</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: Elkassar


    Sheyan elegantly smiled as he listened to the old man introduce the objects in this store. However he treated this old crook��s words as garbage, letting the go in from the left and out from the right. Following that he hurriedly shouted out to the streets:


    ��David! Over here, lend 2 pound sterlings to me!��


    ��Wait!�� Mole Waller suddenly called out, with a sunken face he said: ��Alright, I want to buy this golden coin, state your price.��


    Sheyan instantly replied:


    ��12 pounds sterling, because I want to purchase your holy tree branch, you can pass me 10 pounds.��


    Sheyan knew that he had been made a fool by Chris, this brat only told him the mission sequence and omitted that he needed to purchase something from Mole Waller in order to reach a friendly and amicable stage. Of course a person with high charm will be able to instantly trigger the mission. Hence this stinking worm Chris��s goal was very simple, he wanted to let Sheyan hit a chokepoint in this mission and then return to find him, and at the same time suck out some benefits. In the nightmare realm, it was always personal gains first, under most circumstances, a person��s actions would be driven by the benefits involved.


    Sheyan knew he had to negotiate with Mole Waller and not tantly gifting him with the gold coin because his personal charm wasn��t high. This old man was obviously a greedy and dishonest shark. These shark��s nature were to not engage in business that was unprofitable, therefore if had merely gifted that gold coin, he would most likely still be unable to reach the mission��s criteria. Then he would ultimately still reach a chokepoint, and needed to return to beg Chris for help.


    Hearing the words ��10 pound sterlings,�� This old man pounced up like a mad dog, shouting out with saliva flying: ��No way! Maximum is 6 pounds!��


    He probably understood that his outburst had no effects, so Mole Waller exhibited a hooligan-like behavior and refused to return the golden coin. Sheyan had tried using both the carrot and stick methods but still had no results, because that side mission starting point resided in this crook��s head. Therefore he unwillinglypleted the deal. This moment, he once again tried mentioning thedy Tatasha, and this old man finally opened his mouth:


    ��Tatasha�� This girl actually remembers me.��


    Sheyan��s ear became fully erect, however�� following on there was nothing! This old crook started to talk a whole load of rubbish.


    ��Hais, I��ve not talked so much to someone in a long while. I��m so thirsty, not sure if the opposite Iron Hoop bar has restocked on its golden rum.��


    Sheyan resisted his rage, once he went to the opposite bar and inquire then it would be done. However, it was one tiny bucket for one pound sterling (Roughly the size of a draught beer). Without a choice, he could only spend his money to please this old man. After sampling this fragrant rum, Mole Waller was satisfied and eventually divulged everything.


    This old man was actually fallen nobility from India, when he was young he interacted with someone he should not have, he then became a seaman. He then followed the then East India Tradingpany��s ship to Europe. In his frustrated and destitute state, he met a group of gypsy troops. Forced by poverty, he turned to robbery and was discovered by a gypsy, he then miscalcted and killed the guy.


    The gypsy was of nomadic ethnicity, like the nomads of the grasnds he had no fixed residence. Grasnd nomads would pursue water and grass fields, however his was sailing on a schooner and he repeatedly sailed from one city to another. Therefore their status was low, and thew held them in disregard. Under such circumstances, the murderous Mole Waller fled. Ever since then, he would get nightmares every day, and his nightmares were of him killing that gypsy.��


    This persisted for a month,and Mole Waller who was on the verge of a nervous breakdown once again returned to the group of gypsies. He then found out someone had ced a curse on him, and that was his victim��s fiance - Lady Tatasha. Because Tatasha��s wedding was an arranged one, she did not harbor much hatred towards Waller, cing a curse of only 3 years and then letting him free.


    After a mouth of golden rum, Waller sighed and spoke:


    ��Go on, what is her message?��


    Sheyan stared into Mole Waller��s eyes, saying out this hidden mission��s key phrase:


    ��The living nurtures the dead, and loneliness kills the warmth, nine wild ducks fly over a fierce tiger.��


    After listening to these strange words, Waller��s wrinkles became more profound. Pausing he then shook his head, walking into the room, he retrieved a sparkling and transparent fragment, passing it to Sheyan. Sheyan instantly received a notification:


    ��You have acquired a mission object: A gypsy��s prophecy crystal ball fragment. Using it: It will give light on your future path, allowing you to step onto life��s correct crossroads.��


    Once the mission had advanced to this stage, it had no rtion to the old man Waller anymore. Sheyan heaved a sigh of relief, walking to the shore, he ced the crystal ball fragment into the sea. The crystal ball fragment melted into a fragmented brilliance, then it started fusing together. As the rays graduallybined, the phosphorescence formed into a sentence, then it vanished.


    ��When the midnight bell sounds, whimpers of the departed spirits would be restored into truth, history��s dust would be wiped away, the truth will finally be revealed.��


    Sheyan stood up, breathing with satisfaction. Once the mission had advanced to here, it was left with thest step: Once Midnight reaches. Although Chris was a devious brat, he merely yed a few tiny schemes, because he knew that if he went overboard and the two fell out, he being the weaker one would greatly lose out.


    Sheyan was prepared to make another trip to the port to gather information. Furthermore, he was currently carrying quite a load of cash, and thus wanted to drink a few mugs of rum to increase hispletion of the drunkard milestone. However to his pleasant surprise, his drunkard milestone had previously reached apletion rate of 72/100! The milestone had mysteriously increased by 50 points! Thoroughly thinking, he immediately recalled that he had apanied Mole Waller and drank a few mouths of golden rum. Unless one mouth of golden rum is worth 10 mugs of normal rum?


    With this notion, Sheyan made haste to that Iron Hoop bar, requesting for another two buckets of golden rum! However he was cruelly informed that there was no more stock, any amount of cash would be useless. Without a choice, he returned to find Mole Waller, but who knew from far he could see that old man was already drunk, snoring loudly on sales counter. The two small wooden buckets were scattered to one side, the only word that could describe its contents was ��Droplets��. He could only leave in disappointment.


    Looking at this milestonecking in 28 mugs, Sheyan calcted, that was about 6 - 7 beer bottles in volume. To him, this wasn��t a difficult mission, he then sat down and started drinking. People who went to the bar mostly came to pastime, even those with good alcohol tolerance would leisurely drink. The crowd in the bar were dumbstruck by Sheyan��s behavior of repeatedly downing mugs of rum. Hepletely treated rum like water!


    Sheyan was currently alone, in one breath he drank the entire 28 mugs. Feeling a little fuzzy, he received a series of notifications:


    ��You have achieved your first milestone as a contestant.��


    ��Your achievement point is 1.�� (To increase your achievement points, you must aplish 10 milestones)


    ��You have received a title: Drunkard.��


    ��Drunkard: once you drink an alcoholic beverage, your HP will decrease by 3, damage rate will increase by 4, duration of 60 minutes.��


    (TN: numbers should be referring to %)


    ��At one time there can only be one title in effect, do you want to equip this title (drunkard)?��


    ��Initializing advanced milestone: Intoxicated man��


    ��Intoxicated manpletion requirements: Drink every variant of rum, variants as follows.��


    ��Mta: Manufactured by Santa Fe, Vi ra Province, Rumpany.��


    ��Ronrico : Puerto Rico manufactured rum.��


    ��Lambs potato rum: British Navy rum


    ��Cockspum: Federation of the West Indies Distilleries manufacturingpany.��


    ��Lemon Hart rum: Granted sugar and rummercial trading Hartopany.��


    Sheyan was rtively satisfied with this ��Drunkard�� milestone. Because to a person who engages in closebat, he did not need to have the precision skills of a long range one which would miss greatly even if a small aiming mistake was made. The decrease of HP by 3% is not serious, however that additional 4% bonus damage was extremely enticing. Even if he had to use 3% of his HP in exchange for 2% damage bonus he would dly do so.


    More importantly, one cannot forget about Sheyan��s current status in the present world. He had to face both threats from the government as well as the underground society! Even if he received unimaginably strong equipments, he would not be able to bring them into the present world, which had no help to his condition. However a title was like a personal attribute, it was considered an abstract item and thus will not be restricted. If that��s the case, it would be able to provide some sort of support to his present world self.


    Currently in Sheyan��s mind, he was forming up an extremely digressed train of thought�� those historic drunken fist masters, could they have been contestants who were simr to him in achieving this drunken milestone?! That is why without wine they would unable to activate the title, thus their powers would naturally greatly decrease.

 Chapter 59: Historic Battle Scenario

    <h4>Chapter 59: Historic Battle Scenario</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    Sheyan had a few more spare pounds on hand, he then explored the entire Tortuga port in search of rum. However, he only managed to drink 3 different kinds of rum from the ��Intoxicated man�� milestone: ��Ronrico��, ��Lemon Hart�� and ��Mta�� rum. Still he managed to obtain information on the other two kinds of rum. ��Lambs potato�� rum could be found in the British warship that was anchored at the port, ��Cockspum�� was kept within Tortuga castle.


    Sheyan paid a huge price to gather this information, as his worth plunged downwards. Once again, Sheyan felt the importance of having high points in charm, it wasn��t just about a meagre amount but a substantial economic difference! Furthermore, to be able to use less amount and yet gain more critical information�� s, Sheyan could not shake his head at his low charm level. Although his level wasn��t considered the lowest, however, it was widely not enough by his own standards!


    A party��s important nature can also be distinctly seen here. Within Chris��s party, they would definitely utilize the person with the highest charm to gather reports, highest strength to lead the attack and the highest physique to hold the ground. With such suitable delegations and everyone doing their individual parts, the chances of a great mission sess would be increased. Therefore, rapidly increasing their potential.


    However! Even though a party is important, Sheyan wanted a party that he could personally be in charge of! If his position was an awkward one where he had to settle for the leftovers from others, such a position that could be easily abandoned if deemed useless was definitely not what he wanted.


    Shaking his head, Sheyan then discarded all these distracting thoughts. He continued to gather reports within the streets of the port, and at the same time observing the movement patterns of the Tortuga patrol guards. The 3 stationary legendary ships suddenly brazenly raised their skull insignia gs! They then loudly opened fire! The fire sounds were systematic, 3 long and 2 short ones, as the smoke dispersed upwards. Their individual ships then signalled out their respective bugle horn sounds, only the ��Flying Dutchman�� used a huge sea snail shell to blow out their sound.


    Sheyan was startled by these cannon sounds, he momentarily thought that the pirates had reached a consensus and were about tomence an organized assault on Tortuga port. However, he immediately tossed out such an idea. Because from all perspectives, there was still no mature opportunity to strike at Tortuga port yet! Furthermore, these pirates were like a sheet of loose sand (Chinese idiom it means unable to cooperate), there was no way they had sessfully reached an agreement and colluded together! From this, it was probably a contestant that had triggered a storyponent or something!


    From far he could see that the Bell and Mug had also started to raise their g, the one-eyed pirate Cuaron was also watching from afar as he blew hardly on a bugle horn made from a water buffalo��s horn. Sheyan as a new member had no clue what that meant, however he should to immediately return to the ship.


    Once Sheyan had climbed aboard the deck of the Bell and Mug, he received a list of notifications from the nightmare imprint:


    ��Verifying identity status����


    ��Contestant no. 1018 has obtained Ammand��s acknowledgement, current status: Crew member of the pirate ship ��Bell and Mug��.��


    ��Contestant no.1018 has acquired the rights to enter the historic storyline battle: Destruction of the Paragon fleet (Preface chapter).��


    ��Contestant no.1018, do you wish to enter this historic storyline battle: Destruction of the Paragon fleet (Preface chapter) as a crew member of the pirate ship ��Bell and Mug��? Yes/ No.��


    Historic storyline description: As the era of the great oceans approaches, Spain had relied on its navy to plunder and umte a huge wealth. At the end of the 16th century, Spain was in possession of 83% of the world��s precious metal extracts. These huge wealth substantially stimted a domestic booming economy. To safeguard their overseas interest and monopolize maritime sea routes, Spain has established a formidable maritime fleet with approximately a hundred warships, 3000 extra cannons, and over ten thousand soldiers. Such a formidable fleet rampaged through the Mediterranean Sea and the Antic Ocean. Proudly hailing themselves as the ��Paragon fleet.��


    Following the sudden emergence of Britain, it massively threatened Spain��s colony and its monopoly position. Hence, the king of Spain, Philip the second, harboured great animosity. At the time, Britain��s maritime powers were not great, struggling to match their rival, the Spanish fleet. Thus, they could only rely on cooperating with the pirates to organize skirmishes, intercepting and looting Spanish vessels carrying gold and silver. Through these pirate activities, the royal family of Britain gradually gained strength. The two parties conflicts were unable to reach apromise.


    In order to achieve maritime supremacy, Spain and Britain engaged in an intense and spectacr naval battle which gathered worldwide attention. In this naval battle, the spanish fleet held overwhelming superiority. However, to everyone��s surprise, this battle��s concluded with Spain��s devastating defeat and eventual end. The ��Paragon fleet�� was utterly wiped-out. Ever since then, Spain had rapidly declined, and consigned their ��Naval supremacy�� status to Britain.


    Therefore, this impending historic storyline battle, is a prequel involving a huge naval battle of such grandeur!


    Faced with such a magnificent opportunity, Sheyan without thinking selected Yes, as a list of notifications followed:


    ��History storyline battle: Destruction of the Paragon fleet (Prequel chapter)��


    ��Three merchant ships sailing from the New World are currently navigating a hundred nautical miles from here, the ships are fully packed with stolen loots of gold, jadeites and precious minerals from the New World. Because the ship draws quite deeply, their speed is extremely slow, even the slowest pirate ships can easily catch up.��


    (TN: a ship drawing deeply means their body is sunk deeper into the water mainly due to heavy load, therefore there is a greater risk of water entering from the sides)


    The merchant ship owner Fernandez is an exceedingly shrewd man, before sailing, he already recognized the immense danger within this voyage. Therefore, he spent a huge amount to hire 4 battleships from the ��Paragon fleet�� to escort him. After a long voyage covering more than half of the distance, regrettably it was discovered by a British Royal navy speedy sail boat. This piece of information had travelled rapidly and leaked to the British Royal navy warship, HMS Victory that was anchored at Tortuga port. The HMS Victory had quickly conveyed this news to the nearby pirates in Tortuga port, reaching a mutual agreement, they set sail in pursue of the Spanish fleet��


    Presently it is necessary to bring up the subtle rtionship between the British Royal navy and the pirates. Under normal circumstances, a pirate plundering a merchant ship is an activity that vites thew, therefore their rtionship is that of a police and thief. However certain pirates were previously fallen British nobility, and possessed a ��letter of marque�� issued by the Queen of Britain. This means that if they did not plunder British ships, then they would receive Great Britain��s protection. Some of them secretly plundered british ships but did not allow the news to leak. These pirates were like the allied forces of the British Royal navy. Even those incorrigible pirates whomitted unimaginable crimes, if they showed sincerity in amending their ways, donating a portion of their wealth to the Queen of Britain, they could equally be bestowed nobility.


    With these factors intertwining, simply put: even though the British Royal army and pirates had such internal contradictions that could be debated, their bigger enemy was the ��Paragon fleet�� and thus they were able to put aside such contradictions. Therefore, once the HMS Victory encountered information on such a profitable but tough to tackle spanish fleet, they divulged this report to the pirates and colluded with them. As long as both sides were aware of their own roots, working together naturally in the face of massive benefits. Thus they were able to form a partnership in such a short time!


    The sea breeze was strong and swift, the sails of the Bell and Mug were swelled out maximumly from the wind, strongly pushing this huge ship ambitiously across in high speed. This ship modelled the design of a Beihai 3 mast sailboat, having a delicate long hull in addition to the knocking angle of the ship��s bow, it looked like a greyish light blue striped wide flying fish that was gliding at high speed. Easily breaking waves and leaping over the water surface, yet it maintained a stable gliding, showcasing both agility and gracefulness.


    Presently the ship had a nervous atmosphere, the gunners repeatedly checked their loaded ammunition. They had to arrange the gunpowder barrels in a position that was easily essible yet secured, while the one-eyed Cuaron was ordering loudly to the crew men to sharpen their des/swords. To the Bell and Mug who ced heavy emphasis on speed, very obvious their main attacking tactic is closing up to the side, engaging in closebat (should be jumping to the enemy ship). A perverse ship like HMS Victory who brought close to two hundred cannons, naturally they would rely on pure firepower to bombard their enemies with explosions overwhelmingly crushing them.


    Presently, Sheyan was a person that everyone was focussing on. These pirates had witnessed a great deal of brave men on drnd transforming into a spiritless coward, vomiting and breaking down when on board a rocky ship. A huge portion of them were resenting his murderous behavior, therefore, some were making jokes about him at the side. Who knew Sheyan leisurely continued his activities, even surpassing those idlers running about aiding others in tightening the sail ropes, reinforcing the sides. He looked as if he was an expert that had lived aboard a ship for a long time.

 Chapter 60: Naval assault!!

    <h4>Chapter 60: Naval assault!!</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    Captain Ammand harbored suspicions towards Sheyan who self proimed that he was a seaman from the east. For example, exaggerating one��s ability to an employer was widelymonce even in the present world. Therefore, upon seeing his performance, his suspicions utterly vanished. No matter how much someone could put up a facade, only an experienced seaman was able to remain calm andposed out in the threatening sea. This was something that couldn��t be achieved through acting!


    In contrary, the unlucky Chris whose leg injuries had notpletely heal was inplete shambles. Following the bumpy ship, he had vomited excessively and even cked out. Fortunately, his widely announced deep rtionship with Sheyan had raked in benefits. Under the oppression of Sheyan, thepliant Ben Mugen effortlessly supported him, he looked as if he was on the line of duty to save his country. He hoped that this cousin/benefactor of Sheyan would put in a few good words and prevent himself from the miserable fate of getting chased out of the cabin.


    The wind gradually grew fiercer as the seawaves freely crashed inyer byyer, containing a certain loftiness and an imposing strength. If one were to have a bird��s eye view, the Bell and Mug with a total crew strength of about 200, and a discement* of 6 tonnes, would look like a fallen leaf gliding gently on this boundless vast body of water, it looked like so vulnerable like it would capsize anytime.


    (TN: A ship��s discement is the total weight of the ship including its contents)


    At this precise moment, a blinding light shed out in the distant sky! It was like a ferocious thunderbolt suddenly piercing through the empty sky, ayer of goosebumps formed on anyone who witnessed this. It was like their spirit drifted away from their skin, and their nostrils red up. Watt, standing above them on the observation tform, shouted out loudly:


    ��Message from the Flying Dutchman!��


    ��Enemies to the west, 11 miles from here!��


    Sheyan, currently observing the brilliance in the sky, were familiar with the history, because in the bar he overhead that the captain of the legendary ��Queen Anne��s Revenge��, ckbeard, was proficient in ck magic. The lights in the sky was probably to illustrate certain warnings, this magic had nobat capabilities and was only like arge scale fireworks show to the Caribbean pirates. In Pirates of the Caribbean 4, ckbeard was even able to stick the legendary ck Pearl pirate ship into a rum bottle and stored it as a collection, such were his immense ck magic powers.


    Upon witnessing the fireworks, Ammand��s body bolted upright. He was currently wearing a dark ckmander hat, ��Shinng�� as he drew out his sword on his waist and loudly eximed:


    ��Full rudder to port! Raise the sails, full speed west!��


    Presently, Ammand��s entire body was emitting a dazzling white brilliance, under themand and direction of his sword, the entire ship also was encapsted with a faint white glow. Obviously the ship��s special ability: ��Smooth sailing�� had been activated, with sails against the raging winds, the ship��s velocity greatly rose! As the pirate ship sailed rapidly towards the west. ording to Sheyan��s estimation, there was at least a 30% increase in the velocity!


    Although this ship rapidly sailed forward, when it approached the battlefield, the atmosphere had already lighted up in full swing! Without a doubt, the ocean��s king of speed ck Pearl was the first to engage in battle, following closely by the speedy HMS Victory. Two ships from the ��Paragon fleet�� had turned to wee them in battle. Next in line was the Flying Dutchman that signaled out the message. Once the Bell and Mug had charged into the battlefield, in their presence were the 3 merchant sheep that looked like naked sheep without any form of protection.


    ��Ready ~ Release!�� Ammand once again raised his silver sword! Under his forcefulmand, the Bell and Mug inclined fully towards the right, simultaneously 10 tongues of me spat out from the left! As the white fumes dispersed, the 10 cannons on the port (left) side of the ship started firing off again. However the spanish merchant, Fernandez, very early in his life became notorious for peddling ck ves, how would he be so easily dealt with? His 3 merchant ships were not inferior in any aspect to a military warship in terms of tonnage, in fact they were armed merchant ships! Amongst the 10 cannons fired from the Bell and Mug, only 2-3 cannons connected with the target, it waspletely not threatening to the thickly fortified armed merchant ship!


    Ammand on the other hand was not expecting much from his own ship��s firing capabilities, after the symbolic explosion tomence the battle, he immediatelymanded to rapidly close up the gap, and prepare for a connected side to side battle! To the pirate captain, this was his favourite course of actions, because upon connecting with the enemy, they could loot their wealth and even capture the entire merchant ship. Of course, a closebat battle was much riskier and its casualty rate would be more shocking.


    Huge torrents reached out for the heavens as the tidal waves rolled vigorously. However the Bell and Mug relied on its agile speed to rapidly close in on the heavy merchant ships, in a sh, the gap was greatly shortened! Visibly it looked like the connection was about to seed but at this moment, Sheyan sensed an immense pressure forcing its way from the left. This pressure had no form but yet it surged up violently, not only was it difficult to evade, it gave a bone shattering feeling from its imminent collision.


    Sheyan instantly threw himself horizontally onto the ship��s deck,ying down perfectly t, he conveniently grabbed and pulled the confused Chris down as well. Chris had just recovered and wanted to get some fresh air away from the cabin but in the end was forcefully dragged to the floor by Sheyan. Face nting into the ground, fresh blood oozed from his nose, and he even chipped two of his front tooth. This brat stubbornly raised his head to curse out but was shocked by what he saw: The square board on the side of the left merchant ship started crackling and finally opened up, revealing a organized row of densely packed ck cannons aiming at this direction. As some were still scrambling to understand what was going on, an entire 37 Ceska Zbrojovka ammunitions factory manufactured brand new cannons spat out their terrifying mes!


    Within seconds, the high speed Bell and Mug suddenly shuddered, and forcibly shifted horizontally by 7-8 metres as though an invisible hand had heavily smacked it on its left. At least 20 heavy cannonballs sessfully crashed into the ship��s body. Clear and distinct explosions could be seen from the right side of the Bell and Mug leaving a trail of dust in its wake. nks of wood shattered from the huge explosions, causing such a tragic sight!


    Under this string of attacks, the Bell and Mug had suffered heavy losses. This was due to almost 70% of the pirate crew excitedly congregating on the deck in wait for the iing contact of both ships. In a quick and estimation, roughly 1 in 3 pirates were injured from the attack, and some were even st overboard by the impact. One of the copsed individual was the chief officer Scarface Harry, this huge, sturdy and outspoken man in order to shield hisrade, had taken a fast moving sharp broken wooden fragment into his head. His head was covered in flowing blood, and hepletely faded into unconsciousness, no one knew if he had survived.


    Fortunately in this era, the cannons after firing would be pushed backwards by the recoil, after firing once the innards of the cannon had to be scrubbed clean before loading back a new round. Such was theplicated process of reloading. To Fernandez, his profession was a businessman not a militant, his employed mercenaries may not be experts or experienced gunners, therefore, the reloading time took rtively longer. This no doubt gave Ammand, who had hundreds of battles worth experience, adequate time to retaliate!


    ��Steer 70 degrees!��


    Ammands body remained upright, using his venomous and eagle eyes to observe, his voice was like a huge whip thatshed onto the nearby pirate��s butts! Enabling them to immediately recover and execute hismand.


    ��Straighten the third sail! Let the wind blow starboard!


    ��Lower the fourth sail!��


    After a series ofmands, Ammand took big steps to the main mast, raising his sword and slicing down, thergest main sail gently and grandly floated down. The silver sword atop Ammand��s hand suddenly emitted a blinding brilliance, enveloping the entire ship and connecting at the sharp end of the bow of the ship. Previously the ship was parrellel to the merchant ship, however in a short span, the entire Bell and Mug begun rotating straightly, forming at ��T�� shape structure with the merchant ship!


    In a sh, a huge wave crashed in, however, the Bell and Mug tenaciously weathered the waves causing a massive ssh. Undauntingly with its constant high speed it wildly crashed head on into the enemy ship!


    Previously the Bell and Mug was described as a piece of fallen leaf aimlessly adrift on the ocean, however right now, its captain waspletely dictating its every move! Under his leadership, this pirate ship had change from a mere leaf into a prating de simr to the silver sword in his grip! Slender, graceful, cruel, conquering anything in its path! Its honour did not allow one to nce back (chinese idiom it means duty-bound no turning back), as it frantically stabbed into the enemy��s abdomen!

 Chapter 61: Pitfall

    <h4>Chapter 61: Pitfall</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    ��Kacha! Kacha!�� a crackling sound broke out amidst the chaos, as both ships vibrated violently from the intense collision! The sharp bow of the Bell and Mug was made with a special and unique legendary material, upon collision it radiated out a piercing white ray, like a hot knife through butter stabbing into the enormous merchant ship. From a bird��s eye view, the Bell and Mug looked like a toxic sharp sword, deeply prating into the merchant��s abdomen!


    The crouching pirates excitedly cried out, waving their already preparedssos they cast them over in session, binding the two ships together and at the same time forming a passageway. Unsheathing their sabres/swords and muskets, they charged over! The opposing merchant ship quickly organized men to wee the pirates with a wave of gunfire, however the sparse bullets only found 5-6 pirates. This subsequently triggered their bloodlusted nature, even one-eyed Cuaron was proving why he could be a crew head with his tremendous showing of strength. He charged forth in the first wave of attacks, blood sshing over his entire body, swinging his sabre he cut down 5-6 enemies. This boosted the pirate��s morale, as they boldly advanced to clear the opposing deck.


    In a side-to-side hand-to-handbat battle, capturing the opposing ship��s deck would give them an upper hand. However, if the enemy��s resistive willpower was stubbornly strong, they had to go through the arduous battle of battling through individual cabins. Furthermore this merchant ship��s volume was more than a kiloton, its interior was probably segregated into three levels. Each level would have roughly 20 plus -30 rooms, if the members hid themselves, camping with their weapons, this sort of situation would waste a big deal of effort. It was like a hard bone that was tough to chew on.


    At this moment, Ammand stood out, his face grim yet his eyes shed with a bloodlusted excitement, his body posture remained absolutely straight. Pressing down on the sword hilt on his waist, with a graceful stride he walked down the stairs of the ship��s hold*. As his body disappeared beneath, the pirates frenziedly yelled out, raising their weapons and charged in.


    (TN: A ship��s hold is a space that carries cargo, normally there will be stairs down to it from the deck forrger ships)


    Below the stairs, a resisting line of 10 congregated opponents received them. Leveraging on the narrow channel within the hold of the ship, their front waveprised of several gunmen aiming with their muskets as they high kneeled on the floor. ��Bang! Bang!�� They released their trigger. Because Ammand��s prominent body structure and aura exposed him as a/one of the leader of the pirates, most of the bullets were fired in his direction! Yet Ammand��s face leaked out a sinister sneer, unsheathing his silver sword in the nick of time. In a captivating and dazzling shing tempo, with an unparalleled speed unable to be captured by the naked eye, traces of silverish lines formed circled around Ammand. Following that the iing bullets suddenly deflected and prated deeply into the surrounding wooden walls.


    Ammand��s advancing pace did not drop, striding towards the mini fort constructed by these few seamen at thest minute. Face against him, these seamen looked horrified, rooted in their positions. After a brief moment, their throats, faces and chest were vandalized with blood and wounds, as they copsed like dominoes. Even after death, they threw a horrified gaze with their frozen pupils at the already distant Ammand��s graceful, imposing and upright figure!


    The few pirates following Ammand were not at all surprised by thismon urrence, with a nce full of admiration to their captain, they surged forward. Taking no chance they mercilessly stabbed at the corpses, looting their personal items and then use the dead men��s clothes to wipe of the blood on their hands. Finally they lifted and tossed these motionless and bare corpses into the sea. Sheyan wanted to trying following, however seeing Ammand��s frightening monstrosity, and the manner at which the pirates cleared up after him, knowing himself he instantly halted in his tracks.


    Because by following, even if he was able to loot a little, he will be despised by the pirates. One must never forget, he was still holding a side mission on his chest, he had to raise his reputation amongst the pirates. Such small matters was something he would never take part in. Yet the greedy and foolish Chris upon observing this lucrative opportunity, wagged his tail and charged forward.


    The murderous shoutings gradually vanished deeper into the ship, obviously Ammand also could not keep up with his incredible one man against a thousand show. Undisputedly, these pirates under his leadership, exhibited out their maximum potential and strength. Yet Sheyan remaining on the Bell and Mug deck, with both his hands folded on his chest received numerous looks of disdain from the surrounding pirates. He coldly gazed towards his front as the merchant ship side once again exposed a row of ck barreled cannons. A strange feeling faintly gathered in his heart, that was a negative feeling that this pirate��s assault was going too smoothly.


    Presently, the huge groups of pirate ships had not arrived due to theck in speed, which meant that a third of the assaulting force had entered the fray. The Spanish fleet demonstrated a clear advantage. There was something not adding up, if the Paragon fleet was so easily dealt with, then why would the British Royal navy request aid from the pirates? The only exnations was�� This was a nned trump card that the Spanish merchant Fernandez had set up!


    As Sheyan standing at the bow of the ship, observing far, he noticed that one of the Paragon fleet ship that was currently locked in battle with the ck Pearl suddenly changed direction! Ferociously bombarding the ck Pearl, forcing it to retreat, following that he saw that 3 lifeboats were lowered down from the ship!


    The great sea era had already established for a century, shipbuilding techniques had advanced to rather exquisite, even division ofbour was considerably clear. Although the 3 boats lowered into the sea were only lifeboats, their capacity was nearing a hundred tons, their sail configuration was also pretty capable. Clearly seen atop the the boats were fully equipped Spanish navy troops, braving the winds and billows as they paddled like an arrow towards the Bell and Mug!


    Under normal circumstances, these 3 boats could be described as ��having a deathwish.�� Based on the Bell and Mug��s high speed, it could easily loose the and crushed them with their cannons! However, the current Bell and Mug was lodged into the merchant ship, and was even binded to it by the assaulting pirates. They had lost all mobility.


    A grave problem was that at this moment captain Ammand had led his crew head Cuaron and a great batch of pirates to assault the merchant ship! Furthermore Chief Officer Scarface Harry was injured and unconscious. Under such a situation, the ones that were left were the old, the sickly, or those that were gravely injured and were nursing their wounds. Merely relying on these people, how were they supposed to go against these savage wolves and ferocious lions of these Spanish Paragon fleet?


    At this moment, the pirates that stayed behind were all lost for thoughts, their only notion was ��Captain! Hurry up and return!��


    To Ammand, this was an unprecedented crisis throughout his entire pirate career!


    After leading his crew into the merchant ship, he proceeded to clear the cabins and rooms one of its enemies one at a time. Ammand was extremely meticulous, because previously his father had missed an enemy member due to negligence during a raid. During the midnight partying, this enemy quietly crawled out and lit the entire pirate ship on fire while the pirates were drunk! Therefore, his father��s entire 20 years of building up his crew had vanished in one night and was even burnt to death. That year, fortunately Ammand did not go aboard, if not it would have been hard for him to escape.


    However, such meticulous searching has its ws in terms of efficiency. As Ammand started to chip off his opponent��s strength until he felt their resistive powers had expectedly weakened, he had already left a huge trail of scattered gold coins. These pirates were ustomed to unruly behavior, although they were brave and fierce in battle, their discipline was a total mess. Putting their self interest first, after affirming that their side had the upperhand, they immediately begin to break into a wild looting frenzy. Some even started insulting each other in splitting up their bounties. If not for Ammand��s threatening nature, they would have probably begun going at each other��s throats.


    They greedy and chaotic pirates followed the trail of gold coins into an exquisitely decorated dining hall. The one-eyed Cuaron took the lead in battles, yet during plundering he maintained the same position, in one nce he saw that the left passage had a pouch of Escudo gold coins (Spanish currency), with eyes radiating, he immediately pounced forward. However, at this moment, Ammand��s expression sunk, because he had smelled an unexinable bad odouring their direction.


    ��Kacha!�� the broken wooden board splintered in all directions! A ck and heavy massive twin hatchet chopped onto the wooden partition of the ship��s hold. The axe head was broad and heavy, at least the size of a round table. If one were to calcte its weight carefully, it would be at least 200 kg! Blood flowed down from the middle of Cuaron��s eyes, as he forcefully raised his sabre with his left arm to fend of the attack. The sabre was blown away, as this horizontal huge axe flung him 5-6 metres away, as he crashed to the floor and rolled a few rounds before bouncing onto the pir. He coughed out a mouthful of blood, looking at his state, he had probably broken a few bones!

 Chapter 62: Thousands cannot pass!

    <h4>Chapter 62: Thousands cannot pass!</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    Once Cuaron forcefully regained his footing, the wielder of this giant twin axe stood out. The already tattered cabin wall shattered into fragments, he was a huge man with a ck bandana on his head. Reaching at least 2.2 metres in height, both his hands were wearing ck cortex gloves. A distinct stitched up scar distinctly hung onto his bare skin, and what was bizarre that 10 cm long blood stained metal spikes extended out from the periphery of his body. He looked as if a parasite was living in his body, causing these metal spikes to poke out of his skin!


    This gigantic man let out a beastly roar, dragging his terrifying weapon as he charged towards the pirates. He looked like his body was the shield while these terrifying weapons were the real objects he was protecting. A bad odour emitted from his body, the kind of odour a boiled rotting corpse would produce, causing a nauseous reaction. An experienced and old pirate frighteningly shouted out:


    ��Decaying undead!!! It��s the voodoo cult decaying undead!��


    Voodoo cult was the most infamous evil cult in the Pirates of the Caribbean. ckbeard was proficient in such ck witchcraft, in Pirates of the Caribbean 4, his core members were revived as undead. The decaying undead was another extremely sinister existence, it was created with the strongest organs and body parts of dead corpses, stitching together to form this monster. Once created, it would not live very long on this earth, however, while it lived it did not know pain nor fatigue. Under the control of a voodoo sorcerer utilizing various treacherous magic to infuse into it, once it made its appearance, it would start on a campaign of blood and death.


    Two other persons appeared behind the decaying undead, the first one was a ck old man whose brush-cut hair and beard had turned white. A red cloth circled his waist like a belt, on his face were two coiled serpents drawn with white powder. His walking pattern was peculiar, moving forward while in a half squat position, he looked extremely strange and unstable. Beside him was sturdy young man wearing an ash-grey bandana, his face brimming with vitality. Breathing heavily, he held onto an entric curved de, he is Captain Guatas of the main ship under Fernandez. Suddenly, from the other passageways, a huge amount of fully equipped seamen charged to them roaring out loud with weapons raised.


    This was obviously a meticulously devised trap.


    The merchant Fernandez had long ago predicted that pirates would engage them in close battle, because no greedy pirate would foolishly sink any ship without looting it first. Hence he had prepared a few venomous voodoo sect arch sorcerers to set up these snares on the merchant ship,ying down countermeasures against any aggressors! Instead, Ammand felt the danger but not at risk, because earlier on when fighting his way in, he had detailedly clear up all the enemies in his path. Thus, his retreating route was clear and he could easily turn around and return back to the Bell and Mug.


    Besides Ammand was a future Pirate Lord, once back on his own deck and after ordering his men to cut off the binding ropes, Ammand would be able tomand the flexible Bell and Mug to swiftly sail away with his iparably decisive captain skills. This semi-wrecked heavy merchant ship would have no chance of chasing them. When that had happened, separated by the vast sea, no matter how strong the decaying undead was and how elite the mercenaries were, they would be rendered powerless and be toyed to death!


    ��Retreat!�� Ammand decisively ordered. As the proverb goes, defeated troops are like andslide, although the pirates were fairly experienced in escaping, some were still heavily injured put the price they paid was still eptable. When Ammand stepped out onto the deck, he immediately noticed 3 lifeboats were leaning against the Bell and Mug, and the Spanish Paragon fleet soldiers were like ants swarming up! He felt an icy chill enveloping over his body, the enemy��s pitfall held such ruthlessness, nning beforehand to cut off his escape route!


    ��Not good! I need to immediately return to the Bell and Mug, once the Spanish captures our deck, this will be our graves!�� After experiencing a hundred battles, the grim Ammand made this resolution.


    He signalled to the injured crew head Cuaron. Cuaron snapped out of his daze, both eyes turning red he roared out crazily turning around without second thoughts, leading a group of loyal elite pirates to block up the door to the ship��s hold. Trying their best to prevent the deadly decaying undead from rushing out. Bluntly speaking, they were sacrificing themselves, buying a few precious minutes for their captain.


    With a sunken expression, Ammand marched towards his own pirate ship. From the merchant ship��s edge window, a vigorous figure leapt out without hesitation, that was the captain Guatas! Following, a few more mercenaries holding onto their des with their mouths, leapt out to block Ammand��s retreating route! Pressing his left hand on his chest, Guatas gave a humble slight bow like an elegant gentleman, however, his right hand remained steadily near his waist on the hilt of his sword. There was a gap of 12 metres between them, and this gap in that moment was like a dreadful moat to Ammand.


    ��What an borate trap������ Sheyan leaned on the main mast, tilting his head in deep thought towards the opposing merchant ship.


    ��Utilizing the lifeboats to deal a fatal blow, this sort of attacking tactic could definitely be ranked at the top of all tactics in the past 4 centuries. Thinking from this perspective, there should probably be contestants that have infiltrated the ranks of the Spanish Paragon fleet. Furthermore, his status and reputation should be pretty high, and thus was able to materialize his battle ns into reality. Ammand, ah Ammand, in terms ofbat style yours seem to consist of great skill and strategy in addition to your graceful demeanor, yet the greedy nature of a pirate has already lodged deep into your bones. That was why others could sessfully predict your move.��


    ��They have more men than us.�� Sheyan gently squinted his eyes, focusing his gaze 7-8 metres away onto the Spanish Paragon fleet soldiers that were prepared to assault. Then he shifted it to the ashen-faced, clueless pirates on deck.


    ��Their weapons are better than ours.�� Sheyan once again nced at the fine swords hanging against the soldier��s waist, and then towards the trembling hand of an old pirate. He was holding onto a deficiently short kitchen knife, as his hand trembled with fear.


    ��Their morale is overwhelming.�� This could be easily deduced from the soldier��s enthusiastic shoutings.


    ��But����


    ��But they are not carrying any long range weapons!��


    ��Under this story��s weather, crashing waves would easily tower over and flood the hold of the lifeboats. Therefore, the drenched muskets were rendered useless! Furthermore, the height that they had to climb up to the Bell and Mug was close to 3 metres! Hence they had to use climbing ropes with hooks to sessfully scale the ship!��


    In a sh, the first spanish lifeboat had contacted the hull of the Bell and Mug. In a short span, a few strands of rope hooks were tossed up firmly hooking onto the rails of the ship. Several huge soldiers were starting to climb up the ship.


    At this moment, Sheyan had already walked to the edge of the ship where the spanish soldiers were scaling, grinning evilly. His cool andposed look was a stark contrast to the horrified pirates. Sheyan lifted up a heavy hatchet, this dual-handed hatchet had chopped deeply onto the floor board during the previousbat, he then tied a hawser* around the tail of the hatchet. This was at least close to a 100 kg, but Sheyan��s mighty 11 points of strength was barely enough to lift it with one hand and rested it on his shoulder. Although it could not bepared with the freakish decaying undead, it was enough to sessfullymand the attention of those pirates on board this deck.


    (*Hawser is a thick rope used for boats)


    Two spanish soldiers had just managed to climb aboard using the climbing ropes! Sheyan suddenly spinning in his position, roaring loudly as he let loose the 100 kg dual hatchet. The hatchet surged forward horizontally with an oppressive whistling! The two soldiers had just stumbled aboard and were still trying to get a foothold, all of a sudden they were faced with an attack of such ferocity. They did not even have time to scream as they were swept away with great force, finally letting out their miserable groans as they crashed into the sea! Looking at theirrades flying, this sign pointed to disaster!


    Following that several other spanish troops had managed to climb aboard and charged forward, swinging their sabres viciously, flesh rolling as blood sshed everywhere. Simultaneously, 5-6 red long wounds appeared on Sheyan��s body! Blood gushed out, dyeing half of his body in a blink of an eye. Yet the dual-handed hatchet once again flew forward horizontally generating huge winds around it. Any nks of obstacles in its path were reduced to dust and fragments, as the few soldiers were once again swept out of the ship��s railings. Frantically waving their limbs in mid air, they crashed into the water as their miserable wails died out!


    One facing the multitude, nevertheless a total victory!


    Such grandeur, such was the craziness of the moment! If one man holds the pass, ten thousand cannot pass!


    Yet Sheyan did not retreat, not even by half a step!


    The wind was raging in full force, as huge waves soared, crashing down into a million fragments behind him! Sheyan remained stable by the side of the ship, ignoring the 7-6 lines of wounds, he tore off his tattered shirt. Clenching tightly onto that semi-cracked hatchet with one hand, raising it to the heavens and he let loose a crazy, thunderous roar!


    ��Come on, you morons!!��

 Chapter 63: Vying for power! Chop Off

    <h4>Chapter 63: Vying for power! Chop Off</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    In this moment, the entire battle zone was plunged into a deathly silence, intimidated by Sheyan��s showing of force. Following that, the other pirates picked up their des and frenziedly shouted out. Under normal circumstances in this sort of side to side handbat battle, the attackers would prepare ayer of gunmen to suppress the enemies. Judging from Sheyan��s rash behavior, he should have been shot into a sieve long ago. However, the waves were raging and the lifeboats were small, even if they brought their muskets it would be worthless. Thus, theck of any long range firearms became the spanish��s fatal w!


    Right now, the situation had changed as the Bell and Mug was no longercking in manpower. They onlycked courageous warriors who dared to form the first line of defence. Once Sheyan boldly came forth, several richly experienced pirates who were already injured became enlightened to the enemy��s w. Hastily wrapping their wounds, they simrly picked up their weapons and charged forward. Their actions were savage and intelligent, chopping away at the climbing ropes instead of their enemies. As long as the spanish troops had no ability to scale this towering ship, that was enough!


    Sometimes, a small solution could turn the course of the battle and change its eventual oue. A few people��s exemry actions could instigate a soar in morale, as the initially hopeless pirates suddenly felt that their enemies were not so scary after all. Confidence and bravery were restored to them. Meanwhile, the other two spanish lifeboats had reached the Bell and Mug and were starting their side assault. Instead, they found that the resistive force from above had grown fiercer. Several spanish soldiers attempted to scale the ship with their bare hands as the climbings ropes were constantly being chopped off. However their actions only resulted in a tragic conclusion, as their fingers were being sliced off when they ascended.


    Presently, there was no more need for Sheyan to act, his gaze fell towards the distant spanish ship that was engaged with the ck Pearl.


    ��If this time��s attack was really the product of a contestant�� then he would never stop at this point, there is definitely a n B! Usually on a pirate ship, the core characters are the captain and the chief officer, under normal circumstances, the captain would lead the hand-to-hand fighting while the chief officer kept guard. Therefore, you��ll definitely have a n that would confidently defeat the chief officer and the rest of the pirates on guard!��


    Suddenly, a pirate screamed out, covering his face with his hands as he staggered backward. Blood was gushing out from the webbing between his fingers, as he copsed to the floor and rolled around in agony. Sheyan then witnessed a spanish soldier starting to climb up. Taking a step forward, once again that heavy hatchet swished down onto the poor soldier hacking him into two as his mutted body fell disgustingly back to the lifeboat. To his surprise, he realized the enemy��s lifeboat seemed to have grown taller. Beforehand it was said that the Bell and Mug towered over them by 3 metres, however now the gap could not even reach 2 metres! In such a short distance, the Spanish soldiers could reach the pirates easily and began assaulting them with their weapons. Although, the slight gap lowered their potential, it was not as hopeless as their previous self where they could only remain passive.


    Sheyan��s thoughts momentarily shed by, his wealth of overseas experience was immeasurable, instantly realizing the enemy��s sinister n! That was the bast material!


    A ship is most afraid of an empty cabin, once its own weight was inadequate, its core will be unsteady. In such a raging storm and churning sea, especially in the case of using a lifeboat inbat, when it��s drawing in the water is inadequate, it will easily capsize. Hence when the 3 lifeboats started their attack, they had cedrge amounts of bast materials to press down the draft* of the ship causing it to stabilize the hull of the ship. Thus during side-to-side battle, the lifeboat had already stuck itself beside the Bell and Mug, there was no longer need for such precautions! Therefore the spanish soldiers had started tossing out the bast materials, the lifeboats became light as it drew lesser water and the hull started to float up.


    (*Draft is the distance between the waterline and the lowest point of the ship��s keel)


    In such a time, Sheyan rotated to the side, he saw that the spanish soldier��s bast materialsprised of 1 metre wide wooden crates which had stones stored within it. Tossing the stones in the sea, they transported the crates to the side closer to their enemy��s ship and started piling them up! This ultimately gave the closebat soldiers a bonus foothold! Finally, these spanish soldiers when standing up, their heads were already taller than the Bell and Mug��s deck. In this case, their attacks became more savage, and battling became morefortable. Once there was an opening, they could easily leap up onto the deck without climbing ropes!


    ��Interesting.�� Sheyan leaked out a coldughter. He began to advance, swinging his hand to smack a nearby pirate on his head as he was running around aimlessly. ��Where ya running to, go and help out over there!��


    No man loved being smacked on head, much less these malicious pirates. However, once that brat raised his head and saw Sheyan, he was startled and respectfully replied: ��Yes boss.�� He thenpliantly headed to where Sheyan was pointing to.


    Presently, Sheyan��s reputation had risen to a high level amongst the pirates who stayed back. His words were the absolute orders, most of them obediently acted.


    Sheyan was like a tireless firefighter, any problems that arise he would rush to there. These pirates, after regaining their senses, understood that this was a matter of life and death, an absolute blood bath without any regards to casualties! The Spanish Paragon fleet soldiers were stubbornly bold, however, the pirates had the favourable position of towering over them. Furthermore, they could use their muskets, as the two sides fought to a stalemate. Under such a situation, Sheyan disyed his frightening battle capabilities, as well as his managing abilities. His ability tomand caused people to be in awe!


    One must never forget, before entering the nightmare realm, Sheyan was an established second inmand of his trading ship. He had umted vast experiences abroad, his methods in managing and administration was akin to leading in this world for a millennium! These guarding crippled, aging and sickly soldiers exhibited a dying courage under such circumstances, simrly under his constant shoutings ofmand, they swiftly formed a line of iron defense! After that, Sheyan then gathered a dozen gunners, directing them on where to aim. Once a wave of spanish troops charged forward, they immediately fired off! Even elite marine soldiers would be forced to retreat!


    The spectating Ammand on the merchant ship��s deck heaved a sigh of relief.


    After being surrounded, his heart was thrown into despair. No one was clearer of the horrific consequences than him. Furthermore, Guatas was a formidable and sly opponent, although his strength could notpare to Ammand, he was slippery and could drag his opponent around. Initially Ammand was anxious and impulsive, but he had topose himself to deal with him, or else without mentioning the Bell and Mug, even his own life would be wasted here!


    Ammand was also distracted by the happenings on his own ship. ncing at Sheyan stepping up to beat back the ferocious aggressors one step at a time, he couldn��t stop his heart from raging with excitement. The silver sword in his hand shed with brilliance, piercing mercilessly into one of the guards in front of Guatas. The slender pointed tip shimmered with a gleaming silvery brilliance as though not a single drop of blood hadnded on it.


    Currently, that decaying undead had ruthlessly ughtered Cuaron��s gang, yet the one-eyed Cuaron in his dying moments, exploded in anger as he drenched himself in oil. Lighting himself up, he pounced forward with both arms, tightly wrapping around this monstrous beast! The raging mes consumed Cuaron, and caused the decaying undead to burn and bellow repeatedly, frantically waving its arms knocking around aimlessly like a headless housefly. It hadpletely lost control.


    Presently, the remaining pirate ships had finally arrived to battle, surrounding the other two merchant ships to begin their side-to-side skirmishes. The scenario had reached a climax, there was a visible stalemate, and yet the distant Spanish Paragon fleet had once again dispatched several lifeboats to aid these merchant ships. Although a few lifeboats were consumed by the billowing sea,crucially two more lifeboats hadtched themselves onto the Bell and Mug. The spanish soldiers started flocking up, causing the situation to turn dire once again.


    Fortunately, several elite fighting pirates had managed to escape from the merchant ship and returned to the Bell and Mug. They immediately joined in the deadlock pumping much needed confidence into the bitterly resisting pirates. Sheyan treated these people indifferently,manding them at the top of his voice to the areas that needed the most support. Although these pirates were violent and not peaceful by nature, looking at Sheyan��s earlier performance, they were sincerely convinced to obey his orders.


    However, there is always an exception, just when the returning pirates had gone to reinforce the left side of the deck under Sheyan��s orders, they were blocked by a male wearing a brown turban. This brat nted his head and pressed onto the hilt of his sabre before he said:


    ��Where��re your eyes? Lame Tommy��s side obviously needs more help, it��s gonna be breached anytime!��


    ��Sheyan sweeped a look at him, coldly saying:


    ��Who are you?��


    Brown turban raised his chest:


    ��Without the captain and with Scarface Harry unconscious, why should a neer like you be giving orders. It obviously should be me Venomous Erwin who should be in charged! Everyone follow me!��


    His words were directed to the group of gunmen behind Sheyan, Sheyan grinned widely as he replied gently:


    ��You are correct.��


    Presently, in order to easily givemands, Sheyan had ced his heavy hatchet down and had traded it for a dead spanish soldier��s sabre. His words were not done, with a brush he sliced Erwin in the middle from head down!

 Chapter 64: Ammand’s Ploy

    <h4>Chapter 64: Ammand��s Ploy</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    Erwin hadn��t expected that Sheyan would make such a bold move at this critical time, but his character was dauntless, with a cry he raised his right arm to receive this strike! Simultaneously, pulling out his de to retaliate at Sheyan. Simrly Sheyan did not attempt to dodge, lifting his left hand to seize Erwin��s iing de. Blood flowed out within his palms, yet Sheyan treated it like nothing as he swiftly shed out again!


    Erwin groaned out in pain, clutching his shoulder as he retreated. Sheyan did not give him any breathing space, stepping in and heavily kicking at his abdomen. This one kick contained such strength that it blew this unlucky guy overboard. Screaming miserably in mid air as he submerged into the sea with a sh.


    Sheyan then turned around, as though nothing had happened, he flinged the hand that was bleeding. The few guys witnessing what happened to this Venomous Erwin was dumbstruck. Sheyan immediately called out:


    ��What was his position of this ship again?��


    Before he acted as though he was still as a virgin, but when moving he was as agile as an escaping rabbit. This left a deep impression on people, and under his cutting and intent gaze, unable to bear this anymore, a skinny pirate retreated half a step and uttered:


    ��Its�� vice officer.��


    Sheyan once again asked:


    ��What is your name?��


    That startled skinny pirate instantly replied:


    ��I��m Robben, they call me Long Legs Robben.��


    ��Now you are vice officer. If you do not wish to turn into the Caribbean sea shark��s dinner in the next few minutes, then hurry up and bring them to reinforce the left deck. Hurry!�� Sheyan called out in a severe tone, his eyes shining with killing intent!


    Robben has likely received a dizzy spell due to the sudden promotion from the heavens, tossing out his original notion of wanting to avenge Erwin. Reacting to Sheyan��s suddenmand, he instantly drew his sabre and cried out, charging to the left side of the deck and forcing back the spanish soldiers who had already breached in. Ammand was spectating everything, he naturally understood that this brat Erwin had seized the chance to steal credit, yet he did not predict that Sheyan would exhibit such ruthlessness. Without a word, instantly killing off this obstacle!


    Erwin being able to hold the vice officer position, naturally was one of Ammand��s earlier confidant. Already heavily injured, he received a sh and got kicked into the sea. Seeing this, Ammand felt his heart twitch with pain. However, Sheyan had pulled strongly against a crazy tide, his merits were as clear as daylight. Any ill feelings were useless, and he even had to reward and coax Sheyan.


    Primarily, he had to disy his impartiality in rewarding and punishing, secondly was because in this one battle, Ammand��s elite forces had suffered heavy losses. Crew head Cuaron had died, Scarface Harry had fainted from the heavy blow to his head, vice officer Erwin was thrown into the sea. If he had to add the few other elite pirates who gave their lives blocking that decaying undead, Ammand had lost at least 60 percent of his powerful faction in this battle.


    Under such a situation if Ammand did not manage his rewards and punishments well, agitating the masses, then his crew would certainly be divided. Besides Sheyan��s fame had soared within the hearts of these pirates in this battle, if he wanted to get rid of him, Sheyan may in fact collude with Xiaer to stab him in the back!


    As the battle progressed, the british navy gradually gained the advantage. Besides, their forces had a full legendary squad in those 4 warships, each legendary abilities not losing to one another. Although the Spanish Paragon fleet had an unyielding strength and immense firepower, coupled with their strict discipline, they still sumbed slowly to the to their enemies. They started to pull back in defense. The merchant Fernandez sensing something was amiss, begin his abandoning ship tactics. Summoning a huge portion of his elite mercenaries to guard himself and hisrgest merchant ship, he tossed out the heavy goods and tried to make do with the lighter but more valuable items.


    Under such circumstances, Guatas still blocking Ammand had no intentions of fighting on. Besides, Ammand was not in the mood to fight as well, both on the same page they took a step backwards at the same time, considered to have reach a mutual understanding. Once Ammand returned to his ship, Sheyan discreetly kneeled down, using both hands to offer up the sabre he had stolen as he raised his voice in celebration:


    ��The great son of the ck sea, we wee you back!��


    Ammand��s gaze flickered, he then saw that the remaining lucky survivors of the Bell and Mug were currently gazing towards here. Especially that Robben with a sickening zing look in his eyes. Because once Sheyan had received the acknowledgement of the captain, the position of vice officer bestowed by Sheyan would be half secured! Ammand judging this scene, he knew the general trend and what the masses yearned for. Huffing out a deep breath, he drew his silver sword upon his waist, pressing the sword on Sheyan��s shoulder. Using a solemn tone, he raised his voice:


    ��Well done! Seaman Yan from the East! From today onwards, you are the new crew head of the Bell and Mug!��


    Sheyan��s eyes flickered brightly, yet he remained silent. Yet, most of the pirates previously guarding the Bell and Mug cheered out loud. This was clear in their hearts, without Sheyan they would have already been defeated by the Spanish soldiers earlier on. That conclusion had two consequences, one was to die by the de or tossed into the sea and drown. Following that, Ammand could only pinch his nose and acknowledge this Robben to be acting vice officer. Simultaneously, Sheyan received notifications from the nightmare imprint:


    ��You received from the Captain of the Bell and Mug: Boss rank storyline character Ammand��s appointment.��


    ��You have been appointed as crew head of the Bell and Mug��


    ��You have earned 1200 points of poprity amongst the pirates. From a cold 24/1000 points, raised to an amicable 224/3000.��


    (TN: once the counter is met, its rating would be upgraded and the counter would restart from zero. Exceeding points would carry over. E.g. cold 24/1000 after reaching 1000, it would upgrade to the next rating to amicable 224/3000)


    ��You have acquired a hidden achievement: Pirate ringleader.��


    ��You have acquired a hidden title: Pirate ringleader.�� (Equipping bonuses: Once you stay on the ship, strength +2, physique +2, in a radius of 30 metres, your ally acting capabilities will raise by 10%)


    ��You have acquired a hidden achievement, your meritorious deed level is 1.�� (Every hidden achievement would raise your meritorious deed level)


    Presently, Ammand was exhausted and his thoughts were numerous and disorderly. So many changes had happened all of a sudden within a short span of time. As expected of amanding officer, he observed as his new crew head Sheyan faithfully assuming his new role and following his order to clean up the remaining enemies. In addition, toplete the job of looting the merchant ship. Most of the remainder pirates knew that Sheyan was ruthless, even cutting down and feeding to the sharks Erwin who had braved numerous life and death asions with Ammand for 10 years. Thus, they obediently followed his instructions.


    At this moment, Chris who had previously retired to the cabin surfaced, his face filled with smiles as he wanted to congratte Sheyan. However, he saw an urgent Robben running in hastily with his sabre in his hand, urgently speaking:


    ��Crewhead! That demon from hell is blocking the cargo!��


    Sheyan felt his heart stirred and replied:


    ��What demon?��


    Robben urgently said:


    ��It��s that damnable spanish decaying undead. Half of that thing��s head has been burnt off, but once anyone goes near it, it will go crazy and start attacking! Nobody is able to get close!��


    Pressing his hand on the hilt of his dagger he softly spoke:


    ��I��ll take a look.��


    In the earlier battle, Sheyan had already fought bravely at the blood-soaked frontline. Yet with his new position as crew head, although there were certain perks, in reality his rewards were extremely limited. He only received 3 greyish keys, opening their respective tattered chests, it mostly contained a torn purse, inside were only 2-3 shillings and one was actually empty. His total earnings did not even reach one pound sterling. Presently, that crazy decaying undead no doubt would have a huge probability of dropping high grade items. How would it not let Sheyan look forward in anticipation?


    Under Robben��s lead, Sheyan very quickly arrived at the second level of the merchant ship. After a series of intense battle, the entire ship was in ruins. Furthermore a huge hole was knocked in the right side at the start by the Bell and Mug. It was currently leaking water, and was starting to incline slowly, seem like it would capsize in half an hour. Naturally Ammand had ounted for this point, once Sheyan was unable to settle this mighty decaying undead in a short time, then it would dy the process of transporting the plundered goods.


    What was the primary motive for a pirate to risk his head out at sea? Excluding Jack Sparrow, whose mind was only filled with risks and romance, over 90% of them were here for the generous profits. Once the new crew head Sheyan had messed up this issue, then this captain Ammand would be able to rightly and properly deduct from the divided booty and me it on Sheyan��s blunder that he did not plunder enough treasures. The pirates would then direct their resentment towards Sheyan.


    To Ammand, this was ultimately a win-win situation for him. He could personally misappropriate a huge portion of the loot, and sessfully hurting Sheyan��s reputation. Once this sort of cases repeatedly happened, Ammand can then strip off the position of crew head from Shean and give to another. Then the crowd��s expectation would return and wouldn��t find a fault in his new appointing.

 Chapter 65: Sheyan’s ploy

    <h4>Chapter 65: Sheyan��s ploy</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: Elkassar


    Ammand��s n could be said to be quite bright, but he didn��t know that Sheyan had been working on a ship since he was 14 years old. Based on knowledge and experience, to scheme and conspire against each other in this sort of dog eat dog situation,pared to those wily old foxes, Ammand was still years away. Although ahead was that horrifying decaying undead, Sheyan turn his head and casually chatted with Robben.


    ��There��s a story that is passed down through generations from my hometown, you wanna listen?��


    Robben wasn��t stupid, he knew that without Sheyan��s backing, he would never had climbed up to the rank of vice officer. Thus he knew that what he had to do now was to tightly clutch onto this huge foothold. Sheyan suddenly mentioning a story in such a critical time was beyond reasonable limits, unconstrained by circumstances. Instead the old fox Robbern eagerly replied.


    ��I am very interested.��


    Sheyan whispered:


    ��Roughly 300 years ago, my hometown was governed by a huge empire. The king was old and gued by a terminal illness, but he had 3 sons. The first prince was mediocre but he had the right of inheritance, the 3rd prince was greedy, narrow-minded and despiseful while only the second prince was capable and virtuous. His prestige was great in the country but he did not have the favour of the old king. Under such a situation, the first and third prince conspired against the second prince.��


    ��When that happened,the 2nd prince outrageously raised an army, swiftly killing off his brothers without listening, you guess what was the reaction of the old king?��


    The stunned Robben replied:


    ��The old king did not like the second prince, furthermore hemitted such atrocities like murdering his brothers.Wouldn��t the old king be furious and sentence the second prince to death?��


    Sheyan coldly replied:


    ��No! In the end the old king chose to give up his position to the second prince.��


    Robben was amazed, Sheyan then continued:


    ��The reason why the old king chose the second prince was because he got rid of all the stumbling blocks who could rece him. If the old king didn��t want his empire to decline, his only choice was to pretend nothing had happen and transfer the rights to the second prince!��


    After saying this, Sheyan shut his mouth and looked intently into Robben��s eyes. A hint of maliciousness formed in Robben��s eyes, he suddenly understood why Sheyan chose such an unsuitable time to tell a story. Also he was not willing to give up the power that he had attained, for that he was willing to pay any price! He immediately shouted at his own trusted aide beside him.


    ��Go and call ��Sea Wolf�� Shelly, ��Hermit crab�� Zier, and Lemuer here!��


    This was Sheyan��s superior thinking, he currently wasn��t informed of the insider happenings amongst the pirates, but Robben was his snitch. This old fox had ventured in the seas for decades, he even knew clearly Ammand��s background, what more the people on this pirate ship? Ammand wasn��t willing to use him because he was extremely mediocre, but after being repressed for decades, Robben would not view himself as ordinary. His heart was overwhelmed with grievance, and thus would do his utmost in protecting his position of power!


    Although calling these 3 people seemed like there was no rtion, once Ammand stripped him of his temporary vice officer position, that position would naturally be reced by one of the 3! If those 3 fell into any mishap, then Ammand would be left with no one to use, never forget that the ship still had the ambitious Xiaer on board! If he forcefully dismissed Robben, then his poprity amongst the pirate would be slowly nibbled away by these pirates. Then Robben��s position would really solidify and his temporary status would be revoked giving him a permanent one.


    Presently, Scarface Harry was battling death, the new vice officer Robben temporarily took on his responsibilities, if not he would not be able to summon these 3 persons. However these 3 persons stood crooked from side to side, obviously not very happy. Especially ��Sea Wolf�� Shelly, he stood crookedly and leaned against the wall, with a coldughter and sarcastic tone he said.


    ��Temporary vice officer, what do you want from us?��


    He purposely emphasised on the word ��temporary��.


    Robben was naturally a narrow minded person, after listening to the 3 pirate��s sharp and unkind tone, his prior hesitant feelings was immediately thrown into the caribbean sea. Laughing sharply he replied.


    ��Nothing much, just ack of manpower here. Only that damned decaying undead on the merchant ship requires your help to get rid of.��


    The 3 guys felt a chill over them, taking a step back they held on to the hilt of their sabres. The ��Sea Wolf�� Shelly and Zier had a close rtionship, they nced at each other then in unison pulled out their des and charged against Robben. Previously following Ammand��s onught, they knew the potency of his decaying undead, furthermore their condition now was like an arrow at the end of its flight. If they face off with that heinous creature, the chances of surviving is uncertain, they rather revolt!


    Robben predicted such a scenario and earlier on ced a trap, the normally amicable pirates around them eyed covetously at them. Behind them also had the gunmen group that Sheyan had constructed at thest minute, therefore these low rank pirates had nowhere to run! After a series of gunshots and shings, the two of them covered in wounds immediately died an unjust death, copsing to the ground.


    Only Lemuer was willing to cooperate, standing in his ce heughed and looked at Robben.


    ��Robben, give me a way out? I just need a small boat, the ck Pearl��s old Jack still owes me a favour, I was thinking of going over already.��


    Robben previously owed Lemuer a favour, their rtionship wasn��t at all rigid, killing him off wasn��t a necessity, thus he gave Lemuer a small boat. Personally witnessing him get on board and started rowing to the ck Pearl. When Robben returned, he had noticed that Sheyan had already gone missing. Sheyan had ordered them not to follow as he carried the two blood dripping corpses into a deep cabin within the ship.


    Currently, Sheyan had already met that horrendous decaying undead. Utilizing his insight ability, he instantly received a huge amount of details:


    ��Chewed ear�� (Medium degree injury)


    Species: Voodoo cult decaying undead


    Lifespan: 7 days (Remaining 3 days 08 hours)


    Height: 7 foot 2 inches, Weight: 203kg


    Strength: 13 points


    Agility: 4 points


    Physique: 3 points


    Perceptive sensing: 3 points


    Charm: 0 points


    Intelligence: 3 points


    Spirit: 2 points


    Remainder HP: 736 points


    Basic closebat lvl 4


    Basic closebat advance skill: Employing Heavy weapons lvl 3


    Undead creature characteristic: Immune to fear, effects of ailments, deformation, pain and bleeding.


    Undead creature characteristics: Divine type abilities will deal twofold damages to it, fire type attacks will deal 1.5 times damage.


    Decaying undead characteristic: Devil��s strength, when dealing a closebat strike, 70% chance of causing a lower strength opponent to be blown away, 50% chance against opponents of the same strength and 10% chance against opponents of higher strength.


    Decaying undead characteristic: Flesh heap, Decaying undead is a creature made up of body parts of different corpses, any deficiency of any part will not affect the overallbat capability.


    Decaying undead characteristics: Tenacity lvl 4, Additional 1200 HP, when sustaining a physical attacking from this creature, there is a 10% of receiving additional 100 points of damage.


    Decaying undead characteristic: Weak willpower, this sort of creature with no intelligence capability is easily enved - If your ck magic is stronger than the host sorceror.


    Presently, the decaying undead had lost part its head, the innards of his head was leaking out. It did not have a human skull or brain, only a rotting ck substance. Due to being engulfed by the mes previously, the leather clothes it was wearing was utterly burn out, leaking out a sinister appearance. Its body had distinct stitches tracing, the stitching thread could be seen to be made up of the hair of dead women and human skin. The metal spikes extended out of its body were drenched in blood red, like the blood had previously dried up on it.


    Sheyan paused 20 metres away from this heinous creature, because it had begun to notice him as well. Looking here, its fat ck nostrils kept ring, very obvious this heavily injured creature was trying to smell out its prey. Sheyanughed coldly, grabbing onto a dagger he was biting on, retreating a few steps back and sliced his own palm.


    ��Seawolf�� and Zier these two unlucky brats after dying not too long ago, their blood naturally flowed out forming a thick pool of blood on the ground. Sheyan then dragged their corpses slowly round the sides. Naturally this would leave a clear trace of blood, following this thick aroma of blood in the air, that horrifying decaying undead acted ordingly to Sheyan;s n. Dragging that humongous hatchet as he slowly followed the trace of blood.


    Ammand secretlyid a snare for Sheyan but instead surmounted to nothing as it was easily solved by Sheyan. The primary problem was that the decaying undead was blocking the ship��s cargo, causing the pirates to be unable to move those valuable and heavy goods. Ammand got rashly caught up in the wrong notion that ��It is necessary to kill the decaying undead before being able to clear the passageway for the goods.�� Yet he did not calcte that Sheyan would be able to lure this crazy and uncontroble freak away! This was the best of both worlds. One, Robben could sessfully lead the pirates inpleting the transporting work, and secondly Sheyan had enough time to try and eliminate this heinous creature.

 Chapter 66: Scheming Battle

    <h4>Chapter 66: Scheming Battle</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: Elkassar


    After luring the decaying undead to a cabin at the back of the ship, Sheyan then tossed away the drained corpses. Firmly holding his ground, he gave an icy chill stare towards this huge creature. That beast picked up one of the corpses, holding it by the head and leg, it raised the corpse up above its head. Then like drying a wet towel, it forcefully twisted the corpse, widening up its mouth to receive the dripping blood. The sound of bones crushing and flesh twisting was chilling to the bones and was bloody terrifying to behold.


    These two corpses, had already been drained dry by Sheyan, the blood had long ago stopped flowing. After squeezing two bodies, the decaying undead still wasn��t satisfied by the blood quantity, flinging away the body it roared out in frenzy. Spinning round, it faced Sheyan!


    Sheyan was wielding an enormous shield he found by chance, coldly staring back at it.


    The decaying undead took a step forward, raising the gigantic hatchet and started rotating, its action were like that of a shot put athlete! In this narrow cabin, a violent whizzing wind sound filled the air, this sort of feeling was like a sail released at maximum from a huge wind. Following that, that gigantic hatchet burst forward!


    Sheyan went into a half squat stance, thrusting the bottom of the shield into the ground and pressing his shoulder heavily against it! Although this shield was inconveniently heavy, it was used to guard against the spear attacks of calvaries. Its thickness was close to 30 centimeters. When the gigantic hatchet smashed against the shield, a booming loud pound followed by metal rattling sound could be heard. The sound echoed throughout the ship, filtering through the walls as it grew softer. The pirates who were moving goods 20 plus meters away turned pale and suffocating from the sound, as a buzzing sound remained in their ears. It was like they were punched in the chest and retreated 7-8 steps back!


    Sheyan at the core of it was worse off, blood leaked out from the corner of his lips as he stumbled backwards by a few steps. A numb buzzing sound reverberated in his ears causing a sharp matchless pain! However his HP merely dropped by 30 points. He had already equipped the hidden title ��Pirate ringleader��, and after this his strength and physique had increased by 2 each, his strength had reached 13 points, equal to this gruesome beast!


    Of course, after causing such difort to Sheyan, the recoil from throwing that gigantic hatchet was equally tremendous. If that decaying undead was a living being, both his hands would have been shredded and covered in blood, instead it was a painless immune abomination. Its only reaction was raging even more! Roaring out loudly it started to spin round, stepping forward grabbing that gigantic hatchet as he cut down again! This time��s attack carried as much ferocity as the previous! Sheyan once again holding dearly onto his shield could clearly see a ck dense liquid flowing out from the webbing of his filthy hands.


    Right as the hatchet and shield was about to collide, Sheyan��s eyes zed with a fanatical rage. He instantly loosened both hands, and leapt to the ground!


    ��nk!!���� Chunk!�� A loud crashing sound followed by another chopping sound. Against such immense force, this semi-cracked shield was sted around the cabin as it crashed randomly against the walls. Behind Sheyan, the wooden wall was chopped thoroughly by the gigantic hatchet! The broken splinters shot out everywhere as some pieces even flew 10 metres out into the sea. From afar, it was like this merchant ship had suffered another violent bombardment. On the ship��s hull half a metre above the water, clearly seen was a two metre long and wide split. A gust of fresh sea breeze blew into the previously dark and gloomy cabin, even the stenching out from the decaying undead was blown away.


    With a groan, Sheyan used his strength to pluck out a metal shard broken off from the shield from his thigh, as blood gushed out. The battlefield was filled with idental variables, once the shield cracked open, a broken shard pierced deeply into Sheyan��s thigh. This one ident resulted in a high 40 points of damage to Sheyan, and caused an additional 30 seconds loss of blood effect duration. Upon catching the scent of fresh blood, the decaying undead went wild, using both hands to support the gigantic hatchet, it raised it up like a golf club and crazily chopped down!


    Faced with imminent peril, Sheyan drew out his sabre in the nick of time to block! The sabre immediately bent upon impact forming a ��U�� shape, concurrently, Sheyan��s left hand emitted a metalling brilliance as his vicious looking cobalt steel exoskeleton appeared.Even though he managed to fend off this insane blow, the cobalt steel exoskeleton was not a defensive equipment by nature, thus Sheyan still suffered heavy damages.


    Flying back a total of 5-6 metres from the impact, he spat out a mouthful of blood in midair and he quickly wiped away the blood. However when Sheyan regained his footing, he again vomited a mouthful of blood, blood was even dripping out of his ears and nose. The blow flowed down like a mini red serpent, as the nightmare imprint emotionlessly notified:


    ��You suffered a vertical sh from the decaying undead, receiving a total of 97 - 25 points of damage. Your total damage received is 72 points!��


    ��You are currently in a state of excessive blood loss, draining 5 HP every 5 seconds, total duration of 30 seconds. Duration left: 13 seconds.��


    ��Your HP is left with (45 / 180 points)!�� (After battling with the spanish troops previously, although he had rested a little, when facing this decaying undead he was unable to restore his maximum potential)


    ��Your HP is in a critical status, please rapidly replenish your physique or flee the danger zone.��


    Sheyan eyes flickered with a perilous glow. Still his expression remained fully confident. If the decaying undead had intelligence and rationality, then this would be aplete disaster. Instead the sorcerer had already lost control of it, it was just a wild beast that followed its dense body rather than its head!


    Once again the decaying undead braced its shoulders, tensing its muscles strongly. The strength it utilized was so great that the stitches joining its body were distinctly stretched, as the pores of the stitches turned oval. A greenish ck liquid flowed out. It gradually started spinning, in the next second it would once again step forward and swing out its gigantic hatchet. At this crucial moment, Sheyan darted forward like a leopard, charging forward in great speed for a few steps. Summoning strength from his entire body, with a flying kick he heavily stomping against the right condyles (Knee cap) that the decaying undead was heavily relying on.


    That ck axe head swung 2 inches above Sheyan��s face, bringing in a wild raging wind as it cut against Sheyan��s hair. Sheyan then felt from beneath the area that his legs were stepping on a distinct popping sound, as though something had broke and became misaligned. Afterwards a humongous figure flew backwards away from Sheyan, staggering a few steps and suddenly its immense leg could not support the weight! ��Thump!�� It crashed into the previously chopped open hole, breaking it further as it fell into the sea!


    3 moves! Although Sheyan only exchanged 3 moves with this humongous beast, Sheyan had exhausted his brain and painstakingly crystallized his scheme! Sheyan��s first move of resistance was just to test out the killing power of the beast, calcting it it was enough to perfectly execute the second part! Further agitating this beast, his second aim was to lure this beast into smashing up a hole at the side of the cabin. Furthermore, he willingly forced himself into a corner to set up a misinterpretation of that beast that ��this prey has nowhere else to escape.�� Therefore when executing its third move it was already convinced of its imminent victory, utilizing its full power to fiercely attack. In the end it could only pathetically fall into the sea empty handedly.


    Actually, the reason why Sheyan was willing to take such a risk was because he knew that this beast had a mere 4 points in agility and 3 points in perceptive sensing. Furthermore his personal agility had reached 8 points, twice the agility of this beast. Needless to say was his high perceptive sensing. If not, if the beast was faster, than Sheyan would definitely have had a tragic conclusion!


    Of course , more importantly was that the master sorcerer that was controlling the decaying undead had already fled. If not these crafty sorcerers with many tricks up their sleeves in control of this decaying undead, even Ammand would be afraid to a certain degree. After losing its master, this brainless decaying undeadbat abilities had plunged by at least 50%!


    The decaying undead was obviously not so easily eliminated.


    Sheyan��s objective of hisyout was aimed with the gigantic hatchet in mind. This tireless and immune to pain freak coupled with such a terrifying gigantic weapon, its battle power could not be simply measure in numbers but in multiplication of a few folds! Once this gigantic hatchet was eradicated, this horrifying undead creature was like a tiger without its fangs, a archer without its bow, the threat was no longer that huge.


    Sheyan had already calcted perfectly in his plot, the decaying undead��s body was made up of different body parts stitched together into a corrupted pile. Even if it couldn��t swim it would not drown to death as a dposing corpse is lighter than water. In the present world, he learned that a dead corpse once thrown into the water after a period of time will eventually float up. However, if he added this gigantic heavy axe, then the body would naturally submerge.


    Thus this was left with two conclusions:


    One is the decaying undead was willing to submerge and refuse to let go of the hatchet, then it would no longer pose a threat.


    Next is that the decaying undead released the hatchet, floating on the water and once again climbed on board for revenge. This was the consequence that Sheyan favoured. Once that beast had lost its precious weapon, and its right leg was broken beyond hope, although it couldn��t feel pain, its movement would still be greatly impaired!

 Chapter 67: Black coloured mission!

    <h4>Chapter 67: ck coloured mission!</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: Elkassar


    Seizing this hard earned break, Sheyan immediately used the hamburger he got previously, his HP very rapidly replenished to above 80 points. Suddenly, a sshing sound was heard through the hole in the cabin, a rotting green liquid covered palm extended out to cover the gap, as it climbed back up the broken wall!


    This merchant ship was an open ocean ship, the wood material used was first grade which was specially reinforced. Although this was the case, from outside the wall a crunching sound could be heard as the decaying undead emerged from the water, smashing its hands into the wall of the ship and ascended it with brute force. He then reentered the ship with arge amount of seawater flowing off it. Unleashing a miserable and crazed shriek, ��dong dong dong�� it dragged its broken right leg and charged towards Sheyan.


    After washing with seawater, the stench on this decaying undead had lessened a lot, furthermore its body undergone certain changes. The injured burnt portion of its head looked like a melted candle. While charging, its momentum caused the rotting green liquid covering its entire body to spurt out, looking extremely heinous, and brimming with immense threat.


    Despite charging at a fast speed, the decaying undead did an apparent pre-charge action which allowed Sheyan to simply pinpoint its destination and evaded easily. After knocking consecutively for a few times, smashing fruitlessly around in this unlucky merchant ship,pletely decimating the wooden walls in the cabin.


    When the decaying undead once again bent forward to charge, Sheyan fished out something he had already prepared from his waist. That was a stringsso that wasmonly seen on a pirate ship. This noose was extremely durable and tough, the twin ends of the rope were tied together like a stone, giving of a shape that looked like a dumbbell. During a closebat battle, it was used to fling towards the enemy ship in order totch onto anything sticking out in the enemy ship. Thus the pirates could use it as a passageway to get to the enemy ship.


    Sheyan gently bent his waist, whirling thissso in loops, he then threw it with strength. Thesso rapidly uncoiled in midair, in a sh it flew over andtched onto the bulky thighs of the decaying undead! Thesso spiralled then tightened, bindingpletely the thighs of the decaying undead! The decaying undead issued a vicious roar, as rope tightening sound could be heard from the bindingsso. This unfortunate beast could no longer take one step further, as its stupidly heavy body once again copsed to the ground with a loud thud!


    Presently this decaying undead was without its fearsome hatchet, in addition to his immobile right leg causing a great dip in speed, hence Sheyan was able to act in this manner. If it had the gigantic hatchet, its attack range and explosive power would be insanely boosted. If Sheyan had unleashed thesso then, the first possibility was that thesso could be easily parried away by the gigantic axe head. The second worse possibility was that thesso would be easily sliced by the hatchet!


    The decaying undead struggled frantically on the floorboard, without intelligence it did not know how to undo or loosen thesso. He only aggressively struggled which only resulted in thesso tightening further. Sheyan gently gazed at it, he then turned around and headed out to the deck. Very swiftly he returned carrying a barrel. The liquid within the barrel gave off a piercing odour, rippling with viscosity, it was kerosene that would be used to set aze enemy ships.


    Sheyan ced the barrel to approximately 4 metres away from the decaying undead, proceeding to kick it over, as the viscous kerosene flowed towards it. The viscous kerosene started mixing against this crippled decaying undead, its oily nature caused the undead��s struggle to be further in vain. Sheyan then grabbed a ming torch from a nearby pirate that came to help him, calmly he proimed:


    ��Amen.��


    He then spun round to ascend the flight of stairs leading to the deck, at the same time closing the cabin door. Before closing the door, that ming torch was tossed over, rotating a few rounds in mid air and finally resting in front of the decaying undead��s face.


    A raging inferno surged upwards, swallowing everything in a matter of seconds.


    Sheyan walked out drenched in blood, behind him smoke was billowing out. One pirate hurriedly rushed over opening his mouth to speak but when Sheyan nced at him, he became intimidated by the fiery re. After a while he finally muttered out softly.


    ��Crew�� crew head, the captain and chief officer are inviting you over.


    Sheyan slightly shaken, but calmly replied:


    ��Chief officer?��


    This pirate could no longer conceal his joy and said:


    ��Yes, Chief officer harry has regained consciousness, he doesn��t look very bad. Navigator Xiaer has examined him, he should be fine after resting for a few days.��


    Sheyan gently nodded his head, softly replying.


    ��The goods on the merchant ship are almost done shifting, I will go over once I settle this trifling matter.��


    To Ammand, Scarface Harry turning out fine was like a cardiac stimnt. As long as this loyal and formidable viking remained, then Ammand would once again upy superiority over his crew. He no longer needed to worry about Robben solidifying his vice officer position. The valiant Scarface Harry was a formidable chief officer, the mediocre Robben will definitely be marginalized by him easily thereby lowering his influence. Besides Sheyan had no ns (he could not) to remain on the Bell and Mug forever, his earlier spectacle was only to gain more benefits, that��s all.


    The fire beneath gradually extinguished, Sheyan once again opened the door to enter. The cabin floor was thoroughly burnt, as the seawater gushed in through the holes, rapidly filling up the entire cabin. The decaying undead had been utterly set aze and only a heap of ck ash remained, which very quickly dissolved into the seawater. Sheyan bent his waist, scooping up a glowing light blue key, he then received the nightmare imprint��s notification:


    You have killed the decaying undead ��Chewed ear�� (Medium degree injury)


    Your reputation amongst the pirates is raised by 500 points


    Your reputation is now amicable: 1777/3000


    Sheyan observed the notification, his heart gued with several regrets. Because this decaying undead had already suffered medium degree injuries before he eliminated it. That is why the dropped key reward was only light blue. Based on his previous report, the realm encouraged contestants teaming up to engage in battles. Therefore from this reasoning, if Sheyan had formed a party with him as the authority, then killing a perfect state decaying undead wasn��t impossible. Receiving a deep blue key rather than a light blue key, which may even produce weapons that were simr to that terrifying gigantic hatchet. But more or less the victory rewards would be split out between 7-8 people.


    More importantly, 7-8 people can already be considered a medium sized party. Under the previous scenario, Sheyan leading a small party of 2-3 people would have certain difficulties, how was he going to achieve themanding privileges of a medium sized party. Therefore by temporarily going solo, his rewards would definitely be much richer!


    Pondering, Sheyan formed a cold smile with his lips. He then summoned forth the chest and unlocked it, a series of notifications followed.


    You have received an item: A beating heart.


    :


    A eating heart (Mission item) :


    Item rarity: ck


    This heart had indications of rotting, but it was still steadily beating! This was unfathomable miracle, whether it was the Flying Dutchman��s vice officer old Bill, or Queen Anne��s revenge captain ckbeard, they all had interest in this object. Please decide for yourself who you want to exchange it with.


    You received a dark blue ability scroll: Voodoo cult basic witchcraft lvl 3.


    Voodoo cult basic witchcraft lvl3: learning this skill will require basic prayer lvl 4, basic meditation lvl 4, intelligence above 25 points.


    Learning effects: Raise your voodoo cult basic witchcraft effectiveness by 10 (Inclusive of might and duration)


    Learning effects: Enable you to further learn high grade voodoo cult witchcraft abilities.


    Completion of the respective mission will enable you to grasp the dark curse ability: Consume sorcery material to cast a curse on an enemy within 5 metres, causing the enemy��s spirit and physical body to suffer torment. Within 10 seconds, total of (20 + spirit value) x 4 damage. Ability may be further influenced by personal spirit points.


    Pointer: If you ce the curse on a target away from his scope of vision, you will not enter the battle state, and will not result in notifications from your nightmare imprint.


    You received a light blue equipment: Rotten bone ring


    Rotten bone ring


    Equipment rarity: Light blue


    Equipment effects: strength +1, physique +1


    Equipment requirements: Strength 8 points, physique 10 points


    Equipment position: Finger


    Material: bone


    Weight: 4 g


    Description: This ring was made by using bits of rotting finger bones pieced together, it also emits a nauseatic odour. May God bless you will not be pestered by the grieving spirits.


    Equipment battle score: 7


    This light blue ring actually produced out a dark blue characteristic scroll/ one ck type mission object, this unexpected surprise no doubt caused Sheyan to be delighted. Furthermore, that rotten bone ring was somewhat an item that Sheyan had anticipated, simr in the strength nature of the decaying undead beast. Most of the time the loot or equipment would be rted to the master. He suddenly recalled previously killing the patrol guard ��Dice�� Coutts and receiving an unexamined brass ring. He had no clue what were the equipment��s attributes.

 Chapter 68: Number 1 on the battlefield!

    <h4>Chapter 68: Number 1 on the battlefield!</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    Sheyan was feeling rather perplexed from receiving that ��beating heart�� ck rarity mission object, because it presented two mission options. Both options pointed to very important personnel on two legendary ships, the vice officer Old Bill or Captain ckbeard. Once he exchanged this mission object with one, then the other option would be terminated. Going from a logical standpoint, although the Flying Dutchman��s vice officer Old Bill had an important position, it could not bepared with the mighty and generous captain of Queen Anne��s Revenge, ckbeard. Therefore, his mission reward should be respectively better.


    Yet, Sheyan recalled a plotline in Pirates of the Caribbean 4, from that part he could clearly see that this brute ckbeard is a selfish and unfeeling bastard who would even use his daughter��s life as a bargaining chip! If one only concentrated on his current generosity, then this would only produce an opposite result. Who knows, if the negotiating terms became unfavourable, he may even attempt to forcefully steal this mission object. Even the main lead, Jack Sparrow, had once been toyed by him through a voodoo doll, what more would he do to a merely new crew head?


    The sea breeze billowed, from afar the ck smoke continued to clear up causing the azure blue seawater to be more clear. The distant sunset painted the sky with a deep blood red, like an ember from a stove . Beneath it, a huge merchant ship was gradually submerging into the deep ocean as though signalling the conclusion of this naval battle. Sheyan took in a deep breath, and returned to the Bell and Mug. He did a simple wrapping of his wounds, feeling his physique slowly regaining, he then firmly walked into the captain��s quarters.


    Currently a group was gathering inside the captain��s quarters. Captain Ammand, the core navigator Xiaer, temporary Robben was also cowering at a corner, chief officer Scarface Harry with a white bandage covering his head. He remained his usual loud and cheery self, as though bandages could never conceal his open-mindedness. However, Sheyan observed from Scarface Harry��s slight frown that he was probably enduring the pain silently, unsure if he was seeing things, Scarface Harry��s body radiated a faint silver glow and then it dispersed. All these people in addition to crew head Sheyan, formed up the policy makers of the Bell and Mug.


    Ammand first used a malicious stare to survey these circle of people, then softly spoke:


    ��Before we start, I want to appoint two people, Blind Matt!��


    Following Ammand��s speech, a covering cloth suddenly tore open and a person with extremely small eyes, like a crevice, that made him look blind walked out. This person had a x colored messy hair covering his entire forehead. He was wearing an earthern yellow sleeveless jacket, and had a ��Damascus�� curved knife on his waist. asionally leaking out a silky shimmer from certain angle, leaving one with a feeling of rebellion.


    ��From now on you will be the Bell and Mug��s vice crew head.��


    Blind Matt humbly raised his head as though he wanted to use his re to pierce at Sheyan, but Sheyan only looked down at his own toes, as though there was a pile of treasure on the floor. He looked like he hadpletely no interest in that appointment.


    ��Robben!�� Ammand, as the name shouted out between his teeth, the tone carried an additional chill, as Robben reflexly shivered up unconsciously inclining towards Sheyan. Ammand then slowly announced.


    ��You have done quite an alright job as the vice officer, carry on doing so. Remember you must always consult Harry, or else once you make an error, nobody can save you!��


    ��As for Seaman Yan, I��m disappointed in you! You betrayed my confidence in you!�� Ammand fumingly announced.


    ��What are you doing! Getting rid of a mere decaying undead yet you lost 3 elite fighters! ��Seawolf�� Shelly, Hermit Crab Zier and Lemuer were fighters who followed me for years. Why did all of them suffer such cruelness and none of them survived, exin yourself!��


    Sheyan bowed humbly, neither servile nor overbearing as he softly replied:


    ��Everyone, if I had not recalled wrongly, this ��mere�� decaying undead previously massacred an entire 17 elite fighters! The former even consists of my predecessor, the fearsome warrior, Cuaron. I��m very honored to have attained your trust, but I can only speak honestly. To finish off this damned vile creature and yet not lose anyone is simply an impossible way of thinking to me. It is outside of my range of capabilities. Especially when I also had to ensure that the valuable goods on the merchant ship could be shifted out.��


    Sheyan exhibited such a humble attitude, but the meaning of his words were like a cutting de, and even subtly pointing out that Ammand was setting him up in the first ce. Currently, Ammand was extremely on guard against Sheyan, yet he couldn��t not acknowledge that this Seaman Yan from the east was a rare talent, his heart harbored thoughts of buying him in. Therefore, after challenging Sheyan with his words, although he knew that something was fishy about the 3 person��s death, he could only fold his hands against his chest and remain silent. Scarface Harry seeing the atmosphere, changed the subject to something relevant.


    ��Although we may have gained the upperhand, sinking an enemy ship and 2 huge merchant ships, but those damned spanish folks sent in more reinforcements, therefore, we can only give up on chasing. This huge naval war will soon conclude, the pirates would then gather for a meeting and share the victory loot. Within the pirates, we are the first that carried our overboard closebat, although our casualties are numerous, we will also gain massive credit. This would be an advantage as it will further propel the reputation of our Bell and Mug!


    Until here, Scarface Harry burst out in a crazy fit ofughter, feelings mixed with a certain regret as he missed out most of this battle and got a little frustrated. However, if he was around, Sheyan would not have the chance to exhibit hismanding talents, and the Bell and Mug may even have suffered a defeat.


    ��I have discussed with the captain, based on the spoils of this battle, our ship should hold four-tenths of it. This means that in the pirate meeting, even the 3 legendary pirate ships should show us face! We need to discuss a business solution which would allow the name of the ��Son of the ck sea�� to resonate throughout the Caribbean sea!��


    After the audience heard this n, they were inspired. If the reputable name of Ammand as the captain of the Bell and Mug became more popr, then the status of its crew would equally be raised. This was like in the present world, an employee��s value would be higher if theirpany was included in the top 100panies of the world. Although Sheyan was not inferior to anyone in terms of craftiness, he still was not familiar with the many regtions and customs of the pirates of the caribbean. If he recklessly spoke out he may be aughing stock, thus, he bluntly shut his mouth as he stood by the side. Yet the impression he gave others was of one that knew when to retreat and when to act.


    As the group was buzzing with discussions, a consecutive sound of 7 cannons firing boomed from farway. This sound was extremely organized, it was like a rhythmic beat of a bass drum, as the sessive and simr cannon sounds exploded out. Very swiftly, the Bell and Mug replied with the same 7 shots of cannon, echoing through the vast and beautiful Caribbean sea. The captain and other crew then heaved a sigh of relief, Sheyan concurrently received notifications from his nightmare imprint. ��Contestant no. 1018 participated in a historic storyline battle: Destruction of Paragon fleet (Preface) concluded.��


    ��Ships participated in battle: British Royal Navy (2 British ships, 13 pirate ships), Spanish Paragon fleet (7 Spanish Paragon fleet ships, 3 merchant ships), 3 of the Spanish ships came in as reinforcements.��


    ��Total of 8 parties, 39 contestants participated in this battle.��


    ��Opening battle statistics.��


    ��Calcting statistics����


    ��You directly killed 3 Spanish Paragon fleet soldiers, and indirectly killed 84 Spanish Paragon fleet soldiers.��


    ��You caused 38 direct points of damage to the decaying undead ��Chewed Ear��, 698 points of indirect damage.�� (Using your own abilities as well as the equipments/ weapons on your body will only be counted as direct points of damage). If the fire that incinerated the decaying undead was brought about by Sheyan��s ability, then this would constitute as direct damage.


    ��Your battle contribution score: 1139 points.��


    ��You individual battle contribution ranking: Number 1.��


    ��Your overall battle contributions ranking: Number 6.��

 Chapter 69: I-shape Metal Dissolution Liquid Mixture

    <h4>Chapter 69: I-shape Metal Dissolution Liquid Mixture</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    Presently, Sheyan was a one man party, the other people all had multiple people party. Therefore, even Sheyan had ced first in terms of contribution score, his overall contribution score could notpare to thebined score of other parties. Furthermore, this historic storyline battle: Destruction of Paragon fleet (Preface), was started by contestants like Sheyan, it would simrly attract other high level contestants to participate.


    Only these high level contestants had to, likewise face high level storyline characters, for example, Jack, ckbeard etc. They had the same battlefield as the likes of low level contestants like Sheyan, but the nightmare realm would not arrange any form of interactions between the two groups. Once this historic battle had ended, these high level contestants would be transported out of this world, and could no longer stay in this world.


    However, these high level contestants would never imagine that a beast like Sheyan would appear. His personal power wasn��t considered valiant, but was skillfully adept in managing atop a ship, additionally he was extremely good at seizing opportunities. When the Spanish Paragon fleet soldiers had scaled the boat, Sheyan sessfully restored hope in the pirates and proceeded to rally them together. It was like the entire Bell and Mug was under hismand! This sort of performance contribution could not be matched by anyone else!


    The nightmare realm had finally reached itsst segment, beginning its rewards phase:


    Your individual battle contributions ranking: Number 1.


    Your reward: i-shape metal dissolution liquid mixture


    ��i-shape metal dissolution liquid mixture��.


    Item rarity: ck


    Item usage effects: Smearing it would strengthen your equipment/weapon, 100% chance of raising to lvl4, 50% chance of raising to lvl 5, 10% chance of raising to lvl 7.


    (TN: no idea why there��s no lvl 6)


    Item usage requirements: This item will only be effective on silver grade storyline items or equipments.


    Item characteristic: Item is binded to your spirit, cannot be traded with other contestants. Using this item will cause the target equipment/weapon to be binded to your spirit.


    Description: This is an umon substance extracted from aet, it can greatly enhance a material��s sticity and durability. It is a valuable item even within the entire nightmare realm.


    Your overall battle contribution ranking: Number 6.


    You acquired 500 utility points.


    From this series of notifications, acquiring 500 utility points helped Sheyan out of his desperate situation. It evened out the debt umted from the frequent usage of his insight ability. That ck grade item: i-shape metal dissolution liquid mixture was out of his expectations. One thing could be confirmed was that this item��s value was certainly high, but because of the spirit binding condition it could not be traded. Also, it could only be used on an equipment/weapon that was a silver grade storyline object!


    Based on this, it wasn��t that Sheyan did not have a method of obtaining a silver grade storyline object or even a high grade weapon/equipment. Citing a simple example, killing of this future pirate lord of the seven seas, Ammand, there was a 90% probability that he would drop a ck grade or even stronger weapon/equipment. However, having a method was one thing, having the ability to carry it out was another thing.


    (TN thest sentence is some china story reference which I don��t really understand but it doesn��t really have much importance.


    Sheyan had great knowledge of his own strengths, presently, his limit was only being able to aplish a light blue level mission. If that was the case, he had to plot well in advance, when the time is right he would then exploit these 3 great factors. Attaining first ce in terms of individual battle contributions, this was something that could not be easily replicated. If Sheyan always acted in a manner ofpeting for the standard of getting the number 1 position every time, this would surely cause a fast and terrible death such that even his bones would not remain! Thus, he could only shake his head and sigh, cing this reward into his personal interspatial space.


    At this time, the conclusion cannon signals had finally stopped, the British navy would obviously not participate in sharing the loot. The glory of defeating the spanish fleet would also be snatched by them, the Queen��s reward would be their greatest profits. Besides the side of the pirates had also paid a huge price, amongst the participating 13 pirate ships, every ship had casualties, 3 suffered heavy casualties and even 4 were sunk! After sending their signals, the pirates head for the west. There was a small ind that was pretty good location, that ind was called Herb Ind. There was fresh water on the ind, and due to ack of shelter to form a natural harbor (Bay serving as a harbor), ships were unable to station there for long, however nobody had objections on staying for a short while.


    After going out, Sheyan resumed his crew head responsibilities, he totally overruled anything ordered by Blind Matt, who was specially ced by Ammand to watch over him. Ignoring his ashen expression he used his own ways of allocating manpower. His prestige was already higher than the unknown Blind Matt, the way he utilized others was also simpler, obviously the subordinate pirates would listen to him. Finally, finding time to rest, he saw Chris as he walked over full of tears. He looked like an unlucky loser who had been thrown out of the casino, dismayed he say in front of Sheyan and started mumbling.


    Actually, after following Sheyan up this ship, Chris had likewise participated in this region��s historic storyline battle. To Sheyan��s amazement, even hiding within the cabin had its benefits! He had no clue what role this guy yed in this battle, but he simrly attained bountiful rewards. He acquired two of something that Sheyan had previously acquired, the ancient gold pound sterling. This valuable item could be used to exchange for utility points, and even certain storyline characters loved this crucial object. A person with high charm would be able to maximize its advantages.


    However, all these were in vain because of the cheapskate Chris. After receiving these two gold pound sterlings, momentarily he had no understanding of its worth, he then showed it to the nearby pirates to inquire. Yet he never considered the fact that these pirates were like wolves and tigers, if not for Sheyan��s reputation to be cruel, restraining them, he would long ago be treated like trash and be beaten up profusely.


    After seeing the 2 valuable items on Chris��s hand, there were many greedy people attracted and they set up a gambling plot. Chris, this fe actually had an intelligence lower than a storyline character and was easily duped. Thus, he was cheatedpletely, losing those two gold pound sterlings cleanly. Not only that, he further umted some debts.These pirates teased and chased him away. If not for giving face to Sheyan, they would have drastically thrown Chris out into the sea.


    Orally, Chris argued to the pirates that he was the cousin of their new crew head Sheyan, and he even saved his life once. But he knew in his heart that his rtionship with Sheyan was purely a business agreement. From Chris��s perspective, he had not yet aplished his side of the deal in ��rmending Sheyan to enter their party��, but he already enjoyed the privileges and protection of this pirate ship. Therefore, approaching Sheyan toin, was only a personal grievance and he harboured no hopes of Sheyan consoling him.


    Who knew that after hearing Chris��s plea, Sheyan eyes flickered, and his expression rapidly sunk. That sort of look gave a hard to exin feeling of palpitation to Chris.


    ��Bring me there.�� Sheyan suddenly stood up and softly said. His face shadow seem to appear fuzzy, as though his expression was mysterious and hard to fathom. Chris suddenly felt suffocated, stammering with his words.


    ��To���� to where?��


    Sheyan turned around, using an intent and prating re towards him, Chris unconsciously stumbled a few steps back.


    ��After your long-winded talk, isn��t it to ask me to stand up for you?��


    An unexinable pleasant excitement then welled up in Chris��s heart, hastily replying.


    ��They are over there������


    The cabin door of the Bell and Mug was constructed with Swedish Cedarwood, apart from its durability, it had properties in resisting pest from causing it to rot or damaging it. On this pirate ship the door is used to guard against theft, it had another huge purpose in isting enemies during hand-to-handbat. Therefore, its degree of thickness was several times better than houses on drynd.


    ��Peng!�� The west carpenter cabin door was smashed by just a kick. Huge wooden nks nailed together following the sound immediately broke apart into bits, as it scattered out in a 2-3 metres radius. ��Piank!�� A sound came from the sturdy tabletop, as the mess of shattered rum bottles and roasted chicken bits sprayed out in all directions! The noise from theughing pirates was abruptly cut off.


    One of the ming torches from the hold of the ship casted two long shadows that were approaching towards the entrance. One shadowy figure looked narrow and frantic, the other shadow was strict, tough and filled with a grim independent feel. Sheyan marched into the cabin, surveying his surroundings. Although he was a newly appointed crew head, including the Spanish troops, he had at least directly taken a total of 7-8 lives. This sort of viciousness had left a deep impression in the pirates, thus the pressure he released towards these few pirates was unexinable.

 Chapter 70: Gamble

    <h4>Chapter 70: Gamble</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    Once he entered the cabin, Sheyan then pulled out Chris, who was hiding at the back. Saying one word at a time.


    ��Who gambled with you at the start.��


    Chris pointed with his finger and said:


    ��Him, him, and that one-eyed.��


    Concentrating his eyes, Sheyan softly announced:


    ��So it��s you guys who did this, hand over the item you yed off him, then we will treat it as today��s events never happened.��


    The 3 guys cast nces at each other, then the one-eyed took initiative andzily spoke.


    ��Christ above! If you agree to bet you must ept losing, this has been a regtion for centuries. We did not openly rob Chris of his things, we also produced our own gold and silver as wager. If we had lost, then we would surely give up our items and not be like that, going back on our deal. This sort of logic is publicly known, if not we can find chief officer or navigator to reason. If they both nod their heads, then the things we won, we would personally return!��


    Money moves the heart of man, these three knew Sheyan��s status but still dared to mess with his ��cousin��, they definitely wouldn��t be brainless people. Amongst them was a tall and skinny guy named Rat Shande, he was ordinary except that he was exceptional in reading the weather and making forecasts, thus he became navigator Xiaer��s right hand man. He wasn��t afraid to even talk with Ammand because once Xiaer was busy or something happened to him, he would rece him. Furthermore that one-eyed man was normally a swindler,mitting all sorts of misdeeds, yet he was still able to mingle freely amongst the people he ill-treated. This was because his eye was blinded whilst saving Scarface Harry.


    These two despicable people had two huge backings in Xiaer and Scarface Harry, in addition Ammand was still rtively suspicious of Sheyan. Thus, if Sheyan continued doing whatever he pleased, he was bound to hit a difficult hurdle in the future on the Bell and Mug, and his interests would take a huge blow. To Sheyan, he had already put in his best effort and hitting a stroke of luck, he managed to climb to his position, how could he risk any impulsive actions that would bring about a huge conflict? Thus, after gathering information about those 3 from the blockhead Ben Mugen, Chris��s small emergence of hope had once again submerged.


    However, life is full of surprises, faced with such a situation, Sheyan instead walked boldly to the 3 guys, staring intently he overbearingly uttered.


    ��Do you guys dare to loudly say that: You did not y any tricks on Chris��s gambling cards?��


    These 3 had obviously eyed and set Chris up, how would they not y any tricks? Sheyan contemptuously gazed at them. Rat Shande and the other guy hesitated and dared not speak, and yet the rude and unreasonable scoundrel, one-eyed, tipsily smack his hand onto the table and pointed his right finger to Sheyan��s nose loudly scolding out.


    ��This damned yellow skinned monkey, I did not y any tricks, what do you want to do?��


    Sheyan��s eyes shed an icy look, furiously grabbing the imprudent finger pointing at his nose, and then exerted strength upwards. His current strength had already reached a 14 points high, one-eyed groaned miserably as he reflexively stood up and his whole body trembled with shock. At this moment, a loud and clear shout came from outside:


    ��Hold it!��


    That tone obviously belonged to Scarface Harry, his footsteps were wide and heavy causing one to think of the skan enormous carnivores brown bear. Instead, Sheyan had already viciously exerted strength! ��Krack!�� One-eyed shrieked out in agony, his finger was already clearly bent beyond its limit, it was obviously already mercilessly broken.


    Scarface Harry fumed, he was already tall and sturdy, and now he widened his bell shaped eyes showing his ferocious appearance. A faint silverish glow emitted from his body as he clenched his fist and charged in like a solid piece of wall. At this moment, one would suddenly realized that this tall and study outspoken man was actually a savage killing machine. Consecutively, Sheyan noticed the thick reddish veins in Scarface Harry��s eyes.


    Sheyan swung out his hand. ��Pam!�� He blocked Scarface Harry��s fist, retreated several steps from the impact as the two got caught in a deadlock, starting fiercely at each other. It was as though sparks were forming in mid air between the gaze of their eyes! Sheyan��s eyes was zing up, as he coldly enunciated word by word.


    ��Nobody can insult my skin colour! Nobody!��


    He immediately penned this conflict on racism, Scarface Harry turned speechless as Xiaer had quickly rushed in here as well. He was currently eagerly anticipating Scarface Harry acting against Sheyan and was spectating by the side. Instead, Scarface Harry was extremely experienced, coldly snorting as he withdrew his fists causing Xiaer to be disappointed. Once Rat Shande saw his backing, he couldn��t resist the urge to fan the mes.


    ��Even if he misspoke, it shouldn��t warrant a broken finger right?��


    Sheyan turned his head around, coldly saying:


    ��The how about I call you a ck bastard, would you mind?��


    Rat Shande��s expression turned ugly beyondprehension, looking at his appearance he seemed to be about to pull out his sabre to attack but did not have the balls. Finally, Xiaer decided to step in, standing out as he smiled insincerely and said.


    ��Seaman Yan, your mouth is indeed ten times dirtier than Old Bloke��s toilet.��


    Sheyan nced from the side of his eyes, as he persistently replied.


    ��To these cheating instigators that belong on the hanging posts, there is no need for courtesies.��


    Xiaer��s face turned red, he immediately drew out half of the sword on his waist, suddenly a silver sword flew in out of nowhere. ��Thump!�� it cut into the wall in between them, as it vibrated back and forth, the sword was covered with a dense aura of brilliance. This was undoubtedly Ammand��s merciless sword!


    Following that, Ammand strided in as he surveyed the surroundings with his keen eyes, speaking out with a low tone.


    ��Who can tell me what��s going on?��


    Nobody replied.


    Ammand suddenly raged, punching the table in front of him as the table was broken and and blown away. He loudly boomed.


    ��WHAT��S GOING ON! TELL ME WHAT��S GOING ON! There��s still half an hour to Herb Ind, but the Bell and Mug��s crew head, chief officer and navigator are starting an internal strife! Do you want to throw my face in front of the other pirates?��


    Scarface Harry then stood out, skipping agonizing one-eyed, he scrimped through the other pirates interrogating them to reach a rity on the current matter. He then whispered a few words to Ammand. The listening Ammand��s expression became clear, as he swung his cold gaze towards Sheyan and said.


    ��You really want to stand up for him?��


    Upon hearing that, Chris��s whole body including his anus tensed up, even a blind man would know that Ammand harbored heavy suspicions towards Sheyan. Presently, he obviously wanted Sheyan to pay a huge price, yet without hesitating Sheyan replied.


    ��Our body flows with the same blood, and I owe him a life debt! Captain!��


    Ammand snorted, then heposedly said.


    ��This matter is straightforward, you reckon that they schemed and cheated, but you have no proof right?��


    Sheyan humbly replied.


    ��Yes.��


    Ammand then coldly swept a look at Rat Shande and the other two, just like ncing through rubbish.


    ��Although I have heard before of these three��s conduct. How about this, we follow in ordance to the pirate��s convention, what you have lose is considered lost. Instead, I will give you an opportunity to win it back. You gamble another round with them, if you lose this matter is settled, if you win, then the item returns to the owner. No matter the oue, this matter ends with that! What do you all think?��


    This method fulfills the pirate��s customs, winning back what was lost. To Rat Shande and his crooks, they have full confidence in gambling, furthermore they did not dare to not give face to Ammand and agreed without objections. To Sheyan who had an entire 13 points in perceptive sensing, he also had no issues in terms of gambling. Going by logic, Ammand��s method was prejudiced towards Sheyan as Sheyan did not have to produce any form of betting chip. Even if he lost he would not be losing anything else.


    Ammand��s action widely contradicted the public��s expectation. However, only Scarface Harry ,who had followed him, for years knew the underlying reason. Sheyan looked like he was offending everyone on the ship through his actions, but this meant that he had no hidden ambitions of forming his own faction. As a captain, Ammand��s worst fear was someone thriving with ambition, therefore his personal position would be under immense threat. Based on Ammand��s personality, no matter how magnanimous he would not go easy on him.


    However, with the recent event, Ammand had personally seen Xiaer and a few other pirates who were enraged by Sheyan even want to draw the swords, thus his heart finally rxed. There��s a phrase called your ass determines your brain*, to the fully ambitious Ammand towards the seven seas, if his underlings were cruel, untamed, vicious in their actions and even excessively greedy, these were not important and could even be be considered good. If a soon to be pirate lord did not have such open mindedness towards his underlings, then he should just pack up, buy himself a nobility and enjoy life. As long as that brat Yan did not run around purchasing people��s loyalty, then such an outstanding talent no matter how unyielding will remain as one of his personal des!


    (* means your position determines how you think)

 Chapter 71: Pirate Congregation

    <h4>Chapter 71: Pirate Congregation</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    Amongst the greedy and uncouth pirates, very few would understand Ammand��s heart. This did not include Sheyan and Chris these 2 contestants. Chris had a faint inkling in his heart that if Sheyan wanted to disy that he had no ambitions to Ammand, then there were better ways to do so, why would he be standing up for him? However, he no longer pondered further, Sheyan had already pulled him over, in the dimly lighted cabin he softly asked.


    ��What did you y with them?��


    Under the violent and aggressive stares of the pirates, some even had furious stares while some looked to harbour malicious designs, Chris��s heart was terrified. He could only stammer.


    ��Its, Its ckjack.��


    There is nothing much to borate on the rules of ckjack. You can y anything, the limit is 21 points. Exceeding 21 points would mean burst, only calcting the amount you burst. Rat Shande was crafty and sly, when shuffling he could use his own unique and distinct technique, easily causing Chris to pick 20 points while he would finish him off with 21 points. However, Sheyan had worked for a long time, he was clearly understood these tactics, he could even see through Hong Kong gambling games. Before gambling he suggested that he would be the one to shuffle the cards.


    This sort of irregr request, Rat Shande and the rest obviously objected fiercely, however after strong arguments with Sheyan, they could only take a step back and allow Scarface Harry to be the dealer! With this, nobody could me anyone, at this moment Rat Shande and gang knew that they had been caught in Sheyan��s passive aggressive trap. Once Scarface Harry shuffled, both parties could only gambles based on their individual skills, yet Sheyan��s perceptive sensing held an immovable advantage. Without any suspense he easily won back those two antique gold pound sterlings. Rat Shande and gang looked at each other, but they knew that today��s matter had already been concluded at that. If they had any further ill intentions, then they would simply suffer the same fate of that one-eye��s broken finger.


    Nightfall, a distant cannon urgently fired off. Far away in the sky, several shes of zing fire. The pirates were finally gathering at Herb Ind to distribute their loot. After Ammand strictly delegated guarding appointments to his pirates, he retired into his own cabin. This was the first that he could finally stand on equal footing with the other 3 legendary pirate ships, if he wasn��t feeling nervous, he would still be adjusting to this slightly. Sheyan brought Chris to stroll around the deck, after observing the waves surging back and forth, he finally coldly said.


    ��Are you curious why I would stand up for you?��


    This was Chris��s primary concern. However, his personal safety relied solely on Sheyan and would never personally voice out his concern. Sheyan was also not expecting an answer, he merely continued.


    ��Because they do not dare to deal with me, therefore, they can only attempt to win you over to investigate me.��


    Chris��s heart stirred, he was about to speak up but Sheyan continued.


    ��Have you seen the scene of an alpha wolf being reced in a wolfpack? Once a young high wolf wants to rece an old alpha wolf, it would try every possible means to provoke the old wolf. At the start they would not face off, but the young wolf will only try to pige the old wolf��s food, and even mate with the female wolves of the alpha wolf etc. Once the reaction of the alpha male bes weaker, then the entire wolfpack will assault him!��


    ��That is why.�� Sheyan summarized,��Don��t think too highly of yourself, I am just helping myself. If you nder my reputation amongst the pirates, the first one I will chop down is you.��


    Chris hastily nodded andughed.


    ��How could that happen? Oh right�� My golden pound sterling��?��


    Sheyan looked stunned and replied.


    ��Didn��t you lose your gold pound sterling to Rat Shande and gang?��


    Chris�� expression froze, his smile looked uglier than crying itself.


    ��


    ��But������


    But Sheyan had already turned around and begun walking down the deck��Chris�� facial muscles convulsed. After awhile he then shut his eyes and exhaled, consoling himself he said.


    ��At least I did not benefit that group of trash!��


    Although the loss of those two valuable gold pound sterling were worse than physical pain, he at least found out the reason why Sheyan was willing to stand up for him. It was definitely the enticement of those two antique gold pound sterling! Thispletely resolved the earlier suspicions of Chris. Yet, Chris suddenly thought of something, if Sheyan really stood up for him because of those two gold pound sterling, then why would be bother exining so much to him just now? Anyway in Sheyan��s eyes, Chris was just an insignificant contestant!


    If it was said that the day time showcased the awe-inspiring turbulence of the Caribbean sea, then nightfall was a contrasting serenity, gentle waves rubbed against the hull of ships, as though the entire sea was a softfortable bed. Several pirate ships had anchored near Herb Ind, brightly lit torches illuminated the way. The middle region of the ind was lit up with 7-8 huge bonfires. Silhouettes of human figures could be seen dancing about, partying and drinking rum.


    This was the life of a pirate. Going with the flow, life and death on the seas. Excluding all fear or sorrows, what was left was frantic partying and getting drunk on rum! The Bell and Mug swiftly glided through the sea waves as it approached Herb Ind, a group was already waiting on shore to wee them. Ammand was clothed in new from head to toe, fully contented with himself he stood on the springboard that was nearer to the shore. Behind him stood Scarface Harry, navigator Xiaer and several others. Sheyan instead humbly mixed in with the pirates at the back, as though he had no intentions to show off. With regards to this ��Seaman Yan from the east��, the pirates were filled with reverence and fear. Ammand was pleased with Sheyan��s humble showing, faintly nodding his head as he took big strides towards the weing party on shore. Naturally he was going off to participate in the congregation of pirates higher authorities.


    Once Ammand left, the other pirates dispersed like ants on a frying pot. It was impossible to have expectations that they would obediently wait for orders like the military. They scattered towards the 7-8 bonfires along the ind. There was free rum, roasted meat, dice/ying cards and tobo. This was the rewards paid by the different pirate captains, and were the irreceable crucial aspects of a pirate��s life.


    Sheyan gazed upon the empty deck, turning his head to Chris he said.


    ��Do you want to take a walk on the ind?��


    Chris was excited but painfully shook his head, because his bitter encounter on the Bell and Mug was still fresh in his mind. He had no powers to protect himself, and who knew he may even be assassinated silently under the night sky.


    Sheyan casually waved his hands saying, ��Up to you.�� He then jumped off the springboard and stepped onto the beach.


    Herb Ind��s scenery was extraordinary, not the least bit inferior to thoseter generations first-rate tourism beaches. It even had infatuating spotlessly white sand. Sheyan had no intentions of appreciating the beautiful scenery, he walked towards several huge bonfires. Sheyan��s aim was very simple, that was the mission object on hand gathered from the decaying undead, Chewed Ear. The drop loot, ��still beating heart.��


    Although there were two mission options regarding this mission object, after careful deliberation, Sheyan chose the Flying Dutchman��s vice officer Old Bill ahead of ckbeard. To Sheyan, if he missed on on today��s mass gathering, then it would be hard to encounter this Old Bill.


    While he was still about 200 metres away from the center bonfire, the clear chaotic banters and celebrations of pirates could be heard. These merciless and savage pirates were no different from a ground of drunkards. Sheyan noticed several familiar faces, they were the pirates of the Bell and Mug, he then went to sit amongst them. Cutting of a fat and juicy chunk of meat from the roasting stick, he then casually snatched several rum bottles from the sluggish pirates to drink. Sighing after that as though he was still unsatisfied.


    Sitting beside Sheyan was a pirate that previously stayed and guarded the Bell and Mug during the attack. He personally witnessed the glory of Sheyan guarding the ship, and the impressive feat of taking on that decaying undead. Therefore, he had full admiration for him, seeing Sheyan looking unsatisfied, he immediately moved his ass to pour a huge pouch of rum for him.


    Presently, the wine pouches were made with animal hide, and further enhanced with juice from a ��Jidi grass�� to prevent leakages. A filled pouch could contain about 1 - 1.5 lt. The way to drink from it was also unique, after removing the pouch cover, use both hands to raise the pouch in front of your face, straightening your arms and use your hands to squeeze it lightly. The rum would then squirt out like a water gun, after drinking enough, lower both hands and then the rum would stop flowing. If the user��s arms were not straighten fully, the rum would not urately shoot out, often drenching the face as well as the clothes. Prior to this Sheyan had drank about half a pouch of rum, however he once again cleared out cleanly his new pouch of rum. This garnered the surprising gasps of the nearby pirates, whispering into each other��s ear to inquire who was this raw faced person.

 Chapter 72: Chance Romantic Encounter

    <h4>Chapter 72: Chance Romantic Encounter</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    Facing the sudden inquiries of the pirates, the Bell and Mug pirates felt prideful as they naturally started bragging out loud with saliva sshing everywhere. Saying ��this is our ship��s new crew head, originating from the mysterious east, Seaman Yan. Vicious yet powerful, not only did he lead a bunch of sickly and aging pirates to chase away a few hundreds of Spanish pigs, he even challenged the voodoo cult��s decaying undead alone and yed it. He was extremely impressive.��


    The valiantness of the Spanish troops was witnessed by several pirates before, besides most of them had even killed several Spanish troops, thus, they felt that Sheyan��s leading and managing wasn��t that impressive. But what amazed them was the challenging the voodoo cult decaying undead alone, such bravery and might left their mouths and eyes wide in awe. There was a story about the three kingdoms - the Cao army had defeated Liu Bei so overwhelmingly that even his sons and wives were in danger, and Zhao Yun his general bravely rescued them. Everyone remembered that battle for Zhao Yun��s heroism instead of the Cao army��s impressive victory. This was exactly like that story. Everyone loved hearing of a single hero��s achievements, but nobody would put much attention on a team��s sess.


    Furthermore, Sheyan��s opponent was a decaying undead! A horrifying gruesome beast made by the Voodoo cult! In the hearts of these pirates, the voodoo cult was the number one mysterious and fearsome unknown. More crucially, the spanish merchant Fernandez controlled not one but a whole 3 decaying undead! Apart from the ��Chewed Ear�� Sheyan eliminated, there was still ��Chewed Finger�� and ��Corrupted Nose�� these other two decaying undead. These twin horrors had caused the pirates to suffer a great deal, naturally leaving a deep impression in their hearts.


    The veteran pirates further noticed the Bell and Mug pirates using the same phrase without coordinating, ��Solo challenge and ying�� and not ��Solo challenge and defeat��. This meant that they were not only bragging but speaking the truth. Because the word ��defeat�� could mean that the enemy could have escaped leaving nothing behind. However, the word ��ying�� meant that there would be a corpse to proof of this battle. This meant that no matter how much overstatements the rumours from the Bell and Mug added, the remaining truth all tallied up.


    Shortly, pirates brought their own wine pouches to give a toast to Sheyan. These pirates all came in respect as some of that had lost their friends or family to the decaying undead during the day��s assault. ording to the rumours from the Voodoo cult, a person��s soul would be cursed and forever be in suffering if they died at the hands of a decaying undead. Only a brave warrior who has yed a decaying undead can free them, thus they personally invited Sheyan to give blessings to their deceased friends.


    This ��Seaman Yan from the east�� was extremely forthright, drinking and chatting loudly totally not aligned with his rumours of being cruel. In actual fact, Sheyan had realized drinking with these pirates could raise his reputation score. The range of increase from each pirate could reach from 10 - 30 points. Even raising by 10 points was pretty good, regrettably the raising rate was also linked to the charm level, if not, Sheyan could have possibly raised a thousand points from this drinking session. Although that was the case, he raised a total of 300 points in reputation breaking through to 524/3000 points.


    Apart from that, Sheyan received a surprise reward, that was from the wine pouches of those pirates, it contained various types of rum. Coincidentally some contained the kinds rted to his milestone: Intoxicated man, the required Lambs potato rum and the Cockspum rum. He sessfully upgrade the milestone: ��drunkard�� to the milestone ��intoxicated man��, its attributes respectively increased. Consecutively the nightmare imprint transmitted notifications.


    ��Youpleted a advancement in milestone to intoxicated man.��


    ��You receive a title: Intoxicated man.��


    ��Intoxicated man: Once you drink an alcoholic drink, your HP will decrease by 2%, damage rate will increase by 6%, duration of 60 minutes.��


    ��At one time there can only be one title in effect, do you want to equip the title: Intoxicated man?��


    ��Initializing advanced milestone: Alcohol master.��


    ��Aplishing requirements: Drinking the following kinds of alcohol.��


    1.France ��Sharke Cognac brandy��


    2.Britain ��Chivas - Royal Salute Whisky��


    3.Russia ��Bereginka Vodka��


    4.France ��Crystal Champagne��


    5.Spain Barca ��Cava sparkling wine��


    6.China ��Maotai 1950 pulp liquor��


    Pointer: This milestone can be aplished in any world.


    Sheyan was speechless looking at the names of these six alcohol, based on his general knowledge, he vaguely remember Maotai liquor from advertisements, but the term 1950 pulp liquor waspletely fuzzy. The other brands of alcohol, he had not even heard of them before. However, Sheyan could confirm one point, he would definitely have to spend a lot of money to purchase these various alcohols. More critically, even if had the money he may not be able to acquire it. He could only bitterly shake his head, tossing aside this list of requirements.


    Presently, the alcohol brewing technology wasgging greatly, the rum hadn��t gone through distition and thus its purity wasn��t high. Yet Sheyan drank at least 1.5 lt of rum, he could feel his dder bursting and needed to pee. Currently the sky was pitch-ck, Sheyan wobbled around the shore in search of a remote ce to release his pee. After answering nature��s call he sighed in relief. He was now thirsty from the alcohol and thought of drinking fresh coconut juice, he then went out to search, walking nearly a whole kilometer before finding a cluster of coconut trees along the beach. Although a coconut tree was difficult to climb, Sheyan had 8 points in agility and seeded in scaling this challenging tree. As he prepared to throw down the coconut, he suddenly heard constrained moans of breath from a distance.


    Although Sheyan wasn��t married, he was not a junior. Obviously the sounds he heard were soft moans produced from a woman not because she was in pain, directly putting she was crying out in ecstasy. This woman��s moan was flirtatiously charming to the core, listening to it was like several formless threads wandering into a person��s heart, attracting and binding the person. After hearing it, Sheyan naturally felt his internal heat building up.


    Naturally, he reacted like an ordinary man, ncing down from the elevated angle of the coconut tree, he discovered a couple making love on the beach. The female had fluffy blond hair, her two wheat colored slender legs hanging on the male��s waist. The groaning sound from her nose sounded mournful. Unable to resist the urge to focus his gaze on between the two longs, concurrently his mind couldn��t help but think of the long flirtatious legs of the female lead in ��Transformers 3��. In the end he decided that this leg was the winner.


    The two obviously reached a climatic period as Sheyan very quickly saw the male tremble violently for a while before the two finally calmed down. The female then washed her generous bare body in the sea, brushing her long hair but because of the darkness he could not see the definite details. Still he managed to view her alluring silhouette. The male casually wore his shirt and pulled his pants up confidently and easily, his actions were neat and tidy, giving one an impression of azy cheetah.


    At this time, the male suddenly spun around, looking in his direction as he used a low warning tone to shout.


    ��Who?��


    His tone was gloomy and full of maism, Sheyan shivered in his heart, taking a guarding stance. Instead the male did not look further but hurriedly wore his clothes.


    ��Mr Sparrow, I��m very sorry to disturb you at this time, but your father has orders. If he doesn��t see you in 10 minutes time, then poor Joshamee will be hanged on the mast for the next 3 days.��


    At this point, Sheyan felt a little suffocation, within the entire Caribbean sea world, there was only one person whose name was called Mr Sparrow! Below him, the malezily replied.


    ��Don��t worry Joshamee, my father is an amiable and lenient old man, he��s only scaring you.��


    Joshamee��s voice was filled with fear.


    ��Mr Sparrow I agree with your observation but I still have to say that the deadline he gave me is reaching. Please hurry up and return with me. The captain��s meeting is about to end. Even though Mr captain is kidding, but i know there��s some seriousness in his joke.


    ��Shut up Joshamee, at least let me kiss goodbye to my beloved Sally. Just thinking that her husband can enjoy such an honor every day, I��m turning mad with jealousy.��


    Mr Sparrow��s words undoubtedly made this woman, Sally, extremely delighted, her voice was slightly hoarse but carried an enticing personality.


    ��Oh Jack, don��t bother about me, hurry up and return. There must be certain important matters your father has to consult with you.��


    Sheyan��s squinted his eyes, his lips forming a curved smile.


    ��Never expected to encounter you under such a scenario, my main lead - Mr Jack Sparrow.��

 Chapter 73: Vile Heart of a Young Married Woman

    <h4>Chapter 73: Vile Heart of a Young Married Woman</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    Faced with the pains of separation, the couple of this thrilling secret affair hugged each other in reluctance, kissing and gently caressing each other. Before they split, Jack Sparrow suddenly took out a ne from his pants and hung it across Sally��s neck.


    ��Beloved Sally, this was from my grandmother, it is one of my most valuable gift. I hope it can represent me being with you.��


    The woman was touched, from her finger she took out a pearl ring and offered it.


    ��Me too, Jack. I will live on thinking of you.��


    The couple kissed again and then separated. Jack finally saw the panicky Joshamee as though he was about to cry, using a hurtful tone saying.


    ��If nobody had disturbed us Sally, I��m willing to apany you all the way till death.��


    Afterwards the future captain of the ck Pearl then left with Joshamee.


    Sally seemed like she still wanted to enjoy the cooling sea breeze and the white beach,zily leaning against the sand and rested. Suddenly her previous wanton self surfaced again as she fondled her body��s curves. After a while she stroked her long hair as she whispered to herself.


    ��Out of the numerous amount of guys, Jack is still the most charming. That damned Catika recently keeps pestering me, if he still doesn��t know his own ce, then it��s time to send him to the seabed and keep Jovanpany!��


    Faraway at the top of the coconut tree, a chill went up Sheyan��s spine after hearing it. He deeply inhales, using his ability: Insight on her. A series of details then appeared in his eyes.


    Sally Hepburn


    Lord Carterly Fokke��s wife


    Height: 5 foot 1 inch


    Weight: 47 kg


    Strength: 4 points


    Agility: 4 points


    Physique: 5 points


    Perceptive sensing: 12 points


    Charm: 22 points


    Intelligence: 5 points


    Spirit 10 points


    Basic meditation lvl 3


    C grade special ability: Divine


    ��Divine��: This is a mysterious move originating from the gypsies, able to use ying cards or crystal ball to make rted judgements on all sorts of situations. The divine conclusion will produce a relevant pointer. Spirit and intelligence attributes will influence the divine��s effect in terms of detailedness and uracy. Have to emphasize again, for most people, they will find it difficult to find the truth from those disorderly and cryptic sentences. Unless you invest great amounts of energy and money, or you possess an extraordinarily keen logical mind with great sense of deduction.


    B grade special ability: Appraise lvl 4


    Appraise: An extraordinary and outstanding battle ability. Able to evaluate precious items that have not been identified yet and explore its attributes thoroughly. After learning this ability, there is a 33% of sess rate.


    ��Lord Caterly Fokke��s wife!�� Sheyan��s head rapidly spun upon seeing those few words. Of course, the people who were hailed as Mrs Fokke were plentiful. There were Madam Uli, Madam Zhang etc. However this missus had an additional lord in front, this should be the owner of Tortuga port - Lord Fokke��s wife!


    A pirates essentialsprised of strong alcohol, women, golden louises (French currency) and the british pound sterlings. Those heavy and cumbersomemodities that were transported through sea were considered insignificant. Therefore, this resting port of Tortuga was a suitable stolen goods dumping ground. To Tortuga port, epting stolen products was not a morous thing, thus they had to pull the wool over people��s eyes (chinese idiom meaning fooling others) and run out to sea to trade with the pirates. This logic was akin to a prostitute not working in her own hometown/ house. From the particrs of the Lord��s madam, this woman came to this ind polluted by pirates for only one reason, that was to use her appraisal ability to negotiate and bargain, helping the Fokke family to earn more profits!


    This Lord Caterly Fokke��s madam managing to sessfully entice Jack Sparrow to a lovers�� rendezvous meant that she had alreadypleted her official duty. Seizing the opportunity when the main personnel of Tortuga port was still discussing with the pirates to sneak out. Madam Fokke would obviously not participate in the pirate��s squabbles and losing her reputable and demure image. These victory loots were plundered from the big Spanish merchant, Fernandez, its value was bountiful, therefore, it was highly probable that the trade discussion would turn into a spat. Hence, this youthful and pretty Lord Fokke��s wife can enjoy the tenderness of a lover, and afford additional time to rest leisurely while appreciating the amazing night scenery of this ind.


    Sheyan��s eyes produced a unexinable radiance, as tough ignited by ck mes, ascending with passion and filled with a strange wickedness. He once again surveyed his surroundings, and proceeded to leap down from the coconut tree, taking wide strides to the wife of Lord Caterly Fokke.


    Lord Caterly Fokke��s wife was an extremelyposed woman, although she felt a little frantic from this sudden happening, she disyed a confidently brave calmness.


    ��You are blocking me mister! I��m afraid a pirate should still show basic respect to a woman.��


    Sheyan softly replied.


    ��If a woman of such noble status can casually betray her husband��s trust, then she doesn��t deserve any respect!��


    Her expression turned pale, her tone became stricter as she bit her lower lips and sternly chided.


    ��So what! You damned scumbag pirate, nobody will believe you. You had better get lost out of my sight, if not I will surely nail you the cross in Tortuga port��s courtyard, and let the sea breeze blow you dry!��


    Sheyan��s eyes suddenly glimmered with ruthlessness, he suddenly threw a heavy fist at the chest of thisdy of nobility! Such a powerful punch caused her tremendous pain and a nauseating feeling! That beautiful and haughty face cringed in pain, as her body lost control and copsed to the ground, pressing onto the deep cleavage causing it to be more distinct. Sheyan then coldly tugged onto her hair! His actions carried such strength that even the hair roots stuck out.


    ��Such a sexy and beautiful body shivering and wailing in my hand�� This feeling is pretty good.�� Sheyan��s expression wasn��t clear in the darkness, only his impressive body was distinct, exhibiting an evil aura. Giving one an impression of those European murals of demon��s silhouettes, massive, fiendish, mysterious and below them was a zing altar disying nude blond women!


    Besides this Madam Lord Fokke��s self-esteem and reserved nature had been utterly destroyed from that one punch, like a delicate crispy porcine, appearing gorgeous but was actually brittle. She could only use a miserable soft tone to plead.


    ��I�� beg you, what do you want? Gold? Status? I can give it to you!��


    Sheyan��s eyes flickered with brilliance, remembering the woman��s earlier conversation with herself, he coldly issued.


    ��Jovan requested me to send his respects.��


    Madam Lord Fokke��s body shivered, suddenly shouting out loud in hysteria.


    ��You are that friend of Jovan? Right? I didn��t wish to kill him! But he kept on pestering me, i already told him that our earlier date was a one off mistake! But he ultimately did not listen, that is why I poisoned him. I was forced to do so!��


    Sheyan remained emotionless and continued.


    ��Then Catika? Jack Sparrow? Slut! Don��t tell they were all a one off mistake! I think all these lies in your hunger for the new, and being sick of the old!��


    Madam Lord Fokke remained speechless, her sexy lips pouted, her expression was extremely awkward. Sheyan loosen his grip, as she lifelessly slumped to the ground. He then fished out the not yet evaluated brass ring he acquired from ��Dice�� coutts, tossing it in front of her saying.


    ��Evaluate this item for me.��


    Naturally, appraising this item did not take much time and effort from this woman, he very quickly obtained the real attributes for this ring.


    Cursed brass ring


    Equipment rarity: White


    Equipment effect: Spirit + 3


    Equipment effect: Physique - 4


    (TN: i think it should be minus 4)


    Equipment position: finger


    Material: Brass


    Weight: 3 g


    Description; This ring was originally crafted by the famous Jeweller Calixier, although its materials are average, its craftsmanship is first-ss. However its previous owner suffered a vicious death, and was cursed by a demon.


    Equipment battle score: 3


    The respected Madam Lord Fokke, sluggishly leaned against the coconut tree, sobbing softly. Sheyan once again gripped her hair and pulled her face near to his. That beautiful and frightened face was pulled with an inch to Sheyan, her whole body naturally pressed onto Sheyan. Sheyan could smell the faint perfume from her, and the astonishing sticity of her well developed physical body. This caused Sheyan to feel a burning passion rising from his lower abdomen. His mouth was dry, opening up his mouth, his gaze had a certain thirst as he remained silent, but his adam��s apple squirmed as he swallowed his saliva.

 Chapter 74: Cunning Framing

    <h4>Chapter 74: Cunning Framing</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    At this moment, Madam Lord Fokke��s eyes shined with a malicious brilliance, bending her right knee, aiming at Sheyan��s crotch and smashed upwards! This woman understoodpletely a man��s weak point, if a stimted male received a blow there, surely they would hold onto their balls and squat motionlessly as their face flushed with redness. They would need at least several minutes of recovery before regaining mobility, a physically weak male could even die from this!


    ��Thump!�� The woman knee collided as Sheyan��s face turned ashen. Beads of perspiration formed on his forehead but he continued to hold on tightly to her hand, and retaliated with one tight p! This was obviously the immense advantage of Sheyan��s innate ability, fundamentally protecting his lower half pretty well.


    Sheyan ced his full strength in that one p. Madam Lord Fokke��s face appeared a swelling trace of a few fingers, she could feel half of her face turning numb, and a buzzing sound in her left ear. There was a tiny itch as well as she widened her mouth to cry out but discovered that her two white tooth had fallen out and was mixed with blood.


    Sheyan then loosen his grip on her hand, but now Madam Lord Fokke no longer had the energy to escape. She could only sluggishly cover her left face, as tears trickled down her cheeks. Sheyan then circled round her back, pulling on her fluffy blond hair, bending his body forward using a dubious low tone to speak.


    ��This time you sneaked out to satisfy your affair, that is why you wouldn��t have told anyone your whereabouts, and this ce you selected is definitely remote! So don��t expect anyone toe and save you in a short time, there won��t be any passersby. So, even if you died, your corpse will only be discoveredter into the night. More crucially��I will ce the ��broken�� ne given from Jack Sparrow in your hands. Furthermore, Jack Sparrow still possess your valuable pearl ring, therefore everyone will think that he murdered you after raping you. Nobody would even notice my existence!��


    ��You, you��re a lunatic! What do you really want, please don��t kill me, I can agree to any requests!�� Madam Lord Fokke cried out loudly! Although she was cruel and scheming, she was still a woman, the prospect of death had already locked her in fear, even breathing became difficult!


    Sheyan��s right hand had already viciously resided on her long and fair neck, coldly saying.


    ��Presently the pirates have been begun noticing the cracks in the Tortuga��s port mighty appearance. Yet they managed to acquire adequate rewards from the Spanish people, thus their greed had been temporarily satisfied, they will not start an uprising anytime soon. This does not coincide with my interests, thus your death will be a well-timed fuse - the son of the ck Pearl��s captain raping and murdering the wife of Tortuga port��s owner. The honourable Little Lord Fokke, although he is a person who shies from conflicts, will personally dere war!��


    ��Therefore, please���� die!�� his tone was firm, as Sheyan exerted strength in his hand, twisting the head of this sexy and noble beauty an entire 180 degrees! Her back was originally facing Sheyan, but after a gruesome series of her neck bone snapping off, she faced hideously Sheyan. Her cry was still choked in her throat! Sheyan clearly observed, the pair of captivating eyes staring into him was filled with an unexinable horror.


    Sheyan loosen his hand. The body of Madam Lord Fokke slumped to the ground lifelessly. Concurrently an awful stench surged into his nose, he raised his brows as he discovered a yellow, murky, filthy and sticky liquid gently flowing out from the buttocks of this sexually arousing gorgeous woman. Obviously she had lost control of her dder at the face of death. Sheyan hurriedly arranged the body, setting up this crime scene, as he was about to turn around and leave he received notifications from his nightmare imprint.


    ��You killed an important storyline character (B - category): Lord Caterly Fokke��s wife.


    ��Your actions will influence the storyline of this world.��


    ��You received 1 achievement (Meritorious deed) point.��


    ��Your reputation is increased by 300 points, do you wish to make this public. Yes/ No��


    ��If you select yes, then every individual in this world who knows of this will cause an increase in 10 reputation points.��


    Sheyan was momentarily stunned, he suddenly realized by selecting ��yes��, the rewarding reputation will soar by leaps and bounds! He could imagine that every pirate or person in Tortuga port would be interested and enthusiastically discuss this matter. In this ind alone, the pirates exceeded over a thousand people! Adding on the merchants and citizens of Tortuga port, at least there would be three thousand people! This would cause an entire thirty thousand increase in reputation����


    What is the worth of 30000 reputation? Sheyan could imagine that his position amongst the pirates would be equal to the likes of Ammand, he would immediately be a core character in this young generation of the Caribbean pirates! He could even easily recruit a great deal of followers from random bars, and even acquire deep-seater reports about this word! He may even gain privileges in purchasing all sorts of equipments/items from every port in the world!


    However huge benefits meant huge risks, once this matter was made public, this would revoke Sheyan��s ability to walk safely in the streets of Tortuga. Furthermore, on his enemy list, would have an iparably valiant main lead, Jack Sparrow. This would cause one of the three legendary pirate ships, the ck Pearl, to be hostile to him! Based on Sheyan��s current situation, the chances of dying was at least above 99 percent!


    Sheyan gently sighed, shutting his eyes he selected ��No��, receiving 300 points in reputation and concluding this matter. In actual fact, if not for this chance encounter whereby he witnessed the secret affair of MadamLord Fokke, then the difficulty of killing of this woman would be great. Approximately the same as charging into Cyberdyneputerpany in the Terminator world! Because this woman normally resided deep within Tortuga castle, beside her wererge amounts of bodyguards. Killing her openly would be the same as assaulting Tortuga castle.


    Probably because this woman��s intangible benefits were immeasurably great, the grade of her key loot wasn��t high. It only produced a ne called Sally��s dream which was a white grade item that has no attributes. Its worth was 200 utility points. Without hesitation, Sheyan sold it off to the nightmare imprint. Holding onto this dead person��s item was a headache, once someone discovered it, he could easily ckmail Sheyan.


    Although Sally��s dream seemed like a white grade item, it was infact an extremely crucial mission object. It was rted to Chris��s party mission, if Sheyan knew of this, demanding ten thousand utility points will only cause them to grit their teeth andply. Regrettably Sheyan was not informed of this news, even if he knew, he may have still chosen to sell it off. This was because the ability ��divine�� existed in this world, who can confirm that there will not be a second user of this ability in Tortuga castle? Even if there wasn��t a divine user, there was still the prevalent ck witchcrafts. Once a divine or witchcraft user interacts with a dead person��s object as a medium, they could probably acquire hints or clues which may lead them to the dead person��s ne which was with Sheyan. Hence, to avert sleepless worries, Sheyan would still tolerate the pain of selling of this item to eliminate evidence.


    Sheyan very carefully set up the scene, he then hurriedly stripped off his clothes and retreated to the sea. After swimming along the shoreline for a while, he once again ascended to the shore. This eliminated chances of hunting dogs picking up his scent. After returning to the bonfire, most of the pirates after partying were pretty tipsy, why would they notice someone walking past them? Only after sitting for a short while beside the bonfire, the nearby Bell and Mug pirate then raised his wine pouches as he drunkenly spoke out.


    ��Crew~~Crew head, where did you run off to? After hearing you yed the decaying undead, several guys are looking for you.��


    Sheyan��s heart stirred.


    ��Which guys?��


    That pirate drank a mouthful from his wine pouch, as he was about to speak, he suddenly sprawled out onto the ground, letting out a gentle snore. He had passed out from the alcohol.


    At this moment, a pirate stranger beside him looked at him with a respected expression, and then he spoke out courteously.


    ��Greetings Mr Yan, one of the Flying Dutchman��s crew member, Pker, said that their vice officer Old Bill was very interested in your heroism. He wished to chat with you personally. Afterwards, Walker from Queen Anne��s Revenge brought over a message, saying that his captain, ckbeard, invites you for a discussion.��

 Chapter 75: Old Beast Versus Cheapskate

    <h4>Chapter 75: Old Beast Versus Cheapskate</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    Sheyan nodded slightly, slicing off a huge chunk of roast meat from the stick, sprinkling spices on it and started chewing. After eating, he dusted off his hands and joined the tipsy pirates beside him in merry-making. Interlocking hands as they danced about and sung wantonly explicit songs. He looked as if he did not bother about what he heard before. After waiting for a long time, that pirate seized the opportunity when Sheyan sat down to rest as he couldn��t help saying:


    ��Although this may seem pretty presumptuous, but Mr Yan, aren��t there two major characters waiting for you?��


    Sheyan turned his head,ughing out as he said:


    ��What is your name?��


    ��Saloon.��


    ��Mr Saloon, if they were really sincere in wishing to talk to me, then they would take the initiative to find me, and not leisurely ordering me around like a servant. The only person who has the authority to do that in the entire Caribbean sea is the stingy yet great captain Ammand! When I swore loyalty to him, I already gave this privilege to him.��


    Sheyan sincerely spoke without hesitation. That pirate had no rebuttal, as he stared on Sheyan��s back in a daze. Suddenly a deep yet stable voice emitted.


    ��Crew head, next time when you discuss about me in front of others, remember to discard the word stingy in front of great in the future.��


    This voice����it was Ammands��! Sheyan did not expected to encounter him here, stunned, he turned around. Ammand and even Scarface Harry were actually standing there, throwing a heavy object over. Sheyan caught it with one hand, instantly realizing that it was money pouch that wasn��t light at all. ��Shing��shing���� it rattled with a shake. Opening it up, golden rays shone forth, it contained wlessly pure pound sterlings, at least a hundred coins. Regrettably, these coins were marked out as only usable as currency in this world. If not, trading it in the nightmare realm could reap at least thousands of utility points.


    ��Enjoy a little more.�� Ammand looked to be pleased with Sheyan��s former answer. His spine was as straight as before, as he strolled towards the Bell and Mug. Sheyan felt a tightness in his heart, very obviously the pirate��s stolen goods had already been disposed off. Also, they had probably settled their internal distribution, if not why would Ammand casually toss out so many gold coins at random? This undoubtedly meant that the merchants from Tortuga port were preparing to return after purchasing these stolen goods, foreshadowing the eventual discovery of the gorgeously sexy Madam Lord Fokke��s disappearance.


    He was confident that he carried out this matter with such carefulness that not one drop of water can leak out. Furthermore, there wasn��t any form of forensics orter technological investigation methods. Still he felt a vague apprehension. Truthfully speaking, if the worst possible oue happened, and there was some sort of mythical method in Tortuga port to uncover the truth. Then the news of him murdering Madam Lord Fokke would cause a huge uproar. However, the secret affair of Jack Sparrow and her would also be exposed!


    Who knew which person would Lord Fokke ced his hatred on. Sheyan knew how people would be thinking. He reckoned that the repulsive adulterer was more abominable than killing his wife in hatred. But both were oues of life and death, mistakes were not allowed! Yet Sheyan could not turn back now, if one did not take risks in this realm, how would one receive generous reapings?


    While Sheyan was pondering nervously in his mind, there was a sudden movement beside him. A tall and sturdy figure towered over him and then sat down. Sheyan turned to look and saw a middle age man with white hair, his face had mixed blood look between an indian and a white person. His nose stuck out like an eagle��s beak, his warm gaze on the contrary contained a treacherous aura. This middle age man held onto a wine pouch that had a dual headed eagle embroidery. Laughing as he looked at Sheyan, he raised his pouch and drank a mouthful.


    Sheyan was already fairly familiar with this sort of scenario, he returned a smile and then raised his own wine pouch to drink a mouthful in return. The middle aged man��s eyes brightened up, trying to probe more as he asked.


    ��Sheyan from the east? A brave man who battled the decaying undead alone and yed it?��


    Sheyan��s heart raced, he realized the identity of this middle age man with white hair. Laughing he raised his own wine pouch again.


    ��Pleasure to meet you Mr Bill.��


    The vice officer of the Flying Dutchman, Old Bill, let out a roaringughter.


    ��At first I still doubted that you managed to y such a horrific creature, but now I see that the rumours are true.��


    Sheyan replied honestly.


    ��I must exin something that many chose to leave out: That decaying undead had a severe injury to his head previously, besides its owner wasn��t around. If not, the dead person now would be me.��


    Old Bill nodded.


    ��This answers my second question. Very well, child, your honesty has won my respect. Boldly speaking, I am very interested in any sort of dubious objects dropped by this gruesome creature. If coincidentally you obtained something, then believe me that your reward will be generous.��


    Sheyan giggled, he was obviously not a small child that could be coaxed by these mere words. He raised his left hand, on the middle finger there was an extremely malicious looking bone ring. This object was obviously counted as one of the ��dubious object�� that Old Bill had mentioned. Therefore, Sheyan used it as a touchstone (Testing if something is genuine), probing how much he meant by rtively generous reward.��


    Old Bill grabbed Sheyan��s left hand, raising his brows as he closely examined it. After a while he clicked his tongue and said.


    ��This should be made with the bones from the decaying undead, although it doesn��t look much, but i will still offer you 3 pounds sterling. How about it? This price definitely have you a surprise right!��


    After listening to his valuation, Sheyan instantlybelled him with the word ��beast��. He also understood his earlier warmth was just a facade, regarding these essential items, the charm attribute was important in beginning negotiations. Sadly, Sheyan��s charm was a mere 8 points, and there was no way this vice officer would reach a level of generosity.


    With regards to this light blue grade bone ring essory which could raise the two important usable attributes in strength and physique, if it was the nightmare realm, it could be at least sold for a thousand utility points. Yet this Old Bill imed to be generous but only offered 3 pound sterling, furthermore this coins could not be brought out of this world! The difference between the two were like two worlds apart, Old Bill��s personality was also clear to see, there was not much to borate.


    Since he realized in front was a vehement iron chicken (Stingy person), Sheyan��s enthusiasm waned, without smiling one bit, he tossed out the coin purse that Scarface Harry had gave him.


    ��The respected Mr Bill, if you have a simr kind of ring, I��ll buy it with 4 pounds. How many do you have, I will buy it all! What do you think?��


    Old Bill turned embarrassed, his expression turned awkward following Sheyan��s statement. However, his skin was naturally dark and thus could not see the red blushes. Sheyan had already discovered his character, and was toozy to beat around the bush, he immediately retrieved the mission object ��Still beating heart�� out. This mysterious and gruesome object caused the surrounding observing pirates to gasp in shock. Old Bill��s pupils contracted, swallowing his saliva loudly. Sheyan bluntly put forth:


    ��You are a experienced and knowledgeable man, the salt you ate is more than the rice I��ve seen (chinese idiom meaning my knowledge/experience is nothingpared to you), but of course I know how precious this object is���� Enough of all the bullsheet, if you cannot produce something I want, then I believe there will be someone else that wants this.��


    Saying till here, Sheyan��s eyes twinkled as he continued:


    ��I forgot to mention, just now Walker from Queen Anne��s Revenge sent a message over saying that the great captain ckbeard wishes to chat with me.��


    Old Bill��s expression sunk.


    ��What exactly are you looking for?��


    Sheyan shrugged his shoulders and replied.


    ��That depends on what you have to offer.��


    Old Bill stared at Sheyan, coldly saying.


    ��Young man, aren��t you afraid of eating what you cannot digest?��


    This sort of threatening tone made Sheyan a little unhappy, the disdain apparent with the curling of his lips, he then stood up and eximed:


    ��Very well, looks like I��ll pay a visit to the revered captain ckbeard.��


    Looking at Sheyan not responding to a hard approach, and he even stood up and walked towards the Queen Anne��s Revenge, Old Bill became a little anxious. Flustered, he jumped up and replied impulsively:


    ��You fool! ckbeard will surely swallow you up and not even spare your bones!��


    Yet Sheyan casually shrugged his shoulders:


    ��Then he would have to face the explosive wrath of the Son of the ck sea, Ammand. I am a pretty qualified crew head, finding someone else to rece me is not an easy thing.��


    Faced against this Sheyan, Old Bill could only sigh. Standing up he called out:


    ��Okay alright, you win. Let��s go over to one side to discuss.��


    Sheyan casually replied:


    ��No problem, but I must warn you, a person��s patience has its limits. You previously already seeded in using 3 pound sterlings to challenge my weak tolerance and intelligence, I hope it will not happen again. If not, trust me, you can say goodbye to this heart forever.��


    Old Bill��s face twitched, as though a portion of his face was carved out. Sheyan already understood his character, besides this vice officer was now clear with the character of this damned Seaman Yan from the east. The most difficult and demanding kind. Old Bill sighed, cing his hand inside his bosom, his hand emerged with a something that looked like an ancient t tiny box, which stored a wine cup.

 Chapter 76: Soul Equpiment

    <h4>Chapter 76: Soul Equpiment</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    This was a wine cup made of metal. Its surface had already turned mouldy through centuries, it had an engraving of King David from the bible. It wasyered with a hairy fur cover, giving it a primitively bleak smell, and a look of simple elegance. Sheyan had seen this sort of wine cup in the present world before, normally it was used by the russians to contain their spirited vodka. They reckoned that in the icy cold weather, beside the satisfying shore, on the balcony beneath the enshrouding twilight of the setting sun, enjoying a cup of refined by age alcohol was a sort of blissfulness. Even though it could be an ordinary kind of alcohol, pouring it into the small wine cup gave it an enhanced and vourful taste. Maybe, this sort of vour contained life��s boredom, pleasure, refined and warmth factor. It also added a grand feeling of unyielding chill.


    ��Oh?�� After his hand came into contact with this silverish white wine cup, he realized the texture felt like metal but its back was slightly bumpy. Flipping it over to see, he saw a red imprint of the five visibles*. Above the printing were the words from the ��Soviet Union, Stalingrad victorymemoration phrase��. His heart brimmed with suspicions, this was obviously the Caribbean world, why would there be a World War 2: Battle of Stalingrad engraving? Following that, the nightmare imprint transmitted a series of notifications.


    (*Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn)


    ��You are currently examining a soul equipment: Endless Vodka.��


    ��When a contestant dies in the nightmare world, there is a probability (roughly 10%) that the equipment/ items would be obtained by the characters in that world. These equipments/items that the storyline characters obtained would retain the thoughts of the dead contestant before their death. After a period of time, it will transform into soul equipment.��


    ��Special points of a soul equipment: Under normal circumstances, it will still be unable to function after obtaining the soul equipment. The user will receive a mission, that mission can normally bepleted in the present world. It is the dying wish of the item��s owner.��


    ��Soul equipments can be brought out of the nightmare realm, and be used in the present world.��


    ��Since a soul equipment has became a vessel of memory, its form will remain constant and will not be transformed by any external factors.��


    After viewing this description, his heart had been considerably stirred emotionally, nkly staring into space. Because this soul equipment had the same meaning as his name, bearing the weight of the dying wish of a deceased. At this moment, the strong willed Sheyan, faced with such an object felt a faint feeling of mncholy. A mournful notion unknowingly sprung into his mind:


    That was, ��When I die, which equipment would I leave behind?��


    Sheyan��s momentarily despondent self was caught by Old Bill, this guy felt a surge of delight, but remained silent. The longer Sheyan observed, the more the importance of this object. This meant that Old Bill would easily seek for thergest profits. Scanning further with the nightmare imprint, the attributes of this soul equipment surfaced.


    Endless Vodka (not activated)


    Origin: Soviet Union, Stalingrad second hardware manufacturing factory


    Equipment rarity: Deep blue


    Equipment effects: Excite (active), upon activation it will increase your individual running/walking speed by 25%, durationsts for 24 hours.


    Pointer: Once you suffer any damage, the effect will cease. 5 minutes cool down duration.


    Pointer: Effects will not ovep with other additional movement speed effects. (Excluding the movement speed effects from basic footwork)


    Equipment requirement: Nil


    Equipment position: Bag (carrying it will allow its activation)


    Material: Stainless steel and silver mix


    Weight: 34 g


    Item category additional effects: After drinking a mouthful of vodka from it, one can regain 20 HP instantly. HP regeneration speed will temporarily increase by 20%.


    Pointer: Individually drinking less than 100 ml of vodka will not cause the bonus effects to happen.


    Pointer: Drinking the vodka would consume 3 seconds of time. Once being attacked in that time, the endless vodka wouldbust and cause the regeneration effects to cease and deduct an additional 40 HP of the user.


    Item category additional effects: At intervals of 24 hours, the vodka will automatically replenish itself fully.


    Description: Don��t view this object as small, the vodka can allow you to drink 3 mouthfuls.


    Equipment battle score: 15


    Upon using this soul equipment, you will receive a mission. You must aplish this mission before obtaining the benefits of this equipment.


    Sheyan had to admit, this piece of soul equipment was the strongest object he has witnessed up till now. No doubt, itplimented his personal title ��Intoxicated man�� greatly, it was also the first ever equipment that an ability that could instantly replenish his HP. Sheyan further noticed that this soul equipment could be brought back to the present world. Besides, in the present world, there was a high chance that Sheyan had to face the evil and vicious underlings of Huashan Fei. Therefore, without questions, this object carried tremendous implications to him.


    Sheyan tossed the ��endless vodka�� in his hand a few times, then he nced at Old Bill. Somewhat astonished he spoke.


    ��What else?��


    Old Bill was like a rabbit that got shot, raising his voice saying.


    ��What what else?��


    Sheyan looked shock and replied:


    ��You couldn��t have possibly had the childish thought that this broken wine cup could be exchanged for the heart of the decaying undead?��


    Old Bill��s facial muscles twitched, he clenched his fist, throwing a frightening re and replied:


    ��Don��t go overboard.��


    Sheyan replied:


    ��Maybe I should listen to ckbeard��s offer.��


    Old Bill snorted and said:


    ��Alright , alright, alright, then go! I��ll wait right here for your sorry ass to be thrown overboard!��


    Sheyan refused to speak further, tossing back the ��endless vodka�� back to him as he marched towards the Queen Anne��s Revenge. However, his heart felt somewhat nervous, because the way he lost himself when looked at the soul equipment was observed clearly by Old Bill. If he did not bring down his threatening demeanor, then he may very well be taken for a run. Hence, Sheyan��s actions was like gambling with Old Bill��s patience, it was obvious in such a scenario, the first person that speaks will ce the other in the driver��s seat.


    One step, two step, 10 steps, 20 steps! Sheyan��s wrinkles surfaced, in his heart he feared that he had misjudged the worth of that heart to Old Bill. Was he unable to force out this guy��s trump card? At the moment where he could not bear and wanted to turn around, Old Bill suddenly chased up. Panting he said:


    ��Alright, you win.��


    Saying he pulled Sheyan to a corner, apart from the ��endless vodka��, he fished out a mini cross. This cross looked in and simple, it��s musty feel was like it had been used for years. Sheyan was secretly feeling happy, yet he acted impatient as he furrowed his eyebrows.


    ��What is this?��


    Old Bill looked with a solemn expression.


    ��Within Tortuga port, there is an alchemist master who lives in seclusion. He can enhance your weapons to be sharper, your armour to be harder. From what I know, your captain Ammand��s silver sword was refined by him. However, it is extremely hard to obtain the services of this alchemist master, only a person whom he invites can enter into his residence.��


    ��Woah.�� Sheyan eximed as he continued.


    ��Is this cross his proof of invitation?��


    Old Bill nodded and replied.


    ��That��s right.��


    Sheyan pondered for a moment, suddenly saying:


    ��Bringing this object would gain his reception? Isn��t this a chance to remold it? Going by another way, I still need to pay up to remold this right?��


    Old Bill was temporarily speechless, but he remained forceful.


    ��Do you know how hard it was to obtain this opportunity? To obtain this I paid a huge price. It can be said to be born from huge risks and dangers of life and death!��


    Sheyan became angry saying:


    ��Hold on, Hold on, your words seem quite believable. Fine, hand over the wine cup and the cross, adding on another 100 pound sterling, then this precious decaying undead��s heart will be yours.��


    ��Scum! Your entire worth is not even 100 pound sterlings!��


    ��Aiya aiya, an old man can turn nasty very quickly�� no it��s getting a stroke. Since that��s the case, then add on 99 pound sterling then.��


    ��This damned swindler you are the worst in the entire Caribbean sea! Do you believe that I would foolishly ede to such an unreasonable deal? I tell you, the value of that cross is not what you think it is, if you do not add on others, I will definitely not exchange these two objects with you.��


    Sheyan looked at the raging Old Bill, his face was filled with redness as though even his e was about to explode. He knew that he had forced him overboard.


    After a war of words, Sheyan finally produced his ��exquisite 7.62mm bullet��, the ��still beating heart��, the ��yet to be evaluated, cursed brass ring�� and one ��ancient gold pound�� as his price. In exchange for that soul equipment ��endless vodka�� and that cross which was an invitation item. Because Sheyan had tugged at Old Bill��s boundaries, the impression Old Bill had of him dipped immeasurably. Walking away once theypleted the deal, not even willing to offer a single word.


    After receiving this soul equipment ��endless vodka��, Sheyan tried to activate its mission. However he was informed that he could only activate it when he returned to the present world. Sheyan sighed, looks like the owner��s dying wish should be fairly simple, most of the time it should be to take care of his rtives in the present world. His greatest worry was that this person had died by the hands of ckbeard or Davy Jones, these main leads, and his final wish was that someone help to exert revenge��oh my god. Sheyan was a person that understood his personal strengths, he would then abandon this mission without hesitation and immediately sell it off in the nightmare realm.

 Chapter 77: Whimpers of a Departed Spirit

    <h4>Chapter 77: Whimpers of a Departed Spirit</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    ��Oh?�� Sheyan rxed himself as he raised his head to admire the vast dark sky, a warm breeze gently blew across his cheeks. Sheyan couldn��t help but sigh, he felt that the seabreeze contained a tinge of moist and wildness. This feeling was familiar to Sheyan who had worked on board a ship for over 7-8 years, this was an indication of an iing hurricane. Yet this Herb Ind��s surroundings contained no such ports to shelter from it!


    Naturally, Sheyan was not the only one who could sensed this inevitable hurricane. In a matter of seconds, the anchored pirate ships all sounded off their unique horns, a deep resounding mournful shrills carrying the urgent message for the pirates on shore to hurry and return. Following Sheyan��s experience, there was still roughly half an hour before the hurricane reaches here. There would be no problem in utilizing the huge winds now to push off the sails and get the ships back to the first-rate sheltering Tortuga port. However, if one were to dy here for over ten minutes, it would be extremely easy for the hurricane to chase up and decimate and massacre the entire ship.


    Sheyan exhaled a huge long breath. The traders sent from Tortuga port should have already discovered that Madam Lord Fokke was missing, but they probably had not found her corpse yet. If not they wouldn��t be so peaceful now, they would surely raised their blood gs, sounding off their cannons in search for the culprit. Instead, this extremely coincidental hurricane left them with no choice but to cut short their search and return back to Tortuga port! If they didn��t do so, the goods they purchased would certainly be lost to the sea. To the Fokke family, whose position was currently shaky, this would pose a problem to the family��s foundation, thus no one would dare to bear this responsibility.


    If so, then the search party for Madam Lord Fokke could only be temporarily suspended, until the hurricane dies down and the winds turn m before they can resume it. This was a matter that would be dyed for 2-3 days. This was extremely splendid and favourable news to Sheyan, he believed that whatever missed out traces he left would be wiped clean by the insane Caribbean sea hurricane. Furthermore, the ne given by Jack Sparrow would not vanish suddenly in just a short time span, this itself was enough.


    When a person was merry, his mind would be absent. When Sheyan hurried back to the Bell and Mug, the drunken pirates were like headless flies on the ship, aimlessly knocking wherever they go. Because on board, the core members like Scarface Harry, Xiaer and even Ammand had probably drank much in celebration during the pirates high authorities meet, hence they were dead drunk and had knocked out in their cabins. Snoring so loudly that even if the heavens shook they wouldn��t be able to hear it. Although vice officer Robben was sober, he was a mediocre man and did not have much prestige, shouting loudly in vain as his voice turned hoarse, the more he helped the worst it got. A group of drunk pirates even circled him and started dancing.


    Upon witnessing this unfold, Sheyan��s expression sunk as he tookrge strides across the deck. Anyone who dared to block him or wildly drunk individuals were all lifted up and thrown or kicked into the sea. Of course water was a pirate��s drynd, and thus they would not drown, still they had to choked on a few mouthful of seawater and troubled themselves greatly to return to the ship. A few grumpy pirates even cursed out loud whilst in the water, loudly shouting profanities and threatening to toy with the person��s (the one that threw them overboard) female family members private parts or rape them. However when they realized the person they were scolding was Sheyan, they immediately awkwardly shut their mouths in obedience. Even those pirates who weren��t on good terms with Sheyan could only mumbled to themselves and cursed silently.


    Very quickly, the order of the ship was restored. Sheyan paced around on deck, shouting and ordering these merciless pirates as he delegated their work. asionally he would even help out in areas that required manpower, asionally shouting out encouragements to people managing the sails, and asionally he would nudge or kick a few pirates and cursed at them. What was strange was, those pirates that were kicked overboard although they had a belly of bad air, they still consented to Sheyan��s action. The effectiveness and efficiency of their work soared, and after not even 10 minutes, the Bell and Mug was the first to raise its sails.


    Presently, the imminent hurricane was widely showing its signs. Thunderous booming traversed from the distance. If it was day time, then surely a pressuring image of massive ck clouds would fill the sky. After the sails of the main mast were raised and joined the rest, the sails of the Bell and Mug looked gravely swollen from the raging winds. Generating adequate force, this skinny and long sailboard took off with frightening speed, it was like a graceful flying fish elegantly gliding towards Tortuga port. Such nimble speed, even the king of speed within the Caribbean sea, ck Pearl, had to acknowledge it.


    ��When did Ammand find such a good navigator?�� Several pirate captains gazed upon the sailing figure of the Bell and Mug and eximed.


    Not even half an hourter, the outline of a majestic cliff that looked like a giant arm appeared in a distance from Tortuga port facing the front. The guiding rays of the lighthouse was too dim, like a candle about to be extinguished by the wind. Within the turbulent sea, one could clearly see and feel that the entire Caribbean sea was like a giant ripple, brimming with an irresistible dignity. In the absence of a guiding navigator, Sheyan skillfully shouted and scolded at his crew to hold the rudder and sessfully anchor into the safety of the port. No doubt, this once again raised the admiration of these pirates and they felt that Sheyan was truly mysterious.


    Regarding these savage pirates, being able to navigate and steer the ship to sessfully enter and anchor in the darkness was a secret passed on privately to navigators. Yet they had no clue that in Sheyan��s present world, this sort of fundamentals of piloting a ship could be easily learned and grasped. To the ambitious vice captain of his previous ship he worked on, this was essentially a required course that Sheyan had to go through.


    Following the subsequent pirate ships consecutively entering the port, the hurricane had started to brew in, raising towering waves as tall as 7-8 meters thrusting fear into the watchful spectators. Although the ships were resting inside the safe haven of this port, in addition to the anchors set at the bow and tail of the ship, they could still feel the furious storm as though it was about to envelop the entire Tortuga port. At this moment, a Beihai 3-mast huge ship unwillingly sailed shakingly into the port, it was the ship that Tortuga port sent out for purchasing dirty goods. However, its condition was not spared, its main mast had been chopped down by the billowing winds, the nearby sails on the other two mast had been ripped apart, wildly pping in mid air. Looking at such a miserable state, it looked as if it would sink at any second.


    Sheyan stood at the bow of the ship, signalling to Robben with his hands.


    ��Prepare a sampan (Small boat), I want to go ashore.��


    The shocked Robben replied:


    ��Crew head, the bars are probably closed ah.��


    Sheyan gently replied.


    ��Can��t I force open the door? Also, I do not fancy staying and sleeping on this ship amidst this storm.��


    Robben shrugged his shoulders.


    ��Yourmand will be immediately carried out.��


    Sheyan nodded, returning to his cabin to grab a few things. After several minutes, he was standing on the pier of Tortuga port. Even though the hurricane was billowing causing huge chaos, following the pirate��s return, a few bars had decided to open their doors to wee them in. The yellowish pale lights struggled out within the cracks of the door entrance. Seyan was not in a rush to enter a bar, he nced at the time and made his way to the seashore.


    The sea was rolling aggressively, the massive dark blue waves crashed heavily against the thick breakwaters and then bursting into thousands of water droplets. Even the ashen colored bricks beneath his feet was distinctly vibrating. This sort of scenario would cause a drnd native to tremble in fear, but this was amon urrence to Sheyan. He folded his arms against his chest, peacefully waiting atop the breakwater.


    Before leaving the port, Sheyan had previously acquired a hidden mission from Chris, this mission��s follow-up was obtained from Mole Waller from the grocery store. Although Sheyan was fiercely taken advantage of by that old man, he still gained the benefits of a few mugs of golden rum. At the end, that old man gave him a crystal ball fragment, upon cing it in the water he received the following pointer:


    ��When the midnight bell sounds, whimpers of the departed spirits would be restored into truth, history��s dust would be wiped away, the truth will finally be revealed.��


    Currently the seashore Sheyan had stopped over was coincidentally the same ce where he previously ced the crystal ball fragment in the water during the day time. Following midnight, the surface of the water was sparkling with bits of silverish brilliance, as though the bright moon was illuminating the area. However, that brilliance gave one a serene yet ice-cold feeling, it was like sucking out the breath of a living person. The areas that were sparkling with this silver brilliance were strangely tranquil, only rippling slightly. Moreover the raging sea seemed to be suppressed by an invisibleyer, unable to churn up any billowing waves.

 Chapter 78: Concealed trap

    <h4>Chapter 78: Concealed trap</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    Witnessing such an extraordinary sight, Sheyan held his breath. He had prepared earlier, an apple, fried bacon, two loaves of rye bread ording to Chris��s instructions and threw them into the water. A peculiar sound rung softly, a soft sound of a Greece Harp. From beneath the water surface, a shadow darting back and forth. This shadow was strangely fast, like a ck belt darting around rapidly. Sheyan observed this shadow, he felt a queer dangerous sensation welling up in his heart, as though he would get polluted and suffer dire consequences. He knew this was his high perceptive sensing warning him, reflexly taking a step back in precaution so that he could dive behind the nearby rock to take cover.


    The shadow seemed as though it had no intention to surface, after consuming the food Sheyan threw in, it dispersed. The silverish glow on the water surface gradually dimmed, at this moment he could see a message in a bottle, covered in moss and algae, floating in at a fast pace. Sheyan picked up this bottle, the silverish glow dissipated regaining its earlier turbulent condition.


    Sheyan was also not willing to continue staying by the seashore, because his lone figure was extremely prominent in the darkness of the night. After entering a bar, he tossed out 2 pounds, requesting a room from the bartender. Presently, the bars were like a supermarket, hotel and even a brothel. Thus, the bartender was not surprised at all, bringing Sheyan to the back as they rounded a corner, and entered into a room.


    Most probably because their receiving customers were mostly pirates or seamen, this room was renovated to look like a ship��s cabin. Atop the wall, hung a decorative rudder, it had small oval-shaped windows, and beside it was the popr darts game set at the time. On top of a bench at the side were several distinct burn marks, it seemed like an inconsiderate customer had previously pressed their cigarette bud there. Its only praiseworthy aspect was an old fashioned greyish striped linen made bedsheet that was rtively clean. It even gave off a clean and fresh fragrance as though it had previously been in the sun.


    Sheyan sat down on the bed, he started to carefully inspect the bottle. This was a dark brown, thin neck circr body type bottle, there was a thickyer of wax sealing on it. This maintained the cork of the bottle to be clean and dry. The surface of this bottle was no longer glossy, several vine and algae had attached itself to it, which produced a deliberate rough feeling. What surprised Sheyan was that the bottle was icy-cold to touch, as though it was just taken out from a freezer. Holding it eliminated any trace of warmth from the hand all the way to the bone marrow.


    ording to Chris, if he opened this bottle, this mission would abruptly cease and cause an evil spirit to emerge. This evil spirit was an illusionary being, no amounts of attack could harm it, instead it would carry out curses on people and the user that opened it would have a 100 HP reduction within 5 minutes. Then it would vanish. Previously, an unfortunate member impulsively opened it, and was subsequently cursed by that evil spirit.


    Before entering the nightmare realm, that unfortunate member was a pick-pocket. He was known as a sly and slick expert who could pinch out over 10 coins secretly from others without harming them. His agility had painstakingly been raised above 20 points, however, his physique was only on par with an average person. In the end after suffering from that curse, even after racking his brains to think of a solution, he could only watch in silence as he stepped into death��s doors after five minutes��before dying his crumbling feelings must have been unfathomable.


    After witnessing such a scene, the rest would obviously not dare to open up their bottles. After a series of investigations, Chris��s party managed to discover an old person named Palesius who resided inside Tortuga castle, who expressed great interest in this object. That old man��s status wasn��t low in the castle, he was probably a butler who had earned the trust of his masters. Every day at 9 in the morning he would go out to purchase groceries. Once one passed the bottle to him, one will obtain a hefty reward of 20 pounds sterling , and can even obtain his friendship. From then, one can use the excuse of visiting Palesius to freely enter the outer area of Tortuga castle. This was obviously not without any benefits, based on Chris, using a piece of whetstone in there could enhance your weapon��s attack powers permanently by 11, and even had a certain percentage of receiving the remaining deep level mission.


    However, Sheyan had no intentions of following the action sequence that Chris took.


    Firstly, that Chris brat was not any good kind of person, earlier he had exploited the agreement contract, and purposely omitted the essential clue of having to build a good rtionship with Mole Waller. This caused huge frustration to Sheyan. ording to psychologists, a person would let his guard down the most when he was nearing sess. Therefore, if Sheyan continued to follow this action sequence, he may encounter another trap that Chris had craftily set up.


    Crucially speaking, the rewards from this did not attract Sheyan much. After Ammand��s generous division of loots, Sheyan��s personal pound sterlings exceeded 3 figures. A mere 20 pounds sterling was not important. Regarding the ability to be able to freely enter the outer courts of Tortuga castle, it looked like it provides many benefits, but to the killer of the Madam of the castle and a Bell and Mug pirate member, frequently entering that ce was not a good idea. If something went wrong, it would do more harm than good.


    Therefore, Sheyan chose to attempt the other pathway of this side mission - that was opening the bottle which Chris��s party avoided!


    The spirit��s curse seemed extremely dreadful, but unfortunately this sort of abnormal conditions (loss of blood etc) did not threaten Sheyan at all. Once he equipped the title of ��pirate ringleader��, his maximum life points would reach as high as 190 points, even now his life points were worth 170 points. Draining 100 HP within 5 minutes to him was just a slight strain���� It did not carry any life threatening or capability impairing injuries at all.


    After carefully weighing out the pros and cons, Sheyan steadily picked up the bottle, willfully absorbing the icy chill into his body temperature. He retrieved the candlestick beside him, using his hand to touch the mes for a moment as though he was testing the heat of the mes. He then ced the tip of the bottle against the candle. Slowly the thick and reliable wax starts melting from the roasting heat.


    Following the heat from the mes, the wax at the tip started dripping one drop at a time onto the table top. A faint fragrance emitted into the air. Sheyan looked at this image, he suddenly recalled a time when he was young where Uncle Dasi told him a ��haunted house�� story. It roughly talked about Uncle Dasi��s father. When he was young he travelled with his friends for business. In a mountainous area when the sky had turned dark, they found a small house. There was nobody in the house, a sinister looking headless idol was disyed in the center of the house, but the rice bags, firewood and bed were fairly organized. Although everything felt very eerie, their stomachs were rumbling with hunger from walking the whole day in the mountains, in addition to the pouring rain, they decided to rest there for the night.


    Naturally, the few businessmen decided to start a fire to cook their meal, after eating they slept early. In the end, the house had no chimney, the vapour from cooking the meal extended everywhere. Not long after, when their meal had not yet finished cooking, they realized dozens of horrifying evil spirits had appeared and frantically charged at them. Astounded, they fled for their lives, two of their counterparts fell off an overhanging cliff because of the slippery roads. Afterwards an experienced and intelligent colleague mentioned that the house was a trap set up by bandits, the crux was the firewood that they used to cook their rice.


    This firewood was probablyyered with a poisonous mushroom extract from Ao town, interpreting it would simply mean ayer of hallucinogen. After it burnt up, it would produce a smoke which would cause the inhaling persons to hallucinate. Adding up the surrounding eerie environment, the sinister headless idol, of course a terrifying image would be formed.


    Yet when Sheyan saw the burning candle wax, and after smelling the faint fragrance, his heart unconsciously formed an anxious and ominous premonition. Because following this present generation, to open up this message in a bottle, the mostmon method was undoubtedly to melt off the wax. Thus, it was hard to exin if there was any booby traps that was devised with it. Hence, he immediately moved away the bottle from the candle mes, and opened the window to take in a few breaths of fresh air. He did not know if he was paranoid or what, but Sheyan felt that his head had cleared up a little.


    Although there was no notifications of damage from the nightmare imprint, he still had a strange paranoid feeling. He swiftly checked on his personal attributes, and instantly he obtained the origin of his paranoia! Because on the side of his attributes showed a prominent notification:


    ��When attacking an enemy, you have a 14% chance of the attack being ineffective.��


    Very naturally this cruel effect faded rapidly, because Sheyan immediately carefully examined himself again after reading those words. He realized this damned debuff (negative sustaining effects) had not much difference in nature. That effect of probability in rendering an attack ineffective had dropped to 13. It looks like within a minute, this debuff would gradually fade away, and will not rm anyone.

 Chapter 79: Apparition!

    <h4>Chapter 79: Apparition!</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    ��So that��s the case.�� Sheyan roughly figured out the tragedy that Chris��s party experienced. If not for Sheyan��s outstanding perceptive sensing and his quick thinking, he would have been caught up in that vicious cycle of believing that invincible spirit. After waiting for the damned debuff lowering effects to wear off, Sheyan leaked out a cold grin, holding onto the bottleneck of the bottle. He decided to use an efficient and swift approach to open up this conspiracy filled, supernaturally tough bottle.


    ��Piank!�� This durable ss bottle was smashed hard onto the opposite wall. Although the algae and moss that lodged onto the external of the ss provided some sort of cushioning, yet Sheyan utilized his entire bodily strength! Under the high pressure of 12 points of strength, this rum bottle exploded into fragments scattering everywhere. During the moment where it shattered, a strange serene radiance glowed from inside, that radiance swelled up like a mist, rapidly spiralling into the air, it then metamorphosed into a blurry light blue transparent apparition. Its face consisted of high cheekbones, protruding lightbulb like eyes which enhanced its already terrifying appearance. (Its model was akin to the ghost army in the Lord of the Rings)


    Sheyan instantly activated his ��insight�� ability. Although a red stopping point appeared, due to Sheyan having already used the ability an entire 9 times, and because of his perilous economic situation, he had not paid up and it was no doubt showed him a red deficit letter . This ability had been extremely advantageous for him, even though he was a contestant that had no anticipations/ foresights towards the future storyline, through this ability he was still able to obtain huge reliable amounts of information.


    Following the activation of insight, the gentle rays enshrouded onto this apparition, causing it to make a threatening gesture. Sheyan instantaneously obtained first-hand information.


    ��Contract Apparition�� (Loyal servant spirit, only a portion of its protective instincts remained)


    Species: Dead spirit category


    Life span: 24 hours (Remaining of 23 hours 57 minutes)


    Height: 4 inches


    Weight: nil


    Strength: 8 points


    Agility: 7 points


    Physique: 5 points


    Perceptive sensing: 11 points


    Charm: 0 points


    Intelligence: ? points


    Spirit: ? points


    Remaining life points: 50 points


    Dead spirit category characteristic: Immune to fear, illness, deformation, pains, bleeding effects.


    Dead spirit category characteristic: Divine type ability will deal twofolds damage, fire type will deal 1.5 folds damage.


    Passive skill: Blur. 50% chance of an enemy��s attack rendered ineffective. Suppressed by divine type abilities, unable to prevent damage from any divine type.


    Skill: ?


    Skill: ?


    Sheyan looked at the question marks in this report, he understood that his own intelligence and spirit could not match up greatly. Therefore, certain urate information was unable to be disyed. Looking at the ��Blur�� skill of that apparition, a portion ofprehension grew in his heart, looks like after the minerals mixed in with the wax were released, the highest negative buff that a person inhaling it would be ��50% chance of rendering attacks ineffective��. Based on that negative buff, in addition to its ��Blur�� skill, it was no wonder that Chris��s party could not cause any harm to it.


    There was an underlying message, it was either the divine type ability was rtively rare, or it was considered a rtively high level ability. If not, Chris��s party would have at least one contestant who could use that skill type category.


    Observing this apparition whistling and spiralling in the room, Sheyan pinched with his left hand, that cobalt steel exoskeleton materialised on his arm. Although the apparition seemed pretty terrifying, Sheyan had previously faced off with such a horrifying creature, the decaying undead. That was considered a warm-up and he currently felt no hint of pressure. However, he could imagine that within Chris��s party, those that inhaled that mysteriously vile poisonous fog, coupled with them having no preparation/expectation before hand, when encountering such a creature they thought to only exists in rumours, they would definitely have been frightened stiff!


    Sheyan had no long range battle capabilities, naturally he arched his body down, aiming towards that apparition and charged at it viciously. Floating in mid air, the apparition suddenly shuddered hazily, it then raised its misty fuzzy arms directly at Sheyan. Simultaneously, a gigantic formless vortex formed at the front of its arm. The vortex was not absorbing air or water, but the surrounding heat! Sheyan couldn��t help quivering and shivered violently, he felt a cold chilling part of his heart, concurrently receiving a notification.


    ��You have been cursed by the contract apparition.��


    ��You will lose 100 HP within 5 minutes.��


    Everything was simr to what Chris estimated, the only difference was that the unlucky victim had a mere 50 HP at that time, and did not evenst for 3 minutes. Instead, Sheyan felt vigorous and lively even after 3 minutes. After releasing its curse, that apparition had consumed quite a bit of energy, and remained floating on its original spot. Sheyan did not show any courtesy as he pounded across with his ferocious fist!


    After his fist came into contact with the surface of the apparition, he felt the skin on his left hand suddenly immerse in frost as though he plunged his hand into ice water. Ayer of ripple rippled across the surface of the apparition, causing Sheyan��s attack topletely be negated as though hitting an empty space.


    Passive skill: Blur sess!


    Yet Sheyan did not anticipate the mysterious skill of this apparition, after his fist failed to contact with anything, his whole body tumbled forward as his fist heavily smashed onto the opposite wall. The tough wooden board cracked under such ferocity, producing crackling sounds as wood pieces and dust puffed out.


    The bartender below shouted out in frustration.


    ��Oi oi oi! The mister above, I remember you telling me you wanted to rest and not destroy the room. If you are unable to calm yourself, then I will be delighted to clear your head a little. Presently, I have to regrettably have to increase your bill for repair fees.��


    Sheyan answered by tossing a bag of coins down.


    He immediately turned around, staring at that apparition in front of him, he once again raised his fist.


    The candle mes brightly reflected against the cobalt steel exoskeleton, shing out a cold glimmer!


    That apparition spat out a mouth of white vapor, it rapidly flew towards Sheyan. After it swept past the nearby table, the floating dull mist suddenly lifted up a knife on the table, as it sliced forward like lightning. Sheyan��s fist once again failed to connect, because he had no time to react, that knife sliced open a long wound across his face. Blood trickled down the wound like a small red serpent, giving off a miserable look.


    Instead, Sheyan, his heart was rxed as though he just released a heavy load. Because this apparition needed to borrow that weapon to conduct its attack, therefore, it meant that it did not have further stronger killing abilities. Furthermore Sheyan had his innate ability ��Endurance��, such injury was nothing to him. Thus, Sheyan��s only worry was if this apparition would suddenly release another of its �� curse��! No matter how high his life points were, he would still be unable to withstand another blow.


    Sheyan once again bent forward, leaning his centre of gravity forward as he once again charged forward aggressively. In that moment, Sheyan had already braced his entire body, like a long bow that was extended fully. He was extremely clear in his heart, he had consecutively missed two entire strikes! Following the probability of 50%, the chances of a consecutive three strikes to hit was a lowly 80%! Sheyan inhaled deeply, his eyes ignited with a zing fury!


    The pair of eyes were not zing with hatred, nor anger, from top to bottom it was pure insanity! They were like a devout extreme religious believer, nothing could rece the faith in his heart!


    This time, the shimmering white cobalt steel exoskeleton whizzed in mid air, splitting apart the air with its pressing strength as it heavily crashed against the body of the apparition. This time Sheyan felt something different from the previous two rounds, he waspletely unable to restrain himself. He felt that his fist had immersed into the interior of an extremely viscous substance, inside was boiling with a dense eeriness! Instead thetent insanity within the fist exploded out like a one-off destructive torrent!


    Under the immense agony, this apparition suddenly faced upwards, its mouth extending out issuing out a extremely sorrowful and piercing shrill. It seemed as though something was exploding forth with unparalleled maliciousness within it. This shrill was so abrupt, it was like sound echoed around the entire room before entering the brain and the rest of the body. Such an internal attack caused Sheyan who was bearing the intensity of it to be overwhelmed in dizziness, he was on the verge of copse. This apparition seized the opportunity to fly out of the door, however as it flew, it left spots of fac from its back, resembling aet that was gradually dissipating, obviously that strike from Sheyan was not light.


    After roughly 3, 4 seconds, Sheyan then regained control of his body. His battle with the apparition had not exceeded a minute, therefore the damage caused by the curse had not even reach 30 points. However, after receiving such an unprecedented sorrowful shrill, his life points dropped by 70 points. He had urgently essed his battle statistics from the nightmare imprint, in the end he was gravely shocked!

 Chapter 80: Witch’s howl

    <h4>Chapter 80: Witch��s howl</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    ��Your strike dealt 32 points of damage to the contract apparition.��


    ��The contract apparition is left with 30 HP.��


    ��The contract apparition gradually crumbled from the pain, releasing a ��Witch��s Howl (Fake)��, causing 90 points of damage to all surrounding enemies within a 4 meter radius. Additional 5 seconds of intimidation and dizziness effect.��


    ��After reduction from your resistive physique capabilities, your actual damage sustained is (90 - 21 = 69) points


    ��You have entered a state of intimidation and dizziness.��


    ��You have recovered from the state of intimidation and dizziness.��


    ��The curse user has separated over a hundred metre from you, your curse from the contract apparition is dispelled.��


    ��It was actually a Witch��s Howl?�� Sheyan was no stranger to this renowned skill, his heart quivered. Looking at things now, only a fake Witch��s Howl was able to cause such a fearsome area of effect ability. After experiencing it firsthand, Sheyan discovered, based on logic andparison to science of the present world, the Witch��s Howl momentarily sound explosion should include a range of infrasonic wave attack.


    Previously when he was a seaman, Sheyan would often listen to horrifying tales. For example, in 1990 there was arge ship from Panama named ��Marco Polo�� which, while enroute from New Zend to the UK, suddenly lost signal within a storm. Three dayster it was discovered that the entire crew was massacred, it was an unfathomable mystery. In 2003, At a cave entrance in Hungary, 3 tourists abruptly copsed in unison, and stopped breathing��after investigations, the main culprit of these strange happenings was infrasonic waves.


    A person��s ear can only capture a frequency of 20Hz to 80Hz, anything below 20Hz (Hertz) are called infrasonic waves. Higher than 80Hz are called ultrasonic. The vibration frequency of infrasonic waves is closely simr to the brain rhythm. Easily causing resonance which would intensely provoke the brain, in less severe cases it would only cause fear. For violent, crazy and unstable severe cases, it may cause the victim to suddenly faint or lose bodily control and even lead to death.


    Once the infrasonic waves resonates with the rhythm of a person��s internal organs, and the person remains in a high frequency infrasonic waves environment, their five viscera and six bowels (Internal organs) would break out in a violent resonance. In an instant, the arteries would rupture causing death. The earlier massacre of the ship was the product of infrasonic waves travelling along the sea level within the storm. Under normal circumstances, a person would hear a whistling sound tearing away his soul, and his internal organs will tremble. Even when a tiger is hunting, its ferocious roar would contain infrasonic waves.


    ��Well done, you escaped quickly.�� Sheyan deeply inhaled, and proceeded to wipe away the blood leaking from his nostrils. He nced towards the floor, within the shattered ss bottle, there was a roll of mouldy parchment. A string was tied at the middle, it looked like it was made centuries ago. It was covered with a white frost which was probably the reason it could be preserved for so long. That apparition that was sealed inside the bottle should also have been used as a refrigeration tool.


    Sheyan picked up the parchment, his lips curling into a smile. So thats the case, the reason that unfortunate brat in Chris��s party failed the mission was not because he opened the bottle, but because he did not pass the test from the apparition!


    This mission advancement diverted into several pathways, obviously one was to lead a contestant into Tortuga castle. The other path, was what Sheyan chose, that was this mouldy parchment!


    The icy cold parchment was rolled open, cing it on the table, ayer of thick frosty stench soared out, causing one to sneeze. The parchment contained a decorative design, obviously the previous owner had a lofty status, it was probably a noble of high status. Locked into Sheyan��s eyes were the following words:


    ��He humiliated me, hindering me thousands of times, mocking at my loss, jeering at my gains, despising my nationality, obstructing my dealings, ridiculing my friends, assisting my enemies; why? Because I��m a Jew����


    A huge portion of words in the middle were smudged and unclear, only thest phrase of sentence remained distinct.


    ��I swear on my soul and blood, coborating together from tomorrow, even our offsprings will live in peace for many generations. Anyone viting this would have their blood vessels boil, breathing ceased, their flesh will decay under the scorching sun, and the breath of the earth will shackle their footsteps.��


    Inscription signed off two names: Bernard Fokke & Cooper Jones.��


    Sheyan closely examined the writings on the parchment, in a sh absorbing everything into his brain. Simultaneously, he obtained 500 utility points and 300 pirate reputation points. After several minutes, this parchment paper was like an ice cube ced in the sun, gradually dissolving on the table. After itsst trace vanished, this mission concluded. Obviously, upon choosing this pathway, the mission woulde to an end. Actually, the most important rewards from this mission was that piece of parchment, more precisely, it was the contents on the parchment!


    Sheyan by selecting this mission pathway, it carried a difficulty higher than the option Chris��s party chose. Following the logic of high difficulty reaps greater rewards, it meant that the contents of this parchment within the nightmare realm, would surely exceed the 20 pound sterlings, Palesius��s friendship, and the probability of other small missions.


    Sheyan sat in his room, deep in thoughts. After a while, he then picked up a broom and meticulously swept and disposed of the ss bottle fragments. He then blew out the candle and rested.


    The next morning, Sheyan returned to the Bell and Mug, fulfilling his responsibilities as the crew head first before standing at the bow of the ship. He noticed that although the might of the hurricane had halved, but the waves were still as turbulent as before.


    ording to Sheyan��s estimation, the waves soared to about 5 metres high, from afar, it looked likeyers of ck mountains rushing forward, brimming with unparalleled strength. Under such situations, even a huge ship in the present world would not dare to sail out, what more were the pirate ships of the Caribbean world.


    Looking at this, Sheyan confirmed that there would still be 2-3 days before the discovery of Madam Lord Fokke. He leisurely visited Chris, and reminded him that the patrolling had cken within the port, it was the best opportunity to return to his party. Instead, Chris vehemently refused this suggestion. Sheyan quickly realized, he did not know when this brat colluded with Xiaer, after paying a certain price, he even managed to learn and upgrade his basic abilities through Xiaer.


    Under the threatening frame of this crew head, Chris unwillingly leaked out information he obtained. This was linked to his charm, and after paying a certain price, he attempted to learn a basic ability from a storyline character that was stronger than him. Amongst that he also tapped on a hidden nature of patibility��.


    Thispatibility level could only be viewed by a contestant who had an adequate amount of charm, inly, it meant if both parties could hit it off. For example, a fiendish and queer tempered person could have a close confidante, and a handsome and capable person would equally make arch rivals.


    Contestants with high charm would always prepare envery abilities, they would normally receive a skill to observe theplementary level. Those characters/creatures with highpatibility level with themselves, the enving would be as natural as flowing water, utilizing half the effort to achieve the maximum results. For characters/creatures with lowpatibility, they would rather die than submit against an envery skill.


    Obviously, Chris and Xiaer had a high hiddenpatibility with each other, therefore Xiaer would put in effort to teach him, but Sheyan did not believe that Chris had not been taken advantage of. Looking at this brat��s pale expression just like that of a drug addict, he knew that Chris had paid a rtively painful price.


    After obtaining this news from Chris, Sheyan attempted to try it out with his affiliated pirates, however, he did not dare to use the pricy ��insight�� ability. Calcting till now, he should have roughly owed the nightmare realm a total of 900 utility points, and right now he only had 1340 utility points on hand. Thus, Sheyan could only inquire about the pirates individually, indirectly probing them to see if there was any probability.


    Regrettably, Sheyan��s charm wasn��t high, in addition he was still in an early phase of learning, therefore, the chances of meeting one was small. Someone like Chris whose charm was much greater than Sheyans, he had known of this information for 3 whole worlds already. The amounts of storyline characters he had encountered and interacted exceeded a hundred. Still he only met one Xiaer who had highpatibility, and even had to pay a huge price.Such was the minute probability. If not for Sheyan being fairly infamous amongst the pirates, the pirates would definitely not care much about him, and work half-heartedly.


    Fortunately, Sheyan��s effort finally paid off in his assistant that Ammand allocated, Blind Matt. This person actually agreed to imparting certain footwork and evading techniques during a battle, but his prerequisites were that Sheyan needed to announce his training in the next morning. His aim was very simple, he wanted to borrow Sheyan��s incapabilities to showcase his personal might, raising his prestige and solidifying his position on the ship.

 Chapter 81: Alchemist

    <h4>Chapter 81: Alchemist</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    One has their schemes, but the other their stepping stones. Blind Matt was oblivious to Sheyan merely using his crew head position as a springboard, he had no intentions of retiring on this ship. Therefore, his suggestion clicked with Sheyan, after Sheyan paid a fee of 10 pounds, he earned 1 hour of basic footwork lessons every morning for the next 3 days. Every lesson would result in a 30% chance of raising his basic footwork level, however the highest advancement would not exceed Blind Matt��s grasp of basic footwork lvl 3.


    Blind Matt was very nervous, because he knew that he wasn��t Sheyan��s match in terms of fighting as well as managing, therefore, this practice of footwork was a rare opportunity to showcase his capabilities which exceeded Sheyan��s. Although the number of pirates left guarding the ship wasn��t a lot, he still requested Sheyan to train for an hour in the morning. Sheyan was also extremely proactive to his request, therefore, its conclusion was to everyone��s delight and satisfaction. Sheyan seeded in raising his basic footwork to lvl 2 from the first 30% training. On the other hand, Blind Matt seeded in contrasting his nimble footwork against Sheyan��s clumsy one, winning the envious gasps of the observing pirates.


    After raising a level in basic footwork, finally Sheyan had made up for that particr shoring in his personal closebat capability. The 3 most crucial attributes regarding closebat are strength, agility and physique. Strength determined your might and suppressive abilities duringbat, agility determined reaction and speed, while physique determined how long one couldst in battle. Based on the difficulty of this world, Sheyan��s 12 points in strength (not inclusive of the title bonuses, due to limitations) was counted as above average. His impressive 170 HP could be hailed as extremely outstanding, the only w was his mere 8 points in agility.


    There is a philosophical wooden pail theory in the present world which was: ��the amount of water a pail can store is not dependant on the longest wooden nk but determined by the shortest one��. Currently, Sheyan raised his basic footwork to lvl 2, it was equivalent to upgrading his total power by one bound. Furthermore, he still had two more training opportunities with Blind Matt, if he could grasp it and raised his basic footwork lvl again, this would no doubt be a great boost to Sheyan��s future ns.


    After settling these trifling issues, Sheyan once again went up to test-fire a musket in an attempt to see if he could nurture any sort of long rangebat abilities. Unfortunately, it was obvious that he had no talents whatsoever in that aspect, any target beyond 5 metres would post a high probability of missing. It seemed like even if he wasted all the resources aboard the Bell and Mugpletely, he would still not make half a level of improvement. Chris snuck up to his side wanting to sneakily test a few shots to satisfy his hand itchiness. Instead, the vice officer Robben immediately stood out, strictly opposing such wastage of resources behavior even though a minute ago he was the one who assisted Sheyan in loading up the musket.


    To the pirates, this sort of stormy and gloomy weather was akin to them taking an annual paid leave during the new year. Most pirate captains would station their ships within the port, and allow their crew to indulge to their hearts content. Of course their activities included prostitution, drinking and gambling their entire fortune to thest penny. Therefore, once the weather clears up, these pathetic trash where some even sold off their pants would beining and once again give their all when plundering merchant ships.


    Even the disciplined Ammand only enforced his subordinates to practice for about 1 hour in the morning before allowing them to rush in ecstasy to the bars and gambling dens. If not, these savages and uncouth bastards would never tolerate such regimes and flee to other ships. Furthermore to the pirates, they were still experiencing a sort of ��recovering economic phase��, therefore, every ship will actively recruit manpower which led veteran pirates who dared to fight would easily be weed to the other ships.


    Staying on a deserted pirate ship alone had no meaning, Sheyan decided to patron a bar to test his luck, at the same time try to mingle with any pirates who had highpatibility with him and who knows he may even receive a hidden mission. Sadly after wasting an entire 2 hours, he realized that this sort of coincidental attempts had the same chance to winning a lottery ticket. Yet he suddenly recalled that worn out cross that he exchanged from Old Bill, remembering that item was an invitation by a certain alchemist. At the point he had a little scepticism towards this, because Old Bill that bastard was not an honest person, in addition, his unreasonable pressuring left a very bad impression of him. Therefore, Sheyan did not harbour any high hopes towards this so called alchemist, but since he had spare time now, Sheyan could afford to spend it on this as a way to pass time.


    Under directions from a pirate, Sheyan followed the motley gstones as he walked towards the east end of the port. Due to the low visibility from the storm, the pleasant and t gstone pathway had turned into a rocky and dense swamp. If he was not careful, stepping on a loose gstone would cause a ssh of muddy water to spurt up from the yellowish puddles, sshing uncaringly onto the entire pants, it was even worse when a carriage passed by.


    From the profound cracks grinded out on the gstones, one could tell that the main route of the port had not been maintained for at least the past 20 years. It was obvious that the owners of this free port, the Fokke family, ced no concerns on carrying out maintenance of the port. Therefore, it was evident that the decline of their power within Tortuga port was not by random, it was a miracle that the foundationsid by the former generations could evenst until now.


    Although an alchemist gave an impression of only dealing with minerals and medicines, but actually their skills alsoprised of purifying metals. Alchemy was created because people had a thirst of precious metals like the beautiful but rare gold. Therefore, every alchemist had the ultimate dream of researching how to make cheap metals like lead, iron and copper transform into gold. Gradually on this path of alchemy, they established the modern time chemistry foundation.


    Ahead of Sheyan lies a typical house that an alchemist would stay in. Its covered with dense windows which would allow the poisonous gas to rapidly disperse outside through it. The pointed roof which provided an erged attic which almost certainly where the materials were stored. The surrounding mottled and chaffed walls suggested that fire wasmon here, but it seemed that the fire was extinguished as fast as starting it up.


    Sheyan knocked on the sliding, rugged and thick wooden door. No reply, except for a burst of fluttering wing sound. Then the door opened silently, it produced no such creaking sound that Sheyan was expecting, weing him was an owl inside a beech wooden birdcage hung in front of the door. It tilted its head, using a pair of emerald pupils to stare at Sheyan. Sheyan noticed that the interior was spacious, the nearby table supported various used crystal beakers, test tubes, other olden distilling apparatus, a half-filled cup of coffee and even a remnant of suspiciously dried up tray with meat sauce��luckily there wasn��t any flies buzzing around or he had to pay respect to this staunch appetitendlord.


    An old man wearing a pointed ck hat was sitting 5 metres away on a experiment tform at the back. Hearing the sound he raised his head, he looked through the filthy test tubes which contained dark green sediments, assisted by thebusting spiritmp, he nced at Sheyan��s face. Naturally Sheyan��s pathetic charm did more harm than good as this wrinkled face old man harshly scolded out.


    ��Get out! This ce doesn��t wee any crude or foolish brats!��


    Sheyan quickly shed out that worn out cross, swaying it with his hand. This old man dazed out, reaching out his hand, he seemed like he wanted to examine the authenticity of this cross. After a moment, he impatiently said.


    ��Looks like Old Bill owed you a favour���� However he did not tell you, he still owes the grand alchemist, Mr Peigan, 10 pound sterlings right?��


    The astounded Sheyan replied.


    ��What has that got to do with me?��


    Peigan coldly issued.


    ��Since Old Bill has gifted this cross to you, that means that he will not frequent my business anymore, that debt is considered a dead debt and thus it falls on you to repay it.��


    Sheyan wanted to argue but he very swiftly realized it would be useless, this strange old man provided two options. One was to turn around and leave, the other was to obediently hand him 10 pounds. If he continued arguing, even the opportunity from this 10 pounds may be destroyed. After forking out a payment, Sheyan finally received the rights to enjoy this alchemist��s services.


    Under Peigan��s instructions, Sheyan sat on a stool at the side. A weird painting was nailed onto the wall beside him. The mural had a sun with an outstanding beard smiling wickedly, on the lower right angle was a crescent moon with a small bell hanging on at the bottom. In an alchemist world, the sun was like gold, and moon represented silver. The underlying meaning of that painting referred to an alchemist��s two ultimate goals. As the bored Sheyan wasted his time daydreaming on the stool, a ck fog emerged from the terrible looking table as though somethingbusted, it then scorched out characters one by one on the table top.

 Chapter 82: Bait and Fishermen

    <h4>Chapter 82: Bait and Fishermen</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    ��Wee to theboratory of the grand alchemist Mr Peigan, every equipment enhancement effect can only exist on one item, incapable of coexisting with other alchemy effect of additional enchantment(Magic) effect. You have the privilege to obtain the following alchemist services:


    ��Enhancing 11 equipment damage. Payment of 100 pound sterlings or 1000 utility points��


    ��Defense enhancement of absorbing additional 1 damage ability. (Payment of 100 pound sterlings or 1000 utility points.��


    ��Enhancing 20 points of movement speed for your footwear. Payment of 500 pound sterlings or 5000 utility points�� (This services is not applicable, because you do not have any foot equipment) (further exnations: Sheyan��s current highest movement speed based on his agility is roughly 220 points)


    ��Enhance firearm ss equipments an additional round chamber. Payment of 1000 pound sterlings or 10000 utility points) (This service is not applicable because you are not wielding any firearms ss equipment) (This enhancement nature to submachine gun ss firearms is worthless, however in this world of manual muskets, it is definitely an essential upgrade)


    ��Presently you can only acquire services up to here.��


    Sheyan��s jaw dropped in astonishment from looking at the list of notifications, after receiving the loot bonus from captain Ammand, he had a mindset that it was already a huge amount of money. Instead, this pound sterlings that could not be brought out of this world, and could not be used to exchange for utility points, but looks like it other critical uses in certain areas. Sheyan fished out his already starting to shrivel up coin purse, there was still the sound of coins clinking against each other, but Sheyan already started regretting his mboyant ways when he was loaded.


    After paying two hundred pounds, Sheyan enhanced his cobalt steel exoskeleton by 11 damage, that FBI special windbreaker by 1 ability to absorb damage. However he was only left with roughly 2 pound sterlings on hand, returning to the poverty state he had entered with into this world. Alchemist Peigan after receiving payment, his attitude towards Sheyan became more courteous, reluctantly answering Sheyan��s inquiries.


    ��What? You asked me how to initiate higher level services? Oh, Lord, why did I hear such a stupid question. Kid, alchemy is a very very very wealth consuming divine task. Therefore, high level services would be at the expense of even costlier materials, investing rming expenditure therefore, requesting for high level services would first require proof of having adequate financial capabilities. Once you attained a degree of reliability through your payments, then you will received my acknowledgement.��


    ��Alright alright.�� After Sheyan left, his mind was wrecking with thoughts of earning money. However, he reckon the only way to earn cash was to gamble at a bar. Only those pirates were rtively shrewd, even though Sheyan could rely on his high perceptive sensing to win much and lose little, and sneakily devised traps disguised as losses on purpose, but the pirates all carried a personal limitation. That was once they lost 2 - 3 pounds they would stop ying. Hence, afterbouring for an entire afternoon, he only earned 10 pounds, this sort of speed was in no way adequate to satisfy the appetite of the greedy Mr Peigan.


    During the evening, Sheyan returned to his personal cabin and prepared to rest. He had a training session with Blind Matt early the next morning, if he maintained his optimum status, then he had a better chance of raising a level for his basic footwork skill. However, at this moment Chris drifted into the cabin, seeing his fake smile and sped hands, Sheyan instinctively held his coin purse tightly and spoke out.


    ��What do you want?��


    Sheyan cheerily replied.


    ��Heard you receive a huge loot bonus? I��m referring to the pound sterlings of this world.��


    Sheyan softly brushed off.


    ��I didn��t.��


    Chris was like a chicken whose neck was choked, he suddenly burst out in exasperation.


    ��How can that be? Xiaer clearly mentioned that Ammand divided several hundred pounds to you.��


    ��Then that��s my problem right?�� Sheyan replied bluntly.


    Chris unfolded his hands, helplessly saying.


    ��Oi, don��t be like that brother, I won��t leech of you. How about i use utility points to buy your pound sterlings? 500 utility points for 500 pounds!��


    If Sheyan had not gone to the alchemist today, he may have really done the deal. However, now that he understood that the valuation from this Chris brat was extremely unreasonable, enduring his anger he replied softly:


    ��What do you want so much money for?��


    Chris was obviously well-prepared, saliva sshing around as he spoke:


    ��Hey, buddy, I��m currently engage in a mission, this mission requires a huge amount of pound sterlings to satisfy that greedy storyline character, afterwards it will unlock an alchemist��sboratory. We will be able to enhance all sorts of mysterious attributes for our equipments, it is all ours! Don��t hesitate, hand over your cash.��


    Sheyan coldly replied:


    ��Your so called alchemist is called Peigan right?��


    Chris was stunned for 3 seconds then he eximed.


    ��Oh sheet! How did you know?��


    Sheyan retrieved a heavy coin purse, within it the coins produced a mesmerizing clinking rhythm. Chris��s eyes leaked out a zing hope.


    ��Listen, the things I know far outweighs yours. You truthfully tell me what do you want to do with that 500 pound sterlings, then I will hand over this coin purse to you.��


    ��You promise? Do you dare to use the nightmare imprint to initiate a contract?��


    ��No problem.��


    ��Alright, you win. That greedy old crook has reached an astounding degree in being able to squeeze out money, if you are able to pay double the alchemist��s price, then you will be able to acquire an alchemy scroll of a certain enhancement service which can be brought out of the nightmare realm! Certain excellent quality, best selling alchemy scroll can even be sold for rtively high profits, give the coin purse to me!��


    Sheyan nodded his head, tossing over the heavy coin purse. He then chased Chris out of the cabin and locked the door, finally he was able to lie on his wooden bed, folding his hands behind his head. Very quickly he heard a mournful cry from the outside, that voice came from Chris. His cry was due to realizing that the jam-packed coin purse was filled with pennies (Britain currency, fraction unit measurement. 1 pound sterling was worth 240 pennies, 1 shilling is worth 12 pennies, 1 pound sterling is worth 20 shillings)


    Brimming with anticipation Chris opened up the bursting coin purse, the immense dip in expectations leading to disappointment was unimaginable. That coin purse belonged to a crafty gambler who used it to disguise as a wealthy man, of course he ended up being beaten to a pulp by pirates and thrown out to the streets. His only bit of wealth was collected by Sheyan as a bettingpensation. After obtaining this information, Sheyan instantly understood why that damned Old Bill would inte the value of the cross by so much. The facts were that if someone was able to bring that cross coupled with his adequate charm and money, then he would at least earned 100% of the profits back!


    Chris naturally did not have the guts to return and argue with Sheyan. Following logic, during his dealings with Sheyan the way he was cheated was not in any way inferior to what he previously did, Sheyan doing this only regained his dignity slightly. Yet, Sheyan did not shut his eyes to sleep, a piercing smile leaked out from his lips as though he had been waiting for this a long time. Not longter, a short knocking sound transmitted from the outside. Sheyan��s eyes flickered as he asked.


    ��Who��s that?��


    ��It��s me, Mr crew head.�� The person speaking was obviously vice officer Robben.


    This man had hurriedly ran here and said.


    ��I have no choice but to report to you, your cousin is going around borrowing cash with your name. On one hand he repeatedly announces your close rtionship with him, on the other hand, he uses a very high interest way to borrow money. If he does not return the money as well as the interests before the deadline, then i��m afraid he will face a huge problem, and may even implicate you.��


    Obviously, this was the cunning Chris��s retaliation. Previously, Sheyan proimed their close rtionship to fulfill his agreement, therefore, now Chris was publicizing this news, leveraging on Sheyan��s reputation to borrow money! After thinking for a moment, Sheyan immediately swung open his cabin door to find Chris. However, he underestimate Chris��s contingency nning. Once he stepped out onto the deck, Chris was already on a sampan, reaching the shore in a few metres. In his hands was an extremely overloaded with noisy coin purse, more importantly, its interior consist fully of pound sterlings!


    Looking at Shayn standing on deck, Chrisughed out in delight, loudly shouting:


    ��Beloved cousin, don��t worry, my loan deadline is 7 dayster.��


    Very obviously, after 7 days the two contestants would have already returned to the present world. But, who was to say Chris would not return here in the future? Even if he returned it may not be with Sheyan. But from here on, Chris would no longer need to go near the Bell and Mug. As for Sheyan, he would not easily give up the crew head position that required so much effort to obtain! Therefore, this meant that the debt Chris owed would be counted on Sheyan, if Sheyan defaulted on this debt, his reputation would surely plunge frantically. Sheyan naturally realized this point, losing himself he bellowed furiously:


    ��F** you don��t think of returning to the ship, just wait for the Tortuga patrol guards to capture and kill you!��


    Chris regrettably shrugged his shoulders, giggling as he said:


    ��I��ll return after settling my affairs, don��t be angry my beloved cousin. Mr Xiaer and me get along pretty well, even if you don��t allow me up the ship, he would still receive me.��


    Sheyan could only watch helplessly as the sampan blended into the darkness. His expression looked helpless and furious, but only going nearer could one notice a slight cold grin forming on his lips. It was as though he was a hunter watching his prey falling into a pitfall!

 Chapter 83: Decaying grieve

    <h4>Chapter 83: Decaying grieve</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    On the third morning, the weather finally cleared up. The ring sun rays, spotless white beach, emerald-green coconut trees and azure blue sky. This was the most beautiful scenery of the Caribbean sea. However, within Tortuga castle, everyone was trembling with fear and trepidation under the thunderous rage of Little Lord Fokke, they had no desire to appreciate such a scenery. The only thing on their mind was that Madam Lord Fokke had been missing for 3 whole days, furthermore, she may very well be suffering on Herb ind. Therefore, Tortuga castle had dispatched their fastest ship out earlier.


    As usual Sheyan continued his practice of basic footwork with Blind Matt the next morning, sadly this morning��s hard work ultimately did not raise a level of basic footwork. Still he did not ce much thoughts on that matter. When it was close to noon, that ship that was dispatched out sailed back swiftly into the port, however at the masthead there was a ck g.


    That g was called a mourning g, it meant that an important person had passed away. The pirates were already extremely used to news of death, regarding an important character it was pretty clear-cut. Chief officer, or the captain, even crew head or navigator was a possibility! idents urred daily out at sea, a ck g was amon sight, therefore nobody linked that mourning g to the death of the noble Madam Lord Fokke.


    At this point in time, Tortuga castle was brimming with an extremely nervous atmosphere. It was as though all the servants hadmitted an error. Ever since Madam Lord Fokke did not return to the ship, the originally cool and reclusive Lord Fokke became greatly agitated, once in awhile he would vent his anger on his servants. Within the past 3 days, there were already over 10 corpses that had been carried out of the castle, all of whom were flogged to death. All of them suffered such a tragic fate because they had caused a tiny blunder in the form of bad food or even identally knocking over a te. Therefore, nobody dared to go within a proximity of 10 metres to Lord Fokke. These miserable servants could only carry out their necessary duties in trembling fear, and once theypleted their task they would instantly leave.


    After the ship belonging to Tortuga castle neared the shores, someone went ahead to report to Lord Fokke, afterwards a linen-wrapped corpse was lowered from the ship. On the thick shroud, there was a clear drenched trace, it was obvious that under the warmth of the caribbean sea, this rotting corpse had begun effusing out bodily fluid. Therefore those carrying the body had a heavy and cringing look, as though they would vomit at any second.


    The corpse was quickly carried to a broad hall on the third floor of the castle, this was also Lord Fokke��s personal area. Under normal circumstance, if a servant had wandered in here by mistake they would equally suffer a miserable fate. Two seamen ced the body down and immediately hurried out. Looking at them covering their mouths, it was obvious that their vomit had already rose into their throats, using great effort to suppress themselves from spraying it everywhere.


    A total silence.


    Leaving one the impression of a tomb.


    A housefly was attracted by the rotting stench, buzzing in from outside the window. Its life goal was to first indulge in a sumptuous meal and thenying hundreds of eggs before happily flying off. However, upon approaching the corpse, its wings that could p for over 300 times per minute suddenly halted. The rich moisture in the air assembled from all over the port, forming into a piece of sparkling and pure ice-cube freezing the housefly within midair, as it crashed to the ground instantly.


    This tiny piece of ice was like brittle ss shattering into fragments upon impact, of course the frozen housefly was not spared.


    At this moment, a hand wearing a ck glove pushed open the door, Lord Fokke with an unkempt beard strolled in. His appearance was dejected and depressed, if not for his wealthy outfit, he would have looked simr to a random hooligan on the streets of Tortuga port. Inside his eyes was a dangerous and crazy glow, this was definitely not a good omen.


    ��Except for me, nobody has the rights touch her.�� Little Lord Fokke pressed his left hand on his chest, unable to skip his lordly gracefulness, humbly bowing at the ce that the housefly had fell.


    ��Not even a housefly.��


    This Lord then knelt by the dead body, extending his hands to slowly open up the linen cloth. A rich rotting stench surged in. But looking at Little Lord Fokke��s expression, it was as though he did not even notice it. His actions were extremely gentle and precise, just like how a groom unveiled his wife with such warmth and affection. This actionsted throughout, opening the bag to reveal a soaked and bloated, decaying Sally Hepburn.


    ��Beloved Sally, wee home.�� Little Lord Fokke warmly embraced this drenched corpse, as though she was still deep asleep and he could wake her up. His eyes carried a dense sweetness akin to honey. ��I��ll bring you to see your gardens, yesterday a merchant ship delivered the ck tulips you loved. Just based on this, don��t you owe me a kiss?��


    Little Lord Fokke lovingly gazed at his wife, that swelling face and sulk had already dissipated from his face. This guy tightly embraced the corpse, passionately kissing the lips that were flowing with yellow liquid from the ulcerate swelling!


    After a brief moment, the entire Tortuga castle could hear a agonizing wailinging from the third floor! Upon hearing that sound, it gave one a heart wrenching and suffocating sensation, just like a wolf, giving up a hysterical howl in a world of ice and snow! This irresistible sound reverberated throughout the castle for close to 15 minutes, and finally stopped.


    Not long after, Lord Fokke drenched in the pungent stench reappeared to the audience, there was no way of telling any difference in him. Instead the sun rays beating down on his body gradually darken. The ruler of Tortuga port dered his firstmand in 3 days:


    ��Invite the great alchemy Mr Peigan, pay him as much as he demands! Most importantly, I want to see him in person within the hour! Hurry up! Now!��


    One had to admit that in the face of such a lucrative prospect, Mr Peigan became extremely efficient and fast. After a mere 10 minutes, Little Lord Fokke��s order was satisfied. After an hour, the old and decrepit Mr Peigan was already brought to the prison beneath the castle.


    It was clear that this ce had been tidied up, any offender no matter the crime would be imprisoned here. Yet there was a moist stale air inside this ce. People with sinusitis would definitely sneeze profusely over here. After entering the second basement of the prison, the floor beneath the feet actually produced waves of cold air, rising up to the heart as though a person��s bone marrow would likewise be frozen. Mr Peigan mumbled a few words to himself, following that he mysterious retrieved a circr neck ss bottle from a box on his hand. He drained the ss of light blue liquid in one gulp, simultaneously looking very revitalized from it.


    After Little Lord Fokke observed Peigan��s actions, his pupils slightly shrank but continue to lead the way. He only stopped when he reached an extremely spacious underground room. This underground room was overwhelming cold, in the middle stationed a sparkling and translucent broad icy tform, its height was as tall as a person��s waist. Above the icy tform was ced a female corpse that had been fermented by the Caribbean rain for 3 days. Of course, due to the lower temperature of the ice, the stench it emitted had already reached an approachable level.


    ��Hmm��although saying like this is unmannerly, I still need to ask, what area can i assist you with.�� Mr Peigan had endured watching the Little Lord Fokke gazing at the female corpse for 10 minutes and finally decided to say something.


    Little Lord Fokke suddenly turned his head, his eyes was zing with a raging insanity, obviously he did not appreciate someone interrupting his train of thoughts. However, that intense mood was like a dragonfly touching the water, leaving as quickly as it came. The ruler of Tortuga port spoke out with a hoarse voice:


    ��My apologies Mr Peigan, I have not been sleeping well these days, and am feeling frustrated. Please examine this body for me, find the cause of death, of course it will be better if you could deduce the assassinator. If you can I will double the payment fees and materials.��


    Alchemy Peigan raised his brows as he observed the body, his phrased with words with rtive eloquence:


    ��Respected Lord sir, old Peigan is merely an alchemy practitioner, this skill is not my domain�� Furthermore this female corpse has already decayed severely����my God, will you grant me a miracle today?��


    Unknowingly, the stern like an iceberg Little Lord Fokke was already holding onto an ash brown colored pouch. This pouch looked simr to any ordinary pouch, however its appearance radiated ayer of glow, as though a clear river covered it! This was a model high grade alchemy material. The old senile looking Peigan nimbly thought of a legend upon seeing that pouch, and linked it with an extremely high level item. His lips began to tremble violently.


    ��This�� isn��t this the�� Endless gold pouch?��

 Chapter 84: The Truth and Poaching

    <h4>Chapter 84: The Truth and Poaching</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    From the legends, this was the first valuable and most precious object amongst Cortes��s treasure: ��Endless Gold Pouch��. Furthermore, within Cortes��s treasure the other legendary object was the ��Fountain of Youth�� that was rumored to grant immortality. The ��Treasure Ind�� that was filled with danger and riches was hailed as the third legendary object! Rumour has it that the endless gold pouch would generate a fixed quantity of gold daily, this undoubtedly was the pinnacle of alchemy! Not one alchemist was able to reject such an enticement, not one alchemist would not tremble with ecstasy upon seeing this legendary treasure!


    ��Fulfill my wish, then your wish will also be fulfilled!��


    Little Lord Fokke��s voice echoed within the entire room, it carried a grimly deep and imposing tone. Yet, Alchemist Peigan no longer cared about all these, frenziedly opening up his case. What was astonishing was that the space within this case seemed to be infinite, as he hastily assembled together a wide experimenting tform. Above it was an ignited spiritmp, disarrayed test tubes and a clutter of books. He hurriedly allocated and mixed different chemicalpounds, following that Peigan increased the intensity of the spiritmp, finally he poured a colourless liquid from the test tube onto the lower belly of the corpse. He then leaned forward to examine it closely, after confirmations, he adopted a professional tone as he offered his first deduction.


    ��Before dying, she was raped by someone.��


    After saying this sentence, an echo resounded in the room, the echo sounded simr to ayer of ice being cracked open. Peigan spun round in surprise, he could feel that the cold air of the room had intensified a little, sweeping slightly with his suspicious eyes, he once again focused onto the dead body. At the point, Little Lord Fokke seemed to be resisting something as he struggled to speak.


    ��You sure?��


    Just like any great master when their professional skills were being questioned, Peigan indignantly raised his voice.


    ��Lord! I just used a reagent produced from mixing Rier grass extract and cuttlefish ink, not only does this reagent provide great benefits for the male prostate, it has another unknown property. That is when the liquides into contact with a male��s semen, it will turn scarlet, just look at that part of her!��


    Little Lord Fokke nted his head, after a while he softly said.


    ��The cause of death?��


    Peigan raised his brows as he observed, he then bluntly put on his gloves and examined the corpse, giving out his answer.


    ��There is no obvious wounds, it should be choking. Oh, look at her neck bone! When a normal person dies, it is impossible to demonstrate such a posture, she should have been choked to death. Either that or the murderer strongly snapped her neck!��


    ��Oh, wait.�� Peigan continued to rummage through the body, prying apart her hand. An iplete ne dropped to the floor within her palm, giving out a sharp metal collision sound. ��She should have been holding on to this before her death, it looks like an important item to this poordy. Could it be a memento from her family?��


    Little Lord Fokke marched forward with big steps, snatching the ne and raising it to eye-level. His voice was like a thunderous echo resounding throughout an emptive cave.


    ��Impossible! This is a shoddy brass ne, her personal essories would have been of better quality! Right, she should be wearing a gold pearl ring on her finger! That is the only treasure of its kind in the Caribbean sea, did you discover it?��


    ��My apologies, I only discovered this ne.�� Peigan veryposedly continued. ��Looks like this matter is clear, thisdy��s valuable essory had attracted the covetous look of a greedy brat, after being brutally raped she was murdered. Before she died, she probably grabbed onto the murderer��s ne while struggling and tightly held onto it.��


    ��Find him.�� Little Lord Fokke hysterically howled in anger, his voice even caused the surround ice walls to vibrate. ��Find him. Immediately!��


    ��Calm down, Calm down, Calm down!�� Peigan hurriedly replied, he wasn��t afraid of him, it was just that Little Lord Fokke��s left hand was still tightly clutching onto that pouch. That ��Endless Gold Pouch�� representing the ultimate treasure of an alchemist. He then adopted an assuring tone.


    ��I swear to you that I will surely find him. Just give me 10 minutes! First please let go of the ��Endless Gold Pouch��, seeing you pressing it with great strength is causing my heart to twitch violently, this will affect my working efficiency.��


    Little Lord Fokke snorted, inhaling in a few deep breaths, he finally managed to suppress his inner fury. Peigan fished out a crucible from his case, once again forming a stove on the ground. Following that he filled the crucible with a certain liquid, then cing it on the stove, he ignited the wood beneath setting up a bright yellowish me as it cheerfully lick against the bottom of the crucible. The dry twigs crackled inside the makeshift bonfire, as the spiralling smoke from thebusting resin blended with the pungent chemical aroma. It gave off a strange sensation, and finally everything returned to quietness. Peigan gaze steadily at the crucible, even though the mes below were huge, the liquid looked like it solidified, making no movements. Little Lord Fokke paced about back and forth impatiently like a trapped beast, sinking into an endless wait.


    ����


    At this time, Sheyan had entered a bar that was closest to Tortuga castle. Because once that gap appeared in his previous scheme, staying on the ship would allow his pursuers to simply chase up and catch a turtle in a jar (Chinese idiom meaning set oneself as an easy target). Furthermore, Tortuga port on the ind was average sized, it did not have theplications due to certain regions being closed off, hiding someone in a short period of time is still roughly manageable.


    Sheyan settled on a position adjacent to the street on the second floor of the bar. Because of this he once again paid an additional fee of 1 pound sterling, but over here he could casually observe the movements around Tortuga castle. Once he notices that the patrol guards started flocking out like ants that got stabbed, the first thing would be to flee deep into the ind. Chris��s party had proven a fact, that was that even though the Tortuga patrol guards were rtively valiant when congregated together, the contestants that fled to the depths of the ind was beyond their reach, unable to do anything about it.


    Just as he was engrossed in the exterior movements, the bartender suddenly came up, cing a ss of cocktail that was still zing with mes. This drink was called ��fiery red lips��, probably the bar��s trademark cocktail. Its selling price was also rtively high. Sheyan suspiciously raised his head and said.


    ��Sorry, I think you got the wrong table.��


    The bartender shook his head in reply.


    ��This drink has already been paid for.��


    Sheyan was stumped for words, filtering his thoughts rapidly in his mind, yet he could not connect a person to this. However once he raised his head again, a red bandana met his eyes. A man with two tiny flinging and pretty beard started ascending the stairs, elegantly poised as he toasted to Sheyan with a smile. Sheyan��s heart fired up, but he only took in a deep breath as he leaked out a smile and toasted back.


    ��Good morning, Captain Jack Sparrow.��


    Upon hearing that, Jack Sparrow expressed an amazed look, shrugging his shoulders as heughed.


    ��Oh, I did not recall getting a promotion, but that should be an inevitable fact.��


    Due to having done such a shameful deed by using his lover to set up this main lead, Jack Sparrow, Sheyan felt guilty and thus momentarily forgot that Jack��s father was still healthy and had not retired. Thus, hemitted the error of calling Jack a captain. Instead he very quicklyposed himself, and started chatting up with Jack.


    One had to admit, Jack Sparrow was a character with exceptional charm. His eloquence coupled with exaggerated hand gestures and expression, his smart words were like a string of pearl (Chinese idiom it means endless witty remarks), it gave one the cleansing feeling of a spring wind. Unconsciously getting intoxicated by him. After a short chat, they were both fairly agreeable, borrowing this fairly amicable atmosphere, Jack Sparrow told Sheyan his reason for visiting. It was obviously to poach Ammand��s croner and invite Sheyan to join the ck Pearl.


    Currently, Sheyan��s reputation had reached an amicable 913/3000 amongst the pirates. He was definitely not an intricate nameless thug. Furthermore, facing the impending storm previously, Sheyan took overmand and he actually managed to rally a group of drunkards with an astonishing sess. Thus, enabling the Bell and Mug to take the lead in leaving. This capability was seen by everyone on board the ck Pearl, after a series of investigations they decided to carry their poaching action.


    Of course Sheyan��s qualifications were still pretty superficial, if he went over, he could only be a bottom ss member at the ck Pearl. However Jack Sparrow sincerely promised, saying that the third officer was going to retire after onest voyage, he would then raise Sheyan��s position. Following logic, encountering such a good opportunity Sheyan should have immediately agreed, but his scheme had just started to take effect. If he went to the ck Pearl now, he would be able to sessfullyplete his mission, however that would mean sacrificing too many things.


    More importantly, Sheyan had alreadymitted the crime of framing this handsome and charming Jack Sparrow behind his back. Although the chances of being exposed were low, there was still a rtively immense pressure on his heart. Even though there was no such lie detecting device, there was still alchemy, the voodoo cult and its witchcraft. Afraid that even a dead person may not keep a secret. Therefore, Sheyan tacitly replied that he needed time to consider, exposing a suspicious expression giving an appearance that his thoughts and his expression were conflicting.

 Chapter 85: Fury

    <h4>Chapter 85: Fury</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I


    Although Jack Sparrow was pretty bummed out by failing to recruit Sheyan, he still noticed Sheyan��s deep desire through his hesitation. He thenughed as he diverged the discussion to women. This topic was obviously his forte, after Sheyan feigned several lines ��coincidentally�� mentioning that he had a secret fetish for sophisticated women and even other people��s wife, the future captain Jack��s eyes glowed as if he found a kindred spirit. Thus they became moreplementing in their chatting.


    Through this style of conversation, Sheyan realized that Jack Sparrow was not considered a yboy, saying from a deeper perspective, he should be a emotional and passionately devoted person. If he had to use an example, that would be Duan Yu��s dad in the film, Tian Long Ba Bu (Chinese show martial art show). This sort of person loved many women, but their feelings for each individual were real, therefore, they constantly felt harsh emotional pains as much as their tireless enjoyment. Furthermore, Jack Sparrow was not yet an unrestrained and frivolous man, from his speech one was able to vaguely pick up the great ambition of being a pirate lord.


    Just when their conversation was in full swing, the short and honest Mr Joshamee trotted up the stairs. He shed a nce at Sheyan and proceeded to speak a few words into Jack��s ears. Presently, Jack Sparrow was intensely arguing about the most outstanding and mesmerizing female part, where it was the butt or chest. Once he heard Joshamee��s words he could only shrug his shoulders, and regrettably sigh.


    ��I have to admit Joshamee brought me a bad news. Something cropped up on the ck Pearl, I have to rush back, I��m afraid we have to save this merry conversation for another time.��


    Sheyan smiled and toasted:


    ��idents always lingers around us, no matter the case it would not be as bad as the time I racked my brains out to hook up with a girl in a while she was on her inconvenient days of the month.��


    Jack Sparrow spaced out a moment, followed by an uncontrolled loudughter. Raising his pirate hat a little before giving a humble bow, he then left the bar. Such an elegant demeanor even captivated a male like Sheyan, its mesmerizing powers towards women was unimaginable.


    Looking at Jack��s departing figure, Sheyan could tolerate no longer, once again activating his ��insight�� ability. Even though he was already in jeopardy economically wise, faced with this character that can be said to be the number 1 legend in the Caribbean sea, he could not resist this notion. Especially when the opposite party��s status had already changed from ��stranger�� to ��friendly��. The ability ��insight�� should be able to search for deeper information right?


    After activating his insight ability, Sheyan waited for quite some time before receiving notifications from the nightmare imprint.


    Jack Sparrow


    Legendary pirate ship, ck Pearl, Chief Officer


    Height ?


    Weight ?


    Strength ? points


    Agility ? points


    Physique ? points


    Perceptive sensing ? points


    Charm 50 points (this value has reached the upper boundary of this world)


    Intelligence ? points


    Spirit ? points


    Basic skill: unknown


    Advanced skill: unknown


    Combat ability: unknown


    Rank 7 special passive ability: Authentic luck.


    Summary: unknown


    Although this was a long list, in reality there were only two credible points: the first being Jack Sparrow��s exceptionally high charm of 50 points. Based on the pointer at the back, his charm may have been capped by the highest limit of the nightmare world, or it could have been higher. The second was that this main lead had a rank 7 special passive ability: Authentic luck!


    After digesting this information and rapidly reflecting and analysing it, he finally established certain inference:


    A: Under the boundaries of the world, there was a possibility that someone��s (Inclusive of storyline characters or contestants) individual attributes could reach a maximum of 50 points. Unable to break through this limitation.


    B: To a contestant, breaking through 50 points might be a dividing line.


    C: Various abilities of contestants and storyline characters can be categorised into different ranks. Rank 1 should be the lowest, and his personal ability that he had�� Was probably toomon, there was no chance of ranking it, or probably there was some other profound principles?


    D: As the name implies, ��authentic luck�� this ability should be an extremely rare and mighty ability. The main lead was able to constantly turn peril into safety, misfortunes into blessings he spared no dy in relying on it for aeback in a moment of life or death. This skill had a position of rank 7, therefore one can attempt to estimate that the highest top-notch skill would be tough to exceed 9 ranks.


    E: After personally inspecting Jack Sparrow and encountering so many unknown variables, it meant that his powers vastly outweighed his. Believe that if not for Sheyan��s prior conversation raising his friendship value, those two attributes would be simrly unknown. Therefore, not within a very very very long period of time, captain Jack Sparrow was definitely not a wise enemy to make.


    At this moment the bartender came again and poured a ss of alcohol for Sheyan, thick foamy bubbles rolled within the golden colored alcohol, it looked like a hallucination of a thousand minute boiling world, mesmerizing people. Away from here directly 4km underground, Peigan��s crucible liquid finally started boiling.


    Looking at the boiling liquid in the crucible, Peigan then retrieved a brown ss bottle from his case. He handled the ss bottle in such a cautious manner for fear of infecting it, following that Peigan sprinkled fine powder into the pot, which caused the liquid to immediatelybust, transforming into a violet ck me. In a sh the mes consumed the entire pot, engulfing its surrounding as it formed into a violet ck bonfire.


    This violet ck mes disappeared as fast as it came, even the solid ground surface started to melt, leaving a deep hole half metre deep and 2 metres wide. What was strange was that from the center of the hole a chilling to the bone air shot out, surrounding the nearby atmosphere forming a round indistinct white mist! This could not be felt on the skin, but the chill leaked into the bone marrow, it was an extremely strange and mysterious abnormality.


    Peigan exerted strength attempting to lift the female corpse on the ice bed into the hole, but he was harshly pushed aside by Little Lord Fokke. He personally carried his precious wife��s corpse, and ced it steadily into the hole. Peigan fished out a dark green bottle, very carefully sprinkling a little onto the body, at the same time he chanted several profound words. Consecutively, the surface of the body started to emit a faint glow.


    Looking at the intensity of the glow, Peigan raised his brows as he gritted his teeth and sprinkled more powder. However, the glow remained the same. This powder was purchased using a high price, it was the dried blood of a nine-headed beast, one small bottle was worth half of his fortune! Therefore, he felt heartache, furthermore what Peigan was doing currently was not fully alchemy, it was the spirit ck magic that he had grasped, regrettably it looked to have little effects.


    Peigan nced at the endless gold pouch that Little Lord Fokke was holding, he painfully bit his lips, pouring the entire bottle of powder out. Concurrently, the glow flourished, as a faint vapour float up from the female corpse, gathering in mid air and not dissipating, metamorphosing into an apparition like existence. This spirit looked exhausted, the glow on her body was stable as though it could be blown and scattered at any time.


    ��Sally! Beloved Sally!!�� Little Lord Fokke charged to the front of the spirit and knelt, frenziedly calling out like an injured beast. Instead Peigan immediately obstructed his barbaric behaviour, furiously scolding out.


    ��Respected Lord sir! I have not attain control of spirit, this is only a fraction of her memory before she died. Because the dposed rate of the body was already advanced, this fragments of memories are pretty disorganized and scattered. If you continue being rash, then all my efforts would have been for nothing!��


    Little Lord Fokke dejectedly shifted to the side, while Peigan retrieved a wooden basin filled with fresh water. He then started chanting a spell along with a set ofplicated hand gestures, the white vapour in the air gradually floated towards the wooden basin. Also, the water inside started to form several disorderly and messy images, it was the memories of the dead Madam Lord Fokke. In order to exact revenge, Little Lord Fokke absorbed himself into the images, he was determined not to miss out on any detail.


    Very quickly, Little Lord Fokke��s expression changed from a pale white to a reddish fury and finally into ashen! It must be acknowledged that Peigan��s ck magic was quite proficient, the images formed started to turn supremely clear, as clear as the 1080p resolution of the Pirate of the Caribbean movie in theatres.


    ��Catika! Jovan! Jack Sparrow!��


    After viewing the entire memory log, Little Lord Fokke stood up as he seemed to be at a loss, waves of cold air was blowing out from his body. The feeling it gave to others could only be described as:


    ��Zombie!��


    His voice was struggling to break forth within his empty chest, giving one a feeling that the entire world has turned grey. In his heart, two targets were added onto his ughter list, that was the living Catika and Jack Sparrow!

 Chapter 86: Confusion

    <h4>Chapter 86: Confusion</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I


    Evidently, as long as Catika and Jack Sparrow lived for another day, then the green hat on Little Lord Fokke would never fade away. To him, his prior deep emotions were like a hugeughing stock, such an insult could only be cleanse with the blood of his enemies!


    Of course, to Sheyan this doesn��t mean that Little Lord Fokke would spare him or even be treated with this notion of ��Brother, thanks for getting rid of the slut for me.�� He was simrly included into the cklist of Little Lord Fokke. As the proverb goes, Revenge against my father��s killer, hatred for stealing my wife. Sheyan had gloriously upied one of the two greatest hatreds. Except from a hatred perspective, these two handsome and cunning: guard Catika, and the graceful Jack Sparrow upied the the top spot. Before finishing those two, if Sheyan did not offer himself foolishly to Lord Fokke, then this green hat mister would not take initiative to find trouble for him.


    Peigan had also witnessed and understood the memories of Madam Fokke, therefore, he couldprehend what the noble Lord Fokke was feeling. Although he had not obtained that coveted ��endless gold pouch��, he remained silently beside him. Instead, Little Lord Fokke turned his head over, staring at him with an emotionless pair of eyes, softly saying.


    ��Take it, this is your reward.��


    After saying he tossed the ��endless gold pouch�� over. Peigan tedly reached out his hand to receive it. Who knew that at the moment when he was about to receive the pouch, Little Lord Fokke suddenly drew out his mythical icy blue sword across his waist, stabbing in with a deadly viciousness! This old man Peigan��s pupils contracted, a clump ck glow appeared in his left hand. ��Pom!�� It flew towards the opposite little Fokke.


    Little Lord Fokke did not dodge or run, allowing that frightening corrosive ball of magic to strike his right chest. His flesh and clothes immediately crackled out with light yellow fumes, yet his sword had already emotionless prated that precious ��endless gold pouch��, and pierced into the right hand of the old man Peigan. Ayer of frosty ice formed instantly on his right hand and rapidly fissured!


    Old man Peigan cried out in agony, not sure if his pain was because his right arm had been crippled or because the ��endless gold pouch�� was ruined. At this moment, an owl-like shrill sounded out from Peigan��s case, it suddenly turned red and hot, followed by an explosion releasing a dense smoke. Old Peigan seized the opportunity and used his remaining left hand to cover his mouth and nose and flee. Just when he reached the entrance of the prison, he felt a slight shudder on the ground. Following that blue smoke spiralled up into the air, a huge horse raised its hoof and charged forward, driving its head heavily onto old Peigan. It was the huge demonic horse Momore!


    Upon impact, old Peigan was knocked back by 5-6 metres! Hended on a solid flight of stairs, rolling onto hardly on the protruding concrete, looking like he broke at least 7-8 of his bones. His frozen right arm had already been shattered into oblivion like ice to his shoulders, leaving a wound at the end which had a distorted purplish colour as though his bones, flesh and blood vessels coagted together. Blood leaking from his mouth had already dyed his chest red.


    He only held concurrent post as an alchemist and ck magician, his physique was far from a warrior��sposition.


    At this point, Little Lord Fokke��s figure emerged from within the floating dust, his hair had already turned white. ncing at the huge corroded injury atop his chest, old Peigan��s dying expression shed with sudden realization.


    ��Ke, ke, ke ke (coughing)����so, you actually gave it up������


    Little Lord Fokke��s eyes were icy cold, he waspletely devoid of emotions.


    ��Regrettably I have to end your life here, but the Fokke Family has always been


    True to their words, the ��endless gold pouch�� will be buried together with you.��


    After listening to his, old Peigan��s eyes shed with aforting light, and it swiftly faded out, dead. Little lord Fokke mounted his demon horse, Momore. His white long hair swayed against the wind, depositing mottled hoarfrost everywhere. His voice sounded like windless as though his chest had been knocked for a thousand times, covering the entire castle in an unparalleled manner.


    ��Catika~~ where are you?��


    ����


    Looking at thezy patrol guards strolling about on the streets, Sheyan felt bbergasted. Following logic, Lady Lord Fokke��s body had already been escorted into the castle for nearly 6 hours, this period of time was enough to bring about an action. Yet, Tortuga castle was as peaceful as any other day, following the reasonable thinking of this world, it should be because they couldn��t deduce the culprit. However, after Madam Lord Fokke��s death, there should at least be procedures like wearing ck armbands or firing the cannon in salute and grief.


    ��Unless������ a sudden notion jolted like electricity in his heart. The extended period of silence signified that something frightful was about to break out, this dyed reaction should represent to deductions. One was that the entire Tortuga castlepletely treated this event lightly, but the other deduction was that the castle��s owner was buried deep in his grief. In addition he was unable to find the culprit and sunk intoplete despair. This model of thinking meant that the eventual consequences would be insanity and may even start a wide scale destruction.


    If that��s the case, Sheyan immediately thought that staying here would not be a wise decision. If things developed exactly like he guessed, then Tortuga castle was now a ticking time bomb! The closer he was, the more he would be affected. If he wanted topletely hide from the storm, then following his initial n to make haste to the inner district of the ind is definitely the best decision. However, this chaotic situation would imply more opportunities to fish in troubled water(chinese idiom to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain)! If Sheyan wanted to fish out great credits in a fire, then immediately returning to the Bell and Mug would be the best choice!


    The sky gradually darkened, the bustling Tortuga port became brightly lit as usual, the aroma of rum and roasted meat filled the atmosphere. Sheyan stood at the bow of the Bell and Mug as he gazed into the distance, in his heart was an unclear and perplexed feeling. He could sense an impending massive crisis within this port, but when was this crisis going to happen, he was unable to predict. This sort of waiting suspense was really a torture, besides Sheyan had no choice but to wait, he had to wait!


    A line of fire lit up the darkness! It looked like the upwards gush of blood when a person��s neck got shed. Following, the glow of fire spread out like a turbulent announcement, the rate of dispersion was like a flood leaving one speechless. In a sh it engulfed all the houses, it was obvious that the culprit had already made meticulous ns and arrangement.


    The ze charged towards the heaven, producing an oppressive sound from far. It was like the horizon had two gigantic hands, pping with great force.


    There was an unexinable pressure in the air, rising up slowly like a river tide.


    That majestic brilliance looked as though it wanted to swallow up the heavens and the earth!


    The raging ze reflected onto the initially permeated by darkness sails and also against the slender and majestically gorgeous gigantic hull. Above it was a chaotic battle scene.


    The battling parties were actually the Tortuga patrol guards and the pirates!


    The ck Pearl was under attack!


    Sheyan��s eyes suddenly zed up with a fiery passion, he deeply inhaled trying to suppress his billowing emotions. Presently, most of the pirates were aware of this situation, swarming onto the deck like ants, as they frantically pointed towards the distant ck Pearl.


    Under the leaping ze, one could make up that the ck Pearl pirates were resisting with great resilience, but because of this abrupt conflict, their casualties were heavy as they retreated little by little. At this crucial moment, a white haired rider rode in on a huge upelling horse, as it gently stepped onto a footboard and ascended the ck Pearl. Looking at his appearance, he seemed to be exuding a rather rxed aura, as though he was just here to admire the scenery. But unknowingly, upon looking at this figure, everyone��s heart beat with a intive wail.


    An ominous neighing.


    ��Where is Jack Sparrow?�� That white haired rider boomed with a steady tone. His voice carried a thick nasal sound, like his nose was clogged from a flu. Although he was far from the Bell and Mug by close to two kilometres, but for some unknown reason, the people here could also hear his voice! Yet the pirates on the ck Pearl held no joking intent, immediately releasing a ring signal into the sky from the ship��s bow, exploding with a sorrowful glow in the sky.


    ��It��s the guarding signal re!��A veteran old pirate cried out. ��The ck Pearl requests aid!��


    The guarding signal re is a contract object by the British for arms and merchant ships. If any party that previously signed a guarding contract, they could use it to request for aid in an emergency. In view that the British Queen at the time had issued lots of license for personal plunder to many merchant ships, many armed merchant ships had pirates moonlighting. At ater period, even though the british ships had internal strifes on sea, once they encounter a dilemma they could request for aid. Therefore, these guarding signal res were also passed on to navy fleets and pirate ships.

 Chapter 87: Real intention is revealed in the end

    <h4>Chapter 87: Real intention is revealed in the end</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    Currently, people still highly valued oaths and contracts. After seeing the signal re, pirate ships immediately leaned over to aid. However, the legendary pirate ships, Queen Anne��s Revenge and the Flying Dutchman unusually chose to take a neutral stance, raising their sails sailing away into the distance. Although many pirates flogged over to help, the ck Pearl��s Captain Old Jack and chief officer Jack Sparrow did not surface. This caused the pirates to sink into an individual battle, a group without a head giving rise to a particrly chaotic situation.


    Ammand had also stepped out to the deck, resting his hand on the hilt of his silver sword. He stared at the white haired rider on the ck Pearl as his eyes leaked out a murderous gaze, his ambitions on the verge of bursting forth! A few days ago when battling against the Paragon fleet, Ammand��s reputation had rose to number 1 just beneath the other 3 legendary pirate ship captains. Ever since, he was like the head of the pack, if he could oppose the Tortuga��s owner by himself and lead the masses to a victory, then his reputation would surely not be second to the likes of ckbeard, and Davy Jones. Surpassing them in the future would definitely not be a difficult thing!


    Just as Ammand had decided to give his orders, Sheyan took a deep breath and called out.


    ��Captain! If I didn��t see wrongly, the one on top of the ck Pearl should be Little Lord Fokke right?��


    Ammand tilted his head, his eyes glimmering as he replied.


    ��That��s right.��


    Sheyan nced at him without fear saying.


    ��Although we don��t know the reason for Little Lord Fokke��s fanatical attacks on the ck Pearl, but right now the whole Tortuga nest hade out, their guarding forces are extremely thin!��


    Till here, Sheyan��s eyes exhibited a greedy sh, lowering his voice and schemingly asked.


    ��Why don��t we make a little fishing trip?��


    Ammand��s heart was stirred, he swept the battlefield again with his eyes. Currently, there were at least 5-6 ships that responded to the call,pletely sealing the waters around the ck Pearl. Fire sounds from the muskets boomed in multiple sessions, smoke had engulfed the area and the hand-to-handbat was at its climax. The spectacle was desperate and chaotic. If they rushed over, there would be difficulties for the Bell and Mug to close in, why not assault Tortuga castle, which was staying clear of the enemy��s main force and striking at its weak point! If they could force Little Lord Fokke to return, then no doubt the credit would be his to take. Even if Little Lord Fokke was stubborn and persisted on, they would still fish up bountiful loot!


    In short, plundering was more pleasurable than rescuing.


    Even though his heart had already acknowledged Sheyan��s suggestion, Ammand purposely paused for a moment. After deliberating through thoroughly, his hungry eyes emitted a verdant ray, using a greedy expression and dered.


    ��En, that is my exact sentiments.��


    The pirates simultaneously cheered! They were ready to bleed and strive, but on one side after risking their lives in a wild ughter they would only receive a word of thanks from their ally. On the other side, they could avoid the chaos, and carry their plundering. Even a fool would choose the better path.


    Ammand��s wit was profound, just a light sentence was needed to steal Sheyan��s suggestion as his, hepletely marginalized him.


    ��Xiaer, Matt.��


    ��This time you guys lead the way, bring a few young guys with you! But don��t bring too many to prevent other bastards from catching onto us, the quick-footed will climb up first.�� After calling out these two names, his lips curled into a sinister grin!


    ��The peace has been established for far too long, they actually made the first move against the pirates! Let them have a taste of blood and steel!��


    Electing Xiaer was not at all by chance, logically it should be the chief officer Harry that should lead, however his head injury from the Paragon fleet battle had not healedpletely. Therefore, Xiaer was naturally the next inmand, but for Blind Matt this vice crew head, his election seemed to be random but was actually considered. The Fokke family had governed Tortuga port for an entire 70 years, the riches it contained should probably pile up like mountains, once breaching through, the rewards would be immeasurable.If he did not have his trusted aide in Blind Matt to keep watch, how would Ammand let Xiaer go in peace?


    Ammand as a ship��smander had already borately considered, as a future pirate lord, Ammand was obviously not someone that would be easily blinded by riches. Although Tortuga castle��s hidden 70 years of wealth was simply alluring, tonight��s events were extremely strange. The ck Pearl was actually assaulted by Little Lord Fokke, ording to logic, both like-minded legendary pirate ship actually chose to spectate. At least half of the pirate ships were also biding their time. Under such circumstances, risking danger and attacking is essential, but more critically they had to first locate a retreating route for the Bell ad Mug! Furthermore Ammand��s perceptive sensing was outstanding, he could feel a faint feeling of extreme danger in his heart. Thus, he calcted that he should not step out of his own ship tonight.


    From Ammand��s perspective, by staying guard on this ship, then when the pirates return from a rewarding journey, they would return to the Bell and Mug. Furthermore if there was an unforeseen hazard, Ammand could immediately raise his sails and flee. This ship was specialized in speed, if their pursuers were neither the ck Pearl nor the british royal navy gship, they had nothing to fear and could easily escape! Therefore, keeping watch is Ammand��s exceptionally shrewd behavior, it was a brilliant move that could easily attack or retreat.


    Time rapidly sped by, very swiftly almost 2 hours had past. The battle atop the ck Pearl continued, Ammand��s good pirate captain friends sent bits and pieces of reports overtime.


    In the report it mentioned that during 5 in the afternoon, Tortuga castle had dispatched its butler to invite the captain of the ck Pearl and its chief officer Jack Sparrow to attend a banquet. Saying that they needed to negotiate about this year��s sugar cane quota. However only Old Jack attended while chief officer Jack Sparrow did not.


    Another report mentioned that someone spotted the chief officer Jack Sparrow at the west of the ind.


    Thest piece of report mentioned that somehow Tortuga castle had obtained news of the pirates wanting to revolt against the port and ransack it. Therefore, they took the first strike.


    All this information was extremely messy, truths and false could not be differentiated. This witty Ammand actually sunk into a period of deep thinking. Attempting to connect such a messy picture and seek for the truth now was simply an arduous and unrewarding journey. There was one crucial point: Sheyan may not be the only person that thought of Tortuga castle��s slim defence at the moment. The reason why Sheyan��s primary reaction amidst this social upheaval was because he already had some sort of mental preparation for this situation. Furthermore, triggering this atrocity of plundering Tortuga castle and even thousand of other scenarios were earlier swirling through Sheyan��s mind previously. Therefore, he appeared calm and cool-head in the face of such an event.


    Visibly, a few pirate ships had already begin to raise their skull gs, and started to send their subordinates to rush into the familiar streets of Tortuga, except this time they frantically brandished their sabres and held the identity of a pirate instead of a civilian. Instead the merchants or workers in the port were also not sitting ducks, thus in a brief moment, the entire bustling tortuga port was thrown into a smoky bloodbath.


    Ammand towered at the tip of the Bell and Mug, his back was perfectly straight. He folded his hands and gazed at the distant and chaotic tortuga port, his gaze had gradually intensified. Standing beside him, Sheyan was also breathing deeply in the faint traces of smoke brought about by the breeze of the Caribbean sea. It seemed like he was concerned, but deep within his heart was a cold grin.


    ��Things were actually going as nned����


    To the Sheyan who single-handedly constructed this storyline, he could clearly guess what Ammand was worrying about. It was obviously the small plundering task force thatprised of Blind Matt and Xiaer. Based on the time, if things went smoothly for the task force, they should have already sent back a report, any dys would undoubtedly mean two possibilities:


    A possibility: After sessfully infiltrating into the defenceless Tortuga castle, they looted an immense amount of treasure.


    B possibility: The infiltration was not smooth, casualties were heavy.


    If possibility A arises, then the pirates enroute back to the Bell and Mug had lost control due to the chaos happening on the streets of the port. After those red eyed greedy pirates had noticed Xiaer��s group carrying the huge loot, even fools could guess what they would do! Xiaer��s group would definitely be surrounded and suffered heavy casualties!


    No matter what the oue, this dispatched pirate task force would definitely suffer from theck of manpower! This was definitely not what Ammand hoped to see, the Bell and Mug had already recently lost too many capable members. Once this dispatched task force met with any idents, Ammand��s personal powers could no longer be described as heavy injuries, it was like sliding down by 1 grade. This was not inclusive of the spoils of war that they sessfully looted.


    In a moment, the surrounding people all recognized Ammand��s hesitation and hard-pressed predicament, but nobody said anything, nobody dared to say anything. This scenario had sunk into an embarrassingly silent situation, only the sound of waves and muffled fighting was clear to the ears. Ammand gazed at the zing red Tortuga night sky, his right hand subconsciously pressing onto the hilt of his sword, clutching it tightly and loosening his grip. Clutching again and loosening, it seemed like a decision was tough to make.


    Suddenly Sheyan gasped.


    In the gathering dusk, the sea humbly swayed.


    Sheyan stood at the edge of the ship, his body apparently blending into the deep and boundless sea. It brought an unexinable mysteriousness and peculiarity.


    His gasp sounded like corrted with the ocean��s tide, after awhile he finally said a sentence.


    This sentence was directed while looking into Ammand��s eyes. It was extremely sincere,ing from the bottom of the heart.


    But only a well-informed person could decipher the degree of shamelessness carried in this phrase! This phrase had been nned for a long time, painstakingly with much effort. But this phrasepletely striked the crux of this puzzle, thuspletely revealing his real intentions of this set up at the end!

 Chapter 88: Good Brother

    <h4>Chapter 88: Good Brother</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    Tortuga port was buzzing with violence, there was still a concern for the small force that was dispatched out, sending out any reinforcement team would be Ammand��s only reassuring choice. However, this ship still had an X factor, Sheyan! This was the greatest reason for Ammand��s hesitation! To Ammand, Sheyan is extremely talented but someone that had notpletely won over his trust. Unsure why, Ammand always had a queer feeling in his heart. Sheyan was like a double-edge sword, using it well would bring great destruction to his opponents, but if he managed it wrongly, then it would turn around and stab him!


    The question posed to Ammand now was: Personally, he needed to stay on the Bell and Mug to maintainmand of the ship, a ship without a captain is like a coat without its fur. If something crops up on the ship, it was like cing his own fate into someone else��s hands. Currently his chief officer Harry was still injured, the only capable underling he had was Sheyan. However if he used Sheyan, and Sheyan turned disloyal at the sight of riches���� Blind Matt��s prestige is lower than his, and Xiaer��sbative ability is not stronger, this willnd him in an extreme situation of dead loss, like a chicken flying into its coop only to find its eggs broken!


    ��Let me go! Captain, let me bring others to assist our brothers!��


    Sheyan resolutely and decisively pleaded.


    Seeing Ammand��s emotionless expression, he continued sincerely pleading.


    ��Please believe in me, even if I lose this life, I will definitely bring my brothers back safely! But if���� If any mishaps were to happen, please take good care of my cousin!��


    Sheyan��s reasoning was obvious: Ammand still had a ��hostage�� aboard! Even if he didn��t trust Sheyan, there was still his cousin to factor in. But even after that he still rejected, then he would seem extremely obnoxious to the others for having such unreasonable suspicions.


    If Chris was still here, he would have frantically run up and cried out to Ammand. Holding onto Ammand��s leg to beg him to do a DNA test, and persistently reject any form of rtionship with Sheyan.


    At the front of the Bell and Mug was like a rtively ssified authorities meeting, don��t talk about participating, Chris would be immediately stopped by the cold des of the pirates if he even went near!


    After Sheyan finished speaking, the veins on Ammand��s forehead were pulsing like dragons. This ��cousin�� of Sheyan was extremely renowned, his close rtionship with Sheyan had been widely publicized by that big mouth of his. Even the rats and cockroaches on board could recite their entire rtionship.


    However, to this willy old fox Ammand, even though this news was widely publicized personally, he held a degree of disbelief. This was until someone reported that Chris used Sheyan��s name to borrow a lump of money, while Sheyan did not make a big fuss but was willing to lose a family fortune��s worth to be his guarantor. Only then did Ammand believed that there was something special about their rtionship, something important that could easily prevail within the human heart. Loyalty was definitely ced ahead of money!


    Several people who normally brag about righteousness and helping the needy for justice, but they would turn timid in the face of death. They were willing to share the riches but not willing to go through thick and thin with you. Some people were willing to risk their lives for you at a critical time, but still be unable to resist the temptation of money. They loved money more than their lives. Ammand had seen far too many people turned shameless when stuck between the choice of loyalty or money. Therefore, he secretly believed in the brotherhood between Sheyan and Chris who had gone through the test of money.


    Yet believing was one thing, and trusting was another. Ammand ced arms behind his back as he paced back and forth, his eyes radiating with glow of a risky gambler. His body was enveloped in a shade.


    The truth was, ever since the uprising within the port started, Ammand��s heart harboured a grave premonition of a critical crisis. Therefore, being forced to a point where he had no choice but to dispatch Sheyan, Ammand��s expression was heavy and persisted in his silence.


    At this moment, a creaking sound travelled from the hold of the ship. A huge and sturdy figure appeared, his shiny head was wrapped with a white bandage, it was Ammand��s most trusted chief officer, Scarface Harry. Even though his expression looked quite dispirited, an overbearing aura of vitality could be felt from his body.


    ��I��ll go with Seaman Yan! We can look after each other.��


    If Ammand��s most trusted confidante, Scarface Harry, was willing to apany Sheyan, then he would naturally be free of worries and hesitate no longer. But Ammand looked at the white bandage wrapped on Harry��s head, the veins in his eyes intensified densely, he could not help hesitating as he said:


    ��But your wound������


    Scarface Harry seemed to look fine in front of any onlooker, but the fact was something that only he and Ammand knew. Actually, his wound hadn��t recovered one bit. After receiving the damage to his head, his state was like a roller coaster, but inclined to a worsening trend. Away from the sight of others, Harry would frequently vomit and his headaches felt like someone was using a knife and scraping the innards of his brain. Comparing to the modern time diagnosis methods, it should be the severe cerebral concussions resulting in terrible repercussions.


    Scarface Harry could see through Ammand��s dilemma. The silver glow flickered on his body, trying very hard to concentrate as he offered a smile saying.


    ��This time��s operation was obviously led by our crew head, I only impulsively spoke out due to my plentiful years of survival instincts.��


    Scarface Harry��s words were extremely humble, but actually it was giving Ammand a reason to send him.


    ��Don��t worry, I��m only there to observe the boy. He will be the one at work. If there is any suspicious movement, I can easilymand others to eliminate him.��


    Ammand turned around to look at the rummaging mes within Tortuga port. He could more or less confirm that Xiaer had met with trouble, or else Blind Matt would have already sent someone back to report. He nced at Scarface Harry, nodding as he made his decision.


    ��Alright! With you two working together, I need not worry.��


    After speaking, Ammand drew out that glowing silver sword of his, tossing over the sword urately towards Scarface Harry.


    ��Catch! I am absolutely safe aboard, I have no need for it. But it will be a huge aid in a critical time.��


    Harry caught it single handedly as he bowed his head. The reason why Ammand transferred his sword was not to guard against Sheyan, but he was scared that Xiaer who waspeting against Harry for prestige would make any moves on him. As a pirate captain of extremely high prestige, his personal sword would be extremely useful in a critical time. Especially in an extreme case to pressure into submission any pirates who had conspired and staged a mutiny. This may seem excessive to say, but it was akin to a nameless foot soldier being able to enter any area in the military camp, and even proim death to a high authority figures with an imperial edict.


    Sheyan was spectating such a well crafted emotional performance by the side, his expression became a little grim unknowingly. Scarface Harry following him was obviously outside of his calction. Speaking truthfully, this guy��s outstanding 30 points in physique undoubtedly caused Sheyan to be fearful. Because 30 points in physique did not merely mean a vast life points, it also tranted to an impregnable defence!


    Besides, Scarface Harry had a known ability called big heart, which would award him an additional 1000 HP. In addition, the faint silverish light on his body was clear, seeming to result from strong equipment. Even worse, if Scarface had other unknown titles to his name, he would definitely raise in strength. If Sheyan wanted to take advantage of this crisis in this battle, he needed to have a blitzkrieg strategy (One that would bring about a swift victory). But after adding this new variable, his ns had became moreplicated.


    His only constion was that Scarface Harry��s head was injured, and this injury did not look light.


    The rescuing pirates were swiftly selected and dispatched. Based on the previous lesson, Ammand already held great confidence in Sheyan��s managing and rallying capabilities. With this the entire Bell and Mug was united as a whole force. Only 20 men stayed with Ammand, these guys were mostly the sick and aged. Their only reason for staying was in order to quickly sail the Bell and Mug out in case.


    Looking at the pirate group disembarking in a single file, with Scarface Harry and Sheyan leading the pack, Ammand��s eyes flickered with chill. He gestured to the remaining vice officer Robben, whispering.


    ��Choose 4 men to watch over Chris. Once that bastard makes any suspicious move, immediately capture him and report to me. I want him alive, if he manages to escape, then you guys can forget about living.��


    Robben nodded his head repeatedly in fear and trepidation under Ammand��s re. Ammand continued.


    ��Remember, you are the vice officer of the Bell and Mug. Never forget your position.��


    Upon hearing that, Robben lowered himself even more, eventually kneeling to represent his loyalty. Ammand was obviously satisfied with the effects of his words, waving his hands at him to leave. Presently even though the manpower was inadequate on board, these few were Ammand��s old goats, there was no cause for doubts towards their devotion. After Xiaer andpany came on board, Ammand��s control of the entire ship was roughly 70%, but currently it could be said to be 100%! Under such circumstances, Ammand personally believed that even if Sheyan stayed he could not stir up a ruckus, what more that weakling Chris?

 Chapter 89: Castle

    <h4>Chapter 89: Castle</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    The formerly busy districts had declined into crimson dyed streets, with raging mes reflecting cries and curses. The wildughters of the pirates echoed throughout the once peaceful for 70 years port. After going ashore, the chosen pirates stood around disorganized, they had a fanatical expression, filled with an urge to move about. If not for the stress of Harry��s authority and Sheyan��s cruel methods, they would have immediately rushed in to join the fun and loot something for themselves.


    After a series of profanities andmands, the pirates of the Bell and Mug swiftly made their way towards Tortuga castle. Their motivation behind this was obviously the rumoured ��mountains�� of riches within the castle. During their journey, they stomped through numerous warm corpses. Still able to smell the remains of the fight from the smoke and blood, excitement surged inside of many senior pirates as they raised their weapons and roared.


    Sheyan who had never experienced such a despondent scenario became a little distracted, but he immediately steadied his emotions, shouting loudly at the nearby pirates to quicken their pace. Ordering them to ughter anyone obstructing without hesitation! Such barbaric behavior would normally stir up a huge cmity, however in this currentlywless and chaotic port, it undoubtedly raked in great effects.


    ��Look!�� A pirate at the front cleverly picked up a small piece of cloth. ��This is Old Buqi��s, looks like they used the same route to the castle.��


    Sheyan received that piece of cloth, noticing that on its rough surfaces there were no blood stains. His eyes flickered, while his pupils contracted as he raised his voice loudly eximing.


    ��Let��s hurry up! Old Buqi was so excited that even his bandana was thrown aside. Ourpanions are still waiting for us to move the mountains of treasures!��


    The blood boiled within the surrounding pirates as they raised their sabres and daggers in wild exasperation! Hastening their pace as they started running. Originally, Scarface Harry also wanted to take a look at that piece of cloth, but at this point in time, Sheyan was already leading a group of men and sprinting ahead. A bone shattering pain electrified within his head. He immediately grabbed a pouch of rum and gulp down mouthfuls to numb the pain, before enduring the pain and joining up with the rest.


    Once this group of pirates reached the entrance, they realized this majestic and towering castle was unexpectedly entirely dark. It brimmed with a deathly stillness, as though it had been abandoned for centuries. The only thing left behind were ghastly shadows, cobwebs and its morous lights were like a exhausted fantasy. The castle main doors were widely opened, and within it was a pitch-ck darkness as though a ferocious huge beast was waiting for its food inside the darkness. It was like the former advance force hadpletely evaporated into the thin air!


    Faced with such a strange image, the pirates became quiet. Only the crackling sounds of their torches could be heard, as the pirates nced at each other in hopelessness. Some faces even turned cowardly. Within their minds, they imagined it to be heavily-guarded or in a state of great confusion, this sort of strange picture was something they had never encountered before.


    This was the time where Sheyan should make a decision. He trotted towards the side of Harry and lowered his voice saying.


    ��This is probably a bluff by the enemy.��


    Scarface Harry dropped his tone and spoke.


    ��Why��d you say so?��


    Sheyan calmly replied:


    ��Based on my prior understanding of the situation, Little Lord Fokke took the lead in acting against the ck Pearl. This meant that he would have ample time to n and prepare of that assault. Presently, Little Lord Fokke��s main forces are aboard the ck Pearl, there are not many guarding the castle. Thus, he had to resort to this cheap tactics, once his enemies separated after entering the castle, he would wither their forces slowly. If not, wouldn��t it be better to shut the castle gates and repel any hostile aggressors?��


    ��Then how about Xiaer and the rest?�� Harry replied.


    Sheyan raised his voice in resolution.


    ��I reckon that they should have entered the castle and splitted up in search of the treasures. They should still be trapped within. If we immediately enter, we may still be in time to save them!��


    Presently, Sheyan was the main person leading, Scarface Harry was only responsible in keeping watch. Even though he could smell something fishy, but after bearing with this unending torturing pain, he could no longer think of any reason to refute Sheyan. Furthermore, Sheyan went ahead and announced his deductions to the pirates. Based on his prior reputation, even if someone felt suspicious they could only keep in within their chest.


    Following that, Sheyan divided the pirates into 6 groups, one group contained at least 20 pirates. Each group was distributed fairly in terms ofbat abilities of short or far range, and nobody could be fussy about it. After that, he once again utilized the prospects of the treasures to rally the pirates, and finally led the charge into the darkness of the castle.


    Since Sheyan adopted a ��follow me�� approach instead of the ��listen to me�� one, Scarface Harry was also embarrassed to remain at the back as he led another group into the castle. Since their heads were willing to set the example, what could the other pirates say? In additional the infiltrating forces boosted their courage as they roared and charged in. Based on their initial arrangement, whenever a group would meet another crossroad, they would divulge into smaller groups to search. Very quickly, the massive Tortuga castle cut up the six groups and swallowed them in.


    After splitting into small groups, Sheyan still led his group at the front. However, he seemed to be extremely rxed, as though he had confirmed that his surroundings were adequately secured. It was not in the least on guard. Furthermore, Sheyan��s prestige wasn��t lower amongst the pirates, the pirates following him were naturally remained silent and asionally uttered a sentence or two. Initially this absolute silence felt extremely grave.


    The furnishings within the castle were rtively gorgeous, the shining torch brightened up the area as it revealed a velvet carpet beneath their stomping footsteps. Its delicate design was a given, its furry sensation felt extremely cozy giving these pirates a whole new experience. However, those valuable objects like gold ted candlesticks or cutleries were strangely missing, obviously already hidden by their owners which supported Sheyan��s initial conclusion. Suddenly, one of the front pirate halted, pressing his hands on the hilt of his de, he turned around and eximed urgently.


    ��Careful, I can smell blood!��


    The others instantly gasped, and simultaneously discovered the faint blood smell in the air. To these merciless robbers, this was obviously an extremely familiar aroma. The atmosphere tensed up as a few pirates drew their weapons. Sheyan ced this torch nearer to the ground, as he discovered a faint brown bloodstain on the thick and spongy carpet. Following this blood trace, they came to a stop abruptly by a tough granite wall.


    ��It��s a hidden passage!�� An excited pirate said out with a shivering voice. This blood trace was broken of in front of the granite wall after making a bend, that injured person could not have suddenly evaporated right? The only exnation was he fled into the hidden passage! If it weren��t for the guiding of the blood trace, who would have thought this durable and thick granite wall would have a hidden passage behind it?


    After realizing this lead, the pirates scrambled about in search of a clue. These old foxes were naturally experts in such a field, they very quickly discovered a small lever beneath the carpet. Two pirates expanded their strengths to pull and drag the lever, and suddenly a heavy and dry mechanical sound creaked out from within the wall. Following that, the granite wall shook and gradually raised itself, exposing a secret and dim pathway.


    Under the torch��s illumination, the floor of the secret passage was filled with scattered and adorable looking twinkles. The breathing of the pirates turned heavy, gold coins sparkling, beautiful cutleries and glossy silk cloths scattered around the hidden passage. This looked to be the result of a hasty renovation. Undoubtedly, these pirates emitted a greedy croak from their throat as they pouched on the treasures. Only Sheyan stood still while still raising his torch, his expression was peculiar, it looked somewhat sympathetic and somewhat relieved.


    Following that he threw down his torch, taking a deep breath, he exerted force in his right shoulder to heavily bang against a sliding window at the side! The rusty hinges of this window surrendered under the immense force, distorting and finally breaking apart. The colourful ss of the window shattered in a sh, as the fragments shot all from all angles. Yet Sheyan seized this opportunity to dive out of his castle, bending his knee and sucking in his stomach as hended on the ground!


    His solended first, followed by the arch of his foot. At the moment his foot came into contact with the ground, he shifted his centre of gravity forward as he directed the force forward. Sheyan could feel an immense pain transmitted from his feet to his elbows. But it was only a superficial pain as he rolled 5-6 times forward. Afterward he casually pushed himself up from the ground. Although he fell from the third floor of the castle, his execution was perfect as he only suffered light injuries. He did not lose even one-fifth of his life points. Presently he was not in abat state, therefore after 5 minutes his HP would naturally regenerate fully.


    Sheyan fished out that semi-torn bandana from before, humby sighing.


    ��I��m sorry, I already knew this was a trap but I still brought you guys in.��

 Chapter 90: Prison!

    <h4>Chapter 90: Prison!</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    Although that small cloth seemed useless,with critical thinking, one would be able to find several suspicious points. What was a bandana used for? Obviously to wrap the head. For the exceptionally charming Jack Sparrow, it was used as an alluring aesthetic. Most pirates used it for warmth and to shield against the rain. There were no corpses near the spot where the bandana was discovered , that meant that this should have been ced down by the owner on purpose. Looking at the torn and jagged side of this cloth, it should have been ripped apart instead of being sliced off from a sharp weapon. Therefore, what would a pirate tear apart his bandana underneath a random tree be thinking? The bandana was a cloth that was the least likely to be dirtied, therefore, it was obvious that the most logical exnation was that it was used to wrap a wound!


    If this deduction was true, Sheyan can then conclude several other points of this. If the owner of this bandana, Old Buqi, had wrapped his wounds well and fled to the Bell and Mug, then they should have met him long ago. This clearly points to the fact that Old Buqi obviously had no ns to head towards the ship. This will then lead to several other possibilities.


    The most possible was that after Old Buqi reaped such a massive benefit, he was unwilling to share and fled off. Furthermore he knew this action would incur the wrath and pursue of the Bell and Mug, therefore, either this object��s worth must have been richly blinding or that the threat of the Bell and Mug had declined to an eptable level for him tomit such atrocities. Old Buqi��s capabilities were extremely mediocre, the chances of acquiring a precious and rare object was small, therefore, the second exnation is the most logical. That was Xiaer and Blind Matt��s groups had suffered from a huge assault, the other pirates became hugely disorganized and thus it gave birth to such a despicable notion of running away after gaining some profits.


    Of course another possibility was that Old Buqi had met with some terrifying mishap inside the castle, after the cmity he had lost all sense of rationality causing a nervous breakdown which eventually led him to flee in horror. However, it was contradicting that a person that has lost his senses would pause to wrap his wound, but still the odds of it happening was still relevant.


    Whatever the case, Tortuga castle was like a lion��s den, full of danger at every corner. Sheyan was willing to boldly charge in because he understood one thing. Afterying down his trap, a good hunter would wait for all his prey to take the hook before raising the fishing. He would not want to alert the horde when only one of his prey had entered the trap. Upon seeing that ��luckily�� discovered hidden passageway, he immediately knew that it was a trap. The one behind this obviously capitalized on the pirate��s greed and looting nature to trick them in. If not for those treasures not holding much worth towards a contestant like Sheyan, he may have also been blinded by such benefits.


    Currently inside Tortuga castle, shoutings of curses, cries and even gunshots could be heard. Only these sounds were pretty muffled, as though it came out from enclosed rooms. Following that shes of mes could be seen, as fuzzy silhouettes could be seen pacing back and forth around the corridors.In this sort of picture it was hard to fathom who had the upper hand. Looking at this, Sheyan��s deduction was spot on, the current manpower of Tortuga castle was inadequate. However due to Sheyan��s scheming measures, he distributed the pirates into 6 small teams in order to allow the guards to trapped them in, giving them a chance to annihte the pirates.


    Sheyan��s painstaking nning, was actually to wither out the forces from both sides. Although the Tortuga castle guards were rtively powerful and held the a favourable location advantage, they had already shed with the teams under Xiaer previously. Currently they were locked in battle with the valiant Bell and Mug pirates, even if they were victorious it would still be a tragic ending. The pitfalls and booby traps within the castle would also have been wasted on the pirates.


    If Sheyan seized the opportunity now and entered, the worst possible scenario would be to finish off the already heavily wounded guards, receive their key loots and retreat. The best scenario would be to acquire the mouth-watering and legit 70 years collection of wealth within Tortuga caste! Even though he would not be able to bring everything with him, he could still hand-pick several items. This would earn him immense profits, and also hugely raise his reputation. This sort of situation was exceedingly better aspared to being an always suspected crew head under Ammand.


    Time sped by. After waiting for a while, Sheyan tidied up his appearance to look rtively worn out and even wiped on fresh blood on his face. Coupled with his staggering footsteps and dark expression, he looked like a person that was on the verge of fainting. He once again entered into the castle, tiptoeing quietly towards the sounds of fighting.


    The eerie pitch-ck feeling of his castle was as dense as before, and the stench of blood was piercing to the nose. Sheyan did not follow the stone steps and ascend the building this time, rather he followed the dark corridor on the right as he felt his way along. The reason he did this was simple, because rumour has it that most of the treasures were all hidden in a secret undergroundir beneath the castle. Sheyan equipped his ��Intoxicated man�� title and gulped down a mouth of rum, thus raising his explosive strength. Because there may be traps ahead, his every step was extremely steady, taking gentle steps one at a time.


    A gentle me could suddenly be seen in the darkness ahead. Following that were curses and pathetic wailing cries. This cry was very familiar, it was one of Scarface Harry��s trusted aide. Normally emotionless even in the face of crisis, who knew what terrifying experience he had just went through. The cries gradually weaken, it was obvious that the victim was nearing the end of his life. Another trembling voice echoed.


    ��No, Don��te near! Freaks! Oh Lord, God, please open your eyes. If anyone can save me from this depth of hell, I am willing to give up my life and be his loyal servant!��


    Sheyan had already felt the entrance of the door, he took a furtive nce inside. He could see a hidden passageway exposed within the castle room, the passage was flooded with dripping blood. Blood was sshed everywhere, as though someone had taken basins of blood and aggressively sshed away. Such was the tragic battle that had urred. mes could be seen at the end of the passageway, constructed there was a heavily enforced cell. Its surrounding walls were crafted with massive rocks piling up, looking simr to a firm city wall.


    Within the cell were three men dressed in ck tight fitting chain armour. The chain armour seemed to not only have excellent craftsmanship, it was made with superior quality materials. In this world, this equipment was simr to the special forces bullet proof vest in America. These three men had their backs against the door, silently standing. Their shadows were elongated by the zing me, their skin was abnormally pale, this caused the atmosphere here to be particrly sinister.


    From Sheyan��s angle he could see a pirate bounded to a stone chair on the right side. Although he could not see his face, he could tell this pirate was badly frightened, his entire body violently shivering. Through the gaps of the three d in ck armour men, a stone tform could be seen. On the tform should be a victim, tied up and tortured. The limbs of that person gave out a final twitch, and obviously submitted to his fate. His miserable ending also smashed the hopes of the other guy in captive.


    Sheyan inhaled a deep breath of blood stench. He once again activated his ��insight�� ability and started probing out the strength of these 3 guys. If he had to take a huge risk, then he would leave without hesitation! To him, saving the other guy was secondary, the most important was retaining his strength to acquire the treasures inside the castle.


    After once again expending 100 utility points, a flow of information of these 3 guys streamed in and disyed itself in front of Sheyan.


    ck guard.


    Tortuga castle elite guard.


    Status (Injured)


    Description: They have been affected by witchcraft; decreased feeling of pain, various attributes increased, but lifespan has been greatly shortened.


    Height: 5 foot 4 inches


    Weight: 80 kg


    Strength: 10 points (Injured)


    Agility: ? points


    Physique: 8 points


    Perceptive sensing: 6 points


    Charm: 8 points


    Intelligence: 7 points


    Spirit: 7 points


    Basic closebat lvl 3, basic endurance lvl 1


    Elite guard category passive ability: Lethargy lvl 1, ckguards speed of blood flow is affected by a chilling frost, flowing speed is greatly reduced, immunity to blood loss effect.


    Elite guard category passive bility: Zombie lvl 1, A portion of the ckguard��s soul has been offered to its owner, they would not be affected by fear or negative effects.


    Elite guard category passive ability: Tenacity lvl 2. Additional bonus of 300 HP.


    Lifepoint upper limit value: 177 points (Injured)


    Looking at these 3 injured fellows, and after considering his interests, Sheyan made a decision in his heart. Shutting his eyes, he regted his breathing as his muscles started to loosen up, and tense up, and then loosening again. He already made a decision, that was to get rid of these 3 guys and save the guy. At this time, a ck guard suddenly shouted.


    ��If you refuse to talk, we willmence our punishment. You��ve already seen, once this sentence has been ced on you, even if you immediately divulge information, you will still die. Therefore, this is yourst chance of survival.��

 Chapter 91: Sickening Torture

    <h4>Chapter 91: Sickening Torture</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and ELkassar


    The tone of this guard was t and the interval between each words were consistent. It was extremely precise, and held no trace of emotions. Thus, each word carried an intense confidence, giving the listening party a feeling of trust. This pirate captive trembled violently, and the ttering sound of his teeth could even be heard. He suddenly frenziedly shout out:


    ��Please just kill me with one blow!��


    The ck guard coldly replied:


    ��Commence!��


    At this moment, Sheyan��s calf tensed up, exploding out with great power. His body seemed to slightly lean back and all of a sudden exploded forth with unbelievable speed. He extended out his limbs parallel to the ground, booming forward to the nearest ck guard with his fist. Because his fist carried such speed, it created a faint but audible sound inside this enclosed cell.


    The ck guard��s reacted swiftly. After hearing movement, he immediately tilted his body and pressed his right hand against his waist, conveniently using the scabbard to block Sheyan��s fist. This movement could be said to carry both defensive and attacking nature. Once he blocked Sheyan��s fist with the scabbard, he would instantly draw out his de and swing at Sheyan��s head.


    Instead, Sheyan lips curled into a cold grin. At the instance where his fist connected with the scabbard, a terrifying metallic brilliance glowed on his left arm! Following that, the malevolent looking cobalt steel exoskeleton emerged, covering his fist, forming into a metal fist. It wildly smashed onto the scabbard, causing a gloomy distorting sound on it, and was instantly blown away. This one fist carried the full force that Sheyan was slowly building up, an unstoppable force pounded against the waist of the ck guard.


    Even though this ckguard was equipped with superior chain armour, this sort of defence was only great against shing, stabbing or any form of sharp weapon. It provided very little defence against attacks like punches, banging or any pressuring blunt weapon. Receiving such a blow directly from Sheyan, it obviously dealt tremendous damage! The formidable might of the ��intoxicated man�� title was demonstrated evidently through a horrifying depression at the guard��s waist. Naturally, the skeletal joints had also been shattered. A mix of blood and bits of organs shot out from his mouth, forcing down a gurgling sounds. The spurting blood dyed everything nearby, red!


    Such a well-built, d in excellent ck chain armour, guard was actually blown away by Sheyan��s punch. Flying in midair as he crashed against the person beside him, knocking him down. The chain armour scraped against the ground, producing a scratching sound, carving up a bitter mutted scar against the limestone floor. What was weird and appalling was that he did not produce not even a slight groan, as though that awful strike was directed at someone else.


    At this moment, the rightmost ck guard darted forward in a sh. Using both hands to push off from the table in front, he somersaulted gracefully in midair, towering over and flying towards Sheyan in an awe-inspiring move. Within the dusty saturated air, there was a sh of cold radiance,same as the glowing white fangs of a ruthless wild beast! This guard was using a sword simr to Ammand��s; it was nimble, swift and ruthless.


    Currently, Sheyan had already exhausted his old force, and had not yet generated any new force. His eyes zing with a fiery glow as he could only twist his hand around and pinch the iing de!


    The sharp de swiftly shed against his palm, yet, the driving force did not lessen as the ferocious thrust produced a grinding finger bone sound. Still, it forcefully pushed through and stabbed into his lower rib!


    ��You received an enemy��s stab! Damage of 86 points. After activation of innate ability, total HP reduced by only 43 points!��


    Concurrently, Sheyan bent his knee, furiously smashing it against the crotch of the ck guard who presented himself in front of him. His knee carried such force that even his pain from his own injury was fully unleashed in this one strike. Bypassing the cloth of his pants, Sheyan could feel two oval shaped ball like object splitting open with a loud ��thump!�� These mysterious ck guards were also human, they should simrly feel pain, or panic and confusion (although lessened). Upon seeing this close proximity guard��s expression twitching, a thread of tion swept through his heart. Suddenly, inhaling and exerting force, he raised his left fist, as the cobalt steel exoskeleton materialized into two steel fingers. Drenched in warm blood, he pierced deeply into his opponent��s throat, hooking then pulling.


    Fresh blood outrageously spurted out. This ck guard��s reddish throat was ripped out crazily! His eyes stuck out with rage, clutching onto his throat as he forced out a ��Ke Ke�� sound. Blood gushed out from the finger sized rift, his entire body stumbling backwards as he leaned against the wall and convulsed. Eventually, he unwillingly copsed and rolled onto the floor in spasm.


    At this point, the formerly knocked down ckguard finally steadied himself up from the ground. He slowly brandished the de on his waist. Furthermore, the heavily injured by Sheyan��s fist ck guard also struggled to get up, standing side by side with hisrade. The both of them understood that their opponent was not so simple. Sheyan��s hand injury looked rtively garish, and the wound beneath his rib was whirling mess of scarlet flesh. It was like a tiny mouth spilling out blood, soaking his clothes thoroughly.


    Faced with a 1 vs 2 situation, Sheyan slightly tilted his body with both arms extending out. Although his broken bone could be seen vaguely from his rib injury, his threatening eyes were relentless. It gave an impression of a strangely reserved leopard, dangerously stationary as it gave one a feeling of palpitation and ruthlessness.


    This brief visual confrontationsted only for a few seconds. Suddenly, Sheyan pulled back his right leg, and releasing it on the ground like a relentless thunderbolt. He kicked the heavily wounded and unconscious ck guard into the air, as the blood sprayed across the other side. The two ck guards were already prepared as they retreated a step back, wary of a sudden attack by Sheyan from this distraction. Instead, Sheyan only gave out a haughtyugh, as he darted to his right. Raising his equipped with the exoskeleton left hand, he smashed down on a nearby iron chain.


    Obviously, the iron chain of this era could notpare with the tough and durable ones in the future. Sparks flew as a sharp and clear ring sounded from the chain, it then broke into two. The chains dropped to the floor like two dead snakes. The pirate in captive immediately frantically struggled. Initially being gripped by fear and terror, he suddenly saw a ray of hope. This came in the form of broken iron chain, this was such a pleasant turn of events.


    As he struggled without thinking of the consequences, he quickly regained his freedom. Picking up the de, he cried out in agony as he charged towards the heavily injured ck guard. Also, Sheyan aptly kept up with the pace, confronting the other ck guard. Most of his attributes held overwhelming pressure over this injured ck guard, in a duel he could handle it skillfully with rtive ease. However, this ckguard looked extremely serene in the face of such attacks, it was like hepletely abandoned his brain mechanisms of fear, depression and frustrations. He seemed to have an aura of nevermitting mistakes, which caused others to be like a mouse trying to pull a turtle but had nowhere to get a hand grip (Chinese idiom - no clue where to start).


    Sheyan still harbored great ambitions, how could he be content to drag time over here? He ferociously swung his body round using his right shoulder to received the enemy��s de, as his blood gushed out causing him to lose 50 HP. Yet, Sheyan seized the opportunity when the ck guard swung to raise his left fist, and ruthlessly smashed down! The ck guard��s pupils contracted, he could only toss away the de in his hand as he used both hands to block his face in resistance. However, his inferiority in strength attribute cost him dearly. As Sheyan��s hand pounded down, the ck guard groaned as he staggered backwards with blood leaking at the side of his mouth.


    Seizing this chance, Sheyan defiantly stepped forward, once again pounding with his fists. That cobalt steel exoskeleton glistened with bits of glow, as blood on it drizzled around like rain. This ck guard could not retreat in time, he could only use his elbow in an attempt to resist.


    This time the ckguard��s hurried resistance surmounted to nothing as his elbowed was easily brushed away. ��Thump!�� This murderous cobalt steel weapon once again struck his throat, causing him to be blown into the air with both legs off the ground. He fell to his death, rolling a few times on the ground, eyeballs and tongue sticking out and a trickle of filthy blood down his lips.


    In another short 10 seconds, the remaining heavily injured ck guard was easily yed by Sheyan and the freed pirate. After the battle ended, that pirate bend over at the bloodied stone tform as he weeped with grief.


    ��Steven! I��ve avenged you, please rest in peace!


    At this time, Sheyan was finally able to see clearly the punishment executed by the 3 ck guards. Although his mentality was tough, in this moment he still felt nauseous.


    That dead pirate, Steven, had all 4 limbs binded to the stone tform. His abdomen clothes had been ripped apart, his belly button was carved apart by something sharp. Following that, his connecting blood sausage like intestines were ripped out and tied to a spinning wheel torture equipment above the stone tform. Once the wheel was spun, the victim��s intestines would be forcefully uncoiled and dragged out, the pain was simply unimaginable!

 Chapter 92: Servant

    <h4>Chapter 92: Servant</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    Even in the uncivilized and dark medieval times, this sort of cruel judgement could only be executed by master sorcerers, and werebeled as ��heresy��! Observing that malevolent and grimace expression of Steven, Sheyan could only sigh and offer a small condolences:


    ��No matter what, we��ve already avenged him. Right you should be Charlie, how are the rest doing?��


    Pirate Charlie hesitated as he looked at Sheyan, he suddenly knelt and eximed:


    ��In my greatest despair I��ve sworn an oath, no matter who saved me, he will win my loyalty till my dying breath! Seaman Yan from the mysterious east, from now on you are my master!��


    Sheyan was taken aback, but he very quickly received notifications from his nightmare imprint.


    ��You managed to rescue storyline character Charlie from the grips of death. Because of his oath, Pirate Charlie has be your servant.��


    ��During your paused duration of the nightmare realm and world, a servant will continuously consume your utility points as wages, it will not take into ount of your return to the present world. The higher the rank of the servant, the more utility points he/she will consume.��


    ��Your servant is a battle type, upon death his loyalty degree will drop by 10 points. He may drop by 1-2 ranks ording to the situation, but can be resurrected with an amount of utility points. The amount of utility points is based on the rank of the servant, and have a directly link to the equipments he is wearing.��


    ��If a servant��s loyalty degree drops to a defecting level when he dies, then he will be unable to revive.��


    ��Your current charm is 8 points, once your servant��s loyalty degree drops below 80 points he will exhibited cking behavior. Once it drops beneath 70 points, there is a possibility of defect.��


    ��Note: Acquiring a servant is extremely rare, please cherish this opportunity.��


    ��Do you wish to ept this named servant? Yes / No?��


    Sheyan hesitated slightly, but still selected yes. The main deciding factor was because of that sentence ��Acquiring a servant is extremely rare, please cherish this opportunity��. After selecting to ept, Pirate Charlie moved to stand behind him looking docile and obedient. Following that the nightmare imprint exhibited a series of notifications.


    ��Warning: Your servant��s loyalty degree is 55 points, it is within the danger zone.��


    ��Warning: Your servant��s loyalty degree is 55 points, it is within the danger zone.��


    ��Please raise your loyalty degree to above 70 points within the 24 hours protection phase, if not there is a possibility of your servant defecting after 24 hours.��


    Looking at this warning, Sheyan heaved a sigh of relief. The things pirates adored were money, women, alcohol etc. Once this mission ends, raising his loyalty degree was not a challenge. However, Sheyan was still unclear about the capabilities of this Pirate Charlie, therefore, he started to probe at this person��s introductory information.


    Pirate Charlie (Battle type servant): This is amon type character seen within the Pirates of the Caribbean world. His current ranking is 4, experience 1351/5000. After ranking up, his all around attributes will increase. He can also acquire potential points to upgrade his personal skills/abilities.


    Current loyalty degree: 55 points. (Remaining protection time of 23 hours 49 seconds)


    Basic attributes:


    Strength: 8 points


    Agility: 11 points


    Physique: 8 points


    Perceptive sensing: 4 points


    Charm: 10 points


    Intelligence: 5 points


    Spirit: 5 points


    Basic closebat lvl 1, basic endurance lvl 1.


    Basic advance ability: Light firearms proficiency. This skill allows the user to be adept in using light gunpowder weapons.


    Special ability: Pirate lvl 1 (Passive). Movement and attack speed increased by 15 aboard a ship, all attributes increased by 2.


    Special ability: Weather-beaten lvl 1. Ability gives a bonus 150 HP to character.


    Special ability: Expert Sailor (Active). Using this ability consumes 33 lifepoints of Pirate Charlie, resulting in increase in operating speed of ship��s devices by 15. Durationsts 10 minutes.


    Equipment: Pirate crew shirt (Strength + 1)


    Equipment: Pirate crew long pants (Charm + 1)


    Weapon: Seaman de (attacking power 5 - 9). This is amon de within the pirates of the Caribbean world. It can be used in battle, or used in hacking at sails, multi-application.


    Weapon: Manual musket (attack power 8 - 20. umted power) This primitive firearm can asionally disy an unimaginable strength. ��umted power��: When not in battle state, the probability of explosive power of its next attack will increase with time, every minute will raise probability of explosive power by 1%. Maximum umtion is 50%, and after firing the umted probability will disappear.


    Looking at the information of this pirate Charlie, Sheyan felt that this Pirate Charlie was a contrast to mediocre. He wasparatively superior within the sea, and he held great interest in the ��umted power�� aspect of that musket. Although that ability can only be used once in a battle, but to the Sheyan who was currentlycking in a trick of explosive powers, it was extremely enticing.


    After plundering the 3 ck guards he killed, he did not discover anything of much value. Their swords included, are only grey objects like sabres etc, together, they could only be sold for about 400 utility points. This sort of stingy loots probably had a linked to their ��injured�� status before Sheyan attacked. Sheyan hurriedly wrapped the wounds on his body, as his lifepoints gradually regenerated. He then turned around and inquired of pirate Charlie.


    ��Do you know where Scarface Harry and the rest headed off to?��


    Charlie was formerly Scarface Harry��s follower, he was even a close confidante. After Sheyan inquired, he held some hesitations, and remained silent. A raged welled up inside Sheyan, as he suddenly scolded out:


    ��You better remember your status! Since you��ve agreed to be my servant, then you should prioritize the interests of your master!��


    Charlie jolted, immediately describing out:


    ��That time, I was following boss Harry on the same path, suddenly I discovered a room brimming with golden flickers, within it was a case filled fully with golden coins. Gold coins were scattered around the floor, resulting in everyone charging forward to snatch����then the entire floor of the room sunk! Throwing everyone into confusion, some brothers were even stabbed by the booby trap below. Then that group of bastards raided us in the darkness, everyone was thrown into a panic as they frenziedly swung their fists at their friends. Finally we managed to escape into a dark corridor. Steven and I searched around and finally discovered a ce filled with corpses then�� We got captured.��


    Sheyan listened carefully, but he realized there was a certain evasiveness in Charlie��s expression. He instantly knew that this servant had purposely withheld certain information. Sheyan��s primary charm was extremely low, in addition to that he was notpatible with Charlie, and only became his servant because of his oath. His loyalty degree wasn��t high. Furthermore, previously he was Scarface Harry��s trusted confidante, it was natural that he would be holding something back. Just when Sheyan was about to force the truth out of him, he received warnings from the nightmare imprint.


    ��Warning: Your battle servant, Pirate Charlie, loyalty degree has dropped by 5 points.��


    ��Warning: Your battle servant, Pirate Charlie, loyalty degree has dropped by 5 points.��


    ��Please hurry up and raise your loyalty degree with your battle servant. If not once the loyalty degree has slipped to half of the initial value, then even if you have the protection phase, he will still defect.��


    Pirate Charlie��s starting loyalty degree was merely 55 points. Half that would mean only 28 points. Sheyan��s eyes flickered, rxing his expression as heughed gently.


    ��Poor Charlie, You are probably still affected by those bastard��s cruel methods right? Why be so tensed up? The reason for finding Scarface Harry, is only to join up with him and the rest, right? Within this cursed castle, it is essential to have the same goals! Don��t tell me you still want to fall into the hands of these bastards?��


    Undoubtedly, Sheyan��sst line stirred up great effects. After the trauma of such a abominable torture tactic, his entire body shuddered as he urgently spoke:


    ��Alright, master, let��s hurry and go.��


    Sheyan surveyed his environment, his gaze once againnded on Pirate Charlie. It was obvious Pirate Charlie had avoided an extremely crucial question, that was the contents of the 3 ck guards were persistently interrogating him about. However, he did not dare to probe further into this because it may result in the further declining of their loyalty degree. Therefore, to Sheyan, this guy still had an important value. Currently he still needed this Charlie by his side, once all these ended, Sheyan��s lips curled into a cold smile. Sheyan had started living alone at the age of fourteen, he held not much emphasis for such a frail and indecisive servant like Pirate Charlie.


    ��Oh right, tell me more about the location of the ce filled with corpses.��


    Sheyan suddenly questioned.


    Regarding information excluding Scarface Harry, Charlie described endlessly. Actually, three other divisions had infiltrated into the castle, but their scale was not asrge as the Bell and Mug. Some were even acquaintances of Charlie, but they all met their end here. Their dead bodies were even coted and piled up by the ck guards, and their arteries were even sliced to release blood, he had no clue what the bodies were being used for. Sheyan listened and reflected. He knew that amongst ck magic there were several spells and witchcrafts that required immense amounts of blood. Yet, he did not want to think further, as he advanced silently.

 Chapter 93: Verbal Sparring

    <h4>Chapter 93: Verbal Sparring</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    Pitch-ck passage, dense smell of blood and a quiet mournful wailing. This slowly devoured away Pirate Charlie��s soul. Sheyan uncaringly allowed him to walk ahead, while he himself leisurely followed from the back. Shayen sharply noticed, the decorative engravings on the wall had both new and old, the newer ones seemed to have been engraved in the recent years. If he were to differentiate them, it seemed like they were drawn with bizarre letters forming together. Although Sheyan did not understand these letters, he could feel from his sensing a weird chilling feeling that was hard to exin! It was like�� the feeling of the underworld.


    The floor suddenly shook.


    Gently but firm.


    It could be felt, that the entire castle was actually shaking!


    Sheyan halted his steps, yet Pirate Charlie immediately prone to the ground, this sort of actions made it easy to tell why he was so easily captured before. Very quickly, the second stronger vibrations appeared, Sheyan could even feel that a portion of this massive tower was copsing. After that, a barely audible and hard to distinguish cheering could be heard, but it was clear that those were the unique cheerings of pirates. Within the darkness, a raging and chilling throbbing could be heard, most of iting from the guards who were frenziedly pacing about.


    ��Over here!�� Pirate Charlie snapped out of his earlier confusion, using an excited tone saying. ��God, they must have defeated those damned bastards! Boss did beautifully, using his sword to stabbed the venomous heart of these cowards in the shadows. He must have infiltrated the Tortuga castle treasury as promised!��


    Sheyan��s pupils contracted, infiltrating the treasury? That disunited and split up group of pirates was actually able to achieve the goal? He suddenly realized that his own ns took a sudden twist. This twist only happened because Scarface Harry volunteered himself, but Sheyan only felt he was just a slight nuisance. But now, Sheyan realized that he had been underestimating Scarface Harry all this time, the man who gave him a start by purposely losing in armwrestling.


    That scenario was not counted as a defeat caused Shayan to neglect Harry��s other identity, which was the notorious chief officer of the Bell and Mug! The second inmand behind captain Ammand! Someone fierce and experienced that had ughtered thousands during 20 years in the caribbean sea!


    The two continued advancing in the darkness for another 10 minutes, they then witnessed a ring ze from faraway. Following that 20 over pirates drenched in blood strutted around and out a corner. Although these barbaric and rough pirates looked worn-out like a beggar, their expressions were that of a king. Everyone started to sing aloud and dance about. It was clear by looking at these group of people hobbling about, they carried 4 gigantic chests, and the chests were bound with copper hoops. On the chest were decorative engravings as beautiful as the flooring, of course the twin-headed serpent emblem of the Fokke Family was indispensable as well. Sheyan��s gaze fell on the chest, the notification he got was ��Sealed treasures��, and nothing else.


    Sheyan just realized Scarface Harry was leading at the front of the group, clutching both his fists, his upper body was leaking with his sturdy muscles. His body was glowing with ayer of silver, like olive oil had been smeared onto it and his facial muscles twitched asionally. The surrounding pirates gazed upon this bald man as though he was the God of war.


    Naturally, Scarface Harry disyed immense strength that waspatible to his reputation, trying very hard to save a crisis. He managed to rescue these victims from the hell of a wrong mistake, wrong location and wrong battle tactics. This led to Sheyan��s n to crumble into a mess of ruins.


    Of course, take note that his n had only suffered a huge setback, it was not yet defeated.


    Sheyan had already sessfully persuaded Ammand to release him to go ashore, his scheme had already sessfully beenid out. There was only a twist of events, but the only difference was only in how much he would gain from it. Furthermore, defeat was a word that had been temporarily tossed out of his dictionary. When these pirates discovered two persons approaching them from within the direction, then were rmed and immediately braced themselves, pulling out their weapons. After seeing clearly Pirate Charlie��s face they immediately gasped in shock and cheered:


    ��Oh! God. Guess who I just saw! It��s actually our Charlie, you damned bastard, you haven��t died yet! It��s f**king great to see you!��


    The surviving pirate was no doubt Harry��s trusted aide, therefore, after a series of teasing, Charlie immediately received a warm hearted treatment from the pirates, kneading his head and all. However, Sheyan who appeared behind did not receive the same treatment. Every pirate already knew, their earlier tragedy was because of person��s mistake in judgement! They definitely would not look on Sheyan favourably, and some rough guys even brandished their swords and demanded justice for their fallenrades.


    ��Bastard! You still dare to show your face in front of us?�� A pirate raged out. His scoldings received themendations of hisrades, and it seemed like they wanted to overturn the entire castle. Concealed by the uproar, Scarface Harry then stood out, his humongous physique was extremely oppressive. Sheyan could even see the veins on his temple pulsating, the beads of perspiration glowing on his bald head like the morning dew. The usually cheerful and friendly giant appearance seemed to be concealed by greyish dark thunderclouds.


    Scarface Harry stared at Sheyan, his expression was like a hungry beast preying on his food. It was like he was about to burst over and behead him! This huge brute raised out his right hand, in this palm were many old fashioned bracelets. These bracelets were crafted with weird materials, some were made with grass, some cut slices from the sail cloth. They were all rough and have traces of bloodstains on them, giving a sorrowful look.


    ��These, belonged to the brothers who gave it to me before they died. But there are many others who did not even have the chance to pass their bracelets to me! And all this was because of your mistake! Seaman Yan! Your foolish actions has caused many of otherrades to fall to the cold floors of this damned castle. You, let down the expectations of the Great Son of the ck Sea!��


    While Harry was speaking, Sheyan could see the dense bulging veins within his eyes. His eyes were bloodshot and even his pupils could not be seen. It blended well with the tense atmosphere now, leaving one with a horrific taste in their mouths. Regarding the contents of that vehement howling, he had selectively disregarded it. To Sheyan, 130 hours and 29 minutes ago he had already calcted such an oue could happen and was already prepared.


    Sheyan looked at Scarface Harry without dreading, raising his own right hand and extending out his fingers he slowly spoke out.


    ��Regarding your criticisms I will not deny. But even a captured and bounded person, is entitled the privilege of hisst words! I have only one question, Harry, I hope you answer me honestly.��


    Scarface Harry��s face twitched. It was obvious his own state was not as good as it looked. However, Sheyan��s request was undoubtedly reasonable, he cannot and could not reject it. Unless he immediately acted out and killed him!


    ��What else do you have to say?��


    Scarface Harry��s voice carried a raging explosiveness. Concurrently he took out a wine pouch, and drank from it. Although this may cause the injured part of his head to worsen, Scarface Harry did not care so much anymore.


    ��Since you criticise that my n was wrong, then if it were you, what would you do before entering the castle?��


    Sheyan replied in a manner that was fitting of his style, swift and aggressive like offense is the best defence! It was like a dagger to the crux of the problem! Harry raised his brows, he knew that Sheyan��s words carried a certain snare. However, his brain had been clouded by the searing pain, it was like numerous needles poking randomly through his ears, straining a huge portion of his mentality.


    Yet, Sheyan��s question carried a particr relevance, because more people would have questioned themselves after experiencing a certain event. Most people would have the thought of; ��If it were me, what would I do?��. The thrill of cing themselves into the shoes of others in history and trying to change events cause Scarface Harry to be engrossed and hesitant of an answer, also partly because of the pain. Yet, a few pirates started to curse and swear at Sheyan, as they personally answered his question.


    ��You fool, your brain is infested with worms! Obviously we will stick together and slowly search. Once those rats hidden in the dark move even a hair, we will immediately st out their innards with our muskets! This way we would not lose half our men, those bastards will know, our des and gunfire tastes even better than starch and the sea breeze!��

 Chapter 94: Words like Daggers

    <h4>Chapter 94: Words like Daggers</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and ELkassar


    Sheyan frowned as he swept these pirates with his cold and disdainful gaze. Although he did not say a thing, his contemptuous look revealed his inner mockery. Until the shoutings and the curses died down, Sheyan then raised his voice calmly.


    ��Respecteddies and gentlemen, what do you take this ce for? London��s Oxford street? A random bar? Or a merchant ship that has been captured by you?��


    His quick-fired questions in session caused the pirate��s enthusiasm and rage to suddenly choke back into their throats.


    ��This is Tortuga castle! The reason we can charge in with des and torches raised to fill our wrinkled pockets, is because we seized an amazing opportunity that only happens once in 70 years!! If we did what you pictured, a hundred persons grouping up and slowly creeping around this damned castle����yes, I admit, this perfect n will guarantee the safety of everyone. But tell me, how long do you intend to take to search the whole building? One day? Two days? Or one week? This cursed castle has rooms as huge as houses!��


    Up till here Sheyan then ckened his voice, using a resolute and sarcastic tone he continued:


    ��Two hours, yes, two hours. But this duration includes us going from our old mate (referring to the Bell and Mug) to here and back again. That is our limit for raiding Tortuga castle! Once we overshoot this duration, then I��m sure, at the castle��s entrance obstructing us would definitely be the Demonic rider himself, the respected Lord Fokke. If not him, then perhaps the chief officer of the ck Pearl Jack Sparrow and his scheming. He may let us leave, but he would definitely required toy down our weapons and every valuable loot we obtained. Is there anyone who still wishes to question my method? Anyone! F**king step up now!��


    Sheyan��s eyes were zing with an unexinable fury, as he said to this point. His thundering voice echoed throughout the empty corridors of the castle. These overbearing pirates all started looking at each other in dismay, since they had no words of rebuttal, they avoided eye contact with Sheyan��s eyes. At this critical moment, Sheyan struck out with his already prepared mental dagger.


    ��Morons, wake up! You thinking here is as easy as going to a random British bank, firing some warning shots, and pping the asses of the female workers to get money? Every golden coin here carries the blood and the mournful wails of departed spirits! If this was a heaven that easily gave out treasures, then why didn��t Ammand himself lead you guys? You, me and everyone clearly understands, if we could bring such hefty treasures back, even if there was one of us left the Great Son of the ck Sea would still rejoice. But if we return empty handed, even if all our hair remained intact, then all of us would definitely be made to walk the nk! Is there anyone who thinks I��m wrong? Step forward! Step forward ah!!��


    ��Enough! Shut your damned mouth!�� Scarface Harry boomed out with his furious voice. Sheyan��s face was resentful. But that bald head had ring bloodshot eyes, his facial muscles trembled uncontrobly, it was obvious his rage had hit the limit. If not for that damned searing pain in his head, Scarface Harry would definitely counter argue against Sheyan��s sharp words. Instead the only thing he could do was to shut the mouth of this eastern yellow-skinned monkey!


    Sheyan��sst few sentences had already pierced into the hearts of everyone. A dangerous mentality was starting to spread amongst this small group. Some of Sheyan��s words were indeed overboard, but his speech was undoubtedly 70-80% correct. His words unknowingly brought in a feverish instigation to the hearts of the pirates. This had nothing to do with charm, but because Sheyan was good at capturing the dark side of people��s hearts. Furthermore, the pirates were not short of dark sides in their hearts.


    A deathly silence ensued, but the formerly raging animosity the pirates had against Sheyan had already subsided by 50-60%. Of course the anger had not fully vanished, but Sheyan had sessfully transferred some of it to Ammand. The atmosphere was awkwardly silent, finally Sheyan pped his hands and tried to rally the pirates.


    ��Everyone! It looks like you have seeded in ransacking the treasury of this demonic ce. Now what is important is that we can shift these objects to a safer ce in one piece. Raise your knees, let us swiftly leave this damnable ce!��


    Very naturally, Sheyan robbed the hurting Scarface Harry of his script. His bossy orders were obeyed by the silent pirates. Scarface Harry raised his brows, he could smell a strange dangerous feeling from Sheyan. If Sheyan could be said to be a talented and self-effacing knife when he first came aboard, then the Sheyan now was like a raging fire mountain, spitting suffocating smog out and zing magma!


    ��Wait till we return and I��ll settle you.�� Scarface Harry remained emotionless, he thought to himself harbouring a strong killing intent. No matter what, now was not a good time to deal with Sheyan. Putting personal feelings aside, the critical duty was to deliver these generous treasures back into Ammand��s hands!


    At this moment he nced at his trusted confidante, Charlie. This already missing brat in his memories was now standing by his sideughing and chatting away. Scarface Harry felt a warmth in his heart, he could feel harmony between these filthy greedy pirates beside him already cracking apart. Furthermore, at this point most of his trusted aides were either dead or heavily injured. In this unstable environment, there was nothing better than suddenly having a trusted friend beside him.


    This good news lessened Scarface Harry��s searing headache, he immediately pulled pirate Charlie to him and spanked his ass. Using a rough and familiarughter he teased.


    ��


    ��Damned scum, looks like even hell doesn��t want you!��


    Pirate Charlie giggled, casually jousting about with Scarface Harry as usual. Beside Scarface Harry, he always acted pretty silly. However, Harry��s next words stumbled him.


    ��Right, they mentioned you had been captured by those ck rats and taken to some hidden room. How did you expose their asses and escape?��


    By asking this, Scarface Harry was firstly trying to brag about this man��s courage and determination. Secondly, he was trying to borrow his sess to raise the gloomy morale that was suppressed by Sheyan��s few words. Regrettably, he neglected the point that Pirate Charlie had appeared only a few seconds before Sheyan, they came from the same channel!


    ��I��m sorry, sir.�� Pirate Charlie started stammering. ��Its���� Its������


    Scarface Harry��s emotions became a little jittery, he did not notice his subordinate��s peculiar behaviour, pping his head and scolded.


    ��I have reminded you thousands of time, speak louder when you talk to me!��


    ��Yes sir!�� Pirate Charlie immediately straightened his voice. ��Steven and I after being captured by those scums, our poor Sten had his intestines forcefully dragged out by several metres, in the end he cried up and died. Before I was about to suffer the same cruel fate, Crew head������


    After uttering crew head, these 2 words, Pirate Charlie witnessed Sheyan coincidentally ncing behind. He immediately remembered his new status and altered his words.


    ��It was master who rescued me from that nightmare.��


    The word master attracted the ears of everyone present. Some were astonished, some were amazed and yet some were��furious! Following that, Pirate Charlier recounted his earlier incidents with a stammering and fast voice. Finally he shrugged his shoulders and spoke with a helpless voice.


    ��I��m very lucky to still be alive in the face of such despair, therefore I will honour my oath. Sacrificing my freedom to serve my saviour. This is probably my destiny, who knows.��


    At this moment, the other pirates started to gaze upon Sheyan with an unusual look. Every one would also wish to have someone selflessly not caring about his own life to rescue them from the verge of death. Yet, Sheyan had done it, and the person he saved was even Scarface Harry��s trusted confidante. This unknowingly gave this pirates a broader and public-spirited sensation. To Scarface Harry, his initial excitement had dropped to an all time low. This sort of feeling of punching the air and having it recoil back to harm him made him want to vomit blood.


    They continued advancing with Sheyan at the helm. Presently, he had already understood the earlier happenings. After segregating into six groups, these pirates were like a greedy pack of mice as they quickly dispersed to every corner of the castle. Because of all sorts of booby traps and witchcraft they suffered heavy casualties. At this moment, Scarface Harry stood up, this robust viking that was ferocious as a bear demonstrated explosive and terrifying strength. He led a group of trustedrades to save two groups of desperate pirates. Afterwards, he purposely released a ckguard during battle and traced his footsteps until they found the castle treasury.

 Chapter 95: Bloody Mechanism

    <h4>Chapter 95: Bloody Mechanism</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    Although the treasury door was extremely hard, so much that even ghosts would give up passing through it, Scarface Harry drank a ss of devil��s medicine, that was heard of in the legends. Using the simplest but crude method of forcing the treasury door open, was the reason that Sheyan formerly felt the entire castle vibrating.


    As they are nearing the main doorway of the castle and could even see the rays of zeing from the outside. The pirates excitedly roared. Instead, Sheyan sensed an unexinable danger, a sensation that was like drowning in the Arctic ocean. At this moment, at the corner of his eyes, Sheyan noticed the nearby castle wall. There were numerous decorative engravings, but the newer word character like decorative engravings were more plentiful. Sheyan used his hand to feel against the engraving, he felt a warmth that did not tally with the chill he had in mind.


    It was a warmth that was close to body temperature.


    ��Don��t tell me the guard��s aim for releasing blood is��������


    A fierce and dangerous feeling surged in his heart, his eyes flickered as he nced at Scarface Harry at the rear end. This bulky brute had beads of sparkling perspiration glowing countlessly in his bald head, he had not engage in any intense activity for the past half an hour, why was he sweating so much? Sheyan��s lips formed into a cold sneer, he abruptly halted his footsteps and shouted out:


    ��Listen to me! If you guys still wish to enjoy your rum, sunshine, beaches and women, then we cannot advance anymore.��


    The group of pirates looked at him in a stupor.


    One of Harry��s subordinates, Pirate Sigma, replied with a sarcastic tone:


    ��What you mean is you want us to turn around, andwfully return the treasure chest to the respected Little Lord Fokke?��


    Sheyan anxiously replied:


    ��There is a huge danger ahead, believe me, I can sense it. The safest way to leave this castle shouldn��t be by the stairs but by the air. Although the castle��s second floor is high, but i think the most serious consequences of jumping down would only be a little injury to the legs.��


    Sigma had already be Harry��s messenger, he immediately argued back:


    ��Then should we leave the Little Lord Fokke��s chest over here?��


    Sheyan sincerely implored:


    ��Everyone can put in effort to carry some on hand, then we will toss the chest out of the window.��


    ��Your suggestion will only shrink our loots by more than half!�� Sigmaughed coldly as he took out a porcin from the nearby chest. ��Look at this delicate china porcin! Its as smooth as an infant��s skin, rubbing it is like groping at a sixteen year old virgin��s���� It is worth at least 50000 pounds sterling to any British nobility. But falling from a half a foot high would already cause it to shatter in a million pieces, it is not worth!��


    At this point, Scarface Harry coughed gently. It was not because his throat had phlegm but because he wanted the attention to be directed to him.


    ��We will advance forward����no matter if it��s angels or demons obstructing us, we will equally trample over them!��


    ��Very good, in order to establish superiority he overruled me.��


    Sheyan sighed in his heart, but still remained firm in appearance. He helplessly raised his hands as though he wanted to say something, but the impatient pirates brushed past him in session. Even his servant Charlie excitedly rushed ahead, but fortunately after running for 10 metres out he remembered his master Sheyan and returned to find him. Currently, Sheyan felt helpless and lonely, he was like a lone upright reef on the seabed. But people normally forget, the tide would quickly subside, but a reef would stand firm for a millennium!


    The pirates gape at the glimmering from outside the castle gate, frenzy and hope filled their eyes. Already trapped in this darkness enshrouded castle for too long, they could not wait to bask in the familiar and warm sea breeze. Although they were exhausted, they quickened their steps and nobody nced back to look at Sheyan. Nobody expected that they have already fell into a huge pitfall.


    Sheyan shook his head gently as he reclined a few steps back. His perceptive sensing had forewarned him. In actual fact, from a young age Sheyan possessed a strong analytical intuition and meticulous thinking. If not, he wouldn��t have been able to climb to the position of vice captain at the young age of 17 years old.


    However, this great scheming ability was not wless. Its greatest w was that it needed adequate thinking period and essential information! In the present world, Uncle Dasi��s sudden case was an emergency, how much buffer time did it gave to Sheyan?


    Given Sheyan��s capability at that time, was there a possibility of devising a n to finish off Huashan Fei? Yes! However he would need 1 year to prepare and arrange everything! Putting it bluntly, under those circumstances, even the smartest housewife cannot cook without rice (Chinese idiom - you won��t get anyway without equipment).


    After entering the Terminator world, Sheyan who had just entered the space suffered from all sorts of assault. This was because he was still unfamiliar to the world, he had to familiarize himself with the rules and regtions and even grasp his personal strength and abilities. He was human and not God, if he could still scheme under such circumstances, then his only consequence would be to implicate himself.


    Until arriving at this world could Sheyan exhibit fully this outstanding ability bred from his character. Primarily, he had adequate time, upon arriving he was also rtively familiar with the Caribbean Sea world. Furthermore he managed to obtain essential information from different ces, and these information were not confined to this world. He obtained it through the shadow of this world as well as his ��insight�� ability. It can be said that his ability could only be demonstrated through preparation of different factors. But looking back now, his devised schemes still contained some loopholes, luckilydy luck had continually shined on him. That was why his ns had not been ruined, and continued to develop.


    It was when the pirates approached the main gate that the air suddenly sounded with a minute for queer sound. This sound was like the murmur of a dried river, or the nibbling of fragments from a mulberry tree. Within the darkness, something had unfolded. Scarface Harry��s brows jumped, he immediately halted his steps. But the giant stone floor of the entrance had already started to reverse abruptly, it became like a towering wall in front of everyone!


    Two persons were impaled on the massive spikes of the stone board�� These two faces were extremely familiar with the pirates! They were the previously dispatched navigator Xiaer and Blind Matt who were used to suppress Sheyan. But right now these two had their entire body nailed onto this immense ck colored stone board, their fate unknown. But their skin was ghastly pale, it looked like all their blood had been drained out.


    Most of them gasped in astonishment, some cried out loudly while others wanted to save them, and yet some recalled Sheyan��s words and backed off. The originally organized group fell into a mess. The pirates were all confused and shocked. ��Beng!�� another sound floated into the air! That sound seemed to be groanings from the downtown area, if one wasn��t careful in listening and discerning, one would not discover its existence. But once it was discovered, it was already almost within reach!


    That was the sharp sound of an arrow piercing through the air!


    Based on Sheyan��s judgement, that arrow shot from outside was travelling above a speed of 100 metres/second, it was like a bolt falling down from the 60th floor. Or a rock that was tossed in front of a speeding at 200km car. Such destructive speed was exceptionally astonishing, even an ordinary thumb size thick board would be unable to block against it within 100 metres. What more these exhausted pirates?


    Those prating sounds recklessly resonated, moving at such high speeds and rotating in midair were these arrows. Its tip carried a cyan phosphorescent. Looking at the long standard body, these iron arrows were fletched using wood. It was made with a ratio of 3 iron to 1 nickel, a standard Ennd manufactured weapon. All around the castle walls were several small indistinct holes which were hard to notice during the daytime. Those arrows were all shot from there, leaving deep holes that looked like carved out eyeballs as it stared viciously.


    The pirates standing in the hallway were like wheat being harvested, falling down in sessions. In such a matter of life and death, nobody dared to conceal their strength. Naturally the people surrounding Scarface Harry were stronger by a length.


    Especially Pirate Sigma who previously argued with Sheyan, he demonstrated an astonishing strength. At the first sign of attack he already instantly drew out his de, a light blue glow covering the de, slicing around with thundering power he chopped three iing arrows into half. Following that he used his empty left hand to fish out this musket, and repelled two arrows heading for Scarface Harry.


    However his outstanding performance attracted the attention of their hidden enemies!


    As the light blue smoke had not dissipated from the musket, the decorative engravings on the wall suddenly shed out. At this point, Sheyan sensed an even bigger danger, the hair on his body immediately stood up. He immediately took cover behind a sheltering object. Simultaneously, from a hole on the stone wall, a iparably blinding ray suddenly exploded out!

 Chapter 96: Desperation

    <h4>Chapter 96: Desperation</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    The ray emerged without sound nor warning, but following it in the air sounded out a shrilling, whistling as an oval object sped with great trajectory. Its target was obviously Pirate Sigma, and even the dust was sted into holes in the air. Sigma tried to deflect it with his de but to no avail as a huge hole formed on his throat by that ray.


    Through the empty hole where the merciless throat splitting ray came from, Sheyan managed to catch a glimpse of the scenery behind it before another batch of arrow was loaded in.


    !


    Since it already taken a life, this throat splitting projectile was not satisfied but even surged with greater intent. Away from Sigma��s fuming but lifeless eyes and while the blood was still gushing out of his throat, it prated the chest of the pirate behind Sigma with great velocity. The impact lifted that guy up as he crashed against the stone wall behind him. The bloodied corpses slowly slided down, leaving a sorrowful ssh of ocher on this old castle wall.


    Probably due to the searing headache, Scarface Harry��s reaction was rtively dyed. Furthermore his tall and sturdy body had a greater surface for the arrows tond on. However, these arrows were fatal to the other pirates, but to Scarface harry, he had a maximum HP of 1300 points. He was a monster with at least 15 points of defence, even when the arrows pierced him, it was only able to inflict serious damage but not fatal ones. His entire body was covered with 5-6 arrows, the arrows prated about a foot into his body, as the feathered tails of the arrow projected a sickening and sorrowful sight.


    Suddenly Scarface Harry snapped out of his dream, gasping he lifted his head. The blood gushing out of Sigma��s throat had just nice sshed onto the face of this bald headed brute.


    Warm blood����


    Bone-chilling blood!


    Why is there so much blood, that damned headache is not letting me go����


    Why is this face so familiar?


    Wait, damn it, there is a huge hole in Sigma��s throat?


    Another old mate fell in front of him, yet another old mate fell in front of him!


    In this moment, Scarface Harry��s eyes flushed with a sinister red. His bulging muscles suddenly burst through his linen clothing, ripping it into shreds. Even a length of the arrows that were lodged in his body was forcefully pressed out. Sheyan who was witnessing this in the safety of his cover could feel the hair of his arms standing. In a sh, he felt that Scarface Harry seemed to have transformed into a massive ck hole, sucking in all the air that was around him!


    Sheyan��s pupils contracted, he could already sensed something: Half an hour ago he had missed such an exciting fight, but now the main actor Mr Harry will perform the sequel and satisfy his entertainment craving! Although his would definitelye at a huge price!


    Scarface Harry inhaled deeply. This action caused the green serpent like veins on his neck and head to bulged up, his bloodshot eyes even protruded out by nearly 2 cm! Following his breathing motion, firstly the mouth then the throat frighteningly swelled up. It was like a basketball was forcefully shoved down his mouth! This sort of horrifying sight led Sheyan to unconsciously think of a toad like creature. The swelled area rapidly deted in Scarface Harry��s body, as it travelled to his right hand causing it to expand abnormally.


    Scarface Harry then massively raised this right first and smashed against the floor in front of him!


    Concurrently, the arrows lodged within him were forced out as it scattered to the floor with blood and flesh still stuck to it.


    Only the faint silverish glow remained on his body.


    At the moment when the fist came in contact with the floor, his massive right arm could be clearly seen to return back to its original state. On the floor in front of him, was a strange protrusion of earth, as it rapidly surged towards the distant shadows! It looked like that was the air that Harry had taken in deeply, swirling in his body for a while before unleashing with such monstrosity into the ground!


    ��Muscle explosion!��


    The entire castle once again shook violently. It could be clearly felt that its foundations were even trembling. Consecutively, watery blood spurted out from the right arrow holes of the right wall, sshing on the floor as if teasing them. Within it, bits of flesh could be differentiated out. Obviously, the few enemies hidden in the secret room had been pressured to death by the massive fist.


    At the same time, Scarface Harry��s entire body emitted a strange sound. It sounded like a soaked nket being twisted so hard that it thoroughly ripped apart. He then copsed face first with a boom, as though a mountain was crumbling. The fallen Scarface Harry was still convulsing on the floor, lumps of purple surfaced on his body. If Sheyan was an experienced physician, he would easily make the following diagnosis:


    Sickness: Severe muscleceration of the entire body.


    Reason: Fatigue leading to reduction in muscle sticity.


    Even though Scarface Harry demonstrated again his immense strength and eliminated the enemies hidden in the secret room, the pirates had already suffered a catastrophe. Earlier, there were only a bit more than 20 survivors, but after the barrage of savage shootings, their total strength was halved once again. The remainder were all heavily wounded, what was worth mentioning was that Pirate Charlie had also charged forward to assist Scarface Harry but he fortunately received an arrow to his arm only. It was probably because his strength was too average and nobody took special notice of him.


    Faced with such a situation, the only perfectly fine Sheyan did not jump out and jeered at them saying that they should have listened to his advice. He humbly crawled out of his safety zone, and started to treat the injured people. Also he arranged the appearance of those the fallen ones.


    Undoubtedly, afterpleting these task, although he did not say anything, he managed to receive the allegiance of 7-8 of the surviving pirates, this was probably linked to Harry��s silence as well. Although the gap between them and the castle gates was only a mere tens of metre away, but everyone gazed upon the entrance with fear. That was until Sheyan initiatively carried a chest and walked towards the entrance.


    ��It should be safe now.�� Sheyan used a resolute tone. ��Earlier on those scums that was killed should be thest line of defence for the castle. If they can still produce a few more, then none of you should be alive by now.��


    Under Sheyan��s lead, the rest of the pirates carried the remaining five chest filled with treasures and fled from the ce. Scarface Harry was supported by two people, wobbling as they left Tortuga castle. Although he looked at Sheyan with aplicated look, he ultimately sighed and followed him. After they left for about 10 minutes, another group of pirates fanatically charged into the castle to plunder it. If Sheyan andpany were dyed, there would definitely be a bitter conflict between the two parties.


    At this time, the events at the sea was also a mess, the zing battle mes illuminated the night sky. Because of the affluent nature in Tortuga port, it instigated a civil war between the plundering pirates. Maybe some pirates had their loots stolen, or maybe they could not decide how to split their stuffs as it stirred up a huge internal chaos between them. Panting and at the brink of exhaustion, the pirate group painstakingly arrived at their rendezvous point. To their despair they discovered that the middle of port was engulfed in a huge ze. They realized that their barge (small boats) had been used by some out of controlled pirates as instruments to vent their frustrations. And regarding the three pirates that were left behind as messengers as well as to protect the boats, not one of them was left alive.


    Heaven never bars one��s way (chinese idiom - never give up hope). Relying on their familiarity of this ce, the group of pirates went to a nearby area in the port to search, and to their surprise, they found a small size sailboat anchored over there. On board were 10 over old and sickly looking pirates, they looked to be waiting for their fellowrades. The pirates were on the Bell and Mug were all specially selected elite hooligans, although they were all injured, but they had already regained some of their senses. Under the leadership of their core member Sheyan, they thoroughly decimated the pirates on the sailboat, and sessfully seized control of this 15 metre long lone sailboat.


    Although Sheyan andpany were temporarily safe, however, there was an imminent problem. The current surviving pirates were adequate to operate this sailboat, but they were not enough to protect themselves in battle. Once they meet an enemy ship on sea, then they would be like sitting ducks waiting to die. Looking upon the the pot porridge plete mess) at sea, although they knew that the Bel and Mug was currently 10 over miles to the west, nobody dared to suggest sailing there in a straight line.


    Some suggested sending people ahead to notify Ammand to receive them, but once they asked for volunteers everyone remained mouth-tight. Everyone knew the consequences of running across this chaotic Tortuga port while being injured.


    After a series of discussions, Sheyan suggested taking a roundabout route along the north side of the ind. The consequence of this was that their returning journey would be extended to over half an hour, but their safety would be guaranteed at least 80%. After the cmity at the castle entrance, very few sounded out in objection against Sheyan��s suggestion as they swiftly came to a consensus.

 Chapter 97: Dissension

    <h4>Chapter 97: Dissension</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    Within the pitch-ck hold of the boat, an aroma spiralled from the lone burning candle.


    The thick walls adds-up to the great soundproofing. This was probably because the original owner ced several thick pieces of nnel between the wooden partitions. Even the raging waves sounded gentle to the ears.


    Scarface Harry lied down in the captain��s cabin, although the candle extinguished unknowingly, he had no intentions of lighting it again. To someone who was constantly tortured by this massive headache, this peaceful darkness offered him a littlefort. His temples were pulsing with tremendous pain, if he used his thumb to press on it, the pain would be lessen. However, by doing this, this arm muscles will ache in violent protest.


    ��If it was ten years ago, how would I have looked so pathetic! Luckily, we are about to return to the Bell and Mug soon.��


    Scarface harry caressed the silver sword in his hands, even in the darkness this sword was brimming with brilliance of silver glow! This was the personal weapon Ammand had loaned him previously.


    At this moment, the door suddenly swung open! A ck figure entered along with the fresh sea breeze as he hastily rushed in, bringing with him a thick panting. His panting was not due to exhaustion but carried an indescribable panic and urgency.


    ��Mister, Mr Harry! A mutiny has urred on the boat, they��ve killed Carter! They wanted me to change your bandage to a poisonous one. The entire boat has turned against us, the only thing in their mind now is to kill you and split the plentiful treasure.��


    Scarface Harry��s eyes instantly opened widely. Although his body was brimming with pain, at this moment, all the killing intent had returned to this massively strong viking. He jumped up nimbly and asked with a pressured voice.


    ��How many of them, Charlie?��


    The person sneaking in was actually Sheyan��s ve, Charlie. His voice was shaking as he replied.


    ��S����Six of them. The poisonous bandage will only activate after a minute. When that timees they will immediately charge in!��


    Scarface Harry bit his lips hardly, his expression shing with ferocity. His voice was squeezed out between his gritting teeth.


    ��Very good, very good!��


    Unsure whether he was saying Charlie did a good job, or directed to the traitorous Sheyan andpany. Scarface Harry impatiently paced around in the hold, ring his nose his asked.


    ��Have you drank? Have you?��


    At this point, there was no questioning that alcohol would numb the incredible pain, and arouse the adrenaline. In order to brace his courage and sell out his master and the other pirates, Charlie definitely had drank some alcohol. He listened to Scarface Harry��s questioning and aggressively nodded his head.


    ��Yes yes yes, before I came I drank a little. There is still a full pouch here.��


    Scarface harry reached out his hand and pulled out the wine pouch at Charlie��s waist. Raising his head and using one hand to support, a stream of deep yellow alcohol liquid shot into this mouth. His throat squirmed, and within seconds the entire wine pouch was drained clean. His eyes were intensified with a sorrowful bloodshot. Under the stimtion of the alcohol, Scarface Harry exhaled a huge breath. He looked extremelyfortable, but after a few seconds his serene expression changed into a sinister one. He roared out like a surrounded beast that had stepped into a trap, right in the face he grabbed onto Charlie, frenziedly shouting out:


    ��You dared to betray me, poisoning the rum!��


    The averaged sized Charlie being grabbed on my this massive viking Harry, was like a fowl trembling uncontrobly and waiting to be ughtered. Charlie��s face had aplicated expression, mournful crying out.


    ��I didn��t, I didn��t!! They really said to use the poisonous bandage!��


    ��PaPaPa.�� Sounds of pping echoed in from outside the room. A group of guys streamed down from the stairs in one line. Leading the way was the fully equipped Sheyan, behind him was a group of vile and ruthless looking pirates. They look like a bunch of greedy and crafty looking wolves. Sheyan nced at Charlie, his face formed a mysterious slight smile.


    ��Well done, my servant.��


    Charlie was momentarily stunned, and Scarface Harry eyes felt like they were cracking. He was having a dizzy spell, and he felt that there was not one part in his body that wasn��t pain. He exerted strength and suddenly roared out and snapped the neck of Charlie! Then he flung him aside, as hended against the wall with a crash. Sliding to the floor like a couch, there was no longer any movements. Only two tears of blood were gradually rolling down from the dead Charlie��s eyes, no one knew if it was tears or blood!


    Sheyan received a notification, ��Your servant, pirate Charlie, has died,�� from the nightmare imprint. However, he never ced this close to his heart. In his scheming, Charlie was like joke that had no strength nor loyalty. Currently, managing to bring out the best oue from this joke was enough, regarding his in head, he was totally not a bothered within his ns. Sheyan and the pirates nced at Charlie��s corpse and startedughing out loud in unison. Theirughter further agitated the already going insane Scarface Harry. An extremely negative sensation was gradually surging within his heart, he roared out:


    ��F**king morons, what are youughing at?��


    Sheyan stared at him with a sympathetic look, softly saying:


    ��Congrattions on killing the only loyal person you have on this boat.��


    After hearing his phrase, his bloodshot eyes bulged out, as he stammered a few step backs, shouting:


    ��Impossible! Impossible, he obviously poisoned me with the rum!��


    Sheyan shrugged his shoulders,ughing out with contempt.


    ��Actually, Charlie��s loyalty was obviously written all over his face. We merely set up a little trick in letting him believe that a harmless bandage carried poison, but actually in his wine and food, we had already secretly poisoned it. This logic is so simple if he really intended to harm you, why did he wait for you to finish drinking and not escape?��


    ��If he really intended to harm you, why did he wait for you to finish drinking and not escape?��


    ��If he really intended to harm you, why did he wait for you to finish drinking and not escape?��


    ��If he really intended to harm you, why did he wait for you to finish drinking and not escape?��


    Sheyan��sst sentence was like a sharp dagger, mercilessly stabbing repeatedly against Scarface Harry��s heart. He couldn��t help but turn his head and nce. Seeing the blood tears flowing from Charlie��s face who had suffered such an unjustifiable death; he felt an absolute resentment bursting through his heart. There was nowhere to flow, it was as though it was about to force his entire body to erupt! He frenziedly howled. Only one notion remained in his mind, that was to y them all! Kill everything that was living in front of him. Even if it cost his own life, even if it cost him the entire world!


    Sheyan��s pupils contracted, the unknown variable had once again surfaced in his ns! The nightmare imprint warned him in a sh.


    ��Scarface Harry��s agitation has exceeded his mental limits! Ancient viking blood aroused!��


    ��Scarface Harry has sunk into a fanatical state! He will not feel any pain, or external negative effects. He willpletely rely on his primitive instincts to engage in battle, damage receive from enemies increased by 200, damage inflicted to enemies increased by 250!��


    Scarface Harry howled out like a wild beast, his fist headed directly for Sheyan��s head! This punch was filled with strength and weight, leaving one a feeling of a heavy 50 ton pickup truck colliding straight on. When Sheyan just entered this world, he won over Scarface Harry in an arm wrestling match. Hence, in his heart, he was confident and stretched out both fists to block. However upon impact, he could feel an immeasurable strength from the opposition, oppressing him with such a force that even breathing was difficult. Sheyan was blown away as his legs left the floor and he crashed out of the door as the broken wood fragments scattered around. The sound was so tremendous that even the rest sprawled to the floor. When he stood up, blood was already leaking out of the corner of his mouth.


    ��Damned���� Sheyan in this moment understood the reason why his strength was easily suppressed. First should be his title, and second his equipment!


    Currently they were battling on sea, Sheyan��s title ��Pirate ringleader�� could enable his personal strength + 2 and physique +2. Therefore regarding this chief officer Harry, he definitely possessed a stronger title, giving him more added bonuses. Previously he was just sparring casually with arm wrestling back in the bar. Such a normal and leisure activity, even with many outsiders around, he would never utilize his full equipment. This reason was akin to the no.1 killer in the present world, never walking around with huge assassination tools.


    Although upon exchanging blows, Sheyan held absolute disadvantage and was even beaten to such a sorry state, Sheyan had already made preparations earlier on. Scarface Harry was like a raging lion stepping out of the door in pursue of his prey but he suddenly felt a ze in front of him. Someone was throwing several torches at him. He furiously swiped away the torches, but a massive strength suddenly collided against him with great ferocity. His entire body stumbled backwards, and he suddenly felt a weird ice-cold yet scorching feeling from his chest to his back. Following that, a searing pain that enveloped his entire body like a spinning web.


    At this point, the stunned Harry lowered his head, and saw a deep object lodged into his chest. It seemed to be the tail of an arrow, but it was vibrating greatly as the arrowhead emerged from the back with flesh and blood attached to it. The night sky reflected a certain sorrowful look onto the crimson arrowhead.


    This arrow was already set up on the boat, it was released with a crossbow used in naval battles! Such a crossbow could even prate the thick and heavy ship boards, it was obviously able to inflict damage onto Scarface Harry. Sheyan and the rest had already aimed the crossbow towards the doorway of the ship��s hold. It was to leave Scarface Harry with a fierce memory!

 Chapter 98: Break, break, break, explode!

    <h4>Chapter 98: Break, break, break, explode!</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    An abrupt severe attack, aplicated feeling swept across Scarface Harry��s entire body. This feeling included pain, deceived, rage, insanity, ruthlessness����


    His eyes turned scarlet! It seemed like the blood within him had all gone to his head. This sort of impetuous unrestraint killing intent had wiped out all rationality he had in him! With a fuming roar, he actually used his hand to pull out the arrow from his chest. He waspletely oblivious to the huge chunk of meat that was pulled out along with it as hepletely threw it aside.


    At the same time, Watt who was standing at the edge of the boat suddenly paused, both his hands wing at the air aimlessly, his eyes popping out. Looking closely, there was actually a semi broken arrow stuck deeply into his throat. It had not prated fully, but the skin at the back of his neck had a slight protrusion! Looking carefully, the tail of the arrow had already snapped off, it was actually the arrow that was pulled out from the heavily injured Scarface Harry. Watt swept the entire field with his dying eyes, his throat producing a choking sound as he heavily slumped against the edge, rolling over. A small ssh rippled the pitch-ck ocean, and finally vanished.


    Everyone present did not believe that in such a situation, Scarface Harry was still able to counterattack. In one move, he actually yed the core Pirate Watt! Looking at this bald viking with his twin scarlet red eyes, an entire body drenched in blood and the insane reckless charging, he was like a fierce lion that refused to respond to death��s call no matter how injured he was! This final resolution of might alone was able to cause the remaining pirates to shudder in fear. But at this moment, Sheyan heavily took a deep breath, spreading out his arms outrageously and charged forward!


    ��Dong!�� the hull of the boat inclined to the left by at least 30 degrees, the surface of the sea bubbled up a violent ripple. Scarface harry crazily raised both fist and heavily pounded down, but was actually ingeniously dodged by Sheyan. The suffering victim was the thick side of the boat, as a big hole emerged with wooden nks piercing out in all directions. Sheyan lifted his left fist, under the dim illumination of the mes, a shiny metallic glow flickered! He seized this opportunity, lowering his body and dealt a punch towards the bottom of Harry��s ribs. A distinct depression formed at that area, a few bones had probably shattered. But this huge brute ignored it and, with one smack of his hand, he flung Sheyan 5-6 metres away.


    Sheyan��s eyes zed with a fiery rage, rolling to the side and picking himself back up. Half kneeling, blood trickled down from the corner of his mouth. His facial muscles were twitching from the pain, turning around to stare at the remaining pirates, he callously howled at them.


    ��We��ve done till here, you guys still refuse to act? Don��t tell me you want to die here?��


    After yelling he charged forward again with great determination! Sheyan��s refusal to resign to fate and charging on, instantly aroused the untamed brutality of the remaining pirate��s hearts. They also howled and charged forward! As Sheyan charged in, Scarface Harry threw out consecutive heavy punches but Sheyan sessfully dodged by lowering his body. He bent his left elbow and mightily swung it against the side of Harry��s right knee. Scarface Harry released a shrilling and raging roar, as he surrendered to gravity and knelt to the floor with an earth-shattering impact.


    After hearing a loud thump, Harry��s massive body swayed. His right knee had been crushed by the side, as his entire body lost bnce and fell to the floor. This was when the other pirates saw their opportunity, they fanatically surged forward like a pack of famished wolves devouring a weakened lion. Scarface Harry knew that the situation was dire, he frantically waved his fist but his fist would asionally miss a beat. As the ship��s board was rapidly disintegrating, Sheyan evaded two punches but did not manage to escape the third punch. Under the feverish howling of Scarface Harry, he was smashed heavily in the chest. Dark spots appeared in his eyes as a fountain of blood spurted out like an arrow, it was like his organs were also being vomited out.


    Every punch contained an immense strength, Sheyan received one blow straight up and was blown 5-6 metres away, rolling a few times before trying to force himself up. With his wobbly hands he tried to push himself back up but again copsed to the ground and once again spat out a mouthful of blood! Before he begun this battle, Sheyan was already not in his optimal condition. This was the aftermath of previous escaping events, hence, after one thunderous punch from Harry, his life points dropped into the danger zone of below 10%. If he continued moving, then he would undoubtedly die faster.


    Fortunately those pirates did not waste Sheyan��s efforts as they seeded in charging forward and struck a few blows. In such a chaotic battle, no amount of tactics were needed, it was basically who was able to strike harder, fiercer and endure more! Fresh blood sprayed out onto every corner, the sounds of metallic de colliding against the human bone were clear, in addition to the raging curses and yellings! Although the remaining pirates were individually injured beforehand, they were all battle veterans and were not inferior in any aspect when fighting for their lives!


    Suddenly, the sky erupted with a terribly mournful howl. Covered in dust and blood, Scarface Harry suddenly leapt forward, shaking off the few pirates that were over him. He punched against the thick main mast beside him. The innocent main mast gave out a cracking wail as it snapped at the part the fistnded. Scarface Harry lifted up the thick and long broken mast, sweeping it around him horizontally as it smashed against the few pirates.


    The pirates were blown away like a bunch of bowling pins, even their cries had not yet been issued as they spasmed and died. The majority of their bones had shattered as theynded into the sea with a ssh!


    After this one attack, Scarface Harry��s chest and back was drenched in a reddish ck patch. One of his eyes was stabbed blind! But the feeling he gave to one was that of an indomitable ruthless beast - not retreating one step! Fighting over fleeing! Only death without life!


    In a split second, the merciless Scarface Harry swung the broken mast, blowing away a pirate at the side that was trying to sneakily take shot with his musket. This pirate groaned out miserably, as his stout and strong 100 kg body was blown away like it was a feather! Just like a golf ball he flew out and crashed against the tough edge of the boat. His entire body hung there with a split belly and intestines spilling out, rocking against the sorrowful breeze. The surrounding pirates were dumbfounded, they even forgot how to cry and their minds were a nk of white.


    Scarface Harry suddenly twisted round, his lone eye blurred by the blood stared at a pirate standing 3 metres away with a sabre. This pirate held on to it with his violently trembling hands, the de repeatedly shed with the scabbard releasing a crisp nking sound. Looking at the demonic looking brute staring at him, he cried out and tossed the sabre away trying to escape. However, Harry��s bleeding one eye viciously flickered, his even tendencies at full fledged as he threw his fist forward like a javelin, striking hard at the back of the pirate. The pirate flew forwards by 5 metre, as a piercing shrill and rubbing sound ensued. His blood and flesh sttered around his perimeter and splinters of bloodied armour scattered around, forming a tragic pathway!


    A deadly silence filled the atmosphere.


    Only Scarface Harry��s heavy panting was distinct. The silver radiated from his periphery, beneath him was a puddle of blood, some belonging to his enemy and some his.


    Naturally, the winner of such an intense conflict, was this male who was forced into this desperation!


    Strictly speaking, Scarface Harry had a serious head injury, he could only disy 70% of his strength, and that was his first shackle. Within the desperate struggle in Tortuga castle, he consecutively used two muscle explosion to st open the treasury. His power had already reach his limits, and that was his second shackle.


    Furthermore, after the sneak attack at the Tortuga caste entrance, to defend himself, he forced himself to once again use the muscle explosion even though he was injured himself. This caused his muscles to tear all over his body, and was undoubtedly his third shackle!


    After Sheyan lit that candle within the ship��s hold, it was actually mixed with the venomous wax simr to the message in the bottle. After igniting, when a person breathes the smoke in he will unknowingly drop his attack chance by 50%. If not with Sheyan��s low agility, how was he able to sessfully dodge Scarface Harry��s heavy and explosive punches? That was the fourth shackle binding Scarface Harry��s body!


    The fifth shackle was of course the poisonous rum that was delivered by pirate Charlie. Although the wine was not very effective against Scarface Harry who had an outrageous physique of 30 points, it still obstructed his regenerative abilities.


    The sixth shackle was the terrifying crossbow set up to aim at the hold��s door. Without questions, this one strike had inflicted heavy damage to this lion like viking!


    And yet, when the battle wasing to an end, the one who was having thestugh was actually this madman Scarface Harry! He was like a wild ox that refused to stop charging, even after suffering heavy wounds, he was only contented to die while fighting! Sheyan carefully calcted 6 phases of shackles werepletely negated by this lunatic!


    But at this very moment, Scarface Harry felt something was wrong. Because he observed in the eyes of the remaining 3 pirates, even though it contained an extreme dread, there was somewhat a flicker of hope amidst this hopeless situation. Where did their hopee from? Scarface Harry suddenly felt a cold rush against this neck, unable to resist, he immediately nce backwards, through his fuzzy and bloodied vision, he saw a shadow gently getting up like a spectre amidst the chaotic mess of broken nks. His movements were agile and vigorous, as if he waspletely uninjured. His ck figure seemed to be in perfect condition, and he was undoubtedly Scarface Harry��s biggest fear.


    Seaman Yan from the mysterious east!


    Scarface Harry gazed at Sheyan as if witnessing a ghost. There was an unexinable auraing out of Sheyan. This sort of aura gave of a fragrance like that of a blooming orchid, and had traces of blood smell within it. The two smells perfectly blended together, giving a heart troubled but spirit rx feeling. Sheyan did not merely ce these 6 shackles to trap Harry but also to secure himself some sort of insurance. That ��not yet purified ck blood orchid element�� that he received from Cazider in the previous world, finally had a stage in his critical moment to demonstrate its usefulness!


    ��Strike me down, and you win.�� Sheyan calmly issued. His entire body faded out into the darkness like a mountain range enveloped by dark clouds. This feeling left one with a wide uncertainty, how high was the mountain or how deep is the ocean.


    Scarface Harry��s re was as piercing as before, his faint silver glow was alreadymon. He couldn��t help but gaze back at the direction of the port. From here he could faintly make up the sails of the Bell and Mug. But when he opened his mouth, fresh blood gushed out drowning out his tone. However, what he wanted to express was as clear as a swinging hatchet.


    ��Even if you won, Ammand would never let you off. The Bell and Mug will still sail gloriously within the Caribbean sea! Even in my death, I will drag you to hell with me!��


    At this point, the unyielding fighting spirit surged within Scarface Harry like he was about to execute a heroic victory, and pounced forward! This was a confidence that if he was not utterly wrecked, he would never fall!


    This was a man who refused to shy away from his destiny!


    Sheyan��s eyes shed with reverence and regret. Gently breathing he raised his fist and said.


    ��Time����is running out. I��m very sorry Mr Harry, I��m going to destroy something you guard so dearly to your heart.��


    Not even a few seconds after he finished speaking, a sudden pir of me soared out unfathomably from the Bell and Mug. Followed by an explosion! An insanely violent explosion! At this moment, both Sheyan and Scarface Harry��s face reflected with a bright reddish orange, and a striking heat apart from the blood. When the explosion started, he gave of a gradual feeling of a flower blossoming, and one could even hear clearly the mast of the Bell and Mug slowly copsing in the zing inferno, the gigantic wooden nks of the ship��s deck slowly integrating into fragments. But after a few seconds, everything advanced into a blur. Finally it transformed into an earth-shattering explosion that engulfed the entire area including the sea around it!


    This, was Sheyan��s ultimate trump card!

 Chapter 99: A letter to home (upper)

    <h4>Chapter 99: A letter to home (upper)</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    Let us backtrack to 10 minutes ago.


    Location: The Bell and Mug


    Although this pirate ship was known as an elite, its internal defence was iparably hollow. But, it had an outstandingly prestigious Ammand assumingmand, it was extremely secure. The ��stay back�� force of pirates were numerously aged and sickly working as one mind, their expressions had not one hint of panic or worry. The ship was not illuminated, nobody making excessive noise, in perfect order and even had alcohol and bandages prepared for a wave of wounds.


    Noteworthily, the long legs Robben who was raised by Sheyan singlehandedly was surprisingly part of the stay back force.


    On the surface, themand for Robben to stayback was an idental decision by Ammand. His aim was to ensure a middle-ranking member to remain and manage his personal orders. But everyone knew vividly, Ammand was worried about the crew head Sheyan, that is why he decided to separate him and Robben. This was in case the both of them were far away from his watchful vision, decided to be tempted by the sudden appearance of an immense amount of wealth.


    However, Robben this old fox did not show any abnormality towards Ammand��s arrangement. To this brat, who had suffered arduous training for years in the Caribbean sea, a short phrase could describe him; ��Whoever has milk, is his mother��. Who could give benefit to him, will be the one who gains his loyalty.


    The faraway zing inferno illuminated the night sky along with sorrowful wails and mournful cries. Robben fished out a delicate golden pocket watch in his pocket. (Note: Pocket watches only appeared in the 17th century, you guys can treat this as a soul equipment) Observing it, he nodded his head. Afterward, he enviably gazed at the shore of Tortuga port, and strolled into lower floor cabin. In front of Sheyan��s cabin, two puffed and round pirates stood guard. They were leaning against the pir as they dug at their nose, scratched their toes and counted houseflies, obviously ovee with boredom. Robben nced at them and coughed, lifting his face and loudly eximing:


    ��What the heck are you guys doing! The grand captain Ammand has ordered you to obediently guard Mr Chris, but you two fools are actually cking off?��


    These two pirates immediately straightened up as though being poked by a dagger. Looking at Robben��s irritable poker face, they could only fished out a few shillings offering the old Robben to be magnanimous. Initially, Robben naturally objected forcefully, that was until most of the cash the pirates had fell into his hand. He then snorted, waved his hands at them to get lost and then pushed open and entered the cabin. The two pirates then cursed and sweared in their bellies, swearing profanities against the females of Robben��s family in their minds.


    As the door creaked open, the fat Chris suddenly jumped up in astonishment. His face was pale as though he was a criminal that got caught red handed. He faked a smile at Robben, and nervously questioned:


    ��Mr Robben, don��t tell me that they have triumphantly returned?��


    Robben sensed that this fat Chris had a strange expression, but he figured he was only worried out of concern. Thus he humbly bowed saying:


    ��Respected Mr Chris, crew head had entrusted to me something before he left. That was if he haven��t return within half an hour, then I should pass this letter to you. Please note the time, I have fulfilled my promise and present this letter punctually to you.��


    Chris obviously hadn��t expect this, he asked in astonishment:


    ��Letter?��


    Robben nodded his head and replied solemnly:


    ��Don��t worry, when receiving this letter I swore an oath using my ancestor��s grave that I would not peep and urately hand it over to you. Therefore, the contents of this letter are only known by crew head, there is no other person.��


    In this world there were all sorts of supernatural events and witchcraft existing, oaths were not as unchecked and unbounding as the present world. It was a rtively grave action. And the reason why Robben had even done such a grave thing as to swear upon his ancestor��s grave was mainly because Sheyan had already offered him 10 pound sterlings as remuneration.


    Chris received this letter with great suspicions. He immediately teared open the letter to read it. With his first look, beads of cold perspiration formed profusely on his forehead. Because the first line of this letter, astoundingly wrote, ��Beloved demolition expert, Mr Chris�� this 5 words!


    Beloved demolition expert, Mr Chris:


    Please forgive me for addressing you like this only at this period. Actually when we first met, I already had a clear inference of your status and personal strength.


    Firstly, you are a personcking in threatening force in both close or far rangebat, but yet you are able to y a crucial part in your party��s explosion of Tortuga castle. This means that you hold a critical tactical position in their ns! From the perspective of the initial difficulty in our realm, not many in a party without battle capabilities can im to be ��important��. Comparing the special characteristics within the nightmare realm to say. A person with matchless investigation/direction capabilities due to high perceptive sensing, a person with extensive range of connections due to his high charm, people with strong enhancing/ buffing abilities due to their high intelligence or high spirit, there is only left with the core position of a demolition expert.


    Within these categories, your perceptive sensing is definitely not high, if it was you would��ve chosen a better escape route and not fallen into the dire straits from your pursuers. Your charm is even lower, so much that you have sunk to a level of using my reputation to borrow money from the pirates. Thus, you are left with thest two categories.


    However, the reaction from your remaining party members betrayed you. If you were such an essential member that could bring great benefits or enhance your party��s strength, they would certainly utilize every method to find you. They would never be so oblivious to your condition like right now.


    After eliminating all possibilities, the only one that is left, even if it so unfathomable, it is definitely the correct answer. However based on the aforementioned intelligence, I still have no confidence in cing this noble title of a demolition expert on you. Yet, I noticed a small thing. That was during the battle of the Paragon fleet, your contribution level was actually not low and you managed to receive an award of two ancient gold pound.


    Following this lead I further investigated, I discovered that your contribution was achieved by cooperation with the cannon gunmen at the hold of the ship! That cannon gunman was extremely honest with his crew head. Once the respected Mr Chris stored up the gunpowder by the side, the cannons mysteriously flew further and possessed a greater power! From this, respected Mr Chris, my deduction had beenplemented by thisst piece of evidence.


    Once I ced this title of a demolition expert on your head, it naturally can exin why you were so determined not to return to your party. The reason you couldpromise and stay on this ship was because of your special fighting style. Once you return to your party you will most likely be reduced to a marginal role of servitude. You might as well stay on this easily essible pirate ship, and borrow my name as protection and do my things here.


    For example, borrowing lot of cash from the pirates and cing it on me. And perhaps���� using the adequate time on this boat to make huge amounts of spirit type explosives, and bury them around this ship.


    Oh! My beloved cousin Chris, please do not be emotional lest you knock your head against this low ceiling ship hold. Since I dare to make such a conclusion, I naturally have adequate proof.


    What differs me from you is that my perceptive sensing has reached an entire 14 points. Under my meticulous attention, I can still barely confirm objects that threatens my life to a certain extent. After my careful investigations, I finally discovered a small explosive pasted beneath the stool. I can not acknowledge that this sort of spirit manufactured explosives are extremely covert, and can be said to be a piece of art. What is unimaginable is that a chewing gum sized object possesses such astonishing powers that can torment others. Of course, following my observation, the duration you need to manufacture one is rtively long. It should be roughly one in every 24 hours.

 Chapter 100: A letter to home (lower)

    <h4>Chapter 100: A letter to home (lower)</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by I and Elkassar


    Just like how I can figure your schemes, simrly you should be guessing mine, and even following traces of clue from the storyline, you should be pretty close in guessing. Tonight a scenario that you take pleasure in is presented. Xiaer and Blind Matt��s task force, me and Scarface Harry leading a group of elite reinforcements. The entire Bell and Mug has essentially withered to nothing, the only threat that is left is the strongest and fiercest Ammand! Once he leaves his cabin by a hundred, no, fifty metres, you will be able to clean up his entire room like a licking dog and casually leave this damned world without fear.


    Everything boils down to when will Ammand leave this ship? The only possibility is when we sessfully plundered and return loaded or we got defeated and return empty handed. As a pirate captain, he cannot charge in personally with the frontline but only keep guard and observe from the headquarters. However, once we return triumphantly from our blood-soaked victory, if he still stubbornly remained on the ship and adopt an indulgent attitude, then that is both illogical and upassionate. Obviously, Ammand��s beguile ways of reaching to people��s heart is understood, if not he wouldn��t be able to sit on a position as one of the future seven pirate lord. Therefore, is the only chance that you��ve been painstakingly waiting for.


    Looking till here, Chris��s fat face had turned white and ashen, and back to white! His cold sweat dripped repeatedly from his forehead,pletely drenching his hair. He had no time to wipe, his heart had already sunk into a coldest icehouse. He had never anticipated that his own schemes were seen thoroughly by this devil! He gasped for a few deep breaths, and anxiously read on.


    Presently, I have no choice but to regrettably inform you, the opportunity you have been waiting for is forever gone.


    I have always deliberately leaked out in front of you the impression that my current position had not been easily obtained. Therefore, you��ve mistakenly thought: that I did put in great effort to be the crew head, and thus, was of utmost importance. Hence, you thought I wanted to continue climbing up this socialdder. I trust that this point of view has already been deeply-rooted within your heart.


    But, actually I want to tell you, only by giving up, then you will gain. If I cannot bear to part with my position as a crew head and my painstakingly gained reputation on the Bell and Mug, then how would I be able to ingeniously ce you as my most important chess piece in this set up?


    I was already bent on betraying Ammand.


    And just in this one campaign.


    Therefore, Ammand will never receive our triumphant and returning report. The fully expectant Ammand��s only report will be the news of my betrayal, inflicting great losses no matter how my n goes. The ultimate oue of sess or failure, life or death, I will still betray him, utterly and shamelessly betray him.


    Therefore, regarding ��Blood rted cousin�� ��life saviour�� this status what do you think. Respected Mr Chris, use your rich imagination, you should be able to recognize the cruel methods that the furious Ammand would do to you to vent his frustrations.


    Based on the oath he swore upon his ancestors grave and the 10 pound remuneration, long leg Robben has an 88.4% chance of faithfully carrying out my order: After two hours of setting off, he will punctually deliver this letter into your hands. At this time I may have died or maybe perfectly alive any ce in this world. But to you, it is not important, what is important is that I have alreadymitted treacherous acts towards Ammand. Anyway, the great Son of the ck Sea may have already received unfortunate news. Hence, for your safety, Mr Chris, please pay careful attention to the footsteps outside the door, that could be the sound of people sent my Ammand to capture you.


    On ount of the two gold pounds, I will leave you with one final warning:


    Immediately detonate the explosives, after causing a huge confusion, jump into the sea and escape!


    The greater the explosion, the more decimated the Bell and Mug will be. Then your pursuers will definitely be weakened, and the chances of surviving will increase. Of course, if you think this is all reverse psychology and refuse to detonate your explosives, and immediately flee, then i can promise these elite pirates will definitely fish you out within a minute. Ammand would not even need to step in.


    Believe me, even though jumping into this icy cold seawater is not any great experience, it is definitely much better than experiencing the cruel torture of those savages. Only a living person can dare to hope, don��t you agree?


    Yours truly


    Your faithful friend/cousin/savior/creditor


    Seaman Yan from the east


    After he finished reading the letter for about 10 seconds, footsteps echoed in from outside the cabin.


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    These footsteps were not urgent nor loud. Chris��s pupils shrank in, it carried not only shock but an immense fear!


    Sheyan��s letter not only smashed his self-confidence, he turned this man into a startled bird at a twang of the bow (Chinese idiom - frightens easily due to past experiences). His frail mentality copsed into dismay, shock and was provoking negative effects within his body. It was already reaching a nervous breakdown!


    From the outside, the footsteps were merely made by a pirate who happened to pass by the ship��s hold to retrieve clothings.


    The following events were simple.


    Chris immediately created a small scale explosion, causing the side of of the cabin that was facing the ocean to explode. He then leapt into the icy seawater. Since he had already been scheming for a long time, and thinking of escaping, he naturally already prepared breathing and swimming agility equipments.


    20 secondster, the frantic pirates that were on guard rushed to the captain��s quarters to report. Roughly hundred metres away, the swimming Chris gritted his teeth. He thoroughly detonated the rest of the spirit explosives that he had attached around the Bell and Mug! Even though he was reluctant to follow Sheyan��s instructions, yet, he had no choice, he had to do it! Because Chris could sense the ruthlessness of Ammand, even though he himself had never revealed his true abilities.


    That was the entire scene that Sheyan and Scarface Harry witnessed personally.


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    The raging inferno scorched intensely against the sea. This ze surged with great ferocity, that even the ashes violently spiralled into the atmosphere. It was especially moving and exceptionally tragic. Such a huge scene undoubtedly caused the remaining 3 pirates to drop their jaws. Even the originator of this evil n, Sheyan, felt somewhat mncholy.


    That engulfing huge mes caused Sheyan��s ambitious gaze to intensify, but utterly decimated the hopes of another. Scarface Harry gazed upon the distant sea, his face swiftly declined of defeat. In a brief moment, he had already lost all motivation to move forward.


    As long as there is something to protect in a person��s heart, then in their most critical moment they will be able to exhibit their fullest potential. The already heavily wounded Scarface Harry was only relying persistently on the faith in his heart, that was why he was able to bring out an indomitable explosive strength. But now, as he looked at the burning wreck, the pressure and acute pain exploded forth within his body! Because the thing that he was striving to protect was torched up, utterly destroyed! (In this era, a captain and several emotionally attached pirate would have unimaginably deep feelings towards their ships, some even treated their ships like their wife and children. In Pirates of the Caribbean 4, Captain Jack mentioned, ��a captain should sink together with his ship.��)


    Sheyan��s final arrangement, was targeted at the heart not the body. It totally removed all of Scarface Harry��s killing spirit. The old mate that had carried him over countless storms and thousands of miles was a burning wreck, the condition of the one he vowed loyalty to was unknown. His life has been split apart! Furthermore, at present he had suffered massive injuries which would have been already fatal to an average person. Scarface Harry clenched his fists and stood at the bow of the ship, the Caribbean wind brushing against his cheeks as he gently shut his eyes.


    This was the source of Sheyan��s confidence! Once Ammand released him ashore, then the destruction of the Bell and Mug was a given. He would be the final winner once he came ashore. The worst possibility would be incurring the wrath of the entire Bell and Mug, and be pursued by them! But never forget, before his mission he was already warned. The Caribbean pirates were a bunch of people who admired the strong, no matter if you treated them with kindness or evil, as long as you impacted them deeply, it can raise your reputation amongst them!


    Undoubtedly, plotting to destroy the Bell and Mug will definitely raise his reputation amongst the pirates to an all time high!


    Therefore, even though it was the worst oue, Sheyan will still reap a tremendous profit! But, the chances of that happening was not great!


    Sheyan sat away from Scarface Harry with a 5 metre gap. Currently, his body condition rejuvenated back to the optimum state, but after using that unpurified ck blood orchid element, it had another huge side effect. 10 minutes after using, every attribute will plunge by 33%. Sheyan usually calcted his opponents based on the worst possible oue. If Scarface Harry maintained that sort of murderous insanity, he won��t have the confidence to seal the battle by 10 minutes. Therefore, even after thest resort of the Bell and Mug exploding, and he ultimately could not finish off Scarface Harry, then Sheyan would really have to consider fleeing for his life.


    The sea breeze gently blew, Scarface Harry��s eyes started dimming. His heart struggled with great effort to continue beating, but it finally sumbed and the beating ceased.


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    Ocean calendar, year 233 5th month


    Evening, 11 PM 17 minute, 3 seconds


    Death of Scarface Harry


    Bell and Mug Chief Officer


    Lifespan 47 years


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    Although Scarface Harry had stopped breathing, his body remained towering at the Ship��s bow with his raging eyes wide opened. It seemed like he would revive anytime and resume his rampage. Upon death he remained fierce and untamed, a strange captivating magic. From his body, a glittering silver conch fell and rolled over to Sheyan��s feet. Sheyan picked it up, he could feel an unexinable strength contained inside! Apart from that, that silver sword that belonged to Ammand also fell to the floor, but it looked dark and bleak.

 Chapter 101: Harvest and Decision

    <h4>Chapter 101: Harvest and Decision</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    After a while, the nearby surviving few cowering pirates crept near. Only after confirming Scarface Harry��s death did they resume theirwless behavior. Two pirates brandished their des and cursed out loud, as the other wanted to mince Scarface harry��s corpse to vent his anger. Sheyan sighed as he gestured at them to stop, beingpletely unscrupulous in a battle was a given, if not, the consequences would definitely be his own death. However, after a satisfactory oue, further insulting a dead person is somewhat going overboard.


    After inquiring of the pirates, following the Vikings custom, he shifted Scarface Harry��s corpse to a small lifeboat by the side, and used a sail cloth to cover him. His funerary object was a rough wine cup that was made with cow hide. Then, the ropes were released as the little boat drifted away with the tide. There was one pirate that held some respect towards Scarface Harry, as he blew into his bagpipe that he hung across his neck. The winds were biting cold, the melodious flute sound apanied this strong viking deep into the Caribbean sea. A sorrowful feeling unconsciously formed within everyone��s heart.


    After the naval burial, Sheyan repaired the ship a little with the few pirates, at least he had to attempt to fix back and stable the main mast. If not just by relying on the few of them peddling this 15 metre long sailboat, even after working their ass off would they only sail a few dozen metres. One wave would thenpletely wasted their efforts. The remaining pirates all suffered personal injuries, furthermore their rtionship was not counted as friendly, but Sheyan wasn��t afraid of them staging another rebellion.


    After they repaired the ship somewhat adequately, Sheyan returned to the ship��s hold. In one nce he naturally eyed the bursting with Tortuga castle riches treasure chests. This was the treasures umted in Tortuga port for 70 years. But regrettably, after interacting with the treasures, the nightmare realm notified him that he could not sell these for utility points. He was also unable to find any specific message.


    ording to Sheyan��s deduction, this was probably because he hadpletely not contributed anything during the plundering of these treasures. Therefore, his contribution level was pathetic and the nightmare realm substantially revoked his privileges from it. Even though he stole these items from Scarface Harry, he only held ownership of it and had not privileges to sell or verify it. Of course this was only one possibility, but Sheyan did not think further because there were more important things at hand.


    ��Since that��s the case, then to maximize my benefits������ Sheyan muttered to himself, he probably had a rough n in his heart. Filled with expectations, he lifted up that ��Ammand��s silver sword��, but he once again got dejected. That was because the notification that came from it was, ��This weapon is binded to a soul, unable to examine!��


    Obviously this silver sword should be an inheritance antique passed down in Ammand��s family, it was a medium that could be used to control the Bell and Mug. This was probably a dead weapon that had its own spiritual nature, at least a ck category type. Therefore, if its owner Ammand did not die, then others would not be able to activate it.


    From Sheyan��s understanding, this did note as a surprise. Although the Bell and Mug just experienced an intense wide scale explosion, but when Chris was detonating the explosives, hepletely had the aim of causing confusion to secure his escape route. There, the explosives strength should have been scattered and in intervals. Furthermore in Ammand��s captain quarters, he only ced one explosive and the rest was used for infrastructure destruction. Through Scarface Harry��s initial performance to evaluate Ammand��s real power, he probably had a great chance of surviving.


    Sheyan shook his head, tossing out all unessential thoughts out of his mind. Undoubtedly, Ammand will view Sheyan as a thorn in his flesh, but Sheyan was already going to return to his present world soon.Therefore, this did not matter much. As for the future����Sheyan felt that there was really a possibility of returning to the Caribbean world, but he felt his development was astoundingly fast. The next time he meets Ammand, Sheyan did not dare to boast of achieving victory, but at least he had some confidence of preserving his life.


    Sheyan flung that enviable silver sword to the side, sighing in regret and shaking his head, taste of not being able to use such a wonderful weapon was bitter. This was just like a beautiful and sexy woman pole dancing in front of you but would never allow you to touch her. He then proceeded to pick up that flickering with silver glow conch. After tightly gripping it, he then observed a pitch-ck brilliance shing repeatedly, and a pocket sized handiwork object appeared in front. Looking closely, this object seemed to be sculpted from a ck crystal, it had the appearance of an anchor. A faint blood stench pierced forward head-on, causing Sheyan to sneeze twice. The nightmare imprint transmitted a notification:


    You have acquired a ck type essory: Obsidian fossil anchor


    Obsidian fossil anchor


    Equipment rarity: ck


    Equipment: Strength/Agility/Physique + 1


    Equipment: Charm - 2


    Equipment passive ability: Bravery in oppression. Every time you receive damage, you will gain 2 points of physique temporarily for 300 seconds. This effect can stack for 5 times.


    Equipment requirements: Physique attribute must be 18 points or more.


    Equipment position: essory


    Material: Obsidian


    Weight: 104 g.


    Description: This is an essory made by a viking using obsidian, it has been passed down for centuries. It is said that it possess mysterious ability that can protect its owner. But because it has umted too much baleful energy during long periods of skirmishes, therefore, the wearer of this will also be yed by another. Following Scarface Harry��s death, the soul binding of this essory has vanished. However, in the future if it meets anotherpatible owner, it can be restored to its strongest state.


    Evaluation: You can call it Gao-wen of the Sea, I will tell wether this is the nickname that Scarface Harry called this object.


    Equipment battle score: 20


    Looking at this essory, Sheyan understood the reason why Scarface Harry was able to resist for so long. Just this equipment alone already gave him an additional 110 HP, an entire 11 points of physique, adding this onto his personal 30 points physique! Therefore, his total physique reach to a high of 41 points! If it included the bonuses from his silverish and other equipment and the title of chief officer, his basic attribute for physique may even have touched the upper limit in his world: 50 points. No wonder his relentless set-up could be forcefully foiled by Scarface Harry��s might.


    (ED: +1 physique then +2 per damage received that can be stacked 5x)


    Thinking till here, Sheyan realized he had really underestimated Scarface Harry. If he followed the reports that he acquired for deduction, this chieff officer should be a storyline character that is categorized amongst the likes of Ammand. Of course his storyline character would only take lower position inparison of strength. Citing an example, if Davy Jones, ckbeard, Jack Sparrow are like the Zhang Zhao, Dian Wei and Xu Zhu in the romance of the three kingdoms, then Scarface Harry would be akin to Guan Ping, Zhou Cang and Wan Shuang. They were all front-line military generals in the three kingdom.


    ��Then, if the head injury sustained by Scarface Harry was my doing, then this essory loot should have been a silver storyline category.�� Sheyan looked at the description of this obsidian fossil anchor, he couldn��t help but have that depressing thought in mind.


    During the battle with the Paragon fleet, Scarface Harry��s head was pierced by a random flying wooden shard. Afterwards, severe dizziness and after effects had always gued him. Sheyan cunningly conspired a series of pitfalls around this point, they were like loops of rope slowly constricting around Scarface Harry��s throat. Finally, it sessfully robbed him of his life. Ultimately, that heavy injury to Harry��s head was not caused by Sheyan, it didn��t even have a shred of link to him. Therefore, the nightmare realm sliced off a ss of Scarface Harry��s drop loot, restricting any cheap tricks from urring.


    Although the equipment requirement was 18 points in physique and Sheyan only had 17 points, but currently he was still on a boat. After his title: Pirate ringleader provided a bonus of strength + 2 and physique + 2, he barely met the equipping requirements, and thus he sessfully equipped it. Once an equipment is put on within the nightmare realm its effects will be activated. However, once you unequip it and carry out restoration/enhancement/embedding effects onto it, then you have to gather 20 points of physique to be able to once again equip it.


    After carrying out a series of experimentation, Sheyan realized that if he was able to anticipate a battle in the future, he can utilize the method of harming oneself to activate the passive ability of this obsidian fossil anchor. Thus, he can enjoy the frightening bonus of 10 points in physique right at the start! But if the battle abruptly broke out, then that possibility is dissolved.


    A series of cheers resounded from outside the hold. The remaining 4 pirates were able to sessfully tie back the main mast, and once again hang the sails onto it. Even though this makeshift mass swayed and crackled against the howling wind, seemingly about to break apart anytime, it was able to generate enough force and reluctantly move the boat. The pirates nced at the sinking wreck of the Bell and Mug, they were temporarily at a loss and naturally decided to follow Sheyan blindly.

 Chapter 102: Offering

    <h4>Chapter 102: Offering</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by I


    Firstly, Sheyan called them in, bluntly kicking open one of the treasure chests, he pointed at the chest saying:


    ��It��s all yours, take until you cannot hold anymore.��


    The 4 pirates obviously pounced forward in ecstasy following that order, fully filling up their pockets with great effort. Looking at their heavy sinking pockets, they had a blissful but exhausted look. Sheyan waited for their excitement to die down before softly speaking.


    ��Although the Bell and Mug is a wreck, I still feel that Ammand did not die. Once we wait for him to nurse himself, then the first person he will kill is me! I��m afraid he will pursue me to the ends of the world. Therefore, my only way of survival is by finding arge power to shelter me.��


    ��Counting the various super powers, the ck Pearl has probably suffered heavy casualties in its conflict with the Fokke family. I reckon old Jack points to disaster, and many have testified of ckbeard��s evil and selfish ways. And the Queen��s glory���� May not be reliable. Therefore, the onlyst option left is the captain of the Flying Dutchman, Davy Jones. Although that guy is ruthless and savage, his reputation is a man of his words. Offering the remaining treasures to him may even earn me an important position.��


    Sheyan swept his surroundings, and sincerely continued:


    ��Since you guys ced your trust in me, then I will naturally not let you down. There are two paths for you guys now. Number one is that you follow me and surrender to Davy Jones in the Flying Dutchman that is anchored outside of the port. The second is that you find a safe ce to hide, once all these chaos has concluded, you will take your treasures and leave. No matter which path you choose, you have already secured great bonuses.��


    The 4 pirates started discussing. Three of them did not want to continue as pirates, thest one was willing to continue risking his life out at sea. Sheyan agreed to them leaving, but first they had to assist in sailing the boat to an area near the Flying Dutchman. Those 3 pirates had no objections, after half an hour, the indistinct silhouette of the legendary pirate ship, The Flying Dutchman, appeared in front of their eyes. Sheyan worked hand in hand with the other willing pirates, they shifted the treasures to a small lifeboat at the side. Following that, they boarded the lifeboat and rowed towards the Flying Dutchman, prior to that they released a shing signal.


    Within thismotion, the Flying Dutchman also watchfully observed the surrounding serenity. Sheyan was presently rowing a lifeboat that was a little bigger than an ordinary sampan, the objects stored on it were inly visible. They obviously presented no threat, and further gave out a friendly shing signal thus they sessfully ascended the legendary pirate ship, the Flying Dutchman.


    Presently, the Flying Dutchman had not yet incurred the curse that was prevalent in the movies. The pirates atop this ship were still ordinary men, with a vigorous and untamed air around them. The vice officer Old Bill had even previously been sorrily ripped off by Sheyan. Sheyan��s charm was originally very low, after a series of events this rtionship with Old Bill had plunged to ice level. If he unluckily encountered him the moment he ascended,he was afraid most of his efforts would have been wasted.


    However, Sheyan had huge confidence of meeting the main owner of this ship, Davy Jones. This was not just a blind guess, but a deduction after careful deliberations! Taking the situation now into regards , such huge chaos has struck Tortuga port, the Fokke Family initiating assaults against the ck Pearl, and the remaining pirates had started piging the port. What was strange is that the Flying Dutchman and ckbeard��s Queen Anne��s Revenge, these two legendary pirate ship chose to spectate by the side.


    Going by logic, these two ships should be the gang leaders amongst the hooligans. Encountering such a situation, they should set an example and be the first to act, if not their supreme position may be challenged by others in the future. Although Sheyan did not understand the underlying reasons behind their strange actions, there was one thing he could confirm. No matter its ckbeard or Davy Jones, these two should be carefully observing the sequence of events unfolding regarding the port.


    Information distribution was not developed in this era. A sudden visitor even if he came empty handed, would bring primary reports of what was happening,was what Davy Jones wanted. Furthermore these pirates had a venomous look in their eyes, looking at the few huge chests they could already guess what valuable items were in store. Therefore, Davy Jones had a 90% chance of personallying out, thus meeting his objective.


    Sheyan currently had already made a small name for himself within the pirates. During the pirate meeting on Herb Ind, he had already familiarized himself with several pirates, and quite a couple already had a rough impression of Seaman Yan from the east. Following the heavy treasure chests being carried up, the nearby pirates all started to gasp in shock. At this moment, Sheyan felt that there was something not right. This feeling was not the nervousness of a sudden sneak attack, it wasn��t the feeling of exhaustion or boredom, but it was the feeling of being scanned and seeing through his secrets thoroughly!


    Sheyan remained emotionless, he had already quietly examined his surroundings. He suddenly discovered a pair of eyes in the crowd, this eyes did not carry much difference with the normal pirates, but a mysterious magic seemed to be lodged within his eyes. It was like causing people to be trap in a hallucination. The owner of this eyes turned around and left after making eye contact with Sheyan. He was originally tangled up amongst the crowd, wearing amon red bandana across his head and wore a yellowish white fencing shirt. The sleeves of his shirt were pretty rxed, tightening up only at the wrist. This was a prettymon attire amongst the pirates, hence when this person turned around, he was like a droplet of water within an ocean, hepletely vanished.


    Sheyan initially wanted to immediately give chase, but at this moment the captain��s door creaked open. Looking at it, it was probably kicked open from the inside. The wooden door was extremely sturdy, its thickness was about one wrist. Wild random marks covered the century old oaken wood. Although the door was filled with scars, it remained sturdy and unbreakable.


    The swinging wooden door heavily crashed against a nearby wall with a loud ��thump!�� If one wasn��t paying attention, he would have been shocked by the sound. However, the surrounding pirates seemed to not be bother by this scenario. Following that, a tall and bulky scottish person strolled out, his age was roughly 40 years old. His face was flushed red, his hair and beard floating in the air. A crab tattoo resided on his thick right arm. His left hand was supporting a transparent pocket-sized ss fish tank, inside the fish tank was a tiny ash grey octopus. It was excitedly waving its arms inside the water.


    Sheyan observed this huge man, a deep and immeasurable feeling just like the ocean formed in his heart! This feeling was something Sheyan never felt before, the closest description to it would be facing the berserk devastating capabilities of space-time gap in the Terminator world. The terrifying presence of the legendary pirate ship captain Davy Jones was really on a whole new level!


    ��So it��s you who requests an audience with this great Davy Jones?�� This huge man red his nostrils, and bellowed with a thick voice. His voice carried a distinct scottish ent, that is why it was slightly unclear. However, the formidable confidence could be heard distinctly.


    Sheyan ced his right fist to his chest, humbly bowing:


    ��Seaman Yan from the east pays his respect.��


    Davy Jones heedlessly teased his pet octopus and continued:


    ��I��ve heard of your name, and your feat of defeating the spanish. But���� this is not good enough a reason for you tond yourself on the deck of the Flying Dutchman.��


    ��Just like what you can see.�� Sheyan once again bowing neither servile nor overbearingly:


    ��I��vee to offer these treasures. I can swear to you, two hours ago these chest were still resting within the treasure of Tortuga castle. Inside contains the entire 70 years of riches umted by the Fokke family!��


    This one phrase triggered an excited uproar from the pirates. However, Sheyan noticed that when he raised his voice saying ��contains the entire 70 years of riches umted by the Fokke family,�� Davy Jones actuallyzily yawned! This unusual bad habit, beneath it was a hidden and profound meaning! Several ideas shed by his mind like electricity, ultimately hisst conclusion almost made him involuntarily cry out!


    Davy Jones is ultimately a ruthless pirate, this confirms that he definitely wasn��t a noble person of great morals. Since the Tortuga castle treasures he offered had received a cold reception, there were two possibilities. One was he was already richly loaded, or the second greater possibility was that this pile of treasure in reality was not worth much!


    Fokke��s family umted wealth of 70 years sounded extremely alluring, however, it is extremely hard to be frugal after being ustomed to luxury. Once a prodigal son appears within the Fokke family, the spending rate would be extremely rapid. Comparing the present Tortuga port being strong in appearance but weak in reality, the current Fokke family is just a shell of its former self.


    Furthermore after moving these chest out of the secretir of Tortuga castle, no pirates would have gotten a chance to carefully examine it, until the 3 pirates previously taking the first pick! Furthermore some treasures require a specialized professional to determine its authenticity. Factoring out the possibility of counterfeit goods, using this deduction, then this brimming with treasures chest in actual fact was not worth much!

 Chapter 103: Establishing oneself

    <h4>Chapter 103: Establishing oneself</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    After Sheyan confirmed his thought process, another conclusion instantly formed in his mind. That was between Davy Jones and the Fokke family, there was probably some sort ofplicated rtionship! The truth that Fokke family being strong in appearance but weak in reality was a matter of life and death for the family heritage. This sort of secret, unless it was between a father and son like rtionship, it would never have been leaked out easily. And this could also exin the behavior of the Flying Dutchman choosing to take a neutral stance! It was highly likely that Davy Jones and the Fokke family had some sort of friendship and agreement. Also, because he knew the profits within the castle were not much, hence, he was unwilling to trample into this muddied waters!


    Furthermore, the other legendary pirate ship captain, ckbeard, was a cruel and suspicious person. He probably misunderstood Davy Jones��s dilemma, and seeing that the Flying Dutchman was biding its time, he naturally did not dare to move. Because pirates were unlike regr military, once they joined in the ranks of plundering it was hard to get the pirates to return. When the timees if a someone suddenlyunch a surprise attack, then they most certainly will suffer a defeat!


    These thoughts seem to sound very long, but they shed past Sheyan��s mind in an instant. Currently, it was the wrong time to be astonished. When Sheyan felt that Davy Jones was already exhibiting an impatient look, he immediately fished out Ammand��s silver sword, raising his both hands to offer it and respectfully announced.


    ��Apart from that, I��m offering to you the sword of the Son of the ck Sea, Ammand, as a proof of my allegiance.��


    Following Sheyan��s inference, not only does Ammand��s silver sword contain formidable powers, it can even control ships. It was at least a silver ss storyline weapon! Its high value was already hard to measure from a normal perspective, different equipment ss would garner different valuations. Going from that point of view, within equal ss equipments, a weapon would definitely be worth more���� This logic can be seen clearly from just the quantity of weapons and other equipments out there.


    If not for this weapon having a criteria of needing to eliminate Ammand, Sheyan would have never offered this to Davy Jones. His charm wasn��t high, even if he used this method of direct gifting, the result would still be unclear. However, this weapon that was bound to another soul is already considered piece of scrap iron. Furthermore, Ammand��s whereabouts were currently unknown, the difficulty of dealing with him has multiplied by twofolds, and he even possessed a bone-deep hatred towards Sheyan now!


    Hence, to Sheyan, firstly, he had zero confidence of being able to y him in a short time frame, and secondly, he wasn��t clear when he would re-enter this world after leaving. That is why he took out this silver storyline weapon that he couldn��t use, and exchanged it for something else that was beneficial to him.


    Once this silver sword shed out, Davy Jones was finally moved. He tossed the ss fishbowl into the hands of a nearby pirate and swiftly approached forward. He then grabbed onto the hilt of Ammand��s silver sword. In his hands, this soul binding weapon reacted in an instance, radiating out a blinding silver glow. Davy Jones could not respond to the sudden agitation as the weapon became unsteady in his hands. He stumbled a few steps back, as the sword ttered to the floor.


    His surrounding loyal pirates were instantly shocked, they anxiously drew out their des and loudly snarled at Sheyan. It was obvious they thought Sheyan had pulled an underhand trick to harm their boss. Only Davy Jones had a pleasant look on his face, heughed out loudly as he gestured his hands to half his underlings. Looking at Sheyan with satisfaction, he nodded his head.


    ��Brat, well done. From now on, you are part of the Flying Dutchman. Heard you are quite a capable one, and are even knowledgeable about navigation. Just nice Corlisus had been heavily wounded by the spanish pigs, I reckon he can no longer be a pirate. You can be the temporary third officer on this ship then, but remember if you show the tiniest bit of ipetency, I will personally kick you overboard.��


    To these pirates, betrayal and massacres weremonly seen, therefore, they held no objections when Davy Jones acknowledged this traitorous Sheyan. The third officer is a position that assists the chief officer in all sorts of management, his remaining time was also required of to assist the navigator. This was already a walk in the park for Sheyan.


    Once he witnessed Davy Jones reaction, he heaved a sigh of relief. This was obviously a gamble. Ammand��s invaluably precious silver storyline weapon was just a piece of scrap metal to Sheyan, but more important was that if Davy Jones had the same conclusion! If so then it wasn��t hard to guess what this explosive temperament pirate head would do. Furthermore, there was still the vice officer Old Bill that was extremely displeased with Sheyan.


    But now, Sheyan could put down his burdens. Since Davy Jones was extremely satisfied with Sheyan��s weing gift, concurrently, he also received notifications from the nightmare imprint.


    Side mission: Get close to a legend (Complete)


    Mission summary: Ascend to any of the ck Pearl / Flying Dutchman / Queen Anne��s Revenge / HMS Victory, and be their crew member.


    Mission evaluation: You have obtained the permission of the Flying Dutchman��s captain, Davy Jones and sessfully became the legendary Flying Dutchman��s third officer. Do you wish to receive the relevant mission reward? Yes / No


    Sheyan selected ��Yes��.


    You have received 1000 utility points.


    Your reputation amongst the pirates has been raised by 3000 points (Indirectly causing the destruction of the Bell and Mug - 500 points, directly involved in the death of Scarface harry - 500 points, acquiring Tortuga castle treasures - 500 points, bing the temporary third officer of the Flying Dutchman - 1500 points)


    Your current reputation: Respected (1113 / 6000)


    (TN: He probably broke through the first level of amicable reputation)


    You have received 2 achievement points.


    Your current achievement value is 6 points.


    (TN: Includes all his previous achievement + meritorious points)


    Pointer: Your deadline to leaving this world is in 21 hours, 14 minutes and 40 seconds. You can choose to stay in this world to continue looking for clues, or you can stop your actions and return to the nightmare realm. Important pointer: You cannot return to the nightmare realm duringbat state.


    Pointer: Your achievement value has exceeded 5 points, your status has been raised. You are now a recruit��


    ��Your nightmare imprint has received the following promotions��


    ��You can procure your respective army rank items at anytime in the nightmare realm.��


    ��Your personal interspatial space has increased by 10%.��


    Warning: Once your achievement value drops below 5 points, your formerly achieved benefits will vanish, and your status promotion will be revoked.


    After Sheyan read through the notifications, it was obvious that this side missions was not of an easy difficulty but it rewarded a mere 1000 utility points. Therefore, it rewarded external rewards, for example the 2 points in achievement. Regarding this thing called achievements, Sheyan still had not fully understood it. Looking at it, it probably have some sort of establishment with military rank, it was like a status symbol. But so far, Sheyan only received two achievement points afterpleting this mission, it seems like something precious and rare.


    After Davy Jones obtained Ammand��s sword, his mood became extremely good. He really did not take any notice towards those few treasure chests, bluntly allowing his men to distribute. That was when Sheyan understood, actually these filled to the brim treasure chest he robbed from the Fokke residence, on hindsight it looked like it contained manyyers of treasures, but was actually filled with piastre(a kind of french coin, that rtively low value due to its mixture of lead) at the bottom. Adding it together was roughly only a few thousand pounds. To ordinary pirates this was a huge pile of money, but to the legendary pirate Davy Jones, this was nothing deserving of his attention.


    Once Sheyan��s reputation had been raised to respected status, it was very obvious that he could sense a huge transformation in the attitudes of these pirates. For example certain fierce and sinister looking brutes would immediately avoid him when they saw him. Even though the vice officer Old Bill did not take a liking to him, he could only arrange a pretty pleasant single inhabitant cabin for him.


    He even had two pirates who were nicknamed Crow and Sata who were prettypatible with him. Therefore, even though Sheyan��s charm wasn��t high, they took the initiative and had the courage to curry his favour. The entire pirate ship had at least a few hundred pirates, but Sheyan��s coercing third officer authority was only able to entice two men. From this it could be seen thatpatibility was really a thing of minute possibility.


    This sort of great news that delivered itself, why would Sheyan miss it? Although, this pirate ship was currently functioning normally, Sheyan knew that in the future, its captain Davy Jones would mutate into a sea devil. Even this ship would possess its own personality and life. It would be renowned in the caribbean sea world as the most demonic, and strongest battleship, where no one was above it! Therefore, the strength of its crew members would not be weak at all. At the Bell and Mug, he was able to learn two basic levels of ability from Blind Matt. Currently, he only had a short period of day left in this world, if an opportunity coincides, attempting to raise his basic ability again would not be impossible.


    Being able to establish oneself as a member of this legendary pirate ship, one must have adequate strength. Although Crow and Sata were ordinary crew members on this ship, once Sheyan activated his ��insight�� ability, he realized that Crow��s basic prayer had reached even lvl 4, his other specific effects were ��?��. His Special ability: Once youmunicate with Crow, you can order Crow to operate. He is exceptionally suitable as a scout, and can even carry out long range disturbance. The only thing he could see from Sata was ��advanced ability: Rushing thrust��. This ability had a description, it could concentrate the entire body��s energy into the sharp end of his weapon, its damage and prating abilities were devastating.

 Chapter 104: Paying a visit

    <h4>Chapter 104: Paying a visit</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    Without a doubt, if Sheyan requested to train with Crow and Sata, they would never reject him. Yet, Sheyan discovered one thing, that was no matter how much time he wasted on training, he would not make any improvements. This is because his baseline basic skill level was too low, which akin to a 5-6 year old boy not being able to do a single thing, even if he was ced in the same bed with a voluptuous and naked beautiful woman.


    ��I��m afraid I��ve gone too far ahead of the storyline.�� Sheyan couldn��t help but sigh. He had never expected to overreach himself. Under normal circumstances, being able to be the crew head of the Bell and Mug should be the upper boundary of this world, therefore he was still able to learn certain skills from those lower skilled pirates. But what was this horrendous ce? The Flying Dutchman of the three legendary pirate ships! Of course there was no way Sheyan could learn anything, he believed that if he hadn��t had experiences in the field of management and maritime navigation, Davy Jones wouldn��t have been able to offer him the temporal third officer position.


    After sending away the two pirates, Sheyan copsed into his cabin bed and fell into deep sleep. He had an extremely exhausting night, furthermore he was feeling a little bitter that after putting such great efforts, it seemed like the gains did not make up for the losses. Besides, Sheyan��s execution was extremely meticulous, before sleeping he ced a sabre behind the cabin door. Current the Flying Dutchman was stationary on sea, the winds were not strong and thus the ship was extremely stable. Once the cabin door hinted at any movement, the sabre would crash to the ground.


    Sheyan slept, but not totally free from anxiety. The root cause was because Davy Jones had some sort of connection with the Fokke family, never forget Lady Lord Fokke died in Sheyan��s hands! Although Sheyan personally thought that his deeds were hidden, Davy Jones��s power was as deep as the ocean. Hister status was a link between the living and the dead, a ferry man that transcended drowned seamen, who knew he may even possess mysterious abilities now. Faced against such a beast-like person, Sheyan had no confidence in preserving his secret. Once this thing leaks out, who knew what the consequences would be? But now, Sheeyan was obviously going to be extremely cautious.


    Within the fuzzy and cloudy space, Sheyan suddenly heard a ��dang��, as though something had fell, and was even ttering on the ground. He instantly jolted up from bed, as he forced open his eyes and saw that the wooden bolt at this door had been brushed aside, the sabre fallen to the ground. A small gap formed at the door, and gradually swung bigger. A figure in grey clothing hurriedly running out.


    Sheyan��s eyes flickered, he immediately leapt out of bed summoning his strength and pursued. Obviously, if Davy Jones wanted to harm him, he did not have to act sneaky at all. Which goes to say, this person��s actions were acted out without the permission of Davy Jones! He could not think of anyone in mind, but suddenly recalled when he first ascended the ship, a pair of eyes that seemed to be able to prate into the interior of a person!


    At the moment, this figure had already been locked on relentlessly by Sheyan, there was a gap of about 5-6 metres between them. In this overpopted pirate ship, once they passed by any pirate, the pirate would naturally aid their new third Officer and not that brat ahead of him. Thus, Sheyan��s lips curled into a cold sneer, he observed this panic-ridden brat like how a predator eyes his prey.


    But at this very moment, a loud sound sted into Sheyan��s ears! Simultaneously the ��Flying Dutchman�� inclined its hill and roughly shifted horizontally by 2-3 metres! He lost his footing, this scenario was not foreign, this was the signal for the side of the ship to open fire!


    ����


    ����


    In this sudden twist, Sheyan had not anticipated such a sudden happening. Furthermore his agility wasn��t outstanding, thus he lost his footing and almost fell. Riding on this, the person he was chasing nimbly leapt, using the nearby wooden partition as a footing, he ingeniously jumped into a byway by the side. Once Sheyan regained his stability, the figure had long vanished.


    At this moment, Sheyan could see a shadow of sails forming in the distance. Gradually from the sea fog, a broad and majestic battleship sailed through, it could even im as an equal to the Flying Dutchman. Impressively, it was the other legendary pirate ship, ��Queen Anne��s Revenge��. Sheyan could not care much about the sneaky person anymore, he understood why when chasing this person he did not meet a single person after so long. Actually the pirates were already stationed and waiting at their personal positions! Only���� Sheyan could not understand why the Queen Anne��s Revenge would suddenly start a conflict with the Flying Dutchman.


    A series of loud booming by the cannons once again sounded, ckbeard had probablymenced the assault. But Sheyan felt something was up. Because even though the smell of smoke was very thick, but it was missing a critical sign and that was gigantic sshings resulting from the cannonballs. In this era, the cannonballs were all solid, therefore even if they failed to connect with the ship, they would still trigger towering sshes. But when these two ships unleashed their cannons, the ocean remained peaceful. This decided one thing. They were releasing empty cannon fire! Thus thinking critically, not even Sheyan, even a small child would understand that this were probably gun salutes as a form of paying respects.


    At this point, both parties started to wave their gs to transmit information, after a short while, the opposite Queen Anne��s Revenge then approached. Roughly 2 nautical miles away, they released a small boat as it borrowed the winds to sail nearer. Sheyan could not make up who was in that boat, however, the pirates standing on deck remained extremely solemn. Although their attire was tattered and messy, they seemed to have strictness of the British navy. Even the lofty Davy Jones came out to the deck. His hands folded against his chest with an unperturbed appearance. This sort of disciplined weing was obvious of the person��s status who was able to trigger Davy Jones to personally wee him, it was naturally the captain of the Queen Anne��s Revenge, ckbeard.


    Sheyan felt that the following events would obviously have no concerns whatsoever to his lowly position as the third officer, thus he once again returned to his cabin. But his mind was swirling with thoughts of that hidden aggressor. Fortunately, he was currently the third officer, even if he was new and had not much prestige here, helping out with the navigator as his job was still extremely highly looked upon by the pirates.


    The navigator��s role was to find every possible route within the vast ocean, some navigators could even draw out the sea maps and their routes. After they washed their hands of this pirate job, they can sell these maps for a high price. (Casual statement, if one was able to preserve even a small part of the world map, once in the medieval ages, that object could even be described as a priceless treasure. At one point, the map of navigating to the Cape of Good Hope had even resulted in the death of thousands) Even during skirmishes which resulted in deaths, the navigator would be required to give his blessings if not their souls would not be able to return home. Therefore, items rted to a navigator would garner the appreciation and respect of the pirates along with its mysteriousness.


    Sheyan borrowed such a status and authority, he naturally could freely roam about unobstructed within the ship. Although the Flying Dutchman was massive, once he called the two pirate ringleaders Mohan and Sata, after coordinating with them, he would be able to easily snuff out that sneaky bastard. In a foreign ce, the biggest taboo was having a hidden enemy. Sheyan would obviously not make such amon mistake, because he had already offended many people in this world. Thus he needed to swiftly probe out this hidden enemy, and use his status to eliminate him!


    Just when Sheyan was about to leave to find him, the vice officer Old Bill brought others and pushed him into the room. He nced at Sheyan with an extremely negative look. In Sheyan��s real world, it would be described as ��eyelids being semipressed��.


    ��Boss is calling you to immediately go up.��


    Sheyan was slightly stunned, but looking at the two crude pirates with their thick and round muscles, he knew that he had no choice, he must go. He could only stand up and follow suit, however he mentally prepared himself to flee immediately once assaulted. He followed the three brutes turning several corners on the massive Flying Dutchman, not longter he arrived at Davy Jones��s captain quarters. Old Bill stood by the door as he, signalling with his face to Sheyan to enter.


    Davy Jones�� captain quarters was rather spacious, its surrounding wooden walls were made with thick pine wood. There was a faint aroma of tobo mixed with rum floating in the air. Inside there was a bed, a storage chest, a map and chart, a ��maritime unicorn�� oil painting, and on a shelf there was a row of voyage journals. On top of the rugged beech wooden table, there was a cigarette silk pouch, something Sheyan had previously seen in the present world. It was made with processed seal leather, and even had a leather string sealing it. It was said that this sort of cigarette pouch could sessfully keep the cigarettes within from the cold and dampness and moreover increased its fragrance.

 Chapter 105: The Sword’s companion

    <h4>Chapter 105: The Sword��spanion</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    ckbeard sat beneath the oil painting, his waist and back perfectly upright. If not for his aquiline nose contributing to his vicious appearance, he would really have the air of a British Royal Navy general. Davy Jones sloppily leaned against a chair by the side, his domineering aura spewing out of him, he nced towards the door when someone walked in. Sheyan was extremely quick-witted, he immediately bent his body to bow saying.


    ��Boss.��


    Davy Jones nodded his head, squinting his eyes he said.


    ��The sword you offered to me, was it really taken from Ammand��s hands?��


    Sheyan shrugged his shoulders and innocently proimed.


    ��Boss, the amount of people who recognize this weapon in the Caribbean sea are more than the sharks in the water!��


    Davy Jonesughed out loudly, he turned to face the steel cold expressionless ckbeard.


    ��I feel what my third officer said is absolutely right.��


    When Davy Jonesughed, Sheyan finally felt the pressure on him easing, he raised his eyes to look and his heart skipped a beat. Because that renowned ckbeard was holding a shaft that looked very familiar, it looked like it was exactly the weapon ��Ammand��s silver sword�� that he gifted Davy Jones! The sword had been pulled out from its scabbard, but with Sheyan��s exceptionally keen observation skill, after a second look he felt something was wrong. Because this sword��s hand guard (protectiveyer at the holding area) curved to an exaggerated arc, and it was curved to the right side whereas Ammand��s sword should be curved to the left.


    At this time, ckbeard retrieved another sword, this sword was the real Ammand��s silver sword. The two sword resting side by side on the table, apart from the contrasting opposite curvature of its handguard, both swords exterior and even the faint silver glow were exactly simr. Simply put it was like staring into a mirror. ckbeard nced at Sheyan with a cold look, he then directed his attention again to the two swords.


    Presently, Sheyan had already roughly inferred the entire process of development. Davy Jones previously should have known that ckbeard was secretly searching for this ss of weapon, his thirst to find it was great. Therefore, when he received this gifted weapon, he immediately contacted ckbeard. However, when ckbeard received this sword, he still couldn��t find out the mystery within, this he felt it was a counterfeit and requested Sheyan to confront him.


    Of course there was a suspicious point: Why didn��t ckbeard himself forcibly take it from Ammand? First possibility was that he could not steal it, because Ammand is an extremely astute and powerful character. But from Sheyan��s deduction, the bigger possibility was that he had no knowledge of it!


    In this era, people with some sort of status would normally use this sort of traditional sword. For example in the movies, the main lead Jack Sparrow also was an expert with a sword. This sort of sword was like a self-defense tool within the British Royal Navy. Even though there wasn��t any sword obsessed person that would kill for swords, but a personal weapon was of utmost importance. Even if ckbeard was a captain of the three legendary pirate ship, he wouldn��t lower himself to request to look at other people��s weapons.


    ckbeard continued examining the swords, he attempted to raise the two swords at the same time, and even ced Ammand��s silver sword near his own eye to look at it. It was like he wanted to dissect it with his eye power. Finally, he shook his head grimly, sighing he was about to stand up and leave. Suddenly Sheyan spoke up.


    ��Please pardon my intrusion, captain, I��ve already discovered a strange phenomenon, do you mind sharing your difficulty with me?��


    ckbeard stared at Sheyan, his eyes carrying his mockery and contempt distinctly. Without saying a word he walked out. Just when his hands were about to contact the external air, Sheyan added on.


    ��If you can tell me, then perhaps there is a glimmer of hope to your question. If you leave, then this hope would be lost.��


    Maybe the excruciating long searching had sapped away at ckbeard��s patience. Maybe Sheyan��s confidence had persuaded him as his body remained rigid for a brief moment before turning around quickly. His hoarse voice was like scratching steel.


    ��If you dare to leak out my secret! Then I will surely turn you into an undying, and you will forever be the lowliest ve of my ship!��


    ��Bang!�� Davy Jones mmed his wooden cup heavily onto the table, the rum sshed out over half the table. This scottish brute had an icy cold expression as he said.


    ��Mr Teach (ckbeard��s name is Edward Teach), this is not the Queen Anne��s Revenge, my third officer��s fate will be decided by me!��


    ckbeard showed no fear, as he stared back callously. The sudden air of conflict between two huge personalities suddenly cause Sheyan to feel light in his legs, he felt a crushing painful pressure pressing against his body as he stumbled back a few steps. At this moment, ckbeard suddenly continued.


    ��My sword, was obtained 10 years ago. What happened then����you do not need to know. But it is said that the wielder of this sword, will be invincible in a closebat ship battle. However, it isn��tplete, legends has it, that finding its other half would then allow it to demonstrate its greatest potential.��


    Hearing till here, Sheyan already understood. Seeing the light, he replied:


    ��That is why Ammand��s sword in every aspect, uratelyplements this sword as the other half. But instead, it did not disy any unique reaction.��


    ckbeard remained silent, but his expression could confirm that Sheyan��s spection was unmistaken. Sheyan then gently grinned:


    ��Precisely the case, I��m the only one sitting closest to the door.��


    ckbeard raised furrowed his brows, obviously irritated at this pesky pirate digging his nose into his things. But, Davy Jones gazed at Sheyan with full interest. Because, to the pirates, Sheyan��s current sitting position had his back faced towards the door. This was extremely ominous, probably because a pirate at dawn, was not sure of living to the evening (chinese idiom - Precarious lifestyle). Sitting at that position meant that a stranger could anytime strike you from the back once he entered the door, once a person realizes he would be already dead. Sheyan continued:


    ��Because I��m sitting in this ce, therefore I can see what you two cannot.��


    ckbeard��s heart beat faster, there was an unclear throbbing within his heart. What hecked was something to break through! Instead he continued listening to Sheyan.


    ��Just now, the scabbard of the sword i gifted to boss was ced on your seat. When you picked up your weapon, I actually saw a radianceing out from that scabbard!��


    The two silver swords had an exactly simr appearance, but Ammand��s scabbard looked extremely ancient. It was terribly worn out, and was even wrapped with ayer of ck rags. It was obvious why ckbeard instantly ced it to one side on the stool. Saying till here, Sheyan slowed down his pace.


    ��I reckon, a sword��s other half, may not necessarily be another simr looking half just like the rare urrence of two males sessfully establishing a family! The genuine mystery behind this legend, may actually be�� Its scabbard!��


    Sheyan had not even finish speaking, yet ckbeard��s eyes were already zing with a soulbusting radiance! By extending out his palm, his own silver sword automatically flew into his hand. Concurrently, he tried to hook the scabbard on the ground with his leg, but hooked onto nothing! Raising his head, he discovered that Davy Jones had already used some sort of unorthodox method to retrieve that scabbard into his hand. This scottish brute��s eyes were flowing with a malicious excitement, his huge nose was flushed red. Davy Jones leaked out a sly smile, but used a mild tone to speak.


    ��Beloved Edward, I suddenly have some regrets regarding our former business. Therefore I willing to pay up a penalty to exchange for the rights of ownership of this!��


    With his words, the surrounding floorboard suddenly cracked and split open! It was as powerful as a door mming open. Even the surrounding dust on the shelf started to float down from the vibrations. Following that, the lid of the wooden chest on the floor automatically opened up. Like the jingling of bells, the interior lustrous golden coins automatically flew up into oblivion and vanished. It was like a small scale tornado passed by here and sucked up all the treasures. Davy Jonesughed out loud, he then patted Sheyan��s shoulders and said.


    ��Beautifully done!��


    cbeard had a stony expression, but from the whitening of his hands because of his tightening grip onto the sword hilt, his mood was obviously quite furious. Only someone who was familiar with ckbeard��s sinister nature would understand, this was the expression when his anger had reached the limit. Instead! The person sitting in front of him was Davy Jones! This was someone who was able to stand on equal footing in terms of influence and individual strength! Moreover, he was still on the Flying Dutchman.


    ��State your price.�� ckbeard once again sat down on his chair. His eyes had gradually intensified, giving off a chilling sensation of a cobra about to devour his prey, filled with a coercive and vicious aura. Instead, Davy Jones leisurely sat down, pondering for a moment he reached out his right hand. He then bent his big thumb, middle finger, small finger and swayed his remaining two fingers in the air arrogantly.


    The muscles twitched violently on ckbeard��s face, he stared at Davy Jones and suddenly fished out two items from the strap at his waist. The first item lookedpletely weird, it was actually a palm-sized sack weaved with an old fashioned cloth and red thread. Its opening was strangely shaped like the bottom part of a woman. Sheyan wasn��t clear about this item yet, only when he returned to the present world would he realize. That was a utterly famous voodoo object known in the Caribbean sea world, it was called Dakan Momo.

 Chapter 106: Enormous danger

    <h4>Chapter 106: Enormous danger</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    Voodoo cult originated within the interior of a religion, it generally possessed an intention to worship its origins. They view the woman��s lower part as the gateway of humanity (In actual fact, it is), therefore, they created this female reproductive organ kind of artifact. This object within the voodoo cult had a reputation akin to the ��Jin Gu Bang (Golden cudgel wielded by Sun Wu Kong in Journey to the west). Its status was unimaginable. Rumour has it that after constructing a voodoo doll and cing this voodoo doll into that object for a period of time, after retrieving it, the sess rate of that voodoo doll will climb to 100%. Further exining, if one didn��t use this object, even a superior voodoo sorcerer��s crafted voodoo doll had only a 40% chance of sess.


    ckbeard��s second item was a mini pottery-like bottle. Inside contained the most important raw material needed to create an undying or decaying undead, it was called Sanji Dada, which was unusually processed into powder with blowfish venom and toad poison. To fill up this mini bottle, ckbeard had to collect for 10 years. It was extremely precious.


    Evaluating these two items, Davy Jones looked rather pleased. Following that, someone brought news of an additional 10 brand new cannons along with 5 full chests of gold coins. It was unclear what methods ckbeard used tomunicate with his underlings. Finally Davy Jones, with a trickle of unwillingness, nced again at this worned out scabbard, he thenughed and tossed it over.


    ckbeard caught it with one hand! An excitement inevitably covered his face, because when the sword and the scabbard approached each other, the two objects would glow brightly. This sort of brightness gave one the feeling that the two belonged together, it mixed like a river and the sea, and even gave off a moisten sensation! Until now, even a fool would be able to link the deep connection between the two objects. Even the cold and sinister looking ckbeard, such a cunning and astute person, could not control himself from leaking out a repulsive grin.


    ckbeard stood firmly as he raised the silver sword and the ck scabbard that he paid a high price for. He then suddenly thrusted the sword into the scabbard! Suddenly! !��


    (ED: ��He thrusted the sword in the scabbard��. Sorry couldn��t help it)


    Nothing happened.


    ckbeard��s twin eyes swelled up like a toad! This sort of expression forming on this vicious and sinister legendary captain, could only be described asical. What was strange is that when he loosen his grip, his own silver sword was actually catapulted out of the scabbard! Itnded on the floor with a nk.


    The nearby Davy Jones burst out in wild unrestrainedughter, heughed so hard till he clutched his stomach and his tears started flowing. Following the roaringughter, the door was kicked open and five pirates rushed in with the wind! These 5 pirates were all cripples, some had a iron hook at where their right hand was supposed to be while others had a false leg on their left. But Sheyan could feel a fiendish aura blowing in like a hurricane, it was as though it filled up the entire captain��s room!


    Obviously Davy Jones had understood this scenario, he was afraid ckbeard would start a rampage due to his furious humiliation. Hence he immediately, called several ��Golden warriors�� and ��flowered truncheons�� to suppress the situation. Sheyan witnessed their frightening strength, he had a scary feeling that one could even rival Scarface Harry!


    Sheyan secretly gasped in his heart. The three legendary ships were indeed deserving of their reputation. Personally, with hisbat capabilities he could be the crew head on the Bell and Mug. But once he joined this legendary pirate crew, his individual skills could perhaps not even match up with a lowly crew member. If not because he garnered a certain reputation for his navigational techniques as well as managerial skills, then he would really not be able to achieve his status and position now.


    ckbeard started trembling from head to toe. This was not merely because his decade long hope was dashed, but also because he wasted blood and effort. What angered him further was that he was presently on another person��s territory, he had been exploited fully by Davy Jones, he could not even vent out! ckbeard��s venomous re ultimately rested on Sheyan, Sheyan��s chest suddenly tightened. Davy Jones wasn��t afraid of ckbeard, but this didn��t mean that he himself would not be afraid! ckbead was always a proficient ck magician in the Caribbean sea, his entire crew was even driven by undeads. Faced with such a dead re by that old fox, Sheyan felt a strong pessimism for his future.


    Apart from this, Sheyan originally wanted to bring out another critical but relevant matter to exchange for a good price, but he could not care much now. What if ckbead suddenly revolted and ced a dead voodoo curse on him, wouldn��t that be disastrous? At the juncture of this hostility, Sheyan inhaled deeply and stood in front of ckbeard. He sincerely pleaded.


    ��I know the root of this problem.��


    In view of Sheyan��s former outstanding performance, it was much easier for him to speak up now. ckbeard��s dark expression became lighter, he even felt a little joyous in his heart. It was like a drowning person managing to grab onto a grass, but he persisted with an icy-cold expression.


    ��Speak.��


    Sheyan inhaled and continued.


    ��Previously I faintly overheard Ammand raising a point about his sword that it was passed down from his ancestors. Looking at it now, the actual power of Ammand��s sword is actually not very strong, it only relied on sucking it a little spirit energy from the scabbard to reach its potential. Ammand probably used this pretext to cover the mythical nature of the scabbard. Under normal circumstances, who would know that this brilliant resplendent sword is actually an empty shell. Its real strength resides in this tattered and worn out scabbard!��


    ckbeard��s eyes flickered, as though he had caught onto something. Sheyan continued speaking.


    ��However, if with thisyer of concealment, Ammand seemed to remain paranoid. Therefore, I could feel that Ammand had established a strange rtionship with this weapon! This rtionship�� I am unable to understand. Based on how the east would say, a person��s soul is split into 7 parts. Highly likely, Ammand or even his ancestor may have a part of his soul sealed up within this weapon. Therefore, apart from him, nobody else can activate the weapon. What I am saying, your greatness are you able to ept? Perhaps this is the real reason why the sword and the scabbard are unable to reunite.��


    ckbeard nodded his head, his eyes suddenly emitted a rxed glow.


    ��I understand.��


    Sheyan suddenly formed malicious intent in his heart, he spoke with an emotionless look.


    ��Actually to eliminate the special soul binding effect on this weapon is fairly simple, you only need to y the owner of this soul imprint.��


    Between the lines, he was actually pointing towards Ammand. This was actually called using words like daggers tomit murder! And wasn��t corrupted with a single drop of blood. A treacherous look formed in ckbeard��s eyes, his lips curled into a fake smile.


    ��There is no need for such troubles.��


    He reached out his hand for the sabre hilt at his waist, without making any further moves, his whole body started vibrating. That vibration was rtively peculiar, it was like he was having cold tremors from head to toe. On the contrary, Davy Jones��s expression turned heavy. Not longter a pirate came in with a report, saying that the opposite ship sent over a man, and he wanted toe in here.


    ckbeard nced at Davy Jones, he then waved his hand to gesture him in. The pirate that walked in was half naked, his eyes nk and his expression dull. Only when he saw ckbeard did he regained some vitality. ckbeard allowed this pirate to walk to him, he then thrusted his hand in! Piercing deep into his chest.


    Only at this moment did lifee back to this pirate, not agony but gratitude. ckbeard did not even cast one look at him, he twisted his hands and horrifyingly dug out the heart of that pirate, and it was still dripping with blood. A thick and strong blood stench filled the air. ckbeard held the heart within his hands, he then wiped this disgusting mutted mess against that scabbard like it was a piece of cloth!


    The scabbard shone with a faint blood red glow, and the dripping fresh blood of the heart was mixed with a faint greyish colour. Concurrently, a barely audible mournful and desperate shriek could be heard in the atmosphere. ckbeard��s lips curled into a cold smile, his actions were merciless. Once he wiped the scabbardpletely with the heart, it had already turned grey and wrinkled, just like a real torn rag.


    ckbeard flicked his hand and flung away the heart. He then once again tried to thrust the sword into the scabbard!


    This time, he seeded!


    At that instance where he thrusted the silver sword into the scabbard, every single ray of light within the room felt like it sank in! Swallowed thoroughly by that sword. It was like they had been separated for a long time, and because of this sudden chance encounter it created a greedy and thirsty ck hole, diligently and not cking as it sucked in everything.


    Fortunately, this scenario did not persist for long. Because with one wave from the sunken faced Davy Jones, the cabin wall facing the sun suddenly automatically opened up. Underneath the scattering dust, the scorching heat rays of the Caribbean sea prated in, coincidentally shining onto that sword. It seemed like there was apatible property inside the sun rays as in a sh, it refracted and warped itself, rapidly congregating into the middle of the sword. In a few seconds, the concentration of rays finally saturated and once again resumed its original state.

 Chapter 107: Octopus Paul, roulette gambling

    <h4>Chapter 107: Octopus Paul, roulette gambling</h4>


    Tranted by : Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    After the magical sword consumed enough rays, ckbeard stood up and headed out. Because Davy Jones had not permitted him, the five vicious, chilling elite pirates by the side immediately stepped forward. With an ugly look, they obstructed ckbeard. Who knew ckbeard actually clutched onto that sword at that moment.


    That was the silver sword that had finally found its scabbard after decades!!


    The sword was unsheathed! ��Shing!��, it was pulled out halfway, the bright edge of the sword illuminated out strongly, a scorching ze brilliantly dazzled into the crowd��s pupils! When everyone regained their sight, all they could see was a thick rope used to tie the sails, surging towards them like a coiling serpent. It then binded over the the five elite pirates with unimaginable speed, coiling around their bodies for a few rounds and then tightened! It swiftly tangled up these fiendish pirates together!


    Following that, ckbeard��s hoarseughter bellowed in from outside. Thatughter sounded like a kitchen knife scraping against a pot, it was extremely unbearable. He then marched away with gigantic steps, and after 5-6 steps he disappeared. Davy Jones sat down on the stool emotionlessly and pondered. After a few minutes, that hawser loosened by itself, as it plop to the ground beside those elite pirates. They had a hard to believe look on their faces, and when they saw that Davy Jones took no notice of them, they retreated out of the room.


    Davy Jones sweeped across the few items on the tables with his eyes, he then eximed in satisfaction along with his roaringughter.


    ��ckbeard this fool! Invincible in closebat? Yes, looks like that magical sword is really able to control the ropes on the ship, but so what? With these things, I can install 20 more cannons on my old mate (Referring to the Flying Dutchman), his lousy ship might as well feed the sharks from 10 miles away!��


    Sheyan solemnly remained silent, because now wasn��t a suitable time to speak. Davy Jones tapped his bent fingers against the table, he then muttered out:


    ��Today your contribution isn��t small, I have always been impartial and rewarding. Generous Jones is not a nickname I was randomly given.��


    Saying, Davy Jones once again tapped against the table. The wall behind him suddenly toppled down, revealing a disy amidst the prating sun rays. Although Sheyan was already mentally prepared, but his rejoicing heart still thumped intensely!


    What emerged was all of Davy Jones��s precious collections!


    Although Sheyan waspletely unable to verify their attributes, ayer of fuzzy haze covered over these collectables. He could only see the rough shapes, however, from the glow of those objects, every one of its kind was not an average trash. There should be at least quite a number of silver ss equipments! Even the remainder items had deep ck rays coiling around it. At the deepest corner, a few objects even flickered with mourous bits of gold!


    Sheyan took in a deep breath, he then heard Davy Jones proudly proiming:


    ��Wee to the generous, Paul��s spinning roulette!��


    Consecutively, Davy Jones propped up his pocket-size fish bowl, the octopus inside looked extremely excited, its hands wildly waving about obviouslymunicating to its owner��s intention. Davy Jones ced the fish bowl down, pointing towards his treasure-trove with full interest.


    ��The game��s regtions are simple, Paul will retrieve your deserving reward out. Before that, you have 3 minutes to influence its mood, but you cannot cause any form of harm to it. And I will obviously not use any methods to hint at what it should or should not take.��


    Such a renowned character like Davy Jones would certainly live up to its promise, therefore, Sheyan could eliminate the concerns of external influences. This was what he was awarded, with was hinged upon Davy Jones��s pet octopus, Paul! His mind shed with ideas on how to curry the favour of this octopus���� if he didn��t remember wrongly, before Davy Jones incurred the curse and turned into a sea monster, this octopus called Paul could metamorphosed into a gigantic sea beast. It would sweep everything in its path, there were absolutely no ships that could defend against it.


    Sheyan suddenly recalled something, looks like this Paul��s spinning roulette was a particr addiction of Davy Jones, he regrly rewarded his subordinates with this. Regarding Davy Jones��s personality and character, he naturally would not lie and cheat. Furthermore, the pirates on the shippletely understood Paul��s preferences!


    This he could conclude: If making this octopus delighted they could reap great rewards, Davy Jone��s treasure-trove should have long been emptied. Also, there were still people who were able to think reversely and conclude: Since happiness is not an option, they would certainly try to enrage this poor Paul. Looking at the abundant nature of this treasure-trove, inevitably this path would also go nowhere.


    A person��s five senses are ssified into ��joy, rage, worry, curiosity, fear.�� To this octopus, joy should most likely be food, rage should be when it interacted with a same species of when it is attacked. Regarding worry, there are few who would have been able to instigate that. Fear would require the usage of force or threat which underneath Davy Jones��s watchful eyes, was an impossibility.


    Therefore, Sheyan wanted to try the only other umon approach: That was to trigger octopus Paul��s ��curiosity�� or ��pondering�� emotion! There was no need to doubt if Paul was able to replicate such an emotion, even an ordinary octopus has an extremely high intellect. It is said that it was the level of a 5-6 year old kid. They could even pull open the cork of a bottle to eat the little fishes inside, and could urately forecast the results of the World Cup. What more that this was Davy Jones��s beloved pet Paul? Its thought process should not differ greatlypared to humans.


    However, this creature had already followed Davy Jones for a long time, it could be said to be vastly experienced, It would certainly not take notice of any ordinary objects. Furthermore, an octopus would not be curious of every other thing, just like how an average person would take no interest towards an object that had an awful stench.


    If that was the case, an object appeared in Sheyan��s mind! If it was that thing, he had great confidence in inciting the curious nature of the octopus Paul. However, if there was a mistake in his spection, then the resulting consequences would be immense. At his time, it looked like the 3 minutes timeframe was about to expire, and the octopus Paul had started tozily try to climb out of the fish bowl. Sheyan gritted his teeth, he then took off his equipped weapon ��cobalt steel exoskeleton armour�� down, and held it tightly in his hand. This was a manufactured weapon that only existed in the machinery civilization a millenniumter. No matter how broad Davy Jones��s experience was, it waspletely impossible to let Paul witness this before!


    This equipment originally had a camouging ability, after Sheyan cancelled it, its metallic brilliance dazzled brightly underneath the sun rays! Its strange appearance of copying the human skeleton structure had also gathered the attention of Davy Jones. The octopus Paul upon viewing it started to hoist its arms and climbed out. Astonishingly, it transformed into a huge monster, it had the dimension of the table and its tentacles were as thick as the bowl diameter!


    Paul used his tentacle to roll around the object, it looked extreme curious, incessantly thinking of snatching away this object in Sheyan��s hand. Sheyan grinned as he firmly held on, he pointed at Davy Jones��s treasure-trove.


    ��Exchange.��


    Paul tugged a few more times, after that he really understood Sheyan��s words and swiftly climbed into Davy Jones��s treasure trove. The moment it entered, Sheyan carefully noticed that a light blueyer glowed against its body when it passed, it was like it bypassed a wall. Obviously this treasure trove was suddenly not without harmful fortification. After Paul climbed in, it started toying about with its tentacles, searching endlessly. Presently, not only Sheyan was anxiously perspiring, even Davy Jones had a certain unconcealed nervousness in his expression. Obviously, the situation had developed beyond this astute person��s control!


    Looking at octopus Paul wriggling about in the treasure trove, it actually coiled its tentacles around an object that was glittering gold. Sheyan felt like his heart was raised to his throat! He already made a decision, anyway he wasn��t in abat state, once brother Paul exchanged that object with him, he would immediately return to the nightmare realm! Regrettably, Paul put down that object, finally sweeping with its tentacle, it coiled around another strip shape glowing ck object and started to crawl out. He was crawling with great resolution, it probably wouldn��t change its mind.


    Observing octopus Paul crawling out to him with that strip shape object, Sheyan felt a sense of unwillingness in his heart. Actually, exchanging his own blue ss object for another ck equipment, he should already be contented and it was less likely to offend Davy Jones. Thus he sighed in his heart and loosen his grip, allowing octopus Paul to snatch away this cobalt steel exoskeleton armour. This octopus was trustworthy, it also loosen the grip of its tentacle on that ck figure. Thriving with excitement, it started to toy around with the glimmering cobalt steel exoskeleton armour.


    After Sheyan��s fingers came in touch with that strip like ck equipment, its enshrouding glow faded away. Emerging in Sheyan��s eyes, stunningly this weapon was exceedingly familiar!


    A personally owned equipment of the 16th century, a single round musket!

 Chapter 108: Black Ambition!

    <h4>Chapter 108: ck Ambition!</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    In the current era this sort of musket weapon was extremely primitive, after discharging a round, the reloading process was an excruciating long and inefficient one.


    More crucially, this model of musket, was actually rather simr to that lethal weapon used by Little Lord Fokke when killing! It had a crow ck gun barrel, and excessively unique design. Momentarily, Sheyan even suspected that this musket was stolen from the hands of Little Lord Fokke.


    Sheyan exerted great force in gripping the handle, it was made with pine wood. Its pine resinbined with human sweat produced a glossy starch which allowed afortable but firm grip. The attributes of this weapon one by one surfaced from the nightmare imprint.


    Ambition (Trigger style flintlock gun)


    (TN: Flintlock guns are old fashioned guns that trigger from the spark of a flint)


    Origin: Navarre


    Equipment rarity: ck


    Damage power 50 - 140


    Material: Pine wood, iron


    Additional equipment instations: Wooden butt(of the gun), strap


    Optimal range (Able to disy its maximum damage of 140): 10 metres.


    Effective range (Able to deal some damage to enemies): 30 metres.


    Weight: 4.2 kg


    Gun length: 350 millimetres


    Magazine capacity (1 round)


    Reloading interval (1 minute)


    Equipment requirements: Strength 10 points, physique 15 points


    Unlimited ammunition


    Perceptive sensing + 2


    Agility + 2


    Active ability: Rum and songs. Once the bullet encounters rum���� The curtains will unfold an enemy��s tragedy.


    After activating the ability, the next attack from this weapon is an inevitable hit and will cause dizziness to the enemy, durationst for 3 seconds. If the enemy��s life points fall below 30%, then it will cause 200% (twofolds) explosive damage. Activating rum and songs consumes nothing, it��s cool down time is 600 seconds. Rum and Songs resulting dizziness takes precedence, furthermore, the dizziness duration is unable to be broken within 2 seconds.


    Musket category passive effect: Ready. During nonbat state, explosive damage rate will increase overtime for the next attack of the musket. Every minute raises 1% of explosive rate, maximum is 50%. An explosive damage with the influence of ��Ready��, would cause the 200% (Twofold) bonus to raise to 250%.


    Pointer: After firing, the additional explosive rate disappears, the counter will reset to zero.


    Pointer: After activating ��Rum and Songs��, an attack would not trigger ��Ready�� effects.


    Handgun category additional effects: Fire precision + 10%, shooting distance + 10%


    Equipment battle score: 19


    Mini engravings on the gun: This gun has always thirsted for its brother.


    Sheyan scrutinized this weapon, his breathing heavy, previously at the market he had already read a few reports. Regarding high ss firearms type weapons, unlimited ammunition was a rtively rare characteristic, furthermore doesn��t this weapon also possesses an iparably strong active ability? Although he had given up his demonic boxing glove from the Terminator world, he gained an incredible weapon with tremendous explosive powers. He was alreadycking in creation of explosive strength, thus this weapon came at a great time!


    Davy Jones was filled was amazement and a little heartache when he saw Sheyan winning that weapon, he probably lost his mood for chatting and gestured Sheyan to leave the room. Sheyan already benefitted greatly and had no intentions to continue staying here, he darted out of the room like an arrow. When heposed himself and carefully evaluated, he realized something. This ck weapon ��Ambition�� in fact really had the same design as the one Little Lord Fokke was using, was this a coincidence, or�� A fact?


    Personally spectating the two immense heads, ckbeard and Davy Jones shing with each other, Sheyan��s emotions were turbulent. Furthermore, he just obtained a deadly lethal ck type weapon, thus his emotions rxed a little. Needless to say, Sheyan was also a young man, it was only that his thoughts were darker and he could keep himself moreposed than others, but that didn��t mean he was free from mistakes forever.


    For example, Sheyanmitted a grave mistake right at this moment.


    When he walked out of the captain��s room, he failed to notice most of the pirates had congregated at the side of the ship. This side was the one facing the other legendary pirate ship ��Queen Anne��s Revenge��. In his mind, he was still reflecting on the ins and outs of his new weapon, and scheming on future arrangements, hence he was oblivious to the series of events. He panted heavily as he strolled down the stairs to and walked towards the second floor pathway.


    Suddenly, Sheyan felt a chill in his heart! Although he was missing the all around attribute addition of 1 from the cobalt steel exoskeleton, his agility and perceptive sensing had been risen to 10 points and 14 points respectively, this was rtively valiant. Sheyan instantly turned around and to his surprise, he saw a person dressed as a pirate, and in his hands was a weapon not of this era!


    An ��UZI�� Submachine gun!


    When this type of weapon appeared in the Terminator world, it sacrificed precision in exchange for rapid firing rate. But the gap between that pirate and Sheyan was only 6-7 metres, its precision was definitely out of the question! Undoubtedly, simr to Sheyan he was a contestant!


    Firing tonguesshed out from the Uzi submachine gun, averaging 1500 rounds/minute as the bullets sprayed out like a torrential storm! This was a long and narrow pathway, at the moment when the gun directed towards him, Sheyan��s best option was to bang into the cabin door on his right. In this way, he not only could take cover from a huge portion of iing bullets, he could also evade any follow up attacks from the enemy. Just when Sheyan was preparing to crash to the right using evading techniques that he learnt, he suddenly thought of something����


    That was, ��what if I was the one arranging this assault, what would I do?��


    If that��s the case, Sheyan gave up on his notion to take cover, utilizing his hands to cover his face, he straightforwardly nked forward like an ordinary wooden stake. Dozens of glowing bullets streaked past his body. A few caused his body to bloom blood flowers, and in a sh it drenched his clothes in blood. Right at that instance, Sheyan suddenly stretched out his arms and pressed onto the floor ahead, simultaneously bending his right leg, he exerted strength! Sprinting forward like a short distance athlete!


    Sheyan��s current agility had already reached 10 points, even though it may not be very fast, it was enough to grant him the advantage in ability. The distance between his aggressor wasn��t far, a 6-7 metre gap was tranted to 1-2 seconds. More importantly, the uzi submachine gun��s rate of fire could reach 1500 rounds/minute, but that was merely theory! This figure��s greatest limitation was from its loading capacity. In actual fact, even a modified uzi submachine gun would have a maximum capacity of 50 rounds, any more would sacrifice its other respective functions.


    No doubt this contestant that assaulted Sheyan wasn��t any weakling, but he didn��t expect Sheyan to face his bullets head on and instead counterattacked! He hesitated a little, and immediately leapt backwards! At the same time raising up the uzi submachine gun in his right hand, one could clearly see the magazine of the gun automatically sliding out, and his left hand was already holding onto another fully loaded magazine. He simply pressed it in! The entire process did not even take 1 second. The contestant��s explosive strength was great, his backwards leap covered a big distance. Thus, even with Sheyan charging forward, he was unable to seize the small window where he needed to reload!


    That contestant nced towards the frantically charging Sheyan, his expression disyed a ridicule look. He held tightly onto the uzi submachine gun as it glowed with a light yellowishyer, obviously activated some kind of ability! Afterward, this firearm��s bullets sprayed out in frenzied torrents. ��Chi chi chi chi�� Most of it headed directly for Sheyan��s body!


    Amidst the sshing blood, Sheyan did not respond in a way that the contestant expected him to from his attack. He remained like an injured wild beast as it rushed forward, silently and heavily knocking against his abdomen! The contestant��s face turned green, as he clutched his stomach and bent his waist, vomiting out from his mouth. Sheyan raised both his hands arms high and smashed down with his elbows, heavily pounding down on the back of his head.


    This attack was incredibly savage, the contestant��s eyes turned nk and he weakly copsed. Regarding this sort of firearms type contestant, their agility and perceptive sensing are high, but their physique and strength pales inparison. Right now, Sheyan��s strength had already reach a high of 14 points, even though he had lost the threat of the cobalt steel exoskeleton, his raw power was adequate! Those few ferocious strikes weren��t enough to take this life, but was essential in causing him to temporarily lose his battle capabilities.


    The nightmare imprint then transmitted a notification of a list of battle log.


    ��Based on your perceptive sensing, you have received the following battle report.��


    ��You have been hit by the enemy��s 9mm parabellum pistol bullet, resulting in 32 points of damage. Subtracting your base defence from your physique, total damage reduced to 24 points. Activating Innate ability: Endurance, attack failed! Resultant total damage is 1 point! Your essory, Obsidian fossil anchor��s passive ability: ��Bravery in oppression�� activated, your physique temporarily increases by 2 points, duration of 300 seconds, effect can be stacked up to five times.��


    ��You have been hit by the enemy��s 9mm parabellum pistol bullet, resulting in 31 points of damage. Minusing your base defence from your physique, total damage reduced to 24 points. Activating Innate ability: Endurance, attack failed! Resultant total damage is 1 point! Your essory, Obsidian fossil anchor��s passive ability: ��Bravery in oppression�� activated, your physique temporarily increases by 2 points, duration of 300 seconds, effect can be stacked up to five times.��

 Chapter 109: Killing in anger

    <h4>Chapter 109: Killing in anger</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    Sheyan��s physique had reached 17 points, adding on his hidden title of ��Pirate Ringleader�� since he was on the Flying Dutchman, his strength had climbed to 14 points, and his physique to 19 points! After the passive ability of the Obsidian fossil anchor activated, Sheyan��s physique had soared to a frightening 29 points. With such a number, it could even exceed several strong storyline characters in this world! Therefore, even when this contestant released his second round of bullets along with his special ability, Sheyan endured all of it and his life points merely reduced to 70 HP!


    Just when Sheyan was about to deliver a fatal blow to this contestant, the cabin door suddenly split into two, as two des intersected out. The tough cabin door was like a paper, shredding into fragments as the splinters sprayed onto the nearby walls created a crackling sound. One could tell residing strength in the two des were immense.


    Sheyan sneered coldly. If he had really darted into that cabin to take cover from the uzi submachine gun, then what awaited him was a pair of iparably vicious beheading. This sort of snare was extremely simple and direct, it was arranged based on the reflex reaction of most people! It could be said that they were extremely confident in their deductions of people��s nature and thinking. If Sheyan wasn��t a cool-headed person that could recollect his thoughts in emergencies, that he would really have stepped into their trap.


    Giving up finishing this unlucky brat in front of him, Sheyan turned tail and ran. Before he took of, he stomped down heavily on his right hand that was his gun hand. He pressured down wriggling his foot to the sorrowful cries of this person. Even though the two person with their des furiously charged forward with all their might, their agility was obviously notparable to Sheyan, and could only watch as gap between them widened.


    Obviously, if they couldn��t intercept Sheyan in a short time, then undoubtedly Sheyan would strike back with a strong vengeance. Because Sheyan��s other status was the third officer of the Flying Dutchman! His reputation had soared to a respective status amongst the pirates! Once a storyline character pirate recognizes this status, they will definitely feel the need to assist their ship��s third officer. They had a duty obligation to him, and Sheyan was also a pretty prestigiousrade!


    The ones devising this set up had anticipated that idents out of their calctions may happen. Therefore, they had already added a contingency rope around their n.


    This contingency rope was a person.


    An abnormally huge man, was in fact waiting for Sheyan round the corner!


    The piratesrgest attire was wasted on that person, his limbs monstrously leaking out a chunk, it was like a grown man wearing his childhood clothes. He had a buzz cut, his hairs piercing out like needles. Kneading his fists, cracking his knuckles loudly in session. Staring at Sheyan, his mouth formed a hideous smile.


    ��Brat, in view of your fine performance, Mr Bowen has decided to first pound you into a mud paste, and squash out your organs.��


    Sheyan didn��t reply, but his eyes glowed with a fiery ze. At this moment, mindless trash talking was useless, he had not forgotten the two other strong enemies pursuing from behind! Thus, a battle urred in a sh! Just like in Adult films that had no forey, it gave one an abrupt, clear and boundless excitement!


    This brute Bowen leaked out a ruthless sneer, he raised his right fist and smashed down. This fist probably contained his individual special ability, his fist was radiating with a faint glow. Sheyan��s raised his brows, he did not dodge but instead looked up! Looking deep into his pupils with his zing eyes, he raised his fist to intercept!


    This brute was massively strong, his muscles bulging firm. His one fist pounding down felt like a gigantic iron hammer mming down mightily. Even if its target was a red-hot steel, it would also burst into sttering sparks!


    Under such a direct pounding, undoubtedly ��muscles, strength, testicle male hormones, blood�� became the relevant description of this exchange of blows.


    When Sheyan directly received the blow, a buzzing sound formed in his mind as his stomach churned violently. Beneath the ferocious quake, he staggered backwards and finally knocked against the side wall with his back with a ��thump!��. Even the surrounding walls violently shook from that impact!


    Bowen arrogantly stood still and roared mightily, his tremendous voice resonated through everyone like death personified! Even though he disyed outstanding strength, his resisting hand actually repelled a numbing sensation from this damned yellow monkey. He was as hard as a short steel needle! Fortunately his personal strength was outstanding, this was enough as a person (Sheyan) could not possibly train his entire body to be as tough as his right fist.


    One must understand, Sheyan��s current strength was a strong 14 points, although it probably wasn��t as mighty as Bowen��s, the gap between the two wasn��t great! Thus even though Sheyan looked extremely pathetic from that impact, after adding ��Endurance��, his resultant injury wasn��t much. When Sheyan knocked against the wall, an enduring creak came out from the wooden board behind him. At the corner of his eyes, he caught a glimpse of the two other contestants waving their des as they rushed over with like a devil and its monster! They even raised their des!


    In an instance, Sheyan groaned and withdrew his elbows crashing them against his back! The wall which was already unable to bear the heavy burden split into pieces. The twin des sliced against Sheyan��s chest creating an intersecting wound, blood gushed out as his flesh hung from the wound. Luckily Sheyan had already retreated backwards, as the twin des brushed over his face by 10 centimetres as it created a gust of wind against Sheyan��s hair!


    Due to their overflowing strength, they could not restrain the motion of the de as it chopped into the surrounding wall with two clear and crisp chop. Although they were both pretty skilled, when they started out with full force, their offensive tempo was suddenly broken off. Sheyan seized this opportunity to do a back roll and stood up, he then dived into the side cabin, closing and bolting the door behind him. The twin des once again chopped into wood like a shadow following the body, producing two muffled sounds as it prated deeply.


    Sheyan released a sigh, obviously this group of people aboard did not dare to cause a ruckus in case they attracted the unwanted attention of the pirates. Therefore, this bolted door earned him a few seconds of time. Sheyan was roughly familiar with the structure of this ship, he speedily dashed and made a left turn. He immediately open a door and entered into another passage in the ship��s hold.


    The Flying Dutchman��s passageway was extremelyplex, it was like a maze. This was amon problem of the ships in this era, because during a naval battle, cannons were a means of probing. This didn��t mean that cannons could not submerge a ship, but because apart frommodity goods, a ship would always store a huge amount of wealth. Therefore, close ship-to-ship handbat was extremelymon. Under such a situation, constructing the ship to look like a maze is a terribly ingenious tactic. As their confused and disorientated opponents navigated around the ship, the home ground familiarity and advantage allowed the pirates to decimate their enemies. Gradually this practice became a norm in ship construction.


    Sheyan strided with massive steps, skimming through a corridor. He suddenly halted, because ahead of him the gigantic Bowen also appeared out of the opposite corner! Their familiarity towards this environment, was surprisingly ahead of Sheyan��s! Sheyan currently knew that if he dyed even for a slight moment, he would once again be outnked. Thus, without hesitation he charged forward!


    The two figures blurred and suddenly smacked against each other in a sh. Expectedly, Bowen needed a longer time to attack. Sheyan had already experienced numerous life and death situations and always turned them around. He quickly noticed that even though he had undergone several stringent trainings, inparison to this guy��s experience, he was still rathercking. Grasping an indistinct w in Sheyan, Bowen��s eyes flickered with killing intent. He held onto that w as he took a step closer to his opponent��s bosom, and unleashed a terrifying assault!


    Elbows, knees and his hands horizontally struck out like an skan Brown bear hunting for food.


    Following that, he raised his 80 over kg opponent up and mmed him against a nearby pir.


    Such explosives strikes, it actually linked up naturally and unforced. Such perfect execution of blows inpatibility to his strength, Bowen had obviously reached a rtively powerful standard in closebat. Sheyan was indeed like a small child in front of him.


    A dull boom emerged from the iparably solid pir, the dust on the nearby shelves scattered about. Yet, Sheyan��s insanely high physique had raised his defence by leaps and bounds. Although these merciless unwavering assaults resulted in a greal deal of pain to him, it was not about to end his life. Sheyan copsed to the floor, blood flowed out from his countless wounds. The crimson was blinding, and it seemed like Sheyan had passed out. Instead Bowen viciously trampled on him consecutively, the thumping sounds against the flesh were extremely terrifying!

 Chapter 110: Fearsome Ambition!

    <h4>Chapter 110: Fearsome Ambition!</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    Suddenly, Sheyan swung his arm andtched onto Bowen��s stomping feet. Exerting great strength, he caused him to lose his bnce, as he stumbled backwards. After Bowen steadied himself, he could only watch as his silent opponent struggled to get up. His opponent was still swaying, but only his zing eyes were stable, beneath the dripping and flowing blood from his forehead.


    Fiery blood!


    The two continued to battle.


    This time, Sheyan altered his fighting style.


    Regarding his opponent��s attack, he started without dodging but adopted the most desperate approach. Hurting himself to inflict damage!


    Sheyan��s thinking had started to be clearer. Up till now, he was finally able to see through this contestant. Once a contestant has an attribute that was frequently used, that meant that his other attributes would be rtively weaker. And this group was obviously a party. A party��s benefits was that it could vastly limit the risk and distribute it, lowering the mission difficulty. However, its w was that the additional rewards were frequently monopolized by the stronger attributes within the party.


    Therefore, your strength is so great, but your physique definitely isn��t!


    Therefore, this fool��s equipment would never be better than mine!


    Sheyan��s nose had been pulverized by Bowen��s fists, blood sttered everywhere and stars formed in his eyes. But, the attacking Bowen was also unable to evade Sheyan��s strike in time, he was directly kicked at his balls! Sheyan��s present total life points had already soared to a frightening 290 points, this coupled with the protection of his innate ability ��Endurance��! Factoring his HP regeneration speed, he could recover 14.5 HP every minute. Furthermore, it has already been close to five minutes since the start of the battle, which goes to say that he had already additionally recovered 70 HP. Hence, even when Sheyan was forced into such a sorry state, his life points still remained close to 180 points!


    Under such circumstances, Sheyan obviously adopted the method of harming oneself to inflict damage! Bowen��s strength was incredible, obviously, his initial strength was high and after entering a party, his entire equipments after distributions should roughly be strength enhancing equipments. That meant that his physique was definitely not high. If that��s the case, the low in defence Bowen would not be able to fight for extended periods.


    Bowen��s breathing started to be disoriented, his chest slightly undting. The area that was kicked by Sheyan ached dully. In a short 10 seconds, he had already knocked down this taciturn male 4 times, but yet this male swiftly got back up as though nothing happened time and time again. It was as though pain was amon urrence, pain uplifted his fighting spirit! Observing this opponent, that was like an injured wild beast, a strange ominous feeling welled up in his chest. This feeling caused his chest to repeatedly pound, causing him to feel irritable for no reasons. Looking at the blood on his opponent��s face, he roared out and charged once again, raising his fist.


    Between the two, they had already given up defending, the only thing left was to attack attack attack attack! Blood sprayed out everywhere, the floor and walls were smeared with it. The thunderous shing of blows caused the empty cabin to shudder, causing palpitation in people��s hearts.


    ��Thump!�� Their fist collided in mid air, a sudden crack could be heard clearly from Sheyan��s right shoulder bone, his distorted arm then descended bbily, obviously the lightest injury would be a dislocation. Naturallyparing strength and experience, Bowen still held the upperhand.


    This bruteughed sinisterly, hopping forward as he raised his knee and ferociously aimed towards his opponent��s lower body. This move was vicious, once it connected it would cause his opponent to lose his battle capability, cut of his line of descendants and may even lose this life instantly. But also because of this move, Bowen��s had left his entire body open! His entire upper body had gaps everywhere. Bowen had already calcted, it was impossible for the enemy to block his knee, unless his hands were as long as 2-3 metres!


    But at this crucial point, Sheyan��s eyes exhibited a mocking expression. He leaned to the side, evading the damage to his lower body. But Bowen��s knee subsequently struck against this pelvis, knocking Sheyan 3-4 metres away. At this very instance, Sheyan unexpectedly rotated himself before crashing to the ground, another weapon had appeared in his functioning hand.


    A deep ck gun����


    An outdated but brimming with murderous aura, flintlock musket����


    Between the space ofnding, Sheyan finally pulled out this demonic lethal weapon!


    Ambition!


    In that instance, the atmosphere froze with a deathly aura!


    The surging waves of the distant sea felt like it corrted with this frightening weapon!


    ��Pointer: Target��s life points has already dropped beneath 30%.��


    ��Pointer: Do you wish to activate weapon ability: Rum and songs?��


    ��Weapon ability: Rum and Songs activated!��


    ��Bang!��


    Before falling to the ground, Seyan already triggered, an ash grey smoke spiralled up! That outdated gunpowder odour pierced the nose and rapidly filled the entire room. The gap between the two was not even 5 metres, even though Sheyan made no contributions to the firing bullet apart from triggering it, but gun techniques werepletely unnecessary in such a distance. Once he aimed to a rough direction, even trying to miss was hard. Furthermore, Rum and Songs had an inevitable hitting attribute?


    Besides, Sheyan wasn��t a professional gunman. No matter if it was pulling out and aiming this sort of basic efficiency, he was aplete amateur. If he was swapped with a talented and hardworking gunmen, their speed of readying the gun would be roughly 0.4 seconds. Thus, Sheyan understood his personal weakness and immediately activated the ��Rum and Songs�� to bring about this inevitable hitting effect. His aim was to finish this off in one strike!


    Bowen had also numerous encounters of being shot, his battle experiences were plentiful. Thus, when he saw Sheyan pulling out this mysteriously shaped musket out, he knew something was wrong. He seemed to be prepared, as the surface of his body suddenly flickered and ayer of transparent water wrapped around him. Simultaneously, he did his utmost to dart to the side attempting to dodge the shot.


    However, what shot out of ��Ambition�� was a lead bulletbusting in mes. It carried a rumbling killing intent as it pressed forward determined, shooting straight ahead!


    This era��s lead bullet design wasn��tplicated, but its manufacturing requirements were rtively high. Primarily, one must construct a 6 floors high building and a pool at the bottom. One must pour smelted lead from the peak of the building with a special, fastened and waterlock scoop, under its personal tension from the free-falling conditions it will then form into a somewhat droplet looking bullet. Once it cools down in the pool, it can then be used. The designated scoop must have a sufficient altitude in order to give adequate cooling time for the liquid lead to solidify in midair. Because once an unsolidified lead droplet balls into the pool, it would not be able to preserve its shape.


    Even the destruction force of an ordinary lead bullet would not be inferior to the average bullets nowadays, and may even surpass it! Because lead is more flexible, once it prates into a person��s body, it will release all its kic energy. Thus, they body would suffer severe rupture from the insides, causing severe internal damage. Its damage would be a hundred times that of an ordinary pellet, furthermore it would cause tremendous pressure on the human��s circtory system��its potential was simply unimaginable. A victim would suffer unbearable agony, and if the bullet was not retrieved out of the body, it would result in lead poisoning! Even with the present times medical advances, it was still very very tricky.


    When the bullet soared to within 10 centimetres of Bowen��s body, the surrounding air instantly formed a distinct rippling movement, producing a series of rming ss shattering sounds! But the speed of this lead bullet remained undaunted! Whistling loudly as it pierced into the right side of Bowen��s neck. Blood gushed out from his neck, his eyes popped out like a dead fish as his body became rigid where he stood.


    An enormous crescent shaped wound appeared on Bowen��s beck, as though an invisible beast appeared from nowhere and bit of half of his neck. Bowen��s expression was brimming with disbelief as he clutched his neck tightly with his hands, convulsing violently and finally copsing to the ground. Blood shot out without restraint as he violently convulsed without an indication that this was going to stop.


    One simple gunshot, yet its destructiveness could split a mountain, dashing all hopes of survival in the formidable Bowen!


    This brute struggled in despair, he summoned his final bit of strength to raise his hands up and pointed his shaking and bloodied finger towards Sheyan. His eyes contained regret, dismay and unwillingness!


    Consecutively, the nightmare imprint transmitted his battle log:


    ��Based on your perceptive sensing, you acquired the following battle report.��


    ��Contestant no. 22317 dealt 31 (56-25) points of damage with his knee, repelling you backwards.��


    ��You activated your weapon��s personal ability: Rum and Songs.��


    ��Your attack will inevitably strike the opponent!��


    ��Contestant no. 22317 utilized an innate ability: Mist shield, ability will form a protective shield over the contestant that can absorb 200 points of far range damage/100 points of other damage. Duration of 5 seconds, Mist shield unable to defend against damage over time abilities.��


    ��Your gunshot dealt 140 points of damage, enemy��s life points beneath 30% causing sudden explosiveness of damage, you dealt 280 points of damage.��


    ��Mist shield absorbed 200 points of damage, after deducting personal defence, your resultant damage is 80 points. Concurrently, enemy will suffer from dizziness for 3 seconds.��


    ��Contestant no. 22317 is dead.��


    ��Current scenario is a peaceful setting, you are unable to acquire any benefits from the death of contestant no. 22317.��

 Chapter 111: Gradual clarity

    <h4>Chapter 111: Gradual rity</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and ELkassar


    Sheyan��s chest violently undted as he took huge breaths, he bent down to support his knee with both hands. Even though he knew ��Ambition��s�� destructive force was great, after using it for the first time he realized hepletely underestimated it! He suddenly stood up because deeper into the pathway, two contestants holding onto their des were looking over with disbelief. They naturally witnessed that insane event. Sheyanughed coldly, he once again drew out ��Ambition��, and aimed it!


    The two other contestants obviously did not know the cooldown period of ��Ambition�� was a minute. They only witnessed that this weapon carried such destructive force that it terrifyingly sted off half of Bowen��s neck! Panic soared in their hearts as they watched the ck barrel aiming towards them, they immediately cried out in horror and fled. Sheyan had no intentions of giving chase, he leaned against the pir and decided after setting his dislocated right shoulder.


    After ying Bowen, Sheyan carefully reflected on several things. From a string of spider��s tracks and horse tracks (Clues), he clearly understood that his enemy��s party obviously had a highly skilled character who nned before moving. And that fe definitely nned his escape route before this assault. Hence, if Sheyan were to use this chance to find assistants, he would waste a great deal of time and ultimately, it would��ve been in vain. Thus, Sheyan hesitated and immediately pursued the fleeing contestants! Under this situation, the possibility of them having another ambush is extremely low.


    Although he dyed for a while, their agility was notparable to Sheyan. Sheyan was able to force himself to follow their escaping pace. While pursuing, a huge suspicion formed in Sheyan��s mind: aren��t these people scared of having their ploy exposed?


    Currently at sea, even if the Flying Dutchman was enormous, no matter how well these contestants hid, they would not be able to run forever. After acting they would only have two endings: Kill or be killed!


    If thetter happened, Sheyan could call his helpers and he had the confidence of snuffing them out within 2 hours. He believed based on his third officer authority, finding them out wasn��t difficult.


    And even if they killed Sheyan, the news of the Flying Dutchman��s third officer being murdered would startle Davy Jones. Obviously he would not mourn for Sheyan, but will believe that a fatal defect had surfaced in his ship. Simrly he would instigate wide scale bloodshed to cleanse his ship!


    Hence, the only exnation is, these bunch of people only needed to drag this on for 2 hours and thus could aplish their mission and return to the nightmare realm! If not, another unreasonable spection would be, they could eliminate every threat within the 2 hours�� More noteworthily, these threats included the entire crew of the Flying Dutchman and even Davy Jones all the way to the lowest tier of pirates!


    Sheyan��s thoughts gradually gained rity.


    ��These bunch had never expected a contestant like me to suddenly appear on this ship. Therefore, one of the contestant, maybe because of his curiosity, or someone��s instigation, he wanted to probe information of me���� That was the reason why someone sneaked around when I was sleeping. Unfortunately, his n got discovered. Therefore, their head would conclude that the promoted me would carry out investigation on this ship, this action would definitely hinder their ns. Thus, in order to prevent my actions, he dispatched people to silence me.��


    In order to prevent the pirates from discovering his secret pursuing, Sheyan tailed them from a distance, he did not dare to go closer. After passing a channel that was close to the side of the ship, he suddenly understood why the pirates on board had suddenly collectively disappeared. Because from 2 nautical miles away on the legendary pirate ship the ��Queen Anne��s Revenge��, a horrific scene was unfolding.


    That sail ropes on that ship seemed like it was alive as it frantically coiled. It looked like the entire pirate ship had transformed into a gigantic tentacle monster.The pirate leader ckbeard was currently standing on the main mast andughing to his heart��s content while he admired the view. He was waving about that magical silver sword! His subordinates knelt down at the deck in fear and trepidation, as though worshipping their king!


    This sightpletely captivated the pirates on the Flying Dutchman, they abandoned their jobs and scattered onto the deck to watch this shocking view with their jaws dropped. Sheyan felt an illusion that he was the one who created history, because ckbeard��s mythical sword was something he had helped to perfect. Ammand��s scabbard should have a function akin to that of a battery charger! Without thatplementing scabbard, ckbeard��s mythical sword would at most be a ridiculously sharp weapon. But after charging up with the scabbard, he could then fit the grand name of ��the king of close navalbat��!


    Sheyan pondered as he continued to tail the two people. He had not gone through training in this field, and these two had the intentions of losing their trail. Thus, after descending one floor of the ship��s hold, it came to no surprise that Sheyan lost them. After scurrying a few rounds around the cargo, just when he was about to give up, a soft chatter could be heard from over 30 metres within the cargo hold. Sheyan immediately darted behind a pir in the corridor, to prevent alerting them as he tried to stealthily spy from the side.


    What greeted him was a group of pirates escorting a noble dressed youth as they hurriedly paced forward. That youth should be a storyline character, unknowingly, this youth gave off a rather familiar aura to Sheyan. Within those pirates, surprisingly were the two contestants he was tailing, it was obvious that they were the entire party!


    At this point, Sheyan would obviously not be stupid enough to expose himself to curse and explode out at his enemies. That would result in getting beaten to a state worse than death. He decided that he wanted to use his ��insight�� ability to probe out that youth, but just as he was about to activate it, he sensed a faintly discernable crisis hovering in his heart. This was undoubtedly his outstanding 14 points in perceptive sensing disying its warning mechanism. This faint danger represented two things, one is that using ��insight�� would cause a slight crisis, and the other���� meant that within their party, there was someone else with an even higher or close perceptive sensing. Thus, diluting his perceptive sensespletely!


    Sheyan stuck his face to the pir, a distinctive timbre texture could be felt and he could smell a slight fishy seawater smell. He observed as this group disappeared round the corner, and he ultimately decided to give up on utilizing ��insight��. The reason was simple:


    The risks and benefits were not worth it.


    Naturally, the motive of this party was not Sheyan, killing him was only to cut their risks. Sheyan only used ��insight�� to satisfy his curiosity. But once he gets discovered, then he willnd himself in grave trouble! Exchanging his life just to satisfy a curiosity, this was simply not something a intelligent person would do.


    When this group walked faraway, Sheyan did not attempt to tail them with his shoddy footwork, but instead entered the cargo hold that he came out from. This cargo hold is rtivelymon on a pirate ship. It was normally used to store heavy and cumbersome or strong smelling goods, for example salted fish, buckets and bast material etc. Even a pirate ship would havemon cargo holds, because even though they don��t transport goods, when piging merchant ships, they would contain these goods. Naturally they would be able to loot those merchant ships, even this kind of goods to gather the maximum profits.


    The cargo hold in front of Sheyan waspletely empty, a thick tobo smell was left behind. The few objects left wereas several familiar gorgeous chest. Sheyan raised his brows, it was indeed the treasure chests that he obtained from Tortuga castle with Scarface Harry. Engraved was clearly the emblem of the Fokke Family, within them was nothing, as empty as the wilderness. Undoubtedly, it had been lootedpletely by those pirates.


    After looking at the imprint on the chests, Sheyan��s originally disorganized thoughts suddenly connected. He suddenly recalled why he felt that the youth looked very familiar. It was because the outline of his facial features looked extremely simr to the Little Lord Fokke, the owner of Tortuga port! Even though his body didn��t have the icy deathlike sensation like Little Lord Fokke, but the air of nobility was still outstandingly visible. Obviously, the youth that just went off even if he wasn��t Little Lord Fokke��s son, he would still be blood rted.


    Someone from the Fokke Family��s younger generation�� A group of contestants���� They ascended an influential legendary pirate ship���� These 3 points assembling together on the Caribbean sea, what is their exact rtionship? Since the youth��s status had already been revealed by Sheyan, an evenrger riddle was forming in Sheyan��s heart. What exactly are they nning?! Don��t tell me this party was so strong that they could confront the legendary Davy Jones known as the ��sea devil��? If that��s the case, then why do they need to bring along this blood rted youth of the Fokke Family?

 Chapter 112: Victory is Paul, Defeat is Paul

    <h4>Chapter 112: Victory is Paul, Defeat is Paul</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    Sheyan remained perplexed after much thinking, he started to get ready to return to the deck. Undoubtedly, once he blended in with the pirates, then his safety and security would be guaranteed. When he strolled over, he roughly understood how this group managed to be part of the Flying Dutchman. That should be being a ��scraper�� on this ship. This so called ��scraper�� is a familiar term in the present world to Sheyan, but he wasn��t sure what the pirates in this caribbean world addressed this ss as. He could only confirm the contents and nature of this job.


    Because when a wooden ship voyages out for a time frame, even if it was extraordinarily constructed, there would still be abnormal growth of organisms from the warm, humid and moist nature of the ship. Examples of these are moss/algae, oysters, bnus other sea organisms. These organismstch onto the bottom but do not affect much, after long periods it can result in a massive hidden danger. Therefore, these people are needed to cleanse the ship of these organisms, and thus they are called ��scrapers��.


    Of course to clean and safeguard the ship, the best solution is to enter arge scale dock, and iste the shippletely from seawater. Followed by thoroughly cleaning and painting ayer ofcquer over the wood. But this era of maritime technology still has a long way to go, the only ce that haverge scale ship maintenance are at famous port cities, British Royal Navy ships enjoys such benefits, but pirate ships cannot. Therefore this ��scraping�� job, requires people to submerge themselves into the water to aplish it. This was no doubt an excruciatingly exhausting process.


    However, this torturous process was essential, people who carried out ��scraping�� duties are already used to hard work. Normally they were unwilling to work for the pirates because even striving so hard, they may not receive their remuneration. This wasn��t like the present world whereby there is a legal system and contracts. What more, these were greedy and cruel pirates who ced their brains in their pants. If they confronted them for money, it would most of the time result in their heads rolling.


    But under such circumstances, these bunch of contestants announced their willingness to be ��scrapers��, and did not want to be given high status. Therefore, being a temporary low grade crew member of the Flying Dutchman would not be a problem. Based on Sheyan��s experience, cleaning such a huge ship like the Flying Dutchman would require at least 7-8 days, and this only included the bottom part and not the sides of the ship. To those contestants, such a long time frame was definitely enough!


    When Sheyan distinguished this information, he rounded a few corners and ascended up the stairs to the deck. No matter what these contestants wanted to do, blending in with the pirates would definitely be the safest option for Sheyan. Presently, it was roughly 3 in the afternoon, the sea breeze was gentle and the ring sun rays caused his eyes to gradually squint. Unknowingly, a relevant phrase infiltrated his mind like the sun rays:


    ��I swear on my soul and blood, coborating together from tomorrow, even our off springs will live in peace for many generations. Anyone viting this would have their blood vessels boil, breathing ceased, their flesh will decay under the scorching sun, and the breath of the earth will shackle their footsteps.��


    ��Bernard Fokke��


    ��Cooper Jones��


    In this instance, Sheyan suddenly halted, and stood rooted as though struck by lightning. The originally warm caribbean breeze suddenly carried a murderous pressure, shing against his skin. Initially those disorganized and disoriented thoughts suddenly started linking up together. The enshrouding fog concealing these contestants suddenlypletely dissolved in front of Sheyan!


    ��Damned������ Sheyan gritted his teeth eximing. He raised his head to look at the faraway captain��s room of Davy Jones. ��This secret was meant for me to use in the future, never expected you guys to actually grasp this message������


    ��Furthermore developing it to this extent! How could I allow you to have your way. Once you bunch of fools seeded, then wouldn��t my invisible gain would receive a huge blow?��


    Sheyan immediately started sprinting! Presently the deck was filled with pirates, but he did not care much as he knocked and brushed past them until he reached the captain��s room. He then grabbed hold of a pirate urgently asking.


    ��Is the captain in?��


    That pirate was a confidante of Davy Jones. He instantly brushed away Sheyan��s hands, organizing his semi-crumpled cor and angrily said.


    ��Something cropped up, I reckon there��s a problem with the gunpowder. Boss went down to take a look.��


    A gunpowder storehouse is naturally necessary in a pirate ship. If not, once they engage an enemy, they would be at a disadvantage without the explosive support of far range assaults. Instead, this gunpowder storage can likewise be a fatalponent of a ship. Once an enemy��s zing cannon ball smashes into the gunpowder storage, then undoubtedly the battle will abruptly conclude! Therefore, in this era, a battleship��s most protected and stringent ce is not the cargo hold, but the gunpowder storage. Once there are any movements there, even a small problem would invite the personal attention of the captain.


    After listening, without hesitation Sheyan sped down. Without caring for anything else he sprinted. In order to save the few precious seconds, he even ruthlessly broke open a railing and jumped down.


    Regrettably, when Sheyannded after smashing the wooden railing, he saw the back of Davy Jones standing metres away as he carefully inspected the lock of the gunpowder storeroom. Yet the youth that looked like little Lord Fokke was hiding in a narrow corner behind Davy Jones, the gap between them was roughly 15 metres. That youth had a ck mask covering his face, he looked somewhat like Zorro as two contestants apanied him.


    Suddenly that youth stood out impulsively, his right hand holding onto amon flintlock musket in this era. He coldlyughed as he aimed at the back of Davy Jones, and pressed the trigger����


    Bang!


    In the instance of the gunfire, Davy Jones concurrently spun his head round. Looking at this arrogant demeanor, he seemed like he was looking at pathetic worm. He clutched the sabre on his waist, his eyes filled with murderous intent! Sheyan frantically shouted out.


    ��No! Boss! That��s the Fokke Family��s������


    But at this moment, Sheyan witnessed the contestant standing beside the youth turning around. His eyes���� That pair of clear abundantly prating eyes, stared into Sheyan��s eyes which reached into his heart! Although the appearance of the owner had changed, but the bizarre captivating magic within the pupils remained, causing people��s will-power to utterly copse and their mental state to degenerate!


    Sheyan could feel like the air around apparently stuck to his skin! Looking at this person��s action was like watching a slow-mo movement in the movies. That contestant raised his right hand, using his spotlessly white palm to face Sheyan! Although there wasn��t any tangible sign, Sheyan could feel an indescribable invisible wall surging forward!


    He instantly covered his front with his hands, but still felt like a waving tremendous hammer smashing in. Sparks emerged in his sight, as he flew backwards from the impact, a spicy fishy smell shot up his throat and a searing pain electrified from his back. He could hear a series of wooden rustling sounds in his ear, obviously a fewyers of the cabin wall had met with a cmity.


    But before Sheyan flew backwards, he caught a glimpse of Davy Jones��s face changing greatly before he was about to counterattack. The initially beheading de slicing through the air suddenly nted, and chopped against the wall beside them causing wooden bits to spray forth everywhere and a piercing crackling sound. A gigantic scar of about 7-8 metres long resulted! It was like two invisible hands had swiftly smashing against the wooden walls! If the youth received this blow, half of his corpse would not even remain!


    Simultaneously, a lead bullet ejected out from the flintlock musket in the Fokke family��s youth hands, mercilessly prating into Davy Jones��s chest! But with Davy Jones��s overwhelming strength, the tip of this lead bullet would only pierced his skin. Even so, Davy Jones nevertheless avoided to the side, this thick and violent pirate��s movement was disyed an rming agility that left one speechless. One could tell that Sheyan��s shouting had given him ample warning.


    Concurrently, Sheyan received a notification: Davy Jones friendship level + 20/ Caribbean pirate reputation + 2000/ Additional + 2000 from the crew of the Flying Dutchman.


    Following the opponent��sst-minute failure, the pocket-size fishbowl in Davy Jones��s left hand suddenly jolted and extended out a tentacle!


    When the tentacle extended out it was still fairly minute, but its reach was endless. Finally it transformed into a sharply red tentacle as thick as a human��s arm, its suckers covering the entire surface. This tentacle wrapped around Davy Jones��s body, the tip of the tentacle wriggled like human fingers, it looked like a little kid gently and cautiously fumbling around a marble with their fingers.


    This tentacle��s target, was surprisingly that iing lead bullet!!!

 Chapter 113: Tie

    <h4>Chapter 113: Tie</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    In this chaotic moment, Octopus Paul��s tentacles replicated the fingers of a small child, carelessly and even slightly negligent, but a child only handled ss marbles.


    Yet this chief octopus is faced with���� A lead bullet travelling at 543 metres/second!


    Octopus guarded its owner!


    It suddenly struck out horizontally.


    ��Pa!�� Sheyan couldn��t even see it clearly, he only witnessed the Fokke family youth flying up, a great force impacted against his head pushing it backwards. After cushioning the iing lead bullet with its tentacles, it returned in with ten times the speed. It struck against his nose bridge, and prated into his skull with great kic force, leaving a blooming ck hole behind it. When the bullet pierced into his brain, it ravaged the innardspletely and without stopping forced its way out from the back of his head, causing a bowl sized ck hole at the back. Blood and brain substance burst out, emitting a terrible odour in its wake!


    In that instance, even Davy Jones��s face leaked out an indescribable horror. Normally, his appearance would be usually filled with wildughter and insanity, it was hard to even associate fear with his face. As Sheyan gasped for air, he noticed a line of notifications.


    ��Based on your perceptive sensing, you have acquired the following battle report.��


    ��Warning: Your perceptive sensing is suppressed by contestant no. 4421, a huge amount of your battle report has also been obtained by him!��


    ��Contestant no.4421 activated ability: Colliding force wall.��


    ��You have been struck directly by the colliding force wall, receiving 110 force damage. After deducting physique defence total damage sustained: 93 points.


    ��Colliding force wall supplementary effects judgement����your spirit is 4 points, exemption of judgement failed.��


    ��You have been blown 7 metres away, if you suffer any collision in midair, you will receive a second time of additional damage.��


    ��You suffered from collision, receiving 60 points of physical damage. After deducting physique defence, damage is 49 points. Innate ability ��Endurance�� activated, you total damage received is 25 points.��


    ��Force����damage?�� Thousands of thoughts swirled in Sheyan��s mind. He immediately connected this ability origin should be undoubtedly ��the force�� which was the core concept of the ��Star Wars�� series, it was also hailed as a spirit energy. The force is formless, natural and contained mysterious strength, it was an energy innate in all life forms! If one were to carefully segregate, force could be split into 4 sses: Light side, dark side, unifying force and living force.


    Obviously, this contestant no.4421 has already grasped this spirit energy, but it should be a basic type and wasn��t of an expert ss. Although that was so, the terrifying energy already heavily inflicted harm onto Sheyan! If this contestant was alone, Sheyan may still attempt to challenge her. Unfortunately she was part of a party, and this person was probably a core member����


    Currently, Sheyan noticed the group of contestants. Some of them were looking at the miserable corpse, and some towards the faraway Davy Jones. Some of them were raging, but most of them had a nk and confused look! Under this freezing atmosphere, arge mechanical robotic sound boomed.


    ��Storyline main mission: The curse of Davy Jones,pleted.��


    ��Fokke family fourth generation descendant ��Morgan Fokke�� has been killed by Davy Jones��s pet sea monster.��


    ��Storyline main missionpletion rate: 51.��


    Following this booming voice, the entire Flying Dutchman shook, as though it was in a raging hurricane. Every pirate started to grab their heads and screamed, only Davy Jones lifelessly stood still. That magical pocket-sized fishbowl suddenly shattered, its ss and water drenched his body. Octopus Paul fell out and starting inting at an astounding speed. Its eight tentacles spasmed and continually grew, and then it climbed up of the hold and jumped onto the deck, finally leaping into the ocean. It then transformed into an enormous ash-grey monster, its 40 over inch long tentacles defied the heavens as it jerked while pointing to the sky, its bowl sized suckings squirmed incessantly and it finally submerged into the sea!


    Witnessing this scene, Sheyan finally understood the entire sequel of the Davy Jones who was acimed as a demonic sea creature.


    Suddenly, Davy Jones simr clutched his head and let out an agonizing shriek! His shriek resonated out loudly, harming everyone in a 1 kilometre radius. Around the ce was a huge mess as though a 12 grade hurricane had struck that area. Clearly seen, his head had started to turn irregr, a faint light blue transparent feeling enveloped it, starting from his head and swiftly spreaded out! Finally Davy Jones��s appearance looked extremely evil, his left side of his body remained human, but his right side was covered by a light blue transformation!


    If one could see the right side of Davy Jones, they would describe him with one word.


    Ghost.


    An eerie sensation filled the entire Flying Dutchman, as though plunging the temperature by ten degrees! Following that, all the pirates started roaring fanatically, their bodies also emitted out that ghastly abnormality. Those contestant had already congregated, and sprinting with their full might towards the deck. These metamorphosing pirates obviously wouldn��t give up, and pursued them to the deck. Presently the sun was scorching, and when the pirates entered into the sunlight, the half of their body transforming suddenly emitted green smoke, causing them to release an agonizing scream as they retreated back into the ship��s hold.


    Looking at this scene, a phrase suddenly formed in Sheyan��s mind.


    ��I swear on my soul and blood, coborating together from tomorrow, even our offsprings will live in peace for many generations. Anyone viting this would have their blood vessels boil, breathing ceased, their flesh will decay under the scorching sun, and the breath of the earth will shackle their footsteps.��


    He sighed deeply, originally thinking that he could prevent this thing from happening, but ultimately letting that bunch seed. Sheyan previously obtained a floating ��message in a bottle�� from a side mission, the bottle contained a heavily smudged parchment. The contents indicated a sincere oath and a sinister curse, finally it was signed by Bernard Fokke and Cooper Jones.


    Bernard Fokke was obviously the founder of Tortuga castle, but Sheyan had not been able to find any clues tracing back to Cooper Jones. Sheyan roughly guessed that it could be rted to Davy Jones, since Cooper Jones and Davy Jones shared the same surname. But if he naively linked this two people together based on that, that would be the same as thinking that Li Ka-Shing (Hong Kong businessmen) and Li Jia Xin (Hong Kong actress) had blood rtions. He initially nned to slowly substantiate his suspicions in this world, which was one of the reason that he gifted the entire treasures of Tortuga castle over to Davy Jones. He never expected this party of contestant would be a step ahead, and quickly exploited this suspicions, reaping the biggest profits.


    Both sides sunk into a deadlock situation. But Sheyan knew, these contestants had been pulled intobat mode due to Davy Jones��s earlier antagonizing shriek. They currently had to wait out theirbat mode, and hurriedly return to the nightmare realm. When the contestants were basking in the scorching sunlight, they discovered that these pirates were afraid of charging up. The heaved a sigh of relief, and some even started arguing. The arguments gradually escted, as though there was a internal distribution conflict.


    At this time, a contestant roughly pushed aside his fellowrade, standing out and pointed towards the ship hold as he furiously yelled.


    ��Contestant no.1018, your skull will surely be added to the top of my cklist!


    His yell carried a intimidating dizziness. Even though they were far apart, Sheyan felt his heart boil but he onlyughed out.


    ��Hearing that, I am honored and am greatly gratified.��


    That contestant��s expression was marvelous, hepletely did not expect such an answer. He could only furiously scold out a few profanities.


    ��Do you not understand why he replied in that manner?��


    This contestant��s voice was calm, it actually belonged to a woman! However, her prestige was extremely elevated in the party. The other contestant��s actions seemed extremely crude, but in her face he did not dare to be arrogant. Constraining himself he fumingly bellowed.


    ��Zi���� I absolutely must kill him?


    Zi nced at the ship��s hold, her eyes contained a piercing and threatening charm.


    ��That contestant no.1018 obviously wanted to prevent Davy Jones from walking into our trap, but he ultimately failed. Therefore his heart would obviously be dejected. But you suddenly yelled out wanting to kill him, this undoubtedly exposed that his actions had cost us greatly���� Therefore, he would naturally feel gratified!��

 Chapter 114: Curse

    <h4>Chapter 114: Curse</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    Hearing the words of this female named Zi, that contestant became utterly flustered .


    ��F**k! This kid really pulled one on us, our original estimation of at least 70pletion rate plunged to only 51! We paid quite a huge price to hypnotize that stupid Morgan Fokke from the Fokke family, but in the end he only became resolute after seeing the Fokke family treasure chest on this ship. Furthermore, because of this mission we needed to remain in this ��i�� difficulty stop after that naval battle concluded, we lost so many, and paid a really big price? If he has the balls, he better notnd into my hands. This Davy Jones is extremely ruthless, that curse was already inevitable, yet he suddenly couldnd himself into his crew!��


    Zi gently replied:


    ��The curse happening is originally a storyline in the movie, and not the reason for our decline inpletion rate. After suffering from this curse, even though Davy Jones exerted great strength to suppress his impending death, but his entire ship and even the pirates got caught up in rted curse of Davy Jones, and thus all turned into ghost existences. Besides the Flying Dutchman had even corroded into a ghost ship of the sea. They can cross between the living world and theher world, and were responsible for receiving drowned souls into theher world. Later on Davy Jones and the sea goddess Calypso fell in love, and after the two fell out, Davy Jones was cursed and utterly lost his human appearance. That is the sequel storyline. The reason ourpletion rate declined was probably because Morgan Fokke wasn��t killed personally by Davy Jones, but died at the hands of the octopus.��


    Another contestant who seemed to have high prestige stood out saying:


    ��Whatever it is, we got what we wanted, our basic objective is met. I��m willing to use 30% of my dividends topensate everyone in the party. Regarding the leader of our ��i�� level difficulty mission, Bowen, he left a vacant spot after dying. We will appoint a new party leader based on our contribution degree. Hurry up and return now, once this pirates adapt into their new conditions, then it would be toote to leave!��


    Apart from Zi, three other contestants also stood out to voice their opinions, and ultimately managed to calm the lower ss contestant down. Once the internal strifes concluded, they became unanimous again and cast their gaze towards Sheyan. Currently theirbat state had already finished, they each took turns to curse at Sheyan and vanished into thin air.


    Sheyan stood inside the ship��s hold silently with a slight smile, hepletely did not ce much emphasis on their empty threats. He roughy already understood that he had personally provoked a strong power faction. That Bowen that he had finished off should have been the party leader of their ��i�� difficulty mission. The remaining elite members probably participated in the ��destruction of Paragon fleet�� history storyline toe aboard. They probably used some sort of mysterious tool, and thus was able to continue staying even after the history storylinepleted. Therefore, they were able to aplish the storyline mission ofpleting the curse of Davy Jones.


    Before thedy ��Zi�� left, she suddenly turned to Sheyan and gently spoke.


    ��You are quite a meticulous person, and your strength is not bad either. I sent 3 guys to kill you, but you managed to escape and even take one of them down! But don��t be too conceited, under this difficulty my abilities were suppressed. If not that force wall would have been enough to finish you. How about working for me? Of course����if you can return from this ce first.��


    After speaking, she used a finger to cut down forming a line of faint glow. That line swiftly expanded into a glowing door, after Zi took a step in, the door lost its brilliance and did not leave any marks behind. But right before she left, she spun her head round and made onest eye contact with Sheyan.


    Thisdy ��Zi�� has eyes as deep as the ocean, it brimmed with charm strength, enchanting the hearts of people. But in that moment, her stare abruptly transformed into two iparably sharp needles and pierced towards Sheyan��s eyes!


    Such a sudden event, Sheyan had not time to react. He instantly heard a buzzing sound as he cked out. He did not know how long he passed out, but he suddenly discovered that he already slumped to the ground. After he regainedprehension, he immediately felt an intense pain torturing his mind, but it gradually became better. Suddenly, he felt that his face was a little moist, using his fingers to feel he discovered below his eyes, nostrils and ear were overflowing with blood!


    Sheyan panted for a while, before checking with his battle log. He then realized he had been attacked by a skill called ��Force needle explosion��, not only did it cause immense damage, it resulted in an 8 second long dizziness effect. But this ability should not have been easily activated, if not this ��Zi�� would have assurance in her battle capabilities before and he would have long ago tasted this ability instead of receiving it just before she left.


    Suddenly, Sheyan thought of words Zi had left him with, his heart immediately shivered. This woman was intelligent and she had incredible powers, she was definitely the strongest out of all the contestants he had met. Herst words definitely held some meaning. But! His current position was still on the Flying Dutchman, and he was even the third officer. Although these pirates could not interact with sunlight, their powers were enhanced. Furthermore he had just helped Davy Jones, why would he be in grave danger?


    ��Wait, Wait!�� Sheyan��s forehead suddenly broke out in cold sweat. ��Third Officer, I am the third officer of the Flying Dutchman!!! Strictly speaking, this meant that I am simrly a crew member of the Flying Dutchman����simrly I would suffer the curse of Davy Jones! This curse was extremely potent, it doesn��t look fatal but was fiercely evil in its other effects. Even Davy Jones was unable to be exempted from this terrible fate!��


    At this moment, Sheyan��s breathing grew deeper! He currently did not feel any abnormalities, but his heart could not contain an intense shadow welling up. He charged straight into a nearby cabin, and hurriedly pulled down a hanging mirror, as he looked at himself, a chill burst forth in his heart. He could see his own hair starting to form that ghostly ethereal effect, and it was slowly spreading downwards. Sheyan immediatelymunicated with the nightmare imprint to check on this personal condition, but he realized all his attributes remained the same. The only abnormality happened was on his innate ability: Endurance.


    This ability gave off a feeling of great strength, looking at it gave one a feeling that their life force was surging up, but in reality was clearly weakened. It was as though something was corroding and weakening it, which was still in effect. If it persisted, the worst was that his innate ability wouldpletely disappear! Seeing this scene unfolding, Sheyan had no time to think, his anxiety surged as he immediately requested the nightmare imprint to return to the nightmare realm. But he was notified that hisbat mode had been induced due to the terrifying ��Force explosion��, he still had an entire 70 seconds beforebat state expires.


    Under such circumstances, Sheyan deeply took in a few breaths andposed himself. Following that rate of decline, it was absolutely sufficient for his innate ability ��Endurance�� to utterly vanish in that 70 seconds. His mind rapidly filtered several images, finally stopping at the scene of the semi ghostly pirates trying to charge out but instead their body starting smoking up under the sunlight. Sheyan��s heart stirred, he immediately drew out ��Ambition��. The crow ck gun barrel sprayed out a red-hot ze in a sh, aiming towards the deck he released the trigger!


    ��Boom!�� Wooden splinters burst out, as a hole emerged on the deck above. The ring sunlight prated in, shining onto Sheyan��s body. Concurrently, Sheyan felt a searing pain over his entire body, he gritted his teeth and tolerated for 10 seconds and finally felt afortably warm sensation. It was like standing under a warm shower, his head faintly released green smoke, but no longer felt any form of pain anymore.


    Sheyan once again inspected his status attributes, he then realized the rate of decline for innate ability ��Endurance�� had decreased, there was no more worriessting beyond 70 seconds. Looks like sunlight was indeed detrimental to the curse. Apart from that, it looks like this innate ability ��Endurance�� wasn��t so simple! Even Davy Jones couldn��t resist this horrifying curse but he could straightforwardly withstand it.


    ��Hu������ Sheyan stood underneath the sunlight and exhaled a long breath, he then started to reflect on the powerful party he just encountered. Undoubtedly, that mysteriousdy ��Zi�� was nucleus of the party. Based on her individual disy of abilities, that ��colliding force wall�� could be said as abination of attack and defence, while the ��explosive force needle�� was a iparably strong controlling ability. Since that��s the case, if it was said that her richly prating mysterious eye powers didn��t have any hypnotizing ability, Sheyan would never believe it.


    Davy Jones had already proimed himself as a formidable force in the seas, his infamous name could even cause little kids to weep. No matter how valiant or impulsive that unlucky child Morgan Fokke was, he would have understood the power gap between him and the frightening Davy Jones. Under such circumstances, he actually dared to conceal himself and boldly take a shot at Davy Jones��s back! If someone wasn��t controlling things from behind the scenes, then that would surely be strange!

 Chapter 115: Return

    <h4>Chapter 115: Return</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    Sheyan��s current situation wasn��t very encouraging, he not only met such a strong and meticulous opponent in ��Zi��, but behind her was the powerful backing of a huge party! And he had even sparked a deep hatred because he foiled their ns. If it was any other contestant, then their hearts would certainly be filled with fear/regret/anxiety etc. Instead, Sheyan merely shrugged his shoulders, he was always a person who never shied from challenges and difficulties; so what if his enemy was overwhelming? This would only serve to fuel his fighting spirit!


    Before he entered the realm, Sheyan was only an average male. He even had to run from the likes of a cruel underground society head, Huashan Fei! Sheyan��s power disparity between this mysterious group wouldn��t be as huge as the one with Huashan Fei previously! Even in that difficult situation, Sheyan didn��t have any trace of dread, why would he then cower when the timber had been turned into a boat (Chinese idiom - what��s done is done).


    After waiting a few seconds, Sheyan carefully surveyed his surroundings; especially the pirates who were transforming because of the curse. The more he looked the more fearful he felt. Under the daylight, these pirates were like zombies, dragging their legs lifelessly wherever they went. Davy Jones silently sat on a chair, as though he had solidified into a stone,pletely obviously to his surroundings. Of course, if the curse had thoroughly took effect in his body, then he would havepletely lost his sovereign dignity and became an evesting pirate on this ship.


    A greedy idea suddenly formed in Sheyan��s head. ��Isn��t it a fantastic opportunity to go for a fishing trip in the captain��s room now?�� However this notion was immediately strangled aside by his intellect, how would such an obvious loophole be left for him? Ultimately even if he manages to loot it, those equipments would mostly be soul binded equipment. Or even worse those equipments may even have an additional tag of not being able to be brought out of this world.


    The short 70 seconds sped by, because of the corroding effects of the curse, his innate ability ��endurance�� was already barely visible. Just as Sheyan had decided to return to the nightmare realm, he suddenly noticed a rather old-fashioned diary nearby. His heart stirred as he immediately retrieved it. This old diary had been soaked by blood and brain matter, from its position, one could infer that it had dropped out from Morgan Fokke, a fourth generation youth of the Fokke family.


    Stopping till here, Sheyan finally cleaned up all kinds of tangled andplicated thoughts rted to these pirates. However, the state of the Fokke family, another critical influence and the owner of Tortuga castle, remained a mystery. Of course a majority of Sheyan��s brain energy had already been used up on scheming to deal with Ammand. Therefore, this diary should be enough to unlock most riddles in his heart.


    Sheyan hurriedly wiped clean this diary, he then issued an order to the nightmare imprint.


    ��Return to the nightmare realm.��


    ��You still have remaining time left in this world, do you wish to return to the nightmare realm? Yes/ No?��


    ��You havepleted the main mission: Gain prominence. Your current reputation amongst the pirates is: Respected (3113/6000)


    ��Your achievement value: +2��


    ��Sheyan did not dare to dy any longer, who knew what would happened once his innate ability ��Endurance�� vanished. He instantly selected ��yes��, his body started to fade as he prepared to return to the nightmare realm.


    ��Goodbye, Caribbean Sea world.�� Sheyan sighed, he felt an indescribable exhaustion overwhelming him. That was the state of his mind after suddenly rxing from a long period of mental tension. He squinted his eyes to sweep his environment, murmuring to himself.


    ��Look forward to it���� Next time, when I return.��


    ck clouds floated across the sky, obstructing the scorching sun of the Caribbean sea. When the sun rays once again prated through the hole of the deck, the third officer of the Flying Dutchman had already dissipated into the thin air.


    Having his previous experience of returning beforehand, Sheyan immediately shut his eyes. Awaiting for the extremely peculiar weightlessness to disappear before opening his eyes.


    Presently, he had once again returned to the cosmos space environment. The background was pure darkness, the only source of light was the twinkling stars from a distance. Every time he saw this scenery, a revered sensation will emerge in his heart. Once his surroundings became thoroughly clear, the distant twinkling stars suddenly shed together, forming into a gentle light beam, casting onto Sheyan��s body.


    Instantly, Sheyan felt an unbearable pain over his entire body as though his flesh was being forcefully torn apart! The pain left as quickly as it came, and vanished after persisting for 5-6 seconds. Even if that was so, Sheyan had broken out in cold sweat, and was heavily panting.


    His body was enshrouded inside the gentle light beam. The starlight seemed to transform into ayer of wall, its exterior carried an unexinable ck energy hovering about, and suddenly distorted into a human face! Naturally the curse inflicted from Davy Jones was being forced out by the realm.


    That ck air rapidly changed, and finally became nothingness. Finally the starlight gradually dispersed, and a 3D projection appeared in front of Sheyan. This first broadcast was the entire sequence of his activities during the Paragon fleet battle, following that was the scene of him killing Little Lord Fokke��s wife, Sally. Then the explosion of the Bell and Mug, and finally the rampant and untamed ckbeard wildlyughing as he raised his mythical sword.


    The realm subsequently disyed out the following report:


    ��Setting: Pirates of the Caribbean world��


    ��Difficulty: easy (D ss)��


    ��Pain limitations: 50��


    ��Additional enhancement to individual capabilities: 0��


    ��Current setting exploration rate: 15.33%��


    ��Acquired new titles: Intoxicated man, Pirate ringleader��


    ��Mission content exploration rate: 32%��


    ��Completed mission score: B, (Note: Lowest: E, highest perfect score: SSS)


    ��Missionpletion score reward: Free attribute points: 3 points (ording to 20% of the weightage of selected world)


    ��Mission content exploration rate/missionpletion score reward: Utility points: 700 points (ording to 20% of the weightage of selected world), unable to reach the threshold of receiving potential points.


    ��Character current remaining free attribute points: 3 points.��


    ��You can anytime allocate the free attribute points to increase your basic attributes (Strength/agility etc), use it to strengthen your capabilities.��


    ��Pointer: You survived from inheriting the ancient curse in the Caribbean world. Thus you receive an additional +1 effect for your explosive strength rate/evasion/uracy.��


    ��Eh?�� Sheyan looked at this line of report and suddenly felt somewhat unexpected. Renouncing the style of fighting with a party, he never expected himself to earn such generous rewards after oveing this hurdle. In actual fact, the measly 32% of his mission content exploration rate, the reward of 700 utility points obviously indicated the dissatisfaction of the realm.


    Based on Sheyan, relying on the clues and opportunities obtained in the world, if he could really have cooperated with Chris��s party;after engaging in personal interactions with the main lead, Jack Sparrow, he would have prated deeper into the storyline, and even uncovered and obtained numerous side missions, and aplished them with the party��s strength. Regrettably, he ced his personal exploring focus on the Bell and Mug. To Sheyan, this was already his limits. But to a party, they would be unconfined and even could perform much better. Therefore the score of 32% mission content exploration rate, was certainly not injustice.


    Following that if he had cooperated with ��Zi��s party, then undoubtedly, her party��s mission would be able to be perfectlypleted! It could even branch out more missions. The realm did not care about the difficulty of Sheyan joining forces with other contestant, it��s default judgement target was for all the contestants to unite together, and use their teamwork to achieve the maximum limit of their exploration rate.


    Something noteworthy was that the nightmare realm actually gave Sheyan a missionpletion score of B! Besides, it even rewarded him with a generous 3 points of free attribute points! Citing a simple example, it was like a studentpleting only one-third of the assignment for his teacher, but the quality of that one-third actually pleased the teacher exceedingly.


    Sheyan immediately located the critical factor in his mind. That was undoubtedly that he personally influenced and changed the sequence of the main storyline in this world.


    Killing of Sally, this storyline character which instigated the pirates of the Caribbean to revolt against Tortuga port.


    Wrecking the Bell and Mug and changing Ammand��s destiny of originally being one of the seven pirate lords. Ammand could still be a pirate lord, but his sess would have been dyed several years.


    The storyline mission of the curse of Davy Jones was something Sheyan had been passively dragged into, but Sheyan had also influenced his destiny even by a minute extent. At least Davy Jones did not personally murder a blood kin of the Fokke family, thus he preserved half of his body.


    ckbeard had always been diligently searching for that mythical half of the sword. But Sheyan��s interference had at least reduced 10 years of searching!


    Sheyan deeply inhaled, his eyes disying a joyous look as he humbly nodded his head. If that was the case, then the emphasis should be ced in this when entering the next world. Undoubtedly,plying with the movie storyline to engage in battle would result in a lower difficulty. However, this would not add up to the requirements of the realm, and with this, the missionpletion score would be inversely proportional to that. Since he was able to make an established aspect, then he had a direction to direct his efforts to in the future.


    Concurrently, the nightmare imprint continued transmitting notifications.


    ��Calcting ��insight�� ability usage�� You activated a total of 14 times of the ��insight�� ability in this world! You incurred a debt of 1400 utility points.��


    ��Your current utility points is 3200 points, after deductions, your remaining utility points is 1800 points.��


    ��You acquired important mission object ��Morgan Jones diary�� is unable to be brought out of this world. The next time you enter, it will automatically return to your imprint deposit (Interspatial space of the imprint).��

 Chapter 116: Allocating

    <h4>Chapter 116: Allocating</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by I and Elkassar


    The boundless starry universe gradually blurred out, once again plunging into darkness. After Sheyan recovered his vision, he was once again back in his personal room. The first thing he did was to inspect his attributes.


    Contestant no.1018


    Achievement points: 8 points


    Status: Recruit


    Strength 12 points (10+1+1)


    Agility 10 points (7+1+2)


    Physique 17 points (14+1+1+1)


    Perceptive sensing 14 points (12+2)


    Charm 5 points (6+1-2)


    Spirit 4 points (4+0)


    Intelligence 5 points (5+0)


    Left hand: Musket ��Ambition�� (19), perceptive sensing +2, agility +2


    Body: FBI special windbreaker (6) charm +1


    Left Hand: Rotten bone ring (7) Strength +1, Physique +1


    essory (left): Obsidian fossil anchor (20) Strength/agility/physique +1, charm - 2, attack +10


    essory (Right): Gold shell pocket watch (4) Physique +1


    Equipment overall score: 56


    Sheyan pondered on his remaining 3 free attribute points. He originally felt that he wascking in fighting capabilities, and his agility wasn��t satisfying inbat. Furthermore, his 4 points in spirit couldn��t even match up to an average person. Thus, he decided to share it between his strength, agility and spirit. But before he was about to allocate, Sheyan suddenly recalled something! That was the absurd 50 points limit in charm when he activated ��insight�� on Jack Sparrow!


    ��50 points limit attribute, what does that represent? What then does it mean to a contestant?��


    Sheyan deeply inhaled, putting aside allocating for now. In actual fact, he was always a decisive person, in addition to his inhumane perceptive sensing, it always gave him the impression of making swift and decisive decisions. However, to make a choice now, its consequences would go a long long way to his individual development. It could even be a life and death matter, thus he didn��t dare to be reckless.


    Distributing ording to need? Or specialize in a certain attribute? Undoubtedly, increasing base of his personal weakness would halve the danger in the future. But in this manner, reaching the extreme limit of 50 points would take forever to achieve. However, if adopting the swiftest path to uncover the mysteries behind the extreme limit of 50 points, the danger in the future will definitely increase.


    Besides, Sheyan��s highest basic attribute is physique! This was an extremely unique and crucial attribute. Besides, this attribute determines the most critical aspect, that was the life points of the contestant! To every contestant out there, this was a very very important attribute. Because once this attribute drops to zero, that would mean losing everything.


    Some people say, the best defence is offence. This statement isn��t wrong, but still it is based on the fact that the power disparity between the opponent and oneself isn��t very great. Once a sheep attempts to attack a wolf, that would be purely foolish and suicidal. More importantly, the nightmare realm is full of opportunities and crisis, nobody can predict any unforeseen oue in the next second. It was like Chris��s party who was flourishing with over 20 contestants, they were excelling with attacking potential, but their health was just like any other. Once they encountered a strong curse (the message in the bottle), they equally submitted to fate! Physique brought along vast advantages, it allowed one to be ��careless�� but their chances of survival would still be there!


    More crucially, Sheyan was equally in a difficult predicament in the present world. In the present world, he wasn��t allowed to equip any supporting item, and even his innate ability ��endurance�� could not be activated. If his physique was high, it would no doubt aid with his survival.


    Live, then everything else is possible!


    Away from that, Sheyan nced at the weapon he acquired, ��Ambition��! This ck ss weapon had high explosive strength and attack damage, it was already evident during the previous battle. Therefore, this would temporarily make up for his deficiency in attack. Furthermore, regarding movement speed, he would be able to enhance it using equipments that Sheyan had obtained. The ��Endless Vodka�� was one of the item that enhanced capabilities, if he sessfully activated it then it would definitely be of some help. Regarding spirit, in this aspect, Sheyan decided to search for some equipments or elixirs to make up for it.


    After deciding, Sheyan boldly used the remaining 3 free attribute points on his physique. In this case, even without his title, his physique would still reach 20 points (Including equipment). During a battle, once the ��obsidian fossil anchor�� was in effect his physique would easily reach 30 points. Such an outstandingly high attribute would instill security in his heart.


    After his increments confirmed, Sheyan alsoprehended something huge. He looked at his ��Recruit�� status, and decided to to search for any special purchasing privileges. After scrolling through the purchasing menu (nightmare realm), he was slightly amazed. Because on the ��Honorary merchandise column�� of the menu, only two items were avable.


    ��Honorary potassium selenoprotein injection dosage: Usable in any state, restore 100% of your maximum HP. Purchasing requirements: 3 achievement points, 3000 utility points.��


    ��Honorary ferrosilicon aquatic grass liquid extract: Usable in any state, restore 100% of your MP. Purchasing requirements: 3 achievement points, 3000 utility points.��


    Undoubtedly, these two objects are used in extreme cases, its value was hard to assess. If used appropriately, it could instantly change the course of a battle. But Sheyan noticed, purchasing this item did not merely require utility points, but even had a price of the difficult to obtain achievement points. More importantly, to Sheyan, if he really paid up 3 achievement points for this sort of elixirs, then his status of being a ��recruit�� would decline. At that time, he would lose the 10% upgrade of his personal interspatial space.


    Upon reaching the ��recruit�� status, Sheyan could exchange achievement points with others. But there would be great repercussions if he did so, thus he did not have ns to do that at the moment, and did not bother much about it.


    Sheyan sighed and closed the purchasing menu, the taste of not being able to afford anything was bitter. But even though his time in the Caribbean sea world was filled with danger and risky encounters, he had gained quite a bit. The items he could afford to trade/sell to others were as follows:


    ck pin (Grey): This key like object, after utilizing would disy the loots of various witchcraft/magic. Using it had a 50% chance of appearing a lowest grade witchcraft/magic scroll, and 50% chance of obtaining other items.


    Deep blue ability scroll: Voodoo cult basic witchcraft lvl 3.


    Ancient gold pound: Precious object


    That I-shape metal dissolution liquid mixture was bound to Sheyan��s soul, and this extremely strong item could be used on a silver storyline ss weapon/equipment. Sheyan��s strongest weapon on hand was only a ck ss equipment, thus he could only hide it within his storage.


    Presently, Sheyan was extremely exhausted, after returning from a nightmare world with ��danger lurking everywhere��, his tensed mentality could finally rx, this was a normal reaction. He originally wanted to resist his fatigue and go for walk around the marketce, however, he could no longer withstand and immediately copsed into deep sleep. An exhausted person would instantly fall asleep once their head sinks into their pillow, but Sheyan fell asleep even before his head touched his pillow.


    This sleep was so deep that there wasn��t even a single dream. Sheyan��s brain was like aputer that was left on for extended periods and was about to crash, when he had a chance to rest he immediately switched off. Sheyan woke up twice, one was to heat up water and the other time to drink the water. After an entire 24 hours he finally woke up. In the Caribbean sea world, Sheyan had to consistently scheme. Constantly nning ahead of Ammand, Chris, Scarface Harry etc, he certainly used a huge deal of effort. Under such rejuvenating sleep, he could finally gradually restore arge amount of his concentration.


    After waking up, Sheyan felt rather vexed. Besides, this 20 hours of sleep could be used for extra training in the realm, and may even increase his basic abilities. But regretting at this point of time was useless, Sheyan hurriedly purchased food to fill his stomach and rushed into the marketce of the nightmare realm.


    The realm was epassed by a mysterious faint reddish glow, and dispersed slightly fresh air. There was a multitude of people in the marketce, some stalls were empty but had items/equipments floating with their valuations indicated above. That should be a consignment sale strategy. After raising his status, Sheyan could not engage in inspection of such tactics, finding out that this consignment sales was indeed convenient. But when establishing it, he had to pay up a lot of utility points and after any transaction there would be an individual tax of 20%. Unless it was necessary, very few people utilized this tactic of engaging in sales.


    Strolling on the marketce road, Sheyan already had certain rity on what he wanted to trade, that was for utility points and potential points. No doubt, if he continued in his hermit behavior tactic, it would not be possible to find any suitablerades in a short time and even face the risks without a party. Therefore after wrapping up a hurdle, it would be a mainstream phenomenon that the mission content exploration rate would be low. This meant that���� Regarding relevant rewards of potential and utility points for the mission content exploration rate, it would definitely be a persisting and worrying matter for Sheyan!

 Chapter 117: Deal

    <h4>Chapter 117: Deal</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    Once Sheyan prepared and projected out the 3D holograms of his merchandise, he then left his own stall to patrol around in the marketce. His first goal was to collect a huge amount of information in order to grasp the valuation rate. Secondly, he would be able to gather a load of information from other sellers. Sheyan had zero worries that his absence would drain away customers, because the items he was selling were mostly strong and relevant items. For example the highly valued dark blue ss ability scroll: voodoo cult basic witchcraft lvl3. That learning requirement itself already suggested a fairly high learning threshold.


    Therefore, the people who frequent his stall could be separated into two categories. One was extremely interested, while the other was the least bit interested. Those that didn��t want to purchase wouldn��t even bat an eye and leave, while those that were interested normally wouldn��t mind waiting for a few minutes.


    After strolling for one round, Sheyan could not find any relevant reports in the marketce. He only looked at several equipment/ability scrolls that had sky-high prices, and based on his measly utility points, he would could never afford it. Furthermore to Sheyan now, what hecked wasn��t equipment or skills but instead to increase the levels of his currently learned skills. Never forget, the danger he faced wasn��t merely in the nightmare real, danger lurks everywhere even in the present world! Moreover, in the present he would lose many privileges such as his equipments.


    After finishing an entire run, to his expectations, his stall was indeed surrounded by a crowd. Once they saw the merchant returning, they immediately inquired on the price of that dark blue scroll. Sheyan folded his hands on his chest andughed, the price he offered almost made their eyes roll backwards. His valuation was actually 15,000 utility points, 15 potential points! After hearing this value, it immediately scared away half the crowd. This half belonged to those that wanted to ��try their luck��, once they discovered this wasn��t an option, they instantly left. The ones that left all really wanted this item and decided to try bargaining.


    ��Hey, friend. I��m not being ignorant of this scroll��s value, but your asking price is really too great.��


    A hippie attired male shrug his shoulders as he stood in front of Sheyan. He was probably chewing on a chewing gum, and he shook his right leg repeatedly, giving off a feeling of nervousness.


    The guy��s speech unquestionably voiced out everyone��s opinion. The surrounding crowd all raised their voice in agreement.


    Sheyan swept the crowd with his eyes, he realized there were still 7 people. But these 7 were probably segregated into 3 smaller groups. Undoubtedly, those that wanted this scroll were people with heavy emphasis on spirit and intelligence. Thus they could utilize it to the fullest potential.


    From that perspective, contestants who wanted to learn this ability were mostly weak in physique. Considering the nightmare realm ideologies, they were probably part of a certain party. 15,000 utility points, 15 potential points probably was overwhelmingly excessive to an ordinary contestant, but to a party, this may not necessarily be a high price.


    Take the current situation of the nightmare realm, most contestants would view an equipment/scroll that could instantly be tranted into increased battle strength very highly. They would not spend much on items without longsting effects. Thus it can be determined, those few guys that wanted to procure this scroll should probably be proficient in basic skills. They should already have ��Basic prayer lvl4 & basic meditation lvl4, 25 points in intelligence��, these 3 criteria!


    Thus, contestants who fulfilled these requirements would not have a low position within their party. They would at least be a crucial source of firepower, and should probably haverades who would support them in purchasing this scroll.


    This was why Sheyan dared to cite this outrageously high price! More importantly, the weing reception towards this scroll already exposed its status as a best seller. This allowed Sheyan to adopt a dying confidence to these buyers. Thus, when faced with this thick-skinned gentleman, Sheyan��s reply was simple and that was to shake his head.


    A gentle but firm shake.


    Against this stubborn brat, the nearby contestants nced at each other. Obviously, they had encountered the hardest kind of seller, these sort of people seemed to understand the economic situation well, and had an urate assessment on the valuation of his products. Apart from that, they had a paranoid personality! Thus they had no choice but to put in theirst ditch effort, offering out their personal valuation and wish it would be able to move this brat. Instead, they ultimately left in silence.


    Once thest contestant left, Sheyan��s stall was nowpletely devoid of existence. But Sheyan wasn��t dejected, he was already mentally prepared to use his remaining short time left on selling off this dark blue scroll. When those people left, the highest valuation was merely 5000 utility points in addition to 3 potential points. This obviously did not satisfy Sheyan��s craving.


    People came and went. Buyers obtained price information when frequenting Sheyan��s stall, but eventually shook their heads in disappointment and left. Sheyan��s scroll was like a ma that was attracting huge amounts of people, but repelled away by the ruthlessness of the insane pricing. Time sped by just like that, the surrounding stalls even swapped over several owners but yet Sheyan stayed on. With a humble smile, he politely receive every customer, and had no trace of impatience in his voice. But he was like an iron rod, nothing could move him.


    This deadlock was finally broken by the return of that hippie.


    Upon returning, he brought two people with him. One of the contestant was holding onto an object with a lingering ck glow on it. The other contestant stood behind him, as though he loved following other people��s shadow. Even in the safe environment of the nightmare realm did this hippie contestant pull off such a reaction. Undoubtedly, the darkness concealed within this contestant��s heart was a problem, it had be something habitual just like breathing or drinking!


    The contestant with the authority observed the scroll, he slightly nodded and lifted his chin towards that hippie. It was as though he wasn��t willing to speak a word to others.


    That hippie walked in front of Sheyan, he extended his arms and said.


    ��I reckon today is your lucky day, Hegel had shown great interest in your scroll. How about this, we sincerely want to purchase it, how about telling us your heart��s valuation.��


    Sheyan simply replied.


    ��My asking price is my heart��s valuation.��


    Hippie helplessly shrugged his shoulders, and turned his head towards that person named Hegel. Hegel remained silent, he only stared firmly at Sheyan. Suddenly, a feeling of being exposed surfaced in Sheyan, it was like being naked in the streets and hiding nothing at all! His heart surged with surprise, and suddenly Hegel snorted and retreated a few steps as though he had chanced upon fortune. This mysterious submersion persisted for a while.


    ��Your highest attribute is physique, lowest is spirit. No doubt the path you chose is closebat?��


    Sheyan was amazed. This person called Hegel could actually determine his highest and lowest attribute, and this was within the peaceful environment of the nightmare realm. It meant that he had already grasped an ��insight�� type ability. He didn��t refute but quietly nodded. Hegel coughed twice and continued.


    ��Your asking price is too high, no one would fork out such a huge amount of utility points. How about I exchange a ring for your scroll?��


    Prior to this, others had already tried trading an item but was instead rejected by Sheyan. Because he desperatelycked potential and utility points. Hegel seemed extremely sincere in taking out this ring, it was also a dark blue ss ring. Apart from +3 to strength, it even possessed an additional +1 explosive hit rate substantial attribute. If he were to sell it, it would also be a rtively sought after merchandise. Instead, Sheyan shook his head, stressing on his need of utility and potential points.


    Even if that was so, Hegel looked upon this ��voodoo cult basic witchcraft lvl3�� scroll with an aspiration of necessity. Persevering on and aftermunicating with Sheyan, he finally used 7000 utility points and 9 potential points to trade. To Sheyan, even though the selling price did not hit his heart��s estimation, but that whole 9 potential points was something to rejoice over. Based on his current trend, Sheyan would have to experience 5-6 worlds before achieving 9 points.


    Apart from that, Hegel exhibited great interest in that ��ck Pin��. Because with it was a 50% chance of ck magic seeding. If it really appeared, then it would definitelyplement his ��voodoo cult basic witchcraft�� skill and add to his strength. Sheyan exchanged this pin for a light blue object, ��Medical Kit��. It was considered a favorable ending.


    Medical Kit attributes:


    Medical Kit


    Origin: Kolo Linsei Seventh hospital


    Equipment rarity: Light blue


    Internal items: Bandage x1, anesthetic x1, poison antidote x1, adrenaline x1


    Bandage: After wrapping an injury, it can counterattack an umted 50-100 points of blood loss damage


    Anesthetic: Using it can reduce pain by 20-50%, but lowers spirit by 2-6 points, duration of 10 minutes.


    Poison antidote: Using it can reduce the duration of negative body effects by 10-20%


    Adrenaline: Using it will increase movement/attack speed by 10-20%


    Description: After cing a medicine in the medical kit for 12 hours, its quality will increase, and release its utmost potential upon usage. (Refers to the best result of a random probability, for example the bandage would counteract 100 points of damage)


    Description: The capacity of the medical kit is 4. Unable to squeeze in more than 4 medicines. The quality of the medicines should be lesser than the ss of the medical kit. (Which means the medical kit can only contain white ss quality medicine)

 Chapter 118: The secret of lvl 4!

    <h4>Chapter 118: The secret of lvl 4!</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    After his transaction with Hegel, his utility points on hand surged to 8800 points, and 9 potential points. It was already counted as his best record thus far. Sheyan had wasted 5 hours on negotiations in the marketce, his remaining time left in the realm wasn��t much. He hurriedly made another loop round the market ce and was prepared to rush off to strengthen his basic skills. Who knew that when he arrived at a new stall, his attention was immediately attracted by an object.


    Butchering Bone Hatchet


    Origin: Arizona general branch cksmith store


    Equipment rarity: Light blue


    Attack damage 3-16


    Material: life variant


    Weight: 11.2 Kg


    Longsting attack speed: Slow


    Equipment usage requirement: Strength 9 points, physique 6 points


    Equipment position: Single hand - left/right hand


    Weapon special: ��Resistance�� ;You can use this weapon to block against a close range attack and activate ��Resistance��. If resistance seed, then it will lower the taken damage by 10-50%.


    Once thebined attribute of strength + physique exceeds your aggressor, the chance of absorbing damage is 30-50%.


    If thebined attribute of strength + physique is lower than your aggressor, the chance of absorbing damage is 10-15%. Apart from this, there are several elements influencing ��Resistance��.


    Description: Every resistance will lower the durability of the weapon by 5-10 points. Once the durability reaches 0, then the weapon will be broken, and unable to be repaired. You can obtain repairing capabilities from special storyline characters in several nightmare worlds.


    Hatchet weapon ssification additional effects: uracy -1, explosive hit rate +2


    Equipment battle score: 9


    Evaluation: This broad hatchet can easily resist an opponent��s attack.


    Speaking truthfully, this weapon will be of little interest to many others. The main reason was its slow attack speed, and unattractivebat ability effect. Of course, the increase of 2 points in explosive hit rate was enticing, or else he would simrly ignore it.


    The reason why it attracted his interest was the passive nature of being able to resist an opponent��s attack. Although its special nature had a price of potentially wrecking the weapon, to the Sheyan who had lost his cobalt steel exoskeleton armour, this weapon with defensive capability extremely suited his requirements. With the addition of his high strength, even though the offensive capabilities of this weapon is low, he could still deal substantial damage to most enemies. His left hand holding the hatchet, his right gripping onto the threatening flintlock musket ��ambition��. When the timees, he had the confidence of dealing with most situations.


    There were benefits and disadvantages in all things. This light blue weapon had naturally received much poprity. When Sheyan chanced upon it, that contestant��s stall was already surrounded by a crowd. It looked like some contestant hurriedly left, and there was an auction going on in the stall, straightforwardly selling to the highest bidder. Sheyan looked at this unfolding event,he could only grit his teeth and participate. In the end, that contestant seemed to be vastly interested in the light blue medical kit he just acquired. After a series of relentless negotiations, Sheyan finally traded his medical kit along with 1000 utility points and acquire that single-hand hatchet.


    Following that, Sheyan naturally wanted to strengthen his current basic skills. His present basic skills are as follows.


    Basic closebat lvl 1


    Basic footwork lvl 2


    Basic endurance lvl 1


    Advanced ability: Expert grappling lvl 1


    Advanced ability: Expert grappling requires 3 other basic ability to reach lvl 2, before being able to advance to lvl 2.


    Sheyan inquired his nightmare imprint, and headed towards the north of the nightmare space. Upon arriving, a flow shot forth from the nightmare imprint on his chest to theyer of wall in the realm, he then paid 200 utility points. A sudden door split opened, and Sheyan entered into an illuminated, cushioned secret room. Several 3D characters floated in front of him. Sheyan reached out his hand, and obtained the relevant service support.


    Obviously, Sheyan��s greatest shoring in battle now was his speed. Even though his basic footwork had already reached lvl 2, he still chose to upgrade this attribute that was linked to speed. The notification he received was a fee of 1000 utility points, + 1 potential point. After selecting ��confirm��, Sheyan then received his attribute upgrade.


    Sheyan quickly discovered, in order to upgrade basic footwork from lvl 3 to 4, it required aparativelyrge increment. It actually needed 2000 utility points, +2 potential points. The price actually doubled! After pondering, he chose to continue upgrading his basic footwork. Suddenly, he uncovered that after attaining lvl 4 for his basic footwork, he received an additional notification.


    Basic footwork lvl4: Increasing user��s evasion by 3, increasing user��s basic speed by 8.


    Pointer: Once basic footwork reaches lvl 4, relevant conditions triggered. Please draw from the additional special effects from attaining basic footwork lvl 4.


    Pointer: You can randomly draw out one from the following special effects, and use it as your additional special effect of attaining basic footwork lvl 4. Duration of 10 seconds, if nothing is chosen, the realm will automatically allocate one at random.


    A: Reducing damage of 33% from falling off great heights.


    B: Increase user��s evasion by 2.


    C: Increasing user��s base speed by 2.


    D: In poor terrain like the desert, swamps���� user��s inflicted terrain reduction effect reduced by 33%.


    E: Increase uracy by 2 for close range attacks, evasion of long range attack (Includes magic and far range weapons) increased by 4.


    F: Increasing uracy by 2 for far range attacks, evasion of close range attack increased by 4.


    ��There��s actually an additional special effect that allows me a selection of choices?�� Sheyan felt rather amazed. He instantly thought of something, perhaps the other abilities from upgrading lvl 3 to lvl 4 would likewise provide this additional special bonus! Due to the 10 seconds limitation, Sheyan immediately started the randomization, drawing out E: ��Increasing uracy by 2 for close range attacks, evasion of long range attacks increases by 4��.


    Finally, Sheyan��s basic footwork lvl 4 attribute was ultimately:


    Basic footwork lvl 4: Increase user��s evasion by 5, increasing user��s speed by 8.


    Additional special effect: Increase uracy by 2 for close range attacks, evasion of long range attacks (Includes magic and far range weapons) increased by 4.


    After engaging the randomized drawing, Sheyan then received a nightmare imprint notification. That was, if the contestant was dissatisfied, he can use 1000 utility points, +1 potential points to drop his basic footwork back to lvl 3. This will erase his special effects, and when the contestant once again attains lvl 4, then he can automatically acquire a new chance!!!


    Obviously, if a contestant had ample resources and wanted to pursue a certain attribute effect, he can use this method to erase his training, and ultimately obtain a favorable attribute. Furthermore to Sheyan, this random ending was one that he delighted in, even if he wasn��t satisfied, he wouldn��t dare washing away his efforts just for another random try. Currently he had 4600 utility points left on hand, and 6 potential points. After deliberating, Sheyan utilized 1000 utility points and 2 potential points to raise his basic closebat and basic endurance to lvl 2. Thus then fulfilled the criteria of upgrading the advance ability ��expert grappling��.


    However, the advanced ability ��expert grappling lvl 1�� required too much to raise it to lvl 2 , it actually asked for 3000 utility points and 3 potential points! Sheyan gritted his teeth, and forced himself to learn it. On the contrary, after upgrading his ��expert grappling�� it actually provided outstanding improvements. Sheyan��s closebat attack damage/evasion/block/resistance increased to 10 from an original 7. It was counted as pretty impressive and worth it.


    After a series of crazed spending, Sheyan once again stepped into poverty. His utility points had sadly returned to 600 points, and was left with 1 potential point. Presently, he patronized a bar in the realm, with the intention of selling relevant report experiences. But after interacting with several other contestants, he understood that besides exposing his personal strength, this action provided no other good benefits. Because a world that a person experiences is based on the his development, most of the time the reports are personal. Therefore, there is an immense chance that the reports would be of zero help.


    Citing an example phrase: In the terminator world, Sarah Connor still exists. The difficulty of killing her was enormous, but there was still a possibility of not needing to eliminate her! From his previous chats with other contestants, he realized that others had even eliminated her. Therefore after ying her, the general of the people��s army, John Connor, would not have been borned. The storyline would have been wrecked, then wouldn��t have Sk conquered the entire world? Of course not, the nightmare realm will automatically investigate, and the people��s General will be reced by another. His roles would mirror John Connor, but his personality and character would differs greatly. If you paid a huge price for acquiring relevant information to reveal a hidden side mission rting to John Connor���� But yet the terminator world you experience doesn��t have such a person or mission character, then everything would have been wasted and you��ll be reduced to tears.

 Chapter 119: Qing Hua University graduation certificate

    <h4>Chapter 119: Qing Hua University graduation certificate</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and ELkassar


    Simrly, ��Captain Jack�� of the pirates of the caribbean is not without enemies. But even if he died, there would probably be another ��Tom, Dick or Harry�� captain to take over his role. Thus, under normal circumstances, contestants would mutuallymunicate their adventures and experiences and not resort to buying����


    After settling all the misceneous things, the short time deadline of 30 hours was pretty much about to expire. Sheyan then followed his previous experience, scaling the lift and returned to the present world. After 5 minutes, he then by passed a wall in the realm, and returned into the third floor of the supermarket in that ordinary town.


    Even though it wasn��t his first time, Sheyan still felt as if it were a long time ago, he stood still and dazed out in nostalgia. However, his daydream was abruptly broken by a shattering sound!


    ��What the hell are you doing here!��


    Sheyan quickly nced back, he saw a ��skinny like a broom�� madam looking towards him overbearingly. Her waist was covered by a ��Haoji Chicken Essence�� white apron, cing her left hand on her hips, her right hand was holding onto a stainless steeldle that contained soy sauce. She interrogated Sheyan with a tumultuous vigor just like a submachine gun.


    ��I��I��m looking for the toilet.��


    ��Latrine��s on the second floor! This ce is restricted!��


    Sheyan could only flee in panic, even from a distance he could feel the woman��s fiery re on his back��he bitterlyughed as he shook his head walking empty handed out from the supermarket. After leaving the cold shelter, the scorching heat rays from the sun caused him to break out perspiration. It was currently noon, Sheyan couldn��t tolerate any longer and entered into a open-air restaurant. He ordered fried noodles and picked up two smoking bottles of ��Pearl River�� beer from the fridge. Popping open the cap with his teeth, he started to gulp down the ice cold beer.


    Borrowing that tipsy drunk feeling, Sheyan started to tap lightly on the table but his mind was already casted towards nning his next route of actions. Previously, he loitered around in the present world for 2 weeks before receiving the notification from the nightmare realm. Based on his previous information, there were even contestants who had an entire interval of 2 months before receiving the invitation of the realm. Such long periods of time if one did not use it to his advantage, then it would��ve have been an utter waste.


    Sheyan contentedly exhaled, using a chopstick dipped in his beer he started to list out his thoughts onto the table:


    1: To find out Uncle Dasi and Sanzi��s whereabouts, and reunite with them.


    2: Aplishing that soul equipment ��Endless Vodka�� mission, removing its sealed status.


    3: Collecting the alcohol listed in the title: Alcohol master.


    4: Eliminating Huashan Fei, getting rid of his personal misfortunes.


    Within these issues, based on Sheyan��s personal emotions he would definitely choose to perform the first task. His close rtives were destitute and homeless, without even a single message, his heart would definitely be unbearably anxious. But right now, there was a chance that Sheyan could be implicated and be wanted by the entire country. Secondly, the ces that Uncle Dasi could have gone to were countless. Taiwan, Mysia, Thand etc these were all possible ces, and he only decided after FuYuan set sailed. Even though Uncle Dasi was honest and considerate, he had already witnessed much evil in others and would naturally understand Huashan Fei��s sphere of influence. Thus�� Sheyan could only suppress his heart��s great desire.


    Then undoubtedly, that soul equipment ��endless vodka�� would definitely be the next in line. This equipment can greatly enhance Sheyan��s powers, and could evenplement his title, ��Intoxicated man��. It could even alleviate Sheyan��s current w which was his speed! Furthermore, while unsealing the ��endless vodka��, Sheyan could at the same time collect the different alcohol types he needed.


    Regarding Huashan Fei, his roots are all in FangCheng, once he left, then he would no longer have any foundations elsewhere. Thus, Sheyan wasn��t afraid of him fleeing, if he wanted to find him he would be able to do so anytime. But before that he would have to deal with the Vietnam gunmen bodyguards that protected him. To Sheyan now, he wasn��t confident of being able to swiftly deal with Huashan Fei��s underlings in the present world, thus it was better to postpone the matter now.


    Therefore, Sheyan started to draft out a n for the next few weeks. But before that, in order to make sure Uncle Dasi and the rest had not fallen into Huashan Fei��s hands, Sheyan did something else. After wolfing down his fried noodles, he then went to the nearby convenience store to purchase their cheapest handphone. Using a random SIM card, he then pressed in Huashan Fei��s house number that he remembered in his heart. After 10 seconds, Huashan Fei��s chilling voice resounded in Sheyan��s ear. ��Who are you?��


    Sheyan gently replied.


    ��Huashan Fei, don��t you want to get back your goods?��


    In this instance, Huashan Fei��s pupils dted. These few days he had been hard pressed because of those millions worth of goods. He practically lost a fortune, and he still had to endure the mourning ��ck Devil�� spying over him, he was simply trapped in a predicament! After hearing Sheyan��s words, he immediately red out.


    ��Sheyan you scumbag! What do you want?��


    Sheyan��s lips curled into a smile, shrugging his shoulders he answered casually.


    ��Let��s talk next time.��


    He then hung up, breaking the phone and tossing it into a nearby rubbish bin.


    �� Uncle Dasi and the rest should still be fine.�� The relieved Sheyan made such a conclusion.


    Because, if Huashan Fei had managed to recapture them, his reply would be, ��F**king hell, if you still wish for your brother and uncle to be alive, then return my goods.�� And even from this, Sheyan would be able to confirm. Even if Huashan Fei had recaptured them, they would only suffer superficial wounds and not fatal ones. Because Huashan Fei was a gambler, if he had a glimmer of hope of reversing his current predicament, he would never give up!


    Back at Fanchan ind, Sheyan started to pack up. He left a marking on a visible location that wrote, ��I am well.�� If Uncle Dasi and the rest arrived they would definitely notice it, while passerbys would not ce great significance on it. He then disguised himself simply, hiring a three wheel automobile to fetch himself into the country town. Without worries, Sheyan easily found a ��fake certificate, seal stamp�� advert on the wall of the telephone post, he then called the number.


    During the phonecall, Sheyan stated that he wanted to buy a Qing Hua University graduation certificate. The voice straightforwardly quoted back over the line, ��Normal 800, exquisite 1200, perfect 1600.�� Sheyan didn��t bother negotiating, he instantly ordered a perfect piece. This fake certificate manufacturer thenzily announced an address and asked him to fetch it! Although the magistrate was rtively lenient on such things, this brat making the false certificates should probably have an able backing.


    The address was rather remote, after asking a few people on the way, Sheyan managed to navigate into a small alley that looked shabby and ruined. The houses along the alley all had acutely inclined roofs, and both roadsides were covered with drainage covers. The murky dark waters within it gave off a pungent odour. The roads were a wreck, as a simple light step would cause loud cracking sounds to from, and muddy water to ooze out causing one��s trousers to turn damp. Even if it was dry, it would equally give off a piercing odour.


    At the entrance of the alley, Sheyan looked around and finally found the house number nailed above at the right door, as he pinched his nose and knocked on it. After a brief moment, a response came from inside. A male with his shirt tucked into his pants appeared, he didn��t look sloppy but had quite a pointy chin. He had a cken expression, and his face seemed oily. Once he saw Sheyan, he released a wide smile and said.


    ��Buddy, you��re here for the graduation cert right,eee.��


    He then pulled Sheyan in with one hand, and closed the door behind with another. Sheyan purposely adopted a cowering appearance and said.


    ��Is my certificate done?��


    ��It��s done, it��s done!��


    ��What I want is a perfect one.��


    ��Confirm perfect, I promise you it looks more genuine than a real one!��


    The two continued some mindless chatter, and walked into the courtyard. Suddenly two hooligans appeared beside them, they had an indistinct tattoo on their arms, as they blocked Sheyan��s retreating path. Sheyan blurted out fearfully in shock.


    ��What do you guys want! Where��s my cert?��


    One of the male snorted and gave out a cold smile, he then wrinkled and crumpled the document over! Raising his voice hatefully.


    ��A perfect Qing Hua University graduation cert, hand over the cash!��


    Sheyan observed it with astonishment, five crooked words were written tantly on that white piece of paper:


    ��Qing Hua University graduation cert������


    After the words ��Qing Hua��, it seemed like the ballpoint pen ran out of ink, and the other 3 words seemed to be written with a pencil. Sheyan was speechless for the waste paper, as he replied in shock.


    ��This is your so called ��Qing Hua University graduation cert?��


    ��That��s right! Big uncle put in a lot of effort toplete this.�� The two of them seemed to be well versed with this sort of situation, they were adept at this and even folded their sleeves and forced themselves into Sheyan��s face. Obviously there were going to use force if they couldn��t get their money. ��Cash, or don��t me me for using my fist!��


    Suddenly, the frightened and shaking Sheyan suddenly raised his head, exposing his teeth as he smiled sinisterly and reply.


    ��Sorry, I think you just stole my line.��

 Chapter 120: A real man has emotions

    <h4>Chapter 120: A real man has emotions</h4>


    Tranted by Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    While the two men failed to react as they were distracted by Sheyan��s words, he already shot out with both hands and grabbed onto their hair. Then, he heavily smashed their heads against each other! Sheyan held back his strength as did not want to take their lives, but the two hooligans could not even match up to Huashan Fei��s underlings. Their eyes rolled up as they convulsed and slumped to the ground. It seemed like that they wouldn��t be waking up anytime soon.


    The one responsible for guiding Sheyan in, had both his eyes popped out, he had never expected this ��rich spoilt brat�� would actually retaliate in a sh! Bro Jiu and Bro Dalei normally were local thugs that would often brandish their kitchen knives and could cause a mindless ughter against many, they could punch like Zhao Zilong*, and their kicks were like Chu Bawang*. But now, they actually just copsed in one move!


    (TN: *famous chinese martial art characters)


    At this moment, Sheyan��s vision turned towards him. This greasy male was scared stiff, he immediately raised his hands and retreated backwards:


    ��Kindrade���� governmentrade! Spare me!��


    Sheyan casually shrugged his shoulders:


    ��Hand over the money bag.��


    This greasy male was appalled and his expression turned dull, he finally realized this was like ck eating ck(bad people taking advantage of bad people)! As he witnessed Sheyan raising up his fist, he immediately quick-wittedly fished out his money pouch and offered it up with both hands. Sheyan pointed towards the fainted duo.


    ��Plus theirs.��


    This brat was extremely obediently, he instantly swept his two brothers clean and simrly offered up what he acquired. However, the trio who devised this trap, their body was a pile of poverty as their scraps of notes could only amount to 30 RMB. But, Sheyan originally wasn��t here for the money, after leaving the entrance he immediately searched the two pouches for his currently most essential item, which was the identity card! After a legit identification card issued by the government, Sheyan could jump as high as the birds, and dive as deep as the fishes! Regarding the identification card photo, it would normally wear off after extended periods of time, thus nobody would even bother to care about such a pain in the ass issue.


    After walking out of the courtyard, Sheyan��s thoughts rippled, he was already gripping onto that metallic alcohol cup. Roughly because he was back in the present world, this metallic cup seemed to feel much warmer, it felt like body temperature. Apart from that, it was vibrating slightly by itself, like it had its own heartbeat. Simultaneously, Sheyan had already received a list of relevant information.


    ��You have carried the soul equipment ��Endless Vodka�� to the present world.��


    ��You have fulfilled the relevant criteria.��


    ��Soul mission: lotus root soup activated.��


    ��The final wish of the trapped contestant��s soul sealed within the ��Endless Vodka�� is to taste the ��lotus root, pork ribs soup�� that his mother makes.


    ��Pointer: after epting this mission, you will then acquire the fragmented memories of the contestant.��


    Sheyan chose to ept this mission. Suddenly a ��weng�� sound buzzed in his mind, and many images started to surface in front of his eyes����


    His name was He Weiguo*, this was a unique name that distinctly belonged to an era. At that time, a huge retaliation war broke out, a few ordinary folk were unable to participate and felt rather downcast. Thus, they devised a method to disy their support for their country. Naturally, their kid��s name ended up as one of the resulting effects.


    (TN: * To defend my country)


    He Weiguo��s hometown was on the Loess teau of Northern China, the soil there was barren and unfavourable. When he was 20, he found a localdy and married her. But his wife died 2 yearster while giving birth, and only left him to fend alone with their son. When his son was eight, he unfortunately got infected with a severe lupus erythematosus, and was bullied by his peers, calling him a rotten skinned dog. He could only cry in silence as He Weiguo was working abroad and was unable to look after him.


    Until one day, He Weiguo finally heard of his son��s sufferings. He fumed with rage and immediately set off to find the household of the kid who bullied his son. However, that kid��s family belong to a line of wealthy and influential workers, they merely called a few people in and terribly beat up He Weiguo and his son. His vicious nature was drawn out, as he plucked out a butcher knife he carried personally and charged forward. He killed everyone in session and even murdered the little bully.


    After this massacre, He Weiguo fled with his son. When he was finally pushed to a dead end, he managed to enter the nightmare realm. After acquiring strength inside the realm, he used a few unorthodox methods to make a turnaround economically. During this duration, he did numerous evil deeds andmitted many crimes. His only motive for working hard inside the nightmare realm was to cure his son of his disease, and stop people from calling him a ��rotten skinned dog!


    However, He Weiguo��s life journey came to an abrupt end in the Caribbean sea world. He was determined by the policymaker in his party to be a scapegoat. Against a torrent of pirates, He Weiguo was stabbed excessively but before he died, his heart carried no hatred. That was because he had already left a fortune back for his family in the present world.


    The only thing he couldn��t forget before he died, was the warmth of his mother whenever he returned home. His mother would fold up her pants and waddle inside the frosty old pond to pull out a few lotus roots, afterward she would proceed to the opposite butcher uncle to exchange 5kg worth of maize for 0.5kg of pork rib. She would then boil it in her casserole pot for 3 hours to create her pork rib soup. Within this ordinary soup, contained a mother��s great love. Thus it caused this vicious man to never forget such warmth and tenderness of his mother.


    Sheyan stood upright for a long time at his present spot, aplicated feeling couldn��t help but form within his heart. Was He Weiguo a good person? Undoubtedly he wasn��t, his hands were stained with more than a dozen lives, a young 11 year old boy to a 70 year old aged man. He was prone to anger and aggressively violent, often gambled and visited prostitutes, his crimes were uncountable. But on the other side, he strived tremendously for his son, and was unaffected when facing death ultimately yearning for his mother in the end. This contradicting andplicated life swirled within Sheyan��s heart for a while and slowly dissipated.


    2 dayster, Sheyan arrived at Chongqing city.


    This was He Weiguo��s temporary residence after he left his hometown. In this ��three loop�� road, he kept a low-profile and rented two worn and tattered house. He lived with his mother and son, nobody could have imagined that their family was worth over a million. Sheyan drew near the house quietly, a crying sound floated out from within. His heart couldn��t help but be appalled. If He Weiguo��s mother unfortunately passed away, then how was he suppose toplete the mission? He saw a aunty pushing the door out, and hurriedly enquired.


    The auny only sighed and replied:


    ��This family reallymitted great sins. First, the man of the family slipped and fell to his steps from the upper floor, just a few days back, the little kid was kidnapped by a child trafficker. The old granny cries everyday inside the house, who knows when she will breathe herst because of her sorrow.��


    Sheyan knew beforehand, anyone that died in the nightmare realm, would have his death arranged reasonably in the present world. Thus, He Weiguo��s death took him by no surprise. But no matter what he did previously, he carried it with him to the grave! His child was innocent, why should he suffer such a tragic fate? Roughly because if a rabbit dies, the fox grieves (Chinese idiom - to have sympathy with a like minded person in distress), Sheyan��s rage burst forth and his face turned ashen. Deeply inhaling he immediately raised his hand and knocked on the He family��s door.


    Sheyan waited for roughly 5-6 minutes before someone opened the door. That was He Weiguo��s mother. Currently, she was only 50 plus of age, but her hair had turned totally white. Both Her eyes puffy and red, her expression was dejected and defeated. She used a despairing tone to speak.


    ��Who are you looking for?��


    Sheyan deeply sighed.


    ��Aunty please sit, I am Weiguo��s good friend of many years. Recently I heard of his misfortune, therefore, I specially rushed back from abroad.��


    When He Weiguo��s mother heard her son��s name, her tears flowed down uncontrobly. She cried out and stammered:


    ��I knew my Weiguo would cause trouble, how could money be so easily earned? Our family��s disposition is naturally poor, if not, it wouldn��t force him to a dead end. I��m old and useless, I can��t even look over Weiguo��s sole descendant! He was just kidnapped like that!��


    Sheyan shut his eyes, and coldly replied:


    ��When i arrived I already heard of this. Aunty, tell me everything you know, and I will definitely find justice for your family!��


    He Weiguo��s mother sobbed and sniffled as she exined what happened entirely . It was fairly simple, five days ago she brought her grandson to the streets to buy groceries. After going past the wet market, she was blocked by a street merchant who sold sachima (A type of sweet pastry) with his push cart. This man really wanted her to sample his own new product. The elderly��s attitude were normally cheapskate, after hearing that it was free she ate it. After eating, she was actually forced to buy, but obviously she refused to be taken advantage of and the two started bickering. After the old woman remembered her yful grandson, it was already 20 minutester!


    Following that was naturally panic searching, crying and finally despair. After reporting, the police��s attitude remained apathetic. Many other murder cases have not even been solved, what more was this small kidnapping case. Furthermore, thew states that a disappearance of a person was not a criminal case, unless one could show concrete evidence of the kidnapping, if not, the case would never pass!

 Chapter 121: The most efficient tracking method

    <h4>Chapter 121: The most efficient tracking method</h4>


    Tranted by Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    Sheyan nodded his head, and immediately stood up and left. Hisposure unknowingly caused Mother He to be shocked as she urgently asked:


    ��Young brother, where are you going?��


    Sheyan gently nced back, his lips curled into a chilling sneer:


    ��Of course to get Xiao Jun back.��


    Mother He was stunned, after Sheyan left, she bewilderedly eximed:


    ��This��he just left without even staying for a drink?��


    After Sheyan listened to Mother He��s description, he instantly deduced that even if that street merchant who sold the pastry wasn��t an aplice, there should still be a huge rtionship with those kidnappers. Xiao Jun was already a 8.5 years old kid, this boy being abducted without a single sound nor news was certainly not something that was done alone, there was at least a group! The usage of drugs in such a vicious attempt was alsomonly known.


    Even the police would be helpless when encountering such a thing, because their job was to always go in ordance with thew. They needed evidence, and this even had to implicate a few other civilians thus, it left their limbs binded. Yet Sheyan had no fear, ever since he became a contestant, the regtions andws of the present world could no longer bind him.


    The ident happened not far from here, roughly at third street. As Sheyan walked, he continued searching around for that street merchant with the push cart. This kind of person was fairlymon in Chongqing city, and had distinctive characteristics. After Sheyanpleted checking six streets, he discovered a street merchant fervently selling ��Sachima�� beside a public bus-stop.


    This street merchant was wearing a skullcap, he had a sly look and looked 40 years old. He was currently using a slur of clumsy words to attract people to purchase his products. Sadly, nobody near him wanted to and even avoided him. Sheyan stood beside observing, after waiting for the bus-stop to clear up after several buses left, he then approached and used a He Nan ent.


    ��Is this pastry delicious? Can I try it?��


    That street merchant immediately raised his chest towards the sky and vouched before giving Sheyan one piece, Sheyan then started chewing and asked.


    ��How much for 500g?��


    That street merchant raised his brows in delight and eximed.


    ��Forty, forty!��


    Sheyan immediately held tightly onto his pouch, heart achingly replying.


    ��Too expensive, too expensive.��


    He waved his hands and left. This street merchant had not made a single transaction the whole afternoon, he hurriedly obstructed Sheyan saying:


    ��Money?��


    The shocked Sheyan replied:


    ��What money?��


    This street merchant then confidently replied.


    ��Didn��t you just eat my pastry? This pastry is an entire piece, I cut it up to let you sample so others will not be able to buy it already. You have to buy the entire pastry!��


    Sheyan shook his head like a rattle-drum, turning to leave. But this street merchant was well prepared, he fished out a whistle from his clothes and blew it hard. Suddenly a few aplices appeared from the sides, they were all wearing filthy aprons and simrly came from other push carts. They started to shove and cursed at Sheyan, and gradually shoved him into a peaceful and remote corner.


    This street merchant stood in front of Seyan, his hand holding onto the knife he used to cut the ��Sachima��. Using a clumsy but fierce tone to coerce:


    ��Pastry, 400 Rmb, 4 kg! Hurry up!��


    This was this person��s shrewd nature. This ��Sachima�� pastry was originally 5 RMB for 500g, but


    it suddenly increased tenfolds after he forced Sheyan to this state. Even if this scene was witnessed by the police, it would be counted as forced selling. But how was this different from robbing?


    Sheyan nced around to make sure there were no passerby, he then raised his head frowning with his brows. Exposing his white teeth as he smiled saying:


    ��Okay, I��ll buy.��


    At the same time as his words, his right fist ferociously smashed into that street merchant��s shoulder like a hammer. A clear and crisp cracking sound of the shoulder de could be heard! Before he even had a chance to scream, Sheyan already conveniently grabbed onto his neck and raised him up. Casually using him as a weapon and threw him at his two aplices. At this moment, a kebab seller oust forward, he looked ruthless as he thrusted forward with his kebab knife! Sheyan had no time to evade, and a miserable flesh wound formed on his back!


    However, only the wielder knew, he felt like he was poking at an extremely thick tyre. It was iparably difficult to understand, after piercing into the flesh, only after exerting his entire effort could he move the knife. After Sheyan felt a slight pain at this back, he immediately shot out his hands to grab it. His five fingers were like iron hooks, empty handedly snatching that knife.


    At this moment, these thugs understood they encountered a steel board. That kebab seller wanted to run but Sheyan rushed forward and simply kicked him as he crashed into the opposing wall. Sheyan��s one kick caused this kebab seller to smashed into the wall and form a ��Y�� shape on the wall, and he finally crashed to the floor after a few seconds.


    At this point, the strength faded in the remaining street merchants. They nced at each other and reckoned Sheyan was an undercover cop. Suddenly they got worked up and started shouting in some weird streetnguage. Although Sheyan could not understand their words, but he reckoned these people were trying to turn this internal contradiction into a conflict of ethnicity, the police bullying the minority. Normally, the police also had great headaches as they had no ideas on dealing with this group, but this group of people��s sole misjudgement was�� Sheyan was not even police. Therefore, nothing could restrain him, don��t even mention racial dilemma, any other social conflicts would not cause him to bat a single eyelid.


    Sheyan used only one move to silence the entire crowd. He swung a p towards that brat wearing the skullcap who was screaming the loudest. That p seemed held back, but the force was enough to cause that brat to spin 240 degrees round. A few bloodied teeth could be seen sweeping through the air, andnded onto the dusty ground. That guy stood rooted with a nk expression, blood was streaking out of his right ear like a snake and then gently dripped onto the ground.


    ��I��m not a magistrate.�� Sheyan hung down his eyelids and indifferently said. ��So don��t use such tricks on me. I��m here to find someone, after finding him I will leave.��


    None of the 4 street merchants were left standing. They raised their heads and gazed at Sheyan with a frightened expression.


    ��Ten days ago, who was the one who sold Sachima over here?�� Sheyan coldly proimed. Simultaneously, he was holding onto a stack of red notes. ��Who can tell me first, this 10,000 yuan will belong to you.��


    These few street merchants nced at each other, but none of them spoke up. Sheyan sighed and said:


    ��Very well.��


    Those words were still echoing through the air, as Sheyan had already firmly clutched onto the hair closest to him. He then forcefully swung it against the closest wall! This knock was extremely deadly, the sound it created caused a person��s goose bumps to rise out. Without question, this unlucky brat instantly sunk to unconsciousness. Sheyan gradually loosen his hand, letting the blood drip trickle down slowly from his fingers. His eyesmunicated a blood-thirsty and brutal nature.


    ��Very well, I hope you guys will carry on being stubborn. Even if the four of you don��t speak up, don��t you think I will catch others to interrogate?��


    Sheyan slowly squatted down , he walked towards the kebab seller who was currently clutching onto his stomach. He gently said.


    ��10 days ago, that street merchant who was selling Sachima. Where is he?��


    The kebab seller��s pupils dted, he nervously rubbed his hands against his filthy apron:


    ��That is Xire Ah Hong, he has gone to take over another territory.��


    Sheyan immediately tossed that stack of notes in front of his face, the red notes floated scattering about. He then grimly replied:


    ��Tell me everything you known, whoever dares to betray you over here, I will be responsible for his corpse.��


    The kebab seller swallowed his saliva, and greedily snatched the scattered notes:


    ��What do you want to know?��


    Sheyan lightly replied.


    ��Xire Ah Hong and the rest, did they kidnap a small boy? My friend��s kid was taken by them. I want to find that kid.��


    The kebab seller was shocked:


    ��Kidnapping? Nonono, We don��t do such business, I heard that is the profession of the He Nan gang.


    He immediately saw Sheyan��s face turning gloomy and hurriedly corrected:


    ��But that group with Xire Ah Hong is certainly has business of abusing small kids. Is your friend��s son crippled? Or looked miserably pitiful?��


    This kebab seller seemed like an old veteran. His appearance looked to be a street merchant, but he was overflowing with the fluent Beijing dialect. He had such eloquence that he could even be an official news broadcaster. Sheyan got slightly distracted:


    ��That kid has a severe skin disease, his friends call him rotten skinned dog. He does look very pitiful.��


    ��Then that��s settled!�� The kebab seller pped his thigh, extremely absorbed into his character but unintentionally aggravated his pain. He immediately gritted his teeth saying, ��Xire Ah Hong and that ground particr targets those little kids, they will cultivate this sort of crippled/ handicapped nature, and bring them to another city to engage in begging!��

 Chapter 122: Directly combating the root of the problem

    <h4>Chapter 122: Directlybating the root of the problem</h4>


    Tranted by Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    Sheyan frowned and replied:


    ��What cultivating?��


    Just when the kebab seller wanted to speak, the brute who sold the ��Sachima�� pastry suddenly shouted out:


    ��You dare to betray����


    After merely uttering 4 words, Sheyan lightning fast hands instantly grabbed his head and knocked him fiercely against the wall. He then wiped his hand against the wall in disgust and whispered.


    ��Severe cerebral concussion, spinal fluid leaking out of your nose, at least bedridden for half a year. Even if he recoveredpletely he would lose some memory, bowels incontinence and excessive loss of mental focus. These are the symptoms that the doctor would diagnose for him, who asked him to F**ing open his mouth. This is his repercussion.��


    This action stupefied everyone on scene, only the kebab seller delightedly swept his surroundings and spoke:


    ��Cultivating is always handled by Boss Niu. The goal is to make these little kids look a lot more pitiful, boosting their ability in begging to attract people. Normally they would break their legs to make themme so they cannot escape, and at the same time appeal to the passerby��s emotions. They would also cut off the kid��s tongue, thus they will be unable to speak and ask for help.


    Sheyan coldly replied:


    ��That means, my friend��s son should be getting cultivated?��


    The kebab seller nodded, his adam��s apple wriggled up and there.


    ��I can bring you there, but after that I will never be able to roam about in this city������


    He lifted his eyes to look at Sheyan, his eyes flickering with greed. Sheyan��s face remained emotionless, he instantly flung out another 10,000 yuan out and indifferently replied:


    ��Bring me there, after we find the kid, I��ll add another 10,000. Honestly stay by my side, and I swear no one will be able to touch a hair on you.��


    The kebab seller delightedly raised his brows, he nodded as he walked up. Sheyan paced several steps before abruptly turning back and looking at the remaining street merchant. He bluntly swung his leg out to kick him, adding onto the count of unconscious people. The kebab seller was astonished to see this, but Sheyan only gently issued:


    ��In this world there��s something called a phone. Since you are willing to betray your Boss Niu, then why wouldn��t there be others who would report this. I��m not afraid of your Boss Niu being prepared, I��m only scared that he flee beforehand!��


    After an hour, Sheyan stood beside the kebab seller below a highrise building. This tall building was extremely imposing, it was at least 30 floors tall, its external ss wall looked extremely luxurious. Pasted on was an advertisement of Angelina Jolie smiling. Apart from high ranking business officers entering in and out, luxurious cars like Benz and Bentley followed suit. Yet Sheyan remained calm andposed, he couldn��t help but ask the kebab seller:


    ��You sure Boss Niu is here?��


    The kebab seller secretly sneered, as he brought Sheyan in through a small back door. The security guards did not even bat a single eyelid at them. Behind the skyscraper, it did not look as bright and beat as from a distance. Because this was the back hall of the kitchen, a ce where chicken were killed, vegetables washed and fishes dissected. It was rtively filthy. A service staff even spat into one of the dishes, probably because a customer had previously lectured and he wanted to take revenge.


    The kebab seller tossed a few cigarettes over skillfully whenever he met others. Naturally nobody bothered them, after a few minutes he pulled Sheyan into a nearby alley. After walking a few steps, ahead of them following a rumbling sound as a cargo lift descended.


    After entering the cargo lift, the kebab seller felt a little weak in his heart as the cigarette in his hand trembled with him, and he forgot to light it. Sheyan shut his eyes and leaned against the lift wall, he maintained a cold smile on his lips. After the lift reached the peak, it revealed bright windows and clean tables, carpet and wallpapers, an image a Top 100 corporation in the world would have. The kebab seller then directed to the right, and entered a side corridor. This corridor led to a semi-covered door, behind it was the stairs that led to the rooftop.


    The kebab seller lowered his voice and whispered:


    ��He��s right on top, there are people watching the door. I will wait for you here.��


    Sheyan stared at him intently, he strongly reached out his left hand and grasped onto his arm, and then continued ahead. This kebab seller felt like an iron hoop cuffed onto his arm, he could only stumble forward. After the two stepped up from the final flight of stairs, it led to an unexpectedly narrow space. A shabby assistant was obstructing the path, and a lock was set up on the entrance door. A drunk massive brute in a ck stic sleeveless garment rested his back against the wall. Beside him was a pile of chicken bones and 5-6 bottles of beer.


    Once he saw Sheyan, he immediately jumped up and conveniently grabbed a bottle. Sheyan silently pressed forward, this brute then smashed a bottle onto Sheyan��s head! ��Piank!�� ss fragments and beer dispersed about, but yet Sheyan remained unharmed. It was like that bottle shattered against a piece of granite. He then stretched his hand and grabbed onto that brute��s throat and raised him up against the wall. That brute struggled with his limbs but, it was to no avail, and finally fainted as his eyes turned white.


    After locating the keys on this brute, Sheyan then easily unlocked the lock, opening the door and walked to the rooftop. Once he entered, no matter who it was except children he would equallysh out. His actions were swift and deadly, those who got strucknded on the ground and could not get back up anymore.


    ��Where are the kids?�� Sheyan straightforwardly asked the kebab seller. He was not even willing to talk to the people within this pent house. The kebab seller gazed at the might of Sheyan that would kill one in every ten steps, whatever schemes he had in mind utterly vanished. Without speaking he immediately opened up two delicate asbestos ss roof tile. He then pulled out 3 construction boards, and the state inside was needless to say. However, the rotting odour of feces and urine was able to cause one to start trembling. Sheyan scanned the interior, he then walked to a person who was struck down previously, pulling up his hair he grimly asked.


    ��Where is He Xiao Jun?��


    This person was struck by a rod onto the face, his face was covered in blood and tears. After whimpering for a long while, he finally understood. This He Xiao Jun had an extremely stubborn nature, after being captured he refused to enter. This helper��s goal was for money, not to take lives. Coincidentally, a batch was just about to graduate from Boss Niu��s ��cultivation ss��, thus he locked him inside a small shed. He wanted to wait for this busy period to end before slowly settling this kid. In the end, apart from being famished, naturally he was also beaten and severely insulted.


    The illness on He Xiao Jun��s body also became more severe, patches of red rashes smeared across his face and body, it looked extremely horrifying. Only, this child��s eyes flickered with an unbending brilliance, just like a little wolf cub brimming with menace and killing intent.


    Sheyan nced at this child, it was like staring at He Weiguo��s earlier days. He sighed, after looking at the miserable state this kidnapped children were in, he turned to inquire of the kebab seller.


    ��Who is Boss Niu? You also don��t wish to leave behind a root right?��


    The kebab seller shuddered in his heart, he immediately gritted his teeth and pointed to the the corner on the left.


    ��He is Boss Niu!��


    Sheyan nced over, that guy was curled up and shivering in the corner. He was dark and skinny, like a grape vine that waspletely stripped of its grapes. His face wrinkles piled up from his previous hardships. He looked like an old farmer, how did he even have an appearance of the ringleader that would kidnap and harm little children? However after the kebab seller spoke up, suddenly, ruthlessness formed in that guy��s eyes. He roared up in a slur of dialect, and pulled out a dagger on his waist and charged forward.


    Sheyan waspletely oblivious to him, he nced to He Xiao Jun. It was like a pair of eyes formed on his back as he easily swung a steel pipe to deflect the de, and then smashed it against the guy��s nose. His third strikended on his knee cap and the fourth on his elbow.


    Those four strikes looked like he held back but it actuality it caused a deep whizzing sound in the air. Obviously, the residing strength wasn��t light, whenever it crashed onto Boss Niu��s body, it released a sound of clear and crisp bone cracking. Even the pipe became deformed. Boss Niu spun a few rounds after being struck, and finally unable to tolerate any longer he copsed to the ground and gave off an agonizing shriek while rolling. His mucus mixed with blood drenched the ground and his face.


    Sheyan stood in the middle of 7-8 thugs, he was like a reef standing unmoving within the sea.


    Hepletely did not ce those guys at heart. Those thugs looked at that slightly crooked bloodied steel pipe, but looked as if they had seen a ghost in broad daylight. Obviously intimidated by his might, they couldn��t help but retreat backwards. Sheyan then looked towards He Xiao Jun.


    ��I��ll bring you home, do you want to go?��


    He Xiao Jun��s eyes disced a suspicious color, but ultimately nodded his head, Sheyan led the way out, and after He Xiao Jun and the kebab seller walked out, he then dumped a bomb without even turning his head:


    ��I��ll report to the police after five minutes.��


    This word, no doubt forced Boss Niu into a dead end, it was like when a tree topples the monkey scatters (Chinese idiom - people abandoning an unfavourable cause). Boss Niu��s limbs were already crippled, but yet his underlings decided to split the money and took off in this scenario. Obviously, this criminal syndicate was wrecked, and counted as Sheyan getting rid of a problem while he was helping He Xiao Jun.


    When He Xiao Jun saw his own granny, he finally burst out crying like an ordinary little kid and leapt over. Sheyan remained silent by the side, he only quietly watched. The granny and her grandson hugged each other and cried for over 10 minutes, before Mother He finally noticed Sheyan��s existence. She was naturally overwhelming with gratitude. In the end she took out a huge sum of money worth 20,000, but Sheyan only waved his hand and kindly declined. He then gently smiled and suggested.


    ��If aunty really wishes to thank me, then allowing me to personally sample a bowl of her personally made lotus root pork rib soup is enough.��

 Chapter 123: Endless spirited Vodka!

    <h4>Chapter 123: Endless spirited Vodka!</h4>


    Tranted by Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    Only after two entire days did Sheyan managed to drink Mother He��s Lotus root pork rib soup. Truthfully speaking, this He specialty soup was really a ss on its own, if anyone tried to casually replicate it, they would definitely be exposed.


    Actually before roasting the pork rib, she would first use table salt and some spices giving the pork rib a distinctive vour before using it to boil her soup. After roasting, the vour was naturally differentpared to an ordinary lotus root pork rib soup. Sheyan gulped down a few mouthfuls before scooping a new bowl of it. He then soaked the ��endless vodka�� cup into the piping hot soup. Strangely speaking, that golden wine cup originally had a dull appearance, but after immersing into that lotus root pork rib soup, a new color emerged gradually. Finally, the wine cup was shining brightly like a recently cleaned stainless steel. It dazzled in people��s eyes, and that lotus root pork rib soup also peculiarly evaporated and finally vanished. No idea what did Mother He and He Xiao Jun saw, but their tears started to flow down profusely.


    Sheyan concurrently received a notification from the nightmare imprint.


    ��Youpleted the soul mission: Lotus root soup.��


    ��Your soul missionpletion score: 85%.��


    ��He Weiguo��s soul expresses gratitude to you, leaving behind a portion of his strength. Soul equipment: Endless vodka is additionally enhanced. New name: Endless spirited vodka.��


    ��Endless spirited vodka��


    ��Equipment effects: Excite (Active): Activating it will raise your running/walking speed by (25% ->)28%. Excite state will end after receiving an attack. After Excite state expires, after 300 seconds you can once again activate Excite. Excite bonus can now stack with other movement bonuses.��


    ��Item category additional effects: After drinking a mouthful of Spirited vodka, you will regain (20->)25 HP instantly. HP regeneration will temporarily raise by 25%,sts for 60 minutes.��


    ��Item category additional effects: Under nonbat state, at intervals of 15 minutes (Cut down from the original 24 hours), the vodka will automatically be fully refilled.��


    ��The rest has no changes.��


    Observing the 85% score of this soul mission, Sheyan humbly nodded. This was something he had anticipated. Actually he had already guessed the method of obtaining 100%pletion status of this soul mission, there was to treat the lupus on He Xiao Jun��s body. Naturally He Weiguo��s soul would be tremendously grateful. However, Sheyan had already researched on this lupus, it was a sickness that caused one��s immune system to be weakened. Western medical methods had no way of treating this disease, if he really wished to treat this in the present world, then he would have to try his luck with traditional chinese medicine, and the treatment duration would be hard to predict.


    Of course, another swift treatment method was to request for aid from the nightmare realm. Earlier on, Sheyan had already estimated, this was probably linked to his achievement level. Maybe after his rank had rose to a certain standard could he purchase the necessary medicine. Sheyan previously witnessed Uncle Dasi��s handicapped hands, it was extremely heartbreaking, and he wished to further increase his achievement level and acquire medicine from the realm. Therefore, even if he had the capability to treat He Xiao Jun��s disease, he wouldn��t waste it on this.


    After the ��Endless vodka�� was unlocked, Sheyan then activated the speed bonus. His movement speed had a noticeable increase, it was like his every step was taking an automated esctor. He rapidly travelled far and the surrounding people were unable to notice it. Although this enhancement would disable after receiving an attack, it can be used again after merely 4 minutes, that was already rtively useful.


    For the sake of this soul equipment, Sheyan stopped over at ChongQing city for nearly 4 days. Although the duration he had in the present world was counted as plentiful, he was currently racing against time and started on his next course of action. That was to begin working on the ��advanced milestone: Alcohol master��.


    ording to Sheyan��s current status, it wasn��t realistic for him to be able to collect the few overseas alcohol that he hadpletely not heard of before. He only had a tiny hope of searching for clues regarding that China ��Maotai 1950 pulp liquor��. This sort of previous alcohol deemed as a ��National alcohol�� was extremely rare. If he attempted to search for it, then only two ces in the entirety China held the highest chance. The first was Maotai town situated in Renhuai Country of the Guizhou province. The other ce was��Beijing, Zhongnanhai!


    After Sheyan inquired a list of information, he received two crucial message.


    Year 1999, October. People��s Republic of China celebrated 50 year anniversary, the museum of chinese history kept a bottle of 1950 Chen Niang Maotai.


    Year 2010, 19th June. Beijing Goethepany started an auction for its stored Maotai, holding a famous nation wide ��China wine�� auction, a bottle of year 1959 wheel Maotai broke the records for highest Maotai price with its 1.03 million bid.


    Naturally, after the first message became clear, the location, content and even the mission item that Sheyan was seeking for, fitted tightly together, and it was a clear fit! But what kind of ce was the museum of chinese history! It was a significant building constructed to the east side of Tiananmen Gate (Entrance of imperial city in Beijing). Its interiors contained important artifacts that represented over 5000 years of chinese heritage. Randomly pointing at any would be a national treasure. No matter how powerful or valiant Sheyan was, it was impossible to challenge the might of a country! Such tremendous force and techonology simply left one in despair from even thinking of such a feat.


    Therefore Sheyan bluntly purchased a ticket for Guizhou. It was nice that it wasn��t very far from ChongQing, and the flight ticket only cost 300 yuan. Sheyan purchased thetest flight. The service attendant very seriously examined his identification card. Yet Sheyan had specially visited a hairdresser beforehand, transforming himself to an appearance close to that in the identification card. Therefore, the service attendant waspletely oblivious and clueless. After alighting at Guizhou, he stayed at the airport hotel. Early the next morning, he immediately hired a car to fetch him straight to Maotai Town. It roughly needed only about 4-5 hours.


    This ce was far and high up in the mountains. Sheyan also had no mood to scheme any ns. He randomly found a hotel and threw a hundred yuan on the counter. He imed to be a human resource manager at a northern distillery, and was here to recruit a highly-experienced veteran in the field as a consultant. The counter guy was looking towards the news broadcast, but after hearing Sheyan he excitedly eximed that his old man was an overlord in alcohol, he was an unparalleled talent in the field of alcohol and was known as the Lu Bu* of alcohol. After hearing the meaning behind his words, if Sheyan did not invite his old man as a consultant, it would be akin to letting down his ancestors, his country and the society.


    (TN: *Insanely strong character in Romance of the Three Kingdom)


    Sheyan didn��t care to beat around the bush, he tantly asked.


    ��Has your old man drank the pulp liquor of the 1950 Maotai?��


    This counter attendant��s speech came to an abrupt end, after a while did he recover and asked: .


    ��What is the rtion between hiring a consultant and that Maotai 1950 Pulp liquor?��


    Sheyan shrugged his shoulders and replied:


    ��You don��t even know the rtionship, why talk about doing consulting?��


    The counter attendant could only roll his eyes at this statement and shut his mouth. In the following two days, Sheyan made use of the reason of ��recruiting a consultant�� to conduct his investigations. Instead, it was an iparable headache as the information he obtained regarding this Maotai 1950 Pulp liquor was in fact too excessive! Renhuai country was hailed as China��s liquor city, it had close to 300 branches of distilleries! Its sole production of Chinese spirits was 111 thousand tons! Its production of Maotai alcohol was 20.30 thousand tons!


    Under such circumstances, the unfamiliar Sheyan initiated his investigations. It was unimaginable the mountains of information he gathered. Every kind of alcohol information drowned himpletely. And solely on Maotai town, that ��Maotai 1950 pulp liquor�� had turned into an essential treasure that every household cherished. Even a top grade expert from the country could not guarantee its authenticity from its exterior. Naturally a genuine product��s asking price was astronomical, it simply caused one��s jaw to drop.


    If Sheyan wanted to purchase with money, it was inconceivable to acquire a real product without spending 2-3 hundred million yuan. If he dared to use violence, then the entire town would be informed that a robber hade specifically for the Maotai 1950 pulp liquor. This would alert the masses and he would never be able to obtain the real good. Furthermore from his initial behavior of discreetly probing information on that, he would certainly be held as a chief suspect if this broke out.


    Trapped in a dilemma, Sheyan coincidentally came across a news broadcast at night:


    ��Congratting Maotai country wine to be selected: Singapore rare national antiques exhibition, in order to support connections and develop bteral rtions, the Renhuai government has specially pledged to supply two precious bottles of the national treasure, ��Maotai 1950 pulp liquor�� to participate in this international fair.��


    Sheyan concentrated all his attention on this news. Naturally, in such an international fair, the government would never produce a counterfeit to make a fool of itself. This involved the reputation of a country. He simply log onto the inte and confirmed that this international fair would take ce after 10 days. This gave Sheyan ample buffer time. Although currently Sheyan was unable to produce a passport to go overseas, but to him who travelled long periods on ships, finding a route to Singapore wasn��t something difficult. It was simply better than getting engulfed and bombarded by all this phony information.


    Therefore, Sheyan immediately flew to Chaoshan district in Guangdong. Smuggling was thriving over here, incidentally carrying a few illegal immigrants was amon urrence. Sheyan left to voyage when he was only 14, he was even personally involved in such things before, and could even close his eyes and recite all the different processes involved.

 Chapter 124: Illegal immigration

    <h4>Chapter 124: Illegal immigration</h4>


    Tranted by Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    Sheyan travelled to a small seaside town. Deep in the night, he located a hair salon with a neon pink lighting appearance and entered it. Straightforwardly asking thedy boss for two youngdies for a massage; up till now it was the normal process of exchanging money for sex. But following that, how thedy boss would ess the business for illegal immigration was asking ��Is twodies enough?��


    Normal brothel patrons would mostly say it��s enough, yet Sheyan replied no, he at least needed 8. Through the secret code between the two, thedy boss would then professionally call Sheyan to enter. Inside a small room, she would produce out a world map or a globe, and then bluntly ask where Sheyan wanted to go. He will then deposit a down payment, and pay the remaining when he got on the boat.


    Presently, the illegal immigration business was extremely professional, it even segregated the different boats. Once cash was received, their service was not inferior in any aspect to normal cruises. Besides, the marine patrols would only tighten their checks during strict periods, and would remain ignorant on normal periods. Why would a cat show up without a rat? From Chaoshan to Singapore took an estimated 8 days and 8 nights. Sheyan kept a low profile and peacefully went aboard. Everyday he would remain in his cabin to train his body. He was extremely familiar with the customs and regtions on board, and did not expose any form of abnormality.


    When he finally arrived, Sheyan managed to reap some rewards as his basic strength attribute had risen by 1 point to 11 points. After getting down from the smuggling ship, naturally people approached him for business. Sheyan came here often, he instantly went to find a hotel in Singapore��s Sembawang GRC (Group representation constituency) to stay. The chinese race monopolized 76% of the people here, although the nationalnguage was my, but most people here understood chinese.


    Singapore was also actively promoting their international fair, ��Singapore Rare National Antiques Exhibition��. In a few days time they had arranged a China charity auction, Asia��s top 500 enterprise summit meeting, in a bid to restore their economy after the recent economic crisis that threatened them. Therefore, this was extremely important to the entire city. But Sheyan did not care, because Singapore��s model was a country that was also a city. Their total military might did not exceed 50,000 people����this degree of armed forces dispersed throughout the city of more than 5 million, could be said to be a form of deterrence in this small country but to Sheyan he did not even put it in mind.


    This international fair will officiallymence the next day, without questioning, Sheyan had no ability to enter it straightforwardly from the start, because many VIPs would grace the asion at the start. Singapore��s president and other nation representatives would participate, if he chose that time to act, then he would undoubtedly have to deal with the protective bodyguards of these high ranking officials. This was certainly not a smart thing to do.


    Sheyan��s n was simple, that was after the exhibitionmenced, he would infiltrate on the second day into the China charity auction. He would observe which wealthy person bid for that bottle of alcohol, and wait for that spendthrift to leave. Only then he would camouge himself and put into y a shocking but not dangerous nor cruel robbery (Because he only forcefully stole a drink), he would then immediately flee to safety.


    This sole problem currently was: After Sheyan infiltrated the auction, he had to determine who was the buyer straightaway.


    Because even using a toe to think, that Maotai pulp liquor would not be used as the climax of this auction, and that buyer may not wait for the auction to conclude before leaving. Hence, if Sheyan were to lie in ambush outside and not enter the auction ground, then he would identify the wrong target. Of course he could wait outside and watch the live broadcast, but this ��broadcast�� would certainly be dyed by roughly 10 minutes, this was to avoid any incidents (For example, if anyone got agitated and started to hurl out profanities) with this buffer time. Sheyan could not confirm if the broadcast would utilize this strategy, thus he did not dare to take this risk.


    Under normal situations, an auction would not just let anyone in, unless you pay a certain deposit to enter. Fortunately, in order to win the public favour this time, 50% of money earned from this auction will be donated to a charity organization, therefore this certainly had to be widely advertised to the fanfare. With this, there would be lots of reporters, and the best scenario was that every country��s mainstream media would pay a visit, first as a propaganda to raise their reputation and image, and secondly was to appeal to the wealthy people��s emotions during this auction. Thus, they would bid higher.


    Sheyan naturally decided to camouge as a reporter. As long as he randomly took care of a reporter, and snuck in then naturally then he would easily capture his first objective. Obviously China Central Television had dispatched many attractive reporters, and Sheyan did not dare toy hands on them. Therefore after pondering for awhile, he decided to target the neighbouring Mysia, and deal with a reporter from the Radio Television Mysia.


    Singapore��s rtions with its neighbor Mysia were extremely harmonious, and Radio Television in Mysia had a position akin to Jiangsu Satellite TV in China. Furthermore, Mysians and Chinese did not have much of a difference, as long as Sheyan made his skin darker, and chewed betel nut then naturally nobody could tell the difference. His goal was just to infiltrate, once people from Radio Television Mysia discovered their colleague had not arrived and started to look for him, Sheyan would had already satisfied his desire.


    Singapore was a strategic location in the Straits of Mya, it was a strategic port that connected the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean. Previously, for every 10 times Sheyan voyaged out, he would pass through here 5 fives, although he couldn��t consider this as his territory, it was rtively familiar to him. However, illegal smuggling ships would carry smuggled goods, a bigger ship would naturally carry more than a small one. Previously, Sheyan in hister years as a seaman had earned his captain��s trust, and thus had been ced in charge of a smuggling ��mission�� before. Naturally, those that dared to ept smuggled immigrants would definitely be linked with underground societal methods. Sheyan relied on his previously honed rtionships, and after paying 5000 Singapore dors (Roughly 25,000 RMB), he easily managed to purchase information on the movement of Radio Television Mysia, their lodging location and other reports.


    After paying the adequate small fees, Sheyan managed to rent a neighboring room beside the Radio Television Mysia people. He spent a great deal of time carefully eavesdropping their conversations to search for any loopholes. However, this group of peopleughed about, their speech was in the nativenguage. Sheyan had slight knowledge of the Mysiannguage, if they slowed down their speech he could at least link and differentiate the contents. However, these bunch seemed extremely excited, naturally their talking speed increased, and this was simply gibberish to Sheyan��s ears.


    Even until the night before the charity auction, Sheyan was still unable to find even half a clue. But his resolution waspletely firm, even if a mountain obstructed his path, he would also try to split the mountain in two. If it was just a rock, he would simply smashed it! Since these bunch of mysians did not give him an opportunity, then he would construct an opportunity for himself! He carefully reflected, and went down to purchase a bottle ofxatives. After he identified a person from the Radio Television Mysia that had roughly the same build, after the group had left for a midnight snack, he secretly snuck in and cedxatives into that person��s cup.


    This group mentioned going for night snack, but in reality, they went to a pub to y and returned drunk and tipsy. All of them were drunk, and when they sunk into their beds they were not willing to move anymore, untilte into the night where they felt terribly thirsty. Therefore, don��t even mentionxatives, even if he peed into that guy��s cup, it would not even be the least bit suspicious.


    Thus, on the next morning, this guy rose from bed with a pale and ufortable expression. It was even tough for him to straighten both legs, how was he going to go for an interview. The group looked at each other in dismay, and cursed his bad luck in their hearts. His colleagues could only prepare medicines for him and rushed off to the auction.


    After this group stepped out, Sheyan stepped in. He did not waste time speaking, instantly grabbing amon knife and pressed it against this guy��s neck. He naturally became so afraid that he pissed his pants and pleaded for mercy. After Sheyan obtained what he wanted, and wore a wig and sunsses he had prepared earlier on, he knocked that guy out cold. He then carried off the back up media equipments and ran out as fast as flying. He somewhat gave off the mannerism of a cameraman.


    The following move was exceedingly simple, Sheyan hired a cab to the auction. He arrived at a skyscraper in Singapore that was over 35 floors high. Probably because this international fair had been ongoing for two days, the various police guards had gradually ckened and wereughing as they chatted. Even if a passerby wanted to infiltrate, it wouldn��t be that difficult. Sheyan hurriedly entered and shed his reporter��s pass, he immediately went up to the seventeenth floor where the auction was held. After putting up an act in a corner, he started to observe the surrounding environment.


    The auction quicklymenced, there wasn��t anything special but only the usual greeting catchphrases to stir up the crowd. The only attractions were the few beautiful celebrities that sat below, but they were tugged along with their old husbands. Looking at them, it was like beautiful flowers blooming beside a pile of cow dung.

 Chapter 125: Bullet and daggers as payment:

    <h4>Chapter 125: Bullet and daggers as payment: </h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    In order for this auction to broaden its international influence, the items they were selling were all premium objects. Although the auction items were mostly items that were officially certified and had professor��s signature, but the buyers were all wealthy aristocrats. Obviously they could not trust these ��certifications�� and some of them invited the relevant experts to carefully examine and confirm the genuinity of these objects.


    Sheyan hadpletely no interests in these objects, after appreciating the mystery of the nightmare realm, the present world��s riches hadpletely lost its attractiveness. After waiting for a while, the item Sheyan was seeking finally emerged. ��Maotai 1950 Pulp liquor��, these few words rung in his ear, at that moment it was as touching as heavenly music. He also took note of the female in charge of this auction, she had a round buttocks and a flourishing chest.


    This ��Maotai 1950 pulp liquor�� had an extremely exquisite wrapping, but it was a jar made up of earthen pottery and wasn��t pleasing to the eyes. But when it emerged it actually stirred up a fierce battle amongst giants. A few bidpetitively against each other raising the value from a mere 2 million to over 10 million. A feeling of eagerness surged in Sheyan��s heart, he wanted very much to charge up to snatch a mouthful. But currently, his innate ability ��endurance�� was dormant, and he also could not carry out the equipments from the realm. If not he would actually have a great chance of seeding. But for now, there was no need to take such a risk, after calcting it was best to stay low key for now.


    Following the intense bidding, the two jars of alcohol soared to as high as 2.9 million Singaporean dors, converting to over 14 million in RMB. After the jars were wrapped up nicely, it was instantly delivered into the buyer��s hands. Sheyan already remembered this cash cow��s name, ��Lee Sian Hai��.


    That was a middle age man around his forties, he had thick ck eyebrows extending to his temples. He had an umon aura, and although he had just spent a fortune that an average person would never touch in their entire life, he seemedpletely calm and unperturbed. He casually ced the two bags beside his legs, as if these two were appetising desserts before a meal, and the following was the real feast. Beside him were several well dressed bodyguards that stood perfectly upright, they looked like the elite forces from the army.


    Following that, besides secretly observing this Mr Lee Sian Hai, his mind was swirling with ns on how to snatch a mouthful and sessfully escape. Time sped by swiftly, he suddenly heard the emcee spoke out:


    ��The next auction will be thest, a rare treasure, ��Qianlong Emperor��s ��Jiu De bell imperial seal��.��


    (TN: Jiu De means 9 virtue)


    Sheyan did not ce any emphasis on the auction, yet after hearing this name he couldn��t help but jolt up. Firstly, the nature of this object was an ��imperial seal��, this meant that it was a royal heirloom. No matter what antique it was, after associating it with royalty, its value would soar to tenfolds. Furthermore, it was a widely prominent character in history, Emperor Qianlong! Jiu De these two characters weren��t praising the monarch, but it was hinting at the background of this imperial seal. Because it was crafted with the highest quality ��Tiang Huang stone�� which had characteristics of ��delicate, sturdy, warm, sleek, clean, tender, intimate, attractive, spiritual�� these nine special characteristics. Thus it was hailed as a Jiu De stone. This precious object exined in simple terms was, the imperial seal that QianLong Emperor used was crafted with the highest quality ��Tian Huang stone��.


    Gasps resounded amongst the audience, naturally these were all directed towards that item. The preciousness of this ruler��s seal need no further exnation, it held special sentiments to the Singaporeans within the crowd. The current Southeast Asia was known as the south seas in the past, many residing nobles had migrated here previously from Fujian Guangdong. They all had native sentiments, their ancestral story passed down from generations to to generations, and a deep patriotism was buried within them.


    In the eyes of the entire world, ��Tian Huang stone�� was only produced in Fujian longevity hill, this was also sacred to them. Therefore, after obtaining it, it would be exceedingly great to have it as good fortune or even bless it to their house elders. It carried great fortune and they could use it to unt their wealth!


    Following that, wealthy figures consecutively invited experts to examine the genuity of it. Based on the intoxicated expressions of these experts, Sheyan knew it wasn��t counterfeit. That middle aged male, Lee Sian Hai, also sat up straight, wiping clean his golden spectacles in a cultured and refined manner, his gaze carried a tinge of thirst within. Obviously this thing was a necessary aspiration.


    But at this moment, one of the examining ��expert�� suddenly bend over, pulling out a bay from his trousers! This person��s action was nimble and agile, one look suggested the countless trainings and life and death experiences he had. He swiftly stabbed the people surrounding him. The swiftness of his hands plus the ruthlessly sharp nature of that bay, it instantly left deep bloodied holes in the people he stabbed. They were confused as fresh blood gushed out.


    This ��expert�� with his lightning fast speed picked up the yellow royal small box, and without much effort he consecutively cut down 3 guards who rushed up with truncheons. He seemed to be about to escape into a corner. ��Chi Chi Chi Chi��, the sound of gunshots with silencers sounded, that expert hadn��t even taken 2 more steps as his entire body had been transformed into a honeb, and slumped onto the ground. His streaming blood formed a pool of blood in a sh


    On hindsight, those patrol guards within the hall were only ��decorations��, the real protection was hidden in the shadows. They only revealed themselves in this emergency situation, one strike and retreated! Absolute silence. The rate at which they open fire and kept their firearms were iparably swift, even their earlier murderous expression had faded to normal. Even a person sitting near them may not notice. Sheyans�� five senses were far superior to an average person (Apart from spirit), therefore he distinctly identified the positions and appearance of those gunmen.The few gunmen were all different disguised, some were bidders, some media reporters, and there was even a janitor. If they didn��t reveal themselves to kill, then it would hard to determine their true identity.


    But at this moment, Sheyan��s pupils contracted. Because of the killing, the entire hall was in an uproar, guards were trying their best to maintain order. Furthermore, 7-8 people had already seized the chaos to target the security gunmen who had revealed themselves. That image was like a shark that had caught a scent of blood and was currently charging towards its prey.


    This process was extremely obvious, the initial disy of robbing the jade ruler seal was just a facade, its goal was to draw out the hidden guards!!


    At this moment, several assassins had already approached those gunmen, simultaneously pulling their daggers tond the fatal blow. Yet those gunmen put up a dying struggle, and couldn��t help but open fire in retaliation. Momentarily, an intense battle broke out, the hall was turning more chaotic. Shouts and screams repeated constantly. Five visible groups were segregated, containing an important personnel wrapped within like a nucleus, their surrounding bodyguards had their hands in their suits,pletely unflustered as they tightened their defence. One of them, Lee Sian Hai had many bodyguards, his defence was mightily outstanding.


    ��Then, if I was the mastermind behind this���� a notion shed into Sheyan��s brain like electricity. ��Then the next step would be to clean up the remaining resistance left in this hall! All these wealthy individuals had elite bodyguards, they likewise had to be eliminated!��


    Therefore, Sheyan immediately retreated several steps, standing against the corner as he covered his head with both hands like he was terrified. Yet his eyes remained tightly focused on the surrounding movements of Lee Sian Hai. To him, the more chaotic it was the better, his goal was merely the two bottles. Although the two bottles were exceptionally expensive, but treasures were plentiful in this auction. That ��Qianlong Jiu De imperial seal�� had garnered the admiration of everyone, not to mention the painting from Mn before that. Those two bottles had long been forgotten in people��s heart.


    Although those hidden gunmen had exceptional skills, in the end they could not resist the sudden assault of their concealed enemies and very quickly sumbed to their des. The bodyguards of the ministers remained unyielding and stationary, tightly bundling up their sole protection goal. They would definitely not be distracted, in this moment their professionalism was greatly disyed. They simply could not bepared to those greenhorn bodyguards.


    Lee Sian Hai observed the chaotic disorder, he discovered that the ��Qianlong Jiu De imperial seal�� that he greatly desired had vanished. Creasing his brows, he bent down and lifted the bags containing the ��Maotai 1950 pulp liquor�� and spoke out in a low tone.


    ��Let��s go.��


    This person had a lofty status, yet his movements seemed rather vigorous. With every step, the surrounding bodyguards simrly took one step. These guards had already formed a protective square around him, their movements were like a marching contingent during national day. They tightly locked their protection goal up, not leaking out a single gap. Lee Sian Hai took big steps to the nearby corridor, as his surrounding guards paced themselves unanimously and simrly headed to that direction.


    Those hidden assassins did not stop them, but they simrly did not dare cken. The numerous bodyguards within the hall were at least 30, they were extremely professional. Although none of them opened fire yet, but once anything captured their attention, or someone made an unusual move, they would immediately face the wrath of bullets and be reduced to a corpse!

 Chapter 126: A grenade triggering assault

    <h4>Chapter 126: A grenade triggering assault</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    Those bodyguards that acted out heroically were extremely unqualified, because their main responsibility was the safety of their employer. They had to treat their employer��s safety as priority, and even use their bodies to shield them! Those hostiles opening fire to murder were the responsibility of the police, they may not act out against the employers. If a bodyguard tried to y hero by opening fire and thus implicated their employer to lose his life, then in the future they had to give up working in this circle.


    Surveying the scenery, Sheyan couldn��t help but frown, just the thought of the urate marksmanship of these elite guards, he had no confidence of rushing against them. He had to nullify his earlier n to steal the alcohol, and find another method.


    Instead, when Lee Sian Hai and his group of bodyguards stumbled into the corridor, an ident was born!


    Because the corridor connected the auction hall to a room, and no matter how wide the room was, the door could only allow two to pass at one go. It was impossible for a third to squeeze through. If the guards wanted to go through the door, they had to ce Lee Sian Hai in the middle, thus the defensive model was segregated into front and rear.


    In a sh, half of the bodyguards that were circling the wealthy or influential figures suddenly


    became turncoats! Viciously issuing a lethal blow to their supposed colleagues beside them! Those distracted bodyguards still had their attentions on the few assants in the crowd, but abruptly became a casualty themselves.


    Sheyan was not the least bit concerned about all this. On the surface he was curling up in a corner, but actually he was constantly observing the bag Lee Sian Hai was holding on to. His greatest fear was a stray bullet hitting that bag. Once the two jars were shattered, wouldn��t everything he had done so far be in vain?


    The gunshots were getting louder by the moment, but most of the people firing were unlucky victims of the sneak attack. In such close proximity, obviously daggers were better than firearms. If not for the constant pressure, who would use a gun to fight against a dagger in close proximity? At this point, some influential figures had already turned into victims. Furthermore, Lee Sian Hai who had previously left the auction hall was forced back by a slur of gunshots. His body was drenched in his bodyguard��s blood and had a horrendous expression on his face. The bag he held onto knocked against the wall several times, causing great anxiety in Sheyan��s heart.


    Noteworthily, the bodyguards Lee Sian Hai chose were of a different ss. Within the encircling squadron around him, none of them were traitors, and mostly those assants were from other wealthy figures. A few of his bodyguards were even blonde haired westerners, even in this sudden twist of events, they started to counterattack without batting an eyelid. Although the aggressors currently held the upperhand, the situation gradually sunk into a deadlock. This niche advantage of the nation, as long as they could resist for a few minutes, the government military would arrive andpletely turn around the situation.


    But at this very moment, a smoking object was suddenly flung into the corridor. Grunting as it rolled a few rounds on the floor.


    Grenade!


    The assants actually brought grenades in!


    ��Boom boom boom boom�� Within the massive explosion sounds, the stubbornly resisting guards was instantly defeated! Moreover, within the core group of guards around Lee Sian Hai, there were actually two traitors! Raising their guns preparing to aim at Lee Sian Hai��s forehead. A disaster was imminent. Sheyan couldn��t wait for that fe to be eliminated, in case his ��Maotai 1950 pulp liquor�� would be in danger. Furthermore, he wouldn��t even need to put in any efforts or leave any marks.


    But the wealthy Lee Sian Hai was not meant to die yet. As the traitorous guards were about to open fire, one of them unexpectedly took a stray bullet to his head as his brain innards burst forth. The other person��s master shoulder was identally bumped by someone beside him, as the bullets skirted past Lee Sian Hai��s head! In a blink, the two of them got shot and the guards surrounding Lee Sian Hai were reduced to six people.


    Faced with dangers all around and weakened by heavy casualties, one had to admit that those guards were outstandingly skillful. After signalling some hand gestures, the bodyguards all had amon understanding. Seizing the opportunity when the assants were reloading, 7-8 of them uniformly charged out and open fire, forming a suppressing momentarily. Concurrently, the few surviving employers took this opportunity to flee. Lee Sian Hai was no exception as he bent himself and sprinted to the entrance with two trusted aides escorting him.


    Right at this moment, another grenade and a volley of gunshots came from the nearby corridor! The trusted aides were extremely valiant as they tantly used their bodies to shield the bullets, copsing to the ground without a sound. That smoking grenade had already rolled towards the leg of that stupefied Lee Sian Hai!


    If a grenade was about to explode the next second beneath your leg, what would you feel?


    Riding on your adrenaline and instantly kicking it away, or swiftly diving away were all fantasies. To an average Joe that hadn��t gone through any special training, his only reaction was to stay rooted on the ground, as his mind wentpletely nk!


    Therefore, in everyone��s eyes, Lee Sian Hai, this wealthy figure in Singapore was doomed to die.


    Yet the mastermind behind this killing made a wrong call about something:


    Obviously a volley of bullets was enough, why would they add on a grenade?


    Nevermind just a grenade, why did this grenade had to be thrown near the bag that Lee Sian Hai was carrying?


    Once the grenade exploded, the two jars that Sheyan travelled thousands of miles for would shatter along with his hopes!


    Sheyan��s heart stirred, suddenly dashing forward and executing a sliding kick only seen in a ser match. He very urately sent the grenade flying, and this immense storage of power shed in midair, and swiftly smashed through the opposite window finally exploding. The shrapnel dispersed all around, as the surrounding ss walls simultaneously shattered. Two floors beneath also produced urgent screams and sounds of fleeing.


    Presently, Sheyan was unable to wield any equipments, and although his agility was merely 7 points, but from the start of this chaos he remained in a corner and did not suffer any attacks. Thus, the bonus 28% movement speed of the ��endless vodka�� had not vanished. Calcting, it was roughly the movement speed of 9 points in agility. In addition to his bonus speed from ��basic footwork lvl 4��,pounding the several factors, his movement speed naturally exceeded an average person by an entire level. Furthermore, he was constantly secretly observing the scene, reacting once he encountered a grave emergency. Thus what others saw as an imminent conclusion, Sheyan simply kicked away with one foot!


    But with this one sliding kick, it instantly implicated Sheyan in the heart of the crisis!


    Every assant was concurrently observing the situation at this side. But Sheyan was extremely clear, if it was impossible to obtain this ��Maotai 1950 pulp liquor�� with stealth, then he didn��t mind exploding onto the scene. With this one kick, his intention was to protect the two national treasure alcohol, he ced no significance on Lee Sian Hai��s life����but who would believe this even if he said it? Anyway ruining their great n, those ruthless assants would never believe him. This was evident as they impatiently swung their guns towards him.


    Since that was the case, and since he already created a conflict between them, then why not protect this guy��s life at the same time. Sheyan never forgot one thing, that was even if he managed to sample this ��Maotai 1950 pulp liquor��, he would have onlypletely a sixth of the milestone: ��Alcohol master��! The remaining 5 alcohol types, don��t even mention drinking, he had not even heard of them before. Then why not borrow external help? Since this Lee Sian Hai dared to spend millions of RMB on these two bottles of alcohol, then finding the other alcohol types wasn��t something difficult for him.


    Since Sheyan already set his mind on this, naturally he would do his utmost. He dragged Lee Sian Hai, and crashed his shoulder into the nearby door frame. Sheyan exerted his full strength in this, furthermore the door of this auction had more decorations and security. After knocking into it, dust filled the air. The door was rammed open andnded on the floor.


    Sheyan seized this opportunity, instantly picking up this door to use as a shield, charging straight into that corridor! That imposing manner was like a fierce tiger, iparably vicious. The broken off door was broad, and the door frame conveniently left a trail of broken corridormps along the corridor. ��Piank piank ping piank�� the shattering sound was morbid!


    Some assants were also stationed in this corridor, but they could only witness a broad door charging towards them like the raging sea. They randomly released their bullets, who knew where those directionless bullets wouldnd. Even if the bullets pierced through the door andnded on Sheyan, its power would have lessened greatly, and carried not much threat.


    After charging forward for 7-8 metres, a group of assants started to catch up to him from the back, and started opening fire. Even if Sheyan would not die from taking a few bullets, in order to save Lee Sian Hai, he had to handle it cautiously. His perceptive sensing towered over others, as the pursuing assants charged forward, Sheyan immediately halted and swung around. The ��door shield�� he was holding onto naturally covered the front of the panting Lee Sian Hai, as he kicked open a door on his right!

 Chapter 127: Colliding straight on

    <h4>Chapter 127: Colliding straight on</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    Although the door was sturdy, how could it resist Sheyan��s full force kick? The hinges rattled and broke off as dust emerged and the door flew inwards. A distinct wrecked dent was seen in the middle of this sturdy door, as it crashed to the opposite wall beforending down. Sheyan swiftly slid in with Lee Sian Hai into the room, and then into an internal bedroom. zing strands of bullets arrived toote, and created several bullet holes onto the carpet and the wall.


    As they entered the room, there wasn��t a balcony but only a huge bed and furnitures. Sheyan had also suffered a few light injuries, and lost close to 30 HP. But this didn��t faze him, he fished out that ��endless vodka��, and gulped a mouthful of it. Satisfyingly exhaling, he replenished his wasted life points and simultaneously activated the title ��Intoxicated man��. Thus his explosive hit rate also rose.


    (TN: The explosive hit rate refers to critical hit rate in games)


    Presently, Lee Sian Hai had discovered his current perilous situation, his expression was terrible. Sheyan humbly smiled at him and said:


    ��Mister Lee?��


    Lee Sian Hai hadn��t lost his mind, although his heart was in despair, he managed to force out a smile.


    At this point, the assants had already reached the entrance. For fear of an ambush, they carefully entered. Sheyan borrowed this buffer time saying:


    ��You should be able to tell I have no ill intentions right? If not, without me acting out, you wouldn��t even be alive.��


    ��Thank you.�� Although he was in despair, he still had the manners matching his elegant demeanor.


    Sheyan was meticulously thinking, naturally he could tell what Sian Hai was thinking. Shrugging his shoulders he gently said: ��I��m 22 to this year, do you think I look like someone looking to die?��


    Lee Sian Hai was shocked, but suddenly a smoking object was tossed into the room - another grenade. Earlier on, the assant had witnessed Sheyan kicking away the grenade, thus he purposefully held onto the grenade for 3 seconds before releasing it. His goal was for the grenade to explode immediately, thus everyone within the room will inevitably perish.


    These assant had no clue about Sheyan��s outstanding perceptive sensing. The grenade could likewise threaten his life, thus he already sensed it earlier on. Leaping out, he spiked it like a volleyball yer and returned the grenade back to them.


    As Sheyan descended from mid air, an explosion ensued from outside the room followed by shrieks and screams. Sheyan smiled at Lee Sian hai, exposing his white teeth and ordered:


    ��Stay here quietly.��


    Unknowingly, faced with a situation of life and death, after seeing Sheyan��s smile his heart formed an unexinable chill. Sheyan pounced with both legs, suddenly darting outwards. After going out, screams rang out in scattered sessions, and died down after a short 10 seconds. Complementing that was the raging gunfire from faraway, creating a surreptitious silence.


    Not longter, drenched in blood, Sheyan led a blonde western bodyguard in. This bodyguard had suffered heavy wounds on his left arm, carelessly ripping his clothes to use as bandage and wrapped it around it. Once he saw Lee Sian Hai, he cried out in surprise.


    ��Boss, you��re still alive!��


    After seeing a familiar face, Lee Sian Hai��s initial trepidation rxed and smiled.


    ��Well done, Dick. Where are the rest?��


    Lee Sian Hai had a particr sophisticated presence, he had a calm demeanor and unordinary people would never earn his praise. Dick was delighted from this praise, and his expression sunk when he heard thest phrase.


    ��They are all dead, if not for������


    He tilted his head to nce at Sheyan. Momentarily unsure on what to address, he thought he was a hidden trump card arranged by Lee Sian Hai, his final trump card! He respectfully eximed.


    ��This gentleman suddenly assisted us, if not it be hard for me to escape death.��


    Sheyan smiled, tossing over two mineral water bottles.


    ��Currently those assants went off to chase after two other groups. Mr Lee please rest and drink this, Dick wrap up your wounds. I��m afraid there will be another fierce battleter.��


    Dick asked in surprise:


    ��Since the assants have left this area, why not take the chance to escape?��


    Sheyan sighed and replied:


    ��Those guy��s are assassins, they aren��t seeking wealth, their real aim is lives! From the scope of this operation, it is obviously a carefully nned out action!��


    At this moment, there were several corpses sprawled across the floor. Dick flipped those bodies over and scanned them, at the same time checking for any first aid kits. But after consecutively examining them, he lifted up his head with a serious expression:


    ��Boss, these guys are all Mys from the military!��


    ��So that��s the case������ Sheyan suddenly understood. Normally people im that America��s racial conflicts were serious, but actually the racial conflict in Southeast Asia was simrly ridiculous. The anti-chinese resentment in Southeast Asia had never expired, it only segregated into small groups. The reason behind this was aplicated one, influencing this massive anti-chinese bloodshed was obviously the representatives of the 1998 Indonesian- Chinese indonesian riots. Apart from that, there was the Shah m conflict, the ck May and so on. Several other small scale events and unrest had also urred.


    Singapore��s current political situation was also in turmoil, therefore, this attack that seemed to be a robbery may in fact be a result of internal strife. The defeated party wanted to take revenge and arranged this massacre!


    Sheyan suddenly asked:


    ��Then, looks like Mr Lee should be one of their primary targets?��


    Dick nodded his head saying:


    ��The newly appointed prime minister, He Jiren, is my boss��s cousin. If something happened to boss without leaving anyst words, then the family would be bound to break into factions. After Prime minister He loses his family��s economic support, then he would be unable to carry on his term in the office and step down.��


    At this point, a sound came from the entrance and a Mysian militant intruded in while searching the room. As he was about to raise his gun to fire, Sheyan took off as he slid in front of him instantly. This guy was a trained soldier, knowing that his enemy would reach out for his gun, he immediately drew out a military dagger, and thrusted forward ruthlessly.


    Sheyan��s current agility wasn��t high, this sort of closebat was difficult to dodge. But his grappling skill had been trained to level 2, with a flick of his wrist he gripped onto the iing military dagger. After this dagger pierced into his hand, it got stuck! This my militant was startled, unexpectedly feeling a huge burst of energying from his right hand as the dagger got forced out from his hand. Sheyan simultaneously struck up with his knee, and pulled forward horizontally with his left hand still gripping onto the dagger. This my militant was pulled forward from the impact, and a smooth wound appeared on his neck. Scarlet red blood gushed out and sprayed onto the wall!


    At this point, another militant charged in, raising his gun and took aim!


    Sheyan easily grabbed onto the gun barrel, causing that guy to tumble as random gunshots sprayed out without aim from the barrel. Holes formed everywhere, and particles scattered out into the sky. Sheyan pushed his assant forward gently causing the guy to topple to the ground. Heid there rigidly, with only two unwilling round eyes. Dick charged forward to quickly examine, and turned his head information Lee Sian Hai with a deep voice:


    ��He got stabbed from the back directly into his heart, dying instantly.��


    Lee Sian Haiposedly asked:


    ��What do you think of his talent?��


    Dick leaked out a reverential expression in his eyes.


    ��Extremely valiant, in all my years of service, only the special Delta task force military instructor can bepared.��


    Sheyan turned around, gesturing his hand to follow him. Although Dick had a broken arm, he could still exhibit his high military qualities. He swiftly gathered the firearm and ammunition from the dead bodies, and tossed a rifle to Sheyan. Instead, after receiving it Sheyan tossed it back, shocking Dick as he listened to Sheyan whispering back:


    ��I have no use for that, bring Mr Lee and follow me��


    After speaking, he bent down and charged out. Looking at his movement direction, it was actually towards the auction hall that they just ughtered their way out of! The puzzled Dick could only follow, but in that auction hall only a few gunmen remained. Looking at their greedy behaviour, they should be looting from the dead bodies. Sheyan immediately charged forward like a fanatical ox. Enemies who suffered his attack flew back 1-2 metres,nding onto the ground groaning. Even if there weren��t dead, they should be crippled.


    Riding on the confusion within the hall, Dick operated his rifle single handedly, spraying out waves of bullets. Hurriedly eliminating or injuring many, it was really as easy as firing in a practice target range. Sheyan smashed open a set of doors and simrly used it as a shield again while advancing, he really had an air of invincibility. Yet he did not charge towards the elevator but instead headed straight for the fire exit staircase. Dick was just about to support Mr Lee down the staircase but was stopped by Sheyan��s hand. He calmly exined:


    ��We head upwards.��


    Dick was shocked but Lee Sian Hai��s eyes leaked out an admiration, making the final decision saying:


    ��Yes, we head upwards!��

 Chapter 128: Borrowed might

    <h4>Chapter 128: Borrowed might</h4>


    Tranted by : Chua


    Edited by: I and Elkassar


    Currently the government was still controlled by the chinese, these my militants actually formed a small minority within the military. No matter how refined this ploy was, the battle within this building would never persist for long, strictly speaking it would only take 1 hour. This skyscraper was 40 storeys high, every floor had 3-4 thousand square metres. One full day was not enough topletely search the whole building. If that new prime minister did not react with countermeasures within an hour, then he truly wasn��t qualified to hold that appointment.


    On the other hand, if the 3 of them fled downwards, there would be only a few escape points. The mastermind behind this terrorism would certainly have people to lock up the ess points, and going down there would in turn be more dangerous. To think of this points wasn��t difficult, but to be able to consider this in such a tight-locked situation, it showed the qualities ofposure, wisdom and courage.


    Huffing and puffing they made it to the top floor, but not the roof. At the top, they chanced upon several wealthy individuals and their bodyguards. Lee Sian Hai was rtively familiar with them, afterbining their forces, their defensive strength was enhanced. Not even 10 minutester, the faint sound of shouts and screams travelled here. Sheyan went out to survey and saw a group of dark skinned local aboriginals rushing up. Within their hands were glimmering des, iron rods and other pole like objects. They were wantonly robbing and killing.


    This originally lofty and luxurious building had sunk into a wide scale riot, this was probably the methods used by the criminal mastermind to conceal the truths. Blending this deliberate assassination ploy within the facade of racial rioting. Those thugs were tangled up with a bunch of people wearing grey windbreakers. These people did not participate in the looting and killing, their expressions were solemn and their steps mighty. Their hands were stashed into their trouser pockets as they observe their surroundings. Obviously they were killers who were specially trained.


    Once these assassins discovered a suspicious target, they would uniformly take fire, reducing their targets into a honeb. And this group of thugs left 30-40 people on every level to plunder while the rest continued ascending and searching.


    Even the the current situation seemed hopeless, Sheyan did not carry any worries. This was because the two bottles of ��Maotai 1950 pulp liquor�� were already ced inside the cab on the previous room they were in on the 17th floor. Even if those thugs search, they would mostly cover behind the door, under the bed and outside the window areas. Why would they even think of searching the cab for millions of dor worth alcohol? To Sheyan,pleting the milestone took precedence, regarding Mr Lee Sian Hai he was just a bonus item. Saving him was good, but if he could not, Sheyan wouldn��t even mind.


    After Sheyan returned, everyone else including Lee Sian Hai looked rather apathetic. Only a wealthy man with the surname Huo from Hong Kong was fuming, loudly scolding vulgarities. After five minutes, those Indonesian aboriginal thugs had arrived at the level Sheyan was at. Their knives and poles carried no threat to Sheyan, moreover Dick who was supremely versed in firearms leading a few bodyguards sniping from the back. Instantly, casualties scattered everywhere. However once those grey windbreaker killers swiftly arrived, the tides quickly turned around, wounding Sheyan asionally and Dick even took a severe bullet to his right chest.


    Suddenly a whirling sound boomed across the atmosphere. Following that three helicopters swiftlynded onto the rooftop. 4-5 special forces in their camouging uniform stealthily crept down and proceeded to guard the ess path to the rooftop in a sh. Afterward, elite soldiers started to rush down, although there were casualties, those grey dressed killers were ultimately unable to contend against the army, even the Indonesian aboriginal thugs were forced to retreat down the building.


    These special forces were reinforcements called by Lee Sian Hai. Lee Sian Hai was a person steering the financial gship of his family, undoubtedly he was one of the biggest pir behind the prime minister. Naturally he had a mighty influence of a leader. Although he fell into dire straits, his attitude remained graceful and unyielding. Snorting he sat down on a nearby stool.


    ��You guys came quickly!��


    Saying this sentence just when his protection squadron was nearly depleted, Lee Sian Hai was intentionally being sarcastic. The leader was a lieutenant colonel, his face was brimming red and steered his words clear of the trouble.


    ��Mr Lee, you��ve been startled. Please immediately ascend and leave the ce.��


    After speaking he reached out his hands. Lee Sian Hai who lived as a prince was also exhausted and startled, he naturally did not haggle on for long and prepared to ascend the chopper. The other wealthy figures also started boarding one after another. But at this moment, Sheyan raised his brows and obstructed Lee Sian Hai, he simply said:


    ��The aura of death around you is thick, the cmity is not over, if you really think that you have escaped the danger, then you are really stepping on the pathway to disaster!��


    After hearing Sheyan��spletely unsubstantiated words, that lieutenant col immediately shouted out with an ashen face.


    ��Guards, get this lunatic out of my sight.��


    The surrounding soldiers surged forward, yet Sheyan put up zero resistance. His lips curled into a chilling sneer as he looked towards that wealthy Hong Kong Mr Huo.


    ��Mr Huo, I can tell you are a righteous person. If you don��t wish to die, wait here for another half an hour.��


    Lee Sian Hai halted his footsteps, hesitating for a while before waving his hands.


    ��Set off!��


    Five minutester, those three helicopters took off. As they started climbing to a higher altitude, a sudden ze shed across from the roof of the opposite building, it was 4 ��Stinger�� guided missile! After 3 missiles flew out, the pilots tried their utmost to dodge it, but two of them got hit in the end. The other one knocked onto the skyscraper beside it, spinning unsteadily for a few rounds before exploding into a fireball.


    Lee Sian Hai nced through the window at this scenery, his facial muscles twitched uncontrobly. He currently changed to an army uniform, another soldier dressed as him by wearing his clothes and boarding the chopper. In the end the consequence was as such. The other wealthy figures apart from Mr Huo all lost their lives in the explosion. He looked at Sheyan withplete trust, and couldn��t help asking:


    ��This����friend, what do we do next?��


    Sheyanughed:


    ��Don��t ask me this question, you should seek a professional.��


    At this point, half of the elite soldiers stayed back with Lee Sian Hai. Amongst them, a military officer was still unconvinced of Sheyan, stepping out of his ranks and eximed:


    ��Sirs! Our third reinforcements areing, I reckon the best course of action is to stay and wait for back-up!��


    In half a day, Lee Sian Hai had already knocked at death��s door twice. Furthermore, the recent helicopter incident had left him still in cold sweat, doubts had already arose in his heart towards the capability of the military. He shot an inquiring nce at Sheyan. Sheyan then took out his ��Endless Vodka�� and drank a mouthful, smiling he said:


    ��I have no objections.��


    Observing Sheyan��spliance, Lee Sian Hai was reassured and nodded his head. Lee Sian Hai recalled the words Sheyan previously spoke, he was usually astute and circumspect and his heart a little apprehensive, he couldn��t help but ask Sheyan:


    ��May I know what��s the meaning behind this mister��s words about the aura of death?��


    Although Sheyan had a mature appearance, one could tell he was roughly 24. By calling him mister, Lee Sian Hai was showing respect for the wise. Obviously Sheyan could not mention that his perceptive sensing allowed him to sense the nearby ambushers, thus he pretended to be a fortune teller. He merely shrug his shoulders, smiled and shook his head.


    Lee Sian Hai observed Sheyan��s bodynguage, and his imaginations started to run wild:


    ��Eh? Is it cannot say? Impossible to say? Or don��t know how to say?��


    Sheyan calmly and determinedly replied.


    ��It��s cannot say. If I say, I will have to pay a severe price.��


    Lee Sian Hai gasped, having an enlightened expression:


    ��I understand, I understand. Then how long do you think before we can leave this ce?��


    Sheyan��s lips nted slightly, grimly replying:


    ��If the skin, flesh and blood of those assants are not thoroughly smeared onto the walls, then you will never be safe.��


    Lee Sian Hai deeply pondered, then with face of killing intent he turned to the nearby person and gave an order. Those special soldiers were already distributed into critical ces. As long as any suspicious character approaches, a burst fire would follow, there was no such thing asw and order over here.


    Within 4 hours, the reinforcements managed to round up the entire building and cleanse it. Lee Sian Hai allowed Sheyan to walk alongside him, this was giving Sheyan face but his hidden motive was to borrow Sheyan��s strength to protect him. Until Lee Sian Hai returned to his mansion and sat onto his sofa did he loosen up. He looked at Sheyan and sincerely asked:


    ��How should I thank you?��


    Sheyanughed and replied:


    ��Just treat me to a drink.��


    ����


    ����


    6 hourster, Sheyan had already be an employer in this mansion.


    His job scope was: Chauffeur.


    Lee Sian Hai��s personal chauffeur.


    Following their exchange, Lee Sian Hai would assist him in collecting the remaining alcohol types. Initially Sheyan wanted to request for him to help search for the whereabouts of Fuyuan boat, but as the words reached his lips he swallowed it back in. Because this matter was his only weak point in the present world, he would definitely not easily tell it to others!


    Sheyan cushioned his head with his two hands andid on the bed. Although his heart had a faint feeling of insecurity, this was still the most dependant method he could think of. He could effortlesslyplete the milestone mission, and could personally search for Uncle Dasi. Singapore was small, but this pellet size country was able to enter the top 50 countries. One could tell its economic might was robust. Having such a reliable backing in Lee Sian Hai, even if Sheyan was like a fox exploiting the tiger��s might, it was much better inparison to searching alone.


    As Sheyan was about to fall into deep sleep, his chest suddenly started burning up. He immediately jolted up from the bed as his mind received a notification from the nightmare imprint.


    ��Please return to the nightmare realm from the present world within 24 hours.��

 Chapter 129: The most unfavourable news!

    <h4>Chapter 129: The most unfavourable news!</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I , TN and Elkassar


    After receiving the returning invitation, Sheyan inhaled deeply. He wasn��t in a hurry to return, and instead shut his eyes to enjoy a good sleep. This rxed nature continued on the second morning, having a meal, taking a shower and getting a masseuse to give him a full body massage. Once his body was rejuvenated to its optimum condition, he thenzily strolled towards the nearby staircase.


    Presently, this was Sheyan��s third time entering the nightmare realm, he was extremely familiar with the processes and reached back in no time. The realm gave off a slight reddish glow as usual which seemed to never be extinguished, giving an aura of bloodshed. After entering, his various equipments and items were either returned into his personal space, or automatically went back into his body.


    At this hour, the crowd in the marketce was huge. They were all shuttling back and forth between vending booths, indicating that they were of adequatebat status ranking. They had reached a stage whereby they could investigate on the next relevant movie world they would go to, and prepare certain relevant equipment or items beforehand.


    In the Caribbean Sea world, undoubtedly that ��Insight�� ability had given Sheyan the greatest assistance. Moreover his high perceptive sensing could furtherpliment the ��Insight�� ability. Thus, although this was a temporal ability and required a usage fee, it was essential to Sheyan. In addition to his currentbat ranking not being high, it was impossible for him to gather information on his next world much earlier beforehand. Therefore, whenever entering a movie world, Sheyan nned to utilize the randomization method of entering the world.


    Something noteworthy is that even though ��Insight�� was an ability that required usage fee, but randomizing entering the world carried an additional +20% reward bonus. After calctions, it would not generate much deficiency. After interacting with his nightmare imprint, he discovered that although his achievement level had reached 8 points, it had not much effects. He could only obtain a tiny report half an hour beforehand regarding his next world. Thus, he once again decided on randomization.


    There was still a brief period of time before entering the world. Sheyan started to cruise around the marketce. On one hand gathering price valuation information, and on the other he felt that he came across a certain medicine that was quite useful. Therefore, he wanted to specially collect them, but his current worth was only 600 utility points. He was extremely limited in purchasing stuffs.


    Just as Sheyan arrived at the end of the marketce, an object caught his attention. He immediately pointed towards it to the picture and enquired.


    ��How much?��


    That seller blinked his eyes, using a dispirited tone.


    ��500 utility points for one, manufacturing cost was 1000 points. No negotiation.��


    ��Sheyan scoffed and asked.


    ��How do you know the manufacturing cost? Unless this medicine is made by you personally?��


    ��Oh sheet, can��t I? Before I count to 3 you better pay up your damned utility points or get lost! The further the better. God forgive me, I want to use vilenguages to curse at these damned test tubes, spiritmp and microscope!!��


    ��Even though your marketing has no appeal, I still intend to patronize your business.�� Sheyan shrugged his shoulders saying. ��Give me 3 of this medicine, you will receive 500 utility points as remuneration.��


    ��Bastard! You need me to repeat myself? 500 utility points for one, because their manufacturing cost are 1000 utility points. If you continue uttering rubbish, I will stuff your foot into your filthy mouth.��


    ��Then I��m sorry in inform you, the final destination of these medicines will only be out of your anus.��


    ��Wait,e back! Alright, alright. I��ve had enough of these damned medicines. Where is the agreed 500 utility points?��


    Very quickly, Sheyan acquired 3 of these so called ��Rotten Eyeball�� medicine. It had a greenish ck appearance, and was roughly the size of a pea. Yet it gave off a peculiar odour, like liquid boiling within a spittoon. If eating it would cause one to recall that awful odour, then one would instantly vomit. Its attributes were as follows:


    ��Rotten eyeball.�� (Condition: Bad)


    ��ssification: Indirect supplementary medicine.��


    ��Origin: Contestant personally manufactured.��


    ��Rarity: Blue.��


    ��Usage effects: Cause confusion to enemies.��


    ��Usage requirements: Nil.��


    ��Description: After learning the rted prescription, defective product from post production manufacturing.��


    ��Specific usage effects: Using it will result in confusion, causing your enemy to make a wrong judgement of your capabilities.��


    ��Warning: After using the medicine, there is a 75% chance of causing the user��s various attributes to fluctuate. Causing the appearance to either weaken or strengthen. Durationsts for 5 minutes.��


    ��Warning: Arge portion of this medicine has already lost its effectiveness. Currently only the weakening camouge can be in effect, this effect can only be used on contestants. If a contestant has a higher or equal perceptive sensing, there is a chance of seeing through the camouge.��


    ��Evaluation: You definitely do not want to attempt tasting it.��


    Sheyan wanted to purchase this sort of camouging medicines. Although these 3 medicines had already lost their ability to affect storyline characters, it still had some value. After acquiring the 3 medicines that another contestant manufactured, Sheyan then prepared a series of entering matters. Very quickly, he received the nightmare realm notification:


    ��You can obtain a report on your next movie world.��


    ��You can choose to randomly enter a movieworld.��


    Clear of his decision long ago, Sheyan naturally selected random, the ��Insight�� ability once again returned to Sheyan. Presently, Sheyan already had experience, waiting in the middle of the nightmare realm until an oval shaped glowing white door appeared. He then entered into it.


    ��Initiating nightmare world����


    ��Initiating digitalization������


    ��Initiating randomly allocating world.��


    ��World selected.��


    ��Initializing assimtion of character into world������


    ��Entering world������


    The mystery of magic is hidden from civilization, a fantasy race is mixed with the humans. The current era of technology is merely a mirage bubble, the dreadful spectre is searching for an opportunity to resurrect. A white haired old man is persistently supporting a society that is on the brink of copse.


    Waiting����waiting for that boy with the scar to slowly grow up����


    Sheyan was woken by a noise.


    He fought to open his eyes, the lethargy stubbornly spiralled in his brain like an infuriating rm clock screaming at a working adult in dawn of the day. This ce had a spotlessly white bed, clean floor and a flower pot standing atop the nearby table. Within were fresh carnations and eucalyptus. The entire room was neat and tidy, giving one afortable atmosphere.


    Looking out of the nearby window, one could see a power cord extending horizontally across the sky, and hear the honking of cars. The pointy buildings from a distance were brimming with a european style. Sheyan remained calm as he rolled out of bed. Pouring a ss of water from the nearby electric kettle, he slowly drank it down.


    A telephone stationed on the bedside cab. This telephone was constructed with an appearance of the start of the 20th century. From far, its material seemed top grade as though made with ivory and gold. But after feeling it, one would know it was artificial stic. Suddenly, the telephone rang out loudly, it seemed like it would go on forever.


    Sheyan calmly picked up the receiver, slowly cing it beside his ear. An indifferent tone emitted over.


    ��Contestant no.1018, wee to the nightmare realm.��


    ��This is your third experience in a nightmare world.��


    ��You received a main mission: Audition��


    ��Mission summary: Follow your upation manager for an audition.��


    ��Mission pointer: If you are unable toplete this basic series of main mission, then you will be penalized 5000 utility points. But your duration of stay in this world will be prolonged by a week. If until then you are unable to pay up the penalized fee of 5000 utility points, then you will be erased.��


    ��Pointer: You utilized the randomization method of entering this world, you acquired an ability : Insight.��


    ��Pointer: You can fulfil the following milestones in this world (Including other worlds)


    ��Intelligent: umte learning of three special distinctive magical skill from this world. (Inclusive of passive skill)


    ��Fearless: ying a formidable legendary creature in this world upon any chanced encounter. (Inclusive of unicorns, cerberus, adult mountain beasts, Norwegian Ridgeback* etc), Your damage to the creature must exceed 10%).��


    (TN: *A type of dragon in Harry Potter)


    ��Extremist: y 100 Muggles.��


    ��Spell breaker: y 50 wizards.�� (Wizard��s ability powers must not be lower than a third grade student from Hogwarts)��


    ��Collector: Purchase 10 different wands from Ollivander��s Wand Shop.��


    ��Diplomat: Gain respect from any tribe of race. (Race includes: centaurs, giants, goblins, dragons)��


    ��I love Quidditch: Sessfully obtain a Nimbus 2000 broom.��


    ��Due to inadequate achievement level, unable to view other milestone information.��


    Sheyan observed this list of reports, his eyes formed a certain helplessness as he sighed. He knew which world he was in. But this was the world he didn��t want to enter the most! In this world, magic was even used for basic lifestyle necessities, it was the major factor here. Therefore, this meant that Sheyan��s innate ability ��Endurance�� waspletely negated! Comparing to the previous randomly chosen Caribbean Sea world, this world was basically a natural counter towards Sheyan!


    ��Magic is ced above all else in this world! Including swords, firearms, and even science and technology!��


    ��This is the magical world of Harry Potter!��

 Chapter 130: Audition

    <h4>Chapter 130: Audition</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I, TN and Elkassar


    After reflecting on the information he just received, Sheyan pushed open the door. The corridor waspletely silent, the floor glossy and several oil paintings hung on the corridor walls. There was no difference from an ordinary five star hotel. A person stood at the end of the corridor. He was wearing a deerstalker dome hat, and holding onto an old western cane. Looking at Sheyan, he impatiently eximed.


    ��Hey! What time is it already, why are you all still in your rooms? This time��s meeting is very important, it is something our career helping centre took great efforts to acquire this opportunity. The audition is in one hourter. Five minutes, I swear on my dead father��s name we can only wait for another five minutes! Theters would have to walk there by themselves, and they wouldn��t refund a single penny for ya!��


    The emotionless Sheyan shrugged his shoulders.


    ��I��m a person who values punctuality greatly, regrettably not everyone is like me, sir.��


    Although Sheyan��s reply was quite appropriate, but undoubtedly his puny charm would give rise to negative disadvantages. This manager did not give him any face, and bluntly asked him to wait by the side. The rest of the contestants in other rooms weren��t dead people, after hearing the conversation, they naturally hurried up to assemble.


    Within two minutes, 10 contestants gathered on this floor. Sheyan noticed that within the 10, at least 4 of them knew each other as they nodded and shot signals through their eyes at each other. It was obvious there belonged to a party. Following that, they obediently took the lift down. After every contestant assembled in the hotel��s main hall, Sheyan discovered there were close to 30 contestants. Within them were two parties, one part was rtively small while the other pretty huge.


    At the this moment, Sheyan felt someone approaching and sitting beside him. He turned to look and gasped.


    ��It��s you?��


    This person had a full beard across his face, he had a veteran and sharp look on his face. He was that cold blooded murderer Sheyan encountered in the Terminator world. The two of them even exchange milestone information and reports before, therefore, there was a certain connection between them. At present, both didn��t belong to a party, naturally they would possess a notion to coborate.


    Within the career helping center, there were a total of 3 managers. The three seemed like ordinary people, but they looked to be short of patience. After a several minutes, a brand new bus stopped outside the hotel. All the contestants straightforwardly boarding it, and the bus took off after.


    As the bus started moving, every single contestant heard a clear notification in their ears:


    Time: AD 1991, February 25th, Afternoon 1PM.��


    ��Location: Europe, London (Latitude north 51 degrees, 30��28. Longitude west 00 degree, 07��41)��


    ��Setting: Magical World of Harry Potter.��


    ��Difficulty: Easy (D ss)��


    ��Pain limiter: 50%��


    ��Additional capabilities bonus: 0%��


    ��Current scenario exploration rate: 0.00%��


    ��Additional exnation. This world has a freedom setting: contestant can bit by bit (Straightforwardly attacking/ being attacked by each other) to obtain the relevantbat log reports. During a battle with any contestant, if your perceptive sensing exceeds the opponent, you can create perceptive pressure on the opponent, and thus he will be unable to obtain thebat log.��


    This world has a freedom setting: Killing off a contestant would give a 33% chance of obtaining loot (limited to a situation whereby a contestant kills another contestant). After contestants mutually assault each other, all damages will be weakened by 40%. (Above the worlds freedom setting, there was a prominent warning color) During a mutualbat between contestants, abnormalities like loss of sight, deafness, cripple etc will be reduced by 50%/ (For example, having your leg broken by a creature leading to a decrease of 70% in movement speed, by contestant��s decrease in movement speed will only be 35%).


    ��Pointer: After being attacked by a contestant, whenever a fatal attack is dealt (Life points reach zero), you will not immediately die but enter a state of heavy injuries. This state will preserve 10% of HP, movement speed will be reduced by 80% and every attribute be lowered by 50%.


    ��Warning: Any participation in killing off a contestant, will add 10 additional points to yer value. Having yer level would lead to higher chance of dropping a blood key when you die, thus bing other��s hunting target.��


    ��Non-yer contestants can attack/kill off yer contestants without getting a yer value.��


    ��Afterpleting 1 main mission: Remove 1 point of yer value.��


    ��


    ��After experiencing a world: Remove 10 points of yer value.��


    ��yer contestants cannot conceal their own yer value, any contestants can see it.��


    ��yer value will influence certain storyline character��s impression.��


    ��You automatically grasp the spokennguage, free to interact with any character in this world. After leaving the world, you will unlearn it.��


    ��epted mission count: 1��


    ��Your appearance/identity has been altered, it will automatically be restored after returning to the present world. You can also engage in additional alterations with the nightmare realm. For any questions, pleasemunicate it to your nightmare imprint, if u have the rights to the information then it will be answered to you.��


    After receiving information, all the contestants surveyed each other. Within their eyes contained a thick menacing look. Undoubtedly, it was because of the phrase, ��This world has a freedom setting: Killing off a contestant would give a 33% chance of obtaining loots.��


    The bus continued to travel, not longter it halted outside a bar. From the exterior, this bar looked rtively ancient, Hyacinth flower hung down from its porch and its walls were made with rocks. A wooden bar signboard suspended from ontop, giving one the misconception of being back in the eighteenth century. Although the bar��s exterior looked ancient, it had an untainted and clean appearance. The bar��s signboard wrote the words ��Leaky Cauldron Bar��.


    A single file alighted from the bus, as the 3 managers started to enter into the bar. The audition location was actually in an old bar, it could be said to be rather shoddy. However, the contestants on scene were all elite characters, naturally they remainedposed.


    From outside, this bar looked very small, its area should not even reach 20 square metres. Instead, after entering one would discover the interior was extremely spacious. The thick and sturdy wooden tables were ancient. Even though it was during the day, white candles were still lit up on a candlestick. The surrounding walls were eroded from the wind overtime, it was extremely tattered and some areas even exposed its red bricks. The pirs had scars of being contaminated by termites. Several alcohol bottles were disorderly disyed as ornaments behind the bartender. The side window had a window frame design of the fifteenth century.


    The 3 managers marched to the west of the bartender. A male was sitting upright, his body covered by a ck cloak. His hair looked greasy and it extended to his shoulders. His nose had the special characteristics of a corsican. He had a cold and reclusive gaze, as though everything in this world was not worthy to be looked upon.


    A manager walked up and said.


    ��Mr Snape, this is thetest batch of volunteers.��


    The male nodded. Yet every contestant felt a tremble in their hearts, most of them knew who this male was. Because of that very reason, it formed a pressuring feeling on them. Sheyan had a slight impulse of using ��Insight��, but after carefully considering he felt like it could trigger a severe consequence. Thus, he relinquished that impulse.


    Snape raised his head, that cold heartless re swept across the apprehensive contestants. Concurrently, the nightmare imprint released a notification:


    ��Main mission: Auditionpleted.��


    ��You received 1 achievement point.��


    ��You received another main mission: Certificate.��


    ��Hogwarts school is the most famous magic institute in this world, there is no other. The follow-up of the main mission will begin nearby Hogwarts school. You have an entire 48 hours to acquire a trust object, and use it as a certificate to enter Hogwarts school.��


    ��Mission pointer: If you are unable toplete the series of main mission, then you will be penalized 5000 utility points, but your period of stay in this world will be extended by a week. If within that you are unable to pay up your penalized 5000 utility points, then you will be eliminated.��


    Snape observed the contestants for a long while, pausing for a while before using a dull and slow tone to speak.


    ��Within you guys, is there anyone who frequently encounters strange events in your lives?��


    After a brief pause, some contestants nced at each other and one of them spoke out probingly.


    ��Mister, sometimes tiny objects beside me would float up for no reason.��


    ��Oh?�� Snape retrieved a soupdle from the side and held onto it. He coldly replied. ��Sit in front of me, look at this soupdle and think of bending it in your heart. But only think, you cannot use your hands.��

 Chapter 131: Two paths

    <h4>Chapter 131: Two paths</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: I, TN and Elkassar


    This contestant sat down ordingly by the table, his hands obediently ced on his knees. Not even a secondter, the soupdle instantly bent! Snape was unconcerned, the soupdle slightly swayed in his hand and returned to its upright state.


    ��Again.��


    Snape dered indifferently.


    This time, that contestant started to ce more effort. Beads of perspiration formed on his forehead before that soupdle slowly bent. He panted as he wiped his sweat, once again looking at Snape expectantly.


    ��Again.�� Snape continued to make him repeat his earlier actions.


    Attempting the third time, that contestant required more effort. His entire body started vibrating slightly, as his eye socket looked like it was going to pop out. But after using full strength he was able to slightly bend the soupdle. Snape persisted with his dead appearance, waving his hands as he pointed to that contestant saying.��


    ��Sit over there.��


    That contestant had no clue on his performance result, as he helplessly went over to sit. At this moment, the beardy who was sitting beside Sheyan utilized his nightmare imprint to transit a message. This method no doubt would require utility points, but it prevented people from eavesdropping.


    ��That guy is called Jackson, he is a core member of the small party, the Banks syndicate. Rumour has it that his spirit has exceeded 25 points, and his known ability is called ��fire tooth��. It is a me type attacking skill, its might is rtively strong and can even cause burns.��


    Presently, another contestant gathered up his courage and sat in front of Snape. Sheyan slightly nodded, sending another message over.


    ��Looks like Snape��s selection criteria is based on the contestant��s basic attribute: spirit and intelligence.��


    Although Sheyan had pretty much figured out the intentions behind Snape and Hogwarts school, he still purposely asked Beardy.


    ��Heard Hogwarts only epts those children with natural talent for magic? Then what is he epting us for?��


    A sh formed in Beardy��s eyes, his lips curling into a cold sneer.


    ��Magic is not limitless, it will also require the caster��s MP. After emptying out MP, if one wants to continue casting magic spells, then he would have to use his own life points as supplement. Hogwarts has a total of 4 schools. Even if students enlist when they are 10 - 12 years old, they would have to stay for at least 7 years. The entire Hogwarts school residence consists of at least 800 people, in total it will exceed over a thousand, yet the teaching and administrative staff only has 20 people!��


    ��Alright, even if there are countless magic and several house-elfs to support, the lifestyle of those little brats are definitely not an easy thing to support you know. A child under 14 years old would asionally face certain difficulties in providing for themselves. Furthermore teenages would pose even more troubles, ��Puppy love, sex, miscarriages, rebelling, jealous, drugs, fights, gangs������ These are only the problematic issues faced by an ordinary school head. If these kids further possess destructive magic capabilities, then the problems it would bring would be twofold.��


    ��Therefore, they require several unskilled workers who grasp elementary magic. Their use would be the dirty and cumbersome jobs, while the venerable teachers would only require to move their mouths to teach them.�� Sheyan was suddenly enlightened as he made a conclusion.


    ��Right, this world further possess magic which canpletely erase people��s memories��this settles their ultimate worry. Once these temporary workers stayed for too long, they would then be awarded a considerable amount of remuneration and return to normal civilization after their memory wipe. Oh, wait, it is return to the Muggles society.��


    While the twomunicated, 7-8 others sat beside Jackson in session. But after that, no one else went forward. Everyone understood their personal attributes and refrained from going up to lose face. Instead, those 3 managers stood at the side looking extremely nervous as they gritted their teeth. Probably the headcount that passed the audition would be rted to their reward premium or even their year end bonus. Thus, they kept on disying their mboyant bodynguage, trying their best to urge everyone try auditioning.


    Under the awkward silence of the scenario, the 3 managers separated and started promoting. Unfortunately, Sheyan became their first target. Faced with this manager��s unceasing rambling of words, he wavered extremely quickly and shrugged his shoulders.


    ��Alright, I��ll try.��


    Actually, Sheyan really hoped to interact directly with Snape. He wanted to find out how powerful, how patient he was and so on. His forbearance could be said to be the most valiant in the entire Harry Potter series, if Sheyan could gather a little information that would be not bad already.


    When Sheyan sat down, he was leaning back on his chair with his eyes closed. When he realized Sheyan��s presence, his eyes slightly squinted open, using a probing re to swiftly sweep through Sheyan and then disyed an extremely understandable action of waving his hand. Sheyan helplessly shrugged his shoulders as he stood up to leave. He was not surprise at this ending at all. Up till now, his intelligence was 5 points and spirit 4 points. Besides, the cruel fact was that ordinary people��s spirit would have even reached 5 points.


    Snape��s audition concluded after 10 minutes. Two fortunate people managed to enter the honorary namelist at the end although they only managed to sway the soupdle slightly. The remaining few werepletely disregarded as Snape casually waved his ck cloak. The guests within this bar seemed to be used to his sight, they only carried on drinking and whispered amongst themselves, not looking over here a single time.


    Currently, Sheyan naturally sat together with Beardy. He introduced himself to Beardy as ��Seaman��. Beardy introduced himself as Jack, and offered a significant phrase, ��Jack as in Jack the Ripper.��


    Jack was a fairlymon name in western countries, it was roughly the same as China��s Qiang Ge. Apart from Captain Jack Sparrow, the other famous one was Jack the Ripper. He dismembered at least five women, plucking out their innards and even wrote a letter to challenge the police. More importantly, he never got arrested, and his name had long ago disappeared into history. Beardy adopting this name, naturally it contained a certain significance of ruthlessness and ferocity.


    After exchanging their names, they shook hands andughed. They also introduced their basic capabilities.


    ��I��m Jack, I can engage in mid range battles, obviouslypetent in closebat. Weak point is���� Unable to endure a prolonged fight.��


    ��I��m Seaman, good at sessive high-speed attacks. Because I have high defensive capabilities, therefore prolonged battles are advantageous to me.��


    ��I sincerely feel, meeting you is really good luck.��


    ��Same here.��


    The atmosphere inside the bar sunk into silence after Snape left with the selected contestants. The remaining people started whispering into each other��s ears, especially those that were already from a party. Currently, there were 12 contestants left, obviously they all inclined to attacks using physical force. They were abandoned and thus was feeling slightly grievance.


    Instead Sheyan sat on his chair and shut his eyes to meditate. He was determined that the nightmare realm would never set such a high threshold from them. One primary main mission forcibly dumping away two-thirds of the people that came. Obviously, one cannot exclude the possibility of killing off one of those selected guys to rob them off their trust object. But the drop rate when a contestant dies is only 33%, if the motive was really that then wouldn��t the difficulty of this world be excessively overboard.


    Thus, Sheyan could basically infer that there was another path from this nightmare realm, it was specifically arranged for these innocently unselected contestants. Since Snape had already appeared in this recruitment scene, then those physical fighters were vividly portrayed out. Suddenly, a thunderous booming of a motor engine stopping transmitted from outside. The doors of the pub were pushed open, that 2.5 metres tall, 2 metres wide door was thoroughly congested by an immense shadow. Even if that was so, that shadow still had to lower his head before entering the area.


    This was a huge guy with thick beard and hair, hepletely exceeded the height of an average person with his tremendous physique. Yet, his eyes sparkled with a quick-witted intelligence. His lips and nose were rather plump, ingeniously concealing the oppressive force from his immense body. After resting his gigantic and heavy butt onto a stool in the bar, that beech stool gave off a cracking groan but finally managed to bear the weight.


    ��Rubeus Hagrid.�� Sheyan swiftly reiterated that name in his heart. ��Father��s a wizard, mother��s a giant. He possess a gift for magic, but proficient in animal caring and can roughly tame any dangerous creature. He should currently be the key administration staff of Hogwarts, guarding the hunting grounds and more importantly he has gained the trust of Dumbledore.��


    ��Eh, Nick? Get me a ss of whiskey, don��t add ice.�� Hagrid gestured towards the owner of the bar, and blissfully sipped the whiskey when it arrived. He then directed a resonant tone towards the remaining contestants and signalled to them.


    ��Lads, looks like I��m responsible for the rest of your audition. Firstly, please sit around me.��

 Chapter 132: Strangely passing

    <h4>Chapter 132: Strangely passing</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by : I, TN and Elkassar


    Every contestant roughly knew Hagrid��s identity. They knew he was an important storyline character, as they picked themselves up and sat at Hagrid��s table. Hagrid raised his thick carrot-like finger and knocked against the table, clearing his throat he started:


    ��Gentlemen, passing my test just requires adequate strength. Apart from that, Hogwart��s caretaker Mr Filch is having a headache over those hyperactive and full of energy students. Coincidentally his doting wife Alice has fallen ill, thus Hogwarts has decided to recruit temporary handy workers to assist in their uing student enlisting. Alright, let us begin the test.��


    After speaking, Hagrid started to search inside his huge moleskin coat, then instantly murmured:


    ��Weird, where is the item I borrowed from the Bloody Baron?��


    But this half-giant��s expression quickly softened, he retracted his hand from his pocket and shockingly, he was holding onto another hand. More precisely, it was a translucent and light blue colored hand, it had a ghostly feel. Hagrid then loosened the translucent hand. It immediately floated up and constantly moved its fingers.


    Hagrid heavily exhaled, raising his whisky up and twirling it, he faced the contestants and dered.


    ��Grab onto that hand, then press it down to the table. That��s how you will pass.��


    This shocked the audience. That translucent hand purposefully teased the contestants by hooking its finger, provoking them greatly.


    A contestant suddenly stood out, raising his voice:


    ��I��ll go!��


    This contestant seemed to be very confident of his strength. Once he walked to the table, he grabbed onto that apparition hand and begun exerting force. It was clearly seen that the apparition hand was quickly pressed down and struck onto the table surface. Hagrid smiled and pped, nodding his head saying:


    ��You��ve passed.��


    Jack the Ripper lowered his voice and whispered:


    ��That guy is Venter, I��ve heard that his peak strength can reach 28 points. He uses a twol handed heavy sword, possessing great explosive strength. His specific capabilities are not known.��


    At this moment, another contestant stood up, saying in a neutral tone:


    ��Mister Hagrid, I��m very interested in Mr Filch��s job. May I know what��s the test?��


    Hagrid turned his head away to the bartender Nick and whistled to him.


    ��Nick, get me an open space.��


    Bartender Nick was currently wiping a wine cup, he knocked it against the counter. Simultaneously, the vacant table and bench in the middle of the bar suddenly slid over, exposing a neat, 10 metre long space. Obviously, this bartender was not an ordinary person. Hagrid pointed at the empty space.


    ��Use your fastest speed to run from one side to the other. If you meet the time requirements, then you pass.��


    Since this contestant dared to speak out, he naturally relied on something and easily passed the test.


    Currently, adding his equipments, Sheyan��s strength had reached 13 points and his agility was merely 10 points. He naturally chose to wrestle with that apparition hand. Once he secured his grip, he concurrently felt a chilling sensation causing his body to tremble slightly. But that weird sensation quickly vanished. Sheyan started to exert strength to push down the apparition hand, however, he felt an immense resistance and had to exert great strength before pressing it down a little. Although he wasted much time, Sheyan still managed to pass the test.


    Yet Jack the Ripper did not choose topete against the apparition hand. He opted to take the sprinting test. He seemed like a person with high agility but yet his results couldn��t be considered good as he barely passed.


    After Hagrid��s audition ended, there were still 3 contestants remaining. Sheyan could already conclude that in terms of strength, agility or spirit, they were all below 10 points and unable to pass. Then inferring, these people��s attributes should be based on charm, intelligence, physique or perceptive sensing.


    Based on Sheyan��s previous understanding, people who possess these attributes had two possibilities. One was that the contestant had a purely high physique, his survivability was extremely high. The other was summoning masters who relied on summoning creatures to survive. Regarding these special ground, he believed that the nightmare realm would definitely have a separate arrangement.


    Sure enough, after Hagrid counted his people, he turned to the three people.


    ��Gentlemen, very sorry that you don��t meet my requirements. But I feel that you have your redeeming qualities. Hogwarts train station is currently shorthanded, if you guys are interested you can try pleading with my beloved Nick to give you some work in Diagon alley.��


    ��Diagon alley!�� After hearing that word, Sheyan��s heart skipped a beat. In this world, Diagon alley was the biggest marketce for wizards. It had various rare magic items, living organisms, everything could be purchased there. Furthermore the biggest goblin bank Gringotts was located there. No doubt, it was apensation for those contestants who gave up on the main mission. Although they were unable to enter Hogwarts school, they could still begin a new adventure in Diagon alley, a ce brimming with opportunities.


    The remaining 3 contestants nced at each other. Two of them probably belonged to the same party, and chose to go to the train station. The other chose to work at Diagon alley.Hagrid drained the whisky in one gulp, he wiped his great beard and spoke to Sheyan and the rest.


    ��Let��s go, a few dayster Hogwarts will wee a huge amount of students. Nick! Can I use the firece on top?��


    Nick was devotedly trying to blend a concoction of cocktails, without raising his head he replied.


    ��Hagrid, be careful, the Ministry of Magic might look for trouble with you.��


    Hagrid ignorantly shrugged his shoulders.


    ��Time is tight, Dumbledore will allow this. You don��t know how terrible the state of Hogwarts is in now, it is like an overturned pot of cream of mushroom soup. You should have known, this year there is a new student with a special identity which is causing that person to be restless. Alrightds, follow me. There is a huge amount of work that needspletion. Of course, the remuneration will be significant.��


    A single file strolled to the second floor of the bar, that little room was extremely congested. Hagrid sprinkled a handful of dust at the left side firece, that dust flickered with radiation as it scattered down slowly. Then this thing called Floo powder dispersed into the firece.


    ��Boom!�� The me inside the firece rapidly leapt up. Strangely, the surrounding people couldn��t feel any warmth. The colour of the me rapidly changed and ultimately decide on dark green. Hagrid bent over, looking back and sincerely advising.


    ��Floo powder��s duration is only 3 minutes, if anyone misses it, then I regretfully inform you that you are fired.��


    Following that, Hagrid entered into the firece, his massive built quickly disappeared into the mes. The rest of the contestants nced at each other, but only Vanter led the way. Fiercely sweeping a look, he addressed the people beside him. ��Lads, let��s go.�� He then took the lead in entering the firece.


    Since someone led the way, then naturally there would be others that followed. Sheyan was in no hurry topete with others, he was thest to enter the firece. When that dark green me roared at him, his subconscious mind shrunk back but yet he felt a warm wind breezing against his face. When he opened his eyes, it was pitch-ck. After several minutes, a light glow appeared ahead, that light constantly became bigger just like a train that was about to exit a tunnel.


    After that light turned into the entrance, Sheyan felt a strong force shoving against his back pushing him out as he stumbled a few steps ahead before regaining his bnce. Looking back, the ce he just exited from was an old firece. The ce where he stood now looked like a scottish style wooden hut. The furnishing inside were all manufactured from logs, and it gave off a sweet resin fragrance. After exiting the hut he could see that the roof was painted red, like the hut was wearing a scarlet red cap.


    The different huts were extremely organized here. They were arranged into a pocket-sized town. At the middle was a railway that directly meandered out to a faraway location. Looking at this scenery, Sheyan suddenly felt a certain nostalgia as though this was extremely familiar. This puzzle was instantly solved when he suddenly turned around! Actually, under the glow of the setting sun, there was a glistening vastke. Beside the shore of thiske stood a castle that only appeared in a child��s fantasies, its grandeur was majestic!


    The reality was that in a short span, he had already arrived by the side of Hogwarts school from the bustling London! Observing this environment, this was amazingly the final destination of the Hogwarts express from tform 9 and ?!


    From a distance, a chatter travelled here. Hagrid was currently walking side by side with a male wearing a x colored shirt. The two contestants who were rmended to work at the train station stood at one corner. It looked like the deal was done. Hagrid shook that guy��s hand, turning over and shouted.


    ��Guyse here, quickly! We still need to cross the ckke before daybreak.��

 Chapter 133: Jobberknoll

    <h4>Chapter 133: Jobberknoll</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    As Hagrid spoke, Sheyan discovered that the group of agility specialized contestants hadn��t appeared, Jack the Ripper was simrly off the grid. Naturally those contestants that were part of a party started to realize this, Venter raised his brows and asked Hagrid.


    ��Mister Hagrid, may I ask where are the people selected by Mr Filch?��


    Hagrid yed with his beard and replied.


    ��They were directly sent to Filch through the firece. If there are no more questions, please hurry a little.��


    Following that, they set off to cross theke. However, Sheyan and the group of contestants naturally weren��t the main leads. They could only gaze at Hogwarts school from afar, and sailed towards the west. On the way, they went past a Quidditch court, then awn with extremely tall grass, where flying lessons took ce. Finally they arrived near the strange and deep forbidden forest. Four towering and wide wooden houses stood here, this should probably be the housing that Hogwarts had arranged for them.


    ��Lads.�� Hagrid sped his hands and said. ��Congrattions on being a temporary worker for the magnificent Hogwarts school. This will definitely provide you an unprecedented thrilling experience, and of course adequate funding. For your own safety, please remember by advice by heart.��


    ��The castle grounds are forbidden, you are not permitted to enter.��


    ��The woods behind you contain many dangers, simrly, you cannot enter there. There is a powerful magic formation covering the boundaries of the forbidden forest, you don��t have to worry about your safety here.��


    ��I believe you guys have encountered too many bizarre cases today. However in the time toe, you will definitely interact with more crazy circumstances that are seemingly impossible to be exined with science or words. But do not panic, you can look for me once you meet any problem. I stay in a little cabin roughly 200 metres from here.��


    ��If anyone seeks a little enjoyment or rxation apart from work, my suggestion is to go fishing by the beautiful ckke, or maybe watch a quidditch match or something. A small rest room at the train station sells alcohol, beverages and even tiny and mystical toys. We will start work tomorrow, goodnight my friends.��


    Gazing upon Hagrid��s massive figure slowly fading into the sunset, the remaining 10 contestants immediately divided into three different factions. Surprisingly,the faction with the greatest mancount was 5 people, its head was a contestant named Qiao Gun. The second group naturally had the 28 points strength expert Venter as leader, itprises of 3 people. And the third group was naturally lone wolfs like Sheyan. Apart from Sheyan, there was another called Diaz. This contestant was cold and detached, folding both hands into his chest he seemed like the sort who was confident in his strength. That was why he could adopt a position to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight (Chinese idiom - taking a back stance while watching others fight).


    Although Venter��s group of 3 had the manpower disadvantage, they remained calm and fearless when faced with Qiao Gun. The two groups were in a staring deadlock, but Venterughed out coldly.


    ��Qiao Gun, I should inform you, the ��Banks Syndicate�� is determined to get what it wants this time!��


    Qian Gun smirked and replied.


    ��Banks Syndicate so what? Our Symbiosis sect invested greatly to purchase an assembling rock, allowing our entire party to enter the Harry Potter world. Although your power is great, where are you going to find reinforcement over here? If your Banks Syndicate wants to spoil our ns, then prepare for a blood bath!��


    ��Bloodbath? Based on you, Qiao Gun? HA HA HA!��


    After speaking, Venter took off with his group, and teasingly knocked against Qiao Gun��s shoulder on his way out. They upied the biggest wooden house. A flicker of craft and maliciousness glowed in Qiao Gun��s eyes, after a brief pause he then led his group to the other house.


    There were 4 wooden houses here, every house could contain 5-6 people. The house interior was extremely tidy. The Banks syndicate upied one house and the Symbiosis sect upied the other. Two houses remained coincidentally for Sheyan and Diaz respectively.


    Sheyan was fully aware that a tall trees attracts the wind, he constantly kept a low profile. When he slept, he did so cautiously in mind of the 33% chance of loot when a contestant dies. This itself gave contestants adequate motive! Fortunately, there weren��t any intense conflict between the contestants and thus it was rtively peaceful. A quiet night.


    Early next morning, Hagrid already arrived here. He was holding onto a bag that was filled with 10 badges. Ordering that they had to always carry it as proof of identity if not there will be consequences. After receiving Hogwart��s ��identity badge��, Sheyan received a list of notification.


    ��Main mission: Certifiedplete.��


    ��You receive 1 achievement point.��


    ��Continual main mission: Activate acknowledgement.��


    ��Mission summary: After weing the new students, gain the qualifications of remaining at Hogwarts school.��


    ��Mission description: You are currently on probation, once youmit any mistake you will get fired. You must receive Hagrid��s acknowledgement within the remaining 5 days, and earn a neutral impression with him.��


    ��Mission pointer: At present, Hagrid��s impression is cold (10/1000), you can raise your impression level bypleting Hagrid��s tasks for you. There are also other methods of raising his impression.��


    ��Mission pointer: If you are unable toplete the series of main mission, then you will be penalized 5000 utility points, but your period of stay in this world will be extended by a week. If within that you are unable to pay up your penalized 5000 utility points, then you will be eliminated.��


    Note: contestant��s rtionship (impression) with storyline characters are separated into: Hostile, Cold, Neutral, Amicable, Respected, Revered and Worshiped.


    There is nothing much to be said about hostile.


    Cold: Storyline character will not be considerate towards you, and will not interact with you of their own ord.


    Neutral: Storyline characters have some impression of you. If the storyline character offers a special product, one can pay twofold the price to first upgrade their rtionship to an amicable one before being able to purchase the special reputable product.


    Amicable: The storyline character treats you like a friend, you can purchase any special items from him. Unable to view special reputable products that requires ��respected�� or higher reputation/ impression.


    The rest are reasoned by analogy.


    After everyone wore their badges did Hagrid start to allocate their respective jobs. Sheyan was pleasantly surprised as he was allocated as a maintenance crew for boats travelling on the ckke. The mission was: Because the following period will be the peak period of boats, therefore the state of wooden boats used to ferry students must be thoroughly maintained.


    This job was undoubtedly bad news to the rest of them, but to Sheyan who even knew magnificent ships inside out, these little wooden boats were like a piece of cake. Hagrid gave time a timeframe of 2 days, but Sheyanpleted it within an entire afternoon, he even aplished it without a single blemish. Afterpleting this mission, Hagrid��s impression towards him had risen by an entire 266 points! If not for Sheyan��s measly charm dragging him down, this job may have even propelled him to a third of his target!


    Sheyan wasn��t the only lucky individual. Diaz received a pruningwn job, hebored from morning till dusk and finally tidied up the flying lessons fieldpletely! One must understand,wn pruning is a physically intensive job, it also requires enough technique. Firstly, one must determine the temperature and humidity of the soil to determine the pruning strength, next one must understand the nature of the grass cultivating on thewn. Additionally, after applying the fertilizer, if the requirements were stricter then one would have to further eradicate the weeds.


    When a veteran gardener manages awn, no matter how vast it is there will not be any visible weeds that will grow out within 3 months. If a neer does the work, then batches of grass may even wither within a week. It will look like a person who had a bad haircut, extremely ugly. Furthermore, within a month weeds would start to spring up again. Diaz��s job scope was not in the least inferior to Sheyan��s one.


    The other contestants had no clue that Sheyan and Diaz had certain advantages in aplishing their mission. Yet when they submitted their job report, the wide smile on Hagrid��s face was definitely not bogus. Thus the way they looked upon Sheyan and Diaz was pretty cold. If the Banks Syndicate and the Symbiosis sect did not have any disputes, then they would long have noticed Sheyan and have their guards up against him. In the end, Diaz still appeared extremely unconcerned.


    Early the next morning, Hagrid once again allocated different jobs. Sheyan had finally ran out of luck as he was tasked to capture a Jobberknoll at the edge of the forbidden forest. What was worse is that Sheyan had to capture it alive.


    At least Hagrid provided Sheyan with some information. From it he could concur that the Jobberknoll had blue spots and eats tiny insects. It would not make a single sound its entire life until the moment where it��s life is threatened, only then will it give out a long cry. It��s cry would be the various sound that it heard of before, beginning with the nicest sound. Its feather can be used for truth serum and memory serum. Except the heart of the forbidden forest, it resides everywhere else.


    Talking about catching birds, Sheyan waspletely useless. Obviously, this set of missions is a way that the realm tests the cooperation of parties. If Sheyan had joined a party, then naturally a person with the relevant experience would assist him in catching birds, and Sheyan can relieve him of his other duty. Regrettably, under the strict hostility between the two parties, it was hard for Sheyan to feignplying and ask any party for help.

 Chapter 134: Raging hatchet

    <h4>Chapter 134: Raging hatchet</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    After Hagrid finished allocating and left, Sheyan was suddenly obstructed by a contestant.


    This contestant was a member from the Banks syndicate. His name was Sidang, his ability was��Sheyan already saw that his right hand was sticking underneath his armpit as he looked over with a pair of malicious brown eyes.


    ��Hey, blockhead, over there, now! If now i��ll blow up your ass!��


    Hearing the word blockhead, Sheyan��s eyes twitched a little but his face remained still. However the muscles in his body instead started to tense up thinking of giving him a good one. But at this moment, from the side of his eyes he could see that Venter and the other contestant, On, was currently coercing Diaz! His heart stirred as he took a step back, fuming out.


    ��What do you want?��


    Sidang discerned Sheyan��s bodynguage, he could sense that this person was showing strength but actually cowering inside. Laughing coldly he replied.


    ��Rx, as of now you are not worth the yer value on me. Only, I saw you happily executing your work yesterday, so we want you to help us out with our job today.��


    Sheyan felt for the metallic cup and fished it out, gulping down a mouthful as he faced the sky. As he was about to reply Sidang, he heard a loud ��boom!�� and arge pit appeared in the ground. ck smoke was spiralling up, the grass and soil sprayed out everywhere! He only saw Venter and Diaz crossing their hands against their front, and swiftly retreating backwards. Obviously the two Banks syndicate members had agitated Diaz, causing him to outrageously take the first move!


    Seizing the moment Sidang got distracted, Sheyan extended out both hands sharply! A flickering ck hatchet appeared in his right hand. The shape of this hatchet looked concise but forceful, and the edge of the de carried a trace of dried blood. It was reeking of blood and sorrow, that ��butchering bone hatchet��!


    A crows ck glow flickered, Sheyan instantly swung down with his hatchet!


    Sidang turned around in surprise! The reason they dared to look for trouble from Sheyan and Diaz the two lone contestants, was because Venter had already reached an agreement with the guys from the Symbiosis sect, and thus they wouldn��t interfere. He had predicted that Sheyan would resist, but he never expected Sheyan to resist with such ruthlessness! There was not a trace of fear, but instead he was brimming with mercilessness!


    Sidang shrieked, and hurriedly leapt backwards. But that sharp axe de streaked down his chest heavily, ripping apart his white leather jacket and a deep cut formed on the right hand he ced underneath his armpit. Shortly, his entire sleeve was soaked red.


    Sheyan then followed up quickly with a stomp onto his left knee cap.


    This guy screamed, but took the chance as he rolled on the floor to hurriedly pull open the gap between each other. If not for the regtion that ��contestant damage to each other would be lowered by 40%��, this one chop and stomp would have done severe damage to Sidang. Even so, it had caused Sidang to break out in cold sweat.


    At the instance Sheyan dealt this damage to Sidang, he had already received the notification:


    ��Your perceptive sensing exceeds your opponent, thus creating a perceptive pressure. Your enemy can only obtain basic information from theirbat log.��


    Even though Sidang tried his best to pull apart, Sheyan��s current advanced ability ��Grappling�� was already lvl 2, furthermore his basic footwork was lvl 4 in addition to the movement bonus from the ��endless vodka��. Based on speed alone, he already widely overwhelmed his opponent! Sidang crawled back up in a terrible state, pulling out half out his shotgun that was hidden beneath the armpit. Instead, Sheyan had already crazily pounced to his front, his right hand gripping tightly on the ��butchering bone hatchet�� as he ferociously swung down again!


    Blood spurted out, this hatchet had bluntly chopped onto Sidang��s right wrist. He let out a shrilling shriek, swinging a desperate kick at Sheyan��s belly. Although the might of the kick wasn��t great, it managed to block Sheyan��s advance and allowed Sidang to borrow the impact force and roll away. As he rolled away, his left hand fished out that shotgun (A M3 shotgun) as the ck barrel aimed over. It was widely understood, that a shotgun was way more threatening in close proximity than long distance!


    Sheyan��s expression did not waver, as though hepletely disregarded the terrifying might of a shotgun and instead took a step forward, swinging out his hatchet fanatically! ��Boom!�� Sidang gritted his teeth as he pressed the trigger! The torrent of steel balls sprayed out towards its opponent crazily, sshing against Sheyan��s body as his blood and flesh blended against his shirt and smoke.


    But simultaneously, that ferocious hatchet had arrived with a whistle,pletely chopping against the crack between Sidang��s left middle and ring finger, swinging down with immense strength! At present, Sheyan��s ��intoxicated man�� title was already activated, furthermore this ��butchering bone hatchet�� gave a bonus 2% explosive rate. This one strike hatchet carried an explosive hit effect! It directly sunk into half of Sidang��s palm, and its unwavering might carried it further into the space between the Ulna*and Radius* of his forearm before jamming to a halt. If not for the passive ability from the shotgun ��Repel��, his one chop may have really chopped off half of Sidang��s arm!


    (TN: * The two bones of a person��s forearm)


    This was the problem of being too ustomed to a party. In a party everyone��s role is defined and they each fulfilled their given duty, furthermore Sidang��s partypanions are now all inclined towards close rangebat. The shotgun he used was a dark blue equipment, not only was its power immense, it even had a 100% effect of repelling the enemy. Therefore he would normally not bother much in collecting equipment or pumping attribute points towards physique, but instead ced more emphasis on strength and agility. The basic ability he enhanced would also be more inclined to basic long rangebat.


    To Sidang, strength can greatly enhance the range and stability of the shotgun, even if the shotgun fell back his strength could back him up. And agility was used to enhance his firing speed and pursuing an enemy, more importantly it gave him a higher chance of fleeing. Therefore, his physique was merely 8 points! Which meant that his life points were only worth 80 points, and the defence brought from 8 points of physique was a mere 4 points which amounted to reducing roughly 10% of damage.


    Instead for Sheyan, his strength had already reached an impressive 13 points, adding the additional attack power of the ��butchering bone hatchet�� and more important with his lvl 2 advanced grappling ability. Yet Sidang did not have a single advanced ability! Therefore, every time the axe head chopped down, from a reasonable point it would at least deal close to 50 points of damage. Even if the damage was reduced by 40% due to the contestant battling regtion, Sheyan had actually dealt a explosive strike! Although it was weakened by the regtion, and not for Sidang��s shotgun passive ability activating, that hatchet had already robbed him of half his life!


    The heavily wounded Sidang screamed out in misery! He suddenly realized that approaching this guy so closely was such a foolish action! However, he was a contestant that had already survived through several worlds, he had faced such a dangerous situation before. Thus he didn��t get knocked down from the pain of his shattered limbs. He bit his bloodied teeth and concurrently activated a protective ability.


    ��reclining leap!��


    Sheyan had already seen this ability in the marketce, it belonged to a ss of ability that required no prerequisites or vocation restrictions. After usage it can greatly raise the user��s jumping capability in an instant, and swiftly leap backwards by 5 to 8 metres. But its cool down duration was very long, but even if that was so, its price remained high in the marketce. This Sidang actually possessed this ability.


    Furthermore, Sidang was able to be a core member in his party, it was not merely relying on luck or eloquence. When he leapt backwards, he made a weird movement as a smoking grenade suddenly fell from his waist, and rolled between him and Sheyan. If Sheyan wanted to pursue and attack, then he would have to face this grenade head on!


    Actually this scenario, was extremely simr to when he faced off with Cazider when he first entered the nightmare world! Although Cazider did not possess this ��reclining leap�� ability, but his rich battle experience and wits were not in any way inferior to Sidang. When faced against Cazider, Sheyan actually retreated upon seeing the smoking grenade. But now, Sheyan instead chose to advance!


    Fearlessly charging head on!


    His body slightly leaned forward, his breathing steady as he every step he took carried extreme precision!


    The explosive sound of the grenade rung by his side, a massive force surged against him. Sharp shrapnel sprayed out, spurting like a jet stream against Sheyan and forcefully ripping his skin apart. Boiling fresh blood fanatically gushed out, but from the ripped holes on his shirt, it leaked out a bronze and durable flesh outline which contained a fierce aggressiveness. The agony was ripping flesh was like adrenaline and produced a scorching sensation over Sheyan. His closely target locked pair of eyes exhibited a frenzied and boiling expression!


    From Sidang��s perspective, he clearly pulled away 7-8 metres from his opponent, and even tossed out a grenade as deterrence. Instead when the smoke dispersed, only a dreadful ck hatchet shed in his sight just like a nightmare! This person was actually a lunatic who would charge towards a grenade! Following that, thepletely stunned Sidang only heard two consecutive and oppressive bone shattering muffles. That was the sound of Sheyan��s hatchet forcefully chopping into his flesh and even reaching his bones. After that, he straightforwardly sunk into a near death state and fainted.

 Chapter 135: Disguising as insane

    <h4>Chapter 135: Disguising as insane</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Sheyan cut quite a sorry state at this moment, his face was ckened by the fumes of the grenade explosion, and his body had actually endured the explosive outburst of a shotgun! His clothes and pants were torn and tattered. Dozens of wounds covered his entire body as it leaked out blood. But after receiving the dozens of shrapnel from the shotgun, it actually activated the passive effect of his essory ��obsidian fossil anchor��! His physique soared to a terrifying 30 points, it was his pinnacle state!


    Based on thebat log, receiving such a close proximity attack from a shotgun was reasonably 217 points of damage, and the explosion impact of that grenade was even higher nearing 240 points. But there was the regting 40% of damage reduction, and thus the damage of the shotgun was reduced to 130 points, and the grenade to 144 points.


    Adding the terrifying 15 points of defence due to his full force 30 points physique, that was an entire 37% of damage absorption. That attack damage from the shotgun once again declined to 82 points, and 90 points for the grenade.


    And finally, Sheyan��sstyer of protection! That was his innate ability ��endurance��, every physical attack would be reduced by 25 points of damage. Therefore after calcting, the two frightening attacks only amounted to a total of roughly 120 points of damage. Of course to Sidang, this was enough to deal a fatal blow to him. But to a monster like Sheyan who possessed 300 HP, that 120 points of damage was nothing much.


    Actually for Sidang, if he wasn��t that careless, leveraging on the ��repelling�� ability of his shotgun, coupled with the scope of explosion by the grenade in addition to his ��reclining leap�� ability, he would be able to escape from Sheyan. But that was if he could pull apart a distance of 10 metres from Sheyan. If anything went wrong, he would then face the full consequence of his blunder.


    Sheyan wasn��t in a hurry to kill off Sidang, he only trampled his feet on Sidang��s throat. This action prevented the remaining two guys from the Banks Syndicate from making any rash movements. He bent his back down, with both hands on his knees as he panted heavily. He then put up an act, as if he was trying to impatiently treat his injuries, just like an arrow at the end of its flight.


    The nearby contestants initially trembled at the brazen and outrageous style of attacking Sheyan disyed, but looking at his current weak state their hearts were relieved. They had seen many individuals like Sheyan who seemed to be fearless towards death, as long as they held the manpower advantage, then reckless individuals like Sheyan were nothing to them.


    Sidang was an unlucky brat. In the present world he was a fairly skilled mechanic, and his innate ability was somewhat rted, named ��preheat��. This ability can be shared to his allies, which will increase their damage by 30% after three consecutive attacks. Only his defeat was swift and sudden, and thoroughly lost before this activity came into effect!


    The other battle had also reached its climax. The rumored strength overlord (28 points), Venter, wielding his two-handed broadsword swung his sword with formidable vigor. Even if the de chopped against the empty air, the surrounding earth particles would disperse out violently showing off its iparable might. Instead, the motionless On had already copsed far away, his condition unknown. Yet Diaz utilized an extremely peculiar weapon, a karabiner rifle.


    This ss of rifle could be said to be the ancestor of all modern day rifles, its model was created through many famous weapons organization in China. The rifles shooting speed was very slow, its magazine capacity was only 3-5 rounds of bullets. But it��s firepower was tremendous, possessing great killing force in addition to its attached bay and sturdy wooden butt. At this moment, the Karabiner rifle was releasing a faint, dark blue glow. Although Diaz had suffered a heavy sh on his back, he skillfully used this karabiner rifle to evade and counterattack. He seemed iparably matchless, equally valiant in both far or closebat.


    Observing that Diaz was gradually losing ground, the main leader of the Symbiosis sect,Qiao Gun, called out.


    ��Venter, Hagrid has already left the opposite bank and is about to return. What do you think he will do when he sees this situation? Honestly, I would be pleased to see your contract being terminated, but your actions can in fact implicate innocent parties like us and jeopardize our chances of passing!��


    Venter suddenlyshed out with his sword, a blue glow flickered on his dual-handed broadsword as it heavily struck against the butt of Diaz��s rifle. Instantly, a profound dent appeared on that thick rifle butt. Instead, Diaz was pushed back by 5-6 steps, his face had turned pale as he spat out a mouthful of blood. Venter didn��t continue assaulting, he turned to Sheyan and shouted out.


    ��Kill him if you dare!��


    Sheyanughed, exposing his bloodied teeth disying a in cruelty.


    ����û�֣���������������֫�ĵ��ӻ����еġ���


    ��I don��t dare, but slicing off his limbs will do.��


    �������ϵļ����ٴγ鴤��һ��:


    Venter��s facial muscles twitched and scolded back.


    ����������?��


    ��What do you want?��


    Sheyan calmly replied.


    ��In the battle, I just used a medicine, and two items! Its worth is 3000 utility points. I don��t care who, but you betterpensate me a little. If not just watch this guy turn into a cripple.��


    Venter took a deep breath and shut his eyes. One could see he was gripping his sword so hard his palm had turned white. Then he reached his hand into his bosom, and took out something! Tossing it to Sheyan he shouted.


    ��Take it and scram!��


    As Sheyan caught it, the nightmare imprint instantly transmitted information.


    US army excellent battlefield bandage


    Origin: California, San Francisco, Third medical facilities nt


    Equipment rarity: Light blue


    Materials: Cotton, x and hemostatic dose


    Bandage: After wrapping your wound, it can instantly stop loss of blood effect, and heal 60 HP within 30 seconds.


    Pointer: Regeneration of HP effect will be broken by being attacked.


    Pointer: After using the bandage and within 300 seconds, other medicines of the same kind would have no effect.


    Description: ��Excellent�� this word bringsfort to all.


    Sheyan shrugged his shoulders, and finally lifted his feet from the neck of the now semi-conscious Sidang. Sidang finally had breathing space. ncing at Qiao Gun, he held some gratitude in his eyes. Qiao Gun��s information was considerably fast and effective. Obviously within his party, there was probably a member who previously entered this world and climbed to a high position, and thus was able to promptly notify him. Sure enough, not even 10 minutester, the massive figure of Hagrid clumsily appeared at his house entrance and then marched towards here. Looking at Sidang, he eximed in shock.


    ��Oh! Lord, did he just return from the Normandy war in France?��


    On was better off. He was only shot by a anaesthetic bullet, and woke up after several minutes. But Sidang didn��t have this good fortune, he was in a near death state and his right hand semi-crippled. His left arm had also suffered a fierce blow. Even if a contestant had a tyrannical physique, it was impossible to regenerate in such a short duration.


    Nobody spoke, because the nightmare realm encouraged group coordination. Just like what Qiao Gun mentioned, if Hagrid knew that this bunch of ��hired workers�� had internal strifes, it would no doubt influence the exploration rate or even mission score of every individual. To those that relied heavily on their parties, these two criterias were essential.


    ��Mr Hagrid.�� Qiao Gun walked up, politely addressing. ��An ident, our poor Sidang wanted to climb up the tree toplete his job, but unfortunately fell down. Unluckily, hended on the axe beneath������


    Hagrid nced at the nearby tree, and then towards the semi-conscious Sidang. He then ruffled his messy hair and mumbled to himself.


    ��Strange, impossible, normally this shouldn��t happen������


    As he mumbled on, his audience exhibited a sorrowful look. Hagrid shook his head as he lifted Sidang, he then apologetically shrugged his shoulders and said.


    ��School hasn��t started, Madam Pomfrey (The school doctor) is not in yet. Let me be in charge of his treatment.��


    The crowd watched as Hagrid carried the 1.8 metres tall Sidang away, it felt like an adult carrying a little chick. 10 metres away, Hagrid suddenly turn his head and sincerely spoke.


    ��Injuries are injuries, but workers you still have toplete your work. Truthfully, I hate having to dismiss people. Also before the sun sets, I hope to see this pitifulwn restored to its original state.��


    Hagrid��s words were like whipshing out swiftly against everyone. The contestants started to panic and carried out their work. Obviously, Hagrid��s meaning was, ��injuries happen, but the work still has to bepleted, if not he will dismiss them!


    After the earlier battle, Sheyan had ingeniously gave off an impression of lunatic and fearlessness to others. This sort of courageous character was greatly weed in parties, but they died the fastest. But under thisplicated circumstances, if anyone wanted to attack him, they had to first consider if it was worth the risk.


    In contrast, Diaz��s strength capabilities attracted everyone��s caution. Fighting one against two was something many contestant could do, but soloing against Venter and On was different, furthermore he even managed to take one down! Such strength, even a core member of the symbiosis sect would find it hard to achieve, why wouldn��t it attract the attention of others? Sheyan instead chose to lie low and quiet against notorious and arrogant characters like Venter, awaiting for an opportunity to arise.

 Chapter 136: Bowtruckle!

    <h4>Chapter 136: Bowtruckle!</h4>


    Tranted by : Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    The trees grew sparsely inside the forbidden forest. The trees on the edge of the forest were thin and the ground bare. Grass appeared rarely, and even the tree leaves had ayer of ck on top. A dull fog floated adrift along the forest grounds, causing the vision to be limited. While circling the forest edge in search for a Jobberknoll, Sheyan caught sight of a massive and evil looking tree through the dense fog. Its roots upied a square mile, its enormous roots were like the veins of a terminal cancer patient warping and intertwining each other.


    Just by gazing at this tree, an immense horror formed in Sheyan��s heart. Obviously it was his perceptive sensing warning him intensely. Without hesitation, Sheyan turned around and fled, this was not a time to y hero. Based on his prior knowledge, the dangers lurking within were countless. Werewolves, unicorns, centaurs,the Acromant Aragog, whomping willow���� Of course, the biggest danger was Lord Voldemort who was currently inside hunting the unicorn in order to absorb its blood!


    Finally, Sheyan found the thing he wanted on a copsed dead tree.


    Four maggots.


    This was therva of an emerald green scarab. This sort of fatty maggot is the top-quality food for a Jobberknoll, just like how caviar is to a human. The maggot normally grows inside a dposing log, it ispletely obnoxious to bird species like the woodpecker, but since the food menu of the Jobberknoll includes insects, Sheyan had full confidence they would be extremely interested in his 4 dishes. Human��s die for wealth and birds for food, this phrase is a millennium year old chinese proverb.


    The next step was to find a medium size and luscious tree, the best was to have an umbre treetop. Jobberknolls loved to rest on such trees. Sheyan��s n was to conceal a small noose along the tree branch, cing the maggot in the middle. Once the bird pecks on the maggot, thesso would be tightened and be reigned in. Actually this snare could be easily shaken off, but Sheyan��s reaction was almost three times an average person. Therefore, he could trap the Jobberknoll in a sh, and had high confidence of aplishing the day��s mission.


    Time sped by, and Sheyan only found a tree that fulfills his requirements at noon. He carefully surveyed his surroundings for any danger, before approaching the tree boldly. Just when he prepared to climb the tree, suddenly the original serenity was suddenly broken. A dark figure pounced towards Sheyan��s head. That audacious sharp ws dug into the tree bark producing cracking sounds as wood splinters sprayed out! Sheyan faced up in astonishment, blood gushed out from his face as his eye area seemed to suffer a heavy blow!


    That shadow was unstoppable,nding on the ground as the soil around him burst out. Within a second, that shadow once again pounced towards the bloody mess of Sheyan��s face. Yet Sheyan didn��t panic, he grabbed out ferociously with his left hand and managed to catch that ck figure in mid air. The figure instantly gave off an unpleasant shriek. It sounded like a cicada that was stuck in his hand. Sheyan then gently opened his eyes, the corner of his left eye disyed out a 5 cm long cut, as blood streamed down. If one didn��t look carefully, he would really believed that his left eye was the victim.


    That ck figure was roughly the size of a palm. Its skin had a camouge color, which looked to be formed with wooden bark and branches. It had a pair of small brown eyes, t mouth and its teeth were a slight nt green. Yet its incisive ws were like that of a cat which could be retracted anytime, and extend out anytime. It looked ratherical, but looking at the state of Sheyan��s wound, it was definitely not as harmless as it appeared to be.


    ��What is this?�� Sheyan was quite amazed.


    Quickly the nightmare imprint transmitted a notification.


    ��You caught a unique creature to this world: Bowtruckle.��


    ��Its corresponding milestone is activated.��


    ��Biologist: Finding 11 different species of unique creatures in the Harry Potter��s world. Currently discovered: Bowtruckle.��


    ��Doting Man: You please 50 different Bowtruckles.�� (Milestone cannot exist with ��Cruel Man�� milestone)


    ��Cruel Man: Kill 200 Bowtruckles.�� (Milestone cannot exist with ��Doting Man�� milestone)


    ��British museum honorary member: Submit a Bowtruckle to London��s british museum.�� (Warning: this action will incur the punishment of the Ministry of Magic)


    ��Warmhearted man: Separatelyplete the finalmissions from the 4 magical shops in London. One of the missions, Finalmission of Gringotts manager: Infiniti Franc. He wishes that you find a Bowtruckle��s gallstone. Normally, only a boss Bowtruckle has a small chance of growing a gallstone. (Mission has not been activated)��


    Seeing the name Bowtruckle, Sheyan recalled several pieces of information he previously gathered.


    A Bowtruckle is a creature that protects a tree. It mainly resides in certain forests in west Ennd, South Germany and Scandinavia. It has a pair of brown eyes, small body (the biggest is roughly 8 inches), and its exterior is made from bark and branches weaved together, helping it camouge.


    A Bowtruckle is a gentle and shy creature, it only eats insects. But when it feels that the tree its protecting is under threat, it would immediately jump down and charge towards any lumbering worker that threatens its habitat. Using its sharp incisive ws to dig out their eyes. If a wizard offers a ground beetle to the Bowtruckle, it will calm it down for a long time and thus would be able to obtain wood from the tree and manufacture wands.


    He suddenly recalled a few words spoken to him by Hagrid. He was enlightened, actually Hagrid wasn��t suspicious of the contestant��s speech, but he thought that the unlucky Sidang got assaulted by a Bowtruckle when climbing the tree. Hagrid was wondering why the tree would have a Bowtruckle, and not about the injuries on Sidang.


    Going through the list of corresponding milestones the Bowtruckle provided, Sheyan pondered for a moment. Obviously, the only milestone in his scope of capabilities was ��Doting Man�� and ��Cruel Man��. But it seemed like the ��Cruel Man�� could bepletely more swiftly, but such a huge amount of 200 was enough to let others feel powerless. (Gamers would know, solo killing 200 creatures is a terribly excruciating mission)


    Inparison, ��Doting Man�� had a much friendlier headcount requirement. Furthermore, the requirements to please them wasn��t very high, just feeding them adequate beetles was enough to coax them. But where would Sheyan find so many ground beetles? Searching far and wide, he only found a few. Since the situation was hopeless, he released the Bowtruckle in his hand. That fe immediately ran off after suffering a little. Simrly, 7-8 other bowtruckles resting on the same tree fled as well, and thus would not foil Sheyan��s n to catch a Jobberknoll.


    After Sheyan devised his snare, he waited. Not even half an hourter, a Jobberknoll flew in. This bird was rather plump, it looked rather enticing. Plucking out its feathers, sprinkling spices onto it and roasting it, it would make such a delicious meal. This Jobberknoll seemed rather clever, it circled around cautiously beforending as though it knew there was an imminent danger waiting for it.


    After a long wait, the bird then dove down in an imposing manner, charging straight to Sheyan��s prepared delicacy. The snare very smoothly activated, but was immediately snapped off by the fat bird, it was like it did not ce Sheyan��ssso within its eyes. After observing for a while, Sheyan finally saw the light. Actually it wasn��t that this bird was so clever that it saw through the snare, it was because previously it had suffered due to the protective Bowtruckle, which was why it was so cautious����


    After a short while, a few more Jobberknolls flew over. They halted unexpectedly as though they had developed some amicable preference for this beautifully shaped tree. Sheyan crept closer to probe if they would fly away. Only when he reached the bottom and was about to leap up, did the birds fly away. When Sheyan distanced himself, they once again flew back to the tree effortlessly.


    Seeing this situation, Sheyan formted a n in his heart. He once again returned to that dposed log, and dug out 7-8 maggots. He then ced one beneath the tree, and hid himself 7-8 metres away.


    Expectedly, that group of fat birds darted down like an aircraft,pletely gobbling up the maggots. It then returned to the tree and shook its head vigorously.


    Sheyan ced another, but this time he stood 5-6 metres away. He then expressed an extremely firm but harmless attitude, definitely not leaving.


    The flock of birds hesitated, but the initial Jobberknoll that came darted down without hesitation. He snatched away the maggot and slowly indulged in it. The other birds looked on with envy and rage, their hearts filled with jealousy and regret.


    Sheyan continued to ce the maggots, and walked away.


    When he was left with two maggots, he straightforwardly threw it in front of his legs. The group of confused birds started hesitating, but once again that foolishly bold one straightforwardly charged downwards. Seeing that bird leading the way, the otherpetitive birds simrly charged down. Sheyan took a breath and withdrew both hands. The button on his shirt had already been slipped off. He stood still against the onught of birds, leisurely receiving the Jobberknolls into his shirt and then closing it off.

 Chapter 137: Hagrid’s weakness

    <h4>Chapter 137: Hagrid��s weakness</h4>


    Tranted by : Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Actually the crux of this mission wasn��t in finding the Jobberknoll, but finding a tree they loved and first scaring away the threatening Bowtruckle. Most of the trees in the forbidden forest were withered and dead, only the protection of a Bowtruckle could give a tree a chance at survival. Therefore, the Jobberknolls loved to reside on a tree that was protected by Bowtruckles. Once he found the tree, then it wasn��t hard to get the birds to the bait.


    Sheyan brought back a bag of birds, and Hagrid naturally praised him. Because the mission requirement was only capturing one, yet he actually brought back a nest. Thus his impression soared from 276/1000 to 476/1000. But it was only midday, Sheyan wanted to strike when the iron was still hot and ept more missions. But at this moment, the enchantment bell from Hagrid��s house suddenly notified him of a visitor. Sheyan could only return to camp.


    Lunch was sent by a few house-elves from Hogwarts. But hoping for a sumptuous meal that students enjoyed was too far-fetched, it was definitely just a hamburger or something. Probably because of his previous feud with the Banks syndicate where he disyed his capabilities, the Symbiosis sect people treated him kindly. Sheyan then casually asked a memer of the Symbiosis sect on where to find ground beetles. That person merely shook his head, but a voice travelled to Sheyan��s side.


    ��You��ve encountered a bowtruckle?��


    Sheyan turned his head over, he then saw Diaz standing nearby with his shirt hung over his shoulder. His right hand was dragging onto a huge bag that looked gloomy and even had blood dripping from it. Besides, his left hand also had a distinct scar. Sheyan simrly was ssified as a neutral contestant, he nodded and replied.


    ��Yeah. Eh, Hagrid tasked you with such a gruesome job.��


    Diaz whispered.


    ��Take the train to the mountain range about a hundred kilometres from here, purchase the internal organs of 3 brown bears.��


    Sheyan excitedly raised his shoulders.


    ��Wa! That is such a dangerous and disgusting mission. Right, I encountered a bowtruckle. Do you have any good suggestions?��


    Diaz still remained his cool appearance, bluntly putting out.


    ��Regarding questions about bowtruckles, one for 100 utility points. 500 utility points and I will tell you every relevant information, of course I know the prerequisites. This deal can be officiated by the nightmare imprint.��


    Sheyanughed. Diaz��s second offer was a trap, because it was solely based on the conjuncture that Diaz should know a great deal about bowtruckles. Choosing to pay 100 utility points was more worthwhile. But after considering deeply, he still chose to pay 500 utility points. Besides, he had obtained 600 utility points from Hagrid��s mission, it was enough to even out this deal. Diaz alsoplied with the deal regtion, and coughed out everything he knew.


    Actually, bowtruckles liking ground beetles was only a myth. Hagrid possessed giant blood, and he grew up amongst the giants. Thus the information of ��ground beetles�� he gave to Sheyan was in fact just a figure of speech the giants used. It actually referred to a beetle that resided in the water. This beetle loved to move about in the sludge, and underneath moisty rocks. Sheyan would never be able to find it in the grasnds.


    Furthermore, Sheyan obtained very valuable information. There was a detailed report on the relevant milestone ��Warm Hearted man��. Afterpleting this milestone, he will automatically obtain the title ��Omnipotent��. That title was rare, and its attribute bonus were extremely outstanding: All user attributes +3!


    Of course, a high reward would mean huge risks. Toplete the milestone ��Warm hearted man��, one must firstplete the finalmissioning of Eeylops Owl Emporium / Gringgots manager / magic goods shop (The one that sells the Nimbus 2000) / Borgin and Burkes magic shop, these 4 magic shops.


    The first 3 merchant shops resided in the magic marketce, Diagon alley. Thest shop was in knockturn alley, an assembling corner for dark magicians and wizards.


    Noteworthily, beforepletion of the milestone, there is the word ��final�� in front ofmission. This implied that first one had to earn the trust of the owners of these 4 shops, and then finally obtain the qualifications for the finalmissioning. Although the owner from Borgin and Burkes wasn��t very tough, the mission he gave was a chained mission which resulted in moreplications and may not be inferior to the other shop missions but in fact be harder.


    The final beneficial information is that afterpleting the ��doting man�� milestone, one will obtain a title ��Bowtruckles feedback (fast)��. Anywhere within 30 metres of any existence of trees, underbat state your HP regeneration will have a bonus 25 points per minute. Furthermore there was a tag ��(fast)�� behind the title, this indicated it belonged to fast equipping ability which meant that even inbat state, this title can anytime be swifty substituted. If Sheyan was caught in a tussle with his opponent, and coincidentally there were trees close by, then by changing to his title andsting for 4 minutes, Sheyan would have been able to regain an additional 100 HP.


    However, afterpleting the ��doting man�� milestone, he would be unable toplete the ��cruel man�� milestone. Only one could be chosen. The ��cruel man�� milestone did not give any title uponpletion, but will instead reward 2 achievement points.


    Therefore in the afternoon, Sheyan managed to sessfully locate a small stream filled with beetles. He then carried a huge bag of beetles to the edge of the forbidden forest, and started searching for bowtruckles to gain their favour. Up till here, Sheyan was d he didn��t choose the ��cruel man�� milestone. Not because the attacking strength of the bowtruckles was too great, but because they simply too hard to locate.


    This minute creature would normally only surface when a person approaches the tree, if not it will peacefully rest atop the tree and not make a single movement. Sheyan wouldn��t be able to engage every single tree in the forbidden forest. The only constion was that the tree protected by bowtruckles would be more luscious, which lessens much of Sheyan��s burdens.


    As nightfall approached, Sheyan didn��t dare to risk staying on near the forbidden forest. The vicious creatures that may randomly appear are not something he could handle. An entire afternoon��s worth of work only earned him 23 bowtruckles. And when he returned to the camp, he discovered that every member of the Symbiosis sect was silently gathered around a bonfire. The atmosphere was deathly still. Surprisingly, the normally reclusive Diaz was also at the meeting.


    ��Seaman.�� The head of the Symbiosis sect, Qiao Gun, stood up. His expression sunken as he faced Sheyan saying. ��There��re some extremely unfavourable news for you, me and everyone else. This is truly a misfortune.��


    Sheyan was slightly taken aback, but immediately calmed himself down. Probing out he asked.


    ��Is it that Banks Syndicate?��


    ��Yes.�� Qiao Gun lowered his voice. ��That giant Hagrid will not be appearing anytime soon for at least 48 hours. If I��m not wrong, the next time he will be back to issue jobs would be thest afternoon of our five days timeframe. This means the one with the best performance now, would have to raise their impression by over 500 points on thest day! That is simply an impossible task.��


    ��What why?�� Hard to believe, the one who spoke up was actually Diaz. ��Hagrid doing this, ispletely neglecting his duty! Won��t he be punished by Hogwarts?��


    Qiao Gun snorted and replied.


    ��Everyone has a weakness, Hagrid is no exception. That idiot has a passion in rearing various dangerous and rare creatures! Even in the main storyline, for the sake of a dragon egg he identally leaked out the secret of the cerberus. His behavior led to the philosopher��s stone being stolen. Banks Syndicate has simrly identified this weakness!��


    ��Within the Banks Syndicate, there are others who have entered this world before and their identity a mystery. But one thing can be confirmed is that he has already gained the trust of an important storyline character, and thus acquired certain influence. Furthermore this time entering, the banks syndicate had sacrificed a huge price, to bring in a young bug species from the ��Starship Troopers�� world. This bug in this world, is apletely new creature species.


    ��When someone from the Banks Syndicate utilizes this young bug species to make a deal with Hagrid, not only can they obtain a generous reward, they also injected anesthesia into the bug which canst for an entire 50 hours. To Hagrid who is infatuated with rearing creatures, he will loss his mind and toss aside all the unimportant task that on hand, concentrating solely on taking care of that small bastard. This is just like when anyone is horny ande across a naked and sexy woman with blossoming chest and chubby buttcheeks, you would certainly toss aside your duty. Gentlemen, Hogwarts is currently managed by Dumbledore, he is a person who can entrust his life with Hagrid. Under such circumstances, no matter what problems arise, that silly Hagrid would only be berated a little that��s all. Yet we would meet a tragic end even before the main show has started! Without our aid, boss is inevitably isted and without help, our original n ispletely wasted!��

 Chapter 138: Foiled plan

    <h4>Chapter 138: Foiled n</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Speaking till here, Qiao Gun sat down and helplessly leaned back.


    ��I can only tell you this much, everyone��s predicament is disastrous, if there��s any good suggestions please say it.��


    Diaz was still in disbelieve.


    ��Then what about Venter and those 3 bastards? Wouldn��t they simrly be unable to raise their impressions?��


    QIao Gun coldly replied.


    ��The banks syndicate handed over the young bug to those 3. Venter was tasked to make the deal with Hagrid, therefore those 3 scumbags in Hagrid��s heart���� they have already aplished this damned main mission.��


    Sheyan knew that Qiao Gun wouldn��t spew all these words without a reason. A contestant would never engage in something that had no benefits, he probably already had an opinion within his party. Therefore, undoubtedly he was try to observe Sheyan and Diaz��s reaction. Sheyan had already previously already constructed an image of someone brave, thus he immediately jumped out and started fuming out with vulgarities. That unceasing torrent of vulgarities caused Qiao Gun to expose a look of disdain in his eyes but instantly withdrew it.


    When Sheyan was tired from all the scoldings, Qiao Gun then sp his hands together.


    ��What about you Diaz? Any opinions?��


    Diaz pinched his own finger, coldly replying.


    ��Everything the Banks Syndicate has done only verifies one thing. That is being able to use unconventional methods to gain Hagrid��s approval. Therefore, we can likewise do the same.��


    Listening to Diaz��s words, a flicker of light shed in Qiao Gun��s eyes. Hemended him saying.


    ��Well said, I��m afraid that is our only option.��


    Diaz was a little jittery and said.


    ��To replicate the actions of the banks syndicate is not workable. Although this world possess many weird and strange creatures,only a few rare species are able to excite Hagrid iparably. But more critically, we wouldn��t be able to obtain such a thing. Thus, we can only strike using other methods. Hell, we don��t even know what else that giant likes.��


    After listeningpletely on the series of events that the banks syndicate were responsible for, Sheyan��s thought processes had rapidly cranked up. After carefully considering his current position and the understanding of these events, he became aware of something.


    ��Is it���� These Symbiosis sect is thinking of using that thing? But that should be one of Lord Voldemort��s premeditated n! If a contestant participates in it, wouldn��t it trigger a separate storyline?��


    A dead silence. Qiao Gun was obviously satisfied with such a hopeless atmosphere. He cleared his throat saying.


    ��The Banks Syndicate, that group of fools have yet to show its true self. But our Symbiosis sect has alreadye up with a countermeasure. Our adviser has simrly entered this world previously and alreadyid down several deep foundations! After getting wind of the banks syndicate schemes, the first thing was to find a method to foil their ns. If we follow ording to our adviser��s method, then we would certainly seed in our main mission and continue on in this world, until we get the qualifications to enter Hogwarts castle!��


    Qiao Gun��s surrounding contestants had a serious expression, naturally they were kept in the loop. Instead, Qiao Gun��s gaze was pressed towards Sheyan and Diaz.


    ��We are all victims of the Banks Syndicate, naturally we should work against amon enemy. How about it? Are you willing to join us in our n?��


    Diaz squinted his eyes, slowly speaking.


    ��First, I need to hear about this extremely ingenious n you have.��


    Qiao Gun was well prepared.


    ��That��s impossible. Only by joining and drafting a temporary agreement will we give you the relevant report.��


    Diaz remained indifferent, he disyed a nomittal attitude, but instead took out his Karabiner rifle and focused on wiping it, keeping it in a good shape. Qiao Gun already knew persuading him wasn��t an easy task, thus he turned to Sheyan.


    ��What about you, Seaman?��


    Sheyan once again performed out a distracted and impulsive aggressiveness. Immediately standing up and clenching his fist eximing.


    ��Yes! Why not. If not, would I just content with being kicked back into the realm? That damnable Banks Syndicate, if I see them next time, I will stuff their brains into their anus all the way up to their eyes!��


    Qiao Gun smirked, but still exhibited a warmth gratitude as he extended out both arms.


    ��Wee Seaman! We are all honored to fight alongside you.��


    At this moment, Diaz lighted up a cigarette and puffed on it, he finally rubbed his brows and replied.


    ��Give me some time to consider.��


    Qiao Gun��s pupils slightly contracted, but still bluntly put out.


    ��No problem, but only until 9 tonight. Because we will start our operation at 10.��


    Diaz nodded, offering a ��understood�� hand gesture. Qiao Gun stood up and eximed.


    ��Let us all go and rest, and gather here at 9.15 tonight. Start preparations, Seaman you stay back. We need to draft a temporary contract to ensure your rights and of course your obligation.��


    Sheyan nted his head to look at Qiao Gun��s act. He acknowledged that Qiao Gun was a talent, apart from his concealed individual strength, this guy truly had remarkable instigation skills and perception. Taking what he said as an example, cing ��rights�� in front of ��obligation��, that naturally gave one a good impression. It was like being able to enjoy the privileges before his obligation came into effect, cleverly diluting the unhappiness one would have in signing an agreement contract.


    One must never overlook such minute differences between the words, sess is normally based on countless minor details adding together. ��Suffering defeats in every battle�� and ��To keep on fighting despite continual setbacks�� are phrases everyone knows. Even Zeng Guofan, a renowned and famous Qing dynasty politician, was able to use a smallnguage game, and sessfully rescued his politics life! Details determine sess or failure. At least this guy Qiao Gun, is rather well versed in details. If he didn��t encounter Sheyan, he might have really persuaded another convincingly.


    When everyone else left, Qiao Gun straightforwardly sat beside Sheyan. He stared into Sheyan��s eyes and sincerely offered.


    ��Seaman, actually I roughly understand your strength. Being able to force the main source of firepower of the Banks Syndicate into a near death state, cooperating with us would give you enough benefits to spare. But since this is our first time making an agreement, we still need toy out all terms and conditions properly, to prevent any problems in our cooperation in the future. Look at this temporary contract, if there are no issues please sign it.��


    After finishing, he used the nightmare imprint to deliver a temporary contract. Sheyan briefly went through it, realizing there were four main criterias:


    Firstly, He must announce his personal attributes (Strongest state, not excluding equipments or purposefully harming oneself to conceal) to the head of the closebat Symbiosis group, Qiao Gun. He will not leak it out to anyone outside of the Symbiosis sect.


    Next, in the effective period of contract, both parties approve of a peaceful status. Even with a area of effect (AOE) attack, one mustn��t identally injure his ally. If anyone initiates an attack on the other, one must announce it 10 seconds in advance. If not a penalty of 6000 utility points will be instantly deducted and 50% of it will go into the pockets of the victim.


    Thirdly, within the effective period of the contract, any spoils of war will go to the Symbiosis sect. Sheyan has the privilege of purchasing it and a share of the dividends.


    Lastly, the duration of the contractst till 12 noon the next day.


    Qiao Gun was really prudent, even after seeing Sheyan battle before, he still had to know Sheyan��s personal attributes. In case any incidents should happen, this was very reasonable. Instead, Sheyan grinned evilly as he consumed the ��rotten eyeball�� after going through the nightmare imprint��s report. Fortunately, the 25% chance of failure did not happen, but instead offer out a notification asking which attribute does Sheyan want to conceal. It even prepared a choice of attributes/equipment/ability etc.


    Sheyan selected physique amongst his attributes, instantly disguising his maximum 30 points to 10 points. He then consumed another ��rotten eyeball�� and instantly concealed his 14 perceptive sensing points to 5 points. After he was then, then he disyed his attributes to Qiao Gun through the nightmare imprint.


    Because all the contestants assembled here shouldn��t have low strength. Furthermore, most of them belonged to a party. Therefore Qiao Gun��s attribute trend, would either be strength with great agility, or strength with great physique and defensive power. Even if his perceptive sensing is naturally high, he wouldn��t have equipments that enhances perceptive sensing. This was because perceptive sensing is vastly crucial to a long rangebat contestant. It is an important attribute second only to agility, and moreover this world doesn��tck long range firearms users! Thus, the chances of any perceptive sensing equipment falling into Qiao Gun��s hands is pretty small. Thus, Sheyan dared to use the ��rotten eyeball�� to deceive Qiao Gun, because he had a 90% confidence that his perceptive sensing was definitely higher!


    Of course, Qiao Gun wanted all of Sheyan��s resources to be inly visible as well. But that was a taboo in the nightmare realm, because a contestant��s resources are extremely private. Once they identally divulged out to an enemy, they would be able to scheme and get rid of you easily. Moreover, the most risky skirmishes require extensive nning. Therefore when entering a party, its regtions can only require contestants to release some information but notpletely everything. It was like working in a Human Resource department for apany and meeting a beauty during recruitment. Once can only ask for her age or even marital status, but one cannot expect the other to answer if he asked for sensitive information like credit card number and so on. Doing that would be extremely overboard.

 Chapter 139: Troll

    <h4>Chapter 139: Troll</h4>


    Tranted by : Chua


    Edited by : TN and Elkassar


    After obtaining Sheyan��s attributes, Qiao Gun scrolled through it. His eyes leaked out a ��as expected�� look, but he covered it up fabulously. If one didn��t pay attention to details, he would think his face perpetually carried a warmth smile. He nodded and continued.


    ��Mm, alright I understand. Wee to our symbiosis sect.��


    He then signed the temporary contract with Sheyan. To express his sincerity, Qiao Gun knew that Sheyan was currentlycking in utility points, thus he took the initiative to pay the 1000 utility points fee in signing a temporary contract.


    After signing the contract, Qiao Gun begun sharing information to Sheyan endlessly. He also provided Sheyan with several useful resources, because in his heart he reckoned that Sheyan wasn��t a person that made much preparation. Although Symbiosis sect was superior in numbers, but still were being pressured greatly by the banks syndicate and this wasn��t without a reason. If foiling the n devised by the boss of the banks syndicate was so easy, why would Qiao Gun painstakingly try and persuade Sheyan and Diaz to coborate? The meaning involved goes without saying, in Qiao Gun��s heart Diaz was a gunman his duty was providing firepower (DPS - damage per second). Yet, Sheyan, such an explosive but rash individual was also very crucial, he was cannon fodder*.


    (TN: *cannon fodder basically meant troops to be expended)


    9.30 PM, the contestants all assembled inside a wooden house. After deliberating, Diaz had also opt to participate but Sheyan reckoned that the contract he signed with Qiao Gun was definitely worlds apart. Probably the Symbiosis sect had even paid him some utility points. But naturally in this manner, everyone in the Symbiosis sect would be directing their focus and attention on Diaz! Thus, when Sheyan stood beside Diaz, it was like a shadow against a illuminating bright light. He would be safe and away from the attention����this was the goal he always wanted to achieve.


    ��Our target for this operation is an extremely savage beast. It is a special creature within the magical world of Harry Potter, called a troll. Its threat level can be seen from it being hailed as a legendary creature, I don��t need to waste our time borating on it.��


    Qiao Gun��s expression was grave, as he spoke his nightmare imprint shot out a ray of light shining onto the table surface. It transformed into the 3D image of the troll, slowly rotating and seemingly lifelike.


    This sort of projection ability was achieved after a person��s achievement level had reached a certain degree, and their military rank status acquired this special ability. But after activating it requires an achievement points fee, furthermore its details weren��t concrete. Because this was just an ordinary report and most people in the Symbiosis sect knew that Sheyan��s life was like a cannon fodder, therefore he very straightforwardly showed him what he was facing.


    Sheyan��s pupils slightly contracted, but he scoffed in his heart.


    ��Troll����so you guys n to attack it!��


    After a brief moment, the 3D image of the troll started to disy a list of relevant information. This was the boss of the Symbiosis sect utilizing his military rank special ability to transmit the information over.


    The troll could reach a height of 3-4 metres, its weight was roughly a ton, a truly dreadful creature. The troll possess extraordinary strength, but its stupidity breaks through the roof. Thus it cannot use any magic, and its weapons are normally natural objects like branches or rocks. It has grey skin, swelling bumps all over its skin and t feet covered in keratin. Its body releases a filthy odour, a blend of smelly socks and unwashed toilets. Greyish viscous glue like liquid drips from its nose - the troll��s mucus.


    Every wild troll has violent tendencies, and is easily irritable and extremely impatient. There is no way to predict when their bed temperament would suddenly blow up. The trolls originated from the Scandinavian Penins, but now can be spotted in Ennd, Irnd, northern Europe and various ces. Theymunicate with puffs of breaths, like an uncouthnguage. But humans know that some trolls have a littleprehension and can even speak a few simple humannguages. Humans have already been on guard because they now some trolls possess certain intellect.


    Trolls are separated into 3 ssifications: Mountain trolls, Forest trolls and River trolls. Mountain trolls have thergest built and poses the biggest threat. It has a bare head, and its skin is ash grey. Forest trolls have light green skin, some even grow messy green or brown fur. River trolls grow a small horn, and sometimes fur. Its skin appears slightly purplish, and people normally discover them hiding beneath bridges. The troll��s diet includes any organism with flesh and blood, but humans are one of their favourites.


    After getting wind of the Banks Syndicate ploy, Sheyan��s first countermeasure was simrly a troll. From the original storyline, Quirinus Quirrell who was possessed by Lord Voldemort tried to steal the philosopher��s stone by releasing a group of mature mountain trolls as a distraction in Hogwarts on one of the festival.


    Naturally, this heavy and stupid creature would never trek here all the way from thousands of miles away. The biggest possibility should be that they were prepared beforehand and concealed somewhere near Hogwarts by Quirrell / Lord Voldemort, until the optimal time to release them. Moreover, Quirrell had to conduct lessons, and did not have much free time on hand. It wasn��t realistic that he would have gone and captured these mountain trolls, such massive and aggressive creatures.


    Upon ying these mountain trolls that resided near Hogwarts, then undoubtedly that was sweeping aside a tremendous threat that Hogwarts faces. It was like a group of temporary workers taking the initiative to rid criminal activities around the school and obtaining the school��s approval. Furthermore these ��criminal activities�� had a huge possibility of inflicting fatal or crippling damages to the students.


    Part of Hagrid��s job description was the key caretaker of Hogwarts and guardian of the hunting grounds. This implies that his job scope includes being responsible of the beast/creatures around Hogwarts. Thus, if they were to sessfully eliminate the hidden but immense threat of mountain trolls near Hogwarts, then naturally Hagrid��s impression of them would surge up by leaps and bounds.


    If it was said that the Banks Syndicate leveraged on Hagrid��s personal passion to raise their impression, then ying these mountain trolls would be a method on the side of ��justice��. However, the risk involved was massive. Even if they managed to round up these menacing mountain trolls, getting rid of them may in fact provoke and meddle with Voldemort/Quirrell��s n. Since within Voldemort��s scheme, the appearance of the mountain trolls in Hogwarts was a critically essential piece!


    Qiao Gun waited for everyone to finish reading. He then pped his hands to attract the attention of everyone to him.


    ��From what you just witnessed, ying a mountain troll is no easy feat. But guys, please do not let this exaggerated difficulty dishearten you. ording to boss��s exnation, the mountain troll possesses slow-moving speed and a terribly low IQ. We can exploit these two weaknesses.��


    ��Moreover, ording to the storyline, the centre of the head should be the troll��s weak point. Striking that should easily cause it to faint! What we have to do is simple, that is to dig a adequately deep pit for these blockheads to fall into. Then we will aim towards their heads with maximum firepower and decimate them! That��is how simple it is, anyone has any questions?��


    Diaz hugged against his Karabiner rifle and coldly asked from the corner of the room.


    ��I have an important question���� Why would the mountain trolls so foolishly fall into our trap? Don��t throw his low IQ to pacify me, no matter how dumb something is, it will definitely possess some survival instincts! What is the exact n involved?��


    Qiao Gun��s expression turned a little gloomy.


    ��This is for me to worry about. Diaz, your responsibility is to aim towards the head of the mountain trolls and press your trigger. You do not have to worry so much about other things!��


    Diaz snorted and replied.


    ��That is not bad, I��m just afraid when i open fire, then I will turn into the primary target of those mountain trolls! Then I will gloriously turn into a luring bait. If by keeping us in the dark is how the Symbiosis sect normally operates in a coboration, then I choose to quit!��


    Qiao Gun deeply inhaled and shut his eyes. Even though he wanted to retaliate so much against Diaz, he ultimately chose to endure. Assembled here from the symbiosis sect are mostly contestants who ced emphasis on strength. Therefore, this meant that unfortunately they currently had ack in far rangebatants. Based on this world��s difficulty itself andparing it with a contestant��s possible strength, maybe there were parties who managed to eliminate those mountain trolls solely with a pure closebat team. But that team definitely didn��t include anyone from the symbiosis sect. Thus, keeping Diaz on the team was crucial as he was the only one who can engage in long distance attacks, and even do it so valiantly.


    ��If only boss could appear and assist us����why would we need to rely on this moronic Diaz? But��hmph hmph.��


    Qiao Gun once again opened his eyes, he had already regained hisposure.


    ��You are our core firepower, of course we will try our best to protect you. Regarding the problem of attracting the mountain trolls into our trap, I can answer you. We will use bait to lure it into the trap, the bait will be dead deers. Regarding retrieving of these deers for the trap���� One of us will be in charge of that, but definitely not you.��


    After hearing this arrangement, Diaz finally nodded his head. It could be said he approved of this arrangement, but he still added a sentence.��


    ��Before the mountain trolls enter the trap, I will definitely not open fire.��


    Qiao Gun gloomily nodded his head. He huddled the rest of the group together and bluntly spoke out.


    ��Now everyone should be very clear on our current situation. I do not wish to say much. Those who possess a long distancebat ability, please stand up and walk to the left.��

 Chapter 140: Hunt or be hunted

    <h4>Chapter 140: Hunt or be hunted</h4>


    Tranted by : Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Following that, Qiao Gun was the first to stand as he walked to the left.


    ��I��m good at empty hand wrestling, and also an excellent bomb thrower.��


    Saying that he took out 8 ck grenades and ced in on the table. He then picked up the nearby ss cup and casually flung it out without looking. When the ss cup reached the opposing wall roughly 5-6 metres away, it did not shatter but instead propelled out of the small gap in the window. This demonstrated the brilliant control of his strength as well as observational and judgement skills of his surroundings. He indeed had the qualifications as a bomb throwing expert.


    ��Next.�� Qiao Gun shrugged his shoulders at the remaining guys.


    Following that, expectedly the symbiosis sect had already discussed beforehand. Most of them went forth to demonstrate a long distance ability although some didn��t have smooth execution. Lastly, the five of them stared at Sheyan, observing if he had any surprise up his sleeve. But just as Qiao Gun expected, Sheyan shrugged his shoulders and cursed frustratedly.


    ��Damn! My favourite style is to directly charge up and tear those bastards apart��I do not possess any long rangebat methods.��


    When Sheyanpleted his sentence. That ck flintlock musket ��Ambition�� shed an unyielding and angry glow within the interspatial room of his nightmare imprint.


    Qiao Gun sighed.


    ��Sorry Seaman, everyone should act for the party��s main goal. Since you are unable to contribute in terms of dealing damage, then you should be responsible for the crucial role of attracting the mountain trolls with the bait. But don��t be flustered, your job is to sessfully lure those foolish trolls out of their nest, and then running for about a kilometre. Then you wouldn��t need to participate in the rest of the fight. Ok, that is all you need to do, loosen up partner.��


    Sheyan was stunned and replied.


    ��Wait! Why do we need to dig the hole one kilometre away from the mountain trolls?��


    Qiao Gun leaned back.


    ��ording to the report from boss, mountain troll love sleeping on the ground. Therefore if the ground shakes, it will easily startle them. Moreover, digging out such a huge pitfall for these humongous beast is not a small process. Therefore, boss repeatedly emphasize that 1 kilometre will be the distance that will best guarantee our safety. It cannot bepromised.��


    Saying till here, Qiao Gun walked up to Sheyan and patted his shoulders, he wanted to settle this matter when the iron was still hot. To Qiao Gun, the reason why he painstakingly tried to recruit Sheyan and Diaz, was because they both yed an important role. Diaz was the main firepower, Sheyan would be the one taking the greatest risk! Qiao Gun had to ensure his party did not lose anyone unnecessarily, and thus be able to aplish the ultimate objective of the Symbiosis sect for entering this world!


    ��Oh no.�� Sheyan frustratedly brandished his fist and paced about in the room, finally shouting out loudly. ��Qiao Gun, you��re a murderer! The job you��ve arranged for me is more dangerous they plucking a fang out of a ck python!��


    ��Calm down my friend. Calm down and listen to me first.�� Qiao Gun patiently tugged against Sheyan��s arm. ��We will definitely support you, trolls are not that scary. Their stupid and heavy 2200 pounds body will not possess any threat to you as long as you keep up your pace.��


    Of course, the real scenario wouldn��t be as easy as Qiao Gun described it to be. Although the mountain trolls are foolish and heavy, this doesn��t mean they don��t pose a threat. Adding the length and range of their arms, the attacking range of the mountain troll exceeds 6 metres. Moreover, there is no evidence that it wouldn��t use objects to hurl at you. Furthermore, think of the consequences of being smashed by a 4-5 metre long tree branch! Also, the objects flying speed would definitely be more that 60 km/hour due to the monstrous strength of the mountain troll. Apart from this, there is still to ount for the terrain and unknown variables. Once there is a miscalction, then death is inevitable!


    Actually, Sheyan was already anticipating such an arrangement from Qiao Gun. Truthfully, when Qiao Gun started to recruit him, he roughly could predict what this scheming bastard was up to. But he still bravely stayed on and yed ording to Qiao Gun��s tempo was because he obviously possessed great confidence.


    Confidence can be summarized in a number.


    30 points.


    That is the peak of Sheyan��s physique!


    An entire 30 points of physique!


    In addition to his defensive innate ability ��Endurance��!


    Even though the mountain troll possess frightening arm strength, actually any beast would also possess terrifying strength. Receiving a blow would surely be fatal to other contestants including Qiao Gun, but this was not so for Sheyan. He believed he wasn��t as weak as them, he had a total 300 HP and additional 37% damage reduction defense. This does not include the additional reduction of 25 points his innate ability provides. Putting into numbers, a mountain troll would at least have to dish out 516 points of damage to finish Sheyan off. Yet such a devastating single explosive strike, ording to logic, would not happen in this world��s difficulty level.


    Furthermore, in this world��s storyline there was already an emphasis that a Hogwarts professor could easily deal with a mature mountain troll. If the mountain troll could really deal such terrifying damage, even if itcked magic capabilities, it would still be an enormous threat to the professor��s life. Thus, they wouldn��t have describe it to be such an easy feat. It was like in the present world, few would dare to say a cobra is easily dealt with.


    Even though Sheyan didn��t mind fooling around with Qiao Gun, that didn��t mean that he would fully adhere to Qiao Gun��s arranged performance. At least up till now, Sheyan still nned to maintain his secret. If he were to ept ��luring the mountain troll�� such a high risk duty, then he would at least have to squeeze out some benefits from the Symbiosis sect. If he simply epted, it will result in two consequences: A) Others will take him for a fool and a stepping stone. B) the attention focused on Diaz would then be directed onto him until every secret isid out for all to see.


    After Sheyan��s extremely resolute attitude rejected Qiao Gun for the fourth time, that fellow loosened his speech and suggested to provide Sheyan with some help. Loosening a little was extremely good news to Sheyan. It was like a sudden small crack after years forming on a sturdy and firm dam, and this small crack could easily lead to aplete copse in mere months.


    Qiao Gun��s fifth round of persuasion finally seeded.


    He possessed a relieved but heartache feeling.


    In order for this damned yellow man to be the bait, he had paid a huge price as follows:


    1500 utility points


    An aspirin (Concentrated) which can instantly recover 40 HP


    This medicine also had an effect whereby after consuming the medicine, other medicines would not be effective on you within a 300 second duration.


    Also, after ying the mountain trolls, he would have a 3000 utility points purchasing overdraft (Which meant, amongst the loots of the mountain trolls, if Sheyan wanted to purchase them from the symbiosis sect he could take away an item worth 3000 utility points without forking up a single cent. Of course if the object was worth more, then he could additionally top up from there. Of course if Sheyan decided not to purchase, then this overdraft would be converted into 1500 utility points andpensated to him.)


    Since the two conditions of luring and firepower were fulfilled, the rest would naturally fall into ce. Under the quick pace of this temporary alliance, along the ck forest and over a hill was the mountain troll��sir. The mysterious head of the Symbiosis sect had already transmitted information to Qiao Gun and pinpointed the exact location to him.


    Pitch ck night. Pitch ck forest. The sunshine was shimmering splendidly in day time, but now patters of raindrops fell. Qiao Gun took the lead as he marched on forward. As the raindrops rushed in with the wind, a chilliness binded them. All the contestants from the symbiosis sect couldn��t help but shiver. A person named Gale murmured to himself, cursing this terrible weather. He then coughed hardly, and spat a thick phlegm into the shrubs.


    He then paused, because against Gale��s throat was shockingly a cold, ck barrel. The owner of the gun was called Diaz.


    This haughty and formidable man gritted his teeth as he scolded out hurriedly.


    ��Find the phlegm you just spat, and bury it into the ground, now! If not I assure you that the next thing thates out of your throat will be blood!��


    The atmosphere tensed up as people from the symbiosis sect rushed to intervene. Sheyan hesitated for a moment, he felt a slight exasperation from Diaz��s tone. To be able to trigger such offensive nervousness in Diaz was not something that could be absolute ignored! Thus Sheyan silently retreated a little, standing slightly behind Diaz to show his standing position.


    The situation sunk into a deadlock, but Gale was unable to keep his cool as he refuted.


    ��Hey, mate I only spat phlegm����what has it got to do with you where I aim it at. I can apologize to you, but you should put away your gun from my throat first right? Trust me, this is not a good feeling.��

 Chapter 141: Conform to the arrangement

    <h4>Chapter 141: Conform to the arrangement</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Faced with such a crisis, Qiao Gun strut forward with an ugly expression. If he didn��t stand up for his own people, then undoubtedly he will lose their respect!


    ��Diaz! Release your gun immediately. Do you want to start a war with us before ying the trolls?��


    Diaz answer came in the form of slow but distinct words, forced out between his teeth.


    ��I SAID, BURY, YOUR, SPIT, NOW!��


    Qiao Gun unyieldingly refuted him.


    ��Then first release him! Anyone who has a gun pointed to his throat, wouldn��t have the guts to do anything else!��


    After speaking, he shot Gale a look which caused Gale to slowly recline. Scared witless, he then started searching for his spit, as Diaz��s malicious re prated his back like a needle. Until Gale obediently buried his spit did Diaz retract his gun, and took off with big strides.


    There was no trace of serenity on Diaz��s face. That phlegm was like a stone that crashed and shattered his peace. Hidden and fragmented memories started to float in his mind, provoking his mind.


    ��Diaz remember, the dark of night is a hundred folds more dangerous than daytime in the ck forest, but����benefits, are also a hundred folds.��


    Covered with profound wrinkles, his leader Ghosteve sincerely advised him.


    Simr night, different people.


    The wind rustled against his ears.


    ��Hu�� the wrinkled face leader, Ghosteve, raised his middle finger. The ring on his finger glowed gently, five characters ��ZH222�� engraved on it. That was the name of the leader��s true love, his source of motivation in this realm.


    After struggling through the muddied waters for half a day, Diaz felt extremely impatient but still nodded his heart earnestly. He felt a slight itch in his throat, coughing and spat out a phlegm. At present he waspletely clueless what this fresh spit meant to those hunting within the ck forest.


    20 minutester. Diaz was frenziedly fleeing in the ck forest, his forehead streaming with blood. His entire right arm was slowly rotting within the digestive tract of a savage and barbaric centaur. Under such an intense chase, Diaz started to feel a severe nausea but he kept on running. Frantically fighting for a chance at survival.


    In the end, two legs could never bepared to 4 legs. Just when the barbaric centaur caught up to Diaz, a tall shadow darted out from the side and brought the massive beast to the ground. It was a fuming male with deep, profound wrinkles. Diaz didn��t have any thoughts of halting, fear and agony had tortured his mind to continue fleeing.


    In the end, he survived.


    Daylight, Diaz summoned his courage and returned to the scene of the incident. However, he found a huge bloodstain, and on it was a finger with a ring engraved with the words ��ZH222��.


    ��I saved your bunch of foolish lives!�� Diaz shook his head violently, forcing himself back to reality. His rambling was soft, thus only the few beside him heard it and one of them was Sheyan. Sheyan faintly sighed, obviously Diaz wasn��t someone with goodmunication skills. Thus, he had to force his gun on Gale, if not the the results would be a world of difference if he tried to persuade with words.


    ��Standby, we��re about to reach.�� Qiao Gun��s voice rang out. In his left hand, there was a suddenly faint yellowish glow, as though it had picked up a signal. The trees ahead were crooked, it then swayed to the left and right before pulling out its roots from the ground and opening a pathway. The pathway ended with a wall, the wall also emitted a faint yellowish glow.


    Looking at it, under the peculiar shine of the glow, the surrounding leaves reflected the yellowish glow. The temporarily formed party waddled their way forward cautiously, as the droplets of rain pierced against them like icy arrows. Drawing strength from the wind as they pierced against their necks, this chilly sensation spread down to the entire body from the neck. Those contestants who were not mentally prepared swept their environment with fear and trepidation.


    Qao Gun who was leading the way gradually pressed on towards the wall. His hand then directly bypassed followed by his entire self vanishing into the wall. His voice then sounded over.


    ��To prevent others from discovering, Voldemort had consumed his magic to set up an illusion to seal up this ce. So that others would never discover the mountain trolls were residing here.��


    Since someone led the way, the others followed ordingly. When it reached Sheyan, he simrly dove in, only to discover darkness followed by aplete change in scenery. Both sides were flooded with dense and tough wall-like shrubs, obstructing the sides like the previous wall they faced. A contestant attempted to approach it, reaching out his hand to probe it but was thrown back immediately wounded by the thorns within. The thorns also contained a strong and concentrated venom, causing him to copse to the ground and only awakening after Qiao Gun injected several dosages into him. Someone tried to slice out a pathway, but instead of cutting through the shrubs, the small thorns instead dispersed out from the impact. Fortunately, the de wielder was prepared, he immediately dodged away. If not, there would definitely be a need for wasting another round of medicines.


    After the series of rming events, no one dared to approach it anymore. After a conducting careful investigations, they decided to avoid this dense and dangerous shrubs, opting for another challenging and meandering route. In this dense forest there was obviously no pathway, the contestants had to cut open a way for themselves. This was the unfavourable terrain that the contestants struggled with for close to half an hour before Qiao Gun suddenly halted. He lowered his voice.


    ��There��s a stench in the air, we should have arrived.��


    Presently, the rain was still pattering down, as it cleanse the leaves on the tree, revealing a refreshing glow. ording to logic, in the forest under such circumstances, the air should be rtively fresh. But if one carefully notice, they could catch a whiff of a unique odour. A group of people sneakily crept forward a little, and suddenly discovered a wide clearing ahead. Ahead in the jungle, shockingly a pathway that wasn��t very narrow appeared.


    After seeing this pathway, Qiao Gun immediately halted, and the rest of them immediately constructed a temporary camp over here. Three members with adequately high agility from the Symbiosis sect dispersed out to investigate, after an hour, they returned with their reports. The entire area near this location was projected out in a 3D image from Qiao Gun��s nightmare imprint.


    This region, apart from the magical entrance they entered from previously, waspletely sealed off by those towering shrubs with intense anesthetic thorns. Those shrubs should probably be created with dark magic, it was a natural protective screen preventing the mountain trolls from escaping. Those shrubs naturally interlocked, forming enormous circle sealing off the ce. In the middle of this cordoned area was a rivulet of a river. This river originally flowed underneath the surface, but the riverbed over here was slightly elevated and thus propelled it to the surface. It flowed at surface level for roughly 2 kilometres before returning underground.


    Following a muddy road they just discovered to the west, they would then reach the riverbank. There was a clear destruction of vegetation over there, and the riverbank contained distinct massive footprints of the mountain trolls. Obviously, the mountain trolls normally hunted for food within the river. The east side of this muddy road led to a earthen cave that the mountain trolls excavated previously. For fear of being discovered, the scouts didn��t dare to approach the cave but retreated after confirming their existence.


    The environment wasn��t very different from their ns, the only difference was that the rain had caused the pathway to be slippery. This impacted the running speed. But Qiao Gun tried to console Sheyan, although the rain could easily result in idents, the mountain trolls would simrly be affected. Furthermore, the rain would conceal his scent. They could alsomence their digging closer to the cave, which gave a little more security to Sheyan.


    ��Why didn��t we set up the pitfall at the cursed shrubs?�� Diaz suddenly asked.


    Qiao Gun shrugged his shoulders helplessly.


    ��I��ve already considered this possibility, but this would mean Seaman would have to run an additional 300 metres. More crucially, these poisonous shrubs were set up specially by Voldemort for those creatures. They probably have encountered the deadliness of it, and would turn and flee once theye near those shrubs.��


    Diaz resumed his silence. Following that, everything rted to the digging of the pit was handled by the Symbiosis sect. Diaz seemed to be widely ipatible with them, as he ran off alone to find a ce to hide and at the same time nning his retreating route. Due to everyone��s inclination towards strength, even the speed of digging was extremely fast. Not even an hourter, a gigantic pitfall had been excavated. The pit had the shape of an earthen jar, and was incredibly camouged.


    The Symbiosis sect naturally had an expert in concealment and camouging. Sheyan could actually run across the concealment cover over the pit without falling in, but once the mountain troll stepped onto it, the trap would immediately be activated.

 Chapter 142: Terrifying mountain troll

    <h4>Chapter 142: Terrifying mountain troll</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Suddenly a thunderous roar boomed from the direction of the mountain troll��s cave, it sounded like a tiger who had a mask over its face but was still trying its best to howl. Immediately, everyone tensed up and their heartbeat became faster. Holding their breath uniformly, they carefully listened to the distance sound.


    But after that beastly thunderous roar, nothing else followed it. Only the sttering sound of the rain against the tree leaves could be heard. After a while, one investigating contestant returned. His face was pale and his body covered in mud. His face was clumsily cut by a tree branch, and he looked extremely flustered and terrible. After panting for a moment, he regained his breath.


    ording to his report, it was confirm that the mountain trolls were indeed residing in a cave at the east. This contestant only had high agility, but wasn��t trained specially in reconnaissance. Therefore when he approached closely, he was discovered by the mountain troll which led to that raging roar! This one roar destroyed his courage, he knew the dangers of facing a mountain troll alone. Scared witless, he fled immediately and only rxed when he confirmed the mountain troll didn��t give chase.


    After hearing this contestant��s report, Qiao Gun pursed his brows. This recent happening indicated that the surveince range of the mountain troll was rather far, and yet it wasn��t willing toe out and give chase. This meant that the ��bait��, Seaman, had to approach very near to the mountain troll, to attract it to give chase! This undoubtedly increased the risk level of the ��bait��.


    Obviously Qiao Gun wouldn��t be a good samaritan and be concerned about Sheyan��s life. Since the start he did not consider that this ��Seaman�� would even survive. His only worry was that Sheyan would die even before disying his usefulness by luring the mountain troll to the minimum distance. Then that would mean the Symbiosis sect having to sacrifice one of their own! If this led to failure and subsequent chain reactions����Qiao Gun would be in for a cold war. His brows frowned together.


    At present, it could be said that everything was ready, all they needed is an east wind (Chinese idiom -cking only one crucial item). Qiao Gun sunk into deep thoughts, thecking of contingencies in urgent scenarios was a skill hecked. He frowned and pondered a short while, but gave up and strode to Sheyan to prepare executing the n. In his heart, he was already sure this ��Seaman�� was a dead man, and that he should arrange someone to take his ce.


    In such a vile situation, it would be lying if Sheyan wasn��t a little nervous. But his psychological preparedness was always superb, furthermore he had already gone through a cool-headed analysis of the plot. Considering various contingencies, thus he silently proceeded. Because everyone in the Symbiosis sect had been startled by the terrifying deration of might of the mountain troll, thus no one noticed theposed Sheyan. Only Diaz observed Sheyan��s leaving figure, his eyes formed a suspicious glow.


    The rain continued falling, Sheyan followed the muddy pathway. His footsteps were steady and uniform, leaving a firm footprint and equal wherever he walked. He seized this serenity to regte his breathing, trying his best to reach the optimal state both physically and mentally. Although he had confidence in himself, but a lion would also do his best to capture a rabbit. What more against this legendary creature from Harry Potter��s magical world, a mountain troll? Sheyan went through his personal ns again in his mind, and then continued on his way.


    Within this half of the sealed up valley, the only active huge size creature is the mountain troll. Undoubtedly, the route Sheyan was using is the exact same road that the mountain troll uses to hunt fishes, causing the terrain to be vastly inconvenient due to the huge potholes. Footprint the size of a basin could be seen everywhere. Sheyan swung with the parang he brought to clear the way, he did notpletely follow the road that was formed by the mountain troll. Instead, as he walked by the side he set up certain arrangements causing his movement speed to be rather slow. When he reached the cave, he took more than half an hour.


    When he wasn��t even close to the troll��sir, Sheyan could already smell an unexinable stench. This stench was close to a rotting fish that was exposed to the sun. The mountain troll was obviously not a hygienic creature, in addition to its lifestyle within this enclosed region, feeling on fishes daily it was no wonder the filthy fishy odour. Sheyan took in several deep breaths, to allow his senses to get used to the stench. He then continued to inch closer to the cave entrance, slowly observing for any movements.


    Regarding the n that Symbiosis sect formted, right, Sheyan had long tossed it to the back of his mind.


    Presently, the rain had turned heavier, those impatient morons from the symbiosis sect would have turned anxious from the wait. However, Sheyan didn��t mind letting them wait a little longer. Borrowing the cover of the torrential rain, Sheyan gradually crept closer. Within their, there was a faint phosphorescence, thus he could vaguely capture the outline of that massive and brutal beast. Fortunately from exterior information, the mountain troll was hailed for its devilish strength. Regarding perceptive sensing, intelligence, spirit it was probably close to zero. Thus Sheyan carefully activated his ��insight�� ability.


    ��You activated ��insight�� on that legendary creature, mountain troll.��


    ��Evaluation: Your distance between the target is too far, yourprehension strength isparatively weakened.��


    ��Acquiring target��s information failed, utility points deducted.��


    Sheyan helplessly shrugged his shoulders. It was the first time his insight ability had failed. Fortunately, after Qiao Gun��s investment, his current utility points on hand was rtively plenty. Thus he wasn��t willing to risk going closer, but continued activating insight from where he was. After numerous failed attempts, he finally seeded.


    Female mountain troll (Junior rank legendary creature)


    Height 13 foot 2 inch, weight 583 kg


    Strength 35 points


    Agility 8 points


    Physique 18 points


    Perceptive sensing 1 point


    Charm 1 point


    Intelligence 1 point


    Spirit 1 point


    Basic closebat lvl 7. Specific attribute ?


    Junior rank legendary creature ability: Earth��s skin lvl 2: Additional 5500 HP


    Mountain troll special ability: Uprooting catastrophe. This enormous beast will asionally uproot surrounding trees as weapon. Raising its attack power by 135%, its attack range by 100%. Ability requires 5-10 seconds casting time, when the mountain troll is uprooting, it will receive 200% more damage. Because uprooting is extremely energy consuming, normally after pulling out a tree it will rest at least 5 minutes before pulling out the next one.


    Mountain troll special ability: Tree Toss of ying. When a mountain troll turns angry, it will throw the tree on hand, causing AOE (area of effect) damage. Damage value = ((Mountain troll��s strength - victim��s strength) x 2 )+ fixed 20 damage points.


    Secondary ability effect: Knockdown. Enemies within a 5 metres radius of the tree��s target will be knocked down for 5 seconds. During this duration, unable to move, attack or cast abilities.


    Mountain troll special ability: Putrid. The mountain troll��s filthy lifestyle habits result in ayer of stink covering it, causing closebat enemies to be affected by this stench. uracy lowered by 10%.


    Mountain troll special ability: Original home run. Twisting its body 360 degrees before dealing a terrifying strike, causing immense damage and sting off effect. Distinct casting action before ability is used, after using it the mountain troll will be unable to maintain its stability and lose attacking capabilities for 5 seconds.


    Mountain troll special ability: Cardiac fissure. Releasing a furious roar, dealing enemies within a 15 metres radius a (physique x 1.5) damage, and lowering movement speed by 70%. Duration: Mountain troll��s physique minus victim��s physic. If the victim��s physique is higher than the mountain troll, they will only receive damage, and not the negative buff. (For example, if Qiao Gun��s physique is 12 points, then the duration will be 18 - 12 = 6 seconds).


    Individual special ability: ?


    Although Sheyan had foreseen the legendary creature, mountain troll to be extremely mighty, he had never expected the variables to reach this extent! 18 points of physique results in 9 points of defence, that isn��t considered high but can at least absorb 1/4 of the damage. Furthermore that earth skin lvl 2 legendary creature ability, instantly raises its HP to 5680 points. When Sheyan viewed these numbers, a desperate emotion filled his heart.


    However, when Sheyan went through the attributes of this legendary beast carefully one more time, he found its shorings. That was the 8 points of agility. Furthermore, it didn��t have any rted abilities like basic footwork. Exploiting this deficiency in speed, long rangebat contestant would definitely have the chance of defeating it.


    Of course, if this mountain troll was so easily defeated, then it wouldn��t be hailed as a legendary creature. Its ��tossing ability: Tree Toss of ying�� and its ��roar: Cardiac fissure�� was specially used to deal with long rangebat contestants. The threat of the ��ying tree toss�� can be seen from a 10 points physique contestant, from calctions he would receive 70 points of damage. But this ability is not just an AOE damage, it further results in a frightening 5 seconds knockdown duration!


    Within 5 seconds, even if the mountain troll was slow it would be able to close up the gap between the knocked down contestant by 15 metres. Following that, the terrifying ��roar: Cardiac fissure��, although its damage could be considered as secondary, the 70% movement speed decrease is a nightmare.


    To a far rangebatant who vastly relies on agility and perceptive sensing, the terrifying movement speed decrease shouldn��tst more than 8 seconds. But within this timeframe it is enough for the mountain troll to ravage them into a thousand pieces. Furthermore, could be guaranteed your corpse wouldn��t be spared as the mountain troll had probably long got sick of its fishy diet.

 Chapter 143:

    <h4>Chapter 143: </h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: Elkassar


    After carefully familiarizing himself with the report, he started to prepare to lure this mountain beast into the trap. Of course he wouldn��t foolishly listen to the bunch of idiots from the Symbiosis sect. They wanted him to directly carry the deer corpse, still dripping with blood, and brandish it at the cave entrance. That was like taking his own life as a joke. Instead, in his hidden position he cut the deer into 4 portions and kept it in his nightmare imprint. Afterward, he ced the first clump of meat around 300 metres away from the mountain troll��sir.


    Sheyan surveyed for any movements but confirmed that the mountain troll had not discover this piece of meat. He then continued advancing, cing it 150 metres away.


    Still there was no movements.


    Sheyan took a deep breath, gritting his teeth he forced himself 75 metres away. Waiting for a brief moment, an indistinct groaning from within the mountain troll��sir could be heard. Yet the troll went back to sleep. Looks like this should be approaching the critical point already. Sheyan then ced the cut portions of the deer corpse orderly onto the route, each having 50 metres between them with the furthest 200 metre away from their. The next was 150 metre, and following that 100 metre. Following that, Sheyan stood at the 75 metre critical mark and flung thest portion of deer meat towards their.


    At present, his strength was 13 points which was close to 3 times of an average person. This chunk of meat at least flew 30 metres away, causing fat nostrils of the mountain troll to twitch violently. Then it instantly jumped up from its sweet slumber. From its throat, it released a deep insatiable roar, clumsily picking its massive body out and strided out.


    Very naturally the mountain troll discovered that sweet piece of meat. It greedily picked it up, ignoring the dripping mud as it engulfed it with huge bites. Blood and muddy water sprayed out from the mountain troll��s mouth, looking extremely sinister. The mountain troll��s appetite was shocking, this piece of meat was at least 10 kg but it barely enough to fill up the gap between its teeth. After finishing, the troll was in high spirits, its lethargy had faded and its nostrils red with greed. It then found the other chunk of meat 50 metres away, immediately marching forward in big strides.


    When the mountain troll found the fourth piece of deer, Sheyan had already retreated, with 200 metres of safety distance. Of course, it wasn��t that he didn��t consider directly dividing the deer in bits and pieces to attract the troll back to the pitfall. But in this manner, the meat pieces would be too small and wouldn��t be able to satisfy the mountain troll. Thus, hunting the deer would be in vain. Perhaps capturing more of ��food�� to be used as bait would be a good idea, but regrettably nearby was the centaur��s habitat. These swift as the wind, half-human creatures had the habit of huntingrge animals. Within the forbidden forest, most of therge animals had already been huntedpletely, even small animals like rabbits were sparse. Thus Sheyan and the contestants had no way of hunting any animals nearby, even the deer was found in a faraway ce by the efforts of the Symbiosis sect head.


    When thest piece of the pitiful deer disappeared into the troll��s mouth, Sheyan took a breath and pierced his own shoe with 5 small needles. This manner of harming himself was to activated the ability of the obsidian fossil anchor, to raise his condition to the optimum! He then walked out from behind arge tree, finally going face to face with this humongous, filthy and mighty beast. Once facing this troll, a raging sensation of danger soared within his heart which was obviously the warning mechanism of his 14 points of perceptive sensing. Yet his eyes focused ahead, calming his heart down as he tossed away all distractions.


    The introduction of a fresh delicacy caused the mountain troll to cry out in delight! Without hesitation, Sheyan turned to flee. Although the crisis was imminent, Sheyan could feel a strange feelinging over him as though injected by a stimnt. It was a nice and warm feeling, and his thoughts were exceptionally clear. Thus his reaction to this immense danger was a form of intense conquest for victory! This had no connection to individual capability, but determined by a person��s character and fortitude. THat was why in the present world, there were would be performed much better under stress. The strong their rivals, orrger the pressure of the asion, the better they showcased their natural talents!


    The rain remained icy cool. But under the pattering rain, Sheyan tossed an orange sized, smoking ck round object behind him. It was a grenade! It was hailed as an infantry��s nightmare, the SG3 fragment grenade!


    The grenade flew across 20 metres andnded into the mid, coincidentally between the rough legs of the mountain troll.


    The massive troll was confused. It picked the grenade up in curiosity, and ced it in front of its face.


    ��Boom!�� The agonizing roar of the mountain troll echoed throughout the forest, shaking the leaves to fall to the ground. That grenade exploded in its eyes, thousands of pieces of shrapnel pierced against his head causing iparably savage wounds. Light blue blood spurt out aggressively, causing this mountain troll to clutch against its head as it spun it rounds. After a moment it finally raised his heads, its eyes were brimming with extreme murderous intent. Targeting the fleeing Sheyan, it started to frenziedly give chase.


    Sheyan summoned his full strength to sprint, but to his horror the gap between him and the mountain troll was desperately shortening!


    His current speed wasposed primarily of 3 factors. First was his 10 points of agility, this was his main driving force. Second was the 28% bonus speed from the endless vodka.The third was the bonus from his basic footwork lvl 4. Basically, Sheyan��s current speed should approximately be 15 points of agility. It was almost two times that of the mountain troll��s 8 agility! But why wasn��t he able to outrun this freak?


    After a swift, careful observation, Sheyan understood. It was because of the pouring rain. The route previously formed by the mountain troll��s footsteps was originally muddy and slippery. As Sheyan sprinted, he would asionally slip and tumble. His movement speed had respectively plunged by at least 1/3. When the mountain troll trampled down with his naked broad feet, mud sttering everywhere, it would sink into the ground by at least a foot giving it greater stability. In addition to the bigger reach of its long legs, its every step was akin to Sheyan��s 3 steps! This was why the mountain troll had superior movement speed.


    Citing a simple example. If Sheyan were to run 100 metres, he would need 100 steps. Every step had a 1/10 chance of slipping which would lower his speed. That meant that in 100 metres, Sheyan may have slipped 10 times. Yet this mountain troll only need 30 steps to conquer 100 metres.


    Furthermore its broad feet ensured better stability. It only had a 1/20 chance of slipping for every step. Thus, for every 100 metres, it would merely slip 1 time. In such circumstances, chasing up to him was something to be expected. This also disyed the significance of the basic footwork lvl 4 additional ability ��unfavourable terrain (deserts, swamps)��, which will prevent the 33% decline in movement speed.


    As the thumping sounds from the back gradually turned louder, the earth also started to shake slightly. Although Sheyan didn��t look back, an intense odour pierced into his nose indicating that the mountain troll was rapidly inching closer. Fortunately, the little arrangements Sheyan made on the way was beneficial. He abruptly turned, unexpectedly diverging into the thick vegetation by the side.


    The surrounding vegetation wasn��t those enormous shrubs with venomous toxins, but it also grew extremely dense and packed together. If someone wanted to pass through, they would definitely have to cut open a path. But the mountain troll possessed such terrifying strength and thick skin, it could just charged straight without fear and the vegetation would be powerless against it. Hence, Sheyan��s method of deviating from the main route, under normal circumstances would be looking to die.


    However, Sheyan had already prepared a set up! Once he darted into the nearby shrubs, his legs slightly bent and forcefully stomped! The mud beneath his feet sshed out, as he borrowed the force to leap up. A cold sh appeared in his hands, as he used an ordinary dagger to slice a binded vine he previously tied in advance. Using the vine, he swung 10 metres over a short cut like an orang utan, finally letting go with a somersault andnding back onto the main route. But in an instance, Sheyan managed to pull back some distance from the mountain troll, he could finally catch his breath.


    After Sheyan repeated this action for several times, the mountain troll furiously released a raging roar. She suddenly paused from pursuing, but stretched out her rough arms and hugged a nearby tree! Cringing as she exposed her yellowish teeth, thick saliva constantly dipped from within the teeth. The veins on the thick arms bulged out one by one, as the ground around her started to vibrate. Crackling sounds sounded from the roots of the tree, and with a thunderous boom, mud soared out fanatically! This tree was uprooted just like that.


    The mountain troll gnawed against the crown of the tree, she then waved it a few times feeling pretty satisfied. Observing the distant Sheyan, She released a furious roar as she started giving chase with her new weapon. Wherever the mountain troll passed through, her feet trampled heavily against the floor causing mud to spray out incessantly. Even the trees on both sides of the road was sshed with mud, just like a racing car speeding by. Its might was inexhaustible!

 Chapter 144: Head on

    <h4>Chapter 144: Head on</h4>


    Tranted by: CHua


    Edited by: Elkassar


    Currently, there were only 200 metres left until the pitfall. If Sheyan seized that opportunity when the troll was uprooting to sprint fully, undoubtedly it wouldn��t be difficult to flee to the pitfall. Instead to Sheyan, this wasn��t part of his n and ruin the bigger picture for escaping from the range of attack by this mountain troll. If he didn��t take a strike from this troll, primarily he wouldn��t be able to obtain first hand information of the mountain troll. This meant he would not be able to urately ess the fighting strength of the troll. Apart from that and more importantly, if he ran back in perfect state, then no doubt it would attract the unwanted attention of the Symbiosis sect and Diaz. That oue is one that Sheyan definitely wanted to avoid.


    Therefore, he had to face one strike of the troll head on. That was the only solution to his problems!


    Since that was the case, Sheyan deeply inhaled and purposely cried out, pretending to stumble and fall down! ��Bam!�� Following that miserable fall as mud sshed up to the sky. This fall looked rather serious as Sheyan wasted 2-3 seconds to pick himself back up. Witnessing this scene, the mountain troll turned delirious as she roared out with saliva flying. Sheyan hastily crawled up and continued running, but at present his emotions seemed to be in a total copsed as he anxiously nce backwards repeatedly. This caused his running speed to slow down a little.


    Hiding by the side, when Qiao Gun saw Sheyan he became delighted. But following that was a profound caution gripping his heart! Because in his heart, he was convinced that even he himself didn��t have the confidence of luring the troll here. Thus, the only possibility was that Sheyan was concealing his ability. However after witnessing Sheyan��s current performance, Qiao Gun felt his earlier concern was unwarranted. He only anxiously hoped that this ��Seaman�� would be more determined, at least persisting till the mountain troll stepped into the pit!


    But the cruel reality normally triumph over gantry. Sheyan persistently covered another 20 metres, there was only 50 metres left to the pit. Even the hidden contestants could hear his heavy panting, obviously on the brink of copse. But at this moment, the mountain troll actually caught up 5 metres behind him. Eyeing him malevolently, it raised that gigantic tree club and smashed down violently.


    Sheyan suddenly leapt forward, that gigantic murderous weapon smashed down on the ground a metre behind him. The ground shook violently as mud sprayed out in all sides. It drenched Sheyan entirely, causing him to look even more pathetic. Although he didn��t take a direct blow, he still received the aftermath injury.


    Sheyan did a forward roll in the mid, and spat out the mud in his mouth before he continued fleeing in desperation. The mountain troll released a fuming roar, dragging its tree club as she continued charging forward. When Sheyan was only 10 metres away from the pit, the troll suddenly released a deafening and unprecedented beastly roar. One could see its greyish belly swelling up, following that a formlessyer of rippling vibration exited from its mouth. Even the droplets of rain in mid air were blown aside, as that formless ripple reached Sheyan in an instance. Sheyan��s entire body shuddered, his face turned dull and spat a mouthful of blood! Suddenly, any progress became much harder.


    Mountain troll special ability: Cardiac fissure! Apart from dealing damage, it can result in a 70% decrease of speed!


    The pit was already within reach, yet his limbs seemed to be glued, unable to raise his legs. Nobody noticed that Sheyan had obviously received that ��cardiac fissure��. Although movement speed would only drop after a second dy, his current expression was totally calm and without fear! The filthy and humid congestion of stench had surrounded him, the troll��s merciless eyes had started to flicker with excitement.


    Sheyan��s distance to the pit was only a mere 3 metres!


    These three metres, they were so close, yet worlds apart?


    ��Boom!�� The thick tree club heavily pounded down. Sheyan��s eyes was brimming with panic and horror, he could only attempt to dart to the side. But in mid air, he suddenly felt an explosive tension pulling him. But if he made an all-out effort to resist it, he would still be able to suppress this powerful force. But at this moment, his heart stirred as he took in a deep breath and shifted his hands to block his front, letting this explosive tension control him.


    This should be the mountain troll��s ��?�� ability!


    Presently, this was the scenario that was ying in the observer��s eyes:


    Sheyan was slowed down greatly. The mountain troll sneered evilly as she smashed down her club. Sheyan tried his utmost to dodge, the clubnded on the empty ground. Sheyan was tossed up strangely by a force like he had stepped onto a spring board. The club then directly swung against him in mid air.


    The mountain troll drew back the corners of its mouth, exposing a ruthless expression. One could see her yellowish and disorientated teeth, and the dripping viscous saliva.


    It suddenly started revolving its heavy body in astonishingly high speed, then like a baseball yer, it swung its club with full force against Sheyan! After the troll unleashed this attack, it lost its stability because of the overwhelming impact and stumbled forward.


    Mountain troll special ability: Original home run!


    In this instance, those in hiding could hear a thunderous shattering sound of bones. Nobody noticed that at that crucial moment, a ck hatchet appeared in Sheyan��s hand. Using his right hand to grip the hatchet��s shaft, his left hand thrusted out the back of the hatchet trying his best to block against the horizontally swinging tree club. Following that, he instantly got blown away, spraying out a torrent of blood as hended into the pitch-ck jungle. A series of branches cracking sounded from his back, afterward����there wasplete silence within the darkness.


    Concurrently, to Qiao Gun��s delight, the mountain troll stumbled forward and heavily stomped into the pitfall. Mud sprayed out as its massive body arched forward immediately and tumbled into the pit!


    Nobody noticed that in the instance where Sheyan flew from the impact, although his expression was torturous, it definitely wasn��t one of a dead man. His body even exhibited out its reflex protective reaction. But everyone��s focus was on the mountain troll, who would notice such minute details?


    While he flew from the impact, a buzzing sound echoed in his brain followed by a nkness. It was like all his five senses had vanished, his eyes could only see ck. Only after a short while fromnding was he able to force open his eyes. But he realized his surroundings were fuzzy like seeing underwater. Tworge gashes were ripped from the webbing between the thumb and the finger on both his right and left hands. It miserably exposed his reddened flesh as blood flowed up. This chest was stuffy, and two snake like trail of blood flowed from his nostrils, and finally dripping into the mud.


    ��Damned������ Sheyan covered his mouth as he coughed out several mouthful of blood. ��I underestimated this troll.��


    Going through hisbat log, he received the notification from his nightmare imprint:


    ��Free world setting, you are unable to receivebat reports from other contestants. You can only receivebat reports regarding yourself: Do you wish to continue? Yes / No?��


    Sheyan already understood this rule, he selected ��yes��. Following that a list of pointer appeared.


    ��Junior ss legendary creature mountain troll used its ability: ��Earth jet��. After factoring your defense mechanisms, you received 26 points of earth damage.��


    ��Junior ss legendary creature mountain troll used its ability: ��Earth jet��. After factoring your defense mechanisms, you received an abnormal ��floating�� effect.��


    ��You have been struck by the junior ss legendary creature mountain troll.��


    ��Calcting����enemy��s strength is 35 points, your strength is 13 points, Enemy��s strength is 2.68 times of yours.��


    ��Calcting��enemy��s strength is more that twofold of yours. Result: Attack received is an explosive strike (Critical hit). Also, you receive additional crushing damage��


    ��Crushing damage deals 40 - 50% of the attack damage.��


    ��Crushing damage is not considered an attack, your defence will not reduce its damage. This attack effect will take precedence over any other abnormal effects.��


    ��Calcting attributes, and prioritizing of factors����


    ��Calcting����


    ��Your innate ability ��endurance�� takes precedence over the crushing damage, it can influence the crushing damage.��


    ��This horizontal strike deals 240 damage points + 100 points of additional damage (Crushing)


    Your weapon��s ability: ��resist�� is activated. Enemy��s weapon is ssified as blunt overweight weapon. your weapon is a single-handed medium size weapon. Your ��resist�� effect can only reduce 11% of enemy��s damage. After ��resist��, your actual damage received is 213 points.


    (TN: Not including crushing damage)


    ��After factoring defence, your actual damage received is 135 points.��


    ��Your innate ability endurance is activated, your actual damage received is 110 points.��


    ��You receive a further (100 - 25 = 75) points of crushing damage.��


    ��After receiving the strike from the mountain troll, your total finalized damage is (110 + 75 = 185 points)


    ��You receive 5 seconds of shock, subsequent movement speed reduced by 70%.��


    Looking at his remaining life points of 65 points, Sheyan shook his head bitterly. Although he had an entire 300 HP, he received several attacks. The earlier AOE damage from the troll��s first missed strike, in addition to the damage from the ��earth jet�� dealing some light damage, the damage from the cardiac fissure and finally thatst direct attack from the troll which straightforwardly dealt 240 points of damage����

 Chapter 145: Dealing a heavy blow

    <h4>Chapter 145: Dealing a heavy blow</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: Elkassar


    Following his prior thought process, he only considered that this troll had a chance of exhibiting explosive (Critical) strike. Hence he only specially activated the ��resist�� ability of his hatchet. He hadn��t expected the strength disparity to be so great, to even exhibit the special crushing effect! This ferocious bonus damage was extremely terrifying, and it seemed like every attack carries it. Furthermore, it was not considered an attack, and defence had no powers against it! If not for his individual innate ability, that attack may have taken his life!


    Apart from that, the reason why Sheyan could manage to dodge the repeated attacks from the troll was not because of his agility. Instead, it was due to the important warning from his perceptive sensing vastly exceeding the mountain troll. When the troll swung out with his club, its attack speed wasn��t the least bit slow. Yet it was only a junior ss legendary creature, its movements indicating its attack was rather sluggish. For example, if the troll��s full attack duration was 5 seconds, then she would take 4.5 seconds to raise to raise its club but only required 0.5 seconds to fully swing it. This was the main reason that Sheyan was able to dodge her attacks sessively.


    Although when he was knocked away, he managed to personally witness the troll falling into the pit before hended. After carefully confirming that the troll could no longer attack him, he then took out his ��endless vodka�� and drank two consecutive mouthfuls. His HP instantly recovered (25 x 2 = 50 points). Following that, he immediately used that US army excellent bandage he got from the Venter of the Banks syndicate to wrap his wound. It stopped the bleeding and would restore 50 HP within 30 seconds. Finally his health was restored to more than 50%, before creeping near the battlefield to observe the status. He believed that at this moment, the Symbiosis sect would have no clue of his existence.


    While cautiously approaching the battlefield, Sheyan started to feel some post-traumatic fear from his previous situation. As the saying goes, ns could never keep up with changing variables. He never expected that against the troll, he didn��t even have a chance of retaliating but was instantly blown away. If the mountain troll hadn��t fallen into the pit but continued its onught�� If that insatiable beast wasn��t willing to give up on its prey���� Then undoubtedly Qiao Gun and the rest would surely spectate by the side, and his situation would be perilous.


    After pondering, he was subsequently relieved. Because from the start he could already sense a slight difort. Besides, he had already nned ahead, once the situation turned desperate, the first thing to do was to sell out the Symbiosis sect who were hiding in the background. He couldn��t outrun the mountain troll, but as long as he could outrun them, they would in turn be the troll��s food. Opportunities to escape would then be plenty. Since they treated him as a stepping stone, then they shouldn��t me him for sabotaging them.


    Sheyan didn��t rush back to the scene, instead he circled round it and found a towering tree and climbed up. In this manner, if the troll was absolutely victorious, then it would be unable to sense it and give chase. The tree was 30 metres away from the entire fight. The ze from the battle casted motley shadows onto the tree. The raging roars of the troll and the whiff of stench asionally travelled here.


    Initially at the instance Sheyan got struck, Qiao Gun��s expression and the others sunk. Sheyan��s failure only meant one thing: the risk of this mountain troll must be transferred to one of the symbiosis sect member. Furthermore, personally witnessing the troll��s might, they all did not want to taste getting swept away by a tree size club.


    Who knew that the troll would overstep its boundaries and unluckily stumble forward into the pit! This caused their hearts to celebrate delightedly. The mountain troll wasn��t a human type creature, when his leg sank into the pit, its entire massive frame naturally followed suit. Apart from the incessant roars, his two hands swung around chaotically trying to grab onto something.


    Even after the tireless considerations while the Symbiosis sect were digging the pit, they missed out one thing. That was the massive tree club that the mountain troll was holding onto. This was obviously the sturdy trunk of the tree, it was at least 4-5 metres long. Coincidentally, it fell horizontally across the pit�� The mountain troll was 4-5 metres tall, its strength limitless. It grabbed onto the tree club tightly, swinging its twin legs at random causing the surrounding wall rampants of the pitfall to slowly break off. If this persisted, after a few minutes the entire structure of the pitfall will certainly give way!


    Seeing this situation unfolding, Qiao Gun who was adept in scheming butcking in improvising felt an overwhelming panic. He viewed the tree club as the main thorn in the flesh, and going by this logic he threw out 3 grenades over.


    Boom Boom Boom. Smoke mixed with earthen particles spiralled up along with the mournful roars of the mountain troll. Qiao Gun��s 3 grenades were extremely urate, it blew up a small part of the jammed tree club causing it to sink further into the pit. The mountain troll��s heavy weight and continued struggling pulled it down further, and finally the mountain troll utterly fell into the pit. Its furious roars caused even the surrounding trees to vibrate violently as the leaves hovered down.


    ��Sess!�� Qiao Gun pounced up, raising his arms high and shouting. ��Together!��


    Of course the Symbiosis sect members didn��t dare defy his orders. Yet the swiftest was still Diaz. No one knew where he was hiding previously, but when the mountain troll sunk into the pitfall he appeared from the darkness. His right hand gripping onto a branch from 20 metres away, his right hand holding onto a single-handed gun. Aiming towards the bottom, he released his trigger and opened fire!


    ��Bang bang bang�� Three distinct gunshots echoed out. The spark from his karabiner rifle barrel illuminated Diaz��s cheeks. One could clearly see a faint spiralling vapour trajectory from the three bullets he fired. It flew in from the left of the mountain troll, deeply piercing into its left eye!


    Although Sheyan couldn��t tell the damage dealt, he could see the troll��s face transforming into an agonizing cringe. From there he could tell how menacing that firepower was. Following that, grenades, darts, AK and several other lethal firearms were in full throttle from the members of the symbiosis sect. Only Diaz indifferently suspended from the tree, only firing few rounds in every 5 seconds interval. Although the gunshot wasn��t loud, it contained a shocking oppressiveness to it. Anyone listening would feel like vomiting blood, one could tell how frightening those bullets were.


    ��This guy really possesses the skills to be arrogant.�� When one truly sees, then he will be able to differentiate. After Diaz showcased his true talent in shooting, not only did the members from the symbiosis sect changed, even the elusive Sheyan was astonished. Diaz��s shooting movement and tempo, was just as smooth as a pianist grand master. It carried an artistic grace, bringing a certain elegance to cruelty like ughters.


    Prior to this, during the feud with the Banks syndicate. While Diaz was fighting against two, he looked rather piteous in such a situation,pletely unable to disy his true capabilities. But now, he was free to unleash. Qiao Gun��s vignce towards him became more profound. Based on Diaz��s current showing of force, if he managed to pull a distance away, then even the 28 points peak strength Venter would not be his opponent!


    Since that was the case, Qiao Gun couldn��t help but shot a look at his subordinates signaling them to be more alert. Although they had signed a temporary contract, but it was full of loopholes. If they naively appeased their fears based on a contract, then they really deserved to die! The few members nced at each other, and gradually shifted themselves to Diaz��s side. Their goal was simple, to obstruct Diaz from trying to steal away the dropped key when the mountain troll was yed.


    The faraway Sheyan sneered, these bunch from the symbiosis sect were really obsessed. Others destroyed the bridges after crossing the river, but before crossing the river they were already plotting against their ally. This sort of behaviour couldn��t be describe with just foolishness. Sure enough, Diaz already had the height advantage, every movement could not elude his eyes. He was no fool, scoffing he immediately leapt down, using an unparalleled swiftness to fade into the darkness.


    Currently, Sheyan could infer that Diaz��s path was one of equal emphasis on agility and strength. He belonged to a ss of unconventional gunmen. This sort of gunmen could engage in mid range attacks, and also wouldn��t be disadvantaged when it came to closebat. But its w was thecking in perceptive sense, which meant that they gave off grasping high velocity, far range high technology weapons. They would also be inferior when facing off with an opponent with high perceptive sensing. But to an early stage far rangebat contestant, walking this route had a much higher chance at survival. Although the attack power may bepromised, but no matter what, survival was the number one priority.


    Seizing the sudden suppression of firepower, the mountain troll roared out loudly within the pit. It stretched its arms out and jumped with all its might, managing to grab onto the edge of the pit entrance! Its legs frantically kicked against the sides, its long incisive toenails were like shovels as they wed against the earth of the pitfall. It was actually attempting to escape this pit by force!

 Chapter 146: Tree club turning into a meat stick

    <h4>Chapter 146: Tree club turning into a meat stick</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: Elkassar


    Reasonably, those members digging the pit weren��t experts. The thought of the mountain troll escaping was enough a motivation for them to dig such an adequately deep pit. It was enough topletely trap the mountain troll within. However, when Qiao Gun exploded the tree club, it caused a big chunk of earth at the side to be blown away!


    The pit originally had a jar shape. When a portion of the roof got blown up, the soil rolled down and became the mountain troll��s footstool! Furthermore, the roof of this pit had a slight slope now, this undoubtedly provided a ray of hope for the mountain troll!


    Witnessing the possibility of the troll escaping, everyone broke out in panic. The members from the symbiosis sect urgently rushed to the pit and engaged in frenzied assaults. Some even took out their close range weapons, as they attacked the troll who was desperately clinging onto the edge of the pit. However, their attacks seemed to be in vain. At this moment, Qiao Gunmitted another foolish mistake in his panic. He threw out another 3 smoking high explosive grenades, aiming it urately tond at the fingertips of the troll.


    A loud explosion followed as clumps of mud scattered out upon impact. Without doubt, the ce where the troll was holding onto was blown apart, as the troll once again fell back into the pit. But just when the symbiosis sect felt relieved, the mountain troll released a fanatical roar! A formless ripple surged out to all directions, this roar contained a terrifying hidden might and simultaneously causing everyone who received it to have their speed dropped by 70%.


    Mountain troll special ability: Cardiac����fissure!


    Following that, the mountain troll picked up the tree club and leapt up once again grabbing on the edge of the pit!


    Thanks to Qiao Gun, the sloped dent formed at the pit once again got wrecked by him as more soil rolled down, at the same time causing the dent to be more distinct and deeper. The mountain troll gave up all notions of defending, concentrating solely on struggling to get up. In an instance, half of its body was already exposed out of the pit, as it lifted its gigantic legs to the edge of the pit. Escaping the pit was already irreversible at this point. Seeing this scenario unfolding, members from the sect started nning in their vigorously in their heart, as they surveyed the surroundings for a retreat path.


    ��Idiot!! What are you waiting for?�� Diaz suddenly surfaced onto another tree. His face ashen as he released his trigger. Scolding Qiao Gun furiously, ��When it wasn��t time to use the grenade you f**king threw it, now you don��t want to use it? Any second of dy it is crucial now!��


    The veins on Qiao Gun��s head swelled out, a baleful expression formed in his eyes. He couldn��t tolerate it any longer. He had a total of 8 grenades, he gave one to Sheyan and previously threw 6 out. In the end, he tossed out his final one.


    This time, his manner of throwing the grenade was queer, just like throwing a bowling ball. Yet the target he chose was urate, coincidentally the ce where the troll was supporting itself. The grenade exploded, causing the thick legs of the troll to slip down again, as it once again hung by the cliff while grimacing in pain.


    Everyone understood this rare opportunity, they did their utmost to grab this final chance to engage in frantic assaults. Instead, Diaz continued to calmly aim at the troll��s vital positions and released his rounds. He had no expectations of causing crippling effects to the troll, but instead the chances of an explosive strike was higher. He was trying his best to produce the maximum damage! In such a dire situation, a single bullet could be like the final strand of straw that will cause a camel to copse!


    The mountain troll finally pulled itself out of the pit. Its greyish muddy face looked extremely hideous. One eye was squinting as light blue fluid streamed from it! But that was the reason why its killing intent was the most intense. Sheyan observed from afar, he could also feel the tremendous threat downing him. ncing at his arm, his hairs were already all standing! Even his joints started to feel a little rigid. The other contestants didn��t have high perceptive sensing, thus they were still rather oblivious.


    ��Retreat!�� Qiao Gun shouted out in despair. The remaining 4 members were currently engaging in closebat, chopping at the the unusually quiet mountain troll with great enthusiasm. Having experienced the realm for so long, they naturally had some courage and vigor, if not they wouldn��t even be able to be a member of the symbiosis sect. Once they heard Qiao Gun��smand, they unwillingly dished out a few more blows before retreating.


    Theymitted the same mistake as Sheyan previously, there was neglecting this muddy terrain which would impair their movement speed!


    Under this misjudgement, they mountain troll raged out as the ruthless tree club showered down on them with a whistling smash!


    These contestants had previously witnessed Sheyan being handled while in hiding, in their hearts they had a disdainful judgement of the attack. Yet in this world often times things that looked simple were actually the hardest. Presently they personally experienced the beastly assault of his humongous troll, they finally understood how frightening it was. 35 points of strengthpleting that tree club, the contestants involved helplessly released a mournful cry as though the heavens were about to copse on them!


    ��Bam!�� The immense club smashed against the earth, causing the mud to burst out. Finally venting its anger, although the contestants didn��t receive a direct blow, they would still face the aftermath. ording to Sheyan��s estimation, at least they would receive 45 points of damage. The mountain troll fumed at its missed attempt, roaring out furiously to the heavens. It was actually using its ��cardiac fissure�� ability again!


    A formless rippled swept across horizontally, causing the wildly fleeing and stumbling contestants to freeze in their tracks. It was like the slow mo effect in the movies. The uniform chattering of their teeth due to the freezing horror could be heard. Several flicker of lights could be seen on the surface of some of them, obviously they were desperately trying to use their medicines.


    But, but!


    In this instance, the mountain troll issued its signature, foolish yet merciless grin. It started spinning, as wherever the tree club whizzed by caused an immense pressure against the air, releasing a shrilling whistle! The threatening whistling of the wind engulfed the entire region.


    Original home run!


    The slowest, snail like contestant directly took the club head on. It was like a sandstorm sweeping past them. Following a sorrowful sttering sound, he vanished.


    Notice, vanished not blown away!


    The mountain troll stumbled forward, its crude legs trampling on the mud lously. After stumbling a few steps, it finally stabilized itself. Then, its face carried a ruthlessly excited expression, the likes of a little child that found himself a cookie jar.


    The mountain troll raised its tree club with her right hand, cing it to its mouth. Chunks of flesh and blood were hanging distinctly, looking extremely gruesome. The contestant was utterly decimated, the corpse was reduced to a pile of gruesome mess,pletely hanging on the tree club. The troll extended its deadly red tongue, licking and savouring the club with full delight.


    Witnessing such a horrendous fate, the other contestant couldn��t help but broke out in cold sweat, as though falling into an icehouse.


    The distant Sheyan was simrly appalled, he mumbled to himself suspiciously.


    ��How could it be? ording to the boss of the Symbiosis sect������


    But at this moment, a distant ��Pew pew pew�� gun shots travelled over. The sounds were grim and stable, causing the troll to release an agonizing cry. Its left eye had already cracked open, as blood gushed out, shockingly exposing a deep mutted ck hole! Actually, Diaz had never once ceased fire against the troll, only the troll��s bodyposition was different from a human. When this freak attacked, its entire body would tense up causing its attack recoil to be detrimental. However, it waspletely disregarded by this close to 6000 Hp beast. But because that was the case, the troll��s carelessness cause it suffer heavy injuries!


    ��This Diaz��he actually managed to im 1/6 HP of this troll by himself!�� this shocking thought suddenly floated into Sheyan��s mind.


    Because the regtion in the nightmare realm was: head/heart/eyes and other vital points would not cause fatality after receiving damage to it, but instead will increase the chance of an explosive strike. But when opponents damaged certain body parts like the eyes/nose/ear etc, causing your life to reach one-third, you will exhibit abnormal effects of blindness/deafness/ and other crippling effects.


    Currently, the mountain troll was blinded in one eye. Although his vision wascking by half, the only contestant who could urately assault the troll��s eyes was only Diaz. Thus Sheyan could infer Diaz��s far range capabilities:


    The mountain troll had 5680 HP, its defence was 9 points roughly absorbing 1/4 damage. Factoring in the defence, its total effective HP should be around 7100 points.


    1/6 of his HP was roughly 1183 points.


    In that moment, Diaz released 2 burst shots of 3 bullets which had sessfully pierced the troll��s left eye. This should be one of his special abilities. Consecutively, he shot out another 11 normal bullets. When the mountain troll got struck in the left eye, its head would recline slightly. Thus Sheyan could infer that Diaz managed to sessfully pierce the troll��s left eye 3 times. (Note: another 6 rounds did not deal any damage to the eyes, but didn��t miss as well as it probablynded around the face) This meant that his uracy was insane.


    Calcting, he dealt a total of 9 bullets worth of damage to the left eye. Thus every bullet��s damage should be 1183/9 = 131 points.


    Of course, this does not include the increased chance of explosive strike whenever the left eye received an attack. Therefore factoring this in, on strike from Diaz was roughly 80 - 100 points of damage. Of course, this was in theory, against an opponent with 0 defence. Even if that was so, this was still pretty remarkable, furthermore he still had that special ability to release the 3 bullet burst shot!

 Chapter 147: Tree Toss of Slaying

    <h4>Chapter 147: Tree Toss of ying</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: Elkassar


    The troll clutched its left eye in pain, light blue fluid quickly flowed down its coarse grey skin. Diaz��s shot may have even resulted in a blood loss effect. Its remaining right eye shed with an intense menacing hatred. The muscles of its right hand that was grabbing onto the tree club could be seen swelling up, pores and fine hair even appeared on its bluish-grey skin!


    Without warning, the troll aimed and with an agonizing cry hurled its weapon in the direction of Diaz. The tree club revolved in high speed as it flew through the air releasing an oppressive buzzing sound! This was the special ability of the troll: Tree Toss of ying!


    Although Diaz had rtively excellent agility, his perceptive sensing wascking. If it were Sheyan, in the instance where the troll��s muscles swelled up, he would have sensed the imminent danger. But Diaz only reacted when his eyes caught sight of the troll��s hurling action, but that massive weapon was already surging to him in mid air! In a sh, it knocked against the tree supporting Diaz.


    ��Ka cha!�� a crackling impact resounded as the club crashed against the tree. A sky full of leaves were shaken and slowly descended in mid air. Diaz was toote to dodge the AOE damage and knock down effect of the ying tree toss. He fell to the ground like a rock, trying his best to struggle but his body had gone numb and was unable to regain his mobility.


    This knockdown effect wouldst for 5 seconds. Even if Diaz��s strength could diminish a small portion of the effect, he would at least have to struggle for 4 seconds!


    Moreover the troll had already started to take big strides towards Diaz with its bone deep hatred. Its broad feet traversed quickly through the mud, every step bringing it forward by 4-5 metres. Although Diaz had a 30 metre gap between himself and the troll previously, when he recovered control of his body after 4 seconds, he could already smell the suffocating stench of the troll. That beast was already within 7-8 metres from reach!


    Diaz rolled backwards, and darted forward tactically. He was calm and collected, only needing 2 seconds to ride on his agility and once again widen the gap between him and the troll. But at this moment, a stuffy roar resounded in his ears prating deeply into his heart and clogging it. A formless shockwave surged from behind him, and when it finally approached him his body froze up,pletely unable to take a step forward!


    This was the third time the troll activated its special ability.


    Cardiac fissure!


    Diaz sunk into despair���� Although his agility was an astounding 24 points, and his basic footwork lvl 6, but after a 70% reduction in speed it was equivalent to a mere 7 points of agility. This was not even factoring the unfavourable terrain! Yet the troll only had 9 points of agility, but more tragically Diaz��s physique was only 9 points. This was why he was affected by the negative 70% debuff which willst for an entire 9 seconds����


    Regarding this 90 HP Diaz, once this terrifying beast reached him he would be finished. Half a second was more than enough! 9 Seconds was in fact too much!


    Yet Diaz did not give up. Even when his speed was reduced by 70%, he continued to summoned his strength to force his way forward. His fingers dug deep into the mud, as he frantically scolded out in regret:


    ��Qiao Gun! You fool! Without me, how would your bunch of closebat fools be able to y this monster?��


    Qiao Gun��s face turned ashen, his facial muscles twitched as he waved to his 3 lucky suviving members.


    ��Go!��


    This word was chilling to the bone and filled with a baleful aura. After speaking, he immediately charged up towards the battle.


    The troll let out a cruelugh, kicking its leg at Diaz! This one kick was like a small mountain crashing against Diaz, throwing him 5-6 metres away as he crashed heavily against a tree and slumped to the ground. Fortunately, Diaz��s strength probably exceeded 18 points, therefore there wasn��t any ��crushing�� effect from the troll��s kick. But still, one could tell how heavily injured he was from the blood spurting out through his mouth.


    Following that, the troll raised his massive feet up, looking at its actions it was simply trying to stomp down on Diaz! Fortunately at this moment, a faint green glow appeared on Diaz��s body, probably using some instant cure medicine to recover his HP. He then forced a roll and managed to dodge the stomp. Because of his currently rigid body, he was unable to dodgepletely as his right shoulder was trampled and produced a miserable cracking sound.


    The troll roared angrily when it confidently stomped down but didn��t finish off its opponent, and pounded down with its fist. The agonizing Diaz tried his best to dart to the side, as the tree he was reclining on broke into splinters. At this moment, Diaz had expended all his energy, and had nowhere else to run. Faced with this ruthless troll, he could only shut his eyes and wait for death.


    At this moment, arge hand reached out and grabbed onto Diaz��s hair, hauling him backwards forcefully.


    Diaz could only feel a gush of wind against his face, and a suffocating sensation over his entire body. The unique stench of the troll punctured his nose followed by the faint vibration of the earth, before a torrent of mud sshed against his face and his entire body. The mud smacked painfully against his naked skin, as though he had been rammed by something. At thest second, Qiao Gun activated his innate ability: sh to rush there and quickly pulled Diaz hair rescuing him from the depths of despair. The mountain troll��s convincing stomp had once again connected nowhere. Qiao Gun��s innate ability: sh started its two hour long duration, rendering itpletely obsolete.


    The troll fumed nastily as it missed once again, roaring out furiously. Striding forward and releasing a terribly ruthless strike, yet another figure flickered over and received its attack! It was actually Gale from the Symbiosis sect. This brat had the highest physique in his party, reaching 16 points and thus was honored to be used as a punching bag by Qiao Gun.


    Under Qiao Gun��s orders, although he wished that the person who previously stuck a gun against his brain would turn into a meat ball, he still rushed up to tank the onught. Fortunately the troll had thrown away his tree club, thus Gale only staggered backwards, spinning a few rounds beforending on his butt and spitting out a mouthful of blood. But after shaking off the slight daze, he immediately rolled away and took cover behind a tree. Looks like the attack he endured wasn��t fatal.


    Witnessing this scene, a glimmer of suspiciousness glowed in Qiao Gun��s eyes. He expanded his strength to drag Diaz further backwards as he shouted at the top of his voice.


    ��Don��t give up! This blockhead is useless without its tree. Don��t be misled by its size.��


    Diaz felt like the few seconds of negativities from the ��cardiac fissure�� was like an eternity. He panted heavily as he forced himself to advance. Seizing the chance when the troll was distracted by Gale, he finally regained his movement speed. Diaz didn��t say much, he shot Qiao Gun a stare before clutching his injured shoulder, gritting his teeth and fading into the darkness.


    From there on, the members of the Symbiosis sect disyed a typical party coordination to Sheyan. Against the raging troll, they exploited the blind angle of the troll and exhibited a ssic gueri warfare tactic, doing their utmost to distract primarily while dishing out attacks secondarily. No choice but to resist the rampaging troll, once someone took a hit another would rush up to cover him. Therefore, they shared equally the damage dealt from the mountain troll.


    Of course, the generous amount of medicines in their possession was extremely shocking. The spectating Sheyan could confirm two things. One was that the medicines that the Symbiosis sect were using should be able to instantly recover over 50 HP. Second, the duration of cooldown between usage definitely did not exceed 3 minutes. Sheyan��s previously used US excellent bandage had a 5 minutes long duration, looks like these bunch from the symbiosis sect didn��ty all their cards on the table previously.


    Very quickly, from deep within the forest the lone distinct gunshots from the karabiner echoed out. Diaz had probably understood the meaning of ��without the lips, the teeth will feel cold��(being interdependent), after rushing to treat himself he surfaced again. This time trying his best to aim towards the remaining right eye in hopes that he could lessen the pressure on the symbiosis sect. Instead, the troll learned its lesson and didn��t dare to be careless, it simrly protected its right eye. In this manner, it was slightly distracted and allowed a glimmer of hopes of attaining victory to the bunch from the symbiosis sect. They gritted their teeth and persevered.


    As seconds and minutes sped by, vivid injuries were still absent on the troll��s body. Yet its attacking frequency as well as its attack damaged had disyed distinct weakening. Probably because it previously activated its special abilities excessively, thus causing its mental powers (MP) to drain significantly. It clutched its blinded left eye, panting heavily as thick disgusting saliva repeatedly drip out from its yellowish set of teeth. If an attacking contestant identally stepped onto it, they would feel a disgusting stickiness just like stepping onto glue.

 Chapter 148: Blind

    <h4>Chapter 148: Blind</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: Elkassar


    From the troll��s perspective, these bunch of pests were like a group of nasty houseflies. Flying incessantly but never faltering. Worst still, there was a venomous bee hiding in the shadows, spraying sneaky needles towards his eyes! This troll gradually felt weaker from losing too much blood, moreover pulses of searing pain constantly enveloped his body. Suddenly its ominous single eye shifted its vision, using its two hands to cover the head it started to dash towards the direction of itsir.


    Seeing such a situation, they were utterly astonished. Qiao Gun was the first to reach, screaming out in exasperation.


    ��Chase!��


    Truthfully speaking, the members from the Symbiosis sect were all exhausted as well, moreover their remaining medicines were nearly depleted. Honestly, this was more emotionally draining than a prostitute in the present world , and more mentally exhausting than a white cored worker who OT for consecutive days (ED: lol, the analogies in this novel are the best). Yet the thought of the rewards gained from ying a legendary creature, and the strict regtions of the party caused the contestants to summon their courage and pursued on.


    The troll had long and broad limbs in addition to its superior body state. Hence, as the mud sshed against her feet, it very quickly pulled open the distance from the humans. The Symbiosis sect chased urgently, sticking their tongues out like an exhausted dog. Yet the gap ahead of them only seemed to widen.


    Fortunately, this chase only persisted for a few more minutes before the troll paused its footsteps and darted into itsir! The few pursuing contestants heaved a sigh of relief. From their perspective, the troll was just another wild beast. Although it had a tremendous build and abundant strength, didn��t it just flee in panic and hide back in itsir like a tortoise in the shell?


    Instigated by such thinking, the few contestants loosened up. Of course they didn��t dare venturing into the pitch-ck cave, but obstructed the entrance and discussed on using firepower to lure it out. Sheyan had also shuttled through the forest, concealing behind a distant tree. When he saw these bunch assembling at the cave entrance, he shook his head and mumbled to himself.


    ��Ho damn, you guys are really suicidal������


    As Sheyan��s voice faded off, suddenly a formless shockwave rippled out from the pitch-ck cave!


    Mountain troll special ability: Cardiac fissure!


    This damned beast, it actually harbored such an intention! When the fierce shockwave rippled by, even the pelting raindrops were blown aside to make way for the troll��s raging roar.


    The 4 contestants surrounding the cave entrance got their speed reduced by 70%! They stared at each other in despair, trying their best to disperse out yet their bodies could not keep up with their intentions.


    Actually the troll previously felt disadvantaged, moreover it couldn��t utilize its ��root catastrophe��. Thus it chose to dash towards itsir, but the aim wasn��t to escape! It was to return to retrieve its usual tree club it kept in the cave. The symbiosis sect misinterpreted its behaviour, and thusnded themselves into grave consequences!


    ��Thump thump���� Marching out of the cave, the troll stomped onto the mud surface heavily causing the mud to ssh far and wide. It released a thunderous roar as it raised a massive tree club highly in the air. Then it heavily bombarded the humans.


    Its attack finally met the target. The remaining members of the symbiosis sect were all injured and fatigue, not forgetting their 70% speed debuff. The brutal smash of the troll instantly squashed the nearest contestant. Even his shoulder des touched the ground, and seemingly got ttened into a tnd as the mud around it got dyed red! Sniffing the smell of blood, the troll raised its club and roared out excitedly. It even ignored the iing bullets from the distant darkness, as it picked up the ttened piece of contestant and devoured him.


    Witnessing this scene, Sheyan��s heavy expression suddenly intertwined and humbly nodded. He looked like he just understood something.


    After devouring that unlucky brat in a few mouth, it once again raised its club and continued its rampage. A concentrated gruesome blood leaked from the corner of its lips. ording to logic, the tactic of fleeing in all directions was not bad. They reckoned that they would be safe upon reaching the dense shrubs of the forest. More the cruel reality was that, in such ces the troll��s speed was just a an ordinary person walking into an untrimmed grasnd. There would only be slight hindrances, but the contestants would feel their speed lowered by half once constricted in the forest.


    Therefore, naturally in two minutes, the vile and merciless troll caught up to the next contestant. Quickly and effortlessly, he died by the troll��s club. Undoubtedly, his corpse became the next appetizer for the troll. The troll cried on in ecstasy, evening up its previous grievances.


    Although the Symbiosis sect suffered heavy casualties, more critically, the muffled gunshots had never ceased. Diaz had persistently aimed towards the sole remaining right eye of the troll. Not only was the area around the right eye terribly bruised, its eyeball was already bloodshot and bleeding profusely, the blood mingling with the blueish fluid. It was obviously on the verge of copse. Losing an eye had already resulted in a quantifiable change, then undoubtedly, beingpletely blinded would be a world of difference!


    From another angle, once the troll loses both eyes, then Diaz could even challenge this brutally savage beast alone!


    The scenario became tricky from here on. Qiao Gun and the sole remaining Gale had seized the opportunity to hide away. At this moment, the final three once again started scheming against each other. No matter Diaz or Qiao Gun, they all overlooked Sheyan��s existence long ago. But there weren��t to me, the fact was that the incredible attacking might of the troll disyed in its ��original homerun�� was more than enough to eliminate the thought of Sheyan living on.


    The troll��s vision had lost its assaulting targets, thus it directed its attention towards the faraway session of shots against him! cing his hand over his eyes and rubbing it, the searing pain triggered its vicious nature. Roaring furiously, the muscles gripping onto the tree club swelled up once again. Obviously, it wanted to give Diaz another taste of its ��Tree Toss of ying��!


    As the saying goes, wisdomes with experience. Diaz had previously suffered disastrously under the ��Tree Toss of ying�� obviously he had came up with a suitable contingency n. Risk and opportunities existed together, while hurling out its overbearing weapon, it no longer had the capacity to protect its right eye. That was Diaz��s best chance at inflicting lethal damage!


    Presently, Diaz had silently calcted his approximate damage dealt, he could roughly confirm: If he seized this opportunity to release a burst shot, the troll would very well turn blind if the attacknded urately! Thereafter, its followed up attack would no non-existence. If Diaz chose to evade and retreat, he may not even sessfully dodge the AOE strike and would subsequently face the wrath of the troll. At that time����death would be certain!


    Thus, Diaz tossed out the notion of trying to dodge the iing tree club. He stood firmly on the tree and aimed towards the troll��s right eye, he then pressed the trigger.


    A burst shot of 3 bullets rushed out in a sh����


    Ability: burst shot (3), activated!


    From far, Sheyan observed this scene. He couldn��t help but praise Diaz��s amazing judgement even in the face of death.


    In a hundred considerations, one would be overlooked. Diaz had simrly made the same error, and that was he underestimate the troll��s intellect. Previously when the troll utilized that ��Tree Toss of ying��, it didn��t inflict heavy damage to the opponent and thus got the troll brooding. This time, it adjusted its throwing angle causing the the trajectory of the club tond directly at Diaz who just finished taking his shot! Boom!


    An intense explosion of wood ensued, as wood fragments and mud scattered out in all directions. Diaz had previously received heavy injuries, and finally managed to restore some HP with his medicines. But this one explosion instantly threw him 7-8 metres back, as his head heavily knocked against a stone causing secondary damage. The damage dealt to the head was amplified by three, causing him to sink into aa. Fresh blood streamed out from his nose and ear, as he looked extremely unsightly against the mud.


    Of course, after receiving the round of bullets the troll was not better off. It roared out in agony and rage as it wed at its face with both hands. Broken eyeball tissues mixed with light blue fluid rolled down his fingertips. To a creature who relied on vision, sinking into an endless darkness was no doubt extremely nerve wrecking. The fanatical roars of the troll reverberated against the surrounding trees, rocks and every other objects����it was like a devastating storm passing by with matchless ferocity.

 Chapter 149: Rebel

    <h4>Chapter 149: Rebel</h4>


    Tranted by: CHua


    Edited by: Elkassar


    After the blinded troll finished ranting, a radius of 10 metres around him was inplete disorder. The troll sat down on the mud while huffing and puffing, just like the sound of an old-fashioned bellows. Its greyish thick skin had also cracked from its outburst, especially the elbows and knee which cleanly exposed its flesh. Adding the minor wounds inflicted by the Symbiosis sect members, umting them would be like having a body covered in bruises.


    Qiao Gun first went forward to check on the unconscious Diaz. Confirming that his head had suffered severe concussion and wasn��t going to wake up anytime soon, he stood up with an indescribable glow in his eyes. Such an extreme change even cause the nearby Gale to suddenly feel an unfamiliar sensation, as though the boss he always knew had changed to someone else.


    ��Now is our greatest chance!�� Qiao Gun took off ahead, waving his fist up high. ��That damned beast ispletely blinded, moreover the storm is strong and loud. As long as one of us attack while the other distract it with sounds by the side, then our risk would be lowered greatly!��


    Although Qiao Gun��s words were burning with passionate anger, Gale could not help but recall the horrendous mutted scenes of his three deadrades. With this thought, he stammered.


    ��Boss����why not wait awhile? Since the troll is blinded, let it just die of blood loss.��


    Qiao Gun��s face suddenly sank as heshed out.


    ��Wait? You fool! The troll is a legendary creature, it has enhanced adaptability. Even though it is in shock from losing its vision, but once it gets attuned to that state it can easily utilized its ears to search for enemies. Then trying to kill it would require our lives to be at stake! I��ll go first! When I retreat, use your voice to disharmonize its hearing.��


    Qiao Gun finally reached out for his closebat equipment, a rtively sharp iron hook. The hook flickered with a dark blue glow, and this object wasmon seen by Sheyan in the caribbean sea world. Many crippled pirates would install that to their decapitated limbs. But one that would have a dark blue glow was much rarer.


    Qiao Gun lowered himself, the iron hook in his hand glimmered with a dark blue glow under the rain. He then charged towards the resting giant beast. Raising the hook, followed by a sh of cold metal, the sharp hook pierced into a crack that was already on the troll��s right knee. The hook tugged and ripped open as a chunk of flesh was carved out.


    The troll jolted up with a miserable cry, like boiling soup had spilt on it. Grimacing in pain, it swept its hands against the source of pain. But after striking, Qiao Gun quickly rolled aside and simultaneously Gale shouted out from the side, masking Qiao Gun��s retreat. Following that, the frenzied aimless strikes of the troll pounded against the mud, blindness had totally impaired its usefulness!


    ��Your turn.�� Qiao Gun was drenched in mud, looking extremely hideous as his eyes leaked out a crazed excitement. He wiped his iron hook, and shed a murderous re at Gale preventing him from having second thoughts. Under the coercing pressure, Gale��s eyes beamed with ruthlessness as he pulled out a sharp sawtooth sabre. Waiting for the troll to regain itsposure and return to its resting mode did he creep forward. Then aiming towards the same location that Qiao Gun did, he thrusted in with immense force!


    This heartless stab caused the troll to shriek in horror. The troll��s knee ligament and blood vessels had been severed off. Galepletely omitted pulling out his sabre, he bluntly let go and rolled away. Concurrently, Qiao Gun shouted out to dilute the troll��s hearing. Gale��s dodge was extremely thrilling, as the trollshed out in confusion it pulled out the sawtooth sabre and flung it to the ground. Gale managed to retrieve the sabre and escaped without harm.


    Under such circumstances, the troll��s life gradually drained away from the constant attacks and distraction. Yet the abundant strength of the troll was unable to the put to use. In the end, it didn��t even have the strength to cry out. Especially its right knee, Qiao Gun repeatedly assaulted it and even exposed its eerie white kneecap. Even standing was a chore as it swayed violently.


    Of course, as the troll gradually adapted to its blindness, its strikes became more and more threatening. Qiao Gun was unable to dodge it and was blown away by it, although he wasn��t badly injured he still broke out in cold sweat. While retreating, Gale was identally kicked by the hysterical troll. Spitting blood as he flew from impact, the mud covered his entire face. His HP had instantly plunged from 70% to beneath 30%!


    Presently, both parties were on the brink of exhaustion. But the only difference were that the two from the Symbiosis sect were slowly biding their time. Awaiting the cooldown duration of their medicines to finish before restoring their health. Yet the troll could only rest on its spot and relied on its own regeneration. Hence, it could be said that Qiao Gun��s side held the superior advantage. But at this moment, after regaining their health, Qiao Gun eximed resolutely.


    ��Let��s aim at his knee onest time. I��ve already calcted, after the next attack, its right leg should be utterly crippled! Let��s go!��


    Gale wiped the blood off his mouth. Originally opening his mouth to say something, but decided to keep it in because he saw the crazed exhration on Qiao Gun��s face. He was like apletely different person, no matter what he said Qiao Gun definitely wouldn��t change his mind! The alluring prospect of ying a legendary creature prompted him to advance without restraint.


    The mud beneath their feet was icy cold. The disgusting stench of the troll was getting worse when mixed with blood. The numerous wounds on his body signalled intense pain to his mind. Yet Gale felt that this very attack��s speed and strength were executed perfectly, it even cleverly captured the instance the troll stopped!


    The incisive sawtooth sabre prated deeply into the ash grey tendon. Thrusting deeper, the sawing feeling against the tough yet stic tendon stirred up Gale��s heart. He then withdrew his body, stooping low as he charged to the left. Although this created a constant sshing sound against the mud, it was the fastest way to escape the troll. Furthermore, with Qiao Gun shouting at the top of his voice the other side, the newly blinded troll would never react to him in time.


    After darting out, Gale��s body gradually loosened up, and even thought in his mind, ��finally this is over.�� Although he felt a strange difort, the same feeling when one left house without locking their door, he couldn��t think of what he wascking. But when he discovered the insanely overbearing shadow casting over him from the troll��s attack, his earlier premonition was finally rified��


    Yells!


    F***, that bastard Qiao Gun didn��t yell to distract the troll!


    Although the troll had received a heavy blow, it gradually got ustomed to the darkness. Although the torrential rain was pouring, he could pinpoint the clear sounds that Gale made while rolling and darting away. After being pressured for so long, it finally unleashed out its belly filled with frustration. Roaring furiously as it rummaged towards the direction of Gale.


    In his despair, Gale screamed out. His heart was filled with an intense hatred and the rage of being betrayed. He exploded out with his dying strength, using his hands to w against the mud. Even the skin around his fingertips were torn and bleeding, as his survival instinct propelled him forward towards the nearby jungle. If he could sessfully escape, undoubtedly the sounds he made would be greatly lessened. This would boost his chance of surviving in this region.


    But ahead of him surfaced a person!


    Qiao Gun!


    Qiao Gun��s face was stupefied, remorse filled his eyes but overwhelming it was a fanatical look of relief and liberation!


    Since the two belonged to the Symbiosis sect, any mutual attacks will not result in damages. They could only change it after the fight, and initiating friendly fire will result in dire consequences. But this didn��t mean their actions would be defying thews of physics, they wouldn��t pass through each other as though they were invisible.


    Thus, Gale knocked into the obstructing Qiao Gun. The massive feet of the troll stomped onto the lower body of Gale and into the mud. A searing pain electrified him. Before he could release a sound, he was kicked away swiftly. The wind blew against his face, as his surroundings turned fuzzy. As hended, his vision turned dark and sank into the near death state, everything else was a blur.


    Although the troll looked like a heavy blockhead, it had grasp its own predatory techniques. When it previously kicked out, it would support its weight with the other leg. But currently, its right knee was heavily wounded. As it habitually exerted force, the right leg transmitted a searing pain and waspletely incapable of movement. It humongous toppled forward as it miserably copsed to the ground. The troll released a sorrowful hiss, as it rolled onto the mud unable to get up.


    Witnessing such a scene, Qiao Gunughed out loud crazily. Hisughter was sharp and piercing to the eardrums. Hisugh carried a contented relief. Nearby, the troll heard hisughter and tried its best to move, yet its right kneepletely gave way under its massive weight. It could only roar out angrily!


    Suddenly, Qiao Gun��sughter came to an abrupt end! It was like his neck was suddenly cut off. His face turned terribly ugly, an unexinable fear and anger in his eyes. He gazed towards the right side of the dark forest. Enunciating his words slowly.


    ��Come, out.��


    Within the dark forest, a figure slowly strolled out.

 Chapter 150: Complete suppression!

    <h4>Chapter 150: Complete suppression!</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: Elkassar


    The unexpected new arrival had steady and even footsteps, as though every step was measured properly. His twin fist rested loftily by his side, as he approached like an unceasing and majestic mountain. The overcautious darkness behind, the earth and even the torrential rain withdrew around him!


    Qiao Gun surveyed this man, obviously wanting to exert his dominance. Yet his expression exposed an astounded look.


    ��Its you?��


    That manposedly replied.


    ��Of course its me.��


    Qiao Gunughed coldly.


    ��What a greedy ass pig. Seaman, you managed to hold onto your life after that troll��s assault. Then you should have cherished it and note out to die!��


    The new arrival was naturally the silently awaiting Sheyan. After Qiao Gun finished speaking, he received an urgent list of notification from the nightmare imprint:


    ��Contestant no.33192 has initiated battle!��


    ��Contestant no.33192 has initiated battle!��


    ��The peaceful status will expire in 10 seconds.��


    ��10 second counter has begun.��


    ��Contestant no.33192 proactively dered hostility against you, a penalty of 6000 utility points is deducted and 50% transferred to your ount.��


    After this list of information vanished, Qiao Gun was already approaching him with his faintly glowing dark blue iron hook and a malicious look. Striding forward with huge steps! A roar resonated out his throat!


    ��You fool! You think I��m weak beyond hope? You really think Iid all the cards out? Knowing oneself is the most important! If one��s eyes can only see the rewards, then his eventual oue would be to die a humiliating death like a dog! Now you should be grateful to me. Because before I kill you, I will leave you 3 seconds to beg me!��


    Sheyan��s expression was ignorant, as if totally treating Qiao Gun��s words like dog sheet. This caused Qiao Gun to be further angered, his heart sprung up with ruthlessness. Brandishing his iron hook as he sliced down. Sheyan flipped his wrist, it was already holding onto his own ��butchering bone hatchet��, immediately resisting Qiao Gun��s attack. However, he wascking in strength, and got pushed back 3-4 steps.


    Qiao Gunughed hysterically.


    ��Look at your puny strength, you still think of leeching off me?��


    Before hisughter ceased, Sheyan suddenly advanced and attacked with his hatchet! Qiao Gun��s expression turned serious, without attempting to dodge who pierced forward with his hook. ��Tssk�� a dismal wound was ripped open on Sheyan��s chest as blood sprayed out onto his face. Yet Sheyan��s face waspletely indifferent, he only swung down the hatchet ferociously onto his right shoulder!


    The two started exchanging blows, but the longer Qiao Gun fought, the more apprehensive he felt. This person in front of him obviously did not even possess 15 points of strength, and was greatly pressured by him. In addition to the dark blue weapon which he painstakingly raised to lvl6, his opponent should have sumbed to him long ago. But the cruel reality was that, his own life points had instead declined to an rming state, below 50%!


    At that instance, Sheyan once again took a hook from him. As the long iron hook cut against his skull, blood sshed out but his attack only left a small scar! The blood soaked Sheyan;s hair, but Sheyan seized this chance to step forward. The two guys faced each other, smelling each other��s sweat and blood. Even their intense exhtion of breath were knocking at each other! The veins on Qiao Gun��s forehead swelled up, he wanted to raise his arm to attack his opponent. Yet Sheyan��s face remained tranquil, with a fist he pounded against his left eye!


    Blood mixed with eye fluid welled up and spilled out of his eyes. Qiao Gun clutched his left eye, his face twitching in pain as he furiously retreated. Sheyan didn��t chase him, but peacefully stood under the night sky. His appearance was mysterious and hard to fathom. Tightening his fist, he coldly shouted out.


    ��Sorry Mister Qiao Gun, in your eyes I��m merely a useless cannon fodder. But actually possess enough strength to kill you 10 times! ��Roll out your trump card Qiao Gun. Let me see what else you have under your sleeves!��


    ��Don��t tell me, this brat possesses a powerful defensive equipment?�� The appalled Qiao Gun had abundant battle experience, his guess immediately neared the truth. Yet his face leaked out a sinister sneer, retreating two steps he replied.


    ��You think you can win with just high defence? I��ll tell you, for this day I��ve suffered in silence, the price I paid is definitely not within your imagination! Anyone who obstructs me shall die!��


    After speaking, a faint phosphorescence appeared in his left palm. That glow gradually drifted in the wind, like a will-o��-wisp as it covered his iron hook. The originally flickering dark blue glow gradually turned translucent. It looked like an ethereal weapon.


    ��I got this from the Lord of the Rings world, spending an entire 300 party achievement point to acquire this item: Ghost whetstone! This object can temporarily grant my weapon the characteristics of the ghost army weapons, it canpletely negate any defence! No matter if its an individual ability, thick armour or even the realm��s regtions! Everything will shatter against my ghostly weapon! ����Now, die!��


    Qiao Shouted out as he raised the ghostly iron hook and delivered it forward! Sheyan��s heart shivered, he really didn��t anticipate that this person had such a terrifying object. He could only raise his hatchet to block. Instead, his resistance met nothing, as they faintly glowing translucent hookpletely bypassed the hatchet and prated Sheyan��s chest!


    This attack was extremely abrupt. Sheyan didn��t specialize in agility, and was unable to evade. He could only futilely brace himself. But just when glowing translucent hook touched the skin on Sheyan��s chest, a sudden gust of blue fog blew out. The hook once again materialized and left a shallow cut on Sheyan��s chest. Yet the fog condensed together forming into an ordinary rock as itnded onto the mud.


    Concurrently, Sheyan and Qiao Gun both received a notification:


    ��Ghost whetstone ignores physical defence characteristics, conflict arising with realm��s regtions/Contestant no.1018 innate ability.��


    ��Conflict in data, calcting ranking precedence������


    ��Ghost whetstone takes precedence over the contestant��s 40% damage regtion.��


    ��Ghost whetstone takes precedence over your defence regtion.��


    ��Calcting������


    ��Your innate ability: Endurance takes precedence over the ghost whetstone.��


    ��Following the ghost whetstone��s special characteristics, any lowering damages effect is forcefully terminated, returning contestant to original status.��


    (The ghost whetstone is extremely unique, adding it is like casting a spell. Therefore once breaks/obstructed, it will vanish. In the future this object will still surface, hence the exnation)


    Qiao Gun nced through the exnation, his expression was filled with disbelief. Instead, Sheyan seized this opportunity, pouncing forward as his advance ability Grappling lvl 2 disyed out a elbow strike followed by a knee before finishing off with his hatchet. He instantly hacked Qiao Gun��s arms as blood gushed out and he retreated pathetically. Finally he rolled away to avoid the chain of strikes. Once he stood up again, his face was ashen and his facial muscles cringing. His teeth ttering against each other, this wasn��t because he got miserably beaten up. This was because Qiao Gun could sense that the Seaman in front of him hadpletely suppressed him, he waspletely overwhelmed!


    Presently in Qiao Gun��s eyes, this male known as Seaman had previously shrouded his eyes with a dense fog. This costed him the grave misjudgement on his part.


    Yet his eyes remained firmly stubborn!


    It even carried trace of confidence and ridicule.


    ��Bring out your final trump card.�� Sheyan��s lips curled into an evil smile. He tightened his fist as his palm whitened. Although he looked like a mess, his eyes were burning with a zing passion. From far, his re will also forcefully pierce into one��s eyes. It was brimming with a demanding arrogance, causing a suffocating sensation in others. Qiao Gun was finally stirred, a fear gripped his eyes.


    ��You����how did you know! Who told you! Who?��


    Sheyan gently squinted his eyes and mocked at him.


    ��Nobody told me, If you have to name someone, then that person is you.��


    Qiao Gun��s expression was like he saw a ghost. Stumbling a step back he eximed.


    ��You����you����how is this possible!!��


    Seyan sneered.


    ��I ask you, the Symbiosis sect shouldn��t be headed by you right?��


    Qiao Gun replied.


    ��Of course not.��


    Sheyan continued.


    ��From the information you provided previously, the head of the Symbiosis sect has at least entered this world a few times. He should be overflowing in talent and ability regarding spirit and intellect, that is how he is able to obtain the favour of an important storyline character in this magic prevalent world. Which exins his mighty status. Simrly, the mastermind behind the crew from the Banks Syndicate also took the same path, therefore there is such an intense conflict between the two parties.��

 Chapter 151: You are selfish

    <h4>Chapter 151: You are selfish</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: Elkassar


    Qiao Gun snorted at Sheyan��s reasoning.


    ��So what? I tell you, our boss��s position has been raised to a metals Professor! HIs strength is frightening, something you can only wish to achieve!��


    As he said the words ��Metal professor��, his eyes shed with an intense dread.


    Sheyan noticed that point, yet hepletely disregarded his words and replied emotionlessly.


    ��Something that can attract the two party heads, more or less it should be a renowned treasure with Harry Potter��s magical world. Our current timeline is a few days before Harry Potter enlists into the school, therefore the treasure with the greatest possibility of someone stealing it is���� the philosopher��s stone that is ced in Gringotts bank!


    ��Gringotts�� security is not as tight as it is rumored to be. Voldemort��s underlings have been tirelessly eroding at the security. In the movie, Dumbledore discovered this and dispatched Hagrid to fetch the philosopher��s stone, which is rumored to grant immortality, back to Hogwarts under the disguise of fetching Harry Potter. Sure enough, not longter Gringotts announced news of being robbed.��


    ��If one were to use this information appropriately, then contestant couldpletely seize this interval whereby Voldemort��s underlings had eroded the security, and snatch the object before Hagrid��s arrival!��


    Qiao Gun��s face turned ghastly.


    ��So what?��


    Sheyan couldn��t bother about his banter, he continued quietly.


    ��When a person has set his target on such an ultimate treasure like the philosopher��s stone, he would definitely expend all his strength and cards for this goal! No mistakes would be permitted! Especially with regards to Gringott, there it can be confirmed that a real person is investigating over there, and probing! If��I said if, that ��metals professor�� is not a fool, why would hemand this bunch of doomed to be wiped out group to challenge the troll? Don��t tell me that this metal professor luckily attained his position. Even his basic report were full of slip ups!��


    Until here, Sheyanughed out.


    ��Therefore, he definitely has a n that can allow you guys to take care of that mountain troll, and raise your impression with Hagrid subsequently staying in this word���� But, this method is not something you wish to activate! Because this method, may very well harm your interests.��


    Qiao Gun��s face changed. Sheyan continued.


    ��Although the drop loot of a legendary creature would be either a ck or a silver key, it could never bepared against an alluring treasure that the boss in Harry potter��s word, Voldemort, desires! But, such a valuable object would nevernd into your pockets. Looks like you have deliberated very clearly, when the ��metals professor�� acquires the philosopher��s stone and its benefits, you wouldn��t even earn a drop of benefit. But ying the troll is solely operated by you, if you executed it discreetly, then every benefit is yours to take. Therefore��you betrayed him.��


    Qiao Gun had calmed down, he coldly replied.


    ��Well said, continue, I��ll see what else you know.��


    Sheyan shrugged his shoulders.


    ��Since you��re willing to listen, I wouldn��t mind saying. Previously I experienced the Pirates of the Caribbean World, during that time I discovered one crucial aspect. That is by using a power that doesn��t belong to you to engage in battle, and even if you win, your rewards and loots will be affected negatively, and could even drop a rank. Therefore, you are not willing to use the power provided to you by your metals professor. Because once you use this power that you cannot control, then the troll��s dropped loot will be greatly affected. But by doing this your life as a contestant will be secured, and the metals professor��s interest protected.��


    ��I can even deduce further that the power the metals professor loaned to you is not of an explosive burst of damage. The troll has at least 6000 HP, therefore a magic scroll that can inflict such severe damage to the troll should at least dish out beyond 2000 points. This will then ensure the sess of your party. But! Perhaps the nightmare realm contains such a ridiculously terrifying scroll, but it is not something we can obtain as of now. If not, one will be able to carry out a massacre against every contestant, and even at least 30% of the storyline characters!��


    ��Hence, there is a high possibility that your metals professor entrusted you with a summoning scroll. The summoning scroll can summon a mighty storyline character or creature, and once you guys coordinate with it, you��ll be able to y the troll with ease. But the metals professor would also know the weakness of this scroll if you utilized it. Furthermore I noticed that during your treacherous battle previously, you did not use any personal abilities����it was like you were conserving your mental powers (MP). Looks like that is rtively important. Thus, this signified that in order to control the summoned creature, you needed to utilize a big amount of MP?��


    ��If I didn��t guess wrongly, you probably have prepared a light blue key on hand, of course a readily prepared pretext. When faced with the metals professor, you will be able to offer some excuses. For example, Diaz and I were undercovers from the Banks Syndicate and we interfered the ying of the troll. Therefore, your forces were devastated and you were the only one surviving. Furthermore, because the troll was ��contaminated�� by the summoned creature, the key it dropped was only a light blue one���� Then you��ll go on about how you let everyone down, and what can the metals professor do to you? He can only demote you, but your profits will be ten folds!��


    Up till here, Sheyan had started breathing deeply. His eyes were like aze! His body muscles had started to tense up. Standing where he was, he gave off a firm and resolute aura. ncing at Qiao Gun, heughed out exposing his snow white teeth, which seemed to contain an indescribably maliciousness.


    ��Come! Qiao Gun, show me your final trump card. Let��s see what your metals professor gave you. If you pass this hurdle, I��m dead! But if not, then you��ll die!


    Qiao Gun��s face was ashen, he remained silent. Retrieving a small cross from his bosom, the cross��s surface seemed to have a translucent crystal. The crystal rays circted about, as clumps of ck smoke repeatedly spiralled up from it. The smoke collided against the translucent crystal surface but was repelled back. asionally the smoke turned into a face, a fiendish look cried out in a silent wail.


    Sheyan observed his scene, his face adopted a grim expression. Yet his heart sighed in relief, he had already determined that Qiao Gun��s summoned creature wasn��t the most frightening to him. Faced against his opponent, obviously Sheyan wouldn��t exin fully his entire inference. Sheyan wasn��t that much of a gambler, before he stood out to face Qiao Gun he already deliberated carefully. After confirming he had at least a 70% chance of victory did he show himself. Even though hecked evidence, but if he could confirm that Qiao Gun��s final trump card was a summoned creature, then he could roughly guess what creature it was.


    The metals professor��s goal was to reduce casualties, furthermore everyone on his side here were closebat specialist. Against the troll who had a beastly amount of life points, under normal circumstances the 3 requires for the summoned creature are:


    One, to attract the troll��s attention and prevent the members of the symbiosis sect to suffer the troll��s attack.


    2, the attack must be adequately high, able to inflict heavy damages on the troll for an extended period of time.


    3, an ability to mass rescue, once an ident urs it can save everyone quickly.


    Able to fit these 3 requirements, a mountain troll coincidentally fits this list. Sheyan��s first thought was that Qiao Gun may summon out a troll! This was the species that he definitely wouldn��t want to face the most. Although its speed was slow, but every attack carried excessive strength. More frightening was the crushing damage it carried, instantly bypassing the defence he prided himself with!


    Once that unfavourable oue happened, Sheyan would instantly turn tail and run. He had already enquired of the nightmare imprint: all contestant��s summoned creature will also suffer from the ��40% damage reduction dealt on other contestant��, moreover his own attacks against the summoned creature would not be impacted by the effect.


    If Qiao Gun really summoned a troll, then Sheyan would first flee towards the direction Gale and Diaz were at. Allowing them to be the troll��s bait and thus earning some buffer time for himself. As long as he could persist until the venomous shrubs area, then he should be able to survive.


    Apart from the troll, satisfying this requirement would be creatures who had high agility, closebat creatures. They moved fast, acted first and had high avoidability. Therefore, they will bolder in their attacks. This no doubt cuts down their risk and reduces the battle length����


    Thus, within the nightmare realm only a few fulfilled those criterias. Furthermore, such creatures were not very threatening to Sheyan, because their high rate of attack meant that each attacking strike wouldn��t be too powerful. In addition to the 40% reduction to contestants���� Factoring Sheyan��s innate ability endurance, he naturally had the maximum possible defence.

 Chapter 152: 2nd class legendary creature!!!

    <h4>Chapter 152: 2nd ss legendary creature!!!</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: Elkassar


    Qiao Gun shot a venomous re at Sheyan. Grabbing the cross, he swiped his big thumb against the edge of it and open up a cut. The blood coagted in along with his MP. As the blood entered, the crystallized surface suddenly cracked up like a cobweb as the ck fog interacted with the blood and spiralled up. Afterward he dispersed into the atmosphere, forming into a figure beforending and metamorphosing swiftly into a person.


    A blonde, ck swallow-tailed coat wearing, bow tied, tiny, moustached European middle aged male.


    His face was fair but his lips exceptionally red, and walked with a limp. He surveyed his environment, before bowing humbly at Qiao Gun. He had an air of nobility of the sixteenth century.


    ��Although this is pretty rude,ing home is definitely what a traveller wishes for having wandered around for an entire 7 years and 2 months. Thank you for rescuing me out of that dark ce, regrettably now it is time for me to say goodbye.��


    This male��s voice was deep and sweet-sounding. His artiction and rhythm was like a harp being yed, full of noble charm.


    ��Stop!�� Qiao Gun demanded. His mental powers had been depleted by now, yet his words carried a mysterious gloom. ��Mr Edward, I��m sorry you need to stay awhile before heading home. If not, not only won��t you go home, you��ll have to return to the dark ce for another 7 years and 2 months!��


    Vampire Edward��s expression sunk, he suddenly took notice of the ancient cross in Qiao Gun��s hand! He could only shrug his shoulders and replied.


    ��Alright mister, give me your order.��


    Qiao Gun pointed towards sheyan and raised his voice.


    ��Kill him! Immediately!��


    Vampire Edward nted his head towards Sheyan.


    ��This person��s body����has been enshrouded by fate��s fog, I cannot see through him. Thus, I cannot confirm that I can kill him within 5 minutes. If 5 minutester you still want me to attack����


    Speaking till here, Edward suddenly let out a mysterious and hystericalugh,pletely dashing all impressions of nobility he had on him. He widened his mouth, exposing two incisively sharp fangs and a crimson red tongue at Qiao Gun!


    ��Then you will need to offer your own blood! Every time you offer, I canst for another 5 minutes. But offering twice����you don��t need to know the answer. Because my then you��ll already be a dead man!��


    Sheyan took deep breaths.


    The scars and wounds covering his body could amount to 17-18. He seized this chance to regte his breathing, his inhtion of air could be heard clearly. The vampires attack was like a gale surging forward, based on Sheyan��s mere 10 points in agility he waspletely unable to see him, even retaliating was out of the question. He charged forward instead, trying to take down the mastermind and attack Qiao Gun. Instead, he opened up a huge loophole for the blood sucking demon to exploit!


    Yet his eyes were passionate and deep, as resolute as a mountain range.


    The vampire��s shadow appeared beside him, those sharp fingernails and teeth were not in the least inferior to daggers!


    A vampire is not an explosive creature, yet its existence and regenerative abilities are often discussed enthusiastically by people. Fortunately there was a 40% regtory binding, yet Sheyan still felt rather hard-pressed. The one he was facing was a vampire that had been imprisoned for 86 months, it was an extremely weakened vampire who could only execute physical attacks!


    The distant Qiao Gun was leaning against a tree, as though he was about to copse. His face was wrinkled with fears, looking he aged by 30 years in a sh. In order to maintain vampire Edward��s insane offensive, he allowed him to suck his blood once without hesitation! He probably still had some regenerative medicine with him, which allowed Qiao Gun to weakly support himself where he was standing. Using his venomous re to spectate the battle.


    The vampire once again swept past like the wind. The only thing Sheyan could do was to cover himself with his arms to contain the damage. Simultaneously he dove to the side, but the price he paid was severe. His sleeve felt a sudden chill and then numb, before a chunk of meat was robbed of Sheyan. Although Qiao Gun��s summoned vampire was limited by the 40% regtion, and was also trapped and famished from the long arduous 7 years, it was still a beast that shouldn��t have appeared in this word. It was still a high ss legendary creature!


    Every time his attacks sessfullynded, it would remove nearly 15 HP off Sheyan. Although this number wasn��t high, but that was after minusing various factors, the estimated damaging strength of the vampire could actually reach to 80-90 points! Because it was summoned by a contestant, therefore it is ssified as the contestant��s faction. Therefore when attacking another contestant, it will receive the 40% damage limitation. After adding Sheyan��s outrageous 37% defence damage reduction, andstly the 25 points reduction innate ability endurance. This was why his resulting damage was reduced to only 15 points.


    If it was Diaz facing him, then he wouldn��t even be able tost 10 seconds against this vampire!


    ��Ho���� there��s still 14 seconds before reaching 10 minutes.�� At present, only able to defend and not attack, by constantly rolling and crawling, he persisted under the furious torrent of blows for close to 10 minutes. Thi was where his advanced ability: grappling lvl 2��s dodging tactics showcased its rtive importance.


    Apart from that, originally the already weakened vampire had insanely rapid speed, he had still been locked out for 7 long years. asionally he would stop to rest for a few seconds before resuming his attacks. Moreover, his damage dealt to Sheyan was too low, and couldn��t suck enough life points. This greatly restricted the frequency of him dishing out attacks.


    Another reason was that Sheyan��s current HP regeneration was 15 points/minute. Furthermore, he still had the Endless Vodka to support him, instantly restoring some HP and temporarily increase his movement speed by 25%. In total his HP regeneration was 19 points, therefore within 10 minutes Sheyan had regained an additional 19 HP!


    Hence, even of Sheyan was bleeding profusely entirely, and ck spots filled his vision, Sheyan was still convinced of his chances. He could definitely persist till he was victorious!


    Although he was in desperate straits, the tottering Sheyan still had a pair of fiery zing eyes which even contained a tinge of insanity. It was like an untamed brutal and merciless beast was residing within his soul, unleashing out in the most critical of times as it fueled his unyielding and immortal battle conviction! This sort of sensation, was like a majestic cliff against the relentless waves, forever standing and never copsing!


    The vampire��s swallow-tailed coat fluttered at the back. This terrifying creature nted his head, gracefully licking his bloodied finger.


    ��Hey kid, I really don��t like the way you are looking.��


    Following that, the dark skinny figure abruptly vanished into the wind, and seemed to be sweeping away at everything from all sides. Suddenly that horrifyingly sharp fingernails wed out in the form of visible wind des. One de turned to two, two turned to 10, 10 to hundred and hundred to a thousand as these wind des upied Sheyan��s entire vision. Following that, the thousands of shes swept past him, dealing numerous heavy cuts to him.


    This was the only ability vampire Edward could deliver under his current weakened state. Its might was frightening. When it arrived, the vampire he could feel a w piercing into his abdomen and pulling out a chunk! At this moment, Sheyan could only shut his eyes as he held onto his butchering bone hatchet on his left, yet without the slightest trembling. Suddenly something struck against his throat!


    ��Boom!�� Sheyan flew out 5-6 metres, and immediately did a back roll and got back up. 3 deep cuts appeared on his throat, as blood spurted out rapidly. His throat had received a devastatingly savage strike! Actually it was only superficial wounds, his eyes were like two ming needles as it pierced towards the vampire!


    ��I��ve already seen through your tactics! Your moves cannot threaten me anymore!��


    Based on his measly 10 points, Shayan actually dared to dere out firmly, saying that he could actually see through the vampire��s tactics. This was simply impossible. One must understand, vampire Edward��s agility had already hit the 50 points boundary in his previous world. If it was that easily seen through, then his agility attribute could just be taken as a joke. Therefore he could sessfully block it, was because Sheyan grasped certain details.


    And one of the details, was undoubtedly the floor.


    When Sheyan started his battle with the vampire, it was amongst the vegetation of the forest. Therefore the ground was covered in dried leaves and branches, not leaving a single trace. When the battle turned intense, the vampire Edward was actually slowly lured towards the muddied pathway.


    Although the vampire��s agility was high, this didn��t mean that he was able to exhibit his footwork without a trace, like stepping on water. In actual fact, even if the vampire wanted to fly it had to transform into a bat before doing so. Sheyan waspletely unable to follow the vampire��s speed, but he could determine the direction based on the footsteps of that vampire.


    Moreover, the vampire Edward was famished from its 7 years and 2 months of imprisonment. The logic was simple, its greedy insatiable hunger would cause its focus to narrow down on areas that would cause an outpouring of blood! That was where it would target!


    Combining the two variables, and adding the fact that Sheyan had gather certain insights on the vampire��s battle capabilities and habits, he finally seize the opportunity at the most critical time and evaded the horrifying projection of wing assault. The reason he boldly dered it, was to create a confusing facade tricking the vampire to adopt an unfathomable perception.

 Chapter 153: Violent clash!

    <h4>Chapter 153: Violent sh!</h4>


    Tranted by : Chua


    Edited by: Elkassar


    After hearing Sheyan��s words, vampire Edward cracked his neck, his face exposed an indignant and disdainful expression. As he was about to refute Sheyan��s words, his brows suddenly twitched as he nced towards Qiao Gun who was supporting himself by the tree.


    ��Mister, I��m sorry inform you that the previously absorbed live essence has beenpletely consumed. If you can��t resupply me, then I would have to leave and return to my house. Although I also wish to ruthlessly discipline this brat in front of me, and let him understand the tragic consequence for boasting shamelessly and insulting a courteous gentlemen!��


    Qiao Gun had already been drained of his life essence once. Furthermore, Edward had very clearly informed him that the next time would mean death. Yet based on Qiao Gun��s current predicament, how would he have the liberty to allow the vampire Edward to leave?


    Just like how Sheyan was able to gamble with his entire life, Qiao GUn was simrly a person who could not take defeat. If Sheyan managed to take away everything and even if he didn��t die, defeat, frustration and subsequently punishment will never allow him to make aeback.


    Therefore Qiao Gun cast a murderous re at Sheyan, he ripped open his shirt to expose his chest. His face twitching as he dered.


    ��Continue!��


    Vampire Edward humbly bowed, using a praising tone to speak out.


    ��Hey, mister, Imend your courage����and generosity. I assure you,I will definitely aplish your heart��s request.��


    His speech was elegant, but in a blink of an eye he arrived in front of Qiao Gun. Using his iparably sharp fangs to pierce into Qiao Gun��s neck artery as he greedily consumed. After 2-3 seconds, Qiao Gun slumped down onto the mud, but he had ayer of faint blue hovering over him. Obviously, he still possessed an incredible medine which assisted him to ovee this hurdle. Hence, Qiao Gun��s appearance looked he was half dead. His fingers searched around within the mud, and the hatred within in eyes seemed to be about to escape out.


    Edward��s coat fluttered as he charged towards Sheyan. He was like a gigantic bat soaring in at astonishing speed, filled with evil, maliciousness and a bone chilling sensation. His icy voice boomed across.


    ��Blood is the best reward for your shameless boasting!


    Sheyan bent downwards and extended his arms wide while breathing heavily. His eyes were aze, giving one an impression of a sinister wolf baring its fangs. The strong gale rushed against his face as the rain mixed with the cold fog. Ahead, the horrific creature charged forward bursting with malicious intent, nevertheless Sheyan was surging with a bloodthirsty lust within him! Also an iparably intense excitement!


    The mud sshed out in all directions while the sound of the wind whistled against the ear. His tongue welled up with a fishy and salty vor. Sheyan was struck sideways, his cheek appeared another cut, flesh hanging as blood flowed down soon after.


    Faced against Edward, a vampire who just refilled on life essence, Sheyan was like sentenced to death by a thousand cuts, it was immensely torturous. Every time the ck coat vampire fluttered near him, his body would form another deep cut, some were so deep it exposed his bone.


    ��Running is futile.�� Vampire Edward appeared 7-8 metres away from Sheyan. Such was the insane speed he disyed that when he came to a sudden stop, the dried leaves spiralled down around him. On his left finger, there was a 20 cm long piece of flesh that was still dripping with blood, it was just sliced off of Sheyan. Edward brought it to his head, wanting to ce that blood dripping strip of flesh into his mouth. With a look of tranquility, he shut his eyes and pondered as though infatuated with it. Following that, he fished out a spotlessly white handkerchief and wiped his lips, sincerely saying.


    ��My tastes buds are telling me that your flesh is extremely ordinary. Having the good fortune of being sampled by me, you are the third person.��


    Sheyan��s face remained calm but silent. He continued to retreat towards the forest.


    Vampire Edward shook his head, as though pitying the fate of mankind he continued.


    ��God says, avoiding reaps no rewards, amen.��


    His body flickered, as he dashed towards Sheyan. His speed was at least 5-6 times of Sheyan��s, a naked eye wouldn��t be able to catch a glimpse of his figure. But at this moment, Sheyan suddenly waved his hatchet chaotically, wildly chipping at a tree. The tree loudly copsed onto the pathway ahead of Sheyan as the mud sshed up to the heavens, and the splinters scattered in all directions.


    At this moment, Vampire Edward had already appeared next to Sheyan like a ghost. No clue how he even made a detour to his right, his coat still fluttering aggressively in mid air, he raised his hands up high. Suddenly wind des formed by his w actions, as the hundreds of des deeply shed into Sheyan��s right rib, piercing into his liver!


    ��My favourite is a human��s fresh liver, especially the heat it carries.�� Edward��s voice had lowered to that of a demon as it resonated into Sheyan��s ears. The five fingers pierced into Sheyan��s liver had started tightening, ripping out a miserable tear against the liver��s dark red surface.


    But, but!


    At this moment, his right wrist was caught by Sheyan. Simultaneously, Sheyan��s internal muscles including his liver started to contract inwards, creating a tremendous sucking pressure! Edward noticed the difference and tried his best to retreat, but it was useless in the end.


    Now, he stared into Sheyan��s eyes.


    There was a vicious, devouring look in his eyes. A fighting spirit that seemed like his soul wasbusting with a huge ze.


    ��Taste the vour of a bullet running through your brains! You sick bastard!�� Sheyan roared out fanatically! His roar was like thunder, prating the darkness all the way to the mountain range in a split second. In that instance, Sheyan could hear his breathing, and the intense beating of his heart. His mind rang with the phrase he cherished the most:


    Living with great joy, dying with no regrets!


    A crow ck barrel suddenly appeared in his left hand.


    This was an outdated weapon, but filled with an aura of death!


    When this weapon appeared, even the flock of birds a kilometre away was rmed, they pped their wings and tore away further up into the sky!!


    ��Ambition�� this ck weapon originating from the caribbean sea world. In a split second, it connected with vampire Edward��s head before releasing a loud boom as a fiery spark sprayed forth!


    In that very instance, within the vampire��s eyes were a vast ck ocean and a humongous wave was surging in. Bent on thoroughly burying the entire vast ck ocean!


    A tinge of panic appeared on Edward��s face, and suddenly half of his brain bluntly exploded out! Thick and creamy blood mixed with white brain innards, spewed around the area looking extremely wretched.


    From the start, Sheyan had been scheming.


    Right from the onset, he never retaliated out. This was wasn��t because he waspletely suppressed and had no chance of retaliating. But Sheyan knew, regarding a darkness creature like the vampire who had no mortal weakness and replied on their incredible regeneration, an ordinary attack was like punching against the water. It would only serve to increase its alertness, and didn��t bring other benefits.


    Therefore Sheyan concentrated solely on defending,pletely giving up attacking. This undoubtedly gave vampire Edward a misconception, as though the opponent was thoroughly unable to fight back.


    Next was Sheyan��s action of chopping at the tree. The vampire was swiftly gaining on him, but he also understood thews of physics. Sheyan��s action of chopping down the tree seemed redundant, but when chopping with his hatchet, he had already calcted the angle. At the instance when the tree was going to copse, if the vampire stubbornly assaulted from the front, then the tree would pummel down onto him!


    Of course that wouldn��t be fatal to the vampire, yet this vampire��s practice was showcasing his elegance at all times. Therefore, Sheyan had a 90% confidence that he wouldn��t assault from the front. At present, Sheyan��s left side was obstructed by another tree, therefore the blood sucking demon would definitely appear on his right or behind. Yet this respected vampire disliked sneaking up from behind, thus Sheyan grasped the direction is opponent would surface from. Sacrificing his own body, he sessfully implemented his trap! When the conditions are right, the results would follow naturally! Sess in one go!


    ��Your weapon: Ambition dealt 140 points of damage to vampire Edward.��


    ��Flintlock musket weapon effect: Ready activated. Current bonus of 50% for an explosive strike.��


    ��Your attacknded on the enemy��s head. Your explosive strike chance raised by 37%��


    ��Your weapon: Ambition��s attack is an explosive strike.��


    ��Your explosive strike upgraded by the ability Ready raises the 200% bonus damage to 250%��


    ��Your total damage raise to: 140 x 250% = 350 points!��


    ��You sessfully struck vampire Edward��s head, Your weapon Ambition dealt a total of 324 points of damage after factoring defence.��


    ��You damage dealt to Edward��s head exceeded more than 1/6 of his life points. Thus, this attack results in an abnormality effect ot his head organ.��

 Chapter 154: A hard earned victory!

    <h4>Chapter 154: A hard earned victory!</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: ELkassar


    After releasing the shot, Sheyan��s vision had also cked out and was on the verge of copse. During the battle with Qiao Gun, he looked rather pathetic but he was always sure of victory. However, after encountering the blood sucking Edward, his life had plunged to a dangerous mark of 30 points, he could copse anytime. But Sheyan knew the current Edward was incapable of attacking him, thus he first wolfed down thest mouthful of the ��endless spirited vodka��, His health restored to 55 points. Afterwards, he instantly consumed the medicine ��aspirin�� that Qiao Gun had gifted him previously, and restored his health to 100 points! Immediately, he regained mental concentration, asserting himself with his hatchet on his left and the musket on his right!


    The vampire Edward was thrown back upon impact, instantly crashing into the icy cold mud and rolling a few rounds in a total mess. He looked extremely miserable. But afterwards he immediately climbed back up. Clearly seen, half of his head had been utterly decimated! Around the reddened wound, the flesh there were frantically weaving together and growing. asionally ck smoke would emit out, and after 10 seconds it restored back to before. Except, the vampire had already lost his calm and gentlemanly nature, he straightforwardly raised his blooded fist and barked out.


    ��This moron that dares to offend a sacred blood race! You think you can kill me with that? Never! Your behavior only serves to further intensify the torture you will suffer before you die!��


    Sheyan replied.


    ��Is it? I obviously know that only holy water, silver weapons, and the cross can inflict mortal damages to you. You can easily regenerate from ordinary attacks��but you should know, this is Harry Potter��s magical world! You are a famished creature that was locked up for 7 years and 2 months, you don��t even belong here. Even your own life essence must is reliant on absorbing from people in this world to live on! The more life essence you use to treat yourself, this would only imply one thing: the more your time left in this world is shortened.��


    (TN: It means using the blood he used to treat himself, the blood left in his body is lessened.)


    Until here, Sheyan adopted a mocking tone.


    ��Now, respected Mr Edward, you can try attacking me. But after regenerating your broken skull and a portion of your brain, how long can your remaining life essencest? 1 minute or 30 seconds? If you take another one of my shots, then no doubt you wouldn��t have any life essence left to treat it. What then would your pathetic oue be?��


    Sheyan��s words prated Edward��s key point. If Sheyan was dying at left with 20-30 HP, then this vampire wouldn��t mind charging forward. But Sheyan kept some rejuvenating cards up his sleeve, he hadpletely restored his HP to 100 points. This was a huge problem. Previously, that bullet not only pierced into Edward��s brain, it further pierced his confidence.


    As the saying goes, the best defence is offense. His previous impression of the harmless Sheyan suddenly changed to a sinister de that had no qualms of dishing out severe damage. Besides Edward had a huge misgiving, hepletely had no clue of the long 1 minute cooldown of Ambition. In addition to the musket special effect: Ready to reach an entire 50% explosive strike probability, it needed 50 minutes to slowly charge up!


    Vampire Edward��s onught was not as courageous as before, his previously unrestrained grandeur was abandoned. Thus, his threat had greatly declined. Instead, he brilliantly resumed his graceful and quick wittednesspletely pressuring Sheyan from the front. He repeatedly breezed against Sheyan like the wind, on the way removing chunks of meat from Sheyan. Under the rain, lumps of sorrowful flesh sttered onto the floor.


    If Edward had adequate time, using this controlled dicing tacticplementing the raging storm was like a blunt knife slowly grinding Sheyan down! Sooner orter, Sheyan would be mutted into tiny bits and pieces. But what Edwardcked now was time!


    For now, such attacks were not considered fatal to Sheyan. As long as that crow ck weapon ��Ambition�� was in his hands, it would project a tremendous pressure onto Edward as his brain would subconsciously recall the decapitating explosion of the gunfire. Once he unconsciously got reminded of his former predicament, he would bitterly retreat! Therefore after persistently dishing out attacks for 3 minutes, that vampire finally halted its movements 10 metres away. Unwillingly staring at Sheyan for thest time, before he vanished into a ck mist and faded away. Only his tattered swallow-tailed coat remained in the mud.


    Sheyan leaned against the nearest tree for 5 seconds, making sure nothing odd followed up. At present, ck spots appeared in his eyes as his legs turned jelly causing him to fall to the group. His current life points had reached a dangerous border, perhaps if vampire Edward had relentlessly delivered two more blows he would have sunk into near death state. If not for his unwavering willpower, he probably wouldn��t havested till now.


    The rain continued to shower down. Sheyanid in the icy cold mud, too tired to even move his fingers. He opened his mouth, allowing the rain to satisfy his thirst. After a short while, he regained his strength and managed to half kneel. The mud was cold and filthy but this didn��t deter Sheyan, as his shivering hands cupped together to scoop the muddy water to drink. After several mouthfuls did he turn his head to Qiao Gun.


    At this moment, Qiao hadn��t died! He only sank into a near death state. Not only did Sheyan have his own hidden cards, simrly Qiao Gun managed to use a special medicine to save himself. If the vampire had managed to eliminate Sheyan, then victory was his. Yet now��Qiao Gun was just a meat paste waiting to be trampled on!


    Sheyan didn��t offer Qiao Gun a pleading chance, he stomped down mercilessly into his throat. The dying Qiao Gun couldn��t even groan out as he died instantly, his eyes filled with despair and a thread of hatred. After Qiao Gun��s final breath, the iparably exhausted Sheyan also received notification from the nightmare imprint:


    ��You killed a contestant under the free world setting.��


    ��Because the contestant initiated battle, your yer value is not raised.��


    ��Milestone: Suspect activated. Kill 10 contestants. You can aplish this milestone in any world. Completion rate 1/10.��


    Just as Sheyan was about to drag Qiao Gun��s corpse to the mountain troll, he discovered a blood red key falling out from Qiao Gun! Sheyan suddenly recalled something which was a pointer notified when he entered the world: killing a contestant will result in a 33% possibility of loots���� Then this blood red key, it should be the dropped loot?


    Sheyan picked up the blood red key, the notification sounded into his ear:


    ��You acquired contestant no. 33192 dropped legacy key. Below are your following options: ��


    ��1, receiving 50% of the remaining potential points and utility points of the dead contestant.��


    ��2, 50% chance of receiving an equipment that the dead contestant was wielding. Note: equipment is randomly chosen.��


    ��3, randomly receive 3 objects from the contestant��s storage space.��


    ��4, 33% chance of acquiring a rted ability scroll. Ability can belong to any ability the contestant had grasped (Inclusive of basic abilities, advance abilities, innate abilities) and sessfully convert into a learning scroll. Ability scroll level will be based on the original level/2.��


    For example, if Sheyan chose that, then he had a chance of drawing Qiao Gun��s basic meditation lvl 6, and the scroll he would obtain would be ��basic meditation lvl3��. If it was indivisible, then the number would round up.


    These 4 options no doubt caused one to be at a loss. Especially the first, how would he know how much potential and utility points he had, what if he had zero? Or the second, there was a 50% chance of obtaining nothing, and even if it seeded the equipment may not bepatible. The 100% chance of obtaining something for the third option was slightly better, but obtaining a highly valuable object was slim. Regarding the fourth, Qiao Gun��s innate ability ��sh�� was definitely a power ability, yet the chances of drawing it was equally tough.


    If it was under any other circumstances, Sheyan would have definitely hesitated much on this choice. But now, without hesitation he selected the third option! Randomly obtaining 3 objects from the storage space. Perhaps his may not be the best option but to Sheyan, he wasn��t done with this Harry Potter world. If he could obtain any of Qiao Gun��s prepared objects, then he could definitely proceed with that����


    A red glow brightly twinkled, creating a small blood red hole. Sheyan slowly observed it, and gritting his teeth he shove his hands in. The blood red hole simultaneously vanished, and 3 objects floated down in mid air.


    A shing blue glowing key, a jade translucent stone, and an issued stock of the Bank of Ennd worth 50 pounds.


    Sheyan nced at that blue key, his heart surged with delight! He initially determined that Qiao Gun would have consumed his medicines excessively, and did whatever he could for the sake of his underhand n. Therefore, by the time he died he probably exhausted most of his items. Besides being able to draw 3 objects meant there was naturally a good chance at obtaining the key Qiao Gun had prepared prior to this. He never thought he would received two other bonus rewards.

 Chapter 155: Framing

    <h4>Chapter 155: Framing</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: Elkassar


    The reason Sheyan chose the third option, one was Qiao Gun��s key and the second was the vampire��s cross. Although the cross should be a one time usage object����but whatever he had gotten what he desired. After careful inspection, the other two object attributes appeared.


    Ghost whetstone (Usage left: 2 times)


    Origin: Lord of the Rings world. Gondor. Purchased from ghost tribe (Aragorn II summoned ghost army)


    Rarity: ck


    Usage effect: Your next 3 attacks will ignore the opponent��s defence.


    Pointer: Ignoring defence includes, Defence attribute, equipment defence, ability defence, and even�� Some of the realm/world��s regtion.


    Pointer: Ignoring defence effects takes precedence when there is a conflict against any ability.


    Usage requirements: Ghost whetstone can only be used on closebat weapons.


    Object position: bag


    Weight. 0.8g.


    Description: Isildur��s heir, when will you release the men of the mountains!


    50 magic pounds: Valuable item, It can be used in this world or exchanged for 200 utility points.


    Sheyan hurriedly read the two objects, before rushing to the other end of the field. His goal was obviously to finishing off the dying troll. When he arrived, he got a shock because the troll had actually disappeared. However, from the blood trail on the ground, Sheyan inferred that the troll had probably started crawling to herir.


    When Sheyan chased up, he noticed that the formerly vigorous and lively troll was reduced to almost taking itsst gasp. Its eyes were blinded and the right kneecap shattered. Crawling to the their had caused its wounds to bleed profusely. The troll had no treatment item to contain its bleeding, therefore dragging until now she was probably almost drained of blood. Furthermore, it probably didn��t have great health regeneration. Its physique was only 18 points, every minute it would only regain 9 points. To recoverpletely it needed at least over 10 hours.


    Truthfully, Qiao Gun had been brooding over this n for a long time. If he hadn��t had enough confidence of ying the troll alone, then why would he get rid of his own subordinate?


    Looking at the troll��s dispirited appearance, Sheyan finally sighed. His biggest reluctance now was to drag time. Once the fainted Diaz and Gale awoke, then his ns would all go to waste. Therefore, Sheyan plucked out ��Ambition��, and aimed towards the head of the troll.


    It seemed like the troll sensed an enormous lethal threat, she swung her head over furiously baring its teeth. But immediately became depressed again. Sheyan didn��t wait any longer, activate Ambition��s ability: Songs and Rum, and pressed the trigger.


    After the spiralling grey smoke dissipated, Sheyan received the notification:


    ��You killed the junior ss legendary creature, mountain troll.��


    ��Regrettably, your direct damage dealt to the troll doesn��t exceed 10%. Unable to clear the milestone: Fearless.��


    Right from the start, Sheyan had been treated as the bait. His only damage dealt was the final strike to the troll, obviously he wouldn��t fulfill the 1/10 damage requirement. Since that was the case, Sheyan did not feel much regret in not getting the title. Moreover, he had already aplished what he set out for. Being able to reach this step, he was already satisfied. The corpse of the troll slowly emitted spots of glow. Finally, a key dropped to Sheyan��s front. The luster of the key was astonishingly, a faint silver!!!


    Sheyan deeply breathed in, suppressing his inner excitement as he picked the silver key up. He then hurriedly dragged Qiao Gun��s body over, and flung vampire Edward��s coat beside. The most crucial was then tossing Qiao Gun��s blue key beside the troll����He then arranged the entire scene with utmost care. Then he went back to the ce he initially received the first original homerun of the troll and pretend to be unconscious. Of course, he didn��t forget about smearing blood on his face first.


    Due to the previous contract agreement, Sheyan deduced that Diaz and Gale would search here for his ��corpse�� to check for any loot that may benefit them. Sheyan waited for close to an hour, before hearing heavy footsteps from afar. However, he didn��t take any precaution, but feign unconsciousness. If the two intended to harm him, they had to first initiate battle and wait for 10 seconds. Furthermore with Sheyan��s current strength, even if they had ill intentions they wouldn��t be able to threaten him.


    Diaz fainted fairly early. Gale��s physique was high which contributed to his health regeneration. Therefore, the two roughly awoke near the same time. The two were ustomed to mutual deception, upon seeing the tragic end scenario and Gale��s exnation on the traitorous Qiao Gun, they both utilized their imagination to craft out the entire story procedure:


    Obviously the greedy Qiao Gun wanted to hog the benefits, therefore he craftily schemed against everyone else leaving the troll for himself. Who knew, he miscalcted and the dying troll managed to release ast ditch explosion of furious retaliation in its despair. Thus Qiao Gun and the summoned trump card vampire were killed by the troll ultimately. Also, the troll was simultaneously killed by the vampire and dropped the blue key. After the summoned time expired, the vampire had vanished.


    The two cursed at Qiao Gun, and started to argue over the ownership of the blue key. Fortunately, the two had self restraint and didn��t start any violent conflict. Sheyan quietly appeared behind their backs and started releasing a variety of filthy words, as he suggested chopping of the troll��s head and return to find Hagrid. Regarding Sheyan��s fraud, the two of them had not even considered that possibility. They were deeply moved by this ��Seaman��s�� luck, he actually didn��t die after receiving that insane strike.


    When they returned to camp, the three were exhausted to the point of death. They hurriedly took a shower and changed out of their filthy clothes. Then following Sheyan they lugged the troll��s head over to Hagrid to exin.


    Although Hagrid was tall and huge, the house he was staying in looked rather small from afar. The walls were built with the mountain range granite, small andrge pieces that were well proportionate, it gave off a heavy and genuine aura. Its small roof wasid with nks from a pine tree, and deliberately painted green giving it a childish appearance.


    The back of the house had a rhombus chimney, it looked like the cute nose of a mischievous girl. Spirals of smoke signified that Hagrid haven��t left, and was probably steaming his breakfast. The three anxiously headed over, straightforwardly knocking loudly against the the sturdy wooden door. Even the dust within the small cracks settled down. Very quickly, Hagrid appeared in front of them still wearing his red flower patterned pyjamas. He carried a sleepy expression and yawned, releasing a hoarse muffled tone.


    ��Hagrid��s visitation period is 4 in the afternoon, apart from that��!!! Dumbledore, what did i just see? The head of a troll?��


    (TN: Dumbledore is just an expression)


    Diaz��s charm was the highest amongst the three, thus he was the one that presented to Hagrid. Exining that while hard at work to aplish Hagrid��s mission, the suddenly discovered a strange scene. thus they went forth to investigate. Following that was an intense battle between men and beast. For the sake of the iing students, for the sake of Hagrid��s hunting ground caretaker name not being tarnished, for the sake of Hogwart��s reputation, for the sake of����


    Being bombarded by Diaz��s emotionally prating words, Hagrid��s face turned red and then ck. Finally he sighed, finally opening his little door and offered helplessly.


    ��Come in first.��


    From his certain perspective, Hagrid was an optimistic, kind hearted, gentle, candid and extremely amiable to associate with. But that was only towards Harry Potter��s 3 person group, yet to Malfoy and others they had never received such treatment. Honestly, Hagrid��s attitude to the contestants were rtively normal, hence across all contestants, Sheyan and the 3 were the first to enter Hagrid��s small hunting cabin.


    The house was not huge, and the things inside were piling up. Antern and hunting rifle was hung across the wall, along with several paintings of people. The furnishings had a wooden color and luster, crude craftsmanship and looked distinctly rugged and durable. The only delicate furniture was the sofa, it was a sturdy birch with a brown leather skin nailed over it, and a cortex pillow. That smooth pelt enhanced greatly thefort of anyone leaning against it.


    Sheyan sat onto the Sofa, he felt aforting sensation covering his entire body. It was like soaking himself into a warm bathtub, in a sh his eyes seemed to fight to keep itself from closing. At this moment, Hagrid walked out, bits of charcoal ash were lodged between his thick beard Once he saw Sheyan sitting on the sofa, he immediately turned nervous and eximed.


    ��Hey! Wait, it hasn��t had its breakfast!��

 Chapter 156: Suspicion

    <h4>Chapter 156: Suspicion</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: Elkassar


    Upon hearing the word ��breakfast��, Sheyan��s change in expression was magnificent. He instantly leapt up with a speed faster than the vampire, and took cover behind Diaz. Diaz as well bluntly frew out his Karabiner rifle and aimed.


    Hagrid shrugged his shoulders and shook his head. He ced the tray in his hands onto the dwarve table, before returning with a woodendle from the back. He then poured the fresh water within thedle onto the sofa. The water straightforwardly permeated into the cortex pillow, as though was as thirsty as being lost in the desert.


    ��Alright.�� Hagrid wasn��t the least bit concerned about it. ��You can continue sitting on it.��


    Sheyan was stunned, and replied.


    ��Was that water��its breakfast?��


    Hagrid was radiant with delight.


    ��Right? Although this Kelpie* made several errors in the past including overturning a boat in the loch ness, it is still extremely cute and innocent! Therefore I secretly caught one and the Ministry of Magic punished it by sending it to live with me. It just started hibernating but its fur is still nice and warm, thus I figured it would be a great guest pillow. Oh sheet, how could I let that slip out.��


    (TN: Kelpie* is a water spirit dog)


    Diaz smiled slightly.


    ��Don��t worry Mr Hagrid, we were all engrossed in your specially made porridge, no one heard anything.��


    After speaking, he picked up the tray and distributed the small wooden bowls overflowing with porridge to everyone else. Only then did he sample a taste and is expression changed drastically as he started to wolf down the remaining porridgepletely. The other two were no fools, after seeing this they immediately picked up their steaming porridge and started slurping it down. Although the porridge was scalding to the gum and teeth, their faces showed only contentment.


    ��You consumed Hagrid��s porridge.��


    ��Your highest basic attribute permanently + 1 point.��


    ��50% of HP restored.��


    ��The next consumption will not increase any attribute points.��


    Obviously, this was an additional reward for ying the troll from the nightmare realm. The 3 nced at each other, apart from rejoicing from surviving the cmity, they also contained a strange happiness.


    Hagrid himself slurped down a bowl of porridge. He then stared at the enormous troll head and raised his brows saying.


    ��Reasonably speaking, this season shouldn��t have an appearance of a mountain troll�� But whatever, you guys did a great thing and prevented a misfortune for Hogwarts. This is simply deserving of an award. Alright then, you guys have earned my trust!��


    When Hagrid finished, Sheyan and the rest received the notification:


    ��Hagrid��s impression of you is raised by 1000 points.��


    ��Current impression is neutral: 476/3000.��


    Sheyan who had terrible affinity for charm sighed greatly, because he heard Diaz��s excited rambling. ��Wow awesome! Impression actually rose by 1500 points��!�� But the following information distracted Sheyan again.


    ��Main mission: ��Acknowledgement��plete.��


    ��You received the qualifications to enter Hogwarts school after the students enrolled.��


    ��You receive the status of Hogwart��s hunter.��


    ��Your achievement + 2 points.��


    ��Your duration in this world has been extended, you can continue staying in this world for 7 days. You can also choose to return to the nightmare realm. As long as you board train no.5972 of tform 9 ? you can return to the nightmare realm. Of course, you must not be inbat state.��


    Hagrid raised his butt from that sturdy short stool, sping his hands he said.


    ��Alrightds, there��s still some time from now till the start of school. I suggest you take a tour aside, once those little rascals start school you won��t have the luxury of doing so anymore. I believe you have noticed, this is a magical world. You can go and experience the beautifulndscape around Hogwarts, and meet several new species at Diagon alley. Please remember to wear along your Hogwarts badge, if not old Nick will not amodate you.��


    Obviously Sheyan and the rest wouldn��t disy the Hogwarts emblem on their chest but stored it within the interspatial area of their nightmare imprint. When they took it out to observe, it was glowing faintly. Naturally, a special magic triggered when they moved from temporary worker to an official one. Furthermore, it even carried a +3% movement speed bonus!


    At this point, Hagrid suddenly carried over 3 letters, he yawned absent-mindedly.


    ��


    ��Recently, I don��t know why I keep feeling sleepy after having breakfast����


    At this moment, a sudden strange sharp yelling sounded from the room. Sheyan had no idea, but Gale was normally a gamer. He could tell after hearing it one time, it sounded like a bug race puppy from Starcraft. He instantly recalled Hagrid��s rearing hobby and immediately stood up and left. Sheyan and the rest simrly followed suit.


    THe three of them opened their envelopes, and discovered inside contained pounds that only could be used in this world. It should be their sry from Hogwarts. Extremely prejudiced, Sheyan��s sry was the lowest at 82 pounds, while the highest Diaz received 113 pounds.


    ��What do y��all n to do now?�� Gale suddenly asked after exiting the door.


    Sheyan shrugged his shoulders and replied.


    ��First take a nap. THen settle the Bowtruckles in the noon time. I��m currently settled with 23, by tomorrow this milestone should be aplished. Afterpleting the ��Doting man�� milestone, the title ��Bowtruckles feedback (Fast)�� was pretty useful.��


    Galeughed.


    ��That title is indeed great. After title synthesization in the future, if that additional (Speed) can be added in, then its value would be tremendous. How about you Diaz?��


    ��Title synthesization?��


    Sheyan suddenly captured the additional information from Gale��s words. He suddenly realized that whenpared to people who joined parties, he was indeed disadvantaged. Specifically on theck of knowledge and information. At present, Diaz had once again resumed his cold indifferent attitude, he replied casually.


    ��Of course I have things to do.��


    Gale wasn��t affected, he sincerely replied.��


    ��I��ve already contacted the metals professor. After hearing our conclusion, he immediately ced down his things and rushed here. I reckon he is about to arrive. Our metals professor really wishes to chat with the two of you. Of course, I sincerely request for myself as well. Because in this operation, our Symbiosis sect actually produced a traitor like Qiao Gun. Five of us died, except me. If no one testifies for me, how am I going to rify myself? Therefore, please stay behind to assist me in clearing my name.��


    ��Of course, I wouldn��t just waste everyone��s time. Within the symbiosis sect, someone has alreadypleted the milestone: ��Warmheated man�� and acquired the ��Omnipotent�� title which grants +3 to all attributes. After this matter concludes, I will sell this list of mission information process to you guys at a low price.��


    Gale��s words were reasonable, and filled with substantial enticement. Therefore, Sheyan and Diaz both decided to stay behind. Diaz naturally wasn��t guilty of anything and Sheyan had a confidence that his actions werepletely unknown. Sheyan made use of the excess time now to find out more about the characteristics of the ��Fearless�� title awarded after killing a legendary creature. In his heart, he was filled with wasted sentiments. Because the ��fearless�� title can actually additionally raise the wearer��s life by 5%! This was extremely beneficial for Sheyan! If he had known this earlier, Sheyan would definitely take the risk to dish out 10% worth of damage to that troll. If not this title would have beenpleted by now, but now he had forever missed that golden opportunity.


    The metals professor didn��t allow them to wait for long. After half an hour, he hopped out of the firece at Hogwarts train station. The metals professor��s body was covered with a cloak embedded fully with sharp metal scales and wore a mask. The mask was a poker, King of hearts. That mask was actually crafted with meat, and could even disy his expression to perfection. He forcefully squeezed out a smile to Sheyan and Diaz before frowning at Gale.


    ��What happened? How did it turn out like this?��


    Gale was obviously an uncouth brute, but in front of this metals professor he was as obedient as a cat. He reiterated the entire story in full details, narrating itpletely and urately and did not add in any personal assumptions.


    After hearing Gale��s exnation, the metals professor invited Sheyan and Diaz to recount their side of the story. The questions he asked were all relevant. Such an arrogant person like Gale actually turned submissive in front of the metals professor as he answered his questions diligently. On the contrary, Sheyan was exceedingly shameless. He straightforwardly imed that after being knocked unconscious from the troll��s first attack, he didn��t know anything else.

 Chapter 157: Eye of truth

    <h4>Chapter 157: Eye of truth</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: Elkassar


    At present, when the Metals professor added up Qiao Gun��s previous behaviour and speech, he could basically confirm that Qiao Gun had traitorous intentions from the start. His only concern was Qiao Gun��s death. Primarily, Qiao Gun started nning his betrayal for a long time. If he was willing toy hands on Gale, that meant the mountain troll should already be reaching fatality. Qiao Gun should have confidence of finishing it off himself.


    Alright, everyone makes mistakes. Perhaps Qiao Gun panicked and made the wrong judgement, in his disaster did he realize that he was unable to finish off the troll alone. But after releasing vampire Edward, Qiao Gun still died. This was extremely bizarre.


    The Metals professor had paid quite a huge sum to purchase the vampire Edward from a contestant who had just returned from the ��de�� world. Although Edward was imprisoned for 7 years and 2 months and was weakened to the point that he couldn��t disy most of his abilities, he was still a second ss legendary creature. His strength should still be adequate. Of course, unless a contestant with outstanding charm who grasps taming abilities managed to tame him, then when Edward participates in the battle, the loots will surely be ��contaminated�� and decline in ss.


    This was also the main reason why the metals professor was willing to handover the imprisoned Edward��s cross to Qiao Gun.


    Vampires had high regeneration, high agility and high avoidability. It can totally restraint the cumbersome troll based on attributes alone. Even though Edward was weakened greatly, it was simply too farfetched that Qiao Gun would still be killed by a slow-moving troll even under the protection of a vampire.


    Therefore, the Metals professor��s greatest suspicion was that someone was spying in the shadows. That person utilized a weapon that had an explosive power simr to a sniper rifle and finished off Qiao Gun in one strike! If not, a contestant who was expert in closebat would never be able to escape vampire Edward��s clutches after killing Qiao Gun.


    Normally an experienced and knowledgeable man with great foresight, he had never expected such a freak like Sheyan would surface. Credit should be given to Sheyan��s innate ability ��endurance��, it assisted Sheyan in ousting a second ss legendary creature for over 10 minutes. The funny thing was that if his enemy wasn��t a vampire but a troll, then Sheyan would be the one desperately fleeing for his life.


    Since his heart already had a firsthand impression of judgement, then naturally the Metals professor��s biggest doubt was ced on Diaz.


    Of course the Metals professor wouldn��t simply blurt out his suspicions. After pondering for a second, he replied.


    ��I understand now, thank you for both your support.��


    After speaking, he started a trade between Sheyan and Diaz, preparing to sell the information process of the ��Omnipotent�� title to both. The two sighed in relief. When facing such a young Metals professor, their hearts ultimately felt a stifling pressure. However after half a minute, Sheyan and Diaz raised their brows, they silently red at Gale, coldly asking.


    ��May I ask, what does this mean?��


    From the request transmitted by the nightmare imprint, it shockingly stated a 10,000 utility points asking price!��


    The Metals professorughed, his voice resonated with a light metal tapping sound.


    ��ording to your agreement with Gale, as your reward for staying back, we were supposed to sell to you a list of information process about the ��Omnipotent�� title. Is that a problem?��


    Diaz stepped forward, his eyes zing with frustration at being cheated.


    ��Its selling to us cheap! Cheap!��


    The Metals professor answered softly.


    ��Do you know how much blood, sweat and tears we invested into this information process? Within the nightmare realm, it is a secret that we wouldn��t even sell to the public. If anyone wishes to purchase, they would have to pay at least 30,000 utility points! 10,000 points is already considered cheap, furthermore before purchasing, you have to sign a secrecy use. You can only use this information for yourself.��


    Diaz wanted to refute, but his eyes were shaken by the Metals professor��s warm yet icy re. He kept silent and took a step back.


    ��Fine, fine! I��ll leave.��


    The Metals professorughed out loud.


    ��Young man don��t be rash and listen to me first. Just now Gale mentioned that you guys have certain deep sentiments of going through that life and death ordeal. Especially you Diaz, you actually dealt such horrifying damages to that mountain troll. And you, Seaman, you lured the troll into the pitfall by yourself, your courage and strength is definitely top grade! Actually I know that 10,000 utility points is a little expensive to a lone travelling contestant. It is actually a price that is hard to ept.��


    Until here, the Metals professor swept a nce past Sheyan and Diaz��s face.


    ��But�� there��s another way. As long as you agree, I can divulged these information process to you. Would you mind listening to it?��


    ��So that��s the case.�� Sheyan��s grinned on the inside. He released an astonished ��Oh�� and replied. ��What way?��


    Instead, the Metals professor stared into Diaz��s eyes.


    ��Join us!��


    Gale sincerely add on.


    ��Both of you have witnessed, our Symbiosis sect took a heavy blow in the side of closebatants because of that traitor Qiao Gun! Therefore, we really need two simrly strong contestants to join us! Furthermore, the Symbiosis sect is currently in preparations for a huge operation! If we attain sess before the Banks Syndicate, then you��ll definitely received tremendous benefits!��


    After Sheyan listened, his face still looked hesitant but moved at the same time. Gale immediately continued.


    ��You should know, new entrants into our party normally have an auditioning period of 3 years. Within those 3 years, most of their profits will be taken because in the end we will share both life and death. But i am willing to vouch for you, once you enter you will be ssified as an official member. Seaman, don��t you have that taming 50 bowtruckles milestone? Once you join our party, you can exchange or use utility points to invite others to assist you. Apart from that, from my knowledge there are 4 others right now that are attempting the ��Omnipotent�� title mission! If we can attempt that series of missions together, then the amount of work would be greatly reduced!��


    Hearing till here, Sheyan couldn��t help but rub his hands from this pleasant surprise.


    ��If I enter, what are the conditions?��


    The Metals professor didn��t ce heavy emphasis on him. But currently there was indeed ack of closebat contestants. Initially he wanted to offer no additional conditions, but because of his mistrustful personality, he replied.


    ��I��ve already seen your personal attributes from Qiao Gun. But I request that you release information on all your basic abilities to me, and I��ll assure your secret. But remember, trying to cover up anything is futile!��


    Sheyan extremely bluntly eximed.


    ��No problem!��


    The logic for this request was extremely simple. He suspected that the person who killed Qiao Gun had exceedingly strong long range abilities. That was how he was able to assassinate Qiao Gun without dying to the vampire. At present, only firearms and magic were able to produce such mighty long ranged attacks. And to be able to learn such attacks in the nightmare realm, one should have excellent corresponding basic abilities.


    The reality was that great oaks are grown from little acorns. The realm ces extremely heavy emphasis on basic abilities. The metals professor came across a top-notch spell in the Harry Potter world: ��Avada Kedavra killing curse scroll��. Just to activate that magic scroll, it required basic prayer lvl12, basic meditation lvl 12, advanced magic lvl10,and proficiency in witchcraft lvl 7! What more the basic ability requirement to learning that killing curse.


    Therefore in the Metals professor��s heart, if Sheyan was a swine disguised as a tiger and he was the one that killed Qiao Gun, then definitely he would have grasped a powerful far range ability. Thus, his basic long rangebat, basic prayer, and basic meditation these 3 abilities should at least be above lvl 7!


    When Sheyan eded to the metals professor and broadcasted his basic abilities to him, he wasn��t eager to look but instead drew out a wand! Chanting several incantations, he suddenly sprinkled out a clump of glittering powder with his right hand. This powder was a sorcery material, made with bat��s excrement, a dead person��s tooth, 10 pieces of silica and 3 pieces of metronidazole grinded together. With the powder floating in mid air, the metals professor pointed his wand at it!


    ��Boom!�� The powder suddenly emitted a crackling sound like a firework. The only difference was that a firework would scatter outwards, but instead the powder congregated internally. Then it swiftly formed into a strangely shaped eyeball.


    This eyeball was roughly the size of a fist, it��s pupil was oddly huge and left only a small space for the white of the eye. It slowly floated up to Sheyan��s face and started to scroll through his basic ability information.


    The Metals professor coldly dered.


    ��The ��Eye of Truth�� has 50 points of perceptive sensing. Therefore, whatever concealment hurry up and remove it. If not, it will never be able to escape the vision of the ��Eye of truth��!��


    Sheyan eximed out with astonishment and a look of innocence.


    ��What do I need to conceal?��


    Actually, Sheyan��s secrets were his personal attributes, innate ability and his equipment. His basic abilities required no such concealment. Therefore, his straightforward style further alleviated the metals professor��s suspicion.


    Even though his heart had already confirmed that Sheyan wasn��t hiding anything, he still controlled the Eye of Truth to himself. He then look looked through carefully the basic ability information collected by the Eye of Truth.


    ��Hmm, ��basic closebat lvl2��, ��basic footwork lvl 4��, ��basic endurance lvl2���� Wa! You have the rarely seen ��expert grappling lvl2�� advanced ability. No wonder you managed to survive the troll��s attack.��


    The Metals professor suddenly issued an expression of shock and praise. Because of Qiao Gun��s betrayal, the Symbiosis sect took a huge blow to their closebat capabilities. Furthermore, Sheyan had learned a pretty good advanced ability in advance grappling. This skill greatly enhanced Sheyan��s survivability.

 Chapter 158: Troll’s……

    <h4>Chapter 158: Troll��s����</h4>


    Tranted by: CHua


    Edited by: Elkassar


    The metals professor had seen a report before. On it was written: ��Basic grappling and expert grappling these two advanced ability may look simr on first sight, but when raised to lvl7, expert grappling would produce an additional 7% avoidability and 9% resistance!�� This was a huge disparity. In addition to Sheyan��s pretty outstanding performance in adaptability and strength, no wonder he was able to maintain hisposure in front of such a terrifying creature like the troll and lure it for a kilometre.


    ��Looks like, he can be considered someone we urgently need.�� After going through these, the Metals professor had a different opinion of Sheyan. He muttered in his heart.


    ��This contestant is still growing in potential, I should monitor his cultivation first. If he doesn��t harbour any ill ambitions, he should be tested first. That is if he manages to survive after this round��s operation.��


    The Metals professor nodded at Sheyan, reaching his hand out.


    ��Wee to the Symbiosis sect.��


    After joining Sheyan naturally signed a list of agreements through the nightmare imprint. His privileges were pretty simr to before. The party members had a peaceful status to each other, and AOE damages would not cause friendly fire. If any side wishes to aggro the other, there will be a 10 seconds pre-warning initiation of battle and will be instantly penalized 6000 utility points.


    More importantly, the aggressor would immediately be implied as quitting the party, the name would be announced to every party member within the world. Moreover after the battle concluded (Defeat or victory), 3 random objects and 1 random equipment would be transferred to the victim. If the victim dies, then the remunerations would be transferred to the highest status personnel within the party. That was probably why Qiao Gun didn��t dare to directly act against Gale, but only borrowed the troll��s might to act.


    Furthermore, a higher status party member had a privilege. That was to instantlymence a trial against any party member. After the trial, he can instantly remove the peaceful status of that member, and expel him out of the party. However, the initiator of the trial will have his attributes lowered by 5%. At this point that will be vote. If more than 50% of the party members felt that the trial was fair, then the lowered attribute will be reinstated. If not it will remain permanently.


    Apart from that, after joining the party he acquired a passive party ability: ��Impossibleeback��. It will be instantly activated once the contestant reaches a heavily injured state. The contestant will instantly receive +10% avoidabilitysting for 10 seconds. This effect seemed rather chicken ribs*, but it should be able to be improved. Once the party reaches a higher level, it should be rtively powerful.


    (TN: *lol it means punitive)


    A member can leave the party under a peaceful state and within the nightmare realm. But the member has to pay a fee of 5000 utility points and 5 potential points.


    Once Sheyan joined the Symbiosis sect, the Metals professor proceeded to invite Diaz. After deliberating, Diaz resolutely refused. But through Gale��s mediation, he finally signed a temporary agreement contract. He was able to use 8000 utility points to purchase that information process, but he had to aid the Symbiosis sect��s operation. The metals professor still carried an immense suspicion, but most of the suspicion was ced onto Diaz.


    If it was normally, he would have investigated this matter thoroughly! But now was a critical moment, the Banks Syndicate were closing up and the situation was extremely tight. Anything could happen anymore. Therefore he forcefully contained his suspicious nature and prioritized the things at hand. His time was extremely tight, after exchanging a few words he took off into the firece.


    After joining the Symbiosis sect, Gale naturally became more amicable with Sheyan. Moreover the two had been through a life and death ordeal together, and Sheyan��s strength wasn��tcking. After Qiao Gun��s death, his position was vacant. Gale naturally wished Sheyan could support his cause, and dered to Sheyan that he would undertake the responsibility of Sheyan��s remaining bowtruckle milestone. After the three discussed, the decided to head over to Hogwarts station to rest and wait for the train. Then they would pay a visit to thergest magic marketce, Diagon Alley.


    This time��s travel didn��t have the good fortune of having Floo powder for instant travel, they could only board the Hogwarts express. Moreover, the train from tform 9 ? only set off twice daily, one was from London to Hogwrats, and then back to London. ording to the tform timing, the train should reach around 11 in the afternoon, hence Sheyan hadn��t missed today��s train.


    Sheyan suddenly recalled that when they just arrived, Hagrid had told them about a small snack shop. He then decided to take a look. Instead, Gale leaned against a bench in the station andzily lowered his shoulders.


    ��Confirm everything is sold. The things here are rtively cheap, this should be the welfare that Hogwarts gives to their workers. If they sold everything to a contestant, they would earn 2-3 thousand utility points at most. The two guys who stayed back at the station definitely exploited this welfare, they wouldn��t even leave a stic bag to you!��


    Sheyan was a little shocked. He bitterly smiled as he discovered that actually he waspletely not as well informed as Gale who spent a long time with the party. Looking at the time, he asked Gale and Diaz who were about to fall asleep.


    ��Where��s the toilet?��


    Gale looked rather tired. He yawned, probably indicating that he didn��t know. Instead, Diaz pointed to the left.


    ��Walk straight for 20 metres, its the room with the white roof.��


    Sheyan followed his instructions to the toilet. The interior was rather clean. Sheyan observed his surroundings carefully searching before confirming that was no one around. He took a deep breath before fishing out the key he stored within his nightmare imprint.


    That was the key the troll dropped.


    That shocking faint glimmer of silver glow!


    Even theposed Sheyan couldn��t help as his heart started beating faster! He calmed himself down, as he summoned the chest and opened it. Instantly, a list of notifications transmitted out by the nightmare imprint:


    ��You acquired a silver storyline item: Troll��s Horcrux.��


    ��You acquired a ck ss weapon: Troll��s legbone.��


    ��You acquired an unappraised object: A roll of thick leather.��


    ��You acquired 2000 utility points, 1 potential point.��


    Sheyan didn��t have the luxury of time, he hurriedly stored his rewards into the nightmare imprint. Especially that ck ss weapon: ��Troll��s legbone�� was gigantic, from his initial estimation it should be a dual handed strong weapon! For example, that 28 points of strength Venter would be extremely interested in this. In addition, that Unappraised object: ��A roll of thick leather�� was not small as well. Sheyan was flustered as he tried his best to organize the interspatial space in his nightmare imprint. Finally, he managed to stuff the two enormous objects in and heaved a sigh of relief.


    When he returned, Diaz and Gale had fallen asleep. They were all ssified as Hogwart��s workers, and this ce was protected by the security of Hogwarts station, thus it was a safe district. Therefore the two dared to be so bold. Sheyan followed suit andid down on a bench feigning asleep. He then started to examine the newly acquired items.


    Troll��s horcrux (Specially obtained/rare)


    Object rarity: Silver storyline ss


    Usage effect: After using on a ck ss equipment/weapon, it will give it a ��soul�� and raise that weapon/equipment to a silver storyline ss.


    Warning: If the Horcrux is notpatible with the equipment, it will break.


    Material: Ghost


    Weight: 3g.


    Description: This is a valuable, rarely seen horcrux, it may even beparable to dark gold ss.


    Description: Dying in battle to a troll is a glorious karma. When they hunt other creatures, they are already prepared to get hunted by others. Therefore, they will always calm when confronted with death. But all trolls loathe magic, they feel that magic stains the meaning ofbat. Therefore once there is magic involved against the troll, this horcrux would never appear. The appearance of the horcrux signifies your valor in subduing the troll, and it recognizes you as a worthy opponent.


    Troll��s legbone


    Origin: Harry potter��s magic world


    Equipment rarity: ck


    Attack damage: 30 - 80


    Material: Calcium carbonate / calcium phosphate / chitin


    Additional instation: Handle


    Weight: 87.34 kg.


    Length: 281.4 cm.


    Base attack interval: 5.8 seconds (Strength can shorten this interval, but not lower than 3.8 seconds)


    Equipment requirements: Strength 25 points, physique 15 points


    Durability: 120 points


    Equipping: Strength + 2


    Equipping: When dealing damage, 50% chance of neglecting 5 points of defence.


    Active ability: ying bone toss. Hurling the massive bone at the distant enemy resulting in damage. Damage = (Aggressor��s strength - victim strength) x 2 and 40 points of fixed damage.


    Additional attack effects: Knockdown. Causing Enemies who receive the attack to be knockdown for 3 seconds. Within this duration, unable to move, attack or cast spells.


    Warning: After hurling out the bone, you will be regarded with empty-handed status.


    Warning: The hurled out bone can be damaged, consuming its durability. When durability reaches 0, this weapon is unusable and requires repair.


    Heavy blunt weapon special effect: ��Prate�� When a blunt weapon attacks, Ignores the 50% increase in defence in armour ss defensive equipment.


    Equipment battle score: 21


    Evaluation: It thirsts for a powerful soul to dominate it.


    Unappraised object: ��A roll of thick leather��.


    Object rarity: ck


    Material: ?


    Weight: 27 kg.

 Chapter 159: Entering Diagon alley

    <h4>Chapter 159: Entering Diagon alley</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    After examining the 3 objects, Sheyan��s first reaction was tobine the ��Troll��s Horcrux�� and the ��Troll��s Legbone�� together to produce a silver storyline weapon! Although the warning states that if the horcrux wasn��tpatible with a weapon, it will break. But even using his pants to think he would know that thepatibility rate of the two was naturally 100%. But after giving it a second though, he immediately released this idea.


    In such a threatening environment, undoubtedly enhancing his own capabilities took precedence. He was definitely incapable of equipping the ��Troll��s Legbone�� for a long time, therefore selling it off to another would be the best option. Besides, Sheyan could keep that horcrux which had the potential to enhance a ck ss equipment. Because right now, Sheyan had two ck equipments. If any could rise a ss, its powers would be raised incredibly!


    After confirming his intentions, Sheyan inquired and realized he could only use the horcrux in the nightmare realm. Thus, he could only shelve it aside. Although his power didn��t receive an instant boost, his profits were still rtively satisfactory. At this moment, the steam whistle of the train sounded, and the three simultaneously approached the carriage. The train only stopped for 15 minutes, once they missed it they had to wait till the next day.


    10 minutester, the three were sitting inside the train. Sheyan was pretty exhausted. He knew that time was precious, therefore he decided to take a nap during the journey and strived for the +3 attributes title at Diagon alley after he refreshed his mind. Previously he had inquired about title synthesization, but Gale courteously mentioned he wasn��t very clear. The only thing that was clear was that such a thing as title synthesization existed.


    When Sheyan��s vision turned hazy, suddenly someone knocked the door of their private carriage room. He was instantly alerted but didn��t expect that Diaz and Gale simultaneously charged forward with joy. They hurriedly opened the door!


    Sheyan was still a little shock, but he saw a middle aged woman pushing a cart outside asking them if they would like to purchase any snacks with a smile. He immediately realized that they had chanced upon a hidden aspect. ording to the storyline, this sales madam would only sell products at the start of school or during the holidays when the train was transporting the kids. At present, it was their great luck to be able to encounter her.


    Because of his dy in rushing up, even though he had the cash he wasn��t able to buy much. In the end he only purchased the following:


    Bertie Bott��s every vour beans x 2: A special snack in Harry Potter��s word. It can produce at random vours of coconut, grape, spinach, liver, cow belly, pepper��even mucus, ear wax etc.


    50% chance of eating a normal vor: Instantly recover 15% HP.


    33% chance of eating a weird vour (Liver, cow belly, pepper etc): All attributes temporarily +1, duration: 24 hours.


    10% chance of eating a disgusting vour: HP instantly drops by 5%, all attacks raised by 10%. Duration: 12 hours.


    Chocte frog x2: A special snack in Harry Potter��s word. MP regeneration rate +50%. Duration: 120 minutes.


    Upon opening package, 50% chance of obtaining a wizard card. A lone card can be sold for 100 utility points.


    Gathering the whole set (12 different wizard cards), receive a hidden mission.


    Mars bar: A special snack in Harry Potter��s world. After consuming, regain 33% HP and 33% MP within 30 seconds.


    To purchase these items, Sheyan used the sry issued by Hagrid. The 10 points he used (considered a valuable item), can bepared to 2000 utility points in the realm. Moreover he had no use for collecting it. After that bargaining frenzy, nothing else special happened. While waiting for the train previously, Sheyan suddenly thought of a question and couldn��t help raising it.


    ��Why didn��t anyone think of attacking Harry Potter. Isn��t he just a little kid?��


    Gale burst out inughter after hearing that.


    ��Seaman, you really think Harry Potter is such a harmless and safe kid that even such frightening existence like Voldemort couldn��t kill! Then how would an average person see him as? I once heard a recount of someone that Harry Potter has 3 blessings on him. The 8-level love protection blessing that his mother, Lily, exchanged with her life which possess terrifying reflective ability. His father��s 7-level true fortune blessing. Dumbledore��s 7-level enchantment blessing! Once you attack him, then you should prepare to see God in a few seconds!��


    ��That��s right.�� Diaz sincerely continued. ��Apart from what Gale said, Harry Potter also possesses power ability to transform the substance of an object Remember the ss wall at the zoo inside the movie?��


    ��Harry Potter wanted to humiliate his cousin, and dematerialized the ss window obstructing the snake. It only materialized after a few minutes! As long as he willed it, such objects can be shifted easily. If his life was in grave danger, then he can probably do the same to your weapons, your brain, your body, legs, and even�� your heart!��


    As Sheyan listened, he suddenly felt that Harry Potter wasn��t just a young kid. He was obviously a supreme fortified stronghold by himself�� Sheyan discarded all notions of ever wanting to bully the kid as heid on the seat and fell into deep sleep. He slept extremely soundly, until the train staff woke him up at London��s tform 9 ? stop.


    3 hours of sleep was rtively enough for a contestant. After washing his face, Sheyan could feel his metal had recovered by 80%. They then boarded a cab that Gale hailed, and once again headed towards the ce where they started, The Leaky Cauldron.


    It was still 5 in the afternoon, and there was no one inside the bar. Only old Nick was diligently wiping his wine cups. After he saw Sheyan and the rest, he slowly addressed them.


    ��Lads, on the right roughly 13 metres from here is Mijasha cafe. They sell pretty good honey biscuits, and especially waiter 13 who has such a firm and nice butt. Why did you guyse here? I��ve sworn to Barry before, I will only sell alcoholic beverages after 6.��


    Diaz who had the highest charm, didn��t hesitate to engage any storyline character.


    ��Hey Nick, I heard that the opposite cafe��s waiter 13 is a male, perhaps you like guys? Also, we are not here for a drink, our aim is the back of the bar.��


    After speaking, Diaz disyed out his Hogwarts hunter emblem. Nick��s expression carried no dissent, but he still diligently examined the remaining emblems as well. At this moment, Sheyan felt rather thirsty, he knew that his measly points of charm was unable to gain any favourable impression on storyline characters. Thus he bluntly picked up a bottle of beer, and easily popped open the beer cap.


    Suddenly old Nick furiously called out.


    ��Hey! I already said that until 6, I will not sell any form of alcohol!��


    Sheyan exhaled in satisfaction, shrugging his shoulders he threw away the bottle cap.


    ��Old man, If I don��t pay after I drink then that��s not considered selling right?��


    Old Nick was astounded, as though nothing was wrong and he couldn��t find the words to refute. With his gloomy face, he stood behind the counter.


    At this moment, Gale was already standing at the back alley of the bar about to enter Diagon alley. There was an old brick wall with a cross shaped depression at their eye level, the depression seemed like a Chevrolet symbol to Sheyan. Gale lifted his finger and started tapping in a clockwise direction around the depression. Suddenly the brick wall starting shaking and opened up a pathway.


    Suddenly, a furious roar from old Nick sounded over.


    ��Damned brat. You haven��t paid up!��


    Sheyanughed and kicked off, darting into the busy crowd within diagon alley. When Diaz and Gale witnessed Nick rushing over relentlessly, they both raised their arms innocently. Nick was already an old man, when the chaotic view of human traffic filled his eyes, how was he able to find Sheyan.


    This was Sheyan and Diaz��s first time visiting Diagon alley. It was named the wizard��s marketce, its liveliness and congestion was not far from London��s Westminster Abbey. The buildings here had a sixteenth century style with 2-3 floors and had pointy triangle roofs. These crooked houses aligning up looked really simr to passengers clogged up side by side each other in a congested bus. It carried an irregr yet charming effect.


    It seemed that every house was a standalone independent store, their signboards were designed meticulously. Opposite from Sheyan, antern that could move by itself was hung above it. On the right, the signboard of that shop was able to pick up a cloth and wiped itself. Suddenly, Sheyan heard a steam whistling sound. He urgently turned around, it was actually a teapot ced onto a signboard which was releasing steam. As it caught onto Sheyan, it even winked its eyes and yfully puffed out batches of steam����

 Chapter 160: 10 minutes and an afternoon

    <h4>Chapter 160: 10 minutes and an afternoon</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    ��This ce, its really��really mystical.�� Sheyan and Diaz both had a dumbstruck expression. Instead Gale had already frequented here before, and was used to the peculiarity of it. pping their shoulders he sad.


    ��Go ahead and roam about, remember don��t buy anything. Even though it��s pretty chaotic here, most of tenants are good wizards and follow the regtions from the ministry of magic. Furthermore we are workers from Hogwarts, it should be rtively safe. I��ll go check if Phelps is around, I��ll be back soon.��


    Since it seemed safe, Diaz ditched Sheyan and went ahead by himself. His personality had always been cold and remote. Sheyan didn��t mind and went his own way. The shops here were bizarre and magical. Sheyan have never seen the items they sold before, it was like seeing a whole new world.


    His curiosity was piqued by a signboard from which hung a golden pair of scissors cutting incessantly.He walked in, in the end, there was no one inside while a barber stool slid over by itself. Following that, a pair of scissors immediately surged to his head! If not for pathetically fleeing out, his hair would really have been raped and vited.


    After stumbling out, Sheyan then noticed several tiny words beneath the golden, the words were so small one had to use a magnifying ss to view them.


    Hairdresser and shaving, 50 pounds per round, does not ept credit.


    ��Wow��just wow!�� Sheyan wiped his cold sweat, tugging at his pouch as he hurriedly left the area. Trying his best to distant himself from that strange shop as far as possible.


    Ahead him was a crowd surrounding a window, the crowd were youths that didn��t exceed 16 years old. Sheyan crept closer, and realized their envious gaze were all directed at a broom behind the window. Sheyan nced through, he felt that these second generation wizards were really senseless. When he was at their age, he had already roamed across 5-6 countries and tasted the body of 7-8 different nationalities of females. And yet they were all excited over a stupid broom.


    ����wait wait wait wait, broom!��


    ��Inside Harry Potter��s magic world, this household tool had two different uses! Of course ordinarily ones were used to sweep the streets, while the special ones whenpared to Porsche, Maserati, Lamborghini, they were just trash!��


    Thinking till here, Sheyan naturally participated with the group of kids and gazed into the window. A distinct name was written over the broomstick:


    Nimbus 2000!!!


    ��So it is this.�� Sheyan recalled something and hurriedly checked with his nightmare imprint. As expected there was a relevant milestone to his object: ��I love Quidditch��, and its requirement was a Nimbus 2000!


    Ever since knowing that titles could be synthesized together, Sheyan had a whole new attitude towards milestones. This milestone was rtively easy to aplish, he just needed enough pounds. Based on his current worth, he had 122 pounds and 50 of them could be brought out of this world. Thus, he carried an air of contempt as he stepped into the shop. However after 10 seconds, silently walked out with a crestfallen expression.


    The price of the Nimbus 2000 wasn��t great, it was merely 5 figures, 11300 magic pounds. These magic pounds referred to the kind where contestants could bring back to the nightmare realm and exchange for utility points! More devastatingly, the shop only epted magic pounds and not utility points! Sheyan finally understood why this Nimbus 2000 hadn��t been bought yet. It seemed like the easiest, but actually its price was the hardest to reach!


    After leaving that magic sports shop, Sheyan suddenly halted after walking for a brief moment. He quickly headed to his left, and not longter a four storeys high building appeared before him. This building had an eighteenth century look, every floor was nted to a different direction. It looked like toy building blocks that could copse anytime. But from the signboard by the side, the previous time it renovated was actually in 1867. The building should have been around for over a millennium.


    ��Gringotts.�� Sheyan gazed upon this renowned goblin bank. His heart constantly transmitted a strange and intense sensation, as though a thread was tugging at it like this ce was filled with destion and death. He circled the area, and that sensation suddenly vanished. Stunned and at a loss for a moment, he then resumed strolling the streets.


    After several rounds, Gale rushed here anxiously. When he saw Sheyan he instantly became overjoyed.


    ��Finally found you, quicklye.��


    Sheyan was slightly taken aback.


    ��What��s with the hurry?��


    Gale led the way and replied.


    ��Obviously it is for your bowtruckle mission. Hurry, if not Phelps will have to work more.��


    Sheyan was slightly puzzled. Bowtruckles loved the quiet and peaceful forest, it was even hard to find one at the outskirts of the forbidden forest. Yet this was a bustling city, there were pests everywhere����how was someone able to help him with the bowtruckles here? The two passed through several streets and finally stopped in front of a shop. The signpost read ��Magical Menagerie��.


    ��Isn��t this the ce that sells pets?�� Sheyan was roughly knowledgeable about the Harry Potter movie. ��Crookshanks�� Hermione��s cat was bought from here.


    ��That��s right.�� Gale straightforwardly headed into the shop and then called Sheyan in. He didn��t stop to look at the strange birds, snakes and animals but immediately headed in. The environment inside was much better than its exterior. Gale sat down firmly onto a chair, and nced about. He then smacked down heavily onto the table with his hand.


    ��Phelps! Phelps! You idiot where is the thing I tasked you with?��


    Instantly, another contestant rushed out from the nearby room. His face was a little scared. This contestant, Sheyan had already seen before. It was the guy who chose to work at Diagon Alley.


    ��Where are the bowtruckles you supposed to prepare?��


    Gale called out loudly.


    ��At the back.�� Phelps swallowed his emotions and replied.


    ��Bring us there.�� Gale demanded. ��Now!��


    Sheyan asked.


    ��Why would there be bowtruckles here?��


    Phelps looked at Sheyan but Gale scolded out.


    ��He is the newly added official member, Seaman! Not the same rotten eggs like you guys who can only hide at the back of a battle. When he asks you, you better answer him honestly!��


    Phelps leaked a bitter and resentful look in his eye, but sincerely replied.


    ��Because when selling pets, Crups likes to eat bowtruckles if not it will turn violent and cause the caretaker much worries. Therefore Gariful Boss secretly smuggled in some behind the ministry of magic��s back.��


    (TN: Crup is a species of dog)


    Phelps led Sheyan round to the backyard and finally to iron cage. There were at least 18 bowtruckles inside, and ground beetles were prepared by the side. These bowtruckles were famished for a long time, and Sheyan fed the ground beetles as easily as feeding gold fishes. After 10 minutes, the nightmare imprint disyed the notification:


    ��


    ��You sessfully pleased 50 different bowtruckles.��


    ��Youpleted the milestone: A doting man.��


    ��You acquired the title: Bowtruckles feedback (Fast).��


    ��Anywhere within 30 metres of trees, your HP regeneration under battle state will receive additional 25 points per minute. This title can be swiftly equipped even in battle, and can be switched away anytime.��


    Sheyan finally experienced the benefits of a party. If he attempted it himself, there was a possibility that even after an entire afternoon, he wouldn��t havepleted it! Suddenly he recalled another milestone that was linked to bowtruckles: ��British museum honorary member��. He then enquired about this to Gale. After pondering Gale replied.


    ��That milestone probably provides good rewards, but it doesn��t have any link with us.��


    Phelps eyes suddenly shed with admiration and interrupted.


    ��The awarded title is also called British museum honorary member, its attributes are intelligence +3, MP regeneration speed +2.��


    Intelligence +3 was quite an excellent attribute, MP regeneration +2 was even more practical. MP regeneration speed and HP regeneration speed were calcted the same way. This title to contestants who relied on active abilities/skills was undoubtedly essential. But judging from the nightmare imprint��s principles, acquiring it should be difficult.


    To acquire that title may seem easy. Just send over a bowtruckle to the British museum. But one mustn��t forget, the bowtruckles are creatures who live in the magical world. Yet the British museum is a ��muggles��ndmark! This brings in the authority of the Ministry of Magic, and they will certainly dispatch an inspector to pursue this.

 Chapter 161: Superiority

    <h4>Chapter 161: Superiority</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Of course those pursuers wouldn��t treat it that as unforgivable crime and throw you into Azkaban. They would only treat the arrested contestant as a tourist that coincidentally encountered a bowtruckle and generously donated it to the museum. Therefore, even if he was caught, there will only be a sh of light and his memories erased.


    However, this may seem like a light punishment but is is extremely disastrous. The sh of the pursuant will erase whatever experiences the contestant had in the world as well. Therefore, if Sheyan received that spell, Hagrid wouldn��t recognize him, even the items acquired from the troll would be erased����when that timees,pleting the mission will be tough and thepletion rate would be horrendous.


    At this time, the boss of the Magical Menagerie was about to return. If not for that old man needing to settle some things outside, Phelps wouldn��t dare to invite anyone in. Thus, Sheyan and Gale left in a hurry. When they walked out onto the streets of Diagon Alley, Sheyan was a little curious why Gale would exert such superiority over Phelps and yet Phelps could only tolerate in silence. Gale immediately started exining enthusiastically.


    Actually from all chosen contestants, roughly 3/5 were closebat fighters. However, amongst these contestants, roughly 1/3 took the closebat with high agility route. The remaining concentrate on their attributes of strength and physique. Under normal situations, such contestants would be more resistant and more valiant in battle, thus theymanded the front lines.


    After counting, contestants who were able to hold the frontlines were rtivelymon, roughly 2/5 of the total amount of contestants.


    However, everyone understands the cruel nature of the nightmare realm. Especially after experiencing several worlds, long distancebatants would have a much greater survivability rate than closebatants. Thus, contestants who emphasized on strength and physique had a shocking mortality rate,paring to long distancebatants it was at least 2: 1! A party who has experienced 2-3 worldster, would be faced with an extremely awkward situation. That was that the amount of closebatants that could directly engage the enemy was extremely scarce.


    ording to Gale, parties who werecking such individuals were unable toplete or challenge many missions. Of course, amongst long distancebatants who entered the nightmare realm, some of them may have reached the peak of their abilities, and thus function fine without closebatants. But such an argument can only be made in the present world and not in the nightmare realm. Especially when the world��s difficulty level increases, creatures and challenges would be much stronger as well.


    Citing a simple example, Qiao Gun��s assembled 6 man team was able to y the mountain troll, but if there were 6 Diazes would they have seed? The answer is obviously no. Primarily, when a gunner is moving, his uracy will definitely drop and wouldn��t be able to dish out the maximum damage. Therefore, being able to cripple the troll waspletely impossible.


    Secondly, without someone restricting it, once the troll releases a Tree Toss of ying it would have instantly killed off a gunner! With their lives under threat anytime, who would be able to steadily dish out attacks? Moreover, the troll was a creature that was smart enough to flee. Once its HP plunges to critical level and escape, would the gunmen chase? And who would attempt to lure out the troll if it hides inside their.


    Furthermore from a psychological viewpoint, this group could never have been assembled. When one��s life is under threat, they would certainly fight for their lives. Yet under normal circumstances when their lives weren��t under threat, who would dare to step forward and fight with their lives on the line.


    This is like a long distance contestant telling another long distance contestant. ��Bro let��s form a party to kill the troll, although some of us may die it may not be you. We will definitely be able to kill the troll and reap some benefits.�� However, such a risky and dangerous oue, who would be crazy enough to join your party.


    Therefore, closebat contestants who were able to drag out and sustain in a battle were extremely rare. Thus, such contestants within the party would have high status and their words were highly influential. This was because the risk they took was undoubtedly several folds of those who hid behind and engaged in long rangebat tactics. In respect to those ordinary party members, their status was on an entirely different level.


    Just like in the previous party, Qiao Gun��s strength was vastly inferior to the metals professor yet he was able to be a core member of the party. Moreover, he even dared to threaten the metals professor��s interest and hog the loots from the troll by himself. Following this n, if every closebatant in the symbiosis sect died except him, then the metals professor wouldn��t be able to do anything to him.


    Thinking in-depth, there was no such thing as love or hatred without reasons in this realm. Gale treated Sheyan with such friendliness, his ulterior motive was due to the fact that the responsibility of the symbiosis sect��s position of a closebat contestant fell onto the both of them. Furthermore, Sheyan��s earlier disy of strength was pretty good, if Gale wanted to rece Qiao Gun��s position, then he would definitely have to earn Sheyan��s support.


    ��So that��s the case������ After hearing Gale��s exnation, his eyes flickered and his lips curled into a slight smile. Ever since he entered this party, he had already experienced noticeable convenience. Gale��s information further firmed Sheyan��s confidence on forming his own party.


    ��Let��s go. ording to the party��s regtions, we have to assemble every afternoon at a secret location to exchange information. Of course special exceptions may happen. Professor instructed me to let you assimte with the party first, and at the same time try to start the ��warmhearted man�� mission.��


    Gale had already led Sheyan to the end of Diagon alley. ncing at the time, he then tapped on the wall a few times and once again return to the backyard of the Leaky Cauldron. The customers had started to stream in at this hour, and old Nick was extremely busy behind the bar counter. Yet when he saw Sheyan, he instantly red at him intensely as Sheyan couldn��t help but toss 5 pounds over. In the next few days, he would have to frequent here quite often and there was no need toe to blows with that old man over a bottle of beer.


    Old Nick gestured a ��you better watch yourself�� hand signal and could not be bothered with him. As Gale strolled across the bar, he purposefully slowed down his footsteps and smile to every single storyline character. He then whispered to Sheyan.


    ��When the Metals professor first entered this world, he encountered a wizard in his very bar. His charm wasn��t very low from the start, and was rtivelypatible with the wizard thus he managed to rake in several opportunities and got to where he was today. In this damned world where dangers lurk in every corner, as long as one seize their opportunities, they would be able to make it big!��


    Sheyan noticed that Gale��s usage of words were that the metals professor ��raked in several opportunities�� and not ��raked in several benefits��. This meant that nothing in this world was served to you in a silver tter, one still had to work hard when opportunities arrive. The tragic fact was that many wouldn��t even encounter such opportunities! Just like Qiao Gun who was an ambitious and shrewd individual, yet he never encountered any good opportunities and had to create his own in the end by gambling everything he had����yet this was an opportunity that Sheyan exploited.


    Naturally, both didn��t meet any miraculous chance encounter. Especially Sheyan, he carried zero hope with his measly charm. Back in the real London, Gale brought Sheyan to a building that looked pretty old-fashioned. Upon entering the building, Sheyan could even feel a faint threat tugging against his heart, there was obviously a sniper or something close.


    Sheyan remained emotionless as he entered the building, when he arrived at the third floor he was shocked to find an extremely luxurious hall. 5-6 people sat inside and based on their sitting arrangement, one could infer their statuses within the party. ording to Gale, the Symbiosis sect used a rare item an ��assembling rock�� to gather the members together. This this should be most of the members of the Symbiosis sect.


    It looked like Gale��s words were not fabricated. The Symbiosis sect consisted of 12 people, and within those 12 there were only 5 contestant who focused their fighting style on strength. From the earlier battle performance, within those 5, two of them were average. As Sheyan thought of this, this party was clearlycking in strength.


    Sheyan��s appearance undoubtedly attracted many suspicious galres. Instead, Gale simply smiled and rudely sat down on one of the front seats. Naturally this invited several bewildered looks from the other people, and one of the male wearing a golden spectacles who was on pretty good terms teased at him.


    ��Gale, you can sit there for now, but when Qiao Gun arrives you still have to give it up.��

 Chapter 162: Party’s superior advantage

    <h4>Chapter 162: Party��s superior advantage</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Gale shrugged his shoulders.


    ��Sorry Felix, Qiao Gun will never show up.��


    The golden spectacled Flex giggled.


    ��Screw off, thest time you said that, a minuteter Qiao Gun and his guys chased you away.��


    Gale waved his hands.


    ��Nono, nobody is able to live after betraying the metals professor.��


    After this sentence was issued, the lively hall suddenly turned silent. No one in the Symbiosis sect dared to joke about the Metals professor. Felix sincerely asked with a heavy expression.


    ��What about Cast, Matt and the rest?��


    Gale bluntly exined.


    ��Inside the mountain troll��s belly. Exactly from what you can see, the current closebatants are left with me and this newly added official member. Seaman, who singlehandedly lured the troll out and was chased by it for one kilometre!��


    At this moment, the massive doors swung open and a huge male with wavy hair walked in. He grew a small beard and his left eye was embedded with a ck gemstone, exuberating a pressing boldness in him.


    Upon his arrival, everyone else adopted a strict expression. This man surveyed the environment and then extended his hand to Sheyan. Using a robotic tone he offered.


    ��I��m Fanu, I heard about you from the Metals professor. Wee to the team, Seaman!��


    This Fanu was the second ranked member of the Symbiosis sect. After extending his formalities to Sheyan, he then turned to face the audience.


    ��Wayne, No.13, Deke. You three will join the closebat team, Gale will take charge of the team.��


    The faces of the three guys instantly twitched after Fanu called them out, but they could only nod in low spirits. Sheyan noticed, Wayne and No.13 equipped shotguns, and Deke carried a huge bow with a dagger across his waist. Obviously, although their range wereparatively short, their main attributes were invested in long rangebat. This meant that by joining the closebat team, they would simrly face dangers upfront but Gale and Sheyan��s chances of survival will vastly outweigh theirs.


    After Fanu finished speaking, he turned and heading out. When he reached the door, he turned back once again.


    ��Right, Metals professor instructed me to tell you guys. Quickly assist Seaman in assimting into the party and help him out with the warmhearted man milestone. Of course everything should follow the regtions.��


    Sheyan returned a smile to everyone.


    After Fanu left, Gale dragged the three new additions aside and started chatting with them. The golden spectacles male, Felix, walked over to Sheyan with a beaming smile.


    ��Hi Seaman, wee to the Symbiosis sect. The nning for the warmhearted man milestone is undertaken by me, what is your current progress?��


    Sheyan unfolded his hands.


    ��I��m afraid I have to disappoint you. Currently, I haven��t even taken the first step.��


    Felix nodded.


    ��I understand. I need to exin something to you. When you enjoy the benefits of the party, this doesn��t mean that you receive aid without any requirements. When you receive a member��s help, you will also had to aid them in something. However, if you aren��t able to provide any assistance, then you will have to assist them financially, if you get what i mean.��


    Sheyan nodded his head.


    ��I understand fully.��


    The golden spectacled Felix flicked his fingers as a miniptop appeared. A ppt. file was then presented to Sheyan as Felix exined.


    ��Toplete the milestone ��Warmhearted man��, you mustplete the final mission of: Eeylops owl emporium / Gringotts manager / Magic sports shop (the shop that sells Nimbus2000) / Borgin & Burkes magic shop. These shops will not instantly offer the final mission upfront, you must progress incrementally and earn the trust of the 4 bosses. ording to our statistics, from beginning to the end, the entre milestone requires 23 missions to be fulfilled.��


    After Sheyan head that, he felt a sense of helplessness. Felix was extremely satisfied with his reaction as he smiled slightly.


    ��Amongst those 23 missions, 6 of them requires one to personally deliver items. We��ve already added up the most optimal and efficient route there. Currently, two of our counterparts have aplished it, you can invite them to escort you with 500 utility points.��


    ��Ok, no problem.��


    ��Amongst the rest, 4 missions are procuring missions and the fastest method to obtain those items have already been determined. Currently there are 4 members handling this mission type, under normal circumstances, 1 member will handle one mission and straight up collect the essential item the rest needs at the same time. (For example, if the boss requires one bottle of beer, Sheyan will instead gather 4 bottles for the other members. Of course, the other members will help him collect their respective mission object). You can join up with them, and use utility points to purchase the mission objects they have. Of course, you can also request the member with the highest charm to help you purchase, but this will also require an amount of utility point fees.��


    ��There are nine killing/gathering missions. Their contents include ying magic creatures and gathering their fur, harvesting the creature��s souls, stealing the creature��s excrement etc. The suggested way is to gather a team which will reduce the amount of work needed. If you need any strong party members to assist you, I can rmend them for free but you will still need to pay a certain fee to obtain their aid.��


    ��For the final 4 missions, two missions require mission objects which can be bought for a high price in the ck market. The remaining two have to be personallypleted, and outsiders are unable to interfere.��


    ��Therefore Seaman, ording to our calctions, topletely all the prerequisite missions, you will have to prepare at least 4700 utility points. If everything goes smoothly, you will take at least 5 days before receiving the final mission. One important point to take note is that only bypleting all 23 missions, or you will be unable to obtain any benefits on the way. Ok, If you understand everything I still have ast question. Amongst the 4 shops, which is the shop that you feel you will be the best inmunicating with?��


    Not sure why, but when Sheyan thought of that strange sensation he had nearby Gringotts, he instantly murmured out.


    ��Gringotts������


    When Sheyan coughed out that word, the surrounding contestants leaked out a relieved and happy expression on their faces. Sheyan caught onto this point, he instant regretted and wanted to give himself a tight p! However, it was impossible to swallow back his words after speaking out, thus he maintained his steady expression.


    ��Ok.�� Felix smiled. ��I admit your reply really solves a huge headache I have.��


    Apart from that���� The golden spectacled Felix smiled widely. ��I have the highest charm within our party, if you need me, please don��t stand on ceremony.��


    Sheyan nodded as he extended his hands.


    ��Pleasure to work with you.��


    With the aid of the party, Sheyan managed toplete the first few missions swiftly. From 6 in the afternoon till 10 at night, out of the 23 missions only 10 were left. But ording to them, this was merely the beginning, the real test had yet to arrive. Very quickly, Sheyan finally realized what this ��real test�� was all about. Because formerly, all his interactions involved ordinary folks loitering around Gringotts. Yet now he needed to step into Gringotts.


    Gringotts wizarding bank is a goblin start up bank, known to be secured and reliable. They operated 24 hours daily and of course incur additional costs after standard working hours. Sheyan arrived at this Picasso style white construction. Their massive bronze door was glistening under the illumination of the surrounding lights. Two goblin security guards wearing a scarlet gold uniform stood menacingly by the doors.


    They had a pair of pointy long ears,rge nose and green skin. Tying up their brushy hair and raised their broad thick lips as though giving off a sinister smile. Their height didn��t even reach 1 metre, and this height was unable to produce any threat to any matured individuals.


    After pondering a moment, Sheyan then started ascending the flight of stairs up to Gringotts wizarding bank. Instead he was obstructed as the goblin on his left shed a grotesque smile at him. Using a queer unctuous tone.


    ��Hey friend, you cannot enter just like that.��


    An ominous premonition started to well up in his heart.


    ��Then how should I enter?��


    This security guard remained silent. Sheyan started at its sinister smile, his heart stirred as he drew out a 5 pound note.


    ��Now can I enter?��


    The left goblin moved to the side, yet the right one suddenly stood forward and obstructed him. Sheyan now understood why the other members were not willing to take on Gringotts. Jesus! If given a second chance, Sheyan would never have mentioned the word ��Gringotts��.


    Sheyan finally passed through the firstyer of door, but suddenly a huge silver door appeared in front of him. A warning was carved into the huge door by the goblins of the Gringotts wizarding bank. Profanities or not, those words were carved onto the door with scalding gold, it looked as new as before as though it would never fade with eternity. Sheyan��s only sce was that this silver door had no security guards, this meant that he was able to preserve his precious 10 pounds.

 Chapter 163: A race that disregarded charm

    <h4>Chapter 163: A race that disregarded charm</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Sheyan carefully inspected the ce, only after confirming that he wouldn��t be charged any extra fees did he pass through the silver door. He stepped into a spacious marble hall. The hall wasced with over 10 bulky and rough marble chairs, which looked extremely exorbitant. A pair of eyes asionally appeared on the pirs, sneakily sweeping the area before vanishing. This should be the surveince mechanism, catching any uwful behaviour.


    Dozens of goblins sat behind the sales counter made with beech wood, waiting for customers. Because there weren��t many customers now, some were munching on crackers shaped like small animals. Some were examining the blemishes on the marble with their magnifying ss, and the bored ones were mindlessly pressing the mini weighing scales in front of them with their fingers. There was an unexinable shrewdness within the eyes of these little stubby green creatures.


    Sheyan��s main goal was to find Gringott��s main manager called Infinite Franc. Fortunately, in order to elevate his lofty status, he purposely wore a ring red suit with green cor and sat at a prominent location. He grew an extremely arrogant beard. Sheyan figured he had to interact a lot with that fellow from here on, and his main issue was his pathetic charm. Thus, he used his ��insight�� ability on that goblin.


    Infinite Franc


    Goblin


    Height 3 foot 2 inches (0.92 metres), weight 33 kg


    Strength ?


    Agility ?


    Physique ?


    Perceptive sensing ?


    Charm ?


    Intelligence 50 points


    Spirit ?


    Basic attributes ?


    Abilities ?


    Description: Goblins are greedy and intelligent creatures. They seek nothing but profits and most are trustworthy. They possess exceptional keen sense regarding business, and would serve anyone who offers them money.


    Some talented Goblins may even grasp certain mysterious high level abilities, but will only asionally use these abilities to protect their personal wealth.


    Goblins amongst other species within the nightmare world, are the least likely to be influenced by the basic attribute ��Charm��. The only thing that can influence their impression and actions is one thing, and that is money.


    After viewing this list, Sheyan��s heart surged with a pleasant surprise. This wasn��t all that bad. Other contestant weren��t willing to interact with the goblins not because they were reluctant to part with their money, but because charm wouldn��t influence them and they were unable to obtain any benefits. But to Sheyan who was vastly ��crippled�� with regards to charm, what rtion was there? If it couldn��t work then so be it. The most he had to do was spend more!


    ��Mr Infinite, pardon for the interruption.�� Sheyan walked to the goblin��s front with great manners. Instead, this Mister Infinitepletely ignored him.


    But Sheyan was prepared.


    ��This is the rmendation letter given to me by Mr Yisis at the entrance.��


    Infinite raised his green eyelids, but continued writing with his goose feather pen.


    ��Come back the next morning at 7: 59 and 6 seconds, oi! For the love of money, anyone who isn��t punctual will never earn the respect of others.��


    Then Infinite straightforwardly flung the rmendation letter into the paper basket right in front of Sheyan. Sheyan sighed helplessly, however he immediately thought of the pleasant scene of others with high charm being served the same sheet attitude. He immediately felt rather good and his spirits were rejuvenated instantly. Thus he immediately took out another sealed ��Rmendation letter�� that he prepared beforehand.


    ��Time is money Mr Infinite, that is what I always believe in. Regarding myself disturbing your time, I��m willing topensate for my behavior.��


    ��Compensate?�� After hearing this word, Infinite��s two pointed ears immediately jolted up. Sheyan could clearly see the hair on his ears standing up one by one.


    ��Yes, this is my most sincerepensation.�� Sheyan delivered a 10 pound note upfront.


    Mr Infinite��s face finally showed a slight interest, but he continued with his own things in silence. Sheyan gritted his teeth and drew out another 50 pound note and offered it. (Note: 50 pound was the biggest mary denomination at the time, it was like China��s biggest currency was a 100 Yuan note)


    This brought instant results. Infinite immediately smile widely as he stood up and and poured water into a paper cup. Although Sheyan was a little thirsty, but thinking of the polluted water inside that probably was shared with dozens of others, he politely declined. Yet in his heart he couldn��t resist being slightly proud of himself. This 31 points buffalo of physique is finally receiving the same treatment as a 31 points charmer!


    ��Time is money my friend! Your word describes my heart! Since we have such an amicable rtionship now, then I don��t mind being frank. Recently, something happened that left me hard pressed, my skin is fading!��


    Until here, Infinite brandished both arms emotionally.


    ��Heavens. I swear on money, I��ve never experienced such a thing. Since my youth till adulthood, my skin has always emitted the healthiest of green. My dearest Marsha was mesmerized because of my skin. But now, my skin is starting to show obvious signs of fading. Previously those who looked on with envy and jealousness, and even my affair partners will distance themselves from me! Therefore I recently endured and paid 30 shillings to my father to ask about this problem������


    Speaking till here, the respected Mr Infinite swept around with his eyes. He then lowered his voice.


    ��He told me the liver of a healthy centaur may be of use. But it definitely has to be fresh, fresh! The kind where the warm blood hasn��t started coagting!��


    Coincidentally, while wandering around in the afternoon Sheyan had came across a presentation on centaurs. There were certain restrictions, and he immediately awkwardly asked.


    ��But, Mr Infinite. Although my knowledge is superficial, I��ve heard that centaurs are under the protection of the Ministry of Magic.��


    Infinite crept in with his eyes and secretly uttered.


    ��My friend, the meaning of regtions is breaking them.��


    Sheyan recalled the reports supplied by the Symbiosis sect. Probably due to most people not willing to interact with these hical greedy goblins, therefore the introductory and mission regarding Infinite were the most brief. Up till now, there wasn��t any information or exnation that he recently received. However, Sheyan had always been outstanding in reacting to such emergencies.


    ��Alright Mr Infinite, based on our current friendship , I will certainly help you. But for the love of money, you cannot possibly ask me to find such a creature in the entire Great Britain myself. Apart from that, in order for your skin to regain that mesmerizing lustre, I should at least be supplied with some information on that creature right.��


    Infinite smiled with his thick lips, he was d to see someone actually considering for his own benefits. However, he started rubbing his left index finger and thumb together. Sheyan cursed in his heart, he knew without parting with the kid he would never entice the wolf. He then stuffed the rest of his remaining pounds into the goblin��s hand. Anyway other party members would definitely be willing to exchange pounds for utility points.


    Undoubtedly, Sheyan��s actions once again earned positive reaction from Infinite. This creature thatpletely disregarded ��charm�� even proactively dragged a chair in for Sheyan to sit. His face was smiling so splendidly like a flower bloomed on it. Lowering his voice even further he continued.


    ��At Knockturn alley, number thirteenth. You will definitely find what you need. They will ask you for a passcode, just reply ��glimmering gold��, and you��ll be fine.��


    Knockturn alley? Sheyan was bound to go there, because one of the 4 main shops toplete the ��warmhearted man�� milestone was located there. Borgin & Burkers magic shop. That was the ce where dark wizards roam about, withering head, enormous ck widows, snakes, withering hands and bones weremon merchandise sold there. However, it was filled with huge amounts of shoddy quality goods and counterfeits. Rumour has it that an unfortunate kid in the party spent a huge amount on a wand that could enhance his power by 100%, but it was actually an ordinary baton����


    Yet Sheyan recalled clearly that the number 13 was a taboo to Europeans. Therefore even Knockturn alley such a ce filled with dark wizards didn��t possess any thirteenth building. But looking at Infinite��s expression, he was extremely sure. Furthermore Goblins were world renowned for their greed, but also their credibility when it regards to matters concerning money. Thus after walking out of Gringotts, Sheyan instantly rushed to Knockturn alley.


    Knockturn alley was extremely peaceful during the day, but even more deserted when night falls. Only a few isted and fimmppost illuminated the shady area. Adding on the asional whimpers and crowing, it felt just like a cemetery. Sheyan had always been bold, but he couldn��t help turning nervous when he arrived here. In this world, it was a fact that spirits and souls were an existence in this world. He finally reached the end of knockturn alley with an emotionless face, he could only see shop number twelve selling tribal objects. At present, its door was shut tightly, and on it was a skeletal hand with a signboard ��Closed�� swaying by its finger. Beside it was a piece of tnd, where was that number thirteenth?

 Chapter 164: Centaur disaster

    <h4>Chapter 164: Centaur disaster</h4>


    Tranted by: CHua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Sheyan was currently pondering, but suddenly a person appeared from the empty space! Light even leaked from behind, and he could roughly hear certain chattering. This person cautiously took a few steps forward, but suddenly smiled.


    ��Seaman, you��ve came here too.��


    Sheyan used his hand to block the light, he too offered a smile.


    ��


    ��Hey, Jack! What a coincidence.��


    Shockingly, he was the person whom Sheyan met when he first entered the nightmare realm, beardy, ��Jack the Ripper��. He walked out with a face full of delight, obviously he had just earned several benefits. Sheyan was also in a hurry to uncover the mystery of this Knockturn alley no.13. He offered a quick greeting and rushed up, discovering the secret involved.


    Actually this empty space seemed like a deste ruin on the surface, but actually a concealed valve was located on it. By bending down and pulling it, it will reveal a channel downwards. This channel revealed a strand of light. Probably in the daytime, a certain magical illusion will be ced on the exterior and only be released at night. Thus it was extremely hidden.


    Sheyan followed the stairs down, and a warm alcoholic smell weed him, it even contained traces of blood stench and leather. Ahead was a noisyrge hall that was split into two by a horizontal iron fence. The side where the iron fence was protecting was a long sales counter, it looked simr to a modern day bank. Inside sat barbaric males who wore leather, and all of them seemed to have some sort of disability. The decorations within the hall were knives, swords, cracked shields, and even a severed ox head and deer skull could be seen.


    The hall��s signpost was crafted like an ox head, the words written on it were pretty queer.


    ��London core meat joint venture, Knockturn alley branch��


    There was also tiny imprints: ��Supplement various rare leather, fresh organs, young animals, eggs.��


    Looking at that, Sheyan finally understood. This ce should be the organizations for those poachers. Such a grey industry even operated within the magic world, their supply chains were vastly interconnected, and it probably covered the entire magic world long ago.


    For example, the righteous representative Dumbledore, his sorcery materials he used for casting spells, wasn��t there at least one illegal item? Did Hagrid obtain his dragon egg honestly? Even the little Harry potter��s pet owl, Hedwig, it couldn��t have possibly escape from a farm itself. Even the rarest core type wands had a phoenix feather as its core. Furthermore the materials to craft wands even contained dragon��s heart, Ve hair, tail hair of unicorns and Thestrals etc. It would be hard toprehend that these creatures would proactively send in their vital parts to further the powers and abilities of wizards����


    Sheyan was immediately obstructed by arge brute who had a face that seemed to have braved many hardships. A profound scar could be seen extended across his neck, his words carried a strand of threat.


    ��Password sir. If not please turn 180 degrees and leave or we will make you leave.��


    ��Glimmering gold.�� Sheyan smiled. That brute immediately changed to a peculiar expression, like a famished person absorbing totally into a delicious feast but suddenly realized he had choked on a housefly. Obviously Mr Infinit had left left a good impression here. Still that brute opened the way, unhappily pointing towards a vacant window space.


    Sheyan walked up and sat down on a old footstool. He directly started.


    ��I need information on centaurs. Best if it includes attacking methods, weakness, distribution locations.��


    The person behind the iron fence gasped. He couldn��t help but examine Sheyan, swiftly examining Sheyan��s build as his words nimbly followed up.


    ��Although this might be a little rude, but if you do not possess adequate capabilities, finding a centaur would be equivalent to offering them a free meal.��


    Sheyanughed and replied.


    ��Trust me, I haven��t gotten sick of living yet.��


    The person inside didn��t bother saying much.


    ��30 pounds, and you��ll get what you want.��


    Sheyan sighed. He was currently left with the 50 magic pounds that he stole from Qiao Gun, but these could be exchanged for utility points. He couldn��t just say he was bankrupt, so he just offered up that note.


    The person handed him a mini book along with the change. Sheyan scrolled through and started memorizing the information about centaurs.


    Centaurs


    Species: Half human


    Height: 2 - 3 metres


    Features: Human head, torso and 4 limbs simr to a horse. Different variety of horse color.


    Diet: Purple Alfalfa, roast meat


    (TN: alfalfa is a type of flower)


    Nature: Centaurs are intelligent, and can understand humannguage but carry a strong contempt towards humans. Once attacked by humans, it will demonstrate very intense retaliation.


    Human rtion: White/brown centaurs are more amicable towards humans, they will not initiate interactions nor will it attack humans. Few ck/grey centaurs harbour hostility towards humans, they may asionally attack humans on their own. Many missing mountain climbers and backpackers were assaulted by ck centaurs.


    Lifestyle: They travel in a pack of 10 - 50. However, a centaur is an omnivorous creature, it may leave the pack to go hunting.


    Ability: Under normal situations, brown/white centaurs are proficient in magic, magic treatment, divination and astronomy. ck/grey centaurs are outstanding with thence, and can disy several basic treatment and witchcraft but are not proficient in it.


    Weakness: Centaurs do not have high intelligence (Low MP), therefore prolonged battles do not suit them. Under normal situations, centaurs would only carry 3 - 5nces. Once theirnces are expanded, they they would sink into an awkward predicament of empty handed.


    Important point: Centaur��s front and back hoofs contain immense power, their kick is extremely mighty. Thus it is best to mount a side attack. Centaurs are smart, once they realize they are unable to fight they will flee. If possible, first attack its legs to remove its mobility.


    Distribution location: sgow / Yorkshire (ck/grey centaurs)


    Distribution locations: Tai He valley / Orkney / Forbidden forest (Brown/white centaurs)


    Seeing this list of information, Sheyan had a firm resolution in his heart. When he was about to leave, that huge brute once again blocked his path.


    ��Since your password is ��Glimmering gold��, then you should have been rmended by that stingy green shorty?��


    Sheyan helplessly shrugged his shoulders, and smiled bitterly.


    ��I still have matters with Mr Infinite.��


    That brute used a mocking tone.


    ��Since you��re willing to pay, then he probably weed you happily. Let��s cut the crap, what did that goblin ask you to do?��


    Sheyan slightly hesitated, but he reckoned this brute was able to gather information from his own people. Thus, without hiding anything he replied.


    ��He needs a centaur��s liver.��


    ��This fool.�� That brute spat onto the floor. ��I won��t hide from you. Our organization is in urgent need of centaur leather. If you can bring in some, we will definitely purchase with a high price. What do you think?��


    Sheyan��s heart stirred, and then turned delighted. Actually interacting with the goblin would incur heavy financial losses, but simrly provided apensating opportunity. He immediately asked.


    ��What price?��


    The brute replied.


    ��I��m John. If you return back alive with centaur leather, you can straightforwardly find me to sell it. White/brown centaur leather is the most expensive, every piece sells for 400 pounds. ck/grey centaur leather is cheaper, 200 pounds for each.��


    Sheyan nodded and walked out. He then turned his head to face the brute.


    ��If I was you, I��d begin raising the adequate cash.��


    Johnughed out loud but didn��t continue replying.


    After leaving this building thirteen, he once again went to look for Infinite. Since he found a new livelihood, that remaining 20 pounds didn��t matter to him anymore. This time��s return, was to find this well-informed goblin and make his time more efficient. Because centaurs are located in remote regions, if Sheyan were to travel he would take 2-3 days and he still had toplete the remaining missions. Therefore, if he could travel through the firece using Floo powder, that would be the best choice.


    This time, Infinite was extremely delighted to ede to Sheyan��s request. This wasn��t because he had a special rtion with Sheyan now, but more so of the use of that 20 magic pounds. Furthermore, Sheyan could also use that Floo powder to return and this saved him a great amount of time.


    Infinite dispatched a house-elf to follow Sheyan to assist him in familiarizing with the ce, but it obviously couldn��t help in battle. This showcased the true essence of a wealthy goblin. Although Sheyan was rtively tired, he still instantly travelled to Yorkshire using floo powder.

 Chapter 165: Entice

    <h4>Chapter 165: Entice</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Yes, Sheyan��s destination was Yorkshire and not the forbidden forest, because he was a person that deeply understood his own strength. Currently, Sheyan was able to rise so quickly, his innate ability endurance was indispensable. However, it would be powerless against magic or witchcraft.


    Even though white/brown centaur leathers were more valuable, they were professionals in magic and may even have some powerful wizards as their friends. Needless to say, just based on being proficient in divination and astrology was already a huge problem. Sheyan waspletely helpless when faced with an opponent who was able to predict the future through the stars and magic. Therefore, Sheyan did not rank the benefits as top priority. He was instantly fixated on the ck/grey centaurs as his target. Most of the time, Sheyan��s considerations were based on safety and his confidence level.


    After reaching Yorkshire, under the lead of the house-elf, Sheyan came near the site of the reported activities of the centaurs. He casually captured a few small animals and roasted them. Filling himself and trying to see if he could lure out a centaur at the same time. But instead he was disappointed.


    Fortunately, Sheyan had immense patience. After deliberating, he allowed the house-elf to lead the way as they walked along the depression of the mountain. Centaurs are mobile creatures, water is essential to them. Therefore, by walking along the depression of the mountain range, they were bound to find a water source. Sure enough, Sheyan found clear hoofprints along the side of a smallke within the mountain depression. However, these hoofprints were linked together closely, one could instantly tell it was a huge pack. Sheyan reckoned that if he faced a ck/grey centaur alone, there was a chance of victory. However if he were toe across two terrifying centaurs that had speed doubled of his, then even fleeing was out of the question.


    But since he was determined to hunt a centaur, Sheyan had already made certain preparations. Since centaurs were a species that had human characteristics, then it was simple. He simply had to deal with them like how he dealt with humans. When would a person leave his group on his own ord? That was when they discovered certain benefits and were not willing to share them with the rest. Besides, based on the information report, undoubtedly ��Purple Alfalfa�� and ��roast meat�� would be his breakthrough essentials.


    Alfalfas are a form of pastures that horses, cows, pigs, goose etc love. Around the mountain area, most of the purple alfalfas had already been eaten by the centaurs. However, to find them from another area wasn��t difficult. For example, the firece Sheyan used, there was a pasture of purple alfalfas at the backyard. Utilizing his house-elf, Sheyan did not expend much effort to gather a bunch of alfalfas, and spray pesticide onto them. Then he sprinkled the alfalfas around the water source. Following that, he purposely set up a small camp with the home-elf, and created a tiny bonfire before eliminating the mes. He then casually set up several clumsy snares, and proceeded to leave this mountain district to find a safe ce to nap.


    Sheyan doing all this was purely just a facade. He understood that the manner of setting up was extremely unprofessional. To a centaur who spent long periods inside the forest, this was simply child��s y and would be easily seen through. But that was basically his motive.


    To these centaurs who were hailed as conquerors of the forest, once they discovered the existence of poachers who adopted such clumsy methods to try and harm them. What would their reaction be? Even if they didn��t stomp in fury, there would still be extremely agitated and would want to educate these ��idiots�� they were not to be trifled with. Moreover, Sheyan paced to and fro around the mountain trails 2-3 times, and such aimless trails to the centaurs, were extremely perplexing.


    ording to their habits, animals normally find water in the daytime or evening. Centaurs were simrly considered mobile creatures, and would probably possess that habit. Therefore, the biggest possibility was during the morning run for water, they would have discovered Sheyan��s discarded poison alfalfas, and furiously dispersed to find him.


    Based on Sheyan��s estimation and the report he grasped, such explosive fit of anger would onlyst for 3 hours before the centaur��s patience wore off. Then they will once again return to their nest to rest, drink or eat. However, there will be a small batch of centaurs who had slightly broader patience and would continue searching for roughly half an hour before returning. This was akin to a beehive, after half a day of searching for nectar, most bees would return but there will always be a lone bee flying around.


    Sheyan��s target rested on the centaurs who were more patient!


    The morning air was extremely fresh, beetles were dancing around the fluttering dried leaves. The birds seemed like they were still sleepy and were unwilling to chirp. Sheyan��s entire body was covered with twigs, his disguise was pretty average. After having a good rest, his mind was refreshed as he quietly crept back to the district of centaur activities. He moved cautiously, under the cover of the trees as he constantly observed his surroundings.


    Not long after entering the mountain district, Sheyan discovered fresh hoofprints on thekeside. He knew his n had seeded, and his heart celebrated a little. The terrain here was not precipitous, mainlyprising of 100 metre tall hills and valleys. Vegetation was dense, the trees were mostly beech, Dilleniidae, pine trees, rubber trees etc. Shrubs and floral species had more variety. Clematis montana, convolvulus, bell flowers, snow flowers, phanera variegata were species that weremonly seen.


    Because of reports of ck/grey centaurs attacking people, this led to rare human activities here. Therefore, the pathways were all vegetation and not wide spaces. If Sheyan did not possess a contestant��s physique, he would certainly have a rough time. Also, if he didn��t have the aid of the house-elf, then movement would be less swift and less convenient.


    However, Infinite was really a greedy swine, his so called ��borrowed�� house-elf was originally serving him. He rented only the elf to Sheyan for 3 hours, any additional hours would incur a 1 pound fee! But in such a harsh unfamiliar environment, leaving this house-elf was really difficult.


    While pondering, Sheyan suddenly felt a chill across his left shoulder, as though a icy b slid past! Sheyan wasn��t a stranger to such a feeling, it was the warning from his perceptive sensing! He immediately ducked and leapt to the side, but his vision capture a ck shadow flying in through the branches and leaves. It was like a blood-thirsty ck snake, disintegrating any branches or flowers in its path. That pointed end of the shadow spelled tragedy, as he devoured the air towards Sheyan!


    ck Centaur


    Lance thrust!


    Although his agility wasn��t high, he was fortunate to have raised his advance ability expert grappling to lvl2. This was in addition to his perceptive sensing at least providing him with 0.5 seconds of forewarning! Therefore Sheyan managed to dodge, and rolled to the side before standing up. His clothes and even his head were covered with mud and twigs, making him look extremely sorry.


    Yet Sheyan wasn��t spared any breathing space. Through the wild sttering of twigs and leaves, another terribly ruthlessnce surged forward. Sheyan could even smell a fishy stenching from the tip of thence! Thence was extremely stable and urate, and gave off an illusion of distorting the air. But Sheyan could deduce now that for some unknown reason, when thence was released, its temperature would raise rapidly which cause the air to have a refracted appearance! This couldn��t be describe by throwing tactics, this was a category of witchcraft!


    Against the iing ruthlessnce, Sheyan waspletely unable to dodge. But he had already prepared himself during the initial ambush. While rolling away, he pped against his shoe. 5 short but sharp needles were stuck to the top of his shoe, therefore it was extremely threatening when used to kick others. But this time, Sheyan pped onto and simrly receive 5 tiny values of damage. Instead, it activated his essory: Obsidian fossil anchor to the maximum and ensured Sheyan was able to receive the enemy at the optimum condition!


    Thence thrusted towards his chest. At present, a crow ck hatchet had already appeared in Sheyan��s hands, blocking his front! If Sheyan didn��t dodge the firstnce, and wasn��t prepared defensively against the second, he should have died in the realm already!


    As thence crashed against the ck hatchet, sparks burst forth and even a creamy ck liquid sprayed out and sprayed onto Sheyan��s skin. It carried an unfathomable stench and a burning sensation. Furthermore, thence carried an immense strengthpletely overwhelming Sheyan��s 13 points of strength. Thence continued forward, pushing the hatchet as it heavily crashed against Sheyan��s chest.


    Sheyan was half-kneeling at the moment. After receiving such an impact, his vision turned ck his the webbing between his thumb and index finger was split apart with blood flowing out. Even the air was forced out of his chest giving rise to a suffocating feeling. Obviously, the enemy��s strength vastly outweighed Sheyan��s. Fortunately, a thirdnce wasn��t shot over, if not he was bound to suffer serious damages.


    At present, loud rustling against the shrubs could be heard from the forest. Suddenly an enormous ck centaur leapt out. The bottom half of the centaur resembled a vigorous and sturdy horse, but muscr body extended out from the ��horse��s head��. An elongated ck mane grew out from its back, and nted down from its spine, like a ck me fluttering in the wind. Wooden decorations, vines and engravings hung from its body, and the most striking one was 3 deathly white human skulls hanging around its waist.

 Chapter 166: Thriving ‘Ambition’

    <h4>Chapter 166: Thriving ��Ambition��</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    The centaur had 4 thick and robust legs, and had ayer of smooth ck hair covering its surface. It looked like a smooth and greasy transparentyer. The outline of the muscles swelledpletely brimming with energy and vigor. His face was covered with thick facial hair, even reaching out to his features. The edges of his nostrils were moist and filled with creases. The only distinction was the centaur��s eyes. It was colored with a strange red, if one were topare, it was like the bloodshot eyes of a death row convict being hung, brimming with a relentless cruelty.


    ��Filthy human! I could smell your disgusting odour from 3 thousand poles away(Centaur��s measurement, 1 pole is roughly 0.3 metres). In god Sumen��s name, I will tear your guts out and strangle you with it. Only then your sin of contaminating the purple alfalfa will be cleansed.��


    Sheyan treated his words like a fart, his gazended on the centaur��s waist. There were 3 clear suspending hooks, and two of them were empty. Thest one hung a cknce. Thisnce was rough on the surface, as though covered with ayer of transparent fat. The incisive pointy tip was soaked with a ck liquid, as drips of it fell to the ground.


    Sheyan activated his insight ability. His eyes shed, naturally his perceptive sensing outdid his savage creature. The attributes of the creature instantly appeared.


    Hertz Ruhr. Shuin


    Species: Centaur


    Status: Kekaer centaur n, Vice chief


    Height 7 foot 2 inches (2.15 metres), Weight 183 kg


    Strength: 22 points


    Agility: 12 points


    Physique: 6 points


    Perceptive sensing: 10 points


    Charm: 10 points


    Intelligence: 9 points


    Spirit: 8 points


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    Basic closebat lvl3, Basic far rangebat lvl3, basic prayer lvl1, basic meditation lvl1


    Special individual ability: ck venom lvl2, Hertz Ruhr. Shuin has grasped several simple witchcraft techniques whichbine with certain nts to form a new venom. It will then smear the ck poison onto its weapon. An attack that sessfullynds on the opponent, will create an debuffsting 15 seconds. Sustaining 12 - 27 points of poison damage(Subjective to opponent��s resistance) every 3 seconds.


    Warning: Every pulse of ck venom may result in a critical damage!


    Special individual ability: Lance ughterer technique. Hertz Ruhr is brave and fierce by nature, he doesn��t use bow and arrows. Instead he uses longnces to attack his enemy. When he sees the enemy, he will hurl hisnce and deal additional damage, damage depends on the difference in strength. When nearby, he would use thence to start a carnage against his enemy, and will not be fearful like other centaurs.


    Special individual ability: Bloodrite, Witchcraft. Able to sacrifice his own life essence (Life span) to rapidly regenerate his HP. Highest amount of regeneration: 25% of his HP.


    Centaur special ability: Swift gallop. Able to maintain regr speeds in most terrains.


    Centaur special ability: Cast. Centaurs are expert hunters. Even without bows and arrow or spears, they can pick up rocks and attack the enemy from far range. Of course the attack effectiveness will greatly reduced.


    Centaur special ability: Vigor lvl3. Grants additional 1200 HP.


    Meeting this centaur ��Hertz Ruhr. Shuin�� Sheyan could not tell if his luck was good or bad. His first encounter was straight up a boss ss. But after viewing this centaur��s attributes he was rtively determined, because although his strength was high, his physique was the weakest. Adding both, it only amounted to 28 points. It wasn��t even higher than his own physique. Primarily, this meant that even with his 22 points of strength, he wouldn��t be able to deal that sick ��crushing�� damage to Sheyan.


    Secondly was his resistance bonus. Once the enemy��sbination of strength and physique exceeds him, then there will be a resisting action and carries 10 - 15% of sess. If the enemy��sbination of strength and physique is lower than his, then the sess rate increases to beyond 50%! Of course, resistance bonus will only lessen the damage. A case where the enemy��s attack waspletely resisted is rarely seen.


    At present, the sunlight was prated the mountain fog and shone onto them. Under the intense re of the sun, the fiendish Hertz Ruhr trampled onto the ground as the broken vegetation puffed up into the air. The ground was slightly shaking as the enormous centaur roared out loudly before drawing out thatnce and swept across!


    That was Hertz Ruhr��s individual ability!


    Lance ughterer techinique!


    Sheyan swung his hatchet in retaliation. ��Boom!�� As he received the attack and was recoiled 3-4 steps back. Yet he still lost close to 40 HP. One could tell how powerful that attack was. Instead, Sheyan couldn��t help but feeling that the attack was only so so, after experiencing the astounding 35 points of freakish strength the troll had. This current degree of damage no longer caused Sheyan��s heart to suffer any pressure.


    In actual fact, Sheyan was really devastated after the battle against the troll. He was deeply traumatized, and even thought about getting a shield to use in the future. If not for using a shield requires him to learn the relevant shield grasping ability, or it would only exhibit 80 - 90% of the effectiveness, Sheyan reckoned that he should really purchase one at all cost after returning to the nightmare realm.


    Hertz Ruhr fanatically waved hisnce, cutting through the wind in curves. It was like a gigantic snake trying to engulf its prey. Thence shuddered as it buzzed through the air. The malicious pointy tip produced a silent screaming and distorted ghastly illusion, attempting to threaten its weaker opponent.


    Sheyan remained emotionless, holding firmly onto his hatchet. His left arm sustained a scratch as the wound turned ck and started to fester. But his defence deriving from his 31 points of physique could already be hailed as outstanding in this world��s difficulty. Very quickly, the wound vanished. But still his HP continued to decline as it swiftly plunged to 200 points.


    Probably because Herz Ruhr could feel that Sheyan could repeatedly sessfully resist against his attacks, therefore in his rage he attempted to quicken up his attack speed. His broad rough hands tightly clutched onto his longnce as he waved violently, producing several agile shadows. His poisonous and vile weapon produced miserable shrills, as though thirsty for its prey��s life and the taste of fresh blood.


    Under the flurry ofnce attacks, Sheyan didn��t retreat but instead advanced. Suddenly, a loud nk resounded followed by a crow ck hatchet shooting out of the deadlock and heavily chopping against the waist of the enormous beast. The hatchet was originally good for hacking, after this hatchet dove in, even the enormous Hertz Ruhr with his immense body lost his bnce as his 4 legs stumbled down half an inch.The Centaur��s defence wasn��t high to begin with, that hatchet managed to hacked out a huge chunk of flesh as blood spurted out, as though even his intestines were about to spill out.


    Truthfully speaking, centaurs were a species that had really low physique. Their life points were roughly simr to the terminator. The only difference was that they could engage in both far and close range battles, and even utilized witchcraft or magic. They also were not affected by the terrain and could even pass through mountain ridges with the speed of a motorbike. If their defence and life points were high, then this ss of legendary creature would certainly be unstoppable����


    Even after receiving such a fatal blow, Hertz Ruhr seized this great opportunity. Roaring out loud, he raised hisnce and thrusted at Sheyan. Sheyan waste to pull back his hatchet as he could only parry thence half an inch to the side, as thence deeply pierced into his abdomen!


    This savage spearing was extremely urate and lethal. Sheyan��s 200 HP instantly plunged to nearing 100 HP after receiving thence! Furthermore, the attack resulted in blood loss and poisoned effect. Seeing his attacknding, Herz Ruhr rejoiced and got careless. Unfortunately, he had not witnessed how Sheyan dealt with that vampire Edward. If not, he would certainly be more cautious.


    Sheyan straightforwardly grabbed onto that spear.


    On his left hand, a familiar ck barrel steadily took aim!


    Its murderous intent flooded in like a torrential tide, overflowing!


    That ck barrel seemed like it was sucking in all essence of life, and transforming into death!


    ��Boom!�� Hertz Ruhr could only feel his front legs receiving an iparably immense force before feeling a searing pain and then emptiness! Unable to tolerate, he cried out in pain and loosened thence!


    Ambition, this musket originating from the caribbean sea, once again disyed its menacing might it used to rise up as one of Davy Jones�� treasure!


    ��Your weapon: Ambition dealt 140 points of damage to Hertz Ruhr.Shuin.��


    ��Musket weapon ability: Ready activated. Current bonus explosive strike probability: 50%��


    ��Your weapon: Ambition attack is an explosive strike!��


    ����Ready�� explosive strike bonus damage increases from 200% to 250%.��


    ��Your total damage dealt is: 140 x 250% = 350 points!��


    ��You sessfully shot Hertz Ruhr��s left front leg. Your weapon: Ambition dealt 328 actual points of damage after factoring defence!��


    ��Your damage dealt to Hertz Ruhr��s left front leg exceeds his HP by 1/6 , resulting in a crippling effect!��


    A blood dripping massive front leg knocked against the tree behind and ricochet back as itnded into the moist earth and soft moss. An ant fled in horror but was attracted by the blood stench. Ignoring this warm and convulsing long leg, it started to happily taste it and return to gather its friends for a huge feast����


    ��Your severed hertz Ruhr��s front left leg!��


    ��Your bullet is lodged into Hertz Ruhr��s body, resulting in a blood loss effect and subsequent damage!��

 Chapter 167: Death of Hertz Ruhr.Shuin

    <h4>Chapter 167: Death of Hertz Ruhr.Shuin</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    After releasing that shot, Sheyan immediately borrowed the recoil and rolled backwards. He then exerted strength and pulled out thence and tossed it away. Blood gushed out from his abdomen as Sheyan quickly tore his clothes and wrapped his wound.


    Sheyan��s HP rapidly drained away under the effects of the blood loss and poison. Yet Sheyan focused on miserable Hertz Ruhr neighing in agony. He smiled sinisterly as he fished out a twinkling stainless steel cup. Drinking a mouthful as it restored 25 HP. After Sheyan waited for his condition to stabilized, he was still left with 60 HP. Complementing his excelling 15 points defence, his survivability was indeed flourishing aspared to an ordinary contestant.


    On the contrary, Ruhr was in a far worse state. Not only was his left front leg blown apart, the poisonous lead bullet was even lodged in his body. Even his only weapon was gone, it could be described as aplete reversal. But it was still a vicious and untamed beast by nature. After recovering from the painful shock, still copsed on the ground, he started waving his arms and roared in anger. He even picked up rocks and started throwing at Sheyan. This sort of attack could be threatening to long distancebatants like Diaz. But Sheyan who had the ��endurance�� innate ability, it only dealt 1 point in damage, it was like tickling him.


    After gaining the absolute superiority, Sheyan heaved a sigh of relief. The reason why he had no choice but to bait himself to use Ambition was simple. He hadn��t even grasped long distancebat lvl1, who knew what his uracy was. Furthermore, he wasn��t talented in shooting to begin with, regarding Ambition a weapon that had a minute long duration, once he missed his opponent would turn to be on guard. More importantly, that 50% explosive strike bonus, special musket weapon ability: Ready would be totally wasted!


    Under the circumstance that he had tond the bullet no matter what, Sheyan could lure the enemy in and sacrifice himself to injure the enemy. That was the only way he could create an opportunity to open fire at the enemy!


    In actual fact, Sheyan also wished he could y his enemies from afar, and blow away the spiralling smoke from his gun as his dashing coat fluttered against the wind. Then confidently walking down to retrieve his loots. But the cruel reality was that when Sheyan obtained his ��endurance�� innate ability, he simrly lost the capabilities for long distancebat. Thus, he could only operate Ambition as a closebat weapon�� Citing an example, if Diaz was able to possess the frightening weapon Ambition, then he would be able to bring out the potential of it by two folds!


    Casting pearls before a swine/ possessing what is not meant to be yours����


    Facing this Hertz Ruhr who had already lost 80% of his mobility, Sheyan��s following assaults were rtively easy. He strictly followed the report, and maintained his positioning at the side of the centaur. When the opportunity arrived, he would carefully hack at the centaur. Until the minute long cool down of ��Ambition�� finished, he once again opened fire. Although there wasn��t a explosive strike, its powerful 140 points of damage was still extremely terrifying.


    3 minutester, the valiant centaur Hertz Ruhr finallyid lifelessly in a puddle of blood. It died with a remaining grievance. In its final attempts, he tried to activate his witchcraft bloodrite and make ast effort, but Sheyan was already prepared for this. Once he saw him chanting, without hesitation Sheyan immediately pounced up and chopped at his mouth and even resulted in an explosive strike. Although Sheyan was kicked backwards afterwards as even broke two rib bones, he was still able to endure such an attack. And Hertz Ruhr��s final hopes at survival were utterly destroyed����


    After ying this mighty centaur, Sheyan received a bad news from the nightmare imprint:


    ��Your reputation has dropped by 300 points amongst all centaurs!��


    ��Every centaur hostility rate towards you has increased by 2 points.��


    Note: Hostility rate refers to if Sheyan and Diaz were standing together, and Diaz shot the centaur, the centaur would surely chase Diaz. However, if Sheyan��s hostility rate was higher, when the centaur sees Sheyan he would immediately change its target and attack Sheyan. Even if Diaz was freely opening fire and stabbing the centaur from the back, he would be ignored.


    Picking up Hertz Ruhr��s dropped key, Sheyan was helplessly disappointed. This fe only dropped a dark blue key, it was a huge difference from Sheyan��s expectation of dropping a ck key. Actually he couldn��t me Ruhr but his own expectation was too high. Actually for a small boss, there was indeed a chance of dropping a ck key or even a smaller chance of dropping a low grade silver storyline weapon/equipment. But that was only all probability. It couldn��t be that Sheyan��s luck was always thriving and everything would be presented on a silver tter to him.


    At present, Sheyan couldn��t spare any time to examine the key contents. Time was of utmost importance. He could not confirm if any other centaurs had discovered movements in this area. Thus swiftly restoring his life points took first priority. Looking at the sorrowful corpse of Ruhr and his furious dying expression, Sheyan��s heart stirred. He quickly called the home-elf to soak his feet with blood and swiftly run off, thus creating a facade that the culprit had fled.


    Concurrently, Sheyan surveyed his surroundings before dragging the Ruhr��s corpse to arge tree. Thisrge tree had a dense and thick canopy, Sheyan quickly climbed up before carefully treating himself. He conducted a simple cleaning and stitching. By doing this, although it couldn��t bepared with the instant effects of the medicines in the realm, it could temporarily increase his HP regeneration by 10%. Following that, Sheyan ate a jelly bean from Bertie Botts every vor bean. Fortunately he didn��t encounter a mucus vour type of disgusting vour, and recovered his HP by 15%.


    Roughly 50 minutester, Sheyan��s HP had rejuvenated to above 150 points. A distant galloping sounded from the distant grass as another centaur arrived. When the centaur saw Ruhr��s corpse he was astounded, immediately rushing up to cast a spell. Spots of ck glow appeared around his hands, it looked like he was trying to treat him with witchcraft.


    Sheyan nced down at him and activated his insight ability. He discovered this centaur was extremely ordinary,pletely iparable to Ruhr. He did not even possess any individual special abilities had had only 800 plus HP. Sheyan then courageously leapt down and mounted this unlucky centaur. Raising his Butchering bone hatchet he started chopping and hacking away.


    This ordinary centaur didn��t possessnce techniques like Ruhrm. Under a surprise ambush, his only specialty in shooting couldn��t even be disyed. His speed wasn��t worth mentioning. He neighed in horror as he bounced about frantically trying to shake off Sheyan. However, Sheyan wrapped his arm tightly around his neck, and ruthlessly unleashed ��Ambition�� right against his head.


    This time, Ambition didn��t carry the bonus effect of ��Ready��. Instead, it simrly produced an explosive strike as the bulletnded against his head! Especially when Sheyan directly utilized Ambition like a closebat weapon, uracy was irrelevant and even the chances of an explosive strike soared. Instantly blowing off the centaur��s head with one gun! Although this wasn��t enough to end its life unlike the present world, it was enough to send this centaur into a disfunction and near death state! Mournfully groaning as it swayed its head violently and rotated around. Sheyan then seized the chance and furiously assaulted its legs. After a short 3 minutes, this unlucky centaur finally sumbed to Sheyan��s assault.


    After picking up the dead centaur��s key, Sheyan once again repeated his actions. Continue to hide himself atop the tree as hey in wait and ambushed a total of 5 centaurs. Actually, he was fortunate that the centaur had rtively low voices, and thus their cries could not travel far. Furthermore, that house-elf helped to further mask the blood stench, and thus this thin stream flowed forever. (Chinese idiom - work steadily at something little by little)


    Apart from the first Hertz Ruhr, the other centaurs were all ordinary. Their strength was average and they didn��t produce any good rewards. Sheyan even nearly exhausted most of his purchased Bernie Botts all voured beans. Although he still had the mars bar and chocte frog, he still wasn��t going to expend all his hidden trump cards here.


    While ambushing the centaurs, Sheyan got a slight scare. While finishing of a centaur who still had a tiny amount of HP left, another one rushed over from the side. Fortunately he hadn��t activate Ambition��s ability: Rum and Songs yet, which he did and instantly finished off the injured centaur. If not he really would have to face the dangerous predicament of 1 versus 2. Even if that was so, his HP had dropped to 30 points, and didn��t dare staying on.


    Although Sheyan made it seem like hunting centaurs was not difficult, it was not something that others could handle. Because centaurs were proficient in both close and long rangebat, and didn��t have terribly low HP, to be able to face up to them singlehandedly required two conditions. One was that he needed to have adequate resistive capabilities. Brittle contestants like Gunmen and wizards would already be struck down half dead by a centaur��s spear or arrow. Secondly, one needed to possess essential explosive strength or abilities. If not the centaur could easily escape. Also it was important to end the battle in a short time to prevent an awkward scenario of 1 vs 2.


    These two conditions seemed fairly simple, but to most contestants it was like the difference of heaven and earth! Under the realm��s advocation of party cooperation, it was almost impossible for such a perverted individual like Sheyan to appear.

 Chapter 168: Bumper harvest

    <h4>Chapter 168: Bumper harvest</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: Elkassar


    Citing a simple example. If the Symbiosis sect managed to y Scarface Harry and the dropped loot was the Obsidian Fossil Anchor that Sheyan was wearing, would the Metals professor want it for himself? Definitely! But would he dare to keep it for himself? No! Because if he did so, all the closebat contestants who held the frontlines would be crushed, and the party would slowly disintegrate. No matter who wanted that object, it was given to someone who would need it the most. Even themander in chief wouldn��t dare to snatch it for himself.


    On the contrary, if they obtained ��Ambition�� such a mighty ck grade weapon. Obviously all the closebat contestants would want to possess it. But in doing so, those far rangebatants with high agility would start a riot which would already be going against the regtions of a party. To survive in this world, nobody would be foolish enough to go against the regtions, which would then cause the entire party to fall apart!


    When Sheyan limped out of this hillside area, it was close to noon time. Moreover from the distant hills, the greenery was vibrating and the air carried fuming roars of the centaurs. When Sheyan decided to leave, those centaurs had already discovered something was wrong. They be vignt and allocated themselves in 3 man groups before searching around. If Sheyan had stayed, most probably that beautiful scenery would be thest thing he saw.


    At present, Sheyan��s reputation amongst the centaurs had already plunged by an entire 5000 points. Every centaur��s hostility rate had raised by 5 points. Sheyan reckoned that as long as a centaur saw him, even if there were mountains of daggers and seas of mes ahead or a naked sexy woman roasting meat behind, Sheyan would still remain as their hit target. Therefore, he ignored the heavy injuries on himself, only stopping after he walked out of the district.


    Sheyan rested by a stream, as he stated to sort himself out. Washing his wounds and wrapping them, he then had the chance to examine his spoils of war.


    A total of 4 keys were produced from 5 centaurs. Such a harvest was pretty good. But in respect to centaurs who had no distinct shorings, the difficulty rate of hunting would also provide higher returns. If not it wouldn��t be ordance to the realm��s ��high risk high returns�� logic.


    Within the 4 keys, one was dark blue, one light blue, and 2 white ones. Sheyan always had a secret fantasy, that was to one shot produce ��n�� amounts of chest from ��n�� amounts of keys. This was like a childhood delight where kids would ce all their food in one basket before satisfyingly consuming it. After hunting the centaurs, Sheyan was finally able to fulfill this fantasy. Very quickly, the nightmare imprint flooded him with a list of notifications:


    Scroll: ck Venom


    Material: Parchment


    Grade: Dark blue


    Description: This is an evil blend of Hertz Ruhr.Shuin��s witchcraft and certain vegetation. After learning, you will able to concoct the poison: ck Venom.


    Detailed introduction of skill: Please consult an expert.


    Learning requirements: Basic meditation lvl3, Basic prayer lvl 3/ or grasped advance ability: basic witchcraft.


    Equipment battle score: 10


    Description: You best bring along a bottle of air freshener.


    Weapon: Hertz Ruhr. Shuin��s woodennce


    Grade: Dark blue


    Material: Beech wood


    Attack power: 11 - 30


    Attack interval: 2 seconds


    Durability: 15/33


    Attack range: 3 metres (Closebat) / 25 metres (hurling, cannot guarantee uracy because the current user do not possess the prerequisite abilities)


    Equipment: Puncture damage + 10, Weapons that possess puncture damage as a greater chance of dealing linked injuries to the enemy. Loss of blood rate + 10%, blood loss damage +10%.


    Equipment: Strength + 3


    Equipment position: Hand


    Weight: 8 kg


    Equipment battle score: 13


    Description: Once the tip is smeared with ck venom, the strongest killing potential can be unleashed.


    The following items that Sheyan received were:


    Fresh centaur liver x 2: Fresh duration: 120 minutes, uses ��?��


    Intact grey centaur leather x 2: untanned, uses ��?��


    Intact ck centaur shining leather x 1: untanned, uses ��?��


    ck shining long mane x 1: uses ��?��


    Fresh centaur leg meat: Fresh duration: 360 minutes, uses ��?��


    Centaur heart x 2: uses ��?��


    ording to Sheyan��s theory, those items that carried a ��?�� at the back should be something valuable. Probably certain storyline characters may even purchase it for a high price in Diagon alley. A pity that the centaur business was illegal. If not Sheyan may have already seen middle aged men wearing exorbitant clothings and selling centaur parts on the streets.


    After releasing the home-elf, Sheyan used floo powder to return to Diagon alley. But he was not in a rush to find the beloved Mr Infinite, because he waspletely unable to pay the rental fees for that home-elf yet. Sheyan had concrete grounds to believe dire consequences of owing money to a Goblin. The worst scenario would be that Infinite would call a bunch of guards and strip Sheyan off any valuable objects on hand. Besides, the freshness of the centaur liver was 2 hours, there was adequate time to rush back.


    Although it was daytime, Knockturn alley was still sparse and lifeless. Dried leaves floated along with the breeze, causing it to really feel like a cemetery. Sheyan received several frustrated snorts as he brushed shoulders with several people wearing windbreakers on the way.


    London��s third meat joint centre was even more covert in the daytime. Sheyan could clearly see a crooked nose old hag arranging her street stall in front of the trapdoor. The stall sold damaged goods and the old hag was scrawny and tanned, shivering underneath her thick coatpletely unconcerned about everything going on around her. Sheyan approach her to chat, but shepletely disregarded Sheyan. Naturally his 2 points charm once again disyed ��great�� results.


    Nothing he could do about it, Sheyan nced around as he realized there weren��t much people around. He could only produce the centaur leather that was still dripping with blood, and straightforwardly dered.


    ��John, if you still want the goods, you still have 1 minute to do so.��


    However Sheyan��s repeated exmations were fruitless. Instead, that old woman nced through the leather. Initially she was calm and collected, but after careful examinations here eyes shed with surprise as she coughed out a hoarse voice.


    ��Centaur leather? You want to trade for money?��


    Sheyan scoffed.


    ��Of course, that��s if you can afford it.��


    The old hag lowered her hoarse voice.


    ��Let me see.��


    She approached closer as she used her scrawny fingers to caress it.


    ��Such a rare urrence, it actually doesn��t have burnt scars from magic. 100 pounds for one.��


    Sheyan instantly pulled the leather back, smiling he replied.


    ��Hi Aunty, bye aunty.��


    But he couldn��t actually me the old hag. Sheyan had terrible charm, and the reason why that brute John would offer such an honest valuation was because of two reasons. One was that he was reallycking that product. Secondly was the follow up mission up mission of the goblin, Infinite. The original intent was topensate contestants who suffered losses from the goblin who disregarded charm. Therefore the reward was fairly generous. Thus, the nightmare realm programmed John to offer a fix valuation regardless of charm. This was to prevent contestants with high chance for reaping such hefty rewards.


    The old hag reluctantly gazed as Sheyan kept the leather. She unwillingly asked.


    ��What else do you have?��


    Sheyan had already determined that she was a shark, and decided not to interact with her anymore. He frustratedly reply.


    ��Yes, many, but you cannot afford.��


    Just when the old hag was about to continue speaking, Sheyan heard a sound from the back. Knockturn alley was a dangerous and suspicious ce, he was constantly on guard as he immediately swung around. But instead faced with John whom he was searching for. As John witnessed the leather he was carrying, his eyes instantly sparkled as he pulled him to aside and whispered.


    ��Woah, heavens! Did you persuade the noble Queen Elizabeth to start a war against those barbaric centaurs? Come here, we must be careful of those morons from the Ministry of Magic!��


    While speaking, he led Sheyan into the nearby building and down a level into a basement. He then secretly pulled open a trapdoor on the wall, and Sheyan once again returned to the illegal trading hall. But now as a VIP guest.


    ��The quality is pretty good, there��s no scars, no damned blemishes from magic, no remnants of magic chemicals. Brat, you really did a good job.��


    John pped the 3 pieces of leather in excitement.


    Sheyan shrugged his shoulders.


    ��Dear John, those are not important to me. What is important is you suggest a price that befits the quality.��


    Johnughed.


    ��You will be satisfied. What was our initial pricing?��


    Sheyan instantly replied.


    ��White/ brown leather for 400 pounds a piece. ck/grey leather for 200 pounds.��


    John immediately fished out a thick stack of notes.


    ��Since the quality of your centaur leather is shockingly good, I��ll pay 300 for one piece. How about that?��

 Chapter 169: Beautifying centaur liver

    <h4>Chapter 169: Beautifying centaur liver</h4>


    Tranted by: CHua


    Edited by: TN and ELkassar


    Presented with such lucrative conditions, Sheyan was about to agree but he suddenly had a thought. Hertz Ruhr is obviously a mini boss ss, why is the price for his leather the same? Hesitating a little, he then retrieve Ruhr��s leather from the tray.


    ��Ok, I��ll only sell two.��


    Following that, he realized that the pounds John paid to him were currencies that couldn��t be brought out of the world. He immediately interrupted.


    ��I don��t want this currency, change me to that��well, the one that you call magic pounds.��


    John sped his hands and smiled bitterly.


    ��Hey brother, if that��s the case, then the price will change.��


    Sheyan sighed, heedlessly as he stored back the 3 leathers.


    ��Since that��s the case, I don��t mind asking around if there are others who are interested.��


    After Sheyan dished out this ultimatum, John turned passive. Finally after a to-and-fro tussle, Sheyan kept Ruhr��s ck leather, and sold the remaining 2 for 450 magic pounds. Tranting that, Sheyan had gained 1800 utility points (50 magic pounds equates to 200 utility points). However, John was still feeling very reluctant about that ck leather, thus he advised Sheyan that if he had a change in mind, he could give him a call.


    At present, Sheyan still had several valuable centaur parts on hand, for example the fresh centaur horse meat, centaur heart etc. Those things may even be mission objects. Originally, Sheyan wanted to peddle his goods within this trading hall but he immediately discarded this notion. The contestant��s social circle was pretty small in the nightmare realm, once discovered by someone that he was selling such precious objects. This could easily lead to others suspecting his real strength, and once the Metals professor hears of it, wouldn��t he be in big trouble? Worst scenario was losing his life here.


    Since that��s the case, he immediately kept that thought and enquired with John first. After confirming his other goods received no reception, he left. However, as he walked out of the surface entrance, someone shouted at him to stop. It was that extremely crooked old hag.


    ��Little boy, how about showing what you have to me again.��


    Sheyan knew this old hag was extremely stingy, he initially didn��t want to interact with her. However after considering his charm level, he sighed and figured he should just show everything to her. After thinking for a moment, the old hag pointed to her stall, and a set of items appeared in Sheyan��s eyes:


    Bezoar: Stones retrieved from a goat��s stomach, an extremely useful antidote.


    Bubble stem: The sap from a bubble stem is exceptionally effective against troublesome e.


    Gillyweed: Ability to breathe underwater after eating a gillyweed.


    Magic apple: Also known as Mandrake, an extremely strong antidote. Can restore the original state of someone who has metamorphosed or cursed. However the cries of a Mandrake nt, may be fatally dangerous.


    Truth serum: An extremely strong magical medicine causing the user to speak the truth. Just a drip is enough to cause most people to leak their darkest secret.


    Sheyan was so astonished he almost shouted out.


    ��Truth serum, there��s actually truth serum, and magic apples?��


    These two potions had both appeared in the storyline, and were considered top grade. Probably only professor Snape who was talented in potions was able to store up some, its value was hard to determine. For example, if the metals professor snuck a drop of truth serum to Sheyan����but, why would this thing appear here? shes of thoughts jolted his mind, he looked down once again but only discovered the potions that were on sale were all of low grade. There were only potions that treated welts etc and beneath some potions even wrote small words like ��unappraised�� ��Expired�� etc. He then rolled his eyes and replied.


    ��Oi, deceiving others when you��re so old already, can��t you show some virtue to this grandson?��


    The old hag was exposed but she remained firm as she fished out another object.


    ��Fanged frisbee (Magic object): A green frisbee which will bite anything in its path after being thrown out. Duration: 30 seconds. Within this duration it will not be disrupted and after it stops, the magic vanishes. It will then be an ordinary frisbee.��


    Sheyan pondered for a moment.


    ��


    ��What do you want in exchange?��


    ��Everything.��


    ��You��re good aunty, goodbye aunty.��


    ��Wait wait������


    In the end, Sheyan exchanged the centaur back leg meat and the two centaur heart for that frisbee. After exchanging, he realized he got cheated by this granny. Because although the frisbee would bite anything, its damage was only 1 point���� Sheyan knew that he was the victim in this exchange, but circumstances didn��t allow him to slowly sell away the other 3 objects. Secondly, time was running out. But more critically, if the Metals professor��s aim was really the philosopher��s stone, then this frisbee may be really be useful in the end!


    Sheyan had wasted quite a bit of time here, looking at the centaur liver, its freshness would onlyst another 53 minutes. Thus he immediately strided over to Gringotts with wide steps. Sadly he still had to fork out that small entrance fee to the two guards. As he walked through the second door, that strange sensation reappeared! It was like something over here was calling out to him, but very quickly that feeling vanished. Sheyan focused himself and once again stood in front of Infinite.This fe was very diligently reading his newspaper at his desk. Once he saw Sheyan he immediatelyshed out in frustration.


    ��Hey, nobody taught you knock before entering?��


    Sheyan nced around, there wasn��t even a door. Infinite had started his annoying jittering.


    ��Mister, you must understand that a creditor��s authority is extremely high. Especially after kindly lending out his elf but instead the elf was overused. This poor elf had his life reduced by a few years. And I had to pay up additional cash to employ another house-elf������


    ��Shut up.�� Sheyan felt his balls growing against this chattering.


    ��


    ��What? What did you say?�� Infinite��s pointy ears jolted up. His face started turning red in anger. Even his right hand had started to grab onto his golden whistle. Once he whistled, security would appear and throw Sheyan out after beating him to a pulp����


    ��I told you to shutup!�� Sheyan raged out. As he toss over 30 magic pound notes while scolding. To exaggerate his actions, Sheyan even specially exchanged his 30 pound notes into 30, 1 pound notes. Notes scattered out into the air, it was an impressive spectacle.


    ��20 pounds for the rental cost, remaining 10 pounds as gratitude to the Laji (The elf).��


    ��Eh! My dear friend, please seat down. Rx, I will immediately shut my damned mouth. But I have to tell you, Laji belongs to me, small fees like this will only make himzier. Therefore, you can directly pass me the small fees. I will consider awarding him a delicious meat soup at night! Its price is extremely fair for such a good quality elf, I suggest you purchase two delicious meat soup for him!��


    Sheyan was speechless at the goblin��s contrasting enthusiasm as he was pulled to sit down. He then produced the mission object.


    ��Mr Infinite, I��ve brought you fresh liver, not only one but two! For the sake of your beautiful skin color and the continual mesmerization of young females towards you, please immediately take the cure.��


    Goblin Infinite instantly turned overjoyed as he received the mission object.


    ��My friend, I exceptionallymend your thoughtfulness.��


    After receiving the centaur liver, he ced the blood dripping object onto a tray before taking out his knife and fork. Sheyan was shocked and appalled, in his heart he was thinking how could this goblin have such a cruel appetite like a vampire. He never expected that Infinite would suddenly produce a brass bell and swayed it gently. Suddenly the ceiling rolled open as an immense shadow like a raincloud burst down. It was actually an enormous vulture with ck feather and a white crown!


    The talons of the vulture gripped tightly onto the light frame on Infinite��s head. That light frame was specially installed as it didn��t even shake from the impact. The respected Mr Infinite then slowly sliced at the bloody liver, feeding the bird one strip at a time. After it finished eating, Infinite stared expectantly at the butt of the vulture like a little kid. Then then ced the tray near its anus, anticipating excitedly for the moment this vulture��s anus would tighten and then loosen����


    Sheyan suddenly felt a slight headache. Looks like the goblin��s inherited secret method was fresh bird excrement, which could beautify. No wrong, it was the fresh excrement after eating a centaur��s liver that could turn their skin green. He only hoped this unique skincare product was used externally and not for consumption����


    3 minutester, with a glossy and green face, Infinite warmly spoke.


    ��My friend, thanks for helping with this huge problem. Why are you standing so far away?��


    ������I��m feeling a little warm, standing here to get some air.��


    ��Then I think you need a ss of water.��


    ��Oh sheet, isn��t that the paper cup from yesterday?��


    ��My friend, don��t be rmed. Gringotts is currently responding to the superiors on their appeal for greater efficiency of water to safe every single penny. Therefore, we only wash the cups once a month������


    ��Don��te near! Beloved Mr Infinite listen to me first. For the love of money, every goblin should not distant themselves from their safe box.��


    ��Eh! What you say is right. Alright, I��ll ce the water here�� Oh, if you��re not thirsty then I��ll have a go. Recently a ton of waters cost was raised by 2 pennies.��

 Chapter 170: Ten thousand years imprisoned demon

    <h4>Chapter 170: Ten thousand years imprisoned demon</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Infinite happily shut his eyes and he raised that already yellowish cup to drink the water. After enjoying his fresh bird crap facial mask, he suddenly remembered something else.


    ��Oh right my friend, can you help me with something else?��


    Sheyan smiled from ear to ear. I��ve waited for this a long time. Hurriedly replying.


    ��At your service, respected sir.��


    ��My fifth child is only 3 years old��you know, a kid always has weird thoughts. As parents, we should try our best to satisfy him but of course it shouldn��t require spending of money. He is really stubborn in thinking a Bowtruckle doesn��t have a gallstone. Therefore, I hope to correct his childish mindset. Are you willing to help me?��


    Infinite very sincerely offered.


    Sheyan was shocked as his face turned numb. From the report given by the Symbiosis sect, Infinite should obviously give him another mission, and this mission would have to incur arge sump of pounds before offering the final mission ��Bowtruckles gallstone��. But why did it instantly skipped that step? Such a huge deviation, perhaps he had discovered a hidden storyline?


    Looking at the notification of the nightmare imprint asking if he wanted to ept the mission, Sheyan gritted his teeth and selected ��yes��. But nothing extraordinary things happened.


    ��Assisting Infinite to obtain a bowtruckles gallstone��, Sheyan epted this mission just like that. It was just like a naked beautiful Polish womanying in a crib for him.


    Shyan was overjoyed as he rushed out of Gringotts, fearing that Infinite may rush out and im back the mission. But as the saying goes, your fears alwayses back to haunt you. As Sheyan stepped out of Gringott��s doors, an anxious panting sounded from behind. Followed by the lone nasal voice of Infinite.


    ��Wait, wait, stop!��


    At present, Sheyan hated his pathetic agility, in this instance, if he could swap his agility with his physique, he was willing to pay any price!


    Looking at this huffing and puffing green shorty, Sheyan really felt like swinging a kick at him. However, he only smiled.


    ��Mr Infinite, what else do you need.��


    ��I��why did you have to run so fast?�� Infinite was extremely impatient.


    Sheyan tightened his fist and endured, using a constipated voice he replied.


    ��Urgently need to pee.��


    Infinite realized his misinterpretation and could only blink his eyes. Embarrassed he lowered his voice and asked.


    ��Umm���� do you feel like my skin had gotten a little smoother? Greener?��


    Under normal circumstances, acquiring a bowtruckle��s gallstone seemed like an easy task but it was actually pretty tough. It was sold by old Hanks at Knockturn alley. Hanks had an entric personality, and normally wouldn��t deal with outsiders.


    To gain the qualifications of negotiating with Hanks, one had to specially curry his favour raising his impression from cold to respected. This took a long excruciating process. If Sheyan were to do it, based on his pathetic charm points, his remaining duration here may not even be enough. Fortunately, Sheyan had joined a party, he only needed to pay an additional 2500 utility points to obtain the service of the golden spectacles Felix who had high charm. Felix was extremely delighted to purchase hisst item and passed it to him.


    While trading with the golden spectacles Felix, Sheyan also exchanged his previous mission information to the others in the party. Instead, he was informed that the current bunch of Banks Syndicate members were also stuck at that step. Their request was coincidentally a centaur leather he had in hand, the higher the quality the better. The starting price would at least be 3000 utility points, and it had to be done by the next afternoon at 2. After that time, they would set out to hunt the centaurs.


    Sheyan was slightly affected. Primarily, he was slightly enticed by that 3000 utility points. Instead, his heart shivered, because this may be the Symbiosis sect purposefully testing him, or a smoke bomb released by the Banks Syndicate. If he dived head on for that 3000 utility points, then it would��ve been a disaster. Thus, he sighed at the prospect of getting rich. He would rather let the remaining centaur leather rot in his hands, as he continued carrying out his mission.


    After seeing Infinite again, although that ��beauty mask�� was already washed off, it had left asting impression on Sheyan. As he transferred the bowtruckle��s gallstone to Infinite, he sessfully received the notification:


    Youpleted Infinite��smission.


    Milestone ��Warmhearted man��, Gringotts manager partpleted.


    Seeing this notification, Sheyan was extremely moved. Dealing with this goblin was like his money pouch having a dagger constantly stabbing at it, the pressure to his heart was really too great. Prolong exposure to this would really cause him to have heart rted illnesses. Therefore, he was prepared to instantly leave and swore never to return.


    But at this moment, Infinite suddenly released a long depressing sigh. That bright mood suddenly metamorphosing into a depressive atmosphere caused Sheyan��s goosebumps to rise over his entire body. Although he had already swiftly made his way out, his footsteps were interrupted by a single phrase:


    ��The legend about the abyss of Gringotts������


    Gringotts����abyss����legend?


    Sheyan��s ears immediately turned attentive. What sort of ce was Gringotts? A bank! And it was the most prestigious bank known for its excellent security, a model for all banks! Its underground abyss was undoubtedly their treasury, even the philosopher��s stone, a treasure that was able to grant immortality was kept inside it. What other secrets were there to the abyss? He suddenly recalled that during his mission, one of the step was actually neglected���� Unless, this was the hidden mission that he discovered?


    To his horror, when Sheyan rushed back, Infinite already had his mouth shut. He only kept sighing as he shook his head. Knowing the nature of goblins, Sheyan new he had to operate his funds and produced a SSS grade capital. To his astonishment, after tossing out 100 magic pounds, 200 magic pounds, 450 magic pounds�� Infinite did not even bulge. He was adamant in keeping quiet!


    Sheyan gritted his teeth, and started producing his goods on hand. A shining ck mane, centaur leather����


    But this brought no response, causing Sheyan to turn flustered. He knew that if he walked away to raise funds, then ording to the nature of this noble race of goblins, he would probably not be acknowledged anymore. This meant that he had to start all over again, and perhaps not even get the luxury of starting over. Sheyan bit his lips hardly, as he produced out the dark blue grade woodennce he acquired from Hertz Ruhr. He offered it up.


    ��Esteemed Infinite, I feel that your exotic office iscking a decoration������


    Infinite received the item and finally opened his mouth.


    ��Hais, this thing has gued my heart for a long time my friend.��


    Sheyan let out a sigh of relief, his heart finally regainedposure. His body seemed like it was on the brink of a nervous breakdown. He didn��t care much, as he immediately plunged his ass into the nearby chair.


    ��Please tell me, Mr Infinite. Tight-lipped Seaman is not a name I got for nothing.��


    Infinite��s twin eyes opened widely, as though submerged into his memories.


    ��The Gringotts building has been around for close to 10,000 years. Within this time, 357 managers have been changed, and only every manager has the rights to know about the ultimate secret of Gringotts. This secret is buried deep into their hearts, and not allowed to leak to anyone else����If not, it would spark panic and unrest in the entire world!��


    In Sheyan��s heart, he finally felt investing in this old man finally reaped the rewards. In total he had spent at least 6-7000 utility points of effort, if he didn��t receive any hot news, then how would it appease his recent bits of heartache? He then listened to Infinite��s gentle voice.


    ��Actually����Gringotts is not a bank.��


    ��What?!�� Sheyan was shocked. In Harry Potter��s magic world, Gringotts prestige as a bank had even exceeded the present world��s banks. More absurd was the fact that this Gringotts manager actually dered that Gringotts wasn��t a bank. This was too far-fetched that it was like Steve Jobs dering that Apple would changed to a totally new industry and produce oil or constructions.


    ��Gringotts�� is actually a prison!�� It was like Infinite was under a hypnosis, his tone was filled with horror.


    ��Within the abyss of Gringotts, there lies a demon that is the nightmare of all goblins! It creates massacres and ughters,the advocate of terror, bringer of cries and destruction. It is greedy and ruthless, with its plundering evil ws! Its name is shameless, despicable and evil! Once it appears, it will sneer sinisterly and plunder away all your wealth but mercilessly leave you with your life! Heavens, I cannot even say its name, I don��t dare to say his name! I��m such a weak scumbag, I don��t even have that courage!��

 Chapter 171: Finger and key

    <h4>Chapter 171: Finger and key</h4>


    Tranted by: CHua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    ��A demon that was imprisoned for 10,000 years? Don��t tell me his name is Illidan? When it walks does it leave a trail of fire?�� Sheyan wanted so badly to ask in his heart. But observing Infinite��s horrified expression, he chose to remain silent.


    Saying till the back, Infinite had already started waving his arms about frantically. His voice had transformed hysterically and he finally bluntly straightened his head before fainting away. Sheyan was astounded as he quickly shout at the surrounding workers to conduct CPR on him. He then quickly found that yellowish paper cup and he sshed the cold water onto Infinite��s face. Very quickly, that goblin woke up greedily licking the water around his mouth and around him not wanting to waste it. He then sighed and continued with a lingering fear in his voice.


    ��Prison Gringotts has always been very peaceful. In order to bring in additional ie, a few thousand years ago we started to change reconstruct it into a bank, and seeded in doing so. Every goblin had already believed that the demon has died in the deepest abyss, and the legends gradually got forgotten. Until a few months back, I constantly wake up in the night and always hear an unexinable eerieughter in my ears.��


    Until here, Infinite once again trembled.


    ��That sound��I don��t wish to recall it! That demon is definitely dead, its soul must be interweaved into these keys, that should be the case!��


    After speaking, Infinite gritted his teeth, and retrieved a paper cutter from the side. Raising his green and wrinkled left hand, and then his pointy long finger. He then squinted his eyes as he sliced! Blood shot out and that finger actually was severed. Whilending on the ground, it actually produced a metallic sound.


    Infinite released a mournful cry. Although a severed finger couldn��t be considered fatal, blood actively sprayed out from the wound, shooting out like a blood arrow onto the surrounding walls. Looking at the amount of blood, Sheyan was really fearful this fe would die of blood loss! If that��s the case he would surely be implicated. At this moment, several goblin guards rushed over, but instead the agonizing pale faced Infinite waved them away.


    That outburst of bloodsted roughly 30 seconds and abruptly halted. It really was like a formless tap was controlling the amount of blood gushing out. Infinite looked at his severed finger, his face pale as he let out a sigh.


    ��F***, I finally got rid of you.��


    He then looked to Sheyan.


    ��I know you should��vee from a very very distantnd. Bring this damned key away and bury it within your hometown. For the love of money, let that abomination forever be buried deep within Gringott��s abyss!��


    ��Key? You call this a key?��


    Sheyan asked


    Infinite replied.


    ��That��s right. All of Gringott��s important secret door locks can only be opened by the correct goblin��s finger! Only the grand goblin race can craft out such genius methods! If a fool tries to stick a key into the lock, he will be in for a great surprise!��


    Sheyan cautiously bent and picked up the severed finger of Infinite. Pinching it casually, he felt it was iparably tough, and needed immense effort! His strength was already 13 points, close to 3x the average male. Who knew what the density of this severed finger was. His nightmare imprint delivered the notifications.


    ��You received an item: Gringotts abyss cell key. grade: ��?��. Uses: ��?��. Your current nightmare imprint is vastlycking to meet the rtive requirements, unable to obtain other information.��


    ��Wtf.�� Sheyan cursed in his heart, he felt wronged. The nightmare realm really emphasis on mission and battle capabilities bnce. After forking out thousands of utility points to exchange for this, he wasn��t able to reap instant rewards. So what if it was a godly weapon? Unless���� Sheyan��s eyes suddenly flickered thinking till here. He faster kept this item as he stepped out of Gringotts.


    For the remainder of the day, Sheyan constantly rushed about as the utility points on hand streamed out like water. He was finally left with 200 points. At the end, he even had to fork out 2 potential points, 2 low grade items and the chocte frog to others. Fortunately the benefits goes without saying. His Milestone ��Warmhearted man�� apart frompleting the Gringotts manager step, he alsopleted the Eeylops Owl Emporium finalmissioning.


    That mission also seemed simple on hindsight but was actually immensely tough. Although it was a simple delivery of letter, it needed to be delivered to Hanwell ind at the extreme north of d, then to Jekselen Peak in Norway, and finally to ska, US and return with the receipt! The locations to deliver to was obviously not in the city. It was all in the icy cold, remote and deste ces. Moreover the location in ska was actually the tallest mountain in North America, Mount Mckinley. If the weather wasn��t good, he wouldn��t even find it in a month. Hence, ording to the real mission process, the duration was unthinkable.


    Of course there was a cheap trick to use. That was to deliver with magic. With such distance, even Floo powder was of no use. The only method was to use two magic methods: Portkey and Apparate. These two magic could only be used by powerful wizards. But to request for their help��requires great reputation.


    (TN: Apparate is a magical form of teleportation)


    Therefore amongst the 7 basic attributes of a contestant, charm may seem like it influences the battle capabilities the least, but in fact possessed the greatest assistance! Sheyan had profoundly experienced this fact. His terrible charm had already resulted in many ��surprises�� for him. If he didn��t have the aid of the party, then he could only give up this ��Warmhearted man�� milestone! But Symbiosis sect�� Sheyan��s lips pursed sinisterly, only the Metals professor and Fanu were pretty skilled, how would they possibly contain him?


    In Sheyan��s face now was the final mission of the magic sports goods shop:


    Assist the owner to steal the crafting blueprints for the new broomstick, Firebolt.


    And the final mission of Borgin & Burkes magic shop:


    Obtain the blood of a unicorn.


    These two missions required him to personally aplish them. Because it was very dangerous, and nobody was willing to aid him.


    Sheyan calcted his time, he had not much time left in this world. Amongst the two missions, the first waspletely unfamiliar. The second could be done swiftly, but was rtively dangerous. Just when he was deliberating in his heart, the pets shop worker Phelps found it. Gesturing to him he urgently issued.


    ��Metals professor has an order to quickly assemble in half an hour! At the usual.��


    Sheyan was taken aback.


    ��Why didn��t I get the message?��


    Phelps replied.


    ��Partymunication requires the Metals professor to initiate after returning to the nightmare realm. Only his nightmare imprint has the adequate level to use such a technique.��


    Sheyan nodded. Although he was new, but because of the fact of being a closebatant contestant, his status was no doubt higher than Phelps. But Sheyan didn��t belittle Phelps because of that. Contrasting the rtion between Gale and Phelps, he instead tried to develop a rtion with Phelps.


    Those who can enter the nightmare realm were outstanding individuals who possessed innate gifts. Phelps wasn��t an idiot, since he chose to ept his work in the pets shop, obviously the benefits he could gain weren��t less than the a main mission reward. This meant that either his charm wasn��t low, or that he encountered a chance opportunity. This sort of people who were able to endure silently, were normally able to produce astonishing results.


    Half an hourter, Sheyan had reached the assembling ground of the symbiosis sect. Apart from the metals professor and Fanu, the rest were all present. Sheyan quietly stood behind Gale, keeping a low profile. Gale appointed as the new closebat head, he was finally sitting on his dream position. His eyes shed with excitement, and he was pleased at Sheyan��s reserved behavior. He constantly chatted with him, and even introduced him to the unfamiliar faces around.


    The golden spectacles Felix hung a faint smile on his face, he looked like he maintained his graceful demeanor at all times. He really seemed like awyer. There were many long distancebat contestants. Their head was a middle aged ck man named Mogensha. He had thick lips, bald head that look like Morpheus from the Matrix. He was hugging an eye-catching golden AK (Its gun barrel and butt were made from gold, not the entire gun), with a cigarette in his mouth as he leaned by the window alone. He looked like an apathetic person.


    The group waited for roughly 50 minutes. It had long overshot the agreed timing. Gale impatiently snorted.


    ��Where��s the boss? Isn��t he always very punctual?��


    After Sheyan heard this behind him, his pupils shrank. Punctuality is an essentialponent of a qualified leader, if not his subordinates will follow the wrong example, which meant efficiency would certainly bepromised. Moreover in the nightmare realm, time made a huge difference in life or death! Some that wasn��t punctual, may not even live for long!


    Therefore a hidden reason was behind the dy of the Metals professor���� It definitely wasn��t something good!


    Gale��s words were heard by the majority. Naturally not only Sheyan noticed this point, several others shuddered in their hearts. They simultaneously looked towards Mogensha. Naturally his perceptive sensing was the highest. Mogensha stroked his eyebrows, he then stood up and walked to the window, and gently shook his head.

 Chapter 172: Betrayal

    <h4>Chapter 172: Betrayal</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Suddenly the earth starting shaking beneath their legs! This vibration came from the building itself!


    The first vibration was like a fuse, in a blink of an eye, the second earthquake happened!


    If the first was said to be gentle, then the second was like an explosion threatening to tear the ce apart!


    Sheyan��s face instant changed as he immediately pped his hand onto his feet. His physique instantly soared to 31 points!


    The brick and woodenposition of this building produced cracking sounds as the building shook violently. In the middle, a 10 metre long crevice appeared, it was split apart 3 metres wide! Sheyan and the rest were located in the roof, under the intense vibrations, the benches and furnishings started to slide into the crevice. The ceiling bricks also started to rain dust down onto them. Although the group of contestant far exceeding the capabilities of an average person, they could only tightly hold onto the surrounding firm objects they could find. Following that, a burst of light shone into their eyes. A gap in the ceiling allowed the suns rays to prate through.


    Sheyan��s heart quivered, his face turned ashen. If this was an attack by a contestant, he didn��t even hear any explosive sounds or felt any threat! Such terrifying strength was not inferior to the mountain troll!


    Very quickly, odd creaking and grating sounds resounded from below. Following that, A devilish looking humongous tree stump burst up from below, its branches frantically spasmed out like tentacles as it smashed against the rubble around it. Wood splinters and dust dispersed in all directions. The tree��s roots were like dried human veins as it covered and prated into the ground! Some of the roots were still wriggling and pulsing as those absorbing some sort of fluid from the ground!


    Sheyan finally understood, the thing that broke this huge building should be strength germinated from this demonic tree! In the present world, the germinating roots of nts could even prate through skulls or rocks in their path. With the appearance of this demonic tree, its germinating strength was immense. However, looking at its enormous might, its fatal w should be on its speed, and enemies could be free to roam about. As long as a contestant was well versed in middle or long range attacks, then it would simply be a live target.


    At this moment, the fuming and startled contestants started to cough out curses.


    ��Felix! Why the F*** did you summon a Whomping Willow for?��


    ��Despicable fool, the Metals professor would reaching anytime. See how he takes care of you!��


    ��������


    ��Whomping Willow?�� the ground beneath Sheyan had already copsed. He was single handedly holding onto a wall shelf as he hung in mid air. Coincidentally during his mission yesterday, he came across a handbook about this. He instantly recalled the information on this creature.


    Whomping Willow


    Scientific name: Willow


    Species: Dicotyledon nt family, Malpighiales, Willow tree branch


    Height: Junior 3 metres, Matured as tall as 10 metres


    Attack range: Equal to its height


    Tree special ability: Take root. Immune to dizziness, poison, blood loss, crippling effects.


    Tree special ability: Fear of fire


    Tree special ability: Tree bark. Possess additional HP as well as defence.


    Suddenly, four ck dressed figures flew up into the air, simultaneously proiming in a stiff and cold tone.


    ��Ministry of Magic on duty formation!��


    Consecutively, every Symbiosis sect member received a notification from the nightmare imprint:


    ��You have entered the duty formation of the Ministry of Magic members!��


    ��Why is the ministry of magic here?!��


    ��What is going on?��


    ��Where��s the Metals professor?��


    In that instance, the members all started losing their pir of confidence as they plunged into chaos. Concurrently, the construction that they were taking cover in was finally pulled by the Whomping willow, and it copsed loudly! Bricks and timbre rumbled as they tumbled down, and the entire construction was in ruins as dust spreaded up several hundred metres into the atmosphere.


    At this moment, several fierce looking contestant leapt down from the surrounding buildings holding onto their weapons. The one leading the charge was holding onto a dual handed broadsword. The sword wasyered with fiery mes, and a faint glowing and transparent armoured slowly circted over his body surface. That armour was a mid grade buff ability from one of the wizard contestants in the banks syndicate, it was called ��Mental armour�� which could absorb huge amounts of long distance damage. It was extremely powerful, but the cost of casting this ability was not low. Moreover, it was linked to a high grade advanced ability.


    Sheyan had formerly seen this person before, it was the outstanding 28 points strength Venter! It seemed like the Banks Syndicate had seized the chance when the Symbiosis sect suffered a major setback in their closebat powers. They had set up such a ruthless ambush to finish off the Symbiosis sect!


    At present, because of his innate ability endurance and his high 15 points of defence, he didn��t suffer any damage even when he fell down. Instead, the copse of the building gave him adequate buffer time! Thus he firstposed himself, moreover his exceptional perceptive sensing had already alerted him of the banks syndicate members at the instance the building crumbled down.


    ��No doubt this is an ambush nned beforehand!��


    ��The crucial pivotal figure for this ambush should be Felix.��


    ��His status is high, therefore he should have been able to grasp the whereabouts of the two heads of the party, the Metals professor and Fanu!��


    ��His capabilities are strong enough as he prepared such an ability to destroy the entire building. Thus he was able to construct such an awkward scenario where the long distancebatants of the symbiosis sect would lose their advantage!��


    ��He is extremely cautious to be able to conceal this until now!��


    ��


    ��Of course there is a bigger question. There were only about 30 people entering this world, and the Symbiosis sect entered with full strength���� where did these excess Banks Syndicate memberse from?��


    Several thoughts shed through Sheyan��s mind. He instantly thought of one point. That was if he was from the Banks Syndicate, he would definitely aim to eliminate the closebat fighters first!


    Since that��s the case, he quickly hid himself back when he was just about to charge out with his fist. Buried underneath the rubble, he could already see the sun rays prating through. He slowed down his breathing close to nothingness. In this chaotic situation, nobody was able to notice him.


    Cries had started to echo out. Although it was extremely chaotic after the building copsed, contestants with high agility weren��t affected badly. Therefore the current unfavourable condition of the symbiosis sect were as follow:


    Primarily is the contestants with high agility would could move about freely. They relied on their speed and avoidability to evade much of the danger as the building copsed. Most of them were long distancebatants, and only one or two were close range.


    Next was the closebat team members. Because their strength was rtively high, they were able to protect themselves, as they crawled out from under the rubble. Estimated to join back the battle within 2 minutes.


    The most unlucky were the misceneous members, they did not possess strength, agility nor physique. Even crawling out from being buried was difficult!


    Therefore when Venter charged into the cloud of dust with his dual handed sword, the people he faced were the panicking agility contestants without any protection! Under the immense pressure of his 28 points of strength, those guys without at least 14 points of strength will suffer from additional crushing damages!


    Through the cracks of the rubble, Sheyan could see an agility contestant, Aokarl, being chopped at by Venter. Although he raised up his dagger to block, it was futile. The dual handed ming broadsword directly chopped into Aokarl��s shoulder de. Venter then nted his body and shed horizontally like a revolving gale! The frantic cries of the contestant sounded out as he was thrown off by the sh as hended heavily on the ground. He was already heavily wounded, as his other enemies fought to deal the finishing blow. Leaving a corpse and a shimmering blood red key.


    Although there was the 40% damage limitation, that contestant couldn��t even resist for 3 seconds!


    As Aokarl died, gunshots pierce through the air! With such controlled precisions, as the bullets entered the air, it even left a faint spiral trajectory trail behind it. Naturally the gunmen from the Symbiosis sect knew that this was a desperate moment as they immediately retaliated in self defence.


    The bullets spiralled towards Venter, but instead formed several ripples onto that transparent armour of Venter when it collided. Venter��s eyes were bloodshot as he stomped off the ground heavily causing the ground to crack beneath his feet. Venter held onto his fiery zing broadsword as he raised it high above his head. In a sh, he had covered 7-8 metres with one leap as he swung down towards that gunmen!


    Instead, the guman wasn��t a weak individual, Sheyan recalled his name was Chevslokov. Faced with Venter��s lethal strike, he released a burst fire as he skilfully did a back roll and widened the gap to 5-6 metres! This method was extremely familiar to Sheyan, he had seen Cazider do the same trick to escape his own attacks in his first world. But the only difference between the two was the Cazider was able to release a grenade to prevent the enemy from advancing. Instead, Chevslokov was able to pull apart a bigger distance.


    The ming broadsword crashed down heavily, leaving a splitting burnt crack onto the ground as stones flew up! More frighteningly was that mes from the sword suddenly rummaged together, burning fiercely as it formed a ming trail across the floor engulfing forward as itpletely circled around Chevslokov! Following that, two other contestants behind Venter pounced forward with a pincer attack, as they easily yed Chevslokov! Once again, a shimmering blood red key fell onto the ground.

 Chapter 173: Golden AK (Breakeven 1)

    <h4>Chapter 173: Golden AK (Breakeven 1)</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    When Chevslokov died, Sheyan had already dug out a pathway towards the surface of the rubble. He could feel the ground slightly shaking, knowing that it should be Gale demolishing the ruins in his way with his explosive strength. If he and Gale joined forces now, then the victory of the Banks Syndicate would be restrained. But in such a situation, Sheyan would no longer be able to be a tiger disguised as a pig. And the terrifying might of his 31 points of physique would be in full disy for all to see����


    At that point, the painful experience with the troll, and whatever hidden stories about Qiao Gun would start surface some suspicious point and finally be utterly revealed���� At that moment ��Seaman�� would have to flee and walk individually again. Hence, for his personal interests, the poor Symbiosis sect would have to be betrayed once again. Continuing Qiao Gun��s legacy, Sheyan would continue to ce his personal interests above the party as he disgracefully continued ying the role of a coward underneath the ruins.


    But Sheyan did not stop at there. After careful considerations, instead of going up he went down inside. After listening to themotion carefully, he turned around and started drilling further down into the ruins through the cracks.


    In just a brief moment, 3 members of the Symbiosis sect were massacred in a sound of the thunder. The rest of them were in a highly disadvantageous position, their beaten states looked extremely sorry. ording to the standard logic for contestants battles, once an enemy manages to approach a long rangebatant closely, it wouldn��t be like the modern warfare where they were many ways to counterattack, using daggers etc. Instead it��ll be like the olden times when a swordsman carrying a huge de and shield as they rendered a bowman helpless.


    The Banks Syndicate had already nned beforehand. They allocated the nimble ones to suppress the closebatants of the Symbiosis sect, while Venter led a group of contestants who were experts at slowing down the enemies into a massacre.


    When Venter finished off Chevslokov, he had expanded fully the mes on his sword. Although it wasn��t as threatening as before, it still carried enormous strength and every blow was at least around 24 points of strength. Along with the assistance of the other contestants, every swing of his broadsword was devastating. It carried a dense blood stench through the air, and delivered crushing damages with every blow. It rustled against the wind as it chopped disdainfully down against its pathetic enemies. It felt like he carried the aura of a God of war!


    Not even half a minuteter, another Symbiosis member was added to the casualty list, creating a chain reaction as the multitude of casualties were piling up like snow. Another agile far range contestant, Qian Zhi from the banks syndicate, was freed up to assist Venter and the other guy! If this carried on, in a mere few seconds, the entire symbiosis sect would be ughtered atop the ruins.


    But at this moment, two massive hands erupted out from the ground as the stone rubbles sprayed in every direction. The hand tightly gripped onto the ankle of an attacking banks syndicate member, pulling as he straight up face nted into the ground! Indeed Gale had finally freed himself! To a contestant who had formidable lower back strength, such a fall could only dy from probably a second. Yet this unlucky member had to be dealing with a middle-tier long range contestant in the Symbiosis sect, Mogensha!


    If he didn��t have the skills, how would he be able to distinguish himself amongst the intensepetition of the long rangebatants? How would he convince his subordinates?


    Mogensha immediately captured this critical opportunity, as he abruptly leapt up. While hanging in the sky, the golden AK started to spray out its bullets. ��DA DA DA�� It was the standard consecutive shots of the AK!


    The reflex action was: Once anyone lost their bnce, in order to keep themselves from falling, they would surely reach out their hands as cushion to the ground or even propel themselves up.


    Mogensha��s released first bullet directly headed towards the left wrist, that the Banks Syndicate member was supporting himself with! This caused him to lose his support!


    The second bullet flew towards a nearby brick, smashing the brick as it bounced back and knocked against the back of his head. Unless a contestant was physically strong, when such an impact crashed into the back of the head, it would probably knock out their vision for a second or two! This undoubtedly earned more time for Mogensha.


    The third bullet headed for another Banks Syndicate member on the right. That guy was currently locked onto another Symbiosis sect member with a cunning sneer with a dagger in his hand. The bullet struck against the dagger producing sparks, causing it to lose its mark as it only scratched against the surface of the Symbiosis sect member!


    Although this burst fire looked simple, it actually damaged, hindered and assisted! It also created an opportunity to widen the gap! More importantly, this was an oue resulting in Mogensha��s supreme technique to capture the fleeting opportunity and turned the tides slightly.


    Concurrently, Gale wasn��t sitting idle by the side. After hurling himself out of the ground, he equipped himself with the sawtooth saber as he ferociouslyunch himself towards the contestant ahead of him. After that contestant received a sh, he suddenly awoken from his dazed state as he groaned loudly and swung his weapon to block Gale��s second sh.


    At the same time, gunshots resounded. Mogensha repeatedly open fire while retreating urgently, as the twin bullets crashed against the contestant��s weapon. This caused the ��originally about to block Gale��s attack�� weapon to once again deviate from its path, and the final few bullets pierced into his head! Gales ferociously drilled his saber into the contestant��s chest! This time he heavily wounded the contestant, as he released a horrified shriek in the wake of death.


    At the same time, the representative of the Banks Syndicate, Venter, was also intercepted. When Gale erupted out, another two members from his closebat team had simrly burst out with guns zing! They were the shotgun users, Wayne, and no13. The two pointed their guns towards Venter��s three man team and started firing. Because the shotgun possessed a change of the special effect repel, in addition to the frightening damage in close proximity, Venter��s three man team could only search for a cover. Only a monster like Sheyan would dare to valiantly charge forward against a dual firing shotguns!


    Of course, every force has its ws. The shotgun��s weakness was its limited magazine capacity. It could only contain 7 rounds, even if it was modified, the magazine would hold 9 rounds at most. After that was a long arduous process of reloading. Therefore although Wayne and No.13 seemed unstoppable, they could only drag on for roughly 20 seconds. Following that their battle capabilities would greatly decline, reduced to lower than a fish.


    But 20 seconds was adequate for Mogensha to get rid of his current hurdles, and rush back to support! Once a long rangebatant was released from the deadlock, he would be able to easilymand a collective firing effort. Organizing the contestants firepower towards a single person and finally reverse their current disadvantageous position substantially.


    In actual fact, after just 10 seconds Gale had sessfully dealt with his contestant. Presently, his left hand was holding onto a bronze shield with a n ��coat of arms�� engraved onto it. His right hand was naturally holding on that unique sawtooth saber. He directly stood in front of Venter, like a fence blocking his way out!


    Although Gale didn��t master any relevant advanced ability regarding his shield, he only couldn��t exhibit the maximum defensive potential of the shield - that was like how Sheyan wasn��t able to disy ��Ambition�� to its fullest potential but utilized it as a close range weapon - It wasn��t totally useless! Moreover, the shield Gale was holding onto was giving of a faint ck glow, therefore it should at least be of a ck grade. Furthermore, the darkness asionally concentrated at certain spots, as though the glow materialized adding to the impregnable feeling it gave off.


    This shield was actually bestowed unto Gale after he assumed responsibility as the head of the closebat team. ording to the Metals professor, it was indeed a little undeserving, but his current situation was indeed awkward. At present, the Symbiosis sect��s closebat powers had suffered a huge setback, if he didn��t enhance Gale��s strength and they suffered an incident, it would be extremely disastrous to the party as a whole. Moreover the Symbiosis sect had ced every eggs in one basket by using the assembling rock, then his party��s odds at winning would reduce by a huge margin.


    Venter inhaled deeply as he raised his broadsword up high. The ring sunlight reflected against the sword, giving off a glowing sensation.


    Suddenly, a ripple of magic transmitted from the distant building. Then a shocking huge fiery ball of fire formed at the window, the mes raging as the ball of fire bluntly shot towards Venter��s broadsword.


    The fiery ball connected with the sword but didn��t result in any explosion. Only a loud sshing sound like water could be heard. It was like a dying me once again being reignited.


    On Venter��s dual handed broadsword, a hunting mebusted into life like a splendid torch in his hands!


    He puffed loudly as he advanced forward across the middle.


    At the same time, a bright yet beastly cold glimmer shed across the weapons of the two assisting Venter. It straightforwardly assaulted against Gale viciously! Obviously the three were greatly in sync, and their mutual understand was matchless.

 Chapter 174: Diaz enters

    <h4>Chapter 174: Diaz enters</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and ELkassar


    Clear gunshots reverberated out. Mogensha was nowhere to be found, naturally he had already found suitable cover. Yet the bullets spraying out of his golden AK were relentless, the iing bullets even contained a tinge of electric light. After securing his position, Mogensha had started to activate his personal abilities!


    A gunman who could unleash his assaults without constraints possessed immense battle capabilities. At the present stage, it far exceeded the strength of most closebatants, but when in close proximity, that was a whole different story.


    Mogensha released two bullets strapped in sparks as it directly prated into the two contestants who were about to attack Gale. Not only were they hurt by the bullets, they felt a paralysis sensation over their bodies. Instantly, a gap was formed between Venter and them. At this moment, it was toote for Gale to retreat. He bluntly received that zing broadsword with his shield and an evil smile.


    ��Kiang!�� A booming shing of metals resounded. Gale��s strength couldn��t match up to Venter as he stumbled back 6 steps, while Venter��s sword recoiled from the impact. The overflowing scathing mes collided against the condensed ck fog of the shield.


    Simultaneously, at the instance the shield and sword collided, a powerful stic tension sound could heard. It was the tight yet stic bowstring being released from a great bow. Deke, who was constantly hiding in the shadows finally found his chance. Drawing his bow as he pulled the power tightly, he released an arrow towards the thing of a banks syndicate contestant!


    This arrow was extremely incisive as it screeched through the air as a ck shadow, piercing into the contestant and causing him to roll 7-8 rounds on the ground. His entire thigh was split open. The Symbiosis sect gunman who was currently fighting him wasn��t someone to be trifled with, he seized the chance as he opened fire with his dual gun, and added a grenade into the fray. It seems like even if he didn��t die, he would at least be half dead. The gunman didn��t pursue but instead swiftly headed to Gale.


    It looked like the Symbiosis sect had finally organized themselves in a basic formation, splitting into a triangle spear head formation. The tip of the spear was Gale with his resistive shield. Behind, to his left and right were the shotgun users, Wayne and no.13. Bowman Deke took the rear guard, and the other gunmen had found their shelters, dishing out attacks behind their cover.


    The situation was clear. If Venter wasn��t able to swiftly remove Gale, then he would very possibly suffer under the onught of gunfire. His strength was high, but that didn��t mean his physique was. If not for that mental armour covering him, he would probably already received heavy damages.


    Moreover from the previous sh, although Venter possessed overwhelming strength, the possibility of oveing a 18 points physique inducing defence and that massively tough shield was low. Once the Symbiosis sect��s long range firepower regained favourable positioning, then undoubtedly the victory would be hard for the Banks Syndicate!


    Venter ignored his predicament as he roared out and pounced into the sky! His dual handed broadsword zing with furious intent, it was like a fishing struggling against the. Either the breaks or he dies. Gale as a new head looked at this wild onught with a cunning sneer on his face. He had already calcted that if he continued to stand firm, although he would suffer heavy injuries but the firepower aid behind him would be able to pressure Venter to his death! Suddenly, Wayne and No13 stepped forward to cover him, while he retreated to use his bandage. It could be said defeat was inevitable for the Banks Syndicate.


    Venter was hanging in mid air and unable to evade. No doubt, Mogensha leading the far range bombardment wouldn��t rest on such a good opportunity. He focused at Venter and opened fire. The transparent mental armour covering venter had already started losing its lustre, as the onught created cracks and finally shattered it! However, Venter heavily breathed in, he was determined to not look back.


    Just as Gale inched forward with his shield and his mocking smile, a wooden door on the next building burst opened! A skinny person wearing a ck gown and pointy wizard hat stood forward. His entire body was concealed by the cloak and he even looked like as tender and delicate as a female.


    But his following actions sent a chill up the backs of every member of the Symbiosis sect.


    A bone piercing chill!


    Waving his wand towards Gale, the contestant shouted out.


    ��Expelliarmus!!!��


    He actually casted a disarming charm! This charm carried immeasurable usefulness within the entire magic world of Harry Potter. Even during the final battle, Harry Potter used his spell to defy Voldemort��s avada kedavra curse and obtain victory. When the spell finished releasing, that contestant started coughing violently and even stooped down and vomited out blood.


    But as the spell collided. Gale felt his grip of the shield bing unstable. He could feel that this originally heavy and rugged shield had transformed into a slippery loach as the shield was blown away. In a sh, that zing fiery broadsword chopped down onto his skull. A piercing gun sound travelled through the air. Through the corner of his horrified eyes, Gale could see an old fashioned Karabiner rifle. Its ck barrel was aiming directly at the spot between his brows. Lastly, an icy cold expression.


    ��F���� F****! Even Diaz had been bought in by the Banks Syndicate.��


    ********


    Gale died


    Even though he consumed a medicine that could restore 50% of his HP.


    Even though that shield would return to his hand in 3 seconds.


    Even though Venter was heavily wounded in that instance.


    Even though Wayne and No.13 tried their best to open fire to assist him����


    But Gale still died.


    If only Venter attacked him, then Gale still had a high chance of survival. But after Diaz joined the foray, then death was inevitable. One must understand, Diaz was actually an exceedingly powerful character that was overlooked. His attacking might was incredible, probably no one on scene could match up to it. Just based on that battle with the troll, the damage Diaz dealt alone to the mountain troll probably dominated 70% of its life! The most frightening aspect of his assaults could be described with one world: Stability! Gale died an extremely unwilling death.


    Actually, Diaz being in cahoots with the Banks Syndicate and rippling up his initial agreement was bound to happen. Undoubtedly, the Metals professor had already suspected him to be a unscrupulous fisherman. Although Diaz had a icily arrogant personality, he was no fool. The Metals professor��s suspiciousness was clear to him. Since that was the case, his minor dispute with the Banks Syndicate previously amounted to nothing. It was just a tiny cold war, while the other was being a thieving suspect. Only, the Metals professor had never expected that the Banks Syndicate would break the realm��s barriers, and receive emergency reinforcements! If not he wouldn��t have disyed such obvious suspicions towards Diaz but instead to the Banks Syndicate instead.


    With Gale��s death, the frontier defence of the Symbiosis sect instantly crumbled. Furthermore at this moment, the golden spectacled Felix��s controlled Whomping Willow shook into action. Stirring against the ruins as dust filled the entire sky, it was like someone tossed out 10 smoke grenades in the area.


    This undoubtedly was favourable to the closebat contestants. One noteworthy point was that up till now, Felix had not chosen to explicitly attack a Symbiosis sect member. Obviously he wasn��t willing to incur the frightening bacsh of going against the party��s regtions. Of course in this moment, nobody was stupid enough to conduct a trial against him in this circumstance. Once Felix decided to directly be involved, then the entire situation was further snowball.


    Cries and wails echoed through the atmosphere as contestants fell one after another. Of course some attempted to flee, but the formation created by the ministry of magic staff created a massive effect,pletely epassing the entire battle. This was able to prevent outsider muggles from viewing, and prevented the internal people from escaping. Naturally after the battle begun, the 4 members of the ministry of magic had shifted the civilians away. Hence, even using the innocent as shields were impossible.


    Within this massive blood fest, nobody noticed that Sheyan was hiding in a small room not faraway from the battle zone. He had started to gesture at 3 contestants behind him, pointing to them their target. The ce Sheyan was pointing to was shockingly a room in the opposite building.


    Within that building, was the expert supporter contestant of the Banks Syndicate with assisting abilities. He was currently busy within that room.


    The Banks Syndicate was a higher ranked party than the Symbiosis sect. Comparing the Symbiosis sect��s party ability: Impossibleeback, the Banks Syndicate party ability was: Sinking boats. In the instance where they are heavily wounded, they will receive a protective shield. The HP of this shield is 100 points, and will continually protect the user. Naturally in this situation, this ability was far superior to ��Impossibleeback��. Thus the mortality rate of the Banks Syndicate was far lower.


    This time the reason why the Banks Syndicate was able to produce such groundbreaking results, first was the betrayal for the golden specs Felix. Secondly, they received great buffs from the assisting abilities: Mental armour, ming des enchantment, expelliarmus���� Furthermore they probably possessed certain healing abilities as well. Because when anyone from the banks syndicate was heavily wounded, as long as they could be rescued out they would all evacuate towards that building.

 Chapter 175: Burst shot so what? (Breakeven 2)

    <h4>Chapter 175: Burst shot so what? (Breakeven 2)</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Strictly speaking, Sheyan had already led the 3 guys sneakily towards that cluster of building for close to 10 minutes. During this time, there was a slight disagreement and conflict with another contestant excelled in the intelligence attribute. If not for the the intense situation against amon enemy, they would have directly came to blows to solve the dispute in the swiftest possible way.


    Previously when Sheyan was buried underneath the ruins, he was determined to stay below. Obviously the Banks Syndicate would have targeted all contestants who possessed the strength to hold the defence. Therefore, Sheyan��s n was to first rescue the other contestants buried underneath who were proficient in other attributes. If he waited for them to climb up themselves, although a contestant was far capable than average humans, he would still have to wait at least an hour.


    Unknowingly, as he was rescuing Phelps, he suddenly discovered a drain. Although the drain was narrow and filthy, a hole was smashed open by a copsing rubble. Climbing in, they were able to ess the main drainage channel of the street.


    London was an established city with a long history, its sewage channels were essible from all sides. It was asplex as a maze. Sheyan had far superior strength than average people, thus after rescuing the 3, he easily slipped to the opposite building. At this time���� Coincidentally was the time where Gale was disarmed and killed.


    This was when the conflict begun.


    A intelligence based contestant called O��Connor probably because of Felix��s betrayal, considered himself as the head of the misceneous team. Believing that this was a great chance of aeback, he urgently lowered his voice andmanded.


    ��I��ll target Venter, Aili prepare to cast a spell onto the ck shirt On , Phelps you block that idiot Sidang! Seaman rush out to distract them. On the count of 3, we��ll head out.��


    ��1 , 2 , 3!��


    Three pairs of eyes stared at the back of Sheyan. He was reclining against the wall, with his eyes gazing towards the ceiling at a 45 degrees angle. His expression was firm and determined. It was like he was seriously examining how long did the filth take to coagte onto the ceiling.


    O��Connor��s face turned red, fuming out with a whisper.


    ��Oi Seaman, what are you waiting for?��


    Sheyan swung his head back replying.


    ��Waiting for a chance.��


    O��Connor urgently urged.


    ��This is the best chance, hurry up.��


    Sheyan rolled his eyes.


    ��Who wants to go ahead can go, I��m not F**king going.��


    O��Connor��s face turned ashen, pronouncing out his words slowly.


    ��You��re betraying the party?��


    Sheyan snorted.


    ��If i charge out now, the first thing the Banks Syndicate will do is bombard me! ****, the one that is dying is not you right? Or do you want to gift me a ck grade shield like the Metals professor did, you think I��m stupid? Why don��t you go?��


    The words were stuck in O��Connor��s throat, in his eagerness, he really treated Sheyan as cannon fodder. But obviously he couldn��t say this out loud. After hearing Sheyan��s outburst, he flew into a rage out of humiliation.


    ��We��ll all be covering you from the back, what harm will you be in? I think you��re thinking of betraying us!��


    Sheyan shrugged his shoulders.


    ��Whatever, if you think I��m betraying then start a trial against me.��


    O��Connor��s eyeballs were about to pop out. He abruptly turned to the other two.


    ��Phelps, Aili, let��s not care about this dick. Let��s go!��


    Aili was a female. She held certain apprehension towards O��Connor��s orders, she knew that a slight misjudgement would cost her her life. Thus she neutrally refuted.


    ��I think we should wait. If no one blocks from the front, we won��t be able to kill that bastard Venter and he can gain on us within 3 seconds.��


    Phelps also didn��t hold a high position, but dered his opinion.


    ��I agree with Aili.��


    Truthfully speaking, contestants like them were the hardest at the initial stage, they were worst offpared to agile contestants. At least thetter could rely on their superior speed to flee. Furthermore, support ss contestants suffered MP and casting speed constraints. But after they matured, all sorts of weakening abilities, or supremely potent magic spells, controlling abilities were exceptionally frightening. For example, that woman ��Zi�� that Sheyan met previously.


    Sheyan sneered in his heart: Little kid, never yed before the online game ��Unhuman��? Will a tank dare to act against a demon boss? Are you tired of living?


    O��Connor was so angry he started trembling. It seemed like he was really about to rush up alone. But instead he shut his eyes and took a few breaths. Calming down he continued.


    ��I��ll report this matter to the metals professor. Seaman, then you��ll decide when is the best chance.��


    Sheyan was astonished. Indeed the realm doesn��t contain weaklings. This O��Connor actually was able to assess the situation and calm down, and even allowed me to lead! Such tolerance and self control is really something else.


    Finally, Sheyan��s awaited moment arrived. This opportunity didn��t seem very great - Venter had already received treatment for 3 minutes, ck shirt On had already been cured and had rushed out. Only Sidang was clutching his belly with a pale face and panting while leaning against the wall. But, Sheyan��s most feared individual had finally shown some weakness!


    That was the support ss contestant of the Banks Syndicate!


    To Sheyan, no matter if its Diaz or Venter, they couldn��t amount much threat to him. Only those spell casters were his greatest worry. Even the weapon enhanced Venter was able to release a terrifying sea of mes to engulf Chevslokov. Who knew what other fire abilities this guy could exhibit? Or perhaps any petrifying methods who gained from other worlds?


    Yet at this moment it was clearly seen, that supporting contestant was rtively weakened. As he bandaged Venter, above his hands were some white rays interweaving with the bandage. This white glow suddenly flickered after 5 -6 seconds. It was obvious, his MP was about to be drained. He could only rely on natural methods to squeeze out this treatment.


    If they didn��t act now, when else would they?


    Sheyan burst out with energy, heavily knocking against the wooden door ahead. Unloading his might as he hurriedly charge forward amidst the dusty air! He was like a vigorous ox frenziedly charging head on across a wastnd. At the same moment, that Whomping Willow was frantically causing a huge uproar, creating more rising dost and fog. The two parties locked inbat had no clue of this new variable, that there was a disturbance amongst those inside the opposite building.


    From the distant vantage point, suddenly regted gunshots could be heard! Dposed wooden shavings and sawdust splintered in all directions. Sheyan was familiar with this regted shooting, but at that time the gunshot provided him with security, and the troll��s nightmare. But right now, it had transformed into a deathly sickle, hoping to viciously taste his flesh and blood! It was triggered from the grim and callous Diaz hiding in the distance.


    Such was the cruel reality. Yesterday��s friend, was now opening fire against him without the slightest hesitation.


    zing hot bullets crashed against Sheyan��s body, but never prated. Instead, his study muscles simply squeezed them out, as the bloodied bullets fell to the dust filled floor.


    ��Contestant no.33091 has dealt 120 points of basic damage, factoring contestant limitation of 40%, he dealt 72 points of damage. Factoring 16 points of defence, he dealt 45 points of damage. Your innate ability Endurance activated. Your total received damage: 20 points.��


    ��Contestant no.33091 activated ability: Burst shot, 3 consecutive. Thest shot resulted in an explosive strike. Your total damage sustained is 19 points, 17 points, and 36 points of damage!��


    ��Contestant no.33091 request to check his battle log. Do you wish to use your perceptive sensing to pressurely interfere with your opponent? Yes / No.��


    ��Your perceptive sensing sessfully interferes with the opponent. Insufficient perceptive sensing to mislead the opponent, but opponent is unable to view detailed data from the battle log.��


    Sheyan scurried through the list of notifications, he discovered that only in a short 10 seconds, his life had dropped by close to 1/3. His lips curl into a smile. 3 burst shot so what? But in his heart he started to feel that Gale��s death was indeed justifiable under such explosive might.


    Fortunately at this moment, his magic reinforcements finally arrived. A gigantic fireball sped past and directly headed towards the room, it was released by O��Connor! In addition, Aili��s witchcraft curse hadnded on the heavily injured Sidang. Instead, Phelps was a summoner. From his shouts, Three enormous big bad wolves with shiny scalps appeared with saliva dripping through their incisive fangs. They pounced directly towards the ck shirt On who was running back to aid.


    But at this moment, the sprinting Sheyan unexpectedly leapt down into theteral cluster of houses! His action utterly exposed the other 3 supporting contestants to the wrath of Diaz��s gunfire!


    This unforeseen movement seemed extremely abnormal. If Sheyan had continued to run straight, then Diaz could only continue to assault him. Sheyan would then crashed head on into the wooden room Venter was in and would be in Diaz��s blind spot, but will now attract the attention of Venter. The other 3 supports could bombard their attacks freely without restraints. But at this moment he suddenly escaped to the side����undoubtedly, the powerful magician O��Connor instantly became Diaz��s primary target!


    The chilling gunshots resonated - Cunning, dull and full of despair.

 Chapter 176: Sadako Yamamura

    <h4>Chapter 176: Sadako Yamamura</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Once O��Connor saw Sheyan diving to the side, he understood his perilous situation. However, he was only a supportcking in both physique and agility, hence he couldn��t react with quick agility. Hence, not even half a stepter, his legs immediately felt numb, he got shot.


    In the nightmare realm where danger lurks in every corner, everyone would have their own emergency contingencies. O��Connor was no exception. He calmly waved his cane as a ss like protective screen appeared over him like a ss room.


    This was O��Connor��s equipment ability: ss box! During its duration, it will lessen all damages!


    As the gun sounds resonated and the bullets pierced through the air, sparks formed as it pass through the transparent ss. When it reached O��Connor, its power had greatly reduced. At this moment, O��Connor��s zing fireball forced its way into the room on the second floor, and exploded! The inferno scattered everywhere like the rain as its torrential mes flooded the area, it looked more terrifying than a napalm explosion!


    ��Such insane might���� Sheyan��s pupils shrank. This was the first time he indicated clear acknowledgement of spell in this world. From thetest event, he understood that once a mighty support ss sessfully disyed his abilities, he could create such devastating AOE damage!


    Witnessing this scene, ck shirt On��s eyes turned red. The three savage grey wolves had pounced onto him, wildly ripping and munching. His two hands suddenly illuminated a ck glow, as the glow bubbled about his hands like boiling water. Although it was bright daylight now, the glow gave one an eerie chill.


    Then ck shirt On bent down, as though tolerating the painfulcerations. He half knelt and punched the ground with the ck glow on his hands. Consecutively, a queer ringing of the bell could be heard.


    ��Come out, Sadako Yamamura!��


    O��Connor was an inch away from reaching the building and its protective blind spot. Suddenly beneath him, the ground turned dark as a deathly white hand erupted out and clutched his ankles! It was like O��Connor froze within time, even hiscent and disdainful expression was locked on his face.


    Ability: Sadako Yamamura


    (TN: the ghost from the Ring movie)


    Origin: The Ring


    Ominous acquiring method


    Usage requirements: Consumes spell caster��s life points by 33%


    Sorcery medium (Material): A strand of hair from a female corpse after 36 hours of her death (Obtainable in any world)


    Usage effects: Summon out Sadako��s hands to contact the target��s body, causing target to sink into paralysis effectsting 15 seconds. When the target receives the next primary attack, 30% chance of removing paralysis effect. The second attack and subsequent attacks, 60% chance of removing paralysis effect.


    ************


    Of course the cool and collected Diaz wouldn��t pass on this golden opportunity. He wasn��t anxious to attack O��Connor but instead started reloading his bullets.


    One round, two round, slowly, the unfeeling Karabiner rifle was fully loaded.


    He still had the time to blow the tip of his rifle.


    He then took aim.


    Fire!


    Diaz��s eyes squinted gently with his finger bent. His shoulder de firmly cushioned the gun��s fierce recoil, as the fiery bullets sprayed out of the barrel.


    After that, he immediately activated his ability:


    Burst shot. 3 consecutive!


    The essence of this discharge is relying on this MP to dish out the bullets, hence there wasn��t any interval between his firing.


    After Burst shot. 3 consecutive was issued,


    The firearm firing interval had reached 3 seconds,


    (TN: his firing rate is once every 3 seconds, his ability allowed him to release 3 shots without triggering but using his MP)


    That meant if his target didn��t possess high agility, Diaz would be able tond five rounds on him. To Diaz, this was currently his most formidable killing method. Using this method against the mountain troll previously, he singlehandedly dished out 70% HP worth of damage! At present, even though there was the contestant��s damage limitation and the protection of his ss box, O��Connor��s fate was unknown against this lethal might!


    5 fatal bullets sted through the air, as the first 3 crashed against the ss box utterly decimating it. It looked like ayer of frost dissolving into the river.


    The final two bullets prated O��Connor��s heart and the center of his head, forming two budding blood patch.


    O��Connor��s HP already took a heavy blow from the previous attacks, and the final two bullets directly depleted his life force! Amidst the tragic gushing of blood, a crimson red key plopped onto the ground, attracting everyone��s attention.


    Presently, Sheyan had already drank a mouthful of ��Endless Spirited vodka�� and recovered some HP. He then reappeared with a detached wooden door. Although this door couldn��t offer much protection, it shielded him from the vision of others, which greatly reduced the chances of being targeted. Sheyan timing coincidentally matched with Diaz��s rearming duration. At this moment, the remnants of the zing fireball was still around. The opposite room was crackling with mes, sending a heat wave across the entire room. He believed people inside the room wouldn��t even notice his existence.


    When Diaz��s rifle rearming period expired, Sheyan had already entered his blind spot. The other Banks Syndicate members who had established overall dominance had already discovered the movements at this side. The bright mes illuminated a crack in their eye sockets, as 2 - 3 guys immediately rushed back to aid.


    The remaining remnants of the Symbiosis sect finally obtained some breathing space, as they started to retaliate against their ��fleeing�� opponents. After the Banks Syndicate members discovered the fire behind them, they shouted out for Diaz and Felix to swiftly return to aid. However, the two of them remained indifferent. Diaz was originally a lone traveller, he couldn��t care less about the tragic few deaths of the Banks Syndicate members. The golden spectacled Felix was even more treacherous - more deaths would provide him a greater stepping stone, this would emphasise his importance towards them and shaped his future.


    Therefore, once Sheyan reached the temporary medical shelter of the Banks Syndicate, the nearest reinforcement was still dozens of metres away. As Sheyan looked into his ruthless eyes, he slowed down his footsteps. Deciding not to take the stairs, he instantly jumped and grabbed onto the edge of the veranda before flinging himself in.


    That pursuing Banks Syndicate had a rigid and lifeless expression, even carrying a thread of despair. At this moment, three consecutive shots pierced into his back as he copsed onto the ground. This attack was issued from his enemy, Mogensha! Although at the same time Mogensha was in a sorry and dangerous state, as he received 2 - 3 strikes with blood spurting out from all sides. But undoubtedly, his noble actions ensured Sheyan wouldn��t have troubles from his rear!


    Sheyanughed crazily. The Banks Syndicate had obviously nned much for this operation, why would they leave this crucial temporary medical shelter without protection. How would it not possess a single protective contingency? Therefore, he obviously wouldn��t take the conventional way but entered through the porch. Thus, he naturally avoided the prior snares that the Banks Syndicate had nted.


    After ascending, Sheyan blew apart the room door with his fist. Luckily, that support contestant was just there, as Venter who was still burning from the inferno was supporting him to retreat. Furthermore, the heavily wounded Sidang had also been burnt ck, obviously dying on the spot. No wonder a blood key dropped out of O��Connor, actually he had already incurred yer value after finishing off Sidang.


    ��It��s you?!�� Venter stared at Sheyan, his eyes exposing his hatred and contempt. He coldly sneered. ��I should have killed you previously, who would expect you actually came running back to die?��


    Sheyan smiled widely, his white teeth were dyed with blood! With a flick of his wrist, a crow ck hatchet appeared as he directly chopped forward. He could see clearly, after that zing inferno, that support ss contestant had a huge hole burnt through his mantle, exposing his figure. It astonishingly exposed a tender waist and fair skin, looking extremely delicate. It was a western looking female! Sheyan��s hatchet directly hacked towards this female��s neck without restraint instead of the nearby Venter!


    ��Bastard!�� Venter fumed. He swung his broadsword with one hand, horizontally cutting against Sheyan��s waist. Obviously he was trying to deter Sheyan and cause him to withdraw his assault. Who knew Sheyan was already determined to receive his attack. He smiled as he ignored Venter and instead chopped down faster.


    Blood sshed out as that support ss female contestant released a mournful screech. The magic gown wrapping around her seemed to possess terrible defence as a long hole was split apart by Sheyan��s hatchet. Her white skin, tattered gown and crimson blood created an unexinable cruel but beautiful art, just like a delicate flower floating down and being trampled upon. Venter roared angrily, as though he was the one that received the devastating chop of the hatchet.


    After receiving Venter��s sh, Sheyan was thrown back several steps but never received any crushing damage. The real damage from this sword was only 27 points, actually lower than Sheyan��s expectation. Sheyanpletely ignored that attack, as heughed out loudly and frenziedly chop down without caring for his own safety!


    Of course, Sheyan��s target was always that female support ss contestant!

 Chapter 177: Fairy’s praise

    <h4>Chapter 177: Fairy��s praise</h4>


    Tranted by: CHua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Venter was helpless. He had to support the woman with one hand, while raising his sword to block with the other! His weapon was originally dual handed, using it with one hand was already forcing it. Moreover, he had suffered heavy injuries beforehand, thus after shing against Sheyan��s hatchet, Venter staggered backwards beneath the sparks! Furthermore behind them was the room, filled with mes!


    Venter was unable to dodge Sheyan��s subsequent chop and could only receive it with his body. His strength was astounding, but his physique was severelycking, Sheyan wasn��t going to be merciful and chopped down with an evil smile! The profound hatchet left a huge, bone deep, wound on Venter��s body. Venter shuddered in pain, as he swung his sword in retaliation trying to force Sheyan back. Instead, Sheyan advanced, lifting his left hand as he scoffed and received the sword!


    The icy cold de shed against Sheyan��s left arm, as it cut towards his ghastly white bone before stopping!


    Blood gushed out, spraying against Sheyan��s face.


    Yet Sheyan maintained his crazed assault! He swung back his right hand, and once again chopped down with his hatchet!


    The scene of his sword slicing against the opponent��s bone never failed to excite Venter. However, being chopped by a hatchet wasn��t a great feeling either.


    Blood sprayed out from both parties, smearing against the nearby walls, painting an awfully tragic art piece onto the filthy wall.


    Sheyan endured the sh as if it were nothing. But to Venter, thatst hatchet was really like the thest straw!


    Thisst blow finally led the quantitative damages to a qualitative result. Previously, Venter was already dragged in after receiving heavy injuries. During treatment, he was suddenly ambushed by O��Connor��s fireball. Although it wasn��t lethal, he still suffered quite a massive wound. But after receiving two merciless chops from Sheyan, he immediately sank into a heavily wounded state as he stumbled backwards before copsing to the ground with the person he was supporting.


    Sheyanughed, raising his hatchet as he walked over slowly. The mes cast a gloomy glow on his face, as he spoke with a t and gentle tone.


    ��Anyst words?��


    Clearly about to ruthlessly im one��s life, Sheyan actually used a such a simple and peaceful tone, as if he were creating some small talk. At this vital moment, Sheyan had became more cautious. This was because a contestant would only reveal his final trump card when his back was forced against the wall. If the two managed to craft up some self-destruct ability, then wouldn��t his own life be in immense danger?


    Venter panted aggressively, blood dying his entire body. Still he covered the female contestant, with his eyes brimming with rage.


    Sheyan gently breathed, he was afraid of unexpected variables if he dragged too long. Raising his Butchering bone hatchet, and chopped down!


    The hatchet was aimed at Venter��s head! If itnded, it would definitely be fatal!


    But Sheyan��s face suddenly changed, because the hatchet suddenly collided against a formless resistance when it was 30 cm away from its target. He couldn��t force even an inch through. Seeing this scene, Venter suddenly cried out loudly in sorrow. That cry was like an abandoned wolf, filled with remorse and terror!


    ��No! Danny! Don��t!��


    The support ss female contestant gradually stood up, gently stroking Venter��s hair and then kissing him softly.


    Venter��s eyes were filled with despairing tears. He was blocked by a formless barrier, forced to stay within.


    Then the female contestant slowly floated up, her hair drifting through the wind giving off a goddess impression. Suddenly a spring flower blooming fragrance filled the enter room, event the surrounding mes were extinguished. The floor started to sprout several tiny green shrubs. Sheyan shockingly discovered, his half empty lifepoints starting to regenerate rapidly, simrly for Venter.


    Danny��s hair danced amidst the wind before starting transforming into specks of twinkling brilliance as it dispersed into the air�� Following that, her resplendent body also started to radiate into shimmering fragments!


    The price for this ability was actually using her own precious life!


    ��Don��t tell me, this is the rumoured Fairy��s praise?�� Sheyan suddenly recalled a conversation he head of in the realm��s marketce. It was said that in the Lord of the Rings world, one could expend a low price to learn this ability from a spirit druid. Sacrificing oneself to protectrades. However afterwards the user will transform into a seed. If one was willing to pay up an expensive price, there would still be hopes of revival.


    Venter covered his face with his hands as he knelt on the floor, his entire body trembling. An uncontroble sobbing ensued. Although he was currently trapped, but once this protective barrier vanished, he would certainly charge forward like a mad dog to devour Sheyanpletely!


    Sheyan��s wounds were lighter than Venters. Very quickly, he was restored to perfect shape. Venter was close to death, therefore he needed more time to regenerate. 1/3 of Danny��s body had drifted away, and based on Venter��s demented appearance, he would definitely restore her seed.


    This meant that Sheyan had obtained adequate time to deal with his other enemies - At least, he had to contain that Diaz hiding in the shadows. If not, ying the mountain troll has offered concrete evidence on the consequences of allowing Diaz to freely deliver attacks. Thinking of this, Sheyan immediately retreated several steps back. Completely ignoring Venter��s hatred filled eyes, he elbowed the wall behind him.


    The wooden wall immediately cracked, as a section of it tore off and tumbled down. Sheyan then leapt down. Presently, the unfolding events of the battle were extremelyplicated. While Sheyan was busy on top, ck shirted On had killed off Aili. But had a catastrophic time against thebination of Phelps and his wolves. He was then gnawed to death by the human wolfbo! The dropped key was snatched by Phelps.


    Diaz had also seized the opportunity to attack Phelps. If not for Phelps finally ridding himself of On, allowing the 3 wolves to freely pester Diaz, he wouldn��t have lived till now.


    One had to admit, Sheyan��s leading charge had really swung the tides of battle. It sessfully dissolved the pressure on the Symbiosis sect��s long distancebatants. Currently, the main focus of this battle was in the area between the copsed ruins and the opposite building. Two Banks Syndicate members were tightly pursuing Mogensha and Deke. The summoned whomping willow had finally vanished, and the pale faced Felix had suffered a heavy strike. It looked like he was the victim of a surprise attack.


    Sheyan swept the entire field with his eyes. After deliberating in his heart, he swiftly dashed off towards a direction.


    *********


    Mogensha was violently panting.


    Several deep scars were carved onto his golden AK47. If not for several critical moments where others erupted in sentimental sacrifices, he would undoubtedly have be a dead man.


    Currently, the one chasing him like a maggot infiltrating a bone was a contestant named, Jowen. Although his appearance was a crooked shorty that didn��t even reach 1.6m, he was holding onto two terribly sharp dark blue daggers. It was crafted by a cksmith dwarf in the Lord of the Rings world. Alone, it wasn��t much of a threat, but ced together, its might was terrorizing.


    Wayne and no.13 were killed by Jowen. But before they died, they managed to heavily wound Jowen��s right hand. Hence, he could only utilize one dagger tobat Mogensha and wasn��t able to exhibit his fullest potential. That was also the main reason why Mogensha was able to flee and endure for so long.


    Jowen fiercely shed with his dagger, leaving faint blue afterimages wherever he swung. Mogensha could only block with his rifle. But at this moment, Jowen sneered and swung his leg up, kicking Mogensha on his chest. He was clearly trying to take his opponent down with his superior closebat skills, and suppress himpletely. Every attack was obvious and distinct, but if he didn��t block it then there would be dire consequences.


    This sort of offence was simr to the military strategy ��Obvious scheme�� category. Obviously Mogensha had far superior perceptive sensing over Jowen, he could clearly determine where Jowen would attack next, but there was nothing he could do!


    This is just like in a basketball match, an adult truthfully telling a child he is about to release a 3-pointer shot. Yet the child would be unable to guard against him. Barely relying on judgement, Mogensha was unable to ovee the gap of closebat skills between him and Jowen.


    His vision ckened as he was kicked back heavily. Originally prepared to continue warding off the opponent��s next attack, who knew that his right leg found no footing. He then realized he was forced to a flight of stairs as he tumbled backwards and rolled down.


    Agility was his primary attribute, meaning his bnce was superb allowing him to recover quickly from his fall. But after standing up, Jowen had already darted forward with his dagger and skirted the dagger across his throat! Although Jowen��s attacking damage wasn��t considered high, an attack to the throat enhanced the probability of an explosive strike. Thus it would surely inflict heavy damage to Mogensha causing Mogensha to fall into a critically wounded state.


    Mogensha��s pupils shrank, exposing a hint of regret.


    ��F***! If only I knew������

 Chapter 178: Lethal Karabiner vs Golden Ak!

    <h4>Chapter 178: Lethal Karabiner vs Golden Ak!</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and ELkassar


    Faced against this hopeless image, Mogensha shut his eyes. His remaining HP wasn��t much, after this he would certainly be sunk into a critically wounded state! Once that happens, killing him was only a matter of time. Suddenly, the wooden door beside him crashed open, releasing a multitude of dust into the air. A muscr hand thrusted in and seized the iing dagger, halting the dagger abruptly!


    This interruptionpletely negated Jowen��s impending fatal strike!


    Jowen��s widened his eyes, trying to withdraw his dagger. The sharp dagger was instantly smeared with fresh blood, as the blood sttered onto the wooden walls. But a swift and ferocious silhouette had already smashed through the wooden wall, calmly obstructing his path to Mogensha. If not Sheyan, then who? He wiped away the blood on his hands, smirking at his opponent.


    ��Sorry to be the bearer of bad news���� But now its 2 versus 1.��


    Jowen��s face turned ashen, he didn��t expect the hunter to be the hunted. What was more depressing was the fact that Mogensha was a horrifying firearm beast. He couldn��t even escape if he wanted to!


    Unexpectedly escaping from the grips of death, no matter how tough his personality was, Mogensha couldn��t help feeling a huge excited relief. He grew up in the disorderly country of Somalia in Africa, since young he was an orphan. Guns were his only toys since young, his only friend while growing up, and the only thing keeping him alive during adulthood! From such a perspective, he and the previously killed Cazider were the same kind of person. The only difference was that Cazider became Sheyan��s enemy, hence he died. Yet Mogensha was Sheyan��s temporaryrade, and hence he lived.


    Suddenly, Jowen lowered his body and drilled his dagger towards Sheyan��s abdomen. His attack belonged to the swift but light category and his right hand was previously injured resulting in a decline of his attacking speed. Sheyan didn��t bother dodging, he merely raised his knee and allowed Jowen to stab his leg, only resulting in a superficial wound! It waspletely nothing to Sheyan!


    But Jowen��s follow up actions was pretty rming to Sheyan. His avoidability was extremely unfathomable. Sheyan consecutively swung his hatchet 3 times, but two of it were easily dodged by Jowen. Thest swing was resisted by Jowen��s dagger before the impact forced its way against his body. Although the hatchet ripped open a huge tear in his right shoulder, he managed to seize this chance and flee. He quickly attempted to dive into the nearby window, but a round from the patient Mogensha found its way into his head instantlynding him into critically wounded state. After a brief moment of burstfire, Mogensha killed him. A pity no key appeared.


    ��Your timing is immacte.�� Mogensha turned to him and mocked.


    Sheyan replied gently.


    ��Of course, If not you��d be the one on the floor.��


    Mogensha shot a cold stare at Sheyan.


    ��Do you know? O��Connor was my only friend.��


    Sheyan gave an uninterested answer.


    ��So what?��


    Mogensha��s expression turned gloomy.


    ��Bastard! If you didn��t abandon your responsibility! He wouldn��t have died!��


    ��Then the dead person would be me.�� Sheyan stubbornly argued.


    ��You would die?�� Mogensha angrily refuted. ��You������


    His expression changed. Hisst ��You�� was like a stone trapping his tongue underneath, and swallowed back into his throat.


    Sheyanughed.


    ��I what?��


    The untamed and fierce Mogensha instead swallowed his saliva, lowering his head and muttered.


    ��Nevermind, let��s go and save the rest.��


    Sheyan looked into his eyes, whispering.


    ��Then we need to save ourselves first.��


    Mogensha was confused by his words.


    ��What?��


    ��I managed to force that support ss Danny and Venter into a desperate situation�� But that woman actually used the Fairy��s praise. Moreover, Phelps��s summoned 3 wolves wouldn��t be able to contain Diaz for long.�� Sheyan calmly continued. ��Thus, we only have roughly 3 minutes before facing the fully healed Venter and Diaz. If I��m not wrong, that is the Diaz who killed 5 of our guys previously.��


    ��Sheet�� While cursing, Mogensha hurriedly fished out a bandage and swiftly wrapped his wounds. ��Luckily Masika managed to use the scroll left behind by the Metals professor to heavily injure Felix. If not this would��ve been a lost cause.��


    Sheyan replied.


    ��If you can suppress Diaz, then we have a chance at victory. You can peacefully hand Venter over to me.��


    Mogensha took a long hard gaze at Sheyan.


    ��Diaz��s innate ability is: Full-Load, His reloading speed is quickened by 50%, his explosive strike rate is also enhanced. His weapon is a Karabiner rifle. Outside 100 metres, I have no chance of victory. Within 100 metres, I can force out a draw. But once I cane within 30 metres, then no doubt he is finished!��


    Sheyan nonchntly replied.


    ��Roger, then I��ll cover you till 50 metres.��


    After speaking, Sheyan handed his soul equipment: Endless vodka to him.


    ��Drink.��


    Mogensha received it, and gulped down a mouthful. Pleasantly surprised he eximed.


    ��Great stuff!��


    Sheyan took the wine cup back, and smiled.


    ��Don��t thank me. If you die too early, it doesn��t benefit me at all.��


    Mogensha patted his golden AK, snorting.


    ��That was what I wanted to tell you.��


    Sheyan walked towards the door entrance, before looking back.


    ��We still have roughly 2 minutes before Venter shows up. Within these two minutes, I need to reduce the gap between you and Diaz by 50 metres���� Therefore, time is tight! Prepare. 3, 2, 1, go!!��


    Sheyan suddenly dove out of the window, Mogensha��s shadow closely stuck behind him. Although Sheyan wasn��t considered slow, this was nothing to Mogensha.


    The distant gunshots arrived from Diaz, but Sheyan was currently at his optimal state. Using his hands to cover his head, he bluntly sprinted forward like a human meat shield. The tailing Mogensha was extremely efficient and ruthless, asionally returning fire. Although Diaz had the superior vantage point behind his cover, Mogensha simrly had Sheyan providing cover. Comparing the two, they had roughly equal conditions.


    Because the entire field was sealed up by the Ministry of Magic, upying an overlooking position of the entire field was of utmost importance. The roof where Diaz was at was undoubtedly a core region. Sheyan��s goal was to charge towards that building, but Diaz had a stable mentality. He quickly reacted and counter attack. The zing bullets headed straight for Sheyan.


    Naturally his MP wasn��t infinite. His burst shot.3 consecutive ability wasn��t activated. Although Diaz��s karabiner contained massive killing potential, it wasn��t able to deal any fatal damage to Sheyan in a short duration. Furthermore, Mogensha constantly returned fire. Hence after running over, Sheyan had only suffered 3 shots, and managed to conserve a huge amount of energy.


    When they arrived beneath Diaz��s located building, Mogensha took over to lead. Because if Diaz wasn��t willing to abandon his vantage position, then he would have to engage in a tussle with Mogensha within this building! Naturally, his long 3 - 5 seconds arming Karabiner could notpare with the automatic firing of an AK-47. But one must consider, Diaz wasn��t unqualified when ites to strength. He still possessed valiant closebat abilities, hence the victor was hard to determine.


    ��Ok.�� after breaking out of Diaz��s killing zone, Mogensha could finally loosened up and regained some confidence. He patted his AK at the building entrance as he brandished a thumbs up gesture to Sheyan.


    ��Leave the rest to me. I can sense a disastrous odouring from over there, Venter should be about to surface. Hurry up and recover a little, then take him out with your maximum capacity. I heard Venter��s innate ability is called Berserk, which will raise his strength by approximately 15%. But he probably already used it previously, you shouldn��t need to worry about that.��


    Sheyan looked sharply at Mogensha.


    ��Heck, you don��t seem concerned about my safety at all?��


    Mogensha pursed his thick lips, drawing out a ck handkerchief from his chest. That cloth looked wrinkled and filthy, and even had several blood stains. He then tied it over his head, turning around meaningfully.


    ��Although Venter is strong, really, I like you better.��


    Sheyan frowned, but Mogensha had already disappeared from his vision. Concurrently, a loud piercing cracking sound boomed from the distant building. A huge door was sted out, as its debris scattered into the sky, covering the earth with dust. Waving his broadsword, Venter walked out slowly with a face full of malicious killing intent. Behind him, that old, 3 storeys tall, english building swayed and finally copsed loudly, as the dust soared to the heavens! His eyes were brimming with viciousness, like two needles deeply prating into Sheyan!

 Chapter 179: Venter’s death

    <h4>Chapter 179: Venter��s death</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Sheyan took in huge breaths as he leaned against the corridor pir. Wiping away his sweat, mixed with blood.


    Sweat trickled down his back leaving a wet trace along his filthy back, causing a burning sensation as it entered an injury.


    Astoundingly, Venter��s corpse was sprawled across the floor 3 metres from here.


    Sheyan had to admit, he had made a huge blunder in this battle.


    From his prior calction, since Venter wasn��t able to deliver crushing damages to him, then under a scenario where they mutually took turns at each other; with this drawn out battle of chops and slice, he would definitely be thest one standing. But Sheyan quickly discovered, fighting wasn��t a mathematics problem. Currently, Venter had been restored to optimal state, he probably was proficient in the advanced ability: Dual handed weapons. His attack damage vastly exceeded his previous one, and hisbinations of attacks were natural and unforced.


    After the battle proceeded for 2 minutes, Sheyan immediately felt something was wrong. Although his HP was higher, Venter��s damage output and range far exceeded himself. Furthermore, Venter was aiming for his legs which would induce crippling effect once his legs received critical damage! Speed was already one of his shorings, if things spiralled to the stage it would only add fuel to the fire.


    Of course, Sheyan sunk into this predicament because he hadn��t used his trump card ��Ambition��. If not, it would instantly cover his w of not dealing adequate explosive damages! And once the opponent was aware of Ambition��s existence, it would create certain apprehensions in them. If that dragged on, he would naturally gain superiority.


    As Sheyan was hesitating about using ��Ambition��, he received unexpected assistance! Venter had raised his broadsword furiously, but, before swinging down , a fiery hot bullet drilled into his wrist! The trajectory of the sword shifted as it grazed past Sheyan��s left shoulder and carved a deep crack onto the ground!


    It was Mogensha��s mysterious battlefield observation technique! Venter��s rhythm was interrupted, and Sheyan managed to sneak in a chop in his confusion. Mogensha who was currently battling against Diaz actually could deviate his attention to assist him, this simply indicated that Mogensha had roughly gained the superior advantage!


    At this point, Sheyan sincerely issued a sentence.


    A sentence that directly rted to Venter��s heart.


    ��Danny��s seed should be on you right.��


    This sentence caused Venter��s fighting spirit to wane by close to 80%!


    From Venter��s perspective, he was used to charging upfront against his enemies and overwhelming them with this 28 points of strength! He would be able to finish his opponents in 2 - 3 strikes. But his Berserk ability had already been used previously, based on his strength alone he was unable to result any crushing damages to Sheyan! Hence, this prolonged battle was extremely unfamiliar to him. As time dragged on, his usual swift valor and his madly fierce fighting style started to cken.


    And Sheyan��s words undoubtedly caused Venter to think of Danny����


    ��Danny��s seed is with me! That is her only chance at revival!��


    Sheyan didn��t even mention that, but the words formed in Venter��s mind! Hence the idea of retreat started to breed in his heart, even though his dual handed broadsword was great for offence but terrible for defence. Sheyan noticed Venter��s subtle retreating, he wasn��t too forceful but did not allow him tofortably escape. Hence, he slowly fought him all the way to a spacious area,pletely far from Mogensha��s sudden sneak attack.


    Naturally while nning for this skirmish, the Banks Syndicate would sure leave themselves an emergency escape route. Venter��s aim was towards a small insignificant house at the east of the battlefield. But just as he finally approached this house, Mogensha who was supposed to be dueling with Diaz suddenly appeared within a building window from 20 metres away! The golden AK roared to life as it sprayed out its ring tongues of me!


    Venter was startled by this sudden ambush, he gritted his teeth and hastened his pace to escape. Yet Sheyan at this time managed to hack down onto his thigh!


    Although he was only 10 metres away from the building, the difference was like heaven and earth! His frenziedly waved out his broadsword. Sheyan immediately darted to the back. Yet Mogensha��s bullets surged across towards him. As long as Venter tried to advance, Sheyan would charge forward fearlessly to hinder him.


    Thus, Venter died. A person who had a fighting style of rushing head on courageously, once the idea of retreat formed in his heart, that would signal a personal cmity beginning. Especially Venter, a character who was meticulously brought up within the party, his strengths were extremely prominent, but his ws on full disy. With this party members, they could cover his ws. But without his party members, once someone grasps his weakness, they they would definitely be able to force him into dire straits!


    *********


    Sheyan leaned against the wall and rested. Picking up Venter��s dropped blood red key, he deeply inhaled and raised his head towards Mogensha smiling.


    ��Beautifully done, you finished off Diaz? Truthfully, this key belongs to you, you deserve it.��


    Although this area was the angle between two buildings, it was hard to predict if other surviving contestants was spying on them. Mogensha was standing 20 metres away, he vigntly surveyed his surroundings, before replying with aplicated expression.


    ��Diaz has fled. That guy��s ability is pretty good. Even the Ministry of Magic��s barrier couldn��t contain him��you know, I��m the head of the Symbiosis long range team.��


    Sheyan couldn��t care less as he shrugged his shoulders.


    ��72 hours ago, Gale had already told me - God bless his soul - but what about it?��


    ��So, what if i tell you, I��ve already received news from the Metals professor and Fanu. Do you believe me?��


    Sheyan replied.


    ��I do, what did they say?��


    Mogensha continued.


    ��They��ll be here in 5 minutes.��


    Sheyan��s expression changed.


    ��What do you want to say?��


    Mogensha pondered a moment as he retreated behind his cover quietly.


    ��My perceptive sensing is 18 points, I��ve even acquired an ability named: True rity. I��m able to gather other��s battle data.��


    Sheyan whispered.


    ��So that��s the case. That means you��ve already seen my battle log without me noticing����hmm, no wonder your initial reaction was so contrasting. Then what are you nning to do?��


    Mogensha��s answer waspletely out of the blue.


    ��I don��t know what your goal is and I don��t want to know, but what I know is that i don��t want you as an enemy. If you swear not to attack me. I previously acquired an item called: Special Floo powder. It can be used in nonbat state, it will instantly transfer the user to train no.5972 of Hogwart��s tform 9 ? , and instantly begin the mechanism to return to the nightmare realm. Hence you��ll definitely not encounter the Metals professor and have your secrets leaked.��


    To return to the realm, one had to board that Hogwart��s express. Based on what Mogensha said, naturally he has decided to immediately return to the realm and not meddle with these affairs. In actual fact, analyzing between the lines of Mogensha��s words, if he really wanted to harm Sheyan, then exposing these matters to Sheyan now was indeed the silliest method to do so. He could have chosen to keep quiet, and 3 minutester after the Metals professor and Fanu arrived, he could then divulge all this! Hence, one could tell that Mogensha was sincere in not wanting to be Sheyan��s enemy.


    Of course there is that possibility that Mogensha had already sold out Sheyan to the Metals professor, and currently putting on a facade in front of Sheyan - but such a tactic was foolish because once Sheyan greeted the Metals professor, there was a great chance that he would instantly expose Mogensha��s lies! Then there will bound to be certain distrust towards Mogensha from both sides. From Mogensha��s earlier disy of shrewdness, there wasn��t a great possibility of choosing such a tactic.


    Sheyan was already aware that they would be others who could see through his personal attributes. Although in this world nobody was able to examine his battle log, everything has its exceptions. He was already prepared that someone would be able to spy on his personal attributes. Based on the system in this realm, those that posessed such ability would definitelye from a long rangebatant. Because their perceptive sensing other than ability was an essential attribute!


    Hence after suffering from the Banks Syndicate ambush, Sheyan had purposefully dyed along with those support ss contestants. His main motive was that the more long rangebatants of the Symbiosis sect died, the better. But his primary goal was to fish in troubled waters, and see if he could share a part of the actions and profits during the entire process of the Metals professor covering the philosopher��s stone. If he allowed every long rangebat member of the Symbiosis sect to die, then this wasn��tpatible with his goals.


    Furthermore if Sheyan hadn��t stepped in and allowed Mogensha��s group to die, he didn��t have the confidence of defeating the Banks Syndicate with the remaining support ss contestants. But he never anticipated this astonishing twist of event:


    Someone in the Symbiosis sect actually possessed such an ability, and managed to survive amidst the massacre. No doubt this was a tiny probability encounter. Fortunately, for some unknown reasons, Mogensha was actually willing to discard his loyalty for the party instead of bing Sheyan��s enemy!

 Chapter 180: Mogensha’s pain

    <h4>Chapter 180: Mogensha��s pain</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Sheyan observed Mogensha, obviously he wouldn��t just believe anyone even if that person seemed earnest. In the realm, self interests were top priority. If there weren��t alluring benefits, how would it stir someone? Hence after pondering for a while, Sheyan smiled as he took out Venter��s dropped key. He then initiated a contract through the nightmare imprint.


    This contract was a reward agreement contract.


    If Mongensha returned to the nightmare realm within 1 minute, then he would receive Venter��s key as reward.


    If Mongesha didn��t leave within 1 minute, then his highest basic attribute would be penalized by 10 points.


    Presently, Sheyan couldn��t trust Mogensha, hence he tossed out this bait to probe him out. Instead Mogensha beamed with joy - Venter killed at least 5 people, his yer value was high and the items on him pretty valuable, thus his dropped blood key would be exceedingly worthwhile. He immediately eded to Sheyan��s contract, and vanished in a sh. Only 45 secondster, Sheyan received the information of his contract fulfilled. He then looked at Venter��s blood key but it was already long gone.


    Finally Sheyan was able to rx. Although Mogensha was powerful, he definitely wouldn��t be able to trick the contract system. However he was still suspicious. Why would Mogensha decide to be friendly with him?


    ***************


    3 dayster in the present world, Mogensha stumbled across a bar in Mogadishu.


    TN: Mogadishu is the capital of Somalia


    This ck man��s thick lips were trembling, his eyes were reddened from the alcohol.


    He was wearing a tattered army uniform, holding a ss of whisky in his hand.


    Strolling to a remote shore, he puffed deeply on his cigarette and sat down on the reef. Gazing at the tide crashing beneath his feet, he then poured the whisky into the ocean.


    ��Old friend, forgive me.��


    ��It��s not that I don��t want to avenge you, it is that this vengence cannot be done.��


    ��As high as 30 points of physique, exceptional strength and perceptive sensing.��


    ��Meticulous thinking, immacte situation awareness, thriving with ambitions!��


    ��More importantly, he actually possesses a defence type innate ability. Such a person, such a terrifying person! You should have heard of what we will face in the future! Tell me! How can we offend such an enemy? How would we dare����to make such an enemy?��


    ******


    Mogensha��s absence caused Sheyan to sigh deeply. That person��s situation awareness was absolute top-notch. Even after being chased and the path exhausted, he could still sense a deadlock conflict between a friend and a foe, and managed to deliver timely assistance. ording to Sheyan��s inference, this should be rted to Mogensha��s innate ability. Without such a character in the Symbiosis sect, Sheyan felt a huge burden unloading off his implementing ns.


    In actual fact, Sheyan guessed correctly. Mogensha��s innate ability was called: ��Beastly instincts��.


    Being an orphan since young, he grew up in a chaotic and violent society. If he couldn��t develop a vignt awareness to others, then he wouldn��t have lived till now. Hence, his ability had long ago awakened in the present world. It could be referred to as the sixth sense.


    Of course, the sixth sense wasn��t as mystical and powerful like the bronze saints*. It was more of being randomly pricked by a needle, the hand would produce a reflex action without thinking. Beastly instincts was able to produce reflex actions towards an impending danger. When he opened fire, there was a possibility of releasing towards the most optimal target in the surrounding battlefield.


    (TN: Bronze saints are a group of fighters in a japanese manga: Saint Seya)


    Moreover over the course of his deprived lifetime, his perceptive sensing had been trained to a frightening degree.


    Sheyan stretched his neck, cing matters regarding Mogensha to one side. This moment within the Banks syndicate, Diaz had fled, golden spectacled Felix had been heavily wounded by a scroll, another agility-closebat contestant had fought Deke (Bow user) to a draw with both suffering disastrous injuries, hence they temporarily separated and assembled with their party members.


    The Symbiosis sect was no better. The only one still capable of fighting was Sheyan. The summoner Phelps and Deke were heavily injured. Another two intelligence based contestants were still buried underneath the ruins. They had probably invested all their free attribute points on intelligence and spirit, and thus their physique was close to an average person.


    Sheyan first went up to scout the room where Venter was trying to flee towards. He discovered a tiny transportation portal, but it had already been deactivated. After deliberating for a moment, he smeared blood on himself as he forcefully and torturously inclined against the wall and staggered back to Phelps and the rest. Currently, both their mental state had reached its limits, they hid inside a building and the only noise came from their fearful trembling. After seeing Sheyan, they sighed with relief. Phelps urgently asked.


    ��How are you?��


    Sheyan bit his tongue, enduring the pain as he coughed out blood.


    ��Diaz has fled, Venter is dead. Mogensha has suffered critical injuries. His legs have been severed off, after snatching Venter��s keys he forcefully returned to the realm.��


    ��That��s good.�� Deke finally loosened up as he clutched his broken arm and cursed out. ��Diaz that scumbag uses a karabiner rifle. He wouldn��t dare to return to such aplex and unfavourable terrain like this. Once Venter is dead, we are all safe.��


    Phelps interrupted with a pale face.


    ��The Metals professor just transmitted news. The Banks syndicate utilized a silver storyline object from the Matrix world named: ��Micro data matrix wormhole��. Hence they were able to dispatch reinforcements into this world. But these reinforcements can only stay for a an hour. The two of them had been ambushed by the Banks syndicate, but they��ll return soon enough.��


    Sheyan��s heart stirred.


    ��Then why didn��t you guys use the partymunication to inform the Metals professor on our current situation?��


    ��It has been suppressed.�� Deke murmured. ��The Banks syndicate��s party ranking is higher than ours. Even the Metals professor can only engage in single line magic transmission to us. Unless we grasp a rtively profound magical ability, we would definitely be unable tomunicate back.��


    At this moment, Sheyan could finally rx totally. If Mogensha really grasped a ��rtively profound magical ability�� and reported this news to them, Sheyan could only resign. Thus Sheyan say down and close his eyes to meditate. Because previously his duty was clearly to attract the enemy��s firepower, but he suddenly deviated resulting in huge casualties. Such a wretched behavior caused others to despise him. Therefore, Deke and Phelps didn��t like him, the atmosphere between them was pretty awkward.


    Suddenly Deke��s expression turned ashen as he stood up. Standing at the cover beside the window he raged out.


    ��Felix! Why did you betray the group, why did you betray us? When did the Symbiosis sect did you wrong?��


    After a brief pause, Felix��s voice transmitted over. It was extremely dull.


    ��Symbiosis sect didn��t do me wrong, but when have I let Symbiosis sect down? The previous world I obviously contributed greatly, I killed three pets, a total of 3! Do you know how much effort I wasted? Why were the benefits upied by Fanu instead? From that time onwards I finally realized, as long as i stayed in this party for one day, I will always remain as Fanu��s reserve, I��ll always be his dog! Unable to rise!��


    Deke widened his mouth as though wanting to say something, but nothing came out. Instead, the more Felix spoke, the more agitated he became. It was hard to imagine a person of his style raging and snarling.


    ��Forget about my personal benefits, let��s talk about the party! In the Symbiosis sect, I cannot see any future! This is a F***king abnormal development, look at what the Metals professor is doing? A defence +3 clothing was sold to enhance a F***king pet. A physique +4 bracelet was exchanged for two intelligence enhancing equipment! Totally treating closebat contestants as cannon fodder to use!��


    ��Such shortsighted fools like you all, don��t tell me you are that naive. Thinking that just based on Fanu��s acquired dinosaur from the Jurassic Park world, you can conquer the world? Foolish! I tell you a summoner��s strength is on his attack and support. Once a party is unable to cultivate a real defence type contestant, then oue would be a total cmity. There is definitely no future, you guys don��t understand how frightening our future is!!!!!!��


    Deke slumped his head down, but suddenly raised it again along with his voice.


    ��Felix,e back to us. We can negotiate with the Metals professor. Any deficiencies in the party, we can work on it together right.��


    Felix released a bitter and wildughter.


    ��Just based on you, you want to convince me? If not for that brat Seaman having some luck and disrupting things, we would have won long ago. Even so, let me tell you, it was the Banks leader that personally intercepted the Metals professor and Fanu. They are finished!��


    After Felix finished speaking, a static metal tone resounded from afar.


    ��Very sorry to disappoint you Felix. Although Banks is formidable, in the end he was still forced back and dejectedly fled to his wormhole.��


    After hearing this phrase, every Symbiosis sect member was overjoyed and rushed out. The Banks Syndicate members were crestfallen, the hearts in turmoil. Everyone who survived were marginal members, only Venter a vital elite of theirs should have known about that teleportation portal. Thus the rest could only wait for the eventual conclusion.

 Chapter 181: The Professor’s return

    <h4>Chapter 181: The Professor��s return</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    At present, the Ministry of Magic had disappeared, and the sealing barrier vanished. However the surroundings should have been cordoned off by their transport supervisor. Probably this kind of urrence happened frequently in Harry Potter��s magic world especially regarding Voldemort, who wouldn��t be any inferior in his evil practices. Thus the government also tactfully minded their own business. They could only prepare themselves to clear up the terrible mess.


    Sheyan feigned limping as he staggered out of the building, but instead got a shock. The Metals professor was hovering 3 metres above the ground, a dignified mask covered his face, wearing a magical gownced with chains. Although he appeared tattered, it still had a metallic toughness and firm quality. The metallic shimmering carried an awe-inspiring dignity of a general who killed a hundred soldiers.


    His left hand was clutching onto someone��s neck.


    His eyes were tightly closed, entire body covered in wounds, iparably in shambles. Blood dyed his entire clothes and pants. Being strangled by the Metals professor, it was really like an eagle wing onto a chick!


    Looking at his features, it was shockingly the fleeing Diaz! Obviously he had already sunk into a critically wounded state.


    The Metals professor tossed Diaz down,manding with an overbearing tone.


    ��Deke you��ll handle this guy. After killing him, the key is your battle loot!��


    At this moment, Felix suddenly stood up. Coldly dering.


    ��Fanu, I want to duel you.��


    Fanu��s rigid voice sounded just like a robot.


    ��Alright.��


    He directly used trial to kick Felix out of the party, and the members around instantly approved. Once Fanu��s voice drifted into the wind, a 3 level building suddenly shook and copsed. Amidst the smoke of dust, a gigantic dinosaur stomped out! That sturdy looking building in front of the dinosaur, couldn��t evenst one attack!


    That dinosaur traversed with 4 legs, bone tes erupted from its neck like a lion��s mane, even its body surface was covered with bone tes. A pair of sharp horns grew from its head, and the tip even flickered with a metallic brilliance! Iparably incisive bone spikes pierced out of its spine. Looking sturdier than a tank, it was shockingly a Stegosaurus!


    Closely examining it, scars covered the stegosaurus�� body densely showing it just experienced a gruelling battle. Its ws were pratingly sharp, as its thick legs was extremely stable on the surface with clear profound injury marks. Its pair of triangr eyes shone with ruthlessness and brutality. Its muscles were all swelling up, binding its bone tes tightly. Following that, it released a deafening roar. The horrifying jagged fangs appeared as sharp as a sawtooth de.


    Looking at this stegosaurus, Sheyan couldn��t help feeling an intense threatening pressure as he took a step back.


    Felix was trembling, his face turning ghastly pale as he vomited several mouths of blood. He then summoned several ravens forward. But against the hideously terrifying might of the stegosaurus, the ravens attacks were wildly ineffective. That stegosaurus charged towards Felix and directly impaled his chest, tossing Felix into the air. Felix crashed down heavily as blood fanatically soaked the entire floor, it looked like he was finished.


    But at this moment, Felix actually managed to released a lunaticughter.


    ��Good good good. It actually is that powerful. Metals professor, the only thing i don��t understand is such a person like you, how can you not understand the����irresistiblews of strength! Why are you bent on pulling everyone��s interest with you onto this crooked road.��


    ��What do you know!? The Metals professor robotic crow voiceshed back loudly. ��Once I install the philosopher��s stone into the stegosaurus, then it would possess unlimited regeneration abilities. I want to prove, no I will prove to those fools! In this world, even without those damned defence type contestants, we can still function! There are other methods!��


    Felixughed crazily and shook his head. His golden spectacles had shattered, and his dried cracked lips smeared with blood. He had a hysterically sorrowful appearance.


    ��You��re wrong, Metals professor. Even if you managed to achieve your goals after obtaining the philosopher��s stone, even if you rely on this beast for sess, so what? Haven��t you heard of the terror of growth maturity? This dinosaur��s growth maturity is limited, it definitely can��t bepared to the boundless potential of a contestant! Even if you managed to force out one victory after another, you��ll never be able to pass through future insurmountable hurdles����I, I will be waiting for you��in hell!��


    Although he couldn��t see the Metals professor��s expression, Sheyan could sense his anger. The Metals professor remained still, but suddenly a me trail ignited and circled around Felix. After 3 secondster, as astounding pir of scorching mes soared into the sky from the fiery circle! If only stopped after reaching a height of 8 metres.


    This fire pir vanished as quickly as it came, after a few seconds it extinguished. A ck greyish smog slowly drifted away in the air. Only after the fiery pir vanished for a few seconds did Sheyan felt a surge of heatwave sting over him! His brows and hair dried up from the inferno. One could tell how disgustingly powerful this ability was.


    After a short pause, the Metals professor finally managed to calm his frustrations. He threw down several rolls of bandages for everyone to slowly heal up, and then ordered the rescue of the buried people underneath the ruins. Concurrently, Fanu controlled his dinosaur to force the remaining Banks Syndicate members into a corner and allowed several senior members to y them. Unfortunately, none of them produced any blood red key.


    After everyone roughly healed up, the Metals professor then coldly voiced out.


    ��It must have been hard on everyone. Those scums from the Banks Syndicate really had huge appetite. They actually dispatched 3 batches through the wormhole. The first batch was against me and Fanu. The second batch was against you guys. The third batch, although its strength was weaker, was to seize this time when everyone was distracted, to steal the philosopher��s stone.��


    After Sheyan heard this, his heart managed to form a direct evaluation on the Banks Syndicate strength! The Symbiosis sect was really not on the same level as that party. No wonder Venter was able to be so arrogant towards Qiao Gun.


    Then the Metals professor continued.


    ��In the original storyline, Hagrid managed to fetch the philosopher��s stone that was ced in Gringotts. Therefore, the n for Voldemort��s underlings to steal the stone waspletely ruined. But this signified that reputable Gringotts is actually not as secure as it appears to be. Therefore one can infer that it is possible to find a safe method of entering Gringotts through Voldemort��s ve!��


    ��And this clue, I already have it in my hands.�� Speaking till here, the Metals professor fished out a golden, bright and dazzling key in his hand.


    ��Let us hurry over. Those fools from the Banks Syndicate do not possess the crucial key to unlock the mechanism, and they probably sustained a huge setback. Instead, they have paved a way for us. Let��s endure this and hurry over, once we seed, everyone will be dered a core member!��


    After the Metals professor��s uproar, the remaining members surged with delight. Only Sheyan cunninglyughed in his heart. Because he himself understood through Gringott��s Infinit manager, that this so called ��Gringotts important mechanism�� didn��t require any such keys! But instead it required a Gringotts goblin finger to personally unlock it. And the goblins couldn��t have any exceptions, it had to be theter generations of the goblins who constructed Gringotts! The mechanism was just like a fingerprint lock, the only way of opening was with the relevant goblin finger! How would it be that golden key on the metals professor��s hand?


    Based on Sheyan��s conclusion, that batch of Banks Syndicate members could very possibly have grasped the mechanism unlocking method. Therefore they didn��t require a powerful team. This was the only way of exining the Metals professor��s current exasperation and ordered everyone to urgently act. At this moment, time was extremely tight. The Metals professor didn��t waste time inquiring into details about the previous battle. But after the earlier wipe out, naturally there shouldn��t be any Banks Syndicate spies left. Therefore, the Metals professor couldfortably lead the rest forward.


    This group wasn��t headed to Gringotts, but instead arrived at Knockturn alley. The ce was just like before, a remote and utterly dested appearance. The metals professor pinned on an emblem. After arriving outside an abandoned house, he bluntly kicked open the door.


    A ck aboriginal old man raised his head. He was actually very tall, but looked short due to his hunchback. A skull ne strapped across his neck, and a mysterious tattoo across his face. He was wearing a spiky bone ring, and was wearing a headband made with bones and thorny vegetation. As the door was kicked open, he was already holding onto an evil staff


    ��What do you want?��


    The Metals professor arrogantly pointed towards the emblem on his chest.


    ��Kabadaba, your little house is temporarily seized by the Ministry of Magic.��


    Sheyan noticed that this little house was stored with bizarre bottles. The bottles were as revolting a dissecting room. Inside contained brains, organs and several odd herbs.

 Chapter 182: Blood sucking bat

    <h4>Chapter 182: Blood sucking bat</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Faced with the Metals professor��s statement, Kabadaba replied impatiently.


    ��If I managed to enlist into the ministry of magic sessfully, the first thing I��ll do is fire you guys! I tell you, I��m not part of any underground factions nor am I a Death Eater*, there��s nothing in the basement except rats and cobwebs! Previously another batch appeared and fouled the atmosphere, now you guys want to continue disturbing my research!��


    (TN: *Death Eaters are the followers of Voldemort)


    ��Shut up, I believe you��re stalling for time.�� The Metals professor gnashed out. ��We��ve discovered the smell of a death eater from your basement��s firece. The Ministry of Magic has reasonable grounds to suspect your involvement in illegal activities. We will use floo powder to test our your firece definite orientation, if we find anything wrong then prepare for Azkaban.��


    ��F****! You F****!�� That old man started cursing out. ��Don��t use Azkaban to threaten me. Alright fine, take as long as you like in my basement, but don��t use me wrongly.��


    The Metals professor led them in a single file down to the basement. The core object here was a pot. There weren��t burnt marks underneath the pot, but within it was ck liquid giving off an odd scent. It was still slowly boiling, and around it in a disorganized mess were items like toads etc. It was probably rted to witchcraft. The Metals professor ignored that pot and marched straight for the firece. A support ss contestant hurriedly drew out some floo powder and offered him. Instead, the Metals professor waved him away and instead observed the top of the firece. There was a painting hung on top, ayer of dust had formed over it but it left several clear fingerprint marks.


    Naturally, as the painting was shifted, the firece creaked and slid to the side exposing a deep pathway down. Because the Banks Syndicate members had probably passed through already, they didn��t have to worry much about booby traps. The Metals professor strided forward, his face filled with anxiety. Until everyone entered, the firece returned to its original ce.


    This pathway looked narrow and dark, but walking further it became broader. Furthermore, the surrounding wall lines would offer a faint glow, although it created an eerie atmosphere, it illuminated the ce effectively. The floor was pretty moist as luscious green algae thrived. Unexpectedly, the air wasn��t foul smelling but instead had a fresh scent. If one carefully noticed, they could feel a gentle breeze caressing their face. If one was knowledgeable about caves, he would understand the path led to a immense space.


    Suddenly, still grabbing onto his long bow, Deke issued a warning.


    ��Careful, I can smell blood!��


    Everyone simultaneously halted, especially the two support contestants who were previously buried, they instantly darted to the back. Naturally the Metals professor and Fanu knew that the words spoken by Felix before his death had affected morale greatly, thus they both stood in front. That terrifying stegosaurus was already stored back, and the one leading the extreme front was a grey wolf that Phelps summoned.


    Sheyan had just chatted with Phelps and discovered that a summoner contestant wasn��t all that mourous. The most typical was that one had to first tame a creature in order to obtain the rights to summon it. However once that creature dies in battle, then regrettably it will be lost forever. Previously Phelps had summoned 3 grey wolves to assault Diaz, but Diaz managed to kill two of them. Hisst wolf was Phelps��sst summoned creature, and its loyalty had already dropped to 60 points. If it continued declining, then it would most likely abandon him.


    In addition, if one wanted to tame a formidable creature like the stegosaurus, they probably had to sign a life contract. Once that creature dies, the summoner would mostly meet the same fate. Furthermore, that life contract was like a wedding agreement, after signing it, it was impossible to tame other creatures! Of course every benefits has it ws. After a life contract has been formed, the closer the rtionship between master and creature, the more the attributes bonus both parties will receive.


    The blood stench ahead grew denser, and the narrow path had transformed into a spacious hall. The hall was already inplete shambles with muttions in every corner. The surrounding luxurious and exquisite curtains turned to ash with a touch. Only on a nearby stone carving disyed a vestige from King Arthur��s time. Several overturned cabs had dposed into rotten brown dregs.


    The most distinct thing was a profound crevice in the middle of the hall. It was so long, the head and tail of the crevice could not be seen. It was at least 10 over metres wide, and its abyss unfathomable. This hall had been segregated into two, if one wanted to cross over, then he had to think of a way to leap over the crevice.


    The side nearer to Sheyan and the rest had an empty space, and a dead man sprawled on the ground. It should be a storyline character. The corpse was bound from head to toe, the artery on the neck severed as a pool of ck blood formed from it. Around the periphery of the corpse were huge amounts of palm sized ck objects. Going closer, they were actually hairy bats. These bats were already dead stiff, but their sharp fangs could still be seen along with their sharp talons at the tip of their wings.


    ��Its vampire bats.�� Phelps immediately mumbled. Being a aspiration summoner, he was certainly knowledgeable about various lifeforms and their characteristics. He nced at Fanu, but Fanu maintained his emotionless face and nodded.


    The Metals professor released a chillingugh.


    This is the vampire bat��s habitat. To cross over this crevice, one has to first get rid of these pesky bats in their home territory. Those morons from the Banks Syndicate has really rid us of certain problems.��


    Although the crevice was vastly broad, Sheyan and the rest effortlessly located a makeshift rope bridge used by the Banks Syndicate to cross. They crossed courageously without fear. After passing through this ancient hall from King Arthur��s era, another cave greeted them. The stones on the ground were fragmented and messy, it looked like a wall of that hall was forcefully breached.


    As they travelled deeper, the human marks on the walls gradually lessened. At the end, Sheyan and the rest found themselves in a natural karst cave with a low ceiling. The ivory stctite intertwined with each other, and some even joint with the ground forming a st. A faint sulfur odour floated within the cave. After walking for roughly 3 km, the sounds of gurgling water sounded from ahead, and a glow could be seen from the top. Two streams of cave brook converged together while releasing misty white fog. The river surged rapidly but remained crystal clear.


    Deke countryside experienced seemed rather plentiful as he took the lead. He then approached the river and took in a whiff.


    ��The water isn��t poisonous, it should be an underground stream from a hot spring.


    At this time, the Metals professor��s face turned serious. He immediately looked ahead and dered.


    ��There��s something fishy up ahead.��


    A shallow and rocky area, roughly a thousand square metres in size, appeared at the area the two streams converged. The originally rapid current slowed down at this convergence, and at the centre of the shoalid a t boulder. The movement the Metals professor discovered was a ck figure that was apparently crouching on the roof of the boulder. Although this ck figure wasn��t massive, it reckoned to be as long as 2-3 people. From one look, it gave off a dangerous aura.


    After everyone crept closer, they realized this ck figure was a crocodile! The skin of the alligator was rough and grainy like a rock, more importantly, it was pitch-ck as though it absorbed the surrounding light. If they wanted to proceed, they would have to go past an area at least 30 metres away from the crocodile.


    Scrutinizing this several ck figures, the Metals professor��s face changed and shot Fanu a look. Fanu then stood out with a resolute tone.


    ��I��ve seen this crocodile before, it��s called a Shinisaurus Crocodilurus (Chinese crocodile) and its personality can be considered gentle. But definitely don��t make any noise to startle them, just quickly crossover.��


    Following that, they distributed themselves ordingly. Fanu took front guard followed by the Metals professor, then the two physically weaker supporters rapidly passed through the middle. The group hurriedly wadded through the stream. They clearly already reached the other shore but suddenly, a ck chinese crocodile cautiously raised its head. Its tail rhythmically waved in the air and suddenly released a sound simr to a rattlesnake. Then it suddenly nudged and dashed towards them! Following its movement, the other ck figures swiftly reacted and climbed down the boulder. They wriggled through the water like a snake, not even causing a slight ssh!


    ��Go!�� The Metals professor eximed. ��They won��t leave their nest for very long. If we don��t dy anymore, we��ll definitely shake them off.��


    After speaking he immediately sprinted forward. With him leading the way, the others simrly followed as they frantically advanced. At this point, undoubtedly Sheyan and Deke were superior in movement speed while the other two support contestants and Phelps fell to the back. A single file of humans wildly fleeing, running close to a kilometre. Still those ck crocodiles crunched their mouths as they tightly pursued these uninvited guest, slowly catching up to the 3 contestants at the back!

 Chapter 183: Tangling devil’s snare

    <h4>Chapter 183: Tangling devil��s snare</h4>


    Tranted by: CHua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Sheyan nced back, to his horror he saw Phelps had fallen to the back of the pack. His eyes were desperate, frantic and even contained a chilling bone deep unwillingness. Sheyan felt an enormous tugging at his heart. Previously, before entering the realm, wasn��t I the same being chased by that group of hooligans?


    Reflecting on that, Sheyan immediately darted to Phelps��s side and pulled him by the arm, dragging him as they advanced. Phelps had a grateful look while continuing to run for his life. At this time, Deke also rebounded back as he lent an arm to the other support contestant! As the saying goes, when there are winners there are losers. Thest supporter naturally fell behind, before he could say anything, a massive shadow with a tail cast over him before a pungent odour pierced into his nose! The rest of the ck figures caught up, before a painful shriek turned to mournful wails. Lastly was the piercing sound of flesh ripping and muffled sounds of bones breaking.


    At this moment, the frantically running Phelps managed to cough out his words under the heavy panting.


    ��Seaman, continue running. Don��t look up or don��t show any startled expressions. The following things i��m about to tell you are extremely important, I reckon we��ll definitely die here! I��m afraid the reason why the Metals professor and Fanu have brought us here, was to use our lives as bait for the snares and mechanisms here.��


    ��Fanu doesn��t know that I know about these high level beasts. That��s why he could spew such lies. He doesn��t know that during my stint at the pet shop, I acquired much knowledge. They are not chinese crocodiles but ck serpent alligators. They were using the stream��s temperature to hatch their eggs. They are extremely aggressive and violent, and will wildly attack anything that approaches them. But Fanu and him would have to waste much time clearing up these beasts, and definitely won��t catch up to the Banks Syndicate.��


    Presently, sounds of the ck serpent alligators pursuing had vanished. Everyone halted as they panted heavily, drinking some water to recover their strength. Phelps kept his lips sealed. But even though Deke and the others weren��t aware of Fanu��s deceit, they were not fools. Thinking back carefully, a raging suspicion formed in their hearts.


    Naturally, the Metals professor had caught onto the awkward atmosphere of his party. He quickly offered.


    ��Next, me and Fanu will lead the way.��


    After speaking he immediately advanced.


    At present, their retreat path had been obstructed by the ck serpent alligators. They couldn��t even retreat if they wanted to. Therefore, they reluctantly continued forward.


    After walking for nearly an hour, that warm stream had ended. Even stranger was the fact the glowing lining on the walls had died out. Ahead of them was an unfathomable darkness. Walking till here, the most loyal Deke halted and muttered to the Metals professor.


    ��Professor, we shouldn��t carry on.��


    The Metals professor turned around, ring grimly.


    ��With me and Fanu leading the way, what are you scared of?��


    Previously the contestant whom Deke rescued had already touched death��s doors. Faced with another immense danger, he couldn��t care much about the Metals professor��s authority as he argued.


    ��Did others lead the road previously? Didn��t someone die in the end? Professor, if you have the relevant information please take it out for us to discuss. Truthfully speaking, everyone is already prepared to die in this realm, but we at least want to die with a reason!��


    The Metals professor deathly stared at him for a full 5 minutes, like a wolf eyeing a sheep. Beads of perspiration dripped profusely from that contestant��s forehead. At this moment, Phelps stood out with a cold voice.


    ��What he says is right.��


    Deke didn��t have any expression, he only hugged his bow and sat down, using his bodynguage to express his frustration.


    Sheyan shrugged his shoulders, unfolding his hands andughed.


    ��This dested ce is already so dangerous. To walk into that darkness is essentially taking our lives for granted. I don��t approve of staying here, but i feel we need something to illuminate the area.��


    ��No lights.�� Fanu coldly replied. ��Ahead of us is the devil��s snare district. They are immune to all damages, the tighter one resist, the tighter it will grip! But once you don��t struggle, it will release you. But once it interacts with any light forms, its horrendous vines would be agitated and crazily surge forward, tightly seizing you! When that happens, there is no hope for escape!��


    ��You should all be aware of the storyline scenario right? Dumbledore simrly used those vines to guard the philosopher��s stone. But the devil��s snare growing in Hogwarts cell was transnted at thest minute, its scale is only the a tiny fraction. Therefore, after exposing to Hermione��s magic illumination, it instantly withered. But over here���� The devil��s snare have grown for thousands of years. If anyone dares to shine a light at it, he would instantly receive the scariest retaliation of the devil!


    Phelps suddenly interrupted.


    ��Devil��s snare are nts with stubborn invasive personalities. In the storyline, the devil��s snare was ced underneath the cerberus nest. It used the cerberus excretion as food. But in this ce, what is the devil��s snare going to eat?��


    After saying these words. Fanu��s re was like two needles piercing into Phelps��s face. Phelps then ignorantly released a grin.


    ��It��s a beetle! That beetle appears like that of the egyptian scarab. They use the devil��s snare as a nest to protect theirrva. Moreover, there��s a stream here, these beetles can hunt for marine organisms. Their excretions can support the devil��s snare existence. If we charge in, most of us would be able to survive. But, there will be one or two covered in these scarabs, enduring the agony of parasitic eggsid in their organs, before they turn insane and die!��


    After Phelps released this statement, unless the other 3 were idiots, they would rather directly die here then suffer such torture! Obviously there weren��t willing to take a step forward. The Metals professor then stepped forward as he stared at Phelps.


    ��Well done, you did well. If not for your warning, then we would have lost another brother. Even though Fanu possess extensive knowledge, he hadn��t considered that part. Since that��s the case, leave the responsibility of paving the way to me.��


    He then whispered towards Fanu.


    ��Call Iron horn out, use it to lead! Just a mere devil��s snare would not be able to resist its sheer brute force!��


    Metals professor then waved his hand, most probably casting an illumination spell. Concurrently, everyone could see ayer of ck threatening movements covering the cave��s ending, upying at least thousands of square metres, scattering out on both sides. It was hard to determine any distinct characteristics, but more specifically, magnifying a cancerous cells in the human body by hundred thousands of times should to its features.


    As the light shone onto the devil��s snare, it started boiling up like a viscous liquid boiling. Following that, countless stocky ck tentacles danced around frenziedly! It really looked like a hellish image, like the end of the world. And on the ground before the devil��s snare, thousands of ck dots swarmed around - probably the scarabs that Phelps mentioned.


    That bone ted stegosaurus was extremely violent. Upon being summoned, he roared out shaking the ce, as it stomped the ground with its enormous hoofs. It was like a sports car elerating at full throttle. After Fanu and the Metals professor boarded it, it charged forward fanatically! The floor shook beneath Iron horn��s eleration. ��Thump Thump Thump�� as it trampled over the ground. This historic beast mindlessly buried its head forward as it charged!


    Sheyan and the rest didn��t dare to dy, the hurriedly followed.


    That devil��s snare was actually that frightening. After the stegosaurus ridiculous beastly strength could only prate for 50 metres before being tightly coiled and bound by the powerful vines. At this time, the Metals professor cast a powerful magic ability as a bright glow appeared, shining on the devil��s snare as its vines squirmed violently and emitted white fumes. Iron horn was able to charge a further 10 metres.


    Yet the Metals professor was not of the same calibre as Dumbledore. The bright light could only persist for 5-6 seconds, before the devil��s snare coiled back. They could only rely on the stegosaurus repeated aggressive struggling, before finally breaking out of the devil��s snare encirclement. But the stegosaurus, Iron horn, also suffered greatly as numerous bone tes were ripped off as it leaned on the ground and wailed incessantly. The Metals professor who caste close to 20 glows of light was also mentally drained. He violent panted, even if he had some MP left, it was only a slight trickles.


    Even the 4 men following behind suffered a casualty. While Deke was following the stegosaurus, an ident urred. Several scarabs dropped from the stegosaurus and broke through his defence, causing him to fall to the ground. He could only do his utmost to prevent the scarabs from entering his body.


    Seeing that he was about to be engulfed, the support contestant he rescued darted out and released a fireball to y the scarabs. Instead, that fireball agitated the devil��s snare! Instantaneously, that contestant was gripped by the devil��s snare vines. Although he followed Fanu��s advice and didn��t resist, the surrounding scarabs swamped him like insatiable ants.

 Chapter 184: White stone warriors!

    <h4>Chapter 184: White stone warriors!</h4>


    Tranted by: CHua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    The blood caused these scarabs to go into a feeding frenzy as they excitedly charged from all sides towards their meal - This was the main reason for what Fanu suggested earlier. Advancing in the darkness would not agitate the devil��s snare, thus its vine would released people rtively quickly. But once someone was unluckily bitten by a scarab, then undoubtedly he would be a ma and attract every single scarab. Then the rest could swiftly make their way through.


    After rushing out of the devil��s snare range, everyone felt a new lease of life. Ahead of them, the walls of the cave once again glowed. Everyone discovered the pathway ahead led to many different sides, it was so huge like an artificial maze! Strips of metallic padded, wooden railway tracks seemed to be ignoring gravity as it floated, twisting and intertwining at random. It was like the entire earth or the world had been cut apart into the form of a rubix cube.


    Just ahead of them, a metallic track existing for millenias spread across them peacefully. Its corrosive and rusty metallic surface clearly indicated: Nobody has been here for god knows how long. Gigantic protruding fossils pierced out of the cavern walls like a human rib, orderly and symmetrically extending to a distant location. A drip of water traversed through their ears and faded away. An unfathomable reverence was bred in the hearts of everyone present.


    ��Let��s take a rest.�� The Metals professor took the lead in sitting down. ��I��ve already checked, this ce doesn��t seem like anyone had passed through.��


    He heaved a sigh of relief.


    ��Looks like we��ve managed to overtake the Banks Syndicate.��


    Sheyan was still measuring the railways shuttling throughout the cave, he couldn��t help but extend his hand to feel it. The track was extremely solid, and one could clearly sense the concept the ancient architects were designing: Rough, direct, durable, even after rusting the crisp snapping sound it gave off indicated no dampness within. At this moment, his nightmare imprint transmitted a trade offer, the initiating party was actually the Metals professor. Sheyan looked through, he was actually gifting 5000 utility points! Without hesitation, Sheyan epted it, who wouldn��t ept a free gift.


    ��This is for everyone��s bravery.�� Naturally after receiving this welfare, the tense and awkward atmosphere became lighter. Such generous upholding of promises weremonly seen, the effects it resulted were pretty good as well. The Metals professor satisfiedly nodded his head and spoke.


    ��Our current location is the abyss storage warehouse of Gringotts bank. But it has already been abandoned for a long time. Reaching here, we are halfway done!��


    Fanu then rolled open a tattered parchment, using an emotionless tone to speak.


    ��The goblins stored the philosopher��s stone in one of the 3 major secret warehouses in Gringotts bank. During construction in order to guard against robbery, they utilized an extremely mystical intricate enchantment superior to that of a modern day fingerprint or pupil tracing lock.��


    ��The only key to unlock the secret warehouse, is the gene of the constructor. Of course this includes his future generations. Hence the unlocking personnel of this Gringotts secret warehouse has been passed down through generations, nobody can ever rece them. Therefore robbing through ordinary means to plunder the philosopher��s stone is virtually impossible - even Voldemort acknowledges this fact.��


    ��However, the designer at that time also considered a practical question. The future can never be anticipated, if one day the contractor��s bloodline is terminated (No more heirs), then wouldn��t the secret warehouse be forever locked? Therefore, they installed two doors to this secret warehouse. The front door is a magic gene lock, while the back door installed aplicated and dangerous mechanism. Once a scenario whereby the bloodline is terminated, there��s still an assurance of the objects ced in this secret warehouse would be retrievable.��


    ��Because Gringotts had been constructed a long time ago, even those goblin caretakers of Gringotts had forgotten about this matter. But Voldemort managed to understand this through several fragments of ancient documents. The Metals professor managed to acquire a firsthand document after a painstakingly long search. Therefore, being able to arrive here is considered as half the battle won!��


    Naturally, these items that the Metals professor exhibited were legitimate and the probability of overstatement was little. Sheyan linked this to the piece of information he obtained from goblin Infinite, he could definitely verify many things. As Sheyan thought about it, his heart suddenly gushed with that mysterious sensation when he first approached Gringotts, and it was even stronger than before!


    He could feel a peculiar feeling in his nightmare imprint. After inspecting, he discovered that severed finger - or known as the key - was actually burning hot and vibrating intensely. If not from the interspatial area being stable, others would have discovered his abnormality. Luckily, this strange statesting only 10 seconds before fading away.


    By first offering several benefits before absolutely confiding in his methods, it undoubtedly enhanced the cohesiveness of the party. They started to head into a nearby archaic cave, the one leading this time was Fanu who was holding onto a map. After circling around for 10 minutes, everyone felt a confused and disorientated feeling.


    At a fork ahead, Fanu suddenly paused, raising his brows as he carefully examined the parchment. It was at this instance, Sheyan felt a wave of powerful threat iing! He obviously wasn��t foolish to release any warning sounds, but quietly prepared in his heart. After half a second, Deke shouted out in panic.


    ��Careful, danger!��


    As Deke��s voice faded, the cave walls suddenly cracked opened, spitting out rocks into the atmosphere. Following that, two at least 3 metre tall white humans dashed out, heavily knocking against Fanu��s sturdy body. Without releasing a sound, he was instantly thrown far away,nding and rolling a few rounds on the ground. Blood gushed out of his mouth, gorgeously forming a crimson arc across the air.


    The ambushers were two statue like stone warriors. From top to bottom, they were made with white stone material. Their movements although mechanical, weren��t rigid. Holding a shield with their left arm, their right hand held onto a long sword. They quickly darted forward. Simultaneously, the Metals professor��s gown shook as his metallic glove hands waved swiftly in mid-air, drawing out several profound lines before two medium sized fireballs appeared and whizzed towards the statues.


    As the two fireballs exploded upon impact, the two statue warriors stumbled back from the explosive force, as they lost bnce and fell to the ground. But they rapidly got back up, and continued their mechanical movements as they approached. The front of their shields were burnt ck, but there wasn��t a single crack.


    Sheyan��s eyes flickered as he pounced forward, chopping down on a stone warrior with his hatchet. Sparks sprayed put on impact, but he was merely about to peel off several small stone fragments of the statue. That stone warrior retaliated with a swing of its sword, Sheyan could only use his hatchet to block. ��Crrraack!�� a gloomy sound resounded, as that ��butchering bone hatchet�� disintegrated, shattering into dozens of fragments. It was utterly destroyed.


    Simultaneously, Sheyan received notification from his nightmare imprint:


    ��Warning: Your weapon��s ��Butchering bone hatchet�� durability is exhausted, it is destroyed. Please rece your weapon immediately!!��


    ��Warning: Your weapon��s ��Butchering bone hatchet�� durability is exhausted, it is destroyed. Please rece your weapon immediately!!��


    ��Warning: Your weapon��s ��Butchering bone hatchet�� durability is exhausted, it is destroyed. Please rece your weapon immediately!!��


    ��F***!��


    This emergency was something Sheyan had never expected.


    To him, he had done his utmost in reacting in this battle of wits and brawns after infiltrating Symbiosis sect. He was indeed too upied to notice such minor details, who knew that such a problem would arise at this time! Several sharp fragments from his hatchet rubbed against his cheek, releasing a burning and sharp sensation. The other stone warrior raised its shield, and horizontally thrusted ruthlessly! Caught off guard, Sheyan was unable to dodge. It was like a gale engulfing his front, even his eyeballs were aching. He heard a buzzing sound in his head before losing consciousness.


    When Sheyan recovered his consciousness, an iparably searing pain jolted through his body. His entire body had crashed against the cave wall 5-6 metres away before recoiling from the impact. His left cheek was totally numbed! Staggering as he struggled to get up, he limped several steps before vomiting a mouthful of blood. There were even a few teeth mixed in the blood. He then felt his legs turning bby,pletely unable to exert strength, The nightmare imprint transmitted a message, informing him of his current daze state, and his movement had plunged by 50%.


    Sheyan checked his battle log and discovered, this ��shield p�� had actually depleted close to 120 HP! Firstly, it was because this was a surprise attack. He wasn��t even able to activate his obsidian fossil anchor to enhance his physique by 10 points, therefore his defence was weakened. Secondly, that stone warrior actually managed to deliver crushing damages! This signified their strength was at least above 27 points! Lastly, that dazed effect was due to the ability of that ��Shield p��.

 Chapter 185: Ice rock bar

    <h4>Chapter 185: Ice rock bar</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Fortunately, the two warriors didn��t pursue Sheyan, if not he would��ve met with a cmity. Resting for a moment, his dazed debuff slowly dissipated. Instead, he could see that the two statues were ignoring the assaults around them, only charging ferociously at Fanu. Sheyan was suddenly enlightened. Could it be that two statues could sensed a rted object on Fanu? Most likely it was that parchment, that is the only reason to exin their stubborn offensive.


    But the others were equipped with more abundance of battle experience than Sheyan. He could see the Metals professor twin fireballs smouldering the stone warrior��s faces, but it still couldn��t attract their attention. Their keen senses detected a problem. Deke, with the highest agility, immediately dragged Fanu along and fled swiftly. At the same time, Sheyan charged forward to cover them and won them adequate time.


    The Metals professor didn��t have time to cast any more spells. He suddenly stood still and started chanting before his body rotated violently. At this moment, Sheyan finally understood why he was hailed as the metals professor. The metallic gown he was wearing suddenly metamorphosed into a butterfly like wings, the air flickered with a metallic brilliance, whistling and slicing. It was like a berserk steel whirlpool engulfing the area!


    More strangely, that chaotic steel whirlpool started to drill upwards. Rocks fragments sprayed out, and after a drilling noise, several chunk of rocks embedded with enkianthus* fell to the ground. No one knew how long the enkianthus had been suspended over there, but it smashed down with the rocks.


    (TN: *is a kind of suspending flower)


    Looking at the chunks of rocks falling, it shouldn��t be able to even touch the stone warriors. As long as the two stone warriors immediately stopped advancing, then this attack would be rendered utterly futile. But the two stone warriorspletely disregarded the impending threat as they surged forward, allowing the rocks to pound against their heads.


    ��Bam boom!�� The two statues were smashed by the massive rock boulders, as they rolled to the ground. A distinct crack could be seen on their body, but they crawled back up and advanced with a staggering state. Naturally, this pounding had impacted the two statues greatly, but they very quickly used their shields to block the crumbling rocks as they continued striding forward.


    Fanu forced himself to sit up as he nced at the Metals professor before nodding his head. At the same time, a deafening roar reverberated throughout the cave! That humongous stegosaurus appeared once again, but its wounds were not yet healed. But they had to admit, this gigantic savage beast originating from Jurassic Park was undoubtedly their best hope against the two hateful statues!


    Under the insane fury of Iron Horn, in a mere 30 seconds, the two massive stone warriors transformed into weird white stone fragments, as it dispersed over the ground. Their weapons gradually darkened, brittle, ultimately turned into dust and drifted away! More tragedious was the fact they didn��t even drop anything, not a single item! That meant that all their efforts were in vain, and further signified that the metre long wound would which even showcased Iron Horn��s organ was suffered in vain. Moreover, one of its eye could be described as blind.


    Fanu violently coughed, one could even see the cracks within his fingers were bleeding. He slowly raised his head and weakly spoke.


    ��Sorry, Iron Horn may not be able to help us anymore for a long period of time.��


    Metals professor nodded. His pair of callous and icy eyes red at Sheyan. Sheyan took a deep breath and nodded his head.


    ��Alright, I��ll scout the front. But I don��t know where to go.��


    Currently, Sheyan had no choice because Phelps grey wolf had already died previously. If he refused, then he would be going against the party. But he had confidence in his 31 points high physique, even if there were any snares he would definitely survive. If his hidden capabilities were exposed, he could simply flee within this enormous maze and no one in the party could catch up to him. Even if they could, based on the Metals professor exhausted state, how would he withstand Ambition��s direct confrontation?


    Hence the party��s allocation were as such: Sheyan leading, Deke supporting Fanu behind, Phelps took the third, and the Metals professor as the rear guard. As they journeyed, they encountered those stone warriors on several asions, but only single appearances this time which lowered the difficulty level greatly. The Metals professor and Deke could concentrate their firepower while retreating, and slowly torture one to death.


    After travelling around the maze for close to 3 hours, they were face to face with an extremely wide precipice. This precipice was majestically steep and vastly broad, even if one looked up they wouldn��t be able to see the tip. The precipice was covered with greenish and grey rocks, exuberating a deadly yet solid emotion. Bizarre vague protrusions intercrossing shadows could be seen along it, they were like stiffened protruding arteries already rigid for a thousand years long.


    Upon witnessing this magnificent precipice, both the Metals professor and Fanu leaked out an unexinable delight on their faces. They instantlymanded.


    ��Everyone split up to search, one team on the left and one on the right. Once you locate anything suspicious immediately notify me.��


    During allocation, the Metals professor and Fanu split into two teams. Probably to supervise and prevent anyone from betraying them once they discovered something. During the process of searching around the precipice, Sheyan constantly felt that peculiar sensation pricking him, bing more intense each time. He also noticed there were thousands of bones, and ording to the expert Fanu, the bones were mixed with goblins, humans, dwarfs and other races. It was obvious a huge scale tragedy happened here.


    After half an hour, the Metals professor side transmitted news. They hurried over to the assembling spot. There was actually a door carved out from a boulder against the cliff. What was more surprising was that the surroundings were carved with various bar decorations. Even that detachable stone door had exquisitely delicate ingrains and its doorknob. It was a replicate of the backdoor of an ordinary bar. Looking at this scene, a strong feeling emerged that any second now a beautiful maiden staff would appear and invite them in.


    Several unidentifiable characters were drawn on the door. Phelps sneakily whispered to Sheyan that it should be simr to the hebrewnguage. It is a blend of the dwarves and reptilians. Its meaning was:


    Icy rock bar - Entrance to thend of miracles and death.


    ��We���� we��ve reached it, we��ve reached it!!!!�� The Metals professor eximed with zeal.


    He turned around and waved his hands, shouting out with a hysterical roar.


    ��Just another hundred metres. We only need to open this damned door, before advancing for another hundred metres! My dreams can finally be fulfilled, I will prove to those fools, those arrogant and egoistic fools. In this damned realm, everything is possible. I believe, really, I have confidence we will seed!!!!��


    The Metals professor��s excited roar echoed throughout the ins. Sheyan even noticed his eyeballs had distinctly reddened from the excitement! After a while, only did it vanished as it resumed to that cool, prative personality.


    Then, the Metals professor turned around and ordered Sheyan.


    ��Go and open the door, now!��


    At this time, his voice already contained a grim and chilling aura! Completely not allowing anyone to question. After Sheyan heard him, he deeply inhaled as he lowered and pretended to tie his shoce before pping against his shoe. Thus, he raised his physique to 31 points. He then looked back onest time, as he saw the excited, feverish, expectant look in the metals professor��s eyes. It also contained aplicated precaution. He then extended his hand out and forcefully grab onto the door handle.


    The stone crafted bar door was considerable borate, 3 lifelike lizard stripes were even engraved onto the door. In that era, every guest had the superstition that mixing lizard extract juice with hard liquor would create a miraculous viagra like enhancing drug. After Sheyan contacted it, he could feel the icy chill of the stone, the smoothness indicated the supreme craftsmanship as the dense engravings perfectlyplemented the human hand texture. It also released a wooden texturalfort.


    The stone door was heavy, but Sheyan exerted force and pulled it open. But to his pleasant surprise, his perceptive sense remained docile. This meant that there was no dangers in pulling open this door.


    In this shing instance,


    Sheyan��s head was unprecedentedly clear as he instantly deduced several inference.


    Primarily: This ce should be very dangerous, even the Metals professor instructed others on such a small matter like pulling open a door.


    Secondly: The metals professor seemed to be very well versed in this situation. Even facts like walking 100 metres more before his dream is achieved could be mentioned. But yet he had no clue this door wasn��t dangerous. This meant one thing, which is that the Metals professor only had an extremely simple understanding about the affairs of this ce. This logic was like everyone knew of a treasury in the bank, but from the entrance to the treasury, how many protective mechanisms were there, most people would not be clear of.


    Lastly: Looking at his current situation, if there were were dangers inside. Most likely it was him having to scout, he had to change this situation!

 Chapter 186: Metal digestive system

    <h4>Chapter 186: Metal digestive system</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Trapped in this perilous situation, at the instance he pulled open the door he cried out loud and leapt backwards. He obviously didn��t receive any injuries, but he purposefully bit his tongue and sprayed out blood! It appeared as if he was struck backwards by an immense force.


    When hended, he rolled violently and feigned unconsciousness as blood streamed from his lips. If one were to carefully observe him, he would certainly be exposed. But Sheyan determined that the Metals professor, in his current fanatical state, wouldn��t be concerned about him and would only care about Fanu��s condition! Therefore, he dared to pull off this performance.


    As expected, his gamble paid off. Only Phelps rushed up to examine his injuries. Instead, the Metals professor urgently walked ahead and peered into the the bar, he did not indicate any concerns about Sheyan��s conditions. After confirming there weren��t any dangerous snares at the entrance, he took the lead entering. Only Fanu looked back as he passively asked Phelps.


    ��Still alive?��


    Phelps nodded, then Fanu��s words were extremely sinct.


    ��Carry him in.��


    When everyone entered the bar, they couldn��t help but gasp at the architecture of this ce. Various races of guest, gorgeous female staff, big bearded dwarves, ale foam, copper kettles, old fashioned rotary candlesticks, even bread, chicken drumsticks and drinks on the table! Everything was imitated to perfection as though the lively atmosphere lingered in their ears, as though the food and wine still released their sumptuous fragrance. It gave an illusion that time shed back several millennia to the europeans legends, where God roamed the earth, and different races lived in harmony.


    s, these were all sculptures of rocks.


    Carved out with icy cold boulders.


    Time seemed to have congregated in this instance.


    Causing all theughter and celebrations to freeze���� for a thousand years!


    After a brief search, they found the only other passageway.


    That was the flight of stone stairs up, at the side of the bar. These stairs circled a massive stone pir and extended up. The pir was iparably solid, it gave off an aura of prating through the roof, the sky and space itself!


    Everyone ascended to the second floor before they witnessed a spacious huge hall.


    This hall was so spacious, it was at least half the size of a football field. The 4 stone walls had a queer ashen color, giving off an impregnable feeling. Besides the entering door, everything else was sealed shut. A line of mysterious, powerful and massive characters were carved at the centre. Although Sheyan didn��t recognize that line of characters, he could feel a certain respect and mystery from the pattern. Solely looking at those characters, their heart involuntarily beat faster and their blood flowed with solmeness.


    ��This, this is the ancient hebrewnguage.�� The semi-conscious Sheyan was carried by Phelps, hence he could hear his faint amazement. ��The original dead sea scrolls learned in history ss were written with thisnguage!��


    ��Greed��is human��s����original sin, the lost sheep����if, if����unrepentant, requires blood to cleanse the filth in this ce.��


    Fanu slowly read out the phrase beside the metals professor. Instead, the metals professor ignored it as he eagerly continued up theteral spiral stone stairs. But he was stopped by a firm stone door behind the pir.


    Two sculptures were erected at the sides of the door, it was a statue of a delicate dwarf slightly taller than 3 metres. The carvings were imitated to perfection, even the beard was extremely detailed. Their hands were equipped with a shield with a mysterious crest. One of them raised a massive warhammer. They had a ferocious ring expression as though about to start battling any second.


    On the door, there was an extremely clear hole.


    This could only mean one thing.


    Even separated by thousands of years, it still meant that same clear reason.


    Key.


    Atop the keyhole, were actually chiseled out ancient hebrew characters.


    Sheyan persisted in his fainted state. In his ear, he could hear Phelps��s recital murmurings, gently exining.


    ��Speed, courage is the only way to open this door.��


    ��Benevolence is my intention.��


    ��But an arrogant person will inevitably fall into the abyss of suffering and despair.��


    ��Sinking����forever!��


    The Metals professor closed his eyes, after reopening them he smiled evilly as he stepped forward, his cloak slowly lifting.


    That metallic textured cloak!


    Naturally, it seems like he didn��t want to dy any further. Using his strength, he exerted force. But in the next second, his face immediately changed, as he disappointedly scolded.


    ��Why is there a strong arcane interference object here! All my active abilities cannot be activated!��


    Everyone who heard it turned pale with fright, they likewise encountered the same situation. At the same time, the Metals professor seemed to have activated a certain catch. From the back, a viciously ring enormous dwarf statue dropped from the top. Its appearance showed off the perfect craftsmanship of its creator, even its beard seemed to be grazing against the air. In its hand was a golden warhammer, coincidentally sealing their exit route!


    Ahead was a difficult situation!


    Behind their path was obstructed!


    Following that, a strange glow appeared above the warhammer. It carried the density of aser, but didn��t release a prating or eye ring personality. It gave off a mild aura just a the warm winter sun. Clearly seen, that glow shot out from the warhammer, as he reflected unendingly around the entire hall. Even if it bypassed anyone of their bodies, it didn��t hurt them at all.


    When that glow shot out, the warhammer instantly lost its golden brilliance, returning to its stone appearance. Even though the statue looked perfectly imitated, it had lost its soul and spirit, looking just like a gloomy lifeless sculpture. But because of this, the symbiosis sect��s escape route was utterly severed. They fundamentally didn��t even had a clue on dealing with his massive dwarf statue. But now, even if they had a method, it was probably relying on violence if they became desperate.


    After a short moment, something strange started happening in the hall after the light beamed across the entire hall, radiating with concentrated illuminations lighting up the sky like a searchlight. Because the lights were soft yet bright, it was like a light cloud had formed and suspended in the middle of the hall. At this moment, the atmosphere was like walking into a pitch-ck house, but yet a sun ray prated through a hole on the roof. When that happened, all the minor details, particles and dust could be clearly seen.


    ��What��s that? Dragonfly? Deke suddenly pointed to the air and curiously asked. Under the illumination, there was indeed something slowly flying into the air, before more and more appeared. From far it looked like dragonflies, but it had a uniquely carefreeziness. asionally pping its wings, as it glided slowly against the air.


    A passional glow exuberated from the metals professor��s eyes, he couldn��t help but call out loudly.


    ��That is the key to opening the door!��


    As more and more of these ��objects�� appeared, everyone could see, flying in midair were actually ancient metal keys. These keys came in various sizes, big or small, long or short. Most of their colours were brown or silver. Behind the key grew out two dragonfly looking transparent wings. That should be the main reason why they could drift in mid air.


    Fanu retrieved his parchment scroll, carefully looking at it.


    ��The scroll records. In ancient times, dwarves and goblins loved to set up defence instations called: Metal digestive systems. Such defensive sets were rtively advanced, and even many great wizards who studied ancient civilizations, greatly admires such design concepts. Hence, they even replicate such defensive models for themselves. Significantly, within the great wizards, this included Dumbledore.��


    The Metals professor slowly nodded.


    ��Our entire process, is really simr to the way Harry Potter and his group acquired the philosopher��s stone. This scroll is correct, Dumbledore had borrowed this defensive concept of the metal digestive system. And what we are facing, is naturally theplete original version, thousands of years ago!��


    Fanu kept his parchment, contemting as he spoke.


    ��In the original storyline, the main key to important the door is hidden amongst all those winged keys. Harry Potter utilized his capabilities as a seeker as he rode his broomstick to capture that key, however this agitated the other keys and resulted in numerous cut wounds on Harry. And currently, we do not require any broomstick to catch they key����ording to the instructions on the door, after seizing the key we have to swiftly open it. Furthermore, we must prepare our minds to face death with courage!��


    At this moment, Deke��s brows twitched as he interrupted.


    ��Do you guys feel that the illumination is a little dimmer? My eyes are extremely sensitive to light, it should��ve turned slightly dimmer.��

 Chapter 187: Deadly trap! Formidable endurance!!

    <h4>Chapter 187: Deadly trap! Formidable endurance!!</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Sheyan gazed up, instantly sensing that these keyszily floating in the sky had turned a little hazy. The metals professor pondered before crying out.


    ��Not good! Probably ten thousand years of time has done much harm to the mechanism. Do you still remember the glow emitted from the warhammer previously? Based on modern day perspective, that glow should be an unknown energy source. This source can activate the halls surrounding mechanisms, casting such illumination to attract these winged keys out of hiding!��


    ��Which goes to say, once the energy source is exhausted, then naturally the winged keys would be go back into hiding! Which goes to say, to obtain another chance at capturing the key, we have to wait for that dwarf sculpture to once again umte enough energy in his warhammer. Who knows maybe that thing requires a thousand years to regenerate its energy, or maybe it will never regenerate even!��


    ��Hurry let��s act!�� The Metals professor released an unrestrained fierceness.


    ��Time is precious, everyone together!��


    Upon the Metals professor��smand, even Phelps charged forward. The hall was already so broad, and the widely scattering keys could number in the thousands.It seemed like searching would be apletely arduous job. Deke had the most adoration and respect for the metals professor, in addition to his superior agility, he took the lead in sprinting ahead. Everywhere he passed he touched against the dancing keys in mid air. These keys were like seaweed in the sea,zily drifting about in the sky. Once in a long while, it would p its wings and continued to enjoy the gliding sensation.


    ��Over there!�� Deke suddenly shouted out, his voice contained a clear delight.


    Where Deke was pointing, a key that seemed different from others was peacefully adrift at the nearby distant. It had 6 wings, itsposition was massive and the material was looked exactly like the stone door. On it was even engraved several mysterious characters which should be hebrewnguage. These characters really looked like those temple chanting scriptures. Moreover, this key appeared to be abnormally cosy under the light rays, it evenzily flipped over just like a big belly fatty sun tanning at the beach.


    Deke sprinted ahead, leaping up as he grabbed the key. Although it was impossible to use any abilities here, a contestant still vastly exceeds an average person��s physical limits. With that leap, it was at least 2 metres high and he straightforwardly pulled the key down. He then directly darted towards the door.


    ording to Deke��s running speed, if he was empty handed, he would only require 3-5 seconds to cover the entire 30 metres leading to the stone door. But when he grabbed onto the key, he realized that the struggling strength of this key was extremely appaling. Don��t talk about running with it, even forcefully gripping onto it was a problem. His heart was a sea of excitement and anxiousness, immediately shouting out loudly.


    ��I need help!!��


    Presently, Phelps was the nearest to Deke. With theirbined strength, they managed to press the massive key to the ground before forcefully dragging it to the stone door. That key fluttered exasperatedly on the ground, but it was as hopeless as arge group of peddlers being swept away by the police. It could only stare in despair as it was dragged further away from itsrades.


    But at that instance, Sheyan could hear a queer buzzing in his ears. It was like a thousand bees vibrating their wings.


    Looking now, they immediately discovered the initially lethargic winged keys had started to p their wings at full throttle, angrily and impatiently pushing their way through in this enclosed space. As that stone key was pulled further, hundreds of other keys started to burst shuttle back and forth furiously in mid air! The earliest was a brass key as it shed across Deke��s cheek, carving out a wound. Followed by 2, 3, 10 keys!


    What was more frightening is that, countless amounts of winged keys turned berserk and frantically swarmed around them, like they were the core of a tornado. The keys were frightening in numbers, as the circled rapidly and devastatingly. The trajectory and speed of thousands of winged keys coincided together, like a catastrophic hurricane with seawaves and torrents as high as the heavens! Consecutively, even him who had been abandoned and idling by the side was caught up in this shredding fury, his hands and back appeared numerous cut wounds.


    In that instance, Sheyan suddenly received a notification from the nightmare imprint:


    ��You received the attack of the winged keys. You receive 7 points in damage, this damage ignores any defensive abilities. Its precedence ranking: Territorial precedence.��


    ��You receive the winged key��s attack. Your innate ability: Endurance activated������


    ��Data conflict arise, determining precedence������


    ��Data conflicting, data conflicting.��


    ��Continue determining����


    ��Determinedplete. Your innate ability: Endurance takes precedence, reducing any damage by 25 points.��


    ��You only receive 1 point of damage.��


    Sheyan scrolled through the notifications, he couldn��t help but sigh in relief. Previously during his battle with Qiao Gun, his innate ability had already garnered his attention. But now, he deeply acknowledged the formidable strength of this ��endurance��! It was even exempted from the damage of the ancient dwarf and goblin mechanism����one must understand, this ��metal digestive system�� mechanism is something that even the grand boss Dumbledore learns from! His eyes exposed a thoughtful expression, nevertheless itbusted with heavier passion as he once again resumed his unconscious act.


    At the same time, he noticed that Phelps had already let go and was frantically crying out. His body flesh had already been ripped hideously, and dripping with blood.


    ��Deke! Let go if not we will all die here!��


    The Metals professor raged out from a distance.


    ��You cannot let go, have you forgotten the words inscribed on the door? Courage!!!��


    Deke gritted his teeth, he always had an exceptional respect and trust in the metals professor. Biting firmly, he dragged that key onwards for 2-3 metres before finally discovering his HP had wildly plunged. He could not resist anymore as he finally let go. That massive key immediately fled towards its original position. Its 6 wings pped particrly slow, it looked like flying consumed immense energy.


    Even after realizing something was wrong and they finally gave up capturing that winged keys. Deke and Phelps still died! Even their corpses weren��t spared!


    Because after releasing that massive winged key, that didn��t signify that the other berserked winged keys would halt their frenzy! That semi-formed hurricane winged key form continued its whirling frenzy. The halls ceiling and group repeatedly released friction sparks, as the entire hall was dominated by this terrifying steel whirlwind. Even the desperate screams and mournful wails of Deke and Phelps was drowned out. Fortunately, the frequency of damage the metals professor and Fanu suffer could not bepared to Deke and Phelps who were at the centre of it. Thus they sustained light injuries.


    When that massive winged keys returned, that hurricane gradually turned gentle. Very swiftly, everything resumed its initial peacefulness. Only now, the floor was soaked with blood and muttions. Flesh hung from some of the winged keys. Fragments of deathly white bones, and hair added grotesque and horror to the image!


    At this moment, the illumination had turned darker again. Obviously the energy was bing insufficient. Even these winged keys seemed to turned faintly discernable. The vicious nature of the Metals professor flickered, he headed straight to Sheyan, grabbing him by the neck and pulled him up.


    ��Get up, I know you just woke up.��


    Sheyan shrugged his shoulders helplessly.


    ��Boss, even Deke and Phelps has died here. Do you think I can make it? Don��t overestimate me!��


    The Metals professor��s voice turned gloomy.


    ��This time, we 3 will go together!��


    Sheyan��s heart stirred, his eyes shed with strictness.


    ��Alright!��


    Presently, time was tight. The three joined forces and charged, seizing that massive winged keys and immediately retreated backwards. This massive winged key was extremely discontented at the treatment it was receiving, it furiously pped its wings, trying to struggle and wriggled out. But under thebined force of the three, it was quickly dragged to the stone door. Instantly forced into to the keyhole by 6 hands. At the same time, the other gently floating winged keys started to twitch.


    ��1, 2 ,3����we��ll push!�� The metals professor��s voice was nervous and contained an impatient expectation as he eximed loudly. Instead! When they counted to 3, everyone simultaneously loosened their hands! That massive winged key regained its freedom, and pped its wings as it staggered out. If Fanu didn��t reacted quickly and caught it, it would have flown away.


    ��nk!�� A bronze winged keys rubbed across the metals professor��s mask. Sparks burst out, casting a sinister glow on his his gloomy and cold expression. That glow radiated against Sheyan��s face as it it would ignite his face any second. He red at Sheyan and spoke fiercely.


    ��Why did you let go?��

 Chapter 188: I bet daddy here can last longer than you!

    <h4>Chapter 188: I bet daddy here canst longer than you!</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Sheyan swung his hand and brushed off an iing winged key. At present, it was close to the climax already, Sheyan wasn��t nning to hide anymore. With a stern face he replied.


    ��I saw your hands letting go, so I let go. Oi, this is like the chinese saying ��subordinates follow the examples of their superiors�� that��s all.��


    The Metals professor deeply inhaled.


    ��Based on our conjunction, the key requires a certain time to open the door. That is why we let go. We wanted to cover you and shield off the assaults from the winged keys. To prevent you from getting too hurt, and fail at the final effort.��


    Sheyanughed.


    ��I am more suitable as a meat shield to protect you, how about you do it boss.��


    Currently, the winged keys had started to merge into the form of that terrifying metal hurricane. Several winged keys had already carved out sparks against the walls. The Metals professor hurriedly offered.


    ��If you are willing to open the door, all my 10,000 utility points on me will be given to you.��


    Sheyan shrugged his shoulders and directly refuted.


    ��If I can open the door, all your 10,000 utility points will be give to me. Metals professor, a dead man has no use for any amounts of utility points. You don��t seem young, yet you don��t even understand this logic? This door writes courage, speed and sacrifice. Look at the keys behind, one requires courage to seize the head of the keys. After capturing it, he needs to swift speed to bring it back and open the door. Lastly, it signifies that opening it requires a person��s life in exchange! Very sorry, even up till now, I do not have the passion for sacrificing myself for your noble dreams.��


    The Metals professor started trembling, raging but smiling instead.


    ��Very good, you are the first who dares to speak like that to me! Let me tell you frankly. If you don��t open it, I��ll kill you when we get out. If you open it, there��s still a slight gambling chance that the mechanism may fail! Choose!��


    Sheyan lowered his head and pondered a moment. He then raised his head sincerely saying.


    �� I��ll gamble!��


    The Metals professor snorted. But in that instance, Sheyan suddenly dived and rolled to the corner. The frequency of winged keys at that area was significantly lower. Concurrently, Sheyanughed out loudly.


    ��I bet daddy here canst longer than you!!��


    (ED: This whole chapter sounds so dirty)


    The Metals professor��s pupils turned blood red! At this moment, if he could use magic he would��ve killed Sheyan a thousand times over! Instead, Fanu still holding onto the key stood out. He firmly looked at the Metals professor. The winged keys started dicing at his body, leaving sorrowful cuts around. Yet he did not wavered, firmly and resolutely speaking to the metals professor.


    ��Looks like I��ll gamble. I love you, Fu Lyana! If I die, remember to bury that guy with me!��


    Following that, Sheyan heard his nightmare imprint transmitting: ��Your vice party head, Fanu has initiated a trial against you. All of Fanu��s attributes have been temporarily dropped by 5%. You��ve been expelled from the party.��


    The reason why Fanu did this was because if he died, only Sheyan and Metals professor Lyana would be left in the Symbiosis sect. If at that time Lyana initiated a trial on Sheyan, then her attributes would be permanently decreased by 5% forever! Such love and considerations for the woman he loved, it could really be deemed as the most noble kind of live.


    After speaking, Fanu grabbed tightly onto the massive winged key and charged towards the ancient and mysterious stone door! In the instance the key slotted perfectly into the hole, it emitted a ring light. The hebrew characters on the stone door radiated out blood red, as though about to pop out of the door. The left and right ancient dwarf statue bathed in the bloody brilliance, activating a certain mechanism as the heavy weapon in their hands shuddered! Using force to behead down, Fanu was directly within the range of the two mercilessly fatal weapons!


    ��No!!!�� Metals professor Lyanna cried out sorrowfully. She no longer bothered to mask her voice, as that piercing scream of a woman caused even Sheyan go cover his ears!


    In a sh, under the might of the two formidable weapons, his body was reduced to a distorted mutted wreck. The vibrant crimson blood fluids and flesh sprayed onto the ancient stone door! After that massive winged key absorbed the blood, it started to rotate! Concurrently, amidst the raging whirling whistling of the hurricane winged keys, a deep mechanical clicking boomed out from beneath the abyss of the stone door! Such a feeling was as though there was an ancient declining beastly creature violently coughing underneath.


    Next, that stone door slowly opened.


    The Metals professor Lyanna venomously red at Sheyan, gritting her teeth she cursed.


    ��You, you will definitely die terribly!��


    Theoretically, her battle capabilities were at least a few folds higher than Sheyan��s. Furthermore, the magic damages were the kind that Sheyan��s innate ability waspletely unable to resist. Furthermore, she was closer to the stone door. Once she exits this powerful arcane ability interference hall, killing off Sheyan was like nailing a needle onto a board. Therefore by saying that, it waspletely logical and simple for her, it was obviously not just a threat.


    After she spoke and about to raise her feet, she could see Sheyan��s bent knee pushing off with force, leaping high into the sky as he pounced towards here!


    Actually even though Sheyan was a contestant, it was impossible to cover an entire 7-8 metres gap under this immense hurricane, in order to battle her. He could at most shorten the gap between them. Furthermore by directly pouncing like that, he was bound to knock against the dwarf statue by the side. Preventing the Metals professor Lyanna from going through the ancient door waspletely impossible.


    But when Sheyan pounced forward with great strength, Metals professor Lyanna realized he was holding onto a 16th century european style flintlock musket!


    The ck callous barrel shockingly pointed over!


    The distance between them was merely 7 metres, this waspletely within Sheyan��s shooting range!!!


    ��Crrssk�� A coarse wound appeared on Sheyan��s cheek.


    Fresh blood spurted out,


    But before itnded, it was licked away by the hurricane.


    Murderous intent frenziedly sweeped over,


    It was as vast and churning as a sea vortex.


    In this moment, she could hear the tidal waves of the vast sea crashing against her ears! And even smell the unique piercing fragrance of rum!


    Rum and Songs activated!


    This hall only disrupted arcane abilities! It only suppressed abilities requiring mental powers (MP). Regarding an equipment ability like the Rum and Songs, it waspletely irrelevant!


    The metals professor��s HP had not dropped beneath 30%, thus the bonus 200% explosive strike was not activated. But apart from the gun��s normal damage, it carries a further debuff of at least 2 seconds stunning!


    Ambition��s immense crackling explosion resonated into the hall. Lyanna simultaneously reacted swiftly. Upon seeing Sheyan��s movement, her metallic gown shimmered brightly, followed by a vapour fumes being released from her ne. The fumes covered her body hazily. Undoubtedly, she had utilized the defensive abilities of her two equipments.


    Even if that was so, she felt a numbing in her chest followed by a pressurizing force. Initially, she was about to step sideways through the stone door, thus her body involuntarily stumbled across by 5-6 steps. The nightmare imprint��s notification rung in her ears:


    ��You��ve been hit by the enemy��s lead bullet.��


    ��Your metal armour absorbed 15% of damage.��


    ��Your passive ability metal physique suppresses the enemy explosive strike rate.��


    ��You receive the protection of the contestant��s 40% damage limitation.��


    ��Your equipment ability: Refraction effect, enemy��s long range attack will be refracted, you will receive 73% of the damage.��


    ��Your equipment ability: Spirit haze activated. Enemy��s long range attack will be forcibly reduced by 15 points.��


    ��Your total actual damage is 24 points!��


    ��Effect: You will suffer the following abnormality debuff: stunned effect. Duration: 3 seconds.��


    ��Subtracting your defense factor, your stunned duration reduced to 2.76 seconds.��


    ��Your passive ability: Anti-corrosion activated. Lowering debuff duration by 70%.��


    ��Calcting evaluation������


    ��Sorry, opponent��s stunned effect takes precedence, your stunned duration is 2 seconds.��


    Sheyan knew his gunfire would not be lethal against the metals professor. But he had never expected the terrifying level of this woman��s defence, 140 long range damage was actually reduced to only 24 points! But what Sheyan needed was that precious 2 seconds!!


    Before the smoke had dissipated from Ambition��s barrel, Sheyan had knocked against the dwarf statue so it fell backwards. He sucked in his chest, bent his legs and rolled to the side before pushing forward, extending his hands as he rushed forward to the semi-opened mysterious but delicate stone door. He smiled, exposing a set of reddened white teeth, releasing a brutal and sinister appearance.


    ��Let��s see who is the first to copse under the fury of this damned steel whirlwind. Metals professor Fu Lyanna! Or you can try pushing me away right inside the core of this metal hurricane? My strength is only 13 points!��

 Chapter 189: Beautiful bones

    <h4>Chapter 189: Beautiful bones</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    ��You fool!�� Metals professor Lyanna released a frenziedugh and said. ��Do you think you have won?��


    Currently, the winged keys had already metamorphosed fully into a raging steel whirlwind, even an immense and terrifying suction could be felt. Under such pressure, a contestant could forcibly stand still or move, but to battle it was simply inconceivable. Within the brutal whirling rampage of the winged keys, she extended out both hands and tilted her head. Then she plucked out a potion that was emitted a faint dark gold brilliance.


    ��This is an extremely powerful potion exchanged with 10 potential points and 10,000 utility points! And can only be purchased after reaching officer status of the nightmare imprint��s military ranking! After drinking, it will instantly restore my HP to the maximum, and create a temporary screen guard around me! The screen guard��s HP is 3 times my maximum HP. That means my HP is now as high as 600 points! You canpete with me? You dare topete? Now you only have to hopeless choice. One is to be obliterated into a thousand pieces by this raging incisive whirlwind. Or two is after going out, allowing me to slowly carve out your flesh one by one!��


    Instead, Sheyan ripped of his shirt, exposing his sturdy and muscr body. His bulging muscles seemed to be concealing explosive might within it. Although his body was covered in scars and cuts, obstructing the door entrance, Sheyan was just like a wounded ferocious beast! Savage, fanatical, blood lusted! He licked at the blood stains around his lips, as the taste of blood further ignited his fiery gaze, filled with eagerness, insanity and unyielding arrogance!


    ��I��ll choose the third option, Metals professor! I choose to stay here and watch you be shredded underneath this piercing whirlwind! I��ll live on and you��ll die!!!!��


    Lyanna erupted into a hystericalughter, herughter carried a certain taunting. Even tears formed from theughter. She removed the potion cap and poured it down her throat, consecutively a faint dark golden glow could be seen travelling down. Even her abdomen was illuminated up, like she had just swallowed down the sun. Then the golden glow radiated throughout her body, forming into ayer of golden screen. It had the appearance of clear and crystallized water.


    At present, every winged key had utterly turned berserk, as the humongous whirlwind darkened as sparks sprayed out constantly against the stone surface. That piercing scraping sound could rip open a person��s eardrum, the ce had turned into a deadly blender!


    Sheyan remained silent, his lips slightly arching as he raised his left hand.


    Spreading out to the heavens,


    He then pointed his middle finger at the Metals professor,


    A wicked taunt,


    Just like how he toyed with the female staff in in the bar during his voyages in the present world previously.


    In this moment��was the line between life and death!


    The Metals professor clenched her fist, she didn��t bother thinking further as she directed her venomous gaze solely towards Sheyan. She had to see this bastard torn to million pieces, mutted and dying by a thousand cuts, only then would her hatred be appeased!


    At this moment, anyone in the hall would simrly receive incessant frequencies of damage. Every second, they would equally suffer two lethal cuts from the winged keys!


    Because the winged keys had the territorial ability that could ignore whatever defences, its special ��precedence�� ability was extremely terrorizing. Furthermore, its damaging frequency was rapid. This ording to this world��s difficulty, its damage wouldn��t be exceptionally high, and few would exceed 10 points. Based on Sheyan��s calction, an average winged key��s damage would be roughly 6 points.


    After getting implicated into the steel whirlwind triggered by Deke and Phelps previously, his HP was still lingering at around 280 points. But, he had an outstanding heavenly aid with endurance, therefore every second only imed two HP. On the contrary, even though the metals professor��s HP soared to 600 points, she had no means of negating the damage of the winged keys. Every second, she received at least 12 points!


    This undoubtedly meant that even if they didn��t count their regenerative rates, the metals professor could only persist for 50 seconds inside this raging whirlwind, while Sheyan could hang on for 2 and a half minutes! This time disparity had been calcted by Sheyan long ago, which exined his unperturbedposure.


    After persisting for roughly 30 seconds within the raging whirlwind, the Metals professor started feeling something was wrong. Because her 600 HP had already been drained by half, she only had 240 points. Under normal circumstances, even if Sheyan had carried medicines which could restore his HP by 100%, he should have inevitably met with a crisis. He shouldn��t be wearing that same indifferent and taunting appearance he had, and be steadily obstructing this ancient stone door.


    Her survival instincts welled up as she pressed her way forward within the raging whirlwind, spreading out her arms to push Sheyan away. Sheyan likewise wasn��t able to deliver any attacks under the overbearing pressure of the raging whirlwind, but he folded his arms over his chest and coldly stared at the metals professor. This woman was a support ss contestant, if her strength was mightier than his, then Sheyan would be speechless.


    The murderous piercing gale raged on, death threatened to viciously steal their breaths. Sheyan calmly gazed at the metals professor. Her dark golden screen guard had shattered, and blood dripping gashes andcerations formed. Shepletely disregarded it, her resenting green pupils steadily stared into Sheyan, and she suddenly roared fiercely.


    ��I know, you must be those natural MT (Main-tank, core battle tanker) with innate defence ability! You must���� Be!��


    While speaking, the Metals professor reached out her hand to Sheyan��s face, as though about to probe out his deepest secrets from his soul. Yet the ruthless and merciless whirlwind, started to be drenched with faint crimson. Sheyan could clearly see her hand disintegrating bit by bit. First the armour crumbling and peeling off, then her skin, then her eerie white bones, finally her scrawny bone finger was shredded and disintegrated into dust before drifting into the raging gale!


    Witnessing this tragic scene, Sheyan sighed. His heart surged with an unfathomable dim mncholy. Hanging down his eyes, he prayed.


    ��Amen.��


    ***************


    Forcefully closing that mysterious heavy ancient stone door, Sheyan finally abandoned that raging steel whirlwind behind the thick stone door. His ears finally experienced peaceful silence. Leaning against the stone door, he sat down. Retrieving a bottle of water from his nightmare imprint he prepared beforehand, he gulped down as he shut his eyes and rested.


    While resting, he never once stopped reflecting.


    Even though the Metals professor had indirectly died in his hands. Sheyan could firmly confirm that until now, she was the strongest contestant he had met. Even that mysterious woman ��Zi�� that he encountered in the caribbean sea world was definitely weaker.


    Furthermore, Fanu��s strength was simrly terrifying. Singlehandedly summoning out that humongous stegosaurus, even challenging a legendary mountain troll alone, there was a chance at victory!


    If the two of them weren��t bent on renouncing closebat defence contestants, andpletely used them as cannon fodder, Sheyan wouldn��t have minded cooperating with them.


    It was a pity between Fanu and the Metals professor, they couldn��t trust anyone else. They were like moths flying into fire, diligently pursuing their own thoughts and dreams, yet neglecting and using everyone else as tools.


    Of course a person like Sheyan wasn��t content with being a mere tool,


    And a tool that could be sacrificed anytime.


    Therefore their internal contradictions were indeed conflicting, it belonged to the kind where either you die or I die. Just like an iparable profound bitterness between a proletariat and a capitalist. Hence, its was determined that only one party would walk out of that immensely heavy stone door alive.


    ��Natural MT (Main tank, core battle tanker) possessing innate defensive skills eh? Sounds pretty cool, I like that name.��


    Sheyan sshed his face with cold water, shaking his head as he stood up. He was back to being alone. Against this ��metal digestive system�� defence mechanism, he had to be cautious. Actually strictly speaking, this should be built during the remodeling of Gringotts by those goblins, it should only have a 5,000 year history. Alright, using ��only�� to describe that was indeed a little unsuitable.


    A long pathway emerged ahead, it was at least 6 metres tall and 7-8 metres wide. The ground and ceiling was joined by pirs that upied at least 5 square metres. Although this ce was a victim of time, it still preserved its solemn, respectful dignity. Delicate relief sculptures and decorative designs filled the walls. And on both sides of the pathway, 3 metre tall stone sculptures that were imitated to perfection were erected 6 metres apart from each other. The statues were either goblins or dwarves. Lifting their torches majestically with different poses. As Sheyan cautiously made his way through, their torches would automatically ignite and extinguish after he walked through for a distance.

 Chapter 190: Philosopher’s stone!!!

    <h4>Chapter 190: Philosopher��s stone!!!</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    It was either the mechanisms were faulty or there wasn��t even one, but Sheyan walked peacefully for roughly a few hundred metres. Ahead of him was anotherrge stone door, with a grand and vast ancient epic war picture engraving. It clearly disyed the glory of the country, and its downfall. Once again, ancient archaic hebrew was carved mysteriously in the middle. If Phelps was still alive, he would��ve understood the meaning:


    Door of wisdom.


    Sheyan was about to approach the door to examine it, but was suddenly alerted when he slipped as though stepping on something. Instantly, the stone floor beneath him lifted up and rippled towards the stone door! This sensation was like something transporting him, and hepletely had not anticipated it. Even his perceptive sensing didn��t transmit any warning. Sheyan could only stare nkly as he charged head on towards the door. Just when he was about to collide, the door abruptly croaked and rolled up as the fragments of rocks thumped onto the ground. Sheyan directly got sent in.


    The next moment, Sheyan felt like he was falling in midair, and he reflexly guarded his head. But this wasn��t any test as hended on the ground safely the next moment. Sheyan stood up and surveyed his surroundings. He sighed.


    A deep profound sigh.


    Beneath his feet was a white tile, 3��3 metres in radius. Around the white tile were ck tiles, this irregr color pattern had a charming effect. In front of him was astonishingly a rather familiar massive white statue. Indeed, it was the previously encountered stone warrior. Moreover, there was a king, queen, bishop and knight! All these were arranged neatly and orderly in front of him!


    Where Sheyan was at currently, was shockingly an enormous chessboard!


    This was the final test of the ��metals digestive system��.


    - A bloody�� magic chess game!


    Sheyan discovered that this area was simrly under an intense arcane disruption pressure, hence magic abilities were negated here. He attempted to advance, but was instead obstructed by a formless barrier. The weapons of the chess piece were enchanted, chilling rays streamed out illuminating up the ckened blood stains on it. Sheyan nced to the extreme left and right borders of the chessboard, it was filled with heaps of white bones.


    Undoubtedly, one could only acquire the qualifications to proceed after defeating the opposing opponent. More frightening was the fact, there werepletely no chess pieces on Sheyan��s side. That indicated that living creatures had to act as chess pieces, using their life and blood for his chess game. Those who could even reach this stage, were ambitious people who painstakingly fought their way here. But to win this game, some had to die. Some had to be used as pawns!


    Therefore, in this game of chess one not only had battle against the opposing statues. It was also a battle of wits, and a test of teamwork betweenrades who risked through fire and water with you!


    When thinking of the difficulty of this, Sheyan��s heart felt like a bottomless pit. He could onlyugh bitterly. However, it wasn��tpletely right to describe his situation as hopeless. The designers of this test could never have anticipated such a freak who was able to withstand the horrific metal whirlwind in the previous test. The arcane ramparts here had been operating for over 5000 years. If Sheyan was able to lure those frenzied winged keys here, then based on their terrifying might and ability to bypass defence, there was a chance of destroying that wall.


    Thinking of that, Sheyan became excited as he turned to climb out from the back of the chessboard. There was an obvious ��exit�� pathway, probably the designers were not sadistic enough to remove even hopes of escaping. His heart shuddered when he climbed up and look to the other side. Because 3 metres behind the group of protective enchanted chess pieces, there was a tiny room. There was nothing in the room except an ordinarily looking stone tform. On that tform was a cluster with a messy thick canvas pouch. Behind the pouch, was probably the main door that the goblins used. Atop the pouch, shes of mystical brilliance sparkled out.


    No doubt! Simr to the movie itself, that thing was identical to the philosopher��s stone Hagrid retrieved. That must be the philosopher��s stone the crew suffered trials and tribtions for. Sheyan was considered far from the chessboard, the arcane disruption effects had faded. To verify the philosopher��s stone, Sheyan simply activated his ��insight�� ability.


    Because of the far distance, Sheyan��s ��insight�� ability failed consecutively and only seeded on the eighth try! When the nightmare imprint rted the report, Sheyan almost vomited blood.


    Philosopher��s stone


    Other identity: Nichs mel��s philosopher��s stone.


    Object rarity: Mid ss legend grade, main storyline object


    Object usage effects: ? ? ? ? ? (Your intelligence is not adequate, unable to understand the mysteries of the philosopher��s stone)


    Object usage requirement: Intelligence above 40 points.


    Object nature: Unable to trade after acquiring. This object is a main storyline object of the Harry Potter magic world. If unable to acquire the appropriate approval, unable to bring out of this world.


    ��Description: I swore not to tell you, Harry Potter was able to resist its enticement merely because he was young����


    ��What����what the ****!�� Sheyan��s vision turned fuzzy, as though about to faint as he cursed out loud.


    ��40 points of intelligence requirement, and only able to bring out of the world after earning approval! Whose approval, most likely Dumbledore! Why did I risk my life for this unusable object? I can��t even use this to win favours from storyline characters! The Metals professor roughly could meet its usage requirements, but what can I do with it!?��


    Sheyan sighed dejectedly as he advanced. But he still nned to lure those winged keys first. Even though he couldn��t use it now, he could hide it and think of other ns the next time he entered this world. But at this moment, a wave of immense warning surged from the front! Sheyan wasn��t in the right frame of mind but he hastily rolled backwards. The sound of wind was strong and swift, blowing ferociously towards him. ��Boom!�� From the corner of his eyes, right wall suddenly exploded out, rock fragments spraying everywhere. Amidst the settling dust, a 3 metre tall spotlessly white horse rider with a gun charged forward with indescribable speed. Astoundingly, it was a knight from the magic chessboard!


    Fortunately his perceptive sensing warned him, thus Sheyan was able to dodge the knight��s frightening thrust! But his calf was trampled by the horse��s hoof, followed by a piercing pain at his heart and lungs! Sheyan��s vision blurred. To think he was still praising the designer for his magnanimosity and kindness, he hadn��t expected such an ambush right now!


    Sheyan seized the chance when the knight needed to rotate around, frantically hobbling forward with all his might. Instead, that grim galloping sound resonated over quickly. The channel was narrow and straight, there waspletely no hopes of finding cover! The freakish might of the knight was terrifying, even Sheyan with his 31 points of physique didn��t dare to becent. In this emergency, Sheyan caught a glimpse of the gigantic crack that the knight made in the wall previously. He had no time to hesitate as he crashed into the crevice.


    A whistling gale swept past his back, as the knight once again thrust past him. He could feel the ground beneath him vibrating. Sheyan didn��t dare to lower his guard, as his skin erupted with clusters of goosebumps. There was still space ahead of him in this hole, immediately pounding forward with fists and kicks as he drilled another crack and forced himself through. In his hurry, he suddenly felt his extended out leg suspended in midair. Panicking, he nced down and suddenly took in in a deep chilling breath!


    Beneath him, was actually a bottomless abyss! Through the drizzles of bright rays emitting from theteral rocks, he could see that the pathway he broke out from appeared like a slender sealed arch bridge from the exterior. It was like the longest rainbow spanning over uncountable length, joining up both ends of the precipice.


    Sheyan was about to turn back to find another way, but the ground started shuddering violent! Swinging back, he discovered that spotlessly white enchanted knight statue mercilessly dashing forward insanely!


    ��You������ Sheyan pupils contracted. In this critical moment, he could only cover his chest as the knight collided against him head on. The tip of thence directly pierced towards Sheyan��s chest followed by a searing pain as Sheyan��s vision turned fuzzy and cked out. How was the wall behind him going to withstand such immense pressure? It instantly split into a thousand cracks, and shattered!


    It was like time froze at this very scene. The shattering wall behind him. Sheyan��s cringed up face and the blood spurted out his mouth. The emotionless unchanging re of the knight sculpture, the pitch-ck bottomless abyss in the backdrop and that stony arch bridge stretch across endlessly. Afterwards, time unfroze and returned back to normal.


    Amidst the chaotic uproar of shes, that grim callous killer knight, disintegrated wall fragments and the unconscious Sheyan dropped towards the endless, bottomless abyss!

 Chapter 191: Death Breath!

    <h4>Chapter 191: Death Breath!</h4>


    Tranted by: CHua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Dim fuzzy light,


    Faint dripping sounds of the water.


    Sheyan��s eyes burst open. He immediately tried to sit up, but an agonizing pain jolted from his chest causing him to groan loudly and lie back down as he panted heavily!


    This feeling,


    This bone shattering painful sensation, was enough to cause Sheyan to break out in cold sweat. His breathing slowly regted back to normal after trying his best to stabilize it. Beneath his body, it felt like an stic rope was supporting him from a peculiar swinging emptiness. He couldn��t help but sweep his gaze through before shutting his eyes to adapt to that slight dizziness of his.


    Beneath Sheyan, was still a bottomless pit! Roughly 50 metres beneath, a denseyer of fog concealed anything beneath it. Simrly, ayer covered above Sheyan. Currently, Sheyan was nestling on an enormous web, the threads were as thick as his fingers. The threads appeared to be formed by a deep ck colloid condensations, extremely firm with a slight viscosity.


    Approximately 3 metres away from him, there was a gigantic tear on the enormous webbing probably created by that enchanted knight sculpture. Its terrifying weight had exceeded the threshold of the cobweb, thus wasn��t able to enjoy the same fate as Sheyan.


    A strange odour lingered in the air. Sheyan bit his lips, as he tried his best to free his left hand from the cobweb��s tangle. Ultimately, he wasn��t able to. Helplessly, he could only rip off his sleeves that were glued to the web. Fortunately to Sheyan��s relief, the viscosity of the web only had a special interaction to objects like fur and pelt. He only felt a slight stickiness against his human skin. Therefore after stripping, he was left with pants. Clutching his chest and enduring the pain, he gradually limped towards the precipice.


    In his lifetime, Sheyan had seen numerous lonely insect shells suspending on the cobwebs. They were the results of violent absorbing after the spider��s anesthesia and digestive fluids. It was like an emptied water bottle. Sheyan didn��t wish to suffer that same tragic fate, he seized the opportunity when the weaver of this gigantic web hadn��t inspected its territory, to swifty escape.


    Just a mere 20 metres, Sheyan used close to 10 minutes to climb. His forehead was filled with sweat, and his expression arduous. The main reason was because of that ridiculously savage thrust dealt by that enchanted knight sculpture. Just based on pure collision strength, it definitely wasn��t inferior to the mountain troll��s ��original homerun�� strike!


    Under normal circumstances, a contestant would normally have the heavy protection of the blood chest regtions when facing that enchanted knight. They would never have to face the full force of impact from that thrust previously. To be able to encounter it under such a situation, Sheyan��s luck was considered pretty bad.


    Sheyan finally escaped this gigantic viscous spiderweb, as he stood steadily on a protrusion sticking out from the erected wall of the cliff. Breathing calmly, he suddenly felt an acute headache. Such a feeling was so abrupt, engulfing him without any prior warning. In an instance, it was like a thousand des were poking against his brain. His vision appeared spots of ck, as a violent nausea feeling welled up. Soon after, a huge flock of shadow darted towards him from the distant fog below. Extremely nimble like a ck storm, screeching noisily as it surged towards here!


    But at this time, that enormous cobweb disyed its immense usefulness. The clusters of ck shadows collided straight into the web at exceedingly high speeds, causing groups of ��basketball hoops�� to appear on the cobweb, fluttering constantly while screeching in vicious despair. These clusters gradually became sparse and fallen, as Sheyan��s acute headache was gradually relieved.


    Sheyan looked closely, these ck shadows were shockingly those vampire bats they encountered previously! But no matter its size or aggressiveness, it vastly exceeded their initial yin counterparts. The fangs were more than 20 cm long, which dark yellowish strips of dripping mucusyering it. They were outrightly intimidating at first nce. Sadly, no matter how violently they struggled, their fur was tightly glued onto the viscous and stic spider threads. Sheyan was able to strip off his clothes and escape with his slippery human skin, yet these bats couldn��t possibly rip of their body fur to escape!


    Sheyan suddenly understood where his earlier headache came from. Naturally it should be the powerful ultrasound waves they vampire bats released to probe their direction. Adding hundreds of vampire bats together, thatbined invisible ultrasound wave was enough to cause an impressive assault on Sheyan. Fortunately, his high physique provided him formidable resistive defence. If Phelps was in his ce, he would have instantly passed out due to his weak physique.


    Suddenly, a fit of turbulence appeared in the fog beneath. A gigantic shadow shot out with iparable nimbleness. Although it couldn��t fly, its sheer leaping force was shockingly frightening, scaling up the cliff rapidly as though flying! Every jump was silent and could cover 20-30 metres, just like a ghastly spectre in the night.


    Within a short 10 seconds, this table sized ck figure arrived at this boundless spider web. It started to target those clusters of vampire bats orderly. Sheyan could clearly view from his angle, it was an enormous spider. It had 8 freakishly long legs, 4 pitch-ckpound eyes surfaced over its head, giving off a burning shine like a ck gem. Its body fur appeared like steel spikes, mixing together to form stripes of ck and yellow like that of a fierce tiger. Its venomous fangs were sharp and curved, its tip glowly filthily in the darkness. asionally, beads of transparent liquid would roll down its venomous fangs, corroding deeply the rocks it dripped on.


    What was peculiar was that Sheyan couldn��t sense any threating from this beastly spider!


    He could even feel a certain security and peacefulness. Sheyan desperately gasped. This was the first time he encountered this. But under such circumstances, even using his feet to think would expose this. Because, this hideously powerful spider had a perceptive sensing that vastly exceeded Sheyan��s. It could even mislead his senses, and prevent him from wanting to flee!


    Subconsciously, Sheyan immediately activated ��insight��, finally obtaining some basic information:


    ��Death Breath�� (Peak condition)


    Species: 8 eyes giant spider (mutated), rank 3 legendary creature.


    Lifespan: ? ? ? Years


    Strength: ? ? ? points


    Agility: ? ? ? points


    Physique: ? ? ? points


    Perceptive sensing: ? ? ? points


    Charm: ? ? ? points


    Intelligence: ? ? ? points


    Spirit: ? ? ? points


    Basic abilities: ? ? ? points


    Creature characteristics: ? ? ? ?


    Description: This is a perfectly mutated terrifying creature, from an eight eye giant spider and a jumping spider. It is known to have appeared during the flourishing era of the goblins and dwarves.


    While going through the list of information, Sheyan suddenly felt that key - Infinite��s severed thumb - heating up. Concurrently, that horrifying spider ��Death breath�� wasn��t idle. It easily sunk its incisive, cruel and venomous fangs repeatedly into the vampire bats, terminating their incessant fluttering. Its digestive fluids were exceptionally concentrated, as its results were instant upon pouring into its prey. Then it swiftly sucked dry the abundantly nutritious mix of semi-liquefied flesh and digestive fluid.


    Sheyan was always a crude and fearless person. But upon see this incredibly savage beast casually snacking with such brutality, he could feel his scalp turning numb. He would rather jump down into the abyss then be a meal!


    Analyzing his current state, he felt he hadn��t reach a dead end. He could still nt himself and slowly climb downwards. Amongst ordinary people, perhaps only an expert mountain climber could execute this. But to a contestant, this wasn��t difficult. A flicker of hope ascended into his heart.


    Instead, when Sheyan twitched his body slightly, ��Death breath�� suddenly halted eating and raised its head. In a flurry, it nimbly shifted its inclination towards the cliff near Sheyan. Within the tranquil darkness, not even a ripple of movement was visible on the web! Those 8 viciously zingpound eyes locked onto Sheyan. No a single action could be caught with Sheyan��s naked eyes. It was hard to think that such a gigantic creature was able to execute such deft movements along this iparably steep cliff!


    In this moment when a thousand pounds hanged by a thread, Sheyan suddenly recalled information on the ��Death breath��. Being alone was indeed a blessing. He immediately retrieved that severed finger from the interspatial room of his nightmare imprint, into his palm! Simultaneously, that gigantic and savage legendary creature suddenly exhibited azy and gentle attitude. Turning and pouting its fat butt, it once again unhurriedly return to deal with the remaining vampire bats. Completely treating Sheyan as thin air.

 Chapter 192: Unknown strange object

    <h4>Chapter 192: Unknown strange object</h4>


    Tranted by: CHua


    Edited by: TN, XRCO and Elkassar


    Witnessing this oue, Sheyan sighed in relief as his gamble paid off. Sheyan wasn��t in a hurry to leave, forcefully find a spot to rest along the precipice. The abyss was really treacherous and enigmatic. Legendary creatures probably resided in divided territories. Thus, staying within Death Breath��s territory meant its natural protection, allowing him to recover fully before proceeding.


    Death Breath��s appetite seemed excellent. After consuming most of the vampire bats, it climbed towards the hole made by the knight statue. Munching bit by bit as it ingested the broken web threads before spitting and spinning new threads. After restoringpletely, it nced towards Sheyan. Seeing that Sheyan hadn��t left, it actually leapt towards him with a vampire bat still lodged in its venomous fang. The bat had already been injected with digestive enzyme, as he tossed it in front of Sheyan. It seemed like it even wanted to feed Sheyan.


    Sheyan couldn��t help feeling a sense of powerless as he gazed upon this blob of vampire bat. Light yellowish digestive fluids constantly spilled out from its ears, eyes and nose. Looking at this scene, even a famished appetite would fly miles away.


    Yet only heaven knows the consequences of disappointing the spider��s generous intention. Therefore, Sheyan could only hopelessly smile and extended his hand to pick the bat up. Unknowingly, the nightmare imprint suddenly transmitted information:


    ��Pointer: You discovered an unknown strange object.��


    ��Pointer: You can trade this for rewards upon returning to the nightmare realm.��


    ��Woah?�� Sheyan never expected such a pleasant surprise. He immediately felt this bat wasn��t that disgusting anymore, storing it into his nightmare imprint. Currently, he could feel deeply the inadequacy of his narrow deposit space. But now wasn��t the time to deliberate over this. Instead, Death Breath nted its head to observe Sheyan. Probably bewildered at his greed, not only sucking dry the nutritious juice and not sparing even the outer shell�� After a brief moment, it no longer pursued this question, as itzily proceeded to climb down the cliff vanishing into the dark fog.


    Sheyan continued resting for nearly 4 hours. After a good nap, he was finally rejuvenated. The rocky wall was producing a faint flow, thus it wasn��t totally dark. After eating a little from the food he stored in his storage space, he started to scale down the cliff using the unorganized cracks. As he gradually scaled down, vegetation like moss started surfacing along the cliff wall. Unknown whether it was due to that severed finger, Sheyan had met with no danger on the way. He simrly noticed that as he climbed lower, the temperature became higher.


    Finally, after experiencing an excruciatingly long climbing process, he could see the ground. If not for a contestant��s digitized transformed body, even the number 1 expert climber would be unable to persevere for that long.


    Sheyan leapt down from the cliff wall, rolling before he stood up. Although his chest was still slightly aching, it no longer impacted his movements. Countless towering stctite shoots erected from the ground, ash-grey fungus crowded the dampened cracks in the ground and semi-moist moss covered the ground. This ce was just like an enormous maze segregated by the uncountable amounts of frosty white stctite.


    While advancing, Sheyan even noticed several Mandrakes. These dangerous nts were known to be evil, their seeds were formed through the corpses beneath the ground. Their roots appeared in the form of boys or girls, releasing a deadly screech upon leaving the soil. Sheyan personally witnessed these mandrakes pulling themselves out from the soil, utilizing their fatal screeches to hunt. Even though Sheyan fled quickly, he still roughly lost 1/3 of his life.


    Fortunately, Sheyan had the severed finger as his guide, it could mysterious lead him into the correct direction. Once in the wrong direction, its heat temperature would swiftly decline. After traversing for roughly 10 km, Sheyan finally encountered his first artificialndmark. He could clearly sense many unknown dangers prying in the darkness, yet they always chose to wait silently. After walking for another 10 minutes and ascending an underground hill, everything became clear to him!


    Ahead of him was a plot of widend. Large amounts of shortly constructed, simple sheds were scattered chaotically around thend. It was impossible to call it a small town or simr terms to describe this region ranging at least tens of square kilometers. It was simply an underground city or even a refugee camp, and of course dirty and disorderly. Even though their building style was simple and sloppy, nevertheless it resembled faintly, the unique askew and disorderly style of Gringotts.


    Sheyan slowly prowled into the city. He reckoned he was the first living organism to traverse through this city. It seemed like time had froze in this city. With every trampling footstep, fine dust covered his shoes. On his left was a grocery store named ��half a copper��, within it was very likely the chaotic mess left behind during the evacuation. On his right was a pawn shop called ��Huge Diamonds��, the knocked over stools littered its interior as though it had been plundered.


    Sheyan gently coughed, suddenly the houses within 20 metres radius crumbled and copsed loudly, leaving a pile of ash in its wake! Every trace of living activity had returned to its origin source in an instance, turning into ashes! Presently, Sheyan felt an overlord presence from the pleasure of this reckless destruction. Moreover, the crumbling houses triggered a terrifying chain reaction, as other houses around it started to copse frantically. Just in a few minutes, a tremendous heap of ash spiralled slowly from this narnd!


    ��Cough cough cough!�� Covered in white powder, Sheyan frantically charged out 5 minutester. Ignoring everything else as he buried his head and rushed forward for close to a hundred metres. He then finally raised his head to observe around before kneeling on the ground pinching his nose, and retching for a long time. Finally his condition lightened up. If itsted for another few minutes, he would��ve probably be the first contestant to be murdered by coughing due to dust irritation.


    He then raised his heads, and was momentarily stunned.


    In his vision, an awe-inspiring tremendous path extended straight into the horizon. This path was constructed with crystals, and as broad as a 100 metres. On both sides was a babbling stream with clear water, and over 10 massive towering pyramids. The appearance of these pyramids varied from the square temples of the Maya era and the triangr shaped egyptian pyramids. Enormous idol sculptures guarded eachteral side of the pyramid. The Mayan God was the graceful, yet malevolent snake deity, Kukulkan. The Egyptian idol was the mysterious and imposing sphinx! God knows what secrets was hidden at the end of this path, it actually needed these tombs of glorified buried monarchs to guard the path.


    Sheyan nced back, but only saw ayer of fog enshrouding the boundlessness, nothing was vivid at all. Naturally, there should be an enchantment barrier, obstructing anyone��s vision. If not for such grand and magnificent architecture, he would��ve already discovered them atop the hill previously. He tried walking backwards, but after a long while it was as though he hadn��t advanced a single inch.


    Without a choice, Sheyan proceeded to wash himself up at theteral streams before advancing forward. Not even a hundred metres, that extremely familiar sensation welled up in his heart again. It was exactly simr to that sensation at Gringott entrance. The only difference was, the sensation at Gringotts entrance was like a torrential flood, sweeping in and leaving quickly. But the current sensation was like rain drops, slow but persistent!


    ��Sheet.�� Sheyan suddenly felt a chill. ��Is this because my perceptive sensing is being misled by others? There��s actually a deadly trap up ahead?��


    Coincidentally, his perceptive sensing had been mislead not too long ago by that abyssal tyrant of a spider ��Death Breath��. After careful considerations, he felt this current sensation was different from the former. Furthermore he had endured countless hardships to arrive here, if he didn��t rify this now he would certainly regret it. Taking a deep breath, he continued to stride forward.


    The path beneath him was extremely dignified, crafted with deep ck precious stones. Profound, deep and immersive. Walking on it felt like walking in the nighttime. Something else seemed to have surfaced along the path, observing closely, they were batches of delicate relief sculptures. In order to gather any information on this mysterious ce, Sheyan earnestly inspected them. He discovered that on the paintings, it drew out a massive and sinister human shaped monster. It had 3 heads and 8 arms that looked extremely strong and robust. The eight hands carried weapons that seemed exceedingly terrorizing, fanatically massacring the horrified creatures surrounding it.


    As he proceeded forward slowly, the engravings of that stout and strong freak unknowingly transformed into a hibernating state, lying on the ground and snoring. On its belly sat an extremely tall yet sturdy, outstanding man. His body from head to toe was enveloped by a cloud of mysterious fog. From all directions, he was surrounded by numerous formidable monsters. But with one wave of this mystery man��s hand, he caused all the monster to evaporate into ash. One could imagine how unfathomable his strength was.


    The only puzzling aspect was, this mystery man was actually carrying an extremely tattered and shabby sackcloth bag, it was even loaded full and bulging. It was in visible that the bagpletely destroyed the imposing grandeur of the mystery man.


    Sheyan was bewildered by the underlying reason. Going by logic, such an artisan who could craft out this grand project definitely wouldn��t make such an obvious mistake. The only usible exnation was that the builder requested for this���� His thoughts drifting away, Sheyan started to ponder about the hibernating fellow ahead of him. What kind of exquisite, refined and high quality preferences, was able to inspire thisrge scale drawings��

 Chapter 193: Imperial remnant

    <h4>Chapter 193: Imperial remnant</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN, XRCO and ELkassar


    As Sheyan allowed his imaginations to run wild, he arrived at the end of the path. Weing him was a stretch of glistening hugeke, coincidentally shaped as a crescent as it surrounded thend ahead, forming a penins. 20 metres away, a humongous blue crystal statue was erected, the crystal sculpture coincidentally blocked off the pathway towards the back of the penins. 20 metres in front of the crystal statue was a formless repulsion pressure preventing entry, probably a magic barrier.


    This blue crystal sculpture had an appearance of a stern looking goblin, but magnified by a hundred folds. The carvings were meticulous, even the creases and wrinkles of the skin was distinct. It held a giant sword in its left hand, and a shield on the right. An immense formless oppressive force radiating over. Reaching here, Sheyan sensed an iparably intense threat from the surroundings. Probably a formidable trap mechanism installed. Once activated, it would surely cause Sheyan to die a tragic end.


    Arge monument stood beside the goblin sculpture. It was carved to look like an erected golden coin. The monument appeared to have corroded over time, on the verge of copse. At the top, the ancient goblin imperial characters could be vaguely recognized.


    ��Even god, can do nothing against this demon������


    ��We can only deceive to it, trick it, consecrating the delicate and innocent gold coins. Offering precious minerals to please it������


    ��Finally, dawn approaches������


    ��Unknownst why, the demon actually decided to fall into a deep slumber. It even prompted us to build an enormous imperial tomb.��


    ��We gritted our teeth and endured, finallypleting this work on the eve of the empire��s destruction.��


    ��After the demon turned dormant, we followed the instructions of god and executed a legendary magic division sphere. Although this method was useless in exterminating its soul, it will split it into 10 portions. ording to the ancient east saying, shackling its 3 immortal souls and seven mortal forms!��


    ��This magic division sphere sacrificed the lives of the 13 grand noble goblins, resulting in the other races seizing the chance to instigate a powerful uprising.��


    ��We followed god��s instructions, sealing a piece of the demon��s soul into the altar, and the remaining 9 fragments separately into different locations!��


    ��Although our empire was annihted, although our civilization had perished������


    ��But we goblins have never regretted!��


    ��Who asked you to take delight in robbing our money, while the other races only want our lives!��


    Weirdly, Sheyan was able to read and understand the characters above through his nightmare imprint. He disyed total silence and iprehensible expression towards the ancient goblin��s logic. His suspicions had grown deeper, expressing great curiosity towards this ��demon��. Extending his hand out, that severed finger became intensely hot, and slowly floated towards the distance. It then halted right in that goblin statue��s face.


    Although in Sheyan��s eyes, all goblins looked rtively alike. But he could vaguely make up that this sculpture had features that were exceedingly simr to Mr Infinite, as though they were blood rted. The goblin sculpture suddenly opened its mouth and swallowed the severed finger. Its pair of eyes flickered red glows. Sheyan could suddenly feel the biting cold chill intensifying. Obviously, the hidden mechanisms had been activated.


    In a sh, the goblin sculpture spat out the severed finger, stoning for a brief pause before its red glowing eyes vanished. The the statue bluntly crumbled down, as the crystals crashed to the ground and dissipated into speckles of fine dust, drifting into the wind. The obstructed pathway was now freed. Sheyan who was covered in dirt and dust, patted away the crystal dust over his body and picked up the severed finger key. He couldn��t resist cursing at this Infinite��s ancestor.


    After entering the front gateway, its interior greeted him with massive heaps of gold coins, glittering and sparkling gold in his eyes. Unfortunately, when he thought of gathering some, the nightmare imprint immediately presented him with a ruthless notification:


    ��Retrieving these ancient gold coins will incur the cursed wrath of the ancient goblin empire. Do you wish to proceed? Yes / No?��


    Sheyan had already encountered cursed objects before. In the end, that apparition from the caribbean sea world likewise fled after being defeated. Sheyan wasn��t afraid with his haughty 31 points of physique. But adding on the words ��Ancient goblin��, he would tread more carefully. Moreover, behind those words there was an additional ��Empire��, a vehement fearfulness of death soared within him as he instantly selected ��No��.


    To Sheyan, this sort of tempting yet unlootable circumstance was extremely torturous but inevitable. Under normal situations, for contestants to reach this point, they at least required a 100 strong coordinated and bonded party! Every party member��s focused basic attribute would have to at least reach 50 points! Then they could endure the trials and ughter their way in.To that party, they would definitely possess some methods to resolve this Ancient goblin empire��s curse.


    Instead Sheyan relied on Infinite��s severed finger to arrive here unimpeded and unobstructed. Moreover this severed finger was acquired because Infinite dreamt of nightmares daily, it could be said that Sheyan did not contribute much effort in acquiring it. Therefore, being unable to obtain any rewards was understandable. After rifying this point in his mind, Sheyan no longer felt any resentment. Instead, he was brimming with expectancy as he continued advancing.


    After passing through the sculpture��s barrier, Sheyan saw a splendorous and majestic tall tform. The tform was segregated into 3 levels. The flight of stairs leading to it was astonishingly luxurious and extravagant. The stairs were constructed with marble, and the railings on both sides were crafted with gold, with flowery ornament carvings.


    After ascending the first level, a silver underbrush upied his vision. Emerald and jadeite apple trees and golden apple trees, brimming splendor and majesty. The further he proceeded, the more astonished Sheyan became. It was like walking into the golden garden of eden heard of in the legends. He was utterly shaken by this elegant and mystical scenery.


    After traversing through this stunning imagery, Sheyan proceeded up. The second floor, he discovered two ferocious gigantic dragons arranged on both sides! Sheyan was momentarily shocked as he disyed a defensive stance. Even if such a stance was totally useless in the face of these dragons who were at least above rank seven legendary creatures.


    ording to the Harry potter��s world, the left dragon should be the Romanian Longhorn. It had greenish-ck scales, and shimmering golden horn. It was a rare species only ate cooked food, simr to humans. Normally after impaling their preys with their horn, they would use their dragon mes to roast their food. While the silver blue fiery dragon that was extremely captivating on the right should be the Swedish Short-Snout. They could spit out dazzling blue mes that were extremely scorching.


    Probably because Sheyan��s arrival had broken through a certain spell, the twin dragons were long dead. He joyously rushed up to reap any benefits, but instead the two dragons crumbled to the ground. Turning into dust, not even a footprint was left. The full of expectations Sheyan turned frustrated and dull. Coughing violent as he spat a phlegm into the pile of ash, considered as venting his anger.


    Finally, Sheyan reached the end of the tform. What greeted his sight was generous heaps of precious jewels, stacked like a pile of rubbish. Those precious gems dazzled together, their dense sparkling brilliance as thick as fog, causing one��s vision to turn blurry. Of course, these precious gems contained an increasingly formidable curse. Curses like the ancient imperial curse, thousand year lingering vengeance etc. But based on Sheyan��s current prowess, once he vited anything, his life would instantly be decimated and not even the dust on his corpse would be spared.


    After much difficulty pushing his way through the heaps of jewels for 10 over metres, Sheyan finally saw the highest core location of this tform. There was a strange silver throne standing on that spot!!! He could faintly make up somebody sitting on it. His heartbeat sped up, as he urgently and hastily marched forward to have a glimpse at this person��s appearance. Instead, he shockingly realized that the throne was facing away from him.


    Sheyan wasn��t afraid as he took several strides up. He realized that as he moved, concurrently that throne would strangely rotate by itself. Currently, he was obstructed by a pile of jewels and unable to proceed forward. Even if he could think of any method to bypass, it only resulted in the same oue - standing on the same ce. Sheyan carefully observed and discovered, beside the throne, there was actually a translucent light blue goblin smirking as it pushed the chair. Its characteristics and appearance was exactly simr to that apparition in the caribbean sea world. Naturally, the earlier movements were due to its mischief.


    Sheyan immediately activated his ��insight�� ability. Nothing went wrong this time as its information straightforwardly appeared:


    Tireless spirit of the artisan goblin


    Species: Ghost type


    Characteristics: Forever cannot be attacked, nor can it attack others.


    Description: This is the mysterious spirit bred from the vengeance of the goblin who constructed this imperial tomb. After death, it didn��t dare to profane the demon king, and can only vent its resentment on the silver throne of the demon king. If you cannot engage it, then you��ll forever be unable to understand the ultimate truth.

 Chapter 194: That demon……

    <h4>Chapter 194: That demon����</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN, XRCO and Elkassar


    ��Forever cannot be attacked��but cannot attack others.�� Sheyan pondered on this aspect of the vengeful spirit, a ��rat pulling the turtle nowhere�� feeling welled up in his heart. He began scurrying his body for items, suddenly his attention caught a hidden item stored away in his nightmare imprint for a long time. Sheyan��s heart stirred. The goblin��s departed spirit���� this item may actually be useful.


    The item that caught his attention, was astonishingly that ancient gold pound he acquired back in the caribbean pirate world! That gold pound was opportunely seized from Chris, marked out as a precious object. Its worth was high, and could be used to curry the favour of certain storyline characters. Sheyan��s weakness was his pathetic few points of charm, but never forget his experiences with the respected Gringotts manager, Infinite. Goblins were the number 1 creatures that were not influenced by the attribute of charm����


    ��A goblin apparition, should still be a goblin right?�� Sheyan neutrally pondered. He retrieved that gold pound, locking it between the cracks of his fingers. ��Ding!�� the coin spun out, rotating as it fell back into his palm.


    After that goblin apparition heard the distinct sound of coin, he swiftly turned his head over. Its original resentful expression had transformed totally into a passionate one.


    Sheyan speaded out his arms.


    ��I believe we have something to discuss, respected goblin sir.��


    Instantaneously, that goblin ragingly fumed out.


    ��Sir? You called me a sir! Unmannered brat! I am Duke Panke.Jinding, personally conferred my title was the imperial emperor himself! Let me tell you, I��ll definitely not change my mind. I��ll always intercept anyone who attempts to approach this demon! Forever!��


    Sheyan shrugged his shoulders, earnestly replying.


    ��But I have no intentions to approach that demon. From the Tang Dynasty of the East, I��ve endured untold hardships to arrive here. Actually this is all to catch a glimpse at your greatness oh duke!��


    The pointy ears of the goblin apparition jolted up. He stroked his beard gently, coughing and rebutting Sheyan.


    ��Stop trying to deceive me, you��re obviously here for that demon.��


    ��Of course not.�� Sheyan resolutely and decisively replied. ��Ever since I chanced upon this immeasurably valuable ancient gold coin, I was unable to find any information regarding its history. More importantly, I ampletely unable to appraise its authenticity. Hence I even travelled through the earth, but only met with disappointments. But at that crucial moment, Gringotts manager mister Infinite suggested a terribly important news after receiving 30 pounds from me. Till date, thest remnant learned schr of the goblin race should be located here, therefore I made my way here.��


    To validate his statement, Sheyan once again fished out that exceptionally useful severed finger, attempting once again to exploit its potential. After Panke.Jinding received and felt that severed finger, he nodded and ced it aside. Simultaneously, unable to conceal his excitement, as he started to wave his hands in excitement.


    ��Infinite? Woah! I know, he should be blood heir of the royal family. Although i don��t have any good impressions of you, I have to admit your foresight and luck is rtively good. That��s right! Current standing in front of you, is Duke Panke.Jinding of the goblin empire. He also holds many other titles like ��Heraldry grandmaster��, ��Emblem schr��, the ��Prestigious gold purity appraiser������ Let��s say, how about you bring that gold coin nearer a little. I can��t see properly from here.��


    Sheyan humbly smiled as he handed that archaic gold coin into the semi-transparent palm of Panke.Jinding. The goblin��s eye was aze with greed, brimming with focus. He immediately released a shocking gasp.


    ��Heavens! This purity is stronger than every coin I��ve seen before. Looking at this beautiful shade of gold can bewitch anyone. It can possess the naked body of any goblin ah���� such a odd but exquisite carving. Such ingenious contours! Damned, why can��t I find any memory that is relevant to such perfection? Dammit, I need to check the heraldryption������


    Sheyan emitted a timely gasped.


    ��I didn��t hear wrongly? I really didn��t hear wrongly? Pardon my boldness. Duke you mentioned that the purity of this coin is stronger than any other gold coins you��ve seen before?��


    Panke.Jinding angrily eximed out.


    ��That is without a doubt! I am convinced of this, really. I dare to swear upon the name of my 3,731 year old Jinding n on this, for the love of gold! Anyone who dishonors or questions gold should be hanged or burned at the stake!��


    Relieved, Sheyan immediately rxed his breathing and replied.


    ��Since its like that, I have no worries.��


    This goblin started to try biting the gold coin - although this was apletely futile action to an apparition - he impatiently asked.


    ��What are you worried about?��


    ��I ced a bet with someone. That idiot thinks that this golden coin is just a piece of copper. Hence we got into an intense argument and even wagered our family property.�� Sheyan earnestly continued. ��I��ve finally met an authoritative person who can confirm and loudly proim that it is a golden coin. Therefore, can I raise an insignificant suggestion to the respected Duke Panke.Jinding?��


    ��Insignificant����suggestion?�� The old goblin suspiciously asked. ��Sure but that suggestion cannot involve my wealth!��


    ��If��if I use this insignificant piece of ancient gold coin as a gift, do I have the honor of earning a personally documented appraisal certificate from the great duke Panke.Jinding?�� Sheyan cautiously probed.


    ��Gift? I haven��t heard such a sweet-sounding phrase in 10,000 years!�� Duke Panke raised his brows delightfully. ��Although your request is a little overboard, but luckily I have a kind heart and will agree to your request.��


    After speaking, this goblin apparition decided to construct a certificate draft, but he couldn��t find any paper or writing brush. He started to be jittery.


    Sheyan arched his brows up.


    ��Respected Panke.Jinding sir, you should know time is money. Since you��ve agreed to my request, then don��t waste my time. I can only give you another 5 minutes, if not I��ll have to demand my cute little gold coin back.��


    ��Return? Gold coin? No!!�� Panke.Jinding instantly shriek in agitation. ��Nobody can snatch away the gold coin from my hand! Especially this mystical, unknown and precious baby! It is even more important than my life!��


    ��Then you have to hand over my certificate!�� Sheyan simrly raged out. ��If not you��re a swindler!��


    ��Swindle?�� Panke.Jinding��s eyes suddenly brightened up. ��Perhaps that isn��t a bad choice? Thanks for reminding me young man! HA HA HA HA!��


    His hystericalughter echoed as he fled to towards the side of the tform. After leaping out of the tform, his figure blurred and vanished into thin air. Following that, a resentful face floated up from where he vanished, soaring towards the sky.


    To Panke.Jinding, his sole existence as an apparition was due to his resentment against the evil deeds done by the demon king. But to date, his thoughts were all transferred to that archaic gold coin that he hadn��t seen before. His bitterness had sessfully dissipated, and naturally regained freedom. This is the most concrete proof of the goblin��s existence - that gold was ced above all else!


    At this moment, there was no more hindrances between Sheyan and the mysterious demon king on the throne! Sheyan couldn��t control his curiosity any longer as he stomped up to look at the golden throne. To his amazement, an undersized freak was wrapped in its ck cloak. Roughly at 1.5 metres, even its head and face couldn��t be seen. On his left shoulder de, an old and filthy sackcloth bag was strapped across. Mixing the pair together, they released a crafty-looking wretched taste.


    ��This��is the goblin��s feared demon king? This guy is just another ordinary goblin! And they said even god could do nothing against it?�� Sheyan couldn��t believe his eyes. He couldn��t help but recall the previous image of that tall and suave person, simply waving his heads to exterminate his enemies. Moreover that guy also carried a sackcloth bag���� Sheyan really wanted to vomit blood. He anticipated that would be certain differences between the engravings, but his difference was as great as the heavens and the earth!


    Probably because of Sheyan��s shocking reaction, his gasp minor movements caused that little freak wrapped in his ck cloak to nt downwards! A cracking sound followed above that golden throne, before several broken dried bones crashed out. They dispersed into fine dust before theynded onto the ground. In a sh, even his ck cloaked dissipated into fine powder, only that golden throne remained.


    Witnessing the dried bones falling out, Sheyan instantly discovered the bones were frail and minute, obviously the bones of a tiny goblin. In his heart, he slowly pieced the unique characteristics and personality of the goblins, together with the information he had. Suddenly everything became as clear as water to him, he had found the truth to this story.


    10,000 years ago, thest emperor of the goblin empire was an extremely narcissistic, licentious and tyrannical man, who brazenly extorted taxes from his people. He also possessed several supernatural powers. Hence, after rumours of his vicious nature and abilities spreaded through thend, everyone feared and revered him. That madman even forcefully constructed an extravagant and out of this world imperial tomb, like Qin Shihuang building the great wall of China. Ultimately, triggering the furious anger of the nobles before the empire crumbled apart���� Because the demon king was originally a goblin, thetter generations goblins spared no efforts to boast and wildly brag of him. After countless of alterations and dilutions, along with repeated craftsmanship and storytelling, it transformed into that story that Infinite spoke of.


    Regarding the monument erected at the entrance of the tomb, Sheyan scoffed disdainfully. Even such a tiny and wretched fellow was described as a merciless wicked tyrant by the picture carvings, then the exaggerated writings were only to be expected.


    After rifying everything, Sheyan felt a rather dry and unsatisfied feeling. Brushing off the dust in his hands, he prepared to leave. The nightmare imprint suddenly transmitted a series of notifications, which instantly left Sheyan dumbstruck!

 Chapter 195: Huge bumper harvest!

    <h4>Chapter 195: Huge bumper harvest!</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN, XRCO and Elkassar


    After rifying everything, Sheyan felt a rather dry and unsatisfied feeling. Brushing off the dust in his hands, he prepared to leave. The nightmare imprint suddenly transmitted a series of notifications, which instantly left Sheyan dumbstruck!


    ��Contest no.1018 has passed Gringotts secret test: Devil��s snare. Because your party members who have passed with you are all dead, their acquired achievement points have been transferred to you. You receive 2 achievement points + (5 party members x 2) = 12 points.��


    ��Contestant no.1018 has passed Gringotts secret test: Winged keys. Because your party members who have passed with you are all dead, their acquired achievement points have been transferred to you. You receive 3 achievement points + (4 party members x 3) = 15 points.��


    ��Contestant no.1018 has conducted aplete exploration of the ruins of the ancient goblin kingdom alone. You receive +5 achievement points.��


    ��Contestant no.1018 has conducted aplete exploration of Gringotts deeply concealed secret. You receive +5 achievement points.��


    ��Contestant no.1018pleted a glorious deed: Uncovering historical secret. Completion rate 71.2%. Contestant no.1018 +1 legend* level. Yet to reach the requirements to obtain any rewards.��


    (TN: Legend here refers to the story legends, folklore)


    ��Contestant no.1018pleted glorious deed: Uncovering historical secret. Completion ranking: e . Contestant no.1018 receive 6 achievement points. Yet to reach the requirements to obtain any rewards.��


    ��You umted a total of 43 achievement points from this experience.��


    ��Your current total umted achievement points is 53 points.��


    ��You have fulfilled the conditions to raise your nightmare imprint military rank. You can upgrade your military rank after returning to the nightmare realm.��


    ��You umted a total of 43 achievement points from this experience��������


    Sheyan stood stupefied momentarily at the spot for a moment before regaining hisposure. After deep reflection of his previous encounter, he gradually started to understand the reason for such a harvest. Previously, he travelled together as part of the Metals professor��s party, hence the evaluation by the realm of the journey process was pretty good. Furthermore, the members in the party had all died, thus their evaluation and achievements had been transferred to him.


    His sessful exploration of the remnants was hugely relied on Infinite��s severed finger to pass through unhindered, it could be considered as cheating. But formerly, it was because of encountering that statue knight that he fell into the abyss, and ultimately he still met with the ��demon king��. Hence, it triggered the conditions forpleting this glorious deed. Moreover, it was thanks to that archaic gold coin that released the miserable goblin apparition. Thus, the price he paid and the dangers he experienced wasn��t small. Therefore, his ranking still managed to rise from the lowest ��f�� to ��e��.


    ording to the realm, taking away the rewards and only bestowing Sheyan with legend level and achievement points was considered fair.


    Apart from this, Sheyan curiously inquired on ��glorious deed�� and ��legend level�� to his nightmare imprint. The answer he got was:


    ��Glorious deeds�� are the ultimate secrets hidden within every world. It is extremely hard to be discovered and possess a certain uniqueness. Once a contestant aplishes the glorious deed, then other contestants wouldn��t be able to reach this objective.


    Under nonbat state, legend level can be used to raise the user��s reputation in respect to any storyline character in any nightmare world. ��+1 legend level = during raising of influence/reputation, the required reputation is lowered by 10%. Any transactions with storyline characters has a +10% discount. You obtained privileges to directly engage in conversations with certain noble storyline characters.��


    Underbat state, +1 legend level will enhance your avoidability and uracy by 5%!


    During testpletion, +1 legend level can allow you to receive an additional evaluation!


    Strictly speaking, this generously dramatic increase of 43 achievement points allowing Sheyan to promote his military ranking, and that +1 legend level was already exceedingly good. Both in terms of long or short term benefits were excellent. To receive these two abundant rewards, Sheyan was extremely satisfied. His previous trials and tribtions weren��t a waste at all. Currently, the nightmare imprint once again released notification:


    ��You can choose to sit on the golden throne, and immediately return to the entrance of the Gringotts secret room. Please note, once you activate this function, you��ll be unable to return forever. The historic ruins of the ancient goblin empire would sink further into the ground, to be hidden forever.��


    Sheyan scanned his surroundings. After confirming there was nothing left to reap, he sat on the golden throne and nned to return. Yet he had a nervous and fishy sensation crawling at his heart, as though he had missed out something. Persistently thinking, he still couldn��t pinpoint the exact problem. Hence, he ultimately activated the teleporting function. A sh of white brilliance, an empty golden throne.


    At that instance when Sheyan��s body was about to disappear, an object twitched violently.


    It was actually a sackcloth bag,


    That filthy, tattered, ordinarily looking sackcloth bag!!!


    The bag was initially straddled across the demon king��s shoulder, but it hadn��t dematerialized. The sackcloth bag automatically opened up, suching something into the bag - Inifinite��s severed finger. The same finger that Sheyan handled over Panke.Jinding to earn his trust, and after confirming it, he ced it aside.


    At the exact moment the sackcloth bag opened, Sheyan arrived back at the underground basement in Knockturn alley. He was trembling all over, that familiar and unexinable feeling terrorizing his mind! Cursing out loud that he actually missed out such a thing! It was that exact peculiar sensation that caused him to choose Gringotts wizarding bank as his starting mission. He finally painstakingly reached Gringotts deepest abyss, in his heart he was determined to solve this mysterious feeling tugging at him. Yet he never expected he would forgot his initial objective and casually teleported back!


    Back in the deep abyss, a violent earthquake was shaking the entire ancient goblin empire. It swiftly extended towards the golden throne area. At present, as those exquisite ornaments and precious treasures were wrecked by the earthquake were sinking into the crevices, one could clearly see:


    Circling the golden throne was ayer of invisible protective screen, or one could call it a seal. This screen was draining power from the mysterious yet formidable massive ancient hebrew characters. Exining the characters, it would say:


    Humankind is unable to contain this wretched soul.


    Amidst the violent shakes and crumbling into the deeper abyss, an enormous ck-hole spell circle appeared beneath. It possessed irresistible destructive strength, threatening to swallow everything in. Cracks started forming on the golden throne, even thetter of ancient hebrew seal was breaking apart!


    At the instance the seal shattered, that sackcloth bag hiding underneath the golden throne suddenly opened up. Aiming towards the cracks in the seal, an unnoticeable ray of light burst out through the seal, and vanished into the air!


    That ray of light was the severed finger sucked into the bag previously!


    One could clearly sensed that the severed finger had changed. On its surface emitted an indescribable faint brilliance, like a dead object suddenly possessing its own soul. Like a stone dragon, a woman escaping from its painting, a spirit monkey exploding out of the rock*. In that instance they finger escaped, that tattered and worn out sackcloth lost its lustre, disintegrating into speckles of grey and finally dissipated.


    (TN: *the author uses chinese stories to exin the sacredness of the severed finger)


    *************


    Frustrated and sullen, Sheyan walked out of the basement. That ck old man was still sitting at the same ce. Upon seeing Sheyan, he snorted and brushed his hands, fiercelyshing out.


    ��I��ve already said I followed the Ministry of Magic��s regtions. Why didn��t you believe me? Dogs of the Ministry of Magic, you wasted your efforts inside that dusty firece eh? Let me tell you, if you didn��t have the ministry of magic as your backing, then Kabadaba will definitely gorge out your brains and boil it. Then, Kabadaba will store your brains into Kabadaba��s bottles!��


    Sheyan ignored him and directly exit. When the azure blue sky greeted his sight, he was momentarily lost and even felt a sudden sorrow. Staying too long in that dark and depressing abyss would really cause substantial traumatic damage to one��s mental state.


    At present, Sheyan still had 2 hours left in his 7 days duration. During this 2 hours, side missions were impossible to initiate because of his measly charm, and big missions he did not possess the time for. Like the final 2 missions toplete the ��Warmhearted Man�� milestone. No matter if it was stealing the crafting blueprints for the broomstick ��Firebolt�� or acquiring the blood of a unicorn, they required a long time and nning. Merely 2 hours, was not even adequate for the preparations phase!


    Bored stiff, Sheyan suddenly recalled that beardy ��Jack the Ripper��. Sheyan was sure he didn��t participate in the huge war between the Symbiosis sect and the Banks Syndicate. Wherever he went, that guy was adept at striking water to the left and right*, coincidentally avoiding thisplicated mess. Looks like he had returned safely.


    (TN: * chinese idiom meaning: everything going one��s way)


    Because of the shortage of time, Sheyan could only test his luck at Diagon alley. Perhaps he could encounter any storyline character that waspatible with him Of course Sheyan was rtively clear, right now the most possible ce of receiving a temporary short quest was at Gringotts. Because only the beloved goblins disregarded charm and treated everyone fairly, that is if the other party had the adequate funds. That was indeed a missions haven for contestants who possessed terribly low charm.

 Chapter 196: It is him

    <h4>Chapter 196: It is him</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN, XRCO and ELkassar


    But unfortunately, don��t mention magic pounds, even ordinary pounds were inexistent in Sheyan��s pockets. He was as poor as a dog. Don��t even mention the money needed to receive the mission, he did not even possess adequate fees to pay the security guards!


    As he was touring about in Diagon alley, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a goblin. Likewise the goblin caught sight of Sheyan, their eyes locked. The goblin widened his round eyes, exposing an iparably overjoyed expression. Pointing his finger he yelled out.


    ��He is here!��


    That expression was simr to a husband who had not seen his wife for a long time, full of delight and zeal. After yelling out, he pounced forward and grabbed onto Sheyan��s thigh. Dragging him towards Gringotts bank. Sheyan suddenly recovered from the shock, ayer of goosebumps covered his back, he violently struggled to swipe off this goblin.


    ��Oi oi oi! I do have great rtionships with every races, but not to such an intimate extent. Sir��please respect��oi. m**f****, get lost!��


    As Sheyan tried his best to struggle and shake off this goblin, this goblin was really a stubborn piece of glue. Amidst the tussling, another few goblins ran over from afar. Simrly, those goblins were delighted as they simultaneouslyunch forward. Sheyan desperately shut his eyes, cursing in his heart that he had incurred the wrath of a certain goblin association.


    After a moment, another goblin came huffing and puffing down the street. He was wearing a green coat with a red tie, and even had two cute sticking out beards. He looked rather noble, and delightedly walked up when he saw Sheyan.


    ��Hey my old friend, are you doing well?��


    Sheyan bitterly smile and shook his head.


    ��Not well at all, sir Infinite. Truthfully, I��m having a headache because of your friends.��


    Infiniteughed out loudly.


    ��Ho! It��s because I have something urgent to find you. Therefore, I offered a huge sum of money for them to locate you. These little bastards didn��t disappoint me. Of course, I��m extremely sorry for disturbing you. And of course, my apology won��t be barely verbal.��


    After speaking, Infinite hooked out a shriveled pouch. The surrounding goblins reacted instantaneously, surrounding him and arguing intensely about the money, its thickness and purity. Finally, thest one received his copper coin and satisfiedly left. Sheyan silently observed thismotion, then he leaned back slightly.


    ��Mr Infinite, what are you finding me for?��


    Infinite smiled widely.


    ��Recently, you must have made a trip home right?��


    Sheyan was slightly taken aback.


    ��What?��


    Infinitefortably sighed.


    ��I can feel that the nagging curse on my body disappearing, it must be rted to you! Well done my friend. Therefore, I want to invite you for a meal, really, a bowl of rice. Please don��t decline, let��s go.��


    Sheyan originally wanted to discount the idea of this meal. Yet after considering how tough it was for a goblin to spend his money on others, it was like directly robbing Gringotts. Thus, he sensibly discarded that thought.


    As he followed Infinite into his small house, Sheyan immediately discovered it was literally just a bowl of rice. After everyone had sat downfortably, Infinite walked into the kitchen and carried a thick ck bread, as huge as himself. This ck bread looked just like a stone. The Gringotts manager then fetched a kitchen knife, and started slicing off huge loaves and distributed to everyone. He then pleasantly dered.


    ��Let��s tuck in.��


    Sheyan didn��t have great hopes for this ��meal��, still couldn��t help releasing a deep sigh. But at this moment, someone knocked on the door. Infinite frustratedly ran to open the door. A frail and old goblin stood at the entrance, the goblin��s slightly ckened skin and profound wrinkles. He looked rather crafty, his eyes constantly probed into the house. Then this goblin seized Infinite��s hand and craftily smiled.


    ��Hey, my friend. I am your neighbor, David.��


    Infinite��s expression was slightly dull.


    ��Oh, David. You��what do you need? We are currently eating.��


    David ecstatically replied.


    ��That��s great, yes, is the food ready. After eatingst night, my house was left with a little salt. So I wish to borrow some roast meat today.��


    Sheyan was speechless upon hearing this����there��s actually such an outrageous person? Dared to request to freeload of this Gringotts manager, who is thest descendant of the goblin royal family? Instead, Infinite swallowed his saliva, struggling to churn out his voice out his throat.


    ��I really don��t have any meat, but I have a little bread. Dammit, really only a little!��


    David had already brushed away Infinite��s hand and entered.


    ��Although ck bread isn��t my favourite, but since the esteemed Mr Infinite has warmly invited, I definitely dare not refuse.��


    Hearing this old cunning David��s sentence, Infinite��s expression was like someone who wanted to give himself two tight ps. David automatically sat at the dining table, and bluntly starting tapping on an empty te. Helplessly, Infinite once again carried that huge ck bread over - this was his family��s livelihood for the week - reluctantly carving out half a slice for David. David very naturally pushed his te with the semi-loaf of bread towards Infinite, then he casually snatched the entire bread chunk that David was holding.


    ��Thank you for your generosity my friend. Although this ck bread cannot be considered tasty, it is enough to fill the belly.��


    Infinite was trembling violently from head to toe, a phlegm was lodged within his throat as he croaked out, but not a single word was audible. Previously, Infinite had fainted abruptly before, therefore Sheyan kindly supported him to prevent him from suddenly fainting and injuring himself. That goblin David had started to wolf down his food, just like a hungry ghost. He actually consumed the entire thing, not sparing the crumbs after a short 10 minutes. Rubbing his belly and his skinny ribs, he scoffed in satisfaction.


    ��Woah, I haven��t tasted the fragrant taste of food for a long time. The vour of wheat is truly delightful.��


    Although his old goblin portrayed such a vulgar behavior, Sheyan didn��t know why when he looked at him, there was a amiable and kindred feeling towards him. He couldn��t help but sat beside him, craftily asking.


    ��What��s so good about bread, how about I bring you for some steak?��


    Instead this goblin withdrew his body, folding his arms before his chest and prudently eximed.


    ��What are you trying to do?��


    Sheyan��s expression darkened, he was really speechless.


    ��Alright, I just want to treat you to a meal, that��s all.��


    ��Meal?�� His suspicions heightened. ��You don��t even know me, why would you treat me to a meal?��


    Sheyan smacked his forehead.


    ��Alright alright, treat it as I said nothing.��


    The old goblin flew into a raging fit, raging along with his uncontrolled saliva.


    ��Since you said it already, how can I take it as you didn��t! You��re not thinking of anything, why would you treat me to a meal? Since you wanted to treat me to a meal, why did you let me eat this ck bread?��


    Sheyan was stunned, slightly nk at this sudden raging interrogation. He raised his hands hopelessly and said.


    ��So do you want me to treat you to a meal?��


    David opened up his mouth, as though he just heard a rhetorical question.


    ��As a goblin, how can I pass on someone��s invitation for a meal?? Let��s go, immediately!��


    Sheyan hadpletely no rebuttal, he could onlyply.


    ��Let��s go.��


    Not long after the two left, Infinite suddenly nkly shook his head.


    ��Sheet, Lisa. Didn��t a neighbour came to visit just now? But the question is, do we even have a neighbour???��


    His wife was slightly shocked.


    ��Haven��t you already bought over the entirend surrounding here? Ourst neighbour, old Aires, had been chased away by you for close to 17 years already. I can definitely say that nobody visited. Was is a hallucination?��


    ��Alright alright. Recently the bank is pretty busy. Even my poor little finger was severed after an ident with shifting the safe. Luckily I didn��t lose much blood, but worst still, I didn��t receive anypensation for this ident. Based on this fact, I should raise my sry by 4 shillings. Heavens, someone must have been sneaking around here. The ck bread roasted yesterday is only left with crumbs��������


    *******


    Sheyan led this old goblin out to Diagon alley. The greedy old goblin breathed in the fresh air deeply, andfortably extending his arms to the sun while stretching his neck and butt. He really was like an old rat, with golden hair and beard, who just ventured out of his rat hole. Sheyan suddenly thought of something ridiculous as he couldn��t help asking.


    ��This����David sir, you couldn��t possibly have 4 sybles behind your name right?��


    The old goblin immediately split open his mouth in surprised and smiled.


    ��How did you know that?��


    Sheyan silently observed his yellowish teeth and pointy beard. A voice sounded loftily in his ears, causing him to be immensely pleased with himself.


    ��Yes my friend, please address me as Mr David. Beckham!��


    (TN: In the chinesenguage, beckham has 4 sybles: ���˺�ķ)

 Chapter 197: Heavenly servant

    <h4>Chapter 197: Heavenly servant</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN, XRCO and ELkassar


    Sheyan once again sunk into deep thoughts. At this time, the two of them had walked to the exit of Diagon alley - backyard of London��s ��Leaky Cauldron��. Sheyan suddenly recalled something.


    ��Hey friend, looks like you have to wait over here for me. Outside is the so called Muggles world. Goblin��s appearance would definitely scare them, but that isn��t the main problem. More importantly, the Ministry of Magic may be involved. I��ll be back after 5 minutes.��


    The old goblin snorted disdainfully.


    ��Don��t belittle me, I know magic too.��


    He then waved out a ck splintered wand. ��Puff!�� His appearance metamorphosed into a wretched old man, but he was still wearing his dirty clothes. His skin was still as green as a goblin��s. ncing at himself, this old manzily issued.


    ��Ha! I failed again. But don��t you think this appearance is rather cool?��


    After attempting a few more times, the old goblin finally seeded in transforming into a shifty-eyed, pointy chin and sunken chin wretched old man. Coughing violently he was quite pleased with himself.


    ��Let us go.��


    Sheyan sighed and replied.


    ��Although saying this is a little overboard, but your actions have really wasted too much time. I have to leave already.��


    Sheyan wasn��t lying, he really received the warning from his nightmare imprint:


    ��You are left with 30 minutes before your deadline for this world.��


    ��Please use your remaining time to return to the nightmare realm. If not you will be forcefully extracted. Forceful extraction will have one of your equipments confiscated.��


    Obviously Sheyan wasn��t willing to give away his equipment for free. Therefore, he became anxiously urgent to hurry back to London��s train station, tform 9 ? ! Even if this old goblin gave him an amiable feeling, he couldn��t be bothered. Immediately gging a cab, instead as the cab started moving, the goblin suddenly hopped on. He curiously asked.


    ��Where are you going?��


    Sheyan was surprised at this old thing��s agility. Yet he was rushing for time. Shrugging his shoulders, he apologised.


    ��Back to my hometown. A mysterious spell is oppressing it, I cannot bring anyone else. Looks like I can only treat you to your steak in the future. Please go home, Mr David.��


    The old goblin lowered his head, miserably uttering.


    ��Actually, I have no home.��


    ��Ah!�� Sheyan was shocked. ��No way, aren��t you Infinite��s neighbor?��


    Two beads of tears rolled down the old goblin��s face, he sullenly replied.


    ��When i woke up today, I realized I had lost my memory. The only thing I remember is my name and nickname, and that my house seemed to be around Infinite��s area.��


    Sheyan was amazed.


    ��Nickname��you have a nickname?��


    ��Yeah.�� The old goblin��s eyes sparkled. ��Its David Beckham!��


    Sheyan was petrified����


    ��Alright, what is your real name.��


    ��Ah? Let me think.�� The goblin bit his thumb and pondered deeply. ��I��ve seem to have forgotten, Frank? Franklin? Felin? No wrong, Foo??? Maybe, maybe not. Forget it, just call me Jinkuang.��


    ��Jinkuang?�� Sheyan recited it a few times. It seemed to sound strange, but after practicing it got better. Sheyan cunningly tried his luck. ��Since you have nowhere to go, how about follow me? Be my butler! A butler even has a sry every month you know.��


    The goblin named Jinkuang tensed up. That serious expression coupled with his pointy chins and stubby cheeks caused one to be speechless. He suspiciously stammered.


    ��Why do I feel like I��m being deceived?��


    Sheyal felt a sense of helplessness in his heart, ming his naivety for this futile attempt on a goblin without sacrificing anything. He replied.


    ��Then there��s nothing I can do, I need to leave now.��


    He hopped off the cab, and waved his hands to Jinkuang. ��Goodbye.�� He then hastily sprinted towards the train station. Finally when he was left with 5 minutes, he sessfully boarded the Hogwarts express no.5972. Instantly triggering the nightmare imprint to return to the realm.


    As his body gradually faded, Sheyan felt several reluctance in his heart. Suddenly, a milk carton smashed through from the outside. Although it was harmless and deducted his HP by 1 point, it initiated Sheyan��sbat mode. Immediately, Sheyans body turned solid. Sheyan was about to leap up and scold aloud, yet he saw the old goblin Jinkuang miserably limping over. The goblin felt aggrieved.


    ��Alright, If not because I have nowhere else to go�� For the love of money! I would never have be someone else��s butler.��


    Sheyan burned with anxiety as he hurriedly eximed.


    ��Then hurry over here. My charm is low�� epting a servant may require a long time. Time is tight!��


    Jinkuang��s lips curled into a sinister mysterious smile. Yet he replied nkly.


    ��Oh.��


    Consecutively, Sheyan received the notification:


    ��Storyline character: Amnesiac Goblin Jinkuang is willing to be your servant.��


    ��During the time paused in the nightmare realm and world, your servant will continue to leech your utility points as it��s sry. Inclusive of the time in the present world. The higher ranked the servant, the more utility points it requires.��


    ��Your servant is an assistant type, it will not participate in battles. It possess 10 ��absolute�� HP points, but any form of attacks will only deduct 1 HP at a time. Upon death, 50 loyalty points will be deducted, previous ranking may drop by 1 - 2 ranks. Utility points needed for revival depends on the ranking of the servant and its equipments.��


    ��Once the servant��s loyalty level has dropped beneath defection state, the servant cannot be revived after death.��


    ��Your current charm is a low 5 points. Once your servant loyalty level has dropped beneath 90 points, he will start to be passive and ckened off. Once beneath 90 points, there is a chance for defection.��


    ��Note: The chances of acquiring a servant is rtively rare, please cherish your opportunity.��


    ��Do you wish to ept this servant? Yes / No?��


    Sheyan naturally selected ��yes��. He normally prepared his mentality of failures, as such surprises were often sudden. Sheyan hadn��t even selected ��yes��, Jinkuang had already naturally stood beside him, straightening his wrinkled chest and protruding belly. Yet to Sheyan��s amazement, its loyalty level was actually a grand m of 120 points!


    Because Sheyan had previously epted another servant, that damned unlucky Charlie. Moreover, he hit it off pretty well with the summoner Phelps, thus he had certain understanding of loyalty level. Under normal circumstances, as long as the servant wasn��t very terrible, 80 loyalty points was the average. If one wanted 90 loyalty points, then he had to spend extra meticulous care.


    100 loyalty points indicated a high rank character that had experienced several worlds and was invester over 5000 utility points. 100 - 110 loyalty points was extremely challenging, it could mean that one had gifted at least 10 umon items or even ck grade equipments/items to the servant.


    Of course, such an expensive investment wasn��t futile. Once the loyalty level reached 110 points, the servant will receive a passive ability called: ��Loyal & Devoted��. Its effect was to feedback 1/10 of its personal attributes to its master.


    But 120 loyalty level waspletely unheard of so far.


    Until here, Sheyan felt a little concerned. Hence, he continued to examine the information of this servant.


    Jinkuang ? ? ? (Assistant type servant): This is an ordinary old goblin, because his memory ###### (Unknown error), hence he lost a huge portion of his memory.


    Current ranking 0, experience 1/1,500,000. After ranking up, every attribute will be upgraded. Certain potential points will be rewarded to raise its personal abilities.


    Current loyalty level: 120 points.


    Basic attributes:


    Strength: 10 points


    Agility: 12 points


    Physique: 19 points


    Perceptive sensing: 11 points


    Charm: 1 point


    Intelligence: 12 points


    Spirit: 11 points


    ��Absolute�� HP: 25 points.


    Servant special ability: ��Loyal & Devoted�� (basic 110 loyalty points), feedback 1/10 of its personal attributes to its master.


    Assistant type servant special ability: ��Spirit link�� (Basic 120 loyalty points), Servant can inherit matters except basic attributes, concerning its master. Inclusive of reputation, legend level, basic abilities, basic passive abilities etc.


    Assistant type servant special ability: ��Absolute life��, Any form of damages dealt to characters with Absolute life will only deduct 1 HP. Furthermore, there is a 3 seconds buffer period after the deduction of HP where no damage can be dealt. Characters who possess absolute life will be unable to deal damage to other creatures.


    Goblin race special nature: This creature will forever be unaffected by the basic attribute charm.


    Goblin race special ability: ��Haggling lvl15�� During transactions/trades with any characters, taxes type fees will be exempted. Extremely huge chance of receiving preferential treatment simr to having maximum charm.


    Individual special ability: ��Evil tyrant�� (Ability ss is unable to evaluated by the realm) (Passive), Characters possessing this ability can forcefully interact with any intellectual storyline character, unavoidable by any means. This ability is uneffective of contestants/ controlled units.


    (TN: Intellectual characters should be characters who can think for themselves)


    Individual special ability: ��Swindler�� (Ability ss is unable to be evaluated by the realm) (passive), Characters possessing this ability can fish up certain benefits from any intellectual storyline character.


    Special ability: ? ? ? ? ? ?


    Special ability: ? ? ? ? ? ?


    Special ability: ? ? ? ? ? ?


    Special ability: ? ? ? ? ? ?

 Chapter 198: I want……

    <h4>Chapter 198: I want����</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN, XRCO and ELkassar


    Seeing all his attributes apart from his charm rising, Sheyan felt incredibly refreshed. No wonder he constantly felt an amiable feeling towards this old goblin, actually he was so useful. Furthermore, his abilities were extremely oppressive and cunning. For example, storyline characters who required a certain reputation level before interacting would be harassed by this goblin. Just think of the mental torture when they inevitably cannot ignore a person with only 1 point in charm!


    Sheyan couldn��t resist recalling the previous storyline characters like Mo.Waller, Old Bill etc, these scum who made his life difficult because of his charm. He wished he could bring Jinkuang along to engage them, to let them know the meaning of reversal of Feng Shui. (Idiom which means reversal of fortune/ every dog has its day)


    After settling everything else, Sheyan gloomily discovered there was only 30 seconds left for the deadline! If he dyed any further, he would really get penalized. Therefore, he hastily selected to return to the realm. In a flurry, his figure turned blurry and vanished, finally leaving this world.


    When he materialized, he found himself in a mystical ce. Beneath his feet was a transparent screen lifting his weight. His surroundings were covered with white puffy clouds and breezy sound of wind. Underneath him was a densely packed green forest, snow white icecap mountains, and buildings as small as matchboxes from this height. It was like overlooking the ground from thousands of metres high. Rays of magical light streaked past him asionally. This was purely a fantasy, simply breathtaking!


    Following that naturally was his battle process overview. The battle with the mountain troll /pleting several missions / Finally passing the two challenges in Gringotts secret room / Exploring the ancient goblin empire. Scenes shed by like stop motion.


    Subsequently, the realm��s report surfaced:


    ��Setting: Magical world of Harry Potter��


    ��Difficulty: Easy (D ss)��


    ��Pain limitations: 50%��


    ��Additional enhancement to individual��s capabilities: 0%��


    ��Current setting exploration rate: 27.31%��


    ��Completed this world��s milestone: ��Doting man��, Received the title: ��Bowtruckle feedback (Fast)����


    ��Milestonepletion rate: ��Warmhearted man (2/4)��, Remainder: Magic sports shop��s final mission / Borgin & Burkes magic shop��s final mission.��


    ��Milestone: ��Suspect (1/10), Remainder: y 9 more contestants.��


    ��


    ��Current world is free setting: You won��t be able to obtainbat logs on contestant battles that aren��t rted to you. During battle with other contestants, if your perceptive sensing exceeds your opponent, you can suppress their perceptive sensing. They will be unable to obtain a detailedbat log.��


    ��Mission content exploration rate: 63%��


    ��Completed mission score: A- , Note: Lowest is E, and highest perfect score is SSS. (Although you only broke through two mechanisms of Gringotts secret room, you sessfully explored the 10,000 year old ancient goblin empire)


    ��Scenariopletion reward: Free attribute points - 4 points + ��1 point (on ount of +1 legend level)��, 500 utility points, 2 potential points.��


    ��Current free attribute points: 5 points.��


    ��You can allocate the free attribute points to your basic attributes (Strength / agility etc) to strengthen your capabilities.��


    5 free attribute points? Sheyan was stunned amazed, he murmured to himself. ��I wasn��t even involved in the main storyline, didn��t even touched the philosopher��s stone. How does this damned realm calcte?��


    At this moment, a wretched old goblin hopped out abruptly, eximing loudly. ��Wa, this ce is really beautiful.�� Following that, he started caressing around and even a corroded and rusty hammer appeared randomly���� As he decided to pry open any bright and shimmering objects.


    A dark line formed on Sheyan��s head, grabbing Jinkuang��s back cor as he pulled him back. His tone was rather annoyed, but it contained more of concern than anger.


    ��Oi oi, old thing. You��ll die if you fall from this height!��


    Jinkuang danced and gesticted for joy as he disyed his angry rebellion. Sheyan ignored him, and once again looked at the notifications from the nightmare imprint:


    ��Your achievement points have reached 53 points.��


    ��You have met the nightmare imprint��s conditions to up rank. After returning to the realm, please hurry and choose to raise your military rank.��


    After these phrases disappeared, the scenery started to turn fuzzy and once again became dark. After regaining his vision, he was back in his little personal room. The old goblin Jinkuang was exceptionally excited to be here, running around and touching anything he could see. asionally he would gasp, and spit saliva on areas with stains before using his own fingers to wipe�� Seeing such a behavior, Sheyan was slightly taken aback.


    Before returning, Sheyan didn��t engage in any intense battle. He had received adequate rest, and was very refreshed. He didn��t have any desires to rest, and simply couldn��t be bothered with that wretched Jinkuang. He then retrieved his spoils of war from his nightmare imprint, making a stock check of his leisure objects.


    Object: Troll��s Horcrux (Silver storyline ss)


    Weapon: Troll��s legbone (ck)


    Object: Ghost whetstone


    Object: Rotten eyeball


    Object: Fanged frisbee


    Scroll: ck Venom


    Food: Mars bar


    I shape metal dissolution liquid mixture


    Unappraised object: A roll of thick leather


    Unknown strange object: Vampire bat injected with digestive enzymes.


    Amongst these objects, the object ��Troll��s horcrux (Silver storyline ss)�� was something that Sheyan nned to keep. He considered on using it on ��Ambition�� or ��Obsidian fossil anchor�� to raise their ss to silver storyline ss. From there, it would satisfy the usage requirements for the ��I shape metal dissolution liquid mixture��, and have a chance to raise it to lvl 7.


    (TN: In case you forgotten the liquid mixture usage effects: Smearing it would strengthen your equipment/weapon, 100% chance of raising to lvl4, 50% chance of raising to lvl 5, 10% chance of raising to lvl 7. Only effective on silver storyline ss objects/weapons)


    Regarding the other objects, Sheyan nned to sell them. Currently after subtracting the fees used for ��insight�� as well as Jinkuang��s sry, Sheyan was left with roughly 3,800 utility points and 2 potential points.


    Most crucially, during his previous intense battle, Sheyan��s ��Butchering bone hatchet�� had been destroyed due to excessive resistance! Hence, he was back to square one being empty handed inbat. ��Ambition�� was a weapon that could be used once every minute, and definitely couldn��t be used as a feasibly weapon of choice. Undoubtedly, Sheyan was in urgent need to find a recement.


    Actually to Sheyan, that ��Butchering bone hatchet�� wasn��t really handy. But since it carried an additional special ability ��Resist�� it was indeed a necessity for Sheyan who engaged in long drawn out battles. Sheyan��s ideal tradeoff would be weapons like nunchaku, boxing gloves, daggers who carried additional ��resist�� ability.


    After his stock take, Sheyan decided to raise his military rank of his nightmare imprint. Then he would figure out a way to appraise his two unappraised objects. As he was about to leave, he saw Jinkuang tugging at his shirt, looking rather pitiful.


    ��Master������


    Sheyan asked.


    ��Yes, Jinkuang? Hungry? I can buy food for you.��


    ��I want����


    ��������


    ��I am a guy, you want ����? Be obedient, I��ll give you 300 utility points, go and flirt wherever you want.��


    ��


    ��I want.��


    ��I am only interested in females!��


    ��I want.��


    Jinkuang then extended his hand out, pointing stubbornly at that scroll: ��ck venom��.


    Sheyan wiped his sweat.


    ��Alright, take it���� Oi oi, this thing is very valuable, what do you want it for?��


    Jinkuang remained silent, he nted his head and stared at Sheyan. His grievous expression felt extremely wronged and displeased. Sheyan felt his heart thumping, he suddenly recalled that he managed to trick Jinkuang into being his servant because he was a miserable goblin who lost his memory. He didn��t even offer any sweet words, but was awarded with 120 loyalty points, this was extremely generous. And yet he didn��t even disy any sort of virtue and manners. Bring Jinkuang into the picture, he was the goblin of goblins, an overlord amongst the goblins!


    Reminded of that, Sheyan hurriedly reached out for that ck venom scroll, bowing as he offered with both hands. Jinkuang coldly snored as he folded his hands over his chest. Gesturing with his finger.


    ��Utility points?��


    Although Sheyan felt very bitter within, he still forced out a smile and transferred 2000 utility points over. Bowing politely as he asked.


    ��Is that enough?��


    Jinkuang snorted coldly, and swung away his head. Yet his lips curled into a vulgar and sinister smile.


    Sheyan shrugged his shoulders, turmoil in his heart. ��He is my servant, he is my servant I cannot lower myself to his level�� But he recalled Phelps telling him once, that when he took care of his summoned wolves, it was just like taking care of babies. Clearing their excrements, blood sweat and tears exhausting. He managed to calm down, secretly rolling his eyes before he left.


    Sheyan hesitated a moment after leaving. It was an entire 5 free attribute points! He pondered for a moment, and suddenly remembered about Mogensha. Thus, he immediately invested a point in his perceptive sensing, and the other 4 on his physique. Suddenly the nightmare imprint notified him:


    ��Your basic attribute: Physique has purely exceeded 20 points without enhancements from additional equipments.��


    ��You receive an additional basic attribute reward. Please select within 10 seconds.��


    ��A) Basic attribute reward I (Passive): ��Steroids fury��, Increase your damage dealt, damage increase is based on 6% of your maximum HP value. Increase of damage will not exceed 20 points. Doesn��t count as a second attack and lowered by defences.��


    ��B) Basic attribute reward I (Passive): ��Healthy mister��, +100 points to your maximum HP.��

 Chapter 199: Second lieutenant

    <h4>Chapter 199: Second lieutenant</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN, XRCO and Elkassar


    Naturally, option A - ��Steroids fury�� was prefered by offensive type contestants. Option B - ��Healthy mister�� was more suitably for defensive type contestants. For example summoners and support ss contestants would choose option B. Sheyan considered for a moment, he still believed that staying alive took priority. He particr experienced that during the vicious hurricane created by the winged keys. Thus, he selected option B.


    **********


    Following the direction of his nightmare imprint, Sheyan swiftly returned to the marketce. When he was approaching the middle region of the district, he suddenly felt the ground beneath vibrating a little. The tile beneath him suddenly lifted him up, three red tentacles erupted from the ground coiling and weaving around Sheyan forming a sealed but spacious fencing. It was to prevent others from falling in. Using his hand to touch, he could feel a spongy texture followed by a metal core within, it was slightly warm but extremely solid.


    Riding on this ��elevator��, Sheyan was lifted towards the summit of the realm. Upon reaching its goal, the tile beneath him dissolved into theteral wall. Ahead of him was a hexagon shaped metal tunnel. The metal tunnel gave on an unfathomable feeling, even time could not leave a mark on it! As Sheyan walked through, 3 beams of green rays burst out and started scanning him. Any unnecessary movements would surely result in instant death.


    At the end of the tunnel was a metal chair. The chair was embroidered with huge oval crystals. Sheyan sat down, a hologram screen ejected from the ground:


    ��Serial no.1018����analyzing��


    ��Confirming identity������


    ��Your current nightmare imprint ranking is: Recruit.��


    ��Conditions met to promote your military ranking. Do you wish to promote? Yes / No?��


    ��Yes.��


    ��Your current nightmare imprint ranking is: Private First ss.��


    ��Conditions met to promote your military ranking. Do you wish to promote? Yes /No?��


    ��Yes.��


    ��������


    Following that, Sheyan consecutively jumped 3 ranks. He directly leapt over the critical junctures of Corporal, Sergeant and Staff Sergeant ranks.


    50 achievement points was the doorstep of the 2nd Lieutenant rank. Sheyan��s achievement value had already reached 53 points, and fulfilled the adequate requirements. This time promoting from staff-sergeant to captain was definitely not a simple path. Even in the present world, 2nd lieutenants makes up the majority of officers and were considered the lowest ranking formissioned officers. It represented the transformation from a soldier to an officer! From here on, the led will be the leader!


    All these promotions were directly announced by the hologram screen. Suddenly a disturbance static surfaced on the screen, after a brief moment, a hoarse voice transmitted over.


    ��Wa oh! Yet another guy who has pass through the preliminary refining. Keke.��


    ��Very well done, let me see. Contestant no.1018, congrattions on sessfully be a 2nd lieutenant.��


    Sheyan amazedly replied.


    ��Who are you?��


    ��Don��t fret, don��t fret! I��m not an enemy. In truth, I am also a human same as you, but instead I am from the future.��


    ��Future?�� Sheyan was even more bewildered.


    The hoarse voice coughed twice before continuing.


    ��That��s right. Actually, strictly speaking your ranking is what we would��ve recruited you the previous decade. But based on your strength now, you don��t meet our standards. Until you��ve matured further, you��ll be naturally contacted again.��


    ��Military recruitment?�� Sheyan felt a wave of fury rushing up. Thinking of the various dangers he had faced so far in the nightmare realm, his life hanging on a thread.


    ��You guys let me struggle between life and death, treating us just like ants! Is that called recruitment?��


    ��Don��t be agitated young lieutenant!�� The voice sounded like it usually faced such scenarios, calmly continuing.


    ��To gain, one has to first lose. To enter this realm, one has to possess intense reluctance and indomitable willpower. They long for somewhere to vent their frustrations, but we can satisfy your wishes. Naturally, you��ll have to fight for us. Isn��t this just a fair trade? Let��s take you for an example, has the realm forced you to join?��


    ��But������ Sheyan was loss for words.


    The hoarse voice gently continued.


    ��If you feel that our actions are wrong, then we will give you a chance. Immediately leave the realm, and your nightmare imprint will disappear. All your memories will be erased. You can continue living as an ordinary person in the 21st century.��


    ��NO!�� Sheyan was appalled. He immediately raised his voice. ��I haven��t acquired the regenerative medicine to treat Uncle Dasi��s fingers, how can I leave?��


    ��Ok, ok.�� The hoarse voice chirped. ��You see, you see, between us is definitely a fair rtionship.��


    ������Alright, I understand. I take back my earlier words.�� Sheyan dejectedly replied. ��Then award me my title.��


    The hoarse voiceuded him.


    ��Very good. The next time I see you, I hope that you have reached a level that we can use. You must know, the ce to earn the greatest achievements is on our battlefield.��


    ��Myst advice, is solely for you. Young lieutenant, only few talented contestants can receive that privilege.��


    Sheyan earnestly nodded his head.


    ��I will keep this to heart.��


    ��Cherish your achievement points, like how you cherish your lover. Be as stingy with it��if not believe me, you will certainly regret squandering in the near future.��


    Sheyan suddenly recalled another matter.


    ��Earlier I��ve learned that achievement points can be exchanged. How about purchasing some?��


    The coarse voice simply replied.


    ��I don��t encourage such a behavior, that is a foolish idea. Moreover you are only a second lieutenant now, you cannot engage in trades with others anymore. Haish, Let��s put it like this. Soldiers would trade away their achievement points, do so only to increase their survivability chances and self-benefits. Regarding your current stage, I can only tell you that lieutenants who achieve their rank through trading will never receive our acknowledgement ormendation. And their promotion privileges are lesser. More importantly, it is so they can establish their own parties���� I��ve said too much already. Good luck young lieutenant, hope to see you again.��


    Consecutively, Sheyan ear��s resounded with notifications:


    ��You have been promoted to: Second Lieutenant.��


    ��Your nightmare imprint has received the following privileges.��


    ��You can purchase the rted military items within the nightmare realm.��


    ��Your personal interspatial area has increased by 100%.��


    ��You can establish a lowest grade party, party cannot exceed 5 people.��


    ��You can appoint an assistant, but his rank must at least by sergeant/ sergeant (Reserve). Appointing will require a small fee of achievement points.��


    ��You received a one-time privilege purchasement of military item for free.��


    ��You receive the authority to initiate entry into the nightmare realm after 2 weeks in the present world. Initiating entry will provide an additional stay over period of 180 minutes. At present, everypletion of a nightmare world would provide a 48 hours umtive stay over period.��


    Warning: Once your achievement points reduced to below 50, your acquired privileges will be taken away, your rank will be demoted.


    *********


    Sheyan nced through this list and felt rather satisfied. Previously in the Pirates of the Caribbean world, he found out achievement points could be traded. It looks like those budding phase parties utilized this swift method to establish their party. He suddenly recalled something else, loudly inquiring out.


    ��May I ask how you determine the amount of utility points, potential points, and free attribute points afterpleting a test?��


    The answer changed to the robotic, emotionless tone of the nightmare realm. Obviously, the person that awarded Sheyan had left.


    ��Calcting your privileges������


    ��Please pay 600 utility points, contestant no.1018.��


    ��Your current ranking is: 2nd Lieutenant. You only need to pay 500 utility points.��


    Sheyan was speechless but still paid up the 500 utility points. In the realm, at all times it was efficient, hardless yet urging one to pursue his pinnacle. This was the hardless universalw from the beginning: How much you pay, that is how much you gain. It was that simple. It was that merciless and precise like a machine!


    Very quickly, Sheyan received an answer.


    ��How many utility points you earn as reward, is rted to your mission content exploration rate. The nightmare realm will evaluate and judge based on every single mission content against the ones that you have epted andpleted.��


    ��How many potential points is rted to the exploration rate of the world itself. Also, it is rted to thepletion score of yourpleted mission.��


    ��As long as you managed to advance deeply into the exploration of various dangerous main storyline, important characters, or special scenarios; you will obtain additional free attribute points. Note: You can��t have both fish and bear paw*. During a contestant��s earlier phase, if he doesn��t have the support of a mighty party, then trying to earn additional free attribute points would definitely restrict the amount of additional potential/utility points earned.��


    (TN: *Chinese idiom which means you can��t always get everything.)

 Chapter 200: Origins of strange objects

    <h4>Chapter 200: Origins of strange objects</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and ELkassar


    Looking at these notifications, Sheyan��s former confusion was swept clean. He felt that the 500 utility points was not wasted. He then examined his unknown strange object: ��Vampire bat injected with digestive enzymes��. In the end, he was shocked to discover two options:


    A) Sell it and earn 5,000 utility points.


    B) Offer it to the realm and earn 1 achievement point.


    The implied meaning of this was an unknown strange object was a ssification that was rarely seen. It was like mutated species after reaction with nuclear radiation, those hybridized species. Hence, the realm didn��t contain the relevant data, and was research worthy.


    If it was before his promotion, Sheyan would really have chosen that 5000 utility points. But after hesitations, he selected achievement point. Next, he browsed through the rted military ranking merchant. But he realized the amount of purchasable merchandize hadn��t greatly increase. It was only extra bandages, medicines and several rted military medals.


    Medals could be bought with achievement points, using it will raise one��s reputation/impression level. It ranged from 1000 points to 5000 points, and was extremely useful. Taking Sheyan for an example, if he used it on Hagrid previously, then his impression would have soared to an unattainable value. Thus, he wouldn��t have the need to work so hard.


    Facing this dazzling array of merchandize, Sheyan was really moved. The most enticing one was undoubtedly that ��Cell restoration dosage�� that could instantly restore 100% HP and simultaneously increase all attributes temporary by 3 points (Duration: 1 hour). Next was the medal. Yet the former required a whole 10 achievement points, and thetter required 5000 utility points + 2 achievement points!


    To Sheyan, surviving in a crisis was not difficult, he could surely find other alternatives,. Instead that one-time free purchase, was reserved to treat Uncle Dasi��s crippled fingers. Hence, after considering deeply, he could only endure the temptation.


    After settling all theseplicated matters, Sheyan once again descended the ordinary marketce. The next thing to do was naturally to use that item: ��Troll��s Horcrux (Silver storyline grade)��.


    Following the nightmare imprint��s guide, Sheyan arrived at the west military district of the realm��s transaction hall. Here was ayer of iid sealed telephone booths along the wall. After a contestant entered, the door will automatically close. He can work privately in that secret confined space, and not be bothered by anyone else.


    The prerequisites of upgrading a ck grade equipment to a silver storyline ss was possessing its own ��soul��. The item: ��Troll��s Horcrux�� possessed the sealed troll��s soul. But whether it seeds depends on thepatibility of the horcrux and the equipment. If thepatibility was low, then the chances of sess would be lower. Even if it seeds, certain mismatch andughable attributes would appear like a ��long range weapon possessing closebat abilities��.


    Undoubtedly, ��Troll��s horcrux�� possessed the brutal and crude soul of the troll, thepatibility would certainly be disastrous with any ck grade magic type equipments. Besides, the only ck grade equipments Sheyan possessed were all pertaining to physical aspects. Therefore, there was no such worries.


    After a series of examinations, Sheyan discovered that the ��Troll��s horcrux�� had the mostpatibility of 95% with the ck grade weapon: ��Troll��s Legbone��. It had apatibility of 86.7% with the ck grade ��Obsidian fossil anchor��, but only 65% with ��Ambition��. Naturally, based on this calction the best option would be to integrate the ��Troll��s horcrux�� with the ��Obsidian fossil anchor��.


    Ultimately, Sheyan still had to spend an additional 1000 utility points and 1 potential point to sessfully merge the two. Sadly, he had to wait 32 hours to retrieve the acquired attributes upgrade. Sheyan pondered a moment before renting a personal stall for himself. He then projected the 3D images and information of his selling items, and indicated that he would approximately be back after 15 days in the present world.


    Sheyan��s actions were like throwing out an advertisement. Afterwards, he nned to return to the present world and return after 15 days. Moreover he had 48 hours before being forced to leave after the next mission arrives when he returned to the realm. Thew of time and space in the realm was different than the present world. If contestants sincerely wished to purchase anything, he would naturally wait patiently and prepare adequate utility points.


    After making up his mind, Sheyan returned to his personal room. On returning, he directly bumped into Jinkuang. This Jinkuang seemed extremely busy, his head and face covered in dust as though he came out from a firece. This nose was greasy. It was unknowned what he was busy with.


    Sheyan only wished this wretched goblin wouldn��t find him trouble. If he was happy then that was good enough, why would Sheyan bother him? Instead, he heard Jinkuang calling master. Thus, he could onlypliantly run over to him. His heart was thumping as though he was afraid. Sheyan bitterly smiled.


    ��Jinkuang ah, I really don��t have any money now������


    Jinkuang shook his head and replied with his piercing voice.


    ��Master, just now I overheard others talking. They said they found information of a contestant in the present world, and wants to get rid of him. You must be careful.��


    Sheyan��s heart shuddered. Truthfully speaking, to acquire that ss of ��Maotai pulp liquor�� he had gotten himself involved with that political conflict in Singapore! That consequence left him slightly worried. Presently, after he heard Jinkuang��s warning, he replied hesitantly.


    ��There��s so many people in the present world. Moreover, a contestant cannot wear his equipments and cannot activate abilities. To ambush any contestant should be pretty tough.��


    Jinkuang stealthily slipped away.


    ��Time is money, my master! The conversation with you has already caused me to lose at least 30 pennies!��


    Initially, Sheyan didn��t ce much emphasis on that news, yet the more he thought the more he felt he needed to value this problem. In the present world, his most crucial innate ability: endurance would be dormant. Unable to bring his equipments out, being ambushed and finished off by 5-6 regr gunmen would certainly be normal.


    Previously he had yed Qiao Gun and earned several benefits. If killing contestants in the present world was simr, then he believed those influential and powerful contestants in the present world would be obsessed with that. If that was the case, Sheyan��s agreement to be Lee Sian Hai��s chauffer/bodyguard was extremely unwise. If there was really a contestant who harbored evil intentions. Then his actions in the auction house previously would have garnered unwanted attention. Although the probability wasn��t high, he still couldn��t becent!


    After settling his ns, Sheyan proceeded to return to the present world. Presently, after realizing that the stayover time spent in the realm was umtive, he didn��t want to waste the precious time here sleeping. Very quickly, he traversed through the barrier between the realm and the present world. He was back in the grand mansion of Singapore��s rich tycoon, Lee Sian Hai.


    The next day, Sheyan put forth his resignation request to Lee Sian Hai. To Lee Sian Hai, the previous auction house incident was just a mishap that could happen the next year. Such an assassination attempt was definitely intolerable for the second time. Following the stability of the government, and uprooting of his enemies, the chances of this happening again was close to zero.


    Of course based on his financial powers, he had more than enough to spare to breed another hundred Sheyan. Hence if Sheyan wanted to leave, he wouldn��t stop him. Under Sheyan��s request, he opened a Swiss bank ount, passing him the bank card with 500,000 USD inside. Once the bank card was withdrawn from, it would be untraceable. It was fast yet reliable, and normally drug deals employed such methods


    After waiting for another day, one had to admit Lee Sian Hai��swork was exceptionally terrifying. In a mere 2 days, he directly sent Sheyan his required Britain��s ��Chivas - Royal Salute whisky�� , Russia��s ��Bereginka Vodka�� and France��s ��Crystal champange��. Also through that samework, Sheyan managed to find several threads regarding Barcelona��s ��Cava Sparkling wine�� and France��s ��Sharke Cognac Brandy��, pertaining to certain purchasing connections for such luxurious goods. After that, Sheyan left Lee Sian Hai a note before disappearing into the public.


    *****************


    As the saying goes, a snake has its own path while a mouse its own route*. Speaking about smuggling, Sheyan was naturally as smooth as the river streams. The only difference was previously he was the one smuggling others, while now he was the smuggled goods. After he hastily disguised himself, he found the mostmon smuggling ship headed for Hong Kong. For an international port like Singapore, there were at least dozens of smuggling boats daily. At least hundreds would enter and leave illegally. To exactly pinpoint all these illegal activities was something only God was capable of.


    (TN: *Chinese idiom - everyone has their own ways of surviving)

 Chapter 201: Try touching me

    <h4>Chapter 201: Try touching me</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN , XRCO and Elkassar


    After several days of billowing stormy seas, Sheyan discretely arrived at Hong Kong. Others may have be seasick during the voyage, yet Sheyan��s spirits remained flourishing. Sheyan firstly cashed out some HongKong dors from the ck market before making his way to the first-rate luxury goods assembling za. In there, he arrived at Brir shopping street where he managed to sessfully acquire the Barcelona ��Cava sparkling wine��.


    Regarding the final France ��Sharke Cognac Brandy�� it was indeed quite unique. Such a brandy was rtively special and could not be purchased with money. This was because such an alcohol was created by mixing Sharke brandy and Dsk mead together. Its validity onlysted 2 hours, anything after its taste will degenerate, and couldn��t be hailed as a ��Sharke Cognac Brandy��.


    Therefore to sample that alcohol, Sheyan needed to patronize distillery of that alcohol. Actually to mix the two ingredients wasn��t easy, but it also couldn��t be described as difficult. The only problem was demand for such alcohol wasn��t high. Hence, the bartender had to possess the specific knowledge and experience to be able to mix out a ss of finest rate ��Sharke Cognac Brandy��.


    But which bar could provide this final ss of brandy, Sheyan had no clue. But Hong Kong was a long-established ce, no matter if it was the hippie-filled Lan Kwai Fong or the pleasure-seeking Wan Chai - Lockhart Road, or the Kowloon district - Tsim Sha Tsui, they all contained uncountable amounts of bars. Sheyan wasn��t in a hurry, neither was hecking in finances nor time. Hence, he slowly gathered information from the various bars and bartender.


    As the saying goes, hard work pays off. After searching for an entire day, he ultimately managed to squeeze out news from a veteran bartender for a hundred USD. Who was able to personally mix the ��Sharke Cognac Brandy�� he had no clue, but nearby there was a bar named ��Scond Bagpipes��. The boss, Peter, was personally demonstrating mixing, and his mixing skills were unequalled. He was also known to be amazing at mixing weird and rare alcohols. But the boss had a peculiar personality only showcasing his abilities once a month, and at most three cups per time before auctioning them. It was definitely not negotiable, but more importantly he doesn��t care if others belonged to the ck society or not. As long as he decides not to, nobody can force him to it.


    After hearing this, Sheyan onlyughed and replied.


    ��My only worry now is that he doesn��t mix.��


    ***********


    Nightfall, 10 pm. Sheyan arrived at the ��Scond Bagpipes��. It was situated in a small alley, dense vines tangled the walls, zero neonmps and no ear-splitting rock music. The outside of the bar was designed like the bow of a ship. Pushing the door to enter, the melodious music of a saxophone drifted into the ears.


    Sheyan scanned his environment, the walls were built with rough logs with photos nailed into the logs. Most of the photos exhibited a lone person against the scenery, which probably detailed the owner of the bar and his travelling endeavors. A bear pelt was hung on the right wall - real, authentic bear pelt. It was probably a hunting prize of the owner.


    Sheyan casually sat on a stool, gesturing for a ss of beer, the bill was rather costly, actually thrice of a usual bar. Using the same price, he could frequent the opposite stripclub for the same ss of beer while enjoying a heated up and sexy striptease. Sheyan silently sat, appreciating the peaceful and graceful atmosphere. His heart gradually quietened down.


    The other patrons were the same, hence Sheyan didn��t attract any attention from others. At roughly 11, wee cheers and ps resounded from the bar counter area. Sheyan raised his heads, as he saw a middle aged european male behind the counter. The man had long golden curls, his expression deep and once could see an old scar extending from the neck downwards to the chest. Perhaps due to excessive drinking, the scar had turned red and swollen, exactly like a furtive centipede.


    The man smoothly handled his mixing tools. His movements were graceful like moving clouds and flowing water. With casual tosses and passess, the shimmering shaker spun in mid air spraying out a glistening, dreamy like sparkle. He raised 3 fingers up high, signalling 3 cups of shots. With a flurry of flowery moves, the 3 uniquely shaped cups were ced onto the counter. Brilliant colored liquid rippled within the cup, like an abundant fantasy.


    The bartender smiled and walked out, humbly bowing.


    ��The old rules, state your bids. First round: Scorching lips, lowest 500 HKD.��


    The guests started bidding feverishly, finally the cup was stolen for a thousand dors.


    When the name for the ss boomed out, Sheyan��s heart faintly stirred. Because the words ��Sharke Cognac Brandy�� which he had been bugging him for the past few days were spilled out from the bartender��s mouth.


    ��Second ss, Sharke Cognac Brandy, lowest price 1,500 HDK.��


    When the name resounded out, it was weed instantly.


    ��2000 dors!.��


    Another person raised the price, swiftly inting it to 3000 dors.


    The price for that cocktail was basically through the roof. Initially another person reluctantly bid 3500 dors, which caused the majority to give up. But at this moment, screeching breaking sound pierced into the bar. Following that, the doors were swung open, as a sexy leather dressed youngdy charged in. Her chest valley was deep, yet she appeared pretty and charming. She looked like a mix-blood from a wealthy family. After barging in, she roared out.


    ��Woah ah. I��ve finally reached. 5000 dors!��


    This valuation could silenced the entire audience. The youngdy was about to snatch the cup. But from the corner of a bar, a lofty and gentle sound floated over.


    ��10,000 American dors.��


    Undoubtedly, the person who spoke immediately became the focus of attention. Yet Sheyan had already felt detached from this society long ago. mming his hands on the table, he drank a mouthful of beer and shouted out.


    ��If nobody else wishes to raise, then please deliver the shot here, waiter.��


    Although the youngdy was astonished that someone wanted to snatch what was hers, she smiled coldly after regaining herposure.


    ��10,000 american dors and you want to snatch my thing? 50,000!��


    ��100,000 american dors.�� Sheyan dimly replied.


    The youngdy became hesitant. Although she was from a prosperous family, her upbringing was refined. If she reacted impulsively and wasted over 100,000 american dors on a cup of alcohol, then she would certainly be rebuked heavily by her dad! Unknown if she was nervous or furious, the swollen chest was bobbing gently. This underripe fruit that was already matured was illusionarily alluring. Her pitch-ck eyes rolled, craftily yelling out.


    ��Who knows if you really have 100,000 american dors? The Scond bagpipes doesn��t ept cards.��


    Sheyan bent forward and picked up a silver pin-locked briefcase. Treating it as though nothing, he flung it on the table and bluntly opened it. Green greasy notes were wrapped in bundles.


    ��I invite you to check anytime����you have 10 seconds to produce 100,001 dor notes. If not, please hand the mixer to me, thanks.��


    This youngdy had spun a cocoon around herself. Although she could definitely afford it, who would even bring a briefcase of dor bills around! Hence her expression turned rigid and green. The nearby bartender was confused, but after peeping at the boss��s emotionless face, he gritted his teeth and retrieved the mixer. Then he headed towards Sheyan.


    But at this moment, the youngdy sneered and waved her hand! ��Bam!�� That cup of ��Sharke Cognac Brandy�� was struck out by her! Sheyan��s pupils contracted, he never anticipated such unruly behavior from her. In his rage, he pped the table and stood up. The ss in his hands was shattered by his sheer force, as vicious ss shards mixed with beer sprayed out in all directions! In this instance, all eyes were glued onto him!


    Sheyan��s face was covered by the shadows and slowly strode towards the sneering youngdy who had her arms folded on here chest. He grimly issued.


    ��Well done.��


    The youngdy replied contemptuously.


    ��Moron, what do you want? What do you want to do? Try and touch me?��


    Suddenly, two guests arose from the side. There were both huge and sturdy brutes. Obviously they were her envoys or bodyguard, as they walked up fiercely.


    ��If I were you, I would obediently scram.��


    Sheyan spreaded out his hand and grabbed onto the nearest male��s hair, raising his knee as he smashed his face down onto it! Simultaneously, the other male roared out and lifted a beer bottle before crashing it down onto Sheyan��s head! The bottle shattered instantly, shards flying about. A stream of blood slithered down from his head. As though nothing happened, Sheyan loosened his hand letting the clump of hair and scalp float down. That heavily injured male bluntly crashed to the floor, had had already lost his consciousness.

 Chapter 202: Black-iron title (Settling a debt 1)

    <h4>Chapter 202: ck-iron title (Settling a debt 1)</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN, XRCO and Elkassar


    The other male was rmed yet furious, bending over to pick up a stool. But how would Sheyan give him this chance? Stomping his leg forward, the male instantly felt an insurmountable force against his waist. Directly flying off as he smashed against two tables and 3 person, beforending on the ground rolling. His waist felt numb from the intense pain. This was already Sheyan showing mercy.


    At this moment, the youngdy finally became frightened. It was like a wild beast prancing towards her. Blood trickled down his forehead slowly as Sheyan roared loudly.


    ��You��what do you want?��


    Sheyan gripped her hand. By now she was screaming loudly and crying hideously, her other hand frantically wing out. Sheyan mercilessly pped her. Her struggles became more violent. Another p! This moment, her voice turned husky her movements sluggish. The bar was in chaos, some called the police some secretly left, some shouted out furiously. But after that fiasco with the two bodyguards, nobody dared to approach Sheyan.


    ��Let go of her!�� Suddenly a strong and pressuring fuming voice prated over. Sheyan swung his head slowly, and was greeted by a double-barreled shotgun from the boss, Peter.


    Sheyan disdainfullyughed.


    ��You won��t dare to shoot. If you have the guts, then you wouldn��t stay here and build this small bar.��


    Sheyan gripped the youngdy��s neck, and casually tossed her aside. It was exactly like tossing away a sackcloth. Another crashing sound sounded out as three tables were overturned. Sheyan regretfully shrugged his shoulders.


    ��You should really slim down.��


    Then he folded his arms, turning to face the speechless bar owner, Peter.


    ��You can tell right? I��m a vicious and merciless scoundrel. If I were you, then I��ll definitely consider keeping this 200,000 dors, and mix another cup of ��Sharke Cognac Brandy��. This is the fastest way to get me to scram.��


    While speaking, Sheyan sat himself directly at the counter. Then he tossed the briefcase over. Peter shook his head.


    ��Oh no no. Its hard to believe you��re here just for a drink.��


    Sheyan earnestly replied.


    ��The truth is indeed mysterious, sir. Why not put down that shotgun, and try serving a ��Sharke Cognac Brandy�� to me? What will you lose? Don��t tell me you��re still insistent on your damned 3 sses rule. I believe that is just your way of earning more.��


    Boss Peter was rendered speechless, currently he didn��t know what to do. 20 secondster, a ss of ��Sharke Cognac Brandy�� was delivered to Sheyan��s front. Sheyan suspiciously examined the alcohol he crossed the ocean for, and drank it at one go. In his ear, the heavenly sound of the notifications rang in his ear.


    ��You��ve drank ��Sharke Cognac Brandy��.��


    ��You sessfullypleted the milestone: ��Alcohol Master��.��


    ��You receive the ck-iron grade title: ��Alcohol Master��. Upon drinking any alcoholic drink, your explosive hit rate increase by 6%. Duration: 60 minutes. Additional restoration of 10 HP.��


    Sheyan breathed out in satisfaction after seeing the effects of the ��Alcohol Master��, The most pleasing aspect was definitely the additional restoration of 10 HP when drinking. This effect appeared to be chicken ribs, unless a contestant was a drunkard, who would bring alcohol with them during skirmishes? Furthermore, the healing effects wasn��t instant.


    But because Sheyan possessed the soul equipment ��Endless Spirited Vodka��, by drinking it he would be able to restore 25 HP, but now he could restore 35 HP instead!


    Of course the next critical news was that titles actually had ssifications! Moreover ck-iron grade should be the most basic. Sheyan quickly inquired to his nightmare imprint. He received a crucial piece of information - ��Grades above ck-iron can only be obtained through synthesization.�� After his goal was fulfilled, he didn��t stay and prepared to leave.


    After exiting the bar, Sheyan discovered that it was drizzling outside and a Maserati was parked outside, probably belonging to that rich missy. The distant roars of a Ferrari could be heard, and arrived at the bar in a sh. Dazzling bright lights blinded Sheyan, as droplets of rain were like densely packed needles weaving through the sky.


    ��That��s him!�� A guest pointed towards Sheyan eximing.


    Before the Ferrari died down, a graceful figure d in white trainers dove out from the car��s window, swinging a horizontal kick at Sheyan!


    A perfectly stretched leg produced a kick that was explosive yet precise, piercing through the wind swiftly.


    Sheyan couldn��t bepared to an average person. Even though he wasn��t equipped, based on his strength (12), physique (24) and perceptive sensing (13) alone, he was multiple times an average man. Sheyan raised his hand to block. Instead, the trajectory of the kick abruptly rose, ��PA!�� mming directly onto Sheyan��s neck!


    If he was an ordinary person, then Sheyan would instantly be thrown off the ground. But to the beastly Sheyan who possessed the 24 points of monstrous physique, this kick could only sway him a little.


    The white elegant figure pped the hand on the ground, borrowing the recoil from the kick to spin a round in midair, before swiftly releasing another kick. Sheyan managed to block once, but the third kick brought along a dancing beautiful onught, stomping onto Sheyan��s knee. The angle and force was perfect, causing Sheyan to lose his bnce and fell to the ground.


    Sheyan��s heart pounded, suddenly realizing that perhaps this was a legendary martial arts expert, the other possibility was the opponent was a contestant. Yet Sheyan could sense that, although this female��s battle technique and experienced seemed abundant, she wascking the vicious murderous intent of a contestant who has battled between life and death! Hence, it was totally not threatening to him at all.


    Although the female distorted his bnce, the contestant��s formidable might was disyed. While falling, he pressed his right hand on the ground, and easily side flipped to the side without crashing to the ground. While panting, suddenly the female��s leg was swinging towards his face again! This dressed in white trainers, the female��s kicks were just like a spinning wheel, unceasing and continuous. Every movementplimented each other, as she stormed in like a torrential rain, leaving no room to breathe.


    The kick viciously banged against Sheyan��s left cheek. A hidden immense force directly threw Sheyan over, his shirt soaked by the muddied ground as he rolled over. Concurrently, a fit of cheers and ps resounded from the side. Those bar guests rushing out were praising little missy Jin. That female humbly smiled, brushing her ponytail looking extremely pleased with herself.


    Yet Sheyan didn��t feel a tinge of embarrassment, he only felt this missy Jin indeed had rather practical closebat abilities. A sudden sh of inspiration appeared in his eyes, the previouslyplicated ��Grappling��ponents were suddenly understood. He didn��t feel any special feeling from being kicked down, but instantly got up as he taunted this Jin missy with his middle finger.


    Jin Missy felt her heart tense up. Formerly, her kick had already exhibited herplete strength, and it was already enough to ��break 5 boards�� during training. A normal person would definitely have fainted after receiving that to his head. She never expected this guy to actually stand up again, and even taunted her obscenely. She fumed in anger, furiously charging towards Sheyan before releasing a backflip kick!


    Sheyan��s strength vastly outweighed hers, easily blocking as he was only forced half a step back. Again this woman began her relentless tidal onught with her daunting kicks. The onlookers gasped in awe, cheering loudly.


    Truthfully, Sheyan took delight in this oue. Anyway his thick physique was impregnable, but more importantly he could learn certain battle insights from this battle. To Sheyan, this suddenprehension could be the reason for victory in a future life and death battle! Then wouldn��t dying his time here be worth it?


    As the battle gradually prolonged, the onlookers started to feel something was wrong with this fight. Even though this Jin missy still dished out tiger like ferocious kicks at Sheyan, her pantingpletely sounded like a ��princess�� who received 3 customers. Apart from the panting, the sweat beads on her forehead were distinct. But this was actually a normal process. In the present world, once a fight broke out it would probably end within 1 or 2 minutes. Anything longer than 5 minutes was already a war of attrition. What��s more this was a woman who was born with inferior physique and stamina?

 Chapter 203: Street racing (Settling a debt 2)

    <h4>Chapter 203: Street racing (Settling a debt 2)</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN, XRCO and ELkassar


    Actually Missy Jin had reached her limits 2 minutes ago, and was only enduring based on her willpower. The strength from her leg was declining rapidly, which Sheyan naturally could feel. Afterpletely analyzing her battle techniques, he felt rather dry. Blocking thest time, he turned and walked away. This was his way of letting this Missy Jin save her face, he believed this woman would not pester him.


    Seeing Sheyan leaving, Missy Jin felt her vision blurring. Finally rxing her close to exhaustion feeling. ording to logic, this matter should have been put to rest. Yet in this moment, someone sprinted out of the bar, frantically crying out.


    ��Don��t release that murderer! Jessica was beaten dead!!��


    That sentence was like a stone causing a thousand rippling waves. After Missy Jin heard that, her eyes turned bloodshot as she red at Sheyan��s leaving back. Dashing forward, leaping, spinning 360 degrees in the air, she aimed her right leg and viciously chopped down towards her opponent��s head! This Taekwondo move could actually only be executed by a seventh grade ck belt, and wasn��t something Missy Jin was capable of. But after hearing the grave news, she exceeded her limits and released this deadly strike.


    Yet in this instance, Sheyan suddenly turned around as though his back grew eyes!


    The ring headlights shone in, yet Sheyan��s eyes seemed to bebusting with mes. His pupils dted, as though he was not affected at all. At this instance, Missy Jin felt an insanely chilling murderous aura, sinisterly pressing against her! She screamed wildly, her muscles tensing and even her bowels seemed to loosen up.


    Concurrently, Sheyan released a punch colliding against her iing leg!


    Fist and leg collided. Based on logic, the fist should be disadvantaged.


    Instead, Sheyan remained unmoving while Missy Jin��s face turned ghastly pale as she groaned sorrowfully before crashing to the ground. She clutched onto the collided leg, her body convulsing excessively and her lips trembling on her pale face.


    Suddenly, a miserable looking youngdy rushed out of the bar, holding her left arm as she snarled.


    ��Jin, get away from that man. He��s a devil, a scoundrel! The one that spilt your drink is me, leave Jin alone!��


    Her body drenched in blood, she pressed on forward and obstructed Sheyan in vain. Sheyan sneered and casually scoffed.


    ��If I intended to kill, then you guys would��ve died a thousand times already.��


    After speaking, heckadaisically strolled away. The police sirens abruptly halted his movements, as he arched his brows. Police could only meant trouble. His shot his gaze towards that Maserati sports car, and asked Jessica.


    ��That��s yours?��


    With her pale face exhibiting her agony, she still maintained that haughty character.


    ��Why? This bumpkin has never seen one before?��


    Sheyan impatiently shackled her neck, dragging out towards the Maserati.


    ��Cut the crap. You��ll be my guide, do a good job and I��ll let you leave!��


    The surrounding onlookers gasped in astonishment.


    ��I don��tck money, and I have no grievances with her. I��m just using her to shake off the police. If there are no idents, she will be back in half an hour. But if you guys dare to utter rubbish to the cops, then I believe you know what will happen.��


    Finished speaking, he immediately entered the car and sparked the engine to life. Two puffs of fumes exited the exhaust, as the powerful Maserati left stupefied onlookers far behind. The car was extremely powerful yet stable, Sheyan couldn��t help whistling in delight. Finally, he turned to address the bloodied Jessica.


    ��Oi, which way to Yau Me Tei?��


    (TN: Also called Waterloo in Kowloon, Hong Kong)


    She remained silent, her face terribly pale and she continued to grip her left hand tightly. It seemed like the she suffered a heavy knock after being thrown away by Sheyan, shivering and curling up in the front passenger seat. Droplets of tears rolled and sshed onto the seat, fearful and in pain. Sheyan couldn��t bear watching this miserable scene, scooping out his ��Endless spirited vodka�� he tossed it over and impatiently demanded.


    ��Drink.��


    Jessica red at him with rage, and she was about to fling the alcohol cup out of the window. Sheyan instantly jammed on the brakes, snatching it back as he forced the drink into her mouth. This youngdy started coughing violent, her pale face regaining color. Sheyan ignored her, leisurely scrolling through the car audio system for a nice song. Jessica��s face became terribly red from the coughing, and finally managed to squeeze out an angry hiss.


    ��Idiot, are you trying to kill me?��


    Sheyan ignored her, swiftly stripping off his outer coat, very quickly and simply he ripped off several strips of cloth. Then he chopped of a thick chunk out of the nearby tree bark, and cruelly forced Jessica to the side. Pressing onto her left arm, she probably fractured her arm. Cleanly and smoothly, he wrapped up her injured arm.


    Jessica was just an ordinary girl, her life was probably at most 50 HP. Moreover, the ��Endless spirited Vodka�� could heal 35 HP, and she was rejuvenated back to her optimum condition. Of course, the fractured arm was impossible to be mended in such a short time. But to Jessica after drinking the vodka, her injuries had closed up and wouldn��t feel any pain if she didn��t touch it. She was back to usual.


    Sheyan selected a ��Home�� saxophone music and started the engine again. He impatiently snarled.


    ��No more pain right! Hurry up and lead the way, Yau Ma Tei 18th street! Once we reach I��ll immediately let you go.��


    Jessica faced was still filled with shock as she observed her securely bandaged arm. She immediately yelled out furiously again.


    ��Why is it not painful suddenly? What the heck? You��you scum, you must have ced a shake head pill inside!��


    (TN: Ecstasy is called Shake head pill in China)


    Sheyan was extremely speechless, ��PA!�� he smacked Jessica��s left arm causing her to shriek out in agony. Her face cringed and she cried out.


    ��You bastard!��


    Sheyan gently replied.


    ��Yau Ma Tei 18th street, lead the way don��t make me say it the third time.��


    Jessica angrily replied.


    ��Left turn and increase your speed, there��ll be a sign ahead.��


    Sheyan nodded his head.


    ��Put on your seatbelt and close your eyes.��


    Jessica suspiciously asked.


    ��What are you trying to do?��


    Sheyan��s tone turned cold.


    ��I��ve never lied before. Just now I told them I��ll release you after half an hour, then I will definitely do so. Because you dragged and dyed for so long just now, this wasted time has to bepensated.��


    ��You��re~~~~ Craazyyy ~~~! ��


    Jessica��s first word was clear, but onwards it turned into a soft squeak from the fear, and the roaring engine drowned her out.


    10 minutester, the maserati executed an extremely beautiful drift before directly stopping at Yau Ma Tei street 17. Faint white fumes were emitted from the wheels and the exhaust. After that street racing, Sheyan felt extremely refreshed as he hopped off the car, closing the door behind him. Next, an ashen face Jessica struggled out of the car and seemed like she was about to vomit.


    ��You��re free. Also, remember to give your friend a call. If not����If I hear the news tomorrow that a certain someone was kidnapped, then I��ll surely expose that false news!��


    An old restaurant was situated here, its sign read ��Gel tasting residence��. Because their signature dish was fish maw and flower gel. Because the signboard was worn out, the ��tasting�� word was covered in dust. If one was careless in read it, he would read the shop name as ��Gel Oral residence��. It was a wonder why the boss hadn��t repair it.


    (TN: ζ is the chinese word for tasting, but the δ was covered in dust, and only the �� is left which means mouth or oral)


    Sheyan frequently heard of this ce as a seaman previously. Hisrades praised the dishes here, but Sheyan always never had the chance to sample. Thus, he specially travelled here to satisfy one of his life��s regret.


    Sheyan ordered a te of finest flower gel (Fish maw), Wan Chai wing, a vegetable dish, pig organ soup and plum cereal prawns. The dishes were served quickly, and indeed its reputation didn��t disappoint. Sheyan rummaged through the dishes, joyfully enjoying his meal.


    While Sheyan was wolfing down his meal, a youngdy tiptoed in. She nced at Sheyan and eximed in astonishment.


    ��You��you��you. You still dare to have a meal here?��


    Sheyan was currently drinking his soup, and instantly sprayed it out in shock from her voice.


    ��Oi oi oi, can��t you ask a smarter question? If not at a restaurant to eat then what? Why haven��t you left?��


    Jessica became frantic.


    ��But��but you should have clearly fled, and run off quickly!��


    ��That��s a criminal, thanks. Sheyan gently replied. ��I��m just a person who wants a drink, why should I run? Furthermore, I don��t want any trouble, this doesn��t mean I��m scared of trouble. Even if I sat here, would the Hong Kong policee and catch me?��

 Chapter 204: Monstrous fighting spirit (Settling a debt 3)

    <h4>Chapter 204: Monstrous fighting spirit (Settling a debt 3)</h4>


    Trante dby: Chua


    Edited by: TN XRCO and Elkassar


    ��You��you������ for the first time Jessica couldn��t find the words to say. She had experienced tremendous fear and shock today, after seeing the steaming food, she couldn��t help swallowing her saliva. She sat down opposite Sheyan.


    ��What��s so nice to eat over here? As long as you agree to something, then this missy here will overlook your barbaric behavior. I��ll even bring you to those international shop for Lobsters!��


    Sheyan grimly uttered.


    ��I refuse.��


    ��You������ Jessica turned flustered again. This was the first time encountering such an unreasonable person. ��You haven��t even heard me yet but you refuse?��


    Sheyan rebutted.


    ��How long have we interacted for? What do you see in me? Isn��t it just to street race for you?��


    ��You�� I��ll give you money alright? State your price?�� Jessica powerlessly bickered.


    Sheyanughed coldly.


    ��Do I look like someone whocks money?��


    Jessica immediately recalled his overbearing attitude when he tossed out 200,000 american dors just for a ss of ��Sharke Cognac Brandy��. She turned silent. At this moment, the waiter served a dish over. Thinking that Jessica was Sheyan��s partner, he served her a bowl of rice. The sweet and sour meat had an alluring appearance. Jessica was so famished she couldn��t resist taking one bite, her eyes popped out widely. This damned sweet and sour taste, such crisped texture and the meat is so soft and tender. What an amazing blend of vours. After that piece, she couldn��t help scooping up the rice.


    Her actions didn��t stop there. After consuming several sweet and sour pork, Jessica starting aiming the surrounding plum cereal prawn. This prawn, so fresh and meaty. The wonderful plum, garlic and scallion fragrance mixing perfectly with the prawn and the plum. This sweet and sour taste, yet the freshness of this prawn is still distinct. Amazing.


    At present, Sheyan was only a 20 year old youth. In the nightmare realm, he wrestled with live, pressured daily and didn��t have any leisure hobbies back in the present world. He realized this simr aged Jessica didn��t really have a bad personality, she was only a little spoilt. Hence, he didn��t repel her away, pointing at the veggie pork soup.


    ��Drink.��


    Frankly speaking, the soup had a terrible appeal. Normally, Jessica wouldn��t even take one nce at it, but after feeling Sheyan��s piercing gaze she didn��t dare refuse as she embarrassedly it scooped a little and drank. Her eyes popped open. The sweet, crispy yet delicate seaweed. This thick pasty looking soup is actually so smooth. The white peppercorn taste is strong yet doesn��t conceal the pork taste. What a refreshing soup.


    After finishing thedle, she couldn��t help but reach out for another mouth. But Sheyan obstructed her, turning to the boss.


    ��Get her a spinach pork liver soup.��


    Jessica immediately yelled out.


    ��No, I only want this. I��ve never liked pork liver!��


    Sheyan turned a blind eye to her resistance, firmly replying.


    ��You just got injured, Spinach pork liver soup can enrich your blood.��


    Jessica was originally very reluctant and trying to steal a mouthful of soup. But after hearing Sheyan��s words, it was like she was jolted by lightning. She peacefully sat upright on her stool. Until the steaming spinach pork liver soup was served, she slowly drank. Her tears incessantly flowed out of her reddened eyes, and dripped into the soup.


    Often times, a careless word or incident can thoroughly destroy a woman��s heart. Although Jessica was a rebellious young woman, deep in her heart she yearned for warmth and love. Yet the people around her constantly neglected that, and their concern was always full of insincerity and motives. To here, Sheyan may seemed like a crude and emotionless passerby, but his random caring action, was filled with sincerity and thoughtfulness. It directly pierced deep into her heart.


    At this moment, Sheyan was full. After paying the bill, he stood up and was about to leave. Jessica immediately raised her head and asked.


    ��Where are you going?��


    Sheyanughed.


    ��Of course to home for a rest. Oh right, your friend should be here soon. Hurry up and go home, remember to visit a doctor tomorrow for a proper dressing.��


    After speaking, Sheyan walked away leaving this youngdy as she stared longingly towards his back.


    **************


    Next, Sheyan cautiously operated and continued staying in Hong Kong after making sure the uproar at the bar wasn��t divulged. Actually it was considered overly cautious, these sort of fights broke out frequently. The Hong Kong police couldn��t even solve their murder cases, why would they put this matter to heart?


    Hence, Sheyan utilized his former rtions to begin his search for Uncle Dasi and the rest. He was constantly concerned, moreover that night was stormy and the sea was churning. There was a great chance of the ship capsizing. This continued for several days, and after dragging for another week, he casually located a building. Hastily dashing down the stairs, he returned to the nightmare realm.


    The first crucial matter was naturally the attributes of that new ��Obsidian fossil anchor��! It was like this sprinting behavior through the marketce to the western military district wasmon to the to the contestants. Some even wished sinisterly in their hearts for the anxious figure to fail. Sheyan couldn��t care less, he straightforwardly entered an empty service space, and requested for his previously fused equipment. In a brief moment, and entirely new ornament surfaced into his view.


    Monstrous fighting spirit


    Equipment rarity: Silver storyline ss


    Equipment: (Strength/ Agility/ Physique) +2


    Equipment: Charm -5 (Trolls are originally hideous and vicious creatures. Their souls carry a dislikable aura)


    Equipment passive ability: ��Pain umtion��, Everytime you receive damage, you physique will temporary increase by 5 points, duration: 300 seconds. Once this effect is stacked by 2yers (Maximum), the troll��s soul will surface bestowing his life to you. Your HP will receive an additional 50 points, and your closebat abilities raised by 15%.


    Equipment passive ability: ��Troll��s spirit�� , Causes your attack interval to increase by 5%, but increases your uracy by 8%. Can also cause enemies to be repelled.


    Equipment requirement: Physique must be at least 25 points.


    Equipment position: essory.


    Material: Obsidian


    Weight: 104g.


    Description: Although the troll is inclined to offense and not defence, this soul essory is immensely formidable.


    Evaluation: Scarface Harry��s print has beenpletely erased. Your enemies will tremble in fear. Try giving it a nickname, like ��Troll��s Testicle��.


    Equipment battle score: 28


    Comparing to the previous ��Obsidian fossil anchor��, this equipment negative aspects werepounded to two. Charm -5 and time interval between each attacks increasing by 5%. But the enhancements were extremely clear, the three closebat attributes of strength/agility/physique +2 was exceedingly worthwhile. Furthermore, there was an additional bonus of 50HP and 15% attack bonus. Calcting this, Sheyan��s peak life points was as high as 530 points! He also had a terrifying 19 defense points!


    Naturally, Sheyan was rtively pleased with this time��s fusion. Hence, he unhesitantly fished out his hidden item: ��i Shape metal dissolution liquid mixture��. He then bluntly used it to improve this silver storyline ss equipment: ��Monstrous fighting spirit��. After a continuous unbroken shes of light, Sheyan received the notification:


    ��You can immediately retrieve this equipment, but the effects of the ��I shape metal dissolution liquid mixture�� will not be fully extracted. Hence, the item will only receive an ordinary improvement.��


    ��You can choose to store his equipment into a Petri dish, postponing the retrieval of the equipment. But the ��I shape metal dissolution liquid mixture�� will be fully extracted, and receive the maximum improvement.��


    ��Warning: Because the ��I shape metal dissolution liquid mixture�� is not stable, the time needed to produce the maximum effects has increased.��


    Sheyan wasn��t very disturbed by this notification, he wasn��t a person that purposely pursues perfection. If he could receive the maximum effects that would be great, but if not then it didn��t matter. Ultimately, once he entered any world he needed to collect back the ��Monstrous fighting spirit��. Nevermind it having an ordinary improvement. If for the sake of a bigger bonus effect he subjected his life to tremendous danger, then there would be foolishness beyond hopes!


    After settling this matter, Sheyan returned to his personal room. Once inside, he got a huge shock. The goblin Jinkuang was bluntly sleeping on the floor, flowing beneath his yellowish beard was a streak of glistening saliva flowing down. He was having such a sweet rest and even emitted faint snoring sounds. Yet his whole room had transformed into a miserable filthy garbage chute. Dark spots bleached the surrounding walls, and there was even a simple stove made with red bricks by the side. Over it, an old aluminium kettle was steaming and releasing a popping noise. Bottles of beers were pushed to the corners, along with soft drink cans and waste paper thrash. Who knew what other scraps of rubbish was around.


    Sheyan felt his vision blurring, he pressed his temple as a headache formed in his head.


    ��God how did my ce be a scrap house??��


    The goblin Jinkuang opened his eyes, wiping off the saliva as hezily replied.


    ��Master, if you touch these treasures I painstakingly gathered, I will feel very hurt alright.��


    Sheyan felt his brain aching, no, his brain exploding. He directly stomped onto the rotten mess, loudly shouting out.


    ��Throw them out immediately! Now!��

 Chapter 205: Untitled

    <h4>Chapter 205: Untitled</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN XRCO and Elkassar


    The goblin shot Sheyan a heartbroken and grievous look, after his loud rambling. A surge of terrible premonition welled up in Sheyan��s heart, he was stunned as the nightmare imprint transmitted the notification:


    ��Warning: Your servant ��Old goblin who has lost his memory�� loyalty level is plunging devastatingly!!��


    ��Warning: Because your charm is only 2 points, your servant��s loyalty level is now a dangerous 80 points.��


    ��Warning: Because your charm is only 2 points, your servant��s loyalty level is now a dangerous 75 points.��


    ��Please raise back the loyalty level to 100 points within the 24 hours buffer time, if not your servant may defect.��


    ��AHHHHHH!�� Sheyan howled in horror as though stab by dozens of daggers. He urgently rush to pick up and organize the rubbish on the floor, restoring them to their original state. After the kettle finished boiling, he hastily poured a bowl of water for the goblin. Yet the damned loyalty level didn��t change one bit, and he could only endure as he gritted his teeth and handed a thousand utility points to tap on the goblin��s biggest weakness. The loyalty level between them finally rebounded back, and Jinkuang happilyid back down hugging his tattered sackcloth bag to sleep.


    Sheyan sighed deeply and wiped off his cold sweat. He only dared toment to himself secretly in the corner.


    ��What kind of servant is this! I��m the F***king servant, while he��s the grand dad!��


    Sheyan sat down with an ugly expression as he gazed upon Jinkuang. This filthy and wretched goblin had a face full of smiles, who knows what kind of dreamy fantasy he was in. He even smiled until his crooked yellowish teeth were showing. Sheyan sighed again, as he began skimming through the messages left for him.


    Previously before leaving the realm, Sheyan had established a merchant stall and probably attracted several onlookers. It was impossible for contestants to directly contact another in the present world, thus they could only leave messages. Currently, Sheyan was browsing through these messages.


    ��Hey friend, your stuffs are dope. 1,500 utility points is a legit pricing.��


    ��I��ll exchange my light blue essory with you, of course you need to add on some cash.��


    ��Bro, my wallet is a little tight recently, some discounts please?��


    ��Kiddo, I��m the boss of the Mocha gang. If you��re smart you��ll tactfully hand over these things.��


    ������������


    After reading all these fraudulent messages, regrettably there was nothing of use to him. It seems like trading himself is the more suitable trend. Moreover, he already stated when he would being back, thus there should be people waiting. As Sheyan was about to leave in a hurry to set up store again, he identally chance upon a torn paper bag. It was the kind of scrap wrinkled paper bags used to wrap exercise books. Sheyan dismantled it and consecutively received a notification:


    ��You discovered a poison: ��ck venom powder��. This is a new venom created from the simple witchcraft of Hertz.Ruhr, blended with several vegetation herbs. He will smear the ck venom powder over the weapon, and every sessful attack will poison the opponent. Poison damage every 3 seconds for a duration of 15 seconds, every poison damage is 9 - 18 points (depends on the opponent��s resistance).��


    ��Usage: This powder can be applied on your weapon for the ck venom effects. Every sessful attacks will result in 50% chance of the opponent inflicted with the ck venom poison. This bag of poison can be used 3 times, each timesting 30 minutes.��


    ��Warning: Every pulse of poison damage may result in an explosive strike!��


    ��Warning: Ultimately, David.Beckham is the one writing the final description!��


    ��Warning: This poison belongs to the goblin Jinkuang. Any attempts to expropriate it will be determined as stealing.��


    Sheyan looked at this list of information, his eyes flickering.


    ��Eh? This thing appears to be very useful eh?��


    He surveyed in surroundings, quite-wittedly but sinisterly stashing this bag of poison into his clothes. Nervously waiting for the nightmare imprint��s notification but nothing came in the end. Sheyan instantlyughed out hysterically.


    ��So it is indeed like that, I am his master! His things are mine! Therefore taking my own thing doesn��t count as stealing.��


    After obtaining some cheap thrills, Sheyan sneakily slipped out as he finally rxed. It didn��t matter if Jinkuang discovered his item went missing. Sheyan finally understood this servant was immeasurably crafty, using loyalty points to weigh is totally unreliable. Thus, he needed to deal with the goblin using seemingly unreliable tactics. As long as he shamelessly me Jinkuang on having bad luck at being robbed, as long as he wasn��t caught in the act; then this bag of poison is his.


    When Sheyan returned to the marketce, he discovered a disheveled mess. Many contestants were cursing phrases like ��Bastard green dwarf�� ��Despicable profiteer�� ��red handkerchief thrash��. In his amazement, Sheyan inquired around, and all these victims produced an object that was actually totally simr to what he stole from his table! Sheyan��s heart was thumping wildly, looking closely indeed that ��ck venom power��!


    But their powder had an additional descriptive line beneath: ��This poison has a 5% chance of sess when smearing onto the weapon.�� Because the writer shamelessly added several ink dots, it really looked like it wrote ��50%��. Furthermore, thest description was done in such a careless and lewd manner, it wasn��t very visible at all����no wonder so many people got cheated.


    Sheyan appeared veryposed, but his heart was beating excessively. ��What kind of ancestor have I brought back from the realm������ He immediately made a resolution; unless he had no choice, he would never divulge his rtionship with the goblin Jinkuang. Even with a myriad of thoughts passing through his mind, he wasted no time as he hurriedly disyed all his merchandise.


    Naturally, several individuals were camping here. Upon seeing Sheyan setting up, they directly circled around. Previously, Sheyan only disyed the 3D images, but now they could examine the real goods.


    The most striking seble was obviously that ck grade weapon: ��Troll��s legbone��. This didn��t mean that other contestant haven��t gotten any ck grade loots, but because of the dynamics of parties in the realm; most of the time such weapons were hot property and digested internally, definitely not for selling externally. Some contestant caught sight of that unappraised ck item: ��A roll of thick leather��, and roughly guessed Sheyan managed to have the good fortune of reaping a certain party��s loots. Thus, they fought to negotiate, trying to get several bargains.


    Instead, Sheyan wasn��t a simple person, he also harbored hopes that these items would thoroughly replenish his dried up wallet. How would he easily submit, thus his answer was short and stern.


    Those that wanted to stand on his liberties, Sheyan��s reply was one word - ��Scram��.


    Those valuations that were slightly reasonable but still cheap, Sheyan still replied with one world - ��Bye��.


    Under the incessant haggling with a bunch of flies, Sheyan felt himself getting bolder. He figured a method to get it done once and for all, directly marking up the ck grade weapon. ��Troll��s Legbone�� now had a 50,000 utility points high valuation; using this figure to send a message to these profiteers: He wasn��t someone foolish with finances. After a bunch of scoldings and cursings; in a mere 10 seconds, this vendor transformed from a bustling chaos to a deserted remoteness.


    But Sheyan didn��t mind. He knew that this ��Troll��s legbone�� possessed a terrifying strength, and even contained a controlling ability to deal with long range aggressors! It could be said this object was a raremodity worth hoarding, as it made up for a deficiency in the users; he wasn��t afraid of not selling it off. Once those unscrupulous fools left, it created a peaceful environment for the sincere buyers.


    Not longter, a person dressed in a cloak approached. He had a rough voice and icy-cold piercing vision, with a ck mask on. Earnestly conversing with Sheyan.


    ��Let me see that leather, it��s a practical object.��


    Sheyan could sense an eerie chilliness near this person. He very refreshingly tossed out the unappraised object ��A roll of thick leather�� out for him. That person remained indifferent, but humbly replied.


    ��I can appraise this object, but my pricing isn��t low.��


    Upon hearing this, Sheyan felt a headache. His financials were already in jeopardy, how would be find money to appraise this? He shook his head directly.


    That contestant stared nkly.


    ��You actually don��t want to appraise it?��


    Sheyan couldn��t be bothered to engage him, he obviously couldn��t leak out that his pockets were in a crisis. He bluntly waved his hands away firmly, using his bodynguage to speak up for him.


    That contestant was stunned, distracted for a moment he replied.


    ��Alright, I��ll lower the price alright? 3,000 utility points, only 3,000 utility points.��

 Chapter 206: Rank 6 scroll!

    <h4>Chapter 206: Rank 6 scroll!</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN, XRCO and Elkassar


    Sheyan felt his heart constricting because of this good deal, if he really had 3000 utility points, he would unhesitantly produce it for appraisal. The realm customs was to swiftly change an unusable resource into a battle capability. A exceedingly rare item if unusable, was still considered as trash. The problem was, Sheyan really couldn��t produce 3,000 utility points!


    ��You should go.�� Sheyan tried his best to maintainposure. His heart was berating himself. I must never let others know Ick money, I can never let others know. If not those treacherous cheap sluts will flock up here and pressure me to death!


    That contestant was at a lost. He could only grit his teeth and attempt.


    ��Don��t you know that such a ck grade material can be used to craft out ck grade essories/equipments? The faster you appraise it and get someone to craft an equipment, the more secured you will be in your next world!��


    Sheyan maintained his resolution.


    ��You should go, I have no interest today.��


    That contestant turned dull and nk. Murmuring a little before sighing.


    ��Alright, I really couldn��t tell that you��re actually an expert! Bring it here!��


    This time, Sheyan was the stupefied one.


    ��Bring what?��


    That contestant red up.


    ��Of course it��s to help you appraise. If not for my appraising trainingcking a little, I��ll definitely not do this for free! Are you Leeteuk or Matic��s friend? Only they know I��m stuck at this bottleneck.��


    Sheyan surged with delight, he never expected such fortune. As he was about to produce the ��roll of thick leather��, a sharp treacherous voice pierced his ear from the side.


    ��Wait! I��ll give you 1000 utility points to appraise it.��


    This voice was rather familiar. Looking closely, why is this old man with a western dome hat along with such a despicable tone so familiar? Isn��t this my own servant, goblin Jinkuang? The goblin probably used magic to change his appearance again. Holding a huge cigar, he urged.


    ��Hurry up, I��m in a rush.��


    The other contestantughed out coldly.


    ��Alright, I��ll leave it to you. Give him 1000 utility points, I��ll see if your ck grade leather can really be appraised!��


    Naturally, he started suspecting Sheyan and Jinkuang were coborating to swindle. He never expected Jinkuang to walk up disdainfully, as he caressed his shrivelled wrist. Then a faint white glow formed in both hands, slowly pressing down onto the leather.


    That contestant��s eyes popped out widely. He recognized the distinct glow of an appraisal skill, instantly rushing up to interrupt.


    ��Wait wait! 5000 utility points! I��ll give 5000 utility points! If you still refuse then nevermind.��


    Such an unexpected twist of fortunes. Sheyan��s dried wallet had received a plentiful donation. This astute Jinkuangughed evilly as he reaped a small fortune as well. Sheyan asked him if he really knew appraisal techniques. Very pleased with himself, Jinuang bluntly replied yes. But his next words caused Sheyan to break out in cold sweat.


    ��But I cannot guarantee the results of the appraisal������


    For some unknown reasons, after Jinkuang released that statement Sheyan suddenly recalled that huge mess of rubbish in his room��he couldn��t help pinching himself. With a grateful attitude he started examining the attributes of that appraised material.


    Troll��s back leather


    Origin: Harry Potter magical world


    ss: Living material


    Material rarity: ck


    Material: Protein/ tannin


    Weight: 7.14 kg.


    Usage: Can be used to manufacture boots, clothings, defense tools etc.


    Description: Looks like the rumours of the troll not bathing is real. God what is with this awful stench!


    Evaluation: Contestants/ storyline characters with the relevant skills possess capabilities to process leather. Of course when your military rank reaches a high level, then you can directly process this in the realm. More critically, directly manufactured equipment in the realm will only produce basic attributes for the equipment. There will not be additional bonuses.


    At this moment, those sincere procurers of that ck grade weapon ��Troll��s legbone�� gradually approached. Even Sheyan knew that before entering another world, one should definitely exchange any possession for items that could enhance their battle capabilities; likewise those contestants were no fools. After affirming that Sheyan was a damned brat who was like an unmoving boulder, these desperate contestants finally yielded. They disyed many different items, and was one even a silver storyline equipment!


    Regrettably, the most notable aspects of that silver storyline equipment was MP + 25% and intelligence +7. Sheyan looked on with tears streaming down his cheeks; wouldn��t HP +25%, physique +7 be better? He immediately declined, but still felt a throbbing heartache.


    The most shaking object was a scroll.


    An outstanding rank 6 scroll!


    This was the first time Sheyan witnessed a scroll with ranking!


    The previous scrolls Sheyan acquired were all determined by their color coding. Apart from that, was that one time he activated ��insight�� on Jack Sparrow back into the pirate of the caribbean world; personally witnessing that rank 7 special passive ability: ��Authentic luck��! Yet this scroll has only one rank lower than that main lead, its rarity was unfathomable. Sheyan requested to examine it, the buyer straightforwardly delivered its information.


    Uruk-hai research notes (Badly damaged) (Chapter 3 page 6 and Chapter 5 page 4)


    (TN: Uruk-hai is a lord of the rings orc creature)


    Author: John? Ronald? Riel? Saruman


    Ranking: rank 6


    Usage effects: Allows you to learn the active ability ��Uruk-hai gene mix��


    Usage requirements: Strength 15 points, perceptive sensing 10 points, physique 20 points


    Additional Exnation: ��Uruk-hai gene mix��. Employing various sorcery materials to create different Uruk-hai gic fluids. Drinking it will result in a temporary bonus for the targeted basic attribute. Different mix of materials will result in different bonuses. Because the Uruk-hai gic fluid can be oxidized extremely easily in the realm, its expiry date is only 120 seconds. One has to use to upon creating.


    Pointer: One strengthening effect of the Uruk-hai gic fluid can only exist in the user at one time.


    Additional pointer: Learning this scroll requires 5 potential points.


    Realm evaluation: D ss


    Notification: To use it, a gic examination is required. (Like dripping blood to recognize the master)


    Description: This is the torn pages from the research notes of the Lord of the Rings character, Saruman the White. After Saruman realized the orcs in the dense fog mountain rage was declining, he started cultivating them in Isengard. Ultimately, he created a hybrid between orcs and human (Most probably Dund people) - Blood linked Uruk-Hais. These are the notes left behind from researching on these Uruk-hais, although tattered there are still benefits to be gained.


    But the most suspicious point to Sheyan was that rank 6 scroll actually only earned a D ss evaluation from the realm! The seller had an unyielding attitude, only exchanging 1 for 1, the scroll for the weapon. Sheyan was slightly confused, and couldn��t help thinking of his own servant Jinkuang. That wretched swindler was actually a shamelessly useful slut. Especially those few individual ability of his, although a little dubious yet was incredibly useful.


    ��Jinkuang? Jinkuang? Sheyan called out but nobody answered. He instantly sacrificed his killer move. ��Jinkuang, someone dropped their wallet!��


    5 secondster, a wretched old man sprinted over; he was huffing and puffing, and his eyes shone with greed.


    ��I love that phrase. Whose wallet, where did it drop at?��


    Sheyan changed the subject.


    ��Help me see if this scroll can be exchanged for my weapon?��


    Jinkuang scanned the scroll for a moment, instantly snarling out along severely violent head shaking.


    ��Time is money my friend. This sort of deceptive crime willnd you in Azkaban!��


    That contestant raged out.


    ��Rubbish!��


    Jinkuang snorted and replied.


    ��Do you dare to let others touch your scroll?��


    That contestant��s expression changed; sighing as he loosened up. Jinkuang directly snatched it over, whiffing it and throwing towards Sheyan. That arrogant spitting of saliva and rampantly excessive hand gestures caused that contestant to yield. Sighing deeply, he used this rank 6 scroll along with 5000 utility points and 13 potential points to trade for Sheyan��s ck grade weapon +2 ck venom poison bags. Of course, this unlucky bastard was tricked by the vicious 5% scam of the ck venom poison.


    The overjoyed Sheyan realized why that contestant was willing to suffer losses after the deal was done. As his hands interacted with the rank 6 scroll, a notification travelled to his ears:


    ��An unexinably wicked energy binds itself onto you.��


    ��You interacted with the ��Uruk-Hai research notes (Chapter 3 page 6, chapter 5 page 4)�� , determining���� your physique is 28 points, your innate ability is ��Endurance��. Thepatibility rate is 87.33%, probability of perfect learning is 83%.��


    Sheyan instantly understood after the notification why a rank 6 scroll was only given a D ss evaluation. He reckoned it was because of thepatibility!


    From his own perspective, the nature of this notes seemed to be suggesting a support ss ability, useful for intelligence and spirit based contestants. Instead, the hidden requirements was towards a high physique and defensive nature innate ability!


    This narrow target audience caused arge number of contestants to be ipatible, naturally it was given a D rating. This is just like a Mercedes Benz who possesses excellent top-notch functionalities, butpared to a CheryQQ; thetter was more popr. To most people this was just a pleasant image that was simply unattainable.

 Chapter 207: A different scroll, a different ability

    <h4>Chapter 207: A different scroll, a different ability</h4>


    Tranted by: CHua


    Edited by: TN, XRCO and Elkassar


    Looking at the rank 6 scroll, Sheyan examined it carefully first before expending 5 potential points to learn it. During the process of learning, Sheyan instantly understood why the requirements on physique was so high!


    As the scroll vanished, an unbearable fiery sensation engulfed his body! His HP was clearly plunging desperately, the agony tore through his mind ferociously! This was probably the prerequisite struggle against the evil spirit for learning the skill. If one didn��t possess adequate HP, then learning this would have been fatal!


    After the learning process ended, Sheyan finally understood the difference between a ranked scroll aspared to a color categorized scroll! Because after grasping the ��Uruk-hai research notes��, Sheyan firstly received: ��Rank 6: ck Artmix technique (Damaged)��. Suddenly, a loud announcement from the nightmare realm disclosed an entire skill tree! The branches of the skills were as follows:


    Tier 1: Integrating knowledge lvl1.


    (The next branch is segregated into 3 branches, all connected to the second tier branch)


    Tier 2: Uruk-hai gene fluid: ��Strength of the bear��s flesh mix lvl1��


    Tier 2: Uruk-hai gene fluid: ��Speed of an eagle��s corpse (unlearned, unactivated)��


    Tier 2: Uruk-hai gene fluid: ��Intellect of a fox��s tail (unlearned, unactivated)��


    The remaining skill tree was left with 4 tiers, and a long list of ��? ? ?��; Perhaps unlearned or yet to be activated.


    Integrating knowledge: A passive ability to enhance other tiers, enhance the effects duration of all medicines.


    Uruk-hai gene fluid: ��Strength of the bear��s flesh mix��, A powerful medicine extracted with a giant bear��s soul essence; grants users temporary +2 strength. Medicine will expire in 120 seconds, buff duration after consumption is 15 minutes. Consuming the medicine can be done from the nightmare imprint, instantly gaining the buff effects.


    Pointer: Mixing the medicine requires the essential materials and medium. Essentials: Giant bear flesh powder, water, test tube.


    Sheyan was surprised. He instantly checked with his nightmare imprint; discovering that water and test tubes could be easily purchased cheaply in the realm. On the contrary, that giant bear flesh powder required a special method to create using bear��s flesh. It wasn��t very unaffordable, but required 1 achievement points for 5 batches. After the warning previously, Sheyan didn��t dare to spent his achievement points carelessly.


    Fortunately, the method to create the giant bear flesh powder wasn��t difficult. Moreover it could be attempted personally in any world. Hence, Sheyan shelved the idea for when he returned to the present world. +2 strength was rtively beneficial. To Sheyan whomanded the frontlines, strength not only aided him with extrabat abilities; more importantly it prevented that terrifying crushing damages!


    Sheyan then decided to tour the realm, but sadly couldn��t find any suitable weapon for himself. After considering a little, Sheyan expended another 3000 utility points and 4 potential points to activate the other second tiered mix abilities: ��Speed of an eagle��s corpse�� and ��Intellect of a fox��s tail��. The former added a temporary +2 in agility, while thetter a +2 in intelligence. The required materials were a raptor��s flesh powder and a fox��s flesh powder.


    Next, Sheyan began training in the realm. After using up an entire 30 plus hours, his perceptive sensing +1, basic closebat and basic endurance raised to lvl3. He also consumed nearly 2000 utility points for the training. Naturally towards the end, pure training would be more difficult and will cease to improve upon arriving at a bottleneck.


    Sheyan also constantly checked the marketce, but came back empty handed. Finally when his stopover duration was exhausted, he returned back to Hong Kong. While searching for the whereabouts of Uncle Dasi, he also hunted for raptors, bears and foxes. But to purchase these illegal umon goods required special delivery from other parts of the country. Although Sheyan was quite loaded, he couldn��t find any sellers. It was really the case of ��not everything could be bought with money��.


    Of course, the thought of visiting Hong Kong��s zoo had crossed his mind. But such an action would result in capturing the attention of the entire world, with the modern day news coverage on the inte and the newspapers. Moreover, animals mysteriously dying or went missing would also create massive unrest. Furthermore Sheyan recently found out the dangers of other contestants in the present world. If not necessary, he would nevery hands on the zoo.


    ��Then�������� Sheyan��s mind formted two choices. These two individuals should possess the capabilities to assist him in acquiring the needed items. Number one was obviously that tycoon Lee Sian Hai from Singapore, but it wasn��t confirm that he would cooperate. More crucially, if other contestants were to suspect the terror attack on Singapore, then he could easily trace it back to Lee Sian Hai.


    Hence Sheyan best hope was to look for that rich mixed blood, Jessica. Didn��t she want him to help her street race? Coincidentally that paved the way for him to request for her help. As for the earlier uproar, if she really wanted revenge she would��ve already alerted the cops; and not the current tranquil environment. More critically, Sheyan wasn��t even scared of her ��vengeance��. He could simply walk out of any problems anyway.


    After a day of rest, Sheyan stealthily hid himself peacefully in the corner of the ��Scond Bagpipes��. The boss, Peter, wasn��t around. Perhaps hiding and cking off somewhere else. Instead the bartender was extremely fearful of Sheyan, not even daring to meet his gaze.


    After a brief half hour, that trademark drifting pierced the air before the familiar Jessica strode in arrogantly along with that Jin missy. Jessica��s right arm was still wrapped in bandages while Jin missy was limping. Following closely behind them were 4 man in suits and shades, probably the extra protection due to the aftermath.


    Jin Missy immediately snapped at Sheyan.


    ��You still dare to appear in front of me?��


    Sheya sighed.


    ��Please tell that to me after your recover alright?��


    Shockingly, Jessica was the first tough out, exposing her glorious white teeth as she sat in front of Sheyan.


    ��Hey, your medicine is very useful, even my private doctors were surprised.��


    Her appearance today wasn��t very barbaric and actually had a ��pretty daughter from a humble family�� feel. Sheyan glimpsed at her swelling chest, his heart heated up a little; tempted to reach his hand out to rub it. Instead, his voice was gentle.


    ��Didn��t you need my help for some street racing?��


    Jessica gleefully replied.


    ��Yes! You��re willing to agree?��


    Sheyan tapped the table with his fingers.


    ��If you help me find some things, I��ll help you this once.��


    Jessica immediately offered her finger, her brows raising joyfully.


    ��Deal, then that��s that! Speak! What thing?��


    Sheyan pondered a little, before hooking her finger.


    ��You cannot tell anyone else about what I want. If not, our deal is off.��


    ��Ok.�� Jessica directly replied. Sheyan then proceeded to divulge everything he required to her. The more she listened, the more her eyes grew wider, as she asked in surprise.


    ��What do you need these for?��


    Sheyan already anticipated this, fishing up that unique wine cup in his chest; the ��Endless spirited vodka��.


    ��This is a secret.��


    Jessica nced at his hand, and understood.


    ��Wa. So it��s����actually your drink������


    Sheyan smiled.


    ��Making this is rather troublesome. Because you��ve already drank some, I need some materials to replenish it.��


    Jessica nodded her head heartily.


    ��Alright.��


    She immediately hooked out her handphone, tilting her head as she spoke. The receiving end of the line was probably her butler, directly eding to her request. Then Jessica sealed the matter with a short text message.


    ��You��ll get it the next afternoon.�� She was resolute.


    Sheyan unfolded his hands, speaking out with charisma.


    ��Then, you have my services anytime.��


    Jessica��s brows were bending with immeasurable joy. Complementing it was her high nose bridge and dark blue eyes. She carried an unripe grace in her voice.


    ��Tonight at 9, Eddie and the rest have organized a street race. I��ve never won once.��


    Sheyan slowly sipped on his brandy, gently issuing.


    ��Everything has its exceptions.��


    ��������


    Roaring engines, fanatical cheers, street lights, cars, pedestrians, signboards - a world where high speeds assaults your vision. This was the genuine sensation Jessica was feeling in her Maserati. She frenziedly yelled and shrieked; not solely because Sheyan was in a huge lead riding this Maserati, but because this high velocity and thrill was an unprecedented feeling for her. Also, a passionate fervor derived from victory!

 Chapter 208: It’s my first time…… (Settling a debt 4)

    <h4>Chapter 208: It��s my first time���� (Settling a debt 4)</h4>


    The reason Sheyan exhibited such talent on the tracks was because of the evolution of his body thus far. An ordinary person wouldn��t have been able to maintain their optimal focus under such high speeds, moreover the other participants weren��t professionals. Therefore, his victory was utterly convincing.


    The Maserati roared thunderously, executing a beautifully perfect drift across the tracks before halting abruptly. Jessica took off her shirt as she stepped out of the car, her chest inted as she yelled out in excitement; brandishing her shirt in the air, taunting the other racers as they arrived.


    After collecting a thick roll of cash, Jessica��s excitement didn��t subside. She whistled gleefully, dancing around Sheyan.


    ��Let��s have some fun at the bar.��


    Sheyan faintly replied.


    ��Sure.��


    As he spoke, he stomped the gas pedal. Jessica flipped her hair as she excitedly looked at Sheyan, reaching out her fingers to caress his facial line. She gave off a soft gentle giggle.


    ��Can you not be so cool?��


    As she giggled, she reached in and lightly tapped on Sheyan��s cheek with her purple lips, her hand brushing against his thigh. At that point, she was only wearing her bra allowing her perkiness and abundance to spill over onto Sheyan��s arm. Immediately, his body shook from the sudden harassment. He was at the age where males were brimming with passion and vigor towards woman; hurriedly turning his steering wheel as he came to a stop and hopped out of the car.


    ��What are you trying to do?��


    Jessica also got out, shooting an unsatisfied strange look at Sheyan. Her figure was fiery hot, giving off the air of a car model. Sheyan nced at her; only seeing her purple high waist shirt slung over her shoulder, the crack between her ckce bra was pretty tight. It seemed as though it wasn��t affected by the earth��s gravity, having a firm and well-developed dazzling appearance.


    That deep gorge between her bra was particrly deep, probably because Sheyan identally pushed it away previously. Jessica was probably feeling rather angry and humiliated, her chest gently bobbed; naturally that plump and firm bosom faintly bounced adding onto her sexiness. Sheyan��s breathing turned heavier upon witnessing this alluring scenery, his hands slightly jerked a little; thirsting to wantonly experience himself the shocking sticity of that beautiful firmness.


    Jessica stared at Sheyan with a displeased look, retrieving a thindy cigarette between her slender fingers as she deeply puffed. Releasing a purple spiralling smoke, as she leaned against the car hood. That movement cause Sheyan to involuntarily look down.


    Her waist looked extremely thin yet not fragile, releasing an implicit charm within. Her wless snow skin was fully exposed except her abundant bosom. This sort of appeal, was like eating a bowl of delicious noodles and slurping it down delightfully and slowly. Her body proportions were wless, releasing an extremely mind blowing sex appeal from her waist down.


    Sheyan��s vision couldn��t help sweeping towards her firm buttocks - a region where guys loved to groggle over and smack. He couldn��t help admitting that the butt in front of him was extremely enticing, that curved line couldn��t help causing others to turn hard below. A deep crevice in the middle of the close to perfect circle. The tangent line of the swelling cheeks were roughly 75 degrees from the thigh, rumor has it woman who has such a butt were frighteningly wild. That deadly weapon was something Sheyan heard of only during his days joking around as a seaman, but he hadn��t experienced before. Yet now he was genuinely certain that such curves were the epitome of perfection.


    ��No balls!�� Jessica exhaled a fog of smoke.


    Normally, an average male would have charged up instantly. Yet Sheyan caught onto a slight craftiness Jessica had in her eyes while she was getting restless. His eyes sparkled, shrugging his shoulders as he bluntly made his way back into the car.


    ��I have no interest in girls who haven��t matured.��


    Jessica was stupefied, even her cigarette dropped to the ground unknowingly. She leapt back into the car ring up.


    ��Not matured? Are you blind?��


    Sheyan unfolded his hands, grabbing the beer by his side to drink but was instantly snatched away by Jessica. This mix blood gnashed her teeth and issued.


    ��What I have my eyes on, I will definitely get it!��


    After speaking she pounced forward, pressing onto the lever of the seat as their seats inclined backwards. Sheyan��s vision turned blurry, his entire face buried in two shockingly stic objects; choking on the overwhelming charming fragrance! Following that, he felt two slender arms tracing along his chest as it caressed their way downwards����


    ��Eh, this appears to be my first time!�� Sheyan feigned shock.


    ��What, don��t tell me you��re a male chicken?�� Jessica stared at him nkly.


    (Jinkuangughs from a distance: ��Of course he is referring to his first time being pushed down. What do you think he was implying?��)


    Very swiftly, the sportscar started shaking slightly. asionally, moans, cries and the heavy breathing of a youngss could be heard. After a moment, the door was finally opened. A refreshed Sheyan was currently buttoning his shirt, his sturdy chest had many lipstick imprints. Jessica was leaning against the seat, her eyes watery and her face fully red. Her snowy white skin was fully exposed, even the twin glorious peaks.


    Suddenly, Jessica hugged Sheyan from the back, biting his ear and giggling.


    ��Hey, you��re pretty fierce eh?��


    Sheyan turned his head, looking at the naked overflowing spring presented to him. He had been restrained for far too long, an intense firebusted in his belly again. After scanning her sexy purple lips, he couldn��t endure any further.


    ��I can be more fierce.��


    She then reached out for her head.


    ��Hey what are you doing. Mmph, mmm mmphh, mmh mmmm mmmhhh.��


    ������


    The next day, Sheyan sessfully acquired his needed supplies. Looks like Jessica��swork, or rather her dad��swork was really astonishing. But this was also because these easterners had peculiar tastes, anything under the sky could be taken as food.


    But to Sheyan��s dismay, he realized the probability of processing the materials was terrifyingly low. An entire cupboard of raw materials, yet the resultant resource was shockingly inadequate. Summing everything up, the giant bear flesh powder could only be used once; while the other two received zero sess!


    After a period of 1 month stay in Hong Kong, Sheyan finally collected an adequate supply of his essential spell resources. The most was the raptor flesh powder, roughly 15 packs, while the fox was the least. Finally, he received the return warning from the realm. Sheyan hastily rushed back to the realm, bursting with anticipation as he returned to the military district. Whether or not the ��i shaped metal dissolution liquid mixture�� was perfected integrated into the ��Monstrous fighting spirit��, it was all determined by this very moment!


    The moment he received the essory, a thick silverish glow dazzled out blinding his eyes; causing Sheyan to shut his eyes. After a brief moment he opened it again. To his disappointment, a massive +5 upgrade pasted onto his vision!


    ��Damn.�� Sheyan sighed as he shook his head. Yet the next notification from his nightmare imprint actually provided an immense joy.


    ��Your +5 ��Monstrous fighting spirit�� was perfectly upgraded!��


    ��What?!�� Sheyan was surprised. Shouldn��t a perfect upgrade directly raise the chances of lvl 7 from 10% to 100%. Looks like a huge deviation formed from his knowledge.


    As his hand interacted with the ��Monstrous fighting spirit��, a notification emerged.


    Pointer: Your silver storyline essory ��Monstrous fighting spirit�� +5 upgrade, acquiring the attribute - All damage received lowered by 4% (Every +1 level, the decreasing damaged increases by 0.8%)


    Pointer: Your silver storyline essory ��Monstrous Fighting Spirit�� +5 upgrade, triggered a corrted factor. Please draw an additional special bonus when your ��Monstrous fighting spirit�� reached lvl 4.


    Pointer: You received a perfect upgrade effect. Your +5 essory can receive any bonus from the special effects list.


    Pointer: You can draw one bonus from the following special effects list as the additional special bonus gained when your ��Monstrous fighting spirit�� reached lvl 4. Duration of 10 seconds, if there is no selection then the realm will randomly allocate a bonus.


    A: Additional 1% explosive strike rate


    B: Additional 1% avoidability


    C: Additional 5% basic movement speed. (Rare attribute, 5% chance of appearing when equipment upgraded to +4)


    D: Additional 1% resist blocking rate.


    E: Additional 1% uracy.


    F: +3 to random three basic attributes (Miracle unique bonus for an essory upgrade. 1 in thousand chance of appearing when an equipment upgrades to +4. A truly unique additional bonus)


    G: When the user ys his opponent, receive an additional 30% utility points - only if the enemy drops utility points (Rare unique bonus for an essory upgrade, 5% chance of appearing when equipment upgraded to +4)


    F: when the user disys his ability, replenish 10% of his consumed magic power (Very rare unique bonus for an essory upgrade, 0.5% chance of appearing when equipment upgraded to +4. A truly unique additional bonus)


    H: ��������

 Chapter 209 Its my first time....... (Settling a debt 4)

    209 It''s my first time....... (Settling a debt 4)


    The reason Sheyan exhibited such talent on the tracks was because of the evolution of his body thus far. An ordinary person wouldn''t have been able to maintain their optimal focus under such high speeds, moreover the other participants weren''t professionals. Therefore, his victory was utterly convincing.


    The Maserati roared thunderously, executing a beautifully perfect drift across the tracks before halting abruptly. Jessica took off her shirt as she stepped out of the car, her chest inted as she yelled out in excitement; brandishing her shirt in the air, taunting the other racers as they arrived.


    After collecting a thick roll of cash, Jessica''s excitement didn''t subside. She whistled gleefully, dancing around Sheyan.


    "Let''s have some fun at the bar."


    Sheyan faintly replied.


    "Sure."


    As he spoke, he stomped the gas pedal. Jessica flipped her hair as she excitedly looked at Sheyan, reaching out her fingers to caress his facial line. She gave off a soft gentle giggle.


    "Can you not be so cool?"


    As she giggled, she reached in and lightly tapped on Sheyan''s cheek with her purple lips, her hand brushing against his thigh. At that point, she was only wearing her bra allowing her perkiness and abundance to spill over onto Sheyan''s arm. Immediately, his body shook from the sudden harassment. He was at the age where males were brimming with passion and vigor towards woman; hurriedly turning his steering wheel as he came to a stop and hopped out of the car.


    "What are you trying to do?"


    Jessica also got out, shooting an unsatisfied strange look at Sheyan. Her figure was fiery hot, giving off the air of a car model. Sheyan nced at her; only seeing her purple high waist shirt slung over her shoulder, the crack between her ckce bra was pretty tight. It seemed as though it wasn''t affected by the earth''s gravity, having a firm and well-developed dazzling appearance.


    That deep gorge between her bra was particrly deep, probably because Sheyan identally pushed it away previously. Jessica was probably feeling rather angry and humiliated, her chest gently bobbed; naturally that plump and firm bosom faintly bounced adding onto her sexiness. Sheyan''s breathing turned heavier upon witnessing this alluring scenery, his hands slightly jerked a little; thirsting to wantonly experience himself the shocking sticity of that beautiful firmness.


    Jessica stared at Sheyan with a displeased look, retrieving a thindy cigarette between her slender fingers as she deeply puffed. Releasing a purple spiralling smoke, as she leaned against the car hood. That movement cause Sheyan to involuntarily look down.


    Her waist looked extremely thin yet not fragile, releasing an implicit charm within. Her wless snow skin was fully exposed except her abundant bosom. This sort of appeal, was like eating a bowl of delicious noodles and slurping it down delightfully and slowly. Her body proportions were wless, releasing an extremely mind blowing sex appeal from her waist down.


    Sheyan''s vision couldn''t help sweeping towards her firm buttocks - a region where guys loved to groggle over and smack. He couldn''t help admitting that the butt in front of him was extremely enticing, that curved line couldn''t help causing others to turn hard below. A deep crevice in the middle of the close to perfect circle. The tangent line of the swelling cheeks were roughly 75 degrees from the thigh, rumor has it woman who has such a butt were frighteningly wild. That deadly weapon was something Sheyan heard of only during his days joking around as a seaman, but he hadn''t experienced before. Yet now he was genuinely certain that such curves were the epitome of perfection.


    "No balls!" Jessica exhaled a fog of smoke.


    Normally, an average male would have charged up instantly. Yet Sheyan caught onto a slight craftiness Jessica had in her eyes while she was getting restless. His eyes sparkled, shrugging his shoulders as he bluntly made his way back into the car.


    "I have no interest in girls who haven''t matured."


    Jessica was stupefied, even her cigarette dropped to the ground unknowingly. She leapt back into the car ring up.


    "Not matured? Are you blind?"


    Sheyan unfolded his hands, grabbing the beer by his side to drink but was instantly snatched away by Jessica. This mix blood gnashed her teeth and issued.


    "What I have my eyes on, I will definitely get it!"


    After speaking she pounced forward, pressing onto the lever of the seat as their seats inclined backwards. Sheyan''s vision turned blurry, his entire face buried in two shockingly stic objects; choking on the overwhelming charming fragrance! Following that, he felt two slender arms tracing along his chest as it caressed their way downwards......


    "Eh, this appears to be my first time!" Sheyan feigned shock.


    "What, don''t tell me you''re a male chicken?" Jessica stared at him nkly.


    (Jinkuangughs from a distance: "Of course he is referring to his first time being pushed down. What do you think he was implying?")


    Very swiftly, the sportscar started shaking slightly. asionally, moans, cries and the heavy breathing of a youngss could be heard. After a moment, the door was finally opened. A refreshed Sheyan was currently buttoning his shirt, his sturdy chest had many lipstick imprints. Jessica was leaning against the seat, her eyes watery and her face fully red. Her snowy white skin was fully exposed, even the twin glorious peaks.


    Suddenly, Jessica hugged Sheyan from the back, biting his ear and giggling.


    Sheyan turned his head, looking at the naked overflowing spring presented to him. He had been restrained for far too long, an intense firebusted in his belly again. After scanning her sexy purple lips, he couldn''t endure any further.


    "I can be more fierce."


    She then reached out for her head.


    "Hey what are you doing. Mmph, mmm mmphh, mmh mmmm mmmhhh."


    .........


    The next day, Sheyan sessfully acquired his needed supplies. Looks like Jessica''swork, or rather her dad''swork was really astonishing. But this was also because these easterners had peculiar tastes, anything under the sky could be taken as food.


    But to Sheyan''s dismay, he realized the probability of processing the materials was terrifyingly low. An entire cupboard of raw materials, yet the resultant resource was shockingly inadequate. Summing everything up, the giant bear flesh powder could only be used once; while the other two received zero sess!


    After a period of 1 month stay in Hong Kong, Sheyan finally collected an adequate supply of his essential spell resources. The most was the raptor flesh powder, roughly 15 packs, while the fox was the least. Finally, he received the return warning from the realm. Sheyan hastily rushed back to the realm, bursting with anticipation as he returned to the military district. Whether or not the ''i shaped metal dissolution liquid mixture'' was perfected integrated into the ''Monstrous fighting spirit'', it was all determined by this very moment!


    The moment he received the essory, a thick silverish glow dazzled out blinding his eyes; causing Sheyan to shut his eyes. After a brief moment he opened it again. To his disappointment, a massive +5 upgrade pasted onto his vision!


    "Damn." Sheyan sighed as he shook his head. Yet the next notification from his nightmare imprint actually provided an immense joy.


    "Your +5 ''Monstrous fighting spirit'' was perfectly upgraded!"


    "What?!" Sheyan was surprised. Shouldn''t a perfect upgrade directly raise the chances of lvl 7 from 10% to 100%. Looks like a huge deviation formed from his knowledge.


    As his hand interacted with the ''Monstrous fighting spirit'', a notification emerged.


    Pointer: Your silver storyline essory ''Monstrous fighting spirit'' +5 upgrade, acquiring the attribute - All damage received lowered by 4% (Every +1 level, the decreasing damaged increases by 0.8%)


    Pointer: Your silver storyline essory ''Monstrous Fighting Spirit'' +5 upgrade, triggered a corrted factor. Please draw an additional special bonus when your ''Monstrous fighting spirit'' reached lvl 4.


    Pointer: You received a perfect upgrade effect. Your +5 essory can receive any bonus from the special effects list.


    Pointer: You can draw one bonus from the following special effects list as the additional special bonus gained when your ''Monstrous fighting spirit'' reached lvl 4. Duration of 10 seconds, if there is no selection then the realm will randomly allocate a bonus.


    A: Additional 1% explosive strike rate


    B: Additional 1% avoidability


    C: Additional 5% basic movement speed. (Rare attribute, 5% chance of appearing when equipment upgraded to +4)


    D: Additional 1% resist blocking rate.


    E: Additional 1% uracy.


    F: +3 to random three basic attributes (Miracle unique bonus for an essory upgrade. 1 in thousand chance of appearing when an equipment upgrades to +4. A truly unique additional bonus)


    G: When the user ys his opponent, receive an additional 30% utility points - only if the enemy drops utility points (Rare unique bonus for an essory upgrade, 5% chance of appearing when equipment upgraded to +4)


    F: when the user disys his ability, replenish 10% of his consumed magic power (Very rare unique bonus for an essory upgrade, 0.5% chance of appearing when equipment upgraded to +4. A truly unique additional bonus)


    H: ...........

 Chapter 210: Equipment ordering?

    <h4>Chapter 210: Equipment ordering?</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN, XRCO and Elkassar


    After browsing through the long list of bonuses, a memory struck through his mind like a falling meteor - the highly sought after ��golden shell pocket-watch�� he got from the terminator world! Although it only added 1 physique, on hindsight now; Sheyan could tell his customers were targeting those few private bonuses when an essory is upgraded!


    More critically, the amount needed to upgrade an equipment differs. Sheyan previously already noticed that the utility points and potential points needed to upgrade a silver storyline weapon ��Monstrous fighting spirit�� was terribly frightening. It required 2500 utility and 1 potential point. On the contrary, that golden pocketwatch only required 500 utility points.


    His customers were all eyeing to acquire the watch to upgrade it to +4. Even if they didn��t receive the satisfactory bonus, they could roughly pay to demote it to +3 before trying again. Thus, it was a lower risk investment to draw out that formidable miracle private bonus.


    Undoubtedly, Sheyan immediately chose the miracle private bonus for his essory - +3 to 3 random basic attributes. He was praying excessively not to draw until charm, for the reason�� It was needless to say; even if his miserable charm added 3 points, what could it actually do? Perhaps several storyline character would roll their eyes at you instead of inly ignoring.


    During the instance of randomization, Sheyan didn��te across the word ��charm��. He was relieved but he was not sure if he should cry orugh! Because the 3 random +3 attributes, had actually 2 repeated ones! The repeated attribute was shockingly his perceptive sensing! The other basic attribute was agility. Presently, the ��Monstrous fighting spirit�� were as follows:


    +5 Monstrous Fighting Spirit


    Equipment rarity: Silver storyline ss


    Equipment: Strength/agility/physique +2


    Equipment: Charm -5


    Equipment passive ability: Pain umtion


    Equipment passive ability: ��Troll��s spirit�� increases your attack interval by 5%, but increases your uracy by 8%.


    Upgrade (+5) effect: All damage received lowered by 4%


    +4 essory upgrade private miracle bonus (Unique): Perceptive sensing +3 / Perceptive sensing +3/ agility +3 (essory upgrade miracle attribute)


    Equipment battle score: 48


    Looking at the capabilities of his ��Monstrous fighting spirit��, Sheyan had no doubt this was definitely a peak top-notch existence amongst its same equipment ss. Its attributes were so ridiculous, it could very well achieve the standard of some dark gold ss equipments. Probably this ��Monstrous fighting spirit�� was already an essory that had a terribly low drop rate, and Sheyan coincidentally possessed the rare ��I shaped metal dissolution liquid mix��; therefore it resulted in such an OP oue. At present, Sheyan��s perceptive sensing had reached a horrifying 23 points, and his physique an incredible 27 points! In the next world, it would be extremely hard for others to probe out his real strength.


    At this moment, the entire nightmare realm emitted out a dim red glow, flickering dangerously as though the voltage wasn��t stable! The tensed up Sheyan instantly received a notification:


    ��Your military rank: 2nd Lieutenant. You can receive information on the next adventuring world.��


    ��Your military rank: 2nd Lieutenant. An emergency aid mission (Umon) has surfaced! Do you wish to join the rescue? If the rescue seeds, you will earn additional achievement points. epting countdown 10, 9, 8, 7��������


    ��Pointer: Once your receive information of the next adventuring world, you will not be able to participate in the emergency aid mission.��


    Obviously, this emergency aid mission should probably have a high difficulty, but its rewards would be generous. Moreover, when Sheyanpleted the Harry Potter world, it could be said that he received a tremendous all round upgrade. Although hisbat capabilities had declined due to his ��Butchering bone hatchet�� shattering, his survivability had at least been raised by a mighty two-folds! Therefore when the countdown reached 3, he immediately epted.


    ��In 30 minutes, you will be forcefully transported into the respective world for your emergency aid mission. Because this emergency aid mission is too sudden, unable to disseminate any relevant information.��


    ��30 minutes?!�� Sheyan��s eyes popped opened. One must understand, apart from his powerful ��Ambition��, he hadn��t bought a single handy weapon! ��Ambition��s slow attack speed signified it couldn��t be imed as a mainbat weapon. Going into a mission empty-handed was not a brilliant move. Hence Sheyan immediately rushed towards the marketce, with a suitable weapon and regeneration medicines/food as his main purchasing priority.


    After a short string of negotiations and bargain, Sheyan managed to acquire a US army excellent bandage: effects including bleeding stoppage and restoring 80HP in 10 seconds. Cannot be disrupted during the duration. He also got a sandwich which would heal 50 HP in 30 seconds. The two items costed him 1000 utility points. Time sped by in a sh and Sheyan became increasingly panicky. Jumping from stall to stall, shaking his head and sighing.


    Suddenly, a newly established stall attracted his attention. White ss weapons were disyed over the stall, but all carried attributes of uracy or increased explosive strike rates. There was also a fixed valuation. A pair of boxing gloves caught his fancy, but its attributes were far from pleasing. The contestant of that stall noticed Sheyan��s hesitation, and tried probing him.


    ��Hey brother is there nothing you require here? What are you looking for?��


    Sheyan was slightly taken aback.


    ��There��s others?��


    The contestant conceitedly replied.


    ��Nope, but if you are willing to offer a reasonable pricing, then I can make an order.��


    Sheyan asked curiously.


    ��Order? I can choose the attributes I want?��


    ��Yup, but I can only supply standard weapons, and the quality is limited to white ss. Regarding additional attributes, it requires additional fees.�� That contestant offered proudly.


    ��Then when can I receive the goods?�� Sheyan urged anxiously.


    That contestant seemed to have dealt with customers like Sheyan before, heughed.


    ��Just in a few minutes.��


    5 minutester, Sheyan forked out 3000 utility points and 1 potential point; in exchange for a pair of white brass knuckles. It contained an additional ��Resistive block�� passive ability. Under Sheyan��s intense request, the knuckle was manufactured exceptionally hard, and had an additional attribute of raising its durability by 50%. Although it didn��t enhance hisbat capabilities, equipping it was enough to raise Sheyan��s overallbat capability by over a 1/3. In addition, this contestantplimented him with a white grade ordinary shotgun, and 40 rounds.


    After pondering for a while, Sheyan decided to invest his remaining utility points and potential points into his rank 6 ��Uruk-hai research notes��.


    First, he raised ��Integrating knowledge�� from lvl1 to lvl3. Instantly, the medicine fluid mix created had its expiration increased to 200 seconds and the buff effects increased to 45 minutes. Next, he raised the 2nd tier, ��Uruk-hai gene fluid: Strength of bear��s flesh mix�� from lvl1 to lvl2. Thus the resultant strength gain increased from 2 points to 3 points.


    Thus, his utility points returned to the shabby 3 figure amount, and not a single potential point was spared. Seeing that it was about time, Sheyan went ahead and located his famous ��Servant�� that ��Ancestor goblin Jinkuang��; hoping that fe would make some preparations. At least he wouldn��t be loitering and thieving around the marketce. Moreover he invested quite a lot on him so far, he couldn��t just leave him hanging around.


    Who knew when Sheyan walked into his private room, he was stunned rooted. A short iron tin dragging itself around!He had no idea where this wretched goblin found this iron suit from. Twin glimmering eyes leaked out from the cracks at the top of the tin, before a timid voice emerged.


    ��Master, swear to gold that you cannot deceive me. Will it be dangerous this time!��


    Sheyan was speechless, he rolled his eyes and raised both hands.


    ��Alright alright dear David. I don��t know if there will be dangers, but one thing is for sure. You will definitely not be exposed to danger.��


    Several minutester, a sh of light pierced down from above the realm directly onto Sheyan. Sheyan��s figure gradually turned faint, disappearing from his private room.


    **********************


    Sheyan was startled awake by a violent shake.


    Opening his eyes, he realized this was like back in his uncle��s boat ��Fu Yuan�� inside a hurricane. He could feel his body being tossed around by an immense force and wave. Two were tightly fastened onto his body, an icy-cold metallic sensation brushed his cheeks; probably wearing a helmet.


    ��Chi Chi Chi�� faint audible sounds could be heard. A slight medicinal scent filled the air, probably oxygen spraying out from the 4 corners by artificial oxygen tanks.


    The entire room was dark, the only light source was a redmp above. The redmp constantly flickered with a tempo, just like a steady heartbeat. From the corner of his eyes, Sheyan suddenly saw a screen at the front of the cockpit - astounding it was the pitch-ck and boundless cosmos! Beneath them on the left, there were closing on a gigantic earthen-yellow at high speed.


    By their side were several spaceships flying by. They had a steel flowing outline, a curved broad belly like a container variation spaceship. Dense red emissions spurted out of the thick venttion exhaust, leaving a long trace; carving out a long scar across the mysterious pitch-ck backdrop.

 Chapter 211: Spraying and Evading

    <h4>Chapter 211: Spraying and Evading</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: XRCO and ELkassar


    The steady flight was suddenly disrupted by an iparably violent vibration! A green light radiated out, exploding into his vision instantaneously. The entire cosmos universe was dyed in dazzling green, even his contestant physique and twin pupils were thoroughly engulfed by this array; Afterwards, stters and fragments of green starch diffused into the air like clouds and mist, ultimately dissipatingpletely.


    Simultaneously, Sheyan could hear a ��ZHI ZHI ZHI�� indescribably corroding sounds from the top of his cabin; simr to the sizzling sounds made from a red-hot heated up cooking pot. It was clear the external metal was being corroded through at a rapid speed. Fortunately, his perceptive sensing didn��t indicate any warning, thus this should be fairly safe.


    The green light shed again, this time Sheyan could clearly see. Shockingly a clump of massive acidic fluid shot out from below, its surface rippling like a vortex; boiling with bumpy grooves and holes. Within the jadeite green liquid, a transporting style spaceship cracked and exploded at the side. Raining over it like rain, the greenish liquid overwhelmed the entire spaceship body, corroding it thoroughly before it became a ball of mes! A magnificent firework exhibition in the mysterious vast cosmos universe.


    ��Ship channel is under attack from acid sshes from Spore Cannons.��


    ��Ship channel is under attack from acid sshes from Spore Cannons.��


    ��Warning: Please alter direction.��


    ��Warning: Please alter direction.��


    When the electronic synthetic female voice resounded, Sheyan had already discovered there were 11 others inside the cabin. They were simrly tightly strapped to the cabin; their faces solemn, and deadly silent. They were all wearing an advanced conjoined battle armour and helmets. Sheyan further realized they were all brimming with vignce after surveying the environment, as if there were zero mutual recognitions. This internal distrust meant a higher difficulty governing the mission.


    At this moment, a bright influx of light formed to Sheyan��s left as another person appeared out. Although his entire body was covered in advanced battle armour along with the helmet, Sheyan was still able to pinpoint his identity.


    Because the weapon on him was too distinct, a golden crafted rifle butt and a golden crafted gun barrel; an apathetic, condescending posture. This was indeed the trump card gunner of the Symbiosis Sect he met in his previous world - Mogensha! If Sheyan didn��t recall wrongly, he was the only one left from the Symbiosis Sect.


    After his appearance, Mogensha first swept through his surroundings. Reckoning that others recognized his trademark rifle, they whispered quietly to themselves. Finally, Mogensha��s gaze settled on Sheyan. Pausing for a moment, a disbelieving message was transmitted through their nightmare imprint.


    ��Seaman?��


    Such a message required expending utility points, but the amount needed was lesser based on a higher military ranking; finally free at the officer ranking. Sheyan knew that Mogensha possessed formidable perceptive sensing, if not acknowledging him was of no meaning.


    ��We meet again.��


    Mogensha sighed deeply.


    ��You��ve gotten stronger again. Looks like your perceptive sensing received a tremendous boost, I can��t even probe into your details now. Luckily, we are not standing on the opposite side this time.��


    Sheyan smirked cunningly.


    ��Not intending to take revenge for the Metals professor?��


    Mogensha gently replied.


    ��Killings between each other amon aspect in the realm. Moreover, the sole person the Metals professor trusted was Fanu, why would I want to take revenge? But I only spected you would be able to retreat in one piece, I never expected they would actually die in your hands.��


    ��They died to greed and arrogance.�� Sheyan humbly sighed. ��Right, why did we meet again so coincidentally?��


    Mogensha leaked out a slight suspiciousness, but remained patient.


    ��Currently amongst everyone in the cabin, they should be contestant who possess a definite power and hadn��t joined any particr party. These contestants are simr to us, perhaps their party lead had died or their parties were wiped out. The remaining should be those hermit freaks with insane strength. This damned realm really advocates forming parties, thus they initiated such special mission to congregate these zero obligation contestants to form parties. Of course, these special missions have a higher difficulty, and only formidable contestants can participate. If not, theter one goes, the harder it is for a solo travelling contestant to survive.��


    Sheyan nodded his head humbly. He had clearly experienced in the Harry Potter world, the w of stubbornly persisting as a solo traveller. Citing a concrete example, just that milestone enough was enough to strike off the entirety of a contestant��s staying timeframe. If he didn��t receive the Symbiosis Sect��s aid, then it was even impossible to tread on the introduction of the milestone. Mogensha stared into Sheyan��s eyes and continued.


    ��We were previously from the same party; furthermore you��re a Close Combatbatant while I��m a Long Distancebatant. Our battle stylesplement each other, I reckon the realm has already calcted such segmentations when creating this temporal group. Therefore, the chances of us coborating with each other is at least over 50%��


    Until here, Mogensha nced at Sheyan again.


    ��Frankly speaking, my previous two parties both had a fatal w - a shortage of that crucial cornerstone in rallying the team at the most critical moments! To aplish this hurdle, one needs to have have both superior intellect thinking and innatebating talents���� Thus, I��m really anticipating working with you.��


    Sheyan��s vision flickered slightly, and smiled.


    ��You overestimate me�� And, and the previous people disliked working with me because of my strong character.��


    Mongesha replied bluntly.


    ��To traverse towards the correct path, one definitely requires an outstanding and strong leader. Of course, strong doesn��t equate to imperiousness or greed.��


    Sheyan smiled gently as he squinted his eyes, issuing a politeughter before following up with a silence. What was needed to be said had been said, the rest was up to the battle. Mogensha had already personally experienced that incident with Sheyan casually offering him Venter��s blood key. His performance helped him determine that Sheyan was a shrewd person who understood the logic of keeping and letting go.


    At present, their flight direction was gradually stabilizing gently, as though it ha shrugged of its enemy. Beside them were two lucky spaceships continually pressing forward. At this very moment, a violet brown dull fog spread out from the distant front. The transportation ship hastily diverted, while the two orangebusting tails at the back carved out two arching trajectory trace. Two malevolent and abnormal looking monsters pped their wings out, as they darted out from the violent clouds!


    The two monsters had an upper body simr to a giant moth, but sharp hooking teeth erupted from their wings and mouth. Their wings were coated with a membrane, and had a long tail which split into many fleshy sections. A deep cavity could be seen on one of their swollen nds on the back. The surface of their body wasced with a strange glistening mucus, like ayer of crystal; probably the main reason they could survive in this cosmos space.


    Although their transportation ship was advancing with its utmost speed, thebustion exhaust mes had turned from orange to a thin light blue. As the two monsters frantically drilled forward, the concave nd on their back released out a light green lumpy viscous fluid. The liquid looked like it had a life on its own, aiming directly for a transport ship. It left a scorched burnt trace on the solid metal exterior, before rebounding and headed for the other ship and finally disappeared.


    Instead this caused the contestants to band together! One must understand they were currently trapped in outer space, once their ship got destroyed; then death would be the only option! They quickly discovered that their transportation ship sped up into a curve, directly diving towards the periphery of the earthen-yellowish. Initially, the only upied half of their cabin window, but now it covered the entire horizon of their main front screen. Looking at the way things were going; before the other two ships were shot down, they could definitely make a peacefulnding.


    Following the repeated attacks from the winged beasts, one of the ships was riddled with holes. Finally its metal had reached its limit, folding in before a spark ignited the entire body. Having lost control, a tremendous explosion scattered out debris and ming seatpartments; there was even human body as the chaotic mess floated towards the icy-cold mysterious cosmos universe.


    Sheyan nced at the two winged beasts, viciously and frenziedly cutting towards them. His vision turned piercing, as hemunicated through this nightmare imprint to Mogensha.


    ��Do you have any method to attack the two beasts?��


    Mongesha was surprised. He was about to reply no but he suddenly caught a glimpse of Sheyan��s gaze, and hesitantly replied.


    ��Yes, but that is my deepest hidden killing move. But I feel using it on these two beast is not worth it, nor do I feel the need to.��


    Sheyan smiled reservedly.


    ��Very well. We��ve taken the first step towards mutual trust. It seems that you have quite the reputation amongst these people, why not ask them if they have any methods?��

 Chapter 212: Relieving

    <h4>Chapter 212: Relieving</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: XRCO and Elkassar


    After Mogensha heard his suggestion, he knew that Sheyan intended for him to take the front lines and attract their attention. Normally, he wouldn��t be willing to let others use him in such a manner, yet he also understood the terrifying level the Metals professor and Fanu had reached! Yet, in the previous world, the one that caused the death of the Metals professor and Fanu and survived, was this man called Seaman - the Seaman who had an innate defensive ability!


    This cruel reality further established Mogensha��s belief - This person must be made a friend, and not the enemy!


    After putting to rest his thoughts, Mogensha coughed loudly and attracted the attention of everyone else. He raised his voice.


    ��I am the golden AK user, Mogensha. Everyone probably have heard of my name before right? Is there anyone able to attack the two beasts outside?��


    After he issued the statement, at least 5-6 others disyed an astonished expression, beginning whispering in each others ears. Seated in front of him, a male wearing a leather jacket frowned.


    ��I can, but firstly It isn��t enough to kill them, and I feel there isn��t a need to. Let the other transport ship distract them, wouldn��t it be better? This will secure our safending.��


    Mogenshaughed coldly, and ignored him. Opposite, a female very resolutely offered.


    ��I reckon I canmunicate with the pilot first. If there is a need to retaliate, then we would definitely do so. But first I need to know the reason.��


    Obviously this woman��s prime ability should be her charm, but naturally she didn��t receive a resolute answer - because Mogensha himself did not understand what Sheyan wasing at. But Mogensha understood one thing, and that was Sheyan wished to attack the pursuing twin beasts a the back. If he couldn��t even aplish the first request of Seaman, then his personal worth would no doubt decrease.


    Mogensha acted decisively, drawing out his golden AK and aimed towards the 3 safety straps before releasing fire. He then reach out for the metal safety belt and exerted force lightly. A piercing metal cranking sound resounded, as he pulled off the metal safety straps that were binding him; finally standing up.


    ��What are you trying to do!�� Several stunned voices probed out. Disregarding them, Mogensha directly strode towards the little shuttle at the pilot cabin; releasing a robotic yet frustrated tone.


    ��Hoi! Mate in front. The two alien freaks have already annihted at least 20 of our bros, and they look like they��re about to seed again. Are we just gonna stay here stupidly?��


    The pilot snarled back.


    ��Do you think I don��t want to wreck their ass? F***, I swear on my son��s baseball cap. If this was a Valkyrie (anti-fighter spacecraft), then I would serve these two spore wyverns a taste of 8 rounds of H.A.L.O (High Altitude Long Operating) cluster rockets! But this is a bloody transport shuttle, although it is a specially enforced transport shuttle! Rather, you better F***king scram to your seat and buckle up!��


    Mogensha shrugged his shoulders dejectedly.


    ��Alright, looks like the only thing we can do is pray for them.��


    The pilot cleared his throat and suddenly issued.


    ��Wait wait, I remember while reinforcing this shuttle, that old Nick seemed to have installed a machine cannon. But the shuttle took off before there was time to link it to the firing system. But if you have confidence in yourself, then I can open the firingpartment. Yo still have to operate it manually. Truthfully, I don��t suggest you doing that.��


    Mogensha exposed a crafty smile.


    ��Just wait and watch the show.��


    The pilot extended a thumbs up without turning to him. Pressing somewhere, a long drawn out ��Chi�� sound emitted from the ceiling rampart. Another pilot chair rotated as it descended. Mogensha arrogantly took his seat, and ascended with the chair. The male in the leather jacket looked on disapprovingly, yet he didn��t dare to voice out. Mogensha��s golden AK was a rather impressive deterrent.


    In a sh, illuminated tracer rounds were fired out from the hood of the transportation shuttle; directly piercing the body of a predatory spore wyvern. The unprepared spore wyvern immediately lost bnce and starting rolling in mid space, screeching out in agony. Huge greenish sticky fluid gushed out from its wounds, leaving speckles of green traces floating in space, before utterly vanishing.


    The pilot released an excited cheer.


    ��Woahh wow, well done you really didn��t disappoint mate! When we��re back I��ll treat you to a drink, and introduce Marie to you. She has an impressive fertile chest!��


    Following that, the illuminated tracer rounds swerved against the other spore wyvern. It was still chipping away at the other transport shuttle, but probably was now on guard. It instantly, glided its wings and evaded, but several holes appeared on the membrane of its wings. It then nimbly shifted its trajectory, easily turning towards Sheyan and the rest before surging forward.


    But at this crucial moment, the illuminated rounds disappeared. Mogensha had actually halted fire at this moment! Unless the weapon was faulty?


    Hundred metres away, the audience could vividly see the distorted wrinkles and repulsive skin of the spore wyvern; its artillery nd swelling up greatly. Suddenly, a concentrated burst of bullets pierced out, like an energy whipshing against the monster��s body! The concentrated depleted uranium ammunition pierced into its body mercilessly, releasing stters of greenish fluid. The wyvern flipped several rounds before darting away, relinquishing itself to furious roars from afar.


    As the two spore wyverns congregated together, the pilot let out a contented sigh. Gritting his teeth and uttered.


    ��Trash, do you still dare to follow?��


    After speaking, he pushed a piloting gear. A daring fiery red glow formed around the exterior of the shuttle, indicating their arrival into the��s atmosphere. The two spore wyverns were only ustomed to space warfare, and only spiralled two rounds before drifting away. The ceiling chair rotated back down, and Mogensha leapt off. His sneer sweeping around untamable, as he returned to his former seat.


    At this moment, the pilotmunicated loudly.


    ��Hello? Is this 003, are you guys fine? No no no, it wasn��t god��s glory that saved you from your impending demise. Its old Nick��s half hearted cannon instation, and a brave soldier on our side. Woah ah, I can see your fumes discharging from your engine. Yes yes yes, the hydraulic pressure system should be failing right. Looks like forcednding is your only option. I wish you the best of luck.��


    After speaking, that shuttle shot downwards dragging along a trail of dense ck fumes. But it looks like the emergencynding wouldn��t be a huge issue. Every contestant looked rather disappointed, undoubtedly if they couldnd together with that transport shuttle; then the soldiers within would have be a formidable reinforcement for them. Only Sheyan nced at that leaving transport shuttle thoughtfully.


    Very swiftly, their shuttle prated through the atmosphere. Filtering past a bare mountain range, and a yellow sandy yet rocky beach at high pace. 3 minutester, a small scale base built with steel infrastructure appeared ahead. The base was extremely striking amidst the rolling yellow Gobi desert. Each of the four corners were equipped with 6 instations of air-to-air missile turrets, scanning around repeatedly. The pilot nced back and leaned back.


    ��Lads, wee to P. In view that the area is swarmed with those damned insect breeding, small spore towers and deadly beasts like the Roach snakes/ exploding floaters; thus that base ahead is your destination. Later, amander will announce your mission orders to you. Afternding, you have 1 minute to leave the shuttle. Oh right, that courageous soldier, I haven��t heard of your name yet.��


    Mogensha��s lips cracked opened, exposing his pearly white teeth.


    ��I��m Mogensha Ramu. It was a joy riding in your aircraft.��


    The pilot squeezed his eyes, turning over and tossing an iron harmonica over. Mogensha received it with one hand.


    ��Pass this item to Dundee, the pilot of the other shuttle. You did welld, I��ll thank you on behalf of the other passengers on that shuttle. If you have the time,e back to the base to find me.��


    Mogensha received a notification.


    ��You received 1000 utility points.��


    ��You received the item: ��Pilot special harmonica��. This harmonica is manufactured with various junk and waste, although it isn��t worth much it is original and ingenious.��


    At present, the transport shuttle had already started descending over the top of the steel constructed base. Within the base, were at least 30 rides of SCV (Space engineering cars) travelling back and forth around the entire base; their electric torches raised over them as they engaged in various reinforcements or engineering works. The ring sparks forged into everyone��s vision.


    Obviously, they appeared to be anxiously reinforcing this base. 3 bunkers were constructed next to the 5 metres tall steel reinforced walls, while two other bunkers were currently under construction. These bunkers provided reliable cover for weaker gunmen. While being assaulted, they could still carry out repairs; moreover every bunker could dish out huge amounts of damage in a short span of time.

 Chapter 213: Power struggle

    <h4>Chapter 213: Power struggle</h4>


    chapter 3: Power struggle


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: XRCO and Elkassar


    The engine exhaust of the shuttle was finally facing the ground, the orange mes gradually extinguished; smoothlynding onto the terrace. The feeling of being unable to control their own lives wasn��t a bearable one; the contestants flocked towards the cabin door, trying to beat each other to escape this feeling. A military officer in an ash-blue uniform with a huge beard, was impatiently waiting with his arms folded, pacing back and forth outside.


    Freeing themselves from the cabin, they could finally breath in the fresh cooling air. Although they felt pretty confident of their safety previously, they could now clearly see the shuttle��s metal shell had been dreadfully corroded; like the skin of a fermented steamed bun. Some badly affected areas had its firstyer of armour thoroughly corroded through, even the internal armour appeared huge froths of depressions. An awful stench continued to be emitted.


    Several SCVs by the side drove past swiftly, raising their electric torches as sparks burst out from the repair works. That military officer roared out furiously.


    ��Where are y��all looking at? Boys, the general Headquarters had sacrificed 4 transport shuttles to escort you here, not for you to chat amongst yourselves! I am Lieutenant Colonel Tommy Kevin. But I prefer others to call me by my callsign! Yes, that callsign that causes all to tremble - Steel Whip!��


    ��Honestly, I don��t get why the higher ups would delegate such a tough mission to these bunch of feeble newbies. Look at your crooked postures andzy expressions. Even your weak movements are enough to cause my blood pressure to raise by 30 mmHg (Millimeters of mercury, used for counting pressure). Hence, I wish to hurry up and settle this matter before my blood pressure kills me! Adjutant, adjutant, I give you 10 seconds to appear in front of me, and another 10 seconds to inform these rookies what they need to do!��


    Another militant wearing spectacles rushed out.


    ��Nice to meet everyone, I am Captain Crespo. Two hours ago, we received a distress call from the west Whiskey outpost: ��They have been surrounded by those damnable insects, requesting for reinforcements from the Roughnecks.�� Sadly, the west outpost was already fallen and that bogus intelligence was from a radio operator that had his brains sucked dry.��


    (TN: Roughnecks are the rescuing team name)


    ��Your mission is to conduct a rescue for the Roughnecks. Under such circumstances, casualties are unavoidable. Yet Lieutenant Johnny Rico is a rare talent. If he dies, your mission is a failure. Apart from him, Sergeant Dizzy Flores, Sergeant Levy (that silly cockb hair in the film), Commander Rasczak are all rare talents; it is best if you can safeguard their lives. If they can be extracted out without harm, then a heftymendable rating can be expected.��


    In the original movie, the main lead Dizzy Flores and Commander Rasczak had died there. Naturally the difficulty of the mission was needless to say.


    Concurrently, Sheyan and the rest received the notification from the nightmare imprint:


    Time: Gxy era year 383, April 17th. 10 in the morning.


    Location: ��P��. district 6. Steel Whip homini base (Latitude 43.19 degrees, longitude 91.02 degrees)


    Setting: Starship Troopers


    Difficulty: Medium (C ss)


    Pain limitation: 30%


    Extra enhancement bonus: 0%


    Current scenario exploration rate: 0.0%


    Additional description: Peaceful setting, contestants will drop nothing when killed. Digitalization of character initialized. Contestants canmunicate with their nightmare imprint to check on their personal attributes.


    Additional description: You have currently established a temporarybat party. Whenever a member dies, 1 achievement point is penalized, maximum penalty of 6 achievement points. When everyone assembles together in the party,bat ability +10%. Once 50% of party assembles,bat ability +8%. When at least 2 assemble,bat ability +4%


    You automatically grasp the rtednguage, enabling interactions with world characters. After leaving the world, it will be erased.


    Current world is linked to an umon emergency aid mission, unable to activate any milestones.


    Mission epted count: 1


    Main mission: Rescuing Roughnecks.


    Mission summary: Lieutenant Johnny Rico must not die. Mission failure results in minus 5 achievement points as well as 3 points of your current highest basic attribute.


    Mission exnation: If Dizzy Flores, Levy and Commander Rasczak live and sessfully escape, rewards will be received. If all 4 escape together,you will receive additional rewards. Even if Johnny Rico dies and your party is exterminated, the penalty for achievement points will still not exceed 6 points. (Inclusive of party members death).


    Warning: Contestants who are unable to fight alongside Jonny Rico will be determined as mission failure by default.


    Your appearances have been set, restoring automatically after returning to the present world. You can engage in rtive adjustments on your appearance in the nightmare realm. For any queries, you can inquire through the nightmare imprint, and answers will be given.


    Your weapon and rted abilities have been disguised and will not attract the special notice of storyline characters. (For example Mogensha��s golden AK will look like an ordinary rifle to the storyline characters)


    Your special armour will raise 1-2 defence, but will decrease your movement speed. Please determine if you want to continue wearing it yourself.


    After this list of notifications, several contestants started whispering amongst themselves. Tommy Kevin furiously roared out.


    ��Silence, silence! You bunch of dregs! Maggot like scums, shut your damned mouth! You have an hour of rest and preparations now, then a Terran Vulture will send you to your destination. At the central hall there��s a military official called Anzi, any needs you can look for him. Now, immediately disappear from my sight, scram!��


    Although every contestant wanted to deliver a sound beating for this explosively temperament guy, they knew that was just a dream. Their attention was immediately directed to Anzi, and started marching towards the central hall of the base.


    When they left the storyline characters, a little guy pped his hands loudly and eximed.


    ��Hey! Guys don��t mind listening to me for a moment? I am Harnik, ��Crazy Harnik�� I reckon some have worked with me before right? We all probably all lone travellers who have lost their original parties. Moreover on hindsight, everyrade��s sacrifice will carry an immense loss. In the long run, since we��ve already formed a temporary party by the realm; if weplement each other well, then there��s a huge possibility of us bing partners in the future. Hence, I suggest that everyone firstly announce their strong points and personalbat style. This will assist us during battle.��


    Mogensha hugged his golden AK indifferently, yet he transmitted a message to Sheyan.


    ��This guy��s nickname is ��Monkey��. His party had been utterly ruined by the Metals professor previously in the Lord of the Rings world. But his agility is rtively high, and his innate ability is ��Phantasm��, allowing his avoidability to greatly increase. Previously when I released a burst fire towards him, although it sessfullynded; but the only 1 thatnded out of the 3 was still ineffective due to slipping effect. His capabilities are pretty outstanding.��


    Sheyan slightly frowned.


    ��Such a high passive evasion?��


    After the contestants heard Harnik��s words, they deeply had the same sentiments. But only this Crazy Harnik first spoke out, and some even regretted losing the opportunity to shine in this party. The bulk of them naturally found a secluded area to congregate, and started conducting introductions.


    Firstly, was naturally that vocal Harnik. Following the customary regtions, he first introduced his position in the party. Reconnaissance (Scout), assassin, damage dealer. He then disyed his personal list of abilities. ��Wiping throat lvl5��, allowed a backstab ability, its damage was so terrifying that even Sheyan felt a chill.


    After crazy Harnik, a huge brute stood out. He removed his helmet, his left eye was covered with a ck eye-patch. He looked like the the one-eyed Sagat from street fighter. Sheyan instantly noticed Mogensha��s brows tightening, this one eyed male had a hoarse voice.


    ��I am Qiaoer, Executional Qiaoer. Party position: Super-long range firepower output. Strong points - sniping.��


    Mogenshah quickly acknowledged the terror of this guy.


    ��I encountered this fellow during my stint with the Symbiosis sect. Venter from his perfect condition received a shot from that guy, and actually was instantly reduced into a critically wounded state! After that, at least 5 members from the sect died under his hands���� looks like Crazy Harnik wants to elect Qiaoer for captain.��


    Following that, the others introduced themselves and two people left an impression on Sheyan. One was the leather jacket male called Henrik, a rarely seen support ss. He introduced himself as a field controller, indicating that his ability is oil techniques; creating a huge surface of oil to cause enemies to slip.

 Chapter 214: You’re stronger than him!

    <h4>Chapter 214: You��re stronger than him!</h4>


    Tranted by: CHua


    Edited by: XRCO and Elkassar


    The next person that left a deep impression on him, was the woman ��Tulip�� that spoke out at the start. She had extraordinarily good looks, yet her manner of speech was emanating great shrewdness and experience; an orderly HR style of a typical multinationalpany. Her charm was currently 25 points, and could engage in interactions with most storyline characters. Her summoned creature was an huge skan bear, and simultaneously release long distancebat assistance.


    When Mogensha stood out to introduce himself, Sheyan had noticed that Qiaoer and Harnik frowned to each other; as if understanding amon enemy. Naturally Mogensha��s appearance had caused them some pressure. Crazy Harnik couldn��t help inquiring.


    ��Mogensha you betrayed the Symbiosis sect; aren��t you afraid the Metals professor will ughter his way in?��


    Obviously crazy Harnik purposely tried to sneak in a blow towards Mogensha to suppress his position amidst the party. Instead, Mogensha wasn��t interested to bother with reporting to him, he merely shot a stiff look before sitting down while hugging his gun.


    At this point in time, only Sheyan and another was left. That guy hadn��t spoken up once since the cabin, constantly hanging his head down as though he had suffered some cmitous setback. Sheyan had decided to gost, hence he firmly gazed towards the ceiling; while the decadent male was fixated on the ground. Slowly, he walked out. His movement was like a rumbling tank, slowly releasing his hollow voice.


    ��I am Reef, party position - Closebat defender.��


    ��Closebat defender.�� The instance this word left his lips, it was greeted by a series of gasps!! One must understand, those who were willing to say those words were simr to the likes of Qiao Gun; signifying he would hold the frontlines in a battle! It couldn��t be false, because a lie would indicate joking around with his life.


    Crazy Harnik and Qiaoer��s faces turned uglier. Those who had already experienced several worlds before deeply understood the importance of a closebat defender. Which goes to say - if this Reef guy wanted to challenge for the party leadership, then they would no doubt be at a disadvantage!


    Following on, the next things Reef mentioned added fuel to crazy Harnik and Qiaoer��s despair! Because the ability that Reef divulged was actually his innate ability!!


    A-grade Innate ability!!!!


    ��Steel��: Reduction in damage received by 22%, causing abnormal debuff durations to reduce by 50%.


    He was actually simr to Sheyan, having a defensive type innate ability. A mighty contestant!


    Seeing this genius talent, crazy Harnik and Qiaoer immediately discarded whatever ambitions they had in their heart. They shifted their focus on how they could enhance their authority within the party. Such a contestant was an unparalleled freak who are hailed as MTs (Main-tank Core master tanks); he would certainly be a core existence in the party, unless he opted out of it himself. But who would give up the grand position as a party leader?


    ��A grade innate ability!!�� Sheyan��s heart welled up with an unfathomable confusion, filled with envy, disappointment and dejection. But he immediately suppressed his emotions. Mogensha had long been observing Sheyan; seeing his unchanging expression, he admired him secretly. He then issued a message through his nightmare imprint.


    ��Seaman, don��t be unduly humble. Actually based on your innate ability itself, you are much stronger than him.��


    Sheyan didn��t expect Mogensha to offer him this constion, surprised he replied.


    ��How is that so?��


    Mogensha who had an extensive knowledge, grinned and replied.


    ��This thing called innate ability, is not something that can get stronger by its grade. Reef��s innate ability seems pretty formidable, but it��s grade is already A-. Any further upgrade is unlikely. Let��s not talk about A- upgrading to S grade. Even for a B grade to A, the requirements are extremely demanding. To upgrade one not only requires hardwork, risk and and huge amount of time, it even requires luck! Let��s cite a simple example - If the metals professor trying to steal the philosopher��s stone is considered 1 difficulty, then reef��s innate ability trying to raise from a to s is at least 2.5 difficulty!��


    Until here, Sheyan had roughly understood Mogensha��s theory, yet Mogensha continued speaking.


    ��For you, primarily your innate ability had not yet been awakened in the present world. Once it awakens, your innate ability will receive a further improvement. Following that, you can still raise it from C+ to B+, then B+ to A+, two entire upgrades in strength! Calcting, you will have a frightening 3 times upgrading chance!! Hence once you reach Reef��s level, your innate ability will definitely vastly exceed his! Furthermore you who was able to take down both the Metals professor and Fanu, I believe that Reef��s current aptitude now is only a short term problem.��


    Sheyan��s lips slightly curved up, his heart��s residual concern had been appeased by Mogensha��s words. In his heart, he recalled the incident regarding the winged keys in the Harry Potter world.


    ��Winged keys attack disregards any defence, its attribute possess the domain precedence������


    ��Conflict surfaces, determining precedence������


    ��Determining results: Your innate ability: ��Endurance�� takes precedence!!!��


    ��Even a domain precedence property couldn��t go against an innate ability�� It actually still contains 3 upgrading opportunities, what kind of surprises would you delight me in?��


    Concurrently, when everyone was being shakened by Reef, Tulip eximed in astonishment.


    ��Reef????!�� Why would you have abandoned your party? Didn��t your ��Sphere�� party alreadyplete the history storyline war in Pirates of the Caribbean! Even your party has expanded to 40 strong!��


    Reef bitterly shook his head saying, ��There��s no more ��Sphere�� in the world anymore.�� He then returned to his earlier dejected state and remained silent. Qiaoer��s eyes leaked out a wild overjoyous expression. Obviously, even if Reef��s ability was outstanding, without any fighting spirit, it was totally useless. Hence, Qiaoer took the initiative and spoke out.


    ��Very good, our temporary party actually possessed such luck. There��s actually a MT, since everyone has introduces, likes decide on our next course of action.��


    Tulip snatched to speak next.


    ��I will mingle with the storyline characters, let��s see if I can gather any hidden information.��


    Crazy Harnik nodded and replied.


    ��Based on my experience, the military asionally possess some one-off off props or even sell certain weapons. But since themander of this base doesn��t have a favourable impression of us, we have to first increase our reputation from ��cold�� to ��amiable�� before being able to purchase anything.��


    The remaining people allpeted to chip in their ideas.


    Suddenly, the dejected Reef by the side interrupted them coldly.


    ��There��s still one more who hasn��t introduced himself.��


    Although Reef didn��t seem like he bothered to participate in the decision making, his words carried a decisive tone and weren��t something the rest could neglect! The people speaking were stunned, their faces exposed their awkwardness. Amidst their excitement of having a mighty closebat defender like Reef joining the party, they actually forgotten Sheyan���� It can be seen that Sheyan didn��t really have a presence with his low profile.


    Simrly, even Mogensha was curious what manner would this ��Seaman�� introduce himself with. He was convinced that this ��Seaman�� style was a low-key tiger that disguised as a pig. The fearsome Metals professor and Fanu most likely fell short because of that. Hence he knew Sheyan wouldn��t be one who would publicly announce his status, yet hiding his true potential excessively would demote him to the tail of the pack. He could even be abandoned by the party. Yet if he elevated himself too highly, it didn��t suit his style. Facing such a difficult option, what path would this ��Seaman�� take?


    At present, Sheyan had already stood out, firmly and calmly introducing.


    ��I am Seaman, nice to meet y��all. My party position is: Battle support. Additionally a strength type close rangebatant.��


    ��Support?��


    The bunch were rather amazed to hear Sheyan��s introduction, which also included Mogensha. Because in their eyes, it was mostly intelligence or spirit based contestants who provided support in a battle. Henrik was exactly that type. Instead Sheyan who hailed himself as a strength type closebatant who could provide support was really a unique unprecedented individual.


    Under the suspicious gaze of the audience, Sheyan veryposedly exined the 3 ��Uruk-hai gene fluids�� out to them. It was instantly greeted with a series of gasps. One must understand, these contestants previously belonged to a party- this signified their difficulty in passing through worlds would be lessened, but also meant a shortage of equipment for themselves!


    Sheyan��s ��Strength of the bear��s flesh mix�� could already enhance 3 points of strength, this was equivalent to a bonus from a dark blue ss equipment! Sheyan��s ��Rotten bone ring�� only increased Strength/physique +1 and could already be considered a high quality equipment. To an incredible 30 points strength contestant, the enhancement would be an entire 10%. Moreover, how many people could even achieve 30 points in strength?

 Chapter 215: Jinkuang’s prestige.

    <h4>Chapter 215: Jinkuang��s prestige.</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: XRCO and Elkassar


    Granted throwing out other factors, more importantly an equipment rarely concentrates their bonuses on one attribute! For example, strength +3 or intelligence+2 equipments were fairly rare. That meant, Sheyan��s other two ��Uruk-hai gene fluid�� resulting in agility +2 and intelligence +2 could be seen as a pretty good light blue equipment. Furthermore, he could change it based on an individual��s specialty, andpensate their deficiencies.


    This party had a full 10 people. With Sheyan��s existence, that undoubtedly equated to providing 10 extra darkblue/ lightblue equipments - His support for the group was certainly immeasurable!


    Even that depressed and dejected Reef looked at him with brows raised, he suddenly chipped in.


    ��Don��t tell me your ability was acquired from the Lord of the Rings world? Right! I remember witnessing that wizard Saruman using such dosages. Of course those dosages were much stronger!��


    Sheyanughed, he neither acknowledged nor denied. Just based on his mixing ability was able to attain the approval of everyone, what more his status as a closebat strength type contestant.


    This signified that he would normally charge the frontlines with Reef, and this further implied that he could temporarily take over Reef��s defence position asionally. It was not an overwhelmingly remarkable position, but still was a very crucial member - like Bowen from the basketball team Spurs, a defensive small forward. Low key, but definitely a necessity!


    It could be said that Sheyan had solidified his position in the party, at least he wouldn��t be inferior to the likes of Mogensha and Qiaoer; the two marksman beasts!


    But what caused the contestants to be perplexed was that Sheyan was equally docile as Reef. After introducing this specialties and abilities, he went back to a corner silently; it seemed like he had no intentions to challenge for leadership. This allows the likes of Qiaoer who constantly thought of seizing power to praise the lord, thankful that these two important and rare talents were delivered to him.


    These contestants were no rookies; even if they hadn��t personally experienced something, they had witnessed enough to replicate the same actions. After a brief discussion, each contestant went off to aplish their allocated duty. For example, the speedy crazy Henik went off to probe the surrounding terrain. High charm individuals like Tulip went off to interact with storyline characters, while Henrik started to duplicate magic scrolls; at the same time preparing the essentials for his field control spells.


    Long rangebatants like Qiaoer and Mogensha toured about, studying the terrain; adapting themselves to the overgrown environment of this. These crafty guys had to evaluate survival techniques or ces to take cover, and gather adequate resources.


    Sheyan explored the entire centre hall. The ce was simrly constructed with steel, from afar it lookedpletely like a gigantic steel fort; dim lighting flickered internally. asionally, busy SCVs would rush out, and several workers were hard at work inside. Along the surrounding steel walls were screens connected to the main system, and soldiers were busy copying data from it; before running off urgently.


    That military official named Anzhi was exceedingly hard to locate, and finally found in the corner room of the third level of the centre hall. This Anzhi actually had an appearance of an aged old, icy-cold old hag. One could imagine the extent of cold shoulder a low charm Sheyan would receive. Although when she saw Sheyan, her eyes leaked out a certain amazed expression (Legend level +1), but still directly ignored Sheyan. She waved away her left hand, chasing Sheyan out of her cabin like a pesky housefly.


    Sheyan wasn��t frustrated, being neglected by storyline character wasmon to him. As the saying goes, habits breed familiarity; hence it didn��t affect him. His only goal for attempting was only to confirm if there was anything on sale. Of course, Sheyan had a strong personality of retaliation. Therefore, his next step was to bluntly summon out his servant. As the saying goes, a thousand days of training soldiers for a day of usage; wasn��t now a golden opportunity to try out Jinkuang��s 3 prodigious abilities - ��Evil tyrant�� ��Swindler�� and ��Haggling��.


    The summoned goblin Jinkuang was currently brushing his teeth, his mouth was filled with froth; gurgling and spitting as saliva and white bright froth spilled onto the ground. Surveying his surroundings, as he hurriedly scurried to a corner like a mouse and covered himself with a giant board. Jinkuang was now a silly looking tin can, with his crafty eyes sneakily exposed by a small crack, scanning around.


    Witnessing this greedy cheapo so fearful for his life, Sheyan was really speechless and unfolded his arms.


    ��Come out, there��s business waiting.��


    Once he heard the word ��business��, the goblin��s green pointed ears twitched, ferociously charging to Sheyan with his pitiful tone.


    ��Time is money! Master, recently the market is in a slump and the expenditure here is so high. Quick, direct me!��


    Sheyan urged him as he pointed to the nearby room.


    ��There��s a cash cow inside.����


    ��Cash cow�� Jinkuang excitedly yelled out. ��I really adore that term, really really adore it! I can already hear the wondrous sound of gold coins through the cracks of my fingers.��


    After finishing, this green shorty produced his broken old wand, and cast a camouge spell on himself; turning himself into a wretched old man in a tuxedo. Bringing Sheyan along as he kicked open the door, and stomped directly into the room. Naturally that old hag, Anzhi, immediately screeched out in a high female pitch.


    ��Heavens! I must be dreaming. I give you two filthy rats 3 seconds to get out of my sight. If not the soldiers will seize your necks and throw you out!��


    Jinkuang ignorantly coughed, clearing his throat as he spat a thick phlegm onto the floor. He then wiped his fat lips with his greasy sleeves. Standing tall and lifting his head high in reply.


    ��Madam, I previously conducted an audit, counting the taxes of your current business state. Simply put, even if you embezzled a penny, I��ll be able to expose your corruption as proof, and sessfully prosecute your crimes.��


    Anzhi red up furiously in a piercing voice.


    ��YOU����on what authority!��


    Jinkuang rummaged through his bosom, finally hooking out a cluster of messily folded documents. Licking his finger as he swiftly browsed through the documents, before retrieving a paper. On it was shockingly written - ��User is rted to matters of national interest. Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) - Roma Noctis.�� Behind it was a fresh red seal.


    Seeing this object, the domineering Anzhi became sluggish.


    ��How is it possible you have Mr Roma��s cert!��


    Jinkuang replied arrogantly.


    ��This isn��t something you need to know! Madam, if you continue dishing out excuses, then I will use obstructing of official duty to prosecute you! Also! This lowlife female creature, you dare to use such an attitude towards a living legend like me?��


    Sheyan stared as though his eyeballs were about to roll out. Actually legend level such an illusory attribute could be used in this manner! Under the bombardment of Jinkuang��s saliva, this Anzhi finally became terrified; probably she was also unclear about matters concerning her ounts. Sheyan could only sneak in a forced smile.


    ��This����mister, I have to settle hundreds of ounts for the soldiers daily, it is hard not to have errors.��


    Sheyan and his slut Jinkuang, one with 2 points of charm the other with 1 point. The old hag Anzhi inevitably couldn��t get along with the two, in her heart she should be wildly cursing in resentment; wishing for these two trashy scumbags to leave her sacred office. Yet she still had to put on a respectful and cheery front, it was really a torture to her.


    Jinkuang rudely smacked his butt down onto Anzhi big sister��s spongy cortex chair, he even forcefully rocked it. Anzhi was so furious she was trembling incessantly, yet her eyes betrayed her smiles as she pulled out the ounting books for Jinkuang. Although Jinkuang hadn��t learn auditing, he was naturally sensitive to numbers. Every sentence caused Anzhi to break out in cold sweat. He repeatedly tapped onto the table, ordering Anzhi to open up the ounts of the higher ups. Anzhi��s heart was a mess, her ashen face rigid as a corpse; she could only obediently fulfill Jinkuang��s request.


    Simultaneously, a list of 3D merchandize appeared in front of Sheyan, it was shockingly a long purchasing menu! Amazingly, he could even purchase the items that required the highest prestige - ��worshipped��! Sheyan was so overjoyed that he looked at Jinkuang��s adorable face and even wanted to kiss him. But the frightening mary value of the purchasable immediately ruined his happiness.


    For example, amidst the ��worshipped�� ss items in Steel Whip base, the item that Sheyan wanted the most was - ��Ghost covert special forces battle equipment��. This equipment set was installed with cloaking, lockdown EMP, nuclear missile deployment - 3 excellent functions integrated into one. Even though this equipment set couldn��t be brought out of the world, but trying to die in it would be considered difficult. But that terrifying 10,000 utility points, 30 potential points valuation in Sheyan��s vision, caused him to shudder. What was worst was that it required an additional crucial item called ��Overmind kernel��!

 Chapter 216: District storyline

    <h4>Chapter 216: District storyline</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: XRCO and Elkassar


    Sheyan innocently gazed at Jinkuang, thatining and pitiful expression.


    ��Didn��t you have a high chance of receiving the same treatment as one who had maxed out charm?��


    Jinkuang grudgingly folded his hands, rebutting in grievance.


    ��Master, that is the exact pricing that a 50 points charm contestant with a ��cold�� impression ah! You must understand, others wouldn��t even have the chance to see the menu under the ��cold�� impression. To even see the purchasing menu for ��worshipped�� impression level, they must first raise their reputation to ��worshipped�� eh!��


    Sheyan was enlightened. Although he couldn��t pull a fast one because of the pricing, yet Jinkuang had provided him a tremendous superiority already. At least he could learn of the items he could purchase. He was about to ask Jinkuang how did he obtain that ��Mr Roma��s certificate��, but instantly recalled that Jinkuang this slut probably used some form of counterfeit deceitful trickery; if not how could he deliver such tricks? Hence, he didn��t bother wasting his breath.


    While still scrolling through and understand the merchandise on the menu, a piercing rm shooked his ears. The sound was terribly prating, threatening to to slice through his ears. Even Jinkuang was terribly startled as he darted towards a corner like an endangered dog, hiding beneath the writing desk.


    Consecutively, notifications rung in Sheyan��s ears:


    ��You��ve been drawn into a district storyline: ��Arachnids ambush��.��


    ��You can choose to stay in base and not participate in this storyline. You can also choose to defend the base and participate in battle - which would expose your life to immense danger.��


    Of course Sheyan wouldn��t cower when faced against such matters. He retrieved the sandwich that could restore HP from his nightmare imprint and tossed it to the rat-like timid Jinkuang. In a serious tone he ordered.


    ��Stay here and don��t go out, be careful.��


    Jinkuang��s eyes became teary.


    ��Master! I mustpose a poem to praise you. This magical infused sandwich is at least worth 5 gold coins!��


    Sheyan sighed powerlessly and shook his head, before heading out in wide strides. As he walked out, he felt the ground vibrating slightly, even the lights were dim and flickering in the base. Soldiers were running around frantically, dust scattering about the dim atmosphere. Seeing such a scene, Sheyan straightforwardly mixed out a dosage of ��Strength of the bear��s flesh mix�� and gulped it down. His current strength was enhanced to 18 points.


    Suddenly, Sheyan could hear a continuous, unceasing whistling sound. Turning his head, he discovered the 6 Missile Turrets in each of the 4 corners were repeatedly dishing out twin bouts of missiles. The missiles had automatic guided trajectory, and left behind a long trace of greyish emission. In the distant sky dome, ck spots emerged and quickly filled the area above the base. Clearly examining, they were abhorrent flying beasts with viciously sharp ded exoskeletons!


    Compared to those spore wyverns in space, these winged creatures had a slightly tinier built. They possessed bony bat like wings, with razor-sharp ws; swooping in at high speeds as they brought blood carnage onto the group of soldiers. Apart from that, their razor-sharp ws weren��t used just forbat. (This is one of the species of the Zerg race in Starcraft, ��Mutalisk��).


    Numerous surface-to-air missiles exploded out, every missile having its own target; scourges turned into blood explosions, but such assaults were far from enough. Several scourges dove down acutely above the base, shing soldiers into two with their razor-sharp ws. Even the steel armoured SCVs couldn��t avoid disaster, countless casualties filled Sheyan��s sight.


    All of a sudden, a scourge caught sight of Sheyan and plummeted down! Its small crimson eyes beamed viciously, as though inciting a kamikaze. Sheyan��s agility wasn��t high, he didn��t have time to evade this abrupt iing charge; besides Sheyan didn��t even nned to dodge. After sensing he had been locked on, he directly pulled out his white ss average shotgun, waiting for the perfect chance when it entered his range before emotionlessly pressing the trigger!


    Boom! Boom! Boom! Even if a white ss weapon didn��t contain additional effects, an attribute of a shotgun was still its ��repelling�� effect; this was confirmed. Charging straight into Sheyan, the scourge wasn��t better off under the consecutive explosions from the shotgun. Its flight disyed clear reluctance, and it released muffled wails.


    The second before the assault, Sheyan had felt several parts of his body sensing distinctly the impending danger. The 23 points of perceptive sensing was exhibited to great effect, turning round immediately. Although he was swept off his feet from the collision, and his advanced body armour damaged with fresh blood spurting out; it was only superficial wounds.


    Sheyan instantly did a roll before regaining his bnce; charging straight towards the beast. It was currently pping its bony wings to ascend, before Sheyan crashed head on against its stubby neck with a freakish shriek. Tumbling across the floor, its incisive exoskeleton thumped repeatedly, brewing up a cloud of dust.


    Mercilessly unyielding, Sheyan raised his fist; the cold glint of his steel knuckles shone! Unrestrained, savage punches pounded against its head; greenish fluid erupted out as bone fragments sprayed everywhere. This unlucky brat tried its best to pped its wings in struggle, but was gruesomely beaten dead ultimately.


    After finishing it off, Sheyan received the notification: ��Base reputation +10��. He could still hear the indescribable rumbling and bombings, the scourges were still relentless; covering the entire earth. He deemed that this battle would certainly be a drawn out one over an hour, hence he retrieved the ��ck venom powder�� he stole from Jinkuang; smearing it on his weapon.


    Abruptly, a cry echoed through the sky. An ordinary foot soldier was directly smacked down on the ground by an abnormally sized scourge that was 3 times its counterparts. This peculiar scourge had red stripes over its body, its appearance exceedingly ferocious. The soldier desperately crawled away but was easily caught but scourge by his shoulder, deeply piercing in. Then it seemed like it wanted to capture him alive.


    The other scourges surrounding them frenziedly swooped around, probably trying to cover this enormous scourge. Their wings tearing through the sky with mutual coboration,bining into an unbearably sharp screech. Two missiles turret were zing in wild mes as several suicidal scourges drilled into them. Several SCVs rushed into repair. Simultaneously, one of the nearbypleted bunkers spat out several long tongues of mes.


    From the barracks, foot soldiers d in NBC (Nuclear/biological/chemical) battle armour streamed out. They held onto C-14 ��Impaler�� gauss rifle, and begun utilizing their impressive firepower to exterminate the aggressors. Although the casualties were high on the scourges side, they managed to disperse the firepower; allowing that gigantic scourge to frantically p its wings and escape with its captive. Even if the soldiers wanted to rescue him, the soldier caught beneath the ws were shielding the scourge. They could only shout out anxiously and hope for a miracle to happen.


    At this moment, a figure shot out from the side building roof, heavily crashing against the body of the gigantic scourge!


    The gigantic scourge had freakish strength, wrestling fiercely under this situation; intending to forcefully drag the now two people with it. Yet the figure that surfaced out was stubbornly raising its body. Boom Boom Boom! As the shotgun released a torrential outburst against its head. Even if arge portion of the steel balls were deflected by its ridiculously firm exterior shell, a small portion managed to infiltrate through the cracks on the armour. It shook its head and struggled in agony, frenziedly roaring out. Greenish fluid erupted out, raining down towards the ground.


    Presently, the one who dared to take such risks was indeed Sheyan. After finishing the rounds of his shotgun, he delivered his thunderous punches. Muffled dull sounds resounded from every thump of the shark steel knuckles. After ying the previous scourge, this enormous scourge wasn��t ced significantly in his eyes at all. Every punch sank into the deep cracks formed by the early shots of the shotgun. His powerful 18 points strength could be clearly seen, the body of the scourge gradually infused with a death ck; naturally that ck venom was in effect.


    Sheyan consecutively delivered 5-6 punches, before arching his elbow and drilling it down. The enormous scourge released a mournful shriek, unable to maintain its bnce anymore; stumbling through the air as he knocked against the steel railings of the base. The beast suffered a crushing defeat, the firm railings emitted a cringing sound; directly distorting inwards before snapping. Tum! The snapped railing was blown several metres away.

 Chapter 217: Hidden mission

    <h4>Chapter 217: Hidden mission</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    The collision dealt the most damage to the enormous scourge; a clear crack split open on its exoskeleton, expulsing its dark purple flesh. Sheyan knocked his head against the nearby barrack, his helmet shattering into pieces; the excessive blood flow indicated his severe injuries. The soldiers nearby gasped in horror, yet they weren��t aware that Sheyan��s HP was a out of this world 530 points. Moreover he had the terrifying 19 points of defence,plementing his innate ability! Hence, this could only be considered superficial to Sheyan.


    Instead, that unlucky soldier that was kidnapped by the giant scourge was heavily injured. His shoulders were wounded badly, and after the drop from the sky, the extend of his injury was unimaginable. Fortunately, Sheyan shook his head before rolling towards him. Based on the current age technology, he could be saved as long as he was alive. Naturally, if this soldier lived on, then Sheyan��s reputation would definitely soar greatly. Undoubtedly because of that possibility, Sheyan was bent on preserving his life.


    The giant scourge fluttered several times before getting up again. One of its wings was torn through, and it couldn��t take flight; its eyes exuberating with malice as it focused on Sheyan and charged in. Sheyan was originally able to dodge, but doing so would expose the poor guy. A secondter, he heavily collided against the giant scourge once again!


    A spiky outgrowth prated through his armour at the abdomen, leaving a huge bloodied hole. With his face twitching, Sheyan swung in an oppressive punch, viciously smashing against this crippled beast��s eyes; green fluid exploded out everywhere. Even if the beast had thick skin, it still released an awfully miserable groan and retreated 5-6 metres; its wings constantly pping onto the ground, churning out huge gust of dust.


    Even if Sheyan could be considered to have a thick impregnable body, the giant scourge��s impale into his abdomen was extremely vicious; leaving significant damage. Another few more strikes could not be tolerated, yet he still had to protect this injured soldier and not evade. As the saying goes, fury rises from the heart and evil from the guts. Sheyan nced at his surroundings, he couldn��t resist reaching down habitually; already prepared to activate ��Ambitions�� to give his beast a taste of the caribbean sea!


    But at the crucial moment, ��DA DA DA�� the continuous and familiar sound resonated into his ears. A string of fiery bullets, one directly pierced into the scourge��s body, lodging deeply within; this time igniting its entire body ame.


    Another bullet as though released at the same timended onto the thick pipes beside, ripping several holes as a colorless gas dissolved out.


    Thest bullet instead refracted against the steel wall above, beforending onto the power button of the barracks. The barrack��s steel door instantly opened from inside, coincidentally blocking Sheyan��s front.


    The giant scourge roared in anguish amidst the mes, the only thing it could attack was Sheyan! Instantly, it charged towards him, yet when it moved it directly struck against the pipe that was emitting the colorless gas! Its body was alreadybusting in mes; in the next second, an intense explosion triggered! It directly fried its outer carapace, the fiery mes licking in. Sheyan who was merely 5-6 metres away from the explosion was fortunately covered by the barrack��s doors, hence he could only feel the intense heat; he wasn��t the least bit injured!


    This precise nning, formidable field awareness; the 3 bullets were not inferior to 3 contestants acting at the same time! Apart from the golden AK Mogensha, who else was capable of this feat?


    Seizing this breathing space, Sheyan carried the injured soldier and dashed out. But in order to maintain his farce, he didn��t do it abruptly. After distancing himself from the range of attacks of the giant scourge, he even panted heavily as though he couldn��t support anymore.


    At this moment, several fighting soldiers felt a certain relief; beginning to engage in firepower reinforcements. The bullets shot out from their ��C-14 ��Impaler�� gauss rifles��, butnded onto the giant scourge without much effect. Obviously that beast had primary defences against long range assaults, and Sheyan��s closebat assaults dealt substantial damage to it. But it seemed like these storyline soldiers had abundantbat experience, furthermore a freakish gunman like Mogensha was covering them as well. Therefore, they yed it without much dangers.


    After ying the giant scourge, Sheyan received an increase in 300 points of reputation. In addition for saving that soldier, he received 500 reputation points. Apart from that, he received an item called ��Arachnid nucleus (Medium)��. This thing wasn��t edible, it didn��t trigger any functions. Yet ording to Mogensha, it could be exchanged for reputation points with military officials. Mogensha had already yed several arachnids, yet the ��arachnid nucleus�� he gained had a (Small) at the back.


    After the giant scourge��s disposal, the other suicidal scourges gradually lessened. It seemed like no backup wasing, and the remainder was quickly exterminated by the guided missiles and rifles. Sheyan suddenly voiced out to Mogensha.


    ��How many ��Arachnid nucleus�� have you collected?��


    Mogensha directly replied.


    ��7-8 pieces.��


    Sheyan looked at him intently.


    ��Give it to me. In the future any ��Arachnid nucleus�� as well.��


    Mogensha hesitated for awhile, but refreshingly dered.


    ��Alright.��


    At this moment, a shadow shed out from the entrance of the steel base, sprinting over like a monster. Behind him was a faint afterimage, it was the fastest guy in the party Crazy Harnik. His body was covered with greenish fluid, emitting an awful stench. His right chest had a shocking fuzzy strip wound, probably resulted from the ws of a beast.


    Harnik panted heavily, coughing out blood before looking at the two.


    ��Hurry to the west post to assist, Tulip managed to acquire a hidden mission. After itpletes, I reckon it will aid us greatly!��


    This information no doubt pumped adrenaline into them. Sheyan nced at Mogensha after listening before hurrying over. What was unexpected was that two other machine gunners d in battle armour also agreed to aid them. Asking them carefully, the actual reason was because Sheyan had rescue their squad leader, Santis.


    After pressing onwards for the west for nearly a kilometre, they finally heard sounds of battle; increasing their pace over. From far, it could be seen two massive metal tanks were slowly treading slowly with their belt wheels. Its exteriors were riddled in scars, the metal armour had folds and creases, even both main cannons were distorted; thick smokes funneling out from its engine. It seemed like being able to move was already a miracle.


    Reef��s left hand clutched onto a ck glowing dagger, his right hand lifting a weird monster skull. Leading several people as they attacked and defended in front of the tanks! Assaulting them were hundreds of wolfdog like creatures.


    The creature had a well-developed front ws, its entire body seemed to not be covered in skin exposing its red flesh; its flesh and vein lines were distinct. Sharp spikes sprouted from their head and backbone, their ws nastily sharp. Its head was simr to an anteater. 3 - 4 creature amongst them had a built that wasrger by 2 -3 times. Their 4 remarkably sharp spikes erupted out, roughly signalling theirmanding presence in the pack.


    Mogensha halted with a taking aim posture, before transmitting a list of information to Sheyan through the nightmare imprint.


    (TN: Remember Mogensha had a true ��insight�� ability)


    Zergling


    Unit property: Ground forces, living organism


    Length: 1.2 metres, weight 52 kg


    Strength 11 points


    Agility 19 points


    Physique 2 points


    Perceptive sensing 0 point


    Charm 0 point


    Intelligence 0 point


    Spirit 0 point


    Arachnid ability: ��Carapace lvl0�� (A tougher carapace enhances survivability)


    Arachnid ability: ��Sharp ws lvl0�� (Sharper ws will aid in swiftly ying enemies)


    Zergling special ability: ��Junior Gic modification�� Allowing creature to receive 30 additional HP.


    Zergling special ability: ��Metabolism drive�� (Active) User movement speed permanently increased by 33%


    Zergling special ability: ��Adrenal hormones�� (Inactive)


    Description: Adept in pack battles, best at tearing through whatever is in their path with their sawtooth edges and sharp ws on their arm. Including any stable forts!


    ************


    Author��s notes:


    Hey just wanted to rify. This world is abination of starship troopers framework + starcraft 1 forces. Because starship troopers movie uses huge bugs.


    Next, there are people asking about intelligence/spirit. Intelligence attribute is not considered intellect (IQ), it is like Magic ability/power.

 Chapter 218: Primary collaboration

    <h4>Chapter 218: Primary coboration</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN XRCO and Elkassar


    ��Naturally its poor HP should be its weakness.�� Sheyan instantly made this judgement. Suddenly, a deafening heart-shaking gunshot resounded from afar! Mingling amongst the zerglings, one of the giant zergling boss��s brains suddenly exploded! Greenish fluid filled the sky!


    Even with its brains spewed over the ground, the boss remained tenacious as its 4 powerful legs dashed about chaotically; kicking up a huge dust storm. Even the nearby small zerglings were knocked killed or injured. It directly charged for a few hundred metres before copsing to its death.


    This bullet from nowhere was probably Qiaoer��s doing. That guy who was about to contend against Mogensha for team leader, seemed like he was rather formidable as well. Such an incredible and deadly concentration of firepower would certainly prove to be an enormous threat especially during battles against other contestants. A hidden assassin who could deliver fatal attacks anytime; even if he didn��t open fire, his presence alone would be a constant thorn in the flesh. Others wouldn��t be able to fully concentrate on battling, constantly afraid of sneak attacks.


    Mogensha was high kneeling on the ground, his iparable precision techniques were on full disy as he pressed the trigger. Once again his signature firepower boomed out. A round urately pierced into a zergling��s eyes and lodged into the body. Another round struck against a zerglings��s incisive ws, allowing the desperate Tulip who was about to suffer a blow to escape. Thest round had an effect that even Sheyan hadn��t seen before.


    When the final bullet was released, a light blue helix trajectory followed it; the tip was fused with light blue glow. It directly headed straight for the dagger in Reef��s hand, causing that dagger to jolt with electricity in a sh. The next second, the furious Reef drilled his weapon heavily into a zergling. The zergling roared in despair, flying backwards from the impact of its frail abdomen being struck viciously. The dazzling light blue electricity sparkled, frying and cracking open the zergling��s pitiful body as its blood fluids burst out. The electricity dispersed towards the surrounding zerglings, causing to crawl back in retreat as they wailed in their paralysed state for a few seconds.


    Obviously it wasn��t only Sheyan that improved. Even Mogensha himself managed to acquire certain benefits from Venter��s blood key. Reef nced back towards Mogensha and offered him a thumbs up. Mogensha returned the good gesture, and carried on releasing his burst shots; striking down another 2 zerglings.


    Sheyan wasn��t idling either, he speedily concocted several dosages; tossing towards the contestants in the battlefield. In exchange for that, the few contestants traded over several utility points, roughly from 200 - 300. Compensating the cost of Sheyan��s mixing resources.


    Reef was drenched in blood, looking rather pathetic. Sheyan lifted his white grade shotgun as he charged forward. Boom Boom Boom! He forced back the zerglings ahead of Reef, he then stood in front of Reef to substitute him. Consecutively, the other two machine gunners d in battle armour rushed forward to aid; their twin machine guns spat out long fiery tongues of me. DA DA DA! Following the crisped sounds were flesh and repulsive blood fluids, quickly massacring the remainder of these Arachnids.


    Sheyan sighed in relief, but observed that neither Tulip nor Reef had rxed. They nced back towards the base, before examining that turtle like engulfed in mes and smog tanks. Their expressions were rather sullen. Reef sighed and issued out in his deep voice.


    ��I��m afraid there��s another wave.��


    Mogensha interrupted him.


    ��What��s happening?��


    Tulip frowned and replied.


    ��I discovered a hidden mission. Its details mentions that they haven��t received any signal from the ��bearing�� base which is 400 kilometres away, for 5 days; they wished for us to investigate. Following the mission pointers and exploring to the west side, we discovered human troops being surrounded and attacked by arachnids. We stepped in and finally forced the arachnids back, but they are left with these two heavy tanks. Afterwards throughout the journey retreating back to base, we encountered waves and waves of arachnids attack; each wave stronger than the other. Thus, we are afraid there��s another waveing.��


    Simultaneously, Sheyan and Mogensha received the notification:


    ��Your temporary party member contestant no.33091 requesting to share the mission: ��Rescue��.��


    ��You receive the shared mission: ��Rescue��. Mission contents: Escort the survivors from Bearing base back to Steel Whip base.��


    ��Because Steel Whip base is also susceptible to scourges assaults anytime; before returning to base, you will not receive any assistance from them.��


    This shared mission to the contestants had great flexibility. This was because they could definitely abandon the two snail moving tanks and swiftly retreat to their Iron Whip base, avoiding any potential risks. Since it didn��t involve any penalty, it indicated how difficult this mission was; the final waves of attack would surely be devastating. Currently, Sheyan��s eyes flickered, wanted to speak but controlling himself.


    As they marched on for roughly 500 metres, yellow dust clouded the distant atmosphere. Approaching nearer and fast, an earth shaking ck string of hoarde could be seem rumbling in from the horizon.


    Seeing this image, Reef instantly dered.


    ��Run! This mission cannot be aplished now!��


    Tulip yelled back in shock.


    ��NO!��


    Reef forcefully continued.


    ��Then summon any of your creaturepanions to guard the front. If you think that just pure charm can call the shots in the group, then you��re being naive! A high charm contestant can only add flowers to the group, only individuals who can directly aid inbat can be hailed as charcoal in the snowy weather*!��


    (TN: *Chinese idiom: Provide the crucial help in the hour of need!)


    Tulips eyes burned with reluctance, but Reef��s influence wasn��t something she could refute. She could only grit her teeth and summoned out her creaturepanion: ��skan giant bear��, the giant bear was 2 metres wide, and 5 metres tall. ck shiny fur, fierce ivory fangs as it released deafening roars from its throat; appearing terribly vicious.


    At this moment, even the support contestant Henrik and crazy Harnik came sprinting over from the Steel Whip base. They brought along two armoured machine gunners, unknown how they even recruited those two. The reinforcements slightly relieved the audience. Instead, Mogensha noticed Sheyan and transmitted a message through the nightmare imprint.


    y the previous soldier i rescued, he should be a SCV controller worker. His rtions isn��t bad, and can be proven based on the two machine gunners that followed us. Therefore, the possibility of me returning to the base and borrowing two SCVs (The engineering repair cars) is high. Although the steel whip base doesn��t have any manufacturing nts for these tanks, but undoubtedly these two siege tanks can definitely be repaired by the SCVs. As they repair while travelling, this will certainly increase the movement speed of the heavy siege tanks, and even recover their battle capabilities; greatly lowering the mission difficulty.��


    Mogensha��s eyes sparkled as he listened, and frowned.


    ��Then why������


    Sheyan gently replied.


    ��Because this would fulfill the benefits of the party, but doesn��t suit my benefits. Moreover, a party that doesn��t experience blood and fire, risks and dangers;pletely doesn��t have any investment value.��


    As the two continued their conversations, the arachnid horde swept in from the distance, hiding the sky and enveloping the earth. Very rapidly, the first line had arrived 20 metres away from the retreating party. The aggressing wave again primarily consisted of zerglings, but their quantity was so horrific that it would cause anyone to turn petrified!


    At this moment, the newly participating support contestant Henrik took the initiative. A mediocre looking book appeared on his right hand; but as the pages flipped open, 10 cm above it floated out numerous mysterious symbols, repeatedly churning and skipping about. Then he started to chant aloud several cryptic sentences. When thest sentence waspleted, the route behind the group suddenly floated out ck glow.


    ��Oil Technique!��


    As Henrik pointed, the ces floated out and appeared huge clusters of ck oil; forming a 10 metre long. 5 metre wide area. The fiercely pursuing zerglings instantly slipped and toppled over, their limbs frantically dancing about trying to grab any footing. In the end, they could only roll about in the ck oil in futile. The second tier zerglings trampled over their counterparts as they charged in, but followed the former as they tumbled over the internal ck oil regions.


    At least 20 zerglings were trapped in this ��Oil technique�� field, yet some zerglings emotionlessly trampled over their unlucky friends as they pounced in ferociously. It was easy to tell that this magic could only persist for a temporary duration. But as the oil region umted enough zerglings, Henrik��s finger was already carving out a curve in midair. Wherever his fingers past through, was shockingly trails of ignited mes. He then pushed out his palm bluntly into the empty space, a raging fireball roughly half a metre was formed and directly shot towards the ck oil field.

 Chapter 219: Rupture

    <h4>Chapter 219: Rupture</h4>


    Tranted by: CHua


    Edited by: TN XRCO and Elkassar


    Even though Henrik��s fireball didn��t seem threatening in the least, the few zerglings that received it instantly exploded; mes tore out in all directions, lighting up the entire oil field. The mes surged across both sides like a tidal wave, forming into an impressive firewall, fire zing as it released spirals of thick fumes. The zerglings at the back either had to continue advancing and dive through this sea of mes, or make a huge detour to the sides. This undoubtedly provided much buffer time to the entire party.


    Yet the sheer quantity of zerglings was uncountable, so much that it could neglect any form of barriers!


    Over the sea of mes, zerglings repeatedly reced their fallenrades as they sacrificed their roasted bodies. If one had to describe this advancing wave of beasts, it was like an arachnid tide!


    A tidal wave but with repugnant bugs!


    That short hundred metres of escape route, had now turned into a bitter struggle against death!


    The 4 machine gunners that came over to aid were killed, and the first casualty of the party emerged here. A contestant was carelessly struck down by a zergling, and in a sh waspletely drowned out; even his cries could not be heard. It was like a rock falling into the vast ocean.


    Tulip��s skan giant bear simr was reduced to a cannon fodder; even if its mighty swipes could instantly delete a zergling, the sheer overwhelming amounts of zerglings simply swarmed over it. Its flesh and fur were swiftly wed and minced by the merciless zerglings. If not for Tulip utilizing her unique chain weapon to retrieve the item ��Bear��s horcrux�� when the bear died, then her bear wouldn��t even have any hopes of reviving. But this allowed her to be the first one to escape back into the base.


    During the battle, Sheyan��s performance was extremely adequate; not disappointing anyone and not surprising anyone either. On the contrary, Mogensha and Qiaoer exhibited their vast potential. Especially Qiaoer whosest shot was obviously infused with an ability, its might was more explosive than a heavy cannon; producing a massive hundred square metre pit on the ground. That single attack cleared close to a hundred zerglings at a minimum; if not for such a terrifying attack, perhaps their party would��ve sustained another casualty.


    Once the two heavy siege tanks crawled back to base, the base��s huge doors were shut tightly. Several SCVs rushed over, hastility conducting repair works on the two tanks. Ear piercing weldings sounds arose, following the blinding sparks. Every armoured gunner was concurrently rushing towards the perimeter of steel whip base, as the five fortifications started operating; frenziedly exterminating these stream of arachnids.


    Every contestant received the notification:


    ��Hidden mission: ��Rescue��pleted.��


    ��Bearing base survivals have safely arrived at Steel Whip base.��


    ��You receive achievement points +2, potential points +1.��


    At this moment, the constants naturally would give up such a good opportunity as they flocked towards the top of the base walls, roaring loudly as they to vent their former frustrations. Once anyone killed of an arachnid that dropped keys or ��Arachnid nucleus�� which could be used to exchange for reputation points, they immediately kept it into their nightmare imprint. Nobody wanted an awkward situation of fighting for loot.


    As for Sheyan and Reef, contestants whocked long distancebat methods, they picked up the gauss rifles and started firing. Such a densely packed sea of zerglings ensured their bullets would never miss. But probably because they were using weapons specially made for the humans; the arachnids they killed could only raise their reputation, and not drop any keys.


    Based on Sheyan��s miserable 2 points in charm, killing off an ordinary zergling only earned him a minute 2 points of reputation. Yet Tulip had roughly 25 points charm, and could gain 7 points of reputation each. The difference was that vivid. Fortunately, Sheyan was considered a party member, and every arachnid his members yed would earn him 1 reputation point; thus his increase was still pretty fast.


    Suddenly, he could see his reputation additionally increase by a list of +3 +3, he instantly understood that Mogensha had shared half of the reputation points over after ying these arachnids. This was already the limits of this temporal party. With Mogensha��s assistance, Sheyan��s reputation soared at an exceptional pace.


    Suddenly, Sheyan noticed his reputation leapt by +15, and then the strings of +3 +3 +3 had abruptly halted. It should be that Mogensha had downed a certain high reputation foe, and received its violent bacsh or retaliation. Sheyan was about to discard his weapon and charge up to see, but only heard a strange sound from afar. If was as though something was breathing heavily; following that he felt a bone-chilling sensation across his left, without hesitation he dove towards the right with all his might.


    Not even a secondter, the ce where he was standing previously was engulfed by a rustling sound, like rain pouring down from above. Closely following that was a huge puddle of deep greenish fluid, it looked like horrifying acid; even the metal railing that it sshed on was frothing in bubbles. Originally sleek and firm, the steel railings quickly corroded into a clump of twig like object, and finally rotting fully. As the wind raged on, the dust was carried into nothingness.


    ��F***!�� Although Sheyan managed to anticipate the danger with his perceptive sensing, several droplets of the green fluid had sprayed onto his skin as it started festering. His nightmare imprint directly notified him of his acidic venom infection, causing damage over time; every 5 seconds meant 3 HP lost, duration for 15 seconds.


    Simultaneously, he could hear the surrounding perimeters of the base echoing with blood-curdling shrieks; naturally even the gunners suffered casualties. Sheyan gazed towards the exterior arachnids, he could see several clearlyrger arachnid creature closing in from the outskirts. Their carapace appeared brown, looking a little half-human; its symmetric ash-grey spur over its massive tail continually pierced into the ground and pushing forward, allowing it to wiggle and advance. Its head had two obvious cheeks, spitting out and delivering the acidic juices with its muscr cheeks; as it inhaled and exhaled, secreting out disorderly.


    ��That should be a Hydralisk.�� Sheyan had previously recognized it through a picture exhibited in the base. It was a higher level arachid over the zerglings, its secreted acid was extremely repulsive and deadly. Once a pack of Hydralisk opens fire, even a steel structured fort would not resist, and could easily catch fire and explode.


    More importantly, with the firepower cover of these hydralisks, the ferocious zerglings were able to fanatically w at the metal wall. Once they breach open a hole, then the entire base would be in a catastrophe.


    But at this time, Qiaoer��s sniping once again disyed its mighty benefits. Following the deafening gunfire, a hydralisk instantly exploded into mutted fragments and died. If not, it would at least be struck far away, and unable to continue battling. Of course the arachnids sheer quantity remained boundless, the sniping frequency wasn��t as fast as rifles.


    After enduring another few minutes, a metal bunker on the far left side of the wall could no longer resist under thebination of the hydralisk and zerglings; itbusted and finally exploded. The few gunners hiding within didn��t even get the chance to recover from the explosion and were immediately torn apart by the rummaging vicious zerglings!


    Following closely, the steel wall on the right starting swaying, releasing a cringing sound amidst the rhythmic and concentrated wing of the zerglings! Solely hearing it could cause the heart to palpitate!


    The magician Henrik was coincidentally standing above that steel wall; he didn��t even have a chance to react as they steel wall groaned and copsed! The sea of zerglings rushed in, pouncing ferociously like a tidal wave; crumbling everything around him.


    Henrik roared thunderously, his body erupting out a cluster of scarlet ming hoops; wrecking havoc all around him like a violent storm. The nearby zerglings were instantly engulfed and turned into ashes without making a sound.


    Yet this spell had exhausted all his MP, as he sluggishly knelt to the ground. The unceasing waves of zergling poured in like a raging waterfall, without the slightest hesitation nor fear. They carried a insane bloodlust, rummaging through everything cruelly!


    But in the nick of time, a sudden muscr figure appeared from the nearby roof of the metal wall. A silverish glowing huge shield was firmly locked in his left hand, the shield had a strange shape like the skull of a long faced creature. His right hand was a dagger with ck lingering over it; it was indeed Reef! Ayer of glow covered his entire body, as though a invisible armour flowing over his periphery.


    He bluntly leapt down from his 4 metre tall, his twin legs aiming for the core middle region. Although this wasn��t a great height, hisnding was sublime and peaceful;pletely capable ofparing to a transformer jumping from a skyscraper. Hisnding created a huge resounding impact, causing the several zerglings still in mid air with their bare fangs exposed to be blown away; crashing 7-8 metres away to the ground.


    ��Go!�� Reef��s bloodshot eye prated towards the magician Henrik as he yelled out.

 Chapter 220: Never giving up!

    <h4>Chapter 220: Never giving up!</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN, XRCO and Elkassar


    Henrik grit his teeth and attempted to stand after hearing Reef��s bellow, but immediately fell back down. The frail physique of a support contestant was revealed; a clear gruesome wound could be seen on his calf, half of it had been chewed up by a zergling. Blood gushed on excessively forming a blood puddle. If not for Reef delivering out his powerful repelling attacks, the two of them would have been swallowed by the arachnid wave.


    ��Hurry up to the middle of the hall Reef! We��ll cover you!�� Crazy Harnik and Qiaoer were currently shouting towards him. ��Henrik is a lost cause, don��t risk your life for him!��


    Reef red out.


    ��NO! I��ve sworn before that I��ll never abandon a party member!��


    At present, the remaining zerglings had frenziedly charged forward, enveloping over Reef and Henrik. In this breeching space, they formed into an immense chaotic ball of zergling! A short 3 seconds felt as long as 3 years. But when they thought hope was lost, Reef��s voice suddenly roared out in berserk.


    ��NE-VER!��


    This two words were earth shattering towards the heavens; clearly disying Reef��s emphasis on loyalty. The earth started vibrating before a formless shock wave swept out, slicing everything in its path with Reef as its core!


    The earth-shaking vibration expanded over hundreds of metres, sweeping through the 50HP weak zerglings producing shocking results. The zerglings exploded into greenish blood pools instantaneously, even 2-3 hydralisks were not spared. Their carapace were shattered beyond recognition, dripping with greenish blood; totally stunned on the spot!


    In that instance, everyone was stupefied. Sheyan couldn��t help but recall his encounter with that ability ��Witch��s howl��; it was obvious that in both destruction might and range, it far exceeded it. Immediately after, the magician Henrik released another of his ��Oil techniques��, sessfully hindering the iing zerglings from approaching. A group of SCVs speeded over, activating its emergency engine as it managed to shift a metal fence over the breached gap; temporarily patching it up.


    From the central hall, another hundred machine gunners rushed out in a straight line. With this huge amount of manpower reinforcements, they finally had some breathing space. However, as long as the tremendous amounts of hydralisk were not taken care of outside, then even this group of reinforcements would soon be wiped out. Once there wasn��t enough suppression power ying the zerglings, then undoubtedly another infiltration would be inevitable.


    But at this very moment, a clear hydraulic pressure sound of metal nging against each other echoed through the base; along with the ear-piercing whistle of steam discharge. Turning around, a surprise awaited them.


    In their vision were two brand new refurbished heavy siege tanks majestically stationed in the middle of the base. The two previously copsing shambles now had new thick and strong wheels, heavily cruising over the ground. White steam eagerly spurted out of the air vents. Their Mjolnir artillery cannons revolved a round, and angled 30 degrees up; the pitch-dark cannon holes facing the sky.


    BOOM! BOOM! Their gigantic cannons resounded, as the earth tremored along with it. These two heavy siege tanks escaped from the powerhouse Bearing base; their technology was advanced, and their firepower maximum. With every volley of gunfire, they could clear an area of 30 square metres. Neither the zerglings nor the hydralisks could withstand it! When the heavy siege tanks entered siege mode, their range was iparably terrifying; at least thrice of a hydralisk. It was as though its firing range epassed the entire assaulting battalion of arachnids!


    After a consecutive firing of 10 cannons, at least 30 hydralisks and close to a hundred zerglings were decimated under the irresistible might of the cannon; greatly reducing the pressure on the machine gunners and the fort. The wildly aggressive zerglings at the steel perimeters were being ughtered. Under this turnaround, seme armoured SCVs even dared to speed out and conduct emergency repairs onto the steel forts. The res of the gauss rifles as well as the fiery tongues of the machine guns intertwined, obviously the defenders were slowly regaining ground in battle. Only the arachnids maintained their berserking red eyes, determined to die rather than retreat.


    Through Qiaoer��s meticulous assaults, the exterior hydralisk fell one after another; reduced into pools of blood. Even the heavy siege tanks had started to target the exterior hydralisk. Once the arachnid force lost their long range capabilities with the hydralisk extermination, their persistent efforts at destroying the base were now futile. Yet these zerglings were operated by beastly instincts, never ceasing until death.


    When the battle of the base had concluded, the dense air polluted with an awful nose piercing stench; probably the odour from the arachnid��s body fluids. If not for that thick smoke diluting it, it really gave off a neausetic sensation. The frontlines armoured machine gunners had slowly scattered about; holding their bloodied helmets beneath their armpits as they congregated to have a smoke. Laughing and yfully teasing each other, loud rough and vulgarnguages were shared of their glorious victory; and some about woman.


    From outside, asional gunshots could be heard. Those were from the soldiers sweeping through the battlefield as they finished off the dying arachnids. The corpses of zerglings had been piled up orderly to heaps of 3-4 metres, forming a tragic meat slope. SCVs were busy going through their familiar base, seeming like shovelling rubbish; digging, moving and burying. It seemed like such battles weremon, the SCVs were extremely reactive as though extremely familiar.


    To the contestants, not losing any members during a defensive battle was really something fortunate. Although magician Henrik was protected by Reef, but his frail physique had caused even the zerglings ws to sustain fatal injuries. Even crazy Harnik had this left hand chewed through. The good news was that after this epic battle, the party members had their reputation directly lifted from ��cold�� straight to ��amiable�� and some were even at the ��respected�� level. This signified that they could utilize the medical and cultivation facilities in the central hall.


    The facility method was directly immersing the human into a raw liquid that looked like embryo amniotic fluid; afterwards the biological properties will restore the grave and severe wounds, through catalyzing of cells at the injuries. Hence, it could even rapidly treat dismembered limbs, and only required a short 2-3 hours! With such developed speedy treatment, it allowed the casualty rates to restore to an eptable degree.


    After a day of fierce battle, everyone��s battle prowess within the party was pretty clear. Although Sheyan��s performance was neither hot nor cold; no matter his formidable support ability, or his closebat presence as a contestant was extremely important to the party. In additional to notmitting any errors, he had already been determined by the group as a core party category member. Instead, crazy Harnik and Qiaoer both took a huge dip in their reputation amongst the party. Naturally it was them that shouted for Reef to abandon hisrade in utmost crucial moment, and received critical judgement. Everyone saw Reef as their party leader, even Tulip who was reprimanded severely by him previously had no objections.


    At this moment, a soldier ran over to transmit a message to the contestant; informing them that Commander Tommy Kevin wants to meet them. In a sh, the gloomyplexion of this irritable Lieutenant Colonel stood in front of them, pacing back and forth with his hands behind him.


    ��Even though I do not like you lot, yes! I admit this fact. But I have to admit, you guys did pretty fine. Not only did you rescue those morons from the bearing base, you even got rid of the crafty hydraliskmander gellum. Through that you foiled their biggest mechanism, causing the nearby arachnids to lose any further developments in the next few months. You, step forward!��


    (TN: gellum should be the queen hydralisk that reproduces more)


    Tommy Kevin was pointing at Qiaoer. Qiaoer��s face flushed with jubtion as he stood forward. Themander directly retrieved a medal from his pocket, raising his voice to announce.


    ��This is your reward, a special award for ying the gellum!��


    Next, themander pointed at Sheyan.


    ��Soldier, step forward!��


    Sheyan stood forward, and indeed also received a purple star medal. He then realized that the giant scourge he had killed was named ��Skeleton wings��, and was a rather infamous character ssified highly by the base. Although he didn��t really deal most of the damage to it, Sheyan was the first totch onto it and even saved a soldier from its clutches; thus it was deemed as an achievement.


    The purple star medal had only one attribute: Buying any ��reputation�� military props had a 5% discount. It was probably the lowest rank allocation.


    Next, Tommy Kevin was again pacing back and forth.


    ��Just in, the headquarters transmitted a piece of news. They have dispatched strike-aircrafts to provide assistance to the Roughnecks at Whiskey base, further sending in air-drop supplies. Thus, enduring till the next morning is no problem. The south side, ��Iron cab�� base has dispatched 3 Vultures to coordinate with your operation. If nothing else arises, 3 hourster is the departing time. Yourrades should have recovered fully by then. That will be the optimal time to set out.��

 Chapter 221: Parting ways

    <h4>Chapter 221: Parting ways</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Everyone had been worrying that participating in the base defence had dyed an excess amount of time. But after hearing this pleasant news they sighed unanimously, finally appeasing their worries. Yet the Lieutenant Colonel continued.


    ��Even though we achieved victory in the recent battle; our casualties aren��t light and desperatelycking manpower. That��s why I still wish that you don��t go to Whiskey base, I believe that the Roughnecks will certainly be rescued triumphantly. Moreover we have huge amounts of patrol and investigations to do here; although it��s quite diversified, it is still better than inly risking your lives at Whiskey base!��


    The Lieutenant Colonel��sst line caused everyone to snort disdainfully, because this was obviously a form ofpensation mission. If the contestant had suffered grave casualties and lost many members in the previous arachnid wave; they could only give up on the main mission and still getpensated with another rtively low difficulty mission. But to this temporary party, although their party size did indeed shrunk a little, they were all brimming with confidence because of Reef; this supreme MT defender. Why would they cower now?


    But at this moment, someone actually stood out. offering a resolute and decisive tone to the Lieutenant Colonel.


    ��Sir, willing to be at your service.��


    This person was indeed Sheyan. He couldn��t be bothered with observing the astonished faces, but bluntly continued.


    ��Although I��ve stayed here for only several hours, I��ve already fell in love with thismunity filled with camaraderie, unity and honour. It is definitely an honour to fight under you. Thus, I��m not willing to travel to that godforsaken Whiskey base. I��ll not go anywhere else, Steel Whip base is my home.��


    The Lieutenant Colonel��s gloomy face finally leaked out a slight grin. Sheyan subsequently received a notification informing a raise of 400 reputation points in this Steel Whip base (200 points because of his legend level). If this was the 25 charm Tulip, than this value would��ve been raised by 500 - 600 points. Reef and Qiaoer were deeply frowning, they could tell that obviously this Seaman contestant by choosing this option, was determined to part ways with the party.


    The Lieutenant Colonel directly conducted a military rite for Sheyan.


    ��Your reputation is already known of previously (Due to his legend +1), wee to Steel Whip base soldier. You can take a rest first, before receiving your standard equipment from the military department.��


    ��Wait.�� Another voice rang out; it was Mogensha��s. His face was mostly covered by the battle helmet, concealing his expression. Yet once he stood out, even Reef��s unfazed expression changed.


    Mogensha humbly offered to the lieutenant colonel.


    ��Your honor, I��m willing to fight for you.��


    His words were not meant for Tommy Kevin, but indeed was filled with resolution towards Sheyan. It was obvious Mogensha was more charming than Sheyan; the Lieutenant Colonel Tommyughed heartily as he patted Mogensha��s shoulder.


    ��Soldier, you��ve made a wise decision.��


    Then he expectantly gaze towards the remaining contestants, wishing for another person to be persuaded. Regrettably, the other contestants simultaneously looked at Reef; even though he had disyed his intentions of being unwilling to be the leader, based on his special status, his decision would be the final one! Even the ambitious Qiaoer and crazy Harnik reflexively looked towards Reef.


    Reef was sunken; he had originally nned to voice out his decisions, but in that instance he remembered his fallenrades. The fuzzy helpless expression clouded his eyes. The words on his lips were withdrawn back as he sat back on the sofa silently. Tommy Kevin was rather displeased at their quietness and indecisiveness, he snorted loudly.


    ��I��ll give you a little more time to think, but only another hour! The two of you follow me.��


    Following the Lieutenant Colonel was naturally Sheyan and Mogensha, he then directly led them away.


    If only Sheyan left, then this party��s losses wouldn��t be that great. But once Mogensha left, then undoubtedly the party��s on facebat powers would take a huge plunge! Therefore. The party members were rather shakened by this fact. But since Qiaoer and crazy Harnik was extremely ambitions and cunning, they immediately felt this was Mogensha��s method of trying to seize power. Once everyone followed them and gave up the main mission, then naturally they would have to listen to their orders and ns.


    Since that was the case, Qiaoer reacted swiftly and pped his hands.


    ��I��ll first state my opinion, I don��t support staying.��


    By stating his objections directly, he naturally left a ��firm�� first impression on the rest.


    ��Even though Mogensha and that Seaman had abandoned us, I don��t find our overall powers decreasing greatly. Firstly, my medal had earned me the assistance of two machine gunners, their firepower you guys have witnessed before. Even though it can��t bepared to Mongensha, it isn��t too far-fetched. More importantly, we can treat them as two sacrificial chess pieces; a luxury that Mogensha cannot provide.��


    ��My reputation can provide another machine gunner.�� Crazy Harnik voiced his support.


    ��If the firepower of two machine gunners (Troopers) isn��t adequate, then three would certainlypensate the amount we have lost due to Mogensha��s departure. Next is Seaman��s handy mixture of his enhancement dosages. The dosages he concocts has an expiration of 120 seconds, and looks like it can only be consumed directly after mixing. But I have this tool in my possession that I obtained from the Iron-man world; it is called the ��Contract freezer�� can I use it specifically for containing viper venom. Before smearing this venom onto weapons after concocting it, one has to ensure the freshness does not exceed 2 hours. After using it for so long, it never produced any particr problems. Therefore, if we can purchase some of Seaman��s dosages and store it here, we will definitely be able to use it when we require it. Anyway no matter what you guys think. I��ll never agree to simply discarding 3 points of my strongest attribute and my painstakingly earned achievement points.��


    After listening to the two, the remaining contestants started whispering to each other; feeling that they made a reasonable point.


    Suddenly, Tulip gave off a chillingughter.


    ��How would we know if Seaman would sell his dosages to us? If it was me, I��ll definitely not sell!��


    At this moment, Reef suddenly snorted grimly, standing up with a oppressive low tone.


    ��I��ll find them, if he doesn��t sell then he better earnestly rejoin the party! Since we��ve formed this temporary party, then an individual��s preferences should never take precedence over the party!��


    Qiaoer raised his brows, naturally it was better if he was the one asking. Yet Reef had previously grown ustomed to being one of the leading figures in his party, that was why he naturally exhibited arbitrary loftiness. What caused Qiaoer to be more depressed was the fact there was nothing he could do for this situation. At this time, Reef had already walked in front of crazy Harnik and sincerely asked.


    ��You can confirm that ��Contract freezer�� works?��


    Crazy Harnik hesitated before speaking.


    ��If not, let��s first purchase one to try?��


    Reef nodded, speaking to the audience.


    ��Everyone pass 1000 utility points purchasing fee to me. If anyone doesn��t have enough I can loan you first before, and return after our contract ends.��


    Everyone trusted that Reef wouldn��t embezzle their minute 1000 utility points, and all offered it honestly. Two financiallycking contestant forged up a contract with Reef. When Reef and crazy Harnik located Sheyan, he naturally begun to try persuading Sheyan and Mogensha to continue operating with the party; but naturally the resolute Sheyan kindly declined.


    But when Reef suggested purchasing the dosages, Sheyan actually showcased an extremely cooperative attitude; taking the initiative to provide a mixture dosage to crazy Harnik for free, to validate that his ��Contract freezer�� was effective in maintaining the freshness of the 120 seconds duration dosage. As expected, crazy Harnik��s ��Contract freezer�� wasn��t a letdown as it seeded in preserving Sheyan��s mixing dosage. In the end, Reef andpany walked off carrying close to 15 enhancement dosages, and Sheyan was 8000 utility points richer.


    As they left, Sheyan remained solemn for a moment before turning to Mogensha.


    ��Truthfully speaking, I never expected you would follow me.��


    Mogensha gently replied.


    ��Since I��m determined to make this gamble, then I��ll naturally stake everything in; sitting on the fence will lead to nothing. This logic is something I was enlightened with when I was 12 years old, gritting my teeth across the minefield to steal the bags of corn.��


    Sheyanughed.


    ��Indeed, but since you are willing to follow, then I owe you an exnation. But this exnation can only be released after they depart. You still have a chance to change your mind.��


    ��I��ve never regretted anything.�� The ck man Mogensha bluntly replied. ��If not I would have already gone to see the lord.��


    Speaking, he ced his golden AK underneath his head like a pillow andid down, very quickly releasing light snores. This was a habit people who frequently gambled between life and death cultivated, they could grab any safe time to rest. If not, if they weren��t killed by others, they would be exhausted to death in the end.

 Chapter 222: The other option.

    <h4>Chapter 222: The other option.</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Roughly 2 hourster, 5 peculiar looking pointybat shuttles arrived from a distant; halting at the empty area in the central hall. It had no wheels, relying on their limited gravity hovering technology for suspension and advancing; hence its speed was astounding,pletely unaffected by external factors. Such reliable Vulture aircrafts were primarily used for scouting and patrolling, their speeds soar as high as 200 miles/hour. It is said that after installing ion thrusters, its speed can be further enhanced by 50%/ At the tip of the Vulture, was a sole anti-personnel grenadeuncher; it is said that the newer Vulture models were even equipped with spider-mines systems, where these intelligent mines can fortify their defenses.


    But it appeared like the Vultures stationed in the central hall weren��t equipped with that technology, and seemed like a transport shuttle instead. Sheyan hid behind a metal framed window as he silently observed Reef and the others streaming into the vehicles. Until the final 4 Vultures had hovered up and vanished, Sheyan finally sighed.


    ��It��s a pity, that party really had numerous talents.��


    Mogensha appeared behind like a ghost, suspiciously asking.


    ��I know that the mission carries a great danger, but I don��t get why you don��t support this main mission? Don��t you know that failing this mission would mean losing 3 points of the highest attribute and a whole 6 achievement points.��


    Sheyan replied in a deep voice.


    ��I feel that the punishments enforced by the realm isn��t solely about warning contestants not to fail. Instead, I can infer a certain profound warning! I believe that you��ve already experienced main mission that didn��t have much difficulties, most of them inform that if you are unable to meet certain conditions it would result in the realm covering up those loose traces. But this high difficulty mission didn��t indicate such information; this undoubtedly means that this is an extremely unique scenario, that will affect the flow of story. Moreover, the penalty for failure even has a cap of 6 achievement points. This no doubted implies the very possibility that more than 6 party members may meet their end; and also suggest that even Johnny Rico may not escape alive. Therefore they specifically limit the penalty of achievement points, the difficulty is on a whole new level!��


    Mogensha wasn��t convinced.


    ��But isn��t thismon, more risks would mean more rewards. I believe that follow up rewards would definitely be richer and more generous.��


    Sheyan sighed.


    ��But yet you neglect one important factor. That is the party��s distribution; I can conceal the fact of my innate defensive ability from Reef and the others, but never the realm! What kind of mission would ce two rare types of innate defensive ability contestants to join the same party?! Furthermore, it includes two freakish long distancebat beasts in you and Qiaoer? Moreover, you����you have always believed that I��m an unsharpened axe with limitless prospects?��


    Mogensha was instantly stunned! In his heart he clearly understood why the two monsters, Fanu and the Metals professor, had lost their lives to Sheyan; while he had yet to witness Sheyan��s true capabilities. Instead, ever since he entered this world he was already considered his ally, and his low profile was utterly established under the attention of Qiaoer and Reef. Hence, Mogenshas subconsciousness naturally portrayed Sheyan as an extremely profound character, but actually his potential still had a certain limit. But after Sheyan delivered that statement, beads of cold sweat started dripping from his forehead.


    ��That��s right! What kind of insane mission would require two powerful defensive contestant with the monstrous innate abilities��? And further includes me and Qiaoer! Right, even certain characters have yet to disy their hidden might! And when the realm set up this difficulty of the mission, it definitely takes into ount the various contributions of the party members! But that damned party is still focused over its internal power struggle! Seaman you brilliant bastard, how did you think so far ahead?�� Mogensha thought.


    Sheyan noticed Mogensha��s expression and knew he had been convinced. He pped his shoulder.


    ��You should be clear that the realm wouldn��te up a mission with demanding inevitable deaths. Which goes to say, even the hardest worlds provides a line of hope and survival. Which goes to say, even if we stayed in the party, we still have a chance ofpleting the main mission. But yet I actually have an even more crucial reason for abandoning the main mission. That is because I��ve found another lower risk option, yet the rewards may be immeasurable.��


    Mogensha��s mind was suddenly ignited by a spark, he pped his thigh loudly.


    ��I understand now. You want to search for the victims of that transport shuttle! The ones that we have rescued previously from the Spore Wyverns�� If we seed again, the we naturally would receive greater gratitude from them! We will definitely gain more benefits!��


    Sheyan nodded and continued:


    ��Not only that, the realm definitely doesn��te up with useless matters. Remember when we just entered the world, when our transport shuttle was suddenly assaulted by the Spore Wyverns? Since, the realm cannot possibly destroy our transport shuttle, why did it even arrange such an ambush? This undoubtedly tells me that if the thoserge amount of Spore cannons weren��t fired at us, then the transport shuttles would naturally be unobstructed and unimpeded! Then the dispatched transport shuttles wouldn��t need to detour and even bring forward our arrival, increasing the sess of the rescue mission. Perhaps, fullypleting the main mission is revolved around this crucial aspect!��


    Mogensha was finally utterly convinced as he nodded aggressively. He then immediately transferred every ��Arachnid Nucleus�� he acquired to Sheyan. Sheyan instantly sprinted off and managed to call Jinkuang over. Mogensha was subsequently rather confused at why Sheyan would actually find a servant that was a goblin, which was iparably greedy by nature. But when Sheyan fully disyed Jinkuang��s 3 signature moves out, Mogensha��s back was already perspiring profusely with fear. Based on this Seaman��s hidden servant itself, it already vastly exceeded his expectations. What more was the true strength hidden within?


    Since that was the case, Mogensha became more firm that his own decision was a wise one. He simrly felt a certain sorrow and empathy for Reef and the bunch.


    With theirbination, they managed to umte close to 30 ��Arachnid Nucleus��. Furthermore, through the dropped keys from the arachnids, it further produced another 10 ��Arachnid Nucleus��; the rest included ��Fractured solid carapace�� etc, amounting to around 5-6 of it. ording to Mogensha, such things were basic materials, only a contestant with forging abilities would be able to put it to good use. After considerations, directly selling it off to the realm for utility points would be more beneficial, if not it would also upy excess space.


    Sheyan also didn��t mind those 7-8 hundred utility points. Moreover since promoting his rank to 2nd Lieutenant, the nightmare imprint interspatial area had expanded greatly; he stored this object and decided not to sell, even Mogesha��s ones were purchased by him. He then tossed a total of 40 ��Arachnid Nucleus�� over to Jinkuang, allowing him to negotiate with thatdy Anzhi; he further paid Jinkuang 50 utility points for the services.


    After hearing the words ��service fees��, Jinkuang surged with a sly excitement and interest. He directly wriggled his butt and bluntly charged into the office. Simrly, he inherited Sheyan��s +1 legend level, and crudely kicked open the door - yet the impacted bacshed onto him, the metal doors were all sliding doors. Thedy Anzhi immediately stomped out furiously, but instead a teary, cringing and agonizing Jinkuang appeared in her view. Learning from her previous experience, her attitude took a 180 degrees turn as she smiled widely.


    ��So it is Mr David, please enter, please enter.��


    Then her face turned sour as she pointed at Sheyan and Mogensha before ordering.


    ��You two wait at the door, don��t dirty my carpet!��


    Sheyan and Mogensha watched speechlessly as Jinkuang marched in with an overbearing arrogance intody Anzhi��s chamber, or rather personal office. But Anzhi bluntly forcefully slid the door shut. Very quickly, Sheyan��s worries disappeared. His reputation was soaring with a wildly astonishing pace. From the previous ��amicable�� it directly rose and broke through ��Respected�� and further spiralled up to the ��Revered�� status!


    ��Good!�� Sheyan released a long exhtion. ��This was better than what i imagined. I still originally anticipated that I need to further participate in several missions before raising to ��Revered��, who knew this Jinkuang was so reliable.��


    After speaking, he casually transferred another 100 utility points as ��service fees�� to Jinkuang. Jinkuang was smiling so vilely and he even praised Sheyan��s magnanimosity as deeper than the deepest sea. Then he skipped away joyfully.


    At this moment, Sheyan finally stepped intody Anzhi��s office. He revealed the details of two objects he wanted to purchase and shared it with Mogensha.


    ��My focus has always been on nning before execution. Since it��s only the two of us acting, then we have to be as cautious as if walking on thin ice. Hence, I n to purchase these two objects. Take a look, if there are no questions then I��ll go straight to themander to retrieve the mission.��


    Mogensha nced through, his pupils simultaneously contracted.


    Name: NBC (Nuclear/biological/chemical) Advanced poweredbat armour.


    Grade: special storyline equipment (Unable to bring out of this world, automatic destruction after purchaser leaves the world)


    Origins: Star Alliance, Sagittarius gxy ninth production star.


    Material: Ker, high grade carbon organic fibre, cotton padding/ flex


    Description: Poweredbat suit, ensuring the life of the wearer.


    Equipment: ��U-238 depleted uranium ammunition enhancer (Passive)�� Enables the wearer maximum range to increase by 25%.


    Equipment: ��Advanced life support (passive)�� , NBC advanced poweredbat armour possess advanced life support systems, providing 5 HP regeneration per minute.


    Equipment: ��Stimnt (Active)�� , Injecting a mixture of ephedrine and hydrobromide. Lowers your current health by 20% but increasing your attack speed by 100%, Shooting precision +15 points and movement speed +50%; duration for 30 seconds. After every injection there is a 15 minutes cool down period.


    Equipment: Increases your defence by 2-3 points


    Purchasing this armour requires your reputation to be ��Worshipped�� in Steel Whip base. Payment of 2000 utility points, and 3000 reputation points. After leaving this world, defence equipment will disappear.

 Chapter 223: Arachnids internal strife?

    <h4>Chapter 223: Arachnids internal strife?</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    This piece of armour overall seemed to be manufactured for Mogensha, it can be rated as a top quality. Naturally it caused his heart to thump wildly, palpitating with eagerness. And the next weapon can be hailed as a massive ughtering weapon against zerglings.


    Name: Prometheus III methrower


    Grade: Special storyline equipment (Unable to bring out of this world)


    Origin: Star Alliance, Fesety gxy third production star


    Material: Manganese titanium alloy


    Description: Horrifying massacre tool, extremely terrifying wide scale destruction against groups,cking in range.


    Equipment: ��Unlimited fuel�� The Prometheus iii methrower can automatically take in natural energy from the atmosphere, using it as the fuel. Weakness is that methrower period doesn��t exceed 5 minutes. Filling period = methrower duration (doesn��t exceed 5 min)


    Description: Adorning or stripping off the weapon requires 5 seconds, this equipment requires 2 hands to operate. Once you activate the methrower, movement speed reduces by 50% until methrower duration ends or unactivated.


    Purchasing this weapon requires a reputation of ��Worshipped�� in the Steel Whip base; payment of 4000 utility points and 3500 reputation points. Once you leave this world, weapon will disappear.


    ***********


    :


    Mogensha sighed.


    ��A pity it requires ��Worshipped�� reputation to buy! From ��Revered�� to ��Worshipped�� it at least requires 24000 reputation, you��re still far from it currently.��


    Sheyanughed.


    ��That��s not necessary.��


    After speaking he located the basemander, Tommy Kevin. From there, he received several missions, inclusive of patrolling nearby vicinities, hunting several rogue arachnids; some difficult ones included capturing a zergling alive. After 2 hours, heplete these missions, allowing Sheyan to receive close to 2000 reputation points. The Steel Whip base was considered one of the more advancedrger scope bases, they constructed a subsidiary radar station at the side of the central hall.


    Sheyan allowed Jinkuang to lead the way inside the radar station. After forking out 300 reputation and 300 utility points, they managed to invite the radar specialists to pin-point 3 locations. ording to their deliberation and estimation, if the shuttle had emergencynded sessfully, then it would��vended at 3 possible locations.


    He then went back to thedy Anzhi, allowing Jinkuang to wield his purple star medal in. Along with his +1 legend level discounts, he instantly purchased 2 pieces of ��NBC advanced poweredbat armour��! In addition to one ��Prometheus III methrower��! Of course Sheyan purchased a ��Worshipped�� type equipment while having only a ��revered�� reputation; hence both the ��NBC advanced poweredbat armour�� and the ��Prometheus iii methrower�� were scaled to nearly 2 times the utility points and reputation! This was even after Jinkuang satisfied the ��full charm�� conditions! Such impulse purchasing directly washed clean Sheyan��s utility points and his reputation.


    Mogensha��s ck pupils widened hugely! Hepletely couldn��t understand how Sheyan managed to purchase a special ��Worshipped�� equipment while having a ��Revered�� reputation status! He was only of ��Respected�� reputation; don��t even mention purchasing, even seeing equipments of items of top grade ��Revered�� levels were impossible! Jinkuang��s illegal purchasing ability using high prices was a deep mystery, Sheyan naturally wasn��t willing to divulge it. But when Mogensha observed that Sheyan��s ��Revered�� reputation had took a sharp plunge back to ��Cold��; he reflected critically and roughly understood what had happened.


    After buying these 3 costly equipments, Sheyan economic situation had abruptly digressed back to extreme poverty. Fortunately, Mogensha stood up and firstly procured a Scout aircraft. The Scout was a poor version of the Vulture, it didn��t possess anybat abilities; and could only contain 2 people. Its limited gravity hover technology allowed it to travel steadily over any terrain, and its power source can power it for close to 10,000 kilometres. Apart from that, Mogensha procured 10 military rations for a fee of 100 reputation points. Consuming it will replenish 60 HP within 60 seconds (broken when attacked). It also further increase HP regeneration by extra 10%sting for 120 minutes.


    After considering the vile environment, the two wore a helmet to protect them from sandstorms; bringing along adequate water as they immediately set off. Due to the previous base defence, the condition of the surrounding arachnids was in ruins; hence, they felt pretty rxed. Furthermore, vision in this Gobi desert was unobstructed stretching out into the horizon, there was almost no chance of being ambushed. Moreover, the map they had circled the arachnids inhabited area, showcasing the numerous dangerous regions. Hence, they could fearlessly travel for close to 200 kilometres without meeting any dangers.


    On this, water bodies were rtively sparse. What wasmon were grains of sand, rocks and the naked yellow ground; craggy stones piled in heaps strangely dust particles were rather umon. The ce was mysteriously clean, which indicated frequentrge winds carrying away the dust easily.


    But saying that there were no traces of life was impossible. Looking closely at several seemingly looking brown rocks, one could vaguely notice they were tenacious vegetations. These vegetations appeared like a tightly grasped fist, and can only be forced open with great strength. Sheyan scattered a drop of water in and could clearly see it swiftly extending out, its plump leaf des simr to an Aloe vera; covering an area of 1 square metre.


    Suddenly Mogensha felt his body shudder before regaining his stability.


    ��I��ve lost one achievement point.��


    Sheyan was currently peacefully starting up his vehicle.


    ��Right.��


    Of course achievement points wouldn��t vanish without a reason. The only exnation that the bunch rescuing the Roughnecks probably encountered certain difficulties. Mogensha frowned.


    ��If in the next five minutes we haven��t lost anymore achievement points, that means they only encountered a surprise ambush due to carelessness. But if consecutive deaths follow, this undoubtedly means���� They have met with immense trouble.��


    Mogensha suddenly breathed deeply.


    ��Careful, there��s something fishy up ahead.��


    Sheyan understood Mogensha was fairly exceptional; he immediately became alert, turning the power of the Scout to full force in preparation for escaping. After carefully traversing through several sand dunes, a huge horrific battle astoundingly appeared ahead of them! The battle could be said toprise of many weird species of arachnids, dark purplish blood flooded the area as it congregated into clumps of repulsive blood pools. Even the dry Gobi desert couldn��t absorb their viscous blood in time.


    Because of the moisture provided from their flesh and blood, several dormant rocks of vegetation were fully awakened; exhibiting their fleshy leaves. Viewing this bloodbath of a battlefield actually producing traces of life, gave off a really contradictory sensation.


    The two spied from afar; discovering that if they carefully observed, the fighting arachnids really looked rather simr. They were only distributed into a red colour and a ck colour, naturally indicating a dispute between two races of arachnids. Sheyan cautiously piloted the Scout as it revolved around the battlefield, surveying for any movements. After ensuring there were no suspicious movements, Mogensha leapt of the vehicle and adorned his battle armour. He then crouched his waist vigntly, leaning over.


    Sheyan also equipped his battle armour as he surveyed behind Mogensha. He realized that if he imitated Mogensha��s posture to advance, his back muscles felt terribly ufortable; yet it allowed one to react faster in unexpected incidents, saving a precious few milliseconds. But sometimes that could determine a person��s death or survival. Such tactical movements weren��t taught in the realm, but should be personally devised by Mogensha during his previous life and death experiences.


    Mogensha hid behind a boulder as he scouted, he then posed rxed gesture to Sheyan.


    ��It��s fine, the battle had at least concluded for a day already.��


    Sheyan strolled towards the battlefield, feeling more apprehensive as he drew nearer. Because on these arachnid corpses, there were shockingly no traces of bullets or cannon explosions. Yet the injuries were caused by cruel ripping and roughcerations, corrosive fluids littered the ce. But more shockingly, massive burnt marks appeared in a radius of several hundred metres. Tremendous amounts of arachnids had been carbonized within the burnt region, as bright granules could be seen around them; shedding light on the frightening degree of heat of the mysterious mes. Even sand was transformed into crystals.


    Mogensha mumbled to himself.


    ��Don��t tell me this was an internal strife between the arachnids?��


    Sheyan��s gaze flickered.


    ��Do you still remember the encounter at Steep Whip base? Although we suffered chaotic assaults from the arachnids, their assaults were divided into a sequential order. First the flying scourges before the ground arachnids arrive. If they could coborate their attacks, then the flying scourges would definitely be able to wreck the siege tanks at the most crucial moments! Then certainly the destruction of the base would be inevitable.��


    Mogensha turned sullen.


    ��What you��re implying is?��


    Sheyan was resolute.


    ��I��m afraid the arachnids aren��t so united as they seem on surface. At least the arachnids at the Steel Whip base had appeared two distinct factions, theypletely had no intentions of coboration. Since that is the case, the possibility of them mutually annihting each other cannot be struck off. I reckon the reason why the victors didn��t gobble up their enemy corpses, is because their queen probably imprinted some sort of gene into her battle subordinates. If they consume other arachnids bred from a different queen, then it could very possibly be poisonous to them.��

 Chapter 224: Another legendary creature

    <h4>Chapter 224: Another legendary creature</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN, XRCO and Elkassar


    Mogensha found it incredibly hard to believe.


    ��How could that happen?��


    Sheyan raised his brows.


    ��This is just my deduction, but���� There��s one thing I don��t understand, that is the origin of this war.��


    ��The origin of this war?�� Mogensha was slightly taken aback.


    ��Right.�� Sheyan earnestly continued. ��Why would humans travel all the way here? Even the various bases here exhibited signs of unity, but are actually divided by heart. Why would theye over here away from theirfort zone to this godforsaken to instigate a war with the arachnids, and evenpete amongst themselves. Don��t bullsheet and say its for love and justice. And why are the arachnids so aggressive, do they really enjoy the thrilling sensation of getting bombarded with ammunition and cannons? What is the underlying reason for all these?��


    After listening to Sheyan��s speech, Mogensha bitterly smiled and folded his arms. He once again inspected the corpses and confirmed the scene.


    ��It��s impossible for human weapons to create such wounds, only the ws of arachnids are savage enough to cause this gruesome brutality. But this burnt mark is really confusing, even our methrower cannot produce such terrifying heat. At least we can confirm this was the result of an internal strife between the arachnids eh?��


    In this instance, both suddenly felt the earth beneath vibrating! It was like an iparably mighty creature was about to erupt from the deep earth. Both were contestants and their reaction swift, they immediately dived towards the side. Naturally Sheyan instantly self-harm as he activated the passive ability of his ��+5 Monstrous Fighting Spirit��. His HP immediately soared to 530 points!


    In the midst of the rising sandstorm, a huge crater cracked open from the sand; allowing a monstrously huge beetle to surface. The beetle was at least 4 metres tall and 7-8 metres wide. Its body appeared grey, taking a simr shape to a cockroach. It had 8 symmetrical long legs, its entire body covered in carapace with its swelling and robust joints sticking out. It emanated an aura of destruction.


    The beetle��s head was wrapped in a thick solid carapace, its eyes illuminating a firefly green glow. When he erupted from the ground, itsplex mouthparts were even chewing on the corroding corpse of a hydralisk; the body fluids dripping disying an unexinable beastaility. It looked rather heavy and wild, but its 8 long legs scurried rapidly; THUMP THUMP THUMP! As he directly shot towards the two humans unbridled.


    Sheyan activated his ��Endless spirited vodka�� passive ability without hesitation, boosting his movement speed by 28%. Although the effect would vanish at the point of attack, but as long as he couldn��t be reached that was fine. He turned around to see the gap widening behind this gigantic beetle; but after observing this creature was about to change its focus to pursue Mogensha, Sheyan drew out his shotgun as he released 3 consecutive shots. But when the metal beads of the shotgun touched its carapace, it simply produced a metallic collision sound and ricochet in all directions. DING DING CLANG CLANG. A symphony of chaotic sounds.


    Although Sheyan wasn��t able to deal damage to the beetle, he seeded in drawing its attention. When Mogensha finally found a safe sniping spot, he immediately transmitted the details he probed:


    Scorching Mouth (Medium injuries)


    Junior ss legendary creature


    Species: Mutated insect


    Lifespan: 3 years


    Height: 4.2 metres


    Length: 6.3 metres


    Weight: 3.2 tons


    Strength: ? ? points


    Agility: ? ? ? points


    Physique: 4 points (Medium injuries)


    Perceptive sensing: 20 points


    Charm: 0 point


    Intelligence: 5 points


    Spirit: 5 points


    Remaining health: 2736 points


    Insect ss characteristics: ��Chitin Armour lvl5�� , 40% chance of absorbing 20 points of damage.


    Insect ss characteristics: ��Molting lvl5�� Every time a creature with this ability molts, its powers would receive a tremendous increase!


    Special ability: ��Submerging earth�� , Scorching mouth can swiftly dig into the soft ground and freely move within.


    Special ability: ��Tenacious lvl4��. Additional 4200 HP, every time it receives an attack, there is a 10% chance of reducing the attack by 50%.


    Special ability: ? ? ? ?


    On hindsight when he first saw the words ��Junior ss legendary creature��, Sheyan instantly broke out in panic. Because after that hard fought encounter with the mountain troll, the term ��legendary creature�� had been deeply engraved into him; something that he couldn��t provoke as of now! After seeing the ��Medium injuries�� tag behind, he sighed in relief. Although that meant the chances of dropping a ck grade equipment was bigger, it also meant it could definitely be taken down.


    DA DA DA The clear gunfire of the AK resounded into the air. Naturally, without Sheyan��s assistance, Mogensha begun locating weak points of the beetle. ording to the current image, this beetle probably participated in the battle a day ago; probably diving into the ground to recuperate after receiving heavy injuries. Hence, today its superficial wounds were probably recovered fully; and after sensing the arrival of Sheyan and co, it instantly drilled out to hunt for its food.


    ��Crackle!�� After more than 10 consecutive shots, a round finally cleaved into the left abdomen of the beetle; its zing tip piercing in. Its plump belly twitched instantaneously, as a yellowish liquid gushed out from the bullet hole. If one clearly observed, he could tell the color of the left abdomen shell was much lighter than usual; naturally it was newly formed previously.


    After locating its weak point, Mogensha didn��t stand on ceremony. Utilizing his marksmanship techniques as he directly fired his burst shot; 2 rounds pierced against Scorching Mouth��s abdomen, producing a string of muffled explosion. Thest bullet carried a fiery ze, and instantly ignited the wound upon impact. Boom! A cluster of mesbusted, roasting the injured flesh crisply. Scorching Mouth was in such agony as it lifted its front legs, half standing and released an oppressive sorrowful howl.


    In this moment, Sheyan suddenly sensed an unexinable hint of danger. Because his position wasparably near the beetle, he could faintly see its abdomen swelling up; as though something was building up within its chest. While Mogensha was still expressing his abilities as he continued firing!


    ��RUN!�� Sheyan yelled out. He was originally dragging Scorching Mouth in rounds, but now he had tomit hisst resort. He actually sprinted towards the gigantic beetle, pushing off mightily with his twin legs; his fist proceeded to inflict heavy punches towards its perking lower jaw.


    An abrupt rotten st of stench assailed into the air! This sort of intense odour was able to instantly cause one to puke!


    A wide curving umbre of yellowish liquid sprayed out astoundingly from ��Scorching Mouth��s widened mouth. As the liquid interacted with the atmosphere, it boiled up with intensebustion. Boom! A yellowish-green trail of me enveloped its front region at a 30 degrees upwards angle. Its head was swaying to the left and right with a furious tempo, dispersing its violent mes.


    But at that very moment, Sheyan��s twin fist ferociously directed its lower jaw involuntarily upwards, causing the scorching mes to engulf into the air in futile. Without Sheyan forcefully tilting its precision, then the fleeing Mogensha would certainly be unable to avoid the iing deadly mes. Instead, Sheyan couldn��t withdraw his left hand in time as he suffered the direct force of the mes!


    Through his nightmare imprint notification, Sheyan realized he suffered 136 points of fire damage. Enduring the burning pain, he made a side roll as he attempted to flee from the range of this beetle. Yet its body was overwhelmingly huge as it directly stomped over Sheyan with one pounce of its 8 long legs. Sheyan raised his hands to protect his head, doing his utmost to roll towards the rear of this fat beetle. A shadow cast over his vision, before a wave of unmeasurable pressure and pain enveloped him; he was directly trampled by Scorching Mouth. But he grit his teeth in pain as he push off against a rock, borrowing the force of impact to dodge the iing fat ass.


    Sheyan finally had time to examine his left hand, his skin had totally been carbonized. The cracks exposed his fresh reddened flesh, causing his hair to stand on end.


    At this moment, the battle notification reported.


    ��You��ve been trampled by ��Scorching Mouth��, you receive 112 points of damage. Subtracting defence (19+2 points), the resultant damage is 68 points. Your innate ability ��Endurance�� activated, your final damage received is 43 points.��


    ��43 points of damage?�� Sheyan suddenly felt that he had wildly overestimated this gigantic beetle! Currently, he still had an entire 350 HP; which meant that as long as the deadly mes couldn��t reach him, anything else was impossible to really harm him! He wiped the cold sweat as he seized the opportunity when Mogensha was frenziedly firing to attract ��Scorching Mouth��. Retrieving his ��Endless spirited vodka�� he immediately drank a mouthful before pulling out his white grade shotgun; aiming at ��Scorching Mouth�� as he charged forward.


    BANG BANG BANG! With one breath he released his trigger fully. Mogensha��s repeated gunshots had utterly shattered the left abdomen carapace of the fat beetle; hence the shotgun rounds whizzed into its flesh, triggering the chaotic expulsion of yellowish body fluids. ��Scorching Mouth�� swung around in agony, trying to enforce the death sentence on Sheyan. But Sheyan was iparably cunning and tightlytched onto its rear buttocks.


    Even though ��Scorching Mouth�� was ragingly furious and repeatedly revolved its body to attack Sheyan; ultimately its body was overly massive. Although Sheyan wasn��t fast enough to dodge ��Scorching Mouth�� rear legs and repeatedly trampled onto him, his impregnable physique allowed him to endure adequately. Hence, he seeded in stalling this gigantic beetle.

 Chapter 225: Three fists and one gun!

    <h4>Chapter 225: Three fists and one gun!</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN, XRCO and Elkassar


    The seconds and minutes slowly drained away along with the repeated thrilling encounters. Admittedly, the life force of ��Scorching mouth�� was steadily and firmly declining. Another volley of ��DA DA DA�� burst shots, another explosion from thest bullet projectile.


    The rear joint of the beetle��s leg suddenly distorted weirdly, stumbling backwards under the heavy pressure. As the leg tried to exert strength, instantly ��SNAP!�� the joint directly broke as yellowish-green fluid gushed out. The bullets persistently pounded against the thick leg causing it to fly 2 - 3 metres out beforending.


    After its rear leg snapped, ��Scorching Mouth�� didn��t seemed like it was greatly impacted, but its turning speed had taken a huge plunge. This allowed Sheyan more ease in dodging; even if he didn��t managed to dodge the trampling foot, he was able to asionally deliver ��Resistive block�� effects to lessen the damage.


    Yet when ��Scorching Mouth�� changed to target Mogensha, the rtively agile Mogensha was able to easily shake it off when he fled. Sheyan seized the chance to aim towards the beetle��s vile wounds as he emptied his shotgun. Even though the shotgun was a white grade weapon, it could still be considered as lethal within the close radius of 1 metre.


    Gradually, its abdomen wounds expanded rapidly, inversely to its declining movement speed. But at this moment, it once again sprayed out a huge billow of yellowish-green mes! This time, Sheyan and Mogensha were prepared, preventing it from seeding. But in a huge shocking twist, seizing the chance when the two humans retreated, the gigantic beetle suddenly changed its orientation. Swaying its huge plump ass as it hobbled towards the sand pit it dug out from previously. It was actually trying to escape!


    Sheyan��s pupils contracted in. ��This fat sheet roasted your daddy here to this state, and trampled over him for so long; you actually think of running away? There��s no way you canmit such a cheap move under the heavens!�� He suddenly roared loudly.


    ��Trying to flee? In your dreams!��


    At present, Sheyan was still left with close to a 150 HP; moreover ��Scorching Mouth�� had already release its strongest technique, hence even if something unexpected happens he was sufficiently confident! Without speaking much, Sheyan patted his battle armour as he injected the ��Stimnt�� into him!


    Sheyan felt a sharp pierce against his chest, before a tinge of fiery spark ignited within his body. The next moment, the tiny spark rummaged through his body frenziedly as it extended over every limb and bone! A fanatical thrill collided into his mind, causing him to release a carefree exmation.


    Sheyan��s HP instantly fell by a quarter, but his sprinting speed rapidly surged. He wasn��t a speed base person; but in this instance, the ��Stimnt�� effects allowed Sheyan��s feet to sweep through the sand dunes with ease. He finally caught up to the side of ��Scorching Mouth��. Sheyan leapt up high, grabbing onto the crippled wing of the gigantic beetle; in an attempt to flip up onto its back.


    But at this moment, ��Scorching Mouth�� probably sensed an immense danger. A legendary creature couldn��t bepared to an ordinary beast. It released an oppressive screech and violently swerved its body to the left, drifting through the sand like an off-road vehicle. Caught off guard, Sheyan stumbled as he was swept up into the air; if not for his steady grip onto the beetle��s sharp protruding backbone, he would have simply been swept away. But inevitably, his hand was cut by the incisive thorns, the friction continuecerating his palm until his bone could be seen; dark crimson blood flooding the area!


    ��DA DA DA!�� The piercing gunshots resounded again! Mogensha��s MP was almost dried up after releasing the burst fire, his vision turned blurry as he slumped to the scorching sand; panting heavily. His hands jerked uncontrobly.


    The first bullet struck straight in the left eye of ��Scorching Mouth��, and a green fluid exploded out as it shrieked in anguish. The second round swerved around its head closely as it smashed against a nearby rock. ��BOOM!�� The rocks shattered out, as the fragments was blown coincidentally underneath Sheyan! The third round was frighteningly precise and carried insane prediction, as it headed straight for the rocks beneath Sheyan!


    Sheyan felt his leg interacting with something, naturally pushing against it as the rock was kicked down. Instead, the third bullet struck in at an immacte timing as it propelled the rock up. Sheyan borrowed the resounding impact as he finally flipped onto its back.


    Just like the human skull was the hardest bone, the carapace shell of ��Scorching Mouth��s head was also the hardest of its entire body! Even though its HP had roughly only 400 points remaining, even though Sheyan was a couple of inches away from its most vital spot; yet he still felt a sense of helplessness.


    The gigantic beetle was wildly charging forward, a couple dozens of metres only required mere seconds. Once it dived into the sand pit, if Sheyan still dared to follow it; there was a chance for it to turn the tides and ughter the human within its territory! Hence, in order to y this hideous beetle and make a full retreat, it was critical for Sheyan to cherish the few seconds he had. Once the beetle dragged him into the pit, then undoubtedly the tides will overturn!


    Sheyan raised his fist up high towards the sky, it was still covered with sharp spikes. A faint glow flickered in the daylight, slowly scattering into the atmosphere. An ethereal essence floated towards his right metal knuckles, slowly the steel spiked knuckles in his hand gradually turned semitransparent; exactly the texture as a ghost!


    Ghost Whetstone!


    The formidable object that Sheyan had stole from Qiao Gun previously! Upon usage, the next 3 attacks will neglect all forms of defensive abilities!


    ��AHHHHHHHH!!��


    The next second Sheyan��s first smashed heavily down, a faint ethereal remnant shot out from his first as itnded! ��Crrackleee Crkkkk�� The sounds of thin ice splitting open resounded. On top of ��Scorching Mouth�� iparably thick carapace; with Sheyan��s first as the nucleus, 7-8 cracks extended out in all directions!


    The second fist! Solid rough fragments of the nearly 30cm thick carapace burst forth everywhere, an obvious wound could now be seen over its head; just like a cobweb designed fragment when a rock was catapulted onto a car��s windscreen. White viscous liquid could be seen slowly sipping out!


    The third fist! Amidst the agonizing shrills of ��Scorching Mouth��, Sheyan��s first mercilessly pounded against its head! The first was so vicious, it caused its entire shoulders to sink deep into the beetle��s body; the white fluid forcefully squeezed out under the pressurizing fist. Then it wildly gushed out into the distance, projecting an image of ��Scorching Mouth��s head turning into a white fountain! Yet the creature persisted on, pressing on fanatically as its 7 long legs scurried across the earth disorderly, churning a huge stand storm behind it. Right ahead was the sandpit, its safe haven.


    Sheyan��s eyes flickered with a icy-chill. That same chill emanated onto the cold hearted periphery of ��Ambition��, releasing a ring glimmer as it disappeared from the nightmare imprint space!


    ��Eh?�� Originally resting as he sprawled over the ground, Mogensha suddenly swung his head. ��How is that possible������ It must be a hallucination. In this damned forsaken desert, how could there be a tidal gushing sound?��


    He quickly lowered his head, as he saw the hairs on his arms erecting upright. He murmured to himself.


    ��What a terrifying murderous aura!��


    Back atop ��Scorching Mouth��, a loud oppressive sound reverberated through; like the sound of a balloon wrapped in nkets popping but amplified a hundred times, or the thunderous rumbling in the darkened sky. Vividly, ��Scorching Mouth�� was clearly buried halfway into its sandpit already, but after the sound its front legs suddenly started convulsing violently. Its massive carcass directly folding up as he copsed forward. It was like an excavator trying to make its way deep into the ground but suddenly halting because of a sudden obstructing rock.


    In this situation, the beetle��s entire nervous system had been severed from its head to the limbs. Its brain had died, but the body still fought on loyally, trying its best to fulfil thestmand from the brain.


    The gigantic beetle continued tumbling forward, convulsing repulsive and violently beforeing to an abrupt halt. Its thick burly logs gradually loosened, and then hardened motionlessly.


    At this moment, both received a notification:


    ��You yed a junior rank legendary creature: ��Scorching Mouth��.��


    ��Your reputation has been raised by 1000 points in all human factions!��


    Finally, Sheyan crawled out despondently from the sandpit, his entire body was drenched with the filthy white paste from ��Scorching Mouth��. Rolling around in the sand pit, he ultimately transformed into a sandman; before leaking out two eyes, looking ratherical. Presently, he wasn��t even able to open his mouth to say anything; once he did, then an unmeasurable amount of sand would instantly fill his belly.

 Chapter 226: Hydralisk and Zergling Barbeque party

    <h4>Chapter 226: Hydralisk and Zergling Barbeque party</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    If an ordinary person encountered this awkward predicament, they would be ufortable to death. Fortunately they were both contestants; moreover Sheyan was a 2nd Lieutenant and his interspatial area of his nightmare imprint had broadened greatly. Hence, he carried huge amounts of water within, directly taking a shower right in the middle of the Gobi desert. But after this, he was still left with 30-40 kg of water, enough tost several weeks.


    Mogensha had already gathered the dropped loot from ��Scorching Mouth��. It didn��t drop a key, but a clump of glowing ck connective tissue. Instead of a summoned treasure chest, it swiftly swelled up greatly with inted veins, into a bumpy purplish meat sack; looking at it, it really seemed like the beetle��s stomach.


    ording to the theory for legendary creatures, there should be a 70% chance of dropping a silver storyline equipment or item. But before they begun battling, the gigantic beetle was already substantially injured (Medium). Therefore, they reckoned that the possibility of a silver storyline grade equipment could still ur, but wasn��t a huge possibility. Hence both Sheyan and Mogensha awaited expectantly, furthermore this was the first time they were about to share and allocate the spoils of war. Numerous other contestant parties have triumphed over incredibly powerful creatures, yet they crumbled in the end because of internal disputes over distribution.


    While they were stressing over how this object was going to open; a gush of heat wave blew over and the repulsive meat sack shriveled up and split open, exposing several objects. There were shockingly two objects radiating a ck glow. Following that, the nightmare imprint pumped in the notification:


    You discovered a remnant: ��Serial no.77312 dog tag��. (this is a remnant from a soldier who had sacrificed his life for his country. You can exchange for rewards at any human base)


    You discovered an object: ��Unknown Nodule�� (No humans know what this is for)


    You discovered aponent: ��Granule high energy rapid-fire magazine��.


    You discovered aponent: ��Steel Canvas ck Arms Strap��.


    You discovered a precious object: ��High energy crystal�� x3


    *************


    Granule High energy rapid-fire magazine


    Material: No.3713 Metal stic �� mold


    Category: Assembling/instationponent


    Origin: Homeworld Rockefellerpany. No.12 Refine workshop.


    Item rarity: ck


    Equipment position: Firearm slot


    Weight: 662g


    Length: 50 mm


    Effect: Substantial upgrade of weapon��s precision and firing speed (Determined by theplementing weapon��s firing speed and precision)


    Effect: Explosive strike rate +1%


    Selling price: 6,770 utility points


    Description: After installing thisponent, you have to pay a fixed utility points fee before unloading it. While unloading, there��s a chance of weapon andponent being destroyed.


    Evaluation: It must have been aponent from a terribly powerful firearm. ��Scorching Mouth�� had destroyed the rest with its acidic mes, only it was left behind.


    *************


    Steel Canvas ck Arms Strap.


    Material: Blended fabric


    Category: Assembling/installingponent


    Origin: No.7 Colonial. Battle metropolis, ��Metersbonwe�� military workshop


    Item rarity: ck


    Equipment position: Weapon strap/sling


    Weight: 129g


    Length: 110 cm


    Effect: Strength +1


    Effect: Increase the explosive strike damage by 50% of the equipped weapon.


    Selling price: 5370 utility points


    Description: After installing thisponent, you have to pay a fix utility points fee to dismantle it. While dismantling, there��s a chance equipment andponent may be destroyed.


    Evaluation: Fortunately this item wasn��t destroyed along with its previous owner.


    *********


    Precious item: High energy crystal x3


    Description: In any human base, you can treat this like the present world diamond and trade it.


    *****************


    ***********


    After scrolling through, Sheyan straightforwardly put out.


    ��The two ck gradeponents are firearm types, if you can use it then its yours. I��ll take the rest, but you still have to pass me 6000 utility points.��


    Sheyan��s allocating method could be said to be reasonable. Although ck gradeponents aren��t like equipments which exhibit their potential upon equipping, these items were considered extremely rare. The rarer it was, the greater it worths. If there weren��t any buyers, then the price wouldn��t be high. But once someone requires it, then naturally it will reap outstanding profits. Mogensha��s eyes flushed with relief as he excitedly examined the ��Granule High energy rapid-fire magazine��.


    ��I already have a good gun strap, but this magazine is extremely beneficial������


    Sheyan refreshingly waved his hand.


    ��Alright, since you like it then take it. I��ll take the gun strap. For the remaining items, my servant will probably be very interested over that ��High energy crystal�� and the ��Unknown Nodule��, the rest is yours.��


    ��


    Splitting such a feast, naturally they took what they required and were both delightfully satisfied. After Mogensha loaded it, his golden AK had a new astounding jet-ck magazine. It looked rather out of ce, but after testing fire one would understand the domineering qualities of this magazine.


    Previously when Mogensha open fired at his enemies, his burst shots were only in bouts of 3 before pausing briefly. The reason for this was although his weapon was exceedingly powerful in attack, its negative aspect was that it greatly lowered uracy; he could only maintain 3 bullets of precision. This was something simr to Sheyan��s silver storyline essory ��Monstrous fighting spirit��, it received an overpowered passive ability but simrly would reduce his charm but an entire 5 points.


    As Mogensha tried test firing now, he could easily release burst shots of 4 now. Actually releasing 5 burst shots was possible but he still had to familiarize himself with the newly enhanced tempo. But certainly in the future, he would be able to easily deliver the maximum output! This undoubtedly suggested his horrifyingly monstrous potential.


    Exining simply, when Mogensha released his burst shots of 3 previously, he required 3 seconds of rest to stabilize the gun and aim again. ording to this theory, he would be able to release 20 bouts of burst fire in a minute, that is 60 bullet rounds. But with his current burst shots of 4, then every minute ording to theory could deliver 80 bullet rounds. Its effect had been raised by almost a third! Of course, this was only theory, but this ck grade magazine had really boosted his offensive efficiency by at least 15%! What more 5 burst shots in the future?


    Moreover, Sheyan honestly and courteously kept the ��Steel Canvas ck Arms Strap��; and directly installed to ��Ambition��. Firstly it added strength +1, but its additional 50% increase of explosive strike damage really catapulted Sheyan��s explosiveness. ��Rum and Songs�� had its explosive strike damage raised from 200% to 250%, while ��Ready�� the one off explosive strike would be able to released a terrorizing 300% explosive damage!


    This battle had really drained them mentally, especially Mogensha. His innate ability ��Beastly instincts�� was a passive ability and could only be activated once every time he fired 10 shots, and release the bullet towards the most optimum target in the battle. But now after his ��Beastly instincts�� had been upgraded, it was able to be interchanged passively and actively. Once he actively activated it, it consumed an amount of MP; but his next bullet will definitely have the influence of his ��Beastly instincts��!


    To prevent themselves from getting ambushed by arachnids, the two found a wide spacious rock and sat over it; drinking water and resting. The ck man Mogensha rather disliked the military rations they brought along. After licking his thick lips, he looked towards the distant battlefield as his eyes shimmered.


    ��I reckon the zergling��s meat will taste pretty good. What do you think?��


    Sheyan was taken aback, just thinking of those rotting purplish flesh caused him to feel nauseous. He hurriedly stopped him.


    ��Oi! The corpses have already been barbequed by the high temperature here for a day, aren��t you scared of eating rotten meat?��


    Mogensha disregarded that idea and replied.


    ��These arachnids have rather strong vitality. Even if their organs were pierced they could struggle at death��s doors for several hours. If we wanted to, we��ll definitely be able to find fresh meat. Haven��t you learn about surviving in the wild? An animal��s flesh shouldn��t have poison.��


    After speaking, he drew out a military dagger as it casted a bright reflection onto the nearby rock. Next he bit onto the dagger steadily; wearing a military sleeveless garment as he exposed his swaggering suntanned muscles, as he waddled towards the battlefield. As leisure and carefree as going to a supermarket.


    Not longter, Mogensha dragged a zergling back, it was still twitching slightly. Very swiftly, he split open its belly, scraping the bones as he got rid of the filth; slicing against the meat with various methods as skillfully as a butcher. Without expending much energy, he stacked several rocks together and ignited a fire before starting to barbecue. Sheyan nced at the zergling��s purplish flesh and felt rather sick. But after Mogensha scattered some seasoning over, an unexinable fragrance emerged. Firstly, he carved out a fleshy sizzling chunk with his dagger and delivered to Sheyan. Sheyan shook his head firmly as he kindly declined Mogensha.


    But from far, suddenly a piercing and lofty shout followed.


    ��Ah! Master If you don��t want it, give it to me! At least I can have a free meal!��


    Sheyan was very ustomed to Jinkuang��s unpredictable appearing acts. When there was a battle, this fe will surely disappear without a trace, but when there��s things to gain he would surface out of the blue. Initially Sheyan was still worried for him getting injured, but from now he didn��t care any longer. Based on this goblin��s superior than rats or cockroaches surviving ability, death was really hard to imagine.

 Chapter 227: Poison, Cheap pricing and individual taxes

    <h4>Chapter 227: Poison, Cheap pricing and individual taxes</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Tossing aside his greed and cowardice, goblin Jinkuang��s equipment totally concealed everything except his teeth. Previously in the realm after his hical and atrocious sale of counterfeit drugs/poisons, he had earned a fortune which he used to start a buying frenzy. Sheyan had previously caught a glimpse that heavenly light gold potion that the Metals professor had used, and the ridiculous goblin was actually carrying with him at all times!!! No one even knew how he managed to get his hands on it, this guy couldn��t be described with logic!


    Mogensha already recognized this wretched looking goblin, understanding that it possessed remarkable abilities. He straightforwardly sliced of a chunk of greasy meat and delivered it over. Instantly a huge te appeared swiftly out of nowhere, and a clean napkin was already slung around Jinkuang��s neck; followed by a set of stainless steel cutlery and what not. With both eyes sparkling and a drooling expression, he indulged into the meat; emitting satisfied groans while eating crudely.


    ��For the love of gold, free food really tastes the best������


    Sheyan rolled his eyes and scoffed.


    ��Get ready for your violent vomiting the next morning.��


    Jinkuang wasn��t deterred.


    ��Free is the most beautiful word, there is no other����ah, mister your roasted meat is really supreme, ��chomp chomp��, god, I dare to bet you don��t know how great the oil dripped during roasting taste, letting it drip into the fire is such a huge waste���� I hope you don��t mind me using my te to collect the oil.��


    Mogenshaughed, his teeth setting a particrly white glint in contrast to this charcoal skin.


    ��That is my honor.��


    Under the pretext of the word ��free��, goblin Jinkuang��s appetite had mysterious grown exponentially; as Mogensha went off to collect a Hydalisk and begun barbecuing it. This cheap slut heartily discussed about the most delicious parts of the arachnid, while slicking more and roasting it. When Mogensha served Jinkuang to his heart��s content, he politely and honestly leaked out his real motive.


    ��This, dear Jinkuang sir, I heard that you are an expert in concocting medicines?��


    Jinkuang was originally slightly intoxicated as he gulped from the wine cup, delightfullyying on the soft sand; yet once he heard Mogensha��s words, he instantly became alerted and vignt.


    ��What do you want?��


    Mogensha very bluntly smiled.


    ��I just wish to purchase some poison for myself, this����how about giving me some discounts based on our rtionship?��


    Once he heard there was business to do, Jinkuang was roused as he offered a sly smile.


    ��Yea sure sure����right, what do you use? Firearms right?��


    After speaking, like a magic trick a shabby lookingboratory was formed; test tubes, spiritmps, crucibles and everything essential. He hands then started to move in a very disorderly and blurry manner, as though about to showcase a performance. Sheyan also hadn��t witness this act before, so he curiously observed by the side. Suddenly, while Jinkuang was shaking a thin neck pitcher, the pitcher suddenly cracked and shattered; soaking it thoroughly as white fumes were emitted!


    Sheyan was startled, this goblin Jinkuang was an exceptional tool; if he died here because of poison, Sheyan��s losses would be great. Looking at Jinkuang��s pale, no wrong, wretched green face while disastrously tottering, Sheyan rushed up to support him. Yet the miserable Jinkuang��s eyes was filled with tears as his ugly green wrinkled face twitched, and released a pitiful voice.


    ��Yet another ruined pitcher, damn! Need to use money to buy another.��


    Sheyan was about to offer him emergency aid, but after hearing this twisted remorseful logic; his vision darkened as he felt himself about to faint. Instead, Jinkuang wiped his tears and asked.


    ��Master, have you flirted too much, why did your legs turn jelly suddenly?��


    ��Your mu������


    Once again goblin Jinkuang showed of his concocting performance and seeded this time; he mixed out a small beaker of white creamy liquid, nodding his head in satisfaction. But the next moment he suddenly fished out a huge stic bucket filled with clear water, intending to pour the beaker of liquid into the water. Sheyan finally understood where did that 5% sess rate of poison came from, actually this wretched slut diluted the ck venom.


    But while Jinkuang was about to engage in his deceitful acts, a distinct cough travelled in from the side. ncing back, he realized Mogensha was squatting by the side, ring at him. Even the thick skinned Jinkuang could onlyugh bitterly.


    ��Keke, this is a habit, I forgot our friendly rtion��right, look at my new product, are you satisfied?��


    Mogensha��s eyes instantly lit up with the poisonous attributes:


    ck Venom (altered): This is a venom specially altered by goblin Jinkuang. After smearing this ��ck Venom�� cream onto your long range weapon, every sessful strike onto an enemy will carry 15% sess rate of poisoning him. Duration of 15 seconds, every 3 seconds will release a pulse of poison damage; damage ranging from 10 - 20 points (Based on the opponent��s resistance).


    Pointer: Smearing sess rate of 99%, After smearing, durationst for 30 minutes.


    Warning: ��ck Venom�� every pulse of poison can appear explosive (critical) strike!


    Mogensha directly asked.


    ��How much?��


    JInkuang forthrightly replied.


    ��Just 2000 utility points is enough.��


    Sheyan was stunned, no matter what that wasn��t his servant��s style. Instead, Mogensha unhesitantly begun the transaction���� 10 minutester, with his head pped against his forehead; Mogensha was howling out in anguish over the sand!


    ��Seaman! Seaman!!!!! Why does your F****** servant able to collect tax during a transaction. What logic. Look at this ridiculous individual tax, stamp duty fees, and even a **#&*!! Compensation for loss of youth??! Your servant can lose his youth by concocting bloody chemicals??��


    Sheyan couldn��t resistughing out.


    ��Alright alright, as long as you get used to it.��


    Mogensha painfully wailed.


    ��Your servant is not a goblin! He is a demon wrapped in goblin��s skin���� My savings!!!!��


    Sheyan unfolded his hands innocently.


    ��Don��t look at me, I don��t gain anything from it. You should already know how proud and pampered summoned creatures can be from Phelps and Fanu in the Symbiosis sect. My servant is not your average creature, it doesn��t lose out in any aspects but amplified even more. I only wish is not to get exploited by him, don��t even think that I can get him to cough out his money.��


    Mogensha understood Sheyan��s words were real, with his teary face he rolled to the corner. After nning, they decided to first rest here awhile before advancing. Originally they agreed that Sheyan would keep watch first while Mogensha rested; but a minuteter, Mogensha was hobbling with an ashen face as he dashed towards the rear sand dune while clutching his tummy. Following that was a earth shaking rumbling of explosions, as he slowly dragged his feet back while rubbing his stomach. Sadly, this scenario reyed every 10 minutes���� And Sheyan might as well be the one that rested.


    After Sheyan slept for 2-3 hours, to his horror he discovered tragic Mogensha reclining against a rock as he panted disastrously. His body was releasing an awful sheet stench, and the most amusing part came through the nightmare imprint when Sheyan inspected his status. This was the exnation given:


    Health condition: Worsening


    Infected disease: Diarrhea. Reason - Consuming half-cooked zergling meat, leading to unknown bacteria breeding generously.


    Disease effects: Attributes lowered by 15% untilplete recovery, HP reduced by 20%, uracy by 50%.


    Disease process: Worsening


    Sheyan almost broke out in a fit ofughter; after having his body digitized upon bing a contestant, he had never fallen sick. Even the slight rhinitis (ED: Rhinitis is basically a fancy name for a cold, google it if you��re really interested) as a seaman waspletely healed. He didn��t expect such an unlucky thing like falling sick would actually happen. He secretly went to spy on the nearby Jinkuang. Sure enough, this cheap slut who stuffed his face with food was infected more severely; his face pale as he huffed miserably, of course that awful repelling stench.


    Sheyan hastily checked their electronic continent map, discovering that 200km from here was a human base named ��Fatal Helmet��. After ying off ��Scorching Mouth��, their reputation had rose by 1000 points, therefore they shouldn��t be assaulted randomly or bombarded by cannons. Hence, he carried the two unlucky brats back to their shabby hovercraft as flew off towards that direction.


    Approximately a hundred kilometreter, continuous and chaotic echoes of gunfire could be heard in the distance; along with the distinct booming of the siege tank cannons. Tracing the sounds, a spiralling thick fog of ck smoke greeted his sight. Back against several rocking hills, a fleet of humans were currently engaging in fierce battle with a flooding tide of arachnids.


    The bunch of arachnids were mostly the lowest grade zerglings, relying on their exceptional agility and flexibility to pursue the humans. Mingling amongst the crowds of zerglings were several massive built, bigger zerglingmanders. Overgrown incisive ws extended from their limbs. Their eyes scarlet red and droplets of gooey fluid slipped out of their lips. Their ws and fangs were viciously sharp, giving off an impression of being able to tear through any armour or carapace.


    The fleet of humans seemed rather elite, not only did they have close to a hundred machine gunners d in battle armour, they constructed 3 temporary forts. Moreover, they had 5-6 Vulture aircrafts patrolling around, andstly 3 heavy siege tanks. Apart from that, their transport tankers were armour fortified till seemingly indestructible, and pushed to the frontlines as shields.


    Mogensha rested against his back as he breathed slowly while observing.


    ��Looks like the humans are in deep sheet.��

 Chapter 228: A surge of thousands!

    <h4>Chapter 228: A surge of thousands!</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Sheyan could only make out, although the human��s firepower were extremely destructive, they couldn��t hold off the unceasing, daunting waves of suicidal arachnids. Just a few minutester, the arachnid assault had already pushed in a further 20 metres. If this situation continues to persist; then very well in another 5 minutes, the human��s defensive lines would be breached by the zerglings!


    There was a widelymon knowledge - anything closer than 2 metres, the threat of firearms would pale inparison to closebat weapons. What��s more ahead of these soldiers were savage zerglings who threatened with their merciless razor-sharp teeth?


    At this moment, amander was already roaring out urgently, desperately gesturing to his back; as though asking some to retreat. Instead, the carriage protecting him didn��t move one bit, yet from above consecutively marched on several people d in white battle armour;prising of both guys and girls. A distinct red cross was painted atop the armour, and in their left hands they held a paramedic box shaped like a shield. Its exterior could be use to resist the iing attacks from enemies, while various medicines and tools were stored in its interior; it was extremely efficient.


    The head of the pack was a middle aged man wearing spectacles; he wasn��t wearing any powered armour, instead looking rather amiable and not the least imposing. The machine gunners surrounding them whispered amongst themselves nervously, before they started cheering simultaneously. Their bodies were flickering with a faintly white glow, and their shooting speed suddenly elerated. That state was something Sheyan was rather familiar with, they probably were utilizing the ��Stimnt�� injection from their powered battle armour.


    Currently, the several white armoured personnels had scattered amongst the soldiers. Their hands were emanating spots of blue light; before droplets of moisture like glow formed above every soldier��s head, gently merging into their bodies. That should be regenerating their life points. At this moment, Mogensha spoke out in amazement.


    ��I��vee across that information previously at Steel Whip base, aren��t those the medics? Several humans in this world have awakened their mental powers; after a series of trainings, they will be powerfulbat medics. They can use their mental powers (MP) and convert it for treatment healing effects.��


    Under the formidable adrenaline of the ��Stimnt�� injection; the arachnids were starting to get rapidly forced back, leaving a pile of pathetic flesh and blood. Originally the arachnid wave had already forced themselves close to 50 metres near the human frontline, but now they were forced back to a hundred metre or so position.


    But at this crucial moment, the arachnids suddenly changed their formation. Primarily, they retreated like a regressing tide out of the firing range of the siege tanks. Then over a dozenmander ss zerglings congregated together, forming into a pointed tip of a triangle formation. Naturally with them leading the charge, the remaining smaller zerglings followed suit behind; pressing forward ferociously with rumblings as loud as thunder!


    Mogensha coughed out anxiously.


    ��Those guys are in huge trouble!��


    Sheyan observed the remaining 2-3 zerglingmanders left in the arachnid pack, and issued.


    ��Sheet, I need to support them.��


    Mogensha pondered.


    ��An ordinary zergling has roughly 30 points of attack; it is said that if there��s a metal ore mine near their breeding ground, then their attacks can be raised to even 40 points. Their frightening nature lies in their speedy offence. But taking into consideration your special abilities, you��ll indeed be quite impregnable; the only thing you need to worry is about explosive strikes. But the sheer quantity zerglings beneath is really too overwhelming���� I feel its best to make a detour and converge with the machine gunners.


    ��No no no, on hindsight converging with those guys may seem like a good idea, but it is actually more dangerous. Naturally, they would certainly push me towards the frontlines. If most of the iing rush ofmander zerglings survive, then the pressure I will receive is greater. More importantly, the impression we want to leave on them won��t be deep enough, the benefits won��t be amplified.��


    Mogensha was stunned.


    ��Unless you intend to break in individually?��


    Sheyan earnestly nodded his head.


    ��Why not? ording to the intel gathered from the Steep Whip base, the zerglings�� attacks cannot possibly break through my defence. Furthermore as the lowest ranking soldiers of the arachnid race, their strength lies in sheer numbers, rapid movements and attacking speed. Thus, apart from having lower health, their explosive hit rate is alsocking. In a real battle, it is approximately about 1%. There shouldn��t be a problem.��


    Mogensha muttered.


    ��Since you��ve put it that way, the risks are indeed lowered to an eptable degree. Cough cough�� Although I��m sick now, but definitely receiving you to escape when you need, I��m still capable of that. But still I have to say, charging into the arachnid sea alone���� Is something only a madman would do.��


    The confident Sheyan replied.


    ��Don��t forget I still have the battle ��Stimnt�� to flee; if during that duration I can escape the battlefield and not get surrounded, then I can activate any movement speed booster and sessfully make a getaway. Anyway the arachnids main focus beneath are currently on the surrounded fleet. The faraway machine gunners still have the protection of those medics, they won��t fall that easily. If I can lessen the pressure through the side, it will definitely provide adequate support.��


    After speaking, Sheyan started concocting a dosage of ��Strength of the bear��s flesh mix��, and wore his poweredbat armour. Although the armour was exceedingly reinforced, its joints were particr fortified and sealedpletely. During a battle, that was fine; but wearing in during daily normal activities was really like wearing a diving suit, iparably stiff and inconvenient. Thus, where there wasn��t any danger, Sheyan didn��t put it on.


    Next he picked up that ��Prometheus III methrower��; due to its limitless ammunition, when Sheyan had the time he often test-fired with it. He was long ago ripped as a melon with it, and slung it across his back before cing on his helmet; leaping off and sprinting towards the battlefield.


    At this critical point, every machine gunner was focusing their firepower against the frenzied charge of the ferocious zerglingmanders. Even the 3 siege tanks werebining their efforts, because everyone feared the terrifying consequences of them breaking through the frontlines. But there still several machine gunners at the ends that noticed the actions of Sheyan, who was wearing the red hot ��Prometheus III methrower��. They channeled their machine guns, raining the ammunitions onto the zerglings while concurrently shouting loudly.


    ��Oii! Good newsds we seem to have assistance. The bad news is that the assistance is only one person! Is he trying to kill himself?!��


    Indeed, ording to these soldier��s knowledge, Firebats (close-quarterbat pyrotechnique specialists) with such zing weapons was the natural counter to the massive horde of zerglings. Once the Firebats engaged in a frontal assault, their superior AOE damage couldpletely massacre the iing zerglings onught. But the prerequisite of this was that there must be an adequate amount of Firebats, and there also mustn��t be any Hydralisk around. If not due to their deficiency in range, without reaching the hydralisk they would��ve already been corroded thoroughly by the acidic fluid jets.


    Furthermore, Firebats have one very fatal w, and that is they didn��t possess any defensive capabilities. Therefore in the starcraft establishment, Firebats are normally ced as an entire organization structure, only used for special and unique purposes. Therefore in these small bases, normally there weren��t such specialized Firebat troops in existence.


    Just when the soldiers thought that Sheyan was about to get drowned inside the arachnid sea, Sheyan suddenly halted at about 50 metres from the side of the arachnid onught. His actions caused a slight ripple of disturbance within that side of the charging zergling onught. Sheyan took another few steps forward as suddenly, 10 lesser zerglings broke off from the rushing pack as they bared their fangs and pounced towards him. Once they entered Sheyan��s firing range; Sheyan immediately pressed the trigger, spraying out two long over 20 metre zing serpents as he instantly fried the 10 loose zerglings!


    Suddenly engulfed by raging mes, these 10 zerglings were set ame as they shrieked in anguish, breaking out into frantic aimless sprints forward. With Sheyan��s incredible 23 points of perceptive sensing, he could anticipate their frantic evading route, andpletely barbequed the wild zerglings after they only ran 5-6 metres out! He couldn��t even leave a zergling behind to test its offensive capabilities.


    ��Why is this weapon so powerful������ Sheyan was even shocked by himself. Because the ��Prometheus III methrower�� was a unique weapon belonging to this world, and was disallowed to be brought out; self-destructing when the user left the world. Therefore, Sheyan waspletely unable to view detailed information on its offensive might! But from what he witnessed now, its range of attack and damage capability may very well vastly exceeded the traditional equipment of Firebats. But after considering its purchasing difficulty and price, but could only be dealt with effectively against zerglings; it could only be deemed as an above average tool.


    After drawing out another few zerglings, Sheyan finally sampled the offensive capability of the zergling; it actually reached 37 points. Looks like Mogensha was right, this pack of zerglings probably hosted a metal ore mine near their breeding ground; hence, it exins their increased damage. But to Sheyan whose defensive threshold could probably cover over 50 points of damage, these measly 30 points or 37 points simr amounted to only 1 overall point in damage.

 Chapter 229: Matchless blaze

    <h4>Chapter 229: Matchless ze</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    All of a sudden, a massive incident urred at the temporary defence line the humans established! The earth started rumbling; suddenly a gigantic ming beetle exploded forth, overturning a heavy siege tank in the process. Although this arachnid wasn��t as mighty as that junior ss legendary creature, it was in its optimum condition. Thump Thump Thump! It swiftly dashed about, relying on its nearly 10 ton body weight; it didn��t even have to spit any mes as it brazenly ttened and knocked everyone around. Although it finally met its fate in the end, it managed to release to acidic mes before falling; melting 23 people and causing a massive chaotic uproar.


    This was the worst situation, internal trouble and external aggression. Forget about the human casualties, yet the overturned siege tank tranted to an obvious deficiency in firepower. Rallied by their vicious zerglingmanders charging in without restraints, the zergling tidal wave behind broke out in murderous blood-lusted frenzy. The already crumbling frontlines was instantly directly broken through.


    As the floodgates were opened, several troopers roared out in despair; tossing aside their gauss rifles as they charged directly into the heart of the zergling sea. Looking like they had been drowned inside the arachnid sea, suddenly flickers of dazzling azure glow radiated through the gaps; instantly shredding any zergling within its 6-7 metre radius. Even zerglings 10 metres away were affected and stunned by this earth-shattering effect. Of course, the source of the glow, the troopers were instantly decimated; their corpses dissolving into ashes.


    Next, that high level medic suddenly activated a striking ability, causing the zerglings ahead to suddenly turn confused and mutually shed at each other. The defence line was temporarily holding on, yet it was only due to the efforts of the troopers exchanging their lives for it. If the arachnids continued flooding in, then very soon they would break in and engage in widespread ughter. This critical situation was already imminent!


    At this moment, Sheyan realized his former n had been ruined. If he didn��t act fast now, then the entire human fleet would very well be eradicatedpletely. He roared loudly to the heavens, containing a ferocious insanity, as he tightly pressed the ��Prometheus III methrower�� trigger at full throttle. Two fiery serpents slithered out swiftly, as long as 30 metres. Then he outrageously charged into the zergling tsunami as he headed simrly towards the human��s defence line!!!


    From a bird��s eye view - ����


    A human!


    A human the size of a rice!


    In a sh, prating in abruptly like an awl,


    Releasing a courageous and reckless audacious grandeur, deeply prating into the boundless arachnid ocean!!!


    Sheyan did his utmost to advance while controlling his methrower; dishing out a scorching ming pir against the zerglings. If one were to nce down from up high, it really seemed like a massive current of flesh being directly blocked by a fiery zing dam cutting through it!


    Although faraway the troopers were engaged in their individual bitter struggles, numerous people managed to notice a fresh red hot movement from far! Some of the soldiers were even shocked and dumbstruck, before releasing a ��Woah, so damned awesome!�� exmations. But only Sheyan knew that in his predicament, charging forward while releasing his wildfire; naturally some of the arachnids will be able to break through and pounced viciously against him!


    Under such circumstances, Sheyan��s vision was currently massively obstructed. All he could see what mes ahead, and wild berserking blurred zergling figures sweeping through his sides!


    But more importantly, although ��Prometheus III methrower�� was said to be able tost 5 minutes, it��s intended usage was actually pretty simr to a cigarette lighter; triggering here and there and not bluntly pressing down like a machine gun. Using it mildly but constantly could only heat up water for 10 minutes. Yet with its currently excessive and full blown spitting of mes, this weapon��s effect usage duration was reduced to merely 50 seconds!


    Sheyan grit his teeth as he continued charging forward! At present, he really was showcasing a one man show as he severed the terrifying waves of zerglings! Wherever he passed through, he left a broad 7-8 metres deep burnt traces along with smoking zerglings littering over it. Moreover, the agitated smaller zerglings had lost their vision of themanders and wildly wed against Sheyan��s back. Fortunately the surface area of a human��s back was rather limited, probably only 7-8 zerglings couldnd a strike onto him at one go. Furthermore their strength couldn��tpare to Sheyan��s, the chances of knocking Sheyan down was rtively low.


    In a short 10 plus seconds, Sheyan had managed to charge into the core of the arachnid sea. Behind were immeasurable amounts of tiny zerglings fanatically pursuing him. Finally, the lucky survivors of marine troopers pressed forward as they finished ying the zerglings ahead, but were immediately dumbstruck as they saw Sheyan; rooted to the ground in a nk distraction!


    In this instance, Sheyan roared out fiercely as he activated his ��Stimnt��. His already rapidly declining HP suddenly took a sudden dip, but next Sheyan instantly revolved around ; his attack speed had been doubled by the ��Simnt��! Every since anchoring himself within the sea of zerglings, his killing efficiency rate had soared astonishingly. After hepleted a full rotation, there was finally a shocking empty plot ofnd around his body. But these fearless crazy zerglings swiftly reimed their ground, and covered the emptynd in mere seconds; once again pouncing against Sheyan.


    Sheyan again executed another rotation, at least frying close to a hundred more zerglings; burning out a pathway towards the human��s defence line. He then borrowed this precious breathing seconds, releasing the trigger as he made a dash for it. The duration of ��Stimnt�� had not yet been exhausted, his 50% boost of movement speed was still in effect. To be safe, Sheyan even quickly and randomly activated his soul equipment ��Endless Spirited Vodka��. In this manner, Sheyan��s speed was suddenly overwhelmingly greater than the zerglings, as he boldly escaped from the clutches of the first two iing zerglings.


    The opposite excited soldiers roared out with joyous craze, their whistles and cheers went on continuously. Obviously Sheyan had justmitted an unforgettable and unimaginable performance! If not for the cool-headed officers restricting them by the side, they would have already charged forward to receive Sheyan.


    When Sheyan sessfully entered the range of the troopers, his health was already left with less than 150 points. Although this wasn��t a critical state, the thrill and dangers of diving into the boundless zergling sea had sapped at his concentration greatly. Because if his methrower had suddenly malfunctioned or the fuel unexpectedly consumed before his prediction, then even if Sheyan had 10 times his maximum health; he would surely be mortally engulfed and eaten alive!!!


    Consecutively, the marines* had long ago locked onto the vicious zerglings that were pursuing Sheyan wildly; they pressed their triggers, as long tongues of me shot out. Currently, Sheyan��s armour had already been gnawed into a shredded mess, and his body covered with deep or light wounds; blood repeated streamed out. His image portrayed a picture of an impending death. Taking the initiative, the medic head quickly scuffled through the crowd, and waved his arms towards Sheyan. Sheyan could feel a cooling yet refreshing sensation raining over him, as though was was bathing in an icy cold spring. His concentration suddenly became clear; feeling much better he released a long satisfied exhtion.


    (TN: Sorry for the confusion, I��ll follow starcraft��s unit name and call the trooper/machine gunner -> marines from now.


    It cannot be said that Sheyan merely intercepted and stalled the zergling tide for only 20 seconds; to the human frontlines who were in the midst of copse, it was equivalent to an injection of adrenaline. It allowed them to regroup, reorganize their formation, change their magazines and take cover behind objects. Sheyan was acting as an individual fighting squad. Once he fled behind the defence lines, he instantly copsed to the ground and panted heavily. Simultaneously, several humans rushed up to assist him, and professional medics delivered emergency treatments.


    After resting several minutes, Sheyan once again slung his ��Prometheus III methrower�� and stomped to the front. Presently, his back was covered and there was nothing to fear, furthermore he had the aid of long range firepower; and the refreshing bonus of the medics. Sheyan rushed in without the slightest restraint as he begun his massacre. With a powerful ally like him attracting the main focus of the arachnids upfront, the reclining marines behind fought on with rtive ease. If the zerglings wanted to break through, it was simply too difficult. Every single metre came at the expense of a huge price. Not long after, one of the faraway zerglingmanders seemed to realized this operation was failing; he gave themand, and the zergling wave suddenly receded like low tide. Gradually, they faded into the horizon.


    Only after ensuring that the zerglings had retreatedpletely did the humans loosened their concentration. Several humans disregarded the filthy and bloodied floor as they sat andid on the ground, panting heavily and puffing on a cigarette. Undoubtedly, Sheyan was everyone��s hero.


    When some of them heard that Sheyan was an elite soldier dispatched by the Homnd to assist here, they immediately saw the light; bing extremely cordial and warm. Although Sheyan��s 2 points of charm were terriblycking, most marines exhibited a ��Wee esteemed guest�� attitude to him. Naturally, that +1 legend level was also in effect.


    Although the zerglings devastated many, it couldn��t bepared to the frightening quantity of their deaths. Sheyan��s heroic attempt had reaped him great loots; fortunately in these situations, drop loots could be slotted straight into his interspatial area. If not he really wouldn��t have the time to retrieve them. Sheyan kept two dark blue grade, umon carapace with him; while the other random junks, he exchanged for close to 3700 utility points. It could be counted as many little drops make up an ocean.

 Chapter 230: Huge advantage

    <h4>Chapter 230: Huge advantage</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Currently, the trend of the world now must be mentioned. Following the advancement of space navigation technologies, and the discoveries of wormholes; the humans interster colonies were currently edged into people��s hearts like the beginning of the maritime era (Pirate of the Caribbean era). Many independent regimes of feudal vassals have been established, but of course nominally they still have to rely on their main origins - the homnd. Due to the segmentation of individual colonies in the cosmos universe; apart from encountering main formidable external enemies like the arachnid race, they normally do not foster mutual close ties. Just like where Sheyan came from the Steel Whip base, it didn��t belong to the same colonial power as this ��Fatal Helmet�� base.


    Hence before validating Sheyan��s identity, themander remained cold and indifferent for fear of Sheyan being a rival. But once he dered he was from the homnd; because the homnd had no intentions of getting a slice of this, there wasn��t any sh of interest between this��s colonial powers. Thus, they weed him warmly.


    After exchanging formalities, this army fleet indeed belonged to the ��Fatal Helmet�� base. Their primary goal was to invite that specialist, Celtic, to their Fatal Helmet base to set up a bio-genometrics research centre; allowing soldiers with potential to cultivate to be medics, which will substantially reduce the mortal casualty rate in war. Sheyan��s main objective was to seek for medical aid, and was actually able to encounter a genuine medical specialist; naturally he straightforwardly requested his help.


    Very quickly, the unlucky Mogensha and goblin Jinkuang received unique treatment and aid, probably recovering in no time. Since he attained his goal and time was increasingly tight, they declined going to Fatal Helmet base, expressing their regret to themander. To express his gratitude to Sheyan, he specially gifted Sheyan a new suit of an enhanced model - NBC Poweredbat armour. He also generously open up the ammunitions and supplies shuttle for them to freely take.


    While all this were ongoing, on a rocky hill a few kilometres away, several shadows of figures appeared out. They were wearing a protective camouged clothing, their sleeveless garment was drenched in sweat; obviously camping here for a long time already. The 8 human figures dispersed over the surrounding rocky hills. The ce they were residing seemed to be rather inefficient, but was actually the peak vantage point for snipping. The 8 of them maintained their absolute focus monitoring the specialist, Celtic, never once cking off.


    Without any exception, beside all 8 of them was a ��L115a4 uracy international AWM (Arctic Warfare Magnum)�� - a long range electromaic sniper rifle! Such a fearsome electromaic sniper rifle was sold by the ��Holima�� uracy Internationalpany for a price that exceeded 300,000 interster currency. It carried lockdown capabilities, lethal strike abilities, electromaic coverage, bombardier bullets and several frightening abilities. Within the mes of war, the amounts of superior arachnids who had fallen to this weapon category had exceeded over 4000. Because of its domineering power and unparalleled precision, even the entire Star alliance military hailed it as the ��Surgeon balde��!


    A military officer dressed in camouge uniform whispered into his earphones.


    ��Target has been secured, disperse!��


    Under hismand, the 8 of them started dismantling their rifle and swiftly left. Their movement mobile and nimble, filled with experience and elite training. Naturally, they should be people who have battled through life and death situations countless times. Obviously they were here to protect that exalted ��Celtic specialist��; once he was in grave danger, their militarymander would certainly order them to open fire. The lives of anyone else wasn��t ced in their eyes. If Sheyan had known beforehand that there were 8 guys cautiously aiming across his head within the warzone, he would certainly feet gloomy in his heart.


    Concurrently while apanying the fleet; within an insignificant looking armoured transport vehicle, several famous researches were busy at work. Slightly above them on the screen, was astonishingly ying the images of theirtest battle scenes. The battle had just concluded not too long ago, but the entire process had been captured clearly by theser drones and conveyed over. Giving them instant firsthand feedback. Data of various fist, movements and reactions were analyzed by the mainputer before summarizing into the researcher��s hands.


    ��The battle data statistics and analysis is out.�� A researcher steadied his spectacles as he announced to the rest.


    ��The primary targeted weapon is thattest model ��Prometheus III methrower�� from the homnd. Currently still in battle experimenting verification phase, yet to begin mass manufacture phase. To be able to retrieve such an equipment now, his status background isn��t low.��


    ��ording to the previous effective statistics, this elite warrior named ��Seaman�� stayed within the arachnid sea for an entire 31 seconds; of which he was assaulted by the zerglings for over a hundred times. But yet he is still able to miraculously escape and survive! Moreover, ording to specialist Celtic��s primary date personnel LePersia, the metal content within this Seaman soldier is below 5%. It��s a negative that he is a cyborg existence.��


    Another white gowned researcher, who seemed like the man in charge here, started reading another report.


    ��Research objective: Explosive strength outstanding, adrenaline secretion regr, Bi-digital O-ring* test feedback degree low, psychological analysis superb, other data excellent; everything is rather simr to our own elite marines. Currently, the only abnormality lies in his resistive defense capabilities and regeneration capabilities.��


    (TN: some medical diagnosis test, you can check google it��s prettyplicated stuff)


    ��Oh? A dignified tone was released from someone, someone who probably carried authority for a long time.


    ��ording to the analysis feedback, whenever the specimen encounters any form of damage sustained to him, his body would react with a series of instincts. Firstly, his muscles would violently shrink in, his internal organs voluntarily shifting itself; but more peculiar is that the arteries and veins would close by itself. This prevents excessive blood loss, and lessens the pain degree. Such instinctive reactions requires one to go through an extremely rigorous and harsh resistive training to take shape; yet the specimen very naturally achieves it. ording to our calctions andputer matrix pattern deductions; even if the specimen gets hit with a bullet, as long as it doesn��ttch onto his brain or heart, his life wouldn��t be in danger!


    ��Apart from that, the specimen��s regenerative abilities far outstretched an average person. After sustaining injuries, his internal hemoglobin actually can reproduce to 3 times an average person in a short time, leading to ridiculous intake of oxygen level. In conclusion, the specimen��s resistive abilities are extremely astounding, his regenerative strength is simrly terrifying.��


    ��Apart from that? Is there anything else? Mr Carmen?�� The dignified manly tone sounded a little disappointed.


    ��Nothing else.�� Mr Carmen��s reply was a little unsure. ��But chairman, we can ask Madam Oumanji, see if she has any discoveries.��


    Very quickly, another researcher Madam Oumannji rushed over. She was probably around 40 years old, skinny, aquiline nose, her pupils slightly greyish, looking rather astute and experienced. She was also the medic who took the initiative in healing Sheyan previously.


    ��I��ve heard of the homnd, they mentioned before about a n for gically mutated soldiers. The specimen��s abnormal regenerative abilities and resistive strength is probably one of those enhanced experimentation with genes of wild beasts. Extracting the hereditary coding from infant animals, andbining it with the bio-gics of a human. From a biological perspective, hereditary gene fragments passed down for theter generations are primarily centered around enhanced survivability, and notbative by nature. The direct examples would be the infants of horses and deer being able to gallop and sprint directly after birth. But tigers, lions, wolves and savage carnivorous wild beast do not produce infants who can fight directly after they are born.��


    Until here, the female researcher paused.


    ��The specimen��s hereditary genes should have originated from a section of those gic DNA fragments. Actually such research has long been around ever since the ancient earth era, the primary inspiration for all these originated from a case of an infant being able to survive even in vile and harsh conditions. During 1931 AD of the ancient earth history, a careless priest went of to do his own things while baptizing an infant. When the infant��s mother was alerted and reacted, the poor little guy had remained inside the ice-cold baptism basin for an entire 15 minutes. That time, the Siberian cold wind was wreaking havoc at the area, the temperature was minus 30 degrees! But the end results we are all clear of that; that infant grew up healthily and matured greatly to govern the world��s greatest country at that time for 8 years; his name was Boris? Boris Yeltsin? Yeltsin��s rumored stories of a wolf child, or the ape child case, we don��t need to exin further.��


    ��Therefore.�� The madan Oumanji concluded. ��The specimen may very well be thetest generation of gically modified soldiers. Based on our current technologies, to create an gically modified soldier is possible; but it is hard to solve the problem of energy consumption of activating the body cells substantially. For any average person, to replicate the specimen��s powerful regeneration would require an insane consumption of body energy. Not even an hourter of that function activation, the body would exhaust its vitality and die.��


    The dignified voice remained silent now, deeply pondering before shutting hismunication screen.


    ************


    ***********


    Faced with themander��s generosity, Sheyan bluntly pulled Mogensha along. Although there wasn��t a need for Mogensha to change his weapon, but several special bullets could still be great for him; bullet types providing ��Shaking�� ��Prative�� ��detection�� ��illumination�� etc.


    Sheyan also found a safe deposit box within the ammunitions and supplies vehicle, the door wasn��t locked. Based on the doctrine that a safety deposit box would contain many precious objects, Sheyan instantly rushed up to examine; wherein he discovered a dozen disk shaped weapons that most probably werendmines. On it was a warning - ��sample electromaic cloud explosive��.

 Chapter 231: Surrender and survivors

    <h4>Chapter 231: Surrender and survivors</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Description: ��Sample electromaic cloud explosive��. This is a newly introduced weapon containing immense killing potential. Currently for some unknown reason, it��sunching detonation malfunction rate is high. Afterunching, it will deal 30 - 80 points of sound wave damage to the surrounding creatures within a 10 metre radius. Damage will be directed towards the arachnids functionality, destroying its sense of hearing and bncing organs. Hence it will also result in a 10 seconds dizziness debuff for the arachnids.


    Sheyan had previously seen this deadly tool when several brave marines made a desperate suicidal charge, hence it left a deep impression on him. He tried picking one up and instantly felt his hand sinking down; even though this object was the size of a bowl, it was close to 30 kg in mass. Furthermore its detonating process wasplex, no wonder the previous marines were unable to utilize it as grenades.


    This object was deadly to others, yet to a 530 health points high Sheyan, he waspletely unafraid of its 80 points of damage. Although its sound waves disregarded the influence of ��Endurance*��, it was still affected by resistive defence and tranted to only roughly 40 points of damage to Sheyan. Even 2 - 3 detonated in his face wasn��t fatal to him, but it could further produce an additionalpelling dizziness AOE debuff effect; People would murder for this, a truly superb item.


    (TN: *Disregards because endurance only guards against physical damage. Soundwaves isn��t considered physical ording to author)


    Without hesitation, Sheyan quickly stored everything , not even leaving one behind. But it goes without saying what this action resulted in, themander��s face instantly turning dark as night; obviously regretting deeply the words he offered earlier. He became noticeably cold to Sheyan and gang, and instantly ordered them to leave.


    Fortunately, that amiable specialist, Celtic, wasn��t a person from Fatal Helmet base. Hence, Sheyan��s greedy behavior wasn��t rted to him at all, remaining as the adoration as the prior battle��s savior was still present. After hearing of their departure, he still offered some farewells. Sheyan��s goal was to heal the sick, since its objectives had been met; naturally he wouldn��t go over to Fatal Helmet base if he didn��t need to. Themander��s order to leave was exactly what they wanted. After their farewells, they boarded the Scout craft and once again calibrated their directions; heading for the nearest aircraft crash site on the map.


    During the journey, in order to avoid various dangerous districts like Ionic explosion sites or arachnid infested regions; they took an entire 6 hours to reach their destination when the direct route to the crash site was only 3-4 hundred kilometres. But sadly after a long time of searching, they didn��t find any traces of the transport shuttlending here. Instead, they only came across some native creatures scavenging for food.


    Following the logic of security in being neutral, Sheyan and gang didn��t disturb those native creatures. They even discovered a species of giant spotted spanish-fly simr to the previous ming beetle. But this fly was extremely docile,ying inside its own crevice in the shade as it gnawed on its grass and ck moss.


    The slut Jinkuang, was now glowing with health and vigor; like a crazy old man feeling like a youth, he leapt onto the fly��s back carapace as hecently waved his finger forward. Riding it like a car for a few kilometres before descending, as though the this savage looking fly was something that was bred from him. Although it appeared simr to the ming beetle, nevertheless its temperament differed more than a million miles.


    ording to theory, travelling through the night was an extremely risky decision. Because travellers wouldn��t have the adequate concentration, and they couldn��t see the way clearly ahead in and their car could overturn. Fortunately, the contestant��s evolved body allowed them to maintain long periods of focus, moreover obstacles that could overturn the Scout would be rather bulky and easily identifiable. Hence after discussing, they decided not to pause and directly headed for the next crash site; all the while churning a thick sand storm behind them, as the Scout zoomed as fast as lightning.


    After sprinting for nearly a hundred kilometres, the distance to the next crashnding site was merely 10 kilometres away. Even though they possessed a contestant��s body, they had experienced a night of continuous bumps, their body was somewhat fatigue and their spirits worned out. Hence, they halted their journey to take a break.


    Both their emotions felt rather imperative. Because 1 hour ago, Sheyan identally realized his achievement points had plunged by another 1 point, which indicated that Reef��s side had encountered another challenge. Moreover, once their side bes utterly exterminated and the main lead dies as a result, it was quite likely everyone in this temporary party would be forcefully sent back to the realm. Since the mission failed, Sheyan and Mogensha would instantly lose 6 achievement points and 3 points in their highest basic attribute. Although that setback couldn��tpare to them suffering serious injuries, moreover they each had reaped a ck gradeponent already; but if they didn��t fulfill this mission, it will still cause them to be rather dejected.


    After rejuvenating their minds for 10 minutes; the two wore their battle armour and made sure they werebat ready before beginning their search for the transport shuttle. In the end, from a faraway distance, they could roughly make up the rear end of the transport shuttle. The shuttle��s abdomen and plowed open a hundreds of metre long deep gorge within the desert; it was like the desert sustained a bitter scar. Lastly, the shuttle��s head had deeply crashed into of of the rocky hill ahead. Fortunately it seemed like the emergencynding was a sess and it didn��t explode in mes. It wasn��t even that intense of a collision, probably the most fatal danger for the passengers would be being drowned by the torrential pouring of sand.


    But as the gap between the crashed shuttle and them shortened, their faces swiftly turned sullen. Although from afar was a peaceful atmosphere, but a clear battle traces greeted their horrific vision. Thick blood and shattered battle armour, clumps of dried brown blood stains, eerie white bones were abandoned after deemed inedible. Lastly, distinct earth-yellow bomb craters and unique vestiges of the Hydralisk��s corrosive acid vandalized the entire shuttle��s surface. Everything pointed to one thing - that an extremely violent battle had broken out at this crash site!


    Sheyan who could be still ssified as a battle rookie, undoubtedly Mogensha the veteran managed to discover more clues. After ensuring that there wasn��t any pertaining danger here, he scavenged around aimlessly but with an ultimate aim; asionally finding cloth fragments underneath rocks, and a pile of bullet shells within the sand. He then prone to the ground like a dog, sniffing around and evenmitted the repulsive act of licking the dried blood stains. Finally, he returned with a heavy expression as he advised Sheyan.


    ��They probably suffered an ambush afternding for half an hour. The raid was abrupt and violent, to the extent that they didn��t even have time to carry away the supplies left in the shuttle. Even some of their heavily woundedrades were abandoned inside the shuttle.


    Sheyan surveyed the surroundings, nodding his head to acknowledge his inference. He suddenly recalled something.


    ��How about the shuttle��s pilot?��


    Mogensha lightly shook his head.


    ��The shuttle��s head had utterly smashed into the hill, likewise the pilot. Even if it avoided the hill, the head would be driven into the desert sand���� Only such an action would immediately cause the shuttle to be buried inside the sand. Next, people who managed to flee were only about a dozen, if they were all ordinary soldiers; then very likely they were shredded to pieces by the assaulting arachnids within the hour!��


    Sheyan sighed deeply and continued.


    ��You��re able to trace their retreating path right? Then let��s go up and take a look.��


    Mogensha nodded.


    ��No problems, but we cannot use our hovercraft anymore. Because the terrain is starting to beplex, we may get ambushed anytime! From the looks of it, our hovercraft can��t even sustain one terrifying attack. Moreover, it��s easy to overlook tiny threads of clues on board the vehicle.��


    If Sheyan was alone, naturally he wouldn��t be afraid of the arachnid��s ambush. But Mogensha was afraid of the extreme terrors of two zerglings simultaneously lounging at him, hence he was naturally more cautious. The two concealed their shuttle underneath the desert sand, and Sheyan naturally took the lead while holding onto the zergling��s natural counter - ��Prometheus III methrower��.


    The two of them traversed through the remote environment, following the clear chaotic traces towards the west. Luckily, the sunset didn��t carry any sandstorms, if not it would be increasingly difficult to follow the trail. After going around the missing shuttle for a round, Mogensha sighed repeatedly. Sheyan understood his depression. Because a shocking discovery of a pathway was found within the desert! Yet this small path was forged through various hoofprints trampling and dragging traces!!!


    From this image, it seemed that the arachnid race had dispatched an entire fleet to pursue the fleeing survivors! More frightening was the evidence of a hydralisk mixing with this fleet. Mogensha nced at Sheyan, stopping his desired words from leaving his mouth. Sheyan pondered a moment before sincerely offering.


    ��I know you wish to advise me to give up. But you haven��t considered properly. After wended, we stayed at Steel Whip base for a day, and roughly half a day through the journey here. Even if there was an astonishing quantity of arachnids, they would��ve probably dispersed by now. And the reason why there was such a massive congregation of arachnids, I reckon it��s because the emergencynding caused a huge ripple of impact. If the both of us were capable to enticing the entire arachnid nest against us, luring the arachnids from its territory and incubation nest; then I believe the entire arachnid race would��ve long ago been extinguished. Hence I believe that any form of danger we encounter now, should probably be a scope we can deal with.

 Chapter 232: The ambushed arachnids

    <h4>Chapter 232: The ambushed arachnids</h4>


    Tranted by: CHua


    Edited by: TN and ELkassar


    Mogensha reflected over Sheyan��s words and found reasonable logic within; nodding his head and continued advancing. Actually one couldn��t me him, Sheyan was an exceptionally thick skinned badass who dared to charge recklessly into a deadly sea of arachnids. Mogensha didn��t dare to be that reckless, prudence and cautiousness were his priority.


    Merely 50 metrester, Mogensha strode towards theteral side of sand. There was a distinct permeation of brown there, as he pushed away the sand to take a closer look at the brown patch, he shrugged his shoulders.


    ��Another died here. His corpse was probably eaten - god bless his soul.��


    Sheyan nodded his head as he continued forward. Throughout the journey, Mogensha repeatedly managed to locate the fleeing route of the small squad. It was obvious many members willingly stayed behind to fend against the arachnids, yet they ultimately got ravaged and consumed by the ravenous arachnids. After roughly 1 kmter, ahead of them remained the boundless Gobi desert; yet shockingly, a profound rocky mountain valley so deep its tail could not be seen appeared! This ravine was as broad as a hundred metre; dark, eerie, horrific and between it contained craggy weird devilish liked stones. However, ces that the sun rays couldn��t reach was bound to have vegetation like moss growing.


    Mogensha gazed at the rift valley, deep with worry in his heart.


    ��Arachnids have an exceptionally keen sense of smell; if those fleeing guys wanted to rely on theplicated terrain to throw them off, they would bemitting a grave mistake.��


    Sheyan suddenly furrowed his brows.


    ��What��s that smell? Isn��t that the rotting stench of dposing flesh?��


    Mogensha also pinched his nose.


    ��Itsing from the ravine. Strange, arachnids normally wouldn��t waste their food!��


    Sheyan took big steps towards the ravine. Currently, daylight was already prevalent. He hurriedly headed towards the edge of the ravine, couldn��t help covering his nose on they way as his pupils contracted. There was actually an appalling cmitous massacre smacked at the bottom of the ravine, roughly 3-4 km away.


    The massacre wasn��tprised of humans, it was actually hundreds of arachnids! Their corpses seemed to have been left lying around for over 24 hours, naturally starting to dpose due to the high temperature of the Gobi Desert. When the sun came out, the rotting became more rapid.


    Mogensha��s eyes leaked out an astonished expression. He suddenly pointed towards a hydralisk who had its head literally ripped apart, as he loudly eximed.


    ��Holy sheet! That culprit for this ambush was actually another race of arachnids! Human weapons could never cause such a gruesome injury!��


    Sheyan ignored the awful rotting stench, his eyes seemed to be outlining sketches of the event 2 days ago. The group of blood-soaked courageous soldiers, in their tragic despair they discovered this massive ravine; going all in as they rushed down. From behind, the greedy and savage arachnids frantically chasing. At this very moment, the other hostile group of arachnids was eyeing them, sweeping an ambush from their back. After yingpletely the backlines of slower hydralisks, they continued on annihting the foot soldier-like zerglings����


    In that instance, Sheyan couldn��t help recalling the ce where they encountered the junior ss legendary creature ��Scorching Mouth��; simrly it was an arachnid��s internal bloodbath! Looks like the arachnid race were really like the humans, their factions surmounting to great figures. Moreover, the human��s internal conflicts could still be negotiated; yet for arachnids who were conflicting, the only solution was acid, ws and fangs.


    ��Ak, are we still able to find the route of those fortunate survivors?�� Sheyan abruptly blurted out.


    Mogensha hesitated before offering. ��Shouldn��t be a problem.�� He put on his helmet to cut off the stench as he stood at the edge and surveyed below. Obviously, the ravine was as deep as 30 metres high; one didn��t need to wait for the arachnids to finish him off if he fell without support. Sweeping his gaze around, Mogensha discovered a gentle slope that the survivors prolly used. Moreover, they even exploded off several assisting rocks on the way, probably causing a huge amount of pursuing arachnids to fall to their death. The traces they left behind was chaotic, especially the arachnid��s pursuing trail was utterly broken off here.


    The two traversed through the overwhelming hellish stench of battlefield. The corpses here belonged to a species of ck arachnids, but their wounds were smaller; perhaps belonging to the party of ambushers. Next, they immediately noticed a trail of footsteps stopping, probably the survivors halting to engage inbat. This was a narrow district within the massive ravine, providing advantageous defence and difficult offense. The arachnids couldn��t easily separate themselves here, while the humans could utilize their long range weapons to carry out concentrated fire within the narrow gaps behind cover.


    Mogensha nced at the charred marks along a rock beside an arachnid��s corpse.


    ��There were probably Firebats around in their squad. Look the position I��m standing on isn��t bad, if a firebat hid behind here, a hydralisk��s acidic spray wouldn��t reach him. They need to go round this corner, but when going round the corner, the hydralisk would instantly suffer concentrated firepower from the front.��


    The two continued forward, advancing within this temporary fort. Scattered needles (��Stimnt�� dosage) littered the ground, ammunition shells and blood-soaked bandages; there was even a small ration can. It was huge mess. But this was a dead end! The tumbling rocks from above had utterly cut off the advancing route!


    Delight surged across the eyes of Sheyan and Mogensha! Because in this temporary fort, there were few blood stains, but more critically; zero presence of fragmented or shattered armour! What did this mean? It meant the survivors lived on! The previous scene could now be easily predicted even with their toes: Due to the fact that the hydralisk were totally annihted by the ambushing arachnids behind, the frontline zerglings were taken care of by relying on the superior advantage of that Firebat. Hence, they sessfully survived!


    Following that, the surviving remnant naturally had to face off with those ambushers! Presently, Mogensha had discovered several buried arachnid corpses; a sharp ck barbed-tip sprouted from their bodies, and contained ck scales. It seemed like that exact arachnid species from those ck ones beforehand as well, except their rivals were different now.


    For some unknown reasons, the ck arachnids didn��t ughter the humans �� or merely didn��t kill them onsite. If not, even if there were no human bodies around, there should still be an abundance of blood stains scattered about.


    ��What��s this?�� Sheyan suddenly pointed towards a diluted green botch on a nearby rock. The sun had yet to rise fully, and the ravine was still casted with shadows. The botch was faintly emitted a fluorescence glow within the darkness, easily identifying it.


    Mogensha focusedly examined it for a moment, before getting a strand of hair from Sheyan to dip into it (Because Mogensha was bald). After confirming it wasn��t poisonous, he touched with his hand. After interacting, he withdraw his finger, as a long mild green sticky thread attached to it.


    ��Looks rather viscous eh?��


    Sheyan raised his brows before realizing numerous other mild green spots surrounding the rock, filled with glow. Both their knowledge of information didn��t shed light on its existence. Without much efforts, Mogensha located the dispersing direction of those ck arachnids. But he also worriedly mentioned, that the arachnid��s core creature ��Overmind�� could absorb a human��s brain and retrieve their memories. If the ck arachnids had such an intention and practice, then undoubtedly the survivors would rather be nibbled to death.


    To their relief, as Sheyan and Mogensha repeatedly discovered along this trail, the remnant not only weren��t killed, they even reached an outstanding degree of freedom; for example several scattered litter as well as bits of cigarette buds. The arachnids definitely weren��t creatures who were polite enough to hide their intentions and beastly nature. Hence, even the pessimistic Mogensha had to admit that the chances of the remnant surviving were currently pretty high.


    After travelling for 2 hours across the ravine, the two followed a narrow ramp returning to surface level. If not for Mogensha��s trailing capabilities being absolutely outstanding, they would have gotten lost long ago. As they walked back up the desert, Sheyan suddenly felt a wave of strange sensation sweeping in. He instantly dived forward, twisting his body around as he executed a blocking action!


    Behind him in the air, an extremely weird creature was suspended roughly 50 metres above. From far, it appeared like a strange pear. It had brown skin, 4 long legs and two spider pedipalp* like feelers. Between its 4 long limbs was a wide purplish membrane connecting them into a webbing, contracting while the legs moved; yet the joint membrane could rapidly expand into a venttor releasing repelling force, allowing the creature to easily float in midair.


    (TN: * that��s the two feeler like things of a spider, you can google it)


    As Sheyan caught sight of the creature, he instantly witnessed its 4 long legs suddenly circting with a light greenish fluorescent. It swiftly congregated at the twin feelers, before shooting out a lump of fluorescent green mucus at Sheyan and co.


    Undoubtedly, this mucus wasn��t a weing greeting. Both Sheyan and Mogensha reactive instinctively as they dodged, darting away to different sides. The flight of the mucus wasn��t considered fast, allowing them to safely avoid it.


    But at this moment, both their eyes were widely opened. The lump of mucus was actually dividing in mid air, from 1 to 2 to 4 to 8���� Its splitting interval was even joint by a thread of green mucus. When it reached above Sheyan and Mogensha, it had astoundly metamorphosed into a light greenish and glowing gigantic spiderweb! Covering the entire heavens as it enshrouded down!

 Chapter 233: Battle origins

    <h4>Chapter 233: Battle origins</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    ��You��ve been struck with a Queen Zerg��s special ability: ��Capture��.��


    (TN: Y��all can google the arachnid names for clearer pictures if you like)


    ��Your movement speed/attack speed declines by 50%.��


    ��Immediate restoration if you escape from this invisible state.��


    Covered in green mucus, every wrestle of movement felt like an stic rope was binding them; even a single step was extremely challenging and required excessive energy. Mogensha clenched his teeth trying to raise his gun to give that beast a taste of his prowess, but instead was stalled by Sheyan��s grip. Because from a high angle by the side, another dozen of malevolent ck headed creepy crawlies had surfaced; acidic fluids brewing violently within their bodies as they portrayed a shooting posture - the thing that gave Sheyan and Mogensha the greatest headache, Hydralisk.


    ��If they wanted to attack us, they would��ve done so already.�� Sheyan calmly instructed.


    Mogensha nodded slightly. Suddenly, a voice prated into their ears, simr to the way their nightmare imprint connected with them. It didn��t travel through the air nor transmitted through the ears, but connected with the mental. Upon hearing, it sounded like an aged old female speaking.


    ��Szsss����humans, gaaa, halt all your malicious movements��Sszxsss��if not it��ll be hard for me to withhold my children from ripping you to shreds��


    ��This ability, isn��t this thought transmission?�� Sheyan��s heart shed with an inspiration, as he quickly attempted to reply with his nightmare imprint. ��Who are you? ��


    The voice immediately replied.


    ��I am the mother of the ckthorns, Shengong. I am currently using my children tomunicate with you��


    Mogensha was still in disbelief.


    ��Children? Is your child that freak floating in the air?��


    ��I don��t agree with your words.��The mother of the ckthorns replied.��In my eyes, Jenny��s skin is brimming with sexuality, her contours are perfectly alluring. Instead, humans are the freaks, nevertheless i will maintain my respect you you; although it is easy to tear you apart and devour you anytime.��


    Mogensha unfolded his hands.


    ��Alright alright, respectabledy. We have no intentions of being your enemies. Our reason here is not to upy territories or plunder, but just to search for ourrades; that��s all.��


    The mother of the ckthorns responded with sinct.


    ��Follow my children, humans. You will see them soon enough, but don��t take my kindness for weakness.��


    In a flurry, Sheyan and Mogensha were now surrounded by a flock of hydralisk and zerglings, as they escorted/monitored towards the side. Gradually, ayer of thick fresh violent substance appeared beneath their feet, just like a carpet. Stepping over it felt like walking over a loose riverbank.


    Sheyan��s earlier information reports had information on such a substance. Their name was ��Creep (Spreading organic matter)��, able to digest all nutrients and supply essential nourishment for the arachnids; aiding the organs of the arachnid��srva or drones (bee) to morph into bigger lifeforms. Under normal circumstances, such organic substances multiplied constantly and were hard to eradicate. To the arachnids, it even provided them extra regenerative capabilities.


    Apart from that, the appearance of ��Creep�� signified one thing - this area was colonized by the arachnids as a crucial core zone. Anything that wasn��t approved by the arachnids would immediately suffer the full wrath of the viciously enraged arachnids! On their journey here, Sheyan had noticed numerous densely packed clusters of arachnid lifeforms, and brown jellyfish like substance were floating in the air. If one had to describe, it was a nerve wrecking image of brain system, connected to a tree trunk.


    ording to the reports, this thing was called an ��Overlord��; probably another species in the arachnid race. It doesn��t possess any offensive capabilities, but acted like a human��s factory. It can incubate and provide nourishment resources for the arachnids. To know if an arachnidmunity was huge, one just needed to observe how many Overlords there were. Apart from that, because overlords utilized their perceptive sensing to gauge the environment, it didn��t have eyes but could detect every invisible life form within its radius.


    Sheyan and Mogensha didn��t walk for long within the arachnid nest, but could see from a distant hill depression; several military tents were scattered along its edges. A soldier currently sitting on a dried rock while puffing his cigar noticed Sheyan, instantly jumping up in surprise.


    ��Woah, friends! Don��t tell me you guys are also survivors from the aircrash.��


    Even though Mogensha��s charm wasn��t high, it was still maintained at an eptable level. Hence, themon interactions was still pretty essible.


    ��Haha in fact the opposite, private. We have speciallye to confirm your conditions and try to bring you guys home.��


    That privateughed loudly.


    ��Mate! Honestly, this is the funniest joke I��ve heard in nearly 48 hours.��


    Mogensha sighed.


    ��If I were you, I wouldn��t speak like that to your life saviors.��


    ��Life saviors?�� That private asked suspiciously.


    Mogensha fished out that pilot��s special harmonica out from his chest.


    ��If Lieutenant Colonel Dundee was still alive, then he��ll know if my words are true or false.��


    :


    That private immediately asked in amazement.


    ��Don��t tell me you are that officer that chased away those Spore Wyverns? That expert who could use a machine cannon to deliver such precise attacks?��


    The ck man Mogensha obviously wouldn��t express an easterner modesty, he naturally raised his brows as he brandished his personal golden AK and proimed loudly.


    ��Of course! If not for that cannon��s handle having such terribly grip like an 60 year old granny��s chest, I would have directly sttered those huge buffoons into pieces!��


    The private gazed at Mogensha with adoration, he hastily ran back into the tent. Several minutester, many soldiers started streaming out of the tent, falling in as two orderly files and bowed their erected bodies in respect! Concurrently they dered loudly.


    ��Our gratitude to you! Sergeant!�� (Sergeant is Mogensha��s military rank in the realm, and also understood throughout all words)


    Mogensha replicated their formalities, before a lieutenant colonel with his left arm wrapped in white bandages stood out. His expression stern as he extended his hand towards Mogensha.


    ��I am ��Pebbles�� special forces captain, Lieutenant Colonel Dundee. Many thanks to your heroic actions and thank you for your courageous act of rescuing us today. But frankly, I really don��t wish to see you guysing here now. Because this situation here���� I��m afraid is a lot worse than what you imagine.��


    Mogensha extended his hand out to shake.


    ��Ho, Lieutenant Colonel Dundee. Before we set off, we already knew it was going to be an excruciatingly challenging journey. Please don��t be too worried, how about telling us about the current situation instead.��


    Lieutenant Colonel Dundee turned his head to nce at the fully equipped Sheyan.


    ��And he is?��


    Sheyan stood forward, raising his voice.


    ��Special forces 2nd Lieutenant, Seaman, at your service. Sir!��


    ��Seaman.�� Dundee recalled a little, his eyes flickering. ��I seem to have heard of others praising your bravery before!��


    This was the advantages of a +1 legend level. Although his charm was low, but with this solid first impression, it naturally made his interactions and engagements much easier. Following that, the lieutenant colonel dejectedly stroked his hands as he paced back and forth, before firming his head in resolution.


    ��Alright, then I��ll just exin our current situation fully. Firstly I need to inform you of the reason between the conflicts of the human race and arachnids���� it certainly isn��t like what those nonsense like conquest, environment, conflicts, survival the politicians debate about; but it��s for an ore! A natural resource that is extremely rare even in the entire universe! A crystallite superconductor ore (Unobtanium)(ED: It��s because it��s unobtainable!Sorry, couldn��t help myself)!


    As he spoke, Dundee retrieved a rock that looked like Unobtanium. This crystal was silverish-blue, its surface brimming with metallic brilliance. But more awe-inspiring was that it could actually float on its own, 2cm from the palm!


    ��This is that unobtanium that those stinky brats hail as ��Pandora��. Its performance exceeds all human made superconductors. Under 1516 degree celsius (china 2761 degrees) temperature, it can maintain its superconductor performance. The superconductor also contains an ultra powerful anti-maism energy, that under 1 billion gauss (100,000 Te) maic field intensity, it can still maintain its superconductor properties. This is 1000 times more powerful than any earthly material�� At present, the economy of the Star Alliance is on the decline, every kg of raw ore of unobtanium isn��t lower than 40 million american dors. Please note, that��s just the raw mineral that hasn��t been purified!��


    Mogensha dropped his jaws and replied.


    ��WOAH woah Lieutenant Colonel. I��m getting dizzy by those figures, I feel like just hearing that figure can pressure me to death. It��s that same blissful suffocating death under the pressure of a big chestedss.��


    Dundee sighed and continued.


    ��Pandora crystals (refined by the ore) is known as the most perfect energy. What uranium or petroleum, itpletely cannotpare! Hence, there are people that traverse through the universe in search of it, and are even willing to pay any price. The Pandora crystals only w is that apart from the humans, many other alien species also desires its stored capabilities. This includes the arachnid race, and also the reason for our relentless war against them. And also the sole reason for the hostile barriers between our different human bases; and the disharmonies between the arachnid colonies!

 Chapter 234: Brood war

    <h4>Chapter 234: Brood war</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    After listening to lieutenant colonel Dundee��s exnation, Sheyan and Mogensha finally saw the light; no wonder the entire ��P�� had such a peculiar conflict. Naturally when humans encountered arachnids, both parties would fight against each other. But without the presence of an alienated race, no matter humans nor arachnids; both were united in appearance but divided at heart. They all had their personal motivations for war, and constantly wrestled internally.


    Mogensha abruptly interrupted.


    ��Then for every human base, they are all constructed on a Pandora ore mine?��


    Dundee nodded.


    ��Even the arachnid bases are the same.��


    Sheyan suddenly chipped in.


    ��What do the arachnids need these minerals for?��


    Dundee choked and coughed violently, before speaking.


    ��Only with the aid of the ore��s internal energy can they survive and propagate. The Pandora crystal ores are akin to our daily bread and butter; moreover the arachnid��s hunted prey can only make up their sds and vor seasonings.��


    ��Woah ohh. Hmmm, so these arachnids are thinking of using us ��sds�� to help them search for more ��bread��?�� Mogensha interrupted.


    ��No.�� Lieutenant colonel Dundee honestly replied. ��This empire of ��ckthorns�� arachnids are extremely fortunate, they have already found their own heavenly banquet - an astonishing reserves of pandora mineral ores. Bluntly speaking, based on the sheer quantity only, it should be at a tenth of the entire ��P�� reserves; adequate for these arachnids to harvest for another 10 years. When their Overmind frantically absorbed the energies to mature and even expanded the entire tribe, a disaster urred. Three nearby covetous tribes sensed the impending threat and became green with jealousy. They banded together andunched a coalition against the ckthorns tribe! Actually such actions ording to thews of the jungle, are exceedinglymonce.��


    ��The ultimate conclusion of the battle was shocking. The Backthorns were infiltrated all the way into their core mother nest, with casualties immeasurable. However, by relying on the immense amounts of Pandora crystals for their indomitable regenerative capabilities, and an unending breeding stream of new foot soldiers; they managed topletely crush andid waste to two of the enemy tribes! The two opposing tribe��s Overmind were taken and absorbed by the ckthorn��s Overmind.��


    ��Overmind?�� Mogensha asked curiously. ��What��s that?��


    Lieutenant Colonel Dundee earnestly replied.


    ��That is equivalent of the queen bee or the ant empress. Its capabilities is entirely devoted to controlling the entire arachnid tribe, its development and evolution direction and possessed an insanely formidable thought capability. Simply putting, it is the brains behind the entire arachnid tribe. The mother of the ckthorns that guided us here is primarily in charge of breeding and some base functions. Of course, every arachnid tribe will only have 1 Overmind. If there is a second, the two Overminds would wrestle aggressively against each other, and break the entire tribe into two factions.��


    Sheyan silently absorbed the information Dundee was pouring into them, he continued listening.


    ��After the ckthorn��s Overmind had absorbed the enemy Overminds, it fell into advanced hibernation due to consumption overload. The final ��Thick-liquid�� tribe seized the opportunity and amassed their remaining strength, initiating an all out skirmish against them! Because the ckthorn tribe was still in the midst of restoring their defence, the Thick-liquid tribe managed to sessfully infiltrate into the core zone; and kidnapping the hibernating ckthorn Overmind. Hence, the entire tribe became like a dragon without its head, only capable of relying on its system defences to fend for itself.��


    Authors note: (Some of you may be unsure of the capabilities of the Overmind. Citing an example, the mother of the ckthorns would be the equivalent of the starcraft base nest while ying the game starcraft. Then the Overmind would be the equivalent of the human behind theputer, controlling the units in the game. If the yer was captured, then the base��s self defensive mechanism would still be in effect. The established patrolling units/offensivemands that the yers had set beforehand would still follow ording to theirtest orders. However, without the yer they would be extremely inflexible.)


    ��For now, the Thick-liquid tribe would constantly breed out new forces daily to engage in wild assaults against this ce; trying to find a weakness to capture and upy this Pandora crystal ore mine. Moreover, the main function of the mother of ckthorns is to reproduce and not to dictate the battle. Her mental powers are only adequate enough to mobilize only a third of the new forces for battle, and her tactics would be rtively rigid. Hence after discovering that we were locked in battle with the Thick-liquid tribe, she spared us but wished for our help against the Thick-liquid tribe! Furthermore, once the mother dies, then the Thick-liquid tribe can very easily control the entire area and buildings; our deaths would be guaranteed!��


    ��Wait!�� Sheyan suddenly interrupted. ��I have an important question. Where is the Overmind of the ckthorns? I noticed you saying it was kidnapped but not killed.��


    Lieutenant Colonel Dundee was slightly startled. ��That I don��t know, but i can confirm it was taken.��


    At this moment, a throb emerged within everyone��s thoughts, followed the voice of the mother of the ckthorns.


    ��Mozi is still alive. After swallowing the two Overminds, it has sessfully attained the basic requirements of evolving to a ��Dark Iron Lord�� rank! Even if it doesn��t evolve sessfully, its power is at least 2-3 folds of the Thick-liquid Overmind. An absorption between Overminds isn��t like what you think, ravaging the physical body; but it is absorbing its level of mental energies. The Thick-liquid Overmind wouldn��t kill it, instead it will do its utmost to protect Mozi��s body. That weak bug will surely enve Mozi, and slowly drain its mental force; before using its brainwaves to slowly attempt to absorb the mentally exhausted Mozi. Because the disparity between their mental force is so wide, the entire process will definitely persist for above 120 hours��


    Sheyan calcted in sh. That means that Overmind, Mozi, can still endure for another 2-3 days�� His thought process started to swiftly churn up.


    Suddenly, an unexinable gloomy sound terrorized the entire base. Its sound was like the rumbling of an aerone as it ascended into the sky. The ten over survivals leapt up in shocked, swiftly grabbing their weapons as they starting putting on their battle armour; obviously preparing forbat. Even though they hadn��t recovered from their injuries, their movements were extremely nimble. Mogensha was a little stunned.


    ��What, a battle?��


    ��Gogogogogo! Lieutenant Colonel Dundee shouted towards the soldiers as he equipped on his battle armour, as well as his C-14 Impaler Gauss rifle. ��Lads, you guys take a rest. We will be back after wrecking havoc to those scum arachnids.��


    Mogensha was about to suggest something; but several enormous elite zerglings appeared, and swiftly but fiercely mixed within the bunch of humans as they ferociously charged away. Mogensha didn��t even have the time to say anything, he only nced towards Sheyan.


    ��What should we do now?!��


    Sheyan instantly ordered.


    ��Obviously we have to follow, at least Dundee mustn��t die at all cost. If we can receive a mission from him, then at least we wouldn��t have to worry about being expelled from this world if the other side is exterminated.��


    The pair swiftly raced after the rest. On the way, they witnessed numerous amounts of prune colored organism structures (or organs). The shortest was as tall as 2-3 storeys, evil and monstrous; covered with thick arms of veins and arteries at the top. It was secreting various kinds of gooey fluids, emitting growling and hooting sounds. The atmosphere was drenched with a peculiar smell.


    Within them, thergest core structure was the ce where humans hailed as the ��Mother nest��. Its exterior was like a majestic and towering flesh hill, as tall as 5-6 floors; upying 1 kilometre. Its surface was covered with ridiculously thick prune colored veins. Several hundreds of table-sized mauve colored, 6 legged beetles were excavating a nearby rocky hill; before gathering its stored crystals as they repeatedly travelled to-and-fro from the mother nest and the hill.


    The beetles had a unique mouth system. Firstly spraying acidic fluids to dissolve the solid rocks, before using its teeth to chip at the rocks; finally collecting the excavated crystals. Apart from that, amongst the crystal was another resource called ��Vespene gas��, a yellow-greenish substance that was also harvested by them. This things were not like the crystals to the arachnids, it wasn��t an essential mineral to survive; but was a crucial element for them to morph into advanced units. ording to Sheyan��s knowledge, these beetles were the production units of the arachnids known as ��Drones��. Their offensive capabilities were weak, but their importance was ranked above all armed units.


    The surroundings of the mother nest was distributed by 7-8 gigantic irs��. Theirs had roughly the sameposition as the mother nest, except for its smaller volume and inferior capabilities. They had only 1 function, and that was to breedrvas. These things were like the embryos that the mother nest could pour hormones and energy into it, morphing out various kind of military arachnids. After the mother nest is destroyed and with a substantial period of maturing, theirs can be used to rece the mother nest��s capabilities. Normally, the mother nest would be able to produce 15rvas, while the ordinaryir could only produce approximately 5.


    The intense battle signal was released from a ce not far from the mother nest. As the Sheyan and the rest sprinted to the front, they witnessed incredible amounts arachnid units idling lifelessly where they stood. They couldn��t sense the intense battle that was erupting at most 500 metres away, an evidence of the missing Overmind.

 Chapter 235: 5 minute bloodbath

    <h4>Chapter 235: 5 minute bloodbath</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    ��Thump Thump Thump Thump�� Sheyan and Mogensha stomped heavily, as the carpet mucus ��Creep�� substances sshed rigorously. asionally, the jellyfish-like Overlords would descend onto the carpet ground to absorb nutrients. Apart from every structure having to be constructed on this repulsive carpet; the carpet��s other important value is to breakdown and dpose any fallen organic matters, and extract the dissolved nutrients.


    All in all, the Overlord acts like a fruit tree; the Pandora crystals acts as the sunshine provided to it, while the carpet provides its organic substance and minerals. Combining the two, the Overlord produces the primary resource needed to breed more arachnids. Hence, an experienced veteran will be able to assess the total force strength of the arachnid tribe through the amount of Overlord present in the base.


    After halting their sprint at a nearby slope; from a distant valley, they could see a magnificent battalion of zerglings and hydralisks marching towards them. The marching zerglings and hydralisk had an obscure green glowing from their body surfaces. With saliva and mucus trickling down, initially one couldn��t tell the difference between other zerglings. Yet whenparing to the ckthorn tribe��s zerglings, there was a stark contrast resulting in an easy distinction.


    In contrast, the ckthorn defence line was depressingly sparse, evidently the ckthorn mother��s control over their forces was pretty limited; the amount of arachnid units dispatched here was vastly inadequate. Fortunately, its defense structures had their own authority privileges. Amidst the sparse ckthorn arachnids, stood roughly 20 queer and grotesque arachnid structures scattered through the region!


    These structures were at most half a metre tall and upied a car-sized area. Razor-sharp tendrils pierced out of their surface; from far it appeared like a blooming, flesh-red demonic flower. Once an enemy approaches within a hundred metres, its crimson long tendrils would swiftly pierce deep into the ground, tunneling through before erupting out from the ground underneath the enemy��s feet; cruelly impaling their opponent��s bodies!


    These tendrils were extremely deadly. Under normal circumstances, a zergling could only withstand 2 blows, while the hydralisk only 3 blows. This was the special defensive mechanism structure of the arachnid��s hive, named ��Sunken Colony��. It ravages their opponents with their agile tendrils within their attacking range, and possessed extremely high HP. This defensive line was situated near the exit of the valley. Once the enemy forces charged out of the valley; there wouldn��t even be time for them to regroup into their battle formation, before the relentless tendrils started drilling in. There waspletely no way of approaching without avoiding the terrifying assaults of the Sunken colonies.


    Gradually, the Thick-liquid fleet drew closer, as an intense close quarterbat broke out between both parties. Concealed around the Sunken colonies, the ckthorn arachnids sensed their aggressors as they turned berserk, fiercely engaging in their barbaric atrocities. At present, the frontlines could be described as a carnage meat grinder. The atmosphere was polluted with a repulsive arachnid fluids stench. Lieutenant colonel Dundee and gang were frenziedly opening fire. These hand-picked special forces had abined firepower not inferior at all to the Sunken colonies. It was no wonder the mother requested for their help.


    The assault had persisted for over 10 minutes, reaching its crazed climax. The fallen arachnids over the ��Creep�� carpet was rapidly being dissolved by it, having its body nutrients absorbed before transferred to the numerous organ structures. Hence, if one��s defenses were impregnable, one could maintain their matchless superiority. Still, the ckthorn��s Overmind was absent, masses of troops were still idling around at other regions. Thus, the battle conclusion starting to nt towards the overwhelming size of the Thick-liquid tribe, that advantage in numberspressed the ckthorns to the brink of copse.


    Suddenly, under the vicious advances of 3 zerglings, one of the blooming Sunken Colony reach its critical point; ultimately exploding as blood sma filled the sky, before sttering everywhere else. Following that in session, 2 - 3 more Sunken Colony followed suit as they exploded consecutively. The frontlines were devastated as it started to be pushed back. Yet at this moment from afar, a dozen mining drones rapidly scurried over, swiftly digging into the ground and started incubating*. An immensely wide cocoon object was taking shape slowly over the ground.


    (TN: *The arachnid form of building/constructing in human context)


    Tightly following that, the mother of ckthorns mental transmission rung within the human��s minds.


    ��5 minutes! I just need 5 minutes to rebuild and reinforce the second line of Sunken Colony defence! Help me earn just 5 minutes!��


    After hearing this, Sheyan received a notification from the nightmare imprint:


    ��You��ve been been roped into a district storyline: ��Arachnid��s power struggle��.��


    ��Arachnid��s mother nest - ��mother of ckthorns�� has issued an emergency mission: ��5 minute bloodbath��. Do you wish to ept? Yes / No?��


    At present, Sheyan had begun experimenting ingeniously, he didn��t select ��No�� but instead replied.


    ��I request for my servant Jinkuang to receive this mission on my behalf.��


    Undoubtedly, this mission would definitely raise the reputation/impression within the ckthorn tribe. If Sheyan had directly ept the mission using his unfortunate 2 points in charm, that would be disastrous. But if that cheap slut Jinkuang were to do it, then he could utilized his forced 50 points of charm treatment to receive the mission. The disparity between the two was as if groping an A cup beauty or a D cup beauty.


    The nightmare imprint transmitted a simple reply:


    ��Your servant must ept this mission within 10 seconds, otherwise default abandonment of mission.��


    ording to usual, the timid, scaredy cat Jinkuang would want nothing to do with danger at all; he would never appear in this war zone. Yet after days of interactions with him, Sheyan was extremely confident of his weakness. He suddenly cried out in a puzzling tone.


    ��Aiyah, I seem to have dropped my money.��


    That wretched old Jinkuang suddenly popped out from a random crack on a boulder. His eyes twinkling with the ��$�� sign as he yelled.


    ��Master, you need my help? Ai, where��s the money?��


    Sheyan immediately transferred 5 utility points over. Without a doubt, the money-faced Jinkuang quicklypleted the trade, he had zero dy when dealing with money.


    ��Cut the trash, help me ept this mission. If not, then refund the cash to me!��


    ��Refund???!!!! Master! You definitely mustn��t say such a taboo word to goblins!�� Goblin Jinkuang red out with rage. ��Even if the universe perishes, a refund will never happen!��


    Sheyan continued hastily.


    ��Hurry up and ept this mission, I��ll give you another 5 utility points after that.��


    Instantly, Sheyan received the notification. ��You��ve epted the emergency mission: ��5 minute bloodbath��. (epted by servant Jinkuang)�� Obviously, the mission content was to hold the frontlines for 5 minutes. At present, the frontline was already crumbling apart, even the Pebbels special forces members were caught in an awkward predicament of having to fist fight with the enemies. But at this crucial moment, the unique crackling gunfire of the AK resounded out. Mogensha��s golden AK spat out its ring ze! Histest 5 consecutive burst shot had started to exhibit a dazzling, magnificent performance!


    The first fiery bullet casually jet past the cracks of 3-4 zerglings, urately piercing into the head of an enemy hydralisk; the hydralisk lost its bnce as it toppled over. Ongoing nearby, another allied flesh-red tendril drilled out from the ground, impaling through the skull of an enemy zergling and continued mercilessly into the sky. The hydralisk��s head was the same as that zergling impaled by the Sunken colony��s tendril, an instant decisive death!


    The second and third bullet curved andnded on the granite cracks on the nearby rocky hill. The rocky wall instantly erupted with granite fragments, but triggered a small scale yet violentndslide. The massive tumbling boulder fragments crushed at least 20 Hydralisk at the bottom half of the valley.


    The impact of the fourth bullet viciously severed through a zerglings w; milliseconds before that happened, the w was 10 cm away from ferociously swiping past Lieutenant Colonel Dundee��s face! The w was instantly mutted, as purplish fluid spurted out. ��PA!�� The wnded onto a tendril, its incisive w carving deeply into the flesh. One could imagine how immense the amount of force the w was carrying previously.


    The fifth bullet struck against the nearby rocks as well, but ricochet and precisely found the bunch of incendiary ammunition the Pebbles special force member had left behind previously. It instantly exploded, at least taking down 3-4 zerglings with it.


    These 5 collective bullets not only yed its enemies, it rescued someone. One could say that every bullet carried an awe-inspiring significance, brimming with creativity and deadliness; immactely exploiting the enemy��s weaknesses!


    Sheyan in turn started triggering his shotgun against the few zerglings charging ahead, repelling them back in sessful repetitions. An enemy hydralisk hiding behind retaliated with its acidic fluids, Sheyan could only roll and take cover behind the rocks; if even droplets of the acid were to reach him, it would��ve swiftly corroded through the battle armour. Even if Sheyan acimed to have the thickest skin, he still wouldn��t dare taking the lethal acidic jet of the hydralisk head on. That was purely courting his own death.


    He panted for a moment, bending his back as he sprinted towards Mogensha, earnestlymending.


    ��Old Mo, if you continue to hide your true powers, then our mission will definitely be a failure.��


    Mogensha was shuddered with a chill, he sighed and asked.


    ��How did you know?��


    Sheyan fumed out with.


    ��If that AK47 is really your trump card, then you wouldn��t have been bragging it as an inelegant looking, golden ornament; but would instead think of ways to prevent unwanted attention from others. Therefore, you��re obviously trying to direct other��s attention towards your golden AK. But you��re neglecting another aspect - we are the only two over here, what are you hesitating for? Don��t you trust me?��

 Chapter 236: Retaliation in steel and fire

    <h4>Chapter 236: Retaliation in steel and fire</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Mogensha sincerely replied.


    ��You��re correct, I am indeed hiding my true capability. But I reckon even by activating it, we still can��t defend against all these crazy arachnids!��


    Sheyan surveyed through the battlefield again, and replied.


    ��It isn��t as bad as you think. The Thick-liquid tribe is an arrow at the end of its flight. Your view of this endless sea of arachnids is frightening I��m sure, but they most are clearly small zerglings. Once you can eliminate another 20 hydralisks, then we can link up with the Pebbles special forces to suppress the remaining hydralisks with firepower. Moreover, my resistance against the zerglings��I think you should have confidence in that. This mission is indeed possible.��


    Mogensha stared intently towards Sheyan.


    ��Okay!��


    After speaking, he kept his golden AK and slowly retrieved out a broken short spear. Suddenly, without any prompting from Mogensha, the short spear suddenly shot out with a dazzling glow! This glow shone with silvery resplendent! This unimpressive looking shortspear, twisted out a scarlet blood g, flying upwards over the battlefield like an undaunting ze!


    Sheyan��s pupils contracted in! The murderous and domineering aura emitting from the short spear, was actually above ��Ambition��!


    Even if Sheyan couldn��t see through its origins, he knew it definitely was nomon object. Mogensha was kneeling on the ground, murmuring some words to himself.


    ��Myrades, I offer to you my admiration and tribute!��


    The short spear floated into the air, releasing a buzzing trembling sound.


    ��Quick, seek your foe!��


    Mogensha��s thick lips was vibrating, as devout and sincere like a Voodoo cult disciple.


    ��I have determined the hydralisks ahead, are an enemy of steel and fire!��


    The short spear automatically swivelled in mid air, its pointed top emitting with a ring brilliance.


    ��ughter without pardons!��


    Mogensha roared berserkly. This was his native aboriginal trademark warcry before starting an onught or hunting a prey!


    ��Ahhhliaaaguuu!��


    (TN: sorry i got no clue what this means, probably some warcry)


    The short spear jolted out with a thunderous boom! Leaving behind apelling roar.


    ��FOR SPARTA!!!!!!!!!��


    Sheyan deeply inhaled in.


    ��This! Is this short spear one of the main weapon belonging to a warrior from the 300 spartans?��


    That blinding silver glow dispersed out. One by one, the hydralisk within the Thick-liquid tribe exploded into meat paste and green fluids! The glow bounced through 5, 10, 15 hydralisk! The short spear was like lightning, zapping through the hydralisk crowd. Yet Sheyan noticed several elite hydralisks were only heavily wounded by it, and barely survived. He could aso tell this short spear with its terrifying lethal assault should only be able to activate once. If not, just based on its sheer destructive potential; if used on a contestant, nobody would be able to endure such a session of lethal punctures.


    After ying 13 hydralisks, Mogensha slumped onto the ground; panting heavily, his expression was incredibly hideous. Sheyan hurriedly tossed over the ��Endless spirited vodka��, yet Mogensha didn��t receive it; after a brief paralysis of his body did he regain his mobility and pick up the winecup to drink. Only then did his face lustre regained a little. Sheyan probed curiously.


    ��Are the consequences of using that weapon so huge?��


    Mogensha grinned bitterly.


    ��To activate its particr ability, it directly exhaust one��s entire MP. In addition, 1000 utility points or 1 potential point. After usage, 5 seconds of paralysis, and also a 20% probability of failure to activate! Fortunately,dy luck is shining on us this time.��


    Mogensha looked up Sheyan with meaningful longing.


    (TN: sounds gay lol)


    Instead Seaman, that ability you��re hiding. I wonder when I will be able to witness it.��


    Sheyanughed.


    ��Link up with Dundee, get them to pressure the remaining hydralisks. As for my killer move, you��ll see it soon enough.��


    After speaking, Sheyan put on his helmet as he pped the methrower in his hands; aiming ahead as he charged in! Twin fiery dragons soared out with zing fury, enveloping an entire patch of zerglings! Lieutenant Colonel Dundee��s squad already lost their Firebat during their escape; upon seeing the familiar fire dragon zing, they really thought their fallenrade had revived and returned to protect them!


    This time, with the coordination of his allies, Sheyan received far lesser pressure when charging in. Hence, he could effectively utilize the methrower, regting the usage of his methrower on the left and right; allowing substantial periods to allow the two methrower pipelines to cool down. Hence, he greatly enhanced the usage duration of the methrower!


    The fiery ze rolled forth, every scorching outburst directly engulfed at least 5-6 zerglings. Suffering under the immense torture of the zing mes, they suffered continuous damage as their HP dropped radically. As long as a zergling was engulfed by the methrower mes for 3 seconds, the persistent ming damages continued to fry them to death. However, their death wasn��t instant, managing to endure for 5-6 seconds before perishing. Moments before its impending death was the moment it would deliverst-ditch fatal strikes against the methrower user.


    For an ordinary Firebat, even with the covering support of his allied forces to suppress the speedy zerglings, they could at most deal with 20 zerglings singlehandedly. If not, the frenzied retaliation of the dying zerglings could really cost his life. Furthermore, that theory was based on an advantageous terrain for the Firebat. If it was a t spacious terrain, where the zerglings are dispersed in all directions, then the situation would bepletely perilous, even 5-6 zerglings could finish him off.


    But exchange with Sheyan, a monster who would resist the incessant assaults of the zerglings; Against the sea of zerglings, he could still be like Zhao Zilong*, ughtering his way in and leaving in one piece. The zerglings dying retaliation felt like tickles if it didn��t deliver an explosive strike. One could observe the Firebat Sheyan, navigating his way to and fro, weaving left and right within the battlefield. asionally, he borrowed the protection of the remnant Sunken Colonies as breathing space. In no time, he fearlessly attracted the zerglings, and eliminated a huge portion of the overwhelming majority of zerglings.


    (TN: * A powerful general in the romance of the three kingdoms.)


    5 minutes sped by just like that. In a flurry, Sheyan received a notification.


    ��You sessfullypleted the emergency mission: ��5 minute Bloodbath��.��


    ��Your goblin servant Jinkuang is the representative of this mission. Goblin��s special ability: ��Haggling lvl15�� is effective.��


    (TN: just a refresher - Haggling lvl15 provides a huge chance of receiving preferential treatment simr to one who has a maximum charm level)


    ��Your default will be taken as this world��s greatest charm value (50 points) when receiving/pleting missions.��


    ��Your reputation is directly raised from ��cold�� to ��amicable�� within the ckthorn tribe.��


    ��Your achievement points +2��


    In a sh, Sheyan was smiling from ear to ear - s, I��m finally being treated as a charming man! It was even aplished with the upper limit of the world��s charm! A casual raise from ��Cold�� to ��Amicable��, it leapt across an entire reputation level. Instead for his partner Mogensha who simr received 2 achievement points, his reputation only rose from ��Cold�� to ��Neutral��!


    (TN: Refresher for reputation levels! Hostile, Cold, Neutral, Amicable, Respected, Revered, Worshipped)


    After an overhaul clearance of the remaining Hydralisks; Sheyan not onlypleted his mission, but even held the crumbling frontline defence. There were still two Sunken Colony erected miserably over their position, but their wounds were gushing out blood; as though they could fall into critical state any second and resolve into a pool of meat paste.


    Fortunately, they were also considered a branch of organ of the arachnid nest. After the carpet had dposed the corpses, absorbing the nutrients and directing it back to heal the wounded organ. Hence, they received quite an impressive regeneration speed. Not only them but the wounded arachnids were the same. However, in this frontline, the arachnid creatures that were dispatched by the mother were only left with a measly few; looking outstandingly pathetic.


    In the midst of the battle, one of the members of the Pebbles special forces died. He was initially severely wounded before the battle, and during the battle, he suffered the directl wrath of the Hydralisk��s acid jet. It corroded through his broken helmet, naturally killing him on the spot. Such a situation happened too quickly, even Mogensha who could exhibit clutch rescues during the chaotic battles waspletely unable to rescue him.


    Until now, these soldiers had already witnessed theirrades falling one after another. Hence, everyone of them was rather depressed, as they say down in the blood puddles and smoked on their cigarettes; wrapping their wounds and injecting antibiotic.


    Sheyan located Lieutenant Colonel Dundee, his expression wasn��t kind.


    ��Lieutenant Colonel, I want to criticise yourmands. It has a huge problem! You guys are obviously long range fire support, why are you bent on guarding here? The hill range behind is a good firing position, and is elevated by 5-6 metres up. If the hydralisks wanted to target you guys, they would definitely have to first face upwards! If that tactic was used, firstly the wild savage zerglings must make a huge detour, or break through to reach you. Secondly, when the hydralisk aims upwards and release fire, its precision would greatly reduce resulting in your chances of survival increasing leaps and bounds!��


    Lieutenant Colonel Dundee was silent, but his expression terribly ugly. Sheyan continued fueling the pain.


    ��If your decisions were thought through, then that brave soldier wouldn��t have to die for nothing!��


    After listening, Mogensha swept through his surroundings before standing up, further aggravating the situation.


    ��What he says isn��t wrong. No matter what, this current ground is definitely a killing zone, it ispletely not suited for defence. The arachnid��s thinking is hard toprehend, yet it is hard to believe that a militarymander that has gone through rigorous training and strategies cultivation to make such an obvious mistake.��

 Chapter 237: A thread of hope

    <h4>Chapter 237: A thread of hope</h4>


    Tranted by: chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    After listening to Sheyan and Mogensha��s berating, a private stood out brimming with disappointment.


    ��Lieutenant! We do know that this spot isn��t suitable forbat. But, the mother nest had alreadymanded us to protect the zergling spawning pool below! If we really retreated to the ce you mentioned, then the spawning pool would be exposed to the enemy��s attack. It won��t be able to hold up. Once that crucial structure is destroyed, the mother nest wouldn��t be able to breed out zerglings from thervas. Furthermore, she wouldn��t be able to spawn out the new Sunken Colonies. That scenario to us, would be the true cmity of cmities!��


    After hearing his exnation, Sheyan finally understood. By itself, the spawning pools didn��t possess any breeding abilities, its existence was like a male��s testicles; specially secreting the zergling hormones, before transmitting it through to the mother nest. Moreover, such a crucial organ structure like the spawning pool would require the special bodily fluids of the Overmind to create. Hence to the ckthorn tribe currently, it was an endangered structure; once destroyed it cannot be rebuilt.


    At present, the mother nest can only reproduce out offensive natured units like the zerglings and hydralisks. For advanced gic mutated species like the queen zerg, she was unable to mass produce. Moreover, her current mental abilities could control only roughly 300 zerglings, streaming them to the battlefield. However for the hydralisk, she could only control a hundred. Once she loses the capabilities to spawn zerglings, it would��ve been dangerously unimaginable. Her array of defence would be left with a hundred hydralisk and the simrly long range defence structures, the Sunken Colonies!


    One could imagine, using such a defensive task force against the waves of zerglings and countless hydralisks of the Thick-liquid tribe, it really could be deemed as what that private said- the cmity of cmities! Without the unending cushion of zerglings, how would they construct new Sunken Colonies. Even a freak like Sheyan would eventually be withered away slowly and die!


    The ��Prometheus III methrower�� had wondrous power and unlimited firepower; but no matter how sparingly it was used, the longest it could persist for was 5 minutes. After that 5 minutes, it requires at least another 5 minutes to refuel itself before being effective again! Once the battle persists for over half an hour; during the cooling down periods of the methrower, the sheer overwhelming quantity of the Thick-liquid tribe would be enough to raze the entire base to the ground!


    The audience sunk into silence. Looking from their perspective, retreating meant death while staying also meant death. Thhe only difference was dying early or dyingter. The audience wasing to terms with this fact. Mogensha suddenly broke the silence with his deep voice.


    ��Since most of the ckthorn tribe��s arachnids cannot be mobilized now, why not we secretly sneak away? The ckthorns still have to settle their internal rebuilding, the troops dispatched against us may not necessarily be enough!��


    Lieutenant Colonel Dundee��s eyes shed brightly.


    ��That��s right, then you guys can escape!��


    Sheyan��s understood his underlying meaning, immediately asking.


    ��How about you guys?��


    Lieutenant Colonel Dundee helplessly shook his head. He started unbuttoning his shirt, revealing a nasty cyan vein underneath. A red oval elliptic tumour grew over it, its surface sickeningly glossy.


    ��Do you still remember that hovering queen zerg? That is a special arachnid species. Apart from its special ability: ��Capture��, which is close to crippling a person��s mobility; It can also nurture tiny parasites and ce them onto their enemies. These small parasites provided vision to the Queen zerg about everything going on with the inflicted victim. Therefore, we are doomed from escaping. As long as the Queen zerg wills, the parasites breeding on us can kill us anytime. This isn��t my first thing witnessing this vile plot. Frankly, trying to get rid of it is too difficult. To eradicate it, the best chances would be to kill the inflicted victim.


    Sheyan and Mogensha wouldn��t give up on lieutenant colonel Dundee. Sheyan nced at Mogensha, suddenly uttering out.


    ��Those Sunken Colonies delivers an extremely solid defence, why didn��t the Mother of the ckthorns built more of it?��


    As his words faded, suddenly the metal transmissions of the ckthorn mother rung in.


    ��My current mode is only an ��I�� ss, primary base expansion. Although the ��Creep�� carpet covers a rtivelyrge area, it has already reached the limits of nutrients it can extract. Hence, it is impossible to support spawning more organ constructions. Currently, building 21 Sunken Colonies is already the extreme limit! Aside from that Mr Dundee, I don��t deny that they��re parasites leeching off your body; however, once you fulfill the agreement between us, not only will it cause you no harm, it can also eliminate the cancer in your body. Isn��t that right?��


    Dundee inhaled deeply but didn��t deny it. After a brief pause, he turned to Sheyan and helplessly replied.


    ��You should already know the current perilous state, it��s not toote for you guys to leave. Those damnable bugs have ceased battle for today but they��ll be back tomorrow, you have enough time now to leave. Remember that specially made Harmonica by Jeter (the pilot)? Although it seems old and obsolete, it is actually a secret signal device! It can signal a hovercraft to pick you up, but remember you have to distance yourselves 30 kilometres before activating it! If not, Jeter won��t be able bypass the bombards of the anti-aerial Spore cannons andnd safely. One more thing, please pass on a message to Jeter for my family. Vanessa I love you, forever.��


    Simultaneously, Sheyan and Mogensha received the notification:


    ��You��ve obtained Lieutenant Colonel Dundee��s emergency mission: ��Verbal message��.��


    ��Mission objective: Escape the ckthorns base, pass on hisst words to his family after returning.��


    ��Do you wish to ept this mission? Yes / No? Once rejected, unable to receive it again.��


    Clearly this mission should be apensation in case of failing the main mission. Low difficulty and rtively high rewards. After this mission ispleted, Sheyan and co would be able to mend a portion of their lost achievement points if the main mission failed. Even the penalty of that basic attribute points may very will bepensated within the rewards.


    Mogensha was about to ept, but instead he noticed Sheyan deliberating; as though he had no intentions of epting the mission. His heart surged with anxiousness.


    ��Seaman! Don��t for the sake of gaining a little you lose everything. It��s a lost cause over here, it��s impossible to attain victory even if we stay! The Think-liquid tribe is bing more and more daring. So what if you can resist zerglings? Once that tribe sends out 20, no, even 10 hydralisk against you, you��ll be obliterated!��


    Sheyan��s eyes was locked in conflict, he hadn��t uttered a single word. Slowly, he suggested.


    ��I still feel that even though staying behind is particrly challenging, there��s still a chance for a turnaround.��


    Mogensha frowned in urgency.


    ��Such a despairing situation, how could there be a turnaround?��


    Sheyan then earnestly asked Lieutenant Colonel Dundee.


    ��Sir, I don��t wish to give up, can I have some time to gather information? Anyway, the Thick-liquid tribe still has to replenish their forces before attacking tomorrow.


    Lieutenant Colonel Dundee nodded.


    ��Alright, by midnight tonight, you can still find me for my pocket watch. But after that time, then it would be too dangerous outside already.��


    Mogensha finally heaved a sigh of relief. There was still roughly 7-8 hours before midnight, it should be adequate time toy some groundworks. Sheyan proceeding towards the soldiers, assisting them to wrap up their wounds and even allowing them to drink his ��Endless spirited vodka�� for the heavily wounded; which effectively eased their pain. Under such circumstances, whatever Sheyan inquired of naturally came easier and smoother.


    After obtaining first hand information from the humans, Sheyan started to scribble on the ground with a twig; frowning profoundly as he did so. Unknown what he was nning, but after a while he massaged his temples and finally sighed exhaustively. Suddenly, he called out.


    ��Mother of the ckthorns! I want any information that you have currently! Especially on the Thick-liquid tribe, the more the better!��


    Her transmission swiftly radiated into Sheyan.


    ��We have previously captured several Thick-liquid tribe members, hence we do have a pretty detailed information. Yet your scope of authority is inadequate, simrly your reputation; you do not have the rights to his information.��


    Sheyan continued.


    ��Let your queen zerg infect me with parasite! That way you can pass on the information right.��


    The mother of the ckthorns hesitated a moment.


    ��The queen zerg has feedbacked, she is unable to infect you and yourrade.��


    Sheyan impatiently pleaded.


    ��Then hurry up and share the information with me, if not I��ll immediately leave with my friend! I have no interest in apanying you to your death. You��ve seen already, without us holding off those vicious zerglings, I��m afraid the entire Thick-liquid tribe will wreck your entire spawning pool! Next, your entire base will be ravaged and torn into shreds by those crazy beasts.��


    The Mother of ckthorns sank into deep thought for a while.


    ��Fine, there��s a mysteriously grand aura (Legend level+1) emitting from you. I don��t understand how a human actually possess such intimidation, even your body resistance and strength can bepared to those ultimate Ultralisk* arachnids. But you must remember, if you dare tomit atrocities against us, Lieutenant Colonel Dundee and the rest will perish.��


    (TN: * you can look that up on google. It��s a heavy assault beast for the zergs)


    Sheyan snorted as he started to read carefully the detailed report the Mother of the ckthorns transmitted over to him. After reading, his eyes seemed to have been set aze by divine fire. Not far away, Mogensha could hear a muffled exmation.


    ��It seems����this affair is well worth doing!��

 Chapter 238: Ploy

    <h4>Chapter 238: Ploy</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    The next morning,


    ckthorn tribe base.


    An unparalleled tragedy, innumerable muttions and dismembered chunks flooded this tiny valley before quickly disintegrating. An awful dense odour, an intense suffocation polluted the air.


    Distinctly seen, to construct more Sunken Colonies, the Mother had even forsaken a huge portion of the tribe��s base organs; supplying nutrients towards the surrounding newly constructed 50 terrorizing Sunken Colonies. On the contrary, at least 5irs as well as organ structures had withered away due to insufficient nourishment in the cktribe base.


    What was more depressing was that the Spawning pool had been directly focused by the Thick-liquid tribe onught. Undoubtedly, the enemy��s Overmind had discovered that fatal w,manding today��s assault objective towards the Spawning pool all without restraint! At this critical juncture, the ckthorn arachnid reinforcements werete with keeping up. Hence, when the Thick-Liquid tribe was still left with 3 zerglings and 5 hydralisk, with their final efforts, the Spawning pool had finally been damaged to its critical point. Boom! It exploded into a snowfall of blood kes, utterly dispersing into the atmosphere��


    The Thick-liquid battle objectives, have ultimately seeded! Even if their remaining forces couldn��t even survive the next 2 minutes, and were totally shredded into meat slices by the Sunken Colonies. But no doubt, the ckthorn tribe would be unable to produce anymore zerglings in the future, they were unable to construct any more Sunken Colonies! The long awaited victory for the Thick-liquid tribe would finally conclude with its next full force campaign!


    ��The Think-liquid tribe will never have a chance of returning.�� After wiping his sweat and blood, Sheyan delivered his resolute and decisive words to everyone. ��Mother nest, ording to our ns, every time you assemble a squad (12 units) of hydralisks, then immediately order them to begin assaulting the Thick-Liquid tribe.��


    The Mother of the ckthorns transmitted mentally.


    ��You��re sending them to their deaths.��


    Sheyan gently replied.


    ��That��s correct, we want to send them to die. Following the original n, after your fourth wave of Hydralisk squad, we��ll set off!��


    At present, even if there are only 2irs left, but because of the abundant reserves of Unobtanium, within an hour the Mother of the ckthorns followed Sheyan��s request and dispatched the fourth wave of Hydralisk. Sheyan finally stood up, looking calmly at Mogensha.


    ��It is time for us to set out. Sess or failure������depends on now!!��


    Mogensha sighed heavily.


    ��Even though I feel your n is a possibility, I still think it��s absolutely insane. Once there��re any deviations from your deductions, then we��ll all die tragically and without a proper burial site!��


    Mogensha humbly smiled.


    ��I have 80% confidence in this.��


    After speaking, he shook his head as if haven��t fully expressed himself. Adding on a little.


    ��At least.��


    After finishing, Sheyan shouted out loudly.


    ��ckthorn mother! Send your children over!��


    Very quickly, a dark-brown jellyfish like Overlord drifted over. They had seen this thing numerous times, it could fly but didn��t possess any offensive capabilities. It could supply nutrients to other arachnid creatures, and can detect invisible units. Yet this dark-brown Overlord was indeed a rarely seen gic alteration, it was called ��Shenxu��. Not only was its volume increasingly massive, it had two additional abilities over the other Overlords.


    Firstly, was its faster flying speeds.


    Next was like the transport shuttles of the humans. It could pick humans up with its tendrils, and shuttle them around at rapid speed!


    Shenxu��s strength was immense, probably being able to lift two heavy siege tanks of the humans. But there was limit to its capacity space; at most it could store 8 zerglings. Tranted that to humans, it could carry 6 humans.


    Amongst the six, Sheyan and Mogensha obviously made up 2. Even though Dundee wanted part of the intense action, Sheyan calcted the risk of this skirmish and came up with the excuse that the main base required an in-charge. They selected two members from the remaining soldiers; an expert in grenades and explosives, Adam Savoska, and another called Baiise, a heavy firepower expert.


    Thest two passengers were two elite zerglings! These two elite zerglings were survivors from thetest intense blood war, slowly maturing to their current state. Their basic attack was two folds of an average zergling, and possessed 300 HP! Exceptionally savage!


    As they rode on Shenxu and floated up, the previously Kidnapper of Sheyan andpany, the Queen zerg Jenny, also quietly tailed them from behind; until they got to their destined location. Within a hundred kilometre radius, there wasn��t a single arachnid tribe that had a mother nest capable of advancing into a ��II�� ss base. Therefore, this mini aerial squad only had to avoid the long range aggressing hydralisk on the ground. There was zero possibility of a single threat in mid air.


    Shenxu��s flying speed was speedy, they hid within the enormous Overlord umbre shade, but was still able to feel the chilly wind cutting in. Because the arachnids sensed their opponents through smell and heat, vision was not significant. Hence, the secret operation was conducted during daytime. Everyone - humans or zerglings or the Overlord - simrly smeared the body fluids of the dead Thick-liquid tribe creatures over themselves.


    Even if this method may not be effective; ording to Sheyan��s ns, even an extra metre they could infiltrate in would be worth it. Because in those crucial moments, a metre or even half a metre can mean life or death!


    Not even 20 minutes of flightter, ahead of them was the primary base of the Thick-liquid tribe. Sheyanmunicated through the Queen zerg Jenny to guide Shenxu, directing it to hide within the back of a mountain peak; before starting to carefully inspect the situation. Due to the Thick-liquid tribe not having suffered a single aerial assault before; the precious Overlords were all condensed and focused on supplying nutrients for production, instead of scattering about to conduct surveince on the base surroundings.


    Of course, within the roads and paths of the Thick-liquid tribe, there were densely-packed as well as scattered zerglings strolling about. They was absolutely no chance of sneaking into the base from the ground. Indeed, Sheyan had identified and was nning to exploit the Thick-liquid tribe��s weakness of their negligent aerial surveince. Thus he was able to devise this small scale elite, infiltration n!


    Mogensha gazed down from above, breathing in the chilly air as he nced at Sheyan��s expression with deep wonder. The two other Pebbles special force members had a simr expression on their faces! Because the entire scene there were viewing currently, waspletely identical to what Sheyan described several hours ago. Hydralisks were few in numbers, but zerglings flooded the streets. More importantly���� beside the Mother nest was only a single Sunken Colony!


    Sheyan shrugged his shoulders.


    ��Don��t look at me like that. Although this scenario seems rather irregr to view, the conditions before could easily deduce such a scenario.��


    Mogensha shook his head.


    ��I don��t believe you. You definitely possess some sort of powerful long-range investigation ability!��


    Sheyanughed.


    ��Since you don��t believe me, then how about I ask you some questions.��


    Mogensha replied.


    ��Go ahead.��


    Sheyan continued.


    ��Through the statistics of the Thick-liquid tribe��s previous two days of assault, are we able to obtain the rough size of their attacking fleet?��


    Mogensha nodded.


    ��That is a basic quality of every solider.��


    Sheyan continued.


    ��How many units the Thick-liquid tribe produce in the day itself, they will dispatch it out for battle. This is confirmed after nearly 3 days of consecutive battle. Hence, we can infer the daily military output of the Thick-liquid tribe from the quantity of their attacking fleet. This is pretty simple right.��


    Mogensha nodded.


    ��That��s correct.��


    Sheyan continued.


    ��There are only two factors restricting the arachnid output. First is the Unobtanium quantity, and the second the quantity of producedrvas. Through the ckthorn Mother��s report, the Thick-liquid tribe only upies a middle sized Unobtanium mine. Its Mother nest hasn��t reach the ��II�� ss base yet, hence the drones collecting the amount of Unobtanium ores should have reach a saturation state. Hence, under such a saturated state of collecting that resource, we just need to solve a very simple math problem. How manyrvas do that Thick-liquid tribe incubate and convert daily into fighting troops,bined with the rate ofrva spawning of theirs in the ckthorn tribe; we can calcte roughly how manyirs do that Thick-liquid tribe possess!��


    Mogensha was finally starting to figure out something. Sheyan then sketched out in light shades as he spoked.


    ��We already know, there is a limitation and bnce between the amount of offensive organs as well as the reproduction organs of a ��I�� ss Mother nest. If not, the ckthorn tribe could have easily constructed an impressive array of Sunken Colonies to surround and protect their base. From that deduction, since we can obtain the rtive amount ofirs the Thick-liquid tribe possess to spawn theirrvas, naturally we can predict the amount of Sunken Colonies in the base.��


    ��Regarding why the Thick-liquid tribe are frantically trying to spawn out zerglings, the reason is fairly simple������ Sheyan curved his lips as he shrugged his shoulders. ��I wanted them to do so, that is why they did so.��


    Mogensha��s face contained no expression, yet the nearby special forces soldiers exposed a disbelieving expression. Even the distant Queen zerg Jenny transmitted an aggressive and hostile mental transmission.


    ��No one is able to hypnotize or disrupt an Overmind! Even the weakest Overmind contains a al power far greater than what you humans can think of!��

 Chapter 239: Spore slaughter

    <h4>Chapter 239: Spore ughter</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Faced with both humans and arachnid��s questioning, Sheyan basked in the attention as heughed andplied to their questions.


    ��If I intend for you to clutch your nose, the most effective way isn��t to drag your hand to your nose but to directly punch your nose. Simrly, to lure the Thick-liquid tribe��s Overmind to do my bidding, it definitely isn��t by forcefully hypnotizing it.��


    Until here, Mogensha��s face suddenly leaked out an astonished but enlightened expression.


    ��I understand now, you����just now when the Spawning pool was destroyed. In actual fact, that was a ploy between you and the ckthorn��s mother?��


    Sheyan lowered his voice.


    ��That��s correct! Spawning a hydralisk consumes the amount of crystal needed to spawn 3 zerglings, and this doesn��t include the added expenditure of Vespene gas! I believe everyone here knows, under normal circumstances, two zerglings are enough to y off a hydralisk! Such a shallow logic is definitely clear to the Thick-liquid tribe��s Overmind. Therefore, under the pretext that the ckthorns can only spawn out hydralisk, an entire army of zerglings would be hitting the nail on the head!��


    Right here, Sheyan paused for a moment, letting them absorb in.


    ��We need to first consider; after our Spawning pool was destroyed, the Thick-liquid Overmind would have already deemed the ckthorn tribe settled in the pocket for its future ns. Absorbing the ckthorn Overmind, Mozi, would also have been inevitable. Following that, the next thing it will consider is how to evolve or advance itself, and how to evolve the entire Mother nest. Then��it is only proper that it would do its utmost to conserve and build its resources to upgrade the Mother nest to ��II�� ss!��


    ��Thus, with these two factors in mind; without reasonable doubts, there isn��t any need for hypnotism, forceful control, enticing, but we just needed to construct massive amounts of Sunken Colonies to ensure the safety of the ckthorn Mother. Then onest tiny matter - inexplicably giving up on the Spawning pool. Naturally, the Thick-liquid Overmind would be delighted to follow ording to our ns. You see, this train of logic is extremely simple right?��


    Nobody answered Sheyan, because they (Including the Queen zerg) was speechless. Sheyan��s words were extremely clear to understand, it wasn��t at allplicated; yet he was able to establish the link between these tiny clues and traces together. This definitely requires critical forward thinking as well as extensive imagination!


    Sheyan was obviously pleased with his audience��s shell-shocked reaction, he raised his voice as he build on his momentum.


    ��Hey Queen Jenny. Previously, through the information shared to us from the Mother nest, it didn��t mention what will happen to a tribe after all the Pandora Crystals have been harvested dry. Don��t tell me it��s starving to death?��


    Queen zerg Jenny feedbacked a transmission over.


    ��Of course not. Before the mine is harvested dry, we will continue to explore the for other sources of Pandora Crystals, and then establish a base there. Then after the mine is harvested dry, the subsidiary base will be the main base.��


    ��Oh?�� Sheyan seemed to be ignited with interest. ��Then what if the new ore is too far away?��


    The Queen zerg Jenny exined.


    ��After the Overmind and Mother upgrades to ��II�� ss, the Overmind canmand the Overlords to load up those mobile troops. Every organ structure will shrink and be a dehydrated giant embryo and be transported away by the Overlords. Lastly, the Mother will evolve into a powerful hyper-drone and be transported away.��


    ��After arriving at the destination, the hyper-drone ��Mother nest�� will directly transform back into the ��II�� ss (or higher) Mother Nest, and upy the new crystal mine; before expanding out the ��Creep�� carpets, as the Overlord nts the embryo ��Organ structures�� back onto the carpet. The entire process would require only 1 hour. As for the arachnids like us, only when spawning do we require the Pandora crystals and Vespene gas. After spawning, we will rely on the Overlord to absorb nutrients from the carpet and pump it to us for survival. As for the Overlord synthesizing our minerals/nutrients, the amount of consumption of Pandora crystal energy is almost negligible.��


    After the Queen zerg had answered Sheyan��s question, the entire space within the Overlord fell intoplete silence. After a brief moment, the heavy firepower expert, Baiise, hummed out unconfidently.


    ��Lieutenant, how long do we have to wait in this damned meat ball?��


    ��Do you know why I allowed the Mother nest to dispatch an unending stream of hydralisk to die? That is because I want the these Thick-liquid tribe arachnids to be familiar with the unceasing calls for battle, I want this to be a habit within their state of mind, so they will turn numb soon after. Then when the real danger arrives, their reactions may very well turn sluggish for an additional 1 or 2 seconds.��


    Sheyan gazed into the horizon.


    ��Now, the time is ripe. When the next wave of hydralisk reaches, that will be infiltration opportunity! Everyone, immediately smear on the body fluids gathered from the Thick-liquid tribe!��


    The Mother of the ckthorns faithfully executed her side of the arrangement, sending a squad of hydralisks for a suicidal mission every 15 minutes. Her control of 12 hydralisk was rather smooth with more room to spare, doing their utmost to spray left and right; causing a hugemotion as she attempted to dwindle the enemy forces. Because the Mother of the ckthorns knew this was the final chance for life or death, her performance was incredibly patient andposed.


    Initially, the Thick-liquid tribe��s Overmind concentrated its efforts to counter her every move, directing his army to retreat and advance to minimize casualties. But after repetitive skirmishes, it no longer wasted its time on such cowsheet matters; bluntly sending a swarm of zerglings to forcefully overpower those intervals of ��tickles��. Although the resulting casualties were more, but victory was swifter. This was like a millionaire not bothering or starting an argument with a toilet aunty over that 10 cents entry fee.


    Once again from the distant desert horizon, the figures of the ckthorn Hydralisks slithered their way in. Another batch of suicidal hydralisk was here to harass them again, or the misleading cannon fodder hydralisk had arrived to confuse their enemies. After the jetted to death two sentry zerglings, a flock of an entire 3 squadrons of zerglings were shuttling towards them. Their merciless aggressive onught carried a pressurizing ferocity!


    The Thick-liquid tribe had at least respawned hundreds of zerglings so far, this in addition to its previous stayback security force; yet the upied area of this tribe was still exceedingly tremendous! Just solely those massiveirs used to breed outrvas, numbered close to 13! The upied area for theseir organs were equivalent to a huge building. With such a distribution, the defensive forces were naturally sparse and unremarkable.


    At this moment, an enormous Overlord circled one round before floating towards the Thick-liquid��s Mother nest. Under normal circumstances, the Overmind would be residing in the undermostyer of the Mother nest. That was also the umted reserves of the Pandora crystals. The Overmind could exploit its formidable mental energy to directly harness the energies within. ording to convention, if it wanted to imprison the ckthorn Overmind, most likely Mozi would be locked up within that strictest secured perimeter!


    Throughout the course of the Overlord��s journey, it startled several patrolling zerglings and Hydralisks. Instead, after a series of careless sniffing, they returned to their patrolling without a thread of concern. Regrettably, such luck only persisted until 50 metres away from the Mother nest.


    In any arachnid tribe, the 50 metre radius of the Mother nest is considered as the forbidden zone. Only the Overmind and its special elite guards could entre, any others would never be permitted to approach it; even an ident would be ughtered without considerations. Although there was only 1 Sunken Colony here, its position was terribly strategic as any creature intending to approach the Mother nest would instantly suffer from its wrath. Even though it was unable to attack the aerial Overlord, an elite hydralisk by its side had begun swelling up its cheeks as it aimed towards the sky; releasing out that scorching green acidic jet.


    Concurrently at the Mother nest��s only entrance, weird starch serum was shockingly ejacted out. ��Rumble rumble�� 20 vile looking tremendous zerglings burrowed out from the ground; shaking their bodies as their tails swayed threateningly. Baring their razor-sharp fangs, they raced towards Overlord Shenxu as they snarled thunderously at it. These 20 elite zerglings were the products of gic mutation; be it offensive or health points, they were not in the least inferior to the 2 zerglings on Sheyan��s side! Suddenly dispersing out, as they dashed towards the Mother��s nest bottom entrance, tightly sealing it off.


    Consecutively, every zergling in the entire base start to turn berserk, as they sprinted towards the Mother nest to assemble. It was obvious the Thick-liquid��s Overmind had sensed the enemy. Its rage was spilling over, desiring for its underlings to tear these bastards who dared to covet after its life! Then, personally draining their brain juice!


    Even though the iing acid from the elite Hydralisk was several folds deadlier than the average hydralisk, one mustn��t forget; Shenxu was simrly a mutated elite Overlord! Its flight speed had been raised exorbitantly, it had only one goal - safely delivering its passengers towards the entrance of the enemy��s Mother nest! As for dealing with those 20 elite zerglings coupled with that Sunken Colony, it wasn��t for Shenxu to wreck its nodules (its brains) about.


    Just a measly 50 metres, actually felt like a bitter long stretch of 5 kilometres! If not for Sheyan��s earlier ploy seeding, and directly caused the entire Thick-liquid base to be devoid of newly spawned hydralisks; even an elite Overlord like Shenxu would have been shot down a hundred times by now. On the contrary, the fat of that elite hydralisk was more pitiful! After it released two jets of greenish dark acid, a lump of darkness whizzed in from afar; indeed it was that elite Queen zerg, Jenny!


    Her abdomen contracted, consecutively shooting out a rapid lump of darkness; spanning hundreds of metres in a second, as it pierced straight against the elite hydralisk! The elite hydralisk stood rooted, but in mere seconds, its body was rotted to the core. From it, two gigantic 6 foot bug crawled out, the twin bugs were far more sinister looking than ordinary zerglings. Yet their movement speed was slightly inferior.

 Chapter 240: Formidable Overmind

    <h4>Chapter 240: Formidable Overmind</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Such a horrific ability that could rapidly dispatch that elite hydralisk!!!


    That was the Queen zerg��s special ability: ��Broodling spawn��! Despite the fact the queen zerg didn��t possess offensive abilities, it was the only creature that could instantly demand death; by injecting a tiny fission spore into the enemy. That spore will then mature and grow within its target, and it could even prate thick armour and pierce into the enemy��s internal organs. These spores treats the sacrificial victim as fertilizer; in a mere seconds, it would nurture into a pair of parasite. Once the parasites erupts out from the sacrificial victim, even an Overlord would be instantly killed.


    Naturally, that ability cannot be used frequently. Even a rare elite like Jenny, can at most release it twice before triggering a half an hour cooldown period. It cannot be used against organ structures, and also contestants like Sheyan were the other exemption to these spore parasites. Obviously, they would be exempted from such an OP instant kill ability.


    At this moment, the Thick-liquid Overmind was experiencing the huge deficiency in aerial defence, quickly ordering thervas in the base to begin breeding into hydralisks. Sadly, a distantke cannot solve a dire thirst. The spawning time for the hydralisk would require another 10 minutes! At this point in time, Shenxu was already hovering above the entrance of the Mother nest. The fully equipped, optimum condition Sheyan leapt down without hesitation, taking the lead as he fell towards the 20 elite zerglings!!!!!


    Once Sheyannded, he would have to face the fury swipes of at least 7-8 elite zerglings, and even suffer the onught of the Sunken Colony! The degree of damage of the elite zerglings and the Sunken Colony definitely cannot bepared to those ordinary zerglings; no matter how tough Sheyan was, he definitely wouldn��tst through 10 seconds! But firmly lodged between his hands was shockingly not that ��Prometheus III methrower��, but a deep dark te like object!


    Electromaic cloud bomb!!!


    A dazzling blue radiance shed out piercing everyone��s retina. The 20 elite zerglings upon sensing Sheyan��s leap, fanatically swarmed towards his impendingnding; instead, they ate the 80 points soundwave damage of the ��Sample Electromaic Cloud Bomb�� directly to their face. Their hearing was devastatingly impaired, obviously rendered crippled by the 10 seconds stun debuff!


    What was worth mentioning was that Sheyan had never anticipated that his ride, Overlord Shenxu would also be affected by the cloud explosion. Fortunately being a rare elite without offensive capabilities, its defence, HP and resistance towards abnormal effects was extremely outstanding. Hence, he even managed to resist the stunning effect! If not, it would��ve really resulted in an unforeseen disaster.


    Thus, at this moment, Sheyan only needed to withstand the onught of the Sunken Colony. The offensive might of the Sunken Colony was pretty impressive, but to Sheyan it was still within an eptable range. But two secondster, Shenxu��s other passengers descended as well. Because they were cooped up within Shenxu and unable to attack, afternding they immediately announced their arrival with guns zing. Of course, they kept the objective in mind as they swiftly charged into the bottom entrance of the Mother nest.


    After roughly 10 secondster, Sheyan once again performed a suicidal charge towards the elite zerglings, detonating another ��Electromaic Cloud Bomb��. Presently, he had self inflicted explosions against him twice, while constantly tanking the incessant onught of the Sunken Colony; his HP was starting to turn critical. Fortunately, he swiftly dove into a passageway ahead of him, escaping from the vision of the Sunken Colony; finally freed from the tendril barrages.


    Every Mother nest��s bodyposition was virtually the same. It was the same logic as the same human organ would be simr across different humans. Before he attempted his mission, he had long ago familiarized and practiced within the ckthorn��s Mother nest. Hence, at this moment, it was like a walk in the park. On they way, the explosive expert, Adam Savoska,id out defences as he installed his terrorizing explosives one by one. Even though this was the interior of the Mother nest body, and releasing a widescale explosion effect was impossible, its effects would still be incredibly disruptive.


    The route to the deepest depths of the Mother nest was seemingly endless,ced with numerous pinkish heart valve-like objects. They were terribly obstructive, tightly knitted together forming door-like hindrances. These valves were extremely resilient, even with the desperate wing of the elite zerglings and additional crazed bombarding of firepower by Baiise, they only managed to tear open a minute gap. If they weren��t well informed, then these damned valves would have wasted a huge deal of their time.


    Luckily to save the Overmind, the ckthorn Mother had forsaken her pride, as she regurgitated every single mystery regarding the Mother nest to Sheyan. Therefore to confront this stumbling block, Sheyan rushed up but didn��t attack the valve. Instead, he heavily smashed a punch onto the besiding flesh soft wall. Sheyan��s current strength wasn��t poor, in addition to his ��gene mixture��, he at least had the brute strength of 2-3 matured wrestlers. With his fist smashing deeply into the soft wall, at the minimum it would sink in 20 - 30cm deep.


    That valve suddenly vibrated violently, instantly withering away like a dehydrated nt. The crowd pushed through, but after Sheyan��s punch lifted off, that valve once again swelled up healthily.


    The boom of repeated explosions resonated into their ears, naturally that was the sounds of Adam��s explosive being triggered by the pursuing arachnids. Ahead of them, they could already see the unique sparkle of the Pandora crystals, prompting Sheyan and gang to quicken their pace. They suddenly rushed out from this narrow vein-like channel, their eyes eyes twinkling with panoramic brilliance. They had finally reached the deepest hall of the Mother nest. Apart from the two elite zerglings, when the others witnessed such a scene, they were instantly shocked.


    This scenery vaguely resembled the nightmare realm, flesh-red walls and faint dazzling sparkles. The only difference was the massive grape shaped vascrs along the walls; incessantly channeling multicolored nutrients and minerals, upwards towards the breeding rooms.


    On the west side of this massive hall was an array or organized heaps of crystals. A drone was continuously shifting the crystals into a nearby digestion pool. That digestion pool was able to sessfully harness and divide the immeasurable energies residing within the crystals, before channeling it into the various vascrs within the digestion pool; and then transported out to nourish other organs.


    What stunned Sheyan and the rest, was a gigantic cage at the west side. The cage appeared to have been weaved together using a deathly pale ligament from a certain creature. On the interior of both sides of the cage��s red wall, were densely packed bowl sized holes. Boiling green fluids threatened to spew out, but seemed to be stopped by a formless energy screen. But the green liquid continued to bubble violently, an asional drip would escape and ssh onto the fleshy ground. It was like concentrated sulfuric acid, emitting off the corroding sound and a terribly sickening stench. It even burned out a concave depression!


    At the front of the cage, was a fleshy red giant bug that looked like it was drenched in mucus, looking increasingly simr to a drone. Yet itpletely stayed in position without a single movement. There was a long sorrowful wound across its head, like a timebomb had went of and fried its head. Its pinkish flesh and transparent body fluids were streaming out everywhere.


    But in the middle of the cageid another fleshy gigantic bug. This bug was greyish ck in appearance, its surface was covered with wrinkles and its skin fairlyx. It really looked like a feeble old man that hadn��t drank water for days. Over its head was a block of small ck crystal, as though embedded in. One could see its body shuddering gently, even its main vascrs was clearly sticking out from the middle of its head, swelling distinctly over the skin��s surface.


    From such a scene, Sheyan could easily infer the recent unfolding of events. The Thick-liquid Overmind had realized that protective mechanisms couldn��t withhold this surprise ambush from the enemy. Its vicious nature was aggravated, attempting to activate the mechanisms to y the imprisoned Overmind, Mozi. Probably because Overmind Mozi had been imprisoned for so long, it looked as if it was as it��sst breath. Hence, the Thick-liquid Overmind had be careless, and was actually sentenced to death on the spot by Mozi��s mental energy or a certain attack! It looks like the Thick-liquid Overmind originally wanted to absorb the ckthorn Overmind, but in turn became the absorbed victim!


    Such was the terrifying might of the ckthorn��s Overmind, even its indomitable will had reached such an extent!


    Not only that, ckthorn��s Overmind Mozi was using its personal mental energy to construct a barrier, preventing the holes beside it from discharging out its acidic green fluids! Such valiant patience and formidable mental prowess, it was no wonder the tribes nearby felt threatened; and coborated together to plot against the ckthorn tribe.


    Currently, the two elite zerglings had frenziedly pounced forward, using their sharp fangs and ws to practically tear apart the ligament weaved cage; howling out in vicious cries. Yet their yield wasn��t great, and once those acidic fluid sshed out, undoubtedly they would sacrifice their bodies as meat shields. The ckthorn Overmind Mozi��s body trembles were bing increasingly violent. Sheyan couldn��t care less anymore as he adorned his methrower, pressing the trigger as he swept forward. No doubt that fleshy dude would suffer from the fiery heat, but the ligament cage imprisoning it shouldn��t be able to withstand the ze. It was definitely better than having acidic fluids slowly rotting away its flesh, after its mental energy had worn out.

 Chapter 241: Zergling commander

    <h4>Chapter 241: Zerglingmander</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Under the oppressive mes from Sheyan��s methrower, after several seconds, a huge hole had been burnt out from that iparably tenacious cage. The two elite zerglings charged in head first, using their crown as they tried to pushed against ckthorn��s Overmind Mozi��s buttocks. But Overminds move in a simr pattern to snakes/slugs, requiring contractions and friction against the ground to advance. But Mozi was still focusing his mental power wholeheartedly, and apparently wriggling a little was also out of the question. Upon observing the situation wasn��t good, Sheyan immediately signalled everyone else to rush up to help push this fat bug. With everyone��s cooperation, they finally managed to push the astonishingly heavy fleshy bug out of the danger zone.


    After escaping the danger, Mozi instantly slumped to the ground; appearing like an amusing pile of bby ck fats. It was like a level beyond exhausted. The floodgates were unleashed over both sides, acidic greens gushing out; releasing a piercing odour and white steamy fumes. It corrupted through the ground, forming a deep crater filled with acidic soup, chunks of undigested flesh swirled around within.


    At this moment, Sheyan alerted their attention towards the earlier channel which they travelled through, loudly eximing.


    ��Careful!��


    As he shouts echoed out, an elite zergling the size of a small calf dashed out furiously, blood streaming out of its ear holes. Its entire body was charred with burnt wounds, indicated it past through a series of intense explosions. That elite zergling dashed with remarkable pace, sweeping in like the wind, taking an unexpected leap towards the besiding flesh wall; pushing off the wall as it easily but skillfully rotated in mid air, ingeniously evading the oing firepower from Adam. Baring its fangs as its ws danced towards the ckthorn Overmind, Mozi. 5 metres, 4 metres, 3 metres����


    In the next second, it would be ravaging insanely against Overmind Mozi, wing apart its outer skin and sinking its sharp fangs into Mozi��s flesh!!!


    But at this moment, Mogensha had swung into action.


    DA DA DA DA DA! A series of gunshots erupted. The golden AK working hard to spit out ming tongues. Two fiery bulletsshed against the zergling��s waist, sending it tumbling 2-3 metres ahead of its nnednding spot. Simultaneously, a bullet struck against its stretched out w beforehand, preventing its attack fromnding onto the Overmind. The final two rounds pierced mercilessly into the elite zergling, causing it to overshoot Mozi, and heavily crash to the massive bowl of acidic soup.


    The mournful howls of the zergling cried out, even with its elite physique; it was immediately dissolved by the tortuous acidic properties, even its solid bones weren��t spared. Finally, it sank desperately into the swirling soup. Sheyan yelled out loudly.


    ��The Thick-liquid��s Overmind is already dead! This means that the only principle control for their units is left with the Mother nest! ording to the ckthorn Mother��s usual traits, it means that the hostile waves against us now will be definitely limited. There wouldn��t be a state of unending hostile resistance.��


    ��Adam Savoska!�� Sheyanmanded.


    ��Yes Sir!�� Adam Savoska stood out.


    ��Don��t participate in the battle, don��t ever forget we��re still stuck within the Mother nest��s body. Your mission is to engage in destruction, destruction, and more destruction! The more the better. Looks like there isn��t a tunnel on that side, I wish to see an even bigger and deeper depression in front of me. Also, aren��t those suspending vascrs above our heads extremely irksome to us?��


    ��Consider it done, sir!�� Adam pped his backpack, smirking as he chewed on his chewing gum. ��You have good taste sir, destruction is my specialty!��


    Sheyan nodded.


    ��The other, let��s block up that channel! Right, Mr Mozi, you also don��t wish to die at this point in time right? Get your two underlings to defend with us, until we directly destroy the Thick-liquid��s Mother nest.��


    ckthorn Overmind Mozi slowly summoned his energy, wriggling its fat body towards the corner of those heaps of Pandora crystal. Mozi then transmitted and energy message towards everyone.


    ��Thank you my friends, your request will be implemented. Furthermore, please earn 10 minutes for me, that is enough.��


    Simultaneously, the two elite zerglings obeyed Sheyan as they charged towards the channel entrance. 5 minutester, Sheyan and gang had already annihted the reinforcements of 5 elite zerglings and 1 hydralisk. These arachnids should be the ��forbidden zone guards��, hence their explosive strength was greater, and simrly dropped 3 blue keys. A pity, nothing good came out of it. When they nced over to Mozi, the crowd got a huge shock; because the mountainous heaps of Pandora crystals, were actually evaporating at breakneck speed!


    That fat slug Moziid over the floor, looking rather meek and adorable. Yet the mental energy it emitted carried such frightening strength, disying a misconception of the crystals evaporating in the human��s point of sight. Under such fearsome mental prowess, the Pandora crystals dissolved rapidly supplying starry specks of energies into Mozi��s body. Mozi��s body swiftly turned ample and bright, actually giving off a sparkling and illusory pure appearance.


    After that illusion persisted for about 1 minute, Mozi��s body started to morph; bing ck as it swiftly hardened into a tremendous chrysalis, peacefully affixed onto the fleshy ground. The chrysalis was scattering out bubbles of blue hao. Under the influence of the brilliant halos, Sheyan and gang received a notification:


    ��You��re under the influence of a Dark-Iron Lord Overmind ring of light, your attack speed increases by 5%, attack power increases by 5%.��


    ��Arachnid allies under this influence will receive two folds enhancement of that effect.��


    ��Arachnid foes under this influence will receive two folds weakening of that effect.��


    Another wave of Thick-liquid tribe arachnid had charged in. However, with Sheyan��s side receiving a bonus while their enemies were being weakened, the battle had be much easier. Moreover, sessive explosion sounds announced Adam��s smooth mission. The interior of the Mother nest asionally released frenziedly violent twitches and vibrations, which felt like earthquakes to Sheyan andpany.


    Not even 10 minutester, cracks started forming over Mozi��s chrysalis. Mozi was actually evolving at such a time! But this was also pretty reasonable to sheyan. In the ckthorn Overmind��s perspective, it had already yed and swallowed two other Overminds, umting profound energies to engage in its next round of morphing. Sadly, it failed after being interrupted previously. Moreover, it managed to sessfully counter-attack and absorbed the Thick-liquid Overmind; and further assimting in a generous supply of Pandora crystals. Naturally, it was greatly prepared to breakthrough in one go!


    In a sh, incessant sounds of cracking emitted from the tremendous chrysalis; visible chunks of shattered ck carapace peeled off repeatedly, exposing forth the new shape of Mozi. That brat was still as fat and bulky as before, with a big-belly. Yet its body surface now had a remarkableyer of shining ck carapace, releasing an illusion of a sparkling diamond. From hindsight, it looked like this fat bug had once again enhanced its defence by several folds. Furthermore, 3 pairs of thick bulky legs sprouted out from Mozi, it really looked like a hundred-fold amplification of a dung beetle. Its movement naturally received a massive upgrade.


    Under Mozi��smand, the two elite zerglings swiftly returned to its side, starting to lick and gobble up the scattered shattered carapace shells. While gobbling it, their bones constantly cracked and fractured loudly, the naked eye could clearly see its speed transformation. During the process of eating, an elite zergling suddenly copsed and twitched, repeated protrusions elevated its skin from inside and subsequently deted again. Then, with a thunderous crack, its distorted bones punctured out of its trembling body, as light green body fluids gushed out from its countless wounds. It was clearly a death from a failed mutation.


    Instead, the other elite zergling continued heartily engulfing the carapace shells, asionally releasing muffled barks from its throat. Its bodyposite was swiftly swelling up, its exterior bones gradually taking shape; in the end, it even cleaned up the corpse of its fallenrade. Ultimately, it morphed into a shocking mutated arachnid, its entire body covered with red bones. From its appearance, it looked like the horrendous vicious mutation of the zergling, a mighty raptor. Its name was also hailed as themander of the zergling, looking like it belonged to a legendary ss creature.


    With such a monstrous freak guarding the channel entrance, any desperate attempts by the Mother nest ended in futility. Ordinary zerglings or hydralisk to this demon, was mercilessly yed with one w. Even an elite arachnid would be crushed overwhelmingly.


    Once the elite arachnid forces were wiped out, ordinary arachnids that were dispatched here upon seeing this ferociousmander zergling; they trembled in fear, only able to exhibit a tenth of their potential. After Adam Savoska had wreckedplete havoc inside the Mother nest, the waves of arachnids finally ceased. Obviously the Mother nest had taken immense internal injuries, and sunk into a dormant state.


    After this scene, Sheyan and the rest begun their counterattack out, naturally with themander zergling leading the foray. Although the Sunken Colony at the entrance was still loyal to its origins, the entire Thick-liquid arachid fleet had lost its coordinating master in its Overmind and the Mother; they werepletely unable to withstand the formidable aura of the upgraded ckthorn Overmind Mozi, and dispersed in fear. That Sunken Colony only required a minute to burst into a blood rain.

 Chapter 242: Purchasing mercenaries

    <h4>Chapter 242: Purchasing mercenaries</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    When the conditions were right, sess follows naturally; the matters from now were smoothly aplished. The Mother of ckthorns was still faithfully dispatching waves of hydralisk to harass. Yet when the Thick-liquid Overmind was in, its tribe sunk into uncontrolled defence mode,pletely ignoring those harassing hydralisks.


    When the hegemon Mozi announced its domineering presence, the authority was instantly transferred back from the Mother of the ckthorns. The squad of hydralisk slithered into the Thick-liquid base, sessfully linking up with Sheyan and the rest. Without much effort, the Mother nest of the Thick-liquid tribe was destroyed.


    Proceeding from there, the Queen zerg Jenny floated over. At present, even though the Thick-liquid tribe still maintained a huge reserves of arachnid units; under the imposing grandeur of the tyrannical Overmind, Mozi, they werepletely scared stiff and held zero notions of rebelling. Hence, they offered no resistance against the elite Queen zerg.


    Jenny hovered over thergestir in the area, before her body condensed into it like a parasite. Thatir had halted its incubation ofrva?s, and started to morph into the shape of a Mother nest. It seemed as though the entire Thick-liquid tribe had located its main pir, congregating around that particrir.


    24 hourster, thatir perfectly metamorphosed into another Queen Mother. However, it was now considered as the subsidiary base of the ckthorn tribe, under the discretion of the elite Queen zerg Jenny. The entire tribe of arachnids converted their allegiance, as they came under the wings of the ckthorn Overmind, Mozi.


    At this moment, Sheyan and Mogensha could finally sit down and rx. Especially Sheyan, after such a nerve wrecking series of events; he seemed ratherposed throughout the battle, but he knew of the catastrophe waiting for them if one variable went wrong. Reclining against the wall nearby, he fell into deep sleep. Simrly hispanion Mogensha had also consumed much of his mental strength; originally wanting to take a slight nap, he also couldn��t resist the fatigue as he sunk into deep sleep.


    Time sped by rapidly. Only when the ckthorn Overmind and the Queen Mother (Mother of the ckthorns) had reunited, did the notification from the nightmare imprint jolt Sheyan and Mogensha awake.


    ��You��vepleted the district hidden event: ��Emergence of the ckthorn tribe��.��


    ��You receive the ckthorn tribe��s friendship.��


    ��Your reputation within the ckthorn tribe has been raised to ��Revered��.��


    ��You can now purchase allied mercenaries from the Mother of the ckthorns.��


    The two were overjoyed, immediately investigating their loots; discovering a list of purchasables from the Mother of the ckthorns. Within it epassed a range of purchasable mercenaries.


    ��Zerglings, Hydralisk, Overlord, Drones.�� These four standard units were essible.


    ��Multalisk (Spore wyverns), Scourge, Sunken Colony, Queen zerg.�� These four units were also avable, but the purchasing quantity indicated ��0��.


    This was because, those 4 advanced arachnids required for the ckthorns mother and the Overmind to both evolve, and construct the relevant advanced organ structures; after a series of relevant gic research, would they be able to breed out these advanced arachnids. Of course, all these hired mercenaries were prevented from carrying out of this world, and they were the average type not the elite strains.


    Mogensha nced through the menu, suddenly gasping in shock.


    ��Seaman, did you notice one thing?��


    Sheyan answered.


    ��Is it the price of the drone?��


    Mogensha muttered.


    ��That��s right. To purchase one working drone, it actually requires an entire 5000 reputation points, and 2000 utility points! This price is far beyond that of the Multalisk and the Queen zerg!��


    Sheyan nodded lightly.


    ��My military rank is higher, let me investigate what is really going on here.��


    After a brief pause, Sheyan abruptly frowned.


    ��F****! To inquire actually requires 500 utility points! Let me see���� Your drone will not be permitted ess out of this world, no constructing abilities��it will die after you leave this world. During your period of stay, your drone can harvest Pandora crystals and amass as your personal wealth, you can use it sell as utility points or process it.��


    In a sh, Sheyan and Mogensha sunk into deep ponder. If we really traded, the valuation of the drones indirectly exceeds 5000 utility points, and what was the valuation of the Pandora crystals? How many crystals can a drone harvest? Both of them weren��t even clear about when they would have to leave this world. Hence, if they really bought the drone, it would a huge gamble.


    If Sheyan and Mogensha had managed to earn a leading position within that temporary party, they would at least have some backing to take this gamble. Regrettably, they didn��t even have the principal cash to gamble! More importantly, Sheyan had considered another crucial problem - the current list was only purchasables of the ��Revered�� reputation! They hadn��t even gotten a chance to view the ��Worshipped�� rank purchasables! Moreover, Jinkuang that cheap slut may be ineffective against the arachnid race, hence, Sheyan wasn��t qualified to ��preview�� the ckthorn Mother��s mercenary list.


    Not very far away from the Mother nest, the special forces marine Baiise greeted them; he seemed as though he had been waiting for a long time, probably under specific orders. The Pebbles special forces were now recognized as allies of the ckthorn tribe, hence they received much freedom. Of course, they were still restricted from entering forbidden ces like the Mother nest. This was unlike Sheyan and Mogensha, who had obtained such a privilege from their valiant and courageous attempts in rescuing the ckthorn Overmind.


    Baiise saluted respectfully and spoke.


    ��Sir, Lieutenant Colonel Dundee has matters to discuss with you.��


    Sheyan humbly greeted.


    ��What matters?��


    Baiise earnestly replied.


    ��After getting wind that the ckthorn tribe had colonized this entire region, we returned back to the crashed shuttle and dug out a piece of equipment; allowing usmunications with headquarters. Headquarters also replied us, I guess it should be matters about that which Lieutenant Colonel seeks to discuss.��


    Sheyan and Mogensha nced at each other and nodded, their eyes brimming with delight. This was because during theirtest battles, their achievement points had once again deducted by 2 points. Undoubtedly, Reef��s party had once again encountered huge trouble! 2 more lives were lost. Once their mission fails and Johnny Rico dies, then perhaps they would be forcefully transported back to the realm. If they were able to receive another side mission from Dundee, then definitely they would be able to drag on for several days.


    The two of them headed straight for the Pebbles special forces tent. At present, the entire ckthorn tribe was bustling with activities, strange enormous organs were being spawned out, somervas being hastily bred into drones to harvest more crystals.


    In actual fact, the tactic Sheyan suggested to the Mother ckthorn was indeed rather painful, not only vicious to the enemies, it was simrly destructive to oneself. In order to deceive the Thick-liquid tribe, apart from the Mother nest, 2 otherirs, and the hydralisk den (hydralisk spawning organ); the rest were all densely packed Sunken Colonies! Their numbers added to 50 ording to Sheyan��s discretion. That was nned so that even if the worst case scenario were to ur, the base could at least tank for 3 hours under the full blown onught of the Thick-liquid tribe.


    The consequences of that was inevitable tremendous casualties to oneself. Moreover for the Mother nest to evolve, she needed to fulfill conditions of having structures like the zergling spawning pool etc. Hence, it was reckoned that the Mother nest needed several hours to fulfil her evolving conditions. After that, a longer period was needed for the Mother nest to thoroughlyplete her evolution morphing.


    Fortunately, the Thick-liquid tribe was colonized by the ckthorns. Their reserves of Pandora crystals had been squeezed dry by Overmind Mozi, and the rest carried back to the main Mother nest. The arachnids from the Thick-liquid tribe would also inherit the crystals, being a part of the ckthorn tribe now. Naturally, the resources avable were plentiful now with the twobined pool of resources. Hence, the ckthorn tribe could recklessly expand in celebration, because even a wanton squandering of resources would not bring about a economic crisis.


    Following the trail of the arachnid��s viscous ��Creep�� carpet, Sheyan and Mogensha headed over to the Pebbles special force tent. As the tide rises, the boat floats; after Overmind Mozi was rescued, their status changed from cannon fodder into allies. On the way, any arachnid that past by them would sincerely prostrate themselves onto the ground, expressing their reverence towards them. Many arachnids were assisting in the spawning of organ structures, asionally spurting out repulsive fluids. Frequent mournful shrills echoed into their ears, the setting was really a nightmare for those mentally weaker souls.


    Probably because of that reason, the Pebbles special forces tent was relocated out; stationed on a dry hill side not far from the arachnid base. This area was merely few metres from the arachnid��s ��Creep�� carpet. Honestly, although the arachnids were a savage and carnivorous race, being their ally provided great benefits.


    For example, detestable poisonous scorpions, sand snakes or scourges would nevere within the radius of this intimidating base. Just the ��Creep�� carpet alone was enough to chase them far away. Even the cannibalistic savage creatures would also choose to keep away from the arachnid��s base, preventing themselves from unwanted trouble. Moreover, the Overlords were patrolling diligently 24/7, they would never allow apse in security; extremely vignt in identifying any potential threats of ambushes. This undoubtedly allowed the Pebbles team to loosen up, not even requiring a sentry for the night.

 Chapter 243: Unexpected internal enemies

    <h4>Chapter 243: Unexpected internal enemies</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Lieutenant Colonel Dundee had always looked rather dispirited, but now he was filled with vigor. Before Sheyan and Mogensha arrived, he was pacing back and forth in front of the tent with a huge expensive cigar in his mouth; its mild fumes spiralling up. It looked like their search operation had reaped ample rewards. Upon seeing the two, Dundee spat away his cigar as he warmly invited them over.


    ��Beautifully done! Lads, because of your mission��s sess, the ckthorn tribe has extracted the parasites from us. Come, let me introduce you, this is pilot Maylon. His bravery saved us, and god��s grace followed suit. After conducting a rescue search on the shuttle, we actually found him buried under tons of sand; but was miraculously surviving on the automatic lifve support system from the shuttle!��


    Pilot Maylon was looking rather weak, currently lying down on a makeshift military stretcher. His face was white and his body frail, trying to sh an amiable smile towards Sheyan but ended up coughing weakly. Sheyan and Mogensha simultaneously offered him a humble bow. People who were facing death but still considerate of theirrades, were deserving of the utmost respect.


    Following that, the two discourteously sat down for a meal with the soldiers. Cream of mushroom soup,plimented with meat and bread; along with the delicious turkey sandwich. Combining them, they at least ate 5 portions of a soldier, before they rubbed their stomachs in satisfaction and leaned against the nearby rock; squinting their eyes against the sun.


    At this moment, Sergeant Tander who was operating a portableputer suddenly yelled out in joy, delivering theputer directly to his lieutenant colonel.


    ��We��re connected sir, but we need your higher authority verification code.��


    Dundee nodded, his face stern as he hammered in his secret code. A notification appeared on the screen, prompting him to repeatedly authenticate with his relevant information. After a while, he then passed theputer over to pilot Maylon. Maylon simrly typed in his code, and even offered several words. It seemed like their superior required more verification. Not longter, Lieutenant Colonel Dundee probably received his instructions, as he nodded incessantly before terminating the connection.


    Dundee pondered for a moment before raising his head, his face was riddled with mysteriousness.


    ��F***, those scum higher ups are expressing suspicions on our current status; because up till now, we are one of the rare group who were able to negotiate with arachnids and survive. They feel we are under the control of the Overmind. However to the homnd, this��s development rate is vastlycking behind other colonials, they don��t even have a direct subsidiary base here. Even the link between the Steel Whip base is purely a partnership rtionship. Hence, this is a rare opportunity for us, and they want the ckthorn tribe to express their sincerity first.��


    Pilot Maylon weakly asked.


    ��What sincerity?��


    Dundee replied.


    ��Maylon you are a pilot, you should be very clear. Currently, beneath the golden flight channel to ��P��, there are 6 Spore Colonies* installed by the arachnid. Any human aircraft that passess through will suffer from intense aggression. Coincidentally, the 6 Spore Colonies are situated 400km east of here. If the ckthorn tribe is sincere in coborating with us, then they should assist in destroying them; using it as proof. We will then freely gift 20 heavy siege tanks to aid the ckthorn in defence.��


    (TN: *Spore colonies are the anti air defence of the zerg, flinging seeking spores at hovercrafts. You can google it)


    Consecutively, Sheyan and Mogensha received a notification:


    ��You received the side mission: Eradicating the Spore Colonies.��


    ��Mission difficulty: B+.��


    ��Mission content: Within 72 hours, destroy at least 1 Spore Colony.��


    ��Mission description: Every extra Spore Colony destroyed, you will receive additional rewards from the humans.��


    ��Do you wish to ept this mission, Yes / No?��


    ��If the mission ends in failure, penalty of 2 points of your highest basic attribute and 10 achievement points will be deducted.��


    ��You have to make your choice within 10 seconds.��


    Seeing the mission difficulty, Sheyan and Mogensha��s eyes contracted in. It was a B+ difficulty! Up till date, this was the hardest difficulty that Sheyan had encountered! There wasn��t anything elseparable, moreover, failing the mission would incur such an appalling penalty! At this moment, Mogensha had started to slightly shake his head in rejection. Observing their current status, they had already reaped quite splendid benefits; they had risen their reputation to ��Revered�� amongst the arachnids and their purchasing options were wide, they was no reason to take on such risk.


    ��B+ Difficulty mission����the penalty for failure is indeed terribly high.�� Sheyan was stumped, instead he called Jinkuang over and got him to ept it on his behalf. Then he spoke to Mogensha. ��This is my own decision, it will indeed be a huge gamble. You should choose based on your own decision.��


    Mogensha naturally slumped his shoulders helplessly as he chose to reject the mission; he was always a person who preferred stability. All formidable gunmen would always have rtively good patience, if not their brains would have gutted by opponents long ago. After rejecting, he felt a tremendous relief over him, as he couldn��t help ncing at Sheyan with pity. In his heart, he reckoned this Seaman��s w was his gambling nature. If he were to join a party in the future, he would definitely avoid that.


    After epting the mission, Sheyan instantly received a reputation boost from the human race, strangely his reputation also increased amongst the arachnids. Probably because the ckthorn tribe would also reap certain benefits from the destruction of the Spore colonies. His reputation increasing simultaneously by 1500 points for both parties. Sheyan also received the privilege of mobilizing the Pebbles special force for two times, before he sat onto the ground and got lost in his thoughts.


    After half an hour, Sheyan suddenly frowned.


    ��Do you recall before we arrived here, we passed through that bloody battlefield between two arachnid parties?��


    Mogensha nodded.


    ��Yup, that��s the ce we yed the legendary creature ��Scorching Mouth��.��


    Sheyan shook his head.


    ��The great doubt lies in that.��


    But as he finished his sentence, from far in the sky; several clumps of shadow flew out abruptly. The shadows were blur from this distance, but after Dundee used his binocrs, his face instantly changed.


    ��Not good! The ckthorn tribe��s Overlord is being assaulted!��


    Sheyan and the rest soon realized, those shadows were several Mutalisks (Spore Wyverns) wildly pursuing 5-6 ckthorn Overlords. These Mutalisks were experts in the air, their physique was much smaller than the previous ones they encountered in space; yet their threat remained unwavering. With a chilling screech, they spat out lime green spores, even rebounding to others when theynded on their targets. Fortunately, the Overlords were quite spaced out amongst themselves, if not the spores would have dealt devastating effects.


    Even though the Overlords were trying their best to flee, they weren��t like the former elite Overlord Shenxu, their speed was much slower. But once the Mother nest could evolve into a ��II�� ss base, then these Overlord��s speed would receive a gigantic boost! But before that, the Mutalisks were at least 3-4 times of their speed, naturally the Overlords couldn��t escape.


    One by one, the Overlords exploded into mist of blood, ultimately leaving with 1 Overlord who seeded in reaching the base. The Mutalisks were relentless, continue to breathe out attacks against it. But when these vile and vicious Mutalisks charged towards thest Overlord, a threatening string of gunshots pierced through the air! It was indeed the Pebbles special forces who couldn��t just watch as their allies were being in; setting up a tiny ambush as these Mutalisks foolishly flew into their trap.


    The searing bullet mes swivelled through the air. At present, no matter which Mutalisks, they all couldn��t bepared to those massive and overbearing ones in space that attacked the transport shuttles. Yet they were still huge 5-6 metres beasts, their wings spread out to a distance of 4-5 metres. The firepower of the Pebbles special forces was in no way inferior; in a sh, one of the Mutalisk was in under the torrents of sharp metal. Yet this agitated the other Mutalisk, triggering them to disperse and targeted them instead.


    But at this moment, a faint white glow enshrouded the bodies of the Pebbles special forces, along with a rejuvenated sigh! This was result of injecting their ��Stimnts��, lifting their speeds instantly to the peak. They swiftly congregated together in a wide circle, as they fiercely fired in separate coordinate directions against the iing onught of the Mutalisks. Such a formation looked simr to a blooming flower scattering its spores in all direction.


    In a sh, two more Mutalisks were in as they exploded into grotesque blood paste. Still, they possessed the fearless insanity of arachnids, frenziedly pressing on towards lieutenant colonel Dundee. Although Dundee had injected his ��Stimnt�� which may have catapulted his speed above the Mutalisks, but still he had to retreat while releasing fire. This lowered his speed greatly, as several deadly lime spores simultaneously crashed down onto him. Several holes on his battle armour were instantly formed by the corroding lime spores.

 Chapter 244: Black brothers vomiting blood……

    <h4>Chapter 244: ck brothers vomiting blood����</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Fortunately, Dundee��s battle armour was special, hence it could withstand huge amounts of damage; instead, another Mutalisk seized the opportunity when he was distracted to dive towards him! It would��ve definitely been disastrous if the collision connected! Luckily, with a blurred sh from the side, twin hands like pincers struck out and gripped onto the Mutalisk��s neck! Twisting, the figure nimbly mounted precisely over the centre of gravity of the Mutalisk, causing the poor creature to release a mournful shrill; fluttering aggressively as it hopelessly crashed forward.


    Dust filled the air. The Mutalisk struggled with intense ferocity. Yet the figure over it remained steadfast, raising his fist as he heavily pounded down; it gave off an air of an unwavering, majestic superiority! Nearby, another Mutalisk realized things weren��t going so well, trying its best to p its wings to flee. Instead, the clear crisp ��DA DA DA�� gunshots travelled over. The first round struck its left eye, the second and third drilled into the nearby rocky wall. Sparks exploded out followed by crumbled fragments bursting in all directions, before a massive boulder was released down; directly smashing down onto the Mutalisk! Secondster, sticky blood streamed out from beneath the boulder.


    3 minutester, the Mutalisk underneath Sheyan had utterly lost consciousness. Red scars could be seen distinctly over its abdomen and wings; it was rather obvious, probably a symbol of its native tribe. This shape of this scar seemed to look extremely simr to the arachnids at the battlefield, where Sheyan had encountered ��Scorching Mouth��. Mogensha had even retrieved one of the arachnids to barbeque, hence Sheyan was able to urately deduce.


    That relentless Overlord had probably reported to the Mother nest; numerous anti-air counters - the hydralisks - were swiftly slithering over. Beginning to take positions around the vantage points of their base.


    Almost instantaneously, Sheyan and the rest received the Overmind��s mental transmission.


    ��My friend, it seems that you��ve caught a hostile. Can you bring it to me?��


    Naturally, Sheyan would fulfill his request, dragging the unlucky Mutalisk towards the Mother nest. After Overmind Mozi had evolved and grew out his own carapace; he no longer cooped himself up within the heavily fortified Mother nest, like in the past of his ��I�� ss days. He would asionally patrol around the base personally. Hence, they met up at the west side of the base.


    Sheyan directly tossed the half-dead Mutalisk in front of Overmind Mozi. Mozimanded his underling to press the Mutalisk down, before burying his head as it started to tap into its memories using his own brainwaves. Until the unlucky brat could no longer resist the pressure, its head directly sttered into blood and juice, seeping into the ground.


    ��We have a huge problem.��Overmind Mozi��s voice was filled with a fluster. He raised his stocky forelimb and waved it, an organ structure beside them instantly disintegrated; causing a terrifying and strange map that was constructed with living cells to appear in front of them. Then Mozi started to exin.


    ��My old enemy, the Redliner tribe has also managed to colonize several other tribes around it, and raise themselves to a ��II�� ss base. The Pandora crystal mines they upied are mostly barren, it isn��t enough for them to harvest for long. Moreover, the Redliner tribe has always been my arch nemesis. On face value, our Pandora crystal mine is already the most abundant and alluring trigger. But beneath that, it is also that our animosity between the tribes is bone-deep. Hence I predict in a short time, we��ll definitely engage in an all out, death war!��


    Sheyan took this opportunity to raise his internal suspicions.


    ��Previously, when I was making my way here, I came across a battlefield. The arachnids involved were a tribe of ck arachnids, and another tribe of arachnids with a distinct red scar. The ck arachnids seemed to belong to us, is it possible it is rted to this animosity you speak of?��


    The Overmind Mozi��s shiny carapace split open, as gigantic glossy wings fluttered out, disying its impatience. After a brief moment, the mental transmission arrived.


    ��That was an elite squad that I dispatched out. If not, the Thick-liquid tribe would��ve never had the chance to kidnap me. I never expected the Redliner Overmind to hide its strength so well. Although the forces he sent out consisted primarily of ordinary units, there was actually a uniquely new yet formidable unit within its mix. Itpletely annihted my squad.��


    ��A new unit?�� Sheyan��s heart was moved. He roughly understood, but allowed the Overmind Mozi to continue his transmission exnation.


    ��Our Queen Mother is able to absorb the genes from some native creatures, and create new models of arachnid units. These units may not suit warfare in a space environment, but its destructive nature definitelyplements its native homeground. The Mother nest of the Redliner tribe had managed to absorb a Spotted fly, and mutate it into an enormous ming beetle; it is extremely powerful. Of course, it consumes a terribly huge amount of resources, and the chances of spawning is rtively low.��


    Sheyan asked.


    ��Then why can��t the Mother of the ckthorn absorb and create such units?��


    The Overmind Mozi patiently emitted his transmission.


    ��The territory we upy isn��t a native habitat for those Spotted flies. Hence, there is a limit to what we can capture and experiment on. But because this ce contains such a lucrative Pandora crystal mine, we will definitely not give this base up. Therefore, on the aspect of researching gic coding, we are indeedcking. ording to the information I��ve acquired, the Redliner tribe had already upgraded to an ��II�� ss base 3 days ago. They currently possess close to 10 ming beetles. Furthermore, they are currently amassing their forces, preparing tounch an all out assault against us. Hence, we desperately need your help!! As much as possible, we need to dy the Redliner tribe from attacking!��


    After receiving this information, Mogensha suddenly felt a strange inkling that he hadnded himself in serious sheet. When the Overmind Mozi had finished exining, indeed so; he and Sheyan received a notification:


    ��You have received a side mission: ��ckthorn tribe��s predicament.��


    ��Mission difficulty: B-.��


    ��Mission content: Come up with a method to dy the Redliner tribe from attacking.��


    ��Mission description: The ckthorn tribe requires at least 48 hours to fortify their ss ��II�� base. You must win 48 hours for them.��


    ��Mission description: After 48 hours, for every additional hour you drag on, you will receive additional rewards and score. The maximum cap of these additional hours is 4 hours.��


    ��Your current reputation within the ckthorn tribe is ��Revered��. Unable to refuse this mission.��


    ��If the mission fails, you will be penalized by your highest basic attribute dropping by 1 point, your achievement point dropping by 7 points.��


    ��Wait!�� Mogensha heaved in shock. His eyes leaked a certain despair as he asked. ��Respected Overmind���� Where is the base of the Redliner tribe?��


    The Overmind Mozi swiftly responded.


    ��You��ll definitely be able to locate those scums 400 km east from here.��


    This ck man Mogensha��s vision darkened, as though he was about to vomit blood. Sheyan suddenly recalled that ckcquer like object. It was that ��Unknown Nodule�� dropped from the junior ss legendary creature ��Scorching Mouth��. Furthermore, the description of it was - No humans knows the use for this!


    But����every creature within the ckthorn tribe wasn��t humans!!


    Wasn��t that a huge hint?


    Thinking of that, Sheyan instantly handed the object over to goblin Jinkuang, permitting him to let his abilities ��shine��, and gift it to the ckthorn tribe. Jinkuang delightedly epting this mission, he took great pleasure in being able to haggle especially for such a valuablemodity. Not too longter, Sheyan received the notification:


    ��Your servant Jinkuang has offered ��Scorching Mouth����s gic kernel over to the ckthorn tribe on your behalf.��


    ��Your servant Jinkuang��s special ability: ��Haggling lvl15�� is effective. Your gift is received by the tribe under the condition of a maximum 50 point treatment.


    ��Your servant Jinkuang��s hidden ability ��Extortion & ckmail�� is effective. The ckthorn tribe��s reserves have been lessened, the ckthorn tribe��s secret collections has been lessened, the ckthorn tribe��s loots have been lessened.��


    ��ckthorn tribe Overmind Mozi and the Queen Mother are extremely grateful to you.��


    ��Your reputation has risen by 10,000 points within the ckthorn tribe.��


    Witnessing Jinkuang��s wicked smile as he turned his ass around to flee, Sheyan felt apelling sympathy towards the ckthorn tribe��s amassed reserves. After 10 seconds, Overmind Mozi transmitted another mental transmission.


    ��My friend, many thanks for your support. The Mother nest has already perfectlypiled the gic sequence to morph out ming beetles. Roughly 10 minutester, we can start the spawning process. The only w would be that it consumes a massive amount of Pandora crystals and abundant Vespene gas ores.��


    Sheyan heaved a sigh of relief. To the ckthorn tribe, they possessed an astonishing amount of Pandora crystals, one that could cause others to be envious of their wealth. Once they activated their drones to start working, they would definitely have ample resources for this. Therefore, since they now had such a powerful unit in the ming beetle. Besides, the aggressor��s would have to amass their forces and travel an entire 400 km over here; while the defending tribe could instantly direct fresh spawned units to join the battle. Hence, they naturally had the superior advantage. The chances of sessfully defending would increase greatly.

 Chapter 245: Ruling the space

    <h4>Chapter 245: Ruling the space</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Because the Redliner tribe��s Mutalisks were flooding the periphery of the ckthorn base, their Overlords were all being recalled back in. If the Overlords weren��t behind the protective guard of the Hydralisks, they would definitely be exterminated. As mentioned before, Overlords don��t possess any offensive capabilities, yet they yed the crucial role of providing resources for the arachnid lifeforms; hence the Overlords were un-sacrificable units.


    Currently, Overmind Mozi had spawned out numerous anti-aerial hydralisks, as they patrolled throughout the surface of the base. Strictly speaking, an extensiverge scale of hydralisk would not needed to scare off the assaults of Mutalisks. Moreover, to spawn a hydralisk, the resources of Vespene gas and Pandora crystals were much lower aspared to Mutalisks. But one must note, the flexible scope of range of the Mutalisks who roamed the air was ten folds that of the hydralisks. Hence, roughly 90% of the patrolling hydralisk were rendered useless. Several squads of Redliner Mutalisks had congregated together and engaged in widespread massacre.


    The situation had not sunk into a passive state.


    But at this moment, Sheyan was reunited with ckthorn Overmind Mozi; this congregationsted for roughly 10 minutes, no one knew what they discussed. Afterwards, they dispersed.


    Not longter, at least 40 other Overlords had assembled together; as two squadrons of hydralisks escorted them hastily towards the west. It seemed like they were heading over to the Thick-liquid base for some unknown operation. If these 40 Overlords were yed, then the entire ckthorn tribe would face an immense shortage of resource (not the raw materials, but the processed minerals), thervaes would not be able to be bred and spawned to reinforce the fighting strength. They would have to once again spawn out a new Overlord! Undoubtedly, this would greatly dy the development of the base!


    Under this alluring aspect, most of the Redliner Mutalisk banded together to unleash a frenzied assault. In order to y the 40 Overlord, they would first have to take care of the escorting hydralisks. If not, they would face utter annihtion as the Overlord��s defensive capabilities and health were not to be recklessly trifled with. Their own forces would undoubtedly perish under the constant, lethal acidic jets of the hydralisk; this wasn��t a consequence the Redliner arachnids were willing to face.


    Just like how they imagined it to be, the two squads of hydralisk ultimately were unable to resist the frenzied onught of the scattered and agile Mutalisks. In a short span of minutes, they were reduced to devastating casualties, the remaining survivors couldn��t even post much of a threat anymore. In the end, the 40 Overlords, pathetically retreated back into their main base. The over a hundred Mutalisk were relentlessly pursuing, wildly rummaging from the back. Within a span of 2-3 km, at least half of the Overlords had perished.


    But while the Redliner Mutalisk were frantically delivering attacks, they arrived at a spacious region not far from the ckthorn tribe��s main base. They hadn��t noticed, that the Overlords they were pursuing were subtly lowering the flying height, and finallynded onto the ground. In order for the Mutalisks to y the Overlords, they had to dive lower in order to attack them.


    The Redliner Mutalisks gradually congregated together towards an advantageous attacking position; concentrating their firepower against the Overlords. It seemed like they wouldn��t rest until the Overlords were utterly decimated! But at the exact moment they congregated together to release attacks; within a particrly queer but humongous ck Overlord, a figure suddenly leapt out. His hand was shockingly holding onto an unappealing cylindrical-like object. It was indeed that ��Sample Electromaic Cloud Bomb��!!!


    A majestic azure brilliance shed out! The Mutalisks had a habit of congregating to concentrate their firepower; yet when Sheyan leapt out of the Overlord Shenxu, he directly aimed towards the nucleus of the Mutalisk gathering! After a violent tremor and blinding sh, at least half of the Mutalisk in the air instantly sunk into a stunned effect! Simultaneously, from the spacious ground, vibrations and tremors became increasingly intense. ��Brrr Brr Boom!�� At least 6 squads of hydralisk and 5 squads of zerglings burrowed out from the ground. Consecutively, the hydralisks ferociously sprayed their acid into the air! Within these battalion of hydralisks and zerglings, most of them still had traces and marks belonging to the expired Thick-liquid tribe!


    .


    When Sheyan had raided the Thick-liquid base, they unexpectedly encountered several burrowed elite zerglings at the entrance of the Mother nest. If he hadn��t acted fast to utilize the ��Sample Electromaic Cloud Bomb�� then they would��ve certainly met with a tragic ending. Hence, he could see from this where the unique research and characteristics of the Thick-liquid tribe was; it was definitely a researched gene that raised their unit��s capabilities. When the 40 Overlords were used as baits, the Overmind Mozi had created a window of opportunity to gather the hydralisks and zerglings from the Thick-liquid tribe. While the Redliners were busy, Mozi dispatched the arachnids had buried them into the spacious region not far from his base����


    The Mutalisks affected by Sheyan��s dazzling ��Electromaic Cloud Bomb�� numbered at least 56. They naturally relied on their wings to stay afloat in the sky; when the terrorizing soundwaves of the ��Electromaic Cloud Bomb�� reverberated onto them inducing a stunning effect, they straightforwardly crashed to the ground. Of course, these powerful units wouldn��t die just like that, at most they received light injuries. Yet when they crashed to the ground, the ferocious and maniacal zerglings were viciously waiting to pounce onto them!


    Within 10 minutes, repeated scenes of bloodlusted zerglings tore through the grounded Mutalisk horde, preventing them from flying back into the sky! Moreover, the hydralisk were focused in sending spurts of acid against the Mutalisks who weren��t affected. Instead of scattering out, the Mutalisk clumped up together as they soared to a higher altitude. In this manner, although they sacrificed some of theirrades underneath, it protected most of their lives instead of scattering out and giving the hydralisk more surface to attack them. It was only like an orange being peeled off its skin.


    At this critical juncture, from the rocky hills far away; a peculiar demonic shaped figure surfaced. It was indeed the elite Queen zerg, Jenny! Although her abilities only allowed her to instant kill one Mutalisk, in this very moment; the formidable elite queen zerg Jenny could demonstrate her fullest potential!


    Aiming towards the clump of Mutalisk frenziedly fluttering their wings, she released a thick clump of lime green.


    In a sh, the green clump started dividing itself as it drifted through the air, 1 into 2, 2 into 4, 4 into 8���� When it reached the frantically fleeing Mutalisks, an astounding radiating with lustrous lime green, gigantic web was formed! It covered the heavens as it bluntly enveloped and entangled in!


    Capture!


    The awe-inspiring mighty mass-scale ensnaring ability, Capture!


    If the Redliner Mutalisks required 5-6 seconds to escape from the effective range of the hydralisk, this time frame had been lengthened by two folds! With this bonus time, that was indeed the difference between life and death����


    3 minutester, the battle had concluded.


    The ckthorn tribe had lost a total of: 31 hydralisk, 33 Overlords, 6 zerglings in addition to one expanded ��Electromaic Cloud Bomb��. This added up a 5,775 Pandora crystal worth of units, and 775 units of Vespene gas.


    On the contrary, the Redliner tribe lost a total of: 107 Mutalisks. That equated to a total of 10,700 Pandora crystal units, and simrly 10,700 units of Vespene gas!


    Comparing the casualties of both parties, it could be determined that the ckthorn tribe triumphed overwhelmingly!


    One must understand, losing so many Pandora crystals was fine; the rarer Vespene gas was a huge issue. Normally, for every 6-8 Pandora crystals, only 1 Vespene gas resource would be obtained. The Redliner tribe��s Overmind in actual fact, didn��tmit any errors in terms of battle strategy and reaction. Even with the intervention of the elite Queen zerg Jenny, at most its casualties would be capped at 30 Mutalisks max. But what caused its total defeat, was the variable of this freak, Sheyan. He actually possessed the skills to instantly neutralize the Mutalisks, causing them to fall to the ground! This led to its disastrous annihtion!


    During the battle, the ckthorn tribe had sessfully upgraded from ��I�� ss base to the ��II�� ss base! The two superpowers were now on the same footing. The first advanced organ structure that Overmind Mozi undertook was - naturally a Spire! These organ structures were shaped like a mushroom, suspended around the umbre of the mushroom head were 10 bulky vascrs. It directly linked the mushroom to the viscous liquid on the ground, supplying the adequate gic coding; it can allow thervas to breed and spawn two new categories of units. The first was the former Mutalisks that attacked the ckthorn base. The second, were the kamikaze bugs, known as scourges.


    Seizing the enemy��s sudden decline in aerial prowess, Overmind Mozi rapidly activated his resources; mass producing out squadrons of mutalisks and scourges. From then on, the two sides engaged in multiple aerial warfares. But because a major portion of the Redliner tribe had been utterly crushed by the wildcard Sheyan��s ingenious ns; they suffered a huge blow in their aerial constitution leading to aplete defeat in that area.


    Thus, the Redliner tribe Overmind could only give up on the aerial supremacy, changing its strategy to fortifying its turtle defences; by mass producing the multi-purpose hydralisks. Yet the fact was that, even with a over hundred Mutalisk beingpletely eradicated, the Redliner tribe at most suffered a huge blow; it hadn��t crushed them into a perilous state! In fact, their development could sustain a terrorizing quantity of 1: 3 of the ckthorn tribe forces! ckthorn tribe 1: Redliner tribe 3. Once the Redliner tribe managed to amass an adequate coalition, that would be the crucial deciding factor; with both party��s existence on the line.

 Chapter 246: A sliver of hope

    <h4>Chapter 246: A sliver of hope</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and ELkassar


    After assisting the ckthorn tribe in annihting the 107 Mutalisks, Sheyans reputation had soared once again. In actual fact, only a madman like Sheyan dared to take this gamble; because at the moment he leapt out out of Shenxu, he would definitely suffer from the deadly spore jets of the Mutalisk. Although these spores only contained 50% of the full damage, Sheyan would have to atst receive 14 of these spore bombardments! If not for his ��endurance�� physique, he would��ve melted on the spot!


    Of course, high risks signified high returns. After his boost in reputation, Sheyan had already attained the ��Worshipped�� reputation amongst the ckthorn tribe! He could now view and exchange for the most superior items! Upon receiving the purchasing list from the Mother of the ckthorn, he and Mogensha both gasped in astonishment.


    Your ckthorn reputation has reached ��Worshipped�� status within the ckthorn arachnid tribe. Under the current difficulty, you are unable to exchange for more special units.


    But you can exchange for the following passive abilities:


    Zergling��s gic: ��Improved Adrenaline�� - Increases your movement speed permanently by 33%. Fee of 15,000 reputation points, 2500 utility points.


    Hydralisk��s gic: ��Fleshjet hormone�� - Increases your far range attack range/distance by 15%. Fee of 15,000 reputation points, 2,500 utility points.


    Arachnid race: ��Chitin nursing fluid�� - Increases your defence permanently by 2 points. Fee of 15,000 reputation points and 2,500 utility points.


    Mother nest: ��Helping-hand�� - Increases all your attributes by 1 point. Fee of 25,000 reputation points and 5,000 potential points.


    Pointer: Passive abilities of the same kind cannot be ovepped, only the highest value will be valid. (For example, if Sheyan had purchased the zergling��s ��Improved adrenaline�� and increased his speed by 33%; in the future, he still could return to purchase the upgraded ��Improved adrenaline (II)�� and increase his movement speed by 50%. But the overall bonus movement speed will only be 50%, and not 83%)


    Pointer: You can help other contestants to purchase.


    Very obvious, the best deal was that Mother nest��s ��Helping-hand��. If the exchange was sessful, then undoubtedly that would instantlypensate for their loss of basic attribute points in this world, but in fact gained more!


    This was the total reputation points Sheyan had: Neutral to Amicable (3,000 points), Amicable to Respected (6,000 points), Respected to Revered (12,000 points), Revered to Worshipped (21,000 points). Sheyan��s current reputation was at the most esteemed ��Worshipped�� status, and still had leftovers of 6,000 reputation points. In total, he had amassed 48,000 reputation points. Moreover for Mogensha, he had just broke through to the ��Revered�� status, hence his amassed total was 22,000 reputation points. However, there was one primary concern - If Sheyan made the exchange with the Mother nest, then his reputation would fall from grace; he would no longer be able to view the ��Worshipped�� purchasable list.


    After a series of discussions with Mogensha; Mogensha would first transfer him 20,000 reputation points and 5,000 utility points, then he would top up 5,000 reputation points for Mogensha to exchange for the Mother nest��s ��Helping-hand��. Following that, Sheyan would then exchange for his own ��Helping-hand��. After their attributes increased by 1, his reputation had plunged to 18,000 points; currently lingering at ��Respected�� status (9,000/12,000).


    Of course, even though Mogensha��s reputation had declined to the ��Neutral�� state, his personal rtionship/friendship with Overmind Mozi and the ckthorn Mother still persisted. Hence, nothing much was changed, just that the arachnids wouldn��t salute him anymore and that he could no longer engage in transactions with the Mother nest. Just when the two rolled up their sleeves, determine to travel to the Redliner tribe to acquire more reputation points, a sudden horrendous thing happened!


    Their achievement points took a sharp decline! Due to the previous deaths, within a short span of 10 minutes, their achievement points had once again dwindled by a full 4 points!!! The only constion was that not all deductions would go into effect, because their 6 point cap for the main mission had already been exceeded! Currently, if anyone else dies or the main lead of the mission dies, no more achievement points would be deducted.


    But the underlying meaning was grave. This meant that thebat strength of Reef��s party had already reached its extreme limit. Hence, after a dozen hours without any casualties, once a sudden disaster descended; it had caused a horrifying domino chain reaction, as their forces had instantly crumbled apart!


    The ck Mogensha observed his string of achievement points being deducted, his heart felt rather regretful. People would asionally make the wrong decisions. Comparing his capabilities to Crazy Harnik and Qiaoer, although they were slightly inferior; they were still pretty outstanding. The only difference was that they had chosen Reef as their fortress, while he had invested in this Seaman. Looking at things objectively now, this Seaman was really a mysterious fiend; he could actually force out a side mission wreathed in dangerous arachnid conflict, to create a heaven for himself!


    ��F*****������ Thinking of that, Mogensha starting recalled the side mission that he had given up on - ��Eradicating the Spore Colonies��! He started to seeth in self-agony and regret! If he knew that the war between the ckthorn tribe and the Redliner tribe was bound to happen, how could he have given up on this supremely difficult mission? Fortunately, Seaman this fe was rather forthright and seemed to possess the disposition of a mighty general. For now, he may have wasted his golden opportunity, but in the long run he would still certainly gain.


    Suddenly, both of their nightmare imprint starting shuddering faintly, before a violent coughing sound transmitted over. This was followed by a frail female voice, which sounded rather familiar. With one hear, Mogensha could differentiate it; it was indeed that support summoner, Tulip.


    ��Whoever you are���� whatever demands you seek��we will ept.��


    ��Save us please, our coordinates are - XXX XXX.��


    ��Our situation is terribly desperate, with us are the 4 main storyline characters. At most, we can onlyst for����6 more hours����


    After Mogensha heard this soft request for aid, he slightly shook his head. Naturally, two pathsid ahead of him. One was toplete the side mission with the Redliner tribe and earn some reputation points, the other was to rescue Reef and the rest. The first path, the ckthorn tribe had already usurped aerial control, the path on from now was bright and morous. Yet the second path was dark and treacherous, its risk immense yet its rewards minute. Even a fool would know which was the best option.


    From young, blood shed and death was already second nature. Even the few years he roamed within the nightmare realm, Mogensha had seen it all. He calmly stood up and patted his golden AK.


    ��Let��s go, boss. Those Redliner arachnids are still waiting for us.��


    A flicker emeged in Sheyan��s eyes as he heard Mogensha address him as ��boss��. He didn��t refute him but suddenly eximed.


    ��How is it that we can hear that b*tch Tulip��s voice?��


    Mogensha pondered for a moment before replying.


    ��That��s probably a special method like the Mother nest��s mental transmission, but it probably wasted a shocking amount of utility points. Who knows, it may also deduct basic attribute points. Right, boss, you also think that female is a b*tch?��


    Sheyan smirked.


    ��Only a person like Reef would be tricked. While we were fleeing previously, her peak speed was even faster than crazy Harnik. If she hadn��t had other tricks up her sleeves, that would be strange. Forget it, let��s not talk about her. I��ve already calcted, the coordinates that Tulip transmitted over isn��t very far from here, it is only roughly 1,100 kilometre. At present, the ckthorn Mother nest has been upgraded to the ��II�� ss, its gene research has also improved drastically. Even an ordinary Overlord is now equipped with that frightening flying speed that the elite ��Shenxu�� possess. Of course, their HP and defence still cannot bepared. If we purchased an Overlord, we would only take 2 and half hour to reach there.��


    Mogensha was taken aback.


    ��No way, are you thinking of rescuing them?��


    Sheyan nced at him, releasing a long sigh before saying.


    ��Do you wish to have 3 points of your highest basic attribute deducted just like that?��


    Mogensha suddenly paused, his heart was slightly stirred.


    ��Are you really thinking of rescuing that main lead ��Johnny Rico��?��


    Sheyanughed.


    ��We need to y by ear, anyway I��ve already investigated. The current enemy of the ckthorn tribe is solely that Redliner tribe. They are currently engaged in a war for district/region supremacy. Hence, if we ride that ckthorn Overlord over, and we do not encounter any Redliner bastards, the other arachnids would only express a cold or neutral attitude towards it. But of course, once we surface from the Overlord, the other arachnids would certainly no dy in assaulting us, and even the Overlord.


    ��But������ Mogensha was pretty stumped. ��If we go over now, it really is not worth it at all. From there and back, we still need at least 5 hours, what if the Redliner tribe decides to attack then? Also, if we use these 5 hours to battle and ughter some Redliner arachnids, then our rewards would not necessarily be lesser than going to rescue them; even our risk would be greatly reduced!��


    ��Wrong! If we hadn��t finished off those over a hundred Mutalisks, then the Redliner tribe may very well engage in a surprise attack. But now, the possibility of them attacking now is low.�� Sheyan resolutely nodded his head. ��But if we rescue them, our rewards may very well be much greater than staying. Still I leave you with the same words. It��s your free will, you can choose to stay.��


    Afterwards, Sheyan took some utility points from Mogensha and went off to seek the Mother nest to hire one Overlord. He also hired two Mutalisks as escorts. These two Mutalisks were not for attacking, it was to attack any potential threats, and allow the transporting Overlord to rapidly flee.

 Chapter 247: Plotting and counter schemes

    <h4>Chapter 247: Plotting and counter schemes</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    After settling all the misceneous, Sheyan reflected as he reckoned his current strength was still too weak. He then requested and sessfully mobilized three firepower airds from the Pebbles special force. They were now ready to set off. Instead, Mogensha this ck man suddenly hastily climbed up into the transportpartment of the Overlord. His voice carried a tone of defeat.


    ��F***, don��t hog all the good things to yourself.��


    Sheyan shrugged his shoulders and smirked.


    ��We could be heading to our graves y��know.��


    Mogensha chewed on his gum and scoffed.


    ��F*** it, I swear on the name of Tamushu, ever since I��ve met you, it has always been me on the losing end.��


    Sheyan rolled his eyes.


    ��Oh, Dundee��s mission was one that I too, wasn��t confident in, so I let you choose for yourself. Since you��ve met your own choice, then don��t me me.��


    Mogensha sat down as he strapped on a tentacle (serves as a seatbelt), he shook his head and replied.


    ��That��s why I chose to follow you now. Hmph. Say, this Overlord can only include 8 passengers. Counting the storyline characters and the others we want to rescue, it already adds up to at least 5. We are only left with 3 now, isn��t that a little inadequate?��


    Sheyan calmly replied.


    ��I only fear we��ll have too much space in the end.��


    With hisposed statement, he implied that there��s a chance that Reef��s group may deteriorate into a tragedious state! As the two conversed, the Overlord had taken off as the two mutalisks escorted it towards the destined coordinates. The newly upgraded Overlord was still slightly slower than the mutalisks, but the passengers within the enclosed belly couldn��t feel a trickle of wind leaking in. In order to avoid any unnecessary troubles, the Overlord and mutalisk both ascended to the altitude of their limits.


    Overlooking the celestial body from the periphery of the atmosphere, an endless desert stretched far into the horizon. Only patches of brown vegetation and deep grey valley rifts could be seen. The mountain range appeared in the form of meandering hills that stretched to a thousand kilometres, the dust over it ridiculously sparse; leaving its profoundly sharp rocky edges glistening under the scorching heat. One could even see the crustal movement of tectonic tes maliciously colliding against each other.


    Mogensha gazed into the vast space, suddenly speaking out.


    ��Hey, didn��t she say they still have 6 hours? But why did your words sound so pessimistic?��


    Sheyan sighed and replied.


    ��We��ve already gained some military intelligence from Overmind Mozi, even the original storyline line������


    Until here, Sheyan nced towards Baiise by his side, he noticed he and the other two soliders had their eyes shut in meditation. Naturally, it meant the realm had automatically tuned their words to a differentnguage. He then continued.


    ��After the main lead gets trapped, the Roughneck��s captain, Rasczak, and his lover, Dizzy, were both sacrificed during their mission. In the end, the arachnid horde swarmed the entire area, covering every inch of the base. In the most crucial moment, the remnants of the Roughneck managed to escape by a shuttle dispatched by the headquarters. But this time, it isn��t so simple. Based on our current situation, it is very likely that their escape shuttle may be dyed����or won��t even show up!!��


    Mogensha was stunned.


    ��How��s that so?��


    Sheyan paused briefly before continuing.


    ��You��ve forgotten our mission����oh wait, it��s my mission right? Eradicating the Spore Colonies. ording to Overmind Mozi, these things were installed/constructed by the ruler of the arachnid race - ��de Empress�� (simr to the emperor of the humans) . It poses an extremely terrifying threat to the space route. When we just entered this world, our shuttle encountered such a horrifying obstruction. And after several dayster, their aerial might would��ve surely undergone a frightening upgrade. That is why I think there��s a chance that the rescue shuttle will be dyed or even destroyed!��


    Suddenly, one of the mutalisks starting violently pping its wings in warning! Sheyan immediately peeped out of the Overlord to observe. Beneath them, there was a pack of scourges passing by; their incisive bony white wings swiftly swept closer! One of the ckthorn mutalisk swerved down to wee them, screeching loudly in deterrence. The pace of scourges obediently dispersed, hovering for a brief moment before leaving.


    Throughout their journey, they would asionally encounter several aerial patrolling arachnids. However, after realizing that Sheyan��s Overlord was just passing by, they ignored them. Currently, the electronic map they had prepared beforehand was finally useful. ording to the surrounding terrain, that Whiskey base was right up ahead.


    In order to harvest the Pandora crystals, this base was helplessly situated over a dangerous and exposed tnd; fortunately, humans were naturally adept at defence. ording to the coordinates on the map, Whiskey base should possess 113 marines, 8 Auto-turret forts, 6 siege tanks and 7 anti-air Missile turret. Such a military fleet should be able to resist a thousand strong arachnids. Of course, that was if these buildings weren��t invaded by unique arachnid units.


    Although the coordinates shown on the electric map were exceedingly clear; in the distant fields of desert ahead, there waspletely no human building structures in sight. As they pressed on forward, shockingly the ��Creep�� carpet belonging to arachnid bases appeared! Continuing forwardly, there were 6 newly constructedirs vigorously breeding; beside it, 23 zerglings sprawled over the groundzily. Within this arachnid base, broken fragments of steel, crumbled walls and bunkers, even the charred and destroyed tank armours could be seen. The corpses had long been gobbled up, or already dissolved by the ��Creep�� carpet as nutrients.


    As the steel materials were transported into a spawning pool, it would rapidly disintegrate and pumped into the newly spawnedrvas; enhancing their defence and strength. When they witnessed this scene, Mogensha felt a chill welling up in his heart.


    ��Is that��Tulip��already eaten by the overmind? And they used her to trick us?��


    Sheyan shook his head.


    ��Unlikely so, if my deductions aren��t wrong����forget it, this arachnid base is still rather weakly fortified, let��s wreck it first. Although only several structures have been formed, it is still representative of an arachnid base. By destroying it, we��ll definitely benefit from the human side.��


    After speaking, Sheyan started controlling the Overlord to descend, Sheyan hadplete disregard for those 23 zerglings below. He was already extremely experienced in arachnid warfare; after pressing his methrower, fiery tongues shout out as the twin mutalisks by his side joined in to help. Following that, Mogensha and Baiise��s small group simrly charged into the foray. Based on their current strength, don��t even mention 23 ordinary zerglings, even ten times of this wouldn��t matter!


    3 minutester. The entire patch of arachnid base was engulfed in soaring mes and blood. Sheyan and Mogensha both received a ��You��ve destroyed a arachnid base, your reputation amongst the human +5000 points�� notification. But of course, such an opportunity wouldn��t present itself so frequently. It was probably that the arachnid Overmind reckoned that enemies wouldn��t turn up so quickly, hence the defence was extremely ck. If they had already constructed a Mother nest here and started harvesting Pandora Crystals, the defence would surely be difficult to crack. If they regrouped and made aeback, it was certain that Sheyan��s group will face an all round assault from hydralisks and zerglings.


    After the two wrecked havoc, they didn��t dare to stay on. After decimating the Lairs, the Mother nest and Overmind would surely retaliate in intense force. The group of them hurried to board the overlord and quickly fled the crime scene. Mogensha observed the coordinates that Tulip hadmunicated beforehand, he suspiciously asked.


    ��Their position now, it should be on a mountain? If that is so, they wouldn��t have to fear arachnids ambushing them, surely that is a fantastic move. That b*tch has announced to every contestant in this world. But I think, even if there were other contestants present in this world, they wouldn��t take the risk to rescue her.��


    Sheyan refuted.


    ��If they had adequatebat strength, then undoubtedly hiding within the mountain peak would be a good move. But after their previous battle, they couldn��t even protect their own member��s life! Under such a treacherous and uncertain environment, staying on the mountain would no doubt open themselves to aerial assaults from may scourges. Aerial and ground pincer attacks, isn��t that courting death?��


    Mogensha frowned.


    ��Then what��s her goal for tricking us into going there?��


    ��Because they��ve never received any news of our death, so that b*tch Tulip inferred that we hadn��t die. Her previous distress signal was probably sent when she was in an extremely perilous situation, it was probably so desperate that she felt that her allies (Sheyan and Mogensha) wouldn��t be able to save them.�� Sheyan gently replied.


    Mogensha��s eyes shed with a venomous hate.


    ��So, she wants to drag us down with her? That mountain is probably the most fortified region of the arachnids, that b*tch! Better not let me see her again!��


    Sheyan disdainfully observed the sweeping ins beneath him.


    ��That woman should be dead by now. I guess her brains are currently dissolving inside the stomach of a random zergling. Hmph! She didn��t divulge their fleeing route and location, and she thinks we don��t know? It shouldn��t be very far from this base, and must be able to hide from the burrowing arachnids. It should also be hidden from aerial assaults, and most importantly it has to allow a contestant with innate defence abilities to flourish���� then naturally, that nearby cavern should be their best bet!��

 Chapter 248: Soul equipment

    <h4>Chapter 248: Soul equipment</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Competing in vision, naturally nobody couldpare with that old fox Mogensha. He squinted his eyes through a crack of the overlord downwards. Not too longter, he excitedly screamed out!


    ��There, to the left, 500 metres!!��


    The Overlord quickly detoured and descended. Only now did Sheyan notice the distinct traces of a huge fleet of zerglings, trampled footsteps and w marks guided a pathway! Following this zergling trail, a fading shadow could been seen amidst a gigantic cliff. Carefully observing, a pitch-ck cave could be seen; shaped like the mouth of a voracious beast, it emitted a chilling sensation.


    Due to the fact an ordinary Overlord already possessed the true-sight ability, Sheyan wasn��t afraid of any arachnids hidden burrowed underneath the ground. He directly leapt down, reflecting for a moment before shouting to Mogensha.


    ��I��ll leave Baiise with you. You two will keep watch outside, and I��ll bring the other two marines in. That should be enough to cover the narrow firing space of the cave, anymore will be redundant. If the enemy appears with more reinforcements, remember you have to primarily target the hydralisks!��


    Mogensha understood that he wouldn��t be of much use within such aplicated and dark terrain like the cave. Hence, he bluntly acknowledged. Sheyan wasn��t afraid of Mogensha fleeing by himself. Their current interests were already closely knitted together, sharing the same mission and their roles greatlyplemented each other. Yet more importantly, Mogensha��s reputation within the ckthorn tribe was as good as zero, if he wanted to purchase any ��Worshipped�� rank things; for example increasing his attack range or movement speed, he would��ve have to engage Sheyan to assist him with it.


    After the two separated, Sheyan immediately concocted a gene dosage: ��Strength of the Bear��s flesh��; instantly propelling his strength to 20 points! He then retrieved his ��Prometheus (III) methrower�� and slung it around his neck. The cave was approximately 5-6 metres wide, and not even 4 metres in height; releasing a stifling eeriness. Sheyan reckoned that the arachnid horde consisted primarily of zerglings, even if there were hydralisks, there wouldn��t be that many. Because in such an environment, it allowed for only 2-3 hydralisks to attack at one go. The remainder had to wait behind for theirrade to fall. It would be aplete waste of manpower. Hence, nimble and slippery zerglings would be the priority.


    Truthfully speaking, Sheyan alone would be able to take down hundreds of ordinary zerglings within this confined environment. If he had firepower reinforcements behind, definitely they will be able to sustain longer. Leading the two elite marines upfront, an awfully intense stench streamed into their noses. Going deeper, corpses of rotting zerglings pitifully covered the entire region. Their faint yellowish fluids coagted into clumps of blood ponds, sshing repulsively as the humans stomped over it.


    Sheyan disregarded the filth as he dived and soaked himself with the zergling fluids. This behavior may seem erratic, but it widened the possibility of the vicious zerglings dyed reactions to him. Doing it was better than doing nothing, even if it amounted to nothing, he still wouldn��t lose anything.


    Suddenly, one of the marines sprinted ahead and picked up a broken helmet. A terrifyingly distinct hole was prated through on this helmet. Muddied blood and white brain fluids filled the tip of the helmet. Naturally, one of the marines had lost his life here.


    The 3 then continued advancing, discovering more horrific bodies on the way. Of course, the multitude of arachnid corpses overshadowed the human body parts. Yet the arachnid horde could be replenished easily, but for the fleeing humans, a death signified a permanently weakened defence! Not longter,plete bodies of the Roughneck special forces surfaced. Sheyan hurried along a curve in the cave, pushing away clumps of zergling corpses on the way. Astoundingly, underneath a clump appeared a rather familiar face.


    Qiaoer.


    The long range sniper, Qiaoer.


    His face was rigidly cringing, blood smeared every surface of his skin. His twin eyes were horrifically widely opened. Cracks were plenty over his upper battle armour. Yet beneath it����


    There was nothing.


    One could easily infer, he had been pounced down to the ground by a zergling. He then tried frantically to wrestle away the zergling, but another 2-3 more vicious zerglings swarmed in, tearing through his body with their razor-sharp fangs and ws. Within a sh, Qiaoer was reduced to half a body. Because of the battle armour, his upper body was spared. The zerglings then switched their focus.


    Sheyan helped to roll down Qiaoer��s eyelids, covering his eternal grievance. His formidable long range abilities was really awe-inspiring, worthy of being one who had injured the Metals professor before. Yet he carried a weightier ambition in his heart. In Sheyan��s schemes, the people he hated most were ones with dangerous ambitions����


    The casualties begun to pile up more frequently. Amidst that, Sheyan discovered another familiar face. Within the dim lighting of the cave, he suddenly witnessed a skinny figure twitching as he sprawled over a rock. Looking closely, it was that Harnik that was seemingly on good terms with Qiaoer. He was actually still alive?


    Sheyan hurried forward, about to reach out for crazy Harnik. Suddenly, a bloodied zergling burrowed up abruptly. Its coercive sharp fangs directly piercing towards Sheyan��s face!


    This sudden attack really caught Sheyan off guard, forcing his body backwards as he managed to dodge the zergling. Yet this action exposed his naked throat, allowing the ferocious zergling to swiftly spin and wed against him. In a split second, a fist arrived first as it smashed directly into the zergling��s mouth! The immense brute force instantly threw the zergling against the rocky wall.


    The zergling lunged forward in defiance, snapping against Sheyan with its savage fangs. Yet its fang seem to collide against an impregnable sensation, while its primitive brain was obviously not able to process the underlying strength beneath it. In a split second, the next fist pummeled heavily onto the zergling��s eye. Yellowish fluids gushed out from its ears and nose, as a powerful kick followed it. Without a doubt, this 50 HP zergling died on the spot.


    Sheyan then nced towards crazy Harnik. Harnik was still fully intact; yet sadly, an enormousceration tore through his stomach, leaving his guts spilling out. By now, he had already died from excessive blood loss. Looking at such a grotesque and horrible way to die, even a rabbit would grieve for the fox*.


    (TN: *Having sympathy with a like-minded person in distress)


    Aplicated feeling welled up in Sheyan as he witnessed these familiar face he used to fight alongside with. But this feeling of sympathy and mncholy was immediately disrupted by a fit of sinisterughter����


    Sheyan swung his head round in shock.


    ��Oi oi oi, it��s very dangerous here. Why did you suddenlye out?��


    This slut Jinkuang had both his eyes shining brightly like diamonds, his hands folded into fists as he ced it on his chest and slyly replied.


    ��Many thanks for master��s concern, how about some constion for my distressed heart?��


    Sheyan replied. ������ in your dreams! Wait, why is that a red glow sipping out of your fist???��


    Jinkuang��s rat beard suddenly twitched up, his gaze leaked out a certain fluster. Bitterly smiling he replied.


    ��What! That��s not possible, master is your eyesight getting worse?!��


    Sheyan clenched his teeth.


    ��Yeah right! This greedy slut who is afraid of death, taking everything but giving nothing; why would you suddenly show up at such a treacherous location! You must��ve seen something to gain. Is it a soul equipment!!!!?��


    Jinkuang hissed as he clenched his fist even tighter.


    ��For the love of money, master you cannot do this! If not I swear your loyalty points will drop to 0!��


    With this killer move, Sheyan was instantly speechless. His expression and tone immediately changed.


    ��I��m just saying only, this 5 utility points is for you. A soul equipment isn��t really anything good, you still have toplete a mission for it. How about sell it to me for 100 utility points?��


    Jinkuang bluntly and rudely received the 5 utility points, yet he snorted in rage.


    ��This noble goblin will definitely protect his own wealth, sheet, this is actually a soul equipment? It wants to give me a mission? What! I have to kill a thousand zerglings? Wa, heavens this is almost as bad as having to pay taxes! Nevermind, I��ll just use our goblin��s secret arts to wipe away this damnable mission!!��


    Sheyan watched on as disgusting saliva scattered while Jinkuangined. Suddenly, his eyes popped out widely. This slut Jinkuang released his fist as a red glowing object dropped out. First he stomped over it several times, before rubbing against his filthy crotch like applying lubricant. Then he used a stone and started pounding onto it, before finally spitting a thick gooey phlegm over���� Sheyan couldn��t stand looking any longer, he sighed in his heart for this unlucky bastard. After his death, even his soul equipment was being raped and vited by such an immoral slut, what a disgrace. But what pained his heart more was that he was unable to stop, and snatch this good item over����


    Jinkuang picked up the object, spitting for thest time before wiping with his sleeve���� in the end, that resentful glow of the soul equipment actually gradually faded away. His wretched goblin was now all smiles. Sheyan��s pupils had expanded as huge as ever before. Carefully examining this equipment, it was astonishingly the ring crazy Harnik was wearing. The ring was even emitted a glimmer of silver brilliance! ���� Sheyan reluctantly gave that ring one more look, deep in his heart, he understood that trying to exploit this master-servant was impossible. He stubbornly turned around as he continued to advance deeper into the cave.

 Chapter 249: Uncommon elite surprise attack!

    <h4>Chapter 249: Umon elite surprise attack!</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Gradually, surprise attacks from zerglings within the darkness became more frequent. However, these zerglings seemed to have been injured and were nurturing their wounds. Hence, without much effort, Sheyan was able to take these guys down; at the rate that even the two marines at the back didn��t have to spare a single move. Brute fist and kicks were enough to settle. This carried on until they swung round a corner. Suddenly! A pack of hydralisks appeared! A pack of hydralisks that were just idling over a spacious channel!


    In this sudden desperate encounter, only the brave would survive. Sheyan didn��t even have time to think, straightforwardly throwing a ��Sample Electromaic Cloud Bomb�� over. A faint blue sh illuminated the cavern darkness. The two elite marines opened fire with their fullest might, even Sheyan had raised his methrower and created a massive firestorm!


    The ��Electromaic Cloud Bomb�� would��ve already caused 80 damage around its radius. In addition to Sheyan��s torrential AOE mes, and the frenzied firepower of the marines; before the stunning debuff had wore off, the entire stretch of hydralisks were wipedpletely cleaned.


    But every advantage would meet with equal resistance. Once the massive horde of unaware hydralisks were annihted, the wild zerglings in front frenziedly turned their backs and surged forward. But this awkward narrow terrain was most suitable for the ��Prometheus III methrower��! Within the narrow cave, at most only 2-3 zerglings could deliver attacks to Sheyan at once. Yet the fiery dragons soaring from the methrower were nearly 20 metres long! If the cave channel was packed fully with zerglings, one trigger of the methrower could deal terrorizing AOE damage to at least 20 - 30 zerglings! Moreover, for those zerglings that managed to hide themselves by the side or behind rocks, they would then be dealt with by the two marines at the back.


    Imprable like a tightly sealed water hose, the 3 man powerhouse ughtered their way into the cave. Along the way, Sheyan managed to amass quite a number of carapace shell materials. Apart from the umon dark blue grade ones, he sold the rest off to to his nightmare imprint directly; building his wealth to nearly 1200 utility points. It could be counted as a mini feat. Suddenly, the stifling aggressive pressure seemed to disappear ahead. Thest fewyers of surging zerglings crumbled to the ground with charred remains and countless bullet holes. A thread of light broke through from the front. Sheyan squinted both his eyes, instantly able to make out���� that thread of light was an opening!


    Afterpletely finishing off the zerglings, Sheyan finally marched out from the gloomy cave. Even a calm andposed person like him, exhaled heavily a relieved breath. His current position was at a vacantnd, halfway up the mountain. The soil beneath his feet was moist and spongy. Vividly, in the distance was a tremendous mountain valley spanning at least hundreds of square-kilometres. The valley was a extensively broad central in. upying the in were huge patches of distinct arachnid organ structures. The arachnid��s base ��Creep�� carpet had already extended all the way to the foot of the mountain.


    In the spacious region below the mountain, two multitudes of zergling arachnid seas were unbelievably interweaving and ovepping each other in breakneck speeds. The sheer quantity shockingly amounted to thousands and ten thousands. The densely packed horde with its constant swarming movements�� it was simply uncountable. At the frontal region not flooded by the arachnid sea yet, was indeed���� A bunch of ant-like, desperate and frenzied fleeing humans!


    It was obvious, the storyline characters and fortunate surviving contestants were all there. Sheyan could clearly see, even though their fleeing speed wasn��t slow, the torrential arachnid sea was drowning in at an even more terrifying pace! Most likely in a few minutes, their fates would be drowned inside boundless sea of zerglings!


    Suddenly! A chill gripped at Sheyan��s heart! A frosty sensation enveloped his entire back as if an ice b was rubbed against him. A tremendous iing threat from the back! Actually Sheyan should have been able to dart to the side because of his immacte sensing and quick reaction. But presently, Sheyan wasn��t fighting this war alone! Behind him were two powerful elite marines, but with meagre health points!!! He didn��t dare to hide, he couldn��t hide!


    Sheyan hastily swung round, making a wild charge forward with his arms protecting his head! When they came out of the cave, their position was a slightly concave area, halfway up the mountain. Because this was a windy region, the ground wasn��t covered in bare rocks, but ayer of eroded sandy soil. When they emerged from the cave, all their focused was directed to below the cave, hence, they didn��t notice a sudden sandstorm brewing at the back. Suddenly, two hydralisks burrowed out, instantly aiming towards them before releasing a lethal acidic jet!


    Crow ck scales covered the surface of the two hydralisks. From far, it looked identical to ayer of steel chains. Their size wasrger than the average hydrliask by a little, yet they had a feeling of a strange quick-wittedness. As they sprayed out their acidic jet, their abdomen cavity shrunk back even more ferociously.


    Without warning, the moss green corrosive acid rained down on one of the elite marines. The shocked marine was rooted to the ground. Within microseconds, his entire body had melted away like a zing candle! Even his battle armour waspletely ineffective!


    Witnessing such a horrific scene, without hesitation, Sheyan quickly activate his ��Stimnt��! His charge directly collided head on with a hydralisk. A numb sensation filled his arm, before a boiling acute pain overwhelmed his entire body!


    ��You��ve received an: ��Acidic jet�� from elite hydralisk Boiling, damage of 169 points. After factoring 19 points of defence (43%), your total damage sustained is 96 points!��


    ��You��ve received an: ��Acidic jet�� from elite hydralisk Boiling, damage of 186 points. After factoring 19 points of defence (43%), your total damage sustained is 106 points! You sustain an additional corrosive debuff effect. In the next 15 seconds, you will receive 50 points of umtive damage.��


    ��Acidic jets are ssified as corrosive elemental damages. Your innate ability: ��Endurance�� is ineffective!��


    These two hydralisks were definitely on the same level as that rare elite Overlord Shenxu. Possessing their own names was the simplest indication of that! Their powers far exceeded ordinary elite strains.


    Sheyan��s current health was already 540 points! But one jet from those hydralisks were able to remove a fifth of his health points! Moreover, they weren��t even ssified as physical damages, causing Sheyan��s innate ability ��Endurance�� to be ineffective. Yet more horrifyingly, the offensive speed of these elite strains were like a high speed sprinkler. There was only a 20 metre gap between them. Furthermore, Sheyan had activated his ��Stimnt��, and only needed at most 2-3 seconds to reach them. But in that timeframe, it was able to release two jets towards him. Initially he felt a boiling searing pain, before everything became numb. Evidently, even his nerves had been corroded away.


    Fortunately, the other elite zergling had been tied down by the other marine, unable to concentrate its aggression on Sheyan. If Sheyan were to suffer heavy acidic barrages from the two deadly hydralisks, he would��ve bluntly sunk into a critical state!��


    A faint blue sh exploded forth instantaneously. Sheyan had once again detonated a ��Sample Electromaic Cloud Bomb��, causing the two horrifying arachnids to be stunned. What shook their hearts, was the fact that the two elite zerglings were only stunned for 7 seconds instead of the intended 10! In this period, Sheyan had managed to raise his ��Prometheus III methrower�� and triggered it wildly. zing ming dragons roared out fiercely, directly consuming the two elite hydralisks.


    The bullets of the other elite marines ricocheted against theyer of bone armour of the hydralisk, incessantly igniting sparks; it looked as if their bone armour had physical damage resistance properties. However, the mes from the methrower couldn��t be considered as mere physical damage. The acidic jets of the elite hydralisks were considered elemental damage and negated Sheyan��s ��Endurance�� ability. Instead, Sheyan��s methrower mes simrly negated their scaly bone armour defence. This was only fair, and justifiable in the eyes of nature.


    ording to how Sheyan understood the nature of the realm, normally creatures would definitely present some obvious ws or shorings. Even an elite creature would be the same. The two hydralisks possessed insane offensive long range capabilities, even their attacking speeds were close to machine guns. Moreover, they possessed a mutated solid carapace. But because of this, obviously their HP wouldn��t be that high. If not, they should be deemed as a legendary creature and not merely an elite one.


    ��Die! Bastards!��


    The elite marine��s trigger hand slowly loosened and lowered towards the ground. His soul had already departed from his body. His body had been corroded by the acidic jets to a tragically horrendous state, a semi-corroded eyeball rolled out from his rotting face. But still, his fingers tightly sped onto the trigger, the ming tongues relentless escape from the gun��s barrel. Bullets randomly and sporadically pierced into the surrounding rocky walls. This courageous and loyal sergeant had undoubtedly sacrificed his own life, preventing Sheyan from being simultaneously assaulted by the two hydralisks; earning those few precious seconds for him!!!!!


    Sheyan��s expression remained unchanging, his facial muscles started twitching. His index finger could no longer go further into the methrower tigger. Even his palm had turned white from clutching it too tightly. A short 7 seconds timeframe! This elite hydralisk ��Boiling�� bluntly crackled within the mes, shrivelling and distorting as its skin turned charred and crisped. Suddenly, ��Boom!�� an explosion of greenish fluids and repulsive body parts scattered out! Spraying out throughout the atmosphere, brimming with misery and sorrow!

 Chapter 250: A minute probability: Silver key!

    <h4>Chapter 250: A minute probability: Silver key!</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Sheyan had sessfully yed one of the rare elite hydralisks. Yet in the process, Boiling had absorbed most of the methrower��s impact, hence the other hydralisk ��Dense-acid�� only received the rtive amount of me damage. It was far from a mortal wound;bined with the marine��s repeated gunfire, Dense-acid still held with roughly half HP. After regaining focus, Dense-acid witnessed personally the tragic sight of itsrade being fried alive. Fuming with an unquenchable acidic rage, its lymphatic tubings swelled excessively; pumping the acid aggressively into its abdomen cavity, as the flesh expanded tightly to its very limits!


    Pssshhh! A st of thick greenish sulfuric acid catapulted out of its body, climbing to a fanatical speed of 730 metres per second; guided straight towards that damnable human��s face!


    Die ! Die ! Die!


    Sheyan didn��t bother trying to dodge, resolutely facing the elite hydralisk! The choking fumes overwhelmed him before the acid gushed against the left of his face, boiling and corroding his flesh alive. Even his eerie white cheek bone became exposed. But at the same time, Sheyan had tossed aside his methrower. In his hands, was the deadly ��Ambition��!


    The windy gales churned,


    Carrying the echoes of the raging ocean tide,


    thunderous crashes of the roaring waves!


    A whiff of aromatic thick rum lingered within the atmosphere,


    The devastating crackle of the boundless ck barrel,


    Rum and Songs Activated!


    A bullet emitting a deep ck streaked out, without sounds nor warning as it pierced into Dense-acid��s head! ��Boom!�� An explosion of lime green fluids in the air! Even though it��s HP hadn��t reached the critical point of 30%, unable to trigger the explosive strike condition for ��Rum and Songs��, Ambition would still be able to deal a 2 second stunning effect apart from its high damage.


    At this point, Sheyan��s ��Stimnt�� was still in effect, concurrently gulping down a mouthful of spirited vodka; arching his body forward as he charged towards the stunned Dense-acid. ��Ambition�� had been stored instantaneously, paving the way for a metallic glimmer of brilliance over his twin fists, When Dense-acid had awakened from its stupor, Sheyan was already unleashing his heavy punches against its head!


    As expected, that bone armour was a problem. But Sheyan already possessed 20 points of strength, moreover his attacks were targeted against a vital point. In a sh, the skull armour distorted and cracked into fragments, repulsive lime fluids sprayed out everywhere. Yet Dense-acid managed to summon another round of muscr movements, spurting another wave of acidic jet against the enemy.


    Sheyan��s eyes were burning with a barbaric and beastly fervor. His battle armour could no longer withstand the sshing acid, allowing it to sink into his flesh. Corrosive white fumes spiralled out between the armour cracks, his flesh was filled with horrifying rottened wounds. But simultaneously, Sheyan spared nothing as he rammed down his fists incessantly. The brass knuckles shed up and down, finally breaking through the armour, prating deep into Dense-acid��s head. The greenish lime fluids soaked his entire face. With ast wild roar, his fist hammered down mercilessly, actually splitting the elite hydralisk��s head into two!!!


    ��You��ve yed the rare elite ��Dense-acid��, your reputation amongst the humans +1000 points.��


    ��You��ve yed the rare elite ��Boiling��, your reputation amongst the humans +1000 points.��


    After his wild rampage, Sheyan finally felt the burning umted pain throughout his entire body, he could even feel the sickening sensation of chunks of flesh melting away. Yet his vitality remained thriving. Amidst the rotting mess of the hydralisk, Sheyan discovered a dim but flickering silver glow emerge! Racing forward, he shockingly realized the rare elite ��Boiling�� had actually dropped a silver key! Instead, the rare elite ��Dense-acid�� had dropped a dark blue key.


    Very obviously, Sheyan had encountered a rare minute possibility. Due to the fact that the risk involved with killing these rare elites was immensely huge, especially its offensive threat not being inferior in the least to a legendary creature. Therefore, there was indeed the slight possibility of it dropping a silver storyline ss key; but its rate was only 10%. The greatest possibility was a dark blue key at 50%, and 40% of the time a ck key. Sheyan had unluckily encountered the greatest possibility, and the most fortunate least possibile scenario, his luck was indeed flourishing with excellence.


    After drinking another mouth of his soul equipment ��Endless spirited vodka��, Sheyan managed to halt the rate of his still declining health points. He threw away the rottened beyond recognition battle armour away. His upper body was still fuming with clouds of hot white fumes, even his flesh appeared a revolting gruesome ck. It showed no indication of healing, as though his flesh would remain in this melted candle state for all eternity. Even his left cheek after being sprayed head on by the acidic jet, looked like a rotten zombie. From far, it really resembled the appearance of a terminator; half face but this time half skeleton instead of half metal.


    After making sure he was free of any more dangers, Sheyan heaved a sigh of relief; concentrating his attention towards the ins below gain. The scorching sun rays prated down, casting a bright goldenyer over the entire Gobi desert. The zergling sea below would be able to engulf totally the ��human ants�� within 1 or 2 minutes. Sheyan sighed, as he regretfully shook his head.


    It looks like their objective here was bound for aplete failure. But to Sheyan, he had already managed to reap adequate benefits from the ckthorn tribe and the Mothend humans. It could be said that he tasted equally, both defeat and victory. Whats more, he still managed to obtain a silver ss key? It was already a feeling of winning the war despite losing the battle, he could not wish for anything better. Since that was the case, Sheyan couldn��t bear to watch on as his friends he fought alongside dying miserably. He turned around as he started making his way towards the cave.


    But when Sheyan walked out two steps, his pupils suddenly shrank in. Because from the bottom of the nearby mountain, a wounded mutalisk glided out; its body was covered in ck bony thorns. Following closely was a tentacled and carefree blob waving through the air, looking almost identical to a ck Overlord as it ascended towards him!


    Indeed, it was Mogensha who controlled the Overlord to rush here!


    Exposing half his body outside the Overlord, he extended his ck arm towards Sheyan. With one swinging movement, he pulled Sheyan into the Overlord.


    ��Hey boss, you look like you just came back from hell. F***, looks like I��mte. But I have two good news and 1 bad news, which one first?��


    Sheyan observed the arachnid sea as heughed.


    ��The bad news is that one of our mutalisks was sacrificed. Hmm, the good news is that this arachnid tribe is extremelycking in Vespene gas and Pandora crystals. That is why they haven��t upgraded to a ��II�� ss base, that is no chance for an aerial assault against us. Tell me what the other good news is.��


    Mogensha unfolded his arms and rolled his eyes.


    ��Alright alright, you��re really a transcendent all knowing freak. After splitting up, I managed to identify another subsidiary base of the arachnid tribe, that base was already hugely developed with massive amounts of drones continuously harvesting. To avenge our poor fallenrades, I carried out attacks against those filthy pests���� But�� suddenly a f***king party of at least a hundred hydralisks arrived. Fortunately, their speed wasn��t that fast, and we managed to escape. But in order to protect the Overlord out of their firing range, our mutalisk ended up as coteral.��


    ��No wonder I didn��t see many hydralisks here.�� Sheyan was enlightened. ��This arachnid tribe, their main base should be constructed with many Spore Colonies; even though their level of range now definitely cannot reach out to space, it should be adequate to deal with a normal aerial squad. That is why those hydralisks were lured towards your side to protect the subsidiary base.��


    Mogensha curiously asked.


    ��How did you know that the arachnid��s main base has many Spore Colonies?��


    Sheyan��s replied with an unchanging expression.


    ��Just turn around and look, and you��ll understand.��


    Actually, Mogensha had been constantly looking behind to see if there were any pursuers after them. He knew this Overlord possessed the basic intellectual not to randomly fly towards a dangerous area. Thus, he hadn��t notice the events unfolding on the distant ins. Turning his head round for the first time, his eyes popped out widely as he eximed.


    ��Oi oi oi, what are you trying to do?��


    Sheyan was the true owner of this Overlord, naturally he would be able tomand it with his mind. As Mogensha turned, this Overlord he was riding in was actually insanely charging straight for the arachnid sea in rapid speed!


    Sheyan breathed in deeply.


    ��An Overlord has an innate true-sight ability, thus it is able to see through any hydralisk burrowed beneath the ground. It��ll be able to discover them from afar! As long as we can rush to rescue them before the zergling sea swallows them up; although it seems hopeless, there is still a chance for mission sess!��


    Mogensha swallowed his saliva as he gazed outside.


    ��This is really an insane n, but I like it. But it seems like there are too many survivors, how? Boss, seriously staying too long with you will give me heart problems. F***, why can��t we attack from inside the Overlord?��


    It wasn��t that Mogensha hadn��t attempted firing from within the Overlord. But every time he did, it would cause the flying Overlord to shake violently. Through the nightmare imprint��s exnation, it was because he was inside the enclosed area of the Overlord. The gunfire sounds and recoil would affect the stability and mental state of the Overlord������

 Chapter 251: Choice

    <h4>Chapter 251: Choice</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Sheyan gazed down after hearing Mogensha��s question.


    ��Hmmm, seems like there��s 3 contestants while every storyline character the mission entails is still alive. 7 people, but we only have 5 slots. No choice, we have to give up on two storyline characters.��


    He then nced towards Baiise who was covered in blood stains (The conversation with Mogensha previously was with the nightmare imprint), feeling regretful he offered.


    ��Baiise, I��m very sorry I wasn��t able to take care of your two brothers���� Two darned rare elite hydralisk suddenly burrowed out of the ground!��


    Baiise nodded his head, gently replied.


    ��I��ve already heard everything through themunication device within our helmets, they were both goodds. This isn��t your fault lieutenant, I am grateful you avenged them.��


    Sheyan didn��t say anything more, he directed his focus outside����Under the scorching heat of the sun, in the vast and furtive dested in, a tiny Overlord was shockingly speeding towards a zergling sea at least 10 kilometres in radius. Apanying it was an injured mutalisk. These two mere creatures against the backdrop of the immeasurable boundless zergling sea, advanced courageously as they faced their giants!


    The zergling sea was currently swiftly ovepping each other. One of the desperately fleeing ��ants�� reflexively nced backwards before yelling out loudly���� Probably due to the fact that the ck Overlord and ck mutalisk werepletely inharmonious with the zergling backdrop, they were extremely distinct. Within their hearts was originally devoid of hope, full blown despair. But now, a sliver of hope had arose, restoring their motivation. Yet undoubtedly, being distracted by this extra hope of pondering, may not be a good thing!


    Not even 10 secondster, Sheyan and Mogensha frowned simultaneously. The situation now was extremely clear. At most, 1 minuteter the zergling sea would catch up to the fleeing humans, but the Overlord would need an additional 10 seconds to reach. Within the 10 seconds duration����it was more than enough for these berserking wild zerglings to ravage their preys! Sheyan obviously was able to withstand through 10 seconds, but those exhausted storyline characters and contestants would definitely not be able to! If such a scenario were to ur, ultimately the arachnids will get thestugh!


    Sheyan pondered for a moment, and ordered Mogensha to hand over his battle armour to him. He also started organizing his ��Prometheus III methrower��, and drank a mouth of spirited vodka to regain his health. Mogensha took a deep breath, as he continued to observe the ridiculously insane zergling sea.


    ��Boss, you��re really jumping? Think carefully first, you know you can��t use that electromaic cloud bomb here. Those storyline characters may not be able to withstand that explosion. But more importantly, only a burrowed arachnid can escape from the effects, it will surely implicate our Overlord! If it gets stunned for 10 seconds while flying, then we��ll definitely end up even more pathetic than those Redliner mutalisks that you set up previously!��


    Sheyanposedly acknowledged.


    ��I know.��


    Mogensha frowned.


    ��Then don��t go!��


    The sun rays shone against Sheyan��s dposed and tattered left cheek, resulting in a sinisterly horrifying look. Yet it contained a peaceful and resolute majesty, the likes of unmoving ��towering mountains and precipitous ridges��!


    ��A man must know what he can, and cannot do! To me, a thousand zerglings or 16 zerglings isn��t much of a difference. No matter what, those surviving contestants were people shared life and death with us alongside the battlefield before. If I can redeem a saving grace for them while still maintaining my chances, then I��ll never give up!��


    Mogensha lowered his head, sighing as he kept silent. At this moment, a huge twist of events was currently unfolding. A skinny and frail figure suddenly fumbled at this critical moment, and tumbled to the ground! The battle armour had masked a huge portion of her figure, Mogensha and Sheyan were still able to recognize with one look.


    Tulip.


    That woman that has been constantly maintaining a sense of mystery of hiddenness!


    That same vicious and venomous woman that wanted to drag others down to the abyss with her!


    In a sh, she waspletely abandoned by her group. The tidal waves of zerglings were flooding in wildly from all sides.


    But at this very moment, a figure suddenly segregated from the group and hurried backwards to rescue her. This figure was tall, sturdy and covered in blood; indeed it was Reef! Bloodied mutted wounds crisscrossed his chest, a huge chunk of flesh was torn even ripped out, exposing his sorrowful white ribs. Even with such severe injuries, yet he still dragged Tulip along as they continued advancing forward. His eyes were sternly resolute, roaring out loudly.


    ��Don��t give up! Don��t give up! Our hope is right ahead!��


    After being pulled up by Reef, Tulip��s originally pale and despairing expression suddenly transformed into a radiant smile. A nk scroll flipped out from her hand as she snarled at Reef.


    ��Yes, captain Reef. Our only hope, lies in you!��


    Reef was suddenly stunned, a wave of chill swept up his feet, the icy-cold prating every inch of his bones! His sprinting speed suddenly plunged gravely, but it wasn��t because Reef had ran out of stamina. But around the surface of his body, there was suddenly ayer of greyish white stone covering!!! The vigor of his limbs declined excessively, in a sh slowed down like a cumbersome rock!


    Indeed, under the party rules of this world, there was no way to attack an ally! But this vicious and wicked woman actually managed to use a buff ability on Reef -


    Stoneskin art!


    This technique art can raise the target��s defensive capability by 30% - 60%, but the price to pay was his speed would decrease by 50%, and this attack speed would drop by 30%!!!


    Naturally, Tulip was extremely clear on the eventual conclusion, she knew that they wouldn��t be able tost till help arrived. Moreover, she hadpletely no idea that Sheyan was a monstrous freak that could survive within the zergling sea. Thus, her calctions brought her to one conclusion - to sacrifice one person! This would no doubt win them some time against the flood of the zerglings. Moreover, this person had to be able to withstand the longest amidst the ferocious ravaging of the zerglings. He had tost for at least 10 seconds.


    Obviously, Reef was the most suitable candidate for that role. Thus���� his only w of character had been utterly exploited!!!


    This woman Tulip, her schemes were root-deep, her intentions cunning and vicious, and had the ability exploit other��s emotional side! Even the cold-hearted Mogensha, felt a deep restraining fear in his heart.


    At this moment, the gap between both parties had been considerably closed up. While she fled, Tulip released a message to the temporary party through her nightmare imprint.


    ��Under the current situation, this is our best choice���� in order to protect all our storyline characters! You must know, the mission asks for Lieutenant Jonny Rico, Sergeant Dizzy Flores, Sergeant Levy andmander Rasczak to be alive. Rescue us, and you can acquire all the rewards!��


    ��Woah? You��ve even calcted so far?�� Sheyan lightly replied.


    Tulip sighed loudly, panting heavily as she forced out apensatory smile.


    ��I��m really too foolish. To be able��to be able to cause the golden AK Mogensha, such a strongbatant to follow him unconditionally and without honor, how would he just be a mediocre medicine maker? Bo��boss, please hurry up a little, our storyline characters aren��t able to keep up for long, and I��m also an extremely useful person to have.��


    At present, the arachnid sea was able topletely envelop them within 5 seconds. The fleeing party was segregated into two groups. One was the abandoned and stony skinned Reef, still rooted desperately to the ground; allowing the savage zerglings to tear him apart without resistance. He no longer struggled, his lonely deste silhouette stood heroically, emitting an aura of majestic sorrow.


    20 metres away from him, Tulip and the other storyline characters still had a distance between them and the arachnid sea. Their front route had already been cut off. They were like on an isted ind, as the threatening tsunami waves swept in from all sides. Within seconds, they would definitely be drowned into oblivion!


    Currently to Sheyan, he could only make one decision out of the two.


    A: Reef


    B: Tulip + the rest of the surviving storyline characters.


    Saving Reef who had ovepping abilities with him, isn��t merely forsaking the benefits of this mission like what Tulip exined. It was also creating apetition for himself within the party as one who had a simr defensive innate ability. It was alsopletely giving up on the main mission, and incurring the terrifying penalty of 3 points of the highest basic attribute!


    Saving Tulip, aside from her disloyal personality, at least she was still an exceptionally capable woman. If not, she wouldn��t have survived till now. She definitely still had some hidden abilities stored within her, and will certainly be an important aspect for this temporary party.


    More importantly, saving her would mean saving the main character of this mission, Lieutenant Johnny Rico; and even Sergeant Dizzy Flores, Sergeant Levy andmander Rasczak, the other 3 crucial characters. No doubt, the additional rewards would be hefty, and the missionpletion rate may even be over 90%!

 Chapter 252: Farsighted

    <h4>Chapter 252: Farsighted</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Personal gains and interest governs the main ideology of the nightmare realm, thus this didn��t pose a very difficult decision for Sheyan.


    Saving Reef. No benefits, huge penalty.


    Saving Tulip, huge benefits, no penalty!!!


    Reef loftily shut his eyes, the taste of blood gradually flushing up his throat. He had already assessed the entire situation, and the state he was in. He already harbored no hope.


    A saying goes, the greatest setback does not surpass an anguished heart. (Nothing can surpass the depression and despair of a betrayed and trapped heart)


    In this instance, the violent pulses of indignant and unyielding resentment swelled up within Reef��s heart; as though his chest was about to explode forth with grieve anytime!


    He no longer remembered he was drowning under the vast arachnid sea. He hadpletely forgotten the excruciating feeling of having his body ripped and torn to shreds. Forgetting the heavens, the earth, his life and death itself!


    His mind was a total nk, a raging roar erupted from deep within his heart; as though wanting to dominate the heavens and the earth!


    ��I was willing to offer my trust to anyone seeking it, but all i received was betrayal!��


    ��I was willing to offer my help to anyone needing it, but all i got was being used by others!��


    ��I don��t ept this!��


    ��I kept my blood from turning cold, why did I end up like this?! WHY?!��


    ��My heart����wasn��t cold!��


    ��WHY WHY WHY!!!!!��


    Questioning the heavens over his unjustified fate, under the chaos of the arachnid sea���� Reef shut his eyes, impaling a shimmering sword deep into the ground, supporting his body as he knelt in anguish!


    His heart was dead,


    He harbored no more hope!!!!!


    But at this seemingly hopeless moment,


    When Reef had determined the whole world had given up on him,


    The ring sun rays beated down on him. A tremendous domineering pressure rained down from above. ��Thud!�� Heavilynding behind him��this feeling, this feeling of security and reliability! It caused the stone armoured body of Reef to unconsciously tremble intensely.


    .


    Following that was an unimaginable heat wave sting across his face. Because of the intense heat, even his brows and hair released a burning odour. Yet Reef found an unexinable sce within this heat. In the deepest darkest depths of his abyss, he found arade standing alongside him. This feeling����


    ��This should be the memory shes before a person dies.�� Reef continued shutting his eyes, rotted to the ground. Suddenly, a ferocious kick struck against his butt. The power was rtively immense, Reef roared out in rage as he opened his eyes. But upon viewing the current scene, tears unconsciously welled up in his eyes. Someone who wouldn��t even cry or plead even in the most desperate of situations!


    Then shockingly, an outstretched arm unfolded to him!


    A huge thick hand, with solid patches of callouses covering the fingers.


    An outstretched arm of hope!!!


    Simultaneously, Mogensha��s tyrannical voice boomed out.


    ��Give me your hand! Don��t F***king get distracted. I do not wish to be the disgusting slimy sheet out of a zergling��s ass 3 hourster. Boss? Are you doing okay?��


    Clutching his methrower, Sheyan didn��t reply as he nted his head, raising a firm thumbs up. When he jumped down, his health was already half, but these zerglings weren��t elite. Theirbined fury swipes could only wither away his health one bit at a time. Moreover, these zerglings didn��t possess high explosive hit rate, hence he could still at leastst for several minutes. Instead, in a distant, the other surviving group had already beenpletely swallowed by the zergling sea, like sugar dissolving in water, without a sound������


    Sheyan triggered his methrower, as a fiery dragon as long as 20 metres roared out. Swirling around with his methrower, the fanatical ze enveloped multitudes of zerglings, creating a distinct empty space around him. Mogensha controlled the Overlord to once again float near the ground. Sheyan grabbed Mogensha��s outstretched arm without looking, cleanly and simply borrowing his strength as he boarded the Overlord.


    Of course, Sheyan wasn��t the only one that knew how to jump. Several ferocious zerglings pounced up furiously, tightly wing against the long tentacles of the Overlord; tearing out numerous superficial wounds, and even tried chomping at it with their fangs. Even though the Overlord��s health wasn��t low, it was still defenceless against these savage assaults. Fortunately, there was the mutalisk escorting and protecting its side. Although the mutalisk was injured badly, the spore bullets it sprayed out was enough to kill off several weak zerglings.


    ��Oh, sheet!�� Mogensha couldn��t help cursing. Because right now, 3 of them had concurrently received the notification from the nightmare imprint:


    Main mission: ��Rescuing Roughnecks��, Failed.


    Pointer: Lieutenant Johnny Rico/ Sergeant Dizzy Flores/ Sergeant Levy / Commander Rasczak has died.


    Pointer: Your highest basic attribute has been deducted 3 points.


    Pointer: Your achievement level is deducted by 5 points. But you have already exceeded the 6 points limit cap of this world, hence no deduction was made.


    After being rescued, Reef had sunk into total silence. He suddenly voiced out.


    ��I��m sorry.��


    Sheyan gazed towards Reef andughed, earnestly offering.


    ��Saving you is our own decision, you don��t have to be sorry. If you really feel indebted to us, then help us with two of our ongoing difficult missions.��


    Reef sighed, leaning his head against the internal flesh of the Overlord and bitterly smiling.


    ��Can I still help others? My previous party believed me, and look where it got them?! See crazy Harnik and the rest trusted in me, now their corpses weren��t even spared!��


    Sheyan changed to a resolute and firm tone.


    ��That is why, this time, it is your turn to trust us. Actually your earlier failures are very simple. It is because you were forced into an unsuitable position within the party. It is just like a diamond being used to cushion out a table, the table wouldn��t even be stable. A flower prince using a diamond to wipe their butt will result in hemorrhoid������


    Reef����s vision turn dark, unfolding his arms andughed reluctantly.


    ������thanks for your console. But I think thatst example was a little too much eh?��


    After an iparably vicious battle, everyone was exhausted to death. The broken-hearted Reef bluntlyid down onto a wrap of tentacles and fell into deep sleep.


    At this moment, god knows where did goblin Jinkuang suddenly popped out from. With his crafty and sly rat eyes, he examined the sleeping Reef. Afterwards, he transmitted an agonizing message over to Sheyan through the nightmare imprint.


    ��Master! That foolish and rash decision you made just now, it at least cost us future losses in at least 13,219 utility points!��


    Sheyan wrapped his wounds as heughed and replied with his nightmare imprint.


    ��My friend, some things cannot be measured with money.��


    Jinkuang��s round eyes because extremely flustered.


    ��Oi, my master, you you you���� Are really too naive!��


    Sheyan shook his head, answering with great wisdom.


    ��Saving Reef, our losses is 3 basic attribute points, 6 achievement points right? If we rescued Tulip and the rest of the storyline characters, then our main mission would seed, and we��ll have additional ample rewards. With this mission difficulty, we should at least get 6 free attribute points, 12 achievement points reward. After calcting fully, that��s 9 basic attribute points, 18 achievement points of difference. Am I right?��


    Goblin Jinkuang fished out a random old-fashioned calctor, furiously tapping it. He then replied in annoyance.


    ��Time is money, master. Just say what you want to say.��


    Sheyan��s eyes faintly squinted, as he gently replied.


    ��ording to my current development, to acquire 9 basic attribute points, and 18 achievement points would require going through at least 2 nightmare worlds. But! From Mogensha��s and the other��s reaction, I can infer that a contestant with an innate defensive ability is extremely rare.��


    Until here, Sheyan��s eyes werebusting with a rigorous ze, and hefty ambition! He stared at goblin Jinkuang as he exined clearly.


    ��My beloved friend, please tell me. To encounter a semi-matured innate defensive core (Main Tank) that is about to give up on life and has nowhere to go, how many worlds must one experience before having the luck to meet one? 10 worlds? 20 worlds?��


    Goblin Jinkuang��s nkly scratched his head. Raising his brows up and down.


    ��Hmm, that actually sounds pretty logical.��


    Sheyan continued.


    ��Cut that act of thinking���� Right, Jinkuang ah. Recently my hands are rather tight, can I borrow some money? If there isn��t, then that soul equipment������ Oi oi oi! Slut, he can actually just vanished inside this Overlord. Where��d he go?��


    ************


    Reef woke up after resting for one hour. He was actually startled awake by the nightmare imprint. Because the main mission had failed, he would be forcefully transported back to the nightmare realm. However, the 3 were still part of the temporary party. Thus, Sheyan attempted to offer him the human side mission: ��Eradicating the Spore Colonies�� and the side mission of the ckthorn tribe ��ckthorn tribe��s predicament��; sharing them both to Reef.


    Reef naturally felt indebted to them, he didn��t even bother looking at the details and bluntly epted them. He then received a time extension to stay. After Reef epted the ckthorn tribe side mission, his rtionship/reputation immediately raised from ��Hostile�� to ��Cold��. Now, the ckthorn arachnids wouldn��t proactively attack him.

 Chapter 253: Terrifying Reef

    <h4>Chapter 253: Terrifying Reef</h4>


    Witnessing the two of them sharing their mission, Mogensha��s eyeballs almost protruded out. Never forget, this pitiful man didn��t ept the ��Eradicating the Spore Colonies�� mission. While Reef was going through the mission details, Mogensha attempted to get Sheyan to share that side mission with himself. However, this was the merciless transmission he got from the nightmare imprint:


    ��You��ve already rejected this mission, unable to ept contestant no.1018 shared mission.��


    Faced with the cruel reality, Mogensha hugged his golden AK as he dwelled in his self pity. Actually, as long as there was enough manpower and time, there were loads of side missions to be exploited around the vicinity. The destruction of Whiskey base would no doubt attract the movements of other human bases; most likely that would release missions to eliminate the arachnid tribes here. Or perhaps even a new mission depicting construction of a new Whiskey base���� but based on the principle of not wanting to bite off more than they could chew, Sheyan decisively gave up on those tiny skirmishes. At present, they had left the ckthorn tribe for nearly 4 hours, his heart contained a slight worry that the Redliner tribe had engaged in battle with the ckthorns. Hence, he spared no haste in rushing back.


    During their flight, Sheyan pondered for awhile before tactfully expressing interest in Reef��s attributes; this would facilitate his future nning. After experiencing a costly betrayal, he no longer longed for any authority; he had turned terribly discouraged during his stint as a party leader, thus he no longer cared for such things. Reef bluntly shared all his information to Sheyan.


    Contestant no. 770123 (Number is based on gic codes, not the sequence of entry)


    Strength: 21 points (18+2+1)


    Agility: 27 points (23+3+1)


    Physique: 38 points (30+3+4+1)


    Perceptive sense: 9 points (8+1)


    Charm: 8 points (7+1)


    Intelligence: 9 points (8+1)


    Spirit: 10 points (9+1)


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    Awakened rank A- innate ability: ��Steel��, Reduces physical damages by 22%, lowers duration of abnormal buffs by 50%.


    Basic closebat lvl 7 , Basic footwork lvl 7, Basic meditation lvl 2, Basic awareness lvl 2


    Base Advanced ability: ��Expert Single-handed weapon lvl 6��


    Base Ultimate ability: ��Courage��. Castable on allies, cooldown duration of 15 seconds. Damage incurred to your ability target will be shouldered by you, next damage lessened by 15%.


    Base Advanced ability: ��Shield handling lvl 6�� (Additional effects when using a shield)


    Base Ultimate ability: ��Heavy shield handling lvl 1�� (Allows you to activate abilities of heavy shield, and obtain additional effects)


    Basic attribute reward I (Reward when physique attribute reaches 20 points) : ��Mister healthy�� (HP +100)


    Basic attribute reward I (Reward when agility attribute reaches 20 points) : ��Fuzzy�� (Avoidability +3%)


    TN: basic attribute reward I is based on pure attribute, not with enhancement of items


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    Rank B+ passive ability: ��Rude lvl 3�� (Current proficiency rate: 1135/3000). An ordinary attack against an opponent has a probability in creating an additional AOE damage. Attack damage will be 15% of the ordinary damage, but will not be lower than 10 points. Enemies affected by this damage will have a negative buff of 50% movement/attack speed. Duration: 3 seconds.


    Every sessful trigger, will increase proficiency by 1-3 points. Must max out proficiency rate to upgrade to the next ability rank.


    Rank A active ability: ��Shattering cardiac roar�� (Proficiency: Max) Release a ferocious roar, dealing a 20 metre radius damage of (physique x3). Causing movement speed to reduce by 50% - 70%, attack speed by 25% - 70%. Duration: Caster��s physique minus victim��s physique. If the victim has a higher physique, he will only receive the damage and not the negative effect.


    Additional: No usage cost, cooldown of 1 minute.


    Additional: Ability can still be activated within cooldown duration, but will consume 25% of health (Or not lower than 20 points). But all resultant damage and effect including duration will decrease by half.


    Max rank additional effect: Once ��Shattering Cardiac Roar�� affects a radius of enemy, any additional enemy will increase the damage of ��Shattering Cardiac Roar�� by 10%, maximum increase of 50%.


    When this ability is used in the context of a contestant battle, the duration of effect will be affected by the 40% limiter regtion.


    5-tiers innate ability: ��Faith guard�� (Current cultivation of the 4th tier). Activating it will instantly form ayer of mental constructed formidable armour, armour possess 100 HP, 10 points of defence and duration of 300 seconds. After it is destroyed, it will restore 100 HP to user within 10 seconds. (Tier 5 cultivation will allow casting on others). Activation of ability requires 30 MP.


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    Main equipments:


    Processed Alien Skull


    Origin: Adult Alien


    Equipment rarity: Silver Storyline ss


    Material: Chitin + Testosterone + Formic acid + SOD + Ant aldehyde + Leucocyte silk etc


    Additional instation: Shield spike


    Equipment position: Left arm


    Equipment category: Mid-sized shield.


    Weight: 5.2 kg.


    Equipment usage requirements: strength 15 points, physique 30 points.


    Durability: 131/200


    Details: Lowers explosive strike rate by 10%


    Details: Defence +15 (��Shield handling lvl6�� will provide additional 5 points of defence and 50 HP)


    Details: Resisting opponent��s attack rate +45%


    Details: Physique +4


    Characteristic: ��Blood acidity��. Every time you sessfully resist an opponent��s attack, chance of triggering the remnant acidic blood of the shield to spray out, dealing 7 - 27 points of acidic damage.


    Characteristics: ��Tough density��. The Alien Skull is made with an extremely tough density material. Using it to resist an opponent��s attack, results in only 33% probability of damaging the shield��s durability.


    Ability: ��Tongue thrust��. After the shield absorbs 500 points of damage, it will release a thrusting hidden alien tongue at the enemy. Attack ignores 50% of enemy��s defence, dealing 100 points of fixed damage + (Strength damage x2). Stunning enemy for 3 seconds. (Minimum stunning duration of 1 second). Cooldown duration: 120 seconds.


    Ability can be interchanged between passive or active. Interchanging duration of 30 minutes.


    Description: Only a Alien Skull processed by a Predator can unleash both offensive and defensive capabilities. Not every Alien Skull is suitable to be forged into a shield. While paying attention to defending, one may forsake seeking the enemy��s weakness.


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    Centaurus Ionized Lightsabre (For practice)


    Origin: Starwars


    Equipment rarity: ck


    Equipment quality: Restored after severe damage.


    Materialposition: Energy loop + Electric charge focal lens + Energy activation device + Superconductor


    Additional instation: Slot already damaged.


    Weight: 1.2 kg.


    Equipment usage requirement: Strength 20 points, agility 15 points. Every single usage consumes 2000 utility points/10 force energy to satisfy the lightsabre. Effect will dissipate after half an hour.


    Durability: nil


    Details: damage raised by 33 - 34 points


    Details: Attack speed increase by 45%


    Details: Your attack has a chance of disregarding 5 points of armour.


    Passive ability: ��Ray refraction��. When resisting/dodging/blocking an attack, 30% chance of invoking the lightsabre energy to form a protective wall, repelling all long range attacks back to the enemy. Protection of damage unable to exceed 30 points.


    Description: It��s horcrux (Weapon Soul) has been destroyed, unable to equip any spirit nature to it.


    (Reef��s other equipments are all blue or dark blue ss, purely increasing basic attributes or evasion/avoidability rate)


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    Observing Reef��s individual attributes, Sheyan��sment over the importance of a party heavily struck him again. Reef��s basic attributes added up to 122 points, even without equipments, it was 115 points. As for Sheyan, even with the temporary 10 points of physique bonus, with his equipments his basic attributes only reached 108 points! Moreover, Reef��s blocking, evading and resisting rate were at least 3 folds of Sheyan. This was the ultimate product of an assembled party, focusing their resources on a ultimate defence warrior; high HP, thick defence, and even possessing area controlling abilities!


    Then Sheyan saw Reef��s innate ability, leaking out an astonished look��


    ��So you��������


    Mogensha interrupted as though ustomed to it.


    ��This is very normal alright? Within the context of a new party, disguising their figures is extremely normal. One only needs to proof that they are indeed an innate defensive type, fitting the criteria for a Main Tank (MT), that is enough.��


    Sheyan smiled miserably.


    ��In terms of knowledge and experience, that is indeed my shoring.��


    As the saying goes, one doesn��t fear ignorance, but fearparisons. Comparing himself to Reef��s long list of attributes and abilities, Sheyan obviously felt rather un-pro. But Sheyan��s talentsy in his scheming and innate ability, he could often seized the golden opportunities to exhibit his maximum potential; this was the reason Reef could never outmatch him.


    Currently, even though Reef was well and lived, he was still depressed and dispirited in his heart. Mogensha still did not really understand why Sheyan would choose to forsake the main mission to rescue Reef. An awkward silence presided within the peaceful cavity of the flying Overlord.

 Chapter 254: Hydralisk earnings

    <h4>Chapter 254: Hydralisk earnings</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    The trio reflected on their own things, causing the atmosphere to turn awkwardly silent. Sheyan then produced out his 2 key loots from the rare elite hydralisks.


    When the first dark blue chest opened, Sheyan was instantly dumbfounded - there was nothing inside! Instead, a mind blowing heap of utility points! Instantly transferred into the ount of his nightmare imprint; the numbers were bouncing up furiously. Looking at the wild constant influx of wealth, unclear of when this would stop; this really warmed the heart and pleased the eyes, causing one to brim with expectation.


    Mogensha was initiallyzing by the side, but after noticing this scene; he gritted his teeth in shock.


    ��Woah woah! Boss you��re rich! This is the first time I��ve seen such a huge explosion of utility points. Previously, I encountered one that exploded with equipments and nothing else; but only blue ss equipments for a total of 5 pieces. Sadly, not a f***king one was useful to me. Coincidentally I wascking in finance, and directly sold them away.��


    The soaring exorbitant wealth ount finally slowed down. Finally, Sheyan observed as he was now richer by 8000+ utility points, this was a pleasant surprise. Next, he exhibited his shimmering silver key out and grinned.


    ��Wanna guess what this key will produce?��


    Even the silent Reef, couldn��t help disying his shock.


    ��You got that in this world?��


    Sheyan nodded as heughed.


    ��A minute probability chance. After ying the two rare elite hydralisks, one of them dropped a dark blue key and the other is this.��


    Mogensha immediately cursed.


    ��Oh, F***! I should��ve just joined you into that f***king cave.��


    Sheyan mockinglyughed.


    ��If you entered with me, I reckon we would have had more troubles than benefits.��


    Then Sheyan started exining his encounter with the two rare elite hydralisks in full details. As Mogensha listened, even his back felt a sweeping chill. Sheyan then triggered out the chest, and opened it; ultimately producing an item.


    This item appeared extremely sinister, like a purplish ck organ that was cut off and washed clean. 7-8 thick tentacles grew from the side, still dripping with dark violet fluids. The nightmare imprint then notified him.


    ��You��ve obtained an unappraised object: ��Elite hydralisk��s rare acid nd��.��


    ��Item ss: Silver storyline ss.��


    ��You need to appraise it to obtain the relevant information.��


    ��Description: Any Mother nest from any arachnid tribe would wish to obtain this item to consume and gically analyse it.��


    Very obviously, thest statement indicated that - this item could be used to exchange for reputation points. Sadly, there were only 3 ways to appraise a silver storyline item.


    The easiest was returning to the realm, paying to appraise it.


    The next was upon reaching a relevant military rank, paying the nightmare imprint to appraise it. But such a method may expend achievement points.


    The hardest was for the contestant to use a relevant ability to appraise. The first two methods would still retain the original attributes of the item; but if the the contestant used his own cultivated appraisal ability, then the attributes may even be raised!


    The separate operation by Mogensha after he split off with Sheyan had also reaped several benefits. The fragments of ��rubbish�� from the arachnids surmounted to 2000 utility points. It wasn��t only Sheyan��s luck that was thriving. While massacring the drones within the base, a extremely rare very scenario took ce.


    A drone that was about to be yed was actually willing to surrender and be his ve!


    That brat actually cost up to 5000 reputation points and 2000 utility points if purchased from the ckthorn tribe! Such a happening, obviously Mogensha delightedly epted. Looking at this unfortunate baby drone trembling in its own pool of greenish blood, wriggling sorrowfully on the ground; Mogensha was even worried it would die, and he carefully wrapped it with a bandage.


    Although Reef��s emotions were an all time low, he still indicated a huge interest towards the ckthorn tribe. These savage and cruel arachnids had left a deep impression on Reef, and now he had to fight shoulder to shoulder with them (Although it is also to defeat other arachnids). This fueled a ratherplication feeling within him.


    During their journey back, Sheyan and Mogensha managed to casually capture a mutated Scourge that had sharp piercing bones covering its entire body. Because such a variation was something the ckthorn Mother nest did not possess, they wanted to try their luck to see if they could exchange it for reputation points.


    After interacting with Reef, they could confirm one thing; these kind situation of reputation point transactions with the ckthorn tribe was an extremely rare matter. It could only be fulfilled or materialized under severely harsh conditions/prerequisites. Therefore, earning more reputation points now was the right thing to do.


    When the distant ckthorn tribe came into view, Sheyan finally calmed down. The evolved ��II�� Mother nest still possessed its towering grandeur. Two imposing and gigantically erected pirs looked like the upper half of an ancient malefice dragon. It waspletely free from damage and blemishes.


    Above the Mother nest were numerous Overlords drifting around, even mutalisk and genuine scourges were spiralling about. A genuine scourge required 25 units of Pandora crystal, 75 units of Vespene gas to spawn out 2 from eachrva. Therefore, one requires 12.5 Pandora crystals, 37.5 Vespene gas.


    These aerial beast were oddly rapid, but didn��t possess offensive capabilities. Its threat lies in its ability to self-destruct when approaching an enemy aerial unit, producing a devastating small radius damage. Few aerial units would be able to withstand 2-3 scourges exploded simultaneously. It seemed like Overmind Mozi was afraid the enemy may utilize a ��kamikaze�� tactic, and thus was specifically strict with regards to his aerial territory.


    After descending, Sheyan and the rest naturally submitted their captive mutated scourge, before probing about the current status. However, the Mother nest��s feedback analysis was extremely awkward.


    ��Submitted mutated organism ispletely worthless��


    ��Only under desperate situations of a ss ��I�� Mother nest, would it be spawned to in hopes of aerial superiority��


    ��Creature: Low output value (1rva can only spawn 1). Resource consumption: high (150 units of Pandora crystal, 50 units of Vespene gas). Damage: low. Rejected.��


    Fortunately, the next message allowed them somefort. The Redliner tribe hadn��t made a move, probably still frenziedly harvesting crystals and building their force. Although they didn��t move now, once they did, it would certainly be earth shaking. But to the ckthorn tribe, more time meant more preparation. Moreover, the ckthorn tribe had upied more Pandora crystals, therefore their production and development capabilities were inevitably much stronger than the Redliner tribe.


    At present amidst the human trio, Mogensha hadn��t suffered any injuries. The ck dude leapt down from the Overlord, excitedly carrying along his injured drone for treatment; before directly heading for the Pandora ore mines, naturally trying to see if he could leverage certain benefits on this poor kid. Sheyan supported Reef over to the Spawning pool of the ckthorn tribe, intending to receive full treatment.


    Previously, Sheyan had suffered severe corrosive wounds from the rare elite hydralisks, his left cheek was still a ghastly mess and his left eye blind. Worst was that the acid jet contained a poisonous corrosive effect. Sheyan only halted the rate of further damage, but still its deadly properties continued to suppress his own regenerative ability.


    Reef was simrly badly wounded. His body was covered incerations, mutted chunks, fractures and ripped organs. These wounds wouldn��t be able to regenerate individually within a short time. Facing such a treacherous and nerve-wracking situation, paying small reputation points and utility points to utilize the ckthorn healing facilities was justifiable. But one point to note - If Sheyan had maintained his ��Worshipped�� status, then entering the Spawning Pool would be totally free.


    The Spawning pool within the Mother nest was the breeding ground forrvas. Even though wiggling fleshy walls and pulsating veins were everywhere, it would be fine after getting ustomed to it. Following Sheyan��s guidance, Reef directly soaked his body into the enormous womb, beside them were squirmingrvas. The Mother nest��s amniotic fluids was able to extract the minerals from the Pandora crystals, converting the energy to speedily repair their injuries. Because the amniotic fluid exceeded their nose level, therefore they breathed throughrge overhanging umbilical cords.


    Sheyan sustained heavy injuries, yet they were mostly external wounds; not as serious as fractures orcerated organs etc. His injuries wereparatively lighter than Reefs, and very quickly his body recovered his optimal state. However, the acidic nature lingering on his body was exceedingly venomous, it was like a vestige of a lethal curse. If he wanted to quickly expel it, he had to head over to the Hydralisk Den for further advanced treatment.


    Sheyan crawled out from the amniotic fluid. Waving at Reef, he headed out.

 Chapter 255: Of course we snatch!

    <h4>Chapter 255: Of course we snatch!</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    When Sheyan left, Reef still soaking in the womb opened his eyes. His eyes shone with aplicated brilliance. The wounds emitted out strands of ck-reddish blood. His powerful physique was starting to recover to its optimal state. He was no longer depressed as before. The muscles spasmed and solidified intensely, forcefully patching and cooling like boiling casted metal!


    ��That Seaman, he really seems pretty outstanding. To be able to easily bring me into a grand arachnid base, and a sacred healing pool like this������


    ��Perhaps I��m really not suited to be a party leader, then I should just observe for now.��


    ��This gratitude cannot be expressed with words. This time, Seaman and Mogensha rescued me, their losses are undeniable as well. If Seaman is really a reliable talent, then following hismand may not be a bad thing. If he isn��t reliable, then I��ll just leave after repaying this gratitude of grace.��


    After deciding, Reef felt a void within his heart; as though a huge stone had been lifted from it. Currently, this body wounds were vividly healing and patching up, his fractured bones gradually mending together. Finally, his skin as smooth as before, the perfectly fine Reef rose from the amniotic fluid; the fluid rolling off his scarlet muscles like a waterfall.


    ��This rejuvenating sensation, it is indeed refreshing!��


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    When Reef strolled out of the spawning pool of the Mother nest, Sheyan was still undergoing his detoxification treatment. Hence, Reef could only randomly stroll about. Suddenly, he saw the ck man Mogensha hugging his golden AK as he walked over with all smiles. After inquiring, he realized that the drone Mogensha had brought back had a pretty outstanding efficiency rate. It could harvest 30 units of Pandora crystal and 5 units of Vespene gas every hour, its workrate was about twice of the average drone.


    In theory, every drone could only work for 16 hours per day; the 480 units of Pandora crystal and 80 units of Vespene gas could be directly sold to the nightmare imprint, or gifted to the ckthorn Mother. The selling valuation was 2500 - 3000 utility points; but exchanging for reputation points would be more worthwhile, boosting several thousands of reputation points. Everything is great except for one small defect - the extracted Pandora crystals and Vespene gas were all raw ores, if he could process and refine it; their valuation would increase.


    After listening, Reef curiously asked.


    ��That drone you caught, it really harvests Pandora crystals and Vespene gas?��


    Mogensha immediately brought Reef along to observe. When he witnessed personally the drone extracting the minerals, Reef abruptly sighed.


    ��If I knew I could obtain Pandora crystals like this, why did I insist on carrying out the main mission?��


    At this moment, Sheyan hadpletely his detoxification and coincidentally arrived. Asking curiously.


    ��What has the main mission got to do with Pandora crystals?��


    Reef shook his head.


    ��At the Rum outpost base, they were selling Pandora crystals and Vespene gas. Because I had learned a forging type ability, a certain longing for these minerals emerged within me. But the prices they offered was so expensive it made my hair stand. Thus, I insisted onpleting the main mission to raise my reputation. Haish���� I didn��t expect there was this method!��


    Sheyan muttered out.


    ��If you really needed those crystal and vespene ore, then there are rtively many ways in doing so. The most dependable is raising your reputation to ��Respected��, then you can directly purchase a drone to harvest for you. However, the payment is pretty expensive. Moreover, I don��t rmend such a method because after raising your reputation to ��Worshipped�� here in the ckthorn, there are incredible attribute enhancements.��


    After finishing, Sheyan immediately regurgitated the purchasing menu out to Reef with his memory. After Reef absorbed the facts; he was no fool, he instantly understood the hidden benefits behind those exchanges. But still, he couldn��t help asking.


    ��Then what is the other method?��


    Sheyanughed, putting it bluntly forward.


    ��Of course it��s to snatch!��


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    5 minutester, the rested trio once again boarded their acquired ordinary Overlord. Scouting a kilometre ahead, was that mutalisk. Although previously the ckthorn tribe had assumed dominating aerial superiority, the Redliner tribe did not give up easily. They changed their warfare tactics, producing Scourges and multitudes of hydralisks to deal with the situation; hence, they sessfully destroyed the total aerial monopoly of the ckthorn tribe. Thus, Sheyan and the rest cautiously proceeded like a thousand year boat.


    Reef was concentrating his attention onto the electronic map. On the map, Sheyan��s previous marking was still extremely vivid in his mind; as though his steady and calm voice repeatedly resounded within Reef��s ears.


    ��There are two arachnid tribes within a thousand kilometre vicinity from here. One tribe is our ally, and the other our enemy. Therefore naturally, our heist target would be the Redliner tribe���� Demu (Mogensha), cast away your damned astonished expression and carefully listen to me. Am I an idiot that will directly assault the enemy��s Mother nest? The Redliner tribe has eradicated several other arachnid tribes, to be able to reach their current scope of development. Those expired arachnid tribes probably hadn��t harvested fully their pandora crystals, except the contents wouldn��t be as abundant. Obviously, their previous Mother nest should have already been colonized by the Redliner tribe.��


    ��But note, the rtions between the Redliner tribe and its subsidiary bases aren��t considered inseparably close. Even the nearest base is at least 50 kilometres away. For the Redliner tribe, after losing their aerial fleet, they would at least require half an hour to send reinforcements to the subsidiary base.��


    ��First, we willmence a one-off surprise raid on every subsidiary base, as a harassment method. Every surprise raid willst only several minutes. Most importantly, our goal is to investigate which subsidiary base holds more Pandora crystals. After the Redliner tribe has been taken for a round trip and has no clue where our primary target is, we will once again raid that certain base. Naturally, we can plunder them forcefully.��


    Looking at the map ahead, Reef earnestly tried to analyze. Ultimately, he looked at Sheyan, desiring to speak but preventing himself. Sheyanughed.


    ��My methods are not free from careless oversights. If there��s a problem, just say it. It beats going into the battle with a misunderstanding or fear.��


    Reef earnestly started.


    ��The Redliner tribe has since lost its aerial dominance, thus their forces should be primarily concentrated around its main base; there��s no doubt the subsidiary bases are defencely hollow. But never forget, the arachnid base still contains a powerful defence mechanism - Sunken Colonies. That thing is extremely destructive, its offense is deadly and its range vast. If there are more than 3 of those, in addition to the bits of arachnids; there is no chance for victory.��


    Sheyan shook his head, confidently replying like he had nned it all out.


    ��That��s not correct. Take a look at the terrain nearby. The Redliner tribe��s main base coincidentally is situated in front of the subsidiary bases. For the ckthorn tribe to engage in assaults, it is impossible to bypass the Redliner tribe��s main base without being discovered. Furthermore, even though the ckthorn tribe has upied aerial dominance, the Redliner tribe��s tactic of hydralisk + Scourges allows them aerial authority of their controlled region. This eliminates the possibility of going airborne by using a grand scale of transporting Overlords .��


    ��From the Redliner tribe perspective, their greatest wariness is a sneak attack from the highly mobile mutalisks! Therefore, I dare to say that within their subsidiary bases, it is abination of Spore colonies and groups of zerglings. In this manner, their strength to deal with aerial attacks or direct frontal assaults is segregated. This way, they can deal with the majority of scenarios.��


    ��Lastly but most importantly, from an economic perspective; the current Redliner tribe should be rtivelycking in vespene gas. Thebination of Spore colonies and zerglings,pletely does not require expending Vespene gas - This is also the primary reason and method in dealing against both aerial of direct frontal assault.��


    Reef pondered for a brief moment.


    ��You are right, but the sheer quantity of zerglings is another headache.��


    Sheyanughed.


    ��Don��t worry, just leave that problem to me.��


    ��Right.�� Mogensha suddenly interrupted. ��Why haven��t I seen a single ming beetle ever since we started battling for so long? Is there a chance of encountering that?��


    Sheyan very confidently replied.


    ��I��ve already enquired about that with Overmind Mozi. After they obtained ��Scorching Mouth����s nucleus, they��ve alreadypletely uncovered the base genes of that arachnid creature; possessing the ability to spawn out ming beetles. Furthermore, following the ming beetle��s gic code direction of research, the ckthorn tribe managed to create a new strand of hormone within the hydralisk��s acidic jet. That hormone is able to unleash fatal damages when interacting with a ming beetle. The costs of spawning a ming beetle is ridiculously high, simr to producing 20 hydralisks with the same amount of Pandora crystals. Hence, the Redliner tribe will definitely not spawn out ming beetles anymore. Of course, the ckthorn tribe��s ming beetle simrly suffers from this.��


    Mogensha was stunned.


    ��So that was the case. Then the ming beetle is only useful against arachnid tribes that hadn��t analyzed its gic code.��


    Sheyan nodded his head.


    ��That is the rough idea.��

 Chapter 256: Trying out, first collaboration

    <h4>Chapter 256: Trying out, first coboration</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Very quickly, they arrived at the outskirts of a Redliner subsidiary base; aftermunicating with the nearby flying ckthorn tribe��s mutalisks, Sheyan and the rest received a list of relevant information about their defensiveyout. Because the Redliner tribe��s primary defensive efforts were towards a mass scale aerial invasion; the pocket sized squad consisting of Sheyan��s Overlord and his mutalisk very easily infiltrated through.


    Bustling hardworking drones, tremendous scarlet organ structures, viscous organism carpet stretch through the floor. Everything was identical to the ckthorn base; its only difference was that distinct red scar across the structures and their arachnid units.


    Around the surface of the base, were at least 10 scattered Spore Colonies. Their features were extremely queer, looking like a severed pig nose erected over the ground. It was painted fully brown, and thick burly tentacles wriggled out from the ground around it, fastening the Spore cannon to the ground. Intertwined vine like vascrs covered the surface of the Spore cannon; although it wasn��t mobile and could only target flying units, its range of attack was rtively far. Once it discovers a hostile flying unit, it will regurgitate an acidic spore; repeatedly sting towards the enemy.


    ording to thebat analysis report given by the ckthorn tribe; under normal circumstances, 1 Spore Colony would be able to y several heads of mutalisks, its threat was considerably great. Moreover, to construct it would require only 175 units of Pandora crystals. Of course, being unable to move and constant supplication of nutrients was its weakness.


    Looking at the Spore Colonies beneath them, Reef couldn��t help saying.


    ��It looks like the ckthorn tribe had already assaulted this area before; look at some of the Spore Colonies there, they are spurting blood fluids from their injuries.��


    Mogensha squinted his eyes to survey the distant scene.


    ��Mmm, previously there should be only 5-6 Spore Colonies, the rest were new additions after the assault. Looks like the damaged done by the ckthorn tribe wasn��t light. Beside one of thergerir storage of Pandora crystals, there is only 1 Sunken Colony.��


    ��Good.�� Sheyan was already starting to disy an aura of a party leader. ��Have you caught sight of that Spore Colony a kilometre west from here, on the mountain cliff? Our target is that. I��ll deal with the zerglings, if there are hydralisks, Mogensha I��ll leave those to you. Reef your ��Shattering Cardiac Roar�� ability should be able to instantly wipe out the surrounding zerglings right, then that will be our party��s contingency during a crisis. If I haven��t requested for aid, then you will focus on dealing with the Spore Colony.��


    When they just entered this world, Sheyan had always been a detached bystander, minding his own business. The main party attention were revolved around crazy Harnik, Qiaoer and Reef. From a strict point of view, this was still a three man coordination.


    The happiest guy amidst was naturally Mogensha. This ck dude was stillining about not having the protection of a professional innate defence core (Main Tank), but now he was indulging in the security of 2 high level Main Tanks. inly speaking, if these two thick skinned brats couldn��t die, then Mogensha would have unlimited health. His survivability rate had been immensely enhanced, naturally he was beaming with delight.


    ��Wait a moment!�� Before heading out, Reef suddenly handed two objects over to Sheyan and Mogensha. The two objects were palm sized, looking like a pocket pistol. But after Mogensha received it, he got a fright! Actually this was a medicine drink that shockingly required expending achievement points to purchase - ��Honorary max-protein injection gun dosage��. It was tradable, but its price was shockingly more expensive than items that were untradable. Its official price was 5 achievement points and 5000 utility points.


    Actually, Mogensha previously held the notion of not saving Reef; after receiving this without another merits, a bitter taste lingered within him. However, without feeling burdened, heughed politely as he epted it. After inspecting it, Sheyan discovered that this medicine dosage��s greatest weak point was its cooldown period being as long as 48 hours. Calcting it this way, it was roughly 1 usage per world.


    The 3 just stepped onto the Redliner tribe ��Creep�� carpet, but were instantly discovered by a drifting Overlord, instantly releasing a warning. Although that Overlord immediately exploded into a blood mist with Mogensha��s swift reactions, their operations had already been exposed. Such a strict and speedy defensive reaction, naturally indicated that it wasn��t only one time that the ckthorn tribe had assaulted here.


    However, Sheyan��s operation wasn��t meant to be a covert one, but their objective was to create a grandmotion, the more extravagant the better. Sheyan covered himself with a helmet, taking lead in weing the iing frenzied zerglings. Fiery oppressive twin dragons roared out, engulfing the pack of zerglings. Even the crippled escapees, weren��t spare by Mogensha��s precision.


    Following that was naturally sticking with the n and storming that Spore Colony. That Spore Colony was constructed over an elevated ground, its position was starkly defined. Moreover, its strategic position allowed its range to cover half of the entire arachnid base. Because it had received favoured nourishment due to its strategic importance, its health was several thousand stronger than usual; even its HP regeneration speed was rapid. Even though Mogensha and reefbined their wild incessant attacks, they would still require several minutes.


    Reef was already fundamentally convinced by this ��Seaman�� leadership talents, but he had always existed as the core of his party; Innate defensive ability in addition to iparably outstanding individual abilities, his heart had been filled with a slight conceitedness and a sense of adopting responsibilities. When Sheyan had rescued him, Reef was already in a semia state. Hence, he had no clue of Sheyan��s capabilities, moreover this was the first time he was being used in a role of firepower output. His sense of security naturally coexisted with being in the frontline, and a despising underestimating notion welled up within his heart.


    As time dragged on, the rushing reinforcements of arachnids were pouring in greatly. Fortunately Sheyan��s deduction was spot on; the fleet was primarily made out of zerglings. Although several hydralisks did appear, there were sparse and infrequent. An ordinary hydralisk was rtivelyrger than zerglings, its HP wasn��t much as well. After a consecutive 5 string of bullets from Mogensha��s golden AK installed with his ck grade magazine were released, the hydralisks were instantaneously yed upon appearing. This greatly alleviated Sheyan��s pressure.


    Although the ��Prometheus III methrower�� contained limitless ammunition, it could only persist firing for 5 minutes duration. Hence, Sheyan directly dealt with some sparse groups of zerglings with his fists. Not even 2-3 minutester, the heaps and piles of charred and bruised zerglings corpses towered greatly around him. Yet Reef observed him while feeling an inner apprehensiveness, his battle experience was rtively abundant. After a slight assessment, he couldn��t help eximing to Mogensha.


    ��I��m afraid Seaman wouldn��t be able tost for long? How about I rece him for awhile?��


    Adept in battlefield foresight and awareness, Mogensha was naturally as clear as a me. Chewing his gum while taking aim, he smirked and replied.


    ��No rush, it��s still early.��


    Reef was surprised.


    ��What?! Those damned arachnids aren��t no pushovers. Even if I don��t wield my shield, I should have already lost 200 HP by now. Seaman that fe looks like a strength closebatant, don��t tell me he has learned a certain superb regenerative ability?��


    Mogensha erupted inughter.


    ��Big brother Reef, perhaps he is a MT like you?��


    Reef was hugely shocked.


    ��What! This��how is this possible! Although my knowledge is considered superficial, but the number of MTs under this difficulty can be counted with one hand. I should already recognize most of them. Golden AK, your reputation is also pretty outstanding, you should know that those without an innate defensive ability cannot be hailed as a MT ya know.��


    Mogensha shrugged his shoulders, releasing another burst shot of 5. The first 2 rounds volleyed into a hydralisk��s eyes, connecting within its head as it sparked an internal implosion! That unlucky hydralisk slumped to the ground with lime fluids gushing out from its facial features. Mogensha then excitedly whistled triumphantly and replied.


    ��Of course I know about that. In the Symbiosis sect, even though Qiao Gun was pretty ripped, he still wouldn��t dare im to be a MT. But this is really the case. Big brother Reef, if our boss didn��t possess an incredible defensive innate, then why would he dare to dive into a zergling sea of thousands, just to drag you out?��


    Reef was still slightly dazed from the shock.


    ��Since Seaman himself possesses a MT ability, then why did he bother saving me? If that��s the case, it looks like he should be much stronger than me, but why haven��t I heard of him before?��


    Mogensha shook his head and sneered.


    ��No, boss��s currentposition of abilities are beneath you; but his potential as a MT, I reckoned is stronger than you by a little. Regarding what he is thinking, I honestly have no clue; I just follow what he arranges and get the job done. I��ll tell you another thing, I didn��t betray the Symbiosis sect.��


    Reef curiously asked.


    ��I remember now, it��s really weird to have encountered you here. Although the Symbiosis sect didn��t contain a professional MT, but thebination of the Metals professor and Fanu��s horrifying dragon, was indeed extremely terrifying. It should be able to hold overwhelming superiority in the current difficulty. Moreover you should have already won the Metals professor��s trust,how did you even appear in this newly constructed temporary party?��

 Chapter 257: Definite target

    <h4>Chapter 257: Definite target</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Faced with Reef��s interrogation, Mogensha smiled but didn��t reply; his mind reflected deeply into his memories. Reef nced at Mogensha��s expression, sincerely continuing.


    ��I remember when you guys parted, crazy Harnik and Qiaoer were discussing furiously; they believed that you were afraid that your personal gains for equipments would be affected within this party. The equipment rewards should be at least a silver storyline ss, hence you brazenly deserted us. If not, we really couldn��t find the motive for your actions.��


    Mogensha��s expression turned heavy as he bitterly smiled, and shook his head. He sighed and replied.


    ��The reason I am now a free agent, strictly speaking, it was singlehandedly orchestrated by boss.��


    Reef became increasingly curious.


    ��Seaman singlehandedly turned you into a free agent? How is that so?��


    Mogensha gently shook his head.


    ��The Symbiosis sect previously activated a Assembling rock, and staked everything on stealing Harry Potter world��s Philosopher��s stone. In the end, we were obstructed by the Banks Syndicate, every closebat individual, even Qiao Gun met their ends. In the end, the Metals Professor, Fanu and several others infiltrated into the underground Gringotts, seeking to steal the treasure. Their underlings were actually treated as cannon fodder, especially the newly recruited Seaman.��


    Reef��s face was already disying a look of disbelief. He wasn��t stupid and could roughly guess what Mogensha was about to say.


    ��Don��t tell me������


    ��That��s right. I have no clue what the hell happened in Gringotts. But the ultimate result was that the founders and everyone were annihted, and the party disbanded���� except the only survivor was him! Seaman!��


    Mogensha bitterly smiled.


    ��At that time, in my heart Seaman was just like a stock that had good prospects. But after I received the news of the Metals Professor and Fanu dying, I unconditionally knew that he was going to be my boss.��


    Reef pondered over the meaning behind Mogensha��s words, in a sh his admiration for this Seaman fe leapt up by bounds. To be able to rely on himself to survive under such a treacherous situation, even Reef believed he didn��t have that ability. Moreover, he even managed to eliminate the Metals Professor and Fanu?


    As the two chatted away, the Spore Colony health had gradually dwindled away. ��Boom!�� An explosion as blood water soared to the heavens. Sheyan immediately cast his fears about the fuel away, fully activating his ��Prometheus III methrower��. Twin fiery dragons roared out, barbecuing 17-18 zerglings in a clump of wildfire; before swiftly departing. This moment, their formation changed into - Reef as rear guard, Mogensha in the middle and Sheyan leading the escape. The 3 quickly boarded the Overlord and traversed further away. The trio was brimming with abundant battle experience, their first cooperation was indeed wless.


    On board the Overlord, the trio finally rxed a little. Besides, there was still a mutalisk leading the route ahead, warning them if anything was amiss. Reef was currently extremely interested in Sheyan, taking the initiative to question him about his innate defensive ability. Sheyan had already nned to build good rtions with Reef, hence he didn��t try to hide anything; straightforwardly sharing his C+ innate details to him. Reef was instantly bbergasted and enlightened, now he understood why Sheyan was able to endure for so long within the zergling horde.


    Naturally, when dealing with a 500 strong zergling crowd, Sheyan would be able to sustain a little longer. But when dealing simultaneously against 10 elite zerglings, then undoubtedly Reef would be able to survive much longer. Following that, the trio consecutively raided 2 other Redliner bases with consecutive victories. During their operation, they yed close to 200 zerglings, several dozens of hydralisks. But when they arrived at the next Redliner subsidiary base, when they were about to begin their assault; Sheyan abruptly halted their action n.


    The reason for giving up was simple and even absurd - Because he and Mogensha simultaneously sensed something was wrong, such a reason was just an omen and didn��t have a substantial justification. But Sheyan was bent on discarding their n. Using their perception as warning was naturally a ridiculous reason, but the nightmare realm was filled with danger in all corners. Their perceptive sensing would definitely warn them of any fatally dangerous location or terrain. But as the saying goes, dangers creeps up on those seeking riches and honor; not daring to take a chance based on pure premonition was akin to not eating for the fear of choking.


    Hence, the bigger usage for perceptive sensing was in avoiding a sudden sneak attack or ambush, protective oneself from any hidden fatalities. Actually thisst minute behavior of changing their ns mid operation was rarely seen in the nightmare realm. But he didn��t bother exining much, directlymanding the Overlord to distance themselves before speaking in a solemn tone.


    ��That previous base didn��t showcase any signs of being recently attacked, but the amount of zerglings was actually less than a hundred. Furthermore, the other bases had no less than 50 drones harvesting Pandora crystals; but there were only roughly 45 drones in this base. Apart from that, the frequency rate of the drones entering and leaving the Spawning organs were extremely diligent.��


    Sheyan didn��t say anything else, but Mogensha and Reef understood his intentions. Where were the other zerglings hidden at? Moreover, in order for the arachnid race to construct an organ structure, it required the sacrifice of a drone as the organ��s core. Then where did the missing 5 drones go, what were they constructing? The frequency and efficiency of the drones also exined another points; that meant a huge batch of arachnidrvas were being spawned, therefore the need for massive amounts of Pandora crystals!


    If only one suspicious point appeared, it could be considered a coincidence. But if all the signs were present, then most likely it was a trap. Of course to the Redliner tribe, this thoughtful nning was to bait the ckthorn Overmind. But regrettably, their opponent now was a contestant!


    ��Then what is our next course of action?�� Reef questioned. His words were obviously exhibiting a certain reliance. A party leader wasn��t for someone to acim himself, credibility was based on the minute details, fostering it bit by bit. When others recognized one as a fat pile of reliance, then not assuming that position would be hard.


    Sheyanughed.


    ��Our primary objective for this skirmish, is to confuse the Redliner tribe��s Overmind, while assessing the situation of the bases. The ultimate aim is to plunder a subsidiary base for its crystals, and gain some achievements. Since we have a target, then obviously we head over for it.��


    Reef took in a deep breath and asked.


    ��Your target, is it that subsidiary base number 1?��


    Sheyan nodded, confirming his suspicions.


    ��That��s an affirmative.��


    ************


    Under the dim lighting, a hydralisk was dutifully patrolling around the base. Although there was a clear wound over it, it was slithering over their native nourishing carpet. Its strength was steadily restoring to optimum. Although the previous sneak attack of mutalisks dealt heavy damages to their base, the enemy was simrly not without severe casualties. Spore Colonies were scattered everywhere with distinct wounds, yet the carpet was littered with dposing ck mutalisks.


    Suddenly, a warning transmitted from the far distance. An arachnid would emit a certain hormone before battle, simr to bees and ants; other races wouldn��t be able to notice their smell signal, but it was clear as daylight to simr race species. Undoubtedly, this hydralisk spared no dy in rushing towards the battlefield. But at the moment it slid out of the base, a volley of ming tongue illuminated from 100 metres away!


    DA DA DA DA DA. The clear, crisp gunshots echoed out. This hydralisk reacted swiftly, turning to spray its acidic jet at the hidden enemy. Instead, the iing bullets drilled it to the ground with tremendous ferocity. Its body exploded instantaneously, forming into a blood pool with swirling chunks of flesh.


    From roughly a kilometre away, Sheyan and Reef battled shoulder to shoulder within an opennd. They had approximately yed off close to a hundred zerglings. Their mutalisk and Overlord were both parked at the far ends to the east and west. If the Redliner Overmind dispatched reinforcements here, undoubtedly they would serve as the early warning signal.


    However, ording to themunicated information transmitted by the ckthorn tribe half an hour earlier, Overmind Mozi had already dispatched nearly a quarter of his forces; beginning a mass scale invasion of the Redliner Overmind��s 4th subsidiary base, 300 kilometres from here. The quantity of Pandora crystals stored was calcted to exceed even the Redliner tribe��s main base! Although this attack could be described as a feign, but it could snowball into a mass scale invasion in a short span of time!


    Hence to the Redliner Overmind, protecting its 4th subsidiary base was of critical importance. Therefore, merely a 3 man sneak ambush onto its 1st subsidiary base, would surely be neglected by the Redliner Overmind. More importantly, the crystal ore mine in the 1st base was already on the verge of drying up; thus its strategic value was already greatly lessened.


    ��It is soon I guess.�� Reef cleanly pulled out his shining ck sword from the chest of a zergling. Thick greenish fluid dripped from its slimy surface, evaporating into fumes in no time. ��If they didn��t spawn out new units, then their forces here should be dried up anytime soon.��


    Back facing each other, they did look quite pathetic. But actually, they only suffered superficial wounds. Their every movements still carried perfect vigor and nimbleness, not influenced the least by each other��s individual battles. Sheyan nodded.


    ��AK, how is the condition over there?��


    ��F***! That hydralisk sprayed acid onto my ��Package*��! Heavens, if my functionality is impaired in the future, I swear I will ughter all hydralisks alive!�� Mogensha roared out in rage.


    (TN: * he is referring to his crotch)


    Sheyan wasn��t impressed.


    ��I have no interest with what small toy the hydralisk shot at. I��m asking how many units can you see at the base.��

 Chapter 258: An accidental ally

    <h4>Chapter 258: An idental ally</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Faced with Sheyan��s questioning, Mogensha swiftly answered.


    ��Nothing left. Only 3 Sunken Colonies ahead. I suggest we first deal with the one at the west. That one isn��t covered by the other two. Apart from that, no sighting of ming beetles. Those things should be concentrated at the other Redliner bases.��


    ThHe following events could only be described as breaking a dried twig. More crucially, Reef finally felt a preliminary benefit of working with Sheyan. That was his risk exposure was not greatly reduced. More precisely putting, originally he faced 100% of upfront risk, but now it was shared between two parties into a 50% each pie. This factor wouldter on be experienced vividly when assaulting the two Sunken Colonies.


    Once Reef��s HP dropped beneath 50%, he would instantly retreat out of the attacking range of the Sunken Colony to Mogensha. The two Sunken Colonies would then focus their attention onto Sheyan. When Sheyan��s health was wasted to a rtively severe state, Reef would��ve by then recovered himself with certain medicines and potions; tanking the front once again. This greatpatibility immensely enhanced their survivability and ability to avoid sudden mishaps.


    After breaking through into the Mother nest, Mogensha took the lead as he mercilessly ughtered his way into the central region. Bullet clips rolled about as the hardworking drones were condemned into a pool of greenish gruesome death. Because the crystal ore mine had already dried up, the drones weren��t harvesting anymore but merely transporting. They would then then transfer their reserves of Pandora crystals into the digestive pool of the Mother nest, for her to extract its energies. Through a certain method that humans would never understand, the subsidiary base Mother nest would be able to transfer the energies to the main base Mother nest.


    After Sheyan and gang had cleared up the enemy��s defence, the ore mine had beenpletely depleted by the emergency rapid extractions. Yet the reserves stored inside the Mother nest still provided a sense of generous reapings.


    After a clean sweep, Sheyan and gang had in total acquired close to 2,800 units of Pandora crystals, 500 units of Vespene gas ores. But a thorny problem urred. These pandora crystals and Vespene ores weren��t digitized currencies like utility points, they upied a fixed area! Of course, they could bluntly exchange it to the nightmare realm for utility points, but they would only receive 10,000 utility points; 3 guys sharing that would equate to peanuts. Just solely observing Reef��s thirsting expression would indicate his dying desire for these minerals. Moreover, he had already coughed out 20,000 utility points to help them?


    Fortunately, Sheyan had risen to 2nd Lieutenant rank already. His nightmare imprint was vastly expanded, his storing capacity excellently impressive. Although it wasn��t enough to store every single resource, he actually managed to fill up an incredible load of space. The remaining was naturally adequate for Mogensha and Reef to shoulder. Mogensha seemed pretty satisfied, but Reef stared at Sheyan with a look of extreme disbelief.


    ��What is your current military rank? Don��t tell me you��ve already promoted to a reserve-dutymander ranking? Your personal interspatial area is so huge?��


    Sheyan shook his head.


    ��No, I��m just a 2nd Lieutenant.��


    After his sentence was issued, both Mogensha and Reef had their eyes popped open.


    ��You��re a 2nd Lieutenant!??? Not a reserve-duty 2nd Lieutenant?��


    ��Yeah?�� Sheyan was taken aback. ��Is that such a surprise?��


    Reef turned around and nced at Mogensha, earnestly replying.


    ��Actually, I didn��t really believe you. How could the Metals professor and Fanu, people who possessed incredible aptitude, die in the hands of one Seaman���� but now, I am starting to believe.��


    Sheyan then understood afterward. Only a contestant who was promoted to officer ranking without any transacted achievement points, would be able to achieve an official authentic military de. Apart from that, once someone uses transacted achievement points to up rank, it would be akin to having a stain imprinted on him. The military acknowledgement would have a ��reserve-duty�� tag, only allowing one to receive the most basic abilities and privileges.��


    Of course, it was possible to remove the damned words ��reserve-duty��. But the price to pay was rtively costly. Whatever transacted achievement points one purchased to raise their military rank; one would have to wash off those blemished points, andpensate with double that amount of achievement points.


    For example, Mogensha was now a reserve-duty Private First ss. His promotion consisted of 10 transacted achievement points. Thus to remove this awful stain, he had to pay double the amount - meaning 20 achievement points. Instead If one was a reserve-duty officer, one had topensate 3 folds the amount, following this logic. Yet in the end, washing off the stains and reinstatement to the rank would still be iparable to a legit promotion.


    Hearing these words, Sheyan felt deeply moved and joyous. If not for his outrageously fortunate exploration of the ancient goblin kingdom granting him a massive boost of achievement points, how would he be able to promote to a 2nd Lieutenant so quickly? At this moment, Reef suddenly suggested.


    ��Seaman, I wonder if you have any intentions of forming a party after this world concludes? I heard that an official authentic military rank would possess an innate party ability. Moreover, there should be many other advantages, excelling in every aspect whenpared to a reserve-duty party.��


    Sheyanughed.


    ��I originally hadn��t thought of that yet. But since you��ve put it like this, It really piques my interest.��


    The trio then started to wreak havoc in this seemingly defenseless base. Actually describing it as defenseless wasn��t fair, the Mother nest here was still trying her best to spawn out zerglings and hydralisks. But this degree of sporadic reinforcements wasn��t the least bit useful at all. After destroying all the nearby Spore Colonies, ckthorn mutalisks suddenly swept in after receiving news. 5 other Overlords even transported several squads of zerglings to join the foray. Not even half an hourter, the entire base was a heap of ming ruins. Moreover, destroying a fully developed base was considered as a pretty excellent feat, hence Sheyan and his gang all received close to a 20,000 reputation points bonus.


    At present, the Overlord suddenly received thetest information. For some unknown reason, Overmind Mozi had unexpectedly taken the initiative to dere war. Relying on his aerial superiority, he segregated his arachnid fleet to exert an all round pressure over the Redliner tribe! He even begun mixing in transporting Overlords within his mutalisks to airdrop his arachnid troops, expanding his full force against the Redliner tribe.


    In a sh, massive clouds of smoke drifted up from the periphery of the Redliner tribe. Although the ckthorn main fleet had an overwhelming advantage in terms of hydralisk and zergling quantity, flexibility was rtivelycking. If the entire army were to attack at one go, it would leave an empty void at the back. If something were to cut off connection to the main base, causing them to lose their steady flow of reinforcements; then undoubtedly defeat woulde quicker than victory!


    ��We have to seize this moment.�� Sheyan gazed towards the distant sky as he murmured to himself.


    Currently, the Redliner tribe main base was roughly several hundreds of kilometres from here. asionally, a dark green splendor would rapidly rip apart the horizon, like a multicolored sunset. Following close were 3-4 gigantic clumps of emerald balls catapulting at breakneck speed towards the starry skies; leaving a trace of swirling colorless trajectory spirals following it across the atmosphere.


    The glowing balls were at least close to a hundred meters; although it was witnessed from afar, it still carried a tyrannical destructive force!!! Just merely observing it from this safe distance, one could feel that threatening might of the glowing balls sweeping against their faces; causing one to hold their breaths unconsciously.


    Reef gazed towards the source of those tyrannical destructive balls, and said.


    ��That should be from the one of those Spore Colony that the mission entails to eradicate! Sheet, we couldn��t really sense its extreme terror back in the transport shuttle, but from the way it looks now, I��m afraid it won��t be such an easy task.��


    Sheyan��s expression was also sullenly heavy.


    ��if I didn��t guess wrongly. The reason Overmind Mozi dares to initiate such a sudden assault, is because he had obtained a formidable ally! That is why he dares to release his full wrath of army in a total frontal collision. This signifies one thing - if we want to destroy those Spore Colonies, they we have to hastily rush back to the ckthorn tribe. If not, we definitely wouldn��t stand half a chance!��


    ��A formidable ally?�� Mogensha was shocked. ��Yeah sheet! Who would be willing to help these bugs?��


    Sheyan seriously replied.


    ��Since Overmind Mozi would be willing to cooperate with us and Lieutenant Colonel Dundee representing the Homnd, then why can��t it make alliances with other human powers?��


    This train of thought that Sheyan tossed out was like an abruptly detonated explosion, sting their minds away. Both Mogensha and Reef were slightly dumbfounded, but they couldn��t find any retort against his argument. Sheyan gaze was increasingly deepening as he continued.


    ��The ckthorn tribe��s territory upies that superior abundance of Pandora crystal resources, if not it wouldn��t have be a hot public enemy. Hence, the resource it��scking in is not minerals, but time. From their behavior we can infer, it doesn��t really possess a great reverence for the arachnid race��s de Empress, but contains a thriving ambition within it.��


    ��Moreover, there are examples of this. Having established their colonial powers over this, they humans here wouldn��t wish for the Homnd to interfere; going by their own would present better benefits. Therefore, it is logical for both parties to chime together easily. The ckthorn tribe has very possibly paid a rtively exorbitant price of Pandora Crystals and Vespene gas ores to purchase weapons. The humans wouldn��t pose any rejection for this, because of such extravagant alluring economic benefit. Especially when the weapons they loaned would be used solely for an internal stifle between arachnid tribes and not against humans!! They would be able to acim their actions as justifiable to the higher ups, and be absolutely unrestrained!��


    Reef frowned bewilderedly.


    ��But this is just your conjecture, there��s not a single proof!!��


    Sheyan smiled slyly.


    ��The evidence����is very simple��������

 Chapter 259: Spore highland

    <h4>Chapter 259: Spore hignd</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and ELkassar


    ��That��s right, the evidence is indeed clear.�� Mogensha suddenly interrupted. ��The ckthorn tribes shift from defense to offense is the greatest evidence! From hindsight, to maintain some form of aerial influence, the Redliner tribe had to assemble a fleet consisting primarily of Scourges, hydralisks and zerglings! With such aposition to a ss ��II�� arachnid base; apart from fighting recklessly with no regards for the consequences, there really isn��t any other better solution.��


    ��But! If the ckthorn tribe was able to blend in some human siege tanks within its base, then huge amounts of Spore Colonies + over 10 siege tanks* (transformed to siege cannon mode) + a medium degree of hydralisks, would be adequate for defending their base. You must know, when the human��s siege tanks are in siege cannon mode, its range is 3 folds of a hydralisk. Moreover, its cannon strikes are AOE, possessing terrifying destructive might. It could be said to be the bane of the Redliner tribe��sposition of troops, definitely ying thousands with its domineering pressure.


    (TN: Siege cannon mode is stationary but allows it to strike at targets at a greater range)


    ��To control such warfare tactics, the ss ��ii�� Redliner mothernest would have to spawn out massive amounts of mutalisks, concentrating their efforts to destroying the siege tanks. If not they wouldn��t be able to deal with those siege tanks; but the awkward fact is that they have an overwhelming aerial disadvantage���� To breakthrough this vicious cycle, the Redliner tribe must spawn out bulks of aerial units to regain aerial control. This would take an excruciatingly long process, and would even sink both parties into an awkward drawn out deadlock. But to the ckthorn tribe who possessed the plentiful resources to harvest for a whole 10 years, a war of attrition is undoubtedly the scenario they wish for to happen!��


    ��Damned!�� Reef also understood now, his voiced turned gloomy. ��Since the assistance provided by Lieutenant Colonel Dundee is already insignificant; then to Overmind Mozi, those Tyrannical Spore Colonies must be preserved. From a public point of view, these structures are strategic weapons installed by the arachnid leader, the de Empress; it would protect their well being, contributing to alleviate tensions and foster crucial rtions. From a personal point of view, if they assumed control of it, then the safety of the human��s transportation channel for this would be in their hands! They would be able to use this as a bargaining chip when negotiating with the humans, getting benefits from both sides.��


    Sheyan nodded and replied.


    ��That is roughly so. Apart from that, we need to be mentally prepared. Because in close proximity to those Tyrannical Spore Colonies, it is highly likely that the direct subordinate guards of the de Empress would be present! To deal with them, I reckon would be an extremely hard fought battle. That is why we need to first make a trip back. First is to integrate our reputation, we should be able to let Reef purchase a ��Mother nest��s Helping-hand�� and enhance everyone��s survivability. Secondly is to hire some Overlords and arachnid forces, and try roping the Dundee��s Pebbles special forces with us! If our progress is smooth, we wouldn��t need them to step in; but if the situation turns viciously ugly, then we at least have them as cannon fodder.��


    Reef pondered for a moment, ultimately feeling that Sheyan��s arrangement was indeed watertight and invulnerable. Thus, he nodded his head in silent acknowledgement.


    Back at the ckthorn��s Mother nest, Sheyan��s conjecture was indeed spot on. There were shockingly 16 heavy siege tanks over a strategic hignd near the ckthorn tribe��s main base. Enormous ming beetles could also be seen patrolling repeatedly around the base. Moreover, from the symbols over the siege tanks, they could tell that it belonged to the ��Fatal Helmet�� base that Sheyan had encountered with previously! Even Sheyan didn��t expect that the first coboration of the ckthorn tribe was actually with this particr human base!


    But this matter wasn��t a coincidence, actually it had an underlying reason. Once the human��s Homnd sessfully partnered with the ckthorn tribe, then it was necessary to establish a base around the vicinity. Undoubtedly, ��Fatal Helmet�� base would be impacted the most. Thus, they struck first, and hard they did! Choking off the footstool for the Homnd toe ashore!


    As Sheyan controlled his Overlord to go nearer, they could vividly see humans operating the 16 heavy siege tanks. However, their bodies had been infiltrated by parasites, their sovereignty in the hands of Overmind Mozi. But ording to Dundee, these parasites also possessed healing bonuses for illness. Therefore, it could be described as a blessing in disguise for these marines. Furthermore, densely packed beside each siege tank were massive amounts of hydralisks and at least 2 Spore Colonies! Obviously, this was a warfare tactic to repel any sudden hostile aerial assaults.


    After a discussion between the trio, they allowed Reef to purchase the Mother nest��s ��Helping-hand��, recovering his attributes by 1 point each. Following that, Mogensha purchased the Zergling��s gic ��Improved Adrenaline��, boosting his basic movement speed permanently by 33%. This amplification was based on his basic agility, thus its eventual oue was approximately a 8 points agility bonus speed. The Hydralisk��s gic ��Fleshjet hormone�� boosted 15% of attack range, but this property to Mogensha was something that he didn��t really require; hence, he saved it instead.


    Finally, the 3 pooled their funds together, amassing a total of 12,000 utility points; spending it together with reputation points to hire arachnid units. They spent everything away cleanly, before searching for Lieutenant Colonel Dundee. Apart from him, they managed to acquire themand privileges of all his marines. The resultant army force was as follows:


    ��Elite human marine: 7. Hydralisk: 7, Zergling: 30.��


    ��Scourges: 12, Overlord: 6, Mutalisks: 4.��


    With such a squad and in addition to Sheyan��s trio, theirbat strength could be said to be rtively valiant. Probably able to despatch an ordinary hundred strong arachnid fleet with rtive ease; and able to contest evenly with a 200 strong arachnid fleet.


    After this their stint at the ckthorn base, Sheyan anticipated that the ongoing battle had reached its climax. He then gave the order to set off. 6 fully loaded Overlord were escorted by 4 mutalisks, while the 12 scourges governed the exterior of the squad; as far as possible to prevent a sudden ambush.


    Nearly half an hour of flightter, the intensity of the battle ahead had far exceeded their imaginations. From a bird��s eye view, one could distinctly see a terrifying quantity of hydralisks and zerglings streaming out of the Redliner tribe��s main base. It appeared like a gigantic ck flood, segregating into 4 contingents right ahead. 3 contingents were directed towards their other 3 subsidiary base as reinforcements, while thergest contingent broke out in a frenzied charge towards the ckthorn tribe��s main base!!!


    ording to Mogensha��s visual assessment, the military ratio of both parties had reached a horrific stark difference of 3: 1. It seemed like the Redliner tribe possessed a higher chance at victory.


    Probably because they had lost aerial supremacy, the Redliner tribe shouldn��t have been aware of the existence of those siege tanks. Thus Sheyan could already infer beforehand, the immense hope of the Redliner Overmind on this operation would end up in a total failure! In the face of the oppressive bombardment of 16 heavy siege tankers, along with their favourable high ground advantage, the Redliner tribe should expect that more than half their contingency be casualties.


    Sheyan cautiously maneuvered his covert squad, detouring around the Redliner man base from a distance, as he attempted to approach from the rear. ording to the coordinates on the electric map, those Tyrannical Spore Colonies were situated at the peak of a precipitous rocky hill. The shape of the rocky hill was identical to a magnified giant tree stump. Its peak was t while its edges treacherously steep, hailed as the ��Spore Hignd�� by the humans.


    The Redliner main base wasn��t considered too far from the Spore Hignd, and was demonstrated clearly in the current battle. Even though the ckthorn tribe held aerial supremacy, not a single mutalisk dared to engage from the back, which was the Spore Hignd. Either they were fearful of the prestige of the de Empress, or the de Empress��s subordinates at the Spore Hignd did not make allowances even for arachnid species. As long as an aerial unit encroached on its territory, it would be shot down without negotiations!


    At a faraway region, a mixed fleet of Redliner Scourges and hydralisks shed against the ckthorn mutalisk fleet. Both fleets were like two clumps of enormous ck cloud colliding ferociously. Every second produced at least 10 fatal casualties. The battlefield was a portrait of bitter desperation.


    Riding on this opportunity, Sheyan gave the order. Within one of the congested Overlords, he led his tiny squad steadily towards the rear. They were all flying suspended closely over the ground, preventing themselves from being tragically shot down. Slowly, they managed to infiltrate into the outskirts of the Spore Hignd without facing any dangers.


    Upon reaching the Spore Hignd, everyone was able to view the mountain cliff through the cracks of the Overlord. They got a huge shock; at the cliff, were exceptionally colossal tentacles just like tree roots. Its surface veiny and explosive, binding itself tightly against the cliff. It was as though the entire Spore Hignd gave birth to a frightening colossal tentacr beast.


    The Spore Hignd wasn��t considered tall, roughly only 5-6 hundred metres. But because of its insane steepness, it appeared insurmountable. Even looking up when directly beneath it would cause one��s neck to feel sore. Although this seems exaggerated, the feeling was simr to looking up beneath a hundred metre high rise building, and multiplying that by 5 times. Due to the fact this was a arachnid forbidden zone, not a single Redliner arachnid was in sight.

 Chapter 260: Danger lurks on every side

    <h4>Chapter 260: Danger lurks on every side</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    After arriving at the Spore Hignd without a hitch, Sheyan��s expression became heavier on the contrary. It felt like the calm before the storm. The supposed ��arachnid guards�� were non-existent around the Spore Hignd, this gravely emphasised that they have utmost faith in its inner circle of defence! If it didn��t possessed an impregnable defence, then why would its exterior be so brazenly ignored?


    Sheyan diligently scanned his environment, willing the loaded Overlord to hover over the ground motionlessly. First, he sent 2 mutalisks and 3 scourges to scout up the precipitous cliff. When they soared to nearly a hundred meters, a tumultuous crackle reverberated followed by an unfolding of a colossal tentacle!


    The tentacle was nearly 20 metres, thick creamy mucus polluted its surface. It was much thicker than an octopus tentacle, and had split ends. Its horizontal sweep contained an unfathomable monstrosity! Fragments of rocks dispersed out, as the mutalisks and scourges tried their utmost to evade. Instead, the flexible tentacle formed into a hoop, directly constricting two scourges as it roped them in without a struggle! Instantly, gobbling them up, leaving no chance for Sheyan to evenmand them to self-destruct! Fortunately, the two mutalisk was more agile, managed to avoid the assault. They sessfully pped their panicky wings, diving down with theirst remaining scourge counterpart.


    Upon witnessing this frighteningly queer scene, Sheyan ordered his remaining flying units to retreat. He thenmander his squad to slowly float up from several hundreds of metre away from the cliff, naturally trying to avoid aggravating those colossal tentacles. After they were parallel to the Spore Hignd, he then ordered them to advance in formation. With the Overlords smacked at the rear, they charged bluntly towards the teau of the Spore Hignd; in a desperate bid to infiltrate into the peak.


    Although action seemed lunatic, Sheyan was fairly confident. That was because the realm wouldn��t issue out impossibly deadly missions. This Spore Hignd had such treacherously steep cliffs, and even guarded by the terrifying colossal tentacles; ascending the cliff by climbing was certainly impossible. Then naturally, the only way was to advance by air. Deducing this method from the situation, the odds were in their favour. Yet if an unexpectedly far-fetched variable appeared and massacred them even beforending, this mission difficult would��ve definitely be an A+ mission!


    Amidst the raging breeze, the trio drank down a dosage of Sheyan��s gic mix, fueling their maximumbat state. Paying close attention as the chunk ofnd became increasinglyrger, closer and closer towards the treacherous fringe. On hindsight, it lookedpletely like a vast overgrown emptynd, the only consideration was a sudden outburst of tentacles. Once that terrifying murder weapon appeared, no doubt, they would have to search for a newernding spot.


    As the Overlord swiftly drew closer, their eyes suddenly popped widely! Because over the surface of the overgrown remote vastnd, were countless faint glows of red holes. It was indeed the unique reflection of the arachnid��s burrowing ability. Every Overlord was equipped with the true-sight ability, hence everyone took notice of this abnormal scene!


    Astoundingly beneath the ground surface, 30 arachnids were silently awaiting their arrival!


    This was an obvious trap!


    Sheyan nced towards Mogensha, because only Mogensha could execute an ��insight�� ability; wishing that he could provide some relevant information. Instead, Mogensha shook his head.


    ��Not possible, this ce is notifying me that it��s covered by the de Empress��s mental powers. I��m unable to execute that ability.��


    Sheyan��s pupils contracted, but he defiantly roared out mightily.


    ��Prepare tond! I��ll go down first to lure them for 5 seconds. You guys descend 10 metres away from me!��


    An anxiousness gripped Mogensha��s heart.


    ��What if there��s a sea of hydralisks below? How about we change location?��


    Sheyan refuted loudly.


    ��No need. If it were hydralisks, we are already within their attacking range! It is currently the optimal time for the hydralisk to burrow out to deal the heaviest blow to use. Only closebat units like zerglings would stay hidden till now! I��m only afraid everything buried are elite zerglings, which I probably wouldn��t even have the time to detonate the Electromaic Cloud Bomb! The longer we drag, the harder it��ll get!��


    The winds were howling furiously, 3 metres gap between the Overlord and the surface. Sheyan loosened his grip onto the Overlord��s tentacle, leaping down in a sh! His legs stomped down onto the spongy soft soil. A sudden eruption of dust and soil! Followed by 7-8 savage zerglings, tearing wildly towards him!


    Faced against this assault, Sheyan covered his chest with his left hand. A zergling swiped in with its murderous ws, ripping a hole through Sheyan��s battle armour; but it wasn��t enough to prate through his defence! The damage sustained was only 1 point!


    Sheyan reacted swiftly as he grabbed the zerglings neck, ferociously exerting strength. ��Crack!�� Its neck bone was crushed, as he flung it towards the nearby iing zergling. These frenzied zerglings, trampled over itsrade while baring their fangs. Anything that obstructed their path would be mercilessly ripped to shreds. Within seconds, their poorrade was reduced to decapitated chunks of flesh.


    Thousands of zerglings had already fallen to Sheyan��s hand. After this preliminary warm up, he could tell that these zerglings weren��t as strong as elite zerglings, but they were at least several folds stronger than ordinary zerglings! They boasted at least 150 more points of HP. Moreover, its body was painted crimson blood red, with a golden line stretching over the vertebra from the apex of its head to the tail. Its offensive speed was at least two times that of the ordinary zergling! Once it struck, it left an afterimage of its swipe, unable to capture with the naked eye!


    Fortunately, Sheyan��s ��Endurance�� was utilized to its maximum, resistively tanking their attacks. But once an explosive strike urred, it would still be rtively damaging to Sheyan.


    When every single zergling had surfaced from the ground, Sheyan��s health had rapidly plunged to half. He roared loudly, detonating his ��Electromaic Cloud Bomb��!


    A familiar blinding blue shed out, enveloping these unique blood red zerglings; dealing sound damage while consecutively stunning them. Concurrently, the other 6 Overlords had speedily approached the surface, repeatedly dumping its contents down! Within the 10 seconds of stun, Reef had already hastily reached Sheyan��s side. Roaring defiantly to the heavens, he released a ��Shattering Cardiac Roar��!


    His roar contained formidable might. The zerglings had already been injured by the ��Electromaic Cloud Bomb��, and suffered the same type of attack by Reef. After a fiery roasting by Sheyan��s methrower, they were all in! This underground ambush dealt zero casualties to Sheyan��s party, it only dropped his life to 350 points. It was only close to a dangerous margin.


    Noteworthily, the drop loots of these zerglings were pretty decent. Random junk from the thirty could be sold for roughly 2000 utility points. But the pleasant surprise was an unknown odd object! This object had the shape of a zergling��s stomach, but its mutted surface was wrapped with a thread of golden resplendent hair; yet it could be used to exchange for achievement points in the realm! Mogensha and Reef both urged Sheyan to keep it, this he bluntly stored it without saying much.


    To prevent another of such ambush, Sheyan specially ordered an Overlord to lead the way; with the remainder closely following behind. Although from afar the Spore Hignd appeared like a nd; as they walked on, they discovered tremendous boulders scattered about as tall as 2-3 building floors. There were also numerous deep crevices. It wasn��t significant looking from high altitudes, but walking through it was like navigating through a maze. The terrain was exceedinglyplex, the entire Spore Hignd stretched out to at least dozens of square-kilometres. Hence, a huge amount of time was spent journeying.


    After 50 metres deep into the middle region of the Hignd, Sheyan at the front suddenly felt a wave of bone chilling, hair standing threat sweeping in from the front! Instantly, he pushed down the miserable Reef beside him, proning directly to the ground!


    A mere split secondter, a clump of emerald mucus bullet shot in from the front. ��Psshhh!�� Directly sttering onto the Overlord, dying the Overlord instantly with green stripes as white fumes steamed out. Corroding rapidly, it copsed to the ground, turning into a rotten mess within 10 seconds; it looked just like a pulverized grey mushroom.


    Sheyan and Reef nced at each other, smiling bitterly as they shook their heads. Naturally, although this mission allowed for the contestants to ride in a transport to ascend the treacherous Spore Hignd, it definitely prohibited them from freely advancing within the transport, not even when they weren��t so deep in yet. If not, that Overlord was the prime consequence. Fortunately, observing the corroding process of the Overlord, it still provided ample time for the passengers to escape. It wasn��t as tragic and cruel as a tentacle instantly swallowing you without room to react.


    The bunch of them after witnessing this event, became more prudent from now on. Sheyan dispatched a zergling to scout out 30 metres ahead, while he led the front with Reef guarding the rear. At present, he was left only with 3 ��Electromaic Cloud Bomb��s, hence he had to use it sparingly. If it wasn��t necessary, then he wouldn��t simply detonate it.

 Chapter 261: Heavily obstructed

    <h4>Chapter 261: Heavily obstructed</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    As they advanced further, the pathway became slightly broader. During their journey, they had encountered 2 waves of surprise attacks. Apart from those mysteriously agile blood-gold zerglings, blood-gold hydralisks also appeared! They were probably a mutation ss between average arachnids and elite arachnids, the only difference was their rapid offensive nature. Their attack speed was almost on par with the two rare elite ��Boiling�� and ��Dense-acid�� that Sheyan encountered previously!


    However, only 1-2 rare elites would emerged amongst several thousands of hydralisks. Yet to these blood-gold hydralisks, that rapid frenzy offence was an essential basic!


    After turning round the corner of arge boulder, a vast empty horizon greeted them. 100 metres ahead, was astonishingly a wide t in, roughly the size of 35 basketball courts. In the middle of the t in, was a tremendous onion shaped structure; at least a dozen metres in height, and upied a size of roughly a basketball court. The stocky violet tentacles beneath were like twisted roots and intertwined joints, tightly grappling onto the rocks underneath. Its surface seemed to beposed of an oily leather membrane, probably swelling with faint dull green fluids within. Like breath, it trembled with a steady rhythm, coated with a sinister phosphorescence.


    Suddenly, the fluids within its body swiftly illuminated up, spreading from top to bottom; transforming from its initial dull green, to a light green, to a mild lime and finally zing white! Its spherical membrane membrane skin swelled excessively, fully exposing the tangled mess of human-like veins across its surface; fuelling up abundantly. Its stocky violet tentacles wiggled restlessly, maneuvering its ��onion head�� as it aimed towards the sky!


    The swelling spherical membrane reached its limit - at least twice the size of its docile state. Suddenly, its skin was pulled back at frightening speed! ��PLOP!�� A deafening st, as an unbelievably rapid dazzling green substance propelled towards the sky! A violent gale formed in its wake, as it swept furiously against the distant Sheyan and gang, That dazzling green substance was at least the size of a 5-6 ton truck, but it constantly morphed and expanded while it shot into the sky. Like aet, the ball released a thread of twinkling specks of firefly green, disseminating into the atmosphere. Although the main fluid body had soared towards space, the trailing leaks of glowing fluid behind it scattered into the starry atmosphere; disying a sorrowful beauty.


    *************


    Undoubtedly, this gigantic deformed structure was that Tyrannical Spore Colony the mission entailed. The substance released into the sky was extremely familiar to Sheyan and the rest. It was that acidic spore that dealt devastating damage to them in space! The projectiles released from an ordinary Spore Colony carried rtively high speeds. Yet the artillery shot out from the Tyrannical Spore Colony possessed a temporary life and basic intellect. It could further propel its speed in mid air, and could even automatically seek out its target before detonating against it. inly speaking, it was like a giant guided missile.


    Sheyan looked towards Mogensha, pouting his lips towards the Tyrannical Spore Colony a hundred metre from here.


    ��Can you hit it?��


    Mogensha pped his rifle, shing his white teeth within his thick lips.


    ��Don��t worry, that thing is like a jumbo sized hamburgo. I can��t even miss it even if i shut my eyes.��


    Sheyan nodded.


    ��Everyone take note. It definitely wouldn��t be so easily destroyed from afar, if not this mission wouldn��t have a B+ difficulty. There should be 2 consequences once Mogensha starts firing. Either we will incite the retaliation of the Tyrannical Spore Colony, or incur the wrath of nearby guards of the de Empress.��


    ��Everyone, immediately find reliable cover, and make preparations to go into formation. We must ensure that we can mobilize our maximumbat state within 2 seconds. As for Mogensha, didn��t you mention being able to shoot with your eyes closed? Then just find a cover and stick out your hand to fire. That way, the worst oue is that you merely lose just a right hand.��


    ��F***, yourst sentence is really unpleasant.�� Mogensha mumbled to himself. ��But whatever, I can onlyply.��


    10 secondster, the gunshots resounded, disrupting the stillness of the night sky. But to Mogensha��s horror, after the bullets left his golden AK and pierced towards the Tyrannical Spore Colony; shockingly, not a single reaction was made. Another 10 secondster, the distorted bullet projectiles were now being forcefully squeezed out by the unbelievably tough membrane.


    ��Long distance attacks have no effect?�� An absurd notion formed in everyone��s heart. But in the next second, close to a hundred crimson arachnids impaled out of the ground ahead of the Tyrannical Spore Colony. Their cannibalistic roars echoed through the air as they charged in. Yet amidst the arachnid crowd, were astoundingly 10 blood-gold hydralisks! Their fearsome rapid fire rate was experienced beforehand. If they concentrated acid jets towards a sole person, even abined attack from 50 ordinary hydralisk would be inferior!


    Before the two parties shed, Mogensha had already kept his golden AK, producing out his short spear once again!


    That silver splintered spear connected to a scarlet blood g,


    With a kiss from his thick lips,


    Offering!


    Release!


    At present, he had started missing Qiaoer terribly. No doubt within this current party, Sheyan and Reef were both performing exceedingly perfectly in absorbing and tanking enemy��s firepower. Moreover, their coordination although still somewhat shaky, it still exhibited a dominant disy of terrifying potential. To Mogensha, he naturally wanted to disy an equalplementing strength. If not, falling behind the pack would signify being phased out in the future!


    Hence, over the duration of travel, Mogensha had fully disyed his might. ughtering his way here, at least 60 percent of the total damage output belonged to him. However for this time, the thunderous might and lightning pace of the Sparta spear may not fulfill his expectation! This didn��t mean that his powers had declined, but it was because the de Empress��s own units were too crafty and formidable! The Sparta short spear was like a hot knife going through butter, rummaging through 5 blood-gold hydralisks in an awe-inspiring disy; before disying signs of decline. After ying the sixth hydralisk, it had spent most of its force, and the seventh hydralisk only suffered severe damage!


    In the end, there were only 4 hydralisks left - urately putting, 3 perfect state hydralisk and 1 crippled hydralisk! But they were the direct subordinates of the de Empress, blood-gold hydralisks! Without a doubt, Mogensha had sessfully lured the offensive attention of these dangerous breed. Simultaneously, they turned to concentrate their priorities on Mogensha.


    Their robust muscles were already contracting, their swollen grape like concentrated lymph nodes were already secreting out acid. Their infrared vision had already locked onto the enemy��s heat emission. Predictably, in the next second, Mogensha would suffer a torrential greeting of acidic jet from these 4 hydralisk! But the worst part was, Mogensha was still in a daze after executing this grand scale ability! He waspletely unable to evade!


    Apart from Lieutenant Colonel Dundee, Sheyan had brought the rest of the marines over. No doubt, they were deserving of the title elite. In this crucial moment, they concentrated their firepower against a perfect condition blood-gold hydralisk; pouring down menacing firepower against the poor creature. Being pounded down by a barrage of bullets, it waspletely unable to release any acidic jet.


    Meanwhile, Reef had charged to the front, activating his Silver storyline ss shield��s ability ��Tongue thrust�� ! Suddenly, a sinister ck tongue ray drilled out from the alien skull, instantly ying that severely wounded blood-gold hydralisk!


    But there still 2 more hydralisks!


    And they were 2 blood-gold hydralisks!


    Mogensha was no Sheyan nor Reef. His defence rate was merely counted as powerful elite gunner. Moreover, he was currently in a state of paralytic daze, needing 2 seconds to regain his mobility. The torrential jet of acid within these short 2 seconds, was enough to sent him into a dangerously critical state. At best, he would be able to use that ��Honorary max-protein injection gun dosage��. But at worst, Mogensha would melt within seconds under thebined efforts from the 2 hydralisk, leaving no chance for emergency medical aid.


    Suddenly! 10 ally zerglings ahead abruptly forsake their opponents, leaping up in desperation. Their position coincidentally obstructed the firing path of one of the hydralisk. Hence, the lethal corrosive acid directly sprayed against them, as the zerglings blocked off most of it. However, after interaction with such a concentrated corrosive acid, they undoubtedly met their fate, melting into a grotesque pool of blood and acid.


    No doubt, such suicidal behaviour was instigated by their master, Sheyan!


    As for thest blood-gold hydralisk, it wasn��t too far from Sheyan��s location. Yet it exceeded 10 metres. In this instance, Sheyan retrieved a weapon out, bluntly aiming over!


    At the moment this pitch-ck weapon appeared, a peculiar fragrance of scented rum filled the air!


    From afar, Mogensha forgot about his current predicament for a brief instance, he finally witnessed Seaman��s ultimate trump card, his pupils tightened in that instance; and then a smiled internally���� It was a firearm! An incredibly formidable firearm that could turn the tides in an instant, yet on the contrary, it was actually held by this closebatant brat, Seaman! What kind of heaven defying object was it?!

 Chapter 262: Crisis!

    <h4>Chapter 262: Crisis!</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    A raindrop sized lead projectile bathed in smoky fumes volleyed towards the hydralisk��s head. Yet, due to Sheyan��s natural deficiency in uracy, a distinct crooked trajectory could be seen. The saying, a thousand mile consequence from a millimeter mistake, could be used to describe this bullet. Yet a strange mysterious happening urred. An unknown mystical energy seemed to manipte it, suddenly reversing the trajectory of the bullet, tantly correcting its path!!


    The inevitable hit effect had surfaced!


    (TN: recalling Ambition��s Rum and Songs ability from ch 102, it possesses an inevitable hit effect)


    This one lethal lead round lodged into the blood-old hydralisk��s head, sending it into a stunned stupor. After that 3 seconds of stunning effect faded, Mogensha had already regained his mobility. He hastily dove behind a cover, leaving no chance for any more hostile attacks.


    Following that, Reef charged straight into the pack of zerglings. With the reliable, impregnable silver shield guarding him, he released a heart shuddering roar! A formless shock wave swept out, blowing viciously against the surrounding blood-gold zerglings. Slits of blood streamed out from their nose and eyes. Suddenly, these savage pack of carnivores experienced a huge plunge in their speed!


    Shattering Cardiac Roar!


    Originally, these intellectually superior nurtured zerglings wanted to charge towards the backline long rangebatants - ckthorn tribe��s hydralisk and the elite marines. They totally selectively ignored the two unmoving brutes in front. But after having their power speed reduced by half; if they persisted in their actions, it would only lead to one oue. With their tortoise like movement, that would be bing target practice for the barrage of bullets and torrents of acidic jets. Thus, they rerouted their target to Sheyan and Reef. Unfortunately for them, these two humans were like an unwavering solid boulder with their current attack prowess. Their skin was like granite.


    In a short span of minutes, the fierce battle had concluded. In this battle, Sheyan was left with only 3 hired zerglings. Luckily, the long distance firepower team was perfectly preserved. From this scene, Sheyan��s expression had sunk even heavier. He cannot allow any more zergling casualties, if not, he would have to use a hydralisk to scout ahead. Needless to say, there would be numerous dangers lurking ahead.


    For example that Tyrannical Spore Colony ahead. It was like a teacher teaching a ss of barely naked and defenceless girls, but charging up to seize them would bee with a frightening bacsh. On the contrary, after the arachnid guards had perished, a huge sense of threat was lingering within Sheyan��s heart; as though constantly working hard to advise him:


    ��Don��t go near, don��t go near! You must never, ever go near!��


    After the group of them rested for ten minutes, they were waiting for their bodies to heal while discussing their attack n. But during this peaceful moment of pondering, their nightmare imprint transmitted a notification to the trio:


    ��Warning! You have dyed for too long, the governing forces of the de Empress over this Spore Hignd has detected an abnormality; dispatching additional patrolling forces. 10 minutes before arrival.��


    ��Warning! You have dyed for too long, the governing forces of the de Empress over this Spore Hignd has detected an abnormality. From here on, waves of patrol would be dispatched in 30 minutes intervals, wave strength would be exponentially increased.��


    ��Oh! Crap!�� Sheyan hadn��t had the time to curse, he instantly scanned his surroundings. Mogensha and Reef who were both respective experts, instantly identified the most suitable region for a defensive fort! Very swiftly, a patrolling arachnid wave arrived. It approximatelyprised of 30 blood-gold zerglings, and 5 blood-gold hydralisk.


    Furthermore, amidst the arachnid mix, was a freakish creature they had never seen before. This creature seemed to have 8 long legs like a spider. A metallic knife de stretched out from the tip of its legs, releasing a baleful chill. Its head had the appearance of a hydralisk, butrger by 2-3 folds aspared to a hydralisk. Because of incessant sliding movement of its 8 legs, its advancing speed was rtively rapid. A golden stripe extended from its torso splitting towards the 8 long legs. It emitted a dignified demonic aura!


    After Reef saw this creature, his eyes were hugely opened; immediatelymunicating to Sheyan.


    ��That is an advanced strain of the hydralisk! We encountered it previously when attempting to rescue Johnny, it surfaced at the same time as the ming beetle! That creature is called a Lurker. It doesn��t attack over the ground surface, but can drill and burrow underground at frightening speed. While underground, it will release its razor-sharp spines in waves, wildly shing upwards and impaling everyone. Because of that, we didn��t notice it previously, and ended up with 13 Roughneck marines dying in its hands! We definitely have to dispose of it as a priority. If not, once it burrows into the ground, then it would difficult to deal any damage to it.��


    (TN: can google lurker if you wish to see its image)


    ��It has an AOE attack like the Sunken Colony?�� Sheyan coldly red at the carapace shell of the Lurker. The carapace was shimmering with a metallic luster. Obviously, this guy possessed extraordinary defensive capabilities! ��What is its range?��


    ��Definitely not inferior to a marine. Although these guys cannot move while burrowed underground, but its attacking range and scope is at leastparable to our firearms. More critically, because of its underground attacks, even a bunker is useless against it. But more crucially, we have no clue if the de Empress��s Lurker possesses any additional enhancements!��


    Naturally, Mogensha��s Sparta short spear was still in its cooldown duration. Sheyan sighed as he understood their predicament. This battle, would definitely be a hardfought victory! The only good news was, his ��Rum and Songs�� only had a 10 minutes cooldown duration. This represented another usage within the battle.


    15 minutester, the battle finally concluded. Hidden sneakily by the side, Sheyan was sessful in mounting a sneak attack. Straight away using his ��Rum and Songs�� from the get go and inducing a 3 seconds stun, heplemented it with his ��Electromaic Cloud Bomb�� resulting in a total stunning control period of 10 seconds for that blood-gold Lurker (Because the lurker had a stronger resistance to stunning effects). Thus, the long distancebat team was able to seize the opportunity to wipe out this deadly creature.


    However, this patrolling wave of arachnids had ingeniously segregated itself. Under the twin tanking pirs of Sheyan and Reef, 7-8 blood-gold zerglings and blood-gold hydralisk managed to deliver attacks towards the long distancebat team! After the battle concluded, Mogensha was now blind in one eye because of the acid. Sheyan and Reef didn��t really incur much wounds. Instead, his entire hired zerglings were utter annihted, and only 1 hydralisk had survived but was bitterly injured. The human race wasn��t spared either, as only 3 elite marines were left!


    It was obvious. They had toplete the mission within the next 30 minutes, at least destroying this Tyrannical Spore Colony in front of them. They no longer hoped for additional rewards. They had to at least, prevent themselves for incurring the penalty of failure! Although his perceptive sensing was transmitting extremely clear warnings, Sheyan still ordered the final heavily wounded hydralisk to scout they way ahead. Inching forward to the Tyrannical Spore Colony with its swaying body.


    A hundred metre, nothing.


    80 metres, nothing.


    50 metres������ suddenly, this heavily wounded hydralisk exploded! Its flesh and green body fluids spraying in all directions! Its fleshnded on the ground, rapidly dissolving like butter on a burning pan. In mere seconds, its existence waspletely erased. At the instance of the tragic explosion, a golden brilliance shed out visibly, as though trying to puncture people��s heart!


    Sheyan turned to look at Mogensha who possessed the best vision. His expression sullen as he asked.


    ��Did you see it?��


    Mogensha swallowed his saliva, his dry and hoarse voice sounded out.


    ��I saw it, it��s the impaling strike of a Sunken Colony, that attack was ruthlessly brutal, incisive and swiftly precise! It was brimming with blood lust! However, its attack speed seems to be only half of an ordinary Sunken Colony! Yet with every strike, two deathly pale, bloodstained tendrils will surface! The pointed tip of the tendril radiates with a golden flicker! Moreover, the position of that blood-gold Sunken Colony is extremely cunning, to deliver far range firepower against it, one has to make a big round over! However to do so, we would have to enter its attacking range. There has to be someone to tank its firepower first!��


    Naturally, this should very well by the Tyrannical Spore Colony��s final defensive line - Blood-gold Sunken Colony! Thus, the pivotal role would fall onto Sheyan and Reef. If the two were able to withstand the assaults from the blood-gold Sunken Colony, then they would be able to destroy that Sunken Colony andplete the mission! But the crux of the matter is���� can they withstand it?


    If they yed the alternating swapping method, then the problem lies in the ability to attract the attention and aggro of the Sunken Colony. For example, if Sheyan was currently tanking and he cannot withstand any longer, then Reef must be able to attract the Sunken Colony��s aggro at the critical moment; and he had to ensure it would only attack himself.


    Fortunately, this problem was quickly resolved by Baiise. He very confidently mentioned to Sheyan; ording to the human race intelligence, every Sunken Colony is programmed to attack only the closest hostile enemy. Unless, the Overmind personallymanded and controlled it to attack otherwise. Moreover, there doesn��t seem to be any Overmind present within the de Empress��s forces. They would only obey themands of the de Empress! Lucky for them, the de Empress herself wasn��t here, hence, this was a weakness they could very well exploit.


    For the next step, very possibly the most important one, it was for Sheyan and Reef to personally experience the attacking might of the Sunken Colony. Instead, the test concluded with everyone getting icy cold water poured down onto their head! Although the blood-gold Sunken Colony��s attacking duration/interval was rtively longer, and could only attack once roughly every 6-7 seconds, but its damage output���� it reached at least an atrociously terrifying 200 points - 250+ points!! Furthermore, its regenerative prowess were not only dreadfully fast, its health point was estimatedly close to 7,000 HP!!

 Chapter 263: Dark gold……power!

    <h4>Chapter 263: Dark gold����power!</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    It was exceptionally clear to everyone, the primary w in this strategy lies in Sheyan. Even after defence was factored into the blood-gold Sunken Colony��s attack, it still disgustingly exceeded a hundred points of damage. His innate ability ��Endurance�� could only lessen it by a seemingly negligible degree! Instead, Reef was much better off. His innate ability was able to reduce damage based on percentage; hence under the outrageous damage, he only suffered 60+ points of damage. No matter if it was life points of equipment/skills, he vastly outweighed Sheyan��s capabilities.


    The trio sunk into a grimly silent deadlock, as time sped by rapidly. After calctions, they only had a short 10 minutes left; this includes needing to search for the weakness of the Tyrannical Spore Colony, and destroying it!


    ��Perhaps���� there is another way.��


    Reef breathed in deeply.


    He started by first unequipping his Silver Storyline ss Shield ��Processed Alien Skull��, and his ck grade weapon ��Centaurus Ionized Lightsabre��. Next, he removed his personal equipments that boosted his physique, and proactively handed them to Sheyan.


    ��Your current problem lies in your inadequate defence. If we work around this to increase your defence, we can very well decrease the attack blood-gold Sunken Colony to 80 points, that will be extremely significant already. Adding your innate ability, you��ll definitely be able to exhibit the maximum potential.��


    Sheyan received Reef��s equipment, but he didn��t put them on. Instead, he hesitated for a moment before earnestly shaking his head to Reef.


    ��It��s useless, I haven��t learn shield handling; at most, I can utilize 80% of the shield��s potential. Yet you are able to exhibit 120% of the shield��s ability! That itself is a huge disparity. Moreover, you still have that extremely solid ��Faith guard�� shield ability, Thus, if i wear your equipment, at most I will be able to stay level to your previous persisting duration! But more importantly, just based on your physique attribute alone, it is already higher than mine by 13 points! Such a huge difference, there is nothing else needed to be said.��


    As he spoke, Sheyan took a deep breath and continued.


    ��Therefore, the best way to go from here, is for me to pass my equipment to you. Assembling ourbined prowess onto you, I��ll change to a damage output role and support you instead! I��ve already calcted; with the addition of my equipments, you��ll definitely be able to reach the 50 points physique limit in this difficulty level! ording to my deduction and knowledge, once a single attribute reaches the extreme limit, there should be a huge possibility of an additional bonus reward! Moreover even without mine equipment, I��ll still be able to take over you for at most 10 seconds for you to heal up with medicines or bandages. With that miraculous achievement based medicine dosage that can allow my health to heal instantly, we have a good shot at aplishing this darn mission!��


    ��Of course, even if a 50 points physique is not enough for us to tide through this mission, then the option of retreating is still possible. At least we still have that liberty!��


    While Sheyan spoke, he removed his own Silver Storyline ss essory ��+5 Monstrous Fighting Spirit�� and his Blue grade ��Rotten Bone Ring�� (Strength +1, Physique +1), and handed it to Reef! The ring was fine, but the ��Monstrous Fighting Spirit�� caused Reef to gasped with shock! With a disbelieving gaze, he eximed to Sheyan.


    ��This����this is a defense type Silver Storyline ss essory!!! And you even drew out a miracle unique essory attribute bonus?! You��re actually willing to trade it to me? Hey, you must understand, its value�� it is even be mentioned on the same breath as a high quality Dark Gold equipment or a Green set equipment (Able to mature equipments)!��


    TN: Revision of equipment/item grades - White (Common), Light blue (1 bonus attribute), Dark blue (1-2 Bonus attribute), ck (1-2 Bonus attribute, 0-1 passive ability) Silver Storyline ss (Unique boss/elite loot, possessing uniquely strong attribute)/ Green/Light green (Set items/ Maturing equipment), / Golden .


    Sheyanughed candidly, bluntly replying.


    ��Since you��re able to trust me first, why can��t I simrly ce my trust in you?��


    Reef was speechless. Time was of the essence, there couldn��t be any more dys! He quickly equipped the essory Sheyan loaned to him. He then swung his head round, shooting a deep prating gaze towards Sheyan. Suddenly, he instigated a trade with Sheyan. Within the trade details, was an astonishing dazzling with dark gold brilliance ne!


    Smith��s Matrix microchip


    Equipment: Dark Gold grade


    World origin: The Matrix


    Material: Unknown


    Additional instations: None


    Equipment position: Neck


    Equipe model: Ne


    Weight: 11.6 g.


    Equipment usage requirements: Every attribute not beneath 15 points / OR Military ranking above Private First ss


    Details: Strength/ Agility + 6 points


    Details: Explosive strike rate/ uracy + 3%


    Passive ability: Update database, condition not reached to activate


    Passive ability: ��Inspect (DIR)�� - Every time a sessful attack is dealt onto the enemy, an order for ��Inspect (DIR)�� will be engaged. Sessfully determining the enemy��s weakpoint, allowing your explosive strike rate to increase by 3%! This effect can be stacked for maximum 3 times. ��Inspect (DIR)�� effect will be lowered to 1% when facing a contestant, able to stack for maximum 2 times.


    Active ability: ��Format�� - Format an order upon oneself, temporary converting 5 points of physique to 5 points of strength. After the formatting, at least 20 minutes before able to cancel formatting. During this duration, the initial health points of the converted physique will be preserved, but once that health is lost, it would not regenerate. (Example: If Sheyan did a formatting on a 10 points of physique, his HP will still remain at 100 points, but his defence will now drop by 2.5 points. If an enemy manage to inflict damage until he has 30 HP left, he would only be able to regenerate to 50 HP)


    (TN: Revision for defence calction - Every 1 point in physique = 10 points of HP. Every 1 point of physique = 0.5 points of defence)


    Description: This is Agent Smith��s replicate dropped ordinary microchip. Because Smith exists as aputer virus, he is assigned special abilities by the Matrix. In the matrix, he has the role and ability as a revising human program, and is able to continuously borrow other��s bodies. This microchip has absorbed the ruthlessness and craziness of Smith, possessing immense power! Once used by a person, it can be rebirthed!


    ***************


    ��Why��re you doing this?�� Sheyan was taken aback.


    Reef gently replied.


    ��This is incase I die in battle, an insurance to prevent you from losing everything!��


    After conversing, Reef instantly activated a ��Faith guard�� over himself! A glossy transparent ss like a solid iceyer covered him. Then with an honor that disallows him from ncing back, he tightly gripped his ck lightsaber, and silently charged forward! The aura he emitted, was an insane defiance, as though one against a thousand!


    As the saying goes, pull a hair and the whole body goes. When Reef led the charge, the rest simultaneously charged forward! Because the Sunken Colony had such a wretchedly cunning positioning, from their current vision perspective, it was cleanly blocked by the fat onion, Tyrannical Spore Colony! Hence, to be able to attain a suitable angle to fire against it, they had to brazenly make a detour after approaching to a 20 metre distance.


    Reef��s charge was abrupt and decisive. Sheyan didn��t even have the time to forewarn him about triggering the ��Monstrous Fighting Spirit��! Heinously sharp twin tendrils erupted from the ground in a sh, piercing towards Reef. A ripple formed over his semi-transparent ��Faith guard��, before dull hot blood gushed out! Without hesitation, Sheyan had already equipped that Dark Gold ne, instantly activating its ��Format�� ability!


    Immediately, Sheyan felt a surging heat boiling through his body. His strength ferociously climbed to 27 points (consuming his ��Strength of the Bear Flesh��)! Sheyan��s HP was now at 330 points, his physique only 18 points! Even with such statistics, his innate ability ��Endurance��, still allowed him a pretty adequate survivability! Reckoned, it was not inferior to that Qiao Gun from the Symbiosis sect. Moreover, the reason Sheyan dared to take such a risk, was also because of that ��Honorary Max-protein Injection Gun Dosage�� that Reef gifted to him! That item guaranteed that if Sheyan was not wasted instantaneously, he would still have a second life. Actually for Sheyan, the reason he didn��t purchase such items wasn��t because of being unwilling to part with his achievement points, but it was that hecked utility points.


    Reef had previously only wore one essory. ��Monstrous Fighting Spirit�� provided a total additional enhancement to his attributes. Apart from physique, it boosted an entire 6 points pf perceptive sensing, 2 points of strength, and 5 points of agility! Reef��s agility was currently an iparably domineering 33 points! Even a long rangebatant focussing on agility would not even reach such a frightening state! Just a mere 50 metres distance to Reef, was equivalent to a wild howling gale! He then raised his lightsaber as he chopped down!


    The Sunken Colony had a crimson appearance with golden vein lines, its look was grimly sinister. Although the attacking interval was considerably slow, its speed of attack execution was still rtively rapid. Trying to utilize rolling or diving evasive tactics, waspletely inconceivable.


    ��Wham!�� After a radiant chop with the ck lightsaber, a burnt scar was left on it; releasing an awful burnt flesh stench. As the most crucial battle organ structure for the arachnid race, it instantly directed its pain towards a fiercer fighting spirit; mercilessly impaling Reef once again with its deadly sharp tendrils!


    Every despicable tendril assault was done in pairs, but the sustained damage was actually considered as one strike. It wasn��t segregated into two attacks. Hence, its attack damage was so high, and was extremely disadvantageous to Sheyan��s innate ability; causing him to reach an unbearable state. Moreover right now, after Reef receiving the second pierce of the tendril, it was counted as the second attack! That indicated one thing! That was, the essory ��Monstrous Fighting Spirit�� had now reached its maximum potential, propelling his physique by 10 points! This undoubtedly signified that Reef��s physique had broken through to the extreme limit of the current difficulty ��


    The 50 points physique boundary!!!

 Chapter 264: Crushing, rapid dispatch!!

    <h4>Chapter 264: Crushing, rapid dispatch!!</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    After that series of engagements, Sheyan started to closely observe Reef��s expression. He could see him shuddering slightly, before shing a relieved expression; and then, he tantly removed his ��Faith guard��! What did this meant? It meant that Sheyan��s deduction was spot on. After reaching the 50 point boundary limit, although a person��s attribute will no longer stack and improve, they would definitely receive an additional favourable bonus! This wasn��t Sheyan randomly shooting without aiming; he simply derived it from the choice bonus from the realm, when the pure attribute (Without equipment) reached 20 points.


    The facts were ringly obvious. The bonus should be pretty great. So great, that Reef could even remove his ��Faith guard�� and still be able to stand up against the horrifying might of the elite Sunken Colony for a long duration. His ��Faith guard�� could now be kept as an exceptional trump card, as he preserved his MP for now!


    Upon seeing this, everyone else seemed to receive a huge vigorous motivation, opening fire without a tinge of hesitation. Those marines activated their ��Stimnt��, anyone with powerful abilities straightforwardly executed them. Aiming ahead, releasing a frenzied barrage without restraint! Repulsive blood gushed out from the Elite Sunken Colony all over its surface, its wounds festering like a honeb! Although it possessed frightening regenerative abilities, its w was its mediocre defence. It waspletely unable to withstand such vicious intense aggression, its health points wildly plunging down.


    Because his methrower wasn��t very effective against the defence of an organ structure, Sheyan had to summon his twin fists and pound fiercely against it. His strength was pretty outstanding, ��Thomp! Thomp�� as he smashed down onto the Sunken Colony. Blood sttered out miserably, the muscles and flesh of the elite Sunken Colony constantly spasmed beneath every collision. Naturally, if it had a pain nerve sensor, it would definitely be distraughted by the severely acute pain!


    But at this moment,


    Coincidentally at that moment, when the 3 elite marines had the ��Stimnt�� effect wore off!!


    Sheyan��s pupils suddenly contracted. Even though he had lost the 6 points of perceptive sensing from the ��Monstrous Fighting Spirit��, under this nerve wrecking circumstances, he was still able to sense premonitions of a sudden change in environment! An unbelievably intense sensation swept through him from the vast emptynd at the left! Suddenly, the earth rumbled as the soil erupted into the air! Dust and soil polluted the air, but an appalling 8 fresh blood-gold zerglings, and 2 blood-gold hydralisks burrowed out!!!


    They appeared at such a timing!


    They actually appeared at such a situation!!!!


    They really, genuinely appeared at this critical juncture!!!!!!!


    At this moment, it was coincidentally the moment when the effects of ��Stimnt�� had wore off! Every long rangebatant was at its ultimate weakest and unprepared state. It they were earlier by a second, these arachnids would have to face a deadly barrage of firepower instantaneously. Yet if they werete by a second, the elite Sunken Colony would have to sustain an all out assault for another second. Although they were few in numbers, they managed to grasped the critical aspect of the Overlord being unable to approach this area. They actually appeared as this damnable timing����


    Astoundingly, it seemed like the main idea was to precisely turn the tides on Sheyan and gang!


    Normally, it cannot be said that Sheyan and his team didn��t require any effort to dispatch just a few pathetic arachnids; however, it would still be a rtively simple process. But these few arachnids actually decided to show up at such an immacte position, and critical juncture. They were 7 Inches of disaster to Sheyan��s team! They may very well be thatst straw that overwhelms the camel*!!!


    (TN: *Chinese idiom - that tiny game changing variable)


    Currently, it was confirmed that the de Empress was not present here. But that signified that the subordinate forces of the de Empress were not only vastly superior to other arachnid races, but they even possessed their own supreme battle instinct and intellect! They could precisely ess the battle situation, and seize their chances. This was not a thread inferior to any human.


    At this instance, Reef hadpletely lost his self-control. His eyes wide and bloodshot, as he roared out furiously.


    ��Draw close to me! I can protect you guys!��


    Undoubtedly, by drawing close to Reef, they would be able to avoid the threat of the zerglings. His ��Shattering Cardiac Roar�� had a huge scope, and lessened enemy��s movement; it was a natural counter to those speedy zerglings. Then, Mogensha and the 3 elite marines would be able tobine their firepower, and send the zerglings to their graves.


    However, there were still 2 blood-gold hydralisks in the distance! Moreover, they were outside the range of the ��Shattering Cardiac Roar��, and possessed the most fatal threat! Apart from Sheyan and Reef, nobody else would be able tost even 5 seconds under the torrents of acidic jet. Yet, it there were any casualties, this no doubt meant that the duration needed to destroy the Sunken Colony would be lengthened. Any unnecessary dy, may spark a cmitous domino of chain reactions. Sadly at this moment, they hadpletely ran out of the incredibly handy ��Electromaic Cloud Bomb��!


    But at this very moment, Sheyan��s heart seemed to suddenly be terribly calm; even his heartbeat and breathing could be heard distinctly. Such a peculiar state had surfaced only twice before. One was deep in the sewers in the Terminator world, and the other was the eve before encountering the Mountain troll! At this moment, his heart was flowing as clear as crystal water. With a flick of his left hand, an object appeared; an object stored in his Nightmare imprint so long ago, that dust should have settled on it.


    This object was something he envisioned himself using during his Harry Potter world endeavor, yet he was actually going to use it here.


    That magical Fanged Frisbee! With an arch of his head, a green curve sliced out in mid air; carrying a shrilling screech as it spun towards the 2 hydralisks!


    Its fierce ivory spikes covered it densely, issuing out a violent whizzing cry mid flight, but yet its speed wasn��t very fast. Thus, the two highly intelligent blood-gold hydralisks instantly swapped targets, concentrating their efforts against this rtively slow, but seemingly menacing frisbee. Their incessant lime acids rapidly sshed against the frisbee, but seemingly to no avail.


    Concurrently, Sheyan seized this chance to charge at the two blood-gold hydralisk with his full might! As long as he couldpletely suppress them, then undoubtedly; the group of elite marines, Mogensha and Reef, would be able to take care of those zerglings. But if those hydralisks were allowed to freely jet out their lethal acid, then perhaps, not a single one of them would make it out alive!


    To ovee tremendous hardship and achieve one��s goal, that is the true hero,


    In the advent crisis against an insane tide, only by pulling through would one be considered a genuine champion! A true leader!


    The ��Fanged Frisbee�� precisely sliced against one of the hydralisk, but only jokingly teased it of 1 HP. It then swerved to the other hydralisk. When the two hydralisks realized this ��Fanged Frisbee�� was utterly useless, they had already wasted a full 3 seconds on it. Yet, Sheyan had already seized these precious 3 seconds, and sprinted furiously to 10 metres away from them!


    Fortunately due to his prior battle experience, Sheyan had already went through a life and death struggle with the two rare elite, ��Boiling�� and ��Dense-acid��. With his flourishing experience, he fished out ��Ambition��, diving forward in mid air as he activated his ��Rum and Songs��, and pressed the trigger!


    ��Boom!�� Smoky fumes pervaded away. A lethal lead bullet spiralled into the head of the nearest blood-gold hydralisk. Sheyan thennded with a simple front roll. Neglecting the unaffected hydralisk, he was like a famished ferocious wild beast. Releasing an oppressive wild from deep within his throat, he pounced towards the stunned hydralisk.


    The unaffected blood-gold hydralisk had long ago ignored the iing ��Fanged Frisbee��, concentrating its wild torrential acid jets onto Sheyan. This male��s sprinting footsteps were ridiculously heavy, as though announcing his rapid heartbeat. Within Sheyan��s pupils, was an ignited glint of crimson brutality, like an unstoppable wild beast pressing forward. Like a bloodlusted wild beast that had lost all its senses; the acidic burns sizzled over his skin seemed like nothing to him, as he aimed straight for the stunned hydralisk!


    The bone deep corrosive burns were utterly neglected, as he raised his fists toweringly.


    With a clear twitch of his right hand, he clenched his fist tightly as he propelled it forward. It was like his whole body was being carried by this one first, as he smashed in with all his weight! His movements were terribly obvious, but the execution of it was miraculously fast!


    A ck glimmer shed over his fist,


    He had just expended the final usage of his ��Ghost Whetstone��,


    In this instance, Sheyan��s hand was clearly equipped with only a brass knuckle exuberating a light blue radiance. Yet it carried a tyrannical dominance, booming down thunderously!


    You want me dead! Then you��ll have to die first! Sheyan felt his blood boiling within, exploding out in the form of a domineering roar!


    AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!


    This fist actually punctured deep into the body of the stunned blood-gold hydralisk, stopping only at his elbow! Its incredibly solid carapace was shockingly like a tofu, easily splitting apart upon impact! The blood-gold hydralisk��s entire body then broke out into a despairing fit of spasm!


    ��Pam!�� It exploded forth with excessive lime green fluids, leaving behind only 17-18 chunks of its flesh! Sheyan��s face waspletely smeared with its revolting substances!


    Rapid dispatch!!!!!!


    ��What����it actually just died like that?�� The crazed Sheyan waspletely astonished. ording to his earlier battle experiences, he had calcted that although the blood-gold hydralisk didn��t possess much health, it still had at least 300 HP. Moreover ording to Mogensha��s ��True rity�� insights, an ordinary hydralisk carapace would be able to absorb at least 15% of physical damage. Yet he was actually able to finish it with just one gunshot and an ordinary punch?

 Chapter 265: Arduous triumph

    <h4>Chapter 265: Arduous triumph</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    After his fatal strike, Sheyan didn��t pause to reflect. He instantly focused to the other blood-gold hydralisk. While doing so, he couldn��t resist the urge to sweep through hisbat log:


    ��You used ��Rum and Songs�� to shoot the enemy, dealing a total of 112 damage and 2.71 stunning effect.��


    ��You utilized Ghost Whetstone, your next 3 physical attacks will neglect your enemy��s defence.��


    ��Your ordinary punch is an explosive strike! Explosive strike of 200% damage. Dealing a total of 132 points of damage.��


    ��Your strength is 27 points! Enemy��s strength is 12 points, you will deal additional crushing damages to your enemy - 64 points of crushing damages!!! This crushing damage neglects enemy��s defence!��


    ��Your damage neglects enemy��s defence (Effect of Ghost Whetstone), crushing damages simrly neglects enemy��s defence.��


    ��Your crushing damage is an explosive strike! Explosive strike of 200% damage.��


    ��Your additional crushing damages is now 128 points��


    ��You yed the blood-gold hydralisk!��


    ��Crushing damages����so that��s the case! I never expected myself to deliver crushing damages!�� Sheyan surged with a disbelieving sensation. ��So this is the terrifying might of a dark gold equipment? Able topletely reinvigorate a contestant in an instant, without needing a negative trade off!��


    ************


    Previously, Sheyan had already felt the erratic sensation of having an eyeball bursting like an over pumped ser ball. But this time, thanks to the other blood-gold hydralisk��s attack, he once again felt this agonizing familiarity that he wasn��t willing to feel again. In order to repay his gratitude towards that damnable hydralisk; with a grotesquely deformed face and bloodied body, Sheyan charged in and deliver a flying kick towards the hydralisk��s belly!


    This one kickpletely ignored the tight abdominal muscles of the hydralisk, his irresistible force left a deep depression over its belly! If not for its body having a different bodyposition than humans, its intestines would all have been ruptured on the spot!


    ��AHHHHHH!�� Sheyan released a miserable shrieking under the searing pain of his flesh corroding. He felt like his entire body was boiling. Stretching his left hand, he tightly gripped onto the hydralisk��s scaly neck, kneading it like a bun.


    This one move finally caused the blood-gold hydralisk to shut its mouth, frothing with its repulsive deadly acids at its throat. The froth regurgitated out of the hydralisk��s nostrils, releasing an awful nauseating stench of blood and body fluids. With his eyes zing wildly with his near triumph, his sturdy right arm bent downwards further; the muscles tightening iparably! As tough as steel!


    In the next second, after a hefty final uppercut punch up the blood-gold hydralisk��s neck; its neckbonepletely fractured through, its bones splintering out of the neck in 7-8 cuts. If not for its stretchy and tough skin and bundles of blood vessels, its head would��vepletely been severed, and blown into bits. Thest punch was like an invisible fishing hook, hooking the hydralisk upwards like a helpless fish, knocking it flying onto a nearby rock!


    As the hydralisknded, the rocky edges ripped open the hydralisk��s flesh, as its ruptured innards came pouring out distastefully. It was really like tearing apart a piece of cloth ferociously. The revolting remains constantly spasmed, as lime green fluid spewed over the ground, forming a pool around. Looking at it, if it wasn��t dead, it would surely be crippled for life.


    Actually Sheyan had already formted his battle n. But he didn��t expect himself to be able to deliver such domineering ferocity. Moreover, hydralisks were long range units that were already determined to suffer in close proximity to closebatants. And Sheyan actually reached the apex of his prowess at that moment, hence suffering such a cruel and swift defeat was only logical.


    But now was not the time for Sheyan to savour the pleasant greatness of his crushing damages! Time was of the essence, he still had to destroy that Sunken Colony!


    But unexpected variables were normal on the battlefield. He was still utterly astonished as his rapid dispatchment of the two biggest trouble. But when he turned his head round, he realized that a devastating ident had urred.


    After Reef��smand to draw towards him, Mogensha and the 3 elite marines reacted swiftly in doing so. The fresh blood-gold zerglings naturally sprinted frenziedly towards them. However����this was where the shocking twist happened!


    After a mighty roar from his ��Shattering Cardiac Roar��; amongst the 8 blood-gold zerglings, there were actually 6 who were able to resist his ability!!! That meant the slowing effect wasn��t effective. asional screw ups were bound to happen during several crucial moments, that was thew of nature, and was also bringer of mortal cmity!


    The 6 savage beasts ferociously shed into the entire long rangebat team. Reef waspletely tied down, he was still primarily tanking the deadly drills of the Sunken Colony��s tendril assaults. The 8 fresh blood-gold zerglings had already added on a heavy burden onto him. Even though he had broken through to the 50 points of physique boundary limit, it didn��t mean that he waspletely invincible.


    30 secondster, two blood-gold zerglingsid motionlessly beside Reef. Clear fatigue and gruesome wounds covered his body. But what was more depressing, was the fact that apart from Mogensha, the rest of the marines had all copsed.


    Actually, there the long rangebat team were only facing 6 zerglings. Not inclusive of Mogensha, the 3 marines were elite! ording to theirposition and credentials, 4 versus 6 wasn��t really a huge disadvantage. However, prior to this, the blood-gold zerglings of the de Empress were actually being restrained greatly. Sheyan and Reef did an excellent job in suppressing them. But at this very moment, this advanced and berserking zerglings were now able to exhibit their fullest might of a vicious closebat arachnid!


    Within a mere 6 seconds, apart from Mogensha, everyone else was dragged into a massive massacre. At least 2 elite marines had been ripped to shreds in 2 seconds,pletely and utterly ripped to shreds! But at this moment, Mogensha was striving hard to survive. He howled desperately as he extracted every ounce of potential of his innate ability ��Beastly instincts��. Every single released bullet intertwined in mid air, colliding, and finally exploding around him! This seemingly meaningless action actually gave him a chance at survival.


    Life and death circumstances always injected inspirations into people.


    His inspiration came from his previous battles. When Sheyan detonated those ��Electromaic Cloud Bomb��!


    The arachnid��s greatest w wasn��t their vital organs, but rather their sense of hearing! This ��Electromaic Cloud Bomb�� was constructed specially to exploit their greatest w, and induced an incredible stunning duration. Yet when Mogensha under his despair, managed to shoot all massive amounts of bullets, manipting them to constantly sh against each other. Thus, the soundwaves from these collision sparked the same reaction as the ��Electromaic Cloud Bomb��,pletely stunning them and salvaging precious time to guarantee his survival!


    When Mogensha sessfully executed this, it also represented that his MP was being drained out rapidly. Mogensha gritted his teeth unyieldingly, he was someone that had climbed back from the pits of despair numerous times. Before his MP was nearly dried up, he continued to activate his trigger, reloading, as he dished out volleys of rounds into the brains of the zerglings. His vision was increasingly turning fuzzy and gloomy. On the other hand, Baiise who had lost one hand and one leg so far, was fighting hard to keep himself from fainting. With a single hand, he continued releasing his firepower towards the stunned zerglings!


    After finally ying the remaining zerglings, Mogensha coughed out a mouthful of blood. He tossed aside the golden AK in his hand, as he pulled out his Silver Short Spear again; staggering as he limped towards the elite Sunken Colony, watching grimly as its tendrils erupted from the ground. He already understood their current crisis. His vision was increasingly fuzzy,pletely unable to maintain the stability of his gunfire. Hence, he could only choose such a method to support the damage output! From a distant, gunshots from Baiise were still resounding repetitively. Although his attacks were weakening like his life force, it still carried his tenacious fighting spirit!!!


    Time sped by rapidly. A sparkling and translucent ��Faith guard�� condensed, reinforcing Reef��s body once again. Ahead of them, that elite Sunken Colony was already brimming with holes, with its body fluids streaming out sorrowfully. Yet its vicious assaults were still monotonously consistent, and still carried an unfathomable degree of threat!!!


    From beginning until now, it felt like a long duration hadpsed. But in actual fact, it was just mere minutes. Everyone had suffered considerably grave damages, but ultimately, it was Reef who had sustained most of the threatening damages! Without a doubt, only he was able to withstand the dreadful ravages of the Sunken Colony! Once things went out of control, he would definitely be the first to perish.


    Yet Reef��s gaze remained steadfast, clutching onto his shield and lightsaber steadily. Although his body was littered with severe wounds, his heroic and gant appearance hadn��t died off. This sensation was like an unyielding ancient noble kingdom, enduring the test of centuries. Even if he were to ascend onto a hanging post, with a noose around his neck; his hair flowing harmoniously with the wind, his mouth will firmly utter these unyielding noble words:


    ��I traverse over the great earth, yet only loyalty, conviction, gantry and sacrifice, my delight������


    Finally, the elite Sunken Colony was decimated in an awe-inspiring fountain of purplish ck blood. It was like a huge flesh fountain wildly spraying its bloodied contents towards the heavens, downing everyone in close proximity.


    From hindsight, Reef still appeared to be fine. But when he attempted to take step towards the Tyrannical Spore Colony, he instantly copsed harshly to the ground! His face exposed a bitter and hopeless smile. Every tendril from the elite Sunken Colony drilled out first from the ground, towards his legs. In other words, Reef being able to stand firmly against its constant attacks, could already be deemed as an amazing feat.

 Chapter 266: Pursue and being pursued

    <h4>Chapter 266: Pursue and being pursued</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Amongst the survivors; after Mogensha witnessed the Sunken Colony exploding, he directly fainted and copsed to the ground. His mental powers (MP) had been sapped, he was persisting based on sheer willpower. Naturally, his willpower would vanish after the Sunken Colony was destroyed. Reef had suffered severe crippling to both his legs. Baiise, was needless to say. He had lost a hand and a leg, there was nothing much that he could support with no.


    Therefore, the only one left standing now, was actually that bare fisted, soaked thoroughly in corrosive acid Sheyan! As he stood imposingly alone on the spot, he gave off a lonely majestic demeanor like an unyielding mountain range.


    Sheyan nced at Reef, as he couldn��t help asking.


    ��Have you used your honorary dosage? How much health are you left with?��


    Reef was currently wrapping his knee with bandages, shaking his head as he smiled grimly.


    ��Hundred and sixty-four points.��


    Sheyan nodded, his heart was filled with perilous vignce. One had to understand, from the beginning of this battle, severable unexpected variables had surfaced. Especially those few arachnid units hiding underground in ambush, it could be said that they hadpletely foiled Sheyan��s ns. Hence, Reef had to tank for a much longer duration. ording to Sheyan��s calctions, even if Reef had attained a certain bonus from reaching a 50 points boundary limit physique, he would still able to barely make it. And this was under the pretext of no other surprise arachnids!


    But with Reef��s current answer, it signified one thing. That was the bonus that Reef acquired from reaching a 50 points physique, had vastly exceeded Sheyan��s imagination! But at present, it wasn��t the time for Sheyan to muse about such a thing. He hastily charged towards the nearby region of the Tyrannical Spore Colony. Initially, it was enveloped with ayer of thick exterior skin; but after the elite Sunken Colony had been smashed into a blood mist, its exterioryer had shrivelled away, exposing its internal red flesh.


    Within its interior, 7-8 tremendous hideous deep purple vascrs were twisted and knotted together, deeply leading into the depths of the Tyrannical Spore Colony. The vascrs were glossy and rich with mucus, every bunch was as thick as the diameter of a person. Even without approaching closely, one could vividly see the vascrs pulsating like a rhythmic heartbeat; waves of fluids were consistently pumped upwards with great might.


    Undoubtedly, those were the vital spots of the of the Tyrannical Spore Colony. In view of having to deal with 7-8 tremendous vascrs, Sheyan had to abandon his 27 points of strength supremacy; opting to engage his ��Prometheus III methrower�� with an AOE effect instead. He pressed firmly onto the trigger.


    TN: the methrower probably works on structure now cause its initial defenceyer is already gone.


    Twin fiery dragons roared out, engulfing the deep purple vascrs as the emitted crackling sounds; as though they were currently being barbecued. Not longter, gigantic blisters started forming over these tremendous vascrs, before being fried. It seemed like this triggered the automatic defensive mechanisms, as it attempted to utilize its body fluids to extinguish the mes. Of course, such tactics were totally futile.


    During the manufacturing of the ��Prometheus III methrower��, this factor was already considered. Therefore, the mes of the methrower were equipped with potassium sodium grains, which possessed a natural chemical reaction with water. Hence, it only served to fuel the zing heat! Therefore the more body fluids released, the fiercer the mes!


    A contradicting twist, within only 20 seconds, the supposedly ��ultimate boss�� the onion looking Tyrannical Spore Colony was engulfed in a sea of mes; roasted thoroughly. From far, one could also tell. It��s internal fluids would also have a violent reaction under high temperature - transforming from light green to emerald and finally dark green. It appeared just like a balloon filled fully with boiling water. Green and lush brilliance radiated from inside, as it continued to bubble and froth up!


    Ultimately, this huge tyranny exploded, crumbling down like a gigantic waterfall. Its body fluids poured down in torrents, like a huge damp exploded. The zing mes released choking white fumes into the atmosphere. If Sheyan didn��t evade in time, he would been thoroughly drenched in the body fluids.


    At this emotional moment, Sheyan and the rest finally received a notification from the nightmare imprint that they had always wished for.


    ��You��ve destroyed a Tyrannical Spore Colony.��


    ��The fundamental condition of your side mission: ��Eradicating the Spore Colonies�� has been met.��


    ��Mission summary: For every additional destroyed Tyrannical Spore Colony, you will receive an additional reward from the human and arachnid race.��


    ��Do you wish to continue in your mission to destroy the other Tyrannical Spore Colonies?��


    ��If yes, then this mission will be deemed iplete, and you will have an additional 12 hours to aplish it.��


    ��If no, then you will immediately receive your rewards, and the mission is concluded.��


    ***************


    While wrecking the Tyrannical Spore Colony, Sheyan and attempted to summon another Overlord over. But regrettably, once that Overlord approached 50 metres into the Spore Hignd, it would be instantly decimated. Evidently, the defence system of the Spore Hignd was still tight as before, not showing a single loophole.


    Faced with the list of notification, Mogensha had already fainted after his MP was depleted. Furthermore, he didn��t even have this mission to begin, thus he did not have a single reaction. Instead, Reef released a long sigh of relief; he was about to ept to instantly receive the rewards, but couldn��t help gazing towards Sheyan. Sheyan gently shook his head, as he carried Mogensha. He then carried the simrly fainted Baiise as he strided towards the edge of the Spore Hignd with big steps.


    ��Hurry up, the second wave of patrol is about to arrive.��


    After a hardfought battle, Reef suddenly recalled that. The first wave had already included a terrifying arachnid unit. ording to their nightmare imprint, the waves would be increasingly tougher! Reef started to limp and chase after Sheyan��s rear view. Based on their current state, if they really encountered another wave of lively dragon and animated tiger; there wouldn��t be a need to fight, they would just strangle themselves and suicide.


    The second wave was actually slightly bigger than the first; it was roughly the sameposition of the first patrolling wave. Apart from a slight increase of zerglings and hydralisk, there was still only 1 Lurker present! But, there was another new arachnid creature! This arachnid unit was able to levitate and fly in mid air, it was a Queen zerg. (Queen zergs would only be able to spawn with a ss ��II�� base. The ckthorn tribe��s rare elite queen zerg belong to that category).


    Although there was only 1 Queen zerg, it created new offensive possibilities for the arachnid wave. Of course the most headache inducing ability, apart from that instant kill ��Spawn parasite��; it was that harmless but annoying speed reducing ��Capture�� web. Once Sheyan and the rest were caught within in, undoubtedly those nimble zerglings would be able to charge past them, and directly rummage through the long rangebatant backlines.


    As they were about to board their escape tool, an Overlord, they were discovered by the blood-gold Queen zerg. Naturally, she spat out an alluring golden web towards them. Fortunately, Sheyan still had a wildcard up his sleeves. He straightforwardlymanded the remaining few Scourges to congregate together, assembling this suicide squad to collide head on with the Queen zerg. Before she could fully release her ability, they self destructed in her face, finally venting their inner resentment.


    While fleeing within the safety of the Overlord, they all started recovering steadily with their regenerative abilities. Or at least, their condition wouldn��t worsen further. Baiise didn��t possess a regenerative capability as strong as contestants. After having two of his limb severed and losing too much blood, he sank into a deep unconscious state before boarding the Overlord. The Overlord had to use its tentacles to lift him inside. With the several straps of tentacles inside binding his decapitated wound tightly, it prevented any further loss of blood; as he finally woke up from his ��sleep��.


    After awaking, Baiise��s expression was gravely dejected. Actually, who wouldn��t be after losing a hand and a leg. His appearance really caused the surrounding people to fear that he wouldmit suicide. Reef suddenly broke the awkward silence.


    ��I��m sorry, I wasn��t able to block those vile zerglings.��


    Baiise continued his silence, but suddenly erupted with a vengeful frustration.


    ��You idiot! If not for your foolishmand to gather up, we would still be able to y those dogs from our positions! Every one of our Pebbles squad died here�� and it��s only me left. Look at me, just look at me. I will never be able to pilot, never be able to race with them anymore. I can��t even kick your ass right now. All this is all because of you!!! It is all you!!!��


    Until here, Baiise had really lost his cool. Ignoring his severe injuries, his eye had turned blood shot. Saliva spat out incessantly. His gaze was filled with animosity, his tears welling up with vengeance. If he still had a weapon beside him, he would��ve really gunned Reef down. Sheyan faintly sighed, chopping down onto Baiise��s neck, allowing him to faint once again. Currently, being calm was of importance to the overall mission objective.


    Actually, Baiise��s extreme behavior was fueled by his personal state of mind, after such a traumatizing experience, it was not really a surprise. Just likemon urrences in the present world, where people would vent their anger on random cars, or beating others, when they just broke up or loss an important loved one. Furthermore, actually Baiise may not be very patible�� with Reef from the start, hence, such a violent reaction was not umon. But when Sheyan turned around to try and console Reef, he got a huge shock.

 Chapter 267: Victory

    <h4>Chapter 267: Victory</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    After the berating from Baiise, veins swelled over Reef��s forehead. His face was exceedingly ashen, and his fist tightly clenched; it seemed like his rage was about to reach the limit. Sheyan was shocked, stunned, and forced out a smile. He hurriedly sat beside Reef as he patted his shoulder.


    ��Hey, Reef, his buddies were just wiped out. Furthermore, he just lost half of his limbs, don��t take it to heart.��


    Reef shut his eyes, breathing in heavily.


    ��No, he is right. It is my fault that I implicated everyone.��


    Sheyan was using his logical spective thinking, but he never thought Reef was actually ming himself! His body trembling slightly, as beads of perspiration rolled down his cheeks.


    ��You��actually you did pretty well. An AOE damage like ��Shattering Cardiac Roar�� would definitely have a higher probability of failing than others. This is heaven��s will, don��t me yourself.��


    ��No! This is my mistake.�� Reef��s gaze was resolute, unhesitantly dering. ��I��m at fault. I cannot let selfishness, greed and other evil forces cloud my heart, I cannot put the me on others. What��s my responsibility is mine to shoulder, I will never escape!��


    Sheyan was dumbfounded and dazed. He was carefully reflecting on Reef��s words, thinking if it came from the Holy Bible. He rubbed his temples, as he sighed helplessly.


    ��Fine, fine. Since we are still a party, naturally we should help each other. Then how do you want topensate him?��


    Reef firmly continued.


    ��For those that died, I cannot do anything about it. But based on the current technology, Baiise��s severed limbs should be able to regenerate right.��


    Sheyan shook his head faintly.


    ��I��m afraid that will be difficult.��


    Reef curiously asked.


    ��Why?��


    Sheyan pondered for a moment before replying.


    ��In the main storyline, the Roughnecksmander Rasczak is also a handicapped with an artificial limb. This represents that even if the human race do possess such healing techniques, it would surelye at a costly price. At least, a lieutenant would not be able to afford it. If we were to try engaging such treatment services, undoubtedly the price to pay would be exceedingly expensive.��


    Without hesitation, Reef eximed.


    ��Even if it��s a high price, we have to do it����!��


    Until here, Reef suddenly started stammering.


    ��But��but I don��t really have much utility points nor reputation points now. Seaman, I know you��re very capable, can you help me think of a way?��


    Faced with this random challenge, Sheyan started to pity that contestant in Reef��s previous group who assumed the role of a ��housekeeper��. Although Reef was iparably able, but it looks like he really brought in a whole load of unnecessary thorn in the ass. He carefully pondered before replying.


    ��If you really wish to settle this matter before leaving this world, then probably there��s no hope for the human side. Because to rapidly raise our reputation points with them, we probably may need topletely eradicate the entire Spore Hignd. That mission��s difficulty, you should be very clear������ Then we can only hope for the arachnid��s aid.��


    ��Arachnid?�� Reef was taken aback.


    Sheyan firmly continued.


    ��That��s correct. Baiise has lost an arm and a leg. These two aren��t really vital surviving organs like the human��s heart or brain. A hand would still require treatment for its precise movements, but the leg requires are just having the ability to support the person and running. Moreover, we have special rtions with the ckthorn tribe, perhaps we can find the Mother of the ckthorn for a way. At least, recovering his mobility shouldn��t be a huge issue.��


    Reef suspiciously asked.


    ��What you mean is, seek help for the arachnid race to recover his severed limb?��


    Sheyan nodded.


    ��Yes, that is our biggest hope. Haven��t you forgotten, us contestants were able to recover and regenerate our organs and limbs inside the Mother nest. If we were to seek help at the human race, then there��s a 78% probability that we would have to leave this world before getting this matter done.��


    Reef was stunned.


    ��78%?! So precise? How did you calcte that.��


    Sheyan sternly replied.


    ��I guessed it.��


    ��You������ Reef was speechless, sulking as he leaned onto the flesh wall of the Overlord. After a brief pause, Reef initiated a trade with him, returning the ��+5 Monstrous Fighting Spirit�� and other equipments back. Sheyan naturally returned that dark gold ne ��Smith��s Matrix microchip�� back to Reef. Sheyan then leisurely asked him about the secret bonus of having his physique reach the 50 points boundary limit. Faced with Sheyan��s query, Reef leaked out a difficult expression. He pursed through his brows as though hesitating about something, before sighing out.


    ��Everyone has his own path to walk, apart from that, I cannot say much.��


    Sheyan��s gaze flickered as he urged.


    ��Then����do you still have that bonus?��


    Reef gently shook his head.


    ��Nope, I need to reach that 50 points extreme limit before being bestowed with that����that might! It is really infatuating! A pity������it is not something I can have right now.��


    ��If there��s a will, won��t there be a way?�� At this moment, Mogensha had awakened with his coarse voice. That previous battle to him, could be considered as freebour. Because, he didn��t even ept that mission to eradicate the Spore Colony����


    Reef frowned.


    ��A little kid with a unstoppable, invincible carbine in battle, would still be the first to get crushed. Using something that doesn��t belong to him, he will have to pay a tremendous price!��


    Sheyan suddenly interrupted.


    ��Then shouldn��t you be in grave danger now?��


    Reef hanged down his eyes.


    ��As long as I don��t activate that strength again, then there shouldn��t be a problem.��


    The Spore Hignd was originally adjacent to the Redliner tribe��s main base. As they rode on the Overlord and swerved past from the distance, they could vaguely see the battle was clearly tilting towards the ckthorn tribe. Ultimately, it was due to the assistance of those over 10 heavy siege tanks from the ��Fatal Helmet�� human base. Such a game changing horrific weapon providing immense killing potential to their defence line, it vastly exceeded the Redliner tribe��s predictions.


    The Redliner tribe��s hydralisk and zergling sea stubbornly aimed for the ckthorn tribe��s Sunken Colonies under the heavy bombardment of the terrifying siege tanks. Although the ckthorn tribe didn��t keep arge stay back guarding force, its incredible economic superiority was disyed fully. Every single baseir was engaged in spawning outrvas and then converting into countless fleets of zerglings. They streamed into the frontlines endlessly, as they overwhelmed their enemy and halted their tracks. As for the newly spawned arachnid units of the Redliner tribe, they had to sprint for a good hundreds of kilometre before reinforcing the assault!


    More devastatingly; as the battle unfolded, the Redliner fleet were unable tounch an all out assault. Only the nearest frontline of zerglings and nearby hydralisk could engage with the enemy. The bulk of their fleet were trapped idly within the narrow ridges of the mountain range; exposing themselves freely to the fearsome heavy siege tanks without any means of retaliation!


    ording to the tactical inference of the Redliner Overmind, Overmind Mozi would not be able to pose such a huge threat to thismon hybrid fleet of hydralisk and zergling, in addition to their Overlords. Unless Overmind Mozi and the ckthorn mother could once again evolve to a ss ��III�� base, and had the privilege of newer powerful arachnid units! But that was entirely impossible!


    Therefore, the Redliner Overmind really did not care about the narrow terrain, which will result in his forces not being able to be fully utilized. Because the Redliner Overmind had already deduced, it had a tremendous advantage in terms of sheer numbers. Even if the casualty rate was as ridiculous as 4: 1 to their disadvantage, it would still be able to easily allocate streams of unending reinforcements, and ultimately breech the seemingly tenacious defence line! Yet, those fatal killing heavy siege tankers supplied by the ��Fatal Helmet�� base, was something that the Redliner Overmind hadpletely overlooked!


    Under the intense bombardment of these steel monsters, the casualty rate had soared to a horrific 6: 1 ratio in advantage of the ckthorn tribe! That goes to say, for every arachnid that the ckthorn tribe loses, the Redliner tribe would pay a price of 6 arachnid units.


    If it was internal warfare between humans, this casualty ratio would be able to cause the entire battalion to crumble and retreat. But with their twisted beastly gics, the Redliner arachnids continued to wildly press forward, viciously advancing����until, thest Redliner hydralisk had died, copsing, gradually dissolving into the ��Creep�� carpet to be nutrients for the ckthorn tribe.


    At this moment, the ckthorn base was utterly disorientated. Not only had all the heavy siege tanks exploded into mes under the constant arduous ws of the zergling and corrosive acid from the hydralisk, not even a single mutalisk that had rushed back to aid had survived. Apart from that, a third of the organ structures of the ckthorn tribe had been wrecked, and only 3 Sunken Colonies from the 40 Sunken Colonies were left! (The ckthorn mother had upgraded to a ss ��II�� base, therefore its quota of organ structures had been greatly enhanced)


    On the contrary; under the persevering aerial harassment of the ckthorn tribe, the Redliner tribe had conceded 3 of its bases.


    At that precise moment when thest Redliner hydralisk fell in their base! Overmind Mozi, without hesitation,manded an all out counter attack. A zergling with a fractured left foot, led the charge as it limped towards an Overlord and boarded it; their target destination, was the Redliner tribe��s main base! Moreover, alongside the zergling were 3 simrly hobbling and injured hydralisks! This was the first counter attacking force that Overmind Mozi dispatched, this sparse and shamefulposition was utterly shocking to the core. Instead, behind that inside the Spawning pools, was an appalling and disturbing sight to behind. Within it, were a multitude of densely packed arrangement ofrvas, as thick as a forest, one nce wasn��t enough to see its end.


    Half an hourter, this batch of a semi-crippled preliminary force, was carried by the speedy Overlord as they arrived a hundred kilometre away from the Redliner base. Greeting them were a pack of Redliner zerglings and hydralisks mix, meeting them face to face. This was the newly spawned out forces of the Redliner tribe. Without hesitation, they collided into the ckthorn forces! Without a doubt, they submerged them!

 Chapter 268: A perfect mission

    <h4>Chapter 268: A perfect mission</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    10 minutester, 150 kilometres from the Redliner tribe��s main base, 17 newly spawned ckthorn zerglings and 2 mutalisks shed with the Redliner forces; extinguishing them, with at least half of them bing casualties. As they advanced to 80 kilometres away from the Redliner tribe��s main base, they were then wiped out by the newly spawned units of the Redliner tribe.


    This to-and-fro tussle persisted; naturally, with every new wave of ckthorn units, the gap towards the Redliner main base would decrease a little! When the Overlord they were riding in swept past the battle line, the newly spawned forces of the ckthorn tribe had managed to gain within 20 kilometres from the Redliner tribe��s main base.


    Ahead of them, the ckthorn arachnid squad were remnants of the previous battle; looking as if they were about to be exterminated by the Redliner arachnids, the passerby Sheyan and gang decided to step in. Even though they were gued with fatigue and injuries; for such a small scale battle, defeating ordinary hydralisks and zerglings was like a breeze in the park.


    Hence, these ckthorn remnants were spared; Sheyan��s group then apanied them as they shed with another new group, easily suppressing the newly spawned Redliner arachnids as they arrived! From here on, the ckthorn arachnid forces had upied total supremacy!


    Citing an example, when both sides were equal like in a 10 vs 10 situation, the victor would only have about 1 - 2 units left, and they may be injured badly. However, if one side had an overwhelming advantage like in a 10 vs 15 situation, then the one with the advantage would be able to dispatch the other party easily. It wouldn��t just be a simple 15 - 10 = 5 casualty rate. Instead, even over 10 units may kept alive after crushing their opponents!


    When the ckthorn tribe had forced their way towards the Redliner tribe��s entrance, they no longer continued advancing. Because, there was still a massive quantity of Sunken Colonies guarding the base. Of course, the ckthorn arachnids wouldn��t make a suicidal charge, but instead, they stationed themselves near the entrance; trapping the Redliner arachnids within their base! Thus, the Redliner tribe had lost its sovereignty over itsnd,pletely losing its ability to be on the offensive; only able to take a defensive stance. Although the base was still considered airtight; but to the wealthy ckthorn tribe, once they amass a new arachnid army, they would be able to march into the Redliner tribe and attain an overall victory.


    The Redliner Overmind only had one hope of survival; that is when the ckthorn tribe hadn��t amassed their forces, it could board an Overlord. Then bringing along some drones, resources and its personal guards, it could locate a new region and spark aeback. But this also meant that it would have to abandon its painstakingly constructed ss ��ii�� Mother nest! (Because once the Mother nest conceded its drones, she wouldpletely lose control of the base, the Sunken Colonies would lose its nutrients and wither away. The ckthorn tribe would then achieve a total victory easily). Such a daring decisiveness, wasn��t something that could be decided straightaway!


    After the two sides fell into a deadlock, there was no longer any tform for them to earn reputation points. Hence, they boarded the Overlord and returned to the ckthorn tribe. After a series of mundane consecutive skirmishes, they were all exhausted. Moreover, Sheyan was blind on one eyes. Mogensha still had blurry vision, and had several fingers that were chomped off previously. Half of his leg was also gone. Naturally, they re-entered the Mother nest��s spawning pool to begin rejuvenating.


    During the healing process, Sheyan contacted Overmind Mozi, requesting for assistance to repair Baiise��s severed limbs.


    Of course, Overmind Mozi gave them a definite ��yes��! However, Mozi was still in the midst of his war against the Redliner tribe, thus he wasn��t able to supply them excess crystal resources to repair this reluctant person. The fare had to be paid by Sheyan and the rest themselves. Before that, they had already plundered one of the subsidiary base of the Redliner tribe, and reaped a huge harvest. Hence, they were confident of meeting the price. But after hearing it, they were so shocked they could cry.


    Repairing the severed limbs, would require a ridiculous 1300 units of Pandora crystals, and 800 units of Vespene gas!


    Calcting from there, even if Mogensha contributed his Pandora crystals harvested by his drone, he still wasn��t adequate! Anyway, Mogensha was very reluctant to do so. Only a lunatic like Reef would be willing to part with his precious Pandora crystals, and use it on an ordinary Storyline character. Sheyan frowned as he contemted, finally, he produced an item stored previously in his nightmare imprint.


    ��Valuable item: High energy crystal.��


    This was a drop loot from his previous battle against ��Scorching Mouth��. Its description was - In any human base, you can use this equivalent of the present world diamond to trade. However, they only interacted with arachnids from then on, when could they find time to travel to a human base? Therefore, his item had long been tossed into the back of his mind, and he only recalled about it now. This item should be pretty valuable, as he tested his luck.


    This high energy crystal had the shape of a deep ck oval, like an amplified ck crystal olive. It did not possess any distinctive qualities. Sheyan produced this item out, as he tried testing the waters.


    ��This was found inside ��Scorching Mouth��s�� corpse when I yed it, what��d you think?��


    Overmind Mozi summoned his mental powers to examine it.


    ��This is the coagted concentration of many undigested Pandora crystal that ��Scorching Mouth�� had probably swallowed. You understand it as a type of special rock, but it contains immense energy. One such crystal is enough to exchange for 1000 units of Pandora crystal��


    Sheyan��s testing water was really a sess. With a gesture, the long ago impatiently waiting goblin Jinkuang immediately hopped out like a nimble rabbit. His eyes glittering as he stared at the high energy crystal. With a delighted exmation,


    ��My noble master! My current research solution lies in this object!��


    Actually even if Jinkuang hadn��t requested, Sheyan had already decided to gift it to him. From Sheyan��s prior knowledge, don��t even mention a 120 loyalty level servant, even those reared pets for those summoner type contestants, would have to fork up a high maintenance fee for them. ording to Mogensha, Fanu��s Stegosaurus, would require approximately 5000 to 10,000 utility points every time it entered a world. Compared to these haughty money suckers; their practicality was definitely inferior to Jinkuang. Although this Jinkuang was wretchedly cunning and awfully greedy, he was still considered a superb aid.


    Following that, Sheyan retrieved another High energy crystal, allowing him to choose 1 reward out of 2. Faced with such a joyous matter, Jinkuang ecstatically rubbed his hands together; his saliva dripping out unconsciously. After this small statured green brat fondled about his tattered sackcloth bag a little, he actually produced out a worn-out junk weighing scale. After weighing the two High energy crystals, he finally selected the heavier one with great satisfaction.


    Following that, was time for a transaction, but not with the human race. Sheyan folded his arms as he leisurely walked out. Currently, he couldn��t help reminiscing about that Mo.Waller and Alchemist Peigan (Sheyan still doesn��t know of his demise) of the Pirates of the Caribbean world. These charm sluts, Sheyan was exceedingly thirsting for the day he met them again; just thinking of that, got his blood rushing to his head with glee. He believed that his loyal servant Jinkuang, would definitely give them a pleasant surprise.


    After a short 10 seconds, Overmind Mozi yielded to him; only charging a fee of 1 High energy crystal + 200 units of Vespene gas for the treatment. Of course, even a 50 points charm would not provide such preferential treatment. It was because Sheyan had previously allowed Jinkuang to donate the ��Scorching Mouth��s�� nucleus to them, sessfully inting his friendship rate with Overmind Mozi. Hence, he was favored with the most optimal pricing.


    Because of the interspatial storage space constraint, most of their plundered loot of crystals and Vespene gas ores were stored with Sheyan. Hence, he easily settled the ounts for the treatment. He wasn��t afraid Overmind Mozi would renegade on his promise. Then, Baiise soaked into the spawning pool as he started to receive his treatment.


    Honestly speaking, Baiise was initially against having to go through such a disgustingly filthy treatment process. But the prospects of regrowing his limbs was enough to spur him on courageously. After soaking inside the amniotic liquid of the Mother nest, then his apprehension slowly loosened up. Sheyan had always been a loyal and responsible person even in the present world, what he promised Reef, he would surely do. Thus, he arranged everything cleanly and perfectly for Baiise, allowing Reef to owe him a debt. Hence, he waspletely diligent, apanying Baiise by his side, preventing any mishaps from happening.


    Suddenly, the nightmare imprint resounded:


    ��Redliner Overmind is over 1000 kilometres away from this regional district.��


    ��Redliner Overmind has fled.��


    ��Conditions have been met to conclude this district��s storyline: ��Twin arachnid hegemons��.��


    ��District storyline: ��Twin arachnid hegemons�� concluded.��


    ��The ckthorn tribe has assumed ownership of the region��s Pandora ores.��


    ��ckthorn tribe is now the ruler of this district.��


    ��Your previous mission has concluded in advance.��


    ��Your mission assessment/evaluation will thus receive a substantial upgrade.��


    ��You have attained the requirements needed for a perfect missionpletion.��


    ��Your reputation is raised by 15,000 points within the ckthorn tribe. Your reputation will be permanently acknowledged as ��Worshipped��. Even after purchasing and reputation points is 0, your ��Worshipped�� status will be retained.��

 Chapter 269: Choose 2 out of 5

    <h4>Chapter 269: Choose 2 out of 5</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and ELkassar


    Regarding the Redliner Overmind fleeing, it was expected by Sheyan. Its resources were already dwindling and drying up, staying on courageously to face death was a foolish mentality. Only by living, everything else would be possible!


    When the ckthorn Overmind Mozi had been captured into the enemy��s Mother nest, only a madman would dere that he would be the overall hegemon today. At least, that fleeing Redliner Overmind would��ve been in a much better position within this!


    Following that, the nightmare imprint rolled out their rewards.


    ��Side mission: ��ckthorn tribe��s predicament�� (Complete)��


    ��Mission difficulty: B- ��


    ��Mission summary: Use all methods to stall the Redliner tribe from attacking.��


    ��Missionpletion rate: Perfect��


    ��Mission details: Redliner Overmind promation of fleeing has satisfied the mission��s prefect conclusion.��


    ��Mission details: With your aid, the ckthorn tribe has triumphed over the Redliner Overmind. Victory was easily obtained, you will receive the highest degree of additional rewards and assessment.��


    You can choose two out of the 5 options as your final reward:


    Reward A: 12,000 Utility points


    Reward B: Random 6 points of Basic attributes


    Details: After choosing this option, 6 free attribute points would be allocated to your basic attributes. Randomization will take into ount your current attribute utilization.


    Reward C: Achievement + 5 points


    Reward D: Privilege of purchasing every category of arachnidrva from the ckthorn tribe.


    Details: The purchased arachnidrva is able to spawn into the rtive arachnid unit, and can be brought out of this world.


    Details: After using therva to spawn, the arachnid unit will die after leaving that specific world thervas was spawned in.


    Reward E: Your period of stay is extended for 7 days in this world.


    **********


    After thoughtful considerations, Sheyan ultimately chose option B and D. Truthfully speaking, option E was rather alluring to him. Because with an extended period of stay, everything else was possible. But after factoring in the next course of mission from the ckthorn tribe may very well be a direct confrontation with the de Empress; such a mission, would definitely possess a high difficulty. Moreover, it seems like Reef wasn��t willing to activate that bonus gained from the 50 points physique limitation. Hence, he could only bite his lips and abandon that prospect.


    After selecting option B, Sheyan managed to gain +3 strength and +3 physique from the randomization. Although he had wished for the 3 points of strength to be added to his physique instead, what was done cannot be undone.


    After selecting option D, he received a purchasing list simr to what he had previously with the Mother nest. Written on it, were all the same arachnid units that a ss ��II�� Mother nest could breed. However, behind each unit, was an additional ��Larva�� world. Probably due to the fact that he could bring them out of this world after purchasing it, it not only required reputation points and utility points, it even required Pandora crystals and Vespene gas ores.


    Fortunately, Sheyan andpany had aided the ckthorn tribe in war against the Redliner tribe. Thus, he had quite an abundance of reputation points to use. The onlyck was in terms of Pandora crystals and Vespene gas ores.


    Fortunately, he still had Mogensha and Reef to count on. After exining his ideas to them; since Mogensha was already willing to call him ��boss�� and buying these items would contribute to the existence and survivability of their party in the future, he would definitely offer Sheyan some.


    After Mogensha had listened, he bluntly voiced his support. Moreover, that unlucky infant drone that he had seduced was all along painstakingly harvesting ores, thus, he had amassed quite a plentiful reaping. He very vehemently agreed, as he bluntly offered every single Pandora crystal and Vespene gas ore to him. Naturally to Mogensha, afterpletion of this dangerous side mission; no matter what ideas he had, he would definitely select the option E! Since he could stay on for another 7 days, then he would be able to continue squeezing everything out of the unlucky drone for a full 7 days. Naturally, he would be willing to part with his current amassed fortune.


    Of course, the Pandora crystals and Vespene gas ores on Sheyan, had a huge portion belonging to Reef. He had already forked out 20,000 utility points previously to purchase, in hopes of upgrading his forging ability. After Reef listened to Sheyan��s difficulties, he very refreshingly eded to Sheyan��s request. Mogensha even dered that he would gift Reef with half of his earnings the next day. This, this was an overall cause for celebration for everyone.


    Since he now had adequate financial backing, Sheyan naturally dispatched out his beloved goblin Jinkuang. This slut immediately became exhrated, brandishing out a worn-out calctor as he sprinted over to the Mother of the ckthorn. Before his transaction, he dismantled his calctor and took out the battery within, biting it repulsively before starting to engage in his purchase. Finally, Sheyan received the followingrvas:


    Arachnid Overlordrva (9 units): Every usage will spawn out a ckthorn Overlord. Its life force is 1000 points. No battle capabilities. Maximum speed velocity is 480 km/hr. Maximum transporting load of 10 tons. Transport capacity: 3 m x 3m x 5m. Overlord possesses a true-sight ability, and an additional camouge ability in other worlds.


    Details: Camouge - allows the Overlord to disguise as amon flying unit in that world. Usage of 500 utility points.


    Details: Within the interior cavity of the Overlord, your HP regeneration will increase.


    Arachnid Scourgerva (3 units): Every usage will spawn 2 Scourges. Scourge life force of 100 points. Maximum flying velocity is 800 km/hr. No offensive capabilities. Able to self-destruct against any aerial targets. Damage of 300 points.


    Arachnid zerglingrva (5 units): Every usage will spawn out 2 zerglings. Zergling life force of 50 points. Maximum sprinting speed of 80 km/hr. Attack damage of 27 - 33 points. Possess an adrenaline ability (Passive: Increase movement speed by 50%). Burrow ability.


    Details: Burrowing - Difficult for enemies to discover, field of vision decreased by 50%. Increase HP regeneration.


    Arachnid dronerva (2 units): Every usage will spawn 2 drones. Identical to an ordinary arachnid drone, able to harvest Pandora crystals.


    *********


    Purchasing theservas expanded a total of over 10,000 utility points. His reputation had once again plunged to near zero. This undoubtedly caused his swelling pocket to swiftly deplete, currently left with around 5,900 utility points. Yet, being able to earn money in the realm wasn��t considered much. But to be able to swiftly convert money into battle strength would then be hailed as a sensible move. Of course, this Sheyan still felt the heartache from his excessive spending.


    Craftily, after Jinkuangpleted the transactions, he winked at Sheyan and called him over. After that, he cunningly transferred several hundred units of Pandora crystals, calling it mission��. To be able to cause this stingy slut to suddenly turn generous, Sheyan really suspected that Overmind Mozi had been coerced to provide freebour previously! Sheyan fearfully stored these crystals, not expanding them.


    After a long dy, Baiise had finally regrown his severed limbs. No doubt, after a short rehabilitation, he was extremely pleased with his new limbs. But of course, because of the arachnid gic dilution, his newly grown limbs had a slightly queer color and texture. But the benefits was it possessed great strength. After Sheyan saw him, Baiise repeatedly waves his hands and kicked his legs, looking like he was familiarizing with his new limbs.


    Unsure whether tough or cry, Baiise was actually extremely grateful towards the 3 points charm Sheyan����but he held Reef with no regards, loathing him as before. This matter caused Sheyan to be speechless and only could be described as ipatible.


    Besides, to Reef, he didn��t really care how Baiise saw him. He only became greatly assured after watching Baiise standing up and waving his arms unharmed. His gaze towards Sheyan carried a heavy gratitude, as he thanked Sheyan many times.


    After escorting Baiise back to his camp, they were reunited with Lieutenant Colonel Dundee once again. The lieutenant colonel had a displeased expression. Naturally, the entire situation with the Homnd had been changed significantly after the disruption of the Fatal Helmet human base. His current position had now sunk into a rather awkward predicament. As the saying goes, all disasters start off small. After the Homnd was unable to acquire the services of the ckthorn tribe; it would surely be exceedingly tough for the Homnd to construct a basic base in this exceptionally abundant Pandora crystals district.


    If that base could be realized, then undoubtedly, lieutenant colonel Dundee would��ve be the chiefmander of this base. Naturally his influence and prestige would have been propelled by several folds. Regrettably, his hope is starting to turn dimmer. Sheyan and the rest could only feel sympathy for lieutenant colonel Dundee. But he and Reef��s main focus was directed to that side mission - ��Eradicating the Spore Colonies��, and its rewards!


    Without a doubt, a B+ difficulty mission really lived up to its name. If not for Sheyan being able to borrow the bonus of the 50 points physique boundary; saying his group would be annihted wasn��t realistic, but the mission would go up in smokes. Apart from that, their current mission evaluation sure wouldn��t be too high.


    After Lieutenant Colonel Dundee finished listening about the destruction of the Tyrannical Spore Colonies, he flushed with delight. Standing up as he tossed aside his cigar.


    ��What! You��re sure this is true? Heavens, you guys are just a bunch of youngds. That damned Tyrannical Spore Colony probably wrecked more than 371 space shuttles. Even our powerful air shuttle was struck down by those fat bastards. You guys did well! What? You only eradicated one? No no no, that isn��t enough, it is far from enough!��

 Chapter 270: Giving up and returning

    <h4>Chapter 270: Giving up and returning</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Upon the booming howls of Lieutenant Colonel Dundee, Sheyan and Reef received the notifications:


    ��You��ve managed to destroy at least 1 Tyrannical Spore Colony within 72 hours.��


    ��You have sessfully aplished his mission.��


    ��You only destroyed 1 Tyrannical Spore Colony.��


    ��The marines following you to battle has a death rate of over 50%.��


    ��You receive the lowest evaluation and rewards.��


    ��Please choose two amongst the following as your rewards.��


    Please choose from the following options as your final reward:


    Reward A: 9,000 utility points.


    Reward B: Random 3 free attribute points.


    Details: By choosing this option, 3 free attribute points will be randomly allocated to your basic attributes. Randomization would take into consideration your current attribute utilization.


    Reward C: Achievement +3 points.


    Up till here, Sheyan didn��t feel convinced. However, the next two options caused him to gasp in astonishment. For the following two options, they were shockingly 2 ck grade equipments!!


    Reward D: NCC High qualitybat armour


    NCC high qualitybat armour


    Origin: Star Alliance Centaurus ninth


    Equipment rarity: ck (Unable to upgrade)


    Material: High quality Ker


    Additional instation: Pouch slot for chest bulletproof vest,patible with all category armour.


    Weight: 8.31 kg


    Usage requirements: Strength 12 points, Agility 10 points, Physique 15 points


    Durability: 100 points


    Details: Defence +4 points


    Details: Strength/ Agility/ Physique +1


    Details: Lowers your movement speed by 8 points (8 points of movement speed from agility)


    Equipment add-on ability: ��Stimnt�� - Inject a mixture of ephedrine and ck henbane. Cause current HP to drop by 25% but raises attack speed by 30% Cooldown duration: 15 minutes.


    Equipment battle score: 19


    Description: This is a rather familiarbat armour which can greatly enhance survivability in battle. This thing is more reliable than condoms by 10 folds!


    (ED: This novel. More reliable than condoms. )


    *********


    Reward E: NCC high quality helmet


    NCC high quality helmet


    Origin: Star Alliance Harp ster system fourth


    Equipment rarity: ck (Unable to upgrade)


    Material: High quality Ker


    Additional instation: Infrared scanner, granting night vision.


    Note: the infrared scanner is fairlymon, can be purchased in any human base.


    Weight: 3.11 kg


    Usage requirements: Agility 10 points, Perceptive sensing 15 points


    Durability: 6 points


    Details: Defence +2 points


    Details: Physique/Perceptive sensing +1


    Details: MP +40 points


    Details: Lowers movement speed by 5 points


    Equipment add on ability (Active): ��Pulse detector�� - Gather intelligence on the target upon usage, gathered intelligence is based on perceptive sensing.


    Additional ability (Passive): ��Pulse interference�� - Greatly lowers the probability of enemy gathering intelligence on you/ misleads enemy. When shed with other abilities, this ability will take precedence.


    Equipment battle score: 18


    Description: I must educate the creator of this damned helmet on art. Why is it shaped like the male��s urine organ?


    **********


    Truthfully, even for such a decisive person like Sheyan, he was still at a loss because of this options. No doubt, that ��Stimnt�� from the NCC high qualitybat armour would be practical; if used wisely, it would definitely prove to be a great aid in critical moments. It was a double-edged sword that could be used to increase attack speed and movement speed!


    Instead����that NCC high quality helmet wasn��t something Sheyan wanted to give up on! ��Pulse detector�� most like was like an insight ability, and had been a tremendous aid to Sheyan so far. Also, for his future schemes, that ��Pulse interference�� would no doubt be like a safety charm, lowering the chances of any unnecessary variables.


    Ultimately, because of that roll of Mountain troll leather (ck), Sheyan made a decision. After it had been appraised previously, it could be used to process into shoes, clothings etc. However, it made no mention of crafting a helmet, thus, Sheyan very tantly selected reward B and the helmet. After the 3 random free attribute points were allocated; it actually allocated 2 points to strength and 1 point to agility! His most desired physique was ultimately neglected!


    Faced with that, Sheyan could only console himself with ��Fortunately it didn��t allocate to spirit or intelligence��. Following that, lieutenant colonel actually tasked them with another side mission! This mission difficulty was instantly inted to ��A�� difficulty. Naturally, the mission contents were to continue eradicating the remaining Tyrannical Spore Colonies. Although the mission was seemingly alluring, Sheyan unhesitatingly shook his head and refused.


    Even though the realm wouldn��t task them with a suicide mission, yet Sheyan immediately passed on it after seeing the ��A�� difficulty. No doubt, as of now, theirbined firepower output had been a persistent huge problem. This temporary group was currently pretty unbnced in different aspects.


    Reef had already ced his full trust in Sheyan, hence he chose to pass as well. Instead, the Mogensha who had chosen to stay on for another 7 days was interested in it. He was still pretty disappointed with missing out on the mission previously. Fortunately,


    Lieutenant Colonel Dundee didn��ty down a timeframe to ept the mission, hence, Mogensha hurriedly asked Sheyan if there were any methods to destroy the other Spore Colonies.


    ��Methods�� Sheyan��s voice was sullen. ��The realm wouldn��t give us a suicidal mission, there��ll certainly be a method.��


    Mogensha��s eyes sparkled.


    ��Let me hear it!��


    Sheyan deliberated for a moment.


    ��Based on our current situation, to forcefullyplete this mission is impossible. Those forces of the de Empress definitely possess powers above us. The only method is to instigate an internal arachnid conflict between the ckthorn tribe and the de Empress. Although it seems far-fetched, but there is one important factor. What is the reason the humans and arachnids are constantly shing? Isn��t it just to acquire more Pandora crystals and Vespene gas ores?��


    Speaking till here, Sheyan��s eyes flickered with passion.


    ��As long as we divulged out the news of how wealthy the ckthorn tribe is now, especially towards the de Empress��s forces, then there would be a motive for war. The next course of action is simple, just give the de Empress��s forces an excuse for war.��


    ��Wait!�� Mogensha furrowed his brows. ��Why wouldn��t the de Empress��s forces not know about this? Wouldn��t the Redliner Overmind have told them?��


    Sheyan shook his head, replying slyly.


    ��The Redliner Overmind would never mention this matter. Never forget, that guy��s aim was to colonize the entire region of Pandora crystals! Previously, when its military might was still flourishing, it didn��t release such news. Now when the Overmind has fled, simrly, it still wouldn��t divulge it. That is because if the de Empress is kept unaware, then the Redliner Overmind would still have a slight hope of making aeback. If the de Empress is aware, then it wouldn��t even stand a chance. The merits and drawbacks are obvious at a nce.��


    ��Wow! Seaman, your brain is like Albert Einstein!�� Mogensha scratched his bald head as eximed. ��Then why didn��t you ept this mission?��


    Sheyan bitterly smiled.


    ��Haven��t you noticed? If we ept this mission, the most likely, we would have to fall out with the ckthorn tribe! This means that what we have done so far, will all go down the drain. I have reasonable grounds to believe, that a traitorous scoundrel who leaks your greatest secret; no matter if it��s me, you or Overmind Mozi, undoubtedly, he would be ced first on the wanted list.��


    ��But we can definitely keep it low key!�� Reef joined in the debate.


    Sheyan sighed.


    ��If we can hide from the skies while crossing the river, why would it be called a ��A�� difficulty mission?��


    The crowd was silenced. Sheyan earnestly urged Mogensha.


    ��Even though words are useless in the end, I still need to say this. Careful! You should just operate together with the ckthorn tribe in the next 7 days. Even though the Redliner Overmind has escaped, but i reckon its Mother nest would still be able tost on for a period. Based on your shooting skills and strength, earning much reputation should be simple. Finally, I want to advise you, just forget about Lieutenant Colonel Dundee. Sure the rewards are high, but it maye at the cost of your life.��


    The ck man Mogenshaughed loudly, raising his golden AK as he blew a kiss with his thick lips towards Sheyan and Reef; then they said their farewells. Not long after rejecting Lieutenant Colonel Dundee��s mission, Reef and Sheyan both received the nightmare imprint��s notification to return to the realm. Following that, an aimlessly drifting Overlord came stumbling in. It didn��t look very different from the ckthorn tribe��s Overlord. But after approaching, it forcefully constricted Sheyan and Reef with its tentacles, kidnapping them into its cavity. Then it took off towards the sky in high speed.

 Chapter 271: Strength and reward.

    <h4>Chapter 271: Strength and reward.</h4>


    Tranted by: chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    The Overlord sped past the clouds at breakneck speed, entering straight into space within seconds. Then like a drizzle against water, it gradually faded away, with only Sheyan and Reef left behind. They seem to be trapped inside a formless screen, their surrounding the mysterious pitch-ck universe, the mystical neb with twinkling stars. Beneath them, was the titanous yellow-earth backdrop of the. Because they had entered this world as a temporary party, thus, the ending of this story was simr.


    Following that, was naturally the battlefield overview reflection. Firstly, the screen shone with the encounters of Reef and the other bunch of contestants when aplishing the main mission. The crazed resistance against the arachnids in Steel Whip base��encountering a ming beetle on the way to Whisky base��reuniting with the Roughnecks����finally, the deaths of Johnny Rico and the other main storyline characters.


    Next, Sheyan��s reflection of events were much lesser. Obviously, his unorthodox path led to his abandonment of the main mission. His first reflection was the moment he killed that gigantic scourge back in Steep Whip base. The second was fast-forwarded to the moment he reached the tragic scene of the main character. The third was the emotional explosion of the Tyrannical Spore Colony.


    The battle summary finally concluded. The realm shed out the following information:


    Time: Gxy era. Year 383, April 17th. 10 am in the morning.


    Location: P, sixth district, Steep Whip human base. (Latitude: 43.19 degrees. Longitude: 91.02 degrees)


    Setting: Starship Troopers


    Difficulty: Mid (C grade)


    Pain limitator: 30%


    Individual capability enhancement: 0%


    Current setting exploration rate: 7.2%


    Main mission: Failed


    Mission theory exploration rate: 41%


    Missionpletion score: D (Main mission failed / only met the basic requirements of Lieutenant Colonel Dundee��s mission)


    Note: You possess 1 legend level, you will receive additional bonus.


    Settingpletion reward: Free attribute points: 1+1 points (Because of legend level). Requirements not met to receive utility points or potential points.


    Current free attribute points: 2 points.


    You can freely add the free attribute points to your basic attributes (Strength/agility etc), using it to enhance your body.


    Seeing this string of notifications, Sheyan quietly nced towards Reef and shrugged his shoulders. Reef sighed and said.


    ��Such an arduous main mission for this mid difficulty setting����indeed it is a little too demanding of a temporary constructed party. But if everyone had worked and cooperated together, especially you Seaman. If you could��ve disyed your schemes right at the start, we would��ve been able to seed.��


    Sheyan shrugged his shoulders, sincerely replying.


    ��Let��s not talk about others. If I had tried to give orders at the start, would you have been convinced?��


    Reef was stunned, sighing, sighing again as he shook his head and sighed once more. Then he forced out a smile.


    Sheyan patted Reef��s shoulder and continued.


    ��No matter what, we still managed to survive, that itself is enough. What are your ns from now?��


    Reef raised his eyes to observe Sheyan, then he gently replied.


    ��Why? Trying to recruit me?��


    Sheyan bluntly replied.


    ��That��s right. If I missed out on you, or you missed out on me, wouldn��t we regret next time?��


    Reef earnestly replied.


    ��In my heart, I��ve always had one belief; and that is principles and impartiality! Everyone should have equal privileges and rights, even a storyline character! I firmly believe, everyone has a good side to them. As long as we don��t give up on them and trust them, then justice and integrity would never die. I��ll definitely make genuinepanions!��


    As he speaked on, Reef��s voice steadily turned passionate. Sheyan carefully listened, before he hung down his eyes and replied.


    ��I can only say, I do agree with some of your ideologies.��


    Reef shook his head.


    ��This world is filled with evil, but we cannot be influenced by it. Instead, we must cleanse it!��


    Sheyan suddenly asked.


    ��You should be of an European nobility origin in the present world right?��


    Reef snorted coldly.


    ��That��s right! Are you going to follow that up with the stereotype, horse rider, delusional mental patient?��


    Sheyan very honestly replied.


    ��No. What I want to say is; a dead person carries neither righteousness nor evil, only by living can one purify the evil. If youe with me, at least, you��ll be able to live longer.��


    Reef resentfully continued.


    ��What if in the future, I��m bent on disagreeing with your ns?��


    Without hesitation, Sheyan dered.


    ��If there are circumstances that harms your interests, then i��ll try to amend my ns. Just like that time with Baiise.��


    Reef suddenly felt a stifling sensation; for a person with deep-rooted beliefs and conviction like him, he had always been questioned by others, and would always be faced with rebellious behavior and frustration. He was about to dispute and leave; but at this very moment, he couldn��t help recalling the moment of Tulip��s betrayal. The deadly despair he felt.


    That hopeless loneliness, the desperation that even breathing had lost its meaning.


    That sudden outstretched hand of hope and warmth!


    That security descending down from the heavens!!


    In that instance, Reef turned silent. His heart was always loyal; the grace showered on him, he would always remember, etched within his memory. Therefore, his original notion of breaking off the rtion with a rupture was stored back in, but still, he was reluctant to admit his mistake.


    ��Fine, if you��re really forming a party, then count me in. But remember, if not for my own desire for knowing what a genuine 2nd Lieutenant��s party would be like, I would��ve never agreed!��


    Sheyan smiled lightly. He stretched his hand out to pat his shoulder, leisurely speaking.


    ��You��ve made a wise decision. Just think about it really, just think about it and you��ll realize. Out of all the contestants, trying to join a party with a formidable MT is already excruciatingly rare. But for us, we actually have 2 mighty MTs! What sort ofposition is this? Such an attractive idea of such a solid party. Under the heavens, what challenges can��t we conquer?��


    As Sheyan proimed boldly, his eyes ignited with a passion named ambition. To increase his persuasiveness, he raised his hands mightily. His background the vast, inexhaustible ck dome of stars! It was like he was about to grip the entire universe in his hands, an outrageous defiance!


    As Reef listened on, he himself couldn��t keep his blood from boiling within. He knew that he was a rarely seen MT; thus he understood this partyposition of 2 MTs, in the current development phase, was indeed a terribly exceptional event! How many others would scramble madly for this unattainable goal! With his very thinking, even the specks of twinkling stars became extremely ring within Sheyan��s palm, causing him to reflexively squint his eyes. A strange unfathomable, spontaneous spark jolted up his heart!


    As time rolled on, their visions gradually turned fuzzy, and finally ckening out. When they regained their visions, they were already separated, and back inside their respective personal rooms.


    Once Sheyan returned, the slut Jinkuang immediately, with saliva sshing, announcing to start seeking for huge business opportunities. He started fiddling with those earthen jars and pots of his, continuing his experiments in high spirits. No one knew who his next victim would be. Sheyan waspletely speechless towards this ancestral goblin, but he couldn��t help it; only able to sigh as the experimental smoke and mes burnt against his deformed wall. He secretlymented; of course without letting Jinkuang know, if not that slut was bound to ask for certain remunerations for his psychological trauma.


    At this moment, the nightmare imprint transmitted Reef��s voice.


    ��Seaman, hurry up and gather here. Let��s settle this party thing first.��


    Sheyan was roused, instantly leaving towards the realm space. To create a new party should be like applying for the military, requiring to ride that elevator towards the roof of the realm. While waiting for Reef, Sheyan remembered he still had 2 free attribute points to add. As he was about to allocate them to physique, he suddenly noticed another attribute.


    That was strength.


    At present, Sheyan��s strength attribute without any equipment bonus, had already reached 18 points! (A servant��s capabilities are incorporated with the master��s attributes)


    For a person that would have to tank the frontlines for prolonged periods of time, concentrating solely on physique wasn��t really a good idea. In Harry Potter��s world, that insanely destructive crushing damages done by the mountain troll had taught Sheyan this lesson well. Moreover from the nightmare imprint, Sheyan knew that crushing abilities took utmost precedence in battle data. It actually wasn��t affected by the 40% battle limitation set by the realm between contestants.


    From here, investing precious attribute points into strength was definitely essential. At least, one had to avoid enemies from dealing crushing damages! But more critically, if he allocated the two free attribute points into strength, his pure strength would reach 20 points!


    Furthermore, he vividly remembered. After his pure physique had reached 20 points, he received an additional bonus from the nightmare realm. From this perspective, if his pure strength reached 20 points, then surely he would be entitled to a bonus!

 Chapter 272: Establishing party mission??

    <h4>Chapter 272: Establishing party mission??</h4>


    Tranted by: chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    When Sheyan��s pure strength was raised to 20 points, he received a notification:


    ��Your basic attribute: Strength, has reached 20 points.��


    ��You receive additional basic attribute bonus, please select within 10 seconds.��


    Basic attribute bonus I (Passive): ��Fat man�� - Apart from damage output, other aspects regarding the strength attribute receives a 5 points bonus.


    ***: For example, to wear a 25 points equipment would now only require 20 points of strength to equip. The same goes for a 25 points ability scroll. When determining crushing damages, a 26 points strength contestant would be able to deal crushing damages to a 15 points strength opponent; but damage output would still be based on 26 points of strength.


    B) Basic attribute bonus I (Passive): ��Muscle Baron�� - Your muscles can effectively protect your body. Explosive strike rate dealt to you will be lowered by 10%. If an explosive strike still urs, its damage will be reduced by 20%.


    Sheyan lingered between both options for a long time. But after recalling the previous world, the devastating zergling sea, the main problem was the fear of explosive strikes dealt by the zerglings. If he could��ve suppress those explosive strikes, then probably, he had a good chance ofsting 50% longer within the zergling sea.


    From a deeper perspective; with the mechanics of his innate ability ��Endurance��, no matter if he was battling with contestants or against storyline characters, the high damage sustained from every explosive strike was indeed Sheyan��s thorn in the flesh. Thus, Sheyan chose option B - ��Muscle Baron��. This was equivalent to having sort of a protective charm with him.


    After his brief decision, Reef had already rushed over from his personal room. After seeing his hasty state, Sheyan couldn��t help asking what was stalling him. Reef panted as he replied.


    ��Of course it is about forging. Although to treat Baiise��s limbs we had expanded quite a handful of pandora crystals, but Mogensha managed to supply me with an adequate amount from his relentlessly harvesting drone.��


    Realizing that Reef was indeed an expert in the art of refinery and forging, Sheyan immediately produced his white grade brass knuckles; consulting with Reef. Reef looked on with amazement.


    ��This should��ve been done by an expert forger. He could even bring out the resistive property, and add onto your white grade brass knuckles. Only a talent in forging is capable of that. The process of drawing and installing the additional property, has a high chance in damaging the equipment.��


    As they conversed while walking, they arrived at the marketce of the nightmare realm. They stepped into the ��tentacle elevator��, and swiftly ascended to the roof. A metallic hexagon chamber greeted them.


    Presently, there were 3 others ahead of them essing the metallic chamber. In the meantime, no one else could enter. Sheyan seized this opportunity to produce his ck grade ��Troll��s leather��, allowing Reef to see if he could forge out something.


    After Reef examined it, he nodded as he inquired if Sheyan possessed anymore materials. Sheyan pondered for a moment before searching within the interspatial area of his nightmare imprint. Previously, he had ughtered an astonishing amount of zerglings with his Prometheus ��III�� methrower. Hence, he managed to acquire quite a number of rare carapace shells even though the drop rate wasn��t considered high.


    After identifying these carapace shells as materials, their quality were more or less dark blue grade; apart from leaving two pieces for the pragmatic slut, Jinkuang, he offered the rest to Reef. Upon viewing them, Reef expressed his satisfaction as he chose several better condition pieces, and returned 3-4 to Sheyan.


    At this moment, the 3 other contestants in front of them stood up, they appeared like they were done with their matters. As they walked out, the casually discussed amongst themselves. Because every contestant had a shadow enshrouding their faces, it was impossible to recognize their features. Sheyan could only eavesdrop on their conversation.


    ��Finally promoted to a Rank 3 party. Man, this was f***king hard. Carter, you didn��t die in vain!��


    ��Why didn��t boss settle this himself? It seems like he refuses to see anyone recently.��


    ��I heard it��s because of a woman. Remember that fierce woman, Fu Lyanna? I heard our boss was entangled with her previously. But I heard she is dead.��


    ��For F*** sake, dying is totallymon in the realm. Isn��t it just a woman? If boss is willing, I can find him a hundred in Amsterdam.��


    ��You blockheads that only think with your reproductive organ. I suddenly recalled, even though Fu Lyanna is dead, previously boss managed to secretly bind a horcrux on her.��


    ��Horcrux? That same object that lord Voldemort uses in Harry Potter? Wow, boss is really willing to part with his treasures.��


    ��Yes! Recently, boss should be anxiously engaged in a mission to revive with the horcrux������


    ����������


    ����������


    As the 3 strolled further away, their voices were slowly drowned out. Sheyan took a deep breath.


    ��Rank 3 party! Boss!!! Horcrux!!! Metals Professor, Fu Lyanna!��


    As the seemingly irrelevant words connected together, waves of shock rippled against Sheyan. It was like gulping down a mouthful of 56 degrees erguotou (liquor), then munching on a snow white dried garlic. The spicy burning sensation mixing together, as it wrecked havoc from the tip of the tongue all the way down the throat, with you ending up with a belly of fire!


    ��Interesting.�� Sheyan��s lips curled into a sly smile. The faint burning fervor of his blood once again skyrocketed within him. This wasn��t fear, instead it was an immense excitement at the prospect of a massive challenge! This maddening sensation had been reignited from the depths of his soul once again! Flooding throughout his body, before leaving.


    ��What��s wrong?�� Reef questioned as he saw Sheyan daydreaming.


    ��Nothing.�� Sheyan obviously couldn��t exin this. The Metals Professor was no Voldemort. To revive her was no easy feat, but so what if she managed to? He couldn��t determine what others wanted to do, but what he could do, was to rapidly strengthen evolve himself! While thinking, the two of them entered into the metallic chamber. After passing through a greenser scanner, they sat down on a metallic chair at the end of the chamber. A screen appeared in front of them.


    ��Contestant no.1018����analyzing��


    ��Confirming identity������


    ��You current nightmare imprint rank is at Second Lieutenant.��


    ��Your current achievement value is 52 points.��


    ��Here are the following services: ��


    ��A: Purchase military rank rted items. (Detailed list of purchasables) ��


    ��B: Assess military rank relevant ssified information. (Requires a fixed fee)��


    ��C: Application to establish a party.��


    ��D: Acquire military rank allowance. (Current allowance: Free purchasement of 1 military rank item, item must be within the scope of your rank)��


    ��E: Receive a military rank mission. (Presently, no relevant mission) ��


    ��F: Withdraw current party. (Not applicable for now, you are part of a temporary party)��


    ��G: Others.��


    Because Reef was still part of the temporary party with Sheyan; upon seeing that long list of options, he exposed a tremendously shocked expression. After Sheyan asked, he realized a reserve-duty 2nd Lieutenant only had 3 options avable to them:


    A: Purchase military rank rted items.


    B: Application to establish a party.


    C: Others.


    Just based on this alone, one could tell those vast difference between a genuine second lieutenant and a reserve-duty one! Sheyan wasn��t in a hurry to establish his party. He had previously acquired an unknown object: ��de Empress��s hair�� from the recent world. After suggesting a trade, he received 2 choices.


    Selling it. Receive 10,000 utility points.


    B) Donating it to the realm. Receive 2 achievement points.


    Currently, he knew the importance of achievement points. Naturally, he chose the charity option. After his achievement value was raised to 54 points, he then selected the option to establish a party. He received a list of notification:


    ��You can establish a lowest rank party. Party core members are limited to three people. Ordinary members are limited to 10 people. Temporal members are limited to 20 people. You can buy the party prestige from the realm to expand these figures.��


    ��You can appoint a vice head, but his rank must be at least a Sergeant. Appointing it will consume a little achievement point.��


    ��Please give your party a name. If you skip this step, a serial number will be assigned to your party instead.��


    For some unknown reason, or demons and gods at work, one word gently drifted out from his mouth.


    ��Ace!��


    Immediately after, Sheyan was momentarily stupefied. Because after confirming, he received a shocking notification.


    ��Confirm establishment of party?��


    ��You will instantly receive an establishing party mission. During this mission, normally your lives wouldn��t be in danger. Yet ultimately, the mission assessment will determine your welfare provided and the party��s ability!��


    Witnessing that, both Sheyan and Reef were dumbstruck. It seemed like for a genuine 2nd lieutenant to establish a party, it was pretty rare. Therefore, even Reef hadn��t heard of such a regtion before.

 Chapter 273: Method to awaken the innate

    <h4>Chapter 273: Method to awaken the innate</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Witnessing that, both Sheyan and Reef were dumbstruck. It seemed like for a genuine 2nd lieutenant to establish a party, it was pretty rare. Therefore, even Reef hadn��t heard of such a regtion before. Sheyan inquired further.


    ��Is it only me that can participate in the mission, or can others participate as well?��


    Very quickly, he got his answer.


    ��Maximum quota of 5 people, but mission difficulty will increase linearly based on mancount.��


    Obviously, Sheyan couldn��t take on this establishing party mission now. He had just returned from a nightmare world; even though his body was fine, as a result of mental exhaustion, his mind was on the verge of snapping like a bowstring. He definitely had to rest and rejuvenate his mind, if not, he would crumble under the fatigue. Fortunately, he wasn��t post with a time limit for this mission. After resting to optimal condition, he could still challenge it.


    Sheyan and Reef then returned below and went their separate ways. Sadly, Sheyan had no additional equipments to sell inside the marketce - this was the shoring of a party. Because of the scarcity of equipments in the realm, most equipments would be partitioned and distributed amongst members. Only a few would be actually converted into cash.


    Fortunately ording to Reef, the troll��s leather would be processed by the time he entered the realm again; he still had a chance for good protective equipment. It could be counted as a minor improvement to his powers, and improve his scoring for the establishing party mission.


    Moreover in the previous world, Sheyan had realized one thing. That his gic mix had proved to be exceedingly useful, and could even be sold for several thousands of utility points. However, all his concocting materials, like the bear flesh powder, Raptor flesh powder, and fox flesh powder werepletely depleted. Hence, Sheyan was still brooding over how he could restock when he returned to the present world. As he was about to separate with Reef, Reef suddenly spoke.


    ��I heard from Mogensha, your innate ability hadn��t been awakened in the present world?��


    Sheyan was abruptly stunned! His ability ��Endurance�� not being awakened had constantly been pricking at him. It was because of his innate ability being limited, Sheyan was still apprehensive about suffering from the concentrated fires from automatic rifles. Hence, he hadn��t found Huashan Fei for revenge.


    But if he could gain his innate ability in the present world;plemented by his outstanding 23 points of physique, naturally Huashan Fei would be nothing in his eyes!


    However, this was something innate in an individual, and was ssified as a private matter. Truthfully, Sheyan understood that Reef was the best teacher in this aspect, but he still felt rather inappropriate to ask. If he became excessively demanding just because he was another��s life savior, then this would defeat the purpose of friendly rtions. But now that Reef proactively raised it, then naturally he wouldn��t let this go.


    ��Yes, what you said is correct.�� Sheyan immediately seized the chance. ��I can��t think of a way to awaken my innate ability, please advise me!��


    Reef pondered for a moment before replying.


    ��Innate awakening varies from person to person. I can��t tell the triggering factor, but can only tell you my personal experience.��


    Until here, he spread apart his forehead showing the tip of his hair line, there was a scar over there.


    ��When I was 13, I got caught up inside an extremely severe car ident. My forehead waspletely shattered, and Iid in the hospital for half a year. I hadpletely lost all consciousness, and only discovered that my resistive ability was noticeably stronger after waking up.��


    Sheyan was shocked, then he forced out a bitter smile.


    ��Obviously I can��t purposefully throw myself into a car ident, and it has to be an intense one.��


    Reef nodded as he replied sincerely.


    ��As for Mogensha and many other gunmen, even they do not know when they awakened their innate ability. Because for shooting, it is simr to muscle memory in sports like basketball and football. One has to feel it within their limbs themselves. Perhaps, Mogensha had a sudden brilliance of inspiration, or forced into desperation before he managed to awaken his innate ��Beastly instincts��. During my stint has party leader previously, many others were willing to confide in me and told me their stories. The eventual conclusion I derived with was - for anyone with an innate ability, whatever it pertains to, most of them went through painstaking, arduous training!��


    Speaking till here, Reef turned around as he sincerely stared at Sheyan.


    ��What I want to ask is, have you ever trained your resistive ability in the present world?��


    Sheyan was momentarily stumped! With that statement, it was like a sharp de stabbing into his heart! Or an electric shock, illuminating the dark path ahead!


    ��No, I haven��t.��


    Sheyan miserably shook his head.


    ��Honestly, I��ve been tied down by many things in the present world, I don��t have any time to concentrate on that. I��m afraid as for this time, my main priority would be to see for materials to concoct my mixes. Because I expended most of my materials in the previous world by mixing a massive amount of gic dosages.��


    Reef frowned.


    ��What kind of materials do you need?��


    Sheyan then exined in full details. Reef let out a breath after listening fully.


    ��Why didn��t you mention earlier? Brown bears, raptors, and foxes, right? I��ll just get someone to gather for you. But those cannot be brought into the realm, where do you stay in the present world? I��ll get my butler to deliver it.��


    Sheyan naturally felt ted from this news, he was waiting for this statement from Reef for far too long. With such a noble and righteous ideology, this Reef definitely was brainwashed since young. To be able to shine brightly with trust and kindness without being influenced inside such a terribly twisted and ��every man for himself�� ce like the nightmare realm; undoubtedly, only a virtuous European household would be able to nurture out such noble thinking and mannerism. As for the wealthy backing of such noble households, Sheyan believed finding those wild creatures wouldn��t be a huge problem.


    After contemting for a moment, he replied.


    ��Get your butler to deliver directly to 14th street, Big Wave Bay, Hong Kong, addressed to ��Lady Jessica�� should be fine.��


    Reef replied.


    ��No problem, I��ll try and get them to send it within 7 days. Apart from that, if you wish to train your resistive capabilities, then I suggest heading for Thand. Although the Thais have a smaller body frame, their martial arts are savagely violent. Although it may not deal much damage to us, but their training methods may prove useful.��


    ��Otherwise, you can try Siberia��s death concentration camp. In the harsh conditions of the high altitude and severe winter, training your body will do you a whole load of good. If you get a chance to wrestle others there, then undoubtedly, your improvements would be immense.��


    ��Finally, you can try Tibet, China. Due to the high altitude there, the oxygen in the air is low. Even staying there is a form of training, and can greatly enhance your body. You can agitate those wild yaks to ram against you in the high ins, or attempt to climb the highest mountains there with your bare hands; it will help you train up your inner resistance.��


    Reef diligently offered the 3 ces to Sheyan, naturally those ces were areas he previously trained in before. Sheyan was filled with gratitude; after considering, he decided to head over to Thand first. Firstly, it wasn��t very far from Hong Kong, and secondly, Sheyan was pretty familiar with Thand already. If he wanted to find social connections, it would be pretty simple.


    At this moment, Sheyan suddenly recalled he still had a Silver Storyline equipment that hadn��t been appraised on hand. This was that rare elite hydralisk ��Boiling��s�� drop loot, that acid nd. After appraising it, if it wasn��t useful, then he could just trade it away.


    Thus, he first thought of getting Jinkuang to appraise. But after thinking of him, he had a slight fear of being cheated. Hence, he gritted his teeth and decided to spend some utility points to disy within the marketce, wishing that he could once again meet another pitiful soul who was in urgent need to raising his appraising ability���� Although the chances of that was low, it was better than that crafty Jinkuang.


    Regarding the address that Sheyan gave to Reef, it was the private property of that mix blood, Jessica. That property was an inheritance left behind by her granny. Currently, after inquiring with the realm, he realized that the probability of contestants dropping a key after being murdered in the present world was identical to a ��free�� world setting. Based on their current rtionship, it would do no good for Reef to try and pull a fast one. Moreover, he was someone that possessed such a noble and righteous heart. Hence, the chances of Reef investigating on Jessica, and finally ambushing him was as good as zero. Thus, Sheyan was extremely willing to divulge this news to him.


    After confirming his ns, Sheyan immediately chose to leave the realm. He first sent a text to Jessica - ��Something came up, a friend will send some wild creatures over, help me keep them.�� Jessica very straightforwardly acknowledged him. After a short conversation, Sheyan realized she was still a student. Recently, her exams were nearing, and she had to study.


    Probably due to the recent news of typhoon approaching, Sheyan was consecutively rejected by 3-4 past connections when asked to travel to Thand. Of course, he could still ess illegal smuggling methods, hosted in shoddy areas like bars, discos, brothels etc. He would only have to mix with several others. However, when he attempted to pay a hundred bucks small fee inside a bar named ��Green beer��, he was let down once again. But suddenly, someone called out from the side��


    ��Isn��t this Yan son?��


    (TN: son in this context is used in the same context as - bro,d etc��

 Chapter 274: Bar’s lethal weapon

    <h4>Chapter 274: Bar��s lethal weapon</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN, XRCO and Elkassar


    Sheyan turned around, only to see a golden haired fe that seemed to be in his mid thirties standing by the side. Wearing a leather jacket outside, he had a ck stic singlet inside; his muscles bulging out distinctly. Sheyan recognized him, he was called Bao Tianshen. He loved others to call him Baoyu (Abalone) bro. He was one of those those despicable sort that didn��t work without money, and if there was money, he wouldn��t work wholeheartedly.


    Sheyan didn��t have the time to bicker with him, he quietly replied.


    ��Brother Baoyu, let��s have a drink next time.��


    After speaking, he proceeded to exit. Instead, Baoyu took a ss of beer and obstructed Sheyan, exposing his yellowish teeth as heughed.


    ��I heard you offered that Fan Tong (Rice bowl) 30,000 bucks to find your old man? Then what about your other brothers?��


    That ��Rice bowl�� Baoyu was talking about, was actually the boss of a casino. Sheyan had previously looked to Fan Jun to search for the others. The boss was a man of principles. Even though he conducted a shady business, his reputation was well-known and he was very well informed. Sheyan had seeked his help in finding Uncle Dasi and the rest. Sheyan had plenty of money on hand; moreover he was a contestant that didn��t really require money, thus he could treat money like dirt, and casually throw out 30,000 bucks. He never expected, this news to spread so quickly.


    After Sheyan heard Baoyu was trying to hint at something, he halted his steps.


    ��My brothers? I have loads of them, from here all the way to Istanbul. Which one are you referring to?��


    Baoyu shook his beer bottle, hupping as he spoke.


    ��Obviously thatckey of yours.��


    Sheyan��s pupils shrank.


    ��Lackey���� Are you talking about Sanzi?��


    Sanzi had always admired Sheyan, hence whenever Sheyan had to leave for a voyage in the past, he would always want to follow him. Sheyan simrly wanted to create some connections for him. Therefore after a period of time, Sanzi was recognized by others as his ckey��, however he remained joyous and easygoing. Baoyu sneered.


    ��That��s right, I saw him today, do you want to know where?��


    Sheyan turned sharply, his voice turning serious.


    ��Speak!��


    Baoyu quietly sneered, gesturing the universal money hand gesture. Sheyan reached into his pockets, without counting at all, he stashed it into Baoyu��s hands. Booming with an oppressive voice.


    ��Speak!��


    Seeing the notes, Baoyu��s face turned green. They were actually American dors. His eyes sparkled with greed, plucking against the notes. Upon hearing Sheyan��s oppressive voice, he licked his lips with his fat pink tongue, raising his brows as he teased out.


    ��Alright fine fine, I saw thatckey in the afternoon����brother Sanzi right? He was taken away by Pangxie (Crab) bro at Temple Street.��


    ��Crab Bro?�� Sheyan was confused. ��Who��s that?��


    Hnh! Baoyu snorted mockingly, raising his brows as he replied in a mysterious tone.


    ��Yan son, you haven��t been here for so long, so you don��t know, right? Crab, that scoundrel, stepped over his Big brother* to ascend to his position not long ago. I heard he��s even in cahoots with those jerks from Vietnam and Myanmar. His prices are the same, but the purity instead he much higher than others. His henchmen distributed the goods incredibly fast, fuelling his position ridiculously high. None of the ass farts recognize his boss anymore.��


    (TN: *Big brother here refers to his boss)


    After gathering the information he needed, Sheyan no longer stayed to thrash talk with him, flicking his hand as he left. Instead, Baoyu pulled Sheyan back, sshing out with his saliva.


    ��Oi oi oi, Yan son, where��s the information fee?��


    Sheyan had plentiful experience with the society. He knew this good-for-nothing was eyeing his money, yet his worry for Sanzi was building up rapidly. Without bullsheetting any further, he threw him another stack of notes and turned tail to leave. Baoyu noticing that Sheyan still had abundant cash on hand, his eyes flickered with covetous greed as he signalled towards his 2 underlings. Suddenly, from the corner, they raised an icy cold beer bottle and rushed forward, smashing down straight towards Sheyan��s head!


    At present, Sheyan��s mind was wholeheartedly distracted by Sanzi. Moreover, he was in the present world, his guard was done and hepletely treated Baoyu like a worthless ant! The icy cool beer swooped down with an oppressive sound, smashing directly against the back of his head! ��Piank!�� The beer bottle shattered into a thousand ss shards, spaying in all directions. The beer soaking everyone near the area. Sheyan didn��t possess his ��Endurance�� body, as dark fresh blood streamed down from his scalp. However to him, it felt just like a slightly dizzy superficial wound. It opposed Baoyu��s expectation, where he would copse right away.


    Upon seeing his underlingnding the strike, Baoyu��s heart flushed with glee. Instead, he saw Sheyan turning around fiercely, staring down at him with a murderous gaze; as though he wanted to devour him alive! Baoyu was also one that didn��t shrink away from any crime, killing and robbing, everything he did. But strangely, he couldn��t help curling in fear under Sheyan��s piercing re. He immediately turned towards the surrounding audience, shouting out frantically.


    ��Everyone capture him, he is wanted by Crab bro! After Sanzi was captured, Crab bro took out half a kilo of goods to share with everyone. After we capture this bumpkin, we won��t need to worry about our supplies in the next year!��


    Sheyan��s head dipped but his eyes red upwards against beneath his drenched hair. His fist was clenched, and trembling slightly.


    Not because he was afraid,


    But because of hate!


    A fiery hatred simr to a dragon being disturbed!


    Because, Sheyan��s reverse scale was his loved ones!


    ��Restrain yourself����don��t let your identity be exposed����endure��to hell with that! My own kind being betrayed and captured, letting this sheetty good-for-nothing defecate all over me!!!??!?!��


    After Baoyu��s deafening roar, 5-6 other tattooed hooligans rolled their sleeves up; raising their beer bottles as they surrounded Sheyan. Sheyan gently raised his head, maintaining an expressionless look.


    ��In your next life, remember to be a good person.��


    Sheyan��s expression was still. But unbeknownst why, his aura induced a sickening fear in Baoyu��s heart. A hooligan cursed his mother as he struck in with his bottle. Sheyan abruptly swung out his right fist. ��Piank!�� cleanly sweeping the beer aside, as it shattered afternding on the ground. His fist carrying an unstoppable might in the midst of the shattering ss, as he heavily pounded against that guy��s left cheek!


    Instantaneously, that hooligan was lifted from the impact, his neck twisted into a horrifying awkward arc, his face facing 180 degrees to the back! Blood gushed out along with his pink tongue, extending half an inch out of his mouth. Sheyan��s punch carried such ferocity, that his left cheekbone was totally shattered, even his neck had snapped!!


    Everything happened so quickly, the other hooligans hadn��t had the time to realize his insane might. They roared loudly as they charged forward. Consecutive bottles smashed down onto Sheyan��s head, a random stool crushed against Sheyan��s back. As if nothing happened, Sheyan tantly drilled a kick into a hooligan��s stomach.


    After the kicknded, everything within his stomach; air, gastric juice, even the drunk and semi-digested food sprayed out wildly! His stomach instantly ruptured, his eyes seemed like they were going to pop from the pressure! Not even a sound coulde out from his mouth, as he flew 5-6 metres,nding against and scattering the tables and stools into a massive mess. His limbs remained motionless, his mouth frothing with repulsive meal remains, mixed with fresh blood. But the dark red blood streamed out like a tap, soaking his entire face!


    Another hooligan had much better luck. Considered as the second wave of attack; before he could strike Sheyan after cursing ��F*** your wife��, he was already sent flying with a punch to his right shoulder. Everything turned muffled, as he copsed onto the ground, rolling in agony as he wailed out in misery!


    Everyone could clearly see, that was a distinct depression in that kid��s right shoulder. In that instance, his right shoulder was clearly lower than his left by 2 cm. His shoulder de and 2 of his ribs had broken, the rib bone piercing his lungs, as he wheezed violently; coughing out crimson blood.


    These hooligans had been served a stern warning by Sheyan. However, the underlings under Baoyu were no cowards, anyway, getting caught for selling heroin was much harsher. A hooligan whipped out an army knife, stabbing straight against Sheyan. Unexpectedly, Sheyan was even toozy to dodge the knife, allowing himself to be stabbed, as he gripped his wrist instead; twisting it mercilessly like twisting a cloth! The hooligan��s wrist rotated a full 180 degrees, his eyes swelling with anguish. After a brief stunned expression, he cried out in agony. Sheyan then gave him a tight p, as he stumbled to the ground. Rolling several rounds along the floor, he covered his face in despair, as blood trickled out from his ears.


    As Baoyu witnessed this scene unfolding, he was so afraid his eyes turned nk. Yet, he had killed others before, gritting his teeth as he reached out from a pistol at his waist. Instead, a shadow casted over his vision, before a body crashed down against him. Startled and off guard, he tried to block with his hands but still sprawled to the ground from the impact. When he finally stood up, Sheyan was already behind him with a mighty hand locked against his wrist. Sheyan coldly started.


    ��Bao Tianshen, you want to kill me with this gun?��


    Thinking that Sheyan was only a loose vessel and not someone that associated with an underground organization, Baoyu defiantly roared out.


    ��If you dare, kill me!��


    Sheyan calmly replied.


    ��Of course, but not you only, I��ll kill everyone.��

 Chapter 275: Following the vine to find the melon

    <h4>Chapter 275: Following the vine to find the melon</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    A frightening chill gripped Baoyu��s heart. Turning down to look at that corpse that collided against him; he saw a gruesome distorted neck, its long tongue rolled out. It was that Ah Fa that followed him for years. From the state he was in, it was impossible that he survived!


    That piercing chill soared crazily within him, his body shivering uncontrobly. That demanding mighty hand controlled his own hand, forcing himself to point his own gun at his own temple.


    ��I��ve always been a fair person, you want to gun me down right?��


    Sheyanposedly pronounced Baoyu��s fate.


    Baoyu finally pleaded in fear.


    ��Don��t please! Bro Yan, I was wrong������


    ��Bang!�� Baoyu��s pleading wails were cut off by the gunfire, his blood and brain juice forming a puddle. Actually, these fatal brawling scenes were a frequent urrence here. Most of the other bar patrons had fled long ago. Hence, there were no panicked cries, or frantic shouts for help . That brutal ruthlessness had welled up inside his heart, pouring out without restraint! Presently, whatever hiding his contestant traces had been tossed far behind his mind, as for getting involved with the police, hepletely couldn��t care less! If he was so prudent to the extent his hatred couldn��t be appease, and he couldn��t protect his own family, then so what if he possessed unparalleled strength?


    Sheyan casually tossed aside the pistol, marching out in huge strides as he left tragic bloodied footprints trailing him. As he walked on, the blood trail expired. After killing 4, Sheyan��s fiery hatred had not been extinguished, it fact it was being fueled . That murderous intent induced by harming his family, how could it be simply appeased by a Baoyu? If Crab didn��t die, and Sanzi wasn��t safely rescued, his hatred would never die down!


    Ignoring the gasps as he walked towards the street, he gged a cab.


    ��Temple Street. Thanks, hurry a little.��


    ***************


    Half an hourter, Sheyan got down from the cab. Leaving behind a note as he closed the door. He wasn��t familiar with Temple Street, however, he understood how this kind of ces worked. With a huge crowd, crooks mixed in with honest folks, it was bustling with activity. This Crab bro actually dared to betray his big brother, and had rtions with the viets, definitely his name would be known here. Sheyan leisurely halted someone, stuffing a hundred bucks into his pockets, and he already knew that this Crab was currently inside Dafa gambling den.


    Sheyan nodded his head after getting the gambling den��s address, he headed off.


    The gambling den was located at a remote side alley, with a grocery store sign as concealment. Outside stood two huge brutes, smoking their cigarettes, observing around after every few minutes. Yet even the police understood the logic of the water that is too clear has few fishes. At most, this was just the calm before the storm. Sheyan strided towards them. The two brutes would often experience uninvited gambling addicts. Without giving him any attention, they carried on with their chatter, treating Sheyan as fart.


    After Sheyan entered the gambling den, he realized this ce was honestly miserably small. It only had 2 rooms, probably the dormitory of the previous grocery store��s owner. Within them it was congested with 5-6 round tables, the smoky fumes polluted the air. Sheyan wasn��t able to advance further without hindrance. A fat man smoking his cigarette walked in front of Sheyan, speaking out with a menacing tone.


    ��Who are you, what��d you want?��


    Sheyan replied gently.


    ��Is Crab around?��


    ��Pui!�� That fat man snorted and spat, raising his chin and pressing his middle finger onto Sheyan��s chest.


    ��You think Crab bro��s name is something you can say?��


    As he spoke, he threw away his cigarette and pped across Sheyan��s face! Sheyan instantly caught his wrist, pressing down slowly with increased strength. The fat man started breaking out in cold sweat, turning around as he yelled out pitifully.


    ��Dali, Heizi! Hurry and chop him! Get Crab bro toe!��


    At this moment, every gambler had turned to face thismotion with a surprised expression. Sheyan remained peaceful.


    ��An outsider��s grudges, those who don��t wish for blood to spray against them, scram immediately!��


    The bunch of gamblers immediately started dispersing in confusion, flocking out like bees. They were here just for entertainment and did not wish to get implicated. Even if they were just a spectator and needed to be a witness for the police, it was troublesome and bad luck. Not even a minuteter, the ce was emptied out with the exception of Crab��s underlings.


    Sheyan raised his head, his lips curling into a smile.


    ��So you guys are Crab��s underlings?��


    ��Crack!�� His voice hadn��t faded yet, but was instantly interrupted with a clear, crisp sound from the tightly gripped wrist of the fat man.


    The sound of his wrist being forcefully fractured!


    Following that, a furious grunt sounded from behind, with a solid steel rod swinging down onto Sheyan��s head. Sheyan leaked out a vicious re, shooting his palm out towards his face!


    A steel rod and a palm!


    Which was stronger, which was lighter?


    Everyone easily chose the steel rod. Yet, the cruel fact was the person shouldering the force of the steel rod stood harmlessly still, while the one facing the palm was thrown back by 2 metres; blood flowing out from his eyes, nose and ears. Even his neck was slightly twisted! It seemed like the neck bone had snapped.


    That one p, shook the entire audience.


    Following that, another disbelieving thug charged towards him. Without exception, Sheyan instantly ughtered him with a single movement! Moreover, it was a gruesome, internal organ-rupturing death!


    After the death count had soared to 4 people in this house, the remaining 2 thugs were frightened stiff, crying desperately as they begged for mercy. Strictly speaking, they were pretty remarkable. In ancient warfare, an ordinary army fleet would lose their morale even after a third had perished. To endure psychologically even after half had perished was remarkable. Yet these 2 thugs managed to keep up their mentality until 66% of them had been dispatched off. They could be already hailed as a courageous soldier, that was if they were in the military.


    Sheyan swiped away the blood on his hand, his voice had cold as ice.


    ��Do you wish to die or live? It��s very simple. Make a call and get Crab over here. Whatever it takes; if you wish to lie or speak the truth, it��s up to you! When Crab arrives, I��ll let you off. But if you wish to die, that��s very simple. I��ll only wait for 10 minutes, after 10 minutes, I��ll kill one!��


    ************


    Soon, Crab hastily rushed into the gambling den. It was like the two thugs had seen their parents, opening their mouths as they released a cringing cry. Then they hurriedly scrambled away from Sheyan��s presence.


    Crab was a buff brute. He had triangr eyes, partitioned eyebrows, thick lips; appearing rather uncouth. Upon entering the den and seeing his men sprawled across the floor, and the gruesome state of their corpses, his expression changed. Instantly reaching for his waist, obviously for his gun. He wasn��t alone, beside him were two fierce massive dudes. They had a wrinkled face, dark skin and callouses covered their fingers; indicated their experience with the gun. Simrly, they pulled out their guns! Taking aim!


    Sheyan was only 5-6 metres away from them, brazenly sitting on the chair beside him; allowing the 3 ck barrels to aim at himself. He was fearful of gunfire without his innate ability, but only from semi automatic rifles! Instead, his physique not was as domineering as 23 points, his health 330 points. Moreover, he had roughly 32% of damage reduction defence! As for the these measly 0.38 cm calibre pistols, hepletely disregarded them.


    ��Who are you? Why did youe here for?�� Because he was the one with the gun, Crab spoke with a disdainful low tone.


    Leaning on the chair, Sheyanzily replied.


    ��A guy named Sanzi, he is with you right?��


    Crab��s eyes shed a glint, the two gunners behind him shed a look at each other. He sneered slyly.


    ��That��s right! That little scoundrel, after kicking him a little and stuffing his head into a bucket for several minutes, he even divulged the color of his mother��s undies. I reckon, he is still crying right now! HA HA HA��


    Sheyan��s clutched on the chair tightened, but replied with a cool tone.


    ��How did you catch him?��


    Crab snorted loudly.


    ��It is me with the gun pointing at you! You think you��re the CIA, taking my record?��


    Sheyan yed down his tone.


    ��You think that by pointing your gun at me, you��re safe?��


    Suddenly, he stood up abruptly, throwing the chair beneath his butt towards them! Crab scrambled to dodge pathetically. Instead, the two gunmen seemed to be rather decisive. With their years of rich experience, they pulled the trigger without hesitation!


    The piercing gunfire echoed within the room. Sheyan only covered his head, charging explosively like a wild beast. Throwing a fist straight to a gunner��s chest! Instantly, that familiar bone cracking sound emerged, forming a deep depression at his chest. ��Poo!�� From his mouth, blood and dull red disintegrated organ fragments sprayed out! His face was brimming with anger and disbelief. Without even feeling the pain yet, he was terminated!


    The other guy onlysted for another 3 seconds. Emptying his cartridge against Sheyan, before frantically cutting down against Sheyan with the pistol shaft. Sheyan raised his head viciously, as the pistol broke upon impact, but only cut a small wound on Sheyan��s scalp. Sending a kick up his calf, he released a mournful shriek!

 Chapter 276: Killing 1 in 10 steps

    <h4>Chapter 276: Killing 1 in 10 steps</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    The kick appeared to be rather light; yet upon impact, his bone arched ny degrees forward as an eerie white bone splintered out. The gunner rolled on the floor as he wailed in agony, beads of cold sweat rolling down, retaliation was thest thing on his mind!


    Sheyan ignored him, stepping over him as he swung his head round and red at Crab.


    ��Pardon myck of manners, I forgot to introduce myself. I am Sheyan, hmm, my other status is also the older brother of that Sanzi you captured.��


    Crab staggered back several steps, his face brimming with disbelief.


    ��You����you����how is this possible?��


    Sheyan raised his finger and shook it.


    ��Nothing is impossible.��


    This advertising phrase Sheyan borrowed, did not carry a single trace of humour.


    ��Right, I have to inform you. In the next 10 seconds if you do not tell me where Sanzi is, then get ready to turn into a cripple.��


    Crab panted heavily; still feeling secure because of the pistol in his hand, he couldn��t understand Sheyan��s intentions. Sheyan a person that always kept to his words. After 10 seconds, the wretched cries of Crab reverberated inside the gambling den. His left ankle had been stomped on by Sheyan, instantly decimating his bones, so gory that amputation was the only solution left to it.


    Even though Crab shot another 3 rounds at Sheyan; but to his horror, when a round collided against Sheyan��s skull, it bounced off, while the other two lodged into his flesh. Yet Sheyan waspletely nonchnt, flexing his muscles as the bullet rounds were forcefully propelled out of his flesh. ��nk�� It bounced against the floor!


    Such a ridiculously unbelievable scene totally crushed Crab��s mentality. Hence, without leaving out a single detail, he regurgitated everything to Sheyan.


    In actual fact, Crab had always been receiving his goods from his superior��s boss. This extensive hierarchicalyers when it reached him, provided only low earnings. In the end by chance, he got to know several people from the Major Ring gang. Through them, he was connected to viets, and they became his supplier. Receiving goods directly now, naturally the money came rolling in.


    But this matter ultimately couldn��t be kept a secret; his big brother got wind of it and wanted to punish him by the books. Crab was no pushover, fostering assistance from the viets, he managed to get rid of his big brother. He had guns and money, naturally underlings would pledge their support towards him. Unknowingly, he had gradually turned into the viet��s puppets. As for his two ��bodyguards��, they were actually gunmen sent by the Viets.


    Just a while back, the Viets ced up a wanted list of a bunch of fishermen, scribbling Sheyan and everyone else��s names and features on it. Yesterday, an informant reported sighting of someone they were looking for. When they arrived, Sanzi was coincidentally squatted at a corner wolfing down a bowl of fishballs. Contrary to the details, Sanzi wasn��t a coward like what they described, he was exceedingly stubborn. After a day of interrogation, he still didn��t utter a single word.


    Sheyan managed to obtain the information he desired the most - the location of Sanzi��s captivity. It was inside avish high-ss club not too far from here. Of course, within it were all thugs and scum like Crab. After Crab had lost his usefulness, Sheyan proceeded to question the other gunman, but the gunman remained tight-lipped. Sheyan tantly crushed his neck, and didn��t bother sparing Crab even after he begged miserably. He held no mercy for people daring to harm him or his family.


    After a organizing himself, he casually changed into one of the dead man��s shirt, because his was tattered from the firing. He wasn��t worried that the police would pursue him. For internal conflicts within the underground society, even intense crossfires, several policemen would actually look favourably on it.


    If those hooligans with guns survived, the policemen would actually be exposing themselves to greater risks when they pursued them, or interfered in gang fights. But even if the police did happen to chance upon here, Sheyan wasn��t worried; besides detective shows on televisions were all a farce, and the rate of solving a case was not even 20%. There was no such thing as a freak like Sherlock Holmes, but even if they did trace it back to Sheyan, the ones worrying wouldn��t be him but the policemen instead����


    Thevish club wasn��t far from here, it only took him 5 minutes to arrive. After forking a small fee of 3,000 Hong Kong dors, he easily reached the peak of this club. The ce gave off a stifling secured feeling; only two kinds of people stayed here, one was distinguished guest, and the other convicts.


    Naturally, Sheyan��s low-key passage was finally halted by 2 massive security guards, trying to bribe them was futile. It was like trying to offer them a generous toast, yet they chose to have it sshed against their faces instead. Fortunately, even though Sheyan was on a killing spree, he wasn��t willing to be so lethal on those that werepletely unrted. Hence, he only knocked them out cold.


    The penthouse had an interior design of a traditional Japanese style; tatami mats wereid orderly over the ground. The elegant wall partitions along with the flower-bud shapednterns provided a serene atmosphere. Looking carefully, the penthouse had roughly dozens of rooms. Crab had mentioned that they kept Sanzi there for convenience of the Viets to collect him, but he didn��t mention his exact detailed location. Sheyan hadn��t anticipated such an immense penthouse. He was afraid that these thugs keeping watch over Sanzi would be startled and harm him, but to search room by room would be extremely inconvenient; just like a mouse trying to pull a tortoise, clueless on where to begin.


    Helplessly, Sheyan dragged two of the bodyguards in and try to wake them up. However, his actions were too harsh, and the two unlucky brats were totally out cold. After realizing things were going nowhere, he tossed them into random storeroom and allowed them to continue sleeping. Changing into the body guard��s uniform, he stood at the door awaiting iing patrons.


    Normally, things were get heated up only around 6 in the afternoon, it was only mid noon now, and was still pretty peaceful. After a brief wait, a graceful young woman came entered. She was hoisting a tray with a delicate tea set above it. She looked refined and elegant, appearing full of ss, probably a server within this penthouse.


    Sheyan upon examining her appearance, walked ahead and obstructed her.


    ��Lady, may I know where Crab bro stays?��


    That woman sweeped through Sheyan��s security guard uniform, andpletely ignored him as she continued advancing. Sheyan was afraid of the repercussions of dragging too long; it wasn��t easy toe across her, hence he wouldn��t give up so easily. His face turned solemn and he tugged at her uniform.


    ��Where does Crab stay, speak!��


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    ������ʟo��ʤ��Ȥ򤹤�Ȥ�!�� The woman berated him coldly.


    Sheyan was instantly stupefied, he didn��t expect this woman to be Japanese.


    Suddenly, two young males in ck suits appeared in the passageway ahead. They were casually looking around, and when they saw thismotion, they scolded loudly and rushed here. Because of Sheyan��s action of pulling against the woman��s clothes, it was easy for others to misinterpret him trying to take advantage of her.


    One of the male shouted in Japanese, while the other in Chinese, both trying to get Sheyan toy off her. When they reached, they instantly acted! ps/fists/kicks, everything happened in a flurry. If Sheyan was an ordinary person, he would��ve long ago been beaten down to the ground.


    Sheyan initially tried to acknowledge his wrongdoings, he tried dodging and blocking but wasn��t willing to retaliate. But once those males realized their fists werending nothing, they turned furious from shame and drew out a shimmering dagger from their waist. Upon seeing this, Sheyan��s aggression was ignited. This daddy here�� even if I wanted to harass your mother, It doesn��t warrant a death right? Although he was unwilling to ughter his way in, these fools had to trigger his inner ruthlessness. He backed away from the woman, fleeing backwards swiftly.


    How would they know they were walking towards their own demise? Naturally, they chased him into the storeroom. When they entered, Sheyan who was waiting for them immediately blocked off their way out. They japanese thrusted his dagger forward. Sheyan��s eyes flickered with a bloodlusted chill, extending his fist out to meet the dagger!


    Bare flesh vs steel!

 Chapter 277: Brittle bones

    <h4>Chapter 277: Brittle bones</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    As the dagger pressed in, the Japanese man felt an unexinable massive oppression against his hand. The dagger distorted and flew out of his hand, the webbing between his fingers stained with blood.


    Yet Sheyan��s fist didn��t stop there, whizzing forward with a violent oppression, threatening to explode in the Jap��s face. The Jap curled his arms into a perfect defensive posture, like he had gone through wrestling training before.


    But it was futile.


    It couldn��t even dy the blow slightly.


    With the might of 4 times the average man, his fist collided heavily. It was identical to fate, nothing could stop it! So what if his defence was perfectly positioned? The Japanese man was instantly sent flying, his head mming into the wall behind. Slumping to the ground, he left behind an awful sickening blood stain on the wall! If he wasn��t dead, he would be crippled at least!


    After releasing his fist, Sheyan didn��t bother looking at his tragic ending. His feet crossed back towards the door, sealing of the entrance as he stared at the other shocked personnel.


    ��You wish to live, or die?��


    The other guy waspletely shaken up, he swallowed his saliva and stammered.


    ��Are you from the Fourseas gang or Heaven union? Going against our Union Bamboo gang, the only way out is death!��


    Sheyan paid no attention to his words, he offered coldly.


    ��Do you know where Crab stays?��


    ��Crab?�� This person was confused.


    Sheyan continued.


    ��About 30 years old, triangle eye, partitioned brows, thick lips, looks like he owes a huge amount of money to others.��


    ��I know, I know. At the end of the corridor to the right.��


    He hurriedly answered.


    Sheyan nodded. To prevent unwanted haggling, he knocked him unconscious as he walked out to the corridor. But at the moment he walked out, a chilling voice travelled towards him.


    ��Stop, unless you want your brains to be spilled.��


    Sheyan frowned, ncing sideways slightly and saw a middle aged male behind him; the male was pointing a pistol installed with a silencer towards him. That middle aged male had tremendously steady hands, as though the pistol was a part of his hand; emitted theposure of a serial killer.


    Sheyan could feel the influence of the United Bamboo gang. He had only wished to seek for directions, butnded himself into a mess. If he was alone, then it would be fine; but he was here to rescue Sanzi, he had to be cautious in case Sanzi became an innocent coteral. Killing one is considered a murderer, killing ten would also be considered a murderer. Then why not uproot every single hidden danger now, to ensure a clean escape after his rescue.


    Thinking of that, his eyes zed for bloodshed, and he halted his footsteps.


    ��Hands behind your head, face the wall and squat.��


    The middle aged man gently ordered.


    Sheyan remained expressionless, following his orders. Someone proceeded to search him, letting him off after confirming he did not have any additional weapon. Then another person walked in with a vexed tone.


    ��Song Xiajun and Stone are dead!��


    Actually, Sheyan only killed that Song Xiajun. That taiwanese named Stone had only fainted, but probably because of the horrid state of Song Xiajun, the impression of a cold blooded killer had already been formed. The middle aged man wasn��t affected the slightest, as though he was so familiar with death. He lead Sheyan towards the side passage at gunpoint.


    ��Go in.��


    Sheyan had the same sentiments; if he were to start a massacre in the open corridor, he would really disturb the peace here and cause unnecessary trouble for himself. Simrly, the United Bamboo gang was having the same thoughts. Hence, Sheyan cooperated fully as he walked along the passage and entered into a room.


    The room was rather spacious, about 300 square metres. The furniture was pasted to the wall, allowing a broad space in the middle. Just like a performing stage, the floor had a glossy smooth appearance.


    The glossy wooden flooring had been cleaned thoroughly, even reflecting a person��s figure. Opposite the door at the window, was a backfacing person dressed in snow white kimono. He seemed to be appreciating a drawing hung on the wall. To his side was a delicate weapon shelf, disying an ancient katana. That woman that he had harassed earlier was present and had changed into a kimono, currently bending her back as she poured tea. She was totally focused on the tea,pletely uncaring about the current situation.


    Several people were kneeling inside the room; d in ck suit, white socks with their sandals at the side. Sheyan caught whiff of an awful stench, obviously someone here had athlete��s foot. Amongst them, a dignified looking middle aged male roughly in his forties, broke the silence.


    ��Huan, what��s the matter?��


    Huan unhurriedly replied.


    ��Chairman, this man killed Song Xiajun and Stone. I suspect he is from another gang sent here to spy on our meeting.��


    Sheyan observed as thest guy entered the room, closing the door shut behind him, his heart was firm. His face turned sullen, as he cracked his neck and started warming up his arms. Huan��s berated out furiously.


    ��Stop moving! This is the final warning!��


    Sheyan replied boldly.


    ��I also issue out my final warning. Anyone who thinks of killing me will die.��


    Upon hearing his words, everyone present leaked out a taunting expression. Only that man d in snow white kimono was silent, as thoughpletely engrossed with his painting. He reached out to feel the painting.


    ��Woah! So fierce? Little sheet.�� Huan mocked sarcastically. ��Let me kill you now, let��s see how I die.��


    As his words faded, Sheyan suddenly sprung up like a savagely wild beast! Without hesitation, Huan pressed the trigger. A muffled echo followed by white spiralling fumes filled the room. He could even hear the bullet puncturing into flesh, blood filled his vision. Yet this man didn��t fall. Instead, he faced right up to him! A provocative, overbearing stare pierced insanely towards him.


    ��Why isn��t he dead?�� An unfathomable notion filled Huan��s mind. His instinctive reaction was to immediately shout for help.


    But in this instance, Sheyan��s uppercut fist had arrived against his chin!


    His vocal capabilities, had now ceased to exist!


    That uppercut directly sent Huan flying up, lifting him from the ground highly as he made an awkward flip and crashed to the ground! Huan was a middle aged male with tall stature, his height was 190 cm, trained in fighting and was nearly 90 kg. Yet one uppercut sent him up off the ground by half a metre. The formidable might hidden inside the fist waspletely out of everyone��s imagination.


    In mid air, a chunk of flesh like a tongue drifted down. In actual fact before Sheyannded his fist, Huan was about to call for help with his mouth opened. Hence, the moment the tremendous force connected, his jaw shattered, mming his teeth shut as he chomped against his tongue, severing itpletely. Blood and saliva bubbled out from his mouth, his eyes white as he fainted. Even if he didn��t die, he would suffer from a severe concussion!


    At that instance, the others were definitely not idle. They were the elites of the United Bamboo gang, and were the primary guards of the ��chairman��. Pulling out their guns, they took aim and fired. Their movements were so smooth, it wasn��t the least bit inferior to a militant.


    However, Sheyan was a person who had battled between life and death in the realm, hisbat experience abundant, why would he just allow them to shoot him idly. While executing his uppercut, he had already prepared his next course of action.


    After sending Huan flying, he darted towards the nearest gunman behind, punching him in the chest; dragging him to the front, as he used him as a meat shield!


    ��Pew pew pew pew!�� The muffled gunfire sounds continued to sound out. Blood sprayed in all directions, holes formed against the wooden walls. In the end, it failed to connect with their target. That unlucky brat that Sheyan used as hostage was already struggling as death��s door after his punch, and instantly gave up as the bullets pierced his body.


    Sheyan dragged the corpse as he charged towards the nearest guy. Upon shortening the gap to 3 metres, he shed out like a demon, sweeping his arm straight against that guy; flipping him into the air, as the poor fe made a 470 degrees flip beforending.


    Within the next few seconds, the beast like Sheyan wrecked havoc within this room. Even though he sustained 3 gunshot wounds, every bullet only dealt a non threatening 20 damage to him. Yet those that opened fire against him, probably wouldn��t be able to stand for the rest of their lives.

 Chapter 278: Katana

    <h4>Chapter 278: Katana</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Sheyan surveyed the room, noticing that japanese still had his back facing them; as though he waspletely oblivious. The female too, was diligently brewing tea without the slightest disturbance. Instead, spilt tea droplets exposed her nervousness.


    The Chairman of the United Bamboo gang looked at Sheyan with an ashen expression; his eyes about to pop out, pping both hands onto the wooden floor he eximed.


    ��Come, do it!�� The Fourseas gang was able to hire a monster like you, it is indeed I, Gu Yuean��s misfortune!��


    The person that Sheyan just killed was called Huan, as for the chairman, his name was coincidentally Gu Yuean*. Yet Sheyan couldn��t be bothered with him, casting aside his shirt filled with bullet holes as he stripped off a ck suit from one of the corpses, and wore it. Preparing to walk out, the Gu Yuean��s eyes widened with shock.


    (TN: Hu-an (����) is almost identical to Gu Yuean (���°�) in chinese)


    ��You��re not going to kill me? You��re actually not going to? What game are you trying to y?��


    Sheyan turned around with a frustrated look.


    ��Didn��t you hear me? Whoever tries to kill me, will die! If you had fired against me, I would surely destroy you. The only reason you��re still alive, is that you didn��t open fire against me.��


    Gu Yuean was brimming with disbelief.


    ��Then��then why did you assault my people?��


    Sheyan felt a belly of hot air rising, as he pointed towards the japanese woman.


    ��I was just f***king asking that woman for directions, but that japanese tried to kill me with a dagger! Just ask that b*tch if I��m right.��


    Gu Yuean had a puzzled expression on his face, turning around immediately to interrogate her. As they conversed in japanese, Sheyan simply ignored them and proceeded to leave the room. But at this moment, a sudden chill enveloped his back, the same icy cold sensation of a venomous snake slowly slithering towards him; shocking him rooted to the ground.


    Behind him, that unperturbed, devoted to art kimono male straightened his body as he turned calmly. His hand held a old-fashioned katana! His re was directed straight towards Sheyan��s back!


    ��You, are, not, allowed, to leave.��


    His voice as clear as water. Although his chinese wasn��t urate, his pronunciation was extremely clear; like water droplets falling from a gentle bamboo in the still courtyard. Drip by drip, the deathly cold silence piercing into the ears, and deep into their hearts.


    Sheyan turned around rapidly, drinking two mouthfuls of his ��Endless Vodka��, bringing his health back to 80%. His pupils had shrank as he asked.


    ��You��re a contestant?��


    But as the word contestant left his mouth, Sheyan instantly received a stern notification from the nightmare imprint.


    ��Warning: You are suspected of mildly leaking the realm��s secret. First offence, no disciplinary action taken.��


    ��Warning: You are suspected of mildly leaking the realm��s secret. First offence, no disciplinary action taken.


    ��F****, How did I forget about that?�� Sheyan was shocked. He immediately recalled the first few warnings received back in the Terminator world.


    ��In the real world, it is strictly prohibited to divulge any information pertaining to the nightmare realm, whether passively or actively done.��


    ��The unique abilities obtained in the nightmare realm, should not be casually use in the present world. If not, faced with massive repercussions! (Example of a passive usage)��


    The samurai had thick ck brows, roughly in his thirties to forties. He appeared cultured and refined, leaking out an incisively sharp aura; he was like a cloth wrapped over a dazzling weapon, gentle and meek outside, but devastating on the inside. As he witnessed Sheyan��s wine cup, his eyes flickered.


    ��Good stuff!��


    Sheyan replied gently.


    ��You��re pretty knowledgeable? What do you want?��


    ��Yi Wufu, please advise!��


    After speaking, he unsheathed his shimmering katana, piercing straight towards Sheyan! The two were nearly 30 metres apart; yet as his snow white kimono fluttered to the rhythm of unsheathing the katana, he had arrived in front of Sheyan!


    As the saying goes, when an expert makes his move, even knowing it was equivalent to not knowing. Based on his one move, Sheyan could determine his agility was at least around 25 points to 30 points, his speed was able to suppress him totally. But to Sheyan, his biggest headaches were still those formidable support magician type contestants. Instead, an agility type closebatant would probably not have an innate defense, and was an opponent Sheyan weed greatly.


    Like a drifting leaf, the samurai gracefully arrived, and the first thing Sheyan did was to retreat! This was the experience he gained from facing Vampire Edward back in the Harry Potter world. Knocking against a wooden sliding door behind him, he exerted strength into his back. The door broke into dozens of splinters, scattering in all directions! The katana shimmered, slicing mercilessly against his chest and arms. Long trails of blood was drawn out without staining the katana de. Before the first wave of bloodnded, the second trial had already been carved out!


    Even though he was facing a barrage of des, Sheyan didn��t slow down, his back breaking through every single obstacle until it collided with cold, solid wall! Moreover, the position he ended up in was cunning, coincidentally in the corner of the room! The walls by his side would now limit the frontal assaults to only 90 degrees, restricting it substantially. For an agile closebatant trying to rely on speed superiority to strike at vitals from every angle, this was now an impossibility. Especially those with abilities specially suited to backstab an enemy, naturally all these was impossible now!


    The katana shimmered coldly, shing by his left shoulder as a blood ray spurted out. Sheyan didn��t even get the chance to see its shadow, before a chunk of flesh was carved out again. Yet Sheyan was unconcerned, such a degree of damage was still eptable! More importantly, he knew that contestants would simrly be bounded by the 40% damage regtion even in the present world! His eyes werebusting with a fiery ze.


    Yi Wufu consecutively executed 4 sword moves. This monster ahead had rigidly took it head on. Even though Sheyan had 4 gruesome long sh wounds; for some unknown reason, every time he gazed into Sheyan��s eyes, Yi Wufu would feel a painful burnt sensation.


    The tranquil and graceful Yi Wufu, certainly hated such an inharmonious feeling!


    Yet the worst part was, this enemy had a perceptive sensing that could stifle his own, he waspletely unable to receive anybat log information about the enemy; while everything was inly visible to the enemy. Thebat log was vital in indicating who upied the advantage!


    Yet it fueled Yi Wufu��s desire to behead his enemy, using blood to dye his snow white kimono. Only by killing, could he climb to the pinnacle of existence!


    After his fifth sword move, he suddenly felt a ripple of reaction from his enemy. He couldn��t help sneering.


    ��Can��t handle it anymore? You think you can break through my sword path?��


    ��Although I don��t have my equipment now, my pure agility is already 23 points. Even a barrage of bullets is nothing to me!��


    ��I, Yi Wufu, have been training with the sword since I was 4 years old, right up till 38 years! My swordsmanship has 35 years of experience. Every single sword move has been honed painstakingly a thousand times. You only received 4 moves, and you think you can see through me?��


    As expected, everything was in ordance to Yi Wufu��s judgement. The enemy slumped his shoulders, looking as if he wanted to attempt to break out of the flurry of swords. Yi Wufuughed; his wrist twisting as his katana swerved from a strange angle, shing down against his enemy��sts! This ingenious move����was like a wave crashing against an immovable cliff, water mist filling the atmosphere, as a torrential waterfall of wave remnants came showering down!


    The katana shed by, slicing a long wound on Sheyan��sts. His flesh whirling out of the wound, exposing the rib beneath. Yet at this moment, Yi Wufu finally showed an opening; it was a calligrapher stroking brilliantly without stopping, but eventually, there would always be a short moment of pause after a masterpiece.


    At that instance the katana halted momentarily, Sheyan pushed his chest right into the knife de of the katana!


    Blood finally dyed the katana as it sshed everywhere. Yi Wufu waspletely stunned at his opponent��s drastic suicidal tactic! The katana was a deadly weapon; no matter how exquisite his sword arts were, he would definitely not miss out on the chance to drive it into the enemy��s flesh. Normally, when his deadly katana drilled fatally into the enemy��s chest, it would signal the conclusion of the battle. Therefore in this instance, Yi Wufu felt a temporary relief.


    Who could fathom the agonizing terror of a katana impaling one��s chest. Yet if Yi Wufu had witnessed Sheyan��s battle with the centaur Hertz Ruhr, he would��ve been utterly amazed. This move was Sheyan��s signature trump card! Even if this move ended up in a failure, with his high HP and defense, he could afford it. Since he was willing to take the gamble, he wouldn��t allow himself to suffer a crushing, unsalvageable defeat!

 Chapter 279: Dangerous counter

    <h4>Chapter 279: Dangerous counter</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    The katana had prated through Sheyan��s chest! The devastating might of a real world��s weapon, was far beyond Sheyan��s estimation. Yi Wufu smirked gleefully as he withdrew his katana, yet he discovered that it was tightly lodged within Sheyan��s chest, so tight that pulling out was excruciatingly difficult. Knowing something was wrong, he instantly released his katana. However, during the brief moment of attempting to withdraw his katana, it gave Sheyan adequate time to react.


    His right shoulder des tensed up,


    His breathing heavy,


    Adrenaline pumping throughout his body rapidly����


    Clenching his right fist viciously,


    He smashed it down relentlessly against Yi Wufu��s right leg!!


    The punch was overwhelming, like a pile driving drilling into concrete. ��Crack!�� Yi Wufu��s right thigh instantly snapped loudly! Obviously, his bone had fractured!


    The nightmare imprint instantly streamed in a list of information to Sheyan.


    ��You released a full force ordinary attack against another contestant in the present world.��


    ��Your attack target: Leg.��


    ��Determining����enemy��s strength is 9 points, your strength is 20 points. Your strength exceeds the enemy��s by 2.222 times.��


    ��Determining����your strength is twice your enemy��s, dealing additional crushing damages!!!!��


    ��Crushing damages is 50% of that damage.��


    ��Crushing damages is considered as an additional attack, and negates defensive abilities. This category of damage takes superior precedence.��


    ��Determining������


    ��Factoring in basic closebat ability.��


    ��Factoring explosive strike rate of ��Alcohol Master��.��


    ��Crushing damages is an explosive strike!! Total damage is 25 points + 26 points of crushing damages.��


    ��Enemy��s defence is 6 points.��


    ��After factoring 40% limitation and defence, resultant damage of first attack is 12 points.��


    (TN: I omitted the details because I honestly don��t know how author calctes that (1=19%) so i feel it��s better to not confuse readers.)


    ��You deal additional damage of 21 points of crushing damages.��


    ��You deal a total of 33 points of damage!!��


    With one crushing fist, Yi Wufu��s face turned pale! Not because of the sheer pain, but the underlying horror! He only had 120 HP, but one normal fist removed a quarter of his life! And this was under the protection of the 40% limitation. His only exnation was that Sheyan��s strength was overbearing, and induced that domineering crushing damages.


    ��BAKAYAROU*!!! If I had my equipment, how would I be so miserable?�� His veins were about to burst on his forehead, as Yi Wufu yelled out. But actually even in the realm, Sheyan who possessed equipment and his innate ability, was equally a nightmare for his type of contestant.


    (TN: Japanese curse word)


    After abandoning his katana, Yi Wufu stumbled back in retreat, he had no choice!!


    Sheyan endured the katana lodged inside his chest; he was like a berserking wild beast with arrows all over its body, yet still charging forward with murderous frenzy! With that one misstep, only 1, Yi Wufu had been reduced to a sorry state and could only stagger backwards while facing Sheyan. He could only rely on his agility to widen the distance.


    Suddenly, Sheyan pounced forward with his fist. Yi Wufu immediately dodged, as the fistnded onto a pir in the middle. Fine cracks formed around his fist, as dust floated down. Sheyan was relentless, his twin fists carried the wind as he smashed out. Yi Wufu gritted his teeth as he rolled and dodge. Whichever furniture they passed through, Sheyan left a cmity there with his fist!


    Abruptly, Sheyan pulled out the katana from his chest, blood drenching it as he chopped towards Yi Wufu. Yi Wufu was extremely adept with such closebat fighting. Don��t mention about raising his powers in the realm, even in the present world itself, he had trained in the arts of Kendo for 30 years.


    As Yi Wufu observed Sheyan��s sword handling, he knew this guy was ayman beginner. ��Naked unarmed sword!�� He roared as he executed a kendo technique. With his palm, he wedged the iing katana rigidly firm! At that instance, Yi Wufu instantly flushed with delight. For a samurai like him, once he lost his katana, it was equivalent to losing his entire security.


    But at that exact moment when Yi Wufu made the abrupt decision to mour the katana, Sheyan instantly loosened his grip, and sunk his left elbow down! His action looked extremely clumsy, as though losing his bnce, with the elbow bearing his entire weight! Naturally, his target was that same left thigh he had struck earlier!


    This attack once again triggered crushing damages, but unfortunately not an explosive strike!


    The piercing ache pervaded into Yi Wufu��s soul. More critically, Sheyan had realized previously; their digitized evolved bodies weren��t perfect, if a contestant umted too much damage within a particr area like the joint, the functionality of it would start to decline. Hence, once his leg sustained more damage, most likely, his speed would definitely decline!!


    Yi Wufu didn��t possess as much HP and defence as Sheyan had, even his offense was slightly weaker due to crushing damage. Under this circumstances, if he even lost his superior speed, then his fate would��ve been sealed. Yi Wufu roared furiously as he sliced dow against Sheyan, thinking that his enemy would dodge and he could then execute a twist and unleash his next attack. But sadly, things didn��t go as nned.


    Blood sshed up, Sheyan epted the sh with his skull! The sharp de cutting into his scalp but not powerful enough to chop through his skull. A clump of ck hair mixed with blood scattered down.


    While the katana chopped against his skull, his fist swung and collided into Yi Wufu��s chest! Yi Wufu��s vision darkened, that intense pain dispersing rapidly from his chest inwards, sending an irresistible pressure up as he coughed out a mouthful of blood.


    This was the tragedy of an agility basedbatant facing up against Sheyan. Although their attacks and movementpletely overwhelm their opponents, openings were bound to surface whenever they released their attacks. Coming in close contact, anything was possible! Especially, for a patient freak like Sheyan, enduring the initial 4 sword moves, before creating his own chance for breakthrough only at the fifth move!


    It seemed like Yi Wufu was being suppressed disastrously; yet if he faced Mogensha, then that would be his bliss. As for Sheyan encountering a lethal gunmen like Mogensha or Diaz in the present world, his only consideration would be how to flee.


    Gaining the upperhand, Sheyan wouldn��t let go so easily. He scrambled forward with incessant strikes, disregarding his personal defence in exchange for offensive oppression! Moreover, his HP now was still left with about 140 points, how was Yi Wufu going to fight against him? Instead, the samurai kept his cool, repeatedly dodging Sheyan��s punches. In the end, he was forced into a corner, as a momentarypse in judgement allowed Sheyan to knee his belly; instantly turning dizzy and vomited blood.


    ��BAKA! BAKA!! Why is it like this?�� Yi Wufu��s bloodshot eyes radiated with despair, stumbling backwards as he howled in anguish.


    ��I haven��t revived my family��s honor�� and my beloveddy isn��t mine yet��how can I be defeated now?��


    Suddenly, threatening chilliness emitted from his body! Feeling this immense threat, Sheyan knew it was his perceptive sensing warning him! He instantly blocked his front with his hands, and dove behind! It was like a desperate wolf trying to hide from a hunter��s shotgun. Yi Wufu sped the katana hilt with both hands, his expression dull and nk; a total void of emotions. He slowly raised his katana as though it was a thousand ton heavy. Finally, the katana rose above his head, taking a kendo ��Daijodan�� posture.


    During the process of Yi Wufu raising his katana, Sheyan really wanted to seize the chance to attack; however, he was forced back by the stern warnings of his perceptive sensing. At this moment, Yi Wufu was like one with his katana, dazzling, elegant, filled with hidden ability! Sheyan was able to sense; when Yi Wufu executed his stance, his body��s ��spirit, energy, essence�� had concentrated onto the katana��s de. Like an impending tsunami, the energy rolled in peacefully, but once unleashed, it could sweep away cities and mountains!


    Instantly, Yi Wufu swept horizontally with his katana, releasing a shocking de ray. A head flew out, blood gushing out from the decapitated head. The head carried an unexinably ghastly serenity, naturally no idea she was just killed!


    That decapitated person was that female servicing Yi Wufu beforehand. Adorned in a sapphire dress, the headless body stumbled around and spun rounds, blood spurting out from the neck like a fountain, before slumping to the ground. The de ray disappeared amidst the drizzling blood, vanishing with elegance and sorrow!!!

 Chapter 280: Realm taboo

    <h4>Chapter 280: Realm taboo</h4>


    Tranted by: CHua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    ��What in the world?�� Sheyan was confused, suddenly receiving a notification.


    ��Warning, warning. Contestant no.7277630 has vited the realm��s regtion - using the active ability ��Daijodan essence�� in the present world!!!��


    ��Warning, warning. Contestant no.7277630 has vited the realm��s regtion - using the active ability ��Daijodan essence�� in the present world!!!��


    ��Warning, warning. Appearance of special punishment task. Contestant no.7277630 utilized an active ability of the nightmare realm in the present world, bearing severe repercussions. Please kill all eye witnesses of the present world within half an hour, if not he will be erased. Taskpletion has no rewards!��


    ��Using an ability in the present world actually induces such a frightening punishment����then if he was filmed using the ability and broadcasted on TV��then wouldn��t he be doomed to die?�� Sheyan celebrated the fact his ability now was almost all passive except for that gic mix. Yet concocting those were done individually and affected no one else, hence he wouldn��t suffer the same fate.


    The nightmare imprint once again transmitted a notification.


    ��Your current military rank is 2nd Lieutenant. Contestant no.7277630 current military rank is reserve-duty Major! Do you wish to use your military rank to oppress him? This will prevent him from taking the emergency measure of returning to the nightmare realm.��


    Of course, Sheyan wouldn��t decline that. Currently, he could see how strict the realm was with regards to military ranking. Even a mere 2nd lieutenant was able to oppress a reserve-duty Major!! There were severalyers between both ranks, a 2nd Lieutenant still had to pass through his Lieutenant phase, Captain phase, before reaching Major. That was a vast difference between military tiers. Yet Sheyan was able to oppress a reserve-duty Major. This signified how immense the weight of a genuine rank was, it was totally out of his imagination.


    Once again, Yi Wufu shed out, de rays shing out with peerless ferocity; the sword aura permeating throughout the room as the rays shed against the corpses within the room. Yi Wufu��s eyes shrank, because one target that he had to kill was actually blocked by someone. Sheyan pounced forward, pulling back the dazed Gu Yuean of the United Bamboo gang; pulling him back from the depths of death.


    That formless de ray shed against Sheyan��s back, carving out a deep cut as blood sprayed out. The formless bade rays carried traces of blood, without dwindling in strength, it shed through the partition walls. ��Boom!�� The thin wooden walls exploded into pieces, yet remnants of the de rays managed to advance and chop against the concrete wall behind; releasing a piercing sound as the cement rocks crumbled down, exposing a 1 metre long scar on the wall.


    After Sheyan had rescued Gu Yuean, he shouted.


    ��Run!��


    Sheyan grabbed him and sprinted out. ording to the realm, if this eye witness were to survive, then Yi Wufu must die! Sheyan grasped this concept clearly. Gu Yuean ced at Sheyan with gratitude, immediately scrambling pathetically down corridor and fled. Sheyan then hastily hid himself at the corridor��s bend. He had calcted everything by this time.


    Naturally, Yi Wufu was forced into desperation to have to use his special ability. That meant that he had no intentions of dying now. Hence, his emotions would definitely be filled with anxiety and panic, and would certainly not spare the Gu Yuean. If Sheyan could hide in ambush now, he��ll definitely take him down.


    With a bloodlusted aura, Yi Wufu clenched his katana as he dashed through the corridor. His sword essence had been umted to the maximum, if gods blocked him, he would kill gods, if demons blocked him, he would kill demons! But at the corridor bend, an appalling figure appeared, one that was covered with distinct sh wounds. An unyielding, unwavering figure as he bluntly collided into him!


    Blood, rage and excitement! In a sh, blood soaked deep into the tatami mats like spring water!


    ***************


    Sheyan panted in deep breaths. That punctured, horrific wound over his chest, one could see through it from the back to the front. If an average person sustained such an injury, he would��ve died long ago. Caught in an awfully disadvantaged position, Yi Wufu still put up a terribly valiant struggle against Sheyan, causing painful injuries, Especially this final de, deeply impaling Sheyan��s chest wound once again. The daunting sword essence wreaking havoc within his body. If not for Sheyan luckily producing an explosive strike at thest minute, he may very well died alongside him.


    But everything was worth it. Sheyan picked up the crimson blood key from Yi Wufu��s corpse, simultaneously receiving the milestone notification - ����Suspect��pletion rate: 2/10�� More crucially, during the battle, he unknowingly followed Reef��s advise, allowing his body to experience more stress from the enemy. Although it was exceedingly dangerous, it was still an effective method!


    Sheyan could feel, a queer sensation within his body. This sort of sensation wasn��t something he experienced before, it felt peculiar like an inspiration. His blood cirction was like a tide, constantly rippling about his body. When the dayes when it calms down, that should be the day his innate awakens.


    Sheyan retrieved is ��Endless Spirited Vodka��, gulping down whatever that was left. He could feel the life force permeating into his bones, as he released a satisfied sigh. Even though Yi Wufu was dead, but he seemed like he had a rather exalted status back in the present world. At least, he could im equals to that United Bamboo gang. If reinforcements arrives, that would be huge trouble. Thus Sheyan hurried to the toilet first, wrapping himself up before cleaning off his blood stains. He then put on a set of clean clothes, and headed straight for Crab��s room.


    Although there were 2 underling guarding the room, they obviously were nothing to Sheyan. With an anxious spirit, Sheyan rummaged through the room before hearing strange movements from the toilet. Kicking the door open, he finally saw a bound up person. His mouth was stuffed with a cloth, producing ��Wu Wu Wu�� whimpers, if not Sanzi, then who?


    Sheyan hurriedly untied Sanzi. Sanzi seemed like he had suffered a great deal of hardship; seeing his older brother after such a long uncertain period, his tears streamed down like the tide, his voice shaky.


    ��Brother Yan!! They hit me and starved me, and choked me with that bucket of water. But I didn��t say a single thing!��


    Sheyan patted his shoulder, his voice solemn.


    ��Well done, it��s dangerous here, let��s go.��


    ��En�� Sanzi acknowledged, walking out he saw the two guards sprawled over the floor. He hatefully stomped onto them thinking they had just fainted. But after stomping, he realized something was wrong. One of that had his tongue severed and flung 10 cm away from the mouth, one was bent in a grotesque 70 degrees backwards; no matter what, both couldn��t be alive. He got a fright as his face turned pale.


    ��Brother Yan! Brother Yan! They��they��seem to be dead!��


    Sheyan gently replied.


    ��I know, I killed them. After hearing how they tortured you��anyway, whoever touches my family shall die!��


    Sanzi was stunned.


    ��Then, where��s Crab?��


    Sheyan disdainfully scoffed.


    ��Of course he was the first to go.��


    At this moment, shouts and screams could be heard from outside. Previously when he was taking care of the United Bamboo gang in their room, the ce was enclosed and soundproof. Hence, even after an intense battle with numerous deaths, not a singlemotion was made.


    But after facing off with Yi Wufu; with his vicious ��Daijodan�� sword rays, he almost demolished the entire room, causing such a huge ruckus. In additional to other security guards realizing that the security guards Sheyan removed had gone missing, of course they blew the entire matter up.


    Since his retreating route had been cut off, Sheyan opened the window and looked down. The club was 5 storeys high, behind it was a remote back alley without a single soul in sight. With such a high altitude, an ordinary person would have his bones shattered into pieces by jumping. But to Sheyan, jumping down wouldn��t really pose huge damages. He instantly ordered Sanzi.


    ��I��ll head down first, wait a while before jumping. I��ll catch you.��


    Sanzi was stupefied.


    ��Brother Yan, this is the fifth floor!��


    Sheyan replied calmly.


    ��You trust me?��


    Sanzi remained quiet. He had idolized Sheyan since young. Biting his lips, he nodded his head.


    Sheyan had 10 points in agility, just now two times of an ordinary person. Pushing off the window ledge, he directly jumped off the railing. Using the air conditioner vents as his footstools, he made his way down to the alley in 10 seconds. Signalling to Sanzi, Sanzi closed his eyes and allowed himself to fall off like a piece of rock. Sheyan easily caught him, before making a roll to disperse the impact. Hence, the two brothers sessfully escaped unscathed, as they blended into the human crowd with ease.

 Chapter 281: Drawing……

    <h4>Chapter 281: Drawing����</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    After Crab kidnapped Sanzi, he prevented Sanzi from eating anything; only serving water, preventing him from having the strength to escape. Sanzi was so famished now, and still had to run vigorously. Hence after a short distance, he clenched his stomach in distraught.


    ��Brother Yan, I can��t run anymore, I��m starving.��


    Sheyan gged a cab and headed straight for Yau Ma Tei, before finding a random eatery for Sanzi to fill his belly. Sanzi��s appetite was tremendous, fishing with his chopsticks as he wolfed down half a bowl of rice, before talking about his traumatic experiences.


    Previously, when Fu Yuan set sail amidst the typhoon, it was extremely dangerous. Yet the heavily wounded Dasi fell unconscious due to his worry for Sheyan��s safety. Without their main pir of support, they sailed wherever the winds brought them to. Finally, they were blown to Taiwan. Fortunately even though they rarely came there, they were sailors and fishermen who could find their own path, thus they settled down quickly.


    Huashan Fei was considered part of the underground syndicate of the maind and Vietnam. Because of the awkward rtionship between the two countries, therefore even if Huashan Fei��s hand had grown longer, he still wouldn��t be able to stretch it all the way there. Hence, they put their minds to ease, first seeking for connections to sell out their fragrant powder from the Sperm whale. Uncle Dasi then split the proceeds amongst themselves, letting them find their own path; even Fu Yuan was sold.


    Then the crippled Dasi fell ill; but thanks to Sanzi taking care of him, his condition gradually improved. Relying on their past connections, they rented a little house near the shore. Uncle Dasi could only slowly recover, while Sanzi set out in search for a temporary job to take care of Uncle Dasi.


    But after a short while, news of Sheyan appearing in Hong Kong spread to them, and was looking for them. This news caused raised Dasi��s spirits, wanting to travel to Hong Kong to find Sheyan. Instead, after a few steps he directly copsed to the ground before making through the door. Yet he refused to give up, getting Sanzi to search for Sheyan in Hong Kong����


    As Sanzi spoke, tears dripped down into his soup bowl. Sheyan couldn��t help but shut his eyes, a sour and heavy feeling surge towards his face. He pped the table and stood up.


    ��We must return to Taiwan immediately!��


    Actually, Sheyan��s decision was a sensible one. The police wouldn��t poke their noses into the underground society��s affairs; but so many japanese and taiwanese had died inside the club, this would spark an international problem and the police couldn��t ignore it. If he could hurriedly leave before the police increased their surveince, that would reduce the hassle.


    After forking out cash and with various connections, Sheyan and Sanzi finally boarded a merchant ship bound for Taiwan.


    At present, because of the high turnover rate, many ship owners did not manage to hire veteran sailors. Even the the owner of their small merchant ship couldn��t find enough manpower at first. But because of that, Sheyan and Sanzi offered their expertise along with a small fee, which moved the ship owner. After a simple introduction, the owner eventually waived their boarding fees, with the condition that they helped out on board.


    Because the merchant ship had a deep draft, it required 2 and a half days before reaching Taiwan. After boarding, Sheyan seeked a serene location and summoned out the chest from Yi Wufu��s blood key. Naturally, the same 4 options surfaced.


    1) Receive 50% of the user��s potential and utility points.��


    2) Due to the user being killed in the present world, there��s a 50% chance of receiving an equipment stored in the realm. Note: Equipment is randomly chosen.


    3) Randomly receive 3 items from the user��s interspatial imprint region.


    4) 33% chance of receiving an ability scroll of the user, the scroll includes a randomly drawn ability grasped by the user. (Includes basic abilities, advanced abilities, innate abilities). The level of the ability scroll is based on the user��s ability divided by 2.


    Next, Sheyan continued to receive notification:


    ��Contestant no.7277630 vited the realm��s regtion and was killed by you. You receive an additional choice of option, but the option will not be repeated.��


    During the Starship Troopers world, Sheyan had missed out on two golden opportunities to earn utility points; but that didn��t mean he didn��t want it, it merely suggested there were better options. Truthfully to him, his various basic abilities, advanced ability and even that rank 6 ability����he urgently wanted to upgrade them. To upgrade those abilities, he definitely needed potential points and innate points!


    Before his decision, Sheyan considered carefully before deducing one thing. Yi Wufu had a military rank of reserve-duty Major, which means his position within a party wouldn��t be low. Hence, chances of him paying ��tributes�� to the party was low, and it seemed like the party would ce more efforts in grooming him.


    From his own inference and deduction, he tantly chose option 1 - Acquiring 50% of the potential and utility points that Yi Wufu had.


    Actually choosing that option was a gamble for Sheyan. Yi Wufu may very well be like him, immediately leaving after aplishing a nightmare world, and return to spend his wealth only after 7 days.


    Through this, Sheyan could also gain several insights from this gamble.


    There were 3 scenarios for this.


    The first scenario: Completely no potential or utility points. This meant that Yi Wufu had expended everything before returning to the present world; indicating that he may have upgraded his abilities, or spent on purchasing/enhancing his equipments. As for spending a fortune on an object, that possibility was low; unless it was an object that could salvage a desperate situation. But if he had it, why didn��t he use it earlier on. Hence, Sheyan would go with the second option of a random equipment!


    The second scenario: Receive an average amount of potential and utility points. This is the scenario Sheyan didn��t want to happen the most. If it happened, he would select option 4 and make a gamble.


    The third scenario: Drawing a generous sum of utility and potential points! That undoubtedly indicated that Yi Wufu was saving up, trying to purchase something good! In this situation, Sheyan��s decision would resign himself to fate. Still, the option of a random equipment was more desirable.


    A red blinding sh. Sheyan stuck his hand into the blood red chest, but the results left him speechless!! All his scenarios were wrong, and he was shockingly presented with a fourth scenario!!


    *************


    ��You draw from the blood chest.��


    ��You receive 2311 utility points.��


    ��You receive 12 potential points.��


    ��You still have one additional drawing option, but you cannot choose option 1 again.��


    Through the resounding notification of the nightmare imprint, the result was something he didn��t expect. Because from this result, he could tell Yi Wufu had 4,622 utility points and an incredible 24 potential points. Such a strange figure, what did it mean? Sheyan��s eyes sparkled with intensity; without hesitation, he selected option 3 - randomly choose 3 items from the dead contestant��s interspatial region!!


    Undoubtedly, although the potential points could be used extensively,posing of leveling abilities/ enhancing equipments/ execution cost for certain high level skills etc; but still there wasn��t a concrete reason as to why someone who save up to 24 points. Furthermore after his crossing hands with him; even though that ��Daijodan essence�� was tremendously powerful, it certainly wouldn��t require a full 24 potential points to level it!


    The most logical exnation for this was that Yi Wufu was holding onto an exceedingly formidable ranked ability scroll! That scroll was probably given a rank 6 or above rating from the realm, that was why it required such a ludicrous amount of potential points to learn!


    Of course, this deduction may be wrong. Sheyan wouldn��t normally make uncalcted gambles, and he simrly loved the thrill of gambling as well. Without hesitation, he sunk his hand into the blood chest. Even though Yi Wufu may be carrying as many as 20 items; if such a formidable scroll was really around, Sheyan had confidence he could draw it!


    During the first draw, an apple appeared within Sheyan��s palm. That��s right, an apple, as small as his fist, the green kind. It was a food category. After consuming, it would restore 25 HP within 60 seconds, and improve MP regeneration by 20% within half an hour���� the apple was probably worth 500 utility points.

 Chapter 282: Chris Redfield’s Lucky bracelet

    <h4>Chapter 282: Chris Redfield��s Lucky bracelet</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Sheyan��s pupils contracted upon seeing the next item. Even if he was mentally prepared for something terrible, he nearly snapped and cursed in rage. Because the item he drew����was that counterfeit product that slut Jinkuang manufactured! That 5% sess rate, ck venom powder. Sheyan almost vomited blood. As for its value��just look at how many bags of fake powder Jinkuang dumped away and you��ll know.


    The final draw, Sheyan took in a heavy breath as he stretched his hand into the blood chest����


    *************


    During their two day voyage, the two brothers chatted about their past experiences. Sheyan churned up several fragments of story for Sanzi; mentioning about how he had previously learned certain self-defense martial arts, from a retired russian marine he encountered during his days as a seaman. As Sanzi listened to Sheyan��s stories, his hair stood as he worriedly asked.


    ��Brother Yan, after killing so many of Huashan Fei��s men and Crab��s men, won��t you be wanted by the police?��


    In his heart, he wanted to reply that he wasn��t afraid of any policeman, but restrained himself and consoled Sanzi instead. Sheyan was more concerned for Uncle Dasi, he knew Uncle Dasi was holding on because of him. Once he knew he was safe; because of his crippled hands and losing his boat, he may not have any desires to carry on living. Thus, he had to think of a way to give him hope.


    No doubt, nothing would be better than a brand new Fu Yuan for uncle Dasi. His uncle��s lifelong dream had always been to own a huge fishing boat without any obligations. If he ordered a brand new boat, and invited Uncle Dasi to be the overseer of it, then surely it would renew his spirits.


    Of course, that was just the icing on the cake. The real deal would definitely be that medicine that will heal Uncle Dasi��s hands. That item could only be purchased with a higher military rank, hence he needed more time.


    While nning in his heart, he produced an object and started fiddling with it. It was a little string, radiating a soft red glow. asionally a translucent illusion would appear in spots over it, and carried a strange lingering cologne fragrance.


    Sheyan had always held utmost confidence in himself. When he tried his luck with Yi Wufu��s blood key, it was really a gamble.


    This time, his gamble paid off.


    This item was the main reward he obtained.


    That veryst object he drew.


    It was a shabby looking, secondhand red bracelet


    It was called ��Chris Redfield��s Lucky bracelet��.


    Sheyan��s fingers stroked against this unimpressive looking bracelet. He had examined its details several times, yet he still couldn��t contain the urge to read it again.


    Chris Redfield��s Lucky bracelet. (Blood sealed, unable to activate)


    (TN: Chris Redfield is a character from Resident Evil)


    Weaver: Shinji Mikami


    (TN: He is a game designer best known for creating the resident evil series)


    Rank ssifier: granting up to rank 7


    Releasing the first blood seal - Allows you to grasp the rank 5 passive ability: ��Luck art��.


    Releasing the second blood seal - Allows you to grasp the rank 6 passive ability: ��Major luck art��


    Releasing the third blood seal - 50% probability of grasping the rank 7 passive ability: ��True luck��. Also, 50% probability of a curse, causing you to randomly lose one ability.


    (TN: It was ��Authentic Luck�� previously, decided to change it to ��true luck�� because it sounds simpler and smoother)


    Usage prerequisites: nil


    Description: ��Luck art�� is a rare ability that only several important storyline characters possess. It can turn a misfortune into a blessing, handle a crisis effortlessly. This luck bracelet is a treasure cherished by Chris Redfield, anyone in possession of it, is either his friend or his foe!


    Usage fee: 28 potential points.


    Usage requirement: At least release a blood seal


    Realm evaluation: A


    Details: This ordinary bracelet was originally white. After being stained countlessly by fresh blood, it formed a mystical magic power. The blood owners of it were - Leon S. Kennedy / Albert Wesker / ire Redfield / Ada Wong / Chris Redfield / Reba Chambers etc


    (TN: All these are characters of the Resident Evil series)


    Unsealing: 3 iparably powerful seals lingers on this object. There is only one way to unseal them, that is by using the blood of 3 different main characters! After releasing the seal, one only has a small timeframe to learn before it is resealed.


    Unsealing: To learn the overbearing ability ��True luck��, one must face a tremendous risk! Truthfully, even Chris Redfield may notpletely possess this ability! (Because he is only the main lead of Resident Evil 5, unlike the permanent leads, the likes of Harry Potter and Jack Sparrow)


    Observing this object and pondering about the junk Yi Wufu had, he probably stored several main character��s blood. It was Sheyan��s bad luck that he didn��t draw out any of those blood bottles from the chest. Killing these storyline characters was exceedingly difficult, even for an innocent kid like Harry potter. But obtaining a trickle of their blood, would definitely pave certain useful measures for using it.


    To learn this monstrous ability, even for Sheyan, would post a thorny problem. This ��Luck art�� belonged to a vague illusory category of abilities. Comparing with Sheyan��s Rank 6 abilities from the Uruk-hai diary, it definitely required a massive investment in potential and utility points; one will then be able to learn it to the highest rank, and disy its awe-inspiring might.


    Regarding Sheyan��s current state, relying on acquiring potential points was not realistic. He hadn��t established a grand scale party yet; thus, it was difficult to achieve a high mission exploration rate, and scoring generous rewards of potential points was a fantasy. Moreover, the 3 blood seals over this object would cause the value of it to dete terribly low in the marketce. Besides, he had the chance of learning a rank 7 passive ability ��True luck��, that normally only a main lead could possess!


    Sheyan had a rather deep impression of that rank 7 ability, this was because he had personally witnessed the main lead Jack Sparrow possessing it before. Also previously, Diaz simrly mentioned Harry Potter possessing it from his father��s bestowing. Hence Sheyan made an epic inference - It seems that only a storyline main lead, or someone that was ced in the position of a storyline main lead would possess it; that was why they could always turn a misfortune into a blessing.


    After his reflections, Sheyan stored the ��Luck Bracelet�� back. Although the realm advocates contestants to make trade offs that could build their strength; if Sheyan were to sell this item because he could not use it now, he had to sell it together with the blood of 3 storyline main leads! If he sold it alone, then its value would plunge pathetically. After affirming his decision, Sheyan no longer pondered about the matter. He was about to meet Uncle Dasi soon, his heart was surging with unfathomably deep emotions.


    With the assistance of Sheyan and Sanzi, this small merchant ship easily moved through the storms and arrived at the port safely. Sheyan was so capable, the shipowner did not even have to step in, Sanzi too, was rather skilled. As they parted, the owner expressed his intentions to keep them.


    Sheyan had so much on his mind right now, he wished terribly that he could split himself into two, how would he find time to be the vice head of the ship? Instead Sanzi was pretty moved, but after thinking that Uncle Dasi still needed someone to take care off, he could only reject him regretfully. The shipowner was determined, not only did he not ept their money, he even paid them several days worth of sry; leaving behind his name card and number, they could contact him anytime they changed their minds.


    With Sanzi leading, Sheyan arrived at ce called Xiwu pier in Taiwan. This ce was pretty identical to Siqiao, belonging to a rather gloomy grey zone. The only difference was that the overlord of this ce unlike the cruel Huashan Fei, was a person called Da Shu. He was incredibly astute and favored great rtions with others, having his foot in both the ck and white of society. Previously, Uncle Dasi had arranged for a portion of their goods to transfer to Da Shu; because of that, Da Shu allowed them to stay in Xiwu pier to nurse his health.


    When Sheyan reached Xiwu pier, it was mildly drizzling. He and Sanzi got down from their ride, breathing in the refreshing and cooling fishy air. Scanning around, no matter the distant ocean or the surrounding houses, ayer of thick haze enveloped everyone��s vision. The distant light rays struggled to prate through the haze, indicating it was approximately noon.

 Chapter 283: Reunited

    <h4>Chapter 283: Reunited</h4>


    Tranted by: chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    A passionate anxiety was currently burning in Sanzi and Sheyan��s heart. The two sprinted towards a little house near the shore. The house appeared crooked and run down, as though it would copse from a heavy gale. Sanzy pushed opened the door fiercely, about to exim loudly, but was hindered by Sheyan��s sudden hand over his mouth.


    The house only had 1 room, even the kitchen was hosted at the entrance of the house. On the left was a tattered wall, with a makeshift bed made of stone and nks beneath; a shabby torn cotton quilt was covering the bed, while spotlessly white hair leaked out from its end. The hair swayed along with the infiltrating sea breeze. A gentle snore could be heard, the patient was currently in deep sleep.


    Beside the bed was a wooden stool; on it was ced a half eaten bowl of dried rice, house flies swirling above it. Sheyan gazed at the brown filthy bandage leaking out beside the bed, a violet sour sensation flushed within his nose. Upon hearing the slight ruckus, the old man wriggled up the bed with immense effort, swinging his head round to look.


    At this moment, Sheyan��s mind was totally nk. He could feel the items on hand turning a thousand times heavier, his hands trembled for no reasons. Thump! His baggage crashed to floor. His eyes welling up with fogginess. In an instance, it seemed like his entire world was concentrated onto the two warm, gentle eyes!


    ��Uncle Dasi!��


    Sheyan could no longer keep the tears from pouring out unbridled; the storms and droughts of life, pressed deeply beneath his heart, the pain and weakness, finally exploded out. In front of others, he was firm and resolute, never letting others take advantage of him. Who knew he could behave like a boy, a boy in front of an uncle who was more like a father, a father who cared and sheltered him for 20 years without the slightestints nor regrets.


    He could only cry, he could finally unburden this immense baggage!


    Finally seeing Sheyan, Dasi��s wrinkled cheeks streamed with tears, muttering with sorrow yet excitement.


    ��It��s good you��re back, it��s good you��re back.��


    After ��father and son�� had reunited, Sheyan did not conceal his matters as he updated Uncle Dasi with full details, apart from things rted to the nightmare realm. After hearing Sheyan��s murderous path of escape, Uncle Dasi couldn��t help feeling worried for him. The boulder he was carrying in his heart could finally be ced down with Sheyan��s return. His vitality had been depleted for far too long, slowly falling into deep sleep as Sheyan talked on and on.


    During the few days of Sanzi��s absence, fortunately the neighbor Grandma Zeng came around everyday to take care of Dasi. Naturally, Sheyan went over to offer his gratitude and even expressed his sincerity to Dashu. After these misceneous things werepleted, it was already night, soaked thoroughly by the rain. After returning home, a pale looking Uncle Dasi who was incessantly shivering greeted him. Sheyan immediately boiled a bowl of piping hot ginger soup, pouring out for his family to drank. The warmth of the soup seeped into Uncle Dasi��s bodies,forting him thoroughly as he fell back to sleep once again.


    Sheyan and Sanzi both slept on the floor because the room had only one bed. Besides, they had done this countless times in the past already. Listening to the gradual snores of his uncle, Sheyan was finally able to quieten down his heart. The torrential rains spattered heavily against the house, the chilly winds infiltrating the cracks as it permeated into their bones. Sanzi rolled his nket around him several times. Even Sheyan was covering himself with a nket. A digitized body wasn��t freed from cold or heat, it only meant a higher resistance towards it.


    Sheyan woke up the next morning to a dusky atmosphere, thinking that it was still early. After listening closely, he could hear the distinct sounds of water converging on the rooftop, and the morous sounds of peasants outside. The atmosphere here was indeed vile and shabby.


    Due to the dim lighting the previous night, he couldn��t really observe the interior carefully. The surrounding walls were stained with mud and rust, and had excessive amounts of paint peeled off. Several fat dolls covered in ayer of dust had turned yellow over the years over a wall rampart. The uneven flooring honestly felt like raw earth, the roof supported by only 7-8 nted frail beams. Greenish ck decayed moss settled around, along with a stic bag hung by Sanzi thest night to prevent the leaked rain soaking the entire floor.


    ��This ce is not livable.�� Sheyan sat up from his makeshift bed, turning to Sanzi with amanding deep voice. ��Even a healthy person living here would turn ill. What more uncle Dasi is already sick?��


    Sanzi had woken up long ago, feeling wronged he replied


    ��I��ve already told Uncle Dasi numerous times, he kept on insisting for the remaining cash to be kept for their marriage.��


    Sheyan directly pulled Sanzi out of the door, losing his patience he continued.


    ��Money wise I��ll settle. Uncle Dasi has a tough temper, we try our best to give in to him, but this matter what I say will stand. Didn��t we see those detached small houses when he arrived earlier? We��ll buy those! It seems that Granny Zeng took care of him pretty well. After settling the house, we can invite her over. Whatever ie she is drawing now, we will double that amount to take care of Uncle Dasi.��


    Sanzi was a capable and nimble person, but hecked decisiveness. This waspletely unrted to age, a person��s character followed him for life. But once he was tasked with something, he would ensure it carries outpletely. After Sheyan finished, he tossed him severalyers of notes to Sanzi, allowing him to settle the rent for the house. He then returned to boil another bowl of egg porridge for the ill Uncle Dasi. He then apanied him and ate, chatting continuously with him.


    As they spoke, Uncle Dasi questioned him of his future ns. Sheyan already had a mental outline in his mind, he immediately replied in a respectful and serious tone.


    ��Uncle Dasi, after I shrugged off Huashan Fei��s men that day, I didn��t stop there. Seizing the chance when his house was empty, I infiltrated and managed to snag a batch of goods; carrying it to Hong Kong and handed to one of my connections! This was a blessing in disguise, I even received 3,000,000 HKD from that. A pity Uncle Dasi has��t recovered, or we would have made enough this time.��


    Dasi asked curiously.


    ��Made enough for what?��


    Sheyan replied in surprise.


    ��Of course for a new boat. Our whole lives were spent out at sea, without a boat, should we climb the mountains and eat air instead? Even though Fu Yuan was preserved by us sentimentally in the past, it had already been rolling at sea for 15-16 years. Since it��s sold, we can now get a new one. But I still have matters to settle, why would I find time to watch over the workers? Leaving it to Sanzi is definitely a risk, how about uncle you take charge again?��


    Once the subject was about boats, uncle Dasi immediately regained his vigor.


    ��3,000,000 HKD? We can really build an amazing boat, uncle has the suitable connections! How big do you wish to go?��


    Sheyan was aware of Uncle Dasi��s dreams, he instantly replied.


    ��I reckon the standard 77 isn��t bad, we probably need over a thousand horsepower if we want to take it abroad!��


    The 77 standard refers to a 49 meter Steel Trawler load, which had always been the pinnacle of Uncle Dasi��s dreams. His face shone with an ecstatic brilliance.


    ��This idea isn��t bad indeed.��


    ��En.�� Sheyan earnestly replied. ��That is why uncle you have to hurry up and recover. Without you watching over those cking scums, how would I dare to ce a deposit to build the boat? Let��s go to the hospital once the rain halts in the afternoon, the faster you recover, the quicker we can get to ship building.��


    After listening to Sheyan��s words, Uncle Dasi hesitated slightly before agreeing. In his heart, he felt that he was a useless cripple, why should they waste hospital fees on him? But once he found his existential value, naturally the desire to live returned.


    ***************


    After Sheyan seeded in triggering Uncle Dasi��s passion, he finally heaved a sigh of relief. As long as Uncle Dasi cooperated, everything else would be a breeze. After two consecutive days of treatment at the hospital, Uncle Dasi��s physique repeatedly became healthier, his condition took a huge turn for the better. In order to calm his heart, Sheyan immediately initiated the various procedures in ordering a Steel Trawler load.


    5 days had past since returning to the present world, everything was going on the right track. The matters of the realm continued to prick at Sheyan, besides amassing his own strength from the nightmare realm was his life goal. He then gave a call to Jessica. The mixed blood youngss instantly grumbled about why he didn��t call earlier. She then eximed in grievance that the pack of wild animals were filthy as hell, their frightening howls caused her to fear returning home to sleep.


    Sheyan beamed with delight and hung up, before finding his Uncle Dasi. As the saying goes, money will make the devil turn millstones*. After Sheyan confirmed he didn��t have a criminal record in Taiwan, he leisurely footed an expensive price for a flight back to Hong Kong. Within 3 hours, he arrived at Jessica��s mansion.


    (TN: *Chinese idiom, anything is possible with money)


    Even though Sheyan had caused such a hugemotion; because all of the casualties were from the underground society, also Yi Wufu was no virtuous individual, and none of the victim��s family came out, thus the entire incident vanished into smoke. It only circted internally within the police. To them, by announcing such a chain homicide, apart from indicating that the police was useless, plunging the society into panic had no benefits at all. Hence, the matter was kept low, and only investigated in the shadows. There was no news about it that Sheyan could find on the newspaper or the inte.

 Chapter 284: The truth about Achievement value!

    <h4>Chapter 284: The truth about Achievement value!</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Of course, for Sheyan who disregarded the policepletely, caring about his own criminal records only fed his curiosity. Putting it bluntly, he was feeling bored during the dull process of processing and and manufacturing the raw materials. The process was excessively bloody, revoltingly smelly and terribly filthy, but Sheyan didn��t care. All this knowledge was gained from the Uruk-hai diary, and who was the author of the diary? The corrupted wizard, Saruman! Hence, the brutality and vicious process of manufacturing.


    After killing Yi Wufu, Sheyan earned 12 potential points. In addition to his remaining 1 previously, his 13 potential points were adequate to upgrade his rank 6 ��ck Art mix technique (damaged)�� slightly. Sheyan originally nned to continue upgrading his tier 1 ��Integrating knowledge��, but realized it had reached its limit. The nightmare imprint notified him that unless he acquired more pieces of the diary, it was already the maximum limit of the skill tree. After additional investigations, Sheyan realized that for all ability skill trees beneath rank 8, the maximum it could reach was lvl 3.


    Following the corresponding notifications, Sheyan then raised all categories of the tier 2 ��Uruk-hai gene fluid�� skill branch to lvl 2. It then activated the third tier of the skill tree.


    Tier 1 - Integrating Knowledge lvl 3


    Tier 2 - Uruk-hai gene fluid (Bear/Eagle/Fox) all categories at lvl 2 (Effects: Strength/agility/intelligence +3)


    Tier 3 - Concoction mastery ��Support�� (Unactivated) / Concoction mastery ��Curse�� (Unactivated)


    Obviously, the third tier had two option branches, allowing the user to select; either an assistant to allies or a bane to foes. This was actually within Sheyan��s expectations. For a Rank 6 ability, how would it be only limited to supporting skills?


    Sheyan had only spent 4 potential points, he still had 9 left which was more than enough to spare for the third tier of skills. He then invested another 4 potential points into both support and curse concoction expert, activate both skills.


    Description of ��Concoction Mastery ��Support���� - Lengthens expiry period of medicinal mixtures/dosages to 24 hours, effect duration increases by 100%.


    Description of ��Concoction Mastery ��Curse���� - Lengthens expiry period of curse mixtures/dosages to 24 hours, effect duration increases by 100%.


    Those two passive abilities solved a huge headache for Sheyan, it removed the awkwardness from needing to concoct the mixtures at the start of battles. Following the activation of the third tier, the fourth tier of the skill tree surfaced. Simrly, the fourth tier needed to be activated.


    Tier 3 - Concoction Master ��Support�� lvl1 / Concoction Mastery ��Curse�� lvl 1


    Tier 4 - ��Uruk-Hai Gene fluid: Blended mix�� / ��Uruk-Hai gene fluid: Curse mix��


    After viewing the fourth tier, Sheyan was stunned. As he sunk into his daze, he momentarily recalled the words when he just got promoted to 2nd Lieutenant. The words that hoarse voice spoke previously - ��Cherish your achievement points, just like how you cherish your lover, how you stingily allocate and use it��if not����believe me, you��ll certainly squander it way in the near future and regret.��


    Sheyan was already feeling the bitterness of regret. Back in the Starship Trooper world, he tantly overlooked the option of receiving achievement points as his rewards twice. That surmounted to a whole 8 achievement points!!!


    This regret was triggered when Sheyan wished to raise the skills of the fourth tier. His nightmare imprint transmitted a clear notification.


    ��Warning: To promote, it requires 2 potential points and 1 achievement point! Please confirm Yes / No?��


    ��Warning: Achievement points gained from transactions cannot be used!��


    2 Potential points, Sheyan still had the means for it; but although 1 achievement point may not seem like a big deal now, but����but!!! This was merely a step to reach the fourth tier of the skill tree! This meant that from here onwards, undoubtedly the horrifying truth was that more achievement points were needed; and the amount needed would be astronomical!


    What makes matter worst, achievement level was equivalent to one��s status. A dip in achievement points would spark a same dip in realm status. Sheyan currently had amassed 56 achievement level (missed out 2 points earlier). Yet in actual fact, he could only afford to spend 6 points, if not his rank would be demoted to Staff Sergeant!


    Obviously, if his achievement level dropped beneath 50 points, for Sheyan who was pending to establish a party, that was an uneptable disaster. Without a powerful party, his personal scores who drop by above 50%; while after establishing the party, all the more he couldn��t give up on his vital rank of a 2nd Lieutenant. Once his rank dropped, then his qualification to establish a party would be gone; leaving only one conclusion, the party would be utterly disbanded.


    Sheyan shook his head, tossing this intense regret to the back of his mind. What was done has already been done, no point brooding over it; from here on, he would be wiser. After Sheyan went over tofort and thank Jessica, he returned to the nightmare realm.


    The realm was exactly the same, the soft glows and organic like walls, along with its untold mysteriousness. Sheyan couldn��t resist the urge to feel the stic, bouncy and warm wall; which reminded him of the Mother Nest previously. In his mind, he couldn��t help forming this ridiculous notion - What would be the ultimate evolution of the Mother Nest? Would it be the same as this nightmare realm?


    He quickly shook his head and discarded these useless thoughts. Reef had yet to return to the realm. Sheyan��s current attention was naturally directed to his message left behind for that ��Acid nd�� from the rare elite hydralisk. Sadly, although many offered to buy it, only a handful mentioned about appraising. The only exceptions were ones that asked for ridiculous exorbitant fees, ranging from 5,000 utility points to 12,000 utility points. Of course, none suited Sheyan��s stand on the matter.


    ��I knew it, trusting chance rather than proactiveness is futile�� Sheyan shook his head miserably. He then hurried to the official appraisal room of the realm, to apply for an appraisal. After forking out 1,500 utility points of appraisal fees, he awaited the results. But roughly 5 minutester, he was disappointed.


    ��Warning: Your appraisal has failed.��


    Sheyan wanted to vomit blood onto the screen, it actually showed his appraisal had failed!! There was actually such a fraudulent thing, fortunately the fees were fully refunded. After retrieving back the acid gang, he nervously ensured that it hadn��t been damaged or spoilt. But now, he was lost. After returning to his personal room, Sheyan contemted for a long time, before observing that Jinkuang dragging his feet in; hunchbacked, he carried a tattered sackcloth bag in. That sneaky appearance of his, hadpletely no difference to a mouse that stole the chicken��s egg.


    After strolling in, Jinkuang gulped down a bellyfull of water, burping several times before fishing out a cigarette butt from the sackcloth bag; starting to smoke tedly. Sheyan was speechless, and had no authority to refute him.


    ��Oi, what are you doing it, what you��re smoking is another��s used cigarette butt, and you��re forcing me to smoke secondhand smoke with you��isn��t that equivalent to a fourth hand smoking?��


    (TN: Lol author can be reallyme at times)


    The slut Jinkuang totally ignored his master��s existence, exhratingly rummaging through the harvest of his tattered sackcloth bag. Sheyan suddenly recalled that this servant was about to appraise stuff. His eyes sparkled as he asked.


    ��


    ��Oi oi oi, David. A 500 utility points task, you want it?��


    In the next second, Jinkuang was right in front of Sheyan, his eyes flickering with greed as he folded his hands into a begging gesture.


    ��My dearest favourite master, any task that will increase my livelihood, I will definitely ept.��


    Just when Sheyan was about the hand over the Acid nd from the hydralisk to him, his heart skipped a beat. ncing at Jinkuang with an up-to-no-good luck, he took several steps back before taking out the Acid nd.


    ��Don��te near. Let me first test you what this is, just give me a rough exnation. If you cheat, I��ll deduct money ya��know!��


    Jinkuang��s mouth widened, tip-toeing as he peeped in; then he took out a presbyopic sses spying in with discerning eyes. He then pped his thigh in enlightenment.


    ��Isn��t that a pig��s heart or liver from a market? First wash it clean, then stew with red/white radish, scatter some soy sauce, vinegar and onions; at least it is capable of f***king 3 bowls of rice!��


    Sheyan was lost for words.


    ����������


    ����������


    The goblin Jinkuang frowned.


    ��So, I got it right, right!��


    Still amazed, Sheyan replied.


    ��I am very sure of your capabilities now. Just onest thing, 3 bowls of rice is enough, why must you add that **** there?��


    Jinkuang shot a crooked smile.


    ��Don��t you feel that word carries more weight? Oi oi, gracious master why are you leaving, what about the money? ����at least leave that pig heart with me, I can save at least 1 week of grocery fees!��


    ****************


    Sheyan returned to the realm��s appraisal room. He sighed helplessly as he took out the acid nd once again, applying for appraisal.

 Chapter 285: Equipment resonance

    <h4>Chapter 285: Equipment resonance</h4>


    Tranted by: CHua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Upon Sheyan��s application, the realm once again epted the undertaking without hesitation.


    Yet for every good news, there were bad news. The bad news was that the appraisal fees had been raised from 1,500 utility points to 4,000. Fortunately, he had enough to spare. This time��s appraisal indicated a waiting duration; when Sheyan went up to check, he realized he had to wait for at least 2 and half hours to 7 days. Feeling tremendously disappointed in the realm��s work efficiency, he resentfully epted reality.


    Because when Reef returned, they would probably face a long and arduous battle. That was why Sheyan was currently afraid of expending every second in training himself, only scouting around the marketce for any cheap pickups. Sadly, most people had the same thing as him; thus in this mutually undermining environment, getting a cheap bargain was wishful thinking.


    At this moment, he suddenly felt a tugging at his shirt. Lowering his head, he got a huge fright. A star wars robot greeted him, its head radiating green glows.


    ��Beloved master, I��ve finally found you.��


    Sheyan instantly rolled his eyes, he had been fooled by the appearance; but when the slut Jinkuang projected his voice, all veils were uncovered. His distinct duck voice exposed him easily. How many others did that slut offended in this marketce to be forced to use a star wars robot, and where the hell did he even get it?


    ��Cash cow, a fatty cash cow!�� Seeing there was nobody around, Jinkuang pooled closer, the robot radiating with delight.


    ��Someone needs that arachnid shell urgently. You must give me a percentage,mission!��


    Hearing that, Sheyan��s heart flushed with delight. Even though a zergling carapace was amonly seen material, that dark blue ones were still rarely seen. If not for him possessing his unyielding Innate ability, and without that natural ughter tool his ��Prometheus III methrower����; he may not even have found a dark blue zerling carapace in the Starship Troopers world. But that wasn��t important, the important word was ��urgently��.


    Very rapidly, Sheyan was now standing in front of the interested buyer. He had a massive build, and was rather pleased with Sheyan��s goods. It seemed like he had abundance on hand, and thus they very quicklypleted the trade. Sheyan��s potential points was now 6 points and his utility points 8,300 points. He now had the means to upgrade his Rank 6 ��ck Art mix technique (Damaged)�� .


    The two skill branches of the fourth tier were both rtively important, but to fully activate them, it required 4 achievement points. Currently, Sheyan possessed 56 achievement points; if he were to invest everything required by the tier 4 skill branch, then he would be left with 52 achievement points. This goes to say that Sheyan could no longer approach with the method of abandoning the main mission to evade risks, or if he had other ns in mind. If not, the achievement level could easily be penalized to below 50, and he would lose his status as a 2nd Lieutenant.


    Yet Sheyan considered one fact; that was for the establishing party mission, it most likely would be the only possible route avable. There shouldn��t be an outrageous scenario for them to disband the party and engage in the mission again. It would be a mission that would affect them in the long run, one that inevitably required an all-out effort! Hence, he gritted his teeth and decided to gamble. He then activated both branches of tier 4 of the skill tree, ��Uruk-Hai gene mix: Blended mix / Curse mix��. Once he saw their descriptions, he released a deep breath. The 4 achievement points were not in vain!


    Uruk-Hai gene Mix: ��Blended mix lvl 1�� - You acquired a new inspiration in concoction, allowing you to nowpound and blend two of the gene mixes together, allowing their effects to ovep.


    Details: Previously, once your body possesses the buff effects, unable to receive other gene mix effects.


    (For example, after blending bear��s strength and fox��s intellect, the resultant effect would be strength & Intelligence + 3. Previously, if one used the bear��s flesh mix and then use the fox��s intellect mix, the initial +3 strength would be reced by the +3 intelligence.)


    Uruk-Hai gene mix: ��Curse mix lvl 1�� - You acquired a new inspiration in concocting. You can now make advanced refinements to apleted gene mix, allowing the gene mix to be a pollution bomb. By throwing out the gene mix, thending area will explode with a huge area of poison contamination effect. Any enemies within the radius will be contaminated, and the effects willst even if the enemy escapes from the contamination zone. Effect durationsts for 15 minutes. (For example, a bear��s flesh gene mix would result in a pollution bomb of 3 strength).


    Details: Your current level is unable to work with a blended mix.


    Details: The pollution effect may be negated by certain abilities.


    Details: Pollution bomb simr requires the same relevant materials.


    Observing the list of information, Sheyan nodded in satisfaction. The only bad news was that for now, this rank 6 ��ck Art mix Technique�� would be unable to receive anymore upgrades. That was because the price in doing so was exceedingly great. For the tier 3 skills to advance to lvl 3, it required the tier 2 (Bear/Eagle/Fox) skills to raise to lvl 3 first! For them to even reach from lvl 1 to lvl 2, he approximately used close to 20 potential points already! As for the tier 4 skills, needless to say, it required the 2 skills of the tier 3 branch to reach lvl 3. Don��t even mention potential points, it even required achievement points from there onwards.


    While brooding over this, Reef finally returned to the realm. After a hurriedly settling his issues, he then arranged a meeting point with Sheyan. Reef was still that same taciturn and dispirited like, as if uninterested in anything. Upon meeting, he straightforwardly traded with Sheyan. It was indeed that equipment forged out from the ck grade troll��s leather with heaps of dark blue grade zergling carapace.


    This equipment appeared rather crude, having the slight vour of a Spartan armour. Simple, crude, durable and tough. It was pretty bold and powerful. It was mainly that troll��s leather, with the zergling carapace sheltering the vital organs like the heart, with dried tendons from wild beasts used to weave the materials together. It was like wearing a shell over the body, Sheyan swiftly examined its attributes.


    Barbarous Crust Armour


    Manufacturer: Anonymous


    Equipment rarity: ck (non-upgradable)


    Material: Chitin carapace / Animal cogen / Natural protein fiber


    Additional instation: Shoulder armour slot


    Equipment position: Chest


    Weight: 10.31 kg


    Usage requirements: Strength 20 points, physique 11 points.


    Durability: 120 points


    Details: Strength/Agility +2


    Details: Reduce uracy by 3%.


    Details: When an enemy deals damage using skills/abilities onto you, 50% chance of reflecting the MP back to enemy (If the ability uses MP to execute)


    Passive ability: ��Zergling rush�� - When attacked by the enemy, 15% chance of receiving an attack speed bonus of 100%/200%/300% for your next 3 ordinary attacks respectively. Every consecutive attack will be reduced by 50% damage. Rush statest for only 15 seconds, unable to stack.


    Equipment battle score: 17


    Description: mid grading, of course this grading is due to the manufacturer possessing only a beginner level forging mastery.


    ************


    Frankly speaking, this ck grade equipment had pretty shameful attributes. Firstly, it only had once beneficial attribute, while it had two negative attributes. It��s saving grace was that passive ability, it was pretty unique and could release a burst shot effect in a split second. Moreover, the two attribute +2 bonus to strength and agility was pretty handy. Of course Sheyan would rather have a physique +4 one, but one shouldn��t wish for too much.


    But what gave him a pleasant surprise was when he wore on the ��Barbarous Crust Armour��. It shockingly transmitted a notification.


    ��The Troll��s Soul (Horcrux) within the +5 silver storyline essory resonates with the ck grade equipment ��Barbarous Crust Armour��.��


    ��+5 silver storyline essory��s passive ability ��Pain umtion�� is upgraded, no longer requires damage to trigger effect.��


    ��ck grade equipment ��Barbarous Crust Armour�� received an upgrade. Chances of triggering the passive ability ��Zergling Rush�� is now 30%.��


    ��Once you unequip and break the resonance, upgraded effect will disappear.��


    It seemed like the resonance was because of the troll��s horcrux, moreover the core of both equipments originated from the mountain troll. Unwilling to dy the matter any longer, Sheyan had been anticipating the establishment mission for pretty long. They were now prepared physically and mentally, once again ascended up to the peak of the nightmare realm. Everything followed ordingly to the standard procedures.


    After Sheyan entered the party name ��Ace��; even though he already knew of the notification, he still couldn��t keep his excitement as he breathed deeply.


    ��Confirm establishment of party?��


    ��Yes!��

 Volume 286: 1: Survival……

    <h4>Volume 286: Chapter 1: Survival����</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    The notifications rolled down from the screen; emotionless, ruthless, grim and monotonous as Sheyan absorbed them.


    ��You will immediately receive the party establishment mission. Under normal situations, this mission would not post a risk to your life. Your final mission assessment will determine the welfare and party ability of your established party! Do you wish to continue?��


    ��Yes!��


    ��Maximum quota for mission is 5 people, mission difficulty will increase with mancount. Do you wish to take the temporary party member along with you for this mission?��


    ��Yes!��


    ��Final authentication of status������


    ��Data in process������


    ��Confirming������


    ��Contestant no.1018, this is your first time establishing a party. You are required to pay a fee for this private propriety.��


    ��Achievement points - 0 / Potential points - 10 / Utility points - 10,000��


    Sheyan was dumbfounded, immediately shooting a helpless gaze at Reef. Pooling their finances together, they managed to afford it with a heavy heart. However, Sheyan once againnded himself in a deficit, left with merely 1,000 utility points. Sheyan further inquired.


    ��If I��m not satisfied with the missionpletion score, can I disband the party again and establish another one?��


    ��To establish a second party, it requires a fee of - 10 Achievement points / 30 Potential points / 100,000 utility points. Achievement points muste from yourself.��


    ��Reef������


    ��What?��


    ��Let��s do it well in one try.�� Sheyan wiped his sweat.


    The two waited for roughly 10 seconds. Suddenly, a list of orders appeared.


    ��Payment has been made.��


    ��Note: Special realm convoy channel has been generated for the party mission, please return to your personal room!��


    ��Note: Special realm convoy passage has been generated for the party mission, please return to your personal room!��


    ��Warning: The realm convoy passage will disappear after 600 seconds!��


    ��Warning: The realm convoy passage will disappear after 600 seconds!��


    After they grasped this information, why would they dy? Hastily, they rushed back. Fortunately the realm was a peaceful zone, nothing obstructed them and 600 seconds was more than enough.


    When Sheyan zed back into his personal room, a dark greyish portal greeted him. The portal was roughly his height, ripples of formless grey emitted from it, drawing and enticing him in. Sheyan took a deep breath, taking a step into the depthless portal.


    ******************


    He didn��t lose consciousness. A swarm of darkness enveloped his vision before a boundless mountain forest filled his eyes. The trees were tall and lofty, forming a spruce forest identical to the likes the Swiss Alps. The distance between each tree was great, thick leaves scattered throughout the ground; even the shrubs were sparse, grass was almost non-existent.


    Ayer of thick fog lingered around, seemingly non-existent. But when he rxed his vision, the fog could be seen drifting against him.


    In Sheyan��s vision, there were only 3 distinct colors. The dull brown of the rotting leaves, the sepia of the desperate tree trunk fighting to withstand the bitter cold, and the gloomy shallow grey skies. He took another deep breath, feeling the frosty air permeating into his lungs before releasing the converted warmth out. A queer pungent odour lingered around the atmosphere, foiling the freshness in people��s minds.


    Sheyan was standing beneath a hillside. He could hear the tramples of leaves crunching, instantly looking up vigntly. Very quickly, the culprit of the noise appeared, naturally it was Reef. Sweeping his legs against the floor, he sounded like a road roller, depressing and morous.


    ��Take a look.�� Reef raised an object. ��I found this on a tree stump.��


    Sheyan received it, his brows raised. It was forged with metal, looking rather sharp at the tip with a t body. The pointed tip carried a bloodstain, and seemed to be ted over with greyish ck.


    ��It��s an arrowhead, one forged with pure steel andced with poison above.�� Reef offered his insights. ��The arrowhead is incredibly sharp.��


    Sheyan frowned.


    ��Can you bring me to where you found it?��


    Reef simrly just entered this world. The ce he found the arrowhead wasn��t far, roughly 10 metres up the hillside on a gigantic fir tree. From the mark, it seemed like the arrowhead didn��t sink in very deep, and was probably released just a while back. Thus Reef easily chanced upon it.


    Sheyan carefully inspected the dent and orientation of it. He then turned to observe a spruce tree that the shooting direction came from. After a short examination, his face gradually turned sullen and his voice rough.


    ��We have huge trouble. I��m afraid this mission��s difficulty��is much more terrifying than our imagination!��


    Reef suspiciously walked towards Sheyan, bending his back to inspect what Sheyan had examined. Then����he gazed towards the scenery that was originally covered by the thick spruce tree. Actually that arrowhead, had prated through that tree trunk, and finally came to a halt at the opposing fir tree!!! Yet the crucial point was that the surrounding of the prated hole was exceedingly smooth, more smooth than an electric drill; its pration force waspletely ridiculous!


    Besides, the tree grew extremely slow and its bark was tough and dense due to the harsh winter. The entire width of the prated spruce tree was close to a metre. In fact, even by using a gun to shoot, it may not even achieve the effect of this arrowhead! The two nced at each other, understanding their mutual shock. Both being MTs at the frontlines, they naturally thought of the same thing����


    ��What will happen if that arrownds on me!!!��


    Reef picked up that arrowhead and inspected it again, furrowing his brows.


    ��Strange, where did the shaft go?��


    Sheyan shook his head.


    ��From what we have now, I can only infer that we��ve arrived at an era where gunpowder isn��t popr or inexistent. The probability of where the shaft vanished too is too varied, perhaps it was chopped off mid flight, or it was a magic arrow. Or����something that we definitely dread; the arrowhead didn��t have a shaft to begin with, it was directly thrown from a hand concealed weapon.��


    Hearing hisst deduction, Reef rolled his eyes.


    ��Oi Seaman, I really pray your sense of humour doesn��t turn into reality.��


    Following that, the nightmare imprint started to notify them.


    ��Contestant no.1018, wee to the nightmare world.��


    ��This is the first party establishment mission you��re experiencing.��


    ��Mission content: Survival.��


    ��Mission summary: live, try your best to survive, hold on until you no longer can����


    ��Mission difficulty: Unable to assess.��


    ��Details: During the mission, you can choose to return to the realm anytime. If you choose to do so, any fatal damages being dealt will barely sink you into critically wounded state. In that state, you will have 10 seconds of peace to return to the nightmare realm. But please note, once the 10 seconds expire, you can simrly die from that fatal attack!


    ��Details: Anything utility points, potential points, equipments, items acquired within the mission process cannot be brought back to the realm (Includes medicine concocted/ forged equipment). The rest are not restricted. Your rtions formed with storyline characters (Allies or foes) willst.��


    ��Time: Third Age, year 3018. (3 years before the Lord of the Rings trilogy)��


    ��Location: Middle-earth, Misty Mountains.��


    ��Setting: Lord of the Rings.��


    ��Difficulty: A (Nightmare).��


    (TN: Just a slight rification, difficulty of the world setting is different from mission difficulty.)


    ��Pain Limitator: 50%��


    ��Additional capabilities enhancement: 0%��


    ��Current setting exploration rate: 0.00%��


    ��Additional details: Other contestants are already engaging this world. Under normal circumstances, you will not have any interactions with them, but the current setting is free setting! You may suffer their aggression. For your safety, the regtions will be ced above others.��


    ��You automatically grasp the relevantnguage, able to interact with characters in the world. Language erased upon leaving the world.��


    ��Current mission count: 1.��


    ��Certain items you brought along are restricted, unable to be used for this mission.��


    ��Your appearance/identity has been settled, recovering after returning to the realm. You can modify your appearance inside the realm anytime. For any questions, direct them to your nightmare imprint. If your privileges allows, you will receive an answer.��

 Chapter 287: Strength of 40 points!

    <h4>Chapter 287: Strength of 40 points!</h4>


    TRanted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    ��Live, try your best to survive, hold on until you no longer can����


    Sheyan and Reef carefully scrolled through the mission contents,ing to terms with the cruel reality.


    After seeing the setting evaluated as ��A�� difficulty, Sheyan instantly recalled the Starship Trooper world. That difficulty ��B+�� side mission ��Eradication of Spore Colonies�� had already tortured his entire group, causing them to hover between life and death; yet it only satisfied the basicpletion requirements. Yet for this party establishment mission ��Survival��, it had an unknown evaluation, and the world��s setting was devastating! It was a ��A�� (Nightmare) difficulty!


    This concept solely signified that the entire setting was two categories harsher than the previous demanding side mission! It could also imply that Sheyan may have to face enemies that were two categories superior to the de Empress��s forces! Thinking of this, Sheyan could feel a chill creeping up his back as he pitifully sighed.


    After an investigation of his imprint, Sheyan discovered those arachnidrvas he purchased couldn��t be used here. Of course this was to be expected. If they could simply ride on a arachnid overlord, easily traversing hundreds of kilometre; then the mission difficulty would surely be easier.


    ��Oh sheet!�� Reef couldn��t help cursing. ��The setting difficulty has reached ��A��! What kind of damned grading is this? When I previously cut into the Pirates of the Caribbean world, its setting difficulty was only ��D+��! There were at most several Decaying undeads only.��


    After hearing that, Sheyan felt a strange inkling.


    ��The world you experienced, could it be that history storyline of the Pirate of the Caribbean world ��Destruction of Paragon Fleet��?��


    Reef nodded.


    ��That��s correct. That time with great difficulty, someone in my party managed to trigger that mission. Why? You also experienced that plot?��


    Sheyan gasped and reply.


    ��Did you perhaps encountered another party then? That party had a core member, a female called Zi.��


    Reef was astonished.


    ��How did you know? That was our second time colliding with their Illume union. Our both sides were at loggerheads. Beside it was a naval warfare, and we merely shed in long distance, there was why the number 1 contributor de for that battle was snatched by them. Hais, if only we had achieved that reward then, perhaps things may not have went down the drain������


    Reef sighed as he spoke, reminiscing about his past. He suddenly noticed Sheyan��s expression and asked.


    ��Why?��


    Sheyan had an awkward look as he stammered.


    ��Actually, what you said reminded me. That number 1 contributor for the battle was��was actually me.��


    Reef immediately shook his head violently.


    ��Impossible!��


    Sheyan didn��t know whether to cry ourugh.


    ��It��s true. Why would I lie to you?��


    Reef shook his head, earnestly replying.


    ��Seaman, although I admit you��re a formidable guy, but it��s not that I belittle you. That time, the Illume union for some unknown reason, seemed to have assembled their full forces for that historic storyline battle. Based on your previous strength, It is impossible to have gotten number 1.��


    Sheyan shook his head gently.


    ��Based on what you said, then the Illume union summoning their full might may not be for that historic storyline battle! It is actually to aplish a huge historic event for the main storyline of the Pirates of the Caribbean world - ��Davy Jones disgrace��. Therefore����their powerful members did not even step in.��


    Following that, Sheyan��s next sentence immediately silenced Reef��s doubts.


    ����I shaped metal dissolution liquid mixture��, you guys aimed for that right?��


    This time, Reef finally believed him. He released a long sigh as he shook his head bitterly.


    ��It looks like it is fate indeed, I never would��ve guessed����you��re actually this strong!��


    Sheyan smiled reluctantly.


    ��It was just luck.��


    Reef shook his head, he suddenly inquired.


    ��What is your strength now? Even after enhancement of medicine buff?��


    Sheyan counted.


    ��29 points.��


    Reef nodded, suddenly triggering a trade request. He directly transferred that dark gold grade ne ��Smith��s Matrix Microchip�� to Sheyan; when Sheyan wanted to transfer his ��Monstrous Fighting Spirit�� over, it was rejected by Reef. Sheyan asked curiously.


    ��What��s this about?��


    Reef remained silent for a while before answering.


    ��I cannot equip this ne, it is idling with me, but you can definitely exploit its greatest potential. As for that insanely domineering ��Monstrous Fighting spirit��, if I wear it, I will breakthrough to the disgusting threshold����but that problem is, I do not possess the qualifications now to possess such a tyrannical might!��


    (TN: Remember ne usage requirements was either all attributes above 15 points, or military rank above private first ss. Reef cannot equip because his rank is a reserve-duty one, not that his rank is low.)


    Sheyan stared into his eyes, his voice immensely profound.


    ��You cannot avoid it forever. One day, you��ll definitely have to face it!��


    Reef agonizingly shut his eyes, pausing a moment before replying.


    ��But it��s not now, really.��


    Sheyan sighed, he no longer forced him. When Sheyan put on that Dark gold ne, his attributes soared to a terrifying state. If one considered him to be an outstanding closebatant, then the only phrase that could describe him was - Freak!


    At present, if Sheyan were to maximize his strength; by activating the ne��s ability ��Format��, consuming a gene blended mix of ��Bear + Eagle��, then his strength would reach a domineering 40 points! His agility would be 23 points, his physique 35 points! Moreover he had a 15% damage bonus. With such an impressive might, it already surpassed the Mountain Troll, even Venter would be considered a dreg to him.


    However, the reason Sheyan could attain such an impressive attribute, was because he was holding onto that Dark gold ne. For a Dark Gold grade equipment, under normal circumstances, it should not even be in Sheyan��s possession. But think about how Reef acquired it? His grand 40 men strong party had been sacrificed, leaving him as the lone survival with that essory! Did Sheyan have 40 members to go through water and thread of fire with? Even if he had an incredibly ingenious mind, maybe he could perhaps work with a quarter of the total force. But where was Sheyan going to find 10 others who were willing to die and sacrifice for him?


    Suddenly, the winds carried a noisymotion. The sound was extremely peculiar, it was like the grunting sounds of a human throat, or the muffled roars of a wild beast. The two of them nced at each other, instantly hiding themselves behind a metasequoia tree. After a brief pause, 3 human like creatures approached closely.


    These people appeared filthy, their lead colored skin were covered with excrescence warty bumps; their clothes were ragged or bluntly putting, it was hide. Their foreheads shrunk in, with protruding mouths, their tiny eyes glinted with viciousness. Their height were close to that of a human bending their waist over, the tallest one was as tall as a human. They had messy hair, corpse like skin, long arms and was hunchback and slightlyme. From their injuries, one could tell they had ck blood. The weapons in their hands were somewhat unsophisticated, wooden club, hatchet and so on.


    Currently even without an insight ability, Sheyan was in possession of that helmet with a ��Pulse detector�� ability. He carefully ced it on, trying his best to conceal himself as he utilized its ability.


    After a covert shing scan, Sheyan received details on those creatures. They were orcs! Instead, the other information provided were all ��? ? ?��. Causing Sheyan��s heart to wrench, the 3 orcs seemed to have felt something and halted their steps. Their tiny vicious eyes searching far and wide. Currently, Sheyan wanted to curse out loud. He had 25 points perceptive sensing, yet he only used a probing device from far and was actually discovered. This only meant one thing - those orcs had a perceptive sensing that was close to 25 points!!


    Reef suddenly transmitted a message to him.


    ��They do not have any bows, it shouldn��t be the creature that shot that arrow. Attack?��


    Witnessing these 3 orcs slowly approaching, increasing their cautiousness as they did so, trying to sneak away was impossible. Sheyan nodded as he replied.


    ��Attack!��


    He instantly pulled out ��Ambition�� and leapt out! In this deste ��A�� difficulty world, Sheyan didn��t dare to withhold anything! Upon seeing Sheyan, the 3 orcs grunted oppressively, charging forward with their mucus dripping.


    Sheyan sprinted down; when there was a 5 metre gap, his legs bent and suddenly kicked off the ground!


    With his mighty 40 points of strength, the ground beneath him exploded with mid. His entire body soared through the air, kicking heavily against the first orc��s chest. ��Crack!�� A dull crunch emitted from its chest as it depressed down slightly, before lifting from the impact and crashing against a fir tree 5 metres behind. Blood frothed out from its mouth, evaporating into blood mist due to the cold air.


    The kick looked devastating, but it only dealt basic strength damages. The orc coughed and grunted, crawling back up as it roared furiously. This time, its other twopatriots had raised their wooden club and hatchet, wildly rushing in. Sheyan panted slightly, raising ��Ambition�� in his right hand.


    Taking aim,


    Fire!


    The crackling gunfire of the caribbean sea echoed through the chilling atmosphere of the Misty Mountains. A lethal lead bullet mercilessly tore through the skin of a orc��s forehead, its foul blood bursting forth, revealing the eerie skull to the cold! The fearsome might of the gunshot startled the orc into retreat, clutching its head as it painfully grunted.

 Chapter 288: Narrow road

    <h4>Chapter 288: Narrow road</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    A list of statistics appeared in Sheyan��s vision.


    ��Your weapon ��Ambition�� dealt 140 points of damage to the orc.��


    ��Musket type weapon ability ��Ready�� triggered. Additional explosive strike rate of 50%.��


    ��Your shotnded on the enemy��s head, explosive strike rate increased by a further 26%.��


    ����Ambition�� released an explosive strike!��


    ����Steel Canvas ck Arms Strap�� effect - increases the explosive strike damage of 250% to 300%!��


    ��Your total damage delivered: 140 x 300% = 420 points!��


    ��You shot the orc��s head, ��Ambition�� dealt a total resultant damage of 373 points!��


    ��Your damage dealt to the orc��s head exceeds its HP by 1/6 , thus causing the orc to suffer extra negative effect in the hair.��


    Of course, when Sheyan opened fire, the other two orcs weren��t idling. They roared loudly with revolting white breaths released.


    Charing straight up with their raised weapons!


    Chopping down!


    Even though his agility had reached 28 points, he still had to pause to take that shot. Hence it was toote to avoid the ferocious chop of the orcs!


    The wooden club and stone hatchet carried the stifling wind sound, heavily smashing against Sheyan��s back and head! The two strikes caused Sheyan to lose his stability, his vision darkening as he copsed down. The wooden club had dealt a full 70 points of damage to him! Furthermore, that stone hatchet had dealt a explosive strike against his head, blood sshing out tragically, as it deducted 124 HP instantly.


    Fortunately Reef arrived, releasing his ��Shattering Cardiac Roar��. A formless shockwave reverberated out; throwing thousands of dried leaves into the sky, scattering about. The 3 orcs were caught in this shockwave, the 70% speed deduction caused them to stagger about sluggishly.


    Sheyan seized the chance to make a backward roll, swiftly leaving the attack range of the orcs. Roaring loudly, he bent his back and dove against that filthy orc! Tightly clenching his fists, concentrating his strength as he heavily pounded against the orc with severe concussion!


    Damage! Crushing damages!!


    The nightmare imprint indicated his damage output of 53 + 30 points! Crushing damages were indeed destructive!


    Sheyan��s powerful 40 points of strength were in full effect, dishing out crushing damages against the poor orc. Even though Sheyan��s punches were ordinary, but after his enhancements in strength; the damage dealt in terms of ordinary attacks and crushing damages were not to be trifled with!


    The orc bent down in agony, spitting out a mouth of repulsive vomit! But it was no weakling either, retaliating with a punch towards Sheyan��s chest! With that sneaky counter attack, it deducted another 60 HP from Sheyan! It was obvious in this ��A�� difficulty world setting, Sheyan��s innate ability ��Endurance�� was not as useful.


    But with that one punch, Sheyan��s armour suddenly radiated with a blueish brilliance, like electric sparks jolting through. A strange howl suddenly resonated out, a howl simr to a zergling. The blue sparks surged into Sheyan��s fists, electrifying them with blue brilliance,


    His fist suddenly burst forth in breakneck speed! Then pulling back, and striking again! Pulling back! Striking again!


    With his first punch, its speed had obviously increased.


    ��


    When his second punch released, it already carried an after image,


    But the third punch burst forth like an indiscernible formlessness, like a sweeping gale! The destination of the first punch didn��t even have time to inte back up before Sheyan��s follow up punches arrived.


    Sheyan��s armour special ability! ��Zergling Rush�� activated!


    The next 3 ordinary strikes will receive a speed boost of 100%/200%/300%!!! Every strike will have its damage reduced by 50%!


    Yet Sheyan noted that even though his basic strike damage was reduced by 50%,the consecutive crushing damages were exempted from the 50% weakening!! This undoubtedly meant that the crushing damages took precedence over the weakening effect of the equipment.


    With a speed boost of 100% on his first strike, his fist moved at a terrifying speed equivalent to 56 points of agility!


    His second fistpletely overshadowed the first with a tremendous 78 points of agility speed.


    The third fist was just unbelievably, 100 points of agility, his fist like the wind!!


    The 3 punches were perfectly executed in one breath under 2 seconds! Although his basic damage from the punches were considerably low from the 50% weakening, its crushing damages werepletely unaffected! It also negated his opponent��s defence! More importantly, one of the crushing damages actually released an explosive strike!


    ��Your ordinary punch dealt a total of 25 + 30 (Crushing) = 55 damage to the orc.��


    ��Your ordinary punch dealt a total of 26 + 31 (Crushing) = 57 damage to the orc.��


    ��Your ordinary punch dealt a total of 24 + 56 (Crushing, explosive strike) = 80 damage to the orc.��


    With such frightening explosiveness, its resultant damage almost reached the heights of ��Ambition�� !! More crucially, its frequency of outburst was definitely higher than ��Ambition��! Of course, primarily the opponent must have a considerably punitive strengthpared to Sheyan for him to deal crushing damages. Next, Sheyan had to first tank the opponent��s attack����


    After the third punch, the umted might instantly blew the orc off the ground, before Sheyan viciously elbowed across its face. It didn��t even have time to mourn painfully, before Sheyan struck again towards its blooded face and protruding eyeballs; finally killing of this orc.


    Yet this small victory didn��t signify the end of the battle, it was merely the appetizer. After ying the orc, Sheyan didn��t dare to rest as he hastily gulped down two mouthfuls of vodka. He then hurried over to support Reef against the two orcs.


    Naturally, using his shield to resist attacks, Reef had a much smoother time with the orcs. A huge portion of the orc��s attack would be weakened from the resistance of his silver storyline shield ��Alien Skull��. Moreover, his passive ability ��Rude�� would asionally surface, along with the passive ability of his lightsaber; it effectively guarded and weakened the damage output of the two orcs! Indeed, a professional MT was much more tactful than Sheyan��s current beggar state.


    (TN: Remember ��Rude�� is Reef��s rank B+ passive ability that creates AOE damages asionally, Reef��s stats are in Vol 5, ch 43 )


    After two minutes, the two orcs slumped over the ground, their corpses still spasming as ck blood streamed out, dyeing the scattered dried leaves; the vile essence draining away from them. Sheyan and Reef didn��t have a joyous expression on them, only a bitter smile.


    One must understand, these orcs were probably one of the most average and weaker creatures existing in this world. Comparing it to the other worlds, they were probably equivalent to an ordinary pirate on board the Bell and Mug. Yet Sheyan and Reef had to unleash their full force to subjugate them, and even wasted so much time. That indicated the frightening prospects of other creatures in this Lord of the Rings world!!!


    Reef picked up a dropped white key; casually opening the chest but unexpectedly gasping in shock.


    ��The rewards aren��t bad. In this ordinary chest, it actually rewards 6,000 utility points!��


    Sheyan instead was pretty aloof as he replied.


    ��This things are just the realm trying to tease at our cravings, it is useless in the end. The only possibility is for raising our skills, but it requires the adequate potential points as well. Careful! Yet another batch below!��


    As Sheyan��s words faded, 200 metres away below appeared 4 more orcs. Realizing humans ahead, then emitted a queer grunting sounds, charging straight for them like bees.


    After Sheyan spoke, Reef was stunned. He suddenly recalled he couldn��t bring any utility points, potential points, items nor equipment back. It was like an icy bucket of water poured over him by Sheyan, sighing resentfully.


    ��What do we do? I reckon we are still be able to handle 4 orcs.��


    Sheyan pondered momentarily, suddenly suggesting.


    ��We will charge down as well. When you arrive at the enemy, immediately unleash your ��Shattering Cardiac Roar��, lowering their movement speeds. Then we will escape, it is best we don��t conflict. They don��t seem to possess any long range attack capabilities, they won��t be able to tie us down. After going past them, we will head directly for the valley below. It is best we follow the trail of the mountain stream, this will help us mask our odour and walking trails. If we can��t shake them off, then we have to try splitting up to escape.��


    Reef raised his brows curiously.


    ��Wait, if we want to flee, why didn��t we head upwards before they sh with us? Why must we charge towards them.

 Chapter 289: The lost maiden

    <h4>Chapter 289: The lost maiden</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and ELkassar


    Faced with Reef��s questioning, Sheyan released a breath and replied.


    ��Brother, our goal is to survive not to explore. That arrowhead wouldn��t simply appear for no reasons here, most probably it was left while the hunter was pursuing a certain prey. Moreover, the direction it was shot at was towards the mountain top. If we headed up instead, it seems that we may avoid conflict with the orcs below, but it may mean encountering that fearsome arrow guy. I don��t reckon that he would wee us with amicable arms, and invite us for steak and wine.��


    Reef being enlightened, immediately took the lead in rushing down. Upon seeing their prey not escaping but rushing towards them, the orcs roared ecstatically as they raised their weapons; stomping their thick legs ahead. Who knew, after the first human arrived and counter roared at them furiously instead, the surrounding dried leaves spiralled about chaotically, as the 4 brutal orcs felt their feet not responding to their mind. Their sky spun and earth revolved*, unable to proceed a single step and could only fume in anger as they watched their prey escape.


    (TN: Feeling tremendously giddy)


    Sheyan��s agility was 28 points and Reef��s was probably 30 points. Apart from physique it was his second main attribute, hence they easily dodged and fled. Actually his attributeposition had a different tune ying towards the same skill as Sheyan. Sheyan relied on perceptive sensing for any forewarning, while Relf concentrated his agility to dodge and evade. As they frantically sprinted forward, Sheyan even drank from his soul equipment to increase his movement speed. Naturally, they easily tossed the orcs far behind.


    They followed the ridge line downhill. The intervals between trees inside the spruce forest widened up, providing a suitably safe environment for them. If it was a densely packed forest, those countless shrubs and vines would certainly pose a huge problem. The two sprinted speedily leaving dried leaves scattering in their tracks, as they continued to advance swiftly along the nearly dried up valley.


    Their principle was this - As long as there was a distinct route, they wouldn��t take it. That was probably trampled out by orcs. Although the asional tumbled boulders blocked their path, but as contestants, they easily made it through them.


    In this situation, Reef was obviously faster than Sheyan, even if there wasn��t a concrete pathway for them. Sheyan carefully observed Reef��s motion patterns. He discovered they were simple and relied on quick-witted intuition; easily analyzing the entric terrain and obstacles, finding cracks amidst the thick undergrowth and continued forward.


    After asking, Sheyan finally understood. Actually, Reef��s basic footwork had already reached lvl 7. Moreover, he selected the option of not having his speed affected by nasty terrains (Desert, swamps��). No wonder it seemed like he couldn��t catch up to Reef.


    Even though their bodies were digitized, long extended periods of sprinting still came at a cost; that was their HP would slowly decline. Hence after determining they had shrugged off those pursuing orcs, they two slowed down their pace and drank some water to replenish their physique.


    The Misty Mountains valley wasn��t like the mountain ridges above, it didn��t only possess seasoned lofty trees that limatized to the higher altitude and harsh temperature. Because of the humidity from the water source and sunlight, the banks grew shrubs and vegetation. Sheyan observed ayer of hazy dust covering these vegetations, it was like the malicious aura of the orcs had polluted them. Suddenly, Reef halted his steps, and took guard. The shrubs ahead suddenly shook, before a nimble figure leapt out.


    A slender and alluring maiden. Apart from the grass weaved around her chest, her upper body was stark naked. A red moon was painted onto her left arm, carrying an exquisite bow behind her, a mildly yellow grass ne strung across her neck, wearing a makeshift hide skirt. She was holding onto a dusty ck wooden spear, and had a pair of beautifully toned legs. Sheyan couldn��t resist the urge to check her out. Her skin was fair, her lips tightly pursed. Even though she seemed young, she gave off a fresh and determined temperament.


    Her sharp pointy ears finally betrayed her race. Her pointy ears were linked to her temperament, giving off an immature freshness. Even though it was winter, an ordinarily undried green leaf ne slung around this elf��s neck, weaved with branches and leaves. Sheyan and Reef sensed a natural energy emitting from that leaf ne, it was obviously not an ordinary essory.


    The elf maiden didn��t expect the suddenly appearance of two uninvited guest. She was like a startled deer as she retreated a step backwards, executing a battle stance. After affirming the two ahead weren��t hostile, she suspiciously asked.


    ��Humans? What are you doing here at the Misty Mountains?��


    Reef respectfully stepped forward, cing his left hand against his chest as he humbly bow and spoke.


    ��Heir of the virtuous spring goddess, please ept his Gondor human��s sincerity and fellowship.��


    The elf maiden loosened her breath, anxiously ncing backwards as she hastily replied.


    ��We must leave now. The demons are catching up.��


    As she spoke, she started to lead the way. Sheyan and Reef nced at each other. They were bothpletely unfamiliar with the Misty Mountains, running aimlessly about like a headless housefly. Why not follow this elf maiden who was seemingly familiar with the terrain.


    Besides, the dangers in Misty Mountains were not limited to the orcs. There were still golems, shape shifting beasts, evil slimes, and the inescapable departed souls. Any of those creatures were immensely powerful, and there were probably legendary creatures lurking around.


    From their current perspectives, at least they could still deal with the orcs through brute force or strategy (Fleeing). But if they encountered any other creatures, even fleeing may not be a possibility. As the elf maiden sprinted with them, she suddenly grabbed against the air; as though there was something there. She then sniffed her palm, finally stopping as she patted her chest.


    ��The winds are telling me, we have lost those filthy demons for now��


    Sheyan tried to summon for Jinkuang, but realized he couldn��t do so; but this was only to be expected. If Jinkuang could surface, the advantages Sheyan received were too ridiculous. Furthermore, the nightmare realm probably felt whatever loot that goblin acquired here, would be hard to retrieve back.


    At present, Reef who was borne of european nobility and well versed in medieval culture, was already getting along well with the elf maiden named, Mist Melody. He easily discovered that this innocent maiden hailed from Rivendell, thest elvish shelter to the east of the Misty Mountain ocean. She had ventured out far away from Rivendell in search of certain tree seeds, she identally encountered hostile orcs.


    Sheyan and Reef also realized from her, recently these orcs had suddenly turned much more violent and even learned how to cooperate with each other. They had started to explore the Misty Mountains, contaminating the area. They even assaulted other creatures, and some Rivendell elves who had probed deep into the Misty Mountains had been kidnapped; nobody knew where they were taken.


    Because of that, the furious elves from Rivendell had dispatched an investigation squad, but the sheer quantity of orcs were overwhelming. Although they weren��t a match for the investigating elves, they could flee in all directions. When the elves mobilize a huge team, the orcs easily dug a tunnel into the ground; the elves who werecking in numbers and didn��t possess capabilities for a drawn out battle, were unable to pursue and round up the orcs. Hence, their efforts to annihte them were futile. Thus, the elders could only warn the elves not to go too far from Rivendell. However, Melody had found several precious seeds, while following the trail she got careless and left the boundaries of Rivendell. Finally she was forced here by the orcs.


    Sheyan and Reef called themselves adventurers, seeing out dwarves here in the Misty Mountains. They nned to purchase some rare minerals like ck Iron, Secret Silver and other rare gems, in hopes of making a profit from selling them. Instead, they got ambushed by orcs after getting lost. With such an ambiguous half-hearted exnation, the innocent elf maiden didn��t hold a thread of suspicion. After they rested for a while, Melody continued to lead the way, asionally detouring around several orcs and other magical beasts; so far, they met with no dangers. If it had been just Sheyan and Reef, they would have incurred a cmitous trouble long ago.


    The trio continued to infiltrate through the valley. The sky was still polluted with lead colored gloomy clouds, but the light rays were turning brighter. Thin shadows formed against the shrubs, the atmosphere still pure and cold. The chilling rigidity permeated their lungs with every breath, capturing the subtle freshness of the vegetation. ording to Melody, they were approaching Rivendell soon.

 Chapter 290: The arrowhead’s owner

    <h4>Chapter 290: The arrowhead��s owner</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    In the Lord of the Rings world, although the elves were haughty, they would still be amicable to kind humans. Naturally they also wouldn��t provide great hospitality to strangers and nameless humans; it was like how people in the present world treated pets. Which goes to say; if they could enter Rivendell upon the back of this innocent maiden elf, Mist Melody, then undoubtedly they could stay for months without meeting dangers.


    Of course, Sheyan definitely didn��t expect a difficulty ��A�� mission to just pit them against some orcs. With the guidance of the little maiden elf, the gorgeous scenery of Rivendell emerged.


    In actual fact, as they got nearer to Rivendell, he felt a thicker danger forming in his heart, but��a tremendous enticement lies ahead of them. Once entering Rivendell, it was like akin to achieving the greatest reward! Even during the period of Sauron��s madness, Rivendell had never caved in! Entering was like getting something done once and for all, no doubt the enticement was extremely tremendous to Sheyan.


    After a brief discussion with Reef, they ultimately decided to continue advancing with increased caution. They agreed that in any extreme emergencies, they would split up to charge for Rivendell. As long as one of them made it, they would seed.


    On the contrary, Melody who was in high spirits didn��t have that awareness, she even skipped and jumped; just like a joyous little deer. Humming her elvish songs along the way. The two had no clue what she was singing, yet it sounded as pleasant and carefree as the springs crashing against the rocks.


    As the 3 continued roughly a hundred metres ahead; ording to Melody, after descending down the hillside, they would be able to see a white rocky pathway leading to Rivendell. In that instance, Sheyan felt the threatening sensation vanishing. It was extremely queer and abrupt, as fast as the receding tide. But in the next second, Sheyan suddenly recalled one object.


    That arrowhead!


    That deadly arrowhead Reef discovered upon entering this world!


    An arrowhead that could pierce through an unyielding hundred year old fir tree!!!!


    Suddenly, he felt a stifling sensation creeping up against him.


    Turning his head around ferociously, an enormous bow was aiming in approximately 40 metres away. The frame of the bow seemed to be forged with a pitch-ck metal, and the wretched white bowstring was the thick tendon peeled out from an orc. It was as thick as a thumb��s diameter. More critically, the bow was fully drawn back, its arrow loaded and the bowstring at maximum tension. The thick flesh of the palm clutching the enormous bow was pressed white, ayer of velvet hair covering it.


    The arrowhead was aimed straight towards Sheyan��s chest!!!


    ��Twang!�� The sound of the released bowstring. The striking sound vibrating into his body. A sound causing Sheyan to feel choked and nauseous.


    Ash ck mes immediatelybusted the wooden body of the arrow, dissipating out dust bit by bit in the air. Hence, a mild ck trace could be seen along the trajectory of the arrow. The strange blue shimmering of the arrowhead arrived within 3 metres of Sheyan in a sh! There waspletely no time for him to react, dodge or resist it!!!


    But at this critical juncture, a solid and sturdy silhouette rammed in from the side, carrying a whistling gale. It was Reef with his raised shield, his figure was like a majestic reef, unwavering against the howling winds and torrential rain. Hepletely shielded Sheyan��s back.


    Courage,


    Activated!!


    ��Thump!�� The arrowhead bluntly mmed against his Silver Storyline shield ��Alien Skull��. Yet it continued to force its way in. Fortunately, the trajectory had been shifted, tearing a long chunk of meat from his shoulder, as it left behind a trail of blood towards the sky. It was indeed Reef��s ultimate ability ��Courage��! It not only substituted the target and endured the damage instead, it reduced the damage by 15%!


    After that sneak attack, the two instantly adapted themselves. Reef raised his shield to cover his head as he charged forward, while an insipid dull ck radiated from his body. It seemed like the arrowhead had carried a poison that greatly affected his movement speed. Sheyan could now see the enemy vividly, it was a towering human like creature. Its physical appeared extremely robust, with its muscle outline exceedingly defined. Its skin was rough, colored deathly white mixed with dirty brown. Its nostrils were simr to a swine and its greyish sparse hair draped over its shoulders. Even though it remained silent, its facial muscles twitched with a gnashing viciousness, its muddy eyes brimming with venomous intent.


    Melody yelled out.


    ��Uruk-hai! Another one of these demons!��


    The Uruk-hai mounted its arrow and drew its bow again. Without hesitation, Sheyan pulled out ��Ambition��, activating ��Rum and Songs�� and fired!


    Never forget, Sheyan��s concocted mixtures originated from that damaged diary ��Uruk-hai research��, hence he was had in-depth understanding on an Uruk-hai. It could be said that the overwhelming majority of the Middle-earth could notpare in this aspect!


    The crackling explosion of the musket, a lead bullet whizzed out. Upon sensing that imminent threat, the Uruk-hai instantly withdrew its bow and rolled to the side. The lead bullet was bound for nothingness with its current trajectory. Instead, it suddenly swerved 30 degrees with the unique Imminent hit attribute of ��Rum and Songs��, tearing open a tiny blood bloom against the chest of the Uruk-hai. It carried a further stunning effect, as the Uruk-hai stoned.


    Even though the lead bullet was supposed to induce a 3 seconds stun, Sheyan believed if not for that definite 2 seconds stunning minimum cap of the ability; the powerful Uruk-hai may have suppressed the 3 seconds to a useless 0.5 seconds!


    Hence, this fortunate 2 seconds allows Reef enough time to approach the uruk-hai. After dashing forward, Reef released the formless shockwave of his ��Shattering Cardiac Roar��! But the worst case scenario happened. The nightmare imprint immediately transmitted the merciless ��Resisted�� notification, sinking Reef��s heart with despair.


    Gritting his teeth, he immediately sacrificed 25% of his HP to release another ��Shattering Cardiac Roar��. Concurrently, at that instance Sheyan��s gunshot resounded out, it jolted the elf Melody awake from her panic. She waved the pike in her hands and chanted out a curse.


    ��Oh green flora.��


    ��Heir of the Spring Goddess beseech thee.��


    ��We praise thy natural stalks.��


    ��We nourish thy bountiful fruits.��


    ��Lend thee thy impregnable roots, and constrict thine enemy��s feet!��


    After Melody��s chanting ended, the stunning effect of ��Rum and Songs�� had ended. Suddenly, dense thick roots erupted underneath the uruk-hai, tightly binding its feets and the fibrous even impaled into its flesh; plundering its flesh and blood like a tentacle.


    Drinking from his soul equipment, Sheyan��s speed exceeded the poisoned Reef as he sessfully reached the uruk-hai��s front. Although Sheyan wasn��t tiny in size; whenpared against the heinous creature, he looked like a frail little child.


    Not knowing how long the roots would bind the uruk-hai, Shean charged up without hesitation. Based on normal circumstances, a long distant bow user would definitely be deficient closebat wise. But Sheyan was wrong on one thing. His assumption may not be feasible in a nightmare world with an ��A�� difficulty!


    Faced against Sheyan��s sudden onught, the uruk-hai��s white hair spread out as it tossed aside its bow, epting its binded mobility. its fist clenched as the hide armour swelled up with the tensing of its muscles. When Sheyan arrived, the uruk-hai��s eyes shone with contempt. Issuing a warcry, it huffed out a stench from its nostrils as it weed Sheyan with a ruthless punch.


    Because the uruk-hai had the superiority in size, its fist bluntly headed towards Sheyan��s face! Sheyan realized an uppercut fist sweeping in, if he took it head on, he would definitely be blown up!


    The murderous wind rushed against his face. Sheyan shifted his hands into a cross blocking from his chest down, but this action failed. The first directly sted his hands apart, and struck against his shoulder. His vision ckened as he felt an unbelievably immense force, following by a searing pain from his shoulder. Rushing in with full speed, Sheyan ultimately got knocked up, backflipping into the air!!

 Chapter 291: Wasting to death.

    <h4>Chapter 291: Wasting to death.</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    After eating a devastating punch, if not for his rtively strong agility, he would��ve really been smashed down miserably. With a backflip, hended half-kneeling onto the ground. He could feel his entire shoulder numbing, but the terrifying fact was that the punch shaved off nearly 186 HP from him! Fortunately Sheyan had a defying 40 points strength, and 13% explosive strike suppression. If not, one punch may have left him crippled instantly.


    ��F***, that damned diary said the uruk-hai was only slightly stronger����curse you Saruman! Having a diary as good as having nothing!��


    Sheyan clenched his teeth, wiping away the trail of blood along his lips as he cursed inwardly.


    Fortunately, Reef had finally caught up, his ck lightsaber slicing against the uruk-hai��s left hand. Reef��s movements were swift. The Uruk-hai roared furiously as it grabbed the lightsaber tantly!


    Of course, this action was futile. Upon gripping the scorching radiation, a sizzling sound emitted along with a queer burning odour. Simultaneously, Reef raised his shield and blocked an iing punch from the uruk-hai.


    ��Thump!�� a muffled sound released as the punch crashed against the ��Alien Skull��. Reef drew back his lightsaber and sh it down again, a thin ck lightscreen formed along his body. The passive ability ��Ray Refraction�� of his lightsaber! Even though it could only absorb 30 points of damage, it appeared quite frequently which will amount to great damages absorbed eventually.


    Sheyan��s left arm was now totally numb. After gulping down 3 consecutive mouthfuls of ��Endless Vodka��, he rushed up again. ��Crack!�� Like the shattering sound of a ss, Sheyan broke a bottle of mixture. Faint greenish fumes dispersed as it enshrouded the uruk-hai. The uruk-hai suddenly shivered in the midst of the fumes. Sheyan instantly received the notification.


    ��You activated the uruk-hai gene mix ��Curse mix��!��


    ��Based on the ��Curse mix�� contents, the respective effect would appear. A hidden attribute of the ��Curse mix�� appeared - two times the effect against uruk-hai and orcs.��


    ��Uruk-hai agility plunged by 6 points.��


    This great news was something Sheyan never expected. But actually it was normal, besides the origins of this ��Curse mix�� came from the study of the uruk-hai genes. Hence, being able to invoke a stronger effect against it was only to be expected; of course the opposite effect was also a possibility.


    Seizing the chance when the uruk-hai attacked Reef, Sheyan pounced forward with a shimmering glint across his brass knuckles. Lowering himself, he heavily pounded against the knee of the uruk-hai. Reef had already perfectly executed his duty, tanking the assaults from the enemy. Now Sheyan had to assumed the role of damage output, he had to show his worth!


    Sheyan��s brass knuckles were considered trash, definitely unable to amplify high damages. Yet even though crushing damages didn��t surface, he still had the luxury of his base damage from his terrific 40 points of strength. Furthermore, Sheyan had quickly inspected the uruk-hai, realizing that although it released powerful punches, its attack intervals were rtively long. This was only to be expected. If it was equally terrorizing in terms of long range and closebat, didn��t possess weak defences and had thick HP, in addition to the poisonous arrowhead; if it really had fast attack speed, then wasn��t it close to a legendary creature?


    Moreover, although it seems 6 points of agility deducted wasn��t great, it could be distinctly felt in the batte. The uruk-hai��s agility was 20-30 points to begin with, and Sheyan now reduced its attack speed by 15-20%, its movement speed by 7-10%. After the ��Shattering Cardiac Roar��, its attack interval had already dropped to 3 seconds, but now it had been lengthened to 3.6 seconds. Which meant 8.3 strikes in a 30 seconds time frame aspared to the previous 10 strikes. For the uruk-hai who possessed formidable strikes, every single one was considered nearly a 100 points of HP!


    Moreover, this was all based on theory, Sheyan and Reef were definitely not sandbags for the uruk-hai. They could counter attack, dodge and even resist the attack. Hence, these 6 points of agility had weakened its overall damage output by a quarter.


    With Reef��s cover, Sheyan pounced in to strike against the uruk-hai and immediately rolled behind Reef��s protection. Seizing the 3 seconds to the fullest, he continued without much pressure nor danger. ording to the diary, Sheyan��s attacks were weaker than the uruk-hai. Meanwhile, Sheyan changed the milestone title he was wearing to ��Bowtruckle��s Feedback��, the trees were aplenty nearby, thus the extra regenerative powers were rather beneficial. After consecutive strikes against the uruk-hai��s kneecap, one of Sheyan��s passive ability finally surfaced.


    ��Monstrous Fighting Spirit�� passive ability ��Troll��s spirit�� - Increases attack interval by 5%, while increasing uracy by 8%. Can cause enemies to be repelled!


    An illusion of the mountain troll casted behind Sheyan, assimting as he smashed down his fist onto the uruk-hai��s kneecap!


    Sheyan had been constantlyunching punches against the uruk-hai��s kneecap! Once that repelling effect happened, it instantly caused the uruk-hai to lose its bnce and copsed to the ground! Apart from special individuals, when someone is beaten to the ground, he will be left wide open. Moreover, due to the suggestion of the diary, an uruk-hai��s brain structure causes it to be unable to resist after it falls to the ground.


    Sheyan and Reef naturally seized this golden opportunity, charging up as they rained down punches and kicks to their hearts content. The uruk-hai roared in anguish as it attempted to climb back up, but a ck aura suddenly hovered around Reef��s ��Alien Skull��. A tongue slithered out as it thrusted against the head of the uruk-hai!


    (TN: Sheyan and Reef sound like big bullies lol)


    Ability: ��Tongue Thrust��!


    Along with inflicting damage, it would invoke a 3 seconds stun!


    Concurrently, elf maiden, Melody, was certainly not idling, this long legged girl was no flower vase. She was fully utilizing her pike, bow and arrows. Probably because of their affinity with nature, while Melody used her pike as well as her bow and arrows, fresh leaves would bloom over them; infusing with abundant nature energy. Every arrow thatnded on the uruk-hai would radiate with green. The damage she was dealing to the uruk-hai, was probably at leastbined that of Sheyan��s and Reef��s.


    Seizing the chance when Melody executed another of her constricting roots; Reef gestured to Sheyan and swiftly retreated back to use a bandage that could heal 230 HP in 8 seconds. The furious uruk-hai wanted to chase him but was tied down by the roots. Finally when the magic binding disappeared, it was instantly obstructed by Sheyan. Never forget that Sheyan was simrly a MT. Even though he had 186 HP deducted previously, 3 mouthfulls of vodka had healed 75 HP in addition to his rapid health regeneration from the ��Bowtruckle��s Feedback��.


    The uruk-hai roared frustratedly, swinging in a punch but was easily blocked by Sheyan. Still, it dealt nearly 140 points of damage. Fortunately, its attack speed had been greatly reduced. After Sheyan tanked roughly 200 plus damage, he had gained adequate time for Reef. A thunderous ��Shattering Cardiac Roar�� exploded from Reef again. Sheyan swiftly retreated, pulling out ��Ambition�� as he took aim at the uruk-hai��s knee and unleashed it!


    ��Ambition��s�� previous ordinary attack was several hours ago, thus its ��Ready�� musket ability was fully umted at 50% explosive strike rate! Although it wasn��t a definite, Sheyan himself had other explosive strike rate bonuses. Hence, the gunshot naturally released an explosive strike, unleashing a disastrous 300% additional damage!


    (TN: ��Rum and Songs�� is considered as an ability, not an ordinary attack for those that are confused)


    Even with its sturdy defence, the uruk-hai was still received a horrific 306 points of damage from the 420 points released by ��Ambition��. A sorrowful punctured wound formed on the uruk-hai��s knee, exposing the shattered remains of its ghastly white kneecap. Obviously, this uruk-hai��s mobility had received a huge impairment.


    Reef was abat veteran, brimming with battle experience. He immediately shifted his position around the uruk-hai, circling around him incessantly. The uruk-hai struggled to face him in order tond its strikes on Reef. The utterly shattered left kneecap had obviously caused the uruk-hai to feel less capable than desired.


    Its attack carried brutal ferocity, its roars still nerve wrecking, its insane gaze remained ludicrous. Yet Sheyan and Reef were like spiders toying with a trapped prey, bit by bit wasting away its strength and mentality. Moreover, with a crippled leg, the uruk-hai had no chance of escape.

 Chapter 292: Atrocity! !

    <h4>Chapter 292: Atrocity! !</h4>


    Tranted by: CHua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Finally, Sheyan released a backhanded punch against the uruk-hai��s head. Thest punch smashed out its eyeballs, repulsive ck blood leaked out from it. An awfully disturbing howl echoed out, the uruk-hai copsed, limp and finally dead. Hearing the uruk-hai��s final howl, the elf maiden��s face instantly turned pale.


    ��Heavens! This demon, is actually the servant of an enigma force from V (Middle-earth)!��


    Sheyan and Reef were instead distracted by a list of notification from their nightmare imprint and ignored her.


    ��You yed an elite Uruk-hai created by the wizard Saruman.��


    ��You aplished the milestone ��Brave one��.��


    ��


    ��You receive the title ��Bloodthirsty I�� .��


    ����Bloodthirsty I�� - All attack damage increased by 5%, additional 5% increase against orcs/uruk-hais.��


    ��You can only wear one title at one time, do you wish to equip the title ��Bloodthirsty i��?��


    ��Advanced milestone: ��ughterer�� activated.��


    ����ughterer�� aplishment requirements: ughter 10 elite uruk-hais.��


    Reef carefully observed the title, his face flushed with delight.


    ��I��ve just inquired with the nightmare imprint, our titles can be maintained after leaving.��


    Sheyan��s heart skipped a beat, instantly checking it himself and received the same answer. However, his heart surged with an intense weariness; two of them along with that elf maiden, it required such a taxing battle to y a uruk-hai. He despaired at the future of facing the ringleader of the elite orcs. Wouldn��t that mean not the slightest chance at victory?


    Sheyan observed the frightened pale face Melody. He was about to offer some words of encouragement. Suddenly, his attention casted towards beneath the hillside. His face transformed drastically, eximing crazily.


    ��Run!!!��


    At the hillside 200 metres from here, Sheyan caught a glimpse of a huge pack of orcs led by several beastly uruk-hais; they were swiftly nearing here. These orcs looked to be of a simr tribe, their appearance suggested so. As they prepared to charge up the hill, their bended backs caused them to look shorter than usual. Yet once they arrived, one will realized his visual mistake.


    Sheyan noticed that these orcs had a difference in their skin tonepared to the previous orcs he encountered; they had a greenish grey color. Gruff ck hair flowed down their heads, varying from grey, brown and jet back. Some of the orcs kept supremely long hair, braiding them neatly. From a distance, the thick petrifying blood stench swarmed in with the wind.


    The orcs had a myriad of eye color types, ranging from greyish blue to purplish ck. Instead, the might uruk-hais all emitted a crimson glow in their eyes, the symbol of power to the orcs.


    The elf maiden gazed at this scene, she released a desperate shriek.


    ��But that��s the only route to Rivendell!��


    Why would Sheyan and Reef still carry the notion of Rivendell? It was obvious Rivendell was like an illusory cake; an irresistible delicacy, yet a pie in the sky. Upon seeing this scene, Sheyan and Reef instantly turned tail and ran without hesitation. They had to expend everything they had just to finish off an uruk-hai. Looking at the imminent deadly beasts, tigers in wolves clothings, they would certainly be torn into shreds within a minute.


    After a sequence of intense fleeing, the three ultimately had no choice but to split up. Relying on his superior speed through his soul equipment, he finally managed to shrug off his pack of parasite like orcs. While fleeing, he managed to take down one average orc as well.


    That orc seemed to be vastly stubborn, even with an injured head and arm, he still hobbled in relentless pursuit against Sheyan. Upon seeing a slight opening, Sheyan immediately turned around; tanking a few of the orc��s assaults, before his ��Zergling Rush�� was triggered. Hammering down in lightning speed, his ruthless burst shot punches obliterated the orcpletely. Sheyan even managed to obtain a key loot.


    Although the key was of a white grade, his gaping reaction was simr to Reef��s previously. The nightmare realm was really ying a cruel joke on them. It obviously knew they couldn��t bring back any loots, and purposefully teased the contestants with an abundance. After Sheyan opened the chest, he instantly received 4000 utility points, and a Dark blue grade woodennce! All this extravagant loot came from a measly white chest.


    Fortunately, thetter could still be wielded even though the utility points were useless. Sheyan raised hisbat capabilities after wielding the woodennce, he could even use it as a walking stick in this harsh mountainous terrain.


    Currently, Sheyan couldn��t help acknowledging that in this world, both his innate ability ��Endurance�� and his brass knuckles were rtively ineffective���� Especially ��Endurance��, in the previous world it was like a godlike SSS ability as went on a rampage with it; yet the damage sustained in this world was so absurd, the damage reduction was as good as peanuts. Such a vast difference����left a cringingly salty taste in his mouth.


    Although he had temporarily escaped from danger, Sheyan was not trapped in an awfully impossible predicament. As the saying goes, a newborn calf wouldn��t be scared of a tiger, it would naturally dare to run amok because of its dangerous ignorance. For Sheyan, after listening to Melody��s introduction, he had roughly understood the treacherous environment he was in, in these Misty Mountains. Who knows, his bad luck may carry him into a certain encampment of a ferocious beast, or a group of uruk-hais. As he anxiously pondered, Sheyan suddenly heard a peculiarly mournful wail from far; this wail sounded simr to the songs of the elf Maiden, Melody. Immediately without hesitation, he rushed towards it.


    Roughly over a hundred metres away, Sheyan could hear the wailing gradually dying down, he cautiously crept in; discovering that the elf maiden, Melody, had been captured! A naked uruk-hai with its muscles bulging fiercely, huffed as it tried to force her legs apart. Probably because it was aroused, itsyers of fuzz were erected straight. From far, it looked like a massively moldy creature.


    Witnessing this scene, Sheyan couldn��t help recalling a portion of that uruk-hai research diary.


    ��The innate ruthlessness of an uruk-hai is obvious, and its manner of handing females is no exception. For an uruk-hai, it finds pleasure in the agony of its mating female. This is because a female uruk-hai/orc is unable to feel pleasure while mating. Therefore, the only way to produce their offsprings is through rape (Which means they do not go through a mutual lovey dovey rtionship/ mutual lust)��


    Contrary to outsider��s view, an uruk-hai��s appreciation of the opposite sex was something simr to the humankind. The only difference was that humans would normally cherish the beautiful partner; yet the uruk-hais were heartless and savage, their only goal was to seek self entertainment and pleasure.


    Saruman had also specially written - ��Uruk-hais/Orcs can be crossbred between humans or elves.�� Sheyan understood this phrase simrly to how a stray animal or dog would want to hump anything. Moreover, the female uruk-hai didn��t ovte and get menses like humans. The male uruk-hais had extremely formidable sperms, instantly adhering against the ovary walls and survive there like parasites. The gic material would then easily infiltrate into her ovaries and egg.


    (TN: LOL enjoy the biology lesson guys)


    This was how the male uruk-hai would cross breed with wolves, dogs, pigs and other female animals. But their sexual partner had to be a female, because the ��pagoda�� of mammals definitely requires females. Instead, the female uruk-hai would be unable to cross breed with outside species.


    That was how weird half animal half uruk-hai creatures came into existence. However, the normal uruk-hai wouldn��t proactively lust after other species. Their actions would normally be due to the prompting of a certain leader or a malevolent force.


    It was difficult for crossbreds from the uruk-hai and animals. Normally, the reproduced uruk-hai would have weird ipatible pig/dog/wolf features. Freaks of nature with half dog legs and half uruk-hai bodies may form. Naturally, these freaks couldn��t survive in the wild, and be brutally cannibalized by their fellow uruk-hais.


    The attraction of the elf maiden, Melody, was like a colossal ck hole sucking the uruk-hai in. She waspletely defenceless, her body emitted a fresh fragrance, and she looked like a tender, beautiful yet frail enticement. The uruk-hai��s bottom brain was already brimming with pent up madness! If not for the emerald leaves on Melody��s ne releasing waves of faint turquoise aura, protecting her feeble self; she would��ve already been frenziedly and gruesomely vited. Imagining the cruel and perverse nature of an uruk-hai, it was no surprise that it may even start chewing on her while satisfying his arousal.


    Melody was doing her utmost to resist, but the emerald leaves were slowly withering away, finally turning into ashes. Obviously, maintaining her turquoise shield was difficult.

 Chapter 293: Exploded ~~~ anus!

    <h4>Chapter 293: Exploded ~~~ anus!</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Everyone had their own bottom line. Sheyan couldn��t call himself an upright gentleman, but of course he couldn��t just watch as this sickening beastality unfolded; he couldn��t allow this innocent elf maiden that he fought alongside with suffer such a tragedious fate. This was not about a hero saving a beauty, it was purely his personal bottom line. Of course even if this rescue went haywire, he still had the option of withdrawing back into the realm. Sheyan was firm in his decision, there could be no other.


    Seizing the chance when the lecherous uruk-hai was single-heartedly devoted, Sheyan sneakily circled a huge round; climbing down from the downslope behind. His movements offered a subtle disturbance, yet it fell on deaf ears.


    30 metres,


    10 metres,


    5 metres,


    3 metres!!!


    Sheyan had crept in so near, yet the uruk-hai waspletely oblivious. It frantically panted in excitement; it was like having a sumptuous meal in its face, or Orc draught (A beverage the orcs loved). The uruk-hai trembled violently, it had been fully stimted.


    Its revolting thick stench polluted out from its body like a deathly fog, using its crude brown fingers to rip apart this maiden��s straw bra. The innocence of the maiden leaked out, patches of snowy white skin and her underripe bosom swelled up with elegance. Don��t mention the uruk-hai, even Sheyan felt an eagerness burning within him!


    Melody��s pale despairing expression, her screeching sobs echoed out as she powerlessly and helplessly struggled. Her pure and innocent aura, infused with nature energy, was like a freshly drawn spring water; seducing all male creatures to explore their desires.


    Sheyan breathed in deeply, as he quietly wriggled through the under shrubs. He silently examined the uruk-hai��s naked self, enduring the foul stench of the excitement uruk-hai.


    Worth mentioning was that Sheyan was really a terribly patient person. He waited until thest emerald leaf had withered and disintegrated, her final line of defence crumbled apart. The uruk-hai roared in ecstasy, tearing apart the final protective hide at her waist. Pushing back with great strength, it protruded its bare naked ck gigantic butt backwards; a rock solid horrifying whip shuddered, warming up for its long awaited deep thrust!


    In the next second, the elf maiden would definitely groaned out in sorrow!


    But at this exact moment, it was the moment the uruk-hai let all its guard down; intending to thoroughly indulge itself


    ��It��s������now!��


    As a male himself, Sheyan naturally understood the weakness of a male. Prying and aiming at the minute pitch-ck darkness amidst the overgrown air, he nted back his incisive woodennce, slowly arching it backwards. His muscles contracted intensely, and exploded forth! The woodennce impaled forward mercilessly!!


    It could be said that he utilized his entire strength in this one thrust, a thoroughly wretched move. His eyes flickered with amazement.


    ��Trying to rape lil elf sis? Try getting raped instead!��


    The iparably frantic screams resounded out. The razor-pointed tip of thence ruthlessly impaled into the darkness of the uruk-hai��s pit, at least piercing 30-60 cm deep. Its sinister frontal humongous solid weapon sprayed a concentrated turbid liquid. Oh, don��t misunderstand the uruk-hai to be a masochist. It was because its prostate had received severe internal injuries, which resulted in a muddied viscous blood trail spurting out, definitely it included all sorts of bodily liquid.


    The severity of this blow if dealt onto a normal human being, would be instantly delivered to a colon specialist doctor; then stashing a thick red packet into the doctor��s pocket in gratitude for an overnight operation����


    Sheyan��s devious strike could only be described as sessful-vicious-cunning-shameless. Undoubtedly for a long time toe, this unlucky uruk-hai would definitely turn uninterested in any female creature. This could be vividly seen through its rapid shrinking of its ��little bean��. Yet because of his inexperience in dealing with uruk-hais, Sheyan made a major error.


    He was focused on thrusting the woodennce deeper, repeatedly rotating while carving it in. Still enjoying the evil taste of enjoyment, his mistake was that he triggered and overlooked the fearsome bacsh of the agonizing uruk-hai. The uruk-hai ferociously spun round as its sweeping hand snatched away thence, ring furiously at Sheyan with its crimson eyes! Although the uruk-hai was brimming with a dreadful aura, theical torrents of blood flooding out its ass had sullied its dreadful emotions.


    Sheyan felt a tremendous sweeping force against his hands, before the wooden spear was snatched away!! ��What the f**!! My 40 points of strength couldn��t even hold onto ance???�� The webbing between his fingers turned numb, before a striking pain kicked in. A hugeceration appeared, blood streaming profusely!


    Face to face with this vile uruk-hai, Sheyan instantly sensed a tremendous danger. A bottle of agility ��Curse mix�� released from his hands as he turned around to flee. Sheyan no longer cared about the unknown dangers he was running towards, his only thought was to keep on running, into the dense forest! His priority was certain - to escape!!!


    No doubt, the throbbing pain the uruk-hai was experiencing, it would repay a hundred folds on Sheyan if it caught him! Although the feeling of impaling other��s anuses was great, he was definitely no masochist to find pleasure in his own ass being prated. During their intense chase off, countless gorgeous sceneries zoomed past the sides of his vision, Sheyan��s shirt was constantly being torn and ripped by the edges of the tree branches. Yet Sheyan couldn��t care less about such minor details, his mind was only reverberating with one constant:


    Gotta run faster!


    After a seemingly eternal chase, the aftermath of utilizing excessive energy to maintain his sprinting speed kicked in as he wheezed heavily. Beads of perspiration covered his skin, as his insatiable lungs hungered for more oxygen. Spots of ck gradually affected his vision, warning him of the eventual consequences if he didn��t stop!


    Yet the oppressively muffled thumping footsteps followed him strictly.


    Like a death god hunting down its prey.


    ��F***, F****. Am i going to have to return to the realm so fast?��


    Suddenly, the horizon ahead opened up! Sheyan stumbled, his feet trampling over several dried branches at the edge of a treacherously steep slope!


    Losing his entire bnce, he tumbled down without even a single rming squeal from his throat. Needless to say, if he knocked against some rock or tree, the injuries weren��t going to be light. Also, even without the furious uruk-hai chasing him, travelling alone in this Misty Mountains maze while injured, only a catastrophe await him.


    Fortunately his luck wasn��t bad. After tumbling for 7-8 metres, a patch of ck vines enveloped his view. God knows how long the vines had been growing, but its dense and interweaved appearance acted like a gigantic cushion; shuddering a huge portion of Sheyan��s tumbling inertia. Yet it was not enough as the rolling Sheyan tore through the vines, smashing heavily against a tree trunk; after rolling a few rounds, heid there with numerous heavy wounds covering his body.


    After his disastrous fall, his vision turned fuzzy with spots of ck. However, he knew the catastrophic oue of fainting now. Gritting his teeth, he climbed back up while facing the steep slope. As he turned his head around, a fishy pungent rush of wind filled his nose; a split secondter, a massive shadow crashed against him. Sheyan felt like a mountain had struck against his chest, his entire body flying back as his bones fractured internally. A piercing agony jolted from his chest, spinning out to the rest of his body like a web. Spitting out a thread of fresh blood in mid air, the blood instantly evaporated into red mist!


    It was that uruk-hai who struck against Sheyan. Fortunately, it had been been fatally wounded before. After dashing for a long period, the perpetual blood loss from its ruptured anus had exhausted his life force.


    The uruk-hai had only been relying on its fueled rage to pursue Sheyan. It was like an arrow at the end of its flight when it struck Sheyan, but by borrowing the rushing speed down the slope, its punch still carried great monstrosity. Sheyan flew for over a dozen metres down the slope, finally crashing into a river. The icy chill of the river permeated into his consciousness. No longer able to bear the weight of his injuries, his eyes sank into darkness��


    ****************


    Perhaps a long whileter, or maybe a short while; the semi-conscious Sheyan knocked against an obstructing object, before getting picked up from the water. He could feel someone swiftly changing his clothes, wrapping him and examining him.


    After a long pause, Sheyan sensed waves of refreshing coolness sipping into his body. He finally opened his eyes to see, realizing a female clothed in linen chanting an incantation beside him. Fluffy glows of spores emitted from the cracks between her fingers, entering into his body; he felt extremely soothing.

 Chapter 294: Coming of age ceremony

    <h4>Chapter 294: Coming of age ceremony</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Seeing Sheyan awakening, the female courteously nodded and spoke.


    ��Man of Gordon, you��ve awakened? I am Alicia (Meaning noble intin) from Isengard. I am here to aid the elves and investigate the truth.��


    Sheyan gazed towards the clouds, it was already night time. He was currently lying beside a bonfire. His brain was still in a stupor, as if a hatchet was lodged within. His body tremored to the agonizing pain from his chest. Yet he could feel his wounds rapidly rejuvenating because of this woman��s magic.


    Sheyan nodded, he copied Reef��s manner of speech and replied feebly.


    ��My sincere gratitude fair maiden. Pleased to fellowship with you, maiden with an immortal beauty like Minas Tirith.


    Alicia giggled politely, but her meaning beneath the smile was obvious. Naturally, Sheyan��s ��outstanding�� +3 charm was in full effect.The woman was reluctant to engage in conversation, she turned around and spoke.


    ��He��s awake.��


    After a hurried rush of footsteps, a familiar face finally appeared. It was the elf maiden, Melody. Her pure innocent eyes were red and swollen, filled with worry and tears. Upon seeing the conscious Sheyan, her tears turned into delight. Currently, she was dressed the same as how she was when they met her. But Sheyan could never forget the image of the uruk-hai pressing onto her; the snowy white skin, slender long legs, that alluring sight����


    Seeing Sheyan��s eyes scanning her body, Melody instantly guessed the wretched thoughts flowing inside his mind. Her delicate cheeks immediately flushed pink, as she shyly walked back to the bonfire; asionally sneaking several concerned looks at him. Several elves sat around the bonfire. From their conversations, Sheyan found out the movements near Rivendell��s vicinity had garnered their attention. After a desperate request from Melody by some unknown methods, they formed a search party and hastily arrived.


    After exploding that uruk-hai��s anus, Sheyan had at least fled for his life for a dozen kilometres. Even after the elves managed to rush over, he had been swept downstream by the rapid river currents; saving him had required a long arduous process. Due to them rescuing Sheyan, the group of elves simrly lost their way within this remote area. The elder of the party understood the treacherous nature of travelling within Misty Mountains during the night. Hence, he set up camp to prevent them from suffering any ambushes. They then waited till the next day, yet they still could not find any traces of Reef��s whereabouts.


    Seeing that night was round the corner again, an elf suddenly stood up. He looked like a roughly 50 year old male, his name was Elder Chauwin Zemu. He then circled around the surrounding dress near the bonfire, stopping at a huge exuberant tree. He then use his crutches and started tapping onto the tree trunk, beginning his incantations.


    ��O magnificent nature, we thank thee for bestowing sunshine and rain dews. O cleanse and purify this abundance of food.��


    ��We enjoy the warmth, air and vegetation, bestow peace on our slumber.��


    ��You alone restore my longing hope.��


    ��Nature surround us with grace and favour on us mortals of this world. From now to the future, till the earth passes away.��


    The majestic tree mysteriously contorted under the incantations, the ce Elder Chauwin was tapping turned meek; the branches extended down, its leafs mystically folding up.


    Several other elves dispersed to pluck the leaves, carefully gathering together before drinking from it. The rolled up leaves were like a cup. Melody nced at Sheyan, before she bashfully offered him one. She knelt beside him, her eyes not daring to interact with him.


    Sheyan could see the slender fingers of the elf maiden, exquisitely fair like a scallion; it really exuberated a cleansing aura of spring water, as he couldn��t help feeling slightly charmed by her. Receiving a rolled up leaf, he realized a cyan fluid sap swivelling within, clear with a tinge of jade allurement. Even though the sap was filled to the brim, it didn��t leak out; like a formless cover sealing it up.


    Sheyan sucked against the cyan sap, it tasted sweet and raw. The sap felt like it could infiltrate out from his throat to the rest of his body, a silent moisture dissolving his fatigue and pain. He instantly gulped it down, before smiling towards Melody.


    ��Is there any more?��


    Melody blushed, evading his line of sight as she hurried to pluck 2 more leaf cups. Sheyan was curious why this elf maiden loved to blush, but he honestly consumed the two leaf cups in a sh,fortably exhaling.


    Following that, two other elves went up and dug out chunks of snowy white tree core out of the trunk, before mending the tree wounds with mud. After a series of incantations, the tree returned back to normal. The snowy white core tasted like a cooling sweetness, just like a fruit. After wrapping it up with leaves and barbecuing in the bonfire, it tasted distinct, like the silky fragrance of a bread.


    After installing several magical traps and protection, the party begun resting. In view of how his notorious +3 charm was sweeping aside everything aggressively, he desperately missed the slut Jinkuang. He no longer tried to start conversations with other storyline characters.


    Based on theposition of a contestant��s marvellous body, his injuries had been healed by roughly 70-80%. However in the elves eyes, he was still a severely wounded patient, hence he was allocated to rest inside the security of a tiny cave behind the temporary campsite. The rest were resting at the cave entrance. Since his environment was secure, Sheyan naturally decided to rest. But as his vision turned dreamy, he suddenly heard faint footsteps echoing in.


    His heart shuddered and immediately jolted up. His heart was feeling inconceivable. There were several elder elves outside. Even if they encountered an unstoppable variable, they surely wouldn��t be annihted without a single sound. Instead, Sheyan caught whiff of a rather refreshing fragrance, a faint cooling sensation that could bewitch the soul.


    A warm voice called out for him; pure, as pure as the rushing spring waters. It was indeed the voice of the elf maiden Melody. Sheyan was perplexed, he had no clue what she was here for, thus he shut his eyes and feigned sleep.


    After calling two times for Sheyan without a reply, Melody didn��t go out. Instead, she creeped up and sat gently beside him. Even in the darkness, Sheyan could sense that she was looking at his face, probably because an elf had night vision abilities. Her slender fingers caressed against his features, like a gentle wind; refreshing and calming. It then curved down Sheyan;s beck, slowly heading for his chest. Finally, the elf maiden weaklyid down on his chest, arching her heated up face in. Her voice sounded like a fantasy dream, asionally hearing the sound of leaves rustling.


    ��I����actually I lied.��


    ��I��m not here in search for any precious seeds.��


    ��I am here for mying of age ceremony.��


    ��I was lost����in this unfamiliarity, no clue on what I would encounter.��


    ��That demon was horrifying; like a deathly swamp, eating away anything around it.��


    ��That time, my mind was nk, I thought I was dying����but you saved me.��


    ��Although my sisters searched for trees, or rocks, or the soaring eagles in the sky, or the vigorous unicorns for theiring of age ceremony������


    ��In the past, there was never one that seeked out a human.��


    ��But I felt, every since you rescued me from that nightmare����that you are the one I��m looking for.��


    ��By your side, I feelfort, and security.��


    ������������


    ������������


    Sheyan never anticipated such good fortune, he waspletely dumbstruck. Suddenly, an aggressive yet rejuvenating breath warmed his face. A feeling of stic ecstasy rubbed against his lips����this feeling could not be described with words.


    People often likened a female��s purity to that of nature itself.


    Like a dragonfly touching the water, Melody��s kiss reminded Sheyan of a wind breezing across ake. The sunshine revitalizing the grass, the budding flowers of spring. In this instance, Sheyan shamelessly aplished from 0 degrees to 90 degrees and finally to 180 degrees (I believe males and simrly females would know what this mean)������


    ��You����don��t be mistaken, I was just doing what I had to.��


    ��Oh, wow it��s really stic ah! Sorry that wasn��t on purpose. I swear my hand was ced by my side! Why did it suddenly move on its own?��


    ��I��I��m not used to having a woman pressing down on me!��


    ��Hey, I��m really not used to a woman on top! Not even an elf maiden!��


    ����������


    ����������


    Just when Sheyan couldn��t contain his boiling bloodrush, guns loaded as he panted and engaged little Melody above him. That instance their upper bodies were interweaved together, a sudden scream resounded in from outside!


    A short miserable shriek!

 Chapter 295: Orc metropolis

    <h4>Chapter 295: Orc metropolis</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    The shriek was abrupt, vanishing as fast as it came; as though it had been cut off from the throat. Sheyan��s heart shivered instantly upon hearing it, instantly pushing off the alluring and curvy elf maiden up. Another shriek echoed in!


    Elves were hailed as the children of nature. Once they concealed themselves inside the forest, even an expert hunter would find it hard to deal with. But in a short span of 3 seconds, the alerting elf scout had died. Only a well nned out and brutal ambush could result in such devastating agility!!!!


    In the next second, orcs and uruk-hais swarmed into the little camp like a tidal wave,


    An utterly malicious ambush.


    This ambush was swift, venomous, and sharp; like a perceptive dagger abruptly prating in!


    The ambushers wereprised of orcs, uruk-hais and another uruk-hai leader.


    Sheyan noticed; apart from having a physicallyrger build, a mystery man clothed in a ck mantle stood beside the uruk-hai leader. The man was hunchbacked, wearing a mysterious wizard robe, his hand holding onto a crooked staff. Elder Chauwin was sufficiently formidable, yet he waspletely suppressed by this mysterious wizard. If the magic arts of an elder elf could be described as resplendent like starlight, then the magic arts of this mystery man was like the eternal night, boundless and choking!


    Upon seeing this mystery man, Sheyan instantly knew his journey in Middle-earth hade to an end����others probably had no clue, but to Sheyan who had read the uruk-hai diary, he had ascertained this scene. During the degradation of Saruman, he had been putting on a false pretence of a righteous white robed wizard; even holding the appointment of chairman of the Council of the Wise. To maintain his righteous disguise, Saruman was unable to expose himself.


    Hence, as a divine servant, Saruman utilized his powerful magic and research, creating several doppelgangers for himself using alchemy and witchcraft. He fragmented his soul and imbued them into his several identities, representing him to traverse the Middle-earth. This strategy was no doubt effective; if not for his ambitions growing too huge, Saruman wouldn��t even have exposed his identity.


    At present, this crooked mystery man in front of Sheyan, was a representative of Saruman. Although it held only a minor portion of Saruman��s might, it definitely wasn��t something the present Sheyan could resist against.


    Against the elves, the orcs and uruk-hais who were being supervised fearlessly charged in.To these savage creatures who were being controlled, death wasn��t a burden but a freedom. Even though the Rivendell elves were exceptionally valiant fighting inside a forest; even though Elder Chauwin in his rage caste several nature type magic which transformed 5 orcs into rotten wood, but he was immediately countered by Saruman��s representative. With a wave of Saruman��s staff, a strange paralytic wave swept through him, as he slumped to the ground paralysed.


    Within a short time of half a cigarette, the elves werepletely routed. Yet strangely, these vicious by nature orcs and uruk-hais, after achieving total supremacy, did not touch the remaining survivors. They merely bounded up these captives.


    Sheyan continued to feign being severely injured, pretending his shattered sternum prevented him from walking. The orcs proactively carried him on their backs. Alicia had a long bleeding cut would across her arm, and the orcs even proactively treated her; they seemed particrly concerned about the lives of their captives.


    Ultimately, Sheyan heaved a sigh of relief, he was already prepared to return to the realm. He obviously knew this abnormal development of events, was just a deadlier danger hiding beneath the false security! But to him, being able to drag on for another minute, he would dly do so; besides, he had the upper hand of returning to the realm anytime. Of course if presented the opportunity, he naturally wished to assist these elves from escaping the grips of the evil one. As he eavesdropped on the orcs and the uruk-hais, he could faintly hear them addressing their own organization as the - ��ve Seizing squad��.


    Slowly, they were being dragged towards the north. During their journey, they converged with other identical ve Seizing squads; the captives came in various shapes and sizes, there were even orcs and uruk-hais!


    The orcs were probably rogue orcs, and the uruk-hais probably those that had lost control. Their gic makeup was probably wed, causing them to break free and flee while carrying on mission. In order to keep them a secret, Saruman ordered the recapture of such uruk-hais, or even killed these failed products.


    Just like that rapist uruk-hai previously, was one of those that had lost control. Its wed gic makeup had already greatly weakened it; that was how it died of blood loss even after only one sneaky thrust by Sheyan.


    As time sped by, Melody and the other maiden elfs were surprised they hadn��t been raped. They had already mentally prepared themselves for suicide, but instead they were being treated extremely well.


    After travelling for two days, the temperature had started to plunge rapidly. Every captive was given an animal hide coat, some orcs even rummaged through the leftover meals of the captives. If not for the strict surveince, one would mistaken them to be invited guests. But very soon, the cruel reality shattered the farce of this false image.


    A heavily wounded elf could no longer trudge forward due to exhaustion, his condition kept worsening. After he breathed hisst breath, the voracious orcs ravaged through his body. The head of this unlucky elf was decapitated and offered to the uruk-hai leader. The uruk-hai leader ted drank the brains of this elf, like what humans would do to a coconut����


    The journey went on for 2 and a half days, before they finally arrived at the snowy peak of a world of ice and snow. This was the deepest pole of the Misty Mountains. To everyone��s amazement, right smack in this treacherously cold environment; the uruk-hais who normally loved travelling in small groups had actually established a massive coalition here, it could even be described as a metropolis. Countless amounts of caves had been dug out; from afar, the entire mountain range was covered with ck spots. It looked just like a devilish honeb; enormous, surreal and brimming with unprecedented dangers.


    ��My god!!�� Elder Cauwin gaped in appall. ��This must be the fabled chasm of the Misty Mountains! Legend has it that death awaits those who enter. Looking at it now, it must be the origin of these orcs and uruk-hais!��


    Right in the nucleus of this coalition metropolis, stood an average sized wizard tower. The tower emitted a devilish aura, the ck doors of the tower seemed to be the devil��s eyes, in front of it stood that mystery wizard. Currently, he had removed his ck mantle and face mask, revealing his face to the crowd.


    Every single captive would have to pass through under his supervision. The profound wrinkless crisscrossed across the wizard��s face, his eyes turbid; as though his life had been snuffed out long ago. Yet his genuine power continued to ripple around his surroundings; just sweeping a gaze at him caused the captives to feel a throbbing pain cutting against them!


    His might could only be described with one word - Unfathomable! But sometimes, ignorance is a bliss. At present to Sheyan, an unfathomable sea had no intrinsic difference to a shallow bathtub. The same logic as how the oue would be simr if someone jumps from a 50 metres tall cliffpared to a 500 metres cliff. Probably because of hisckadaisical expression, Sheyan attracted the attention of the wizard. The wizard red over, without moving his shrivelled lips, yet an aged old voice suddenly sounded of his abdomen.


    ��Eh? You actually possess a tiny fate glow on you ??��


    (Due to legend +1)


    Sheyan shrugged his shoulders, replying bluntly.


    ��Should I feel honored or afraid from what you��ve said?��


    The wizard horrendously released a hoarseughter.


    ��To someone like me who has created such perfection like the uruk-hais, you are worth nothing!��


    The wizard then gazed towards Alicia, asking suspiciously.


    ��Woman, why do you have such a loathing aura on you?��


    He reached out his dried, bird w looking fingers, covering Alicia��s head. Suddenly, Alicia started spasming violently, under the watchful view of the multitude, the woman��s clothes rapidly disintegrated into ashes; revealing bit by bit her bare body. Astonishingly, her body��s surface was covered in scars, old scars. It looked like she had suffered ruthless torture in the past.


    The wizard shot out an essence glow through his eyes, scanning Alicia��s body. The prative rays reached deeply, forcefully exposing her blood vessels to protrude from her body, lines of cyan colored vein lines appeared. When the wizard examined her left arm, the pitiful woman released a mournful shrill. ��Crack!�� Her arm instantly exploded, blood and flesh scattering out, a sparkling and translucent six-sided crystal ice object floated up towards the sky.


    With a gesture, the crystal ice halted instantaneously in mid air. He then casually tossed out a bottle of deep-ck potion out, the liquid forming into a thick ck fog enshrouding it. After a few seconds when the fog finally dispersed, there was nothing left in the air.

 Chapter 296: Imprisoned

    <h4>Chapter 296: Imprisoned</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    ��A foolish, meager spy? Interesting.�� Saruman��s doppelgangerughed hoarsely, seeming rather pleased. He then continued to inspect the others.


    It was probably because he was a contestant that Sheyan performed better than the rest. Even the formidable elder elves, after a mere 10 seconds of chilling gaze from the wizard, had their vitality crushed to a limp. They only recovered after several hours.


    After Saruman��s doppelganger had ��appraised�� and screened them, the captives were all ushered towards a prison, situating in the inhabited middle region of the ce. The reason why the prison wasn��t located in any caves, was because the kind dwarves who could handle rocks easily, were simrly captives of the ves Seizure squads. Not only was this prison enveloped by a sturdy domain formed from the wizard tower, it was segregated into a inner ring and an outer ring. The inner ring held the prison cells, along with some of the resident orc jailers. The outer ring was the dwelling ce of the guards,prised mostly of uruk-hais. Yet more crucially; even if someone broke through the inner and outer ring, they definitely wouldn��t be able to escape the thousands of intense surveince of the packed orc caves around the mountain range. From hindsight, the secrecy of this ce waspletely sealed up.


    In this world of ice and snow, the elves whocked winter clothings felt terribly ufortable. Shivering inside the ice-cold prison cells, they were locked up for two days. They were both physically and mentally drained. The only source offort from the low temperature was that it effectively froze their bleeding wounds, and halted any infections. Even the medicines provided from the orcs were effective; Alicia��s injured arm did not worsen but healed swiftly.


    To prevent any unnecessary troubles, same species were arranged into the same prison cell. Hence, Sheyan very delightedly reunited with Reef inside the prison cell! Of course, the wounded Alicia was also delivered here. When the two reunited, they were exceedingly joyous.


    As they conversed, Reef also knew that the ve Seizure squad sent by Saruman simrly captured other orcs along with the various creatures. Apart from that, Reef had personally witnessed a rogue uruk-hai being ughtered. Naturally, the two were extremely delighted at being locked up inside the prison cell; they wished for Saruman��s doppelganger topletely forget about them, bestowing life imprisonment onto them.


    The third day was a sunny day, a rare sunlight prated into the prison cells. This was undoubtedly a luxury for the miserable elves, squeezing each other at the cell window to enjoy the warmth. The elf maiden, Melody, also crept towards theforting sunshine. Yet it seemed like her status was neglectable within her own kind. In this harsh environment, she was mercilessly pushed to the side by several stronger elves, reduced to sobbing in misery by the side.


    Upon seeing this scene, Sheyan��s eyes shed with an evil tendency, his heart felt rather bitter. s, he had no influence over those elves, and could only watch helplessly in his cell. Suddenly, his eyes fluttered, gazing towards the orc jailer and called out.


    ��Psst, big guy. Yes yes, you without the ears,e here!��


    The direct res of the sun could easily damage the orc��s eyesight. Hence, orcs who had to work outdoors were used to wrapping a ck cloth around their eyes, making for simple primitive sunsses. This ��all brawns but no brains�� jailer was irked by Sheyan��s calling, striding in big steps towards him and frustratedly roared.


    ��Shut, mouth. If not, skin you! No ear, honor and glory!��


    Sheyan pointed at it, earnestly speaking.


    ��You dare to disrespect me? Be careful or I��ll strip you of your strength!��


    The orcughed out hriously.


    ��Little worm, man. Hu! Lies!��


    It was all along boring in here; after hearing this banter, several other bored orcs came over to participate in the liveliness. It seemed like these simple orcs were like different tunes ying to the same melody. Sheyan was still worried they wouldn��t congregate. He immediately tossed out a bottle of ��Curse mix��, exploding out an immense poisonous fog. This fog instantly caused the lowly intelligent yet flourishing with muscles orcs a decline in 6 points of strength (3 points x2 for orcs/uruk-hais). These bunch of orcs weren��t as mighty as the uruk-hais, an entire 6 points of strength cut was rather distinct.


    To the orcs who relied wholeheartedly on their brute strength, a 6 points weakening was undoubtedly an unprecedented cmity for them. They roared in horror, ring their weapons at Sheyan. Puffing and spurting their saliva in rage, wanting to gobble up this damnable ��wizard��.


    Sheyan folded his arms across his chest,zily continuing.


    ��Kill me, and your strength will be permanently weakened. Although my meager powers are vastly inferior to your god (Saruman��s doppelganger), it isn��t something you filthy, trifling fools can offend.��


    The orcs nced at each other, their weapons gradually tilting back down. Their simple minds were tangled up by fear! Looking at Sheyan, who possessed mysterious power, their gazes carried a tinge of respect now. Sheyan obviously wasn��t going to pass on this, he tossed out his bait.


    ��Of course, I can forgive your ignorance and return your strength. As long as you agree to one tiny request.��


    The orc jailer, who seemed like their chief jailer, instantly turned vignt. Stammering, he replied.


    ��Impossible, you, release, die, never!��


    Sheyan sneered in secret and replied.


    ��I��m not asking you to release me. See that little elf girl at the opposite cell? Deliver her to our side of the cell.��


    That chief jailer d in nail leather armour was momentarily shocked. It was obvious his simple mind required more time to process this information. After a brief pause, he leaked out an intuitive smirk and leaned closer, grasping the iron balls with his fingers and replied.


    ��Woman elf, you like? Mating, them? Greckelor, I, also like!��


    Sheyan was amazed. Is this orc chief jailer trying to be friends with me? But he immediately replied. Regarding the orc��s intellect, he absolutely wouldn��t feign civility and worm his way into a friendship. Instead, it seemed like he had found apatible rtion, who shared amonnguage. Now, even with his pathetic +3 charm, and without the hegemon Jinkuang, it could still achieve the upper hand. Since that��s the case, Sheyan instantly released an excessive and mischievousughter.


    ��Yes yes, bring her over to my cell. Then I will release your curse.��


    The orc chief jailer shook his head, his face filled with dread as he stuttered.


    ��Elf, touch, poof, suicide, be seed! Strict punish, die, us!!!��


    Alicia walked towards them. After a brief exnation, Sheyan was finally enlightened. Actually, elves possess an innate ability to ignite their own life essence in extreme despair, causing damage to their surroundings and transforming into a seed. This suicidal tactic was extremely peculiar. Sheyan couldn��t help recalling his previous encounter in the Harry Potter world. Venter��s lover, Danny, casted a simr ability called ��Fairy��s Praise��. It seems like this orc chief jailer and received strict orders, not permitting a single convict to perish.


    Sheyanughed hysterically.


    ��Rx, she won��tmit suicide. If you don��t believe me, try asking her if she is willing toe over? Hmm, how about this. If you can satisfy my request, I not only will relieve you of your curse, but introduce you to a drink you��ve never tasted before.��


    ��Drink?�� Raising the subject on drinks, the orc chief jailer instantly bared his yellowish teeth, replying with a stammer.


    ��Oh? Delicious as, Orc draught?��


    The orc��s favourite delicacy was naturally Orc��s draught, concocted with fermented honey and blood. Its vour was sweet and carried the piercing fragrance of blood the orcs loved the most. Many orc squads would bring along Orc��s draught during operations, and more during wars. Because it required fresh blood to concoct, such methods were simple yet cruel. Fresh Orc��s draught could be drank after 3 days, but the most optimal period was after a week.


    Sheyan disdainfully snorted.


    ��You call Orc��s draught delicious? Is there a cup?��


    Chief jailer, Greckelor immediately retrieved a wooden mug, it was still stained with dirty. Sheyan poured a cup of ��Endless Spirited Vodka�� inside the mug. This orc was rather shrewd, smelling it first before tasting it a little. Instantly his bloodied eyeballs swelled up, gulping it down with ferocity!


    ��More! More more, cup, full! Full! Full!��


    Chief jailer, Greckelor, had eyes sparkling like mini stars, jumping aggressively as he raised his mug, violently licking his lips as he shouted at Sheyan. The orcs surrounding them were simrly drawn in by the intoxicating fragrance, their eyes glimmering with insatiable greed. Sheyan naturally knew the tendencies of these orcs, akin to pirates/bandits/murderers etc. He only cared about the chief jailer��s ideas. Tossing his wine cup up, he stored in back within his nightmare imprint andughed.


    ��If you��re thinking of robbing me, then you��ve got the wrong idea.��


    The orcs nced at each other again, crowing in and whispering together. Swiftly, they nodded in agreement and Greckelor marched over again. His voice stern and sincere.


    ��Lock her, over. You, drink, how much?��


    Sheyan straightforwardly replied.


    ��My drink requires time to ferment, I will offer you 10 mugs, but only at night.��

 Chapter 297: Elf of the twilight

    <h4>Chapter 297: Elf of the twilight</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    The chief jailer, Greckelor, attempted to put on an imposing manner.


    ��Wine cup, mine. Elf woman, yours.��


    Seyan scoffed in silence, turning around stubbornly as he poured the contents in the wine cup into his mouth. Greckelor��s eyes flushed with despair, shaking with iron bars and furiously yelled.


    ��Drink! No!!! Wait!��


    Finally, Sheyan sessfully reached an agreement with the orcs using hand gestures. For the price of 9 cups of ��Endless Spirited Vodka�� and freeing them from their curse, the elf Melody would be transferred to their cell. Yes, Sheyan managed to trick them and gave only 9 cups.


    Still, the chief jailer, Greckelor, was extremely concerned with his superior��s orders; emphasizing that the elf maiden had to be willing, preventing her frommitting suicide. Although as males of the same kind, he understood the passionate desire of Sheyan in mating, the transaction would be voided if the elf wasn��t willing.


    Reef nced at Sheyan, using his nightmare imprint to transmit his message.


    ��Should we make a run for it?��


    Sheyan shook his head gently.


    ��These orcs should only be the first line of defence, they only handle the trivial matters like feeding and watching the prisoners. I reckon the exterior has a fearsome uruk-hai line of defence. If we rush out now, undoubtedly, I��m afraid our Lord of the Rings journey ends here. We mustn��t.��


    Reef nodded, acknowledging Sheyan��s points. He then leaned against the corner of the cell and sat down. Sheyan was starting to be more confident of his own judgements. Even in a prison cell, Reef sat strictly ording to the rules, he still carried his noble and dignified posture. Undoubtedly, he had been long ustomed to this style in the present world.


    The prison door of the elves cell swung opened. Greckelor tried his best to gesture and signal to the rmed and frightened elf maiden. The pitiful elf maiden repeatedly shrunk back, obviously disregarding whatever Greckelor had to say. Several other elves started to step forward and spray raging insults at him. In this prison, their abilities had been suppressed greatly. Hence, they could only curse at the orcs, stinky, crude, and just a ball of flesh.


    After a long while, the chief jailer, Greckelor, once again stood in front of Sheyan. He scolded in agitation.


    ��Lies, you. Elf not willing. Cancel, agreement.��


    Sheyan scoffed disdainfully as he replied.


    ��Bring me over, I��ll speak to her.��


    After speaking, he once again gulped down the vodka, the intoxicating aroma infiltrating Greckelor��s nose. He then stared down at his bulging muscles, his eyes still hiding beneath the ck cloth, and then nced at Sheyan��s arms; which were noticeably smaller than his by half. Finally, he made a simple, win-win decision. Besides, this little worm Sheyan couldn��t possibly post him any troubles.


    No doubt once Sheyan got into action, his few phrases instantly captivated the elf maiden. Even though Melody was still shy and bashful, she lowered her head and followed him over. Reef turned to shoot a surprised expression at them, then sunk back into his meditative self.


    Although the cell wasn��t narrow, it wasn��t spacious as well; only two windows allowed the sunrays in. Currently, it was being upied solely by 2 other human captives. The two humans were guile and sneaky; when the orcs delivered food, they directly snatched away Sheyan��s and Reef��s portions. It was just that Sheyan and Reef had prepared food inside their interspatial area, had did not wish to bicker over the rotten stew delivered by the orcs.


    Yet the two humans took their ignorance as weakness!


    They watched as Sheyan brought in such an alluring yet bashful elf maiden into their prison cell. She was as pure and refreshing as the springs. Then they observed the orc jailers gathering outside as they greedily feasted on their drink. With a sly smile on their face, they inched closer. The taller poacher issued a stern and malicious warning.


    ��Lil kid, hand over that female elf. If not, your throat will be slit tonight!��


    Sheyan looked like an elder brother, brushing aside the messy hair on the little elf sister��s face. The words of that poacherpletely fell on deaf ears as he continued without a slightest care or concern. Fuming, the tall poacher charged towards him. Without even turning around, Sheyan released a back kick, coincidentallynding against his chest. A 40 points of strength force instantly sent that guy flying backwards, crashing against the prison wall behind. His facial muscles twitched, shriveling up like a prawn; hisplexion deathly pale as he retched non-stop but nothing came out!! He probably fractured several ribs, his eyes brimming with dread. How would he dare to retaliate?


    The shorter poacher was originally turning restless; yet upon seeing Sheyan��s effortless might, he instantly retreated wretchedly into the corner.


    Actually, they were indeed unlucky to meet two contestants like Sheyan and Reef. The body search waspletely futile for them. Their equipment was disguised by the realm, and they even had the nightmare imprint to store away their hidden trump cards. How could they even match up to Sheyan, who was fully equipped?


    Except Sheyan whom she treated extremely intimately, Melody carried a trace of icy-cold arrogance towards the other humans. She had a refined and courteous aura that would repel people a thousand miles away. Shepletely ignored Sheyan��s explosive aggression, it was like watching as Sheyan kicked away an obstructing stone. Afterward, she dashed towards the window, basking underneath the permeating sunrays.


    Sheyan stood silently behind her. Being locked up inside the shade for several days, Melody enjoyed the sunlight with a guiltless countenance. Elves were children of nature, their disposition carried a cleansing ability; as Sheyan stood behind her, he unexinable refreshing aroma lingered into his nose. It was the same smell the tender grasnd emitted after a rain; untroubling the heart and clearing the mind.


    The elf maiden basked in the sunlight for a while, her face exceedingly radiant. She suddenly turned around, focused and sincerely asking Sheyan.


    ��You saw me being bullied by my fellow elves, that is why you schemed and transferred me here, right?��


    Sheyan wasn��t a person to im credit, he wanted tough it off but suddenly noticed the serenity in the elf maiden��s eyes. Her gaze of pure innocence. Hence, he earnestly nodded his head.


    Melody turned her head away, stroking her hair as sheposedly replied.


    ��I won��t thank you. You are the protector selected for mying of age ceremony, this is naturally required of you.��


    Sheyan turned petrified instantaneously��his lips stammered but his heart was shouting out. ��I don��t want to be that protector!!! I just want to be a beast who takes liberties and run!!! I��m not a possession!!! I��m just an innocent passerby!!!��


    The screaming thoughts swirled around at the back of his tongue, none leaking under the watchful supervision of the calm Melody. Melody giggled as she sat on the floor wrapping her hands around her knees. nting her head as she gazed at Sheyan, her pureness seemingly trying to pry deep into Sheyan��s heart and mind.


    Observing Sheyan��s dazed expression, Melody impolitelymanded him to sit behind her, using him as a pillow. Snuggling up into his bosom, she finally shut her eyes and started humming an unknown elvish song.


    At this instance, Sheyan abruptly sensed a disturbance. He could clearly see the sunlight prating through the window distorting slightly; like a streaming river, jubntly radiating into Melody��s body who was pressed against his chest. This elf maiden��s tender body was like a piece of thirsty sponge, wholeheartedly absorbing the nourishing sunlight!


    Gradually, Melody��s tone turned ethereal like and discernable. Even though they were pent up inside a filthy prison cell, her voice drifted into the human��s ears like a fresh springwater, thoroughly cleansing their bodies. Although Sheyan could not understand the contents of her humming, he could smell the fresh aroma exuberating from her. A faint yet clear tion welled up in his heart; it was like starlight blending with sunlight, bestowing revitalization of his soul.


    The elves in the opposite cell suddenly broke into an intense uproar, bellowing loudly and repeatedly the words ��Twilight harmony��. Even some of the aged old elder elves started tearing, and some startedughing ecstatically. Yet the distance along with the prison bars prevented them from rifying the matter. Melody ignored them, leaning against Sheyan as she continued singing softly under the warmth of the sunrays.


    After a long whileter, the elves were finally permitted to enter the internal courtyard for a fresh air. Once they stepped out of their prison cell, they instantly dashed towards the human cell. Elder Chauwin grabbed the iron bars tightly, cyan colored veins swelling throughout his arms. His voice tough and unyielding as he clenched his teeth and rebuked.


    ��Human! Release our Elf of the Twilight!!! Stop profaning her with your filthy carcass!��

 Chapter 298: Your elder brother has no choice but to profane!

    <h4>Chapter 298: Your elder brother has no choice but to profane!</h4>


    Tranted by: CHua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    In truth, amongst the elves in the Lord of the Ring world; those who hailed from the grand Kingdom Valinor of the undyingnds, were the most noble, they were known as ��elves of the light��. This was because they immersed inside the radiance of the divine tree in the undyingnds. These elves were exceedingly rare and powerful, not even known in the movies. The undyingnds were akin to the divine kingdom of the elves, only known to be infinitely far from Middle-earth.


    Other elves are considered dark elves, including Silvan elves, Lindar elves, even Eldar elves and Avari elves. Yet there were a small minority of elves who had seen the Divine Tree in the undyingnds before. These elves were either elves who randomly drifted and chance upon it, or reincarnated in Middle-earth. They were known as ��grey elves�� who were neither of the dark nor the light. Although they were simrly considered under the dark elves category, due to the fact grey elves had seen the Divine Tree before, they were more noble than standard night elves. Actually their official term wasn��t grey elves, but were actually hailed as the elves of the twilight.��


    In the eyes of every dark elf, an elf of the twilight was like a leader who could lead them into the holynd of Valinor. In extremely rare cases, a grey elf would suddenly awakened its memories of the previous generations, thereby advancing to be an elf of the twilight. Which was what Melody was experiencing.


    Being aggressively berated by the pack of elves, Sheyan instantly imploded indignantly.


    ����Your mother, what filthy human? Which part of me is dirty?��


    ��I hadn��t even said anything about you bullying this little elf sister, brother here had to pull some tricks to protect her. You actually dare say I��m profaning her??��


    ��More importantly, do you have eyes? It was she who leaned in herself!��


    After listening to these elves vehement hurls of insults at him, Sheyan knew he definitely wouldn��t be able to contend in a debate against so many elves. But����Sheyan wasn��t one that could normally tolerate being wronged. His furious spirit raged within him, seething deeply up his gall.


    ��F*** your mum. This brother here was purely acting out of goodwill. I hadn��t even moved on her, you guys that to malign me???��


    ��What remove your filthy carcass from profaning her?��


    ��F***, today I have no choice but to f***king profane!!!!��


    With a fiery ball of rage consuming his mind, his furious instincts had taken over. His right hand had started to explore around the elf maiden��s chest without restraint, then tracing up those alluring curves directly ascending the peak!


    After he pressed in, Sheyan felt a melting warmth and flexible sensation, employing more force as his strength rippled back from the abundant sticity. He couldn��t help swallowing his saliva lecherously. The murderous howls of the elves rocketed into Sheyan��s ears, ultimately consoling his retaliation.


    ��Hmph, this is called profaning, understand? So what if I profane?��


    At this moment, he suddenly felt the woven straw vines around her chest bing more and more of a hindrance. He so much wanted to rip it apart and fiddle with the two under ripped softness. His breathing turned heavier, an incredible impulse urging him to use both hands to earnestly toy and fiddle against it.


    Yet Melody appeared as though she waspletely oblivious to Sheyan��s grave crimes, she did not have the usual shameful reaction of an ordinary youngdy,pletely did not look like a victim. She did not even contain any notion of resisting, much less caring about her own elves; continue to lean against Sheyan��s chest and enjoy the sunlight.


    Her hair floated loftily against the sunlight, producing speckles of shining glow. It appeared like a dream or fantasy, everything around it was surreal.


    The furious roars of the elves outside the prison cell was more than just anger. They rattled violently against the iron balls, the roars turned into desperate howls. It was like watching their ancestral tomb being dug out.


    At this moment, the elf maiden suddenly halted her singer, sweeping her gaze towards her fellow elves. She then swung suspiciously towards Sheyan, finally ncing down at the demonic palm pressing her chest. Her expression was filled with curiosity of what the chaotic bickering was about. Then she very calmly returned to her chorus of hymns.


    But for some unknown reason, when Melody shot aposed look into Sheyan��s eyes, it was like being cleansed by that serene gaze. His heaty impulses suddenly died down. Even though the elf maiden hadn��t offer any resistance, Sheyan obediently withdrew his hand.


    At this moment, the outside elves seem to have caught on. Although they were furious, they weren��t unreasonable. The fact was that it was impossible for an elf maiden to be so calm after suffering such vition and insult, unless she was willing.


    This was also what they were extremely unwilling to see. To them, their inherent nature caused them to feel like a superior race over the humans. Only those extremely valiant, distinguished heroes with noble bloodline can receive the acknowledgement of the elves, and be a suitablepanion. Under normal circumstances, if an ordinary human and an elf wanted to date, they would incur the abandonment and expulsion of both sides!


    Yet shockingly this usually unnoticeable elf maiden, Melody, was actually performing the tune of the ��Twilight Harmony�� right beneath the faint re of the sun, and in this sullied and filthy environment; it was like crying out for mother nature��s resonance! This anchored her current status firmly as an esteemed worshipped individual����but it resulted in a terribly awkward fate, something unprecedented that had never surface before.


    If a twilight elf and a human were to fall in love, what would happen?


    Expel her? No, that wasn��t possible. This was the first appearance of a twilight elf in over 317 years in Rivendell!


    ept her? That tacitly approved one thing, that was a lowly wretched human could spheme an elf, not just an elf but a twilight elf!! Just this thought itself could cause the elves to go berserk! This dilemma was the worst case scenario for those elves. They sighed in misery, even the few elders were silently shaking their heads; repeatedly gazing at this nature goddess for an oracle guidance.


    The Twilight Harmony sounded long, but also sounded short. As its name sake harmony implies, itpletely resonated in perfect harmony resonance with mother nature. It was like the cries of a new infant, the mour of a crashing wave, the thunderous crackle in the night sky! When Melody finally shut her little mouth, her voice still lingered on. Treads of melodious harmony scattered about, swirling within their ears.


    After singing, Melody continued toyfortably in Sheyan��s embrace. She red upwards at him, as though warning him to stay motionlessly as a pillow. Then she reached out to the bucket by the side, scooping up adle of water. Yet it was exceedingly hard to praise the quality of the water contents; it was slightly murky, and rotten leaves revolved around the it. This wasn��t the orc��s pee, but those crude and dirty orcs simrly drank such water����


    Elves who were naturally clean normally kept their own dew for hydration, they wouldn��t even carelessly drink from springs. Don��t even mention drinking, even touching it was considered disgusting by Melody as she instantly gave up on it. Upon seeing her frown, Sheyan instantly stretched out his hands as he retrieved his own water supplies from the nightmare imprint. Of course, the water was certainly disguised as part of this world.


    Melody suspiciously examined Sheyan��s hand, she asked curiously.


    ��How did you do that?��


    Sheyanughed, caressing her hair like how a big brother would pamper his sister.


    ��Good girl, hurry up and drink.��


    Melody gracefully allowed the water to flow smoothly down her throat. Then passing it back to Sheyan with a grateful expression.


    ��You want to drink? You really like my chest right?��


    Sheyan was about to drink, but after hearing thest phrase, he instantly choked on the water. Wiping away the spills, he bitterly smiled.


    ��That was an ident, a slight carelessness.��


    Completely unaffected, Melody swayed her slender fingers in mid air, as though feeling up the sunshine. Her skin was slightly transparent under the sunlight, as delicate as a porcin. Using a conceited tone, she replied.


    ��You are the protector I��ve decided on, so I wouldn��t mind whatever you want to do.��


    The elves instantly had a headache upon hearing that. Elder Chauwin yelled out from outside the cell.


    ��O Noble twilight elf! You cannot take this lowly man of Gondor as protector. This man of Gondor even has ck hair! 3000 years till now, not a single royalty of Gondor has ck hair. We cannot ept such a mediocre ck haired man to be your protector.��


    Melody didn��t even bother turning to face him to answer.


    ��Right, just 6 minutes ago, my beloved fellow elf pushed me away from the warmth. Yet a mediocre ck haired man allowed me to bask in the sunlight. Your rejection is pointless to me, it is utterly useless. He is mine, and I am his.��


    Sheyan was shocked, wanting to smile; but not because he was overwhelmed with favor and tion, but more of amusement as this absurdity. Fortunately at this time, a group of uruk-hais suddenly marched in, their eyes beaming with scarlet glows. They forcefully ushered the elves back to their cells, the chief jailer Greckelor slowly approached in. His face filled with honest cruelty and unyielding cunningness as he pointed towards Sheyan and stammered.


    ��It��s him.��


    Two uruk-hais waved their hands, walking into the cell and dragged Sheyan out. Melody stared on with a sunken expression; as a newly awakened twilight elf, she had to first go through training and tempering before being able to unleash her abilities. If not right now her only advantage was a slightly strengthened body. Sheyan nced slyly towards Reef and lightly shook his head, sneakily offering him a thumbs up. A slight curve of his lips as he obediently followed the uruk-hai out.


    As expected by Sheyan after he was escorted out of the prison. The inner ring was rtively loose aspared to the heavily fortified outer ring. Perhaps, not even a house fly could escape. When Sheyan strutted out of the prison, he leaked out a cunning sneer upon seeing where these uruk-hais were bringing him to.


    ��So it is there indeed. Looks like the bait I cast out has been hooked.��

 Chapter 299: Wizard tower!

    <h4>Chapter 299: Wizard tower!</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    The sunlight beat down ferociously. Yet in this harsh winter, the temperature remained rock-bottom. The ice and snow had no intentions of melting, releasing a crunchy sound when feet trampled over them. A line of movement headed expectedly towards the wizard tower, still emitting the same malevolent aura.


    When Sheyan finally saw it closely with his naked eyes, this structure should not be be hailed as a wizard tower. Thergest portion of this structure was constructed with deep ck foundation rocks, revealing the stark solidarity of this structure. Chisel marks covered the periphery, possessing a faintly crude firmness.


    Yet because of that fact, it could be hailed as a grand fort or a magnificent stronghold, but definitely without any rtion to wizardry. Silver threads of cracks joint each other aying the roof; its calciteposition conducted sorcery, protective seals carved out against the granite, partitioning the different energy regions. It was obvious, only the roof couldy im to the description of wizard tower.


    Thinking with their feet, one could tell. Most likely this tower was constructed by the orcs under themand of Saruman��s doppelganger. Being able to construct in this manner, they had already done their best, it was impossible to ask more of them. When Sheyan arrived at the tower entrance, a massively burly uruk-hai strided out from inside. His face sinister and fierce, carrying a gigantic bow slung across his back. The bow looked rather gruff; yet no matter the bow string or the bow arm, ayer of waterlike glow streamed around it. Obviously, this was no ordinary weapon.


    The rest of the uruk-hais saluted in fear, making way to the side. The massive uruk-hai observed Sheyan and asked.


    ��Who��s this?��


    Chief jailer Greckelor walked out. His voice muffled and held back, one could sense the desires beneath his tone.


    ��Your excellency Lurtz, the majestic god has arranged for him.��


    (TN: Lurtz is the first ringleader of the uruk-hai scouts)


    Hearing the name Lurtz, Sheyan��s heart jolted with an electrified notion.


    ��This guy����is actually Lurtz?��


    In the movie, the fellowship had a core member called Boromir, this prince of Gondor was yed under the frightening arrow skills of this uruk-hai. Even the elvish prince, Legs, was hindered by him. His strength and skills were one of a kind. Looking at his status now, it seemed like he was extremely important to Saruman��s doppelganger.


    Lurtz coldly replied.


    ��Wait here.��


    After speaking, he turned and left. After a brief pause, he walked out signaling for Sheyan to follow him. It was obvious this uruk-hai had a superior intellect to other orcs, outstandingly smooth with themonnguage of Middle-earth.


    From outside, the wizard tower didn��t look very big, yet its interior wasn��t small. Sheyan followed Lurtz as they advanced. Repeatedly ascending to the next level, doors after doors; in a sh, everything was captured inside his memory. He would then dwell on this in the future.


    Their final destination was aboratory polluted by a piercing pungent stench. An enormous oaken table was set up nicely with test tubes, various other heating catalyst, a crystal ball, and several types of spiritmps. The walls were vividly constructed by thick stone and metal alloys, awork of protective arcane energiesyered over it. The internal walls were even fortified with various elements, indicating the frequency of idents urring here. Of course, Sheyan didn��t recognize certain magic apparatus and items.


    Saruman��s doppelganger was currently in deep thought while seated on a stool. The apparatus in front of him had been shattered. Sheyan was familiar with it, it was the same ss fragments of that ��Curse-mix�� he threw out to scare the bunch of orcs. This powerful wizard raised his head, Sheyan could feel his re like an incisive dagger, threatening to slice through his organs. It was obvious the huge disparity of power between the two.


    Don��t even mention Saruman��s doppelganger, perhaps Lurtz could silence Sheyan with barely a single arrow. In Sheyan��s prior calction, even if he was Reef, the extreme limit he could face should be that chief jailer, Greckelor; and this was in a one against one situation. Fortunately, Sheyan entered this world with the aspiration of not ying or doing battle, it was merely to drag out their period of stay, and survive.


    But more crucially, Sheyan��s biggest encouragement was that he could choose to return to the nightmare realm at anytime. From hindsight, he could tell the doppelgangers current mood. Adding on his vicious and merciless nature, if his farce with the ��Rank 6 ck Art mix technique�� was revealed, there was a 30 - 40 % probability of instant annihtion on the spot! Fortunately he had the protective charm of returning to the realm. Since he did not have to shoulder the burden of death, naturally he would dly gamble. Even if he did lose, there was still Reef to buy more time for them.


    Saruman��s doppelganger didn��t bother turning to observe Lurtz leading Sheyan in. He continued to sit quietly on his stool.


    ��My ve said he discovered an interesting matter, and had adequate evidence to prove he isn��t lying.��


    Speaking till here, the aged Saruman doppelganger slowly raised his hunchbacked body. Coughing several times, his eyes continued to re at the shattered ss shards on the table.


    ��I originally didn��t believe him, hence Mr Greckelor had to endure 3shes of the whip in vain. But under his bitter endurance, I didn��t miss out on this interesting specimen���� Or evidence? For now, I will bestow a reward for Mr Greckelor��s loyalty and shrewdness. Please answer some of my questions now. If you dare to lie or your answers are unsatisfactory, then prepare to suffer the fate of a memory scour spell.��


    ��This supreme magic spell can perfectly extract most of your memories. But there are two side effects. The first is that your brain will feel more dense then red wine gravy, and the second is that you will experience excruciating, unbearable agony during the process. You have 10 seconds to think about my suggestion. Lurtz, reward Mr Greckelor with a mug of Orc drought, and 25 kilograms of meat, the bloodied kind.��


    Sheyan hobbled towards the table. Lurtz vicious vision tightened. Yet Sheyan unhurriedly picked up a ss shard, as he prostrated himself before Saruman��s doppelganger.


    ��My respects, grand lord wizard. I am an advanced alchemist assistant, Seaman. My master has been researching on biological weapons since years ago. All along he believed that the strongest weapon isn��t forged, but something simr to a body possessing a self-restoration ability. Hence, he concentrated his research in this direction, and gained certain small insights. I am merely a disciple that inherited a small portion of his legacy.��


    ��In view that I had a deeper understanding and knowledgepared to these orcs, nimble arms and a clearer mind, abundant experiences in this field, and more effective and efficient work rate; hence, I have grounds to request for delicious food, cleaner residence and certain finite privileges.��


    ��Ho, please refrain from using that expression against me, my lord wizard. I��m just a lowly man blessed with a critical mind. This is just an essential weapon an outstanding alchemy assistant would bring along. It seems like Mr Lurtz is a little moody; there are many reasons why a human��s emotions are unstable, but for a uruk-hai, it must be because his master berated him. Hmm��from this perspective��and the numerous clues here, there seems to be loads of dirty and uncleaned apparatus. Looks like your current assistant is notpetent. Of course, the reason I can stand boldly in front of you, is because of a phrase - A wise and quick-witted alchemy assistant would be weed anywhere.��


    Saruman��s doppelganger replied with a chilling voice.


    ��If your talents are even half of your sweet lips, then I can very well guarantee satisfaction for your previous two requests. But first you have to tell me, who is your master?��


    ��Pardon me.�� Sheyan shrugged his shoulders. ��I��m not permitted to mention his name. If not my oath would bacsh against me, my brains would explode in a split second; it would be worse if it went through a memory scour. Believe me, Lord Wizard. A living Seaman is more useful than a dead one.��


    Saruman��s doppelganger was all along a wily old fox. He only listened to half of Sheyan��s flowery speech, and within this half, he only believed another half. However, the reason Sheyan had schemed deliberately for a chance to enter the Wizard tower, he hadn��t ced his full confidence on just mere speech to move Saruman. After all, most intelligent people in the world believed their eyes more than their ears.


    As Sheyan was about to retrieve a ��Blended mix�� of bear and fox to gain the trust of Saruman��s doppelganger, he suddenly caught sight of two orcs carrying a dead Snow bear in; leaving a trickle of blood trail. His eyes flickered, instantly calling out to the two orcs.


    ��What are you two doing? Why haven��t you covered the wound of the Snow bear? Once it loses excessive blood, it will cease from being a quality concoction material!��


    The orcs really had a half-witted brain, instantly falling into a daze upon Sheyan��s words. Then their hands broke into a panic frenzy, as they ced the Snow bear down to try and patch up its wound. Sheyan yelled out.


    ��Forget it, fetch me that de and pincers by the side.��

 Chapter 300: Checkpoint activated!

    <h4>Chapter 300: Checkpoint activated!</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Hearing Sheyan��s casual shouting, Lurtz took a step forward. His eyes glittering with furious savageness, reaching out for the giant bow behind him.


    He had always hated the humans, yet this human in front of him was even more irksome (Notpatible along with his 3 charm). Hence upon hearing Sheyan��s scoldings against his fellow orcs, Lurtz fell a belly of fire. He wanted to sentence Sheyan to death with his bow immediately! Then turn him into dinner for the night.


    But at this moment, Saruman��s doppelganger shook his head, gesturing lightly; yet this light gesture was like an immovable handcuff over Lurtz��s wrist, immobilizing him. He didn��t dare to move!! Lurtz released a frustrated grunt from his throat, wildly suppressing his rage. He wanted to vent his frustration and crush anything he could see. Yet in front of Saruman��s doppelganger, his only release was to clench his fist even tighter.


    Sheyan picked up the knife and pincer, skillfully slicing away at this snow bear; cutting, draining the blood, cleaning and roasting it. He then begun an entire process to process it into raw materials for his ��Strength of the bear��s flesh��. Saruman��s doppelganger��s eyes turned gentler. Perhaps Sheyan��s words may be rather exaggerated, but in this ce, a familiar thinking assistant was indeed beneficial over an orc! Coincidentally, he was in the midst of a crucial juncture in his research, he really needed a capable assistant to settle certain trifling matters.


    ��Maybe allowing him to stay for a few days wouldn��t be a bad thing. I��ll just dispose of him in the end.��


    Thus, this notion floated into the doppelganger��s mind. Actually, he had been constantly pestered by these trifling matters like processing raw materials, and had been delegating uruk-hais to manage them. He had no choice but to admit, they were more brawns than brains, their efficiency was pretty terrible. Of course, it was because of Sheyan��s performance that allowed him to have this thinking.


    No matter who, Sheyan was like a puny house fly that he could stretch out his hand and squash anytime, he couldn��t bother much; moreover, this fly was stuck within this impregnable web of the area! With this thinking, the doppelganger��s vignce naturally receded into a minute, negligible degree.


    ��You will receive a cleaner residence. As for food wise, the orcs can only offer you raw materials for your own cooking. Of course, unless your taste is the same as them, you can disregard that.�� The doppelganger emotionlessly voiced out.


    ��You can start work now, my ve will bring you to the cer! Mr Seaman, it is 4 in the afternoon, I expect to see 10 batches of excellent quality materials by 8 at night! If not, you know the punishment you will receive.��


    ��You will definitely get what you desire, lord! But I have one final lowly request, it is merely a wave of hand for you.�� Sheyan instantly struck while the iron was hot.


    Saruman��s doppelganger halted his footsteps.


    ��I hope that during the period I serve lord wizard, My friend and my lover can enjoy a better treatment, and not be oppressed in that filthy cell. Apart from that, if I ve andbour for you but I realized that they have been stealthily executed, I will be devastated.��


    Saruman remained expressionless, but he became more rxed. A weak human who worried about hostages, what trouble could he cause? Hence, he very refreshingly nodded his head.


    In actual fact, Sheyan had no intentions of causing trouble. He understood that being kidnapped by these orcs was definitely not for a ransom. He was roughly could guess the prisoners were merely awaiting a tragic and despairing oue. Sheyan��s current deeds were just to prolong this duration. Putting it bluntly; even if everyone were to be dragged out to be executed, Sheyan would try his best to scheme and allow himself and Reef to upy thest slots to be beheaded.


    ��Lurtz.�� The doppelganger waved his magic staff, then lightly spoke. ��I feel Mr Seaman��s requests are reasonable.��


    Lurtz released another muffled grunt, then red maliciously at Sheyan before striding out in big steps.


    Then this formidable wizard indicated for Sheyan to follow, but he didn��t bring Sheyan to continued ascending the Wizard tower. Instead, they headed down, entering into an icehouse at the lowest basement. The icehouse was freezing cold, with massive amounts of frozen creature corpses. Shuttling back and forth amidst the freezing icehouse were odd yet strong creatures.


    Their appearance resembled a weak edition of a terrestrial octopus. They had no bones nor torso, their intellect was rtively high. An enormous soft greyish head formed their head, with a single round massive eye.7-8 strips of tentacles extended beneath the head, and they used it to nimble travel and work. Sheyan observed the numerous pupils in the eye, sensing an unfeigned danger. It was obvious if he were to battle this creature, the critical focus would be against its damned eye.


    This odd tentacle creature had a scientific name called an Ocean-freak, Brachiopod. He suddenly thought about that colossal octopus, an Ocean-freak known as the Watcher in the water near Moria, of the original storyline. Even the powerful Fellowship of the Ring didn��t dare to encounter it head on, and were forced to infiltrate through the mines of Moria. From how Saruman��s doppelganger addressed them, it vaguely suggested a rtion to that colossal octopus.


    Sheyan begun operating under the watchful surveince of the ocean-freak. Don��t even mention escaping, even his personal freedom was vastly limited. He could only continue ving, diligently and without cking. Fortunately, his goal was to drag for time, moreover processing raw materials was an activity that needed skills. Hence, trying to skive easily went unnoticed by the ocean-freak.


    ************


    3 days passed by quickly.


    Sheyan was shuttled to and fro from the Wizard tower daily, delivering processed materials; gradually he observed the surrounding terrain. His work rate could be said to be pretty high; after working he would head over to ��ahem ahem�� with the elf maiden, and chat with Reef. He was really carefree and without worries. After the 3 days, Reef also noticed - Every sunny day, there would be a new batch of captives delivered out of prison and never returning. ording to his deductions, they should��ve have been delivered to the wizard tower to used as guinea pigs.


    Instead, Sheyan rejected that possibility. That was because he knew that although Saruman conducted experiments and research on the humans, he definitely believed that human��s weak disposition was not suitable for modifications. It could be said that humans did not have the qualifications to be his experiment guinea pigs. Hence, where the captives were delivered to had undoubtedly became a tremendous mystery.


    Saruman��s doppelganger remained rather cautious of Sheyan, never allowing him to interact with deeper levels of his research. Yet processing these materials was also slightly beneficial to Sheyan. Previously, he could only process the raw materials of bears, foxes, and raptors. But within these 3 days, he experienced working with many other varieties of creatures; exceeding 10 varieties! The quantity he processed was in the hundreds.


    This meant that at least 10 kinds of creatures could be refined, and concocted into various mixtures. The damaged, iplete diary previously only allowed him to grasp 3 variations of the bear, fox and raptor. Yet it didn��t mean that he couldn��t take the initiative to attempt to mix other creatures to produce new gene mixes.


    Amongst the creatures he processed, although 5 variations couldn��t be found in the present world, 5 other creatures existed in the present world. They were the wolf, freshwater fish, snake, dog and mantis. He nned to use these 5 creatures to experiment when he returned to the present world. If he didn��t try, how would he know if it could seed?


    Even though Sheyan tried his best to prolong his stay, the corpses inside the icehouse were gradually declining, less and less, and finally total emptiness. The ocean-freak then went out to notify others. Not longter, a thumping oppressive footsteps reverberated in. A sinisterly fiendish uruk-hai stomped in, casting a devilish grin at Sheyan. It was Lurtz.


    ��Filthy human, you have lost the rights to stay on. Scram from our sacred ground! Now!��


    Sheyan��s heart sank, knowing that he had ran out of options. Sighing slightly, yet being able to drag out this 4 days duration, could be considered a victory itself. At least, half of the elves that were captured with him had been dragged out already, nobody knew where they went. When Sheyan returned to the prison cell, he suddenly received a notification from the nightmare imprint.


    ��Scanning: Contestant no.1018 has reached a checkpoint for this establishing party mission ��Survival�� !��


    ��Warning: Contestant no.1018 has reached a checkpoint for the mission ��Survival�� !��


    ��Warning: The difficulty will increase. From now onwards, you will be unable to utilize the interspatial region of your nightmare imprint!��


    ��Pointer: Party mission ��Survival�� has various checkpoints. Every time your period of stay in this world has reached the relevant checkpoint, the survivability difficulty will be increased.��

 Chapter 301: Cruel process

    <h4>Chapter 301: Cruel process</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Seeing this list of notifications, Sheyan almost vomited blood. His gene mixes required raw materials to concoct, without ess to the interspatial region, his support ability would be rendered utterly useless! Moreover, he wouldn��t have the privilege of regenerative foods and medicines! Yet more critically, ��Ambition�� was stored inside his interspatial region. His explosive might had been reduced by half in an instance!


    His only constion was due to his reward for working for Saruman. The elf maiden Melody, Reef and him had been allocated a separate cell. Their drink came from the melted fresh snow by the mountains, their food wasn��t polluted by filth.


    It was currently a sunny day, the sun had risen long ago. As Melody was about to continue meditating and cultivating under the sunlight, several furious and malicious uruk-hais stomped in from outside; binding them forcefully with a ck rope. The ropes were made with a unique vine, it was extremely sturdy and unbreakable. Even Sheyan and Reef weren��t able to activate their active abilities! Naturally, Melody wasn��t able to invoke her nature magic. Sheyan sent a probing pulse detector to the ck rope, receiving the relevant information.


    (TN: He is still wearing his armor and helmet, just that they are disguised)


    ck Moody whip


    Weaver: Saruman, 4th secret body


    Special item


    Material: Blood, curse aura, Cold press crystal, ck cricket vine.


    Duration: 12 hours


    Usage: Binded target unable to activate any personal ability.


    Weight: 0.3 kg.


    Length: 140 cm to 210 cm.


    This ck Moody Whip was extremely precious, personally crafted by Saruman, its sealing prowess was impregnable. Sadly, it had only 12 hours of existence, if not Sheyan really wanted to steal one for himself. However, it appeared like its toughness was not adequate, as the uruk-hais consecutively wrapped another sturdy rope around, absolutely securing their captives.


    In this manner, the 3 of them were escorted out, slowly assembling together with other humans/dwarves/elves, curling and shivering with 7-8 others outside the prison. A group of fully equipped orcs and 3 of the tentacle creatures, ocean-freaks, that Sheyan had interacted with made up the guards; escorting them towards the east. After traversing through several shimmering, bare cier mountains, they began to ascend towards the peak of an ice mountain, following a spiraling frosted pathway.


    Sheyan noticed that this mountainous route was primarily formed by thick condensed iceyers, and contained several resting spots along the way. Some of the icy rocks had been grinded till extremely sleek, indicating the high frequency of this route being used.


    Even though it was a bright day, the sunlight was drastically dismal in this region,pletely not supplying any warmth. The winds carried bits of ice, blowing out ghostly and mournful shrills as they scraped against the ancient ciers of centuries and millennials. In this environment, all of the captives were shivering and trembling in their hearts and bodies. Some even copsed breathlessly in fear due to the high altitudes and the arduously harsh journey.


    At this moment, the orcsid bare their vicious appearance, beginning to use cruel methods to torture and usher the unwilling captives. Yet they only dealt internal injuries to the captives, not allowing blood to drop.


    After being escorted to the icy peak, they continued along the long mountain ridge, braving the winds of winter. After roughly half an hour, the route ahead was no more. It was a teau of ice and snow here, roughly the size of a basketball court. Icy stctites tooth impaled out around them, beneath them was the ten thousand fathoms abyss. A long stone stage was erected in the middle, a person was lying down on it. A strange dark brown colored the rocks surrounding the stage, exceptionally contrasting amidst the pure white ice and snow.


    By the side were numerous hastily chiseled stone basins, the crafting was done iparably clumsily. A clutter of jumbled up ragsid in a mess beside, fluttering sporadically amidst the cold winds, like a torn yellowish paper with a tinge of stubborn toughness. Even though everything was unclear to them, their hearts welled up with an unfathomable sense of danger. Especially the other human captives, as they started to sob and wail uncontroble, still trying to struggle against their fates.


    The orcs and the ocean-mysteries remained motionless, they were prepared for this situation. The captives were bound strictly by the magical ck ropes, any resistance was utterly futile.


    At this moment, one of the ocean-freaks with a slightly bigger head than others slithered out from the parade of orcs. Using its tentacle to fiddle inside a bag, it retrieved a drinking pouch made of cowhide. It then pulled out its cork, and allowed the captives to drink its contents in session.


    The captives were obviously unwilling to drink anything at this moment. The ocean-freak first demonstrated by drinking a mouthful from that drinking pouch; then it retrieved a bowl and poured the liquid into the bow. A splendid blue liquid glittering with speckles of stars filled the bowl, it was thick and glutinous. Even though the bowl was firm, the liquid seemed to have a life on its own as it rippled proactively, tiny waves sshed against the side of the bowl.


    The captives were originally injured after being captured, being imprisoned for days had weakened them, and now they were iparably exhausted after trekking for so long. They gulped down the drink, even Sheyan was no exception.


    Yet contrary to his expectation, this blue liquid was frighteningly cold, like an ice thread endlessly terrorizing down his throat into his belly. The sensation lingered for long, his body started to tremble unconscientiously; it was the feeling of being frozen alive. His chest and lungs flushed with an icy chillness, suddenly fatigue left his body. His body started to heat up, as though energy was being ignited in every bone and vessel of his body.


    His nightmare imprint transmitted the following notification:


    ��You��ve drank an advanced gene mix: ��Mucus of the Ocean-freak of Moria��. This is a powerful gene mix concocted personally by Saruman��s doppelganger, it is a secret dosage blended with the gene of the colossal octopus, ocean-freak of Moria, and various other materials.��


    ��Drink permanent effect: HP +50 points, MP +50 points. (This reward can be brought out of this world).��


    ��Drinking temporary effect: Your HP regeneration speed greatly increases. Every 10 seconds additional regeneration of 1 - 10 HP, durationsts for 120 minutes.��


    ��Pointer: The worse the condition of the user, the more potent the gene mix will be, causing the HP regeneration to progress rapidly! However, residual repercussions may ur.��


    ��What are they trying to do?�� Reef��s heart surged with delight after receiving such a random bonus just from drinking this liquid, he couldn��t resist asking Sheyan. They two carried no trace of fear, having the option to return to the realm.


    Sheyan was normally an expert in reasoning, but in this instance, the strangeness of the situation left him speechless. The orcs and ocean-mysteries definitely harbored ill intentions bringing them here; but in the most desperate of destion, they provided them with such a miraculous medicine drink!


    After everyone drank their share of ��Mucus of Ocean-freak Moria��, a short and grouchy orc stood out. Its face was filled with scars, looking like a little devil, its expression apathetic. Its eyes burned with an unexinable fervor, a thick leather belt strapped against its waist. The orc��s face gave Sheyan a seemingly familiar feeling, probably having met him before back in the wizard tower.


    Following that, two orcs seized a human captive and dragged the human up the stage,pletely disregarding his struggles, finally tying him onto the stage. The stubby orc pulled out several sharp tiny knives from its waist, arranging them along the edge of the stage. The orc then licked the tiny knife de in his hand, slowly carving open the captive��s arm. Under the bone-chilling screams and miserable shrieks of the unlucky captive, the orc started to leisurely slice his body in front of his very eyes!


    Even though this matter was extremely cruel, the orc��s motion and attitude had no difference to certain humans when they ughtered and skinned animals. In the orc��s eyes, elves and humans were equally like animals.


    Instantly, Sheyan realized what those rags were by the side, they were actually dried up human skin; bare skin that was carved out gruesomely! Even the cold and calm Melody was gripped by terror, and started to tremble. Because this was the first time in her innocent life, she had discovered something so terrifying and gruesome in this world! Yet the suicidal abilities of the elves werepletely sealed by the ck Moody Whip, even death was not an option!

 Chapter 302: Violent fighting

    <h4>Chapter 302: Violent fighting</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    The stubby orc bared its repulsive teeth, its fingers rough and short but enough to mobilize the knife nimbly; slicing it up and down. Bloodied rough skin rolled up against the de in strips, not sparing a single inch. asionally, it insatiably licked the bloodied knife de, looking like a gourmet chef.


    It was obvious this orc was an expert, the disturbing despairing cries failed to influence him. 10 minutester, the captive reduced to a grotesque flesh demon, trembling incessantly! Yet the fearsome thing was the potency of the ��Mucus of the Ocean-freak Moria�� was in full effect, his life was fully preserved!


    An orc by the side diligently gathered the blood dripping skin, while drooling with desire. He ced the skin inside one of the stone basins. The fragments of skin were then abandoned by the side, fluttering along with the dried human skin amidst the wind. After gathering yed skin, and dumping everything into the stone basin; the orc tossed a spark into the basin. The basin rumbled and a billowing me erupted up ferociously.


    A massive fiery pir formed against the white winter, spiraling up and skyrocketing into the sky. An unfathomable odor filled their noses, the fragrance of boiling blood, an encaustic and piercing fragrance; seeping deep into one��s organs.


    Several orcs then lifted up the skinless captive, flinging him right into the icy abyss! The mournful shrills dragged on for a tragically long period, constantly echoing against the 4 corners of the icy mountains, finally fading gradually after a long while.


    The remaining captives were instantly shaken by such a vile fate. Although some had been experienced hunters, they could not guess the intentions behind this cruel actions. The only thing they were certain of was, they would be the same cmitous fate!! They frenziedly struggled, yet the ck Moody Whip tightly constricted down their hopes!!


    Time sped by, captives after captives were dragged onto the stage. The sorrowful wails pierced deeper than the knife into the flesh. Skin continued to fuel the fiery pir. Elves were no exception to this monstrosity. Hearing herpatriots terrified cries, and repeated grotesque fate, the fear in Melody��s eyes slowly receded; unyielding resolution reced it.


    Although her face maintained a horrified expression, a faint greenish glow radiated from her bound hands, repeatedly wrestling against the ck rope. The glow stubbornly flickered, probably a special ability of a twilight elf. The unique characteristics of the ck Moody whip was unable to seal her abilitypletely. It was obvious, Melody had made a resolution. No matter what price she paid, she will definitely escape from the cruel fate of being yed alive and tossed into the bottomless abyss of ice!


    After 4 captives were settled, the stubby orc felt sore in his arm. To carve out a person��s skinpletely and yet preserve his life, it was definitely a physically and mentally draining matter. The orc sat down, greedily sampling the umted blood pool over the stage. His eyes suddenly shifted to Melody��s body, gradually releasing a lewd and demonic gaze.


    Looking at their current actions; it was obvious the reason the orcs provided preferential treatment to the captives beforehand, was to maintain their optimal conditions till now. Their goal was for them to remain alive after they had been yed!! No one knew their underlying motives. But because of that, they hadn��t dared to vite Melody. This was because of the elves ability to offer themselves back to nature, transforming into a seed of nature.


    But these orcs knew now, the abilities of the elves were beingpletely suppressed by the binding ck Moody Whip. When the elf maiden, Melody, was being tied up, the orc tying her was probably a sadist, purposely allowing her plump jewel curves to protrude out. The short orc licked against his thick lips, a distinct bump appearing at the crotch.


    The orc stood up, kneading restlessly against the distinctly swollen bump at its crotch, its gaze falling over the Melody as it walked towards her. Melody��s face turned pale, but her expression remained haughty and indifferent. Her lips tightened. Instead, the green spots of flow had started to congregate against her tightly bound hands.


    Sheyan, who had been observing all this, was already storing his power and waiting! Aspared to the other captives, Sheyan held a huge advantage with his incredible 37 points of strength. In this world difficulty of ��A��, it could be considered as a good figure. Over their entire journey, Sheyan had been assiduously struggling. Although his wrist had been slightly injured by the friction, the ck vines over him had been loosened up. He even had a small freedom of space to move his hands.


    As the orc approached Melody, Sheyan��s muscles instantly tightened, bursting forth with an explosive might through his wrist! The strips of ck vines instantly ripped into 3-4 strips and scattered to the ground. The ck vines were like a dying snake, coiling up in rounds on the ground. This sudden outburst was something everyone hadn��t anticipated, of course except Reef who was well aware of Sheyan��s actions.


    Sheyan kicked off with both legs, propelling himself forward! The snow shoved out in all sides by his kick. Yet his target was not that vile stubby orc, it was actually the ocean-freak nearby!


    The reason was simple. He was already rather familiar with the strength of an orc, but had never engaged an ocean-freak before. It was hard to imagine that short and slippery octopus tentacle dealing any physical damage; hence, most likely it dealt magical attacks. From the looks of its grey and fat head, it seemed like it would be rathercking defense wise. Moreover, once he assaulted the ocean-freak; no matter how block-headed that stubby orc was, he couldn��t possibly continue his advances against Melody.


    Without a doubt, Sheyan��s surprise attack was sessful. A metallic shimmer shed over his fist, tightly clenched as he swept it out swiftly, producing a stifling oppression. His target was the huge greyish head of the nearby ocean-freak. Yet although the ocean-freak hadn��t anticipated a sudden assault, its sole gigantic eye waspletely devoid of blind spots!


    A blinding neon shed in its eyes as it observed Sheyan��s fist that was about to smash in. Then a ckser glow shot out!


    Theser pierced straight into Sheyan��s chest, emitting ck fumes from it. Sheyan could feel a burning pain against his chest, his flesh rotting out. A deathly ash ck luster enveloped his body. The nightmare imprint instantly reflected out.


    ��You��ve been struck by a ��Spirit Ray��. After factoring defense, you receive 127 points of damage. Attack type is spirit element, your innate ability ��Endurance�� is ineffective.��


    ��You receive a nasty curse ��Weakened��, your attack powers reduced by 15%.��


    ��F***! It is indeed the type I hate the most!�� Sheyan gritted his teeth.


    Still, his unavoidable fist smashed into the ocean-freak��s head!


    The firm fist rattled against the soft head texture! 49! 25!Two ring damage figures appeared by his imprint, the first belonged to his basic damage, the second was his crushing damage dealt! Thick greyish mucus secreted out from its convulsing and waving tentacles, sttering against Sheyan with electrifying intensity. Burn marks appeared on his body, but Sheyan maintained his iron expression. Unyielding, he released another vicious punch, smashing it straight into the ocean-freak��s eyeball.


    ��Pfff! Pfff!�� a consecutive stuffy sound resounded, like grapes being forcefully squeezed. Sheyan��s vicious fist directly collided against the twin pupils of the ocean-freak; ck, white and blended red exploded out, mucus flowing down constantly, dripping onto the icy ground. Immediately coagting into a frozen chunk under the extreme low temperature.


    After its eyes suffered such brutal explosion, the ocean-freak had undoubtedly lost its strongest asset. It wrestled frantically, tentacles swerving chaotically, trying its best to swing its head around to prevent further damage to its eyes. But how could Sheyan allow it that opportunity? His eyes shed with cold hearted ruthlessness, ignoring the two fuming orcs who were charging in. His hand drew back, once again heavily pounding in!

 Chapter 303: Stalemate struggle

    <h4>Chapter 303: Stalemate struggle</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Two punches and the ocean-freak went crashing against the nearby rock! Its head was pulverized by the jagged edges of the icy cier! Repulsive brain mucus exploded out, it looked just like a person stomping over a rotting corpse. With such severe injuries, it surely wouldn��t live on. Concurrently, the two orcs behind him furiously assaulted Sheyan. His vision turned fuzzy as he spat out a mouthful of blood onto the white snow.


    But at this moment, the snowkes dispersed rapidly, even tiny ice fragments were sted away. A formless wave of terror swept in, consuming the speed of the affected orcs! Indeed, it was Reef��s special ability ��Shattering Cardiac Roar��! Borrowing the assistance, Sheyan hurriedly pulled open the gap between the orcs. The two orcs roared in violent rage as they pursued, yet their pathetic 60% reduction in speed got them nowhere.


    Actually, several seconds after Sheyan acted, Reef simrly broke free! Although his strength wasn��t as high as Sheyan��s, he had a powerful weapon - that lightsaber from the future! Although this ck lightsaber required it be charged, without being charged, it could still function as an ordinary sword. The contestant��s weapons were naturally disguised, while his lightsaber shaft had been stashed between the ck vines that binded him. After activating his lightsaber, it was with ease that he shed through the ck vines.


    Reef waited patiently, seizing the chance when Sheyan had attracted the attention of the multitude. Finally, he acted out a cleaved his lightsaber directly into the brains of an ocean-freak! This move was deadly and vicious, resulting in an explosive strike. The searingbustion of the lightsaber roasted through the ocean-freak��s brains, frying its innards as it became a barbeque delicacy!


    Next, he immediately activated the sinister looking ��Alien Skull�� shield ability. A terrifying hideous tongue shot out, drawing a load of brain mucus from the ocean-freak; sinking it into a stunned state. Reef continued the chop ferociously with his lightsaber. With his agile and speedy attack speed, he easily decapitated several twitching tentacles; as the ocean-freak curled up like a squid.


    The ocean-freak was only supported with its tentacles; losing 1 or 2 was manageable, but it had lost 6 tentacles. Naturally, it crumbled into the icy snow. Reef then roared out with his ��Shattering Cardiac Roar��, valiantly finishing off the ocean-freak while running off to aid Sheyan. The miserable ocean-freak sadly belonged to a species of high offense but low defence. If it had the protection of an orc, the might it could release would be shocking. Yet its threat in closebat was close to zero.


    As Sheyan fled, he chose his direction wisely as he rolled against the floor, reaching in front of the elf maiden, Melody. Grabbing the ck vines constricting her, he tore them. It was extremely easy this time aspared to previously when he was still bound. He was able to fully utilize his full strength to tear it. Although the sturdy and vicious rope didn��t rippletely, it was loosened greatly, allowing Melody to regain her freedom in her arms.


    But when Sheyan once again attempted to rip apart the ropes, he groaned as he staggered back 2 steps. That stubby executioner orc was not to be overlooked, he was already pretty near the elf maiden and was simrly affected by the ��Shattering Cardiac Roar��. Stumbling a step back, he forced himself forward with his ying knife as heunched himself towards Sheyan!


    The orc was naturally a knife expert. He grunted ferociously. A chilling sh flickered in his hands, 3 stabs punctured into Sheyan��s waist. Blood gushed out, as his life points plunged rapidly! Fortunately, ��Ocean-freak Moria mix�� was still in effect. A rush of heat filled his internals towards the wounded region, swiftly suturing the wound preventing additional blood loss. Yet he no longer dared to turn his back against this vicious orc; turning around, he protected the elf maiden behind him.


    Simultaneously, witnessing Sheyan getting injured, Melody��s eyes suddenly radiated a green glow. She puffed deeply, her hands moving in a blurry motion within the free space of the rope; forming several casting hand symbols. In a sh, a faint greenish me coiled up like a serpent, incinerating through the ck vines!


    Although she had not been awakened for long, Melody still belonged to a race of formidable twilight elves! Her nature magic was extremely incredible! Melody��s face was shockingly pale as she regained her freedom, forcefully casting this elvish divine art took a toll on her, and drained some of her vitality. Under normal circumstances, she wouldn��t cast a divine art; yet faced with a crisis, Melody did not have a trace of hesitation. Pointing forward with her finger, a faint greenish me slithered forward in astonishing speed!


    In this deste winternd, Melody��s divine art was incapable of absorbing the spirit energies from nature and flora, its might was lowered by a certain degree. However, her attacking target wasn��t someone with a powerful resistance, it was towards the orc that was challenging Sheyan.


    That ying expert, that stubby orc!


    The trail of faint greenish me serpent directly rushed into the stubby orc��s mouth! Yet concurrently, thest ocean-freak exhibited an iparably deadly magic. 7-8 beams ofsers volleyed out feverishly from its eye, heading straight towards Sheyan, Reef and Melody!


    Several beams sted against the greenish ming serpent, trying its best to rescue the orc from her divine art. Yet her me serpentbusted with increased velocity as it travelled, pulling away from the beams of the ocean-freak. The beams grazed against the mes,nding against the nearby ciers as it dissolved into 3 deep holes.


    Currently, Melody understood the dire state they were in. The deadly ming serpent she cast was actually her strongest divine art ��living mes�� - using her own vitality to ignite mes. The only thing that could extinguish these mes, was the enemy��s vitality. Hence, this ��Living mes�� would continue burning even inside water. After engulfing into the stubby orc��s mouth, it raged on furiously; licking down and igniting the orc��s entire digestive tract in mere seconds.


    After ying the stubby orc, she turned exhausted as the earth seemed to be spinning around her as she released a sigh. In her mind, everything that had happened so far was still immensely confusing, she could not understand the intentions of these orcs. But what she knew was that she definitely had to foil the dreams of her enemies!


    Even though the stubby orc was unappealing, it definitely hosted a particr skill inside it. As mentioned before, to be able to y the skin without any fatalities, required great concentration and skill; and a naturally apathetic heart. Hence for now, this bunch of orcs had lost its only representative now to engage in their activities.


    Thus for the remaining captives and Melody, after ying off this orc, the worst situation now was to die in battle. At least, they temporarily wouldn��t suffer the gruesome fate of having their skin carved out and thrown mercilessly from the ice peak.


    An extreme exhaustion overwhelmed her after casting the ��living mes��, she coughed and sat onto the ground. Suddenly, a mishap happened. The effects of the blue liquid she drank surfaced, refueling new energies into her body. But for some unknown reasons, the bone piercing exhaustion could not be dispersed from her body. It was as if something within her had been triggered after releasing the divine art, wildly consuming her spirit. Very quickly, Melody slumped to the ground in semi-consciousness, like a withering grassying spiritlessly on the ground.


    At present, their current situation was perilous. Their surroundings were the bottomless icy abyss, and ahead of them were furious orcs, and a dreadful ocean-freak! But at this moment, Sheyan howled loudly as he bent his back, charging straight towards the east. The peak of this mountain was a nd, and only had that same spiraling mountain path they entered. Sheyan was currently dashing towards that exit.


    It was the most ordinary of reactions - to attain freedom, one had to flee!


    However, thest ocean-freak seemed to have anticipated his action, alreadymanding a vicious orc to obstruct the mountain path. Ripples of demonic aura started to condense inside the enormous devilish pupil of the ocean-freak. It was preparing to emanate out a paralytic ray! If Sheyan continued his attempt to escape, he would meet one oue - Colliding against the orc, the paralytic ray prating him, before he copsed to the ground.

 Chapter 304: Offspring of Thorondor

    <h4>Chapter 304: Offspring of Thorondor</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    The world was always filled with surprises. In the eyes of everyone, Sheyan was trying his utmost to flee, yet suddenly in the twinkling of an eye, he did a somersault; his twin legs pushing off against a stctite beside, propelling him towards thest ocean-freak instead! His n all along was to capture the king while feigning to capture the thief!


    This sudden twist of motion was out of the ocean-mystery��s consideration. It had personally witnessed the cruel deaths of its counterparts, a like-minded distress had since gued it. Naturally, the rmed ocean-freak revolved its tentacles frantically in retreat,manding the remaining orcs to cover it. They had to stop this fearsome human at all cost!


    Simultaneously as it retreated backwards, itspounded eye sted out shes of rays, releasing 6 terrifying beams. This instantly halted Sheyan��s advances as he dodged to the side, but still got struck by two rays. Two more negative buffs were bestowed onto him - movement speed drop by 15%, attack speed by 15%! Furthermore, his health had plunged beneath a dangerous state. Rolling to the side, he immediately took cover behind a stctite; preventing another array of beams from firing against him as he panted heavily.


    In his wretchedly pitiful state, searing waves of burning sensation sizzled from his wounded spots. Yet in this crucial instance, the searing pain fueled his fighting spirit, his lips curled into a malicious smile. His thinking became clearer, precisely grasping the current battlefield situation. Naturally, though the enemies were superior in strength, under his invisible guidance, they had already fallen into his tempo!


    Because when Sheyan attracted the attention of the ocean-freak, Reef wasn��t idling. He rushed towards the bound captives; using his immensely imprable silver ��Alien Skull�� shield to cover himself, he sliced his lightsaber down onto their wrists. His goal was obviously to free the captives!


    ck lingering after-images swerved in the air, as Reef approached the fourth captive shing apart the ck vines. A smoky roasting stench filled the air, as the captives wrist mercilessly were slightly scarred by Reef��s scorching lightsaber. Yet such minor injuries didn��t matter to the freed captives; roaring in anger, they surged towards the enemy orcs. Having witnessed theirpanions brutally yed personally, they pressed in furiously with great crity. Undoubtedly, being able to fight to their hearts content was a form of bliss!


    Seizing the confusion, Sheyan rushed back to Reef. But contrary to his expectations; although the orcs were now focused onto the iing captives, the ocean-freak was still locked onto him. As he darted out, two ring apathetic rays zapped in horizontally, piercing directly into his chest! Instantly, his HP dropped beneath 100 points!


    Flying in mid air, his body had lost its stability!


    Instead, his concentration became clearer, tolerating the burning pain as he cushioned his fall with his shoulder, making a roll on the ground; finally grabbing the corpse of that stubby orc. Simultaneously, the apathetic rays of the ocean-freak closed in on him like a shadow! A ripple of violent tremble against the corpse, followed by an unstoppable force as Sheyan was knocked flying back, before rolling several rounds on the ground; finally stopping after he crashed into the nearest cier. His hands had turned stiff and lifeless after being struck by the rays.


    The ocean-freak was a ss cannon model; if Sheyan and Reef could gain on it, they could trample on it like dried twigs. Instead, with a specific distance between them, it was like a deadly turret. Fortunately, the ocean-freak consumed MP every time it released its rays, and was unable to constantly spray them out. The orcs were currently locked in fiercebat with the furious captives. Hence, Sheyan had the luxury of a small breathing space.


    Currently, the battlefield situation had been overturned to the captive��s advantage.


    The most fearsome ocean-freak was being shielded by the orcs. Yet though the orcs were cannibals, the 4 captives were like rats against the corner, fighting back without restraint. If they were able to breach through the orcs, then chances of victory were great.


    However, ns couldn��t escape the unpredictable changes of reality! As Sheyan fought to catch his breath and finally reunited with Reef, a mncholy howl screamed into his ears! The scream was excruciatingly sharp, like a spirit chomping against his ears with razor sharp teeth. In an instance, everyone was shook by that deafening scream. Like the world was violently jolted up.


    A regiment of ck clouds appeared in the horizon, its speed threateningly rapid. Aftering nearer, it was actually a gargantuan fluffy, plume bird. The bird had scarlet eyes, steel like feathers, wings spreading out to dozens of metres. When it appeared, even the billowing winter winds had to had to make way for its majesty!


    ��Is that����an offspring of Thorondor?��


    A captive cried out in despair. Thorondor, also named Sorontar, was the great eagle lord of Manw?, leader of Vr. The great eagles could speak themon tongue, and were incredibly smart. asionally, they would aid humans and elves. Even Sauron��s master, Morgoth the first Dark lord, had been wed by Thorondor before.


    Presently, great eagles were still dwelling in Misty Mountains, their leader was called Gwaihir. In the movies, this formidable bird species were connected to Gandalf. They were so powerful that they could even face off with the mighty fellbeasts, and finally even rescue the main leads from perishing.


    Yet there was a sudden appearance of this gigantic bird now. But from its exterior, although it was almost identical to the great eagles, it carried a greater viciousness. It seemed like a mix breed between the great eagles and another kind of raptor. Based on the fact that a matured great eagle could face off with a fellbeast, this gigantic bird definitely possessed unimaginable strength!


    In a twinkling of an eye, this enormous raptor swooped down and caught the ocean-freak with its sharp ws! Immediately, flinging it off the icy cliff. The ocean-freak struggled desperately, releasing volleys of rays. Yet the rays simply ricocheted off the feathers of this offspring of Thorondor.


    The ocean-freak��s brains were like a water bomb. ��Pam!�� It burst under the grip of the steel like ws. Greyish-white liquid rained down, as this offspring of Thorondor agilely orbited amidst it, thoroughly enjoying the lustful stench of blood.


    The icy gale continued brewing in, as snowkes stter against their faces like rice; even breathing was bing difficult. The orcs were stunned rooted to the ground, their throats releasing a choking grunt; filled with shock and fright. Theypletely abandoned their opponents; stumbling as they rushed towards the stage, picking up scraps of flesh and skin. Then they flushed them into the fiery stone basin.


    The mes in the basin were fueled by skin; yet because of Sheyan��s atrocities, the mes had long been extinguished. After flesh and blood blended in, an indescribable blood fragrance rose into the air. It seemed like that devilish bird loved the smell, no longer swooping down for murder as it continued hovering in the air. It appeared joyous and free.


    With this sudden twist of events, the captives were all currently prone onto the ground. Their fates had changed like a dream, as theyid dumbstruck. Sheyan discovered this enormous bird was behaving strangely. Bending his back, he sprinted across the battlefield, finally rummaging through the corpse of an ocean-freak. He hurriedly stashed that mutted clump of flesh inside his waist as he yelled out.


    ��Run!��


    As he yelled vigorously to alert the stunned captives, the wound dealt by the ocean-freak on his chest acted up. With their assistance, the chance of breaking through the defense of the orcs and sessfully escaping would be increased.


    Sheyan breathed heavily, as he nodded towards Reef. Lifting up the weakened elf maiden, he started rushing towards the mountain pathway. Naturally, the other captives followed him closely. Yet for some unknown reasons, the bunch of orcs decided to continue surrounding the stone basin with fear and trepidation, utterly foregoing the fleeing captives.


    The harsh winter winds whistled. The journey down was arduously long. Yet with this new found glimmer of hope, the remaining survivors ignored the bitter cold as they frantically ran. Luckily, the gene mix ��Mucus of the Ocean-freak of Moria�� was still generating a huge boost for them, filling their bodies with energy. The captives suppressed their inner fatigue as they continued to flee desperately.


    Amongst the captives, 3 humans survived, headed by a robust one-eyed brute. The other two captives were a kindhearted dwarf and an elf. It seemed like this elf wasn��t from Rivendell, and was rather arrogant and anti-social. Hepletely ignored the semi-conscious Melody, as he silently urged forward with huge steps.

 Chapter 305: Sinking

    <h4>Chapter 305: Sinking</h4>


    Tranted by: CHua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    That one-eyed human leading the pack had suffered a severe stab by an orc, coughing violently every few steps. A trickle of blood leaked from the corner of his lips. He was terribly frail as his buddy supported him to trudge forward.


    After several hundreds of metres, that elf had no ns to travel together. As if he had preserved his strength the most, he kicked off against the snow and sped down the mountain route. The dwarf caressed his thick beard, his eyes shing with an astute brilliance, as he kept up behind Sheyan��s 3 man team.


    Bloodied yed skin, merciless casting off the mountaintop, strange fiery basin, soaring devilish raptor����such factors interweaved in Sheyan��s vision. After escaping from that cmitous stage altar, his thoughts had never ceased.


    Slowly, bit by bit, inch by inch, Sheyan seemed to be grasping onto something. Things were linking up, just that crucial element.


    The path down was challenging. Their surroundings piled with deathly white snow, slippery ciers, and the bottomless icy abyss, there was no way out but down. Reef and Sheyan were unfamiliar with this route,pletely unable to increase their pace.


    Even Melody seemed to show no clues of awakening, asional whimpers could be heard. The effects of the ��Mucus of the Ocean-freak of Moria�� was still persisting, restoring the vitality lost during her forceful casting of the divine art ��Living mes��. The longer they dragged on, the more health they regenerated.


    Gradually descending, after roughly an hour, they had only reached around halfway down the treacherous icy mountain path. Just as they halted for a short break, they suddenly met face to face with a pack of uruk-hais on this narrow route!


    There were at least a dozen uruk-hais, led by an exceptionally tall and mighty uruk-hai. Its features sinister, a crisscross scartch carved into its chest. Starkly naked under this harsh environment, the uruk-hai bared its ugly teeth, its strength seeminglyparable to Lurtz!


    This uruk-hai leader was wielding an iparably tough monstrous mace in its left hand, a blood dripping head in its right. That head shockingly belonged to that elf that sprinted ahead of them!


    More horrifying was that some distance below, they could vividly see the headless corpse of that elf still twitching wildly. Beneath it was a toughyer of ice, yet shattered cracks muddied with blood formed beneath the corpse! The corpse was still fighting with terrifying vitality, surely it came from the incredible ��Mucus of the Ocean-freak of Moria��.


    Although Sheyan andpany had been travelling for long, they were still trapped in this never ending ice descending valley. Beside them was the impregnable wall of ice. To be able to pinch of the head of a rtively strong elf without a sound, these uruk-hais were definitely elite; their strength was unimaginable.


    Sheyan and Reef nced at each other. Face to face with this bunch within a narrow path, it could be said that they had zero chance of victory!


    But at this critical juncture, on the ice peak of the next mountain, a ck illusion formed. This illusion appeared abruptly, but differentiating it closely, Sheyan could determine its familiarity. Because its shape was shockingly simr to that of the demonic wizard tower!


    Abruptly, the pinnacle of that wizard tower illusion erupted with a dazzling sh! This sh was a thousand time more intense than the sun, shing straight into the heavens. Closely examining, the sh was shot towards a destination in the sky, that was close to that metropolis of the orcs!


    The sh beam was so abrupt, the sky separated into a hollow. But in the next second, faint ck mist exuded, followed by an infuriating howl! The howl wasn��t new, it was indeed that same piercing howl of that enormous offspring of Thorondor!


    This devilish raptor was good at illusory arts! Naturally, the main presider over the emulsion of that ray was no doubt, Saruman��s doppelganger.


    (TN: the reason why the bird is said to be good at illusory arts, is because that beam seemed to have struck nothing, but it was actually the bird in disguise in the sky)


    When a wizard exhibits its might from its own wizard tower, the terrifying might could be amplified several times. Naturally, he was able to summon enough energy to break through the perfect illusory disguise of that devilish raptor.


    The clutter of ck mist the bird, was the evaporating ripples formed when the shing beam struck against the devilish raptor.


    In this instance, the keen Sheyan realized a crucial point - the flying posture of this gigantic devilish raptor was rather odd. Carefully observing, he realized its ws were gripped onto something. That thing revealed an astonishing clue of crimson red, yet it was hard to determine due to the far distance and the billowing snowkes.


    At this moment, a shockingly loud shout boomed from behind. It came from that dwarf at the tail of the ground. His body trembled vigorously, as it gazed into the skies in a daze.


    For dwarves who constantly tunneled through mines underground, their vision was normally outstanding. If someone was able to see clearly what the gigantic bird was holding, that would be him.


    ��That����that������ The dwarf slumped to the ground lifelessly, panting in huge breaths. His gaze leaked a strange fear, as though he had forgotten his current predicament.


    Sheyan was about to approach the dwarf to inquire what he had seen, but after a few steps, he suddenly retracted his attention to that illusion of the Wizard tower. Even in this visionless raging snowstorm, Sheyan��s perceptive sensing disyed its immense potential. He could grasp the overallwork and tempo of the battle scene.


    If I was the aggressor! Then there will definitely be a second strike!


    An intense flow flickered and shot forth!


    After releasing that beam, the illusion of the wizard tower turned dimmer. This time, the devilish raptor ��Offspring of Thorondor�� started pping its wings ferociously, churning up a massive blizzard.


    Its defense was indeed terrifying; after being struck by that dreadful beam, it seemed to have lost only several feathers and did not show any obvious wounds. Yet this time, this offspring of Thorondor was naturally prepared. The blizzard hailed violently, surging against and colliding with the iing light beam.


    Above the icy peak, an oppressive explosion boomed out; snow and dust dispersed in a thousand fragments in the air, enshrouding the sky like a fog. Yet a regiment of dim glow remained, like the unyielding truth in history.


    Sheyan��s heart shuddered. This familiar sensation was indeed due to the awe-inspiring might of Saruman��s doppelganger. ��Unless the reason why these orcs went through such trouble, was to hunt down that offspring of Thorondor in the Misty Mountains?��


    Faraway atop the icy peak, the illusion of that wizard tower was repeatedly flickering, obviously about to dissipate; its energy consumption was nearing its limit. Simrly, that gigantic ��Offspring of Thorondor�� was no better. It croaked sorrowfully, loosening its ws. The item within its grip fell, dropping somewhere near the orc encampment.


    The gigantic bird could no longer maintain its bnce, wrestling to flutter its wings as it heavily crashed into a snowy mountain peak!


    The monstrous strength of this devilish raptor was domineering. Even an ancient, unyielding mountain ice peak trembled violently.


    The snowy peak that the gigantic devilish raptor collided into, was coincidentally a few miles above their current mountain path. The umted heaps of ice and snow trembled violently, rumbling as it suddenly poured down in torrents! Against this tremendously titanic avnche, a human was like a tiny grain of sand, despairing to the extreme limits of weakness!


    At present, no matter Sheyan nor Reef, they had not experience such an insanely terrorizing avnche. Facing death pouring down on them, Sheyan��s mind flickered as he immediately focused his attention onto the group of uruk-hais ahead. This was their habitat, naturally they would understand how to deal with an avnche.


    Instantly, he saw the group of uruk-hais pressing closely against the mountain wall in session, trying their utmost to position their heads beneath any protruding ice edge above. Likewise, he imitated them.


    In a short few breaths, the thousands upon thousands of pounds of umted snow showered down like a waterfall.


    Sheyan��s vision was enveloped by darkness, the screaming snowfall echoing thunderously behind him. Yet the solid ice edge above him was like a cornerstone, blocking the fatal rains of snow and ice; providing him a tiny surviving space.


    But just as he was celebrating internally, the ground beneath him gave way! It was as though the world was crumbling chaotically around him! Thoroughly sinking in and crushing him in!


    This snowy peaks if the vicinity were hailed by the orcs as ��De los de tieera��, its meaning was ��Originnd of the gods��. They have been towering for millenniums and centuries, and would continue its majestic disposition for centuries toe.


    After an endless baptism of time, the snow umted over these snowy peaks had coagted like steel. It was hard to deal even a fraction of damage to it, even sparks would fly when a chisel struck against it. Even mes could not dissolve it. Thus, Saruman��s doppelganger had devised a method to construct a spiralling mountainous path to ascend the snowy peaks. His method wasn��t the traditional ones of ��destruction�� cutting and breaking his way up, it was a unique and creative method of ��creating��!

 Chapter 306: Secret pine forest

    <h4>Chapter 306: Secret pine forest</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Previously, when Saruman��s doppelganger couldn��t forcefully tunnel up the mountain, he ordered the orcs to gather snow from faraway; heating the snow into water, then hastily transporting the water before it had the chance of freezing. Using the water, they slowly condensed and sculptured its way up, to forge a path leading to the summit.


    Although much effort was created, sacrificing countless frostbitten orcs; this form of paving a way to the snowy peak was undoubtedly more effective, and efficient than forcefully gnawing a pathway up.


    However, cementing an artificial ice road up contained a massive underlying danger. It was clear that the artificial ice road was evidently weaker,pletely iparably to the ancient density of the primary iceyers of the snowy mountain.


    Frequently, orcs would be sent out to clear away the umted snowkes and ice fragments of broken ciers on the road, preventing it from caving in under the immense weight. Yet now, a thousand tons worth of snow and ice loudly crashed down. Like a torrential waterfall, the immeasurable billions of snowkes rained down in thunderous rumbles, over every inch of space beneath.


    The spiralling mountain path could no longer tolerate such weight, its thick icy route exposed its cracked ws; bit by bit, a numerous web like cracks appeared before it utterly shattered! Instigating an explosion of snow dust!


    ***********


    At a remote frosted valley, rivalling ice walls on both sides. Its reflective sleek surface, reflecting the ring sun. Heaps of white snow piled up the valley. The lingering chain reactions of sporadic crumblingndslides rumbled asionally.


    Apart from that, a deathly stillness. Only the winds of winter swept through, striking terror with its ghastly, sorrowful humming.


    Suddenly, a patch of snow tremored slightly, a frosted red hand drilled out. The hand scraped against the sides repeatedly, loosening the snow around. Anchoring firmly by grabbing a rock, the hand pulled its body out. Naturally, it was Sheyan who was buried by the avnche.


    His strength had been exhausted fully, a buzzing sound rang constantly in his ears. His vision nk, his body devoid of energy as he slumped onto the soft snowy surface; taking huge breaths.


    Previously when the icy pathway copsed, Sheyan likewise fell downwards. Fortunately, the massive protruding piece of ice edge above his head belonged to the primary body of the mountain, it was iparably tough. Hence, it didn��t crumble along with the avnche, preserving Sheyan��s pathetic, minute life.


    The entire mess of snow and ice rolled down beneath the shattered mountain path, sinking deep towards the ground. During Sheyan��s falling descent, countless fragments of ice struck against him; yet it only caused him several cut wounds, as he got buried underneath the snow.


    Even though being buried underneath snow sounded disastrous, it was a different to being buried underground or water. Once underground or in water, one wouldn��t be able to breathe and would suffocate within mere minutes.


    However, snow was soft by nature, allowing minute air spaces through, allowing one to sustain some breath for a long period of time. As long as the situation calmed down, and one wasn��t buried too deeply; chances of survival was still high.


    Moreover, he fell prettyte and wasn��t buried so deeply, after regaining consciousness, he carefully burrowed his way up, returning to the snowy surface. Sprawled over the snow, puffs of white fog breathed out of his mouth, a searing ache transmitting from his chest. The pain wasn��t intense anymore, merely a numbing ache.


    After resting awhile, Sheyan climbed back up, starting to dig frenziedly around the same area he burrowed out from. A brief momentter, Sheyan finally excavated the semi-conscious melody out of the snow. Concurrently, Reef also managed to burrow out, simrly slumping onto the ground as he fought for deep breaths.


    After pondering, Sheyan initially wanted to try excavating that dwarf out. He still wanted to know what that Offspring of Thorondor was carrying. Instead, the panting Reef stopped him as he shook his head.


    ��That guy is a lost cause. He had been frightened by the sight of the avnche, and ran down aimlessly. I saw a cier copsing on top of him��������


    Sheyan sighed, suddenly straightening up as if realizing something.


    ��Then did you see those uruk-hais?��


    Reef simrly turned alert and replied.


    ��I followed those guys and hid against the ice walls������


    A despairing look filled their eyes, both flickering with vignce and uncertainty. If they had imitated the actions of those uruk-hais and survived, then certainly those uruk-hais would survive as well! Under such circumstances, they were both exhausted, cold and hungry; definitely unable to sustain an intense battle.


    While they affirmed this realization, not too far away, the snowy surface started to shudder slightly; as though something was trying to dig out. Sheyan instantly hoisted up the elf maiden by her little ass, signalling to Reef as they turned to flee. Deep and shallow footprints followed the trail along the soft snow. Quickly, they abandoned this dested ice valley.


    In a short ten minutester, the snow tremored violently followed by 3 uruk-hais emerging from it. Naturally, that sinister and mightier uruk-hai leader was part of them. Actually under the heavenly tribtion of a avnche, luck yed an important part. Although the uruk-hais correctly dealt with the matter, situated at a slightly disadvantaged lower position, a good portion of them met their fates under the earth-shattering weight of the snow.


    Slung tightly around their bodies was a rugged animal hide bag; even amidst the avnche, it didn��t go missing. The bags were like a survival kit, obviously they were already well prepared for a long drawn out pursuit.


    Looking at the fresh footprints ahead, a vile smile formed on the uruk-hai leader��s face, before erupting in uncontainedughter. They were in no hurry to chase, shaking off the snow violently from their bodies. Their bodies returned to its reddened state. Releasing a murderous roar to the sky, it reverberated along the bitter walls of the mountain, fading after a long time.


    *****************


    Trudging over snow appeared poetically graceful in movies, yet it was no easy feat. Every step was burdened by sinking into the snow, utilizing immense strength to pull it out before repeating the same process. It expanded a load of energy.


    Furthermore, the sheer quantity of snow covered the entirendscape of terrain. Dangerous unfathomable holes had been covered. If one wasn��t careful, one step and he will disastrouslynd himself inside a deep hole.


    As they advanced, the mountain valley turned narrower as the snow beneath their feet gradually turned sparse. Finally a greyish rocky surface was revealed, only scattered snowkes littered over it. A gentle metallic shimmer coated the rocks, revealing its natural toughness. The winds were increasingly bing fiercer, causing them to bend their backs in order to withstand the drag of the winds.


    When they reached here, Sheyan and Reef��s pace became noticeably faster. Although fatigue gued them, they were aware of the trail of footsteps they had left behind. If those uruk-hai survived, it was an easy feat to locate them.


    Hence, they pressed on while gritting their teeth. The two walls of the mountain valley gradually converged into a 2-3 shoulder length space. After the squeezed through a narrow mountain pass, a wide panorama greeted their view.


    The mountain valley had metamorphosed like a drastic painting, into a vastly broad valley. Although the sides were still precipitous after precipice, an expansive vacantnd filled the middle aisle. A tremendous patch of pine forest thrived in its midst, the roofs of the pine trees covered by pure snow, it was like a hearty christmas wondend.


    After the endlessness of striking white, greenery had finally emerged. Sheyan and Reef naturally released a soothing sigh. At least in this forest, their footsteps would be indistinct. Apart from that, because their interspatial regions were sealed, this area signified food, warmth, and a chance to shake off the pursuing hostiles.


    After entering the forest, they carefully inspected the area, searching for dropped pine cones that could be used as food. In this bitterly harsh environment, the pine nuts were effective in curbing hunger, and providing great warmth to the body.


    Half an hourter, they had already infiltrated 4 kilometres into the pine forest. They discovered loads of pine cones, yet not a single contained pine cuts. Strangely, the pinecones were all empty, devoid of any nuts within them.


    Going deeper into the forest, their initial delight and excitement had vanished. In ce, an indescribable furtive taste wrapped around their hearts.

 Chapter 307: Hunted

    <h4>Chapter 307: Hunted</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: Tn and Elkassar


    It was too peaceful, just like a graveyard. A deathly ambience governed this area. No birdsongs, no insects, no wild beasts, not a single trace of movement. The rustling sounds of trampling footsteps were awfully distinct!


    A thousand pine trees arrayed in snowid ahead, stretching out forever. Under this nervous atmosphere, their energies sapped away by twofold. It was as though an invisible force was pressuring their chest. Unable to bear this, the two sat down to rest.


    Reef leaned against a pine tree as he breathed deeply.


    ��Heavens, what kind of deste ce is this! A forest without a wildlife. Just look at these empty pine cones! But what about the birds, or squirrels that are supposed to have eaten the pine nuts? Where are they?��


    Sheyan ced Melody down, as he sat silently. Popping a clump of snow into his mouth, he gazed at the apex of the tree.


    ��Most likely not a single wild animal, no birds, no squirrels.��


    Reef stretched his body, asking curiously.


    ��How is this possible, then who could��ve eaten up these pinecones?��


    Sheyan��s eyes revealed a thoughtful expression, he wasn��t in a rush to answer Reef. Picking up a twig, he started to scribble onto the ground. Reef closed in to look. Sheyan was outlining their entire journey route here, Reef then chipped in to help.


    Reef was older than Sheyan, with many plentiful experiences out in the wild. Very swiftly, they affirmed their current position, realizing that they weren��t exactly considered too far away from the orc encampment. If they drew a straight line, it was only roughly 20 kilometre away.


    The two nced at each other, smiling bitterly as they shook their heads. Sheyan��s eyes swiftly transformed resolute, a familiar passion to Reef. Every time Sheyan was faced with a major crisis, he would leak out that wild savageness of a beast.


    ��Let��s go.�� Sheyan stood up, clutching his chest as he coughed twice. The wound dealt by the ocean-freak had already healed up, but its debuff curse was still like a parasite, its malicious venom lingered on. It was already nearly 2 hours since then, but it carried no hint of receding.


    Suddenly, Melody who was leaning against his shoulder forced open her eyes. Her face pale as she ced her hand on his chest, a soft green light emitted. Threads of ck fumes gradually spilled out, forming into a deadly shape of a poisonous insect, before utterly dissipating.


    Sheyan could feel a wave of freshness permeating through his body, like his organs being cleansed by spring water. His spirits refreshed, a fuzzy green glow sipping out of his surface.


    The nightmare imprint transmitted:


    ��You received a twilight elf��s blessing. All your abnormal status have been vanquished, your resistance increase by 15%, 5% buff to every probability attribute (Includes uracy, explosive strike rate, concoction rate etc)��


    After casting her blessing, Melody instantly returned to unconsciousness. But it seemed like she was in a good condition. Her body fragrance refreshing, even her hair and skin carried a shining lustre. An intense exuberance sensation emitted out, like a fresh shoot during spring season.��


    No doubt, her current state could only be exined by this - her body required rest for her assimtion into an advanced state. Once she waspletely revitalised, then she could be hailed as a true elf of the twilight. One that could lead the elves of Middle-earth back to their sacrednd!


    *******************


    Approximately half an hourter, 3 uruk-hais walked over from the distance. Their leader��s nose twitched uncontroble, staring at a pine tree before voicing out coldly.


    ��They��ve stopped here recently.��


    The nearby uruk-hai had an ugly expression, his voice croaky as he replied.


    ��It��s already past noon. If we continue to pursue them forward, even if we promptly turn back, we probably wouldn��t be able to avoid that����thing!��


    The leader looked back with his scarlet eyes, filled with vicious intent. One could clearly see a cyan wart growing at its throat, veins grew over the wart densely, throbbing obnoxiously. It felt like a beating heart.


    That wart was a new development by Saruman, it was still in its experimental phase, only for certain powerful worthy uruk-hai. It was called a Neogenesis ckbody. The process of developing it was vastly wicked, discovered when Saruman was researching the ocean-freak.


    Because an ocean-freak��s mouth wasn��t developed, and couldn��t engage in elementary chewing on foods. After swallowing, the food wouldn��t digest properly, hence a symbiosis worm grew in their belly. This worm secreted powerful digestive fluids, effectively breaking down foods. Without this symbiosis worm, the ocean-freak would die of indigestion.


    As the saying goes, too much is as bad as not enough. Once an ocean-freak enjoyed an abundance in food, the worm simrly thrived in this flourishing environment; moreover, it didn��t understand the importance of family nning and would propagate rapidly. Its eventual oue would be to provide so much fluids that the stomach of the ocean-freak would rupture and disintegrate. Once an ocean-freak understood this mechanic, dieting and asionally expelling worms became a part of its life.


    Saruman then acquired these dead expelled worms, using them to research and created a bizarre parasite. If a worthy uruk-hai appeared, the ocean-freak would slit a small hole at its throat; then imbued the parasite under its skin. After a period of time, it would metamorphose into that neogenesis ckbody.


    Having that Neogenesis ckbody was equivalent to having another heart. Both its strength and survivability had been greatly boosted. Yet because the parasite essentially came from the body of the ocean-freak, it carried the will of the ocean-freak. Once traitorous behavior was detected, Saruman��s doppelganger could easily detonate it through the ocean-freak from far.


    Staring into the threatening re of the uruk-hai leader, the other questioning uruk-hai staggered backward, not daring to make a sound. It was like Saruman��s doppelganger having sovereignty over the uruk-hai leader, the uruk-hai leader was able to release a domineering pressure over ordinary uruk-hais!


    ��Chase, and we may not die. Don��t chase, we die!��


    The uruk-hai had clearly analyzed their current situation. If they recaptured the prisoners and brought them back, they still had a hope of survival. If they didn��t, whatever happens here was as clear as mes to the ocean-freak. Even if they sessfully retreated, their fate would��ve been sealed!


    The 3 uruk-hais kept quiet in fear, tailing Sheyan��s traces as they pursued on. Their figures gradually vanished into the pine forest. This region of deathly remoteness once again returned to its deathly stillness; as though everything here had been swallowed and smoothened out.


    ***************


    It was currently around 3 in the afternoon, after being filtered by the snowy winds and mist, the dismal sunlight reluctantly bared down onto the ground. Slowly, the thick fog lingering in the area dispersed.


    Under the illumination of the sunlight, a fairly insipid gloomy fog hung in the air above the pine forest. From a far distance, barely discernible distortions could be seen in one��s line of sight, like beneath the fog was a stove.


    If this was a natural phenomenon, it would imply a precious urrence beneath, most likely like a jadeite mine.


    There is a chinese proverb - A precious pearl emits life. It means a top quality jewel will naturally emit its own splendor, a treasure is capable of releasing its own aura. But looking at the peculiar enshrouding fog above the forest, an unfathomable unauspicious omen brewed.


    Sheyan and Reef continued forward silently, trying their utmost to conserve every ounce of energy. As they pressed on, the trees turned sparser. The bark of these pines were increasingly dried and split, even the pine needles looked withered.


    Sheyan��s face turned uglier with this development, he couldn��t contain the urge to look back. A tiny urge piercing his mind to turn around and return, probably due to his perceptive sensing. But this urge was quenched by his reasoning and logic.


    Raising his head to look at the vast sky, he merely caught sight of the tragically pale suns rays;pletely unaware of the faint fog lingering above the forest. Within their minds, as long as the sunlight was present, it meant safety.


    ��Hu������ Reef released a long exhtion. ��Let��s take a rest. This damned rule, why did that have to limit our interspatial region? Not a single drop of water to quench my thirst. I reckon if we continue proceeding like this, our life force would gradually wear out.��

 Chapter 308: Blind!

    <h4>Chapter 308: Blind!</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and ELkassar


    Sheyan turned to cast a glimpse at Reef, earnestly saying.


    ��We need to hurry up and leave this ce, I don��t know why, but I can sense an immense danger.��


    Reef panted lightly as he replied.


    ��Those uruk-hais wouldn��t chase up so quickly. Although they can definitely trace our footsteps in the snow, but reaching this forest, how would they catch up to us? Moreover, they should be equally exhausted.��


    Sheyan shook his head, replying honestly.


    ��Those uruk-hais were dispatched specially to recapture us. They have the numbers, and their physique has all along been preserved at optimum condition. Though this pine forest is vast, it only covers a stretch of several miles wide. They can definitely sweep ahead in a horizontal fashion by spreading themselves out. It would be just like catching a fish with a in a pond.��


    Of course, Sheyan wasn��t aware there were only 3 uruk-hais left. Yet simrly, he wasn��t aware that their leader had a delicate dog like tracking sense, and could determine their position and fleeing direction with just a sniff. Hence, his words though wrong, weren��t wasted.


    Reef nodded, silently contemting before replying.


    ��Why noty an ambush and finish them?��


    Sheyan thoughtfully considered, before slowly exining.


    ��Even though that avnche was tremendously catastrophic, the chances of those uruk-hais surviving is high. More importantly, we aren��t just trying to evade them, I��m afraid there��s a hidden disaster.��


    ��Hidden disaster?�� Reef was shocked, Sheyan continued.


    ��Yes, think about it. Up till now, we haven��t seen a single life organism., just look at these trees and the pine cones! What kind of thing would consume the pines so thoroughly, even the shell wasn��t spared leaving not a single mark of pine nuts growing within! What does this mean? It means there��s an unknown force acting around, influencing these trees; that even they have lost their reproduction capability. What kind of force can scare beasts away, and not even a trace of flying birds!��


    ��As we travelled deeper into the forest, the withering rate of the trees became increasingly severe. This indicates that we��re steadily nearing the core of this contamination. We should hurry up and leave this forlorn ghosnd; if not, we��ll be in deep sheet!��


    Reef nodded, but in the next second, he got the shock of his life. His eyes shed, as the illuminated ck lightsaber formed, swiftly engaging into his battle stance. Upon seeing Reef��s sudden behavior, Sheyan��s pupils shrank. He dove ahead making a forward role before turning to look.


    A hundred metres behind them, was the astounding appearance of 3 pursuing uruk-hais!


    Especially that demon size uruk-hai leader. His every footstep was like a hammer stomping onto the ground, the earth seemed to be trembling under his might. In its crazy frenzy, it exposed its sinister sneer. He had an appearance of handling a butcher��s cleaver with ease, like a cat catching a tiny rat. It was obvious, the 3 figures ahead were as good as captured.


    ��Run!��


    Sheyan squeezed out the word from the cracks between his teeth.


    Against 3 powerful uruk-hais, naturally their only destiny was to return as captives. But more crucially even though Sheyan and Reef could return to the nightmare realm, the elf maiden Melody couldn��t escape this terrible fate! This wasn��t something Sheyan wanted to see at all costs!


    As of now, this elf maiden was like an excellent stock with good prospects, as based on her unwavering pure affection for him, Sheyan feltpelled to not abandon her. Besides, his party��s ability still hinged on the duration of stay in this world. Hence, no matter what, Sheyan would struggle till the end!


    An intense chase broke out. Sheyan and Reef��s vision gradually darkened as their energy drained; yet strangely, blood even trickled from the corner of their lips. The gap between them and the uruk-hai was bing shorter. Gritting his teeth, Sheyan was forced to a desperate state, almost pulling off his final trump. Suddenly, he reached a downwards slope, his heart immediately flushed with joy!


    Ahead was the end of the pine forest. A vastke extended into the distance!


    The atmospheric fog gradually lessened here, the sunlight intensified. The distant clouds casting a burning scarlet glow over theke, thousands of glittering brilliant lights sparkling against the water surface, refracting. Every tender wave narrated its splendid elegance. Who would have even expected, that there would be such a hugeke in the midst of this mountain valley. Against the magnificent and tranquil scenery, it carried a matchless beauty, something Sheyan had never seen before.


    Sheyan had grown up alongside the sea and ships, even his bones would exuberate a fishy seawater odour. No doubt, his swimming ability was unrivaled, even bringing along Reef and Melody wouldn��t be a problem. If they could dive in theke before the uruk-hais caught up, their chances of escape would greatly increase!


    Witnessing the gleaming crystalline reflection of theke surface, both Sheyan and Reef made an instant resolution. This new found motivation pumped speed into the legs, they were supremely confident of reaching theke and escaping from their pursuing enemies!


    But just when their hopes were flourishing, the uruk-hai leader released a cacklingughter. Hisughter carried a delighted insanity. Sheyan swung his head round, his vision affirming that the 3 uruk-hais hot on their trail had suddenly halted their footsteps. Yet it seems like they were still turtles trapped in a jar.


    ��Unless there��s a grave danger inside theke?��


    His heart shed with this notion, but immediately brainwashing himself.


    ��Whatever dangers lies ahead,pared to being captured by those uruk-hais, would be worth a gamble. No doubt death is certain in those uruk-hai��s hands. Whatever deadly monstrosity inside theke; perhaps it will be drawn away by Reef or myself, at least one of us has a chance!��


    But in the next second, nearing the edge of theke, his eyes failed him. A sudden piercing pain, sinking him into an infinite darkness! A deafening roar carrying fear and rage vibrated into his ears, it belonged to Reef.


    In an instance, they were both blinded!


    Even if an ordinary person loses his sight, his heart would well up with horror. Besides, they lost themselves amidst a dreadful crisis. Losing their bnce, they tumbled forward and crashed miserably into the ground.


    Their hearts spiralled down into depths of despair. They had escaped from the clutches of death into the crystalline safe haven, only to be struck down by the darkness of fate. In just mere seconds; they had both experienced both spectrums of delight and despair. Something an ordinary person wouldn��t even experience in a lifetime.


    ��What the hell is happening, who did this?!�� Sheyan��s mind struggled for enlightenment, only catching onto wind. His facial muscles twitched, unwilling to give up. His limbs carelessly feeling ahead as he crawled forward��until the vileughter of the uruk-hai leader drew in, stomping down on his feet.


    ��Fools, without cleansing your eyes with divine water before ascending the snow mountains, obviously you would incur the divine wrath of blindness.��


    In actual fact, science yed a huge part in this. The sunrays carried sheer quantities of ultraviolet rays which will reflect ringly against the blinding white of snow. Its reflective nature was as high as 95%. If one didn��t prepare measures against it, their cornea would be burned. This was known as snow blindness, due to overexposure of UV rays. The burnt eyes would temporarily lose vision, but after adequate rest, the symptoms would fade away.


    Sheyan and Reef had never gone to snowy mountains before. Moreover, their eyes weren��t exposed to much ultraviolet rays over their journey, due to the mist and fog. Yet now, they were rushing vehemently towards the sparkling splendor of theke. Their eyes directly focused onto the violent UV rays, finally breaking through the threshold for snow blindness. Their hearts panic under this unprecedented phenomenon, this blindness an unfathomable mystery.


    Of course, these uruk-hais naturally had no clue what snow blindness or ultra violet rays were. Yet having being exposed to snow for prolonged periods, this condition had manifested long ago. Thus, Saruman��s doppelganger had concocted a healing water, allowing these orcs/uruk-hais a greater resistance against the ring snow. Naturally, they wouldn��t be affected by the blindness effect.


    Hence, in this twisted reality, the orcs and uruk-hais hailed this condition as punishment from their god ��Saruman��. This was understandable.


    The uruk-hai leader had experienced frequent pursuit of captives, captives falling to snow blindness was amon urrence. Thus, he had full confidence; surely, the humans would sumb to this ��punishment�� when they ran towards theke. This exined their calmness as they observed their prey.


    Before the earlier avnche, the group of uruk-hai had a headcount of above 6. This blood debt was naturally pegged onto Sheyan. Not giving them any face, the uruk-hais stomped and kicked mercilessly at Sheyan, resorting to mocking ps to his face as well. Then their leader halted with amand.


    ��Drag them back first, then y or roast them, it��s up to you. The sun hasn��t set, let us hurry back before any abnormalities strike!��


    Once he mentioned the word ��abnormality��, the other two uruk-hais simultaneously shivered; as though they had recalled something. Without grumbling, they hoisted Sheyan and the other two up and left!

 Chapter 309: Abnormality

    <h4>Chapter 309: Abnormality</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    An extra effort to snuffle out an unexpected deviation. This time, the uruk-hais bounded 3 strands of ck vines, tying them securely. Then they carried them to return.


    The uruk-hai leader had a sullen expression, advancing hastily in huge strides. It was obvious, this mysterious valley hosted a grave hidden threat, this threat had upied this region for a long time. Even this formidable uruk-hai leader was rendered helpless and carried a severe apprehension, fear feeding his anxiousness.


    Before they got caught, they had already prated several miles into the pine forest. Although the uruk-hais were physically strong, their speed swiftly declined after carrying the human load while running. When they finally reached the edge of the forest, the 2 uruk-hais were already out of breath; their sweat like a heavy downpour. Their sickening body odour pierced into Sheyan��s nose.


    But at this very moment, the uruk-hai leader released a howl; a howl filled with fear and panic! The impression of this uruk-hai was that of utter arrogance, unwilling to submit even against death. But yet right now, he was actually howling with horror!


    Simultaneously, Sheyan��s head turned heavy as he fainted into a semi-conscious state, no longer aware of what was happening around him.


    Within his hazy consciousness, Sheyan was back at Siqiao town. Yet he was a stranger here, everyone around him were the ruthless henchmen of Huashan Fei. He begun ughtering his way through, seeking any familiar face. Yet his strength vanished without a trace.


    During the searching process, Sheyan could feel his heart turning increasingly restless, increasingly unbearable. He became terribly thirsty, finally managing to find a ss of water to drink, but shockingly the waterbusted into fiery mes! Suddenly, a venomous snake coiled around his neck, choking him mercilessly!


    Sheyan clutched the snake with both hands, trying his best to pull it off. Yet his hands couldn��t be raised! His throat coughed out choking sounds. It seemed like this venomous snake was toying with him, constantly threatening to sink its fangs in but retracting it instead! But just when Sheyan convinced himself the snake wouldn��t bite him, the maroon venomous snake stretched open its mouth, chomping down onto him!!!


    In his shock, Sheyan instantly screamed as his eyes mmed open.


    The pitch-ck sky entered his vision, along with twinkling stars.


    A boundless starry night.


    No moon.


    ��No a single trace of blood nor fire, where did the shabby Siqiao town go?��


    ��Oh it was all a dream, or a mind-blowing hallucination. How real it felt!��


    Sheyan struggled, realizing the ropes were still as sturdy as before. Suddenly, a wave of frenzied delight overwhelmed him - ��This daddy here is not blind!��


    Though his vision was still blurry, the difference felt like heaven and earthpared to that eternal darkness. After regaining hisposure, he finally felt the freezing rigidity of his body. HIs cracked lips coughed out a dried filth.


    Sheyan swung his head, struggling as he twitched his body, wrestling against the damned rope vines.


    Nearby, the cringing face of the uruk-hai leader had turned stiff. This demonic fe had a queer smile as heid horizontally on the snow, rigidly dead. His twin hands clutched tightly over his throat, 5 thick fingers lodged deeply into the flesh; his body in shambles, hisplexion ghastly purple. It seemed like he had strangled himself to death! Though he had died, his enormous frame still released a threatening aura.


    A traumatic fear lingered into Sheyan��s heart.


    ��If i wasn��t tied up, I would��ve been choked to death by that venomous snake in my dreams; or rather choked to death by myself!��


    After a long while, a violent coughing drifted in from the side. Reef had awoken, beside himid two uruk-hai corpse. The two uruk-hais had died in each other��s arms. No they didn��t die from excessive ejaction, but rather it seemed like they had recently put up a desperate struggle against each other, but ultimately perishing together.


    The two nced at each other speechlessly, yet an tion surged within them. They were terribly baffled, no clue as to what had happened. But no matter what, surviving was an unexpected bliss.


    Sheyan kept attempting to free himself from the vines, but to no avail. The vines were tied too tightly, trying to struggle free was simply impossible.


    On the other hand, Reef��s lightsaber had been activated numerous times, consuming much utility points leaving him with close to nothing left. Helplessly, the wriggled over to scrape against nearby rocks, finally severing the vines after a ridiculously long struggle.


    After regaining freedom, Sheyan rushed over to Melody; discovering that her condition had worsened, she was nowpletely unconscious. Fortunately, her clothes were intact, no vestiges of being vited. Reef took the chance to rummage through the uruk-hai corpses, what he found was hopeless��


    Locating a bamboo tube on their waist, Reef hurriedly drank a mouthful before immediately spitting it out. The drink was practically blood, it emitted an awful fishy stench.


    Perhaps the drink was like fine wine to the uruk-hais; but to Sheyan and Reef, not instantly fainting from being poisoned was already a thankful matter.


    Water was no issue, stuffing random snowkes into their mouths was adequate, besides there was still ake previously. Yet the problem was the uruk-hai��s food, which was essentially raw meat biscuit. The raw meat still had feathers, fur on it. Both Reef and Sheyan hadpletely no appetite for such food, if not necessary, they wouldn��t eat it at all cost.


    The two discussed for a moment, two options were usible now.


    One was to head back towards the direction of the avnche.


    The next was to return into the forest, swimming across theke and advancing forward. After a short debate, they decided to return to theke.


    The first option was to return to and of ice and snow; even if they didn��t freeze to death, they would die from hunger. Besides, there was a high probability of encountering more uruk-hais. For them who were still unfamiliar with the mountain, death was a given. Instead by continuing ahead, although an unknown dreadful and mysterious forceid ahead, they could probably live longer.


    Borrowing the glittering illumination from the sky, Sheyan carried the elf maiden and advanced with Reef leading the way. After a long walk, they returned to the edge of theke. It was night time, the pine forest was a deserted ghosnd. A strange prickling sensation could be felt, as though something in the darkness was constantly spying on them.


    When they reached theke, both of them were terribly exhausted. Without food to replenish their energy to cross over theke, they leaned against the pine trees to rest for a while.


    After a whileter, their thirst was too strong as they knelt beside theke. The icy cold water turned warm in their mouths, finally quenching their thirst. Trembling in cold, they gathered several pine cones and pine wood, startin up a bonfire; as they warmed themselves beside the mes.


    ��Pu chi!�� Suddenly a sound sshed from theke, rocking their hearts. They remained motionless around the fire, the pupils tilting towards theke. A path of shadow shuttled amidst the water with astonishing speed. Though the moon was nonexistent, the starlight was resplendent; casting a dazzling silver along the surface of theke, a remarkable serenity. Now, it seems like fish had delivered themselves to satisfy their hunger.


    Sheyan pondered for a moment before understanding; the reason the fish were aroused, was probably due to the bonfire. Just like how bugs and little insects were attracted by light, the fish were the same. Sheyan had grown up by the sea, he was naturally extremely adept and clear in utilizing light to lure and catch fish.


    Naturally with his abundant experience in fishing, Sheyan wouldn��t pass this responsibility to others. Crouching while gesturing silently, he slowly edged his way towards the fringe of theke. Even without making a single sound, the ripples in the glittering silverke had be more violent. One could tell how agitated the fish were.


    The bonfire zed on, asionally producing cracking sounds from the burning twigs. Apart from the movement of water, the area waspletely still. Sheyan crouched silently by the edge, his breathing bing lighter and lighter; his body seemed to be turning into a stone carving.


    Without supplying firewood, the bonfire gradually extinguished. Deep red embers remained glowing under the dark sky, floating and drifting away with the blowing wind. Suddenly, the water sshed. That cunning fish could tolerate no longer, leaping out of the silvery crystalline water, throwing itself in the direction of that bonfire.


    Sheyan immediately pounced forward ferociously. Theke was the epitome of cold. As Sheyan touched the water, it was like sinking into an ice hole during the winter solstice. Even his white breath instantly condensed, his teeth chattering profusely without restraint, producing clear shivering collisions.

 Chapter 310: Fish fiend

    <h4>Chapter 310: Fish fiend</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Aiming for the gills, Sheyan��s hand spasmed violently due to the sudden cold, and caught the fish by its body instead. Although the fish was out of the water, its innate strength was still great and its scales abnormally slimy. Putting up an intense struggle with its tail, it was about to escape.


    Without caring for much, Sheyan immediately shot out his other hand ferociously; mping onto the fish gills. Falling into the river, his hands remained steadfastly mped onto the fish no matter how this fiendish fish wrestled and struggled. No a slightest hint of weakness could be seen.


    Fortunately, his strength was outstanding; no matter how the powerfully the fish struggled, it couldn��t resist and naturally gave up. Sheyan then easily tossed it towards the shore, and wriggled back to the shore shivering. Theke was icy cold, the chill draining him of his mental strength as he hurriedly returned to snuggle at the bonfire. After a while, he finally regained some warmth.


    The famished two intended to immediately slice open the fish to eat; yet after seeing it clearly, they got a huge shock. A bone-chilling current jolted up their backs.


    This fish had a sinisterly devilish face. Yet, even more strange was that it eyes were leaking out a pulse of malicious curse, glowing deadly at them! It was as though someone possessed it.


    Sheyan��s livelihood since birth was fishing, so much so that the amount of fish he caught had to be weighed in tons. Yet this fiendish looking fish species, he had never encountered before, not even hearing of it before!


    Sheyan��s eyes blossomed with a glow, like a hungry wolf. Cursing out loud, he swung a hatchet down fiercely, directly beheading this fiendish fish. This swift painless action was an adequate respect to this fiend!


    After ying the fish, Sheyan was naturally adept at its follow up actions. Scaling the fish, he followed the crude uncivilised manner of Mogensha; learning from him to simply dumped the waste of organs back into theke. Then slicing and dicing the fish utterly, before using water to cleanse away the blood. Even if there was poison, it would��ve been removed. Then he ced it above the fire to roast.


    The fish was fat, although there wasn��t any seasoning, it crackled delightfully amidst the mes. A ck smoke blew out from its surface, the flesh of the fish spotlessly white and pipping hot, its appearance terribly alluring. Yet after Reef took a bite, he immediately vomited it out. The fish tasted foul and sour. However, after they determined it was not toxic, they endured their disgust and reluctantly filled their empty bellies.


    Of course a single fish couldn��t possibly fill their rumbling stomachs, but it was better than a wholly barren belly. At least with something, their energy would slowly recover. Sheyan continued to warm his hands above the scorching bonfire, casting his gaze at the ck, unfathomableke.


    ��Let��s prepare to cross it.��


    Reef astonishingly replied with hesitation.


    ��How about waiting till daybreak?��


    Sheyan shook his head gently.


    ��This ghosnd is terribly sinister. It is best we leave early, the sooner the better.��


    ��But������ Although Reef was courageous, he couldn��t help feeling hesitant upon observing the pitch-ck and mysteriouske.


    Of course he could swim; furthermore as a contestant, mobility in the cold wasn��t a problem. But the darkness was a huge deterrence, what other strange fiends were hosted by thiske? But after Sheyan contemted for a moment, he earnestly urged.


    ��We definitely have to cross it before dawn.��


    Reef remained shocked, Sheyan continued to exin slowly.


    ��During the daytime, we entered this pine forest; but in the end, everyone was poisoned by that insanely unstoppable hallucinations. Even those uruk-hai were not exceptions. Yet after awaking and staying inside here for long, there isn��t even a single trace of anything. No poison, nothing.��


    ��If the poisonous curse has been released continuously, then I reckon the poison would have consumed us long ago; we wouldn��t have woken up in the night. Thus, the appearance of it is mostly likely regted and in intermittence. The previous cycle was during dusk. Hence, we must leave this forsakennd before dawn. If not, I��m afraid we would be just waiting for our deaths!��


    The two weaved several branches together, forming it into a makeshift life buoy and flung it into theke. Theke remained devastatingly cold, as the two warmed up a little before entering the cold.


    Although Sheyan had to carry along Melody, his swimming skills were excellent. Along with the addition of that life buoy, it didn��t require much effort from him.


    Their surroundings werepletely still, apart from the sshing within theke. They remained silent for fear of unnecessary attraction. The thick threatening darkness seemed to stretch on for eternity.


    Oddly, a faint greenish glow enveloped around Sheyan and the elf maiden. Indeed, Sheyan once again leached off the blessings of being around a twilight elf. Under the illumination of the green glows, although they could clearly sense odd movements beneath them speeding around the water, the 3 didn��t meet with any particr danger.


    Yet after swimming for a rtively long period, Sheyan suddenly felt something was wrong. He lowered his voice towards Reef.


    ��Did you notice that the water is turning pretty warm?��


    Reef was about to reply; suddenly, two coherent green flickers shed to their side, and rapidly approached them. Reef had been constantly bracing himself staying in abative state amidst this treacherous darkness; once this peculiarity arose, he instantly released his lightsaber and struck forward!


    Being an expert in closebat, even amidst the blinding darkness, he urately pierced his target! A clutter of faint greenish fluorescent rapidly dispersed, casting a neonyer against Sheyan��s face. It was obvious that creature had suffered a heavy blow, its blood carried a fluorescent nature. Hence, it exined this strange scene.


    Following the dispersing of the fluorescent blood, speckles of green suddenly appeared around them. Sensing the blood, the creatures of theke started gathering here. In this situation, Sheyan also stepped in as he swam and ughtered. Massive clumps of green fluorescent dispersed densely within theke.


    Borrowing the illumination of the fluorescent, they could barely see the sinister fiendish nature of these fish; it was the exact replica of the one they ate. Fluorescent green blood gushed out from the injured fish, sparking a cannibalism within the fish as they swarmed them, tearing them apart.


    They seized this strange scenario to swiftly flee; yet were pursued by several persevering fish, as the fish chomped and munched away at them.


    The fangs of these fiendish fish were sharp, easily tearing off chunks of flesh with one bite. Sheyan could feel the bites like numbing tickles, yet it was oddly chilling; like pulses of cold air permeating into his bones. It felt like half his body was turning numb.


    Fortunately, Reef��s innate ability was naturally resistant to abnormal debuff states. While Sheyan had the blessings of the twilight elf. Thus, the pangs of petrifying cold gradually dissipated, their wounds gradually patching up.


    The two continue to cut a path forward, dealing frenzied retaliations against the fish while swimming for their lives. Yet they realized these fiendish fish suddenly lost their assaulting motive, slowly swimming away from them. Raising his head, Sheyan suddenly discovered a marble of white in the horizon. A chill welled up in his heart, as he frantically swam forward.


    Why did the fish suddenly abandoned their prey, there was only one reason. Dawn was approaching, the greater threat was surfacing. Even these savage and cannibalistic fish wouldn��t dare to trifle with!


    The ck shadow of the distant shore finally appeared, undting up and down;pletely indistinct under the weing rays of dawn. This hope of climbing ashore fueled their final outburst of strength, as they finally arrived at the shore. However, despair greeted their hearts instantaneously.


    As they gazed ahead, the surrounding shore of theke was an impressive barrier of smooth precipice. Although the precipice was undting up and down, its lowest height was still at least 2 floors high. If nobody received them from above, there was no way them could climb this themselves!


    Theke was vividly turning warmer and warmer. Faced with this despairing reality, the two didn��t give up, as they felt along the precipitous shore, attempting to find a low ground to sessfully ascend.


    Yet this low ground never came. But they werepletely devoid of energy and hope, a ck rope suddenly dropped down from above. The two hastily swam towards it, shockingly discovering it was a climbing ropedder!


    A thousand notions swept past his minds in this instant. Yet he didn��t dy any longer; with Melody still slung across his back, he hurriedly grabbed the ropedder and climbed up the precipice.

 Chapter 311: Severed finger in the belly.

    <h4>Chapter 311: Severed finger in the belly.</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Thedder was crafted with amonly seen vine and could hold the weight of 3 people. But it looked rather antique, and slightly decaying. Grabbing and tugging it, a tense creak could be heard, as the soil rolled off the ropes and dissolved into theke. Sheyan cautiously began to ascend the rope, like treading on thin ice, finally ascending it without a hup.


    The simr sight of a mountain valley mped in by a towering precipice greeted them, the same sparse pine trees grew here. It was already daylight. Due to the trauma of their previous poisoned experience, they felt a rush of anxiousness to their heads. Not daring to dy due to fear and panic, they sprinted crazily forward.


    Only when Sheyan finally heard the chirping of birds, and realised that there were soft pine shoots on the ground did he halt his footsteps and copse to the ground. Panting deeply and heavily for a long time, he finally recuperated.


    Compared to the deserted and forsaken pine forest from before, this pine forest was brimming with life. After being dragged up the snowy peak, they hadn��t eaten a single thing except for that half a fish the previous night. Their energy had been thoroughly exhausted; and since they had escaped from the danger zone, they instantly felt the gastric pangs of hunger.


    As they walked and searched, they found several pine nuts. These pine nuts were birthed out of the extremely harsh winter climate, its shell was tough and ordinary people had to smash it with rocks. Instead, this was as easy as peanuts to Sheyan and Reef. They barely filled their bodies to recover some strength, before regaining vigor to search for other prey.


    Reef had previous experiences with hunting in the present world. While Sheyan was still trying to scheme against a skinny looking bird, Reef returned after capturing a plump as hell, snow badger.


    The snow badger was incredibly vicious; to capture one in the present world, a shotgun would be necessary. During the hunting process, it was hard to tell if you��d be the one hunting it or bing its meal. Fortunately, Sheyan and Reef weren��t ordinary people. Reef directly twisted its neck, very easily snapping it off without a drip of blood. They didn��t bother draining the blood, allowing it to remain in the meat would give it a savoury roasted taste. (In the present world, there are many that like to butcher pigs without draining their blood, producing a more vourful gamy taste for the meat.)


    Reef��s eyes radiated with hunger, cutting away furiously at the snow badger. The table salt and tinder they acquired from the uruk-hai��s corpses were finally beneficial. They devoured the greasy meat ravenously, not even bothering to chew properly. Finally, they were full, their body status had recovered to roughly 80%.


    After eating, the two hurriedly disposed of the blood traces, bones etc. Naturally trying to avoid the rotting stench from attracting other wild beasts, to prevent unwanted troubles.


    As they buried the remains, Sheyan suddenly imed in surprise. Amidst the organs of the badger, was a bloodied mutted object. After identifying this object, their faces changed.


    It was a shocking freshly mutted finger!


    The two nced at each other, their filled bellies churned. With an ashen face, they continued rummaging through the organ mess, but discovered nothing else.


    With this sudden urrence, a tremendous doubt appeared amongst the mysteries and vileness of this ce. Looking at the freshness of this finger, perhaps there were humans ahead? How would they dare to continue staying here foolishly, they hurriedly continued advancing.


    After several kilometres, the forest became sparser. Suddenly, Reef who was scouting ahead abruptly prostrated to the ground, before a leopard crawling behind a pine tree. Sheyan instantly reacted upon seeing Reef��s movements, immediately hiding with Melody.


    As they two hid cautiously for a brief moment, nothing happened. Casting a confused expression towards Reef, Reef signalled over with a heavy expression. Sheyan then crept forward, instantly waves of chills swept through him.


    Just a few hundred metres away from them, a simple yet crude campsite appeared. Although the campsite was carelessly constructed, one could clearly tell from its style, that it was done by the movements of uruk-hais and the ocean-freaks. Inclining by the side of the camp was a sturdy looking uruk-hai, who seemed to be vigntly on guard. 7-8 other uruk-hais were currently resting within the camp, leaning randomly and disorientated around.


    After a cautious and sneaky surveince, they discovered an identical uruk-hai campsite to their west. The location of the two campsitespletely sealed off the narrow mountain valley, nothing could slip past it. It was impossible to try and sneak around the campsites, to probe and explore further.


    Sheyan and Reef had braved through tremendous risks and adventure just to escape from the pursuit of the uruk-hais. Yet in a cruel twist of events, they actually encountered such a huge scope of uruk-hai encampment once again! It seems that there were at least several dozen of uruk-hais who had established a temporary camp here! No clue as to how they traversed through the previous dested pine forest!


    They both held their breath, unwilling for even a tiny breath to escape. Sprawled t on the ground, they inched backwards. But at this moment, the elf maiden that was ced not far away suddenly unintentionally twitched; knocking against the pine tree beside her!


    The tree wasn��t huge, its crown umted with numerous snow. After Melody��s idental knock, the snow crumbled down resoundingly, creating a slight ruckus. Within this peaceful and still pine forest, unless the uruk-hais were all blind and deaf, they definitely wouldn��t miss out this suddenmotion. Their faces turned deathly pale as theyid on the ground without daring to move.


    After a long precautionary pause, they could only hear the rustling of the pine trees. Ahead of them was the lonely forest, the uruk-hais hadn��t the slightest bit of movement. Sheyan��s heart stirred, as he raised his head to probe. He then issued a low voice.


    ��That sentry didn��t even move.��


    Reef suspiciously raised his head to look, curiously asking.


    ��Right, is he asleep?��


    Sheyan then continued.


    ��Even those uruk-haisying around in the camp, not even a twitch of movement.��


    Sheyan��s eyes glittered with a crazy glow. He stood up and started to creep closer towards the campsite. Reef murmured to himself.


    ��Perhaps������


    Sheyan��s face exposed a surreptitious sneer as he approached the campsite without disguise. Still, the sentry remained motionless. Sheyan strolled to his side, stretching his hand to pat him. The sentry maintained its vignt posture, its rigid self horizontally crashing to the side; before shattering in fragments, just like a toppled ice sculpture.


    The two campsites, were fully filled with rock-solid frozen corpses, a hollow rattle emitted when they knocked against them������


    These uruk-hais should��ve been in the same predicament as Sheyan. After cruising through theke, they hooked up a ropedder up and set up camp here. After Sheyan and Reef inspected the area thoroughly, they discovered a peculiar triangr shaped wound on these corpses.


    Oddly, these wounds were sustained on theteral sides of the corpses. Though deep, the wounds weren��t located at vital spots. ording to the norm, these wounds couldn��t possibly be fatal to these healthy and mighty uruk-hais.


    They nced at each other. Despite uncovering the truth of the two campsites, they had once again sunk into the tremendous mystery. Looks like, mystery was the title of this adventure. Reef suddenly realized something, frowning as he sincerely eximed.


    ��There��s a survivor here!��


    Sheyan��s pupils shrank, instantly recalled the crux of the matter. That was the mutted finger they discovered earlier! The corpses here seemed to have died a long time ago, they were all frozen solid, their skin as tough as steel. The corpses had no indications of being ravaged by wild beasts. Yet even if the snow badger was here, those icy cold fingers couldn��t have possibly returned to its fresh bloodied state.


    Fear lodged deeply in their hearts. They then carefully rummaged through the camp. The most beneficial items were some warm leather coats. Though torn and tattered, it provided some warmth as they uncourteously stole it for themselves.


    In a wooden chest, they also found two pouches of spirited alcohol - authentic alcohol not polluted by blood. Drinking them down felt like a tiny dagger slicing down into their throat, their boiling intensity sizzling into their limbs.


    Apart from that, they discovered another unusual wooden product. This thing had an appearance of an overturned stool, with its 4 legs pointing towards the sky. Two long wooden clubs were tied parallel to it, as though trying to support something. After deliberating for a while, they were still perplexed and couldn��t find a reasonable reason to it. Mystery, everything was a mystery��

 Chapter 312: Reef’s disappearance!

    <h4>Chapter 312: Reef��s disappearance!</h4>


    ��Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Presently, they were enshrouded in a fog of unfathomable mystery. Only two choices presented themselves to Sheyan - To advance or retreat. If they retreated, they would have to once again cross over that strangeke, the deste forest and the icy cold winter valleys. Lastly, they had to face the risk of capture by Uruk-hais���� These matters have already been witnessed personally by them. They knew of the terror and dread it held, thus Sheyan wasn��t willing to experience it again.


    Hence without much deliberation, they affirmed their decision to carry on proceeding forward. No matter what dangery in store for them, as long as they could drag on further an additional second, it would be worth it.


    Though they were both formidable contestants; but in this ��A�� difficulty world setting, they had been suppressed to just slightly stronger than an ordinary character. They had experienced numerous scares and sudden twists, this region of frozen corpses; though it shocked them initially, they were already used to this mysteriousness. Reef sat down on a piece of pine wood, as he swayed a wine pouch in his hands before asking curiously.


    ��What did this bunche here for?��


    In this era, craftsmanship was still undeveloped. Primarily due to stics not being invented yet, bringing along water supplies on a long journey was extremely troublesome. Even the wine pouch he was holding; its inner lining was made with animal dder, and tanned cowhide for its exterior. It was able to seal up water effectively, hence its value wasn��t low. If Reef were to exchange this pouch with the elven race, even an empty pouch could be exchanged for 2 oxen.


    On the other hand, Sheyan��s emotions were fluctuating excessively. He was surrounded by ovepping mysteries. On his way, he kept feeling that faint premonition, as though he was gradually nearing a huge profound truth. Such emotions caused him to be rather annoyed, as he picked up another wine pouch and drank from it.


    The wine pouch had been sitting in the snow for a long time, hence the alcohol was strong yet cooling; producing a boiling sensation in their throats. Reef gulped down the drink, a burning warmth flushed his body as he suddenly spoke up.


    ��How about we stopover for a rest here?��


    Sheyan ferociously gulped down several mouthfuls, then he forced a smile and replied.


    ��Look at these frozen corpses, you still dare to stopover here? We are considered to be rtively weak in this world��s difficulty setting. But����my greatest worry is that��I��m afraid the realm may weaken us further once again!��


    Reef astonishingly replied.


    ��Another weakening?��


    ��Yes.�� Sheyan smiled bitterly. ��The first time was when our interspatial region was sealed. My bet is that the longer we stay in this world, we would activate different checkpoints. I reckon it is about time for our second checkpoint to be activated.��


    Reef who was all along refined, suddenly couldn��t resist the urge to curse.


    ��F***! Don��t tell me the next time they will seal our abilities?��


    Sheyan helplessly replied.


    ��The second checkpoint shouldn��t be that bad. But I can foresee every checkpoint intervals bing shorter and shorter, stricter and stricter. Thest oue could be that we would be demoted to the conditions of an ordinary person. Completely devoid of the realm��s benefits! When that happens; don��t even talk about others harming us, even the cold temperature and the scarcity of food would be our greatest foes. We may very well be forced back to the realm.��


    Reef seemed to deeply believe Sheyan��s words, he paused and replied.


    ��So your intention is that; before we reach the final stage of weakening, we have to find a safe and warm shelter first.��


    Sheyan nodded his head earnestly and continued.


    ��Yes, that is my idea.Contrary to the ce we first entered; even though there was the dreadful presence of uruk-hais, at least the environment wouldn��t have been detrimental to us.��


    After settling their emotions, they continued ahead. The alcohol gradually seeped into their bloodstream, as they felt a cosy warmth and fatigue fading away. After several miles, they exited the pine forest. The mountain valley gradually narrowed, finally turning into a ravine. Sporadic clusters of snow scattered around the ground. The vegetation wasn��t tall here. Only disorderly piles of rocksid around, their surface had traces of erosion; it seemed like there was a previous flood in the area when the season was warmer. As they raised their heads to observe, the surrounding precipices continued to stretch endless ahead on both sides. The only trace of the sky was in between the precipices.


    The terrain here was physically draining. Fortunately, Sheyan and Reef still had energy as they walked without much difficulty. Their only worry was their route ahead would be a dead end, that would be desperation itself.


    Because Reef was the stronger and empty handed one, hence he was the group��s front scout. The two trudged through hundreds of metres of rocks, finally obstructed by a fairly wide and towering boulder.


    This boulder was most probably a remnant of theteral mountain, perhaps a fracturedponent of the cliff that tumbled down. It was covered with cracks. On their left was a pitch-ck gap between the boulder and the mountain wall. cing their head near, they could feel a wave of wind blowing out. It was obvious the hole channel was long, squeezing through it was impossible.


    To continue forward, they had to climb from the top. If it was an ordinary person, they would have toment at their inadequacy and return to the pine forest to craft adder. Yet this height wasn��t enough to hinder the two contestants.


    The agile Reef attempted to sprint from far, borrowing his momentum to leap up this gigantic boulder. Yet his fingers seemed to miss the fringe of the boulder by a huge fraction.


    After several attempts, Sheyan then stood in front of the boulder as he formed his hands as a supporting tform. Reef then took flight, pushing off from Sheyan��s hand!


    Propelled up by Sheyan��s 37 points of strength; in addition to his natural agility, his fingers sessfully grabbed onto the edge of the boulder, sessfully pulling himself up.


    Instead, Sheyan was thrown off bnce by the tremendous recoil from Reef, as he fell seated to the ground.


    Beneath his butt was a tiny rock, painfully piercing his ass. Sheyan frowned as he cursed loudly, and reached his hand to grab it. After picking it up, he realized it was a ck row the size of a ping pong ball. He was about to toss it away, but suddenly discovered something peculiar. Why is this rock so light? Its surface seemed to have several fresh cracks, how did his butt even deal such devastation to a rock?


    Sheyan��s curiosity was pricked, as he started to inspect this rock carefully. He realized its exterior was like a round ck rock, yet its weight was too light; meaning that its exterior was just a solid crust. As he broke open the cracks, he discovered his innards had a faint lychee red, and had a in cyan core inside.


    Yet surprisingly, there was a radiation emitting from its inner folds, its entireposition felt like a scorching sun! An unappealing ck rock, actually hosted such a strange phenomenon, it was really a peculiar and admirable creation of nature.


    For some unknown reason, Sheyan felt like it was missing something as he gazed upon this rock. It was like drawing the portrait of a beautifuldy, yet missing her most crucial eyes in the painting.


    While he studied this strange object, he suddenly felt a wave of dizziness, before hearing a loud cry from opposite! Then it returned to a deathly silence.


    Sheyan was jolted up like being pricked by a needle, that shout obviously belonged to Reef. Did something dangerous surface? He instantly shouted in response, trying to get an understanding of the matter.


    Sadly, even amidst his panic and frantic yells, no response was returned from opposite the boulder. Even after he tried to use the nightmare imprint��s transmission, nothing happened!


    What kind of grave danger, was able to cause such a powerful MT like Reef to vanish without a trace???


    The air was still, his surroundings deserted. Only his shouts continued to echo. Under such a depressing and lonely environment, a person��s mentality would start to copse. He couldn��t even understand what was going on, yet suddenly another burdensome mysterypounded onto him. For a person with a weak spirit, he would��ve alreadymitted suicide in this desperation.


    However, Sheyan was always a resolute and determined person. Also, being able to return to the realm anytime, he naturally felt that he was still in control. After deducing that something unbelievable had happened opposite the boulder, he hurriedly left as he carried Melody and retreated to a spacious region.

 Chapter 313: Invasion of check point!

    <h4>Chapter 313: Invasion of check point!</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    After a series of considerations, Sheyan still felt advancing would be like experiencing nine deaths but still alive, while returning backwards would be 10 deaths without living. Hence, Sheyan hurried back to the pine tree, seizing the uruk-hais hatchet and chopped against the pine trees. After a series of hard work, he managed to craft out a simple woodendder he could use to ascend the boulder.


    After expending much effort and energy in trekking back and forth in this vile environment; by the time he had settled all these troublesome matters, it was already nighttime. He didn��t dare to advance in search of Reef as heid against a t stone to rest; popping pine nuts into his mouth to recover some strength.


    As he lied down, he started to ponder about the recent peculiarities, even with his capability, felt like he was lost in a tangled mess ofplications. Sighing, he recalled that strange rock previously, as he fished it out to examine it again. As he fished it out, he immediately inhaled a deep breath of cold air,pletely surprised.


    A sliver of glow emerged from the cracks in Sheyan��s fingers, it had a tyrannical zing sensation. In this harsh winter climate, it was an encouraging warmth. Shockingly, it was the insidel of that ck rock that was emitting the glow.


    Sheyan had never seen this strange object before, its inside was practically like a small world! This object was actually able to emit its own charcoal like glow, it was truly bizarre, a mystery of the earth.


    Due to warmth from the illumination, drowsiness slowly invaded him. Dangers were present everywhere here, Sheyan wouldn��t permit himself to sleep in this treacherous darkness. Yet the drowsiness continued to assault, it was almost unbearable. His mental and physical state had been utterly worn out.


    Fortunately, Sheyan knew certain survival tactics. He quickly carried Melody and climbed up a massive pine tree. Tying her to an enduring branch, he then leaned against the bark within the canopy of the pine tree. Feelingfortable and warm, he gradually fell asleep. Only a soft glow emitted out from a ck rock onto them.


    *****************


    Meanwhile, within the former snowy valley. Massive amounts of orcs had consecutively appeared. These orcs appeared rather thinly weak, their clothes tattered and looked as thin as a match. Shivering amidst the cold winds, they were shouldering huge amounts of firewood. No doubt, they had the lowest status amongst the orcs/uruk-hais.


    Those elite uruk-hais that pursued Sheyan previously should be of the highest ranking, and these orcs over here belonged to the lowest, cannon fodder rank. In their eyes contained huge fear, as they trudged on with their load of firewood. It was as though they were fearful of an immense danger ahead.


    As they exited the narrow mountain pass of that snow valley, they hated when they caught sight of that dested pine forest. No amount ofshes and beratement could force them to advance. Even when some were forcefully whipped to death, blood staining the white snow, the rest of the orcs still refused to budge. After a brief moment, hundreds of elite uruk-hais arrived.


    These uruk-hais were extremely threatening; their bulging muscles and wolf like savagery portrayed their strength to be close to those uruk-hais that had pursued Sheyan previously. They were currently surrounding and protecting 5 ocean-freaks.


    The physique of these 5 ocean-freaks was rtively enormous. The greyish skin on their heads wrinkled up in folds, only a round sinister glow steadily radiated from the eye on their head. It seemed like their mental prowess was exceptionally deep, they hade prepared.


    With the appearance of the ocean-freaks, the feeble working orcs instantly trembled violently, such was the extent of their fear. With the 5 ocean-freaks as the core, ripples of spirit energy swerved out, as the orcs involuntarily walked up in a stupor, as they ced countless amounts of firewood at the periphery of the dested pine forest. After that, they ignited the firewood. The pine forest was originally abundant in natural oil. After the outbreak started by the firewood, the mes continued to re up to the heavens, casting a crimson red against the night sky.


    At this moment, the uruk-hais and ocean-freaks started to retreat back into the snow valley, using animal hide to cover their nostrils. The 5 ocean-freaks then entered into a temporarily dug shelter, a temporary ice cavern; with the uruk-hais heavily guarding the entrance. It was obvious, the ocean-freak had a certain understanding towards the ce��s oddities.


    The ze of the pine forest was awe-inspiring. Even the snowy peaks could see clumps of dense fumes spiralling up. A queer ashen color floated out from the mes.


    ************


    Sheyan woke up in awe of the magnificent wildfire.


    Although he slept on an ufortable tree, it was enough to recover from a huge portion of exhaustion and pain. Sheyan couldn��t help but sigh, because he wasn��t startled awake by the mes. Instead, it was because of the nightmare imprint.


    ��Scanning��: Contestant no.1018 party establishment mission ��Survival�� has reached the next relevant checkpoint!��


    ��Warning: Contestant no.1018 party establishment mission ��Survival�� has reached the next relevant checkpoint!��


    ��Warning: Your difficulty is raised once again. From now onwards, every equipment on you would be stripped and ced inside your interspatial region of the nightmare imprint! If the nightmare imprint has inadequate space, it will be delivered into your personal room.��


    ��Details: Party establishment mission ��Survival�� has several checkpoints. Every time you reach a checkpoint, you will trigger an increased difficulty!!��


    Seeing this string of notifications, apart from sighing, what else could Sheyan say?


    At this moment Sheyan finally notice the brightly illuminated scarlet night sky. Also, the abnormality of those mes. His mind was flooding in with numerous notions, immediately aware of an impending huge crisis heading in his direction.


    To be able to create such a massive operation within this harsh snowy valley; apart from Saruman��s doppelganger and his uruk-hais, there was noone else. The decisive extent of their operation to set aze the forest, probably indicated their resolutions towards these few escaped captives!


    Thinking of that, Sheyan sighed deeply as he slithered down the tree. Hastily gathering everything he needed, and bringing along that newly crafted woodendder, he carried the unconscious Melody and proceeding forward within this rocky ravine. Checking the twilight elf��s blessing from his nightmare imprint, he realized that it was bound to expire in a few hours. Hence, he hurriedly proceeded with haste.


    As of now, although the orcs had disyed their seriousness through thisrge scale deforestation, they still had to wait for the fire to subside. Hence, it provided Sheyan with at least several more hours. Following that, they still had to cross over that strangeke filled with those fiendish fish, to be able to truly start tracking down Sheyan.


    Regarding the random campsites of the uruk-hais at the other side of theke, Saruman had probably attempted to explore here before, but suffered a huge setback with no survivors. Hence, traumatized by his previous failure, he would surely enact steady measures to proceed steadily and surely.


    However within Sheyan��s thought process, he could sense an awfully tremendous mystery. Besides it was simply absurd that Saruman would engage his entire nest of orcs in pursuit for just merely a handful of captives! There was an underlying motivation and unspoken truth to all this, it was just that he couldn��t dissect it as of now.


    As he pondered, he trekked through the rocky ravine. After losing all his equipment, it was crucial that he maintained his optimal condition. This was in preparation to deal with any dangers after crossing over the gigantic boulder.


    On his way, Sheyan consecutively found several other pieces of those round ck stones. After breaking them apart, he realized most of these ck stones were already rotten, and emitted a rotting stench. Yet two were preserved, liquid trickled out upon opening them yet there wasn��t a trace of that cyan colored core.


    Very quickly, Sheyan returned to the bottom of that gigantic, dam-like boulder. He knew a certain dangerid ahead, hence he wasn��t in a hurry to ascend the boulder. He shut his eyes, as he regted his breathing to prepare his mind. But when Sheyan was about to climb the boulder, he suddenly popped open his eyes in shock. Because from a distance behind, an appalling dense sound of scraping footsteps tremored in!


    ��F***!!�� Sheyan��s pupils shrank. He was like a turtle in a jar with this massive obstructing boulder ahead of him, there was no means of escape! He just couldn��t understand what unorthodox method the orcs used, to be able to swiftly traverse through the scorching ze of the fire, speeding through theke to arrive here so quickly!


    The scraping footsteps became fiercer, distinctly getting closer in a sh. When it was finally several dozens of metres away from Sheyan, he could see certain shadows pushing aside the rocks. Sheyan ced Melody down, as covered her as he braced himself. A killing intent shed from his eyes, as he abandoned all hisplex thoughts; wholeheartedly focusing on his current desperation, his heart still carrying a trace of regretfulness.

 Chapter 314: Aftermath of that large boulder.

    <h4>Chapter 314: Aftermath of thatrge boulder.</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and ELkassar


    Sheyan was closely observing as the urgent footstep resounded relentless towards him. Suddenly, a shadow abruptly broke through the rocks and charged in!


    Although he was able to anticipate the impending danger, he never expected this charge to be so swift and nimble.


    He rolled wretchedly to the side, barely evading this charge. Without panicking, Sheyan formed his hands to cover his chest. Yet the follow up attack didn��t happened. The shadow suddenly turned with great dexterity, and scurried into the pitch-ck gap at the bottom left of the gigantic boulder!


    Sheyan released a long breath as he smiled reluctantly and shook his head. That shadow had no hostility, it was obviously just a snow badger. It seemed like it had suffered an immense trauma, and was fleeing frantically. Actually under normal circumstances, Sheyan would��ve been able to differentiate between animals or beasts. But he wascking in energy, as his mind was trapped within this current strange predicament he was in. Hence, he made such a low level error.


    Following that, several other animals started to dash here frenziedly, scurrying through the gap between the boulder and the water, as they hurried through the rocky ravine. They were obviously fleeing from scarlet illumination casted by the great ze in the sky. Sheyan acted fast as he seized and killed one of the panicking badger to use as future food. He then ced hisdder against the bounder, carried Melody up and ascended up the boulder.


    Of course, he didn��t forget to hoist up the woodendder afterwards. Although it wouldn��t make a big difference due to the sheer quantity of those orcs; doing something was still better than nothing at all!


    The boulder had a broad apex, it extended over 5 metres in width, deposits of sand and mud covered it along with several weeds, their roots infiltrating into the boulder��s surface. As he felt the boulder with his fingers, a rough fleshy feeling could be felt.


    Although he knew time was tight, he still maintained his air of caution; seizing the illuminated visibility to survey his surroundings and terrain. Besides after issuing a sudden scream, Reef had utterly vanished right here.


    Sheyan understood that based on individual strength, Reef was definitely tankier and stronger inbat terms. It was just that his mind was filled with nobility and chivalry, which could be toxic at times. Something that could cause him to vanish in a split second after he issued a warning scream����that something must have possessed immeasurable strength!


    Under the twilight sky, Sheyan continued toy prone atop it as he tactfully surveyed the way ahead. From here onwards, the two sides of the precipice formed into a shape of a trumpet. Its narrow sides gradually broadened up into a small valley, even the rocks were noticeably sparser, but it was still rocky nheless. It was all normal, no visible signs of danger. But Sheyan knew clearly, if dangers could be so easily spotted, then it wouldn��t even be called a threat. Reef simrly wouldn��t vanish without a trace.


    Suddenly, his attention halted over the back of a clutter of rubble. A string of brown was leaking out, like an appearance of half a straw sandal. The visibility was warm but still vaguely unclear, if not for his careful deliberate probing, he wouldn��t have discovered that strange oddity.


    Previously back in the harsh winter climate of the snowy peaks, the uruk-hai had provided preferential treatment to their captives. Not only were they given animal hide coats, they were also given thick woven straw sandals. These thick straw sandals would lower the chances of frostbites. Instead, those ordinary orcs didn��t have this luxury, their feet umted clumps of pus from the frostbites.


    It was because Sheyan was simrly wearing such a sandal, thus he could identify the familiarity from that tinge of brown line. His heart was stirred. Apart from him and Reef who wore such sandals, perhaps there was someone else who had encountered a misfortune?


    Reef who was protected by the realm, couldn��t have possibly died here! If that was the case, contradictions manifested in haze of doubts in his heart. He regted his breathing to a gentler cadence, as he scanned his surroundings again. After confirming nothing was wrong, he then ced Melody by the side, cing thedder down before leaping off the giant boulder.


    After he leapt down, a sudden queer smell whiffed into his nose. This smell was nd. After looking closely, he realized the rocks over here were like solidified oil beads. Sheyan couldn��t be bother to ponder about that, as he sneakily tiptoed towards that pile of rubble.


    As he approached, he could already confirm that someone was wearing that straw sandal. Through the openings of the sandal, he could clearly see a toe. The color of that toe was bluish ck, indicating its owner had already been frozen solid previously, the life departed from it long ago.


    Sheyan cautiously crept in, his muscles tensing up as he neared in. He was prepared to deal with any unforeseen irregrity of to flee immediately.


    His surroundings were quiet, only that patch of ring scarlet infused darkness behind. The apprehension is his heart rising up to the pinnacle. Even if the corpse ahead was Reef, he was still slightly mentally prepared. But the realitypletely exceeding his expectation.


    Although the corpse had been frozen, its surface was a mutted mess, devastatingly tragic. Even its face was indiscernible, it was shockingly��that yed captive from before!!!!


    ��Daheck����don��t tell me a thousand miles above me��it is actually that snowy peak that I escaped from?��


    Sheyan couldn��t help but gaze upwards, he could only see the clouds and mist. The winter winds still billowing, yet amidst the fuzzy snowy mist, he could see a horizontal mountain ridge leading to a snowy nd cliff.


    This tremendous mystery had been lingering in his heart for a long time - These uruk-hais had gone through so much trouble, capturing ves from miles and miles away. On the way, they even treated them preferentially, expanding much manpower on them. After forking up such a price, in the end why did they merely strengthen the captive��s life force; then carving off their skin and flinging them down the cliff?


    These orcs and uruk-hais were a brutal and savage race, they weren��t known to be cunning and crafty. Yet behind them was Saruman, an astute and circumspect old deceitful fox. To go through such immense trouble, what he was conspiring was bound to be unimaginably astonishing! As for himself����he had unintentionallynded himself within the core district, inching closer to the truth!


    After many experiences of strange happenings, his inner curiosity and suspiciousness was burning vigorously. Although he knew danger lurks in every corner; in his heart he knew, dangers always coincides with opportunities. Uncovering the truth behind this, the information he obtained would surely be priceless. He closed in to examine, as he discovered the abnormality of this corpse.


    This corpse was deformed. Actually, falling down from such a height, it was bound to be deformed. Looking at the surrounding blood stains around it, it seemed like the corpse didn��t die at the moment of impact. The corpse probably struggled in anguish for a long time before withering into death. The rocks around the area in a 10 metre radius were stained with blood, traces of ttening was distinctly obvious. In fact, one of the rocks was still hooking onto a chunk of bloodied flesh!


    Moreover, that corpse was originally badly mutted before it crashed down. Rolling about on the surface, fragments of leaves, rocks, ice and other junk objects would paste onto the warm blood. After the cold winds got to it, the objects would remain glued onto the corpse.


    As he wtinessed his tragic oue, his heart turned frightened. He gazed ahead towards the spacious valley, the same replica of frozen corpses littered the ce. Some had their heads smashed into the ground, obviously dying instantly. Some were grimacing in pain, their bodies twisted in bitter desperation; seemingly rolling about several times before giving up to the maddening agony.


    It was clear now. That severed finger that Reef and him found in the badger��s stomach, belonged to someone over here!


    Seeing this scene, Sheyan couldn��t help recalling that gene-mix he had drank before - ��Mucus of the Ocean-freak of Moria��. Looking at the degree of fractures of these corpses; these yed ves had probably endured several collisions on their way to the bottom of the precipice.


    Over 80% of the corpses had died by having their heads crushed by a collision. The remaining 20% had to endure the agony of rolling and wailing in this forsaken valley for a long time, before freezing to death!


    Just seeing each of these tragic corpses, Sheyan felt a chill surging in his heart. Strictly speaking, the ��Mucus of the Ocean-freak of Moria�� though it was superb, Sheyan hadn��t expected it to be so overbearing. It was actually able to squeeze out every bit of potential of a person.


    The more severe the injuries, the more effective the gene-mix extracted a person��s potential. Even after being yed and tossed a thousand miles down, they still had thatst breath to wriggle around!


    As he carried on further, he discovered the rocks here had a shocking enormous paw prints that had blurred with age. These rocks were iparably tough, yet it was like a beancurd under the the paw print. Over the ground were also a messy disarray of a dozen artificially made simple stone basins. Most of the stone basins had already crumbled, only 2 retained its basic shape.


    (TN: The rocks here are probably not small rocks, but should be boulder sized rocks)

 Chapter 315: Awakening

    <h4>Chapter 315: Awakening</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    This stone basin appeared familiar, it could be said to be deeply engraved into Sheyan��s heart; a deepersting impression than Melody��s chest. This basin was ced beside the tform altar previously, it contained a bizarre fuel which reacted in ignition with yed skin. Once ignited, it was hard to extinguish, resulting in a blood red pir ofbustion fumes��


    But the crux of the matter was the strange vile aroma it released, one that was able to attract that terrifying Great Eagle. Yet for some unknown reason, it was tossed down into the valley.


    After a simple exploration, Sheyan realized there was nothing to gain within this tiny valley. He only found several additions of that queer ck stones.


    His head was starting to turn giddy, not sure if it was the fatigue or something else. The sinister feeling still guing his heart constantly. There was no time to seek out traces of Reef, he immediately carried Melody as he strode forward with big steps.


    Sheyan grit his teeth as he trudged forward amidst the harsh and rugged terrain. Very quickly he left his treacherous ce behind��


    **************


    The nearby ze finally extinguished, spiralling embers drifted through the night sky along with the spiralling cyan fumes; the charred trees remained unbending as it pointed to the sky. Ashen colored rocks scattered throughout thend, looking like burnt skin.


    Still, deep inside the forest were tiny traces of raging mes, but the ocean-freaks could wait no longer. They hurriedly coerced the orcs to lead the way in. The orcs were short and frail, their bodies covered with blood stains as they shivered violently amidst the winter winds.


    They were deeply familiar with the danger here, knowing the poisonous fog would only trigger upon a fixed timing. Hence, they sent these dying orcs to probe the way in. If they were poisoned, then the toxicity was bound to re up rapidly; they could then tell if the danger was present.


    Suddenly, an aged old orc copsed, shrieking out loud in fear. Froth bubbled out from its mouth as the orc rolled around incessantly. Several uruk-hais rushed forward, sshing the orc with a bucket of icy water. Working together, they subdued and tied the orc up, finally mping up its mouth.


    Soon, the orc regained consciousness as it panted lifelessly.


    Abruptly, the rest of the orcs simrly fell to the horrifying hallucinations as they copsed; most were the sickly and the old. In contrast, the stronger ones only felt a dizziness, and retched from the nauseating feeling. After observing for roughly half an hour, the uruk-hai leader, Lurtz, suddenly appeared. His hands folded on his chest as he spoke to his assistant.


    ��It seems like master��s deductions are spot on. The soil of this region of pine forest contains a horrifying hallucination poison. This poison would slowly evaporate when the temperature is higher, and fill the forest with a venomous miasma.��


    ��After the mes, most of the poison has already been exhausted, the remainder is nothing to worry about. Naturally, we can cross it safely now. Give the order, set off!��


    Upon Lurtz��smand, the grandiose orc army marched on carrying loads of tools and equipment before halting at theke. Lurtz gazed upon theke with a sullen expression, using his rough finger to caress his beloved bow.


    At this moment, several orcs shoved in a stubborn looking elf, beside was an exceptionally massive ocean-freak. As it approached Lurtz, it started to wave its tentacles and transmitted its mental rays.


    ��Lurtz, 2 years ago, master had already ordered us to explore the region here. That is why I will temporarily assumemand now.��


    Lurtz was taken aback as he argued.


    ��What! Mr Cante, why haven��t I heard of that before?��


    The ocean-freak, Mr Cante, replied.


    ��Because you were still in the midst of experimentations! That previous time, that assembly of brave pioneers relied on the visor that Yavanna created, and sessfully filtered through this forest of epidermal. They even paid an immense price to cross over this Carn D?mke. Although they ultimately fell into eternal rest at the opposite bank of the floating forest, they had transmitted back numerous important details.��


    (TN: Carn D?m was the capital of Angmar established in the west point of the Mountains of Angmar, near Mount Gundabad in the Misty Mountains)


    ��Within that information, the most important is that the most menacing beast within the Carn Dumke is a creature with an appearance of a slug. ording to master��s inference, it should be a mutation of a worm. Although their damage isn��t threatening, the poison it releases is extremely astonishing. Previously, those brave pioneers who had crossed the Carn Dumke didn��t give attention to the poison from these worms, and were forced to end their skirmish after the poison red up; dying inside their temporary campsite within the floating forest.��


    ��Then how are we going to deal with those worms?�� Lurtz had a sunken expression as he continued. ��Don��t tell me we have to dry out this dammedke. Master has already surveyed long ago, this damnedke is connected to a tremendous source of groundwater beneath. Although it seems like a standaloneke, it is actually connected to the underground drainage system of the mines of Moria!��


    Mr Cante raised his tentacle and pointed towards that stubborn elf.


    ��The answer lies in this elf, Mr Lurtz. ording to my research, these children of nature emit a soothing aura for those worms, to calm their aggressive nature. As long as we bring along an elf on a wooden raft, we can easily cross thiske with ease.��


    Lurtz remained silent as he nced back to wooden rafts behind. Then he drew an arrow and drooped down his long bow. Aiming towards theke surface, he gradually pulled the bowstring. His thick muscles bulging up, even his hairs were standing as he released!


    Within a blink, 30 metres away over the peacefulke, blood bubbles begun to froth up ferociously, bubbling up like grapes. One couldn��t even see the arrow��s path, not even an after image of its flight!


    Theke started turning turbid, the slit beneath frantically rolling up. After a brief moment, a sulent creature, as long as 7 metres with its diameter half a meter, floated up. At round a third of its body was a brutally huge bowl sized hole, flesh hooked against it. Its appearance looked like a roundworm that was amplified a thousand times. Sharp triangr teeth pierced out from its mouth.


    ��Without the elf, we can still safely crossover thiske!!!�� Lurtz didn��t even bother looking at Mr Cante as he dered sternly.


    **********


    Sheyan continued advancing over the rocky shore. Though he had the physique of a contestant, carrying an elf while travelling was still physically draining. Along the way, Sheyan discovered this rocky path was like a winding canyon. Looking at the sides of the canyon, it should��ve been formed by flowing water. As he advanced, he continue to discover several pieces of those unique ck stones. Yet the rocky path continued to stretch out endlessly.


    But to Sheyan, as long as he didn��t see any pursuing troops, that was already a huge blessing. The longer he dragged on, the higher his party establishment missionpletion rate. He also made a resolution, if he was forced into a desperate situation, he would personally end Melody��s life. Because if she was awakened, she would also support his brutal but merciful choice.


    After walking for a dozen minutester, Sheyan wiped his sweat. He couldn��t help casting secret nces at the slender and delicate Melody, her clothes masking her underripe body was simply impressive to view. Her chest was flourishing, long legs alluring even her butt was simply abundant.


    Thinking of such naughty thoughts, he suddenly found his hands wretchedly inching closer to Melody��s butt. The feeling was amazing, fueling one��s desire to continue exploring further into the deep valley beside. But as Sheyan decided to seize his chance for a few more probes, Melody suddenly opened her eyes; casting a clear and crystal re at Sheyan as she suspiciously uttered.


    ��You really like to touch my butt?��


    Sheyan stared into that tranquil and serene eyes of hers, feeling extremely guilty towards her. Yet his mouth defiantly refused to submit.


    ��Why, it��s just a butt!��


    His heart welled up with a deep shame, as though he had profaned a female goddess. Instead, Melody very harmoniously and sweetly smiled.


    ��You��re my protector. If you like my body, I��ll naturally feel happy.��


    Her reply was bold and unconstrained,bined with her pure and fresh expression, it gave Sheyan an unexinable resolution. He couldn��t find a word to reply in his embarrassment.


    Melody then stood up as she brushed her hair against the rising sunlight. Simultaneously, it seemed like the glorious morning rays were being cut apart. Under the glittering sunlight, her green hair rapidly turned silver; looking somewhat purer. It was brimming with a refreshing, nature coolness.


    Witnessing this transformation, Sheyan felt a huge joy. He suddenly recalled what the elves mentioned before, as he tried to probe further.


    ��Your fellow elves mentioned an elf of the twilight, are you one of them?��

 Chapter 316: Ocean-freak Moria’s egg

    <h4>Chapter 316: Ocean-freak Moria��s egg</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Melody thought for a moment before answering Sheyan.


    ��I guess so. I��ve already gotten back half of my previous life��s memory, even the skill arts and battle experiences. Sadly, my body��s potential hasn��t been developed; if not, i wouldn��t have to fear those uruk-hais any longer.��


    Sheyan suddenly recalled something, something that cause him to have goosebumps.


    ��Were you a male elf or female elf previously?��


    Melody rolled her eyes, she could understand Sheyan��s underlying intent, as she turned furious yet charming.


    ��A twilight elf is borne through immersing in the glorious radiance of the divine tree. Thus one will only obtain fragments of memory and cultivation experiences of the previous life. One��s innate talent and intellect would also turn brighter, as for other matters��we wouldn��t know.��


    Sheyan released a long breath. If a twilight elf retained the full memories of the previous life, then a female carrying a male��s memories, that would be really frightening.


    On the contrary, if a male carried a female��s memories, then that would be like an angel from Thand*����this mentally disturbing sort of elf, couldn��t be hailed as a leader by other elves.


    (TN: Thand is known for their transvestites, that is why i presume)


    Sheyan then supported Melody by her waist as he assisted her to stand. His hands brushed against her softness, a unique fresh scent filled his nose, an unavoidable desire boiled within him. This elf maiden had actually decided to make him her ��Protector��, and trusted him wholeheartedly. Naturally, he felt he could do whatever he wanted. If not for the the pursuing orcs, Sheyan may have really pushed this elf maiden down.


    The just awoken Melody appeared rather feeble as she staggered for the first few steps, fortunately her footsteps became lighter and more steady after several dozens of metres. After close to a hundred metre, Melody suddenly halted a footsteps. Her voice carried a hint of surprise.


    ��Why is there such an intense life aura!?��


    Sheyan was taken aback as he surveyed around while breathing harder, yet he helplessly decided that this twilight elf was really too formidable. Melody then casually plucked out a tiny green leaf from the crack on the ground, before softly twirling it and breaking it into pieces. Then she blew it into the wind as it formed massive amounts of green glowing firefly speckles, hovering amidst the wind. Although the strong winds were present, the glows seemed to be unaffected.


    The glows quietly hovered for a moment, before flying against the wind into a stony crack on the left; finally assembling into a regiment of green twinkles. Melody swiftly walked towards it, pinching up that object the green glows were revolving around. Upon seeing it, Sheyan instantly gasped in shock. The truth about that ��intense life aura�� that Melody mentioned, was shockingly that same unique ck stone!


    Melody retracted her finger, causing the green glows to dissipate, before condensing together again into a perfect imitation of a jade parrot perched on her shoulder. Melody then carefully scrutinized that ck ��marble�� in her hand, her face bing more and more intrigued. Finally, it turned solemn.


    ��This is obviously an egg that has been stripped off its life support, yet this remnant still carries such a frightening life aura! The amount of creatures that are able to reproduce with such an egg within the Misty Mountains can be counted with one hand!��


    Sheyan was amazed.


    ��You��re saying��this rock, this thing����is an egg?��


    Melody earnestly nodded in acknowledgement.


    ��Yes.��


    She then regretfully sighed and continued.


    ��It��s a pity this egg has already suffered immense injuries previously, and exposed to the sun and rain for so long. Thus its internal core embryo has been dissolved and evaporated. If not, it can be considered to be a rarely seen treasure. The exterior shell now still contains some vigorous life force, it can still be used to concoct some potions.��


    Sheyan��s thoughts were stirred as he replied.


    ��I previously managed to collect some simr eggs, but the ones I found still had a core. Perhaps that��s the spirit embryo you��re referring to.��


    After speaking, Sheyan then retrieved that perfect egg from his pocket. When Melody say that cyan colored core, she instantly yelped with delight.


    ��Yes, this is it!��


    While yelping, she used her snowy white delicate fingers to carve out several abstruse symbols in the air. Speckles of sparks emerged wherever her fingers pass, not fading away under the sunlight. It looked like ancient elf characters, as the symbols floated in mid air, gently rotating about. It gave off the feeling of a miniature sr system.


    Following that, she ced the mysterious egg core within the floating symbols. The mysterious egg started revolving, Sheyan could sense pulses of heat being issued out. The cyan core gradually turned berserk, and started evaporating from the heat. Threads of cyan fumes were released, but was locked in by those symbols,pletely unable to dissipate out.


    The elf maiden shut her eyes and deeply inhaled. The cyan fumes thenpletely drifted into her nostrils, before the entire core disappeared. Then she released a long exhtion, looking like she was relieved off a huge burden.


    After a pause, the elf maiden then repeated her actions as she absorbed the essence from 3 eggs cores. Sheyan observed her, realizing her face was glowing radiantly, roughly simr to the difference between a female who had just finished putting on makeup. Putting it bluntly,pared to the previous Melody, she was now like leaf that had been washed by the autumn rain, this was a crystal like lusterplexion.


    A unique exuberance of nature, something hard to describe in words. The fresh aura was dense around her, emitting whiffs of fragrance to those who were standing within 3 metres.


    Melody titled her head to nce at Sheyan, curiously muttering.


    ��You body possesses a mysterious respectful aura. Those few eggs had been sheltered by that aura, once you took them out, I was able to feel it.��


    Sheyan understood this was the special element of the realm, as he bashfully smiled.


    ��That must be divine grace bestowed unto me by our god.��


    Melody spoke as she once again selected another core out. Sheyan was still thinking that 3 wasn��t enough, yet after the core formed into the cyan fumes; melody gestured Sheyan to inhale it instead. Sheyan was slightly surprised.


    ��You don��t want to absorb it?��


    Melody shrugged her shoulders and replied.


    ��I want to, but actually these egg already possess no life. I reckon a wave of domineering zing force had robbed away their most precious soul before they had the chance to incubate. Hence, absorbing 3 is enough. Anything more can only be used to treat wounds. However, you can try absorbing it too, the first time is extremely beneficial to your body.��


    At present, many thoughts started to sh against each other in Sheyan��s mind. Ever since he had been captured by Saruman��s doppelganger, mysteries and riddles had been continuouslypounding. Yet this was the first time, that he could sense the thread of truth to be almost within reach!


    Still lost in thoughts, he walked towards the abstruse symbols, and deeply breathed in. The cyan fumes automatically drifted into his body, forming into a vigorous snake as it swam deeply into his heart. In a sh, it felt like his heartbeat was increasing mightily, his blood surging through his vessels like a tide!


    Simultaneously, the nightmare imprint transmitted notification:


    ��You��ve absorbed the essence of Ocean-freak Moria��s egg (Deceased).��


    ��Your current state is recovered to the max (Optimal) state.��


    ��You receive an additional temporary 50% boost to your health.��


    ��Scanning��: This is the first time absorbing the essence of Ocean-freak Moria��s egg (Deceased). All your attributes permanently +1.�� (This effect is a one off effect)


    ��


    ��After appraising Ocean-freak Moria��s egg (Deceased), you activate the relevant milestones.��


    ��Terminated inheritance - Collect 20 Ocean-freak Moria��s egg. Current status: 2 collected.��


    ��Nation pir - Lord of Gondor, Regent Dhor��s wife, Findus, has contracted a terminal ailment. It is said that 4 items are needed for treatment, which are Ocean-freak Moria��s egg, Unicorn��s blood, Elf��s golden leaf, Dwarf��s heart of stone.��


    ��Woah! Tentacle - Ocean-freak Moria��s egg is an extremely irresistible bait for any octopus. Attract a hundred King octopus in this world using the Ocean-freak Morias egg as lure.��


    ��Gourmet - Minas Tirith��s boss is organizing a huge assembly, exchange a rare delicacy to obtain his recognition.��


    ��This��is actually the egg of that huge ass octopus?�� Receiving this information, Sheyan��s mind instantly jolted with electric currents, sting through the enshrouding ck clouds! The fog of mystery, was finally prating by a thread!


    ��If that��s the case, then everything can finally be exined.��


    Sheyan hadn��t expected that he himself would be able to reap that attributes +1 permanent benefit. Naturally it should be rted to Melody��s method of absorbing. Perhaps by consuming it, it would randomly add 2-3 points of attribute, but definitely not an all round +1 bonus.


    A permanent +1 attribute was already rtively tremendous, but within this difficulty ��A�� setting world, it wasn��t really a major factor.

 Chapter 317: Reef’s voice

    <h4>Chapter 317: Reef��s voice</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    As of now, even a fully equipped Sheyan may not live inbat against a uruk-hai, what more now that all his equipment was gone? The permanent +1 attribute was only like a thirst quenching plum, it wasn��t really a game changing factor.


    The traces of the faraway ze had gradually expired. Sheyan understood this meant that the pursuing orcs would be reaching soon, as he urged Melody to swiftly advance. If he fell, it didn��t matter. He could easily return to the realm; but before that, he would do his best to bring this elf maiden to a safe location.


    Visibly, the rocky valley again gradually turned narrow, their route also became more rugged. Finally, the sides converged and ended their route. Ahead of them remained a huge and deep cavern.


    The cave was at least a hundred metres wide, cracks were present on both rocky edges, cracks that appeared like enormous ck lightning on the rocky surface. The ground was littered with scattered rock fragments. On the ground were distinct traces of a water current rushing through. It was clear that the ravine here would experience asional floods, and the floods finally ended at thatke after the pine forest.


    Facing this cave, Sheyan hesitated a little. The winds smacking against his face carried a hint of sulfuric smell, causing his hair to stand on end. It seemed like there was an invisible deterrence being transmitted out from within. His heart decided that he had to instantly turn around and flee, but at the same time, the cave also seemed to contain an unfathomable enticement calling him in.


    At present, even a twilight elf like Melody had a pale expression, she was obviously ten times more sensitive to nature and sensing. She was probably able to sense the hidden terror contained inside the cave, as if nature itself was moaning in acknowledgement!


    At this moment, a coarse voice suddenly transmitted from his nightmare imprint.


    ��Hey, dammit, Seaman can you hear this?��


    It was shockinglymunicated from his temporary party channel. If not Reef then who? For the channel to work, it requires members to be within a definite area. Hence, he could confirm that Reef was definitely not far from here! As he nced around, the rocky rubble remained, no clues of Reef at all. But listening to Reef��s voice, it was gloomy and seemed like he was out of breath, he should have suffered heavy injuries.


    ��I heard you Reef, where are you? Are you injured?��


    Sheyan hurriedly replied.


    Upon hearing Sheyan��s voice, Reef immediately coughed violently, before regaining hisposure to speak.


    ��Praise the Lord; I have been sending a message every 20 seconds within this channel, finally you received it.��


    Sheyan smiled bitterly and replied.


    ��Wow you��re really patient eh? Right, you��ve also lost your equipments right?��


    Reef panted.


    ��Yes, if you still don��t show up, I can at most hold on for another hour. *Cough cough*, pooh!! This damned mucus!��


    Sheyan once again surveyed his surrounding terrain and replied.


    ��I��m at the end of the valley, there��s a huge cave here, how do I get to you?��


    Reef eximed in excitement.


    ��Oh! I know where that is! You mustn��t enter that cave, it��s insanely dangerous. First backtrack a hundred metres, you��ll be able to see three huge boulders within the valley, the boulder on the right is pasted against the mountain wall. Climb that huge boulder on the right first, then feel around on the wall. There will be a groove for you to climb up, head up roughly 30 metres and you��ll find the channel into the mountain��s belly.��


    Sheyan curiously asked.


    ��How did you find such a secret ce? Oh right, another important question. Why did you suddenly scream and then instantly vanish?��


    Reef transmitted a dejected helplessness.


    ��You still remember that pine forest before we crossed theke?��


    While heading to his location, Sheyan continued chatting.


    ��Of course I remember. The one with the hallucinatory poison fog. Once it is released it would create a powerful hallucination.��


    Reef smiled bitterly and replied.


    ��After I jumped down from that boulder, Inded in a dense fog of that concentrated poison. The poisonous gas was heavier than air, thus it was pushed to the bottom. After that, I was directly taken over by a frightening spirit force, controlling my body to walk ahead and climbed up to where I just told you. After that, I had to act as a bitterborer, repeatedly shifting around those abominable eggs. That is why I am extremely familiar with the terrain here.��


    ��Then why wasn��t there any existence of that poisonous gas on the second day?�� Sheyan suspiciously asked.


    Reef sighed.


    ��I can roughly guess the reason, but I��m unable to exin right now. More importantly, if you continue to head into that cave, you��ll definitely encounter that damnable giant octopus!��


    After hearing the phrase ��Damnable giant octopus��, his fingers instantly tightened as he climbed the mountain wall! Several fragments of rock slided down, he couldn��t resist blurting out.


    ��Are you talking about that legendary creature ��Ocean-freak of Moria�� that forced the Fellowship of the Ring in the main storyline, to journey through the darkness of Moria��s mine shaft.��


    Reef gnashed his teeth and replied.


    ��Apart from it, who else? This mountain is at least semi-hollow, within it there��s an undergroundke that is connected with severalrgerkes. That octopus naturally came through there, but it should be its breeding period now, that is why it specially nested itself within these snowy peaks to ovte. ording to my inference, it probably requires a special environment to breed, it requires a warmer ce, and also maintain the moisture of the eggs��this damned octopus actually forced me to ferry around snow water to water these damnable eggs!!��


    **************


    The location Reef mentioned wasn��t very far. Sheyan and Melody very quickly arrived here without much effort. As they climbed while listening to Reef, they had reached a suspending cavern on the wall surface.


    This cavern was suspended 30 metres up from the ground, its entrance was sheltered by ateral boulder, blocking off vision from the bottom valley. One wouldn��t even be able to spot it close by, not to even mention from far away. Sheyan grabbed onto the edge of the cave, and easily lifted himself up, then he helped to pull Melody up.


    ��Alright, we��re at the cave, where are you?�� Sheyan transmitted to Reef.


    ��Wait!�� Although Reef was using the party channel which wouldn��t leak a sound, his voice still carried an unexinable anxiousness.


    ��That sleeping octopus suddenly moved, you have to wait for a moment. I��ll notify you when to enter. Remember you have to remain at the cave entrance, if not even with the twilight elf��s blessing, you will be discovered easily!��


    ��This damned octopus even has several other orcs as its evesting spirit ves. These fes seemed to be aboriginals from mine shaft of Moria, with no rtions to Saruman. That cave at the valley end is extremely risky. Therefore, the passageway you are at now is the channel that those orcs normally travel to and from.��


    ��That is fine.�� Sheyan didn��t possess his equipment, but Reef still possessed his failsafe card of returning to the realm. Hence, he wasn��t really worried for him, as he leaned against the cave wall and sat down. His thoughts suddenly stirred.


    ��Right now it seems like that hallucination poison fog is closely rted to that huge octopus ocean-freak Moria?��


    It was as though Reef had breathed in some liquid, as he coughed violently.


    ��These damned eggs are annoying like a running nose! Heavens, they sprayed the mucus at my face again. Your guess is correct that hallucination fog is secreted out from this hellish eight legged demon. Its blood and body fluids contain a powerful hallucination agent, the ces it stays for long will be contaminated.��


    Sheyan asked curiously.


    ��Then back at the boulder, why did you get affected by I didn��t?��


    Reef lowered his tone.


    ��I��ve also considered this question. The only exnation is that your body possess a buff that i don��t - that twilight elf��s blessing! The blessing have probably assimted you into nature, that is why the octopus isn��t able to detect your presence. Or perhaps the blessing possess a hidden attribute, that can specially suppress this ability rted to charm and intelligence. Don��t forget, when we were caught by those uruk-hais, you woke up much earlier than me!��


    Sheyan contemted for a moment, feeling that it does make sense.


    The two continuedmunicating through the party channel. Of course Melody wasn��t able to hear anything, but she could also sense the danger here, as she didn��ty down her guard down one bit. Sheyan was shocked to discover, after this elf maiden had evolved into a twilight elf; as long as she remained still, she would give off a fading sensation. She was obviously right there, but the aura on her hadpletely assimted into nature. From another perspective, it was as if nature was sheltering her!

 Chapter 318: Twilight dictum!

    <h4>Chapter 318: Twilight dictum!</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Suddenly, Reef��s coarse voice resounded in urgently.


    ��Oi, something big has happened. Those ves��those vile orcs are fleeing like a bunch of frightened hares. Eh, what��s that? Sheet��wait, there are two orcs fleeing towards your direction!��


    Sheyan didn��t have the time to process what Reef just said. After hearing that two orcs were making their way here, he immediately jolted up and hurriedly notified Melody.


    Melody��s eyes shed with a chill, green speckles of glow started coagting on her hands, as if it was bing heavier and heavier. When an orc appeared at the turning corner of the cave, the weak looking Melody suddenly yelled out. The green condensation on her hand transformed into a leafy green wooden javelin, then she ferociously threw it!


    Twilight Dictum!


    The javelin didn��t seem very fast; but as it flew through the air, a helix of air swivelled around it. It appeared as slow moving as fate, but its resolution seemed to have broken through the confinement of time!


    Following her javelin toss, Sheyan could feel a gale rushing against his face; it was as though the air in this cave became so ferocious, breathing itself was difficult! The orc was about to raise his head, but in that instance, the javelin prated his chest! Instantly, his body lifted from the ground, his face still disying an indescribable shock, widening his mouth to howl but nothing came out.


    His twin hairy arms gripped against the chest, trying to pull the javelin out. Yet the area of contact between the javelin and the orc��s flesh was experiencing a transfiguration. The javelin was morphing into vines and wood, twisting and dissolving into an upright hearty root; as it grew deeper into the orc��s body. Then the greenish leaves and moss of the root swiftly overwhelmed the orc��s flesh, cruelly extending over its entire body. Within seconds, the orc had metamorphosed into a tremendous, cumbersome treeman!


    With a flick of her finger, the treeman��s rigid wooden arm was forced backwards, strands of cyan vines folded out of the arm like a tentacle. Dashing up from the spiralling flight of stairs behind, the other orc was instantly obstructed.


    The obstructed orc was extremely flustered, roaring furiously as it send a fist crashing in. His built was extremely sturdy, after the punch, the muscles over his body vibrated with powerful boldness.


    The upheld rigid wooden arm from the treeman, instantly stumbled forward; obviously its strength was far inferior to the orc behind it. The inertia of the orc��s fist carried him forward as his fist mmed into the nearby wall. Rocks sprayed everywhere, as the orc pulled its deeply lodged fist inside the wall.


    The orc fumed with rage, as it shot out another fist. The treeman was rooted to the ground, as it used its chest to invite the fist.


    ��Boom!�� The chest of the treeman copsed inward, splintered fragments of wood chipped off. Yet the brazen vines on its body shot forward like a noose, as it coiled around the orc��s body in front of him; it was like a parasite seeking blood. The orc roared furiously, tearing apart the green vines over his body, but what it was doing was ripping his own flesh apart.


    At this moment, Melody once again inscribed several ancient elvish characters in midair, this time carving out symbol. On this symbol, it radiated a ring brilliance.


    That same ring sunlight of the morning sun at twilight!


    The symbol started to revolve rapidly. When the orc finally freed himself of the vines and buried his head forward to charge, that mysterious symbol raced towards it with astonishing speed!


    It directly pierced through the orc!


    A huge disgusting bowl sized, bloodied hole appeared on the chest of that orc.


    The periphery of that bloody hole seemed to be sizzling, not a single droplet of blood leaked out!


    Thump! Thump! Thump! The orc continued to charge forward a dozen metres, his face exposed an expression of disbelief as it clutched its chest. It then lost control, its whole body convulsing violently as it finally raised his head; his vision interlocking with the icy cold eyes of the elf maiden. The life in his eyes gradually expiring into darkness, and vanished, utterly extinguished.


    The immense body of the orc tumbled down, crashing loudly as it collided against a rock.


    In a split second, the vines of the treeman drilled into the ground, swiftly taking root. In a mere dozen seconds, it transformed into a genuine tree, the unlucky orc was its foundation. Yet with the appearance of a sudden luscious tree within this cave, it really was a mismatch with the surroundings.


    Melody marched forward, as she ced her slender white palm against the bark of the tree. A green stream of glow shed out, directly absorbed by her. The spirit energy she had expended in this battle had been replenished. Instead, the tree suddenly withered rapidly as it returned to dust on the ground.


    Such a terrifying, cruel way of battling, yet it contained the gracefulness of an elf. The speckles of green were brimming with life, yet it was hard to imagine that beneath it, it was fueled by her own vitality.


    ��What a formidable Melody.�� Sheyan couldn��t help but gasp. Currently, he had lost all his equipment; if he had to battle with an orc, he would suffer a crushing defeat. However, Melody was able to singlehandedly y the two orcs, and she was still brimming with vitality. Sheyan hadn��t even calmed down his excitement, but Reef was now crying out in exasperation.


    ��Dammit! Hurry up and get rid of these abominables before that old-clumsy-damnable fat mother octopus returns!��


    After hearing his desperate and flustered cries, Sheyan didn��t dare to hesitate. He hurried further into the cave, and down the spiralling stairs. When he walked out of the narrow cave mouth, he was utterly appalled.


    In his vision, was an absurdly enormous hollow mountain belly; within the rocks of this mountain belly grew numerous patches of subterranean moss and vegetation which emitted a faint phosphorescent. The cavern wasn��t dark at all, and was humongous,at least as big as 4-5 football fields. The shortest part of this ce was a couple of dozen of metres.


    At the west, ripples of water could be seen, forming a gleaming crystal undergroundke; which upied a quarter of this mountain depth. ording to his inference, this undergroundke was connected to theke that they crossed over previously, and could be even linked to other water bodies. That colossal octopus, the ocean-freak Moria probably had swam through that undergroundke to reach here.


    At the northern section of this mountain belly, the rocks emitted a strange sulfuring stench, its color was a hard to describe scorched ck. If one touched its surface, one would be able to feel the distinct heat, roughly 20 degrees celsius. Because of that, the entire mountain belly had a rather warm climate, and even slight sulfuric smell. Such a stifling hot environment underneath the snowy peak, it was indeed a miracle from the heavens itself.


    At the extreme east of the belly, there was a barely discernable jet-ck gigantic, arched rock door. This arched door should��ve been formed naturally, yet a thick menacing aura was floating out of its entrance. It was extremely simr to that same cave at the end of the valley that Sheyan was at previously. It seems like that arched door was connected to a channel linked to that cave entrance at the end of the valley.


    When Sheyan entered from was coincidentally at the middle region of this mountain belly. It was closer to that undergroundke. They hastily chased Reef��s cries, discovering numerous crevices on the right wall not too far away. The crevices were huge and small, and were all without an exception bundled by excess amount of foamy mucus.


    The foamy mucus had coagted on the surface, forming solidly like a stic. Some were still in a semi-solid state, looking like a crystal. Within this mucus was a massive amount of ck circr egg shaped objects, like tiny stars.


    Sheyan was familiar with these objects, it was indeed those ck stones - Ocean-freak Moria��s eggs. Initially, these ck eggs were the size of a pea, but they would constantly wriggle within the mucus; finally contacting with another. Then they would glue to each other, and engage in a frenzied mutual gobbling! There waspletely not a shred of brotherly or sisterly ties.


    As for those orange like Ocean-freak Moria��s eggs he gathered earlier, they were at least a matured egg that contained at least over ten of these pea sized eggs! When the eggs reached the size of an orange, it would enter into its next phase and sink towards the bottom of the foam, touching the rock. It looked like it was borrowing the warmth of the rock to incubate.

 Chapter 319: Flame devil Balrog, Durin’s Bane!

    <h4>Chapter 319: me devil Balrog, Durin��s Bane!</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    An unexinable feeling welled up in his heart as Sheyan observed the Ocean-freak Moria��s eggs at the depth of the mucus. Compared to the previous eggs, these ones were flickering with a peculiar gleam; or in Melody��s terms, its soul! Yet it wascking that arrogant dominating heat of those he picked up!!


    ��There must be some profound mystery within it I haven��t understand yet.�� Sheyan mumbled to himself.


    Reef was bundled by the mucus at the extreme end, of the deepest crevice of the wall, lying on the ground as he coughed loudly. Although he was a contestant, he was renderedpletely useless against the might of the giant octopus, Ocean-freak Moria. Since a permanent spirit control over him was futile; after Reef had aplished hisborious work, the orc ves were ordered to bind him and tossed him into that crevice. It was probably feeling that Reef was much more efficient inboring, hence it kept him to control in the future.


    Right in Reef��s face were 5-6 of those orange sized eggs. The shells weren��t tough but looked flexible like a colloid type of object. He could see the outline of mini tentacles incessantly twitching within. Currently, at the peak of these orange sized eggs was a nipple that was constantly spraying out liquid, spurting it at Reef��s face. The liquid was viscous like glue, easily choking someone once it umted. That was the wretched state Reef was in now.


    Sheyan dashed forward, as he instantly tried to free Reef. Currently, they had both lost their equipment, still their strength was stronger than average humans. After a brief moment, Sheyan was finally able to loosen the strings binding Reef. Reef was finally able to stretch his back, as he recovered his breath and forced a smile.


    ��You guys finally made it. I was already swearing to my sabre; within 10 minutes, no! 5 minutes, and I wouldn��t be able to endure any longer.��


    Sheyanughed as he pped his shoulder.


    ��


    ��Beingte is better than not showing up at all.��


    Reef red at Sheyan, then snorting coldly. Sheyan then requested Melody to bestow him with a twilight elf blessing. They had to try it even if their deductions weren��t correct. Sheyan suddenly recalled something else, then speaking to Melody.


    ��I remember you mentioned that this Ocean-freak Moria��s eggs are beneficial to you. How about I snatch some away while the mother octopus isn��t here?��


    Melody stroked her brows with her finger towards her silver long hair. Then she shook her head gently and replied.


    ��No, the eggs here have a natural spirit link to the mother ocean-freak!��


    As she spoke, she released a pulse of faint greenish glow and enveloped the two humans. Their bodies shuddered before turning into a void, they could suddenly see the rocks, mountain range andkepletely devoid of matter; their vision prating through them like nothingness. They could clearly see the 3D like imagery of the vegetation and root systems, the glitters of underwater nts and even several life pulses of some orcs not too far away.


    Apart from that, they could see the walls beside theke beneath where massive amounts of blueish fine lines spreading out like a cobweb. The lines stretched towards a very distant regiment of dense solid blue.


    That blue was constantly moving, like a surging ocean; it was mysterious like the neb. Even without using the naked eye; with just the aid of the spirit senses from Melody, they could roughly understand, as they immediately asked.


    ��That thing, is that the mother ocean-freak?��


    ��En��, Melody nodded as she affirmed, then she continued.


    ��That��s correct. ording to the records in Rivendell, this legendary creature like the mother ocean-freak has always chosen fairly harsh and peculiar environments for their breeding ground. But the records don��t contain what environment, only today do we know that they actually require an environment like a hot spring. But ording to the records, the mother ocean-freak is normally extremely protective of her children eggs; during incubation she wouldn��t even touch them even if she was on a hunger strike. But yet at this moment, she has actually left this breedingke.��


    But at this moment! From a visible distant, an unfathomable red glow galloped in!!!


    An intensified splendor, filled with an arrogant tyranny,


    That condensation of red glow heftily shed against that regiment of blue glow!


    In an instance, Sheyan, Reef and Melody held their heads as them stumbled 7-8 steps backwards, releasing a painful groan. The dreamy imagery they were viewing was instantly shattered like ss. Especially Melody who had suffered the most severe harm. A ghastly white covered her face as she tottered backwards, looking on the verge of copse. After huge breaths did she regain herposure, and weakly inclined into Sheyan��s arms.


    Sheyan instantly caught and supported her, then he gazed towards Reef at his side. Resisting that splitting headache, he eximed.


    ��Did you see what that red glow was?��


    Reef clutched his head and shook it.


    ��It was hot and released a morous sensation����


    Sheyan pressed against his temples with his left hand, searching through his memories for clues, but that damned headache was persistent. Reef who was leaning against the wall spoke up.


    ��Holy, why is the wall��s temperature suddenly so hot?��


    Sheyan��s heart stirred as he caught Reef and spoke.


    ��Initially when he reached the end of that mountain valley and discovered that eerie cave entrance, you remember telling us it was insanely dangerous. How did you know?��


    Reef thought about it and replied.


    ��Initially after getting spirit controlled by that damnable octopus, not only was I tasked to scoop water to sprinkle over the eggs; I also had to carry some fully watered eggs through that east arched door of the mountain belly, and up some rocks. The surface of those rocks was slightly hotter.��


    ��From there, I could see two roads outside the east arched door. The right road will lead to that cave entrance you wanted to enter from after roughly a hundred metres. The left route felt like it contained unfathomable depths, apparently leading to a deep rift valley. I could even see intertwining cracks running horizontally through the ground, with faint glowing red rays prating through. Even that humongous beast, that mother ocean-freak seemed to have her guard on towards that side. The orcs were all iparably fearful.��


    Sheyan��s mind instantly processed through the information, suddenly replying.


    ��Previously when you were bound inside the mucus, those coconut sized eggs in your face had already been incubated?��


    Reef��s leaked out a disgusted expression and nodded.


    ��Yes. When these eggs have mutually swallowed each other till they reach the size of an range, they would sink down the mucus. That is probably to borrow the warmth of the rock surface to incubate. Roughly 5-6 dayster, cracks would emerge on those eggs. At that time, the eggs would then be transported and ced outside that eastern arched door to incubate. The rocks there are at least above 30 degrees. However, the incubation sess rate is still low, and they would rapidly be destroyed. Only a small handful of ocean-freak Moria��s eggs will pass, and sessfully grow into a coconut size.��


    Sheyan breathed intensely for awhile, before tly releasing air and eximing.


    ��I know what that red glow is!!! In the movies, it is probably the only one that could collide head on with that damned fat octopus����apart from that legendary beast, who else!! And only that creature is able to turn the icy cold walls into a life supporting warmth!��


    **************


    ��Maiar, divine servant of the Dark Lord.��


    ��A blood descendant of the Balrogs��


    ��A fugitive��


    ��Thest fiery whip user��


    ��me devil Balrog - Durin��s Bane!!!��


    After this string of words left Sheyan��s mouth, Melody��s face turned exceedingly pale. She rubbed her temples weakly; her voice still cold and cool like the spring waters, yet it contained a distinct feebleness.


    ��I remember from myst life; after the Dark Lord Morgoth had been defeated in the War of Wrath during the First age, most of the balrogs had met their ends then. However, there were still a few fugitives that had escaped underground. Yet that was over 6,000 years ago, perhaps, this balrog had been hiding under the Misty Mountains?��


    Reef suddenly smiled bitterly and spoke up.


    ��Previously I was affected by that poisonous fog, but you weren��t��the reason should be because of this balrog.��


    Sheyan was also enlightened.


    ��I understand now. Wherever the balrog shows up, its scorching nature would heat up the rocks. When you crossed the boulder previously, that balrog was probably asleep. That was why the poisonous air was concentrated densely under the low temperature, and became heavier than air, umting at a low-lying area����as for when I arrived earlier just now, the balrog had probably found trouble with the octopus already. Hence its ming temperature had probably started heating the poisonous fog, causing it to float and drift away.


    (TN: Okay for those that don��t understand, this involves science. Cold air sinks while hot air rises. So if the ground is hot, then the air will heat up and rises up, while the denser cold air will sink to the ground)


    Reef sighed.


    ��Also, your twilight elf blessing probably allowed you to assimte into nature, hence the octopus wasn��t able to sense your existence.��


    Suddenly, an unexinable sound echoed in from the distant cave. ��Chi chizz�� It sounded like water being sshed onto red-glowing charcoal, but with a rummaging billowing that was amplified a hundred folds. Following closely was a murderous deafening roar. The resounding roar reverberated against the mountain walls, shaking the ceiling and sides as tiny rock fragments came spraying down like a rain shower.

 Chapter 320: Coconut egg

    <h4>Chapter 320: Coconut egg</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and ELkassar


    After the violent shaking like an earthquake, a moist humidity suddenly swept in like a transparent palm pping their faces. The palm was drenched in water vapour, even causing the moisture in their skins to turn saturated.


    Simultaneously, an enormous deep blue tentacle brushed in through the arched door, its one metre huge suckers tightly pasted against the mountain wall.


    When the tentacle gripped tighter, cracks immediately formed on the steel-like mountain walls. Then another two enormous tentacles flushed in, one of the tentacle surface hosted a terrifying cauterized wound, striking bare red over the injured area looking like a prawn that was cooked.


    Following that, the humongous ocean blue octopus borrowed the strength of its 3 tentacles to pull back into the mountain belly. Indeed, it was that legendary creature - Ocean-freak of Moria!


    This humongous octopus appeared extremely cumbersome on the floor, yet when with one shrinking movement of its tentacles; it already traversed through dozens of metres. It belonged to the clumsily heavy, yet extremely agile fighting model. It had ten elongated tentacles, like 10 deadly serpents. Two of its primary tentacles surpassed over 12 metres. Its body appeared like a spindle shape, with an abnormal superfluous growth of a basketball court size. Although its limbs looked soft, its eyes glittered with murder, originating from its wild savage nature!!


    Still, this mother ocean-freak was injured.


    Heavily wounded!


    Two of its tentacles had been snapped by half, thick bluish blood streaming out profusely as it sprayed around chaotically, following the repeated squirming of the tentacle.


    From the outside of the arched easter door, zing mes raged on threatening to burn down the world; fiery red mes red up to heights of a dozen metre, within its midst a distorted shape could be barely seen. A shape looking the the devil king himself. Its body was masked within the mes, its soul easily warping through the mes to bore through unrestrained.


    The two severed tentacles of the Ocean-freak Moria were being roasted inside the mes, barbequing to the sizzling sound. The Balrog Durin��s Bane released a piercingugh, using its zing mouth to chew on its enemy��s tentacles; saliva and blood sshing as he joyfully partook of the meal.


    Ocean-freak Moria was iparably furious, brandishing its tentacles as it lurched forward; widening its parrot shaped, half a metre wide solid mouth beak. A cold glimmer shimmered over it like a diamond, it was easy to imagine the consequence of something being pecked by it.


    Instead, The me devil Balrog, Durin��s Baneughed wildly. With a flick of its wrist, ava fiery whip appeared. Simultaneously, Ocean-freak Moria��s tentacle mmed against its body, fishing outrge regiments of mes; yet its physical body remained nowhere to be materialized.


    The fiery whip was as elegant as a molten serpent, frantically covering the air like a ming as it descended against Ocean-freak Moria��s sky blue body. Lines after lines of charred ck burnt wounds were whipped out of Ocean-freak Moria��s body, with its bluish blood dispersing throughout the region; even the tragic outflow of blood seemed like it was boiling likeva!


    At this moment, Melody suddenly raised her hand and pointed. A buzzing sound could be heard in Sheyan��s ears, before they once again returned into that void mode; vividly seeing that blue cluster belonging to Ocean-freak Moria still brimming as clear as before. From this, it was obvious that Ocean-freak Moria wasn��t very badly wounded because of its two severed tentacles; its life force was still burning strongly. Besides, an octopus��s tentacles could be self-severed in critical moments.


    But that wasn��t what Melody wanted them to see! Instead, it was the surrounding constitution of spirit links around Ocean-freak Moria! The massive amounts of blue web like threads were being retracted back substantially, it was obviously it had been wrecked badly. Currently, under the fanaticalshings of the Balrog, the lines were repeatedly being destroyed and evaporated. Perpetual destruction. It was obvious the reason Ocean-freak Moria was being reduced to such a sorry state by this Balrog, a huge portion was because she wanted to protect her own eggs.


    As the saying goes, two hearts beat as one. Sheyan immediately recalled Melody��s special method to absorb the essence of Ocean-freak Moria��s eggs. He automatically nced towards the coconut sized matured eggs. ��Brother Reef had painstakingly watered and transported these fes, being the dad and mother to them. Finally, you have all grown up into a bubbling coconut, and he still had to endure your mischievous ejactions. But now it is time for you guys to return this gratitude.��


    Something noteworthy was previously, Melody was concentrating her spirit sense heavily onto Ocean-freak Moria��s body; hence, they suffered a severe bacsh previously. But now, the spirit sense was cautiously probing through the spirit links of the surrounding eggs, hence it didn��t exhaust much of her mental strength, and the bacsh of the fight was within an eptable range.


    The trio slyly hide inside the crevice of the stone, eye covetously at those 5 coconut shaped eggs; awaiting the moment the spirit links vanishedpletely, before the egg thieves made their move. Fortunately, the twilight elf blessing was extremely crucial as it assimted them into nature. Thus, even though the Ocean-freak Moria was a legendary creature, it wasn��t able to discover them.


    Moreover, her twin eyes were in a critical deadlock with the opposing Balrog. She also had to remain cautious, preventing her vital spots from being ravished by the fiery whip. Lastly, the mountain belly was exceedingly broad, naturally she wouldn��t be able to notice 3 ��ants�� sneaking around her eggs.


    Shockingly, the Balrog raised its fiery whip high up,shing down vertically like a crackling lightning! Ocean-freak Moria hastily raised its twin gigantic tentacles to receive it. At the instance of the collision, she was unable to maintain the spirit link to her eggs. Within their vision, Sheyan could vividly see the blue spirit links fluctuating with Ocean-freak Moria at its core, and then scattering.


    Amongst the 5 coconut sized eggs, 4 of them had their spirit link severed from the mother!


    If they didn��tmit the crime now, than when?


    Sheyan and Reef pounced forward, using their animal hide shirt as they wrapped two each, swiftly tying them up with a dead knot and slinging across their backs. Then Melody hurriedly casted a special twilight elf magic, ingeniously concealing the backs. The 3 didn��t dare to dy, hurriedly sprinting towards that same channel the orcs used; then hastily climbing up the spiral as they attempted to abandon this deadly zone.


    The trio followed the crude spiral of rock stairs up, with Reef proactively leading the way. As he finally extended his head out of the suspended cave, he instantly retracted and shrank back; while gaping in shock as he hurriedly signalled a ��silence�� gesture. Sheyan cautiously peeped out, and was instantly stunned, without hesitating he hurriedly but cautiously shrank back into the cave entrance, not daring for even the slightest of rocks to tumble down.


    Actually, in the narrow valley beneath them, was a shocking battalion of orcs! Their amount was like a fleet of ants. Just beneath Sheyan, he could clearly see the iparably arrogant Lurtz striding through, along with several huge ocean-freaks (Tentacled-freak*). Lurtz was a formidable bowman, naturally he possessed a keen eyesight and hearing. Sheyan didn��t dare to make a single sound, frightened like a cheating male(ED: Theparisons keep getting better, lol), as he sneakily shrank back into the cave.


    (TN: *Take note, Saruman��s Ocean-freaks aren��t the spawns of the Ocean-freak Moria. He probably only used the genes to create them. To reduce confusion, I��ve decided to change their name to tentacled-freak)


    Even with Sheyan��s intellect, he couldn��t help feeling there was no room to advance nor retreat. No matter the battling between two legendary creatures or the orc battalion headed by Lurtz, both weren��t situations they could handle.��


    The only constion was that in this short span of time now, they were rtively safe; neither the colossal mother octopus nor Lurtz knew of their current existence. Sheyan secretly spied on the orcs below, seeing that they were apparently unexpectedly cheering or celebrating, as though they had found something valuable on the ground. It was probably those half rottened and lifeless Ocean-freak Moria��s eggs.


    Yet for now, there was nothing they could do but wait. Sheyan then allowed Melody to once again disy her twilight elf methods, to extract the essence of those perfectly matured Ocean-freak Moria��s eggs. Previously, those eggs that had already lost their life force boosted all his attributes by 1; then this time, the strengthening effects would naturally be a pleasant surprise.


    The gigantic octopus and Balrog was currently fighting to their heart��s content; the humidity of the mountain belly was flourishing as water moisture evaporated under the high temperature. The mountain belley was like a steamer, dense white mist enshrouding the ce. They still had the twilight elf blessing concealing their auras, it was almost impossible for the octopus to discover them even with the naked eye. Thus in this short duration, there was no chance of them being found out.


    Even if that was so, Melody still decided to mumble an incantation; biting her finger as she allowed her blood to drip onto the ground. Then it formed into a nature istion formation circle. She then finally used her slender fingers to carve out ancient elf characters in mid air.


    The only difference now was that the first ancient elf character was actually radiating a splendid gold, it seemed like she had taken more effort to carve it, her face turning slightly pale. Based on Melody��s abilities, it seemed like this golden character was her limit.

 Chapter 321: Huge replenishment

    <h4>Chapter 321: Huge replenishment</h4>


    Tranted by: CHua\


    Edited by: TN and ELkassar


    After the golden ancient character appeared, Melody��s fingers exhibited a beautiful sword dance as she carved out 12 cyan colored ancient elf characters consecutively. It was like the stars revolving around the moon, as the 12 cyan colors cup the ancient golden character, forming a profound mystery; thriving with nature vitality.


    Next up was naturally to invite the perfect intact spirit coconut egg into the boiling pot. Sheyan took the initiative as he delivered the coconut egg directly towards the ancient elf characters, sparing her the effort of using psychokic to the move the egg.


    Within the ancient elf characters, the coconut sized egg gradually turned transparent. An astonishing pocket-sized Ocean-freak Moria octopus appeared within, its eyes still closed but its tentacles were frantically struggling. Yet, it waspletely futile against the pressure of the ancient elf characters.


    Very quickly, the pocket-sized octopus within the egg shell turned rigid, gradually disintegrating into speckles of faint blue, but not dissolving into fumes. The speckles directly swivelled around the 13 ancient elf characters. Gradually, the golden character at the nucleus started swelling, causing the other 12 cyan colored ancient elf characters to be slowly ted over with gold. When the egg was utterly extracted, Melody breathed in heavily; the 13 glittering gold ancient elf characters were sucked into her mouth.


    Melody shut her eyes. Sheyan could sense a rapid temperament transformation within her. If she was described as the fresh bud of spring previously, then right now she was the luxurious fragrance ofte spring and the early summer. Previously, only still green leaves were present, not blossoming flowers sparkled between the leaves. It was obvious her might had transcended a new level, nature smoothly poured with from the reserved Melody.


    Sheyan hinted for Melody to continue absorbing, but she shook her head. Currently, it was her limit, besides she was still a newly awakened twilight elf. However, her current strength could bepared to a twilight elf who had been cultivating for an entire 20 years! If she continued to force her way up, then more harm would befit her than benefit.


    Thus, Sheyan and Reef starting their own absorbing process. The process now was much simpler. Pursing her lips, the 13 golden characters flew out of Melody��s mouth, as it revolved around her without her needing to carve anything; it was like the servant acknowledging their master. With their aid, Sheyan and Reef easily absorbed the essence of 2 coconut eggs.


    No matter Sheyan or Reef, they both reaped a huge bonus. Apart from a marvellous +2 to all attributes, their HP and MP were permanently raised by 50 points!! Of course, this effect only happened for the first time they absorbed, it not they could very easily break through into the 50 points attribute world limit.


    Actually, Reef nearly miscalcted andmit a sequence error. If he had first absorbed the coconut sized egg before trying to absorb the ones Sheyan gathered, that extra +1 to all attributes of thetter would��ve been utterly overlooked. If not for Melody alerting them, Reef would have really wasted such a golden opportunity.


    Observing Melody��s power once again expanding, Sheyan couldn��t help but ask.


    ��How strong do you think you are now? Are you able topete against that uruk-hai leader, Lurtz?��


    Melody had nearly been raped by an uruk-hai before; although she had miraculously raised two levels of strength as a twilight elf so far, the emotional bane of that traumatic experience still lingered within her. Whats more topare against the uruk-hai leader, Lurtz? His power was so dreadful, he could even kill Boromir of the Fellowship! Hence Melody didn��t reply to him, but merely casted a pitiful expression at Sheyan. Sheyan then pped his forehead and sighed.


    ��Alright, then how about an ordinary uruk-hai?��


    This time, Melody shyly nodded her head. Even though her past life and experiences had returned to her, she was still an elf maiden who had just reached hering of age. Naturally, she still had an air of youthfulness and inexperience.


    Sheyan��s eyes glittered as he continued.


    ��We definitely have a chance if you can deal with 5 uruk-hais at one go����oi oi what��s with that expression. Fine, fine, 5 is indeed demanding, how about 3?��


    ��Still no? Two?��


    ��What! In addition to us, only can deal with two������


    At present, Melody was still using yesterday��s standards in judging him and Reef, she had no clue the two of them were reduced to a pathetic state without their equipment. Although they just earned several benefits, it was still vastly far from the overall bonuses their equipments provided.


    Sheyan released a long sigh, then looking towards the few Tentacled-freak mingled amidst the orcs and uruk-hais. This Tentacled-freak in his eyes was essentially a 360 degrees machine cannon without a blind spot, that had the appearance of an octopus. His initial idea of attempting to ughter his way out was instantly extinguished. Hence, he could only do the thing he hated the most to do - wait for heaven��s will to manifest.


    Since the path ahead was impossible, Sheyan could only try thinking of a solution for the way backwards. Although their prowess had matured a little, butpared to two legendary creatures, they could still be described as ants maturing into crickets; the same fate of being trampledid ahead. But also because of their insignificance, they would not be noticed easily. Thus, he was trying to see if there was a sliver of hope to pull chestnuts out of fire.


    After Sheyan cautiously crept back nearing the mountain belly, he was shocked to discover the temperature had been raised substantially. Peeping closer, he could see a weary and injured Ocean-freak Moria; it had already retreated towards the west undergroundke. Two more tentacles had been severed, as its severed flesh convulsed incessantly. However, the fiery intensity of the Balrog��s superficial body was also flickering miserably, not as overbearing as before. It was obvious both sides had been considerably wounded.


    Yet Sheyan didn��t have the slightest desire of trying to exploit the sh of the two mythological titans; waiting for them to inflict mutual damage before being the main lead, reaping mind-blowing profits from taking advantage of the situation. His only desire was for an opportunity for the 3 of them to escape.


    Unluckily as Seyan extended his head into the mountain belly, it was the same timing as the Balrog charging towards the octopus. A scorching heat wave surge against his face, its pressure unfathomable like an unyielding mountain. At that instance, Ocean-freak Moria released a blood-curdling whine, a sound wave swept out from its beak as though it was a solid formless b; causing Sheyan to instantly turn giddy. Itsrgest twin tentacles immediately drilled forward like a pike, deeply stabbing into its opposing opponent!


    The core body of the Balrog was abruptly skewered! The mes rolling ferociously, but two shocking deep holes were formed from the impaled aftermath!


    Once again, the Balrog flickered in transformation!


    As for the fiery whip in its hand, it cruellyshed against��the floor directly in front of the Ocean-freak Moria! He could distinctly see in this instance, the mes of the whip seemed to be divided and dropped off. In a sh, the whip was demoted into a queer, sinister, pitch-ck bone whip! The flickering mes of its body instantly divided into a thousand fiery spirits, issuing a crazed hystericalughter as it submerged underground����


    Instantly, huge fissures erupted out over the originally moist ground surfac. Through the fissure cracks, a terrifying red glow likeva sprung out. In a sh, over the entire ground surface of the mountain belly, a massive crisscrossedwork fissure of redva glow appeared!!


    Sheyan��s pupils instantly contracted, he could already see clearly the Balrog��s intention����Actually, this me devil��s intentions was actually not to assault Ocean-freak Moria! The Balrog obviously was clear that even if its might was superior to this humongous octopus, ying it beside a water source was virtually impossible.


    Hence the undying Balrog��s goal was very simple. Why had the Ocean-freak Moria visited this mountain belly? It was obviously to breed its future generation. Hence, if it dashed this very matter, then Ocean-freak Moria wouldn��t continue staying over here.


    Theva like fissures swiftly spread towards the surrounding walls. Once the Ocean-freak Moria��s eggs had reached its tangerine sized second phase, it would sink down towards the rock surface to continue its incubation. In a sh, the Balrog controlled its mes as it binded towards every single egg that was pasted against the wall!


    Blossoms of mes erupted as they insatiably devoured and roasted every egg, it was an utterly wicked assault originating from the Balrog��s evil soul. How could the frail eggs withstand the overwhelming might of the Balrog? In that instance, every single life force was destroyed!


    Sheyan instantly understood something - that was about the Ocean-freak Moria��s eggs that he had gathered previously. The reason why it was so peculiar, the charred insides that seemed like it carried a zing perishment; it was all because of this Balrog!


    Having its future generation massacred even before they were borned, Ocean-freak Moria was utterly enraged. It no longer had any apprehensions as it furiously retreated and dove into the undergroundke behind, inciting a tremendous torrent dashing to the heavens. Within the next second, the water level of theke declined by 3 metres, its surface surging violently. And in the next second, an unbelievably shocking sparkling and translucent, 8 metre high water wall was hoisted up!

 Chapter 322: Violent rage

    <h4>Chapter 322: Violent rage</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    The water wall paused in mid air for roughly a second, as though umting more force. Then, it was unleashed like in the form of an earth-shattering tsunami!


    Within one outburst of spit, it was simply a mountain sh flood exploding forth. At least half of the undergroundke was drawn out, carrying the sorrowful anger of the Ocean-freak Moria as it sted out!!


    The reason Ocean-freak Moria didn��t resort to this previously, was because it feared the repercussions would affect its offspring eggs. Yet now, it held back no longer, releasing its awe-inspiring deadliness.


    Even though the mountain belly was incredibly vast; under the furious all out might of the Ocean-freak Moria, its entire contents were transformed into an unbridled vast body of water. The turbulent flood carried on with unstoppable might, colliding against the naturally arched door at the east of the mountain belly. The flood then continued forward, draining out towards the lower inclination of the mountain cave entrance!


    At present, the terrifying might of the Ocean-freak Moria could be seen evidently. If it could be described as a ss 5 legendary creature, then after it submerged into the water; it was at least elevated beyond the pinnacle of a ss 6 legendary creature!


    Caughtpletely off guard, the ce Sheyan was hiding in was abruptly flooded. His body was instantly swept off by the ferocious flood. Fortunately, he reacted fast as it hastily held onto a nearby stgmite, instead he felt like his entire body was being stretched excessively by the raging water current.


    Fortunately, his pure strength was still 23 points, his fingertips crushed into the stgmite. ��Crkk crrekkk�� Still, weakening cracks formed on the rock surface, as though it could break off at any moment. Sheyan gritted his teeth as he steadily held on without being swept away.


    It was at this moment, when Sheyan was observing the rushing flood, he immediately understood the narrow mountain valley he travelled through previously; why there were so many loose Ocean-freak Moria��s eggs.


    It seems like this wasn��t the first time Ocean-freak Moria had decided this destination toy its eggs; probably due to the suitably terrain for doing so. It was only this ce that the rock surface was warm, an unusual phenomenon of body temperature but it was due to the underlying influence of the hiding balrog. Thus, its breeding ns had always been wrecked by the crafty balrog.


    In its fury, the octopus would unleash a torrential flood, the flood soaring through the bends of that narrow valley they travelled through; finally being stopped at that gigantic boulder of before. The water would be stalled there, with a small portion draining out through the small hole, carrying fragments of the Ocean-freak Moria��s eggs. Finally, the water would slowly be drainedpletely, and flow into theke behind the pine forest.


    The actions of those orcs from before were now abundantly clear. The reason they yed the captives and tossed them off the icy peak yet still preserving their life force; was because they needed the captives to struggle intensely afternding to the ground.


    Under such severely cold temperatures, random pieces of mud, gravels and stones would adhere onto the flesh of the captives, and pasted frozen onto the flesh. Of course, that includes the ultimate aim of Saruman as well - those Ocean-freak Moria��s eggs.


    Obviously neither the uruk-hais nor orcs were able to climb down from the thousand metres high icy precipice, and retrieve the corpses they tossed down. Not only did they have to face the treacherous cold and slippery descend, they also had to cross over the unknown dangers of theke. Although they couldn��t aplish that, it didn��t meant other creatures couldn��t.


    Truthfully speaking, Saruman��s doppelganger was really a talented individual. He was actually able to analyze that Great Eagle, Thorondor��s offspring, inside the Misty Mountain; and was able to produce an aroma that they loved -busted fumes from the stone basin. Enticing them to approach, before throwing the stone basin down the cliff.


    Naturally, the Great Eagle would tailgate after the origins of the wonderful aroma. Hence, they would casually discover the existence of those frozen corpses, that had the wonderful Ocean-freak Moria��s mucus flowing inside them. After encountering such a delicacy, the eagle would definitely have its fill. ording to its natural tendencies, it would definitely capture some back into its nest to feed the young, or as night snack for itspanion.


    Based on the topography of this snowy precipice and valley, the stuffed Great Eagle would normally fly across the orc metropolis encampment. Saruman��s doppelganger would then control the Wizard Tower to assault it. The Great Eagle��s primary weapon was its beak and ws; after being aggressed, it would loosened its ws to retaliate, thus dropping the frozen corpses. If those frozen corpses had Ocean-Moria��s eggs pasted onto them, then Saruman��s doppelganger would have profited. Of course, the majority didn��t.


    Naturally, Saruman was able to obtain great benefits from these Ocean-freak Moria��s eggs; leading to defining breakthroughs pertaining to his research.


    This wasn��t solely and evidently seen from those nasty tentacled-freaks he created, but also from the gene-mix ��Mucus of the Ocean-freak of Moria��.


    The former was a terribly deadly biological weapon; loyal, intelligent and adept in calcting. Thetter was an iparably miraculous potion, able to amplify one��s survivability in battle by several folds!


    The only thing Sheyan wasn��t able to deduce was how did Saruman get his hands on the first cup of ��Mucus of the Ocean-freak of Moria������it was possible an orc randomly fished an egg from theke. Perhaps a certain exterminated orc tribe had passed down the legends, or perhaps it was the produce of an evil divine sacrifice etc.


    But Sheyan could definitely confirm, Saruman had already conducted several probes and research to the area here, and had paid a gravely huge price along the way. That was how he had managed toe up with an ingenious tactic of utilizing the Great Eagle to retrieve the yed captives.


    ��Then������ Sheyan finally understood one thing. ��Those uruk-hai and that one-eyed demon outside weren��t even here for us! We were just small fish being swooped up by a huge storm!��


    Saruman had been plotting this matter for a long time. Actuallyparing his capabilities, it shouldn��t be inferior to the Ocean-freak Moria. It was only because Ocean-freak Moria was a water type creature, and held utmost supremacy in the water. Yet it was because Ocean-freak Moria had always been coping itself within the Carn D?mke, that Saruman perpetually couldn��t deal with it; or even cross theke.


    However, not only was Saruman powerful, he even possessed an extremely astute intellect. After long periods of research and investigations, he probably was able to infer the breeding season of this legendary creature. Thus, he had mobilized an expedition into this remote region, to exploit this fact!


    Previously when Sheyan worked in the basement of the Wizard tower to process tremendous amounts of materials, it was in preparation for this one time expedition. Instead because they managed to flee, they became the fuse for Saruman to shift the mobilization of his troops nearer. This was because the secret of this orc encampment, after Saruman had expended countless blood and effort, was definitely not permitted to be leaked to the outside world.


    Nevertheless, Saruman was a human and not a deity. He would��ve never been able to guess that the Ocean-freak Moria would actually be shing with the ancient balrog. The primary motive for this firstrge scale skirmish, was probably to seize the golden opportunity that Ocean-freak Moria had left theke for its breeding season. Thus, advancing towards that narrow and long mountain valley, that the orcs hail as the ��Land of Hope��, to gather more Ocean-freak Moria��s eggs.


    But as the saying goes, man proposes but God disposes. As Ocean-freak Moria reached the pinnacle of its fury, those orcs and uruk-hais that had infiltrated this ��Land of hope�� instantly became fish in a cmitous pond. That had to face the iparable horror of the heaven defying flood!!


    Sheyan tightly grasped onto the stgmite, cracking sounds repeatedly emerged from his grip. He bit heavily against his lips. His fingernails were being forcefully inverted, as blood streamed out. Still, Sheyan tried his utmost to stabilize himself against the torrential currents. He knew that if he was swept away, this life would be lost easily by smashing against any loose rocks!


    Fortunately, his current position was at the back region of the mountain belly, nearer to the undergroundke. He wasn��t situated against the direct flush of the flood, asionally pulses of backflow would even allow him to take an additional breath.


    Seizing an opportunity of a backflow, Sheyan forced himself forward using his legs to wrap tightly around the stgmite. With this huge stgmite shielding the water, he could finally rx a little. Moreover, the flood gradually halted after ten minutes since Ocean-freak moria��s outburst of rage. Sheyan reckoned that the amount of water spurted out was definitely not inferior to a typical sh flood of a medium sized river!


    Swoosh! Swoosh! The water gently pped against the surrounding rocks. Although it was an unchallengeable legendary creature, Ocean-freak Moria was also clearly exhausted, curling up its tentacles as it floated on the water surface, resting. The rippling waters beneath it swiftly retreated back, allowing this temporary mountain aquarium to rapidly shrink back to drynd.


    Undoubtedly, both Sheyan and the Ocean-freak Moria had their attention glued towards the middle region of this ce. Currently, the water was still flowing, a mix of white froth and muddied yellow formed into numerous tiny whirlpools. It was also the area the balrog was standing on before the flood!


    The waters swift receded, yet not a single trace of the balrog could be seen. Only, over the surface of the rocky ground, was a tiny clump of burnt darkness which signified one thing - just a short while ago, there was a legendary creature emitting an incinerating temperature over this surface.

 Chapter 323: Inflicting serious damages

    <h4>Chapter 323: Inflicting serious damages</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    At this moment, no matter who, the sneaky Sheyan or the Ocean-freak Moria; both had one notion in their hearts.


    ��That Balrog should��ve been swept up already right?��


    Suddenly, the ground��s surface split open!


    An explosion as crazy as a volcanic eruption!!


    Although it was the eruption only happened within a few square metres in a circr radius, it unleashed the same sensation as molten fieryva exploding into the horizon!


    Then, a grey figure burrowed out.


    This figure appeared to be roughly a tenth of Ocean-freak Moria��s size. It had a pair of gigantic goat horns, a pointed mouth and triangr eyes. A charred ck rock-like shell covered its body, with deep dense cracks running through its shell; of which deep scarlet mes were spurting out.


    This was the real body of that fugitive - me devil Balrog, Durin��s Bane!


    It actually dissolved itself into the ground after being covered by the wall of water, yet its fearsomeness disyed in its ability to conceal up its traces wlessly! The Balrog had waited patiently for this moment, and it definitely wasn��t for the sake of leaping out to say goodbye to Ocean-freak Moria!


    Although this matter appeared like Ocean-freak Moria was the perpetual victim, but one had to think in the shoes of the Balrog, Durin��s Bane, as well. One will then realized that the Balrog was simrly pitiful and iparably despondent.


    As a matter of fact, it carried the word ��gutless�� on its back for life; being one who had deserted its own kind during the Balrog annihtion in the War of Wrath. At present, it only wanted to dwell peacefully in the abyss and enjoy the darkness and stillness of red-hotva in dormant; confiding itself to a dull boring life of squashing little insects who crept into its abyss.


    Yet of all things, Ocean-freak Moria required a warm environment to breed. Its personal residing habitat was the Misty Mountains which was 3,417 metres above sea level, and it didn��t have the luxury of beautiful sunshine, coconut trees, beaches, bikinis of the Southern seas.


    Hence without a choice, Ocean-freak Moria had to find an adequately warm area for it to breed its future generation. Unfortunately, the destination it found was coincidentally the Balrog��s residence. Its unceasing seeking of a warm environment, was actually the body temperature manifested from the Balrog. Just think about it, if you were cooped up at home all cosy with the perfect temperature, yet suddenly someone barged into your house and started sprinkling icy cold water in your face; how would you feel? Truthfully speaking, no matter how good the temperament of the Balrog was, it would never be able to endure such invading behavior!


    Furthermore, creating more resentment was the fact that the Ocean-freak Moria��s breeding period was extremely disorderly; sometimes once in years, sometimes once in weeks����Thus, while Ocean-freak Moria hated the Balrog to the core, it was fair to say that the Balrog simrly hated Ocean-freak Moria who kept infringing on its territory and peace. Besides, the Balrog was an ancient devilish character and careful deliberations, it decided to spare all effort to consume its superficial mes over its body surface, in order to dispatch of this trouble once and for all!


    A fiery ze radiated out; Sheyan could only feel his eyes being stabbed by something, issuing a burning and piercing agony! After the Balrog had exploded up from the ground like a devil from hell, it soared into the air, curling its tail as it aimed ahead. Then with astonishing speed, it propelled its tail bone targeting directly towards the convex area between Ocean-freak Moria��s eyes. That was indeed the vital part of the octopus.


    However, Ocean-freak Moria was simrly a legendary creature of the same tier. At the same time it was struck, two primary tentacles carried sshes of ice crumbs as itshed out. The tentacles struck the Balrog flying 20 metres away, as it crashed onto the ground sliding miserably; leaving a long burnt trace on the ground. Its ck crusty skin at its abdomen had been distinctly torn off, leaving an enormous wound in its ce. Fiery mes of blood red out andbusted to a height of 30 metres!!


    Mutual infliction!!


    Amidst the gruesome roars of anguish by both parties, Sheyan couldn��t help feeling tempted. However, he didn��t follow his greed like most main leads would, to charge forward. Instead, he hastily shrank backwards in a timid crawl, before he tiptoed in huge strides back upwards to flee.


    Who was he kidding. An ordinary octopus already had 3 hearts, and every single tentacle possessed its own ��brain�� allowing it to move on its own even after the octopus dies. Moreover, the Balrog was known as ava demon who could exercise its spirit. To gain advantages from these two legendary creatures would be essentially seeking for the fastest way to die.


    ��How��s it going?�� After climbing back up to the cave entrance, Sheyan nced at Melody and Reef and whispered.


    Reef shrugged his shoulders.


    ��This reminds me of the unprecedented flood written in the Bible. Those poor fes really looked like garbage soaked for 4-5 days in the River Thames.��


    After speaking, he offered his optimal viewing seat to Sheyan. Sheyan stretched his head out to peep; the entire narrow valley beneath was just a ne of water body. The yellowish-brown mountain flood churned up by Ocean-freak Moria still carried unstoppable might; its turbulent crashing waves snarled like a fuming yellow dragon, and ferociously pounded against the cliff rocks on both sides.


    Visibly seen were the mushy and mutted corpses of several orcs and Uruk-hai floating calmly over the flood surface, being swept down at rapid pace. On the contrary, those cumbersome tentacled-freaks looked as if there were still on drynd, their agility was matchless in the water as they swiftly swam upstream; their movements rather shocking to behold.


    ��What should we do now?�� Reef inquired of Sheyan. Sheyan shook his head and replied. ��We can only watch for now.��


    Melody suddenly interrupted.


    ��When the mountain flood stabilizes a little, we can try to take advantage of this crisis and trace back our original path to escape. I am able to execute an underwater breathing divine art.��


    Sheyan��s gaze flickered, but instantly shook his head gently.


    ��For such arge scale operation, it is impossible that Saruman��s doppelganger wouldn��t be present himself to coordinate it. We can see that evidently from the exploring party assaulting this valley thatprises mainly of orcs. This group is probably merely front scouts used as cannon fodder. This mountain flood is artificially created by Ocean-freak Moria, it will go as quickly as ites. If we return on the same path, we will definitely encounter the main fleet led by Saruman��s doppelganger������


    ��But still, underwater breathing divine art������


    Although Sheyan uttered these statements, his eyes still shone with thoughtfulness as he continued.


    ��Opportunities go to those who are prepared, let us first continue waiting here. Let us pray the twilight elf blessing will stay effective so they won��t notice us.��


    ��Oh, right.�� Sheyan paused for a while before standing up, then he walked in front of Melody and sincerely uttered. ��I��m guessing, if me and Reef weren��t around, then you��d definitely have a method to escape this predicament on your own right?��


    Melody bit her lower lip but remained silent. She didn��t dare to look into Sheyan��s eyes, but ultimately nodded her head slightly.


    Sheyan released a long breath beforefortably continuing.


    ��That��s excellent. This only matter guing my heart is finally settled.��


    Sheyan then extended his hand to lift up Melody��s chin, staring earnestly into her eyes.


    ��Listen to me, O noble and esteemed twilight elf. He and I are not people from Middle-earth. In actual fact, if ever we encounter death, our god will protect us and vanquish death itself to rescue us to him. Thus, we will definitely live on even in the face of all dangers. You too, must live on. Don��t worry about us����save me the despair of personally watching perish die in vain!��


    Melody was taken aback.


    ��Apart from Middle-earth, there are still other earths?��


    Sheyan smiled slightly and replied.


    ��Think about the sacred undyingnds of Aman, therein lies your blessed elf kingdom of Valinor; is it located in Middle-earth? Since there��s an Aman outside of Middle-earth, why couldn��t there be our own human earth?��


    In the end, Melody was still half doubtful of Sheyan��s words. While they were conversing, the mountain flood beneath came as fast as it went, and the water had already receded to extremely shallow levels. Those cumbersome Tentacled-freaks had already swiftly swam upstream, following the direction of the water source as they reached the mountain belly. The Balrog had long ago dissolved back into the rocks, casually retreating back into the underground abyss as it used the scalding magma to treat its wounds. Only the humongous octopus, Ocean-freak Moria, was still semi-submerged inside the undergroundke, resting.


    Although the sh flood was rapid and ferocious, most of its unstoppable force was directed towards the main entrance of the mountain belly. Whereas the eggs were all being bred within the crevices of the rocks behind, some crevices were located high up on the rocks, and thus there were several fortunate eggs that were spared from obliteration. As a female beast, and a mother that had just given birth to her eggs, Ocean-freak Moria still harbored a sliver of hope for any lucky survivors of these remnant eggs. Hence, it remained stationary here, until it had utterly given up.


    At this moment, amongst the front scouts of Saruman��s fleet, a massive Tentacled-freak had easily swam up into the tremendous mountain belly. The moment it saw the Ocean-freak Moria, it instantly turned motionless. That round eye ball on its head glinted with a sh, like aputer hard disk rapidly processing. It was clear that the Tentacled-freak was probably contacting Saruman, feedbacking the strange scenario it was observing.


    Following closely, 3 other huge Tentacled-freaks charged into the mountain belly. The 4 Tentacled-freaks tangled their tentacles together, bracing into a row. Proceeding that, the eyes on their heads gradually reddened, as though they were gathering energy.


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    At present, within the mountain valley outside, a flock of swift and fierce elite uruk-hais was seen lifting an immense bone carriage and sprinting with unparalleled speeds. Seated atop the bone carriage, was shockingly Saruman��s doppelganger! Surrounding and escorting the bone carriage were massive amounts of uruk-hais as well as fully-equipped orcs!


    Obviously, after hearing of Ocean-freak Moria��s weakened state, Saruman��s doppelganger ultimately couldn��t hold back his thriving ambitions and excitement. He directly mobilized his entire strength, wanting to ughter this humongous octopus! If not, his basic goal was at least to severely wound this legendary creature, then sweeping the entire mountain for Ocean-freak Moria��s eggs!

 Chapter 324: Break away

    <h4>Chapter 324: Break away</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Very quickly, the 4 Tentacled-freaks had received Saruman��s orders; viciously targeting Ocean-freak Moria in unison and released concentrated assaults of death rays. The rays were roughly the size of a wine cup, radiating forth likesers. Just by looking at it, Sheyan felt a shiver down his back. Those death rays not only had a dreadful offensive, it even contained a negative buff effect. Even if Sheyan was in his optimal state, he still wouldn��t dare to face 4-5 consecutive shots of those rays head on.


    Against the iing death rays, Ocean-freak Moria merely raised its tentaclezily, and easily blocked off those beams ofser. Yet for some unknown reason, when the death rays struck its skin, a strange reflection urred and ricocheted towards the nearby walls. Chi! Chi! The rays corroded out deep holes in the walls.


    It was pretty obvious that the gic makeup of these Tentacled-freaks were nurtured and created by Saruman through research of those lifeless Ocean-freak Moria��s eggs. Hence, their genes naturally originated from Ocean-freak Moria. Therefore, Ocean-freak Moria obviously wouldn��t ce their attacks in its eyes, blocking them as easily as drawing. Sheyan didn��t know if he saw wrong, but he could somewhat identify a sense of ridicule emitting from the female octopus��s eyes.


    At this moment, Saruman finally arrived and his eyes instantly erged with the sight of the gigantic octopus; the greed shining from his eyes and his drooling mouth could even be see from afar! He immediately signalled to his orc underlings to surround it, but allowed the elite uruk-hais to remain motionless.


    Something noteworthy was the fact that even though the flood was ferocious and abrupt, it wasn��t a fatal threat to the likes of a uruk-hai leader like Lurtz. Only, he waspletely covered in dirt, cutting a rather sorry figure.


    Meanwhile, Reef and Melody were both excitedly eximing.


    ��Well done, now that the narrow valley outside is left with several frail and old orcs; once both parties start to battle, we can immediately climb out of this entrance, and sneak off behind their backs. Even if Saruman catches wind of this, his hands would be tied to pursue us.��


    Sheyan��s eyes flickered for a moment but he gently shook his head again, earnestly and gently advising.


    ��Now is not the time.��


    Reef was shocked.


    ��Then when is the best time to leave?��


    Sheyan didn��t answer him directly.


    ��Just take a look at the battle below.��


    ��Reef cautiously spied downwards. At present, Ocean-freak Moria was suffering from the all round assaults of 20 orcs, with nearly 10 other Tentacled-freaks engaging in long range firepower. Yet with only two tentacles, she still easily guarded and even retaliated.


    As Reef peeped out, he coincidentally saw Ocean-freak Moria swinging out a tentacle with water sshing about. The tentacle was Iparably deft as it coiled around an orc, and constricted; fracturing and shattering every bone within that unlucky orc, before tossing the orc into its mouth beak. The ck blood of the orc gushed out profusely; this imagery gave off an impression of a human biting a swollen orange with its juices squirting everywhere.


    To Ocean-freak Moria, it had just gone through a season of breeding and even engaged in a huge deadly battle. What it needed now was massive amounts of food to replenish its energy, and right now, these pesky ants had delivered themselves to it. Reef continue watching as another 3 orcs were coiled around by those terrifying tentacles, and tossed into Ocean-freak Moria��s mouth. Saruman didn��t make a move, he only gestured his underlings to retreat a little. But why would Ocean-freak Moria give up on these pesky ants? One step at a time, she crawled out from the undergroundke.


    A thought shed in Reef��s eyes, he was suddenly enlightened and eximed.


    ��Right! Saruman is too greedy, he actually desires to lure the Ocean-freak Moria out of itske! Firstly, he can lower its capabilities, and secondly, he wishes to capture the yed beast, or even capture it alive! Don��t tell me������


    Sheyan pped his shoulder, and sincerely affirmed.


    ��That��s correct. If Melody is able to allow us to breathe underwater, then we can seize the opportunity when this octopus is lured out; and directly leave through the undergroundke.��


    Reef frowned and replied.


    ��But��������


    Sheyan knew what he was worried about, he calmly replied.


    ��There is no need for buts. The reason Saruman wasn��t able to reach here previously, was most likely because the Ocean-freak Moria normally hosted itself within thatke. Then we can determine that this undergroundke is definitely connected to thatke outside. If we were still in optimal fully equipped state, the chances of us breaking through the orcs behind and then swim across is only half. Yet now that we have Melody��s Underwater breathing Divine Art, we would be able to cross safely without apprehensions. Without rming anyone, we would be able to leave this ce without facing a single danger!��


    Meanwhile, Ocean-freak Moria had already beenpletely lured out of the undergroundke, and was lunging forward at the orcs ahead with insatiable hunger. Those vicious and brutish orcs in the eyes of Ocean-freak Moria, were akin to freshly-baked custard tarts. Since they could replenish its strength and observing its enemies retreating, Ocean-freak Moria held no reservations. Although it appeared like its movements were slow, it was not one bit inferior to those orcs.


    After 7 orcs had been consecutively ughtered, Saruman faintly performed a gesture. Instantly, the battling fleet dispersed and fled in all directions. Ocean-freak Moria��s eyes sparkled with a murderous glow; how could she spare them? She instantly flew into a raging pursue. On her way, she consecutively gobbled up 4 other orcs, but when she had just exited the cave entrance of the mountain cave, the uruk-hai leader, Lurtz, could already be seen standing a distant away. Standing atop a towering cliff rock as he gazed upon the cave entrance!


    His body was dripping wet,


    His face filled with cut wounds,


    His appearance terribly wretched,


    Yet he was squinting his eyes,


    His eyes flickered with an unexinable glint.


    Raising his long bow that he would use in the future to square off with that elvish prince, Legs,


    He mounted that dreadful arrow that he would use to y Boromir, steward prince of Gondor!!!


    His muscr arm hoisted up, thick bluish-green veins bulged out like snakes. He then released the bowstring,


    Fire!!


    This arrow didn��t merely rely on Lurtz��s personal strength, it was abination strike with Saruman! It contained a hovering curse of millions of vengeful spirits!


    It was simply impossible to capture the trajectory of this arrow. With the twang of Lurtz��s bow string, in an instance, one of Ocean-freak Moria��s bell shaped eyes instantly exploded. The octopus released a terribly sorrowful shrill as it retreated back towards the cave entrance to flee into theke.


    Yet right now, Saruman��s doppelganger had raised his magic staff up high, and was chanting a curse. Word by word, the curse words resounded from his wrinkled lips. The first word carried no sound, the second was exceedingly clear, and the final word sounded like a sonorous thunder!


    Throughout the iparably sturdy rocks surrounding the cave entrance, sudden wrinkly fissures swiftly formed and repeatedly broke outwards��and copsed! Boom! A smallndslide showered down, releasing a deafening crash. Amidst the dust and smoke, there was still a narrow channel through. Yet for such a humongous beast like the Ocean-freak Moria, it was a dead end!


    Currently, Sheyan and the others were dashing towards the undergroundke without hesitation. As they trampled through the region the octopus had crawled over before, they realized it was excessively filled with mucus. Every step was a chore as long sticky threads adhered to their soles.


    But at this moment, for some unknown reason, a buzzing sound resounded within their brains. It was as though their minds suddenly went nk as they simultaneously copsed to the ground. Sheyan face nted, with the transparent mucus smearing his entire face.


    After regainingposure, he sullenly murmured.


    ��Saruman is really unlucky, Ocean-freak Moria surely isn��t one to be trifled with������


    Melody casted a suspicious re over, Sheyan sighed and continued.


    ��Don��t forget, that damned octopus is able to release powerful hallucinatory gas, even this fierce male beside me had been taken under its spirit control! Those two perverted abilities were obviously useless against that balrog����but don��t ever forget, Saruman created so many Tentacled-freaks using the blueprint gicposition of Ocean-freak Moria. I reckon that old man probably doesn��t know about that even after thousands of deliberations and analysis, or perhaps he is too confident in his research. Today is the day this ce will experience a great setback!��


    Before Sheyan��s words faded, sudden faint and miserable cries drifted in, it was the wails and howls of several uruk-hais!! Sheyan��s deduction was spot on. Those formidable Tentacled-freaks were instantly counter spirit controlled by the furious Ocean-freak Moria. In that instance, Saruman was really caught unprepared.


    The sanctity of such a legendary creature, who could simply voluntarily offend it?


    Probably the unexpected twist of those Tentacled-freak turncoats had left a profound shadow, scarring Saruman��s heart. Thereby possibly triggering him to abandon his future research on them and focus his direction to the uruk-hais. Henceforth, the short-lived tale of the Tentacled-freaks would vanish from this earth forever����


    Sheyan leisurely helped himself to a handful of a few Ocean-freak Moria��s eggs. Although they had been torched by the balrog and their souls had been incinerated, it was still a miracle health potion. Melody then bestowed them with her Underwater Breathing Divine Art, and they leapt into the undergroundke.


    After casting the Underwater Breathing Divine Art, a thin transparent mask covered their faces; emitting faint bubbles of green glow. It was extremely soft and smoothly filtered dissolved air inside the water for them.

 Chapter 325: Weakening limit!

    <h4>Chapter 325: Weakening limit!</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Beneath theke surface was utter pitch-darkness. It was a deathly silence with nothing living inside. Creatures that had tried to approach previously had been in by Ocean-freak Moria. Although Sheyan and Reef didn��t have any deep sea diving experience, Melody was able to initiate a void spatial 3D mode for them. Under her leadership, they navigated through the curves and bends of the undergroundke like a maze, and finally reached thatke known by the orc as ��Carn D?m��ke.


    Sheyan and Reef could feel that the temperature of theke had clearly dipped, which was obviously a chain reaction from the Balrog. After it frenziedly drew in heat to recuperate, the temperature of the undergroundke would naturally swiftly drop. Those peculiar fiendish fish began to cautiously circle around them. Finally, a famished one decided to initiate an attack at Sheyan.


    Yet because of Melody, thoserge stronger worms only curiously swam around their sides, avoiding unnecessary trouble.


    This wasn��t the first time Ocean-freak Moria and the Balrog had faced off. Hence, substantial amounts of eggs from previous times had already been flushed into theke. Through its dposition process, it polluted theke and the creatures living in it, causing them to mutate into fiendish looking freaks. After being contaminated by the genes of Ocean-freak Moria, Ocean-freak Moria then treated them as its own, and didn��t y them for food.


    Fortunately, though Sheyan and Reef had their capabilities severely handicapped, they had the protection of a twilight elf. Melody raised her hands, summoning generous green threads of aquatic grass to elegantly wrap against their bodies. Once a fish closed in, the threads would bind up their mouths and caused them to flee in disarray.


    After the three climbed ashore, they were momentarily stupefied. The previous epidemic forest was now a plot of charred and white dested ground to behold. Even Sheyan hadn��t imagine Saruman to actually devise such a decisively vicious action to dispose of this ghostnd.


    ording to Sheyan��s inference, the water flowing beneath this epidemic forest was probably linked to a certainir that Ocean-freak Moria had dwelled in for a long time. The hallucinatory mucus secreted from this humongous octopus probably mixed into the water, and was absorbed by the roots of the Pine trees for a long period of time. The roots sucked up these substance like a water pump, as the sediments gradually infiltrated into the soil. Hence, when the sunlight shone down after the mist cleared, the ground would release a lethal hallucinatory effect.


    As they continued to trudge forward, they returned to the scene of the avnche; sighing as they recalled it as if it was from their previous lifetime. Because the entire snowy valley had been trampled over by the endless amount of orcs, the footprints they left behind now werepletely negligible. After advancing for roughly a dozen kilometres, the tremendous white honeb orc encampment greeted them.


    Right now, they had two choices. One was to turn left and return to the orc encampment. Next was to turn right, and naturally leave this damnable nightmare behind. Sheyan pondered for a moment before he spoke out.


    ��Melody, do you really have an ability to preserve your life during an emergency?��


    Melody sincerely nodded her head. Sheyan then handed the animal hide bundle he was carrying to Reef, inside contained the plundered Ocean-freak Moria��s eggs. He stared at Reef and spoke.


    ��Looks like we will part ways here. This is a golden opportunity that happens once in a blue moon. This orc encampment is empty now, I reckon most of their forces have been led away by Saruman��s doppelganger. Besides due to the scale of his operation, he probably mobilized every single strength he had. Even the aged and sickly orcs were used as cannon fodder. Hence, I believe that this is a huge chance to reap great benefits.��


    Reef nodded.


    ��I got it, you want me to be the surviving lifeline right?��


    ��That��s correct. You still have the twilight elf blessing on you; once you reach any lusciously abundantnd, the chances of you encountering danger would be greatly reduced. Moreover, the duration of this twilight elf blessing is still pretty long.�� Sheyan sombrely replied.


    ��By surviving, you will ease me of a great burden to take this tremendous risk.��


    Reef smiled. He was always a solemn person, but the smile on his face now was a candid and unflustered one.


    ��Take care, Seaman. Wait, I still have one reservation.��


    Sheyan earnestly replied.


    ��Tell me about it.��


    Reef deliberated before continuing.


    ��This Saruman is merely a doppelganger, his possessions stored inside the Wizard tower wouldn��t be much. Moreover, he just set off on a huge skirmish, probably bringing along essential potions, battle equipments and other tools. This means that the chances of acquiring something good is lessened.��


    ��Finally, because of that ridiculous realm regtion, the things we can bring out of this world is limited. And after our third weakening, the benefits we can acquired would probably reach close to nil. Thus, the reason you want to take this risk, is to try your luck in mending that Rank 6 ability right?��


    Sheyan nodded and replied.


    ��Mmhmm, that is my exact sentiments, but I still feel this risk is worth taking.��


    Reef paused for a moment before wishing him good luck.


    ��Alright, then, take care man.��


    Sheyan needed to seize the moment, he had no clue when Saruman��s doppelganger would return. Hence, he immediately turned and headed towards the orc encampment in big strides. A cowhide pouch was slung beside his waist, as he casually waved goodbye to Reef.


    Right when the two parted ways, their nightmare imprint once again transmitted a merciless voice.


    ��Scanning: Contestant no.1018 has reached a relevant checkpoint for the party establishment mission ��Survival�� !��


    ��Congrattions: Contestant no.1018, your party establishment mission ��Survival�� has reached its final phase of critical checkpoints!��


    ��Warning: The difficulty level of staying in this world is raised again. Henceforth, all attributes of the nightmare realm will vanish. Your body conditions will decline to the standards of an ordinary human!!��


    ��Details: You��ve already reached the final phase of the party establishment mission ��Survival��. 8 more hours of survival will allow you to fulfill the maximum score ��lvl max�� of the party establishment mission ��Survival��. You will then be forcefully sent back to the nightmare realm. If you can fulfil that criteria, you will be able to obtain the relevant milestone and acquire the maximum reward for this mission!��


    Although Sheyan was already emotionally prepared, he couldn��t help rejoicing frantically in his heart. At present, there was another matter he had already inferred, but he couldn��t help asking about it.


    ��If I choose to return to the realm now while my party member continues staying in this world. How will the mission rewards be calcted?��


    ��Calcting answer������


    ��Backing up������


    ��Answering������


    ��Both members have chosen to enter this world together, and initiate the party establishment mission ��Survival��. As long as one member lives, the mission rating would utilize the member with the most exceptional result.��


    After getting an answer, Sheyan finally loosened up as though he had ced a huge baggage down, as he headed towards that orc metropolis. However, the sudden returning to his ordinary physical state caused him rtive distress. He couldn��t help sighing inwardly; with his speed now, just travelling towards the encampment would require an additional 5 minutes of wasted time!


    During the nerve-wrecking critical moments of wreaking havoc inside the Wizard tower, 5 minutes of time could very well mean victory or defeat; life or death!


    Sheyan decided to examine his personal attributes. As expected, he discovered the his personal data, including all attributes and abilities; both passive and active, had all been sealed. The only exception, was his innate ability ��Endurance��!


    Although ��Endurance�� was not in effect instead of being sealed, it had the words ��Unawakened�� ! This waspletely identical when Sheyan inspected it back in the present world.


    The orcs of this metropolis seemed to havepletely deserted the ce. Still, everything remained looking prim and properly. It was evident that Saruman��s doppelganger had made a rtively long preparation for this skirmish.


    As he traversed through the filthy, smelly and peculiarly enduring city, he recalled the previous noise and mour of this ce in his memories. The eerie dreadfulness of this ghost town welled up his heart.


    The Wizard tower was right ahead.


    Due to the fact that this Wizard tower resembled only a careless imitation, with only its summit roofced with profound mysteries and decorated with precious minerals like silver, gold and others; hence, before entering the fourth level, Sheyan wasn��t worried about triggering any magic based mechanism.


    Moreover, based on the brainposition of the orcs/uruk-hais who probably had muscles as brains, it was a simple job identifying their crudely designed but still deadly trap mechanisms. Besides, when he had worked in this building previously, he already familiarized himself with the area, knowing this ce inside out.


    ��This way.�� After entering the Wizard tower, Sheyan led the way. Although he was reduced to a mortal state, he remained strong and nimble. ��Careful of those stairs. You saw that? Right right, there��s a ck board in the middle, if you step on it, a gigantic boulder will roll down from above.��


    Melody silently skipped behind Sheyan, her clear wless pupils suddenly imbued a certain grief as she nced at Sheyan.


    ��I can feel it, you��re bing weaker.��

 Chapter 326: Ransacking the Wizard Tower!

    <h4>Chapter 326: Ransacking the Wizard Tower!</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Sheyan returned a feeble smile.


    ��This is because I don��t belong to Middle-earth����I was sent here on a special mission, that is the reason why. Take note of that door ahead, right, walk to the left.��


    As they chatted, they arrived at the third floor. Upon reaching here, Sheyan��s face turned stern and he warned.


    ��This floor is Saruman��s cloning room. There should be at least one Tentacled-freak monitoring his experiments inside, in order to adjust the temperature at times. If not, the uruk-hais that are cloned out would malfunction. Do you think you can swiftly dispatch the Tentacled-freak?��


    Melody dyed for a moment before replying.


    ��I should be able to. As long as it isn��t one of thoserger tentacle models.��


    Sheyan nodded and performed a gesture to Melody to prepare to burst in. Gesturing three, then two, but he hadn��t reached one!!! Sheyan hadpletely forgotten he wasn��t in the present world, and Melody had no knowledge of the standard ��3,2,1 ready go!�� action!


    He could clearly see Melody��s crystal spring-water pupils dting as she raised her pure untainted slender fingers, swiftly carving out abstrusely as a splendid gold ancient elvish character floated out. It rapidly undted into form in midair, before a turbulent surge of force was emanated out. The character ultimately congealed into a golden chain shackle, shimmering brilliantly as it directly broke through the stone door ahead!


    Twilight Silencing-shackle!!


    A tentacled-freak was currently jabbing away towards one cloning process with its tentacles. However though, that single eye, filled with densely packedpounded eyes, on its brain was like a 24 hours CCTV without a blind spot. Still, when facing the sudden crashing in of an alienated golden shackle spinning in, it had totally no chance of resisting.


    Melody twisted her hands with a flower blossoming gesture; the golden chain shackles suddenly crisscrossed and morphed into an ancient archaic golden lock, locking down over the brain of that Tentacled-freak!


    The Tentacled-freak was now locked to the ground. Melody then strolled in, her slender fingers consecutively formed 3-4 different gestures, as shemanded the golden lock to morph back into a chain shackle, then back into the golden elven character, and finally disappearing back into her fingertips. The Tentacled-freak then slumped to the ground, from henceforth, it was pronounced dead.


    Presently, an astonished expression flushed on Melody��s face. Truthfully, she too didn��t believe her spell would be so fearsome! Instead, it was Sheyan that appeared rather rxed. Just based on the awe-inspiring might of this one spell, it wasn��t really out of reason; besides, throughout 317 years, she was the first twilight elf that had appeared in Rivendell.


    The following events were needless to say. The guards in this Wizard tower were all rather weak and frail, and Sheyan knew the insides and out of every mechanism those orcs had installed. Very quickly, they sped up to the fourth floor. This was Saruman��s research dissecting room, and 3 orcs were currently aplishing several odd jobs inside. In a sh, Melody unleashed 3 ��Twilight Dictum��; the nature based javelin impaled their chest, turning them into a tree puppet.


    ced within this broad room were 8 crudely manufactured wooden tables. The granite on the floor disyed dense crisscrossed ws, and this ce could be the model of uninhibited. Massive amounts of organs like hearts, kidneys, livers and so on were arranged on the tables, while a dissected orc corpse was piled against a corner like a piece of junk.


    ck ponds of blood congregated on the floor along with clumps of flesh that looked like pebbles. A piercing and pungent stench forced Melody to frown instantly, as she executed a nature spell to envelope her own body.


    Sheyan��s attention halted at an ordinarily looking door located at the remote end of this hall. The sliding door was made with wood, which wasn��t at all sturdy as it contained distinct cracks. Even through the cracks, one could easily view the contents inside the room. Yet Sheyan knew this was just an illusion. Once this door was opened, it would lead to the passageway towards the fifth floor of the Wizard Tower.


    As the saying goes, the closer one gets topletion, the tougher the task gets. From here onwards, Sheyan and Melody weren��t just facing those crude physical mechanisms; instead, it was the true authentic defense mechanisms of the Wizard tower.


    This signified that mithril killing weapons or murderous talismans could be embedded in unimaginable ces, or perhaps other lethal deviations that issues immense threat could ur. Traps that weren��t limited to just acid, mes, storms,va, deadly spokes, poison gas but also untold dangerous creature summons, or iparably deadly magic pitfalls.


    The golden ancient character glittered in front of Sheyan��s face. Melody once again executed the formidable ��Twilight Dictum��, sending the golden javelin tearing through the wooden door. Then it seemed like the empty space rippled for a moment, before swallowing the golden javelin in.


    At this moment, glorious sparks erupted. ck and white magic lines interweaved and finally everything settled down. A shocking and spotlessly white flight of stairs built with mica stones could be now seen stretching upwards. Theteral walls of the flight of stairs was vandalized with an appalling writing - ��City of Silver Streams��.


    *******


    This crooked upwards flight of stairs wasn��t particrly long. In fact, it was so short that even by raising one��s head to look, one could see the flooring of the roof floor. The handrails of the stairs radiated a metallic brilliance. Although it didn��t emit a splendorous and majestic aura, it still carried the imposing aura of a sovereign king!


    From here onwards, physicalmon sense would no longer work anymore. Based on its construction itself, it was already established that it contained a supernatural foundation, like arcane magic or devil witchcraft etc.


    The only good news was that strictly speaking, the genuine portion of this tower was only one floor. Therefore, whatever enchantment magic or mechanisms were all situated on this floor. Besides, the main resident of the Wizard tower was probably still battling an octopus. This undoubtedly meant the threat of this Wizard tower had probably declined by half.


    Sheyan deliberated carefully. Although he wasn��t able to recognize or destroy any magic mechanisms; when he entered as a alchemy assistant previously, he still had his 25 points of perceptive sense. Hence, his perceptive sense had already warned him of this fatal region. Moreover, he had previously sense the tremendous threat jabbing at him from different positions, and could now pinpoint them for Melody.


    After a series of squandering spells, the passageway was now a chaotic mess with billowing smokes. Only half of the writings on the wall were left after the explosion. As for Melody, she had previously summoned 13 ancient elf characters but was only left with 3 characters now.


    Melody��s face was terribly pale; though her pupils remained clear as water, a distinct weariness could be seen within it. Fortunately, those ancient elf characters wouldn��t vanish after forming, and only its internal magic would be exhausted. After meditation and adequate rest, she would gradually recover.


    Along with the final magic trap mechanism being destroyed, the entire interior of the Wizard tower abruptly pierced out with a warning siren. The siren was like a lunatic female ghost screaming mournful shrills tirelessly as though it would go on forever. The siren extended throughout the entire orc metropolis, and proceeded to sorrowfully echo through the snowy peaks. Its loudness was essentially like an anti-aircraft defense rm in the present world, amplified by several folds.


    Upon hearing this ghostly female screech, Sheyan instantly celebrated. Obviously, this was the final desperation method installed by Saruman��s doppelganger, and was merely a helpless distress call. Actually, no matter if the final mechanism had been destroyed with brute force or triggered in a legit fashion, it would simrly emit this horrifying screech and stir up the entire orc encampment. If Saruman did not utilize his booming voice technique to calm the orcs down within 5 seconds, then the orcs would have to rush here immediately.


    Yet the current orcs who were left to guard this camp, were probably the weaker or injured insignificant ones. ording to Sheyan��s deductions, they amounted to not more than a pathetic ten! Even if those orcs dared to rush here as reinforcements, the 3 tree-puppets would put an end to them. Sheyan and Melody overlooked down from up above, but only witnessed a line of sparse orcs limping and hobbling over. He released a long sigh.


    Time was tight as the two hastily rushed forward. The area of the fifth floor wasn��t exactly huge, and was roughly a hundred square metres. In the middle was a huge experimental stage made with a glossy stone material, it resembled marble but distinctly revealed vestiges of undting magic. It had been probably solidified and polished with a small small cleansing spell. On the stage were several filthy looking metals/crystals refining apparatus, even a magnifying lens, crystal ball etc.


    Pasted against the surrounding wall were severalrge chests. Some of them appeared like they were constructed with bronze metal, looking extremely solid and fortified. Sheyan opened them in session, his ears then rung with a list of delightful and wild notifications.


    ��You discovered a precious metal: Mithril (14.65 pounds).��


    ��The value of Mithril is a hundred folds that of gold, and is the most desirable metal of this world. It can be beaten like copper, and polished like ss. Dwarves used it to forge metals that are harder than tempered steel, yet light as a feather. Its beauty is likened tomon silver, but the beauty of the mithril would not tarnish or grow dim. It contains a cloth-like flexibility, but remains cool as ice and tougher than steel.��


    ��Its greatest value lies therein its rare affinity with magic. If forged into a mithril mail or mithril weapon, it would not influence the casting of spells, but enhance the deadliness of it. This would bestow the magic wielder with unparalleled supremacy. Moreover, by the Third age, mithril became exceedingly rare, its only source was Khazad-d?m, the kingdom of the dwarves in Moria. It became iparably priceless after the kingdom was destroyed by a Balrog.��


    ��You discovered precious gems: Ruby x3, Sapphire x4, Cat��s eye (Chrysoberyl) x 2.��


    ��These rare gems after being embedded can cause an equipments to be ��born again��. One rock is sufficient for one to exchange for a thousand ves in any kingdom.��


    ��You discovered 3 pounds of Adamantine. This extremely solid, rarely seen metal can raise the intrinsic quality of an armour or weapon. A weapon forged with Adamantine has an innate strength of neglecting hardness. When being struck by other weapon or destroying materials, it can neglect a hardness of less than 20*. An Adamantine armour will provide damage reduction for its wearer. Normally, only a metal based weapon, armour or shield can be forged with Adamantine. A weapon, armour or shield that is forged with Adamantine has a durability that is stronger than others by a third.��


    (TN: Probably referring to durability. A lower hardness weapon will not deal damage to its durability, or when the weapon is striking against a hard material)

 Chapter 327: Plundering is a life skill

    <h4>Chapter 327: Plundering is a life skill</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and ELkassar


    Obviously, the items stored here by Saruman was the oue of industriousbour by the olden day dwarves, the ancient past of the mines of Moria. In the past, there was a great War of the Dwarves and Orcs in Carn D?m, capital of the dwarves. Afterwhich, Saruman had enved many orc tribes, and thus naturally the loots of the orcs were dominated by him.


    As Sheyan gazed upon his notifications, his pupils almost exploded up; especially the mithril. If that metal was forged into a shield, there would be a high chance an insanely powerful attribute, something simr to Sheyan��s innate ability ��Endurance�� would be created. No doubt, that attribute was critical for a high-offense low-speed contestant model. Yet, yet! This metal could not be brought out!


    ��Even if I can��t bring it out, I won��t leave it here!�� Sheyan clenched his teeth, as he started to store all his good fortune into one of the chest.


    At this moment, Melody was stunned. Although young, she was no fool; even in Rivendell, Mithril and Adamantine weapons were insanely rare. It was said that only elvish royalty, for example the elvish princess, Arwen, had a pure mithril princess ornament, and the elvish prince, Legs, possessed a pure mithril weapon and a refined mithril inner coat!


    In Rivendell itself, only 3-5 equipments/weapons were known as ��refined�� mithril (Mithril content between 10 - 20%), as well as only 1 other Adamantine weapon. As for weapons known as ��ted�� mithril (only the de coated with mithril), it would only be given to powerful individuals in Rivendell. As for Adamantine, it couldn��t even be used for ��ting�� but even the lowest level of adamantine belonged to the ��refined�� category.


    The reason why Melody was knowledgeable in this, was that she had previously worked odd jobs like cleaning weapons and armours����


    Although Sheyan had been demoted to an ordinary mortal, they way he managed items was still capable and experience. After storing the materials efficiently into a chest, he then pulled a rope from a side and tied it up. He then nced down from the window of the Wizard tower, before speaking to Melody.


    ��When I leave, I won��t be able to take these items. Thus, you have to immediately flee with this chest. After leaving the orc camp, cast a twilight elf blessing onto it and bury it deep underground before carving a marking sign.��


    ��When Saruman realizes his secrets here have been leaked out, he wouldn��t wait for the elves of Rivendell to arrive but choose to forsake this ce himself! When it happens, you can then move the items metals away. Remember, you mustn��t tell anyone you possess such wealth! Seek any expert dwarven cksmith in secrecy to forge an equipment for you! Rely on your own strength as your source. If you doubt my words, just think about how your fellow elves had behaved when they didn��t know of your identity as a twilight elf!��


    Melody bashfully gazed at Sheyan, her eyes tearing up.


    ��Your words are really harsh, then what about you?��


    Sheyan returned a reluctant smile.


    ��Obviously I will stay behind, but don��t worry for I will not die here. How about this, take this chest and bury it first beforeing back to receive me. Before the orcse back, go now!��


    The final two words sounded extremely stern. The schemes in his heart was utterly shameless; if the realm didn��t allow him to reap benefits, then he��ll get someone to do it for him! Counting on Melody��s meek nature, she would definitely be extremely obedient and attentive to him. ��If she gets stronger, doesn��t that mean I��ll be more powerful too? Besides, I��ll definitelye back to this Lord of the Rings world in the future!��


    Melody stared at him with teary and sorrowful eyes, taking one step at a time reluctantly. Finally, she ran back and hugged Sheyan��s legs as she cried profusely. Sheyan observing this scene, couldn��t help feeling twisted, but he finally did what he had to do. He scolded her loudly and shoved her away before she ran off with tears trickling down her cheeks.


    At this time, Sheyan, who had affirmed his decisions, started to calm down and search for his objectives - obviously that was Saruman��s research diary!!!


    The research diary recorded Saruman��s research data, containing data on efficiency, speed and many other attributes. If he were to slowlypile them in the future instead, then that would be twice the effort for half the result in the end! Therefore, the first thing he did was to stand at the experimental position that Saruman normally stood, as he scanned the radius for it.


    Table, nothing.


    Inside the table����nope not the drawer, nothing.


    The interior of this experimentalb was filthy, apparatus were flung everywhere; indicating that Saruman��s doppelganger wasn��t a very orderly person. Thus, there was a possible he would randomly ced his diary around.


    Thus it could be inferred that the tables around, the dining table, even the toilet had a chance of containing the diary.


    Sheyan continued his search, although to no avail, he didn��t give up. Yet after his repeated failed attempts, it meant that though Saruman��s doppelganger was disorderly in appearance, he was extremely particr towards his research diary. Then, the most suitable ce was definitely in a drawer.


    However, after consecutively scrolling through every single drawer, big or small����it yielded no results. Right now, he had already been inside this orc encampment for half an hour. Counting the time they travelled here and if Saruman��s army wasn��t totally wiped out, then they would at least be enroute back after his victory.


    Although Sheyan appeared calm, he couldn��t help feeling flustered inside. With an agitated yell, he crazily swept his hand across the nearest table! The crystal ss apparatus crashed to the ground and shattered, and then he proceeded to vent this anger on a wooden stool.


    Since he understood Saruman was conspiring against Ocean-freak Moria, he had been nervously plotting; throughout the way here, his ns were without a hup����yet now at the final moments, he was faced with an impregnable hurdle!!


    ��Don��t tell me, although Saruman carries an arrogant and haughty appearance, he is actually someone thatcks a sense of security. Hence, before leaving the Wizard tower, he had installed a powerful mechanism; conjuring a magic type stronghold to store his item?��


    Sheyan huffed, feeling the increasing possibility of that urring, his heart begun welling up with disappointment����If Saruman really did that, then undoubtedly it meant that he really had no fate with that research diary, and he could kiss goodbye to it. As time passed slowly, Sheyan couldn��t help but sigh to the heavens. Feeling annoyed, he casually mmed his hands heavily onto the experimental desk in frustration����


    ��Woah!�� Sheyan suddenly felt something wasn��t right. He currently only had the strength of an ordinary person; after losing all his enhanced strength, why did he still felt a slight depression on the table?


    Sheyan hurriedly observed the ce he was standing on, he then looked back at the unusually smooth floor beneath the wooden table. He suddenly realized; actually the ce he was standing, should be the ce where Saruman stood the most and longest while doing experiments.


    His heart stirred, as he pressed down with his left hand. He immediately felt that this wless table was indeed pressable, but the table itself wouldn��t bulge. Sheyan carefully deliberated, then he proceeded to press down lightly onto the wooden table, finally pushing it downwards!


    Still no reaction.


    Sheyan breathed deeply; this small glimmer of hope had arisen, but he felt like it was as brittle as porcin,pletely viable to shatter anytime. Yet with this glimmer of hope, he definitely wouldn��t give up so easily as he lightly pressed against it and pushed upwards!


    Still nothing����


    ��Then, how about I press and push towards the left?�� As he pushed, he immediately heard a clicking sound. Suddenly, a wooden block roughly the size of a book, ejected out from underneath at the right; extending 10 cm out of the desk.


    Then the wooden block opened up like a book; on its left side, it held horizontal rolls of parchment paper, while on its right was an ink bottle and a spotlessly white goose feather pen! Pressed under the ink bottle was a clump of wrinkled, ck, stained white cloth; probably used to wipe off any spige of ink.


    It was obvious, this was the ce that Saruman recorded his experimental research. This ingenious mechanism was triggered only after pressing down and sliding to the left. This was extremely convenient, the right wooden b would be used to record his findings. Then he would use simple magic to control the goose feather pen to record anything.


    Pulling frenziedly, he started to unroll the parchment papers, before flipping through them fanatically. Then, his heart abruptly sank. The long rolls of parchment paper were brand new!! Don��t even mention words, there wasn��t even a drop of ink on it. It seemed like Saruman had recently concluded a task, and probably tore off his recorded findings!


    Sheyan shut his eyes in anguish. If he knew this was going to be the oue, he would rather not uncover this mechanism! Finding hope only to be disappointed. Suddenly, that wrinkled ck stained white cloth shed through his mind once again���� ��Those ck stains��doesn��t it seem rather systematic?��

 Chapter 328: Snatching and mad rushing!

    <h4>Chapter 328: Snatching and mad rushing!</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Thinking of that, Sheyan��s heart was stirred. His eyes popped open as he seized that clump of white cloth,


    Unfold!


    Written on the cloth, were lines of disorderly ck handwriting. These writings seemed to have no discipline but were just a bunch of ranting from Saruman����random graffiti that was left behind by Saruman.


    Sheyan shut his eyes and took a deep breath. ��Something is better than nothing�� He then earnestly started reading it; yet contrary to his expectations, these random absent-minded writings had not a farts rtion to his alchemy endeavour!!!


    Recently I discovered an error. When throwing out a curse-gene mix concoction, the angle, strength and uracy is crucial; if factoring in wind speeds and other elements��it is simply tooplicated.


    Recently, I discovered that adding lead to that new blend in the crystal sk������


    ��The feeling of throwing a curse-mix gene isn��t bad.��


    ��Today��s dinner was a little nd.��


    ��If there��s a slight w in that concoction������


    ��That idiot, Lurtz, messed up 3 portions of experimental materials again.��


    Beneath were over 300 more characters


    ����������


    ������


    After he read finished with a dejected heart, he could confirm something crucial - there was indeed not a single news pertaining to any relevant concoction of gene-mix����No idea what that insane old man was thinking, apart from his rubbish gibberish; everything else recorded were mostly queer fantasies pertaining to throwing or hurling out gene-mix concoction. Sheyan couldn��t believe his eyes as he carefully read through the gibberish again. Cold sweat broke out over him as he felt this wild absurdity absolutely crushing him; really, this was the case of ��man proposes but God disposes��.


    Yet when it felt like his entire life was in vain; a split secondter, the nightmare imprint rung in his ears:


    ��Contestant no.1018 has discovered Saruman��s experimental insights, and read through it in detail.��


    ��Scanning: Contestant no.1018 possesses apatible skill ��Uruk-hai gic mix (Iplete) .��


    ��Calcting������


    ��Contestant no.1018, you will now enterprehension state. Under this state, you musn��t be attacked or moved; if notprehension state would be brokened.��


    ��Your intelligence/spirit is too low. Comprehension state will require a longer time, and failure may ur.��


    Sheyan was emotionally moved, he had actually triggered a relevant matter! Following the nightmare imprint��s notification, he stood there silently but pathetically failed 3 times. After a full 8 minutes, he finally received a sweet sounding notification:


    ��Comprehension state concluded.��


    ��Contestant no.1018 has obtained a new appreciation for Saruman��s experimental log.��


    ��Your Rank 6 ability ��ck Art mix Technique (Iplete)�� has received a passive upgrade.��


    ��When throwing a curse-mix at the enemy, the curse-mix will now explode with a shockwave. Any enemies within that shockwave will suffer a 1 second confusion/stun.��


    ��Shockwave is limited within the radius of the poison fog of the curse-mix.��


    ��Any enemies within the poison fog will have their movement speed and attack speed reduced by 20%, until the poison fog dissipates or until they leave the poisonous zone.��


    ��Duration of curse-mix poison fog is extended by 15 seconds; but it is still susceptible to being dispersed or purified.��


    ��You can now throw gene-mix bombs to allies, which explodes with a 10 seconds vapor. Within a 10 metres radius, all allies will receive the relevant buff of the gene-mix. Movement speed and attack speed raise by 3%, speed boostst for 120 seconds.��


    ��However, the buff vapor will produce a weaker effect than direct consumption.�� (A +3 strength gene-mix thrown out would be reduced to an AOE +2 strength effect.)


    ��Warning: Henceforth, every time you throw out a concocted mix, it will consume 2 MP.��


    ��Wow, how did this happen?�� Suddenly receiving such news, Sheyan really felt this was an unexpectedly surprising reaping. He hurriedly scrolled out his skill tree to examine in disbelief, confirming that everything was true!!


    ��Then, if it��s like that������ Sheyan��s eyes shed a glint. He begun examining the items in front, his gaze fell on the rolls of parchment paper on the right, and then towards that solid goose feather dip pen. He then gasped loudly, his gasp contained a certainprehension, amazement, regret, annoyance, impatience��all sorts ofplicated emotions.


    He then hastily seized the few parchment papers and stuffed it into his pocket before snatching a clump of thin cloth on the table beside, and sprinted to towards the Wizard tower stairs! His anxiousness now was as though his butt was being roasted!


    **********


    It could be said that Sheyan was lucky; but after escaping from the Wizard tower till the edge of the Orc metropolis, nobody had noticed him.


    But it could be said that he was unlucky; because when he just needed at most 10 seconds to disappear into the rocks and into the icy vegetation shrubs, he was instead noticed by the first batch of returning orcs, leading to a frenzied chase.


    Never forget, Sheyan was now at his weakest state! His stats were - Strength (8 points) / Agility (6 points) / Physique (12 points) / Perceptive sense (11 points) / Charm (6 points) / intelligence (5 points) / Spirit (4 points). He was a total garbage!!!


    Crunching sounds emerged as he trampled over the loose snow, it was a long time since he had experienced such breathlessness; it was as though his lungs were about to explode. Grasping a snowke and popping into his mouth, he breathed heavily as he enjoyed the melting coolness to satisfy his insatiable thirst.


    If not for that twilight elf blessing he received from Melody allowing him to assimte into nature, those pursuing orcs would��ve long arrested Sheyan over a hundred times.


    Still, his fleeing footsteps on the snow surface asionally betrayed him, guiding the pursuing orcs behind.


    ��Those damnable orcs, I definitely mustn��t be caught now!!�� His heart howled agitatedly. Although his willpower was strong, the weakness of his body was fully disyed.


    Due to packed terrain of rocks, snow and shrubs, the pursuing orcs couldn��t see Sheyan��s figure. Suddenly, a snowy slope at least angled 75 degrees down surfaced ahead. If Sheyan was in perfect state, no, even if it was just his innate ability present, he would dare to directly charge down this slippery slope. Yet now����if he did, no doubt it was courting death, no, it was returning early to the realm.


    The 3 orcs panted heavily as they gradually closed up the gap till roughly a hundred metres. Sheyan grit his teeth; his butt stuck on the snowy slope as he slid down with his hands, trying to maintain bnce. But not even halfway in, his entire being lost bnce and he started rolling down; resulting into 2 mournful cuts across his face! Several minor cuts also surfaced on his limbs.


    Still, Sheyan endured this agony as he continued to stagger forward breathlessly. Although his physique was reduced to its mortal origins, the experiences and hardships he had gone through previously were his greatest treasures! It supplied him with the strength to continue fleeing. Drips of blood scattered onto the snow, as a lone ghastly blood trail lead his enemy��s on!


    Ahead was a region of quiet, deste forest. Some trees possessed tenacious vitality, forcing out fresh green sprouts even in the snowy ice. Sheyan didn��t even notice this point, without looking back he hurriedly charge into the deste forest. The 3 orcs behind continued to close the gap, from a hundred metres to fifty.


    The orcs were clearly physicallyrger than Sheyan, they roared angrily as they charged into the forest; asionally bumping into the trees clumsily, triggering snow to fall down in piles. The leading orc fume angrily with nastynguage, as snow fell into his mouth, causing him to cough as he swallowed two mouthfuls of snow.


    Roughly 7-8 secondster, all of the orcs suddenly heard a sound.


    This sound was exceedingly queer; it sounded like a mix of boiling beef stew in a cauldron and farting.


    The leading orc immediately halted, vigntly scanning around.


    Because he could feel this queer sound closing up on him, yet nothing was happening. The other two orcs shot him an entric look, their gaze stopping over their boss��s stomach - because the sound had originated from his stomach.


    Suddenly, the leading orc��s face cringed painfully as he copsed to the ground, a lifeless look in his eyes. In a short span of time, his life left his body. Then shockingly green shoots starting growing out of its ears, eyes, nose and mouth. It was as if his entire inner body was flourishing with new sprouts!


    Within a minute, the orc looked as if it had been rotting for a month. Even its bones were decayed to dust, like a dried corpse in shambles! Over the dried corpse, were huge patches of emerald green grass sprouting.

 Chapter 329: Final crossing

    <h4>Chapter 329: Final crossing</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Viewing such a strange situation unfolding, the other two orcs nced at each other with horrified expressions. One orc grasped his wooden club tighter, while the other prepared to send out a warning call. Still they hesitated for a moment.


    The orcs had strict regtions; if they unnecessarily released a warning, they would be beaten up, or would have to endure a rough scolding. Saruman��s orcs were a vicious and malicious race, they had many different punishment tools up their sleeves. Finally, they would mercilessly press a glowing branding iron onto the offender.


    Writhing in pain and smelling the dense burnt aroma of their own flesh; after the offender awoke, they would realize they had been demoted to a ve ranking, only bybouring non-stop would they regain their freedom.


    Due to these various reasons, it determined the tragic fate of the two orcs! They couldn��t sense the deep lying danger hidden in the dark, thus they paid the price of their lives!


    Amidst their hesitation, they caught a whiff of a scent.


    An alluring scent, like a warming alcohol or a sumptuous soup broth. The faint aromatic scent enchanted their flesh, the scent of freshly matured fruits. The two orcs were cold and hungry as they couldn��t help swallowing their saliva.


    In a sh, shoots started to swiftly shoot out from the nearby tree, wrestling as it erged with green leaves rapidly emerging. A surge of vigorous nature vitality governed the cold dested ground, as though spring had been prematurely induced. In a sh, this powerful strength receded as quickly as it came. In that moment, the two orcs awakened from their stupor as they hurriedly transmitted the magic warning!


    Yet though they had the notion, their actions couldn��t match up. Their bodies jerked and surged with burning anguish, golden sparks shed before their eyes as an ancient elf character swept past their eyes. In that instance, it felt like their souls were sucked into that ancient character, and were being eroded with scalding burns.


    ��Idiot������ An orc tried to wave his hatchet, but only managed to raise it halfway before his hand turn limpid. As he uttered out that profanity, the tree beside it suddenly snapped into two, which was coincidentally at the same time his waist was snapped. His body slumped to the snowy ground like two splintered pieces of wood, blood gushing out tremendously as it warmed the snow. Quickly, it coagted into fresh red ice.


    In its horror, the other orc tried to turn and flee, yet that ancient elven character shot forth like a gue. Following that, the orc discovered a terrifying puncture through its back, before seeing the character swerving behind. The orc felt neither pain nor leaked any blood, he was oblivious as he continued dashing 10 metres ahead in panic; before abruptly copsing to the ground without a single movement!


    Inside the forest, Sheyan knelt onto the ground, his hands holding against a tree as he panted heavily. While he tried catching his breath, he cursed at the realm for stealing away his strength. Only after a moment did he stand up, as he staggered forward for a few steps. Then a graceful figure shot out from the woods and supported him. Indeed, it was Melody.


    Sheyan nced backwards and asked.


    ��How is it? Have you buried the chest?��


    Melody nodded but didn��t say anything else, she didn��t like mindless ughter in her heart. Sheyan observed her strangely pale face as he frowned slightly.


    ��Are you alright?��


    Melody lowered her head as she gazed at her finger, shyly speaking.


    ��I followed, followed your ns and buried the chest. Yet I coincidentally came across a����a wounded bear. Its fur was extremely soft, its eyes filled with fear and horror. Thus, I helped to treat its wounds������


    ��I understand.�� Sheyan sighed. There were no reasons in finding fault with this kind hearted elf maiden. In actual fact, a twilight elf��s recalled memories wouldn��t cause her entire inherent nature to change. As for a recentlying of age elf maiden, equivalent to a 16 year old girl, this string of arduous events had already demonstrated her resolute courage.


    ��I��m sorry������ Melody��s current state seemed like she was about to cry anytime. ��My strength was almost drained, I could only use one more ancient elf character. Killing 3 orcs is already my limit.��


    ��Don��t worry.�� Sheyan earnestly replied. ��We should hurry up and go, while they haven��t caught up yet.��


    His heart was feeling a pinch of regret. It is said that every wise man would have his moment of folly, he was regretting allowing Reef to take off with all the Ocean-freak Moria��s eggs! If they had 1 now, Melody would be able to recover her perfect state!


    ��Are you sure it��s fine?�� Melody whined a little.


    Sheyan nodded.


    ��Yes, but if we don��t leave now, it won��t be.��


    The two continued trudging forward. Although they had yed the 3 pursuing orcs, his heart was still pricked by an ominous premonition.


    It was obvious, Saruman��s losses could only be described as outrageous. Just based on those precious gems, even the incredibly rare mithril and adamantine metals were a one-of-a-kind fortune in the entire Middle-earth! Under such circumstances, Sheyan definitely believed Saruman wouldn��t just swallow this and let him off! Furthermore, he was actively known as a ��burden�� now. With their current pace, he was afraid a terrifying group of pursuers will arrive shortly.


    Since that was the case, Sheyan hurriedly advised Melody to search for a sheltering cave, then asking her to leave first. Although her spirit and vitality were exhausted, without this ��burden��, she would still be able to advance more quickly. Instead, Melody resolutely refused, as she dragged Sheyan along with a teary face. Helplessly, Sheyan continued to advance forward with her.


    Although he could sense a tremendous threat; their way ahead was shockingly smooth, without a single orc chasing up. It was unknown whether it was the formidable covering of the twilight elf blessing, or that Ocean-freak Moria had dealt such devastation to Saruman; hence, he was unable to deal with others.


    *****************


    At present, they were passing through a treacherously cold and slippery route.


    The winds were howling, and snowkes cut against their bodies like knives. So much so that Sheyan had to bend himself, and force himself forward through the winds. asionally, green shes appeared, the twilight elf blessing dispelling any negative status on him.


    On their left was an icy gorge at least a hundred metres deep, the gorge was as broad as 200 metres. Looking down, they could see fearsome bony, fang like stctites crisscrossing the entire gorge. Death by a thousand impale was guaranteed if they fell. The opposite bank of the icy gorge was roughly 7-8 kilometres away from the orc metropolis. From here, they could even see that snowy peak with the white honeb like holes that those orcs had dug.


    Before being imprisoned and escorted, Sheyan had already noticed this unique terrain. The orc metropolis should be situated inside the depths of the Misty Mountains, within a depression of an ice mountain. This depression could only be essed through a narrow mountain pass at the southern end of the depression. Yet beneath this mountain range and after the narrow mountain pass, was a frightening horizontal stretch of icy gorge. It was like a nightmare stretching all the way throughout the foot of the mountain.


    Without this iparably treacherous ice gorge; to pass through that narrow mountain pass, one just needed to continue walking straight for 5-6 km before reaching the orc metropolis. However, because of this ice gorge; even after bypassing the narrow mountain pass, one had to first walk alongside this horizontal ice gorge for roughly 7-8 kilometre. And once they arrived at the narrowest region of the gorge, they had to travel through a previously constructed wooden bridge, braving through the threatening winds to cross over the icy gorge.


    This simple wooden bridge had been worn down by years of unrepair. Previously the inexperienced captives had to cautiously cross through this dangerous bridge. Because of this, the real distance from the narrow mountain pass to the orc metropolis, exceeded 15 kilometres.


    Naturally, this was a favorably advantageous vital spot for Saruman; a ce where if one held the ground, ten thousand could not pass. There was no way Saruman wouldn��t arrange for guards here. Under normal circumstances, there would be 3 Uruk-hais, and a dozen orcs sitting inside a little shed at the head of the bridge. They would constantly take turns patrolling through day and night. Not even a house fly could infiltrate.


    But because of the immense enticement of a legendary creature like the Ocean-freak Moria; without hesitation, Saruman had withdrew the main forces here. Hence, this ce was left with only a sickly and frail orc to keep watch.


    The only responsibility of this orc was; when it encounters any suspicious activity, it had to rip apart an enchanted scroll to warn Saruman. Regrettably, this old orc wasn��t a diligent and responsible person.


    When Sheyan and Melody caught sight of him, he was currently dozing away by a bonfire. Yellowish teeth leaking out of its lips as his saliva dripped down. A huge puddle of saliva had umted on the ground. Hence, Sheyan had ample grounds to believe that Reef who had fled earlier, had simply strutted through this area like a boss.

 Chapter 330: The most fearsome assault, the fiercest domain!

    <h4>Chapter 330: The most fearsome assault, the fiercest domain!</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Not wanting to count his chickens before they hatch, Sheyan decided to wreck this bridge to foil any possible pursuing orcs. Although Melody agreed to this, she didn��t wish for any more mindless bloodshed. Hence, she summoned the remaining vitality spirit she had to activate the ancient elf character. Massive amounts of new roots shot out from the wooden stool, shoving the old orc to the ground and constricting himpletely. Even his eyes were covered by a piece of leaf. The only thing the orc could do was roar and yell in shock!


    3 minutester, Sheyan and Melody had sessfully crossed over the treacherous icy gorge. Undoubtedly, the bridge behind them was recklessly destroyed. Of course, the two fugitives had hastily and wantonly destroyed the frame of the bridge, its foundations were still restorable. However, under normal situations, it would��ve at least won them 10 hours of buffer time.


    After continuously trekking alongside the opposite bank of the icy gorge for another hour, the narrow mountain pass was finally in sight. After passing through there, it would then signal a perfect escape. The towering majestic mountain range had effectively obstructed the northern cold winds; hence, though the temperature was still freezing ahead, it wasn��t the state of ice and snow like on this side.


    The narrow mountain pass was right ahead!!


    A hundred metres,


    Fifty metres,


    Thirty metres,


    Arrival!


    Begin the ascension!


    This narrow mountain pass was extremely bizarre, like a giant formless knife that plunged down from heaven; cutting a narrow wound onto this southern majestic peak. Though that was the case, it was still several hundred metres high, ck cliff rocks covering it entirely. For some unknown reasons, snow wouldn��t umte onto these cliff rocks, hence, it earned itself the name ��ck Tooth-pass��.


    Sheyan summoned his strength to wee the winds, his limbs pushing forward. Every breath required his hand to cover his nose first, if not the winds of winter would pierce into his belly.


    Undoubtedly, the twilight elf was like nature��s darling,pletely unaffected by the vile climate. Actually, the winds now were considered average. Previously, when they were captured and made to climb through this pass, Sheyan had personally witnessed a raging billowing wind roll past which lifted up a dwarf as he struggled and shrieked miserably. Then his life was ended at the bottom of the gorge.


    The summit of the narrow mountain pass was in sight, just 3 metres away. After that, would be a blissful path down. Sheyan could even see the distant snow capped trees beyond here amidst the lucious greenery. Melody was smiling slightly as she squatted at the summit of the mountain pass, extending her hand to him����Sheyan stretched his hand out, exerting his body forward.


    Yet somehow, at this very moment, he decided to look back.


    He himself didn��t understand why he had looked back,


    It was like a passing ck cloud covering the sunlight, causing people to reflexively raise their heads to look.


    This one glimpse.


    At the bottom of the narrow pass, the opposite bank of the icy gorge, atop an erected cliff rock.


    An astounding Uruk-hai.


    Though the gap between them stretched out to more than 300 metres, though the Uruk-hai was only the size of a thumb from here��yet his appearance����the dancing snowkes and breezing cic cold winds orbiting around this uruk-hai����in a mere split second, it was as though an insurmountably terrifying hurricane was churned up with him as its core.


    The uruk-hai stood still as he panted, naturally he had dashed here frantically. The uruk-hai should��ve been closely tracing their trail, but was finally obstructed by that wreckage of a bridge. Yet he instantly considered one thing, whoever wishes to leave had to pass through that naturalndmark ��ck Tooth-pass��. Thus, he frantically made his way along the opposite bank of the icy gorge.


    This uruk-hai was outstandingly familiar. Even in the entire Lord of the Rings world, it yed a vastly critical role!


    White disheveled hair flowing against its shoulders,


    Protruding eyebrows doubling his maliciousness,


    A pair of triangr eyes piercing forward with a sharp mournful glow,


    His arms were ridiculously thick, and outrageously long! Clear wounds covered it, but it only served to intensify his brutality.


    A dreadful longbow, the sickle of the death god. Just by looking, Sheyan��s soul trembled!!


    ��Lurtz������ Sheyan eximed. ��F****! Saruman this bastard!��


    Just in mere seconds, he would have reached the summit of this ck Tooth-pass, and enter the other side of the mountain range;pletely out of Lurtz��s shooting range. However, Lurtz��s arrows were so formidable that it could kill Boromir, and even inflict heavy damages onto Ocean-freak Moria! Even if Sheyan was in his optimal state, he wouldn��t be able to evade his arrow, what more now he was a useless ordinary mortal?


    ��If I were Lurtz������ Though his strength was drained, his thoughts still remained as clear as day! His mind shed with several ideas as he ferociously pounced forward. Without a slightest hesitation, he pulled Melody towards him! Directly shielding her beneath his embrace!


    Meanwhile, Lurtz had clearly raised his bow, mounting the arrow and drawing the bow and then he����released!


    Aplicated set of movements, yet executed like flowing water. It was perfectlypleted within an unbelievable short duration!


    Lurtz had immensely perceptive eyesight; instantly from his vision of the two fugitives, he could tell Sheyan was the weaker and negligible individual. Probably a random wind could easily fling him off the icy gorge. The real threat was that twilight elf, Melody!


    Hence, he immediately regarded Sheyan as an ��ant��, directly hoisting his special bowman techniques and released a devastating shot!


    He was fully confident, this arrow would deeply lodged into the elf maiden��s body; a +2 devil arrowhead crafted specially for Sindarian bodies wouldn��t prate through it, but directly explode the body innards into smithereens! Even a legendary creature would receive unbearable damage!


    Yet he never expected, the unmissable arrow, was actually blocked by Sheyan with his own body! As Lurtz lowered his hand, Sheyan��s back and chest immediately erupted into a fountain of blood. A silvery light acute arrowhead pierced out from the right of his belly! Then like a twinkling star, it dimmed and exploded blindingly! Transforming into chaotic beams piercing out in all directions!


    Simultaneously, a ghostly vengeful screech resounded in the air. This strange sound resulted from a vacuum tear that was sucking in all matter!!


    Sheyan��s expression erupted with a flurry of emotions; mocking, triumph, sneer, conceited and anguish. His lips curled into a sneer. The nightmare imprint released a tide of notifications:


    ��You suffered an assault from the Uruk-hai leader, Lurtz.��


    ��You receive a calcted damage: ��Sky-fall (Ability and explosive strike)�� - 17,787 points + ��Sindarian attached devil arrowhead�� - 6,671 points.��


    ��You are inflicted with a negative buff of ��Vitality Evaporation�� - You will lose 5% HP of blood loss damage every 20 seconds, duration of 800 seconds!��


    ��Details: When ��Vitality Evaporation�� is inflicted on a legendary / Elite/ leader (head or boss) /world leader ss creature, the resultant effect will be 300 points of blood loss damage every 5 seconds, duration of 30 seconds.


    ��Details: ��Vitality Evaporation�� negative buff has a precedence!!��


    ��Warning, warning!! Contestant no.1018��s current maximum health is 120 points. Calcted damage inflicted is 24,458 points.��


    ��Contestant no.1018 has suffered a fatal blow!��


    ��Details: World regtion triggered! Contestant no.1018 is currently engaging in a party establishment mission. Any fatal blows will only reduce him into a critically wounded state. 10 seconds of immunity!��


    ��Total resultant damage to contestant no.1018: 108 points.��


    ��Warning: You are left with 12 HP! You are now in critically wounded state - Movement speed decreased by 80%, attack reduced by 80%, all attributes reduced by 50%.��


    ��You receive a domain: ��Absolute defence��, duration of 10 seconds.��


    ��Under the state of ��Absolute defence��, your current negative buffs will be ineffective, any damage dealt would be absorbed. You are not allowed to attack.��


    ��Domain takes precedence over any effects.��


    Sheyan violently pushed away the dumbstruck Melody as he shouted furiously.


    ��Go! I will cover you! This is the protection bestowed by my god, it onlysts for 10 seconds. You have to leave his shooting range within 10 seconds!��


    After speaking, he widened out both arms, and turned to re at Lurtz! His face carried an unperturbed expression, he pulled out the arrowhead as his blood wildly gushed out. A huge regiment of mutted flesh dangled from his wound, yet he steadied his gaze towards the disbelieving Lurtz, and pointed a middle finger����


    Of course this formidable uruk-hai didn��t understand that obscene gesture, but he could tell Sheyan��s expression essentially meant ��Pathetic fool��! Having his ego crushed, Lurtz��s eyes became bloodshot. Nobody had dared to take his bow skills lightly, not even the mighty Saruman!


    But this ant������this damned ant was actually so brazen!!!

 Chapter 331: Conceited

    <h4>Chapter 331: Conceited</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    ��Fine, since that arrow wasn��t enough to y you������


    (That arrow contained a 10% chance of 5x attack and a lower 20 points of defence effect; coupled with the difficulty level of this world, thus the resultant damage was so frightening)


    Lurtz howled so furiously that even the showers of snowkes couldn��t conceal it, as it echoed throughout the mountain range. Then he drew his lowered bow and mounted the arrows.


    Mounting a total of 3 arrows!


    The three arrowheads looked mediocre; yet it released a sensation of being dipped in molten gold, it possessed a flicker of scorching gold brilliance.


    The fuming Lurtz didn��t hesitate to use his strongest arrow - +7 Adamantine arrow,


    Infused into the arrow was Saruman��s personal magic - ��Arcane pursuit/Chain lightning�� !


    3 beams left the longbow, flying steadily forward as they curved into an upwards arc, volleying in at astonishing speeds.


    The moment he released his arrow, a st of wind mmed back against Lurtz��s head! The wind slowly dissipated into the snow winds. He instantly recoiled to the ground, taking in deep breaths as blood trickled down his eyes.


    This strike appeared like he was lightly sketching, yet it produced a thundering boom, resembling that of a sonic boom. Three golden shes swept over the icy gorge like a chain lightning.


    The rocks beneath had been frozen for thousands of years and were more solid than steel itself; yet the lightning tore through it like it was beancurd, rock fragments scattering everywhere. Tearing through paths of deep craggy crevices which were as long as hundreds of metres, that stretched up the narrow pass! It was as if three terrifying scars were carved onto the ��ck Tooth-pass��!


    The three lightning paced arrows pierced straight towards Sheyan��s face. But in that instance, roughly a metre around Sheyan, a crystal yellow transparent curved shield suddenly appeared. Ripples shed over it, as though Sheyan was protected by an eggshell.


    Once the three arrows collided against the transparent egg shell, it strangely evaporated. Every arrow, evaporated. That insanely domineering might was reduced to tranquility in an instance, utterly fading away. The overbearing chain lightning then crashed into the eggshell, but was reduced into a headless dead snake. It fanatically and chaotically bounced around, rocks were sprayed in all direction before thoroughly fading in the face of the egg shell!


    Witnessing such a strange scene, Lurtz��s pupils almost split apart. Right at this time, Sheyan had even tilted his head and casted a condescending expression towards him, as he faintly shook his head.


    Lurtz, who had a heroic potential regardless if it was pertaining to the darkside, possessed an unbreakable confidence in his heart. Once he released an arrow, no matter the oue; his heart was already convinced it was enough to y the opponent! This was the result of thousands of hours of bitter practice, forming such wild and obstinate conviction.


    Yet solely because of Sheyan��s current action; he had be the cornerstone that had toppled Lurtz��s unwavering conviction. Of course to Lurtz, he understood his arrows weren��t wless; yet he had never expected the 3 arrows he exhausted his full strength to release, couldn��t even touch the hair of an ant like Sheyan!!!


    ��What power����iparably praiseworthy!! In the face of such power, my abilities are not even worth mentioning!!��


    Lurtz��s bloodshot eyes leaked out an unfathomable decadent expression, as he howled bitterly to the heavens. His howl carried the grief of his shattered heart. Picking up his beloved bow, he no longer released anymore arrows; instead, he viciously bent it to the limits!


    ��Crack!�� That heart-wrenching longbow snapped in two.


    ��WHY! Why is it like this?!�� Lurtz raged in his heart. He once again gazed towards that transparent yellowish screen at the tip of the ck narrow pass. His heart expressed his heart contents, exposing a shred of flustered dread.


    Men always possesses an underlying fear for the unknown and freaks of nature; hence, even the primitive ancient men worshipped lightning, fire, rain, snow, earthquakes. Lurtz wasn��t such a case; but after witnessing such a puny toe-like undying ant like Sheyan, henceforth, an unerasable shadow had been cast in his heart!


    This was also the primary reason why although he could be hailed as a legendary creature created by Saruman, he would never be able to surpass the elvish prince, Legs!


    Lurtz was no Saruman. Once he lost his bow, he was no longer capable of dealing any threat to Sheyan and Melody. They were an entire 300 metres away, with an unpassable icy hell in between!


    Within the eggshell, Sheyan released a long sigh. He turned around and walk but immediately fell to the ground weakly! The yellowish screen around him dissipated!


    10 seconds had psed!!!


    In that instance, the frailty of a severely injured and trembling mortal returned, the searing pain in his chest returned. More frighteningly, massive amounts of blood came pouring out of his chest, soaking and drenching Sheyanpletely! Sheyan clutched his chest, groaning in anguish.


    This was that negative effect ��Vitality Evaporation�� that Lurtz��s first arrow carried. It still remained, and its cruel effects were now manifesting within his body!


    The merciless tone of the nightmare imprint rung out.


    ��You are still affected by ��Vitality Evaporation�� - 5% Hp will be drained every 20 seconds, current duration left: 780 seconds!��


    Naturally, this horrific negative effect was based on his maximum health; after suffering this negative effect, 13 minutes was all it takes to kill a person even if they had two lives! If one didn��t possess medical supplements, death was the only way out!


    To Sheyan, he was slightly advantaged because his current maximum HP was only 120 points����every 20 seconds would only deduct 6 HP! Yet! Never forget, Sheyan was only left with 12 points of health in his critically wounded state! Which goes to say, in the next 20 seconds if he didn��t return to the realm of find a health restoration method, then he would be a tragic death.


    The faraway Lurtz had naturally caught on to this. Although he was incapable of knowing such data, the sixth sense of a wild beast was manifested in the exceptional perceptive sense of a formidable uruk-hai leader. The prior feeling of respect for Sheyan had vanished, once again discovering the weak and pathetic ant ahead!


    At this moment, Lurtz suddenly felt a surge of iparably regret. ��If I hadn��t destroyed my bow��then he would be dead by now!�� He once again directed his focus into the distance, he was extremely clear on the devastation his arrow could cause. He thirsted for the pesky undying ant ahead to bleed to death! Then the shadow in his heart, would utterly disappear.


    20 seconds of time, what could Sheyan do? What can he do?


    Medical supplies, he had!


    But everything was stored inside his nightmare imprint! Currently, it was impossibley hands on them.


    Divine healing arts, Melody was capable!


    Yet it required three ancient elvish characters to activate.


    Was returning to the nightmare realm his only option?


    It seemed like this was the only path. However, ording to the original n, Sheyan was to remain inside the Wizard tower and continued rummaging and searching, finding any useful information he could fine. Until the fuming owner had returned, then he would politely salute and terminate his journey in this world.


    Yet Sheyan suddenly changed his ns and fled the Wizard tower for some unknown reasons. But one thing was sure, he had a definite reason for doing so.


    Then, if he returned to the realm now, this no doubt meant the struggles he had gone through fleeing the Wizard tower was all for nought!


    *******


    It appeared that he was at the end of his route. There were absolutely no moves left to make, his only course of action was still a bitter return of defeat. Yet he still maintained a calm expression, he smiled at the teary face Melody in front of him, holding onto her hand in constion. Then he flipped his body round as he gazed towards the distant bank, his eyes sparkling with venomous hate; yet it contained a sinisterly conceited trace towards the uruk-hai Lurtz.


    Sheyan released a faint smile.


    His smile was warm, but still carried a trace of conceitedness.


    An all knowing conceitedness.


    He then reached his hands towards his waist, and hooked out an item.


    It was roughly the size of two palms. On it there were dried clumps of bloodstain and dried flesh.


    Uruk-hai Lurtz had a tremendously sharp eagle like vision; once he saw that item, a buzz resounded in his mind. His body shivered as though his blood was all rushing towards his brain! Because this item, was indeed something he had in possession right now! This item, was something Lurtz was even more familiar with than his own fingerprints!

 Chapter 332: Devastating side effects

    <h4>Chapter 332: Devastating side effects</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    An ordinary wine pouch.


    Back at the summit of the icy mountain, he had stolen this very cowhide pouch from the mutted mess of a Tentacled-freak corpse!


    (TN: This happened in chapter 19, the mutted clump of flesh he retrieved from the Tentacled-freak)


    But more crucially, the contents inside this pouch wasn��t alcohol!


    It was the oue of Saruman��s experimental breakthrough; a gene-mix - ��Mucus of the Ocean-freak of Moria�� !!!


    This item was a miracle; the more severely injured the consumer was, the more ��Mucus of the Ocean-freak of Moria�� would trigger its potential, allowing his health to swiftly replenish! HP regeneration speed would be raised; to ranging from ��every 10 seconds restores 1 HP�� to ��10 HP restored every second��, durationst for 120 minutes.��


    No doubt to the current Sheyan, his wounded state was of the extreme limit! This signified��once he drank down this potion, it wouldpletely negate the negative effects of ��Vitality Evaporation��! As for the repercussions of consuming it, to hell with it! If the realm wouldn��t be able to treat the side effects, then Sheyan would live with it!


    Without panicking, he raised the wine pouch, swirling it around before pressing upwards with his thumb. ��Pop!�� he pried open the cork. At this moment, he was smiling while nodding, as he faced Lurtz whose eyeballs were about to erupt, and raised the wine pouch. Then he gulped it down. His string of actions were courteous and refined, carrying the air of a gentleman; the appearance of a toast done by an european nobility!


    Actually, it was because of this item that Sheyan was willing to allow Reef to carry every single Ocean-freak Moria��s eggs away. But he miscalcted one point; that was ��Mucus of the Ocean-freak of Moria�� could only restore health, but the egg was a full restoration.


    Lurtz was ruined. He shut his eyes, as he quietly leapt down the cliff rock and headed back to the orc metropolis; even any energy left to fume was depleted. Although Sheyan��s powers in his eyes was akin to an ant, but����this pesky ant, had actually left such a crushing defeat and torment in his heart!!!


    **************


    Dancing shadows cast onto the cavern wall by a me.


    A gentle resin aroma filled the air. asional sounds of crackle could be heard.


    ced horizontally above the bonfire was a thick branch, with a fat trout pierced through it. The roasting fire shriveled its skin, splitting it and exposed its snowy white flesh. The fish oil dripped into thepping mes, ignited it further. Small explosions of indigo surfaced amidst the mes, fumes spiralled up constantly.


    After a short roasting, numerous cracks appeared on the fish, its alluring fragrance permeated into the air. Sheyan was awakened by the fragrance; previously when passing out at the narrow pass, it wasn��t because of ��Mucus of the Ocean-freak of Moria��, but because of losing too much blood and the freezing winds. Sheyan was basically no different from an ordinary human, naturally he passed out. However, its regenerative effects were indeed miraculous,pletely suppressing the vile effects of ��Vitality Evaporation��.


    Once he woke, Melody who was roasting the fish hurriedly rushed to support him. Sheyan attempted to move his limbs, sighing with relief when he could. His wounds seemed to have been treated by Melody using her healing divine arts. Apart from the weakness of losing too much blood, he was fine.


    Sheyan suddenly recalled something, he instantly asked out anxiously.


    ��How long have I been unconscious?��


    Melody tilted her head to blow the fire, stroking her silver hair as she gently replied.


    ��Around 4 hours. Don��t worry, we��ve sessfully escaped. It is rtively safe here, those orcs will never find us.��


    Sheyan immediately heaved a sigh of relief. The reason he had taken the risk to flee, was regarding one extremely crucial matter; which would probably require more than half an hour of time. From Melody��s statement, he still had roughly 3 hours left in this world, which was more than enough time to spare.


    His mind rxed, suddenly feeling rather hungry. Without being courteous, he received the fish before wolfing it down. The trout lived in a cold environment, it was extremely fat, its flesh iparably exquisite. Especially its ck rolled skin, though its appearance was subpar, delicious vors burst out with one bite; leaving behind a memorable after taste.


    After Sheyan wretchedly consumed half the fish, he suddenly realized there was only one and Melody hadn��t eaten yet. He couldn��t help embarrassedly snickering.


    ��This����I will catch anotherter.��


    Melody giggled and lightly whistled. 7-8 plump squirrels started scurrying in as they dumped 16-15 pinecones. Melody easily removed the shell and ate the nut, shooting a sneaking expression at him.


    ��Don��t bother, I��ll just eat this. Anyway, back in Rivendell, I don��t eat flesh.��


    Sheyan leaned against the wallfortably, raising his hand to eat his fish but this action slightly tugged against his chest wound, causing him to frown. Melody was rather sensitive, sitting beside him as she ate. Sheyan was probably too hungry, after finishing the trout, he still wasn��t satisfied. As he observed the slender white fingers stained with glossy oil, he couldn��t help licking her finger.


    With this one lick, Melody instantly trembled violently. It felt like a current shot through her fingers, numbing her entire body; in a sh, her breathing became heavier. Her body all along contained a fresh odour enshrouding her body, now this odour gradually transformed into an unbelievable fragrance. It was like a raging summer heat fumigating the night, a hint of tuberose that pleased the spirit; inciting an intoxicated urge.


    This sensation was something Melody had felt before, it was the same back in the cave when she crawled atop Sheyan to voice out her feelings. Amidst the long life of an elf, there had a patience that of a tree, calm and graceful; hence, it was hard for them to feel this sort of fragrant burning sublime passion.


    Because he still felt hungry, Sheyan licked her finger totally clean. Right now, he suddenly felt the atmosphere was weird, he couldn��t help noticing that rich charming aroma. He then observed Melody��s red flushed face, as she lowered her head; her gaze extremely alluring. Sheyan was moved, trying to think of a way to ��abduct�� this maiden. Instead, he heard Melody��s sheepish timid voice.


    ��What sort of feeling is this? Why is it so strange? So weird����it��s like my entire body is burning up, I haven��t felt this weird before.��


    She suddenly stretched out her slender white hand again, looking somewhat bashful.


    ��Although this may seem rather overboard, but����protector can you kiss my hand? I really want to understand that weird sensation.��


    Faced with such a request, how could Sheyan reject. He pulled Melody��s hands in, starting from her fingertip as he slowly kissed upwards. His tongue wantonly lingered over the snowy white skin of Melody. The thick intense aroma became denser, the smell bing as heavy as a rose.


    When Sheyan��s passionate lips touched against Melody��s pointed ears, she couldn��t resist any longer. Throughout the tiny gap of her lips, she suddenly emitted an impatient yet feeble and shivering yelp.


    That yelp sounded like a kitten purring, brimming with ignorance and purity, hinting a subtle enticement.


    Suddenly, without the constant refuelling of firewood, the bonfire gradually extinguished, leaving behind tiny wisps of embers flickering in the darkness. Under the dim lighting, Melody��s bare snowy skin radiated, her slender long legs were coincidentally wrapped around Sheyan��s waist. Her eyes shut tightly, her cheeks dizzily red as she started actively searching for Sheyan��s lips to return his kisses. Though the snowy winds brewed outside, this cave was filled with romantic harmony.


    Sheyan was originally a person with great self-control, yet gradually bit by bit, he removed the covers on the elf maiden��s body. He couldn��t help gasping at the pure glossy whiteness, and unable to maintain himself, he kissed her while gently fondling. A low shaky moan was returned.


    Moreover, this elf was rather different than most humans; she did not host a bashful reluctance, instead she allowed nature to take its course, sincere and calm. To many of Sheyan��s request, Melody had tried her best toplement, causing Sheyan��s heart to be determine in cherishing this one. Yet a burning ruthless impulse gradually built up in his heart, it was like a fire burning slowly, licking as it burnt brighter����his thirst and hunger was at its maximum, only by venting would it extinguish this me!


    ��Damned!�� Sheyan suddenly became aware. ��Don��t tell me this is the side effect of that Ocean-freak Moria gene-mix? It can sink a person into a burning fervor in an instant?�� Then his rationality thoroughly submerged������


    The following was naturally violent winds and rainstorm, an insatiable plundering,pping and chewing. The miserable Melody endured silently, timidly weing, asionally issuing a frail, iplete hum, as though it carried a secret grudge. This undoubtedly fueled Sheyan��s me, his brazen wanton mes����

 Chapter 333: The real reason for fleeing

    <h4>Chapter 333: The real reason for fleeing</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Sheyan reluctantly removed his hand from the elf maiden��s skin. Although he had caressed the refined jewels of her body, and even wantonly galloped over her for a rtively long time, he was still mesmerized by the sleek, pure cleansing sensation; it was simr to satin. Not only was her skin unbearably alluring andforting, her kisses were pure joys of life. Moreover, her resentful moans and indescribable yells seemed to still be echoing within the cave.


    Right now, Melody had sunk into deep sleep, like a miserable little deer that had fainted on the grass. Probably because the earlier excitement had caused her extreme exhaustion, her twin slender white legs were still tightly locked. Her silver hair lodged beneath her left hand like a pillow, her upright but not huge bosom still covered with several red traces; as she still appeared rather tasty and inexperienced.


    Her face even had two trails of dried tears, yet her expression was shy and faintly blissful. To Sheyan��s strokes, she hadpletely no resistance. The sensual rose aroma slowly lightened, once again a peppermint like, fresh fragrance drifted into the air.


    Sheyan bent in, and pecked her face lightly before straightening himself. He still had the luxury of time for his following matter, still it was better to act now. He tossed several loose pieces of pine wood into the reignited bonfire, the mes coiling once again.


    Sheyan carefully positioned his body to block the skipping mes, preventing the ring illumination from disturbing Melody��s sleep. Then, he retrieved that parchment paper he stole from the Wizard tower, and attentively scrutinized it.


    After a brief observation, Sheyan acted. He first selected a carbon strip (like charcoal) from the bonfire, before pinching and breaking it into fragments. Wrapping the fragments inside the silk cloth, he used a nearby stone to lightly pulverize it; grinding it into fine ck particles that would act as a toner.


    Then Sheyan picked up the topmost in parchment paper, and sprinked the toner like ck particles over it. Then he used another carbon strip and lightly smeared over it. Very quickly����that nk piece of parchment paper shockingly disyed clear writings!


    In this era, writings and recordings were done with dip pens, or rather goose feather pens. Although it is called goose feather pen, the feather of a crow was the most suitable to be used as a dip pen. Mastery of the dip pens would cause the writings to be smooth but heavy. Hence, it was normal for writing traces to be pressed onto the lower piece of parchment paper, beneath the one that was being written on. Even ordinary pen/pencil would leave writing traces on the paper underneath in the present world. Though its surface wouldn��t reveal any writing; by sweeping one��s fingertips to stroke across the parchment, one would be able to feel the minute depressions of writings on the paper.


    Previously, Sheyan had only casually read through loose scattered writings of Saruman, but it had already upgraded his concoction abilities; and those writings were no doubt gibberish on a wiping cloth. Then if he had the chance toprehend the actual writings on the parchment paper, then no doubt, his harvest would be much greater.


    At that point in time, it wasn��t wise to stay to look for any suitable particles to use as a toner, and secondly there was still that frustratingprehension state. Though he may be able to uncover the writings of the previous parchment paper through this unorthodox method, he didn��t have the luxury of time to support hisprehension state. Hence, the wisest decision was to flee to a secure ce before slowly analyzing.


    This was the reason why he made such a resolute decision back at the Wizard tower, and hastily fled!


    Following the cautious smearing of the ck toner, fluent strokes of themon Middle-earth tongue surfaced. It is said that calligraphy and handwriting reflects a person��s character. That was the case of Saruman; every letter was civilized, steady, clear but the asional strokes reflected his thriving ambitions, showing of his ability!


    ������������


    ������������


    The gene-mix purification seemsplicated but is essentially a simple process. Last month during an experiment, I easily aplished this matter with a crucible, test tube and 137 degrees temperature. A uruk-hai managed to possess an outstanding raise in strength������


    The weather is an essential consideration, yes, the weather. Where else in the entirety of Middle-earth is as cold as the Misty Mountains? Previously when Gandalf visited, wasn��t it because of that pestilence, which was due to high temperature? This is bad, some of these potions seem to degenerate under hot environment.


    Uh huh! It must be that smoking weed I added in, I��m sure of it! This bottle of Dragon gene-mix is only able tost 2 hours in a scorching 50 degrees temperature.


    This experiment is a dead end, perhaps I was wrong in its selection path?


    Yes, no doubt, the truth lies in this. This green-mountain flower from the Shire is the catalyst I have been seeking. The research is done, but for this obnoxious hot temperature. I can only preserve this concoction for 2 months, and this has already vastly exceeded my expectations.


    Since I��ve reached the end of this phase of concoction experiments, I have to continue upgrading the strength of the Uruk-hais. Ocean-freak of Moria, how could it be that your genes are so mystical. When can I have the great fortune to slice you open and closely examine you?


    Then, the recordings were concluded on this parchment paper. Naturally, Sheyan was once again forced inprehension state. This time, he sat by the bonfire for nearly half an hour. Thisprehension failed a total of 8 times, before the nightmare imprint voiced a joyous relief to his ears.


    ��Contestant no.1018 has sessfully appreciated Saruman��s experimental logs.��


    ��Contestant no.1018 has received a new inspiration.��


    ��Your Rank 6 ability ��ck Art mix Technique (iplete)�� receives a passive upgrade.��


    ��Tier 2 of the skill tree receives a direct upgrade.��


    ��Uruk-hai gene fluid (Bear), Uruk-hai gene fluid (Fox), Uruk-hai gene fluid (Eagle) is upgraded to lvl 3.��


    ��Rtive effects from the concoctions would now raise attributes by +4.��


    ��Expiry of concocted gene-mix has been upgraded to 2 weeks.��


    ��Due to your intelligence and spirit, you are unable to receive anymore inspirations.��


    Sheyan shrugged his shoulders; although infiltrating into Saruman��s experimentalb was a pretty risky move, the benefits he had gained vastly exceeded his expectations.


    Firstly, throwing out a curse-mix had an AOE confusion/stun effect, although it onlysted for a second, the 20% speed gue from the poison fog was still pretty incredible. Moreover, he could now throw a normal gene-mix to supply additional speed and attribute boost.


    Furthermore, due to this second tier upgrading to +4 attributes instead of +3, this implied that one blended-mix of his would provide an 8 points attribute boost. Although currently he still wasn��t able to concoct a gene-mix that would enhance physique; this upgrade of various supporting attributes, could at least bepared to a ck grade equipment! Just based on this itself, Sheyan would be able to y a critical role in arge scale party!


    ��Yes!�� Sheyan clenched his fist with a vigorous excitement. He then started dreaming of that perfect party establishment mission reward, and couldn��t help being overwhelmed with emotions.


    Probably because his movements were too disrupting, Melody lightly twitched a little and rolled her body. Then she gazed at Sheyan, her clear eyes sparkling with crystal as she leaned against Sheyan. She finally whispered.


    ��You��re about to return to your kingdom right?��


    Sheyan was currently vexed by this, after hearing Melody he became slightly distressed.


    ��Forgive me, I cannot leave with you������


    Hearing that, Melody begun choking with sobs.


    ��As a twilight elf, I cannot shirk my responsibilities from Rivendell. Myrades will be facing a tremendous tribtion, I cannot abandon them. Also, because my prowess have been enhanced too quickly due to absorbing the essence of Ocean-freak Moria��s eggs, I am in a very dangerous predicament. If I don��t return to Rivendell to ept Lord Glorfindel��s guidance, I may perish. Apart from that, to advance my twilight magic, I have to borrow the might of Sire Vilya������


    Sheyan��s eyes flickered upon hearing that, he curiously asked.


    ��Sire Vilya����are you talking about that ring?��


    Amazed, Melody nced at Sheyan.


    ��How did you know Sire Vilya is a ring?��


    If Sheyan didn��t know about the 3 elvish rings that could contend amongst the rings in Lord of the Rings, then that would be strange. If he couldy hands on it, it would be at least, at least of a Golden storyline grade equipment; perhaps even a divine artifact.


    One must know, all 3 elvish rings had immensely unimaginable origins, and could safeguard the elves in a city from the evil one��s corrosion.


    Vilya, was known as the Ring of Air, adorned with a sapphire over it. It possessed the ability to heal and preserve and even control elements; this was spected by how the elf Elrond had summoned the torrent of water. Probably, Melody wanted to borrow the elemental strength to advance her cultivation.


    Another known as Nenya, also hailed as the Ring of Water, was in Gandalf��s possession. Its mystery might was to bestow a fearsome protection. Without it, Gandalf would��ve been crushed by the Balrog in the Mines of Moria, how would he have made aeback?


    (ED: In LOTR Gandalf has the Ring of Fire, Narya. Nenya is borne by Gdriel. The author wrote Nenya though so Nenya it is.)


    (TN: The author may have made a research error, but Narya is the Ring of Fire held by Gandalf instead, and it is unclear whether it provided him with enhanced power against fire. However, on ount that he didn��t i will keep it as it is, so just take it with a pinch of salt)

 Chapter 334: Unexpected reaping

    <h4>Chapter 334: Unexpected reaping</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Although Sheyan was exceedingly knowledgeable of the 3 elvish rings; he obviously couldn��t lecture Melody directed on its history as though he was an elven lord himself. He only smiled faintly.


    ��God is omnipotent.��


    Melody had personally witnessed that heaven defying domain ��Absolute defence�� of Sheyan. Such a domineering might had vastly eclipsed her understanding. Because of her unfamiliarity, her admiration towards him was doubled! She gazed into Sheyan��s eyes, her tears flowing as she continued.


    ��Forgive me please, my protector, you����won��t you be happy?��


    Sheyan��s heart currently was also conflicting. Such a pure youthful maiden, yet tender and obedient; whatever female position he desired, she was willing. She even had a naturally perfumed scent, much superior to that of even an imperial concubine. He was really unwilling to part with her, but this was inevitable. Sheyan held Melody in his embrace, then he looked into her eyes sincerely.


    ��We have no choice but to part, but can you promise me one thing?��


    Melody nodded passionately.


    ��Mmn!��


    Sheyan continued.


    ��I don��t know the customs of elves, but since you��re already so intimate with me, you cannot bepanions with other male elves; or be intimate with any elf.��


    ��Oh.�� Melody obediently nodded her head. ��I promise you����hug me onest time.��


    ��Oh it seems like there��s still some time, after hugging we can still do something else.��


    ��Hey why are you tearing my skirt! I just weaved it again!��


    ��Listen to me, be good, open up your mouth.��


    ��What are you doing?��


    ��Umphh������


    ����������


    ����������


    ***************


    An hour and a halfter,


    Back in the Nightmare realm,


    Inside Sheyan��s personal room.


    Jinkuang was currently using a hugedle to stir a huge pot of ck viscous liquid. An intense and vile smell asionally drifted out, where it seemed to contain a bunch of junk inside.


    Suddenly, a tiny ck vortex appeared, its depth as deep as the mysteries of space. In a flurry, it spreaded into a perfect long line, emitting a buzzing sound before forming into a ck door.


    Very quickly, Sheyan emerged from the door, his leg seemed to be floating slightly. When he appeared, he instantly pinched his nose and sneezed twice. Stumbling forward due to the smoke, he furiously raged out.


    ��Jinkuang, what the hell are you doing?��


    Jinkuang raised his brows and replied.


    ��I��m undertaking a small capital but huge profit business. From the liquid of the richly nutritious rotting fats and proteins of the city sewer, I can extract a top quality condiment. It contains 5 ��S�� grade pure natural nutrition; omega oil acid, Linoleic acid, vitamin e, low cholesterol, brain and blood circtory benefits.


    ��What the heck, cut the crap, that��s just disgusting drain oil.�� Sheyan angrily clutched his nose. He couldn��t afford to piss this ancestor off and could only head out. If he couldn��t bear this anymore, he would just share Reef��s room.


    Jinkuang hurriedly obstructed Sheyan as he inspected him from head to toe, then he let off a sly smile.


    ��Master, your face is pale, your footsteps are weak, your eye bags are huge, you seem extremely fatigue and exhausted in spirit, your hands are icy cold. I��m afraid you have caught a cold, look you even have a bloated tummy. One nce and I could tell you have indulged in excessive debauchery!��


    Sheyan��s face turned ashen as he immediately ran off. Jinkuang then brandished a herbal ster and yelled loudly.


    ��Master, you can try my herbal ster, it��s only 3000 credits! Once you paste it on, the desired hardness and vigor will surge up within 3 seconds, guaranteed to be the next ��Liu Xiang�� of the bed, it is an ultra pellet�������� How can this master be so unrefined and impolite, at least listen to what I have to say right.��


    (TN: Liu Xiang is an olympic gold medalist and world champion of China)


    *********


    After returning, Sheyan quickly contacted with Reef. He then anxiously asked the sole affair pricking his heart.


    ��Did you manage to bring the eggs out?!��


    That��s right! This was his other huge motive for insisting that Reef safely fled first! In the previous realm, the rules were extremely peculiar - During the party establishment mission process, any utility points, potential points, equipment, items will be unable to be brought back to the nightmare realm (Includes concocted potions / forged equipment). As for the others, there were no restrictions.


    No doubt, Ocean-freak Moria��s eggs were an unparalleled precious item, belonging to the restricted category. Yet Sheyan hadn��t forgotten that when he first picked up an Ocean-freak Moria��s egg, there was not a single notification. Furthermore, without a twilight elf like Melody, this item wouldn��t even be able to exhibit its greatest potential! Hence, Sheyan wanted to take a gamble, to see if it could be brought out. To be more blunt, he wanted to see if they belonged to the ssification of unknown strange object.


    Faced with Sheyan��s anxious inquiry, he smiled bitterly.


    ��I could say yes, but I could also say no.��


    Sheyan was taken aback.


    ��What kind of answer is that?��


    Reef helplessly replied.


    ��Head over to the roof of the realm first. This matter is slightlyplicated, it is better to exin when we meet.��


    Sheyan hastily rushed over. On the way, he didn��t forget to check up on the appraisal status of his ��Hydralisk Rare acid nd��. Sadly, it only disyed ��Appraising, please wait��. After a familiar journey to the roof, Sheyan realized that for some unknown reason, this ce was filled with an unprecedented booming of activities. At least 20-30 others were here queueing up. Reef was currently conversing with someone at the side, as he repeatedly made hand gestures as though their discussion was extremely intense.


    Viewing Sheyan��s appearance, Reef signalled towards him, and introduced the other person.


    ��This is Aldaris, a scum from Northern Europe who loves to deliver money to me.��


    After hearing that, Aldaris folded his arms on his chest and snorted coldly.


    ��Reef you moron, only adept in using words, how can you call that delivering money? I only lost a few times when wepared pointers, because you have better equipment����you must be Seaman? Reef was just telling me what a remarkable alchemist you are.��


    Sheyan smiled.


    ��I��m not worthy of remarkable. I only ce all my efforts in that aspect, that��s all.��


    At this moment, the group ahead queuing up called for Aldaris. Aldaris saluted and said his farewells, then he left. Reef observed his leaving figure and earnestly uttered.


    ��Never ever underestimate him. That guy is a thorn inbat, he belongs to a rare ss who possesses dual capabilities. His three peak attributes are strength, intelligence and spirit; and is able to contest fairly against closebatants and exercise long range abilities to assault enemies.��


    Sheyan listened with a curious expression.


    ��Sounds like a mage-warrior dualbatant? But how is he going to maintain his vitality in closebat?��


    Reef seriously replied.


    ��Strictly speaking, he is really somewhat like what you said. During closebat, he uses different methods to preserve his life. His magic shield ability can absorbrge amounts of damage, moreover his high spirit powers can cause the enemy��s uracy to greatly decline. Also, he still has other life preservation methods employed by intelligence/spirit based contestants.��


    ��Aldaris��s greatest specialty is that he also possesses a skill tree ability. Previously when I crossed pointers with him, I was left in bitter disbelief at one of his ability ��Vampirism-Touch�� of his abilities. He is able to attach a vampirism magic onto his weapon; when he deals any damage to his opponent, he can steal the opponent��s life force from the damage (Lifesteal)! Due to his rtively excellent spirit and intelligence, he is able to reach roughly 50% of lifesteal!��


    ��Wow he does sound incredibly daunting!�� Once he heard the words ��lifesteal�� he felt a certain headache. This kind could be said to belong to a category of bing stronger as one fights. Fortunately, it seems like currently he didn��t have to deal with this Aldaris. Sheyan shook his head, then he brought their conversation back to subject.


    ��What is with the Ocean-freak Moria��s eggs?��


    Reef forced out a smile.


    ��Those coconut sized eggs couldn��t be brought out. The realm gave it a dual evaluation of being a living body, and a rarely seen item. Their decision is extremely clear; eggs that have been incubatedpletely, cannot be hailed as an unknown strange object.��


    ��Instead, those eggs that had been incinerated by the Balrog can be brought out. The realm��s evaluation is that Ocean-freak Moria is originally an exceedingly rare creature, and that Balrog is most probably thest Balrog of Middle-earth. The chances of them encountering is extremely small. As for the Balrog using his fiery whip to torch the soul of Ocean-freak Moria��s eggs, that is a minute probability within small probabilities. This object that was formed from such impossible origins, was something that waspletely neglected in the realm��s calctions. Hence, it is silently recognized as an unknown strange object, and can be brought out.��


    Sheyan nodded his head.


    ��That means we brought 5 eggs out?��


    Reef nodded, then directly traded the 5 Ocean-freak Moria��s eggs over. Sheyan kept 3 eggs and left 2 with Reef. They had already ascertained the uses of achievement points with regards to the military rank, and potential points were needed to further advance abilities; therefore both of them simrly required these unknown strange objects urgently. As an important core of the party, obviously he was worthy of such valuable investment.

 Chapter 335: Max reward!

    <h4>Chapter 335: Max reward!</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Seeing that they had to queue for long, the two decided to head over to the appraisal room first to evaluate the strange unknown object ��Ocean-freak Moria��s egg�� and sell it to the realm. They were greeted with an unexpected delight, with every egg selling for 2 achievement points!


    After a brief wait, it was finally their turn to enter the core area of the realm to settle their affairs. After they sat down, aserwork beamed out to scan their bodies. Following closely, was a mechanical emotionless voice.


    ��Congrattions on returning, contestants engaged in a party establishment mission.��


    ��Retrieving data������


    ��You epted the mission ��Survival�� as your party mission.��


    ��Mission summary: Live, try your best to survive, hold on until you no longer can����


    ��Mission progress check����you passed the first phase and relevant checkpoint! Mission score increases by 30.��


    ��Mission progress check����you passed the second phase and relevant checkpoint! Mission score increases by 50.��


    ��Mission progress check��you passed the third phase and relevant checkpoint! Mission score increases by 100.��


    ��Your mission score from the basics is: 30 + 30 +50 +100 = 210 points. Both contestants made it till the end.��


    ��Your missionpletion score: Current difficulty - Maximum (lvlmax).��


    ��Please wait������


    ��Signal connecting������


    They waited for nearly 10 minutes before the screen ahead started to show a chaotic interference. After a brief while, that same hoarse voice projected out.


    ��If this damned signal machine doesn��t provide me with an adequate reason to wake me up, then I��m definitely recing it. Dammit! What the heck requires our attention? Hello?��


    ��Party establishment missionpletion score, maximum?��


    ��A young 2nd lieutenant��s application?��


    ��Uh huh! Look who��s here, no.1018?��


    Upon hearing this hoarse voice, Sheyan instantly knew who it was. It was most likely that same person who awarded him with the honor of the 2nd Lieutenant rank. He sincerely issued.


    ��Very d to see you again, sir!��


    The hoarse voiceughed out bluntly.


    ��You can call me Mr Lieutenant Colonel. Indeed I haven��t misjudged you at all; although a party establishment mission isn��t considered tough, to be able to achieve this grade is already pretty rare. Oh, youpleted it with the two of you? Besides you are only of a 2nd Lieutenant ranking, then the relevant reward will consider that factor. Alright, good luck to youds! Party Ace is hereby officially established!��


    Hearing the announcement from the hoarse voice, Sheyan and Reef simultaneously received the notification:


    ��You have withdrawn from your temporary party.��


    ��Your members have received an additional reward of a maximumpletion score: Silver Prestige.��


    Privileges of Silver Prestige: After party is established, you can draw 3 party skills for your members.��


    ��Privileges of Silver Prestige: When engaged in a party war, you can directly induce suppression on the opposing party��s skill; causing their effects to drop by 10% - 30% (Depends on the other party prestige). Probability of causing the opposing party��s skill to failpletely is 20% - 50% (Depends on the other party prestige).��


    ��Privileges of Silver Prestige: When drawing the relevant party skill, you can receive an additional drawing privilege.��


    ��Privileges of Silver prestige: Receive a party interspatial storage of 10x10x10 metre square.��


    ��Privileges of Silver Prestige: Every time the party��s standing is promoted, 2 points of party skill points will be received (normally, 1 point). You can utilize the party skill points to upgrade the party��s skill. Every 3 party skill points can be used to additionally open a new study field of party skill.��


    **************


    Observing the list of notifications, Sheyan didn��t feel particrly shocked. Citing Jinkuang who sprouted unkind words while spitting he spat out melon seeds - Ignorance was bliss.


    Instead, Reef gaped with astonishment following what he just witnessed. He recalled when he first established his reserve-duty party, there was no such thing as party mission, nor was there any party prestige����which goes to say, this aspect of information was not simply leaked to anyone.


    As for party skills, this previous party had that too; but they merely had a single skill slot. Moreover, it was randomly allocated, resigned to fate. Yet more crucially, why would they allow you to learn party skills for free? They issued 3 options which required learning fees:


    The first option - Fee: 10,000 utility points, 10 potential points and 5 achievement points. ording to Reef, the resultant skill most likely produced effects like movement speed +3 / strength +1 / Damage +1%. Of course the best draw was physique +1, because it was relevant to every single contestant in the party. Something worth mentioning was previously, the Symbiosis��s sect party skill belonged to this very category.


    The second option - Fee: 30,000 utility points, 30 potential points, 15 achievement points. Naturally this learned party skill was stronger than the previous. It probably included effects such as strength +3 / explosive strike +2% / avoidability +2%. The Banks Syndicate��s party skill which triggers a shield that can absorb 100 points of damage while in critically wounded state, belonged to such a category. Obviously, it could also be because they had upgraded a skill from the previous category.


    The third option - Fee: 70,000 utility points, 70 potential points, 35 achievement points. This particr ssification of party skills weren��t something Reef was clear about. He only heard that others mentioned of an all attribute +1 party skill, which should belong to this category.


    Yet more critically, was when Reef saw that whenever the party promotes a level, they would receive 2 party skill points. This almost caused him to ck out����when his reserve-duty party promoted, they only received 1 party skill point!! Which goes to say in the long run, a Silver Prestige party towers over an average reserve-duty party by two folds!


    But at present, Sheyan had no idea what Reef was thinking. He only recalled the advice that hoarse voice had offered him, it was really gems of wisdom. Then thezy, hoarse voice spoke out once again.


    ��Are you done viewing, if so please prepare to draw your party skills. You can draw thrice, oh wrong, a Silver Prestige party can draw 6 times. You can then choose 3 out of the 6 as your primary 3 party skills.��


    Sheyan listened as his heart stirred.


    ��Perhaps my Lieutenant Colonel has any advice for me?��


    The hoarse voiceughed hysterically.


    ��Nothing none! I see you��re wise for a lifetime, but muddled for a moment. The principle behind that you should be clear. I just want to ask you, what is the name of your party?��


    Sheyan listened as a wide panorama unfolded in his heart, it was true! To every single struggler within the realm, their only desire was to live on! Survival, that was essentially the basic!


    Next, the procedures to draw the party skills were initiated. Yet before drawing the first option, the nightmare imprint ceased the process and delivered another notification.


    ��Contestant no.1018 and no.770123 entered the party establishment mission simultaneously.��


    ��Both partiessted till the end.��


    ��Both parties received a missionpletion score of maximum.��


    ��You have fulfilled the relevant criteria.��


    ��Calcting������


    ��nning������


    ��Determining��������


    After nearly 5 minutes, the next set of notifications appeared.


    ��You have acquired a covert party skill: ��Life-link!�� (Passive Every upgrade requires 3 party skill points)��


    ��Unable to evaluate this skill.��


    ��Covert party skill: ��Life-link�� - When simultaneously within party Ace, your life will be mysteriously linked together.��


    ��Any member once entering near death critical juncture, will engage ��Boulder State��; having their movement speed decline by 50%, unable to attack nor use any items. Any damage dealt will be forcibly reduce by 50%! Then the other 50% of damage will be transferred to another member who is life-linked. (The transferred damage will factor in the other member��s defence, the member in near death state would not suffer damages)��


    ��When both parties involved in a life-link sinks into near death state, life-link will copse.��


    ��The defence effect of boulder state is a domain precedence.��


    (Details of conflicting abilities, and which takes precedence - No precedence < slight precedence < Authoritative (Crushing damages belongs to this) < Domain precedence < Domain authority)����You can choose to give up this covert party skill, and choose another randomly drawn party skill. Yes / No ?��


    Sheyan and Reef nced at each other; without a thread of hesitation they selected ��No��! Seeing that word ��covert��, they naturally knew this was a rare skill. The rarer something was, the greater its value, this was a thousand year old saying. Naturally, it applied to the specifics of the nightmare realm.


    No doubt, the evaluation of this skill was primarily due to its applicable nature to them. No doubt, the effects of Sheyan and Reef linking up was the mostpatible. If two brittle long range contestants were to link up; as long as the MT in their group doesn��t fall, this ability would be useless. Once the MT falls, then their link could barely be used as a below average fleeing skill.

 Chapter 336: Silver party established!

    <h4>Chapter 336: Silver party established!</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    One point to note was that Sheyan and Reef were both rare MTs. At present, their total life points had exceeded 1000 points. With this life-link, it was as good as having an additional life!


    Of course, this ��Life-link�� wasn��t that earth shattering actually. For example, it wouldn��t help if the enemy was overwhelmingly superior, or had isted Reef. No matter how much Reef could tank, after entering in the ��Life-link�� boulder state, he could at most hold on for several minutes or tens of minutes. The enemies wouldn��t need to seek out Sheyan who was linked, they could just surround Reef and dish out frenzied assaults.


    No matter how weak their attacks were, it would at least present 1 point of damage. Hence, ��Life-link�� wasn��t a totally immune state. Once they managed to transfer damage to Sheyan until he sunk into near death state, then the ��Life-link�� would copse; allowing them to kill two birds with one stone.


    Yet ultimately, this ��Life-link�� party skill had undoubtedly propelled the survivability of the two parties. Moreover, this skill could still be upgraded! Although it would require a painful sump of 3 party skill points������


    Following the confirmation of ��Life-link�� as their first party skill, Sheyan and Reef were left with another 4 times of skill drawing; of which selecting 2 amongst them. Currently, Reef seemed to be the more excited one out of the two, as he actively incited the drawing. The 4 party skill options were as follows:


    Asylum lvl 1 (Passive): An additional 100 HP and 100 MP is awarded to all members. Vanishes upon leaving the party.


    Finance lvl 1 (Passive): Every member will enjoy 33% discount on personal items purchased from the realm, through the nightmare imprint; and enjoy selling their junk for 33% more to the realm.


    Gloryheal (Active): The glory of the party can rescue members from the hands of death during critical moments. After activating this ability, 50% of health will be restored within 12 seconds. No activation cost required, cool down of 12 hours.


    Pierce lvl 1 (Passive): All members receive 12% in attack.


    After a series of deliberations between Sheyan and Reef, they eventually chose the two skills - ��Asylum�� and ��Gloryheal��. After confirming, the hoarse voice ushered.


    ��Very good. The party is sessfully established, now I will take my leave. I wish you will attain an excellent battle score for your future skirmishes.��


    Sheyan was currently contemting on Uncle Dasi��s fingers, wanting to inquire of this officer that supposedly imed to be from the future. Yet the officer abruptly left, which left him with a sour taste in his mouth. At present, an emotionless mechanical tone yed again.


    ��Small Silver Prestige party: ��Ace�� established!��


    ��You have joined the Small Silver Prestige party ��Ace�� !��


    ��Party scale: Small.�� (For certain missions that require arge scale party, small scale party members can choose to collectively join with otherrge scale party; however, you will be unable to enjoy the party skills of therge party. Under normal circumstances, it is hard for low prestige parties to view information fromparatively higher prestige parties, unless through voluntarily means.)


    ��Party Prestige: Silver.��


    ��Party level: lvl 1 (0/15) - Requires 15 party experience to upgrade.��


    ��Every time a party leader, vice-head or any official member aplishes a main storyline mission / hidden mission, 1 party experience will be awarded. Apart from that, there are other methods like irregr party level private missions, or massacres during party wars etc.��


    ��Party leader: Contestant no.1018, Second Lieutenant. This information can be concealed from party members.��


    ��Details: To promote your party level, party leader must promote to Lieutenant Rank (First lieutenant). Before promoting to Lieutenant, party experience points would be stacked, but party will be unable to level up. (For example, stacking till 20/15 experience)


    ��Party vice-head: Contestant no.770123, Lieutenant Colonel (Reserve-duty). This information can be concealed from party members.��


    ��Covert Party skill: ��Life-link�� lvl 1. This information can be concealed from party members.��


    ��Party skill: ��Asylum�� lvl 1 (Passive).��


    ��Party skill: ��Gloryheal�� lvl 1 (Active).��


    ��Official members can enjoy the privileges of Silver Prestige: When engaging in a party war, you can directly induce suppression on the opposing party��s skill; causing their effects to drop by 10% - 30% (Depends on the other party prestige). Probability of causing opposing party��s skill to failpletely is 20% - 50% (Depends on the other party prestige).��


    ��Unofficial party members can only enjoy the party skill ��Asylum��.��


    Seeing the eventual oue, Sheyan and Reef were both dly rejoicing. To be able to harvest such results was certainly out of their expectations. The previous Lord of the Rings world had dangers that left them both physically and mentally exhausted. An ��A�� difficulty world was indeed horrifying, just two ringleader ss mob could��ve easily crushed them both.


    To survive under such circumstances, the pressure on them had indeed been amplified exponentially. Hence, after rejoicing, they immediately felt a tremendous fatigue enveloping them. After saying their farewells, they hurriedly returned to the present world.


    *************


    At present, Sheyan was still situated in Hong Kong after he returned to the realm. Though Jessica phoned him for a date, he rejected her due to excessive fatigue; hence he first seeked a good hotel room, and took a nice bubble bath.


    While falling asleep, Sheyan couldn��t help nning for his next course of action even amidst his mind fuzziness. As for him, the matters to be settled in the present world were fairly ample.


    Firstly, after working for Saruman previously; he had tested if the specimens of wolf, freshwater fish, snake, dog man mantis could be used as raw materials for his concoction. He could then try experimenting on them slowly, and possibly enrich his own concoction varieties.


    Next was pertaining to the awakening of his innate ability that Reef mentioned. Through his duel with Yi Wufu, Sheyan could sense he was on the verge of awakening his innate ability. If he had the chance to temper himself in Thand, then he could possibly make a breakthrough.


    Lastly, it was naturally considering Uncle Dasi��s illness. Firstly, he wanted to supervise his treatment, and secondly, he earnestly wanted to craft the ship ording to the old man��s heart; finding something for him to do to prevent him from depressing thoughts.


    From the perspective of personal gains, both concoction experimentations of new gene-mixes and of awakening his innate ability was equally important. Yet for Sheyan who ced utmost concern on kin, he constantly worried about the father like, Uncle Dasi. Eventually, he decided to return to Taiwan. He would rather he himself face harsher risks and dangers, in exchange for a fewfortable days for Uncle Dasi. Moreover, after returning to Taiwan, he would still be able to attempt to research his concoctions.


    After affirming his decisions, Sheyan sunk into deep sleep within the bathtub, and begun releasing satisfied snores. He only woke up upon feeling the chill of the cold water, before he climbed out of the bathtub to resume his sleep on the bed; he only urinated once during this period.


    He slept for a full 24 hours before being startled awake by the calling of several service staffs. Because there was a recent case of drug scandal nearby the hotel, the staff were all vignt like a bird. Upon noticing Sheyan hadn��t left his room for 24 hours, they deemed it suspicious and feared that it was another suicidal drug scandal. They repeatedly knocked but to no response, and finally forced open the door.


    Seeing this terrified bunch of hotel staff, Sheyan found it immenselyughable. He helplessly shrugged his shoulders, the only thing he could do now was settle the bill and leave. Yet after leaving the hotel, he felt his stomach growl before seeing a huge queue at the opposite side of the road. A wave of fragrance prated his nose, as he couldn��t resist the urge to walk over.


    The street stall appeared simple and crude, definitely one that would fail the hygiene safety qualification test. Sheyan waited for his turn, and sat down at a table. Greasy print marks were all over the table. There wasn��t much ingredient, only a yellow skinny woman with a dashboard face. ��Thump!�� She mmed down a bowl. From the water traces on the bowl, it was obvious it was briefly rinsed after the previous customer just finished with it.


    Sheyan was able to use a tissue to wipe the bowl dry; instead, the yellow skinny woman simply dragged over a huge metaldle and unleashed a sticky liquid into the bowl. The liquid was pretty thick, mixed with crimson and snow white. Piping hot steam drifted out along with an indescribably strange aroma.


    He couldn��t help pulling the bowl closer, before scooping with his spoon. The silky delicious porridge contained a splendid blend of seafood and cream. As he chewed gently, his teeth collided against fine threads of silk. It was chewy and flexible, the chinese vermicelli breaking easily in his mouth.

 Chapter 337: An uproar while changing dressing

    <h4>Chapter 337: An uproar while changing dressing</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    As hepped the savoury thick soup and not being fully satisfied, he greedily poured down its entire contents into his throat. A wave of faint burnt charcoal taste slid down his throat into his belly, leaving a rich aftertaste.


    ��This�������� Sheyan carefully observed. ��Isn��t this themonly seen ��Wun Tsai Chi�� ?��


    ��Wun Tsai Chi�� is amon snack offered by street stalls in Hong Kong, usually sold in small bowls. It is also known to be an imitation shark fin soup without any notable valuable ingredients. Strictly speaking, it could be considered in the same category as chicken wing����


    This small bowl of ��Wun Tasi Chi�� primarily consisted of shiitake mushrooms, shredded meat, ham, egg and vermicelli; such ingredients weren��t unique, and were thicklyyered with cornstarch after slowly cooking for 3 hours. Its most distinct favour would be determined by the unique soup stock of the stall owner.


    Sheyan craved for another bowl, as he raised his bowl to request for a replenishment. The yellow skinny woman strolled over to collect his bowl, her face grim as she thought Sheyan was just here for a free meal. Hence, she sternly issued a ��No more�� to him, turning around as she carried her basin full of soup away.


    The next thing he saw was the male owner, along with two assistants, carrying over a huge covered wok and cing it on the stove. The boiling water within the wok seemed to weight 50 kg. The greasy surface at the tip boiled vigorously, producing foam and dispersed out with an unexinable and thick aroma.


    Witnessing this scene, some customers shook their heads and sigh, leaving their empty seats behind. Several waiting customers immediately pounce forward to upy the vacant seats. Some people even starting phoning their colleagues, asking if they wanted takeaways.


    Sheyan was a little curious, sitting quietly to observe. After a brief while, that yellow skinny woman marched over with a sullen face; using her greasy and filthy notebook along with a cracked pen, as she registered each orders of the sitting customers.


    Sheyan was baffled internally, indecisive of what he wanted to eat. Yet one of his good points was not being picky, moreover that previous bowl of soup had left him with a favourable impression. He strained his ears to hear the nearby person ordering; when it was his time, he imitated the exact words.


    ��3 portions of the back leg, spice paste, a half portion of offals.��


    *


    After one of the serving attendants carried over a piping hot bowl, he finally realized that this was actually boiled dog meat! No wonder some weren��t willing to eat. Yet the person he imitated from was eating like as though he was an unruly duck on a wild goose chase.


    In front of him, the dog meat was stewed skilfully, its furless sleek skin swivelled around in the soup. The snowy white thick soup had several fresh green shallots sprinkled over. A strong fragrance assailed his nose, at the bottom of the soup were rare pulps of yellow pea.


    Not a person was muttering a single word here; everyone seated here had forsaken their societal identities as white-cored, ck society, police, public servant, prostitutes and more. All that were left were gluttons. He could only hear the savory joy of people sucking and chewing on their food��


    To Sheyan, his previous bowl of ��Wun Tsai Chi�� didn��t count as proper food. He licked his lips and could hear himself swallowing his saliva. Moved by his surroundings, he coordinated his chopsticks as he tore of arge clump of robust meat off the dog leg. After blowing at it, he dipped it inside the spicy garlic paste by the side, and consumed it. He could clearly hear his teeth sinking into the tender flesh, releasing delightful joys. The unique vor of dog meat and oil, mixed with random condiments slithered down his body, causing his fingers to move involuntarily to tear of a second slice.


    With the enhancement of the spicy garlic paste and after eating 3 chunks of meat consecutively, Sheyan hupped with satisfaction; grabbing a bowl of soup to drink. The bowl was nd, probablycking salt. Yet it was effective in rinsing away the greasiness in his mouth. The peas beneath the soup were soft; his tongue gently crushing it into pieces.


    As he continued eating, he felt regretful after the third piece. When he was at his fifth, he felt an intense frustration. After eating two more mouthfuls, he finally called out loudly.


    ��Boss, get me another kilogram of dog��s meat!��


    The skinny yellow woman walked over with an icy cold tone.


    ��No.��


    Sheyan replied.


    ������and if I add cash?��


    The skinny yellow woman became impatient as she gnashed her teeth at Sheyan.


    ��NO!!!! Scram after you finish, don��t disturb thisdy boss��s business. Thisdy boss has a game of mahjong at 3!��


    Facing the fierce and ferociousdy boss; Sheyan could only reluctantly finish his meat, drink his soup and finally finished up the mixed dog offals. It was here that he realized the dog offals weren��t chargeable, they were like pickled radish in restaurants. After paying his bill, he actually only had to pay for the 3 portions of dog meat. The price was extremely fair, no wonder customers flocked here like wild ducks.


    *


    After filling his tummy, Sheyan��s spirits were uplifted as he decided to shop around for gifts before flying back to Taiwan. Nothing noteworthy happened along the way. Sanzi had followed in ordance with Sheyan��s arrangement; renting a seaside detached house before inviting the old granny to care of Uncle Dasi.


    After returning home, he only saw the granny sweeping the floor without Uncle Dasi��s and Sanzi��s presence. Sheyan then found out they had went to the hospital to change the dressing of his hand. Strangely, this process would normally only require an hour, but an entire half afternoon had psed already.


    Sheyan was familiar with the hospital that Uncle Dasi frequented; he had rmended this to Uncle Dasi, which was known as the ��Executive Yuan, military associated hospital for the retiree citizens��. Due to its rtions with the military, they were known to be skilled in medical treatment.


    Before Uncle Dasi got his treatment, his wound was always festering boils, but now it had finally healed up; probably only leaving a scar within a week��s time. Sheyan was immensely worried and reckoned that something was up. He hurriedly ran over to the road to g a cab.


    After reaching the hospital, Sheyan noticed several ck sedans parked at its entrance. He didn��t really care as he strided in. After inquiring with the counterdy, and finding out the dressing treatment was at the fifth floor, he took the lift up. Suddenly, he realized the main door of the hospital were dripping with wet bloodstains, which appeared countless times until he arrived at the lift entrance. The bloodstains were fresh, and had probably surfaced several hours earlier.


    After Sheyan went inside the lift, it was simrly a simr scene of blood where its interior carpet was stained with moist ckness. After reaching the fifth floor, he could see a frightened and nervous expression of a nurse. Even the doctors here carried a fearful expression and their spoken words were executed in whispers, as though they were frightened by something.


    Sheyan probed a few steps in, before heading towards theteral treatment rooms. After a corner he halted his footsteps. Ahead of him, inside the 30 metre long corridor, the stretch of two seats along it were densely packed with matured males, both young and old. Some were smoking, and had flustered expressions, some had flourishing tattoos and distinct scars; asionally vulgarities could be heard.


    Naturally, such a scene only happened in ck society movies. Most probably, one of the gang boss had suffered a crushing blow. These gang members all carried sorrowful looks on their faces, along with traces of unwavering loyalty.


    Although the atmosphere here was stern and stifling, Sheyan had experienced such scenes on numerous asions before. In actual fact, not a single member gave him the shuddering sensation of a wild beast. He directly strolled into the corridor.


    The gang members casted a cold and murderous look at him, being red at like this was rather ufortable. When Sheyan arrived at before a gang member, who was wearing a suit with sunsses, he was obstructed. Another male, with folded hands against his chest and wearing a gold ne, stood up and warned.


    ��Little kid, what are you doing?��


    Sheyan didn��t want any trouble, he nted his head and gently replied.


    ��Visiting a patient.��


    The gold-ne male continued.


    ��Who?��


    Sheyan answered indifferently.


    ��Visiting my uncle. My little brother apanied him to the doctor. The counter said treatment room 5-07.��


    The gold-ne male seemed like he didn��t want another unnecessary trouble, thus he let Sheyan go. Suddenly, an argument resounded at the treatment room at the end of the corridor. It swiftly escted to loud scoldings, before a ss shattering sound pierced out. Then the door was smashed open, a curled out person was tossed out at the same time along with an unceasing torrent of obscenities.


    ��Little scumbag! Before my big brother��s health report is out, nobody is f**king allowed to get treatment, even the doctor has to wait! F*** off, get your medicine from your mum!��


    Sheyan��s pupils instantly shrank; because the curled up figure was exceedingly familiar, it was shockingly Sanzi!

 Chapter 338: Meeting Gu Yuean again

    <h4>Chapter 338: Meeting Gu Yuean again</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Seeing the shriveled Sanzi, Sheyan immediately charged forward. That golden spectacled male tried pulling him; yet to his horror, the male ahead was was trying to hinder suddenly released an unstoppable force against him. He instantly stumbled backwards several steps, as his back knocked against the wall to cushion him from falling. Within his heart, he was immensely shocked at this little kid��s unbelievable strength.


    Sheyan immediately hoisted Sanzi up with one hand. Sanzi��s face was full of tears, as he fainted from a huge bruise on his head, as he quietly whimpered ��Brother Yan�� before fading to silence. After sheltering Sanzi, Sheyan immediately caught glimpse of a man wearing a skull jacket striding over. His style was Chan Ho-Nam, his face shape like Liu Huan, and his built like Sammo Hung. He was wearing glossy ck leather shoes, and had styled up greasy ck long hair; pointing at Sanzi, he shouted.


    (TN: The names above are all chinese actors/ famous persons or fictional chinese characters; which can be googled if you wish to see how they look)


    ��Not scramming yet? Let me tell you, you dare to whine in front of I, Matong. Then I won��t even spare the chickens and dogs in your household! Your meals will originate from the toilets!��


    (TN: (��Ͱ) Matong, means toilet bowl in chinese)


    Sheyan��s eyes were currently emitting a threatful ze, hepletely ignored Matong as he asked Sanzi.


    ��Where��s Uncle Dasi? Is he alright?��


    Sanzi shrank behind Sheyan as he shook his head, his tears still flowing.


    ��He��s fine. I left him at the waiting room to sit. After noticing they were taking too long, I headed here to consult with the doctor. Instead, I was scolded by him, and he even hit me!��


    Sheyan��s rage was materializing into a sword in his eyes. Sanzi understood the prowess of his brother, he immediately hid behind Sheyan and scolded in agitation.


    ��Moronic fat pig! Is this your father��s hospital? Based on what can��t I see a doctor!��


    Matong��s eyes instantly widened as he berated back.


    ��Idiotic fool! You have eyes but yet you do not see Mount Tai. If I don��t rip your mouth into shreds, I won��t be called Matong!��


    After scolding, he pounce forward! Attempting to seize Sanzi.


    Yet how would Sheyan just let him do it? He reached his hand out to block Matong��s. That fatty was actually rather agile, and raised his legs in attempt to kick. Who knew that Sheyan��s feet shifted and effortlessly shoved against Matong��s heel when it wasn��t even 10 cm off the ground yet. Without giving him chance to react, Sheyan lifted it!


    Matong instantly lost his bnce, his hands waving about randomly as he stumbled backwards. His hands then dragged down a medical cart behind, as syringes and random medical supplies came crashing to the ground.


    Being made to look like a clown in front of everyone, Matong��s face swelled uglily. Although his name was called Matong (toiletbowl), his brain wasn��t just filled with sheet. He understood this person named ��Bro Yan�� should be a martial arts expert, he immediately roared out.


    ��Si��er, Daliu, Danta, thrash this garbage!��


    With one roar, a total of 4 guys suddenly rushed out of the treatment room, some plucking out daggers from their waists. One of them sneered as he picked up a ss shard on the ground, teasing at Sheyan maliciously with a throating slitting movement. The one named Danta was a mixed-blood, he purposely revealed a ck pistol shaft at his waist.


    ��There��s actually����a gun?�� Sheyan tightened up. Of course he didn��t care about a gun, but was merely concerned for Uncle Dasi and Sanzi. Instead, Matong misinterpreted his expression. Heughed loudly as he pierced in, grabbing against Sheyan��s hair. Then he pped his face and scoffed.


    ��Now you��re scared. Kneel! Come polish your big brother��s boots with your tongue, then I, Matong, will be benevolent and let you off!��


    Sheyan��s face was solemn. Instead he didn��t act out but allowed Matong to seize him. That was because his face was still facing the corridor, he was looking at what Matong couldn��t.


    When Matong marched towards him, that treatment room door that was heavily guarded swung open. The two guards in suit bowed silently in reverence. Two bodyguards walked out of the door first, vigntly scanning their surroundings. Then another man walked out.


    A man that was extremely familiar to Sheyan. It was that same gangster boss he had encountered back in Hong Kong, his name was Gu Yuean. Sheyan still remembered him, and his words that were said previously - ��You��re actually sparing me?�� It was as if the act of not killing him wasn��t giving him face.


    Strictly speaking, Sheyan had killed many of his underlings. Yet Yi Wufu had vited the nightmare realm��sws and wanted to silence Gu Yuean. Sheyan took a sh on his behalf, and was considered to have rescued this chairman Gu. It could be said that he had written off hatred with his saving grace.


    To Sheyan, Uncle Dasi and Sanzi were bound to remain in Taiwan for a period of time. Hence, it was best to keep a low profile, but he was not a merciful person that would endure all the way until thest straw. ��If Gu Yuean decides to stay neutral or decides to fend for his underling, then today this hospital��s doctors would have to work overtime������


    From nearby, there were still a bunch of people about to act on impulse. Yet towards the big boss Gu Yuean of theirs, who was a total devil in their eyes, they naturally had to remain watchful. Ultimately, with one gaze into the near distant, Gu Yuean immediately noticed that face! That person!


    That mediocre, unnoticeable face.


    ����that blood drenched ughterer, that murderous madman!


    Sheyan gazed at Gu Yuean, understanding that he recognized him, he humbly swayed his head to signal Gu Yuean not to reveal his status. At this point, Matong who waspletely oblivious to what was happening, walked over and had seized Sheyan��s hair����with a frosted countenance, Gu Yuean, who was about to reach themotion, coincidentally heard the sentence about ��licking boots��.


    Sheyan allowed his hair to remain pulled, as he gently announced.


    ��I just need a doctor to treat my uncle, and you want me to lick your boots?��


    Matong gripped harder! Furiously raging out.


    ��Cut the bullsheet. Let me tell you, kneel immediately! If not, I will break both your legs!!��


    Suddenly, a hand stretched out from behind and ferociously tore off a chunk of Matong��s hair! Matong immediately cried out, cursing profusely. Instead, the moment he saw that the owner of the hand was Gu Yuean��s bodyguard, the vulgarities in his mouth immediately sank back into his belly.


    The bodyguard released his grip; he had imagined a scene of skyfall of hair floating down before cool appearance, yet he didn��t expect that Matong hadn��t washed his hair for days. His hair was all greasy and revolting, dandruff and oily hair pasted onto his palm. It was a disgusting sight to behold, without saying a word he fiercely kicked out.


    Finally, the bodyguard had halted his violence, with a loathing expression, he smeared the hair onto the nearby wall. Gu Yuean��s powerful voice then rung out.


    ��This brat is called Matong? Thepany��s aspiration has always been about providing a decent bowl of rice to our brothers, it is not for you to use our name to oppress the public, and jeopardize society! Your big brother Tiger is still inside, his fate is unknown; and yet you are here ruining his reputation. This is a public hospital, yet you prevent others from seeking treatment! Do you think he wants that? Do you think this is the behavior he wants you to have? Tiger isn��t able to discipline you, but I can! Break his legs for me!��


    ��Indeed he is the chairman�� Albeit a chairman of a ck society, his words were refined and cutting, smashing in heavily. The stupefied Matong trembled in agony, the fear in his heart would traumatize him for ages.


    A small hooligan like him wasn��t even worthy of licking Gu Yuean��s spit on the ground. Being admonished by the leader today could already be considered mercy. He gazed nkly as the chairman spoke, nothing but fear cut into his ears; yet when the words ��break his legs�� were spoken, it was clearly terrorizing.


    In a sh, Matong immediately recalled the words ��Break his legs�� he uttered to this ��Bro Yan��. Wasn��t this retribution itself? Then the bodyguard actually pulled out a gun! This gun wasn��t the cheap counterfeit Danta had! His eyes flickered in fear as he witnessed a ck barrel pointing at his left leg! His mind instantly nked out, a stench begun emitting from beneath his waist������


    Sheyan frowned slightly, Gu Yuean was simply making it too obvious. This blockhead Matong was indeed irritable, but breaking his legs? Undoubtedly, it indicated that Gu Yuean was selling face to him. Besides, Sheyan dared to owe a favour to this United Bamboo boss. Although, he also dared to not give Gu Yuean face, he still had to think for Uncle Dasi and Sanzi.


    Hence, Sheyan immediately pulled Sanzi up and allowed him to consult with the doctor. Then Sheyan casually took the chance to stab his foot into Matong��s butt; which was coincidentally the same time the bodyguard fired off. He hadn��t anticipated a kick from Sheyan. The bullet struck against the floor, sparks scattering about as it ricocheted into the corridor. Matong instantly shrieked in horror but immediately realized he didn��t feel any pain, his soaked pants was filled with his own pee and not blood����nevertheless, he slumped weakly to the ground.


    After Sheyan��s actions, Gu Yuean waved his hand to prevent his bodyguard from taking other actions. He then turned to the rest amidst the corridor andmanded.


    ��Those who have other matters, you are dismissed. Those that don��t, go to the temple and pray for Tiger. What are you still idling here for? Do you think Tiger will get better with you guys idling around? Let the big boss, me, be flustered about Tiger��s safety! The rest scram! Run along now!��


    The underlings of the United Bamboo gang didn��t dare reject themand of their head and hurriedly scurried away. Sheyan casted a nce at Gu Yuean, then he turned to enter the treatment room. He knew this ck society head definitely had matters seeking his help. Yet, if Gu Yuean could use him, why couldn��t he use Gu Yuean? There were mutual benefits to be gained! Hence, he remainedposed and without fear.

 Chapter 339: A new recipe!

    <h4>Chapter 339: A new recipe!</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    It didn��t matter what Gu Yuean was plotting; once the ship waspleted and Uncle Dasi and Sanzi were ustomed to it, attempting to find them once they started sailing all year round would be futile. Sheyan also didn��t fear anyone, but if one hair of Uncle Dasi or Sanzi��s was touched, then Sheyan would y his entire family!


    Therefore, Sheyan wasn��t very fearful of this matter. At present, the ck society members had left, and the clinic was back to its orderly state. After changing Uncle Dasi��s dressing, Sheyan let Sanzi and Uncle Dasi return home first. Sanzi had always been an attentive one, he understood there would be repercussions to his brother with that what happened, and whined that he didn��t want to leave. Sheyan had to pull out his big brother threatening schemes before he honestly led Uncle Dasi away, feeling aggrieved.


    As expected, after waiting at the main entrance of the hospital for several minutes, a sullen face Matong hastily ran over with a teary expression to offer his gratitude and apology. He was holding onto wrinkled notes worth 300 dors, which he probably took from his own underlings.


    The person named Matong (Toilet bowl), didn��t literally have sheet for his brain, he clearly recognized it was Sheyan who had spared his legs. Sheyan couldn��t be bothered to socialize with him; yet in hindsight, this local ruffian may prove to be useful in the future and thus he asked Matong to leave his number. Upon thinking that he had been overwhelmed by favor from a superior, Matong bowed respectfully before leaving.


    Sheyan remained standing still for roughly 2 minutes before a ck sedan came pulling over. A butler walked out and respectfully spoke to Sheyan.


    ��Sir, my house master invites you for lunch.��


    Sheyan replied modestly.


    ��That isn��t necessary. Transmit this for me; if it is killing or setting fire, I will never ept. But if someone wishes to kill him, I can be his bodyguard. Of course, ites with a price.��


    Speaking till here, Sheyan paused before amending with five words.


    ��And it will be expensive.��


    Without saying any words, the butler turned and left. After a while, he turned around and asked.


    ��Since that��s the case, can I request this sir to leave your contact information?��


    No doubt, this move by Gu Yuean was a beauty. As the regional mafia chairman of the United Bamboo, if he wanted to find anyone, it would be simply faster than the police. Merely, just the fact that Sheyan��s uncle was a patient here, he would be even able to track his 18 ancestral generations back. Yet of course once he did that, it would be offending Sheyan. But if he got Sheyan to leave his contact details, then this simply suggested that he wouldn��t investigate his private affairs in the future.


    After this matters concluded, Sheyan first returned to check on Uncle Dasi; and was relieved to see uncle Dasi��s inmmation had subsided. More crucially, though his fingers were lost, he still had his palms; after installing an artificial limb, he recovered a huge portion of functionality. At most, he could now steer a rudder and with adequate help, he would be able to navigate a ship.


    In Dasi��s perspective; firstly, his new ship had started constructing and signalled the renewal of his hope. No doubt, now that he would be able to work with his own hands, he was exceedingly joyous. He started familiarizing himself with and practiced his artificial fingers, not caring if his wounds would turn sore with blood.


    Witnessing Uncle Dasi straightening himself up, Sheyan surged with happiness. He was previously afraid Uncle Dasi would slowly wither without a lease on life. Seeing the joy of hope ignite within Uncle Dasi, was already his greatest desire.


    Right now, Sanzi was still a youngster who loved having fun; besides Sheyan was extremely generous to him, and didn��t mistreat him with respect to money. On the second day, Sheyan couldn��t find him. After inquiring, he realized that Sanzi had left to seek entertainment at Xiwu pier.


    Although Sanzi was still young, he had already gone through several voyages. Under influence, he had long ago interacted with activities like gambling and prostitution. Was gambling and prostitution a bad thing? Definitely so! However, everything had its pros and cons. A person with good self control going out for some fun wouldn��t necessarily mean losing his household fortunes, but instead it was a good way of relieving the pressure and emotions. Sheyan only lightly berated him after Sanzi returned, while Sanzi remained merry. However, after skimming through Sheyan��s list of purchasable items for him, he no longerughed����


    ��Brother Yan! What do you need these things for? And so many!?��


    The astonished Sanzi murmured to himself.


    ��Wolf, freshwater fish, snake, dog, mantis����and the more the better?! What��d you need these for!��


    Sheyan impatiently scolded.


    ��Don��t meddle in my affairs. I��ll give you 3,000 dors hurry up and get it for me, less nonsense.��


    Sanzi shrugged his shoulders, feeling that this was all too strange, but he could feel Sheyan��s imposing demeanor increasing day by day. Though Sanzi had an indecisive personality, he was rtively adept in settling affairs. He immediately headed over to the Xiwu pier to engage in a huge shopping spree, on the pretext that he was purchasing for a wealthy tycoon. The merchants in the pier understood the entric nature of rich people, they didn��t really suspect anything, the most important thing to them was money.


    Night time, a panting Sanzi just reached home. Since they lived near to the shore; amongst the 5 materials he required, the dog and freshwater fish were the most plentiful. As for the mantis, Sanzi managed to acquire 2 from the hands of 2 little kids after an entire afternoon. The two kids then excitedly waved their notes around as they sprinted home.


    From then on, Sheyan cherished his time as he spent the next few days conducting focus research in the underground basement of the house. He obviously knew Sanzi was suspicious, but if he identally saw what Sheyan was doing, the nightmare imprint would instantly notify Sheyan of breaching the realm��s secret. When that happens, Sheyan would have to tragically terminate his own kin. Hence, he was extremely stern with the entrance of the underground room, securing it heavily.


    This mischievous brat, Sanzi, had actually tried being a peeping tom twice, but was instead arrested by Sheyan; Sheyan then tied him up and locked him up in his own room. Sheyan proceeded to sternly discipline him until his nose bled, as he cried loudly till Uncle Dasi arrived to resolve the issue. However, being disciplined and beaten aboard wasmonce, and Sanzi was already ustomed to it. Moreover, he knew that this was indeed his fault. He could only hold back his tears as he refrained from sneaking around again.


    After nearly half a month of experimenting and countless failures, Sheyan finally concocted a new gene-mix. Its materials included the mantis as its primary, hence the name ��Mantis gene-mix��. Its effects were bizarre - attack speed increase 5%, movement speed increase 5 points, uracy decrease by 5%.


    This gene-mix could neither be described as strong nor weak, even containing a negative attribute. Yet the most important aspect was that it couldn��t blend with other gene-mixes! Since that was the case, using it in battle would be nearly worthless.


    Yet Sheyan knew that in this world, there was no such thing as sess with a single stroke, being able to concoct a new recipe was already pretty outstanding. His current product may be crude, but surely there was room for improvement. If he could use other variables to fine tune his concoction, then it would surely produce good fruits.


    After a period of sleepless nights, Sheyan was rather exhausted, and immediately sunk into sleep. Only when Uncle Dasi reminded him to check out on the construction of their ship, did he receive a notification from the nightmare realm. His eyes sparkled with vigor, his spirits were raised and he couldn��t help breathing deeply.


    Strictly speaking, the days spent residing in Xiwu pier were rather rxing. However after 2-3 days, he constantly felt an unenthusiastic sensation; as though his every meal was without salt. In recent days, he even started to miss the thrill of the realm. If this continued developing, Sheyan wasn��t sure if he could maintain his sanity if he stayed in the present world for several months.


    Noticing that Sheyan��s spirits suddenly soared and seeing him wave his hands excitedly, Sanzi was even wondering what wrong medicine did his big brother take. It was aplete contrast from a few days back; this lifeless visage was suddenly flourishing with tion. At present, Sanzi who wasn��t considered pure anymore, couldn��t help letting his vile imaginations run wild.


    ��He must have been feeling choked for these couple of days eh? Probably just received news of his lovering to Taiwan, so he rushed off to extinguish his ��mes��?��


    If Sheyan had known of the wretched thoughts in Sanzi��s brain, he would surely disy a good showing of fists and kicks to him; eliminating his vile thoughts. After seeing Sheyan leave, Sanzi visited Uncle Dasi before heading off to the pier for some fun again.


    *****************


    When Sheyan returned to the realm, the previously eerie and frightening realm inparison, seemed rather cute now. When he stepped into his personal room, he discovered messages left by several people.


    Amongst them, two were message requests by Mongensha, to enroll into the party.


    One belonged to the person that purchased the zergling shell (Darkblue grade) from him previously, who wanted to purchase more,


    7-8 messages were in regards to that silver storyline item ��Hydralisk rare acid nd��, others had cited interest to appraise it! Sheyan rolled his eyes and sighed, what more could he say? This damned thing had been left inside the realm for so long, this was already bted news!


    Lastly, Reef also issued a message to Sheyan - If any unusual matter arose, then he had to proceed with caution.

 Chapter 340: Realm war!!!

    <h4>Chapter 340: Realm war!!!</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and ELkassar


    Sheyan then proceeded to the marketce to check if his silver storyline item ��Hydralisk rare acid nd�� had been appraised; upon reaching, he realized the marketce was bustling with activities. After making a round, he realized there were strangely, much more purchasers than purchasables here.


    He then hastily signalled the slut Jinkuang, paying him 100 utility points to provide him with thetest gathered information on the marketce.


    Sheyan frowned, as he slowly unfolded toilet paper that was stained yellow, instantly deciphering the several clues on the marketce through the dog like handwriting of slut Jinkuang.


    ��The highest intion here is medical supplies, food����its intion has reached 76.4%.��


    ��Next is the achievement points being sold��its intion reached 47.1%.��


    ��Then various equipments/ weapons that enhances physique, defence, life points, evasion����its intion is 38.2%.��


    ��The most valuable transaction belongs to a micro magic circle that can instantly transport one back to the nightmare realm��������


    ������������


    ����������


    Viewing this list of statistics, he couldn��t help his voice involuntarily turning shaky.


    ��What the heck, is the realm preparing for war?��


    No wonder Sheyan was astonished. Actually this scenario that was ying out in the realm now, was a replica of inting rates when countries prepared for war in the present world. Instead, he immediately observed Jinkuang standing still, scratching and feeling out his own body. Sheyan was taken aback.


    What are you doing?��


    Jinkuang solemnly stared at Sheyan.


    ��Master, recently I found an excellent pet to present to you.��


    Sheyan was a little surprised, his heart filled with anticipation.


    ��Let me see it?��


    Jinkuang started shivering, as though he was about to experience an epilepsy re out and would copse while frothing. After a brief while, he finally yelled.


    ��Come out! Cuisite! Oh wait, wrong, Basite!


    Sheyan widened his eyes in anticipating as he stared the empty space around Jinkuang, yet nothing happened. Then his gaze finally paused at Jinkuang��s stretched out palm, causing him to nearly spit out blood.


    ��You����are you telling me the pet, is this flea? Cui����Cuisite, wait no! Basite!��


    Jinkuang seriously continued.


    ��Master, it is extremely useful!��


    ��Sheyan refuted in grief.


    ��I know, are you going to tell me its greatest merit is not requiring money to rear it. Just sucking my own blood is enough.��


    Jinkuang leaked out his trademark sly smile.


    ��Master is wise! Apart from that������oi oi oi, don��t leave! I just need a small babysitting fee, just a little!��


    Sheyan then easily used 200 utility points to dismiss the delighted Jinkuang, before he received a notification.


    ��Your party member (Vice head Reef) has entered the realm!��


    ��Your party members have been assembled.��


    ��Party ��Ace�� current level: lvl 0.��


    ��Party scale: small.��


    ��Party prestige: Silver.��


    ��You possess the qualifications to participate in this time��s low intensity realm war!��


    ��Your party prestige: Silver. Your next world will be randomly drawn, unable to foresee it as of now.��


    ��Silver Prestige privilege: Once you draw a realm war world; if you are not satisfied, you can pay achievement points to re-draw another realm war world at random!��


    ��Do you wish to enlist your party? Yes / No?��


    ��You can choose to reject this enlistment. However, during your next enlistment, participating in the realm war will result in a higher intensity realm war!��


    Viewing this information, Sheyan was momentarily stunned. He suddenly recalled the message left by Reef, hence, he requested a moment to consider. The nightmare imprint responded ��You have 60 minutes to answer before entering the next world.�� With this spare time, he hurriedly contacted Reef. After the two met up, Sheyan instantly got to the point.


    ��We probably have to participate in this realm war.��


    Reef was surprised, then he produced a long sigh.


    ��So indeed it is so����I knew it����I never knew that we would actually have to go to that damned ce when the party was just established!��


    Sheyan��s gaze flickered.


    ��Is the war very tough? But isn��t it the case, more powerses with greater responsibilities. Isn��t this the norm?


    ��More powerses with greater responsibilities?�� Reef still surprised as he digested Sheyan��s words, then he smiled reluctantly. ��Looks like running away is pointless. I originally thought I could temporarily escape from that nightmare, I never knew it would actually return in a swirl of dust!��


    Sheyan smiled.


    ��Actually for some things, avoiding is futile. Only by genuinely facing it can you can utterly ce it down.��


    Reef sighed.


    ��I understand, your intentions should be to enlist into this time��s realm war?��


    Sheyan nodded and smiled slightly.


    ��That��s correct.��


    Reef sincerely replied.


    ��Since that��s the case, then��it is about time I tell you about a realm��s secret. You know our current realm limitation right?��


    Sheyan nodded.


    ��Of course, the one about our attributes being capped at 50 points right.��


    Reef slowly continued.


    ��Once an attribute reaches the 50 points limit, then you will automatically receive a powerful bonus. For example when i borrowed that +5 silver storyline essory from you; after breaking through the 50 points physique boundary, I receive 3 options as my bonus, and could choose 2.��


    Sheyan and Reef were both colleagues who walked on the path of physique, naturally he was curious about those options. Reef honestly leaked to Sheyan. The options were:


    A: Defence +15 points


    B: Physique +15 points


    C: HP +300 points


    Reef then continued.


    ��Not just that! After selecting the two bonus options, you can further select a secondary attribute amongst the other 6 attributes! Once you affirm your secondary attribute, you will be given bonuses, 3 options but choose 1. For me, I selected agility, and the 3 options are as follows.��


    A: Movement speed +30 points/ Evasion +10%


    B: Agility +15 points.


    C: Long rangebat attacks increases 15 - 60 points (Determined by the weapon��s attack speed - For example rapid fire rates like submachine guns would increase by 15 points, while slow weapons like bow and arrow would increase by 60 points) / Attack speed increase by 5% - 30% (Based on personal attack speed)


    ��Of course, you can only choose one option for your secondary attribute. Also, the bonuses are constant. If you select physique as your main attribute, then the 3 options would be exactly identical as mine.��


    (Citing Mogensha as an example for those that do not understand. His greatest attribute is agility; thus when it reaches 50 points, he would have 3 options of bonus for agility. Then he would be able to assign a second attribute to his highest, perceptive sense. But he could likewise assign physique as his secondary attribute, and then receive the 3 reward bonuses for physique.)


    After hearing, Sheyan was enlightened. For Reef who pursued defence wholeheartedly, he would��ve surely chosen options a and b; resulting in a total additional upgrade of 22.5 points of defence and 150 HP. Once he had chosen agility as his attribute, and chose evasion; then he naturally would make up for the shorings of a high defence. No wonder he was able to resist the terrifying assaults of the Tyrannical Spore Colony.


    Reef continued.


    ��ording to my inference, the nightmare realm probably feels that a person��s innate ability would represent his own development direction. However it may not suit their preferred long term growth n, thus they allowed contestants an autonomous possibility; to let them decide their own growth direction through the initial phase of battling. Of course, this growth would take a long arduous, and treacherous process. Yet those who survived, they would be able to find a path that suited them the most!


    Sheyan paused for a moment, and replied.


    ��If that��s the case, then I believe breaking through the boundary isn��t a simple thing. Beneath the primary and secondary attribute, there definitely lies many more relevant secrets!��


    Reef forced a smile.


    ��Yes, but sadly, I don��t know because I haven��t gone past the boundary test. I��ve never stepped through that door, of course I wouldn��t know what lies behind it.��


    Sheyan nodded.


    ��Then what is the extreme boundary test?��


    Reef sighed deeply, his eyes exposing a challenging expression.


    ��In this world, gains woulde with losses. Once you reach the 50 points boundary and selected your bonuses; following that, your current base attributes, inclusive of the interspatial region of your nightmare imprint, would be sealed up after a short period. Simply said, your base attributes would no longer make progress, and your interspatial region would be locked! Moreover, you won��t be allowed to trade! Afterpleting any mission, selling any things would not provide you with rewards nor potential points! The only way out, is choosing to take on the boundary test, and breaking through the limits!��


    ��As for my previous party, they were annihted in the process of assisting me with that boundary test������ Reef��s words carried a solemn sadness, a devastation that could even pierce through Sheyan��s heart. It was a sorrow that had deeply lodge into his memories.


    Sheyan furrowed his brows.


    ��Then why were you able to trade my essory back to me?��

 Chapter 341: Cruel advancement

    <h4>Chapter 341: Cruel advancement</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Questioned by Sheyan, Reef sighed deeply. He drank down a gulp of alcohol before sinking into his thoughts. Then he replied.


    ��The reward bonus at the boundary is extremely formidable, of course its test wouldn��t be a small thing. One wrong step would lead to future cmities, the realm wouldn��t force someone to their death. Even if you receive the bonus upon reaching the boundary, they will give you an adaptability period of a week. During this period, your will retain the boundary bonus, but once your attribute drops from 50 points, this bonus will vanish. You will be demoted back to an average contestant. But after a week arrives, and you still posses your 50 points boundary, then you will sink into the boundary test state!��


    Sheyan��s pupils fluctuated, he was about to speak before Reefughed bitterly and continued.


    ��I know what you want to say. Only when encountering a crisis will you wear your equipment to force yourself to the boundary right? In this way, you can disy the greatest might within the entire week of 144 hours - That��s a joke! You really think the realm would let you exploit that? Every time you strip off the 50 points boundary bonus, the realm will penalize 36 hours off the adaptability period! When all��s said and done, you can at most tap into this strength 4 times!��


    Sheyan couldn��t help but sigh. He gazed at Reef, his eyes still filled with expectations. Reef helplessly shrug his shoulders.


    ��Don��t look at me, I��ve already exhausted all my adaptability period, if I do it again, I would have no choice but to challenge the boundary test.��


    Sheyan frowned internally.


    ��Since that��s the case, then we can mature first and grow our 7 base attributes above 40 points. Then we can consider the matter of breaking through the boundary.��


    Reef smirked as he stared at Sheyan and asked.


    ��If you were the realm, would you allow a contestant to do that?��


    Sheyan was shock, as he shook his head and forced out a smile.


    ��Never!��


    Reef dejectedly continued.


    ��The realm definitely has a weighing factor, its methods are unknown to us. They are able to factor in your current base attribute points, the nightmare worlds you have experienced, your current equipments, your personal abilities, innate abilities etc and determine from there. As long as your prowess has reached a definite maturity, the realm will instigate your main mission difficulty rate. You will discover the missions getting harder, while the rewards be lesser.��


    ��Most importantly, the difference between a contestant that hasn��t broken through the boundaries, and one that has is immense, like the heavens and the earth. If you continue in that manner; when the realm reckons that you have reached the standards for boundary break through, they would install horrifying difficulty levels, missions that are impossible toplete without first breaking through the boundaries. Citing a simple example, missions like ying Saruman of the Lord of the Rings; and if we cannotplete, the punishment may be as bad as utter obliteration!��


    Hearing Reef��s words, he suddenly felt the realm was vastly cruel, it was honestly forcing you into a never ending, Ultimate Evolution! He paused for a moment, but suddenly raised his head and sneered. His eyes aze with a wild defying me.


    ��What an interesting development, I love it!��


    *************


    This time, Mogensha had entered the realm and very urgently inquired about the situation with their party establishment. Honestly, Sheyan was indeed a generous man. He straightforwardly told him about the negative aspects of joining - that was they had to enlist into a low intensity realm war.


    Yet Mogensha didn��t mind, he forced his enrollment. After enrolling, Mogensha was aggrieved, as heined about not being called to participate in the party establishment mission. Then after a rough scroll of the party welfare and benefits, the skills of the party, he was stunned sheetless for a full 10 minutes����before squeezing out two words through the cracks of his teeth.


    ��Heavens, pervert������


    Afterward, through Sheyan��s questioning, Mogensha also divulged the information he knew so far. Actually, this low intensity realm war wasn��t aimed at parties, but towards all contestants.


    Mogensha��s exnation was close to Reef��s, the realm would engage in an evaluation of all contestants during intervals. Once a contestant/ party reaches a suitable level of power, they would be enlisted! Then they would be thrown into this realm war. Parties would be denoted by their average strength and their real circumstances. Hence, if a party schemes to lower the intensity by filling themselves with new recruits along with a small portion of veterans, it would be impossible.


    The intensity of realm wars are separated into low intensity realm wars, medium intensity realm wars, and high intensity realm wars. It is said that beyond it, is even an insanely frightening realm crusade. For a low intensity realm war, it is more of an adaptability phase. Its difficulty level is roughly at the ��C+�� difficulty setting of a world, except polluted with widespread ughters.


    One noteworthy point was that the headcount entering a realm war would fulfill hundreds. Moreover it was a free world setting, hence parties will rise against parties, parties will ally with parties, and parties will annihte parties! More crucially, frequently, a unique mission would appear in the realm war, this mission was hailed as the ��Golden side mission��! Only an individual or a single party would be able to aplish it! Hence, the world would be destined to be a stage for bloody massacre.


    Yet one must remember, when the realm establishes a mission, it would be under the pretext that all warring contestants united as one. Therefore����most of the time, this Golden side mission would never bepleted.


    Because contestants participating in that realm war were like a bunch of loose sand. To unite most people towards amon goal of selfless sacrifice, letting someone else dictate their moves, it was simply an impossibility!


    Speaking till here, Mogensha regretfully sighed.


    ��Therefore up till today, it seems that not a single person knows what the rewards of a Golden side mission is.��


    As Sheyan listened to Mogensha, he couldn��t help but earnestly pondered.


    ��What an interesting development����since that��s the case, then I really have to deliberate over this.��


    Although the realm��s medical supplies were inting in unprecedented fashion, Sheyan and them were already prepared. Before they started the party establishment mission, they reckoned the mission would be of a high difficulty rate, thus they had prepared numerous medical supplies. Yet not long after entering the Lord of the Rings world, they activate the relevant checkpoint and their nightmare imprint was sealed. Hence, they didn��t even have the chance to consume those medical supplies! Strictly speaking, since they had settled the crucial factor of their medical supplies, then the rest of work was rtively easy.


    The trio then separated to make their own preparations. Sheyan straightforwardly headed for the appraisal region, checking up on the status of his ��Hydralisk rare acid nd��. As he headed over, he really wished for the appraisal to be a failure, then he could earnestly earn some gains from those brats that requested to appraise it. If it was still appraising, then he would terminate it.


    Yet regrettably, Murphy��sw happened again. Things would always develop in the worst possible direction. The scenario that Sheyan didn��t want the most happened.


    ��Your Silver storyline item ��Hydralisk rare acid nd�� is appraised, please retrieve it.��


    ��If it is not retrieved within 7 working days, then this appraised item would be transferred into your personal room with a fee.��


    Sheyan silently stared at his application, then he suddenly realized this item was really an item and not an equipment:


    Shrivelled ��Tangerine��


    Origins: Starship Trooper world


    Rarity: Silver storyline grade


    Material: Connective tissue, cortex, marrow, nervous tissues and lymph cavity.


    Carrying effect: Strength +2 / Physique +2 / Intelligence +2


    Carrying effect: Charm - 2 / Spirit - 2 (This is due to its repulsive pungent odour it emits, one that repels people����)


    Usage: Smear this disgusting lymph nd onto your weapon - your next 3 attacks will carry a corrosive acid.


    Details: Corrosive attacks are ssified as elemental damage, only an elemental resistance can reduce its damage.


    Details: When using the lymph nd, you must focus and prevent the acid from sshing. Hence, it would require 3 seconds, if this 3 seconds duration is interrupted, then you will receive a bacsh of 100 points of corrosive damage.


    Details: Because the acid is vtile, every smear will onlyst for 12 hours.


    Details: Because the acid secretion is limited, maximum of 5 smearing attempts every 12 hours.


    Usage requirements: The ��Shriveled tangerine�� is only effective on closebat weapons.


    Wearing position: Bag


    Weight: 0.8 kg.


    Evaluation: I miss Katrina��s mesmerizing mouth, I miss Katrina��s sexy long tail, I miss Katrina��s delicious mucus, I miss Katrina��s sweet-sounding squeals����


    *******************


    ��Yet another ridiculous charm drop.�� Sheyan couldn��t help cursing internally.


    Naturally, this item greatest merit was that it could be carried inside a bag, and didn��t require being equipped. To be able to receive such a delightful object that enhanced his might, it was a pleasant surprise.


    One must understand, currently the realm was in a massive buying frenzy. Those contestants involved were all trying to increase their chances of survivability.


    At this moment, Sheyan suddenly recalled an earlier notification:


    ��Your party prestige: Silver. You can use your achievement points, to change the world of your realm war!��


    Immediately, Sheyan was determined to investigate several pieces of relevant information; for example how many achievement points he needed, what are the worlds avable. Instead, he received a notification of unable to investigate����

 Volume 342: 1: Designated entry!

    <h4>Volume 342: Chapter 1: Designated entry!</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by Tn and Elkassar


    ��This is a ssified aspect of the realm, please verify your military rank at the roof for further queries.��


    Seeing the nightmare imprint��s notification, it was fortunate that Sheyan still had adequate time. Hence, he hastily headed towards the roof of the realm. Not a single person was around, it was just peace and quiet.


    Sheyan sat down, inciting out a list of options.


    Contestant no.1018����verifying.


    Identity confirmation����


    Your current nightmare imprint rank is Second Lieutenant.


    Your current achievement value is 58 points.


    Your current usable services are:


    A: Purchase relevant military items. (A detailed menu list)


    B: ess military rank rted ssified information. (This option requires a fixed fee)


    C: Party establishment application.


    D: Obtain military allowance. (Your current military allowance: A free purchase of a military rank relevant item, item purchased must be within your scope of authority)


    E: Receive military rank mission. (Press to receive mission)


    F: Leave your current party.


    G: Others.


    ��Eh??�� Sheyan instantly noticed that ��Receive military rank mission�� could be initiated. He instantly hit it open, shockingly triggering it.


    Your current military rank: Second Lieutenant.


    Within the next two worlds, please hand over 2 Blood keys.


    You can choose to exchange additional Blood keys to receive further rewards. Maximum of 4.


    Sheyan straightforwardly voiced his queries, immediately getting answers.


    Realm war will be carried out in several limited worlds. If you are unhappy with your random draw, a Silver Prestige party can use 2 achievement points to make another random draw.


    Sheyan immediately asked.


    ��Which worlds would the realm wars be carried out in?��


    The realm replied, ������������


    (TN: This is censored, not that the realm is speechless)


    Viewing through the answers above, Sheyan took in a deep breath, his eyes bing abstruse.


    ��Not bad, there is actually that world. I never knew that thing woulde in handy so quickly! Then����it is it! Nobody has aplished a Golden side mission? ����here Ie!��


    **********


    As time grew tighter, the crowd in the realm grew. It was obvious the contestants selected in this realm would be exceptional. Mogensha then asked Sheyan if he still required other manpower, if he needed, Mogensha would be able to call several helpers.


    Sheyan shook his head.


    ��Now it isn��t about theck of manpower. With the resurgence of our Silver party, along with this foundation of twin MTs; crowds of people would definitely trysee to join us. Hence, manpower is not an issue; we can overlook their prowess, but most importantly is if they are reliable. We cannot call others now; firstly, it is to prevent others from belittling us and secondly, we have to at least wait for others to beg to join us, at least they would then cherish this rare opportunity!��


    Since Sheyan said it like this, Mogensha scratched his head in silence. There was still time before entering a world, Mogensha naturally transferred over the pandora crystals that he promised Reef, allowing him to upgrade his forging skills. Sheyan headed towards the training field in the realm, to engage in further training.


    At present, it was time to begin the realm war. The bustling market ce had already prohibited contestants from entering; gradually, a scarlet red speckle appeared. This speckle was mysteriously abstruse, as it slowly spread in both directions; releasing utterly intense sparks as though there was a formless huge hand forcefully tearing the realm apart.


    Following closely, a gigantic blood red door materialized, appearing like an enormous mouth; as though it wanted to swallow everything in. The door contained unfathomable ripples, like the billowing tides that were incessantly churning; disallowing a single living being to escape its crutches.


    Following the nightmare imprint��s notification, the protective shade vanished, as contestants poured in like fishe. Under the brilliance of the blood glow, different contestants of different parties emitedting a faint distinctively unique glow.


    Most of the parties had thin glows, and required closer inspection to tell their differences. Yet whenpared to Sheyan, the glittering silver covering his body held unrivalled distinctiveness. If they appeared in public, then they would exhibit a tremendous difference the likes of starlight and moonlight, causing others to be devastatingly envious! If not for the protective mechanism of the realm, they would��ve probably attracted everyone.


    Sheyan hadn��t foreseen such a stark phenomenon, he hurriedly voiced to the nightmare realm to disguise it, to prevent himself from being a tall tree that attracts the wind. When the trio stepped through the blood door, a sensation of the sky spinning, and the earth going rounds soared around them. This was closely followed by a mysteriously deep cosmos backdrop. This was the same area that signified an end to their previous campaigns, yet now it was here that they were preparing for a realm war.


    The nightmare imprint transmitted to Sheyan.


    ��Party Ace members have assembled.��


    ��Party Ace current level: lvl 0.��


    ��Party scale: Small.��


    ��Party Prestige: Silver.��


    ��You have the qualifications to enter this time��s low intensity realm war!��


    ��Do you wish to enlist? Yes / No?��


    ��You can reject enlistment, but during your next enlistment, the intensity of the realm war would be upgraded by a level, and you will be forced to participate!��


    Sheyan had already made his resolve to participate, thus he selected ��Yes��.


    Following this was the crucial phase. With regards to the military information he garnered, he bluntly put forth his request.


    ��Party Ace��s prestige is Silver.��


    ��Using my authority as party leader, I request enlightenment on my realm war destination!��


    The realm swiftly replied.


    ��Request permitted, drawing����party Ace will enter the world ��Star Wars�� Realm war.��


    Sheyan instantly rejected it.


    ��Using my authority as party leader, I request a re-drawing of destination with 2 achievement points!��


    ��Request permitted, drawing����party Ace will enter the world ��Terminator�� realm war!��


    Sheyan selected decline.


    ��Request permitted, drawing����party Ace will enter the world ��Avatar�� realm war!��


    After exhausting 4 achievement points, Sheyan finally saw the word ��Avatar��. He couldn��t help releasing a long sigh, and finally mustered his fist and swung towards the realm!


    ��Yes! That��s it!��


    Immediately, a list of information surfaced, seemingly sshing Sheyan��s face with a basin of ice water.


    ��Warning! ��Avatar�� Realm war lowest ss has reached average!��


    ��Warning! ��Avatar�� Realm war lowest ss has reached average!��


    ��Detail: ��Avatar�� Realm war intensity rate may reach medium intensity. You may encounter Reserve-duty limit-venators!


    (TN: A venator istin for hunter)


    ��Warning: You may encounter additional dangers!��


    ��In view of the unusual characteristics of this world, you will be permitted to draw another world for free.��


    Sheyan was stunned, he had no clue what a ��Reserve-duty limit-venator�� was. Yet Reef was knowledgeable; it referred to contestants that had reached the 50 points boundary limit, but hadn��t gone through the test! They had gained the formidable breakthrough powers,, although it was merely limited to few usable times. However, these reserve-duty limit-venators were like a ticking time bomb, and could very well explode in your face anytime!


    Yet for a low intensity realm war, they wouldn��t be any reserve-duty limit-venators. Some may ask if Reef wasn��t one? Yes, he wasn��t. His adaptation period had already expired; once he dared to breakthrough again, then it would treading the path of no return. No matter if one was prepared for it or not, it would be forced upon them.


    Essentially, once Reef broke through again, he would instantly be sealed and trapped in a bottleneck. Missions wouldn��t provide him with rewards. Hence, Reef wasn��t considered a reserve-duty limit-venator by the realm.


    ��Medium intensity, roughly what is the difficulty setting of such a world?�� Sheyan frowned, as he slowly asked Mogensha.


    Mogensha nced at Reef, and the two begun aparison and discussion before suggesting it should be roughly a ��B+�� difficulty. If not, its lowest wouldn��t be beneath ��B��, and definitely wouldn��t exceed ��A-��.


    ��If it��s this difficulty����then at least it��s lower than the previous Lord of the Rings world by a level! Moreover, we would have enough people and parties to leverage on, then��what is there to hesitate?��


    Sheyan��s eyes sparkled with vicious currents, before dering word by word.


    ��Set��off!��


    ��Transporting������the realm war of ��Avatar�� !��


    ��Initializing entering of battlefield������


    ��Initializing data��������


    ��Initializing allocation of regions������


    ��Space-time locked.��


    ��Initializing assimtion of character into the world������


    ��Initializing entry into world����������


    A powerful blue giant safeguarded its personal territory,


    Micro highly toxic cyanide hydrogen diluted the atmosphere,


    The night poured down with acidic rain,


    Venom, bow and arrow, a variety of winged beasts were their weapons,


    Before the rumbling Interster fleet surge over,


    Conflicts and death had long multiplied within their inhabitation.


    *************


    Sheyan opened his eyes, gearing for an intense firefight,


    Instead, his view revealed a block of white steel sheet, roughly the size of an air vent. Embedded within it was a crystal clear, liquid crystal screen that was shing with a message.


    ��Second Lieutenant, wee to Pandora.��

 Chapter 343: Screw off!

    <h4>Chapter 343: Screw off!</h4>


    ��Second Lieutenant. Wee to Pandora.��


    ��Serving you today is AI (Artificial Intelligence) no.557 from the RDA (Earth��s Resource Development Administration)pany. AI no.557 is permanently authorized by the ICA (Inteary Commerce Administration).��


    ��You have just awoken from your dormant state of 5 years, 9 months and 22 days. Your body will experience several light aftershocks, your mind and concentration may receive violent feedback, nauseated sensations and slight weakness may be felt. Do not fret, we have a list of effective methods tobat that.��


    ��Please follow ording to the sequence������


    The writings were then abruptly cut short here. The liquid crystal screen then started disying flowery designs and produced a distorted and fuzzy sound.


    ��Unknown malfunction of circuit������


    ��Insufficient power, replenish immediately. Warning, insufficient power.��


    ��Please promptly fix����circuit.��


    Sheyan remained motionless, his pupils surveyed around before discovering that he was inside arge room. This room was primarily constructed in shades of silver, sketchy, bright, in, simple and metallic. There was only a single broad exit in this room, with two sliding silver metal doors shutting it tightly.


    20 - 30 cold cabin tforms were attached onto the room��s thick wall like drawers, he was lying on one of these cold tforms, just 30 metres away from the exit. Honestly speaking, these cabin tforms gave Sheyan the feeling of lying inside a corpse drawer in a morgue.


    After ensuring there were no abnormalities present, Sheyan flipped and jumped down and instantly felt that his body had be pretty light and graceful. From earlier information gathered, this ��Pandora��, which was also the fifth moon orbiting Alpha Centauri A in the Alpha Centauri star system, had a gravity lower than that of Earth; roughly only three quarters of Earth��s gravity. Thus, what he was experiencing was normal. Also, it was the main reason why the��s flora and fauna were rtivelyrger.


    Sheyan then ejected another 5 cabin tforms, of which 2 shockingly produced Mogensha and Reef within. Suddenly at this moment, a violent explosion roared in from outside, sending slight tremors throughout the floor beneath.


    Sheyan instantly understood, they should be currently residing in arge transport shuttle! Ifbining this explosion and the bizarre power failure of AI no.557, then the answer was obvious. Once again, their transport shuttle had encountered huge trouble!


    Sheyan instantly called Mogensha and Reef as they swiftly sprinted out of the sliding metal door. A narrow channel greeted them, which was brimming with a high tech style; simply ice-cold and mechanical. Faint speckles of green illumination repeatedly flickered along the channel, as though it would be extinguished in the next second. Fortunately, the walls were fixed with clear fluorescent arrows pointing towards the safety exit, guiding the humans along.


    The glows flickered and finally extinguished. Ahead, the end of the channel already exhibited the re of natural light rays. Yet right now, there was a faint blood stench in the air, awful miserable cries and even a remote roar that Sheyan hadn��t heard before. The roars weren��t made by human voices, but instead sounded simr to a dog encountering a threat; the growling of the throat. It rose and fell in session, its vocal range spanned tremendously.


    Sheyan had already realized that this shuttle had already touched down, but it was hard to ascertain if it would explode shortly; hence, leaving the shuttle was now a priority. He quickened his pace as he surged towards the blinding end. The shuttle��s door was right ahead, his eyes shed, exposing a wide panorama instantly. Compared to the foul atmosphere in the shuttle, Sheyan breathed in the fresh air which revitalized his vigor immediately.


    At present, their location was shockingly on aparatively high but gentle slope, there were no craggy cliff rocks; but it was more like the gentle soft arc of a female��s bosom. Gazing afar, they could see the exceptionally dense vegetation, a field of untrampled grass stretching into the distance. The sky was overcast, as pure white clouds chose to keep themselves high up this celestial body. Moreover, a distinct funnel atmospheric swirl, like a fantasy, could be seen. Therefore, though skies were not sinister looking, it gave off a neat yet sullen mncholy.


    The surrounding mountains and vegetation were abundant. The temperature was roughly 23 degrees. Gigantic trees surpassing 50 metres could be seen everywhere. With one sweep, shades of emerald, soft green, dark green, lime green, olive green, and various greens could be seen in mesmerizingyers. Even the fresh green turf showcased its luxurious growth.


    Sheyan didn��t know why. He couldn��t help feeling this grass, forest, mountains, waters, sky and earth were peculiarly dazzling. He leapt down from the exit, and plucked several strands of grass. Light greenish sap flowed from his fingers; and as he scanned the scenery ahead, he immediately realized the reason.


    Strangely, everything, even the severed grass stalk, was erected and facing towards his very eyes, as though they seeked to stab in! This signified a strong and overbearing meaning:


    Screw off!


    A human standing on this remote was really treated as a foreign guest by the remote vegetation, remote skies, remote mountains and remote water bodies. It was as though the entire world wanted to severe them!!


    Sheyan turned to look back. The enormous metallic beast behind them was obviously a ��Valkyrie�� shuttle. This atmospheric public vehicle was currently resting atop a Pandora hillside. With its overbearing size it was rather unbelievable that this metallic beast was actually able to traverse at mach 3 supersonic speeds within the atmosphere. The terrifying sonic boom it emits during speedy travelling would require at least 3 minutes topletely dissipate.


    Yet right now, this 200 metre long, 80 metres broad and 10 metre tall metallic beast was heavily sitting and thoroughly tranquil. It had plowed a deep ditch as long as 50 metres, and halted atop this hill. The rolls of deep mud indicated the tremendous force it dished out upon the crashnding.


    Its left wing had a clear mark of being rammed off, clouds of thick ck fumes spiralled out from within, slowly drifting into the environment and not scattering. (Note: In the movies, the Valkyrie shuttle is much smaller than written over here, it indicates that this shuttle was modified)


    Blood stench, roars and gunshots were transmitted from a close neighbor towards theteral side of this shuttle; the morousmotion was turning increasingly intense. Sheyan was about to race towards there, instead, his mind turned giddy. Instantly, the nightmare imprint disyed a list of information:


    Time: Year 2149, 7th month. Afternoon, 5.00 pm.


    (In the movies, the male lead had just set off from earth. He would require 5 years to reach here, the events of Avatar urred in the year 2154. Noteworthily, humans discovered Pandora in year 2129. When the movie happened, constructions had been developed for 25 years already.)


    Location: Alpha Centauri Star system, Polyphemus, fifth moon.


    Setting: Avatar.


    Difficulty: hard (B+).


    Pain limitation: 50%.


    Additional capabilities boost: 0%.


    Current setting exploration rate: 0.00%.


    Additional description: Base setting is free world setting


    You automatically grasp the relevantnguage, able to interact freely with characters of this world. Erased upon leaving this world.


    epted mission count: 1.


    Your appearance/identity have been settled, and will be restored upon returning to the present world. You can alsomence modifications within the nightmare realm. For any doubts, voice the relevant queries to the nightmare imprint; if your scope of authority is adequate, you will receive an answer.


    **********


    Warning: Pandora��s atmosphere isposed of ��Nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide (18%), xenon gas (5.5%), ammonia, methane and cyanide hydrogen��. Without oxygen equipment, humans will die from cyanide poisoning. Hence, all humans must be fitted with breathing equipments.


    Warning: A contestant��s body essence vastly exceeds the ordinary human. However, breathing the air for long periods of time will still sustain persisting harm.


    Details: You can find an oxygen mask at any random human camp, these things are asmonce as marijuana in Los Angeles bars. If you are trapped in an emergency predicament, then you can purchase one through your nightmare imprint. Of course, your finances will experience major devastation.


    Details: This world would be an extremely high mortality rate battlefield. Therefore, once you remain inside the Valkyrie for a period of time, you will obtain the privilege of returning to the realm. The preparation time in doing so is 5 seconds, but it will break if contestant is attacked.


    Note: Fleeing during this war is not advocated. You will have to pay a painful penalty of highest attribute -3 / achievement points -5 as your fee to return safely. Moreover, any benefits gained in this world will be forcefully discarded.


    Warning: You are currently part of the ��Avatar�� realm war. This means that you can randomly face immense dangers, vicious battles, and of course unparalleled opportunities. Of course, your primary objective is now to attempt to gain a footing in this mysterious, enticing, gorgeous, fertile but yet treacherous.

 Chapter 344: Viperwolf

    <h4>Chapter 344: Viperwolf</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Contestant no.1018, you and your party have received a battle side mission: ��Footing�� .


    Mission summary: The transport shuttle Valkyrie is your only means of contact with civilization. Therefore, no matter what, you have to protect its core engine from being destroyed within 3 days.


    Mission detail: When the transport shuttle Valkyriended, it startled numerous wild native species. Therefore, within a short time, the enemies you will face includes wild beasts and aboriginal inhabitants. Of course����including your own kind.


    Warning: Once the core engine of the Valkyrie is destroyed, the Golden side mission will not appear! Subsequently, everyone��s rewards would decrease by half!


    Note: You can aplish the following milestones in this world.


    Sry Raise: Kill any 3 male Na��vi.


    (TN: Na��vi are the blue people in avatar)


    Fearless: Kill any formidable legendary creature upon encountering it, damage dealt must exceed 10%�� (Not limited to - Overlord Great Leonopteryx, Rare elite Hammerhead Titanothere, Rare elite Thanator, Na��vi chief)


    Meat owner: Kill 30 unique creatures in this world.


    Plunderer: Gather 1000 units of of Pandora��s Unobtanium. (Crystal��s purity must not be lower than 16.8%)


    Prate: Obtain the long horn of two Direhorses.


    Race deserter: Achieve a ��Respected�� reputation with the Na��vi race.


    Due to insufficient information capacity, you are unable to obtain more milestone information.


    ************************************************************


    In view of thetest information, Sheyan��s primary reaction was to instantly cover his nose to prevent himself from inhaling the deadly air. Then he immediately noticed that he was shockingly affected by a negative state of attributes declining by 5 points;sting for a total of 100 seconds. With every increased breath, the durationpiled by 10-15 seconds. Bursting forth with energy, he charged back into the Valkyrie in search for an oxygen filter mask; and quickly discovered that they were neatly hung over a wall near the exit.


    Sheyan was puzzled. ��Why didn��t anyone think of bringing more of these, and selling them off to gain profits.�� Yet after careful inspection, he realized a small fine print - Not to be discarded, intentional damages will result in 10,000 utility pointspensation���� This sort of conduct was almost identical to Jinkuang��s method with his ck venom powder, causing one��s hair to stand on anger.


    Instead, Reef and Mogensha came out a littleter, and coincidentally met Sheyan who was presently trying out his oxygen mask. Thus, they easily avoided the hassle of breathing in the poisonous atmosphere. However, Sheyan immediately realized if he summoned Jinkuang in the future, that wretched slut may get poisoned to death. Hence, he instantly called him over.


    Who knew that after Jinkuang understood what was going on, his rat beard erected up along with his squinted little eyes scanning around��then after several rustling sounds, he pulled out a sackcloth bag. Needless to say, he stole 7-8 of the hanging oxygen masks on the wall as he released a sly sneer. ��Time is money, master. I have work to do.�� Then in a twinkling of an eye, he disappeared round the corner.


    Reef who hadn��t see this ��David Beckham�� before, kneaded his eyes. Indeed, this matter was really hard to believe. Besides, such a shameless act wasn��tmonly seen by him. Yet Sheyan and Mogensha were both exceedingly familiar with it, and proceeded to survey around speechlessly. Fortunately, there were no other eyewitnesses. Coughing, Sheyan said.


    ��Let��s hurry up and join the fight. If we can��t hold this shuttle, then this would��ve been a wasted trip.��


    The trio hastily wore their masks as they hurried off to the mours of the intense war. The filtered air of the mask produced a strange smell, like a pesticide sprayed onto the grasnds.


    After the trio headed left for 15-16 metres, and over the gentle slope of grasnd, there arrived at a region; where at least close to a hundred contestants had formed a defensive line, and were fighting fiercely. On theirteral side, were even some contestants chopping lumbre, transporting and building temporary fortifications. Some were shifting random junk from the shuttle to construct a makeshift second line of defence.


    They could tell there waspletely no coordination between these contestants. Yet in view of the realm��s advocation of forming battle parties, everyone had stillmenced resistive warfare against themon enemy.


    The enemies they were facing were a horde of wild beasts. These beasts were simr to the wolves on earth, their bodies were d in ck, glossy skin. When moving, their bulging muscles beneath their skin squirmed like flowing water, disying their powerful explosive strength.


    The wolf had snake like jaws and obsidian teeth that were able to stretch open to a grotesque 150 degrees; dealing lethal chomps against any who suffered its vicious bites. Under the low gravity, its 6 legs are able to swiftly break or speed up. Its greenish triangr eyes glittered with a insatiable lust for death.


    Although this breed of creature modeled the zerglings of the Starship Trooper world in terms of fighting style and appearance, where both relied on overwhelming numbers; within few moments, Sheyan immediately noticed the difference, theirbat capabilities were akin to the gap between heaven and earth!


    Bluntly speaking, zerglings utilized their ws and brute force, while these wild beast used their brains as well. Not only did they possess that devilish insanity of zerglings, they were able to disy a clear sense of coordination, battle tactics, defence, and attack. Simply put, their instincts allowed them to shelterrades and retreat! Therefore till now, the haphazard defence line of contestants had only in a small amount of these beasts.


    Naturally, Sheyan��s first action was to get a probe with his helmet��s ��Pulse detector��, and gathered crucial information. His current perceptive sense was close to 30 points,and the probing ability of his ck grade equipment was a great counterfeit replica of natural ��insight�� abilities. With the influence of his outstanding perceptive sense, he naturally received excellent results. Very quickly, the target��s information was delivered.


    Male Viperwolf (Average), in the Na��vi tongue: Nantang, scientific name: Caniferratus Costatus


    Height: 74 cm


    Length: 172 cm


    Weight: 72 kg


    Strength 18 points


    Agility: 15 points


    Physique: 10 points


    Perceptive sense: 9 points


    Charm: 11 points


    Intelligence: 10 points


    Spirit: 15 points


    Basic closebat lvl4, basic footwork lvl 7


    Creature ability: ��Thunder-rock Embrace�� - Additional bonus of 1000 HP.


    Viperwolf special ability (Passive): ��270 degrees mandible�� - The jaw structure of this strange creature is unique and able to stretch ridiculously wide. A Viperwolf��s mouth is able to produce a pressure of 4kg/square centimetre, it can easily grind a rock into dust. When attacking, there is a 33% chance of an explosive strike.


    Viperwolf special ability (Passive): ��Silkskin�� - Reduce elemental damages by 15%. Its slippery skin provides a 10% chance of enemy missing.


    Viperwolf special ability (Passive): ��Dark Cirction�� - This creature has a developed cerebrum structure. Thus, they operate collectively and hunt mostly at night. They transmit messages with unique howl like hisses, apanied with expressions duringmunications.


    A perfectly coordinated strategy allows the viperwolves to hunt within a scope of 480 square kilometres. During collective battles, their health increases by 20%, attack power increases by 5%.


    *************************************


    That viperwolf that was probed by Sheyan suddenly swung its gaze towards Sheyan in vignce. Then, a flickering vengeance appeared in its eyes as it bared its deadly fangs and charged towards him. It was as if Sheyan was the killer of its dad and mom.


    The leaping force of his viperwolf was astonishing; as it stomped onto the ground, rolling up the mud and grass beneath instantly, and kicked them an entire metre away. Drawing an unimaginable force with each stomp, it seeked out its ws in mid air, before baring down its vicious fangs!


    Yet Mogensha was no vegetable. DA! DA! DA! 3 consecutive shots volleyed into its mouth, with blood spraying everywhere. Its head was forced upwards upon the impact, but this strike wasn��t considered fatal. Yet instead, an opening was created as Sheyan dodged easily to the side, swinging his elbow as he sent the beast crashing towards Reef.


    Without panicking, Reef raised his shield and casted a ��Faith guard�� on himself. His surroundings flickered as a crystal light screen formed around him. With a flurry of 3 strikes from his lightsabre, it produced that rank ��B+�� passive ability ��Rude lvl3��; immediately causing this unlucky beast to have its movement/attack speed decreased by 50%. He then simply intercepted the beast with ease.


    Within a single hand supporting his rifle, Mogensha released consecutive rounds towards the viperwolf, causing it to howl in grief. With his other hand, he drank down a blended-mix that Sheyan had prepared long ago. His ��Beastly instincts�� required MP, therefore during drawn out battles; the blended-mix of agility +4 and intelligence +4 was definitely an optimalpound.


    As the saying goes, when an expert makes a move, everyone notices. This was a medium intensity realm war, contestants that were enlisted into this were more or less old veterans and sly foxes. Naturally, some were able to tell that the recently arrived trio had exceptionally adept coordination between themselves.

 Chapter 345: Casting nets at all sides

    <h4>Chapter 345: Castings at all sides</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Though the trio of party Ace were all putting up a good show, at least 9 out of 10 people were attracted by that strange and horrible looking shield wielded by Reef. It was still that same line - a dime or a dozen could unleash devastating damage output, yet those that were experts in tanking damage����the ones that would do the dirty work of braving the frontlines�� could only be described as precious rarities! To dare to disy a shield out in this medium intensity warfare��this inevitably meant he belonged to those few scrubs; he was definitely not an imitation, if not the first to die would be him.


    ��Is it my good fortune, to actually encounter a solo flying MT?��


    In that instance, this notion swirled in the minds of at least 20 others.


    The viperwolf was indeed terribly unlucky to be pincered by the trio of Sheyan. Moreover it was only an average beast; currently, it was suffering a dozen gunshots, receiving burnt shes everywhere by Reef, and getting pounded by Sheyan!


    One must understand that at present, with the boost from his concoction, Sheyan��s peak strength had reached a breathtaking 44 points!


    Although it seemed like Sheyan and Reef were thoroughly suppressed in the previous world, that was due to the the abnormal circumstances and difficulty of that world! Even the realm understood the demands were too harsh, and allocated an ultimate ticket for them to return to the realm at any time.


    Right now, they were thrown into a fairly normal world; though it had a ��B+�� difficulty, it was already 2 levels down from the previous world difficulty of ��A��. Though his knucklers were white grade, with Sheyan��s outrageous 44 strength, he easily dealt crushing damages. Unable tost for even 10 seconds, the viperwolf��s skull was totally wrecked with dents and bullet holes; blood sshed chaotically in resonance to the wolf��s mncholic howls.


    Sheyan and his buddies simultaneously received the notification:


    ��Your battle contribution to the RDApany is raised by 14 points����after the battle concludes, you can utilize your contribution points to purchase relevant supplies from the shuttle��s interior.��


    After ying the viperwolf, Reef and Mogensha naturally joined in the battle. Instead, Sheyan squatted down and started analyzing the viperwolf��s corpse; all because the ws it demonstrated had left him a distinct impression. After careful inspections, he realized that though this creature was hailed as a ��wolf��, it actually had a grip like that of primates. Each paw had a soft padding, three toes and an opposable thumb, allowing it to climb trees and stalk its preys quietly, without leaving a trace!


    After organizing these details, he recalled the pack nature of viperwolves; Sheyan could formte their intrinsic hunting pattern - a three-dimensional hunting field. It could rely on trees as well as its silent trailing to encroach towards its prey, and finally sneak attack them within metres. This sort of vicious scenario caused even Sheyan whose HP had reached 800 to shudder in fear; deciding that it was best to avoid conflicting with these creatures in the dark.


    Naturally, in view of other contestants around, Sheyan continuously allowed Reef and Mogensha to bask in the limelight. While he himself only produced a white grade shotgun, where he had no qualms about hiding his true prowess.


    The crowd��s observation were exceedingly critical; though Sheyan seemed aggressive, his shotgun was indeedcking. It boomed loudly and noisily, yet it couldn��t even y a heavily wounded viperwolf. He asionally stood forward, delivering two punches while taking several blows for Reef; all these happened concurrently with receiving the spiteful res of others.


    Facing such an awkward situation, Sheyan remained calm and collected. After learning that the battling front lines had eased a little, he then threw a blended-mix of ��bear and eagle�� at the few contestants in front. A dull mist dispersed out, allowing them to enjoy the fruits of histest research.


    Though the buff effects were weakened by using the AOE aspect of his ability, strength +3 and agility +3 wasn��t considered poor. It was equivalent to the enhancement of a ck grade equipment; a total boost of 6 base attributes! In view of the sparse nature of good equipments in the realm, the attribute bonus of his blended-mix could even surpass some average equipments of many contestants.


    Being engulfed by a sudden mysterious mist; apart from an impulsive, iprehensive fool who cursed out ��What dog sheet is this?!��, the other contestants realized something. They instantly noticed that their own base attributes were favorably transforming. Sessive exmations of delight - ��oh, yes!�� ��Alright!�� could be heard. Some even gestured a thumbs up to Sheyan.


    Of course, Sheyan wasn��t one to discriminate. There was still the backline of long rangebatants and supports, gunmen as well as mage/summoner etc. He casually tossed a sk of blended-mix, increasing their agility and intelligence. Nevertheless, he could only cast an apologetic nce to those unique contestants requiring intelligence at the front, and strength at the back.


    The crowd glittered with admiration. After tossing out the two blended-mix, everyone was enlightened that Sheyan was indeed a hybrid support; one that could tank a little for the MT while providing massive crowd support. Normally, such a breed would belong to a core member of a party, delivering crucial support to everyone.


    If such a person possessed a formidable damage output, he could very well vye for the leadership position in a party. But if not, his position would still be unshakable within the party, and weed by all. Numerous eyes were set aze; a MT plus another hybrid support, this was no doubt the twin thighs supporting their party��s body. Though they could experience thisbination for only a short while, they were still rtively d to have them for this battle.


    The battle continued for several minutes; Sheyan was now slightly depressed, not because of the resources he sacrificed, but because the RDApany didn��t acknowledge his efforts as contribution. ording to the realm��s normal method of determining, this was definitely an impossibility. During wartime, the frontline soldiers would definitely receive outstanding military service, but wouldn��t the logistics/transport factions too? The cooks and support staff? This was outrageously unreasonable!


    While grumbling internally, a tremendous boom abruptly rattled over. Someone had managed to fling a grenade into the mouth of a howling viperwolf, undoubtedly the oue was a sttering of brains and blood. Still, Sheyan hadn��t touched that viperwolf one bit, even Reef and Mogensha were fully focused at another side. However, he suddenly received a +5 contribution from the RDApany. Moreover, Reef and Mogensha who were basking in glory also received an external +2 contribution rate.


    ��So that��s the case.�� Sheyan was enlightened. ��If a contestant had received a strengthening bonus from me, then his contributions in battle����a dividend would be shared with me.��


    Of course this dividend was linearly rted. For example, if killing a viperwolf earned Reef 20 contribution points while hosting support benefits from Sheyan, then he would only receive 18 points, while Sheyan could receive 5 points. It definitely wasn��t calcted as Reef taking 15 points, while the remaining 5 goes to Sheyan. In other words, the total contribution rates would be increased.


    Noteworthily, the contribution was tied to an individual creature. For example, when 10 support enhanced contestants worked together to kill a single viperwolf, Sheyan would only receive a single reward, and not 10x of that reward.


    Since that was the case, Sheyan immediately retained his own ns. Ultimately, he still had a wealthy spendthrift backing in Reef, hence, he wouldn��tck materials in the present world. Therefore, squandering a little now was fine, as long as he rationed his supplies throughout the course of this world. Rather as of now, he could earn much more contribution points.


    Presently, he had already realized this wasn��t the only battlefield after digging information from the surrounding contestants! This humongous valkyrie had 4 different exits on the east, south, west and north. Large packs of viperwolves had appeared before all exits, attempting to invade the interior of the shuttle. Thus, an inevitable sh broke out at all exit fronts. No other words needed, there were now 4 other battles urring at each side!


    Presently, there was only one thing on Sheyan��s mind, and that was to be a good samaritan. He would service the contestants in this realm war with generous attribute boosts. By doing so, even if he remained motionless, wealth woulde rolling in.


    Right now, he was positioned within the west battlefield. Thus, he proceeded to detour to the north. Yet when he reached here, his heart skipped a beat; because all the viperwolves had been utterly annihted! Moreover, there were lesser contestants here. Looking at the contestants here leisurely sitting around, they appeared rather ustomed and familiar with each other; chattering andughing amongst themselves. Their bodies emanated a dull ocher glow, which obviously indicated they belonged to arge scale party. Those malicious and well-coordinated viperwolves had all been ughtered cleanly, without a single one escaping!


    Even the carcasses left behind were currently being carefully stored by some contestants, trying to maximize their benefits.


    A lofty and tall contestant was currently squatting at the foremost of the battlefield, with a cigarette lodged between his fingers. The contestant wore an oxygen mask over the face, so what was this cigarette for?


    Sheyan couldn��t expect this contestant to be a smoking addict; as he observed every few seconds, the contestant would pull down his mask and take a savoury puff. It seemed like the poisonous air was merely a secondary concern to him.

 Chapter 346: Encountering the Illume-union again

    <h4>Chapter 346: Encountering the Illume-union again</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    After puffing, he gently breathed out the fumes before turning to gaze at Sheyan. Without cing back his oxygen mask, he stood up and walked over.


    Previously when he took down his mask, Sheyan had already noticed he was a fierce looking baldy. A deep red scar ran from his left forehead vertically downwards to the left of his lip. Though the scar was patched, it carried the cruel uneven mending of flesh; indicating the ruthless nature of the cut behind it.


    Naturally, suffering such a ruthless chop, his left eye wasn��t spared. A chunk of sma hung within his eyes, as ck, white and red flowed out. However, his left eye was still dazzling like a gem. Naturally, it had been repaired by the realm. The scarred baldy stared at Sheyan and examined him. Instead when he spoke, his tone was kind and cut straight to the point.


    ��Hey, brother. What do you need? This northern exit belongs to our Illume-union now.��


    ��Illume-union����!!!�� The words jolted Sheyan��s mind like a lightning bolt; he instantly recalled the report Reef had told him before.


    ������This is my second encounter with the Illume-union!!��


    ��Dammit, that means the Bowen that I killed back in the Pirates of the Caribbean world, is one of them.��


    ��One of their member announced he wanted to use my skull as a souvenir.��


    ��One of the core of this party, is a woman named Zi! An expert in the force of the Star Wars universe!��


    (TN: The chinese character Zi ��, means beauty. )


    ��This party is definitely like the Banks Syndicate I tangled with previously, they are a considerably unified organization. The party��s scale means that it definitely has a certain hierarchical structure within the party��������


    These list of thoughts shed through Sheyan��s mind swiftly. One must understand, this world setting was a free world, though killing will invoke yer value, it will simrly produce good benefits. If this group of people saw through his identity as contestant no.1018, they would surge with joy and vanquish him to eternal death.


    To the present Sheyan, he was terribly far from the stage of battling one against ten. Hence, it was best he quickly evaded them. Sheyan��s current perceptive sense was as high as 28 points, trying to pressure him with perceptive sense would be a difficult matter.


    Moreover, his helmet possessed a ��Pulse interference�� ability to guard against other��s probing, and moreover, it had precedence! Therefore unless he encountered a reserve-duty limit-venator, the chances of him being exposed as contestant no.1018 was slim. Even if he did encounter one; considering this world had just begun, there shouldn��t be a lunatic who would show their cards so quickly. One must understand, one could only go into boundary state for only 4 times before invoking the boundary test.


    Though many thoughts ran through his mind; to others, this only seemed like a nk, normal reaction of a random stranger. Neither servile nor overbearing, Sheyan faced the scarred baldy and smiled.


    ��Hello, I am Seaman. I��m guessing, your party needs an additional support, for example one that would freely provide an incredible individual buff?��


    The scarred dy instantly broke out intoughter, turning around to nce at a rather pale looking, scrawny male; wearing a ck wizard robe and a staff.


    ��Ah ha, lovely Morda, and cute little Fr��a; someone is here to snatch your business.��


    As aplete and formidable party, the Illume-union would definitely have nurtured their own supporters. Dead soul user, Morda, was one of them. Beneath the robe, his right hand had an eternally decaying wound, the ability he learned was called ��Putrefy curse��. When casted against enemies, it would lower all defences by 10% while issuing a piercing agony.


    However, whenever he casted the curse on himself, his mental powers would re up; absorbing the dead souls from underground to disperse to his surroundings. His allies would then receive a darkness strength additional damage of 6 - 10% during their next attack. Because darkness is an elemental damage, only certain variables can resist the darkness element. Therefore, the actual resultant damage it would deal in the end was more or less 12 - 13%.


    As for Fr��a, he was a sniper, he had a wonderful ability simr to Sheyan, actually they were like different melodies ying to the same tune. Strictly speaking, Fr��a was very much inferior to the dead Qiaoer, but he had managed to encounter a good fortune. Thus, he was able to obtain a Rank 4 skill tree ability, and had raised it to the third tier already.


    The skill tree ability was called ��Precision��. Inbat state, whenever he targeted the same target, with every increased duration of 2 seconds; uracy +3%, explosive strike rate +2%. Stacking of explosive strike rate would not exceed 20%.


    As for his allies, every time Fr��a scored at hit onto the enemy, it would issue an area of effect ripple. Allies within that ripple will have their uracy +1%, explosive strike rate +1%. At its current level, that effect couldn��t be stacked.


    These two contestants were considered a ss ofbat supporters. When they matured, they would be a force to be reckoned with. Right now, the Illume-union was still rather pleased with them.


    Yet why did the scarred baldy suddenly talked about business snatching? That was because of the realm��s regtions. Sheyan wasn��t their party member. If the Illume-union epted his supporting effects, then the realm would automatically award contribution points to him during the battle. As for Morda and Fr��a, they would naturally not receive any.


    Bluntly speaking; though beneficial buffs could coexist, the rewards would only be allocated to one person.


    This was a protection scheme installed by the realm. To a solo contestant, a party would inevitably be stronger. Therefore, the goal here was to protect the weaker party��s interest, and also encourage parties to proactively attract supporting talents.


    Morda and Fria were both individuals who thought highly of themselves. Upon hearing the scarred baldy��s words, onepletely ignored him, not even offering a nce; It was as though Sheyan waspletely non-existent. Another issued a sunken expression as he scrutinized his staff, as though the staff was a naked beauty. Their disdain for Sheyan were vividly portrayed.


    Instead, a burly chap with a messy hair and long oddly arms snorted, and waved his hands.


    ��Archeaphill, you��re really long-winded. Just hurry up and get him to scram. In my previous world, I met a moron who blew his own trumpet, painting a deluge of heavenly flowers for his own supporting ability. In the end, he actually threw away his own face with that HP regeneration +3% broken toy! Our party is already cultivating several powerful main support members, there isn��t a ce for you.��


    Sheyan��s eyelids twitched, his heart was stirred; that was because this guy��s tone sounded rather familiar. It sounded as though it was the individual who had sworn to take his skull as souvenir. The burly chap was leisurely sitting on the grass, and beside him was a giant de fused with lingering ckness. Its surface was dull but it appeared like it was boiling, as it asionally emitted waves of ck aura.


    ��Sable, I should have just let them viperwolves tear your damned mouth apart just now!�� The scarred baldy, Archeaphill mocked. He then casted his gaze toward Sheyan and shrugged his shoulders.


    ��My apologies buddy, looks like you have to find another ce to work.��


    Sheyan could tell this Archeaphill should be the MT of the illume-union. From the start till now, he had been smoking without wearing his oxygen mask, it had already been a full 2 minutes. Yet he was still glowing with health and vigor, moreover the people around him weren��t even startled.


    This undoubtedly meant that this guy had a strong resistance towards abnormal effects, and in fact was at a rtively terrifying level. If not the case, then he probably had an excellent equipment like his own ��Monstrous Fighting Spirit��. Either that, or he possessed an immensely powerful innate ability! If an expert magician basedbatant assaulted him, that constant would definitely be in for a massive headache!


    Hearing the friendly notice to leave by Archeaphill, Sheyan had been dying to hear those words for far too long. Being one who harbored ulterior motives, he instantly turned to leave. But at this instance, his pupils shrank. A wave of domineering threat suddenly pressed down from the skies. His perceptive sense that vastly exceeded most people, had already forewarned him prematurely by milliseconds!


    Sheyan raised his head; he could see that amidst the funnel like white clouds, 7-8 ruptures in the sky had been speedily broken through. The sudden outburst scattered the clouds like cotton wadding away. Not even 5-6 secondster, winged creatures sped through for the ground; carrying the billowing winds as they emitted indescribable mournful screeches.


    These uninvited guests had the appearance of pterosaurs of the ancient earth, yet it boasted of a decorative lizard like epidermis skin. Its broad t wings had a divided translucent webbing, which covered its bones as it glided easily. It seemed like a stout and strong bat, yet exuberated the carefree nature of a wandering stingray. The most attractive spot was their mouth; drilling outwards for at least 7-8 cm, their lower jaws were filled with incisive pointed teeth.


    These flying creatures disyedrge as well as small versions. At present, while they approached in, one could observe their matured wingspan stretching as long as 12 metres! Even the smallest version of the creature had a wingspan that reaches 7-8 metres. They were called mountain banshees oin this Pandora, where its name originated from its own screech. Resembling that of a banshee; also known as a dead female in Irish mythology, with her crying and miserable intive wails.

 Chapter 347: Three-dimensional battle skirmish

    <h4>Chapter 347: Three-dimensional battle skirmish</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    In the movie, Mountain Banshees appeared frequently on camera. The Na��vi nsmen had relied on them to establish a formidably unrivalled aerial fleet. Moreover, there was even a rite of passage for one to be an Ikran Makto (Banshee rider, ording to the Na��vinguage). Riding one was akin to riding an Audi A6 in the present world. Of course, the Great Leonopteryx that the main lead, Jake Sully, finally seeded in riding, could bepared to a Rolls Royce.Silver Ghost; which was the only one worldwide.


    At the hundred metre mark, those 7-8 Mountain Banshees segregated and dove down in spirals; splitting into 4 groups to assault the 4 different regions of defending contestants. Currently, the long rangebatants naturally started firing at them. Concurrently, a sentry started yelling loudly.


    ��Sightings of countless fast moving creatures from a distancet; I reckon they are a viperwolf pack, quantity of 50 - 100 heads!��


    In this chaotic split second, Sheyan instantly recalled his experiences in the previous Starship Trooper world; where the skies were covered with mutalisks and the earth with zerglings. Fortunately, there wasn��t abined and coordinated full frontal assault by the arachnids previously. If not, even if Sheyan��s life was multiplied by 10, or his innate ability was stronger by 10 times, he would��ve still been reduced to ashes!


    Yet now! The viperwolf pack and the Mountain Banshees were ingeniously coborating into a three-dimensional battle skirmish! The crafty and innumerable viperwolf pack, coupled with the vicious and threatening mountain banshees, had formed into a perfectly ruthless battle coboration. Fortunately, Sheyan wasn��t the only one in this battle, he was stuck within the Illume-union party. Thus, a major portion of assaults from these formidable and cunning creatures would be tanked by the Illume-union.


    Fortunately, the long range firepower of the Illume-union was naturally retaliating in advance, they were already unleashing their strength against the pack of viperwolves; and sessfully aggravated the furious creatures and capturing their attention. As for Sheyan, he had sessfully resigned himself to be just a spectator.


    Visibly clear, a Mountain Banshee jolted down against the heavy firepower, and though its skin wascerating from the bullets and magic sts, it still maintained its unbearably sharp screech through its incisive long beak! It was like a pebble instigating a thousandyered tide or screech as it dispersed forth! Through the piercing screech, circles of incorporeal ripples could be seen! Contestants caught in the ripples had seemingly met with a 12 grade stormy gale, as their eyes burnt bitterly with blurred vision; overflowing with tears as they attempted to cover their faces and retreat.


    Rank B ability: ��Throat Shudder�� ! - Evoking a wildly ferocious gust, causing the surrounding enemies to fall into a persisted retreating stance. Duration of 5 seconds, uracy drop by 70% due to irritated eyes!


    Mountain Banshees travelled in a flock, their screeches were their primary form ofmunication. Because a Mountain Banshee don��t possess a windpipe, its breathing directly enter through its chest. Therefore, their lungs acted as a jet engine to propel air into its skull cavity to emit voice, thereby using its huge mouth to direct the sound towards a specific direction.


    After a long time, such breathing and sound interactions caused the Mountain Banshee to develop such a formidable offensive technique. This ss of terrifying creature had two pairs of eyes. One pair were normal eyes, while another pair were tiny eyes which functioned independently, and were extremely sensitive to movement. During the night, its eyes contained infrared sensors to see, while a transparent lid protected its exterior. Therefore, naturally they would be immune to their own wind attacks.


    As this Mountain Banshee broke through the surrounding formation, another 2 slightly smaller Mountain Banshees swooped down; tightly seizing this rare opportunity. Their razor-sharp talons carved out a deadly line without effort, as they easily tore through the human��s flesh; with the aftermath force carrying fresh blood, as it formed into intertwined red lines in midair.


    Miserably wails followed suit from long rangebatants, who relied on their party to survive and naturally had a weakness of lower health. Specializing in their own various roles made it hard for them to obtain any survival enhancing equipment or ability scrolls.


    Instantly, a few contestants had been thrown to the ground, with wounds that shocked the eyes and astonishes the heart. It was obvious that they had been dealt crushing damage by the Mountain Banshees, their blood repeatedly gushed out as though it didn��t care for money.


    Closely after, another Mountain Banshee seized a contestant, while pping its membrane wings about as it skyrocketed into the sky; and ultimately flung the contestant down from about 70 - 80 metres off the ground. A mournful long scream pierced downwards. ��Thump!�� An oppressive crash resounded from beneath the left wing of the Valkyrie, as the contestant rolled along the ground; his fate visibly unknown.


    However, when the third Mountain Banshee surged down; right ahead of Sheyan, Archeaphill had already charged towards its front. Because of his prior location, this MT had arrivedte. Therefore, the Rank B ability ��Throat Shudder�� had only messed up his chest hair, and did nothing to hinder him.


    At this moment, Sheyan could obviously leave this battlefield, but truthfully speaking, he was reluctant to. Reef��s defensive tactics had been scrutinized by Sheyan many times, yet this MT Archeaphill��s capabilities were indeed intriguing. As the saying goes, the other mountain��s stone can polish the jade. For Sheyan who was still maturing, if he could obtain a valuable lesson from him, then it would be worth more than gold.


    Against the diving surge of the third Mountain Banshee, Archeaphill breathed in deeply and fiercely lunged forward; as though he wanted to perish with it! However, at a gap of 5-6 metres, Archeaphill reached out both hands as he pulled out a gigantic shield from the back of his head; weing the collision of the Mountain Banshee.


    Sheyan could see it distinctly, the surface of Archeaphill��s gigantic shield was glittering with silver brilliance. As it swerved, glitter scattered about, forming a misconception of falling stars. ording to a report gathered by Jinkuang and Sheyan, this was obviously a special effect resulting from an equipment that had at least a +7 upgrade to it.


    The gigantic shield was at least as tall as a person when erected fully, it had a curved top while it��s bottom was conical. This design allowed it to easily anchor into the ground. When being supported, it appeared exactly like an impregnable solid door, where its exterior was reinforced with dense prating rivets. Every pitch-ck rivet had the shape of a pyramid, extended several centimetres from the shield. It was easy to imagine the scene of someone crashing into it; an oue of densely dotted mutted blood holes. Thus, it could be described as a blood drawing machine.


    The silver metal frame edges of the shield were at least 10 cm thick; it was obvious that though it was exceptionally sturdy, it came at the price of additional weight. Hence, Archeaphill required the usage of both hands to be proficient in it.


    ��Dang!�� A thunderous boom followed by a weird shrilling squawk emerged. Although Archeaphill was instantly knocked 5-6 metres away by the tremendous force, the Mountain Banshee��s murderous dive had came to a spontaneous end. It lost its bnce as it rolled several times on the ground, repeatedly fluttering its wings and squawking miserly. Bluish blood squirted out inrge batches from its chest.


    Seizing this golden opportunity, that long arms burly chap, Sable, roared loudly like a broken gong. He leapt highly as his hands sped onto his giant ck longsword, chopping down mercilessly!


    The de issued a mournful shrill in midair, as though an ability was triggered. Its sheer showing of force appeared as if he had already gained the upper hand.


    ��Yet another Venter.�� Sheyan had already evaluated the guy.


    Blood sshed as a chunk of flesh was torn off Sable��s left arm by the struggling Mountain Banshee. Instead, Sable roared furiously as his ck giant longsword chopped down, his de tearing halfway through the beast��s wing as it drew out a 10 metre fountain of blood. Blood gently drifted through the air, painting a spectacr sight.


    Besides, for the Mountain Banshee to glide effortlessly in the air, the membrane covering its wings was thin and its carbon bones were mostly hollow. Hence, it was inevitablycking in terms of sturdiness. The killing threat of the Mountain Banshee was currently in steep decline afternding on the ground; although it constantly issued forewarning mournful screeches, in a short span of minutes, it was overwhelmed by contestants. The concentrated firing of contestants reducing it to a meat paste.


    Immediately, the other two Mountain Banshees consecutively dived down in raging anguish. Yet this time, Archeaphill was already fully prepared. The Illume-union also had a tacit understanding of each other, not leaving the slightest thread of hope for the winged beasts. They counter attacked and chopped down a Mountain Banshee.


    However, the few aerial beasts had already sessfully caused substantial chaos within the crowd of the Illume-union. More importantly, the organized defensive formation of the Illume-union had been utterly thrown into disarray. Therefore, this opened the path for the surprise assaults of the viperwolves.


    They were already intellectual creatures. Seizing the chance when the formation of the Illume-union was in massive disarray, 8 viperwolves managed to craftily dodged past the frontline defence of 5-6 closebat contestant. They maliciously and viciously pounced towards the backlines of weaker long rangebat contestants. It was really a scene of mercury flowing over the earth, not sparing a single hole*. In a sh, the area fell into a massive upheaval.


    (TN: Chinese idiom, exploiting fully the given opportunity)


    Spectating till now, Sheyan already had a rough understanding on the strength of the Illum-union. However, he had noticed - out of their core members, it seemed like only Archeaphill and Sable was around, while Sheyan had personally witnessed at least 6 core members previously. Which goes to say, 4 core members were in hiding, obviously prepared tomand a reserve team.


    At present, he no longer desired to continue loitering around. Thus, he turned around with an intention to observe the other regions, and actively seeking other battlefields to reap some benefits.

 Chapter 348: Snatching businesses

    <h4>Chapter 348: Snatching businesses</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Yet at this very moment, thest remaining Mountain Banshee fanatically swooped down in assault. Its body was humongous, and hence it could be determined to have the most vitality. Even though its body was punctured with numerous blood holes, and even had a half a metre long bloodied wound torn across its chest, it remained iparably savage. Probably losing the will to live after witnessing itspanions getting ughtered, it initiated a suicidal charge!


    Diving down at breakneck pace, it just had to swerve towards Sheyan��s location! However, it appeared as if its primary target wasn��t Sheyan but another contestant that was being tightly hindered by a viperwolf. Its n was naturally to first eliminate that fe before dealing with Sheyan; killing two birds with one stone!


    As for the targeted contestant, his left hand gripped a pistol, and a dagger in his right. Naturally such an offensivebination was undoubtedly the most superior in the preceding periods of a contestant; not inferior in both close or farbat. But at this phase of development, such a bnced fighting style was merely mediocre; unless one was in possession of an incredible piece of equipment, if not one would find it hard to be a core member of the party.


    At present, he was currently tangled up with a viperwolf ahead, having not the slightest clue of the unexpected murderous arrival; its gigantic frame hid the sky and covered the earth behind him. Sheyan could only smile bleakly, and shrugged his shoulders helplessly. In this circumstance, he had no choice but to step up in rescue; because once this peerlessly savage Mountain Banshee tore through the contestant with its sharp talons, it would be him that would suffer the devastating assault next! In this situation, he might as well save him on his own ord, and even earn himself a favor along the way.


    Thus without hesitation, Sheyan lunged towards that contestant, braving the immense danger as he pushed him horizontally for 5-6 metres. After falling to the ground, he spun while half kneeling as he used his hands to cover his face. Wearing a pair of white grade knucklers with a resistive blocking attribute, his heart prepared to test out the domineering strength of this world with resolute enthusiasm.


    A ferocious wind pped against his face, carrying the piercing stench of the Mountain Banshee��s blood! Amidst the ear-piercing chaffing of metal, the savage raptor wed out two long streaks of sparks across Sheyan��s wrists; the unstoppable might cleaving open two lines of mangled flesh on Sheyan��s arm.


    As the immense force of the talons pressed against him, Sheyan was about to summon his strength in resistance; instead, his mind sparked and he immediately abandoned that thought. Allowing the immense force to drag and flip him over, he was thrown backwards for an entire 12-13 metres. Appearing like an absolutely tyrannical attack, yet in actual fact, it only dealt close to 80 points of true damage to Sheyan!


    As his body was flipped through the air, many notions swirled within Sheyan��s mind. He could obviously stabilize himself and roll to cushion his fall, but he purposefully allowed himself to crash headfirst;nding himself into a terribly pathetic state. Finally, he struggled to get up, issuing a feigned horrified expression as he gasped for breath. In his current circumstance, hiding his personal strength naturally remained top priority.


    However because of this, Sheyan who had been dragged into battle, was now being eyed by a viperwolf. Its intelligence mentioned previously; and after eyeing the wretched Sheyan crashing to the ground, it excitedly rummaged forward with insatiable thirst. Of course, it had no clue Sheyan was merely feigning!


    In the end, the unlucky viperwolf naturally nibbled rice instead of stealing chickens. Its wing and chomps were easily blocked by Sheyan; but of course to others, Sheyan made it appear as if he was bitterly resisting it, seemingly about to crumble at any second. Fortunately, the contestants around were not vegetarians*; after seeing that someone was tanking, they instantly unleashed their fervent assaults, quickly dispatching that damned viperwolf.


    (TN: Author is probably implying weaklings lol)


    By now, since he had already been dragged into this battle, Sheyan��s desire to avoid unnecessary attention was rendered impossible. Hence, he might as well just aplished what he originally came here to do, briefly tossing out two blended-mix sks. Naturally, they belonged to theposition of ��Strength + Agility�� and ��Intelligence + Agility��.


    After the sks shattered; while most of the contestants were locked in gruesome battle, someone very quickly transmitted through his party channel. His message started with an unrestrained gasp of surprise.


    ��Oh, my god! Hurry up and enter this fog, that guy��s buff effects are actually +3 points to both strength and agility! Its durationsts for 120 minutes!��


    ��Eh hey? Why is my agility +3 and my intelligence +3?��


    ��A bonus of 6 base attribute points? Are you kidding me? Isn��t April��s fools over already? Oh, dog sheet! It��s actually real, what a f**king surprise.��


    ��What are you guys talking about, what powerful bonus?��


    ��Can��t you see for yourself.��


    ��Oh sheet, this guy isn��t part of our party. If we acquire his bonus buff effects, then we would be blocking off Morda��s and Fr��a��s buff effects.��


    ��Sorry, Morda. I��m just short of 3 points of strength to inflict crushing on these damned scums, I hope you understand.��


    ��Morda, Fria����3 points of intelligence is crucial to me.��


    ��Morda, Fria; with 3 points of strength, these devil spawn banshees cannot deal crushing damages to me anymore.��


    ��What luck! With 3 points of agility, these pesky viperwolves are now unable to keep up with my speed!��


    ��Holy, I��m starting to feel a connection with that Seaman guy.��


    ��He doesn��t like gays, your connection is worth farts.��


    ����������


    ������������


    The contestants were no fools. An upgrade of 6 entire base attributes, it was definitely worth more than 1% uracy and 1% explosive strike rate boost, that could at most increase their offensive capabilities by 13%! Because such an enhancement was totallyparable to a substantial upgrade of wearing a ck grade equipment, or even a silver storyline grade equipment!


    In an environment where life or death was at stake; in spite of acquainted sentiments, survival remained the only truth! Furthermore to these contestants, choosing Sheyan��s bonus buff didn��te at an additional cost. Their only coteral was in the form of Morda and Fria��s gains.


    Due to this situation, rapid flows of battle contribution points came pouring into Sheyan; which were clearly the coterals of the two miserable dudes. However, even after adopting a terribly ugly expression, they obviously couldn��t beg others to forgo Sheyan��s buff right?


    One had to admit that the prowess of the Illume-union was rather insane; after their earlier panic and once they grew ustomed, they simply took care of these crafty beasts with swiftness and ease. Yet at this moment, another massive pack of viperwolves had came charging out of the distant forest! Amongst them, several viperwolf had a distinctivelyrger body, which were naturally ssified as smaller ringleaders or elites.


    These swiftly encroaching viperwolves utterly spared no breathing space for the illume-union, delivering endless bouts of assault! Facing such persistence, the frontline of closebatants would undoubtedly produce casualties. At present, Sheyan had finally witnessed the formidable party skill of the Ullume-union ��Drive��! Such a skill obviously came at a tremendous cost.


    Once anyone was tackled into a near death state, and instant sh transport would ur. The destination of that sh transport had already been predetermined at one of their party member, where the member most likely possessed a regenerative and healing ability. Of course, the sh transport distance wasn��t infinite, and limited to only 50 metres radius. Simrly, it didn��t supply an invulnerable state against assaults; if someone suffered an instant death, then this ability was pointless.


    It seemed like the closebat contestants were producing more and more casualties, as the gaps between the frontlines became wider. All of a sudden, a core member marched out of a channel from the Valkyrie. This person was called Yuan Zhan, who was obviously an asian. Sheyan hadn��t witnessed him in action previously. At present, he simply observed Yuan Zhan��s fingers shing with green, and congregated into two green glows before impaling into the ground.


    Not even 10 secondster, all surrounding viperwolf carcasses withered and rotted in session, paving the way for two stumps of 6 metres tall shrubs to sprout from the ground. Those shrubs had no leaves, its twisted roots and intertwined joints contained pointedly acute tips. Whenever a viperwolf closed in, its branches would ferociously stabbed forward and slice, while carrying a double negative property of repel and poisoning. Its performance was that of an extremely refined defensive mechanism.


    Apart from that, Yuan Zhan summoned out 5 greater wolves to participate in battle. He was actually a fauna/flora summoner!


    Sheyan immediately recalled about Phelps from before, that he too was a summoner. He had summoned wolves that time; and whenever they got injured, Phelps would disy an expression of hurt. If it was Phelps who had just summoned 5 wolves, then wouldn��t his expression be nervous and apprehensive?


    However, Yuan Zhan��s countenance revealed that he couldn��t care less, obviously treating his greater wolves as mere consumables. Thus, Sheyan could instantly determine one critical matter; this summoner definitely has a reserve and impossibly dangerous ability! Probably his sess rate of taming is incredibly high. Hence, he dares to squander his animals in this manner! To be a core member of the Illume-union, he is indeed well-deserved of his reputation!


    ************


    Even with the aid of the two ��Poison-needle-giant-thorn�� shrubs, Main-Tank Archeaphill was beginning to feel exhausted.


    Besides, he had to swing around with his wielded towering shield, which was called ��Bulwark of Azzinoth��. To coincide his offense into his defense was no easy feat with the shield. In actual fact, Archeaphill��s base attributes had barely reached the requirements to forcefully utilize this doubled-handed shield; especially pertaining to the strength attribute.


    (TN: This shield is actually from the World of Warcraft, you can google it to see how it looks)

 Chapter 349: Gold that shines everywhere

    <h4>Chapter 349: Gold that shines everywhere</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Presently, Archeaphill couldn��t deny that this Seaman brat did have a pretty useful support ability. If not for that additional enhancement of 3 strength, he believed his proficiency in mobilizing his shield would becking now.


    ��SCRAM!�� Archeaphill roared furiously, sweeping horizontally with the giant shield, smashing it against the body of an iing viperwolf! The pointed pyramids stabbed a agonizingly deep memory in the creature��s mind; to the extent that if it dreamt at night, it would definitely relish in a nightmare of having its naked body ravaged by a thousand cactuses. Releasing a mournful howl, the viperwolf was flung off with blood sttering about.


    Suddenly, an elite viperwolf who had been prying in a corner, instantly jumped on this chance and pressed forward ferociously. Archeaphill roared as he drilled his shield into the ground, before pressing his shoulder against the top; his frame instantly formed into a firm triangle with the shield as its front. Though his strength wasn��t adequate, but by using the shield in this manner, it would be hard for any collision to break through his defense.


    ��Thump!�� A thunderous knock resounded.


    The elite viperwolf had rushed head on into the impaling pyramids; before emitting a pitiful wail as 6 blood-gushing holes instantly surfaced on its body. The long range firepower then arrived and beat it into consecutive retreats. Archeaphill had consecutively repelled two viperwolves, but the repercussions of using this double handed shield excessively was manifesting fully. Though his defense was impregnable, it inevitably opened an immense gap during rotations or dodging. Hence, he required the coboration of his party topensate for that w.


    Yet the supremacy of this model of shields was thoroughly clear as well; with its immeasurable depths of defence, it frequently absorbed loads of iing damage. Citing a simple example, if Reef had wielded this shield to go against the Blood-gold Sunken Colony back in the Starship Trooper world, then he would��ve probably been able to handle it without breaking through the boundary. However, if he encountered an arachnid sea with it����then rotating 360 degrees around would be a nightmare.


    Although he had driven away that elite viperwolf, Archeaphill remained depressed internally. This was because he had just witnessed one of this auxiliary tanking assistant being pounced to the ground, and having his throat ripped with one chomp; falling into a critically wounded state. The party skill had activated with a sh, and he vanished.


    As for that viperwolf who had just sampled the wondrous taste of blood and flesh, it roared in rage; gazing direct towards the nearest Archeaphill, baring fangs and brandishing ws as it charged ahead.


    At present, Archeaphill was already exhausted beyond limit, the consequential extent of using this giant shield. He panted deeply, but at that instant where his nape was about to be assaulted, that area of his skin shockingly turned ash-grey, as though it had transformed into granite. Evidently, that region of defense was substantially raised! This was definitely one of Archeaphill��s trump card! ��Stone-Skin art�� ! Right now, if not for his party warning him that he cannot retreat or copse now, Archeaphill wouldn��t have executed such a technique.


    To the contrary of his expectation, that impending wild strike of pain never arrived! A fist that was shimmering with metallic glint abruptly stretched over, as it heavily pounded the head of the viperwolf; smashing it far away into the sky. Archeaphill turned to nce; just nice observing that Seaman brat lunging forward, before promptly guarding himself and the region to his side. This event of sending charcoal in a snowy weather was indeed weing to anyone. Archeaphill nodded in approval as he chuckled heartily.


    ��Many thanks, endure for 2 minutes until Huckle heals up and rece you.��


    In the end, Sheyan stayed on for an entire 10 minutes! This wasn��t because Huckle didn��t return to rece him, but instead, it was that Archeaphill didn��t wish for him to leave.


    In Archeaphill��s perspective, ever since he discovered the potions Sheyan had tossed out could grant 6 base attributes, he knew that he and Sable had underestimated this fe. After giving a rather good evaluation of Seaman afterward, now that he experienced defending alongside this Seaman brat, he had discovered that he underestimated him once again.


    In actual fact, Archeaphill had already coborated with Huckle for 4 entire worlds, having established a mutual cooperation between them. Yet once Seaman had reced Huckle for that moment, Archeaphill could instantly sense a difference. His cooperation with Huckle beforehand could be described as a vtile gas of carbohydrate. Normally when Huckle held position beside him, he would onlypensate for the gaps that surfaced when Archeaphill moved his giant shield. However, deep down in his bones, Huckle remained an offensive individual. Once any crack surfaced in the enemy, he couldn��t resist the urge to assault the enemy.


    To the party, that appeared as a proactive action; yet to Archeaphill, that action wasn��t favourable at all. Due to the manifold instances of myriad changes in the battlefield, nobody could prevent sudden mishaps from happening. If something unexpected urred and Huckle wasn��t holding fort beside him, then the severity of the matter would be grave.


    Even though Archeaphill had advised Huckle several times, Huckle still remained obstinate without major changes. Moreover, there weren��t many who were willing to be an assistant defensive tank - ving bitterly while doing the dirty work, yet glories of it were still overshadowed by the brilliance of the MT. Simply put, it was like eating meat without drinking soup. Hence, Archeaphill could only helplesslye to terms with reality.


    Instead, Sheyan was different, all his focus was ced on assisting Archeaphill! He definitely wouldn��t bother with other matters. Even if the situation changed vastly, his reaction was equally smooth! With such a conduct, Sheyan disyed an appearance of rtive low profile, so low key that it seemed like he was cking. For example; forgoing a near death creature nearby, letting off a beast that he could easily handle, or just appearing as if he was daydreaming at times.


    Only the beneficiary, Archeaphill, understood. Ever since Sheyan made his entry, it was as though his blind spot hadn��t been exploited by the enemy a single time. Once a gap surfaced from rotating his giant shield, at first notice, Sheyan would be the one to eliminate the crisis. Furthermore, when Archeaphill needed a breather, without muttering a single word, this Seaman would proactively rece him and guard him.


    As for the times when Sheyan appeared to be daydreaming, he was actually calcting the current statistics of the enemies, before advising the current state of the party to Archeaphill. He was judging the state of others recovering, when they would rejoin the battle, or if others were breathless due to their depleted MP, how long would it take for the long ragebatants need to refuel and reload magazines and so on. Hence, Sheyan allowed Archeaphill, who was wholly focused on defense with a disadvantageous viewpoint, to have a clear grasp and understanding of the entire situation.


    In other words, after battling alongside Sheyan, Archeaphill had realised what the marvellous aid a qualified and professional assistant tank could supplement.


    ***********


    Actually in reality, Huckle was doing a pretty remarkable job as the assistant defensive tank. However,paring him to Sheyan was an utterly colossal error.


    There is a saying; only a woman can understand women. The same logic applied; only a MT would be able to understand another MT. Why did Sheyan have such qualifications, and couldprehend what Archeaphill required? Apart from his own intrinsic wisdom, it was due to the fact that his own position wasn��t an assistant tank, but an exact MT!


    Moreover, during previous battles, Reef understood that both of them had to fight shoulder to shoulder in the future,plementing each other��s gaps. Hence, he had shared his personal wisdom with Sheyan. With all these factorsbined, where the water flows a canal would form; Sheyan was naturally able to fulfil Archeaphill��s requirements.


    Bluntly putting, if Archeaphill wanted to find an assistant tank like Sheyan, it was equivalent to seeking another MT. Yet since he governed this positioning authority, why would any MT be willing to take on the position of an assistant tank?


    Hence, this topic was doomed to be a dilemma, unless the party had already determined to traverse down the path of twin MTs right from the get go. However, it wasn��t easy to find suitable candidates. Because, the current situation was that MTs belonged to a raremodity. Many would��ve already held a notion of securing the chicken head, instead of the bull��s tail - Before when a MT matures fully, to establish a party with twin MTs would simply be a one-of-a-kind situation; a path of thousand hurdles. As for the many prerequisite conditions, one just had to recall the coincidental encounter between Sheyan and his recruitment of Reef.


    As the battle gradually reached its climax, the other Illume-union members started to discover certain abnormalities. This was because, the Archeaphill of today was actually able to hold the frontlines for an excessively longer period! Those who had entered this realm war were mostly veteran contestants; moreover, they had coordinated with him for so long, obviously they understood the underlying mechanics of this phenomenon.


    Logically speaking from the start of the battle till now, with the appearance of elite viperwolves, the war had already reached a menacingly intensified state. Right from the beginning, Archeaphill had been tanking the frontlines, and his substitution for a 30 seconds rest was already long overdued. ording to their usual practice, this vacant space would normally be filled by abination of Yuan Zhan, and another core member, Demondream. A summoner, plus another high damage output contestant to mend this gap.


    However, Archeaphill hadn��t signalled for any substitute; hence, Yuan Zhan and Demondream, who were already prepared for action, could continue acting as the party��s insurance and observe the situation peacefully. Both their perceptions were incredibly sharp, and could very swiftly identify the crux of this smooth and unhindered battle. It was shockingly due to that outsider, Seaman!


    With his gene-mixes, he allowed an overall surge in the party��s fighting capabilities, and even produced such a tacit coordination with Archeaphill. So much so that even when other closebatants nearby Sheyan encountered a crisis, they would simrly receive his emergency aid and attention.

 Chapter 350: The other kind of powerful

    <h4>Chapter 350: The other kind of powerful</h4>


    Tranted by: chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    In the eyes of the Illume-union, Sheyan was like an omnipresent specter, always appearing where he needed to. For example, for those fighting at the front had several times where they were about to suffer an attack, but Sheyan had showed up in the nick of time; either through his fists, or the repelling ability of the shotgun to repel viperwolves away, and thus obstruct the viperwolves�� onught.


    Speaking from the party��s perspective, Sheyan��s readiness to get attacked by these beasts, was obviously more advantageous than having the beasts attack Sable. That was because thetter would have a higher chance of suffering from an explosive strike. Besides, it was naturally more worthwhile for the prepared Seaman, who obviously had excellent defensive strength, to get bitten instead of their own contestants who weren��t prepared.


    Yet another viperwolf pack swarmed in. This time, Yuan Zhan and Demondream could tell that the hand-to-handbat frontlines had finally reached its limit, and to sustain any longer was excruciatingly difficult. The frontlines crumbling would inevitably lead to the entire defense crumbling. In a sh, they readied themselves to act. But at this moment, without a single warning, Sheyan retreated backwards by 2-3 steps.


    ��He��s finally reached his limits?�� Thisplicated notion finally welled up in both Archeaphill and Sable��s minds.


    But just before they affirmed their notion; with a twist of Sheyan��s wrist, a shocking sk appeared from his palm. This sh had a huge belly and was swirling with a faint ck liquid, filled to half. Then with a flick, he tossed it ahead.


    The sk propelled through the air, crashing against a viperwolf��s body and shattered. Suddenly, with the shattered sk at its core, a dull ck shock-wave swept out rapidly; finally a faint ck miasma enveloped a radius of 20 square metre around the area. Those viperwolves that were caught inside the shock-wave seemed to have froze in that instance, sinking into a confused state! Those wolves that were wildly charging in with vicious intent were more miserable; losing their bnce in mid air, they became like goods delivered to their targets.


    At this moment, though the contestants of the Illume-union were ignorant of what was happening, the went by this principle; scumbags would take advantage of cheap exploits. Thus, they naturally seized this immense opening! Although Sheyan��s curse-mix only issued a second of confusion, it was enough to copse the enemy��s onught, and allowed the contestants to make the first strike. It was definitely a significant twist of event in this battle.


    After the curse-mix shattered and formed into a faint ck fog of ck miasma, persisting without dispersing as it enveloped the pack of viperwolves, someone very swiftly transmitted into the party��s channel.


    ��Eh, how did my attacks be stronger?��


    ��It��s crushing! What the hell is happening, how am I dealing out crushing damage?��


    ��This guy��s a real demon, his potion gave me a 3 point strength boost! But now it actually removed 4 strength off the viperwolf! What an insane 7 points difference, my strength can actually crush these sons of b*tches! Ha ha! Bastards, taste my iron fist!��


    ��Seaman��s earlier ability should be his tossed potion; dealing an AOE effect causing the viperwolves strength to plunge by 4 points, movement and attack speed decline by 20%, and even released a second of confusion through its shockwave!��


    ��Wow, what an exquisite explosion effect�� I was just 3 centimetres away from that damned son of a b*tch��s fangs.��


    ����������


    ����������


    Following the sessive exmations of joy and surprise from several closebat contestants, the Illume-union��s moral instantly soared. Especially, Sable who snarled thunderously as he shed forth with his giant ck longsword; dealing out an atrocious explosive strike + crushing damages + AOE effect. It was as if a disgusting wind de had swept through 4 viperwolves destructively, ying 3 and heavily wounding 1; instantly reversing their current situation.


    This battle sequence was within Sheyan��s predictions. He already understood beforehand that an average viperwolf had a strength of roughly 18 points. After a series of observations and deductions, he reckoned the mean strength of the closebatants here to be around 25-30 points. Naturally, +3 strength wasn��t adequate to invoke an outrageous upheaval; yet after tossing out his curse-mix and lowering the strength of the viperwolves to 14 points, it only required 28 points of strength to deal crushing damage. This undoubtedly meant that the majority of closebatants would be able to crush them and seal the nail on their coffins!


    Yuan Zhan, who was Initially about to act, nced towards Demondream, and spoke with a low tone.


    ��This Seaman��s support ability����is truly magnificent!��


    Demondream had a mist covering her slender figure. Her curvy waist and perky buttocks could be faintly seen, but her face was a blur; with both hands pressing down on weapons at her waist. A long scabbard on her left, and a short one at the right, as she emanated a threatening and piercing aura. She remained silent as she gazed towards the battle. Suddenly, she turned around with a slightly surprised tone.


    ��Why did youe out����Zi?��


    A tall and lofty female strolled out of the valkyrie��s interior. She was wearing a broad long robe that disyed an elegant and ancient Ramesses* dynasty style. Just by looking at it, one sense the feeling of fine exquisite craftsmanship. It��s design boasted of a sphinx, cuneiform and a scarab. The backdrop of azure blue undoubtedly projected an image of the roaring sea.


    (TN: Ramesses was the third pharaoh of the neenth dynasty of egypt)


    Shockingly, 3 rhombus glows appeared around Zi��s body, circling incessantly around her body. Merely by standing still, she emitted an awe-inspiring andpelling aura. It was as if she was a schrly egyptian during egypt��s most prosperous era, an image of an egyptian queen standing behind pharoah as she inspected her subjects from the crown of a pyramid.


    Zi��s deep blue pupils casted down towards the battlefield, the viperwolf side had already exposed a clear decline.


    ��A sudden appearance of an element X, I definitely need to see what is going on. So Demondream, what��s your view?��


    A thread of gloom surfaced within Demondream��s voice.


    ��I��m sorry, sire, I have no answer.��


    Zi was taken aback and replied.


    ��You����have no answer?��


    Demondream lightly whistled out a breath.


    ��Really regretful, sire. This person named Seaman has a rather capable perceptive sense, I reckon it��s at least close to 30 points! More importantly, he should be wearing an equipment that can interfere with my ability. I��m unable to probe him effectively.��


    Yuan Zhan couldn��t help but interrupt.


    ��Doesn��t your ability have precedence?��


    Demondream coldly replied.


    ��Can��t his interference type ability simrly possess precedence?��


    Zi quietly scanned the battlefield and uttered.


    ��Even if I don��t show up, I believe Sable and Archeaphill will definitely rope him in, then let��s first observe. The realm wars are ever changing and unstable, severely treacherous, with ughters and conspiracies as its pir. But now it��s just the beginning. Before the Golden side mission appears, it is better to y it safe. Of course, if this person wants to join our party; I have to admit we must be vignt, certain core matters must still be kept a secret.��


    Not even 10 seconds after she finished speaking, the party��s upper tier secretmunications channel suddenly rang with Sable��s voice.


    ��Hey Zi, are you there?��


    Zi��s dark blue eyes shed with a glitter, as she lightly replied.


    ��Speak.��


    Sable��s voice wasn��t as insolent as before, it had became rather humble and meek.


    ��I��ll just say two points. First, this kid is really useful. Just based on his current performance of abilities, it is enough tond him into any core circle of a party of this realm war.��


    The rhombus glows revolving around Zi suddenly sped up, then quickly returned to normal.


    ��I find your evaluation a little exaggerated.��


    Sable silently scoffed.


    ��I��m d, our opinions seldom reach an unanimous verdict, but sadly, this brings me to my second point. My previous statement was actually Archeaphill��s judgement.��


    Zi��s gaze tightened. No party leader would ever neglect the opinion of her own party��s MT. If not, that factor could easily lead to a division and eventual demise of the party. Zi wasn��t in a rush to question Archeaphill, but continued with a warm and unquestionable tone to Sable.


    ��I��d like to hear your opinion.��


    Sable rubbed his hands and hesitated slightly before saying.


    ��Screw it! Really, I also kinda like this kid, he can allow ��Tom�� (Referring to his sword) to crush damn morons! Moreover, he even showed up several times to tank some blows for me. Still, I think Archeaphill��s words would weigh more.��


    ��Your f***king mind is only filled with a pile of dogsheet!�� Suddenly, an irritable voice resounded, to be more precise, it was a shout!


    Needless to say, it was MT Archeaphill that spoke. Hearing those words, Sable��s face instantly turned pale a little. If other members dared to shout at him, he would instantly fly into a fit of rage. Only Archeaphill dared to admonish him; with Archeaphill��s roar, only Zi��s calm voice could appease it!


    ��Sable, do you need me to repeat myself? Your f****king mid is filled with a pile of dogsheet! Do you know what does it mean for someone to tank several blows for you? Those damned viperwolves definitely do not have low damage. If they struck you, an explosive strike would leave you devoid of close to 100 HP. As for Seaman who helped you tank this strike, at most he had lost 30 health points! Counting him within the entire party, it would mean being spared 70 points of damage! Just calcte, how many times has he tanked for you? And you hadn��t even considered the fact, how many fatal strikes has he tanked for me?��

 Chapter 351: Bombastic attention for safety

    <h4>Chapter 351: Bombastic attention for safety</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Sable fell into a daze before snorted coldly in response.


    ��No.��


    ��No right? But I did! Seaman shielded you 4 times! Covered me 11 times. Apart from that, he even blocked 2 sneak assaults against Kaide��s neck; and used that weak white grade shotgun that you ridiculed to send 4 viperwolves flying back! Those 4 viperwolves had their fangs an inch away from sinking into those weaker kid��s body!��


    The vertical scar underneath Archeaphill��s oxygen mask flushed with red.


    ��1,500 HP! Since he entered this battle, this Seaman has spared our party at least 1,500 HP! When you guys were slothing around, he was defending. When you guys were fleeing, he was defending. When you were on the offense, he was on the defence! When you were happily ughtering away, he was defending. When you were looting spoils of war, he was still defending! This bratpletely disregarded desires of attacking, like a mad dog, crazily tightly crunching on the word ��defence��!��


    Zi gasped deeply, and then spoke with gentleness.


    ��Archeaphill, the burden of our party��s defence still rests on you. Perhaps Seaman is indeed capable, but without you, he is still nothing.��


    Archeaphill��s tone finally soothened a little.


    ��Zi, perhaps this brat is unable to assume leadership; but honestly speaking whenparing to Huckle, it is simplyparing a clumsy rear guard to Micheal Jordan. Believe me, if this guy possess an innate ability and adequate equipment, he would be MT material! I firmly believe so!��


    Zi��s robe fluttered even amidst the still air.


    ��I understand your intentions.��


    Archeaphill callously added on.


    ��If usable, we use. If not, then we discard! Eh? f****, where��s Seaman?��


    The reason why Archeaphill could afford to be distracted and participate in this core meeting, was because the current state of battle was settled. As the main frontier of the frontlines, it was crucial to n ahead and prepare for a rainy day; awaiting for the next wave of aggression. Hence, he retreated to the rear safety region to rest and mend his wounds. Yet he had never expected that, within these few seconds, Seaman actually vanished!!!


    Sable immediately screamed into the party channel.


    ��Who has seen Seaman!��


    Swiftly, a reply transmitted.


    ��A severely wounded viperwolf just fled, and Seaman pursued it!��


    Sable pped his thigh as he sighed in vexation, his eyes flickered maliciously.


    ��Need me to bring some guys to stop him? If he isn��t willing, then I��ll kill him immediately!��


    Zi humbly shook her head.


    ��If this person��s present conditions are really as formidable as what Archeaphill described; then once he has left, it would be difficult to find him. Let��s not talking about Seaman having otherpanions; don��t forget, the next wave of viperwolves are iing! If you guys left, then wouldn��t our party be susceptible to a huge cmity?��


    Sable was instantly bbergasted. Zi shut her eyes to blink, then with a frosty like expression, she uttered.


    ��Go back to your posts, the next wave is already on the way!��


    Perhaps only a few of them noticed; in that instance she blinked, Zi��s eyes turned from sky azure to ck and then to golden!


    Golden pupils!


    With vertical pupils like dragons or cats!


    **********


    If the first wave of viperwolves were considered as a tiny greeting from Pandora; then the next flooding tide, could be described as full of warmth and utmost respect! This warmth was like a tsunami, swallowing up a dozen of contestant lives.


    Presently, Sheyan had already made rounds through the northern, eastern and southern regions and returned. Through his interactions with many contestants, all contestants had obtained a valuable piece of information:


    In this particr realm war, there was a shocking alchemist, a support ss contestant whose name was Seaman. The parties were all exceedingly aware, that this bugger utilized a white grade knucklers and white grade shotgun, and didn��t participate in any offense����


    Including the Illume-union, there were at least 3 other parties that harbored intentions to rope Sheyan in. They could all perceive the colossal worth he would provide, and silently made resolutions that if they couldn��t obtain him, his death would be the only option����but this also meant one thing! Their primary attitude towards Sheyan would be to recruit him for themselves! In other words, before he rejected their hopes, Sheyan could be said to possess a friendly security amongst them!


    That was the reason why Sheyan had decided to blow things up bombastically.


    The sole reason.


    Right now, it was during a resting interval after a battle. Many contestants were leaning against the valkyrie��s walls and panting heavily; hastily bandaging themselves and consuming healing medicines/foods.


    Mogensha was currently standing aloft, raising his military canteen as he gulped down the salt water within. Stretching his throat up, his Adam apple shrank in as the water flowed fluidly into his throat.


    Under the careful guarding and attention of Reef, his life wasn��t threatened at all. Even when the Mountain Banshees dove down from the heavens towards Mogensha, Reef charged towards him with lightning speed and casted ��Courage�� on Mogensha; forcibly tanking for him!


    (TN: Recap of Reef��s ability: ��Courage�� - Base Ultimate ability: ��Courage��. Castable on allies, cooldown duration of 15 seconds. Damage incurred to your target will be shouldered by you, damage lessened by 15%.)


    It had to be mentioned that Reef had also acquired substantial upgrades after meeting Sheyan. Although his equipment hadn��t advanced in the recent few worlds, his base attributes had climbed at an astonishing pace. More crucially, his MP had been raised by nearly 200 points, allowing him more freedom to execute abilities requiring MP.


    One must know, though Reef��s ��Shattering Cardiac Roar�� was a powerful non-mp ability, his rank 5 ability ��Faith guard�� had already been upgraded from the fourth tier to the fifth; it was now half step into max lvl. Right now, he could cast ��Faith guard�� on others, naturally the MP requirements grew from 30 to 40 MP.


    (TN: Recap on Reef��s ability! - Rank 5 ��skill tree�� ability: ��Faith guard�� (Previous cultivation of the 4th tier). Activating it will instantly form ayer of mental constructed formidable armour, armour possess 100 HP, 10 points of defence and duration of 300 seconds. After it is destroyed, it will restore 100 HP to user within 10 seconds. (Tier 5 cultivation will allow casting on others). Activation of ability at tier 4 requires 30 MP.)


    Apart from that, his ability ��Courage�� not only had a cool down duration of 120 seconds, it required 30 MP to execute. Therefore, the two MP requisites became huge bottlenecks restricting Reef from exhibiting his fullest potential. After his adventures with Sheyan and acquiring those extra 200 MP, pulling his total MP to nearly 400 points, he was now able to substantially alleviate his previous frustrations.


    At present, an exceedingly peculiar equilibrium was happening on the western battlefield, and this was due to Sheyan and buddies. This was because there was an awkwardbination of 2-3 medium scale parties in the western battlefield, with none above the others, and they just had to be without a single MT. (MT is most known as contestants possessing defensive innate) Right now, Reef��s unrivalled valiance yet humble presence pervaded the atmosphere. Therefore, having him to lead this temporary western faction naturally became widely eptable to the various parties.


    At just this moment, Sheyan sneakily returned to their sides, sitting beside Reef as heughed.


    ��How��s it? Is the pressure on?��


    Reef shrugged his shoulders.


    ��It��s alright, but we already lost 6 people on our side. Also just a casual statement, that assistant tank from that Gothic party is really trash. Looting keys, he is faster than everyone. Shirking from danger, you��ll find him at the rear.��


    Able to trigger a noble andwful guy like Reef to anger, it could be said that guy was really one of a kind. Sheyanughed heartily, focussing his gaze on Reef.


    ��I swear after I left, that MT Archeaphill from the Illume-union, would also describe his assistant tank with the same phrase. We only lost 6 guys in our western region? Right, they are really lucky. Your ��Shattering Cardiac Roar�� ability is perfect for such chaotic massive battles against ordinary beasts, it can even be said to be a field controller. Sadly, the rate of elite or legendary creatures resisting your ��Shattering Cardiac Roar�� is rather high.��


    At this moment, Mogensha spat out his chewing gum as hezily interrupted.


    ��Archeaphill? That tortoise moving baldy that carries a cumbersome shield? Oh, I understand why he has taken a liking to you. Because he is gay, and Seaman, your ass is ****! Oi oi oi, boss please don��t clench your fists so tightly, I��m just kidding. The real reason is because you probably raised his strength by 3. His top 3 attributes are actually physique, intelligence and spirit. After that is strength.��


    ��What!?!�� Sheyan was stunned. Mogensha shrugged his shoulders.


    ��Don��t look at me with those eyes, I promise my information is genuine. Because in the past, his life was previously redeemed by the Symbiosis sect.��


    Hearing this information, Sheyan��s eyes suddenly imagined that strange scene he viewed previously. That was at the instance he supported Archeaphill for the first time, his neck had rapidly transformed ash gray, as though it became granite; and it was the exact spot the viperwolf was about to munch on!


    ��Don��t tell me, that MT walks another path? A magic based, defensive warrior?��


    Sheyan shook his head, casting aside his thoughts temporarily, as though he was cing a case file back into the shelf. Then he started to calmly assess the next wave of beasts. After facing that terrifying difficulty ��A�� world, a natural scorn towards this difficulty ��B+�� world had already formed in Sheyan��s heart.


    ��I feel we should dig a pit; bury these carcassess and flush away the blood.�� A contestant randomly blurted out, his tone revealed his rtive excitement.


    Sheyan had obviously been drawn by his words. Yet sadly, the rest of the contestants around himpletely paid no attention.


    TN: I��ve changed the term limit-venator to Growth-hunter instead, there is a reason for this which would I will exin inter chapters. ????

 Chapter 352: 300,000 HP!

    <h4>Chapter 352: 300,000 HP!</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Though he treated as a highbrow entertainer, that contestant wasn��t the slightest bit discouraged. He continued to wave his arms and danced about.


    ��No doubt, the first 2-3 batches of viperwolves were inevitable. This is because of the gigantic steel bug behind our arses, which probably agitated and infuriated them whennding! Perhaps, it even wrecked their nests. As for the Mountain Banshees visiting, that is still a mystery, but an obvious idea would be the dense ck smoke spiralling out of the valkyrie.��


    ��Stop bullsheetting, moron������


    ��Shut it, if not I wouldn��t mind silencing you with bullets.��


    ��Friend, listen to me please����shut the hell up!��


    Bang! *echoes* ��The next time, it will be aimed at your brains.��


    After hearing the words of this contestant, Sheyan��s vision congealed. He then headed over and spoke to that contestant.


    ��Hi, friend. Your reasoning seems rather fresh.��


    The contestant was still dispirited, as he grudgingly shook his head.


    ��It is actually prettymon sense. The initial attraction of those frightening creatures is most likely due to their curiosity and agitation. However, every living thing possess two kinds of basic instincts, survival and reproduction. I fear that right now over here, the enticement for those beasts has umted too excessively, the blood and flesh littered over this battlefield is the greatest bait for them!��


    ��Yet the most fearsome part is that, if the battle continues persisting for too long, it may produce a chain reaction����that would mean the more we kill, the more flesh and blood we leave hanging around. The more those savage hunting beasts would pay a visit!��


    Sheyan pondered for a moment and immediately replied.


    ��That does sound logical. You��re a summoner based on charm?��


    The contestant helplessly nodded.


    ��Yes, but unfortunately, my strongest, most formidable child had died in the previous world.��


    ��Child?�� Sheyan was a little intrigued. However, he immediately reacted; he should be referring to his previously tamed creature. He stared into the contestants eyes.


    ��I am Seaman, and your name?��


    ��Makaji, d to meet you, Mr Seaman.��


    Sheyan then transmitted several lines into his party channel. Reef then leapt atop a vantage point and pped for attention. As the strongest, most formidable MT in the western region, his words carried far more weight than most, and could fix the tone with a single hammer blow.


    ��I loathe this detestable, really. I once again reiterate. This is utter destion, even breathing is difficult because of the venomous atmosphere! So now, brothers whom I had just fought shoulder to shoulder with, please aid me! Help me bury these bloodied carcasses that are blocking the way ahead, who knows what sort of fatal venom these carcassess would contaminate or release? Dammit, I really don��t wish to be unknowingly poisoned, while tanking an elite creature!��


    Without a doubt, once Reef spoke, Mogensha and Sheyan backed him up. With others instigating, and in additional to the prestige and awe of Reef��s prowess, various others started responding in session. Those present were both diversified and ordinary contestants; even without any working tools, they quickly excavated several deep pits dozens of metres at a suitable distance. Then they flung those carcasses into the pits and buried them.


    When the workers gathered back to the western entrance of the valkyrie, the battlefield was only left with spots of blood stains. Mogensha leisurely tossed out an immeasurably powerful gasoline ignition grenade. In a sh, the entire region was covered in a sea of mes. When the mes subsided, a in field was left.


    Of course, to some wild beasts with keener sense of smell, the remaining blood stains and stench were like light bulbs guiding their path. Besides, for them, the sense of smell was akin to the driving license in modern day society, or possessing essential IT skill towardsputers. But never ever forget, Sheyan��s group was only one out of the 4 battlefields! Putting it bluntly, as long as the bait enticement on their side was vastly inferior to the others; then naturally, the pressure they face would respectively deescte.


    Reef then spoke through the party channel.


    ��Boss, those beasts provided rather good drop loots, sometimes, even high quality rare materials would appear����from the start till now, AK and I have already raked in at least over 10,000 utility points. As for that light blue key that was just dropped, it even gifted us 3 potential points.��


    Sheyan replied.


    ��I understand what you mean. You wish to reap more benefits right. Just like what you said, these creatures are not a threat to us at present. But never ever forget, our enemies aren��t merely these primitive beasts! If we pull out all our aces here��then, wouldn��t the most majestic forest trees be blown down by gales*!��


    (TN: Chinese saying, that means trees would normally greed for rain, but when the fiercest rain and gales arrives, they would be toppled by that same greed. Simr to humans)


    Reef��s expression changed as he sighed. He was ultimately only a powerful warrior, andprehended matters at a simpler level. As for Sheyan whose thoughts dissected throughyers, naturally he was wiser. At this moment, another wave of beast came surging from afar. Amidst the tide of beast, was an appalling sight of a giant monstrous beast; as enormous as a road roller!


    This giant beast had indigo and orange stripes interweaved over each other into a waving pattern. Its head rather resembled a bison plus a stegosaurusbined. However, its body surface disyed chunks of muscr swells, brimming with explosive strength. Even from miles away, one could sense its tremendous hoofs trampling, producing ��Thump Thump�� reverberations on the ground; like an oppressive and shuddering drumbeat, resonating violently with the human��s internal organs!


    Sheyan��s gaze flickered.


    ��That is������


    He was about to probe, but another contestant who was given the task of sentry immediately reported the statistics. Seeing the silvery glitters from the binocrs he held, it should be a silver storyline grade equipment. Following that, a 3D imagery of statistics appeared to the audience.


    Sturmbeest (Tier 2 legendary creature)


    (TN: I��ll be using tier ssification for legendary creatures from here on. So junior tier, tier 1, tier 2 and so on)


    Na��vi tongue: Talioang


    Scientific name: Bovindicum Monocerii


    Height: 5 metres


    Weight: Over 10 tons


    Description: Pandora��s giant type creature, height 5 metres, weight 10 tons. Omnivorous, violent and bad tempered, easily startled.


    Strength: 39 points


    Agility: ?? points


    Physique: 10 points


    Spirit: ??


    Intelligence: ??


    Legendary creature ability: ��Mother-earth Skin lvl 4�� - Grants an additional 15,000 HP. Lvl 4 bonus effect, grants additional 5,000 HP.


    Legendary creature ability: ��Steel will lvl 1�� - Most speed reduction / Charming / controlling effects fare poorly against any creature with this ability.


    Creature ability: ��Wild collision�� - Deal an exceptionally terrorizing base damage + bleeding damages + strike back to enemies. Once activated, unable to stop (Once activating, immune to controlling effects / effect that has precedence). The further the distance charge up to collision, the more devastating its might.


    Creature ability: ��Warstomp�� - Heavily stomp onto the ground, unleashing an immense seismic wave.


    Realm war additional bonus: Grant additional 300,000 HP to this creature.


    No doubt, this bad boy was at least a legendary tier mightier than the mountain troll. This teaser, don��t even mention Reef, even the present state Archeaphill using that giant shield would bepletely unable to resist it! Actually, an additional 300,000 HP bonus from the realm war waspletely normal. With over 60 long rangebatants, even with primary ordinary shots, they would at least be able to deliver 4,000 damage. Without that additional bonus, then this Sturmbeest would only be able to hold on for 10 seconds.


    However, now with that 300,000 HP, this undoubtedly meant the contestants wouldn��t be able to bring it down within a short span of time. This undoubtedly signified that their defensive circle would inevitably copse to total shambles in due time!


    As the human crowd nced apprehensively at each other; when the tide of beasts approached a kilometre distance away, suddenly two portion of ck armies splitted from the main colossal army. The two portions were led by an obviouslyrger elite viperwolf leader, separating and heading towards the southern and northern defence side.


    Viewing such aforting scene, the western contestants couldn��t help but gasp in delight. Following that was another scene that left them gratified; numerous viperwolves actually sped ahead to the graveyard dug by the contestants previously. Their movements were fast and nimble, as soil and mud were being tossed out like raindrops. Those fierce and avaricious beasts begun to gorge themselves on the carcasses they dug out.


    After that happened, the ranks of viperwolves swarming around the Sturmbeest became rtively sparse. Observing that their earlier preparations had yielded results, Reef then boomed thunderously.


    ��Move aside, move aside. I��ll draw back that lil�� monster. All long rangebatants, concentrate your firepower against its front left leg! Try your best to slow it down, don��t just target its head!��


    As Reefmanded the army, ayer of crystal gem shielded his body; obviously activating his ��Faith guard��. Then he hoised his shield as he anchored himself at foremost of the army. Honor did not allow one to nce back; Sheyan naturally followed by his side in preparation forbat. Estimatedly under this difficulty, the chances of Reef instantly being whacked into near death state was not high. But if variables appeared; crushing damages neglecting defence or even amplified explosive strikes, or minute probability urrences, then Sheyan had decided to immediately lift him up and flee.


    200 metres,


    A 100 metres!


    This distance was already within most of the long range contestants firing arc. Sheyan could even see the thick profound vein lines on the Sturmbeest��s leather skin; it appeared like splintered cracks on a dried paddy field. Moreover, there seemed to be ck string like parasites squirming about within it. Its swelling sinew muscles moved rhythmically beneath its thick skin. Its nostrils repeatedly sprayed out white fog, fogging out a metre far!

 Chapter 353: Dash and slash

    <h4>Chapter 353: Dash and sh</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and nElkassar


    The imposing manner of which the Sturmbeest stampeded in, could only be described as an magnified steam train rolling in rapidly!!!


    Facing such an impending horrific collision, who would dare to dash and sh?


    Within the western region; there were probably a hundred or so contestants, amongst which were at least 70 long rangebatants. Minusing those weirdos who picked unorthodoxbat paths, and those agility based closebatants, then the genuine few would could hold the frontlines were barely more than 10. However, the only one that dared im to be a MT, was Reef. Only he possessed a defence base innate ability! It could be told how rare a MT was.


    As Mogensha sprayed out long fiery tongues through his trademark golden AK, the other long rangebatants followed suit, as theymenced bombardment on the giant beast��s left front leg. Of course, the battle line was as broad as nearly a hundred metres; due to awkward angles or various reasons, only a third were genuinely able to concentrate their firepower there. The rest still had to deal with the pesky average viperwolves.


    Actually, if this Sturmbeest was alone; solely focusing their firepower could in fact swiftly beat out a crippling effect onto it. With a plunge in its movement speed, its threat would be reduced substantially. After all, not possessing long range offensive capabilities was its greatest w.


    The true terror of the Sturmbeest was disyed with its ability to plough through their defensive formation, ughtering a gap for the viperwolves behind to rummage towards the rear lines unobstructed. With such a focused assault, it instantly threw the entire battle into disarray. If an ordinary party was inflicted as such; even if they weren��t annihted, they would��ve suffered immense casualties!


    Fortunately, Reef had a handy AOE speed reduction ability, naturally he was able to hinder the viperwolves from their reckless wild charge. Though an average viperwolf dealt decent damage, they were incapable of long range assaults. Luckily, there were still 10 or so others alongside Reef, sharing the burden of these beasts; not expecting to y them speedily, but just hindering them was enough.


    When the Sturmbeest was finally dealt a crippling blow and its mobility had waned greatly, it finally allowed the slightly faster contestants to draw its attention and lure it away. The rest of the contestants then concentrated their firepower against massacring the viperwolves, before they would proceeding to y the Sturmbeest easily.


    In theory, Reef��s battle n showed no ws, however, unexpected variables would always drift into the battlefield like a looming spectre. At the instant where the Sturmbeest arrived 20-30 metres away from the valkyrie, a dozen plus weird beasts d in golden exterior simultaneously shed out from its rear buttocks. These peculiar beasts could aim faraway towards the long range contestants who had just emptied a round of fire, before their cheeks swelled and abruptly sprayed out a gust of air!


    The external appearance of these golden beasts were queer. They had slender long beaks like a red-crowned crane, a curved neck of a pheasant, yet its lower body had an oval shape of a turtle. It had 6 legs, amongst which 4 were used to gallop while the front 2 were oddly crooked; identical to a praying mantis sawtooth des, looking extremely menacing.


    Their skin was smooth yet dry, exposing loosened creases due to its rxed state. The outline of their muscles could be vaguely seen beneath their skin. When these freakish beasts locked onto the distant long range contestants, their necks weirdly cocked back into a striking position like a cobra. From its sharp beak, a shocking venomous sting erupted forth, carrying a deadly neurotoxin!


    Within the disorderly mess, that sentry contestant was actually still able to report information of that creature at first notice.


    Slinger (Ordinary)


    Na��vi tongue: Lenayga, scientific name: acediacutus xenoterribili


    Height: 2.4 metres. Weight: 62 kilograms


    Strength: 13 points


    Agility: 25 points


    Physique: 8 points


    Perceptive sense: 17 points


    Charm: 3 points


    Intelligence: 7 points


    Spirit: 7 points


    Basic long rangebat lvl 4, basic footwork lvl 4


    Creature ability: ��Thunder-rock embrace�� - grants additional 1000 HP.


    Creature ability: ��Camouge�� - Slingers can effectively alter their pigment, concealing themselves and inciting sneak attacks.


    Slinger special ability (Passive): ��Neurotoxin overflow�� - Cause target��s muscles to turn rigid, and impair breathing. Movement speed decrease 33%, attack speed decrease 27%. Additional 5 damage/3 seconds, durationsts for 15 seconds.


    Slinger special ability (Passive): ��Hairless skin�� - elemental damage dealt to it reduce by 15%. ��Hairless skin�� has a 10% chance of causing enemy to miss.


    Slinger special ability (Passive): ��de-foot�� - Every first sessful physical w will be an explosive strike. However, its crooked ws will easily lodge into the enemy��s flesh, and be unable to withdraw. Hence, after sessfully striking the enemy, there is a 50% chance of disability of engaging in closebat for 20 seconds.


    Description: This creature named lenayga in the na��zi tongue, is the strangest discovery on Pandora up till today; and is also one of the most dangerous species. This terrestrial carnivore loves to perch in tropical rain forests, and primarily prey on Hexapedes*.


    (TN: *another species in Avatar, and herbivore)


    It is as tall as 2.4 metres and possess a muscr neck. Its triangr head contains a venomous sting that secretes neurotoxins. When nearing its prey; to prevent itself letting out sounds, it would move slowly and silently to pass through the forest ferns. When inducting its prey, its rooster lie neck would rapidly jet out its venomous sting, and finally capture its prey.


    **********


    The first onught of the Slingers�� venomous stings instantly killed two long rangebatants. This group of intellectual creatures even knew how to concentrate their assaults onto single targets, thus inflicting massive devastation. To the defensively weary long rangebatants, a single venomous sting dealt even 50 - 70 points of damage; what was scarier was the poisonous element damage that surfaced!


    For example being assaulted by a Slinger; it carried an additional poison element damage of 5 points/ 3 seconds, duration of 15 seconds. Then two Slingers would equate to 10 points / 3 seconds, duration 15 seconds. 10 Slingers would simply be 50 points / 3 seconds, duration 15 seconds����and so on.


    In actual fact, the pack of Slingers�� initial targets converged onto 3 contestants. Every 4 Slingers had focused on 1 contestant, and their targets were naturally the most prominent few amidst the long rangebatants. In the end, those guys melted in a sh, not even having time to consume medicines. Fortunately, one of the survivor was indeed Mogensha, who delivered the highest damage output. Firstly, he had the bonus 100 HP from his Silver party��s skill, and the equipment he was wearing was forged by Reef using pandora crystals from the Starship Trooper world. Even with all that, he was still reduced into a near death state.


    Shaken to the core, Mogensha threw away his image as he rolled wretchedly ahead, before activating his party skill ��gloryheal��; immediately considered as negating the effects of poison with a sliver of healing. After the heart wrenching 15 seconds of poison damagepsed, he then bandaged himself, waiting for his health to be restored to half before straightening himself to resume fire.


    The contestants were caught totally unprepared with the appearance of like-minded long range aggressors. This was also due to the craftiness of these Slingers, who actually pasted themselves behind the buttocks of the Sturmbeest; onlying out in ambush when they reached firing range, thus dealing immacte damage.


    However, contestants who had worked their way here had all gone through their own storms and droughts. Though there were casualties, they had all fought against long range enemies before. Of course, the primary action was to seek cover, before approximating the enemy��s attacking intervals.


    Such attacking intervals in firearms terms, would refer to its reloading phase. For the Slinger, after propelling its venomous sting, it had to suck in air and spray it out again.


    By understanding this gap, one could grasp its attacking pulse, then grasping their personal attacking tempo, and finally grasping their authority to take initiative in the battlefield.


    There were 5 long rangebatants belonging to a party called ��Sons of Caden��. Every time they mobilized and concentrated their firepower, they inevitably inflicted severe damage and even managed to y one Slinger. Meanwhile, two other closebatants of the same party abandoned their own opponents; sneaking up to the Slinger��s ass, as they fished in troubled waters, and backstabbed them.


    Strictly speaking, though they were long rangebating freaks, Sheyan could tell the differences between them and the tentacled-freaks of the previous world. At least the round eye of the tentacled-freak was an irritating sheet, boasting a 24 hours, no blind spot surveince. Those tentacled-freaks held no fear of others sneaking up on their assess, and rupturing their butts.


    Naturally, the Slingers suffered catastrophic casualties in a sh! However, don��t forget that the agile closebatants had forsaken their targets to rush back in aid. The two viperwolves they were originally dealing with wouldn��t possibly idle around, or yawn while suntanning under the sun, perhaps even copting with their bellies facing the sky. They naturally shifted to charge towards Reef. If Reef hadn��t preserved his true strength earlier, and if Sheyan was merely an assistant without the calibre of a MT; then undoubtedly, if Reef didn��t die, he would be at least semi-crippled!


    Yet more crucially, once the Slingers surfaced, nobody even bothered with Reef��s orders with regards to the Sturmbeest. Like a lively dragon and animated tiger, the Sturmbeest decided to pursue a sniping contestant brat vigorously. That unlucky child dished out immeasurable damage, therefore it was natural that the Sturmbeest harboured deep hatred towards him! While the Slingers were defeated and their bodies scattered around, the Sturmbeest had caught up to that contestant.


    ��Save him!�� Observing the situation, Sheyan immediately roared into his party channel!

 Chapter 354: Hidden motives

    <h4>Chapter 354: Hidden motives</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Sheyan had to admit, the live and death of that contestant held no rtions to him, however! If they allowed those who obeyedmands to die, while those uncooperative ones to survive; then no matter if he ended up dead or alive, it would be a p against party ��Ace��s�� face!


    Hence, at this point, Mogensha fumed loudly as he pulled out his silver short spear; the spear metamorphosed into a dancing lightning as it bounced through the viperwolves ahead of Sheyan and Reef. The 3 viperwolves didn��t possess full health to begin with, and instantly exploded into a pool of flesh.


    Simultaneously, Reef triggered his ��Courage�� ability, as he swiftly flew and threw himself in blocking stance in front of that sniper contestant. Raising his shield, he represented the contestant to shudder the full collision of the Sturmbeest!


    Howling winds first pped against him����


    The sensation of this collision, was exactly like being trapped in andslide on the swiss alps!


    At that moment of impact, the sturdy and valiant Reef was essentially blown away like a little pebble!


    In that brief instance, the sparkling ��Faith guard�� was thoroughly shattered, as fragments of silver shards evaporating out before dissolving into nothing. When it shattered, it reinstated 100 health to Reef.


    ��Its calcted damage is����373 points!�� Sheyan easily analyzed the collision.


    And then, he threw out a sk.


    A sk of flourishing curse-mix.


    After the collision, the sturmbeest would inevitably halt briefly, allowing Sheyan to seize this gap to throw out his sk, as it smashed against the head of the Sturmbeest! Right now, the Sturmbeest had already left its immune to controlling effects state.


    A formless shockwave swept out, a temporary confusion prated the giant beast as it sprawled to the ground, while grunting bewilderedly. It��s unstoppable ��Wild Collision�� had finally ceased, but not only that, a fog of faint greenish miasma rapidly dispersed out; enveloping it within. The fog appeared like ants swarming over it, gnawing and nibbling at its limbs.


    ��Poison fog! Lowering the enemy��s movement and attack speed by 20%!��


    One had to acknowledge, the colliding might of an enormous and bulky creature like the Sturmbeest was exceedingly dreadful. Its cumbersome weight added amplified deadliness to its reckless charging. However, it was important to note, its frightening weight alsopounded inertia needed to maneuver back into a wild sprinting charge!


    As for the effects of the poison fog, it definitely influenced its speed. After colliding with Reef with its maximum charging speed; in order for it to elerate back to its maximum speed, it would require another 5 seconds. However, after being confused for 1 second in addition to the persisting 20% speed decline, the Sturmbeest now required an entire 15 seconds to elerate to maximum speed.


    Flying through the air and heavily crashing to the ground, the impact force continued dragging Reef for another 5-6 metres; uprooting clumps of grass and mud behind him along the way. Just when everyone was worried, Reef made an agile roll as he climbed back to his feet. Blood trickled down his scalp, covering his face instantly as he looked extremely miserable.


    Without saying a word, Reef casually wiped away the blood in his eyes. Finally sping his lightsabre shaft tightly, he strided inrge steps towards the Sturmbeest!


    Releasing a grandeur that of the mighty Sparta marching towards the battle of Thermope under the setting sun!


    Before closing up on the Sturmbeest, Reef activated his ��Faith guard�� once more. After squandering his MP away, Reef��s survivability undoubtedly improved once again. ��Faith guard�� was indeed a rather incredible ability.


    Normally, with only a hundred plus MP, Reef could only treat this ability as his trump card. But now with three hundred plus MP, Reef was able to cast one whenever he felt danger. The disparity between the past and present was simply too vast to assess.


    Within 20 metres of the Sturmbeest, Reef unleashed his ��Shattering Cardiac Roar��. A ferocious ripple swept out like a ring. However, the Sturmbeest only lost a little health, its movement shook a little before it recovered to its initial speed.


    This was the outstanding speciality of a legendary creature - ��Iron will�� !


    The Sturmbeest buried its head and charged once again. Instead, the distance required to build its speed wasn��t adequate, resulting in its eleration falling short of maximum. Reef immediately darted to the side, as he made a roll before jolting back up, before continue awaiting the beast sternly. Instead, the massive Sturmbeest had already poured its fullest weight forward, and waspletely unable to retract its inertia; it stumbled several metres forward before scrambling to turn around.


    Seizing this opportunity, Sheyan handed his ��Endless spirited vodka�� to Reef, allowing him to gulp down two mouthfuls. Sheyan then signalled towards Reef, who didn��t even possess half HP now, signalling him to cut off 5-6 viperwolves who were fleeing away. Although Reef didn��t understand, he still gave up on the Sturmbeest and obeyed orders.


    Sheyan himself then lunged towards a heavily wounded Slinger that was on histeral side. Pulling out his white grade shotgun, he emptied his rounds to harvest the Slinger. It was as though he hadpletely given up on that Sturmbeest, and paid no attention to it!


    ��If you want chaos����then I��ll give you chaos!�� Sheyan��s eyes flickered with a lethal re.


    ��ANNNGGGG!�� At this moment, the cumbersome Sturmbeest scanned around its surroundings, as it released a bewildered long grunt. It then squinted its iparably vicious bell-shaped eyes in search of a new target. Afterward, it no longer bothered much, burying its head as it initiate its wild charging. Presently, the entire battlefield situation had shaped up to be an increasing mess, aplete disorder! Yet right now, this chaotic battlefield caused an awkward phenomenon; ack of elerating space for the Sturmbeest. Unlucky contestants who were smashed by it only lost about half their health, or a little more!


    At this moment, the majority of the crowd were berating and cursing. ��Where did the f***king MT go?�� Instead, Sheyan and Reef treated their words as fart, andzily disregarded them.


    Within a short 3 minutes, the entire western battlefield was in a total upheaval. The Sturmbeest grunted bewilderedly and furiously again, lifting its front hoofs and heavily stomping the ground. Right now, at least 3 contestants had died to it. Fortunately, Mogensha and the other sniper contestant were constantly guarded by Reef, allowing them to effortlessly unite their firepower. As for the battle situation right now, though the contestants were gued with injuries and fatigue, the remainder of wild beasts were suffering the same fate.


    As time sped by, the viperwolves and slingers were utterly eradicated, leaving behind only the cumbersome Sturmbeest wildly charging throughout the battlefield. Its gaze held contempt and great disdain, as it repeatedly bellowed furiously. Without the additional smaller pesky beasts loitering by its sides, the cumbersomeness of the Sturmbeest had finally became its greatest fatality.


    Reef��s life had already recovered to 90% with bandages and medical supplements, he then started to directly confront and draw the Sturmbeest��s attention. Sheyan continued to assist him by his side. The chaotic situation immediately returned to its orderly state. Probably because victory had came smoothly in view of their earlier few skirmishes; hence, the contestants only realized now that the previous orderly state of the battlefield was actually unfavourable. As for the crux of the matter, it was all due to the quick wittedness of this MT in front of them, the same one they clearly neglected a while back!


    At this moment, people finally started listening to Reef��s orders. Without selfish ambitions, theymenced destruction of the Sturmbeest��s left front leg. Yet noteworthily, as the Sturmbeest��s life force gradually plunged to a critical state, Sheyan and Reef startedmencing their shady businesses. Once another closebatant approached, they would intentionally not intercept or draw away the Sturmbeest, allowing it to do their dirty work!


    A ��Son of Caden�� party member, an agile contestant wielding a double-edged de, wanted to approach the beast in lieu of acquiring advantages. Yet Sheyan and Reef were already roughly clear on the habits of this Sturmbeest. Identifying this opportunity, they waited for the moment that contestant attacked before retreating. The agile contestant sank his double-edged de into the Sturmbeest��s flesh, delivering a terrifying blow to it. However, he hadn��t anticipated that Sheyan and Reef would abruptly and shamelessly dodge away to spectate, not participating in blocking the Sturmbeest.


    Consecutively, the Sturmbeest immediately retaliated against its nearest foe. With an enraged roar, it smashed its head into that agile contestant. The contestant hastily blocked with his double-edged de, ultimately saving himself in time; but his life force was only 200 points. After suffering a merciless headbutt, he hurriedly executed his life saving ability and swallowed down a medicine; barely pulling his HP back up.


    But right at that moment, the Sturmbeest had raised its towering giant hooves, and stomped down viciously!


    A thunderous tremor shook the earth, unleashing a seismic wave. The ��Warstomp�� severely injured that contestant, before the Sturmbeest came galloping in with a finishing blow. With a horrified shriek, the contestant was thrown 8 metres back, crashing down as his life simrly crashed to oblivion. But at this moment, when the Sturmbeest seemed to be casting a vengeful re towards the distant Mogensha, Sheyan and Reef instead hurriedly appeared in its line of sight, blocking away its charging path.


    During the process of battling the Sturmbeest, all self-esteem he had lost to the Uruk-hais through the many cuts and bruises he received in the previous world, was finally redeemed. Though the Sturmbeest had an incredible offensive might of at least 150 - 250 points; but inparison, Sheyan��s physique had reached a terrifying 45 points. His defence was now 22.5 + 2 = 24.5, absorbing at least 49% of damage! His innate ability absorbed 25 damage, as though absorbing a quarter of its attack! This was all exceedingly astronomical defensive statistics!


    (TN: the Sturmbeest��s average damage is around 150 - 250, while its ��Wild collision�� probably does more damage as seen from its max eleration collision against Reef)

 Chapter 355: Domineering

    <h4>Chapter 355: Domineering</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    Everything must have a beginning and an end; for example the Red Bull I��m drinking now, or Michael Jackson��s passing, or the Sturmbeest��s life����as the contestants continued chiseling at it, its life finally declined to oblivion.


    It was constantly thinking of shaking off the two pesky worms in its face, and go after the morous, annoying houseflies further away. However, its cumbersome physique and wounded legs repeatedly provided them with ample time to escape.


    What was worse, was the fact the two pesky worms were dishing out decent damage. They were like little pebbles by the riverbank; appearing insignificant, but tough enough to break someone��s tooth! Carrying an unwilling grievance, this enormous beast sprayed out massive amounts of blood; emitting a reluctant and sorrowful grunt, as it despondently copsed to the ground. Ultimately, dropping a brilliantly radiating, silver key!


    At that very moment, contestants who participated in ughtering the Sturmbeest instantly received 1000 contribution points from the RDApany.


    This key����obviously attracted every contestant��s attention. Instead, it was seized by Reef; without hesitation, he flung it into the party��s shared interspatial storage. Then he swept a provocative gaze around, but none stood forward to question him! Reef then tantly issued.


    ��This key is mine, whoever is unhappy can step forward now.��


    Nobody spoke up����afterpleting this domineering deed, Reef remained exceedinglyposed. He continued with his own affairs as he sat by the ground, bandaging and mending his wounds. Discontented murmurs could be heard around, but none dared to project their resentment. Most chose to remain silent, because they understood; it was better for things to flow smoothly.


    At this instant, Sheyan deeply realized the imposing dominance of a MT - ruling by force, an evil tyrant. Anger, that would be ced on others. Therefore, for even a noble and gentlemanly guy like Reef, snatching equipments were indeed reasonable!


    After a brief rest, seeing that his own health had roughly recovered, Reef widened his eyes as he headed towards the crowd of ��Sons of Caden�� members. He then fumed angrily.


    ��Why didn��t you guys follow my instructions? If you think my orders are questionable, then you should��ve raised it up previously! But once the operationmences, you should��ve followed ordingly!! Are you idiots on your first vacation in the realm? You don��t know the rules?!��


    Honestly speaking, amongst the mortality ranks of the contestants, the ��Sons of Caden�� members died the most! Especially that agile dual-edged de user, he was their current leader. After being berated by Reef, a female holding onto a longbow directly screamed out.


    ��Who do you think you are? On what grounds, are you throwing your weight around for?! Also, that Sturmbeest was killed by everyone, on what grounds are you monopolizing its key?��


    Reef nced at her, snorting coldly before turning to leave. Puffing on a cigar at the side, Mogensha leaned back, his lips curving as he hugged his golden AK andughed.


    ��Oh, I��m so sorry to hear that, sounds like you guys are feeling rather indignant. Then how about you guys be the tanker for the next round of beasts? Then nobody would bother.��


    The woman��s face changed, gnashing her teeth at Mogensha��s back figure, but not daring to do anything. She suddenly nced towards another closebatant in her party and ordered.


    ��Jemu! You hold the front next, you��ll take half the spoils.��


    Jemu scoffed mockingly.


    ��What can a dead corpse do with battle spoils. Previously, treating me like wind after missionpletion but after being pressured by others now, you finally realized my presence? In your dreams! You think wielding a shield and being a MT is a breeze? Let me tell you, without him and his formidable assistant, yes, that Seaman also at the frontlines; our f***king pathetic frontlines would��ve crumbled long ago!��


    ��Just look at that person on the right, yes, that one toying with those twin daggers. Do you know who is he? That is Lille who ughtered 7 members of Ahdi��s party in one breath! Yes, that haughty, rash and ill-mannered brat, he was someone who wholeheartedly listened to Reef��s orders������


    Meanwhile, this period of rest had concluded. Mogensha unloaded a clip towards the faraway pack of viperwolves who were still unearthing their deadrades from the pit; naturally his actions agitated the remaining portion of viperwolves. However, regarding the viperwolves whose deadliness lies within their pack; after getting familiar with their attack patterns, their individual threat had lessened substantially.


    But with sheer numbers, they still offered unparalleled terror.


    After several contestants had coordinated with Reef��s formidable ��Shattering Cardiac Roar��, the veterans who had long limatized to this world��s battles swiftly and efficiently concluded the battle with overwhelming superiority.


    One noteworthy observation was that for the remainder of the battle; whatever keys or drop loots, Reef no longer hogged them for himself. Even when a dark blue glowing key surfaced beside him, it was no exception. As for Sheyan, he himself understood the logic of this; since he had eaten the meat, he should leave the soup for others, and wholeheartedly supported Reef��s behavior. In the long run, everyone still had to battle together as one. If things were done too excessively, then others would be dispirited or even rebel.


    After the beast horde was cleansed, Reef called for 3 other influential and reputable contestants for a small meeting. After the meeting concluded, they formed a pact. Then they allowed that sentry contestant Uzel, an expert in reconnaissance belonging to the Gothic party, to head over to the northern and southern region to investigate their situation.


    Right now, the Silver grade key earned through the supreme hegemony of MT Reef wasn��t opened yet. Since there was ample time now, they opened the silver chest. Glittering silver loot appeared with a list of notifications.


    ��You receive 4,200 utility points.��


    ��You receive 5 potential points.��


    ��You receive a giant bezoar. Valuable object/drug, exchangeable for 3000 utility points.��


    ��You receive a ring: Barbaric-demon pupil��


    ��You receive a horcrux: Sturmbeest��s Horcrux.��


    ******************


    ��Ring: Barbaric-demon pupil.��


    ��Equipment rarity: ck.��


    ��Detail: Strength +3


    ��Detail: Spirit -4, charm -1, Basic long rangebat -1 (If user doesn��t possess this ability, effect will be void)


    ��Equipment position: finger.��


    ��Material: Silicate calcium, two vulcanization salt, carbohydrate.��


    ��Equipment passive ability: Soul Irradiate - This pupil would asionally strip off a fragment of the enemy��s soul, dealing 10 points of damage that ignore defence.��


    ��Equipment ability: Horn-rage - Within a distance of 8 - 35 metres, inciting a fanatical charge towards the enemy. Enemy will be stunned for 3 seconds, does not deal damage to enemy. During the charge, your movement speed will assume the extreme limits of the world��s difficulty, immune to all speed reduction effects.��


    ��Only when your strength vastly exceeds the target (Able to deal crushing damages), would you maintain the 100% uracy rate of ��Horn-rage��. If your strength is lesser than the target, this ability cannot be activated.��


    ��No matter if you struck your target or not, you will be stunned up to 1-6 seconds after ��Horn-rage�� concludes. (Duration of stun is determined by strength, the higher the strength, the shorted the stunned duration). Cooldown of 180 seconds.��


    ��Weight: 14 g.��


    Description: Brimming with vengeance, this is the pupil of the Sturmbeest. Although its soul has vanished, a portion of the Sturmbeest��s abilities remained. Of course, for a Sturmbeest who worshipped fleshy strength, it naturally weakens your spirit.


    **************


    Sturmbeest��s horcrux


    Equipment rarity: Silver Storyline grade


    Usage effect: Usable on ck grade equipments / weapons. Transforming them into soul artifacts, upgrading the weapon/equipment grade to Silver storyline grade.


    Warning: If the horcrux is ipatible with the equipment, horcrux will be destroyed.


    Material: ghost


    Weight: 3 g


    Description: Pandora��s special circumstances has caused horcruxes to appear by a wide margin. Undoubtedly, this is due to the existence of the Avatar��s Eywa.


    (TN: Eywa is the guiding force and deity of Pandora and the Na��vis)


    *************


    Identifying that slut Jinkuang would be very interested in the giant Bezoar, Sheyan confided with Reef and Mogensha, before keeping it. As for the ring, after a series of discussion, both Mogensha and Reef had some form of reliance on Spirit, while the 3 points of strength would be a huge boost to Sheyan. Thus, Sheyan took it, and reckoned that its performance would be mindblowing if upgraded to a silver storyline grade.


    Concurrently, this world��s first milestone ��Meat owner�� had been aplished. It rewarded a title ��Meat owner��, which increased 10% damage to the wild creatures of this world. Undoubtedly, this title took first wearable priority, although a 10% damage increase was rathermonly seen.


    After 5 minutes, the reconnaissance guy nimbly rushed back. At present, the northern and southern sides were still locked in ferociousbat like a wildfire. After burying the carcasses in the western region which led to a lower enticement force on their side, many beasts had filtered off to the other regions.


    ording to Sheyan��s previous investigations, the northern battlefield was held by the entire Illume-union. As for the southern battlefield, its constitution was slightlyplicated. With a party named ��Los Marcos�� as its core, the remaining 2-3 tiny partiesprised of many loose contestants. Moreover, there wasn��t a leader type, cornerstone character like Reef. ording to theory, the southern battlefield should be in dire straits. However, in light of thetest report - the northern Illume-union region was actually the one locked in a difficult situation!

 Chapter 356: That gun………

    <h4>Chapter 356: That gun������</h4>


    Tranted by: Chua


    Edited by: TN and Elkassar


    The Illume-union was clearly stronger, yet their situation turned out to be the worst. Hence, there could only be one reason.


    The appearance of a legendary creature! The creature storming through the western and southern regions was a cumbersome, solid and mighty legendary creature, the Sturmbeest. Instead, the legendary creature the Illume-union was facing, was actually a giant leopard like creature!


    ording to Uzel��s description, it seemed like the creature was the apexnd predator of Pandora, a Thanator! Which was also known as Palulukan in the na��vi tongue, which meant dry mouth, bringer of fear!


    Not only did it possessed shocking strength, it had the agility that a Sturmbeestcked!


    Just by thinking of Archeaphill��s heavy shield, one could tell this was indeed an unfavourable match up. Once he squared off with a highly agile enemy, multiple loopholes could definitely be exploited. These loopholes not only mean that his situation would be perilous, but even the defensive line with Archeaphill as its core, would be burdened with holes.


    Citing the earlier western region battle; once Reef retreated, Sheyan would still be able to temporarily mend the defensive gap. Yet even if Archeaphill could afford to leave his fort to deal with the Thanator, how would Huckle possibly assume such an immense responsibility? Never ever forget, alongside the Thanator were floods of viperwolves and slingers. More crucially, they were further reinforced by loose beasts from the western region����


    Reef stroked his brows as he spoke to Sheyan.


    ��Even though I have a previous grudge with the Illume-union; but talking about now, if they were to be defeated, then we definitely wouldn��t be able to hold the fort until the Golden side Mission surfaces.��


    Sheyan��s gaze flickered, immediately recalling about those few core members of the illume-union that hadn��t acted out. He immediately called Uzel over to inquire on several matters before ordering into the party channel.


    ��Rescuing the Illume-union is definitely a must, but I feel we should advance to the southern region first.��


    Reef was slightly surprised, wanting to question but Sheyan immediately hastened him.


    ��Time is tight.��


    Reef sighed deeply, nodding his head as he followed ording to their discussion; selecting 6 guys with the heavy burden of aiding the southern battlefield. Amongst the six were sniper Jin Ximin that Reef had rescued previously, twin-daggers agile specialist Lille, party member Jemu of the ��Sons of Caden��s�� and bowman 70mah of the ��Gothic�� party. Apart from Jemu, everyone else was a high ranking member in their respective areas.


    Currently back at the southern battlefield, it wasn��t a safer haven like what they had imagined it to be. Thebination of viperwolves and slingers sufficed to cause headaches. What more, throwing additionally into the pot, was a tyrannical giant bull recklessly charging around, dissolving the defensive formations into disarray. Still, their offensive output seemed rather exceptional, and they followed the tactic of annihting the slingers first, then the viperwolves and finally the Sturmbeest. Nevertheless, they still had to constantly evade the charge of the Sturmbeest. Since they didn��t possess a Reef calibre person to tank the Sturmbeest, they had to cruelly sacrifice lives in the process!


    This tactic was undoubtedly equivalent to offering any arbitrary life to the boss Sturmbeest. Strictly speaking, once the Sturmbeest locked onto someone, based on its cumbersome w, then chances of surviving for long and even escaping would surface as long as one repeatedly circled around it! However, that was in a 1v1 situation! This was a messy as hell battlefield, where contestants were distracted and deadlocked in gruesomebat with other viperwolves and slingers. Therefore, death was inevitable.


    But at this moment, Sheyan andpany appeared!


    With Mogensha leading, the 4 long rangebatants raised their guns/bows in unison, aiming towards the Sturmbeest��s buttocks that were in sight, before firing! Instantly, a miserably mutted and ruptured anus could be seen.


    Right then and there, the massive creature��s eyes turned bloodshot; its gigantic hooves braked abruptly, producing 6 deep depressions on the ground. Amidst the puff of sand and dust, it turned and buried its huge head forward. Without hesitation, it charged towards Mogensha!


    Simr to previous times, before the Sturmbeest could connect with its target, Reef had cast his ��Courage�� ability. Like a war god, he sped in front of Mogensha! Raising his shimmering silver ��Alien skull�� shield. A muffled boom erupted, Reef was once again sent flying as he left a trail of sorrowful blood wafting through the air!


    The contestants of the southern region all gasped in surprise!


    As Reef was knocked flying, he did a somersault in mid air andnded half kneeling which his left hand pressing onto the ground. Then calmly and cooly, he stood up and bandaged himself. As for the Sturmbeest, it froze right after the collision. Seizing this opportunity, Sheyan reused old tactics; tossing a sk over. Then he proceeded to cover the bandaging Reef, earning precious time for him to heal up.


    The contestants at the rear naturally seized this chance to pour in frenzied assaults! With someone curbing the danger at the front, the tremendously cumbersome Sturmbeest found it extremely tough to free himself from the yoke of its aggressors. The southern contestants were in an uproar, because everyone desired to be a naked snatch thief!


    Even a moron would know that a legendary creature would produce a Silver storyline grade equipment, even higher grades were a possibility. However, they were still being tied down by hundreds of viperwolves and slingers. Moreover, another notion welled up within them; which was how to snatch the Sturmbeest back from Sheyan��s hands. Perhaps, only if someone possessed unprecedented might, and could deal a fatal blow to the Sturmbeest instantly. However, one still had to consider if they could tank the impending terror of the Sturmbeest��s charge����


    Sheyan and the rest were both battling and retreating, gradually luring this bad boy towards the western region. With their earlier experience, though the Sturmbeest was massively formidable, being under the constant pressure from all directions, its life would swiftly deplete.


    At the moment the Sturmbeest��s health plunged to 20%, Sheyan suddenly noticed the back of his hand! He discovered his hairs had all erected up,


    This sensation����


    This was indeed a difficult sensation to describe, it was as though his soul was being stabbed through!


    Almost instantly, a gunfire echoed from the distance. The gunfire was strange, it sounded like a dyed echo that bounced through a thousand mountains valley����the sound of an ancient mellifluous echo.


    When the gunshot resounded, Sheyan immediately felt a tremendous threat. He ferociously darted forward horrendously, rolling onto the ground as dust and soil smeared against his face. Then he swung back in astoundment.


    The Sturmbeest in front of him was momentarily stunned, every single attack struck against its body.


    Then, its basketball sized eyes suddenly exploded, ck and greyish fluids gushed out; raining over Reef and the twin-daggers agile contestant, Lille, beside him. Ash grey semi-liquid fluid spilled out of its nostrils and mouth - it was the Sturmbeest��s brain sap. After a brief moment, the giant beast seemed to be stripped off its soul, and crashed to the ground!


    What sort of frightening assault was this; one that could deal a one-hit-KO strike to an enormous beast, with close to 20,000 HP remaining?!


    Sheyan turned his head in shock, viewing a skinny tall figure keeping a rifle. Cyan smoke lingered persistently in the air, as the figure turned around and headed back towards the south; adopting a somewhat haughty and forlorn figure. His figure arrogantly trudged forward, just like a lone wolf staggering into the distance. For some unknown reason, Sheyan suddenly recalled Diaz, who had died to the Metals professor��s hands.


    Bunch of western snatch thieves! I, your father can snatch it back too!


    No doubt, that contestant belonged to the southern region. Although his gunshot was unable to change the fact that Sheyan and the rest would still obtain the dropped key, he had snatched away a huge portion of battle contribution. It was like a p in the face to the western contestants. One must understand, the contestants alive now were mostly all exceptional ones. Who could tolerate such an act of provocation?


    Consecutively, malicious res shed in several eyes, especially the twin-daggers agile contestant, Lille. It was utterly possible to imagine a guy like him handling long rangebatants viciously; once he got close, everything would simply point to disaster. Fortunately, everyone��s attention quickly shed back to the silver glowing key that was dropped.


    This time, Reef didn��t monopolize the key. The silver key was to be arranged ording to their pact - auctioned on the spot, the proceeds of the auction would then be evenly split between the participating contestants. In the end, a weapon emerged, called ��Knocker-horn��.


    This weapon was a single-handed knife; enhancing strength and agility attributes. Its effects included blood loss damage, 8 points of damage neglecting opponent��s defence. Yet, it just had to have a unique equipping requirement.


    That was lvl 5 ��Basic eloquence�� (Based on charm). The weapon��s description was - you had to convince the weapon��s soul to be able to disy its greatest potential������


    No doubt, this was starkly ipatible with Sheyan. To him who alwayscked utility points and potential points, he would even take months and years to make an investment to reach ��Basic Eloquence lvl 5��. Moreover, before this, the trio had squandered their wealth before entering, and could at most produce 3,000 utility points. Theirworth was even inadequate for the the lowest auction bid!


    After a series of intense battle between giants*, the weapon was purchased by the party ��Sons of Caden�� with 47,000 utility points, and 6 potential points.


    (TN: * meaning squabbling or negotiating)


    ********


    Author��s notes:


    Destroying the 20,000 HP Sturmbeest in a split second, is indeed a contestant��s ability. But, using this ability has loads of restrictions, and will definitely not influence the bnce of this novel. When this ability is publicly announcedter, everyone will understand.


    Guess the name of that ability!


    Clue: The name of this abilityes from a fiery movie��s name.

 Chapter 357: Exchange

    <h4>Chapter 357: Exchange</h4>


    Exchange


    Observing the current influence Reef and Sheyan possessed, that longbow woman from before shrank into a corner; feeling vexed and dispirited, she no longer dared to speak up anymore. Reef wasn��t a scumbag tyrant; he gestured everyone else to rest up till they were almostpletely healed. Then they proceeded to rush towards the Illume-union��s region.


    One had to admit, Reef was indeed one who understood the bigger picture. Although he had dueled with the Illume-union several times, since both parties were now on the same boat, he would naturally think for the other party. Yet truthfully, this was also his weakness. A selfless and righteous individual, this was no doubt a tough path to traverse on in this realm. As the proverb goes; water that is too clear has few fish, and one who is too critical has few friends. If his manner of governance always differed from others, then even one who possessed unsurmountable strength would be washed out eventually.


    The reason why Sheyan had decided to help the southern battlefield first, was obviously for the Illume-union to pile up more casualties. This was due to staying with them briefly before. Hence, he understood the underlying terror of their party. He reckoned that they would definitely be their greatest enemy with regards to vying for the Golden side mission. Sheyan didn��t harbour extravagant hopes that the major powers of the Illume-union would suffer losses. But at least, the supporting crew would be damaged substantially. This was akin to sampling if a citrus was too sweet, one had to first peel off its external skin!


    While Sheyan followed Reef as they arrived hastily at the northern battlefield, he finally caught glimpse of Pandora��s apexnd predator, Thanator. It��s overall appearance was akin to a magnified ck leopard; with its glossy ck skin and yellow/red stripes, its maliciousness multiplied manifold.


    Around its rear skull, there were 10 strands of beard like sensory quills. These quills were like sensory amplifiers, increasing the Thanator��s senses by ten folds. As it widened its jaws, this savage creature revealed a folded upper lip, leaving itsrgest fangs to stretch out. The speed of its neck and jaw strike would swiftly crunch out terrifying damage to enemies. Moreover, it had solid armour covering its neck all the way to its tail.


    At present, this impressive legendary creature was ravaging through the crowd. However, the Thanator��s mobility no longer appeared agile; and vividly noticeable, it seemed to have glue poured over it. Such a hunting trick that was as subtle and gentle, as mundane as breathing or eating, definitely required a huge consumption of energy to produce it. As for its ferocious ws and lethal fangs, it could onlysh them out against several summoned creatures pestering around it. The contestants were frantically dishing out damage, beating till it roared passively.


    Previously when Uzel scouted, he didn��t dare go near the battlefield. Hence, he couldn��t obtain a report on the Thanator. Now, he disyed his full abilities.


    Junior Thanator (Tier-2 legendary creature) (Thunder beast)


    Na��vi tongue: Palulukan


    Scientific name: Thanatora Ferox


    Height: 2.5 metres, exceeds 5.5 metre in length


    Weight: over 2 tons


    Description: Pandora��s apexnd predator. Six legged sprinter. Even Na��vi, renowned for their courage, would shiver in fear by its approach. Na��vi folks would never sing nor dance to extol it.


    Strength: 30 points


    Agility: 50 points (Max)


    Physique: 25 points


    Spirit: ? ?


    Intelligence: ? ?


    Legendary creature ability: ��Mother-earth skin�� lvl 4 - Grants additional 15,000 HP/ lvl 4 effect, grants additional 6 HP per 5 seconds regeneration.


    Legendary creature ability: ��Iron will�� lvl 1 - most speed reduction effects would be bad against this creature.


    Creature ability: ��Lightning pace�� (Passive) - movement speed and attack speed are significantly enhanced.


    Creature ability: ��Brutal�� (Passive) - When attacking, it easily results in loss of blood, fracturing or other negative states. The Thanator��s assault damage increases by 10% against enemies in negative states, maximum stack of 50%.


    Creature ability: ��Quill sensor�� (Passive) - Possess an extremely powerful foreseeing sense towards danger. Lowers enemy��s explosive strike rate by 30%, raising its own evasion by 15%.


    Creature ability: ��Tail-whip�� (Active) - The Thanator��s tail is its greatest weapon. It can ruthlessly sh opponents like a whip, dealing a (strength x4) damage and stun the enemy. Duration of 5 seconds.


    Realm war additional bonus: grant additional 200,000 HP / grants additional 30 HP per 5 seconds regeneration.


    Suddenly, the Thanator sent a contestant flying with its tail, before turning to re at the valkyrie��s interior channel; as it howled sorrowfully. Its sensory quills suddenly swelled and red up, demonstrating a menacing expression. The movement of these quills were either for warning or unting, which was rather simr to a peacock disying its plume during mating season!


    Instead, Sheyan took notice of the Thanator��s savage shlight gaze towards the front, he couldn��t help but look over as well. Eventually, he caught a glimpse of a suspended Zi in mid air, within the darkness of the valkyrie��s channel. Her legs were roughly hovering a metre above the ground, and one of her revolving rhombus globes had vanished. She then stretched her left palm remotely towards the Thanator, and maintained this posture.


    ��Seems like we��ve came too early.�� Sheyan sighed in his heart. With one sweep of his gaze, he could tell the Illume-union had lost over 10 members. However, their disyed prowess was merely the tip of the iceberg; such show of force was already extremely lofty, yet beneath that, hid the majestic portion of the iceberg which was still a mystery! The entire Illume-Union party appeared exceedingly calm.


    Furthermore, Sheyan also noticed that Reef and Archeaphill should��ve been former acquaintances. Their stares towards each other seemingly rubbed out tension sparks.


    Faced with this situation, the westerners dared not be rash; but only remained at the outskirts and lured several elite viperwolves before ughtering them. At least 2 dark blue keys were produced from that. Then they returned to their western region and made further defensive preparations. Of course right now, there was no need for any instructions. The contestants who had tasted the sweetness of strategy begun to take care of the carcasses themselves, cleansing the bloodstains neatly. They had even dug 3 different pit locations this time, naturally this was to better segregate the famished wild beasts.


    At this moment, a ck cloud of beasts once again approached from afar����


    ***********


    Nightfall. After an entire 4 hours, the blood soaked and brave fighters finally heard a deafening broadcast from the internal of the valkyrie.


    �� Please return to the shuttle, please return to the shuttle ��


    �� Shuttle��s powered unteral nuclear fusion power engine is restored. 3 minutes to optical interference shade. Defensive shade possesses untold camouging capability. During the night, Pandorian creatures will be unable to pinpoint the shuttle��s position. The safety of the passengers will be secured till 8 the next day ��


    Upon hearing this news, many contestants immediately slumped down in exhaustion after entering the interior channel of the valkyrie; sshing water onto their faces as they sunk to sleep. Actually, Sheyan had realized one thing from the battling. Digging pits and burying the carcasses could only lessen the quantity of ordinary iing beasts. Those powerful legendary creatures seemed to be unaffected one bit.


    During thest waves of attacks, though there weren��t new sightings of high tiered legendary creatures; the sheer quantity of them would be doubled or even tripled every time. Such a quantity was something that even a powerful party like the Illume-union couldn��t withstand. Fortunately, the legendary creatures didn��t flock over, and most of the ordinary aggressors were enticed by the buried carcasses. Thus, it allowed the contestants a break through chance.


    The other regions were simrly no fools, after have bizarre packs of beasts running over from the western region, they immediately started to make investigations of the western side; trying to understand why the wild beasts were seemingly deterred by their side. In the end, such a simple matter of cleaning up the battlefield remains was rapidly learned by them. Still, after persisting till night fall, the remaining quantity of contestants had been reduced to around half!


    But of course one must understand; it wasn��t that many contestants had been killed, the keyword was reduced. Contestants who had survived till now, had long ago learnt to ept reality. Therefore, many contestants upon realizing things weren��t looking good, had renounced their participation; paying up a hefty price of 3 highest basic attribute and 5 achievement points. Besides, living remained the basic principle.


    At this moment, 5 RDA workers from the cockpit of the valkyrie emerged. They walked down from the highest floor, and finally stopped at the central region of the shuttle. After an announcement that merely scratched the surface on what was wrong in the shuttle, they located a ce to settle down as well.


    Every contestant could utilize pocketputers they were given, to engage in inquiries. Furthermore, they could purchase medical supplies / equipment / recipes / unknown strange objects etc. However, the only currency usable was their RDA battle contributions.


    In a sh, those 5 workers were naturally encircled by an imprable crowd, so much so that even a mosquito would find it hard to join in. Sheyan constantly observed the 5 workers in deep thought. He even attempted to climb up valkyrie floor, but was instead warned by a robotic sound upon reaching the top; warning him of this forbidden zone. If he persisted in entering, his battle contributions would be deducted entirely by the RDApany; and the ship-based weapons would turn hostile.


    Of course Sheyan wouldn��t persist in entering the second floor, forbidden zone. He pondered thoughtfully before nodding, then returning back down and coup himself in a corner. At present, most of the contestants had assembled at the central aisle of the shuttle��s hall. They were sitting in distinct groups, and casted watchful nces towards each other.

 Chapter 358: Resurrection tool, exchange!!

    <h4>Chapter 358: Resurrection tool, exchange!!</h4>


    Resurrection tool, exchange!!


    Sheyan leaned against the wall to rest. After a while, Reef carried a gust of wind as he plunged his butt beside him. With a rather ecstatic voice, heuded.


    ��Boss! We really need to stake everything in this time! I say this damned world has such a scary difficulty level, but the items we can exchange for are equally great! Hurry up and take a look!��


    Currently, Sheyan had raked in massive exploitations from his supporting adventure. His offense wasn��t considered strong, thus, he frequently couldn��t obtain the contribution rewards of dealing the final finishing blow to enemies. However, countless contestants couldn��t shy away from the bonuses of his supporting gene-mixes! Every time they killed something, Sheyan chiseled away at their contributions!


    Although individually it didn��t amount to much, the umted total was astonishing. Sheyan��s battle contribution rate had discretely ranked amongst the bests of the contestants, totalling more than 8,000 RDA battle contribution points. Something worth noting was that all contestants seemed to possess an ��amicable�� rtionship with the RDApany; it had no rtions to battle contributions whatsoever.


    When the contestant crowd surrounding the 5 RDA workers significantly lessened, Sheyan finally strolled over, requesting for the list of purchasables. The workers initially looked at Sheyan with abhor, probably due to his low charm. However, after realizing something about Sheyan, they gasped in astonishment.


    ��So it is actually Mr Lieutenant! Sir, I��ve heard about your legendary adventures before����wow, your contributions to thepany are exceptionally generous. Please don��t worry, we will definitely provide suitable discounts for interesting merchandise.��


    Sheyan nodded, the menu list exhibited fully in a flurry. The foremost disy was a long list of warning:


    Research Development Administration disimer notice:


    Announcement.


    Home base earth exploration regtions, no. 2311 and no. 3188 states:


    The Research Development Administration cannot hire active military personnels as their armed fighters.


    Exploring squad members cannot use weapons of mass destruction. Only high technology weapons of 50 years ago can be used for battles in foreign celestial bodies.


    Weapon based aircrafts cannot exceed thetest model of the Aerospatiale SA-2 Samson, and the Scorpion Gunship (Aircraft).


    Every weapon is programmed to be unable to inflict harm onto humankind.


    ��������


    The list of disimers, was due to the RDApany��s motive of exploration and not starting a war. To preserve the safety of their workers, they had to employ armed fighters. Apart from that, the RDApany was already an extremely powerfulpany. Therefore, in order to prevent the RDA from further technological advances and amassing greater military influence, the Earth government had prevented them from using weapons of mass destruction.


    Thus, the armed fighters employed were still stuck in the era of Star Trek, still utilizing regr chemical based bullets and ordinary rifles. They weren��t even allowedser guns, needless to say space tanks, obliteration warships and other heavy space weaponry; because these didn��t belong to antiques of the 21st century. The best they had was the ��Amplified Mobility tform (AMP suits)�� , the robots seen in the movie. However, that too was also a distant descendant of first military exoskeleton used by Earth in the mid-21st century. Which goes to say, during the timeline of the movie itself, every mechanics involved were historic goods of the previous century.


    Sheyan skimmed through everything, as he hurriedly browsed the menu. Even though he was already mentally prepared, he couldn��t help eximing in surprise. For some unknown reasons, the RDApany actually exhibited every single avable merchandise in their menu, from items to equipments, to recipes to unknown strange objects. Only, a striking font marked out the purchasing requirements behind each segment.


    As for Sheyan, his attention was locked onto the bottom few items, it was obvious these were the powerful objects that Reef mentioned.


    Integrated animal controlling technique case: Pandora is host to many savage and hostile creatures; however, humans discovered that Na��vi��s are able to easily tame some. Afterward, it was discovered that Na��vi��s external nervous system is linked to the oue of taming creatures.


    After analyzing the Na��vi��s nervous architecture along with the creatures of Pandora, human scientists have invented a Mental control device, to tame the creatures. During their experiments, scientists have sessfully controlled the Direhouse, Hammerhead Titanothere, Sturmbeest and various creatures. But till now, scientist are still unable to control the primitive vicious instincts of Viperwolves and the Thanator; only simple controlling reactions are recorded. However, due to the reliability and unpopr nature of these inventions, current research had been stalled.


    This Integrated case is an affiliated product of said research. Upon using, there is a chance of controlling the aforementioned creatures (And ordinary animals). Maximum usage of 3 times before exhausting its capabilities.


    Purchasing value: 12,000 RDA battle contributions. (10,800, legend level discount)


    **************


    AMP military exoskeleton (Amplified Mobility tform). Hailed as the AMP suit, it is a human operated, multi-purpose battle suit. The military credits it as ��An Apache with arms��. AMP suit height: 4.205 metres. Width: 2.83 metres. Weight: 1,700 kg.


    Pre-installed weapons: Ker - High carbon steel alloy battle knife


    Additional instations (additionally purchased):


    Gau-90 30mm hip-fired autocannon,


    Explosive incendiary rounds


    Global Positioning System (GPS)


    Front Infrared panel,


    Radar etc, navigation tools.


    HP 5,000, defence 60.


    Can be repaired.


    Purchasing value: 15,000 (13,500 discount) RDA battle contributions.


    ***************


    Unmodeled Amnio tank


    Amnio tanks are mimicked after functions of the mammalian womb. It can be used for growing cloned animals, humans(rarely) and rece limbs and organs. At present, it can sessfully grow avatar bodies.


    Growth takes ce in a suspension fluid; with controlled temperature and constantly monitored chemicalposition. Above it are centiums, which function simrly to a mammalian centa; supplying nutrients and hormones to the cultivating organism. Simultaneously with the supervision of monitoring equipment, controlling nutrients and other growth stimnts.


    Avatars are supplied with a synthetic umbilical cord; jolting currents to stimte muscle growth during the incubation process.


    You can use the Amnio tank to cultivate your own cells, and avoid the first descent of the death god!


    After purchasing this special item, it will be delivered to your personal room.


    Once your body dies, the Amnio tank coreputer will activate, remodeling ording to the cells you left behind. You will receive a new life, but your equipment will be lost. The realm��s evaluation of you will drop as well. Therefore, the next few worlds you venture in will be rtively safer.


    Purchasing value: 20,000 (18,000 discount) RDA battle contributions.


    Quantity avable: This device is a failed model of Avatar modelling Amnio Tank. Hence, it only has 8 avable.


    **************


    Upon seeing that, Sheyan instantly understood why Reef was so fascinated! This ��Unmodeled Amnio Tank��, actually contained a resurrection ability that all contestant��s yearned for even in their dreams. Besides, its valuation was only a mere 20,000 battle contributions! One must understand, ying a legendary creature already granted 1,000 battle contribution. Moreover, ordinary beasts covered the earth and the skies����


    After seeing this, Sheyan instantly asked Reef if contribution points could be traded! However, the answer he received was ��no��.


    ��Indeed that is so.�� Sheyan pondered as he nodded.


    Following that, he browsed through the menu list again, and very tantly traded all his 8,000 contribution point! Strictly speaking, through hard work the next day, he could very easily save up 20,000 RDA battle contributions. At most, he could still exchange them for an AMP suit! Instead, Sheyan had squandered it all without hesitation.


    He procured the following items:


    Hydra Armour: Its name derived from the series of protrusions at its waist. It is favourably light, enhanced toughness while preserving high mobility. Because of its focused design, it can reduce the damage dealt by Pandora creatures by 30%, and raise your movement speed on Pandora; it also has a pre-installed oxygen mask.��


    During its course of designing, many factors were considered in. Therefore, this hydra armour can be pasted over your armour surface.


    Valuation: 5,000 (4,500) RDA battle contributions: Unable to be brought out of this world.


    *********


    Nail gun: This is a highly precise, long range firearm. Its body is long, and its speciality lies in its bulletposition of titanium; allowing its nails to pierce most types of heavy armour. Its primary use is in destroying vehicles and other equipment/devices. Of course, it can be used to deal with various armoured creatures of Pandora.


    In view of this weapon��s astonishing weight and recoil, you must have at least 30 points of strength to utilize it. Damage power of 100 - 140 points. Neglects 50% of defence.


    Infraredser, uracy target device (Add on): With this precious object, even if your aiming is horrendously indescribable, you can turn into a 100 shot-100 hit gun deity. What you need to do is something even a 5 year old kid can manage; aim that lethal red dot towards your desired target, and press the trigger����

 Chapter 359: Undercurrent flows

    <h4>Chapter 359: Undercurrent flows</h4>


    Undercurrent flows


    Nail gun valuation: 2,400 (2,160 discount) battle contributions. Infraredser, uracy target device valuation: 2,000 (1,800) battle contributions. This weapon is unable to be brought out of this world.


    Lastly, I need to inform you. ording to federalw regtion 14, whenever you aim the firearm at any humans; note, any single human, the micrputer within the gun will automatically lock the magazine. Hence, malfunction or other unpredictable variable may ur. I sincerely apologize and beg for your understanding, as the RDApany is merely a resource extractionpany, and not an ammunitionspany.


    After purchasing two items that could enhance his battle and survival capabilities by a level, Sheyan squandered the rest of his battle contributions on ammunition - the ��Nail gun�� required titanium nail bullets which weren��t cheap at all! Fortunately, Sheyan��s +1 legend level was rather beneficial now. Right now, as countless others were observing him, summoning Jinkuang was simply too provocative. Thus, Sheyan didn��t summon him to haggle over the price, preventing others from noticing this shameless hidden trump card of his.


    Following that, Sheyan engaged in a brief discussion with Reef and Mogensha inside their party transmission channel. After a short exchange of words, Reef and Mogensha��s face suddenly changed drastically, and ultimately turned ashen. They hurriedly rushed over to squander cleanly, all their battle contributions!!!


    Because their intense discussions were done in the party channel, others could only take notice of their ugly expressions. However, many other contestants hadrades that perished in battle, and sunken faces were everywhere. Honestly speaking, if Reef and Mogensha were beaming with pleasure and all smiles, that would truly attract attention.


    Another noteworthy thing was that 4 other legendary creatures had appeared within the beast tide during the day. However, out of the 4 legendary creatures, only 3 dropped keys. Amongst the keys, one of them exploded forth with utility points only; which was something Sheyan had encountered before. Nothing else came up, just a lump sum of utility points. As for the 2 other silver keys, 3 rather valuable objects surfaced - A silver grade ring, a ck grade Skeletal-bow and another horcrux.


    These 3 items trended towards long range or magic based contestants. Mogensha already had his excellent golden AK and Sparta spear, of course he looked down on that ck grade bone-bow. Hence, party Ace didn��t really require those 3 items. After dividing the proceeds, their party storage was now brimming with 53,300 utility points and 15 potential points.


    After cleaning out his battle contributions, Mogensha suddenly revealed a startled expression. Quietly, he transmitted to Sheyan through the party channel.


    ��Boss, one of that resurrection tools ��Unmodeled Amnio tank�� has been sold.��


    Sheyan was currently holding onto a cup as he drank water. Upon hearing this news, his grip tightened, causing the ss cup to emit creaking sounds followed by clear cracks appearing. This was because Sheyan himself possessed 8,000 battle contributions; hence, he obviously knew what devilish strength one needed to earn an entire 20,000 battle contributions in such a short span of time!


    ��Indeed, there is always a taller mountain.�� Sheyan sighed in his heart. He originally thought his personal establishment of this steel strong trio party was wless and unprecedented. Yet now, it seems like his personal judgement was indeed biased.


    For some unknown reason, the moment Sheyan heard of the resurrection tool ��Unmodeled Amnio tank�� being sold off, he instantly recalled that southern contestant; the one that dealt a one-hit-ko shot to the Sturmbeest! Then he thought of the core members of the Illume-union, before another audacious notion jolted through his brain.


    ��The buyer, it could very well be them��������


    In the blink of an eye, news of that most valuable and limited edition resurrection tool spreaded like wildfire. Like a stone tossed into theke invoking ripples, word of it travelled to everyone��s ears. Time seemed to rush through like an undercurrent. Every single contestant started ring at the skies with fierce expressions, as though they wished for the skies to turn brighter quickly; eagerly anticipating the next wave of beasts.


    **********


    The next day,


    Morning,


    9.18 am.


    The contestants had repelled two full waves of beasts already. The passionate craze and desires incited by the resurrection tool had gradually diminished.


    No one understood why there were so many wild beasts. Even after clearing and cleaning up the battlefield till not a single blood stain was left after each battle; when the next wave came, an unfathomable quantity of wild beasts returned in a swirl of dust!!!


    They seemed to be blown over by a hurricane gale, like a back cloud of hailstones smashing in; bristles and thorns of the earth piercing in, stabbing in one inch at a time, trampling forward steadfastly across the horizon!!


    Comparing with respect to all contestants; Sheyan, Reef and Mogensha became supremely low-key. Sheyan even discarded the initiative of proactively traversing through battlefields to earn battle contributions from his gene-mixes. He silently went about with his own affairs, choosing not to fight over meritorious contributions even one bit. Due to their conduct, their influence and position declined greatly. Yet this was reality, the greater someone��s ability, the higher their authority.


    As for the current battles, tier 3 legendary creatures had started showing up. The waves of beasts no longer fought a bitter fight to the death, but instead carried notions of retreat. Hence, after the two waves of beasts had retreated, the entire western region contestants had suffered casualties amounting to half. The remainder were injured, but most importantly, they hadn��t rake in a single good fortune! Although no one knew how the other 3 regions were doing, but had an inkling they everyone were probably trapped on the same boat.


    (TN: During previous battles, though the beasts were intelligent and retreated from danger, they still fought as a whole and perished as a whole. However now, the beast horde would retreat entirely as well)


    Sheyan casted a nce towards Reef in preparation to execute ordingly to their earlier n. All of a sudden, sparse and fragmented cheers could be heard amongst the contestant crowd. Closely following that, from within the channels of the valkyrie, an earth shaking sensation tremored tremendously; as though an enormous heavy beast was about to emerge from within.


    Following that, step by the step, it wasn��t a wild beast that emerged from the shuttle��s channel.


    It was an artificial intelligent steel monstrous beast! A terrifying weapon specially bred for war!


    In the end, it was a contestant that could no longer endure;cking only 1,000 battle contributions to hit the 20,000 mark, sadly, the contestant had reach a stage of being an oilmp that was about to dry up. Thus, an ��AMP suit�� was exchanged for battle contributions! Piloting the outdated ferocious machine, the contestant stomped into the battlefield!!


    The one piloting the ��AMP Suit�� was that longbow woman from the ��Sons of Caden�� party. She casted a disdainful nce towards Sheyan and the rest, before immediately recing Reef and Sheyan��s core position entirely; proceeding to usher frenzied bombardment against the third wave of beasts.


    More and more contestants started following suit, exchanging their contributions for ��AMP suits��. This was because to their horror, the offensive capabilities and sheer quantity of the beast horde was crescendoing to unbelievable heights. During yesterday��s assault, Mountain Banshees only made an appearance once from the skies, but they shockingly was one of the primary forces today. In addition to the swift demons onnd, an utterly dreadful cmity rained down on them.


    Only death awaited one who still harbored hopes of amassing 20,000 battle contributions! Covering the heavens, the torrents of mountain banshees swooped in unhindered as they demolished the contestants. As for Sheyan and party Ace, they all coincidentally purchased that ��Hydra armour�� which reduced the damage they received by 30%. Even Mogensha felt rather calm under the constant protection of Sheyan and Reef.


    The third wave of beasts were finally repelled.


    Simultaneously, the valkyrie broadcasted loudly once again.


    ��Attention, attention! The next wave will be the final one for today!��


    This message undoubtedly injected adrenaline into every contestant. Peeking around at the heroic ��AMP Suits�� around them, these unfeeling and monstrous steel mechanical beasts, theypletely forgot about their injuries as an inexhaustible conviction ignited within. Hence, after simply bandaging their wounds, they took up positions and prepared for battle once again!


    Indeed because these monstrous steel beasts had fully reced Reef��s position; when the fourth wave of beasts arrived, perpetually no one noticed that Reef and his two buddies had disappeared. Of course, they hadn��t assume great risks of charging into the beautiful yet remote forest of treacherous danger. Instead, they headed back into the depths of the valkyrie.


    Within the steel channel, a deathly silence was observed barring only the wafting echoes of footsteps.


    Direction lights dimly flickered, slowly attempting to cover the repulsiveness of the darkness.


    At present, there was only a single RDApany worker left within the centre aisle of the valkyrie. He bowed politely and inquired respectfully.


    ��Sirs, may I be of service?��


    Sheyan stood in front of him, smiling as he replied.


    ��Yes.��


    With the help of Jinkuang, they cleaned up whatever measly battle contributions they had on hand. Although purchasing equipment was out of the question, they squandered the small amounts they had on ammunitions, medicinal supplies etc.


    Sheyan deliberated for a while before purchasing arge bundle of high intensity explosives. These explosives possessed widespread and lethal explosive might, but its damage wasn��t attributed to the user. Hence, beast that were fried by it wouldn��t reward the user with battle contributions nor drop any keys. Thus, the contestants didn��t view it favourably, with presently only few had been purchased.

 Chapter 360: Fall out! Massacre!

    <h4>Chapter 360: Fall out! Massacre!</h4>


    Fall out! Massacre!


    After shopping, Reef and Mogensha left. Only Sheyan remained. His eyes flickered in tune to the direction lights. This awkward atmosphere persisted several seconds, before Sheyan smiled slightly and added on.


    ��I have something else that requires your help.��


    The RDApany worker was as smooth as a machine.


    ��Please tell. But I must inform you, your current battle contributions are insufficient for more purchases.��


    ��That isn��t important.�� The ne across Sheyan��s neck suddenly twinkled with a splendid dark golden radiance. His voice was calm as he proceeded.


    ��What I want, ispletely unrted to battle contributions! I only hope, the overall in charge RDA member in this valkyrie, to release that important na��vi n member you guys captured����or����an exceptionally crucial item to the divine Eywa you acquired on this!��


    As the words left Sheyan��s mouth, the RDA worker��s face instantly changed; stretching his hands towards his waist. But at this moment, an iparably muffled smack echoed into the still air; identical to the sound of a massive airnending. Within a split second. Sheyan��s welded steel knucklers smashed heavily against his face!


    Caressing along his fist, was a ghastly green glow.


    At this moment, Sheyan naturally utilized the ability of the ��Shrivelled Tangerine��, smearing that awful lymphatic fluid onto his weapon; allowing his next three strikes to carry a corrosive elemental damage!!


    Besides, after activating the ability ��Format�� of his dark gold ne ��Smith��s Matrix-microchip��, Sheyan��s strength had already inted to 49 points!!


    It was a terrifying 49 points, only 1 point shy of the breakthrough boundary!


    (TN refresher on ability: Format an order upon oneself, temporary converting 5 points of physique to 5 points of strength.)


    His fist seemed to appear from a void, whistling as it propelled in and directly smashed out crushing damages and a beat back effect!


    Blood, rage and violence!


    This RDA worker was wearing a circr protective helmet; but with introduction of a crackling fist, a clear dent emerged on the steel helmet. Sizzling corrosive bubbles appeared. The miserable wails of the worker throttled within his throat, as he was struck 2-3 metres away;pletely unable to maintain his grip onto his weapon as it flew out, crashing noisily and sliding over the floor. Armour and steel rubbed against the floor, releasing sparks and a piercing screech.


    Sheyan advanced with huge strides, sparing no chance as he carried a ruthless viciousness! He silently charged towards the RDA worker, and swung his next punch!


    In his desperation, the worker screamed loudly, a mouthful of blood spilled onto the ground along with teeth. During his deathbed struggle, he still managed to dodge forcefully, as Sheyan��s fist pounded against the steel door frame by the side! Sparks scattered along with a piercing screech. Sheyan pinched against the frame! Immediately, a portion of the steel frame was forcibly torn out.


    ��Do you think you can run?�� Sheyan��s mouth curled into a cold sneer. He could already confirm this RDA worker didn��t possess strong prowess, his only formidabilityid in his status! As he gazed onto the fleeing figure of the RDA worker, Sheyan plucked out ��Ambition�� in a sh; a spiralling smoke, a booming echo, and a bullet to the back. The RDA member froze.


    When Sheyan neared in, the RDA worker woke up; sadly he woke up to Sheyan��s blunt fist. He could only attempt to block with both arms! In the end, a distinct fracturing crack of both arms resounded. His face flushed with red as he spat out a mouth of fresh blood; his pupils seemingly about to pop out!


    Then Sheyan raised his fist again! Aiming towards the RDA worker��s chest as he drilled down!


    This fist directly prated into his chest, deeply squashing his rib, lungs and heart; before he retracted his hand out. Instantly, a massive bowl sized, deep blood hole appeared on the RDA member��s chest! Pshhh! Shattered eerie bone fragments, innards, blood sprayed out in a downpour.


    Tranquility resumed once again.


    Like a graveyard.


    Sheyan then retracted himself, as he flicked his hands and flung off bits of flesh, innards and blood against the steel wall. The corpse didn��t drop a single key, however, there was an unusual looking silver-white card pasted at his waist. His nightmare imprint announced.


    ��You discovered a special object: ��RDA worker identification card��. Do you wish to collect it?��


    No doubt, this murder was for this piece of item. Sheyan walked over, using his blood drenched fingers to pick the card. Then, he nodded humbly.


    ��I see����so it is like that.��


    ************


    Although the channel towards the upper floor of the valkyrie was locked, Reef and Mogensha who had left earlier were currently keeping watch at the door. Naturally, they were spying for possible reinforcements to warn Sheyan. At this moment, both of them couldn��t help but recall Sheyan��s earlier words:


    ��I don��t know if you guys have realized, but it seems like there are many discrepancies and illogical areas that have surfaced after we entered this world.��


    ��We risk our lives to fight for this RDApany, but the rewards we gain from killing those beasts are battle contributions. From previous experiences, it should��ve been reputation shouldn��t it? This no doubt states that the RDA workerspletely doesn��t treat us as equals. Instead, their attitude towards us are like how the Romans treated their diator ves. If we won, they��d throw money at us, if we lost, then we die. From the start, we haven��t earned a single ounce of respect from them!��


    ��Analyzing from the perspective of the intensity rate of consecutive waves of battle, we can primarily deduce - there is no reason for those beasts to fanaticallyunch attacks against us for no reason whatsoever. Although the initial two waves of beasts can be exined due to the valkyrie invading their territory, or destroying their nest; while the ones after could be exined by the allure of reeking blood because of our initial ughters������


    ��But! The most noticeable deviation, is that Sturmbeests are herbivores! Although we can eliminate the possibility of them feasting on flesh if they were famished����but, just look at the abundant vegetation around us. There must be another reason that incited these enormously powerful herbivores to turn aggressive, risking all with no thoughts of personal safety!��


    ��ording to my understanding and inference; although Pandora is strange, mysterious and oddly, there are only two groups that possess the ability to instigate so many beasts to initiate a charging death wish.��


    ��The smaller possibility points to the na��vi n��s extremely extremely powerful Tsah��k*; as for the personal strength of this Tsah��k, it should be even stronger than the movie��s Omaticaya na��vi n��s Tsah��k! The other and also most possible conjuncture, should be the actual ruler of this. Even in the movies, there hadn��t been an appearance of the true body of the divine Eywa!��


    (TN: * A Tsahik is the spiritual leader of a na��vi n)


    ��I dare not confirm that the RDApany has offended thetter, but there��s one thing I can confirm. There must be something worthy of interest onboard this valkyrie to them! If they cannot acquire it, then the beast horde wouldn��t cease. These insanely barbaric wild beasts would continue flooding in without sparing a single cost! As for us, there ispletely no way to contend against this. The said mission of 3 days to establish our footing, is just a dead end!��


    ��To put it clearer, these RDA workers are harbouring a certain hope, and are treating us as cannon fodder to drag time! Once the real beast horde arrives that can threaten their lives, they would try and escape; or surrender, and handover the item the beast seeks.��


    ��Also, don��t just think that those ��AMP suits�� can pull off an unstoppable riot. It seems that can disy an immense explosive firepower within a short duration, and crush the beasts like dregs. However, I wonder if you guys noticed the mission��s hints beforehand?��


    ��The details were - ��When the transport shuttle Valkyriended, it had startled several native wild races. Therefore, within a short time, the enemies you will face includes wild beasts and aboriginal inhabitants. Of course����including your own kind��


    ��Please note, the term ��aboriginal inhabitants��. This signifies that once the beast wave turns nastier, the battle may involve the na��vis����these freaks with venomous blue skin, and a bowmanship uracy of a hundred hits in hundred shots! Even the words provided by the realm indicated ��your own kind������hmph hmph, do you still not understand?��


    ��So what? You��re harping on those supreme rewards exchangeable with battle contributions?! Actually, those are merely bait strung by the RDApany to entice contestants! ording to the incremental intensity and strength of the beast waves; if one doesn��t purchase any battle add-ons, to amass and save up 20,000 battle contributions is simply a minute possibility!!! This undoubtedly allows me to confirm, the first resurrection tool that had been purchased, would most likely be masterminded by the RDA workers; this is all to stimte and arouse us to engage in spending on it!��


    ��However, once you purchase a battle add-on, then undoubtedly you will sink into a vicious cycle of repeated spending. Buying the ��AMP suit�� would mean purchasing its weapons, and would mean purchasing ammunition! Purchasing armour would mean needing constant repairs. Even though with this equipment, one can continue massacring the beasts like chopping firewood. However, once the strength and intensity of the beast hordes increased, it will ultimately lead to further investments in weapons and protection, until the battle concludes! As for these items, the RDApany should��ve been given to us for free, because we are actually using our lives to shelter them. Just 20,000 battle contributions, that resurrection tool disyed in our faces. Yet in actual fact, to most contestants, it will be like a stringed carrot attached to a wearable stick extended from your head. Totally incapable of reaching it forever!��

 Chapter 361: First-mover advantage

    <h4>Chapter 361: First-mover advantage</h4>


    First-mover advantage


    ��Finally, and also what I want to inform you, please scroll through your nightmare imprints again. Carefully examine our mission content - 3 days, protect the core engine of this valkyrie from being destroyed! It is not ��protect the RDA worker��s lives within the 3 days��, and it is also not ��preventing the beast from invading the shuttle��! As long as we return the item the beasts wants; would those beasts really want their teeth, ws and blood to be wasted on this giant, unfeeling, icy cold piece of metal? This is the only f***** way of aplishing this mission!��


    ��������������


    ��������������


    Upon recalling Sheyan��s words, Reef and Mogensha couldn��t help but sense a cold shudder surge through their backs. At present, they couldn��t help but repeatedly recall the notification of their nightmare imprint - ��In a short while, you will face wild beasts, aboriginal inhabitants����of course including your own kind��.


    Beforehand, the two viewed ��your own kind�� as referring to contestants. But now, it seemed like their understanding was a mistake.


    Before the first mission concluded; due to the uneven distribution of benefits amongst contestants, mutual conflicts was definitely a possibility. However, it was also a fact that the harsh standards of the enemy was no exaggeration. Under the immense pressure of the boundless beast horde, virtually no one would harbour devious thoughts against each other as of now.


    Thus, this mission was hinting at another target; and shockingly, it should be the RDA workers of this shuttle!


    At this moment; Sheyan marched over with a menacing countenance, carrying faint blood footprints beneath him, that stretched far into the darkness. Within Sheyan��s hands, was a silver-white card soaked in blood!


    Right now, the low-key shell that Sheyan had been wearing the whole time was utterly shattered. Now, the feeling he emitted was that of brutal ferocity and valiantry. Also, a cruel untamed air of disying his might!


    But just when Sheyan had brushed the card against the identity verification slot, his face suddenly changed drastically. He fiercely forced the card into Reef��s hands, and issued a low tone into the party channel.


    ��Do exactly as I say.��


    After speaking, Sheyan then retreated half step back and stood behind Reef, hanging down his brows and retracting his gaze. The shadow managed to cover his face, it was as if his entire aura had strange transformed; now, only his robust body frame and tightly clenched fists could be seen. In a sh, Reef was now the main lead of their party.


    Within a short span of 10 seconds, a group of people walked in from the shuttle��s channel pathway.


    This group appeared rather exhausted, their bodies were covered in speckles of bloodstains. However, they had an undivided loftiness when they congregated together, it was as if the air was shrinking in retreat to their every step.


    An uprightdy with long hair fluttering against the wind led the front; though one couldn��t see her features clearly, they could sense a unique aura emanated! Lovely, charming like a de; Capable, experienced like a de; Floating like a de!


    Her every advance was as though the clouds stirred, advancing like thunder and moving like the wind! Contestants surrounded and protected around her, seemingly representative of her razor-sharp ws that would w away any obstructions!


    Observing thisdy, Sheyan couldn��t help but recall the Metals Professor. A prejudiced, tenaciousdy, yet with a tinge of ludicrous stubbornness! During the winged-keys stage of that ��Metals digestive system��, Sheyan had personally witnessed a beautiful woman reduced to stunning bones in a sh! However, after he had heard of news of the Metals professor possibly reviving, Sheyan could sense a deep profound threat stabbing against his back; like an immense pressure.


    To the former Sheyan, the Metals Professor��s formidability degree was even stronger than Zi. Yet now, it seemed like their positions had to be swapped in current regard.


    Zi!!


    At this very moment, that woman Zi was actually leading the Illume-union��s core members and several ordinary members, as they arrived here!


    Obviously, the Illume-union had more people infiltrating this shuttle than Sheyan; hence, to hide away from everyone��s notice, the difficulty of covert infiltration was muchrger! Therefore strictly speaking, Zi��s deliberations and judgment was in no way inferior to Sheyan; it was merely that her party��s scale was enormous, and required more time to operate.


    However, that time difference was enough to result in her being shy of the first mover��s advantage. Just a tiny step would be enough to determine sess or failure in many things. For example, Zi��s party was definitely overwhelmingly superior to Sheyan��s current strength. Yet beneath their overwhelming might and the difference in party scale, they became one step toote.


    Facing the hastily arriving Illume-union core members, Reef suddenly stretched a step forward; directly stepping into the middle aisle from the darkness! His step was long, and massively heavy; sending clear shivers across the ground when his solid foot sole trampled onto the steel floor.


    At this instant, Reef��s appearance was like an abrupt, resounding mountain smacking into the Illume-union��s face. This mountain was not at all steep, but gave off a majestic sensation of spanning a thousand miles; as though it wouldn��t copse even at the ends of the world! His abrupt appearance caused the Illume-union to suddenly halt their footsteps, with a sour taste welling in their mouth; as though they justcently walked into an invisible wall!


    ��It��s you?�� Zi couldn��t contain her surprise. The 3 rhombus glows around her started revolving rapidly, disying her unstable emotions.


    Humbly hanging his head down, Reef suddenly raised his palm. That blood soaked silver-white card shockingly lodged between his fingers.


    ��I know what you are thinking, Zi! And I know what you seek! It��s too bad you��ve arrived toote, this is the only key that allows entry into the upper floor of this valkyrie! Do you want to try seeing if I would snap this card into two first, or whether you can kill me and seize this card first?��


    Archeaphill advanced forward with a huge stride, scoffing disdainfully.


    ��Reef, since your luck isn��t bad and you managed to sustain your tiny life when your party was obliterated, then you should cherish it and not rush to court death!��


    Instead, Reef ignored him, as he continued negotiating with Zi.


    ��Think very carefully, the upper floor RDA workers can at anytime alter the scope of authority of this identification card, and reduce it to trash. Every dy of a second, is undoubtedly increasing the immensity of risks involved!��


    Zi sighed deeply, and very frankly responded.


    ��What do you want?��


    Reef snapped back.


    ��Obviously to cooperate.��


    Zi gently replied.


    ��Cooperate? Sure! Then hand the card over, or you can just open the door right now.��


    Reef stared coldly into Zi��s eyes.


    ��If you still think making a joke here is fine, then I wouldn��t mind dying here with you guys as well. My conditions are - Party alliance for 3 days! The alliance scope must include the use of no mutual harming; the fees will be paid by you, and any loots acquired will be split 50-50 within the alliance!��


    Zi remained silent. Instead, Sable stepped forward from the back as he fumed angrily.


    ��In your dreams!��


    But when Sable��s words vanished, Zi very straightforwardly replied.


    ��Fine! Your new party��s name!?��


    Sable was stunned as he looked back and urgently cried out.


    ��Zi!��


    Zi gently shook her head, faintly sighing.


    ��We were one step toote. Besides, time waits for no man, we don��t have a choice now. I definitely wouldn��t allow emotions to affect my decision, or that mere 20,000 utility points to y with everyone��s lives!��


    From the darkness, the observing Sheyan couldn��t help but feel moved by Zi��s decisiveness. Such a woman who conducted her affairs without sloppiness. She may be willing to forgo smaller matters, but would be extremely very blunt and courageous with regards to bigger matters. Such a behavioral style was just like her force controlling energy; sharp and decisive, yet without form as it pressed against one��s body!


    Nearly 10 secondster, Sheyan and Mogensha both received notification from the nightmare imprint.


    ��Your party has formed a temporary alliance contract (advanced) with the Illume-union (party). Duration of 72 hours; during the phase of this alliance, allied forces are unable to have mutual conflict.��


    After the allied contract was formed and officiated by the nightmare realm, everyone let loose a little. Reef gripped that silver-white identification card, as he slid it into theputer slot ahead! Clunk! The card was swallowed in.


    Closely following, a spiralling set of steel stairs descended down. Demondream of the Illume-union core then astonishingly transformed into a mist as she sped forward; her speed didn��t seem outstanding, but in reality, she had already floated forth in a sh. She had even stole first ce from the nearest advancing Reef.


    However, Demondream immediately halted at the stair��s only entrance, because theputer generated voice warned:


    �� This is a forbidden zone; if you insist on entering, all your battle contributions will be deducted by the RDApany, and all ship-based weapons will turn hostile. ��


    Before reaching her current stage, Demondream had already cleared up all her RDA battle contributions. Instead, thest sentence inevitably caused her to shrink back!


    ��All ship-based weapons will turn hostile!��


    At this moment, Sheyan had already scrambled forward, scoffing disdainfully and confidently into his party channel.


    ��The valkyrie shuttle is designed for interster transportation, and not forbat. Besides, what era is it now, don��t tell me that huge naval ships still fought in close proximity in this era? Even a warship wouldn��t install that many machine weapons internally; perhaps its exterior would be equipped with weapon systems, but internally, there surely wouldn��t be many ship-based weapons. Most crucially, if this is really a forbidden zone, clips and bursts of gunfire would��ve been unloaded already, why would they care to bullsheet so much?��

 Chapter 362: Swift breakthrough

    <h4>Chapter 362: Swift breakthrough</h4>


    After Sheyan rushed in and upied first ce, Mogensha and Reef immediately followed suit; resulting in the Illume-union falling behind. Although rushing head first boasted of more risk, it also provided greater benefits. After Sheyan and the rest charged up, two RDA workers immediately nced over, before instantly turning to flee without looking back.


    Naturally, the bunch of contestants sprinted in pursuit. At present, the speed dominance of agile closebatants was fully disyed. Within a span of just 50 metres, Sheyan and party were thrown far behind by Demondream and another short-dagger user.


    But at this moment, the two fleeing RDA workers suddenly leapt and hid behind a writing desk on theirteral side; before copsing a row of bookshelf on the way, as books scattered in all directions. 20 metres ahead of them, a metal door suddenly opened, as two ck muzzles poked out took aim.


    When the muzzles surfaced, an abrupt and unexinable cold sensation jolted up Sheyan��s spine. He immediately transmitted a warning to the party channel, as the 3 immediately darted towards bothteral sides.


    Twin dazzling and captivating rays shot out from the muzzles, one of them directly piercing and whizzing towards Demondream! Then, the two muzzles swiftly retracted behind the door, as if trying to continue hiding in ambush.


    As those oddly blue rays whizzed towards her, Demondream suddenly metamorphosed into a regiment of unfathomable violet mist; as though her physical body had been disced. As the bluish ray whizzed through her, it vanished into incorporeal nothingness. Then Demondream��s body re-congealed, as only herplexion was noticeably slightly pale.


    The other bluish ray shot towards the short-dagger user. The contestant immediately blocked with his dagger! Without refracting or ricocheting away, the bluish ray struck against the pointed de of the dagger. Not even a tremendous boom or explosion happened, as it merely melted over the dagger like snow.


    Immediately following, an indistinct faint blue started enveloping the surface of the dagger rapidly, before steadfastly contaminating that contestant��s entire body!


    That fellow released a tragic and abrupt howl, as his body sprung up straightly before beginning to inte fanatically like a ball. Finally, he exploded into a burst of shallow bluish-blood mist! Such a scene was iparably miserable, brimming with bitter brutality!


    As the blood mist dispersed, an upright figure with robes fluttering in the air shed forward. Her face congealed like frost, as she raised her left arm. Her tenderly fair and thin fingers instantly clenched into a fist.


    Following that, indescribable colorless dazzling rays seeped out through the cracks of her fingers. The rays appeared like gravels, or rain, or tears as they gracefully glided towards the ground, rapidly drifted forward uponnding.


    Before the sprinkles of rays stopped for a rest, Zi forcefully punched her left fist forward! From afar, behind the veranda, a RDA worker suddenly screamed and surged towards them; his hand still grasping onto a powerful oddly firearm. Beneath, the worker��s legs were shockingly constricted by unbelievable speckles of colourless rays.


    Force Convergence-grip!


    Undoubtedly, after the RDA worker was pulled in, he was instantly swarmed and thoroughly destroyed.


    At this moment, the other RDA worker leapt out, pointing the ck muzzle of his ruthless firearm towards Zi. Yet this woman was fully prepared, and pointed out her left arm! Like a thunderbolt strike, the RDA worker turned senseless momentarily,pletely unmoving where he stood. One could even see blood spurting out from his eye sockets, nostrils and mouth, drenching his entire ss mask. This fellow had already calcted his actions before leaping out, but was ultimately finished off without any conclusion!


    Previously, Sheyan was also the fortunate receiver of her ��Force Needle-explosion��; at present, he could tell she casted it on this unlucky brat. Seizing the opportunity of that RDA worker��s lifelessness, Demondream wafted forward in a myriad of incorporeal mist ahead of Zi. The entire mist wafting moment seemed long, but also seemed short; but when she reappeared in her solid form, the RDA worker was now covered with a gruesome outpour of blood, as he copsed sluggishly.


    Naturally, Zi who had executed two formidable abilities felt rather exhausted; with tiny footsteps, she had once again returned to the surroundment and protection of her fellow contestants. Her long gown danced around her, blossoming like a flower; indifferent and unhurried while she subdued her foes. Her graceful bearing was calm, a beautiful tranquility; like the dying leaves of summer paving the way for autumn. It was indeed an unforgettable impression to others.


    After this sudden ambush, everyone didn��t dare to be careless anymore, thus allowing Archeaphill and Reef to lead the way. As they reached a cornering bend at the end, a morous collision of metals reverberated from both sides. Then a fully armed RDA sturdy worker charged out shockingly, his arms supporting a peculiar circr firearm; ck deep barrels pointing over as he marched in withrge steps, pressing the trigger with great strength!


    Countless zing-red tongues spat out from the muzzle, pummeling against Archeaphill��s greatshield. Dang! Dang! Dang! Dang! Chaotic sounds emerged, along with random sshes of innumerable sparks; painting a magnificently gorgeous scene filled with deathly maliciousness!


    Archeaphill had experienced a hundred battles, and he could tell the RDA worker ahead didn��t possess great strength; this opening was merely opportunistic timing as well as terrain superiority. Currently, Archeaphill retained many various methods to counterattack. He breathed in deeply, but became fiercely stunned to realize a searing pain throbbing at his chest. Hiis heart welled with shock, because he had instead been struck by a bullet that had prated through his greatshield!


    That gun possessed such prative ability!


    Fortunately at this time, the contestants around him had begun retaliating. Mogensha and another two long rangebatants simultaneously acted, as zing hot bullets swivelled towards the fully armed RDA worker. Although he was fully d in solid armour, incessant bullet collisions of ��Dang Dang Dang!�� could be heard. His advancement had been utterly stalled.


    Overwhelmed by a bombardment of firepower, small cracks split surfaced over the RDA worker��s armoured knee. In a sh, 7-8 bullets pierced then into his left knee cap! Even though his fleshy defence wasn��t low, it wasn��t enough to withstand consecutive gunshots. Roaring agonizingly, blood and flesh sprayed into the air, as his left leg was forcefully decimated. Following that, his chest and abdomen received consecutive gunshots, blood gushed out like a fountain as he was swiftly dispatched.


    After ying several RDA workers, it was clear their rtionship with this powerfulrgepany had deteriorated to foes. These few enemies dropped key loots; the majority were white grade and light blue grade. Apart from a light blue grade armour, the rest were random dregs; their only worth was to be sold.


    When the group rushed into the core control room of the valkyrie, they discovered that the original residents here had already fled cleanly; only leaving aplete mess of scattered files and documents. Suddenly, a whistling scream shook the space, Mogensha scrambled forward to observe through the cockpit window; where he immediately witnessed a small lifeboat (shuttle) spitting out faint bluish embers, as it sped into the sky.


    ��F****! They��ve escaped!��


    Sable fumed furiously! Instead, Sheyan gently shook his head and voiced out.


    ��If those bastards wanted to run, they would��ve done so earlier already; why would they entice us to drag for time here and wait for reinforcements? That was probably a desperate contingency that they had no choice to. Which means, we can confirm that what we seek is still on this shuttle.��


    ��Moreover.�� Sheyan paused briefly, cooly continuing. ��They won��t be able to escape. Do you really believe this steel monster of a valkyrie crashed due to machinery malfunction? Furthermore, you can see the dense mass of frightening Mountain Banshees covering the skies.��


    Not even a minute after Sheyan spoke, someone at the forefront of the window immediately yelled out.


    ��Look! They are under attack!��


    10 secondster, a thunderous explosion boomed out. The explosions didn��t cease; probably the shuttle��s random parts suffering consecutive explosions as well.


    The bunch of contestants nced at Sheyan unterally. Instead, Zi faintly snubbed him, her impression of him lowering by half.


    This was because Zi already knew the RDA workers couldn��t escape. However, for such matters with a fixed oue no matter if it was said or not, a truly intelligent person wouldprehend the logic of trampling underneath the obscure shadows of the light; definitely not garnering unnecessary attention or vignce. What she didn��t notice was that after Sheyan observed her expression, his vision flickered slightly.


    Yuan Zhan of the Illume-union appeared to be an ITputer expert, he stepped forward as he strolled towards the control desk upfront, and started operating it; his fingers hammering against the keyboard, producing loud clicking sounds. After a brief pause, his low voice spilled out.


    ��It��s here!��


    After speaking, he pulled down a lever by the side.


    Billowing gas sprayed out, as gusts of white fog sprayed out from the exterior of the valkyrie; a surplus storagepartment. Heavy metallic creaking proceeded closely.


    An enormous storagepartment was utched outside, as it slid down from an inclined ne weightily. The storagepartment was at least a dozen metres long, 3 metres broad and seemed to be no less than 20 tons in weight. Such a transported good of immense scale was indeed something a tiny lifeboat could not carry.


    Meanwhile on the outskirts, every wild beasts suddenly started howling fanatically. Abandoning their opponents on hand, they sprinted like maniacs towards that storagepartment. At this moment, Sheyan and his trio were shocked to discover, the amount of tier-3 legendary creatures had currently amounted to more than 20. There was even a tier-4 Thanator surfacing as their beastly leader!!


    Seeing the current state now, Sheyan��s deductions were indeed correct. The instigating factor for the beast horde, wasn��t their daily lives being disrupted or the allure of blood and food! It was RDA workers stirring the wrath of the ruler of this!


    White fog pervaded into the air; that steel container was swiftly struck opened, and finally exposed the items stored within������

 Chapter 363: Wipe out

    <h4>Chapter 363: Wipe out</h4>


    Wipe out


    Within the steel container was a shocking 10 metre long giant ice block; sparkling and translucent, the ice disyed its forbidden contents extravagantly. Trapped inside was something astonishingly shaped like tree roots, twisted and intertwined, with many strands of white lingering around it. It had a length of at least 7-8 metres. The item revealed a meaty texture, while still exuberating a vour of flora within. Thus, it was simply too difficult to determine its origins at this moment.


    Upon witnessing such an event, numerous contestants groaned depressedly, and staggered several steps back, with some having blood oozing from their nose and mouth. Zi in particr suffered the strongest reaction. She straightforwardly shut her eyes, and sat down exhaustively like a withered flower, as though she had just received a severe blow.


    Sheyan instantly realized that she wasn��t the only exception, and spirit/intelligence based contestants were all affected. As for himself, one with poor spirit and pitiful intelligence, utterly devoid of elemental energy or spiritual force; he widened his eyes as he swept his gaze around, having not the slightest trifling sensation affecting him. It was clear, that object must��ve emitted violent spirit ripples. Thus, the stronger one��s spirit or intelligence, the more severe one was affected.


    Under the insatiable pressure of countless wild beasts, the ice block was rapidly chiselled away, and ultimately melted to the groundpletely. As for that ��tree-roots�� object, once it had interacted with the ground, massive roots sprouted from it and drilled deep into the ground. Instantly, numerous visibly thin white threads seemingly released and extended out in all directions, resulting in the ��tree-roots�� object dposing with unbelievable pace. Through the naked eye, one could vividly see its size dissolving into thin air; and within lesser than short 3 minutes, it utterly dposed.


    ��That��s����! The movie mentioned this before, that various kinds of mystical neural links exists between Pandora��s flora, trees and the ground! Every tree possesses millions of links, like aputerwork or the human��s nervous system; connecting the entire into one body of neuralwork! Those fine spirit threads, are like the mediums of connection between organisms.�� Sheyan��s mind immediately shed with enlightenment.


    ��Sure enough, my guess was correct! The group of RDA workers definitely had acquired something viewed with extreme significance by the mesmerizing divine Eywa of Pandora! Observing how that object dissolved, it was probably an important nourishment for the divine Eywa. Perhaps something like salt to the humans; just requiring a minute consumption daily, but definitely still essential!��


    ��Ho, from what I��ve observed today, then I can reach the next deduction that����the divine Eywa��s main body, may perhaps resemble that of the inherent characteristics of fungus on earth.��


    Since the root cause of the beast horde crisis had been thoroughly rooted out, the waves of feverish and agitated beasts started dispersing. Another thought formed within Sheyan��s heart, yet he wasn��t in a hurry to say it. Instead, he quickly spoke to Yuan Zhan.


    ��I have good news, themunication system of the valkyrie is ruined, probably destroyed during its violent crashnding. Thetest issued message would only probably be the final emergency warning to the mother warship in space before crashing, or to Hell��s gate* base. In other words, they have no further means of external contact. Which goes to say that whatever we have done here, it ispletely oblivious to the mother warship. Delving deeper, our current hostility with the RDApany will gradually subside within 24 hours, and return back to ��amicable��.��


    (TN: * Hell��s gate is the main centre for all human colonial activities on Pandora, and contains the moon��s only spaceport)


    Hush! The pale faced Zi gently exhaled, and she gave off her orders.


    ��ording to the information I��ve gathered, the engine we have to guard entailed by the mission isn��t huge. It is right here, above this core control room. Thus, 3 of us will keep guard over there��although those beasts have withdrawn, it doesn��t mean that the engine is fully invulnerable. From now on till missionpletion, we will rotate in 3 hour shifts������Reef, since we are already allied, your people must participate.��


    Reef lightly replied.


    ��Sure, of course.��


    Zi coughed gently for a while, before continuing.


    ��Next, Archeaphill, Yuan Zhan and Reef please stay behind. Since we are in coboration now, and we possess two top-notch prestigious MT at the present stage, let��s discuss how we can maximize our present interests. The rest, you are free to roam about.��


    Upon hearing that, Sheyan and Mogensha started heading towards the bottom deck of the shuttle, appearing as if they wanted to return to the battlefield and clear it for loots. However, once they left the surveince of the Illume-union personnels, Sheyan took a sudden detour and headed towards the pathway channel towards the shuttle��s cabins. Mogensha curiously asked.


    ��Why are we heading there for?��


    Sheyan whispered sneakily.


    ��Based on my inference, there should be something else waiting for us to uncover.��


    Mogensha shook his head.


    ��Boss, you��re underestimating the Illume-union. I believe that when we were busy with other stuffs, they��ve already cleaned up the entire ce like a dog licking its bone! Moreover, those RDA deserters wouldn��t possibly leave behind any valuable item. Damned! I suddenly have a brilliant idea, we should head over and search the crash site of those bastards.��


    Sheyan smiled humbly.


    ��You��re wrong. There��s another ce they haven��t entered, and there should be something valuable there.��


    As he spoke, that silver-white metallic identification card shimmered brilliantly within his fingers.


    ***************


    Within the narrow steel space, a simple decorated cab stood silently. It was a monotonous sky blue cab, standing atop a greyish patterned fur rug. Such a scenery greeted Sheyan and Mogensha��s view.


    Behind them, a metallic sliding door had been opened, with a silver-white card inserted within the card slot.


    Mogensha directly used the nuzzle of his golden AK to wrench open a armoire by the side. His eyes suddenly glittered.


    SN-9 ��WASP�� Revolver. (The same type of revolver utilized by Colonel Miles Quaritch in the movies)


    Grade: ck


    This weapon is infusible with a horcrux


    State: Mildly damaged.


    Equipment position: Single-handed


    Length: 228 cm


    Weight: 11kg


    Pre-installedponent: Torchlight and Infrared remote sensor (Dismountable). Firearm effective range extended to 300 metres.


    Attack power: 60-80


    Details: Perceptive sense +2 / Agility +5


    Details: Strength -2 / Physique -1 / Charm -3 / Intelligence -1


    Magazine capacity: x4 (Mildly damaged state: Originally x8)


    Shooting speed: 0.3 seconds/ round.


    Equipment requirement: Agility 30 points, Perceptive sense 25 points, ��Basic Long rangebat�� lvl 5.


    Weapon special ability: Wasp�� Stinger - When attacking, 33% chance of neglecting 50% of defence, and deal prative damages*. Its effect holds precedence.


    (TN: *Prative damages is like crushing damages, a special effect)


    ***********


    This revolver should��ve previously been carelessly dumped into the cab after its original owner had discovered a slight malfunction; intending to repair it after finishing whatever work he had on hand. Who knew, his work wouldst forever!


    No doubt, this revolver became Mogensha��s possession. This weapon wasn��t powerful because of other reasons but solely its pre-installedponent! For a sniper, that torchlight and infrared remote sensor was of little value; but to a rifleman, this undoubtedly enhanced one��s effective shooting range by several folds!


    Moreover, that precedence prative effect of 33% was a rather high probability, and further contained a 50% of defence negating property. Complimenting this weapon with Mogensha��s personal abilities, though it was just a revolver, the resultant threatening might was definitely not inferior to any small scale sniper rifle.


    After reaping this benefit, Mogensha continued rummaging through; although he found nothing else, he was already fully satisfied. Gazing at the daydreaming Sheyan standing in front of a desk, he pped his shoulder.


    ��Boss, it��s not bad already. Even though this revolver is ck grade, it is definitely better than some silver storyline grade equipments! Even if we can��t find anything else, it��s not bad already.��


    Sheyan��s lips curled into an enigmatic smile.


    ��You��re wrong, our biggest harvest is this.��


    Mogensha suspiciously nced down towards Sheyan��s fingers. Within it, was a shocking sky-blue padlocked diary, written with careless handwriting. Sheyan was currently browsing through its contents.


    Today. January, day 3. Oh, wrong, day 2. God bless me, I keep forgetting this damned devilish has 25 hours in a day.


    We just received orders to explore area ��VII�� today. I suspect those giant blue-skinned monkeys are watching us.


    God bless us. I heard those Na��vis are segregated into civilized ns and uncivilized aborigines. Simply speaking, you can associate those uncivilized aborigines with that man-eating tribe of humans in New Guinea. In their eyes, humans and direhorses are the same, they are both categorized as food.


    Fortunately, the Na��vis near Hell��s Gate are all civilized ns. They are willing to interact harmoniously with the humans. This was one of the main reason Hell��s Gate was able to be established.


    ��������������


    ��������


    Day 11, January. Flood! Oh my, oh my! Why is there a flood urring in this season, if i didn��t climb up a fern, I would��ve probably been swept away by the muddy river. Something happened with Bambo��s oxygen mask inside the flood. I personally witnessed hisplexion turning into the color of a boiled tomato����


    ��


    Alright, alright. I know Mr Smith would express his apology and just tell us that this was just an ident, outside of their expectations. But the frequency of such ident is really too high!

 Chapter 364: Clues and arrangement

    <h4>Chapter 364: Clues and arrangement</h4>


    Clues and arrangement


    I remained in the mines of Pennsylvania for 5 whole years, and it is already ssified as a highly dangerous zone. Yet ever since stepping foot on this damned, the amounts of casualties I��ve personally seen within this month, have exceeded the past 5 years. No, I��ve never seen so many corpses in my life!


    American dors are cute, but a dead person cannot convert it into beer, drugs or enjoy the huge ass of young girls!


    January, 23rd. We��ve finally arrived at our destination, Triangle Shoals. ording to signals of our detector, the reserves of Pandora Unobtanium crystals here are shockingly unbelievable; moreover, it is an outdoor mine. The detector��s estimation wouldn��t lie. Yet we can��t even locate a single vein of ore����fine, fine! Those wretched experts from headquarters exined to us that this was probably due to the ores scattering excessively across a vast region; something our current excavation technology cannot extract. Thus, the value doesn��t warrant extensive excavation.


    I wanna screw all those expert��s mother��s ass!!!! We risked tremendous dangers, losing seven of us just for that single retarded answer? However, I managed to gather a chunk of Unobtanium crystal from the nearby river. Its purity seems rather high, and the quantity isn��t small. I��ll just bring this back quietly and appraise it. If it is really a high purity crystal, then it will be the first bucket of gold in my life. What teamwork, what discipline, what RDApany, they can all screw off.


    January, 25th. We set off once again. To guard against my unreliable brain cells from forgetting certain precious objects, I will record the coordinates of the Triangle beach. It is xxx,xxx location.


    January, 27th. We��ve actually being conscripted! Trudging for an entire two weeks without rest, and even after suffering 7 casualties, we��ve actually been conscripted! Moreover, their destination requires us to trek through that Windstone hignd. Heavens, I know of arge n of over 400 na��vis coincidentally residing in that area. Their n is called the Mosake n, tranted as Toxic Arrowhead. More critically, they are an uncivilised barbarian n!


    January, 29th. Yes, I admit I rejected that exploration order. I��m afraid half a year worth of sry is in jeopardy, but let those american dors go down the drain.


    Life is still the most important, I have a premonition the majority wouldn��t make it back alive. Their bodies will end up beneath tree roots, or inside the bellies of wild beasts, or impaled on wooden hunting pikes, or lodged between the canine tooth and tongue of Na��vi aborigines. As for me who decided to keep watch inside this valkyrie, I will definitely make it back to Hell��s Gate alive!


    ������������


    ����������


    Browsing till here, Sheyan started to nod slightly. Instead, Mogensha curiously eximed.


    ��Sheet, what kind of person still uses a manual diary in this era! I reckon it should��ve been a 3D hologram imagery.��


    Sheyan replied gently.


    ��Images are merely illusions, diaries can be legacies and passed down. Also, you cannot expect them to constantly have a supply of electricity while trekking through the wild. Even in a grave crisis, a burnt twig can be used as a pen to detail down events.��


    At this moment, footsteps echoed in from the door. Without a change of expression, Sheyan kept the diary, while Mogensha was currently ying with his new toy. An Illume-union member appeared, poking his head in as he suspiciously swept his gaze around. Finally, it settled onto that unique new revolver of Mogensha, his eyes leaping with envious gaze before he left.


    Afterwards, Sheyan desired to head outside to explore - especially that ce where the mystical ��tree-root�� object had dposed. Even a minute understanding of the mysterious divine Eywa would make wonders. As for Mogensha, he decided to see if there were random junk worth picking up This didn��t just include dead beast carcasses, but also contestants.


    After walking for some time, they discovered there weren��t much contestants left in this western region battlefield. Presently, those around were all leaning against the walls and panting heavily, but filled with a new lease of life and were rejoicing. Yet something worth mocking, was that the majority of ��AMP suits�� contestant users had in fact died the fastest! From the highest heavens, Mountain Banshees seemed to harbour deep hatred for those metallic armoured monsters, hence turning them into their target of interests. Once an ��AMP suit�� user fell, other wild savage beasts made it impossible to climb back up.


    After they arrived near the exit of the shuttle, the two of them couldn��t help feeling startled. Blood! So much blood! With every trampling footstep, it was like waddling inside a pool of blood. The sorrowful sight of red would sent shivers down one��s heart, causing boiling blood to surge into their heads! Everyone around, things and object, were all soaked in thin and transparent red blood! An insipid rusty smell permeated through the air.


    Dead carcasses littered every inch of the ground; it was evident that the endless streams of beasts had upied superiority, thus forcing the defending contestants to retreat back into the shuttle. Although it was presently deathly still, observing this tragic scenery, would cause traumatizing screams of contestants and roars of beasts to continue ringing in their ears; interweaved into a mournful despair only found in the depths of hell.


    This was an indescribably despairing battle. There were no losers, no captives and no pity. Weaker ones became food, stronger ones were rewarded with survival. Mogensha observed a badly decapitated ghastly white bloodied hand, that was still twitching slightly over a desk within the channel pathway.


    Then a furry w ferociously seized that decapitated hand. Grunts, bone crunching and whimpers blended together. A heavily wounded and famished viperwolf had pounced up; though its belly boasted of a gruesome wound with intestines spilling out, it voraciously chomped onto the severed hand of a contestant. Its reddened eyes had blood oozing out.


    Mogensha released a burst shot of 3. A fiery bullet injected into its chest, as a blood lotus sshed out, followed by a flip in midair; then two following bullets spiralled into the gruesome belly wound. Mutually shing inside, the bullets triggered an explosion and utterly finished off the viperwolf. He then gazed towards the scattered mess of flesh ahead, and couldn��t help grumbling.


    ��Dammit, will there even be survivors here?��


    After Sheyan stepped outside and surveyed his environment, he stared into the skies and sighed deeply.


    ��That Zi is really not simple, she actually managed to uncover the mission��s snare, and were right on our heels. Although the Illume-union had lost over half of their members, their core group is still perfectly intact. In the following battles, they would undoubtedly upy leading positions!��


    Mogensha earnestly pondered and replied.


    ��Zi has always been a smart and powerful woman. That year because of her, the Metals Professor was able to brazenly break free from her previous party, and establish the Symbiosis sect. Apart from that, while observing Yuan Zhan operating theputer earlier, I noticed he seemed to have obtained a rtively crucial report. It should be the location coordinates pertaining to Hell��s gate base. If the Illume-union doesn��t harbour sincerity in cooperating, then they wouldn��t divulge this information.��


    ��Hell��s Gate location����?�� Sheyan��s brows furrowed, as he nodded. ��I understand.��


    At present, humans had discovered Pandora for dozens of years already. To exploit and develop this dangerous, beautiful and fertile was definitely not an easy feat, it no doubt required adequate preparations. One matter of chief importance, was naturally to establish a perpetual solid base foundation.


    Because Pandora was too excessively far from earth, therefore transportation costs had inted to an extremely astonishing height. Thus, virtually all metalponents, weapons and mechanics were all locally explored, extracted and assembled on Pandora itself. After dozens of years of harsh constructions, that current base had finally reached a basic extent.


    Humans lived in a poisonous atmosphere here, along with the constant lurking of various vicious and savage Pandorian beasts; this was akin to living in hell. Therefore, the humans hailed their base as Hell��s Gate. Its other official name was ��Resource Development Association (RDA) Extra-sr Colony-01��.


    Previously, Yuan Zhan had already confirmed thatmunication systems had been destroyed after the valkyrie crashnded. Therefore, the Hell��s Gate personnels from the RDApany wouldn��t be aware of everything that had happened here; and their attitude towards the contestants should remain as ��amicable��. This otherwise implied the possibility of more missions, side missions that would allow substantial prolonging of their duration in this world. Thus undoubtedly, the coordinates of Hell��s gate would be extremely precious.


    Sheyan nodded, and followed their earlier n to head over to that area where the mystical object had rapidly dposed. Because of the multitudes of corpses and blood present, when they arrived, there were already numerous contestants scanning through the area. Evidently, though the grass here had suffered from excessive stampeding by the beasts, yet for some unknown reason, it was flourishing more than ever. Not only that, a queer smell permeated the air here, something that Sheyan had never smelled before in his life.


    After staying here for barely 5 minutes, Reef suddenly contacted Sheyan through the party channel.


    ��Zi raised two requests, and they seem rather fair. Should I agree to them?��

 Chapter 365: Taking the initiative to recruit? no…..

    <h4>Chapter 365: Taking the initiative to recruit? no��..</h4>


    Taking the initiative to recruit? no����


    Sheyan paused for a moment and replied.


    ��Her first request is regarding the coordinates of Hell��s Gate, no? Is the second request for us to lead a reconnaissance team to search that RDA lifeboat that crashed after escaping?��


    Reef immediately turned slightly sluggish.


    ��Yeah, she wants to sell the coordinates of the Hell��s Gate for 30,000 utility points; but if we are willing to lead an expedition to that shuttle, then it would be free.��


    Without hesitation, Sheyan replied.


    ��Reject all. If Hell��s Gate is host to more missions, then she would be begging to bring us along. Besides, the current Illume-union is alreadycking in manpower and if they possess an additional MT, plus my formidable supportive buffs, then their own chances would increase substantially.��


    ��As for that matter to explore the shuttle������that is a brainless mission! Such an obvious trail, every contestant would have eyes on it. Even if we manage to reap any benefits, we would probably offend many others around. We must consider this problem in the perspective of that leader, Zi! She shudders the interest of at least a dozen others on her shoulder, while we are only 3! Granted that even if both sides suffer, we would still be earning more!��


    Reef sighed; to him, it instantly became clearer that he really wasn��t cut out to be a party leader.


    ��������ok, I��ve rejected her. We are now stuck in a deadlock.��


    Sheyan continued.


    ��Then draw lots for the duty shifts to keep watch over the shuttle��s engine����you should��ve heard of the phrase ��seekingmon grounds while holding back�� right. Since we can��t reach an agreement and have sunk into an awkward deadlock now, then let��s first settle matters pertaining to our agreement; it can help to alleviate the awkward atmosphere. Adding on, it seems like the weakness of this Zi should be her unwillingness to concede. Our 3 days alliance contract of no mutual conflict between contestants had costed her 20,000 utility points, that is why she seeks 30,000 utility points in remuneration.��


    ��After suggesting to draw lots, the atmosphere here became lighter. Our shift is from 2200 at night to 2500������so what should we do now?�� Reef asked.


    (TN: Remember Pandora has an extra hour)


    Sheyan paused briefly and replied.


    ��Our current strength is still rather flimsy. Okay, now that the contestants have been filtered out, the ones left should be of good standards. We can try recruiting several temporary members. Also, I believe there is a map in this valkyrie that details the regions the humans have explored here. Although the map is very likely to be in the Illume-union��s hands now, we still cannot eliminate the other possibilities. If there are more clues, please notify me.��


    At present, after the battle had concluded, the rough estimation of 400 contestants entering this realm war had now filtered to about 70 plus contestants. Of course, amongst the filtered 300 plus contestants, only about a hundred died in battle, the rest had fled back to the realm. As for the Illume-union, they upied a major portion constituting roughly 25 members, and were the party with the greatest members left. Under their powerful influence, they would probably be able to rope in 5-6 members from the remaining contestants. If factoring other parties also recruiting helpers, then Sheyan would be roughly left with not even 10 others to persuade.


    However to Sheyan, if his ns were to advance smoothly, minimally for now, he wouldn��t becking manpower in this world. But since the party had already been established, then it was naturally better to prepare for rainy days. If any new blood was worthy of enticing and nurturing, then they would definitely consider investing in such good prospect stocks.


    ***************


    Currently, after affirming that the beastly horde had retreated, the contestants had begun congregating in groups and clusters; discussing on the matter ahead. In reality, it wasn��t only Sheyan that possessed astute intellect and robust luck. For example there were still several constants who survived with their ��AMP suits��, and were arrogantly pacing about in those gigantic metal suits. Naturally, these people would hold core positions in the future. Moreover, ording to Mogensha��s gathered intelligence, there were 4 resurrection tanks that had actually been purchased by others!


    Very swiftly, a team boasting 30 members soon emerged. Members of the Illume-union upied half of this expedition team, and their destination was obviously that crashed RDA shuttle approximately 5-6 kilometres away. The significance of this was extremely important to the Illume-union; firstly, it was to rake in any immense fortunes from the airne crash.


    Secondly, if there were still RDA workers who survived, it was essential to����silence them! If not, once a lucky survivor managed tomunicate to superiors of the current events, the priceless coordinates of Hell��s Gate in the Illume-union��s possession would be reduced to worthless nothing!


    At this moment, Sheyan��s attention was directed to his right. Two contestants were approaching him, both of which Sheyan recognized. It was that contestant with extremely formidable scouting abilities, Uzel; and the other was the twin-daggers agile expert, Lille. They strolled towards Sheyan, as Uzel begun with a slight smile.


    ��Hi, Seaman. I have some matters to discuss with you.��


    Sheyan nodded in reply.


    ��Sure, please speak.��


    Uzel nced into Sheyan��s eyes with sincerity and continued.


    ��After fighting shoulder to shoulder with you, Lille and I felt that you are an extremely valiant dude. Of course, needless to say Reef is a rare MT. Hence, Lille and I are willing������


    *******************


    Lille was probably a more impatient and impetuous character, and he interrupted. ��Uzel and I are willing to be your rmenders; join our Banks Syndicate!��


    Initially when Sheyan was listening to their verbal performance; honestly speaking, he harboured certain anticipation, and even felt rather heroic with a sense of dominance to recruit them. Yet after listening to thest sentence Lille uttered with a sense of superiority, he almost choked out a mouthful of blood. Fortunately, he had learnt how to cover up his emotions by now, and purposefully gasped in shock.


    ��Banks Syndicate? Then you guys������


    Uzel boasted and sneered.


    ��That��s correct, Lille and I are both reserve-duty Growth-hunters! We obviously have the authority to invite you into this party of dominance!��


    Sheyan nced at them, neither servile nor overbearing as he replied.


    ��Though the Banks Syndicate is indeed incredible, but in such a powerful party, reserved members are always exploitedmodity! As the saying goes, I rather be the chicken��s head than the phoenix��s tail. I would probably do better with Reef slowly developing our party.��


    Lille hastened him.


    ��With our rmendations, your reserve trial period would only be one world, then you can enjoy the treatments of official members. Isn��t that good enough?��


    Sheyan returned a humble smile as he shook his head.


    ��To an ordinary contestant, that is great! But to me and Reef, it isn��t enough. If you two have anything else, please tell.��


    Uzel��s expression changed slightly; Sheyan was a rare type of support contestant, and Reef was a rarer MT. These two were both talents that were hard toe by in the realm. Moreover, though Seaman didn��t possess high offensive capabilities, he had performed rather shrewdly in general circumstances; obviously a character that wouldn��t release the hawk until seeing the hare*. Hence, he reckoned using illusory and unreal reasonings to persuade him would be impossible, thus he continued earnestly.


    (TN: *someone that doesn��t act without purpose or incentive)


    ��Since Seaman is being so frank, so will I. We currently need to acquire the title of three milestones, ��Plunderer��, ��Prate�� and ��Headhunter��. We require your assistance.��


    Having slight misgivings, Sheyan asked.


    ��Headhunter? What��s that?��


    Lille replied.


    ��Acquiring 3 longbows of the Na��vi folk. Under normal circumstances, you can imagine the chances of them dropping a longbow loot after being yed.��


    Sheyan deliberated briefly before replying.


    ��What are you guys trying to achieve with that many titles?��


    Uzelughed in response.


    ��Since we��ve all just went through a life and death battle together, I won��t hide anything. These 3 milestone titles aren��t considered top quality, but they are extremely useful after title synthesizing.��


    Lille��s gaze shed with an ominous glint, his face sullen as he interrupted.


    ��Since you guys aren��t willing to join our Banks Syndicate, we can still employ the both of you. Your remuneration will be 5,000 utility points.��


    Hearing the ��high valuation�� of 5,000 utility points, Sheyan��s left brow raised like a de. His expression instead, remained calm as he swiftly browsed through the relevant information.


    The requirements for ��Plunderer�� was to acquire 1,000 units of Pandora Unobtanium crystals. (Crystal purity cannot be lower than 16.8%).


    Requirements for ��Prate�� is to acquire 10 longhorns of dire horses.


    In addition to that ��Headhunter�� milestone, the entire mission requirements wasn��t considered too tough. However, it appeared like Uzel and Lille weren��t nning to utilize their reserve-duty Growth-hunter prowess. Besides, that strength could only be activated for four times.


    Hence with the conditions Uzel offered, it was obviously trying to take advantage of Sheyan and Reef!


    Sheyan muttered to himself inconceivably before replying.


    ��To aplish these milestones, I need a very detailed report. For example the location of those pandora unobtanium crystals. Moreover, direhorses are the Na��vi��s mounts, they definitely possess certain individual attributes.��


    Lille lightly replied.


    ��Those reports have already been gathered by us.��


    Sheyan smiled and continued.


    ��Then since that��s the case, then okay sure. My conditions are simple - 20,000 utility points, 5 potential points and all relevant reports you gathered. Moreover, all battle loots earned during the process of acquiring the milestone titles would be given to us, or else no need for further negotiations.��


    Lille��s eyes shed with maliciousness, as he fumed thickly.


    ��A lion opening its mouth too widely, aren��t you scared your stomach will burst?��


    (TN: It means trying to swallow more than one can bear.)


    Sheyan stuck up his lips slightly, standing up as he patted his ass in reply.


    ��Goodbye, I leave you with a free suggestion. Go and find Archeaphill of the Illume-union or another party��s MT, see if there are willing to help you guys.��


    ***********

 Chapter 366: Seize the opportunity to lay eggs

    <h4>Chapter 366: Seize the opportunity toy eggs</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Lille and Uzel were both exceedingly clear; why would Archeaphill even chip in to help them now? Apart from Reef and Archeaphill, there were no other revealed MTs around. Bluntly putting, they were just trying to use the name of the Banks Syndicate and status as Reserve-duty Growth-hunters to coerce the two, and devalue both of them. However, neither oil nor butter could work on this Seaman. To describe him in greedy context, he was someone who wouldn��t release the hawk until he saw the hare; putting it in uglier context, someone who wouldn��t shed tears until he saw the coffin!


    Lille frowned, his eyes glinting ominously as he took half a step forward. Yet who knew, a sudden distinctive AK gunshots resounded from afar, striking against the patch of grass in front Lille. Sheyan then smiled humbly.


    ��I guess you aren��t aware; Big boss Reef had just signed a party alliance contract with Zi.��


    After tossing this sentence out, their expressions turned stiff instantly. Sheyanughed loudly as he strolled away.


    ************


    After an interval of nearly 2 hours, the contestants returned from the exploration of the crashed lifeboat shuttle. Though they didn��t managed to find anything worthy amidst the remnants, they could confirm one fact; there were no survivors of that violent ne crash.


    Yet something was worth mentioning; even though the expedition garnered no harvest, when the lifeboat shuttle crashed, a tier-2 legendary Mountain Banshee had its wings injured by it during the assault, and hadnded onto the ground.


    Although it was injured, it remained dreadfully menacing; requiring the contestants to unify and deliver deadly attacks against it. The oue was needless to say; trapped on the ground, the Mountain Banshee was reduced to flesh and bones. Yet more importantly, a minute probability ured when its dropped silver key was used.


    A Dark-gold grade essory had emerged!


    This piece of news instantly produced wild reactions from all contestants. However, it insteadnded in the hands of an unknown contestant. It was said that after the contestant acquired it, that contestant disappeared into the thick green forest of Pandora;pletely unwilling to allow other contestants to loot from a burning house*!


    (TN: * Means profit from other��s misfortune, refers to killing him and looting him)


    Dark-gold grade������and essory!!


    Two keywords that could already send thrills when apart, what morebined together! Such an equipment could trigger the rising winds and scudding clouds*, releasing a violent reaction that couldn��t be described by simple addition of 4+4 = 8, but instead an amplification of 4x4 = 16! No doubt, every contestants seemingly felt like they were injected with cardiac stimnts, as everyone begun considering the possibility of hunting more legendary creatures.


    (TN: *chinese idiom, means creating turbulent situations.)


    Presently, amongst the filtered contestants left, there were probably 5 or 6 reserve-duty Growth-hunters for every 10 contestants - formidable individuals who had touched the boundary of power! If they were willing to activate their incredible taboo strength, ying tier-2 or even tier-2 legendary creatures wouldn��t necessarily be a delusion!


    While the contestants were being stirred up, Reef brought someone to Sheyan, mentioning that he was willing to join their party. Actually, this person was no stranger, but was that western region sniper, Jin Ximin. While cooperating with them previously, a fond impression andpatibility dawned on him, thus he took the initiative to approach.


    Without saying much, Sheyan allowed Reef to recruit him; offering Jin Ximin with a temporary member status. Although he could only enjoy the bonus skill of ��Asylum lvl 1�� and couldn��t view other advanced skills of the party; upon joining the party, he could still earnestly observe a boost of 100 HP and 100 MP! This bonus caused him to involuntarily gasped in praise.


    Mogensha had also rmended another person, Makaji, who treaded the path of summoners. His charm was rather outstanding, and was extremely precise with his research on various creature characteristics. It was him who had proposed burying the beast carcasses, and he was actually a biologist back in the present world. Hence, though he had presently lost his strongest summon, he still managed to ingeniously survive the beast horde.


    But that wasn��t the main point����the main point was the ��AMP suit�� he shockingly possessed! Although the suit seemed disadvantageous when fighting in a beast horde, that was because the hordeprised of an entire sea of wild beasts, alongside the wild ravaging of legendary creatures! But during normal circumstances, it would definitely y a core part in battle tactics.


    Bluntly put, even if a piece of trash was the one inside the ��AMP suit��, the trash��s position would be inted to even a core member in a sh. Moreover, contestants who treaded the path of summoners shuddered one crucial factor - their potential was immense; if they managed to tame a mind-blowingly tyrannical creature, they would be like a born again daoist!


    Mogensha had probably stayed in the Symbiosis sect for too long, and was extremely knowledgeable about summoner type contestants. Or perhaps, the impression left by Fanu was so profound that it was hard to erase. Thus, he favoured Makaji who had lost his strongest summon, and proactively lobbied to bring him into the party as a temporary member.


    Regarding Makaji, Sheyan��s impression of him had ceased at the point he proposed to clean up the battlefield. Following that, he hadn��t noticed him����since that was so, Sheyan couldn��t help but feel a sense of chilliness and apprehension in his heart.


    But he immediately looked down at his hands,


    The hands that possessed the apex strength of 49 points!!


    Instantly, his lips curled into a faint smile, and didn��t object Mogensha��s idea.


    ****************


    Presently, it was nearing noon. The contestants possessed gant might, but hunger still crept up fast. Not too longter, a bunch of familiar people gathered together while wolfing down their food. Mogensha lifted a bowl of maize congee. The cornflour used to cook his porridge was first roasted before grinding into powder. The congee was then mixed with seafood, mushroom, cream, bacon and various ingredients. Mogensha squinted his eyes as he apparently seemed rather content.


    After downing the bowl of congee, Mogesha produced a giant hamburger; a savoury roasted veal, and dark-green lettuce sandwiched between.


    Inparison, Reef appeared more dignified; shimmering utensils, pearly white te and folded handkerchief����nicely slicing his Bay of Biscay ham perfectly, hepleted it with italian mozzare. Finally, his main course was rustic mincemeat bacon saut��, and ended it with champagne.


    Instead, it was Sheyan who had the simplest of meals. In the vicinity of Xiwu pier, there was a famous stew boiler and barbeque, Authentic taste, which was the craftsmanship of a war veteran that brought it to Taiwan; whose legacy had been passed down 3 generations. It was said the old boss could beat his chest and swear that its marinade hadn��t changed once in 27 years. Sheyan ignited a spiritmp, indulging his steamed bun inside the piping hot stew. That unique fragrance resulted in Mongesha and Reef pausing unterally, insisting on free-loading at all costs.


    After the trio ate their fill, a gloomy Lille found his way here. Without formalities, he eded to Sheyan��s conditions, straightforwardly divulging his gathered report to Sheyan. Ultimately, he formed a nightmare imprint officiated pact with Sheyan; its contents detailed a third of remunerations once aplishing milestones. There were no chance for regrets anymore.


    While signing the pact, Sheyan could feel the ring sun as he reflexively lowered his head to knead his temples, and abruptly sneezed loudly. At this point, Sheyan felt a vague sense of abnormality, and instantly audited the pact once more, but finding nothing strange. He then turned to whisper several words to Mogensha. Mogensha��s expression changed while listening, finally he left them with a cheerful expression.


    After receiving the reports, Sheyan feigned a little and handed them to Reef; allowing Reef to scrutinize it for an extended period. On the other hand, he himself sat beside and carefully contemted for any snares involved. Even though he had considered the fact that both guys seeked to aplish their milestones, it wasn��t likely for them to offer fake details. But things couldn��t merely be left to fate. As the saying goes, prudence sails for a thousand years, being overly cautious wouldn��t hurt.


    Lille waited for a full half an hour, and finally frowned as he berated loudly.


    ��OI! How f***** long do I need to wait?��


    Reef coldly replied.


    ��Very soon, just wait for AK to return.��


    After 10 minutes, Mogensha finally returned; bringing a total of 4 other contestants over. Amongst the 4 was Huckle from the Illume-union, that same Huckle who was Archeaphill��s assistant tank. The other three held long rangebat roles. Representing the Illume-union, Huckle walked over. His first sentence directly caused the pupil in Lille��s eyes to tighten and crumble.


    ��Hey! Money isn��t the problem. Can you guys really promise the swiftpletion of the milestone ��Plunderer��?��


    At present, Sheyan��s newest recruited party members, Jin Ximin and Makaji, had also arrived. Facing Huckle��s questioning, Mogensha immediately snorted with disdain.


    ��You recognize big boss Reef, right! Huckle, even Archeaphill holds him in high regards.��


    Huckle nodded.


    ��Yes, that is so.��


    Mogensha then patted Sheyan��s shoulders.


    ��I don��t have to introduce Seaman right, he fought alongside you guys for a while.��


    Huckle��s face became unsightly, because Sheyan��s previous performance had ced heavy pressure onto him. However, Huckle remained forting.


    ��Hmph, Seaman is very formidable. Even the boss said so.��

 Chapter 367: Ambush direhorse

    <h4>Chapter 367: Ambush direhorse</h4>


    Speaking till here, Huckle had expressed his agreeableness. However, the other 3 contestants still appeared rather hesitant. Ironware could only be forged when hot, and to make someone foot the bill, one must first make him convinced. Thus, Mogensha pointed to the ��AMP suit�� that Makaji had ced by the side.


    ��This is the battle tool supplied by my temporary member. Not only that, he understands the characteristics of those devils like the back of his hand. The crux of burying the carcasses over the battlefield, was primarily raised by him.��


    Huckle instantly nodded his head in satisfaction. The existence of that ��AMP suit�� provided ample persuasiveness already.


    Finally, Mogensha pointed towards Lille and Uzel.


    ��Those two are powerful reserve-duty Growth-hunters. They have already gathered an iparablyprehensive intelligence report and will be operating together with us; promising their utmost to safeguard our safety! This is the squad configuration; a valiant MT, a top-notch support, unparalleled firepower output, thebined oppression of two reserve-duty Growth-hunters, a perfectly detailed report and preparations. That is why i dare to guarantee that you guys will obtain your desired milestone before nightfall. Moreover, the price is cheap beyond imagination, gents����what are you hesitating about?��


    Hearing Mogensha��s pitch; not only Huckle exhibited satisfaction, even the other 3 contestants couldn��t help but nod. A bow and arrow user had even called another friend over! Mogensha then charged a fee and inscribed their contracts����every milestone aplished would cost a fee of 5,000 utility points / 5 potential points, or something of equal value. Everyone felt justified by the price, and had zero queries.


    Instead, it was Lille and Uzel who had eyes that were about to spit mes out!!


    This entire list of relevant milestone information, was the product of them begging their grandpas and grandmas, risking untold hardships and ultimately fine tuned it to perfection. They had offered it to Sheyan and the rest, but they hadn��t anticipated that this group of sluts would turn it into a swindling bazaar, and even profit from it! What was worst was that they couldn��t even dream of a single cent, and instead had to pay them. Where was the fairness? If heaven had eyes, why weren��t these scumbags being punished?


    Uzel and Lille looked on with envy, hate and jealousy. Their sour resentful hearts urging them to pick up their swords and assassinate these scoundrels. However, they wouldn��t be able to duplicate Sheyan��s tactic. Why was that so?


    The logic was simple, it was all due to the squad��s configuration.


    Even though their prowess had touched the peak of this world, yet what does being a reserve-duty Growth-hunter mean? It meant that unless on the brink of life and death, they absolutely wouldn��t want to trigger that frightening strength. Yet more crucially, judging by the feedback of their actions; Lille was modelled towards a closebat agility based contestant. Uzel��s perceptive sense was immensely high, and utilized merely a pistol in battle; he was definitely hiding his true prowess. Yet it could be confirmed that these kids weren��t able to tank the front������


    Without one to tank, who the f*** will believe them!!!


    Almost everyone were aware of the fearsomeness of this world��s beasts by now. So what if there were two reserve-duty Growth-hunters, the realm��s fundamental was still survival. Yes, you could kill your opponent quickly, but the same thing could be said of the opponent!


    Inparison to Sheyan��s squad; MT, support, assistant MT (��AMP suit��) with these 3 core variables, even a mentally impaired person would choose them. The logic was simple. Putting it straightforward, even in a crisis, it was surely the frontal MT who dies first. At least, there would still be some time to flee.


    *******************


    An exceptionally limpid river flowed along here. On its left, stood arduously steep cliffs, while a spacious grasnd upied its right. Not too far away, was a slice of dense luscious thicket forest. The river was at least 30 metres wide, but its water rtively shallow, at most reaching to one��s calf. Craggy rocks littered the riverbank. Purple waterfowls could be seen perching atop rocks that poked through the river surface, their gaze shining down onto the water.


    That creature was called a Stingbat, entirely covered in dazzling bright purple and had four wings. Its body was a hybrid of pigeons and wild duck, over their yellowish chest was a unique linearposition of sensory nerves; allowing them keen senses to detect various mini organism and disturbances in the river. Their transparent fangs and intersecting fangs were used to deal with slippery fish types, only their scorpion-like tail stinger contained definite venom. To contestants, it wasn��t considered a threatening creature, unless it numbered to the hundreds.


    Intuitively speaking, one could brand these creatures as dragonflies of the present world - obviously an amplified version.


    ��Dammit.�� Hiding within the nearby thicket, Reef frustratedly nced at the time. ��ording to Uzel��s report, now is the period where direhorses would visit here to drink water, why aren��t they here yet? Don��t tell me the report was mistaken?��


    ��Impossible. I believe those direhorses will definitely show up.�� Makaji suddenly voiced out. ��Please carefully observe the rocks by the riverbanks, its surfaces have been smoothened by friction. It must be due to certain massive creatures constantly brushing against it. Moreover, the area around thergest rocks are vacant, and smooth. Besides, that exuberant meadow should be long overgrown, but only grassroots remain and also seems like their nectar was treated as dessert. This undoubtedly trantes to the creature being a herbivore. There��s one final reason, and perhaps the most important one.��


    Till here, Makaji paused briefly.


    ��When we started surveying the terrain, I waded over to the other bank and discovered many subsided vestiges at the opposite cliff. The rocky surface appeared creamy white, after sampling, it tasted rather salty. That is the main reason those direhorses will show up. Periodically, they will trudge through the river to consume rock salt to preserve their flourishing vitality.��


    Indeed so. Not long after Makaji finished speaking, morous galloping reverberated from the distance. During the earlier battles at the valkyrie, direhorses did not show up; probably because they weren��t adept in directbat. However, when mounted by Na��vis and their longbows, then undoubtedly it transformed into a virtual nightmare of the grasnds.


    Appearing before their very eyes were roughly 50 heads of direhorses. They each had 6 vigorous long legs, and were covered with grey and blue stripes. Possessing a long neck and a tiny head, mysterious spots like pupils painted their skin. Armour coated their entire body, from the neck to the back of their head. Two antennas stretched out from their ears, which could be neurally linked to the na��vis to control their movements.


    Because Pandora��s gravity was weaker than earth��s, the direhorses reached 5 metres in length and 4 metres in height. They were smart but docile, and could be easily startled sparking them to flee at a top speeds of 95 km/hr. Of course, the milestone ��Prate�� required the horn to be acquired through ying male direhorses. Currently the tough issue Sheyan and the rest faced, was that once a battle breaks out, it will trigger a fleeing stampede of these robust horses!


    One must understand, as an excellent mount, direhorses possessed rtively good defence and health. With an instinctive nature for fleeing once being attacked, killing them was a rather difficult operation. Moreover, wouldn��t Sheyan and the rest have to at least y a couple dozen of these direhorses to satisfy everyone��s request?


    Hence at this very moment, a trap was essential.


    The trap wasid based on the fundamental requirements the direhorses had for this ce.


    Makaji not only possessed in-depth knowledge on creature traits, he also contaminated the rock salt of the opposite cliff with a certain drug. That drug was concocted ording to characteristics of the present world zebra, one that would cause them to prematurely start breeding season. Yet it was well known that mating creatures would turn irritable, furious and would disregard everything else. It was the same reason why many convicts were given the death penalty, due to the poprbination of rape and murder����


    The ecosphere environment of Pandora wasn��t vastly different from Earth; apart from their build and some physiologyposition, direhorses can be categorized together with horses of earth. Thus, Makaji had a seventy percent confidence level of his drug seeding. Of course if Makaji��s ��Animal aphrodisiac�� wasn��t effective, Sheyan still had a second contingency - which was pre-installing 7-8 ��stumbling ropes��. As long as they directed the horses to rush in only one direction alongside the riverbank, then there was still a chance of stalling at least half the pack.


    Observing the direhorsespping by the riverbank, their feet gradually trampled against the rocks; finally, they wadded over the river, and started chewing off the rock salts. At that moment, everyone was feeling very apprehensive. But not 5 minutester, two direhorse suddenly dragged out a neigh, before they started whiffing at an opposite sex��s ass. Then burying their heads down, the two males started to collide severely against each other. Bang! Bang! Bang! The oppressive thumping sounded like two ancient warriors duelling each other.


    Makaji clenched his fist in excitement.


    ��Sess!��


    Following that, more and more direhorses started to copte and carried out duels. They could see the robust and elongated ��whips�� of the males. A fishy foul smell assailed their nostrils. Sheyan then gestured towards Jin Ximin. The sniper then raised his gun.


    Not a single gunfire rumble,


    This was because he had utilized a silencer. Although it would substantially decrease the might of his weapon, it could maximize the rate of covertly striking at the enemy. (The gun used is a Steyr AUG of Counter terrorist in Counter-strike)


    (TN: author writes him as a sniper but the steyr aug is an assault rifle not a sniper, so he probably still possesses a hidden sniper rifle)

 Chapter 368: Deeper into Pandora forest

    <h4>Chapter 368: Deeper into Pandora forest</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Broiling projectiles silently whizzed out, piercing urately into the armour of a direhorse; causing light yellow bodily fluid to ssh out. Under normal circumstances, this timid horse would immediately take off. Yet during matting while it beared the painful torment, it swung its hateful gaze over. Raising its tremendous solid hoofs, it broke into a frenzied charge towards here!


    Immersed in copting, the pack of direhorse was now a chaotic mess. The foul fishy smell pervaded the air and assailed their nostrils. Female direhorses excitedly dug deeper into the soil, awaiting the duelling victor of the incessantly colliding stallions. Thus, such a wildly furious and deserting direhorse behavior wentpletely unnoticed.


    When the direhorse charged into the thicket, it was instantly slowed down by Reef��s raging ��Shattering Cardiac Roar��. In a split second, the contestants lying in ambush pounced up like wolves and tigers; one-sided assaults came pouring down in torrents, directed towards its legs.


    The direhorse had astonishing defence, but after two legs were fractured, its movement speed greatly plunged. Immediately, the squad shifted their assaults to its chest. The direhorses had many vertically arranged operculum* on the chest muscles, which allowed them to increase the amount of air they intake with each breath. Thus, this allowed the direhorses to reach greater speeds and endurance.


    (TN: *Nostril-like opening)


    But due to that fact, it became an area thatcked protection and was exceptionally weaker; which was most probably the vital spot, frequently resulting in greater damages.


    Sheyan took special notice of Lille and Uzel, whose performance had been merely average. Lille��s offence was rapid, biting and sleek, with blood trailing from every de ray; a mncholic disy of blood. As for Uzel, he carefully aimed his pistol and fired, seemingly dishing out pretty decent explosive strike rate; supposedly traversing the path of single-unit high damage output.


    In a short span, that direhorse was mercilessly cut down, disying discolored lifeless eyes as it twitched. Due to the earlier pact - ��every single battle loot would be monopolized by party Ace during the process of aplishing the milestones��, Sheyan tantly picked up the dropped white key. Thus, he sessfully acquired a longhorn required by the milestone ��Prate��.


    At this moment, Jin Ximin had begun raising his sniper rifle and continued his stealthy seduction. However, this time, his bulletnded inside the eye of a unlucky direhorse, who was in the midst of a duel. That direhorse neighed furiously, abandoning its opponent as it galloped over. As for its male opponent, it wasn��t willing to take things lying down, as it pursued hot on its heels; ��You little guy trying to run after kicking and biting me??? No way!�� (Horse neighing)


    Undoubtedly, Sheyan��s squad simultaneously epted the two ordinary direhorse. As time trickled by, they ughtered through the entire pack of direhorses within 1 hour; of which, only a few female horses seemed to have awoken from their dreams and fled hastily. Amongst the dropped loots, apart from rolls of leather, horse bone etc, there were 3 direhorse neural whips (The antenna) that were branded as valuable objects. Those 3 whips should possibly worth much back in Hell��s Gate base of the RDApany.


    At present, everyone managed to receive two direhorse longhorn. Delivering them to the realm through the nightmare imprint, Sheyan received the notification:


    ��You offered two direhorse longhorn.��


    ��You receive the title ��Prate��.��


    ��Prate: When attacking an enemy, 0.3% - 0.8% chance of neglecting defence and dealing full damage. (Chance corresponds to attack speed, faster will be 0.3%, while slower 0.8%)��


    ��You can only equip one title at one time, do you wish to equip the title ��Prate�� ?��


    ��Advance milestone: ��Pierce�� activated.��


    ��Pierce milestone requirements: Acquire 5 direhorse crystal longhorn.��


    ��Details: Direhourse crystal longhorn can only be obtained from elite-tier creatures.��


    ************


    After aplishing the milestone ��Prate��, two contestants had paid a fee in ordance to their contract and left; both uninterested in the remaining two milestones. However, they felt that this tiny party Ace was indeed pretty trustworthy, and thus rmended another contestant who was interested in aplishing the milestone ��Plunderer��.


    Following Sheyan��s schedule, the next milestone to aplish was ��Plunderer��.


    This milestone held a requirement of gathering 1,000 units of Pandora��s Unobtanium (Crystal��s purity must not be lower than 16.8%). However, Mogensha had already aplished this! Back when he stayed for a prolonged period of 7 days back in the Starship trooper world. The unobtanium crystals he harvested using the arachnid drone then, was in fact shockingly usable in this world!


    More importantly, the purity of those unobtanium in the ckthorn tribe was astonishingly over 95%. This further implied that Mogensha only needed to fork out merely 200 units of the Starship Trooper world��s unobtanium, to aplish this milestone.


    ording to Uzel��s earlier report; within a 50 kilometres radius, there were a total of 6 Pandora unobtanium mines. However, the mines were rtively small in scale; to the RDA workers, the costs of extracting those mines wasn��t worth it. Hence, these mines were neglected by the RDApany. Amongst the 6 mines, 3 had crystals of purity exceeding 30%.


    Naturally, ording to percentage, visiting those 3 mines would be most suitable. Because once a high purity unit of unobtanium were to be extracted, it would undoubtedly equate to several units of lower purity crystals.


    As the saying goes, risks and rewards are inseparable. Monumental Hometrees (Na��vi tongue: Kelutral) would naturally grow on unobtanium ore veins beneath it. The more abundant the unobtanium ore veins, therger the Hometrees.


    Even though the gigantic trees wouldn��t pose a threat, to Na��vi ns adept atbat, the Hometrees were literally their homes. Naturally its hollows and caves were their houses, where the na��vi nsmen would sleep, eat, weave, dance, ****, and celebrate their connection to Eywa����


    Bluntly speaking, those areas were where unobtanium crystals thrives the most. Therger the growth of the Hometree, the more Na��vi residents and therger their n. Yet crucially, all Na��vi ns treated these high purity unobtanium with the highest devotion����these fanatical zealots of religion held beliefs deeply rooted in their hearts; no matter if it was a civilized or barbaric na��vi.


    Hence, trying to extract unobtanium crystals there would be equivalent to intruding on their homes; akin to digging inches deep into their homes without paying respects, and even plundering the resident��s ancestral idols. If one encountered such a thing, wouldn��t one immediately pick up knives and go after them?


    Sheyan didn��t know if humans would, but he knew Na��vi folks would. Hence, nearing a kilometre away from their destination, they proceeded with utmost caution. In actual fact, advancing through such a dense tropical rainforest, was essential a rtively difficult task. Snake-like purplish vines drooped down, along with knee-high fat oddly yellowish-green nts and many interweaving ecologicalyers. Earthen green mushrooms that would explode when ripe, and many other fearsome and repulsive insects and organisms����


    Even their ears found no rest; a symphony of cicadas singing, the buzzing of insect wings and even toad croaking sounds����multitudes of decaying trees and fallen logs, giving rise to the moist and humid climate, just like an evaporated reservoir. Countless species of tree frogs propagated, as they spread their acute toxins amidst the forest.


    Reef deviated from the treading open pathway slightly, identally stepping on a twig causing a crunching sound to emerge. Suddenly, a yellow figure shed out from the side! Reef instantly blocked with his shield. Caught off guard, Lille behind him immediately reacted, with twin daggers cutting out. Such a move didn��t feel very fast, but was just like a casual breeze; instead, the yellow figure splitted into two.


    After the yellow figure slumped to the ground, it bounced around frantically in its dying struggle. Only upon death could they differentiate it to be a serpent like creature. It had a triangr shaped head, prominent jaws brimming with sharp tooth as it tenaciously nipped onto a dried twig; as though trying to make reprisals even in death.


    Beneath its head, grew a pair of mantis like des, looking exceptionally incisive; as though it could easily carve out human flesh.


    Reef nced at Lille; his eyes contained no gratitude nor did he offer a word of thanks, but silently continued forward. Pertaining to such flowery behavior, Reef wasn��t at all interested. Lille felt rather annoyed, his facial muscles twitched a little as he snorted and sheathed his daggers back to his waist.


    The trees became sparser ahead, as bright and gratified red-orange vegetation appeared. They grew together in twos or threes, and were roughly 6-8 metres tall. There were no leaves on them, presenting itself as a translucent membrane state; as though numerous sea snails had piled up together, and constructed into a spiralling upwards trend.


    Piloting the ��AMP Suit��, Makaji identally touched a nt. This nt instantly reacted and coiled swiftly before retracting down, vanishing into the ground in an instant; it waspletely hidden underground! From a distance away, light trampling of dried leaves transmitted in. Makaji observed, as his pupils concurrently contracted.


    ��This������is this a helicoradian? Everyone careful! We��re now extremely close to our destination, na��vi folks may ambush us anytime!��


    (TN: The helicoradian (Na''vi name: loreyu meaning "beautiful spiral") is a zoontae (part animal, part nt) possessing a single leaf that responds to touch by coiling up and retracting to the ground.)

 Chapter 369: Deterrence!

    <h4>Chapter 369: Deterrence!</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    The helicoradian is a part-nt-part-animal life form; because it couldn��t move freely on its own, it possesses ridiculously swift reaction which protects it from danger. Moreover, other creatures inside the forest relied on the helicoradian to warn them about nearby dangers! If any small animal were to fall into their leaves, it would swiftly retract; trapping the small animal inside and digesting it for additional nutrients.


    Of course when Na��vi ns required garments or sacks, they utilized the leaves of the helicoradian as an absolutely excellent raw material. If they wanted to weave ornate ceremonial robes or garments, they would kill off a hexapede*, and bury it beneath the roots of the helicoradian; it then would require only a week for the leaves to wither up.


    (TN:* A hexapede (Na''vi name: yerik) is and herbivore that resides in the various biomes of Pandora, including rainforests, savanna, subarctic tundra, and mountainous regions.)


    As for the withered and scattered leaves, it exhibited a rather gorgeous and exquisite appearance; as though it wasmemorating its own death. This was the resultant material used to weave garments. Moreover, it was said that the Na��vi in Avatar utilizes the orange pigments of the helicoradian as paint.


    Hence, the sight of Helicoradians was akin to viewing the farnd of a farm, and could be confirmed that the na��vi folks were almost within reach. At the very least, the contestants had now arrived within their scope of activity.


    38 seconds hadpsed since Makaji��s warning. This temporary squad suffered an ambush!


    The victim was no one else, but Makji himself.


    Actually to be more precise, it was Makaji��s ��AMP Suit�� that was assaulted; to be even more urate, it was the Polycarbonate fiber stic ss window. In theory, this window was able to guard against consecutive shots of 14.5 mm bullets.


    A genuine and literal long arrow had very precisely drilled against his window, before directly rebounding off. However, its solid arrowhead had left a thumb sized regiment of cracks on the window, where just 8 cm beneath the cracks, was Makaji��s left eye.


    Within 7 seconds after the arrow plunged into the ground, Lille immediately picked it up. Examining it for further for 13 seconds, he then transferred it to Reef.


    The arrow was two metres long. The arrowhead was disintegrated, but it could be vaguely identified to be forged with volcanic ss.


    Actually to humans, shooting such a long arrow was virtually close to impossible.


    Yet to a Na��vi whose built was 3 metres, and had strength 4 times that of the average human, drawing a 2 metre long arrow with their longbows crafted from Hometree branches was akin to eating or sleeping. It was exactly like how a butcher could skillfully dice away at raw pork. Because to the Na��vi warriors, shooting arrows was simply a life and death matter - truly a fate resulting in life or death.


    That was the fate of dying to hunger.


    Many a time, people would describe their passion as their second life. For example; Edison Chen and acting, Michael Jordan and basketball, Juan Tu (The author) and writing, a baby and a lollipop, a monk and chanting. As for the Na��vi warriors, their life was raised alongside their archery techniques����this was the terrifying extent of a Na��vi��s arrow.


    Perhaps the contestants on scene had already thought of this, but reality would always deviate greatly from imagination. When a real live example was exhibited in front of everyone, it was convincingly clear as the curves of a stripper. In such a circumstance, everyone felt a sense of confusion; having no room to advance or retreat.


    ��They are afraid and worried. If not, their first arrow should��ve been against you guys and not me.�� The victim Makaji was the first to break the silence.


    ��A dog will bark louder towards a tougher enemy, a cobra will inte their necks uprightly to frighten an enemy it deems hard to prevail against; that is the logic behind this. This is just a deterrence, a stern warning. Have you seen a dog barking menacingly at a bone before? If it had utmost confidence, why would a cobra swell up its neck to scare its prey? It would bluntly sink its fangs down without hesitation!��


    No doubt, Makaji��s words came at the right time. Just when their morale was declining, he slowly pulled it back up. In actual fact, anyone would be bustling with vigorous morale after knowing those four words - The enemy fears me.


    After continuing advancing 70 - 80 metres forward, a panoramic view greeted their eyes, and the forest was distinctly turning sparser. Even the shrubs on the ground seemed to be revering and worshipping, as they leaned towards the ground.


    Yet even more oddly, just like a fantasy, heavy rocks were currently hovering in midair. They were even floating with an aura of boldness and self-confidence. Brute force was meaningless against it, and massive clumps of soil, green moss and luscious shrubs sprouted from them. The scenery led them to unconsciously think of Nagrand, from the World of Warcraft.


    (TN: Nagrand is a location in WOW, you can google it)


    Undoubtedly, this was the mystical home for the unobtanium crystals. These precious ores could not only maintain its superconductor performance in extreme temperature, it even resonated with the��s maic field, forming a permanent force field allowing it to suspend in midair. This signified that Sheyan and the squad had arrived at their destination, but to acquire those items, they still had to advance into this nucleus zone.


    Pressing on for another 5 minutes in, the contestants could now see a towering colossal tree from afar, stretching out from the forest into the sky. The colossal tree had exuberant branches and leaves, its height reaching a hundred metres. The thickness of the tree would require at least 40 persons to wrap around it in unity. At the height of 40 metres, the branches there even had a diameter of 4 metres! Nearing its base roots, massive titanic board-shaped mangrove like roots burrowed deep into the ground. Its flexible yet solid bark had one distinct feature - following the thickness of the trunk, it had uniformly deep crevices that were as deep as half a metre!


    Such a colossal tree; just gazing upon it would dawn a solemn and imposing sensation. Its appearance housed natural spirals formed by branches and limbs of the tree, and its bottom was decorated by numerous ornaments; probably the symbol of a Na��vi n. Moreover, many huge entrances carved out from the bottom, indicating a hollow interior. Although they were still rtively far, everyone could sense the air of dignified prestige, and felt an extreme urge to prostrate in worship.


    At this very instant, 3 iing arrows shuttled down from the sky!


    Sheyan and Reef remained rtively calm; they had the fortune of witnessing the ranged techniques Uruk-hai leader, Lurtz. Having crossed through such a vast ocean previously, these arrows felt merely like a hassle. More crucially, the 3 arrows weren��t heading towards them. The assaults were all concentrated against the ��AMP Suit�� that Makaji had expanded a huge amount of blood and money to purchase!


    It was obvious, the 3 na��vi warriors who acted definitely fought with humankind before and had tasted agony from that ��AMP Suit��. Without exception, it became the number one target. It couldn��t be said that they made the wrong choice, yet the cruel reality was this -


    In the forest, the biggest threat wasn��t a fully equipped ��AMP Suit��. Instead, It was the incredibly nimble and agile, closebat agility experts, with Lille at the forefront! During the instance of the enemy��s attack, the vignt contestants had all simultaneously reacted in two ways. First was to take cover, and the second was to retaliate. Once again, Uzel verified his worth. A clear 3D image was instantly transmitted through the nightmare imprint to everyone��s eyes.


    Na`vi (Ordinary)


    n: Kiwatakin n


    Height: 317 cm, weight: 142 Kg


    Strength: 23 points


    Agility: 38 points


    Physique: 8 points


    Perceptive sense: 24 points


    Charm: 35 points


    Intelligence: 7 points


    Spirit: 10 points


    ��Basic Long-range Combat�� lvl 7, ��Basic Footwork�� lvl 7


    Creature ability: Thunder-rock Embrace lvl 2 - Grants additional 3,000 HP.


    Na`vi special ability (Passive): Archery arts - This is an essential survival ability of any Na��vi. Long range attack +50%, Utmost precision +15 cm (The arrow will adjust itself to preciselynd on the target if it deviates within 15 cm). 15% additional chance of explosive strike for long range attacks.


    Na`vi special ability (Passive): Fastened Limbs - Apart from water bodies, their movement will not be affected by any terrain.


    Na`vi special ability (Passive): Deep-vision - Theirrge pupils allows more umtion of light to provide night vision.


    Keratin Skeletal (Passive) - A Na`vi��s unique skeletal calcification structure and keratin formtion prevents their bones from easily breaking. Even in the event of fractures, their body shape would be preserved. Damage received from falling from high altitudes lowered by 80%.


    Weakness: Neural queue - The Na`vi��s hairs are actually grown out neural queues, which they utilize tomunicate with Pandorian nature. Cutting it off will inflict tremendous agony to the Na`vi, causing horrifying perpetual damage.


    ************


    Although Makaji was an authentic biologist, he was also a genuinely capable contestant; one that could continue persisting within this realm war. This undoubtedly meant that he had definitely gone through sufficient ordeals and violence.


    After 4 consecutive arrow shots, a palm sized cobweb of cracks had already appeared on the window ss of the ��AMP Suit��. Without a trace of courtesy, Makaji controlled this futuristic machine to raise its deadly ��Gau-90 30mm hip-fired auto cannon�� and aimed over. Carrying a certain heartache and furious vengeance, he triggered it.


    Generous streaks of scorching incendiary rounds volleyed forth, as gunfire rumblings pierced the air; forest leaves scattered wildly as smoke pervaded into the air!

 Chapter 370: Rooting out the nest

    <h4>Chapter 370: Rooting out the nest</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Under the incessant hurricane like gunfires of the ��AMP Suit��, even a thick 3 metres wide tree couldn��t provide coverage for long; blistering into splinters after withstanding the bombardment for few seconds.


    After the fanatical rain of fire subsided, several mysterious blue figures jolted out with surreptitious movements as they dispersed into the forest. It felt like fishes abruptly leaping out, graceful in that instance, before sshing down lightheartedly into the depths of the river.


    At this moment, Sheyan suddenly darted out from a tree; half-kneeling as he raised a gun. Squinting his eyes, he pasted it against the scoping lens as he raised that ��Nail gun�� of his. A red suspicious dot swiftly scanned past the trees; naturally, it was the infraredser, an uracy target device add-on.


    Once the red dot ovepped with one of the blue figures, Sheyan directly pressed the trigger with extreme maliciousness and excitement. In that instance, he finally fulfilled his childhood dream; an unparalleled marksman with a hundred-shot-hundred-kills, aciming the major lead role in Hong Kong police dramas.


    No doubt, this advanced technology made up for Sheyan��s innate deficiency, as he seeded in hitting a bulls-eye. The skinny blue figure tousled forward, as ghastly blood fluids gushed out from its left thigh.


    Yet when Sheyan was about to cry out ��OKAY!�� in ecstasy, a long whip like object suddenly shed out from the rear of that skinny figure, as it ingeniously twirled around the nearby tree branch. The figure who had just lost its footing once again swung forward, as it vanished behind arge tree.


    ��Oh sheet! Curse that crafty tail!�� Sheyan resentfully implored aloud as he reloaded. ��If this gun was semi-automatic, then I swear even 10 tails would be nothing.��


    Mogensha raised his lighted cigar to his thick lips.


    ��My only suggestion for you is to store away that toy figurine and stand in front of me. Not only can you block off those arrows, it is your bestest way of acting cool.��


    ��Oh screw off!��


    Sheyan unhappily replied.


    The ��Nail gun��s�� formidability lies in its powerful pration and expensive bullets. The weapon��s only firing mechanism was a single shot at a time. Fortunately, Sheyan��s reloading speed was adequately ��fast��, he only needed a reloading interval of 5 seconds.


    Yet within that ��short�� duration, that Na`vi resurfaced in Sheyan��s view. Although the Na`vi stumbled out of its cover, it had already lost its value as a target board; because, it had been forced out by the grumpy looking Lille.


    Like a walk in the park, the agile contestant Lille had appeared behind the Na`vi, unnoticed by everyone. Tranquil like participating in a hurdle race, not a single dagger movement in his left hand could be captured. Though he disyed such ordinarily looking mobility, yet a sudden shrilling ck sh shed out!


    That ck ray folded into an obliterating crescent moon, rippling forth with sorrow!


    It carved through the Na`vi��s braids,


    Carved through the Na`vi��s throat,


    A violent outburst of fresh blood. This Na`vi who had suffered 5 armour-piercing incendiary rounds, and a titanium drilling nail finally lost his life; returning to the embrace of his god.


    Rank B ability ��de-dance sh�� !


    The long braids of the Na`vi slowly pelted to the ground. Thump! He slumped to the ground and dissolved into infinite threads seeping into the soil of Pandora. Following that, another Na`vi couldn��t persist for long as well, and during the process of leaping out, that Na`vi was instantly assassinated by a deafening sniping gunfire of Jin Ximin!


    Another remnant Na`vi had lost all rationality in his rage and anguish, howling ferociously as he charged in. He appeared to be a closebat warrior, without any bows or arrow. Instead, he clutched onto a jagged knife forged with beast tooth as he brandished it intensely; as though he could block all iing bullets, then����


    Then with a belly of fire, Makaji controlled his ��AMP Suit�� to target him.


    Then������


    There was no more then.


    In a sh, tu tu tu tu! 37 spiralling fatal rounds entered him, drilling in holes like a honeb.


    Instead, Sheyan nced towards Reef at this time. During the attacking process, the 3 Na`vis weren��t just idling without retaliation. They had also simultaneously retaliated while fleeing. An arrownded nowhere, while another arrow soared in thirst for Uzel! Fortunately, Reef had raced forward to block it, yet this craftily angled arrow had lodged into Reef��s shoulder.


    A 2 metre long arrow,


    An arrow smeared with neurological poison element.


    Sheyan nced at Reef. Reef understood, and replied with a coarse voice.


    ��72 points, not an explosive strike. Side persisting damages of 48 points, movement decrease.��


    If Reef wasn��t wearing the RDApany��s ��Hydra armour��, then an ordinary Na`vi��s long range arrow would��ve dealt close to a hundred points to Reef already. Moreover, there were still other persisting damages, and even the movement declining effect? Such a ��difficulty ss��, was already nearing the strength of an ordinary orc of the previous world.


    Yet one must acknowledge, Na`vis are long range aggressors. This undoubtedly implied a possibility of concentrated assaults! If Mongensha were to have suffered 3 simultaneous arrows of the Na`vi, then the possibility of crippling or instant death was high!


    ��Even a ��B+�� difficulty is so troublesome����hais, if our next world advances another level, its difficulty would reach ��A-�� or even higher!�� Sheyan sighed in his heart.


    After checking the contents of the 3 Na`vi dropped keys, they only presented two of items required by the ��Headhunter�� milestone - Na`vi longbow. This item was indeed not a 100% drop rate. Therefore toplete this milestone, they probably had to y 10 or so Na`vis each.


    At this moment, every contestant started to proceed with caution. The dedicated Makaji continued piloting the powerful ��AMP Suit�� as he led the front, while engaging in a battle analysis for them.


    ��In the movie, the Omaticaya n that the main lead joined had a overall strength of 500 Na`vi. Those that could ride Mountain banshees were only 10 - 20. The height of their Hometree was 460 metres, with a diameter of 50 metres. Considering the fact that Hometree right ahead hasn��t even reached a hundred metres in height and the information we��ve gathered before, this signifies that this Kiwatakin nprises only of around 3-5 Na`vi. It is a declining n on the verge of extinction.��


    While Makaji led, he very detailedly made judgements with his expertise as a biologist. Every single judgement was supported with reasons and were terribly urate. Hence, though he was a newly recruited member, he had discreetly stole the limelight from everyone else.


    After hearing his words, everyone heaved a sigh of relief. Then like a hive of bees, they sprinted towards the Hometree. Even in a game, the thrill of rooting out an entire opponent nest was the greatest desire, there was no other.


    Yet more importantly, per the contract agreements of between the contestants, only drop loot keys from creatures killed would be automatically deemed as party Ace��s possession. Yet the items that could be acquired within the Na`vi nest weren��t something that party Ace could monopolize����


    However after a brief while, before Sheyan had even got the chance to infiltrate the Hometree, the fastest agile model contestant strolled out within the tree hole with a disappointed expression. His expression was one of extreme nauseous, as though he had an impulse to chop away at someone. Sheyan became intrigued as he headed forward, suddenly a wave of smoke assailed his nose.


    Although the Hometree was hollow inside, the humongous mangrove-like roots were scattered around and brimming with vitality and firmness. Its interior wasn��t damp and moist like their imaginations, but it had a dry, warm and tidy feel; utterly devoid of termite infested decaying wood. But they could obviously tell, the space within wasn��t considered huge, there wasn��t a second floor.


    Leaning against the tree, or the walls of the interior, were some ornaments spoils of war. Skulls and repulsive objects hung over it, even broken javelins, bows and arrows were neatly arranged by the side.


    There was a firece in the middle, only disying withering embers. ming torches were ced by its side, which wereposed of bountiful dried leaves and random stuff; which were soaked with an oil like substance, probably the secretion of a fat creature.


    Over the firece, were dried twigs with vines suspended over; neatly sliced charred meat was dangling atop. No doubt, it had been long overcooked. Sheyan couldn��t recognize what meat it was, however, the second dangling item beside the meat was exceedingly familiar.


    It was a human head.


    Hair burnt aze, twigs forcing the mouth open. A human head being roasted.


    Its eyes and brain juice had been dried out, leaving dark terrifying concaves. The skin had shriveled beyond recognition, as though its expression was a perpetual grotesque smile.


    Honestly speaking, such a method was exactly identical to humans dealing with chicken or pig heads.


    They could definitely infer, the chunks of meat dangling by the side, must��ve recently been part of this person��s body������

 Chapter 371: A barbarian’s preserved meat

    <h4>Chapter 371: A barbarian��s preserved meat</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    No doubt, this unlucky dead child was definitely a RDA worker, who was utterly unrted to Sheyan. Yet his head still couldn��t help welling up with an unexinable feeling, as he couldn��t help pounding his fist against the tree wall!


    This was a natural disposition of superiority as humans, the leader of all creatures! This was a rage sustained by personally witnessing their own kind butchered as food!


    Don��t bloody say why humans didn��t feel cruelty while eating pork, beef or chicken.


    As a human himself, he naturally had a human��s pride, the pride of guarding their own!


    At this moment, Reef walked over. Witnessing all this, his face had also turned ashen. Only after a brief while did he speak up.


    ��These bastards����I really have an impulse to mutte their corpses.��


    *********


    ��They��ve stolen away a mission.�� Sheyan suddenly murmured.


    Reef immediately thought of the focus after hearing his words. This pitiful meal of a person was definitely an RDA worker. Most likely, he was from the Hell��s Gate. If they could acquire his identity card, then they probably could invoke a simple mission of returning it. As for the mission rewards, it definitely varied.


    If this guy was just an ordinary mercenary, then the rewards would be minute. If he turned out to be a person of high status, then the rewards would be generous.


    Obviously, Sheyan had spoken only after observing the pile of mess around the firece. The pile of mess included Prolemuris* offals and fur, ws and heads of viperwolves, and even tattered camouge soldier uniforms; a chaotic pile of hair and organs����naturally, this was the Na`vi��s kitchen.


    (TN: The prolemuris (Na''vi name: syaksyuk) is a chattering, non-aggressive tree dweller that prefers the rtive safety of the canopy to the dangers of the rainforest floor. Prolemuris are simr to monkeys or apes on Earth.)


    Sheyan then raised his head and observed the spacious hollow space of this room. It was at least 11-12 metres high, riddled with other entrances leading outside of the tree hollow; maintaining the sunlight and venttion of this ce. After walking out, Makaji was currently gazing up with aplication expression. After seeing Sheyan, he left without saying a word.


    Sheyan then stood at where Makaji was and gazed up. Needless to say there was a dense mass of leaves of the Hometree canopy, in addition, there were severalrge transparent brown pods swaying in the air. Those were the Na''vi��s beds, where they would simply climb up and enjoy a peaceful sleep in a rocking bed. Sheyan retracted his gaze, saying nothing as he left.


    Next, was naturally toughbour.


    The Hometree relied on the Pandora crystals to grow, yet it wouldn��t absorb or plunder from it; but its growth was solely because of the evesting maic force field generated. The enormous trunk of the Hometree relied on this weightlessness environment to grow to its maximum potential.


    The higher the quantity of Pandora crystals, the greater the maic force field. Therefore, the supplementary aid to the Hometree��s growth would increase, and the Hometree would grow increasingly enormous.


    This was the same logic as thergest animal, the blue whale, living in the water. Only by drawing support from the water��s buoyancy, can it support such a colossal state and continue living. Yet if the blue whale ascends tond, it would be dragged down by its ridiculous weight. Hence, a majestic Hometreepletely surpassing other trees wasn��t without reason.


    Needless to say, digging beneath the roots of the Hometree, one would be able to find an abundance of Pandora crystals.


    Undoubtedly, the most suited for this job was the ��AMP Suit��.


    Everything was implemented and carried out perfectly, excavating an endless supply of Pandora crystals. However, for all contestants present apart from party Ace, they sunk into an extremely awkward problem. This was the same problem that had gued Mogensha and Reef back in the Starship Trooper world.


    That was that the Pandora crystals could not be digitized and inevitably upied space. More or less implying that they were����cumbersome!


    If not for Sheyan��s opportune short cuts, his official military rank ded with unparalleled achievements, his interspatial region of the nightmare imprint would also be easily limited. Sadly, the others around weren��t bestowed with such fortunes; hence after trying their utmost, they could only stash the basic requirements of Pandora crystals needed for toplete the milestone. There were two that couldn��t store enough, and had to manually andically carry a pocket-full back. Of course, they didn��t forget to pay remunerations to Sheyan and party for aplishing the milestone.


    Also, it was at this moment that the 3 core members of Party Ace acknowledged something deeply - the significance and importance of their party storage, that 10x10x10 = 1000 square metre space!


    After offering the nightmare imprint the Pandora crystals he acquired, Sheyan received a notification.


    ��You gathered 1,000 units of Pandora crystals. (Purity no less than 16.8%).��


    ��You received the title: Plunderer.��


    ��Plunderer: Every time you y an enemy, 2% additional chance of acquiring a key. The key grade will be directly proportional to the enemy��s strength.��


    ��You can only hold one title at one go, do you wish to equip the title ��Plunderer�� ?��


    ��Advanced milestone: ��Looter�� activated.��


    ��Aplishing requirements: Gather 3000 units of Pandora crystals. (Purity must be no less than 51.3%).��


    ��Details: A Pandora crystal of more than 51.3% cannot be produced naturally, therefore��you know it. Find it at Hell��s Gate.��


    ��This title is rtively fine eh. But, how does it aid title synthesizing����?�� Sheyan was currently perplexed at this title synthesizing affair. At present, the boys from party Ace kept quiet about their party storage affairs, obviously not intending to divulge this secret to Lille, Uzel, and even Jin Ximin or Makaji.


    Currently, the sunlight had infiltrated through the canopy of the Hometree, showering glimmers of light down. Those midway membership contestants had left, they weren��t very interested in thest ��Headhunter�� milestone. Thus, obviously, they had to cherish the precious time left for other matters.


    Suddenly, the ��AMP Suit�� that was consistently excavating trembled violently, thick ck fumes spurted out from the 6 exhaust of its rear engine. The rumbling of the engine became increasingly louder as though a monster truck was trying to climb up a slope. The entire machine was trembling excessively.


    ��What��s happening?�� Mogensha immediately questioned.


    Makaji mumbled several lines to himself, looking rather heartache for his ��AMP Suit��. He then pedalled the gas pedal furiously.


    ��Dammit, there seems to be a massive dude underneath! Come help?��


    Reef was the kindest individual, he immediately charged up in aid; chopping off a tree branch as he started prying. Finally, he managed topliment the ��AMP Suit�� and excavated the earthen object out. Everyone got a huge fright when the object pulled out was an appalling coffin, forged out of a cyan coloured rock!


    A stone coffin!


    This coffin was approximately 3 metres high and 5 metres long. The decorative engravings had mostly faded away, only leaving behind faint carvings; a savageness that was vividly portrayed. It could be seen that the Na`vis had buried this coffin with devout reverence.


    Except����this coffin just had to be buried at thergest entrance of this Hometree. ording to Makaji��s understanding of the Na`vi; though they had the practice of burial, they wouldn��t allow the grave of a respected individual to be trampled over constantly. This was a perplexing urrence, since they revered, why trample and despise it? Since they trampled, why bother revering?


    But at this moment, Sheyan unintentionally noticed the gaze of Uzel and Lille, which gave him an indescribable sensation; one filled with greed, ecstasy, surprised and enlightenment. Although this expression was fleeting, and swept away in an instant, it had been earnestly captured by Sheyan��s eyes. Sheyan hadmitted this to his memory.


    ��Hmm, looks like these two guys seem to know what is inside this coffin.��


    At this moment, Mogensha and Makaji had joined up to pry open the coffin. As their faces were covered with the oxygen mask, they weren��t scared of any embedded corpse poison. With a fist from the ��AMP Suit��, the gorgeous but brittle stone lid bluntly fragmented with cracks. Mogensha kicked out as the coffin overturned to the side; spilling its contents into the sunlight.


    It was a skull.


    A tremendously huge skull!


    That stone coffin was already rtively enormous; yetpared with this long and gigantic skull, it had only managed to forcefully contain it. Such a gigantic skull matching with a stone coffin appeared ratherical, it was like a fat leg being forced into skinny jeans.


    The flesh had long dposed around the skull, its eyeballs had dried to ayer of film. Yet its tenacious epidermis was preserved, with intercrossing strokes of bright red and yellow. One could imagine the rity of the strokes even in the night, as it left a deeptching impression on everyone present.


    In the natural world, this represented fear; represented deterrence; striking terror to those who saw it. The skull presented a domineering dreadfulness that could sweep across the entire!

 Chapter 372: Rebellion

    <h4>Chapter 372: Rebellion</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    A gigantic skull, with distinct stripes.


    In the entire Pandora, only one creature dared to boast of this����


    The overlord of the skies, the Great Leonopteryx! (Na`vi tongue: Toruk ��Last shadow��)


    To the entire Na`vi race on Pandora, riding one was equivalent to a WoW yer acquiring the Twin des of Azzinoth or Frostmourne! It is said that through the history of the Na`vi race, only 5 had managed to ride it before, and were hailed as the ��Rider of the Last Shadow��; leader of the Na`vi race, supreme in strength and authority.


    (TN: For non-warcraft yers, the Twin des of Azzinoth are wielded by Illidan stormrage, and the Lich King wields frostmourne. Both are main bosses of the game, so it means wielding them is akin to being the mega boss)


    Yet why would this dragon��s skull of great significance, be buried underneath a footpath of the Hometree?


    Sheyan had no clue of the underlying meaning, yet he had already noticed that wild look of ecstasy that shed through Uzel and Lille��s face. From the information reports that they provided earlier, Sheyan believed that they had definitely been through this mysterious world


    ��But, so what?�� Sheyan��s lips curled into a cold sneer. Of course, he too rapidly wiped off that smug arrogance from his face. He raised his head as he sincerely offered Lille and Uzel.


    ��Let us go. Our reputation is at stake. Since we��ve already made a pact with you guys, then we��ll definitely ensure that you finish the ��Headhunter�� milestone. If we drag till nightfall, the Na`vi��s night vision prowess will be catastrophic for us. The difficulty level would multiply.��


    But right at this moment, Uzel who had always been rather low-key, abruptly raised his head loftily. His eyes were clearly staring into Sheyan, with the misconception of gazing at everyone. In this instant, his eyes, pupils, eyshes and faint brows suddenly turned fuzzy; as though his features were sketched with ink. The blurriness overflowed like spring water, then it thoroughly dissolved. The only rity left behind was the nightmare imprint on his chest, shining with a piercing crimson red glow!


    ��If you have to me something, then me your luck that this thing surfaced here, the Na`vi��s pinnacle������


    Uzel��s voice suddenly turned vaguely discernible, whilst containing an unfathomable prideful craziness.


    ��You shall all witness, the peak of my prowess ---- the mighty judgement of a spirit boundary breakthrough!!��


    As hisst words faded, everyone on scene instantly submerged into a regiment of boundless white! This sensation, was like the sudden ring sun piercing into the eyes while one was in darkness! When they recovered their vision, Sheyan was astonished. The earth was still the earth, forest still the forest, Hometree still the Hometree, Reef was Reef, he was himself. Only two things had changed.


    Uzel had disappeared,


    Lille had multiplied!


    Standing in front of each individual, was one Lille!


    A cutting edge disy of immense sharpness, Lille!


    ��Why����isn��t my perceptive sense warning me?��


    ��That must be because Uzel isn��t directly threatening my life! It seems like he has only aplished two things. Hiding himself and Lille, and conjuring several other illusions.��


    ��This is����really interesting.��


    Once again, Sheyan��s lips curled into a sinister smile.


    Right this instance, the 5 Lille��s acted simultaneously! Charging forward with an ordinary thrust!


    This was all along a free to ughter world; yet there was no warning, no notice or premonition. Yet because of that, Sheyan remained motionless. He had absolute faith in his perceptive sense.


    ��Indeed just a fake.�� Sheyan mocked.


    Yet not everyone in the party had such a keen perceptive sense as him!


    Still piloting the ��AMP Suit��, Makaji��s pupils shrank; although his powerful machine couldn��t attack humans, there was no need to doubt its defense. Hence, when Makaji observed Lille��s sudden burst and leap, followed by drawing daggers and stabbing forth, his heart remained calm. Because he ultimately believed, he wouldn��t be the first target. No matter what, Mogensha and that sniper Jin Ximin were much easier to kill.


    ��Unless����how is that possible!��


    A suddenly notion jolted through Makaji��s mind, as Lille��s dagger thrusted in!


    Lille��s target was lethal and decisive, heading straight for the bullet-proof ss window of the cockpit! Indeed, the same cobweb cracks left behind by the Na`vi��s 4 arrows! nk! A loud crunch resounded, the cracks deepened as Makaji shouted desperately.


    ��This one is real! Save me!��


    Without hesitation, Reef activated ��Courage�� and charged over; instantly following up with a ��Shattering Cardiac Roar��. After the rippling shockwave swept out, it was greeted by a shocking sight of Lille��s figure distorting and vanishing into thin air.


    It was an illusion! Yet how did that dagger manage to reduce the bulletproof ss to a point of imminent danger, nearly shattered and smashed?


    At this moment; both Sheyan and Makaji immediately recalled that absurdly lone mighty pistol that Uzel equipped. Since Uzel could even conjure out 5 Lille illusions, then it definitely wouldn��t be tough to camouge his shot; masking it as an assault by the twin daggers Lille. It simply took a slight meagre effort.


    Often times, only when a case is solved would one feel the simplicity of it. Yet before that, it frequently wrecked people��s brains.


    Since things had developed to this extent, it implied that Reef had no choice but to choose between guarding Mogensha or that sniper Jin Ximin. The reason why this supposedly multiple-choice question didn��t include Sheyan, was deeply understood by Reef. Even Sheyan was hiddenly wishing Lille would take the initiative to attack him!


    Hence Reef directly sprinted to Mogensha. One was a temporary party member, one an official member. One had gone through life and death with him, the other just an excellent marksman. Thus, this decision wasn��t difficult. The sniper Jin Ximin��s body suddenly flickered, suddenly executing a ��Reclining leap�� ability. He directly pulled open the gap between the opponent. In a sh, pew pew pew! Muffled gunshots transformed Lille ahead into a sieve����


    Nevertheless, the one ahead of him was expectedly, simrly an illusion.


    The Lille in front of Sheyan was an illusion, Reef��s one was an illusion, Jin Ximin��s one an illusion, even the ��AMP Suit�� attacker Lille was an illusion����then had Reef gambled correctly? No! The iparably flustered Mogensha pulled out his silver ��Sparta spear�� to block, yet the iing dagger thrust gradually faded into oblivion����it was a bloody illusion.


    The 5 Lilles assaulting the contestants were all illusions?!!!!


    Then where was the real one?


    The answer was disclosed in the next second,


    It was a tree.


    An ordinary looking tree, that was steadfastly stationed right next to the ��AMP Suit��.


    A shadow shed behind the tree, directly spitting out the person, Lille.


    Twin-daggers shimmered coldly in his hands, simultaneously stabbing towards the bulletproof ss.


    A thunderous shatter pierced out, the bulletproof ss was instantly reduced into a thousand minute fragments of crystal ss; raining in all directions, as it nked against the floor.


    Makaji��s face twitched maliciously in that instant, and his gaze turned venomous. That polite, amiable and slightly boastful at times biologist appearance had vanished! In its ce was an iparable lunatic, his reddened eyes shed as he snarled out crazily.


    ��Why must you force me!!! Why must you choose me first!!!��


    ��That��s because everyone here must die! Only with your death, can we enjoy this immense secret ourselves, this tremendous fortune! Since we have to kill, then we choose to deal with the most difficult first!��


    Uzel��s voice wafted through from all directions, as though it was the whispers of the forest.


    ��Makaji, or should I say Mr Harlim? ����although you��ve changed to such a detestable name, but the matter of you betraying the Banks Syndicate and stealing a huge chunk of wealth is something extremely clear to me. Because, we are the moles dispatched by Zeus to infiltrate the Banks Syndicate! Actually you should thank us. If not for our Glory-party��s Zeus brazenly making a move in order to revive the Metals professor, and attracting the higher ups of the Banks Syndicate, do you think they would��ve given you a chance to escape?��


    ��Actually, this group of young friends, you should be grateful to us. This Makaji joining your party may not be a good thing. Ever since this traitor escaped from the Banks Syndicate, he has already ruined 3 other parties. So just resign to fate; even without us, you��d still be destroyed by him.��


    Uzel��s crescendoing voice hadn��t reach its pinnacle before fading. Lille then seized this huge opportunity. Ferociously making a front flip as he hung in the air, his twin-daggers shimmered as his entire body curved backwards into a ��C�� shape; his arms bending backwards agilely that he even touched his bended legs. Maintaining this vigorous posture for a split second, a flurry of movement took ce as he ferociously shed down!


    This strike contained matchless devastation; due to its insanely fast execution, it stirred an intense reverberation of violent whimpers. Creak��crunch crunch! Incessant echoes of smashing metal pierced out. The ��AMP Suit�� was terrifyingly chopped down from its head all the way till its leg!!!


    Even Makaji��s arm that was gripping the control lever was severed and sent flying along with a river of blood.

 Chapter 373: Powerful Makaji

    <h4>Chapter 373: Powerful Makaji</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    After his downward chop, the faintly glowing ck dagger in Lille��s left hand dissipated into the air like ashes. Such a nasty and vicious downward chop actually required the sacrifice of a precious ck grade dagger! Yet through this, one could tell how deep a persona Makaji had been hiding. Even Lille who had gained the upperhand acted in restraining fear, not hesitating to sacrifice a precious ck grade weapon in order to inflict a heavy strike.


    With a severed limb, Makaji cried out in agony, rolling out immediately. Simultaneously, his chest also dazzled with crimson blood, naturally disying his boundary breakthrough. As an agile closebatant, Lille definitely knew how to execute a total suppression; being like a shadow that follows the body*. In a sh, a brilliant silver dagger appeared in his left hand, as his leg movements remained unceasing. Like a shadow, he pursued in for the kill.


    (TN:*Chinese idiom, It means following relentlessly.)


    Struggling against the pain as he wrestled violently, Makaji lifted his head to stare at Lille; it was as though his blood dripping eyes had morphed into a knife as it pierced towards Lille. Makaji pped his right palm against the floor. In a sh, the ground erupted with 3-4 immense and winding crevices. As dust pervaded the air, four abrupt giant whip like vines erupted forth and swept out. The vines were as thick as amp post, brown oveced with maroon bloodstains. The tip of these vines had mouths with sawtooth sharpness. It repeatedly revolved and chomped about, releasing a terribly intimidating sight at first nce.


    Yet Makaji��s counter-attack counted for nought! The 4 giant vines swept through horizontally, as it tantly copsed thick trees and ferns, sending them flying and rolling dozens of metres away. It was like a real life hurricane tempest of violent winds and rainstorm. Yet when it struck against Lille, it only caused a ripple of undtions.


    Illusion!!


    It was actually another illusion!


    Thebination of Uzel and Lille, was actually so frightening! In that instant, everyone could no longer tell from truth or false. Even illusions could transform into reality. Immediately, a sense of extreme danger filled their hearts.


    At present, the glow of the setting sun was apparent, prating the leaves as it shone against everyone��s faces. A roasting burning pain, stretching everyone��s shadows to its limits. Even the shadows of the 5 Lilles were casted over the ground, such was the genuity of Uzel��s illusions!


    Reef��s pupils tightened as he shouted.


    ��Everyone, backs to each other!��


    As his voice faded, the shadow beneath Makaji��s feet was suddenly disced as Lille scuttled out, somersaulting from the back of Makaji, as hended directly ahead of Makaji with his back facing him, as he sped forward������meanwhile, a drifting dagger ray lingered above as it struck down towards Makaji, like a silver crescent tearing down alongside the sunlight! It shed against Makaji��s neck and down his chest!


    Makaji instantly released a wretched scream! The brilliance of that silver crescent was unwavering, carving out a prolonged wave as it finally smashed down against the ground. Boom! Dust surged up like a tide towards the skies, as gravel and sand dispersed. Makaji��s ghastly corbone could be seen near his neck, as blood sprayed out frenziedly.


    Yet even after this strike, Makaji didn��t die; where he probably had used a certain healing medicine. The malevolent vicious expression on his face had subsided, as those 4 bloodied brown vines tore towards him, and deeply prated his body. Following that, the blood vessels on his face swelled up grotesquely, as though the vines had reced his vessels; and was fanatically supplying its horrifying strength into his body.


    Concurrently, Makaji stretched out his hand as it surged towards the fleeing Lille in retaliation! This time, his hand finallynded on Lille��s body. Almost instantly, flesh and blood was ripped out from Lille��s back. Makaji��s palm had sprouted fingernails that appeared like ck incisive barbwire, mercilessly tearing off a huge chunk of flesh! Even the torrents of fresh blood was dyed jet-ck in that instance!


    ��Go! My children!!!�� Finallynding a strike, Makaji yelled out fanatically. Two flesh vines shed out from his body and drove into the ground. Illusory arts could trick the eye, but it was impossible to deceive a bloodlusted organism in search for blood.


    Visibly seen, two mounds caused by the fleshy vines stretched onwards at breakneck speed. Mogensha and sniper Jin Ximin followed the direction of the vines, and also unterally opened fire wildly. But at this moment, an inharmonious muffled ringing broke the rhythmic gunfires.


    That ringing was obviously the rumble of Uzel��srge calibre pistol!


    The gunfire echoed out, resulting in a blooming blood lotus exploding on Mogensha��s left shoulder! Mogensha��s reaction wasn��t considered slow; at the moment he suffered the shot, he flung his ��Sparta spear�� towards the direction that opened fire at him. This was because he couldn��t affirm the target, thus his ability couldn��t be used. That prating silver spear spiked deeply into the fibre of a tree, its tail fanning in trembles������following that, the two flesh vines suddenly detoured acutely, before directly surging towards Mogensha and the sniper Jin Ximin. Reef immediately charged forward, as he fumed out.


    ��Careful, they are trying to use your blood stench to confuse it with blood!��


    Undoubtedly, sniper Jin Ximin immediately distanced himself from Mogensha. This was a wise decision, but as he sprinted away 7-8 metres, his elongated shadow materialized a person. Lille had abruptly appeared behind him, driving his silver resplendent wlessly into Jin Ximin��s neck, as he ruthlessly and swiftly tore through Jin Ximin��s throat!!!


    Blood flooded out like a fountain. In his desperation, Jin Ximin groaned and chaotically opened fire as he spun round; zing bullets impaling Lille��s body, yet he could only witness as this sly enemy gradually dissipated away. Immediately, the two flesh vines fanatically surged forward, like a python as it coiled round Mogensha and Jin Ximin; insatiably drawing their blood as it gradually refueled the vitality of the severely injured Makaji!


    Consecutively, everyone in the party received the notification:


    ��Temporary party member: Growth-Hunter no.899771 has left the party. Due to a penalty exemption ability, he will not suffer any consequences.��


    ��Growth-Hunter no.899771 can randomly choose to attack you, you can simrly attack him!��


    ��Hahahahaha!�� Uzel��s wildughter descended onto the forest. ��Kiddos, I didn��t lie right. That brat Makaji definitely joined your party with evil motives! Once he finds no usefulness in you, he will mercilessly abandon you!��


    Instead, Sheyan took notice of Makaji��s address������Growth-Hunter! It wasn��t a reserve-duty Growth-hunter!! No wonder Uzel and Lille acted against him first!


    At this point, Makaji issued a cold and sullen tone.


    ��You two morons, you actually forced me to this state. Truthfully speaking, this Silver party would be ratherfortable to carrying on staying. A rare MT, a support, if I managed to take charge, then wouldn��t that make me amazing? But since things have deteriorated to this, I express my apologies. Golden AK and that asian, I will try my utmost to allow you to witness the death of those two fools!��


    As Makaji spoke out, Mogensha and Jin Ximin had already been thoroughly constricted by the flesh vines. The vines coiled 6 rounds like a huge python, lethally binding them. Even when Reef charged forward to slice it, it was to no avail. As Sheyan observed, his heart jolted with hundreds and thousands of notions.


    ��This����this, is the true formidability breaking through the boundary? A Growth-Hunter alone, just relying on a summoned creature can actually deal such devastating oppression onto contestants? Not right, it should be Mogensha and Jin Ximin��s strength is inadequate, and cannot escape the binding of the vines.��


    (TN: the strength here should be talking about their strength attribute)


    Meanwhile, still infused with two flesh vines, Makaji stood up, looking exceptionally tall and sturdy. His body swelled with numerous ck vessels; as for his previously severed arm, the flesh vines had coagted into a horrendous oddly tentacle. His legs had morphed into deep roots as it bore into the ground below. One could tell the life force of Mogensha and Jin Ximin was rapidly replenishing Makaji��s life. Makaji thenughed in ridicule.


    ��Once my roots are pulled out from the ground, that will be your time of death!��


    ��No chance.�� An abrupt appearance of Lille from the shadow of arge tree coldly remarked.


    ��Since we already knew you are that Harlim, the one who had sessfully rescinded the phrase ��Reserve-duty��; the Harlim who had sessfully upgraded into an official Growth-Hunter. That how would we possibly act against you without full confidence? Zeus had long ago told us of the method of dealing with you!��


    What ended Lille��s words were Uzel��s violent coughing sound, sounding like it had utmost grievances with his own lungs! Sheyan could suddenly sense a searing headache befalling him, as an acute dizziness formed. The scenery in his eyes suddenly distorted like water, turning hazy like frosted ss. His nightmare imprint transmitted the notification.


    ��You are inflicted with mental torture, body control is greatly restrained������


    ��You are inflicted with a mental torture, body control is greatly restrained������


    All of a sudden, from a distance, Uzel surfaced on a fork of tree branches. His hands were currently raised high while facing each other, as the surrounding air around him radiated with waves of ring blindness. A chaos yellow sphere was spinning unceasingly within his palms, incessantly discharging fragments of thunder and lightning around it!!!


    Trantor Notes: To rify things, Growth-Hunter (ֳ����) is the term for those that have broken through the boundary. Reserve-duty Growth-hunter (Ԥ����ֳ����) is touching the boundary but not breaking through yet (where contestants can only activated this stage 4 times, if they touched the boundary).


    Okay here is why I attempted to use the term Reserve-duty limit-venators at first - The author sometimes omits reserve-duty when referring to Growth-Hunters that hadn��t broken through the boundary, where I thought it would be clearer (and cooler) if I could separate the two terms while I read ahead into the novel. However, in light of further chapters, I decided that it would be too confusing to deduce which are limit-venators or growth-hunters, and I wouldn��t want to confuse readers with wrong terms. So I will stick to author��s way of growth-hunter and reserve-duty growth hunter, where the author will eventually reveal which are official growth-hunters. However, for now, don��t treat anyone as official Growth-Hunters unless explicitly written ��official Growth-Hunter��, to avoid being confused.


    Lastly, just wanna thank you readers for supporting this novel. :)

 Chapter 374: Ruby Card

    <h4>Chapter 374: Ruby Card</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Under this oppression, Sheyan felt a sudden impulse to shoot and stun Uzel, but he immediately suppressed himself; continuing to observe silently.


    That ball of lightning erged rapidly, as Uzel ferociously casted it towards Makaji������KABOOM! A thunderous explosion! Jolts of lightning danced out, as it merged into a dull golden lightning web that broadened up wildly; continuing to inflict sustaining damages.


    Reef originally gritted his teeth and wanted to rush to aid, but under the state of mental torture, he could only crawl and roll; progressing with great difficulty!


    Meanwhile, Lille had already charged within 5-6 metres of Makaji��s rear, before he directly half-knelt and drilled his dagger deep into the ground. Makaji groaned in anguish, as clear bloodstains dripped from Lille��s retracted dagger. Immediately, 5-6 thick roots erupted from the area he had stabbed, and viciously flogged towards Lille��s body. Yet undoubtedly, those roots struck an illusion.


    Yet within a short 2-3 seconds, Lille once again appeared behind the the hybrid vines-flesh Makaji. His dagger was now enshrouded in an unfathomable inferno, as he directlycerated through Makaji��s hands, elbows, shoulders, knees and various joints. Then, he leapt high up with his hands criss-crossed into an immense zing ��ʮ�� character; like a voracious vulture, he dove in, directly prating through Makaji��s body.


    Inferno ��ʮ�� punishment!


    A split secondter, a chain of iparably intense explosions ensued, with dense fumes and mes assailing their noses. As Makaji cried in despair, the soil beneath his legs was a scattered mess, and his arms and legsbusted upon being amputated; causing him to lose bnce and crumble to the ground. Lille was already peacefully crouching by his side, a glittering cold silver dagger sweeping forth horizontally; waiting for Makaji��s neck to voluntarily find its fatal de, then he mercilessly shed����


    ��Curse it����if only my strongest child wasn��t killed������


    Those were Makaji��s final words before he was beheaded, and that was his������dying words of regret.


    A ruby like agate translucent card dropped from his body, attracting everyone��s attention. Lille instantly broke out in a crazedughter.


    ��HAHAHAHAHAHA, it is actually is a minute chance drop of a Growth-Hunter��s ruby card. Thank the heavens, this is my lucky day. First I discovered a Great Leonopteryx��s skull, then I obtained such an unprecedented true treasure!��


    Suddenly, Uzel��s noticeably exhausted voice projection rung out, brimming with dissatisfaction.


    ��Lille, I must correct your words. This is OUR treasure, our fortune!! If not, I wouldn��t mind exposing today��s matters to Zeus!��


    Lilleughed dryly.


    ��Oh, my dear partner, please forgive my mistake. We��ve always been like one body right?��


    Uzel��s coarse voice rung out.


    ��Cut the crap, hurry up and exterminate Rr����Reef! Golden AK and that korean are constricted by those flesh vines. That revolving withering nt no longer poses any danger to us, but my MP cannot sustain this powerful neuro-interference state for long. This damned realm, why don��t they ever let me randomly draw the X-men world? If not, my ability would��ve been able to advance to its final perfection!��


    Following that, Sheyan watched on as the fuzzy and distorted image of Reef struggled in lonebat! He very much wanted to roll and climb to assist Reef, but that battle was fought over 20 metres away. Instead, Sheyan felt like his every step was one inch, seemingly back to where he was before!


    He gradually understood; it wasn��t that Reef was too far away, it was due to this powerful neuro-interference state. The enemy had perfectly utilized intensified hallucinations to confuse him. Although he appeared to be climbing forward, in actual fact he could very possibly be just detouring in a circle! This profundity could be described as a ghost trying to hit the wall, it waspletely impossible.


    However, no matter Lille nor Uzel, they both had to admit Reef��s outrageousness had exceeded their imaginations! Lille��s attacks were already rather deadly; wielding twin-daggers, his every physical strike would��ve reached at least a primary 100 points of damage.


    For a dual weapon agility contestant, this wasn��t a fixed figure. One must understand, his every sessful physical strike was equivalent to a x2 attack����his twin-daggers could naturally jab out two physical damages. If his two damages simultaneously triggered explosive strikes or special effects (Crushing damages etc), then such brute force was simply a defiance of natural order.


    Yet everything has its ws and strengths. Facing a high defence high health freak like Reef, Lille��s 100 damage first went through a 40% realm regtion weakening; diminishing its damage to 60 points. Then his defence of over 30 points would factor in����resulting in more than 50% of damage weakening! Counting in this manner, Lille��s attack was at least weakened to roughly 30 damage.


    Why was it at least����one still had to consider Reef��s ability ��Faith guard�� - after using it, it could directly materialize a formidable mental screen; containing 100 HP, 10 defence and a duration of 300 seconds. After being destroyed, it would even restore 100 HP within 10 seconds.


    Thus no matter how much Lille frenziedly assaulted, his harvest was minute against Reef, who was true to his name sake of being a tenacious reef. Yet one still had to consider both daggers were silver storyline grade, in addition to the influence of illusions. He frequently struck against Reef��s back, rendering Reef��s blocking utterly futile.


    Of course as a reputable agility contestant, Lille definitely had a rtively high explosive strike rate. Yet Reef had his ��Muscleman�� ability, stifling enemy��s explosive strike rate by 10% ! In addition to his frequently triggered passive ability ��Rude��, causing a 3 second speed slow, and finally his ��Shattering Cardiac Roar�� thatrgely suppressed the enemy��s speed. Therefore, it was extremely depressing to fight against him.


    (TN: Recap of ability ��Rude�� - a passive ability that once enemy is affected by this damage, will result in a negative buff of 50% movement/attack speed. Duration: 3 seconds.)


    Hence, while Lille engaged Reef, he even had to retreat several times to heal with medicines or bandages����yet with the illusory cover, Reef couldn��t pinpoint his location and was unable to counter-attack. But for Reef, it was simply impossible for him to try utilizing medicines or bandages.


    This repetitive chiseling went on for an entire 5 minutes! Lille, was finally able topletely drain Reef of his MP����still, Reef had another move hidden in his sleeves after he exhausted his MP. Once he could no longer case ��Faith guard��, he activated the party skill��s ��Gloryheal��! Once again pulling his health back to 50%!


    Under such circumstances, what could the Lille with a nk expression do? No choice, gritting his teeth, he pressed on. Reef continued contending against him, but����but when Reef was finally struck into a near death state, a radiance shed through his body. One look could tell he had utilized his honorary medicine ��Max-protein injection gun dosage��!!! Instantly, refuelling full HP and MP!!!


    (TN recap: Honorary medicines can be bought directly from the realm but are very costly.)


    In that instant, Lilles eyes darkened terribly, as though tears were about to fill his face. If not for the irreceable significance of that Great Leonoppteryx��s skull, and if not for Uzel activating his cherishedst awakening of his boundary breakthrough! If not for their opponents seeming like an arrow at the end of its flight! Then Lille really wished to halt his attacks����he would rather disgracefully escape, then this current humiliating and painstaking efforts.


    At present, it was with no doubt had Uzel himself had used that mystical honorary medicine ��Max-protein injection gun dosage��, allowing his MP to restore fully. If not, with the insane extent of his illusions, consuming MP would be severely taxing as well; he would never be able to sustain till now.


    Time swiftly sped by; after healing for the ��nth�� time, Lille��s expectant time finally revealed itself. His silver dagger carved into a blinding arc in the air, sweeping towards Reef��s throat. Finally����finally, he had managed to force this ��solid Reef�� like reef into a critical state.


    This man of steel, Reef����finally; the lightsaber in his hands decrepitly tumbled down. His knees heavily crashing onto the ground������the only time this happened previously, was amidst that thousand zergling sea. When the abandoned Reef had sunk into miserable eptance of his wretched fate. That time, his heart was filled with despair!


    Yet now, it was still filled with an unwavering superiority! To Lille��s surprise, when he stared into the eyes of the opponent he had clearly just defeated, all he could see was a rich ridicule and taunting. At the same time, Reef couldn��t help murmuring the words he kept in his heart.


    ��Comrades are really amazing, Ace, amazing indeed!��


    Observing Reef��s expression Lille��s heart was wrenched in chiliness. Reef was definitely no fool. When his smiletched into Lille��s eyes, Lille begin filling with������dreadfulness! Without hesitation, Lille hastily crisscrossed his daggers, stabbing down towards Reef��s neck!!!


    ��What the����why can��t it stab in?�� a sudden faint silver aureole shockingly covered Reef��s neck. Fear and rage intertwined in his heart. In his disbelief, he consecutively stabbed four times; the aureole consecutively appeared like essence, totally and ingeniously negating Lille��s attacks.

 Chapter 375: Sheyan’s counterattack

    <h4>Chapter 375: Sheyan��s counterattack</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Covert party skill: ��Life-link�� activated!


    Lille��s attacks weren��t considered high to them and after another 50% weakening, coupled with having its remaining damage transferred to Sheyan, and finally considering Sheyan��s defence, it undoubtedly equated to 1 damage, definitely nothing much������


    (TN skill recap: Any member once entering near death critical juncture, will engage ��Boulder State��; having their movement speed decline by 50%, unable to attack nor use any items. Any damage dealt will be forcibly reduce by 50%! Then the other 50% of damage will be transferred to another member who is life-linked.)


    ����Division divine-art��, Uzel, use your ��Division divine-art�� !!�� Lille crazily roared out.


    Uzel��s frustrated voice instantly replied.


    ��Dammit, you moron! To maintain this illusion I have to persistently consume MP, I even have to maintain that powerful neuro-interference state (That blurry vision, headache state that Sheyan is in) that requires manifold consumption of MP. That ��Eye-of-Thor�� I previously hurled at Makaji exhausted a terrifying amount of MP����do you think I can cast another ��Division Divine-art�� ?��


    ��Look carefully, when you attack Reef, that same silver glow shes out from that Seaman. This must obviously be a ��Life-link�� ability. Reef is obviously incapable ofbat anymore, you just need to follow our original n and deal with that guy. Stop your thoughtless gibberish to me. Last warning, because you dragged too long with Reef, even my resupplied MP from the honorary medicine is almost wasted. That powerful neuro-interference state can only persist for another minute.��


    Lille suddenly stood up, his gaze turning stern.


    ��Who are you calling a moron.��


    Uzel retorted without hesitation.


    ��I��m calling you, a fool a moronic fool, you, you are the moron! Right, hand over Makaji��s ruby card to me, if not I will stuff your brains into your ass all the way back up your eyes.��


    Lille was like a cat that had its tail trampled on, he fanatically bellowed in refute.


    ��In your dreams!��


    Uzel earnestly replied.


    ��If you don��t hand it over, I��ll tell Zeus.��


    Lille��s face sank.


    ��Without you, I can still finish off Seaman.��


    Uzel scoffed coldly without the slightest fear.


    ��Without me, you are just a piece of trash, listen carefully, a piece of trash!��


    Lille��s figure suddenly vanished, reappearing back behind Uzel on a faraway tree. With one thrust, he struck towards Uzel��s throat! Silver shed out, but that dagger halted right in front of Uzel��s throat. The both then simultaneously nce towards Sheyan and Reef, a gaze identical to a cat catching a mouse. They burst into a fit of hystericalughter.


    ��Just look at theirmentable looks of anticipation! They really think we are internal strifling idiots!��


    ��Oh woah, my acting is really high level, the ceiling at Broadway would��ve definitely crumbled from my resounding apuse.��


    ��With our optimum partnership, why would we turn on each other over a stupid card? Hahahaha. Brother, take it.��


    No hurries, you hold it first.��


    ��Eh, those two are rather dull. That woman from our previous encounter directly had a nervous breakdown, I still remember her pouring tears as she handed everything over.��


    ����������


    ������������


    ��Ok, no more jokes, let��s finish them.�� Uzel suddenly turned solemn. ��My MP is really running out.��


    Lille disyed a victory ��V�� gesture.


    ��Brother, just rx. I��ve been observing for long. That guy treads on a perceptive sense + Intelligence + Strength supporting path. I reckon he has outstanding equipment to prolong his life and defence. But weapon wise����hahah, that knucklers and shotgun is a white grade joke, his poverty is as loud as ringing bells. But his awareness is pretty excellent, at times he relies on his judgment to evade enemies. ying him����would just require 10 seconds!��


    ��10 seconds�������� Even under the influence of the neuro-interference and a splitting headache, Sheyan couldn��t help twitching his lips. Looking ahead, Lille had already started sprinting towards him. He shut his eyes, allowing the tranquil darkness to guide his senses.


    Observing Sheyan��s behavior, Uzel��s expression changed slightly����at this moment, Sheyan was peacefully standing still with his clenched fist. His eyes shut, amidst the splitting headache, he could feel an impending danger approaching����iing from beneath my left foot?!?


    ��How can Lille submerge underground and attack me?�� This question zed through Sheyan��s mind. Instead, he followed his perceptive senses without hesitation; retracting his left foot as he retreated half a step. Lille��s sudden attack instantlynded on emptiness!


    However, if Sheyan had opened his eyes, Lille��s movement was clearly aiming for his right arm. Sheyan��s just retracted back his left foot, before a series of optical feedbacks disyed that it was his right arm that shrank back an inch!


    ��I got it! Under this powerful neuro-interference state, that Uzel can not only conjure up illusions, but also mislead the brain sensors within a short span. For example, my brain mistook my right arm as my left foot! If I had hesitated, i would��ve been stabbed����a reserve-duty Growth-hunter, is actually powerful to this extent?��


    ��Dammit!�� The illusion master Uzel cursed in his heart. The enemies he hated the most were contestants on the same path of intelligence and spirit. To them, illusions were easy to see through. Next, he didn��t like facing off with high perceptive sensing enemies, their perceptive sense supplied warning to directly bypass the trickery of his illusions.


    Following that, Lille consecutively struck out 3 times, but were all blocked or evaded by Sheyan without an exception��one must understand, with the enhancement of his gene-mix, Sheyan��s agility had soared to 32 points. Moreover, he had the warning of his perceptive sense. Besides, Lille hadn��t entered his awakened Growth-hunter state, it was obviously he couldn��t suppress Sheyan totally with his speed.


    But at this moment, Uzel snorted scornfully. Pointing menacingly towards Sheyan, as lightning curled up on his fingertips instantly; then, an indescribably ring lightning zapped towards Sheyan. Like a whip, it bolted towards Sheyan.


    Sheyan had just sensed an immense threat, but the lightning had reached his front; even blocking was impossible! Seizing this golden opportunity, Lille pounced forward like a leopard; twin silver daggers hovering through the sky, circling and finally forming his ��Inferno ʮ punishment��, before exploding forth at Sheyan!


    Sheyan crashed heavily to the ground, rolling several times before his back mmed against a tree, halting his inertia. He panted heavily as he felt his chest churning and a fishy taste in his mouth, unsure if it was the taste of blood or just soil. At this point, the scenery was skippy and distorted in his vision, butced with ayer of faint blood red; a sign that the vessels of his retina had ruptured.


    At this instant, that splitting headache and blurry effects pulsated in reluctance, and finally disappeared thoroughly. Sheyan could now view a magnificently clear scenery; immediately understanding the Uzel had probably exhausted his MP, and could no longer support that horrific neuro-interference state. That boundary breakthrough Uzel wouldn��t be able to conjure up that state again within a short duration.


    Sheyan quickly affirmed his current state. Although he had suffered the full on assault of the enemies, but����but his mighty 800 HP was still left with a full 533 HP.


    Most importantly, that gravest threat of the reserve-duty Growth-hunter Uzel wouldn��t pose a threat for a while. A dried out MP to a support magician contestant was akin to a gun without bullets, a tiger without ws. Although he still had that lethal pistol, while it could pose a definite threat to Mogensha or Jin Ximin; to Sheyan, that wasn��t a very big problem.


    Wiping away the blood smearing his lips, Sheyan slowly stood up. The Lille ahead stretched both hands out, his silver daggers dancing amidst his fingers, exposing a cold glint identical to a beast��s ivory fangs. From behind him, an identical Lille stepped out, coldly gazing at Sheyan. This strange happening persisted 5 times, 5 identical Lille with his savage daggers stood motionlessly as they stared deathly into Sheyan.


    ��Oh, seems like Uzel��s illusion conjuring ability is still in effect.��


    ��Although I can try dealing with Lille relying on my perceptive sense, but 5 illusions can definitely obscure my pursuing vision.��


    ��Since that��s the case��hmph hmph. Though this partnership appears wless, its greatest loophole is its inability to deal with high spirit or intelligence contestant right? If those twomanding women Zi and the Metals Professor were here, breaking through the illusions would be simple.��


    ��I see 5 illusions that are imitated to perfection. But in those women eyes, it would probably be 1 Lille dragging along 4 strips of junk.��


    ��But this isn��t important. Although my spirit and intelligence are garbage, but since the battle started, oh, wrong. urately speaking, 5 minutes after the battle begun, your second slippery loophole had already beenid bare in my eyes������


    *************


    ��Big boss Reef, Golden AK! Don��t worry, I��ll definitely not give up, I��ll definitely rescue you guys!��


    Sheyan suddenly bellowed out in a furious righteousness; his tone carrying an honest intonation and unswerving determination. Just hearing it would cause one to brim with tears of excitement, and burn with determined anger. Even after Lille and Uzel had heard it, they couldn��t help feeling his loyalty scaling to the clouds; that even in death, he wouldn��t abandon hisrades.

 Chapter 376: Scalding fleshdance!

    <h4>Chapter 376: Scalding fleshdance!</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Yet in the next second,


    That next second after Sheyan��s eyes were brimming with anger, and trembling with wrath.


    Lacking a single warning, Sheyan��s left hand loosened as a ck sk suddenly crashed to the ground. Piank! It shattered!


    In a split second, a formless shockwave swept out in a radius of 20 metre. Wherever the shockwave passed, clouds and fogs of murky yellow poisonous miasma formed. Any enemy who entered it would experience a decline in 4 agility and their movement speed drop by 20%.


    Sheyan breathed in deeply, inhaling the fresh air of Pandorian vegetation deep into his lungs. Then he faced a fresh green leaf as he basked in the evening sun, and drank from his soul equipment ��Endless Spirited Vodka�� without hesitation.


    He then proceeded with an inconceivable action, something Lille nor Uzel hadn��t anticipated.


    Sheyan actually turn and fled!


    Concurrently, a loud yell emerged from his mouth.


    ��There��s a Great Leeeeooonopteryxx skull here ahhhh!!!��


    Sheyan��s escape and his deafening yells were like a pair of iparably vile daggers, deeply piercing into Lille and Uzel��s heart!!! Their eyes darkened, they were utterly astounded by this tremendous discrepancy����


    What was the reason they didn��t mind squandering a boundary awakening? A supremely precious boundary awakening? Wasn��t it to annihte the witnesses and preserve this immense secret of discovering a Great Leonopteryx skull?


    One must understand, there were still several loose contestants who had just left after aplishing their milestone. It was hard to tell if they would still be residing nearby. Which goes to say, Sheyan��s current over 120 decibels yelling��definitely had a chance of leaking to the remaining contestants!


    Moreover, Sheyan��s fleeing was in conjunction with striking a huge weakness of Uzel - the scope of influence of his illusions! Previously during that neuro-interference state, Uzel could mislead a contestant��s senses; causing them to hallucinate as though they were ��ghost hitting the wall��, unable to escape.


    But under normal circumstances, Uzel��s weakness was greatly covered. Primarily because he could move ording to his enemy, closely following the enemy to prevent him from leaving his scope of influence.


    Secondly was due to the illusions, the enemies would frequently decide to flee from Lille. However in such a case of the enemy attempting to flee, they would undoubtedly expose their vital backs to the incisive fatal dagger strikes of the agile contestant. Moreover, Lille��s speed was never inferior! Hence, they would still be able to unleash devastating damage in a short span of time.


    But Sheyan actually chose to flee! Furthermore, it was during a time when Lille and Uzel had least expected him to! He even still drank aforting cup of alcohol while doing so, appearing as if his heart waspletely unhindered at the fact of abandoning hisrades. Besides, his expression was a total look of contentedness.


    Just a second ago, he was still swearing with unwavering confidence of not discarding hisrades.


    The next, he was fleeing in trepidation, not even ncing back with second thoughts,


    Such an intense contrast almost caused Lille and Uzel to vomit blood. They had nevere across such a shameless, such a hypocritical and despicable level of shamelessness!


    What was worse was that vile fog of poison miasma, and more importantly����Sheyan��s fleeing velocity wasn��t slow at all. He was yelling out news of the Great Leonopteryx skull while running speedily. He made it look so easy as if he was a veteran in this, probably someone who had aplished this deed countless times.


    How could Lille and Uzel not chase Sheyan? How would they not dare to? Contestants who understood the value of a Great Leonopteryx skull weren��t considered many, but it wasn��t rare as well. Once this piece of information leaked out, then trying to swallow up this secret would be impossible, they could only obediently hand it over to Zeus.


    In their flustered exasperation, they urgently gave chase simultaneously; not resisting the urge as they cursed words like ��I xxx your mother xxxx slut��. If this secret was leaked out, they may really faint from anger.


    They both felt a sense of extreme annoyance. Facing such a speechlessly despicable slut, their only desire was to carve out his tongue and force him to swallow it back into his own belly. Meanwhile, as they passed through the poison fog, they had their agility plunged by 4 points. Tranting that into figures, it was like having a full 10% movement speed reduction!


    Thus, this chase went on for few minutes.


    Lille was an agility specialized contestant, while it was still unsure what track contestant Uzel specialized in; but if not spirit, then it would be intelligence. It was seemingly impossible to be associated with strength or agility. Hence naturally, Lille ran much faster than Uzel. Uzel had been tossed 50-60 metres away from the two, while Lille was constantly gaining ground on Sheyan. From 50 metres, to 40 metres, and now finally 20 metres������


    ��Bastard, I��m gonna kill you!�� Lille��s face leaked out a cruel sneer, drawing a strange object from his body. Everytime he interacted with it, he would feel his fingertips tingling with tion.


    Lille suddenly made an abrupt leap; vividly seen beneath his leap, the soil exploding forth under the immense pressure. A brittle fracturing dried twig crackled, as a worm nestling beneath the leaves squirted out faint vomit colored fluids upon been squashed.


    Lille strived forward with his leap, in a sh traversing through 7-8 metres. At the peak of his leap, he hurled out that object! A weapon sparkled with metallic brilliance, taking a whirling shape of a nted cross as it carved a perfect arc during its flight; dragging along an unceasing ck trace, before whooping against Sheyan��s legs. A clearyer of snowkes covered Sheyan��s legs, as the object spiralled back into Lille��s hands!


    This was a shocking ck grade throwing weapon, it was called ��Frost Boomerang��. It didn��t inflict high damage, and its negative attributes were even higher than its positive ones. Only a single property was extremely alluring; when it sessfully hit its target, its ��Frost-kes�� would envelop the enemy��s legs. Movement speed reduced by 40%, duration for 5 seconds and its effect had precedence.


    As for the cooldown period for each ��Frost-kes�� it was only 3 seconds. Which implied one thing. Whenever itnded on a target, that target would be stucked in a perpetual frosty nightmare. It was really an unfortunate inescapable circumstance.


    Sheyan��s sharp decline in movement speed wasn��t merely due to the excellent speed reduction property of the ��Frost Boomerang��. It was also due to his 28% speed bonus of the ��Endless Spirited Vodka�� diminishing upon being struck, and ruthlessly dissipating.


    On one side a 40% speed reduction, and a 28% on the other; eachpiling over each. Lille finally caught up with Sheyan, as Sheyan entered his effective attacking range. At this moment, Sheyan swung his head back, casting a panic and fearful expression towards Lille. But when he hastily swung his head back, his vision returned to a zing untamed and wild lust.


    After witnessing Seaman��s flustered expression, Lille smiled craftily. In the heat of excitement, he extended his tongue as he insatiably licked against the des of his dagger. What he didn��t know was, Sheyan had turned around to affirm the effective scope of Uzel��s illusion dimension.


    The feedback Sheyan got was extremely clear, there was only one Lille that was hot on his heels now. Undoubtedly, he had already escaped the region of Uzel��s illusion dimension����this undoubtedly signified to him, from his perspective, that Uzel all the way 50 metres behind that was bitterly trying to catch up was real!


    At present, Lille had closed up to within 5 metres of Sheyan. He whistled conceitedly, his body surging forward, as he raised his twin daggers; as if they were the ivory fangs of a wild beast, shimmering with a pitiful brutality.


    Sheyan turned around, he could only turn around as he raised his arms to shelter his head. If he continued running, then- undoubtedly- that was akin to offering up his back to his enemy, and getting easily trampled over.


    An incessant sh of cutting silver overwhelmed him. Lille��s mobility had reached the pinnacle of his attack speed, with his twin silver daggers materializing as two silver linings. It tore through the space in eagerness, its velocity so tremendous that it repeatedly sliced out buzzing sharp ��Hooo�� in the air; like a speechless mirage in the sky, brimming with domineering oppression.


    This was the ability that Lille had learnt from the werewolfs back in the Underworld world.


    Scalding fleshdance!


    In a sh, it would ord consecutive fury swipes with peak frequency at its enemy. Of course, every strike would have a 50% damage reduction.


    This move can be rated as brutal cruelty, it was akin to a death by a thousand cuts!


    Under such brutality, dozens of densely knitted wounds emerged on Sheyan��s body, oozing out blood at the same time. It was utterly bitter, and right at this moment, he chose toplement it would a pathetic moan. His sorry appearance told of an inevitable death in any second.

 Chapter 377: Abrupt revolt

    <h4>Chapter 377: Abrupt revolt</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Although Sheyan exhibited an agonizing disy, but oftentime, eyes would deceive others. In actual fact, the real battle statistics were as such:


    ��Determining����your perceptive sense has exceeded the enemy by 10 points, you can deal a perception suppress to the enemy; receiving a detailed battle log, while the enemy will only receive the most basic battle information.��


    ��Factoring basic closebat.��


    ��Factoring explosive strike rate suppression.��


    ��This attack dealt a primary damage of 50 points + 8 points of me damages (Weapon ability) (Ability damage reduction: 50%)��


    ��Your defence is 22.5 points, damage reduction: 47%.��


    ��Actual damage dealt by enemy is 50 x (1 - 40%) x (1 - 47%) = 15 points of damage + 5 points of me damages (Weapon ability takes precedence).��


    (TN: first 40% is realm regtion, next 47% is his defence)


    ��Your innate ability: ��Endurance�� activated!��


    ��Enemy��s actual damage dealt is 1 + 5 = 6 points.��


    ����������


    ����������


    ��Total actual cumtive damages received from enemy��s ��Scalding fleshdance�� is 71 points.��


    While he was submerged in his tion of his opponent��s pathetic state, Lille hadn��t noticed. While he was wantonly shing away at Sheyan in his anger, the armour Sheyan was wearing had flickered with a dim bluish current, jolting through like an electric spark.


    An uncanny roar that had suddenly resounded in the air had also been masked by Sheyan��s incessant wailing. Closely following, currents of electric blue flickered on Sheyan��s fist.


    Meanwhile, there was another thing that Lille hadn��t noticed. Sheyan��s eyes that were currently covered by his arms were shockinglybusting, his gaze was identical to a predatory lionying ambush; warm breaths of hunger and thirst, a rapacious coveting of the enemy��s flesh, and even his soul!


    ��Your weakness, lies in the illusion dimension��s radius of effect!��


    After forcibly tanking through Lille��s ability, Sheyan turned then dashed forward another few steps as he utterly exposed his back to Lille, and lifted his head. But at this moment, Uzel had finally closed up the gap to Sheyan within 40 metres!


    He suddenly caught a glimpse of Sheyan��s maliciously zing expression. Even though there was such a wide gap between them, it felt like a huge rough hand was choking Uzel��s neck. Even breathing was difficult!


    Uzel��s heart suddenly tightened, his mind raced, ��How is that the expression one that of a coward trying to flee?��


    In this instant, it felt like a frightening tyrant was on the verge of unleashing utter annihtion


    It felt like that tyrant would snarl out and brandish his scepter, pronouncing judgement over a towering scaffold. In that instance, the raw terror caused Uzel to halt his steps; activating his ��Illusion dimension�� ability to conceal himself, as though this would provide a sense of security.


    Yet concurrently, Sheyan released a thunderous roar, like a stampeding of a giant beast. He raised his left hand. A demonic sepia ring glowed atop his middle finger, as though trying to encroach into the depths of Uzel��s soul. Then, with unbelievably astonishing speed, he surged towards the Uzel that was 35 metres away!


    In that instance, it felt like Sheyan had transformed into a wild ox, fanatically charging in. Rocks, grass and branches rolled in a pile of dust behind his legs. Lille was still in the midst of his wild hasty chase, but could now only gaze at the ocean andment one��s inadequacy.


    His reaction wasn��t slow at all, he had managed to toss out that ��Frost Boomerang��, but it only dealt damage to Sheyan. Theyer of snowkes shattered instantly, like it was nothing.


    Right then previously, Sheyan had already activated the ability of his ��Barbaric-demon pupil�� - Horn rage!


    Within a distance of 8-35 metres, breaking into a fanatical charge towards the targeted enemy; causing a 3 second stun effect, but with no damage dealt. During the charging process, movement speed will be deemed as the extreme limit of the world��s difficulty, and will not be impeded by any negative movement debuffs.


    Just within a worthless 1 second, Sheyan that had been 35 metres away had charged to Uzel��s frontyard. Of course, he also entered Uzel��s ��Illusion dimension��. In that moment, where Uzel had stopped, was now a tree in its ce. Yet Sheyan had chosen to shut his eyes! Right now, he only trusted his fists, and his memory from before!


    At present, Sheyan��s strength was 44 points.


    (TN: he hasn��t activated the ability of his ne, to format 5 points of strength)


    Uzel needed at least 23 points of strength (Or 20 points of pure strength) to prevent any crushing damages. But to Uzel who obviously specialized in intelligence and spirit, the probability of that happening, was the same as the author receiving a 27 month bonus from his boss. (ED: I think the author is trying to say something here)


    Even though ��Horn rage�� description was that its user would simrly suffer a 1-6 seconds stun, Sheyan��s strength had reached 44 points. Obviously, he only suffered a second of stun. Moreover with his 22.5 defence, he even reduced the stunning duration by another half. Hence, after 0.5 seconds of stun, Sheyan brandished his iron fist at this ��tree�� he crashed into! Don��t even mention the Lille who was still frantically sprinting in a dozen metre away, even if he did arrive, there was simply no way of stopping Sheyan��s action!


    ��Just die!��


    Sheyan drooped his head, as he regurgitated the two words in a calm manner.


    Simultaneously, his fist surged forward with indescribable speed! Retracting, and striking! Retracting again, and striking!


    Sheyan��s first fist had a distinct enhancement in speed.


    His second fist carried an afterimage.


    When his third fist struck out, it was invisible like a mist; like a gust of wind!


    ��Barbarous Crust armour�� effect! ��Zergling-rush�� activated.


    (This passive ability has a cooldown of 30 seconds. After unleashing it, 30 seconds mustpse before the ability can be triggered)


    The next 3 ordinary strikes would receive an attack speed boost of 100%/200%/300%!!! Every strike would have its damage reduced by 50%.


    Sheyan��s ��Zergling-rush�� had been triggered by Lille, but now he was utilizing it against Uzel!


    When his first fist crashed in, Uzel was still under the 3 seconds stun. Yet the attack seemed to have failed, a shocking thin faint blue cover appeared, wrapping him up like an egg.


    This was one of the basic attribute bonus when a magic based contestant reached a pure intelligence of 20 points. The 2 choose 1 bonus - ��MP-guard��.


    This guard could absorb 50% of iing damage and transfer it as damage to his MP instead. His primary damage absorption is 1 point of damage for every 4 points of MP. However, the ��MP-guard�� could be upgraded. An average magic based contestant would upgrade it to a 2:1 MP to HP ratio.


    Uzel had already awakened his boundary; yet his previous prolonged battling had consumed a substantial amount of MP to a deficit state. At present, his MP was mostly relying on MP regeneration. If not for his outstanding equipment, his ��Illusion dimension�� would��ve already drained him dry. Since that was the case, his MP regeneration was only barely sustaining his consumption rate.


    Under such circumstance, Sheyan��s first punch came crashing in. It very bluntly shattered that thin faint blue ��MP-guard��, disintegrating into the air like soap bubbles!


    When his second fist arrived, it heavily crashed into Uzel��s abdomen and actually sank into his flesh! That was tremendous might of his strength. Just from Sheyan��s fist can one clearly sense, even if there was a thick abdominal wall, the opponent��s innards would still be squeezed into a miserable state.


    When his third fist arrived, Uzel had awoke. Yet with the terrifying attack speed of 106 (32 x 3) agility, even an agile contestant like Lille would acknowledge it; much less to say a magic type contestant.


    This fist crackled in with a thunderous momentum. Boom! It struck upwards against Uzel��s chin. An uppercut striking Uzel up.


    In that instance, Uzel��s chin fractured into 17-18 disorderly fragments. That searing pain resulted in his vision ckening, even a cry was impossible.


    ��NO!!�� Lille howled behind Sheyan.


    His twin-daggers forcefully stabbed into Sheyan��s back. From a faraway distance, one would view Lille as a faint mirage thrusting in hastily, his silver daggers piercing forward like ivory fangs.


    Silver scorching radiance,


    Impaling straight into the enduring back skin, dicing through the dark-yellow fat, as it severed the bloody maroon flesh. Crimson blood gushed out, and was sprinkled away by a speedy dagger de. Its horrific scene shocking the eyes and astonishing the heart.


    Sheyan groaned. Lille��s attack this time had probably activated a defence negate probability. A deep profound puncture formed on his body, and it had been prated through. The tip of the daggers were sticking out from his abdomen!


    Instead, Sheyan reacted in only one manner. He deeply inhaled, as he tightened his stomach muscles to mp down on Lille��s daggers. Then he raised his arm, his fish clenching tightly; as crude as a gigantic pneumatic drill. He aimed at Uzel who had been struck high up the air, as he heavily hammered in!


    This one ferocious attack, sent Uzel flying for a full 5-6 metres; but also dragged him into a desperate critically wounded state!! Uzelnded onto the ground, paralyzed.

 Chapter 378: Die!

    <h4>Chapter 378: Die!</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Sadly, to preserve that powerful neuro-interference state, Uzel had previously used his full-restore honorary medicine!! This meant that he had already utilized the only life saving trump card he had!!


    At this moment, a list of battle log bounced out.


    ��Determining����your perceptive sense exceeds the enemy by 10 points, you can receive a detailed battle log.��


    ��Enemy strength is 16 points, your strength is 44 points. Your strength is 2.75 times the enemy.��


    ��Determining����your strength exceeds the enemy by two times, resulting in a additional crushing damages!!!!��


    ��Crushing damages is equivalent to 50% of this attack.��


    ��Crushing damages is deemed as an additional attack, and will negate all defenses or damage absorbing effects. When this attack conflicts with other effects, it possesses an authority precedence.��


    ��Determining������


    ��Factoring basic closebat.��


    ��Factoring explosive strike rate bonus of ��Alcohol Master�� .��


    ��Attack primary damage is 61 points + 30 additional crushing damages.��


    ��Enemy defence is 10 points, 28% damage reduction.��


    ��You deal an actual damage of 61 x (1-40%) x (1-28%) = 26 points.��


    ��You deal an actual crushing damages of 30 points.��


    ��Total actual damage dealt to enemy is 56 points!!��


    ��Your ordinary strike dealt: 26 + 30 (Crushing) = 56 actual damage to reserve-duty Growth-hunter no.19011.��


    ��23 points of damage is absorbed by reserve-duty Growth-hunter no.19011��s ��MP-guard�� .��


    ��Reserve-duty Growth-hunter no.19011��s ��MP-guard�� is destroyed.��


    ��Your ordinary strike dealt: 24 + 28 (Crushing) = 52 actual damage to reserve-duty Growth-hunter no.19011.��


    ��Your ordinary strike dealt: 26 + 31 (Crushing) = 57 actual damage to reserve-duty Growth-hunter no.19011.��


    ��Your crushing damage is an explosive strike, you deal 23 + 48 (Crushing) = 71 actual damage to reserve-duty Growth-hunter no.19011.��


    *************


    ��Reserve-duty Growth-hunter no.19011��s HP is almost zero. The nature of this battle is between contestants, reserve-duty Growth-hunter has entered near death state.��


    ��Reserve-duty Growth-hunter no.19011��s party skill ��Life-shield�� (100 HP) activated. Before the shield is destroyed, you are unable to deal any damage.��


    While the notifications surfaced; a milky white shield formed around Uzel��s body, while he started to frantically seize the chance to bandage himself! Even till this moment, recovering a sliver of health would be important!


    Sheyan endured another two strikes from Lille; his health wasn��t full already, and the ruthless frequency of Lille��s attacks resulted in numerous explosive strikes, all while Sheyan was unable to turn and block him. Instead, Sheyan ignored his existence as he utilized his party skill ��Gloryheal�� ! Loads of information were being processed by his mind.


    ��Zergling-rush would require at least another 20 seconds to trigger.��


    ��That 100 HP ��life-shield��, it even inherits the target��s defence.��


    ��I would need at least two punches to break his shield.��


    ��3 punches to kill him.��


    ��5 metres away, I��m like a snail with Lille on my back, I need 7 seconds to reach him.��


    ��Under normal circumstances, I would require at least 15 seconds to finish Uzel, this 15 seconds includes me enduring Lille��s crazed assaults. If that Lille continues to dish out explosive strike and that deadly defence negating property of his weapon activates again������moreover, Uzel is frantically trying to heal up����the variables are too much! The chances of my original n being foiled is over 73%!��


    Many thoughts swept through Sheyan��s mind in a split second. Without hesitation, he immediately pulled out an exquisite archaic ck musket!


    When the musket surfaced, it startled countless birds that were nesting within the forest! It peacefully resided in Sheyan��s hand, like a demon sleeping soundly filled with serene tolerance. However soon, piercing fumes leaked out of its ck barrel and assailed the nose. That loud rumble shook the heavens and the earth, instigating great carnage!


    Sheyan very simply aimed at the 5 metres away Uzel, as he pressed the trigger.


    A red-glowing lead projectile shot out!


    Sparks emerged, engraving atop Uzel��s brows, his expression still desiring to live. Not a single drop of blood sshed out, only a tiny red dot. Then a trickle of blood streamed out.


    Uzel��s expression turned rigid, that red dot atop his brows started diffusing, thickening; an afterglow of the evening sunset. The cruelness permeated the air, coldly draining away his body temperature.


    ��Ambition�� had a primary damage of 420 points. Although the 40% realm regtion and Uzel��s 28% defence were factored in, that single scorching lead bullet was enough for his existence to cease.


    Uzel��s eyes were filled with despair and unbelief. His life mercilessly fleeing his body as he slumped down, never to rise again.


    ��You��ve killed reserve-duty Growth-hunter no.19011!��


    ��PvP milestone ��Suspect�� count: 3.��


    Affirming the notifications from his nightmare imprint, Sheyan gently turned around. Although Lille had wildly shed against his back while he was opening fire, shing 3 times while stabbing 4 times, the ��Ambition�� in Sheyan��s hand remained steady as a rock.


    He then gradually retracted, and stored it back.


    At the instance Sheyan had pressed the trigger, Lille understood his partner was a goner. He abandoned his attacks as he hastily retreated 5 metres away from Sheyan, his expression grim. Sheyan continued to advance to Uzel��s corpse; picking up the blood key. He then squinted his eyes at Lille.


    ��How��s the feeling of personally witnessing your brother being murdered?��


    Step by step, Lille staggered backwards. His eyes were emanating a zing fury as he clenched his teeth.


    ��I will carve out your heart and offer it to him! I Swear!��


    Sheyan gently replied.


    ��Then what are you waiting for?��


    Lille didn��t answer, his facial muscles twitched unceasingly as he continued his retreating posture.


    Sheyan started to bandage himself, even fishing out a green apple to take a bite. Then he indistinctly continued.


    ��I know what are you waiting for, friend. You��re waiting for the curse-mix effect to dissipate.��


    Already retreated behind a tree, Lille��s pupils shrank. In that moment, he finally understood the true horror of this Seaman!


    Sheyan then confidently continued.


    ��Actually it isn��t a tough guess, really. To a reserve-duty Growth-hunter, to maximize one��s advantages, undoubtedly one would scheme one��s personal attribute to maintain at around 49 points. Then one would just need to put on a simple +1 attribute equipment, and anytime reach the 50 points boundary breakthrough. After you��ve been contaminated by my poison fog, your agility has dropped by 4 points. Therefore, even if you wield your reserved equipment now, you wouldn��t awaken the boundary breakthrough! Aren��t I right?��


    Lille had already disappeared into the forest. Yet Sheyan knew he definitely didn��t leave, he was like a wolf sneaking around in the darkness; quietly licking his wounds. Sheyan shut both eyes as he stood uprightly where he was. The reason he spoke those words, definitely wasn��t just to act like a smart alec. In actual fact, Sheyan too wanted to y him before Lille even had the chance for a boundary breakthrough!


    But under his current conditions, Sheyan had no ways to stop him! The cooldown of ��Ambition�� was 1 minute, his ��Horn-rage�� had a 180 seconds cooldown. The only thing on hand was throwing a curse-mix. But with that 1 second confusion, Sheyan��s 32 agility was definitely inadequate to chase up to Lille��s current 45 or so agility!


    Furthermore, Lille still had a disgusting movement impeding ��Frost Boomerang��. This thing could not only be used for pursuing, it could be used for fleeing as well! Furthermore, that throwing weapon could be equipped, thus using it was simple and fast.


    ��If that��s the case, my curse-mix effects should still be prevalent on him for around 30 seconds.�� Sheyan breathed in deeply, he knew the uing battle would be a tough one.


    Lille was no fool, if he still couldn��t guess Sheyan��s 3 attributes were roughly circting around strength, perceptive sense and physique; then he would��ve longed been demolished into ashes in the realm. Lille decided to leave under such circumstances and waited for the negative effects to dissipate. Undoubtedly, when Lille awakened himself, he would surely have confidence in ying Sheyan!


    Moreover, Lille would only monitor Sheyan and not head over tomit homicide at the previous battle scene. He still feared the possibility of Sheyan fleeing and divulging his secrets. Besides, that Reef, Mogensha and Jin Ximin were definitely incapable of movement for a brief period. He could settle the matters here quickly and rush back.


    With this understanding in mind, Sheyan shut his eyes as he peacefully sat down. He first changed to his ck-iron grade title ��Alcohol Master�� before he gulped down two mouthfuls of his ��Endless Spirited Vodka��. He then changed to his ��Bowtruckle��s feedback�� to hurriedly regenerate some HP.


    Sadly, to preserve that powerful neuro-interference state, Uzel had previously used his full-restore honorary medicine!! This meant that he had already utilized the only life saving trump card he had!!


    At this moment, a list of battle log bounced out.


    ��Determining����your perceptive sense exceeds the enemy by 10 points, you can receive a detailed battle log.��


    ��Enemy strength is 16 points, your strength is 44 points. Your strength is 2.75 times the enemy.��


    ��Determining����your strength exceeds the enemy by two times, resulting in a additional crushing damages!!!!��


    ��Crushing damages is equivalent to 50% of this attack.��


    ��Crushing damages is deemed as an additional attack, and will negate all defenses or damage absorbing effects. When this attack conflicts with other effects, it possesses an authority precedence.��


    ��Determining������


    ��Factoring basic closebat.��


    ��Factoring explosive strike rate bonus of ��Alcohol Master�� .��


    ��Attack primary damage is 61 points + 30 additional crushing damages.��


    ��Enemy defence is 10 points, 28% damage reduction.��


    ��You deal an actual damage of 61 x (1-40%) x (1-28%) = 26 points.��


    ��You deal an actual crushing damages of 30 points.��


    ��Total actual damage dealt to enemy is 56 points!!��


    ��Your ordinary strike dealt: 26 + 30 (Crushing) = 56 actual damage to reserve-duty Growth-hunter no.19011.��


    ��23 points of damage is absorbed by reserve-duty Growth-hunter no.19011��s ��MP-guard�� .��


    ��Reserve-duty Growth-hunter no.19011��s ��MP-guard�� is destroyed.��


    ��Your ordinary strike dealt: 24 + 28 (Crushing) = 52 actual damage to reserve-duty Growth-hunter no.19011.��


    ��Your ordinary strike dealt: 26 + 31 (Crushing) = 57 actual damage to reserve-duty Growth-hunter no.19011.��


    ��Your crushing damage is an explosive strike, you deal 23 + 48 (Crushing) = 71 actual damage to reserve-duty Growth-hunter no.19011.��


    *************


    ��Reserve-duty Growth-hunter no.19011��s HP is almost zero. The nature of this battle is between contestants, reserve-duty Growth-hunter has entered near death state.��


    ��Reserve-duty Growth-hunter no.19011��s party skill ��Life-shield�� (100 HP) activated. Before the shield is destroyed, you are unable to deal any damage.��


    While the notifications surfaced; a milky white shield formed around Uzel��s body, while he started to frantically seize the chance to bandage himself! Even till this moment, recovering a sliver of health would be important!


    Sheyan endured another two strikes from Lille; his health wasn��t full already, and the ruthless frequency of Lille��s attacks resulted in numerous explosive strikes, all while Sheyan was unable to turn and block him. Instead, Sheyan ignored his existence as he utilized his party skill ��Gloryheal�� ! Loads of information were being processed by his mind.


    ��Zergling-rush would require at least another 20 seconds to trigger.��


    ��That 100 HP ��life-shield��, it even inherits the target��s defence.��


    ��I would need at least two punches to break his shield.��


    ��3 punches to kill him.��


    ��5 metres away, I��m like a snail with Lille on my back, I need 7 seconds to reach him.��


    ��Under normal circumstances, I would require at least 15 seconds to finish Uzel, this 15 seconds includes me enduring Lille��s crazed assaults. If that Lille continues to dish out explosive strike and that deadly defence negating property of his weapon activates again������moreover, Uzel is frantically trying to heal up����the variables are too much! The chances of my original n being foiled is over 73%!��


    Many thoughts swept through Sheyan��s mind in a split second. Without hesitation, he immediately pulled out an exquisite archaic ck musket!


    When the musket surfaced, it startled countless birds that were nesting within the forest! It peacefully resided in Sheyan��s hand, like a demon sleeping soundly filled with serene tolerance. However soon, piercing fumes leaked out of its ck barrel and assailed the nose. That loud rumble shook the heavens and the earth, instigating great carnage!


    Sheyan very simply aimed at the 5 metres away Uzel, as he pressed the trigger.


    A red-glowing lead projectile shot out!


    Sparks emerged, engraving atop Uzel��s brows, his expression still desiring to live. Not a single drop of blood sshed out, only a tiny red dot. Then a trickle of blood streamed out.


    Uzel��s expression turned rigid, that red dot atop his brows started diffusing, thickening; an afterglow of the evening sunset. The cruelness permeated the air, coldly draining away his body temperature.


    ��Ambition�� had a primary damage of 420 points. Although the 40% realm regtion and Uzel��s 28% defence were factored in, that single scorching lead bullet was enough for his existence to cease.


    Uzel��s eyes were filled with despair and unbelief. His life mercilessly fleeing his body as he slumped down, never to rise again.


    ��You��ve killed reserve-duty Growth-hunter no.19011!��


    ��PvP milestone ��Suspect�� count: 3.��


    Affirming the notifications from his nightmare imprint, Sheyan gently turned around. Although Lille had wildly shed against his back while he was opening fire, shing 3 times while stabbing 4 times, the ��Ambition�� in Sheyan��s hand remained steady as a rock.


    He then gradually retracted, and stored it back.


    At the instance Sheyan had pressed the trigger, Lille understood his partner was a goner. He abandoned his attacks as he hastily retreated 5 metres away from Sheyan, his expression grim. Sheyan continued to advance to Uzel��s corpse; picking up the blood key. He then squinted his eyes at Lille.


    ��How��s the feeling of personally witnessing your brother being murdered?��


    Step by step, Lille staggered backwards. His eyes were emanating a zing fury as he clenched his teeth.


    ��I will carve out your heart and offer it to him! I Swear!��


    Sheyan gently replied.


    ��Then what are you waiting for?��


    Lille didn��t answer, his facial muscles twitched unceasingly as he continued his retreating posture.


    Sheyan started to bandage himself, even fishing out a green apple to take a bite. Then he indistinctly continued.


    ��I know what are you waiting for, friend. You��re waiting for the curse-mix effect to dissipate.��


    Already retreated behind a tree, Lille��s pupils shrank. In that moment, he finally understood the true horror of this Seaman!


    Sheyan then confidently continued.


    ��Actually it isn��t a tough guess, really. To a reserve-duty Growth-hunter, to maximize one��s advantages, undoubtedly one would scheme one��s personal attribute to maintain at around 49 points. Then one would just need to put on a simple +1 attribute equipment, and anytime reach the 50 points boundary breakthrough. After you��ve been contaminated by my poison fog, your agility has dropped by 4 points. Therefore, even if you wield your reserved equipment now, you wouldn��t awaken the boundary breakthrough! Aren��t I right?��


    Lille had already disappeared into the forest. Yet Sheyan knew he definitely didn��t leave, he was like a wolf sneaking around in the darkness; quietly licking his wounds. Sheyan shut both eyes as he stood uprightly where he was. The reason he spoke those words, definitely wasn��t just to act like a smart alec. In actual fact, Sheyan too wanted to y him before Lille even had the chance for a boundary breakthrough!


    But under his current conditions, Sheyan had no ways to stop him! The cooldown of ��Ambition�� was 1 minute, his ��Horn-rage�� had a 180 seconds cooldown. The only thing on hand was throwing a curse-mix. But with that 1 second confusion, Sheyan��s 32 agility was definitely inadequate to chase up to Lille��s current 45 or so agility!


    Furthermore, Lille still had a disgusting movement impeding ��Frost Boomerang��. This thing could not only be used for pursuing, it could be used for fleeing as well! Furthermore, that throwing weapon could be equipped, thus using it was simple and fast.


    ��If that��s the case, my curse-mix effects should still be prevalent on him for around 30 seconds.�� Sheyan breathed in deeply, he knew the uing battle would be a tough one.


    Lille was no fool, if he still couldn��t guess Sheyan��s 3 attributes were roughly circting around strength, perceptive sense and physique; then he would��ve longed been demolished into ashes in the realm. Lille decided to leave under such circumstances and waited for the negative effects to dissipate. Undoubtedly, when Lille awakened himself, he would surely have confidence in ying Sheyan!


    Moreover, Lille would only monitor Sheyan and not head over tomit homicide at the previous battle scene. He still feared the possibility of Sheyan fleeing and divulging his secrets. Besides, that Reef, Mogensha and Jin Ximin were definitely incapable of movement for a brief period. He could settle the matters here quickly and rush back.


    With this understanding in mind, Sheyan shut his eyes as he peacefully sat down. He first changed to his ck-iron grade title ��Alcohol Master�� before he gulped down two mouthfuls of his ��Endless Spirited Vodka��. He then changed to his ��Bowtruckle��s feedback�� to hurriedly regenerate some HP.

 Chapter 379: Lille’s trump card

    <h4>Chapter 379: Lille��s trump card</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Uzel had died, it was almost impossible for Lille to try and mount a sneak attack against Sheyan. Hence, Sheyan still had confidence in switching out to his ��Alcohol Master�� title before Lille resurfaced. Besides, that additional explosive strike rate boost was tremendously useful.


    Time drained by swiftly����the sunset had extinguished into the misty abyss; ayer of ember red still dyed the funnel like clouds in the sky. The other half of the sky floated with an ashen color, seemingly brewing in a berserking force!


    Naturally, a thunderstorm was about to descend. Sheyan breathed heavily. Even with his filtering oxygen mask, he could still sense that wild electrical discharge throbbing within the air. The fresh air travelled through his nasal cavity, into his blood; his mind rousing itself.


    At this very moment, a person strolled out excruciatingly slowly from the left of the forest.


    A male with his head buried down, his hands seemingly hauling something. Though his eyes could not be seen, his aura seemed to be on full disy.


    On the nightmare imprint of this male, was radiating a crimson glow. That glow enshrouded his entire body, speckles of it assimting into his body. Wherever he walked, the grass withered and the earth split!


    The awakened Lille trudged slowly towards Sheyan. When he finally closed the gap to 30 metres, his body blurred as he gusted like the wind towards a west tree, a hundred metres away. Even in that burst of speed, he still maintained his hauling grip over that object; his velocity was so remarkable, his body dragged along a long afterimage. In the next second, a distinctly clear sniping gunfire sonorously resounded!


    Sheyan��s pupils contracted in. This gunfire was so familiar, it was shockingly the sniping gunfire of Jin Ximin! It was unknown when this fe had crept in here. Unfortunately, he had been discovered by Lille!


    If that Korean had harbored kind intentions, then he undoubtedly should��ve notified Sheyan through the party channel first. Yet his silence was definitely thought provoking, naturally trying to be a third party who gains from disagreeing neighbors*, and reap benefits!


    (TN: *trying to subdue both after they fought)


    No matter who was the final victor, he certainly wouldn��t be in a perfectly unharmed optimal state. No doubt, there was the best opportunity to deliver a devastating lone sniping shot! As for the binding restrictions of the party������currently Jin Ximin definitely hadn��t left the party; but since that Makaji previously had a method to instantly leave the party, why wouldn��t someone else possess a simr technique?


    Instead, it was Reef and Mogensha that Sheyan was worried about. He instantly paid to incite a long distance transmission.


    ��Oi, Reef. How are you guys doing?��


    Reef coughed and replied.


    ��We are good. AK seems to be fine, that Korean has no reaction but he is probably in an unconscious state. That damned flesh vines seem to have a temporary HP binding effect. But for some weird reason, a sudden dense fog decided to form around here, I��mpletely unable of seeing them. Sheet man, why is the HP regeneration rate so low in near death state? Seaman are you fine? If you aren��t, try and hold on. I��ll head over in a jiffy.��


    Listening to theforting news of their conditions, Sheyan sighed in relief. Then heughed and responded.


    ��If nobody provides emergency treatment, to recover from near death state would require at least 40 minutes! The dust would��ve settled by then, therefore, just patiently wait for my good news.��


    ����������������������


    Jin Ximin was currently incredibly vexed. His fingernails were pinching deeply into the fleshy tree bark. The luscious moss emitting a peculiar damp odour, while a squashed fiery red beetle was presently quivering.


    ��I just squashed a stupid red beetle! He actually discovered my wless camouge disguise?��


    Jin Ximin muttered to himself in disbelief.


    ��Curse it! If I knew it��d be like this, then why did I even utilized my one-off usage ��A�� grade item to wrestle out from those flesh vines!��


    Of course, just a slight flutter of disturbance had actually been revealed to Lille, this could only be described by the terrifying might of an awakened reserve-duty Growth-hunter.


    ��So what if he��s awakened?�� Jin Ximin gritted his teeth in defiance. ��Even the death god would tremble against my gun!��


    He immediately pressed his trigger!


    Boom! Gunfire resounded, the muffled rumbling echoed through the aisle of the forest, startling several birds on the way. Carrying immense kic energy, the bullet swerved in with unbelievable speed! Yet strangely, the speedily rushing Lille seemed to have amplified his speed as well! If not for that gorgeous mncholy string of crimson blood trailing his body, one would mistake his charging image to be an illusion.


    ��He actually����forced through?�� In that instance, Jin Ximin��s eyes turned sluggish, a tremendous danger welled up in his heart as he breathed in deeply; aiming once again! Then he fired! This time, he pressed down so hard, that even his fingers turned white!


    Green tinted gems condensed at the sniper rifle��s muzzle; this sensation felt like it was even pulling in the surrounding air! Immediately after, a deep-green repentant ray propelled out with unfathomable velocity; its trajectory spiralling like a helix, directly piercing into Lille��s body!


    But at that moment, something strange happened. Lille��s body continued charging forward, but a shocking phantom appeared behind him; exactly identical to his body! In his ce, the phantom was struck so disastrously that it flew back 5-6 metres, with its body aze with deep-green mes as it crashed to the ground like a meteor before rolling. The raging deep-green mes even stretched towards the nearby trees andbusted them.


    Within a split second, Lille had arrived in front of Jin Ximin! Jin Ximin definitely wouldn''t resign himself to extinction; berserkly yelling out as he pulled out a dagger and struck froward. At present, Lille��s hands were still empty; but after he turned around, his entire self was now stationed behind Jin Ximin��s back!


    In that moment, Jin Ximin was stunned to discover for some unknown reason, his body could no longer move! An icy-cold chill was sent down his spine. Lille shouted loudly as he spun round, another phantom followed him behind as it shockingly mirrored his actions. Then a vast stretch of ocean-blue rays swept in as though engulfing heaven and earth, ruthlessly slicing across Jin Ximin��s neck!


    Time seemed to have slowed down, the dagger in Jin Ximin��s hands clinking against the ground. He was now clutching his neck, his throat releasing gurgling chokes. An agonizing expression synthesizing with his disbelief gaze. Any onlooker would feel great sympathy towards such a gruesome sight. Then he crumbled to the ground, sinking into near death state!


    It was actually a one-de-KO!


    Blood poured out profusely from his carotid artery, like a tragic vapor fountain; dying the suave Lille in dark red. The light in Jin Ximin��s eyes gradually dimmed, as he convulsed helplessly. Lille, stepped forward, as he lightly jabbed, mercilessly iming the life from the horrified and unwilling Jin Ximin!


    As a sniper, he definitely partnered perceptive sense and intelligence, while his agility had also reached 40 points. His former reaction couldn��t be considered slow; even in close proximity, he immediately reacted to guard his neck from that sorrowful de ray. Yet that domineering sh still kissed his neck. Such a de of ferocity, it was as though two de rays had coagted together, it even exhibited a gracefulness that of falling leaves!


    ��You must��ve been shocked right? I actually forsakened my twin-daggers! And changed to such a long de?�� The blood drenched Lille arrogantly eximed to Sheyan. He actually unequipped the rare silver storyline grade daggers after awakening, and in its ce was a dark-blue long de.


    Although the luster of his long de was dark blue, it gave one an unfathomable feeling of the deep ocean abyss. Not a single drop of blood could stain it. Yet more frightening was that dark blue rays congealed over the long de without dispersing, loose glows scarcely escaping it and wafted into the air. This shocking long de had been enhanced to a +7 upgrade!


    With Jin Ximin��s death, a notification was transmitted to the party. Sheyan instead remained calmed, staring at the long de in Lille��s grip and gently replied.


    ��When you fought me repeatedly just now, you must��ve discovered my defensive abilities are rtively valiant against high speed high frequency attacks. Thus, I originally thought after you awakened, you would try utilizing a long range weapon toplement your superior speed and that ��Frost Boomerang�� to suppress me. I never expected you��d actually use a dual-handed weapon����in the case, your primary attribute is without a doubt agility after you awakened; and the second attribute you chose is definitely strength, +15 strength!��


    Lille��s figure blurred, he deeply inhaled as he hauled his long de and dashed towards Sheyan. That astounding phantom continued tailing smugly behind him, before chopping down towards Sheyan��s head!

 Chapter 380: Sorrowful sword blade

    <h4>Chapter 380: Sorrowful sword de</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    If it was the first time Sheyan had witnessed this phantom afterimage, he definitely wouldn��t pay attention to it. Yet after personally witnessing the phantom peculiarly resisting two snipes of Jin Ximin, he no longer dared to be careless when facing it. Taking a step back as his back pasted onto the tree behind, a metallic shimmer glistened distinctively on his left hand as he directly blocked out.


    Of course inparison to Jin Ximin, Sheyan who had plenty of closebat experience definitely wouldn��t get beheaded with one de. Lille too didn��t harbour such unrealistic expectations.


    nk!! An screech emerged. Sparks sprayed out from his knuckles as his white grade knucklers released a gloomy cawing, while his body trembled violently. In this instant, he finally understood the primary reason Jin Ximin had entered near death state instantly!


    ��Determining����your perceptive sense exceeds your opponent by 10 points. You receive a detailedbat log.��


    ��Factoring basic closebat.��


    ��Factoring explosive strike suppression.��


    ��Your resistive block is sessful, opponent��s damage reduced by 15%.��


    ��Primary damage received is 120 points + 42 (Negates defence, +7 weapon property) points + 60 (Ability: ��Phantom Clone��) points��


    ��Your defence is 22.5 points, damage reduction: 47%.��


    ��Actual damage received: 120 x (1-40%) x (1-47%) = 38 points + 42 (weapon property precedence) points + 19 points!


    ��Your innate ability: ��Endurance�� is effective!��


    ��Total resultant damage received: 13 + 17 + 1 = 31 points.��


    Watching the de hacking ferociously against him along with the ��13 + 17 + 1�� statistics from the nightmare imprint, Sheyan hatefully gnashed his teeth and muttered the word ��pervert�� in his heart.


    Naturally, that dark-blue grade weapon had a property that negated defence. Moreover, it was on the same level as crushing damages that had authority precedence. Thus, it waspletely unaffected by the realm��s 40% regtion!


    Even more disgusting was that the phantom behind could dish out half of his every attack����this Lille had chosen a +15 strength for his secondary attribute, he probably had even inflicted crushing damages onto Jin Ximin! No wonder, Lille had abandoned his twin-daggers for this iparably tyrannical longde!


    With one swipe of the de, it delivered 4* different damages! One still had to consider the agile nature of Lille and his oppressive attack frequency, and the explosive strike rate involved! Jin Ximin was definitely not like Sheyan who could suppress the enemy��s explosive strike rate by 10%! Hence to him, if a single explosive strike resulted from the 4 damages, near death state was inevitable!


    (TN:*4 due to addition of crushing damages as well, which didn��t surface on Sheyan)


    From another perspective; though Jin Ximin enjoyed the bonus 100 HP from the silver party skill ��Asylum��, Makaji��s flesh vines already had a cursing ability that binded any victimized contestant��s maximum HP to 15%. Therefore, his death was definitely justified, but filled with immense grievance.


    Strictly speaking, even Reef would have a hard time facing this longde, primarily because of that deadly +7 negate defense property. Now the formidability of Sheyan��s innate ability ��Endurance�� was exceedingly clear. Though he hadn��t awakened it, it was like a secret lightscreen preserving his life. 25 definite damage reduction didn��t seem high, but based on its superior precedence; amidst conflicts between contestants, it had be his absolute advantage!


    ��Fortunately Reef warned me previously. A reserve-duty Growth-hunter��s base attribute boost are only temporary. Only by bing an official Growth-Hunter can one receive the additional ability reward of reaching 20 points of one��s pure attribute. If not, this battle would be increasingly hard.��


    (TN: This part is referring to Lille choosing strength as his secondary attribute, causing his pure strength to surpass 20 points. However, that will not provide the bonus ability when an attribute reaches the 20 pure attribute points mark.)


    Sheyan��s heart schemed as he observed the movements of the enemy. Lille raised his de and issued.


    ��Do you think by relying on your equipment��s resistance, you can block me? Let me tell you, even if you��re wearing a tortoise shell made of iron, I will forcefully smash it apart!��


    As he spoke, Lille waved his de and surged forward; its ocean-blue glow elegantly showering forth like the rain. Wherever it struck, a thousand miles would be affected. The present Lille��s agility had broken through 50 points, and both his retreat and advance were shockingly abrupt; a ghastly experience that of a monster. Sheyan tried to retaliate twice, but both were easily dodged by Lille.


    When Lille struck forth his de with a third sh, as Sheyan finally managed to touch onto Lille��s movement patterns. Blood gushed out from receiving another bluish ray, yet this time, his clenched fist, brimming with umted force, finally mmed heavily against Lille��s face!


    Lille��s assault was halted by this one fist, as he was mmed 3-4 metres away. But after receiving this punch, he raised his head as his eyes emitted a painful yet conceited smirk. He thenughed crazily.


    ��Let me see, 23 actual damage! Are you unustomed to not delivering crushing damages when you punch others? Trying to crush me? I have 27 points of strength now, only if you are an awakened reserve-duty strength-hunter! But if you were a ****king awakened strength-hunter, would you have watched on as your own party member died?��


    Lille��s theory hosted a misunderstanding. He had always been viewing Jin Ximin as one of Sheyan��s confidantes. This was because of the previous defensive battle at the shuttle. Sheyan and Reef had rescued Jin Ximin several times, and this was observed urately by Uzel and Lille.


    Sheyan��s face was sullen, and remained silent to Lille��s provocation whilemitting his full focus onto resisting and blocking. In time, he managed to dodge Lille��s de twice consecutively, and even managed to release two punches! Lille no longer dared to be too arrogant, and he immediately gave his wholehearted attention into battling.


    As both parties became gradually ustomed, every time Lille released three strikes, Sheyan would manage to sessfullynd one punch! Instead, Lille could sense the opponent��s breath bing heavier, and his actions turning sluggish. Hence, he pressed on bitterly.


    Roughly a kilometre faraway, Reef and Mogensha were naturally concerned about the battle progress. One had to acknowledge that official Growth-Hunter Makaji��s might; even though he had died, that flesh vines still wrapped unwaveringly around Mogensha, weakening him to the utmost limits. He could not rely on his own strength to struggle out. After that fog had alleviated from the area, Jin Ximin had suddenly vanished. It was obvious that fe had produced some sort of deception, tricking Reef and preventing him from alerting Sheyan.


    As long distance partymunications required a fee of utility points, after Sheyan had affirmed that Reef and Mogensha were unharmed, he switched it off. Although the two members who had temporarily lost theirbat prowess couldn��t survey the battle scene, they could still view the shared information of the party; allowing them to observe Sheyan��s health status.


    As the battle sunk into a stalemate, suddenly! Sheyan��s original leftover of 300 HP suddenly inted to full!


    Such a strange scene instantly caused Reef to gasp in shock. He couldn��t help eximing.


    ��What the hell is happening?��


    Mogensha widened his fat lips, finally forcing out a sound.


    ��This can only mean one thing. Seaman had utilized that honorary medicine ��Max-protein injection gun dosage�� !!��


    Reef responded in disbelief.


    ��But������but his health was obviously still 300 points!��


    Brother ck Mogensha simrly widened his fat lips in astonishment and confusion.


    ��Don��t tell me it was an idental usage?��


    Reef sunk his head down in deep thought.


    ��Definitely impossible! Using a medicine stored inside the nightmare imprint just requires a thought, how could he make such a foolish mistake! Unless����������


    *********


    Witnessing the radiating flickers of brilliance on Sheyan��s body, Lille��s expression turned solemn. Sheyan then stormed in, glowing with health and vigor as he sacrificed his own body to pressure Lille! Lille appeared to be in straitened circumstances, still, he repeatedly left lines of wounds onto Sheyan.


    After a flurry of movements, Sheyan had exposed his vital chest and allowed Lille to gash at him twice; however, this move had ingeniously forced Lille into a dead end between a narrow structure of a tree. He then pulled out ��Ambition��, aiming it and fired! Then, he roared out with bloodlusted eyes.


    ��Go and die!��


    Yet all of a sudden, Lille drove forward instead!


    Gritting his teeth as he forcibly received the bullet,


    The lead bullet caused blood to erupt from his face, yet it astonishingly didn��t weaken his current state. Instead, his hoisted longde pervaded through the smoke,


    A long de impaling into Sheyan��s chest!


    Prating deep into his chest, its unstoppable might sliced against the vegetation behind Sheyan. Instantly, an explosion of gruesome blood and flesh followed.


    A vital strike!


    Explosive strike!


    Disintegrated leaves blended with warm blood pelted through the skies, and the air reeked of an intensified blood stench!


    Sheyan grunted and hastily retreated after understanding he had been duped!


    However, this vital imption, this fanatical onught had already dealt a fatal strike!


    Simrly, Lille��s body flickered with the radiating brilliance of a honorary medicine ��Max-protein injection gun dosage��. No wonder he didn��t fall to the gunshot. Lille��s lips curled into a sinister sneer.


    ��Not only you possess the trump of an honorary medicine! Fool!��


    In a sh, Lille drew back his long de. Holding onto the warm and steadfast snake-skin bounded de shaft, as he smirked over the sharp de dyed with the blood of his opponent. Today! Its pointed de once again imed the soul of another foe.


    That sorrowful ocean-blue glow radiated. With his overwhelming superiority of triumph, Lille heaved forward with his long de. Sheyan staggered backwards with blood gushing wildly, his current horrified and stupefied expression propelling thecency of the ignorant Lille.

 Chapter 381: Towering

    <h4>Chapter 381: Towering</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    ��Say, you��re really a disgusting freak. To inflict crushing on Uzel, your strength must be at least above 30 points, and your perceptive sense above 20 points. Yet strangely, your HP is actually a towering 400 - 500 points, and your defence should be 20 points! And yet with all these, you��re able to f****ing provide a support ability! Which means your intelligence or spirit should be above 20 points!��


    ��It��s been a long time since I��ve met an allrounder fool like you. If i hadn��t risked myself and seized the chance to deliver a fatal blow, then I might��ve really been in deep sheet facing you. How much HP do you have left? 200, 300? How much blood do you have left to bleed?��


    Facing Lille��s provocation, Sheyan remained grim and silent. His face deathly pale as he staggered backwards, step by step. The disastrous punctured wound over his chest spurted out blood continuously, spilling all over the ground. Lille had upied the advantage, and being fully content with his achievement, he raised his long de as he fiercely chopped in!


    Once again both parties sank into an attack-defense deadlock, except Lille harbored absolute confidence of victory this time! de rays shed out, pressing in step by step, leaving not a single chance of escape for Sheyan. At present, any retaliation by Sheyan was deemed futile, he was like a cornered beast in Lille��s eyes.


    The two dueled for several minutes. Lille finally stepped backwards and retracted his de, before he callously announced.


    ��Just die!��


    For some unknown reason, a strange ominous premonition was currently pricking him; yet he reckoned it was due to personally witnessing how his opponent had abruptly turned the tides previously. Hence, even though his ��Phantom Clone�� drained MP, Lille had a firm resolution. He triggered the strongest ability he had!


    Suddenly, his figure vanished. When he appeared, he was shockingly facing Sheyan��s back!


    The serious looking Lille crept in as light as a feather from behind, leaping up as he somersaulted over Sheyan��s head. Instead, the longde following his right hand had sketched out a sorrowful oceanic-blue ray; fluently sshing downwards like ink.


    This de ray was like a bright blue crescent, sweeping down unhurriedly from Sheyan��s cheek to his chest!


    Rank B ability: ��de-dance sh�� !!


    This iparably furtive sh drew out an agonizing loud groan from Sheyan. Like a beast on the verge of extinction, he was sent rolling 10 times before he scurried to flee; blood dripping from his fingertips! Then he shockingly threw out a curse-mix, heavily smashing it against the ground! The engulfing poisonous fog raged out, as he turned tail and fled;pletely disregarding his exposed back.


    Lille��s eyes twinkled with a blood-thirsty excitement. After a tiny 1 second confusion, he ignored the poison fog and pursued in. His agility had already exceeded the boundary; although the fog lowered his speed by 20%, he already caught up to Sheyan after a mere 30 metres.


    Pressing down with both legs,


    He leapt up highly as he beheaded down with both hands gripped around the long de��s shaft! His strike was thriving with his aspiration!


    But, but!


    In this instant; already deemed as a prey, Sheyan suddenly clenched his fist as he turned around!


    Their eyes met. Lille immediately felt a stabbing sensation in his eyes, because Sheyan��s gaze contained no timidity, nor pain, nor any fear he was anticipating! Within those zing pupils, was a wild, untamed and victorious conviction!!!


    In that moment, Lille felt like he had raised his de to chop down a towering mountain that he could not even see the peak. Yet his soul remained resolute as he gritted his teeth, wholeheartedly beheading down with his might!


    Chomp! Blood sprayed out. Sheyan��s blocking left arm was instantly severed, flinging 5-6 metres away as itnded on the ground. The unstoppable de pressed in, like a racing current of the Yangtze river; boom! It finally left an unfathomable crevice onto the ground! A crevice as long as a dozen metre!


    Several surroundingrge nts suffered from this cmitous event, and were chopped cleanly in two as they copsed with a loud bang; with dust soaring into the skies!


    Yet simultaneously, a dark-gold glimmer shone on Sheyan��s neck; ayer of faint blue current trickled down his right fist!


    Dark-gold ne ��Smith��s Matrix Microchip�� ability ��Format�� activated������


    ��Barbarous armour�� activated! ��Zergling Rush�� triggered������


    At this moment, Lille was still hanging in midair. Instead, lightning speed punches shot out from Sheyan repetitively! Like sounds of thunder as he frenziedly bombarded Lille��s left leg!


    Explosive strike!


    Crushing damages!!


    An immense pain descended from Sheyan��s first punch. He could only see the second fist iing, before Lille felt like a tremendous elephant had trampled over his left thigh. As for the third����there was no more feeling.


    This feeling signified one thing����his left leg was crippled.


    Just a second ago, Lille was still brimming withcency. A secondter, he submerged into treacherous despair!


    Within a split second, Lille��s heart sank. A tremendous disappointment, dismay and contradiction, he howled in anguish to the heavens!


    A desperate howl identical to a wolf in captivity!


    Yet his howl met a spontaneous end, because the ferocious explosive might of Sheyan��s fist had rammed against him. The incessant 3 punches shattered his left thigh bone into fragments, and then lifted him high up into the air. His heart and body filled with grime and dirt, blood drenching him entirely.


    All his patient acting, all for these 3 punches!


    3 punches to cripple Lille and prevent him from fleeing!!! If Sheyan couldn��t cripple him with one strike, then an awakened reserve-duty agility Growth-hunter would prove impossible for Sheyan to chase!


    Finally, Sheyan slowly retracted his fist! Covered in cuts and bruises, blood was still flowing from his chest wound and an arm was also severed. Yet his appearance was towering, like craggy mountain filled with crevices; connecting heaven and earth, an unending meandering, impossible to exceed.


    Just solely observing would fill one with a stifling unsurmountable sensation!


    Within those unwavering eyes of his, was a persevering desire tomit murder; Lille��s previous impression of him was utterly shattered!


    ��You, bloody������liar.�� Lille��s facial muscles twitched, his fingers digging desperately into the tree bark; using it to support him up while panting heavily. ck spots and giddiness filled his vision! That thunderous lightning punches not only crushed his left leg, it destroyed his confidence.


    At this moment, Lille finally discovered that this strength had previously plunged by 4 points! It was now 23 points. Yet because of that, Lille discovered a truly frightening fact. That was the enemy��s strength was actually������at least over 46 points!!


    This fact crumbled his senses. Naturally, a contestant with a strength above 46 points, had over a 90% chance of a sudden surprise boundary breakthrough!


    This meant that Sheyan definitely still had another ace up his sleeves!! The ace of a boundary breakthrough!


    ��This *****ing support ss actually had a strength boundary breakthrough!!��


    ��My earliercency and conceitedness was a huge joke.��


    The dubious minute suspicious that he neglected finally surged a thousand folds back to him; like a venomous serpent strangling his very soul. He watched on as Sheyan pressed in step by step, then into the bloodshot eyes of his foe. An unhurried ridicule and sarcasm emerged from Sheyan��s mouth.


    ��Come! Just another chop and I��ll be in near death state.��


    ��Dammit! Dammit! Based on my deductions, his health should��ve already dropped to a near death state!��


    Lille��s pupils shrunk into needle size. After hearing Sheyan��s words, he instead thought of his opponent trying to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory; affirming that his foe was pulling a false bravado! He wildly dragged his injured leg, limping forward as he thrusted his long de towards Sheyan.


    2 secondster, droplets of blood dripped from Sheyan��s rigid forehead. A long sorrowfulceration stretched from his forehead to the right of his lips! As for his expression, it was a disturbing wry smile.


    Blood camouged his face as Sheyan swung out his fist with full might; bluntly crashing it against Lille��s nose! 49 points of strength exploded forth, sending Lille flying from the impact!


    At that instance, Lille ultimately lost hope. He could deeply admit two facts.


    Firstly, this Seaman guy was definitely not pulling a false bravado.


    Secondly, if he continued in his obstinance, the one dead would be himself!! The threat of crushing damages was simply too petrifying!


    He had never expected a person could be that tenacious. He knew that he had already dealt a perfectly glorious wave of assault. Right from the very first sh, Lille had already felt like he had transformed into a de of tsunami, and his foe was just a pathetic leaf who couldn��tst several seconds within his dreadful tsunami. Yet his enemy had came back from the depths of defeat, and turned the tides in one move!


    Lille utterly gave up. His ears still gripped with horror and fear, it was obviously the encroaching Sheyan had inflicted grave pressure onto him. He finally crumbled under the immense pressure, shrieking in horror as he turned to run. Although he was crippled in one leg, Lille was definitely still an outstanding awakened reserve-duty Growth-hunter. His limping speed was still a tad faster than Sheyan��s speed!

 Chapter 382: The path exhausted, the end of the road

    <h4>Chapter 382: The path exhausted, the end of the road</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Drenched in blood, Sheyan observed the fleeing Lille as he retrieved his musket, and aimed its ck muzzle across! Activating ��Rum and Songs��, he directly pressed the trigger!


    Yet in that instance, a thin rampart appeared over Lille; its appearance simr to the ��MP-guard�� of a magic type contestant, yet it glowed with a faint darkness. This was an A grade item he had obtained earlier on, it was called ��Blessed-protection scroll�� which would project a double-sided shield over oneself.


    What it meant by double-sided shield is that if Lille attempted to attack from the inside, his damage would equally be absorbed by the shield. Therefore, this scroll could only be activated when escaping. Yet the devilish property of the shield actually not only absorbed the damage of ��Rum and Songs��, it even negated the stunning effect! This was the first time Sheyan had encountered such a situation. He couldn��t help but be distracted, but Lille had already fled 30 metres away by now.


    Without hesitation, Sheyan raised his right hand as his ��Barbaric-demon Pupil�� glimmered! Within a second, it was like Sheyan had transformed into a raging bull as he drilled towards Lille. Within mere seconds, hepletely caught up to Lille, as he delivered a crushing hammerfist down.


    That fist instantly created a deep dent over the ��Blessed-protection shield��, but it actually hadn��t shattered. Instead, his fist carried an unstoppable might as it got deflected by the shield; skewing to the left and smashing against a huge vegetable. Creakkk! Green juicy sap sshed out, as the thick bark of the vegetable was smashed broken; releasing a piercing sharp crunch as it copsed down, leaves and dust soaring infinitely.


    However, Lille was still fleeing! He appeared to have shrugged of Sheyan once again. But at this moment, a huge fog of poison fog swept out! It was indeed a curse-mix Sheyan had thrown. Even though the shockwave caused by the curse-mixnding had been negated by the ��Blessed-protection shield��, the 20% movement decrease was still apparent.


    Because of that 20% decline in speed; Sheyan once again dived forward, his entire body seemingly parallel to the ground as hended an immense punch on Lille!


    This time, withoutints; that thin ck shield was directly prated through, ��popping�� as it disappeared like a soap bubble. Sheyans fist instantly knocked Lille��s eye ck, as he directly crashed against the tree ahead.


    Seeing stars and a bloodied nose, Lille stumbled against the roots and tripped, falling to the ground. His mouth repeatedly wailed fanatically, his legs were wildly scrambling against the ground; kicking off moss, grass and soil, spraying backwards like a drizzle������


    Yet why would Sheyan forgo such a great opportunity. He surged forward several steps as he bluntly pounced through the air, and drilled down his right elbow with matchless viciousness! Striking against Lille��s right calf.


    At present, Lille was like an arrow at the end of its flight. A shrilling shriek emerged from him, while his right calf bluntly fractured into a deformed shape.


    But at this moment, Lille��s will to live was surprisingly as enduring as before! He issued a crazed exmation.


    ��How can I die here! How can I die here. Jemu is still waiting for me at home, Vanessa is still waiting to be revived! I must live on, I definitely must live on!��


    Carrying such a stubborn conviction, Lille trampled against Sheyan��s face, as mud and grass blended with the blood on his face. At this moment, Lille disregarded everything; wing his fingers into the soil as he scurried forward, even ignoring his overturned fingernails.


    Sheyan wiped away the filth on his face as he raised his head, immediately a boomerang emanating cold air swerved over. His vision froze as he could only stretch out his remaining right hand to block. The boomerang��s damage wasn��t high and only managed to shave off a couple of HP after ��Endurance��. However����its frosty speed decline had once again enveloped Sheyan��s body. A distinct sensation of frostbite could be felt from his legs.


    After a 40% movement speed reduction,pared to a nearly crippled Lille, whose speed was faster?


    After a short 5 seconds, Sheyan found the answer; it was actually Lille! The long range threat of ��Ambition�� still had a 41 seconds cooldown timer, and that ��Horn-rage�� had an even longer cooldown duration������after 41 seconds, Lille would have at least widened the gap by over a hundred metres!


    After 6 seconds, Lille was simrly aware of that fact. After escaping the range of ��Ambition��, he nced back his eyes carrying an additional mockery. This male continued feverishly limping forward. Heughed, as an oddly scoffing tone resounded.


    ��Goodbye Seaman. I admit you��re strong, I cannot defeat you����but can you chase?��


    Sheyan had already halted as though he had given up. Instead, a strange flicker of silver glow emitted from his fist. Without expression, he voiced out.


    ��I cannot��������


    Lille licked his dried lips with his tongue, tasting the soil and brown bloodstains. His voice then projected out with a leisure, brimming with vengeful ridicule.


    ��You broke my leg, still you can��t even chase me! Trying to kill me? In your next life!! Makaji (Harlim) is an official true Growth-Hunter; even though he is dead, it is impossible for golden AK to rely on his own strength to free himself from the bindings of the flesh vines! Therefore, though I cannot deal with Reef, but����you can collect golden Ak��s corpse soon! Hahahaha, isn��t that such a pleasant surprise?��


    At present, Lille had already fled 40 metres away. Still, Sheyan was standing motionlessly, his expression was a little mysterious; rather cynical, yet somewhat sarcastic.


    ��I have something to warn you. Though I cannot chase you, but����they can!!!��


    As Sheyan��s voice echoed out, peculiar earthen mounds sprung up abruptly from the ground. The 3 spongy mounds swiftly erged, as though something was about to erupt out.


    The loose soil rolled down, every earth mound had now grown to a metrerge. Within the cracks of the earth, one could shockingly see ayer of iparably tough greyish-ck membrane. The membrane appeared like flesh, glossy and silky; seemingly brimming with fluids internally.


    With piercing grunt, the cracks of the earth mound sted forth; repulsive arachnid fluids spilled everywhere as they released an assailing amniotic odour, and flooded the soil around.


    From within each earth mound, 2 ck creatures leapt out. Each creature was roughly the size of a wolf with erged front ws. Its entire body was without skin, its appearancepletely flesh red, muscles and vein lines could be distinctly seen. An extension from the back of its head, carried sharp horns. Its ws were frighteningly incisive, and had a head of an ant-eater. Wrapped around its body��s periphery was an obvious ck indication������


    This, this was the product of the ��Zergling eggs�� he had acquired from the Starship Trooper world. Currently, he had utilized 3 eggs to spawn out 6 ckthorn zerglings!


    When Sheyan had purchased the eggs, the ckthorn tribe had already upgraded to a ss ��II�� arachnid base. Therefore, the zerglings he spawned simrly possessed those standards.


    Under Sheyan��smand, the 6 speedy zerglings dashed through the forest with ludicrous speed; splitting apart as they ferociously locked onto the distant Lille!


    In this instance, Lille finally sunk into despair. He had bet on his trump cards to protect him adequately. Yet he had never anticipated that this Seaman that resembled a powerful support character, was actually flourishing abundantly with murderous schemes!!


    About to enter near death state, as a reserve-duty Growth-hunter, Lille would still be able to sessfully y those 6 zerglings. However, this period of dy was sufficient for Sheyan to catch up to him 10 times������but if he ignored the zerglings and continued fleeing, one shouldn''t ever forget, he had no such innate ability like ��Endurance��. The 6 zerglings were able to deal 3-4 damage with every w; an umted total of 20 points every assault was not something that the present Lille could afford!


    15 secondster, already in a critically wounded state, Lille was struck flying as he heavily crashed against theteral tree and slumped to the ground. The 6 zerglings had all fallen on him. Yet he couldn��t dodge from Sheyans booming fists. A white lightscreen covered his body, it was the party skill of the Banks Syndicate ��Life-guard��. Sheyan leisurely strolled towards him, mercilessly raising his fist.


    ��Wait!!�� Lille��s eyes were flickering with a wild desperation. ��But how much HP do you actually have!��


    Sheyan��s fist pounded down, the ��Life-guard�� vibrated violently.


    ��800 points. When I was left with 300 HP, I consumed the Honorary medicine. That was just to let you think I was forced into a desperate peril. If not, how was I gonna make you stay and battle with me, and finally get this chance to kill you?��


    As his words faded, Sheyan mmed his fist down! His motion was stiff and cunning, but shed down like a thunderbolt. Unable to block or defend, the ��Life-guard�� vibrated again, its glow weakened to a state of nothingness.


    Watching dreadfully as Sheyan retracted his fist, preparing to umte strength before smashing down again! Lille yelled frantically.


    ��NO!!!!!! I can give you all my equipment, spare me!��


    (TN: Sheyan got his honorary medicine from Reef back in the Starship Trooper world. Around the period he saved Reef, or slightlyter)

 Chapter 383: Lottery discussion

    <h4>Chapter 383: Lottery discussion</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    The ��Life-guard�� was like a soap bubble, utterly extinguished and destroyed. Sheyan stationed his fist in midair, his expression that of slight deliberation; as though Lille��s words had enticed him.


    ��Oh, really?��


    ��Really!�� Lille raised his head towards Sheyan, but was immediately greeted with a ck muzzle pointing between his brows! The next thing he heard was a thunderous boom!


    ��I��m sorry, Mr Lille. Your suggestion failed to persuade me.�� Sheyan retracted ��Ambition��, as he coolly replied. ��My instincts tell me, you aren��t sincere.��


    Sheyan bent forward, helping to close Lille��s ��unwilling even in death�� eyes. He then picked up that sorrowful blood key from Lille.


    A notification rung in his ears.


    ��You��ve yed reserve-duty Growth-hunter no.17214!��


    ��PVP milestone ��Suspect�� count: 4.��


    Sheyan then silently nced at that silver-storyline grade object ��Shriveled Tangerine��, then shifted his gaze towards the faint shimmering silver glow on his right fist. He then snorted.


    ��What a disappointment, Mr Lille. I��ve really overestimated your strength, I still thought you would perform ast act. In the end, you couldn��t even force out my final trump card.��


    Following that, Sheyan wrapped himself with a bandage, heading towards Reef and Mogensha��s location; presently, brimming with exhaustion. The winds blew, and the sky had already dimmed craftily. The leaves rattled against the wind, emitting crackling noises. Lightnings shed across, illuminating Sheyan��s filthy and fatigue back image; still, the sensation of an indomitable mountain remained, nonconforming to any pressure.


    *************


    Reeffortably sighed. He finally stretched his arms and stood up,


    ��Dammit, near-death state is really intolerable! Seeing and hearing without mobility, feels really like a nightmare.��


    He could sense the endless refreshing stream of coolness from the bandages, recuperating bits of his strength. He sighedfortably again, as he examined Sheyan��s severed left arm and frowned.


    ��Seemed like a really tough battle eh?��


    ��Hpmh, with you draining and dying them for so long previously, I obviously had to finish both off! If I hadn��t thought about injuring myself to trick Lille, and luckily baited Lille in, how would I have managed to kill him?��


    Sheyan had already tried ripping at the flesh vines wrapped around Mogensha with all his might. Although it had long lost its master to control it, the flesh vines was still a carnivorous vegetation; gripping tightly onto its prey, as it repeatedly secreted paralysis poison. With Sheyan��s 49 points of strength, he was still unable to rip it with a single hand. Reef then shed out his lightsaber. ��Vwam vwam vwam�� he finally freed Mogensha.


    Mogensha was scarred with lines over lines of purplish-ck marks; suppressing his HP to the minimum with its weakening/paralysis effects. After a brief moment, he finally managed to regain some strength, as he leaned against a nearby tree and panted.


    ��Those distasteful vines! Sheet ass veggies. Ah ah ah, I hate all things long and curvy. Today, I must feast on it to vent my anger!��


    Sheyan breathed in deeply.


    ��The fearsome might of a Growth-hunter����is truly unparalleled. If not for Reef having drained nearly most of the MP of that illusion master, if I wasn��t able to restrain the impressive abilities of that fool Lille; I reckon, we would��ve been annihted.��


    Reef hatefullyshed out.


    ��That Uzel����even if we hadn��t discovered the skull of a Great Leonopteryx, those guys didn��t harbour good intentions from the start. I don��t know if you guys noticed, but the contract pact he had signed with us was actually counterfeit!��


    When Reef spoke, the other two hurriedly investigated, realizing that it was indeed the case. Sheyan then sulkily reply.


    ��That means, either they had an ability that could exploit the realm, or that illusion master Uzel was able to mislead our senses when signing the contract. He was able to trick us into thinking our signed pact was verified officially by the nightmare imprint, yet this had never happened! f****! With a spirit/intelligence type party member, we wouldn��t suffer such foul discrimination. But his trick still contains some loopholes. Once we aplished the milestone but instead not receive a single remuneration we were expecting, then we would certainly be alerted about that.��


    *******************************


    At this moment, ring streaks of lightning zapped down consecutively from the sky, forming a blinding meandre. Torrents of rain began pouring down, pattering against Sheyan��s naked wounds. This drenching oue shockingly brought about a slight burning sensation, as though countless needles were pricking his skin.


    The atmosphere of Pandora was filled with poisonous elements, hence the rain was likewise corrosive in nature. It could even threaten the HP of a formidable contestant. As their bodies became soaked, it wasn��t at all favourable for their wounds, and dealt uforting pains.


    As the rain descended, it sttered noisily against the emerald leaves. Within a short period, the sky was bestowed with blurry white showers, as repetitive static sounds roared into their ears.


    Under such circumstances, like the entire world was being submerged underwater, if they hurried back to the shuttle now, they would definitely meet an eventual cmity; a catastrophe of heavenly tears and lightning. Therefore, Sheyan pointed towards that nearby Hometree, as the 3 bluntly sprinted towards it.


    Observing the incessant shes of lightning in the sky, Mogensha worriedly eximed while sprinting through the mud.


    ��Rumour has it therger a tree, the easier lightning will strike it��������


    Sheyan shook his head.


    ��Impossible, don��t forget the Hometree is surrounded by an abundance of pandora crystal veins. The maic force field it creates defies gravity, the lightning wouldn��t be attracted by it. If not, I believe those poor Na��vis would��ve long be extinct due to thunderstorms.��


    As Lille and Uzel had instigated their battle near the Hometree, the 3 didn��t waste much effort in charging into the safety of the Hometree��s hollow. At present, the skies were pitch-ck, thunderous lightning and rain apanied it; still, the hollow of the tree contained an unfathomable tranquility. The Hometree even exuberated a peculiarly fresh odour that even their oxygen mask could not keep out, still the 3 of them gradually calmed down.


    The yer value of Uzel and Lille were both rtively high, hence they had both dropped blood keys. After some deliberations, Sheyan fished for Lille��s blood key, and summoned out a blood chest. 4 options were presented to him, which immediately caused him to be stumped.


    Lille��s equipments on hand were pretty outstanding, as expected of someone dispatched to be a mole; it seemed like he was valued highly by his boss ��Zeus��. The twin-daggers of silver-storyline grade was needless to say, there was even that +7 dark-blue grade long de that was incredibly heaven defying. Not only that, his enchanting ��Phantom Clone�� ability and that +8 me damage equipment were indeed rarities.


    At this moment, Mogensha observed that Sheyan was hesitating, and earnestly urged.


    ��Boss! Just pick to draw the items! Yes, that option of drawing 3 items from a dead contestant��s interspatial region. Don��t forget about that Ruby card! It��s a minutely rare spoil that only a Growth-Hunter would drop.��


    Sheyan furrowed his brows.


    ��I just checked for details about a ruby card, but the reply was that my privilege isn��t sufficient. Perhaps you know of something?��


    Mogensha chuckled gleefully as he drank from his military canteen. Then, he wiped his thick lips and replied.


    ��In fact, I��ve heard from the Metals Professor before, a ruby card can only be dropped by a Growth-Hunter who has yed innumerable multitudes of others. After dropping, it won��t summon any chest whatsoever. It is merely used like a hotel room card.��


    This time, even Reef became interested.


    ��Room card?��


    Mogensha nodded, before earnestly continuing.


    ��That��s correct. Think about it, a room card that can be used in the nightmare realm����undoubtedly, it must be pertaining to the personal rooms of our nightmare realm! Once you utilize the ruby card, you can enter and wantonly plunder!��


    ��Wantonly, plunder??!�� Sheyan discarded his usual collected self, as he couldn''t help demanding. ��But he has already died!��


    Mogensha curled his thick lips, this action undoubtedly caused his lips to be fatter. His bearing also became heavier.


    ��But who knows the truth? This was what I merely heard, it was probably overhead by that Fanu from others. Even he hadn��t personally witnessed it before. More importantly, after what we heard from them, this Makaji is indeed a severely distasteful and wicked fe. Not only had he infiltrated into different parties, and betrayed them after reaping benefits, he probably harmed numerous others before meeting us. Still, with his plentiful loots, I reckon we should make a gamble for his ruby card.��


    Reef nodded in reply.


    ��I��m in favour of AK��s view. If we choose equipment, there is a 50% chance of missing. Even if we did, it may be an equipment not relevant to us, the chances of gaining would reduce to lower than a quarter. But by choosing the random draw of 3 items, just based on the fact you guys battled for so long, I reckon he had probably squandered loads of his items. Therefore, I reckon gambling for the ruby card holds a chance of at least a fifth!��


    ��Fine then! I��ll draw!��

 Chapter 384: Ruby card! Perverted longsword!

    <h4>Chapter 384: Ruby card! Perverted longsword!</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Since hisrades has spoken, Sheyan dly obliged; in the end, his luck struck red! The first draw was instantly that Ruby card!


    The second draw was a misceneous good - ��Combat Bandage��, at most worth 500 utility points.


    The third drawing chance was given to Mogensha to test his luck. The ck dude nted his cigar as he puffed, but actually managed to draw out an honorary medicine out! It still had 12 hours on its cooldown. Laughing heartily, he tossed it to Sheyan. Sheyan bluntly received it, counting as recuperating his losses.


    Since he had drawn what he wanted, Sheyan produced the Ruby card and begun toying with it; attempting to activate it but was notified that it required to be back within the nightmare realm����it appears that Mogensha wasn��t wrong, it was most likely a hotel card kinda item. A secondter, Sheyan received a pleasant surprise.


    ��Reserve-duty Growth-Hunter no.17214��s yer value exceeds 20 points.��


    ��You are awarded with another chance from the blood chest!��


    ��Oh woah!�� This message was notified towards all party members, probably to prevent one from hoarding it. Mogensha excitedly whistled. ��Hurry man! One more time. It seems like that fe was involved in a massive massacre in the previous world.��


    Sheyanughed and asked Reef.


    ��Wanna test your luck?��


    Reef shrugged his shoulders, and humbly replied.


    ��God Said, ��Do not covet your neighbor��s wife, nor covert others�� houses, fields, manservants, oxen, donkeys, and all that he has��.��


    Sheyan smirked silently, understanding Reef��s unique character, as he stretched his hands into the blood chest. He touched against a solid form, that 50% chance of hitting nothing didn��t surface. Exerting force to retract, with a brushing sound, he directly pulled out a deep radiant object!


    Weapon: +7 West (IV test edition)


    Origin: ? ? ?


    Rarity: Dark-blue


    Material: Chromium alloy/ Pure silver magic de


    Base damage: 18 - 40 points


    Embedded artifact: Lich Sandro��s Heart. (Effect: +1 to this weapon��s precedence)


    (TN: From the game: Heroes of Might and Magic)


    Embedded artifact: Bloodstone (Small) (Effect: +3% to explosive strike rate)


    Attack interval: 3.5 seconds (It isn��t as light as it looks)


    Durability: 47/104


    Attack range: 3 metres (Closebat) / 25 metres (Throwing, current user does not possess the relevant ability to execute this)


    Equipment position: hand


    Requirements: Dual handed with strength 25 points / Single-handed with strength 45 points.


    Requirements: Basic closebat lvl 7, Advanced ability ��de mastery�� lvl 2 (Or a more advanced ability)


    Weight: 12.82 kg.


    Equipment upgraded attack (Every upgrade adds 2-5 damage): 14 - 35 points.


    +4 weapon bonus: Increase attack by 6 - 15 points.


    +7 weapon bonus: Increase attack by 12 - 30 points.


    Equipment cumted attack: 50 - 120 points.


    Ability: ��Incisive�� (Passive) - This incisive de can prate through most armours. When weapon inflicts damage on opponent, it will deal additional damages.


    Details: Additional damage is 30% - 50% of original damage.


    Details: Additional damage negates defence! This effect has authority precedence (+1 from Lich Sandro��s Heart), simr to crushing damages.


    Special property: This is a de that can defeat both liches and humans. Therefore If you can satisfy its avaricious appetite, you can temporarily obtain the privilege of using it. You can sacrifice 1 base attribute permanently and 3000 utility points to equip it without meeting its usage requirements.


    Description: This is the forged de of lich hunter West. To provide a valuable weapon for the de warriors, West repeatedly experimented and forged, forging and umted 13 longsword. This longsword is the fifth product of his forging experiments. Although it has many ws, it possess an all conquering aura. Of course, it cannot bepared with the thirteenth final experiment, the official ��West��.


    **************


    ��Woah woah!�� Mogensha couldn��t help gasping in surprise. ��This����this de when apanied with crushing effect, is simply outrageous!��


    Sheyanughed.


    ��Jin Ximin was instantly sunk from optimal state to near death state after one sh, and died from the second sh!!��


    ��Lille was so powerful?�� Reef couldn��t help frowning after hearing this.


    Sheyan nodded seriously.


    ��No matter what, he is still someone who touched boundary prowess����that awakened power, it is enough to cause the masses to tremble! Moreover, from today��s battle, I��ve learned numerous lessons. Especially, in one area of consideration.��


    Reef earnestly replied.


    ��Say it.��


    Sheyan breathed in deeply.


    ��Perhaps we��ve been neglecting one aspect, and that is a support type mage contestant����I��m afraid those guys are insanely frightening upon their boundary breakthrough! The closest we can model to is that Uzel. Once he exhibited a full-on support from his boundary awakening, even an official Growth-Hunter like Makaji could be beheaded by an unawakened Lille. Moreover, we were all toyed within his palms, incapable of lifting a finger against him!��


    Mogensha grunted.


    ��This situation is an exception����they��ve identified the weakness of us not having a mage contestantrade! If not after he conjured his illusions, a high intelligence or high spirit contestant would be able to discover the abnormal ripples of magic force easily, and could anticipate it. Furthermore, even if Uzel was sessful in dragging them into his ��Illusion dimension��, they could still utilize their magic to pinpoint the location of Uzel!��


    After hearing Mogensha��s exnation, Sheyan nodded silently. Following that, they started sharing the loot.


    Without a doubt, that longde was given to Sheyan. Although he couldn��t utilize it yet, as it required an advanced ��de Mastery lvl 2�� ; a scroll for that ��de Mastery lvl 2�� though it wasn��t an inferior good and had a pretty high cost, if one was willing to fork out money, it was definitely purchasable. If they really met with any danger, then forcefully using it through its special property was still usible.


    As for Uzel��s blood key, Sheyan pondered before discussing.


    ��I��ve epted a military rank mission which requires an offering of blood keys. If you guys don��t object, I��m nning to offer up this blood key.��


    Reef nodded and replied.


    ��I agree. Moreover, we��ve already acquired quite a plentiful supply of utility and potential points so far in this world. As for Uzel, most probably his equipment would be primarily intelligence or spirit attribute based, it isn��t very helpful to us����most importantly, I feel that a reserve-duty Growth-Hunter��s blood key would obviously show more sincerity than offering the blood key of an ordinary contestant!��


    Sheyan nodded, obviously in agreement with Reef��s opinion. Naturally, if one treated the realm as a fool to neglect, then most likely good rewards would be held back! He then gazed out of the tree entrance into the distance, the rain still pouring down in torrents. The silhouette of trees swayed gently within the darkness, like weird beast baring fangs and ws as they wobbled frantically. asionally, a gloriously brilliant sh of lightning would ur, illuminating the entire night sky. After a brief thought, his serious tone voiced out.


    ��Everyone on alert. From here on out, we may suffer a sneak ambush anytime; a long range one.��


    Mogensha��s heart skipped, immediately pasting against the thick wall of the tree; even his face could feel the crude texture of the tree hollow. The feeling was weird and coarse, like the rough skin of an old farmer that hadboured for years; rough, prickly yet with a tinge of warmth. With a flurry, his golden AK was in his hands as he spoke with full alert.


    ��Boss, you saw something?��


    Simrly taking cover behind an object, Sheyan gently shook his head.


    ��Nope.��


    Mogensha curiously asked.


    ��Then������


    Sheyan then pointed towards the sky outside, signalling Mogensha to take a look. Still, he could only see a patch of pitch-ck, until the lightning shed through the night sky; only then did he notice that apart from the swaying trees, there were shockingly several silhouette figurines swaying in the darkness. Suddenly, Mogensha recalled something, causing him to be stumped.


    ��1, 2, 3, 4, aren��t those the Na��vi��s sleeping pods? Which means������there are still some fish that escaped the!��


    Sheyan lightly shook his head.


    ��Not just 4.��


    Following another bolt of lightning, Sheyan gazed outwards before dragging Mogensha over.


    ��From your previous angle, you could only see 4 of the Na��vi��s sleeping pods, you can get a better view from here.��


    Mogensha waited for another sh of lightning before carefully observing, then cold sweat started rolling down his forehead. Inside the cluster of leaves, there were at least 12 other sleeping pods, indicating 12 Na��vis������going one step further in deduction, the 3 Na��vis that they had dispatched off earlier were all the old and sickly that stayed back to guard their home! As for the true fatal hunters, they hadn��t returned!!!


    ��Then why aren��t we leaving, why are we still here?�� Mogensha couldn��t help but ask. This wasn��t because Mogensha was fearful; but that those 2 metre long arrows were indeed menacingly terrifying, with fatal neurotoxin even smeared over it. Sheyan and Reef both had ridiculous thick skin coupled with the ��Life-link��, but what if the arrow struck him? That was indeed a legit reason to worry.

 Chapter 385: Night battle

    <h4>Chapter 385: Night battle</h4>


    Trantor:Trantion_Nation


    Editor:Trantion_Nation, chuchutrain


    Faced with Mogensha��s inquiry, Sheyan earnestly replied.


    ��Because, we��ll be worst off if we don��t stay. We killed 3 remnant aboriginal Na��vis, but at least one had fled and had probably informed the others already. If we had left previously after excavating out the pandora crystals, then there wouldn��t be a problem. However after the incident with Lille and Uzel, I��m afraid it��s hard to leave anymore.��


    Reef pondered for a moment. Creak! He snapped off the branch in his hands, as he breathed in deeply and said.


    ��Yes, that should be the case! Do you still remember that final suicidal charge of thest remaining na��vi? When he was reduced to a honeb by Makaji��s ��AMP Suit��, I also noticed something - that na''vi only wielded a bone dagger during his suicidal charge! Hepletely had no bow nor arrows! Yet do you remember there were clearly 3 arrows that struck the ��AMP Suit�� beforehand!��


    ��This opens up two possibilities. The first is, that Na��vi only possesses exceptional closebat skills, and there was another archer disguised in the darkness; however, for a race simr to elves that primarily utilizes archery, that possibility is close to zero. Another possibility is that the Na��vi had already passed his bow and arrows to another person����I��m afraid even in ancient societies, transferring a personal weapon down as a remnant of inheritance is extremelymon.��


    ��Like those knightly swords of the medieval ages? Sheyan chuckled. ��Like how great ancient medieval kings like Henry (Ennd) or Charlemagne (Holy Roman Emperor) bestowed honor to noble knights?��


    ��Hoi, I don��t appreciate such unnecessary words and your expression!�� Reef fumed out.


    ��Thus we can infer, that old aboriginal handed over his bow to his child, and subsequently charged out. That child probably isn��t mature enough to realize the potential strength of that weapon, and thus fled in search of other Na��vis; finally, reported everything that had happened.��


    Mogensha��s heart skipped a beat.


    ��Then what are they waiting for?��


    Sheyan earnestly replied.


    ��Every Na��vi is an excellent hunter, and the greatest merit of a hunter is patience. Thus I have reason to believe that once the Na��vis are alerted, they would be perfectly waiting in ambush. If we braved through the thunderstorm and darkness for the valkyrie��I��m afraid we would have to engage in a night battle in this damnable forest, against foes with nightvision������


    After Reef heard Sheyan��s analogy, he immediately recalled the electrifying and deadly 2 metre long venomous arrows. He couldn��t help but blurt out.


    ��Honestly speaking, facing such foes in this disadvantageous terrain, even I have no confidence of surviving. Instead, if we are to remain here, then the passive would have to turn active. If they wish to attack us, they will have no choice but to approach this Hometree. But��������


    Reef suddenly frowned.


    ��If they are craftily patient, entrapping us here while theyy in wait outside is still an option. Moreover, they can easily gather reinforcements!��


    Frankly speaking, this problem was also one that Sheyan had been deliberating. If there were 9 Na��vi hostiles outside; 9 deadly poison arrows, even the protective ss of the ��AMP Suit�� would shatter instantly. Furthermore, their intellect was not inferior to the humans, they definitely understood the logic of sacrificing one to gain the masses! Reef definitely could not withstand a continuous barrage of arrows! Actually, staying here posed no threat to their safety, they weren��tcking food nor water. However, are they going to just cower till the world ended? The human trio were simply unwilling!


    At this moment, Mogensha licked his lips as he casted a cheekyugh. Hisugh carried a certain wretchedness that would make Jinkuang proud.


    ��I have an idea.��


    Sheyan curiously asked.


    ��Please tell.��


    Mogensha replied.


    ��This ce is just an empty hollow tree to us, but to the Na��vis, this is their home����I really feel we don��t have to rush, the Na��vis should be the ones panicking. Let us start a tiny ze, as a symbol of demolishment. I bet they��ll rush in as though their pants were on fire!��


    ��Or perhaps find an idol of their deity? If not, we can start hacking down their sacred tree, I think it would be a breeze for Reef��s lightsabre, boss your 49 points of strength; chopping firewood shouldn��t be a problem right������I mean we don��t have to, just something that can agitate them and incite them to charge in as though their asses were on fire. But let��s just wait for daylight first. With the thunderstorm and torrential rains outside, we can��t leave even if we dealt with them. Let them drink their fills in the forest first.��


    Sheyan and Reef nced at each other,ughing loudly as they responded.


    ��Fine, let��s do it this way.��


    But suddenly Reef pped his thigh and shouted ��sheet!��. Observing his horrified demeanor, Sheyan and Mogensha��s heart tightened. Instead, Reef answered.


    ��We are on guard duty for tonight��s shift of the valkyrie��s core engine ording to our agreement with Zi. Let��s act now! Then we rush back through the night, I��ve never reneged on my words before, quick! Oi oi oi! Why are you guys feigning asleep?��


    *************


    Under the pitch-ck night sky, several elongated blue figures shuttled through the forest shrubs; surreptitious and nimble like night phantoms. shes of lightning bolted down repeatedly, the windy gales were relentless; incisive miserable cries echoed through the forest - the triumphant sounds of a sessful predator.


    Amidst the starry dome of lightning, one could faintly discern an ash-grey vortex umtion of dark clouds pressuring onto the ground; painting a false illusion of the gap between heaven and earth. It released an oppressive pressure onto anyone who looked at it, like an apocalypse had happened and there were the sole fortunate survivors. Hence, the atmospheric backdrop was incredulously tense.


    From a distance, the majestic crown of the Hometree could be seen, a Hometree that was slowly withering away. Jacques couldn��t help recalling the olden days of glory; where this titanic Hometree was awe-inspiring and evesting; how did it degenerate till today?


    When a Hometree loses its vitality, it wouldn��t wilt but gradually degenerate. Within a short few dozen years, it would gradually shrink��tinier and tinier��finally into a sapling��a seed��and eventually into dust!


    Compared to the Hometree��s undying longevity of thousands of years, a couple dozen of years degenerating was insignificant. Admiring the majestic silhouette crown of the Hometree amidst the darkness, Jacques, who hadn��t been here for close to a decade, couldn��t help feeling emotional.


    ��This mother has shrunk by 20 metres again, I really miss the glory days of old. Before she exhausted her lifespan, the Iklinozee n had more than a hundred situated here. There were even mighty Ikran Makto*, they were the pride of this Yatiano region! A pity that terrifying gue������and those ruthless invaders; allowing the Kiwatakin n to seize the opportunity and annex the Iklinozee n. s, even they have decayed to the point their Hometree is now upied by invaders. They can��t even deal with it themselves, and can only request aid from our Takji n��������


    (TN:*Ikran Makto is the Na��vi tongue for Mountain Banshee riders)


    From afar, discrete and gentle insect screeching sounds emitted from the forest, it was indeedmunicating signals of the Na��vis. Jacques led 3 courageous warriors from his tribe as they swiftly sprinted over, finally grouping up with 5 remnant hunters of the Kiwatakin n.


    These savage aboriginals had their Hometree infiltrated, and were iparably anxious; it was exceedingly far from what Sheyan and the rest imagined it to be. They wanted to execute their ns swiftly, which was inly charging in���� The remnants of the Kiwatakin n were all Na��vis who had suffered under the hands of humans before, repeatedly emphasizing that the human��s ��bow and arrows�� were mysteriously strange and unfathomably destructive. They must engage them in closebat!


    5 minutester, 9 fully equipped Na��vis begun encroaching into the darkness that was ovepping the Hometree. Their eyes were special, their eyes were like crystal aqua pearls, with precious chartreuse gem like pupils that could dte at will. During the night, the pupils were at its maximum, capturing any thread of light.


    Although they possessed powerful night vision capabilities, the humans were hidden too skillfully; it was impossible to catch a trace of them from the outside. As they trudged through the wild gales of rain toward the Hometree; suddenly, a scorching tongueshed out from within the tree hollow. Da Da Da! The gunfire of an AK!


    The cement and timing of the assault was immensely precise; it was the exact awkward moment where the Na��vis were still deliberating between advancing or pulling out.


    Sheyan possessed no night vision capabilities, instead, his perceptive sense was nearly 30 points. If he couldn��t sense a Na��vi that was approaching within a couple metres away, then his perceptive sense would be essentially useless. He observed as the aboriginals crept in, wielding daggers made with beast fangs instead of preparing their bow and arrows. Sheyan then recalled that brain suspended over the fire dyke, he instantly understood these na��vi hostiles had deemed them to be likewise - weak and ordinary humans����he immediately gestured to hisrades.


    But on hindsight, the 3 of them were taking cover inside the hollow of the Hometree. The Na��vi race weren��t Amazons* who possessed impossibly high aptitude for bows and arrows; having ludicrous rangership of delivering guided arrows. Hence, it was simply impossible for the Na��vis to unleash their primitive long range firepower against the 3 humans.


    (TN: *Race of female warriors in greek mythology)

 Chapter 386: Midnight conflict

    <h4>Chapter 386: Midnight conflict</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Since the opposing party had a misconception of the ��humans being disastrous at closebat��, then Sheyan wouldn��t pursue to correct them. Instead, he simply cried out in rm as he raised his symbolic white grade shotgun, delivering volleys of rounds outwards.


    Based on his physique and defence; even if the Na��vis decided to adopt long range assaults, it was simply impossible to kill him with a few arrows.


    Streaks of zing gunfire shed through the night sky. Mogensha was still puffing on his nted cigar, while his rifle vibrated violently. Evidently, 2-3 rounds actually ran off target and scurried towards the sky.


    Sheyan was observing those distinctly off-target bullet sparks and was about to tease Mogensha; little did he expect those stray bullets to strike against several overarching branches, and create a tiny explosion. Instantly, heavy branches came crashing down along with the rain.


    These branches were neither small norrge, they were at least 2-3 metres long; crashing down strategically ahead of the few Na��vis. Their thick, dense leaves coincidentally obstructing their vision.


    At this instance, Mogensha��s next two rounds urately and mercilessly pierced into the head of the first Na��vi, blowing up consecutively against the Na��vi. If not for those scattered branches obstructing its view, the exceedingly agile Na��vi would have easily dodged them!


    An explosive impact mmed against his head, causing the na��vi to experience a severe whip back; his legs still trying their utmost to carry his body forward, still kicking vigorously against the air. Coincidentally, a lightning bolt shed through the skies, recording thisical scene of a na''vi ying air football. Of course, the standard scene of mud and blood surging into the air.


    Merely pausing for a split second, the trademark gong-like crashing sound of the AK resounded again. This time, it concentrated its efforts towards the fallen Na��vi in the mud. Although a grounded target had smaller surface area, the Na��vi was still stunned from the severe damage to its head. If Mogensha didn��t seize this glorious chance to empty his rounds on an open target, then when would he?


    Meanwhile, a seemingly harmless red-dot connected with the left calf of the struggling Na��vi. Indeed, Sheyan had produced that crude ��Nail gun�� without hesitation, and pressed the trigger!


    A 14.7 cm long titanium needle bullet drilled into the calf with ease, piercing through the skin, flesh, nerves and finally lodging into the bone. Like a hot knife through butter, it drilled its way in for nearly 10 cm before stopping near the kneecap; anywhere it past became a mutted mess! Apanying it, was an awfully shrilling shriek.


    An ordinary na��vi would have 2,000 plus HP, with average defence. Mogensha��s explosive rounds were deadly, even involving elemental damage effects. As for Sheyan��s special ��Nail gun��, it was specially designed against armored giant beasts on Pandora. Undoubtedly, if the Na��vi didn��t die on the spot, he would be devastatingly crippled.


    After shooting, Sheyan casually tossed the ��Nail gun�� to the idling Reef, as he directly teased.


    ��Reload.��


    The speechless Reef twitched his lips. Only party Ace was capable of treating an MT as an ammo reloader. But who was to me him, after all, he didn��t possess long range offensive capabilities? He could only sulk and reload. At this moment, a blue radiance flickered from Mogensha��s body, ��Beastly Instincts�� was activated again! This time, his golden AK was actually targeting downwards.


    A chilling biting-cold bullet rapidly volleyed into the muddied ground! Instantly, a faint azure thin ice spreaded out swiftly from the struck area. A secondter, a huge blue foot trampled down onto it! No doubt, the thin ice and mud supplied sufficient imbnce, as the na��vi face-nted into the ground, falling t into the mud!


    However, a Na��vi��s exceptional bnce in forested terrain was disyed fully. With his tail and hands anchoring the fall, although he was drenched by the mud, he managed to avoid falling so wretchedly. Instead, the na��vi nimbly executed a front roll, until Mogensha��s remaining 4 bullets came swerving through the air with keen uracy, as it sliced through the Na��vi��s braids! A firework of sparks appeared, followed by a burning charred smell; the Na��vi��s braids were sliced in two!


    Peculiarly, at the severed intersection, there were shockingly 7-8 strands of interweaved silky red threads; currently spitting out fine blood mist! The Na��vi instantly released an unexinably miserable howl, clutching his head as he rolled around in agony.


    The na��vi��s hair actually contained massive amounts of neural queues, which they rely on tomunicate with the various life forms on Pandora. When Mogensha had severed the Na��vi��s braids, that agony was akin to castrating a male��s ��braid��.


    While they took down two Na��vis, the remaining 7 had already rushed within 30 metres of the tree hollow entrance. They dashed and leapt about under the darkness of the rainstorm, emitting long tribal war cries of ��Ye ~ Oe~~~~~~~��. ck braids fluttering in the wind, against their brightly lit blue faces that appeared like demons. If a mentally weaker person were to witness such a scene, he would��ve been intimidated till his soul separated from his body.


    While rushing in, two Na��vis stuffed ��food�� into their mouths to replenish energy. Coincidentally, a lightning bolted down and illuminated the area for a split second, allowing Mogensha vision as he immediately retch. Actually, the ��food�� they stuffed were shockingly dried flesh����but more revoltingly, the dried flesh were wrapped with 5-6 cm curly long hair; one had no clue if it was armpit hair or pubic������


    Witnessing such a revolting scene, Mogensha wasn��t nning to show mercy. He retrieved his short spear wrapped in scarlet fabric, and devoutly kissed it. A momentary silence followed. Then, the ineffable words rolled out from his tongue.


    ��The wastnd traveller calls forth the rain��������


    ��Your sharp spear longs for fresh blood.��


    ��A bloodied liver is awaiting your recognition��


    ��Come forth! My allies!��


    ��The enemy��s mortal flesh as thy sheath.��


    ��The enemy��s wails as thy pleasure!��


    It was obvious. His silver spear had seen through an upgrade. Mogensha then straightforwardly threw it out!


    As it surged through the sky,


    An astounding p of thunder infiltrated down the earth, electrifying the short spear. Beneath the irradiated thunder sky, the short spear metamorphosed into a chain lightning, its sharp tip bolting down furiously; crackling and rumbling, as it crashed down around the enemies!


    The first electrocuted na��vi instantly turned burnt ck, not sparing him even a chance to groan, the chain lightning propelled to its next target. Electric blue currents lingered over the na��vi��s body, as it grimaced in pain, trying its utmost to maintain its foothold. But at this moment, a red-dot pinpointed between its brows! Reef who had reloaded bluntly aimed with the ��Nail gun��. Observing the stance of half-kneeling while aiming, he was definitely a whole lot better than Sheyan at this!


    Cyan fumes permeated out, a blooming red dot formed on that Na��vi��s head, his expression became incredibly dazed! Behind its head, a grotesque explosion of blood. Although the front wound was as tiny as one��s fingertip, a huge portion of skull behind had shattered; gruesome mess of brain sap and blood spewing out. The red and white blended with the muddy waters, exhibiting an amplified mncholy!


    Negate defence!


    Explosive strike!


    The first casualty of this Na��vi squad!


    Reef smirked at Sheyan as he innocently shrugged his shoulders, his bodynguage was apparent.


    It isn��t your firing skills, but the awesomeness of this gun������


    The electrifying chain lightning bolted through the Na��vis, polluting the air with a burning stench. Mogensha��s current peaceful expression was that of enjoying the rain scattering onto the leaves. The tremendous might of lightning running amok through his foes was like a permanently touching melody to his soul.


    Suddenly, at this very moment, a slightlyrger Na��vi pounced forward; somersaulting twice in mid air beforending. Shockingly, it seemed like he wasn��t the least bit affected, dodging the lightning field. When hended, his hand was clearly gripping onto a bone dagger. Yet strangely upon steadying his footsteps, a gigantic longbow was already in his hands.


    No one had noticed any substantial movements! It was like a humble strumming against a string, a light pinch before a ��twang�� resounded. A ��short�� arrow catapulted out, with its speedpletely undetectable, as it bored into the chest of the pleasure indulging Mogensha. Without warning, the unstoppable arrow carried his entire body backwards, forcefully pinning him against the wooden wall behind!


    Running archery!!!


    This was an immensely difficult archery technique. Even an adeptly trained soldier when attempting to open fire while moving, would frequently pause for a brief moment to aim and fire. If not, the chances ofnding their shots would plunge significantly.


    As for opening fire while sprinting at maximum speed without slowing down, it waspletely known as resigning to luck. Only a rarely seen opponent with such an innate ability was capable of this. As for horseback archers being able release arrows urately, that waspletely different from being able to sprint while releasing an arrow.

 Chapter 387: Viperwolf Archery

    <h4>Chapter 387: Viperwolf Archery</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Most importantly, a bow wasn��t a firearm where one simply had to press the trigger. For one, to execute running archery, one had to split his attention in aiming, drawing and maintaining stability; the difficulty level was at least 5 times harder!


    Even amongst the Na��vi race, such archery techniques were only grasped by a small handful. Naturally, the one that had executed this graceful archery technique, was the external aid that the Kiwatakin n had invited - Jacques!


    Jacques stomped forward, his bow already hanging behind his back. Wrapping his hands around a loose vine, he bent his body as he easily drifted through the air; swinging towards the entrance of the Hometree. The rain was still pouring, yet a smooth fish named Jacques sliced horizontally and unrestrained through it.


    Yet right at the entrance, an abruptly extravagant and unflustered figure surfaced; like a lofty mountain impeding Jacques. A scorching ck ray fastened out from his hands, as it hacked towards Jacques.


    A faint yellowish-stained dagger swung forth in resistance. It wasn��t sharp, and even carried a certain bluntness. Only, the dried linen wrapped around Jacques hand prevented the dagger from slipping amidst this pouring rain. As for this powerful personal weapon of his, it was crafted with the fang of a king viperwolf. This viperwolf dagger had apanied Jacques for 5 full years, carrying untold stories of hundreds of fallen wild beast to its de.


    Without hesitation, Jacques brandished his war-dagger to block his opponent��s assault. But at the moment it connected with that ck ray, his body trembled; he suddenly realized his opponent��s strength waspletely not inferior to his! It even surpassed him!!


    Jacques twisted his body, sweeping a wild horizontal kick; carrying loads of mud and filth as it sshed against the enemy��s face, which was washed away immediately by the pouring rain. Instead, the enemy raised his right foot, heavily trampling forward taking the initiative to advance. As Jacques��s leg swept in, he suddenly felt like he had kicked against an iparably solid boulder. Both parties trembled from impact, and stumbled backwards several steps.


    Meanwhile; releasing wild unrestrained yells as they climbed up the vines of the Hometree, the other Na��vis ascended towards the upper ��window�� of the tree hollow. Their intentions were clear, to pincer the humans within the hollow! At this moment, Reef widened his eyes and released an earth shattering roar. A formless shockwave swept horizontally rippling against the surrounding raindrops. Jacques and the other Na��vis could only feel a gale rushing against the faces, as though their chest was harshly oppressed by a giant boulder.


    While climbing, a Na��vi that had been severely injured by Mogensha��s lightning spear earlier, instantly lost grip due to the roar. Falling, that Na��vi��s head crashed into the mud below. Drenched in blood and mud, the Na��vi panted heavily and wrapped its wounds with grass. Fortunately, another Na��vi, while biting his dagger in his mouth, had leapt up and managed to squeeze through the window and into the tree hollow.


    They firmly believed this - once they could engage the invaders in closebat, their superior fighting capabilities would imnt painful memories for the invaders. Victory would be theirs!


    Just having that thought caused them to bare their teeth and snarl menacingly. A loud announcement of their arrival that would even strike terror into wild beasts.


    Inside the dark hollow of the Hometree, not a single reaction was made; just a in deathly stillness. The stench of blood pervaded the still air. Even that human that Jacques had pinned to the wall with his arrow had disappeared. Beneath the supposed area the na��vi was about tond, a sudden glimmer of dull-gold radiated and swept forth!


    Still descending from midair, the Na��vi easily wielded forth its war-dagger, before ferociously thrusting downwards!


    This thrust undoubtedlynded on his foe; such a sensation of de stabbing into flesh was forever mesmerizing to the Na''vi. In the next second, a muffled echo, as oppressive as thunder rolling,pacted in from the remotest of areas. With decades of predatory experience and instincts, the na��vi could smell danger, as he abandoned all notions of stabbing deeper; instead, his arms folded to block his front!


    Boom! The oppressive muffle swerved in, causing the na��vi to groan wildly. Facing the tremendous force, the flesh around the chest to his shoulders swelled up, his bulging veins increasingly defined and elegant. Blood oozed out from his ears, nose and mouth; projecting the Na''vi to look increasingly sinister.


    As the saying goes, evil fears reasoning, reasoning fears ruthlessness, and the ruthless are not afraid of life. In order to reim his own Hometree, that Na��vi had staked everything; and thus exploded forward with naturally terrifying suicidal might! Although the Na''vi was shockingly able to burst forth with 120% of his potential, the enemy��s twin fist still arrived nheless; pounding ruthlessly inwards on both temples!


    The Na��vi ns were the formidable overlords of the forest, but this was due to their fearsome archery might. When in close proximity, they were still brimming with nimbleness butcking in threat. The unyielding Na��vi repeatedly attempted to block with his arms, but his foe was like an ocean of pure strength; resistance was futile!


    After two consecutive strikes, the Na��vi��s vision blurred, his consciousness on the brink of copse. Sheyan slid his hands downwards, firmly locking them on the Na`vi��s arms; roaring as he forcefully lifted the na��vi up, before sending the Na��vi crashing against two other aboriginals that had just descended. Sheyan then closely followed up, surging forward with iparable decisiveness. Depressed groans and struggling cries echoed within the darkness.


    A Na`vi had a long and narrow waist, broad shoulders and a ��v�� shaped back. Their necks were as flexible as owls, and could rotate a 180 degrees; to snap their necks, one had to at least rotate it 360 degrees. They were indeed a race born forbat. Sheyan was now feeling this after crossing hands with them; most humans would simply be unable to execute battle moves that they could easily execute.


    Fortunately, Sheyan had thick skin and was even wearing that powerful hydra armour that reduced damage done by Pandora creatures by 30%! Thus with his defense, he remained like a lively dragon and animated tiger after suffering several vicious strikes. Instead, his fist carried supreme unstoppable authority. These Na''vis who had strength four times that of the average human, of about 20 points, simple could not retaliate against the tyrannical might of 49 points of strength.


    ording to theory, the Na''vi��s who possessed nightvision should be greatly advantaged in the dark. However, every Na''vi had two different kinds of embroidery on their skin. The first were stripes like zebras, like constetions dotting out their nervous system. The other embroidery was myriads of starry fluorescent speckles, something the na''vis used to determine beauty. The fluorescent speckles were not solely for illumination purposes; to Sheyan, it was his target practice! Clenching his fist and swinging towards the fluorescent speckles waspletely foolproof.


    After being heavily injured by Mogensha��s lightning spear previously, they now had the miserable fate of shing against Sheyan. Originally not being experts in closebat, they were feeling rather intractable now. Very soon, bullying sounds of punches against flesh resounded repetitively, and not longter, the sounds blended with blood mushes and bone fractures.


    The longer Jacques fought, the more apprehensive he felt. He could obviously tell the miserable groans and wails echoing out the tree hollow belonged to his own kind! As a reputable warrior in his n, his heart could vaguely sense - giving up on the na''vi��s trademark dominance of archery was aplete blunder!


    These humans were appalling. Tough as a cliff, ferocious as wild beasts. One could even summon the domineering nature of lightning! Feeling fear, he tightly gripped his war-dagger and made an abrupt front somersault! From top down, his scattered chops shed against the enemy��s sinister looking shield.


    As the immense pressure caved down, sparks scattered between the two equipments. Couldn��t one tell how intense this battle was? Unpleasant nks emerged from Reef��s shield, its surface still radiating a silver glow. Reef couldn��t help but stagger a step back from the impact, his shield inadvertently rising upwards.


    Although one strike paved open Reef��s guarding shield, Jacques��s war-dagger simrly recoiled backwards from impact, his hands trembling in numbness. At this moment, Jacques borrowed this impact to execute a backward leap; as though his legs were infused with springs as he executed a string of actions.


    As his feetnded, Jacques instantaneously flipped his longbow into his hand and mounted a long arrow. The arrowhead appeared vile and vicious! The arrow was like a long serpent, and the arrowhead its tongue. A sudden deafening bluster reverberated in everyone��s ears, one that not even thunder could conceal. A brightly colored illusion of a ferocious viperwolf gently emerged, enveloping Reef within!


    A Na''vi��s archery was essentially as natural as having a meal. Within a blink, or a sh of lightning in the sky, the arrowhead had pierced into Reef��s chest; prating deeply, sending him crashing 5-6 metres behind. The muddy waters sshed violently into the sky, forming a diving gorge in between. Reef��s expression was filled with disbelief.


    After that arrow, Jacques sneered coldly. No longer zealous to continue fighting, Jacques turned to leave. Totally unguarded, a ck barrel reached out from the darkness, coldly aiming towards Jacques��s back. A thunderous boom rumbled shockingly!

 Chapter 388: Demolishing

    <h4>Chapter 388: Demolishing</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    ��Rum and Songs�� activated!


    A string of bloodunched out from Jacques��s back. In that instant, he could only feel his vision darkening��losing control of his senses as he stood rigidly where he was.


    Amidst the pitch-ck darkness, a fiery tongue abruptly spat out; propelling its bullet into Jacques��s calf. The bullet exploded upon impact, its immense force sending the stunned Jacques crashing to the ground.


    Another 4 cunning rounds came chasing in viciously, striking Jacques��s braids, as his braids wobbled wildly upon impact; releasing a whiff of burnt stench. Indeed, it was the careless and severely injured Mogensha who had finally resurfaced.


    As mentioned previously, a Na''vi��s braids were like the sensitive jewels of a male��s future. Naturally, those 4 bullets had delivered unimaginable agony to Jacques; a simr sensation that of ferocious consecutive kicks against the swaying jewels between a male��s legs. Once he recovered from being stunned, Jacques groaned as he swung round to retaliate; his eyes terribly bloodshot.


    Mogensha��s chest was still shedding blood from the arrow hole. How would he forget the recent lesson he paid in blood so easily? After opening fire, Mogensha quickly dove towards the side, utilizing a dead na''vi corpse with a broken neck thanks to Sheyan, as a perfect meat shield. However, the next second, he issued a mournful howl. Jacques��s arrow, one filled with resentment and suffering, prated through the corpse of his own species; finally piercing into Mogensha��s perky buttocks����


    After Jacques released the arrow, he spared no dy as he forcefully endured the searing pain jolting through his braids. Exerting force through his legs, he leapt and seized the vines ahead. Like an orangutan, he prepared to flee. Instead, a merciless figure appeared from the tree hollow entrance, pursuing Jacques with matchless speed.


    Mud sshed wildly, a momentum iparably unyielding. Although Jacques possessed breakneck agility, his hopes of survival were destroyed in just 50 metres. ��Zergling Rush�� had already been activated on Sheyan��s body long ago. Once he drew in, he unleashed 3 ruthless punches consecutively, smacking the vision out of Jacques!


    Jacques was about to continue fleeing, but how would Sheyan allow him to? A curse-mix shattered onto the floor, a confusion effect gripping him. Like a vengeful spirit not willing to disperse, Sheyan��s fists came crackling in. Though Sheyan could onlynd 1 out of 3 punches against the nimble Jacques, one punch was sufficient to send aching sorrow into Jacques��s heart!


    When Jacques counterattacked, his foepletely disregarded trying to block; tantly swapping injury for injury. Hence, even before escaping the poison fog, this valiant warrior was forced into desperation.


    Jacques made ast ditch attempt and stabbed his war-dagger deep into his enemy��s chest. Instead, all he felt was stabbing into solid wood. The enemy was shockingly ignorant of pain, as his neck was gripped by the enemy. A firm grip, one that hadpletely constricted him. His elongated body easily lifted up, then forcefully mmed downwards! At this moment, Jacques still attempted to retaliate, whipping against Sheyan��s face with his tail!


    Sheyan��s answer was just a fist����a domineering and cumbersome fist!


    Mud sshed sorrowfully, Jacques��s war-dagger carved a lonely and mncholic arc in midair, finally submerging into the sordid mud. Bubbles gurgled up, and finally its glow dimmed and extinguished. Sheyan��s eyes flickered with maliciousness, once again raising his fist and pounding down!


    One fist,


    Two fists,


    ��������


    The brave Na''vi resolutely gritted his teeth shut, not willing to offer a single sound; even till the brink of death, not a single scream. This was the cruelty of war. In death, his nsmen would avenge him. Akin to that human skull hung above the fire dyke previously, one that was even converted into food for the Na`vis!


    ************


    After affirming all ambushing Na''vi warriors had been in, the 3 gathered by a bonfire within the Hometree hollow. Sheyan dragged the Na''vi corpses in, causing the ck dude Mogensha to feel heavy in his heart; thinking his boss was a vile individual who intended to roast these Na`vis in the name of justice. Who knew after a brief inspection, Sheyan whispered seriously.


    ��The thunderstorm is almost over, I��m afraid we have to risk it and travel in darkness.��


    Mogensha was taken aback.


    ��Boss������you just said that it was insanely dangerous!��


    Sheyan gently shook his head.


    ��Take a look, do you see any differences between the corpses?��


    Reef carefully examined but found nothing. Instead, Mogensha was more keen on picking up signs, his eyes immediately differentiated it.


    ��Eh, there��s something fishy with this guy��s ornaments!��


    ��Woah, even his facial painting is different!��


    ��Look at the feather ornaments of these fes, they are all monotonously faced downwards!��


    ��And the embroidery design of their arrows; these few guys are the same, while the others have another design. Right, I seem to havee across this somewhere before! Right! It��s right on the wooden wall over there!��


    Sheyan nodded.


    ��I��m not as observant as you. Except, I noticed those embroidery designs on that wooden wall, which most of the aboriginals possess. Yet, those few stronger ones didn��t. Instead, they host a different grainy pattern at the simr spot - It appears as if they aren��t together.��


    Reef��s face became sullen.


    ��You��re saying����reinforcements?��


    ��Yes! If we continue staying here, then reinforcements will arrive. I��m afraid, our chances of leaving then would be zero.��


    Sheyan earnestly continued. ��Furthermore, the thunderstorm has ended. Earlier, the biggest worry for not leaving, was due to an ambush by the Na''vis in the dark������you��ve already experienced how deadly their archey can be right. Since the threat is temporarily alleviated, then we should make haste to avoid them.��


    Jacques��s special arrow had sent Reef flying for 5-6 metres; Prative damage + ability damage + explosive strike + poison effects. Even after the 30% damage reduction of the ��Hydra armour��, it deducted an astounding figure of close to 300 HP; and this wasn��t factoring the persisting damages (damage over time) yet.


    Such mighty n warriors if a few arrived, no, it just required 2-3 vignt ones to trap and suffocate them inside the tree hollow. Then, there would be nothing they could do. If that amount was doubled, then there would no longer be a party Ace.


    Faced with Sheyan��s jesting, Reef gnashed his teeth and snorted.


    ��What deadly, I was just a little careless.��


    Mogensha chuckled silently.


    ��Too careless, letting an arrow pierce your heart.��


    Reef blushed, but jabbed back at Mogensha.


    ��That��s better than being pinned to the wall!��


    When Mogensha heard the words ��pinned to the wall��, his vision darkened. His breath choked within his throat, an unbearable trauma that he hadn��t grown ustomed to. Fortunately, Sheyan pped his hands, deciding to split the spoils now.


    The primary reason for them being here was to aplish the milestones of ��Plunderer�� and ��Headhunter�� for Lille and Uzel. At present, the storm had concluded. With their shared party storage, they naturally aplished ��Plunderer�� with ease. After searching through the Na''vis, they only managed to amass a total of 6 longbows.


    After a discussion, they allowed Sheyan to aplish the milestone. As for the ��Headhunter�� title reward, it was actually 20% damage boost against Na`vis. Although it seemed a little trivial, but after considering title synthesization that even reserve-duty Growth-hunters like Uzel and Lille had ced heavy emphasis on, there should be some obscure profound worth pegged to it.


    Apart from that, Jacques also dropped a peculiar shaped bugle horn, radiating with faint ck glow. After a brief inspection, they realized this should be a Na''vi��s version of a top grade key. When they opened it, 3,000 utility points and 3 potential points surfaced. Apart from that, there was a piece of ck glowing leaf, and a bundle of arrow darts. On the leaf were strange characters written with blood. Once they interacted with the two objects, information popped out.


    ��Name: Hardstone Arrow-darts. (condition: normal)


    ��Origin: Takji n - crafted by warrior Jacques.��


    ��Rarity: Dark blue.��


    ��Usage effect: Every Arrow-dart deals 10 - 17 damage.��


    ��Description: An essential object for all na''vi hunters.��


    ��Usage requirements: This object can only be used with longbow/ bow/ crossbow type weapons.��


    ��Description: ��Hardstone Arrow-darts�� aremonce in Na''vi ns. But I swear haughty elves have definitely not seen this before, since their archery is manifold superior to a Na''vi.��


    ***********


    ��Esoteric mobile firer (Iplete) (Unique object: This ability can only be dropped in the Avatar world)��


    ��Rarity: ck��


    ��Usage effects: Increases the uracy of firing, while moving at high pace.��


    ��Usage requirements: Agility 35 points, perceptive sense 20 points, ��basic long-rangebat lvl 4����


    ��Description: This ability is only grasped by rare intellectual creatures; normally the genuine insights personally recorded by these intellectual creatures during training. To upgrade this ability is exceptionally difficult, one requires theplete volume.��


    **********


    No doubt, ��Esoteric Mobile Firer (Iplete)�� was learned by Mogensha, where it shockingly required 10 potential points! He could only withdraw an advanced payment from the allotted share of the party. As for the intended effects, it was still unknown, but still it definitely wouldn��t fall short! Not only was this ��Esoteric Mobile Firer�� of ck grade, more critically, it was a unique product only produced in this world! This was exceedingly rare. It could be described as an inheritance, totally unsubstitutable!

 Chapter 389: Another Conflict

    <h4>Chapter 389: Another Conflict</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    At this moment, Reef abruptly gasped.


    ��Have you guyspleted the ��Sry Raise�� milestone? The one that requires killing 3 male Na''vi. Why have I just gotten the notification of me finishing it?��


    Sheyan simrly didn��t realize that, and likewise immediately discovered it after examining. There were probably females amongst the 3 Na`vis they dispatched off before Lille and Uzel��s rebellion, hence they only aplished the milestone now. As for the title bestowed from that milestone, it was - ��Outstanding Worker��.


    Its properties included receiving additional rewards when aplishing a mission from the RDApany.


    This milestone simrly had a continuity. This time, it required killing 10 male Na`vis / 1 Hammerhead Titanothere.


    Following that, Sheyan headed towards the remnant wreckage of Makaji��s ��AMP Suit��, carefully fumbling beneath the mud. He then lifted the buried stone coffin and the skull of the Great Leonopteryx, before bluntly storing them into their party storage space.


    He then pondered carefully as he surveyed the Hometree, his eyes harbouring evil intentions. Then he patted Mogensha��s and Reef��s shoulder.


    ��A little help here.��


    Reef suspiciously asked.


    ��What?


    Sheyan bluntly replied.


    ��Demolishing.��


    He then trotted towards the front of the Hometree, one that had long forfeited its vitality. Sheyan then directly smashed a punch towards the supporting roots that were bracing its colossal weight! Repetitive sessions of wood fragmenting sputtering echoed through the forest.


    ��Some help here, really a load of help please. If not, I can��t guarantee those hostile reinforcements wouldn��t catch up to uster.��


    **************


    An hourter, the surrounding tranquility of the Hometree was disturbed once again.


    ��Glock glock!�� Galloping hoof sounds!!


    At least 20 Na''vi riders mounted on 6-legged great horses raised their longbows loftily, as they rummaged impressively through the dark forest; mud sshing against hooves. Even the usual screeching of birds and insects ceased. The longbows slung across their backs emitting a domineering air of threat.


    Blessed with night vision capabilities, the Na''vi had long surveyed the current situation clearly. No doubt, a battle had urred here.


    An extraordinarily intensive battle! A catastrophic extent that even the sacred Hometree appeared as if a dozen Hammerhead Titanothere had stampeded through.


    ��Invaders!�� The leading na''vi rider issued with hateful rancor, his face painted with war patterns.


    They simultaneously leapt down their horses, already observing the corpses of their own race piled at the Hometree. Their deaths wereplicated, mostly due to gruesome physical abuse and fractured bones. Deaths by the overpowering ravage of brute force was rarely seen by the Na''vis.


    Suddenly, the foremost Na''vi cried out with iparable grief.


    ��Jacques!!!��


    Jacques, a valiant warrior of their n, was actually nailed to the wall by an arrow; his eyes still widely opened! Naturally, this was done by the vengeful Mogensha. The bunch of them shot forward with shock and grief, pulling out the arrow to retrieve their nsman��s corpse. Thus, theypletely overlooked a thin thread connecting the arrow to an unremarkable trigger. But on hindsight even if they did, it made no difference. Most Na''vi would not recognize the multitude of bundles called ��high intensity explosives��.


    (TN: Sheyan purchased those high intensity explosives back in chapter 18 of this volume)


    5 secondster, a massive and depressingly oppressive explosion resounded within the root system of this colossal tree. It was as though a violent tremor shook the earth. An abrupt despairing convulsion trembled through the root and up its trunk! The raining zenith of leaves scattered down as amemoration of its past! In a split second, the great tree connecting heaven and earth shook incessantly; amidst the constant snapping, it finally copsed unhurriedly!


    Such was the immense ruckus the copsing Hometree had caused. 3 males trudging through the dark and moist forest weren��t deaf, reflexively swinging their heads round to look. Mogensha couldn��t help eximing.


    ��Those guys were too fast. If we had dragged on for a tad longer, we would��ve been screwed.��


    Reef avoided a falling rotten log, identally trampling over a red fern bush by the side. Instantly, his body was enveloped in a revolting stench. He creased his brows and clutched his nose, pondering a little before uttering a muffled statement.


    ��The might of that explosion was too massive. In addition to the entire Hometree crumbling over them, I��m afraid not a single reinforcement of that Takji n survived. Should we take advantage of this weakness, and raze their Takji n?��


    Sheyan grit his teeth as he pulled out his leg from the rotting mud. He raised his head to the sight of a jellyfish looking hybrid fuchsia, pondering briefly before replying.


    ��We��ll talk about it next time, let��s return first. If we can��t take the initiative against the Na''vi inbat, then such a battle may not be worth taking!��


    ��Oh! Heavens above, I hate these trippy roots man, sheet what kind of animal crap did I step on, it stinks!�� Mogensha suddenly yelled out.


    Sheyan coldly scolded.


    ��Shut up. Just look at the way ahead. If not for these glowing nts, we��ll probably take the whole night to return to the valkyrie.��


    ********************


    After exhausting all their strength ying 11 viperwolves, 21 abnormal insects and 59 carnivorous veggies; Sheyan and gang finally caught sight of the enormous valkyrie. At present, the sky begun exposing its ember dawn clouds.


    The exhausted party Ace sneaked back to the second floor of the valkyrie. In spite of the Illume-union��s despising gazes, they headed towards the end of the channel to sleep. As for Sheyan, life wasn��t so easy. He still had to return to the self-healing manger of the valkyrie to recover his severed limb, before falling asleep. Of course, recovering a limb wasn��t free, and he had to spend arge sum of utility points.


    For the sake of the party member��s safety, the departed worker��s metal identification card once again disyed its usefulness. Party Ace very tantly upied his cabin; of which Sheyan utilized the camp bed, Mogensha used his military nket while Reef used his pillow and the floor.


    Of course to contestants, breaking down this sliding iron cabin door wouldn��t take much effort. However, the door was merely used as a warning signal and not protection. If any uninvited guest seeked trouble, Sheyan and the rest had the luxury of a few seconds of buffer time; and retaliate heavily against that bearer of malice.


    4-6 hours of sleep to ordinary people was perhaps a tiny breather. Instead for dynamic contestants like Sheyan and the rest, it was sufficient to rejuvenate their energy; their mental statepletely and thoroughly revitalize. It was like their biological clock was in sync as they woke up precisely together.


    After their earlier battles and trekking, they were famished. They hurriedly stuffed sandwiches into their mouths, drinking down a bottle of gatorade ferociously; and finally sucked in 3 tubes of toothpaste-like nutrition dosage. This item was purchased from the dead RDA worker previously, it was said to effectively replenish their strength and supply energy! Of course, it probably contained steroid type stimnts.


    It was at this moment, an unexpected chilliness wafted in from outside, like an incisive knife gently caressing their faces. They frantically leapt up, directing their attention outwards.


    ��This feeling������


    In that instance, both Mogensha and Reef could feel it. Their immediately turned around, Reefs pupils shrinking in a sh.


    ��That������that��s a Growth-Hunter. The aura akin to an official Growth-Hunter like Makaji!��


    The trio hastily scrambled out of the cabin, instantly seeing members of the Illume-union guarding the area, as though preparing for their great rivals. Catching sight of Reef and the rest, they disyed a sudden precaution. However, upon realizing it was Reef and Sheyan, for some unknown reason, their eyes actually exposed a delighted expression.


    At present, they peeped out of the shuttle window. Shockingly, two groups of people were facing each other intimidatingly. The group nearest the valkyrie had more contestants; most were familiar faces, they were contestants who mutually defended the valkyrie against the beast horde previously. While in a distance, were 13 individuals.


    The 13 seemed rather on good terms with each other,ughing and chatting; their arrogance rich and dense, as thoughpletely disregarding the contestants in front of them. The crimson nightmare imprint on their chest seemed to float out virtually, looking exceedingly distinct; probably the symbol of a Growth-hunter. Amongst the 13, one was astonishingly that Aldaris that seemed to be familiar with Reef!


    Within the space between the two sides, a contestant strolled away holding onto a japanese katana. His chest flickering with ring crimson glows, the symbol of a Growth-hunter! Not far away from him, was shockingly a kneeling woman, her pale face beaming with fury. Indeed, she was a core of the Illume-union, Demondream. However, she had been shockingly beaten into a near death state, except it was unsure why the opponent wouldn��t deliver the fatal blow.


    That katana contestant strolled several steps forward, before turning around; pointing his silver glowing katana towards the contestants shielding the valkyrie, he coldly announced.


    ��Next.��


    At this moment, Sheyan finally got the rough details from the contestant beside him. Roughly 8 in the morning, that group of contestants had suddenly approached the valkyrie, intending to directly infiltrate the second floor to the core engine of the shuttle. The illume-union was obviously unyielding, thus both sides naturally fought.

 Chapter 390: An extended difficulty, an extended mission

    <h4>Chapter 390: An extended difficulty, an extended mission</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    It was only untilter that the defenders realized that the group of uninvited guest had exceptional prowess; having a huge pool of Growth-Hunters, at least some were reserve-duty Growth-hunter that had awakened their boundary! Yet were the valkyrie defenders weaklings? There were at least a small portion of them that were reserve-duty Growth-hunters, what more their superiority in numbers! However, once a full scale war breaks out, even if the aggressors were annihted, the amount of casualties on both sides would be iprehensible.


    As for the 13 contestants, they were actually dispatched here by Hell��s Gate. They managed to acquire a hidden mission; entailing a special mission description of a crashed valkyrie at coordinates xxxx xxxx. The core engine of the valkyrie was immensely valuable, and they were tasked to take a look; retrieving it if the engine wasn��t destroyed. Of course, this mission duration was only 6 hours, and not to be exceeded. All in all, both parties reaching a perfect resolution andpromise wasn��t possible.


    When the two forces sunk into a deadlock, the infiltrating group of Growth-Hunters probably felt that victory would be tough, and brute force wasn��t wise. Hence, they proimed for a duel under fair conditions, if the 13 of them could be defeated, they would immediately turn and leave. It could be 1 versus 1, or any versus any; ultimately, the maximum was 13 versus 13. As long as one sank into near death state, then the duel would conclude and no casualties would surface.


    As for the duel, it followed the preceding contracted regtions:


    ��King of Fighters�� format (A challenger will continue fighting until he is defeated)


    When the duel begins, a starting gap of 50 metres would be enforced by the realm.


    Duel period of 10 minutes.


    If nobody sinks into near death state, then the victor would be decided by HP (Percentage) left.


    After a match, there will be 30 seconds of rest.


    Conceding is permitted.


    Upon conceding, temporary battle immunity will be granted (To prevent deceitful conceding)


    Medicines are prohibited during a duel.


    Of course, to prevent vicious underhanded behavior of dealing a finishing blow to a near death state contestant, these regtions were all officiated by a realm contract.


    Of course, if when the defenders disagreed, the 13 individuals simply announced to ce every individual on their ck list, even if they couldn��t reap any benefits from this world. Simply speaking, they were referring to unscrupulous and malicious acts done in the darkness - infiltrating the valkyrie secretly tomit serial homicides on individuals. Once this cunning words made light, it naturallytched onto the defender��s achilles heels. Besides, the defending contestants were ultimately like disjointed loose sand, that moles could easily take advantage of!


    Hence due to such circumstances, both parties naturally begun dueling����


    ************


    After discerning clearly the sequence of events, Sheyan exhaled deeply.


    ��This battle side mission��s difficulty����is indeed above my expectations! We managed to interrupt the beast horde��s skirmish and lowered the mission��s risk, yet such a sudden intensive hidden mission emerged almost immediately!! Only by defeating these 13 Growth-Hunters/ reserve-duty Growth-hunters, can we obtain final victory!��


    Observing the iparably unresigned Demondream, Huckle of the Illume-union eximed with shock beside Sheyan.


    ��Even Demondream was defeated!��


    Mogensha chewed on his chewing gum, heartlessly rapping out.


    ��That��s normal, that woman isn��t worth much.��


    Huckle��s expression turned ugly, but giving face to Sheyan, he didn��t fall out with Mogensha. Instead, he replied with sarcastic mockery.


    ��Then try dueling for yourself. By the way let me inform you, seven others have already fallen to that Growth-hunter Zeiss.Carl��s katana!��


    Mogensha didn��t seem to care as he replied.


    ��Then how many have they lost.��


    Huckle��s facial muscles twitched and answered.


    ��That person was the first challenger, he hasn��t lost yet.��


    Sheyan��s expression immediately turned solemn. Contestants that could survive in a beast horde, would they be ordinary individuals? Instead, this katana wielder had already imed victory in 7 matches. He then recalled Lille and the rest he faced earlier on, it was easy to imagine the might of this fe. ��Is it really whenpared to ordinary contestants, a Growth-hunter would really hold such overwhelming supremacy?��


    Bing absent minded as he pondered, his ears suddenly rang with the familiar and homely ��DA DA DA�� AK gunfires! Sheyan was instantly startled, a disbelieving notion surged into his mind.


    ��This guy������


    He raised his head; in a blink of an eye, that ck dude was actually inside the court! He actually initiated a duel against that Growth-hunter! Sheyan��s heart flushed with surprise. That Growth-hunter utilizes a katana. Just one look could tell his speed was like rushing water, wouldn��t Mogensha be restrained till death? About to yell out, a hand pressed against his shoulder. Instead, Reef nodded, earnestly urging.


    ��Boss, golden AK��s reputation didn��te about by mere bragging.��


    Sheyan��s heart shuddered. Ever since Mogensha had taken the initiative to follow him, he had really been extremely low key. Yet he couldn��t neglect the fact that every single task he had been given, was fully aplished with satisfaction.


    More crucially, due to the fact that their current party dynamics werecking, their firepower output waspletely reliant on Mogensha himself. Moreover, before their fates intertwined, he was still the head of the long rangebatants in the Symbiosis sect; a powerful aide of the Metals Professor? Would a slipshot individual be recruited by her to be a party��s backbone? Then she very possibly had recruited him out when she left her own party!


    At present, the distant duel had officially begun. Mogensha puffed on his cigar as he stood in challenge. When the duel begun, both parties were enforced to a 50 metre distance by the dueling regtion. The grim expression katana contestant very bluntly introduced his katana and dashed forward. Mogensha spat out a puff of smoke; his AK muzzle pointing forward as it begun volleying out fiery tongues.


    In a sh, that Growth-hunter momentous charge turned unhurried, as cold streaks of rays appeared from his body; the glows emitted by his fluttering katana!


    Mogensha��s bullets halted in midair, as though relinquishing its mobility momentarily; freezing rigidly like stop motion just like in ��The Matrix��, before being sliced apart into two! Then the bullet fragments scattered onto the ground. Meanwhile, the contestant had already buried his head, continuing his speedy charge. He was like a knight, forcefully thrusting aside the way ahead!


    Mogensha puffed on his cigar, allowing the sweet cyan fumes to enter his lungs before he returned to aim and fired.


    That Growth-hunter had already reached within 30 metres. The same scene yed out; his speed slightly diminished, cold streaks surfaced on his body. Yet this time, when his katana de arrived at the bullets, a sequence of insanely violent chain explosion erupted!


    Healing medicines and bandages had their cooldown usage periods, they weren��t infinite. However, there was only 30 seconds of rest between each duel. Thus, after 7 bitter duels, this Growth-hunter had his health plunged to a rtively low degree. Instead, though facing such ferocious explosions, Growth-hunter Zeiss.Carl swept forward with his katana, advancing forward with iparable incisiveness!!


    At this moment, a cold gimmer flickered in Mogensha��s eyes. His finger once again pressing on the trigger. A blue sh radiated from his Golden AK����


    Beastly Instincts


    Activated!


    DA DA DA DA DA! This time, a burst shot of 5 unleashed from the gun barrel! The 5 rounds appeared ordinary; however during the flight process, the fifth bullet erupted with speed as it shed against the rear of the fourth bullet; the fourth knocked against the buttocks of the third����until the first bullet got struck, that velocity amplificationpounded, transforming it into a whiteser that bolted forward; directly piercing into the throat of the reserve-duty Growth-hunter without sparing a chance!!


    Explosive strike!


    Near death state!!


    Copsed!


    The faces of those Growth-Hunter guests were all exceedingly ugly! In their hearts, a gunmen attempting to challenge theirrade was simply wishful thinking. Yet their expectations were now like a river pouring away by the day; more crucially, the opponent wasn��t even a Reserve-duty Growth-Hunter!!


    ording to theory, sudden bullet-speed amplifications was a basic ability that all gunmen should grasp. However, Mogensha��s bullet-speed amplifications were honestly too devilish! That��s right, it could only be described as devilish. During the former barrage, the Growth-hunter already had a rough adaptability to Mogensha��s shooting speed and count. When the second assault arrived, it was shockingly a speed amplification, then amplified, then amplified again! A total of 4 rounds of bullet-speed amplification! Everyone��s reaction time had its limits, and this was something that Mogensha seized to create an opening!


    Of course, one had to note this katana wielder Growth-hunter had already defeated 7 others consecutively. Most of his abilities would probably be on cooldown, and essentially all his healing medicines or supplies would be on cooldown. Therefore, Mogensha seized this opportunity, to bring about an explosive take down.


    At this moment, Mogensha pped and raised his Golden AK in a carefree manner,ughing confidently as he lifted his rifle to the sky before releasing a puff of smoke fumes.


    Sheyan chuckled lightly, raising a thumbs up!


    As for the opposing Growth-Hunters, they didn��t appear particrly affected by theirrade��s defeat. One of them stepped forward to drag the reluctantly looking Zeiss.Carl back. Then, another robustly built Growth-hunter with a ponytail strolled forward, his face expression emotionless. Instead, his hand tugged onto a Carbine M4a1 equipped with a silencer; raising it towards the ck dude, who was still puffing on his cigar from a distance.


    ��Woah woah, AK versus carbine, are they ying counter-strike?�� Huckle whistled and smirked.


    Every duel conclusion would have 30 seconds of rest. Seizing this chance, Mogensha definitely wouldn��t allow himself to be disadvantaged. Although he hadn��t sustained any wounds, he immediately extinguished his cigar; popping a blue chewing gum into his mouth. It was a regeneration food, refuelling his MP.


    TN: Do note once again. Author sometimes calls the reserve-duty growth-hunter as growth-hunter. Probably not willing to reveal their strength yet or something. So as of now, just treat the growth-hunters as reserve-duty ones, until author explicitly states that person is an official growth-hunter

 Chapter 391: AK Vs M4

    <h4>Chapter 391: AK Vs M4</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    When the duellingmenced, the two gunmen immediately leapt behindteral rocks to take cover. Yet at the exact instance Mogensha darted to the side, he simultaneously aimed across with his AK; releasing a burst shot of 5! This action instantly caused the pupils of all long range firepower contestants to shrink.


    How disastrously low was the uracy rate of shooting in movement was known by all; especially when the opponent was a Growth-hunter, it was simply a waste of bullets. Yet reality was always rhetorical. In that moment, everyone could see two shocking blood lotus that had bloomed on the arm of the ponytail contestant. Sheyan could even hear whisperings from the other side.


    ��Careful! I��m afraid Le��montesovo is going to lose. To shoot while moving, that golden AK is simply too frightening!��


    Getting shot twice right at the get go, it could be said that Le��montesovo was gravely disadvantaged. Because if both parties decided to avoid conflict, although he wouldn��t suffer much injuries and practically no damage would be dealt on both both parties, he would still inevitably lose to the 100 percent health Mogensha. Hence, if Le��montesovo wanted to win, he had to take the aggressive initiative.


    Yet the iron rule ofw in war was that defence was much easier than assault! Especially with such a limited timeline.


    Yet as Le��montesovo gritted his teeth and rushed out of his cover, he shockingly discovered Mogensha was already out there awaiting him! Mogensha��s thirst for battle, had vastly exceeded his own!


    Intense gunfire rumblings pierced into the air.


    Both sides engaged in tactical evasion; yet in Le��montesovo��s perspective, the first iing bullet had actually deviated from him, and struck into the ground beside his leg. Instead, a thinyer of blue ice rapidly converged towards his leg, condensing a freezing sensation!! It immediately plunged his movement speed down, causing not a single of one of the following 4 bullets to slip out of the! When the rounds struck against Le��montesovo, an insanely violent explosion erupted!


    However, Le��montesovo had simultaneously retaliated while being assaulted. Beneath his M4 carbine, a smoky rifle grenade catapulted out from an add-on equipped grenadeuncher. The grenade swerved a remarkable arc, heading directly for Mogensha!


    Boom! A morous explosion resounded, a zing numbing sensation overwhelmed Mogensha��s chest; before a searing pain pervaded his entire self! Fortunately, he managed to executing an evading roll beforehand, preventing himself from a direct hit! Mogensha��s willpower was more fortitudinous than others; spitting a mouthful of blood, he managed to press his trigger beforending on the ground. Fiery intertwining rounds zed across, piercing in retaliation to the counterattacking Le��montesovo.


    As time clicked by swiftly, Le��montesovo became increasingly cautious; even if one was a formidable Growth-hunter, if he didn��t meticulously strengthen physique and HP, then he would still be frail. Furthermore, Le��montesovo was used to treating his foes as though driving out a rabbit from its den, normally utilizing his heavy firepower to bombard and overpower his foes. Thus, he wasn��t very adapted to such a solo challenger scenario. (In WoW context, it was like a level 80 PVE hunter challenging a level 70 beastmaster)


    As seconds drifted by, both parties repetitively chiselled away at each other��s HP; even Mogensha was left with roughly 60% HP. Yet at this moment, Le��montesovo suddenly acted����In a flurry, he roared furiously as his body emanated a bloodish red glow, saturating onto his rifle; in a sh, this entire rifle transformed bloodied red!


    Carrying his M4a1 carbine like a heavy machine gun instead, Le��montesovo darted out of his cover as he stomped forward. Then assuming a rambo like posture, he triggered his rifle!!


    This was Le��montesovo��s Rank A ability - ��Prbear��s fury�� ! During its duration, his bullet��s pration rate would soar by 300%, precision +30 and increased 50% explosive strike rate! What was more, infinite ammunition!!


    At present, Mogensha was hiding behind a huge boulder. Tiny rock fragments erupted as though dozens of invisible chisels were grinding fanatically at it. Amidst blusters of rock fragments, the entire boulder was reduced to 1/3 its size! At this rate, this cover was projected to vanish from this world within a short span of seconds.


    Thus, Mogensha could only dive out. Opening fire towards the skies, his AK47 unleashed devastating fiery tongues. However, bullets spewing out of the M4a1 simrly converged into streaks of zing lines, forcefully prating into his body. If they were topare damage severity, every 3 bullet rounds of AK could only rival a bullet from the M4a1 carbine.


    Hence in that instance after issuing his burst shot of 5, Mogensha tossed aside his golden AK. In a sh, he pulled out his ��Sparta spear�� and hurled it without hesitation! That streak of chain lightning bolted through the gap between them, directly electrifying and sending Le��montesovo flying.


    Near-death state!


    Kneel!


    2 consecutive takedowns!


    Identically, under the barrage of bullets, Mogensha was simr sent crashing with his face against the ground. However, he very quickly used his AK47 to support his body up. One could tell how drained he was, his face was smeared fully with fresh blood. Yet as though he didn��t give a damn, he chewed on his chewing gum and snickered at Le��montesovo.


    Kneeing grievously on the ground, Le��montesovo��s bloodshot eyes widened, and frantically raged out.


    ��This����this isn��t possible. He��s cheating, he definitely consumed medicines!��


    The remaining Growth-Hunters simrly could tell something was fishy, they clearly understood the might of Le��montesovo��s ��Prbear��s fury�� ; moreover, he at least delivered 4 shots to that ck dude! To an agile specialized range user, 4 gunshots definitely contained immeasurable deadliness. If one didn��t painstakingly temper one��s physique, it would be impossible to escape near death state. Yet for one who ced focus on physique as well, then the ck dude��s offensive capabilities wouldn��t be so ridiculous.


    Still, this duel was officiated by the realm��s contract, it was impossible for any illicit acts. Hence, the only exnation was that this gunman actually possessed battle regeneration abilities! The realm contract prohibited medicine consumption, yet a contestant��s personal ability cannot be banned.


    If one had consigned the defeat of the katana contestant to Mogensha having exploited a cheap situation, then the defeat of a second Growth-hunter waspletely out of everyone��s expectations. Faced with such a situation, a tall and burly Growth-Hunter with white hairmanded in a sullen tone.


    ��Eros, you go.��


    By releasing this statement, it clearly indicated his status as leader.


    Another Growth-hunter with an elegant demeanor marched out, and humbly prostrated himself.


    ��As your excellency wills, Prince Stalo.��


    From Prince Stalo��s waist, he retrieved a gun holster. Contained within, was a pistol that originally looked dark and gloomy. Yet once the Prince grasped it, it shockingly glittered with faint golden radiance. The glow didn��t appear to be released internally, but was instead ted on.


    Obviously, it was an upgraded weapon by Prince Stalo. As for the faraway Mogensha who was currently wrapping bandages carefreely, his pupils immediately contracted. The weapon in Prince Stalo��s hands, was shockingly a Glock pistol.


    Only a veteran would know, from an artistic perspective, the glock wasn��t a pistol but rather a wall brick of a streetsidetrine. Yet this ugly thing had been the most esteemed version of pistol that westernw enforcers utilized since the 20th century. The bnce between a glock��s appearance and functionality was skewed all the way to itstter.


    If one��s self esteem was hurt using a Beretta, Colt or even a Type-54 pistol; upon changing to a glock and firing several shots, one would recover utmost confidence in one��s shooting abilities. The intrinsic and near perfect mechanism of the glock allowed even beginner students to easily hit their targets. To a veteran gunman, using a glock didn��t require any adaptability phase.


    A glock��s simple and crudeposition was not only easily maintainable (cleaning only included 5ponents including magazine), its reliability was extremely shocking.


    During durability testing, a glock was randomly frozen in a block of ice, buried in sand and mud before fishing out to clean, submerged into seawater before plucking out, throwing against concrete cement from 50 metres high, and crushed by a 10 ton truck for ��nth�� times. Yet after all these torture, reloading and test-firing 100 rounds would disy results of zero malfunctions. The glock was like a wall brick, without a single aesthetic praise, yet it became one of the most excellent weapons to date!!


    Prince Stalo held the pistol for approximately 5 seconds, before tossing it over to Eros. At present upon careful observation, the glock��s appearance was as ordinary and usual. However, fairlyplex engravings were carved onto its surface, releasing a thin glimmer of gold.


    When Eros caught the pistol, his wrist instantly sank and had to support it with both hands instead. Yet when he firmly gripped it, it was as though his body essence, aura and spirit had congealed over it!


    With an abrupt flurry of his wrist, the glock subsequently shuddered; releasing 3 rounds into the atmosphere, whizzing towards the distant Mogensha. Yet the duel had obviously not begun!


    A morous upheaval broke out amongst the audience. As the fumes dispersed, the 3 rounds were directed in extremely crafty angles. The first whistled past Mogensha��s ears, 1 very precisely extinguished Mogensha��s cigar, and the other swept across Mogensha��s eyes! Such a provocation was vividly portrayed!


    (TN: I apologize if i messed up the WoW characters (or any other game characters), some chinese terms are extremely difficult to deduce and pinpoint the exact WoW character author is referring to. Because the chinese trantion of english characters are quite different.)

 Chapter 392: Awakening!!

    <h4>Chapter 392: Awakening!!</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Mogensha��s expression turned grave upon such a provocation. This ck dude was obviously not going to take this lying down. Spitting his phlegm, he erected a middle finger. When the duelling begun, Mogensha immediately exploited the weakness of a glock��s firing range. He turned and dashed towards the nearby forest, obviously trying to use itsplicated terrain to deal with Eros. While he ran, he concurrently turned to fire.


    Such a move was fairlymon. Prince Stalo exposed his admiration through his eyes, then he faintly shook his head.


    zing-hot bullets propelled in, shing mere centimetres from Eros��s periphery before rebounding off in ripples. Eros maintained an unhurried posture, inching forward with each step! Until Mogensha entered his firing range then he immediately raised his pistol and opened fire!


    Currently, the crowd was aghast to discover; though Eros had been walking while Mogensha running, the former had exceeded thetter in speed!!!


    At present, Mogensha had just arrived at the forest. Executing a front roll, he easily kicked against ateral bracken tree before trying his utmost to conceal himself behind something.


    Instead, that scorching bullet prated through the trees andnded onto his right shoulder with ease; blood gushed out into the air!


    Due to that, Mogensha��s attempt at counter-firing missed its mark. However, with his rebellious personality, he violently attempted to strike back in retaliation.


    Yet at this moment, Eros seemed to have long anticipated that Mogensha would counterattack in such a manner, promptly hoisting up his pistol, aiming and coldly fired!


    A nting bullet whizzed closely to the ground, before refracting forward in a 30 degrees angle. Mogensha had been consistently weird and unpredictable, and unless he was caught off guard, how could the enemy have predicted his movement and adapted oneself? What more, even releasing such a refractive bullet? His chest immediately suffered from a ruthless memory, with blood spraying out once again; his counterattack dissolving like soap bubbles.


    Sheyan and Reef nced at each other and sighed gently. Needless to say, this situation was exceedingly clear. A suppression of attributes.


    It was clear Eros��s agility and perceptive sense eclipsed Mogensha��s. Though its disparity didn��t flourish effects such as crushing damages like the strength attribute, there was still a stark difference. Thus, Eros was able to maintain a step ahead of Mogensha, and suppressed him incredibly. Under such situation, solely relying onbat experience could be deemed as futile!


    One could envision the ring venom in Prince Stalo��s eyes now. Selecting such a person of strength and discipline to stifle his prey, withering away his prey in a smooth and orderly fashion! Such that even in defeat, his opponent wouldn��t have a single excuse.


    Currently, Eros who had upied supremacy, disyed a calm expression. While aiming his pistol towards Mogensha with his right hand, he drew a curve with his left.


    Carving from up to down, his finger left a remnant glow of line in the air. Shua! A glowing door emerged, with two fully armed American soldiers marching out. After scanning their surroundings, they stooped forward and rush out. Utilizing standard tactical movements, they swiftly nked towards both sides.


    Eros remained standing still and his eyes seemingly shut. Holding his pistol, he ced it by his side naturally, as though he no longer had intentions of moving. Yet everyone knew that once Mogensha resurfaces, he would suffer a heartless bout of gunfire!


    Such an offensive style caused one to unintentionally think of the phrase - cutting the grass while hitting the rabbit!


    (TN: Chinese idiom which refers to while doing something, one conveniently does something else as well. Most likely referring to resting, while slowly achieving victory)


    ��The victor has been determined.�� Prince Stalo gently issued. His voice was light, yet it rang deeply in everyone��s ears.


    Reef frowned. Instead, Sheyan��s eyes twinkled and refuted.


    ��Indeed, It��s Eros��s defeat.��


    Sheyan��s words wore spoken loudly, that everyone��s attention halted onto him.


    As though trying to prove the validity of their statements; within the next second, Mogensha suddenly dove out, making consecutive rolls on the ground. After getting shot resulting in dripping speckles of blood, he submerged back into the dense forest.


    However this time, Mogensha managed to retaliate after getting shot.


    Beastly Instincts, activated!!


    5 prative rounds propelled out, the supernatural ability that took down the katana contestant earlier once again showed itself.


    5 rounds, mutually colliding at each tail. Finally, thest round transformed into a white streak as it drilled into Eros��s brows.


    Instead, a sh radiated out from Eros��s periphery, which gave birth to 6 rhombus semi-transparent shields and forcefully deflected the iing bullet away!


    His final attack was actually futile!


    ��Nearly there.�� Prince Stalo no longer watched as he lightly announced. ��Another two more shots to eliminate him.��


    Sheyan kept silent this time. Instead, his heart was screaming out.


    ��If I haven��t guessed wrongly����Mogensha. Golden AK, Mogensha. After following me for so long, if your prowess are indeed as formidable as what Reef mentioned, then����you should��ve already fulfilled the qualifications for that step!��


    The forest was deathly still. Bracing their rifles, the two emotionless American soldiers continued advancing with standard tactical movements; like cold murderous machines. Their statuses were fixed as cannon fodder, like a fis serving only to drive fishes out of the water!


    In the next second, within the dense area Mogensha wasst seen. An astoundingly ring crimson red glowed out, like needles prickling everyone��s eyes.


    Boundary reached!


    Awakened!


    Golden AK Mogensha had actually possessed the capability to breakthrough the 50 points boundary!!!


    The crux of it was very likely to be that ck grade, ��Sn-9 wasp pistol��, he had just acquired.


    Still, Eros had an unwavering expression, appearing as though he had anticipated Mogensha��s awakening. Instead, his gaze transformed grimmer, as he maintained his position. Suddenly, a shadow darted out from the distant. Eros��s expression remained unchanging, likewise his posture held still. Except, the two summoned American soldiers immediately opened fire. Tu Tu Tu Tu! Bullets rated as unmissable struck against that shadow. Instead, it was merely a dried up tree stump.


    At this very moment, Mogensha finally lifted his AK and leapt out from his cover. This time, Eros��s firing speed was clearly slower. Moreover, when his finger reached the trigger, he could not press it! That was because his shooting line of vision had two obstructing dots between him and Mogensha. The two shocking hindrances were indeed his own summons.


    With Eros unable to take a shot, Mogensha finally seeded in retreating several metres away, hiding deeper into the forest. At present, the awakened Mogensha was stillcking Eros in agility and perceptive sense, however, it was no longer that sort of total suppression.


    Yet more critically, Mogensha had already realized. In the shooting aspect, Eros seemed to be rather unustomed. He wasn��t like one who arduously wed up from the depths of life and death. Instead, he was like a shooting athlete, and his style was akin to that of ��practice makes perfect��.


    Mogensha continued wafting through the forest. His unceasing efforts as vigorous and nimble as the reindeers sprinting along the skan fields. Every leap and jump ingeniously exploited the cover from the two American soldiers. As for those two soldiers, trying tond a hit on Mogensha before was already difficult, what more now; it was simply impossible.


    When Eros finally came to that realization and ordered his soldiers to the side, Mogensha had already pulled open a gap of about 150 metres.


    This was already out of a glock��s maximum range. Instead, Eros��s lips curled into a cold sneer, because his HP was still 100% while the current Mogensha didn��t even possess a third of his HP. Yes, fleeing further away was indeed escaping his firing range, but! Under such a vast proximity, Mogensha��s firing threat would greatly decline as well, bing terribly hard to threaten Eros!


    One shouldn��t forget; before Mogensha awakened, Eros��s perceptive sense had stifled Mogensha totally! Which goes to say, Mogensha��s base abilities probably didn��t elude Eros��s eyes.


    A veteran shooter himself, Eros obviously knew that though basic attributes could inte greatly after awakening, basic abilities still required learning. As for the current Mogensha��s basic abilities, it was inadequate for him to even wield a white grade sniper!


    At the 200 metre mark, Mogensha shockingly begun his counterattack. The rumbling gunfire of his AK47 echoed through the dense forest. This time, Mogensha��s firing method was very weird - an appalling single bullet firing rate! With a 200 metres gap, though Eros��s attacks were deadly, the glock��s range had be his achilles heel. Mogensha could now freely assault Eros without caring about dodging.


    Jetting out from the golden AK, 4 iparably fiery bullets drilled into his foe��s body. Every time Mogensha fired, he would lift his foot and retreat. As though his footsteps were in line with a fatal rhythm, disying a performance of fine execution. Every step he made left clear heavy footprints, yet his rhythmic posture appeared as though he was floating over the surface.


    Mogensha��s target obviously wasn��t Eros, but the two American soldiers that were reluctantly pursuing him. The reason he started eliminating those two ��aiding�� obstacles was that after fleeing so far, the two soldiers had ceased to be useful. Secondly, having just awakened his boundary, he definitely had to adjust to the sharp increase in agility and perceptive sense; advancing a step further in understanding his battle capabilities.


    The piercing AK gunfires reverberated through the skies, seemingly within everyone��s reach.


    A summoned American soldier suffered consecutive shots to his arm, stomach, chest and thigh. He was about to roar furiously but instead, a bullet wrapped in mes appeared before his very eyes!!!

 Chapter 393: A Sand pike

    <h4>Chapter 393: A Sand pike</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    When Mogensha��s bullet whistled in, it directly prated the soldier��s face and through his brains; finally drilling out from the back of his skull. Due to its massive kic swirls, it ripped a huge chunk of brains out in the process.


    The audience gazed on in horror, as the soldier��s expression convulsed grotesquely. From his back view, one could see a bowl-sized ck hole, bloodied brain fluids draining out like tree sap!


    Eros��s gaze turned colder, immediately summoning the other American soldier to return. A cannon fodder existed to be sacrificed, yet mindless sacrifice was definitely foolish. This was a male that thoroughly understood his weaknesses and strength.


    After pondering, he actually gave up pursuing Mogensha and turned around to leave, while pulling the gap between himself and Mogensha further. Ultimately, he held the superior advantage here. When time was up, victory would naturally be his.


    This was simply retreating to advance!


    More crucially, this duel wasn��t a personal affair with that AK. It was a duel that directly affected their temporary party��s hidden mission! If he could face the next opponent in optimal condition, then his path ahead would be much smoother.


    Yet at the instance both parties pulled open a sufficient distance, Mogensha stood up and showed himself. Ho! The onlookers gasped in surprise. He had already kept his golden AK. Within both hands, was now a shocking giant pistol; one with a high precision aiming device mounted above. Such was its rtive size that it seemed as though the pistol had two gun barrels.


    (Here is the official picture for u guys)


    This was the main crime lord that allowed Mogensha to shed his ��mortal body�� and reached the boundary!


    Sn-9 Wasp pistol


    Its glorious resplendent splendor, instantly captivated the crowd��s attention!


    (When a contestant��s ��Basic Long-rangebat�� attained lvl 7, there is a chance of drawing an additional property - ��Long-range Weapon Slot +1��. At present, Mogensha��s primary weapon slot was equipped with his ��Sparta silver-spear��, while his long-range weapon slot now had two spaces, upied by his Golden AK and the Sn-9 Wasp. If there��s confusion about weapon slots, it more or less mirrors the WoW format.)


    The gap between Mogensha and Eros was presently over 300 metres. However, Mogensha still pressed his trigger! From afar, Eros instantly sensed an unexinable ze of threat. If an example had to be cited, then it would be analogous to an ordinary person being bound up, while an evil bumblebee buzzed in within centimetres. Instead, this bumblebee was crafted with scorching metal����


    Over his body, 6 formless rhombus shields floated out immediately, yet the iing beam very bluntly smashed through one shield, and directly impaled Eros��s arm.


    A throbbing wave of piercing pain instantly overwhelmed Eros!


    This beam was indeed a special ability of Mogensha��s weapon - ��Wasp Stinger�� - During an attack, there��s a 33% chance of negating 50% of defence and deal prative damages. This attack takes precedence!


    In this instant, Eros��s expression finally changed. This astonishing twist of events waspletely out of his control! The smallest possibility of random variables had shockingly surfaced. His opponent wasn��t even equipped with an authentic sniper ace up his sleeve. Instead, he was holding onto a rarely seen giant pistol with sniping capabilities!


    In a sh, Eros immediately acknowledged his own blunder. He released a muffled harrumph from his throat, as he ferociously charged forward; attempting to shorten the gap to Mogensha. However, Mogensha possessed abundance ofbat experience, he immediately turned to flee. Not only that, during the course of him fleeing, he actually managed to strike two gunshots at Eros without slowing down.


    One of the shot skewed radically, transforming into a beam as it swept through the surrounding trees. Creakk! It snapped off a 7-8 metre tall purple bracken tree. This tree crumbled morously, as leaves wafted into the air. As for the other bullet, it very frankly whistled through the hole left by the shattered area of the formless rhombus shield. Psst! It skid across Eros��s face, leaving a trail of blood!


    Recalling the entire performance of Mogensha and Eros��s dueling, those Growth-Hunters immediately adopted a solemn expression. They clearly understood����Eros��s greatest threat potential wasn��t within 300 metres proximity, but within a 100 metre radius!


    Moreover, his foe even had a weapon that contained prative properties, which meant����ordinary cover wouldn��t pose a huge help! Once Eros pursues and shrinks the gap between them, the price for his opponent daring to return fire, would be having his safety gap being forcefully shortened. However, since golden AK possessed the ridiculous ability of run firing, then things would be exceptionally thorny����


    Eros immediately shrugged aside the glock that Prince Stalo had handed to him. Currently, he retrieved a ��Holy Bible�� lookalike, before carving a cross in midair. Instantaneously, dazzling golden-bright radiance descended onto his body. Eros then bent himself in furious pursuit. The experienced Mogensha obviously wasn��t willing to allow him that luxury, he continued sprinting away. While sprinting forward, he abruptly leapt up in a front somersault as his head and arms faced his opponent in midair. Then, he aimed and released two shots.


    This time, yet another shot missed. Instead, the other gunfire carried an acute buzz identical to a wasp, stinging against Eros��s chest. In a sh, an illusion of ice disintegrating on Eros��s body could be seen, before fresh blood came pouring out.


    ��Damned! He really does possess a mobile firing ability!�� The amount of contestants that utilized firearms upied at least a fifth here, they all understood deeply the intrinsic difficulty of maintaining urate firing at foes while sprinting.


    Perhaps Mogensha��s first strike could be described as a blind mouse encountering a dead rat. As for the second time, if one still attempted to brush it off, then he would really be a discountable fool. As for now, it was already the third time Mogensha exhibited such formidable abilities!


    Eros��s pupils immediately shrank. He instantly leapt behind ateral tree. Instead, upon viewing this situation, Mogensha hurriedly activated his ��Beastly Instincts��! Da Da Da! 3 consecutive fires.


    The 3 gun shots crackled forward, instantly colliding each other��s tail. The third and second round were like supplements for the first. Bam Bam! Theybined, as the first bullet jetted in carrying a piercing wasp buzz. Boom! It prated through that tree sheltering Eros.


    The tree loudly exploded forth with sharp fragmentations of wooden chips, before dispersing like gust of winds.


    Eros immediately darted out, but blood was already trickling down his left calf!


    Although he suffered an injury, Eros��s eyes flushed with a disdainful look. He took a deep inhtion, both hands pressing down onto the ground. Currently, Eros was obviously in a motionless state, a golden opportunity for Mogensha to assault him. Yet����Mogensha only stared with widened eyes.


    Because in this short duel, Eros had discovered a fatal weakness of Mogensha. That was Mogensha��s weapon ammunition capacity was too little - only four rounds! After he released the 3 shots, Mogensha had to empty out the magazine, and engage in reloading.


    Of course Mogensha had another choice here, that was to change to his AK and fire. It was just that the distance between them was nearly 300 metres, and his AK��s precise uracy and damage would be discounted greatly.


    Most importantly, the golden AK bullets didn��t possess prative capabilities. At most, it could smash against Eros��s 6 rhombus shields. Even under heavy firepower suppression, Eros would still be able to resist for 10 seconds.


    At present, if one were to survey a hundred square metre radius of the area, one would be appalled to discover the state of withered vegetation. The moist and fertile soil had dried up, cracked and finally turned granr! This tropical rainforest thriving with vitality had now morphed into a deste desert.


    At this moment, Eros eximed loudly. Drawing both hands from the ground, he raised his palm and grasped!


    ��With Gaea��s might!��


    ��Come forth!��


    Eros snarled out.


    ��Sand-Exiling Pike!��


    Shua!! The sandy ground abruptly converged, forming together and assembled into a sandy long pike! The sand constituting the long spear seemed to contain life, revolving and circting about. Eros retracted back, exerting strength as he hurled the sandy long pike towards Mogensha ferociously.


    Reaching the pinnacle of velocity, it surged in by 150 metres before declining to seek sce back into the ground. Yet at this moment, the distant Eros raised his left hand, with his bible lookalike once again in his hand. He then pressed his hand over the cover page, before chanting out.


    ��With Gaea��s might!��


    ��Take form!��


    Appearing like a huge finger pinching in from the sky, the sandy long pike converged towards the ground. Then it actually condensed into a sandman that was roughly half a metre tall. The sandman had an appearance identical to Eros.


    As the sandmannded, it made a front roll before dashing towards Mogensha. Its dashing speed was terrifying to behold. At this moment, Eros was still within his casting state and utterly immobile. Yet Mogensha was still reloading andpletely unable to attack him!!

 Chapter 394: Triple Kill!!!!

    <h4>Chapter 394: Triple Kill!!!!</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    The sandman was rather small and appeared somewhat adorable. Some members of the Illume-union couldn��t resist the urge to giggle, but their giggles quickly faded. That was because wherever the advancing sandman stomped, it would leave an astounding half a metre deep pothole, the size of a bathtub! Within it, waspletely devoid of sand.


    With each traversing step, the sandman swelled by a portion. Finally, it transformed into a 4 metre tall sand golem, its body filled with dried rotten leaves and grainy sand. With astonishing impetus, it dashed towards Mogensha.


    Its sandy body appeared rather spongy. Whenever arge branch collided against it, it would stter apart. However, the sand would hastily replenished itself.


    Mogensha opened fired, but instead discovered that his ��SN-Wasp�� was utterly useless against it. At most scattered sand fragments would spill down. The sand golem appeared as if it was utterly indestructible!


    The golem chose its dashing path wittily, overshadowing the direct line of fire between Mogensha and Eros. Thus, although Eros waspletely immobile while sustaining his spell, Mogensha waspletely unable to attack him either.


    With disaster at his doorsteps, Mogensha immediately shifted to his Golden AK; DA DA DA DA DA the 5 burst shot rang out! At that instant, tiny holes appeared on the sand golem��s body, and within the haphazard mess of loose sand, one could even see through its body and view the scenic forest behind. Yet the golem��s face disyed no anguish, but became increasingly infuriated and vicious.


    Suddenly, the golem raised both hands! A surreptitious, sinister and abnormal buzz echoed within the atmosphere, along with indescribable glows of concentrated earthen-yellow blooming from the hollow of its palm above its head. The glows gently swirled before being heavily smacked onto the ground, unleashing a chaotic mess as sudden slurry mud waves rippled towards all directions! In a sh, it extended towards the extremes.


    Mogensha couldn��t dodge in time, as his feet was instantly trapped by the viscous mud, causing his speed to decline greatly. Every present step he made, the area beneath would naturally transform into a waterlogged mire, with his foot sinking at least calf deep. His speed superiority was destroyed!


    Experiencing this deadly crisis, Mogensha no longer ran. He dove forward and quietly did a somersault flip, hiding behind a huge tree. Half-kneeling, he raised his rifled and triggered, concentrating his shots against the chest of the sand golem. Sand and dried twigs fluttered into the air, as its charging velocity faced some resistance.


    Except this time, the periphery of the sand golem suddenly unleashed a faint earthen-yellow light-screen. This light-screen actually seemed like an outstanding guarding ability against long range assaults, as it repeatedly deflected away iing bullets.


    The golem issued an enraged bellow, turning sideways slightly as it ferociously executed a full force pulling action, as it horrifyingly severed its own right arm; before sending it thrusting towards Mogensha. Mogensha immediately raised his rifle and fired, causing the impending sand arm from the sky to explode right ahead of his head.


    Dense grains of soil, sand and mud showered down like a muddy sandstorm, with droplets of mud that actually contained intense corrosive nature. As Mogensha took cover back behind the huge tree, he could hear the sizzling acid sound along with white fumes emerging; infiltrating the tree with potholes, as it eroded beyond recognition!


    Suddenly, ��Szzii�� ! A droplet of yellowish mud dripped onto Mogensha��s shoulder, releasing an awful burnt stench into the air. His wound instantly dposed vehemently, with disgusting pus and water streaming out of it. Instead, Mogensha maintained an ignorant expression, steadying his guns with boulder like stability. His eyes ring with determination at the golem��s chest, and fired without anxiety; as though nothing in the world could distract him!


    Though Mogensha valiantly opened fire, the gigantic golem��s rate of sand regeneration was simply too frightening. Very quickly, it reached within 30 metres of Mogensha. Yet in that instance, Mogensha��s wrist shuddered; aiming down towards the legs of the sand golem. 3 ming rounds urgently jetted in, colliding in midair as it ignited a tremendously violent explosion. It seemed as though he was trying to decimate the golem��s left leg and foil its movement!


    At this moment, Eros��s face exposed a cunning sneer. He had long anticipated Mogensha��s action! Swiftly, he drew a symbol onto the his bible lookalike.


    ��With Gaea��s might!��


    ��Evade!��


    In that instant, the solid mother earth seemed to have transform into the ocean, allowing the golem��s entire frame to sink down into the ground; ingeniously evading the explosion threat of Mogensha��s colliding bullets.


    Within the next second, the gigantic golem was already bellowing furiously and breaking speedily towards Mogensha, swinging a pounding fist down onto its damnable foe!


    Yet, its first froze a metre above Mogensha��s head����


    In a split second, the golem��s sandy surface exhibited dried cracks, hardening and finally crumbling down like a millennium old ancient sculpture; transforming into dust and blown away by the wind.


    Mogensha flipped his wrist, he stored the ��SN-9 Wasp�� in his hands before retrieving a cigar and puffing it deeply! Blood-soaked from the top, he waved towards Sheyan as he limped over.


    300 metres away, Eros was shockingly kneeling in near-death state on the ground. He shut his eyes without a thread of emotions����


    After summoning out the magnificent sand golem, that powerful Growth-hunter had constantly positioned it in Mogensha��s line of firing. Relying on the golem��s frightening 4 metre frame, was actually a rtively simple feat. However, once Mogensha started releasing crazed assaults against the golem, his assaults dealt a massive underlying threat to Eros. In actual fact, whenever the golem��s essence was destroyed, it would simrly be weakened.


    Under the immense pressure, Mogensha gambled; betting on Eros��sbat habits!


    If Eros was a team yer, someone that cared and cooperated with allies, then he would surely neglect his personal safety during the most critical moment; because, his party members would do the same for him.


    If Eros was a solo yer, then he would always pay attention to his personal safety!


    In reality, Mogensha had a 70% confidence that Eros was a party team yer, seeing that Price Stalo was obviously his boss. Hence, once Eros��s gigantic golem burrowed into the ground, Mogensha had seized that opportunity when his prior bullets had exploded into smoke. Pulling out his ��SN-9 Wasp��, he relied on his memory; utilizing ��Beastly Instincts�� to release 4 fatal rounds.


    Due to the hazy smoke, Eros waspletely oblivious of Mogensha��s act! Hence, he hadn��t a single notion of evading!


    ��Triple kill!!!!��


    Mogensha wasn��t a quiet fe. Brimming with smiles, he raised his Golden AK and pranced about incessantly before the valkyrie defenders! In return, the defenders issued a warm apuse. Sheyan finally understood the underlying intentions of Mogensha stepping forward previously.


    From a wider perspective, Reef as an MT was known by everyone. Yet Mogensha managed to defeat 3 contestants in a row, allowing his personal glory topletely overshadow Sheyan.


    From his own personal perspective, after experiencing matters with Makaji, Uzel and Lille; Mogensha who had suffered an unexpected backstab felt as though his position within the party was marginalized. Although Sheyan and Reef said nothing, he wasn��t one to idle but instead bind his silk before it rains*. Right now, he finally disyed his worth, and at the same time vent earlier grievances on these Growth-hunters.


    (TN: *Chinese idiom, prepare ahead)


    ��Good.�� Sheyan humbly chuckled, his heart uttering that word.


    The group of Growth-Hunters adopted ashen faces. The arrogant overlords who triumphed 7 times consecutively had taken a sudden shocking twist and lost 3 consecutively! Moreover, the ck dude actually blew a kiss with his thick lips at them. This was adding fuel to the already zing wildfire. The ck dude even whistled further in provocation, causing the Growth-hunters to clench their fists tightly.


    At this moment, Prince Stalo spoke out with a sullen expression.


    ��Moyan Lin! You handle him!��


    Having his name called, the Growth-hunter took half a step forward but was abruptly interrupted. A skinny, slim and tall figure stood forward; on his back, twin falchion des were strapped across into a cross! They emitted an overflowing ghastly chilliness!


    ��No need for that trouble, just leave the rest to me, Wendy!��


    Prince Stalo��s eyes swelled with mes!


    ��Do as I said!��


    Wendy wasn��t very courteous, refuting in sarcastic repartee.


    ��Yeah your words already costed us a defeat! Stalo, watch yourself a little, we are just temporary partners!��


    Following that, Wendy strodergely towards Mogensha, issuing his challenge!


    Mogensha, this ck dude, strolled 50 metres away from him,zily puffing on his cigar; not even batting an eye at him! If Wendy��s heart wasn��t nervous, that would be a lie. At the start of the duel, he immediately unsheathed his twin falchion des, before smearing ayer of fresh blood onto the de. Brandishing the des into the air, the desbusted with mes.


    Wendy snarled loudly, sweeping forward with his fiery zing des. His entire being seemed to have transformed into a peerless zing lion, pouncing savagely at Mogensha with unbelievable speed. This sort of speed����was actually not the least bit inferior to Sheyan when he activated his ring��s ��Horn Rage��!


    At this moment, Mogensha immediately spat out a fog of smoke, as hezilymanded his nightmare imprint.


    ��I Concede��������


    ��������

 Chapter 395: Zi enters!

    <h4>Chapter 395: Zi enters!</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Wendy��s de had obviously already reached Mogensha��s face, but was instantly blocked by an incorporeal barrier. The raging mes whirled in bacsh, engulfing backwards violently in Wendy��s face! Along with mud sshing at Wendy��s face, it caused him to look exceedingly haggard.


    Instead, Mogensha sat down leisurely inside his protective barrier, while his cigar was stillpletely intact. He spat out another puff in Wendy��s face, and snickered silently.


    ��This stick is an authentic cigar from Havana, rolled between ass��s thighs.��


    Wendy��s teeth chattered; brimming with rage, yet was unable to vent it on this old fox Mogensha. He could only yell wildly, pointing his falchion de at the defending contestants.


    ��Next!��


    The next moment, his smugness vanished. The next one was shockingly the Illume-union��s MT, Archeaphill! One didn��t need any introductions, just looking at that great silver murderous-looking shield smashing majestically into the ground, one could tell what Archeaphill did for a living.


    Wendy��s expression turned ashen. Frankly speaking, he was an offensive closebat demon, but his defense and HP was rtively thin. Such a model loathed contestants with incredibly resolute defence and HP, one who could endure prolonged battles!


    The following duel was needless to exin. Archeaphill naturally treaded on the path of defense and counterattack. As for Wendy, he was like a wolf licking his wounds from a distance, before sharpening his ws and pouncing in exploitation. If there was nothing to gain, he would retreat before attacking again������the conclusion was done after the 10 minutes period. Archeaphill��s exorbitant supremacy of HP percentage easily dispatched Wendy, attaining victory.


    In defeat, Wendy offered not a single word. His expression iparably ugly as he turned to leave����


    Following that, a long rangebatant Growth-hunter challenged. With a speed declining ability, that Growth-hunter was able to rely on 100% HP to attain victory, but was unable to sink Archeaphill into near-death state; one could tell how extraordinary Archeaphill��s +7 great shield��s defensive capability was. Archeaphill was like a turtle hidden in its shell, merely hiding behind his imprenable gate-like shield.


    Although he submerged into a passive defensive state and could only pull out a handgun asionally in retaliation, the other Growth-hunter had 80% of attacks falling short to Archeaphill��s indestructible +7 silver ��Bulwark of Azzinoth��, and even received bacsh recoil repercussions.


    Yet anyone could tell how formidable that Growth-hunter was. Although not as abundant in terms ofbat experience as Mogensha, that Growth-hunter didn��tck might nor grandeur. Though that was so, squaring off against a turtle-in-a-shell tactic, would simply cause one to feel binded in both arms and legs.


    Even more mysterious was that Archeaphill actually possessed a passive health regeneration ability. Even after the 10 minutes duel concluded, his HP was still at roughly 50%.


    From an MT perspective, there was no need to doubt Reef��s specialized talents; one look was enough to deduce this.


    ��That guy has probably learnt a new ability, allowing him to recover a definite amount of HP whenever the enemy deals an explosive strike. Although he seems rather unkible in a single duel, if two enemies were to attack from front and back; his inflexible nature would exhibit itself, only awaiting to be covered in cuts and bruises!��


    After Archeaphill��s defeat, undoubtedly, a huge portion of closebat agile contestants already had rather plentiful experiences in dealing with gun type contestants; what more towards a duel that wouldn��t risk their lives? Immediately, several other agile closebatants challenged, by principle of natural numerical advantage. Hence, that Growth-hunter was withered down by the masses, with one following up whenever one falls!


    Following that, the battle gradually became more intense. When the opposing team of Growth-hunters had 8 individuals left, Zi floatedposedly onto the field. She consecutively defeated two Growth-hunters, while her overwhelming talents exhibiting itself. Actually, those 6 crystals orbiting around her in perfect harmony, were magic crystals congealed with mana. During a crisis, it would serve as additional fuels of MP!


    Seeing Zi lifting weights while making it look light, defeating two opponents while not fully expressing herself yet, the remaining Growth-Hunters nced at each other in dismay. Under normal circumstances, each contestant would have obvious shorings.


    For example, MTs would have deficient firepower or sluggish agility. Agile closebatants were speedy both in movement and attack, yet their HP or attack damage would becking. Summoners could summon heaven-defying creatures yet their bodies were mortally frail. Mage contestants had weaker HP and endurance as their shorings, but made amends with terrifying explosive damage or effects.


    Yet Zi seemed to be devoid of weakness! She was able to cast a positive buff ��Force Journey�� and raise her personal movement speed. ording to Mogensha��s reckoning, her magic shield ability should be at least lvl 4, with additional supportive powers! Hence, the HP deficiency shoring of a mage base contestant was superseded. Moreover, those 6 mana crystals could replenish her MP at anytime, sustaining her battle capabilities����


    No doubt, Zi should be an official Growth-Hunter! Riding on her imposing grandeur of dispatching two powerful Growth-hunters, her robe fluttered in the wind; shaking the entire crowd. In that instance, the 6 remaining foes were intimidated by her loftiness. Nobody stood forward to challenge even after 30 seconds has past, such was this extraordinary scenario.


    One must understand; even if Zi didn��t consume medicines, her MP regeneration rate was still stunning. At present, only one mana crystal was left orbiting around her; as time dragged on, then she would be able to recover more MP! After a brief while, the mana crystal orbiting around her divided into 3 once again. At this time, someone trudged forward, his hands folded across his chest as he gazed at Zi and humbly asked.


    ��Fully recovered yet?��


    The crowd broke into an upheaval upon hearing that question! Actually, it wasn��t that nobody dared to challenge, but that this individual wasn��t willing to exploit Zi��s situation! He was slowly waiting for her to rejuvenate to her optimal state, before engaging her.


    Wasn��t this pure confidence and haughtiness?


    Zi gazed at him, earnestly replying.


    ��Not yet.��


    That person straightforwardly replied.


    ��Okay, I��ll wait before challenging again.��


    As the two conversed, Sheyan could hear a cold snort from Reef��s nostrils. He couldn��t resist the urge to giggle, because the one that challenged Zi so haughtily, was a person familiar to Reef - Aldaris!


    Sheyan heard from Reef before, that Aldaris belonged to a ss of mage-warrior dualbatant; his primary attributes were strength, intelligence and spirit. Relying on magic shields and lifesteal to sustain his survivability in battles, while counting on his equipment topensate movement speed. The major reason he lost to Reef was his inability to deal substantial damage to Reef, hence his ��Vampirism-Touch�� couldn��t steal much HP.


    Yet����if daris dared to square off with an optimal state Zi merely based on that, he surely had something else up his sleeves. If not, he wouldn��t be so confidently conceited. Very quickly, Zi healed uppletely. With a serene expression, she drifted towards the centre of the field, before gently issuing.


    ��Come.��


    Aldaris squattedzily by the side, his dressing was totally a hip-hop style; backwards baseball cap,rge shades, and a lip ring. Yet after he arrived in front of Zi, though his appearance and dressing remained unchanged, his entire aura had changed wholly - A cunning and refined air, emanating a graceful chilliness; like an iron city within a snowstorm, icy, imposing, refined and tremendous!


    Their duelmenced. Due to the 50 metres gap, Aldaris��s first move was to approach Zi as soon as possible, drawing closer as he demonstrated a meandering zigzag movement. Instead, Zi produced a bowl sized crystal ball, which permeated an abstruse blue. It was impossible for one to identify what grade that object was, and one could only reckon it to be within the category of soul equipments.


    Zi utterly ignored Aldaris and opted to seriously focus onto her crystal ball; as though she was conscientiously gazing at still waves, the tranquil sea.


    Reflecting now on the crystal ball, was a shocking figure of Aldaris crouching; yet currently, he was clearly sprinting forward. The crystal ball��s feedback of Aldaris then inclined forward before he abruptly bounced forward, directly plunging down like a rock and pasting himself to the ground as he rushed in. That kind of bizarre furtive movement waspletely unprecedented, like how humankind��s rapid evolution till now was still shrouded with mysteries.


    After observing this scene, Zi raised her left palm resolutely and faced it outwards. Only people with outstanding spirit/intelligence could sense that her palm contained an endless attraction, ushering elevatedpression into the surrounding air. Then, slices of fragments rapidly assembled towards her palm, forming into a formless and perfect wide rampart before she sent it colliding forward.


    This was a move that served Sheyan a te of bitterness in the past.


    Force Collision-Wall!


    Yet even more strangely before this, that originally sprinting ris actually imitated the reflection on the crystal ball identically. Crouching down before leaping up, he then descended again, before����he tantly weed Zi��s ��Force Collision-wall�� ! It was exactly as though he had delivered himself to her door!


    Prophesied!


    The crystal ball Zi was holding onto could shockingly prophesy her opponent��s uing movement! Such an ability could only be described as a divine mystery.

 Chapter 396: Fighting fiercely

    <h4>Chapter 396: Fighting fiercely</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    The fierce collision instantly mmed grave damage onto Aldaris. His vision ckened as his limbs soared upwards, wretchedly tumbling backwards as though he fell t on his face; his face smeared with filth. It was exactly the same scene as when Sheyan suffered the collision back in the PotC world.


    However, a coat of blue screen surfaced around Aldaris, its undivided essence circted with luster. Reef couldn��t contain himself.


    ��Holy, that moron actually managed to raise his ��MP-guard�� to beyond lvl 4?��


    Aldaris immediately climbed back up after his tumble. Without a single decadent expression, his eyes actually leaked out a stimted enthusiasm.


    ��Good! Come again!��


    He even wiped away his trickling nose blood. This action instantly caused everyone to giggle, as the bunch of Growth-hunters shook their heads faintly. Prince Stalo shut his eyes thoroughly, his heart rebuking himself for listening to Eros; actually allowing this idiot topete. ��Eros is really a fool, he probably sucked in a whole load of constion marijuana after his defeat to make such a rmendation!��


    ��Oh?�� At this moment, Sheyan could suddenly smell an indescribably keen odour emitted from Aldaris��s body. Sheyan further noticed the nose blood that trickled onto the grass beneath Aldaris; it congealed like rubies on the grassy surface, not dispersing for long.


    Although she upied first advantage, Zi didn��t lower her guard. She once again, wiped her crystal ball and gazed into it. Yet this time, Zi��s expression was visibly stirred. The astonishing feedback from her crystal ball this time, was shockingly 4 ris dashing towards her from the east, south, west and north! Moreover, his dash was stricted and increasingly determined! Such a sensation, headfirst with his de trailing behind; itpletely felt like a fanatical suicidal charge!


    If one described Aldaris��s first charge as a blend of speed and craftiness, then his second charge was like a cold wind from the extreme north; matchless biting cold as he advanced courageously, igniting the mes of war and blood!


    Encountering such a peculiar feedbacked scene, Zi��s expression turned gravely solemn. One of her 6 rhombus mana crystal fractured, transforming into stars of mana crystals refuelling into her body. This time, Zi extended her hand and pointed towards the sky!


    Visibly seen instantly, that boundless attraction force appeared on all 4 sides surrounding her. Then 4 entire ��Force Collision-Wall�� took shape around her. At this moment, Aldaris was already piercing lethally towards Zi. At the moment he reached 30 metres away from her, a peculiar scenario of 3 other Aldaris emerged; all rushing in from separate directions. Including his unknown primary body, they surged towards Zi!


    Naturally, there weren��t 4 Aldaris, and 3 were indefinitely illusions!


    Hence, when faced with such a situation, most people had to make a choice. That was to search out the true Aldaris amidst the 4! Moreover, one had to give an answer within 2 seconds.


    Instead, Zi didn��t bother with that decision. Her method was to directly shred apart the question test paper itself!


    An entire 4 transparent ��Force Collision-Walls�� sped towards the 4 Aldaris. Sure enough, the Aldaris of the north instantly knocked flying, his nose gushing out blood as the remaining 3 illusions utterly vanished.


    Force.Alternate-shuddering Wall!


    Standing beside Sheyan, Huckle abruptly interrupted.


    ��Zi is very prudent today. She rather waste a load of MP, to prevent that guy from approaching. Seems like that guy is issuing an immense pressure onto her.��


    Instead, Sheyan was deliberating another matter in his mind. Why did Aldaris allow Zi to fully rejuvenate to optimal state? Sheyan firmly didn��t believe in things like gentlemanly demeanor or chivalrous nobility. Such an idiot would appear 1 in ten thousand. Moreover, he had the immense luck of encountering one already (Reef would rage, curse his mum), then he shouldn��t be encountering another!


    Right now, he could infer that Aldaris definitely had some form of advantage in dealing with a fully recovered Zi����this deduction sounded rather far-fetched, but thinking deeper, it definitely wasn��t impossible����


    Aldaris sighed, shaking his head as he stood up again. He smiled bitterly as he wiped off the blood from his nose, sprinkling it to the ground. Looking rather dispirited, he once again continued to attack!


    This time, Zi wasn��t one to becent. She continued gazing into her own crystal ball, instantly noticing that Aldaris would once again execute the same attacking move; splitting into 3 illusions as he wildly grazed in. Facing such a reckless onught, Zi no longer felt it was a thorny problem. She was exceedingly confident in her own capabilities. Besides, how many ��Force Collision-wall�� could Aldaris eat? No matter how defensively strong his ��MP-Guard�� was, she should��ve already scraped off a rough half of his HP. He, how much more blood can he shed?


    To Sheyan who had stronger perceptive sense than Aldaris, he could retrieve precise statistics - which was that Aldaris could at most withstand another two ��Force Collision-Wall��. The third one would m him into a critical state!


    Yet at this moment, Zi furrowed her brows. She could scarcely sense something was wrong; because this time, the crystal ball��s prophesysted too short. A slightly duration of 4 Aldaris charging in, then the feedback vanished. The crystal ball��s feedback period was at least shortened by a third.


    However, time was tight. Zi immediately affirmed her choice to confront Aldaris. With her finger facing the sky, she once again drew energy.


    Force.Alternate-Shuddering Wall!


    Force umtion,


    Release!


    4 formless tremendous walls swept out, heavily colliding into the face of the 4 iing Aldaris. Instead����but! The 4 Aldaris seem to disappear into thin air, they were actually all illusions?!!


    Then where was the real body?


    Zi��s four directions were all swept through by her iparably formidable ��Fall Collision-Walls��. Then the only threat would be����the sky!


    That��s right! Aldaris was currently like a northern goshawk*, preying on its food,


    (TN:* A northern Goshawk is a bird species of China)


    Directly swooping down!!!


    His downwards swoop was extremely acute, like an urgently desperate wind assailing one��s nostrils; causing his hair and his outer cloak to flutter backwards wildly. He then raised both arms, his muscr outline distinct from his wind struck attack; causing his entire self to emit a cutting incisiveness against the rushing wind!


    At present, a shocking 40 cm long dagger appeared in Aldaris��s hand. The dagger appeared exceedingly malevolent and bewitching,parable to a great beast��s ivory fangs.


    The dagger��s body carved an arc in midair, its tip releasing a faint maroon light; probably due to prolonged periods of bloodshed previously. Its dagger shaft was tooth white, yet its entire body radiated with a faint greenish glow! As for this glow, it was the first time Sheyan had seen it.


    Huckle couldn��t contain his amazement as he announced out.


    ��Is that, is that a light-green grade weapon, one that can mature?��


    Aldaris��s five fingers wrapped around like hooks, firmly gripping onto the dagger shaft. When Zi finally entered his attacking range, his eyes flickered as he seized the moment with strength. The daggerbusted with fiery blue mes, with ash-ck embers skirting around the ming edges. It appeared like abination of blue and ck, iparably heinous.


    Several spirit/ intelligence based contestants when witnessing such a me, could only feel their hearts submerging, deeply caving in!


    Zi was currently in her refractory period of just releasing an ability. There was no time for her to dodge. As she personally observed the dagger, carrying those blue-ck embers, thrusting towards her neck, she shut her eyes with neither panic nor fluster.


    Two rhombus mana crystals instantly wafted in, curving out two arcane lines as it protected her vital throat. Simultaneously, Zi activated her ��MP-Guard��. A blue coat enveloped her entire being.


    Yet at this moment, Aldaris��s wrist suddenly shifted; curving down from Zi��s necks as it slicked downwards. That bewitching bone-dagger carried its blue-ck embers, tantly thrusting into Zi��s dark-blue crystal ball.


    In that instance, time seemed to have congealed.


    Yet one could feel at the moment of impact between the dagger and crystal ball, two unfathomable forces erupted into an iparably intensified collision. A violent explosion, as ring brilliance illuminated the entire scene. That sparkling and translucent crystal ball shattered into thousands and ten thousands of fragments; scattering in all directions. It was like icy rains sprinkling everywhere, a fantasy reverie!


    Aldaris��s aim was actually that crystal ball that could prophesy opponent��s movements!! Then it wasn��t hard to exin why the crystal ball cut off its feedback abruptly previously; because it prophesied its own destruction, obviously it couldn��t prophesy anything else.


    Facing such an incident, Zi��s expression instantly turned pale. Her eyes were set aze with deep furiousness. Her left fist clenching into a fist, glimmers of colorless rays permeated through the cracks of her fingers. The rays swiftly slid forward, condensing beneath Aldaris��s feet.


    At this moment, Aldaris was about to conveniently swipe his dagger upwards. Instead, Zi brandished her hand, directly sending Aldaris crashing into the distance. His bone-dagger carved a bluish ck afterimage 10 cm in front of Zi��s face, as it carried a reluctance towards its owner.


    Force Convergence-toss!

 Chapter 397: Mage-Nemesis

    <h4>Chapter 397: Mage-Nemesis</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Closely after Aldaris was knocked flying, an unexinable sparkle twinkled in Zi��s pupils; like a peerlessly sharp pointed tip emitted chilling rays. This was the sign of a powerful controlling and damaging ability of hers - ��Force Needle-Explosion��������at this moment, once Aldaris received her most lethal technique, even if he wasn��t stunned, he would surely sink into near-death state.


    Yet at this moment after he crashed down, Aldaris lifted his head and cast a sly smile. Gripping his bewitching bone-dagger, his right arm abruptly blurred in movement,


    A ferocious hurling movement!


    Concurrently when Aldaris sprayed out blood as he was struck by the ��Force Needle-Explosion��, his bewitching bone-dagger had whirled in like a boomerang, deeply stabbing into Zi��s underbelly; blood soaked and ripping, the dagger spiralled back into Aldaris��s hand!


    Vividly seen, the tooth white bone-dagger��s shaft consecutively transformed bloodied red; insipid ck air rings of ripples diffused out. All of a sudden, Zi tottered as if she was on the verge of copse! On the contrary, Aldaris abruptly became revitalized, his lips curled into a surreptitious snicker.


    ��Zi is most likely going to lose.�� Reef suddenly spoke out. ��That guy��s light-green (Maturing) grade dagger is called ��Mage-Nemesis��, which originates from the Lord of the Rings world. In the third age, year 3019, 3rd day of the 11th month, Gr��ma Wormtongue drove this dagger into Saruman��s back, killing him ultimately. That weapon doesn��t have high offensive powers, but it has a special property. Every time itnds an attack, it will inflict additional damage and burn off a portion of MP. Its additional damage has a very high precedence, and it��s worth x4 of the opponent��s intelligence!��


    ��That propertyplementing with Aldaris��s ��Vampirism-Touch�� ability, allows him to sessfully heal a terrifying portion of his health. This is because the lifestealing ability of his ��Vampirism-Touch�� even counts in the burnt portion of the opponent��s MP!��


    ****Author: If you still don��t understand, let me give an example. If Zi��s intelligence was 50, its base damage is 10 points, and Aldaris inflicted a blow to her under the condition that her defence is 0 points. He would inflict damages of (10 + 200) to her health, and (+200) to her MP. His ��Vampirism-Touch�� ability has a 30% lifestealing property. Then with one strike, Aldaris can heal (3.3 + 66 +66 = 135) HP!


    Yet if Zi didn��t possess much MP, then naturally Aldaris couldn��t ignite his ability; causing his life stealing abilities to be greatly impaired. Thus, that was why Aldaris had chivalrously allowed Zi to recover first, before initiating the duel. Regrettably, this method couldn��t be used against Reef����firstly, Reef possessed low intelligence attribute. Secondly, even without MP, his ��Shattering Cardiac Roar�� didn��t require MP. Moreover, his remaining passive abilities and equipments didn��t require MP����


    Following that, Aldaris altered his battle style, adopting a rather leisurely and carefree floating misconception. Untilter, his earlierical scenes of wiping off his nose bleed and sprinkling the blood to the ground finally surfaced. This Aldaris actually managed to execute an enveloping ionic storm, with a tremendous radius. Dazzling impetuous rush of electric ions wantonly shredded through the atmosphere in a winding brilliance. Thisrge area of effect assaulting ability couldn��t segregate friend nor foe. However, Aldaris managed to cast ��Blood-Elude��, demarketing through the positions he demarcated with his blood earlier on; trapping on Zi inside the ionic storm.


    At this moment, Sheyan suddenly noticed an ineffable flicker in Zi��s eyes, one that wasn��t resigned to admitting defeat. His heart instantly skipped a beat.


    ��Perhaps����this woman has a trump card?��


    However, Sheyan��s conjecture couldn��t be verified. Trapped within the ionic storm, Zi very bluntly and peacefully conceded����then, she lightly wiped off the bloodstains of her lips and stood up. Coughing lightly, she issued.


    ��Prince. It has been a long time. Your abilities should��ve improved greatly. Then for the next duel, we choose a party battle.��


    Speaking till here, Zi paused for a moment. Not fully expressing herself, she earnestly continued.


    ��5 vs 5 party battle!��


    Right now, the opposing Growth-Hunters were only left with 6 individuals. Prince Stalo was the tacit leader of them. By suggesting a 5v5 duel, Zi was like openly conspiring against them.


    Zi probably understood the fearsome capabilities of Prince Stalo, but possibly something that couldn��tplement in a party context. Therefore, the opposing Growth-hunters had only two choices.


    Form a duelling party with the remaining 4 optimal condition Growth-hunters, along with that Aldaris who had disyed all his aces so far; naturally they would lose out in that aspect. The benefit was that they could preserve Prince Stalo as the final thread of hope.


    If Prince Stalo participates in the 5v5 duel, and his personal abilities couldn��t assimte with his party; then the overall oue would be like a ��4+1�� team, instead of a ��5��. Instead, it could even have a negative bacsh, turning it into a ��4-1 = 3�� scenario! Once they lose and was left with Aldaris����then Reef could challenge him alone!


    Hence, Zi chose to establish such an invincible position; such was the scheming shrewdness of this woman!


    After the pack of Growth-hunters heard the phrase ��5v5 party battle��, Aldaris��s expression instantly sank; as though he wanted to say something but could not. Prince Stalo suddenly raised his head, his white hair fluttering in the wind as he gazed at Zi with a queer expression. His lips twitched slightly and responded.


    ��Zi, your MT is already defeated. He doesn��t have the rights to rechallenge. At this moment, you actually dare to have a party battle with us? Is your desire so great to see me in action?��


    Zi very calmly replied.


    ��Archeaphill challenged on my instruction. As for the reason behind that; naturally there is someone else more suitable for the MT role in this context!��


    Prince Stalo��s face instantly turned ugly. He knew Zi was an extremely astute and experienced woman, and she rarely resorted to deception. It was either do, or don��t do; and if she did, she would do it with great certainty.


    The fierce, haughty white haired male swept through the remaining contestants with his piercing gaze. Reef obviously wouldn��t exhibit his shield hovering it everywhere, while Sheyan nted his face downwards in purposeful submission. Hence, Prince Stalo couldn��t tell at all.


    After a long pause, Prince Stalo finallyughed hysterically, before hisughter halted abruptly. It was like calligraphy, penning down a single heavy stroke which prates through the back of the paper!


    He raised his head, opening his eyes widely as he red at Zi and enunciated his words one at at time.


    ��Fine. Then we shall have a party battle! 5 vs 5 party battle!��


    ��Indeed this is the case.�� Sheyan whispered inwardly. ��Then if I didn��t guess wrongly, the party��s crux would rely on that person����the Illume-union��s summoner, Yuan Zhan! As long as they guard Yuan Zhan well, that guy would be able to incessantly summon massive powerful reinforcements in battle! If that��s the case, then Reef had already been in Zi��s calctions!��


    Indeed, Reef very quickly spoke to Sheyan.


    ��Zi wants me to form a duelling party with her Illume-union, and wishes to gain some blend-mix from you.��


    Sheyanughed and answered.


    ��No problem.��


    Yet the current Sheyan had his mind on full velocity throttle. He could remember exceedingly clearly. Back in the Pirates of the Caribbean world when he encountered the Illume-union, he could faintly discern Zi was the leader. However, the leading authority seemed to have been shared between another contestant. To appease their internal conflict then, that person expressed willingness to form out a dividend of 30% aspensation. It was because of his proposal, the Illume-union��s conflict was appeased.


    However, it seemed like there wasn��t such a person in the current Illume-union!


    Moreover in Sheyans memory, he only recalled Sable. There wasn��t a Demondream, Yuan Zhan and even Archeaphill! A contestant��s facial features could be changed at will, but one��s aura and equipments would always stay unique. For example, Demondreams unique mysterious and mistyposition, Archeaphill��s stunning imposing great shield. They would all leave a profound impression!


    ��Unless, not all of their members are gathered, or perhaps they are hiding their true strength, or perhaps there was a splitting division?�� Such notions couldn��t help floating into Sheyan��s heart.


    Right at this moment, the duel begun! The contestant grouping was Reef, Yuan Zhan, Bowman 70mah from the Gothic party which was a male named Lin Mushen, and finally a youth named Konan.


    (TN: Note author actually included Sable inside, but I think he miscounted because that would be 6 people.)


    This youth named Konan was someone Sheyan had met back in the southern region of the battle. He was an expert in conjuring formidable force fields, which could be used for both offense and defense. When enemies enter the force field, they would be affected by hallucinations and various abnormal effects. It was of a simr ss to Uzel that they fought against previously. Naturally, this youth should also be a reserve-duty Growth-hunter. If he revealed his awakened might, his prowess would go through an overhaul.


    In the end, the battle wasn��t out of everyone��s expectations! Zi��s temporary created party obtained final victory. Yet what astonished everyone was during the duel of the 10 contestants, neither side were willing to concede. Thus, the battle was fought to the utmost of aggressive intensity. In the end, it only concluded when 9 of them sank into near-death state. As for the final person to live through it, it was the stunning Reef!


    With a severed arm, a severed leg and sprawled over the ground, Reef tenaciously ousted the entire duel!


    It was in the final fair moments, in extreme desperate straits, that he roared out with ast ��Shattering Cardiac Roar�� and eliminated his opponent! Such a huge reversal waspletely unimaginable by the onlookers.

 Chapter 398: Beckoning of the extreme north

    <h4>Chapter 398: Beckoning of the extreme north</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Prince Stalo��s expression was presently grim. His hands folded across his chest as his white hair drifted through the wind. He realized he had totally overlooked on 3 aspects.


    The first was the enormous impact of the defense contestant Reef. What caused him to be even more surprised was that Reef didn��t even activate any awakening strength, but was able to exhibit his traits wlessly and in fine detail. Such a person could only be described as a brilliant talent. Once someone like that sessfully awakens, he could very well advance from an ordinary defender to a first rate MT!!!!


    Secondly was that secret chess piece by Zi, Lin Mushen. He was a person that seemed rather analogous to Aldaris, a mix warrior of both strength and intelligence; but as it turns out, he was actually a summoner. Zi��s trump was shockingly a dual summoner party! Summoners were undoubtedly individuals who could disy their maximum potential once the battle prolongs long enough. It seemed like Zi had utmost confidence in Reef.


    Thirdly, the opponent��s party seemed to have distinctive buff effects. Actually����without exception, they all drank something called a ��Uruk-hai gene blended-mix��, which raised two of their attributes by 4 points! This was almost equivalent to the 5 members possessing the attribute boost of Silver storyline grade equipments. When such a disgusting supporting concoction appeared in the battle, it was akin to adding ayer of weight to the weighing scales of victory.


    ��Indeed, every time we meet, Zi you never fail to surprise me.�� Stalo murmured in his heart.


    Of course, the terrifying might of Growth-hunters couldn��t be easily neglected. The defenders had 4 of their members crushed into near-death state. Only when Reefsted to the end, did he manage to conclude the battle with a ��Shattering Cardiac Roar�� that didn��t require MP.


    Yet even more disastrously, the injury of his severed limbs had left him handicapped. Just like when Sheyan returned the day before, he had to take 3 hours to recover his severed arm. Hence, it was arduously difficult to recover it in such a short period. Any hopes of him continuing the battle was mere wishful thinking.


    At present, everyone��s attention congregated onto Prince Stalo!


    Right now, there were still 17 contestants left on the side of the defenders! In his position, would he be an overlord heroic Growth-Hunter the likes of Zhao Yun*, rushing in alone against all odds and valiantly defeating 17 others? Or would he be like sand trampled under a wheel?


    (TN:*A valiant general under Liu Bei in Romance of the Three Kingdom.)


    Prince Stalo stood up, with his body perfectly upright. Shutting his eyes, he extended out his left hand. Visibly noticeable within his left palm, an unfathomable blue inferno was banished out. The blue inferno seem to be emanating abusting tranquility of ice and snow. He thenposedly dered.


    ��You guys are left with 17? Then you can alle together. If everyone isn��t reduced to near-death state by then! Then it counts as my loss!��


    Such unbridled arrogance, such a tyrannical rampant!


    As Prince Stalo��s words descended, individuals with outstanding perceptive sense all felt a strange misconception. This male was obviously standing in front of them. Yet if one were to shut their eyes, it seemed like he had dissolved into the air,pletely devoid of a presence. Only that regiment of blue inferno ushered a tangible sensation. Putting it straightforwardly, it was like Prince Stalo was just an illusory existence. The only authenticity, was thatbusting inferno his in his palm!


    Sheyan��s eyes flickered continuously, as he gazed on pensively.


    Under such arrogant words from Stalo, naturally it garnered several unresigned contestants. A total of 7 temporary members instigated a challenge! Besides, challenging didn��t result in any deaths and even connected deeply to one��s contribution. Hence, nobody retreated, but in fact fought with the mentality of dragging time. Once someone could sustain in battle, then it would Stalo��s loss! This was what he had dered himself!


    Instead, Sheyan sighed inwardly. Stalo��s words were naturally pushing himself to the brink of no return, where the winds and waves are the fiercest. It also shattered the remaining contestantsbat willpower of doing battle gloriously.


    The remaining contestants were merely probing out the current status. Hence, even if they could awaken, they wouldn��t want to waste it. After Stalo��s words of ��if you aren��t kneeling by the end, it counts as my defeat��, at least half of them adopted a fluke victory mentality; abilities that required exorbitant consumption (Like Mogensha��s spear that requires potential points to activate), they were absolutely unwilling to use them!


    Several contestants stood ahead of Prince Stalo, calling out for battle in the sake of their party��s name! The duelling countdown begun, 10��,9,8,7,6,����at that moment, Stalo still maintained his posture without a single movement. Yet when the timer reached 5, his eyes popped opened!


    rity ensued Stalo��s vision, like a dignified lethal weapon being unsheathed; disying his might with a pressing threat. it was a suffocating sensation, resembling that of looking up an arduously steep mountain! When he opened his eyes, that hollowness feeling of nothingness immediately faded away. On the contrary, the regiment of blue icy inferno became devoid of presence. More horrifying, was in this instant����


    With Stalo��s feet as its nucleus, an iparably thick hoar frost astoundingly emerged; rapidly unfurling into the distance, epassing a controlling field of nearly 5-6 thousand square metres (Nearly the size of a ser field)! In a sh, the surrounding vegetation of Pandora metamorphosed into an borate field of ravishing silver element bindings!! Not only those 7 duelling contestants were affected, but even Sheyan and the rest received notification from their nightmare imprints.


    [ You are affected by first halo: ��Beckoning of the Extreme North�� ! ]


    [ Your movement speed reduced by 25% / attack speed reduced by 15%. ]


    [ Frostbite effects may ur during movement. The cold air would condense onto your feet, causing a 1-5 seconds of immobility state. (Effect duration is determined by strength value. The higher one��s strength, the faster the speed of breaking free from the ice. ]


    Yet strangely, though everyone was affected by Stalo��s halo, there was no notifications of being attacked. Sheyan nced towards the few Growth-hunters, and realized that their feet were simrly condensed with ice. Naturally, this was the reason why Stalo wasn��t suited in a party battle. With this halo of his, it stunningly affected everyone within its field; differentiating neither friend nor foe.


    Sheyan then noticed Zi��s gaze. Although this woman appeared rather calm, Sheyan could tell it was infused with aplicated mix of disbelief and unwillingness. Moreover, she couldn��t resist the urge to murmur vaguely to herself.


    At this moment, the duel officially begun! Amongst the 7 contestants, 4 of them hastily dashed away to leave the scope of the icy halo. Only 3 long rangebatants immediately unloaded assaults against Stalo. Da Da Da! Clear crisp sounds echoed through the air, a fireball zed within the palm of a mage contestant. Stalo��s white hair fluttered in the air, as he raised his palm up with ease, lifting up a thick and transparent ice wall before him. The bullets and fireball struck cracks along the ice wall, but ultimately could not prate it.


    At present, amidst the 4 contestants fleeing in all directions, two of them were trapped rooted by a frostbite state; presently trying their utmost to struggle free, attempting to chisel at the ice chunks gripping their feet.


    At this moment, Stalo pointed two fingers towards them. Clearly seen, the blue icy inferno at his fingertips fizzled out, before transforming into a celeste colored glow; streaking through the atmosphere like a de, momentarily tearing against the two contestant��s bodies.


    Icence!


    The frost covering their feet swiftly broke; yet at the instance thence struck them, an iceyer once again solidified. The frost even spreaded up to their calves. Naturally, the ��Ice Lance�� ability would not only deal damage to enemies, it even solidified thee frost over their feet; preventing them from escaping.


    Following that, Stalo raised both arms abruptly. Shua! With him as the nucleus, shockingly 8 fortified sparkling ice walls erected from all four sides; forming into a crystal octagon with Stalo as its center. Even the roof was sheltered with ice. Stalo maintained his upright posture, his palms facing each other as a blue flickering flooded his entire body. He had entered the state of spell casting!


    In the next second, around the feet of every contestant, blew a sudden mncholic spiralling gust of ice and snow storm!!!


    Witnessing such a scene, Sheyan��s expression instantly changed.


    ��Is it������


    The storm would gradually escte. Hence, at its initial stages, most of the duelling contestants managed to sessfully escape the hindrance of the escting gust of ice and snow. However, the same could not be said for the two contestants with frostbites impeding their movement; when the gust of snow and ice raged around them, their frostbiteyers then subsequently peeled off; yet, they had already lost their opportunity to escape!


    Noteworthily, two ice-snow cyclones had also emerged 5-6 metres away from both sides of Stalo. Except, Stalo was protected within the safety of his ice crystal octagon. Hence, the frosty cyclones could only rage helplessly as it attempted to erode the epassing ice, unable to implicate Stalo into his own deadly domain. Furthermore, though the 3 contestants repeatedly dished out frenzied assaults, breaking through Stalo��s ice walls remained a difficult task.


    The spirraling gust of ice and snow didn��t remain stationary, but started pursuing any nearest contestant within the entire ice field halo. Gradually, its speed escted!


    Moreover when two spiralling gusts of ice and snow approached each other, they wouldbine into aparativelyrger gust of ice and snow����undoubtedly, arger ice-snow cyclone traversed at a higher velocity. its suction force was stronger and its might all the more frightening!


    TN: although author doesn��t explicitly say Stalo is an official growth-hunter, his powers should indicate he is one. So we��ll see :)


    TN: I will be using [ ] for nightmare realm notifications from now, as qidian doesn��t show bold or italics.

 Chapter 399: Foreshadowing against foreshadowing

    <h4>Chapter 399: Foreshadowing against foreshadowing</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Meanwhile, the other 5 contestants had by now, recognized that battling against Stalo inside this halo was unwise; as they all fled in rapid sessions.


    Yet while they ran, the chances of frostbite became increasingly potent, with icicles condensing over their feet in session; not a single one could escape the field of Stalo��s halo. Finally after being getting struck and frozen by Stalo��s ��Ice Lance��; when all seven were engulfed by the ice-snow cyclones, the cyclones had alreadybined 5 times. Ultimately in the end, 9 miniature ice-snow cyclones had brazenly evolved into a titanic blizzard tornado of deadliness!!


    One could clearly notice; in its primary stages, a single ice-snow cyclone would merely cost a contestant his freedom, but its damages were nearly negligible. Yet after fusing into a titanic blizzard tornado, it released shrilling mournful wails simr to that of demons weeping and gods howling; seizing the consciousness of individuals, causing the multitudes to cover their ears! The 7 contestants couldn��t withstand even 30 seconds inside the blizzard tornado, before sinking into near-death state.


    Right now, Sheyan and the others could tell; the initial ice-snow cyclones were obviously harmless, and required manifold fusions before its murderous potential escted to terrifying heights. It was no wonder that Stalo had urged all 17 toe at him together. If all 17 had really challenged together, then he would be able to summon out 19 miniature ice-snow cyclones����


    Moreover, attempting to escape this person��s halo was no easy feat, perhaps one would be forcefully frozen at the fringe of the frost halo. On the contrary, if there were fewer people, than Stalo��s method wouldn��t be so effective.


    In truth, this blizzard tornado relied on headcount. The fewer individuals, the lower its potential. Of course, if there was only one foe, there would still be 3 cyclones in the end. Hence, to multitudes of enemies, this was a true terror to behind. To a single challenger, it was almost chicken feet.


    After obtaining victory, the ice and snow halo beneath Stalo��s feet rapidly retracted like a whale sucking in water; like a invisible whirlpool beneath Stalo, the frigid ice and snow were vanquished within seconds. The domineering Prince stalo towered over the entire field; though he appeared calm andposed, a momentary intimidation pressured mightily over everyone.


    Following that, the contestants learnt to be obedient, taking cycles to do battle. Yet that halo ��Beckoning of the Extreme North�� of Stalo was incredibly disgusting; once someone moved, the chances of being frostbitten became rtively high. Some tried utilizing sh movement/transportation abilities in sneak assaults, yet Prince Stalo��s light sketches of ice ramparts were like a heavenly moat around a city, obstructing the assaults of everyone.


    After 4 skirmishes, Prince Stalo obtained total victory. Moreover, every victory was sketched in light shades. His offensive capabilities led one to utter speechlessness. His method of assaulting was exceedingly simple. Once someone became frostbitten, he would consecutively hurl ��Ice Lances�� at over, causing the contestant��s HP to constantly decline.


    Just when everyone reckoned that Prince Stalo��s MP was nearly dried up, Eros who had lost to Mogensha earlier strolled forward; before remotely pointing towards Prince Stalo. A thread of light blue ray like waves linked up with Prince Stalo��s body, and shockingly supplied an endless replenishment of MP over!! Within 30 seconds, Eros had already transferred half of his MP to Prince Stalo.


    Such a scene led their opponents fighting this war of attrition, to nce at each other in dismay. Although they felt a little unjustified, there was nothing for them to dispute.


    Following that, several other long range expertbatants stood forward in challenge, trying their luck to escape Prince Stalo��s frost halo. Yet when that happened, Prince Stalo would simply retract his halo back, and raise a ice rampart to cover his front. Then, he would simply unleash ��Ice Lances�� at his opponent! After retracting the halo, as he focused his magic on his ��Ice Lances��, its attack potency and uracy became incredibly frightening. Volleying shots at each other, the ones at a disadvantage were unfortunately those gunmen.


    First halo ��Beckoning of the Extreme North�� , ice ramparts , ��Ice Lance�� and those icy tornadoes. Again and again, Prince Stalo only demonstrated these 4 abilities, yet he managed to beat the remaining contestants like crows and peacocks that made no sound*! Apparently, simple convenient strikes were enough to handle any challengers.


    (TN: *Chinese idiom, that means absolute silence)


    Of course, the situation now was partly because most of the experts had already participated in the forray, and only remnants of contestants that weren��t reserve-duty Growth-hunters were left. Attributes wise, they naturally sumbed to the overwhelming pressure of Prince Stalo that even Growth-Hunters would hail as a peak fighter.


    Sheyan��s mind repeatedly recalled Prince Stalo��s battles, as he constantly felt a slight deja vu. Then he proceeded to observe Zi! An idea shed through his mind; thinking deeper, Zi��sbat skills and Prince Stalo��s were rather simr, almost identical.


    Except strictly speaking, Zi grasped the abilities of space. Prince Stalo grasped the abilities of ice. Both possess formidablerge scale offensive abilities, the only difference was Zi didn��t seem capable of conjuring a domineering field halo like Stalo. However as of their current state, Zi��s overallbat skills were more meticulous. At least she could segregate friend from foe, and be a prominent figure in party battles.


    Viewing from various perspectives, Zi supplemented lots of effort into various capabilities. For example, her revolving rhombus mana crystals, the buff effect sustaining her movement speed boost. It appears as if she had to juggle various aspects simultaneously, hence her fundamentals appeared exceptionally sturdy.


    As for Prince Stalo, he single-mindedly devoted to ughter and destruction! Without exception, all abilities indicated an intrinsic murderous spirit. Even his ice wall could be pushed out to inflict damage onto people. Moreover, he even had to rely on Eros for MP regeneration, and not his own.


    Narrating their current situation, it really contained a vour of the wuxia novel ��The smiling, Proud Wanderer�� (Ц������). Prince Stalo was like a disciple of a Huashan sword sect, only pursuing death and hurt; following the path of sharpness. While Zi cultivated different skills the likes of ��Violet Mist Divine Skill (��ϼ��)��, ��Blunt Spirit Sword Art (���齣��)�� , ��Cloud Ascending Ladder (������)��, ��Destroying Jade Fist (����ȭ)��. Although her development speed would be slower, her shorings would be rtively fewer; and herter stages of cultivation would be intangibly broadened.


    At present, another one challenged and suffered a crushing defeat without exception. Slowly, an awkward silence phased in, and no one stood forward after the 30 seconds break. One must understand, with every passing second, Prince Stalo would recover a sliver of MP. The effects of cyclical challengers would diminish greatly. Mogensha couldn��t help stealthily whispering to Sheyan.


    ��Boss, if you go up against him, what are your chances?��


    Sheyan instead avoided answering him, but gently replied.


    ��That woman Zi should��ve made preparations beforehand. If not, when facing Aldaris previously, she would��ve definitely fought till the very end!��


    Prince Stalo defeated yet another 3 contestants, only a measly few contestants remained. While receiving a replenishment of MP from Eros, he coldly swept his abstruse vision at the remaining few, then with a peaceful tone he called out.


    ��Next.��


    This tone wasn��t conceited, and didn��t contain a despising mood; instead, it had an added vour of seriousness and gravity! This no doubt caused one to feel the dreadfulness of Prince Stalo. Although he was noticeably arrogant, he maintained an ice-cold objectivity when facing enemies. At least, he lived by the motto - no arrogance in victory!


    Right now, Sheyan felt rather apprehensive internally. Did he really have to act personally today? Then, by sacrificing a price to utilize that thing����but even so, Sheyan only had 40% confidence. Besides, Sheyan was only a normal contestant, he wasn��t even on a reserve-duty Growth-hunter level! Compared to a peak Growth-Hunter like Prince Stalo, the disparity was huge!


    To upy superiority, he could only resort to catching someone off guard.


    While at this moment, the entire duelling field was plunged into silence. For some unknown reason, an electrifying and unfathomably austere aura had shrouded the battlefield!!


    Contestants with outstanding perceptive sense, no longer cared about individual face as they lunged to take cover behind objects; as though it would guarantee them safety.


    Sheyan lowered his head, discovering that his hair had involuntarily stood up on his arm. Concurrently, many gasps could be heard. It was like the world had lost its volume.


    Destion����


    The one with the greatest reaction was still Prince Stalo. He abruptly swung towards the west, with both his arms pushing forward. In that instance, a series of rumbling mours resounded. Ahead of him, an entire 7 regiments of crystal transparent ice walls condensed and sprouted in sessions; blocking himself from the west.


    ��Zi! What��s this suppose to mean?�� Prince Stalo��s tone was extremely t, but it contained a sliver of rage.


    Zi faintlyughed in reply.


    ��I haven��t done anything!��


    Prince Stalo remained silent. Instead, Eros bellowed out with bloodshot eyes.


    ��Indeed you��ve done nothing, except to arrange an expert sniper to aim towards our duelling field! What��s the difference between such conduct and shameless acting?��


    For some unknown reason, when Sheyan heard the words ��expert sniper��, he immediately recalled that southern region sniper who executed that Tier-2 legendary creature in one shot!

 Chapter 400: Compromise

    <h4>Chapter 400: Compromise</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    For some unknown reason, when Sheyan heard the words ��expert sniper��, he immediately recalled that southern region sniper who executed that Tier-2 legendary creature in one shot!


    Thinking of that, Sheyan was instantly enlightened. If it was that person, then it was no wonder that Prince Stalo had acted as though a powerful adversary had arrived.


    In actual fact, no matter who it was, having a sniper observing you would essentially feel like having brambles and thorns pricking one��s back. What more Prince Stalo who had to continue duelling with contestants?


    Although both parties were involved in a duelling contract, but! That lone sniper wasn��t part of any contract or pact. If he really wished to unleash a shot and snipe Prince Stalo into near-death state, then it couldn��t be considered foul y. In this manner, Prince Stalo wouldn��t have a period of rest at all. What��s more, who could clearly say there was only 1 ambushing sniper and not two?


    One shot to near-death state. Another sniper simply following up with another shot, before tantly entering to snag the dropped key����although Stalo��s performance had been domineering so far; at this very moment, he still didn��t dare to take his own life as a joke.


    After Zi heard Eros��s words, she batted her eyelid at him and ignored him. Then, she refuted Prince Stalo solemnly.


    ��Well since you can arrange for a Growth-hunter to supply you auxiliary mana replenishment out of the field, then there��s nothing strange about me inviting someone to spectate the battlefield. Your reasoning is that it is fine as long as one doesn��t directly interfere with the battlefield, then my action isn��t considered viting the rules too.��


    Listening to Zi��s words, Prince Stalo immediately felt a sense of speechlessness. In theory, did Prince Stalo possess the ability to challenge 17? Yes! However, it would definitely be gravely taxing on his MP. One must understand, his opponents were contestants, elite personnel who had been chosen by the realm itself! Not just 17 wild boars for the ughter!


    Therefore in Stalo��s arrangement, Eros was a crucial chess piece to replenish his MP within the 30 seconds regted break. He even considered the possibility of being sneak attacked by others during that period. Still, those other 12 Growth-Hunters were not vegetarians and would definitely jump to his aid if that happened. The only miscalction was actually the possibility of an insanely powerful sniper, one that could threaten his life.


    Both sides sank into a deadlock. As time dragged on, it undoubtedly became advantageous to the defenders. More crucially, with such an iparably terrifying beastly sniper hidden in the darkness, even a Growth-Hunter would feel pins and needles; and could at most exhibit 80% of their true potential.


    Prince Stalo sighed deeply, before spitting out.


    ��Fine! Zi, consider me giving face to Zeus. Today, I shall let you off. But since our hidden mission cannot bepleted, the 13 of us cannot expect to leave empty handed.��


    Zi very frankly replied.


    ��Fine! Everyone here will hand over 3,000 utility points, 3 potential points topensate your losses.��


    At present, there were roughly 70 - 80 plus defending contestants, and they could be considered refined sand washed by the billows*. Hence although Zi��s offer caused some to nearly cough out blood, it wasn��t severely detrimental to them.


    (TN: *Chinese idiom referring to people that have gone through trials of intense warring)


    Yet more critically, the side mission for the defenders would be aplished very soon. Don��t even mention others,pleting this battlefield side mission would at least reward them with 2 achievement points. This itself eclipsed 3,000 utility points and 3 potential points, what more the subsequent missions etc.


    As for Prince Stalo and the rest, obtaining over 200,000 utility points and 200 plus potential points to divide, was considered a pretty constion. If they dared to revolt and retaliate; the 13 of them fighting against 70-80 contestants, while that frightening sniper existenceid hidden. Then inevitably the defenders would suffer severe casualties, but they themselves would possibly be utterly annihted!


    Hence, this formidable pack of uninvited guests chose topromise, and dejectedly retreated. Fortunately, theirs was just a hidden mission and not a main mission, if not they definitely wouldn��t be willing to take things lying down.


    After this series of incidents, the remaining defenders no longer ventured out. They honestly and obediently stayed by the crashed valkyrie. Primarily to prevent others from destroying the engine, and secondly for their personal safety.


    Don��t mention those 13 Growth-hunters returning for vengeance; if that lone sniper wished to y anyone, he would pose an intense threat to the overwhelming majority. Fortunately, he seemed like a lone hermit and was unwilling to join any party; hence, most of the contestants heaved a sigh of relief.


    In actual fact, a contestant of such incredible calibre would have a higher chance of survival by not joining a party. It may seem like party members could supply additional security and safety, but it also came with appalling limitations. For example, losing the freedom to choose the location, time and target to fire. Besides, during a party battle, experienced opponents would definitely sacrifice all cost to y him first!


    *************


    Time trickled away by the seconds. Currently, Zi��s reputation was second to none. She had garnered the undisputed allegiance of most contestants. Worth mentioning was the fact that Reef also received esteemed respect. Primarily due to his performance in battle and his unwavering willpower of steel. Pledging his unyielding tenaciousness, he had impacted the multitudes greatly - doing battle alongside such a MT, his grandeur alone was sufficient to propel their morale vehemently.


    Finally, the 3 days timeframe concluded, causing everyone to heave sighs of relief. To most people, aplishing this side mission smoothly was satisfactory already. Especially those individuals that had reaped massive benefits during the beast war. For example silver storyline grade equipments dropped from legendary creatures, a whole load of utility points, and never forget, that resurrection tool ��Unmodeled Amnio Tank��; of which 4 were sold off.


    ording to most people��s prior experiences, once a side mission of the realm war was aplished, returning to the realm would still hold punishments; penalties of attribute points and what not. However, the rule forbidding them to bring out harvest from this world would be terminated. Hence, to such individuals, it would be rtively worth it.


    Instead, Sheyan was secretly deeply moved. ��This realm war mission difficulty is indeed out of the norm!��


    Their entire cohort didn��t follow ording to the mission designation of defending till the beast horde ended, but chose thepromised path of executing the RDA workers to appease the beasts. Such conduct naturally lowered the intended difficulty of the battle side mission ��Footing��. Thus, when a natural cmity was avoided, human disaster approached!


    The realm allocated a hidden mission to an obviously formidable pack of Growth-hunters, allowing the 13 of them to create a conflict here. Only by passing through the tribtion, could this mission be officially counted asplete������


    Thinking of that, Sheyan couldn��t help pondering about that fabled ��no one knows its rewards�� Golden Side mission! With regards to this medium intensity realm war, just a mere starting side mission was already incredibly daunting. Then for a golden side mission, wouldn��t its difficulty be beyond terror? All in all, this information was on the eve of being officially disclosed!!


    ��Come.�� Sheyan inhaled deeply, exposing an expectant expression. ��I��ve been waiting.��


    [ 5 ]


    [ 4 ]


    [ 3 ]


    [ 2 ]


    [ 1 ]


    [ Mission duration over. ]


    [ Contestant no.1018. Within these 3 days, you and your party have sessfully guarded the Valkyrie��s core engine. ]


    [ Youpleted the side mission ��Footing��. ]


    [ You receive 7 achievement points.�� (Base reward +3 points. Silver party leader additional +3 points. Legend level additional +1 points ]


    [ You receive 10,000 utility points, 5 potential points reward. ]


    [ Pointer: You aplished a battle side mission which relies heavily on party strength. 5 party contribution experience points earned (2 points base reward +3 additional for high difficulty reward)! ]


    ��Woah woah!�� Sheyan instantly felt a surge of delight. He hastily inquired of Reef. In the end, Reef received 5 achievement points, an additional 2 as the vice head of the a Silver prestige party. Apart from that, the 3 party members were all supplied with 5 party experience points.


    Cumting it, the prerequisite for upgrading the party level was fulfilled. Except, Sheyan��s current military ranking was still 2nd lieutenant and limited his party growth. Luckily, with the extensive application of achievement points, promoting to lieutenant (first) wasn��t that excessive. It only required 70 achievement points. Right now, Sheyan had already amassed 61 achievement points. If his ns went without a hitch, then promoting wouldn��t be a problem upon returning to the realm.


    At this moment, the realm issued a list of notification through their nightmare imprint.


    [ Serial no. 601-09 Interster Vehicle Venture Star (ISV Venture Star) is currently outside of Pandora��s atmosphere. They have already responded to the earlier call of distress. ]


    [ 8 hourster, there will be another valkyrie dispatched from the ISV Venture Star to escort everyone to Hell��s Gate. During this period, you are free to roam about. Upon arriving at Hell��s Gate, the next follow-up side mission will automatically be triggered. ]


    [ Pointer: This world is a battlefield of high mortality rate. Therefore, by staying inside a valkyrie (any valkyrie) for a period of time, you will receive the privilege of returning to the realm. Time taken to return to the realm is 5 seconds, any assaults will interrupt the returning process. ]

 Chapter 401: Golden Side mission!!!!

    <h4>Chapter 401: Golden Side mission!!!!</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    After the list of notification, the realm finally offered something that most contestants were anticipating.


    [ You must be warned. The realm doesn��t encourage cowardly behavior of fleeing during a war. Therefore, you must pay a costly penalty of 3 points of your highest attribute / 5 achievement point as safety transportation fee. In view that you havepleted the first side mission, you can now bring whatever harvest you��ve umted in this world back to the nightmare realm. ]


    When this notification surfaced, out of the 70 plus remaining contestants����shua shua shua! 10 others vanished. Those individuals had definitely earned their basins full and were unwilling to stay any further. To make such a decisive choice at this time, they naturally had excellent self-control; forsaking future prospects of abundant rewards and opportunities.


    Closely following that, a magnanimous booming resounded.


    [ Warning! Warning! You are qualified to receive the Golden side mission. This mission cannot be shared! It is of extreme difficulty! ]


    [ Warning! Warning! The Golden side mission has surfaced. Mission must be purchased with 3 achievement points and 30,000 utility points! ]


    [ Warning! Warning! The Golden side mission is isted! Regardless of individuals epting this mission, only one person can ultimatelyplete it! ]


    [ Details: You only have 1 minute to ept or decline this mission, no extensions! ]


    Ogling at this notification, the wildly expectant Sheyan couldn��t restrain his heart from beating wildly. Such demanding mission eptance requirements, while only one can receive its eventual mission rewards! Both Reef and Mogensha were simrly dumbstruck.


    Their period of involvement inside the realm was longer than Sheyan; yet this Golden side mission, no matter its mission eptance requirements or istedpletion criteria, it was their first time encountering it!!


    At this point, Sheyan immediately turned his head to nce at his two party members. Concurrently, both Reef and Mogensha noticed an unbelievably ludicrous passion burning in his eyes! Reef inhaled deeply and nodded, clenching his fist to Sheyan to demonstrate his support. Brother ck only lighted his cigar and issued a thumbs up sharply.


    After forking up 3 achievement points and 30,000 utility points, Sheyan finally obtained this daunting mission. Without mentioning much but by just looking at its price tag, one could tell it was indeed worthy of the word ��Golden��.


    [ You��ve obtained a Rank C Golden side mission - Cherokee��s Sacrifice. ]


    [ Mission deadline: None - Upon returning to the realm, if this mission isn��tpleted, it will be deemed as failure. ]


    [ Mission content: y the Chieftain Cherokee. Carve his heart out as sacrificial offering. ]


    Then����nothing, absolutely nothing!!! Wasn��t this too hard?????? Sheyan was instantly stupefied. This Golden side mission was too excessively absurd, just 3 phrases! 3 phrases that was all, what kind of notification was this, not a single warning was given. Hence, Sheyan was now faced with two crucial factors.


    The first was to rify what kind of creature was Chieftain Cherokee. ording to the literal meaning, it should be a certain n lord of the Na''vi ns. Yet one couldn��t eliminate the possibility of a diabolical ferocious beast, the same monstrosity as a Great Leonopteryx.


    Secondly, this mission��s difficulty would be inevitably arduous. Just from its simple introduction, one could tell how tough it would be. For example, ying Chieftain Cherokee after a thousand ounces of painstaking effort, one still had to offer it as sacrifice; who knew if the sacrificial ceremony required a tier-6 Thanator��s blood as sacrificial rite, or inviting Tsahik* Mo`at (Mother-inw of the main lead) of the Omaticaya Na''vi n in the original storyline to recite special incantations etc����


    (TN:*Spiritual leader in the na''vi tongue)


    Therefore, the thing Sheyan urgently needed now was information, massive loads of information! Naturally, only Hell��s Gate may possess such information.


    More importantly; even if Sheyan tossed aside the Golden side mission, he still had two urgent matters to see to.


    Previously back inside the luscious forest where Lille and Uzel had disclosed their malicious intentions; by catalyzing the crux of their actions, one could determine there was a mystery buried inside the Great Leonopteryx��s skull. Undoubtedly, it masqueraded a tremendous mystery and fortune within, which could probably be solved only after heading to Hell��s Gate.


    Next was an important extraordinary object that Sheyan possessed - ��Chris Redfield��s Lucky Bracelet*��. That bracelet required the blood of a movie��s main lead to unseal.


    (TN: Sheyan acquired this bracelet in chapter 75 of the Starship Trooper world (vol.5))


    At this point, modr cultivation of the Avatar body of the main lead, Jake Sully, should havemenced����indeed, Sheyan was currently coveting that main avatar body that was still being cultivated; still without a soul owner.


    One could imagine, amongst the entire armed security forces of Hell��s Gate, at least 60% would be mobilized to deal with terrifying invading creatures. 35% would be tasked with safeguarding the treasury of precious stockpiles of high purity Pandora crystals. There was no cause for doubt, treasures that exceeded 20 million american dors per kilo in worth had full justifications to be overly guarded. Therefore, the security of theboratory should be rtively ckened. Naturally, that was quickest method to fetch some of the main lead��s blood.


    Ultimately, it was necessary for Sheyan to make haste to Hell��s Gate base. Waiting dorkily over here for 8 hours wouldn��t be a decision any wise man would take. Hence, Sheyan immediately thought of summoning a ckthorn Overlord as their flight carrier. Instead, he very swiftly eliminated that notion.


    On one hand, that would easily provoke the attention of others. At present, Sheyan was still unwilling to let others know of his association with that alien arachnid race. On the other hand, it was due to the Overlord��s intrinsic characteristics. It was a flight type creature without a shred of self-defense capabilities, the worst case scenario would be vicious Mountain Banshees or that rare Great Leonopteryx deciding to have a change of taste buds. Once he provoked these daddies and uncles, it would really be the case of ��easier to invite the devil than to send him away��.


    But at this moment, Zi proactively found her way to them; more precisely, to seek for Reef. She very bluntly reiterated that their Illume-Union had Hell��s Gate��s coordinates. 10,000 utility points and everyone can proceed with this alliance. Upon reaching Hell��s Gate, they can prolong their cooperation.


    Under Sheyan��s urging, Reef straightforwardly agreed. Then he added that their alchemy master was left with a scarce amount of concoctions. Moreover, due to the prices of raw materials inting and the economic crisis, they have no choice but to start epting manufacturing costs in this aspect����


    Reef��s nasty behavior was evidently filled with purpose. Instantly, Zi��s expression turned sully; yet though she was dissatisfied, she couldn��t impulsively dere they didn��t require his concoctions.


    As a party leader, one naturally had to take responsibility for one��s party members; making decisions to guarantee their survivability. Hence, a valuable concoction that could grant at least 6 points of bonus attribute, if one could get their hands on it, then it must surely be done����the oue was after negotiations, Sheyan��s side managed to earn 5-6 thousand utility points from them instead.


    Facing this passive atmosphere, Zi had the impulse of ��grabbing a slipper to smack cockroaches��, she gnashed her teeth and coldly snorted before leaving. Fortunately, Archeaphill managed to contain the situation, bing an intermediary lubricant to this situation. He then gestured Sheyan and the rest over to travel together.


    The remaining individuals of the Illume-Union were all peak experts, but the prowess of Sheyan and the trio spoke for themselves; naturally they cordially invited them in. To the masses, arriving at Hell��s Gate 8 hours earlier also signified receiving their battle side mission an entire 8 hours ahead of schedule. Moreover, who was to say Hell��s Gate wouldn��t consist of loads of side missions?


    In actual fact, this 8 hours that the realm initiated may seem rather silly, but it wasn��t at all without reason. In fact, ording to the expected sequence of resisting the beast horde or those Growth-hunters, the 8 hours was supposed to be adequate rest to heal up after experiencing a terribly insurmountable hardfought victory. It was time for them to recover their broken and severed limbs. Except, it didn��t factor in that the contestants would reach such apromise����


    As the saying goes, A step ahead leads to many steps supreme. What��s more, this was 8 long excruciating hours! Waiting for the valkyrie to fetch them��when one finally arrives at Hell��s Gate, then others would��ve probably advanced manifold steps ahead in the subsequent battle side mission. Hence, under Zi��s deliberate emission of this fresh news, most contestants here all craved to follow their party out. Besides, Archeaphill had made a personal vow in guaranteeing that they would arrive there within 2 hours.


    With the Illume-Union operating in this manner, they managed to receive 1,000 utility points from every single contestant; craftily reaping huge proceeds from this. Zi��s expression finally turned slightly better. The rest was needless to say, the contestants hurriedly journeyed off.


    Apanying their rich and overbearing manner, the Illume-Union actually managed to produce 3 ��AMP Suits�� with guns zing as they led the pack; with many smaller units of contestants trailing them in this journey. Under normal circumstances, even if they encountered a forest tyranny like the Thanator, they could easily dispatch of it. As long as they didn��t encounter anyrge Na''vi n, they could directly bash their way forward.


    Along the way, Sheyan and Yuan Zhan became on good talking terms. Sheyan��s designed role in this temporary party was to supplement bonus buffs before the battle broke out. Yuan Zhan, as a summoner, obviously couldn��t storm the front. When Sheyan simply mentioned his interactions with summoners like Phelps and Fanu, he easily shared amonnguage with Yuan Zhan.

 Chapter 402: Flora pastures

    <h4>Chapter 402: Flora pastures</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Trekking through the primitive jungles of Pandora wasn��t asfortable as it looked. Pandora was a world of gorgeous and splendid sceneries. Solely its various flora leaves alone, were all fantastic oddities of every description; carrying yellow, red, purple, blue and brightly-colored unusual streaks. It was indeed a true eye opener.


    Yet in the world of nature, freshly-lit colours frequently indicated tell-tale signs of danger. Many curious contestants had been hurt by the hidden perils of these gorgeous nts. Naturally, they suffered thorny bacshes; blood loss, poison, ulceration and what not. If not for the superiorposition of a contestant��s body, they would��ve long been stretchered away.


    The understory of this primitive jungle had no wind. Coupling the torrential thunderstorm from yesterday and the current scorching sun, the humid and moist environment caused everyone to be drenched in sweat. Moreover, Pandora just had to have a venomous atmosphere; hence underneath their oxygen masks, even taking big breaths supplied a suffocating sensation.


    At present, only the monstrous Archeaphill could exhibit his formidable resistance; conceitedly pulling down his mask as he smoked his cigarette at the front, and only returning for an oxygen puff after intervals of 5-6 minutes. Sheyan randomly realized Archeaphill would��ve been a perfect match if he were to square off with Stalo. However, Archeaphill��s weak firepower was too excessive, which would probably be an immense problem against those obstructing ice walls.


    Even for powerful contestants, their speed of trudging through the dense forest was stillrgely affected. Hence after an hour, they only managed to traverse 20 kilometres. Fortunately at this moment, a breeze blew in from the front. As they exited the forest, their eyes met with an expansive vacantnd, along with the sounds of running water. Their noses caught whiff of a flowery fragrance, as they discovered blooming abundance of flourishing flowers along the riverbank.


    These flowers and nts resembled Earth��s Strelitzia Reginae (Crane flower) species, with a rough height of 1 metre. Their leaves were curled into a lotus shape, with its flower demonstrating a horn shape. Pine green leavesplimented the pastel colored flower, along with mesmerizing pointed stems; disying a sight that warmed the heart, and delighted the eyes. The air was flushed with a heavily scented sweet aroma; even through the filtering oxygen mask, it pleased their spirits.


    Huge chunks of smooth rocks were distributed amidst the flora. Due to the previous rain and the drying by the sun, they appeared clean, sturdy and restless. The river was clear that one could see its bottom, and asional cold breezes would gently pass. From ahead, orders to take a rest were issued. Very swiftly, the contestants sat down for a refreshing rest; thismanding order was indeed satisfying to everyone.


    Currently, Sheyan observed Yuan Zhan as he bluntly bent down and drew in a crane flower. Then, Yuan Zhan leaned it towards his mouth, and seemingly poured its contents into his mouth; his face disyed a thoroughly pleasurable expression.


    Sheyan understood. These prominent summoners were individuals that were mostly biologists or held a simr vocation of the present world. Either that or they were minimally researchers with biology education. Following suit, Sheyan drew in a crane flower, and immediately discovered the existence of a perfumery nectar within. Only few tiny droplets rolled into his throat, but they brought abination of refreshing peppermint and carefree sweetness; as though the heat of the journey had been dispersed.


    Since Sheyan had sampled its sweetness, he no longer remained courteous as he consecutively drank down 7-8 flowers. Wherever there were flowers, there would naturally be bees. Due to the low gravity of pandora, ordinary flora and fauna were allrger than Earth��s by a notch; the amplified bees were no exception.


    A distinct one nearby was a fiery looking bee, with a size that of a sparrow. It was essentially an evil tyrant. Every time it loomed over a flower, it would rudely chase away the other bees and butterflies; its demeanor iparably frightening. Sheyan personally witnessed a palm sized enchanting butterfly being stung by it; the butterfly��s wings were shredded apart, dying after struggling for a short distance.


    Undoubtedly, Sheyan��s nasty plucking flower behavior agitated that fiery bee. Buzzing, it exploded towards Sheyan, seemingly about to discipline this flower thief. Sheyan wasn��t one to be trifled with. Unflustered, he reached out his finger. Who knew, the bee nimbly dodged. Enraged, it detoured an extensive circr arc before charging in again.


    Observing its threatening gesture, Sheyan actually felt a tinge of threat. A pter, he directly sent it colliding against a rock. The stunned bee was writhing around on the ground. Meanwhile, Yuan Zhan coincidentally turned his attention over, and asked with amazement.


    ��Isn��t that a Hellfire wasp?�� Those brats possesses an urate organic targeting system, its olfactory organ can detect the biochemistry of nearby creatures. It is said that certain technology of humans in this world uses their targeting system as reference. Its flight is erratic and agile, how did you deal with it?��


    As he spoke, Yuan Zhan leaned in to seize the hellfire wasp. It modelled a real wasp, but with arger body. Yuan Zhan very tantly ripped apart the wasp��s head, wings and 6 limbs. Then heughed.


    ��Of course. From my understanding, the hellfire wasp��s best usage is to consume it. Many thanks for knocking this one dizzy. Truthfully speaking, this bee is extremely agile, I cannot catch them.��


    After finishing, he tossed the poor wasp into his mouth; which followed by clear crisp crunching of exoskeleton. Pfff! Like melon seeds, he spat it out.


    Witnessing such unabashed behavior, Sheyan was immediately awestruck. He couldn��t help asking.


    ��Aren��t you afraid of getting poisoned?��


    Yuan Zhan revealed an infatuated expression.


    ��This brat doesn��t have a poison nd and a body stinger. To them, the brute force from their incisive dual-stinger mouthparts is adequate to run amok already.��


    Sheyan wasn��t one to lose out. Watching Yuan Zhan feasting delightedly, he hastily browsed around the area. The hellfire wasps weren��t like normal bees, they preferred to travel solo. Moreover, it demarcated its territory and prevented others from invading. Hence, after spending some effort, he managed to signal out one hellfire wasp; Sheyan immediately gave chase. As he was about to seize it, he felt an abrupt uneven ground beneath his leg as he tripped.


    Fortunately, Sheyan��s bnce was great. In a sh, he recovered stability. With hands pping in contention, after a brief period of humiliating himself, he finally captured that unlucky hellfire wasp. Learning from Yuan Zhan��s recipe, he tossed the bug boldly into his mouth. Who knew with just one chew, its outer shell crackled and broke, as extremely fragrant nectar juices sshed out from the belly of the hellfire wasp.


    The interior flesh of the hellfire wasp tasted excellent and chewy, just like a chicken drumstick; biting it resulted in a slightly al dente sensation, a stark difference from Sheyan��s repulsive imagination. If one had topare this with another, then the closest would be the pincers of arge ocean crab.


    At this moment, Sheyan recalled the weird uneven ground from before. While chewing the hellfire wasp forcefully, he walked over to investigate. After pulling out the thick grass, he discovered the uneven cavity was shockingly a tremendouslyrge hoofprint. This hoofprint was familiar, probably left behind by a gigantic direhorse.


    Sheyan��s heart stirred as he immediately got Mogensha and Reef to scout around. Not longter, they discovered multiple loads of hoofprints scattered around this sea of flowers. The trio��s actions couldn��t be concealed from others. Besides, those who could survive till now were all quick-witted individuals. Gradually, they discovered more and more hoofprints.


    From Yuan Zhan��s former interpretation, the team of horsesprised of at least 300. Yet formonly seen direhorse teams, it wouldn��t exceed a hundred.


    Secondly, beneath the root systems of these crane flowers, there were tracings of digging. Uprooting the ce would reveal carcasses buried beneath. Naturally, this ce had been artificially created.


    These two factorsbined, could provide a basic inference - this ��river bank�� should be hailed as a ��flower garden��, inspired by a certain highly intellectual life form to cultivate direhorses. If grass was the direhorses�� staple, nectar flowers would be a direhorses�� recreation and snack.


    Thinking of that, every contestant didn��t dare to stay any further. Na''vi warriors were fine, direhorses were manageable, but putting the two together��speed and archery coordinating together birthed equestrian archery. In former years, Genghis Khan swept through Eurasia with such deadly skills! Without adequate preparation, invoking a frontal assault with a na''vi n was naturally not a wise thing to do.


    The bunch of them naturally didn��t dare to stay any second longer. The Illume-Union made preparations for intable canoes, before floating along the river, while those without preparations made their own log rafts. The river stream was crystal clear, sightings of extremely queer fishes appeared asionally. During their journey, when countless violet Stingbats were startled, they appeared like a violet mist dispersing from afar.


    Half an hour drifted away. From afar, one could visibly notice greyish thick fumes rising in the horizon, sketching out gruesome outlines of fiends in the sky; utterly inharmonious with the spotlessly white clouds and sky of Pandora.


    The destination was clear to all, the destination was right ahead.

 Chapter 403: Hell’s Gate!

    <h4>Chapter 403: Hell��s Gate!</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    As they approached nearer, densely packed chimney peaks stood numerously from a distant. Red mes peeped out from the chimney, while they spurted out smoky fumes. Smoke and dust converged like humongous grey serpents, slithering away into the sky.


    No doubt, this spectacle of emting the eighteenth century United Kingdom industrial age, was Hell��s Gate. Bustling with refinery of loads of Pandora crystals, and a string of iparablyplex processing systems. With such clear indicators, the contestants no longer worried about losing their way. Very swiftly, they hurried towards the deafening roars of machinery and engine motor. Soon, they were greeted by an enormous, at least 100 metre tall, olive green machinery operating inside a mining pit.


    To date, this was the biggest excavating machinery invention of the humans - The Bucket Wheel Excavator. It possessed giant tooth wheels of 2 km in circumference, with altitudes of 20 metres; it could easily grip against rocks, and grind down vegetation, wood, even rocks easily. From afar, it appeared like a mini mountain like robotic creature that was slowly operating. Behind it was a profoundly deep ditch, as deep as 50 metres and as broad as 100 metres.


    Beside the materials storagepartment of this olive green robotic creature, was an enormous Hell��s Gate truck in camouged paint. The truck��s tremendous backpartment was piled solely with Pandora ores to be sent for processing at the initial phases. It was exceedingly durable, firm; confining the driverpartment to only a tiny telephone booth size at the front.


    Although the truck appeared like a granule beside the bucket wheel excavator; when one approached the giant truck, one would discover its massively sturdy wheels to be the height of two grown men. This ensured that the truck could easily ovee the rough terrain of Pandora, and resist the threat of various creatures. Just observing several sporadic 2 metre arrows lodged along the tire, was sufficient to illustrate its reliability.


    Going a step nearer, one could tell this Hell truck didn��t possess reinforced vehicle armour. Although it could resist light assaults, if a creature with deadlier prative firepower appeared, it would be able to pierce through it.


    At least for now, they could fathom that the Omaticaya n was fairly civilized. Their protesting methods seem to be mere resorts of firing arrows at those tires, and not directly towards the driverpartment.


    Brother ck, Mogensha, was fairly adept at socializing. Following the party, he strolled towards the road constructed for these Hell trucks. Targeting a rumbling Hell truck passing by, he took a big stride and easily grabbed onto theteral climbingdder up the driverpartment. The driver was also a ck sister withrge eyes. She quite closely resembled the female lead Sheva from Resident Evil 5. Turning around, she casted a suspicious gaze over. Mogensha then very naturally knocked against the driver window, and tossed a strip of chewing gum in.


    ��Hey, beauty. I know you��ll give me a ride. After trekking the damned forest for 3 hours and 11 minutes, you and your truck are lovelier than angels in my eyes.��


    Causing them to be taken aback, Mogensha actually didn��t get rejected. Perhaps one could attribute this to his incessant bragging and sexy lips. Immensely proud of himself, he sat at the front passenger driver seat and waved to Sheyan and the rest. Following that, the Hell truck puffed out thick fumes before disappearing behind a rocky bend.


    With Mogensha as example, many other contestants learnt likewise. However, the charmless Sheyan tactfully didn��t test his luck. Instead, he quickly and easily climbed up the carriage of a Hell truck, and apanied the Pandora ores.


    Due to the low gravity of Pandora, these Hell truck big boys travelled speedily through the makeshift roads. At present, Hell��s Gate was in its basic stages, with towering reinforced concrete major weapon towers vividly seen from afar; its pitch-dark cannons could easily wreck any disturbing elements fromnd or air. At the outskirt of Hell��s Gate, the contestants went through a light inspection; probably just conventional routine, to prevent unknown viruses from contaminating the inside of the base.


    From an aerial perspective, Hell��s Gate had the shape of a loose square. Its total surface area was 15.4 square-kilometres, while securing the base were 4 lofty solid perimeter fences that were as broad as 3.93333 kilometres. Not forgetting the various automatic turrets along the perimeter, minor weapon towers were also erected in intervals of 50 metres; manned by workers around the clock. As Sheyan queued, he engaged in visual assessment, basically confirming the perimeter fences were constructed with 3 metre thick reinforced concrete.


    Bullet holes and bloodstains surrounding the base��s periphery. Apart from cannons at the major weapon towers, automatic heavy munitions weapons were also installed to deal with various surface and air intrusions byrge hostile Pandorian wildlife. Moreover, those minor weapon towers at intervals of 50 metres were used to exterminate intrusions of smaller lifeforms. At the outskirts, a cleared 30 metre wide strip isted the base, with automatic clearing machinery patrolling around. The isted strip was an excavated gorge riddled withndmines, preventing any Pandorian creatures from infiltrating through borrowing.


    When the contestants stepped onto the ground of Hell��s Gate, their nightmare imprints finally transmitted the notification.


    [ You have sessfully arrived at Hell��s Gate base. ]


    [ Warning: Utilizing violence inside Hell��s Gate base is an immensely risky behavior. It is highly advisable not to, please remember the above-mentioned instructions. ]


    [ You received the sequel battle side mission: ��Hell��s Gate trust�� . ]


    [ Mission objective: Within 72 hours duration, increase your reputation in this RDA base to ��Respected�� .


    (Your current reputation is ��Neutral��. Reputation sessions - ��Neutral�� , ��Amicable�� , ��Respected�� , ��Revered�� , ��Worshipped��) ]


    [ Pointer: During this battle side mission, if one utilizes any item to speed raise one��s reputation, its intended effect would be weakened by 50% ]


    [ Pointer: The first 3 contestants that aplishes this mission first, will uniformly receive additional rewards. ]


    [ Warning: If this mission fails, a penalty of 8 achievement points will be invoked! ]


    [ Warning: If you reject this mission, you will receive a fixed reward and instantly return to the realm. ]


    [ Do you wish to ept this mission: Yes / No ? ]


    Upon reaching the base interior, Sheyan was extremely gratified to discover the base adopted a tight on the outside, loose on the inside mentality. Besides, if a crime wasmitted here, there was no other ce to escape to. Its periphery were treacherous forests, with 25 hours (Pandora time frame) patrolling by foot soldiers mostly in surveince against any hostile creatures that may infiltrate the base. The interior was like a rxed town. Which goes to say, if Sheyan desired tomit atrocities of blood extraction in a certainboratory, chances of escaping would be rtively high.


    In this period, the base interior construction was still at its preliminary stages. From nearby, several officers that modelled american military officers were yelling loudly, calling for them to assemble. With one nce, Sheyan immediately recognized the t top Colonel Miles Quaritch. Three protruding red scars stretched down from the right of his forehead, sessfully betraying his identity.


    In this instant, Sheyan was even sinisterly fantasizing of killing him, which would most certainly result in an ��Advanced Machine Piloting Fluency Scroll lvl 7�� drop loot. Once this colonel piloted an ��AMP Suit��, there was no cause for doubt in his outstandingbat capabilities. During the movie��s battle scene, he even managed to fully suppress the female lead that was riding a Tier-7 legendary Thanator. In the end, the male and female lead had tobine to defeat him.


    When everyone adopted an uprightly still military attention posture, the colonel remained silent. Instead, he utilized his incisive raptor vision to scan everyone, as though he had x ray vision. After a full 2 minutes, he finally spoke.


    ��Perhaps I should phone my old friends back at the ISV Venture Star, andmend their efficiency for sending us sufficient manpower. Yet my only question now is����are you the youngsters that we urgently need?!��


    Speaking till here, the colonel paused. With his hands behind, he paced several steps around and continued.


    ��Only talents that can obeymands and work hard will receive a generous sry, welfare treatment and my good graces. Listen up. If anyone here is a supporter of that chattery old hag Grace Augustine, then I will generously give you 30 seconds to vanish from my sight.��


    ��So now it is about choosing factions eh.�� Sheyan whispered internally.


    Naturally, although the entire Hell��s Gate was under the RDA��spany control, rivalry factions were bound to happen. One faction belonged to advocates of the Avatar program, mainly led by Dr Grace Augustine. Currently, she had already stayed on this for a decade, and her faction mainlyposed of scientists and researchers. The other faction belonged to Colonel Miles Quaritch, called the Hawk faction. They solely believed in resorting to bullets, explosives and warfare to settle all problems.


    At this moment, Yuan Zhan took the initiative to step forward. He then bowed humbly to colonel Miles Quaritch.


    ��Colonel sir. Although I��m sorry to disappoint you, but my conscience tells me that we should excavate the riches of this, while protecting this beautiful. We should not be destroying it at all costs. If you don��t mind, may I know where can I find doctor Grace Augustine?��

 Chapter 404: Selecting sides, scrambling over missions

    <h4>Chapter 404: Selecting sides, scrambling over missions</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Hearing Yuan Zhan��s inquiry, colonel Miles Quaritch��s expression turned as gloomy as a foreboding thunderstorm. He inspected Yuan Zhan with a gaze as detailed as scanning a padi field. A major beside him marched forward, and spoke with an expressionless face.


    ��You can find her at that cluster of blue buildings a kilometer to the right, is there anyone else willing to leave?��


    At this point, the situation was exceedingly clear. Two different factions existed inside RDA��s Hell��s Gate. The missions of Doctor Grace Augustine��s faction would naturally be centered around peaceful settings. For example, harvesting specimens, capturing life forms alive, aiding the na''vi folks etc. Such mission rewards should be skewed towards intelligence / spirit aspects.


    As for colonel Miles Quaritch��s faction, his mission would entail escorting, hunting, exploring and breaking new grounds. The mission rewards would most likely directly reside in the creatures they killed.


    Yet one must mention that as of now, the head administrator of the RDA Hell��s Gate, Parker Selfridge, was still leaning towards Doctor Grace Augustine. Because currently, the Earth Eco-preserving organisation still pressured the RDApany greatly. Moreover, thepany��s quarterly revenue reports were still rather impressive. One must understand, cultivating an Avatar body required as much as 5 billion american dors. Without his support, that program could never be sustained.


    Sheyan carefully considered the position he should take. Undoubtedly based on his current state, throwing in with Colonel Miles Quaritch wouldn��t be a bad choice. However, Sheyan��s schemes overlooked that. Firstly, the bib that cultivates avatar bodies undoubtedly belonged to Doctor Grace Augustine��s scope of influence.


    Secondly, Sheyan still had a Great Leonopteryx skull inside his interspatial region. That object was no doubt exceedingly valuably, and was better kept as a secret from other contestants. Therefore, Doctor Grace Augustine would naturally be a suitable consideration���� one cannot harbour hopes of other matters apart from muscles, warfare, bullets, armour, money in Colonel Miles Quaritch��s brain.


    Lastly, it was the question of Sheyan��s involvement with the Golden side mission. The mission that released an abnormally scarce amount of information. Yet the most evil part was that itpletely contained no traces that could be obtained from the movie storyline! From this alone, one must rely on his own strength to aplish this. Without a doubt, Doctor Grace Augustine would offer the utmost positive prospects.


    Therefore, Sheyan led Reef and Mogensha as they very tantly chased after Yuan Zhan��s footsteps towards Doctor Grace Augustine. Yet for some unknown reason, Zi that was obviously a mage type contestant, actually chose to remain in the Colonel��s faction.


    To date, the Hell��s Gate wasn��t perfectly developed yet. Hence, the base core was the only space flightunching site of the entire. The entire airfield upied a third of the entire base. Naturally, during inactive aerial periods, people could still travel through it.


    While travelling along the airfield, one must pay attention to the endless stream of ��AMP Suits�� around, to avoid any intimate encounters with these steel boys. Those steel lugs possessed astonishing strength, repeatedly transporting various bulky objects around. Getting trampled by them wouldn��t be a very enjoyable activity.


    The wind today was slightly breezier, causing Sheyan��s hair to constantly flutter annoyingly. After joining the base, he could tell the surrounding vegetation was distinctly dispirited from the excessive pollution here. Dust coveredrge leaf des of nts, and the air carried a faint trace of pungent odour. One could easily decipher the severity of air pollution processing pandora ores had caused to this.


    When Sheyan and buddies arrived at their destination, they discovered this old blue building was called the bib; a crucial department of Hell��s Gate. Its primary responsibility includes researching on pandora ecology, lifeforms, and providing technological assistance to the RDA mining workers. For example, supplying medical treatment services, breeding pandorian flora and fauna that could be consumed. Doctor Grace was fully deserving to be the head of this department. Meanwhile, there weren��t other research personnels that specialized in avatar research.


    Yet regrettably, the contestants who arrived here hadn��t been presented the chance of meeting the busy Doctor Grace. It seemed like she was recently busy withmunicating with the Na`vis. Hence, she would spend over 12 hours lying inside link units. Trying to meet her was absolutely not an easy feat.


    Initially, the Avatar program was designed to create workers that could harvest for ores while being in the safety of the base. However, due to expensive spirit link systems, mass production was impossible. Hence, the RDApany was unable to invest much capital to support the Avatar program. In theter stages, the RDApany discovered that avatars could be utilized to interact with the Na`vis, whereas normalmunication with them was tough. Hence, its purpose was shifted tomunications with the Na''vi ns instead, researching on them as well as Pandora��s ecosystem. Doctor Grace became exceptionally passionate about this, and invested a 100% zealous effort into her work.


    Right now, the one receiving them was a female pilot wearing camouged trousers, boots and a skintight stic white tank top - Trudy Chacon!


    Her appearance was extremely shocking to Sheyan and the others. Yet after some thought, it was rather reasonable. A bunch of mercenaries like them definitely couldn��t acquire the trust and concern of these researchers and scientists. To the Doctor��s faction, Trudy Chacon was a militant by vocation; therefore she would be the optimal candidate to handle these bunch of ��good and bad intermingled�� mercenaries.


    Amongst the contestants, approximately two-third were willing to follow colonel Miles Quaritch. Eliminating the rewarding mechanisms, it was obvious that the colonel��s mission should be additionally violent. To contestants who normally resolved issues with violence, it was more skewed to their appetite.


    Observing that almost everyone that should be here had arrived, Trudy, who was leaning against the wall while chewing gum, stood up. pping her hands, she rallied them loudly.


    ��Hoi! Look here you foreign kids, I don��t care what ideas you��re harboring, but let me inform you. We have loads of work over here, as long as you have the capabilities toplete them, your remuneration would be satisfactory. Finally let me warn you, don��t f***king test your luck!��


    After speaking, a researcher dressed in white coat strolled out, carrying a ck suitcase like object. The researcher whispered into Trudy��s ears while she continued chewing on her gum. Sh! After pressing it, an illusory screen ejected from the ck suitcase; projecting out borate lines of tasks.


    However, the view varied different with every contestant. Tasks in red represented that they weren��t qualified to ept it yet. Of course, such tasks would offer rtively higher rewards.


    These missions were unique, and were segregated into ss 1 and ss 2 missions. Everyone could at most ept 3 missions, and couldn��t share them. ss 1 missions were limited, and naturally offered plentiful rewards. As such, every contestant scrambled forward, trying to snatch for ss 1 missions.


    At present, news of the contestants at Colonel Miles Quaritch��s faction had travelled here. Their side had demands that exceeded supply, and many weren��t able to snatch ss 1 missions for themselves. In the end, they could only fold their arms and gaze helplessly at the sky. Sheyan was squeezed out of the pack as well, and only managed to obtain a ss 2 mission.


    [ Capture 5 Fan Lizards. Time duration: 24 hours. ]


    To prevent misunderstandings; when he received the mission, there was even a 3D projection of a Fan Lizard. Its body structure resembled a dull, ruler-length lizard, with dried skin texture and color. Even its limbs and tail were identical to a venation structure. They had 45 cm long bodies, and in the day, the Fan Lizards would attach to trees without moving; allowing it to survive within the treacherous nature of the pandora forest.


    Instead at night, these creatures emitted mesmerizing rose colored brilliance. It has wings on its back that could unfurl, allowing them to spin in flight; like a rose bioluminescent frisbee. This was their method of attracting mates. Because the lizard��s body contained deadly toxins, it had fewer natural enemies.


    Taking on such a mission, no matter how outstanding his strength and supporting abilities were, Sheyan couldn��t bepared to even one advice from Yuan Zhan. Moreover, it was explicitly clear the few who aplished this side mission first, would receive additional rewards. Hence, if he were to ask Yuan Zhan, him shutting his mouth without replying would already be considered generous. The worst scenario would be truthful advice being polluted with lies, especially towards crucial areas;pletely misleading one towards a disaster����


    Yet the vilest scenario wasn��t simply that. The current setting was a free world setting. The Illume-Union��s current prowess was the greatest. Some contestants may forsakepleting the own mission for the interest of their party. They would rather deliberately stumble others, and resort to malicious homicides. The ruthlessness of human heart; one had to guard against, one must guard against!


    Noteworthily right now, one could exchange contribution points in Hell��s Gate. However, those rare exchangeablemodities were now gone, leaving behind themonly seen weapons/ammunition supplies. Probably only if one��s reputation was raised to ��Worshipped��, would those ��AMP suits��, resurrection tool and other disgusting goods resurface.

 Chapter 405: Visiting Parker

    <h4>Chapter 405: Visiting Parker</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    As the saying goes, some rejoice while others worry. Amongst every 10 contestants, 7-8 of them ended up heaving sighs of vexation and despair after all the ss 1 missions were snagged. However, individuals who obtained the ss 1 missions simrly exhibited a bitter expression; totally baffled by the mission requirements. In the end, the 3 remaining summoners became like celebrities, with many encircling them, seeking for advice.


    Instead, Sheyan was already sentimentally attached to this world. Even when entering the realm war, he squandered an entire 4 achievement points to draw this Avatar world! He had already conjured contingencies to various situations many times, why would he be deted by just a mere mission? Naturally, he had cards up his sleeves.


    Hence, Sheyan simply spectated the disorderly scene as he stood alone. Yawning widely several times, he sat down onto a spongy sofa nearby. Looking rather exhausted, he leaned back, and appeared as if he was about to sleep soundly. He was utterly disregarding his personal mission.


    Meanwhile, Yuan Zhan was frowning as he provided relevant mission advice to the contestants around. Observing Sheyan��sckadaisical conduct, his eyes flickered as he strode over and smiled.


    ��Seaman, why aren��t you getting busy?��


    Sheyan opened his eyes as he gazed at Yuan Zhan, whom he was now on good talking terms with. Then he helplessly replied.


    ��I need to catch Fan Lizards. They only appear during the night, and are essentially dried twigs in daylight. Do you expect me to search every single tree? Why would I operate now?��


    Yuan Zhan sighed deeply, desiring to speak but halted. Finally, he awkwardly replied.


    ��So it��s that creature. Hais, that isn��t a species of our earth, I have no knowledge about it. Truthfully, I can��t help you at all.��


    Sheyan shrugged his shoulders, and replied dejectedly.


    ��Seems like I��ll just have to wait for nightfall to catch the Fan Lizards.��


    Yuan Zhan revealed a sympathizing expression before turning to leave. After distancing himself, he directlymunicated with Zi.


    ��No surprisingly movements by that person you wanted me to watch. His mission difficulty is pretty tough.��


    ��I still feel there��s something about him I can��t see through. I don��t know why, but I feel like I��ve encountered him before.��


    ��I think you��ve remembered wrongly, boss. Such an incredible support, if you��ve seen him before, then you wouldn��t forget him.��


    ��There��s no doubts about Reef��s innate ability, while Mogensha��sbat prowess speaks for itself. Yet when I observe them, I get a strange feeling that Seaman is their chief����no matter what, you must definitely watch him tightly. If need be, resort to extreme measures!��


    ��I got it. Your desires will be implemented.��


    ����������


    ����������


    Sheyan continuedying on the sofa. ording to their earlier ns, he allowed Reef and Mogensha to split andplete their own missions. Besides, their earlier performance definitely aroused the attention of some. A tall tree attracts the wind wasn��t just a saying spoken for entertainment. After they dispersed and left, their absence also signified removing arge portion of attention on party Ace.


    More crucially, the Illume-union held the greatest influence, yet the other contestants weren��t individuals to be trifled with. Hence, those contestants were already mixed within the ranks of the Illume-union. Such a scenario was undoubtedly beneficial to Sheyan. Besides, fishes are more easily caught in muddy waters.


    After most of the contestants had left the base, Sheyan finally stood up leisurely from the sofa. He strolled out of the Bib, wearing his oxygen mask as he trailed the airfield towards the west. Very quickly, a 4 storey grey steel building surfaced ahead. Resolute and firm, its roof hosted various antennas and sr energy generators etc; apparently simr to the upperyer bridge structure of an aircraft carrier. Only, the building��s long blue airtight mirrors enhanced a romantic dreamy tint to it.


    The nexus of Hell��s Gate, the RDA operations center. Straightforwardly speaking, one could view it as the main office of Hell��s Gate, the core ofmunications. A synthesis of meeting rooms, administration and operations control, and the living quarters of executive RDA staff. If this building were to be destroyed along with the humans inside, then the entire Hell��s Gate would be crippled; exactly like losing its head.


    There wasn��t any security like he imagined when Sheyan arrived at the operation center��s entrance. Strictly speaking, the RDApany was a businesspany not a military organization. Moreover,mitting crimes here on a 5 light years away from earth, was fairly simple. Yet, trying to flee afterwards would be tremendously difficult. Unless, one replicated the impossible feat of Mr Jake Sully (Main lead); ultimately foregoing hotdogs, NBA, sexy girls, thongs, marijuana, home and even the body his parents created.


    A bustling scenery unfolded inside the operation center. Numerous workers paced back and forth, like busy working ants in an ant nest. Sheyan��s face failed to even attract a sliver of their attention.


    After brief encounters with ��n�� amounts of people, and traversing a of stretch of steel corridors; no one knew when a short shriveled old man appeared behind Sheyan. Indeed, it was Jinkuang. Though he wore a western hat and held a civilized cane, he still nced around like a little thief; as though surveying for the optimal route to flee aftermitting a robbery.


    Very quickly, they arrived at the roof. A hall upying 500 square metres greeted him, along with bulks ofputers arranged tightly in a ring formation; juxtaposed to each other. Not forgetting, the presence of several busyputer operators. Presently, a humongous steel framed window allowed everyone here to view a spectacr panoramic scene of Hell��s Gate from the control room.


    In the middle of the hall, a front-projected holographic disy was installed, spanning over 10 square metres. This round table liked machinery illuminated various topographic profiles through its holographic disy, with staff members scanning data on those profiles. Here, was also the ce staff members held discussion meetings.


    Witnessing the holographic disy, Sheyan affirmed that this was the ce of interest. Thus, he very politely knocked on the door. Sadly, everyone ignored him. Sighing, he proactively retreated backwards. Sticking out his chest and sucking in his belly, Jinkuang brazenly adopted his evil tyrant demeanor; stomping the door as he swaggered in.


    A rich instant coffee aroma congested into Sheyan��s nose. Within the gaps of dazzling arrays ofputers, the hard working Sheyan nced about. Finally, he caught sight of a pathway, one that was covered with 5-6 metre long green felt. At the end of the carpet, was an overturned teacup, its mouth facing away from the felt.


    On first look, a 30 plus year old male was waving a golf club beside the felt, before lightly striking a white golf ball, as it slowly rolled into the teacup. Yet regrettably, it knocked the edge of the teacup and slid away. Regrets after regrets, this happened 3 times consecutively����


    The jittery male mumbled to himself in frustration, and intended to retrieve the ball. Instead, he immediately halted his movement, because Sheyan had already picked the golf ball up. Sheyan then smiled and strolled over.


    ��Mr Parker. Your shoulder is too stiff. If you use your wrist strength and be slightly gentler, the oue will be better.��


    White shirt tucked into his grey pants. His sleeve was halfway folded, and he wore a necktie. This male was Hell��s Gate most authoritative personnel - Head administrator, Peter Selfridge. He shot a nce at Sheyan, revealing an annoyance familiar to Sheyan. Yet after giving some thought, he quickly replied.


    ��Woah ho. I��ve heard of your name before back on Earth, Lieutenant. But I don��t recall the base personnel list having your name. Fine, I admit that perhaps not breathing fresh air in a long while has impeded my memory. But for your previous words to be persuasive, then 3, wait, no, I��m afraid a beautiful ��hole in one�� is necessary.��


    Sheyanughed and answered.


    ��I agree to your point.��


    Sheyan then extended his hand to Parker. Parker shrugged his shoulders and handed the golf club over.


    Sheyan scanned the end of the green felt as he waved the club in trial. He then disyed a dissatisfied look and ced the teacup right at the tip of the pathway, while he upied the other end. The gap between them was at least 30 metres. Parker strode forward to obstruct, his face revealing his displeasure but he still smiled and voiced out.


    ��Hah oh, Lieutenant sir. The instruments here are very costly. Most are millions of dors in valuation������


    Before he managed to obstruct Sheyan, Sheyan swung the club; strike!


    The golf ball flew out, curving a 15 degrees smooth arc crossing through 30 metres, uratelynding into the teacup. To a contestant with great perceptive sense and adequate agility, this feat couldn��t be simpler.


    Mr Parker was awestruck for several seconds, before warmly pping.


    ��Truly marvellous, the next time I y, I will definitely follow your suggestion. We can talk now, what do you have for me?��


    Watching as Parker handed his golf club and ball to the besiding female secretary, Sheyan swiftly swept his gaze through his surroundings before answering.


    ��Can we talk in your office? Mr Parker.��

 Chapter 406: Variable

    <h4>Chapter 406: Variable</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Faced with Sheyan��s request, Parker straightened his tie.


    ��Sure, no problem. Jenny, bring 3 cups of coffee to my office. Mine without milk and sugar, thanks.��


    Parker��s office had a rtively simple design. The shelf behind his office deskid out various cultural relics seized from the Na''vi folks. At the side of his table, a pandora crystal suspended in midair. A portrait of an olive-ball sports team hung on the nearby wall. Only after the secretary delivered the coffee, withdrew, and shut the door, did Sheyan earnestly begin.


    ��I��m here to persuade you, Mr Parker. I��m currently employed by a fine gentleman with extraordinary economical backing. Please forgive me, I cannot reveal his name. My mission is to capture a female Na''vi infant from Pandora. Therefore, thinking for me life, I require the RDApany��s current detailed report of Pandora, including the various life forms, their characteristics, the surrounding topography diagrams and others.��


    Parker stared at Sheyan, nting his brows up as he issued a teasing but disapproving tone.


    ��Okay, lieutenant sir. I��m very clear about your intentions. But I just feel that you haven��t raised one crucial question. That is, how are you going to persuade me.��


    Sheyan smiled slyly.


    ��That is the reason I��ve brought Mr David Beckham here with me. He is an outstanding prodigy in that aspect.��


    Parker shrugged his shoulders.


    ��Fine, I look forward to it. But it is no joke many others have called me stubborn Parker. Moreover, it is with teeth clenched, and shouting from the bottom of their hearts.��


    Jinkuang stood forward, producing an already cracking briar cigar before pulling out a cigarette bud from god knows where. After lighting it, he tedly puffed a mouthful.


    ��I heard that every kilo of 90% or higher purity Pandora crystal has inted to 40 million dors in the current market back on earth?��


    Leaning against his robam chair, Parker pressed down on his office desk; a curved hologram screen instantly propelled out.


    ��urately saying, it is 41.34 million american dors, Mr Beckham. That is thetest valuation of London��s trading floor.��


    Jinkuang conjured up his tricks and retrieved a tiny leather suitcase, then he flung it towards Parker.


    ��Time is money, my friend. I don��t wish for you to waste my precious time here.��


    Parker suspiciously asked.


    ��What��s this?��


    Sheyan tilted up his brows and replied.


    ��Before you open the case, I have a suggestion; and that is to lower your window curtains, if not I dare guarantee that you, will regret it Mr Parker.��


    Parker shrugged his shoulders.


    ��My office isn��t designed with window curtains. But under my strong orders, they will still protect my personal privacy, for example������


    Parker��s lips curled into a peculiar smile, and picked up a remote control to press. The originally transparent window immediately turned blurry. Outsiders wouldn��t be able to spy on the inside.


    ��This is really a great human design.��


    He then proceeded to open the case, instantly bing starstruck by the emulsion of radiance from its interior. After several seconds, he finally squeezed out some words.


    ��What is this����?��


    By now, Jinkuang had cleaned up the coffee ahead of him, and casually pulled the cup in front of Parker towards him. Beaming with smiles, he drank down a gulp and continued.


    ��Here��s 2 kilograms of pandora crystals of 95% purity, Mr Parker. ording to your market rate, this guarantees 82.68 million american dors.��


    Directly harvested Pandora ores frequently had rtively low purity rates. To the humans, only afterplex processing and refinery could the crystal reach a 90% and above purity rate. Therefore, if one directly lugs a case of recently excavated raw pandora ore to find Parker, he would be treated like a mental patient. Even during normal circumstances, nobody would bring only a pocketful to trade like Jinkuang.


    Apart from that, under high tech surveince monitoring, attempting to embezzle finished products from factories was exceedingly difficult. Although it required 5 full years to travel from Earth to Pandora, developedmunications made it easy to monitor everything.


    Parker quickly covered the case, his expression had changed.


    ��To gather our detailed information on pandora, thepany till today has expanded muchbour and resources surpassing a hundred billion. Furthermore, till now, so many outstanding workers have sacrificed their treasured and costly lives������


    JInkuang used an exaggerated tone and cried out in fear.


    ��Woah! My friend, I remember your industrial injurypensation payment is 501.07 thousand dors, but you recollect and additional 40% of it as ie tax. The unlucky family of the dead would then, only receive 316 thousand dors. Most importantly, the RDApany frequently recruits tramps without family and kin����so please don��t use the word ��costly�� and dishonour mymon sense alright?��


    Following that, this short old man very agilely leapt sidewards and opened the door. Meanwhile, Parker kept the suit case with shocking agility, as Jinkuang yelled out.


    ��Miss Jenny, our Mr Parker needs another 3 cups of coffee. More sugar and milk, and please find the biggest mug, thanks!��


    When the coffee girl Jenny retreated out from the door, Jinkuang once again picked up the coffee mug in front of Parker, and drained it in one gulp. His tiny eyes blinking as he resumed.


    ��If Mr Parker can spare us some convenience in certain areas, then we can add another kilo on top of that case.��


    Parker licked his skewed lips, feeling as though he was standing on a turning point in life. Senator, elections, sexy girls revolving inside his craving desires. His tone became slightly deformed.


    ��For example?��


    Sheyan replied.


    ��I am very interested in the Avatar program. I hope I can tour the bib a little.��


    ��Tour? Just a tour?�� Parker asked, filled with uncertainty.


    Sheyanughed and replied.


    ��No information whatsoever will be left behind, I don��t want to create any trouble for you. I just want to touch those big boys, you can treat this request as my fetish.��


    Parker hesitated briefly, before replying with difficulty.


    ��I��ll need to consider a little.��


    The convicted and forceful Jinkuang once again drank down a mug of coffee, pulling his lips and added.


    ��I express my admiration for your self-control, Mr Parker. But I have to warn you. Not everyone can resist the enticement of 600 ounces of gold. Moreover, this 600 ounces of gold is amplified 600 folds!��


    That sentence was the final rice straw to overwhelm the camel��s back. Parker finally made a decision and pped his hands.


    ��Alright alright, you guys have persuaded me. I��ll hand over the information immediately. But the avatar bib is something I cannot directly interfere with, you must wait till Grace brings a team out for exploration.��


    Sheyan bluntly replied.


    ��No problem. Apart from that, I��ve also earned your friendship, ain��t it?��


    Parker hesitated slightly, before smiling faintly and stretching out his hand.


    ��Yes, lieutenant. This is an exceptionally expensive friendship. But I will let you understand its true worth.��


    Simultaneously, Jinkuang put on an act to receive the reports. Instead, Sheyan received the notification from his nightmare imprint.


    [ You have acquired the friendship of an important storyline character - Parker Selfridge. Your rtionship with him is raised from ��Cold�� to ��Amicable��. ]


    At this point, Sheyan suddenly realized a carelessness on his part, and inquired.


    ��Dear Selfridge, although my employer has repeatedly emphasised that my mission wouldn��t be risky, and I wouldn��t meet any rivals, but I reckon that is just trying to use kind words to deceive and convince me with malice. Therefore, I wish to implore you as a friend, have you seen a group of people recently?��


    Then Sheyan begun describing, the special characteristics, looks and figure of Eros, Stalo and that entire group. Parker Selfridge sighed. Observing his behavior, Sheyan understood. Sheyan immediately seized the chance to forge the iron while it was still hot.


    ��Dear Selfridge, if a friend brings a lucrative transaction of 82.68 million dors, I would surely pray for him to live a hundred years; because he may very well surprise me with additional benefits.��


    After Parker head this, his brows raised. Pressing a button, he spoke out.


    ��Jenny. I need yesterday��s secret archive of thepany within 1 minute. RIght, passcode oojkl112398.��


    At this moment, Jinkuang had finished all his milk coffee����very swiftly, Parker answered Sheyan.


    ��They are special advanced staff of thepany. They even possess certain superpowers. Oh, you should know, it ispletely different from your bunch of steroid injection doping methods. Ah, sorry, I��m not talking about you. Their mission is unusually arduous, but I cannot reveal to you its contents.��


    At this moment, someone knocked the door outside; probably regarding matters for head administrator Parker to settle. Sheyan could only arise and bid farewell. Although he couldn��t obtain his full objectives, it was considered to be a trip not made in vain. Before exiting the door, Parker halted Sheyan as he meaningfully issued.


    ��My friend, If you aren��t busy with work, you can visit our Hell��s kitchen. (Hell��s Gate staff canteen) I rmend the two dishes, peacock venison and tangerine sake stew. You can rest at the staff lounge, and find magazines, books or games to pass time. Striking a bnce between work and rest is the secret to sess. I��m afraid even ying till midnight, and rushing to work is still manageable.��

 Chapter 407: Sneak attack!

    <h4>Chapter 407: Sneak attack!</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Upon hearing the word ��midnight��, Sheyan��s gaze flickered. Understanding, he nodded faintly and led Jinkuang away. After exiting Parker Selfridge��s office, Sheyan frowned instantly. Mogensha and Reef had both attracted the crowd��s attention to pull the wool over other��s eyes, but now, they were separated; joining temporary parties to aplish their missions. ��If Stalo and gang were to only return at midnight������


    Thinking of that, Sheyan devoted wholehearted attention to link up with Mogensha and Reef through the party long-distance channel.


    ��No matter what you guys are doing right now, I don��t care whether you��ve finished your mission; get your asses back to Hell��s Gate immediately, and be careful on the way. If you encounter any dangerous situation, just utilize the RDA workers as shields. ording to my inference, if anyone harms a RDA member now, the consequences would be severely grave.��


    ��I only have one reason in recalling you guys back urgently.�� Sheyan very seriously continued.


    ��Those Growth-hunters aren��t gone yet. They are expected to return at midnight. Previously, they ate a huge loss due to our superior numbers. Most likely, those scums would seek to return this favour! The Illume-union are united and I wouldn��t care much. Instead, those other contestants are united in appearance, but divided at heart; thus, we have a huge problem����this realm war really lives up to its reputation. If one doesn��t pay attention, then one wrong step would lead to defeat on all sides!��


    Recalling those preposterous Growth-hunters, even Reef couldn��t resist inhaling a chilling breath. He instantly became worried.


    ��Then what about our epted mission?��


    Sheyanughed in response.


    ��Those few kilograms of high purity pandora crystals that AK harvested weren��t in vain. Since we��ve gotten hands on a detailed full RDA report on Pandora,pleting missions would be ten times easier than those other headless houseflies! Therefore, a slight dy of several hours wouldn��t amount to anything.��


    ��Hais, a pity it was pretty hard to settle Parker Selfridge. With Jinkuang��s ability and all the crystals we have, I only managed to raise our rtionship to ��Amicable��. If I could��ve gotten some mission from him, then raising our reputation within the RDApany would be much easier.��


    The two members could sense the urgency of the situation. Reef still bidded farewell to his temporary allies. Instead, when brother ck heard the words ��get your assess back to Hell��s Gate immediate��, he ceased fire instantly and turned to leave; without uttering a single word.


    Sheyan was currently extremely worried. There wasn��t a need to dwell on Reef��s capabilities, while Mogensha��s personality had already solidified favourably in Sheyan��s heart. Furthermore, the pandora crystals used to bribe Parker Selfridge were all supplied by brother ck without a singleint.


    These crystals were rtively sparse existence in the realm, and were worth thousands upon thousands of utility points. More critically, it may not even be purchasable with money! If his party members suffered mishaps, then it would be excruciatingly difficult to rece them.


    Yet after a measly few minutes, Mogensha cried out with a raspy voice.


    ��Sheet! I��ve been targetted, they��ve chased up to me������


    Without finishing, piercing gunshotspleted his statement. Reef also furiously roared.


    ��I see you, AK. Head towards your west. Those guys have beenying in ambush here��������Ugh!��


    Sheyan no longer dyed, rushing out with an ashen face! His eyes aze with fieriness. At this moment, Sheyan��s ��spirit�� attribute suddenly plunged by 1 point. His lips were agitatedly tightened, even his facial muscles twitched slightly.


    ����������������������������


    Mogensha was currently in bad shape, even his standing was unstable. Violently gasping for air, he utilized his AK as crutches to brace himself up. Clearly seen, two ghastly long wounds were shed across his abdomen in an ��x�� shape; as though his innards were about to spew out. However, amidst the blood stained thick lips, was a shocking desperate smile of madness!


    A blood key, drenched in fresh blood like a striking cornelian was shing within in his tight grip.


    5 metres ahead, that katana wielding Growth-hunter was closing up on him. His name was Zeiss.Carl, the one that defeated 7 in a row the previous day; but in turn was trampled by Mogensha right at the pinnacle of glory. A crushing shameful humiliation, that had to be avenged!


    Therefore, he took the initiative to participate in the small squad devised to take down Mogensha and Reef. Who knew, in a battle of 2 versus 1, the awakened Mogensha managed to steal victory with fire; relying on his ��Esoteric Mobile Firer�� ability, he ughtered one right before a thunderbolt could reach the ear.


    The person Mogensha slew wasn��t one of the 13 Growth-Hunters. It was another summoner identical to Phelps from the Symbiosis sect, but able to polymerize with his summoned creature to attain massive strength.


    For example when he pursued enemies, his borrowed boost was called ��Deer force��, which greatly enhanced his speed; but his defence/HP would likewise decline. While locked inbat, he utilized ��Bear force��, transforming into a high HP high strength model like Sheyan.


    Prior to that, Mogensha had shed with that contestant, and realized the impatient Zeiss.Carl had detoured to block off his front; causing both hostile contestants to separate, an action of underestimating their enemy. Seizing that opportunity, Mogensha retreated instead of attacking, before momentarilyter, erupting with frantic retaliation. Hence, while that contestant had utilized his ��Deer force�� to pursue, Mogensha abruptly managed to strike him into near death state. Then by supplementing a final shot, he yed that contestant.


    Yet after his outburst of firepower, it no doubt meant that Mogensha had no strength left to deal with Zeiss.Carl. But being able to explode forth and y one under such disadvantaged conditions, Mogensha was inevitably deserving of his impressive reputation. In harsher terms, even if he died, his name would live on!


    Moreover for this time��s sudden boundary awakening, Mogensha had directly selected agility and physique. High agility assisted him in fleeing, while physique assisted his sustenance. As the saying goes, even ants desire to live. His heart still harbored hope, thus he didn��t believe his boss Sheyan would abandon them! As of now, the only thing left and the only thing he had to do, was to drag on! Dragging on till death imed him!


    The enraged Zeiss.Carl had an ashen expression. Brandishing strokes as he sliced towards Mogensha. His de rays appeared peculiar, containing an impression of retracting upon release. After shing out with unbelievable speeds, when it touched Mogensha��s flesh, it would retract back without fully expressing itself.


    Yet when the de rays shed, a chunk of flesh would be subtracted off Mogensha��s body; a chunk as thin as paper! Of course, the intensive agony was akin to dying by a thousand cuts!


    In the present world, Zeiss.Carl was actually one of the most famous sashimi chef in Japan, Hokkaido. It was beyond clear what he was trying to do to Mogensha. He wanted to slice Mogensha who had humiliated him, oneyer at a time!!


    ��Run ah, continue running ah. Aren��t you very strong? Everyone else is being monitored by us, do you think someone will rescue you?��


    Zeiss.Carl howled as he waved his katana! With one kick, he directly stomped down onto the wretchedly scrambling Mogensha, before trampling onto his lips with his ck box-toed shoes. Exerting force to grind down, he even stuffed the tip of his shoe into Mogensha��s mouth!


    Instantly, soil flooded into Mogensha��s mouth, he could even feel the hard but faintly stic sole with his teeth. This wasn��t a great feeling, yet the blood soaked brother ck appeared rather receptive. He still adopted a giddy smile, raising thumbs up with both hands.


    Zeiss.Carl revealed a pleased expression. He loved forcing his opponent into desperation, and then watching them beg for dear life; before condemning them after letting them taste hope! Thus, he retrieved his legs. Brother ck panted for a while, and spat the soil out his mouth. Instead, he shed a smile, issuing the mostmonly known profanity in this world.


    ��F*** you.��


    Zeiss.Carl roared furiously, he was actually yed for the fool! His katana shimmered, sending one of Mogensha��s ear flying. His katana then hanged down on Mogensha��s other ear, gradually severing it!


    Warm blood slowly trickled down the Mogensha��s cheeks. Brother ck was obviously not those tough nuts that endured under such pain, he screamed sorrowfully as a paleness flushed on his anguished face. This scene was exceedinglymon in Zeiss.Carl��s eyes. Yet he had forgotten one thing - a scream was simultaneously a call of distress to others. Moreover, if Mogensha didn��t disy exceptional suffering, then his foe may lose interest and very well behead the neck of a limbless bird.


    A murky greenish-ck vapor abruptly formed beside Zeiss.Carl. After a period of dizziness, that Growth-hunter very tantly shed his katana past Mogensha��s neck, directly sending him into a near-death state; before intending to deal a fatality!


    Yet at this moment, due to that brief stunning period, a swiftly fierce figure had pounced over; both hands seizing the dying Mogensha��s shoulder! Then using his own back, he endured Zeiss.Carl��s decisive chop as though it was nothing. Exerting great strength with both arms, he flung Mogensha far away.


    ***************

 Chapter 408: 3 stabs 1 shot

    <h4>Chapter 408: 3 stabs 1 shot</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Zeiss.Carl was slightly startled, but realized the contestant in front seemed rather familiar. It was indeed that support ss in Reef��s party. He smirked coldly.


    ��You��re quite a reckless patriot.��


    Sheyan��s expression had submerged like water, dropping his eyes without making eye contact. Instead, his frame was like an unwavering lofty mountain, shielding Mogensha behind. At the brief moment of interaction, Sheyan had already utilized a HP regeneration medicine on Mogensha. At present, Sheyan only wished Mogensha wouldn��t be his personal weakness.


    At this moment, under the ring sunlight! Zeiss.Carl heaved his katana, bolting forward like thunder!


    Human in front, while katana behind; sparks erupted from friction between the de and rocks, seemingly attempting to carve a secant line and split the world into two. Its loftiness second to none!


    Sheyan��s pupils strangely contracted, abruptly shifting half a step horizontally as he raised his arms to block his face. Instantaneously, 7-8 weird vertical icy strokes shed in the atmosphere, along with the blunt sound of metal colliding.


    In a sh, Sheyan��s elbows dripped with blood with scars covering densely. Coagted crimson blood ice chunks even scattered onto the ground. Painfully groaning, he retreated 3-4 steps back.


    At this moment, that depiction of ��Zeiss.Carl�� charging towards Sheyan had diluted into the air. As for the real Zeiss.Carl, he appeared before Sheyan, still holding his katana. With an amazed expression he asked.


    ��You actually saw through my move?��


    Sheyan endured the pain and replied with gusto.


    ��Under such circumstances, you would definitely finish off AK first! Since I know your intentions, then even if a thousand hoodwinks can fool my eyes, it cannot mask the truth!��


    ��Is it so?�� Zeiss.Carl��s ��so�� word was dragged purposefully long, filled with intense ridicule.


    This time, 2 shocking image of Zeiss.Carl appeared in Sheyan��s eyes! One of them leapt exorbitantly towards Mogensha like a hunting eagle. As for the other, he raised his katana towards Sheyan and thrusted in!!!


    Without hesitation, Sheyan pounded towards the foe in midair, but his punch connected with emptiness. Instead, the Zeiss.Carl in front of him waved his katana, directly slicing a bone-deep pitiful wound across Sheyan��s leg. Fresh blood instantly poured out from the deep cut, the pain it brought throbbing terribly. Sheyan��s facial muscles twitched from the searing pain.


    ��There is only one truth.�� Zeiss.Carl red at the hurting Sheyan. Laughing hysterically at his flustered expression.


    ��And����that is in my hands!!��


    Hisughter echoed through the forest. Two Zeiss.Carl surfaced again. Another pouncing towards Mogensha again, while the other thrust his katana towards Sheyan. Without hesitation, Sheyan once again pounced towards the mid flight Zeiss.Carl. Just as in the past, he smashed through the illusion.


    The real Zeiss.Carl brandished his katana with a sneer, inching forward and slicing forth. An ice-cold scorching mix of pain terrorized against the intersection of his chest and abdomen!


    Instead this time, Sheyan didn��t groan out. At the slicing instance, he suddenly stood firm; as though time and tide had stagnated. Sheyan pulled backwards like the serenity of the deep ocean!


    His head still hanging down, with most of his face covered by his hair. Yet his entire being was like a surging volcano. At this moment, it utterly erupted, no, exploded forth!!!


    An iparably defying deep-blue long saber abruptly appeared in Sheyan��s arm; sporadic stars glittered down alongside the blue glows. A split secondter, the blue long saber hacked down against Zeiss.Carl without restrain. This long saber then raised again, manifesting its magnificence amidst the dullness. Like a gigantic depraved waterfall, it showered down from high heaven.


    A screaming torrential shower!!


    The shrilling howl of a zergling filled the air!


    ��You!!!�� Zeiss.Carl��s voice boomed with astonishment. He was about to retrieve his katana after shing at Sheyan, hence his entire centre of gravity was shifted forward. To evade the enemy��s counter attack, he would have to forsake his weapon and swiftly retreat!


    Yet to the haughty arrogant Zeiss.Carl, he simply couldn��t ept that. He would rather execute another sh and swap blows with his opponent, before moving away and striking again. As a Growth-hunter, he had built up this conceitedness.


    He could never ever believe there was someone who could strike faster, and harder than him!!!!


    Casting a vicious re, he instantly drew back his katana, and swung forward again!


    In this moment, blood gushed out simultaneously and blended together; along with the terrifyingly acute sound of des chopping into flesh and blood.


    At the striking moment of infliction, Zeiss.Carl��s pupils instantly shrank as tiny as a needle tip! Not only agony, but a turbulent flood of fear flooded his heart momentarily!


    ������How can this, the might of his saber, how can it be so monstrous!!!!��


    ��Did he trigger a rare effect?��


    ��Was it someone helping in the dark?��


    ��Is it������


    A thousand notions swept through his heart. Zeiss.Carl could only recognise one word.


    ��Run!!!!��


    ��Even if his sh is stronger than mine, I am at least faster than him.��


    But the second sh!!


    A second sh of devils and monster, a second sh of deadly menace����it rumbled frantically like rolling dust!


    Zeiss.Carl had just withdrawn his body, before seeing a deep-blue glittering de raying his way. Like a giant wave crashing against the reef, covering heaven and earth; sweeping forward with lightning speed threatening to flood the whole earth!


    ��AHHH!!!!!!!�� Sheyan��s second sh directly cleaved an arm off Zeiss.Carl, sending his blood spurting towards the sky. The searing pain instantly crumbling his willpower! But his desire to survive remained steadfast. Teeth gritting with blood, Zeiss.Carl acted in with rational judgement.


    ��This Seaman��s second sh is so rapid, but it appears roughly at 60 points of agility; still falling short of mine. Even if this guy was a tiger disguised as a pig, I����can still escape!��


    But Sheyan��s impending third sh directly morphed into a crackling thunder, unable to be captured with the naked eye. Only an iparably sorrowful blue sh invaded into the fleeing back of Zeiss.Carl, who was already 2 metres away. Like hot knife passing through butter, blood wasn��t even drawn yet before the saber was retracted back.


    Zeiss.Carl��s rapidly rushing figure instantly turned sluggish, his face exhibiting great disbelief; trying his best to turn to nce at Sheyan. His throat emitted gurgling sounds, eyes filled with resentment and despair����seeing his state, he had already entered near-death state. Moreover, he had no life saving medicines.


    Seeing this scenario y out, Sheyan spared him nost words. He immediately plucked out ��Ambition��; a zing lead bullet prated his forehead!


    3 des of thunder rolls and lightning shes. That final wild gunshot carrying the rich sea breeze!


    [ You killed reserve-duty Growth-hunter no.19011! ]


    [ PVP milestone ��Suspect�� count: 5 ]


    (TN: Author actually wrote x3 here, but it should be 5 because the previous was 4)


    Watching Zeiss.Carl��s corpse, Sheyan picked up his dropped blood key; before issuing a suffering groan, as he raised his head to gulp down his ��Endless Vodka��. The boiling sensation streamed down his throat and flowed towards his 4 limbs. Then he tossed the wine cup towards Mogensha, who by now, had recovered from near-death state.


    Examining Mogensha��s miserly mass of wounds, Sheyan reached his hand out and pulled him up.


    ��Can you move? Reef is still waiting for us.��


    Gulp gulp. Mogensha drank down two shots. Wiping the blood off his lips, he leaked his splendid white sunshine smile and replied.


    ��Just a Growth-hunter, delivering two blood keys to us.��


    Sheyan faintly sighed in response.


    ��This is my failed nning, I didn��t consider those pack of Growth-hunters lingering around. I��ve exposed you guys to huge risks.��


    Brother ck used his teeth to help bandage a wound across his arm, and giddily consoled.


    ��Boss, you are already a freak. Any powerful person will have times of errors. It has been a long time since Reef made a sound. I reckon our party channel is being disrupted by a powerful spirit Growth-hunter. We must make haste to save Reef, let��s go.��


    Sheyan replied.


    ��No hurry. The reason I rushed here is fearing for your life. Reef��s life wouldn��t be lost so easily. That pack of Growth-hunters are limited in numbers, they wouldn��t directly sh with us; and can only find a suitable location to make a move. Therefore, while they would send more people to tail their group, a smaller group wouldy in ambush to plot against those returnees.��


    ��If not, once someone gets killed and spreads word, all contestants would instantly return to surround them. Then they can at most kill 2-3 returnees only. Something like that is merely beating the grass to scare the snake*, their goal would end in futility!��


    (TN:* Chinese idiom, meaning inadvertently alerting the enemy.)


    Looking pensive, Mogensha nodded. Sheyan then continued.


    ��That is why they chose two high damage high speed assassins to deal with you, the gunman that can escape the easiest. Therefore, to deal with Reef, they would dispatch a long rangebating Growth-hunter that is adept at speed reduction!��


    ��In theory, such a Growth-hunter is able to finish off Reef without the risk of getting harmed. But if that��s the case, then there��s a prevalent w; their offensive power wouldn��t be that dreadful. Therefore, as long as Reef devotes himself to defense, he would be able to sustain for a long time.��


    (TN: I��ve changed Sheyan��s long de to long saber instead, and the required advanced ability to wield it to ��Saber Fluency�� from ��de Mastery��)

 Chapter 409: Raging chop!

    <h4>Chapter 409: Raging chop!</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    The two rested for approximately 2-3 minutes, before Sheyan discovered his health started declining for no reasons. Immediately, he knew Reef had been struck into near-death state, and ��Life-link�� had been activated. They hurriedly rushed over, but on the contrary, Sheyan��s heart had calmed down.


    In the prior battle with Zeiss.Carl, that brat had an immensely frightening damage output. Sheyan��s health had dropped to around 300 points; but after several minutes of regeneration, it once again swelled back to 500 points. Moreover, Sheyan hadn��t used the party skill ��Gloryheal��. If need be, there was still an honorary medicine dosage. Before his health dropped to near-death state, the ��Life-link�� wouldn��t be terminated. Hence without saying, enduring for 7-8 minutes wasn��t a problem.


    The two hurried forward ording to the location Reef had provided earlier. Very quickly, sounds of people conversing could be heard a few hundred metres away. Mogensha was a veteran at this, he immediately segregated from Sheyan to find a vantage point. Instead, Sheyan bluntly advanced forward, before the situation below unfolded before his eyes.


    Reef was half-kneeling on the ground, while a silver radiatingyer sheltered him. His face was beaming with anger. With his hand folded across the chest, Eros exposed a taunting cold sneer. Another contestant holding a silver longbow stood 3 metres away from Reef, repeatedly strumming his bowstring towards Reef. Although there wasn��t any arrow, one could see ripples undting in the air; seemingly possessing adequate killing power.


    ��I��ve heard long ago about a party Sphere being utter garbage, but the MT Reef isn��t that bad. Still, isn��t he just like a dog kneeling before me?�� Eros curled his lips in disdain.


    Reef suddenly raised his head, his bloodshot eyes shooting forth unprecedented viciousness.


    ��You can insult me, but never dishonor my party Sphere!��


    The contestant holding the longbowughed loudly, suddenly gathering towards Reef��s face.


    ��A trash party, what��s so good about it? I just want to dishonor, so what? What can you do?��


    After speaking, he spat a thick phlegm but was instantly deflected by the silveryer.


    Mogensha spied in from afar; his gaze was shing with ruthlessness, and his facial muscles throbbing violently. The AK rifle grip was drenched in sweat. Only after several deep breaths, did he calm himself down.


    Eros had obviously relied on his mental powers to disrupt their party channel. Thus, Sheyan had already instructed him of the mobilizing signal. If not, Mogensha would��ve instantly acted already!


    At this moment, the bowman continued taunting.


    ��You��ve been struggling in the realm for a long time already, to live till now truly isn��t easy. Furthermore, an MT is exceedingly rare. Thus, as long as you hand over 4 equipments on you, me and Eros can keep prince in the dark, and release you!��


    ��F**** you.�� The usually polite Reef, only icily squeezed out an english curse from his teeth.


    Eros and the bowman nced at each other, before vilely continuing.


    ��Don��t think that just because you have that ridiculous protection around you, we are helpless against you. When that silver screen breaks, we make make you wish you could die!��


    The two had already made an evil decision; naturally after extorting 4 pieces of equipment, they would still kill him for his key. With regards to contracts, there would surely be a loophole somewhere. Don��t mention others, even that wretched Makaji managed to perform a contract defying exit from the party. The proverb ��sucking the bone marrow after hitting the bone*��, was created because of such malicious sluts.


    (TN: Chinese idiom which means maximum cruel exploitation)


    In Eros��s perspective, Reef was already forced into desperation. He had exhausted all trump cards, and his life was in their hands. Reef was only being stubborn because of that weird shield, and once it broke, then his heart��s defence would shatter as well. Then without saying, his only choice was dying earlier orter!


    The two nced at each other with conceitedness. Nobody would mind an excess of equipment that enhanced one��s survivability, of which the valuation remain constantly high. Reef was the party leader, his entire array of equipments would inevitably be worth much. These guys had the meat in their hands, the fish on the chopping board. Using both carrot and stick, they just had to extract oil from the trunk no matter what. Eros had since reced Prince��s instructions with his own ns, intending to reap a fortune.


    ��Reef, you must consider carefully. Leave yourself a way out, don��t court death!��


    That bowman was already exhausted from all that shooting, and kicked forward towards Reef. Appearing like he was about to unzip his pants and pee over Reef����


    But at this instant, a regiment of venomous dark-green vapor enveloped them; causing them to feel sluggish. Mogensha immediately tossed out his readied ��Sparta spear�� vehemently. In the midst of rolling thunder and shing lightning, a fanatical silver beam bolted towards Eros and that bowman. Thunder and lightning brought forth a paralytic effect, causing them to concurrently feel rmed and wrathfully cry out. During that brief moment, their bodies were incapable of responding to their mind!


    Meanwhile, Sheyan who had slowly encroached in 10 metres away from them, bent his knee; appearing like a short distance sprinter awaiting the resounding gunshot g off. A regiment of dust erupted beneath his legs, as grains of sand sprayed 2-3 metres away.


    With eyesbusting with wildfire, Sheyan had already gripped his long saber and leapt forward. This feeling����could only be described with a high speed hummer jeep leaping over a towering sand dune. It was brimming with unworldly discontentment����and insanity!


    Sheyan emotionlessly beheaded downwards, the deep-blue glow showered down like a waterfall. That bowman yelped out frantically as he blocked with his left arm! His strength had been drained by 4 points, then how was he suppose to challenge a 49 points strength Sheyan. As blood sshed out, Sheyan��s one chop instantly coerced him into near-death state! (Mogensha had already attacked him previously, his HP wasn��t full)


    Immediately, a dazzling radiance shed from the bowman, an indication of consuming the honorary medicine dosage. Only this time, Mogensha��s AK unleashed its threat. DA DA DA! Burst shots resounded, unloading everything onto the rock ahead. Concurrently, that bowman was coincidentally about to step off the rock. In the end, it was like he had stepped against nothing, as he miserably tumbled down.


    Raising his head in despair, he coincidentally caught sight of that pair of untamed wildfire passion in Sheyan��s eyes; as though it was invading into one��s soul. Of course, not forgetting that mesmerizing mncholic long saber!


    ***************


    ��We��ve arrived toote and let you suffered.�� Sheyan reeled Reef in after bandaging him.


    Reef��s face was still ashen. After exiting near-death state, he forcefully pped Sheyan��s shoulder; his eyes still fiery. He then strangled that already sunken into near-death state bowman, and gradually added force. That guy was really unyielding, not pleading for mercy after being choked to death. Of course, he had no chance to even make a single sound.


    After finishing him off, Reef��s emotions slightly cooled down. Sheyan then tossed over his ��Endless Spirited Vodka�� as he gulped down two mouthfuls. As the alcohol hit him, strands of blood vessels popped distinctly from his eyes, as he abruptly roared out.


    ��Eros! I will definitely kill you!��


    The reason Sheyan and Mogensha aimed the bowman first, was in consideration of Eros��s earlier performance; that his movement speed wasn��t considered that fast, and Mogensha could bite him down. Therefore, the bowman naturally took precedence. Unexpectedly, that Eros was a sly fox. Realizing something was wrong, he actually executed his life-saving ace - ��sh Migration�� ability. In a sh, he was 17-18 metres away, before utilizing full strength to flee.


    If Mogensha did pursue with full might, he may be able to catch up to Eros. However, he chose to execute his ��Beastly Instincts�� to assist Sheyan in dying the enemy. In the end, a step toote resulted in a chance wasted. The prerequisites to chasing Eros had evolved to needing to invoke a long and arduous pursuit and battle. In this treacherous environment, pursuing the enemy and getting ambushed instead, would be attempting to be smart but having an egg smashed in the face. Hence, he could only swallow this belly of air.


    The trio then assembled to discuss. Mogensha brought forward the event of him personally ying off another noticeably weaker contestant beforehand. Moreover, that contestant with the silver longbow also disyed a definite disparity from an official Growth-Hunter. Therefore, Sheyan discovered that he had made certain misjudgments of the entire state of affairs; an inconsistency in determining the enemy group��sposition.


    Deducing from the current state, from those contestants that had harassed them; their Growth-hunter count was roughly not even a third, and of those, majority were just reserve-duty Growth-hunters. Furthermore, ordinary contestants were also present.


    Hence it could be confirmed, there was a possibility that these were party members of Prince Stalo that he had somehow brought to this world; and not those few solo Growth-hunters from the duelling previously. Since Aldaris and the others didn��t participate, the quality of aggressors had waned. However, their quantity still vastly exceeded Sheyan��s estimation!


    Thinking of that, Sheyan immediately advocated to retreat. Although Reef was still reluctant; after considering that though they ate some bitterness, and suffered insults, they still managed to make an overalleback and exterminate 3 foes! They had raked two blood keys, which was considered apensation already. Pondering till that point, his emotions finally calmed down.


    Perhaps due to other intense battles urring elsewhere, the 3 didn��t encounter any pursuers after fleeing with full force. Not even 10 minutester, they returned to RDA Hell��s Gate without a hitch. At least contestants wouldn��t dare cause a ruckus over here, and it could be deemed as a safe zone.

 Chapter 410: Growth-hunter’s key……

    <h4>Chapter 410: Growth-hunter��s key����</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    The trio were drenched in perspiration and blood, looking rather forlorn. Fortunately, this scene wasmonce to the base interior workers. Hell��s Gate��s healing facilities were very robust, and skillful in treatments.


    Apart from the cruelly tortured Mogensha spending more time and money to heal himself, Sheyan and Reef only enjoyed a careless bath. As they wrapped themselves up, they immediately felt incredibly refreshed. Next, they headed off to the internal canteen for a meal. After 10 minutes, brother ck whistled as he reunited to them.


    The weather was presently blistering hot. Previously, with the absence of Reef and Sheyan, the duo tanks by his side, the nervous Mogensha had sorely felt ack of security. In addition to the strain of full-on collision and fleeing, he was already dying of thirst. Eyeing the cup of dark-green freshly pressed juice, he picked it up and drank it cleanly.


    At this moment, the canteen served the trio in session; nothing else but steak, sandwich, borscht and so on. Sheyan devoured his food ravenously while sharing the RDApany report with Reef and Mogensha. To them, examining it carefully now would be considered as honing the axe to prevent mishaps while cutting firewood.


    Seated inside the air-conditioned canteen for a brief while, they observed several defeated and blood soaked contestants fleeing back along the path to Hell��s Gate; some had decapitated limbs. Quite a handful suffered crippling injuries, and one was roasted like coke but also withyers of condensed icicles at the back. To even endure till now, one had to credit either that contestant��s willpower or his luck.


    As time psed, surviving contestants returned in scattered bits. In the end, a sunken faced Zi returned with the group of dejected and depressed Illume-union members; of which Archeaphill was in the worst condition. Covered in blood and semi-conscious, he was being lugged back. Even in this tropical climate, Archeaphill��s violent coughing released fogs of cold air, looking as though he was trapped in near-death state.


    ��Why��s he like that?�� Sheyan asked curiously.


    Mogensha pondered and answered.


    ��I heard that will happen if one repeatedly sinks into near-death state within a short span of time. Medicinal effects would gradually worsen, and finally be ineffective. Archeaphill was actually beaten into this state, how chaotic the battle must have been������


    ��Eie!? Yuan Zhan didn��t return with them. Who knows if he had been directly eliminated, or forsaken his interest and deployed some sort of item to forcefully exit this world. It seems those bunch clearly had a sinister purpose, to focus on eradicating the summoner; because summoners can frequentlymunicate with biology, they are massive aids in aplishing missions here on Pandora. Seems like after their hidden mission failed, those guys are now striving to wreck our missions!��


    At this juncture, both Mogensha and Reef felt a chill down their spines.


    Back when Mogensha had triumphed 3 times consecutively duelling them, he earnestly stepped on their reputation to forge military fame for his Golden AK. While Reef was the cornerstone during the party battle, and roared victoriously with his ��Shattering Cardiac Roar��.


    The ultimate defeat of those Growth-hunters, was something they both could im great credit for. Right now when Prince Stalo led his party and unscrupulouslyid ambush outside, naturally it was for revenge. If not for Sheyan recalling them back in the nick of time; foiling their ambushing ns andpelling them to hastily act, their corpses would probably be getting vited as of now.


    Noteworthily, their ambush had not only inflicted casualties, it even caused those ss 1 mission looters to spin a cocoon around themselves. There was a deadline for missions received at the bib, and if they failed toplete the mission, punishment would be extremely harsh������


    Basically, one mission failure was sufficient to dere withdrawal from thepetition! Furthermore, with the hindrance of Prince Stalo��s party outside, who would dare venture out?


    As the saying goes, blessings and cmities coexists. Those contestants that had snatched those ss 1 missions could only weep sorrowfully. Instead, those contestant that failed to acquire a ss 1 mission rejoiced in their misfortune. Hence, an upheaval arose with people shouting to form groups, instigating to teach those guys a lesson. Nevertheless, few responded, with some even mocking; ��Why didn��t you think about unity when you snatched a ss 1 mission in the first ce?�� Under such predicament, an internal great divide shook the contestants severely. Evidently, rallying together to kill their way out was now a futile obsession.


    At present, Sheyan couldn��t care less about them. After ying those 3 contestants, they had obtained 2 blood keys. Regrettably, that bowman didn��t contribute to them. Also, they could confirm that Ruby Cards were really gems with immensely tiny drop rate. Zeiss.Carl was a Growth-hunter but only dropped a blood key.


    Though military rank mission included delivering blood keys; after a series of discussions, Sheyan still decided to activate Zeiss.Carl��s blood key, besides a Growth-hunter��s blood key was no small matter. Not only was his attack supremely powerful, one could imagine the grade of his equipment.


    To straightly defeat 7 contestants, he had relied on pure talent; and even Illume-union��s core, Demondream, had lost to him. If not for Sheyan wearing a ��supporter ss�� cap to lower his guard, and being very clear on Zeiss.Carl��s capabilities beforehand; trying to kill him would not be as easy as it looks!


    However this time, Zeiss.Carl��s key failed to surprise them. Reef normally didn��t meddle in such things much, but for some reason, he was suddenly very excited for today��s draw. The 3 deliberated and felt that drawing an equipment would be more worthwhile. In the end, Reef didn��t draw nothing, but who knew he actually picked up an unthinkable equipment.


    [ Birmingham ��Stuka�� Hand-dart, pocket sling ]


    (TN: Stuka is a German dive bomber and ground-attack aircraft used in the 1930s)


    [ World: The Exorcist ]


    [ Origin: Ennd, Birmingham ]


    [ Equipment rarity: ck ]


    [ Equipment position: Long-range weapon slot ]


    [ Material: Nylon fibre ]


    [ Weight: 138g ]


    [ Attack: 10 fixed damage + summation of user��s strength, agility and physique ]


    [ Usage requirement: Strength 17 points, Agility 20 points, Physique 15 points ]


    [ Usage requirement: ��Basic long-rangebat�� lvl 2 ]


    [ Durability: Nil ]


    [ Details: Strength / agility +2 ]


    [ Details: Perceptive sense -3 ]


    [ Equipment special property: This hand-dart contains mystical sorcery. After expanding all hand-darts, it will self replenish at a rate of 2 minutes/dart. Generated darts are attached with magic, inflicting speed reduction, weakening, burnt, blood loss negative effects on striked enemy. Maximum capacity of 4 hand-darts. You can use utility points to reduce the hand-dart replenishment rate to 15 seconds/ dart. ]


    [ Details: Hand-darts hurling. Hurl sharp hand-darts to inflict damage on enemies. Effective range of 3-33 metres. After initial damage to enemy, the dart-tip would lodge deeply into enemy��s body; resulting in long sustaining damages. ]


    [ Details: Equipment contains a tiny probability of generating ��Umon�� dart-tips. This dart-tip will deal x2 damages and ovepping negative effects. ]


    [ Equipment battle score: 21 ]


    [ Description: If you like employing this weapon, then I believe during an appropriate time, you can consider participating in the PDC (Professional Darts Corporation) World Darts Championship. ]


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    As this equipment required to be equipped in the long-range weapon slot, Mogensha passed on it. Sheyan possessed his ��Ambition��, and thus expressed regrets. Instead, Reef��s current long-range weapon slot was equipped with an agility +1 light-blue grade handgun, which he never seemed to use at all. Coincidentally, this hand-dart filled in his gap ofcking offensive methods, and thus Reef epted it.


    Zeiss.Carl had never employed this weapon during the previous battle; because pursuing and killing to him, would require him to halt and hurl out a hand-dart, which wasted loads of time and wasted his life. What he seeked was to conclude the battle in the shortest time, and thus he probably only used it for the 4 attribute bonus.


    In Reef��s perspective, someone who grinded slowly with his enemy, wasting them slowly for a long time����he ced significance on the additional negative effects of this hand-dart. No doubt, this weapon should rightly be allocated to Reef.


    Following that, the trio obviously wouldn��t exit the RDA base, but instead visited various departments. Worth mentioning, the 3 direhorse neural whips that they acquired previously were exceptionally valuable, indeed worthy of being hailed as ��valuable objects��. They actually managed to exchange for 250 reputation points each at the research institute.


    (TN: They got the direhorse neural whips back at chapter 27 of this volume.)


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    Pandora had massive loads of bioluminescent organisms. Even at night, one would rarely encounter situations of losing vision of their own fingers. On the contrary, the luscious vegetation of the forest sparkled brilliantly; splendid and magnificent, releasing an impression of a neon metropolis.


    The trio was currently trekking through this dense forest. An fantasy orchestra of insect buzzing filled their ears, as their eyes beheld the monstrous and multi-colored scenery. Hadn��t this already surpassed the visual impact of broad daylight?


    If it was day time, Pandora��s tropical rainforest would have roughly 70-80 percent resemnce to Earth��s. Yet the forest was an entirely different world when night descended. Sheyan suddenly halted his steps, as he squinted his eyes and whispered.


    ��������stop!! Yes yes yes, right ahead should be that striped bracken that we need to dig out for the mission. Ah Reef, take note. Our source��s operating manual describes inly; that nt lives by the waterside, and its roots are extremely developed. You must be careful not to break too much while digging, if not it would affect the mission rating.��

 Chapter 411: First encounter with Tsu’tey

    <h4>Chapter 411: First encounter with Tsu''tey</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Speaking till here, Sheyan suddenly paused and stopped the hasty Reef from rushing up to excavate.


    ��Oi, wait. There may be wild beasts guarding around that nt, merely, it isn��t indicated what sort of wild beast species it may be; pay more caution to it.��


    ��Boss, the wild beasts guarding it are viperwolves.��


    ��How did you know that?��


    ��I have excellent profound knowledge in this����that would be a lie. The truth is, I can already see those fang baring brats scuttling over as if their buttocks are on fire������


    ��Dammit Reef. Quick discard your damn shovel, and take responsibility as an MT! Also, AK you��re not allowed to fire off. I don��t bloody care what you use, use your short-spear to stab those cursed wolves or something. The rumbles of your AK gunshots will drift miles throughout the night, I don��t want additional trouble.��


    After having experienced the baptism of the beast horde, even when Mogensha didn��t use his rifle, Sheyan andrades managed to resolve those dozen viperwolves within 3 minutes. Proceeding that, Reef expended great efforts digging out that striped bracken, sweating profusely due to those concentrated roots. Eventually, his gaze flickered as he shovelled his high grade spade a cubic metre beneath the nt, before suavely scooping it into the party��s storage����instantly, he felt a great relief.


    With the guidance of the RDA internal report, Sheyan and buddies searched easily by following the conventional instructions of the report. Thus, they aplished these irritating missions without exhausting much effort. Yet when they were capturing the Fan Lizards, for some unknown reason, they identally startled a Hammerhead Titanothere.


    That creature was analogous to a robust earthen rhinoceros. A giant ������ shaped cartge grew at its head, with peacock like feathers disyed as ornaments at its neck. Its head was rock solid and could erupt with astonishing strength. Even if an ��AMP Suit�� were to collide with this elerating brute, it would be sent crashing and destroyed to the ground. (Like in the movie)


    Fortunately, this brute was just a tier-1 legendary creature, and didn��t possess the bonus hundred thousands of HP like those in the beast horde. Hence, Sheyan andpany adopted a roaming battle tactic. Though the situation was rather nerve wrecking, they effectively contained the terrifying collisions of the Hammerhead Titanothere. Hence, as the situation stabilized, the furiously bellowing Hammerhead Titanothere could only have its strength slowly withered away.


    Yet after locking inbat briefly, while the usually calm Reef was plotting what weapon to employ, a gentle sound abruptly resounded from afar. Closely following, a vigorous blue figure swung in speedily while attached to a vine, before making a nimble flip in midair andnding atop the Hammerhead Titanothere. It stretched its arms into the horizon, and released an enraged roar!


    In a split second, the blue figure��s arms simultaneously drove into the Hammerhead Titanothere��s eyes. This great beast produced a painful whine, losing its objectives as it lost bnce and heavily mmed against the nearby tree. The tree crackled in response, fracturing with splinters and copsed. As for the severely wounded titanothere, its head knocked the ground as it began convulsing relentlessly.


    The blue figure then leapt down from its back, andnded onto the ground, before turning around to face Sheyan and the humans.


    No doubt, it was a Na''vi. His face sullen as he red at the trio; revealing his canine tooth like a cheetah, he snarled vehemently.


    ��Leave this ce! Outsiders, you don��t belong here!��


    (Note from author: The Omaticaya n had always been receptively amiable to the humans. They attempted to understand humans, and the construction of Hell��s Gate had also received their assistance. The humans aided them in establishing a schoolhouse and hospital facilities. However, the n��s princess and sister of the female lead, Sylwanin, had set a bulldozer on fire; and was reduced to a honeb by RDA soldiers. This incited the wrath of the Omaticaya n against the humans, and Doctor Grace Augustine was banished from the n. Even the male lead��s avatar had suffered a cold-reception during his first encounter. This is the plot of the movie��s lengthened edition, not an original creation.)


    Sheyan observed his image, and felt he was rather familiar. He couldn��t help asking in the party channel to Mogensha.


    ��Isn��t he Tsu''tey? That tragic prince who was jealous of the male lead but finally acknowledged him in the end?��


    (TN: Tsu''tey was jealous at Jake Sully and his sister Neytiri falling in love, and enraged when they mated)


    Mogensha leaked out an oddly restraining smile before replying.


    ��Boss, if he knew what you just said, he would fall out with you immediately. Also boss, you must learn to respect other��s social custom.����I��ve heard before of an ancient Chinese custom - there was a princess who married a tribal chief, but after the chief died, his son had to marry the princess. Such a custom is even more excessive.��


    Sheyan was immediately left speechless. Instead, Reef was more honest and stood up with his right hand pressed to his chest; then he bowed humbly.


    ��My gratitude for your assistance, friend.��


    The male Na''vi was shocked, and continued fuming.


    ��A ughter begets no gratitude! Their deaths weren��t necessary, it��s all on you! You��ve in those viperwolves, but yet not treat them as food; then, why did you have to kill them?��


    Sheyan helplessly responded.


    ��Because they were treating us as food.��


    ��Then you shouldn��t havee here and appeared in their sight!�� Tsu''tey raged out.


    Sheyan expressed a tough time inprehending Tsu''tey��s logic. Yet seeing that there wasn��t any danger now, Sheyan naturally headed towards the besiding darkness, casually seizing the Jinkuang that was hidden inside. He then pledged to Jinkuang.


    ��Settle him, 500 utility points.��


    Jinkuang immediately tidied his necktie, and strolled out arrogantly. He then casted a tormented expression and behavior.


    ��Tsu''tey. Actually, we were forced to be here. We are just a group of sad miserable ves. I��m afraid, all our kin had been imprisoned by the bad guys, and they arepelling us to risk our lives in harshbour. If not, they would behead out father, mother, wife, daughters������


    Speaking till here, Jinkuang squeezed out several drops of tears, his shrivelled tangerine skin old face wrinkling excessively. Then he lunged forward and hugged Tsu''tey��s calf before bursting in tears����as the saying goes, a well-tempered steel can unexpectedly turn soft! The Na''vi folks wouldn��t normally consider the existence of a heaven defying term called lies. Thus, Tsu''tey was now at a loss of what to do.


    ��Alright, alright. I don��t know about your circumstances, or how to help you. Just release my leg first alright?��


    Mogensha voiced into the party channel wish shock.


    ��It appears there��s a huge difference between civilized Na''vi ns and barbaric ones. Right, boss, can you view his strength?��


    Sheyan smiled bitterly.


    ��A rapid one strike dispatching of a legendary creature����although it��s just a tier-1 legendary creature, the Hammerhead Titanothere probably still had three-quarters of life����do you really think I can see through him?��


    Mogensha shrugged his shoulders.


    ��I understand. I will close off my gun insurance.��


    Reef then spoke up.


    ��RDA��s report also indicated, a Na''vi��s brain capability is even wider than humans. Though they appear like uncouth predators, but at least the civilized Omaticaya n exceptionally reveres various lifeforms, and possess a kindhearted personality; holding great adoration for nature. Moreover, they are gifted innguage; not only can they precisely replicate various animal sounds, they even practice thenguage of humans. Therefore, I feel we are temporarily out of danger.��


    After strenuous attempts and finally bribing away Jinkuang with a jewel pendant, Tsu''tey no longer bothered them. He directly marched towards the head of the dying hammerhead titanothere; pulling his dagger out, he knelt and recited out.


    ��I feel your torment, brother.��


    ��Let me end it.��


    ��Bless you for sacrificing your meat as our food.��


    ��Eywa be with you.��


    Then in a flurry, Tsu''tey stabbed into the Titanothere��s heart. The twitching great beast finally died. Clean, agile and decisive. Even Sheyan and the spectating humans felt a ferocious resonating heartbeat in their hearts. Brother ck then murmured.


    ��That��s freaking awesome, that script is too cool! Bless you for sacrificing your meat as our food. Next time, when I kill off someone, I��m gonna use that phrase. Sheet man, no, I don��t wish to be food for aboriginals!��


    Following that, Tsu''tey called over several other Na''vi warriors to transport the great beast away. He then turned to Sheyan and the rest, before sighing helplessly.


    ��Dangers fill every corner of this forest. Outsider, your lives are too fragile here. The Omaticaya nsmen cannot supply you protection all the time.��


    After finishing, he disappeared into the forest with his prey.


    ************


    The subsequent two days were verifications for Tsu''tey��s words. The treacherous and foreign primitive jungle expressed sufficient enmity to Sheyan andpany. Yet for the sake of their missions, they couldn��t help being constantly on the move; hunters bing the hunted became amon urrence.


    Many a time, Sheyan would greedily seize waterlogged leaves to drink. Instead, the leaves would be stirred up. Actually, those leaves were moths that possessed iparably queer poison. Its mouth was like a mosquito and could insatiably absorb human��s blood. The poison it secreted into the human��s body could easily paralyze its prey, and these moth were abnormally avaricious; that even Sheyan personally witnessed it drawing blood till its skin stretched excessively and broke.


    Next, were mutated fungus. Its exterior appeared like a regiment of round rocks. But just a light step would trigger a ��Bang!�� explosion of dull-yellow smog in a massive radius of 10 square metres. The fog inherited countless fungi pores, that would adhere onto one��s body������

 Chapter 412: Flirtatious withdrawal

    <h4>Chapter 412: Flirtatious withdrawal</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    When these mutated fungus exploded, their unleashed pores had an adhesive rate a hundred fold of a Siberian cocklebur. One could imagine the taste of those pores contaminating one��s skin����having to their utmost to remove them. Yet the true objective of the fungus, was to deploy these pores to pollinate growth in distant ces.


    Of course, the most thorny issue to them, were slingers they had fought against before. Thriving near the Omaticaya n residence, these creatures were all mutated and enhanced. Concealed inside the forest, when they erupted with sneak assaults, it was sufficient to constitute a massive threat to any contestant!


    (TN recap: Slingers are those long range creatures that participated in the beast horde at the start of this volume)


    Their minute venomous stings that sprayed out could easily be masqueraded within the environment, and urate prick against any contestant����


    As it turns out, they exactly received the habitual surprise attacks of the slingers in this primitive forest. Those blow ��arrows�� contained mutated venom pricks, smeared with deadly poison more horrifying than a ck mamba! ording to RDA��s report analysis, the venom could kill a blue whale in 1 minute!


    Duringbat, when Reef was struck, he had to swiftly gouge out of the firing zone; if not the sustaining damages would even be torturing to him.


    Looking back on the past day - when it was midnight previously, Sheyan��s trio had immediately stealthily sneaked out of the base; while the remaining contestants waited for 24 hours before vigntly venturing out.


    upying this first movers advantage, and coupled with their detailed report; undoubtedly, Sheyan and the others had umted loads of RDA reputation and led by a wide margin. Of course, they ingeniously concealed this fact.


    Meanwhile, one had to admit that Stalo and those Growth-hunters hadmitted a great deed before leaving. Their elimination of those summoners had undoubtedly aided Sheyan and their party immensely.


    However, Sheyan andpany were still prepared that other contestants still possessed remarkable prowess. That woman Zi was actually able to forge an excellent rtionship with Doctor Grace, which no doubt assisted her in acquiring natural conveniences. Although the doctor was an upright person that wouldn��t be swayed by personal affairs, she would still find time to provide solutions to Zi - whenever Zi had certain tacky problems.


    As for the other contestants that had survived till now, it was hard to discount any hidden dragons and crouching tigers. In thispetition for reputation, it definitely didn��t represent that Sheyan andpany could let their guard down.


    As time psed along with the pressure of their external nemesis receding, thepetition amongst the contestants gradually intensified.


    Fortunately, Sheyan had previously seeked out Head Administrator Parker. Moreover, in all respects he had rtively pulled the wool over the eyes of others. Thus, his confidential operations had been executed very outstandingly, whilepletely allowing Zi to im all the limelight. At present, there were roughly 40 contestants that remained, and the Illume-union upied approximately a third of them.


    As the saying, ��experiences of the past are teachers of the future��; after a former ��cleansing�� by Stalo��s group, the remaining contestants naturally became more cautious of the Illume-union; in lieu of preventing another catastrophe. Many contradictions continued to spark between the Illume-union and the remaining contestants, while Sheyan��s ns advanced steadily without much pressure.


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    Thus, time rapidly dwindled away amidst the hustling and bustling of these anxious contestants, swiftly reaching the 3rd day deadline. Sadly, the deeds that Sheyan and buddies had done, supplied them with rtively few utility points and potential points; reckoning that the main reason was to diligently raise RDApany reputation points. Following the deadline, Sheyan��s nightmare imprint initiated its notification.


    [ Youpleted the sequel battle side mission: Hell��s Gate trust. ]


    [ Mission objective: within 72 hours duration, increase your reputation in this RDA base to ��Respected��. ]


    [ Your current reputation: Respected (1471/6000). ]


    [ You receive 5 achievement points as reward. (Base 2 achievement points reward, Silver prestige party leader additional +2, legend level additional +1) ]


    [ Contestants who were unable to raise their reputation to ��Respected�� will now be forcefully transported back to the nightmare realm within 10 minutes. ]


    ****************


    [ Note: These are the first three contestants whopleted the mission - contestant no.1018, contestant no.2703 and contestant no.15711! ]


    [ Note: Contestant no.1018. You are the first toplete this mission. ]


    [ Determining bonus rewards������ ]


    [ Please select an option beneath for your bonus reward. ]


    [ Reward A: Receive 4 achievement points bonus. ]


    [ Reward B: Receive 20,000 utility points bonus. ]


    [ Reward C: Receive 10 potential points bonus. ]


    [ Reward D: Bonus of 3 days extension in this world. ]


    Facing the 4 choices; although reward A was exceedingly alluring, Sheyan still chose option D. This was something he had long been awaiting.


    Yet after seeing the announcement, ��The first three contestants whopleted the mission - contestant no.1018������, a cold chill emitted from his back. He couldn��t help sighing in his heart.


    ��Really deserving of a battle side mission����with such a public announcement, isn��t this akin to igniting the fuse for an internal strife between the contestants? Thesepetitions are really too excessive.��


    Truthfully speaking, though Mogensha and Reef alsopleted their side mission, they unexpectedly didn��t qualify within the top 3. This was something Sheyan hadn��t anticipated. The three of them could be said to have upied a huge advantage, and had the title ��Outstanding Worker�� to assist them. Yet Sheyan was the only 1 amongst the trio!


    (TN: Outstanding worker��s properties included receiving additional rewards when aplishing a mission from the RDApany)


    From here, one could tell how significant that +1 legend level was. That value was normally not noticeable, but during crucial moments, it was a vital game changer!


    At this moment, Reef voiced into the party channel.


    ��Zi is second, no.12703. That no.15711 is unknown. Boss, your identity may be exposed.��


    Sheyanposedly replied.


    ��It won��t. My perceptive sense isn��t bad like others. Furthermore, my helmet also contains a precedence nature ��Pulse Interference��. They cannot probe out my realm serial number.��


    Mogensha earnestly replied.


    ��Boss, many a time, the problem lies in not being able to investigate a thread of information from you.��


    Sheyanughed in response.


    ��If the Illume-union will dare to investigate only if they wish for both sides to suffer defeat. If I haven��t guessed wrongly, that no.15711 holds an immensely strong purpose here. Most likely, some party members were willing to ept mission failure and be penalized 10 achievement points, to guarantee he ranks top 3. Therefore, toy hidden thus far, one��s scheme would bound to be enormous. Think about it, will that personpromise with the Illume-union at this point?��


    The current situation was exceedingly subtle, like the calm before the storm. Hell��s Gate suddenly broadcasted - inviting new mercenaries who had passed the trial to gather at the second floor of themand centre. After this filtering of the battle side mission, the contestant count was halved again, leaving behind approximately 20 individuals. There were 7 Illume-union members left, and once again upied a third of the headcount.


    When they streamed into the meeting hall bit by bit, they discovered that the two ringleaders Colonel Miles Quaritch and Doctor Grace Augustine had lined up. Head Administrator Parker Selfridge was standing over the tform, waiting for everyone to settle. Then, Head Administrator Parker initiated his speech.


    ��Brave soldiers, we just received a report from our exploring squad. A report they released before disappearing off the radar, that they had discovered the spirit shrine of the Na''vi race - The location of the Tree of Souls. With confirmation from Doctor Grace, these tree dwelling blue monkeys share devoted faith in that existence. Therefore, if we can rify these matters today, then we may have a way to resolve the problem of those thorny monkeys, and even convince them to assist in our mining.��


    ��As for what you guys need to do, it is very very simple - Confirm the authenticity of that report, and return with a stem of the Tree of Souls. I will be in base preparing champagne, fresh flowers, young girls, and a nk check for you to fill when you return.��


    Sheyan and the rest consecutively received the notifications.


    [ Battle side mission (Final skirmish)mand: ��Stem of the Tree of Souls��. ]


    [ Mission objective: within 5 days, obtain a dangling stem from the Na''vi race��s Tree of Souls. ]


    [ Description: After a period of indefatigable striving, you sessfully obtain acknowledgement from the RDA base. They are currently nning to task you with a gruelling mission. Thetest exploration squadron issued a crucial report - the possible discovery of the location of the spiritual shrine of the Na''vi race, the Tree of Souls. Affirm the authenticity of this report, and return with a dangling stem from the Tree of Souls! ]


    [ Note: Only the first 3 who return with a Tree of Souls dangling stem will be rewarded! ]


    [ Warning: If you reject this mission, you can either receive a free staying window of 4 days, or ept a fixed reward and return to the realm instantly. ]


    [ Do you ept this mission: Yes / No ? ]


    *************


    Browsing through the mission specifics, many notions shed through Sheyan��s mind. He suddenly stood up and earnestly answered Head Administrator Parker.


    ��Sorry to disappoint, sir. I believe my abilities are limited, and I cannot shoulder such a gruelling mission.��


    Parker then casted a ��you know it�� expression over. This old fox Parker understood it tacitly, but his face remained calm and collected.


    ��Ok, the RDApany has never forced our workers toply with any task, your current contributions thus far will surely not be forgotten.��

 Chapter 413: Blood bandit

    <h4>Chapter 413: Blood bandit</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    ��How is that possible?! Those 3 actually chose to give up?��


    ��Am I seeing wrongly?!��


    ��They actually abandoned the mission!!!!��


    Right in the midst of the uproar, Zi��s expression appeared seemingly indifferent. However, her fingernails had already cut deep into the flesh of her palm, as her heart gged a perilous situation.


    ��Those three actually gave up?? Don��t tell me that not a single one of them imed the top 3, wrong, that isn��t reasonable. Fine, let��s not care about them for now. At least, those 3 wouldn��t be a direct threat to us now, then the state of affairs should be pretty straightforward now������


    Since Sheyan had initiated, Reef and Mogensha naturally followed suit. The trio��s forfeiting was like a stone evoking a thousand heavy ripples! Most had believed that Sheyan��s initiating was inspired by Reef����but no matter what, as for now; following Sheyan andpany��s withdrawal, the originally chaotic situation had rified. It instantly dissolved to a direct dilemma between the remaining contestants and the Illume-union.


    Because no matter how smooth one��s mission was, only 3 eventual victors could receive rewards! The surplus would be neglected!


    As the upper echelon of the base left, a state of mutual hostility grew more distinct. At this moment, one individual finally stepped forward amongst the remaining contestants, and made ims as equals against the Illume-union.


    This person was called Flint Ray, and was possibly contestant no.15711. During the resistance against the beast horde, Sheyan had a definite impression of that person. He belonged to the southern region, and his performance wasn��t poor but didn��t stand out as well. Moreover, during the duelling with those Growth-hunters, he had appeared exceptionally mediocre. To keep hidden till now, he was indeed remarkable.


    But right now, after the trio had withdrawn, he could no longer keep hidden. Because if he did, then those neutral positioned contestants would continue to fade away; trying to go against the Illume-union then would be impossible.


    Sheyan was currently spectating the fierce battle between giants by the side, while plotting if he could fish in troubled waters. Yet at this moment, a RDA staff worker suddenly found him. This worker wasn��t just anyone, but indeed head administrator Parker��s secretary, Jenny. Her gentle voice drifted towards Sheyan.


    ��Mr Parker invites you to his office.��


    Sheyan nodded, his heart was stirred. ��Could it be about that?�� Thus, he informed through the party channel and headed off. Pondering a little, he wore that ��Chris Redfield��s Lucky Bracelet�� on his wrist. When he arrived at Parker��s office, he indeed caught sight of Grace Augustine inside Parker��s office; as though they were discussing something.


    When Parker noticed Sheyan, he heartily walked over and pped his shoulder; introducing him to Doctor Grace.


    ��Grace, this is Lieutenant Seaman. You must��ve heard about his name on Earth eh?��


    Doctor grace creased her brows����obviously ��moved�� by Sheyan��s high ��charm�� before replying lightly.


    ��Somewhat.��


    Parker picked up his coffee mug and swallowed a mouthful, before voicing seriously to Grace.


    ��Grace. Seaman is actually the representative of a mysterious wealthy lord. I reckon if we invite him to grace our Avatar program and its processes, it may result in an investment interest for this program by his boss.


    Doctor Grace very tantly refuted.


    ��Parker, I don��t find him being able to understand much. May I ask about your qualifications, Seaman sir?��


    Sheyan shrugged his shoulders.


    ��My apologies, I haven��t graduated from high school. If you require, I can only offer my elementary school certificate.��


    Doctor Grace continued replying indifferently.


    ��Then, are you able to analyze the human��s gic code sequence?��


    Sheyanughed in response.


    ��Oh, I can analyze human gambling patterns of ckjack proficiently.��


    Doctor Grace proceeded to ignore him and turned to Parker.


    ��Okay, I don��t believe he can obtain any beneficial information from any tours. I suggest gifting him an adult film to fight his boredom, and not cause trouble here at our busy workce.��


    Just when Parker was feeling rather awkward, Sheyan interrupted.


    ��Perhaps I indeed cannot pick up any information from this tour, but I can determine something else. That is respect, Doctor Grace. Perhaps you are immensely talented in the field of science, but please don��t forget to respect others; especially respecting an investor, which is fundamental general knowledge of all enterprises. At the bare minimum, you should have basic reverence and thanksgiving for Mr Parker here! Without his help and capital allocation, you wouldn��t even be able to research a dog��s fart.��


    Doctor Grace��s face turned ashen, and ignored Sheyan.


    ��Parker, I have other matters, I��ll leave first. Lastly, my bib would never ept any irrelevant personnel!��


    After speaking, she turned to leave.


    Parker��s face didn��t disy any change, but his tone became slightly weightier.


    ��Grace. I��m d to have this chat with you today, but our words weren��t just mindless chatter; but to inform you. Also, I��m not soliciting your opinion, so I��ll pretend I haven��t heard what you just said.��


    Doctor Grace spun round, ring at Parker angrily.


    ��How can you be like that?��


    Parker coldly replied.


    ��I��m starting to feel convinced by Mr Solinmu that this Avatar program was a mistake. It should��ve been terminated after the realization that avatars cannot be mass produced. Still, I was persuaded to support you, yet you are repaying my support with rejection. Achieving nothing but disying utter arrogance.��


    ��Oh Grace, listen to me finish. The shareholders have only one goal for us to be on this damned treacherous, and that is to mine as much pandora ores as possible. However, please tell me; how has the billions of dors you��ve squandered fared on our monthly report? Helping it rise by several hundred percent? Let��s not talk about others, please answer me.��


    Doctor Grace remained silent for a moment before replying.


    ��Nothing, for now.��


    Parker furrowed his brows.


    ��Then let��s agree on this. 10 minutester, I will bring Seaman to tour our RDApany��s research department. If you have any grievances, you��re weed to put forth ain to the board of directors. If not, just produce your resignation letter!��


    Doctor Grace stormed out, heavily smashing the door shut, before stopping to take a deep cold re at Sheyan. Sheyan instantly received a notification.


    [ Your rtionship with an important storyline character ��Doctor Grace�� has plunged to hostile. ]


    [ Important storyline character ��Doctor Grace�� is not abatant, she will not initiate attacks against you; but allmunications will be refused. ]


    Sheyan had no other alternatives to this. Naturally, one must learn to grasp his opportunities. Although Doctor Grace didn��t have a good impression of him, if he hadn��t adopted a resolute attitude just now, that woman may not treat him favourably as well. On the contrary, Parker may foul up on his side, and cost him the blood of the avatar male lead. Oftentimes, trying to peacefully handle everything would lead to fruitlessness on both ends.


    ***************


    That was followed by a string of unbelievable events, and it really showed logic in the saying ��a fort would normally be breached from the inside��. Under Parker��s leading, Sheyan sessfully entered the bib; and toured around the avatar connector facilities as well as the iplete Amnio tanks. Under Doctor Grace��s resentful cooperation, Sheyan personally witnessed the series of artificial avatar processes.


    Following that, he strolled towards the tip of the male lead��s amnio tank, and suddenly gasped with a ��woahh�� amazement.


    ��This face, it really looks like a familiar friend of mine. Is he perhaps, Jake Sully?��


    Head Administrator Parker sighed in response.


    ��Nono, my friend. You��re mistaken, it is cultivated ording to the DNA of one of our RDA��s internal doctor. Unfortunately, he has since perished on earth. Only a person with near identical DNA can control this. Luckily, we heard he had a twin brother. Eh, it seems that I��ve seen his name was indeed called Jake Sully. Going back to topic, his twin brother presented a tiny probability of redemption for our 50 million dors invested, instead of sending it for impairment.��


    At this moment, a big beard Doctor wearing a big white coat, Matthews Peter, spoke up.


    ��If we impaired this avatar, it would��ve been a huge waste; because other avatars were all artificially cloned on earth before going through a long 5 years to be transported here. This particr avatar was sessfully created here after many failed modtions. It contains an extremely substantial significance.��


    ��Woah oh!�� Sheyan exhibited a solemn and reverent expression. ��I would never expect such aplicated story to it. More importantly, even in a ce 5 light years from earth, I actually managed to witness such an object so intimately rted to Jake Sully. Mr Parker, you must grant me this request, let me shake hands with this one.��


    Naturally, Head Administrator Parker felt awkward, while Doctor Grace inhospitably replied.


    ��The avatar amniotic fluid isn��t warm like humans, so much so, that it can be described as an exceedingly violent alkaline substance! Parker, your guest is here on a tour and not to make a mess.��


    Since their rtionship had already turned hostile, Sheyan naturally didn��t sugarcoat his words.


    ��Shut it old hag. I��m about to vomit from the foul smokeing from your mouth. Didn��t anyone teach you that interrupting another��s conversation is extremely impolite? Or are you implying that you can represent Parker to make decisions?��


    Obviously, that final nderous speech affirmed Parker��s decision. In spite of Doctor Grace trembling entirely, he turned to the big bearded Doctor Peter.


    ��Satisfy Seaman��s slightly queer aspiration������but lieutenant sir, I hope this is the final time you make such a difficult request.��

 Chapter 414: A drink to clear the way

    <h4>Chapter 414: A drink to clear the way</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Instantaneously, Sheyan received a notification.


    [ Warning: Cracks have emerged in your rtionship with an important storyline character ��Head Administrator Parker��. Your rtionship can decline any time. ]


    Naturally, Sheyan overstepping his boundaries had incited Parker��s displeasure. Instead, the unchanging Sheyan sneered slightly.


    ��I will definitely direct your 120% sincerity to my superior, and speedily facilitate their investment.��


    Just like that, Sheyan sessfully shook hands with the main lead avatar, which was still devoid of a soul. During this process, he employed a unique needle he had hidden within his fingers, to prick its hand and absorbed a drop of blood. It was covertly wless, and when others weren��t paying attention, Sheyan conjured an excuse of using the washroom; and dripped the blood on����


    ��Chris Redfield��s Lucky Bracelet��. Instantly, a ring transformation happened.


    [ Chris Redfield��s Lucky Bracelet (First blood seal undone) ]


    [ Weaver: Shinji Mikami ]


    [ Rank: 7 ]


    [ Current unsealed effect: Allows you to grasp the rank 5 passive ability - ��Luck Art��. ]


    [ Usage requirement: 15 potential points, 150,000 utility points, 10 achievement points (Official achievement points that aren��t acquired from trade) ]


    [ Releasing the second blood seal: Allows you to grasp the rank 6 passive ability: ��Major luck art�� ]


    [ Releasing the third blood seal: 50% probability of grasping the rank 7 passive ability ��True luck��. Also, 50% probability of a curse, causing you to randomly lose one ability. ]


    Of the 3 seals, he had managed to undo one already. Sheyan finally released a long exhtion. At this moment, he bidded farewell to Mr Parker and exited the bib. That was when Reef contacted him.


    ��Boss, negotiations have copsed between Zi and that Flint Ray. She wants to hire us to fight for her, and assist us in aplishing that damned mission.��


    Sheyan chortled in response.


    ��Don��t be in a rush to reply her, dy it.��


    Mogensha silently chuckled


    ��That��s correct. We are now raremodities worth hoarding. No matter which side we lean to, we hold absolute advantage. Since we are selling ourselves, then we should sell to the highest bidder. Drag on and we profit.��


    Sheyan sincerely continued.


    ��I��ve never thought of aiding them toplete that final sequel side mission. I��m afraid that mission difficulty would be beyond everyone��s imagination. If not, why would I be willing to forgo it?��


    Mogensha doubtfully replied.


    ��The current Omaticaya n is rather amicable to the humans now. Even if the exploration failed, at most we rush back crestfallen. Plucking off a stem from the Tree of Souls wouldn��t pose huge risks right.��


    Sheyan squinted his eyes and answered.


    ��If I haven��t recalled wrongly, the coordinates of the Tree of Souls in the original storyline was only leaked to the colonel by Jake Sully. Moreover, the colonel treated this report of major significance.��


    Reef immediately tasted the underlying vour of Sheyan��s words.


    ��What you��re trying to imply is; the ultimate target of this side mission, is in fact not the genuine Tree of Souls?��


    ��There��s a huge possibility.�� Sheyan earnestly continued. ��And right now, those Growth-hunters have already left this world, and for the realm to enhance the difficulty, then naturally it would be designed towards the natural environment of this. The first beast horde side mission��s difficulty is needless to mention, it was to test the contestant��s strength and courage. The second side mission obviously trended towards a contestant��s intellect and socialization. Then, this third side mission, and also the final side mission����is specially designed to allow only three toplete - most likely it is testing the contestant��s unity. Do you think these people can be united?��


    Sheyan��s series of bold statements had thoroughly convinced Reef and Mogensha.


    Sheyan then continued.


    ��No matter if it��s Zi or that Flint Ray, just pretend toply. Give them the impression you��re trying your best to be objects for profiteering. Hmph, hmph. We just need to drag for 24 hours, they would naturally be like monkeys with scalding assess, and get busy with their mission. Even if they realized we have no intentions of helping, both their hands would be full! What we must do now, is to prevent any mishaps or slip-ups. Especially, at the starting phase; it can be said that with one wrong move, the whole piece will be lost!��


    Mogensha was still slightly apprehensive.


    ��Only, the RDA report we retrieved doesn��t contain what we want. I reckon it is that Doctor Grace pulling tricks, and not divulging everything. If not, anyone can simply swap positions with her already. But boss, your rtionship with her is already hostile����don��t tell me you want Reef and I to curry her favour?��


    ��No need for that.�� Sheyan dimly replied. ��Even if you guys made a hastyst-minute effort, I reckon it is toote. Besides, she may not reveal the truth. In this world, the answers we need may not be only known by Doctor Grace.��


    Reef muttered out.


    ��Are you perhaps thinking����to inquire from the Omaticaya n?��


    A brilliance shed past Sheyan��s eyes.


    ��That��s correct! The reason I hadn��t considered the Omaticaya nsmen is because we arecking a certain incision point. We hadn��t personally witnessed the attitude of the Omaticaya n towards humans. Yet after our encounter with Tsu''tey, I admit it did conceive an idea within me.��


    ��The RDA Company has had over ten years of diplomacy with the Omaticaya n, yet it cannot be said that the Omaticaya n had no desires or wishes from the earthlings. During their honeymoon period, at least the Omaticaya n children attended Doctor Grace��s schoolhouse. The reason they��ve sank into this enmity, is that Hell��s Gate has nearly exhausted all the surrounding pandora ores around. The only solution would be harvest beneath the Omaticaya n Hometree, and thus it has led to an irreconcble contradiction to surface!��


    ��But we are different. Moreover, the tremendous price we paid to obtain this RDApany report is definitely not useless. At least, it records down the Omaticaya nsmen most beloved item����and that is alcohol! Strong alcohol! These few days, I have been storing up a total of few kilograms of spirited alcohol with my ��Endless Vodka��! In addition to the excessive quantity we had purchased from the canteen, it is sufficient to build a good rtionship with them; so much so, that there would be enough to spare. Come, let��s head off!��


    ******************


    Even though Sheyan had grasped the detailed coordinates of the Omaticaya n Hometree; to travel in a straight line there, it would still take over a hundred kilometres. Trekking in this luscious primitive forest, even for a powerful contestant, it would at least require over 3 hours; moreover, that was on the pretext of not encountering any wild beasts.


    Of course, it wasn��t that Sheyan didn��t consider employing an Overlord, but he still felt rather apprehensive; because of its inexistent self-defense capabilities. Without a defense mechanism, it was hard to deal with unexpected outbursts. Moreover, once the Omaticaya nsmen noticed a flying alien Overlord in the air, no one could predict their reaction to it.


    Therefore, Sheyan once again seeked out head administrator Parker with his thick skin. Without expending much effort, he got wind of a Samson aircraft that was bound for an aviation mission the next day. Hence, they only needed to request the pilot to deliver them to a location 10 kilometres from the Omaticaya n hometree, and he would settle the rest. This kind of tiny matter was easily aplished by Parker, and fully satisfied Sheyan.


    During the flight journey, Sheyan andpany personally beheld the impressive floating spectacle of the ��Hallelujah Mountains��, and couldn��t help praising the work of God. When they descended, the trio were free of worries, because they had already ustomed themselves to the monstrously multi-colored pandorian forest over the past 3 days. That was in addition to learning of various creature characteristics, topography distribution etc from the RDA report. Thus, they encountered no extra troubles enroute, and reached within a 5 kilometres radius of the Omaticaya n hometree. Right amidst a fluorescent sunflower region, they met an Omaticaya calvary.


    (A Samson in the Hallelujah mountains in the movie)


    Three mounted warriors sat atop 6-footed direhorses, looking formidably gant. Sheyan reckoned theirbat prowess vastly surpassed the barbarian nsmen he had in previously. Furthermore, they didn��t make a move, but merely expressed a callous countenance. Upon opening their mouths, they ordered these outsiders to leave, and very kindly pointed out the direction back to Hell��s Gate.


    Sheyan easily seized Jinkuang from the back. Piling up smiles on his face until it looked like an anus, Jinkuang strolled forward.


    ��Brave Omaticaya n warriors, I am here specially to visit prince Tsu''tey; in gratitude for rescuing my nephews and me from the brutal Hammerhead Titanothere previously.��


    While he spoke, Jinkuang fished out 3 simple looking, processed and carved wooden cylinders. There was no bamboo on pandora, but a variety of trees were hollow without segmentation. A simple processing and storing of alcohol would serve as a considerate gift. Under his overbearing ��charm��, the 3 Omaticaya n warriors who didn��t harbour any hostility, epted his gift. They were first deeply moved by the delicate carving of the wooden cylinder, before sampling a whiff of its internal spicy fragrance. Unable to contain themselves, they raised their heads and drank. As the alcohol reached their throats, their face instantly turned radiant and exposed smiles.


    As the saying goes, receiving one��s goodwill requires showing face. Moreover, Sheyan and gang had very sincerely traversed here to thank their n warrior. Naturally following this, the entire Omaticaya n had faces of dazzling radiance all around, and obviously offered courteous reception to them. After Jinkuang had slowly distributed these gifts out, a thick alcoholic aroma pervaded the air of the entire Omaticaya n


    The attitude of these Na''vi nsmen became increasingly affectionate towards them, making a hospitable exception to invite them into their own hometree; yet it didn��t initiate any reputation amongst them yet. Suffice to say, one must obtain the approval from the woodsprites of the Tree of Souls like the male lead before it was possible.


    (TN: Woodsprites are the floating dandelion seeds in the original storyline)

 Chapter 415: The truth of the Golden side mission!

    <h4>Chapter 415: The truth of the Golden side mission!</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Right when Sheyan got up to give a toast, he suddenly saw something, causing his gaze to momentarily tightened.


    It was a coarse and fine wooden pike, roughly the size of one��s wrist; upright and drilled into the ground. The wooden pike was approximately 3-4 metres tall, and its surface disyed glittering twinklers; as though it was coated with ayer of resin, or smoothened after years after years of human stroking.


    Erected wooden pikes were rtivelymon in the Omaticaya n. However, the object impaled over this wooden pike, was rare. In the entire n, it could be said to be second to none!


    That object was a skull. Although dried and wrinkled up, its frame was still enormous like an adult person; sinister and menacing. Though it should��ve gone through a rot-proof processing and air-dried, those yellow and red deterring stripes were as distinct as before; vividly being portrayed out!


    That object was too familiar to Sheyan. At present, their party interspatial storage had a replica. Indeed, it was that Great Leonopteryx skull! Inside the Omaticaya n, the region beneath the Great Leonopteryx skull impaled wooden pike, was akin to an emperor��s throne. It was governed by the Omaticaya n patriarch Eytukan and Tsahik (Spiritual leader) Mo`at seated below. Other na''vi nsmen wouldn��t dare to sully that forbidden domain.


    Observing this scene, Sheyan��s heart was stirred; but he didn��t carelessly inquire, and instead continued cordially urging them to drink. After a brief while, several nsmen carried in some peacock meat to roast; the bunch of them started feasting on meat and wine, lost in awful joy. When the banquet crescendoed to its climax, several Na''vi unmarried males and females began pairing up to dance. In a sh, the atmosphere became bustling with noise and excitement.


    Only at this moment, did Sheyan finally walked over to Tsahik (Spiritual leader) Mo`at for a toast. When he noticed her mood to be rather good, he then incited Jinkuang to inquire about relevant matters pertaining to that Great Leonopteryx skull.


    Raising up this topic, Mo`at��s emotions skyrocketed. Actually, her great grandfather was a gloriously unrivalled Toruk Makto (Rider of thest shadow), a term that was implicitly hailed as the chieftain of all Pandorian Na''vi. When her great grandfather��s Toruk (Great Leonopteryx) died of old age, they carved out its head with tremendous reverence. After processing it, it became the symbolic totem protecting the entire Omaticaya n (sounds rather gruesome, but it��s simr to egyptian mummies). This was the greatest honor, and hence Mo`at was also known as the ��dragon��s daughter��.


    Sheyan deliberated for a moment, before finally asking a question.


    ��Then����I heard a former story in our Saucepan-head n. When they were mining the underground minerals, they dug out a stone coffin; and right inside it, was the remains of a Toruk��s (Great leonopteryx) skull. The weird thing was that this stone coffin was actually buried beneath a pathway, which was constantly trampled many times daily. Such strange handling really makes me bewildered.��


    Mo`at��s expression turned solemn as she answered.


    ��Using a stone coffin to contain the dignified Toruk skull, is to express reverence for these great divine creatures. To bury it beneath a pathway is to trample on the honor and glory of the n that it once protected!��


    (Toruk: Na`vi tongue which means thest shadow)


    ��In the entire na''vi history, there were a total of six Toruks that were tamed. The scenario you mentioned, may very possibly be the extinct Iklinozee n. That was how the Kiwatakin n, the n that annexed them, treated the Iklinozee��s consecrated Toruk. If we cannot reinforce our defence and be annexed by other ns, then they would treat our consecrated Toruk skull in the same manner!��


    Hearing till here, Sheyan was finally enlightened on the unusual origins of that stone coffin, and couldn��t contain the urge to question.


    ��It seems the Toruk skull is extremely significant to all na''vis?��


    Mo`at loftily replied.


    ��Of course. It can protect our warriors from getting harmed by wild creatures during hunting. It can bestow a safe childbirth for our infants. It can cause our the forces of our foes to suffer misfortune during conflicts. Only a na''vi n that has acquired a protecting Toruk totem can bettermunicate with Mother Nature Eywa.��


    ��Woah oh!�� Sheyan gasped in surprise. ��It sounds pretty awesome, just like an omnipotent existence. Then why did the Kiwatakin n bury the Toruk skull totem?��


    Mo`at very earnestly replied.


    ��They were condemned with the sin of bloodshed and ughter, and were starting to turn corrupt. Therefore, their n had no ability to gain the Toruk totem��s approval.��


    Currently, Sheyan finally understood the reason for Lille��s sudden outrageous revolt. There was because the Toruk skull totem had such paramount significance. Naturally after entering this world, most contestants would choose to assist the RDApany; but there would estimatedly be a portion of people who chose to fight shoulder to shoulder with the Na''vi n! Once one could establish a cooperative rtionship (Amicable) with a na''vi n, then there would be a huge possibility of one receiving a rtively advanced mission pertaining to a Toruk skull totem!


    The world��s easiest Toruk skull totem to find, was undoubtedly in front of Sheyan. The one not in his party storage, but the one belonging to the Omaticaya n. But if one acquires it, then no doubt it meant making the entire Omaticaya n an enemy! If the Omaticaya n was so easily dispatched, then what woulde of the male lead��s affairs? It would instantly tamper the original movie storyline into a total mess.


    ording to Sheyan��s calction, just solely Tsu''tey��s personal strength inparison to the Lord of the Rings uruk-hai leader Lurtz; even if it fell short, it would be of the same tier. Moreover, Tsahik ��Dragon��s daughter�� Mo`at��s supporting abilities would be beyond terrorizing, and simply astonishing to behold. Hence, a further deduction could be made - the Great Leonopteryx skull or rather the Toruk totem��s worth, had surpassed his earlier projection����


    Since Sheyan had discovered Jinkuang��s charm could influence the Na''vi folk, then he quickly forged the iron while it was still hot; shooting out another suspicion of his.


    ��O grand dragon��s daughter, I still wish to seek guidance for a personal affair. If you are willing to reply me truthfully, then I will be abundantly grateful.��


    Tsahik Mo`at nodded.


    ��Mother nature Eywa desires that I ameliorate the living. You may ask.��


    Sheyan continued.


    ��I have a friend; He came here because his mother is critically ill and requires loads of money for treatment. He spontaneously undertook the task of exploring an unknown region. Yet just 2 months ago, he disappeared. Before he disappeared, he issued a message saying only one word - ��Cherokee������perhaps the grand dragon��s daughter may have heard of this before?��


    When the word ��Cherokee�� spilled forth, the na''vi folk in their merriment suddenly quietened down; simultaneously, turning to re at Sheyan. Beads of cold sweat started emitting from Sheyan��s back. After a brief while, Mo`at finally opened her mouth.


    ��Outsider, over here, we do not permit the mentioning of that wicked name����mourn for your friend, since he has incurred a rtionship with Cherokee, then he should��ve already returned to Eywa��s embrace.��


    Sheyan responded seriously.


    ��But I have no ways of exining to his mother with your words!��


    Mo`at gazed at the bonfire for a little while before suddenly standing up. She turned and headed towards the higher floors of the hometree. Watching her figure fading into the darkness, Sheyan had an impulse of chasing her; but ultimately it was just a thought, if he put it into practice; he was asking for these Na''vi nsmen to throw him out.


    The ardent bonfire party came to a spontaneous end with Mo`at��s departure. The entire n recovered its water like serenity. Sheyan and the rest were escorted away by 5 direhorse mounted warriors, looking as though they were sending them back to Hell��s Gate. Amongst them, was shockingly Tsu''tey.


    Sheyan observed Tsu''tey as he felt this young and vigorous youngd should be much easier to deal with than that old cunning Mo`at. After leaving the Omaticaya n hometree, he instigated Jinkuang once again. Jinkuang immediately understood intuitively, adopting a teary face and wailed.


    ��Tsu''tey my friend. If I were to unfortunately perish, will you sprinkle water at the Tree of Souls for me?��


    The direhorse mounted Tsu''tey immediately asked in bewilderment.


    ��Why would you suddenly talk about dying?��


    Sheyan immediately interrupted.


    ��Our friend disappeared with neither trace nor reason, we must definitely search for him.��


    Tsu''tey��s expression revealed his impatience.


    ��Your friend is definitely dead. Didn��t Mo`at mention it just now?��


    Jinjuang replied frankly.


    ��We must either see a living person, or a dead corpse!��


    Tsu''tey was momentarily stunned, roughlyprehending his underlying meaning. He then released a long sigh of emotions.


    ��You outsiders����still possess sentiments. Fine, even if Mo`at punishes me, I have to tell you the truth.��


    As he spoke, he leapt down from the direhorse and sat on a rock beside. He then pondered deeply before speaking out.


    ��Not all Na''vi folks possess a tolerant and pardoning spirit. There is a portion of Na''vi groups who believes in violence and massacre. Their viewpoints diverges inharmoniously with ours, just like light and darkness, water and fire; it cannot be reconciled. They would go to extents of treating other Na''vi ns as prey and food when famished. Therefore, while we hail ourselves as children of nature, we call them the corrupted.��


    ��As for Cherokee, he is the chieftain of a massively supreme corrupted n! That n is called the Mosake* n. He is world-renowned for his brutal atrocities and bloodshed. It is said that a long time ago, a cmity struck. Food was sparse, and Mo`at��s brother was captured and eaten by Cherokee. Therefore, whenever she hears that name, Mo`at would plunge into sadness. However if she were to start a war of vengeance, god knows how many casualties will gue the entire Omaticaya n. That is why Mo`at can only bury this deep hatred in her heart.��


    TN: Fun fact! In real life context, the Cherokees are a native american tribal people

 Chapter 416: Thanator riders

    <h4>Chapter 416: Thanator riders</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Hearing Tsu''tey��s exnation, Sheyan��s eyes fluttered as he instantly asked with an intrigued tone.


    ��The Omaticaya n is so powerful, and can dominate fierce beasts of the skies and evenmunicate smoothly with Mother Nature Eywa; but they still cannot defeat a Mosake n?��


    The usually bold and mighty Tsu''tey haughtily replied.


    ��How can we? It is hard for any corrupted n to obtain Eywa��s guidance, and thus they fall short of the qualifications to live in a hometree. Even if they forcefully conquered a hometree, it will lead to the hometree degenerating (just like how the Kiwatakin n had destroyed and butchered the Iklinozee n, and was exiled by Eywa as a corrupted n). They are unable to tame ikrans either (ordinary mountain banshees, because after taming a mountain banshee, it would follow its master to live in the hometree). Thus, us who possess the skies, do you think we are unable to defeat them?��


    As a modern man, Sheyan obviously understood the importance of aerial supremacy. Hence, he was thoroughly convinced and nodded. Instead, Tsu''tey added.


    ��However, everything has its pros and cons. Though the corrupted ns are banished from hometrees, it has caused their range of operations to expand; surviving under treacherously harsh conditions. Thus, they became specialized in taming wild beasts, and grasped several terribly savage controlling techniques over various wild beasts. Not only does their forces contain massive multitudes of direhorse calvary, there are some powerful individuals acimed as Angtsik Makto (Hammerhead-Titanothere rider), Talioang Makto (Sturmbeest rider), Slinger rider, and even the corrupted n chief mastering methods of taming a Palulukan (Thanator)!��


    ��Although a Toruk Makto (rider of thest shadow) is recognized as the lord over the na''vi race; throughout na''vi history, there had only been 6 Toruk Makto.�� Tsu''tey spoke dejectedly.


    ��But though a Palulukan (Thanator) Makto is incredibly rare; amongst all corrupted ns, 1 or 2rge domineering n chief are mighty Palulukan Makto!��


    At this point, Sheyan could roughly guess what Tsu''tey��s next words would be. As expected, Tsu''tey sighed and muttered.


    ��Cherokee is a tyrannical Palulukan Makto. Most of our warriors here are only Pa''li Makto (Direhorse Riders), and only 23 are Ikran Makto (Mountain banshee riders). Once war erupts, both sides will inevitably suffer. Thus, Mo`at��s concern isn��t without justification.��


    Observing Tsu''tey��s emotional state and knowing he had alcohol left to spare, Sheyan naturally handed several pipes of alcohol to encourage him. He then proceeded to retrieve steak, peanuts and other dishes, and finally motivated him to drink more. Until Tsu''tey was semi-intoxicated, singing in his merriment with Jinkuang and Sheyan. Sheyan then inquired about the sacrificial offerings.


    In truth, though the corrupted Na''vi ns had lost their rights to a hometree, manyrge ns had begun constructing their own Eywa temple, and resided around it. Most of these temples were constructed in a shape identical to the Mayan Pyramids. To initiate a sacrificial ceremony, one had to climb to the peak of the temple, and offer 23 hearts in sacraments on the sacrificial altar.


    The truth of the mysterious Golden side mission had finally came to light after Sheyan��s painstaking probings. It actually required assaulting a fearsomely dreadful and corrupted supreme Na''vi n!


    To summarize this mission bluntly that no other words can rece, it was for a clean-cut n extermination! Moreover, the dominion ruler of this corrupted Mosake n, was even something the Omaticaya n, of the storyline main lead, feared greatly! As for the crux of this horror, Cherokee was essentially a thanator rider that was almost equivalent to a Toruk Makto of the Na''vi race!


    Since he was the one that murdered and feasted on Dragon��s daughter Mo`at��s brother, then his age wouldn��t be young, while his Thanator mount would inevitably be primely matured; it was simply impossible topare it to those tier 2 or 3 junior thanators they faced during the beast horde. In estimation, if it wasn��t a tier-7 then it would minimally be a tier-6. Factoring those Hammerhead-Titanothere riders, Sturmbeest riders����calcting based on such a difficulty, it indeed required the essential unification of all contestants; everyone right from the first mission to congregate and take down this Golden Side mission!!


    Moreover, back at the valkyrie shuttle when Sheyan had just entered this world, he managed to find a RDA worker��s diary from his cabin; preceding his brazen disposure of those RDA workers. In the diary, it mentioned the Mosake n, and it seemed like that worker had a rtive understanding of the Mosake n on hindsight. Furthermore, the dwelling ce of the Mosake n had been recorded clearly - the Windstone Hignd.


    (TN: this happened in Ch 23. Also, it is mentioned that Mosake tranted in the na''vi tongue is called Toxic arrowhead)


    At this moment, Mogensha frowned and spoke.


    ��Looks like we��ve been fooled by that Parker. He sold us a totally iplete RDA report, even those subordinate exploration workers knew things that weren��t recorded down.��


    Reef shook his head in refutation.


    ��That��s not totally the case. Firstly, we cannot eliminate the possibility of the exploration worker burying this matter. Secondly, data that enters RDA report files would normally be more concrete and precise evidences. Whatever rumours, anecdotes, or groundless usations wouldn��t be recorded inside officially.��


    ��Thirdly and also the most important point. The RDA is a businesspany, they��re definitely not some national geographic department. The core essence of their work revolves around mining out fortunes of pandora ores. Other matters would obviously be neglected. Based on what Tsu''tey mentioned, those corrupted na''vi ns or the uncivilized barbarians in our context, do possess the rights to live inside a hometree. Therefore they wouldn��t be associated with any pandora ore veins. Obviously, nothing detailed about them could be reported.��


    At present, no matter Mogensha or Reef, after realizing the specifics of this Golden side mission, they both felt the difficulty was like an insurmountable mountain; even hopes of seeing the midpoint was impossible. The current maximal limits of the trio, was probably only against single tier-3 legendary creature. If that legendary creature was mounted with a na''vi ridermanding it, they would merely get wrecked, that��s all.


    Sheyan proceeded to inhale a deep breath of air, an immeasurable excitement and wild fervour lingered in his eyes. After parting with Tsu''tey, he straightforwardly viewed the topographic map from the RDA report. A careful examinationter, he tapped against the map and eximed.


    ��We��ll head there first!��


    Mogensha and Reef nced at each other, vaguely sensing the terrain demarcated was rather familiar. After inspecting a few more times, they discovered it was actually not far from that valkyrie crash site when they first entered the world. Finally after careful attention, they both simultaneously yelled out.


    ��Isn��t that the Takji n?!��


    Sheyan nodded with seriousness and replied.


    ��That��s right, our destination is there!��


    Mogensha and Reef voiced their disbelief.


    ��But������


    Sheyan chuckled in response.


    ��I��ve already inquired during the banquet previously. That Takji n is part of the Sons of Nature, but possess some kinship ties with the nearly extinct Kiwatakan n; that is why they assisted those cannibals. Your worries, are because we had wiped out a substantial amount of their forces right? And that is exactly the reason why we must seek them.��


    Observing that Mogensha and Reef had somewhatprehended, Sheyan earnestly continued.


    ��We��re the ones responsible for their catastrophic losses, but the Takji n doesn��t know that. Therefore, we can treat it as it never happened before. At least, the mechanics of this world allows us to do that. After all, referencing that we ughtered those valkyrie RDA workers, the Hell��s Gate RDA still treated us with amicableness.��


    ��More crucially, synthesizing the RDA and Omaticaya information we gathered, I��m afraid the reinforcements the Takji n had dispatched previously was greater than our estimation; It presumably numbers over a hundred! I��m afraid those hundred are already obliterated. Because the Takji n suffered tremendously, it signifies their entire n would currently have dire needs; this indicates untold opportunities and missions!��


    Reef was taken aback, and asked.


    ��How was it possible so many died? Even if the copsing hometree had a monumental destructive force, it still doesn��t add up to over a hundred na''vi folks dying cleanly right?��


    Sheyan smirked and answered.


    ��Inside the RDA report, it recorded that an astronomical level of abnormal maism urring at area coordinates xxx,xxx that night. A phenomenon of maic strength skyrocketing to unprecedented levels in a sh, to the extent that their instruments were wrecked. That phenomenon is detailed as a maic storm, which normally urs only in the cosmos universe. The coordinates coincidentally corresponds to the hometree we demolished.��


    ��ording to my deduction, the explosion we designed was merely but a fuse, while the most part has huge rtions to the already dying hometree. The hometree on the verge of perishment, had already umted excessive dying charges throughout its endless life, before a sudden explosion triggered a Pandora maic field variation! That is also the reason why although the Omaticaya n hometree copsed in the movie, it didn��t trigger a maic explosion.��


    At this moment, Mogensha suddenly questioned.


    ��Boss, say do you think we have a chance of persuading the RDA to deal with that Mosake n?��


    Sheyan nodded and replied.


    ��Yes, but two conditions must be met first. Number one, we must convince them the ground beneath the Mosake n upies an astounding quantity of unobtanium reserves. Number two, why is it that head administrator Parker in the movies kept wavering in calling the decision to attack? That isn��t because he is kindhearted, but fighting a war costs money!��

 Chapter 417: Zi’s ultimate form

    <h4>Chapter 417: Zi��s ultimate form</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Upon hearing Sheyan��s analysis, Brother ck who was more proficient in warfare aspects frowned and said.


    ��But in theory on this Pandora, human��s firepower upies full superiority. The casualty rate can be close to negligible. Thus, costs of war would bepressed as low as possible.��


    Sheyan smiled faintly and swayed his finger.


    ��Youmitted an error, my dear friend. This ce is an entire 5 light years from Earth! The cost of transporting a guided missile, I��m afraid would be 10 times the cost of creating it, or even a hundred folds! The RDApany is a businesspany and not a military organization. The expenditure of inciting a war is much more terrifying that what we can imagine. Moreover, the pressure of Earth��s Greenpeace organization on the RDApany is immensely impervious.��


    ��Even if we fulfill those two conditions, we probably still must wangle with Parker privately����facts have proven that even by activating Jinkuang, Parker would still be a very very very tough greedy nut to crack. Therefore, it isn��t totally impossible to incite RDA to deal with the Mosake n, but the difficulty����it definitely isn��t smaller than getting all contestants to unify.��


    At this point, Mogensha abruptly inquired.


    ��Boss, how did the blood bandit affair with male leade along?��


    Sheyan answered.


    ��Of course, without a hitch.��


    Mogensha frowned in response.


    ��Strictly speaking, the blood of the avatar world��s main lead, should be drawn from that paraplegic marine veteran, but you went and harvested apletely unmatured����his avatar body��s blood, it may not be approved by the realm eh.��


    Sheyan frankly replied.


    ��I had the same worry as you beforehand, which was only verified after the sampling concluded. And the facts proves that my conjecture is correct, where I also stored up a remainder of his blood.��


    Seeing that his two assistants had no other questions and silently nodded, Sheyan then decided to return to RDA Hell��s Gate.


    Currently on hindsight, their basic objectives had already been met. Employing alcohol gifts to entice the Na''vi intomunication was rtively sessful. However, relying solely on ��Endless Vodka�� to supply alcohol was evidently inadequate, gathering alcohol from the base to supplement their ��door gifts�� was more suitable.


    Apart from that, after verifying the information obtained from the RDApany and the Na''vi n, it better guaranteed that potential areas of contradiction and suspicions wouldn��t surface. Sheyan��s working style always attached strict importance to details; truths had to be verified, even if it pertained to areas not usable for the future. While for matters crucial, its specifics must be verified to the pinnacle.


    Due to Tsu''tey getting drunk, they were left with two Na''vi cavalry escorting them. With them leading, they naturally met with no troubles during the journey. The Na''vi cavalry weren��t willing to spectate the scenery of deforestation, thus they separated with the humans at the outskirts of Hell��s Gate.


    The night had yet to be overshadowed by morning, pitch-darkness still enveloped all sides. Those bioluminescent organisms of Pandora��s forest seemed to realize that dawn was approaching, as their enthusiasm waned and their glows dimmed. From afar, masqueraded within the incessant branches of the dark forest, resided a danger that was unspeakable.


    Mogensha suddenly half knelt, pressing his cheek to his rifle as he squinted his eyes; raising his rifle to aim. Without hesitation, he released trigger.


    DA DA DA! His AK gunfire resounded, disrupting the stillness of the night. Then, Mogensha��s eyes widened greatly. The string of bullets he unleashed were obviously expected to repeatedlytch onto targets and explode. Yet, it was like a y ox entering the sea,pletely silently and utterly extinguished!


    From the darkness, an individual surfaced.


    Clear facial features could not be seen, but one could only sense an immense unknown force blending with the darkness. Yet it was apparently docile as it binded this individual entirely, as mysteriously as a ck hole.


    This individual��s figure was noticeably abnormally raised, travelling forward as though weighing her own weight. Light and graceful, like a dancer scaling through a bncing beam. Her eyes were the most surprising, it brimmed with an imposing dignity. Both eyes shockingly hosted abnormal golden pupils, that would send delusions of hurt and stifling upon eye contact.


    ��Zi?�� Reef had the most interactions with her, and couldn��t help probing out. Yet this woman made no sound, strolling in one step at a time until a gap of 8 metres from Sheyan andpany; her cold re stabbing forward.


    Suddenly, Zi lifted both arms. One could distinctly observe her hands gripping onto something. In a sh, the air was pierced with a ��Chi!�� sound; as though molten iron had been poured into icy cold water. In that instant, Sheyan felt a brilliance radiating all around his eyes, as though he was about to turn blind from that splendor. When his vision had scarcely reinstated, the shocking sight of two majestically dazzling lightsaber greeted him!


    The two lightsabers was modeled after the fine swords used in royal duels in 17th medieval century! One lightsaber unleashed a red beam akin to mes, while the other unleashed a bone-chilling icy beam. When the two beams reflected mutually, it created an illusory impression that the fighting couldmence anytime.


    This was actually Zi��s ultimate fighting form!


    Her trump card, was shockingly a mage contestant transfiguration into a closebat type contestant. Yet if one deliberately thought back, the force of Star Wars was essentially just a supplementary ability to jedi warriors!!!


    Yet right at this moment, it was unknown why she had chose to reveal this ultimate trump card.


    Both hands clutching lightsabers, Zi replicated a bird demonstrating its fully opened wings; before she interweaved her lightsabers in front, as they emanated the light ��wham�� sounds! Then she demanded outrightly to the trio.


    ��What mission are you guys doing now?��


    Reef hesitated slightly. Instead, Brother ck munched on his chewing gum and chuckled.


    ��The Golden Side mission.��


    Zi light snorted from her nostrils in reply.


    ��I have no time and mood to joke with you, give me a forthright answer! I amcking manpower now. Since you three have withdrawn from the final side mission, then our interests do not sh anymore. So hurry up and name a price, I��m hiring you lot toplete the mission!��


    After she issued her statement, Reef and Mogensha both shbacked to Sheyan��s earlier deduction. That final side mission of retrieving the ��Tree of Souls stem�� was brazenly outrageous, and they immediately thought of rejecting her. Besides all individuals ustomed to the realm would know; no matter how great the benefits, it amounted to nothing once life was lost.


    Sheyan suddenly cut in.


    ��What price can you pay? The reason we abandoned the final side mission, is because of its ridiculously high difficulty! The rewards obtained from that is already the best.��


    Zi lightly replied.


    ��The hardest part of this mission actually resides within us contestants. With a tinypletion quota of a tiny 3, it inevitably would lead to mutual hostilities and conflicts. But right now, there are no longer any interfering andpeting parties.��


    Speaking till here, four others quietly strolled out from behind Zi - Demondream, Archeaphill, Sable, and the Deadsoul user, Mordah*. Reef replied in astonishment.


    (TN:*Dead souls user Mordah appeared in ch 5, and is a support for the Illume-union)


    ��Don��t tell me the others?��


    Demondream snorted coldly.


    ��Nobody can hinder us from making the next step! Anyone bold enough to obstruct us, will eventually meet with death!��


    Mogensha suddenly spoke out.


    ��It was clearly that lone expert sniper, that could even intimidate Prince Stalo, that aided you. If not, no matter how formidable Zi is, the oue of battle is impossible to look so neat. But that person is definitely not part of your Illume-union.��


    Demondream replied aloofly.


    ��Why can��t he be our Illume-union��s?��


    ��You guys cannot hold him.�� Mogensha��s words drew blood on first prick. ��If I hadn��t guessed wrongly, the minute probability dark-gold grade essory previously should be hismission for operating.��


    After hearing Mogensha��s probing words, Sheyan noticed the expression of Sable and that dead souls user, Mordah, turned slightly unnatural. Their reaction honestly proved Mogensha��s conjecture. At this moment, Zi stepped forwardly and loudly proimed.


    ��That��s correct, but so what?��


    Mogenshaughed in response.


    ��So I doubt you guys can produce anything of worth to us.��


    Zi faintly replied.


    ��You��re implying you want prepayment? That is obviously impossible. But to demonstrate our sincerity, why not you describe to us your current mission. As long as Reef agrees, then we can first assist you toplete your hidden mission. Is that sufficient sincerity?��


    After she spoke, Zi faintly sneered as her curved brows raised slightly, enhancing her charm a little. This method of retreating to advance was indeed wily. In actual fact, this triobination of Sheyan��s party had already incurred the attention of many others. Even the core of Illume-union shared this consensus, and felt Reef��s new party had the quintessence of three words - stable, precise and fierce.


    Yet Reef��s party had ultimately decided to forgo in front of all the contestants, right after treading to the final side mission. This was way beyond any reasonable limits, and the Illume-union shared amon viewpoint.


    Only with something else of greater interest and benefits surfacing, could one be enticed to forgo the readily avable cake in front of their eyes. There was a huge possibility that this so called party Ace had acquired a certain hidden mission of tremendous fortune!!


    Wise individuals wasn��t eternally limited to only Sheyan. Since he could deduce the treachery of the final side mission, Zi simrly could deduce it. Therefore, Zi��stest suggestion had a strong probing function:


    ��We take the initiative to assist you with missionpletion, but we obviously cannot do so without you revealing a slight bit of mission content! Once we obtain the relevant tiny hints of the mission, then with how powerful the Illume-union individuals are, it wouldn��t be tough to deduce from there. Like a mountain having a connecting pulse, the possibility of the voice of us guests overwhelming the mission host is there.��


    Faced with this iparably coercive probing, Sheyan was seemingly presented with only two options - agree or refuse.


    Agreeing was akin to falling into the opponent��s trap. On the contrary, wouldn��t rejecting be very well emphasizing the value of their mission? Hence no matter which answer they made, it was pretty much stepping into the opponent��s ploy!!!

 Chapter 418: Takji clan

    <h4>Chapter 418: Takji n</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Facing Zi��s iparably coercive interrogation, Sheyan��s refute was the pinnacle of geniousness. Since the opponent had arranged concrete options for them, then clearly one cannot walk ording to their tempo. Others forcing us to make a decision, then the wise method would be to totally render that question invalid! He sighed and replied.


    ��What a pity����we were just returning afterpleting the mission.��


    Brother ck immediately followed up with a regretful and dissatisfied expression, as he eximed.


    ��Your excellency Zi! Why didn��t you raise such a great suggestion earlier? Hais! What a pity, we wasted so many precious resources on this mission!��


    Hearing Sheyan��s answer, the bunch of Illume-union members had a drastic dip in expression; a frankly hateful and itching expression����Sheyan��s answer was obviously unsatisfactory to them, yet they simply could not identify any ws within! More distasteful was that Mogensha, he actually dared to counter-attack with an innocent face of grudgeful ��why didn��t you guys say so earlier��!. Such a slut should really be stripped naked, hanged and whipped!


    Just when both parties sank into a deadlock situation, a sudden ring beam pierced in from afar. 3 RDApany Swan tanks (Ground Assault Vehicle JL-723) patrolled towards them. Their objectives were to guard against Na''vi with slight aggressive disposition at night. Of course, also to prevent wild beasts from damaging the routes, avoiding affecting the next day��s ore transportation.


    Seizing this chance, Sheyan��s trio spontaneously gestured the patrolling squad, exining that they were workers of the exploration squad who had justpleted their surveying mission; wishing to borrow a ride home after a tiring and famished day. This request was naturally approved. Unless the Illume-union wished to break off rtions with the RDApany, they definitely wouldn��t dare strong-arming them to stay.


    Brother ck adopted a look of beaming tion as he puffed his cigar and jumped into the tank, casually turning around to wave incessantly at the Illume-union. He was like a superstar celebrity enthusiastically bidding farewell to fans. Demondream clutched her de��s shaft until her fingers turned pale, and Zi��s face turned grim and proimed in a low tone.


    ��There��s definitely something fishy with them!��


    Archeaphill squinted his eyes in response.


    ��Then we should now������


    Zi indifferently ordered.


    ��We must immediately follow and watch them tightly! The speed of Reef and Seaman is ultimately their shorings. Without the cooperation of those 3, even if we can reach the final step of the side mission, our casualties are bound to be disastrous! If they aren��t willing to help, then they can forget about obtaining any other advantages in this world.��


    Yet merely 5 minutester, Demondream transmitted an infuriating message through the party channel, that could trigger their tears.


    ��I��m sorry, I lost them.��


    That newspletely shocked Zi!


    ��You lost them?��


    In Zi��s perception, Demondream was a master in that field. Nobody had ever escaped her pursuit before. Demondream then paused for a moment before acknowledging these unfortunate news.


    ��You will understand when you arrive here.��


    Swiftly, the remaining Illume-union members all congregated at where Demondream was. This was an overhanging cliff of unmatched steepness.


    ��I gathered they rode on that RDA patrol tank, but suddenly proimed they had forgotten something extremely important. Therefore, they urgently unboarded and reached here. I only traced them for 50 seconds worth of distance, before������before not a single one appeared in sight.��


    Zi gazed at the distant abstruse darkness away from the cliff, and unhurriedly replied.


    ��The only two options for them are to jump or fly, but my spection is that they flew. Looks like we still underestimated that trio of party Ace����especially that����Seaman!��


    *****************


    It was obvious that Sheyan had finally employed the arachnid Overlord he had purchased back in the Starship Trooper world. In the face of the contestants threatening to clean them out, he held no more reservations. This excellent jellyfish like transportation creature glided through the airs of Pandora peacefully, surging straight towards the Takji n location. Sheyan did in fact attempt to fork out some utility points in his bid of activating the natural disguising auxiliary ability of the Overlord; instead, he was notified that such an ability could not be activated in this realm war.


    Thus, the most unfortunate event that Sheyan was worried about struck very quickly. As daylight descended upon them, several Mountain Banshees soared through the skies with the mentality of ��the early bird catches the worm(arachnid)��. Their superb vision allowed them to rapidly identify this unprecedented and unknown Overlord ��worm�� in their entire lives. Their appetite momentarily expanded, triggering a frantic secretion of saliva from their mouths as they swerved in viciously.


    Trapped helplessly inside the Overlord, Sheyan and his trio could only choose to force an emergencynding. After a series of arduous battling, where the arachnid Overlord had been shredded into flesh chunks, they finally managed to force the Mountain Banshees into retreat. Fortunately, their current location was roughly a straight line 10 kilometres away from the Takji n as indicated on their map. Hence, they still managed to conserve a huge deal of time and energy travelling.


    The forest here gradually grew sparser and sparser. Blessed by their prior plentiful experience of surviving in the forest, Sheyan��s trio exited the forest without trekking for long; before an exceedingly vast grassfield weed them.


    Pandora ores seemed to be scattered throughout the grassfield, with the asionalrger ore chunks of 7-8 metres in size drifting about and hindering their vision. The dense outgrowth of grass had grown healthily and touched the human��s knees. As the dawn breeze rustled through the sea of grass, it released a sensation of true elusive freedom.


    After trodding through for a kilometre or so, Mogensha��s plumpy nostrils suddenly red and he suddenly warned out.


    ��There��s a blood stenching from the west!��


    The trio hastily advanced towards it, and after making a huge detour around a hundred square metre hovering boulder, they could now see a massive pack of creatures sprinting through the grassfield. A curved horn sprouted from the heads of those creatures while their buttocks wagged with a long tail resembling that of a lizard. Their dashing style appeared rather entric yet their speed were miraculously fast.


    ording to the RDApany��s report, these creatures were called Lizard Goats and loved to graze in moist and marshy grass fields. Behind these goats, were 5-6 mounted Na''vi Direhorse cavalry in pursuit of their prey.


    They were waving a peculiar weapon in their hands which looked rather simple and crude; a two metre long string with circr rocks tied to both ends. After slinging towards their target, it would automatically coil around the legs of the prey and trip them.


    Sheyan also noticed that amongst the few na''vi cavalry, not a single one appeared youthful, but most were old Na''vi warriors and kids. Hence, the coordinating strength they demonstrated appeared extremely unustomed. Furthermore, those lizard goats they were hunting seemed to be more tenacious and brutal aspared to the mongolian gazelles of earth. Once they suffered an assault, their eyes would burn with scarlet red as they transformed increasingly vicious and roared ferociously! Thus at present, the 5-6 Na''vi cavalry had only captured one lizard goat so far.


    At this moment, Sheyan immediately gestured towards Reef and Mogensha and proceeded to charge towards the lizard goat herd. Surging forward and diving through the air, Sheyan actually managed to catch hold of one of the lizard goat��s neck and binded it unwaveringly! Simrly to the direhorses, thick armour shockingly protected the creature��s neck, but was still rapidly fractured under Sheyan��s smashing raw strength like it was brittle porcin! Bloodbined with bodily fluids was instantly spat out from its mouth. Instead, its strength was not to be trifled it as it refused to copse even after Sheyan��s pounding. Staggering a little, the lizard goat struggled frantically and continued dashing forward.


    Even after that happened, the lizard goat could not escape the torturous pain jolting through its body as it squawked in misery; sweeping its tail recklessly in response to the pain! Its tail instantly swept the grass, soil and decayed leaves within a 10 metre radius into a wild gust, bombarding its fellow goats around it with nature��s sediments.


    Those unlucky brats that received the torrential sediments momentarily lost their bnce, as they crashed to the ground and begun rolling haphazardly. That one goat had sessfully morphed into the ��ck sheep�� of the herd. The remaining lizard goats could not evade this stumbling block in time and triggered a chain of sessive copse like they were dominoes.


    Crack! Sheyan released a muffled snort as he summoned strength in his arms to snap off the lizard goat��s neck, before he leapt into the air again, making a roll andnding steadily. He then casually lifted the lizard goat up and tossed it towards the fleet of iing Na''vi cavalry. To his horror, when the lizard goat��s carcass was still wafting through the air, a sudden enormous mountain banshee swooped in with a gust of wind; fluttering its wings threateningly, it widened its long beak and mped down onto the goat!


    This mountain banshee was entirely coated with pure ck. The terrifying carnivore immediately started chomping ferociously onto the lizard goat, with its throat incessantly gulping down mouthfuls of blood. The ws of its fluttering wings proceeded to pierce the lizard goat as it spiralled in mid flight, before forcefully jerking its robust neck in ruthless bid to rip this miserable lizard goat into two.


    Just solely observing from afar, one could tell how dreadful this blood-thirsty mountain banshee was. Its blood stained mouth contained two razor-sharp curved fangs, that were as long as 23 centimetres. Once it chomped onto anything, even a direhorse with reinforced armour would be crushed. Thus even though the lizard goat was a tough creature, it was still hard to avoid getting torn apart.


    Presently, Reef had also infiltrated into the tumbling lizard goat herd, as he lifted his head to the skies and unleashed a furious roar; instantly sending the entire dozen plus goats who were struggling to flee into a slowed state. From afar, Mogensha was already half-knelt over the ground as he pasted his head against his rifle and took aim. Instantly, fiery tongues shot out from his rifle. With the trio working together, they only required a short dozen of seconds to ughter the entire herd of lizard goats.


    In spite of that, the 5-6 na''vi riders were all stumped by this situation; hesitating to make a single action. Only until that mountain banshee finished swallowing the lizard goat, and descended to the ground in spirals, did a mightier looking na''vi mounted on the mountain banshee��s back yelled loudly.


    ��Outsiders, what are you trying to do?��


    Apart from his sturdy built, this na''vi appeared rtively old with his deep wrinkles that looked like scars on his face. His forehead was adorned with aesthetically precious ornaments, where two red stripes were painted intercrossed along his face; exuberating a dignified and murderous aura.

 Chapter 419: Marketing favour

    <h4>Chapter 419: Marketing favour</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    That mountain banshee beneath the na''vi��s groin was a ss of its own. Its mere physical frame was already 2-3 timesrger and exhibited an amplified savageness with its pure dark grandiose. Although it definitely couldn��tpare to the likes of a Great Leonopteryx, based on the shade of its skin and built, it would at least be a Tier 4 or 5 legendary creature!


    Following the intelligence supplied by the RDApany, Sheyan and the rest pressed their fist to their chest and humbly bowed in respectful greeting.


    ��O noble Takji n patriarch, we bring you greetings and endowments from the great ��Dragon��s Daughter�� Mo`at.��


    Mo`at was the current Tsahik (Spiritual leader) of the Omaticaya n. The reason she was acimed as the ��Dragon��s Daughter�� was because she inherited the blood of thetest Toruk Makto (Rider of the Last Shadow). Hence, not only did she inherit greater ability tomunicate with Mother Nature Eywa smoothly, she also grasped several secret arts in taming Mountain Banshees. Therefore, the Omaticaya n had much superior and manifold aerial riders aspared to other ns. Moreover, her prestige amongst the na''vi race was also extremely prominent.


    Upon hearing Mo`at��s name, in addition to the sufficient reverential goodwill the three invaders had exhibited, an immense possibility remained - that the Takji n Patriarch would ignore them if it was under normal circumstances. Besides, in their minds, these outsiders seemed to disy a certain inharmonious air between them. However, his current Takji n was witnessing one of the most dire ordeal to date����many thoughts shed through the Takji n Patriarch''s mind but ultimately, he still nodded.


    ��We appreciate Mo`at��s greetings, and grateful for Mother Eywa��s blessings.��


    Sheyan motioned with his head, as Jinkuang appeared and offered several cylinders of alcohol in response. After the na''vi patriarch uncocked it and sniffed slightly, he immediately revealed a delighted countenance.


    ��This is Mastaba Gafsa (Fruit wine)?��


    He then directly gulped down a mouthful; in a split second, his eyeballs instantly swelled out as he choked on the intensity of the alcohol, without being able to take in a single breath of air. Such an unusual reaction immediately caused the na''vi riders behind to turn anxious and re furiously at the humans; their loud heavy panting was apparent in this atmosphere.


    After a few brief fleeting seconds, everyone watched as the Takji n patriarch urgently retrieved a meat patty from his pocket and tossed it into his mouth. He thenfortably belched from the alcohol and beganuding praises.


    ��Magnificent. Splendid! From henceforth, you are friends of our Takji n.��


    Following the n patriarch��s promation, Sheyan and the rest received a notification. ��You have obtained the friendship of the Takji n, reputation system for the Takji n is now initiated.��


    ��So it is indeed so����these sly old foxes can only be pacified by benefits.�� Sheyan scoffed in his heart. ��Under the current difficulty, I reckon we are only able to initiate reputation system amidst several smaller scale na''vi ns. Only when we raised our reputation in these ns to ��Worship�� would we be able to start umting reputation in major ns like the Omaticaya n. If this Takji n hadn��t fell to our schemes and declined to be a minor n, and this method still worked����then anyone could simply call the winds and summon the rain* at the Omaticaya n. That would mean it would be too simple to alter the storyline!��


    (TN: *Chinese idiom which means stir up troubles)


    Proceeding that, Jinkuang pointed to the dying lizard goats, who were still wailing in anguish, and dered.


    ��Those are our felicitations for the respectable Takji n.��


    As his words echoed out, one of the 5-6 na''vi cavalry whistled, hinting another to gallop away. Not longter, he brought along another pack of na''vi Direhorse riders. If one could primarily describe the aforementioned na''vi hunters as ��old and weak��, then their secondary pack of riders could be described as ��sickly and crippled��.


    Leading the second pack of na''vi nsmen was a na''vi leader with crippled legs. That na''vi leader had facial features that betrayed his identity as a Takji n elder, yet his face hinted of having only experienced light hardships. The nsmen presented a dying lizard goat in front of him. The na''vi leader then sat on the ground cross-legged and pinched towards the carcass head, twisting the lizard goat��s head 360 degree around mercilessly


    With a flicker of his wrist, he pulled out a thin and acute ck sickle that was pasted to his chest and bluntly slice downwards; his action was as smooth as water. Such an incisive slice released an impression that the air had been severed as well.


    The Lizard Goat��s body fur were all standing and disheveled from its anguish, as the ck sickle outrightly tore through from its chest down; its innards came sloshing out. Instead, a na''vi nsman immediately retrieved the innards and segregated them into distinctive organ piles.


    A lizard goat was minimally 350 - 400 kilograms heavy. Yet it was effortlessly cut apart by that na''vi who made handling a butcher��s cleaver look easy. Sheyan observed that na''vi had indeed employed a ughtering technique to slice open his prey. Without a doubt, if that na''vi still possessed a pair of functional legs, he would unquestionably be a formidable force to reckon with. As the nsmen took turns at offering the lizard goats, the remaining dozen over lizard goats were disposed off without even ten minutes!


    With these dozen over lizard goats, the Takji n immediately begun journeying home in high spirits. Without an exception, Sheyan and gang were invited along. When they arrived beneath the Hometree, Jinkuang had already subtlety and gradually inquired plenty of information from na''vi nsmen whom they had favourable impressions with.


    Truth to be told, the Takji n was originally a medium scale n with nearly three hundred members. Due to their reputable proficiency in taming direhorses, and particrly adept in equestrian archery, they naturally belonged to the ��Sons of Nature��. However, their methods of taming beasts had been imparted from the Kiwatakin n, thus, their cavalry were incredibly invincible.


    Therefore, because of that, they had owed a favour to the Kiwatakin n. When the Kiwatakin n had deteriorated gravely, the Takji n had reached out in aid. Hearing that there were only few invaders, they had dispatched warrior Jacques and his buddies. They had originally presumed this matter was in the bag; but in the end, after a long while, Jacques still failed to make it back.


    Jacques��s prestige was illustrious within his n, and his rtions with others were excellent. This time, at least another hundred plus warriors were dispatched. Yet their luck ran out as they coincidentally met with the copsing Hometree, which triggered the wrath of Mother Nature Eywa. (In actual scientific context, the human��s potent explosives had already disrupted the stability of the maic field. Adding in the copsing Hometree that was already on the verge, the Hometree that was supposed to maintain the equilibrium of maism from the Pandora ores������it naturally catalyzed this devastating catastrophe, unleashing something analogous to a maic storm.) Eventually, not a single one made it back alive.


    Such an absolutely unthinkable cmity had befallen this n, brazenly shaving off half of its n poption; and what more, the casualties allposed of elite warriors? Thus, members of this righteous n were plunged into panic, and food supplies were presently on the verge of depletion. Before Sheyan and gang arrived, the n folks had already been famished for days. As for the dozen few lizard goats hunted today, it could fill their bellies for only several days at the most.


    Within the Takji n, only three na''vi warrior possessed the credentials to mount a Mountain Banshee. This was mostly rted to the long overdue absence of a Tsahik (Spiritual leader) after their previous Tashik had passed away; cutting away the link ofmunication between them and Mother Nature Eywa. Naturally, convincing the ferocious and savage Mountain Banshees had be an increasingly daunting process. As for the Takji n patriarch, his Mountain Banshee actually had the blood lineage of a Great Leonopteryx flowing within its veins; and was exceptionally diabolical. The patriarch had recruited his Mountain Banshee during a fortuitous encounter of his childhood days, and such a scenario was simply irreplicable.


    That na''vi whose legs were crippled and assumed the responsibility as ��butcher��, was actually the Takji n patriarch��s son. His name was Murru. Initially hailed as the prime warrior of the n, and was first in line for the position of n patriarch, he descended from heaven to hell the day his legs were impaired; sinking him into unquenchable despair. Yet this setback transformed into a blessing, as he was spared from the epic explosion prompted by Sheyan.


    Sheyan��s heart was kindled after hearing all these information. Afterwards, he colluded with his buddies Mogensha and Reef, and aplished several mission for the Takji n. After raising their reputation to ��neutral��, he ran in search of Murru and���� only offered him a single question.


    ��Do you wish to restore your legs?��


    Facing such a question that was the epitome of absurdity and silliness, and despite Sheyan��s miraculously low charm, Murru��s eyesbusted with wild fervour and hot-blooded passion. He nodded his head ferociously in response.


    ��Yes!!!!��


    ��I have a method. However, once your broken legs are truly recovered, I would have definitely paid an immense price. Therefore, you must assist me with something������


    Murru didn��t even bother asking what assistance it was, but straightforwardly agreed.


    ��Fine!��


    The reason for Murru��s frankness was because������his legs had been crippled for a full three years. Yet, not a single person had presented him with this question!


    At present, ording to Sheyan��s calctions, Zi and party had undoubtedly left in attempt to aplish that final side mission. Although they may not possess confidence inpleting their mission, they would at least make a trip to avoid future thoughts of regrets. Even in the scenario that they abandoned mission, they definitely wouldn''t remain idle within the confinements of Hell��s Gate. Instead, they would definitely venture out in quest for legendary creatures.


    Thus, Sheyan easily brought Murru into Hell��s Gate, and ckmailed Head Administer Parker; threatening him to divulge news of his epted bribery. Ultimately, Parker conceded and restored Murru��s incapacitated legs with biochemistry technology. Of course, the consequences of that was his waning rtionship with Parker, crumbling into ��hostile�� state������yet in Sheyan��s perspective, Parker��s exploitation value had already been squeezed dry. Thus, their private rtionship dipping from ��worshipped�� to ��hostile�� was of no significance.


    Instead the unexpected urrence was that Doctor Grace Augustine held utterly no resistance towards Head Administer Parker��s orders. In fact, she very refreshingly weed this order. Sheyan who was already prepared to refute her even felt deeply amazed. However, he quickly realized that Doctor Grace Augustine was indeed someone who harbored magnanimous adoration for this. Hence, this affection naturally manifested in her wholehearted willingness to treat a na''vi.


    At present, earthen technology could already construct an avatar, what more to restore a na''vi��s limb? Brimming with total disbelief on his face, when Murru sprinted off in his first step; tears oveid his entire face, as he nced to the skies released a fanatical howl!!

 Chapter 420: Great Leonopteryx skull

    <h4>Chapter 420: Great Leonopteryx skull</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    During the instant when Murru released an iparably excited howl, Sheyan received a notification.


    [ You cured the Takji n patriarch��s son, Murru. ]


    [ Your reputation in the Takji n has been raised to ��amicable��. ]


    [ Murru is phenomenally grateful for your actions. Your personal rtionship with Murru has been raised to ��Revered��. ]


    Following that, when a healthy and kicking Murrur returned to the Takji n, this miracle naturally ushered in waves ofmotion. Of course, a series of banquets couldn��t be discounted. After feasting on excessive meat and strong wine, the Takji n patriarch stared into the bonfire as he sank into deep thoughts. Then, he sighed deeply andmented.


    ��Haais, our Takji n have not seen the birth of a Tsahik for a full decade. We have lostmunication with Mother Nature Eywa; when our brave n warriors had gone out hunting previously, they encountered the wrath of Mother Nature Eywa and had all returned to dust������if only we had a way to regain the blessings and favour of Mother Eywa, wouldn��t that be amazing?��


    When Sheyan listened to his words, he immediately understood his long awaited dramatic climax was arriving. Indeed so, after the long-winded bemoans of the Takji n patriarch, the trio simultaneously received a mission.


    [ You have obtained a hidden side mission: ��Glory days of old�� . ]


    [ Mission difficulty: A+. ]


    [ Mission summary: Aid the Takji n in reattaining Mother Nature Eywa��s blessings. ]


    [ Mission description: The more dynamic the effects, the greater the rewards. ]


    [ Do you wish to ept this mission, yes / no? ]


    [ This mission is categorized as a universal mission for the Na''vi race, it can be shared with infinite duration toplete. ]


    [ You must decide within a minute. ]


    In light of this mission, Sheyan immediatelymanded through the party channel.


    ��Everyone ept together!��


    Sheyan then stood up and headed off into the dark forest. Yet only a minute had psed before he came trudging out, resurfacing in front of the entire Takji n once again. On hindsight, it seemed like there was nothing different about Sheyan. However, presently hoisted over his shoulder, was a skull.


    An impressive monumental skull!!!


    The skull was coated with intertwined shades of yellow, red and ck; as it exuberated a brutal air of tyranny!


    At this instance, even the monstrously unrivalled legendary mount of the Takji n��s patriarch, couldn��t help releasing a frightened hiss filled with utter veneration!


    The Takji n chief murmured to himself briefly as tears began welling up in his eyes. With both his hands trembling fanatically, he stammered.


    ��Is that perhaps a������Toruk��s skull totem?��


    Sheyan nodded his head gently and replied.


    ��Yes, that is so; but for you to rekindle the grace bestowed by Mother Nature Eywa, that would have to depend on your n��s capabilities.��


    At this moment, Sheyan had already received the notification.


    [ You barely acquired a semi-decayed Toruk skull totem. Only 4 members will be acknowledged with mission sess upon relinquishing this mission object. Do you wish to proceed with missionpletion? Please indicate your nightmare imprint numbers. ]


    Sheyan and buddies were in total, 3 individuals. Obviously, they wouldn��t be stumped by that notification; as they reckoned that with the Toruk totem of the Omaticaya n, it would be able to satisfy the requirements of even arge scale party like the Illume-union.


    Bequeathed with such a wonderful oue, the Takji n patriarch instantly and decisively implemented two measures.


    The first measure was to immediately relinquish his position as n patriarch, allowing his fully recuperated son, Murru, to assume the patriarch role.


    The second measure that Mourbo, the n ex-patriarch, undertook, was taking the initiative to fill the crucial but vacant position of Tsahik.


    Under the toilings of ex-patriarch Mourbo - or precisely speaking, under theborious efforts of his mount, a bloodline descendant of a Great Leonopteryx; a Toruk skull totem of pristine invincibility was finally stamped inside the Hometree of the Takji n. Thus, Mother Nature Eywa��s blessing was once again conferred onto the Takji n.


    When that happened, Sheyan��s trio instantly received their notifications.


    [ Hidden Side Mission: ��Glory Days of Old�� pleted) ]


    [ You receive the following rewards, please choose 3 rewards amongst the following options. ]


    [ A: 8 achievement points ]


    [ B: 8 free basic attribute points ]


    [ C: Hometree Warbow ]


    [ E: Helmet of Residing Souls ]


    [ F: Prolonged period of stay in this world by 15 days! ]


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    [ Weapon: Hometree Warbow ]


    [ Origins: Manufactured by Warrior Harry of the Takji n. ]


    [ Equipment rarity: Silver Storyline grade ]


    [ Equipment details: Arrows released with this bow carries additional 70-130 damage ]


    [ Equipment requirements: Strength 22 points, Agility 40 points ]


    [ Equipment position: Both hands ]


    [ Effective range: 5- 150 metres ]


    [ Material: Hometree holy wood, Hometree holy bark and polished tendon rope. ]


    [ Additional instations: Bow shaft (uracy +3) / Arrows ]


    [ Attack interval: 3 seconds ]


    [ Weight: 250g ]


    [ Length: 1.7m ]


    [ Weapon additional effect: ��Na''vi��s rage�� - When utilizing this longbow to attack, fixed percentage of dealing bonus divine na''vi pration of 60 points. This damage negates enemy��s defence and holds precedence. The attack will also repel the enemy by 2 metres. ]


    [ Weapon type additional effect: ��Fatigue�� - When the user releases ten shots within a 1 minute duration, the 11th shot will consume 10 seconds of time. ]


    [ Description: This divinely formidable weapon has obtained the blessings of Mother Nature. However, it emits a bended stench of beast blood and tree sap. ]


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    [ Equipment: Helmet of Residing Souls ]


    [ Equipment rarity: Silver Storyline grade ]


    [ Details: Strength -2, Physique +2 , spirit +1 ]


    [ Equipment passive ability: ��Lapping wounds�� - A chance to trigger this effect when receiving closebat damage, lowering all damages inflicted by 20%. HP will regenerate by 3% every 5 seconds, with a duration of 15 seconds. This effect can only be activated once every 30 seconds. ]


    [ Equipment active ability: ��Heartening Chorus�� - When triggered, your negative buffs/effects will instantly be expelled. (Inclusive of charmed*, petrify, infuriation, blood loss) Cooldown duration: 300 seconds. ]


    (TN: Just in case, *Charmed here refers to a negative buff)


    [ Additional passive ability: ��Perseverance of Steel�� - Explosive strike damages received will be lowered by 25% (Example, when an explosive strike deals 200% increased damage, it would be reduced to 175% instead). When your HP drops beneath 50%, you will receive additional 25% resistance to explosive strikes. ]


    [ Equipment requirements: Strength at least 15 points, Physique at least 20 points. ]


    [ Equipment position: Head ]


    [ Material: Wood ]


    [ Weight: 5kg ]


    [ Description: The helmet of a na''vi who fell in battle. Its master��s soul continues to reside within it, randomly manifesting itself to aid any courageous warrior. ]


    [ Evaluation: As long as you can precisely activate the ability ��Heartening Chorus��, your HP is as good as guaranteed. ]


    ************


    Browsing through the series of notifications, Sheyan issued a serious order into the party channel.


    ��Prolonged duration of 15 days in this world is a must, the rest is up to you.��


    Sheyan pondered for a moment before selecting the options of 8 achievement points and 8 basic attribute points. Yet after further deliberations, he directly stored the 8 basic attribute points without allocating them to his attributes. Moreover, now with an additional 8 achievement points, he had finally attained the qualifications to promote to Lieutenant (first). However, he still had to return to the nightmare realm toplete his promotion.


    Sternly analyzing, luck definitely had a part in Sheyan and his buddies discovering this vital mission tool - The skull of a Great Leonopteryx. Yet from an even stricter viewpoint, it was essentially them robbing away the dead Makaji��s discovered fortune; and Sheyan andpany just happened to be present at the right time.


    Furthermore, acquiring this skull was definitely not an easy feat. The excavator of the skull, Makaji, was genuinely an exceptionally powerful entity and wasn��t the least bit inferior to Prince Stalo. Except, his strongest summoned creature had perished and wasn��t resurrected yet. Nevertheless, the deadliness of the Uzel and Lillebination following that was needless to mention. Still, one had to factor in Jin Ximin who harboured ill ulterior motives as well.


    The most crucial factor was that amongst the trio, Reef had already exhausted his 4 times reserve-duty Growth-hunter opportunities, and could be tacitly recognized as an ordinary contestant. Furthermore, the Mogensha then hadn��t broken through the boundary, and Sheyan was still a sliver away. Which goes to say, thebined evaluation of their might by the realm was in fact merely at the ordinary contestant level.


    Three ordinary contestants who were susceptible to disharmonious coordination, had to defeat an official expert Growth-Hunter, 3 reserve-duty Growth-hunters (inclusive of Jin Ximin), and finally escape from thebined vendetta of the Kiwatakin nsmen, reinforced by the Takji n. Only after all had been aplished did they manage to obtain this Great Leonopteryx skull. Under normal circumstances, such a difficulty wouldn��t be shy of an ��A+�� rating.


    Unexpectedly stumbling on such idental reapings, both Reef and Mogensha were exceedingly ted; as theyuded over the fact that Lille and Uzel were driven to such desperate actions just because of this rare object. They had spared no expense in attempting to preserve the mystery of the Great Leonopteryx skull. Yet in view of the events unfolding now, don��t even mention a substantial boost of reputation, just that enhancement of 8 attribute points and 8 achievement points were all worthwhile ventures!


    Their excitement had clouded them to the extent that after obtaining the reward for a 15 days prolonged period reward, Sheyan heaved a deep sigh of relief; as though a burdensome weight was relieved off his mind. All his actions till now, had been a string of consecutive investigations and deductions, attempting to harvest the melon by following the vine. Since everything were all inferences, then the possibility of failure was inevitable. However, now that he had acquired an entire 15 days extension in addition to the 3 days he acquired prior to this, this meant that he now had adequate reserve time to design his schemes and firm up his ns.


    Regarding Sheyan��s former schemes, he was merely basing it on a 1 week period of stay in this world; which only gave him a 50% confidence of aplishing the Golden Side mission. Yet right now, he was bestowed with a full 18 days period of stay!! Thus, the confidence he possessed now regarding this ��C�� rank Golden Side mission, had soared to above 70 percent!!!


    Proceeding that, in following period; Sheyan, Reef and Mogensha repeatedly aided the Takji n in hunting wild beast and umting food. Under their diligent and incessant toiling, the Takji n had since stockpiled enough food to sustain every nsman for half a month. Moreover, Sheyan had no intentions to rest, this persisted until dusk of the third day����

 Chapter 421: Appearance of a hidden trump

    <h4>Chapter 421: Appearance of a hidden trump</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Under the splendor of the sunset, Sheyan remained focused in hunting. Using his strength to twist, he snapped of the neck of a fallen Hexapede*. After he had leisurely tossed over the Hexapede to the na''vi nsmen behind him, he remained seated conveniently on a slope and inhaled deeply; before turning his gaze towards the east.


    (TN: Hexapede is the peacock looking herbivore in Avatar)


    The east was a field of extensively broad riverbay. Observing the vast loftiness and mighty serenity of the riverbay, it wasn''t overboard to describe it as ake. The sunset clouds in the distance had already slipped down the horizon, yet its afterglow remained burning with scarlet red. Theke reflected speckles of glittering waves, incessantly shimmering like a million scales.


    Mogensha puffed on his cigar as he strolled over, andzily confided.


    ��Boss, you tired?��


    Sheyan continued admiring the waning sunset afterglow, as he gently shook his head. Instead, he replied with an irrelevant answer.


    ��It should be roughly 1700 in the evening right.��


    Mogensha was slightly baffled as he expressed his affirmation in nods.


    ��Roughly around there.��


    Sheyan slowly continued.


    ��When we entered this world, it was 1700 in the evening as well.��


    Mogensha smiled bleakly.


    ��Boss, can you just finish your sentence?��


    Sheyanughed as hefortably stretched his back and turned to gaze at Mogensha.


    ��I��m implying; if there has been no mishaps, it doesn��t matter if Zi and the rest had aplished the final step of the side battle mission. The majority of them should��ve already left this world by now.��


    Mogensha heaved deeply in response.


    ��Yes, that should be so����is it that, boss, you��ve actually been waiting for the Illume-union members to leave?��


    Sheyan earnestly answered.


    ��That��s right!! The Golden Side Mission��s greatest difficult, I��m afraid resides in any interference by other contestants! Eventually, the rule dictating that only one individual can attain its final reward, would restrict and stumble others from sacrificing for your cause! What I desire to achieve, failures definitely cannot be permitted. Moreover, such an erratic factor like Zi and her party, would surely be the greatest thorn in our hearts.��


    ��The unified strength of the Illume-union is really too frightening. Once they wholeheartedly decides to disrupt us, that would be truly devastating! Therefore, I��d rather wait! I��d rather bid my time! Actually, the Illume-union��s greatest merit lies in their cohesiveness, yet that is also where their weakness converge. Even though Zi possesses an antagonistic vengeful temper, she would definitely take into ount the bigger picture, in terms of setting off and returning from the world.


    Reef then muttered to himself.


    ��Could it be possible����they had sessfullypleted the final side mission, and simrly chose to prolong their stay here in this world.��


    Sheyanughed in response.


    ��Even though I would take into consideration minute possibility urrences when formting ns, but chances of them smoothly aplishing the final side mission is truly a terribly minute possibility����furthermore from there, selecting to prolong their stay again in this world is yet another minute possibility urrence. Such a scenario is essentially too rare, it is simply inconceivable.��


    ��Therefore.�� Sheyan paused here as he spectated the distant Murru, vigorously urging his horse to gallop faster. Sheyan��s eyes sparkled with an unquenchable zing ambition as he continued. ��Now is the time he honors his vows.��


    Not longter, Murru galloped over, his face beaming with excitement.


    ��My brother, I heard you were looking for me?��


    Sheyan nodded, as he spoke with heartfelt sincerity.


    ��Mn, I require the assistance of the Takji n. In the next few periods, I may have to journey into exceedingly treacherous environments, and will require protection.��


    Murru replied resolutely.


    ��The Takji n will use our lives to guard you.��


    Sheyanughed and continued.


    ��My nemesis may be incredibly deadly, perhaps more pernicious than the Mosake n.��


    Murru chuckled heartily in response.


    ��Those bunch from the Mosake are indeed formidable, but theirsses are fairly decent indeed. My father��s wife was snatched over from the Mosake n. I too, will do likewise in the future! Whatever dangers lies ahead are nothing but transient clouds!��


    Reef listened to Murru��s words, only to be increasingly ufortable����the wife of Murru��s father, isn��t she just Murru��s mum? Just hearing his manner of speech - relishing in this matter as if he was enumerating his family��s valuables, as though he is practically unting his medals of honor around his neck.


    Murru dismounted from his stallion as he cordially treaded to Sheyan��s side.


    ��Brother, don��t you worry. The Takji n will always be your staunch supporter at anytime, and anywhere. As long as you beckon for us.��


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    Dested,


    Queer,


    Gruesome,


    A spacious nothingness,


    This was the very first impression Sheyan and his buddies had.


    Dried and withered trees that grew orthogonally to cliffs appeared before their eyes. A spiralling stream of water flowed from low grounds to elevated heights. An oddly ground fracture b speared out from the ground rigidly. Grape like vines twisted and warped throughout the pathway, covering unfathomably deep crevices that separated the ground; hollow depressions that resembled psoriasis gued skin.


    One could even behold, mud rolling up into windy obstructions like gigantic serpents, stretching despondently for dozens of metres; blended with fresh leaves, branches, twigs and fragments of scattered and smashed tree trunks. asionally, these mud trails interweaved and warped around each other, other times, they irrigated deep into the ground. The entire scene depicted a brazen tale of a titanic invisible palm, smashing down wantonly over the surroundings with unparalleled destructive might. Then, the culprit slipped away hastily whileughing in madness.


    Shockingly, this was a ce Sheyan and his buddies had been supremely familiar with. The scenic imagery of this ce was originally analogous to anywhere else on Pandora; a luscious rainforest filled with weird creatures, twisted roots, interwoven vines, and moist humidity of the decaying undergrowth����


    This was the exact location that redoubtable Growth-Hunter Makaji, had died. It too was the ce where the fearsome Iklinozee n had met extinction in the past. Simrly, it was the burial site of the Kiwatakin n������


    Sheyan folded his hands over his chest as he disyed a fairly unperturbed expression. Instead, as he gazed upon the grotesque and variegated destion, he couldn��t help emitting a shivering chill from his back. Previously, when he had buried those virulent explosives beneath the Hometree, he had never anticipated the Hometree to create such a maic disturbance after it copsed; tilting the equilibrium of the maic field and instigating a tempestuous maic storm!


    Evidently, for those unfortunate individuals that were implicated by such a monumental destruction, even a titan possessing over 100 points of strength would not be spared; everyone had probably perished instantly.


    As they advanced further towards the nucleus of the maic storm, strange sceneries surfaced exponentially. Their surrounding visions were obstructed greatly by suspended boulders wandering through the atmosphere, with several pandorian creatures seemingly stupefied by the lingering devastation of the ferociously fric force.


    At present, though the maic storm had ceased, dread still hovered in those curled up and shivering creatures; creatures that had scarcely survived near the district of the maic storm, and now feared to advance deeper. It was as though venturing further would result in a curse. Thus, as the humans explored deeper, they could sense a misconception of total barrenness; a deathly stillness on all four sides. If they did not possess contestant bodies that exceeded the realms of ordinary humans by several folds, they would inevitably feel a screaming sensation preventing them from taking a single inch forward.


    After trekking arduously for half an hour, Sheyan suddenly halted and announced gravely.


    ��This is the spot.��


    As they approached the nucleus of the maic storm, the terrain instead had turned increasingly smooth. That was because the tempestuous might of the maic storm had directly disintegrated all to dust, and gravity had settled everything down naturally. Presently, even without Sheyan��s reminder, everyone could tell this was the location of the original Hometree. Right now, it had astoundingly transformed into a frightening sinkhole that was at least 17-18 metres deep.


    The depths of the sinkhole was leveled up and exceedingly vast - at least the size of two football fields. Yet right at the abyss of the sinkhole, was a cluster of dense and flourishing pandora crystal ores! It was akin to densely arranged coral reefs situated at the bottom of the seabed. Moreover, these coral reefs were exuberating dazzling translucent sparkles, truly magnificent beyond wonders, like a dreamy reverie.


    Sheyan observed this scenery as he couldn��t help inhaling deeply. He then swiftly proceeded to climb down the pit walls of this sinkhole. Only when he had reached the bottom of the sinkhole, did he huffed deeply and proimed.


    ��Do you guys wish to know why I was adamant in blowing up this Hometree that day?��


    Reef questioned curiously.


    ��Could it be, it wasn��t just a ploy against the reinforcements of the Takji n?��


    Sheyan replied earnestly.


    ��Such a terrifying maic storm triggered by this explosion, was in fact something I had not expected��������my primary goal, was getting something done once and for all!��


    Speaking till here, Sheyan��s eyes suddenly shed with fanatical fervour!


    ��You guys understand that the na''vi ns treats a Hometree with utmost significance. Once a na''vi discovers that this Hometree is uninhabited, then they would possibly attempt to colonize this ce. However, that is extremely unfavourable to my ns! What I wish for, is this exact phenomenal. ins of tranquility, a pandora crystal treasury without a single trace of lifeform! The greatest challenge of this scheme, lies in preventing other lifeforms from perceiving tiny traces of hints and clues. The only way to prevent our ally from being choked to death at her infancy stage, the only way to sustain her during her frailest moment. The only way to guarantee the safest environment to mature!��


    At present, Sheyan was standing perfectly upright where he was, with both arms lifted high towards the heavens. The clouds swirled in the skies, and even the darkest and deepest valleys seemingly couldn��t help but release slight gasps. Sheyan then turned round and gazed at Mogensha and Reef. His lips curled into a furtive sly smile.


    ��Beneath me, it is time for the curtains of miracles unfold!!!��


    At this instant, over the soft ground a hundred square meters around Sheyan, 5 sudden earthen mounds protruded out; seemingly amongst them, echoed a gentle heartbeat that was throbbing vigorously. As time psed, the fine particles of yellow soil rustled and dispersed to the sides. The winds in the air continued to brew over them. It was as though the entire Pandora was trying all means to resist their emergence!!


    Yet after a short span of a minute, a sorrowful howl pierced into the air. The soil over two of the mounds were utterly scattered, and revealed an iparably tenacious eggshell. At this moment, the two eggshells had already shattered, and ushered in an amniotic foul odour that assailed their nostrils. From within, 4 incredibly vile and robust shadows leapt out, and instantly surveyed their surroundings with unprecedented vignce; leaping about high with watchful intentions.


    Indeed, they were zerglings! Vicious feral beasts of the Starship Trooper World!!


    Furthermore beside those zerglings, three unhatched eggs were still fidgeting rapidly������


    ---


    (TN: Sheyan procured the eggs back in volume 5 chapter 59 of the Starship Trooper world.)

 Chapter 422: Failure within the sight of success???

    <h4>Chapter 422: Failure within the sight of sess???</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Even though Sheyan had already employed his arachnidrva eggs to y Lille previously, the 6 zerglings that he spawned out had all been in by Lille. As such, Mogensha and Reef had no clue pertaining to that inside information. At present, it was their first time witnessing the emergence of the abundantly offensive zerglings in this world.


    ��Ah!�� Upon witnessing these 4 iparably familiar zerglings appearing, Reef immediately gasped. However, any follow up words seemed to have stuck within his throat,pletely clogging off his channel ofmunication! He could only gaze inspiringly at Sheyan with a countenance of admiration.


    ��Don��t tell me?!!!!!! You wish to?��


    As for Mogensha, the moment he caught a glimpse of the two arachnid drones eggs, the cigar in his mouth instantly fell to the ground. He could only muster a wry smile as he shook his head.


    ��Boss����you��re seriously ying it too overly excessive, ah!��


    Sheyan burst intoughter as he replied.


    ��If I don��t dare to y it exorbitantly, how would you expect us to aplish this damnable Golden Side Mission?��


    As Sheyan concluded his statement, the remainder two arachnid eggs concealed within the mounds hatched; shockingly producing two arachnid drones! The two drones had an apparent appearance of ck stripes, and were seemingly magnified aspared to ordinary arachnid drones.


    (TN: small recap; in ch 59 of vol 5, he purchased 2 drones, 3 scourges, 5 zerglings and 9 overlords)


    Meanwhile, Sheyan had retrieved a total of 600 units of pandora crystal from his personal interspatial storage, and ced it before the two drones. The two cuties begun to devour the crystals insatiably, as their physique rapidly grew. After each arachnid drone had consumed roughly 300 units of pandora crystals each, their body frames had swelled by at least 5-6 times.


    The two drones then separated, each seeking out a broad region to speedily regurgitate silky threads; gradually forming two enormous ash-brown giga-cocoons. The territory upied by the giga-cocoons swiftly proliferated and ultimately expanded to an extend of a hundred plus square metres. From here, it conversely shifted to elevated growth, speedily developing towards its limits. When it matured fully, the epassing ashen threads of the giga-cocoons abruptly blustered, and dissolved into a sky full of splinters; gradually wafting through the air! (Author note: constructing of a twin base, you guys know this. keke)


    Following that, two stupendous organ structures emerged in the view of Sheyan and buddies. The organ structure��s peripheral surface pulsating with coarse prunish vascrs, entrenching onto the ground with overcautious stability, releasing an impression of anchored down roots. Quickly following, the trademark organism ��creep�� carpet of the arachnids naturally extended out; enveloping and covering pandorian soil with tender meekness!


    Two fundamental core organism building, hatcheries, astonishingly sprouted from this very ground; a novelty appearance on this fertile, gorgeous and treacherous!!!


    (TN: The Hatchery is the most primary basic structure for the zergs, it upgrades to Lair and finally a Hive)


    Sheyan��s scheme, was actually to establish an arachnid base on this very Pandora! Then, leveraging on the horrifying propagating capabilities of the arachnid race and its sheer quantities, to aplish the daunting Golden Side Mission! To him, it was merely utilizing two arachnid drones that he carried out previously. Yet, with merely two arachnid eggs whileplementing the unique environment of Pandora, they could reproduce from 2 to 4, then 4 to 8������an endless derivation of possibilities!!!


    ----and this was the fruits of his painstaking devising, and also the ultimate reason for selecting the Avatar world.


    Sheyan nced back to Mogensha and seriously concluded.


    ��For us to reach this stage, your selfless contributions were definitely indispensable. If you hadn��t generously offered nearly 2,000 units of pandora crystal to me, then all this couldn��t have gone so smoothly.��


    Mogensha chuckled heartily, as he puffed aggressively on his cigar and replied.


    ��Boss, actually back at the Starship Trooper world, to even rake in such abundance of pandora crystals was already out of my expectations. I too desire to observe how far you would reach, and that is why I chose to invest in you. It is an investment, understood? Not donation, haha!��


    At this moment, two newly constructed ��hatcheries�� had already shifted into full gear, generating strips ofrvas onto the ��creep�� carpet. Sheyan was currently left with 200 units of pandora crystals, and decided to invest everything into the spawning pool of the mother nest. On the whole, the intrinsic energies of 50 units of pandora crystal could spawn out another drone. Thus, very quickly, 4 other drones were spawned out, hatching from their shattered shells.


    With this allied union, Sheyan��s cash flow which had already indicated ��deficit�� finally halted and begun to rise. The two cutie beetles started to encroach on the pandora crystal ore clusters with their peculiar mandibles, and directly chomped the crystals into smaller fragments; finally secreting their special saliva to refine the ores into high purity crystals. Afterward, they rapidly transported the refined crystals back to the hatchery, and tossed them into the spawning pool.


    Within a short span of an hour, a tiny scale arachnid base had reached its junior form. Various organ structures were incubated rapidly, and appeared seemingly inharmonious with the environmental backdrop. Moreover, a hatchery had shockingly been upgraded to the ��II�� ss already, looking additionally menacing. Several other vital arachid organ structures were still in the process of constructing.


    Within the mining district, several hundreds of millstone looking, 6-legged prune colored beetles pouted their incisive mandibles as they frenziedly excavated; before extracting and storing crystals within their mouths, and repeatedly shuttled to and fro between the hatcheries and ore veins.


    Within this 1 hour period, Sheyan had also spawned out all the arachnidrva eggs he had on hand; only leaving behind 3 arachnid Overlord egg in reserve. As for the actualbat prowess he possessed now, it was only 4 zerglings and 6 arachnid scourges.


    Sheyan then earnestly dered to Mogensha and Reef.


    ��I believe that Mother Nature Eywa most certainly wouldn��t permit us to simply establish this arachnid base. Therefore, the construction of this arachnid base would surely encounter substantial troubles. Furthermore, within a two hour period from now, I reckon it will be the toughest phase of endurance. If we can persist through this phase, they this arachnid base would be able to supply reinforcements in endless streams. Moreover, it would be extremely formidable reinforcements!��


    ��Because right now, the sovereignty of this entire arachnid base belongs to me! They are like my summoned creatures. To put it in simpler terms, the creatures they y would simrly produce dropped keys, and bestow us with rewards!! Do you understand the significance of this? Tossing aside the rewards of the Golden Side Mission, thergest fortunes would reside in the dropped keys of those tier-5, tier-6, or tier-7 creatures during the process of aplishing our mission!!!��


    Mogensha and Reef both nodded. Reef suddenly inquired.


    ��Those na''vi folks from the Takji n would aid us right? As remuneration gratitude for restoring Murru��s crippled legs, they wouldn��t be content to remain as bystanders.��


    Sheyan sighed faintly and replied.


    ��The Takji n may not be reliable. Even if they abided by their promises, that old fox Mourbo is the true ruler. He is exceedingly crafty and sly, a convenient battle is still possible; yet once he encounters any deadly aspect, he would undoubtedly withdraw and not take life for granted. That is because the current warriors guarding their fort now, are the remnant forces of the entire n. If everyone were to be annihted, then the Takji n would inevitably cease to exist. Moreover����the foe they may face now, could even be their very own divinity, Eywa!��


    As they listened to Sheyan��s conjecture, a sensation of having spun a cocoon around themselves* was borne within the hearts of the trio simultaneously, and shook their head in despairing guffaws. It was indeed them who had single handedly led to the demise of over 80% of the Takji n elites. Yet verily in this short duration of hours, they became deeply worried over the insufficient might of the current Takji n.


    (TN:*chinese idiom, which means enmeshed or stuck in their own devised trap)


    Meanwhile at this moment, the Takji n patriarch, no wrong, the one hailed as Tsahik (spiritual leader), mounted his massive ck Mountain Banshee and skyrocketed into the skies. After spiralling for several circles, they shot forward towards the west; expressing that enemies were iing from the west. Yet even more far-fetched, that supposedly exceptionallyposed Tsahik actually unleashed a terribly rming scream in mid air!!!


    Sheyan immediately called over an overlord he had stationed in midair, before boarding it with his two party mates, and rapidly pulled away from the area. They then surged towards the west as they engaged in cautious surveince. After glimpsing at the multitudes of hostiles invading towards them, but still a dozen plus kilometre away, Sheyan��s countenance instantly revealed a helplessness; a phrase of ��I knew it�� all over his face. He was now iparably vexed as he released a long sigh, and ferociously cursed out.


    ��This damned realm! Sure enough, not even a loophole can be exploited!


    As it turns out, when they stared into the extreme distant, rolling smoke and dust could be vividly seen within a faraway forest. Trees copsed and wood snapped into fragments wherever the stampede passed, along with the berserking fleeing of birds and beasts. The smoke and dust formed a width band as broad as a kilometre long, as it drove in with a fanatical magnitude! If once carefully observed, this ��band�� was astoundingly a thoroughption of viperwolves, inching forward in lengths that offered no ends in sight. With one look, it was as though it tantly stretched into the vast horizon!


    Such a terror of epic proportions, it appeared almost on par to the first beast tide that Sheyan and the contestants had squared off with during their former entry to this world! Moreover, at that time, the beast tide was segregated into four, assaulting the four different regions. Hence, it discretely resulted in an oue of military dilution.


    Yet right now, the entire beast tide was a full body. Steamrolling in like with impressive discipline like the Yangtze River. Thus, it produced a frightening loftiness, one that threatened to eradicate and obliterate all that stood in its way! Such a sensation, would practically instill a sense of unrivalled desperation just by looking at it!


    Needless to say that in the previous beast horde, the trio were standing alongside 400 hundred plus incredibly powerful contestants/Reserve-duty Growth-hunters. Yet right now, against the onught of this beast tide, even with the assistance of the Takji n and after taking everything into ount, that would amount to scarcely 20 plus individuals!


    ��Indeed, pulling such cheap tricks is impossible������ Presently, within the hearts of Reef and Mogensha, such a forlorned notion swept through them; filling them with dispirited emotions, a feeling of failing when sess was in sight. Such a feeling dwelled sullenly in the depths of their heart, causing an irresistible urge to scream in resentment to unload this burden!


    ��Could it be, we are about to fail by theck of a final effort???��

 Chapter 423: Only by giving, can one receive

    <h4>Chapter 423: Only by giving, can one receive</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Facing such an arduously steep challenge, Mogensha shut his eyes and calmed his breathing to soothe his dejected heart. After sighing, he massaged Sheyan��s shoulders andforted him.


    ��Boss, an eternally smooth sailing journey is simply an impossibility for anyone. Since we still have 15 days worth of time, we should just shift our direction towards legendary creatures; perhaps we can earn back our losses. Those sheetty viperwolves are about to arrive within, at most, 10 plus minutes. It is absolutely inconceivable for us to resist them.��


    Sheyan snorted coldly and sighed once again.


    ��Are you thinking that I��m frustrated over the forfeiture of the Golden Side Mission? No. Such a scenario has long been included in my calctions. I��m merely sighing due to the fact of losing the chance of raking in utility points and equipments extensively, and allowing that brat to make cheap exploitations.��


    Mogensha and Reef nced at each other in bewilderment and asked.


    ��What can you still do right now?��


    Instead, Sheyan did not answer them. Seizing every second in this race against time, he controlled the overlord tond on the ground surface; before sprinting towards the core of his arachnid base. His sprinting was so ferocious, that every stomp of his foot causedrge sshes and ripples over the ��Creep�� carpet. As for Sheyan, his gaze was currently fixated onto an arachnid egg, one that was urgently attempting to hatch.


    This egg was something Sheyan instantly breeded once he witnessed the scale of the impending onught of viperwolves. From its maturity progress, one could tell the lifeform contained within had arger head than its body. As time trickled away rapidly, every second birthed greater nervousness in their hearts����


    Finally, a crack whispered into the air, followed by excessive splitting shatters. A brown organism that resembled an air blower soared out. Its surface disyed ck stripes, and it relied on the contractions of its superficial membrane around its body to float!


    This creature was none other than a unique unit of the arachnid race.


    The Queen-zerg!


    At present, all life within this enormous arachnid base was still under the sovereignty of Sheyan. Thus, the Queen-zerg directly soared towards Sheyan. To rank the Queen-zerg amongst the military, it was rare for her to be directly involved in offensive capabilities, but nevertheless be the dictator of victory or defeat on a battlefield. Moreover, she was even equipped with an ability to colonize human base, possessing exceedingly powerful spirit and intelligence. This was something they could confirm back in the Starship Trooper world.


    Sheyan strode towards the front of the Queen-zerg, and pasted his forehead onto the feelers of the Queen-zerg. After waiting for 3-4 seconds, his ocean of thoughts was suddenly interrupted with an exceptionally familiar voice. This voice was indeed special, one that bypassed the dissemination of the eardrum. Instead, it rung from the depths of his heart.


    �� My, old, friends. Ah, it seems like, you��ve discovered a wonderful fertile! ��


    When the voice attempted the human tongue initially, it remained rather shaky, but immediately turned fluent at the end. When Sheyan heard the voice, his originally flustered expression instantly soothed as he immediately answered.


    ��Ah, that��s right, it has been a long time, my friendly ckthornpanion. You ought to be d themunication link we��veid down beforehand is effective. The reserves of crystal ores over here vastly exceeds your by hundreds and thousands! Most crucially, apart from the primitive creatures of this, there is none in contention against you!��


    The ckthorn Overmind immediately transmitted a bluntly direct message.


    �� My friend, I must have this!!! ��


    Sheyan asked in astonishment.


    ��Isn��t that abundantly fertile pandora ore mine that can support a decade worth of harvesting, colonized by you?��


    The ckthorn Overmind��s tone became sullen.


    �� Yes, but the direct subordinates of the de Empress discovered about it, and I cannot contend against the Empress����so I could only relinquish that treasure trove to her���� ��


    The Overmind��s voice suddenly transformed ecstatic.


    �� But to reward my sacrifice, the Empress conferred onto me enhanced strength, causing me to evolve once again. My friend! I require this base you have, these mineral resources, no, the entire! With it and adequate time, I may even develop to a level where I can contend against the de Empress! Mypanions!!! ��


    At the end, the ckthorn Overmind��s voice was already trembling. Sheyan coughed in purposeful hesitation, before replying.


    ��Then will you aid me? As long as I have a request, will you do your utmost for me?��


    The ckthorn Overmind replied haughtily.


    �� Of course. Haven��t we already established mutual trust and coboration previously? ��


    Sheyan recalled for a moment; This fat parasite����oh wrong, he should��ve evolved to a dung beetle by now. Indeed, he hasn��t lied to me since we met. Thus, Sheyan answered frankly.


    ��Alright, but the distance between us can only be estimated in terms of light years. Moreover, I have another unfortunate news to report; because in at most 5 minutes, an immensely terrifying horde of primitive creatures are about sweep through us. They would require at most 10 seconds to level the entire base, please note, their sheer magnitude is insane!!! They are overwhelmingly unstoppable!��


    The ckthorn Overmind hastily replied.


    �� We can still make it! As long as you consign the authority privilege of this base to me!! I just need 3 minutes, to supply you with reinforcements! As for how mighty?! When have our grand arachnid race sumb to formidable foes?! The stronger our rivals, the more insatiable our arachnid ws shiver with thirst! ��


    ��As expected, my conjecture was spot on.�� Sheyan clenched his fist. ��The ckthorn tribe must have already grasped the skill mechanics of that arachnid tribe!!! Seems like the realm wouldn��t deliver a mission that is impossible to attain as well, and would still leave a remnant of chance to aplish the mission����if not, it would be time to ponder about fleeing instead.��


    Sheyan instantly linked up with his nightmare imprint.


    ��I wish to transfer ownership of the 7 arachnid organ structures along with all drones, to the authority of the ckthorn tribe��s Overmind.��


    [ Do you confirm, you wish to consign all authority of the 7 arachnid organ structures and drones to the Silver Lord Overmind of the ckthorn tribe? ]


    [ Your actions may result in unknown consequences! ]


    [ After consigning ownership, you will be unable to receive any loots or spoils of war from the forces conjured by the arachnid structures! ]


    ��Silver lord Overmind ckthorn������the heck, weren��t you just a ck-iron lord previously? How did this damned bug evolved to the Silver lord ss? ��������I can confirm.��


    [ Transaction engaging����linking up. ]


    [ Transactionpleted!! ]


    In a sh, the spirit link between Sheyan and his arachnid base was severed; just like in games where this was obviously his troops, yet suddenly being unable to manipte them, and thus changing into allies instead.


    Moreover during that instance of transaction sess, at the west of the arachnid base and over the ��Creep�� carpet, an astoundingly incubating giga-cocoon abruptly materialized. That giga-cocoon was purely ck and its peripheral surface struggled and twitched violently. It appeared as if there were several hundreds of creatures intensely struggling within. As for the billowing tidal waves of sprinting viperwolves, they had already reached a distance of roughly a kilometre away!!


    The berserking howls blended together, producing ear-splitting barkings! So much so that frightened birds and beasts within the radius of tens of square kilometres pped their wings to flee in frenzy.


    Sheyan folded his arms in front of his chest as he stood by the edge of this gigantic sinkhole mine. His eyes serene as he coldly stared at the iing stampeding viperwolf horde. His hair flowed ordingly to the wind, as it released a mncholic air of a hero at the end of his route; bidding his final farewells!


    500 metres,


    100 metres,


    10 metres,


    3 metres!


    At this very distance, Sheyan��s vision was already devoid of anything distinct. His wild gaze was upied with fanatically charging viperwolves and their ws, saliva and fangs! It was as though in the next second, this terrifying beast horde would swallow him and not spare an inch of his bones!!!


    Yet he remained still! Even any intentions of resistance was gone!


    However, right at this moment, from the colossal sinkhole behind him, a gigantuous dark shadow soared forth in abrupt fashion, like regiments of ck cloud! The arrival of such an oppressive presence could cause heartbeats to halt and slow down extensively into distinctly clear - ��Thump�� ��Thump�� ��Thump�� Thump��.


    The sound was akin to the roaring of the unrestrained and boundless oceanic tide.


    Or seemingly two transparent and titanic palms of dozens of square metres, colliding with mutual ferocity!!


    Yet in reality, it was the sound of hundreds or even thousands of pping wing membranes; beating morously against the air of Pandora!!


    Just when the first beast wave arrived, when the very first w of a viperwolf had barely reached half a metre from Sheyan��s body, that regiment of gigantuous shadows spat forth hundreds of shining yellow, dumb-bell shaped spores; catapulting in gruesome stters against the viperwolf tide! Instantaneously, 7-8 paths of mutted flesh and blood were plowed through the ckpressions of the viperwolf beast tide!


    As for that viperwolf that was pouncing towards Sheyan, after receiving a spore cannon in its face, it couldn��t even mutter a sound before exploding; transforming into a sorrowful lotus of blood and flesh!!!


    Mutalisks vs Viperwolves��������


    The very first collision between the ckthorn tribe and Mother Nature Eywa!


    The very first collision between arachnid lifeforms and Pandorian lifeforms!


    Presently, if one nced back towards that ck giga-cocoon, that had sprung up abruptly over the carpet, one would be shocked to realized it had ruptured in explosion. In its ce now, was an astounding colossal organ structure; appearing like an erected mouthpart with 7-8 deathly fierce fangs.


    The mouth was wide opened, and its auxiliary fangs grew to lengths of 7-8 metres and heights of 50 metres. Even the mouth could broaden asrge as 30 over metres! It demonstrated a fleshy red appearance, and the impression it released was as though an iprehensibly powerful great beast was buried beneath it; only protruding forth its mouth to breathe.


    Such feelings of mystery and fantasy was invoked by an abstruseyer of shimmering membrane, that covered the internal mouth of this organ structure. Its surface exhibited deep darkness, but also speckles of flickering brilliance, as though the endless cosmic universe was stored inside. Gazing into it, would cause one an involuntary sensation of being drawn in it.


    Suddenly, thatyer of ck glimmering membrane disyed a corrtion of ripples. Arge crowd of long-legged, spider like freaks, flocked out; using their 8 long legs to move speedily. The tips of their long legs exuberated the cold glimmer of metallic de sharpness. Although these creatures had a head that looked like hydralisks, they were at least 2-3 folds amplified that of the hydralisk! This was indeed the advance unit form of a hydralisk - Lurkers!


    Furthermore, the organ building that surfaced from represented the most supreme technology of the arachnid race, a Nydus Worm (Worm-hole)!!


    (TN: you can google Nydus Worm if you wish to, there��s more information there. But basically it is something like a worm that digs wormholes through distant worlds/ces, allowing arachnid units to travel through)


    ---


    TN: My apologies if i get characters or building structure names wrongly, research is tough because the chinese terms are hard to match with english ones, but i will try my best to infer the correct terms from what I have. Do inform me if I have made any errors.

 Chapter 424: Esteemed allies

    <h4>Chapter 424: Esteemed allies</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    The functionality of the Nydus Worm was, to establish a rapid transportation channel between different arachnid bases across vast distances! It was analogous to any two arbitrary sliding doors; no matter howplicated orplex the terrain was, two Nydus Worms would act as awork for travelling, allowing arachnid fleets to bypass both time and space. However, each transportation wave could only be activated for several punitive seconds. Naturally, due to the immeasurable gap between Pandora and the ckthorn Overmind, the duration required in constructing this Nydus Worm was longer. Furthermore, the cooldown needed to activate the Nydus Worm transportation function, was simrly longer than usual.


    Going by the theory of science, it was leveraging on a quantum folding of space and time - say point A and point B on a piece of paper had a gap of 20 cm, then the shortest distance between point A and B isn��t created by drawing out a straight line. Instead, it would be directly folding the paper up, allowing point A and B to converge, linking them up as though the disparity between the two was zero. This was the groundbreaking theory behind the Nydus Worm!


    It was essential for the Mother Nest and the Overmind to evolve to ss 3 before such an advanced organ structure could be incubated. ording to Sheyan��s initial estimation, after the ckthorn Overmind had dominated that entire abundant pandora ore mine, time would be the only hurdle preventing it from evolving to ss 3. Hence, consigning this newly established arachnid base to the ckthorn Overmind, and allowing it to employ a Nydus Worm to supply reinforcements, was exactly Sheyan��s ultimate trump card.


    However, even if Sheyan had made an error in his deductions, he would at most forsake the Golden Side Mission. Fleeing to preserve their lives wasn��t a problem at all.


    Noteworthily, the Nydus Worm was in fact constructed on his ally��s ��Creep�� carpet. If Sheyan hadn��t consigned the arachnid base to the ckthorn Overmind, he reckoned the overmind would absolutely refrain from selflessly sacrificing its blood efforts to reinforce Sheyan.


    As for the first batch of arachnids that had travelled through the Nydus Worm, it was the arachnid that possessed the greatest mobility - the battling creature, Mutalisk! They directly propelled towards the viperwolf tide; while the viperwolves whocked aerial prowess, were totally incapable of retaliating against the flying mutalisks!


    Next, came the incessant scurrying of Lurkers out from the Nydus Worm, as they speedily arrived at several vital openings around the periphery of this currently small scale arachnid base. Utilizing their eight incisive long legs to drill into the ground rapidly, within a short span of seconds, they tantly buried their entire bodies underground! As for the sheer quantity of lurkers present, it at least amounted to over a hundred!


    The first batch of mutalisks entering Pandora from the Nydus Worm numbered nearly a hundred; though they possessed frightening offensive might, the sheer quantities of viperwolves charging in from afar was simrly too ludicrous. Just the current width of organized assaulting wave alone nearly reached 500-600 metres. Moreover, the end of its length remained out of sight. How was it possible to fathom the concept of such a viperwolf horde??? Facing against such epic multitudes, even the assaults from the mutalisks seemed like throwing cups of water onto a burning cart of firewood!


    Hence, they could immediately observe the crushing ck beast tide swarming in like an endlesske; before directly leaping down from the edge of the sinkhole. The infiltrating mass of crushing darkness segregated into 3 ck streams upon reaching the obstructing pandora crystal ore veins; three armies invading towards the arachnid base����even though the arachnid organ structures were vile and enormous, in the face of the boundless sea of viperwolves, they were like frail candlelight amidst a raging gale.


    Nevertheless, along the inevitable pathway to ess the arachnid base, there were at least a hundred plus Lurkers that were densely burrowed underground!


    Following that, the three streams of viperwolf tide of epic proportions forcefully trudged into the attacking vicinity of the underground lurkers!


    Instantly, chaotic stabs of metallic chaffing pierced into the atmosphere. The foremost onught wave of viperwolves abruptly exploded with matchless decapitation! Sliced into fragments of flesh, spewing in all four directions along with greenish fluids! When the mutted fleshnded onto the ��creep�� carpet, it seemed to transform into butter that were thrown into a scorching pan; melting at an astonishing pace. Within few measly seconds, their flesh was thoroughly consumed by the ravenous and famished ��Creep�� carpet!


    Within the aftermath district of the maic storm, the scarcity of organic substance was supremely appalling. Hence, the ��Creep�� carpet of this arachnid base had constantly been unable to expand extensively. Yet currently, with the enhanced fertilizing of countless flesh from dead creatures, the famished ��Creep�� carpet was now in full swing as it devoured violently, extending outwardly at a fierce rate.


    Though the viperwolves fanatically speared forward with fearless defiance; after careful inspection, one could see dense and awe-inspiring rows of gigantic razor spikes impaling through the ground; weing the endless waves with friendly jabs. It was utter carnage. As long as the viperwolves arrived within the interior attacking range of the gigantic spikes, they would receive incredibly lethal damages. Yet to their helpless horror, their foes were actually concealed underground, totally covered by the soft soil and mud. It was basically impossible for the viperwolves to locate these pesky opponents!!!


    The terrifying onught of the viperwolf tide seemed to have knocked against clusters of invisible ramparts. Although their targets were merely a hundred metre before their eyes, thisyer of invisible wall was akin to a flesh grinding millstone; tightly halting their assaults, while employing cold emotionless assaults to counter this raid of exel.


    At this point, the Nydus Worm had already ceased unleashing more lurkers. Right now, dozens of leader tier zerglings, with body frames the size of calves, were pouncing out. Instead, they stood sturdily approximately 20 metres from the Nydus Worm exit, forming into a fan shape formation, as they guarded vigntly.


    Within the next second, an iparably plump and humongous crusty beetle flew out from the Nydus Worm, its wings still struggling with full force! Finally, when its massive abdomen and bulky solid jointed legs trampled onto the surface, the ground momentarily tremored violently and distinctively. Its exterior carapace was radiating with the pure refractive rays of diamond like sparkles.


    At the instance this gigantuous crusty beetle appeared, one could clearly sense the enlivening of every single arachnid lifeform, as though they had just been injected with adrenaline; their battle capabilities instantly soared by at least 25%! This fat bug propped up its rear legs onto the ground, as it lifted its head and straightened its body. Finally, it executed a deep breathing action, before unleashing mental thoughts of shuddering rhapsodic emotions.


    �� What a fresh and pleasant air! Such beautiful clusters of crystals! Though the quantities contained within this ore mine is slightly skimpy, it is still sufficient reserves to harvest for a year! Setting my foot onto the soil here for the first time, I can already feel a deep affection for it! ��


    Of course, Sheyan wouldn��t have just remained at the fringe of the sinkhole previously. He had already retreated back into the arachnid base long ago, as he loudly eximed to the fat bug.


    ��Hey! My friend. You really ought to slim down. Also, this fresh air can at most be inhaled a little, at least, it remains fatal towards humans. You should best cherish your own life, because all our hopes and fortunes have been invested ahead.��


    The ckthorn Overmind released a fit of rumbling from its chest.


    �� Ah, hah! Thanks for your warning, but I firmly believe my body hasn��t been this healthy before. Ah ahhhh, just look at those gorgeous branches of clustered crystals!!! What unprecedented miracles unfolding before my sight! My partner Shengong, can you sense the fertility here? I can��t help but itch with impatience to relocate the Mother Nest here. ��


    (TN: Remember, Shengong is the name of the Mother of the ckthorns)


    Sheyan shrugged his shoulders.


    ��I have indeed forgotten you are a disgusting species strong enough to tantly surge through outer space. Such venomous atmosphere should be considered a nutrition for you obviously. Also, please don��t be too conceited yet. I should warn you, this is merely the first wave of assaults from this��s creatures. The following impending retaliation of creatures would be outstandingly powerful, even beyond your expectations. Therefore, you should make some preparations for evacuation.��


    �� Evacuation? ��The ckthorn Overmind suddenly roared forth with an uplifted tone.


    �� Oh! No, that is absolutely inconceivable. Do you expect me to return to that nearly depleted and barren ore mine? Do I have to directly yield to the squeezing extraction of the Empress? Preposterous!!! My friend, you really didn��t deceive me. This ispletely devoid of the Empress��s aura. A fertile without a trace of arachnid existence. This ground will definitely be the ascension to prominence of the ckthorn tribe! I��d rather die in battle here, than return to be another��s ve. ��


    Sheyan was fairly satisfied with the ckthorn Overmind��s answer. He could already begun to feel that the Golden Side Mission was theoretically 50% in his hands. Thus, he immediately advised solemnly.


    ��Roughly half an hourter, the aerial forces of the primitive aboriginals would arrive. They are terrifyingly fearsome dragons that relies on fleshybat. I reckon each dragon possessed the offensive capabilities equivalent to at least 5 Mutalisk, or above.��


    The ckthorn Overmind started issuing terrifying snarls. Its voice echoed through the air of the base.


    �� Nobody can chase us away from this haven! No matter how formidable our rivals are. Unless they can y me and the Mother Nest, and cease the war here, causing us to retreat entirely and abandon all hopes; then engaging us in full blown warfare at the other side, eradicating us and finally severing the Nydus Worm there! Unless they canpletely severe our link of connection with the tribe, we will definitely establish a new world over here! ��


    Following that, the peaceful voice of the Mother of the ckthorns quickly drifted in.


    �� Your determination will be thoroughly implemented. I am already impatiently anticipating the day I fight alongside you in our new homnd. ��


    At this moment, Mogensha and Reef had already assembled with Sheyan. Brother ck observed Sheyan��s iparable tion and cried loudly.


    ��Boss! You��ve seeded! You really seeded. This damned Golden Side Mission, we will surely aplish this!!!!��


    Sheyan stared into Mogensha��s eyes, and uttered word by word.


    ��No! This is our sess, this is ours; the sess of Party Ace!!!��


    As his sentence resounded out, the trio��s blood simultaneously boiled with zing passion within their veins. Such surging waves of emotions were truly hard to describe!! They stretched their arms out in huddled embrace, heads knocking against heads, as they issued an indomitable roar of ecstasy!!!


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    A gigantic brown viperwolf! Its body muddled with the flesh and blood of zerglings.


    This deadly brute was at least 5-6 timesrger than itsrades. Stretching out its mouth that was brimming with vigorous and prative fangs, its movements undoubtedly allowed one to recall an electronic pincer. Its robust rear legs orded it with exceptional leaping abilities. At present, a bypassing mutalisk floated in with slightly diminished altitude. Immediately, this brute stomped over itsrades and leapt highly, tearing the mutalisk down from the sky. In a sh, the mutalisk became food for several viperwolves.


    Sheyan had long since locked onto it, emanating a re of a famished individual eyeing a loaf of bread.

 Chapter 425: Viperwolf’s beard

    <h4>Chapter 425: Viperwolf��s beard</h4>


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    At present, the ckthorn Overmind had already conferred mobilizing authority to Sheyan over all his arachnid forces. Therefore, with Sheyan��s meticulous testing, the crowds of lurkers were purposefullymanded to cease assaults against it. (Because once they interacted, the spoils of war would substantially plunge to even nothingness, which was a circumstance closely referenced to Scarface Harry) He allowed this viperwolf boss direct charging ess through the entrance of the arachnid base, as it lurched into the arachnid base with unrivaled excitement!


    Instead, at the opening, a figure shed out,


    It was Reef, who directly hoisted his shield in head on confrontation!


    ��Boom!�� A sonorous rumble emitted as both sides were knocked to the ground while rolling crookedly. When this viperwolf boss managed to straighten its head and climb back up, Sheyan had already charged in. He first tossed a sk of strength curse-mix, shattering against its head; and followed up with a crude punch.


    This punch was initially aimed towards the viperwolf��s ear, but insteadnded onto its mouth because it nted its head. Though that was so, the might of this punch wasn��t tiny, even the monstrous might of this massive beast couldn��t parry it away, and was struck flying as it crashed against the rocky wall by the side. Its sharp fangs carved against the rock-solid wall, releasing a piercing resonance.


    Except, Sheyan was also whipped horizontally by a vigorous tail in mid air! Bam! He forcefully guarded his chest with both arms, but still fell to the ground in tumbling sessions before stabilizing himself. While he scrambled back up, blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.


    That whip was totally unpredictable. While the boss viperwolf had its widened mouth getting pounded, the concurrent reflexive swing of its tail felt like deeply ingrained muscle memory as it ferociously flogged Sheyan��s chest!


    Instead, after steadying himself from getting whipped severely, Sheyan returned to action with at most several superficial wounds. If he was an ordinary person, he would��ve at least fractured several dozens of bones. One couldn��t refute the nimbleness of the viperwolf. Yet after loudly tottering and managing to struggle back up, what greeted it was repeated bombardment of fiery bullets; smacking its skin asunder, as it continuously bawled wretchedly.


    This viperwolf boss was just about to counter-attack, but Reef had once again blocked its front; stalling its path of assault while simultaneously unleashing a furious roar! A formless ripple swept out, and actually restrained the iing strike backs of the viperwolf.


    After mere minutes, this viperwolf boss had been beaten ck and blue. It could perceive its opponents to be like iron and stone, utterly unbreakable. Thus, wagging its tail, it prepared to flee. Yet it had never anticipated the long awaiting Sheyan to surge in deceptively like a shadow that followed its body. His thick arms gripped the widened mouth of this massive beast as he ferociously summoned his strength. Blood sprinkled gruesomely as he actually ripped apart its jaws, by forcefully stretching it for nearly 2 metres; with repulsive organs and blood soaking the ground!


    How could your razor-sharp fangs tolerate me!


    You boast of strength in that aspect, then I shally hands on your pride!


    The severely wounded viperwolf boss remained emphatic in final wrestling. Finally, Reef��s ck lightsaber punctured deep into its heart. After twitching relentlessly, it died an aggrieved death.


    Actually, this was already the second boss tier creature that Sheyan and buddies had in. Sadly, the first stingily dropped nothing.


    But after ying this guy, it shockingly dropped a ck key; which produced a ck grade equipment.


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    [ Viperwolf��s beard (special) ]


    [ Origins: Avatar world ]


    [ Equipment rarity: ck ]


    [ Equipment position: Neck ]


    [ Material: Deoxyribonucleic acid, carbohydrate, water ]


    [ Weight: 8.3 g ]


    [ Length: 21.4 cm ]


    [ Equipment usage requirements: Strength at least 15 points, agility at least 30 points. ]


    [ Durability: 40 points ]


    [ Equipment: All attributes +1 ]


    [ Equipment: When receiving damage from opponent��s ability, wielder will result in an additional 25% of damage. ]


    [ Equipment: Lowers your explosive strike rate by 1% ]


    [ Equipment: When inflicting damage to opponents, there is a chance of summoning a viperwolf undying spirit to attack your target. ]


    [ Details: The viperwolf spirit possesses basic attributes of ordinary viperwolf + 25% of personal attributes;sting for 15 minutes. ]


    [ Viperwolf spirit special ability: ��Shredding heels�� - after inflicting damage onto enemy, enemy��s movement speed will decline by 5%. Duration of 15 seconds. Stackable, to a maximum reduction of 50%. ]


    [ Details: At any one time, there can only be at most three viperwolf spirits in existence. ]


    [ Details: Upon the death of your controlled viperwolf spirit, your highest attribute will decline by 4 points temporarily. Duration of 8 hours. This negative buff can be stacked for at most 5 times. ]


    [ Description: The medium ofmunication between the king of viperwolves and mother nature. After cutting off, it would naturally contain exceedingly unusual potential. If one can find a suitable horcrux, it can morph to greater formidability. ]


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    Upon glimpsing this equipment, Reef involuntarily eximed.


    ��This is a quality summoner��s item! The damage produced by summoned creatures would be counted as damage dealt by the summoner, which can simrly trigger that special effect. Moreover, the summoned viperwolf spirit would also receive all the enhancing buff abilities of the summoner.��


    Sheyan pondered for a moment before speaking.


    ��This equipment would be fairly good in the hands of a gunman as well. Normally, the rapid fire of gunmen also holds rtively decent chances of sparking out viperwolf spirits. More importantly, with an additional 3 meat shields that can lower the enemy��s movement speed, wouldn��t its significance be tremendous to gunmen who fears enemies from approaching closely. If this ne can be merely considered as brocade to a summoner, then to a gunmen, it would be an intrinsic disparity of having zero summoned helpers, to possessing the immacte aid of summoned creatures!��


    Brother ck drew back his thick lips and chuckled.


    ��I fully support boss��s standpoint.��


    Hence, this ne naturally belonged to Brother ck. During actualbat, he discovered that he could trigger that ability after approximately 10 shots. Moreover, the viperwolf spirit would be summoned directly around the surroundings of his target, gnawing its prey with utmost subservience. Brother ck instantly fell in love as he regretted not meeting it earlier. Thus, he made it his determined resolution to upgrade it to a Silver Storyline grade equipment.


    Following that, the trio organized themselves without any attempts at creativity. Once again, they slew several elite tier viperwolves and raked in numerous benefits. Against the underground AOE ambushes of the terrifying lurkers, the flooding tides of viperwolves virtuallynded themselves into a grotesque genocide; their sacrifices in vain.


    At this point, sessive multitudes of drones were transported through the Nydus Worm. Majority of these drones started engaging in frenzied harvesting, with a minor portion directly assimting out various defensive organ structures over the ��Creep�� carpet.


    At present, the ��Creep�� carpet had already acquired sufficient blood and flesh supplies, and had swiftly extended to a vast region of a square kilometre. Due to the fact the constructed defensive instations were not only exceedingly faultless, the drones situated them to guard various strategic locations. Furthermore, they ensured a vividly distinctive n for future expansion of this base.


    To arachnids who engaged in internal strifes frequently, they were seasoned in employing warfare of exorbitant magnitudes. With Pandora��s Mother Nature Eywa mobilizing such extensive beast hordes to invade this base; in the face of such a colossal skirmish, contestants like Sheyan could only smile quietly and renounce this battle. Yet to warmongers like the ckthorn Overmind, he was exceptionally adept at dealing with such widescale war, deploying various defensive mechanism as though fiddling with its fingers.


    At this moment, Sheyan��s previously upgraded ss ��II�� base had finally begun upgrading to a ss ��III�� one. Evidently, it was preparing for the migration of the Mother Nest. Meanwhile, Jenny had already arrived through the Nydus Worm as well. This Queen-zerg had evidently been sessful in evolving a level as well. Although her body remained tiny, her flying velocity was upgraded and even learned a new sh discement ability.


    (TN: Jenny was the very first queen-zerg that met Sheyan and Mogensha, and finally led them to the ckthorn tribe for the first time)


    As the final viperwolf fell in mournful demise, the majority of the area affected by the maic storm had already absorbed adequate nourishment, with the extensive ��Creep�� carpet covering over it. Several tens of organ structures were in the midst of speedy incubation, withrge amounts of Spore Colonies and ground spikes holding fort awe-inspiringly. An enormous base was tentatively taking shape.


    At this point, Eywa��s second wave of onught arrived. Seemingly analogous to Sheyan��s previous mission of guarding the ��valkyrie��, it remained primarilyposed of viperwolves. Instead, with the addition of Mountain Banshees soaring through the skies.


    Noteworthily, before the battle evenmenced, a perplexing phenomenon of several brightly glittering flules came wafting in from the skies. These objects were roughly the size of a palm, yet were roughly identical to dandelion seeds. Some resembled drifting jellyfishes in the ocean, as they floated in from midair; carrying an abnormal leisurely elegance. It appeared like a mncholic bereavement of ritual money notes fluttering inmemoration of the dead, inside a cemetery.


    ��This is?�� Sheyan immediately recalled. ��The seed of the Tree of Souls, but why is this thing floating here for?��


    Very quickly, Sheyan was enlightened of its effects. Swooping down from high up the air, the Mountain Banshees seemed to have stunningly developed eyes, and could urately perceive the concealed borrowed locations of the lurkers! They bluntly dove towards the ground, tearing through mud and y, before seizing several lurkers and pinching them to death!


    The seeds of the Tree of Souls could actually detect invisible units!


    Undoubtedly, 7-8 units of mutalisks immediately lunged in attempt to eradicate these seeds of the Tree of Souls. However, the oue waspletely out of their expectations. The seeds instead duplicated from 1 to 2, and 2 to 4 upon being struck����multiplying in increasing fashion and even exuberating res of dying radiance.


    Although the offensive prowess of the lurkers were extremely valiant, they still belonged to a ss of expensive but frail units. Once their bodies were revealed, they wouldn��t be able to withstand the incessant onughts ofrades recing fallenrades. Yet more critically, the presence of those masculine aerial Mountain Banshee bullies, boasted of easily excavating them out from underground. Hence, under themand of the ckthorn Overmind, every lurker was entirely withdrawn and returned to the proximity of the Spore Colonies; causing the defense line to be pulled backwards.

 Chapter 426: Battle to the death, bloody combat!

    <h4>Chapter 426: Battle to the death, bloodybat!</h4>


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    In lieu of such circumstances, the momentum of the beast tide soared rampantly! Due to the sudden vacuum of firepower resistance against the viperwolves, the berserking viperwolves were on the verge of infiltrating the arachnid base. Yet right at this moment, ten over gigantuous creatures shockingly emerged from the Nydus Worm. These creatures were exceedingly familiar to them. Indeed, the spawns made possible by Sheyan and Mogensha��s previous offering of gic coding, the me Beetles of the ckthorn tribe!


    These humongous beetles were hastily transported to various crucial intersections by overlords, before assisting the groups of resisting zerglings. Instantaneously, they acted like a sluice gate, once again locking down the viperwolf tide, locking them to death!!!


    The viperwolves�� ws posed no threat to the me Beetles, whose carapace were as thick as 30 cm. Instead, the sheer leaning weight of the humongous me Beetles was sufficient to squish them! Once the viperwolves gathered excessively, or any aerial Mountain Banshee swooped down in assault, the me Beetles would spray out a horrifying spread of burning acid, incinerating all into charcoal.


    As for those crafty zerglings, they merely spied the situation by the side. Once they witnessed any viperwolfgging alone, several zerglings would immediately pounce forth; relying on their superior quantity to engage in brazen chomping and shing! ording to theory, the viperwolf was indeed stronger than the zerglings; however, such an advantage shrank in the face of innumerable poption of foes.


    In the viperwolf��s perspective, their strength resided in their intelligent usage of coborative assaults, and not the current state of reckless charging; viewing death as their return to home. Their most suitable battlefield should be within the dense forest during the night, where they could stalk and silently creep up to their preys. Once their prey revealed any w, they would then ferociously lunge in. It definitely wasn��t such a rigid carnage of flesh and blood!


    On the contrary, the zerglings were creatures coincidentally honed through countless thousands of years of the evolution of the arachnid race; troops that had been refined by the vicissitudes of life, through innumerable head on shes. Whenparing the two, the shorings of both parties were evidently illustrated.


    As for the Mountain Banshees that weren��t impressive in numbers; after they finished spearing assaults against several lurkers, the dozens of Mutalisks in the sky fixated their attention towards them. The singlebative prowess of the Mountain Banshees squared off against the overwhelming superiority of multitudes of Mutalisks. Even in the face of bullying flocks, the muscr dominant and swifter Mountain Banshees held not a tinge of fear against the Mutalisks����


    Yet to sustain this, one premise had to be fulfilled - the absence of a massive disparity of quantities between both sides, where the battlefield retained a neutral state without any aiding reinforcements.


    But the reality of the matter was������beneath the aerial battlefield, there were wholly 23 aerial defensive Spore Colonies that had been promptly incubated out! Just in time, continuous and concentrated jets of flourishing corrosive green spores catapulted out. Ever since the ckthorn Overmind had evolved to a Silver lord ss, the entire tribe naturally evolved with the overall trend; the incubation rates of organ structures had elerated by several folds.


    Due to the surprisingly rapid fire of the Spore Colonies, the propelling green spores carved out streaks of criss-crossing green in mid air; as though they were weaved into a densely knitted!


    This was the details of the second assault: The beast tide was utterly annihted.


    Arachnid Tribe casualties: 17 Mutalisks, 9 lurkers, 167 zerglings, 2 me beetles, 4 overlords, an organ structure and 12 Spore Colonies.


    Shockingly following that, the intelligence transmitted by reconnaissance overlords about the third offensive wavepletely surpassed Sheyan��s expectation. It was probably because Mother Nature Eywa had identified the defensive capabilities of the arachnid base as being reliant on favourable topography; but in terms of military prowess, they were actually somewhat strained andcking in manpower. Eywa astoundly dispatched a fleet thatprised majority of long range slingers, blended with a smaller amount of viperwolves����


    Such a proposed response was absolutely not wrong. If one already possessed overwhelming superiority in in terms of numbers, then thebat efficiency of a purely long range squad would indeed be greater than a closebat one. This pertained to the sullen fact of the rear closebatants being stalled at the back, while the frontlines received injuries but were unable to scatter in retreat.


    Once the long range assaults of the slingers focused their fire output, then what could a me Beetle do about it? They simrly couldn��t withstand that. This move inevitably altered the initial state; a state described as ��with a lone ranger guarding a narrow and treacherous terrain pass, even ten thousands cannot pass through��.


    Nevertheless, why hadn��t Eywamanded a skirmish thatbined the mobilization strength of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd beast waves? That only signified one fact - Eywa��s mental prowess wasn��t sufficient tomand such a raid of undaunted creatures even in the face of peril! Or perhaps, the price needed to assemble such an exaggerated amount of creatures was too extravagant for Eywa.


    Besides, the creatures she mustered were different from the arachnids. They weren��t tools of warfare by nature, but possessed their personal sentience; understanding pain, the desire for life, and fear. To suppress such innate instincts would ce an astounding strain on one��s mental prowess. Even in the realms of legends, even the strength of divinities were bounded by limits!


    ��This is a golden opportunity, my friend!�� Sheyan suddenly smirked as he muttered to himself.


    At this moment, the ckthorn Overmind begun fluttering its wings, trying its utmost to separate its plumpy body from the ground. Finally, it managed to sweep a nce towards the distant, and finally floated back down while heaving and puffing. Sheyan then casually transferred various information about the Slingers to him. Reacting to that, the fatty bug immediately issued a string of orders.


    Following that, 18 worker drones anxiously rushed over and inaugurated the incubation of Sunken Colonies at several vital offensive directions. Finally, the base adopted an appearance of inadequate military force, retreating into a defensive stance.


    Very quickly, the third battle officiallymenced.


    Though slingers were wild beasts possessing long range assault capabilities, they ultimately differed from the machine guns of the humans, and could only unleash unceasing bouts of venomous stings. Hence, their single projectile contained higher damage, but their offensive intervals would be slightly longer. They definitely required time for rest as well. Moreover, every since the ckthorn tribe had been upgraded to a lvl 3 base, coupled with the bestowed strength by the de Empress onto the ckthorn Overmind, the Sunken Colonies had simrly received outstanding boost in terms of both life points and regenerative ability.


    Therefore, when the third tide of beasts flooded in, they first consecutively destroyed 7-8 Sunken Colonies like a hot knife passing through butter. Following that, they directly sank into a quagmire of to-and-fro tussle. Such a battlested for an entire hour. On the side of the ckthorn tribe, several superficial and painless organ structures crumbled and demolished, along with over 10 Sunken Colonies. Of course, heaps of dead cannon fodder zerglings scattered about in disarray. Only, the propagation rate of the arachnids were too formidable; one egg could spawn out 2 zerglings. As long as they retained adequate pandora crystals, their breeding speed of troop replenishment remained rtively fast.


    The battle was crescendoing to its climax. Clearly, the invading tempo had sunk into a stalemate situation. Every time a Sunken Colony exploded, the ckthorn Overmind would replenish with another near the area. It was as though breaking through the defense line remained far in the indefinite future. As for the organ structures within the arachnid base core, they had already reached its basic form. The harvesting drones had already multiplied no less than a hundred heads, and were densely shuttling continuously; truly portraying a scene of using war to nurture war!


    Not only that, this originally ss ��II�� base had already been upgraded to a ss ��III�� base, where organ structures had thoroughly matured to its grandest form. Now, they were simply awaiting the consciousness of the Mother of the ckthorn, Shengong, to descend.


    At present, Mother Nature Eywa had obviously realised something wasn��t right, and begun controlling the remaining Slingers to make gradual retreats. But by this point, the ckthorn tribe had already acquired ample time! They obviously wouldn��t allow their opponents to retreat entirely! From the breathtaking depths of the Nydus Worm��burst forth a dazzling fantasy of shadows, multitudes of epic proportions of zerglings came pouring out wildly like a tsunami!


    The Nydus Worm was at least as wide as 30 over metres. Moreover, the zerglings conducted themselves in an exceedingly nimble fashion, with two to three zerglings boring through from each metre radius of the Nydus Worm. That indicated that the sheer quantity of zerglings scuttling through the Nydus Worm at every second, at least amounted to nearly a hundred! Instantly, they formed into an insanely ravenous ck arachnid sea that was as broad as 30 metres, colliding straight into the weing sight of the gradually retreating beast tide.


    Obviously, the slingers were not carcasses, and clearly understood these iing charge of crazed creatures were not here to shake their hands and be acquaintances. When these slightly thinner and slender arachnids sprinted in, they emitted not a single howl! Only the ��shuashing�� sounds of their 4 legs rapidly dashing could be heard. When a thousand plus heads congregated together, it metamorphosed into an earth-shaking wave of fearsome resonance. Trudging forward while keeping silent; piercing in while keeping silent; ughtering in while keeping silent!!


    Upon entering the shooting range of the slingers, every single slinger immediately retaliated fully, propelling out their venomous stings! Thousands of venomous stings congregated, covering the sun rays as they casted shadows over the ground; as though a ck cloud had enshrouded over.


    At this moment, if one were to look down from a bird��s eye view, one would see a boundless sea of arachnid darkness; resembling a ck belt as the sea flooded towards the circr mass of the beast tide. Following rainfall of venomous needles, as the ck belt encroached into the ��galldder�� looking beast tide, an abrupt chunk of it was carved away!


    Yet such a scenario to the ckthorn Overmind, was alreadymonce. When arachnid races engaged in warfare, the zerglings would always act as vanguards; piling up as heaps of mutted flesh and blood in the faces of their enemies, as they slowly grinded towards eventual victory!!!


    The slingers incessantly propelled their venomous stings, as the arachnid ��belt�� was repeatedly chiseled away distinctively. Instead from afar, Sheyan could observe exceedingly clear������the gap between the arachnid sea and the beast tide, was evidently and slowly shortening!


    Time seemed to slow down at this instant. It felt fairly long, but in reality, only 10 plus seconds had psed! The ck belt constitution of the arachnid sea��


    shed head on against the squarish formation of the beast horde!!!


    Clearly seen at the moment of impact, the arachnid sea then flowed towards both sides like streaming water; appearing as if they actually treated the beast horde as dumpling wrapping practice.


    At this moment, piercing screams of sorrows echoed through the skies. Zerglings, experts of close range battling, collided against the slingers, experts of far range battling. Yet with no gap between the two, the closebat troops evidently monopolized supremacy!!

 Chapter 427: The Mother of the Blackthorns descends

    <h4>Chapter 427: The Mother of the ckthorns descends</h4>


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    Such a ludicrous massacre didn��t persist for long, and concluded in roughly 10 plus minutes. The battlefieldnds were littered with endless carcassess that rapidly dissolved into the ground like snow. Instead, the gradually distinct oue caused Sheyan to widened his eyes in amazement.


    Within the battlefield spanning tens of square kilometres, a sole zergling rampantly lurched towards a badly beaten slinger, before cleaving through its throat with deadly sharp ws; feasting on its flesh and blood. Finally, like a wolf, the zergling released a prative howl towards the high heavens!!!


    Witnessing such a scene, Sheyan couldn��t help but turn to observe that fatty bug; recalling their previous endeavours, where it was merely a ck-iron lord. Instead, the nightmare imprint priorly notified him that it was truly a Silver lord now����if this oue was truly his meticulous arrangement, then such a disy of perfect warfare understanding, could only be described as truly frightening! It was no wonder the ckthorn Overmind harbored the ambitions of recing the era of the de Empress.


    ��Whether it was a coincidence, the next battle will reveal it.�� Sheyan couldn��t help but mumbled to himself. Having witnessed the entire sequence of events, Reef finally remarked earnestly. ��I reckon it is time Mother Nature Eywa unveil her true strength.��


    ��Right.�� Sheyan suddenly recalled something. ��Where are the Takji nsmen?��


    Mogensha smiled bleakly. ��They fled after witnessing the beast horde.��


    Sheyan responded indifferently.


    ��Their beliefs revolve around Mother Nature Eywa. Upon witnessing the assembled beast tide of their old granny, they could only flee as far as they could. I hadn��t anticipate that a constructing arachnid base would sufficed to instigate such a beast horde. This debt must be settled in the future.��


    After speaking, Sheyan was unable to control his urge to advise the ckthorn Overmind.


    ��The next wave will surely be the true test. Let me transfer all my creature reports I have acquired to you.��


    However at this instant, Sheyan suddenly became aware of an oddity; it was as though the surrounding organ structures were all radiating with streams of ck shimmering brilliance. If one were to describe the organ structures of the arachnid base previously as a semi-finished room, then their state right now, was like a newly refurbished room iid with ornamental ceramic tiles. One could evidently sense the breeding rate of arachnid lifeforms speeding up, and the incubating rate of organ structures propelling by a notch!


    Within a split second, that ss ��III��ir that was a substitute for the Mother Nest suddenly inted, swelling to a height of nearly 200 metres; its periphery spouted forth with 8 incredibly obnoxious and coarse fleshy red tentacles, repeatedly dancing through the air. Moreover, its distinct exterior prune veins swelled rampantly as though it had hyperemia. Strange hexagon shaped, constituted with high purity pandora crystals, suddenly emerged from its already originally grand and malevolent organ roof!


    Observing such an elevated momentum, its exterior appearance amplified with sinister savageness. Within this instant, don��t even mention about a Hometree with an altitude of 300 metres; only the sacrednds of the na''vi, the Tree of Souls, could beparable!


    ��The Mother of the ckthorns has migrated over, right?�� Mogensha couldn��t help but ask. As his words faded, the voice of the Mother of the ckthorns resonated from the depths of their heart. �� My friends, I express gratitude for your assistance. I can feel a tremendous mystical force from afar currently amassing various lifeforms in its bid to eradicate us ��


    At this moment, Sheyan suddenly felt perplexed and swung round. Instead, he realized that massive toothy and fierce Nydus Worm was withering at a rate that even the naked eye could capture. He immediately gasped in shock.


    ��O Mother of the ckthorn, what is wrong with the Nydus Worm?��


    The Mother of the ckthorn calmly replied.


    �� The Nydus Worm connects two converging points of space, but in reality, it is of one body. Once the Nydus Worm on the other side is dead, the Nydus Worm here would naturally wither away. ��


    Sheyan anxiously questioned.


    ��But������


    The ckthorn Overmind interrupted him.


    �� We��vepletely abandoned our base at that side. In reality, the ore mine we upied there could at most support our harvesting for only 2 more months. However, there are wholly 4 hostile arachnid tribes situated around us. If we hadn��t left behind adequate forces to resist them, solely relying on the defensive Sunken and Spore Colonies wouldn��t be sufficient tost us for even 8 hours. ��


    ��8 hours?�� Sheyan doubtfully inquired.


    The Mother of the ckthorns patiently exined.


    �� Conjuring a Nydus Worm requires the ability of quantum space folding, which leaves behind traces of meddling within the cosmic universe. If we had been unable to drag for 8 hours, the space vortex would not regain stability in time; allowing the possibility of others to perceive our location that, and seek out that we��ve migrated to this heaven like. Yet once we can drag for 8 hours, even if the de Empress had personally arrived, it would be utterly impossible to identify even tiny hints and clues. ��


    Sheyanughed sourly.


    ��But����you can even feel it. That tremendous mystical force is currently amassing her creatures in preparation for war. Without spawning and supplying reinforcements from the Nydus Worm, how would you hold ground here. Its offensive tempo elerates ferociously with each wave, and could even pinpoint your weaknesses.��


    The Mother of the ckthorn amicably answered.


    �� Yes that force is tremendous, and the assembled multitudes of creatures equally dominant, yet����they aren��t born to this world for the sake of war. ��


    For some unknown reason, upon hearing that final phrase from the Mother of the ckthorns, Sheyan suddenly reminisced about the vast wilderness of carcass littered, the battlefields of destion; then recalling the berserk manner of which the zergling had pursued the slinger. Sheyan��s heart was eventually soothed.


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    The ground tremored slightly,


    Iparably oppressive rumbles like that of a drumbeat! Leaving the innards of all creatures resonating with dreadfulness!


    The echoes of gigantic beasts,


    The resounding mour produced by unrivalled colossal beasts, blessed by Mother Nature Eywa,


    The sound of unceasing stampeding eleration throughout thends of Pandora!


    This time, Eywa was furious! ording to Sheyan��s estimation, there were at least 8 legendary creatures with health exceeding hundreds of thousands of points that led the charge; piercing forward with crackling sounds of thunder!!!


    Behind them, was a blended mix of slingers, viperwolves and various other creatures.


    Yet up against such domineering grandeur, were densely arranged rows of breeding eggs within the arachnid base; standing firmly in great numbers, soldiers of immense vigor!!!


    When the beast horde had stampeded to a gap of 1 kilometre from the arachnid base����appalling cracks emerged on at least 30 of those massive 2 storey tall giga-eggs. Instantly, their shells split and shattered into fragments, producing gigantuous ��beast�� that were 3 storeys in height, with their bodies d in exoskeleton.


    Upon their birth, the arachnid creatures speared forward towards the silent paths of the arachnid base! Amidst the intangible destitute, the arachnid��s disciplined killing intent of stern austerity was ready at the calling. Just listening to the rumbling tramples reverberating from the ground, one could adequately fathom the majestic loftiness of this arachnid army; brimming with an air of forward pressing desperation.


    Examining the carapace of these gigantuous arachnids, it seemed to resemble the sturdiness of ancient era armours; exhibiting a remarkable bright bronze luster! The most shocking aspect was the twin giant crescent bone-like scythes protruding out from its mouth area. Those scythes were as long as half of the creature��s body. Such a gigantuous ferocious creature, was analogous to giant siege tanks. Not only that, beneath its fearsome chin, it boasted of sharp edges that could easily puncture any thick armour of various creatures.


    (TN: Fun fact, the bone-like scythes of the ultralisks are actually called kaiser des in starcraft.)


    This was ultimate conventional unit of the arachnid race, the Ultralisk!


    As they speared forward in advancement, sessiverge batches of eggs started hatching as well. When the raiding beast horde had reached 500 metres away from the arachnid base, the arachnid sea here had congregated to a junior scale; a marshalling mix of Ultralisks, zerglings, hydralisks and lurkers.


    At that instant, the indomitable beast horde and the fearless arachnid sea collided! It was as though heaven and earth shed with bouts of mncholy lightning, seemingly transforming the entire battlefield into snippets of frozened stopmotion. It was like even heaven and earth were bearing attention towards this war of unprecedented bloodbath, ingraining this impending event into memory!!!!!


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    The enormous kaiser des of an Ultralisk stabbed deep into a Sturmbeest��s body, drawing out spurts of blood. Blessed by Mother Eywa, the Sturmbeest roared in anguish, firmly holding ground as itshed forth with its monstrous body frame; as though it was a tiny mountain. The Ultralisk couldn��t pull out its enormous kaiser des in time, as it emitted fracturing sounds into the air before snapping off; causing it to instantly lose bnce and tumble to the ground.


    Raising its front hoofs in raging agony, the Sturmbeest heavily stomped down. Even with a thickness of a metre, the chitin carapace couldn��t defy such tremendous strength by even the slightest bit. Even a distance of hundreds of metres couldn��t mask the horrifying sounds of bone shattering, as turbid red blood shot to heights of dozens of metres before drizzling onto the ground.


    Yet instantly, 3 other ultralisks barreled forward in a frenzy! Hoisting forth their annr bone-scythes, they shed deep against the Sturmbeest��s body! Such herculean strikesbined was sufficient to knock the Sturmbeest into staggering retreat! Instead, the Stumbeest��s response was to fly into a raging charge after stabilizing itself!


    It had only one notion in its mind!


    Charge forward!


    Despite its circumstances, the Stumrbeest still managed to elerate, as the long fur coated over its back fluttered against the sweeping wind. Whenever its massive body leapt up from the ground, its soft mane would paste against its tenacious leather. When its massive bodynded back onto the ground, its soft mane would waft upwards; masquerading it in hazy dashing, as it ushered aplicated yet warm impression to others, brimming with force and fierce enchantment.


    Streaks of thin and tiny dark figures swept past it incessantly! Indeed, those were zerglings unremarkable to behold. Though their ws couldn��t deal much threat to the Sturmbeest, but, the Ultralisks�� cutting kaiser des had sliced out long threads of mutted blood wounds, which became the focal point of target for these zerglings!

 Chapter 428: Shunning and breaking off

    <h4>Chapter 428: Shunning and breaking off</h4>


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    Though the Sturmbeest��s charge retained a ferocious madness, with every passing ck shadows, arcs of mournful blood trails sshed into the air. As it dashed onwards with great intensity, all sounds were drowned out; a silence enhancing the dismal solemness of the moment.


    After charging forth for barely 50 metres, mangled flesh and blood drenched the Sturmbeest��s physique; every minute movement revealed another round of peeling flesh, another splintering of bones������however, not a single harrowing cry came out from the Sturmbeest. It remained steadfast in its crestfallen charge; all because the moment it started elerating in this direction, it had been instilled with this belief:


    ��You must charge forward!��


    ��Fight for Mother Nature Eywa!��


    Unceasing assaultscerated against the Sturmbeest, releasingyers overyers of blood rain; dyeing surrounding creatures from head to toe. So much so that the impression it gave off, was that of a giant sprinkler truck; employing its own blood to irrigate rocks and soil.


    This gigantuous beast trembled with acute anguish, as loads of fresh blood spilled excessively. It wasn��t merely the superficial wounds, but also its brazen wild charge leading to an increased rate of blood loss! Yet right when its charge was only 200 metres away from the arachnid base, 2 Ultralisks that had just spawned speared in with astonishing pace. Instantly, the air rumbled with an intense collision.


    4 devastating crescent sharp bone-scythes pierced deep into the Sturmbeest��s body. Following the inertia of the Sturmbeest, two profound blood ravines were carved out from its body; seemingly threatening to spew out the guts of the Sturmbeest.


    Closely following, as that Sturmbeest slumped to the ground, 6 lurkers buried underground unleashed simultaneous impales. The ear-piercing sounds of metal chafing pierced into the air, as 6 stunning lethal spikes drilled out like waves, jabbing towards the Sturmbeest; dissecting it live, as dismembered flesh chunks brandished into the air.


    Nevertheless, the Sturmbeest had be the vanguard arrow for the beast horde; spearing into the arachnid sea as the wild beasts swamped in crazily from behind, causing a substantial depression into the defensive line of the arachnids. A Thanator snarled and bolted in with unrivalled agility, crunching down on several lurkers underground and pulling them out, before flinging them into the sky. Instead, those few lurkers never made it to the ground, exploding into blood mist by the concentrated firepower of the slingers.


    Clearly, the arachnid defence line had already been slowly pressured back to a basic 50 metres from their base. Multitudes of ruthless viperwolves continued to surge in relentless. At this moment, Queen-zerg Jenny finally floated in, prioritizing her aiming towards the spearheading Thanator, and shot out her fatal ��Spore Fission�� ability!


    This ability could deal a terrorizing imminent death effect to most creatures. Instead, when that fatal sporended onto the Thanator, it rolled off sadly, and left nothing but a stain.


    Immunity!


    The blessing of Mother Nature Eywa was indeed not in vain.


    Nevertheless, this arachnid queen-zerg contracted once again, and shot forth a greenish that covered the skies and the earth; rustling like the sound of rain, it enveloped over hundreds of square metres of the wild beasts ahead. Though those wild beasts retained their savage ferocity, their movement speed and attack speed had greatly declined.


    With such stalling tactics, yet another batch of newly hatched zerglings and ultralisks maliciously trampled forward to mend the gaps. From head to toe, every single stem cell of theirs were living for the sake of war. Storming the frontlines with vigor! Though this 50 metres gap was exceedingly close, it felt vaguely like the other end of the world! Clearly, the arachnid organ structures were within reach, sadly not even an inch could be breached!


    The state of war had once again sunk into a stalemate, yet such a war of attrition was indeed unfavourable for Mother Nature Eywa! That was because the ckthorn Tribe was an innate wartribe forged through hundreds and thousands of interster battles. Though they were bounded by certain unit quota, their forces flourished with constant replenishment through Pandora crystals and vespene gas; birthing out arachnid seedlings would merely require 2-3 minutes to join the battle, or at most 10 minutes!! Yet how many years would Mother Nature Eywa need to procreate and multiply her creatures to this state? 1 year, 10 years? 20 years?


    It is true that, ording to theory, the entire��s resources except for humankind, could be utilized as chess pieces by Eywa in her conquest for suppression. However, Eywa��s individual control of creatures was also limited. Apart from that, Eywa had to further consider the problem of ecology sustenance!


    Hence, such a to-and-fro tussle persisted for scarcely 10 minutes before proiming its conclusion - the beast horde had very bluntly withdrawn. Obviously, Eywa had realized her nemesis��s understanding of warfare tactics had far exceeded herself. She could even perceive that her nemesis was fully exploiting her withdrawal to exhaust more of her military forces.


    Sheyan sighed emphatically as he observed the current situation.


    ��There shouldn��t be anything else we can do now.��


    Spectating the current scene, Brother ck released an exhtion. In truth, amidst such a situation withyers uponyers of conflicting, it was simply inconceivable for them to attempt luring a legendary creature in as hunting it for gains. Such intensified and chaotic war was essentially a ludicrous whirlpool of meat grinders. Just by nearing it, one could face the possibility of being drawn in by inertia, and face untold treachery!


    Instead, Reef hesitated as he voiced his worry.


    ��But are we really not going to stay here? What if something crops up and requires our help?��


    However after he finished speaking, he himself shook his head andughed despondently. Individual might was virtually shrunk to the bottommost limits of weakness when facing such scales of war. Even thebined might of the trio would barely stir up minimal influence towards this battle, but instead resulted in fatal risks. It could be said that the odds of participating and surviving, was far too low.


    Sheyan heard him and simrly shook his head.


    ��Remaining here is pretty much useless. Since Mother Nature Eywa couldn��t manage to level the ckthorn tribe today, then her chances would be even lower by tomorrow. The only weakness of my plot resided in the moment the two drones begun constructing the initial hatcheries of the arachnid base, all the way till upgrading to ss ��II�� base and finally building the Queen-zerg tower. Once the Queen-zerg tower emerges, and connection between the ckthorn tribe and I is established, then our business would be practically finalized; or perhaps I should say, resigning ourselves to fate.��


    (TN: fun fact, Queen-zerg is actually produced from the hatcheryir/hive. So author probably refers to the research for spawning queen-zerg.)


    ��Then what should we do now?�� Brother ck started adjusting his belt before pping his old pal - that Golden AK.


    Sheyan replied without hesitation.


    ��Since the feral beasts of wild nearby have all been assembled by the divinity Eywa, this signifies that mishaps resulting from encountering wildlife would be as good as zero. Thus, we naturally have to pay the Mosake n a visit, and probe the terrain around there to gather first hand information. Honing a hatchet wouldn��t dy chopping firewood*. Although I have 18 days to stay, I can��t help feeling panic from ack of time!��


    (TN: chinese idiom which means: Ample preparations results in fasterpletion of tasks)


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    Night time, within the forest of Pandora. The atmosphere clouded psychedelic obscurities, host to monstrously vibrant and multi-colored sceneries. Thousands of unique insect cries permeated the air, alongside a piercing nature fragrance. Such splendor was something the rainforest on earth could never portray.


    Trekking forward through this area were 3 humans. If it was their first time arriving in Pandora, they would undoubtedly stop for the night before making ns for daylight. However, the trio had already umted plenty of experiences of jungle living. Thus, they continued probing forward with steadily slow speeds.


    Their current location in this primitive rainforest, was already within 5 kilometres of the Windstone Hignd. Sheyan and the rest were initially ferried by a ckthorn overlord, but after not even 300 metres travelled, they realized such a conduct had instantly incurred the merciless wrath of the nature divinity, Eywa - 3 Mountain Banshees had swooped in while baring ws and widened fangs, causing Sheyan and the rest to flee in hurry.


    After brief discussions, they could only employ one of their 3 remaining overlord eggs; attempting to ride in an overlord that belonged to themselves. This time, they smoothly seeded, which was probably due to Eywa calcting that the humans probably offered no threat or disruption to the current pandora habitat. Hence, they were gloriously ignored.


    ording to the RDA report, Windstone hignd was a t teau that epassed nearly 20 - 30 square kilometres wide. Its shape resembled a short severed stump, but of course magnified by a million folds. Decorative vegetation grew over it that appeared identical to the meadows of high mountains, and the ce could be described as an expansively spacious horizon. As a result, approaching it by air recklessly, would sustain tremendous risks. Thus, Sheyan and buddies nned to disembark inside the primitive jungle below first, before stealthily ascending to the summit.


    ording to their estimations, though there was still 5-6 kilometres to the Windstone Hignd, the fierce wildlife inhabitants had already been summoned by Eywa as cannon fodder. Thus, it would only require about an hour before climbing up the teau, tomence spying onto the devilishly powerful na''vi n, the Mosake n.


    Instead, 2 full hours had already psed from them traversing this 5-6 kilometre journey. That was because they had encountered a devastating ambush! The ambushers originated from the forest, and were exceedingly thorny and unreasonable. Haggling them, were a bunch that seemed rted tomon chimpanzee monkeys, but possessed shocking levels of intelligence. They actually knew how to mount slingers! Observing the two inseparable creatures working together, one could tell they were more or less sinister sentinels groomed by the Mosake n; a n adept at taming wild beasts.


    Such a creature wasn��t recorded inside the RDA report, and they had seemingly only heard of its identity from the Takji n - known as the Betami-ghost ape. In the face of these monkeys, Sheyan was the one that suffered the worst setback. During a moment of carelessness, in order to evade the venomous sting of the slinger, his left leg was unexpectedly pinched by a Betami-ghost ape; which instantly and illogically left half of his body turning numb. He could only search for a rtively safe and empty ce to defend himself and take a breather.


    (TN: The Betami-ghost ape is a made up creature by the author. There is another monkey in avatar called Prolemuris but the description doesn��t match up.)


    But at this instant, Sheyan focused his mind and immediately discovered that his surroundings had been encircled by 6 Betami-ghost apes. These native inhabitants were exceptionally vicious. When they mounted onto the slingers, their heights would absolutely not exceed 1.4 metres. They were coated in dark skin, with two streaks of grey down their backs. Such creatures would normally not live beyond 3 years.

 Chapter 429: Ebola virus

    <h4>Chapter 429: Eb virus</h4>


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    The following was the details of Sheyan��s analysis - apart from that damnable toxins of these apes, they could further regurgitate vomit from their stomach to inflict damage onto foes. Not only did the vomit contain intense corrosive properties, it even emitted an incorrigible pungent stench that would adhere to one��s body; from then, it would be hard to escape the ape��s pursuit.


    ��These brats possess very low HP, which is their fatal w!��


    Sheyan clutched his mouth as he coughed twice while speaking.


    As his voice faded away, Reef charged forward with great strides!


    At the instant he pierced forward, Mogensha had casually tossed out a shbang that he had acquired from the RDA base previously. A blinding light shed out, momentarily causing the Betami-ghost apes and slingers to shriek in mournful horror.


    Facing such a scene, Reef had casually raised his arms to block his front; easily blocking away the reckless sprays of venomous stings from the flustered slingers. Following that, he sunk his leg and rolled forward, using his bulky arms to forcefully wrap around the neck of a tiny and short betami-ghost ape in front of him. Instantly, gloomy crackles of brittle fracturing pierced into the air. This poor devil who had originally sustained injuries previously, immediately spat out repulsively sordid blood, as its long tongue rolled out of its mouth. Convulsing, it perished.


    Within the next second, Reef unleashed strength from his holding arm, as he utilized the Betami-ghost ape carcass, that was still warm, as a weapon. Waving the carcass in a semi-circle in midair, he directly flung it towards two other mounted Betami-ghost apes that were currently hiding themselves!


    The two semi-blinded monkeys wed wildly, ripping the fur from theirrade��s carcass with maddened frenzy. However, such an action offered no relief from their current danger; because Reef had already ploughed to their faces. With his ck lightsaber stroking gently under the night sky, he delivered unceasingly cauterizedcerations onto the devilish like apes!


    By this point, Brother ck had released chains of burst fires, and a translucent viperwolf undying spirit had since materialized within the dark of night. The viperwolf spirit had immediately lurched towards another two Betami-ghost apes on the other side. Presently, those two Betami-ghost apes had already gradually regained their vision. Not only did their slinger mounts locked onto the viperwolf spirit and unleashed venomous stings, they simrly widened their mouths; releasing two jets of muddy green vomit over. Instantaneously, the atmosphere was polluted with a sour pungent stench that assailed their nostrils.


    Yet since the viperwolf was also known as an ��undying spirit��, naturally it was without a single heartbeat just like a zombie. Therefore, it obviously had no blood flow, and without blood flow, naturally the venomous toxins were incapable of propagating. As for the vomit, to a spirit that didn��t require breathing, it offered not the slightest threat.


    After ying a Betami-ghost ape at his side, Reef spun round but was instantly amazed to discover all the remaining foes on scene, had already became carcasses! Not only that but amidst the forest, two additional translucent light-blue luminous viperwolf spirits had appeared; and were voraciously gnawing through the ape carcasses. The might of that ck grade ne was fully demonstrated in this battle. After Mogensha had put on that ck grade ne, he could now be described as a tiger that had grew wings.


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    Those Betami-ghost apes belonged to a model of high offense and low defence. Sheyan was indeed unfortunate, because for some unknown reason, after waiting an entire half an hour, his legs hadn��t showed signs of recovery. Thus, the trio were currently forced into a choiceless situation, and could only search for an easy-to-guard location before raising a bonfire.


    Brother ck stationed himself on a faraway tree crown, providing him a vantage position to engage in gunfire suppression. He silently stayed while leaning against the tree bark like a mannequin. One had to mention; though Mongensha normally loved to inject asional humour, he wasn��t the least bit careless in conducting official matters. Assuming the sentry role, he appeared as if he was born for the solitary of darkness, seemingly devoid of heartbeat or body warmth.


    Previously, after considering the question of wildlife camping and survivability, Reef had also purchased several equipments from the RDA base in preparation.


    Apart from thetest ��Duodate�� infrared ray triggering surveince eye, monitoring their campsite surroundings, there was the Dupointpany��s ��Aotearoa�� water filter system.


    And apart from their 3yered carbon-silk ��Kemasi�� tent, that could effectively obstruct poisonous snakes and insects from invading, they also had various incredibly advanced and high tech weapons.


    Of course, the most formidable was a tiny red dot that drifted about the forest surrounding their camp, which was the fleeting tracer of an infrared surveince eye. An easily instable and foldable electromaic guide conductor encircled their camp, equipped with 4 camouged advanced fire-control system. This was indeed the minimized version of the weaponry system hosted by the outer walls of Hell��s Gate.


    Through the process of the fire-control systems patrolling through the guide conductor, the infrared surveince eye would vigntly survey the surrounding movements. Upon detecting something amiss, the two advanced automatic fire-control system would roll out two pre installed Standard-issue assault rifles; pouring down fiery storms of metal within a split second, annihting all creatures that dared to encroach within 30 metres radius of the camp.


    In view of theprehensive properties of the Standard-issue assault rifle, the fire-control system could further calcte the volume of the invading hostiles; thus, it could automatically switch to rifle-grenade mode before unleashing fire!


    While the other two fire-control systems were equipped with a MBS-22 automatic sentinel machine gun, with an outer appearance resembling the MBS-9M Hydra rifle. The MBS-22 rifle bodyposed of 3 independent fully automatic rifle barrels. Regarding its powerful fire output, it could easily conjure up an exceptionally frightening metallic storm. Due to its nature of exhausting ammunitions at a terrifying rate, it wasn��t normally mobilized. Yet once it was, long range control orders could still be employed to contain its fire output rate, and offensive direction etc.


    Under normal circumstances, the standard-issue assault rifle would act as a precautionary warning rm with its outburst of bullets. Therefore, at this moment, the members of this campsite was able to sleep peacefully. But once, that automatic sentinel machine gun was triggered, then undoubtedly, hostiles with malicious intent were present; moreover, they would be extensively stronger ones. When that happens, it would signify bed time was over, that it was time to pay attention to the enemy.


    After resting for nearly 3 hours, where daylight was probably round the corner, at this very moment��������all of a sudden, the watchful firearms of the camp spat out streaks of fiery tongues; the surveince eye had locked onto a target! In a sh, the fuming bellows of the standard-issue assault rifle resounded out, along with expulsions by the rifle-grenade. Finally, even the automatic sentinel machine gun was activated, unleashing bouts of gunfires; roaring like the engine of a motorbike. The air sprinkled with thickly dotted mess of zingworks.


    Amidst the immense ze and sounds of explosions, over ten strange shadows shuttled through the forest and subsequently showed themselves. Amongst which was one who appeared significantlyrger, emanating a greater ferocity. Sheyan instantly sensed a surge of violent threat, stirring him awake as he climbed up from his slumber. Immediately, he utilized his helmet��s innate ��Pulse Detector�� probing ability to investigate, and instantly acquired a detailed report:


    [ Name: Bloodbringer Larynx ]


    [ Race: Betami-Ghost ape ]


    [ Rank: Junior tier legendary creature ]


    [ Status: Mosake n warrior ]


    [ Height: 1.14 m ]


    [ Weight: 38 kg ]


    [ Mount: Elite Slinger ]


    [ Strength: 29 points ]


    [ Agility: 41 points ]


    [ Physique 10 points ]


    [ Perceptive sense: 30 points ]


    [ Charm: 1 point ]


    [ Intelligence: 14 points ]


    [ Spirit: 19 points ]


    [ Basic footwork lvl 7. Other properties: ? ? ? ]


    [ Junior tier legendary creature ability: ��Mother-earth Skin lvl 1�� - Grants bonus 5,000 HP. ]


    [ Mosake n warrior ability: ��Divine Beast Blessings lvl 1�� - Grants bonus 10,000 HP. ]


    [ Betami-Ghost ape special ability: ��Fluttering leap�� - this iparably nimble freak can leap from impossible angles to assault enemies. Raises attack power by 255% and attack range by 200%. Executing this ability requires 3-5 seconds of cast time. ]


    [ Betami-Ghost ape special ability: ��Eb II model (Passive)�� - When the Betami-Ghost ape strikes its opponent, there is a 50% chance of inflicting toxin into the enemy; lowering 33% movement and attack speed. 10% chance of inflicting illusion overgrowth, confusion the enemy and lowers their uracy by 33%. 3% chance of temporary infecting the enemy with the Eb virus, resulting in limbs paralysis which lowers movement and attack speed by 70%. All durationsts for 300 seconds - 24 hours, depending on purely randomization. ]


    [ Details: Simultaneously when contaminating the enemy with Eb virus, 1,000 HP would be deducted from the Betami-Ghost ape. ]


    [ Individual special ability: ��Chain vomiting�� - unleash sprays of vomit at the opponent. Deals persisting damages (DPS - damage per second) and also repeatedly torments the enemy with foul stench - plunging health by 33%. ]


    [ Individual special ability: ??? ]


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    After browsing through the specifics of this brute, Sheyan was finally aware that he had ��fortunately�� encountered a minute probability urrence - naturally an adverse one. This Junior-tier legendary creature already possessed such a dim probability of infecting one with an ��Eb ii virus��. Naturally, an ordinary ghost ape though it wasn��t exined, would obviously hold a smaller percentage of contaminating foes with an ��Eb i virus��!


    Since they now knew how filthy, nasty and lowly the flock of monkeys were, then naturally the expert of long rage assaults, Brother ck, proactively led the onught. Seizing the openings created by the firepower suppression of the automatic fire-system, Mogensha immediately hurled out his personal ��Sparta Spear��. A sorrowful chain lightning bolted through the forest, with its main focus naturally skewed towards eliminating the lil brothers of that legendary creature! Afterward, they would then conveniently dispatch the legendary creature, to prevent any unrted elements from upsetting the apple cart!


    The biggest w of the Betami-ghost apes resided in its frail HP. Once one was in, the slinger mounts would seemingly be covered by amnesty; as long as they didn��t continue agitating the slingers, the slingers would voluntarily escape in panic. This pack of Betami-ghost apes were most adept in stealthily creeping up on their foes and ambushing them, finally swarming forth like bees and indulging into chaotic wild battling. They relied on the stink, sores, and innumerable sessive stackings of vile buffs onto their opponent, before pouncing on foes to death.

 Chapter 430: Deceased monkeys

    <h4>Chapter 430: Deceased monkeys</h4>


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    Although these cunning and nasty Betami-ghost apes fought with an effective method that could frequently leave expert creatures in shambles; in regards to this fighting style, it relied on one crucial aspect - it was essential for them to strike under stealth and unexpectedness! However, their concealment had been foiled and were discovered earlier on by the fire-control systems. Instead, torrents of crazed fire greeted them. From the ambushers, they became the ambushed.


    Following that, they suffered from Brother ck��s spear in the form of an abrupt chain lightning. From here on, casualties piled up. When Reef had managed to charge over and released a ��Shattering Cardiac Roar��, apart from the leader Bloodbringer Larynx, everyone else were seemingly yed.


    Sheyan had noticed the 29 points of strength this ape had, and reckoned he wouldn��t be able to inflict crushing damage. Hence, he directly hurled a sk of agile curse-mix over. Though a deduction of 4 points of agility cannot be considered much, a 10% speed decline still considered pretty good.


    (TN: Bloodbringer Larynx has 41 points agility, so 4 points trante to around 10%)


    As soon as the monkeys had shown their faces, disaster struck them; and its little brothers paid the heavy cost of death. Naturally, Bloodbringer Larynx reached the emotional pinnacle of difort. Thus, it roared fanatically and directly controlled the slinger beneath to charge forward. Yet clearly, this monkey hadn��t loss all rationality. It craftily curled up and huddled behind the slingers��s back, trying its utmost to utilize its mount to endure Mogensha��s torrents of bullets.


    Due to the slinger thundering in at a rapid speed, it remained unfallen even after being struck by bullets, with blood streaming profusely. Instead, its inertia propelled it forward unyieldingly. Thus, this vile and beastly monkey appeared barreling through inundating mists of blood, mixed with the asional tinge of poisonous ck blood.


    Facing such a speedy opponent, Mogensha frowned as he fired 3 zing bullets; which tantly collided in midair and exploded! The result was an AOE fiery st. Caught inside the explodingbustion, the blood streaming out from the slinger and the Betami-ghost ape boss underwent an unexpectedly shocking reaction. Boom! The blood ignited with mes!


    The inferno surprisingly adorned a blood red appearance, leaping and churning hectically; releasing a flexible impression. The mes resembled tongues of bloodthirsty feral beast, incessantlypping up fresh blood; thriving with cruel bloodlust!


    However in the next second, Mogensha waspletely unable to react in time to the charging monkey, and was rammed off from his vantage concealing position. Groaning as he made a row after crashing to the ground, he discovered a long charred wound carved out from his chest. Moreover, the wound was still corroding rapidly! It also emitted a pungent odour.


    Fortunately at this instant, though Sheyan still had a crippled leg, he managed to raise up his ��Nail Gun�� and aimed; his action done while still hiding inside the camp. Nevertheless, as for why Reef hadn��t activated ��Courage�� to rescue Mogensha, it was firstly due to his confidence in Mogensha. Secondly, he inevitably had to safeguard Sheyan whose mobility was currentlycking.


    A bullet of unparalleled sharpness soared out, creating circr ripples of surging trajectory in the air. During its path, it rippled through a tree branch, shredded a leaf, and urately drilled into the rear leg of that elite slinger. Pzzt! It easily prated through its unprotected thigh, and pierced into the shin of the Betami-ghost ape boss!!!


    Killing two birds with one stone!


    The aftermath of that shot - gearing to charge in pursuit, the elite slinger��s rear leg was now visibly twisted into a grotesque fold. Concurrently, the Betami-ghost ape who was waving its ws with unmatched ecstasy, unexpectedly lost bnce after its mount suffered serious damage; and nearly fell t on its face.


    Yet at this point, the Betami-ghost ape finally felt a searing pain in its shin, as lively spurts of blood emerged. Beneath its waist, the slinger hissed miserably under the torture of such intense agony; before abandoning its owner as it darted into the forest.


    Faraway, Sheyan was presently half-kneeling with squinted eyes as he supported his gun with both hands. His hand was as stable as a boulder. That shot was indeed released by him! Upon witnessing his sessful marksmanship, he couldn��t resist the impulse to clench his fist in self encouragement.


    Afternding and executing a roll, Brother ck maintained his bnce. Yet, probably due to aggravating his chest wound, he couldn��t help groaning deeply, but still remembered to raise a thumbs up to Sheyan. Simultaneously, two light-blue viperwolf undying spirit had bulged from behind Mogensha��s back and dashed out. Howling menacingly as they bared their iparably vicious fangs, pouncing fiercely at their rival.


    Those two viperwolf spirits had actually been trigger summoned when Mogensha had hurled out his ��Sparta Spear�� previously. With that ��javelin�� toss jolting through foes like a chain lightning, good luck also had a part to y, as one assault actually managed to summon out two spirits sessfully.


    Abruptly sustaining injuries, Bloodbringer Larynx raged out and unleashed a piercing roar. Its mouth widened so expansively, that one could even observe the lymphatic node squirming in the depths of itsrynx. Immediately, Bloodbringer Larynx begun jetting out a turbid yellowish-green vomit that extended to over 20 metres! When Sheyan had opened fire, he obviously knew he would have to suffer its vengeful wrath. There was nothing he could do about it, and had chosen to flee beforehand like a scoundrel.


    Instead, the piping hot vomit was regurgitated onto that ��Nail Gun�� that Sheyan had carelessly left behind! The corrosive nature of its vomit was exceedingly potent, as bulks of acidic vapour rose into the air from the gun��s metallic surface. A repulsive acidic stench permeated into the atmosphere, causing anyone who whiffed it to nauseate. It was a pity, such a good gun that exhausted quite a hefty sum became invalid from henceforth.


    Reef suddenly frowned.


    ��Let��s us hurry and conclude this battle. I��m afraid the regurgitated vomit isn��t merely used for harming and tracking. It can also be employed to seek reinforcements.��


    As his words faded, the nimble ape had already leapt in front of Reef. With an uncanny cray, it pushed forward its ws and pinched. Fortunately, Reef��s wasn��t weak in reacting. Raising his shield to block, he resisted the monkey��s pinch. Though that was so, its w still punched an oppressive sound onto the ��Alien Skull��, scraping out ring sparks!


    Yet right at this instant, Reef already activated the natural ability of his shield - ��Tongue Thrust�� !


    Shua! An oddly sharp tongue catapulted out from the mouth of the Alien skull. The tip of the tongue even hosted sharp ivory tooths, and hastily gnawed at the monkey��s chest. While inflicting damage, it even induced a stunning state.


    Meanwhile, Mogensha had pulled out his Wasp revolver, as he half-knelt and aimed over. Then, he activated ��Beastly Instincts��, allowing his formidable battle spatial awareness to select the optimal offensive target! At this moment, Mogensha could feel a throbbing pain in his head, coupled with an unexinable burning sensation; as though his MP was depleting fully.


    Instantly, the bullets within the Wasp revolver was unloaded fully. Without mercy, the bullets pierced into the body of that disgusting and stinky monkey, before mutual internal collisions unleashed an exceedingly vigorous chain of explosions! Immediately, a ze curled to life alongside the stench of scorched matter. Preceding that, Reef had already been warned by Mogensha, eximing to him, ��careful!��. Thus, to avoid friendly fire, Reef had sent the monkey flying with a kick first, before Mogensha had opened fire.


    Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Mini explosions transmitted in session, sending the fried monkey flying while utterly wrapping it in smog and mes. When the monkey crashed to the ground, it waspletely unable to maintain bnce; attempting with its might to stand but could only repetitively copse down. It currently exhibited an unbearably hot and restless countenance, as its innards had visibly spewed out. It was clear the monkey had suffered extremely severed injuries as it repeatedly coughed out greenish ck pus.


    Actually, the explosions didn��t appear very intense, but Sheyan could distinctly sense the concentrated might within those explosions; therefore though they appearedcking in extravagance, they couldn��t be described as weak. Around the periphery of its core injury from the explosion, not only had its blood all evaporated, even its flesh seemed to have been grinded away; with remnant embers still nibbling at its belly, roasting with sizzles!


    Evidently, this strike from Mogensha had dealt grave damages to it. All of a sudden, a ck shadow scuttled out from nowhere and hoisted the ape up before fleeing. It was actually that elite slinger mount!


    That slinger had originally fled with a broken leg, yet nobody would��ve expected it brazenly return to rescue its owner. The stranger part was, a slinger��s movement speed could normally count as its shoring, being creatures merely adept at shadowing others. Yet nobody could imagine this elite slinger was so valiant; even with a fractured leg, it could still sprint away with unbelievable speed.


    ��Chase!�� Sheyan immediately snapped. Although his legs were still inconvenient, he braced himself with a wooden branch and limped in pursuit.


    Of course, Mogensha and Reef weren��t willing to stay their hands as well, and set off in hot pursuit. Towards a prey that was heavily wounded, further intense running movement would result in aggravating its wounds! Moreover, the foul stenching from the monkey��s body had transformed into their greatest tracking trail. Very swiftly, following the dispersing sounds of urgent footsteps, and after having experienced this brief morous uproar, the forest regained its tranquility��


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    Blood droplets dripped continually.


    Flowing out from a badly mangled flesh window.


    Flowing through a muddled mess of fur.


    Flowing through the air of Pandora.


    Finally, it sshed onto the ground.


    If one peered backwards, one would notice speckles of bloodstains implicating into a meandering trail. The blood traces seemingly manifested into a roadsign wherever it went.


    A slinger with only 5 legs arched its crooked back forward, as it hobbled up a challenging and steep slope.


    The monkey carried over its back, would asionally sink into fits of violent coughing; coughing as though its heart was tearing apart, wanting to stop but unable to do so. Such dry coughing held no other significance, apart than speeding up its blood loss.

 Chapter 431: The apprehended contestant

    <h4>Chapter 431: The apprehended contestant</h4>


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    Yet no matter how hard it tried to cough, it failed to squeeze out the blood lodged inside its lungs. Naturally, the functional capacity of its lungs consistently declined, along with the gradual streams of blood from its bodily wounds.


    DA! DA! DA! Once again, fatal gunfire echoed in from afar. Several bullets struck against the rocks of the steep slope right ahead; scraping out fireworks of sparks. Yet one bullet managed to drill into the slinger��s body once again, as fresh blood squirted against the besiding rocks.


    As it ascended this precipitous slope, the slinger was already covered in bruises and cuts. Thus, this bullet became the final straw to overwhelm the camel. Instantaneously, energy seemed to have leaked out from head to toe. Kuk k Kuk k, the slinger tumbled down the hill, convulsing slightly before its breathing halted. Instead, after the Betami-Ghost Ape had wretchedly rolled down with it, it released a whine of matchless misery; a whine of limitless agony. To their surprise, it suddenly bounced towards Mogensha, as it lunged with iparable maliciousness.


    During their pursuit, Mogensha was the culprit who drained its HP extensively. Now, he lifted his rifle and strafed. Knowing that this monkey was incredibly agile, the 5 rounds of AK bullets mutually collided in mid air, unleashing an explosion of substantial magnitude as bullet fragments scattered randomly; instantly resulting in an AOE damage.


    The Betami-Ghost ape was already an arrow at the end of its flight, and was now the recipient of a violent explosion. Thus, this savage and filthy monkey followed the footsteps of its mount, and slumped to the ground. After a fit of acute bellowing and gasps for breath, it ceased to get up for all eternity. Its body had been minimally ravaged by 7-8 frags of bullets, and relentless fumes and mes gradually consumed its body; producing pitter-patter sounds of flesh being roasted.


    By now, Reef had hurriedly rushed over. Not longter, Sheyan too, hastily arrived. That ��Eb i Virus�� that he was gued with had finally dispersed. Such was the soothing sensation of having finally escaped the awkward state of hobbling around like a cripple.


    An unexpected event urred - the silver key dropped by the legendary creature, Betami-ghost ape, was actually a ��smuggled goods�� type. It produced a single-item eruption, directly awarding them with an entire 20 potential points. Instead, it was its slinger mount that actually dropped a legit ck key. However, there was a decline in fortunes this time, and the ck key disyed a dark-blue grade ring. However, upon examining the attributes of this ring, it caused them to click their tongues in wonder.


    [ Slinger��s Eyeball ]


    [ Equipment rarity: Dark-blue ]


    [ Equipment effect: Increase wielder��s ��Basic long rangebat�� by 2 levels. This boost cannot be applied to contestants with Basic long rangebat�� exceeding lvl 10.


    (For example, the current ��Basic long rangebat�� ability of Mongensha was lvl 10, then equipping this ring would supposedly raise it to lvl 12. Instead, this effect will be invalid.) ]


    [ Details: Wielding this ring would not trigger bonus reward drawing options, but only the bonus from the leveling.


    (For example, when someone with ��Basic long rangebat lvl 2�� acquires this ring, his ��basic long rangebat�� would be boosted to lvl 4. Under normal circumstances, lvl 4 would trigger bonus reward options. However, it will not happen. Only when the user��s pure ��basic long rangebat�� reaches lvl 4 would that reward option be triggered) ]


    [ Equipment requirement: Strength 30 points, Physique 30 points. ]


    [ Equipment position: Finger ]


    [ Material: Chitin, carbohydrate, protein ]


    [ Weight: 4 g ]


    [ Description: This equipment is only dropped from a high level slinger in the Avatar world. ]


    [ Description: Slingers relies on their incisive visual prowess to roam through dense jungles, and spray urate and fatal stings at foes. If you can obtain it, you would roughly grasp half of a slinger��s aiming tactics! ]


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    Although this dark-blue grade ring only contained one enhancing property, if one were to exhibit that property to public, it would lead to brawling over it!


    If this ring was given to a contestant with a poor level of ��Basic long rangebat�� ability, it would be rendered useless. Yet for a contestant who had raised that ability to lvl 6 or 7, for them to continue upgrading it, they probably had to squander massive loads of utility points and potential points to advance by one step! Therefore, if they could earn an additional 2 levels, it would obviously be exceedingly valuable.


    However, it had an absurdly ridiculous wielding requirement - 30 points of strength and physique!!!


    Mogensha contemted briefly being pooling the equipments of the trio together. Still, he wasn��t able to attain 30 points of strength��and could only sigh dejectedly. Sheyan was in possession of his ��Barbaric-demon Pupil�� and his ��Rotten-bone Ring��, and his ring slots were all filled. Instead, it was Reef who had a vacant ring slot, and thus casually equipped it for fun. When Mogensha manages to amass 30 points of strength, he would then return it to Mogensha. The trio were all curious as to what improvements it conferred. Thus, Reef shed out his hand-darts, something that would be influenced by ��Basic long rangebat��������


    (TN: Reef acquired his hand-darts in ch 69, after they killed Reserve-duty Growth-hunter Zeiss.Carl)


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    The trio gazed upon the precipitous slope right ahead; knowing that the maddened monkey must��ve fled towards this direction for a reason, and possibly, its summit hosted the residence of the Mosake n. Presently, the sky had already brightened up. However, considering that na''vi warriors possess night vision capabilities, daylight was instead more advantageous to them.


    After a discussion, the trio felt that since they had already arrived here without startling the forces of the Mosake n, then why not climb up for a peep. At the very least, they should first witness the topography of their area, before making further ns.


    Though this precipitous slope was arduously steep, and could act as a heavenly moat to deter ordinary individuals; to the trio, it could only be described as exhausting trivial physical efforts. However, when they finally scaled the precipitous slope, they subconsciously held their breaths.


    Because at the peak of this slope, was a stunning expanse of tnd, stretching as far as their eyes could behold. Just observing this nd resulted in an impression of boundless might, spanning wide their horizons. The majority of the grass here sprouted directly from the ground andid low. Vividly seen, were sporadic scatters of pillow sized greyish rocks, revealing glossy surfaces and dotted with excessive holes.


    These rock fragments looked like magma condensed pumice rocks from the aftermath of a volcanic eruption. They were incredibly light and could even float on water surfaces. With a gentle breeze of wind, these rocks would roll slightly. Hence, the name Windstone Hignds.


    Several kilometres away from where Sheyan and them resided, a continuous link of buildings built with stones were erected. Those buildings were pieced together by stones, and exhibited a miraculous beauty. Not forgetting those spiralling stone pathways winding around in ordance to the architecture topography of those 3yered, 4yered buildings. Suspended vine bridges connected several buildings, while numerous primitive pulley systems were present; systems which counted on herculean beasts to operate. Combining everything together, it was truly an engineeringndscape worthy of marvelling.


    These pathways, suspended bridges, houses and pulley systems exhibited a scene of thriving vitality; so much so that it felt like a human market was hosted inside. To the Mosake nsmen who manufactured these and were still utilizing them, such bearing and boldness was indeed a praiseworthy spectacle.


    At present, after spying that the buildingcked presence, Sheyan and buddies cautiously crawled nearer with their bellies pasted to the ground. After proceeding like this for a definite distance, they finally realized that it wasn��t that there was no one; but rather, the na''vi nsmen were all congregated in front of their temple, and were currently engaging in religious formalities.


    This corrupted n had indeed raised a magnificently grand temple. At first nce, it would appear to resemble Mayan Pyramids. However, from its contours, it held certain simrities with the Temple of Heaven in China.


    Under the bright of dawn, cooling breeze and the morning sun; the temple boasted of an intriguing, mystical and gorgeous scenery.


    Within the vast ceremonial za in front of the temple, numerous and closely packed na''vis were kneeling fully. Apart from them, solitary rays of the sun cascaded down beside several hovering boulders.


    The vegetation epassing the temple was rather luxuriant, with circr white rocks coiling around it to form a pathway. Countless basin thick stone pirs stood atop the periphery of the ceremonial za, with the tallest being 7-8 metres and the shortest 3-5 meters. They stood in weird, orderly, tenacious and spectacr fashion; propping up inmemoration of their firm beliefs. These obelisks had wave patterns engraved onto them.


    All of a sudden, a na''vi leader released a rallying cry. Although he was poles apart from Sheyan and friends, they could still sense their blood surging from that roar; blood boiling turbulently, and rushing towards their hearts like a majestic tide!


    Following that, that na''vi leapt onto an unbelievably titanic ck Thanator. Lifting his arms, they had no clue what he was eximing to his nsmen����meanwhile, his nsmen would asionally stretch forth their arms and shout sonorously in response. No doubt, that na''vi should be the chieftain, Cherokee.


    ��Tier 6.�� Mogensha suddenly bbered into the party channel without thinking.


    Reef immediately refuted.


    ��Impossible! It is at least a tier 7. Such forceful suppression, I��m afraid it isn��t inferior to that great octopus, Ocean-freak Moria, of the Lord of the Rings world.��


    Sheyan snorted coldly in response.


    ��Who cares what tier it belongs to. When our zergling sea of thousands drowns it���� Previously, I��ve already inquired from Mo`at; as long as their Temple isn��t destroyed, even na`vis that turn corrupted shouldn��t be willing to relinquish their beliefs and abandon the Hometree.��


    Observing the na''vi��s prayer ceremony about to adjourn, and having attained their basic exploration goals, Sheyan and his bros nned to withdraw. ��Eiyy!?�� Yet at this moment, Mogensha suddenly gasped in surprise.


    ��Guys look, there seems to be someone.��


    Sheyan and Reef too were taken aback. Did a RDA worker get kidnapped? Hastily, they spied towards the direction where Mogensha was pointing. Instead, they caught glimpse of a humongous Sturmbeest currently crawling through, with a wooden prisoner cage hoisted on its back. Contained within, was a person with bounded limbs; unsure if dead or alive.


    Furthermore, arge crowd of na''vis had started encircling it, raising their weapons and cheering sonorously. It appeared that apprehended individual inside the cage had aroused public anger, and thus, became the object of indignation of a thousand folks.

 Chapter 432: Grazing and assaulting

    <h4>Chapter 432: Grazing and assaulting</h4>


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    As the trio observed this unexpected scene, they couldn��t help bing intrigued. Thus, they didn��t resist the urge to stealthily creep forward, under the pretext of the pumice rocks of the Windstone Hignd. Sheyan��s perceptive sense was the highest; hence after encroaching in for several hundreds of metres, he could already differentiate acute wrath seeping in from afar, along with angry shoutings.


    ��Kill him, kill him!!!!!!��


    Suddenly, a na''vi stood atop the back of his enormous Hammerhead-titanothere mount, and waved his burly arms towards the pack of agitated nsmen beneath him before calling out.


    ��I am a member of the Mosake n! Hear my words!��


    It appeared that this na''vi probably owned a rather high status. Beside Cherokee, an old woman adorned with a red feathered crest stood forward; gesturing to the crowd to calm down. Then, that na''vi standing atop his warbeast continued announcing loudly.


    ��I��ve personally captured this sted outsider. He has caused a total of 4 fellow nsmen to return to the dark abyss of the ocean, and even slew 17 from our partners. Yes, I too desire to watch him die! Yet, I have to acknowledge the formidable strength he possesses - a strength worthy of respect!��


    ��Therefore, I wish to bestow him an honorable death! Not one that involves humiliation, not one that involves random hacking, only to be excreted from the rectum of wild beasts in the end. This is my right! Anyone that isn��t satisfied can step forward to challenge me!��


    The crowd simultaneously quieted down, without any potential challengers appearing. Cherokee stroked the head of his Thanator, and dered with a heavy tone.


    ��Yes, Authe, that is your right. Nobody has an objection.��


    With his ring temperament, Authe leapt down from his mount, before sauntering uprightly and unafraid before his nsmen. Finally, he faced the convict held inside the wooden cage and spoke.


    ��Outsider! I very benevolently allow you to choose your manner of death, now, please tell me your decision.��


    At this moment, that outsider lifted his head. In that instant, the hearts of Sheyan and buddies shuddered in unison. As it turns out, this man was someone that recognized. indeed, it was that outrageously powerful expert sniper! Yet for unknown reasons, he actually managed to remain in this world till now. Moreover, as he faced such desperate straits, he wasn��t the least bit flustered!


    At this point, Brother ck whispered.


    ��He should be in possession of an item that allows him instant return to the nightmare realm, at anytime and ce. I��ve previously seen the Metals Professor employing it before.��


    Reef asked curiously.


    ��There��s such an amazing item?��


    Brother ck chortled in response.


    ��Its usage requirements are exceedingly harsh, lowering all attributes by 5 points. Moreover, all rewards and missions obtained from this world would be discarded, returning to the state before one had entered that world. However, it is still much better than losing one��s life.��


    Because that individual had actually prolonged his stay in this world, hence Sheyan immediately started contemting the possibility of Zi and her pack staying as well. Yet after having second thoughts, he mused. It didn��t matter if they stayed behind. With the imposing ckthorn tribe having been established, other elements could no longer offer a single influence to Sheyan��s schemes.


    Instead, for that powerful sniper to be captured and still remain till now, most likely he had hidden tricks. Just like the item that Mogensha had just mentioned, or perhaps some form of untold mystical life preserving method -- of course one couldn��t dispute the price needed to rescue oneself during critical moments, would surely be rtively costly.


    Right now, that sniper finally opened his mouth. His voice wasn��t loud, but was extremely firm.


    ��Before I die, I wish to cleanse my body with water, then be buried in the river without shedding blood.��


    Sheyan��s eyes sparkled as he listened.


    ��That brat is indeed savvy, where would you find a river on this Windstone Hignd? He is obviously dragging for more time. Besides during the process of escorting, there would be opportunities to escape.��


    Having heard his final request, Authe replied without hesitation.


    ��Fine, I ede to that! It will be my turn for shepherding three days from now. When that time arrives, I will surely grant you your heart��s desire!��


    After spectating these events, Sheyan��s trio proceeded to retreat further. After scanning their environment briefly, they realized the location they ascended from was indeed more precipitous, which was western side of Windstone Hignd. As for the southern side, an abrupt depression had been formed, just like a tiny blemish of a bowl. Descending from there, was a rtively gentler slope. It seemed like under normal circumstances, the na''vi nsmen would travel to and fro from that slope.


    When Sheyan and buddies had decided to leave, the ground suddenly tremored slightly. Very quickly, they witnessed a view of an astounding multitude of direhorses galloping speedily down the southern slope. Several na''vi folk were loudly shouting around them, prompting the herd of horses to a distant location.


    ��Ah, that should be what they call shepherding.�� Sheyan mumbled. ��So that��s the case. The Mosake n had alreadypletely abscised from their hunting livelihood. Their n members includes their wild beasts, which is extremely taxing on food. Thus, they adopted shepherding methods to ensure the stable survivability of their n.��


    At this moment, he suddenly reminisced about their former journey to Hell��s Gate base - The contestants had paused to rest beside a particr stream of river, which boasted of exceedingly scenic views. Moreover, there were artificially nted fields of crane flower like vegetation. ording to the Illume-Union��s Yuan Zhan��s depiction, direhorses require to take in nectar to condition their bodies at periodic intervals. Nectar to them was like table salt, and hence, that ce was undoubtedly a direhorse paradise.


    After presently recalling about that, that flower field was possibly a specially cultivated grazing field of the Mosake n, utilized to rear direhorses.


    Since they had already gathered adequate intelligence, Sheyan and buddies were naturally unwilling for side issues to arise. They prudently climbed down Windstone Hignd, before boarding their arachnid Overlord flight back to the ckthorn tribe. To the trio, though the entrenched district of the arachnids was unavoidably revolting, at least it was allied ground; providing a moreforting rest aspared to the dangerous Pandora forest.


    In the end, an astonishing sight of an expansive and bloodied battlefield greeted them when they returned.


    Such a tremendous scale, was thergest carnage between the ckthorn tribe and Mother Nature Eywa.


    Mother Nature Eywa was utterly furious. Apart from a blended mix of legendary creatures within, Sheyan could even noticerge amounts of na''vi integrated within the assaulting beast horde. Fortunately, none of the na''vi ns associated with the main movie lead, were present. The excellent archery of the na''vi had issued massive threats to the arachnid race. In time, little by little, the ckthorn tribe was forced to retreat in defeat, losing 5-6 of its organ building structures.


    Yet at this very moment, Defilers entered the fray. This was the first time the ckthorn tribe was employing such a powerful unit, the Defiler. A Defiler possessed zero offensive capabilities, but its two unique abilities earned its de as the best arachnid support unit; being second to none.


    They could producerge quantities of biochemical virus substance, substance that no powerful antidote whatsoever could resist. A Defiler could even consume other arachnids, and use theirrades as raw material for their toxins. They would normally be protected by flocks of zerglings. The Defiler��s cannibalistic methodology indeed embodied the sole pattern of arachnid behavior.


    By employing only one ability, the Defiler was able to neutralize the incisive onught of the na''vi warriors!


    They sprayed outrge clouds of ck matter, which floated roughly half a metre above ground; utterly obstructing the line of sight of those archers! This was the Defiler��s ability - ��Dark Swarm��! An ability thatpletely negated all hostile long range attacks! Only by charging into the terrifying fog of darkness, could one continue merely engaging in closebat.


    Moreover, the iron-trioposition of Lurkers, herculean Ultralisks, and multitudes of zerglings, had already proven its might throughout many battles. As it turns out, Mother Nature Eywa could only resort to a cruel war of attrition to counter them, a method she was most unwilling to do.


    During thetter parts of the battle, the Defilers had managed to despicably spread out fogs of ��Dark Swarm�� to all na''vi archer popted areas. Furthermore, the zerglings and ultralisks were brazenly stampeding forward, engaging in widespread ughter!


    Facing such an aspect, Eywa could only give up. She had no choice but to give up, as she summoned her tidal waves of beasts back in retreat. Instead, the ckthorn tribe pursued them ravenously! Only after dealing massive devastation to their enemies, did they return.


    Seizing this opportunity, Sheyan greeted the ckthorn Overmind.


    ��How many times have you fought after we left?��


    The ckthorn Overmind straightforwardly answered.


    �� Including this, 4 times. ��


    Sheyan pondered a little before continuing.


    ��I reckon Eywa would soon unleash her final assault. If you can endure that, then she would probably try to reach apromise with you instead.��


    The ckthorn Overmind replied.


    �� I too, earnestly hope for peace. On such a fertile, my greatest wish is to continuously harvest the energies of pandora crystals without any disturbances, and finally upgrade my state and prowess. Although this will be an excruciatingly long process, but I firmly believe, there will surely be a day I surpass the Empress; and uprightly appear before her on equal footing ��


    Sheyan chuckled and replied.


    ��I earnestly yearn for your early sess. Eywa��s war had already exhausted the lives of countless creatures. She wouldn��t persist such a war of attrition for too long.��


    Sheyan��s forecast did seem rather urate. Yet after a short period, a shocking scenario took ce. Even the sunlight in the skies had been overshadowed. Covering the skies and earth, were hordes of aerial creatures. Mother Nature Eywa had seemingly abandon all ground offenses, and opted for an out-and-out aerial war with the ckthorn tribe!!


    However, before the aerial battle even begun, a trivial incident of subordinate disharmony yed out! A Defiler had abruptly borrowed out from underground to engage in a sneak attack! In a sh, the sky was seemingly dyed red from wild sshes blood! This was indeed the other terrifying ability of the Defiler - ��Bloodied Clouds and Mist�� !

 Chapter 433: The final campaign, the final collision!

    <h4>Chapter 433: The final campaign, the final collision!</h4>


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    After evolving, a Defiler could produce and spray out massiveworks of corrosive blood spores, which could swiftly decay and extinguish all matter. Also known as ��Blood gue��, this ability was the same against any opponent; be it building structures or armies, it would equally deal hefty damages. No matter allied or foe, all will be affected.


    Once the decaying process began, the gue would deliver damage over time to any affected unit; until it finishes!


    Although that Defiler was instantly killed, amongst the densest congregated mass of aerial forces, many creatures had started pping their wings frantically and releasing horrifying anguished wails. It was obvious, they had been contaminated by the gue of spores; the decaying seeping into their flesh and vitality.


    Yet presently, the ckthorn tribe had since expanded to a rtivelyrge territory, and it was simply impossible for their entire base to be under the protection of the Defiler��s ��Dark Swarm�� ability. Moreover, the physical aerial creatures of Pandora were extremely numerous, and the skies of the battlefield were starting to be filled withrge battalions of aerial beasts. Not only were there Mountain Banshees, there were even several peculiar and unknown creatures; each incredibly menacing and deadly.


    Against its rival��s offensive might, the ckthorn Overmind hastilymanded his response.


    �� Attack!! ��


    �� They wish topete in aerial dominance! ��


    �� Then your area of expertise will be your downfall!! ��


    Epic multitudes of Mutalisks and Scourges had been spawned out, as the Scourges demonstrated insanely frightening kamikaze area destruction! As for the Mutalisks, their intense shooting also dealt extremelypelling restraint onto the enemy��s concentrated formation. In addition to the Defiler��s ��Blood gue�� continually sapping away the opponent''s life force, the Queen-zerg��s enormous green web was also substantially lowering the flight velocity of her foes������allowing the Mutalisks and Scourges to unleash shockingly devastating results.


    Massive corpses were now falling randomly from the skies, as their blood and flesh subsequently consumed by the ��Creep�� carpet. Mournful shrieks pierced through the entire battlefield, seemingly causing the ears of the humans to split open! Gripping their hearts even more, the beast tide was about to upy all round superiority; however, the ckthorn tribe started delegating immense crowds of arachnid drones, as they proceeded to tantly build thick crowds of Spore Colonies over the ��Creep�� carpet!!


    Even though incubating such powerful battle organs required a definite duration, and despite its rtively frail state while incubating, it was nheless, a cheap manufacturing expenditure (doesn��t require Vespene gas). This retaliation immediately plunged Eywa into a dilemma.


    -Either continue routing the enemy��s aerial fleets with concentrated spurts of energy!


    -Or segregate her troops to squash those currently incubating Spore Colonies!


    The earlier option was a gamble. Gambling on the possibility of condemning her enemy��s aerial fleet to crumble entirely, before those Spore Colonies could finish incubating. Thetter option was on the contrary, a dependable method. However, it would allow a breathing space for the arachnid aerial fleet, the fleet that was already approaching imminent crisis!


    The defense line of the arachnids seem to depict an impression of copsing at any second, but it just wouldn��t copse! Their fortified tenacity could even caused one to vaguely sense a hidden card up its sleeves!


    In the end, Mother Nature Eywa decided to seek stability, and spared none of the incubating Spore Colonies; attempting topletely abolish them. However, during this period, the arachnid��s mutalisks and scourges weren��t idling. They dished out exceptionally tremendous damages to the distracted beast horde, that were focusing on the Spore Colonies. Thus, both parties very unfortunately fell into a war of attrition once again.


    In lieu of such a scenario, Mother Nature Eywa held no more reservations; immediately opting for reinforcements! Within the unprecedented intensity of massacre, from afar in the skies; an astronomical shadow interweaved with stunning yellow, red and ck stripes appeared.


    A wave of unparalleled power and oppression surged in!


    It was as though the skies had lowered, bequeathing itself to cover all earth; causing all to feel great repression in their hearts!


    The hegemony of Pandora had finally descended.


    ��I��m afraid this will be thest battle.�� Sheyan muttered. ��After this round, if the ckthorn tribe can stand firm, then Mother Nature Eywa would probably considerpromising. Besides, her instincts pertain to upholding the bnce of nature, and not speed up its extinction.��


    Three monumental Great Leonopteryx disyed their tremendous wingspan, gliding in slowly from a distant ce. Despite being about tounch a blood war, they didn��t discard their graceful and unhurried demeanor; resembling monarchs patrolling to uphold their own territories.


    Though Sheyan and buddies had since witnessed personally its renowned true identity and even touched it in close proximity������yet, how could an air-dried, mummy skull evenpare to the true body of an existing soul, an unrivalled tyrant?


    After Mother Nature Eywa had mobilized her ultimate trump card, she further bestowed blessings without the least of stinginess! Primarily, their HP had estimatedly been enhanced by over a million, and secondly, they werepletely immune to negative buffs!


    The Defiler��s ��Bloodied Clouds and Mist�� - ineffective!


    The Queen-zerg��s green mucus web - Ineffective!


    Lime colored spores catapulted from the Spore Colonies, criss-crossing as they struck against their bodies. Greenish fluids sshed in all directions, yet measly drawing a sliver of blood!


    Regardless of all the arachnids present thus far, barring the ground-based Ultralisks, not a single could withstand against even one blow of the 3 Great Leonopteryx!!


    Within a split second, the 3 Great Leonopteryx speared through the arachnid defense line like an arrowhead, wrecking as the lines crumbled down.


    Massive loads of organ structures soon exploded into fountains of blood, covering the skies under the unceasing and relentless assaults. Mountain Banshees swooped down in berserk aggression under the leadership of their kings. Ever since this bitter war had been sparked till now, their rigor was suddenly boosted by 3 folds. The previous deadlocked state of the entire battlefield, had instantly tilted overwhelmingly towards one side. The beast horde was like mes being sprinkled by adle of oil, roaring sonorously as they arose fanatically! Seemingly ignited with a momentum of a prairie fire, theymence their counter-attack!


    Instead, the arachnid race remained silent,


    Silently perishing, silently retreating; like a machine, repetitively spawning out buildings and armed units. So much so that even mining drones resorted to harming themselves, defending the frontlines without hesitation. The beast tide rummaged in like a morous raging inferno, but the arachnid tide remained cold and detached; like a machine, silent and ruthless! Completely tossing aside all existence of emotions!


    Sheyan had even observed the ckthorn Overmind personally floating up into the air, using its own body frame to block several hostile assaults. Although it appeared that its fat frame could obviously take several beatings and not sacrifice its life, the current impasse had reached such a bad extent, the Overmind had to personally serve as shield! One could tell how deadly the present predicament was.


    Mogensha��s breathing had presently turned gravely heavy, because he could fathom; that though the ckthorn Overmind could endure several blows, before shrinking back into a safer region����but in at most 30 seconds! The beast tide would be able to directly push in right ahead of the Mother Nest. Once the Mother Nest was demolished, the ��twin cores�� supporting the entire ckthorn Tribe would degrade to a ��single core��! Following that would be a wholescale copsation and withdrawal. Ultimately, if the ckthorn tribe were to be eradicated from the, their Golden Side Mission������would fizzle out in smokes!


    Even Reef had his brows tightly knitted as he observed the situation. In such a battlefield, where individual might was stifled to its bare minimum, even if he voiced out to help, it would be simply empty words!


    Amongst the trio, only Sheyan��s current expression maintained a convictedposure. Although his fists were tightly clenched with cold sweat dripping out from within, but����his demeanor still exhibited a hope; as for his gaze, it was fixated onto the distant sky!


    During earlier portions of the battle, the ckthorn Overmind was still able to engage in unit to unit precise controlling maniption. Hence, for certain fatally wounded Mutalisks, he could directly maneuver them towards any empty region without fighting going on. Relying on the arachnid��s formidable homeground battle advantage, those severely wounded Mutalisks could rapidly regenerate their health through the attention from overlords and the ��Creep�� carpet.


    Right now where Sheyan was fixated on, was indeed the empty casualty dumping region!


    As the other two nced towards where he was looking, they could distinctly see - that was a region originally filled with nearly 40 heavily wounded Mutalisks, that had been pping their wings. Unbeknownst when did it happened, an unexpected cocoon had started weaving in mid air! Then, it spun into a gigantuous and thick ash grey crescent cocoon. Just like that, it peculiarly floated still in mid air. Moreover, on the periphery of that giga-cocoon, there were even silky white thread needles thrusting out in all directions.


    Those Mutalisks there, were actually undertaking a second evolution! Moreover, upon observation, it should indeed be the killer move purposefully left behind by the ckthorn tribe! One that was specially employed to deal with the wargods dispatched by Mother Nature Eywa - the Great Leonopteryx!


    What could that thick cocoon possibly be breeding?


    ��Still 20 seconds left.�� Mogensha��s voice sounded as if he had squeezed it out between the cracks of his teeth. ��The Mother Nest is about to be directly assaulted.��


    At the instant his voice faded, that distant ash-grey crescent giga-cocoon suddenly split and exploded, with chartreuse colored amniotic fluids spilling out like a biochemical rain! Within the next second, oddly insect screeches rung out incessantly into the battlefield. A whole new arachnid unit appeared in in sight of everyone.


    This was a creature whose size wasn��t one bit inferior to the Ultralisk. Two solid chitin carapace wings covered its back, a humongous belly and malevolent looking jaws. Finally, ck fur coated its entire body surface! It appeared identical to an enormous beetle with a beer belly, while its body��s crust was of paramount sturdiness.


    Yet contradicting its stupendously fleshy external, its movement speed was unbelievably swift. As though in the instance they had just spawned, they had directly soared towards the most critical of ces in aid! Brazenly issuing out a challenge to all rival aerial forces!


    The ultimate aerial unit of the arachnid race������the Devourers, finally entered the scene!


    Devourers were the most formidable aerial fleet offensive units of the arachnid race. In spite of their immense body frame, their movement speeds were meteorically fast! Their plump bellies could rapidly concoct out lethal toxin fluids, before fanatically shooting them out through their sinister jaws.


    ---


    (TN: author should still be basing units on starcraft 1, so for those that y starcraft 2 or 3, you��ll probably know of stronger aerial units)

 Chapter 434: Eywa appears

    <h4>Chapter 434: Eywa appears</h4>


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    At the instant the Devourers entered the fray, the entire battlefield became seemingly enshrouded in violet dark clouds. Insanely murky toxic ck-violet fluids voraciously jetted towards the enemies, appearing simr torge regiments of violet clouds. Frequently when a Mountain Banshee was struck, the toxic fluids would ssh wildly. Not only would it contaminate the victim, it would transform into arge scale AOE assault, rippling to other creatures around.


    Yet strangely, those toxic fluids seem to carry an indescribable viscosity; leaving an impression that if one got struck by it, the fluids would inevitably adhere tightly to one��s skin. Sheyan could even see dense cyan fumes emitting out of the body surfaces of those contaminated creatures! Obviously, their skin were currently being wildly corroded away.


    The 3 tyrannical Great Leonopteryx were obstructed head-on by 21 massive dark-violet Devourers! In a sh, excessive loads of ck-purple thick spittles struck against them. Finally, they echoed out unbearably agonizing shrieks, as they fluttered their wings and lunged towards their foes. However, one could vividly notice that even with the impressive defense of the 3 Great Leonopteryx, their skin were simrly corroded by the wicked venom. Frothed in pouring fluids, they appeared extremely miserable.


    In terms of solo battle prowess, although the Devourers were not a Great Leonopteryx match, they were definitely not as frail as Mutalisks. Especially their fleshy abdomen which looked like an exceedingly obvious weak point. Yet in actual fact, 3 quarters of it wasyered with a fortified chitin carapace and solid muscles.


    For an entire abdomen the size of a room, its frail stomach actually upied roughly only the size of a fridge! One could tell how impregnable it was! Hence, if foes were to ferociously attack their ��weak point��, on the contrary, they would��ve fallen for the Devourer��s trick! If a Great Leonopteryx were to directly cleave the Devourer��s head or chest, it would merely require only 3 ws to fatally injure it. However, if the Great Leonopteryx were to primarily target its belly, then it would require 5 strikes to finally y it!


    Yet strangely, following the increasing toxic phlegm umting on these hegemony of Pandora, the Great Leonopteryx, Mother Nature Eywa��s blessing seem to have lost its effects. One could tell the skin of those 3 tyrannical Great Leonopteryx were starting to discharge ��chii chi�� sizzles of fumes; allowing the fluids to diffuse through its skin.


    No matter if it was pping their wings of executing any actions, they now evidently exhausted more strength. Those thick fluids umting on their surface were like glue; constricting their mobility, covertly draining their physique!


    ��Those Devourers are truly powerful!�� Upon seeing this scene, Brother ck couldn��t help but exim with a stern expression. ��Its sole attack already possess 3 different passive abilities! An AOE damage, persistently corroding enemy��s armour, persistently draining the enemy��s attack speed!��


    Sheyan observed for a moment before replying.


    ��You should add in their high HP and rapid flight speed. However, their ws are rather obvious too - probably being extremely weak to ground assaults. Speaking from the perspective of their physiologyposition, they must be in close proximity of their enemy before being able to shoot out attacks. This will easily cause them to be wed down by ground troops.��


    By this point, Reef finally exhaled a long, worried sigh.


    ��Dang, so this ckthorn Overmind had actually retained such an ace for this moment. In my view, being weak against ground assaults isn��t really that terrible. Fiends that wholly specializes in one aspect are the most terrifying!��


    Following the bitter warfare waged by the Devourers, the aerial situation had immediately shifted to a crisis averted. Though the onught of the enemy was half a step away from destroying the Mother Nest, so much so that they had ughtered till a dozen metres from the Mother Nest, they were simply unable to invade even an inch further; like a spent arrow that couldn��t prate crude silk. The 3 Great Leonopteryx expanded their tremendous strength and finally annihted the 20 plus Devourers blocking them. Instead, they immediately realized yet another dozen or so Devourers had surged towards them!!


    By this point, their bodies were already soaked drenched by the ck-purple saliva of the Devourers, that even pping their wings now required the peak of energy. Furthermore, after the 3 tyrannical creatures had been entrapped in, the remaining aerial beast forces were seemingly on the verge of being massacredpleted. The killerbination of weaker Devourers, Mutalisks and Scourges hadpletely overturned the tides of war; pouring it directly in the arachnid��s favour!


    Another 10 minutes psed. The 3 Great Leonopteryx were outstandingly indomitable, consecutively cleaving and disposing of the dozen plus Devourers in their path. What caused them to despair further, was yet another 6 newly bred Devourers soared over. Right now, the 3 Great Leonopteryx were already riddled with cuts and bruises. Even solely dealing with merely 6 Devourers, could be described as arduously taxing. Even more depressing was the fact at least hundreds of Mutalisks and 2-3 hundreds of Scourges had epassed around them; sealing them so tightly, that not even water could pass through!


    The rest of the aerial beast horde, had actually been utterly exterminated!!!!


    The arachnid race had to pay an exorbitant cost for this battle, but once again managed to safeguard their own ��Hometree��. Total extermination of their rivals, such terrifying tenacity and toughness. As Sheyan and buddies spectated by the side, their hearts involuntarily welled up with an unexinable reverence. The ckthorn Overmind��s fearsome battle assessment abilities, could indeed only be described as a grand master type level.


    Facing such a scenario, the chances of survival for the 3 Great Leonopteryx was as good as zero������still, a king��s haughtiness was sufficient for it to remain unyielding, absolutely fearless as their eyes emanated a glow of unmatched ferocity. In unison, they fluttered their wings and howled ludicrously to the heavens, determined to dye their opponent''s bodies with thest drip of blood!


    At this moment, Sheyan��s emotions stirred, and insteadmunicated mentally.


    ��ckthorn Overmind! Release them!��


    The ckthorn Overmind hesitated briefly before replying.


    �� My friend. Those three are exceptionally dreadful and invincible beasts. The reserves of pandora crystals I��ve amassed isn��t left with much. If I release them, then once they mobilize against us again, my losses would be tremendous. The chances of resisting the next wave will only be 43.71%! ��


    Sheyan earnestly urged.


    ��This is a golden opportunity for you to demonstrate your sincerity, and obtain rights to a negotiation! You��ve already fully revealed your individual prowess to Mother Nature Eywa! It is now time for you to express your goodwill, and announce to her you aren��t her enemy!��


    ��These 3 Great Leonopteryx are already riddled with scars, and 2 of them have sustained leg injuries that are hard to recover. The worst possibility is - if you release them and negotiations fall through, after they regroup and return, they will maximally be able to demonstrate only a sixth of their prowess disyed today. Moreover, your gains you can obtain from releasing them are much more! Trust me! You simply cannot continue to defy a will that can manipte the creatures of this entire. At least right now, that is impossible!��


    The ckthorn Overmind deliberated for a while, naturally discussing with the Mother of the ckthorn, Shengong. Then, he proceeded to control this arachnid creatures to open up a gigantic divide, allowing the 3 Great Leonopteryx a way out to life. Though the 3 arrogant tyrants would rather die than submit, when facing such perilous straits, seeing their enemies opening a way out was naturally what they were seeking for; they instantly fluttered their bruised and toxic saliva filled wings to escape.


    Nevertheless, the ckthorn Overmind tightly seized this period to repeatedly repair and construct organ buildings, replenishing drones to engage in ore mining. If there was indeed a next wave, then it was necessary to prepare these things. Besides, the reserves of crystals and vespene gas it plundered from the previous was nearly depleted.


    After roughly 10 minutes since those Great Leonopteryx had flew off, Sheyan suddenly felt a peculiar sensation. Though there was an absence of wind in the surroundings, the leaves of the nearby forest were unceasingly gently swaying; releasing rustling sounds. Closely following, light drizzles started petering from the skies. Unbeknownst when, the clouds in the sky had congregated like a vortex, as the drizzle against their skin felt incredibly refreshing. Moreover, the current atmosphere lingered with a mystical aroma.


    Such an aroma was something Sheyan and never whiffed before in the present world. Only not too long ago; this aroma was analogous to the smell of the grassfield in front of the valkyrie shuttle. That same smell released by the evaporating mystical ��root�� object, the item the beast horde had campaigned against the valkyrie for.


    At this moment, Sheyan��s heart was finally throbbing and thumping; because he knew, he was about to meet the divinity of the na''vi race. The true ruler of this, Mother Nature Eywa!


    All of a sudden, a hundred metres away from the arachnid base; various grass shoots, tree splinters, soil, and shrubs congealed together as though possessing spiritual energy, metamorphosing into a statue of a female na''vi as tall as 5 metres. Sheyan could notice a plethora of white fine threads blending from the soil into the substances of the statue.


    The statue actually possessed its own vitality, raising her steps as she advanced several steps forward; as though she was adapting to her new body. Then, she finally red towards here. Concurrently, in this instant, not a single movement was made. Then, towards every single life form on this side; be it Sheyan, the trio or the entire ckthorn tribe, their minds simultaneously resounded with a gentle yet indignant voice. The voice ushered a sensation that every cell in their body was resonating!


    �� Outsider! Leave this ce. You have already threatened the ecological bnce of this. Refrain from such meaningless ughter! ��


    The ckthorn Overmind��s answer was extremely forthright and blunt.


    �� I cannot leave. If I do, I will either perish within the currents of space, or die under the cruel regime of the Empress. Ah, Spirit Nature of this, you cannot deprive my rights to live just because of some presence of threat! If not, I would rather fight to the death with you, till the veryst drop of my blood! ��


    Eywa lifted her hand; pointing to the arachnid��s base, she rebuked.


    �� You are too dangerous. If you continue expanding in strength, I will soon be incapable of stopping you! ��

 Chapter 435: Silver title: One hand to cover heaven!!!

    <h4>Chapter 435: Silver title: One hand to cover heaven!!!</h4>


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    After Sheyan became mindful of a certain underlying message beneath Eywa��s words, he deeply bowed by the side and spoke.


    ��Venerable Goddess, please forgive my audacity����since you both desire for peace, why not settle for a negotiation? My friend here doesn��t rely on plunder and wanton devouring of the carcasses of creatures to sustain his life. His survivability and growth is entirely based on something else! He is like a Hometree, and only requires energies from crystals to preserve his existence for a very very long time.��


    ��If you feel his tribal force is growing too extravagant, then it doesn��t matter, for he is able to shrink his base to a smaller scale. He can proactively terminate his own soldiers and lower his personal battle prowess. Please believe me, his only necessity here are those pandora ores. If you are able to show benevolence and allocate a tiny living space for him, then peace will once again descend over Pandora.��


    Evidently, Sheyan��s final words had deeply moved Eywa. It appeared that she wasn��t someone who loved war and fighting. Eywa doubtfully questioned.


    �� What you are saying, is it true? ��


    Sheyan smiled faintly and replied.


    ��This is something you can personally ask them to verify.��


    The ckthorn Overmind then clumsily floated out, facing the Goddess Eywa from a distant location.


    �� Respected Spirit Nature, his words arepletely genuine. If you are willing to bequeath to me existential rights and a ce to reside in, then I can cut down my forces and shrink the size of my ground territory. Before this, I had been coerced to offer an immense portion of energy units to my Empress. Now that I��ve freed myself from her evil clutches, just merely this current patch of ore veins is adequate for me to grow and survive for a good amount of years ��


    Goddess Eywa appeared as if she was indeed unwilling to instigate another war. Besides, this wasn��t her sphere of expertise to begin with, and after a series of discussions with the ckthorn tribe, she issued her personal bottom-lines.


    �� First - The current territorial size of the ckthorn tribe is the maximum limit, you are absolutely not allowed to continue expanding. ��


    �� Second - The ckthorn tribe forces cannot exceed a thousand headcount. ��


    �� Third - The ckthorn tribe can possess its own forces for self-defense. However, it cannot produce othermon battle arachnids apart from zerglings and hydralisks. Of course, rare elite creatures such as ��Jenny�� is an exception, but such rare elite arachnids cannot exceed over 50 headcounts. ��


    Only by satisfying these 3 factors, would Goddess Eywa benevolently permit the ckthorn tribe to hold residence here, and even bestowed the same existential rights as all wildlife.


    In Goddess Eywa��s perspective, she too could notice this entric race undoubtedly required thatyer of mucus (Creep) to construct their organ buildings. Hence, her first criteria was to control their scope of expansion. Her second criteria acted asplementary for the loopholes in her first condition.


    Her ideology was that a thousand strong tribe was already considered arge scale n, and even the na''vi ns of such scale weren��t rare. Counting on the multitude packs of viperwolves and slingers, they would easily exceed such a quantity. One must know, the military forces mobilized by the ckthorn tribe in the previous war had numbered from 5 thousand to even ten thousand! In lieu of this current terms, it would substantially plunge the threat of the ckthorn tribe to other races!


    The third criteria was to limit the urrence of creatures possessing frighteningly immense individualbat prowess, to prevent the ckthorn tribe from traversing the path of specialized elite squads. To Goddess Eywa, this concept indicated that she still hadn��t realized the vast disparity in terms of warfaremanding tactics between her and the ckthorn tribe. She was merely taking the personal strength of her enemy to determine the threat level. For example within her mind, she pondered over how 3 zerglings were needed to fight 1 viperwolf, and how 2 hydralisk were required against 1 slinger. Hence, she simply reckoned such regtions could confine the ckthorn tribe to the bare minimum.


    Hearing the 3 generous conditions, Sheyan was truly bursting with joy. Moreover, the ckthorn Overmind too felt it was within an eptable zone. Even if Eywa harboured any errant intentions, just based on its formidable surveince capabilities (since the arachnid overlords didn��t possess battle capabilities, it wasn��t counted in the headcount. Moreover, it could fly around at rapid speed, and was free to roam about), along with a thousand zerglings and hydralisks, it would suffice to hold on till advanced units could be breeded out.


    However, after Sheyan pondered briefly, he suggested an additional criteria.


    ��Fourth - if anyone initiates hostility against the ckthorn tribe, and endangers the existence of the ckthorn tribe��s properties, then these restrictions can be temporarily lifted. However, once the battling concludes, the 3 restrictions must be reinstated within an hour.��


    The fourth condition was a scope of authority that Sheyan helped to bargain for, in ce of the ckthorn tribe. Mother Eywa ultimately believed she could anytime suppress the ckthorn tribe, and after hesitating slightly, she eded to that condition. Besides, the ckthorn Overmind had drew blood on his first prick with his first point - if Mother Nature Eywa was to renegade on her words and campaigned epic multitudes of troops against it, then what could it do? This was despite Mother Nature turning wrathful due to that hypothesis, considering this presumption as an insult to her dignity.


    Thus, peace was very abruptly achieved. With a strong start but weak finish, the collision between the beast tide and arachnid sea finally concluded. However, to the present Sheyan whose lips had curled into a snicker, this was instead just a new beggining to his Golden Side Mission!


    At the instant both parties reached an agreement, Sheyan suddenly received notification from the nightmare imprint:


    [ The strength of the ckthorn tribe has substantially increased. ]


    [ The ckthorn tribe has officially abscised from the de Empress��s sequence, and has be an independant race of Pandora. ]


    [ Your current rtionship with the ckthorn Tribe leader, ckthorn Overmind, is ��Worshipped��. ]


    [ Title conferred by the realm to the ckthorn Tribe: ��Second to none�� ! ]


    [ From henceforth, any parallel universe containing the ckthorn tribe will be irreversibly destroyed within an hour. Apart from this universe, other parallel universe will no longer host the appearance of a ckthorn tribe. ]


    (TN: This should be referring to movie worlds, possibly for other contestants.)


    [ Note: You currently possess a ��Worshipped�� rtionship with a powerful storyline character ded with the ��Second to None�� title. ]


    [ Note: Silver ss milestone: ��One hand to cover heaven�� initiated. ]


    [ Milestonepletion requirement: Possess a ��Worshipped�� rtionship with two powerful storyline characters ded with the ��Second to None�� title. ]


    [ Milestonepletion rate: 1 / 2. ]


    [ Missionpletion reward title: ��One hand to cover heaven��. ]


    Sheyan nced towards Mogensha and Reef, observing that same amazed expression on their faces. Immediately, he knew they had unanimously received the same notification. Instantly, he inquired the nightmare imprint through his scope of authority:


    ��Please introduce the properties of the title ��One hand to cover heaven��.��


    [ Inquiring: With your current military rank, inquiring a detailed report on this title would require a fee of 10,000 utility points. However, it isn��t guaranteed you can obtain the full report. Do you wish to pay this fee of utility points and proceed? ]


    Observing this notification, Sheyan wasn��t appalled but instead delighted as he immediately chose ��yes��.


    [ Silver ss title: One hand to cover heaven. ]


    [ After equipping, legend level +1. ]


    [ Additional property: ��Cornerstone�� - this additional attribute holds maximum usefulness during title synthesization. Your current scope of authority is insufficient, you are unable to view the next step of details. ]


    Though Sheyan was exceedinglyposed, he instantly huffed in a chilling air and immediately shared the information he had obtained. Consecutively, Mogensha and Reef��s gasped could be heard, as the benefits of legend level was excruciatingly clear to them! Eyeing such an opportunity, they would definitely not let it slip by.


    After calming his aroused spirits, Reef had already submerged into deep thought. After a pause, he finally spoke.


    ��Ah, it seems like the crux of the matter is to propel a storyline character to acquire the title of ��Second to None��. Guys, just think about the entire interaction process we had with the ckthorn tribe so far, its entire sequence of maturity leading till here. Notice what deeds were required for the realm to confer such a title.��


    After a series of intense discussions, Sheyan and them summarized with 3 points:


    ��First - that storyline character must be sufficiently weak like soy sauce. To detail it with one phrase, it must be f***king weak. Basically the kind that would absolutely not have a single intersection with the main storyline.��


    ��Secondly - The growth potential of that storyline character must be adequately strong. As the chief, the ckthorn Overmind��s battle capabilities was reflected through hismandery. Yet putting it in context of other races, the Overmind would at least be considered a tier-7, no, very possibly disying the impact of a tier-8 and above legendary creature magnitude!��


    ��Third - It must be very usible for this storyline character, to be willing to separate from his/her currently living world������


    Of course, it was possible for various other aplishment conditions, but at least those 3 points was a sure fundamental. Hence, after their discussion concluded, Mogensha and Reef simultaneously fixated a meaningful gaze at Sheyan����unanimously, a name leapt out of their mouths.


    ��Little sister Melody!!!! Boss!!!!!��


    ****************


    Even though a peace agreement had been attained, Mother Nature Eywa wasn��t very straightforward and refreshed in her departure. She stood silently by a side and examined the ckthorn tribe. Only after confirming they were truthfully consistently harvesting ores as life force, did she swiftly dissolve back into the ground. At this moment, Sheyan then instigated to the ckthorn Overmind.


    ��Brother, it is time to inaugurate a subsidiary base.��


    Its innate arachnid tendency immediately swelled and gripped it. The ckthorn Overmind instantly eximed excitedly.


    �� Are you for real? You��re aware of mineral resources in another region? ��


    Sheyan chuckled lightly in response.


    ��That��s correct. However, though the quantities of ore there is breathtakingly stunning, its ore purity is extremely low. I reckon extracting and refining the crystals would be a terribly troublesome matter. ording to my knowledge, the humans of this world had forsaken that prospect due to the exorbitant overhead costs. I just wonder, will you be able to extract them?


    **********


    Author notes:


    Can anyone guess, how can the ckthorn Overmind wretchedly inaugurate a subsidiary base without viting the regtions?

 Chapter 436: Bloodied grazing

    <h4>Chapter 436: Bloodied grazing</h4>


    Trantor: Editor:


    Towards Sheyan��s doubtful inquiry, the ckthorn Overmind��s greatest advantage was - possessing apany of workers that could work for 24 hours straight, without overtime pay, without social insurance, and without supervision. Hence, he snorted disdainfully and proimed.


    �� Even if a single unobtanium fragment is lodged within a mountain, the assiduous rascals of the ckthorn tribe will without a doubt, dig it out! Besides, do our magnificent arachnids require harvesting costs?! However���� ��


    The ckthorn Overmind continued with a vexed tone


    �� We just achieved an agreement with Mother Nature Eywa. Surely she wouldn��t tolerate such a conduct right? ��


    Sheyan chuckled humbly.


    ��Isn��t your agreement - The current territorial size of the ckthorn tribe is the maximum limit, you are absolutely not allowed to continue expanding? From what I can observe, your current base upies approximately ten square-kilometres. If you contract this base to 5 square-kilometres, then doesn��t this signify you can establish another subsidiary base of 5 square-kilometres?��


    ��Anyway, ording to your agreement, you cannot presently spawn out any advance arachnids. Therefore, why not temporarily allow those obsolete organ structures to wither directly. Simrly, you can forsake several of therva breedingirs. In this way, such an easy matter of decreasing half the area of your base, do you need me to borate further?��


    It was as if the murky darkness had opened, and the ckthorn Overmind instantly saw the light. If they acted in ordance to Sheyan��s suggestion, then it was utterly not in vition of both party��s agreement! Mother Nature Eywa wouldn��t be able to find fault in this at all. Moreover, an additional base meant an additional contingency route!


    Going a thousand steps back, Mother Nature Eywa wouldn��t possess straight up offensive capabilities were she to revolt, and could only employ her beast tides to raid. Yet to amass her beast tide, she undoubtedly required sufficient time. The ckthorn tribe could just utilize their multitudes of overlords for reconnaissance, allowing at least an hour of buffer time! Thus, there would still be adequate time forst minute emergency constructions!


    Broad expansions were an arachnid��s innate tendency and instincts. Since that was the case, the ckthorn Overmind hastily inquired.


    �� Where is that ce you are referring to? ��


    Sheyan replied.


    ��There is, quite a distance from here, a ce known as Triangle Shoals����even though an overlord can directly engage in flight transport, I still rmend that you dispatch a fleet to escort the drones over. This is to avoid any mishaps from happening. Besides, the wild beasts of this world are rather savage.��


    (TN: Sheyan learned of this information through the diary he had acquired back in ch 23 of this volume)


    The ckthorn Overmind listened as he became deeply convinced. Yet what he wasn��t aware, was that Sheyan had left out an additional sentence.


    15 kilometres straight west of the Triangle Shoals, is where the Mosake n resides; the Windstone Hignd! If the zerglings were to break into an all-out sprint there, only 10 minutes are required to reach their destination! If overlords were to get involved, then that duration would be shorten by one fold!


    However, based on Sheyan and the ckthorn tribe��s current rtionship, even if he was explicitly using them, they wouldn��t have any qualms or objection.


    ***********


    Dust clouds rolled in a distant ce, as galloping hooves resounded like thunder from afar. From all corners of the forest, startled birds soared around in panic. Arge horde of wild beasts were charging in from the horizon like a crushing roller! Having been roasted by the sun for an entire day, the nds now billowed with puffs of dust clouds! Spiralling and pervading into the air, like an ash dragon that wouldn��t disperse for a long time.


    The sunset dragged the shadows of these haughty beast far and wide. If one was familiar with the creatures of Pandora, one would easily recognize. Those were the mostmon 6-legged creatures of this, known as a Direhorse.


    Normally, Direhorse herds would travel in 50 or so. Yet appearing right now in this herd, were at least 3-4 hundred direhorses. Moreover, scattered sporadically within the herd, were 7-8 blue skinned, na''vi cavalry with bows slung across their backs. The only differing point from other na''vi folks, was a maroon cloth fastened along their necks. This indicated that these na''vi belonged to the side of the ��Corrupted�� ns. It appears that this Direhorse herd was artificially bred,pletely analogous to herdsmen allowing their horses to graze on the grasnds. This was also a main reason they had expanded to such tremendous scope.


    Thump! Thump! Thump! Amidst the Direhorse herd, 2 enormous wild beastposedly trudged through, as they swayed with each step. One of the wild beast was a Sturmbeest, and was carrying a 2 metre long cage on its back. The other wild beast had dazzling flickering eyes, concealing its brutal mood; like ck clouds pregnant with lightning. The indentated horns on its head disyed an exceptionally menacing presence, but it had a na''vi, whose muscles were bulging distinctly, mounted on its back;zily leaning against its massive horns and resting.


    The muscles covering the na''vi body��s were crispy clear, releasing an impression of total agility and strength; that of a leopard. There wasn��t a bow slung behind the na''vi��s back, but instead wore two impressivelyrge bone boomerangs on his waist; decorated with drooping ornaments of interwoven mane and hair of its previous preys. This Mosake n na''vi warrior spoke bluntly without raising his eyelid.


    ��Outsider, I��ve already fulfilled your desire. I respect your formidable killing might, however, I despise your fighting method of shooting while hidden far away! This is my veryst chance for you. If you are willing to face me upfront in a duel, then I will consider burying you within the belly of my friend; and allow your soul to exist alongside their powerful might.��


    The na''vi speaking was indeed that fearsome Hammerhead-Titanothere rider - Authe. He was also one of the few legendary creature riders of the Mosake n. Nevertheless, histest words were not aimed at ridicule, but carried a sincere and serious tone. Just like in China wuxia novels, like heroes duelling heroes to appreciate each other��s talents. What he meant was - letting you die in my hands, is a sce.


    However, allowing one��s own mount to devour the corpse of one��s enemy sounded like an extremely cruel affair. Yet in actual fact, it could resemble certain social customs of the present world. For example, a Sky burial (Tibetan funeral practice) sounds iparably sacred, but in actual fact, it could be seen as some by just chopping corpses to feed birds����furthermore, if one wasn��t a major character, then one would absolutely not receive such indulgent treatment. Instead, this outsider obviously possessed his own ns, and issued a hoarse voice after pondering for a while.


    ��If you��re regretting about eding to me previously, then you can simply kill me right now. I would definitely not retaliate.��


    Authe snorted fumingly; possibly feeling like his own heated face was pasted against cold buttocks. He didn��t turn to answer, but on the contrary, turn to the other Mosake n na''vi nsmen and shouted several raging bellows. Those few na''vi nsmen immediately seethed with fright, as they obediently urged their horses to elerate forward.


    They sky was devoid of clouds, remnants of the sun like blood. There was still a long stretch of distance towards the horizon, as high temperature governed thends. The scorching climate offered no trace of winds. Following the Direhorses�� speedy galloping, the distant pasture of crane flowers were now in sight; issuing the impression of tranquility, a deathly stillness of a tomb, and an intense repression of emotions.


    What this herd of Direhorses were beholding, wasn''t the refreshing nectar; but after an expedition of speed galloping, they were all itching to immediately leapt into the limpid river water, drinking and romping to their hearts�� content. Upon entering the pasture, the organized formation of the herd was thrown into disarray. Several naturally irritable direhorses had started impinging on itsrades, attempting to take first drink of the water! At this moment, that human that was imprisoned inside the wooden cage suddenly raised his brows, bing indescribably amazed as he issued a ��eiyy��?! He was simply speechless!


    Obviously, those na''vi nsmen would naturally not notice his weird expression, because this outsider in their eyes, was already degraded to the ranks of someone on a death row. When the direhorse herd had halted and begun bathing inside the river, while ying inside the water, the atmosphere suddenly echoed with rumbling fragments of ��thump thump thump thump thump��!


    The echoes were originally exceedingly light, yet when thousands of such echoes converged together! It instantly transformed into a pressurizing and terrifying shudder, stunning the hearts of all!


    From both sides of the forest leading to the pastures, shockingly in this instant, at least 800 peerlessly vicious zerglings suddenly came flooding in. They streamed into a perfect encirclement of devastation, as they berserkly pounced towards the herd of direhorses that had just eased themselves! Baring sharp ws and incisive fangs, they enjoyed the zealotry and ecstasy of hunting! Though every Direhorse was several timesrger than a zerging, these herbivores in the face of such terrifying savage creatures, could only reveal their frightened clumsiness!


    (Author��s note: 2 zerglings = 1 headcount. Like how 1 egg spawns out 2 zerglings)


    Abruptly thrown into such an aspect, Authe didn��t rage out but instead surged with delight. ��HAHAHAHA!�� Heughed like a maniac to the skies. ��Hu-rong Hu-rong!�� Moreover, from within the nostrils of that Hammerhead-Titanothere beneath his waist, puffed out excited white fog!


    Just when Authe was about to raise and hurl out his bone boomerang, a tall and sturdy figure ploughed through the ground and soared in; sand and stones scattering behind him. Raising a ck lightsaber, he ferociously stabbed into butt of the Hammerhead-Titanothere! That gigantic legendary creature instantly unleashed a raging roar of anguish. The electricity curling up within the indentation of its horn dissipated in an instance, as it abruptly swung round and snarled.


    Although it was the Hammerhead-Titanothere that got struck, strangely, Authe simrly frowned and immediately turned around; as though whatever encountered by his mount seemingly affected him as well. Bellowing indignantly, he aimed his bone boomerang and hurled it towards that individual who had emerged from behind!


    Naturally, it was Reef who was the culprit behind. The trio��s painstaking arrangement had resulted in not a single reaping, thus they were obviously dissatisfied (if the assaults of the ckthorn tribe��s arachnids covered everywhere, then battle spoils would shrink and even result in nothing). Hence, as long as they followed their earlier formted n, if Reef could hold on; just simply holding on, there would definitely be a possibility of wasting away and eventually ying this legendary na''vi mount!

 Chapter 437: 1 v 4 blood battle

    <h4>Chapter 437: 1 v 4 blood battle</h4>


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    Although Reef was brimming with confidence before initiating battle, but sometimes, the truth could only be rified after personally experiencing it.


    At the instant the boomerang came swivelling in, Reef had already raised his shield in defence but instead, his vision shockingly darkened as loads of stars hovered before his eyes. Closely following, it was like ayer of transparent film had strapped onto his face,pletely strifling his breathing. Repeated collisions and snapping of branches resounded from his back, indicating that his current flying speed had reached the utmost maximum. With his tumbling body, he was utterly incapable of maintaining breathing!


    When Reef finally crashed to a stop on the ground, he felt like he had just fell from a ne, but forgetting his parachute and free falling down for 7-8 kilometres; what more, hended on his face. Struggling to climb back up, his legs turned jelly as he sat onto the ground like an intoxicated man. After panting for several seconds, he finally forced himself back up, as he nced around with blurry vision!!


    Reef then lifted his hand, and immediately discovered blood pouring out from his nasal cavity. The amount of blood flow could mirror the sshing puddle of arge truck speeding by past the road drain. One could tell how imposingly brutal that boomerang was. Yet the more rming horror that nearly 80 percent of his HP had been wholly shaved off! Nearly a sliver away from near death state!!!


    Such tremendous might!!!


    The trio simultaneously took in a deep breath as they shook their heads and smiled bleakly; this Golden Side Mission, is indeed a well-deserved reputation����it appears that before officially breaking through the boundary, one shouldn��t ever think about trying to reap any cheap benefits. The power disparity was truly too overboard, and any devising would simply be futile. Thus, it seemed like it was time to abandon their prior schemes.


    As for that boomerang hurled out by that beast-rider, after sending Reef flying, its momentum actually remained unstoppable, and continued spinning as it carved out an exquisite arc through the air; seizing the chance to smash against two zerglings that were chomping down tightly onto a Direhorse, as two spurts of filthy ck blood ejacted into the air.


    The boomerang��s edge wasn��t sharp, it was purely that the strength it carried was too monstrous; easily dissecting the heads of two tiny zerglings from their bodies without a single sound or reaction. Within thecuna of the headless carcasses, both blood and clumps of crimson innards were spewing out.


    The headless carcasses then knocked against a nearby tree, causing the three to sway from the collision as leaves came pelting down. Such was the tremendous extent of its strength!


    Yet even after suffering such beheaded misfortune, the two zergling heads continued biting unyieldingly onto the flesh of the Direhorse. Their vicious conduct was truly unimaginable to humans, so much so that the zergling heads were still fiercely locked in its swallowing mechanics. Yet because their heads had been severed while they remained reflexively chewing, one could clearly seerge chunks of flesh being squeezed out from their throats, and finally lumping to the ground!


    The abrupt raiding of hundreds of zerglings, had truly struck every na''vi and their Direhorses into full blown panic. This wasn��t merely due to the abruptness of their assault, but also because the zerglings were creatures that they hadn��t seen before in their entire lives. No matter if it was their offensive savagery, their emitted odour or characteristics, everything was utterly foreign to them. With these various elementsbining, it ushered in the scenario of an entire side immediately copsing when the battle had justmenced!


    After 10 seconds had psed since the sudden raid, at least 50 Direhorses and nearly half of the na''vis had became casualties. As primary fighting creatures that were meticulously created, along with the upgrade of the ckthorn tribe to a ss ��III�� base, the zerglings�� offense, defence and HP had all been thoroughly enhanced. It was presumably no longer in the same breath as the ones back in the Starship Trooper world. Of course, such a terrifyingly murderous performance was to be expected.


    However, how could Authe, a legendary creature rider, allow such madness from his foes? His legs suddenly squeezed against his mount; instantaneously, the enormous Hammerhead-Titanothere immediately stomped its front hooves into the ground, before straightening itself!


    One could clearly sense the air around this gigantic beast rapidlypressing, before it suddenly unleashed an iparably terrifying roar. Like an autumn gale sweeping away fallen leaves, every zergling within a 30 metres proximity as utterly swept clean!! They were essentially like feathers being blown away!


    Immediately after, Authe bellowed loudly as he raised his hand to retrieve the returning bone boomerang. Within the next second, his hands were pressed against his waist, before once again flicking the two bone boomerangs out with extreme ease. Two boomerangs swivelled out with astonishing pace, carving out two streaks of matchless elegance in the air. Revolving at breakneck speed, it chopped open two paths of blood; like a carnage slicing through the atmosphere that wouldn��t dissipated even after a long time!


    Authe��sbat prowess was truly too formidable. With barely one roar and toss, he at least slew close to 50 zerglings in the process. One could fathom, as long as entered a rampaging homicide, several minutes was all it required for him to utterly annihte the entire zergling fleet.


    Only, since Sheyan was present, he was naturally sufficiently prepared for such a scenario. Not even 10 secondster, violent tremors started rumbling the ground. A certain impetus was currently tearing through the jungle from afar, resembling 4 bulldozers that were rummaging in at astounding speeds!


    In a sh, 4 gigantic beasts could be seen charging in, with bodies not one bit inferior to a Hammerhead-Titanothere. Their tiny crab like eyes locked onto the situation here, before shrinking back into their impregnable carapaces. Locking onto Authe and his mounted Hammerhead-Titanothere, they buried their heads and tantly charged in.


    Needless to say, just by observing those incisive crescent bone-scythes of the Ultralisks, one could sense the terror and deadliness imbued within their brutal instincts! Previously when the ckthorn tribe were warring against Mother Nature Eywa, the intense fighting and ruthless elimination had tempered and birthed out a rtively good amount of elite legendary creatures! The ckthorn tribe was indeed generous. After listening to Sheyan��s request, he forthrightly dispatched out all his elite creatures and forces for his choosing.


    This time, Sheyan didn��t bother about courtesy. As the massive frame of an Ultralisk could not be masqueraded within the crowds of zerglings, to prevent them from being discovered beforehand, they could only be hidden within a remote distance of the forest. Thus, they were several secondster than the zerglings into the foray.


    At the call to revolt, the 4 elite mammoths encircled the Hammerhead-Titanothere Rider Authe from all 4 directions; front, back, left and right. Their sinister scythes wed against the ground alongside their hooves, as puffs of white fog repeatedly huffed out from its nostrils beneath the thickyer of carapace armour. Nevertheless, their stationary form was like pulling a bow but without firing, simply awaiting for their opponent to reveal an opening.


    Upon observing such a state, an unexpected ominous premonition overcame Hammerhead-Titanothere Rider Authe��s heart. He was, after all, one of the most outstanding hunters of the entire Mosake n. The wild beasts he had hunted and kill numbered to infinity, and even such a boss creature like the Hammerhead-Titanothere was personally tamed by him. Hence, whenever he faced epic multitudes of wild beasts, he would roar fanatically and charge forth into the insane battling.


    When encountering such foes, Authe wasn��t afraid. On the contrary, his most restraining fear lies in those wild beasts that would silently pause to survey him! These wild beasts were frequently ones that retained a high level of intellect. The Thanator was one such outstanding creature who possessed formidable intellect.


    Yet right at this moment, Authe had actually encountered such powerful intellectual creatures! Moreover, he himself was totally unfamiliar with such creatures, and had no form of exnation for them.


    Facing these massive beasts that could retainposure amidst the chaos, rationality amidst the zealotry, a feeling of maximum crisis immediately welled up in Authe��s heart. What more, he was currently standing against 4 of such entric yet monstrous creatures! If he had the choice, he would definitely flee immediately. However, this herd of Direhorses was meant to shoulder at least a third of his n��s food supplies. This mission, once he forsook it, how would his nsmen view him? What would Cherokee think of him? How would the rtives of those nsmen he abandoned view him?


    Anguished neighing and mncholic wails of the direhorses, coupled with blood-curdling screams resounded continuously. With the strongest powerhouse Authe being tied down, it was akin to the battle prowess of this shepherding Mosake squad being utterly shed by 90 percent!


    In this instant, Auther affirmed his decision. With a wild cry, he hurled his bone boomerang towards his ferociously evil rivals on his left and right. Simultaneously, his Hammerhead-Titanothere grunted gloomily through its thoracic cavity, and buried its hammer shaped horn towards the massive beast right ahead, as it elerated forward. Despite both beasts having an identical physique, it was obvious the Hammerhead-Titanothere was a level higher in terms of brute force. Boom! Heads collided and recoiled upwards, as the Ultralisk was struck flying.


    Concurrently, the bone boomerangs Auther had hurled out contained exceedingly appaling destructive might. Crraak! They mmed deep into the heads of the two elite Ultralisks, causing those half-meter thick chitin carapace to appear as brittle as eggshell. Furthermore, at the area his boomerang had embedded into, it frothed with white jelly substance; as though their brain sap had been forcibly extracted out! Even the two bulldozer like Ultralisks were repelled by 5-6 steps from the blow!


    Witnessing such a scene, Authe��s heart instantly ckened. Speaking from his hunting experience, once the head of any wild beast received such devastating blow, then death would inevitably be its only judgement!


    Except at this moment, he could suddenly sense crisis blowing in from his back. The elite Ultralisk behind him had already lunged towards him with frightening brutality, as its crescent bone-scythes cleaved in with an outburst of frenzy! Mercilessly stabbing into the buttocks of the Hammerhead-Titanothere. The solid and tenacious leather of the Hammerhead-Titanothere, was practically ripped apart like a heated knife slicing through butter!

 Chapter 438: Blank

    <h4>Chapter 438: nk</h4>


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    The razor-sharp bone scythes of the Ultralisk easily pierced through the weak leather, cutting deep into the flesh of its foe! Specially designed for war, the crescent bone-scythes easily ripped flesh and nerve fibres asunder, gruesomely rupturing blood vessels and nerves as it scraped against them. Blood instantly sshed out in all directions like a fountain!


    A long and huge chunk of red flesh had been carved out!


    Sheyan was spectating from afar; observing that when the Ultralisk had drilled in, it first utilized its bone scythes to grind and scrape in slightly, before jerking its head outwards. Such execution was essential modelled after a construction worker, skillfully stabbing his shovel into the soil before stamping down the rear of the shovel de; thereby drawing a full shovel of soil to toss into the roller! The only difference was that a construction worker tossed out soil, while an Ultralisk tossed out massive chunks of flesh!


    The Hammerhead-Titanothere boomed with a sorrowful snarl. In spite of its owner��s control, it hoisted itself vertically up as it swung a 180 degrees backwards, recklessly mming its gigantic horn against the sneaky aggressor. Yet another metre long wound split opened from the surface of its buttocks split due to aggravation, utterly shaping up into a distinctly clear flesh cavity! The uncloggable flow of blood was now spilling out crazily.


    Presently, Authe��s pupils had shrunk even further. That was because the two gigantic beasts that were struck by his bone boomerang on their heads, had surprisingly shrugged their heads at this moment. Then, they once again jolted forward with frantic trampling! Authe wasn��t aware, but such a beast that specialized in storming the frontlines while tanking enemy firepower, normally possessed 4 hearts and 3 brains! No matter how mighty a flying hatchet could be, how could an Ultralisk be so easily defeated?


    The sorrowful bellows of the Hammerhead-Titanothere reverberated out once again. Its twin hooves stomped against the exterior carapace of an iing Ultralisk. Creeeeeaak! A crackle that sounded like trampling on a cockroach emerged, as a 40-50 cm dent coupled with horrific cracks imprinted onto the Ultralisk��s carapace. White bodily fluids bubbled out as the glowing vitality in the Ultralisk��s tiny eyes dimmed.


    Yet this legendary creature was simrly in difort. The Ultralisk��s crescent bone-scythes had scraped into its body, and shoveled out a massive chunk of flesh! To the extent that its wound disyed the dense white ribs of the Hammerhead-Titanothere, and the peristalsis of its innards could be glimpsed clearly; which was presently covered by a durable membraneyer.


    Authe could sense his old buddy beneath trembling not due to fear, but due to it reaching the peak of fury and agony! Authe shut his eyes; to such a domineering Mosake warrior, if he opted to abandon all and head deeper into the forest, he could definitely escape. However, Authe hadn��t harped on such a notion, because insanity and courage flowed within his veins. Apart from iming vengeance for hisrades, Authe had never contemted anything else!


    He hooked out a water purse from his waist, and gulped down several mouthfuls. An aura of destruction was currently diffusing out from his body. When Authe finally fastened back the water purse to his waist and unhurried stretched out his arm, a shocking pure and sparkling ��stone�� surfaced on his palm.


    That ��stone�� was exceedingly familiar to Sheyan, which was indeed a natural high purity (over 99.9%) Pandora crystal! Such an object though rare, was simr to natural high purity gold, and definitely not an impossibility. But especially to the native na''vi race, obtaining one would prove excruciatingly difficult.


    Watching as Authe very devoutly sped that high purity pandora crystal in his hands, Sheyan��s heart flushed with a troubled premonition.


    ��Could it be, this fe has grasped a method of extracting the crystal energies?��


    A secondter, suddenly, a white light shed out from Authe��s palm, with the crystal as its nucleus!


    The white light flickered weakly like fluorescent, and gradually crescendoed its ze with shocking pace and finally exploded loudly. Then, it unexpectedly materialized into an expansive electricalwork that covered the sky and enveloped its surroundings, finally sieving downwards in all directions like a!!


    The electricwork rapidly bore its way towards the ground, like a sieve that would even filter the ground. Yet any zergling that touched it would instantly erupt into blood without uttering a single bark. Severely injured by the Hammerhead-Titanothere��s stomp, that Ultralisk was propelled away by the electric, but immediately knock against the electrical descending behind it. Following that, a series of violent rupture ravaged its internal before the Ultralisk was reduced to 6 massive chunks of flesh; arachnid fluids sttered towards all sides. It was utterly dead!


    Not only that, this expansive bright yellow electricalwork, its as thick as an arm, continued to wantonly crush down; like an invisiblerge palm kneading down onto the trees, branches, pastures, leaves and flowers, leaving behind a scattered mess. Bits of shredded flora fluttered and wafted through the air, sprinkling down like a shower. Within a radius of several dozen metres, the area appeared as if it had experienced an episode of a grand and catastrophic thunderstorm.


    After tapping into the energies of a high purity Pandora crystal, the consequential harm dealt to Authe��s body was immense huge. The Hammerhead-Titanothere became evidently more dispirited, because it simrly had to share the yoke of Authe��s injuries.


    While Authe was gasping for breath, a scene that he was most unwilling to see happened. Two elite Ultralisks before him were clearly covered in scars and bruises, and their peripheral chitin carapaces appeared apparently like shattered porcin that was glued back. Their entire bodies were overflowing with ash gray mucus. Instead, they managed to wrestle back up with great difficulty, hobbling as they sandwiched him; one at the back, and one at the front.


    Casting a gaze of absolute indifference and serenity!!!


    In a faraway distant, nearly a hundred direhorses had clearly sessfully escaped. All of a sudden, 300 zerglings borrowed out from the ground, as they sinisterly and viciously obstructed their advancing route!


    Having concluded their battles, increasing thin streams of zerglings started congregating at the outskirts; intentionally or otherwise, they tightly plugged out all routes of escape for Authe!


    *************


    10 minutester. This field of Mosake n pastures had been reduced to a mess. Amidst the mutted mess, blood-curdling neighs continued to linger, sending rming thrills to any listening ear. Sheyan finished off the rest of the Direhorse, and naturally wouldn��t spare Authe and his Hammerhead-Titanothere. Instead, after beating up the rest of the Mosake n members till a severely handicapped state, he spared their lives.


    But this wasn��t due to him being kind hearted, but purely Sheyan��s desire to increase the burden on the Mosake n! A wounded member exhausting food supplies, the manpower and energy required would be doubled under normal circumstances! If Chieftain Cherokee were to take them in, he would have to shoulder those burdensome bundles. But if he were to disregard them, there would bound to be resentment amongst the people, and the n dividing and crumbling internally would merely be a matter of time!


    At this moment, Sheyan finally swung his head round and nced towards the human imprisoned in the cage; more urately putting, that contestant. Still as before, that brat coldly stared at Sheyan with an expression as though someone had owed him millions, and hadn��t returned it.


    His hands were constricted with a queer ck vine, looking as though it was soaked with some sort of venomous fluid; even dyeing his skin with a coat of deep ck. It must��ve been a trademark secret of the Mosake n, that could directly bind the abilities of this contestant.


    Instead, Sheyan couldn��t care less to y any cheap tricks in front of this brat. He knew that this contestant most probably could return to the nightmare realm instantaneously, although it would mean forsaking all gains acquired in this world. Thus, not wanting to harm others without benefitting himself, he dispelled all notions pertaining to killing him for his key; and turned to walk off.


    If there weren��t any idents within roughly an hour, the Mosake nsmen who realized something wasn��t right would definitely rush here and they would be fully equipped. How were they going to handle that contestant, wasn��t an issue rted to Sheyan anymore������


    When Sheyan and buddies had strolled roughly 50 metres away, that contestant ultimately couldn��t endure anymore and called out loudly.


    ��You bunch of morons. Haven��t your pupils announced to you, there��s someone requiring aid here? How could you guys ignore my existence?��


    Brother ck inhaled his cigar fiercely, as he swung round and eximed in shock with a raised tone.


    ��Is there?��


    That contestant responded with spitting anger.


    ��Do you guys know, how much benefits you would have received from freeing me from this cursed wooden cage? Let me cite a simple example! Like that Hammerhead-Titanothere Rider Authe from before, there��s a huge chance of obtaining his dropped key!��


    Sheyan shrugged his shoulders.


    ��Mister, pardon me for being frank, but if I haven��t remembered wrongly, you had previously resorted to immoral means of ying that legendary Sturmbeest during the beast horde war, and plundered our killing contributions! Thus, I don��t believe cooperating with you is beneficial to us at all.��


    ��You��re really a petty person! Stop!�� That contestant fumed frustratedly. Fine, fine. I won��t say much. Just state your price. What are your conditions for rescuing me?��


    Sheyan revealed a faint smirk as he turned around and once again sauntered towards his face.


    ��Mr Sniper, or perhaps Mr Growth-hunter? Forgive me for addressing you in this manner. I��m guessing you��ve stayed till now is because of a certain vital purpose right. That is why you��d forsaken the plentiful mission rewards and chose to prolong your stay in this world. Therefore, to you, this is a matter of great significance. Could it be the Golden Side Mission?��


    That outstanding sniper snorted coldly in response.


    ��Though the rewards of the Golden Side Mission would be exceptionally impressive, but its greatest value option is already useless to me. Thus, it isn��t worthwhile for me to squander such efforts over that. My true motive is something I naturally cannot tell you������

 Chapter 439: Speculative reward!

    <h4>Chapter 439: Spective reward!</h4>


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    As he observed this Growth-hunter speaking frankly with assurance, Sheyan��s eyes suddenly flickered with a sharp glow and questioned.


    ��The Golden Side Mission������its greatest value option is already useless to you? Which means, that reward option was valuable before, but isn��t right now? To my inference, the rewards of the mission would only be those few options. So firstly, we can eliminate that the rewards wouldn��t discount any utility points, basic attribute points, achievement points and potential points.��


    ��Even though you��re a Growth-hunter, the Golden Side Mission equipment/weapon rewards still wouldn��t reach a state of beingpletely useless to your growth right! Nevertheless, you can still trade and sell good equipments and weapons that you��ve acquired. Therefore, the rewards of equipments and weapons can also be passed. The remaining possible answer, though it sounds far-fetched, is currently the most reasonable one.��


    ��Perhaps the greatest reward option of the Golden Side Mission����useful to you before, but now isn��t������is something that can allow a contestant to overlook the arduous test and directly overstep the boundary limit; a tool that allows one to directly be an official Growth-hunter?��


    When Sheyan issued that statement, even Mogensha and Reef unanimously inhaled deeply; a bizarre sensation that felt like their blood was boiling, and evenbusting!


    The difficulty of breaking through the boundary to be a Growth-Hunter was needless to say. One could clearly decipher it from Reef��s personal experience. If there was truly such a mystical object that could allow one to overstep such a hurdle, it would naturally send everyone going nuts!


    That Growth-hunter suddenly became triggered emotionally as he gazed at Sheyan in amazement; seemingly attempting to recognize who this person was. Sheyan acted as if it was nothing and continued.


    ��Alright, forget about what I just said, and let��s go back to topic. For someone to be a true sniping expert, patience and positioning would take precedence. Hence, like what AK had mentioned previously, you are probably able to instantly return to the nightmare realm, but having to forsake all acquired objects in this world as repercussions. In this manner, even if you miscalcted anything, you can still preserve your life. Thus, let us first presume what losses you would incur from forcefully returning to the realm������


    ��Firstly, that Dark-gold grade essory, something Zi had traded to you. Its valuation is something we are all clear about. Secondly, you will lose the important mission you are currently undertaking. I reckon, mission failure isn��t something you wish to ept as well. Lastly, from the perspective of your abilities, there is a 75% chance that you��d purchased that item - the ��Unmodeled Amnio-tank��. As for the basic attribute points and achievement points rewards garnered from this world, we don��t have to talk about those����am I correct so far?��


    The Growth-hunter sniper��s expression immediately sank. He could already guess the words Sheyan was going to say, thus, his re turned malicious. Sheyan immediately turned to leave.


    ��My temperament isn��t very good, and I dislike it when someone shows attitude to me. Since saving someone would instead stir up more troubles and uncalled variables, forget it, let��s leave.��


    The Growth-hunter shut his eyes in anguish, as he clenched his fist tighter. The taste of having to appease someone else was absolute not a good one! If ording to his character, and if he could��ve escaped earlier, but����but once this mission fails, such agony was something that he absolutely couldn��t bear! Thus, this Growth-hunter immediately opened his mouth, gritting his teeth as he issued.


    ��������fine! You won! I acknowledge you possess an extremely keen sense of deduction. What do you want in return?��


    Sheyan spun round with squinted eyes, as he nced at the Growth-hunter who had made preparations for an impending heartache. He finally offered with a dull tone.


    ��I believe that the ��Unmodeled Amnio-tank�� would be a rtively reasonable remuneration for rescuing you.��


    After Sheyan issued his offer, the Growth-hunter immediately turned dazed. He had originally prepared himself to be exploited off his ��family fortunes��, but the condition raised by Sheyan indeed caused certain invisible discrepancies within his heart - a sense of reasonableness. Hence, he very straightforwardly eded to this condition, and frankly drafted in an official realm contract with Sheyan - if Sheyan saves him, he would deliver the item.


    Despite Sheyan appearing like he was on the losing end, delving deeper into this matter would suggest otherwise. Sheyan��s current choice was - to save or not to save.


    If he didn��t save, there wouldn��t be a single benefit to the trio. Moreover, this powerful Growth-hunter sniper would inevitably harbour a bone-deep hatred towards them, cing them into his hit-list. Such a choice would be the worst, the kind that belonged to ��harming others and harming oneself��.


    Thus, rescuing him would in fact, serve the greatest benefits to them.


    From here, saving would then branch out two options. First, a reasonable choice of adequate remuneration. Second, to be a wide mouthed lion, greedily consuming exploitations.


    A reasonable remuneration option would be the best in lowering his opponent��s hostility against him, enhancing the possibility of co-operations; besides, from the Growth-hunter��s actions so far, it could be inferred his current goal was simrly the Mosake n. In this world, there wasn��t love without cause or reason. Simrly, there wouldn��t be hatred without cause or reason.


    After Sheyan and duo had demonstrated sufficient strength, they managed to rescue this Growth-hunter from the prison cage of hopelessness. Next, they demanded the remuneration of the ��Unmodeled Amnio-Tank��. This remuneration hadn��t match this Growth-hunter��s expectations, and thus it was something he could easily ept. This reasonability and logic was akin to paying up for a meal you purchased on the streets; few would brood over having to pay up for a meal they had already eaten - unless it was indeed a total rip off.


    Being a wide mouthed lion may seem like a good move to rake in immense fortunes, but the opposing party would no doubt harbour an intensified motive for revenge. Not only would it hinder thepletion of the Golden Side Mission and lower itspletion chance, it could lead to greater hidden dangers in the future, were they to encounter him in other worlds.


    Therefore, rescuing him in a reasonable manner, was truthfully the best advantage to them. Following that, it was needless to say. After finishing their trade, Sheyan discovered one fact. That was the ��Unmodeled Amnio-Tank�� could actually be ced in their party shared storage, and still retain functionality. In this manner, should any official member of their party perish, the ��Unmodeled Amnito-Tank�� would automatically trigger its resurrection ability. Thus, Sheyan didn��t employ it for selfish enjoyment, but allowed it to be an insurance for everyone��s life.


    Instead after they had walked several hundred metres away, that Growth-hunter came chasing up. After a slight hesitation, he reached out his hand to Sheyan.


    ��Seaman. You have my gratitude for rescuing me from that darn cage. I am Mcdh.��


    (ED: That name is impossible to pronounce, no vowels, it��s basically Czech)


    Sheyan obviously knew it was a bogus name, but a name was merely just used to address. More importantly, there was an underlying hidden meaning behind him chasing up to them. Thus, Sheyan too reached out his hand and chuckled.


    ��Regarding that, it was something you paid for, Mr Mcdh. Therefore, under reasonable grounds of trade, both parties have fulfilled their due obligation. There is no need for thanks.��


    Mcdh then nced at those zerglings beside Sheyan, as he investigatively inquired.


    ��Those are your summoned creatures?��


    Sheyan smiled reluctantly.


    ��I really wish they were mine, then I would presently be able to gleefully retrieve Authe��s dropped key loot.��


    Mcdh asked curiously.


    ��Then why are they being so obedient?��


    Brother ckughed quietly.


    ��That is indeed a good question, brother, but not something we can answer to. If you are able to find the answer yourself, then we really wouldn��t mind.��


    Mcdh shrugged his shoulders and extremely earnestly replied.


    ��I know what I��m about to say may sound presumptuous, but your current mission goal should be the Mosake n right? I am too. Since that��s the case, why not we coborate? My mission will definitely not conflict with yours, because this is to revive my beloved. My beloved who had utilized ��Fairy��s praise�� had transformed into a seed!��


    ��Fairy��s Praise�� - this term was vaguely familiar to Sheyan. He immediately recalled about Venter* and his beloved, and the word ��revive�� also caused him to unknowingly think back to the un-revived Metals Professor. He couldn��t help but questioned.


    (TN: Venter is an opponent he encountered in the Harry Potter World)


    ��Is a revival mission so difficult? Something that requires engaging in this war?��


    Mcdh sincerely answered.


    ��For a perfect resurrection, the mission��s difficulty would indeed be this outrageous. If I wanted to merely revive her to a state of ��first entering into the realm��, then the mission would be rtively ok.��


    Sheyan pondered a little before replying.


    ��Then how far have you aplished till now?��


    Mcdh answered.


    ��This revival mission is just beneath my eyes, the final step! I can no longer endure anymore days without her. Every additional second not seeing her is my greatest torment! I have no other remunerations for you guys, because I have to provide her adequate equipments and points for her to carry on surviving in this realm. However, I can promise that in the uing battles, I will not participate in any division of battle loots. What do you guys think?��


    Undoubtedly, the monstrosity of Mcdh��s offensive prowess was something they had all personally witnessed. If they recruited his assistance, then this would truthfully supply them options of devising certain battle tactics that wasn��t possible previously. Apart from that, the experiences of such a formidable sniper like Mcdh would very likely be a great help to them. His current words was indeed tough for anyone to reject.


    Since that was the case, Sheyan dropped an expression to Brother ck. Mogensha immediately bounced forward, and offered a loud resistance.


    ��Oi! Boss, I object. Since we already possess great confidence in our mission, why would we want any unnecessary side variables?��

 Chapter 440: Closely Interrelated

    <h4>Chapter 440: Closely Interrted</h4>


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    Mogensha��s current outburst was actually within justifiable grounds; because be it a personal or group perspective, if Mcdh were to temporarily coborate, being a simr long rangebatant would definitely dilute Mogensha��s contributions and rewards within the party. Putting it bluntly, if a long range weapon/equipment were to surface, with the addition of Mcdh, Mogensha��s sole indulgence would have to be divided into two portions������ When Mcdh heard Mogensha��s words, it seemed like he was already prepared and scoffed faintly.


    ��If my spection is correct, you guys are attempting toplete the insanely difficult Golden Side Mission. Even with a powerful summoner alongside you, just based on these low level zerglings and rather few elite legendary creatures, it is absolutely impossible to defeat the Mosake n!��


    Sheyan questioned suspiciously.


    ��How are you aware of the contents of the Golden Side Mission?��


    Mcdh battered an eye at Sheyan before he earnestly replied.


    ��For a medium intensity war, the peak power should be an official Growth-hunter. In truth, it is truly a minute probability urrence for me to enter this world alone. Hence, it is impossible for an Awakener that had already gone through a transcending job advancement, to appear. Therefore, I can tell you the Golden Side missions for the Avatar world, only presents a few possibilities.��


    (TN: I��m guessing an Awakener is the 3rd stage of contestants. So roughly this is the levelling chart: Contestants -> Reserve-duty Growth-hunter -> Growth-hunter -> Awakener?)


    ��The first is acquiring a model body of Mother Nature Eywa. The second would be hunting / capturing / taming a Great Leonopteryx. The third would be to destroy the Omaticaya Hometree within 24 hours. The fourth is Cherokee��s sacrifice. The fifth would be demolishing Hell��s Gate.��


    As Sheyan listened to Mcdh, his eyes flickered with an unfathomable glow of thought. Instead, Mcdh continued.


    ��Amongst these 5 missions, the toughest challenge would be to demolish Hell��s Gate. That is because when defending, the Colonel��smanding armoured fleet would demonstrate a might that surpassess all human imagination. Forget about that, but more importantly, once someone epts a Golden Side Mission; from that very moment, no matter who but as long as you are a human, boldly aggressing a RDA worker would instantly earn you an undispeble negative buff. That buff is called ��Race Deserter�� - which forcefully lowers all your basic attributes by 50%. This negative buff will follow you persistently until you leave this very world! Battling under such a state, I��m sure you know the consequences of that.��


    ��Right, that is a mission that many have attempted, but up till today, I��ve never heard of anyone aplishing it before. As for Cherokee��s sacrifice, its difficulty is ranked the second amongst the missions. ording to my understanding, it also maintains an awkwardpletion record of 0%, and the difficulty of this mission lies primarily in time duration. As for the other Golden Side Missions, they��ve all been conquered.��


    Upon hearing Mcdh��s words, Sheyan gently nodded his head. In fact, he had already acknowledged this fact long ago, that is why he forsook all his costly rewards in exchange for a prolonged stay in this world. At present, Mcdh could already determine that Sheyan should��ve had already made a resolute final decision on assisting him or not. Thus, he didn��t mind divulging more information.


    ��The Mosake n is already sufficiently indomitable. Moreover, under the state that all its nsmen are beast tamers, to defeat a single Mosake warrior, it is akin to having to beat down two or even 3 wild beasts with closely identical strength! Hence, even if all contestants that had entered this world were to coborate together, it would still be impossible to sh head on. The only method would be like what you��ve just done, devising small traps and skirmishes to wither away at the Mosake n��s strength.��


    Sheyan nodded in response.


    ��What you��ve said is correct.��


    Mcdh��s lips curled into a faint smile. He was definitely a shewed individual. Even by rambling about all these, his words definitely contained concealed daggers. As he observed the opposing gradually drawn towards him expectantly by his words, such a feeling of sess was indeed iparable.


    ��However, the Mosake n simrly contains many highly intellectual characters. After suffering any sudden ambushes, they would undoubtedly react swiftly and notmit the same error. Even if they were to venture out, they would surely bring along sufficient manpower, and raise their vignce exceedingly. Therefore, another sneaky ambush would not ur again.��


    ��Perhaps you are thinking that their enormous poption would be flustered in the face of food deficiency, but I have to inform you. The Mosake n has always have the practice of stockpiling food supplies, because Pandora ever so often experiences irregr intervals of continuous rainy seasons. Thus, they always store up food supplies and more critically, the they can rely on these food supplies and coup themselves within their old nests. At least, they willst much longer than your period of stay in this world!��


    Upon hearing this news, Sheyan��s expression slightly changed.


    ��I have to admit, this report is rather valuable.��


    Mcdh continued advising earnestly.


    ��Therefore at this period, you would require an exceptionally formidable long rangebatant. Someone that can repeatedly chisel their forces away, no matter how well hidden the Mosake nsmen are; sinking them into frightful panic. Although saying in this manner sounds rather bold and conceited, only I can fulfill that role. Thus, our coboration will be your best decision.��


    Sheyan very seriously listened to the words of this powerful Growth-hunter, and declined toment on his final suggestion. Instead, he smiled lightly and replied with a gentle tone.


    ��Mister Mcdh, I will have to deliberate a little on your suggestion. So, please grant me 3 hours before I can give you an answer. During this period, we can still travel together. You should know, to persuade an ally that harbours differentiated opinions would require some time.��


    Mcdh massaged the areas of his wrists and ankles where the skin had turned deeply ck. This was the same special venom the Mosake n utilizes to induce apelling paralysis onto gigantic beasts, while not harming their life force. This was also one of the greatest reason that the Mosake n, who had lost favour from Mother Nature Eywa, could still continue expanding in strength. Just reflecting on the limbs of the bear, Bluster*, one could indeed understand this fact; to tame a wrestling animal aspared to an immobile one, it would pose at least 5-6 times the difficulty challenge.


    (TN: Bluster is a bear from the Dark Elves trilogy novel.)


    Facing Sheyan��s suggestion, Mcdh very dfully agreed. The 3 hours duration wasn��t sufficient for him to recover from his strength decay due to the venom. Hence, even if Sheyan had suggested a 6 hours period, he would still immediately dly ept.


    Concurrently, he was also feeling rather surprised. The difficulty of Golden Side Missions always revolved around the essentiality of coordinating everyone��s ability to raise a chance of aplishing it. Yet in the end, the reward could only be acquired by one person! By not coborating with Zi and the rest, how could Seaman possibly wish toplete this mission?


    Of course, Mcdh��s generosity also stemmed from his obliviousness to the trio having sparked news of a Silver title ��One hand to cover Heaven��. If not, what kind of concept was a +1 legend level title! Even most Growth-hunters weren��t aware of such a term known as legend level!


    After advancing through the forest for 30 minutes, Mcdh started to be even more amazed. He had begun scrutinizing the jellyfish creature floating in the air right ahead with shock. Mcdh obviously knew this was an arachnid Overlord, which was somethingmonly seen in the Starship Trooper world.


    Mcdh could even confirm that he himself, had personally eliminated at least 20 of such Overlords. But obviously, he hadn��t sampled the freedom of flying aboard such a creature. Even more so, he hadn��t tasted a journeying process alongside overlords packed with 50 zerglings, as they soared through dozens of kilometres. Afterwards, the multitudes of zerglings were air dropped at the outskirts of the Mosake n buildings on the Windstone Hignd; and personally witnessed these ��irrational even to death�� zerglings flood in berserkly like a tsunami!


    Presently, Mcdh was even more startled. ording to logic, these foreign bugs would easily face the assaults from native wild creatures. However, he wasn��t aware that Mother Nature Eywa had previously summoned hordes of beasts, and had amassed her ferocious aerial creatures to another region.


    Right now, Sheyan��s gentle whispers were seemingly still ringing in Mcdh��s ears.


    ��Hey, Mister Mcdh. Please refrain from being rmed. Without approval from one, I would never allow one to exert any efforts. Therefore, what you need to do now is just spectate, and patiently observe, or retreat when you sense danger. We don��t require you to open fire, and I also wouldn��t mind answering your queries. But of course, only when I have the time.��


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    Indeed, the vigorous full force of the Mosake n had emerged from their residing nest. One of the Mosake nsmen whom Sheyan had purposefully released, should��ve returned to the n half an hour ago. With a body riddled with wounds, he should��ve informed his redoubtable chieftain, Cherokee. ��An unprecedented pack of foreign fiends had ambushed our grazing pastures, Angtsik Makto (Hammerhead-Titanothere rider) Authe was locked in a gruelling battle, and died to his foe.��


    Hence, the following sequence of events were - Chieftain Cherokee��s first reaction was to immediately inquire about the enemy��s strengths and weaknesses. Once he had fathomed the enemy��s strength (several hundreds of zerglings + few elite legendary Ultralisks), he released an ordinarymand to incite the entire nest in a vendetta for vengeance. However, when they arrived at the grazing pastures to rescue those heavily wounded members, this was coincidentally the moment when Sheyan led a legion of 600 ravenous zerglings to descend on the Windstone Hignd. Noteworthily, after the Mother of the ckthorn had been bestowed greater strength by the de Empress previously, the Overlord��s capacity had also risen.


    Right now, one had to admit the Mosake n��s might was truthfully impressive. Even though their main forces had left, the remaining nsmen that had stayed only required a short span of 20 minutes to cleanse out the rush of zerglings invading from all four directions. If not for their inadequate manpower being their greatest hindrance, then, this cleansing would��ve been shortened from 20 minutes to 10 minutes.


    TN: For those that are confused, Mcdh should be an official Growth-Hunter based on what author writes. Also, here is my personal opinion: he entered this world alone, so based on his individual power, it is a small possibility for him to enter this world. Inparison, Zi entered with a party, so she is evaluated with her party not on her individual power.


    TN: I wonder if you guys still remember this, but when Jinkuang previously showed Sheyan a flea as a pet, named Basite or Cuisite, it was supposed to be Bluster and Drizzt. Which are references to the Dark Elf novel, one is a bear while the other a drow ranger. This happened back in ch 54 or 55 of the previous volume, but I couldn��t find out the terms for the chinese character at that point. I��ve since amended the terms.

 Chapter 441: Interlocked stratagems! Deadly ploy!

    <h4>Chapter 441: Interlocked stratagems! Deadly ploy!</h4>


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    Yet this 20 minute duration proved sufficient for Sheyan to smoothly acquire two skirmish objectives.


    First, to survey the terrain of the Mosake n��s residence.


    Two, to as much as possible, destroy the storage of the Mosake n��s food supplies.


    To Sheyan��s delight, the Mosake n��s food storage method was actually ideally identical to humankind, like two tunes leading to the same result. The food supplies were stored in an underground freezer room, where massive blocks of ice were ced. Hence, due to that connection, he saved at least 5 minutes of time; directly strapping a high intensity explosive onto a zergling. From here on, he would just need to wait for the food storage cer to explode and copse within a definite time.


    In view that Pandora��s current average temperature hovered around 28 degrees and above, no matter how powerful chieftain Cherokee was, chances of reconstructing a new freezer in a short time would be virtually zero.


    After witnessing such a scene, Mcdh suddenly felt somewhat perplexed and in disbelief. That was because he had discovered that the trio hadn��t reaped a single benefit ever since this raid begun. Not even a single utility point, or a white grade equipment����


    Thus, the dreadful reality lies in that! That indicated these epic horde of arachnids were genuinely not summoned creatures from Sheyan or the other duo! Which goes to say, behind the backs of this trio, there was a certain frightening storyline character. No, an even clearer analysis could be made, that it was a superpower that was selflessly aiding them! He realized now, that he had initially vastly underestimated the prowess of this group of contestants!


    ��Sheet, never once have I heard of an arachnid race residing on Pandora.��


    ��Could this arachnid race that appeared out of nowhere have����been induced by them on this Pandora?��


    ��But how is that possible! In fact, I��ve heard before that once someone��s reputation has reached a certain level in the Starship Trooper world, it is possible to purchase mining machineries from relevant powerful authorities, that can harvest pandora crystals; that includes arachnid drones as well. However, they would possess only harvesting capabilities ah������


    (TN: In vol 5 ch 59, author states the arachnid drone egg Sheyan purchased possesses all capabilities of an ordinary drone, not just harvesting. So I guess his are special eggs. Also from ch 82 this vol, author states that he and the ckthorn overmind had arranged a specialmunication link beforehand.)


    Mcdh was indeed a knowledgeable fellow, and could already scarcely graze against the truth of the matter! However, what he didn��t know, was that Sheyan had a slut named Jinkuang with him. A slut that could turn rotting into miracles, transforming the impossible into reality!


    Having met their skirmish objectives, Sheyan and the rest were presently riding an arachnid overlord as they swiftly left the Windstone Hignd. When they nced down from their elevated altitude, they could distinctly see billowing clouds of dust and ash dashing through the broadnd beneath. That was obviously the hastily returning Mosake warrior battalion after realizing something was awry.


    Sheyan had clearly exploited the absence of a Mosake n aerialforce; ying this tremendously invincible barbaric n within his palms, by smoothly leveraging his superior flight travelling duration disparity. Such a scheme involuntarily caused a faint thread of apprehension within Mcdh��s heart����witnessing the performance of might Sheyan and buddies were disying, his strength alone, felt like it had seemingly been tossed to the edge of weakness!


    In actual fact, his exterior haughtiness and indifference were merely a feign. Just understanding how unrivalled Mcdh��s sniping and long range shooting was, it would be impossible to conceal the powerlessness and deficiency in the aspect of closebat of this peak Growth-hunter.


    As he observed the dense Pandorian forest drifting speedily past beneath him, the more Mcdh pondered, the more he felt an urge to speak up and break this awkward silent atmosphere. Inside the body of the overlord, he pushed away a twisted fleshy tentacle and coughed before he broke the silence.


    ��Where are we headed to now?��


    Sheyan smirked faintly.


    ��Of course to the birthce of the overlords. Oh, we��re about to arrive.��


    Mcdh once utterly shakened. As he gazed towards the view ahead; not even 30 seconds had psed since flying in this overlord, but the sight of the ckthorn tribe��s subsidiary base at the Triangle Shoals surfaced in his eyes. This formidable Growth-Hunter heaved in a deep breath as his ears suddenly resounded with the harsh words Golden AK has spoken before -


    ��Oi! Boss, I object. Since we already possess great confidence in our mission, why would we want any unnecessary side variables?��


    All of a sudden, Mcdh realized that those words were very possibly the truth!! That damned ck ghost wasn��t attempting to pull a bluff to gain some extortion from our negotiations previously! His words are actually true!!!


    After a whole 24 hours of incubating, the subsidiary base of the ckthorn tribe had already reached a junior scale. Although their current area had expanded to only roughly a quarter, the quantities of drones were rtively plenty. These tireless brats were incessantly mining and harvesting low purity ores, beforepressing them to fragments, and finally squirting out liquids to refine them.


    One had to acknowledge, harvesting such low grade pandora crystal ores was indeed a rather time consuming affair. Thus, the mining efficiency of the drones was inevitably limited. However, to the ckthorn Overmind whose wings were already fully developed, time was no longer a pressing factor to him.


    Moreover, to the delight of the ckthorn Overmind, whenparing the pandora crystals between the Kiwatakin n ruins and the Triangle Shoals, although the former contained natural purities 10 folds of thetter, whenparing in terms of reserves quantities, thetter was a hundred folds that of the former! This no doubt signified that as long as the ckthorn tribe colonized these 2 ore mines, there wouldn��t be a need to search for newer ore veins for at least 50 years.


    The overlord��snding was without a sound nor tremor, allowing full serenity andfort for its carrying passengers. It was a stark contrast to its vile and entric appearance. As he stepped onto the arachnid ��Creep�� carpet, Mcdh stamped his feet around this unfamiliar difort. He frowned as he examined the mucus beneath his feet. After scanning once through the arachnid��s base, he randomly blurted out.


    ��The defensive fortification here is truly tight, there��s actually an entire array of 30 Sunken Colonies!��


    Sheyan smiled slightly in response.


    ��Ah, that is because some guests would be visiting us soon.��


    ��Guests?�� Mcdh curiously asked. ��Why would there be guests here?��


    Sheyan returned a mysterious sneer and replied.


    ��You��ll understand soon enough. ording to my primary estimation, these guests should arrive in roughly 20 minutes.��


    Mcdh repressed the urge to continue asking, because he had frustratedly realized that in his carelessness, he had suddenly been influenced and drawn into the conversing tempo of the opposing party; and this was indeed not a good omen.


    Yet very quickly, Mcdh discovered something - in rough intervals of one minute, a blood drenched and battered zergling would sprint in from faraway! At the start, he didn��t felt like it was something bewildering, but eventually������Mcdh��s pupils suddenly contracted!


    At this moment, a rity had formed in Mcdh��s mind pertaining to the ploy of this group! The raid back at the pastures was merely a foreshadowing, a beginning! Ambushing the grazing herds first, to raiding and rummaging the nest of the Mosake n; then purposefully leaving traces of hints to lure the Mosake n into a vendetta from afar. A ploy within a ploy, schemes within schemes. It could also be described as agitating the opponent��s spirits, while exhausting their bodies! An act of calcting the actions of one��s foe to the limits, and thereby withering their fighting capabilities to the limits!


    He could feel his lips turning coarse in this instant, as though every spoken word was immersed inside the deserts of the mediterranean sea.


    ��You����you aren��t possibly intending to bait the Mosake n here?��


    Thinking of that, Mcdh couldn��t help but shiver. Instead, Brother ck who was presently chewing his gum forcefully, while rapping and swaying his head, snorted as he swung around.


    ��Is there a problem? My man?��


    ��You guys are nuts!!!�� Mcdh snarled indignantly and fumed loudly. ��You guys don��t know how terrifying the Mosake n is! These Sunken Colonies possess a powerful offence, but they absolutely cannot prevent the onught of that fanatically beast tide!!! You could��ve waited you know. With the cover of hundreds of zerglings, even if they couped themselves within the Windstone Hignd, I could��ve at least eliminated 7-8 ordinary nsmen!��


    Brother ck shook his finger silently as he scoffed.


    ��That may not be true. Do you dare to bet? 5,000 utility points! Oh right, if you��re afraid, then you are free to leave first.��


    Mcdh��s facial muscles twitched slightly. At presently, he genuinely wished he could point two middle fingers at this cursed thick lips ck ghost with a ��f*** you��. However, that conduct would undoubtedly ruin and shatter the cool appearance he had painstakingly built. Hence, Mcdh could only forcefully endure.


    Currently, he also desired to leave, because his rationality was warning him of the horrific dangers to his life if he continued staying. However, Mcdh couldn��t not admit that the individuals in party Ace were definitely not fools. Truthfully, any fool definitely wouldn��t have been able to stay in this Avatar world till now. He was only dying to understand one fact - where the hell are those 3 brats getting their ridiculous confidence from!!!?!


    *****************


    A billowing cloud of dust and ash surged up from afar like a raging dragon.


    They had finally arrived.


    Iing was the full force of the Mosake n. Moreover, this savage and immensely daunting n was boiling with extreme fury. First, was the death of their shepherding nsmen, and causing the Direhorse herd, which took 3 years to establish, to go up in smokes.


    Second, was when they spontaneously campaigned out, their Windstone Hignd residence had been raided. The n��s painstaking efforts of constructing a freezer had been demolished and buried underground. Furthermore, almost half of the houses had been wrecked.


    Yet the worst part was; a tier-7 legendary Thanator that was unwilling to be tamed had been identally released from captivity, and smoothly escaped afterpletely venting its rage!

 Chapter 442: A war of meat grinders

    <h4>Chapter 442: A war of meat grinders</h4>


    Trantor: Editor:


    Cherokee had expended lengthy efforts and blood to capture that Thanator. Even without mentioning the harm and damages inflicted on his nsmen and the destruction of his home, to capture another beast as powerful as it would require at least 6 months, possibly 30 nsmen lives, unending plotting and an awful load of luck.


    Hence, one could imagine the state when the powerful Cherokee had discovered clear trails of his enemy��s escape, immediately roaring a furiousmand to pursue urgently. This time, he no longer bothered with leaving any nsmen to protect their home, because there was seemingly nothing valuable left worth protecting. Furthermore, the entire hierarchy of the Mosake n, be it male, female or the elderly, were all warriors. Their only difference lies merely in the disparity of their strength.


    Cherokee was definitely not a recklessly irascible individual. Presently, the major portion of the n��s wear and tear was mainly due to internal aspects and materialistic goods. Instead, the fighting prowess of the n could only be described as enhanced by rage rather than declining. It was obvious; the hidden enemy in the darkness would only resort to such underhand means, going round the curves and skirting the corners, because their strength was inadequate. Therefore, they only needed to directly crush them, totally decimating them before they could even flee; that would suffice to smash all cradles of schemes the enemy were harbouring!


    Relying on a pair of highly magnified binocrs, Sheyan could easily differentiate out Chieftain Cherokee from the other na''vi warriors. This wasn��t because the chieftain was modelled uniquely, or had peculiar bone structures, or having the back of a tiger and waist of a bear, or had a starkly different facial appearance. Instead, it was due to that exceedingly menacing Thanator he mounted beneath his waist.


    In stark contrast to one��s imagination, Cherokee appeared essentially like a frail old man. His back was crooked and his face filled with cut like wrinkles. From his left shoulder till the bottom of his right rib, was an exceptionally ring scar! It was as though, if his injuries sustained were even more severe previously, it would��ve directly chopped him into two!


    The only perceiving irregrity was his eyes, an insidious chill hidden within the incisiveness; like a rapid grinding saw, slowly carving away at one��s mind as if it was sawing timber!


    In the face of an immense hatred, any superfluous words were futile. The Mosake nsmen faced the foreign and massive sulent base, the enormous alien meat organs, the queer structures that were messily squirting starch fluids; then, they very brazenly����dispatched the most units under their control, as multitudes of cannon fodder viperwolves charged forth! (meanwhile on the viperwolves�� faces - why is it us again :( )


    The Sunken Colonies started unleashing their maroon tendrils, impaling towards their foes hundreds of metres away. Their positioning fully epassed the base in a circle, hence there wasn��t a single blind spot in their defence. Needless to say, the proceeding events were analogous to the beast tides of before. Ultimately, without the right conditions, sess wouldn��t follow. Thus, the Mosake n��s first onught suffered a thwarting defeat. The only war fruits of the nearly 300 viperwolves could only cause 3 Sunken Colonies to erupt into a fountain of blood. Instead, their carcasses were swiftly dposed and absorbed by the ��Creep�� carpet.


    ��I wasn��t wrong right!�� Mcdh��s tone already contained a stifling fluster. ��The first probing assault of the Mosake n was already so effective. Though 30 Sunken Colonies appears extraordinarily impressive, without massive congregations of zerglings blocking its front, it would be rtively weak. It isn��t toote to leave now.��


    ��No hurries.�� Sheyan chuckled gently. His gaze was fixated towards the back of an arachnidir. Suddenly, a greyish giga-cocoon surfaced over that in region, and wiggled repeatedly; as though the creatures within were eagerly on the verge of drilling out.


    Consecutively, most of the Mosake n warriors could already fathom their enemy��s prowess clearly. They began booming sonorously as they charged in; with a forceprising a mix of viperwolves/ direhorses/ sturmbeest as the leading closebat fleet, with slingers tailing behind as the long range squad. However, never ever forget, every na''vi individual was an excellent archer! Positioned at the rear, the threat they posed was the most fearsome.


    Some of these master beast-tamers were identical to snipers like Mcdh on the battlefield. Their ejection of their two metre long arrows, smeared with concentrated venom, was like a spectacr nightmare. Even those organ structures that had been struck were rapidly withered away in time, degenerating to a wilted state.


    The remaining 28 Sunken Colonies were practically eroded away at an astonishing pace. Mcdh��s countenance was utterly downcast, fortunately for him, he had already recovered some basic strength needed for escape. Yet for some unknown reason, he suddenly felt a strong urge to witness the trio��s faces being pped by the palm of cruel reality; to gloat at the horrified and startled expressions they were about to reveal!


    ��This is fine too. I reckon the suggestion that I��ll raiseter, will then be valued greatly.��


    Mcdh couldn��t help but thought gleefully to himself. He had enough of this trio asionally and carelessly exposing haughty expressions of confidence, as if they had cards up their sleeves. Such purposeful carelessness had kind of deeply damaged the degree of conceitedness Mcdh had.


    ��They should know, even Zi had to remain courteous to me. Even Prince Stalo, someone who could already touch the doors of the Awakener realm, had to cower in the face of my gun! If not to revive her, why would I even be bullsheetting with you guys for!��


    As he held a deep conviction for theing sess, Mcdh remained indifferently arrogant as he strolled towards the trio and solemnly advised.


    ��Gentlemen, in view that these fleshy buildings can still earn us a precious 30 seconds duration, we should leave now. The only consequence of staying, would be being squeezed out of their drainage system, after passing through the digestive tracts of those uncouth wild beasts and barbaric aboriginals!��


    Sheyan turned his head over, his expression actually portraying a sly smirk - one that undoubtedly caused rtive disappointment and dejection to Mcdh!


    ��Ho, my friend, do you think this is the end? No, a marvellous performance is about tomence!��


    ��A marvellous performance? ������I, what, heavens����what is that thing!�� Mcdh��s pupils suddenly shrank back.


    Standing in his current position, he finally saw that breeding giga-cocoon stealthily hiding behind that toweringir! Right at the instance the final Sunken Colony exploded, it coincidentally sounded off the advanced ��Nydus Worm�� gateway of the arachnid race rupturing out from the cocoon, as it stood uprightly erected!


    A humongous malevolent gateway that could fold space and ��teleport�� units in a split second, once again towered over thends of Pandora!


    A dozen plus Ultralisks coupled with epic hordes of zerglings flushed in like a flood, pressing forward insatiably with hysterical vigor, as they shed head on with the iing Mosake n warriors!


    At this moment, the Mosake nsmen had already invaded into the ranks of the arachnid base, even destroying several organ structures by now. Therefore, per the agreement between Mother Nature Eywa, the arachnid��s retaliation wasn��t considered viting the regtions at all. Amidst the mournful blood-curdling screams, both parties collided with unequalled ferocity.


    (TN: recap, the agreement��s fourth condition was that the earlier 3 restrictions could be temporarily lifted if anyone initiates hostility against the ckthorn tribe)


    Sheyan��s warfare methodology resembled a reef that stood upright against the raging gales and violent waves; waves after waves enveloping him, still he persevered amidst all perilous situations! Leaving an impression that once both sides shed, then the fight would not cease until one suffers a pulverizing defeat, where bones would shatter and disperse into oblivion!


    Right now, when the Mosake n and the arachnid race collided, they resembled two simultaneously and speedily whirling meat grinders; insanely engulfing each other��s lives in the process of ovepping!


    As flesh and blood sttered and scattered, several arachnid organ structures were forcefully pounced on and exploded. It looked as if the entire state was exceedingly disadvantageous to the arachnid side. The Mosake n beasts hordes had already infiltrated within a third of the base; the misty pollution of blood stench in the air acted like adrenaline, as it aroused the bloodlust of every creature.


    Instead, Cherokee observed the situation��s development with a gloomy countenance. Standing tall beside him were 13 others, each were powerful riders having dominion over a legendary creature. Hammerhead-Titanothere rider Authe had originally been part of these 11, but he had already fallen into eternal slumber inside Mother Nature��s embrace.


    The entire battlefield had once again sunk into an awkward war of attrition. Dozens of sparse zerglings along with 1-2 Ultralisks would always stream out from the Nydus Worm at crucial moments, critically reinforcing the crumbling battlelines. The present impression was that the arachnid defence lines would be infiltrated at any second; however, no matter how much strength they exerted, the herculean and iparably tough Mosake n warriors constantly failed by a thread!


    What they needed was just one thread!


    Perhaps this thread could be a few viperwolves, or perhaps just a single slinger. If only they could supply in a few more sharp arrows, to utterly copse the obstinate tenacity of their foes����yet in war, such words like ��if only�� or ��perhaps�� didn��t exist.


    This state persisted for roughly a minute, before chieftain Cherokee raised the scepter gripped in his left hand. Then he pointed towards 3 legendary beast-riders behind him.


    Inparison to several viperwolves, a single slinger, and few sharp arrows, the wholesome might of 3 legendary beast-rider magnified theirs by a hundred, or thousand folds!


    At present one could perceive; chieftain Cherokee��s character was exceedingly resolute and daring. Once he decided to fight, then like a lion seizing a rabbit, he would throw in an extravagant amount of strength! Seeking for just one strike, to thoroughly smash his opponent!


    But after the 3 ��second to none�� legendary beast-riders roared thunderously and charged into battle, the arachnids of the battlefield swiftly executed a single move.


    They abandoned 3 blocks of organ structures that were originally strictly guarded, proceeding to shrink their defence circle, squeezing inseparably closer together. Simultaneously, 7-8 drones begun incubating new Sunken Colonies on the ��Creep�� carpet. After this one retreat, the situation immediately returned to normal. Meanwhile, the demolishing of those few gigantic organ structures roughly tarried the beasts for scarcely 30 seconds.

 Chapter 443: Cherokee’s counterattack

    <h4>Chapter 443: Cherokee��s counterattack</h4>


    Trantor: Editor:


    During that 30 seconds period, the Nydus Worm coughed out another batch of zerglings and Ultralisk into the arachnid fleet, quietly replenishing whichever corners required. After another brief period hadpsed, new incubated Sunken Colonies had sprung up!


    The warring state continued submerging into a drawn out war of attrition����


    The addition of 3 legendary beast-riders appeared sessful, yet they had merely slew some arachnids, destroyed several Sunken Colonies, and 3 harmless organ structures that supplied no assistance to the battling!!


    At this moment, Mcdh was utterly stupefied! He couldn��t help but mumbled to himself.


    ��How could there be such an individual that can grasp the battlefield sequence so precisely����how is it possible for an individual to grasp the battlefield state so urately!��


    ��To actually be able to erode the enemy��s forces under such circumstances; granting the Mosake n a misconception that victory was within reach, but in actual fact, victory was unattainable all along!��


    Chewing on a gum, Brother ck swung round and nced at him beforeughing mischievously.


    ��There��ll always be some freaks that surface, ain��t that right?��


    (TN: author is prolly referring to the ckthorn overmind and not Sheyan. Sheyan isn��t capable of controlling the entire arachnid army, but only give instructionsmands)


    Following that, Mcdh once again shook his head and issued gravely.


    ��Chieftain Cherokee is greedy and cunning, but also a cautious fellow. He isn��t so easily dealt with, and it wouldn��t be long before he orders a withdrawal.��


    Sheyan suddenly interrupted indifferently.


    ��That may not be true. Since they��ve alreadye, trying to leave now wouldn��t be simple feat.��


    They witnessed as the stalemate battlelines persisted for another 5 minutes, with lives continuously falling with each fleeting second. Chieftain Cherokee��s expression was presently as deep as water. Suddenly, he retrieved a bugle horn from the saddle of the Thanator beside him.


    His bugle horn was coated in crimson blood, and engraved with helix vein lines. Estimatedly as long as two metres, he curved it towards the sky in a 45 degrees angle. It was as though its periphery was denselyyered with a dull glow of blood, causing one to stand on edge!


    Chieftain Cherokee then lifted his head and blew the bugle horn. A mournful pensive tone echoed into the air, like an unsophisticated yet rich tide that swept through thend. At the sound of the bugle horn, the legendary beast-riders rushed forth simultaneously, as though their fighting spirits had aroused. The arachnid defensive circle once again pulled back substantially! Through the Nydus Worm,rge amounts of zerglings and ultralisks poured out once again!


    Yet this time, those rushing legendary beast-riders upon reaching the first line of battling, opted not to pursue and attack! Instead, they rein in their des horizontally, awaiting in strict formation! Meanwhile, the arachnids had hastily shrunk back their defence line, thus the originally climatic battling had came to a spontaneous end. A gap had formed, as though a ceasefire region had abruptly surfaced.


    Moreover, one could clearly observe; sheltered by the legendary beast-riders at their front, the other Mosake nsmen had started supporting their casualties, at the same time calling for their favourite adored tamed creatures to them.


    Evidently, the Mosake n was enlightened of this terrifying snare! A cruel snare devised by a crafty nemesis that had preordained the time and location, with the goal of thoroughly chiseling away the strength of the Mosake n!


    Therefore, the true aim for Chieftain Cherokee��s blowing his bugle horn, was seemingly to escort injured nsmen to retreat hurriedly at once!


    Witnessing such a scene, every arachnid life form appeared to have paused briefly; like a human brandishing his fist before a fight, as they contracted while bracing their muscles and gathering strength. Progressing from there, they flooded in avariciously as though a dike had been breached!!!


    If our enemies are thinking of retreating, then now is the best time to attack.


    Yet at this instant, Chieftain Cherokee tossed aside the bugle horn in his hand, as his lips curved into a scarring smirk; abruptly revealing an contemptuous countenance as he gazed down.


    ��Ijgtasa rattata morobzzgu zusmozi!�� (English: Damned rats, I��ve finally got you)


    He suddenly raised his scepter!


    The tip of his thick and crude scepter ignited aze, scorching the dried leather with mes in an instant! Following that, the mes suddenly blossomed into a blinding radiance! One could observe, over it was shockingly a naturally high purity pandora crystal the size of a goose egg!


    Under Chieftain Cherokee��s frantic hastening, the pandora crystal on the scepter��s tip gradually dissolved while it dispersed out regiments of blood red mist; the mist wafting towards a Hammerhead-Titanothere that was tailing behind him.


    The eyes of that gigantic beast immediately turned scarlet, as it buried its head and incessantly dug its front hooves into the ground. Its breathing became heavier as its physique swelled by 5-6 times, forcing its originally creasing and thick outer skin to inte into the outline of bulging muscles.


    Within a second, every Mosake nsmen obstructing the path of that Hammerhead-Titanothere divided a pathway in session, like waves splitting apart. The Hammerhead-Titanothere��s tiny eyes winked as fast as shutter speed photography. Chieftain Cherokee then hurled his scepter towards the Hammerhead-Titanothere, as the beast lifted its head and widened its mouth; its throat squirming momentarily as it utterly swallowed the scepter.


    Immediately, this monstrous gigantic beast begun trampling, steamrolling in at breakneck speed! Its tremendous body frame rocked, as it charged courageously and fearlessly while its vitalitybusted away!!!


    Following the divided up path of blood and gore!


    Aligning straight towards the flooding arachnid sea before its very eyes!


    Yet its eyes contained no regard for the arachnid sea. From the very first step it stomped out, both its eyes had already ruptured with a blunt ��psshh��, as blood trickled down the corners; as though it was sorrowfully shedding blood tears. Only one final message was engraved within its heart - a message about a gateway, that strangely malevolent and alien gateway, the Nydus Worm!!


    How fast was this Hammerhead-Titanothere��s speed, no one could fathom. Its body mass swayed and rocked with every trampling step, so much so that the sounds of splitting skin and muscles stretching could be heard. When it charged within 20 metres approaching the arachnid sea, it practically appeared like a high speed whistling steam train. In its bloodlusted frenzy, blood sprayed out as it speared forth with indomitable insanity!!


    Mcdh��s vision hollowed drastically, while concurrently listening to Mogensha��s heavy breathing! It didn��t matter who, anyone who saw the rampaging charge of this fanatical inted rocking beast, would inevitably feel like their hearts werepressed by a heavy boulder; welling up with an premonition that ��approaching it meant death��!


    Yet right at this moment, a cawing screech pierced out from the throats, or hearts, of the battling arachnids. Treating the gigantic beast like a giant ma, they surged towards it berserkly!


    Topete in terms of unwavering mentality, the ravenous arachnids had never lost to anyone in their entire lives!!!!


    When the gigantic beast impacted into the arachnid sea, it upsurge huge torrents of gory flesh tides. Though Ultralisks were obstructing this Hammerhead-Titanothere as well, their oue would without an exception be getting knocked down, and trampled over into mincemeat. However, arachnids poured in to rece fallenrades one after another, pouncing in ludicrously.


    Screeches repeatedly resounded in unison; when the Hammerhead-Titanothere had thrusted 50 metres into the arachnid sea, its speed had distinctly waned, allowing the dense mass of voracious arachnids to w and nibble at its body. Even more terrifying was that the surrounding arachnid sea continued to congest together, as they pounced fanatically without any fear of death.


    Although the gigantic beast��s dark violet scaled leather was extraordinarily tough, and its limbs as thick as a tree, the Ultralisk��s crescent bone-scythes were equally an acimed lethal weapon. Though initialcerating tempo was rtively slow, once the leather skin was breached, the fresh reddened flesh were rapidly torn and devoured by the insatiable zerglings!


    50 metres before reaching the Nydus Worm, the Hammerhead-Titanothere finally copsed to the ground with a loud bang. Still, its body remained as inted as before it began rampaging. Moreover, after it died, its swelling rate elerated by several folds! Witnessing such an abnormal scene, Sheyan��s gaze flickered as he couldn��t help muttering.


    ��Could it be, Chieftain Cherokee��s trump is��������


    As his words just faded,


    With that Hammerhead-Titanothere corpse as the core,


    Unleashed an oppressive and thunderous detonation!


    The destructive might of the explosion was beyond terrorizing. An 18 square metres pit had appeared in its wake. The scattered flesh in the vicinity had been evaporated to ashes, as hundreds of zergling and dozens of ultralisk caracasses nearby had been utterly incinerated. Furthermore, a radius of a kilometre had seemingly experienced a downpour of blood and gore!


    Yet even more foreboding, were scattered flesh that were stillbusting with mes!


    Fortunately, seconds prior to the explosion, several ultralisks had blocked off the front of the Nydus Worm. Though that was so, the ultralisks still emitted iparably anguished roars amidst the mes. Moreover, the left area of the Nydus Worm had probably been affected by the outburst of bones and flesh, frying off a massive bitter wound that was as long as 6 metres! Within the wound,the deathly pale supporting skeleton of the Nydus Worm was faintly discernible.


    What was worst was the dull red mes still adhering to the wound, that even its gushing blood could not extinguish the mes. Flesh was being roasted as it released sizzling cackles.


    A battlefield vacuum, an astounding battlefield vacuum had appeared within the legions of arachnids!


    Meanwhile at this instance, Chieftain Cherokee heaved up his bugle horn with a contented smirk on his face, and blew on it with great might!


    ��HUM~HUM~HUM!�� Under the urgent humming, the legendary beast-riders formed the primary arrowhead, with the remaining Mosake nsmen following behind; forming into a typical ��Spearing Arrow Assault�� formation. Thousands of kilograms rumbling with thunderous momentum, as they targeted straight for the Nydus Worm and stampeded towards it!!!!


    TN: Did you guys catch the pokemon? :P

 Chapter 444: Broken! Defeated!

    <h4>Chapter 444: Broken! Defeated!</h4>


    Trantor: Editor:


    Chieftain Cherokee had clearly identified the weakness being that strange, malevolent looking massive gateway; realizing that the reinforcements it could supply was limited, and every spatial transportation required a definite interval. This was because the ckthorn Overmind had purposefully suppressed the effects when incubating out the Nydus Worm, less the de Empress would notice irregr ripples in space!


    Within Cherokee��s schemes, he sacrificed the life of a legendary beast without hesitation, and eradicated an entire 7-8 stacks of the opponent��s forces! Thus at present, there was nothing to worry about as the opponent��s forces had just suffered immense casualties. Moreover, when his warriors sessfully speared to the front of the Nydus Worm, it could at most regurgitate 2 more waves of limited reinforcements.


    Such limited reinforcements was absolutely insufficient to obstruct the full blow of Cherokee��s warriors. Thus, to him, he had 100 percent confidence in destroying that gigantic gateway that could supply reinforcements. Following that, sess will naturally follow when the conditions are right, and leveling this ce would be a matter of seconds.


    Yet at this moment, Sheyan who was spectating from far, issued an odd hand gesture!


    He raised his left arm highly, and held up his forefingers as he signalled with incessant shaking.


    Following his queer action, a weird shadow abruptly propelled out from the forest nearby the arachnid base. This figure was perhaps foreign to the Mosake nsmen, but to Sheyan or Mogensha, it was extremely familiar����none other than an elite Queen-zerg.


    It soared with lightning impetus towards the front of the Mosake n.


    For some unknown reason, when Chieftain Cherokee noticed this creature, his heart suddenly palpitated with an unfathomable danger, as he urgently bellowed.


    ��Shoot it down!��


    As Chieftain Cherokee��s roar faded away, the foremost legendary beast-rider of the charge pped heavily against the neck of his mount. His mount resembled an amplified version of the monitor lizards of earth, with its split red tongue dangling out as it ran. 3rge ck thorns spiked out from its neck, looking glimmering and sharp.


    When its master pped its neck, this Greater-lizard emitted a ��human belching�� sound; and within a second, one of its long neck thorn shot out, whistling like a thunderbolt and urately piercing the elite Queen-zerg. In that instant, the Queen-zerg inted like a balloon and popped into a blood-filled sky.


    Only right before the thorn pierced it, murky fluorescent green had already been circting along the body of the Queen-zerg; before it swiftly congealed at her two feelers, and jetted out like a fluorescent green mucus.


    The long thorn then brushed past the green mucus.


    The Mosake n obviously understood, the iing green mucus was no doubt not a harmless object. However, they had configured into this spearing formation, and leaving the formation now was definitely an impossibility. Hence, the few nsmen at the tip shut their eyes tightly and clenched their teeth, awaiting for the assailing stench and agony of corrosive acid! Yet that pain would be converted into fighting spirit, igniting their frenzy as they vented their agony onto their obstructing foes!


    Except seconds after the regiment of green mucus soared through the air, it divided from 1 to 2, 2 to 4, 4 to 8������with distinct green mucus threads interlinking the fission gaps. When the spearing tip of the Mosake n formation arrived, it had already shockingly metamorphosed into an expansive spider-web of fluorescent murky green! Very straightforwardly epassing over them.


    Ensnare!!


    (TN: note I��ve changed the queen-zerg��s ability from ��capture�� to ��ensnare��, which is the correct term in starcraft.)


    Indeed, it was the Queen-zerg��s ��Ensnare�� ability!


    Though 3 legendary beast-riders were exempted from the massive AOE speed decline effect, one couldn��t discount the fact that the majority of those 10 plus legendary beast-riders storming the front were affected.


    Drenched in murky green mucus, they evidently became more clumsy with every movement seemingly constricted by stic ropes; mobility became arduously challenging, as their speeds abruptly fell by 50%!


    Hence, an ordinary affair of tailgating urred. Though it wasn��t fatal like chain high speed traffic idents, but apletely pitiful mess was unavoidable with such a speed decline. In time, a full-blown traffic jam happened.


    Thus!


    A deviation had surfaced from Chieftain Cherokee��s previous calctions,


    A fatal deviation!


    He was anticipating at most 2 waves of reinforcements streaming out from the Nydus Worm before reaching it. However, in lieu of such a sudden twist of event, the Nydus Worm was able to supply out 4 waves of reinforcements!!


    Moreover, this incident had probably forced the ckthorn Overmind to panic! The first wave of arachnids dispatched itself was fully 15 monotonous Ultralisks, in addition to����two Defilers!!!


    The Ultralisks roared furiously as it charged straight on fanatically, directly colliding into the iing legendary beastspletely unafraid of death. Their impressive body frames solely existed for this purpose!!


    In a sh, the ��Dark Swarm�� that could totally suppress all long range attacks enshrouded over the Nydus Worm.


    In the next second, the signature ��Bloodied Clouds and Mists�� ability of the Defiler sshed against the foremost legendary beast-rider��s body. In an instant, his body and the air around him was directly dyed in red.


    After a series of frantic and ferocious collisions, the imminent crisis of the arachnids was once again averted! Once again, the momentum swung back to this unrivalled pack of battle instruments. Moreover right at this moment, the ckthorn Overmind shedded all notions of disguise as the Nydus Worm elerated into full swing; incessantly churning out an unending stream of arachnids into the battlefield. Even more terrifying, was the increased speed of breeding newer arachnid units! Yes, the ckthorn Overmind had switched to solely breeding out monotonous packs of zerglings. Such lowest-tier arachnid units would undoubtedly yield the most horrifying results when pursuing enemies.


    A prolonged and mncholic hum of a bugle horn echoed rapidly through the battlefield.


    In this instance, the wrinkles on Chieftain Cherokee��s face seemed to deepened a little, and his gaze darkened while carrying a trace of pain! Under hismand, the hundreds of Mosake nsmen arranged themselves into a row, as they controlled their wild beasts to form into a makeshift defence line. One one hand, they prepared to receive the returning legendary beast-riders; while on the other, they engaged in breaking out from the rear.


    A task of inevitable death.


    Offering one��s death in exchange for the survival of more nsmen!


    Nevertheless, not every individual was willing to meet death with courage and nobility, but every time such an individual surfaced, Chieftain Cherokee would snarl thunderously and point towards the old/sickly/spouse/child of those fleeing deserters; before maliciously waving a wooden spear he pulled out from an unknown ce, obviously utilizing the deserter��s kins to coerce them.


    Sheyan appeared rather hesitant as he observed the suspended skull nes slung across the necks of the Mosake nsmen. His brows creased continuously, as the words seemed to be trapped in his mouth. Instead at this time, the bystander Mogensha sucked in a deep breath of air and implored.


    ��Hey! Old pal ckthorn, are you able to control your subordinate arachnids not to chew those barbaric aboriginals to death, but just nibble their legs?��


    The ckthorn Overmind very bluntly replied.


    �� I am, but doing so will raise the fatality rate of my troops by 17.3% ��


    Mogensha spat out the gum he was chewing as he earnestly urged.


    ��But I dare to bet you that this will f***king cause the enemy��s at least a 30% increase in casualties.��


    The ckthorn Overmind suspiciously doubted.


    �� Really? ��


    Sheyan smiled bitterly as well.


    ��It��s true. Not every living organism can be as icy-cold as you during war,pletely immersed in rationality. Damned, I would truly feel a mental barrier if you ask me toy hands on little children and pregnant women. I��m afraid, even na''vi folks are no exception.��


    Brother ck paused briefly in silence, lighting up a cigar before he spoke.


    ��Years back in Mogadishu, ethnic massacres weremonly seen����the blood of women and children would dye the rivers red. I am a fortunate surviving orphan from those ethnic massacres.��


    Speaking till here, Brother ck tilted his head as a profoundly deep scar was revealed on his neck. The reddened scar was like a surprise centipede that had leeched onto his neck, seemingly about to carve into his artery; if it did, he would undoubtedly perish. Mogensha then revealed his pearly white teeth and chuckled.


    ��This is my birthday gift presented by those f***king racist bastards when I was only five. Hence, whenever I touch this scar, it��ll always remind me to harden my heart against enemies; especially those can threaten my life.��


    Sheyan sighed as he patted Brother ck��s shoulders without uttering a word.


    Thus, with such brief efforts, the current scene of the battle had evolved into a crumbling and withdrawing Mosake n, with the arachnids hot on their heels!


    Meanwhile, Sheyan��s final trump card finally showed itself! He had secretly burrowed roughly a hundred zerglings along the journey from the Windstone Hignd and this Triangle Shoals. These zerglings were burrowed stealthily in groups of 5-6, utterly insufficient against the Mosake n under normal circumstances.


    Yet right now, the Mosake nsmen were weary and crumbling in retreat, being pursued from behind. Suddenly, these vile creatures drilled out from the ground and disyed their usefulness. They were only required to hinder the mounts of their foes for roughly 10 seconds, to allow their crazily pursuing arachnids to wage war once again.


    Apart from that, Mogensha��s raised tactic to cripple their legs instead of taking their lives revealed its vast effectiveness. It was already mentioned before, that Chieftain Cherokee had mobilized his entire n!


    This indicated that those Mosake nsmen that were clearly on the brink of escape would frequently hear the cries and wails from behind. Scenarios of heroic rescues of their old, sickly, and crippled kins yed out, with the conclusion of themselves being captured! More noteworthily, such scenarios included an entirety of 8 legendary beast-riders!!!!!

 Chapter 445: ‘Handling’ the elderly, the sickly, women and children

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    Though these legendary beast-riders�� abilities were formidable, amidst the boundless sea of crazed arachnids, what awaited them����was without an exception, exhausting their strength till they finally sumbed to death.


    Regrettably, with the ckthorn Overmind prevailing, Sheyan and the rest could not hope to earn any benefits. Oh, wrong, one cannot put it that way. At least, those 23 hearts required for the sacrificial ceremony, minus the beating one still inside Chieftain Cherokee��s chest, had all been assembled.


    While Sheyan and buddies were plotting how to follow up from their victory, ckthorn Overmind transmitted an unfortunate news - Mother Nature Eywa had contacted him, and issued an ultimatum. She believed the ckthorn tribe��s war conduct was understandable in terms of safeguarding their base, but since they��ve already seeded in doing so, the regtions cannot be vited any longer.


    This signified that if the ckthorn tribe didn��t wish for war to erupt between themselves and Mother Nature Eywa again, they could only pull back those Ultralisks and Defilers to their own base, and dmission them. Thus, it implied that Sheyan��s usible mobilizing fleet had returned to its earlier state - limited to 800 - 900 headcount, which totalled to 1,600 - 1,800 zerglings; coupled with a minute few rare elites.


    For an army of such scale����truthfully speaking, attempting to defeat the Mosake n with an outburst of vigor was still beyond their reach. Besides, the zerglings were really too weak, and to confront therge-scale killing capabilities of their enemy back in their home ground, death would note any faster. Minimally, the army mustprise of normal Ultralisks that could absorb the majority of iing damages.


    In his current situation, though Sheyan had already anticipated this, he still sighed humbly and halted any form of pursuit. Still, this single campaign had already attained his primary objective. The entire fighting force of the Mosake n had been weakened by 6-7 folds, and their food storage had been utterly wasted.


    Apart from that, amongst the core strongholds of the n, only 4 remained from those 13 legendary beast-riders. Moreover, each sustained injuries. Minusing the in, captives, or missing Mosake nsmen, their manpower had declined by close to a third! If one were to strictly analyze further, even their various tamed creatures had a mortality rate of half!


    Watching the fleeing figures of the Mosake n, Sheyan turned back and gazed towards the powerful Growth-hunter, Mcdh. He exposed a cheeky expression as he teased.


    ��Our 3 hours duration is nearly over.��


    Mcdh��s expression was rtively dismal. He sighed as he shook his head faintly.


    ��I get it. To you guys, my strength is indeed dispensable.��


    Concurrently, Brother ck made eye contact with Sheyan, as he whistled andughed heartily before pping Mcdh��s back.


    ��So, I wish that our uing coboration will be a slightly more pleasant one.��


    Mcdh was stunned.


    ��What did you say? Coboration?��


    He immediately retracted his gaze and suspiciously doubted.


    ��You guys still intend to coborate with me? But������


    Sheyan chuckled and spoke with profound interpretation.


    ��We wouldn��t mind helping while we are at it, but the premise is the receiver of this help should owe us a favour. As for whether he chooses to repay this favour, that will be another matter.��


    Mcdh breathed in deeply as he earnestly replied.


    ��Alright, then I��ll owe you guys this favour! As long as I remain alive, I��ll definitely repay this debt.��


    Brother ck abruptly interrupted.


    ��I��ve heard before, a requisite resurrecting sequence for a ��Fairy��s Praise�� seed, is hunting down powerful creatures to acquire their soul as resurrection essence. Could it be, you��ve already aplished that step?��


    Mcdh nodded and answered.


    ��That��s correct. It sounds rather simple but I��ve already wandered through several worlds. Though I��ve acquired souls from the creatures I��ve hunted, they aren��tpatible with the seed in my hand. Furthermore, back when I was about to hunt down a legendary female Hexapede that they��d tamed, my carelessness allowed Hammerhead-Titanothere rider Authe to lock onto to me. In the end, I failed and got caught.��


    Sheyan nodded and replied.


    ��I understand. Looks like we wouldn��t have to specially craft out a n for you. Our current goal of debilitating the Mosake n is unanimous with yours. Oh right, have you tried harvesting any soul from those powerful creatures that had been ravaged by the zerglings?��


    Mcdh smiled bleakly in response.


    ��I haven��t, because the carcasses of those legendary beast had all been dissolved into the ��Creep�� carpet, either that or devoured directly by those zerglings. I didn��t even have a chance.��


    At this moment, a frowning Reef strolled over and reported to Sheyan.


    ��We currently have 131 Mosake n captives, but i can predict that this figure will raise to estimatedly 180 after half an hour. The majority of them are women, elderly and kids. What should we do with them?


    Those Mosake n members had mostly sustained grave wounds to their legs, and were incapable of escape. Their sole existential purpose previously was to hinder their fleeingrades, implicating them as they recklessly returned to rescue. Having fallen into Sheyan��s hands at present, they were like sweet potatoes that were scalding to touch.


    Megensha hesitated briefly before suggesting.


    ��Perhaps we could release them back? Those people will end up as heavy burdens for Cherokee.��


    Mcdh urgently refuted.


    ��Don��t! You guys are belittling Cherokee too much. You mustn''t neglect the possibility of speed recovery methods in the Mosake n. And if forced to thest resort, Cherokee will definitely order to cannibalize the heavily wounded as food! A rashful release would only bolster their strength!��


    After listening, Reef smashed his fist into a nearby tree, as he raged.


    ��That scum! Wouldn''t he be afraid of his own n rebelling as a result?��


    Mcdh calmly replied.


    ��ording to the knowledge i acquired earlier, the Mosake nsmen are very likely to ce all ountable debts on our heads.��


    Reef fumed out.


    ��What kind of dogsheet logic is that?��


    Mcdh answered.


    ��The logic of the na''vi race!��


    Then, Brother ck grumbled.


    ��Is our only option to feed them to the bugs? Dammit, I��m guessing that brat ckthorn will be ted to hear about such great news.��


    Sheyan swept his gaze towards a frightened Mosake kid, an idea then directly firmed up in his heart. Everyone should have their own bottom line, though Sheyan could execute all means necessary against his foes, that should at least not include children. Even for kids of a different species, they were still innocent.


    Upon thinking of the term ��different species��, Sheyan��s eyes suddenly flickered. He momentarily realized he had discovered an optimal method, one that could perfectly handle this ��scalding sweet potato�� problem. If he executed this well, then maybe, he could even rake in numerous benefits.


    ************


    At present, the wild aerial creatures of this region had mostly perished previously in the beast tide*. Hence, Sheyan tantly dispatched and stationedrge groups of overlords around the periphery of the Windstone Hignd, closely monitoring the Mosake n��s activities.


    (TN: *refers to the war between Eywa and the ckthorn)


    Putting it bluntly, he was clearly bullying the Mosake n��sck of aerial jurisdiction. These hovering jellyfish were the perfect sentinels, and could even perceive traces of invisible creatures as well.


    Sheyan currently possessed the authority to mobilize roughly 1,600 - 1,800 zerglings; congregating them together to directly swarm forward in resistance should any Mosake nsmen dare to charge out of their nest.


    Whatever the case, a death truly meant a reduction in forces for the Mosake n. Instead with the ckthorn tribe��s reproductive capabilities, even if all their zerglings were annihted, they would at most require 3 hours to replenish them. Despite that, when the zerglings raided the Mosake n��s nest, it only resulted in an awkward scenario due to the constraints of the Mosake n��splicated homeground base; a scenario of ��one guarding the narrow pass preventing ten thousand from passing�� would ur.


    Thrown into such a scenario, even Sheyan alone could personally y hundreds of zerglings; what more the Mosake nsmen whose prowess far exceeded his? What more hundreds of them? Hence, battles should only be engaged over broad ins, where 1,800 zerglings could rummage in from the 4 corners and 8 directions; exhibiting their overwhelming strength in numbers! Only in such a setting, staking all in would be extremely worth it!


    Still, even if the dispatched arachnids were totally annihted, Sheyan could still exploit the Mosake n��s absence of aerial jurisdiction, with squads of overlords tracking their every move. Moreover, at intervals of several hours, he wouldmand 1,500 zerglings to board the overlords and initiate sneak assaults. Under such a state, 2-3 days would be all it takes to grind the Mosake n to death. Ultimately, they would fall to the unceasing bouts of frenzied raids!


    More importantly����how would Cherokee, who had just suffered harshly to the ckthorn tribe, be aware that Sheyan could only employ 1,800 zerglings against him? Hence, he could only deem such reckless assaults as a trap, and impulsively charging out would be a minute probability urrence.


    After arranging all necessities, Sheyan whispered several words into Mogensha��s ears. All of a sudden, Brother ck��s face revealed an enlightened countenance as heughed loudly.


    ��Woah oh, boss. I really have to give it to you, to even think of a such an idea! Great, leave this matter to me. You guys can head off first, I��ll follow soon after.��


    Sheyan nodded as he brought along the confused Reef along with Mcdh, and boarded an overlord. As Reef observed their flight direction, he asked curiously.


    ��Where are we headed to?��

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    Towards Reef��s inquiry, Sheyan chortled and replied.


    ��To conduct a transaction. Rx, I too am a man of principle.��


    Reef silently nodded and continued.


    ��I trust you.��


    Observing the flight direction of the overlord, it became astonishingly clear their destination was the Takji n.


    ****************


    Between 2-3 kilometres from the Takji n��s Hometree, Sheyan hopped off the overlord. Apart from the ex-patriarch��s mighty Mountain Banshee, their archery capabilities weren��t weak as well. To impulsively approach inside an overlord may trigger an unnecessary air crash.


    When they entered a kilometre proximity of the Hometree, several Takji n members noticed them; however, upon identifying Sheyan, they immediately spurred their direhorses and shamelessly fled afar. This happened until Sheyan arrived in front of their Hometree, greeted by the scene of the Takji n��s current patriarch, Murru, and their Tsahir, Mourbo. Both stood at the entrance with crestfallen expression, filled with utter disgrace.


    ��My brother, please forgive my cowardice in battle. We only chose to retreat after receiving admonishing from the Divine Eywa��s oracle. It is absolutely not because of danger!!��


    Murru stretched out both arms as he persuaded with great anguish. His face was distorted with haggardness and wilt, and both his eyes were bloodshot; indicating his sincere honestly. Sheyan released a long sigh and replied.


    ��Alright, my friend, I can understand your feelings and I respect your faith. We are after all, brothers; this matter����just treat it as it had never happened before.��


    Murru shook his head in heartache, as tears streamed down his eyes.


    ��I��m no longer fit to be your brother, I��m a coward who runs from battles.��


    Murru drew out his bone saber smoothly and offered the saber��s shaft to Sheyan.


    ��Please end this life of humiliation. This way, I can then be at ease.��


    Shedding crocodile tears by the side, Tsahir Mourbo suddenly turned flustered as he hurriedly hugged his child.


    ��Ah! My child, don��t do this. It was I who had forced you to retreat, this me should be ced on me!��


    Sheyan watched on with cold detachment, he obviously could see through the hypocritical show of affection within the deepest bones of Tsahir Mourbo. Instead, it was that brat Murru who was truly genuine. Presently, Sheyan didn��t wish to waste any time and straightforwardly sheathed Mourbo��s bone-saber back into its scabbard. Then, he stepped before Murru and interrupted.


    ��Since I��ve already said this matter had never happened, then this matter concludes here. Do you want to turn me into someone who renegades on his words? However, Murru, my return this time is earnestly to ask you something.��


    Upon hearing that, Murru immediately turned eager and asked.


    ��What is it?��


    At this moment, Brother ck��s face abruptly revealed a peculiar expression; a licentious look of unspeakable wretchedness, analogous to how Edison Chen would lead an innocent model into a brothel. He licked his thick lips and answered for Sheyan.


    (TN: Mogensha probably caught up to them already. Also, Edison Chen is an actor in Hong Kong who is also known for scandals with other actresses)


    ��I seem to recall you mentioning before,sses from the Mosake n aren��t bad eh?��


    Murru was stupefied as he nced nervously at his old dad before replying.


    ��Did I say�� I really said that?��


    Borther ck instantly knew Murru was trying to hide this embarrassing deed, and also noticed the gloomy look on that old fart Mourbo, as though a family disciplinary session was round the corner. Soon, several others also faced away to the sky to mask their giggles.


    Nevertheless, this topic Mogensha raised triggered amotion from all the males who shared the same opinion. The Takji n had all along not been strict with their internal hierarchy; hence, several eavesdropping Takji warriors started butting into the conversation, simrly attempting to liven up the mood.


    ��Yeah man, yeah man!��


    ��Although the corrupted Mosake n had lost favour from Goddess Nature, on the contrary, their women had be exceedingly alluring!��


    ��Rumours has it, it is because of their corrupted sacrificial temples they built.��


    ��Indeed, they are far more pleasing to the eyes than our worn-out women.��


    ��Those voluptuous chests that looks amazing to touch.��


    ��Those round buttocks.��


    ����������


    ����������


    While Sheyan listened to their mindless chatter, more or less pertaining to the ampleness of Mosake chicks, he carefully realized a subtle rtionship between this and Mother Nature Eywa! Naturally, corrupted ns were free from abstinence, and could hunt and feast on any creature they liked. Thus, such flourishing carnivorous diet would obviously yield greater abundance in females; naturally, the product of plentiful nourishment.


    Yet the current Sheyan couldn��t care less to carry on bullsheetting with them. Despite the fuming countenance of old Mourbo, Sheyan tantly pulled the iparably awkward Murru to one side and whispered.


    ��Looks like your n��s males uphold the same standards as you, eh.��


    Murru replied bashfully.


    ��This is only normal alright. If not, why would the most beautifuldies garner the most pursuers?��


    Having probed a clearer understanding of them, Sheyan coughed and offered earnestly.


    ��Actually this time, I wish to make a transaction with you.��


    Murru refuted with shame.


    ��Whatever you��ve set your eyes on, just take them. Why the need for a transaction.��


    Instead, Sheyan thought in his heart; despite your forthrightness on this issue, what I want is regrettably, indeed something I can��t even set eyes on; I reckon this matter resides in the hands of that wily old fox, Mourbo. Therefore, he directly continued.


    ��I��ve just campaigned against the Mosake n, managing to capture loads of their women and children. If the Takji n is willing to fork out an adequate sum, then I can consider selling them to you guys. If not, they��ll have to be sacrificed to my ally.��


    Murru eximed in suspicion.


    ��My friend, deceitfulness corrodes from the inside.��


    ��Sheyan rolled his eyes nonchntly.


    ��Ah, but I haven��t spewed any lies����forget it, forget it. Just convey my message to your father, I��ll negotiate with him.��


    Murru then ryed his message. After a brief while, that old head Mourbo strolled over and scanned Sheyan with a doubtful gaze.


    ��This may be impolite of me, but I still have to express my disbelief������years after years had gone by without the Mosake n even losing more than a dozen n member. I don��t believe you could��ve aplished such a feat after incurring the wrath of Goddess Nature Eywa.��


    Sheyan unfolded his hands and answered bluntly.


    ��Fine, Tashir Mourbo, you really should apud your own eloquence; because your words have seeded in extinguishing my desire to offer friendly rates. Now, give me some time.��


    15 minutester. In the end, a youth dashed hastily towards his Hometree on his direhorse. His face flushed with red and his body was trembling in excitement as he disregarded all formalities���� ��P��Pa��Patriarch, Tashir! M��ma��many women and kids from the Mosake n!!!!!�� What would this youth be excited over����the only exnation should be that Na''vi kids matured earlier. Eh, this hypothesis is truly obnoxious.


    Clearly, Sheyan had previously tasked Mogensha to ��escort�� those Mosake captives alongside 200 zerglings. The reason for tasking Mogensha with this was naturally his ability as a long rangebatant. Once someone attempts to flee, a shuttle of bullets would easily bring the situation under control.


    Furthermore, the forte of the Mosake n onlyid in two aspects. One was their ability to tame beasts, and the second was in long rangebat. With their legs gravely wounded currently, every Mosake captive was assigned with one zergling andpelled to board the overlords. With virtually zero threat, transporting them wasn��t a slow process at all. It was only trying to get them to board the overlords that wasted some time.


    In spite of their disbelief, Murru and Mourbo were utterly convinced by the facts before their very eyes����in particr, that stirred up old fart, Mourbo. Don��t let your thoughts run wild, that old thing no longer held interest for females; instead, due to the Takji n��s recent tragedy, a shortfall in important prime seedlings had arose. Waiting for nature��s replenishment was akin to waiting for 20 years before their n could develop back to former glories.


    Instead, if the n could acquire these batch of women and kids, the kids would reach adolescence in roughly 3 years; which was more or less half a matured adult. With another 5-10 years, they would morph into brave warriors. This implied the recovery duration of the n would be shortened by more than half!


    As for loyalty wise, Sheyan guessed that such a crucial problem could very well be negligible. This was due to the current primitive era of the Na''vi race, resembling that of the stone age. In term of various social customs, it would be simr to ancient tribes of the grasnds!


    For example, the emergence era of Temujin*. His wife had been seized by an enemy tribe, whichter escted into an exceedingly violent and perverse affair. When Genghis Khan had snatched his wife back, she was already pregnant and gave birth smoothly to the infant. Ghengis Khan then treated him like his own, caring fervently and sincerely for him. That little child would grow up to be known as ?gedei Khan. Thus, Na''vi customs can be somewhat derived from this.


    (TN: *Temujin is the birth name of Genghis Khan.)


    Moreover, once these Mosake captives are transferred to the Takji n, they could only choose death or pledge allegiance. Pledging allegiance meant that they had to take an oath before Divine Nature Eywa, and swear absolute loyalty to the n. Besides, this was Pandora! The greatest critical difference from earth was that Divine Eywa was explicitly known! Thus, only a tiny handful would dare to betray their oaths!


    ��A chance to establish our n��s dominance, and perhaps even attain secrets of Mosake beast taming. Sufficient women and seedlings�������� Even the wily old fox, Mourbo, couldn��t help but shiver with excitement, as he muttered inaudibly to himself.

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    However, Sheyan was presently well informed of the value of this batch of ��goods�� on hand. Mourbo��s greedy gaze and aroused reaction had gravely sold himself out. Identifying he had rare modities�� worth hoarding, Sheyan tly changed his expression as he nced at Mogensha and proimed.


    ��Let��s go! Let��s pay a visit to the more hospitable Prince Tsu''tey! At least, the amicable Omaticaya n would treat their friends with more sincerity.��


    Old Mourbo��s pupils instantly bulged as he hastily called out.


    ��My friends, my esteemed friends, please wait a moment!! I express my sincere apology for my suspicious conduct previously.��


    Sheyan then offered a ��snapping�� gesture, before Jinkuang leapt out from behind him and issued arrogantly.


    ��Woah! An apology! Ah, such sincerity indeed. My honorable Mr Mourbo, I too wish to express my most earnest apology; because we have to leave immediately. At least, the Omaticaya n would treat us with more earnesty and camaraderie.��


    At present, the wrinkles on old Mourbo��s face had deepened gravely, disying his amplified distress. He understood that if he still refused to ��show blood effort��, then such a grand opportunity would slip away from his fingertips.


    Gritting his teeth, he fished out an animal hide pouch from his bosom, and reluctantly poured its contents out. The contents were 3 precious gems, that shimmered with a warm brilliance. Then he bent his waist, and offered them to Jinkuang with both hands.


    ��Topensate for my earlier discourse, this is just a tiny little gift.��


    These were rather familiar objects, and were indeed the naturally high purity pandora crystals; dazzling with luminous brilliance like precious gems. Sheyan and the rest had also discovered that when the Mosake nsmen wanted to execute a certain powerful and unique ability, they would asionally borrow the assistance from these gorgeous casting material.


    When Sheyan interacted with those crystals, he instantly received the notification.


    [ You received a special object of the Pandora World: Soul crystal. ]


    [ This is a natural high purity crystal that has absorbed the natural energies of this world, being imbued with the tremendous force of earth, water, fire and wind! ]


    [ Its value is exceptionally high, and its usage application diverse. Under normal circumstances, erudite mages can perfectly study these mystical gems with their expansive experiences and magic books. ]


    Observing the list of notification, Sheyan��s countenance finally soothened a little. Following his usual practice, he tossed a block to Jinkuang as reward and stored the rest.


    ��Hmm, alright. Respected old fox Mourbo, oh my bad, old Sir. You��ve finally expressed sincerity that was long overdue. I��ve just finished a series of intensive battling, and am extremely exhausted. Hence, you can continue further detailed negotiations on the remaining issues with my agent, Mr David Beckham. I confer all authority to him.��


    Old Mourbo��splexion immediately turned pale����causing a blue-skined na''vi to have such aplexion was indeed not an easy feat. Brother ck shed a pitiful nce at the old man, before looking over to the nominal Patriarch, Murru, of the Takji n. Thetter had already congregated with his fellow like-minded peers with fervent and passionate expressions, not having a shred of concern towards matters here.


    As for what that congregation was discussing, one just needed to guess what a bunch of vigorous and thirsty males would talk about when peeping at ravishing female ves they could handpick from.


    ��Ignorant arm-flinging shopkeepers* are indeed the most blissful of individuals.�� Brother ck couldn��t help but sigh.


    (TN: idiom, means individuals who asks others to do work but does nothing himself)


    After Jinkuang��s saliva had sshed against old Mourbo��s face for the fourth time, the curtains finally drew on the bteral negotiations of both parties. Old Mourbo had seemingly aged by 10 years, and his present walking posture was as though he had constipation and diarrhea for 10 days. The following were the advantages acquired from trading those captives:


    [ 1 tier-6 Great Banshee* rider����] (The poor Mourbo had even sold himself. During the remaining period, he would act as Sheyan��s temporary servant and was attached to Jinkuang, with Jinkuang having jurisdiction over him. Of course, he would automatically regain his freedom after Sheyan left this world)


    (TN: *Hybrid between Great Leonopteryx and Mountain Banshee)


    [ 2 ��Soul Crystals�� ]


    [ 20 of the mightiest Takji n archers. ]


    [ Na`vi secret medicine - using it will instantly restore 50% HP. If damage is dealt by Pandora creatures, its healing property would receive an additional 25% (Meaning restoring 75% HP). Cooldown of 8 hours. ]


    Amongst everything, the most valuable would be that ��Na''vi secret medicine��, which was a pleasant surprise harvest to Sheyan. Though this bottled medicine had an 8 hours cooldown, it was an independent entity and didn��t share cooldown periods with other medicines.


    Going deeper into specifics, when facing a formidable opponent; after Sheyan consumes an ��Honorary medicine dosage�� and restores his HP to full, if he encounters another crisis, he would still be able to consume this ��Na`vi secret medicine�� to restore 50% HP, or even 75% based on the situation. If he factored in his party skill ��Gloryheal��, that was equivalent to another bonus life! Such immense significance was simply unimaginable.


    Naturally, a day of crazed celebrations for the Takji n followed this, the group of men started dividing the women. Every nsmen harbored zero concern towards Old Mourbo��s pact of selling out his country. Even Murru himself epted the pact. To him who had fled the battle and abandoned his benefactor, this matter had already gued his heart for a long time and felt he owed Sheyan far too much. Therefore, even if Sheyan desired loads of riches from the Takji n, it was still reasonable.


    Watching the young n fledglings having such a mentality, the old foxes of the Takji n could only sigh piteously; sorrowful that there were no qualified sessors, andmenting over the shallow foresight of their young ones. However, their sighs were soon drowned out by a baffling grand sound - the intertwined sounds of Mosake n captives weeping, and the energetic cheers of young Takji nsmen with raging hormones; such a sound was extremely weird and exotic.


    Yet out of their expectations, when served with two choices of life or death, the majority of captives decided to adhere to new traditions and chose life.


    Every single Mosake captive harboured deep hatred towards Sheyan and the other outsiders, and resolved to never reach apromise with them. Instead, they belonged to the same species as the Takji n, andpromising wouldn��t be so tough to ept. One by one, they were selected and questioned on their decisions. Most of the captives were famished and exhausted, choosing painfully to yield and enlist into a new n; while only a handful abided by unwavering loyalty.


    Although in the end, 7 female and 3 heavily wounded males were executed, that was simply unavoidable. Fortunately, to Sheyan and Reef��s relief, all the children were spared and swore oaths before Mother Nature Eywa - from henceforth, they would be part of the Takji n and have no rtions whatsoever with the Mosake n. They would then be inculcated with certain elementary ideologies, to correct their cannibalism vices.


    *****************


    As time trickled away, Sheyan��s masterminded besiege on the Mosake n had already reached its fourth day.


    During the past four days, not a single Mosake n warrior left their building premises. Hence, the unrivalled sniper, Growth-hunter Mcdh, had no chance to disy his talents.


    ording to their earlier intelligence and deductions, the Mosake n should havepletely depleted their water supply by now, and their food supplies reaching a critical state. However, as for today, theirbat prowess would not be substantially restricted due to hunger or thirst. Until they exceeded a critical point, thebat prowess of the n would then plunge with shocking severity.


    Therefore, it could be said that Sheyan was strictly awaiting in formation today. Instead, the battle he was anticipating did not arrive. At this moment, Sheyan discourteously summoned Old Mourbo. Although the Takji n��s total might was vastly inferior to the Mosake n, Old Mourbo was still a genuine talent;pared to those 13 legendary beast-riders beside Chieftain Cherokee previously, he was not the least bit inferior and could even upy a frontal position. Besides, there was no need to borate on the advantages of aerial superiority.


    Yet after 3 minutes, a greatly terrified Old Mourbo returned while gasping for breath and wiping his non-existent perspiration.


    ��Their defenses arepletely air-tight, I couldn��t see a single thing.��


    Hearing his report, Sheyan furrowed his brows, and his expression turned gloomy. Old Mourbo belonged to a category that would induce headaches in people. He was astute, crafty, treacherous and possessed a daunting might. Although he had been forced to a state of servitude, a negative conduct of cking was still unavoidable. Only during the days prior to this, Sheyan would still disy courtesy to him. Yet with the deadline of returning approaching, Sheyan��s patience had been utterly whittled away.


    He issued a dull re at Old Mourbo and questioned.


    ��If you can truly ascertain the stringent defenses from afar, isn��t your eyesight too excessively powerful.��


    Old Mourbo was feeling indignant in his heart; this one is a dignified and revered Tsahik, and you use me as a scout? Still, he replied with an indifferent tone.


    ��Ah yes, that is what my nsmen praised me for.��


    This ex n patriarch surveyed the outsider before him with his heart. Considering in his heart that he could easily ughter him, and this outsider was a fool to trust others; but also considering that he had in fact, reaped a whole load of benefits from him thus far. More crucially, Old Mourbo had no inkling why he disliked this outsider, and loathed him exceedingly; this human actually attempts in vain to suppress me! Therefore, naturally he was unwilling work hard for this outsider.


    Thinking till here, Old Mourbo even purposefully coughed loudly before spitting his thick phlegm before Sheyan��s foot.

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    <h4>Chapter 448: A slut can naturally pester vilely</h4>


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    He didn��t stop there. After spitting, that old na''vi still nced at Sheyan with a gratified expression; What can you do to me? Chase me away?! This brother wouldn��t wish for anything else.


    Facing Old Mourbo��s provocation, Sheyan peacefully replied.


    ��Since that��s the case, I have nothing else left to say.��


    After speaking, he proceeded to toss everything in front of old Mourbo; the pandora ��Soul crystals�� he acquired from him, the ��Na''vi secret medicine�� and various other goods. It was like throwing away a huge pile of garbage. Old Mourbo was pleased beyond expectations as he witnessed these precious treasures being carelessly dumped before him. Still he ached for these treasures treated like garbage, and until he finally stored everything, he sneered mockingly.


    ��It is wonderful that you don��t want it.��


    Yet at this moment, Sheyan had already retreated into his legion of zerglings, and ordered the vast mass of zerglings to charge towards the east. Old Mourbo was perplexed by this, but a sudden unfathomable fear had sprung up within him. He was suddenly enlightened about something, and hurriedly shouted over.


    ��Oi! The Mosake n is clearly at the west, why are you heading towards the east?��


    By this time, Brother ck who was standing guard by his side smirked in response.


    ��Heading to demand repayment.��


    Old Mourbo replied in astoundment.


    ��What repayment?��


    Brother ck produced a toothpick as hezily scraped against the gaps between his tooth.


    ��Didn��t boss return everything you gave to him?��


    Old Mourbo suddenly felt like those gems in his bosom had be like scorching charcoals; as though his skin had been burnt as he nodded while feeling numb.


    Brother ck then unfolded his hands and bluntly dered.


    ��Then that is settled. Since we��ve terminated our agreement, boss obviously needs to reim the investment he had made in the Takji n. Of course, this doesn��t only include those Mosake n captives you know.��


    ��Right!�� Completely from nowhere, Jinkuang suddenly hopped out from behind Mogensha. Within his hand was a shabby old fashioned calctor, as his fingers rattled nimbly against its buttons.


    ��A total of 179 captives, 84 tons of beast meat, 117 leather, 62 tubes of alcohol, 8 stic bags, 2 toothbrushes. Of course, not forgetting psychological damages, the loss of youth, child support payment, individual tax, interest and so on. Counting withpounded 8-14 returns, this is indeed ratherplicated.��


    The facial muscles of Old Mourbo twitched incessantly, as he couldn��t resist the impulse to roar furiously.


    ��How the hell is it so much?��


    Mogensha batted a look at him, and coldly refuted.


    ��Honorable Tsahik, that is truly how much you owe us. Oh right, Mr Jinkuang, you forgot to count in another thing.��


    Jinkuang was startled, and released a piercing squawk.


    ��How is that possible? How can it be that I��ve shortchanged on something!! To me, it is impossible for such a far-fetched and novice mistake to ur!��


    Mogensha nced towards Old Mourbo with malicious intent.


    ��Before this old thing encountered us, his son was a good-for-nothing crippled! Thus, there is still 2 legs!��


    Jinkuang cusped his face as he released an exaggerated yell.


    ��My friend, how can we possibly reim legs that already grows on the body?��


    Mogensha suggested aloofly.


    ��How do we get drumsticks? Obviously, by chopping it off. Boss mentioned before, to idiots that abandon their benefactors after achieving their goals, logic shouldn��t be used on them. If they dare to discount even a gram of meat, two grams of flesh will be carved out from Takji nsmen aspensation!��


    Listening to the staged dialogue of the two wretched individuals, Old Mourbo��s eyes shed with a sinister glint. Beneath his waist, his pure ck Great Banshee could also sense its master��s emotions, as it pped his wings furiously and roared! Such a sensation was as coercive as a precipitous ridge that was on the verge of copse. It was obvious, the killing intent of this old man had been triggered.


    Instead, Mogensha nted his lips, and strode forward widely. Clutching onto the barrel of his Golden AK, he easily twisted his rifle and viciously mmed its butt against old Mourbo��s face! Mogensha had used such ferocity, that blood trickled out from old Mourbo��s nose and stars appeared in his vision!


    Old Mourbo had utterly not anticipated such a ridiculous turn of events. In this moment, he could feel blood rushing towards his head, as he howled crazily; intending to act out. Instead, Mogensha spat a constion phlegm towards him, staring at him with disdain and contempt.


    ��Old fart, I can see that greed has blinded you that you can��t even see fundamental rationality. Who do you think you are, whenpared to Cherokee? Can the Takji npare with the Mosake n? Look at them, they had been beaten up like dogs with tails between their legs, cowering inside the Windstone Hignd for fear of leaving! Even your bullsheet Mother Nature Eywa couldn��t deal with us. You have the nerve to destroy the bridge after crossing the river?��


    When Brother ck spoke till here, he repeatedly pped his rifle butt against old Mourbo��s face.


    ��Let me tell you. If you dare to touch a single strand of hair on my head (Mogensha is bald��), then the Takji n will lose one member! If I lose a single drop of blood, blood will flow from the entire Takji n!��


    Pressing onto his bone-de across his chest, old Mourbo��s hands turned rigid and his countenance drastically turned distressed. His mind was totally nk, as he shivered violently from head to toe. Even though Mogensha could easily be decimated by himself and his mighty banshee������even though Mogensha continued humiliating him by pping his face with the rifle butt, he could not make a single retaliation. He dared not make a single retaliation!!!


    Mogensha looked as though he was tremendously pleased with the reaction of this wily old fox. After a brief pause, he issued.


    ��Before he left temporarily, boss mentioned that he was merely mobilizing a feint, observing if withdrawing the pressure away is able to lure the Mosake n out. However, if he doesn��t gain a single first-hand information about the internal affairs of the Mosake n within 20 minutes, then his feint would shift towards demanding repayment from the Takji n.��


    After a while, old Mourbo shut his eyes. His expression blended with anger and anxiety, before gradually bing stupefied. Following that, he bluntly knelt to the ground, before prostrating himself as he kissed Mogensha��s shoe. Then, he proimed emotionlessly.


    ��You will very swiftly receive what you desire, my master.��


    After finishing, old Mourbo once again handed over everything that he had kept previously, before leaping up his beloved Great Banshee; pping its wings, it soared away. This time, old Mourbo only returned after spending 10 minutes. However, when he dismounted from his Great Banshee, he directly slumped to the ground and fainted.


    One could vividly see an immensely terrifying wound across Mourbo��s thigh, as though he had been wed by a massive beast. A strip of flesh had been forcefully ripped out, as blood spewed forth like a hot spring.


    Even his mount screeched mournfully as it fluttered is wings incessantly; 3-4 long arrows had pierced deep into its body. If not for the indomitable might of this ck Great Banshee, those few arrows could have been sufficient to im its life!


    Though the Mosake n did not possess high speed mobility and strength of aerial forces, its anti-air capabilities was still exceptionally potent, and wouldn��t tolerate aerial forces from scorning them!


    Witnessing this scene, Mogensha frowned. By this time, Sheyan had already rushed back, and after realizing that old Mourbo had earnestly toiled with his life at stake, he didn��t proceed to urge him. Fortunately, their human treatments had a much more effective standard aspared to the na''vis, and were able to rapidly treat and bandage old Mourbo up. That old man was truly redoubtable, and woke up after a brief while. Then, he struggled to kneel and kiss Sheyan��s feet, before he divulged systematically and in full detail.


    ��I reckon the Mosake n can hold on for an extremely long while. They onlyck food supplies, but they��ve begun ughtering those injured nsmen and their tamed beasts for food.��


    Upon hearing such a news, Reef couldn��t help but ask.


    ��Is Cherokee not afraid of inciting an internal strife?��


    Old Mourbo replied nkly.


    ��Everyone would transfer their animosity towards us instead, bing more unified over the blood and flesh of theirrades������still, this is something I��ve heard from the old patriarch. What I saw and heard instead, were some resistance and great weeping.��


    Sheyan nodded, as he pondered briefly before turning around to leave.


    *************


    Night descended once again.


    Sheyan andpany were presently residing within a nearby forest of the Windstone Hignd. The arachnid overlords shuttled around the skies round the clock. These tireless creatures were indeed the best sentinels and eyes for them, even a bird wouldn��t escape their eyes. Thus, Sheyan and the rest boldly encamped inside the forest, and did not arrange for any security.


    The Takji nsmen had grown up with the jungle, and casually gathered several unremarkable looking vegetation to cover a bonfire; allowing faint, insipid white fumes to fumigate out, causing the total disappearance of pesky blood sucking insects. With them participating in this skirmish, Sheyan and the rest became more at ease, digging into the sleeping bags within their tent as they quickly fell asleep. They understood, sooner orter, a massive gruelling battle would transpire. Therefore, everyone did their utmost to rest, preserving and nurturing back their spirits; intending to wee the uing bitter battle at their optimal state.


    Yet this very night, Sheyan was suffering from insomnia. He had been contemting over a problem regarding the Mosake n. Due to them having infiltrated the Mosake n��s metropolis once, Sheyan was exceedingly clear on the ��easily guarded, hard to attack�� terrain of the ce. Hence, if Cherokee really hardened his heart, and devoured his nsmen for food; this would surely be a thorny problem. To him, he wasn��t confident that mobilizing a massive invasion by the zerglings would be sessful. Moreover, the time duration they had left in this world was bing increasingly limited.


    The night of Pandora wasn��t dark at all. With myriads of bioluminescent vegetation, it imposed a hazy perception of indistinct beauty. Sheyan understood this logic - if he were to encounter a certain difficulty, he wouldn��t reveal it to hisrades only until absolutely essential. If not, it would impair his current authority, demoralize them and cause them to panic internally.

 Chapter 449: Wild tail twisting slaughter!

    <h4>Chapter 449: Wild tail twisting ughter!</h4>


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    Because of matters troubling his heart, Shyan purposefully avoided the encampment the rest were residing in. Instead, he headed out for a stroll around the surroundings, bitterly contemting on gaps that he could exploit. At present, hisplete inability to decipher Chieftain Cherokee��s w was his greatest headache. This was the toughest issue, besides, the ultimate goal of this mission was to y him. Know thyself and thy enemy, and one will never be defeated; the currentck of knowledge regarding the Mosake n��s internal affairs, was one of the reasons Sheyan couldn��te to a resolution.


    Suddenly at this instant, Sheyan felt a burning sensation overwhelm his back, as though a huge blistering hot chunk of molten iron had scraped speedily across his back; before finally extending towards his entire body! Right now, Sheyan could be hailed as a veteran in battle, yet he couldn��t stop himself from breaking out in cold sweat. What kind of assault was this, to actually epass his entire body!!


    He spun round fiercely, realizing that this forest was emitting a sensation of sentience in the dark of night! The towering trees were swaying, with binding vines bobbling between the trees. Within a second, Sheyan noticed an abrupt shadow fleeing in disarray. Only now did he discover, the tree vines were mixed with several astonishingly thick and slender shadows; like indescribable spirit snakes. At this instant, the tentacle-like shadow hissed as it tore through the air and jolted towards Sheyan.


    Upon seeing that shadow jolting towards him with such pace, Sheyan knew he could not evade it. Anyway, his current HP and defence was impressive, and he clenched his teeth while blocking his front with both hands! If this sneak assault could directly sink him into near-death state, that would be too absurd. Thus, he had no notions of fighting to the death; at most, after being whipped and sent flying, he would borrow the force to escape. As long as he could create a buffer of a dozen plus seconds, he would definitely be able to call for aid.


    Instead, when that long shadowshed against Sheyan��s body, it coiled consecutively in midair with unparalleled deftness; momentarily, it tightly constrict Sheyan! After this ck shadow had bound him, Sheyan finally realized its skin surface was supremely rough, and discharged a fishy odour that assailed his nose. However, Sheyan could feel wild surges of volcanic like strength hidden beneath the flesh of its epidermis!


    [ You received a surprise attack from an unknown creature. ]


    [ Unknown creature ability ��Wild Tail Twisting-ughter�� - constricts your mobility and continually drain away your health! ]


    [ As quickly as possible, extricate yourself from this state. Once your health plunges beneath a certain degree, negative buffs of bone fractures, suffocation, and blood loss will surface. ]


    Following that ��Wild tail�� rapidly contracting in, a massive force emanated out from its interior. Sheyan struggled to break free, but discovered he didn��t possess the strength to do so! His face rapidly flushed with red, only to feel the bones within his body echoing with creaks.


    During the first few seconds of being constricted, Sheyan felt that though he was entrapped, he could still withstand the binding force. Instead, he had no clue about the killing danger it contained, the ruthlessness it concealed!


    After the ��Wild tail�� had bounded his waist, though its contracting strength wasn��t very immense, it persisted without a shred of ck. It wasn��t false that Sheyan was a contestant, but he was ultimately still a human; definitely needing to gasp for breath! When a human breathes in, his lungs would expand and his chest pump forward. Yet once he breathed out, his lungs would shrink in and his chest wouldpress down. Seizing that opportunity, that rightly constricting ��Wild tail�� immediately besieged him and tightened!


    After 2-3 gasps of breath, the horrifying tail had already contracted 3 times, and Sheyan could instantly feel his breath sealing up as he began choking. Borrowing the breathing mechanism of a human, that tail contracted gradually, one bit at a time. Undoubtedly, if this situation were to persist, the Sheyan��s fate could be predicted -


    Breathing would obviously be more challenging, and finally his lungs would be totallypressed and cave in; not permitting a single air in nor out his body. At present, the pain was secondary, the terrifying perception of being suffocated to death was now his primary governing thought!


    In this instant, Sheyan��s mind immediately shed with only one notion - to endure against this terrifying tail, the deciding factor wouldn��t be how much HP he had, but his strength! A strength that could resist this tail!


    In a split second, a ring glimmer sparkled from Sheyan��s neck, while he directly employed a ��Strength gene-mix�� from his nightmare realm interspatial storage! His peak 49 points of strength resurfaced again, and instantly managed to stabilize the situation. In a blink of an eye, a Takji warrior had discovered an abnormalmotion and had rushed over. Sheyan was about to shout out a warning, but his breath was immediately stifled by the suppression over his chest.


    After running a few steps forward, yet another terrifying long tail bolted out and tightly coiled around that Takji warrior. The Takji warrior wrestled as he swung his legs, while kicking haphazardly around. Strength had always been the shoring of na''vi warriors. Pop! In a sh, a burst echoed out from his slender long body, like a chestnut being fried! That was the oppressive fracture of his bones sumbing to such otherworldly pressure!


    Nevertheless, that na''vi warrior��s desire to live propelled himself to gasp for breath. Except, his fractured rib had pierced his lungs, and his nostrils were jammed with gushing blood. Trying his utmost to struggle, his eye sockets suddenly ruptured as all it could see was ripples of blood red!


    Crying for help from the bottom of his heart, that na''vi began convulsing before death��s door; his face was already bloated with bodily fluids. Still, that ��Wild tail�� remained callously tightening, as mangled innards came belching out from his throat; blood and fluids sttering noisily onto the ground.


    Meanwhile, Sheyan caught sight of speckles of emerald glows radiating from within the dark forest. Stabilizing his breath, he carefully directed his attention towards those glows; immediately realizing that they were a pair of diabolical eyes, currently eyeing its prey. He knew instantly that it was shockingly, the source of these ��Wild tails�� - a group of Wild-tail beasts. A gaze cruised through Sheyan��s body, emanating an utterly diforting sensation; as though a corpse��s icy moist fingers were viting his body.


    Presently, Sheyan noticed that apart from the Wild-tail beast��s exceptional long tail, its back was patterned with twoyers of scale ridges; like a hybrid between a lizard an an alligator. Its first impression was that of a herculean tyrant like alligator. However, its nimbleness and stealth could match a lizard when traversing through the forest. In the dark of night, it travelled as though it was a fish in the water; not emitting a single sound.


    Sheyan��s constion came in the form of the Wild-tail beast��s t mouth, which was analogous to a lizard. asionally, it would puff out divided red fogs of breath from its snout, revealing its scarlet tongue which carried a trace of revolting fishy stench. Thick murky saliva dripped down from the cracks of its tooth, and sshed to the ground. From its exterior, one could infer that its mouth didn��t possess powerful tearing strength. If not, it would��ve mimicked an alligator, and toss Sheyan into its mouth after coiling him; before ttening everything on a whimper.


    In actual fact, when a Wild-tail beast employed its tail to make a killing, it was inevitably required to summon forth all its bodily strength; bing totally incapable of executing other movements. When it manages to kill its prey, it wouldn��t directly proceed to feast, but wait for the corpse to decay till a certain rate. When flesh became loosened, then it wouldmence its meal; a scavenger that resembled a hyena.


    After realizing this fact, Sheyan��s heart finally calmed down. Even though he couldn��t release a single sound, he was still able to transmit a message through the party channel to Mogensha and Reef. Moreover, the nearby zerglings could also rush to his aid. At most, he needed to endure for a few dozens of seconds.


    However, he suddenly sensed a weird fluctuation within that Wild-tail beast��s gaze. It was a stark contrast from an avaricious hunger that a predator would have when capturing its prey. Instead, its gaze was brimming with spite and hostility! Such a sensation, practically contained a vour of ��either you die, or I perish��!


    ��Those few Wild-tail beast is actually capable of concealing themselves, and specifically ambushing me; this is definitely something extremely peculiar.�� With that thought in mind, an outrageous notion emerged in Sheyan��s heart.


    ��Could it be, that thing is Cherokee?��


    Yet at this moment, an iparably muffled gunshot rumbled abruptly into the air! A ringing sound filtered by a silencer, which caused one to involuntarily think of a thick iron hammer smashing against a human skull. A gust of dense chilliness covered the entire battlefield! In merely this one second, those savage pair of emerald eyes ring at Sheyan was extinguished.


    An insanely lethal bullet had drilled between those eyes instantaneously, before splitting the skull of that Wild-tail beast by half! Blood, bone fragments, and brain sap poured out fanatically!


    The deadly might of that bullet was tremendous,pletely surmounting all imaginations. That Wild-tail beast was stuck flying 5-6 metres away, crashing as it rolled several rounds and struggled frantically. Before its imminent death, its ��Wild tail�� swept around unceasingly, toppling down trees as it exhibited a final disy of astounding strength!


    Meanwhile, Sheyan had seized that instance where that beast had suffered a severe blow, and escaped the bindings of its ��Wild tail��. He somersaulted to the side, and sessfully took cover behind arge tree.


    Another 2 Wild-tail beasts frantically crept forward with their wriggly bodies, as they surveyed their surroundings with wrathful eyes. Instead, their vision only met with darkness and vegetation; devoid of a hint of a hidden aggressor. The miserable howls of theirrade continued to reverberate through the atmosphere, alongside the reeking stench of blood and smoke.


    The aggressor responsible for such a breathtaking gunshot, was obviously that invincible Growth-hunter, Mcdh! After forbearing patiently thus far, he finally assumed the position of a hero!

 Chapter 450: An interaction

    <h4>Chapter 450: An interaction</h4>


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    Yet when those two Wild-tail beasts had lost sight of their target, Sheyan leapt down from the cover of his tree, and pretended to flee frically!


    The remaining 2 Wild-tail beast immediately abandoned their injuredrade, and pursued manically without hesitation! They scurried forward like a snake roving through water, and wriggled nimbly without a sound of warning. The two massively dreadful beast scuttled through the forest, without causing a hint ofmotion.


    Yet after chasing for 50 metres, they halted their footsteps.


    They could hear rustling sounds transmitting from all four corners of the forest. The sounds were concentrated and subtle; like light drizzles or silkworms crunching on leaves. The boundless sounds gradually fused into one from a distance, and was rushing towards them from all four sides. Very quickly, twinkles of red glows infiltrated the darkness of the forest, neat and tidily juxtaposed beside each other. One quick glimpse would reveal a menacing tranquility, that of a readied army fleet.


    Sprinting ahead at this moment, Sheyan paused his footsteps and turned to gaze coldly at the two formidable wild beast. Only now, those 2 Wild-tail beast could no longer pursue him.


    Because, they were currently encircled by an appalling legion of zerglings. The encirclement was so concentrated, that not even the bellowing wind could prate through.


    In the perspective of the two formidable wild beast, a zergling was akin to the lowest tier of existence in their food chain. Yet when such fearless and vicious creatures formed into an undying horde, it was virtually a hellish nightmare to any creature!


    Sheyan lifted his chin as the horde of ferocious zerglings swarmed forward unanimously!


    5 minutester. A Wild-tail beast was reduced to a pile of bones, while dozens of zerglings were still scrambling over the other Wild-tail beast; with sorrowful howls squeezing out from beneath. Right now, the injured old Mourbo had also hastily arrived. Upon sighting thest Wild-tail beast struggling at death��s door underneath the crazed rummaging of the zerglings, he gazed paused and turned serious. Suddenly, his face exposed a frightful expression, then into amazement, sorrow and finally bewilderment. He then eximed in the na''vi tongue.


    ��Yimutata?


    The severely wounded beast jolted with shock upon hearing old Mourbo��s exmation, allowing the zerglings to unobstructedly tear its body asunder. Sheyan��s gaze flickered as he instantlymanded the zerglings to halt their scavenging. Besides, that beast was already a meat on the chopping board, there was absolutely no way it could escape his clutches.


    All along, Sheyan felt as though there was something fishy about this sudden ambush by weird beasts. Under normal circumstances, wild creatures would maintain a respectful distance when catching the scent of innumerable arachnids present; the underlying message of ludicrous ruthlessness was not something they wanted to trifle with. Instead, why had those 3 weird beasts dared tounch a sneak attack on himself? That itself indicated a rich conspiracy! If Sheyan could unveil the truth; at least, he wouldn��t follow the track of an overturned card in the future.


    After identifying what seemed like an acquaintance, old Mourbo became emotionally stirred. Nevertheless, the thick and ck heart of that old thing prompted him to proceed cautiously, unwilling to joke around with his life. One Na''vi and one beast interacted ambiguously for a good long while, but the gap between him and that Wild-tail beast grew increasingly wider. With every exchange of words, he inched several centimetres back; appearing as though he was fearing a sudden counterattack by the enemy������fortunately, the life force of that Wild-tail beast was outstandingly obstinate. Though its blood dyed the ground around it, it exhibited no indications of breathing itsst.


    Finally, after an exorbitantly long interaction, when Sheyan��s patience had nearly run out, old Mourbo finally straightened himself as he breathed in deeply. Then, as though he was about to virtuously face death with equanimity, he issued with a solemn tone.


    ��You over there, go link up!��


    Concurrently while he uttered ��you over there, go link up��, his finger pointed towards a startled nsmen nearby����


    Without an exception, everyone nearby remained silent. Unknown when, even Jinkuang had had randomly bounced out as he shook his head and yelled out, ��shameless!��


    Startled for a second by old Mourbo��s suddenmand, that na''vi immediately nodded. Truthfully speaking, amongst the na''vi race, there wasn��t the usual practice of subordinates imitating their superior��s vices. Yet, after being ordered, that Takji nsman very courageously and willingly acknowledged. Firstly, he hugged thepanion beside him, as they mutually kissed each other��s cheeks. Then, he pulled out his bone-de from its scabbard across his chest, as he treaded forward with great precaution. As for that Wild-tail beast, it remained totally motionless, and maintained its appearance of dying.


    That Takji nsman turned his head back, and casted a doubted gaze at old Mourbo. Mourbo immediately stretched his hand forth, and gestured to the back of his head. Originally, Sheyan had no clue what their gestures meant, but he quickly recalled something he had forgotten - most creatures of Pandora would possess a ��USB slot��, also known as their neural link. By mutually connecting each other��s ��slot��, both parties could directly establish a spiritual connection����


    (Author��s note: No choice, I could only think of ��USB slot�� as the closest depiction����for those that do not understand, watching the movie would reveal what you need to know, hoho)


    Sheyan watched on as the Takji nsman linked his ��braids�� with the feelers on the Wild-tail beast��s head. Initially, there wasn��t any reaction from him, but closely following that, his face gradually revealed an utterly frightened bearing; waving his hands frantically, as though he was trying to chase away a horrifying projection that he couldn��t resist. Soon, hisplexion turned lifeless and he finally shut his eyes.


    When that Takji nsman had reopened his eyes, one could vividly notice his pupils had seemingly vanished. In its ce, was a deep, bottomless pit of darkness. Even his voice had metamorphosed into a deep downcasted tone.


    ��It has been so many years, yet, you��re still the same coward that fears death, Mourbo.��


    Old Mourbo snorted in response.


    ��Yimutata, if you��re just here to spout nonsense, then you can just leave the body of my nsman.��


    Instead, Yimutata shifted his attention to Sheyan, scanning him briefly before speaking unhurriedly.


    ��I really couldn��t have expected; such a puny bunch of outsiders like you, can actually force our Mosake n to such desperate extents!��


    Sheyan replied indifferently.


    ��The greatest form of power has its origins in wisdom, not strength, sharp des nor ivory fangs.��


    Yimutata hung down his gaze, pausing slightly before continuing.


    ��What is it you desire, to cease this destruction and massacre?��


    Sheyanposedly answered.


    ��Enough blood had been shed. Most of your nsmen that I��ve captured aren��t dead, but have been annexed into the Takji n. I will only leave once Cherokee dies.��


    Yimutataughed despondently before replying.


    ��That is impossible. Regardless of prestige or might, Cherokee isn��t someone we can defy!��


    Sheyan questioned mysteriously.


    ��Who needs you to defy him? Cherokee��s life is mine! Your legs belong to yourself, don��t tell me fleeing also requires you to contend against him?��


    Yimutata muttered.


    ��What you��re implying is����you wouldn��t prevent us from leaving?��


    Sheyan nodded in response.


    ��That��s correct! Myrade was devoured alive by the Mosake n, but everything stems from the sins of your Chieftain, Cherokee. Now that enough blood had been shed by the Mosake n, I do not wish for anymore innocent lives to perish. As long as it isn��t Cherokee escaping, then I wouldn��t bother. After I execute him, there wouldn��t be a problem if you wish to return to the Windstone Hignd.��


    Nevertheless, Yimutata still nursed several doubts and questioned.


    ��How can I trust your words?��


    Sheyan chuckled, as his following speech contained a current of loftiness.


    ��First, I have no need to deceive you. Even with your n around, I can still finish off Cherokee. Secondly, if you really don��t believe me, you can ask old Mourbo here, when have I lied before? The Takji n attaining the protection of a Toruk Makto totem, and old Mourbo��s son restoring both legs; haven��t I masterminded both significant events?��


    ��What?!!! You actually managed to aplish such deeds?�� Upon hearing Sheyan��s lofty statement, even the apathetic looking Yimutata disyed a sudden emotional fluctuation. He couldn��t help but nce towards old Mourbo. ��Are his words true? Do you dare to swear upon the soul of your deceased wife?��


    Old Mourbo peeked at Sheyan, his eyes filled with a certainplication.


    ��I swear before our Na''vi goddess Eywa, these matters are indeed true. If not, my wife��s soul will find no rest under the abyss of this world.��


    Yimutata nodded and returned his attention to Sheyan.


    ��I truly wish you are an outsider who honours his words.��


    Sheyan suddenly inquired.


    ��By possessing the body of that wild beast and na''vi, what do you have to pay in return?��


    Yimutata very bluntly replied.


    ��Life. Everytime I possess a new body, I sacrifice 5 years of my life!��


    Following that, he sat down and inclined his head against a tree, before humming a soft melody; a melody carrying a trace of grieve and gentleness. As his humming gradually faded, he shut his eyes; retaining a peaceful and auspicious appearance. After a brief while, that na''vi suddenly sprung out and screamed loudly.


    ��The Tree of Souls in the water! The Tree of Souls in the water!��


    While that youngd screamed, his entire body trembled acutely, with white foam exuding from the corner of his lips; only recovering his mental state after a long while. Undoubtedly, the soul of that courageous youngd had returned to its shell. Sheyan then examined that Wild-tail beast, which was inevitably and thoroughly dead by now.


    Going back to that Wild-tail beast that Mcdh had sniped, it should��ve merely sustained a heavy injury but not sufficient to die. Instead, itid rigid where it was, and looked rather bewildered. Nheless, the meat of such wild beasts were favoured by the arachnid race. The pack of zerglings couldn��t bear to devour it, but searched for an overlord that helped to transport it to their big brother ckthorn.

 Chapter 451: Arising inner dissention

    <h4>Chapter 451: Arising inner dissention</h4>


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    Meanwhile, old Mourbo had proceeded to support that young Takjid, and offered him a mouth of intense alcohol. After allowing him to chew on grass medicines, he finally managed to pacify his condition. Yet after inquiring about what he had seen, that youngd only stared nkly, and repeatedly emphasised the phrase - ��the Tree of Souls in the water��.


    After interrogating him for a few times, Sheyan then injected this miserable warrior with a tranquilizer; allowing him to rest. Following that, he called old Mourbo over.


    ��The recent situation was extremely strange. Are you able to tell me, why the soul of your old friend can control such a frightening wild beast to assault us? And how he could temporarily possess your nsman��s body? Because this goes to show, the possibility of you and your nsmen being possessed to assassinate us cannot be excluded!��


    Old Mourbo adopted a gloomy countenance, as he carefully pondered for a long time before answering.


    ��Your honor, I can only speak purely from my spection.��


    Listening to old Mourbo��s words, Sheyan nodded gently. No doubt, after hammering a warning into this old brat, he evidently became more reliable in his taskings.


    ��Please tell.��


    Old Mourbo earnestly suggested.


    ��In the past, I had witnessed a Grand Mother Tashik casting a divine art. Speaking of this, your honor, you may recognize her as well; that Tsahik is the mother of the dragon��s daughter, Mo`at. She was deeply doted on by Mother Nature Eywa.��


    ��During that time, the bravest warrior of her n had suffered a fatal injury, and her n was on the verge of desperate straits. That Tsahik then casted that divine art, and transferred the soul of that invincible warrior into the body of a spiritual beast (Mountain Banshee); transmigrating him into a wild beast to continuemanding the n into battle!��


    ��Experiencing such a miracle, the morale of the n warriors was greatly boosted and they sessfully repelled the enemy. Afterwards, she transferred his soul back into his original body. Proceeding that, that warrior managed to progress and eventually became a venerable Toruk Makto; which was reckoned to be deeply rted to his experience inside that spiritual beast.��


    Sheyan listened attentively while he deliberated. Old Mourbo then continued.


    ��Furthermore, during the fourth month of pregnancy, our na''vi females would have to pay a visit to the Tree of Souls, and beseech Nature Goddess to bestow a soul unto their child. Moreover, before Cherokee��s fall from grace, he was also a dominant Eywa Tsahik. Therefore, I can scarcely confirm there��s a possibility of him essing that powerful ��Soul Transmigration Divine Art����������


    After hearing Mourbo��s ount, Sheyan suddenly recalled several analogous scenes of the original movie storyline; moreover, it was two scenes. The first time happened when Jake Sully had attained his identity as a Toruk Makto; where he pleaded with the Omaticaya n to treat the gravely wounded Doctor Grace, transmigrating her soul into an avatar body. The second scene was the ending, where the main lead forsook his humanity to be a na''vi����


    No wonder. It was indeed far-fetched to imagine that Eywa was so omniscient and omnipotent, and could foresee the main lead needing to be one with his avatar body; thereby imparting such a divine art to Tsahik Mo`at a long long time ago, allowing her to specially employ it to transmigrate a human soul into an avatar body. Moreover, the Omaticaya n members appeared to be rather familiar with such a process, being able to unanimously and skillfully conform with Tsahik Mo`at in casting her divine art; even her incantations offered not a shred of error.


    Thus, the only reasonable exnation for that, was that the ��Soul Transmigration Divine Art�� was all along in existence! This fully justified the validity of old Mourbo��s words. However, this would pose another problem���� Since the Mosake n had degenerated into a corrupted n, losing the favour of the Nature Goddess, how was Cherokee still able to aplish such a feat?


    The current Mourbo was also deeply worried at heart.


    ��With Cherokee casting such an ability, it seems like he should be able to allow souls to possess beast from afar; controlling their actions, while still allowing the souls to return safely after the wild beast��s demise. That itself is already very identical to Mother Nature Eywa��s divine art, and isn��t inferior in any aspects! But the specifics of how he can aplish this, is something I cannot fathom.��


    Sheyan crooked his finger as he tapped against the tree beside him. For some unknown reason, he suddenly reminisced over the deranged act of muttering to himself by that Takji youngd. After establishing ties throughout several vital points, it further confirmed the truth of Sheyan��s earlier conjecture.


    ��The Tree of Souls in the water����if that��s really the case, then there��s still a chance.��


    After figuring out this problem, Sheyan released a long exhtion as most of his inner apprehension had been eliminated. Why had he taken a stroll in the middle of the night without sleeping, that was obviously due to his anxiousness over theck of information about the internal state of the Mosake n. Instead, after an engagement with Yimutata, he finally understood that the Mosake n was simrly unstable internally.


    Perhaps initially, the Mosake n would��ve banded together due to their rival��s cruelty. This information could be inferred through Sheyan��s previous encounters with them.


    Yet, state of affairs were everchanging. There is a phrase - loose change is easily shared, while riches difficult. With the Mosake n enhancing in influence throughout the years, they inexplicably became the overlords of this region. After living suchfortable lives, it would naturally sap away the fighting spirit and valor of most individuals. Especially, when one experienced an overwhelmingly crushing defeat after living in that state.


    Therefore, even if Cherokee didn��t change, it didn��t mean others wouldn��t change! Hence, it wasn��t hard to deduce that with such tremendous pressure ced on them by Sheyan, there should be distinct cracks surfacing within the Mosake n.


    Of course, there was a possibility of swindling by Yimutata, that his words were false. Sheyan had long considered this factor! No doubt, such a ��Soul Transmigration Divine Art�� would impose harsh casting criterias. If not, why would there be only 3 possessed wild beast in this sneak assault? Furthermore, the spell subject would have to incur a tremendous price. When Yimutata had mentioned ��sacrificing 5 years of his life with every body possession��, that would surely not be false. That was a fact that old Mourbo simrly agreed on.


    Therefore, this sole fact that Cherokee was driven to such desperate actions of assassinations, sufficed for Sheyan to determine one fact - That malicious wily old fox had definitely sensed discord and restlessness amongst his ranks, therefore, his heart became flustered.


    On the contrary, if it was truly like what old Mourbo had described earlier - ��bing more unified over the flesh and blood of theirrades��, then Cherokee could��ve simply coup themselves up in their nest; wasting themselves to death rather than stepping out! Why would he exhaust such an immense price (5 years of life) to run out in bid of an assasination? There wasn��t even a huge chance of sess; could it be their brains had spoilt, and resented themselves for living too long?


    *************


    During the following two days, serenity ensued just like the past few days. By this time, both Mogensha and Reef started feeling slightly nervous, slowly believing that Yimutata had truly resorted to deceit to prolong their survival; dragging out precious time for their n. Yet, during the afternoon of the 6th day of their besieging, when the scorching sun was at its peak, their painstakingly anticipated event finally urred - Discovered by the nearest overlord lingering nearby the Mosake n, arge pack of Mosake na''vi nsmen had charged out. Furthermore, they were currently being pursued by mutual nsmen, and an intensified battle had broke out between both sides!


    Sheyan immediately boarded an overlord to to inspect the situation for himself. Of course by now, Mourbo had adorned his war armour, having been hammered previously, he no longer ckened off. The Mosake n��s disadvantage resided in its utter absence of aerial influence, which allowed Sheyan to swiftly survey the specifics of the current battling. It appeared as if the Mosake n had indeed been gued by internal strife.


    Sheyan pondered for a moment, before dispatching 400 zerglings to to be airboned into the battlefield; providing cover for Yimutata��s group to escape.


    In this manner, even if the enemy was covertly injuring themselves to fuel his confidence, Sheyan wouldn��t need to fear. Based on the reproductive capabilities of the ckthorn tribe, replenishing 400 zerglings would only require 20 minutes; and another half an hour to transport them here with the overlords. Moreover, Sheyan��s possession of a thousand over zerglings was sufficient to deal with the Mosake n until reinforcements arrive. Once the Mosake n was beaten to retreat, without ack of aerial presence, it was impossible for the Mosake n to break away from the overlord��s shadow like tailing!


    In actual fact, there wasn��t much to this ploy. With the mobilization of 400 zerglings, they could at least hinder the pursuing na''vis behind; earning possibly 10 minutes of buffer for the na''vi nsmen ahead to escape! After the pursuing na''vi realized things weren��t in ordance to their favour, they withdrew back into their buildings.


    *********************************************************************


    Under Sheyan��s instigation, old Mourbo took charge personally. Along with the trump of the thousand over zerglings, they carefully inspected the Mosake nsmen that had escaped. After affirming that Cherokee wasn��t part of them, they straightforwardly released them to leave.


    Of course, overlords were still dispatched to monitor those freed na''vi nsmen, guaranteeing that they wouldn��t seize this opportunity for a sudden thrust against Sheyan and the rest; capturing the king before capturing the thieves*. Either that or harbouring ideas of orchestrating an exterior and interior pincer assault. Sheyan��s shrewd thinking would absolutely disallow them from such reckless deception!


    (TN: *idiom, meaning capturing the mastermind (vital point) to cause the defeat of the opponent)


    Nevertheless, those Mosake nsmen appeared exceedingly exhausted mentally and physically. Besides, having been besieged for those few days, the threat of being cannibalized for food had ced immense pressure onto them. Hence, though Sheyan had granted their freedom, the majority of them would rather pledge allegiance to the Takji n; forsaking their identities as corrupted nsmen, reuniting into the embrace of Mother Nature Eywa. Thus, such a conduct eliminated any other unusual possibilities.


    When night descended, anotherrge flock of Mosake nsmen fled out again; this time led by Yimutata. Therefore upon careful considerations, after experiencing two batches of turncoats, the amount of Mosake n turncoats had exceeded the amounts of loyal retainers. However, from henceforth, Sheyan could no longer probe further into the internal affairs of the Mosake n/ Yimutata then exerted that since they had renounced their own faith, if they proceeded to further divulge intelligence, that would essentially be forsaking their own souls. If Sheyan remained bent onpelling information out of them, they would rather die.


    In view that he presently possessed sufficient cannon fodder, and the current state waspletely within his grasp; simrly pricked by his own conscience, Sheyan was reluctant to go overboard andpel information from them. Besides, he still required the Takji n to serve his personal purpose.

 Chapter 452: A comprehensive skirmish

    <h4>Chapter 452: Aprehensive skirmish</h4>


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    Time swiftly flew by, and yet another 2 days had psed. In total, the Windstone Hignd had been besieged for 8 days.


    In view of the precedent that Mosake nsmen could possess powerful wild beasts from afar. amd undertake stealthy assassination attempts, Sheyan and the rest upheld exceptionally strict precautions. Anytime and anywhere, there would be several hundreds of zergling patrolling around them.


    Furthermore, old Mourbo was a Tsahik of Mother Nature Eywa, and could easily deduce the abnormalities of a possessed wild beast. As such, Sheyan left him by his side all the time as well.


    Within the past 48 hours, yet another 17 Mosake nsmen had managed to escape. They were undoubtedly extremely fortunate. Due to the lower headcount of nsmen left, and with Chieftain Cherokee raising his vignce, any nsmen that attempted to flee had mostly been executed. Their corpses would then be stored as food, and amongst which, included one of the legendary beast-rider.


    After acquiring that information, Sheyan began centralizing his military forces,ying out a reserve-duty division of 800 zerglings as a surroundingyer of defense. The remaining thousand zerglings were segregated into 5 battalions, with 200 zerglingsprising each battalion. Anymore would be inly delivering them to die with the narrow battling terrain. In intervals of 20 minutes, he dispatched a battalion to siege the Mosake n fort.


    Although each battalion of zerglings was totally obliterated within every 20 minute interval, after the 1000 zerglings had concluded their assaults, a 100 minutes had fully psed. Within this 100 minutes, the ckthorn tribe back at the Triangle Shoals had already replenished at least 600 zerglings, and dispatched them back here. In addition to the defending division of 800 zerglings, there were still 1,400 mobilizable zerglings still within his control. Thus, Sheyan had no qualms about the Mosake nunching any counterattack.


    More crucially, at the moment thest of the primary 1000 zerglings were annihted, Sheyan would only require barely half an hour before he could amass another 1000 zerglings. Hence, he continued employing such an absurd grinding war tactic, sending unceasing streams of 200 zerglings; maintaining an uninterrupted state of battle attrition! Such a crafty war tactic of wearing out the opponent''s forces was exceedingly cruel but extremely effective. Still, dispatching troops to die would deal gravely severe damages to the morale of one��s own forces.


    Fortunately, the arachnids�� fighting spirit was essentially the insatiable emotions of insects. Moreover, the ckthorn Overmind had upied a mountain load of pandora crystals, exactly like that of a scrooge delightedly lying atop a mountain of gold����


    After nearly a day of employing such a cruel tactic of attrition, the remnants of the Mosake n were presently on the verge of crumbling. Sheyan estimated the total casualty rate of the zerglings now, had exceeded over 10,000; such was the distinct difficulty of this Golden Side Mission. Nheless, Sheyan wasn��t eyeing any battle loots, and long fixated his gaze on the ultimate mission rewards. No doubt, this mentality assisted his iron frame of mind.


    Day 10 of the besiege on Windstone Hignd, 9 a.m in the morning. The Mosake n��s sacred monument, the sacrificial pyramid temple was finally overthrown. Yet to everyone��s surprise, this magnificently majestic grand pyramid temple actually had an empty interior. After shifting away several massive bs, a shocking secret underground channel was revealed. Previously, when Sheyan had hastily raided the ce before leaving hastily, he had failed to discover this hidden mechanism.


    However, the constory fact was that the secret underground should lead to a dead end. If not, the Mosake n would��ve seized this secret escape route to flee long ago, why would they press on bitterly till now? Sheyan wasn��t worried at all, and he first called for a Takji n member, one that belonged to the Mosake n previously; allowing him to identify the corpses in session.


    This was the eventual analysis - At present, eliminating the turncoats and the dead, the Mosake n was now left with at most 20 - 30 Na''vi warriors. There was seemingly no longer any chance for a reversal. Under such circumstances, Sheyan pondered first before dispatching 30 zerglings into the underground tunnel to investigate.


    It could be said that the underground channel was fortified heavily with mechanism snares. The 30 dispatched zerglings were wiped out cleanly. Still, a majority of such deadly snares detrimental to Sheyan and the rest had been triggered and destroyed. After sacrificing nearly another 100 zerglings, the way ahead was basically freed up.


    Still after careful contemtion, evidently the thought process involved in constructing these underground mechanism decades ago, was inevitably designed for their own na''vi race; not towards hostile humans or zerglings. Hence, there would remain existence of hidden dangers not visible on the surface.


    Contemting that notion, Sheyan didn��t try to be modest with old Mourbo, very tantly exerting his lips to him. Old Mourbo had no choice but to arouse his domineering abuse of authority, and ordered the other nsmen to infiltrate with the zerglings.


    As expected after entering, they managed to trigger several hidden snares. Still, with the majority of mechanism snares being ruined, the Takji warriors were able to avoid fatal casualties by relying on their nimble agility. After another half an hour, they managed to scour through the underground channel twice; affirming that all danger had been eradicated. Then, they finally notified Sheyan and his buddies to enter. ording to the Takji warriors�� description, the underground channel was generously broad and devoid of any oddly phenomenons.


    Presently, the bloody remnants of the sunset signalled the arrival of dusk; covering the buildings of the Mosake n with ayer of gentle afterglow. The chilling darkness lingered over, as though the sun was helplessly and taciturnly retreating in defeat.


    Sheyan observed the eerie dark entrance of the underground channel. As he was about to step in, he suddenly inhaled deeply as his heart brimmed with wariness. In this moment, he became somewhat hesitant. Besides, he still had to face that redoubtable Cherokee; having personally witnessed his mysteriousness, brutality and atrocities!


    At this moment, Mogensha and Reef could also observe Sheyan��s hesitation. Reef couldn��t help but utter.


    ��Boss, we are nevertheless still engaging a Golden Side Mission! It is right not to be overly careless.��


    His words directly roused Sheyan from his fear. Pa! He breathed in deeply, and pped his own cheeks with both hands.


    ��Your speak correctly. When campaigning against the Mosake n, our progress has indeed been rather smooth. I rather tarry longer to seek stability, and do my utmost to avoid mindless risks.��


    Mogensha nodded and spoke.


    ��That��s right, boss. Are you thinking of urgently concluding this mission here, and seize the time and your control over the arachnid tribe, to test if any side mission can still be obtained back at the RDA base right? There really isn��t a need for that. If we can properly aplish this Golden Side mission, that would already be considered an idental reaping! Desiring speed but not attaining, greediness may instead lead to failure!��


    After the trio reached an agreement, they cancelled their n of entering underground. They would rather spend more time to avoid unnecessary risks. The oue of their discussion, was to directly operate the zerglings. It didn��t matter how broad the underground channel was, ensuring every nook and corner was surveyed took precedence. Hence, they dispatched 500 zerglings in. When darkness fell upon them, the total underground environment had yet to be investigated thoroughly.


    As it turns out, the underground channel was frighteningly tremendous. Presumably, the ground of the Windstone Hignd was merely a thick shell. Such a geographical phenomenon would never appear on earth; but to pandora that was thriving with pandora crystals, suspended mountain ranges could be found everywhere. Thus, the formation of such an entric undergroundposition was not strange at all.


    Gradually, information from the underground exploration began to pile up. After studying the information carefully, Sheyan and trio suddenly realized something, and they couldn��t help but nce at each other��s faces. This so called Windstone Hignd, was possibly a volcano that had been dormant for an unknown long time!


    As mentioned before previously, the Windstone Hignd had the shape of a sawed tree stump amplified by a million times. Its roof was practically a teau. However, the teau roof was merely a facade. The upperyer roof teau was approximately a dozen plus metre thick, which resembled a drumyering sheet; epassing the concave mouth of this dormant volcano.


    Naturally, countless naturally formed rocky pirs acted as support beneath the volcano mouth; as though concealing the secrets of this volcano in. Such a scenery could only be described as the work of God. Nevertheless, Sheyan seemed to have captured a certain vital point in his mind.


    A corrupted na''vi, possessing even mightier divine arts that Goddess Eywa imparted down. Too many coincidences, as though attempting to conceal this intriguingndmark geography. The Tree of Souls in the water����


    This fragments of memory surged through Sheyan��s mind, seemingly linking up a journey of hints. Yet while he was deep in contemtion, a sudden tremor shook from beneath. Sheyan��s first reaction was - an earthquake! Instantly following, unceasing mours of rumbling copsations boomed into his ears. Very quickly, a flustered and exasperated old Mourbo raced towards him while shouting.


    ��Damn this! That bloody underground passage is copsing. Five of my nsmen are still exploring underneath!!��


    Sheyan and buddies nced at each other, simultaneously breaking out in cold sweat. In their hearts, a rejoicing emerged from this cmity - their earlier prudence was indeed not in vain! How could there be such a coincidental incident; the underground channel not copsing earlier, but just had to copse now? Most likely, Cherokee that had fled inside, had utilized some sort of secret mechanism to control such a function!


    At present, dealing with only 500 zerglings was indeed far less than desirable. Realizing that Sheyan and the rest weren��t fooled, but merely dispatched cannon fodder creatures instead, he had been forced to employ his trump card; sealing up the underground passage to earn precious time for himself.


    By this time, old Mourbo was heaving sighs of despair, and his countenance grew miserable. One of his nephew had been part of the copsing cmity����ording to him, trying to excavate and locate him would take at least half a month. When that timees, even if his nephew wasn��t crushed by the copse, he would��ve died of hunger. Of course, the most terrifying consequence would be being found and eaten by a famished Cherokee.


    Instead, Sheyan released a long sigh of relief. One must understand; not only was that secret channel Sheyan��s advancing route, it was most likely also Cherokee��s only way out of his predicament. Being forced to demolish his only way out, one could tell he was indeed at the end of the line, with nowhere to go. As for this copsation, Sheyan wasn��t worried at all������even though theycked heavy excavation tools, he still had the option of mustering dozens of arachnid drones over!

 Chapter 453: Chomped to death!

    <h4>Chapter 453: Chomped to death!</h4>


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    In spite of the arachnid drones appearing like a totally different grade from those enormous mining machines of the RDApany; each gene and cell of these tireless and diligent kids, were manufactured for the sake of dealing with various kinds of mineral rocks. They were the refined products of numerous revisions of the arachnid race; mining, refining and transporting as one.


    With them unearthing the underground passage, their efficiency probably wouldn��t be much lower than the heavy machineries of the humans. Yet after Sheyan had assembled a dozen plus arachnid drones to start excavating, they encountered an unexpected situation.


    The work efficiency of these drones was actually rtively low!


    During normal times when harvesting pandora crystals lodged within rocks, their movements were superbly agile and fluid. With a pair ofrge pincers repetitively crunching, they would easily chisel away the solid rock and extract the pandora crystals within.


    Yet at present, the pack of drones rotated around the rocks, lookingzy as they mped down their pincers onto the rocks. Though several dozens of drones operated for so long, they only managed to settle a cubic metre of solid rock.


    Sheyan was aware that something was amiss, because it was impossible for arachnid drones to ck off. On closer thought, he hastily contacted the ckthorn Overmind.


    The ckthorn Overmind was generous indeed; ordering Queen-zerg Jenny*, who had currently evolved to a legendary creature tier already, over to rify the situation. Apanying her, were 2 other elite legendary Devourer and rare-elite Mutalisk. This task force was pretty awesome, a force to reckon with even against a Great Leonopteryx; such was the significance of Jenny.


    (TN:*Jenny was previously a rare-elite)


    Due to her fairly unique status as a Queen-zerg, she was the only one capable of seizing control over rival base structures in the arachnid race (Controlling human base). Therefore, it could be said she represented the Mothernest herself. When Queen Jenny arrived, she immediately transmitted a mental message to Sheyan; exining that there was an unfathomable, domineering spirit influence guarding over these rocks. Thus, the mining speed of the drones had substantially declined.


    Sheyan immediately inquired about two relevant problems.


    Firstly, was it possible to rify the source of this spirit influence, and secondly, the possibility of weakening this spirit influence; thus, increase the rate of mining!


    Jenny startedmunicating with the Mothernest. After a brief while, she confided with Sheyan - it seems this spirit influence had been manipted to preside over these terrain many years ago. ording to her conjecture, the entire Windstone Hignd was under the protection of this mystical spirit influence. Probably, that was one of the reason why theyer of teau on the Windstone Hignd had never copsed.


    As of now, there was no way for the excavation to speed up. The deeper they dug, the stronger the mystical spirit influence would be. Thus, the resistance would only be greater, and the entire excavation would at least, require a full 6-7 days period������


    Finally, Jenny further advised Sheyan; an ordinary human would be susceptible to this spirit influence. Under too much exposure, the human may easily turn deranged and act out crazily. Therefore, notions of seeking assistance from the RDApany was bluntly cancelled����


    Upon listening to such an unfortunate report, Mogensha and Reef stared nkly at each other. They both only had a 15 days prolonged stay previously. Presently, 10 days had past. If they were to drag on for another 6-7 days, only Sheyan would be able to remain here based on his additional 3 days of prolonged stay. As such, both of them would be forced to return to the realm!


    Luckily this time, Growth-hunter Mcdh stood forward, and gifted Reef and Mogensha with a ��one-time-usage�� item. This item was called the ��GDS Point Orientation System��, produced in the Matrix world. It could allow them upon returning to the realm, to orientate out a certain contestant��s position, and be teleported into that contestant��s world.


    Of course, to utilize such an item, the prerequisite was - apart from knowing that contestant��s nightmare realm serial number, that contestant must also spontaneously coordinate his current position to them. Most crucially, the usage fee for this item was exorbitantly expensive, charging a rate of utility points for every hour, in addition to furtherpounding.


    Mcdh then cited an example - once Reef and Mogensha were to be teleported here, it would require a fee of 20,000 utility points (for 2 persons), which only allows them to stopover for an hour. If they were to exceed by 1 second, the charging fee would inte to 40,000 utility points!! That 40,000 utility points would be their fee for staying another hour������if they wanted to say for 3 hours, then it would 80,000 utility points and 160,000 following and so on.


    In actual fact, such exorbitant rates were probably rted to this being a realm war as well. ording to Mcdh��s earlier experience, a single person��s first usage fee wouldn��t exceed 3,000 utility points.


    Nheless, the appearance of this item resolved the impasse they had. Anyway, the formidability of Chieftain Cherokee spoke for itself. With Reef and Mogensha around whenpleting the mission, it would no doubt mean 2 security insurance. As for Mcdh, though he had already harvested a suitable powerful beast soul, the prospect of Cherokee��s unrivalled Thanator still haunted his mind.


    One must understand, there was a sliver of chance that reviving a seed would fail. Undoubtedly, if Mcdh could acquire the soul of that unrivalled Thanator, his chances of reviving his lover would be in the bag.


    After a series of discussions, the conclusion was to continue staying on guard here, boringly spectating the group of drones mining away. Although Sheyan was an individual that valued his opportunities and time, he didn��t dare to be negligent now and be distracted with thoughts ofpleting other missions. Because, one couldn��t proim that a random unexpected variable wouldn��t ur. With the state of development of the Golden Side Mission thus far, he wouldn��t want to ruin the enterprise for the sake of one basketful; ending up with tears by grabbing the trifles, but letting go of the big prize!


    Ultimately, the 15 days retention expired. The deadline for Mogensha and Reef had arrived����both individuals were exceedingly reluctant, after spectating the pack of drones chiselling away at rocks in seemingly slow motion������this farewell was practically akin to watching the maiden they were infatuated in, jumping into the embrace of another. They harboured a great hidden bitterness!!


    Although the two were unwilling to leave, they couldn��t defy thepelling regtion of the realm. Gradually, they vanished from this world. At present, Sheyan could only sigh deeply. If Mcdh had nursed an errant and desired to make things difficulty, then now would be the perfect time. Except, Sheyan was still in control of a thousand zerglings, and assisted by several elite arachnids; attempting to kill him would be equivalent tomitting suicide!


    Finally, only 5 hours remained to Sheyan��s imminent departure����the spacious underground tunnel was finally linked up! One couldn��t me the pace of the arachnids, because the further they dug, the more spirit disturbance they felt. At thetter portions, Sheyan even witnessed several drones suddenly exploding into a mncholic pile of green while digging. ording to Queen-zerg Jenny, their bodies had umted an excessive amount of vile spirit essence and thus exploded.


    Following the re-linking up of the underground channel, Sheyan brandished his hand with a gloomy countenance. A thousand zerglings directly pounced forth vehemently, and invaded the underground tunnel. Right now, the most critical issue was to avoid the scenario of ��one guarding the narrow pass, none can enter.�� If not, there was indeed a possibility of encountering a great reversal within these 5 hours!


    Fortunately, the arachnid drones weren��t as morous as ��overthrowing the heavens�� like human heavy machineries could be; thus, their excavation process had been rather quiet. Therefore, Sheyan��s worries didn��t surface. A thousand zerglings then followed the newly reopened tunnel and infiltrated in, leaving 200 zerglings guarding the channel entrance. Then, the 800 zerglings segregated into a humongous web like formation, and started surveying through the broad underground space.


    An hourter, they discovered 7 Mosake warriors; of which, 2 were females and 2 were elderly. Nevertheless, they were mercilessly executed by Sheyan. Living till this state without surrendering, those individuals were clearly obstinate loyalists. Sheyan had his own living principles, but he would absolutely not allow seeds of dissent to arise! He had already given the enemy a chance to live, and wouldn��t permit a second time!


    The price for ying those 7 Mosake warriors were 400 zerglings. Still Sheyan could instantly replenish his army, and even increase the amount exploring inside the underground tunnel; increasing to 1,200 zerglings!


    2 hourster, another 21 Mosake warriors were discovered. Simrly, not one was spared.


    3 hourster, they finally locked onto Cherokee��s trail. Sheyan immediately gave an order to surround him, and divided 800 zerglings into 8 squads! Waves of 100 zerglings would take turns to assault! The remaining zerglings were to remain scattered, and search for further traces of life within this underground tunnels! If one were to be discovered, they were to be killed ruthlessly without hesitation! This actually included any Takji n member that had been trapped previously, because due to the incident of soul possession by Yimutata, one couldn��t discount the chance of Cherokee pulling a fast one!


    Naturally, old Mourbo voiced out in protest. Yet upon seeing that frosty stern expression and gaze of sheyan, he could only feel a tremendous baleful pressure! He only managed to gurgle out several words, but finally halted his words.


    Time swiftly trickled away; 2 hours, 30 minutes left to Sheyan��s departure from this world. Through a spirit connection between Jenny and the battling zerglings ahead, she informed Sheyan - the chieftain of the Mosake n, the leader of the corruptors, Thanator Rider Cherokee was finally in.


    Another 57 secondster, Jenny once again informed Sheyan; that Tier-7 Thanator was finally killed.


    Thatbination of one man and one beast, had ughtered a total of 614 zerglings. Finally, they fell to the ravenous chomping of the 615th zergling.

 Chapter 454: Subterranean gigantuous conch

    <h4>Chapter 454: Subterranean gigantuous conch</h4>


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    The deadliestbination of Pandora��s creatures, had been utterly annihted by the unending streams of the lowest tier arachnids!! Such an immense discrepancy, would cause one to be loss for words.


    Except, the current Sheyan had no time to be emotionally stirred. Instead, he ordered the zerglings to continue searching, once they finished gnawing away at the brains of Cherokee and his tier-7 Thanator! Ordering them to pay attention to any abnormal happenings!


    Only 2 hours left till his return deadline. Sheyan raised themunication device in his hand; notifying Mogensha and Reef who had returned to the nightmare realm to be teleported over. Right now, Sheyan had doubled his caution, especially after experiencing a near idental fate of being crushed by a copsing underground tunnel. s, for Cherokee and his mount, they couldn��t escape the fate of having their brains gnawed to bits even after death.


    A radiance glittered, as Mogensha and Reef were finally teleported back. Due to their possession of a ��GDS Point Orientation System��, they didn��t even get the chance to step into the nightmare realm but directly entered the space where world evaluation and rewards was done. Time flowed at a much rapid pace over there aspared to this nightmare world, and 3 days worth of time was practically equivalent to several minutes.


    After the trio reunited, there was no time for words. Nevertheless, they already had an exceptional taciturn mutual understanding between each other. Nodding at each other, they entered the underground tunnel that the drones had drilled open. This tunnel was semi-corroded with the acidic fluids of the arachnids, and its appearance naturally transformed weirdly. Fresh distinct vein lines were drawn across the tunnel walls, resembling that of growth rings.


    The ground of the tunnel was rather moist, and the air infused with a piercing acidic odour; inducing choking sensations onto the humans. As they headed deeper, the tunnel became moister with the surrounding tunnel walls oozing out with droplets of fluids.


    Unknown when it started, dripping sounds echoed monotonously through the tunnel. Yet considering the scene they were in, those weren��t water droplet sounds, but the sounds blood dripping down from necks!


    While mining, the arachnid drones had avoided harder regions, and thus the tunnel passage became additionally curvy. Nevertheless, their journey wasn��t very long, and Sheyan andpany spent roughly only a minute to reach the end; finally stepping onto the damp soil of a underground space.


    As for why this was a moist environment, it wasn��t strange at all. Several active volcanos that would erupt once in centuries or millenniums, may formkes within their volcano paths; what more, this was evidently a dormant volcano? Probably when it rained heavily, the rain water would seep through the cracks of the Windstone Hignd ground, and congregated beneath here.


    The area Sheyan andpany were standing on was analogous to a low-lying swamp terrain. Only, they could vividly see erected stone pirs that were 17-18 metres tall, seemingly supporting the earthen te above. The stone pirs were coiled with thick, bulky algae vines like tentacles constricting it tightly, and even spread towards the vast spacious underground ceiling. At this brief moment, Sheyan was specially observing the ceiling; seemingly discovering something, but keeping it to himself instead.


    After reaching this underground space, the surrounding terrain had be fairlyplex. They could only follow the guide of mushy pathways trampled out by the zerglings. Naturally, these pathways had no railings and were pretty narrow; hence, they adopted heightened caution. Psshh pshhh! As they advanced, squishy sounds of ttened mud and sewage echoed. A cold air lingered all around, issuing a gloomy and chilling ambience.


    A line of humans continued trudging forward under the guidance of zergling footsteps. As they travelled for around hundred metres, they realized in the swamps ahead, several enormous shadows could be seen growing. Upon closer observation, those shadows were unexpectedly kelp like vegetation that grew in river sources. Broad leaves inteced with vein lines, pasted onto the ground as it grew in meandres. One could faintly discern thick, solid, and plumpy spotlessly white aerial roots criss crossing out from the swamp.


    The vegetation grew rtively concentrated in specific regions, with their expansive leaves, like japanese banana, intersecting together. Any trace of light here was already fairly limited, and theserge abnormal vegetations probably thrived in the darkness. They resembled freaks that were crawling throughout the ground; harbouring malicious intent, as they slithered forward. Leaving one with a sinister and surreptitious impression.


    At present, Sheyan finally understood why the Mosake n weren��t afraid of a draught. With an unimaginable tremendous space of dampy swamp, extracting water was essentially a no brainer affair. Still, it was fortunate that food remained a challenging issue. If not, internal cracks wouldn��t have surfaced, or finally leading to a crumbling division.


    Although they had acquired reports from those diligent zerglings, and roughly understood the state down here; imagination would differ greatly from reality.


    One must understand, the Mosake n had constructed such a magnificent colossus of their pyramid temple, just to act as a cover over this secret underground entrance. One could imagine how vast this underground space would stretch out to. Even with the zerglings paving the way for them, they still required several tens of minutes to finally approach the core belly of this underground space.


    Prior to reaching the core of this underground space, the passage had gradually begun inclining downwards. If the ce they entered was the pinnacle edge of this volcano, then this would be the innermost portion of the volcano��s concavity. At present when tilting one��s head up while shining with a torch, one would notice the ceiling was separated 200-300 metres away from the ground. Still, the ceiling was infested with that tentacle like, moss green viny vegetation.


    As they travelled deeper into the abyss of this infernal, they could perceive that this ce wasn��t a natural primitive environment, but instead a development of highly intellectual organisms. Artificial marks of constructions could be seen everywhere. asionally, congestions of decayed and ruined pirs could be spotted, along with disfigured remnants of delicate cavern engravings; of which, detailed designs of malevolent and ferocious creatures of the sea, that were seemingly worshipping something, as well as multitudes of puppet ves transporting a certain object.


    Suddenly, a gigantic clump of darkness emerged ahead; a dense luxuriant mass, fuzzy and bewildering. It was as though a detached being was prying, like the strong preying on the weak; as though it existed in a dark gloomy world. One could even faintly hear the roaring sounds of ocean tides!


    Sheyan carefully invested his vision in, as he vaguely realized - an iparably dignified thing had entrenched itself there. It appeared like a towering mountain range, serving one with a sense of reverence.


    Inching forward a little, one could faintly discern that shadow was rolled up like a steam bun, towering and unmoving. It was as tall as 50-60 metres, with an exceedingly broad perimeter; at the minimum, it upied a good half of this subterraneannd. For unknown reason when Sheyan saw that colossal thing, he felt his head turn dizzy. As though a current of baleful aura had swept in, along with an intensified fishy odour, causing Sheyan to teeter on the brink of falling.


    Examining that insanely thick darkness ahead, Sheyan��s heart shuddered! Just based on its physical size, it could stomp and squash nearly a 3 figure sump of zerglings! Topare it with a nkton, that would be a long drawn-out war of calcting! If this colossal monstrosity were to emerge, then Sheyan reckoned; this Golden Side Mission would go up in smokes.


    Luckily, Sheyan��s perceptive sense was adequately outstanding; he very swiftly sensed that though that colossal shadow was awe-inspiring, itcked a strong vitality within. The feeling he got was like sightseeing the majestic imperial courts of ancient dynasties, or gazing up a lofty city buildingplex; evidently, it had been dead for a long time. Yet thinking from another perspective; if it could release such lofty imposure after dying for a long time, how would it have been when it was still living?


    Quickly following that, an assailing stench wafted in from ahead. This was an extremely familiar stench to Sheyan and buddies. Especially to him and reef. It was the foul stench emitted from a zergling carcass. Without a ��Creep�� carpet to disintegrate the carcasses here, those corpses were all heaped up together; a spectacrly bitter and bloodied scene.


    At this instant, Mcdh produced a signal-gun like object, and fired off towards the ceiling. Instantly, a dazzling radiance skyrocketed up, naturally serving as a re. Moreover, when the radiance of light scaled to 100 metres, it hung in midair; illuminating the area like a light bulb. Although it failed to irradiate everything like glorious bright daylight, it still attained the glow of an overcast sky.


    Instantaneously, Sheyan heaved a mouthful of cold air. He could finally see that clear outline of that colossal shadow. That shadow, was astoundingly an unprecedented gigantic conch!


    That gigantic conch stood towering like a mountain range, with its shell imbued with grains that were shaped like eyes, that followed an entwined arc along the shell. It was as though innumerable demonic eyes were ring callously at them.


    However, this gigantuous conch had already been dead for a long time. Its flesh should��ve inevitably dposed to the extreme, and merely left behind a vacant and erected conch shell. A portion of that shell remains were buried beneath the ground.


    And right in front of that that gigantuous conch, remains of an epic battle of bitter desperation had been fought!


    The mightiest na''vi hunters against the lowest tier arachnid creatures. The former��s viciousness and prestige overflowed into the heavens, engulfing the world. Thetter viewed death as a return home, recing one another in death. Finally, the mighty was utterly exhausted and condemned to death���� Such was the intensity and sorrow of this battle!


    Except, Sheyan had no time to appreciate such a scene. His gaze directly halted onto the head of Chieftain Cherokee, a head still grimacing in pain.

 Chapter 455: Altar

    <h4>Chapter 455: Altar</h4>


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    The chieftain��s face was mangled with blood and bruises, yet, his dying expression exuberated a rousing intoxication for battle. His eyes still shone with glory and ecstasy, devoid of agony and decadence. As though perishing in battle here was an honorable satisfaction.


    After inspecting Cherokee��s dying demeanor, Sheyan found it rather peculiar. Logically speaking, to witness the copse of such a dominant n he had established himself, and having people rebelling while friends deserting, he should��ve been filled with grief and anguish. Such an expression now was absolutely illogical. Yet shelving this riddle aside, Sheyan and the rest didn��t have the luxury of time to deliberate over that.


    To the entire party Ace and Sheyan, Chieftain Cherokee��s death was the most wonderful of news. Perhaps certain creatures could continue living after having their heads torn asunder, but the na''vi race wasn��t one of those. In this instance, Sheyan could hear the heavy breathing of Mogensha and Reef; as though relieved from a huge burden.


    Following that, Sheyan casted his attention towards the headless Cherokee corpse, before pulling out a knife he had prepared beforehand. A minuteter, blood soaked and dripping, the most crucial Chieftain Cherokee��s heart was finally in his hands. Despite that, the tion of the trio soon sunk into bewilderment����


    That��s right! Where is the altar?


    Where��s that damned altar to sacrifice on???


    The three nced at each other with dismay. Previously, Sheyan had already investigated the entire Mosake n!


    As for that facade of a pyramid temple, Sheyan had previously peeped in through stony gaps, but didn��t notice a single thing resembling an altar. Fine, even if Sheyan was ill-informed and inexperienced pertaining to their custom, yet old Mourbo was clueless as well!


    Moreover, regarding the exploration of the zerglings, there wasn��t anything resembling an altar within this underground space.


    Mcdh on the other hand, had found what he required by now - the carcass of that legendary thanator. He then ced a golden colour nut over the carcass. Slowly, something floated out from the carcass.


    That was something that didn��t have a concrete shape. Being more specific, it was just a hazy glow which fluctuated in colour, turning dull and fuzzy. Furthermore, it didn��t possess a concrete structure; if one were to ce it in one��s palm, it would leak out through the cracks of one��s fingers. Dripping out as though it was a viscous semi-solid substance. Eventually, this glow turned golden!


    Upon witnessing such a scene, Mcdh yelped loudly in delight; to the extent that he knelt to the ground and kissed the floor. Naturally, he acquired what he desired, living up to theborious pains of going through fire and water to aplish this! Instead, Sheyan shut his eyes as he pondered silently. After a while, he abruptly reached a resolution and muttered.


    ��This underground space is so vast, why did Cherokee choose to fight to the death here without retreating?��


    The fretful Brother ck also swallowed his saliva, as he lighted a cigar before puffing it aggressively. He shook his head in response.


    ��No idea.��


    Sheyan continued with a serious tone.


    ��Everyone, even animals, would possess a basic resistance towards death and danger! Even an innocent infant would naturally shrink away his hand from scorching heat, and cry aloud after falling!��


    ��This particr area is extremely disadvantageous, its vastness makes one susceptible to attacks from all sides. Considering the prowess of Cherokee, it is sufficient for him to ughter out a trail of blood while retreating backwards. Though his death would be inevitable, he would have prolonged his life for a significant duration; even if he had his back against a wall while fighting!��


    ��But����he still chose to safeguard here till he perished!! What kind of precious object is more important than one��s own life, that he had to persist in guarding?!!��


    Listening to Sheyan��s inference, Reef��s eyes brightened up. Mogensha puffed his cigar violently as he pondered.


    ��In normal cases, the only things worth guarding are����one��s blood-rted family members?��


    Sheyan gently shook his head in correction.


    ��He didn��t have any family members. That fact can be verified; or perhaps to be more urate, he no longer had any living family kin since a decade ago. Therefore��������


    As Sheyan spoke till here, his eyes glittered to his own verdict.


    ��Maybe he was safeguarding that gigantuous conch. Thus, a careful inspection of it may result in an unexpected delight.��


    Following Sheyan��s fading words, arge pack of zerglings swarmed in from all sides, and lurched fanatically towards that gigantuous conch. To their horror, when the zerglings reached within a meter of that gigantic conch, they began charging about in chaotic disarray; even mutually wing and chomping at each other,pletely oblivious to their originalmand.


    It was as if that gigantic sea conch had an invisible line carved around it. Once those zerglings passed through it, they would lose control and turn berserk. Even Nature Goddess Eywa who had no solutions to the zergling sea����yet the zerglings were astonishingly subdued right here!


    Noteworthily, the path towards the gigantic conch, was naturally behind Cherokee��s corpse.


    Sheyan immediately contacted Queen-zerg Jenny who was outside, and quickly received an answers. All zergling movements were controlled a spirit dominion by the Mothernest of the Overmind. However, upon treading past that region, an exceptionally powerful spirit disturbance was present; seemingly the same cursed source affecting the entire Windstone Hignd. If the Mother of the ckthorn was here, she could easily surmount such spirit influence. Instead, Queen-zerg Jenny, who was merely acting like awork hub, was incapable of that.


    This signified that within a short span of time, zerglings werepletely incapable of scouring that conch. At this moment, Sheyan and friends could finally experience how terrifyingly difficult this Golden Side Mission was. Their current feeling was truly, ��the closer one was to aplishing the task, the tougher it gets��. The nearer they got to the finishing point of the mission, the stronger the force of resistance became; it was excruciatingly challenging!


    ��How about destroying that conch?�� Reef suggested.


    Sheyan shook his head slightly.


    ��If we did that, there��s a chance of identally wrecking the altar. Furthermore, if I haven��t guessed wrong������forget it. Anyway, it seems like we��ve to probe it ourselves. Fortunately, the na''vi warriors are highly intellectual creatures and shouldn��t be too affected by that spirit interference.��


    ��Let��s do it!�� Sheyan took the lead with a gloomy expression. His perceptive sense was highest in his party, naturally he would take the lead in probing. As he approached that invisible spirit line, he had already prepared his mind. Yet as he strode through, he merely felt a threatening dark aura; causing the hairs on his hand to stand, although nothing abnormal happened.


    After going closer, he finally discovered the gigantic conch had protruding solid lines carved into its shell, that spiralled upwards to its apex. These protruding lines were approximately separated from each other by a metre, appearing like a spiralling flight of stairs leading towards the pinnacle of this conch. The conch��s surface was extremely smooth, looking individuals had moved about it frequently. Not a single mmy moss, mud or excrescence adhered onto its shell.


    This discovery undoubtedly solidified the contestants�� conviction, as they speedily climbed up following the spiralling protruding arc. The contestants possessed far superior physical abilities to average humans, and rapidly climbed up the conch with their utmost strength; scaling it one second at a time.


    (TN: I imagine this to be like rock climbing)


    If it was other times, Sheyan and buddies would absolutely not permit that formidable Growth-hunter to follow them. Except right now, this Growth-hunter only wished to assist Sheyan in aplishing the Golden Side Mission. Putting it bluntly, there was no advantageous motivation for Mcdh, and thus they tacitly approved of his conduct.


    Of course and most importantly; though the zerglings were not allowed here, old Mourbo and the remaining 15 Takji warriors followed them. Prior to this, Sheyan had already warned old Mourbo; if there should be any unexpected misfortune befalling him, then his good brother ckthorn would surely cleanse the Takji n to apany him in burial! Hence, he wasn��t afraid of old Mourbo cking off.


    A single file quietly climbed in the darkness. When they reached the pointed summit of the conch, a door could suddenly be seen by the side of the shell. This door was decorated with pure gold and ornamental designs, looking exactly like the na''vi style. One could vaguely decipher that this should��ve been a shattered hole that appeared on the conch a long time ago, and was artificially crafted into a door by na''vis.


    Mcdh then wielded his re gun again; reloading a re before sting it in.


    In a flurry, a reclining stairway greeted everyone��s eyes. This stairway appeared extremely smooth, and was definitely frequented by beings. Therefore, Sheyan continued taking the lead, as he scanned around the bottom. Instantly, he beholded a magnificent fantasy like scenery.


    The flesh of this gigantuous conch had long been dposed throughout the centuries. Due to the vast expanse of this gigantuous conch, its interior space was roughly the size of a ser field. Yet a major portion within, was shockingly upied by a crystallineke of sparkling water.


    The water quality of this tinyke had unparalleled rity, with a myriad of phosphorescence vegetation growing within; yellow, red, green����swaying gorgeously within theke. Sparkling and translucent bubbles popped out asionally, it was simply breathtaking. Except near the center of hiske, a luminous swirl like darkness anchored downwards; it was extremely dark, as dark as a bottomless pit! Evidently, the water source of thiske should be from there!


    Sheyan was currently observing closely, but Mogensha suddenly nudged him; his following words carried a hint of joy.


    ��Boss, over there!��


    At the left shore of thiske, was a stunningly erected altar!!

 Chapter 456: The heart of this place

    <h4>Chapter 456: The heart of this ce</h4>


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    A stunning altar manufactured in gold! This altar was 10 metres tall, lofty and imposing as it stood. A garish disy of multi-coloured natural pandora crystals were embedded in it. It was like an inverted mirroring of the sparklingke; issuing unspeakable grandiose, and enchanting beauty!


    ��My god.�� Even a Growth-hunter like Mcdh, couldn��t help gasping to himself.


    Presently to party Ace, they did not have the luxury of time to appreciate the scenery, or search for a remote scenic spot to calm their souls. They directly raced towards that altar. With Reef and Mogensha strictly guarding in formation, Sheyan stood onto the altar; as he hastily retrieved a multitude of hearts that he had long prepared.


    In truth, to avoid any idental mishaps, Sheyan brought along a total of nearly 40 hearts. Who could say that Tsu''tey didn��t remember the sacrificial amount correctly. Under old Mourbo��s guidance, he finished arranging the hearts, one at a time, over the golden concave pits on the altar! As it turns out, 23 hearts were the right amount. Then, he knelt over a golden engraving on the altar��s ground, and kowtowed!


    At the instant his head touched the floor, Sheyan could feel the golden brick against his head submerging faintly; its submerging degree was exceptionally minute, if not for Sheyan��s high perceptive sense, he wouldn''t have felt it at all. Instantly, he knew he had triggered a mechanism. While he was about to leave, a spell of illusion abruptly shed in his eyes!


    It was as though he had returned to the past glory of the Mosake n; a glory so mysterious, secretive, formidable and drenched with blood. An aged cruel Tsahik wore a golden malevolent mask, brandishing a scepter atop this altar; the zealous cheers of the n multitudes resounded beneath.


    Following that, at the tallest peak of this altar, Cherokee pressed down apletely naked and herculean na''vi onto a stone tform. That na''vi��s appearance, was shockingly identical to Tsahik Mo`at of the Omaticaya n. Though that na''vi was furiously struggling and bellowing��an axe beheaded him, blood flooded out wildly, as fear and blood stench pierced into the atmosphere. Next, other prisoners and children were executed, having their hearts carved out to initiate a blood rite������


    Yet swiftly, Sheyan awoke from his vision. While he stood back up, Mogensha and Reef were hastily inquiring of the missionpletion progress. Their impatience couldn��t be med, after all����this was the Golden Side mission!! Although Sheyan would be the one to aplish it, honor and disgrace of the trio were tied together by now. Moreover, Sheyan wasn��t one would feast alone, and naturally everyone was brimming with anticipating and anxiety.


    Sheyan shrugged his shoulders. In his heart, he was also puzzled by the absence of a missionpletion notification. This was when he suddenly realized����inside the golden concave pit of the altar where those blood dripping hearts were ced, a transparent oil like liquid had suddenly diffused in from an unknown area. The dozens of dark-red hearts were thoroughly soaked within the pit, discharging out an unexinably strange atmosphere.


    Yet to Sheyan��s deduction, that liquid should��ve started seeping out from a hidden region after he had triggered that mechanism - when he kowtowed and his forehead pressed down that golden brick. Therefore, how it happened wasn��t a mystery.


    Instead in the next few seconds, Sheyan��s pupils involuntarily shrunk as he couldn��t help heaving a breath of chilling air!


    Because, those 23 hearts ced over the golden altar, had astoundly started twitching on its own. Then, they started beating unanimously! Even Mcdh,Reef and Mogensha were simultaneously dumbfounded by such an absurd scene! Instead, it was old Mourbo who could maintain a calm expression.


    As the heartbeats gradually sped up, a sonorous boom abruptly resounded from beneath the altar; appearing as if a certain iparably heavy mechanism had been activated. The ground trembled slightly. Following that, within the center of the altar, an obelisk rose unhurriedly. At the tip of this obelisk, an absolutely delicate mirror was erected.


    That mirror appeared resembling the texture of pandora crystals, but was as thin as a sheet of paper. Nobody could fathom what it was crafted from, as a gem like radiance reflected out from it. Its surface was carved out with decorative designs, with elegant and refined strokes of calligraphy; which actually looked like a fruit with beards.


    Once the mirror appeared, it induced a spotlight effect of a concave lens. In addition to its originalposition of high energy materials, it assembled and released a gentle beam that shot into theke ahead; casting upon the gleaming crystalline water, enhancing its splendid magnificence.


    At this moment, Sheyan finally realized the growing presence of numerous reed-like water vegetation, growing by the shore of thiske. The vegetation somewhat interweaving together stubbornly into long heavy fringes. Even in the darkness, the glittering gold lustre of those fringes vaguely swept through the eyes of its onlookers. At the stems of these vegetation, many furtive shadows could be seen crawling and rustling close to the ground; appearing somewhat eerie.


    The beam from the mirror had seemingly attracted the congregation of those furtive shadows. By now, standing at a vantage point, Mcdh suddenly issued a low warning.


    ��Careful! Theke is undergoing a rippling change, and the temperature nearby the water source has risen by 0.4 degrees. It is as though something is about to swim out of it!��


    At this moment, Sheyan and the rest could also notice those intensive variations. Very quickly, those shadows illuminated by the mirror could be seen vibrating, seemingly breaking out in panic. Suddenly, a regiment of darkness ��boiled�� out from that water source with breakneck pace. That darkness was roughly the size of a tyre, curled up and rotating with astonishing velocity. Then, with matchless ferocity, it lunged towards those shadows within theke and devoured them insatiably.


    The originally clearke, was instantly polluted with scatters of maroon blood; exhibiting a bewitching mncholy. At this moment, one could vividly deduce those shadows that were being massacred, were actually fishes under the blood light. However, though they had gills and scales like fishes, they also had 6 lizard-like legs - probably amphibians. Resembling the mudskipper of earth, the razor-sharp teeth of these fishes clearly portrayed their carnivorous demeanor.


    In a twinkling of an eye, that tyre shaped ball had massacred the organisms in thiske entirely. Psshh! It bolted out of the water surface like a missile, with water sshing excessively. 1 metre away from theke, it abruptly stretched opened its 8 long and slender legs! It actuallyid prone on the ground without a sound, as its body started seemingly inting. Its long legs flourished with thick fur, painted with ck above and white below. It was actually, an incredibly savage enormous Dolomedes*!


    (TN:*A dolomedes is arge spider also known as a fishing spider)


    Six pairs ofpounded ruby eyes twinkled with red brilliance, looking dreadfully devilish. A Dolomedes of earth could hunt down fishes 3 times its size by itself. Furthermore with the low gravity of Pandora, this spider appeared with amplified viciousness, its movements rxed and nimble. As it scurried speedily over the ground, it reached the effective distance of Sheyan��s probing helmet in an instant. Quickly, they received a list of iplete information.


    [ Son Blindcost ]


    [ Nemesis of the ocean ]


    [ Tier-5 legendary creature ]


    [ Weight: 211 Kg ]


    [ Strength: 41 points ]


    [ Agility: 57 points ]


    [ Physique: ?? ]


    [ Perceptive sense: ?? ]


    [ Charm: ?? ]


    [ Intelligence: ?? ]


    [ Spirit: ?? ]


    [ Basic closebat lvl 9. Specific attributes: ??? ]


    [ Tier-5 legendary creature ability: Bubble Paint lvl 3 - Grants additional 30,000 HP. ]


    [ Spider ss special ability: Poison Silk Shot - This strength and agile creature can secrete on poisonous sap from its fat belly. Upon exposure to the air, it will coagte into a sticky, thick and tenacious spider thread; binding enemies to restrict their movements and inflict poison damages. ]


    [ Creature special ability: Swimming - relying on a cushion of air filtered with its fur, this creature can freely move and breathe in water. ]


    [ Creature special ability: Hibernating-limb Puncture - effect???? ]


    [ Creature special ability: Boiling-flip - effect????? ]


    [ Creature special ability: ?????? ]


    [ Creature special ability: ??????? ]


    Upon viewing the phrase ��tier-5 legendary creature��, Sheyan immediately understood he was about to be ��cleaved down his horse with one de��. Without hesitation, he turned to flee! Only to turn and witness that Son Blindcost wasn��t pursuing him, but opted to ascend up the altar as it drooled with desire. Utilizing its ��Hibernating-limb puncture��, it thrusted into the beating hearts! Sheyan instantly received the notification.


    [ Warning! Warning! Cherokee��s sacrifice is being destroyed! ]


    [ Warning! Warning! Cherokee��s sacrifice is being destroyed! ]


    [ Warning! You must ensure the procession of Cherokee��s sacrifice continues within 10 seconds, if not this mission will fail. ]


    Sheyan turned and shot a cold re towards old Mourbo, and roared.


    ��Go! Bring your men up together!��


    Old Mourbo��s face twitched slightly. The terrain here was too narrow for his wyvern buddy to fly in. Yet upon seeing Sheyan��s murderous expression, he knew he couldn��t shy from this. Roaring loudly, he pulled out his curved de and charged forward. As for the remaining 10 plus Takji warriors, how would they just sit idly while watching their Tsahik face danger. Even though they knew it was outrageously risky, some followed suit and rushed forward; while the other drew their bows and mounted their arrows.


    Furthermore, Mogensha had already pulled out his ��Wasp pistol�� at the first notice, and opened fire! Pa! Pa! Pa! 3 bullets consecutively swivelled forward, aiming towards the Dolomedes Son Blindcost��s eyes.


    3 malicious bullets directly burst one of itspounded eyes, as insipid greyish fluids gushed out. Within a split second, the bullets lodged into its eyes mutually collided and unleashed a mini-explosion! This enormous Dolomedes was sent flipping in mid air; bam! It crashed onto the ground.

 Chapter 457: A frantic struggle to the death

    <h4>Chapter 457: A frantic struggle to the death</h4>


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    Pu! Pu! Pu! Pu! Long arrows catapulted out from the Takji warriors�� bows and pierced into the Dolomedes. The arrow tails fanned slightly, and appeared as though they dealt incredibly fatal damages. While everyone was feeling delighted, the 8 long legs of Son Blindcost folded together as it shrunk back into its tyre state. Those few arrows lodged within its body had been forcefully squeezed out!


    With indescribable speed, the Dolomedes bolted through the air and mmed into the nearest Takji warrior!


    Still, Takji warriors who were chosen to protect old Mourbo, belonged to the elite category as well. This hunter positioned his bow and arrow into an ��x�� before him, as he easily received the impact and seized the chance to leap backwards. These was his survival instincts after hundreds of hunting sessions, and this reaction couldn��t be said to be full of ws.


    Yet this enormous Dolomedes had 8 long legs! After colliding into the na''vi��s bow, two of its incisive and furry curled forelimbs unfurled forward, and thrusted towards the na''vi! The impetus of this thrust was like electric currents, making it impossible for any buffering opportunity!


    Its forelimbs were acutely incisive and even shaped like a hook. How impressive were the struggling might of those hundred kilo fishes in theke, yet this Dolomedes, Son Blindcost, could rely on its hook-like forelimbs to start a widespread genocide! As it thrusted towards a na''vi whose strength and agility were inferior to itself, its attack was naturally effective.


    Caught totally off guard, the chest of that na''vi was instantly impaled by those incisive forelimbs. ��Uwah!�� he coughed out a streak of blood. Son Blindcost then withdrew its forelimbs, before sinking two long poisonous fangs into his body; as horrifying digestive enzymes rapidly dissolved the na''vi��s flesh and bones into mucus.


    The body of that na''vi hung by Son Blindcost��s mouth; precisely describing, he was like a liquid-filled pouch that bobbled up and down incessantly, attempting to wrestle away. During this process, the Dolomedes voraciously absorbed the dissolved mucus, as its wounds unexpectedly regenerated rapidly. Obviously, its HP had been horrifyingly and rapidly replenished!


    Nevertheless, the Takji warriors were predatory by nature. With a fuming bellow from old Mourbo, the remaining Takji warriors had formed into a scale like formation. The ruby eyes of Son Blindcost flickered as it once again transformed into that devilish tyre and lunged over. Though the targetted Takji warrior had simrly blocked forth with his bow, Son Blindcost��s stabbing attempt this time had instead failed!


    Twang! Twang! Two other Takji warriors had simultaneously released their arrows, as it pierced into the forelimbs of the Dolomedes. Although such a strike wouldn��t send that savage beast flying, it had sessfully disced the direction of the thrusting forelimbs! Boom! The two incredibly incisive forelimbs drilled into the ground with unstoppable might! Leaving behind two deep holes in its wake.


    Seizing the inertia of the Dolomedes��s fanatical assault, the bunch of na''vis unleashed against a forelimb of the Dolomedes. Crack! Its leg was severed, dull-yellow fluids came gushing out.


    But at this instant, the mouth of the Dolomedes swelled greatly; suddenly ejacting a streak of thumb thick translucent thread, pasting against the body of the nearest Takji warrior. The na''vi was forcefully pulled back and bundled up. Within a second, the na''vi-spider pair had been bundled into a sphere. Putong! The sphere sshed into theke. Although everyone was unleashing frantic assaults, bows and bullets would be influenced to refract in the water; lowering the chances ofnding their strikes substantially.


    A couple dozens of secondster, Son Blindcost once again propelled out of theke like an animated tiger and lively dragon. Not only had its severed forelimb regrown, even its rubypounded eye that Mogensha had wrecked was rejuvenated. Concurrently, a na''vi was left floating on the water surface. Having been dragged into the water, it experienced the simr fate of morphing into an empty pouch; leaving behind a scene of sorrowful vileness!


    Facing a devil with such astonishing regeneration ability, the Takji warriors revealed a horrified countenance. Except one na''vi warrior who wailed aloud, as he fished out a bamboo pipe from bosom and drained it in one gulp. Then, he tantly dashed towards theke with insurmountable fury, his eyes brimming with determination.


    ��His brother was just eaten.�� Old Mourbo silentlymented.


    At this moment, Mcdh retrieved an elongated sniper rifle from behind. Thisnky streamline sniper rifle was coated in silver, and installed with an unexpectedlyrge scope. Distinct embroidery was painted over its nearly metre long barrel, as it emanated an unspeakable divine impression. He then eximed to Sheyan.


    ��Are your able to tie it down, preventing it from moving for 10 seconds? Remember, it has to remain stationary. After I lock onto it, it can at most shift within a metre radius!��


    Sheyan was the primary undertaker of this Golden Side Mission, thus guarding the mission objects took priority; leaving him unable to show initiative in offense. He then nced towards Reef. Reef nodded as he earnestly issued.


    ��I��ll try.��


    By now, Son Blindcost was viewing a prey that had actually left the pack to engage it. In its pleasant delight, it instantly curled itself and shuttled in for collision. Its spider threads were like its bodily essence, only using it when necessary. Though the eyes of that Takji warrior was burning with fury, his posture was exceedinglyposed! Simrly, he stretched out his bow to block! But with such a reaction, he too wouldn��t be able to escape the fate of being impaled by the two incisive forelimbs!


    Chii! That na''vi warrior was pierced ruthlessly, yet his eyes contained no agony; instead, it burned with malicious bloodlust. Following that, Son Blindcost continued insatiably dragging its prey towards itself. Its venomous fangs twinkled brightly, seemingly prepared to inject its victim with digestive enzymes. Then, its fangs pierced into the Takji warrior, as it poured its digestive enzymes into his body.


    Only before that; though one could see the tremendous pain this Takji warrior was in, he shockingly pulled out his bone-de slung across his chest, and shed against the iing venomous fangs. In spite of its incisive toughness, those venomous fangs ultimately sprouted out from sulent gums. By baring its fangs, Son Blindcost immediately exposed its weakness. That Takji warrior was already seething with hatred within, and exhibited his final burst of potential amidst the excruciating pain. With one swipe, he sliced off the two 3 finger-long ck venomous fangs in session.


    Having a vital part suffering a grievous blow, Son Blindcost unleashed a nefariously thrilling and agonizing screech! Apart from its extracted venomous fangs, it still had two poisonous canine tooths that were specially used for ripping through thick hide of ferocious beasts. Still, the Dolomedes endured the pain and scrambled to theke with the dissolving na''vi. By this time, Mogensha had already begun frenziedly firing, and was able to break two of its legs before the Dolomedes entered theke.


    Mogensha couldn��t help but sigh.


    ��s, that na''vi was courageous, but he died in vain. He sacrificed his life, but his flesh would forcibly be nourishment for that Son Blindcost; supplying energy for it to rejuvenate its wounds.��


    But before Mogensha finished his words����Son Blindcost, who was currently absorbing its prey, could be seen suddenly breaking out in violent convulsions. Following that, it widened out its mouth within theke, and spat out muddy light-yellowish fluids that were mixed with strips of red thread. Moreover on the contrary, not only was its bodily wounds not recovering, it worsened!


    In reality, when that Takji warrior had dashed out, he already harboured a suicidal intent. Firstly, he drank down the entire pipe of toxic fluid that was supposedly used for dipping arrowheads. The eventual oue didn��t need to be exined further. In summary; when that savage abominable, Son Blindcost, attempted to heal itself, it ended up pouring lethal toxins into its own belly.


    Its bitter and resentful ruby eyes then fixated onto Mogensha! Employing its simple thought process - those taller blue preys were poisonous, while that ck dwarf prey would surely possess no risk. Most importantly, it too found Mogensha��s onught unbearable!


    Water sshed disorderly, as Son Blindcost suddenly wheeled towards Mogensha. Having two severed legs, the speed of the Dolomedes had plunged significantly. Unhurriedly, Brother ck half knelt to the ground, as he squinted his eyes and released burst shots of 3; as rounds of bullets drilled bloodied holes into the opponent��s body.


    Just when this massive abomination was about to m against its target, a figure shot in horizontally out of nowhere! Indeed, it was Reef who had activated his ��Courage�� ability! With the safety of ��Life-link�� with Sheyan, he presently held no reservations. Roaring furiously to the heavens, an incorporeal shockwave swept out! Then, he bluntly guarded his front with his ��Alien Shield�� against the collision of Son Blindcost!


    Only this time, the Dolomedes repeated the same story; with a cold shimmer, its twin forelimbs thrusted forth once again! Instead, Reef had long prepared a suitable answer to his opponent��s tactics. With a twist of his body, though his agility wascking, he managed to scarcely avoid one of the ferociously thrusting, iing forelimb. Then, he pounced forward to receive the unstoppable thrust of the other iing forelimb!!


    As for Son Blindcost, it only felt a single forelimb lodging into warmth. It had already employed immense force into this lunging thrust; yet right now, it was further enhanced by Reef��s reckless and unreasonable charge in. Psssh! Its incisive forelimb emitted a piercing resonance, as it stabbed deep into Reef��s abdomen; to the point that it pierced out from Reef��s back! One man and one beast tangled closely together, resulting in a most bitter struggle of life and death!


    At present, old Mourbo watched on with unprecedented shock. He could��ve never expected this group of outsiders to possess such valour. He clearly understood the mortal consequence of a closebat battle like that, but that outsider was bold enough to engage in a fleshy entanglement! Presently, the remaining Takji warriors were also not idling by, raining down on their opponent with torrents of arrows. That massive Dolomedes contracted in its 6 other limbs, gripping onto Reef as it rolled and attempted to drag him back into theke.

 Chapter 458: Let the bullets fly

    <h4>Chapter 458: Let the bullets fly</h4>


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    Witnessing this predicament, Sheyan very bluntly and neatly retrieved his musket,


    Coldly aiming,


    ��Rum & Songs�� activated,


    Fire!


    Boom! Cyan fumes swivelled up. The damage dealt by ��Ambition�� was equivalent to one hair from nine oxen against this tier-5 legendary beast; yet to Sheyan, he only needed that 2 seconds stunning effect! That massive Dolomedes twitched as its incisive 6 limbs halted in a semi-curled state. Reef immediately seized this opportunity, as he raised his ck lightsaber up high, before spearing it towards the prevalent wound of its extracted venomous fangs!


    ��Chi cha!�� A burnt odour pervaded into the air! Nheless, Son Blindcost was a tier-5 legendary creature with utmost monstrosity. 2 seconds went by in a sh. Though Reef was an MT, under his inattentiveness, his left shoulder turned numb as it emitted fracturing sounds. Another forelimb of the Dolomedes came fanatically waving in. Aroused by blood, Reef��s lightsaber wielding left shoulder was directly hacked off.


    Though that happened, Reef��s lightsaber had already stabbed deep into the poison nd of the Dolomedus��s wound. This massive Dolomedes released a mournful screech, as several drips of colourless poison sttered onto Reef��s skin. White foam floated over his skin, seemingly about to directly dissolve his skin and flesh. But right now, old Mourbo knew the critical moment had arrived. Sheyan and the others were toiling with their lives on the line; if they really perished here, then the entire Takji n would be razed and buried with them!


    Thus, this old man started demonstrating his formidability. Bowing slightly, he had begun charging forward like a demon. Unknownst when, a deep-ck bone-de had already been pulled from his chest sling, as he hacked forth like butchering pigs. With one stab, his de plunged deep into the fat belly of the massive Dolomedes, up till his de shaft! Gripping the de shaft with his right hand, he twisted and spared no effort in shing his de upwards. It tore through 7-8 cm, before his de halted!


    Suffering from such a fatally severe stab, Son Blindcost had seemingly jolted back from its agonizing reverie. Apanying its mournful screech, it waved its long limbs; merging its force together as it ferociously knocked old Mourbo flying backwards. Seeing that, the provoked Takji nsmen issued a string of raging and worried roars.


    However, though the one knocked flying was old Mourbo, Son Blindcost raised its violently twitching forelimbs, as it unleashed an anguished and sorrowful holler!


    Because flying out with old Mourbo, was a long, moist and pinkish small intestine; covered in visible veins. Ash-cyan viscous semi-fluids blended with maroon blood spewed out in all directions. A foul rusty stench wafted into the atmosphere almost instantly.


    Actually, atop the tip of this old man��s sharp bone-de, was a curved hook that had been purposefully grinded out; like a barp tip of a fishing rod! He had been tightly mping onto his bone-de shaft; naturally when he was sent flying, that hook would ruthlessly hook out the intestine it hadtched on! As the saying goes, growing old without dying would turn one wily. Old Mourbo was a wily old fox, naturally, his weapon would be correspondingly malicious!


    If one described his primary stab into the Dolomedes as a superficial wound, then this second move by old Mourbo, was truly capable of threatening its life! The Dolomedes became somewhat diffident, as it prepared to curl up in attempt to flee! Instead, an acute alien tongue speared forth from Reef��s shield, and immediately pped against the Dolomedes��s head! That stunning effect wasn��t exempted but actually effective. Reef then ced away his shield, as he proceeded to pull out his ��Hand-dart*�� he acquired recently before hurling it towards the rubypounded eye of the Dolomedes!


    (TN: *Reef acquired his Hand-dart in ch 67 of this vol 7)


    Experiencing quick sessions of searing pain, Son Blindcost roared ludicrously as it hacked forth with its incisive forelimbs once again. Obviously, Reef couldn��t resist but was struck into near-death state in the blink of an eye! Under the radiance of a silver protection, the iparably furious Son Blindcost unleashed a hurricane of incisive limbs, in bid of tearing his foe into shreds. However, it could only smash against the undting brilliance of a silveryer of protection, utterly incapable of harming Reef.


    Instead, if was Sheyan who grunted, as his body repeatedly shed with blinding silver rays! One must understand, this was the assaults from a tier-5 legendary creature; moreover, it wasn��t governed by the 40% damage reduction of contestants�� mutual conflicts! Even though Reef��s defence was outstandingly high, and Sheyan��s defence was simrly impressive and supplied with his innate ��Endurance��; when treated like a punching bag right now, they probably could onlyst for seconds or ten seconds top.


    Yet at this moment, Mcdh finally pressed his trigger! Back when Mcdh had begun locking on, his entire being had seemingly metamorphosed into a piece of stone; without a sound nor aura, dissolving into nature. Yet when he opened fire, a baleful aura that could govern battlefields, swept forth like a mountainous sh flood!


    Sheyan��s perceptive sense was incredibly keen; though he realized this baleful aura sweeping through the entire field, the area surrounding Son Blindcost had inturn, transformed into a vacuum. It was like the impending calm before the hurricane, the breeze still and the waves quiet. Yet in the next second, the sky and earth would be turned upside down.


    Yet to his surprise, 3-4 seconds had psed since Mcdh opened fire, yet not a single abnormality was exhibited by Son Blindcost. It remained ravenously slicing away at the silveryered protected Reef, as though Mcdh��s gunshot had totally missed. Sheyan couldn��t help voicing his astoundment.


    ��Why is it like that? Could it be you����?��


    ��Missed��. That was the word Sheyan ultimately did not say. To a sniper, that word was like pping his face. Instead, Mcdh chuckled and replied.


    ��No rush. Just let the bullets fly.��


    At this moment, after the enraged and berserking massive Dolomedes had realized its actions were futile, it had shifted its target to old Mourbo! It suddenly curled up, attempting to collide away. But at this time, Mcdh��s eyes flickered with unrivalled sharpness; a dangerous sensation that even spreaded to Sheyan��s body.


    Within the next second, the head of that invincibly devilish massive Dolomedes seemed to have been smashed by an invisible giant hammer. Boom! Like a watermelon, it exploded into pieces! The surrounding walls were sttered with its bodily fluids and sediments. It could literally be said that its brains spilled over the floor.


    However, the vitality of this legendary creature was too insanely overwhelming; in such a state, it could still rely on its predatory instincts, as it crawled forth excruciatingly with its remaining few limbs. Still, the remaining 10 or so Takji warriors weren��t vegetables; if they didn��t seize the chance to beat down a drowning dog now, then when? Instantly, bows drawn and arrows mounted, as the Dolomedes was nailed into a hedgehog!


    At present, Sheyan��s heart was trembling. Although Son Blindcost��s primary specialty was being an exceptionally disgusting food predator, having health regeneration abilities, it still at least had approximately 40,000 HP! If counting in such a manner, the might of Mcdh��s shot, had at least wiped out nearly a good portion of its HP! What sort of dreadful offensive might was this! Under the threat of such offensive degree, how would one even endure a single shot?


    Mcdh could notice the suspicious gaze of Sheyan and the rest. It could be said that he owed a huge favour to party Ace; since the audience all had that intention, heughed as he generously disyed forth his ability.


    [ Rank A+ ability: Let the Bullets Fly (lvl max) ]


    (TN: Let the bullets fly is a Hongkong movie, starring Chow Yun-Fat)


    [ Description: Through an endless wait of umtion and brewing, let the bullet��s might be utterly unleashed at one go. ]


    [ Usage requirements: You must continuously take aim for at least 10 seconds, under a state of absolute peacefulness; engaging a thorough analysis of the target, before being able to unleash a fatal strike at it. During this period of time, if you make any movements or the target moves out of a 1 metre radius, this ability will be interrupted and ultimately fail. ]


    [ Details: The longer you lock on, the higher its might; maximum of 20 seconds lock on. ]


    [ lvl max special property: Prolonged shot - after releasing your bullet at the target, your bullet will tear through a dimension space and draw external energies. The longer you allow the bullet to traverse in the dimension space, the stronger its enhanced might! You can control the bullet to go into effect against the enemy at anytime! ]


    [ Detail: Because the killing potential of this ability is too potent, when locking on to the enemy, the enemy will also be able to sense your presence! ]


    [ Detail: You can only use this ability for 3 times in any one world. Every time you use this ability, 5,000 utility points and 10 potential points would be deducted. ]


    ************


    After seeing the ability��s specifications, Sheyan and the rest eventually calmed down. Evidently, this ability could only be exhibited in certain special situations. At least, it wouldn��t be feasible in a war between contestants. Once locking onto the target, the enemy would be able to sense a sniper aiming across. Even if one was stupid, as long as he could escape that 1 metre radius within 10 seconds, the ability would fail. Only in a battle against primitive creatures in a magical world, would they not understand what an aiming sniper meant����


    Of course, as a Growth-hunter, Mcdh definitely possessed numerous formidable abilities. Still, his willingness to share this ability to everyone, was proof of his sincerity and magnanimity.


    At present, Reef had finally escaped his near-death state, and began coughing violently; vomiting out fresh dull blood. Chunky dregs were also discharged from his throat, and even purplish-ck blood paste; sttering all over the ground. Only after a good long while, did he finally manage to cease his coughing.

 Chapter 459: Completion! Cherokee’s sacrifice!

    <h4>Chapter 459: Completion! Cherokee��s sacrifice!</h4>


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    After ying Son Blindcost, its body curled up and remained slightly convulsing on the ground. Right now, those 23 hearts could still be seen shrinking rapidly, while bathing in the fluids of the golden altar. They were like sweets or salt, swiftly dissolving into nothingness.


    It was clear; to aplish the Golden Side Mission ��Cherokee��s sacrifice��, one had to wait for these hearts topletely dissolve atop this altar! Consecutively, that erected pandora crystal concave mirror vaporized into the air. Still, the beam it casted continued glowing brighter and brighter, shining gently onto the region of unfathomable bottom of theke.


    Eventually, both hearts and mirror disappeared from sight. Before they disappeared, the clearke had be suffused with violet rays. Rays that were mysterious, dignified and solemn; causing one to feel an involuntary delusion, to kneel and worship.


    Gradually, 2-3 strips of long arthropod branches could be seen drifting along the sparkling water, amidst the emulsion of violet rays beneath the clearke surface. Gentle violet rays drifted along with it, subconsciously impressing a dignified and soothing sensation on one��s heart. The subtle psychological urging to kneel and bow was intense; apart from old Mourbo, the rest of the na''vi warriors unanimously knelt down with fear and trembling, as they hastily pressed their heads to the ground.


    Only old Mourbo��s face flushed with horror, as his body shivered violently. He muttered to himself.


    ��The Tree of Souls in the water! This is the Tree of Souls in the water!!��


    He suddenly dashed frantically towards his nsmen, as he kicked them with rage and anger.


    ��Hurry and get up. Nobody is to kneel, nobody is to worship here. Do you guys wish to turn corrupted?��


    Upon hearing old Mourbo��s rebuke, all doubts in Sheyan��s heart dissipated; it was as though a bead had found its stringing thread. Like a pedigree of events, everything waspletely deciphered!


    But at this moment, he had no time to ponder further. With the assimtion of those 23 hearts on the altar, the amounts of violet branches in theke were multiplying increasingly. Originally crystal clear and transparent, theke now hosted thousands of violet strings had branched out like a willow tree; sending ripples throughout theke. It was majestical and enchanting sight to behold.


    Simultaneously, the dyed notification of the nightmare imprint finally arrived.


    [ Golden Side Mission ��Cherokee��s Sacrifice��pleted. ]


    [ You sessfully yed Chieftain Cherokee, carved his heart out, and offered it as sacrifice. ]


    [ Missionpletion score: Horrendous (There is no other evaluation as poor as this) ]


    [ Mission evaluation: The Mosake n is exterminated, Cherokee��s heart has been smoothly sacrificed on the golden altar. You only aplished two of the essential factors, therefore you will only receive the lowest evaluation and basic rewards. ]


    [ Note: your party level is insufficient, hence your silver party leader��s status is unable to influence the resultant rewards. ]


    [ Your achievement level is raised by 20+1 points (legend level +1) ]


    [ You receive 30,000 utility points. ]


    [ You receive 30 potential points. ]


    [ You sessfullypleted the Golden Side Mission! Party experience raised by 30 points!! ]


    [ Your current party experience is 60/15 points. Please hastily promote your military rank, for your party to advance in level. ]


    When the notification reached here, it paused for awhile. Sheyan shared the mission news to his party, having zero notions of hiding it for himself. When misgivings started appearing within the trio, the notification swiftly continued.


    [ Because your missionpletion score is ��Horrendous��, only 2 unique Golden Side Mission options will appear out of the reward options avable. ]


    [ *For example, amongst the 8 options, only 2 options will be rewards that are unique from the Golden Side Mission. If score is higher, then more options will be avable, like 3 unique options or 4. ]


    (TN:* I took this paragraph from the next chap. The author wasn��t clear writing in this chap, and he made a special note (this paragraph) to rify it in the next chap. So figured it would be more relevant to ce it here.)


    [ Please select 3 out of the following options as your final reward. ]


    [ Reward A: Receive 10+1 points of free attribute points (+1 from legend level) ]


    [ Details: After selecting this option, your free attribute points would increase by 10+1 points. You can allocate these points to your basic attributes at any time. ]


    ****


    [ Reward B: Interster course certificate (one-time-usage item) ]


    [ Details: After using this item, you will be immune to contestant��s aggression in the world you used it in. Simrly, you will be unable to attack other contestants. ]


    ****


    [ Reward C: Exemption Authorization Book (This item can allow one to be exempted from mission penalty of difficulty ��B�� and below for 3 times. 1 time for mission ��A�� and below. Zero exemption for higher difficulty mission penalty). ]


    [ Description: After using this item, you will be exempted from the penalty for failing a mission. Of course, you will also be unable to receive any mission reward. Please use this item before mission penalty is triggered. ]


    ****


    [ Reward D: Inniste Steroid Imnting Device. ]


    [ Description: This is thetest invention, an inspiration acquired by an researching on the heart artificial pacemaker. When nting this device into your body, it can harvest carbon dioxide, synthesizing it into a steady flow of steroids to supply your body; enhancing your attack damage by 15%. This enhancement effect is like a halo effect, existing forever. What you need to do is embedding it into your body. Please rx, after clinical experimentation and observation of 137 years, this is verified. As long as your body isn��t imnted with more than 3 devices, it will not be adverse to your health. ]


    ****


    [ Reward E: 1 Cross Honorary medallion (Unique reward of Golden Side mission) ]


    [ Description: After using this medallion, your military rank will be promoted by 1 rank. (Limited to ranks of official Junior Officer/ Reserve-duty Field Officers and above) ]


    ****


    [ Reward F: Compound high-energy injection of Aldanzo-Keluka-Lulizi (Alkelu). (Unique reward of Golden Side Mission) ]


    [ Description: Alkelu high-energy injection is an extremely valuable medicine dosage. Even a contestant whose internal potential is exhausted can use it to fly once again; breaking through the boundary of humans! This allows a contestant to bypass any test, to instantly be an official Growth-hunter. ]


    *****


    [ Reward G: Land Cruiser lifeguard (one-time-usage item) ]


    [ Details: This item can be used under any situation, allowing the user to be directly transported to the safety of the nightmare realm. Side effects includes the disappearance of all your rewards and benefits you��ve gotten in that world. ]


    [ Details: We do not encourage the conduct of leaving the battlefield. But alright, even a heroic warrior should have the rights to surrender. ]


    ****


    [ Reward H: Quintessence metal dissolution concoction fluid. ]


    [ Details: This is a rare Silver storyline grade item. Smear it to enhance your weapon / equipment. Using this has a 100% chance of upgrading to lvl 3, 50% chance of upgrading to lvl 5, and 10% chance of upgrading to lvl 7. ]


    [ Details: This item can only be effective on Silver Storyline grade and Dark-gold grade equipments / items. ]


    [ Description: This is a rare substance extracted from the core of a. It can substantially improve the durability and ductility of materials. I��m afraid, this is a rtively valuable item within the entire nightmare realm. ]


    ****


    Observing the list of descriptions, the trio simultaneously turned nk. It could be said amongst all 7 options, not a single one would be ssified as useless! Every single option was invaluable. That ��Inniste Steroid Imnting Device�� may appear rather limited, but please note, its bonus was in percentage! Moreover, it wouldn��t upy any equipment slot. In thetter stages after being a Growth-hunter or other advanced stages, that 15% may turn into an absolutely terrifying superiority.


    At present, Mcdh was also rather curious about the mission rewards of the Golden Side Mission. Sheyan acknowledged that without his otherworldly gunshot, the chances of aplishing this mission would truly be ambiguous. Therefore, he couldn��t reject and disyed the list of rewards for Mcdh��s viewing pleasure.


    Though Mcdh was a Growth-hunter, upon seeing such abundant rewards, he too couldn��t help clicking his tongue in wonder. After pondering he spoke to Sheyan.


    ��The realm has strict regtions on the confidentiality of information, I cannot tell you much. However, if I were you, I would definitely consider those free attribute points! Right, you should��ve already attained the bonus when reaching pure 20 points attribute right?��


    Mcdh��s spoken sentence carried a trace of vagueness, and profound vour to it. After Sheyan listened, his heart stirred and he stared deeply into Mcdh��s eyes. Then, he nodded earnestly and expressed his gratitude.


    ��I got it, many thanks.��


    Mcdh roared out withughter. Following that, Sheyan directly selected option A - 10+1 free attribute points! Adding this to the 8* free attribute points he previously acquired, his current unallocated free attribute points had reached a terrifying 19 points! Nevertheless, Sheyan didn��t harbour any ideas of allocating his free attribute points yet.


    (TN:*this was Sheyan��s reward forpleting the Great leonopteryx skull mission back in ch 79 of this vol.)


    Currently, he held some queries in his heart, and decided to pursue them after returning. Moreover upon returning, it was imminent his military rank would be promoted. Therefore, with a sufficient rank, he would be able to ess more confidential information. If his few queries could receive a satisfactory answer, then adding the points in the future would be more purposeful. It was better than adding while clueless.


    Since Sheyan had affirmed his determination, he then beckoned to Reef and Mogensha.


    ��We went through fire and water together for this Golden Side Mission, you guys select the remaining 2 options as your dividends!��


    Reef and Mogensha were both stunned.


    ��Boss? Could it be you don��t require that ��Alkelu High-energy Injection�� ?��

 Chapter 460: Mother of the Seas

    <h4>Chapter 460: Mother of the Seas</h4>


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    Facing his two party members�� question, Sheyan contemted a little before chuckling in response.


    ��Since Zi and the rest were able to pass the test and breakthrough the boundary to be an official Growth-hunter, why can��t I?


    Sheyan��s words were rxed and calm, deemphasizing the difficulty of such a task. Yet the impression he emanated was a vibrant haughtiness, brimming with unparalleled self-confidence!


    Hearing those words, Brother ck was suddenly stumped for words; licking his thick lips, as he swallowed his saliva. He then pped his rifle with a thoughtful expression, beforeughing aloud and eximing to Reef.


    ��Well said, big brother. Reef you go first! Our boss isn��t a modest individual. Since he wants us to choose, then do so forthrightly!��


    Reef was trembling violently from head to toe, and sighed deeply before forcing out his words to Sheyan.


    ��Then������then I��ll choose that ��Alkelu High-energy Injection��.��


    After finishing his statement, Reef staggered two steps backwards as though his strength had left him. Shutting his eyes, he allowed the wall to support his weight. After Sheyan had chosen that item option, a bright resplendent shimmering dosage injection shockingly appeared in his palm. Then, he smiled gently and handed it over to Reef. Reef epted it with trembling hands��even the dosage injection wobbled unstably within his own hands!


    As Sheyan handed the injection dosage to Reef, he could greatlyprehend Reef��s current emotions. He pressed his palm in firmly, tightening the injection dosage within Reef��s palm as he lightly whispered.


    ��Everything else is in the past, you have been granted a new beginning.��


    Reef started nkly at this injection dosage. Then he kept it, and took it out again. Keeping it, before once again taking it out; as though this was just a dream. A secondter, he turned around with both hands covering his face. His forehead pressed silently against the wall behind, as tears poured down from within the cracks of his fingers.


    Sheyan shrugged his shoulders helplessly, but he could wholeheartedly understanding him. For the sake of bing an official Growth-hunter, Reef had sacrificed far too much, far too much. The pressure hadpounded on his shoulders for far too long, far too long. Then, Sheyan lifted his chin towards Brother ck.


    ��It��s your time, have you finished thinking? If not, do you need our Growth-hunter to offer us some rmendation?��


    Mogenshaughed tedly and answered.


    ��I��m done with thinking, I select reward E.��


    Sheyan immediately replied.


    ��Eh? I thought you would��ve selected reward H����why?? You sure you want reward E?��


    Mogensha faced the amazed Sheyan and nodded his head.


    ��That��s an affirmative. Reward E it is, 1 ��Cross Honorary Medallion��.��


    Sheyan shrugged his shoulders as he selected reward E.


    ��Since you decided on that, then so be it.��


    This ��Cross Honorary Medallion�� had the dimensions of an ordinary coin. There wasn��t a huge disparity between it and an average looking medal, except for ayer of dull gold radiance. Sheyan casually tossed it over to Brother ck. After Brother ck toyed with it for a while, he casually tossed it back to Sheyan. Sheyan caught it as he casted a suspicious stare over.


    Brother ck lighted up a cigar, as he puffed heavily on it.


    ��Boss, after returning now, you should be able to directly promote to First Lieutenant right?��


    Sheyan nodded and replied.


    ��That��s right. I have 92 achievement points now, 70 points is adequate to promote to First Lieutenant.��


    Brother ck earnestly continued.


    ��After this world is over, though our evaluation score would surely be poor. However, based on your legend level and Silver Party leader status, acquiring 3 achievement points shouldn��t be a problem. So hypothetically, right now you have 95 points. 100 achievement points would be enough to promote to Captain! I reckon, another 1 or 2 worlds and you will sessfully promote again!��


    ��Therefore����this ��Cross Honorary Medallion��, is specially exchanged for you! Boss! You must understand, promoting from a captain rank is actually a qualitative advancement, instead of a quantitative one. From a Junior officer to a Field officer ss! That is a major threshold! The amount of achievement points required for that gap, I��m afraid, it would at least require you to reach roughly 170 achievement points!��


    ��Speaking in reality, it is not possible for every world to acquire so many achievement points like in a realm war. Moreover, it is impossible to frequently encounter Golden Side Missions that can be exploited! To you, this ��Cross Honorary Medallion�� is minimally worth a full 70 achievement points!��


    Shayan gazed at Brother ck for a good long while, before nodding his head and sincerely offered.


    ��Thank you.��


    Brother ck shrugged his shoulders, but suddenly broke out into cunningughters.


    ��Actually, this is also considering for myself. If you can promote your military rank faster, the party level will also scale swiftly������and our party skills would naturally flow like the rising tide. Truthfully speaking, I am rather pleased with our party skills. Therefore, the faster you can promote your military rank, the greater I will benefit. Therefore, what I want to say is - no thanks.��


    Actually, Mogensha��s conduct simrly aimed to solidify his position in the party. At present, why wouldn��t he fail to notice the admiration Mcdh had for Sheyan, and couldn��t eliminate the possibility of him enrolling to the party. Undoubtedly, Mcdh would conflict against Mogensha��s current position. Besides, Mogensha was indeedcking vastly whenparing in terms of dealing firepower.


    Furthermore, Mogensha had first allowed Reef to choose, before proactively selecting the medal for Sheyan��s sake; such an act, was like winning favour using someone else��s property! Using the rewards of Sheyan��spleted Golden Side Mission to curry favour with Sheyan! Actually to him personally, he wouldn��t lose out at all. Instead, he would even gain the public��s praises!


    Nevertheless, this was Brother ck��s instincts of protecting himself. Besides, he had grown up in a treacherous environment, without some scheming and shrewdness, it would be absolutely impossible to survive till now.


    By now, Sheyan had strolled towards the crystal clearke, which was still brimming with enchanting magic. Bending down, he dipped his finger into the water before retracting his finger to taste with his tongue. Immediately, his face revealed a cheery delight, as though he was a young boy locating the final piece of puzzle for his game; smiling with immeasurable dness.


    Sheyan nced back towards old Mourbo, who was currently nursing his wounds. Then, he chuckled and uttered.


    ��My friend, I have never been one to treat a subordinate unfairly. Your heroism has not gone unnoticed by me, and I am truly sorry for the loss of your nsmen. However, I am incapable of resurrecting them. Still as of now, you are just an ordinary Tsahik right? I wonder if you are interested in bing a powerful beloved Tsahik of Eywa like Mo`at?��


    Previously when Old Mourbo had lunged against the Dolomedes, he had risked his old life in that assault. Hence, it was only proper for Sheyan to speak in this manner. After that old thing heard Sheyan��sst statement, his originally dispirited and pale countenance was reced with glowing radiance!


    ��I am very interested!!!��


    Sheyan pointed towards those gently drifting, long violet branches within theke.


    ��Break those things off, bring it back and ce it before your Tree of Souls. You will then receive Eywa��s favour.��


    Old Mourbo peered towards those alluring violet branches inside theke. His mouth widened, but his voice turned hoarse.


    ��I����I can��t, and I do not dare to approach it. I don��t know why, but when I look at it, it is like beholding Eywa. My heart flushes with fear and reverence, I am afraid��������


    At this moment, Mcdh couldn��t resist the urge to ask.


    ��What exactly are those?��


    Sheyanughed and replied.


    ��It is indeed a long story, but fortunately we have some time����this Golden Side Mission, it truly is worthy of such a costly valuation! It actually allowed us to fathom things deep into the inside story. Genuinely speaking, it is right to say those things are extraordinarily precious invisible treasures.��


    ��Alright, then let��s start from the top! I guess you should all understand the original storyline of the Avatar movie. Inside the original storyline, the main lead isn��t the first Toruk Makto (Great Leonopteryx Rider), but the sixth*! It is revealed in the folklore legends of the na''vi race, only when a grave crisis like that of race extermination, would a Toruk Makto surface; leading all na''vi warriors to rise in battle. Thus because of that, a Toruk Makto is widely acimed as a hero of the legends.��


    (TN: Author actually writes 7th but wiki says its 6th, correct me if I��m wrong.)


    Speaking till here, Sheyan paused as though seeking to organize his wordings. Then, he continued.


    ��But the main question lies in that! Eons before humans from earth had arrived on Pandora! Where would the na''vi race��s crisis arise from? How tremendous is Mother Nature Eywa��s strength? How patient was her temperament, that she could even ignore humansing to mine on Pandora. Only when the Colonel had blew up her Tree of Souls, did her wrath be aroused!��


    ��Therefore, we can speak with assurance, there must certainly be other astronomical forces that exists of this; and the worst of those forces, could reach the extent of threatening the na''vi race with extinction. So much so, that there was an immense possibility that they had endangered the Tree of Souls of Mother Nature Eywa!��


    Speaking till here, Sheyan could already see his audience revealing pensive and thoughtful expressions. Then, he finally expounded on his bold presumptions.


    ��Therefore����since such a mystical divine life form such as Mother Nature Eywa can appear on this, then why wouldn��t there be other divine life forms like the Mother of the Seas? Or the Mother of the Underworld? Perhaps, the Mother of the Skies!!!! Just think about what Mother Nature Eywa hails the Mosake n! Corruptors! Only individuals who had betrayed one��s faith, would be hailed as Corruptors! If my hypothesis holds up, then all the bizarre urrences you can see now, can be easily solved; allowing us to arrive at a logical conclusion!��

 Chapter 461: Running out

    <h4>Chapter 461: Running out</h4>


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    Speaking till here, Sheyan suddenly raised his voice.


    ��Old Mourbo!��


    Their earlier dialogue had touched upon the matters of their present world, therefore the nightmare realm would specially censor them. At this moment when Sheyan abruptly shouted, Old Mourbo had seemingly been startled awake from his daydream.


    ��What!��


    Sheyan earnestly suggested.


    ��Although during the passage of time, many truths were omitted, misrepresented, distorted into lies, or even erased after recounts throughout generations, but with numerous earlier investigations, I came to a shocking consensus - the reason behind the Mosake n turning corrupt, is it due to a drought?��


    Old Mourbo carefully recollected his memories, hesitating slightly as he nodded and replied.


    ��Yes that is so.��


    Sheyan then dered.


    ��Throughout humankind��s history, apart from human disaster, we suffer from many other catastrophes. Undisputedly, they are floods or blizzards, severe drought, locust swarms, epidemics and others. Of which many deadly cmities are rted to water! A��s water body and continental ground isn��t mixable. The ocean and rivers upies arge area, then obviously the continental grounds would be retrospectively smaller. Hence, the mutual contradiction between the two is absolutely irreconcble and harmonizable! They cannot be mixed together!


    Speaking till here, Sheyan paused for a while.


    ��Therefore, If I assume that the ensembled consciousness of Mother Nature Eywa is possibly resembling a form that of a fungus* of this entire celestial body, then the Sea Mother would probably be an ensembled consciousness that of an algae of the entire. Think back to the peculiar terrain of the Windstone Hignd. It is obviously a volcano, yet ayer of t crusty shell just had to grow above its peak! It is as though, it is some sort of meticulous concealment. Now that we��ve entered here today, I am finally enlightened. If my conjecture isn��t wrong, this is the miraculous product created by another divinely powerful life form of Pandora!��


    (TN:*He realized this back in ch 22 of this vol, when they released that root-like object from the valkyrie shuttle)


    After hearing that speech, Reef sudden exposed an enlightened expression as he interrupted.


    ��Could it be you mean������yes, back on earth, there are some inactive dormant volcanoes that would naturally form craterkes after a very long time; where some are even fairly renowned. For example, the Heaven Lake of Paektu Mountain, Lake Taupo in New Zend, Lake Atitl��n of Guatem and others. Could it be the Sea Mother was so powerful, that she could form ayer of rocky crust over theke, before slowly pushing thisyer up with theke��s water; before finally forming this spectacr phenomenon at the crater peak of this volcano!��


    Sheyan earnestly replied.


    ��Why wouldn��t that be possible? Just think about the prowess of Mother Nature Eywa, and you wouldn��t find it too difficult to imagine such a phenomenon. Actually, the Sea Mother wouldn��t even need to form a crustyyer of rocks. Based on my recent observation, what supports the roof of this Windstone Hignd, isn��t solely rocks. Its bottommostyer is braced with something like those tenacious sea kelps, or tangled vines. Above it would be firm and light materialpositions, like shells and conches. Actually, the supporting pirs were formed in such a manner as well.��


    ��Moreover, the uppermostyer of soil isn��t something the Sea Mother need to worry about. The windy and dry climate here would easily cover the top with soil and dust. She only requires dozens of years, close to a century, to sessfully shape out the Windstone Hignd that we see today!��


    Sheyan suddenly asked.


    ��Then where did the water here disappear to?��


    Sheyan erected his finger and answered.


    ��Good question, this is indeed what I��m about to exin����when the craterke��s water surface had been totally covered with kelps and shells, the Sea Mother had dispatched apetent underling that was considered young then; presumably its status within the seas, would be analogous to the Thanator of thends, or the Great Leonopteryx of the skies.


    ��Thispetent underling would be that gigantic Sea snail. That Sea snail probably possessed an ability like that of barnacles on earth, andmenced drilling from a nearby undergroundke with its conch. Finally, it managed to drill through the bottommostyer of this dormant volcano. This was probably an excruciatingly long task, and to aplish this task, that assiduous Sea snail probably exhausted generations of its vitality. Ultimately, it sessfully prated into the craterke, allowing theke��s water to naturally drain out from the drilled opening. Oh, that drilled opening, should be the bottomless water source we can see in this tinyke.��


    (TN: Just in case, the conch is the shell of a sea snail. A sea snail can also be referred to as a conch)


    ��Furthermore, that Sea snail remained residing in this ce without moving, and continued to grow. With the Sea Mother��s invincible prowess, she naturally supplied it with food and nourishment, allowing its body to gradually expand tremendously, Finally, it grew to this colossal extent we can see now, before it died. In this manner, it allowed its gigantuous conch to preside over and perfectly shield this remaining tinyke and its opening. Thus, this arrangement formed into a double ovepping concealment of the Sea Mother��s spirit force, preventing it from spreading to the surroundings of the Windstone Hignd. This became an exceptionally effective masquerade to camouge from Mother Nature Eywa��s detection!��


    Reef nodded and inquired.


    ��I roughly understand now. However, I still have one final question - What is the reason for the Sea Mother in creating such a secret space?��


    Sheyan smiled gently.


    ��That is an amazing question, but let me ask you a question in reply. What was the reason for Great Britain in possessing so many colonies?��


    Reef was abruptly stunned, as he stammered nkly.


    ��This������


    He obviously knew Great Britain colonized all parts of the world for wealth and dominion. His personal principles prevented him from lying, but his patriotic spirit made it hard for him to tantly dere the truth.��


    Sheyan smiled and continued.


    ��Constructing such a secret realm, would be akin to harshly hammering a nail into Mother Nature Eywa��s sphere of power! With this realm as her heart, she would proceed to gradually entice believers of Mother Nature Eywa; peeling away the strength of Eywa, and slowly devouring Eywa��s forces. To the extent of using Eywa��s own forces to build internal friction within Eywa��s faction! Just recall the brother of dragon��s daughter Mo`at; he was most likely a figure of peerless talent, yet was still murdered by Cherokee!��


    ��There��s a splendid saying from my hometown - a task meticulously undertaken, is a task with long preparations. The Sea Mother��s style of execution resembles an unbroken current of water; immersively churning as it erodes one bit at a time. It is a stark contrast to the extravagance of Mother Nature Eywa. Moreover, her actions evidently yielded results - just notice the na''vi corrupted ns multiplying with each passing day. Yet Mother Nature Eywa wasn��t able to locate the root cause of the problem, credited to the slow eroding scheme of the Sea Mother. Furthermore, how mighty was Cherokee, but he still rather safeguard the secrets of the Sea Mother, willingly giving his life in battle here! One could reckon how potent that alluring enticement was!��


    Speaking till here, Sheyan no longer needed to exin further. Everyone understood if this information could be delivered to Mother Nature Eywa, obviously, producing a branch of the ��Tree of Souls in the water�� as sufficientpelling evidence; then, one would surely reap an excessively immense fortune. So much so, that the affairs of colluding with the ckthorn tribe earlier in defiance against Mother Nature Eywa, could be written off in one stroke! Because no matter what, the ckthorn tribe would not be able to threaten the basic existence of Mother Nature Eywa. However, the Sea Mother could turn the tides, and flood the continents!


    The current old Mourbo had eyes shing with lustful greed. Greater strength was naturally what this old man yearned for even in his dreams. To gain the favour of Mother Nature Eywa, he could even at best, rece Mo`at��s status as the best of this era! The rest of his Takji nsmen could not resist the allurement of the Tree of Souls in the water, but his identity as a Tsahik of Mother Nature Eywa, ensured that he could for a short duration.


    In the past, though Cherokee was an exceedingly valiant Tsahik of Mother Nature Eywa; but due to the severe drought, and personally witnessing his nsmen perishing one by one, misgivings towards Mother Nature Eywa was borned in his heart. Then, in his search for a water source, he arrived at this ce. Due to internal fissures being sown within him, his rate of corruption had amplified rapidly.


    The contestants watched as old Mourbo gritted his teeth, and bit the braids behind his head, before diving into the water. Mourbo proceeded to pull out his bone-de and forcefully carve out a glittering violet branch! With a deathly pale face, he scrambled wildly as he fled from the area. He couldn��t even be bothered about his Takji nsmen, that were still starstruck in their reverential fantasy.


    Instead, at the instance that gentle drifting branch was carved out! That magnificent and bewitchingly violet Tree of Souls in the water suddenly trivialized, and dissolved; vanishing into the water!!! Following the departure of the violet Tree of Souls, all the Takji nsmen recovered their sense, as their faces flushed with confusion.


    As Sheyan witnessed this scene, he couldn��t help sighing in his heart, as he realized his cleverness had made him the victim of his ingenuity.


    The reason Sheyan had revealed all these, was primarily due to his nefarious scheming desires; seeking for his own dependable motives in allowing old Mourbo to fight for forefront supremacy. However, this was still the frightfulpletion location of the Golden Side Mission. It would be strange to say there wasn��t a single danger anymore, and every step should still be proceeded with utmost caution. He had never expected letting old Mourbo to gain a benefit, had inadvertently alerted the enemy as a result.


    At present, the 4 humans suddenly felt an iparably violent tremor from beneath the ground; why would Sheyan and the rest dare to stay on? They instantly broke into a frenzied charge for the exit! When they had finally escaped out of the gigantuous conch, visible and unbelievablyrge crevices could be seen epassing the entire ceiling surface. Bright rays beamed out from these crevices, as rocks crumbled down in incessant sessions. Naturally, the mystical force of the Sea Mother supporting and protecting the entire Windstone Hignd, had faded away!


    Old Mourbo roared fanatically, as his enormous ck Great Banshee risked the danger, and swooped down through a massive crevice on the ceiling surface. It carried Mourbo away, and soared towards the sky��s horizon. This selfish old bastard had actually disregarded his nsmen at this very moment.


    Furthermore, Sheyan and the rest could feel a searing heat emitting from beneath the rocky ground. They could sense immense waves of life-threatening pulses transmitting from beneath their feet, causing their hearts to palpitate with fear. This diabolical volcano that had been dormant for millenniums, was actually erupting!

 Chapter 462: Return

    <h4>Chapter 462: Return</h4>


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    Despite the state of crisis, fortunately at this very moment, dozens of arachnid overlords came swooping through the ceiling crevices under Sheyan��smand. Though a major portion of these undaunted overlords were crushed to death by the crumbling rock fragments, the remainder were able to sessfully haul the contestants and the Takji Warriors out.


    After flying a kilometre away from the area, though they were shielded by the fleshy walls of the overlords, they could still feel a searing ze behind them. Unprecedented terrifying red-zing magma erupted frically into the sky, blended with masses of white fog and ck ashes! At present, if one were to spectate from the atmospheric ozone of Pandora, the sight would resemble a sudden ignited torch on the ravishing Pandora!


    At this moment, Mogensha and Reef had already stayed for nearly 2 hours. Even though their current financial state could sustain this period, any additional second from the 2 hours duration would cause an insufficiency in utility points to arise, and instigate the realm. Thus, the realm would directly seize equipments and items as coteral from the contestant��s interspatial region. If that wasn��t enough, then wielded equipments would then be stripped off! With an absence of equipment, the next would be a forceful deduction of abilities and so on; ultimately, resulting in getting erased! A death to clear all debts. Thus, both of them hurriedly chose to return.


    As for Sheyan, he had roughly 20 minutes remaining, and his meticulous and scheming personality wasn��t willing to squander it. Hence, he nned to seek out the Mother of the ckthorn. With his amassed abundance of fortune, he would repurchase a whole set of arachnid units; especially that wondrous trump of an arachnid drone! That was definitely an essential purchase for killing and burning in the future. Both sides naturally possessed an unwavering ��Worshipped�� rtionship; and with the peak of Jinkuang��s ��charm��, it was practically a case of small capital but huge profit.


    However at this moment, the ckthorn Overmind unveiled a cruel fact to Sheyan with an apologetic tone - though he could still purchase those items, no, he could even gift them to Sheyan; but due to the ckthorn tribe abcissing from the arachnid race and bing a lone wolf race, the ckthorn arachnids no longer received enhanced spirit dominion from the de Empress. Putting it bluntly; if Sheyan acquires any arachnids eggs and hatched them, if those arachnid units were separated from the ckthorn Overmind by a definite distance, they would lose their spirit dominion and bepletely uncontroble.


    Actually, this point was already reflected prior topleting the Golden Side Mission. For example when facing the rocks imbued by the protection of the Sea Mother��s spirit force, those drones experienced a massive plummet in efficiency; due to them being distanced from the ckthorn Overmind, and their spirit dominion weakening greatly. They had to resort to a legendary creature Jenny to intervene, and supply some spirit boost.


    Moreover,ter when facing that gigantuous conch, the zerglings had turned delirious after bing affected by that potent spirit influence. On the contrary, if the arachnid units possessed a spirit dominion of the mighty de Empress, they would absolutely not be affected.


    Under such circumstances, don��t even mention Sheyan attempting to hatch arachnid eggs in other nightmare worlds��even hatching them 100-200 kilometres away now, the resultant arachnid creatures may possibly be wild beasts that would bepletely unable to be controlled. At worst, they would turn mutually hostile, totally uncontroble. That was equivalent to a waste of money. The only constion was that the arachnid eggs he purchased in the Starship Trooper eggs could still be operated normally. Nevertheless, Sheyan was merely left with 2 overlord eggs that could only be treated as freight tools.


    Though Sheyan was upset, he ultimately knew the concept of winning some while losing some. To aplish this Golden Side Mission, certain inevitable sacrifices were necessary. Hence, though he sighed, he didn��t feel awfully disappointed. By now, the notification of returning to the nightmare realm was round the corner. Sheyan inhaled a deep breath, as he admired this beautiful, treacherous and plentiful Pandora for thest time. Then, he bidded farewell to the ckthorns, and strolled into the nearby forest before selected to return.


    Approximately 10 secondster, leagues of vines had suddenly sprouted out from beneath Sheyan��s feet. With every passing step, the vines would wrap around him, and his body would submerge by a little. After trudging for scarcely 10 steps, the vines had already totally wrapped Sheyan up, then, it pulled him into the ground; he utterly disappeared from thend of Pandora.


    The present Sheyan was already exceedingly familiar with the returning process. He directly shut his eyes, and only until that extremely queer weightless sensation vanished from his body, did he finally reopen them.


    Right now, he was back inside that cosmos universe like environment. The darkness surrounding him was abstruse, and filled with glittering stars.


    Suddenly, Sheyan could feel an unexinable pain jolting throughout his entire body. It was as though every blood vessel in his body was being crudely brushed and cleansed! This pain seemingly faded as fast as it came, and sustained for merely 5-6 seconds before vanishing.


    However, during this persisting period, Sheyan��s teeth chattered excessively, as perspiration oozed out from his body as though he had taken a bath! Such was the intensity of that pain. Soon after, the realm transmitted an unhurried notification.


    [ The curse, ��Venom water pulse��, has been expelled from your body. ]


    [ Your military rank: Second Lieutenant. ]


    [ The effort required to expel that curse was immense, therefore, you must pay up a fixed sum of utility points. ]


    At this instant, Sheyan finally understood; in reality, the few of them had been inflicted by the mysterious scheme of the Sea Mother. Fortunately, he had instantly returned to the realm, not long after getting infected. The realm would naturally do a body scan, and revert contestants to their normal state. However, this further verified that Sheyan��s hypothesis were spot on. At least, that usage of curse by the Sea Mother was indicative of it presence in this world.


    ��Then old Mourbo������ Sheyan suddenly remembered that matter. Obviously, that old head would��ve been inflicted as well. Furthermore, the Sea Mother would definitely not show mercy to one that had directly damaged its Tree of Souls. Still, this matter was beyond Sheyan��s influence by now. He could only hope that Mother Nature Eywa would be moved, and step forward in aid.


    Closely following this, the 3D projection imagery naturallymence. The first scene feedbacked the acts of the trio protecting the Valkyrie. Following that, was their journey of gathering creature specimens for Hell��s Gate. Finally, Sheyan��spletion of the Golden Side Mission����which should��ve been exaggeratedly projected, yet only one scene was exhibited - the final imagery of Sheyan standing before the altar whilepleting the mission����it appears, the missionpletion score of ��horrendous�� was indeed a fully justifiable reputation!


    The realm then projected out the following report:


    [ Setting: Avatar world. ]


    [ Difficulty: Hard (B+). After epting the Golden Side Mission, difficulty scaled to S (Nearly impossible toplete) ]


    [ Pain limitation: 50%. ]


    [ Additional capabilities boost: 0%. ]


    [ Current setting exploration rate: 46.33%. ]


    [ Acquired new titles: Plunderer / Prate / Headhunter / Outstanding Worker. ]


    [ Mission exploration rate: 21%. ]


    [ Missionpletion score: E+. (Note: lowest score is E, highest score is perfect SSS.]


    [ Due to a ��horrendous�� missionpletion score, you only receive 1 free attribute point as reward. ]


    [ Mission exploration rate / missionpletion score reward: Utility points 1,175 + 214 points (214 as Silver party leader bonus). You have not hit the threshold to receive any potential points. ]


    [ This world is a medium intensity realm war: You receive additional achievement points as reward. ]


    [ You receive additional 6 achievement points. (3 + 2 (silver party leader bonus) + 1 (legend level +1 bonus)) ]


    At present, Sheyan was already mentally prepared for a disastrously low performance rating. Besides, the glorious ��Horrendous�� evaluation of hispleted Golden Side Mission had been morously exhibited. Such an evaluation couldn��t be simply described as a rat ruining a pot of soup; it was practically pissing into the pot itself. If his score wasn��t low, then that would be strange. Fortunately, he was already plentifully satisfied with what he had reaped. Originally not harbouring much hopes pertaining to his score, receiving an additional 6 achievement points counted as a pleasant surprise.


    The boundless starry cosmos gradually turned fuzzy, and once again turned into darkness. When Sheyan regained his vision, he had smoothly returned to his personal room. As he begun making an inventory stock, he realized he had nearly 80,000 utility points left on him, and 40 potential points. It could be said this was an unprecedented massive harvest for him. A Realm war was indeed not just a name in vain, with true risks and crisis not being a deception!


    As for Sheyan, his unallocated free attribute points had now reached a terrifying 20* points! His achievement points had swelled to 98 points, and don��t even mention First Lieutenant now, he was merely 2 points shy of a Captain promotion! Once he promotes to a Captain, he could instantly utilize that ��Honorary Cross Medallion�� that Mogensha exchanged for himself. Then, his rank would directly experience a qualitative change, and evolved into the realms of a Field Officer!


    (TN:Free attribute points - *11 (GSM) + 8 (previous mission) + 1 pleting this world))


    The reason for Sheyan not allocating his free attribute points, was actually because he had personal ns. Especially after Mcdh had advised him on certain things using obscure methods, it had served to affirm Sheyan��s convictions.


    Nevertheless, such a conduct was tremendously dangerous; because when the realm evaluated one��s prowess, it wouldn��t care about whether attribute points were allocated or not, but directly take everything into ount when calcting difficulty! It was only that Sheyan could currently rely on his formidable party, and his quick-wittedness in being opportunistically adept, did he dare to take this risk.


    After deliberating a little, he first allocated 7 free attribute points into agility, allowing his pure agility to ascend to 20 points! Immediately, he received the notification.


    [ Your basic attribute ��Agility��, has reached 20 points in pure/unenhanced state. ]


    [ You receive an additional bonus for this corresponding basic attribute. Please select an option within the next 120 seconds. Exceeding this will result in a random draw. ]

 Chapter 463: Dividing rewards

    <h4>Chapter 463: Dividing rewards</h4>


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    His agility attribute bonus was as follows:


    [ A) Basic attribute bonus 1 (passive): Deft-touch - When dealing damage to opponent, 8% chance of activating ��Deft-touch��, resulting in one additional attack. This additional attack replicates your previous attackpletely, in terms of damage and buffs etc. ]


    [ B) Basic attribute bonus 2 (Passive): Fuzzy - 5% increase in evasion against opponent��s attack. Whenever you sessfully evade an attack, your evasion will increase by another 1%. Duration: 15 seconds. This effect can only be stacked 5 times. ]


    Sheyan had previously inquired of Mogensha about the agility attribute bonuses. However, Mogensha responded that the drawing of bonus may experience variations, and would take into ount one��s innate. For example, when Sheyan and Reef had both reached the threshold from the strength attribute bonus, their options were rtively simr.


    Nevertheless, Mogensha informed Sheyan that the bonus attribute options would still roughly retain a format of one option pertaining to attack, and one for defence. For example, when Mogensha��s pure agility had broken through 20 points long ago, his two options were; ��A�� pertaining to increasing his movement speed, and ��B�� increasing his explosive strike rate.


    Since Sheyan always primarily inclined to survivability, he straightforwardly selected option ��B��. Following that, he invested 4 free attribute points into his physique, that would peg his maximum physique at the 49 points threshold. To a contestant, a 49 points attribute figure had a vour of being second to one while above ten thousand others.


    Moreover right now, Sheyan��s pure perceptive sense had reached 19 points, and that 1 point of attribute was indeed significant and could not be dismissed. Thus, he received another ��2 choose 1�� bonus as follows:


    [ A) Basic attribute bonus 1 (passive): w-awareness - Your awareness of the enemy��s various aspects bes more precise. Explosive strike rate +5% and uracy +5%. ]


    [ B) Basic attribute bonus 2 (passive): Crisis-awareness - When an enemy deals a threat and damages to you, your astute perceptive sense allows you to avert the crisis. Opponent��s uracy against you -5% and explosive strike rate -5%. ]


    Without a doubt, the choice made was option B - ��Crisis-awareness��. At present, Sheyan had already attained his goal for his personal evolution. Noteworthily, any opponent��s explosive strike rate against Sheyan was now suppressed by wholly 15%! Basically at the present stage, if contestants or Reserve-duty Growth-hunters wished to deal explosive strike against him based on personal attributes and equipments, unless they possessed an ability that could temporarily increase their explosive strike rate by a wide margin like ��Ambition��, it would be tremendously difficult.


    Following that, Sheyan had no other ns for employing the remaining 8 attribute points, preferring to continue umting his free attribute points. Sheyan��s vision was currently abundantly clear - to amass an adequate amount and raise a certain pure attribute to the 50 points boundary at one go!


    As the saying goes; towering buildings are built from the ground, and great oaks grow from tiny acorns. Through spider threads and horse tracks of tiny clue fragments, Sheyan was seemingly convinced of his inference - the sturdier his personal attribute foundation was, such a good preparation was the key to sess. The undertaken risk of his boundary breakthrough would be smaller, while the resultant results would be increasingly greater! He had discussed this issue with both Reef and Mogensha before, the specifics of their thought process wasn��t sure to say.


    By now, Reef and Mogensha should��ve returned to the present world already, and were totally uncontactable. Sheyan pondered for a while, realizing he had truly too much to settle upon his return to the realm. His few pressing issues would be:


    To promote his military rank.


    Raising his party level


    Improve his personal basic abilities. If not, every time he employed that ��+7 West�� saber, he would have to permanently forsake 1 point of basic attribute and 3,000 utility points. Such a price was indeed too excessive.


    As for unveiling the ��Ruby Card�� to draw their rewards, though Sheyan felt rather impatient, it was still best to wait for this party members to return before using it. He wouldn��t feel genuine if he opened it on his own now.


    Speaking currently, promoting his military rank and upgrading his party level was the issue Sheyan could instantly aplish; and, he didn��t need to waste too much time while at it. He very quickly headed for the summit of the realm, and once again encountered a queue.


    Still, Sheyan had unintentionally overheard secrets regarding the Metals Professor the previous time. Hence, he wasn��t impatient this time, and leisurely stood by the side as he pretended to be idling. Through that, he once again ��unintentionally�� eavesdropped on certain information. For example in the realm presently, thetest valuation of equipments had fallen a little, while the amount of horcrux* was in short supply. Other information included others harvesting great fortune in their nightmare worlds and so on. However this time, he didn��t overhear any vital and hot news.


    (TN:*Horcrux refers to souls that could be infused inside equipments)


    After Sheyan sat down, he followed the conventional practice, and projected out his military list.


    [ Contestant no.1018������analyzing. ]


    [ Confirming identity���� ]


    [ Your current nightmare imprint rank is at Second Lieutenant. ]


    [ Your current achievement points is 98 points. ]


    [ You have attained the qualifications for a rank promotion. Do you wish to promote? Promoting from Second Lieutenant to First Lieutenant requires 70 achievement points. After a promotion, you will receive greater authority and privileges. ]


    Sheyan was here specifically for that, naturally he selected ��yes��. After a dazzling sh, he became a First Lieutenant. His increased authority was as follows:


    A: 2 new ��Honorary medicines�� were revealed in his military purchasables. Those 2 medicines had the same effect ofplete recovery, but their cooldowns had been reduced from the previous 48 hours duration to 12 hours. Furthermore, there was an Introduction of a new medicine product.


    This medicine was called ��Lawyer Aier Active Cell Rejuvenation Capsule�� and could actually be brought back to the present world for consumption! It could cure certain rtively milder but hard to cure chronic illness in the present world; with a 100% chance of alleviating the symptoms of the patient substantially, and 50% of direct permanent curing.


    After Sheyan carefully investigated, he discovered its effective range included - illnesses like rheumatoid arthritis, chronic bronchitis, persistent migraines (trigeminal nerve aches), vitigo etc. All of them weren��t fatal, but were chronic ailments.


    Only, the cost of such a medicine was exceedingly frightening - 10 achievement points (official, not traded ones) !


    B: The intelligence information avable to him now became much more abundant.


    C: His party could now be promoted to level 4.


    D: Increased military allowance (Each option service of the realm would not provide a 10% more preferential treatment, which could be oveid with charm to obtain preferential treatment)


    At present, Sheyan had 2 blood keys on hand, but his military mission depicted that he could exchange a maximum of 4 blood keys. Sheyan was no longer a newbie of the realm. Furthermore, considering that the difficulty of the next world* should be lowered, he started cing heavier emphasis on how to maximize his benefits. Thus, he decided that after if he could acquire another 2 blood keys in the world, he would then conclude this mission and hoped to reap a perfect mission reward!


    (TN:*his realm war world had higher difficulty due to being in a medium-intensity realm war)


    When Sheyan noticed the medicine that could be brought out of the realm while being usable on present world humans, he was stirred emotionally. Though this medicine product was incapable of restoring Uncle Dasi��s severed fingers, it at least offered him a glimpse of hope; implying that the realm wasn��t deceiving him, and hope of Uncle Dasi��s great recovery was in sight.


    ording to Sheyan��s reckoning; after returning from the next world, he would most likely be able to advance from a Junior officer ss to a Field officer ss. After promoting by 2 ranks, he would most likely be able to reinstate Uncle Dasi��s former healthy state.


    Presently, his party��s experience points were also overflowing substantially, and mainly because he had directly acquired 30 party experience points from the Golden Side Mission; despite having a ��horrendous�� score! One could imagine if the missionpletion score was max, wouldn��t the experience points be minimally boosted beyond 100? Nheless, that was just an afterthought.


    Sheyan��s current party was at lvl 1, while raising it to lvl 2 would require 15 experience points. Furthermore, the experience gauge was indicating 60/15 points. Therefore, promoting a level wasn��t a problem at all. Instead, after promoting the party to lvl 2, progressing to lvl 3 from here required 30 party experience points. Without a single hesitation, Sheyan chose to promote and raised his party by 2 levels.


    However, to reach from lvl 3 to lvl 4 was extremely shocking, it required an entire 50 party experience. Sheyan observed his 15/50 party experience gauge, and couldn��t help smacking his lips inwardly. One must understand, not every world possessed a Golden Side Mission that was achievable!


    Nevertheless, going by the normal state of the ream��s pattern, lvl 4 should be a critical checkpoint; attaining it would most like offer additional bonus rewards, causing Sheyan to be somewhat expectant of it.


    When the party promoted a level, it thereupon increased the effectiveness and chances of a party��s suppression on other parties during battle. Every level supplied a bonus 5% boost towards that field. Apart from that, their party was also rewarded with 4 party skill points! How difficult was it to promote one��s party level, that was how unimaginable the scarcity of party skill points was! There was no need for doubt that party Ace excelled greatly in this aspect aspared to other parties. Moreover, it was the greatest advantage of a Silver prestige party.


    Amongst the 3 skills of the party so far, Sheyan carried the greatest satisfaction with the covert party skill ��Life-link��. Hence, there wasn��t a need to improve it for now. Naturally, the 2 other party skills came into consideration. After Sheyan had promoted to his current military rank, he had forked out some utility points to inquire about certain critical information:


    If he invested the party skill points on ��Gloryheal��, the initial few levels wouldn��t increase its 50% health regeneration value. Instead, it would repeatedly shorten the cooldown duration. At present, ��Gloryheal�� had a cooldown duration of 12 hours. If he invested 1 skill point to it, its cooldown would shorten to 8 hours.

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    Sheyan��s current authority could only investigate such crucial information. Evidently, improving his ��Gloryheal�� level would no doubt be critical in dealing with high intensity, straining and constant battling. At the stage Sheyan and his party was at, defending against the beast horde of the previous world could already be considered their utmost limit of encountering such high intensity battle. Therefore, improving ��Gloryheal�� was temporily not necesarry.


    Thus, Sheyan��s choice was exceedingly clear. ��Asylum�� was effective on every individual, and was tremendously useful. Hence, he allocated the 4 party skill points wholeheartedly onto ��Asylum��! Following that, Sheyan discovered that whenever improving the party skill ��Asylum��, its enhanced HP/MP bonus supplied were scaled increasingly andpounded.


    When ��Asylum�� was upgraded from lvl 1 to 2, it merely provided a HP/MP boost of 110 points; a measly 10 points enhancement. Instead after continued investment of points, the next level provided a HP/MP boost of 130 points!


    The benefit of that 1 party skill point had been raised significantly by 20 points. When ��Asylum�� reached lvl 4, the benefit of 1 skill point had been raised to 30 points enhancement from the previous level.


    When Sheyan finally upgraded ��Asylum�� to lvl 5, the total effect had been widely increased by (10+20+30+40) 100 points!! At present, ��Asylum lvl 5�� already boasted of a 200 points boost in HP and MP! If there were more party skill points, raising ��Asylum�� to lvl 6 would result in it providing a boost of 250 points of HP/MP!


    Naturally, when ��Asylum�� had been upgraded to level 4, Sheyan further received a notification; mentioning his Silver prestige party��s ability ��Asylum�� had reached lvl 4 and had met the relevant qualifications.


    [ Please draw a bonus special effect for the skill ��Asylum lvl 4��: ]


    [ A: All damage received will be lowered by 2%. ]


    [ B: (Rare, Silver party skill unique effect): When receiving an attack by the enemy, 10% chance of a ��Silver-guard�� forming. Silvery radiance envelops your body, reducing this damage received by 50%. ]


    [ C: Reduce duration of negative buffs by 25%. ]


    [ D: Reduce physical damage received by 5%, but elemental damage received increased by 2%. ]


    [ E: Reduce elemental damage received by 5%, but physical damage received increased by 2%. ]


    [ F (Rare, Silver party skill unique effect): When receiving an attack, 15% chance of recovering 200 HP instantly. This effect has a 30 seconds cooldown duration upon being triggered. (Extremely lucky individuals would be able to trigger this effect once every 30 seconds) ]


    [ G: Receive additional 30 HP/ 30 MP. ]


    [ H (Rare, Silver party skill unique effect): When consuming any regeneration item, 33% chance of recovering additional 50% HP. ]


    [ I (Very rare): ????? (Properties unknown) ]


    One could tell the prestige of a Silver party from here, even its bonus reward options would issue 3 additional uniquely rare options. Moreover, there was that ��very rare�� option. Sheyan then selected option F amongst the choices, which conformed to his norms. No doubt the most valuable option would be option I, but one couldn��t wish for perfection in all things. It wouldn��t be possible for all exploitations under the sun to be obtained by Sheyan.


    After aplishing his list of affairs, Sheyan could feel fatigue creeping up on him. Even though the harvest from the Avatar world was plenty, most tangible products had been ��digested internally��. Therefore, there wasn��t a single item that he could sell off. Sheyan could only entrust that slut Jinkuang to keep tabs onmercial opportunities in the marketce, before he returned to the present world.


    After returning to the present world, Sheyan endured his fatigue to contact Reef. This was a rather urgent issue, and fortunately, Reef had left a contacting method which included his house number and email. Since someone would attend to the house phone anytime, he wasn��t afraid of not being able to contact Reef.


    An old butler with an english ent answered the call. Discovering that Sheyan was speaking in mandarin, the butler immediately swapped into a precise and fluent mandarin to converse. A butler of such calibre would at least draw a yearly sry of over 100,000 pounds. Sheyan could tell Reef��s status was absolutely not simple, definitely a wealthy tycoon or the child of one. A minuteter, the call was redirected to Reef��s personal room.


    ��Ah*~~~~~�� One could guess the drowsy-eyed state Reef was in upon hearing that. ��Boss, what is it that requires such urgency?��


    (TN:*Yawn sfx)


    Sheyan very seriously inquired.


    ��Have you consumed that ��Alkelu High-energy Injection��?��


    Upon hearing that, Reef suddenly became invigorated. His tone became slightly anxious and apprehensive.


    ��Boss? You��re referring to that Growth-hunter promoting����object?? I didn��t dare to use it yet, for fear of encountering a sudden breakthrough unexpected variable; was going to discuss it with you guys. Could it be there��s a problem with it?��


    Sheyan chuckled and replied.


    ��There isn��t a problem. When my military rank had progressed, I had gained free instant ess to several information pertaining to it. That thing isn��t asplicated as you think. Merely first meeting its usage requirements, before directly injecting it, then choosing from a list of bonus, add some points, listening to the instructions of your nightmare imprint and you��ll be ok. After listening to everything, you would then be an official Growth-hunter.��


    Despite the ten thousands of miles between them, affected by radio frequency and interferences, Sheyan could still hear Reef��s heavy breathing over the phone. Sheyan then continued.


    ��The reason I��m calling is to advise you not to be too hasty in using it.��


    Reef dejectedly asked.


    ��Why not? Boss, you don��t know this, but my rewards gained from the summary of the previous world had been discounted by roughly 20%! If don��t use it by the next world, I��m afraid the benefits gained from missionpletion, would be weakened by more than 40%����


    Sheyan smiled gently as heforted.


    ��My dear buddy and most excellent partner, don��t be anxious. I am currently umting free attribute points on my side as well. Undoubtedly, the next world we will face may be rtively more difficult. Therefore, I wish you can temporarily endure this for a while, at least until we ept a main mission of the next world before kicking in your promotion.��


    ��In this way, the main mission we initiate in the next would would have a difficulty that factors in only the ranks of a contestant plus reserve-duty Growth-hunters, and not official Growth-hunter plus reserve-duty Growth-hunter plus contestant. Minimally, our mission difficulty would be simpler, and your ending benefits wouldn��t bepromised.��


    Reef released a long exhtion after hearing that, and very frankly epted.


    ��No problem, I��ll do as you say.��


    Sheyan contemted for a while before adding on.


    ��Our stay in the present world this time should be rtively longer, are you able to arrange for me����remember that Siberian Death Concentration camp, Tibetan Lamasery monastery for cultivation, and that ck-fist Tempering school of Thand you mentioned previously? I may pay a visit to all of those ces. I can already feel that my innate ability seems to be on the verge of an awakening. I am just a sliver away from innate awakening, and some arduous training should help me breakthrough.��


    (TN: All these was mentioned in ch 63 of volume 5 (Starship Trooper world).)


    ��No worries.�� Reef very forthrightly assured. ��I��ll get someone to arrange it right away. At most, everything should be prepared by tomorrow. Boss, you can pack up your luggage, but which ce do you wish to visit first?��


    Sheyan pondered and replied.


    ��From the information i read previously, though the Tibetan monastery can temper my physique, it also focuses on spirit cultivation. Instead, my body onlycks bitter and harsh tempering. I��ll head over to the closest Thand first. If it doesn��t work, then I��ll head over to Siberia.


    After ending the call, Sheyan directly headed home and fell into deep slumber. When Uncle Dasi and Sanzi voiced their concern, he frankly told them he was having a flu. Such a flu was fairlymon and they didn��t suspect anything wrong about him; continuing on their own busy endeavours.


    ***************


    Meanwhile,


    Europe.


    Capital of Ennd, London.


    This enormous aged old long-established metropolis, was currently enshrouded with thick mist; visibility was limited to only a 5 metre radius.


    The mellifluous ringing of the Big Ben resounded. This clock tower that withstood centuries, continued to issue 13 clear and sweet-sounding reverberating rings into the distant.


    3 miles away from the Big Ben, stood an unequalled and grand twin tower. This twin tower had an altitude that exceeded a thousand metres, confining Dubai��s Burj Khalifa to world number second. The number of floors exceeded 200, and the building hosted 80 elevator sectors. The elevator��s velocity could reach as high as 20.6 metres per second, and was currently the longest and fastest elevator on earth! Thus, itsvish interior was needless to say.


    This block of twin towers was the headquarters of the world number one��s international financial group, E.S. It immediately became the world��s center of attention after construction was done. Furthermore, the amount of workers inside had reached nearly 30,000!


    Presently, inside the 109th floor of this tower, was shockingly a massive training ground. It appeared the same category as those taekwondo training grounds, with its ground covered with the highest grade birch flooring. It was possible to see one��s reflection from it.


    10 robust and strong males had formed an encirclement, holding a 85 cm rubber police truncheonced with steel wires in their hands; cautiously observing an icy cold woman they had encircled.


    Although those 10 males weren��t wearing military attire, their waist and back were uprightly straight. Some had scars on their bodies and faces, and were evidently soldiers who had experienced actual wars. However, their cautious countenance seemingly revealed that they weren��t the ones encircling; on the contrary, it was as though they were the ones being surrounded!

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    Suddenly, a male that appeared like a military instructor, roared abruptly.


    ��Go!��


    His tone was icy and filled with fury. The 10 males uniformly raised their rubber police truncheons; roaring furiously, they swung it straight towards that trapped female with their utmost strength!


    At this instant, as though she had anticipated their attack, the trapped female suddenly did a backward flip. Wrapping her knees in midair, like she was a graceful bird, she nimbly somersaulted past the male behind her. This move appeared tremendously difficult, but strictly speaking, one could frequently view olympic female gymnast pulling it off. It definitely wasn��t a humanly impossible move.


    Though their first assault yielded no result, the 10 males weren��t discouraged at all. Instead, they immediately formed into an intersecting 2 rows formation, arranging neatly like a thick wall before that female; before maintaining their vignt and tight footwork. Europeans naturally possessedrger builds; in addition to their uniform footwork, they portrayed an impressive disy of manpower.


    At this very moment, the foremost male bellowed angrily as he swung his truncheon forward. Instead, as his bellow faded, he suddenly felt his hand turning light, as though it was suspended in the air; before his entire self stumbled forward to his center of gravity. Upon closer inspection, the police truncheon he was holding had shockingly flew out of his hand, as itnded against the wall with a bam. He groaned painfully as he clutched his chest before gently tripping to the ground.


    No one could tell when, but the opposing icy and tall female had already drew out 2 brightly shimmering and slender rapiers! Instead, the rapiers had their sharp tips grinded blunt, and should be fencing rapiers. Though that was so, observing the agonizing state of that male, it suggested the possibility of a rib fracture. Such was the tremendous might unleashed.


    After executing her move, this icy and tall female spreaded her arms open like a bird spreading its wings. Then, she faced the opposing intersecting aggression, as she issued a light admonishing sound to them.


    Closely following that, the remaining males maintained their formation as they advanced a step forward! Then, they segregated into group assaults! The 3 foremost males that were in attacking range, simultaneously swiped their police truncheon towards that female! The weapons tore through the air, as it released oppressive ��Huvrom�� sounds!


    Retreating a step backwards, that female evaded the joint assault of the three males. In the next second, a sharp dazzling sh of rapier carved out a silverish afterimage, abruptly slicing down like an electric current; as speedy as a sh! It appears that her fencing art heavily emphasized two aspects - upright beheading chops and thrusting!


    Without hesitation, the few males roared as they raised their truncheons and smashed down as well. They advanced unceasingly, swiping forth their truncheons unceasingly and issued relentless attacks. Nevertheless, the dazzling shimmer of the icy female��s slender rapiers silently streaked through the air; carving out excellent thin lines in mid air. Thump! asionally, one could hear the echoes of one falling to the ground. She either ingeniously evaded any iing police truncheon, or directly repelled them head on; allowing her to easily somersault away!


    As the amount of aggressors gradually declined, that icy female��s brightly shimmering rapier continued thrusting out gorgeous traces in the air, releasing criss-cross cuts with the sounds of ��hu��. shing sparks scattered around, while she lowered her body and slid around like an elegant butterfly. Finally, she reached the front of that military instructor, as her twin dazzling rapiers thrusted towards his throat like a spitting viper!


    That military instructor roared furiously, as he lowered himself and swept his leg forward in retaliation. Instead, that female retreated and avoided his sweeping leg, while the left rapier was hurled out from her left hand like a venomous spit of the viper; piercing through his cor, as it pinned his clothing to the ground.


    This rapier thrust was evidently an act of mercy, or else, why would it have strayed? The military instructor��s expression was iparably ugly, as he shook his head and sighed in disappointment.


    After releasing that strike, the tall female kept her rapier and stood straight. Shey didn��t disy a single bit of strength that exceeded the realms of an ordinary person, but wholeheartedly relied on her sword skills to overwhelm this duel; taking down 10 with 1! Those burly chaps that had clearly gone through harsh training, wasn��t even spared the luxury of retaliating once! One could simply imagine the extent of herbat skills.


    Yet though she had triumphed, she didn��t exhibit a single delight; but merely released a despondent breath, as she tossed aside the rapiers. Then, an individual beside her offered her a snow white towel respectfully, which she epted to wipe her face. Following that, a handsome male assistant with an elegant demeanor marched towards her, while hoisting up a pallet in his hand. A mobile phone was ced over this pallet.


    ��Director Su. During the afternoon, our E.S financial group board of directors had convened in your absence. The three agreements passed are extremely unfavourable to us. Mr Curry Xanth had just called, with the agenda of discussing relevant partnership details.��


    This female was roughly 25-26 years old, but was actually hailed as a board director of the world��s number one, E.S financial group!! Moreover, it seemed like she had immense authority, leading to other board directors colluding to suppress her! Having such aplishments at this age, she could already be considered a legend.


    Director Su then impatiently waved her hand, and sneered.


    ��Let them pass it! Because it has been far too long, that��s why those idiots are overestimating themselves again! Let Curry Xanth wait a little longer! He truly is childish, does he think the board of director��s policy can influence me?��


    While she spoke, she held no regard for her buzzing phone as she directly heading towards her office at the end of the hallway; her brows were tightly knitted together. Clearly walking away for 17-18 metres, Board director Su abruptly nced backwards, as she questioned her assistant.


    ��Any news on the matter I��ve asked you to investigate?��


    That assistant revealed a reluctant expression as he replied.


    ��Director Su, the description conditions you gave is truly too little. There is honestly an innumerable amount of news or bizarre cases pertaining to ��Seaman��. Our side currently has our hand full and cannot handle this momentarily.��


    Director Su then quickly turned around as a slight smile suddenly emerged on her face. Even her eyes issued a charming sensation, as though her smile was actually not a smile; her eyes pierced in with dagger like sharpness!


    ��Is that so? The matters I��ve instructed, you just need to make a call and endorse a 500 pounds capital transaction to a private detective named Jack to handle. I haven��t gotten anyone to monitor the London stock market, but instead you had recently mobilize a huge amount of capital and resource! Obviously, you had your hands full.��


    That assistant raised his head, but issued with an extremely sincere and earnest tone.


    ��Miss Su, now that your position as director of the financial group is being threatened, you should forget about your weird ideas, but ce your attention into the business of the financial group.��


    Miss Su breathed in deeply as she coldly admonished.


    ��Do I need you to teach me what to do?��


    That male assistant stepped forward, as he smiled wryly.


    ��It is just that, you are pouring your focus and thousands of capital into an absurd reason. Oh, wrong, you haven��t even provided us with any reason at all, in requesting us to gather rted news on the Seaman of the entire world; this is apletely ridiculous task! Putting aside the crisis before you without resolving it, but wasting away with such absurd matters����I really am unable to continue watching you act so willfully.��


    Director Su suddenly squeezed out one word at a time.


    ��You are fired.��


    This elegant demeanored male assistant became stunned, as though he hadn��t heard clearly.


    ��What?��


    Director Supletely ignored him as she directly instructed another female assistant by her side.


    ��Carry out the dismissal formalities for him. I do not need such individuals who act on their own initiative in my department! In my department, there can only be once voice! And that is my voice, my will! Once an order is issued from me, what I need you to to, then you jolly well do your utmost to aplish it! Anything that I, Su Lingzi, says, must be treated as thew and reasoning. I don��t permit my orders to be discounted by even one bit!��


    That female assistant widened her mouth, attempting to speak up. Su Lingzi��s swept her gare towards her like red phoenix eyes.


    Do you also wish to leave?��


    That female assistant instantly awoke from her reverie and replied.


    ��Understood! Understood! Director Su, I will immediately see to it.��


    So Lingzi didn��t bother offering a nce at that elegant male assistant, and bluntly marched towards her distant office. This male assistant could only feel like he was stuck in a never ending nightmare; the reason he racked his mind to finally enter E.S financial group, was all because of this director Su of matchless coolness and beauty.


    During the previous month, he was even fortunate enough to invite director Su for a dinner date. It could be said that he had broken a record in E.S financial group, something not a single person was known to have aplished before. Naturally preceding that, he discretely considered himself as her emissary.


    Never did he expect that he was to experience such howling winds and torrential rain today; directly awakening him from his fantasy, bringing him back to where he was before!


    Clock! Clock! Clock! At this moment, that cool and graceful director Su Lingzi had changed into a pair of high heels, as she gritted her teeth and recited a name.


    ��Seaman��������


    ********


    When Sheyan awoke, he had already slept for a night and a whole day. He was famished. After taking a shower, hisziness in cooking up his own meal urged him to head towards the pier in search for something to eat. At one of the shop experiencing excellent business, Sheyan could already smell an unexinably rich aroma upon arrival at the entrance. Unable to contain himself any longer, he immediately headed in to order several trademark dishes to satiate his belly.


    Not longter, the shop owner served a dish to him, while wearing an apron that seemed like it had gone unwashed for ages. This dish had clearly been stewed for a long time. The shop owner gripped an airtight pot with a cleaning rag. After pulling off the lotus leaf that was sealing the opening of the pot, he casually retrieved a clean te and poured the contents of the pot out. A rich fragrant aroma permeated out. ��Gruu gruu�� Catching whiff of this aroma, Sheyan��s stomach growled. Unable to cope any longer, he dug into his food.

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    Inside the pot, was a catty of simmering-hot pork shoulder. Its date coloured fatty skin bobbled slightly atop the snow white te, with fresh green lettuce surrounding it; its visuals battering against any onlooker. When Sheyan poked a chunk of piping red meat into his mouth, he immediately felt it melting in his mouth. Its fatty skin was chewy from being slightly burnt. Sheyan couldn��t help ferociously scooping 2-3 spoons of rice into his mouth.


    The long scallions at the bottom mostyer of the te had a distinct vour, infiltrating into the sulent ooze of the fatty skin; further enhancing it with an intoxicating scent of condiments. The meaning of ��fat without grease�� was totally infused within. The taste of the pork shoulders was distinctively authentic. Sheyan wolved down his meal ravenously, and even soaked his rice with the sumptuous gravy, before finishing his meal cleanly.


    After settling the bill, Sheyan decided to continue preparing raw materials for his gene-mixes. Instead, Sanzi located him and informed him that Uncle Dasi wishes for him to inspect the progress of the boat construction. Sheyan knew this matter was basically equivalent to Uncle Dasi��s driving force, a goal that supported his current vitality. Furthermore, he was about to leave for Thand in a few days, and couldn��t apany Uncle Dasi. Thus, he nned to quickly settle the affairs of the boat first.


    Although boats and cars were both transportation tforms, and would frequently be hailed in the same category; in actual fact, manufacturing a car was much more difficult than constructing a boat. Especially for a boat having a 500 ton discement with a 49 metres iron-crust bull trawler that Sheyan requested. The technicalities involved was so low, it would cause one��s hair to stand in anger.


    Citing a simple reference; Taizhou prefecture in China alone houses more than 100 ship servicingpanies and over 70 ship manufacturing enterprises. Just consider the automobile industry in China, were there more than a hundred manufacturers? Therefore, even a private port like Xiwu pier was host to 2-3 ship services. As long as the capital was sufficient, they would even ept some ship manufacturing endeavours.


    The shipyard that Sheyan transacted with, was apany rmended by Dashu* known as Yongtai. The owner was an amiable looking kind man that disyed smiles and nods every time they met, resembling an old fisherman like Uncle Dasi akin to being familiar at first sight. The capital that Sheyan churn out was adequate for the old boss to be satisfied with his profits. Thus, the boss did his utmost for this task. Furthermore, the idling Uncle Dasi would often pay a visit to inspect, naturally, even the quality of raw materials utilized were selected meticulously.


    (TN: Dashu is the chief big brother of Xiwu pier)


    After Uncle Dasi became a half-cripple, his heart had aged by a good dozens of years; being tied with the mental constraint of being ��useless�� and ��trash��. If Sheyan wasn��t adept at figuring a way to console him, he could��ve possibly fallen into depression long ago.


    This, while calling Sheyan over to survey the boat, Uncle Dasi had an attitude like that of a little child when scoring 100 marks in a test; excitedly desiring to bring the results home. He was eager to prove he wasn��t useless, that his shining glory days weren��t past him yet.


    Who would��ve expected that when they just arrived at Yongtai shipyard, they would witness the owner, Hebo Zheng, quarrelling intensely with his son. This was the first time Sheyan was meeting the son, remembering Sanzi mentioning his name to be Dabing. That brat had a round face and his mohawk hair was dyed red, appearing like that of an unspoken ugly. Upon noticing Sheyan and the rest heading over, he shoved both arms fiercy and pushed his old man away. Then, he turned over and tilted his chin while he waved his finger at them.


    ��Oi. You can collect the boat you ordered next year, what��re you doing here now?? Hurry up and scram!��


    His statement was like thunder from a clear sky to Uncle Dasi. Uncle Dasi immediately pointed at the nearlypleted manufacturing boat stationed inside the dock, as he proimed with a trembling voice of grief and indignation.


    ��That is the boat I��ve ordered, why can I only collect it near year?��


    The foul-mouthed Dabing immediately stomped over andshed out.


    ��You damned old fart! Having two hands crippled already, you still wish to have your legs broken? This is my family��s shipyard, my words are final!��


    His words touched the agonizing heartstrings of Uncle Dasi, causing hisplexion to turn ashen as he clutched his chest and coughed before finally easing up a little. Witnessing such a ruckus, Sheyan��s evil tendencies were aroused. Instead, he whispered some words to Sanzi, allowing Sanzi to run off immediately. Luckily at this moment, an angry pale faced Hebo rushed over, and pped Dabing��s head with a ��pa��! His hands were shivering and his lips trembling as he rebuked.


    ��Are you trying to make me lose all my face?��


    With a shove, Dabing pushed his old man away and snarled loudly.


    ��I��m warning you. This boat better be offloaded into the water and handed over to me within a week. If not, nobody is going to rear an old man like you!��


    Following that, Sheyan marched forward and shielded Uncle Dasi behind him before unhurriedly announcing.


    ��Fine! It��s fine if you don��t wish to hand over the boat. Refund to us our 4 million (taiwan dors) payment!��


    When Dabing heard that, it was as if he had heard the funniest joke on this earth. He sauntered over and mocked.


    ��Refund?��


    He continued with contempt.


    ��You��re trying to cheat my family? Everyone had agreed face to face, on constructing the boat here, you dare to renege on your words? Fine! Thenpensate us for psychological losses!��


    Dabing continued his ruckus with a spit, and stamped his feet over his own phlegm; as though Sheyan would end up like his phlegm if he continued pestering him.


    Sheyan gently responded.


    ��So you wish to be unreasonable now? On ount of Dashu��s face, we chose this shipyard to build our boat. Your appetite is indeed huge, actually coveting to swallow our few million dors? Aren��t you afraid your belly will burst from such an overload?��


    After hearing Dashu��s name, Dabing��s face turned somewhat restless, but he immediately fumed out viciously.


    ��Don��t try and use that old scum, Dashu, to oppress me! I, Dabing, wouldn��t even acknowledge the old heavens when I��m mad. You say that my house epted your money, where��s the proof?��


    In such a region like Xiwu pier, the amount of unlicensed shops was innumerable; why would one bother to keep physical receipt proofs? Uncle Dasi��s vision darkened upon hearing that, knowing that the opposing was reneging on their debt, he almost beat his chest in grief. Instead, Sheyan leisurely tug at the nerves of Dabing. Eventually 20 minutester, a sudden ��tu tu tu tu�� obsolete motorcycle rumbling resounded from outside. Closely following, 3-4 thugs strided in withrge steps.


    Heading the front was shockingly that stout but strong Matong. He continuously flicked his greasy ck long hair with confidence, as he pointed towards Dabing and berated.


    ��You, you, you. You actually dare to f**king cheat brother Yan?!��


    Such threatening wordsing out from Matong��s stuttering mouth indeed appeared ratherical. Dabing��s face instantly turned flustered.


    ��Matong, I��m telling you. This issue isn��t something you can meddle with.��


    Piak! Matong directly pped Dabing, as blood trickled out from Dabing��s nose. It was as though Dabing had spun round in circles, as he stood sluggishly where he was. Matong was an individual adept in utilizing ps and fists tomunicate with others, a stark contrast to little rascals like Dabing who only knew how to engage in glib talking.


    Observing their big brother acting out, the 3 underlings following behind, Si��er, Daliu and Danta, raised their baseball bats and iron chains and swarmed towards Dabing. Bam! Bam! Pa! Pa! Punches and kicks coupled with unceasing torrent of profanities unloaded, as muffled echoes of beaten flesh sounded out. The spectating Sanzi was currently radiant with delight, as he cheered them on.


    Finally, Matong slowly fished out a handphone from his pockets, and begun reading from his recorded notes towards the presently being beaten up Dabing.


    ��I, I, I, I **** your mother, and bang your granny on you, you, you your wife, your ma, ma, mo, mother������


    This fat stuttering male bbered non-stop for a good 7-8 minutes, before he stroked his greasy crow ck long hair with satisfaction; and finally, muttered to himself.


    ��The, the feeling of not not being re��retorted is grea, great.��


    At this moment, Sheyan then spoke to the stupefied Uncle Dasi.


    ��Previously, when was the date we agreed to receive the boat?��


    Uncle Dasi pondered briefly before hastily eximing.


    ��The fifth of the next month, the same day as Sanzi��s birthday!��


    Sheyan plucked out a thousand bucks (taiwan dor) and tossed it to Matong.


    ��You heard that?��


    Matong nodded while bending his back. His brows raised with delight as he epted the money.


    ��This this is really����how can we allow br brother Yan to spend this.��


    Yet while he stammered, he stashed the dor notes into his pocket and hastily stomped forward. With one foot, he stomped against the badly bruised Dabing��s face. After another few ferocious stomps, he pulled Dabing up by his hair; positioning his face near him before warning.


    ��The first day of next month, brother Yan wants to see a perfectly manufactured boat before his eyes. If he cannot collect his boat, or any mishaps befalls it, then your old man cane and redeem your funeral casket.��


    Sheyan drooped down his eyes as he brought Uncle Dasi back with him, scoffing concurrently.


    ��I reckon this boat is being built rather remarkably. I wonder howrge the chillerpartment would be?��


    Raising the topic of the boat, Uncle Dasi immediately forgot about the incident that had just happened, as he distractedly replied.


    ��I previously heard someone mentioning a whole section, but it doesn��t appear to be that proper������


    ��Oh, then Uncle Dasi, you must spend more effort in that aspect. In the past, when we frequently encountered opposing winds on our voyage back home, it was a pity that we had to throw away those rotten fish.��


    ��Mn mn! That��s true!��


    ����������


    ��������


    **************


    Night time. Sheyan was presently noisily concocting the materials needed for his gene-mixes. Suddenly, he heard consecutive knockings against the strictly locked underground door, before it transpired into urgent smackings!


    Sheyan frowned as he hastily stored his items before proceeding to unlock the door, before watching as Sanzi supported Matong��s subordinate, Danta, into the room. Danta��splexion was deathly pale, devoid of a single blood. Instead, Sanzi remained rtively calm. After seeing Sheyan, Danta broke into a fit of gasps, as he clutched his chest attempting to force out his words amidst the panting.


    Sheyan��s expression turned wary as he inquired.


    ��What happened, why are you so flustered? The sky isn��t copsing. Sanzi support him to sit and bring him a ss of warm water!��


    As he drank a mouthful, Danta��s hand remained shivering excessively,pletely oblivious to the warm water sshing against his pants.


    ��Brother Yan, sheet has happened. Brother Matong is in critical state in the hospital now! That scumbag Dabing is actually backed by the Vietnamese Largering gang!��


    Sheyan curiously asked.


    ��The hooligans in this portion of Taiwan, are but small fries. They wouldn��t even have the chance to travel to Vietnam, how did he form rtions with those people?��

 Chapter 467: Muay Thai

    <h4>Chapter 467: Muay Thai</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: - -


    As it turns out, the drug business of Vietnam��s Largering gang had expanded greatly, and actually spread their antennas widely towards Taiwan. Recently, the police had tightened anti-narcotics trafficking regtions, and naturally the price of drugs inted exorbitantly. The Largering members were presently seeking for underground and unlicensed freight ships, ones that could brave the stormy seas.


    It just so happened that under Uncle Dasi��s surveince, the quality of Fu Yuan was fairly up to mark. Thus, the nearly waterbound Fu Yuan undoubtedly became one of their targets.


    That little scum, Dabing, was only good at all kinds of whoring and gambling. Without expending much effort, the Largering gang had managed to lead him into owing them arge debt; before pressing a gun to his head, and coercing him to produce the nearly constructed Fu Yuan. Under such circumstances, would Dabing dare to utter a single word?


    When Matong and the rest had left, Dabing naturally seeked out the Largering gang members in tearful pleading. Those thugs were vicious and ruthless, and tantly confronted Matong and his underlings at a bar. They quietly confronted them with parangs, forcing them out of the bar before leaving Matong with 4 shes; while Si��er and Daliu had been beaten to a pulp.


    When Sheyan listened till here, his gaze suddenly turned stern as he snorted.


    ��So it��s the Largering gang members����hmph hmph. Right, all three of them had been struck down, but why were you able to escape herepletely unharmed?��


    Danta was taken aback, and responded.


    ��I have no clue ah. They seemed to fail in noticing me, and I just sprinted away������


    Sheyan immediately turned to Sanzi, but instead asked him about a totally irrelevant matter.


    ��Has Uncle Dasi fallen asleep?��


    Sanzi replied.


    ��Yes, he��s sleeping.��


    Sheyan then asked.


    ��Has he taken the sedative pill the doctor gave?��


    Sanzi nodded in response.


    ��I reckon that the old man was worried of being unable to fall asleep, due to the trauma of today��s event. Thus, he even specially asked me to feed him 2 pills. Before I came down, he was even snoring.��


    Sheyan gently replied.


    ��That is the best, but������you and Data, should both remain hidden in the basement. Don��t show yourselves unless I call for you.��


    As he spoke, Sheyan then strolled out and proceeded to close the door. Once he emerged from the house door, a ring beam of light weed him! The beam was rudely aimed to his eyes. If such a ring shlight was shone into an average person��s eye in the dark, their vision would be dazzled, bing incapable of seeing anything. Instead, two green flickers blossomed out of Sheyan��s pupils, and he waspletely unaffected!


    Hence, Sheyan immediately caught sight of two males d in tattered leather jackets, and military camouged pants; both standing ten plus metres away. Their suntanned skin appeared like that had been exposed to the scorching sun of Southeast Asia for long. Furthermore, the thug holding the shlight, was also gripping onto a silencer equipped pistol. Aiming it over, he was prepared to open fire anytime.


    The two thugs conversed slightly, before one of them walked forward. However, though Sheyan observed him approaching, he remained aloof, not disying a shred of reaction. Then, that thug fished out an army knife and pressed it at Sheyan��s waist, before inching towards his ear while he callously whispered.


    ��One move and I thrust it in. You��re the owner of that boat in Yongtai?��


    Sheyan answered indifferently.


    ��Yes.��


    That Largering member then pulled out several thousand taiwan dor notes, before pping it across Sheyan��s face; all this while, his breath reeked of a strong garlic stench.


    ��My mood is wonderful today, so I��ll let you off. That boat belongs to me now, take the money and obediently shut your mouth! If you aren��t happy with this arrangement, I can allow you to apany Matong in the hospital for half a year!��


    Sheyan refuted with a tranquil and even-tempered tone.


    ��But, I don��t n on letting you off!��


    Sheyan��s killing aura pervaded out in that instant, as the two Largering members casted astonished and dumbfounded gazes at him. Proceeding there, an unhurried tone drifted into the ears of the two Largering members.


    ��Merely based on the fact you��ve dampened Uncle Dasi��s spirit today, you guys deserve to die!��


    By this moment, he had already sent a fist smashing against the first Largering member��s face!


    Instantly, that unlucky thug��s nose bone was shattered, which pierced deep into his face. His cheekbones were also fractured, while one of his eyes had bluntly ruptured! Sheyan moved without mercy, as he proceeded to knee his stomach. Owuahhhhh! One knee directly caused all the filthy substances in his belly to regurgitate out from his mouth. An assailing stench of blood and vomit instantly polluted the air.


    Under Sheyan��s extravagantly insane strength, that Largering member, though possessing a fierce built, had met an instant and gruesome death on the spot!!! Not even managing to spew out a single sound!


    Sheyan then casually flung aside that corpse like a torn stic bag, before he trudged towards the other Largering member! That Largering member was one who had murdered and seen blood before, he immediately released fire! Sheyan shielded his head with his hand, while advancing a step at a time! Right now, he was indeed attempting to temper the resistive capability of his body! Therefore, even though those steel bullets repeatedly drilled in blood lotuses on his body, he remained obstinately firm as he pressed in.


    As though facing a ghost, that Largering member tightly triggered his gun; all the way till he emptied his magazine, and his piston emitted a hollow ��ka ka ka ka�� sound. Only then, did he awaken from his stupor, and attempted to reload his magazine! However, why would the approaching Sheyan offer him that opportunity? With a single p, the Largering member was sent flying 5-6 metres away, his body flipping twice in midair - an extreme act that even Liu Xuan* couldn��t execute at her peak. The Largering membernded head first, as his neck was distorted grotesquely. His death was most probably due to his neck bone snapping!


    (TN:* Liu Xuan is a chinese gymnast)


    Sheyan then contracted his muscles, as he squeezed out the bullets from within. After affirming that Uncle Dasi wasn��t startled awake, he then called out for Sanzi and Danta. He pointed towards the two corpses and pronounced grimly.


    ��Tie them to rocks and toss them into the sea, I don��t have to teach you right? Also, Sanzi, you are not permitted to steal the gun on him!��


    Sanzi had witnessed Sheyan��s capabilities before, and thus wasn��t frightened at all. Hepped his tongue, and straightforwardly acknowledged. Instead, it was Danta whose jaw was dropped, with his chest beating highly like a mountain. He looked at Sheyan with a gaze brimming with amazement and adoration.


    When both of them had left, Sheyan took out his mobile phone. After contemting briefly, he dialed the line of the boss of the United Bamboo, Gu Yuean. Without exchanging conventional greetings, he dived straight to topic.


    ��I heard that recently, there��s a Largering gang from Vietnam enthusiastically causing a ruckus?��


    Gu Yuean pondered a little, before replying.


    ��You are right. They are here to traffick powder, and constantly infiltrates into our ranks; bloody detestable. Those ruffians are unafraid of death, and most of the possess guns. They are truly a headache.��


    Sheyan calmly replied.


    ��Are you really allowing them to mess around? Pass their address to me, let me pacify them.��


    Gu Yuean answered with meaningful sincerity.


    ��They wouldn��t listen to your pacifying.��


    Sheyan unenthusiastically replied.


    ��I��m an expert in persuading others. Moreover, those vietnamese appear as if they can understand rationality. Besides, amotion wouldn��t be a big issue. Just, the police wouldn��t be happy with the aftermath, that��s all.��


    ��Oh.�� Gu Yuean then advised with a gentle tone.


    ��Like a refined citizen such as myself, I do have some friends in the government. I can confirm the Taiwanese police is extremely efficient in their dealings, and would absolutely not allow the precious money of taxpayers to be wasted on those illegal immigrants and drug traffickers. In actual fact, when dealing with such drug tumours, the police attitude is that of eagerly anticipating those thugs to disappear from the face of this earth.��


    Sheyan inquired grimly.


    ��You��re certain?��


    Gu Yuean very assuredly confirmed.


    ��Yes, I��m certain.��


    Sheyan then chuckled in response.


    ��Then tell me their address. Oh, right, chairman, I will be heading abroad for a vacation tomorrow, but I��m concerned about my family. What will you do if you encountered such a situation such as mine?��


    Gu Yuean forthrightly broke into heartyughters.


    ��It doesn��t matter if the Largering members meet a mishap of not. I believe there wouldn��t be a problem at all.��


    Sheyan then earnestly asked.


    ��You��re certain?��


    Gu Yuean very assuredly replied.


    ��Yes, I��m very certain.��


    ��I��m starting to fancy interactions with you, Mr Gu.��


    Sheyan��s words contained a great significance, then, he cupped the phone.


    *************


    The next day, at the corner of a newspaper. An article had been published about a gas explosion at a nightclub - many were injured, with the article appealing to citizens to be more mindful of firefighting protocol. Therefore, nobody noticed that on that same night, at least 21 gunmen had been murdered. Meanwhile,the thugs of United Bamboo had gone on a wild rampage, as they sessfully infiltrated the Largering gang and chased them away;pletely expelling them from the Taiwanese market!


    Of course, not a single person who witnessed Sheyan��s actions had survived!


    Furthermore, by the time Sanzi read the newspaper article, the originator of evil practices, Sheyan, had already boarded the ne to Thand. Under the arrangements of Reef, everything was settled smoothly. When Sheyannded, there was even an off-road vehicle that picked him up. After 5 hours of constant travelling, the off-road vehicle finally slowed and pulled up in front of a tiny mountain vige.


    Numerous tanned, bulky youngds could be seen over here, fiercely driving their shins against banana trees. Some were jumping ropes, sparring or exerting themselves against sandbags. Even if a car sped by, these youngds wouldn��t raise their heads, their hearts totally devoid of greed. Red old-fashioned bands were wrapped around their heads, appearing exceptionally striking.


    With the appearance of this tiny vige, the off-road vehicle braked and killed its engine at the vige entrance. A Thai guide named Kuchai then led Sheyan in, and linked him up with a bunch of people; before leading him into a rather ragged looking courtyard. Upon entering, they could see an elderly man with his back towards them. Seated seiza-style by a tiny round table, he lifted a cup of wine and took a sip, before snatching food from the banana leaf in his hand.

 Chapter 468: Gruelling drills

    <h4>Chapter 468: Gruelling drills</h4>


    Trantor: - - Editor: - -


    Watching this elderly man, guide Kuchai took a step back, while he waited till the elderly man finished his meal. Finally, he sped his hands and bowed before speaking.


    ��Venerable Grandmaster Yabile, I��ve brought the man here.��


    Elderly Yabile finally lifted his head, he was clearly past the prime of youth; his back slightly crooked , and he wore a set of ck clothes. Most peculiar, was the hood that was covering his head; if one were to brush shoulders with him, one would only be able to see the bottom half of his face. His exposed skin was abnormally white, having the trademark limp and wrinkled properties of an aged person. Nheless, he exuberated a hatchet-beheading incisiveness.


    ��You��re here to learn the fist?��


    The guide shook his head.


    ��Not me.��


    Sheyan then took a huge step forward, cupping his hands before politely bowing.


    ��I��m the one seeking to learn the fist.��


    Grandmaster Yabile didn��t return Sheyan��s formality. Instead, he allowed Sheyan to remain bowing, while he turned to examine the guide before sighing.


    ��It has been a year, but Kuchai, your body is gued by a huge problem.��


    Guide Kuchai was taken aback and rejected.


    ��Nothing of such, my body is perfectly fine. I even had a health examination in mypanyst month.��


    Grandmaster Yabile smiled faintly as he surveyed around. Noticing several remnants of aluminium wires beside the window, most probably left behind by workers, he paraded over before casually pinching one with his fingers. After returning and twisting it 20 times, that aluminium wire naturally snapped. Following that, he once again retrieved another wire, and this time, twisted it 8 times. Then, he ced it before Kuchai.


    ��My child, can you see anything wrong with this aluminium wire?��


    Kuchai inhaled deeply and shook his head.


    ��I can��t.��


    Grandmaster Yabile then earnestly continued.


    ��Using ordinary inspection means, you definitely are unable to deduce what��s wrong with this aluminium wire, that I��ve twisted 8 times. However, you absolutely cannot dismiss that it contains a hidden w now. Simr to the illness in your body, an examination may fail to notice it, but you cannot deny its existence.��


    Kuchai prostrated himself deeply, before he pleaded courteously.


    ��I beg for Grandmaster to save me.��


    Grandmaster Yabile frowned faintly. Mysteriously when he frowned, he had a bearing of prestige instead of anger; emanating an impression that one shouldn��t offend him no matter what, but to timidly retreat a step back instead. Nevertheless, he also issued another sensation:


    Warmth.


    A warmth enhanced with awe-inspiring prestige.


    ��For your illness to be thoroughly cured, you must forsake your current livelihood and be a monk here; stay away from the allurement and degradation of life!��


    Instead, Kuchai lifted his head in solemn deration.


    ��Grandmaster, If I cannot earn enough to change the conditions of my hometown, I would rather die early than give up.��


    Grandmaster Yabile released a long sigh as he waved his hand.


    ��Barei heard that you wereing, he has matters to consult with you.��


    Kuchai nodded before pping Sheyan��s shoulders, and walked out of the courtyard entrance. Only now, did Grandmaster Yabile raise his head to nce at Sheyan; while Sheyan was still maintaining his politeful bowing posture. Grandmaster Yabile snorted slightly, before striding forward to pinch Sheyan��s muscles and bones. Then, he bluntly called out.


    ��Naizhu!��


    A young thai maiden of approximately 17-18 years old, sprinted over. Her skin was rather tanned. She stroked her hair while asking.


    ��What is it?��


    Grandmaster Yabile nced towards Sheyan and replied.


    ��This person is here to train, and seems like he has certain foundations from before. Directly assign him to the second tier training regime. Since he is someone rmended by Kuchai, then ept only 5,000 american dors as the training fees.��


    Naizhu replied.


    ��Alright, but it seems like big brother Kuchai had already paid up the fee, and twice the amount at that.��


    Grandmaster Yabile raised a brow, but didn��t say anything else. Upon hearing that, Sheyan suddenly stood up and requested.


    ��Grandmaster Yabile. I wish to directly enroll into the harshest training regime. Money isn��t a problem.��


    Grandmaster Yabile raised his eyes to stare at him, before chiding him.


    ��Young man, why the rush?��


    Sheyan returned the eye-contact, but answered without cowering.


    ��I insist.��


    Grandmaster Yabile broke into a coughing fit, before pointing at Sheyan and sternly rebuking.


    ��We��ll talk after you canplete the 2nd tier training regime. Now get out and change your clothes. The training starts in the afternoon!��


    Sheyan humbly bowed to Grandmaster Yabile again, before following Naizhu out.


    Of course at present, Sheyan was following ording to the method exined by Reef. Through his nightmare imprint, he had confined his attributes/regenerative capabilities to a scope of 1.5x the average human; roughly the levelled standard of a muay thai trainee. If not, no matter how gruelling the training was, he wouldn��t be able to force out that mysterious potential within his body; thus, failing to awaken his innate abillity!


    In the following days, life became dry and dull for Sheyan. On the daily schedule that Naizhu issued, the first program was waking up at 6 in the morning, before heading out for a run.


    The exercise��s activities were for him to enhance his endurance, and refined the strength of his leg muscles; which would do great benefits for a muay thai expert when attacking or defending in an arena. Besides, a muay thai master had publicly acknowledged running as the fundamentals of training in this thai martial art. With Sheyan being directly enrolled into the 2nd tier training regime, he had to run barefoot with sandbags fastened to his calves.


    After running a distance of 10 kilometres, revolving the vige at a uniform velocity, he would then proceed back to the vige for breakfast. The breakfast here was served in piping hot olive green banana leaves, and ced on a wooden table. Everyone would then scoop food withdles in their bowls, and use a tiny te to fill the ingredients.


    Fragrant rice was steamed into cooked and dried rice; snow white and steaming hot. There were two types of ingredients - using mint leaves to wrap and boil fish, and the second was shredded pork and paste which was simr to sweet and sour pork.


    However, those two ingredients had profoundly damaged Sheyan��s tastebuds, because the shredded pork had a vour distinct of a blend between sweet and spicy; like having a bowl of simmer-fried beef noodle soup poured with a can of coke. As for the fish, it had a wave of minty taste, but added with a bizarrely strange sour vour. Frowning as though he was about to die, Sheyan quickly found a sliver of sce in the form of the fish��s belly����


    At this moment, the panting Sheyan scanned around, tremendously craving for pickled tofu. Instead, he noticed the burly chap beside him sampling a method - soaking his fish with a soy sauce like item. Sheyan then asked to try, but was quickly defeated by the foul taste of something akin to rotten fish and shrimps. Actually, this was something called white soy sauce, a seasoning made from fish sauce. Its method of manufacturing was pretty simr to China��s soy sauce, mainly extracting the fermentation drips of small fishes and shrimps.


    Hence, Sheyan could only grit his teeth as he headed to the kitchen in search for normal soy sauce, before wolfing down his rice. Fortunately, Thand��s fragrant rice was world renowned. Moreover, this tiny vige was exceedingly remote, its greenish pure nature was without much pollution. The rice cooked were purely white and al dente, where an unexinable fresh taste would ooze out upon being chewed. Sheyan consecutively gorge himself with 4 bowls, before he exhaled happily and rubbed his stomach in satisfaction.


    After resting for half an hour, the new recruits would change to a down-filled garment/cotton-padded jacket like clothings, andmence their rope skipping regime. The request was for them to skip over a hundred times every minute! Such skipping caused their bodies to be soaked in perspiration, even before sweat droplets had a chance to evaporate. This activity aimed to enhance the agility of their legs, and the reaction strength of one��s muscles.


    Sheyan could clearly fathom that for some expert boxers, their rope skipping would unleash iparably oppressive buzzing sounds of ��shua shua shua�� into the air; appearing as though they could execute minimally 200 jumps in every minute. What was more absurd, were the 3 profound martial experts to his left. When they skipped, there would be others hurling stic globes at their heads! Red stic globes would require them to dodge, while white stic globes would require them to headbutt with their heads!


    Whenever onemitted an error, their supervisor by the side would brandish a whip, andsh their bodies. Ash was enough to imprint a terrifying bloodied scar, obviously done without a shred of emotions. Furthermore, Sheyan could observe that those expert martial artist had their bodies riddled with dense masses of scars; both old and new. Evidently, they had gone through uncountable rounds of torture.


    Witnessing such a scene, Sheyan wasn��t frightened but instead became joyous. He could sense that only with such stern training systems, could his innate ability be catalyzed out! Thus, he aplished his tasks strictly ording to the rules.


    After the rope skipping regime waspleted, a half an hour rest would again be continued with running. However this time, it was engaging in a repetitive, cross-country like, running exercise, at the mountains behind the vige. This exercise persisted for roughy 2 hours.


    After having lunch, they would finally get to rest. This rest period was rtively longer, and would persist until 4 in the afternoon; probably due to the morning exercise being too strenuous.


    Following that, was shadow boxing; to operate their limbs.


    Punching sandbags. Sheyan was instructed on several routine movements in circling around the sandbags. On one hand, it was aimed at polishing his footwork; on the other, it was to teach him to select his positioning, angles and distance when executing an attack. Moreover, he could observe several muay thai practitioners training with great excitement. Prancing and leaping high into the air, left and right movements, as they concurrently unleashed chain strikes of knees against their sandbags. Even the sandbags and its supporting frame were emittingmoans of heavy burden. One could describe their methods as incredibly vicious.


    Finally, thest sequence was naturally duelling and sparring. But by now, this wasn��t something that involved a rookie like Sheyan. He changed into his shorts as he was led into a hut.


    This hut had an utterly empty interior, and the floor concrete was embedded with densely packed holes. The concrete floor was smeared with purplish ck stains, and the atmosphere had an unspeakable bitterness of cruelty. Sheyan scanned his environment, while his heart thought; did I just enter an interrogation torture chamber?


    Naizhu then entered with a wooden stick wrapped with skin, and poked it into a concrete hole on the ground, setting it rigidly in ce. Then, she proceeded to instruct Sheyan, and demonstrated a series of moves that required one to stand motionless where one was; before employing one��s shins to kick forth. However, using one��s sole to stomp was disallowed. Only after snapping the bowl-sized thickness wooden stick, could he rest.

 Chapter 469: Awakened

    <h4>Chapter 469: Awakened</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    When Sheyan touched the wooden stick, he could feel that its thickness and hardness was on par with the human bone. Moreover, its exterior was wrapped in ayer of leather that emted the human skin. Of course, thatyer was also utilized as a protectiveyer for beginner ss muay thai students. Due to past muay thai practitioners not paying attention to incremental learning progression, many athletes past the age of 30 would find their speed deteriorating rapidly, and even their health would be influenced in the future.


    If Sheyan were to unleash his full strength, then don��t even mention that wooden stick; even if there was a huge tree ced before him, 2-3 kicks would��ve been enough to topple it. Nevertheless, Sheyan was here in search of a breakthrough. Thus, he once again modted his attributes to those of an average human, attempting to draw out the maximum secret potential through his mediocre body! After examining the wooden stick, Sheyan then followed Naizhu��s instructions. Standing where he was without moving, he swung his leg out, and crashed his shin against the wooden stick.


    For this day, Sheyan spent an entire night until 11pm, before he managed to smash through the wooden stick with his leg. On the second morning, a towering swollen lump had emerged over his right shin, a ginormous bruise shining gloriously. It appeared extremely gruesome, and he had to rely on limping to walk.


    Prior to Sheyan, there wasn��t a shortage of youngds who harboured great interest in muay thai, enrolling themselves here to train. Hence, such a scene was already a frequent sight for other muay thai practitioners, as well as Grandmaster Yabile. Treatment medicines were delivered to Sheyan, and Naizhu was even prepared to follow the proper sequence in sending him to the hospital.


    Who knew that at this time, Sheyan would walk towards Grandmaster Yabile as he sincerely asked.


    "Am I considered to havepleted the 2nd tier training regime yesterday?"


    Grandmaster Yabile had never expected that Sheyan would actually ask such a question! That old man gently lifted his eyes to view Sheyan before replying.


    "Yes."


    Sheyan gently replied.


    "Then I wish to enroll into the harshest training regime, money isn��t a problem."


    Grandmaster Yabile raised his brows slightly.


    "We��ll talk about that after you��vepleted the third tier training regime. This ce is a muay thai training school, not a ce for one tomit suicide."


    Sheyan shrugged his shoulders, once again cupping his hands as he bowed.


    "As youmand, Grandmaster."


    10 dayster. Sheyan had steadily made his mark here by now. Though the training became more taxing and harsh on his strength and willpower, it didn��t stump him one bit. More importantly, he was starting to feel a great rity and distinctiveness on the sensation of being on the verge of a breakthrough.


    An indescribable strength was incessantly flowing throughout his heart, surging like an oceanic tide. It was as though any second now, that��s correct, possibly even 1 secondter, his heart would pump out this strength towards the flesh and bones of his limbs!


    Thus, Sheyan��s performance became all the more deranged, and all the more determined! Such ferocity caused individuals around him, to begin guessing the kind of massive trauma he had faced to act so suicidally. Taking the afternoon training for example - where one party would focus on attacking, while the other would wear defensive padding and attempt to block the assaults. However, Sheyan who was aplete foreigner to muay thai, actually decided not to wear any defensive padding! One could only imagine the severity of his wounds.


    Initially, his conduct was halted by others. Yet, in the consecutive following days, everyone had grown ustomed to his matchless valiant resistance to assaults! In reality, after suppressing his individual capabilities, Sheyan was pretty much as valiant as an ordinary human. His body was covered in bruises, and he had several fractured ribs. Fortunately, the nightmare imprint would continuously modting his body condition, ensuring his injuries weren��t fatal to his life. But having his life endangered was one thing, the current Sheyan was wholeheartedly relying on willpower to sustain himself!


    The shadow casted by the sun gradually shifted to the west. Sheyan was presenting sparring with an individual named Caiba. Caiba stared at his coarsely gaping muay thai opponent, and sincerely warned.


    "I am going to start tempering my knee strikes, you must be careful."


    Sheyan licked his dried and cracked lips, as he squinted his eyes and responded.


    "Don��t worry."


    Caiba was nheless a formidable muay thai boxer at his prime. People around him hailed the strength of his leg as an unrivalled ferocity, one that could topple the mountains and overturn the seas. This formidable muay thai boxer released a grunt, and instantly shed towards Sheyan like lightning. Pow! Pow! Deafening sounds of fierce bursts of strength resounded.


    The fighting sounds were firm and substantial, intensely piercing the ears and shaking the souls. Elbow strikes and knee strikes swiped in from extraordinarily narrow areas, leaving one hard pressed to guard against them! Under Caiba��s fury, Sheyan was essentially like a tiny boat amidst the raging billowing sea; seemingly about to capsize and drown anytime.


    One must understand, Sheyan wasn��t wearing defensive padding! Hence, Caiba��s assaults were fists against flesh, just like a real battle. With Caiba treating muay thai as his personal livelihood, it was easy to fall into a state of battle frenzy; not recognizing friend from foe. Caught up in battle, his only notion was to take down his opponent. In other words, to go all out in frenzy! That was why, fatal casualties weremon urrences in underground muay thai arenas.


    Suddenly, Caiba��s eyes turned red with bloodlust as he entered a state of fighting frenzy. Roaring furiously, he leapt forward while spearing his left knee in, before chaining his right knee to shuttle in almost instantaneously! With utmost brutality, both knees smashed against the Sheyan��s temples!


    At this moment, Sheyan��s physical condition, his energy and even his willpower, had hit rock bottom! Such a fatal and brutal move, immediately struck his vision into darkness. The rming gasps of the onlookers overflowed the scene, as strings of morbid blood sprayed out from his mouth!!


    "Thump!"


    "Thump thump thump!"


    "Thump thump thump ~ thump thump!"


    "What sound is that?" Sheyan gradually opened his eyes. "Wasn��t I just sparring with Caiba? This ce, what is this ce?"


    Surfacing in Sheyan��s view, was an expansive world of blood! As far as his eyes could see, it was as though flesh and blood dominated this world. The skies were pressed ridiculously low, like a crimson blood sky dome filled with blood clouds. Within his ear, was the repetitive sound of a rigorous heartbeat! After a long while, he finally grew ustomed to it.


    Sheyan stood up as he pondered seriously.


    "If I��m not wrong, I must��ve sparked the awakening of my innate! But Reef hadn��t told me, that I would experience such a state."


    "I read an article before, which states an average person has around a 100 billion brain cells, but only less than 10%* is utilized. The rest are dormant, and even the elite physicist Albert Einstein could only utilize 13% of his brain. Could it be, that I��m currently dwelling in my own consciousness, in the deepest depths of my brain?"


    (TN:*random fact, this is actually just a myth)


    Sheyan started to attempt advancing across this fleshy t surface. Very quickly, he discovered a thin silhouette, that appeared like a continuous string of mountain range. After advancing further, he realized that it was a vast city that could upy the entire horizon. Amongst which, there was a faint indistinct pce!!! Even observing from afar, one had the sensation that heaven and earth had been joined by that one line!


    Sheyan really couldn��t have imagined, that awakening his innate ability would happen in such a manner. It would actually conjure up such an event! Furthermore, this was truly an earth-shatteringly magnificent scenery! It was majestic and boundless, practically inconceivable.


    Sheyan continued advancing. While it felt like he had walked for an endless distance, it also felt like he had walked for only a short span of time. Nevertheless, Sheyan finally reached the front of that pce within the city. There wasn��t a single person living in this city. Compared to other environments, the aura of death here was flourishing; like the destion of an apocalypse.


    Sheyan obviously wouldn��t care to dispute that now. He could only sense an exceptionally powerful thing urging him into the pce! He hastily trudged forward. When both his feet had stepped onto the pce ground, an ephemeral change appeared before his very eyes. Like transforming into another dimension, his surroundings turned into a universe of boundless pitch darkness. Dense masses of constetionsced the environment, and asionally, shooting stars would cut through the cosmos; like a stabbing pain in one��s eyes, but gone with a wink.


    It was as though time had ceased to flow in this ce.


    Space had lost its significance, and strength was concentrated as one!


    As though guarding something throughout all eternity.


    Sheyan continued forward. Though he was pretty lost by now, his heart still welled up with an unfathomable thrill; as though something was beckoning for him, right at the end of this pce! Not only did it feel like deja vu, it felt like a matter of life and death in this unseen world of spirits! When nearing the end, he even started to sprint forward! As he shouted aloud!


    His shouts reverberated through the deathly stillness of his space. Though a massive fog emerged from ahead, it was seemingly incapable of obstructing Sheyan��s advance!


    He finally reached the end of this pce. Before him; an enormous door linking heaven and earth, appearing rather identical to the gateway of the nightmare realm. Instead, there weren��t cracks over it, but appeared just like a solid rampart. The spikes on the door were longer and sharper. Everything blended wlessly together as though this door was made in heaven. What shook Sheyan to horror was at the center of this enormous door, was an astonishingly peculiar giant eye!


    Sorrowful curves flowed around the giant eye. The curves were simple and straight, carving out a sense of apathy and heartlessness. The most frightening aspect that shook one��s heart, was its shape that of a slender rhombus!


    A vertical eye!


    [Who has unlocked the Pce of Fate?]


    [Who has awoken me from my deep slumber?]


    An archaic majestic voice shook the world. Issuing a question, as though interrogating the blue dome of heavens itself!!


    Within the next second, that vertical eye blinked opened and gazed at Sheyan. In this instant, Sheyan couldn��t help but stagger a step backwards! He felt as though every single cell of his was being seen through. When he stared into that bewildering massive pupil, he felt like he was observing the crumbling of myriads of stars; beholding the explosion of a ck hole! It was like the eye itself contained the weight of a million worlds!


    [So another human body has awoken the innate? Are you prepared to meet your fate?]

 Chapter 470: Choice

    <h4>Chapter 470: Choice</h4>


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    "Face��my own fate?" Upon hearing that voice, Sheyan roared out without a shred of hesitation. "Yes! I��ve met my fate a long time ago. To conquer fate, I��ve only seeked for more power, power that stems from myself!!"


    "I must live on! I must grow stronger. I must protect my family and friends!!"


    [Unwavering resolution����that��s good. Then be prepared to meet your own innate power! Your inherent gift!]


    A beam shot out from the eye, and shone against Sheyan��s nightmare imprint. Instantly, Sheyan could feel a shattering agony throughout his body. Under the shine of that beam, shadows of clouds and mists started wafting out from his back.


    [What! This power���� ] The periphery of that pupil suddenly undted briefly, before quickly calming down.


    [Though your innate ability isn��t an exceptionally rare dual innate or triple innate, its moldability and maturing potential is incredibly terrifying! If you choose to morph it into an offensive innate ability, I can allow you to experience the formidability of its ultimate evolution right now!]


    "Offensive innate ability?" Sheyan was stunned. "Isn��t my innate ability a defensive type? How do I experience it?


    After speaking those words, the clouds and mist behind him congealed into a strange jade symbol, before integrating into his body. All of a sudden, that unexinable sound of a heartbeat rung in Sheyan��s ears once again!


    The ringing caused Sheyan to feel like his own heart was pumping strenuously within his chest. The deafening heartbeat reverberated through the entire world, like rolling of thunder and the beating of drums!


    Only after a long while, did he recover his normal state. However, a field of scarlet greeted his vision. Sheyan couldn��t help but press his palm to cover his face.


    In this instant, Sheyan felt like every cell of his was brimming with a berserking force! A wave of raging intentions congested his mind; Destroy myself, or destroy this world!


    Through the cracks of his fingers, Sheyan��s pupils had noticeably transformed into a deathly white luster! His waist involuntarily curved down, and his arms started distorting abnormally. It was as though something was awakening within him, and each breath he made transformed to steam!


    In this instant, he felt as though anything could be torn asunder by his hands!!


    "This is indeed freakishly strong, but I����I detest this feeling!" Suddenly, Sheyan howled out loudly.


    Following his howl, the clouds and mist pervaded out from his body! Freeing him from his berserking state. Furthermore, that vertical eye seemed to be aware that he would reject this.


    [Then, how about this form of power?]


    In a split second, Sheyan felt his body being positioned uprightly beside a river. Larve waves arose from the river as it smacked against the greenish ck reefs. Akin to an expert gazing down disdainfully from the corner of his eyes, his every movement schemed with hostility. The raging waves pping against the shore, embodying a wild, furtive, emphatic, haughty yet graceful impression��a sense that could decipher hundred distinct auras from a hundred individuals.


    Finally, 2 words remained in his mind.


    Insufferably arrogant!


    Despising all living under heaven, such insufferable arrogance!


    Clearly, this was an extremely dreadful offensive ability! The strength of tremendous waves that could overflow to the sky!


    Instead, Sheyan still shook his head gently. That vertical eye sighed once again.


    [The greater the power, the greater the consequence! Fine then. I will allow you a glimpse of the ultimate power your matured innate can demonstrate. But this signifies that in the future, you can only attain this pinnacle throughpensating with a hundred folds of effort, and possessing absolute luck unheard of by others!!]


    With a glimmering illumination of the vertical pupil, the clouds and mist behind Sheyan transformed with dull diamond like shimmers, as it fused into his body.


    In this moment, his hands swung high above his head subconsciously, as Sheyan widened his palms.


    "AHH����"


    Momentarily, a faint agonizing groan echoed through the entire space!


    Then, a blinding light enveloped the entire space unhindered!


    A sh of white surfaced throughout the entire world.


    A white nothingness had covered both sky and ground!


    An eternal deathly stillness would well up in the hearts, of any whose vision interacted with this in of whiteness. Though one��s heart could try its utmost to deflect it, one��s vision would be drawn in totally like a dissolving absorption!


    The power of extermination, the power to epass and extinguish everything!!


    Such power; everything it epassed would dissolve into nothingness!


    Yet dealing with such power, Sheyan still maintained a solemn countenance as he shook his head.


    "This still isn��t the strength I desire."


    That pupil hadn��t anticipate an answer like that. After a brief daze, it asked.


    [What kind of strength do you truly seek?]


    Sheyan contemted for a while, before dering.


    "Only surviving can trante all else into possibilities! I seek for the power of protection! The protection over my life, the protection over myrades, and finally the protection over my family!!"


    [You truly wish to forsake an innate ability of such invincible might?? But rather choose fortitude in defence?]


    The vertical pupil��s tone was filled with disbelief. Eventually, it released a thunderous snarl.


    [Do you know what you are truly forsaking?!!]


    Sheyan replied with utmost sincerity.


    "Yes! I am very clear on my actions!! Didn��t you just mention, the greater one��s innate ability, the harder one must strive?! Throughout my journey in the nightmare worlds till now, if not for the wondrous impact of my innate ability ��Endurance��, I wouldn��t have even made it thus far."


    "To me who has grown ustomed to the path of survivability, if I abandon my defensive innate ability, death will befall me sooner thanter. Why should I bite off more than I can chew? Why deliberate about an invincible offense?! Facts speak for itself, the realm doesn��tck individuals adept at offense! Therefore, I can very assuredly confirm, what I seek is a defensive innate ability! I seek the most impregnable defensive innate ability!!"


    At thetter portion of his promation, Sheyan was already shouting till his shouts turned hoarse. The vertical pupil paused silently, before abruptly casting out a beam; irradiating the clouds and mist of Sheyan��s innate potential!


    "Thump thump, thump thump thump!!"


    The frightening thumps of heartbeat once again resounded in Sheyan��s ears. He instantly felt his body submerging; as though an imposing mountain peak like Pot pce*, was gradually weighing down firmly on him!


    (TN:*Pot pce, is a pce in Lhasa, Tibet.)


    Withstand it, and one��s body bes one with the mountain; profound and indestructible like a mountain. Yet failure to withstand it, then one would be ttened into a meat paste on the spot!


    Such a sensation; an awe-inspiring grandeur, that seemingly desired to be ced above all innates. An innate that breathed honesty and respect, that could guard against even the suppression of the heavens!


    At the juncture when the mountain peak drew near, Sheyan could no longer withstand the stifling pressure as he roared out in fanatical struggling! Suddenly���� he sat up! At this moment, he discovered����where the hell was that mountain peak and that heartbeat?! He was clearly lying on a bamboo bed within the vige. His head was topped with a damped tower, while thedy Naizhu was observing him with horror.


    At present, Sheyan couldn��t care less about others. He was busy checking if his innate ability had been awakened. The nightmare imprint transmitted the notification into his ears.


    [ Note: Your innate has officially awakened in the present world! ]


    [ Note: Your innate ability can now go into effect in the present world. ]


    [ Note: Your innate ability has evolved. Your original innate ability ��Endurance�� is officially upgraded. ]


    [ Note: Contestant no.1018 has discovered his awakened innate ability - Stronghold (Passive). Any damage received will be forcefully reduced by 40 points (Previously was only physical damage and 25 points reduction). If the damage received is below 40 points, your HP will only be deducted by 1 point. Apart from that, duration of negative buffs will be additionally reduced by 25%. This effect can beyered with physique exemption effects. ]


    [ Note: Unable to determine precedence of the ability ��Stronghold����data disorder. ]


    [ Details: Your are currently unable to evaluate your innate ability rank! (for example, rank A, B, C etc). Therefore, others cannot probe out your innate ability as well. However, you are unable tomunicate your innate ability to others as well. ]


    Upon browsing through the series of notification, Sheyan finally let out a long exhtion. It could be said that he had truly suffered much hardships the past few days.


    Right now, he was honestly feeling as though a huge burden had been relieved. Sheyan nced down towards his nightmare imprint at his chest, which had shockingly morphed into a strange, abstruse, mysterious symbol. Examining it, it emitted a tremendous sensation as though it was the backbone of the world, a meteoric feature, guarding against all inhibition!


    Right now, Sheyan could feel the rumbling and churning of his stomach, he then squeezed out a smile to Naizhu.


    "How long have I been out for?"


    Niazhu looked into his eyes and replied.


    "3 days."


    Sheyan was astounded.


    "I��ve been unconscious for so long? No wonder I feel so hungry, get me something to eat!"


    Naizhu headed out, and swiftly returned with arge clump of banana leaf wrapped rice, along with some sour spicy cucumber. Sheyan blissfully gorged down his food, and even desired more after finishing his meal. But at this moment, tears welled up indy Naizhu��s eyes, as she suddenly burst into tears.


    Sheyan was taken aback; there is no need to cry even if this brother eats a little more, in any case, you��ve already received several thousand american dors as training fee��with the climate of Thand, you can have two rounds of chilling drinks daily, and still retain surplus. Seems like payment should be made in installments next time, to prevent being neglected���� Instead, thedy Naizhumented while she sobbed and sniffed.


    "Our chef, Uncle Song, had been beaten up yesterday till he couldn��t even get up today. This rice was prepared by him yesterday��"

 Chapter 471: Black fist

    <h4>Chapter 471: ck fist</h4>


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    Sheyan questioned curiously.


    "Who injured him? There are numerous muay thai experts in your vige, moreover there is Grandmaster Yabile presiding here. Whose brain was so spoilt they actually ran here in search of death? How could something like this happen, unless the government has mobilized the army."


    Naizhu shook her head.


    "It was Grandmaster Shama��he is very influential in Chiang Mai��s underground fighting scene. This time, he brought along gunmen with him topel our members to join his underground fighting arena! Grandmaster Yabile wasn��t willing, but Grandmaster Shama then made a bet with him - that none could defeat his disciples! If we were to lose, then all our muay thai experts would have to listen to him."


    Sheyan contemted deeply before asking.


    "Could it be that none of you can rival him?"


    Naizhu silently nodded. Sheyan then snorted and revealed a sneer.


    "If the disciples he brought along are so strong, why would he still need your vige to participate in his underground fighting arena? He is obviously bullying yourck of knowledge of doping stimnts, that��s all."


    Having unlocked his seal, Sheyan clenched his fist as his body emanated waves of outstandingly indomitable strength; like that of a surging tide. He leapt out of bed and chuckled.


    "Truthfully, you guys have treated me with favour. Therefore, let��s count as I��ve returned this favour today."


    While he spoke, he pushed past the door and headed out. "Hey!" Naizhu called out, but also realized the current ��Seaman�� was rather different than usual. When his legs trampled over the ground, it seemed to leave an impression of deeply rooting into the earth. Not only that, it appeared like an iceberg floating along the vast ocean of arctic; lofty, towering and meteoric on the surface, but beneath the boundless seawater, held a monstrous reserve of volume!!


    It was currently noon when Sheyan strided out of his residential hut. He immediately noticed a group crowding around an embankment, normally used for muay thai training in the vige. Grandmaster Yabile and Kuchai both stood on the embankment with ashen faces, while several disciples stood beside them; visibly groaning due to fractured limbs.


    Opposite them, was a chair. Seated atop that chair was an imposing looking middle-aged male, dressed in military uniform.


    That male had extremely thick and ck brows, his egg-shaped head was utterly barren, glossy and bright; it twinkled under the sunlight. Thebined constitution of his features, left one with a malicious impression. Behind that male, stood 5 muaythai experts, whose bodies were riddled in scars; a thick killing intent emanated from them!


    At the periphery of the embankment, a total of 23 soldiers were stationed; each carrying loaded rifles ready for an emergency. They formed a circr arc as they surrounded the embankment, while their ck barrels aimed towards every viger inside the area. At this moment, Naizhu had hastily rushed out. Tugging against Sheyan with fright, she pleaded.


    "Don��t go there! That is Grandmaster Shama. His sphere of influence is really too powerful, and if he finds you unpleasant to his eyes, he may really decide to kill you!"


    Sheyanughed and answered irrelevantly.


    "I��m feeling a little cold, could you help me fetch a coat?"


    Naizhu widened her mouth in confusion.


    "Cold?"


    Thand had a blistering hot climate. 4 seasons a year, its temperature would remain hovering above 20 degrees. Furthermore, it was presently summer. Nevertheless, Naizhu reckoned that Sheyan��s body was feeling frail from his prolonged unconsciousness, and quickly fetched a jacket for him. After putting on the jacket, Sheyan exercised his limbs and felt ratherfortable in it. Smiling at Naizhu, he continued spectating themotion.


    Right now, Caiba was the one engaging in a duel. After knocking Sheyan out cold previously, he became depressedly regretful, and had locked himself up for two days. Meanwhile, he was fasting in his little hut and making confessions. Yet after overhearing someone challenging the vige, he hastily resurfaced. He immediately broke his fast, changed his clothes and nursed his energy. Thus, he became thest fighter to duel.


    It could be said that Caiba was the most formidable muay thai expert of this vige. Shama had brought along 6 muay thai experts, but only two had been enough to sweep across the overwhelming majority of the vige experts. Moreover, Shama had constantly rotated those two muay thai experts. They obviously had sufficient rest time; hence, they hadn��t lost a single duel yet.


    Strictly speaking, it was due to a shortage in manpower, that Shama had drafted out his n in attacking this vige. The fatality rate encountered in the underground fighting arena way stupendously rming. It was indeed not a surprise that his 2 muay thai experts could attain such overwhelming victory.


    Firstly, those 2 muay thai experts had an abundance of blood experience on their hands. Secondly, they were supplemented with stimnts. Finally, and also the most critical factor, was due to that horde of soldiers that were encircling the dueling zone. Those soldiers had loaded rifles at the ready, and would raise their firearms whenever a duelmenced!


    Under the pressure of numerous ck barrels aiming in, the average man would be rooted on the spot; palpitating in fright. Timid ones would even slump to the ground, with their minds only focusing on whether those firearms would fire off. What more, they had to spar against vicious opponents with plenty of experience!


    Therefore in such circumstances, a person��s psychological quality was tested to its limits! Duelling under such a situation, it was essentially totally unfair! Furthermore, those muay thai experts under Grandmaster Yabile hadn��t finished their apprenticeship. Where would they even encounter such an impasse before, bing only capable of exhibit 50-60% of their ability. With all these factors, how would there be a chance for victory?


    When the duel begun, that muay thai expert directly volleyed out with torrents of crazed assaults, evidently striving to resolve this as quickly as he could; repeatedly forcing Caiba into consecutive retreats. Nevertheless, Caiba was Grandmaster Yabile��s proudest disciple, and was implicitly known as the vige��s number 1 expert. Being youthful and sturdy, though he was pressured right from the start, he managed to persevere on.


    Muay thai was a martial art that consumed a tremendous amount of energy, employing explosive burst of attacks to inflict damage on one��s foe. After consecutive moves, that muay thai expert who had already engaged in 2-3 duels beforehand, became vividly exhausted.


    Caiba was all along an individual that could easily engross himself into fighting. Noticing a gap, he inched in with a throttling m and sent his opponent stumbling backwards. Charging up towards him, he executed a front somersault and crushed down onto his opponent with his knee; directly dealing a severe blow to that muaythai expert!


    Following that, Caiba became lost in his fighting state, as he consecutively defeated 3 opponents!


    Grandmaster Yabile and Kuchai unanimously released a long sigh. With Caiba stepping forward bravely and battling till now, it was more than satisfactory to everyone already. Moreover, Caiba became bolder as he fought. At present, Shama��s fourth muay thai expert was overwhelmed, without a chance of retaliation; but at this moment��a soldier encircling them had seemingly received an order, and suddenly pressed his trigger!


    Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Gunfire sounds pierced into the air. Even though Caiba��s eyes were red with bloodlust, he still couldn��t help but feel intimidated by the rumbling gunshots; distracted by the possibility of Shama firing at him in rage! Instantaneously, he couldn��t help rolling towards the side to evade. After all, muay thai was a physical sh of fist against fist, and definitely notparable to veterans who fought a hundred battles in war!


    Instead, that muay thai expert who was utterly suppressed by Caiba issued a sinister smile; identifying Caiba��s weakness while he was rolling away! He dashed forward as he twisted his body, and delivered a round kick over!


    Executing round kicks was a mandatory training course for muay thai, and allowed one to unleash a threateninglyrge killer move. Sheyan��s previous training with the wooden stick, was for the sake of training to execute round kicks! It is rumoured that the strongest muay thai experts could deliver round kicks that could topple power supply poles, but of course, wooden ones. Speaking in this manner sounded rather exaggerated, but one could fathom the might of powerful round kicks.


    Having his superior advantage turned on him, Caiba could only watch on with widened eyes as he raised his arm to receive the iing kick. Hisplexion immediately turned pale. Yet when he was about to spring up from the ground to counterattack, another gunfire resounded!


    Fiery bullets streaked past his face! Though Caiba was an excellent fighter, he couldn��t prevent the fear of death rising within him, as his instincts caused him to shrink back. At this moment, that muay thai expert dashed up instead, unleashing both knees high into the air. 5-6 of Caiba��s ribs probably fractured in that instant, as he was sent flying 5 metres away! Spitting out a mouthful of blood in midair, Caiba crashed to the ground and tumbled for several rounds; then, his eyes shut tightly and he passed out.


    Shama licked his lips, as he lifted the coconut beside him to drink. His eyes squinted faintly, and was clearly extremely pleased with Caiba��sbat skills. His dope enhanced fighters could triumph with the aid of the encircling soldiers. However, back in the underground fighting arena, that was absolutely impossible. If major fighters wanted to kill them, it would be as easy as squeezing an ant!


    Thus, if he could bring Caiba back to train, then undoubtedly, Caiba would be an ace for Shama; earning rolls of dor notes for Shama! Not only that, he had also identified several disciples of Grandmaster Yabile with great potential. With some time in drilling them, he would no longer need to fret over the problem of manpower.


    Pondering about these matters, Shama faced to the sky andughed heartily. Then, he pped his thighs and stood up, before casting a pitiful and malicious re at Grandmaster Yabile and Kuchai.


    "You guys have lost. There isn��t anyone else dares to step forward right?"


    Kuchai fumed as he stood forward.


    "You despicable bastard, resorting to such shameless means. How can this be considered a win?"


    Who knew that when Kuchai��s words faded, a bang resounded through his ears, while his vision turned blurry. When he stretched his hand up, he immediately realized his spectacles had been struck flying with a bullet! ss shards spraying in all directions, some slicing against Kuchai��s face. Instantly, blood streamed down his face. Shama thenzily pronounced.


    "Youths are always reckless, be careful lest you die without knowing it. I��d already announced to allow them to duel without touching a single strand of hair on anyone else, then I��ll surely abide by my words! Kuchai, you are an individual that have experienced the real world, have I touched your men at all? It is only that your people are cowards, wetting their pants upon hearing a gunfire. Forget it, if you can��t even train to proper standards, could it be my people are deaf and cannot hear the gunfire as well?"

 Chapter 472: Fulfilling a favour

    <h4>Chapter 472: Fulfilling a favour</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Listening to that wretched Shama phrasing his words like that, Kuchai widened his mouth. He was an honest and faithful individual, but couldn��t find the words in the face of Shama��s facious argument. In actual fact, if not for Kuchai holding a rather high position of a government official, possessing a vast circle of influential friends, Shama would��ve long ordered for a bullet to smash his brains like a watermelon.


    "Let��s go!" Shama stood up while putting up a fake smile. He cupped his hands politely to the ashen faced Grandmaster Yabile, as he demonstrated his superfluous farewell etiquette. Finally, he very bluntly pointed towards the few individuals of Caiba and others, intending to forcefully take them as captives.


    All of a sudden from afar, a dull voice drifted over.


    "Wait."


    Everyone��s attention was gathered to the issuer of that voice. Indeed, it was Sheyan, who had his arms folded across his chest while he spectated from the side.


    He nced sheepishly at Shama.


    "You mentioned that as long as the experts on your side are all defeated, you will turn to leave right?"


    Shamaughed loudly, as he stroked his bald head and replied with a single word.


    "Yup!"


    Sheyan stepped forward, and solemnly continued while ncing at Grandmaster Yabile.


    "I have been learning under Grandmaster Yabile for the past 10 days, and can be counted as half his disciple. Therefore, I am also qualified for a duel."


    A disdainful snort drifted out from Shama��s nostrils, as hepletely ignored Sheyan and sat back onto his chair. He face revealed an impatient expression, as he signalled a throat cutting gesture to one of his muay thai expert.


    That muay thai expert offered a sinister smile in response.


    "Brat, if you need to me something, then me it on your foolishness!"


    Sheyan raised his head humbly, as he observed a tan-skinned, slender looking muay thai fighter pressing towards himself. His muscles weren��t well developed, but appeared as solid as steel structures. With every advancing step, he stretched his body muscles as they released ��pitter-patter�� cracks. He resembled a ferocious wolf that was eyeing a sheep.


    Meanwhile, the surrounding soldiers had started cing their rifles down. The climate was incredibly warm, and maintaining their aiming posture for long periods was rtively exhausting. They could naturally figure out that Sheyan was just a rookie, andpletely treated this as a performance to behold. The majority of them folded their arms, as they watched on sadistically.


    That muay thai fighter leaned forward slightly; suddenly stamping his leg down, he roared aloud as he propelled himself forward. Bending his left knee, he swung it towards the apex.


    When his knee tore towards the apex, it even emitted a humming sound,


    The humming sound of his knee against the wind issued a heart shuddering sensation. Within a split second, it impacted against Sheyan��s lower jaw! Sheyan was struck backwards by the impact, as he flipped and crashed pathetically with his face against the filthy ground.


    Instead, Sheyan had simultaneously released a kick against the stomach of that muay thai fighter!!


    In the eyes of the bystanders, Sheyan��s lower chin was probably wrecked; at least crushed with a fracture. Instead, even an ordinary muay thai practitioner would continuously temper the resistive capabilities of their abdominal muscles daily! Sheyan��s kick would probably be akin to a light sting of a mosquito!


    In contrast, the face-nted Sheyan had swiftly climbed back to his feet as though he was totally unhurt. Swaying his head, he pped off the dust on his clothes. Instead, the facial muscles of that muay thai fighter twitched incessantly. Through his dropped jaws, one could observe the blood frothing in his throat, while his eyes revealed a rigid horror of iparable pain. His arms were tightly clutching his stomach, as he slowly staggered backwards. Very quickly, the blood spewing from his mouth umted into arge puddle!


    "Next." Sheyan hung down his eyes, and issued a very ordinary tone.


    The audience were instantly dumbstruck. The eyes of another muay thai fighter popped widely, as he rushed forward and screamed wildly.


    "You actually dare to use a weapon! He has a hidden de at the tip of his shoe!"


    The crowd was already astoundedly amazed, and immediately believed that was the reason. By this time, that muay thai fighter was already bellowing furiously.


    "You despicable brat! I will break every single bone in your body!!!!"


    While he spoke, he was already charging towards Sheyan. To muay thai fighters who wrestled for their lives all year round, it wasn��t important if their enemy possessed hidden weaponry. The killing potential of their elbows and knees weren��t inferior to lethal weapons like steel rods or knives.


    "Not good!!" Spectating from afar, Kuchai could only see a blur before that fuming muay thai fighter had arrived before Sheyan. In the judgement of that muay thai fighter, Sheyan had a hidden de installed in his shoe. Thus, he only executed the kicking techniques he was adept in. Bam! Bam! Bam! Bam! Within a flurry, 5 sessive kicks hadnded onto Sheyan��s body.


    Sheyan only managed to return a punch before he was kicked flying. However, he very quickly climbed back up as though nothing happened. Meanwhile, that muaythai fighter that was punched in the chest, had eye sockets that were about to split. His eyes brimmed with terror, as he staggered backwards crouching to the ground while vomiting blood. The foamy blood regurgitated from his mouth resembled bubbles, like fishes leaping out of the water. His body had also started shivering.


    Shama immediately stood up from his chair, his pupils had shrunk. Stroking his bald head vigorously, he looked at Sheyan as though he was viewing a freak.


    "You actually possess such immense strength? Hahaha!"


    He suddenly broke intoughters.


    "Very good, very good! With you around, why would I still need those trash. Follow me back to the underground fighting arena, you��ll earn tens of thousands of american dors for me before getting beaten to death."


    Sheyanughed in response.


    "You aren��t worthy of inviting me."


    "HAHAHA!!!" Shama released a fit of hystericalughter, as though he just heard the funniest joke. He couldn��t help wiping off the tears of joy in his eyes.


    "Whomever I wish to invite, not a single can reject! While others invite fighters with money, I invite them with bullets!"


    After his statement was issued, the surrounding soldiers had once again hoisted up their rifles; ck barrels aiming at Sheyan! Witnessing how Sheyan had dispatched two expert muaythai fighters with single moves, these trained soldiers naturally didn��t dare to be careless. The slightest movement made by Sheyan, would inevitably cause him to be bombarded into a honeb.


    "Surrounded by militants with semi-automatic rifles����if it was a day ago, I would be trembling in utter fear! But right now����hahahaha!"


    Sheyan roared into an outburst ofughter. Then, he abruptly lunged backwards as he seized the rifle barrel of a soldier aiming at him. With a casual pull, that soldier waspletely incapable of preventing his body from stumbling into Sheyan��s embrace. Crack! Seizing his head, Sheyan directly twisted and snapped his cervical vertebra.


    At that instant, the other soldiers furiously pressed their trigger as they watched on with widened eyes! Instead, Sheyan easily flung the corpse in his hand, as he crouched and swooped forward!


    He was like a fierce tiger prancing about in the rain. The muscles in his body swelled with wondrous strength, as his strength rippled out like streaming water!


    Most of the zing bullets missed, but a tiny portion managed to drill into his body. If it was previously when his innate hadn��t been awakened in the present world, Sheyan would really be rather apprehensive of such a situation. But now! The concentrated fire of most semi-automatic firearms could no longer threaten Sheyan��s life!


    A distance of 10 metres, he shed past in an instant.


    Stamping his foot down with strength, his soaring knee smashed against the chest of the nearest soldier. A deep depression formed at his chest, as his mouth salivated wildly with blood. His magazine had been emptied, and wasn��t in time to reload. Ast ditch attempt to reach for his pistol, ended up with the pistol being tossed into the air.


    Sheyan proceeded to stomp down onto the ground, as he leapt into the air and kicked the suspended pistol like a ser ball. Bam! The pistol smacked against the head of a firing soldier, as he instantly met his demise with his brain split open!


    When Sheyannded, he executed a roll before springing up like a phantom, and sending another soldier flying with a waving punch. Seizing the momentum, he swept his leg horizontally, as it hooked against two others; sending them tumbling like gourds. The two soldiers simultaneously grabbed their ankles as they screamed miserably, their fractured ankles could no longer be salvaged.


    At present, Sheyan��s back and chest were covered in bullet holes. At the same moment, noticing that Sheyan was wearing a thick jacket, someone believed that he had reached the truth of the matter and eximed aloud.


    "He is wearing the most advanced bulletproof vest! Aim for his head and limbs!


    But the chest of that individual eximing was immediately trampled by a foot, before a thick fist came swiftly pounding against his face; his entire frame was sent flying like a sandbag! His left eye had ruptured, as he sprawled to the ground without a chance to groan.


    Within a short span of time, Shama��s forces had been utterly annihted by Sheyan��s hands!!! Instead, Shama remained seated on his chair with a vacant expression, as though he hadn��t awakened to reality. Sheyan sauntered towards his front; pping his cheeks a little, he picked up a cigarette by the side. Then, he lighted it and stuffed it into Shama��s cavern mouth.


    "Old sheet, obediently return home and enjoy a life of retirement. At this age already, why the need to entertain yourself with fights?"


    Concluding his statement, Sheyan then strolled towards Grandmaster Yabile and respectfully cupped his hand before bowing. In his nk amazement, Grandmaster Yabile hastily returned his formality. Sheyan thenughed with his head raised, casually driving off in Kuchai��s car as he headed for Chiang Mai.


    At longst, having sessfully unlocked his inner potential, he felt a had taken a load off his mind. In truth, Sheyan could distinctly sense that if he hadn��t broken through this time, his bodily inspiration would plunge to an all time low. If he wished to breakthrough the next time, it may even take months or years. Therefore, though the 7 days restriction had long psed and he could return to the nightmare realm anytime, Sheyan deliberately procrastinated. Ultimately, after fulfilling his wishes, he naturally returned impatiently to the realm.

 Chapter 473: Plundering a personal room!

    <h4>Chapter 473: Plundering a personal room!</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Upon returning to the realm this time, Sheyan discovered an increased influx of individuals. The crimson incandesce of the nightmare realm had simrly thickened exponentially, its dazzling flickers caused one��s blood to rush forth incessantly. It seemed like the realm war had caused rtively heavier casualties, and the realm was starting to replenish itself with new members.


    Presently, Reef and Mogensha were both awaiting Sheyan anxiously. Fortunately, Reef was aware of Sheyan attempting to awaken his innate in the present world, thus, he and Mogensha remained patient; forking out utility points and potential points, as they engaged in training inside the realm.


    Once Sheyan returned to the realm, he was quickly greeted by Mogensha and Reef. Reef greeted him with, "Have you seeded?", while Mogensha bluntly asked, "What��re the attributes of your awakened innate?" From the two different greetings, one could tell brother ck held more confidence in Sheyan.


    After the trio assembled, the first concern naturally pertained to Sheyan��s innate. As the specifics of his innate couldn��t be shared, Mogensha and Reef could only click their tongues in astonishment after listening to the improvements. Following their discussion, they swiftly touched upon the topic of consumption.


    That��s correct, the topic of consumption. With the trio��s amassed fortune, they needed to convert their cash into battle capabilities; employing the least amount required to settle their necessities. As such, this became their present top priority.


    After a series of discussions, they decided on several few important tasks.


    Firstly, without a doubt, to investigate the harvest from that ��Ruby Card*��.


    (TN:*The ruby card from Makaji that they acquired after killing Lille. A rare drop of a Growth-hunter)


    Secondly, Mogensha hoped to upgrade his ck grade ��Viperwolf��s Beard�� to the next grade. Thus, he needed to purchase apatible horcrux. Coincidentally, Mogensha discovered an item in the marketce, which had a secret rtion to his iplete ��Sparta Spear��; with that, he could possibly mend his ��Sparta Spear��. If at that time, his personal economic condition were to hamper his progress, then he wished that his party members would support him.


    Reef also made a request - desiring to upgrade his ��Birmingham ��Stuka�� Hand-dart Pocket Sling�� to a Silver storyline grade weapon. The remainder of his capital would then be used unconditionally, to aid the party.


    Sheyan too wanted to upgrade his ��Barbaric-demon Pupil�� to a Silver storyline grade equipment. Furthermore, he had a ��Sturmbeest Horcrux�� avable, and didn��t need to spend on it. Next, for him to wield that ��+7 West�� Saber, Sheyan had to improve his basic abilities. Minimally, his ��Basic Close Combat�� had to be raised to lvl 7, while also learning the advanced ability ��Saber Fluency�� to lvl 4 (or a stronger advanced ability).


    If any surplus remained, they would then consider enhancing their equipments. Nheless, the topic of enhancing equipments was like a bottomless pit - requiring fixed equipment enhancing fees, in addition to a percentage of the upgraded equipment value, potential points and even achievement points! Moveover, the difficulty rate of enhancing was rtively high; don��t even mention enhancing to +7, even +4 enhancements were rarely seen.


    There wasn��t time to lose, as Sheyan quickly retrieved that ��Ruby Card��. The ��Ruby Card�� previously had a crystal pure red shade, but after returning to the realm, it had peculiarly turned dim without a single glint. While they were deliberating over it, Sheyan pondered while holding the ��Ruby Card�� while he paced around the nightmare realm��s marketce. When he approached the west region of the marketce, the ��Ruby Card�� suddenly emitted a weak red glow.


    "This is the direction!" Sheyan��s spirit was instantly bolstered. The trio immediately advanced forward. Every time they headed in the wrong direction, the glow of the ��Ruby card�� would weaken. Therefore, as they advanced like flies without a head, its red glow turned richer as though forming into essence itself. Very rapidly, when the trio reached an area of wall of the nightmare realm, the ��Ruby card�� abruptly hovered out of his hand. It slotted, no, precisely saying, it melted into the wall like a flesh paste.


    Closely following, a sliding door was activated.


    The holder of the ��Ruby card��, Sheyan, managed to step into the room. Instead, Mogensha and Reef were both unable to do so, evidently because they weren��t owners of the card. Within a second, the sliding door was closed shut. At present, all Sheyan could see was darkness. A list of notification from the nightmare imprint then resounded in his ears.


    [ Employing a Ruby Card, you infiltrated a deceased Growth-hunter��s personal room ]


    [ You receive 11,000 utility points and 7 potential points ]


    [ The military rank of this Growth-hunter is Reserve-duty Lieutenant Colonel. If you wish to obtain some of his achievement points, there may be a small possibility of variations to the official status of your military rank. Do you wish to engage? ]


    As Sheyan read the notification, he very regretfully selected ��no��. If he really lost his official status and was changed to reserve-duty status, his tears would definitely flow.


    [ In this personal room, every equipment / item / weapon that the deceased Growth-hunter possessed before he died, will surface ]


    [ You only have 10 seconds to engage in plundering. Once the deadline is reached, you will be transported out of this room ]


    [ Your current military rank is First Lieutenant. You cannot obtain any private credentials. Therefore, during the plundering process, you can only differentiate the grade of equipments / items / weapons through their glow; unable to examine their properties. You can at most plunder up to 3 (equipments / items / scrolls etc) before leaving ]


    [ If you are clear of the plundering regtions, you can choose tomence and your 10 seconds duration will be activated ]


    Before selecting ��yes��, Sheyan carefully inspected the rules. Then he charged like a lunatic into the deceased Makaji��s personal room! Upon entering, he immediately cursed ��f*** this��!


    As it turns out, Makaji��s personal room was actuallyrger than Sheyan��s ��snail shell�� by 2-3 times! Its interior was decorated in luxurious furnitures!


    Please do not belittle these furnitures. For example, that Chateaudax sofa could prolong one��s stay in the realm by 10% after resting on it for an hour. There was a splendorous and majestic rosewood bed that boosted health regeneration by 33%, after resting on it for half an hour; with a duration of 72 hours, and could even be brought to the present world. A Jonvight intelligent water dispenser could dispense drinking water, that would boost one��s spirit and mental recovery by 15%��


    Nevertheless, Sheyan had no time to bother with such furnitures, but charged frantically to the deepest regions of the personal room. Stomping the door open, he still had 6 seconds of time����a blinding radiance sparkled before his eyes. Atop a long conference table, Makaji��s personal collections were arranged fully.


    Without caring to inspect closely, Sheyan started operating his hands!


    "WOW oh, that thing emits a dull golden radiance!!! Why the need to hesitate?"


    "What is that, is that a book? Oh, not correct, it resembles a scroll."


    "Sheet, that book is glittering with a blood maroon glow! What does that even represent? That��s too strange."


    "Ah, damn it, 1 second left. I can only grab this silver glowing object, fine, that it is!!"


    10 secondster, Sheyan was pushed out of the room with a soft yet iparably immense force. After a sh in his eyes, he once again stood within the marketce of the nightmare realm. This time, his hand was holding onto 3 objects.


    One was a pendant that appeared like a crayon, resembling a lipstick a female would carry around all the time. That was the object emitting a dull golden radiance.


    A scroll that looked like a folded and tattered ancient paper scroll. It was emanating a shuddering blood shimmer.


    A cross with a faint silverish glow.


    As Sheyan shared the information out, the attributes of the three items were fully disyed.


    The cross was:


    [ Toni��s Horcrux (rare) ]


    [ Item rarity: Silver Storyline grade ]


    [ Usage effects: Upon infusing with a ck grade equipment / weapon, it will transform it into a soul equipment, and upgrade the equipment / weapon into a Silver Storyline grade. ]


    [ Warning: If Horcrux is notpatible with equipment, the horcrux will be destroyed. ]


    [ Material: Ghost ]


    [ Weight: 3g ]


    [ Description: This is a sacred cross, shackling the soul of the rapacious and hellish vampire Toni! Tormented by silver and holy water, tossing and turning restlessly for the past few millenniums, he cannot wait for a change in environment. Therefore, no matter what equipment, this horcrux possesses a rtively highpatibility rate; apart from Magic type weapons and equipments, as vampire Tony only employs his fangs and ws in battling. ]


    ****


    The ancient paper scroll was called:


    [ Dead Sea Scroll, remnant page. ]


    [ Item rarity: The sole copy in this realm. In every nightmare realm, at the same time, an object of this category will surface. ]


    [ Usage effect: A mystified secret power resides in this remnant page, drafted with papyrus paper from the era of 4000 BCE. Once you unfold it in any nightmare world, it will indicate the location of a hidden buried secret! ]


    [ Warning: Once you activate this remnant page, you may encounter tremendous untold


    [ Please be warned: The final rarity degree of the hidden treasure or benefit you gain will be at random, and follow ordingly to the circumstances of that world. For example, using it in the Avatar world previously, may allow one to acquire an exceptionally grand divine item. However, if using it in the Terminator world previously, then even after painstaking efforts, you may possibly acquire just a mere 2 american dor a random kid buried in a tin can somewhere. Of course, such a situation can be reversed for both worlds (treasure from Avatar world immensely small, while Terminator world immensely huge). ]


    [ Putting it bluntly; this remnant chapter is like a random mission of rtively high difficulty, but its mission rewards would also be random. There is a possibility of painstakingly finishing said mission, but receiving just a pile of garbage. Nheless, one can also receive an amazing reward. ]

 Chapter 474: Repeated upgrades

    <h4>Chapter 474: Repeated upgrades</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Everyone was expectantly waiting, as the dull gold equipment dazzled their eyes. Instead, its true colour was finally exposed:


    [ +6 Chieftain��s hobby ]


    [ Equipment rarity: Dark-gold grade ]


    [ Origin world: Any world that includes the ��Indigenous peoples of the Americas�� ]


    [ Type: paint ]


    [ Material: Unknown ]


    [Additional instation: nil ]


    [ Equipment position: Waist ]


    [ Equipment type: essory ]


    [ Weight: 12.4 g ]


    [ Equipment usage requirements: ��Basic Eloquence lvl 7�� / or military rank above Private First ss ]


    [ Details: Charm and Intelligence +6 points ]


    [ Details: Your casting sess rate +3% ]


    [ Passive ability: Native Blessing - Whenever casting a spell fails or is interrupted, 33% of your consumed MP will be refunded ]


    [ Passive ability: ? - Simultaneously raises ��Basic Eloquence�� and ��Basic Prayer�� by two levels. This effect cannot be applied to contestants with ��Basic Eloquence�� over lvl 10. ]


    [ Details: This essory is unable to receive bonus drawn properties, but can only receive basic upgrades ]


    [ Active ability: ��Graffiti�� - You discovered the true usage for ��Chieftain��s hobby��. After painting on your face, a refreshing and cooling sensation seeps in. Concurrently, you acquire the acknowledgement of mother earth, allowing your charm and intelligence to be raised by 3 points; duration of 30 minutes. But please be mindful, though this is practically cosmetics, it contains a certain poison element. Your physique will temporarily decline by 6 points; duration of 60 minutes. ]


    [ You can use this equipment on any party members, but it will also trigger the 60 minutes cooldown of the ��Graffiti�� ability ]


    [ Description: This dark-gold equipment is utilized by tribe chieftains before campaigning or hunting; smearing on flowery oil colors in hopes of receiving the great nature��s protection ]


    [ Details: Equipment +6 enhancement reward - Any damage received is lowered by 4.8%. ]


    [ Details: Equipment +4 enhancement reward - Intelligence / Spirit / Charm +3 special effect. (Rare drawing bonus) ]


    ********************


    Amongst the 3 objects, Reef set his eyes on ��Toni��s Horcrux (rare)��. He was moved by the description of ��no matter what equipment, this horcrux possesses a rtively highpatibility rate��.


    This was because Reef fancied his ck grade equipment ��Birmingham ��Stuka�� Hand-darts Pocket Sling��. This was probably because he was proficient with ying darts in the present world. However, after grazing through the entire marketce, he failed to encounter any horcrux that offered highpatibility with his hand-darts.


    Perhaps, it was because his equipment was rather umon. Observing the category of horcrux that were closely simrly to what he was looking for, Reef realized that not even 50% of contestants offered it! This was the most regretful headache Reef had presently.


    But after Reef had probed out ��Tony��s Horcrux��, he discovered itspatibility reached as high as 95%! Most splendid was the fact his ck grade ��Birmingham ��Stuka�� Hand-darts Pocket Sling�� wasn��t rted to magic at all. Hence, it was hard to pass away at such an opportunity.


    Since Reef took a fancy to that item, there wasn��t a reason to reject him. Naturally, it was given to him to upgrade his ck grade hand-darts.


    As for that mysterious treasure map ��Dead Sea Scroll Remnant Page��, it fell into Sheyan��s hands; who intended to judge the circumstances of the next world, before deciding. If time was adequate, then they wouldn��t mind testing their luck. His two heartless members both unanimously reckoned, that this was something only Sheyan ought to worry about.


    As for the dark-gold grade essory, the trio could only shake their heads and smile wryly. No matter what, they couldn��t me Sheyan��s ill luck in picking. Besides, an essory was the rarest equipment type, second to none. Drawing an essory could be described as immense fortune already. However, this dark-gold grade essory was exceedingly prejudiced to other sses; no doubt, it was confined to contestants who treaded the path of a summoner.


    This sort of prejudice was analogous to authors who wrote data genre novels. Writing a little too in detailed, and one would be berated with leaving a tasteless message. Even if one delivers a quality product, one could only raise his head to heavens and sigh deeply.


    But regardless, selling off this dark-gold grade essory was absolutely impossible. As the saying goes, a merchant recognizes value. In actual fact, if they could encounter a powerful customer like Fanu of the Symbiosis sect in the future, this essory may possibly fetch a sky-high price.


    Thus, Sheyan handed this object to Jinkuang, tasking him to protect it even in death. This policy was akin to stalling current profits for the chance of reaping greater profits in the future, not acting until they could see tangible incentives. He was afraid that by keeping it tightly in his grip, he may not be able to sink into the ��slut�� level, and sell of this object at exorbitant rates!


    Following this, they segregated to aplish their own affairs, not much needed to be said about that. The following tasks were basically, the more significant ones:


    Firstly, the additional attributes gained from upgrading his hand-darts to the Silver-storyline grade, had offered Reef a pleasant surprise. Not only did the attacking range of thehand-darts increased, its uracy had been substantially raised. What made his eyes aze with passion, was shockingly one factor - [ Upon hurling the dart and dealing persisting damage to the opponent, 50% of resultant persisting damages will be transferred to heal the dart user ]!!!


    (TN: Hand-dart attributes can be found in chapter 69 of vol 7)


    When that property surfaced; if the ��Birmingham ��Stuka�� Hand-darts Pocket Sling�� was considered an invaluable stage prop, then it instantly scaled to an indispensible premium good! Reef immediately went on to upgrade his ��Basic long rangebat�� to lvl 4, allowing him to select a bonus of +10% long range damages when it reached lvl 4. In addition to the dark-blue grade ring* he wore, his ��Basic long rangebat�� was raised to lvl 6, and could at least, deal additional 40% of damages when hurling out his hand-darts!


    (TN:*Reef got this after killing the legendary creature, Betami Ghost-ape, back in chapter 90 of vol 7 (avatar world).)


    Afterbat testing, every dart he throw out could supply him a persisting stream of nearly 60 HP! Moreover, though the pocket sling only contained 4 darts; but after upgrading to a silver storyline grade, its dart replenishment rate had soared to 30 seconds/dart.


    This implied that Reef��s survival capability was improved once again! Moreover, the longer he could drag on in battle, the more advantageous it was to him!


    Bursting with joy, Reef then tossed all his remaining utility points and potential points into the party shared storage. Then, he immediately headed off to train his ��Basic long rangebat��.


    Next up, was Sheyan who had sessfully upgraded his ��Barbaric-demon Pupil��. After infusing the ��Sturmbeest Horcrux�� with it, though he didn��t experience a lucky stroke like Reef, its upgraded abilities was still rtively impressive:


    [ Ring: Barbaric-Demon Pupil ]


    [ Equipment rarity: Silver storyline grade ]


    [ Details: Strength +3 ]


    [ Details: Spirit -2 (originally -4), ��Basic long rangebat�� -1 (User doesn��t possess this ability, hence effect is void) ]


    [ Equipment passive ability: Soul Irradiate - When attacking an opponent, this pupil would asionally strip off a fragment of the enemy��s soul, dealing a 15 (originally 10) points damage that neglects defence. ]


    [ Equipment ability: Horn-rage - Within a distance of 10 - 40 (originally 8 - 35) metres, inciting a fanatical charge towards the enemy. Enemy will be stunned for 3 seconds, dealing damages of the total value of strength and physique. During the charge, your movement speed will assume the extreme limits of the word��s difficulty, immuned to all speed reduction effects. ]


    [ Only when your strength exceeds the target (originally much reach crushing damages threshold), can you maintain a 100% uracy rate of ��Horn-rage��. If your strength is lesser, this ability will subsequently decline linearly. ]


    [ Regardless of hitting your target or not, you will be stunned up to 0-3 seconds after ��Horn-rage�� concludes. (Duration of stun is determined by strength, the higher the strength, the shorter the stunned duration; strength exceeding 50 points results in 0 seconds). Cooldown of 240 seconds (Increased from 180 seconds). ]


    While awaiting his ��Barbaric-demon pupil�� and the horcrux to merge, Sheyan managed to purchase a dark-blue grade scroll - Advanced ability ��Saber Fluency lvl 4��. The prerequisites of learning this ability scroll, was strength and agility 20 points, while ��Basic closebat�� reaching lvl 4.


    Sheyan already fulfilled the learning requisites. When his advanced ability ��Saber Fluency�� attained lvl 4, its killing potential was rather astonishing; dawning an ordinary stability, but issuing a quality that could ovee all obstacles. When Sheyan tested his strength inside the training area, the might of using that long saber had scaled by 20%.


    When his ��Basic closebat�� had reached lvl 7, he then received a random bonus property draw; where he chose the option of increasing 10% in closebat damage.


    In actual fact, Sheyan didn��t want that lvl 7 bonus option, and was even thinking of relinquishing a level so that he could once again pay to scale it back to lvl 7; in hopes that the rare property ��Disarm�� would appear. After promoting to First Lieutenant, he had gained ess to view the possible random rare properties for such a category.


    That property provided a 50% chance of disarming the opponent��s weapon for 15 seconds, while resisting or avoiding an attack. If the opponent didn��t possess a weapon, next would be to disarm the armour. If it was a creature like Ocean-freak Moria who didn��t possess an armour, then it would lower the opponent��s defence by 10% instead. It was extremely impressive.


    However, Sheyan remembered distinctly that in the Avatar world, Mogensha had sacrificed a massive load of pandora crystals withoutints. Furthermore, he even conferred his choice of reward to Sheyan, without wishing for anything in return. Right now, even activating the Ruby card had offered him no benefits.


    Due to Mogensha��s silent generosity, as the head, Sheyan vowed to supply capital to satisfy the wishes of his frugal subordinate��as the saying goes, one for all, all for one. The way of the King could only be established if all individuals were to improve together.

 Chapter 475: Realm malfunction?

    <h4>Chapter 475: Realm malfunction?</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    With a mix of so many considerations, Sheyan could only put aside his notion of acquiring the ��Disarm�� ability. Besides, Reef was still the main absorber of damage in storming the fronts, and 10% additional damage was pretty impressive as well. Moreover, he had already squandered an excessive amount of utility and potential points to upgrade his various abilities. Hence, it was only wise to remain frugal now, and wait for the day he could modify his ��Basic closebat lvl 7��.


    It was prevalent that amongst equipments of the realm, firearms were one of the most valuable. Presently, gunmen with long rangebat capabilities definitely boasted of higher survivability rates in the realm. Naturally, the valuation of their equipments would also skyrocket.


    Fortunately, the party had ample funds left in storage, supplying Brother ck with sufficient capital! Sheyan had also authorized him to sell those few ��Soul Crystals*�� if need be.


    (TN:*They obtained this in ch 106, vol 7. Part of the items that they extorted from the na''vi Old Mourbo.)


    After a series of haggling, Brother ck first purchased a ck grade Horcrux; a dropped loot from a zombie dog in the Resident Evil world. Actually speaking, that object wasn��t considered rare. However, after infusing into his ne, it shockingly upgraded to a Silver Storyline grade. Its main strengthening emphasis pertained to the viperwolves it could summon out. Its attributes were as follows:


    [ Viperwolf spirit special ability: ��Shredding heels�� - after inflicting damage onto enemy, enemy��s movement speed will decline by 10% (original 5%). Duration of 15 seconds. Stackable, to a maximum reduction of 50%. ]


    [ Details: At any one time, there can only be at most two viperwolf spirits in existence. ]


    [ Details: Viperwolf spirits will exist for 30 minutes (up from 15 minutes) ]


    [ Details: Upon the death of your controlled viperwolf spirit, your highest attribute will increase by 1 point temporarily; duration of 8 hours. This buff can be stacked for at most 5 times. (Previously was a negative buff of 4 points decline) ]


    Following that, Brother ck engaged in a to-and-fro tussle, haggling bitterly with that contestant. Eventually, that contestant finally loosen up and was willing to transfer that crucial item to Mogensha. To purchase that crucial item, the amount of utility and potential points were pretty significant, but if things went smoothly, then Brother ck��s Silver Storyline grade broken ��Sparta Short Spear�� could be mended into a perfect edition of a long spear. The might of its reformed strength would naturally be self-exnatory, but there was even a possibility for it to rise to a dark-gold grade.


    Sadly, the upgrade mending process of the long spear required an excruciatingly tough mission. Furthermore, it was a mission that had to be aplished alone. Thus, having expended the time they could remain in the nightmare realm to train, Sheyan and Reef returned to the present world again; without waiting for Mogensha to return.


    *****************


    Even though Sheyan had cleansed the Largering gang in blood before he left Taiwan, due to the United Bamboo��s boss Gu Yuean pulling the strings behind, he didn��t have to worry about the safety of his family. Gu Yuean understood how formidable Sheyan��s might was, totally aware of the terrifying consequences if his family encountered any mishaps.


    Thus, Sheyan specially toured around Thand; purchasing several concoction materials he wanted to attempt experimenting with, before returning. Countries like Thand, Laos and Myanmar couldn��t even prohibit the growth of Opium Poppy, thus the topic of wildlife protection didn��t need to be raised��Sheyan had excessively consumed the concoction materials during the Avatar world for his party battles. Therefore, his materials were nearly depleted. Fortunately, he managed to resupply himself with the wonderful influence of money here.


    Right now, Sheyan had roughly investigated - him being listed as wanted by the Taiwanese government was just a false rm. Hence, he very gloriously boarded the flight back to Taiwan. Throughout his journey, he met with zero incidents. These days of absence from Uncle Dasi and the mischievous Sanzi, had caused him to long for the warm ambience of family.


    Upon arriving at Xiwu pier, Sheyan specially purchased huangjiu* that Uncle Dasi loved to drink. Individuals who made their livelihood out at sea, would normally pick up the habit of drinking. Not only could it soothe bodily sores, it could also dispel body chilliness. Moreover, Uncle Dasi adored the warm vour from drinking boiled huangjiu while it was piping hot.


    (TN: *Yellow wine, a chinese alcoholic beverage)


    Who knew that when Sheyan arrived, nobody responded even after repeated calls. His heart shivered as his hands clenched with strength! How could a door withstand Sheyan��s strength? Crack! Wood splintered as it was smashed in.


    Sheyan scanned the surroundings, discovering that Uncle Dasi and Sanzi��s clothings had all been packed and taken away. The furnishing in the house remained neat and orderly, while a shallowyer of dust had umted atop the table.


    Evidently, both of them had made adequate preparations before leaving, allowing his heart to calm down a little.


    When Sheyan exited the house, an anxious Granny Zeng came running over from the east; gaping and grumbling incessantly when she arrived. In summary, she berated Sheyan for hammering down her house door.


    Sheyan straightforwardly fished out several hundred dors of repair fees for her to shut her mouth. Only then, did Granny Zeng��s anger turned into delight. When Sheyan inquired about the whereabouts of Uncle Dasi and Sanzi, Granny Zeng eximed in astonishment.


    "Aiyah aiyah, Yan kid. In the past 2 months you went out, you didn��t know your boat was finally introduced to the water? When your Uncle Dasi witnessed it touching the water, he was tremendously ted; he didn��t even bother about the drying paintedcquer. Saying ��besides, I��ll hire someone to service it��, he then directly sailed out. They even asked me to refund the remaining rent for the house."


    Sheyan was stunned. His memory was exceedingly clear; he had only left the country for 10 plus days, while the rest of the time was spent inside the realm; how could it have been 2 months?! A notion jolted through his mind, confirming that something must��ve gone wrong during the period spent inside the realm!


    He instantly investigated with the nightmare imprint, instead, he was informed that his status didn��t meet the sufficient authority; merely answered with - [ When initiating a realm war, abnormal time sequencing phenomenons may ur in the nightmare realm. ]


    Knowing that, an ominous sensation welled up in Sheyan��s heart. One must understand, such a situation indicated unstable functionalities may arise within the nightmare realm, which was equivalent to a malfunction bug; that wasn��t good news at all!


    Sheyan shook his head, as he first tossed these matters aside. Unexpectedly, his scope of authority was rather limited with regards to such information, and was impossible for him to analyze anything. Thus, he no longer pondered further. Instead, after contemting a little, he headed off towards the dock.


    A brand new Fu Yuan was anchored by the dock. Its refreshing new appearance indeed brought joy to any onlookers. Observing it from afar, Sheyan couldn��t help but feel a surge of joy in his heart. With this boat, Uncle Dasi can finally stay happy right.


    He nimbly leapt onto the deck of this board, but instead noticed Sanzi currently seated by himself on the deck. Probably having his lunch, before him was a basket, 2 tes of dishes and a jug of wine. When he caught a glimpse of Sheyan, he instantly hopped up with excitement.


    "Brother Yan, you��ve returned?"


    Sheyan smiled gently as he nodded. Sanzi then sneakily peeped towards the stern of the boat. Then, he quickly pulled Sheyan over to sit and served him a pair of chopsticks. Smiling with exultation, he whispered.


    "Brother Yan, don��t be in a rush to visit the rear. Apany me to eat first."


    Feeling rather famished himself, Sheyan attacked the dishes with his chopsticks; savouring the local distinctive vour. Then, he retrieved the huangjiu he purchased earlier. After gulping down two shots, Sanzi begun humming softly. As though suddenly recalling something, he picked up a brown bottle from his bosom; it was filled with a fresh red colored broth. A rotten fragrance assailed their nostrils after he opened the lid.


    Sanzi then dipped his chopstick in; tangling the broth into his rice, he wolfed the entire mouthful down. Then, he drank a cup of wine while facing the sky, and breathed out in satisfaction. cing the chopstick down onto the deck, he faced Sheyan andughed.


    "Brother Sheyan, sample this. I bet you hadn��t tasted its excellent vour before."


    Sheyan picked up several bits and ced it into his mouth. The taste of this red broth was richly thick. When it entered his mouth, a delicious sweetness swirled within, unleashing a texture that stood out from the masses. After pondering a little, he couldn��t refrain his inquisitiveness.


    "Could this be shrimp paste?"


    As it turns out, this was a one-of-a-kind inheritance delicacy. Fishing out deep-sea cardinal prawns from the ocean, then smashing it into red shrimp paste before adding salt, wine lees, Galiangjiu*; before slowly pulverizing everything inside a grindstone. Grinding it once wasn��t enough, it had to be meticulously grinded in even distribution; grinding until thick paste flows out from the grindstone trough. Finally, allowing it to ferment for a week inside a bottle before serving.


    (TN:*a type of chinese alcohol)


    These few years, cardinal prawns became increasingly scarce due to water pollution. Furthermore, such a method made it impossible for the sauce to be mass produced. Hence, Sheyan hadn��t eaten this in years. When Sanzi produced this bottle of wondrous richness, he reflected deeply on the supreme culinary skills behind this.


    Sanzi dipped his chopstick into the shrimp paste again, before carefully savouring the aftertaste as he gobbled a mouthful of rice. Radiating with smiles, he whispered again.


    "Not bad right, brother Yan. You won��t be able to guess who prepared this."


    Sheyan��s eyes squinted slightly, as heughed in response.


    "I can��t be bothered to deal with your nonsense. Uncle Dasi was really impatient, bringing the boat out even before thecquer dried. Fortunately, I brought along a kilogram of huangjiu for him to rx a little. Uncle Dasi? Care to enjoy two cups of hot wine?"


    Sheyan purposefully escted the volume of the final two words, as he called for Uncle Dasi inside. Instead, Sanzi immediately pounced on him, and cunningly smile before whispering.


    "Brother Yan, don��t! The freezerpartment is still being installed, while we flooded the boat to let it soak for these few weeks*. He had been toiling day and night. Therefore, I requested for old Song at the pier to supply food for a month. Lacking manpower, old Song allowed his younger brother��s wife to deliver the food every noon and evening."


    (TN:*letting a new boat soak is important, but you can google why lol)


    Sheyan��s heart was shakened, he couldn��t help bing intrigued.


    "Old Song��s sister? Isn��t that the one known as Di Gu? Let me see, oh ho, her name is He Fengdi right!"

 Chapter 476: Spring lilies blossoming in the family

    <h4>Chapter 476: Spring lilies blossoming in the family</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Beginning of volume 8


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    Sanzi revealed a licentious smile to Sheyan��s words.


    "Brother Yan your memory is truly amazing. Yes, she is only 32 this year, but her husband is a wastrel and a drunkard. The third day of the previous year, I heard he fell into the water; nobody knows whether he drowned because he lost his footing, or because he was drunk. Moreover, they didn��t have a single child. Not that nobody had designs on her, but Old Song was previously a butcher with a greedy and uncouth personality; working the widow was akin to reducing two workers on his payroll. Since then, he refused to yield, and other suitors could only sulk dully and helplessly."


    "I have no clue why, but everytime she delivers food, I notice that Uncle Dasi and her get along pretty well. These few days, every time she delivers food, they would always converse for rather long. This Shrimp paste was given by her. Di Gu should be helping Uncle Dasi to change his dressing now; if you disturb now, wouldn��t it be foiling their bliss?"


    "Oh? Something like that really happened?" Sheyan��s vigor was roused, and would obviously refrain frommitting such a crime. After pondering a little, he disembarked and headed towards Xiwu pier to purchase some things, before returning to slowly enjoy these sliced delicacies with Sanzi.


    Only at 2 in the afternoon, did he finally get to see Uncle Dasi sending Di Gu out. When uncle Dasi caught sight of Sheyan, his aged face flushed with delight; but immediately shouted for his workers to to continue working, to mask his embarrassment.


    Sheyanughed internally as he spectated, proceeding to exchange greetings with Uncle Dasi as he refrained from exposing him. Afterwards, he feigned that he had forgotten something, and seized this excuse to rush out; before proceeding to bar He Fengdi��s way.


    Old Song��s restaurant was located at the north of Xiwu pier, around the southern part of that area. To reach there, one had to pass through a sparse coconut grove, where leaves were on the verge of extinction. With the scorching sunlight beating down, there wasn��t a single person present during the afternoon. Sheyan hastily rushed up to her from behind, before calling her. Thatdy was rather taken aback, as she raised her eyes to scour at him.


    Sheyan hadn��t had the chance previously, and simrly examined thedy before him. Probably due to operating near stoves, she wore ck hairting; preventing a single hair from leaking out. Her sleeves were slightly half-folded, while her baggy trousers were tugged into her cloth shoes. Her bearing appeared keenly neat and tidy.


    Her face was the shape of a goose egg, were her brows neither too thick nor thin; only, her lips were slightly puckered. She release an impression of gentleness and decisiveness. Her figure somewhat ample and sleek, while her features became more pleasant with every nce. A pearl sized birthmark on her forehead added to her charm.


    On the whole, though she appeared somewhat in her forties, it was mainly due to her make up making her look more mature. ording to Sheyan��s observation, if she adorned fresher looking clothes, she would definitely appear like a charming young married woman around the age of 30.


    "Is it Di Gu?" Sheyan amicably smiled while speaking. "My Uncle Dasi forgot something he wanted you to have. His skin is rather thin, but you know his personality. That is why I��m helping him with this."


    While he exined, Sheyan produced a golden bracelet. Xiwu pier had always been a dirty port not just in name; Sheyan was immensely clear on the state of illegal businesses in this region. Thus, without much effort, he managed to purchase this previously. He Fengdi nced at the 2-3 bangles of glistening yellow; noticing its borate craftsmanship, she asked in shock.


    "What are you trying to do?"


    Sheyan stared at her solemnly, his gaze turning sharp but his tone remained rtively neutral.


    "Uncle Dasi brought me up since young, sacrificing his own youth. As long as my old man can live happily, I will be extremely contented. Although I purchased that boat, the owner of it is Uncle Dasi. If you don��t believe, you can examine it.


    Sheyan then fished out the recently drafted contract. Instead, He Fengdi eximed.


    "Aiyaayaa, what does it have to do with me!"


    Sheyan swept a look at her, before replying unenthusiastically.


    "I��m just showing it to you, I never said it involves you."


    As he spoke, he unfolded the contract and earnestly pointed to show her. Not knowing why, but when Sheyan phrased it such a way, He Fengdi felt like she couldn''t reject it at all; and proceeded to pry at it like it was just a curious coincidence. Indeed, the named owner of the boat was Uncle Dasi.


    Sheyan then casually handed the golden bracelet to her.


    "This is what Uncle Dasi wanted me to bring over, take it."


    He Fengi casted a look at it and got a huge fright; as though she was scalded by something. Immediately, she retracted her hand and questioned.


    "How can I ept something so valuable?"


    Her response was already within Sheyan��s calctions. He chuckled and ced the golden bracelet onto a rock nearby.


    "Then just treat it as if you just picked it up."


    He Fengdi angstily rebuked.


    "How can I treat it as if I just picked it up!"


    Sheyan no longer wished to talk much, shrugging his shoulders he replied while he left.


    "Then let someone else pick it up. Uncle Dasi instructed me; ��if the receiver doesn��t want it, then toss it into the sea. I cannot lose that person��!"


    "Hey, hey!!" Stamping her feet behind while carrying her food trays, how would she chase up to the energetic Sheyan? Let��s talk truthfully; which female wouldn��t be vain? Which female wouldn��t love beauty? Especially to a woman like her who had experienced marriage and widowhood, she understood the rapid changing temperament of humans. When viewing other old hags unting off their riches and making individualisticparisons, nobody would be willing to remain as a mere admirer.


    He Fengdi examined the golden bracelet again, as her eyes revealed a bewitched allurement. She couldn��t resist the urge of testing it on her wrist. When Sheyan nced back to peep, his lips curled into a slight smile.


    If He Fengdi was a youngdy, then dealing with her would be much tougher. However, she was an oppressed widow, making it much simpler to convince her. If the chances of matchmaking between her and Uncle Dasi were around 30%, then with Sheyan winging them, even if it wasn��t in the bag, it would at least be 90%.


    Following that during dinner, Sheyan made a stealthy attempt to eavesdrop; discovering that He Fengdi didn��t mention anything about a bracelet, but her treatment towards Uncle Dasi had turned additionally gentler. Knowing this affair was more or less sessful, he proceeded to entrust cash with Sanzi; allowing him to purchase those bizarre specimens of food and stuffs to ce on the boat.


    Those things weren��t necessarily precious, but focused on the term ��novelty��; allowing Uncle Dasi the excuse to frequently gift her such novel specimens. People often say, ��one has to show face after epting one��s grace��. Therefore, constantly consuming and receiving; in a viler perspective, naturally one��s clothings will slowly be looser����


    As time trickled by, the intimacy between Uncle Dasi and He Fengdi became warmer. Meanwhile, Sanzi also repeatedly ran errands in purchasing raw materials for Sheyan. Hence, in his free time, Sheyan started making progress in his concoctions. His ��Mantis gene-mix*�� managed to advance a stage. Presently, the fruits of his research was - Attack speed increase by 5%, movement speed increase by 5 points, uracy decline by 1%. In critical moments, like pursuing or fleeing, that 5 points of movement speed bonus woulde into y.


    (TN:*this is the gene-mix he created himself back in ch 53 of Lotr world (vol.6)


    On the eve of Fu Yuan��s first official voyage, Sheyan received notice from the realm to return. In view of that abnormal malfunction, turning 9 days inside the realm into more than a month, Sheyan embraced Sanzi and briefed him in full details; causing Sanzi to turn apprehensive as though they were going to part forever.


    ************


    Everything went without saying after he returned to the realm. This time, Sheyan received the relevant notification not long after stepping into the realm.


    [ Your current military rank: First Lieutenant. ]


    [ You are attached to a Silver party: Party Ace. ]


    [ Your current party includes: 1 Reserve-duty Growth-hunter, 2 contestants. ]


    [ Your next adventuring world: Pirates of the Caribbean world. ]


    [ World progression rate will be determined by the progress of party leader, no.1018. Rted rtionships of party members pertaining to this world may be preserved, or converted in other ways. ]


    [ Citing an example: In Sheyan��s world progression, Alchemist Peigan had already been killed. However, by chance if Reef had a ��Worshipped�� rtionship with him, upon entering, though Peigan will remain dead, he would be substituted with someone else; possibly his son / wife / alchemy apprentice. The substitution will maintain a ��Worshipped�� rtionship with Reef, and provide roughly the same functionalities as Alchemist Peigan. ]


    [ After evaluating, your main mission difficulty: B-. ] (Realm calctes party Ace as 1 Reserve-duty Growth-hunter and 2 contestants. The realm��s difficulty evaluation primarily factors in a contestant��s status, attribute points etc. It does not directly calcte an individual��s battle capabilities - this is to prevent contestants from mutting themselves to lower their battle capability, and subsequently reducing the mission difficulty)


    Sheyan couldn��t help but sigh deeply as he browsed through the list of notifications. His emotions were like a surging tide����


    "Formidable Ammand����the wealthy Turtuga port*����the semi-cursed Flying Dutchman crew ����the extravagant and elegant Captain Jack Sparrow��that mysterious yet invincible Little Lord Fokke!!! How can I forget such memories, how can I ever forget!"


    (TN:*I have changed the name of the port in his first visit to this world to Turtuga port (with a U). Exnation will be giventer. Just know that this port is different from the Tortuga port of the Pirates of the Caribbean movie)


    "I was just a measly, unworthy and negligible Seaman in your eyes, but I��ve since matured to a stage I can meet you head on. The spirit of the Pirates of the Caribbean is always filled with danger, magic, valor and treasures. With my resurgence back into this world, I must uncover the greatest secrets of your world!"


    At this moment, both Reef and Mogensha simrly received the shared notification from Sheyan. Reef* and Mogensha hadn��t gone through this world before. Therefore going by this logic, there wouldn��t be conflicts of mutual world progression. At present, Sheyan inquired about the status of Mogensha��s mission to mend his Silver grade spear. Instead, Mogensha sighed, and shook his head while he spoke.


    (TN:*previously, Reef only made a brief appearance in this world but didn��t fully experience it)


    (TN: World progression refers to the exploring rate/ development rate in the world)


    (TN: My guess is the realm evaluated 2 contestants because Mogensha doesn��t have his silver sparta spear)

 Chapter 477: Rescue? Pirate or Marine.

    <h4>Chapter 477: Rescue? Pirate or Marine.</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    As it turns out, Mogensha only attained a ��B+�� score afterpleting his mission, which also meant the realm tacitly approved the mending of his broken spear. However, the process of mending wasn��t instant, but required a definite time! ����exactly the same situation as when Sheyan appraised his ��Hyrdralisk acidic nd��! As such, that equated to Brother ck losing the offensive might of his unrivalled silver storyline grade spear in theing world!


    Following that, the trio proceeded to enhance their unenhanced equipments and weapons by 2 stages; upholding the principle of ceasing their enhancements once encountering a failure. Besides, the failure rate of enhancement to ��+1�� stage wasn��t considered high. This time, Sheyan was exceedingly lucky, probably due to good fortune sown by ying middlemen for Uncle Dasi. While enhancing his equipment, he went on an incredibly unexpected streak; enhancing his ��Barbarous Crust Armour�� all the way to ��+4��. Ultimately, the ��+4�� stage granted him a bonus property, and he managed to draw a special rare property:


    [ Duringbat with storyline characters, cooldown of the ��Zergling Rush�� ability is zero and ability can be activated consecutively. Duringbat with contestants, this ability retains a 30 seconds cooldown. ]


    Actually, there was a chance for drawing another special rare property for his armour; where his attack damage wouldn��t be lowered for the ��Zergling Rush�� ability. Sadly, he didn��t draw it����


    With such extravagant enhancements, the defensive and offensive capabilities of the trio was raised by approximately 8-10%; a feat somewhat bound to happen eventually. Following that, they toured the realm marketce to purchase their routine supplies of bandages and so on.


    With the conclusion of the realm war, the prices ofmodities once again plunged into an eptable range. Nevertheless, the expenditure rate of party Ace was simply too frightening, and they were left with only adequate utility points in reserves - required points for certain ability casting (Reef��s ability requires). In the end, the trio once again sank into poverty.


    When the countdownmenced, the trio assembled at those oval white glowing doors at the center of the nightmare realm. As before, those oval doors appeared like beautifiedrge mouths devouring the lives of those who entered. Besides, who could guarantee they would make it back alive from the next world? Sheyan observed the surface ripples on those doors as others walked through it. He couldn��t help but feel an unknown rush of emotions as he breathed in before shoving himself in.


    [ Initializing entry into the nightmare world�� ]


    [ Initializing data assimtion�� ]


    [ Initializing pairing of members���� ]


    [ World selected. ]


    [ Initializing characters and world assimtion�� ]


    [ Entering world���� ]


    [ The music of an armed rebellion has begun humming. ]


    [ Facing the music, a perplexed captain is on the verge of losing his freedom. ]


    [ A mysterious curse looms over the treasures of the sea. ]


    [ A curved apparition saber dances under the moonlight, echoing out anguished howls ]


    [ The coexistence of death and fortune. ]


    [ Thepanionship between risks and rewards. ]


    [ Restrain your greed, my child. This is my only counsel! ]


    [ Set sail!!! ]


    *************


    As his consciousness gradually recovered, Sheyan opened his eyes.


    A pitch-darkness weed him; so dark, his fingers wouldn��t be visible as well.


    Besides, Sheyan instantly felt that he had been bound, with a rugged cloth stuffed into his mouth.


    This was the first time receiving such treatment upon entry into a nightmare world.


    His keen senses issued a clear feedback. Not long ago, fishes had been stored here. The fishes weren��t stored once, as a dull fishy odour had permeated deep into the wood. Sheyan could never forget such familiarity.


    His body was currently swaying; not because Sheyan was struggling, but the wooden nks beneath were violently tremoring. It was as though his entire frame was being rolled left and right along this wooden floor.


    Yes, they were in the hold of a ship. Furthermore, they were being imprisoned here. Judging the shaky extent of the boat, it seemed like a storm was raging fiercely outside. Fortunately, the ropes andplicated knots binding the contestants were ordinary, and couldn��t impede a contestant��s capabilities. Under Sheyan��s freakish strength, he easily ripped apart the ropes.


    Apart from Sheyan and his buddies, there were 7-8 other contestants present; all cursing while scrambling to get up. All of a sudden, following a sonorous boom, the entire ship tilted to the right.


    The ship tilted at an angle exceeding 45 degrees, catching the totally unprepared contestants off guard; several of them collided into the ship��s wall while screaming ��ahhh yaaa��! If they were ordinary folks, bums would inevitably form on their heads while dizzy spells wouldn��t be strange.


    "I��m afraid the storms outside, is at least category 7!" Sheyan immediately called out his judgement based on his plentiful experience at sea. "This ship is probably being pursued, while its aggressors are sting cannons from the rear!"


    "What is this damned ce?"


    At this moment, a contestant bellowed angrily. Sheyan watched as he clenched his fist, and pounded heavily against the ship��s wall. With his crackling fist booming in, the wall instantly emitted splintering sounds; distinct cracks could be seen.


    Sheyan shouted aghastly in his head. One must understand, he had spent more of his life on board ships than on ground. One nce, and he could already fathom they were trapped inside the ship��s hold that was beneath sea surface! Once this fool smashed through the wall, undoubtedly, the bunch of contestants would turn into drowned rats!


    With Sheyan��s experience, he knew the vour of submerging into the sea now wasn��t a good one. Another fit of violent tremors rocked the ship once again. Spittin phlegm out his mouth, that contestants revealed a lethal glint in his eyes. Roaring crazily, he raised his fist.


    "Stop!" Sheyan cried out. Instead, that brute revealed a trace of disdain; who the f*** are you, why should I take orders from you. He pummeled his fist heavily against the wall again.


    Kacha! Without hesitation, a dent appeared on the ship��s wall; leaving cracks like a spiderweb in its wake. Finally, it bluntly burst into splinters. That brute hadn��t even retracted his disdainful nce, as an insane gush of seawater flooded against him; causing him to lose his bnce and slumped with his buttocks crashing onto the floor.


    Chain reactions rapidly ensued. Under the ginormous pressure of rushing seawater, defined cracks started spreading from the nexus of that shattered hole; before swiftly bursting into splinters. Sheyan immediately rallied Brother ck and Reef over. Under such a state, it would be impossible to plug the holes. Sheyan then rammed against the besiding wall with his elbow. Kacha! morous cracks resounded, as the entire wall crumbled inwards. Seawater flooded in vehemently, irrigating the entire ship��s hold in no time.


    Reef could only feel himself being weighed down rapidly, as an icy chill soaked his entire body in that instance. A surge of seawater crashed in, and directly submerged him deep underneath! Fortunately, Sheyan was gripping onto his back, as the two forced their way out and swam into the sea.


    Caught totally unprepared, Reef drank in several mouthfuls of seawater; tasting that insipid fishy vour. Swinging round to observe, he realized he was surrounding by somewhat extraordinary thick bubbles. Though floating along the boundless sea, he felt his senses tingling as though he was in another world. The pitch-ck sea water reeked of blood and smoke. One could imagine the incredibly intense naval warfare that had befallen this ce!


    Debris of fragmented railings, floating unknowns, casks, stools and overturned masts drifted along the sea surface. Sheyan even noticed a cosmetic mirror bobbling while facing upwards. There were even ancient china rosewood dividers broken into halves, shoes, and pipes floating around. If those ancient china rosewood dividers could be delivered to the London marketce, it could even fetched exorbitant prices of 2,000 pounds.


    At present, at a region 20 metres into the distant, they could faintly hear the rumbling of cannons. asionally, mescerated against the thick fumes. Amidst the chaos, one could faintly observe two fleets berthed together, entangled in mutual ughters. Evidently, they were at the climax of their naval boarding battling. Casting one��s vision afar into the horizon, one could see from the gaps between the fog and masses, a dull scarlet glow contaminating half the skies.


    Distributed nearby Sheyan and Reef, apart from massive debris of casks, ruins, and wreckage, were also several 10 metre long single-masted tiny sailboats. These unarmed tiny boats were probably lifeboats, but the majority were in tatters; somebusting with mes atop. Naturally, fighting had concluded here recently. At this point, Brother ck finally popped up from the water surface, gasping widely for breath.


    After bringing his two party members for a swim, they climbed up a tiny boat roughly dozens of metres away; gentle embers were still licking the boat. Corpses were sprawled everywhere on this boat. Amongst the corpses, some were british marines d in red and white stripes; while the others were vicious pirates dressed in shabby clothing. Most of the corpses met their ends after entangling and perishing together; obviously attempting to take each other down with themselves, during the intense naval boarding battling.


    The trio rapidly extinguished the embers. They then discovered that surrounding them within this vast sea, were many pirates and marines still struggling after falling overboard. Even those inside the water, remained wrestling each other.


    Though the marines were equipped with rtively superior equipments, the fighting courage of the pirates outstripped them. The pirates knew of the hanging consequences after being captured; hence, they strived to drag their foes down to hell with them!


    At this moment, Mogensha and Reef simultaneously received a notification from their nightmare imprint.


    [ Please rescue at least 10 marines or pirates, to determine your selected allegiance ]


    *******************************************************************************


    TN: note that for this pirate of the caribbean world, authorbines elements from the game Uncharted Waters 4. Therefore, the magnitude of certain specifics are magnified in this pirate of the caribbean world. For example: the sizes of ships (how many masts it has), the number of pirates on a ship, currency, some game elements fantasy stuffs etc.


    TN: Important terms to note:


    Broadside battles (long range battles) - ships facing their broadsides to each other and firing cannons at a distance.


    Naval Boarding battles (closebat battles) - toe up against, or alongside, an enemy ship to attack by cing men aboard the enemy ship. The goal of boarding is to capture, or destroy, the enemy vessel.

 Chapter 478: Set sail!

    <h4>Chapter 478: Set sail!</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Oh, why didn��t Sheyan receive a notification like them? Alright, to one that had attained a ��Respected (3113/6000)�� reputation amongst the pirates, and one hailed as the Third Mate* of of the legendary pirate ship, The Flying Dutchman, his allegiance had been sworn long ago. Moreover, thebel of a pirate had long been etched deep into his soul.


    (TN: *Third Mate is the same term as Third Officer, i decided to change it as it would be more suitable in pirate context.)


    By now, Sheyan had equipped the hidden title - Pirate Ringleader*. Due to the hidden title bestowing him with strength +2 and physique +2, he had to unwield an equipment to avoid a boundary breakthrough. Nevertheless, the property of bolstering all his party members�� offensive capabilities within a 30 metre radius, was enjoyed by Reef and Brother ck; hence, it was a worthy sacrifice.


    (TN:*He acquired this ch 20 of the first PotC world (vol 3))


    With Sheyan��s guidance, he and Reef proceeded to assist in rescuing the pirates. Instead, Mogensha resorted to heinous deeds, which was obviously, tomence a massacre! With the advantage of his shooting range, he gunned down the marines paddling in the water from aboard. This was practically an effortless target practice to him.


    In this manner, not only could Brother ck receive an abundance of reputation (Sheyan and Reef naturally received a portion), but he could shamelessly hamper the contestants that pledged their allegiance to the british navy! Preventing foes from chasing up right at the get go, this self-delightful act was undoubtedly one that would anger even the heavens.


    Very quickly, furious curses of several contestants drifted over. In spite of that, Mogensha remained aloof as he focused on gunning down the floating british marines. By now, the contestants had learned from him; following suit in a more glorious fashion. They didn��t attack marines but directly assaulted Brother ck, intending to strangle this uwful brat.


    But at that instant, Reef raised his hand, as a transparent ��Faith-guard�� slithered over Mogensha��s body. Sparks scattered as the opponent��s assaults volleyed against the ��Faith-guard��. Instead, their damage were totally absorbed by Reef��s outstanding ability.


    At present, the individualbat prowess of the trio could be considered as near the pinnacle of this world. What more, they were additionally boosted by their Silver prestige party? In Mogensha��s perspective, long range attacks from other contestants didn��t prove to be a huge threat. Withstanding the long range firepower pressure, Brother ck proceeded to cleanse the british marines who were within his effective range in an orderly fashion. He then lit a cigar for himself, before he started retaliating against the contestants!


    Following the fiery tongues spat out from his Golden AK, woeful groans echoed through the darkness. Regrettably, as it was impossible to rapidly dispatch a contestant, that brat who was on the point of demise was rescued by another. Besides, picking up dropped keys between firefights over the sea would prove challenging. Thus, Mogensha didn��t feel very regretful.


    The present Mogensha to other long rangebatants, was akin to the first time he squared off with Eros in the previous world; delivering an overwhelming suppression onto them. Furthermore, Mogensha��s ��Beastly Instincts�� was an innate ability exceptionally suited to chaotic battles, resulting in an impetus of him alone suppressing several foes.


    At this moment, he could faintly hear the terrified shrieks from the opposing distant.


    "The enemy has encroached upon us!!"


    "What approached us?"


    "I swear on my ne, I didn��t see any hostiles swimming towards us!"


    "Heavens, what is this creature. Sheet, its attacks are impeding my movement speed!"


    "A summoner?"


    "Quick y it!"


    "��"


    "����"


    Naturally, while Brother ck unleashed his bullets, he sessfully activated the ability of his newly upgraded silver storyline grade ��Viperwolf��s Beard��; summoning out those nasty alien lifeforms to pounce ravenously against his foes.


    Caught unaware, those brats were obviously disadvantaged, and were nastily rummaged by the summoned viperwolf spirit. Fortunately, naval warfare was fought over an expansive sea area. The trio merely colonized a territory that currently floated with the most survivors, while the surrounding contestants could only submit to their circumstances; obediently distancing themselves to aplish their mission, submissively yielding this sea territory.


    By now, the trio had already rescued a total of 30 plus pirates. After being rescued, these uncouth and ugly pirates became evidently rowdy, as they started to brawl mutually amongst themselves atop the boat. Yet after Sheyan swept his incisive gaze through them, they immediately sensed a tremendously suffocating oppression; instantly turning well-behaved. With every vocalmand Sheyan issued, those pirates immediately shivered with austerity, and implemented their tasks efficiently.


    Mogensha and Reef turned a blind eye towards this rathermon scene. Except, the other contestants who had pledged their allegiance with the pirates looked on with amazement; because the pirates they rescued were like fiends, lying brazenly on deck while cursing profanities whenever they wished��just by noticing the spiteful gazes of these vile pirates, they knew the pirates held them with utter disregard. Don��t even talk about the piratesbouring for them.


    When those 30 plus pirates settled down, the trio suddenly realized arge swarm of finger sized fishes swimming towards them. These fishes had slightly phosphorescent scales. When the fishes swam to the broadside of the boat, they congregated together to form tiny words.


    [ You have chose to pledge your allegiance with the pirates in this Pirates of the Caribbean world. ]


    [ Silver Party: Ace. Wee to the Nightmare world. ]


    [ You mustplete the given main mission within 48 hours, or face elimination. ]


    [ Main mission: Set Sail! ]


    [ Mission summary: Within a 48 hours duration, set foot on the pirate port - Tortugand. Failure will result in missing out on a marvellous act, along with the penalty forters - Highest attribute will drop by 5 points, and 10,000 utility points will be deducted. ]


    [ Mission pointer: The pirates you have rescued are all veterans of the sea. 10 of the pirates can effortlessly steer a ship towards Tortuga, thergest neutral standing for pirate plundering. Therefore, I suggest you best establish a good rtionship with them; at the very least, until you reach Tortuga. ]


    ******


    [ Note: You can aplish the following milestones in this world. (Extended to other worlds) ]


    [ Keen-eyes Swift-hands: Obtain a random Voodoo doll. ]


    [ Fearless: y a legendary creature after encountering it. (Note: you must deal over 10% of damages to the creature). ]


    [ Smuggler: Sell a Tortuga specialty at any random British Royal Navy port. ]


    [ The Seafarer: Complete a round trip around the New World. ]


    [ The collector: Be the owner of the Compass that cannot point North*. ]


    (TN:*Something like Jack Sparrow��spass in the movie)


    [ Pirate Captain: Possess a pirate ship with a discement of above 2 kilotons. The pirates of your storyline crew cannot be beneath a hundred members. (Prerequisites to initiate this title: your reputation must be ��Respected�� or higher) ]


    [ Trafficker: Abduct Barbossa��s pet monkey, Jack, for 3 days or more. ]


    [ Artillery Crew: Sink at least 5 other warships (above 5 kiloton discement) while controlling your warship. (Prerequisite to initiate this title: Your reputation must be ��Respected�� or higher) ]


    "


    [ Due to insufficient achievement points or other conditions, you are unable to view other milestones. ]


    *********


    Consecutively, his ears rung with a clear notification:


    [ Time: Great Ocean era, year 243, May. Night time, 11pm. (The period of this world, is set half a month before the official Pirates of the Caribbean 1 timeline) ]


    [ Location: ? Europe ? Caribbean Sea? (Latitude 1.11 degrees, Longitude 82.4 degrees) ]


    [ Setting: Pirates of the Caribbean. ]


    [ Difficulty: Medium (B- difficulty) ]


    [ Pain limitation: 50%. ]


    [ Additional capability enhancement: 0% ]


    [ Current setting exploration rate: 15.33% ]


    [ Additional details: Base setting is a free world setting. ]


    [ You automatically grasp the relevantnguage, able to interact freely with characters of this world. Erased upon leaving this world. ]


    [ You have acquired a relevant setting passive ability: Swimming - if you��re incapable of swimming in the present world, you will automatically grasp this ability. If you know how to swim in the present world, your swimming speed will be additionally boosted by 100%. This ability will be erased upon leaving this world. ]


    [ epted mission count: 1. ]


    [ Your appearance/identity have been settled; restored upon returning to the present world. You can alsomence modifications within the nightmare realm. For any doubts, voice the relevant queries to the nightmare imprint; if your scope of authority is adequate, you will receive an answer. ]


    [ Contestant no.1018. You have entered this world once again, interpersonal rtionships between characters have been reestablished. Your reputation and status will be acknowledged. Please retrieve your respective items deposited in this world. ]


    [ Details: You receive an unknown item - The diary of Morgan Fokke. ]


    [ Details: You receive 174 guineas* and 7 shillings. ]


    (TN: Note i changed the currency from pounds to guineas (the legit british gold coin that is used))


    [ Details: You receive 6 ss of ordinary rum, and the clothing you wore before leaving this world previously. You can choose to alter your exterior appearance, but I must warn you. This requires a service fee, and your identity may still be recognized. ]


    [ Details: Your rtionship with several important storyline characters are as follows - Captain Ammand (Nemesis), Little Lord Fokke (Nemesis), Jack Sparrow (Amicable). ]


    [ Details: You have attained a ��Respected (3113/6000)�� reputation amongst the pirates. Therefore, when youe into view of any British Royal Navy fleet or any British Royal Navy controlled port, you may be apprehended. ]


    *****************************************************************


    (TN��s IMPORTANT NOTE: This Tortuga (��ͼ��) is a different Tortuga ind from his first pirate of the Caribbean experience world��s Turtuga (��ͼ��). Both changed to english is Tortuga. HOWEVER, this current Tortuga (��ͼ��) should be the one in the pirate of the caribbean movie. The Turtuga (��ͼ��) in the previous world, should be a made up port by author. To prevent confusion, I will address the first world��s one as Turtuga (��ͼ��) with a U instead.


    TN: Important terms to note:


    Broadside battles (long range battles) - ships facing their broadsides to each other and firing cannons at a distance.


    Naval Boarding battles (closebat battles) - toe up against, or alongside, an enemy ship to attack by cing men aboard the enemy ship. The goal of boarding is to capture, or destroy, the enemy vessel.


    TN: note that for this pirate of the caribbean world, authorbines elements from the game Uncharted Waters 4, and brings in a lot of magic aspects to this world. Therefore, the magnitude of certain specifics are magnified in this pirate of the caribbean world, and magic is quite a big portion here. For example: the sizes of ships (how many masts it has), the number of pirates on a ship, currency, some game elements fantasy stuffs etc.

 Chapter 479: Great naval warfare!

    <h4>Chapter 479: Great naval warfare!</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Both Reef and Mogensha conscientiously read the list of notifications. Not permitted to bring out ��The Diary of Morgan Fokke�� during his previous stint, Sheyan was now exceedingly curious of the secrets within in. Upon his resurgence into this world, he eagerly began reading its contents.


    Yet cold water was instantly poured over his enthusiasm����this diary was sealed with an unfathomable unique code! It was necessary for Sheyan to seek out one who could unseal and decipher it.


    At this moment, Reef abruptly inquired.


    "Mogensha, as your first time entering this world, shouldn��t the realm have arranged a proper identity? But why were we all bound up in that ship��s hold?"


    Brother ck��s countenance was extremely sulky.


    "This damned realm actually arranged my identity as a ck ve. That ship we were on, was a smuggling ship specially used by pirates to transport their plundered loot!"


    Reef shrugged his shoulders and burst intoughter.


    "Buddy. In the past, I abruptly infiltrated into this battlefield here, and abruptly left. Hence, I wasn��t very involved in this world. In actual fact, my condition isn��t better off than yours. My identity is an unlucky prisoner of war, even worse, I am a captive that isn��t even worth extorting from. Therefore, our arranged identities are pretty much simr��"


    After Sheyan overhead them, he couldn��t resist the urge to investigate his history. In the end, he discovered the identity story the realm had arranged for him - [ Ever since the Flying Dutchman crew suffered a heinous curse, you mysteriously disappeared. Many wondered if you acquired untold treasures before vanishing without a trace; returning to your origins of the mysterious east�� ]


    Reef was presently scouting out their surroundings, before he whispered to Sheyan.


    "Boss, our mast is already wrecked, I wonder how far is Tortuga port from here?"


    Sheyan reached two fingers into his mouth and whistled. Immediately, two pirates marched over.


    "Anyone care to tell me, where is our current location?"


    The first pirate rushed over, answering with fear and trepidation.


    "Lord, that be 17 nautical miles from Rieste."


    Sheyan nodded and turned to Reef.


    "If the sea map I obtainedst time isn��t wrong, then we would approximately need a day of journey to reach Tortuga port. Of course, I am referring to the speed of this boat. Weird, but��forget it, let��s not care about that first."


    Reef heaved a sigh of relief and replied.


    "We have rather ample time eh."


    Sheyan chuckled loudly.


    "Oh, no, myrade. We don��t have ample time at all!"


    Ever since returning to the sea, Sheyan could feel an exceptional carefreeness in him. The ocean air he deeply inhaled carried a tinge of fishiness, allowing his thoughts to be exceptionally clear! Gazing towards the not too distant climatic naval warfare, he clenched his fist tightly as a passionate ze red in his pupils.


    "Have you guys not considered the significance of the realm throwing us into this grand naval battlefield right from the start, and wanting us to rescue the leftovers?"


    "Mogensha��s eyes sparkled as he attempted.


    "What you mean is��could it be to allow capable contestants to participate in the fighting?"


    Sheyan nodded and replied.


    "That��s correct. I can gradually sense that every world hosts a specific theme in ordance to its main plot."


    "For example, the main theme of the Starship Trooper world would be based on ��interests��. For the sake of personal interests, the humans and arachnids wage war. For the sake of interests, arachnids turn on arachnids! As for the main theme of the Avatar World, it should be based on ��guarding and destruction��. Therefore, what should the main theme of the Pirates of the Caribbean world be? It obviously is risks and freedom! If we can follow the main theme of this world, like a boat following the current, then naturally - the right approach saves time and leads to better results!"


    "Therefore, we should take risks as of now! To Participate in the battle! With a definite reputation and status amongst the pirates, we now currentlyck maritime capabilities. Thus, our aim should be to conjure up a n to steal a ship, and reap sufficient benefits and meritorious contributions during the battle. Then with overwhelming and impressive grandeur, we shall allow Tortuga to grace our esteemed presence!"


    Listening to Sheyan phrasing in such a manner, Reef muttered to himself before depressedly announcing.


    "But, both Mogensha and I do not possess any experience in naval warfare����I don��t know if we have ability to do so."


    Sheyan burst intoughter, as he forcefully pped against the shoulders of his tworades.


    "In long distance naval warfare, AK here is equivalent to 10 guided cannons! During naval boarding battles, Reef you are equivalent to a hundredds with clubs!"


    As he spoke, Sheyan headed straight for an elevated tform of the boat. pping his hands, he rallied the attention of the pirates to him. Then, he purposely disyed his worn ��+5 Monstrous Fighting Spirit��, and pointed to himself before roaring loudly.


    "Do y��all recognize me? You guys better answer this question; if not, I will toss you bunch of scoundrels and scums who should be hung on the executioner docks back into the sea!"


    A bald pirate with yellowish stained teeth examined Sheyan��s essory closely, before eximing in horror.


    "Sir, if seawater hasn��t spoiled me eyes, that essory be the treasure that Viking Scarface Harry be fond of. But It merely appears like a replica, I cannot confirm."


    Sheyanughed heartily in response.


    "Your eyes aren��t bad, old dog."


    While he spoke, Sheyan tossed a bottle of rum towards him.


    "That is your prize for guessing. You are correct, this is indeed something I plundered from the one named Scarface Harry."


    That bald pirate hastily caught the bottom of rum, and excitedly poured its contents into his mouth. Then, he released a sigh of utter satisfaction.


    "Sir, your generosity be as vast as the caribbean sea!"


    No doubt, pirates indulged themselves with only dining, wining, whoring and gambling; not a great disparity aspared to wastrels in china. Their plundered wealth would be squandered on intimacy with prostitutes of the caribbean sea, or indulging in the drunkenness of rum. Witnessing someone else receiving a benefit, another pirate instead stood forward.


    "A sailor with yellow skin��be possessin�� such daunting strength. Could it be, ye be Seaman Yan from the east, the one wanted by Ammand?"


    Sheyan reached out a finger, and earnestly pronounced.


    "Son, you are correct. This bottle of rum goes to you."


    By now, the remaining pirates were all franticallypeting to call out.


    "Seaman Yan from the east! I heard of yer name before! It be rumoured that betrayin�� Ammand! Ye bloody received Davy Jones��s appreciation and became his Third Mate!"


    "Don��t yer spout rubbish! Aye, monsters be the crew of the Flying Dutchman! The sire before us looks exactly like us!"


    "Even ckbeard had mentioned yer name before. Back in Hujia port, I overhead someone sayin�� while searching for his vile sword, ckbeard even received yer assistance."


    "Blimey, might I be standin�� on the same boat as a fabled character?"


    "����"


    "��"


    Even though Sheyan��s charm was mind blowingly low, to these low-tier pirates, a +1 legend level inbination with a ��Respected�� reputation, was sufficient to leave them dazzled and amazed.


    Sheyan was obviously pleased with such a feedback. Thus, he tantly raised both hands and roared.


    "Aye, just as what you can see, my current situation is perilous. I have neither ship nor crew. However, I don��t wish to flee to Tortuga with my tail behind my legs! You guys should know what kind of treatment a miser with few shillings would receive anywhere!"


    "But now, let me tell you a wonderful news. I don��t care what you have done in the past, how capable you are doesn��t matter. As long as you have a determined heart, I will lead you on the path of riches and victory! ce your hands at your heart and tell me, do you wish to smack that scurvy owner behind the bar counter, with a sack of golden coins? Do you desire tossing a sack of golden coins onto the beds of money-grabbing whores?"


    A morous upheaval resounded from the pirates beneath. Then, a taller and sturdier built one-eyed pirate shouted despondently.


    "Aye, but where be dem riches and victories? We be surrounded by ruined boats and the freezin�� sea."


    Sheyan pointed his hand towards the distant battlefield, the field enveloped by smokes and sts of cannons.


    "Right there, right ahead!! Do you have the balls to follow myrades and I to steal victory? Answer me!!!"


    The gaze of that one-eyed pirate flickered, but he replied with a doubtful tone.


    "Follow ye?"


    With a crash, Sheyan unloaded a pile of 70-80 gold coins, before he sincerely announced.


    "Aye! Follow behind our backs! Do you think I��m joking? Go recall a little. In the past, back on the Bell and Mug, that spanish fleet was squashed by my crew of twenty old, sickly and aged pirates! Even that Decaying Undead met its demise in my hands! Right now, who is willing to follow me shall be granted two golden guineas; but cowards fearing death can scram while it��s still early!"


    Instantly, some pirates below started whispering to each other, verifying the battle achievements of Sheyan. In the end, the result was still very satisfactory to Sheyan. Pirates were fellows unafraid of death. In the end, only ten pirates decided to leave. After being stimted by the gold coins and rum, the staying pirates removed their shirts and cheered in excitement.


    Halting here, this lifeboat they were on was truly too ragged. Thus, Sheyan and Mogensha both tried their utmost to search for another rtively intact boat, minimally, one that could at least set sail.


    ***********************************************************************


    (TN: I will try to inject some pirate vour into conversations, but don��t expect much because it is rather taxing and very very time consuming to consistently try to attempt that)


    (TN��s IMPORTANT REMINDER This Tortuga (��ͼ��) is a different Tortuga from the first world��s Turtuga (��ͼ��). Both changed to english is tortuga. HOWEVER, the tortuga (��ͼ��) of this current world should be the one in the pirate of the caribbean movie. The Turtuga (��ͼ��) in the previous world, should be a made up port by author. To prevent confusion, I will address the first world��s one as Turtuga (��ͼ��) with a U instead.


    TN: note that for this pirate of the caribbean world, authorbines elements from the game Uncharted Waters 4, and brings in a lot of magic aspects to this world. Therefore, the magnitude of certain specifics are magnified in this pirate of the caribbean world, and magic is quite a big portion here. For example: the sizes of ships (how many masts it has), the number of pirates on a ship, currency, some game elements fantasy stuffs etc.

 Chapter 480: Trying to rob me?

    <h4>Chapter 480: Trying to rob me?</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    The reason for needing a good sailboat, was due to the lifeboats not possessing any cannons, while Sheyan��s crew was merely an interim assemblement of pirates. They had no qualifications whatsoever to engage in shuddering naval warfare with others. Hence, their only solution was to be like a fish in troubled waters; seizing the chaotic naval boarding shes between pirate ships and British Royal Navy fleets, to swiftly sneak up to their ships and act while both sides were suffering.


    In theory, this method sounded rather simple. However in reality, it was arduously challenging and influenced by ever changing variables.


    Currently, Sheyan was relying on Reef, who could promote into the realms of a Growth-hunter at any time. He was the only trump card that could hold the frontlines and absorb the impending firepower! Moreover, this rtively easier world undoubtedly fuelled Sheyan��s resolution in taking this risk. All of a sudden, Brother ck, who had the best eyesight, pointed towards the north and yelled.


    "There��s a nearly intact lifeboat over there! At least, its mast and sail is intact."


    Sheyan gestured, inciting the flock of pirates to spring into action; yelling at each other as they foraged for several tattered nks, and begun rowing towards that direction.


    However, Sheyan��s crew wasn��t the only one fixated on that particr boat. Following their single-masted boat rafting slowly towards it, several other individuals were also eyeing it. Those individuals may not be nning to charge into the battlefield, but merely to obtain a fully intact boat to increase their probability of reaching Tortuga port.


    Nevertheless, under Sheyan��smand, his crew ultimately snatched towards the destination first, and upied the vacant lifeboat. His crew of pirates excitedly pranced and cheered about the lifeboat, while releasing its sail smoothly; preparing to advance without waiting for Sheyan��s orders.


    Yet at this moment, two lifeboats carrying british marines came rowing over; one on the left, and one on the right. The red and white uniforms of those british marines were starkly striking, and the two waves of contestants clearly harboured ill intent.


    Naturally, Brother ck exhibited his supremacy at this instant. Utilizing the far effective range and lethal damage of his ��SN-9 Wasp�� pistol, he rained down lethal damages from afar. His 49 agility boundary demonstrated its superior oppression. Although three other long rangebatants engaged in retaliation, with Reef guarding, Mogensha remained calm and fired intermittently. Before it could sail a hundred metres in, one of the lifeboats was decimated into ruins! As for the british marines on board, he had yed 7-8 of them!


    When the other lifeboat arrived, it had to face burst shots from Mogensha��s AK. His high frequency bombardment repeatedly conjured out viperwolf spirits at the opposing lifeboat. Those savage creatures were a tremendous pain in their arse, but the three contestants on board remained stubborn in their attempt to approach, as they counter fired repeatedly. Yet in the end, their lifeboat quickly halted thirty metres away from Sheyan��s crew; not a single sound of life remained.


    This time, Brother ck refused to permit them to flee. Disying a full plethora of killing methods, he gunned those three stubborn contestants. Despite that, only a single blood key was dropped, of which he casually tossed to Sheyan; besides, Sheyan hadn��t aplished his military mission yet. Witnessing the formidability of the trio, the originally sullen pirates unanimously cheered as their morale resonated greatly in response.


    However at this instant, Brother ck suddenly discovered another lifeboat looming it like a ck spectre; borrowing the camouge of the thick fog and wreckages. That lifeboat carried fiendish looking pirates, while silently encroaching within a 30 metres radius of them. Although, that lifeboat simrly carried pirates, malicious intent could be seen from their conduct.


    Mogesha��s pupils instantly contracted, as he aimed his rifle in preparation to fire. Instead, Sheyan stalled him and issued insipidly.


    "I intentionally allowed them to approach, don��t you feel that our present crew is rathercking?"


    When both lifeboats drifted within 10 metres of each other, violent yells erupted from the opposite side. Soon after, a dozen plus grappling ropes were flung over, and hooked against the broadside of Sheyan��s boat. Afterwards, a group of pirates howled fanatically as they swung across.


    These pirates were clearly a tier above Sheyan��s current underlings. Most of them were half-naked, while the rest were dressed in terribly tattered clothes. The hostile pirates appeared rather strong, and were equipped with sharp weapons. Some of the charging pirates were biting daggers, while some had thick eyeshadows on their single eyes. As they fought, the pirates bared their rotten yellowish teeth; teeth with receding gum as though their skeletons were dposing!


    As Sheyan beheld his uninvited truculent guests, he realized they boasted of a quality superior to his group of intermingled pirates. ording to Sheyan��s reckoning, even if these pirates were of the ordinary tier, they could still bepared to the elites of the Bell and Mug previously.


    Besides, Sheyan couldn��t be the only one bestowed with luck and opportunities. It appears that this stealthily encroaching contestant, was also not a simple rookie of this world. Moreover, that contestant should have had already established a basic footing in this world.


    Signalling a gesture to Reef to hold the frontlines, a glimmer twinkled on his neck as he once again attained the summit of 49 points of strength. Striding forward inrge steps, he began charging towards the iing flock of pirates! At present, a disheveled hair pirate squawked wildly, as he raised his hatchet to chop towards Sheyan��s head!


    With keen eyes and rapid hands, Sheyan seized the pirate��s wrist and squeezed it tightly!


    Kacha! Kacha! Crackings emitted from the pirate��s wrist, as he released a shrilling groan.


    Pang! His hatchet then crashed onto the deck. Sheyan grabbed his neck, before hurling him towards the nearby few pirates with ease. Instantaneously, a group of pirates tumbled into a mess.


    Prying on the blindspot of Sheyan��s back, two hostile pirates raised their broadswords and thrusted forth. Sheyan spun round, as the two broadswords stabbed into his chest, but failed to pierce even an inch into his flesh. Instead, the broadswords were mped forcefully by his muscles; incapable of neither retreating not advancing.


    The eyes of both pirates poppedrgely, as though they had just seen a ghost. With horrified shouts, they desired to toss aside their weapons and flee. Instead, Sheyan reached out both hands, and seized their heads; one right and one left. Then, he smashed them together, allowing the two pirates to stagger around intoxicatedly in circles, before slumping to the ground.


    Meanwhile, Reef who had invaded into the onught of enemies had unleashed his ��Shattering Cardiac Roar��. Instantly, with him as the nexus, the concentrated mass of pirates who had sessfully boarded were engulfed.


    Within a split second, a dozen pirates were submerged into a speed decline state after Reef��s roar, as they stumbled forward dizzily as though they were seasick.


    Though the pirates of Sheyan��s side did not possess reliable strength, they still possessed instincts of ganking fallen enemies. In a flurry; roars, digging of eyes, hooking ears, immortals plucking peaches, punches, kicks, worthless maneuvering broke out, as they beated those unlucky victims into a pulp!


    The opposing contestants were stupefied as they spectated; many of their members hadn��t even attained 40 points in their highest attribute, how would they even imagine the prospect of encountering such valiant freaks here? The closestparison would be this - when the trio encountered Prince Stalo��s gang back in the Avatar world. They were seemingly oppressed in all aspects in raw power!


    At this moment, seeing that the state of affair was going awry, a contestant on the opposite boat roused his arms fiercy as he shouted.


    "Where do your gutse from? Where does your fighting spirit hail from? The bravery of the Vikings be with you all! Aye, sons of vikings; may the enemies tremble under the indomitable name of pirate Captain Lasaike!"


    Hearing that contestant��s rally, the hostile pirates swelled up with courage as they howled crudely while charging fiercely. That shout was evidently an impressive buff, and it seemed like the reputation of that so called ��Lasaike�� wasn��t low at all.


    Facing the dangerous counterattack of this so called ��Lasaike��, Sheyan sneered. He shot out his hand and seized the foremost invading pirate, before leaping towards an elevated spot. Then, he single handedly raised this pirate ringleader up high, and bellowed thunderously towards his own pirates.


    "Tell those fools. Whom are they contending against???!"


    The pirate underlings of Sheyan instantly roared with ludicrous adrenaline.


    "You smugs dare offend the dignity of the Flying Dutchman! Davy Jones will constrict yer souls with his tentacles!!!"


    "Aye, Seaman Yan from the east will carve yer eyeballs out, and stuff them in yer testicles~, Argghhhahaha."


    "Scurvy dogs, have ye not heard of the legendary warships?"


    "����"


    "����"


    No doubt, the prestige of the three legendary pirate ships had long been engraved deep into people��s hearts, and spoken with true terror during storytelling at taverns! Compared to the brilliance of the Flying Dutchman, that one hailed as the ��Sons of Vikings��, Lasaike, was totally reduced to a nameless small clown!


    The morale of the raiding pirates instantly plunged, as their eyes beamed with horror. Sheyan easily shoved his captured pirate into the area congested with the most people, before he bellowed loudly.


    "Trying to rob me??? HAHAHA! Do you really wish to contend against me, the Third Mate of the Flying Dutchman? Do you dare to make me, Seaman Yan from the east, your enemy??? Even the mighty viking, Scarface Harry, was in by my hands, even the Voodoo cult��s Decaying Undead was trampled by me! You lot truly have a death wish!"


    The fighting spirit of the raiding pirates waned once again, while private whispers could be heard.


    "Look at that yellow skin, he be truly Seaman Yan from the mysterious east!!"


    "Me ears have heard before, though the crew of the Flyin�� Dutchman suffered a devilish curse, they remain half a man. Once in awhile, they woulde ashore to engage in dealings��but it be fabled, the position of Third Mate remains permanently empty!"

 Chapter 481: Dashing into the battlefield

    <h4>Chapter 481: Dashing into the battlefield</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Graced with such a wonderful opportunity, Sheyan charged straight towards the opposing boat! His shouts seemingly shaking the sea.


    "Lasaike! Get out, a mighty viking wouldn��t lead his men from the rear. Ye shivering scum that cowers inside the hold, the glorious sanctity of us pirates be tarnished by men like you. Only a woman��s corset and gown are fitting for you!"


    When the pirates ahead of Lasaike heard Sheyan��s words, they nced towards him with fright and dismay; spontaneously opening out a way as they trembled.


    Witnessing such a scene, a defensive persona contestant stepped forward; snarling aloud as he charged straight at Sheyan while opening fire with his shotgun. Instead, Sheyan endured the rumbling booms from his shotgun, as he rushed in and smashed three punches in; knocking that contestant tumbling away with a mouthful of blood. Striking the iron while hot, Sheyan then lunged in like a fierce tiger at Lasaike.


    Naturally, those contestants aboard weren��t idle, but simrly razed assaults at Sheyan. Except, the assaults of those contestants were influenced by the 40% realm regtion, while Sheyan had nearly 49 points of physique in damage reduction! Ultimately, Sheyan was reinforced by his newly awakened innate ability ��Stronghold��!


    Hence, when their attacksnded onto Sheyan, they were deemphasized by Sheyan��s resistive blocking! They were totally incapable of threatening Sheyan��s life. Seeing the situation was going out of hand, Lasaike immediately jumped overboard and fled! His swimming speed in the water was unbelievably fast, and even Brother ck couldn��t make it in time to y him; he probably had a substantial boost in swimming movement speed, from a certain equipment or an ability.


    With him escaping, the rest of the contestants obviously wouldn��t persist in defending, and respectively fled. Meanwhile, those raiding pirates who had realized their bosses were actually cowards, had tears flowing as their morale crumbled.


    At present, Lasaike was feeling immensely vexed in his heart, as though he wanted to vomit blood. Those pirates were recruited through his painstaking efforts and resources during his previous stint in this world. He was hoping to rely on them to reap a fortune now. Hence, when he noticed the manpower and boat on Sheyan��s side, he had nned to kill them andmandeer their boat; before employing the surrendered pirates as cannon fodder. Little did he expect, an affair he deemed in the bag, would actually transpire into his head knocking into an iron board - a molten hot iron board!


    Since their leaders had abandoned them, the remaining pirates lost all fighting spirit; offering little resistance before they surrendered. As for those surrendered british marines, they naturally faced a fate akin to being delivered to a hanging post. On the contrary, those fearsome pirates were given a new lease of life. In this current era, skilled pirates were always weed, and yielding was as simple as changing ships.


    Sheyan observed the crestfallen pirates who had surrendered, before he rudely called out.


    "You scums and cutthroats, bunch of ignorant foolish donkeys! You should show gratitude to my leniency, if not necks shall be shed and thrown into the sea - your one and only ending! Kneel and kiss the deck in submission, pledge your allegiance to me; or the fishes of the sea will feast on snacks tonight!!"


    Listening to Sheyan��s exmation, contestant Lasaike who had stealthily hid away almost vomited blood again! These pirates were elites and confidants he hadboriously gathered previously. He was originally hoping Sheyan would only plunder the ��meat��, while leaving the ��soup�� behind. Yet with Sheyan��s exmation, he was clearly desiring to seize everything with one.


    At this moment, Lasaike only hope that a single pirate would step forward in loyalty for him, facing death with equanimity. At least, this would allow his heart a sliver of sce. Sadly, the pirates of the caribbean world seemingly didn��t understand the term ��loyalty��. As Sheyan��s words faded, all the pirates instantly fell to their knees and kissed the ship��s deck.


    Under Sheyan��s sonorous rebuking andmands, the adequate reserves of pirates swiftly bustled into action; engaging in rebuilding works for the nearly intact boat mast. Furthermore, they tossed heavy objects overboard, allowing this lighter boat to sail faster.


    After a brief chaotic operation, Sheyan begun arranging his crew with rapid precision. Being rtively gifted in his field, the orderliness of the boat soon transformed neat and tidy; while the pirates became increasingly efficient when managing the boat.


    Approximately 10 minutes had psed from drifting along the sea. Sheyan had mostly grasped the state of each and every pirate on board; understanding clearly who were adept atbat and who could operate the boat well. Hemenced an incessant issuance of orders.


    "Smartly there, hurry up! Lads, busty arse whores are beckoning for you lot!"


    "Report to me the draft of the boat, Cuiji. Stop being a slow nut, you really wish to be fed to the sharks?"


    "Pull those darn hooks up, you only have ten seconds!"


    "Aye, that��s the way. Just like adding oil to door hinges, it��s starting to flow smoothly. I��m d you lot haven��t turned rusty."


    "Full sail ahead, course west!"


    Flutter! Following the unfurling of the thick sailcloth, the strong eastern winds instantly swelled the sail. The crew of this single-masted boat immediately clutched onto firm objects, before a pulling inertia overwhelmed their bodies; like being in a sports car and stepping on the elerator.


    Neither Brother ck nor Reef had experience in this aspect, thus they lost their bnce at the same time. Instead, the former casually did a frontward flip beforending nimbly onto the ground, while thetter stomped his feet down ferociously; causing the solid wooden deck to emit pressurizing creaking sounds. Then, Reef yed it down by sessfully gripping onto the mast.


    One of the newly recruited pirates on the lookout shouted.


    "Hillho! Cap��n, there be a battle right ahead!"


    Sheyan resolutely dered.


    "Aye, we��re headed for that battle!"


    A minute after their conversation, this tiny sailboat carried a tryhard loftiness as it protruded into the northern region of the naval battlefield. A dense smog previously separating their vision from the specifics, had now cleared up.


    This naval battlefield was panoramically vast, with minimally close to 40 enormous medieval styled ships;rge 5-masted ships or even 7-masted ships, were locked in desperate contentions!


    Around the perimeter of those enormous ships, were an innumerable mess of medium-sized 3-masted ships tangled in battle; the rumbling of cannons, and ughtering screams were deafening to behold! During naval warfare, seizing the wind direction was a tremendous life-and-death affair. Hence, the battlefield was in a state ofplete disarray, with the extent of fighting spreading out expansively.


    Those humongous wooden monsters shed vehemently, erupting with mes of collision, smoke, blood, and massacres. With every fleeting second, masses of humans perished on the battlefield. The weight of a single second was stretched to the extremes of limits.


    The overflowing soundsposed ofcent ludicrousughters, coupled with blood-curdling screams; instead, most of it belonged to the crackle of mes when devouring wood, ropes and the sails of ships.


    Though the pirates upied superiority in numbers, the situation was disastrous due to the intermingled mix of poor and skilled pirates. Many pirate ships were restructured merchant ships, terriblycking cannon artillery. Some pirate ships hadn��t gone through maintenance in years, where their sails were densely riddled with self-mending; even the gales of the sea would suffice to rip them apart!


    In starkparison, the warships of the British Royal Navy were mostly unified; ships appearing like multi-functional military Scandinavian ships, could be found everywhere. While inferior ones minimally appeared like medium-sized ships of the eastern seas. Their ships mostly differed only in transporting capacity, while their marines were vastly superior to the pirates; in terms of training, discipline and equipments.


    Their only aspect found wanting, was an indomitable spirit to face death unlike the pirates. Whenever a situation of a naval boarding battle urred, they frequently wouldn��t be a match for the pirates.


    Sheyan��s selected position of entry into the battlefield was rtively strategic, and resembled an incisive saber rapidly thrusting 7 inches deep into a venomous serpent! Their current position, was coincidentally far behind the frontlines of firefight of the two parties; while strategic in the sense, that the pirates would discover them at first notice. On the contrary, the british navy fleets had their backs towards them.


    Concurrently, Sheyan��s ears rung with the notification:


    [ Verifying status�� ]


    [ Status verified. ]


    [ Contestant no.1018��s status: Third Mate of the legendary Flying Dutchman. ]


    [ Contestant no.1018, you fulfill the qualifications to enter this historic storyline battlefield: Destruction of the Paragon Fleets. ]


    [ Contestant no.1018, do you wish to enter the historic storyline battlefield ��Destruction of the Paragon Fleets�� while on board this single-masted sailboat? Yes / No? ]


    [ Historic storyline description: Spain had sensed the threat of the British Royal Navy fleets, and have begun attempts to weaken their opponent��s power through factors outside the battle. ]


    [ With the eloquence and beauty of Madam Gaspar and 5,000 guineas, the arrogant andbative British navy gradually seized a dominant position. ]


    [ With their haughty and domineering admirals as core, the British navymenced a gradual elimination of british pirates. Recognizing the instability present, the honeymoon period between the british navy and the pirates soon concluded; crescendoing into a hostility as ipatible as fire and water. At this time, Beckett of the East India Trading Company and the young and promising, Captain James Norrington, begun standing out as conspicuously brilliant���� ]


    [ Coincidentally at this period; the Flying Dutchman was suffering from a curse, ckbeard became infatuated with his study of witchcraft, and the whereabouts of the esteemed ck Pearl couldn��t be determined. Therefore, the days of the pirates became increasingly bitter, and had to exist amongst the cracks. ]


    [ In this magnificent grand naval war, the majority of the pirates of the caribbean had banded together to issue a final despairing struggle! If victorious, the pirates of the caribbean would be able to continue their brazen, intoxicated and wanton days. But if they failed, they would sink into a predicament of constant fleeing from the British Royal Navy. ]


    [ This is an epic war of an era, a war that had been persisting for close to a month, a secret affair that had been concealed in the dust of history���� ]

 Chapter 482: A fierce naval boarding

    <h4>Chapter 482: A fierce naval boarding</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    As he browsed through the notifications, Sheyan couldn��t help but reminisce about the previous historic storyline battlefield he had experienced. ncing at Reef, the both of them chuckled after making eye contact. They couldn��t help but sigh.


    During the first ��Destruction of the Paragon Fleets�� battlefield, both parties weren��t aware of each other��s existence. Furthermore, they could indistinctively be counted as rivals. In the end, Sheyan had acquired a tremendous opportunity, while Reef had fell short of his goals by a sliver.


    Fast forward to now, both parties wererades-in-arms, sharing life and death together while striving for a mutual goal.


    Fate had really worked in a miraculous way.


    Upon arriving here, Sheyan naturally selected to enter the battlefield without a second thought. A list of notification projected again.


    [ History Storyline Battlefield: Destruction of Paragon Fleet (Internal Strife). ]


    [ Your allegiance is pledged with the pirates. ]


    [ For this battle, the leading character on the side of the pirates, is the Pirate Lord of the Mediterranean Sea, Captain Chevalle. ]


    [ You currently possess only a tiny boat. ]


    [ You receive a temporary battle buff: ��Valor�� - Invigorated by the roars of Captain Chevalle, your crew is bolstered by a 20% increase in closebat damage, and 20% boost in HP. Buff vanishes after leaving the battlefield. ]


    [ Fight! For riches and freedom! ]


    As the final notification faded away, Sheyan had already steered this single-masted boat nimbly into the battlefield. Presently, the waves weren��t consideredrge, while the winds stable. These were coincidentally, suitable conditions for Sheyan to disy his excellent directing capabilities.


    Under his precise and immactemands, this single-masted boat literally transformed into an agile fish; infiltrating deeper at they passed several burnings ships, or battling warships that were on the verge of capsizing. Such splendid leadership, caused the onlookers to subconsciously feel that he wasn��t just steering a boat, but rather, a professional acrobat disying an extravagantly wondrous performance of skills. They advanced with breakneck velocity.


    Yes, Sheyan was currently in search for a suitable prey. Due to fact that his current force was too insignificant, he had to ensure his casualties wouldn��t be too excessive when piging other ships. Because with regards to these ships of the Middle Ages, it was absolutely impossible for the trio to rely on their own to effortlessly operate ships; even setting it into motion wasn��t possible. Unless, one had such formidable abilities like ckbeard or Jack Sparrow.


    Hence, his very first raid must be fought for victory, failure wasn��t permitted! There wouldn��t be a second chance to reset.


    In a sh, Sheyan had already steered past several ships, and had reached ships that were engaged in gruelling naval boardingbat. However, none suited his intentions. All of a sudden, Sheyan��s eyes twinkled as his lips curled into a crafty smile. Immediately, he roared.


    "Release half sail, starboard 30 degrees!"


    Very quickly, a 3-masted British Royal Navy ��Galen�� Galley* ship appeared before the crew. Clearly a ship manufactured by the British Navy, it was currently leaning against an Armed Merchantman*. The Armed Merchantman was riddled with wreckages, and evidently belonged to the pirate faction.


    (TN:*A galley and Armed merchantman are types of ship)


    This pirate ship had probably recently experienced an intense battle, thus, their manpower was gued by multitudes of casualties. Hence, a British Navy ship had desired to exploit this, and bluntly tangled their broadsides; in bids of seizing the enemy��s ship! At present, the marines had already managed to force the pirates to retreat into the ship��s hold, while they predominantly upied the territorial deck of the enemy��s ship. Obviously,mandeering this rival ship was only a matter of time.


    Although Mogensha didn��t understand the rationality for choosing this ship, upon observing Sheyan��s expression, he realized his boss was practically gazing at the ship as though eyeing a naked beauty. Mogensha wholeheartedly understood his intentions. Thus, he immediately raised his ��SN-9 Wasp�� pistol and steadied it. After locking on, he pressed the trigger!


    The effective range of the ��SN-9 Wasp�� pistol was all along vast, while the billowing mours of the battlefieldpleted drowned out the sounds of gunfire. Vividly noticeable at the distant 3-masted Galley ship, two safeguarding marines that were scouting in their direction instantly turned sluggish; losing their precious lives to Brother ck��s bullets. They staggered and fell overboard into the sea, failing to even cause a sshingmotion.


    Yet probably due to ill-luck, the deaths of the two marines had glimpsed the attention of a nearbyrade. When Sheyan��s crew had encroached within a 50 metres proximity, individuals atop that ship immediately discovered something wasn��t right. Left behind to safeguard their ship, the marines d in red-white stripes started yelling at each other. Several marines begun hoisting their primitive Mauser rifles, as they fired towards here. Several others were sprinting around haphazardly. Nevertheless, the overall body still disyed an orderly state of affairs. Evidently, the discipline of the marines was indeed excellent, having undergone adequate training with the British Royal Navy.


    At this moment, Reef finally realized a favourable position for his heroism. Striding widely to the bow of the ship, he lifted his shield. Brother ck immediately leveraged on him as a cover, and continued unbridled with his firepower suppression.


    Sheyan then purposefully tasted a sampling bullet; discovering that if an explosive strike didn��t ur, one bullet would shave off 15 HP. Though this value seemed shockingly low, one must consider the fortification of Sheyan��s evolved innate ability ��Stronghold��. In theory, the damage dealt was above 100 points.


    In actual fact, Sheyan was still rather suspicious whether his innate ability would be factored during difficulty evaluation by the realm. Speaking from various perspective, Sheyan was indeed benefitting greatly from his innate ability.


    However, now wasn��t the time to ponder over this question. Right ahead, Mogensha��s single firepower output was gunning down a dozen marines onboard the opposing 3-masted ship, propelling the morale of the pirates to skyrocket. The pace of their boat sped up once again, as it consecutively shed against bouts of waves, before charging into the port of the opponent��s ship!


    Nevertheless, the opposing was a 3-masted ship, and could be barely counted as a medium size ship of the current era. Hence, when shing into their broadside, Sheyan��s single-masted boat was much lower than it. Thus, in order to hop onto the deck of the opponent��s ship, they had to rely on leaping from the mast. Yet, the mast could only squeeze 5-6 individuals on at one time.


    Therefore, if Sheyan��s crew wished to engage in naval boardingbat, the majority of the crew had to inch extremely close to the opponent��s broadside, before jumping and climbing up the ship��s hull with their might. Naturally, the marines wouldn��t idle while watching this event unfold. Under normal circumstances, the casualty rates of such skirmishes would be extremely severe.


    Furthermore at this moment, the disciplined British marines suddenly released the gunports along the broadside, as they braced solid and thick poles through those ports; as though this 3-masted ��Galen�� Galley ship had suddenly grew long spikes along its hull. Piercing towards their enemies, they were clearly bullying the smaller boat with lesser manpower; attempting to impede them outside their ship, battering them with holes and bruises!


    Finally, a violent collision thundered. 15-16 solid poles uniformly thrusted against theteral side of the single-masted boat. The impact of the collision was so immense, it caused the poles to crook into an arc. However, as long as these solid wooden poles could fully absorb the collision force, then evidently if they unleashed in recoil, Sheyan��s boat would be forcefully repelled away.


    If that happened, their attempt to sessfully ascend the boat would fizzle into soap bubbles! Once marines on board the pirate ship returned to reinforce, even the trio wouldn��t dare to face them head on! Besides, this 3-masted ��Galen�� Galley ship that belonged to the British Navy, had fully renounced its merchant properties; allowing them a capacity of over a hundred marines internally!


    One must understand, even an ordinary attack from a marine could cause Sheyan��s health to plunge by 10 points. Counting in that perspective, Reef would still be fine. Instead, Mogensha would have a life crisis from a barrage of firepower. More critically, they had only just entered this world. If they wasted too much resources here, would they have to consign themselves into a spectating persona for any following treacherous endeavours?


    Right at this instant, Sheyan suddenly charged out while enduring the hail of bullets. Pulling out a long saber that incessantly flushed with blue brilliance, he hacked down repeatedly. Kacha! Kacha! Several wooden poles with thickness of teacups, were instantly chopped cleanly without a single warning! Consecutively, their severed timber ricocheted into the skies from the immense pressure.


    As for Sheyan��s boat, it continued barging forward with irresistible force. Kacha! Kacha! The remaining supporting poles obviously couldn��t withstand such massive impact force, snapping into splinters after being forced to the limits from the pressure.


    Finally, amidst the piercing splintering sounds and a fit of fierce rocking, this single-masted boat finally halted beside the left hull of the 3-masted ��Galen�� Galley ship. Simultaneously, 7-8 grappling hooks were flung upwards like raindrops, hooking against the ship��s broadside; preventing the two ships from distancing themselves.


    Reef had long ago been volleyed into frustration. Without waiting for the ship to halt, he ferociously dashed forward. As he sprinted, heced himself with the MP draining ��Faith-guard��, as he leapt off and wed against the hull of the rival ship; efficientlymencing his climb up! As for Mogensha, he climbed up their boat��s mast, and continued to maintain his firepower suppression onto the enemy.


    With Reef leading the foray, roaring ��Charge with me!�� and not ��Charge for me��, the rest of the pirates unanimously charged forward; without waiting for their boat to stabilize. Bellowing monstrously, they flung several more grappling hooks which further fastened the two ships together.


    When they finally scrambled disorderly up the ship��s hull, Reef had already endured dense barrages of bullets, and had charged straight into the depths of the 30 plus guarding marines. He then unleashed a ��Shattering Cardiac Roar��, as he plunged all the marines into a speed decline state. If Brother ck had his ��Sparta longspear�� with him at present, one hurl would minimally reduce the capacity of these marines by over a third!


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    TN: Important terms to note:


    Broadside battles (long range battles) - ships facing their broadsides to each other and firing cannons at a distance.


    Naval Boarding battles (closebat battles) - toe up against, or alongside, an enemy ship to attack by cing men aboard the enemy ship. The goal of boarding is to capture, or destroy, the enemy vessel.


    Starboard is the right of the ship.


    Port is the left of the ship.


    A ship��s bow is the front.


    The stern of the ship is the back.

 Chapter 483: A wonderful beginning

    <h4>Chapter 483: A wonderful beginning</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Nevertheless at this instant, Sheyan ferociously hurled a curse-mix sk over! A dizzying poison fog enveloped the area, instantly sinking the marines into fright. Naturally, Sheyan had already bestowed his pirates with his very own ��blessings from the east�� - buffing up their strength and agility by 3 points with his gene-mix.


    To these pirates whose base attributes hovered around 20 points, the gene-mix��s 6 points basic attribute boost was exceptional. Every pirate could clearly perceive their strength expanding, and their bodies turning agile. Furthermore, they further enjoyed the buffs from the ��Pirate Ringleader�� title, as well as the roar of Captain Chevalle.


    Undoubtedly, Sheyan��s n had been perfectly orchestrated, leading to a wonderful beginning. So much so, that every single pirate sessfully scaled to the enemy��s deck without perishing. This could already be deemed as a miracle in naval warfare. Personally witnessing the birth of such a miracle, the morale of the pirates surged exuberantly.


    Having their formation thrown into disarray, the flustered british marines within the poison fog scrambled to flee. The pirates brandished their rusty hatchets, barbed wooden clubs, fists, nks, splintered wreckage and whatever weapons they could find. Laughing loudly like maniacs, they ruthlessly lunged forward; howling like wild dogs chasing after frightened hares!


    The fighting on the deck developed rapidly, but concluded even faster. Meanwhile, the other team of british marines raiding the pirate ship were still locked inbat, and were totally incapable of reacting to a sudden ambush! Under Sheyan��smand, his malicious underlings were practically like an invading turbulent tide. In no time, they utterly drowned the marines left behind for safeguarding.


    Without a doubt, when facing such a perilous situation, the flustered and exasperated raiding british marines would inevitably return to counterattack. Besides, having one��s home seized, being outnked and attacked from the rear wasn��t aforting thought. After Sheyan had consecutively chopped off three temporary gangnks* connecting the pirate ship and the british navy ship, he hurriedly took cover after being engulfed by a pouring hail of bullets.


    (*TN: Gangnks are like temporary linking boards ced to provide a ��bridge�� to the other ship)


    Although there were still two gangnks providing a channel for the british marines, Sheyan had already ordered his underling pirates;manding his equipment deficit pirates, to plunder the british navy equipments cleanly. In particr, some veteran pirates quick wittedly and skillfully hauled several partition boards from the ship��s cabin, employing them as shields against bombarding bullets. Hiding behind those partition boards, they retaliated in resistance against the marines with manual muskets.


    Although the low fire rate of muskets couldn��t bepared to automatic rifles, they still dealt massive damages at one go. This lead to an immense headache on the side of the british marines. Truthfully, themon failing of piratesid in theirck of discipline and organization. Instead, under themand of a boss they were fully convinced of, these bandits of the seas unexpectedly, acted in a neat and orderly fashion duringbat.


    On the opposite side, a british lieutenant marine was enraged, as he organized his marines to unleash several rounds of assaults. Nevertheless, with only two gangnks remaining, it was simply impossible to invest the majority of their forces in; leading to them jamming up at their present deck.


    If he couldunch his forces fully, even if Sheyan could still attain victory, it would surely be a bitter triumph of many fatalities; merely a tad better than a devastating defeat. Actually, Sheyan was conspiring openly against them, when he hacked away the gangnks. With the thickness of his flesh, several dozens of gunshots still wouldn��t put his life in jeopardy. If he intended to chop away the remaining two gangnks, why wouldn��t he be capable of doing it?


    Instead, his goal was to entice the enemy to invest their troops into such perilous conditions, leading to a scenario of gaining more while fighting less. This method yed the simr tune as a china warfare stratagem, of ��encircling the enemy on three sides while leaving the fourth unblocked��.


    Hence, with the state of affairs unfolding, the ball was now in Sheyan��s court after seizing the enemy��s ship. Atop the slippery ship deck, those british marines would imminently face a pincer attack by both pirate sides. Their only option now, was to seize back their own ship. Apart from that, there was no other alternative.


    Sheyan had exactly identified this point. Therefore, to prevent widespread casualties on his side, he immediately switched to defence instead of offence; resorting to a position of gradual ��grinding��.


    Under such circumstances, the british marines were seemingly coerced into an awkward situation; but having fought till now, it was impossible for them to stop halfway. They could only press on, they had to press on. In theory, there should still be a way out.


    Within a split second, two gangnks shorter than 5 metres were dyed in blood.Any marines who leapt onto those gangnks, were blown overboard like dumplings in a pan! It was impossible for them to even traverse past the middle region of the gangnks.


    s, despite the astonishing fatality rate, the slow reloading mechanisms of outdated muskets finally exposed a vacant interval between their firepower suppression. Several fortunate marines managed to seize this opportunity, and sessfully climbed aboard the deck. Instead at this instant, a ck cannon mouth slipped through a partition board, and aimed over.


    The most apprehensive affair of the British Royal marines finally urred. These rustic pirates had actually managed to locate the ship��s 2-pounder* cannon, and even loaded the cannonball in! (*the cannonball is 2 pounds, not the cannon)


    BOOM! A concentrated call of steel and rust catapulted out crazily, causing the abrupt demise of those twelve valiant soldiers; as they scattered about inplete disorder. Even if they could survive, their fighting spirits would��ve plunged to rock bottom! Reef then swiftly led the pirates to bind them up, tying up their upper bodies.


    Evidently, the opposing marine officer was a muddleheaded simpleton. Under the state of consecutive defeats, he actually roared and personally charged forward for the next wave.


    Naturally, the trio definitely wouldn��t pass on such a golden opportunity. When that courageous lieutenant gusted over, Mogensha proceeded to shoot down the other gangnk; causing the path of the reinforcing marines to narrow further. As for Reef and Sheyan, both were standing at the forefront to wee this courageous lieutenant����


    ording to Sheyan��s probing, the health value of his lieutenant was approximately 8,000 HP; apart from possessing an advanced ability ��Western Sword-arts��, he also had a halo ability known as ��Appeal�� which bolstered nearby allies. His offensive capabilities were outstanding, and seemingly reaching the standards of a tier-1 legendary creature. What led one to marvel, was that his every straddling step was nimble and acute, creating an impression of impossibility to defend against him. Naturally, that was probably a specialty of his ��Western Sword-arts��.


    Nevertheless, thebined might of Reef and Sheyan didn��t find it challenging to dispatch him. With both joining up to tie him down, in addition to Brother ck��s asional gunshots, Sheyan didn��t even require his saber to y the lieutenant effortlessly.


    After he perished, the lieutenant surprisingly dropped a ck grade key. Instead, their luck ran out, and only obtained a dark-blue grade ring that increased agility +2 and block (resisting capability) +1%. Brother ck and Reef had better rings aspared to this, and thus it was given to Sheyan without contention.


    With their lieutenant dead, the remaining dozens of exhausted british marines undoubtedly crumbled. Most chose to surrender while a few of them directly jumped overboard. However, with the cruel state of naval warfare, chances of escaping freely in this boundless sea was close to impossible!


    Either be victorious, or face the fate of death and surrender! The only privilege of the defeated, was to sh their own throats, or walk the nk and drown����


    After triumphing, Sheyan couldn''t help but heave a long sigh. As the saying goes, the beginning is the toughest. In reality, Sheyan had been gambling before the battlemenced; with his proficiency in the field of maritime, he definitely understood how far-fetched it was for a single-masted boat filled with 45 unreliable pirates, to capture a military 3-masted ��Galen�� Galley ship. The chances of sess was only half, and Sheyan truly hadn��t held much confidence in this!


    Besides, naval warfare andnd warfare were two totally different matters. Putting it bluntly, a person��s individual prowess would be limited in naval warfares. On the contrary, a vital deciding factor for victory would be a magnificent crew as well as an excellent ship.


    If this 3-masted ��Galen�� Galley ship had discovered them way beforehand, and bluntly unleashed their cannons from afar��with the violent swaying between both sides, Mogensha could at most singlehandedly act as two cannons. Eventually, the oue wouldn��t need much deliberation - it would surely be the single-masted boat of Sheyan��s side!


    At this moment, a vulgar monkey-looking head poked out from the ship��s hold of the opposite pirate ship. Surveying his surroundings, that head instantly released a cheer, and yelled towards the interior.


    "Sir Alonzo, your tactics have seeded. We��ve sessfully lured the attention of those wretched englishmen, and yed them!"


    While yelling that sentence, the hearts of Sheyan and his crew became extremely indignant. In this skirmish, Sheyan had lost 5 of his ��abducted�� pirates. If those cowering pirates were truly intelligent, they would��ve initiated a pincer attack; speeding up the process of the copsing marines.


    Unsatisfied notions welled up in the hearts of Sheyan��s pirates.


    "Whaddya mean you��ve sessfully lured the attention of the marines?"


    "If we weren��t here, yer bunch of cave rats be facin�� death!"


    At this moment, a middle-aged male strolled out from within. His features appeared rather feminine yet unkind, as though he was squinting his eyes and judging others all the time. He was possibly that Alonzo. His gaze swept through Sheyan��s bunch of pirates who were dressed in tatters, and immediately revealed a disdainful countenance. He hadn��t even attempt to conceal his contempt, but practically appeared as though he was eyeing a pile of dog feces.

 Chapter 484: So what?

    <h4>Chapter 484: So what?</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Following the emergence of this middle-aged male, another 18 pirates strolled out of the hold in session. They were even gesticting at the 3-masted ��Galen�� Galley ship Sheyan and his crew hadmandeered, while teases of ��how much yer think it can fetch?�� or ��courtin�� death�� could be heard.


    By exhibiting such a conduct in front of Sheyan and his crew, they weren��t merely expressing their superiority, but obviously provoking them!!


    While those pirates jested andughed, they unanimously sauntered towards the gangnk of the 3-masted ��Galen�� Galley ship. They were utterly treating Sheyan and his crew like air. Sheyan didn��t speak, instead, his lips curled into a sneer. Striding forward inrge steps, he targeted a gratified stomp towards the foremost brat. Indeed, the victim was that monkey brat that was currently rambling non-stop!


    Sheyan��s current strength was 45* points! The might of his stomp was unimaginable, kicking that brat 5-6 metres away into the air. That monkey brat crashed and rolled several rounds back onto the pirate ship deck; utterly paralyzed on the ground, while coughingrge mouthfuls of blood. Sheyan arrogantly stood before the gangnk, and coldly issued.


    (TN:*probably his gene-mix no longer in effect, but his ne��s ��Format�� in effect)


    "Which scoundrel do ye scurvy dogs belong to? You dare to behave atrociously in my presence?"


    The expressions of those pirates instantly sank. Sheyan��s words were brazenly humiliating them, but the might of his recent kick had shook them utterly. A brat wearing a red bandana retreated 2-3 steps, before cursing out.


    "Ye scallywag dare offend the direct subordinate of me grand Captain Chevalle ? Who be ye doesn��t matter anymore, get ready to be dried out while tied to the mast!"


    Sheyan was slightly taken aback. He understood that Captain Chevalle was one of the authentic 7 great Pirate Lords*; a peak superpower who was implicitly known as themander of this battlefield. One simply couldn��tpare him to Ammand, who hadn��t risen to prominence yet. If this crew really belonged to his direct subordinate, this would truly signify trouble. Moreover, the pirates under Sheyan simrly revealed horrified expressions on their faces.


    (TN: Note that in PotC, there are 9 pirate lords in the third movie, while this is set before the first movie. Also, authorbines the game, Uncharted Waters 4, into this world. In uncharted waters 4, it details 7 proof of the conqueror)


    Nevertheless, Sheyan was an astute and decisive character. He only asked himself one question - could they give up the ship he was standing on?


    Sheyan��s answer was obviously, "impossible". Hence, confidence immediately surged within him; since giving up is impossible, then go all out instead! Coincidentally, another grey bandana pirate viewed Sheyan��s hesitance as fear, and directly pointed towards Sheyan��s face as he rebuked loudly.


    "How much blood me matey coughed out, that be the times you will be hacked! If ye knows fear, then obediently offer up tis�� boat!"


    Another pirate stood forward while ingratiating himself withughters.


    "I can tell tis�� a smooth-skinned bastard, let us stick up his buttocks for some jolly good fun. Let��s say we leave him a way out, after we be havin�� our fun, aye?"


    By now, the expressions of the pirates under Sheyan had drastically sank, and their morale dissipated; shaking their heads, they sighed. Instead, Sheyan cracked his head, as his lips leaked a grim ridicule.


    "You bunch amaze me."


    After his words faded, a vicious p was struck forth. Instantly, that gay pirate felt as though a giant hammer had directly smashed his face, as he stumbled many steps backwards; an eyeball of his had ruptured, while innards dangled from his face. He was about to scream, but instead, a pool of blood mangled with teeth slipped out from his widened mouth; akin to rain infused with hails!


    Overwhelmed with shock and rage, that red bandana pirate behind pulled out his weapon and hacked forward alongside another piraterade. At the instant of descending shimmering des, Sheyan stamped forward uprightly like a lofty mountain; dawning an imposing impression of a tremendous guardian! Without evading, those broadswords stabbed/shed against his body as blood exploded forth!


    At this instant, the expressions of Sheyan��s pirates changed. Howling vehemently, they charged forward in aid! Instead, Sheyan issued a chilling scoff.


    "Reckless fools!"


    Sheyan fiercely reached out with his gripping hands. Though his current action seemed very straightforward, it was executed swiftly and seemingly impossible to block. It didn��t matter if that red bandana pirate hastily retracted his hand while crying out in fear, as Sheyan gripped him unyieldingly.


    Under the massive pressure of 45 points of strength, fracturing shatters emitted from the shackled wrist of that red bandana pirate; as he immediately released a blood-curdling scream. Pirates were individuals with reckless mindsets, but they still esteemed the strong and valiant. With the red bandana brat screaming pathetically, not only had he thrown away his own face, he even caused his pirate head, Alonzo, to adopt an ugly expression.


    Sheyan gently folded his wrist. Kacha! He directly snapped the red bandana pirate��s wrist like a chopstick, apanied by his mournful wails. Gently drooping him forward, Sheyan quickly followed up with a backhanded p; sending the red bandana pirate flying away.


    Without voicing a single word of resistance, that red bandana pirate was sent flying as he crashed against a nearby mast. Tumbling several rolls down, before sprawling limpidly across the ground; his body convulsing before death��s door.


    Quickly and easily, Sheyan whacked the remaining pirates to the ground, before he scoffed.


    "Tying me to the mast and drying me out? Hmph! Since my mood is good today, I shall leave you a way out��mates!"


    At this moment, the pirates under Sheyan��smand streamed forward with unprecedented excitement, as they shouted sternly.


    "Aye!"


    Harboring malicious intents, Sheyan nced towards those pirate scum.


    "F**kers! I saved your dog lives, but in turn, you dare to provoke me? Biting the hands that feed you, you dare to seize my battle spoils?! I shan��t have your lives today, but I shall have you lot stripped! And hang you lot of naked pigs atop my mast! I��ll let everyone observe the consequences of provoking me, Seaman Yan!"


    "You scum dare!!!"


    That red bandana pirate was originally ying dead, but upon hearing Sheyan��s words, his vision seemingly darkened and he passed out! As the saying goes, a human lives with his face, while a tree its bark. To be stripped like naked pigs, and paraded on a mast around the battlefield; wouldn��t death be better? Not only the british navy, but even Captain Chevalle��s reputation would be ruined; as good as having his heart torn asunder!


    Instead, Sheyan��s pirate crew felt exceedingly resolved, as the bulk of them pounced forward to attend to this ��undressing��.


    To the pirates, having their pants tugged at, was an indescribably shameful scene. Strictly speaking, they were nevertheless the underlings of Captain Chevalle��s underling. They had adopted the identity of foxes who exploited the tiger��s might. Merely relying on the illustrious reputation of Captain Chevalle, they would normally receive respect wherever they went. Regardless of strength or a sense of superiority, they belonged to a cut above the rest. Yet presently, they were being viciously beaten by others, moveover, they were on the verge of being stripped into naked pigs to be hung onto the ship��s mast. Such an insult, couldn��t simply be described.


    "If ye have the guts, kill me!!"


    Those few pirates howled feverishly, as though their eye sockets were about to split; appearing on the verge of being infuriated to death, as though their eyeballs were about to rupture.


    All of a sudden, a chaotic upheaval resounded from the pirate ship��s hold, as several tens of pirates came rushing out. They immediately noticed their bare buttocksrades, who presently had expressions identical to being yed alive. The leader of that pack, a one-eyedrge chap, bellowed fanatically.


    "Seaman Yan, ye be seekin�� yer own demise. Ye be truly courting death, to have the guts to dishonour me crewmates, the Sharks of the Mediterranean sea. We will never let you off, just wait for your destiny of having yer corpse divided by the sharks of the Caribbean sea! Your life be mine!"


    He concluded his sentence by tantly heaving up two hatchets in his hands, before forcefully hurling them over!


    When that one-eyed chap hurled his dual hatchets across, his sudden outburst of strength led to the manifold bandages along his body to rip apart; his wounds split open, as blood came gushing out! Instead, his dual hatchets swivelled thunderously in midair; one hatchet curved towards Sheyan with lightning speed, while the other beheaded towards an old pirate who had just stripped the pants of the red bandana pirate!


    Evidently, this must be the true captain of this pirate ship. Sheyan roared sonorously.


    "Reef!"


    Naturally, Reef intuitively understood, as he activated his ��Courage�� ability; rushing horizontally towards the stunned old pirate. That old pirate, had been an underling of unmatched loyalty and obedience to Sheyan; disregarding the awe-inspiring name of Captain Chevalle, he would charge straightforwardly upon Sheyan��s everymand. If Sheyan allowed his body to be decapitated in the sight of onlookers, who would dare to courageously trudge forward to hismands in the future?


    A rich brilliance of blue radiated out, as Sheyan unsheathed his saber! Exhaling vigorously, he summoned his strength and swung towards the iing hatchet! Kiank nk!! The sounds of metallic shing pierced into the air, vibrating sonorously in the ears of everyone present. Sparks and blue glitters scattered in all directions, as the massive frame of this ship tremored over the ocean!


    Sheyan deflected the flying hatchet towards the side. Instead, that hatchet appeared like it had sentience; revolving as it carved an arc in the air, before returning to its master��s hand. In spite of that, Sheyan��s arms had turned numbed from the collision, as he staggered backwards from the impact. Besides, a hatchet was a heavier weapon, and using his long saber to block against it was barely enough.


    Instead, that old pirate who had lurched forward to undress others, wasn��t so fortunate. His individual prowess were too low, and though Reef aided in the nick of time, one of his arm was still chopped off; instantly, he passed out from the searing pain and blood loss!


    At this moment, Mogensha had already supplied the information pertaining to this pirate captain.


    [ One-eyed Hog ]


    [ Tier: Rare elite ]


    [ Status: Ordinary member of Pirate Chevalle��s crew ]


    [ Status: Pirate captain of the Hyacinth ]


    [ Height: 2.08 m, Weight: 128 kg ]


    [ Strength: 35 points ]


    [ Agility: 27 points ]


    [ Physique: 8 points ]


    [ Perceptive Sense: 8 points ]


    [ Charm: 12 points ]


    [ Intelligence: 3 points ]


    [ Spirit: 10 points ]


    [ Basic closebat lvl 5, Basic footwork lvl 2, basic endurance lvl 3 ]


    [ Advanced ability: Hatchet Weapon Mastery ]


    [ Special ability: Weapon Hurling lvl 6 ]


    [ Special ability: ???? ]


    [ Special ability: Captain��s Might lvl 2 - additional bonus of 10,000 HP ]


    [ Description: One-eyed Hog lost his left eye due to carelessness during a brawl. 3 dayster, he heaved two hatchets and carved out the brains of the culprit. After drifting abroad for several years, he realized he favoured the life of a pirate. This is a savage individual who trampled over the corpse of countless lieutenants. His generosity to his subordinates is his merit, but has led to him falling short on paying tributes to Captain Chevalle; causing him to be marginalized. ]

 Chapter 485: I must have half his arm!

    <h4>Chapter 485: I must have half his arm!</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Witnessing the blood gushing wildly from the severed arm of the old pirate, was akin to a vicious p across the trio��s face. Though One-eyed Hog was perturbed that someone had managed to deflect his flying hatchet, he stillughed loudly;manding his underlings to charge!


    Reef bolted forward with a collected expression, greeting the pack of iing pirates. Evil tendencies flickered in Sheyan��s eyes, as he fished out the ��Shrivelled Tangerine*�� and smeared its venom gently onto the de of his ��+7 West�� saber. Then, he hastily followed up by hurling a curse-mix.


    (TN:*Recap, Sheyan acquired this from the Starship trooper World and only appraised it after LOTR world, ch 55 of vol 6. It allows the next 3 attacks to be corrosive attacks.)


    A dull greenish poison fog enshrouded the area, corrupting the bodies of the group of pirates! With thebination of its AOE stunning effect and Reef��s ��Shattering Cardiac Roar��, the hostile pirates were struck into a disastrously sluggish state; appearing as though every step was arduously challenging.


    Sheyan lifted his right fist while he buried his head to spear forward. Issuing a beastly snarl from the depths of his throat, a twinkle shone atop his raised right middle finger, from a ring that resembled a demonic pupil; a twinkle that shone deep into the depths of one��s soul. Then, he stampeded straight towards the pirates with unbelievable speed!


    Such a stampeding momentum felt like it was impossible to resist. A faint projection of a wild barbarous oxen, trampling its hooves ludicrously while burying its head in collision, could be seen following Sheyan. Creak! Creak! The ship��s deck cracked with intense trembles wherever he stampeded through. In response to that, some pirates attempted to intercept him, but were simply blown away instead. While others could only taste the trailing dust from behind; watching on helplessly whilementing their own inadequacy!


    This was the first public appearance of his ��Barbaric-demon Pupil�� ever since its upgrade! The formidability of its ��Horn-Rage�� ability after an overall upgrade! At present, Sheyan was no longer the puny sailor like when he first entered this world. Throughout his journeys, he had been overly cautious,mitted to prudency with each step. Yet right now, he finally possessed a terrifying strength sufficient to sh head on with the majority of characters!


    In a twinkling of an eye, Sheyan arrived before One-eyed Hog; his terrifying vigor of tant collision undoubtedly caused One-eyed Hog to feel stifled. A mncholic oceanic-blue radiation poured down like a waterfall, as Sheyan cleaved down with his raised saber.


    His saber cleaved deep into the shoulder of One-eyed Hog, unleashing searing corrosive damages seeping into his flesh as it emitted an unexinable assailing stench. Bellowing with anguished snarls, One-eyed Hog swept out his left hatchet horizontally; drawing a streak of blood from Sheyan��s ribs.


    At this instant, Mogensha��s ��Beastly Instincts�� had been activated. DA! DA! DA! DA! DA! 5 uninterrupted gunfire rumbled out. The first two broiling bullets spiralled in, and collided mutually before One-eyed Hog��s face. Boom! A gaudy ze erupted before his face. Instantaneously, One-eyed Hog��s lone existent left eye welled with tears from the piercing eruption, as his counter attack was immediately halted! Another 3 bullets segregated and jetted into the wrist of three other pirates pouncing towards Sheyan, forcibly disrupting their offensive attempts.


    Sheyanughed as he swiped his ��+7 West�� saber horizontally, shing the loins of a pouncing pirate into two! Amidst the mournful spurts of blood, its horizontal momentum remained unstoppable, eventually slicing deep into the left arm of Hog; the sound of the saber��s de carving against bones was immeasurably distinct!


    Yet, this saber sh didn��t deliver crushing damages. Nevertheless, the defence negation ability of this ��+7 West�� saber was truly incredible. Furthermore, his sh was an explosive strike. One-Eyed Hog screamed miserably, as he retaliated by swiping the back of his left hatchet in; smashing it against Sheyan��s forehead, as it sent him crashing away with stars in his eyes!


    Their exchange of blows spanned merely few seconds, but was fought with utmost intensity. Hog��s inferiority resided in his low defence, even though he possessed much HP. The direct sh of Sheyan��s long saber was exceedingly devastating; credited to thebined deadliness of its defence negating ability, and corrosive damages of his ��Shrivelled Tangerine��.


    By now, Sheyan had plunged himself deep behind enemy lines, trapping himself within the encirclement of many pirates. Several pirates were howling ravenously, as they swarmed in; each hacking towards Sheyan!


    But who knew, Sheyan had been awaiting this moment. At present, Sheyan��s defence had attained a terrifying 26.5, thereby reducing damages received by 51%! Supplemented with the fortification of his awakened mystical innate ��Stronghold��, it further minused 40 points of damage! Even though the pirate��s offensive capabilities weren��t weak, Sheyan still possessed an entirety of 940 HP.


    More crucially, every single pirate supplied a 15% chance to proc the outrageous effect of his ��Zergling Rush��!!! Moreover, having enhanced his ��Barbarous Crust Armour�� to +4, this effect could be triggered unceasingly duringbat against storyline characters!


    Therefore, including One-eyed Hog, there were a total of six pirates who were chopping away at Sheyan. Which goes to say in theory, each wave of assault had a probability of 90% to trigger ��Zergling Rush������


    With five other pirates unanimously stabbing forth, Sheyan��s body was instantly riddled with wounds; his blood bucketed down like rain. Yet in that instance, the frequency of his shing de rays multiplied exponentially. It became simply impossible to lock onto the image of his saber; one could only witness a myriad of fatal deep-blue rays sprinkling down, covering the heavens and the earth! Within a split second, itpletely enveloped One-eyed Hog within. Shrilling screeches and horrifying blood sshed forth.


    Such a perverted style of battling was essentially trading life for life in disregard for everything! Of course, borrowing the might of his disgusting long saber, and propelled with the frequency of ��Zergling Rush��, his damage output had reached the pinnacle.


    Except, pirates were like semi-fortified berserkers, where their offense was high whilecking in defence and survivability. It would be exceedingly difficult for any other contestants to attempt to reconstruct this manner of fighting. The core factor resided in Sheyan��s mysterious innate ability ��Stronghold��. Without the protection of 40 damage reduction, which contestant would dare grit their teeth, and endure the relentless assaults of six pirates with powerful offensive abillities?


    At this instance, Mogensha once again activated his ��Beastly Instincts��, as heplimented Sheyan��s fighting impetuously. Psh! Psh! Psh! Sounds of bullets lodging into flesh drifted out. Shuttling out from Brother ck, 7 consecutive shots mercilessly drilled into One-eyed Hog��s brains!


    Concurrently, Sheyan was shing forth like a maniac, shing down three times with his ��+7 West�� saber. Three prating and chilling des hacked into the right arm of One-eyed Hog at seemingly the same time!!


    The first sh, cleaved open his tanned armour. The second sh demonstrated an obnoxious and vile momentum, as it chopped into his bone,


    The third sh, was seemingly executed at a speed which the naked eye couldn��t capture. With an oppressive sound of scraping bones, Sheyan forcefully decapitated the lower half of One-eyed Hog��s right arm!


    Sordid red blood sprayed out in contrast to the dazzling glitters of blue radiance, as waves of blood-curdling screams reverberated through the sea!


    His three shes contained such unparalleled deadliness, that it left the onlookers trembling in fear and bitterness! Their shivering bodies turned cold, as an instinctive thought welled up honestly in everyone��s heart:


    If those 3 shes were directed at me, would I be able to dodge them? Are they even avoidable?


    One-eyed Hog could feel the immense torment from his decapitated limb. After suffering the viciousbined assaults of Mogensha and Sheyan, and upon viewing the scene before him - Sheyan bathed in blood while stubbornly refusing to fall, an instinctively fear birthed in his heart. Though he was surrounded by the boundless sea and his brothers, he couldn��t help feeling an iparable sense of chill and weakness oveing him entirely.


    As One-eyed Hog was a man of a hundred battles, he immediately seized the impact to tumble backwards, before fleeing from the attacking vicinity of Sheyan. He scrambled backwards while groaning pathetically, using the lives and bodies of his underlings to obstruct Sheyan��s onught. Simultaneously, he charged frantically towards the hold of the ship, while knocking against multiple characters and objects as he stumbled forward. Eventually, he disappeared into the darkness of the ship��s hold.


    Though he was clear on the situation, there was nowhere to flee with the vast seas surrounding them. Instead, One-eyed Hog panted heavily, as he pressed on and clutched the mutted wound of his right arm. As he fled in panic, all will to resist had been totally routed because of that single saber.


    One-eyed Hog had never encountered such an opponent that could deal such ludicrous explosiveness before. An opponent that would tantly dash into thousands of hostile enemies, just for his desire to im the life of the enemy��s leader! This sted foe����


    He can actually do that,


    He actually dares to do that!!!!


    Such a feeling of degrading into prey is truly horrid!


    Watching the fleeing One-eyed Hog, Sheyan smiled contemptuously and didn��t pursue. Instead, he spun round to observe the old pirate who had fainted, who had woken up by now. Then, Sheyan raised his blood dripping long saber, as he roared while drenched in blood.


    "He carved out your hand! Is it fair of me to im half his arm?"


    The lips of that old pirate had turned pale from the pain. Still, he broke into hystericalughter.


    "Fair! Your move was splendid, cap��n!"


    Sheyan snarled.


    "But that isn��t enough! This arm is merely principal, I��ll im the full booty in a jiffy!!"


    When the crowd heard Sheyan��s statement, they instantly felt the blood in their veins rushing feverously!!! The morale of Sheyan��s pirates flourished, while the opposing pirates could only nce at each other. Gripping his long saber, he had stolen the scene; naturally emanating a bearing that intimidated all who was present. Pointing towards a pirate ahead with his incessantly radiating dark-blue saber, he haughtily dered.


    "Move aside, grievances stems from an origin while a debt has an owner. We paid blood to rescue you from the bullets and cusses of those marines, but this is how you treat your benefactors? Ye filthy idiots who stubbornly obey orders from another, I don��t give a sheet! But that Dogsheet Hog dares to chop off the hand of my mate, I must have both his arms!"

 Chapter 486: Persuading the pirates

    <h4>Chapter 486: Persuading the pirates</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Facing Sheyan��s imposing loftiness, the hostile pirates huddled together with gazes of foreboding fear. Although they refused to give way, they didn��t dare to initiatebat either. After the deadlock persisted for several minutes, Brother ck suddenly startedughing back as his vantage point as he pointed towards the stern of the ship.


    "HAHAHA,what a surprise, One-eyed Hog had just left with his confidants on a jollyboat. A bunch of idiots guarding his wake to death, only to be abandoned by their captain!"


    This piece of news was like a bolt from the blue that struck the obstructing pirates. They couldn��t help but nce over, and indeed, witnessed a frightened One-eyed Hog rowing away with his trusted aides; while clutching his decapitated arm like a grieving dog. Their hearts were instantly discouraged, seemingly on the verge of heart failure, as the weapons cluttered to the deck one after another.


    Narrating the following event, One-eyed Hog was truly unfortunate. After he had stubbornly escaped the jaws of Sheyan in his jollyboat, he was locked onto by a British Navy Armed Merchantman ship. With a cannonball sting in from a nautical mile towards the jollyboat����the individuals onboard were truly fed to the sharks of the caribbean sea������


    Strictly speaking, One-eyed Hog didn��t have any intentions of abandoning hisrades. It was only because his fighting spirit had crumbled, as his dread towards Sheyan��s crew grew gradually. One-eyed Hog understood how powerful his own crew was, and figured Sheyan would fly into a rampaging massacre. Thus, he could only treat his cannon fodder crew like dead men, and fled decisively; because if he didn��t, he wouldn��t have an opportunity to do so in the future. Furthermore, he intended to seek out the crew of the main pirate fleet to settle this debt.


    However, how would he be aware of Sheyan��s ploy? Indeed, how could he fathom Sheyan��s desire tomandeer his crew? Hence, his desperate actions had fallen coincidentally with the schemes of Sheyan, ying out to Sheyan��s orchestrated performance.


    Observing that the pirates had lost their fighting spirits, Sheyan gestured to his pirates, whose morale had skyrocketed, to surround the fifty plus underlings of One-eyed Hog with weapons.


    In reality, Sheyan had a smaller crew, but with their soaring morale and vigor, they appeared as though their numbers had amplified by ten folds; while they encircled the crew of One-eyed Hog. The opposing pirates shivered in fear as they were squeezed in, with some pleading while others berating furiously.


    Facing such a scene, Sheyan stood before them with indifference; refusing to issue a word. After the atmosphere of despairpleted overwhelmed the pirates, Sheyan maliciously shed against the air twice with his long saber. Finally, he roared out sonorously.


    "Have you lost your balls to fight, ye bunch of scoundrels, cutthroats and scurvy dogs?


    Nobody dared to answer Sheyan. Instead, some picked up their weapons and pointed towards Sheyan; blood bubbling furiously in their hearts from the humiliation.


    Sheyan nodded with great satisfaction, while casting a gaze of admiration at the pirates who dared to raise their weapons at him. He praised out.


    "Excellent, ye bunch of scums deserving of walking the nk to feed the sharks. You ultimately still possess certain redeeming qualities."


    After speaking, Sheyan nce back towards his own pirate underlings and shouted.


    "Tell the lot of crestfallen childs, who was it that defeated them!"


    Morale soared amongst the pirates of Sheyan, as they summoned their strength and howled in unison.


    "Aye, yer lost to the Flying Dutchman��s Third Mate! Seaman Yan from the east! The heart of the Decaying Undead be his booty, the one who toyed with Ammand within his palms!!"


    In the perspective of One-eyed Hog��s crew, whatever decaying undead or Ammand, none couldpare to the thunderous reputation of the Flying Dutchman. Bear this in mind, the position of those three legendary pirate ships were akin to religious faith of sacrednds, in the hearts of the pirates.


    No matter how redoubtable their pirate lord Chevalle was, his gship hadn��t risen to the realms of the legendary pirate ships.


    Those pirates began whispering amongst themselves momentarily, while asionally peeping at Sheyan. Obviously, they were circting the rumours overheard from bars, and from the mouths of whores!


    Roughly half a minuteter, dispirited expressions stered onto the crew of One-eyed Hog. A massive pirate d in sleeveless hide coat hung his head down dejectedly, as he stepped forward and bowed.


    "Sir, to be losin�� to ye, this defeat isn��t unjust at all. To be capable ofmandeering a marine��s 3-masted ship, with a pathetic single-masted boat and a crew of sickly and aged��sure enough, ye be worthy of bein�� an infamous character of the legendary pirate ship. Me crew has decided not to resist, so please take our lives����if this can appease your wrath."


    Sheyan scoffed disdainfully in response.


    "Do you think my aim is a pathetic 3-masted Galley ship? Far be it! I loathe the life of a Third Mate, my aim, is to be captain of a grand 5-masted caravel ship! My jolly roger shall flutter alongside the pirate ships of legends!"


    Dumbstruck by this promation, the buff chap in sleeveless hide coat could only argue.


    "Sir!!!! Pardon me presumptions, it be impossible for ye to achieve that. In truth, your crew can barely sail arge 5-masted caravel ship at the walkin�� speed of wenches squeezin�� their thighs on their periods!"


    Sheyan earnestly replied.


    "A journey is made one step at a time, a meal one mouthful at a time. I understand this fact clearly. That is why I require a capable crew,ds who are sufficiently bold! Your name, tell me your name big guy."


    That buff chap d in hide was stunned momentarily, before he muttered.


    "Me name��s Canby, sir. You can call me Iron-hammer. This one was a jolly good cksmit�� back before me days of piracy."


    "Then, be ye willing to apany me to capture our grand 5-masted Caravel ship? Or perhaps, be ye willing to brave death with me?" Sheyan questioned solemnly.


    Canby paused for a moment.


    "Sir!! You be a true maniac!"


    Sheyan��s incisive gaze stabbed it as though about to devour someone.


    "This is because I possess sufficient strength! And sufficient confidence!"


    Canby stared briefly at Sheyan. Then, he half knelt to the ground before touching the deck with his forehead.


    "I be willin�� to serve ye, cap��n!"


    "Wonderful!" Sheyan pulled him up, before roaring towards the multitude.


    "Those who had dared to raise their weapons at me, do you have the balls to step forward?"


    After issuing his statement, several pirates revealed indignant expressions as they stepped forward withrge strides. Sheyan surveyed them with a pair of appreciative eyes, before bellowing loudly in their faces.


    "I im the group of you! Ye heard that! Your bravery has shakened me, and so your lives shall be benevolently spared. You shall have the honor of serving me! Whoever is not in ord, can step forth now and jump overboard. Is there anyone, anyone?"


    The pirates peered at each other without a single movement. If there wasn��t a need, jumping into the sea with the current climate wouldn��t be a veryforting experience. Sheyan proimed while pointing at Canbi.


    "From henceforth, he is your head! Get this in your mind; obeying his orders is equivalent to obeying mine! As for those spineless scums fearful of picking up their weapons, they will be your underlings��whomever wishes to object my leadership or are feelingpelled to ept this, I shall give you ten seconds to raise your dissent!"


    A skinny long-necked pirate then lifted his hand bashfully. Sheyan tilted his chin up. The pirate inquired timidly.


    "Sir, if this one��s understanding be correct, you intend fer us to join the crew of th�� Flying Dutchman?"


    Sheyan grimly renounced.


    "That ship is filled with fiends who are neither human nor ghosts. If you wish to join them, I can write a testimonial to rmend you."


    Muffled attempts emitted from the pirates as they attempted to repress their giggles. The skinny pirate shrugged his shoulders and replied.


    "Yet I feel there isn��t a difference between us and sir. Fine, I was just referring to the outer appearance."


    Sheyan responded indifferently.


    "There is always an exception to all things, ain��t it? I shall specifically inform you right now, I intend to be my own captain. Therefore, I promise you ample rewards for serving me in the time toe. I can swear, these rewards will be heftier than what One-eyed Hog can offer you by a fold!"


    Listening till here, the skinny pirate nodded.


    "Aye, I understand. Honoured to be part of yer crew, cap��n. Tis�� one has no further questions."


    Sheyan paused briefly, noticing that the underlings of One-eyed Hog weren��t dismal at all, but instead were engaged in mutual whisperings. Knowing that his gamble had paid off, Sheyan revealed an excited countenance. The sea was always a world where the strong preyed on the weak. By employing his strength to directly pressure them, these bunch of pirates who were ustomed to following the powerful, would naturally react pragmatically.


    Most crucially, the majority of these pirates belonged to the lower tiers, where their loyalty to upper echelons remained unstable����citing the example of a basic employer of a Foxconn. If you presented him with a 5,000 bucks sry, he would surely forsake his job and defect to any wealthy Taiwan conglomerate with you. Following that, Sheyan sped his hands and issued his very firstmand.


    "Alright, all hands on deck on this magnificent 3-masted ship of the englishmen. All of you best change to those ugly red and white rugs of the marines. Within 5 minutes, I wish to see this ship set sail! What, you��re asking me how to handle the marines? Wait, wait, don��t execute them. I have a better arrangement for these arrogant arses. Strip off their clothes and throw them into the warehouse of the ship!"

 Chapter 487: Bowsprit

    <h4>Chapter 487: Bowsprit</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Though his pirate crew was perplexed by his order, reckoning that their new captain loved picking up soap*, they swiftly separated to their tasks. Reef heaved a sigh of relief. Evidently, he was reluctant to spectate any massacre happening, and therefore Sheyan had also taken his emotions into consideration.


    (TN:*it means gay lol. Like picking up the soap in a shower with another guy)


    Under Sheyan��s precise arrangements and allocation of taskings, the 3-masted ��Galen�� Galley ship swiftly bustled into life. The sails of the 3 masts swelled with the wind, as the experienced pirates begun steering this foreign 3-masted ship; each speedily assimting into their tasks. asionally, Sheyan would kick against their asses, spurring them on to hasten their executions.


    At the moment the 3-masted ��Galen�� Galley Ship slowly sailed into motion, Sheyan received a notification from his nightmare imprint.


    [ You seized control authority of a 3 kiloton discement ship - The Hill Maiden. ]


    [ Presently, there is a total of 117 storyline pirates under yourmand. ]


    [ Milestone: Pirate Captain aplished! ]


    [ You receive a title: Pirate Captain - The intimidation/awe ordinary pirates views you with is increased by 100%. You can know breathe underwater for 10 minutes. ]


    [ When out at sea, you can effectively increase the offense/defence/movement speed of allied forces within a kilometre radius by 15%! (Includes ships, this effect cannot be stacked with other effects of ��Pirate Captain�� title.) ]


    [ Apart from that you receive a unique ability - when you sessfully pige or wreck other opponent ships and enemies on sea, you can investigate and plunder the relevant unique preciousponents/materials/equipments and their unique abilities. ]


    [ Milestone: Pirate Captain (advanced) initiated. ]


    [ Pirate Captain (advanced): your reputation must reach ��Worshipped�� amongst all pirates, and you mustmandeer a ship that has a 7 kilton discement. Your storyline pirate crew must have at least 300 members. ]


    [ Note: After aplishing this mission, you will receive a ck-Iron ss title. ]


    *********


    Witnessing this list of notification, of course Sheyan immediately equipped the new ��Pirate Captain�� title. Then, he first rummaged through his own ship, probing for any novel discoveries. Following that, he headed over to plunder the shabby and tattered One-eyed Hog��s pirate ship.


    For some unknown reason, the pirate ship was presently emitting a peculiar glow. This glow differed from the glows of equipments/items. Sheyan instantly hopped aboard as he scanned in all directions, finally discovering that the glow was emitting from the ship��s bowsprit. Upon closer inspection, a list of statistics appeared in his face.


    (TN:A Bowsprit is the front tip of the ship, a spar running out from the ship��s bow)


    [ Porpoise Sculpt (Bowsprit) ]


    [ Equipment position: Ship��s bow ]


    [ Equipment characteristic: Unique storyline equipment - This equipment cannot be brought out of this world; only usable with characters of this world, but can still be sold to the nightmare realm. Only contestants possessing the relevant ability can inspect the special ability of this unique storyline equipment. ]


    [ Origins: Madrid ]


    [ Equipment rarity: light-blue ]


    [ Material: Oak ]


    [ Add-ons: Pupil gem ]


    [ Effect: Increase the movement speed of this ship by 3%, increased durability of this ship by 3% ]


    [ Equipping position: Ship��s Bow (only 1) ]


    [ Description: With his wise and farsighted gaze, only a captain can notice the excellent specialpartments and materials on the enemy��s ships. Install this equipment to your ship, and let your beloved ship be enhanced greatly! Of course, you must firstmandeer this ship to do so. ]


    [ Description: If you feel that these materials aren��t powerful enough, you can sell it to the realm in exchange for a huge sum of utility or potential points; choosing only one out of the two. ]


    *******


    Since he discovered this object, Sheyan called his pirates over without hesitation; ordering them to transfer this bowsprit over, and instal it onto his 3-masted ��Galen�� Galley ship. The bowsprit they reced, was some random junk board which naturally couldn��t be sold off; thus, it was simply tossed into the sea like garbage.


    After setting sail, Sheyan issued an order to navigate towards the edge of the battlefield; doing their utmost to avoid enemies. Meanwhile, he ordered for all cannon ports to be sealed up, which he had a simple reason for doing so.


    At present, it hadn��t even been half a day since Sheyan had amassed a tiny crew, but now his pirate crew had suddenly expanded exponentially. Any hopes of drilling into them a mentality of ��strictpliance�� would be seemingly impossible.


    However, in naval warfare, there was no such thing as leaving! Every member onboard must be utterly coordinated, being in one body with their ship. In that manner, theirbat prowess would then scale to its maximum. On the contrary, an individual��sbat prowess out a sea would simply be tossed to back of the scale.


    Sheyan was only mortal and not a god. No matter how valiant he could be, it was inconceivable for him to drill the undisciplined pirates into an invincible army! Hence, he had already firmed up his resolution - to engage in more chaotic naval boarding battles! Hepletely disregarded all notions of engaging in an artillery warfare with his foes.


    Thus, his prior objective for seizing this ship, was to pursue absolute speed and survivability; specifically to prey on other ships with rtively slower speeds, and doing their utmost to engage in naval boarding battles!


    Of course, warships that focused on destructive artillery would��ve definitely encountered such a situation many times. Their ships would inevitably be stationed with simrly daunting marines, ones who wouldn��t fear the naval boarding of pirates! Thus, under normal circumstances, the hundred plus pirates under Sheyan��smand wouldn��t be able to learn much.


    Nevertheless, having acquired the ��Pirate Captain�� title, Sheyan was now enjoying an exceptionally intangible enhancement with the way his pirates viewed him. Moreover, his medical treatments also supplied extremely powerful beneficial effects. Furthermore, there was still an indomitable MT in Reef, who could throw the enemy��s formation into disarray.


    This current situation was akin to three ferocious tigers leading a flock of goats in battle. The ferocious tigers would rip apart the enemy��s defence; while those pirates, adept in bullying the weak while cowering to the mighty, would merely need to aplish a simple task - to follow suit in charging forward, yelling morously while hacking away at the enemy��s heads with their hatchets!


    Naturally, that n would inevitably leave a trail of casualties and even corpses! To that, Sheyan could only express his utmost apologies. He truly didn��t possess the luxury of time to slowly drill the pirates, and the battlefield would be the best training grounds itself. For those who survived, they would definitely be conquerors!


    Commanding them to cruise around the outskirts of the battlefield, Sheyan refrained from engaging in battles. After navigating around for half an hour, some fundamental ice breaking had been made between the pirates; while several veteran pirates congregated to repair certainpositions of the boat.


    To humans, the sea was boundless and voyages could only be calcted by the years. During this era, to wait for one��s ship to dock before repairing, would cause it to submerge to the seabed long ago.


    Hence, many veteran sailors would learn carpentry; tasked with the job of both mending the hull of the ship, and safeguarding the ship during raids. Sheyan didn��t require them to participate in battle, but merely to transform the ship into a speedier and tougher one. For the sake of speed and strength, refraining from broadside artillery battles would be worth it. Besides, those rtively older veteran pirates dly epted such tasks.


    As Sheyan turned around, he asked the faraway Canbi who had just returned from the ship��s hold.


    "How many remaining marines do we have on board?"


    Canbi pondered a little while recalling with some difficulty. Then, he dragged another skinnier looking pirate over.


    "Chump, how many marines do we have?"


    That skinny pirate shrugged his shoulders.


    "Aye alright, I remember they be locked within the ship��s hold, I��ll make a count."


    While speaking, he skipped and descended into the ship. However, after two minutes had psed, an unprecedentedly piercing gunshot rocked out from beneath. Following that, miserable yells of several pirates could be heard.


    "Blimey sheetsqueak! They be nnin�� to blow up the ship and leave by the jolly boats!"


    As it turns out, though the marines surrendered on the surface, they hadter discovered this - apart from Sheyan��s trio, the rest of the pirates were rather weak. Moreover, they discovered many pirates were incapable of addressing theirrades by their names. Thus, notions of malicious revolt brewed in their hearts.


    The Hill Maiden was originally theirs, and the marines were exceedingly familiar with their homeground. Although they were trapped deep beneath the deck, their leading Lieutenant Commander still managed to lead them to locate weapons. They were just on the verge of escaping, before they unexpectedly got discovered.


    Hearing those miserable yells, Sheyan��s expression changed drastically. With his maximum strength, he raised his leg fiercely and heavily stomped against the deck! Kacha! A blunt sound pierced out, while several long cracks emerged on this impressively solid wooden deck.


    Wood splinters and dust puffed into the air, as Sheyan half knelt to the ground, and viciously pounded against the cracks. Kacha! The poor deck couldn��t withstand such tremendous force, as it exploded into splinters; disintegrating into a massive hole. The entire frame of Sheyan came crashing down into the cabin beneath.


    Sheyan dashed with his might, as he rounded corners after corners, before witnessing a marine midshipman nearing the gunpowder storage. The midshipmen was holding a torch, with an expression of viewing death as a return home. Without hesitation, Sheyan activated the ability of his ��Barbaric-demon Pupil��. At once, a dreadfully tyrannical force propelled him to collide forward. With a fist, Sheyan smacked that midshipman tumbling 7-8 metres through the air, while his torch was immediately extinguished with a pinch from Sheyan.


    Sheyan exhaled with great exertion, as he shook his head and strolled to the marine��s front. With an ashenplexion, he rebuked.


    "A human had no intentions of harming the tiger, yet the tiger harboured designs to hurt! I was reluctant to treat you using extreme methods. I��d originally decided to leave you a way out. Yet, you filthy marines intend to take my life!"


    Indeed, if the foiled explosive ns of the marines had taken fruit, once the gunpowder storage of this ship blew up����if the trio weren��t dead, their skins would��ve been scalded into oblivion. Moreover, Sheyan��s former painstaking deliberations and plotting would inevitably go up in smokes!


    (TN: Lieutenant Commander is a rank above Lieutenant in the navy.)

 Chapter 488: Enrolment

    <h4>Chapter 488: Enrolment</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    The marine Midshipman��s face was filled with blood, and appeared extremely miserable. Facing the harsh criticism from Sheyan, he snarled with a venomous gaze.


    "You vile heretic! We will neverpromise with you. You��ll end up nailed to a cross with ravens feasting on you; you wretched ughterer!"


    Sheyan sneered in response. At this instant, morous yells, curses and brawls could be heard from other regions of the ship��s hold; along with violent rumbles of gunfire. Very quickly, the ship��s deck was once again dyed red with sprinkles of blood, as droplets overflowed out from the edges and dripped into the sea. Initially,rge blood patches could be seen, but gradually it spread metres out before dissolving into the sea!


    Almost instantaneously, this insurrection was once again vanquished. Amongst the remaining marines, approximately fifty were still alive. Their faces revealed numbed and grievous expressions, but their hands were bundled up behind their heads.


    Sheyan sauntered out of the ship��s hold with an icy grim countenance. When he arrived, his firstmand was -


    "Seize their officers and bring them to me!"


    In present times, the hierarchy of the marines were distinct and strict. Their uniform itself was enough to differentiate their ranks. The pirates instantly swung into action. Canbi hauled at least eight marine officers ranked Midshipmen or above. Arranging them into one row, he bound them tightly to the side of the ship.


    Before their captives, Sheyan pulled out a marine before stuffing a blunt kitchen knife into his hand. Then, he ordered seriously.


    "Go on, give your senior officers a stab."


    That marine��s hands were shivering violently, but his eyes maintained a deep animosity. Howling loudly, he flicked the kitchen knife around towards Sheyan��s neck.


    Sheyan��s punch immediately pounded against his face, leaving that marine sprawling onto the deck. Then, a stomp crushed down heavily! Like tangerines squashed by a rolling tyre, blood oozed out profusely from the marine. His chest hadpletely copsed inward!


    No doubt, his life was lost. Such a cruel scene; don��t even mention the british marines, even the savage pirates had their voices stolen by fear as cold perspiration secreted from their backs.


    Following that, Sheyan picked up the blood dyed kitchen knife, and casually gripped out another marine. He maintained a casual tone, a tone one would ask someone if they��ve eaten yet.


    "Go on, give your senior officers a stab."


    That marine��s jaw dropped. Step by step, he staggered towards a marine Sub-lieutenant. That Sub-lieutenant shut his eyes bluntly. Instead, the knees of the approaching marine suddenly knelt to the ground. Covering his face, he cried bitterly.


    "No, I can��t!!!"


    Sheyan apathetically pulled out ��Ambition��, and fired off after aiming at the back of his head! Then, he callously dered while basked in this blood reeked atmosphere.


    "Next."


    By now, everyone understood what Sheyan was trying to do. Those tied up marine officers were struggling vehemently, as they unleashed torrents of vile profanities. Even the normal marines started an uproar. However, such an uproar was instantly appeased by three consecutive exploding heads, a move credited to Mogensha.


    Sheyan then spoke indifferently.


    "My esteemed sirs. I��ve tried my utmost to cordially ensure your human rights, even though you are my captives. Yet, you repaid my leniency and benevolence, by seeking to fry my body and crush my bones. Fine then, I admit, I am truly a scum would holds a spirit of deep vengeance. Moreover, since my tolerance is minute, then you shall be repaid with the most cruel of methods!"


    Very swiftly, a third marine captive was dispatched over, clutching onto a blood dyed kitchen knife. Learning from his earlier two predecessors, his movements were swifter. Yet before he acted, he swung his head towards Sheyan with utter fear, as he stammered.


    "Sir, I retain only one question, just one. Will you give me the opportunity to finish my question, sir?"


    Sheyan reached his hand and gestured him to speak.


    That captive continued.


    "Have I no choice but to leave a deep stab in Sub-lieutenant Philip that you designated? Or it wouldn��t matter if I stab anyone else of the 7 officers? This is very crucial to me, because once I stab Sir Philip, the guilt will prevent me from sleeping for months. But if you allow me to freely choose my target, then I can carry on living with a clear conscience."


    Sheyan replied insipidly.


    "You have the jurisdiction to freely choose, mister."


    That captive bowed and replied.


    "I am grateful for this authority, sir."


    The captive then walked towards the fattest Sub-lieutenant, before he very agilely stabbed the kitchen knife into his belly. Amidst the agonizing wails of the fat Sub-lieutenant, the marine continued stirring the knife as though he hadn''t fully expressed himself, before finally pulling the knife out. Then, he marched back to Sheyan and handed the knife over.


    By this point, Sheyan had already drew a stool over, as he sat in menacing fashion. Then, he bluntly proimed.


    "Wee ye pirate, my murderer sir."


    That captive released a gasp, but silently stepped behind the menacing looking Canbi. Yes, he had personally stabbed his senior officer. To a lowly marine without any backing, a stab was akin to paramount vition of englishw. What awaited him would be the hanging gallows or a life of imprisonment.


    Hence in reality, apart from bing a pirate, he had no other options to preserve his life.


    "Next." Sheyan��s callous voice resounded once again.


    This ��enrollment�� ceremony very quickly went underway. When it reached thest three marines, those three sluggish and numbed marines had unanimously stepped forward to stab their former senior officers.


    Of course, it wasn��t that nobody stubbornly resisted, but the consequence of those that resisted was death! What surprised Sheyan was that amongst the 8 marine officers, one was still fully intact. Indeed, it was that Sub-lieutenant Philip. None of the marines had acted against him. That itself, signified the elevated reputation he held.


    Facing such a situation, Sheyan very bluntly chopped the ropes tying up Sub-lieutenant Philip. Then, he stashed the bloodied kitchen knife into his hand as he voiced grimly.


    "If you wish to die, then carve your neck with this knife. If you wish to live, then carved the necks of those seven others!"


    The stunned Philip stood rooted to the ground, before he casted a sneer and prative re at Sheyan. Presumably, his next step would be to carve out his own neck. Sheyan coldly warned.


    "Sub-lieutenant, If I haven��t guessed wrong, your reputation is remarkable amongst these marines. Therefore, even if you don��t desire to live on, you should still consider for them."


    Already prepared for his death, Philip suddenly swung round. Forcing open his dried and cracked lips with great difficulty, he suspiciously asked.


    "What is the meaning behind your words?"


    Sheyan answered coldly.


    "You are an intelligent individual. Let��s cut the empty talk. My crew hiscking members right now. Therefore, I will surely employ your marines, who are dyed with theirrade��s blood, to charge the front. Without you leading them, let me see, how long would a group of loose scumsst in battle? Even if you can forsake life, can you neglect the respect and adoration your marines have for you?"


    Philip��s gaze instantly turned incisive, as he gripped Sheyan��s cor fiercy and fumed.


    "You devil��s spawn, I was only trying to escape, I didn��t participate in frying this ship!!!"


    His conduct instantly tensed up the entire situation. Except, Sheyan slowly pinched away his fingers, one at a time. Then, he stared into his eyes while speaking one word at a time.


    "I initially tried to be chivalrous, but who knew you bunch of scum would attempt to repay my kindness my frying my bones. Aye, I acknowledge my earlier undertakings as foolish. Therefore now, I will amend this bad habit of mine."


    The usually eloquent Philips could only re into Sheyan��s eye, but failed to mutter a single word!! He clenched his fist tightly, till his skin turned white and his teeth emitted chattering trembles. After a long while, this male then gradually tilted his head down, before squeezing out the words between his teeth.


    "Fine! I��ll do it."


    With one swipe, Philips snatched the knife out of Sheyan��s hand. Without spouting any unnecessary words, he silently shed the necks of hisrades who were already struggling whilst at death��s door. Then, he bowed humbly, and handed the knife back to Sheyan; explicitly demonstrating his attitude.


    Between life or death, between the test of camaraderie or loyalty; indeed, not many would be able to surmount such a test! Though Sheyan��s charm was horrendous, his methods stabbed deep into one��s heart; utilizing circumstances, morals and reasonings to persuade men to yield.


    After contemting slightly, Sheyan then decided to segregate the 40 plus marines amongst the pirates. As of now, hisbinedbat ready forces soared to roughly 120 men (those who can fight, if factoring in the injured, would be 150). Sheyan himself would lead 60 of them, while the reputable Canbi amongst the pirate would lead 30. Lastly, Philip who had been eyed by Sheyan, was appointed the heavy responsibility of leading 30 men.


    After the dust of the upheaval settled, Sheyan once again postponed his intentions inmitting to battle. At least, that will only happen after Philip and Canbi could familiarize themselves with their subordinates. Meanwhile, the pirates flung the corpses into the sea, and proceeded to clean the deck fully.


    While the pirates were shifting the corpses, Sheyan suddenly noticed a peculiar glimmer flickering within the uniform pocket of one of the midshipmen who had been stabbed to death by his own marines. That glow resembled the same category as the earlier bowsprit. Raising his head to inspect, he instantly received a list of notification.


    [ You discovered a corpse that appears to possess the forces of witchcraft. ]


    [ Do you wish to activate your authority as Pirate Captain to engage in plundering? ]


    [ You discovered an enchanted artifact: Brass Spyss*. ]


    (TN: Spyss is the kind of binocrs a pirate uses, those mono-lens kind.)


    *************************************


    TN: Some information on navy ranks


    Midshipman (��ξ) - equivalent to second lieutenant in the military


    Sub-Lieutenant (��ξ) - equivalent to first lieutenant in the military


    Lieutenant - equivalent to captain in military

 Chapter 489: Surrounded

    <h4>Chapter 489: Surrounded</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    [ Brass Spyss (mono-lens) ]


    [ Origin: Istanbul, Turkey ]


    [ Equipment characteristics: Unique storyline equipment ]


    [ Equipment rarity: Light-blue ]


    [ Material: Brass, ss ]


    [ Addons: ribbon strap ]


    [ Effect: Allows wielder to see further, doubles the viewing distance. ]


    [ Equipment position: Misceneous slot ]


    [ Description: This is a priceless treasure to any lookout scout ]


    [ Description: If you feel that this item isn��t powerful enough, you can sell it to the realm in exchange for arge sum of utility or potential points; choose only 1 of 2 options. ]


    *********


    Examining this object, Sheyan pondered before inquiring with another pirate.


    "What��s the name of that old mate whose hand was chopped off by One-eyed Hog?"


    That pirate instantly replied in fear and trepidation.


    "I only be knowin�� his moniker be Ol��Seadog, Cap��n!"


    Sheyan nodded and replied.


    "Call him here."


    Very quickly, Ol��Seadog stood before Sheyan. His face was pale due to the excessive loss of blood. Sheyan straightforwardly handed over the ��Brass Spyss�� to him.


    "Henceforth, ye shall be our chief scout. Although the value of this object is vastly incapable ofpensating your loyalty and sacrifice, I beseech ye to ept it!"


    At present, a pack of pirates had congregated around; casting their envious gazes over. Ol��Seadog epted the Spyss with trembling hands, as his muddy old eyes flickered.


    "Tis����this be an inheritance treasure, sir. I����I be unworthy of yer acmation!"


    Sheyan replied with a pleasant tone.


    "I am pleased with everything you��ve done. Take it and familiarize yourself with its efficacy with all speed, and assume your new post. Ye shall be Third Mate of this ship from now. Furthermore, I expect your men to report the status of the sea within every ten minutes interval."


    **********


    The sea winds were raging stronger. Many ships had lowered to half sail, and though that was so, the ships remained distinctly swaying violently. It was as though a mysterious force within the depths of the sea was stirring up.


    Yet to Commander Bath, he was eagerly anticipating for the ships to turn rockier. That would truly be the best scenario, because it would substantially increase the difficulty of those pesky pirates shing in for naval boarding battles! He had to admit; having gone through two rounds of bloodbaths, the cannons and ships of those pirates were terribly dpidated. Instead, it was their dauntless vigor when facing death, that caused him to feel troubled.


    When the battle had justmenced, Old Bath��smanding 3-masted ��Galen�� Galley Ship, the Richie, had relied on its devastatingly unrivalled firepower supremacy; consecutively sinking three trashy pirate ships of the same tonnage. As for the personal price he paid, it was merely several hundred kilograms of gunpowder and bullets, and a scarce few of casualties.


    Yet as the scale of battle inted, his ship experienced two rounds of naval boarding battles, where the casualties of theds under hismand was minimally a third. Yet the most unfortunate news arrived. Before theds of Commander Bath could rest to bandage their wounds, the third wave of pirate naval boarding abruptly struck them.


    Although The Richie had attained the illustrious achievement of sinking three ships in this grand naval war, age had crept up on him. Presently, Bath was feeling less capable than desirable, after facing waves upon waves of pirates advancing dauntlessly.


    All of a sudden, a marine started cheering.


    "Splendid news, a ship of ours is heading here from the west in aid!"


    The gales of the sea continued bellowing; if one were to overlook the sea from the sky, one could see a 3-masted ship gliding through the sea speedily; braving the winds and the billows. The ship sailed in from afar, dragging along a long streak of trail from the north. Observing its sailing posture, the ship was brimming with a stern loftiness as it advanced courageously, as though facing death with equanimity!


    Bath produced his personal Spyss to survey. Indeed, it was modelled exactly like his own 3-masted ��Galen�� Galley ship. How would those impractical and destitute pirates possess the capability of purchasing such a new and formidable ship? Hence, the plentifullybat experienced Bath immediatelymanded.


    "Inform our men, immediately prepare to switch out from our conservative defensive state. After our allies draws near, we will directly engage in a full on retaliation!"


    As that ally ship braved the winds and billows and rapidly approached The Richie, the rapt marines even risked the ravenous assaults of the raiding pirates, to clear up a space for their allies to link up.


    Yet in a flurry, they discovered in unparalleled shock and anger, that after their ��allies�� had rapidly ascended on deck, theymenced a crazed evil scheme against their fellowrades!


    Closely following,rge flocks of berserking pirates, dressed in ragged clothes, came streaming out of the opposing ship��s hold. Howling freakishly with unequalled ecstasy, they brandished their hatchets, jackknives, w hammers, saws and whatever they could find, as they buzzed forward like bees.


    The n Sheyan formted earlier on to ��fight chaos with chaos��, was now in full implementation! Utilizing his side��s disastrously disorderly organization, to instill a chaotic battle amongst the opponent! Including the Hill Maiden, this n had since been rtively effective as of now, with The Ritchie being their fourth* victim.


    (TN:*author writes 3 from Raws but it should be 4 to tally withter chapters)


    Noteworthily, in Bath��s perspective; after his previous battle concluded with a submerging pirate ship, this British Royal Navy ship had navigated towards a designated rendezvous outside the battle, and had took anchor there. Naturally, the casualties were also left on board ships that had left the battlefield to be treated.


    At present, this grand naval war had crescendoed to a fanatically chaotic state. Few battles could catch the attention of top seated figures, especially battles fought around the periphery of the battlefield. On the contrary, for ships without adequate qualifications, so what If they discovered this battle? Besides, it was extremelymon for another damaged ship to be leaving the battlefield and approaching the designated point. One must understand, though human life was invaluable, an exorbitant fortune was required to construct a ship! In fact, many would retain an instruction with the priority to protect their ships.


    Moreover, situations of cruel ��enlisting�� would sometimes happen; implicating loads of british marine captives to be padded into the processions of the pirates. They would then be quickly chased into the battlefield, and used to replenish the frontlines; holding the roles of spearheading the formation of the pirates. As for Sheyan right now, his pirate crew had gradually expanded as they fought. Though the mortality rate of naval boarding hand-to-hand fightings were astronomical, his crew was now nearing 200 members.


    Bath unleashed an iparably furious roar, as his gilded cuss became dyed with blood. In fact, his cuss de was jagged after excessive ughtering over the course of hundreds of battles. Yet no matter how many he killed, he seemingly couldn��t halt the endless rush of pirates. Moreover, his brave marines had sunk into an awkward predicament of facing two sides in battle.


    This entire travesty had been caused by those damned marine imposters! Without them, Bath wouldn��t even have dered for a direct frontal sh with the pirates they were battling beforehand! This old Commander had originally nned to surround those pirates before annihting them. Hence, after realizing the new addition wasn��t allies but fiends, he knew they instead faced the cruel situation of being surrounded and annihted by their foes!


    Suddenly, a familiar face shed past Bath��s eyes. This was a face that had learnt sword skills from him in the past, and logically speaking should be fighting alongside him. Instead, the owner of this face was presently raising weapon against his own subordinates, ughtering with an emotionless demeanor. Filled with unexpected disbelief, he howled.


    "Philip! Do you know what you are doing?!"


    In this instant, Philip turned and shot a stupefied nce over. His numbed expression even led Bath to feel the blood stench assailing his nostrils to turn milder. Philip��s nce had only paused for 0.01 seconds on Bath��s face, before he turned to the front and abruptly shouted to a marine ahead.


    "Yield, or perish!"


    That marine��s answer was to swing his saber across. Bath could only watch as his formerrade dodgedterally, before drawing his de and beheading down. His subordinate Chief Petty Officer was instantly cut down to the deck, due to his reckless overstep; rolling several metres away. With his face facing down rigidly, he remained motionless. Only red blood remained pouring out of his body like a waterfall.


    "No!!!" Old Bath fumed frically. In this instance, a surge of immense strength overwhelmed him abruptly, as stabbed the throats of 2-3 foes in rapid session with his thin cuss. Then, like a fierce tiger descending, he lurched ferociously towards Philip.


    The sword arts of of this old Commander were unsurpassed; as his slender cuss shed through the air, it directly impaled into Philip��s right wrist. Evidently even till now, he remained reluctant to harm the apprentice he was additionally proud of.


    Instead, Philip��s de suddenly swept horizontally, attempting to fend off the cuss. Nevertheless, Old Bath��s arm strength was miraculously mighty, as he strode widely forward with unmatched vigor; pressurizing and forcing Philip to shift a step back.


    Both faces met each other, separated by their intercrossed bloodied des. Old Bath thenmented with grief.


    "What exactly happened, Phillip! What led you to betray our country, have you forgotten the oath you swore when you enlisted as a marine? Stay your weapon, I will propose an amnesty for you with Captain Norrington!"


    Philip refuted in distress.


    "It��s futile, teacher, listen to me. Lieutenant Commander Costa died to my hands, Lieutenant Madike��s neck was slit by me. I drilled through Lieutenant Commander Hejvit��s chest with my sword. Even if it was the Queen of Britain, my crimes are absolutely unpardonable."


    Old Bath could only feel his vision turning dark.


    "You����what the hell happened?!"


    Philip smiled bitterly.


    "The Hill Maiden encountered a demon, and even worst, I foolishly infuriated him����I brought this cmity onto myself. Forgive me, Commander Bath. I cannot die to you right now, my life doesn��t belong to me alone, but to thoseds who ced their faith in me."


    After concluding, Philip waved his sword, as he withdrew to the rear. Old Bath was about to pursue, but he suddenly sensed an indescribable threat pressing in from the right. Hastily swiping his cuss to block, he instantly felt an unfathomably tremendous strength surging up from his cuss.


    *********************************


    (TN: some information on navy ranks:


    Commander (��У) - Equivalent to lieutenant colonel in the military


    Belowmander is lieutenantmander, and below lieutenantmander is lieutenant.


    Captain is the rank above Commander. )

 Chapter 490: Crushing Reef!!

    <h4>Chapter 490: Crushing Reef!!</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    That force out of nowhere struck with such tremendous might, it was simply uncontroble. Bang! A thunderous muffle resounded, stars scattered in all directions as Commander Bath��s eye darkened. A fishy taste surged up his throat, as a sh sent his entire body flying 7-8 matres away while blood sttered in all directions. As he sailed through the air, he crashed into eight other pirates/marines engaged in chaotic battling; bluntly knocking them rolling like gourds. The strength of that unknown de was simply unimaginable!


    When Commander Bath crashed onto the deck, he lifted his head in shock before noticing a youthful male marching slowly towards him; with an incredibly exquisite, dark-blue long saber in his hand. This was a mediocre looking male atop a ship, yet he emanated a suppression of a winding mountain range!


    Sighing, that male fixated his gaze over.


    "I am truly apologetic, Commander sir. That brat, Philip, is presently the equivalent of my left wing and right arm. Therefore, I cannot permit you to continue influencing him. Thus����your opponent shall be me!"


    Bath could be considered to have served the navy for close to 30 years, seeing before all sorts of towering waves and turbulent storms. Yet when he focused on this male, he suddenly felt that his surroundings had turned peaceful. The chaotic upheaval of morous ughtering had been utterly screened outside his eardrums.


    He could sense the winds streaking strongly and swiftly across his skin, causing his hairs on the back of his hand to stand. He could smell the intensified fishy stench of reeking blood in the air, and the magnanimous waves pping against the steady and firm hull of his ship!!


    The vast ocean, the expanse of lingering dark clouds, a bloodbath in close quarters; yet unbeknownst why, Old Bath suddenly recalled the verdant grassfields, those monochrome dairy cows, and an oatmeal fragrance of his hometown! He gently straightened his body, and wiped off the trickling blood from his lips. Then, he issued with an unyielding tone.


    "Who, are, you?"


    Sheyan dully replied.


    "I am that demon you heard of from Philip."


    Old Bath snarled furiously, as his slender cuss radiated brilliantly; thrusting towards Sheyan��s chest. Relying on muscle memory, he was already prepared to swiftly switch to any contingency execution. Instead, he hadn��t anticipate his cuss to bluntly stab into the opponent��s body.


    Yet, this indomitable rival adorned a countenance of utter disregard. On the contrary, he had seized this opening, and delivered a chopping ��vroom�� with his saber!! Old Bath had previously battledboriously against other the pirates for prolonged periods; reaching the limits of fatigue long ago. RIght now, his situation could be described as an error, a te of loss. Watching the unavoidable descending, his heart turned icy cold. But at this moment, the distant Philip who was observing released a frantic exmation.


    "NO!"


    Sheyan revealed a demonic like smirk, as his saber abruptly twisted and smashed against the back of Commander Bath��s head. Instantaneously, that fatigue driven old Commander fell into unconsciousness on the deck. Like a dragon without a head, the british marines crumbled swiftly into defeat.


    Except, these marines soon discovered the intermingled pirates were receptive of them yielding, with even their former colleagues vouching that their lives weren��t in threat. Furthermore, the pirates formerly under Captain Chevalle started grinning nastily. In this very situation, it was apparent everyone knew their individual roles.


    Soon after the marines onboard had been in or surrendered cleanly, Sheyan led his group of pirates and inevitably met face-to-face with the other group of raiding pirates - subordinates of Chevalle. Both parties gripped their weapons with ferocious crudeness, as they mutually sized each other up from 3 metres apart. Recognizing Canbi, a rather fierce and robust looking pirate immediately shouted hoarsely.


    "Irn��-hammer Canbi? Didn��t someone said yer died in battle?"


    Canbi couldn��t help ncing at that pirate with dreadful demeanor.


    "Crew head Blood-Anchor?? That must��ve been a misunderstandin��."


    Sheyan scanned the masculine built of this pirate, reckoning his appearance to be not one bit inferior to Scarface Harry. That pirate was hauling a gigantic rusty hammer soaked in blood behind him, which was probably where his nickname, Blood-Anchor, came from.


    By now, someone had already informed Sheyan. Blood-Anchor was previously the vice crew head of Chavelle��s gship. His personality was dreadfully brutal, and was banished to be the crew head of another ship after killing arade in his drunkenness. After having been deported, he remained extremely overbearing and tyrannical on the other ship. It was said that his authority even vastly outstripped the captain of the ship!


    Following that, Blood-Anchor burst into feverishughter.


    "A weak idiot like ye, yer death don��t hold any weight. There��s nothing concernin�� your bunch here, smarty up and scram aye. Do yer need me to to hurl out some bones for ye scurvy dogs to nibble on? Simple that, you lot just need to kneel and show me how you bark!"


    After he concluded his speech, the rest of the pirates broke into hystericalughter. Sheyan had already probed out Blood-Anchor��s attributes, noticing that his strength was unexpectedly only 33 points! His physique and HP weren��t even that high, and couldn��t evenpare to One-eyed Hog. Sheyan couldn��t refrain from bing rather bbergasted. Such a standard was capable of bing a core backbone of Chevalle��s fleet?


    Nevertheless, time was tight. Sheyan gestured as he tossed away further thoughts. All of a sudden, Reef erected his shield and charged directly towards Blood-Anchor. Naturally, Sheyan followed Reef from behind. After Reef had roared out with his AOE offensive ��Shattering Cardiac Roar��, Sheyanplimented it with a curse-mix.


    Concurrently, Brother ck had press his trigger while hiding from afar. DA! DA! DA! DA! DA! 5 consecutive burst shots whizzed in uniformly, igniting the fuse of a fiery battle.


    Naturally, the zing bullets grazed in first, deeply prating into Blood-Anchor��s chest; with speckles of blood rapidly spilled out. It even triggered his ��Viperwolf��s Beard�� ability, as a German shepherd sized viperwolf bored out from the void; sinking its malicious fangs deep into Blood-Anchor��s abdomen, before forcefully ripping away.


    Blood-Anchor roared in agony, as he raised both shoulders. One could hear the ear-piercing nking of iron chains, as he monstrously manipted his gigantic blood anchor. The anchor soared forth, smashing towards Sheyan and Reef!


    The sweeping anchor emitted a sonorous buzzing sensation, as though a mountain peak was copsing down.


    Nevertheless, Reef maintained full confidence as he weed the blow with his shield. Although he had adopted Sheyan��s intentions and didn��t ascend as a Growth-hunter yet, his physique had long reached the 49 points boundary. In this present world of rtively low difficulty, this blow would clearly not be a huge issue.


    Instead, at the instance Reef and that gigantic anchor collided, a thunderous gong resounded with an impact capable of causing one��s spectacles to drop. Sheyan��s crew of pirates sucked in a mouthful of chilling air, as their morale waned instantly��


    Reef who had all along been esteemed as the core of their crew, had been smashed flying while vomiting blood. Moreover, it was the kind of pathetic blow out with both his legs leaving the ground, like in field hockey. Like a rogue artillery shell, Reef crashed into the nearby cabin; his collision resulting in an unceasing stream of snapping and crashing echoes. Evidently, the might of that blow was simply unstoppable, causing the flying Reef to wreck against countless objects.


    As for that viperwolf spirit summoned by Mogensha, it had coincidentally fell into attacking scope of the gigantic blood anchor. Having endured damages from several pirates as well, it was smashed into a fleshy mire!


    Sheyan��s pupils contracted in that instant. He suddenly realized that Reef��s HP hadpletely plunged by a third. "This guy��s attack, is actually this frightening???" Closely following, Reef roared with flustered and exasperation into the party channel.


    "Damned, there must be something wrong. Isn��t this merely a B- difficulty world? That scoundrel actually dealt crushing damages and an explosive strike to me!!


    Obviously, this blow had costed Reef a great deal of face. Before a group of ��worshippers��, his most formidable and proudest bearing had been blown apart by the enemy. To him, that was indeed an extraordinarily infuriating matter.


    Instead, Brother ck mocked sadistically.


    "Everything has an exception eh. I alone can destroy that brat. Big brother Reef, take a rest at the corner alright."


    Meanwhile, Sheyan spoke withposure.


    "Although his strength indicates 30 plus points, I reckon this brute probably possess an outstandingly potent enchanted storyline equipment! That is the only exnation for this. Though his offensive might is daunting, his w is exceedingly clear - his slow movement speed and sluggish attack frequency. His uracy isn��t high either, and his defence miraculously low. If the three of us were to deal with him, but other pirates swarming up would be a problem��but now, hmph hmph, they wouldn��t count as a huge problem. AK, don��t be in a hurry to attack him, let me see if that brute can deal crushing damages to me."


    At this moment, Blood-Anchor was once again coiling up his nking blood anchor, whileughing wildly.


    "A maggot has sunk to the underworld. Next be yer turn, idiots with the audacity to offend me dignity!"


    "Is that so?" All of a sudden, Sheyan drew his ��+7 West�� saber and speared forward. Blood-Anchor roared fanatically as his mountain like gigantic anchor swung forth, carrying a sky full of sediments and dust as it walloped towards Sheyan horizontally. It was like a monstrous pickup truck colliding forth. Though its speed remainedcking, it carried an irresistible impetuous!


    Sheyan positioned one feet forward and one behind, as he lowered his center of gravity. Then, he directly blocked the front with the back of his ��+7 West�� saber!


    "Keng!" At the split second where the pirates were drawing in breath, a crispy blunt sound emerged; one could only see countless regiments of oceanic-blue glitters sprinkling down as though something was smashed to pieces! Instead, contrary to their imagination, Sheyan wasn��t sent flying but merely stumbled 5-6 metres backwards. Two profound lines of indentation could now be seen on the deck beneath his feet!

 Chapter 491: Proceeding with the plunder

    <h4>Chapter 491: Proceeding with the plunder</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Blood-Anchor blinked his eyes, seemingly in disbelief of what he had witnessed. Bellowing furiously, he lugged the chain of his gigantic anchor again; attempting to ram forth his weapon once again!


    Yet since Sheyan had attained a basic understanding of Blood-Anchor��s w, why would he offer him that chance? With a whistling scream, Sheyan had already stampeded into his face like a barbaric bull. shing down ferociously with his saber, sorrowful blue rays poured down like a waterfall; threatening to sh his foe��s spirit and vision into two with one stroke!


    Nevertheless, Blood-Anchor was distinctly clear his long attacking intervals could be easily exploited as a weakness. At the instant Sheyan��s saber swung forth, two of Blood-Anchor��s trusted pirate confidants had abruptly snatched forward. Breathing deeply as they tore forward, the bulky bodies of those two pirate confidants swelled by a third of its current state.


    As they watched Sheyan��s descending sorrowful sh, the two confidants snarled furiously; their tattered clothes ripping from the dramatic swelling of their muscles. Concurrently, they waved their jetck double-edged hatchet upwards to block Sheyan��s iing saber!


    Sparks scattered as metal fragments intercrossed! Boiling blood sttering in all directions!!!


    An explosive strike!


    Though Sheyan��s weapon wasn��t of an excellent grade, it was nevertheless recognized as a powerful weapon of the realm. Besides, it had been enhanced to a +7 stage.


    In contrast, the two pirates wielded ordinary weapons!


    This innate supremacy manifested instantaneously.


    Of the two pirate confidants, one released a blood-curdling scream as he slumped to the ground within a second, with his blood and innards gushing out wildly. Not only did Sheyan��s sh split apart his double-edged hatchet, it even chopped him squarely in the middle!!!


    Though the other pirate managed to preserve his double-edged hatchet, he was presently staring nkly and lifelessly on the spot while maintaining his hatchet to block Sheyan. When someone nudged him, he directly slumped down dispiritedly into a pool of mud.


    To them, Sheyan��s entire 49 points of strength was the maximum heights they could strive for. Hence, when a ridiculously exorbitant force impacted against his double-edged hatchet, tremors of energy came pouring through; shattering his shoulder des before terrorizing his body with unwavering might, as it shook him to death on the spot!


    Of course, a primary reason for their instant death, was due to them having experienced consecutive gruelling battles beforehand. Thus, the HP of both pirates were far from full. If they were at their optimal state, it would be impossible for Sheyan to achieve such results!


    Still, Sheyan��s present agility had reached 40 points*, and his movement speed was pretty decent. Though his sh was blocked, he immediately executed a forward roll as he charged relentless pursuit of Blood-Anchor. Then, he hastily shed forth with his saber once again!


    (TN: 20 pure agility + Barbarous armour (2) + Gene-mix (4) + Monstrous Fighting Spirit (2) + Ambition (2) + Matrix ne (6) + random ring from ch8 of this vol (2) = 38 points. I tried searching for the final 2 points, but apparently I must��ve missed it out my bad. Oh well)


    The might of his sh was lethal, sending a dark-bluish brilliance swiping in tight pursuit of the fleeing Blood-Anchor. Boom! It cleanly sliced the besiding cabin into two, as splinters soared dozens of metre high within the shattered divide; sshing sporadically into the sea. Even a pirate standing nearby the edge was thoroughly drenched from the sshes.


    However, that pirate refused to release a single curse, for fear that the softest of sound would incur the wrath of that terrifying deadly saber!


    Blood-Anchor had long abandoned his weapon while he sprinting frantically. Panting withrge breaths, his eyes brimmed with horror and despair. In reality, the most brutal of characters would in turn, be the individuals who cherished their lives the most! Due to witnessing frequent broadcasts of death, the horror of dying had been profoundly engraved within them.


    After Sheyan withstood his devastating anchor head on without perishing, Blood-Anchor immediately sensed that things were going awry. Within a split second of Sheyan rushing in to hack against his face, this brutal pirate immediately fathomed a stupendously frightening threat descending onto him. Thus, he turned to flee.


    Desiring to establish his prestige here, Sheyan��s pursuit was much faster. With a vertical slice of his saber, blood shimmered out from Blood-Anchor��s back; mincing out a long wound on his back. Blood-Anchor immediately released a miserable shriek, as he pulled out a dagger from his waist and stabbed over.


    Using his long saber to fend off the iing dagger, sparks scattered as Sheyan��s retaliation had in turn, forced Blood-Anchor staggering 2-3 steps back. This time, Sheyan was fully certain that the strength of Blood-Anchor was indeed beyond his.


    Yet peculiarly, when he probed Blood-Anchor��s data, it clearly disyed his strength was merely 33 points. Therefore, Sheyan could resolutely determine; the only exnation, was the enhancement of an exceptionally formidable equipment!


    Although Blood-Anchor��s strength surpassed his opponent, his agility and defence were poorlycking. Without his special ability, ��Crewhead��s Barrier��, inting his health by thousands of points, he would essentially be in the realms of an ordinary pirate. Such an abnormality was like Cheng Yaojin*, relying on merely a limited repertoire of skills; but once unravelled, he could only flee in panic.


    (TN:*Cheng Yaojin is a chinese general that is associated with the phrase Cheng Yaojin and his three axe strokes, which refers to one who relies on the same old tricks)


    Spectating this twist of events, the pirates led by Blood-Anchor became totally dispirited. They had personally witnessed their own idol fleeing from Sheyan like a wretched dog. Such a demoralizing scene was practically enough to strip them ofbat motivation.


    Such an intense battle only persisted briefly, before Blood-Anchor was covered in wounds. In this instant, Sheyan dodged a retaliating stab from Blood-Anchor, before waving his long saber across. Blood sttered, as Blood-Anchor��s left hand spiralled away after being decapitated by the sh! It spiralled a lonely arc despondently in mid air, before it plunged into the sea; resulting in only a tiny ssh.


    Blood gushed out profusely. Blood-Anchor clutched his severed wrist as he released a blood-curdling scream. Hu! In a sh, Sheyan raised his long saber and hacked down! Electrifying shes jolted through the air, as it blinded the eyes of onlookers.


    Without mercy, that saber bore down into the leather vest of Blood-Anchor, tearing deep into his body before it sliced him into two! The saber��s momentum didn��t wane, but shed with a brilliance that spanned 3 metres; as though it could rip apart the vision of any onlookers!


    One could observe that Blood-Anchor��s mutted body had been sliced into two, currently copsed to the ground. A feeling of gripping dread welled up in the hearts of spectators, as they observed the eerie jared bones and reddened flesh.


    Aware of Blood-Anchor��s death, the remaining pirates instantly sank into foreboding silence. Utterly devoid of fighting spirit, they yielded in sessions. Meanwhile, Blood-Anchor had dropped a rather perplexing key loot, which was merely a dark-blue grade key, and shockingly unloaded a bunch of garbage when opened.


    Sheyan muttered irresolutely to himself, before trudging towards the sliced corpse of Blood-Anchor. Then hemenced a detailed inspection, and following his examination, he finally discovered a faintly detectable ck glow flickering on Blood-Anchor��s corpse. As for that glow, it belonged to Blood-Anchor��s gloves. After stripping off those gloves, he received the notification.


    [ Ogre gloves (1 set) ]


    [ Origins: Unknown ]


    [ Equipment characteristics: Unique storyline equipment (Only storyline characters can equip this, unable to be brought out of this world) ]


    [ Equipment rarity: ck ]


    [ Material: Ogre leather tanned with thick soap, possesses astonishingly monstrous strength ]


    [ Addons: nil ]


    [ Effect: Provides a strength x2 special effect for wielder. The data of this effect enhancement would not be disyed in most situations. ]


    [ Equipment position: Hands. (Can be used with a weapon) ]


    [ Description: This glove is crafted with the sole skin of a female ogre, rarely receive abrasions and supplies extraordinary strength. ]


    [ Warning: Under normal circumstances, few ordinary individuals can withstand the tremendous might of this pair of gloves. Therefore, wielders would experience a weakening in a certain aspect. Also, once a user exhibits a strength that exceeds the limits of its bodily endurance, severe recoils will frequently ur. ]


    [ Description: If you feel this unique storyline equipment is not powerful enough, you can sell it to the realm in exchange for utility or potential points; choosing 1 out of the 2 options. ]


    In view of this object, the trio finally understood why Reef was struck flying by that shuddering gigantic anchor. So it was indeed the mischief of this unique storyline equipment! One had to credit the conferred privileges of the ��Pirate Captain�� title for discovering this powerful unique storyline equipment. Therefore at present, anyone else including storyline characters, they were all incapable of perceiving this object.


    Channeling his First Lieutenant authority, Sheyan forked out 1000 utility points to inquire about the selling valuation of this ��Ogre Gloves��, In the end, the notification he received was - [ Due to current realm military rank being too low, you can only receive 2000 utility points or 2 potential points for this equipment; although its true valuation vastly exceeds that figure. ]


    2,000 utility points or 2 potential points. In that instant, Sheyan felt that selling it was like a joke. This unique storyline equipment truly possessed remarkable might. Therefore, handling it recklessly to unloyal individuals would usher in hidden misfortunes in the future.


    Meanwhile, the majority of those Chevalle pirates had chosen to yield, while a scarce few remained obstinate and were heavily encircled. Amongst which, was shockingly that Captain Jeter of Blood-Anchor��s pirate ship. Wrapped around by five of his trusted confidants in a circle, they roared with dignity; dering that Captain Chevalle would surely seek revenge for them.


    Sadly, Sheyan ruthlessly dispatched out the surrendered british marines to surround them����if those marines still retained a repression in their hearts, they would undoubtedly be filled with a sense of righteousness when ying these pirates; to them, it would be like cops capturing thieves once again.


    However, before Jeter and his trusted confidants faced their imminent execution, Sheyan gently stood up and pointed towards the nearby Canbi.


    "Canbi, you do it. Ye shall lead our men to blow Jeter down and bring his head to me."

 Chapter 492: I bestow you with strength!

    <h4>Chapter 492: I bestow you with strength!</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Canbi lifted his head in astonishment, his mouth widening in silence. Yet his gaze quickly shifted to a resolute and carnal one.


    "Aye! Cap��n, I��ll take care of it!"


    2 minutester. Soaked in blood, Canbi very viciously lugged Jeter��s head over.


    In general, the state of affairs between pirates were terribly aghast. asionally, bloody fights would erupt, while mutinies would be incited to banish their captains. (As what happened to the beloved Jack Sparrow, which doesn��t need mentioning��)


    Nevertheless, Chevalle remained an individual of principle and justice. Internal strife was absolutely prohibited amongst his crew. Once an incident urs, both parties would be hung! With Canbi��s murderous deed, he had expressed his loyalty to Sheyan; utterly breaking off any prospect of returning to Captain Chevalle��s pirate fleets.


    Observing this scene, Sheyan stood up and gestured for Canbi to take a knee. Then, he pulled out his saber and ced it on his shoulder.


    "To reward your devotion����I, Seaman Yan from the east, shall deprive Blood-Anchor��s strength and bestow it to ye. I hope you can exercise this strength to serve me well! However, this strength contains an immense risk. Once it exceeds the limitations of your body, you will face the brunt of its deadliness. Will ye ept this?"


    Upon hearing Sheyan��s words, Canbi raised his head in doubt.


    "Cap��n, It be rumored Blood-Anchor��s strength is bestowed by a wicked witch who fornicated wit�� his ol��man. I heard it flows deep within his veins. Cap��n��ye, how can ye deprive his strength?"


    Sheyan replied indifferently.


    "This is my affair. You only need to consider this, will ye ept?"


    Canbi was taken aback as he replied.


    "To obtain powerful strength, I be willin�� to pay any price!"


    Upon hearing Canbi��s words, many marines and pirates revealed expressions of disbelief on their faces, as they whispered privately beneath. Instead, Commander Bath who had since been tied up exposed a despising countenance, as he thought with firm disdain.


    "This moron is actually attempting to toy with these cunning and rapacious pirates, isn��t he courting death? Aren��t pirates scum who only eyes tangible gain? Without seeing actual strength, who would believe? Anyone can spew pompous words of deception, but only pirates wouldn��t buy such ttery."


    However, Sheyan couldn��t care less about others, as he handed over the pair of ��Ogre Gloves�� to Canbi; allowing him to wear them. Evidently, Canbi had way of examining the properties of this equipment, but could only pretend toud over this exceedingly ordinary gloves before Sheyan��s stern gaze. Then, he bowed before Sheyan to express his gratitude, which was clearly just a superficial reaction.


    Concurrently, the private whispers of the pirates grew louder, as though a morous gale had blew across them. One could sense the morale of everyone turning unstable. Canbi could clear sense this upheaval, as his face grew excruciatingly ugly while looking at Sheyan; appearing slightly terrified and bewildered.


    No doubt, this was already part of Sheyan��s calctions. He suddenly ordered Canbi in an amicable manner.


    "Though Blood-Anchor is dead, his cumbersome anchor is inconveniencing our operations, while I��ve seen many simply winding past it when cleaning up the deck. Bring that grand anchor to me, but note, you alone are sufficient to carry out this effortless task."


    Blood-Anchor��s strength was 33 points, and scaled to a peak of 66 points after equipping the gloves. Naturally, shifting the gigantic anchor would be beyond light for Canbi, whose strength had reached 35 points even without wearing the gloves.


    Undoubtedly, when Canbi heard this order, he couldn��t help bing startled. Deep within his heart, he doubted that Sheyan possessed such a mystical ability; thinking his captain was merely exhibiting a mere symbolic ceremony. Thus, he responded with great hesitation.


    "Cap��n����me wounds are not well after receiving cuts. Besides, thatrge anchor be normally carried by six of Blood-Anchor��s men��"


    Truthfully speaking, Canbi was rather quick-witted. Not only did his words offer Sheyan a way out of embarrassment, it alsopletely preserved his own face; being unable to shift it due to his bodily wounds. Moreover, he further seized the opportunity to emphasised the difficulty of requiring six to lift it. How would he expect, that Sheyan��s face would turn downcast after listening to him, as he admonished.


    "If I proim that ye are capable, then ye shall surely aplish it! Even if I slice off your limbs, as long as I tell you to, then have faith for miracles can happen!"


    Sheyan was practically roaring out his words with a snarling tone. Not a single word missed the ears of anyone on board. At this instant, the discussions and suspicions of their hearts were totally ovepped by their curiosity. Everyone��s gaze had congealed on Canbi!


    Old Bath��s face also revealed an expression of disbelief, as he stammered to himself; as though wanting to speak up, but ultimately failing to do so. Only his pair of eyes remained tightly fixated on Canbi.


    After Sheyan released this statement, Canbi immediately understood; even if he had to use his teeth today, he still had to move this gigantic anchor. Under such circumstances, a buried notion deep in his heart had subconsciously welled up��could it be cap��n wasn��t showin�� off, but every word of his��be real?


    ins of silence from all four corners. Everyone adopted a revering attitude as they paved the way for Canbi, as though Canbi was carrying an unexinable mystery and awe. When Canbi restlessly arrived at the gigantic anchor, he heaved a deep breath and adjusted his belt. Then, he tugged along the iron chain with one hand, and emanated Blood-anchor��s manner of hoisting the chain on his shoulder.


    He was initially attempting to exert his strength, surveying the stupendous weight of this terrifying great anchor; before he would decide on how to shift it over.


    Never had he expected that after issuing an experimental force, Canbi suddenly felt an unfathomable current of strength jolting from his glove; seeping deep into the bones of his limb. In a sh, he had broken through the boundaries of his prior strength!!!


    Such strength, such insanity, it overwhelmed his body instantaneously!


    "ARGHHHHHHH!!!!!"


    Canbi wasn��t mentally prepared, before such unprecedented strength surged within him, as he roared with uncontroble ecstasy. Originally probing first, this insanely astronomical strength inculcated from his right hand towards his four limbs!


    In a split second, that terrifying great anchor had been abruptly pulled up, and was now braced by his shoulder!!! What sowed horror in the masses, was that he had merely employed a single right hand to coil around the chain, before hoisting up this great anchor onto his shoulder. This wasn��t a feat that even Blood-Anchor could��ve aplished!


    Boom! Boom! Booom!!!! With each stomp releasing a violent tremor, Canbi marched towards Sheyan! Even the entire ship was swaying, and every marine, pirate, or captive had their jaws dropped to its furthest extent. Watching this scene with bbergasted, reverential gazes.


    They could confirm, this was event never to be forgotten in their entire lives; a tale that would circte eternally amongst their descendants!!!


    "The Cap��n can truly deprive another��s strength, the cap��n can truly bestow tis�� strength to others!!"


    The pirates who were whispering doubtfully in private, were all appalled; their bodies trembled violently. As for Old Bath, he was utterly stunned, his mouth repetitively reciting the word ��heavens��; as though he suffered from dementia��


    Stomp by stomp, Canbi headed towards Sheyan. His present expression was numb and dull, one could tell he was wrapped in bliss and aplishment. Crashing the great anchor before Sheyan, cracks emerged from the pressurized wooden board.


    After cing the great anchor down, Canbi very humbly crept to Sheyan��s front as his forehead touched the deck to express frightful allegiance.


    "A sin, this I, I doubted, no no, I previously suspected cap��n was deceivin�� me����I deserve to be hung. With how mighty sir��s strength was, how could he be lying. How can I, a puny servant!!!"


    One could fathom an indescribable agitation from Canbi��s incoherent speech; an agitation stemmed from the shock of attaining such astounding strength, delight as well as a fear of losing everything!


    Sheyan noticed that Calbi didn��t appear as though he was injured, reckoning that Canbi hadn��t exhibited his full strength. As such, shifting that great anchor would probably only require 45 points of strength. Hence, he ignored Calbi and stood up. His eyes sweeping the field with austerity. In this moment, wherever his gazended, none dared to return contact. Imitating Canbi, the pirates knelt with fear and trepidation.


    Obviously, Sheyan was very pleased the fruits of his actions. He finally lowered his head, and coldly admonished Canbi.


    "Doubting me is indeed a sin. You must remember, i can deprive you of the strength I��ve bestowed. Besides, it was to me, whom Blood-Anchor perished to! On ount that this be your first offense, carry on kneeling for any hour here. If you continue to render a humble and loyal dedication��I shall bestow greater strength of mysteries unto you!"


    At present, innumerable undisguised nces of envy and admiration were casted on Canbi. Strictly speaking, kneeling on deck for an entire hour while the masses behold, was an act of paramount embarrassment. Instead, Canbi adorned a delighted and trembling voice as he lowered his head.


    "Aye! Cap��n!"


    Strings of regret and praises spreaded through the pirates. Some pirates remained deluded, that Sheyan would deprive Canbi��s strength and bestow it on themselves. Instead, such fantasies were merely a reverie right now.


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    (TN: The paragraph below is from chapter 56 of this volume. I felt that it would be appropriate to ce it here because readers in china had problem understanding it, so author rified with this)


    Author��s note: The plundering ability has a definite chance of plundering the strongest equipment/weapon of an enemy��s corpse/ship. Without the ability under normal circumstances, plundering the equipment will result in merely an ordinary equipment. Only with the ability in plundering the equipment, the enchantment magic will then be absorbed into the equipment. This enchantment magic normally pertains to the strongest capability of the plundered enemy. That is why Sheyan��s crew can only sense that the equipments seems to have changed from something rotten into something magical, after receiving and testing it.

 Chapter 493: Redoubtable HMS Dauntless

    <h4>Chapter 493: Redoubtable HMS Dauntless</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Sheyan no longer concerned himself with matters on deck. Besides, today��s affairs was adequate for the pirates�� digestion. Thus, he turned and left.


    Right now, the two ships he hadmandeered hadn��t been inspected yet, which could presumably offer him further delightful nuggets. Moreover, his reputation had inted to an inconceivable extent amongst the pirates, where a riot would be seemingly impossible.


    Meanwhile, the other pirates remained exceedingly envious of Canbi��s luck, where they staunchly affirmed to stay in this crew.


    This time, Sheyan acquired a surprising delight during this time��s inspection. He actually discovered two unique storyline equipments. However, both were only usable for the ship.


    He discovered this on the british royal navy ship:


    [ Lisbon ��McKinney�� Sail ]


    [ Type: Sail ]


    [ Origin: Lisbon ]


    [ Equipment characteristics: Unique Storyline Equipment (Can only be installed onto storyline ships, unable to be brought out of this world.) ]


    [ Equipment rarity: Light blue ]


    [ Material: Thick sailcloth ]


    [ Addons: Nil ]


    [ Effect: After installing onto ship, it will provided 5% additional movement speed aspared to ordinary sails. ]


    [ Installing position: Mast ]


    [ Description: The year 1989 was a flourishing one for growing x. That year, the Mckinney workshop reaped a bumper harvest of x. That year, the quality of their thick sailcloth received outstanding appraisals and praise. Employing the sail cloths they manufactured will pave the way for excelling ship capabilities. ]


    *****************


    As for the pirate ship, Sheyan acquired something he had been desiring for long.


    [ Tergi Emblem ]


    [ Type: Naval Ram ]


    [ Origin: Caribbean Sea, I de Pelegostos ]


    [ Equipment characteristics: Unique storyline equipment (Can only be installed onto storyline ships, unable to be brought out of this world.) ]


    [ Equipment rarity: ck ]


    [ Material: Chitin, bone substance ]


    [ Addons: Iron hoop ]


    [ Effect: After installing on ship, it deals 2.5x of normal collision damage against enemy ships, with a 33% increase chance of wrecking a rival ship��s body. ]


    [ Instation position: Ship��s bow ]


    [ Description: A risky endeavour three years ago, Blood-Anchor led a crew to I de Pelegostos, and exterminated a cannibal tribe known as the Terji tribe. During the raid, he acquired an extremely lethal long tusk. After appraising it, it was actually a narwhal��s tusk. ]


    After Blood-Anchor had exterminated the tribe, they didn��t obtain any additional information. As such, nobody knew how a narwhal��s tusk could surface in the caribbean sea, when the whale only lived in the Arctic. Yet one fact could be confirmed - this tusk was tremendously massive. After Blood-Anchor had been vanquished to Jeter��s ship, he employed this tusk as the ship��s ram.


    This ship��s ram would simplify themon sequence of initiating naval boarding battles. Swinging over with grappling ropes would be no longer required, as one could simply smash into an enemy��s hull. After a violent collision and wrecking into the ship��s hull, the ship��s ram would lodge deep into the enemy��s ship; allowing the two ships to temporarily be one body. Ascending onto the enemy��s ship would then be a simple affair of a single step.


    While Sheyan was instructing his pirates to install the Ship��s ram, a pirate eximed abruptly as he pointed towards the sky behind.


    "Captain Chevalle has released the return re, today��s battle be concluded."


    Sheyan turned and immediately noticed a curving signal re skyrocketing into the sky, in the midst of the core battlefield; approximately dozens of nautical miles from here. Observing that pir of re shooting directly into the blue dome of heaven, it faded into the abstruse mysteries behind the skies.


    Following that ascending signal re, every pirate ship begun congregating towards a direction. Yet at this moment, a 7-masted grand ship from the Royal British Navy fleet suddenly cruised forward; shockingly, its appearance modelled thetest dominant Caravel ship model. Indeed, this was one of the three primary warships of the Royal British Navy.


    Norrington��s gship - The HMS Dauntless!


    One could tell this redoubtable ship was one of a kind. It held utter contempt towards the congregating pirates, ushering an impression akin to a disy of the king��s horses and his men; like an indomitable grand general issuing a brazen campaign for battle!


    As The HMS Dauntless navigated several nautical miles forward, it sharply whirled into a horizontal position, while dragging out an arc of majestic waves; positioning its right broadside aiming towards the gathering pirates! Within a second, rumbles of cannons boomed thunderously, as they drowned out even the sloshing of waves in this vast ocean!


    More astonishingly, all 106 32-pounder cannons of The HMS Dauntless had thundered in uniform fashion. A uniform single boom that caused one to feel a fault in their sense of hearing. Following this, minute seconds of tranquility ensued.


    Meanwhile, the pirate ships could begin hearing oppressive whizzing sounds. Eventually, like igniting a gunpowder storage, an astronomically violent explosion erupted; followed by the epassing billows of gales and turbulent waves!


    The trio��splexion turned pale. A contestant��s vision exceeded the average human and they could vividly observe, when the HMS Dauntless opened fire, a dense mass of 35 pounds cannon balls cruised in while covering the heavens and the earth.


    The waves of cannon balls contained hidden fatal might, which could effortlessly obliterate anything obstructing its path. Within an instant, three pirate ships amongst the congregating pirate ships had been sunk.


    Such were the tremendous results of this first bombarding, but the true aftermath remained unstoppably destructive as wooden shavings sttered about when a 7-masted grand ship behind was also struck.


    The main masts of three otherrge ships soon toppled bluntly; carrying multiple creakings before it copsed with a boom, leaving torrents of sshes in its wake.


    Soon after, some of the gunpowder storages of the pirate ships had also been implicated; detonating up with matchless explosive destruction!


    "A bombardment analogous to rocket artillery, pouring down torrents of cannon balls that outstripped the enemy��s firepower by manifold. Is that the special ability of that legendary HMS Dauntless warship?" Sheyan mused to himself.


    "Actually, its weakness is quite apparent. As long as one can dodge away from that, and if The HMS Dauntlesscked ammunition����once a naval boarding urs, one would have to face just arge crew of gunners��"


    At the instant the HMS Dauntless hadmenced its bombardment, Sheyan��s perceptive sense had warned him of a tremendously deadly threat. Evidently with Sheyan��s current prowess, it would be absolutely insufficient to collide straight on with those peak level monsters of the Pirates of the Caribbean World.


    However to Sheyan, he wasn��t required to aplish such tasks, at least not within a short span of time.


    "Set sail, it��s time we leave." Sheyan ordered emotionlessly.


    "Release the sails! Full speed ahead, destination - Tortuga."


    A pirate hastily disseminated the order. After Sheyan pondered a little, hemanded.


    "Sink Blood-Anchor��s pirate ship, bring along only the british ships we��vemandeered."


    After a day of contention, Sheyan chose the most chaotic period of both parties to abscise himself from this battlefield. The scope of this grand naval warfare was truly outrageously appalling. In addition, Norrington��s final disy of might was so extravagant, it attracted the attention of most others. As such, Sheyan��s ship managed to leave silently without arousing any attention.


    Although Old Bath��s Richie was pretty outstanding, it was a warship heavily emphasised on broadside cannon battles. Attempting to modify it would be a waste of resources. Hence, Sheyan maintained his gship as The Hill Maiden, the one Philip had served initially.


    Furthermore, to mask from attention and slow down the discovery of his revolt against Chevalle��s pirate fleets, Sheyan sunk all the pirate ships he hadmandeered.


    Instead, he left alongside the other three lightly damaged British Royal Navy 3-masted ��Galen�� Galley ships. This was because ships were alsomonly known as fortunes, and this wasn��t considering the weapons and equipments onboard yet.


    Thest Pirate of the Caribbean experience had provided ample warning to Sheyan. If he desired to rise to prominence in this chaotic world, then money absolutely couldn��t be discounted.


    Especially now that he was a pirate captain, he had to consider the welfare of his nearly 200 members crew! Satisfying the appetite of these greedy scums was the first paramount rule. More crucially, Sheyan was also considering the main theme of the Pirates of the Caribbean, which was naturally freedom and risks. Lastly, storyline plots of this world normally revolves around an inseparable rtionship between naval warfare and ships!


    With regards to the storyline characters they will be interacting during this mission, it could be said that they posed no risk to Sheyan and buddies at all.


    Nevertheless! Though the world��s difficulty was merely a low ��B-�� category, it also meant that throughout this mission process, there would be certainly still be events or figures that could threaten the lives of the trio.


    ording to Sheyan��s careful deduction, he reckoned the difficulty would mainly pertain with the boundless sea.


    Citing a simple example - The trio could easily dispatch a hundred pirates like Ol��Seadog, but if it was out at sea and they only possessed a tiny boat when encountering 50 plus simr pirates on board fast sailing gunships����undoubtedly, they would die a gruesome death.


    A cannon��s effective range vastly outstripped Mogensha��s range. Moreover, once a tiny boat capsizes, even powerful contestants would be incapable of surviving for long while floating in the sea. When the fatigue of continuous swimming exceeds bodily limits, their health would begin to plunge persistently.


    At present, of the 48 hours timeframe of their main mission, ��Set Sail��, there was still 30 plus hours of leftover.


    However, to reach the pirate��s neutral Tortuga port beforehand, Sheyan decided tomand his gship, The Hill Maiden, to advance with maximum velocity.


    On the contrary, he allowed a half of his crew to tag along with other ships; travelling slowly alongside those injured pirates.

 Chapter 494: Hindrances along the way

    <h4>Chapter 494: Hindrances along the way</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Through his showmanship of grace and might, Sheyan had instilled a convinced and yielding heart within his subordinates by now.


    A wonderful aspect happened, where a distinct segregation between the former british marines and the pirates had formed. This foreordained that hidden agreements would be difficult to achieve, thus eliminating the awkward predicament of future mutinies.


    Therefore, Sheyan could confer authority to potential subordinates with a reassured mind. In turn, this enhanced the loyalty of the pirates on board the other ships.


    The northern wind currently brewed relentlessly. With the various plundered unique storyline equipments and his ��Pirate Captain�� title, the Hill Maiden was now experiencing a 15% movement speed boost.


    As such, Sheyan��s gship was presently navigating through the sea with an unbelievable velocity.


    The razor-sharp narwhal tusk of the ship��s ram tore against the billowing sea waves, as the ship left a long streak of white trail shadowing its stern; stimted sails swelled abundantly like the voluptuous breasts of beauties.


    Under Sheyan��s fluentmand, only a measly twenty pirates were hustling around the ship, while the remainder rested indoors.


    Though the manpower was at a minimum, everything was executed neatly. Even in the minds of the pirates, they felt their routine taskings had be more efficient.


    One must understand, Sheyan was concurrently assuming the three great personas of captain, First Mate* and navigator. Such a scene indeed left the pirates gasping in amazement. It was no wonder when Mogensha overheard the secret discussion of the former british marines; they mentioned that ��captain�� could evenmand a fleet with surplus to spare.


    (TN:*First Mate is the same term as Chief Officer)


    During the voyage, the trio asionally noticed other contestants sailing towards Tortuga port, in their single-masted boats with turtle-like velocity.


    Naturally, the trio wouldn��t throw stones at people stuck in a well, neither were they kind samaritans. While observing the jealous and hateful gazes of other contestants, Reef and Mogensha couldn��t avoid sensing a superiority arising involuntarily.


    As the saying goes, sharpening an axe wouldn��t dy the chopping of firewood. Though these contestants had set off 10 hours before them, Sheyan had merely leveraged 5 hours before surpassing them.


    Inevitably with such circumstances, there wouldn��t be any suspense in predicting that party Ace would reach Tortuga port first.


    "Boss, how much longer do you reckon till we get to Tortuga port?" Brother ck casually asked as he strolled to Sheyan��s side.


    Sheyan shook his head.


    "I can only observe from this map, but I haven��t gone there before*. What I can say is, if there aren��t any idents, then roughly within 5-6 hours."


    Brother ck responded with shock.


    "That fast? You should know, the realm gave us a total of 48 hours eh."


    Sheyan nodded and answered.


    "The speed of those single-masted lifeboats aren��t slow. I reckon they would at most take 24 hours to sail there."


    Brother ck paused briefly before asking.


    "Such a ckened duration����it doesn��t feel like the style of the nightmare realm. Could it be, we will encounter obstacles throughout our voyage, ones that will force us to meander around?


    Sheyan chuckled.


    "That possibility cannot be excluded. Still, the initial main mission of this world wouldn��t have such exaggerated difficulty as well. It wouldn��t be simr to that high intensity war during the previous world��s realm war right. Oh rx, I also allowed the majority of our crew to rest. If we ever encounter any trouble, they would be able to fight with an optimal state."


    epting this willingly, Mogensha nodded. After walking a few steps away, he suddenly paused to ask.


    "Boss, do you intent to employ that thing in this world?"


    Sheyan questioned.


    "You��re referring to that ��Dead Sea Scroll��, Remnant Page?"


    Mogensha nodded. Sheyan then inhaled deeply and answered.


    "That will depend on whether my ns flow smoothly. I do hope to employ that in this world! Be it good or bad, we nheless possess a ship and a crew which can be incorporated as a part of us; thereby apportioning the mission��s difficulty as well, this�� is the privilege of this Pirate of the Caribbean world. Besides, if we seize the authority control of our ship, then we wouldn��t face a situation identical to the ckthorn tribe of the previous world, where the amount of loots re can rake in were suppressed!!"


    Brother ckughed heartily and agreed.


    "That��s right. The enemies these pirates eliminate would equally drop key loots. I recently observed that though most of the loot chest produced garbage, we��ve managed to amass a sump of nearly 20,000 utility points so far. Furthermore, this doesn��t factor in those unique storyline equipment you discovered."


    Sheyan chuckled.


    "We can��t sell off those unique storyline equipments. Once we bestow them to our crew, we can still acquire their aid the next time we return. We cannotmit the error of killing the chicken to get its eggs."


    "Whatever, since you��re in charge of these matters����all the best boss." Brother ck exposed his set of white teeth and smiled craftily. "I haven��t seen something you can��t achieve yet."


    Approximately an hour of voyageter, the pirates ahead had started shouting abruptly. Sheyan strolled over as a surprised pirate greeted him.


    "Blimey smokes! The hull struck against something at the bottom. Our speed be slowed."


    Sheyan immediate inquired.


    "Aye, Submerged reefs eh? I don��t recall the map showing a treacherous region here."


    Canbi emerged and shrugged his shoulders.


    "Yer memory ain��t wrong, Cap��n. I��ve sailed through this route three times; heard no news of ships touchin�� reefs."


    Sheyan nodded.


    "Has anyone checked for leaks in the ship?"


    When his words faded, Ol��Seadog, while biting onto a knife, had just climbed back up from beneath with a speed remarkable for a person with a single hand. He shrugged his shoulders and informed.


    "Cap��n, the durability of the ship��s hull be like the arse of an 18 year ol��ss."


    Sheyan pondered before issuing.


    "Light a torch!"


    The torches on board ships were all soaked with blubber which wouldn��t emit much fumes, but could remainbusting for long. Moreover, its me was exceptional bright. Its only shoring was the fishy smell it emitted.


    Once a pirate shined the torch at the ship��s bow, he instantly realised an abnormality in the supposedly peaceful sea.


    The seawater was currently rapidly bubbling, where seeminglyrge invisible hands beneath were stirring it forcefully. Moreover, the momentum of these hands were facing towards different directions.


    Sheyan quickly shot an eye at Brother ck. Mogensha then immediately produced his rifle, took aim and triggered off.


    Scorching bullets pierced deep into the abyss of the sea instantaneously, yet not a single trace of blood diffused up.


    Instead, numerous haphazardly interwoven ck strips rapidly emerged within the sea, as they gradually tangled around the ship��s hull.


    On hindsight, they couldn��t see clearly what those ck strips were. However, the waves became increasingly turbulent as loads of white foam bubbled up.


    Although the seawater wasn��t turbid, the pirates were totally incapable of viewing the specifics beneath the sea surface; due to the reflecting glossiness of the sea at night. Phrasing in a more urate depiction, it was like the sea was being boiled, as though something was breaking free from the shell of water and devouring it!


    Sheayn snorted andmandingly ordered.


    "Get more men to light torches and stand by the hull!"


    Sheyan��s current prestige was unmatched. With a single announcement, everyone threw their bodies into servitude. Pirates scrambled over speedily. Sheyan tied a hawser* around his waist, before exining to Reef and Mogensha.


    (*ED: A hawser is a thick rope used for mooring or towing a ship)


    "I��ll go down for a look, if I enter a near-death state, immediately pull me back up."


    The two nodded while the rest of the pirates were utterly rmed. Especially those wholeheartedly loyal subordinates of Sheyan; individuals like Ol��Seadog and Canbi, they anxiously attempted to dissuade Sheyan from taking this risk.


    In the perspective of several old pirates, encountering abnormalities within the sea was an asional affair.


    They imed those ck strips were hair of the dead that floated up from the underworld��desiring to glimpse the moonlight; grievous and missing the living, that was why they pestered ships.


    However, they would merely dy the ship for several days before dispersing away. Instead, one would undoubtedly meet treacherous dangers if one went underwater.


    Yet how could Sheyan afford to dally for several days? Hence, he insisted on going overboard.


    In the end, a one-eyed pirate volunteered to undertake this investigation task with his captain, while boasting about his excellent swimming capabilities.


    This one-eyed pirate actually belonged to the earliest batch that followed Sheyan. His performance had been rtively mediocre, and imed no excelling points to his name.


    In spite of that, his willingness to volunteer and guard Sheyan, had evidently revealed his arousement due to the previous event; a desire inspired when Canbi acquired his mysterious strength.


    Sheyan naturally was well aware of his intentions, but this was indeed the kind of initiative he was hoping to see. In this world, Sheyan wasn��t afraid of crew members with thriving ambitions, but that his crew wouldn��t possess talents!


    Sheyan nced at him before asking.


    "What is your name?"


    The one-eyed pirated deferentially answered.


    "Call me cksail, cap��n."


    Sheyan nodded.


    At present, every second counted. No time for mindless chatter, they directly leapt into the ocean. No matter how reckless this appeared, Sheyan had already went through careful deliberations.


    They were currently undertaking a ��B-�� difficulty world. Thus, the difficulty of the first mission to initiate the storyline wouldn��t be too absurd. Besides, Sheyan��s swimming was incredibly proficient even in the present world. What more, the title ��Pirate Captain�� allowed him to breathe for 10 minutes underwater.


    Thus, Sheyan retained ample confidence when he dived down. This was absolutely not a bold and reckless operation.


    The seawater was a in of icy chilliness. Sheyan began a fierce cold war as hended into the water, but rapidly recovered hisposure. Soon after, another ��ppssh�� crashed down from above.


    Evidently, cksail had followed in his footsteps.


    *******************************


    (TN��s IMPORTANT REMINDER This Tortuga (��ͼ��) is a different Tortuga from the first world��s Turtuga (��ͼ��). Both changed to english is tortuga. HOWEVER, the tortuga (��ͼ��) of this current world should be the one in the pirate of the caribbean movie. The Turtuga (��ͼ��) in the previous world, should be a made up port by author. To prevent confusion, I will address the first world��s one as Turtuga (��ͼ��) with a U instead.

 Chapter 495: Hair of the deceased

    <h4>Chapter 495: Hair of the deceased</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    As the saying goes, all is revealed once a connoisseur judges.


    Upon observing how cksail moved in the water, Sheyan understood he wasn��t simply bragging.


    Biting a pitch-ck knife in his mouth, cksail quickly swarm to Sheyan��s side before maintaining a vignt protection.


    The pitch-ck seawater stretched out endlessly, appearing like the bottomless abyss; hidden beneath, were countless untold perils.


    Treading along the water surface, Sheyan took a deep breath before diving towards the bottom of the ship; while borrowing the incandescence of the torches above.


    Within the deeper regions of the sea, he could discern numerous smooth ck chains coiling together, stretching towards the ship��s bow in concentrated interwoven fashion. Indeed, this was the culprit hindering their voyage.


    Sheyan directly swam towards those ck chains with bold audacity. As he approached, he inspected them while borrowing the incandescence from above.


    How could this be a ck chain? It was probably a vegetation of the sea that had woven together densely; like the braids of a young maiden.


    These chains indeed appeared like drenched hair of the deceased; resembling chopped kelps that hadn��t been dried by the sun. They dispersed an extremely pungent odour, leaving one nauseating.


    Sheyan reached out his hand, as a dreadfully chilling yet durable sticity lingered around his hand.


    "This seems like something I��ve seen before." Sheyan suddenly recalled his maiden voyage in the present world. Sailing across the antic ocean for the first time, they had coincidentally passed through the widely acimed and enigmatic Bermuda Triangle. That time, their captain had deviated from their route to receive his secret smuggling goods, and headed westward along the Gulf of Mexico.


    This was a sea route few ships had travelled on. Sheyan themselves didn��t encounter anything strange; only an impressive spectacle, and that was a ��grasnd�� on the ocean.


    The depth of the sea was over 4,000 metres, without a single ind in sight. Yet at that particr region, it was thriving with luscious rootless green water nts - Sargassum, a grand prairie of it; driven by the ocean current and sea breeze.


    Those floating sargassum resembled an expansive olive rug, stretching into the vast distant. The quantity of Sargassum was simply innumerable, epassing over hundreds of square kilometres.


    Right now, theserge ck chains appeared analogous to those Sargassum he encountered of the real world. Except, the current was tens of folds amplified that of the former! This was possibly a rtive vegetation of the Sargassum, but in the caribbean sea world.


    They had propagated in bulk throughout the season here, like female and male ��nts�� interlocked and jamming up the voyaging path. Hence, though such scene appeared strange, breaking it would make it worthless.


    At this moment, cksail had swam over. Simrly, he sampled touching those ��Sargassum��, before he shrugged his shoulders.


    Although his bodynguage revealed his reluctance, he still gripped his biting knife, and swept forth horizontally. The knife he held was terribly sharp, and he sliced it into two.


    Yet the strangest thing happened.


    The severed opening of the sargassum started releasing pulses of mild ck fluids; swiftly fumigating into the seawater like fumes. Instantaneously, the surrounding sargassum speedily gathered and wrapped around cksail.


    Wrapped inside the chains, One-eyed cksail��s body was utterly bundled. Although he retained some strength to wrestle free, it was a case of shredding but never ending. The more he tore apart, the more he felt the tendency of these vile chains to bundle around him.


    Sheyan was about to reach out in aid, yet cksail immediately beckoned him not to; waving for Sheyan to swim away.


    Then, Sheyan watched on as this understated but knowledgeable pirate unhurriedly released his the grip of his knife shaft. From within his hands, tiny egg sized granules wafted out.


    These eggs swiftly adhered onto the surface of these enormous sargassum, before theymenced incubating; rapidly forming into ping pong size ck beetles.


    These beetles had springy long legs, and moved carefreely inside the water. Then, they began nibbling onto these sargassum; just like silkworms gnawing on leaves, their appetites were amazing.


    In no time, the surrounding enormous sargassum were clean chewed away.


    Witnessing such a scene, Sheyan faintly nodded; enlightened that cksail was indeed a talent. It seemed like his methods skewed towards witchcraft of the Voodoo cult. If he could exercise this subordinate, it could possibly ovee the deficiency of his party��sck of a mage contestant.


    But at this moment, Mogensha suddenly yelled frantically into the party channel.


    "Boss! Hurry back up the ship, what are you doing down there? Arge dude has seemingly appeared!"


    While Brother ck yelled, he targeted and volleyed a re shell into the distant water.


    Instantly, Sheyan and cksail could behold an astounding mass of sargassums afar, where a massive shadow was rapidly encroaching in. Countless bubbles were wrapped around that shadow, as it released an impression of a dark gloomy cloud bearing through the sky.


    Furthermore, the shadow was seemingly gradually dissolving like ink, with unceasing fluctuations epassing its body!


    All of a sudden, cksail��s eyes popped widely. Noticing his reaction, it seemed like he recognized that thing.


    Immediately, Sheyan gestured fiercely towards him to return to the ship. When the two popped out of the water surface, cksail urgently called.


    "Careful, that be a Chupacabra!!"


    Sheyan was intrigued.


    "What is that?"


    cksail gravely replied.


    "A massive sea beast that drifts between the edge of life and death. It be said, the Chupacabra��s appearance represents a tremendous catastrophe. Cap��n, this hair of the deceased be guarded by the Chupacabra, we shouldn��t risk incurring its wrath by forcefully pressin�� forward."


    "This the conclusion of me understandin�� from the stories me heard. The Chupacabra really enjoys the fruits of this hair of the deceased, while the hair of the deceased requires at most half a day to bear fruit. Putting it bluntly, this monster be leavin�� in six hours. Then, we can boldly proceed to chop away the hair of the deceased to pass through."


    "6 hours����" Sheyan contemted a little, and immediately voiced into the party channel.


    "This should be a triggering prerequisite of a hidden mission! There must be an event urring in Tortuga port now, if we can rush there immediately, we can barge into the main course! On the contrary, reaching within this mission��s designated time will merely leave us with soup to drink."


    Thinking in such a manner, Sheyan immediately roared to the deck from the water surface.


    "Is anyone capable of telling me, the recent juicy affairs of Tortuga port?"


    Instantly, a shout emerged from the lively discussions of the pirates.


    "Cap��n, didn��t yer heard? This few days be the gypsy fest of Tortuga. Those nomadic gypsies are floggin�� towards Tortuga and taking up residence temporarily. They be purchasin�� special divination materials of the seas, before continue their wandering."


    Sheyan��s eyes flickered before he earnestlymanded.


    "Carry on speaking."


    Ol��Seadog then shouted to Sheyan.


    "Let me recall. The gypsy festivalsts for a total of twelve days, with today coincidentally being the twelfth day. All gypsies would absolutely not stay longer than those few days, because the thirteenth be the satanic day of impurity. Therefore before the mornin�� sun rises tomorrow, the gypsies be leavin�� before this. Thirteen is the vilest number deeply rooted in their souls."


    At this moment, the Chupacabra had neared and Mogensha had already begun taking aim.


    Instead, cksail cried loudly.


    "Don��t! You mustn��t enrage it!"


    Brother ck didn��t reply, but instead transmitted a list of information to Sheyan.


    [ Chupacabra (tier-3 legendary creature) ]


    [ Length: 17.33 m ]


    [ Weight: 14 ton ]


    [ Strength: 35 points ]


    [ Agility: 8 points ]


    [ Physique: 10 points ]


    [ Perceptive sense: 1 point ]


    [ Charm: 1 point ]


    [ Intelligence: 20 points ]


    [ Spirit: 15 points ]


    [ Sea creature ]


    [ Tier-3 legendary creature ability: Parasitic Algae Armour - grants additional 40,000 HP, and receives an algae bubble shield. ]


    [ Note: Algae bubble shield can refract light rays, causing deviation in opponent��s line of sight. It was hard to capture its true body, and lowers uracy of opponent by 10%. Explosive strike rate of user declines by 10%. Algae bubble shield possessed 1000 HP, and will resurface after 180 seconds of being popped. ]


    [ Creature special ability: Tail Swipes - Upsurges towering waves against enemies or ships. This ability deals 100% additional damage to ships. ]


    [ Creature special ability: Devour - once activated, will deal a fixed amount of damage to contestants. Possibility of dealing an instant death to other small size creatures. ]


    [ Creature special ability: ??? ]


    [ Creature special ability: ??? ]


    [ Description: This is an incredibly powerful legendary creature. If you intend to agitate it, then understand the feeling of being eaten. ]


    ***********


    When Sheyan noticed the words ��tier-3 legendary creature��, he immediately heaved a sigh of relief; even if this fiend battles in its homeground, its evaluation would merely raise by a tier. At most, it can count as a tier-4 legendary creature����


    No doubt prior to this, Sheyan and buddies had indeed encountered too many other legendary creatures!


    Ocean-freak Moria, Balrog, Thanator; they had even seen peak legendary individuals like Thanator Riders and the Great Leonopteryx. Yet they were all either defeated or ughtered by Sheyan��s influence!


    Hence, he couldn��t avoid feeling a mental dominance when facing a trifling tier-3 legendary creature.


    Sheyan pondered briefly; feeling that though they were on board a ship, they still had an abundance of trump cards. Thus, he nodded.


    With his ��SN-9 Wasp�� pistol in hand, Brother ck pressed his trigger.


    PA PA PA! 3 bullets shot out before he immediately swapped to his AK and unleashed crazily.

 Chapter 496: Chupacabra

    <h4>Chapter 496: Chupacabra</h4>


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    Brother ck��s current offensive might was pretty outstanding, and truthfully only required several gunshots to melt through the 1000 HP ��Algae Bubble Shield��.


    The ��Algae Bubble Shield�� pressured under the numerous explosions, and finally popped violently; releasing inundating bubbles.


    Finally, the fiendish Chupacabra emerged from within.


    This was a beast analogous to the Plesiosaurus dinosaur. Its body was covered in thin ck scales, while its glossy periphery formed into a spindle shape. Ayer of thin mucus smeared over its scales while fins propelled out of the front of its four limbs. At the tip of its limbs, were incredibly sharp ws. A massive plumpy tail stuck out of its back.


    The enraged Chupacabra roared sonorously after receiving a sudden barrage, as it swiftly darted towards the ship.


    As the gap between both parties narrowed, one could view the exceedingly slender neck of this fiendish creature; along with its massive head and elongated jaws like that of an alligator.


    Due to its enraged state, it frequently widened its jaws to roar, which allowed one to vividly notice the Chupacabra��s mouth had aposition simr to serpents.


    Its mouth could widen with unbelievably exaggerated angles, while its rows of incisive fangs within essentially appeared like groups of razors. Regardless of vegetables, stic, hard or soft; all would be grinded to dust.


    The reason this fiend could chew mightily, was due to two crudelyrge muscles lumped beneath the flesh at the bottom of its jaws; muscles that bonded and stretched towards its neck. One could imagine the harsh consequences of being chomped by it.


    Probably due to Mogensha��s vicious and urate bullets striking it with searing agony, that fiend popped out its long neck from the water; aiming towards Mogensha, it jetted out a translucent colorless venom at him!


    Facing this venomous move, Reef immediately tore forward to block Brother ck��s front.


    Venomous fluids sshed against Reef��s shield, before sttering to the sides. The ��Alien Shield�� was totally fine, where the venomous fluid failed to corrode through it; droplets of venomous dew trickled down its surface.


    When the venomous fluids sshed onto the deck, one could see cyan fumes curling up. Though the deck was crafted with extremely solid and wear resistant wood, a puddle of charred ck tained its surface.


    However, some of the venomous fluid spinkled against Reef��s face, as he felt his cheeks burning terribly. When the thick charred pungent assailed his nose, it followed up with a spicy zing sore! Half of his sideburns had been burnt away.


    If he had been sshed head on, he would probably have to pay a trip to Korea for stic surgery after returning to the real world.


    Even though Sheyan had shouted a warning; the venomous ssh carried no regtion, as it smashed against a pirate who failed to dodge in time.


    His entire right arm emitted sizzling sounds; yet strangely, it was as though he didn��t feel pain at all. Merely, he stared lifelessly at his boiling right arm, bubbling, before it ulcerated and dissolved. Ever since then, his consciousness failed to return to him.


    At this very moment, a figure strided out withrge steps; unsheathing a sword from his waist before shing it down, directly severing the pirate��s shoulder!


    In a sh, the severed right arm was corroded cleanly, as though it had been tossed into concentrated sulfuric acid.


    That pirate was unyielding; knowing that he had escaped from death��s door, he hastily contained the blood flow as he endured the agony from a severed arm, before bowing humbly to Old Bath.


    Indeed, his benefactor was former Commander Old Bath of the navy. This old head was Philip��s sword instructor, and held an illustrious reputation. His temper was foul but resolute, and was a headache for Sheyan. Killing him would seemingly affect the morale of the former marines, but not killing him was a waste of food supplies. It was a simple but tough choice.


    Yet although Old Bath possessed daunting strength, to Sheyan and buddies, they didn��t really ce him in their eyes.


    At present, Sheyan��s reputation had inted exorbitantly amongst his crew, and even the marines had no other alternatives of escape left but to yieldpletely to him. Sheyan wasn��t afraid of Bath starting any uprising.


    More critically, this old head was terribly old-fashioned; knowing that he was a prisoner of war, he adhered strictly to the conduct of a captive. He absolutely wouldn��t follow the footsteps of his colleague like Philip and his crew, trying to ignite the gunpowder storage to repay Sheyan��s kindness.


    Despite that, old Bath��s present abrupt action was seemingly out of Sheyan��s expectation. If it was a former british marine who had been poisoned, it wouldn��t be strange if he reacted. Yet the one suffering was a pirate, and that was indeed thought-provoking.


    Nevertheless, Sheyan was facing a tier-3 legendary creature. He had no time to contemte other matters.


    Shaking his head and tossing it to the back of his mind, he discussed with Reef who was currently awaiting in strict formation.


    "It is simply inconceivable for us to rapidly dispatch it. Therefore, if it bes too challenging to tank the front, then immediately breakthrough to be an official Growth-Hunter. As I was the previous holder of the ��Aleku High Energy Injection��, I was able to check its usage process."


    "The realm informed that once you employ that injection, it will instantly drag you into a state of inner realm. When that happens, you can take your time to check your considerations and slowly choose your desired path; because, in that state of inner realm, time will be extremely slow for you. That is until you officially be a Growth-Hunter, then the flow of time would return to normal."


    Reaf earnestly nodded and replied.


    "I got it."


    By now, Mogensha��s trademark AK gunshots had been consistently piercing into the atmosphere. Despite the uracy of a spraying AK being ridiculously low, the fiend before them was truly excessively massive. There wasn��t a question if he couldnd a hit or not.


    With Brother ck��s constant spraying, his two viperwolf spirits had been summoned out in no time.


    Although this was the ocean, their incisive ws still cruelly scrape against the flesh of the legendary Chupacabra; while chomping away incessantly.


    The infuriated Chupacabra then responded by unleashing repeatedly torrents of venom. Instead, the crew was prepared this time, and none was fatally wounded.


    As the Chupacabra gradually approached, a regiment of red glow suddenlybusted at the tip of the ship��s bow.


    Unbeknownst when, Ol��Seadog had crept to the ship��s bow with men, and stationed 2 two-pounder cannons there. The cannonballs for this cannon were primarily loaded with shrapnel shells, and ushered horrifying damages in such a close proximity of 50 metres.


    As two thunderous boom resounded, two ghastly bitter wounds emerged on the Chupacabra��s body. Its reddened flesh squirmed continuously, attempting to forcefully squeeze out the shrapnel lodged within its flesh.


    Under the immense agony, it suddenly released an iparably thrilling hiss as it pped its thick brutish tail mightily against the sea; abruptly conjuring a massive wave of 5-6 metres.


    Flushing in like a water rampart, the waves heavilypacted against the ship��s bow!


    Boom! The entire several kiloton ship was immediately skewed upwards by 45 degrees!


    Such an abrupt collision of epic proportion, instantly sent several pirates howling in terror as they rolled and fell overboard.


    Sheyan��s pupils immediately shrank. As expected, once a legendary creature leveraged its water homeground, it could wholly exhibit a strength an entire tier above it!


    Nevertheless, Sheyan had brazenly killed such a gigantic animal like the sperm whale, when he was still an ordinary mortal.


    He understood the weakness of creatures in such category. Once one approached extremely near it, such creatures would plunge into an extremely awkward predicament.


    Just like those 2 viperwolf spirits that Brother ck had summoned. They were still vigorous out a sea, while insatiably nibbling at the Chupacabra��s body; where the Chupacabra was powerless against them.


    In no time, this massive sea beast had encroached within 30 metres of the ship. Presently, Reef was stationed at the ship��s bow, with a shield on his left and a lightsaber on his right; steady like a mountain. At this instant, Sheyan pulled out ��Ambition��, and aimed towards the Chupacabra''s head.


    The winds blew refreshingly against Sheyan��s face. The fragrance of the sea felt like his mother was embracing him by her side. His hands were as steady as a boulder as he gripped a musket!


    Yet he had to admit, the current threat of ��Ambition�� had since resigned from the valiant leading post to a second line of duty.


    Sheyan now treated it as a supporting reinforcement instead. His primary usage for it no longer resided in its damage, but the 2 second stunning duration and the inevitable hit property of its ��Rum & Songs�� ability.


    Undoubtedly, delivering a vicious 2 second stun onto this tier-3 massive legendary creature, would allow Reef more time to adjust at the front, and attract the main attacking focus of this fiend.


    However, at the instance Sheyan retrieved ��Ambition�� from his interspatial storage! A moist and cooling sea breeze touched against the Chupacabra, along with a familiarity tinge and saltiness.


    At this moment, it was as though in this turbulent surging sea, a colossal beast was parading around awe-inspiringly at an exceedingly distant area. Abruptly, a pulse of powerfully mysterious connection produced a throbbing within the Chupacabra!


    Instantly, it felt a wave of unexinable sensation discharged by that peculiar musket. Such a sensation could only be described with a single word - deterrence!


    A ruthless deterrence!


    Still floating in the water, Sheyan could fathom a certain transformation urring in the surrounding sea; even to the point of stagnating. Yet the one with thergest reaction, was only that legendary creature - the Chupacabra.


    It was originally desiring to unleash its fury against these pesky bugs; yet in this short span of time, an insanely fearsome and astronomical deterrence had flushed in from ahead.


    That aura wasn''t something the current it could shoulder. It was as if a fanatical whirlpool of incisive spikes was whirling in; whereby once it reaches, the Chupacabra would perish!


    An event that left everyone bbergasted then urred.


    After the Chupacabra had gain the upperhand by pping a massive wave towards them, everyone had made adequate preparations for the worst; that today would be their deaths by shipwreck.


    Yet the most impossible thing happened and the strangest scene yed out. This massive sea beast, having already swam within 30 metres of this ship, suddenly unleashed a mncholic hiss.


    To anyone who couldprehend hissing, this hiss was brimming with a tremendous fear. The Chupacabra was practically like a wild dog encountering a ferocious tiger!

 Chapter 497: Analyze

    <h4>Chapter 497: Analyze</h4>


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    Proceeding from there, it was as though the Chupacabra suddenly stepped on its emergency break in the seawater. It then carried the waves and fled for its life relentlessly.


    The pirates could only stare vacantly at such an outrageous twist of event.


    Nevertheless by now, the trio had seen countless of strange phenomenons, and immediately reacted; unwilling to allow this golden opportunity of beating down a drowning dog to simply pass through.


    Whileunching crazed assaults, they cursed at the pirates to get the ship moving in relentless pursuit.


    After a short chasing battle, the eventual oue was that the Chupacabra escaped the hunt.


    Instead, their crazed assault at the enemy��s ��masts�� and ��rudder�� has seeded. By a lucky stroke, they managed to forcibly st away the long tail of this alligator lookalike!


    Blood dyed the epassing seawaters, as the Chupacabra dove deep into the abyss amidst its mournful hisses. Meanwhile, the pirates were in an uproar, as they transported the severed tail back to the ship.


    The thickest portion of this blood dripping long tail was as thick as arge wine barrell. The length of the tail spanned nearly 6 metres, while its outer epidermis remained exceptionally thick and sturdy. From its thickness, one could imagine it to be roughly 2 cm thick. Its interior fleshy meat persisted in endless squirming, expressing the tremendous might hidden within.


    When Sheyan��s fingers finally interacted with the tail, he immediately received a notification from the realm - [ Unknown object, requires appraisal ].


    Viewing that, he knew this battle wasn��t a futile one, where they still gained something though they failed to ughter it.


    Following this, Sheyan arranged for several pirates, ones with rounder waist and proficient in swimming, to lead the way ahead in a jolly boat.


    At present, the pirates were no longer petrified by the horrors of legends, but jumped overboard in sessions; employing their sabers/broadswords to slice away those interwoven ck webs of enormous sargassum.


    Sheyan ced One-eyed cksail to preside over this matter. Thus, even if an unexpected variation urs, those pirates should still be able to deal with it with ease.


    Noteworthily, these enormous sargassum were stubbornly tenacious; every time a gentle stroke braced against them, they would merely congregate back together within minutes. As such, the contestants tailing the trio would not be able to exploit any advantages.


    As an astute maritime supervisor, Sheyan understood the logic of tensions and rxations.


    Seizing the presently snail-like voyage of the Hill Maiden, he tasked only a few pirates to maintain a lookout. Then, he brought out the previously plundered rum and meat, and threw a simple celebratory feast; allowing the pirates to rest and loosen up.


    No doubt, such an order obviously received the endorsement of the pirates, as they begun cheering and indulging in their merriment.


    The aroma of roasted sizzling meat and permeated into the moist climate. Chews were apanied with an irrigating mouthful of rum, as the fiery spiciness seeped down from one��s throat before diffusing to all four corners of one��s bones��such contentment could merely be grasped intuitively, and incapable of conveying with words.


    Sheyan circled throughout the different cliques, asionally pausing for a toast or two while performing few dialogues to spark the vulgarughters of his subordinates. Consecutively, he kindly reminded them to contain their drunken reverie; where whoever got intoxicated, would have to safeguard the ship once they reached Tortuga port.


    Observing that the atmosphere was thriving, Sheyan then nned to retire to his cabin to formte ns for their imminent destination - Tortuga port.


    Several steps while strolling towards his cabin, just when Sheyan was about to swing open the door, he suddenly heard a thunderous outburst ofughter from a nearby congregation of pirates.


    The next moment, he noticed a reddened face that was sticking out his tongue while chiding the other pirates.


    "Yer bunch of����scallywag idiots! Aye, I��I��I know th�� me��me��method cap��n used to����to chase way that beast!"


    "Arghhahaha, cut yer braggin��. Wasn��t ye keepin�� a lookout at the crow��s nest then, yer didn��t even touch a single scale of the beast!" Several pirates were concurrently mocking him.


    That lookout furiously argued.


    "Truly because me was atop the mast, that be why me vision be clearer than yers! I don��t know what sorcery cap��n had used, but he called fer Paul! Or mayhaps, it be th�� phantom of Paul!"


    "Paul?" Another pirate doubtfully asked. "Blimey, how many hundreds of paul be there in tis�� world, which Paul are ye referin�� to?"


    "Mayhaps it be that Paul?" Another pirates was suddenly startled awake from a dizzy intoxication. His voice suddenly turned surreptitious. "Nightmare Paul? Davy Jones��s Paul?"


    The group of pirates remainedpletely silent, as their eyes started brimming with horror.


    As long as one was a pirate for long, one would inevitably overhear about the terrifying legend of a colossal octopus at bars. Within the caribbean sea, the stories of it was even more frequent than about Davy Jones; because though the Flying Dutchman was a ship, an unparalleled and mysterious ship, the sea monster was a paragon emblem of sea battles!


    That lookout started turning pleased with himself.


    "That��s correct! Olite, I feel the need to correct the error of yer appetion, please address it as Paul the Divine Guardian. That massive monstrosity of a kraken be an unexinable nightmare to other unlucky pirates, but to us, it be our divine guardian!"


    Speaking till here, that lookout could feel his words had sessfully entice the attention of his surroundingrades. Drinking a mouthful of rum, he began prancing around with excitement.


    "When I scouted atop the crow��s nest, at the instance the Chupacabra nearly flipped our ship, me cap��n pulled out a mighty musket from the water. Takin�� an aim at it����in that instant, the seawater froze like transparent ice! I swear upon th�� graves of me mom and me Ol��man, the shape of the seawater morphed into an unrivalled colossal octopus!!"


    "Shiver me timbers! That��s amazin��!!"


    "No wonder that demon fled in fear!"


    "One suckler of Paul��s mighty tentacle be enough to the rip the Chupacabra��s brains out!"


    "����"


    "��"


    When he overheard them, Sheyan too felt a sudden realization; knowing that pirate should be spouting the truth. That was the only straightforward exnation for the Chupacabra fleeing.


    ording to Sheyan��s inference, Octopus Kraken Paul could very possibly have transcended the tier-7 legendary creature mark, and be an existence of a tier-8 legendary creature, or perhaps even disy the might of a legendary tier-9 in the water!


    Hence when encountering such an invincible character, though merely an illusion, a measly tier-3 legendary creature would naturally be scared witless and flee. It was the same logic as a dog turning limp and running after sniffing the whiff of a tiger��s pee.


    How did the illusion of Octopus Kraken Paul suddenly appear? The root cause probablyid in ��Ambition��. When Sheyan had obtained it in the past, he only acquired it after passing Octopus Paul��s roulette.


    Moreover, when he first joined the Flying Dutchman crew, it was impossible to earn theplete trust of Davy Jones. Therefore, that could also be a possibility of an act of caution by Davy Jones or Paul, who left their brand or certain tricks within the musket. Once they discovered Sheyan was a spy or someone dangerous to the Flying Dutchman, they could retrieve the weapon anytime.


    Evidently, the realm��s powerful force had isted the effects of this soul branding on this musket in other worlds. Thus, only when Sheyan returned to this world and pulled out ��Ambition��, the arrangements stored within was naturally activated.


    Moreover, the strength of the present Davy Jones and Paul should have scaled exponentially, and a mere leakage of aura would suffice to send the Chupacabra running in fear.


    Besides when asking his own heart, Sheyan knew he had a clear conscience and hadn��t let Davy Jones down. Furthermore back then, his warning in the nick of time, had caused Zi and her party��s schemes to fail at the final effort. Therefore, after returning to this world, he dared to wear the pretense of a Flying Dutchman crew member to propel his bombastic status.


    After rifying the crux of the matter, Sheyan��s thoughts finally cleared up. Furthermore, he didn��t try to contain that lookout from adding oil and vinegar to his witnessing narration, because it undoubtedly favoured Sheyan��s governance over his ship.


    At present, cksail had finally returned with the few other pirates he led.


    Drenchedpletely, his skin was also scarred with the ash-ck vestiges of those enormous sargassum. Several red swells could also be seen, where he had obviously eaten numerous hardships for this task.


    cksail then proceeded to offer a spotlessly white tray to Sheyan. Atop this tray, were ced 6 grains of ck bramble like fruit. These fruits were emanating a faint green glow. One look, and Sheyan knew these weren��t ordinary items.


    "Tis�� be the root origin of those hair of the deceased blockin�� our ship."


    cksail bowed humbly and respectfully announced.


    "In this season, the Gulf of Satmos be flushin�� with loads of nktons, fishes, and shrimps to tis�� sea region. As such, this abundance of food nourishment and the warm sea, be beneficial fer the sea nts to propagate. That be why the hair of the deceased chooses this period to emerge, to rapidly propagate its future generations. All us knows, how feverish the animals be durin�� their mating season."


    Sheyan chuckled.


    "So this must be its fruit?"


    cksail nodded in response.


    "Few knowst of tis�� mystery in the entire caribbean sea, I be one of them. Aye, cap��n be one of em�� that knoweth now."


    Sheyan contemted before asking.


    "Then, that fiend known as the Chupacabra, it came for this fruit too? Treating these as forbidden fruits, therefore, it attacked us because it felt we intruded its hunting district."

 Chapter 498: Triggering a hidden mission

    <h4>Chapter 498: Triggering a hidden mission</h4>


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    cksail pondered before answering to Sheyan��s inquiry.


    "I can only say that be a fair and bold spection, cap��n."


    Shayan nced at cksail, before sinking into deep thought.


    "You haven��t told me the most crucial detail of this thing - the fruit��s name and uses."


    cksail revealed a troubled countenance as he replied.


    "Cap��n, this be all the knowledge I know, besides I am just a pirate. Oh blimey, tis�� be an exceptionally rare seed to fetch a good booty at Tortuga."


    Sheyan smiled gently.


    "Somehow, I feel your knowledge is rather profound, you resemble an alchemist."


    cksail��s expression turned even more awkward.


    "Actually cap��n, ve was I in the past��a petty and lowly ve. Fortunately, I lived under the protection of Turtuga* port��s Lil��lord Fokke. Durin�� that period, I eavesdropped on certain knowledge from a grand alchemist; knowledge that I was lucky to grasp sessfully. That be the abilities ye saw from me. But with the destruction of Turtuga port, that grand alchemist had perished, and I be stuck livin�� as a pirate."


    Sheyan��s interest was piqued.


    "And the name of that grand alchemist is?"


    "Alchemist Peigan, may his soul be at peace." cksail spoke with reverence.


    Sheyan asked.


    "How did he die? Even a pirate, I��m afraid, wouldn��t dare offend his dignity."


    cksail shrugged his shoulders.


    "Before the madness begun, the alchemist was summoned by the lord to the castle. Before he left, he brought along many treasures, aye, sayin�� he was gonna perform a soul rite. I still recall the dinner he tasked me to prepare before he left - six roasted ck peppermb chop, or he be rewardin�� me wit�� the whip��o. A pity the alchemist be missing the delicious dinner I made fer all eternity."


    Following that, Sheyan continued conversing with cksail, and managed to roughly grasp the current state of the presently ruined Turtuga port. Then, he allowed cksail to take his leave.


    Without the need for Sheyan ordering, the pirates automatically took up positions after sailing out of sea region popted by sargassum. Once more, the sails of the Hill Maiden inted, proving impetus for the ship to tear through the waves with paramount speed!


    Visible foamy waves rolled inyer uponyer, pounding against the massive lime ck reefs of the shore; hinting to the pirates that Tortuga was almost within reach.


    Aspared to the previous Turtuga port, this ce demonstrated an appearance of being blessed by the heavens.


    Spectating from an elevated bird��s eye view, the ind was shaped like a very precise ��C��. It had a bay of barely 200 metres, and was safeguarded by many lofty and towering ck cliffs. Within this ring-shaped gulf, even 7-masted ships could take anchor here.


    Causing the pirates to gasp in admiration, was a majestic triangr towering reef that was situated at the tip of the bay��s entrance. This gigantic reef signified that even with any impending hurricane, it would remain tough for such perilous exterior conditions to affect the tranquility and peace of the bay.


    In contrast to Little Lord Fokke��s Turtuga port, this newly rising neutral port was supported by the backing of several ns.


    After Sheyan��s crew witnessed the symbolic gigantic triangr ck reef, they started hearing from afar, crackling sounds echoing from the brightly litted port.


    A former british marine suspiciously mumbled.


    "Are they setting off fireworks to wee us?"


    Ol��Seadog coincidentally overhead it, and bared his yellowish teeth while grinning.


    "Nah, those be a firefight. Tortuga��s a free city brimmin�� with chaos and riches."


    Most of the former british marines then shrugged their shoulders with iprehensible expressions.


    As the Hill Maiden was a british navy warship, they were greeted with a baptism of fierce bombardment, when they approached the narrow entrance of the bay.


    Soon after, veteran pirates of the port sailed over in jolly boats. When they finally saw a distinct fluttering jolly roger, they then dispatched someone aboard to investigate. After demanding a sum for an ��entrance fee��, they finally returned freedom of passage to the ship.


    Apart from that, they also registered any trading intentions of Sheyan��s crew. For example, any loots they had wished to sell or merchandises to purchase. To put it simply, these old veterans were like the port��s ��coast officers��, but they weren��t sloppy as well.


    When the Hill Maiden smoothly took anchor by the shore, Sheyan started calcting his time.


    There was still 3 hours before dawn, which indicated sufficient time left before their deadline.


    To avert unexpected mishaps, Sheyan ordered all his pirates to wait on board first, while the trio and Canbi dismounted.


    Canbi had previously been here once, and was roughly enlightened of the affairs of Tortuga. Moreover, the martial might of Canbi couldn��t be neglected.


    If anything were to happen in their absence, Philips and Ol��Seadog would be the ones to resolve the disputes. Only after they return, would free time for the pirates be dered.


    Although Sheyan��s current arrangement was pretty unreasonable, his power and influence had since engraved deep into their hearts. Hence, the pirates could onlyply.


    When the trip stepped onto Tortuga port, they instantly received notification from their nightmare imprints.


    [ You have set foot on the pirate port - Tortugand. ]


    [ Main mission: ��Set sail�� aplished. ]


    [ You receive 1,500 utility points. ]


    [ You receive 1 achievement point. ]


    [ Note: You reached Tortuga port 8 hours early. ]


    [ You sessfully triggered the qualification of the hidden main mission. ]


    [ Do you wish to ept the hidden main mission? (Warning: this option will increase the difficulty and risk. You will not be permitted to ept the regr sequence main mission.) ]


    The trio nced at each other, before huddling together for a simple discussion. After unanimously deciding it wouldn��t be a huge problem, they selected to ept the hidden mission.


    Reef waited first. After confirmation from Sheyan and Mogensha that the rewards earned from this mission wasn��t plenty at all, he decided to be patient in upgrading to bing a Growth-Hunter.


    Finally, he epted the mission, trying his utmost to suppress the difficulty rate of this mission. Nevertheless, after the realm��s weakening of his rewards, Reef had only received 300 utility points from the prior main mission. Fortunately, that 1 achievement point wasn��t discounted.


    Soon after, a list of notification swiftly projected out.


    [ You activated the Hidden Main Mission: Break Point ]


    [ Presently, Tortuga hides many hidden dragons and crouching tigers. Many individuals appear washed out, but in reality, buries countless secrets within them. You can inquire about valuable clues from the Grey Pigeon Tavern��s bartender of this port ]


    Immediately, the triomunicated their destination to guide Canbi, instructing him to hastily lead them there.


    Along the way, they realized Tortuga hosted multitudes of individuals, and was rtively bustling with chaos. It wasn��t as strict and orderly as Little Lord Fokke��s Turtuga port. Instead, it was thriving with the obscenity and crudeness unique to pirates.


    The four of them traversed through the streets of Tortuga for a while. Those recklessly constructed buildings of the port appeared rather identical to a mole��s nest, while filthy and dirty pirates ran amok along the streets; asionally, individuals getting walloped could be seen. Whores dressed in cheap garments and adorned with low-grade cosmetics allured their patrons. Their appalling makeup were analogous of the clowns of today - lips excessively red or faces overwhelmed with powder. The city port was seemingly covered by ayer of thick dust.


    All of a sudden, Brother ck shot out his hand towards the rear, and seized a hand that was reaching into his pocket. The owner of that hand was a shabby wanderer, with an anchor tattoo stamped on his chest; one could determine he was an unemployed pirate.


    Caught in his illicit act, the wanderer didn��t show a shred of guilt or realization. Instead, he thrusted the dagger in his other hand towards Mogensha. Evidently, the failure of pickpocketing had transpired into an outright robbery.


    Since that was the case, Brother ck no longer held reservations; agily twisting the wanderer��s hand clockwise relentlessly, until a muffled pop resounded from his shoulder de. Apanied with a mournful shriek, Mogensha finally released him.


    Drenched in cold sweat, when that bandit pirate raised his head in agony while casting a hateful re over, Brother ck had already retrieved his ��SN-9 Wasp�� pistol and cleanly exploded the wanderer��s head.


    This was a straightforward utilization of gore and brutality to disy he wasn��t one to be trifled with. Undoubtedly, this action intimidated 7-8 other individuals who were desiring to seek trouble.


    Naturally, a merchant without self protecting capabilities wouldn��t be able to blend into this rowdy port. As long as one didn��t seek a shop��s trouble, then everything else was permitted.


    Perhaps, only such a high degree of freedom could allow the pirates to feel rx. Apparently looking from that context, Tortuga��s abnormal prosperity wasn��t without reasoning.


    The Grey Pigeon tavern wasn��t tough to locate. Wooden tables were inclined towards its interior walls, and the craftsmanship of the tables were simple and crude. Nheless, they shared a firmness and durability of being unmovable. Sheyan even noticed the mugs of this tavern were manufactured with wood.


    The tavern was dimly litted, as the white candles on the counter appeared as though they would extinguish at any second.


    Upon entering the bar, after having their noses cleansed by the fresh sea breeze for long, a sudden whiff of stinky feet, alcohol, sweat and a myriad of blended odours pierced into their nostrils.


    The temperature within the tavern was probably 5-6 degrees warmer than outside. A boiling cauldron of voices filled the ce; where some were weeping while othersughing.


    Furthermore, an intoxicated brute was currently brawling with a random stranger, releasing an endless stream of ��pows�� as punches and kicks pounded against flesh.


    TN:*(TN��s IMPORTANT REMINDER This world��s Tortuga (��ͼ��) is a different Tortuga from the first world��s Tortuga (��ͼ��). Both changed to english is tortuga. HOWEVER, the tortuga (��ͼ��) of this current world should be the one in the pirate of the caribbean movie. The Tortuga (��ͼ��) in the previous world, should be a made up port by author. To prevent confusion, I will address the first world��s one as Turtuga (��ͼ��) with a U instead.

 Chapter 499: Barbossa’s tavern

    <h4>Chapter 499: Barbossa��s tavern</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Only the bartender appeared like a civilized person within this bar. Above his skin tight socks, he wore baggy jeans and a suit withrge buttons. Over the suit, was a chinese-looking coat, and beneath it was a beige shirt without a cor.


    Noticing the trio gathering in, the standoffish bartender mumbled.


    "Only rum and beer, how many mugs?"


    Sheyan bluntly ced a golden guinea onto the counter, as he spoke.


    "Our time is limited, we only hope to obtain some information from you; your wonderful drinks doesn��t entice us."


    The bartender released a slyugh as he epted the golden nugget offering a reply. Then, he continued.


    "Only rum and beer here, how many mugs?"


    Sheyan��s expression changed.


    "We ain��t here for a drink."


    The bartender revealed a crafty smirk and replied.


    "You can leave then."


    Sheyan suddenly burst into hystericalughters.


    "Interesting, truly interesting. Looks like you intend to deal vilely with us?"


    The bartender sneered.


    "Ferrer, someone wishes to stir up a row."


    Clinking their beer mugs nearby, several stout but strong brutes immediately responded to the bartender��s call and marched towards them. Cracking their knuckles, they nted their heads and casted malicious res to survey Sheyan and the other three.


    The leading bulky brute had curly chest hair, and was probably the one named Ferrer. He warned.


    "Ye scums best scuttle off, or yer wish for me to drag yer lot out?"


    The bartender sinisterly announced.


    "These rookie idiots aren��t aware of the rules, but wish to buy information from me, eh?? However, they are pretty generous, delivering such a block of booty. On ount of this golden nugget, Ferrer, how about you chop off only a hand before allowing them to scram."


    Sheyan was currently rushing for time, how would he have time to bullsheet with him. Sighing, he shook his head.


    However at this moment, Canbi actually trudged forward with a gloomy countenance and bellowed furiously.


    "Ye bunch of scurvy dogs. To dare disrespect th�� cap��n, ye be deservin�� of death!"


    The eyes of the thick-biceps-round-waisted Ferrer immediately widenedrgely; feeling as though his dignity had been provoked, he instantly swung a vicious punch at Canbi��s face.


    Simultaneously, Canbi unleashed a ferocious punch to greet the iing punch. Two equally brutal and uncouth pirates were on the verge of an intensified pummeling of fist!


    As for Ferrer, his strength had reached an entire 40 points, a figure that overshadowed most average contestants with highest attributes of 30 plus points. Against them, 40 points would suffice for an overwhelming suppression, and even deal crushing damages against some contestants.


    However, to Canbi who obtained the monstrous ��Ogre Gloves��, a disparity stretched further than the naked eye could see!


    Kacha! A crisp fracturing resulting from the sudden outburst of Canbi��s punch.


    Instantaneously, Ferrer was smashed flying into the air by the tremendous outburst of energy, as his arm became utterly distorted like chopped firewood. Sprawling limped and paralyzed on the ground, blood frothed out endlessly from his mouth����


    Yet another violent tremor befell this tavern, as dust soared before scattering gently. Originally, none within this terribly chaotic tavern noticed the risingmotion here; yet when Canbi made his move, he instantly attracted everyone��s attention!!


    In spite of that, those few pirate ruffians by Ferrer��s side were still unaware of their predicament. Watching their boss getting oppressed, they pounced forward one after another.


    Canbi appeared like he was exceedingly familiar with such tavern fistfights, as he lunged forward whileughing ludicrously.


    Kacha! Kacha! Blunt echoes pierced the air as his elbow struck against the chest of the right pirate ruffian. Instantly, that pirate��s chest caved in, with blood spraying wildly out of his mouth. The bar��s originally stale air was now fuelled with a fumigation of blood stench.


    Meanwhile, grabbing a steel rod, the other pirate ruffian mmed it over Canbi��s head. The pulverization released a muffled sound, as Canbi��s body staggered instantly.


    In this instance, Sheyan realized Canbi��s life force was shockingly low. Evidently, wearing the gloves had resulted in his defence and survivability weakening by a rtive degree.


    Nevertheless, how would the trio just sit idly while watching Canbi get marauded?


    With a trampling kick, Sheyan tantly kicked a pirate ruffian spinning unknown rounds into the air. That pirate ruffian could only hear hazy wind sounds, as his vision turned ck.


    Reef and Mogensha weren��t willing tog behind; unleashing kicks and punches as they flipped the pirates in this tavern upside down.


    Observing the grim situation, that bartender attempted to flee. Instead, Brother ck lifted his rifle single handedly, before ushering 5 consecutive shots to puncture into the bartender��s thighs. The bartender immediately fell like dog eating feces, blood flushed out his nostrils and even his front teeth had been knocked out.


    At this moment, the pirates in this tavern finally understood. Actually, this bartender, who was named ��Dark Widow��, tried to earn dirty loots by cheating strangers. Instead, he was eventually stomped down onto a ��hot grilling te��.


    Although Canbi acted as meek as a sheep in front of Sheyan, his pirate savageness was on full disy at the moment. Feeling the huge swell on his head, his eyes glint viciously.


    Seizing the head of that pirate ruffian who struck him with the steel rod, he repeatedly pounded his head unceasingly against the pointed edge of the counter. Amidst the blood-curdling scream of that pirate ruffian, Canbi unsparingly pounded his head till death!


    Following that, Canbi brushed his hands as he stridedrgely towards Dark Widow who was struggling in a pool of blood. Grasping his hair, Canbi dragged his upper body off the floor, and spitted word by word in Dark Widow��s face.


    "I heard yer intended to carve out me cap��n��s hand before chasin�� us out?"


    His eyes filled with bitter resentment, as Dark Widow clenched his teeth and cursed.


    "Do you know whose tavern is this? If Mister Barbossa gets wind of this matter, he will hang your skin atop chimneys! The women of your households will be sold off as whores����"


    PA! Without concluding his statement, Canbi had released a p to his face! Such was his barbarian like energy, that his p easily shattered Dark Widow��s cheek bone. Blood oozed out of Dark Widow��s ears, and before he could struggle to utter anything, Canbi had already raised his hand again.


    "Stop!" Sheyan suddenlymanded emotionlessly.


    Dark Widow��s gaze flushed with delight, as he couldn��t help but offered a stammered wildughter. Then, he smoked with an indistinct tone.


    "You finally afraid? Then immediately kneel and beg for your lives a thousand times, mayhaps, I will spare your wretched life."


    Sheyan ignored him but issued to the unconvinced Canbi.


    "I still have matters to ask him. Remember, he doesn��t die and must retain his ability to speak and listen. However else, I leave it to you."


    Dark Widow instantly choked on his conceitedughter. Instead, Canbi immediately seized him up with a malevolent smile, before pressing his right hand atop the tavern counter.


    Dark Widow could finally sense horror, as the five fingers of his suppressed right hand wrestled incessantly to break free. But where would he find a freakish strength that could withstand Canbi?


    In the next second, a iparably shrilling shriek pierced into the air. Canbi��s punch had pulverized down onto Dark Widow��s right arm. The might of his fist was beyond imagination, as Dark Widow��s suspended right arm directly cracked with ��kachas�� like a dried twig.


    Following that, Canbi easily twisted it off, as Dark Widow��s right hand was bluntly snapped off with blood gushing out wildly.


    Under such torment, Dark Widow finally crumbled internally and started pleading miserably for mercy. Sheyan squatted down, and spoke with great interest.


    "How is it, you finally interested in conversing with me?"


    Dark Widow��s face was blended with blood, mucus and dirt. His current state was the most pathetic of pathetics, the worst of all embarrassment.


    At present, he didn��t even have the strength to speak, and could only nod repetitively like a pecking pigeon.


    Sheyan then demanded indifferent.


    "Has any abnormal event urred on the ind recently?"


    Dark Widow panted before he squeezed out the words with great difficulty.


    "If you��re talking about����Tortuga��s��test circting rumoured happenings, then nothing can surpass��variousrge emporiums purchasing precious and valuable objects with high prices."


    Sheyan asked.


    "Are you sure? Such a statement isn��t worth that seventeen guineas tossed to you."


    Canbi then threatened by the side.


    "Aye, two eyeballs, ears and a nose be a reasonablepensation."


    Dark Widow��s body trembled as he pleaded.


    "Wait!! Actually thoseds purchasing valuable objects, would ultimately sell them off to the gypsies. Frequently, a shift in hands would yield 2-3 times of the purchasing price!"


    Sheyan doubtfully asked.


    "Really?"


    "Yes really!!" Dark Widow shivered as he replied. "I swear on the grave of my ancestors!"


    Same as the gypsies of the present world, those gypsies were experts in smelting, roaming and divinity; where tarot cards and caravans were the trademark of this ethnic nomads.


    At this moment, the trio received notification from their nightmare imprint.


    [ Hidden main mission ��Breakpoint�� activated. ]


    [ You receive 2 options. ]


    [ Option 1 - Seek out relevant information about those precious valuable objects from reliable emporiums. ]


    [ Option 2 - Seek out the gypsies and obtain relevant information by directly transacting precious valuable objects with them. ]


    [ Warning: Option 2 will increase the mission��s difficulty again. ]


    When Sheyan had entered this world, their mission difficulty was deemed as ��B-��. However, after activated the hidden mission ��Breakpoint��, its difficulty had scaled to ��B��. If they currently picked option 2, then undoubtedly its difficulty would soar to ��B+��.


    This was a difficulty equivalent to that of eradicating the de Empress��s subsidiary forces back in the Starship Trooper world.


    Despite that, factoring in the fact that Reef could promote as an official Growth-Hunter at anytime, and that Sheyan��s individual prowess had scaled to such a formidable state, a ��B+�� difficulty wouldn��t necessarily be uneptable.


    Thus, the trio straightforwardly chose option 2. As expected ording to Sheyan��s conjecture, this hidden main mission indeed had a time limit - it was definitely interlocked with the gypsies leaving before the morning twilight!

 Chapter 500: Gypsy

    <h4>Chapter 500: Gypsy</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Sheyan nodded with delight after obtaining a most satisfactory answer, before patting Dark Widow��s head as though he was a dog. Then, he casually served Dark Widow several mouthfuls of rum, and turned to leave.


    Gazing upon their receding back view, Dark Widow��s slender tiny eyes revealed a trace of venom.


    Yet at this moment, Sheyan suddenly spun round as he issued a sneer to the once again, cowardly and fearful looking, Dark Widow.


    "I know, you wish for us to die aye?"


    Dark Widow shook his head incessantly and wailed.


    "I��ve already answered everything you asked, it was absolutely the truth!"


    Instead, Sheyan smiled faintly.


    "Aye, I believe you aren��t deceiving me, your words are true. Honestly, you are quite the schemer; leaving out the fact that the gypsies are exceedingly treacherous. Trying to allure us by describing exorbitant rates of 2-3 times the price, and thus wish for us to seek them out directly. Your aim for us, thereby, is perishing to them, ain��t it?"


    Dark Widow��s face instantly turned ashen, but persisted in his desperate deathbed struggle.


    "I wasn��t, I really wasn��t!"


    Sheyan squinted his eyes andughed; the very same expression he had when heaving up a filled with fidgety fishes in the real world.


    "Then perhaps every pirate in Tortuga is a fool? Since they are able to earn more, why not sell directly to the gypsies? Why should they allow thoserge emporiums to earn? The only exnation is, only those emporiums that possesses the capabilities and confidence can deal with the gypsies; only a powerful viin can prevent themselves from being viinized!"


    Sheyan then proceeded to whisper callously into Dark Widow��s ears.


    "Although you harbour such dissent, but on ount of the truthful information you shared, I��ll let you retain aplete corpse."


    With eye sockets that were seemingly splitting, Dark Widow howled fanatically.


    "You��ll sink to Davy Jones��s Locker!"


    Then, Canbi pounced forward; reining in Dark Widow��s chin, he tantly twisted it. Kapa! With smooth nimbleness, Dark Widow��s neck was snapped.


    Shaking their sleeves, the four of them took their leave; not a single one obstructed their exit.


    Brother ck then casually looted the tavern; fishing up a bulky looking pouch, as the swelling clinking of gold guineas resonated within.


    Yet at this instant, the trio received the notification.


    [ You murdered Barbossa''s Tortuga minion and ransacked his tavern ]


    [ Your rtionship with Barbossa has plunged to ��Nemesis�� ]


    [ Hidden Main Mission: ��Curse�� activated ]


    [ Mission Summary: Barbossa and his deadly pirate mates belongs to the crew of the ck Pearl, who are relentless contemting the problem of dispelling their bodily curse. Hence, they are travelling around the caribbean sea in search of scattered Gold Coins. Therefore, they have no time to seek your trouble. However, sooner orter, the curse of the ck Pearl will be dispelled. By then, be prepared to face the wrath of the ck Pearl��s crew ]


    [ Mission objective: Secretly retrieve an Aztec Gold* of the ck Pearl��s curse, and prevent Barbossa from dispelling his curse ]


    (TN: Aztec Gold are the gold coins Barbossa requires to dispel the curse of the ck pearl)


    [ Note: You must minimally preserve ownership of the Aztec Gold for 3 days. After 3 days has past, every additional day will increase the evaluation given by the realm. Limit: 1 week. ]


    [ Mission deadline: 1 month - when deadline is met, you can use 10,000 utility points to earn an additional day of mission deadline. Maximum prolonging period: 7 days. Mission will fail after the seven days. ]


    [ Mission failure penalty: You will be pursued by the ck Pearl pirates for 1 week. All your fortune gained in this world will be deducted. ]


    [ Warning: there is a possibility for this mission to conflict with the missions of other contestants. ]


    ********


    "It��s here!" Sheyan whispered internally. "Ah, indeed this is an incredibly tough mission that is worthy of a ��B+�� grading. With the present time node, all of the Aztec Gold resides in two ces."


    "The majority would be in Barbossa��s treasure stone chest of the I de Muerte, while the final Aztec Gold is the worn medallion of the governor��s daughter, Elizabeth Swann."


    "For a stranger to reach the I de Muerte, then fastest means would be to obtain that mystical tool in Jack Sparrow��s hands - Thepass that doesn��t point north. Whereas, the difficulty of that is needless to say."


    "On the contrary, acquiring the Aztec Gold from the beautiful Elizabeth Swann may seem rather harmless, but never forget - Men persuades the world, but woman persuades men."


    Indeed, the governor��s beautiful daughter need only convince two individuals.


    One, the mighty son of a pirate, the future captain of the Flying Dutchman - Will Turner.


    Two, Captain James Norrington who was about to be promoted.


    The former possessed outstanding fighting skills, while thetter superbmanding abilities����moreover, if one were to conspire against her, both individuals may very possibly coborate to devastate themon enemy.


    "Hoi, damned." Brother ck shrugged his shoulders, seemingly the one most affected. "This is truly a terrible news, but fortunately, the good news is that we no longer have to rush. To hell with those departing gypsies then."


    "No." Sheyan suddenly replied. "Specifically because of this, we have even more reasons to find them!"


    After thismotion ended, time was even tighter now.


    At present, a few other merchant ships had started gliding into the port in session, while the Tortuga crowd was surging up turbulently.


    Sheyan and crew hastily squeezed into the human crowd, as theyboriously rushed towards ateral hillside.


    The hillside was decorated with multicolored caravans, and distinctly pointed tents; intensely ornamented with a Bohemian style. A raging bonfire had illuminated the surroundings, while people could be seen busily shifting around various objects; with many women covered with veil and head cloth in the mix.


    One could tell, most of the gypsy males didn��t live a luxurious life. They normally wore greyish or maroon ragged and worn-out trousers, with holes that exposed their welt-contaminated skin. Tugging along thick and long ropes on their shoulders, they exerted strength to haul.


    To these males, although they crossed the age of 30, their external appearance would seem like it had reached the sixties threshold. It was simply a challenge to deduce their actual age.


    They frequently wore brown woolen caps or stained felt hats. However, their malnourished clutters of balding hair would be vivid upon unravelling their hairdressers. Their deeply socketed eyes further justified their state of malnourishment.


    Just ncing at their current exterior, it was inevitably a great blessing that the pirates of Tortuga did not attempt to bully these gypsies. There was seemingly nothing portrayed that would deter the pirates.


    Nevertheless, if dangers were always gloriously disyed, then their threat wouldn��t be considered great. Due to this, Sheyan approached with heightened vignce.


    At this instant, Sheyan suddenly recalled that crystal ball that Zi had utilized in battle. Her crystal ball could prophesy the movements of her rival several seconds beforehand, and perhaps it was possible she had acquired it from gypsies. Besides, divinity and crystal balls were their forte.


    Right now when the four of them had entered deep into the gypsy campsite, Canbi stalled a shabby looking male. Tossing 5 silver shillings over, he brazenly demanded.


    "Ahoy, mate. Me hears of the vast knowledge of the nomadic gypsies, that ye can identify all booties?"


    The male received the silver coins and scanned them with a suspicious gaze. Then, he whispered in a coarse voice.


    "Leave at once! Before someone notices you!"


    The male then strolled away, leaving the stunned Canbi behind.


    Upon hearing his words, Sheyan couldn��t help but feeling a strong sense of mystery overwhelming his back. Yet without a doubt, there was no turning back for the trio. After alerting Brother ck and Reef, he instructed.


    "Let��s head there."


    A gorgeous, brightly coloured tent with thergest roof was situated at the center of this campsite. A triangr g was erected and fluttering atop its pointed roof, doodled with a gaily-colored lipstick clown. The clown was painted upside down, and appeared rather peculiar.


    The busy andplex state of the campsite didn��t impede the trio��s advancement. Nevertheless, Sheyan could notice the surrounding male gypsies casting pitiful and sorrowful nces at them.


    After approaching within 20 metres of that tent, a middle-aged woman shrouded with a ck scarf on her head approached them. Examining them briefly, she inquired.


    "Foreigners, aren��t you aware that you have vited the customs of us gypsies. Why have youe?"


    Canbi duplicated his earlier stage dialogue once again. Instead, that middle-aged woman replied emotionlessly.


    "Wait here."


    After instructing, she turned and entered the tent, before exiting soon after. Then, she coldly announced.


    "Jiejie* instructs me to receive our guests."


    (TN: Author uses Jiejie (�ڽ�) as the title of the leading gypsy. Simr to their queen or boss etc.)


    The trio only desired smoothpletion of this main mission, therefore, such slighted treatment didn��t really bother them. Besides, they had already briefed Canbi clearly on what he was required of.


    Biting their lips, they allowed Canbi to negotiate with her while the trio spectated silently by the side.


    Canbi then produced a tiny ck cloth. Upon opening it, its contents were shockingly those enormous sargassum seeds that cksail had offered to Sheyan earlier.


    Irradiated by the flickering ze, the seeds�� surface were suffused with a cyan-ck metallic lustre; looking exceptionally strange.


    Sheyan had already inferred previously. If the gypsies were a significant link to this hidden mission, then it was very probable for these seeds to be a vital triggering object of a mission. These very seeds that were rted with those enormous sargassum and the Chupacabra. Hence, they decided to experiment with it here.


    When the ck-headscarf female gypsy saw it, her face drastically changed as she immediately reached out for it. Instead, Canbi crudely pushed her away, and warned menacingly.


    "Arghh, I haven��t permitted ye to touch it!"

 Chapter 501: Conflict

    <h4>Chapter 501: Conflict</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Being pushed aside, the ck-headscarf gypsy woman became fairly angered. She immediately released a piercing giggle and stared into Canbi��s eyes. Gradually, Canbi��s ruthless demeanor dissolved away, as it turned into bewilderment, then embarrassment and finally aplete loss. The initially icy and prating voice of the woman instead morphed into a gentle and sweet one.


    "Won��t you hand it over to me? After releasing it, you will feel your right hand turning heavier����extremely heavy, to the point of irresistibility. Then, you will find a hatchet to chop off this useless hand of yours��"


    "Hypnosis?!!!" This term immediately floated into the trio��s mind!


    This ck-headscarf gypsy woman was truly vicious at heart. Canbi had only pushed her with his right hand, but she actually intended to hypnotize him into chopping of his own hand?


    Witnessing Canbi handing over his tiny ck cloth sack as he fell into her ploy, Reef marched forward to obstruct him.


    Instead, that ck-headscarf gypsy woman fished out an object, and with a flick of her finger, an astoundingly thin yet sharp object came speedily swivelling in.


    Reef snorted as he grabbed the iing object, but instantly, blood trickled out through the gaps of his fingers. That object was actually a ��3 of Clubs�� poker card!


    To be capable of injuring Reef, the incisiveness of this poker card wasn��t inferior at all to an ordinary knife de.


    No wonder ordinary pirates didn��t dare deal with the gypsies. Just a casual woman alone, possessed hypnotic arts of the spirit field, and was even equipped with long range offensive methods in the form of shooting poker cards. Her true prowess was sufficient to leave one shuddering.


    However to Reef, such a wound was merely superficial as he continued trudging forward. The face of that ck-headscarf middle-aged woman sank, as she repeatedly shuttled with her finger flicks.


    This time, three poker cards came whistling in, as it brushed against Reef��s throat, chest and arm; cutting deep into his flesh!


    To ordinary mortals, this would be a fatal strike. Yet as his blood glistened while reflecting the incandescent of the bonfire, Reef swung forth his fist as though he was totally unaffected. Smacking the woman��s face, she was struck flying 2-3 metres away.


    When that plightful woman climbed back up, her ck veil was already saturated with ocher stains; evidently stained by a bleeding nose, or the coughing of blood from the devastating punch.


    "Although I��ve never proactively acted against a woman, that doesn��t mean you can exploit my soft heartedness!"


    Concurrently, when that woman was struck flying, Canbi��s hypnotic state was dispelled. With a vacant expression, he nced down at his hands.


    All of a sudden, he gripped his head before leaking out unceasing groans, while revealing an anguished countenance. Possibly, this was the acute bacsh headache from the hypnosis.


    By now, Reef had already pulled out the poker cards lodged in his body and had thrown them to the ground. Meanwhile, Sheyan��s attention became fixated onto those three poker cards soaked in blood on the ground. Recognizing them as the clubs of 4, 5 and 6, his eyes revealed a pensive gaze before he muttered to Mogensha.


    "Bring Canbi and get out of this ce first. Reef and I possess high physique, and we have fortified resistance against abnormal effects; attempting to hypnotize us would absolutely not be an easy feat. Of course more crucially, a hidden AK in the darkness would provide us with a greater sense of security."


    Brother ck nodded as his smile exposed his pearly white teeth, then, he left with Canbi.


    At present, Reef and Sheyan had already attracted the watchful gaze of the surrounding majority, while the other two didn��t experience any hups during their departure.


    Meanwhile, that ck-headscarf gypsy woman had scrambled into the tent after casting a malicious gaze towards them. Swiftly after, 5-6 other women came streaming out of therge tent in session.


    Sheyan took notice of the woman walking in the middle. She was shrouded with a headscarf of red, yellow and green colorbination; whereas her veil was pure white, and barely exposed a red dot between her brows, which resembled a cinnabar birthmark. Hoisting up a crystal ball in her hands, intriguing illusory shades of scarlet and violet were condensed within; mystically fluctuating with a myriad of changes, as though it held a world within.


    Apart from her, the women escorting her wore either red or white headscarves, and masked with veils of identical shade. Though they held onto crystal balls as well, regardless of volume or mystical quality, theirs were vastly inferior to the middle woman��s crystal ball.


    The foremost woman was shrouded with a white headscarf. She red at Reef and grimly announced.


    "Foreigner, you go as far as to assault a holy diviner? Be prepared to receive the punishment of Luzhina."


    Reef snorted in response.


    "It was your old hag who first assaulted me."


    That white headscarf woman immediately turned noticeably enraged, as she flipped her wrist, producing a poker card within her palm. Yet at this moment, Sheyan suddenly interrupted.


    "Wait."


    Yet unexpectedly, that flowery headscarf and white veil woman also immediately called out.


    "Hold it!"


    The reason this gypsy diviner was conforming to him, was because the current Sheyan was peacefully standing where he was with an outstretched right arm. Within the gap between his thumb and index fingers, was a seed that radiated with a cyan-ck metallic lustre.


    If Sheyan were to exert his strength, one could imagine the seed being utterly squished with juices spurting.


    "Very well." Sheyan chuckled. "I finally have the opportunity to speak. But please be reassured, I��m not a long-winded individual."


    "Firstly, our initial intent was to see if you recognize this unknown seed. It appears that as expected, you gypsies do recognize it."


    "Next, I wouldn��t mind selling it��but of course, for a price that satisfies me."


    "Finally, I am truly a petty individual. If such an inharmonious affair like assaulting me were to ur, then my disatisfaction can only be expressed with the changing price. Listen up you gypsies; for every attack you make, I will double my selling price."


    Speaking till here, Sheyan paused and smiled faintly before he earnestly continued.


    "Then, our starting price for this seed goes as 10,000 guineas. Therefore��"


    Sheyan then turned his face towards that ck headscarf middle-aged woman who had assaulted Reef earlier.


    "Your earlier offence has left me with distaste, therefore, the price is doubled to 20,000 guineas. Your earlier failed attack was already worth 10,000 guineas, so, think carefully before you make the next move����because If you fail to kill me, be prepared to pay 40,000 guineas."


    At this moment, the foremost white headscarf woman, Luzhina, sneered.


    "Throughout allnds from the earliest sunrise to thetest sunset, I��d never seen such an ignorant and brassy fool like you."


    Apanying her fading speech, two speedily rotating poker cards came slicing out from Luzhina��s hand. Differing from the cards of before, her two poker cards were swivelling in with a traumatizing shrilling screech that could intimidate one��s soul.


    The poker cards zipped in with a faintly discernible trajectory, abruptly slicing in from bothteral sides. Without time to reach, two long streaks of wound were carved out on Reef��s back; as blood spurted out horizontally.


    Yet bizarrely, after the cards shed past Reef, it soared upwards and revolved round before shing towards Reef once again; as though it possessed its own intelligence!


    At this instant, Reef clenched his right first as heyered his ��Faith-guard�� over him. Burying his head forward, he barreled towards Luzhina.


    Yet for some unknown reason, Sheyan could only watch as Reef��s charging speed plunged to its maximum slowest; basically resembling jogging on the spot.


    Evidently, without being aware at all, Reef was already suffering from an illusory influence; manipting his perception of distance in his brain to experience a massive disequilibrium.


    "Oh? Illusion?" A smirk appeared unanimously on Sheyan��s and Reef��s lips.


    Ever since their battle with Uzel and Lille, Party Ace had reflected on that painful experience and discussed countless times on how they should deal with such an illusory predicament in the future. Thus, they had even enumerated several solutions.


    As for Reef��s choice, he chose the most basic and straightforward solution!


    Heaving in a deep breath till his chest swelled exorbitantly, he unleashed a maniacal roar towards the sky!


    Shattering Cardiac Roar!!!


    Presently, the radius of Reef��s ��Shattering Cardiac Roar�� had already improved to a rtivelyrge radius, where Luzhina was within this affected radius. Even though she was near the boundary, she still suffered from the damage. Her face turned pale as she retreated several steps back. In this instance, her illusion had been disrupted.


    Reef instantly tore forward. In view of his only desire to aplish this main mission, he didn��t resort to his lightsaber, but merely employed a sweep with his shield; heavily knocking against Luzhina��s face, before he added a kick forward.


    Screaming bitterly, Luzhina was kicked to the ground as she rolled like a gourd. Only after panting for a long while where shended, did she slowly return.


    Without lifting his eyelids, Sheyan announced indifferently.


    "Next. But let me first issue a warning. This seed has already inted to 40,000 guineas. If you still dare to attack us, then it would be 80,000 guineas."


    Luzhina suddenly yelled wildly like a vixen.


    "Attack together! They are at most two individuals, I don��t believe����you fool!!!!!!"


    "Pa!" A gentle squished resounded!


    Sheyan had directly pinched the seed fastened between his fingers, as greenish sap squired in all directions. Without a shred of concern, he flicked away the sticky sap. Then, he proceeded to re at the gypsy diviner who was seemingly trembling with rage, as he scoffed conceitedly.


    "I forgot to add one point - we only ept single challengers, not group fights."


    While announcing, Sheyan retrieved another seed, and pinched it between his fingers with greatposure. Then, he dered callously.


    "Perhaps the gypsies still reckon that I��m an individual who speaks without thinking, why not challenge the validity of my words again?"

 Chapter 502: Memory Deprivation

    <h4>Chapter 502: Memory Deprivation</h4>


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    Discerning the blunt shamelessness in Sheyan��s method, those gypsy diviners dared not make a single movement.


    If they failed once more, adding to the current 40,000 guineas would definitely not be a trifling amount. More importantly, who was to say this devilish male who had grasped their intentions, wouldn''t squish another seed? Who could bear such a responsibility for that?


    Instead at this moment, the tri-coloured headscarf woman strolled out with a gaze brimming with wariness.


    "Who are you?"


    Sheyanughed and answered.


    "You must be the Gypsies�� Jiejie? I am simply a merchant. Oh? I guessed you��ve made your move eh?"


    As it turns out, after Sheyan uttered the word ��merchant��, he suddenly felt his entire world melting away. Everything dazzled into vagueness, with the only rity being Jiejie��s abstruse pair of pupils. In addition to that blood red dot above those pupils, it seemed like her crystal ball had morphed into a world!


    Those three rities then linked into a straight line with three dots. In a sh, they shuttled back and forth, while beaming out rays of light.


    In this moment, Jiejie��s red dot was seemingly like the ruler of Sheyan��s world! As for all other things, they all dissolved away without an exception.


    Unbeknownst in this instant, pulses of feverish throbbing jolted through his heart, and a rich rusty and fish blood taste floated up his tongue. Such a sensation was utterly foreign to him, yet Sheyan did not attempt to reject it.


    In a sh, shes of memories started unfolding within his mind. They resembled a book which was rapidly flipping in an unceasing repertoire of currents, as though his entire life memories were swiftly unravelled, peeled and finally forgotten!


    Such was the utmost formidable spirit offensive ability of the gypsies - ��Diviner��s Obscure Sanskrits��, Memory deprivation!


    This entire process of memory deprivation would bepletely irreversible. Once the deprivation reaches Sheyan��s beginning chapter; the memory fragment of him being born as an infant, his mind would then be a nk space, utterly devoid of all personal memories.


    Actually, these seeds in Sheyan��s possession had been what the gypsies were searching for two whole years already.


    In view that Sheyan hadmitted the sin of squishing a seed, Jiejie unleashed her ��Memory Deprivation�� without hesitation; intending to utterly wreck Sheyan, turning him deranged and finally disposing him! All to prevent him from repeating his act of destroying any more seeds!


    "Age thirteen, I began my first voyage����"


    "Age eleven, Sanzi actually tried to snatch that lollipop from me."


    "Age eight. Right, I had a fever then, Uncle Dasi carried me all the way to the hospital."


    "Age six, ouch, that prawn pricked my hand����"


    "Age three, oh, what was I doing when I was three?"


    "����"


    During the process of memory deprivation, Sheyan��s memories were rapidly scoured and broadcasted. Not a single memory fragment was omitted. Once the process reaches the day of his birth, his memories would be erased and the magic would take effect.


    It was like Sheyan was presently reviewing his entire life, once again experiencing the sorrows, joys andughters. Under such a state, Sheyan felt a parched sensation in his mouth, as he subconsciously licked his lips.


    Back in Jiejie��s perspective, after having casted this ability, she waspletely unable of browsing through her enemy��s memories. Nevertheless, she could feel the eyes of this fierce male turning exhausted. Yet, they were still leaking out an unwavering confidence.


    Perhaps they weren��t eyes at all, but instead resembled a fervent ze; as though touching it would cause her to be set on fire.


    "What��s going on?" Jiejie suddenly felt an astronomical resistance against her spirit.


    Her eyes widened as she stared into her crystal ball. She could see the violet rays swiftly churning within, as though a thousand fish like rays were pursuing one another.


    "This��this memory deprivation has reached its final stage. Judging by the age of this male, it should��ve reached the memories of his infancy, or his third year by now. But, but even if my magic has failed, it wouldn��t incite such intense ripples in the crystal ball."


    "What is this��the eyes of����The Fool*????" Several terms suddenly swept through Jiejie��s sea of thoughts.


    (TN:*The Fool is one of the characters of the Tarot cards)


    Suddenly! The rays emitting out of the crystal ball red blindingly, before the ball exploded into millions of crystal dust!


    Within Sheyan��s perplexed eyes, it was as though a volcano had erupted with magma of brutality and zealotry. A shockwave bubbled out in a sh, as those veiled women were forcefully and abruptly blown away!


    At this moment, the contestants finally realized that though the skin of these nomadic gypsy diviners appeared smooth and tender, their faces had aged considerably. Their wrinkles were as deep as chopped marks, where they appeared like old hags on the verge of their demise!


    Back in the spirit world he was trapped in, within a split second, Sheyan suddenly released a fanatical howl to the sky; regurgitating a terrifying multi-colored tide, which seemingly converged into a lofty and defying tremendous mountain range. It crushed against the skies unbridled, as it ruthlessly repressed against the spirit world of this gypsy diviner!!


    After Sheyan unleashed his fanatical howl, the gypsy diviners including their leader, Jiejie, all staggered backwards simultaneously with pale faces; as though pulses of deadly ripples werepelling against them.


    After a long while, Sheyan finally halted his drawn out howl, as he stood lifelessly where he was. Then, he surveyed the surroundings, before asking suspiciously into the party channel.


    "What the hell just happened?"


    Filled with admiration in his face, Reef seemingly spat out a mouthful of blood before wiping his perspiration and quietly replied.


    "Boss, you suddenly screamed, and caused the crystal balls of those women to shatter. Moreover, it seems that you had dealt a severe blow to them."


    Sheyan was stunned.


    "Such a thing happened? But I��"


    When Sheyan spoke till here, his voice came to a spontaneous end. He had suddenly recalled his earlier experience - the scene of his lifetime memories flipping through like reading a book, jolting through his mind like a current. That should��ve been a formidable ability casted by the gypsy diviner.


    However, his final memories had been stalled abruptly when he was six, followed by ins of nk spaces, revealing not the slightest bit of clue!


    Yet knowing the perilous situation they were currently in, Sheyan didn��t tarry over such thoughts. Instead, he spun towards the group of frightened and indecisive gypsy diviners, before he coldly snapped.


    "Very well, since the excellent Jiejie has made her move, I guess the valuation of this seed has swelled to 80,000 guineas? Or perhaps, our dear gypsies desires for it to continue swelling to 160,000 guineas?"


    Jiejie answered abruptly.


    "There is no need for that, you already meet the qualifications for a fair dealing with us. As it turns out, there is someone who doesn��t possess a fate in this world. Please enter."


    The pack of obsolete woman then covered themselves with their veils once again.


    Looking from the exterior, regardless of their skin, figure or voice, they were definitely not older than 40 years old! It was unknown how they managed to preserve such a state. Yet even if one used their buttocks to brood over this, one could presumably link it to those depressed low status males outside.


    Observing a female raising the curtains of the huge tent, Sheyan and Reef then exchanged nces before marching into the tent.


    Upon entering, even if Sheyan was experienced and knowledgeable, he couldn��t help breathing in a chilling air.


    On the exterior, this spacious and luxuriously adorned tent, appeared to at most upy an area of 200-300 square meters. Yet after the duo entered, they discovered the true area of this tent was simply appalling. It scaled to thousands of square metres.


    Meanwhile, Jiejie, who had just entered a while back, was shockingly seated on a throne several dozens of meters away.


    Sheyan and Reef both took deep breaths. After scanning around and advancing a few steps forward, they affirmed that there weren��t any abnormalities.


    After approaching within 10 meters of Jiejie, four beams suddenly shout out from the curtains behind her throne. As the beams shone into their eyes, it reflexively caused them to recall the zing fiery afterglow of the setting sun.


    As the curtains unfurled to both sides, both Sheyan and Reef instantly beheld two massive sculptures; erected on the left and right behind Jiejie��s throne.


    The two sculptures soared to a height of 5-6 meters. The left one had a head that resembled a gigantic elephant, with a body like a valiant warrior. With chunks of bulging muscles, it singlehandedly pressed onto the shaft of a hatchet at is waist. To one��s surprise, this perfectly imitated sculpture even had blood smeared onto the hatchet; appearing as if the blood would drip at any second. A sweet looking maiden was coiled around the massive elephant��s nose, and that maiden was simrly wearing a tri-colored veil, with a red dot between her brows; exactly like Jiejie.


    Gypsies originated from a tribe in Punjab, India. As for the elephant, it held a significant identity in India��s history and culture - a deity they pledged allegiance to. So much so that the Kachwaha Dynasty of Jaipur even erected the elephant as the nation��s authority significance and ceremonial symbol. It appeared that these gypsies didn��t forsake their native culture, and even brought it to greater heights of glory.


    The left sculpture was an ox, which appeared exceedingly ferocious and powerful. It was d in spike armour, and its entire body was shaded in pure white. Holding a posture of burying its head and ready to charge with its horns, many vengeful spirits had been carved out beneath its four hooves; fuelling its twisted malevolence. In their despair, those spirits climbed the hooves of the bison, as though pleading for mercy or wailing bitterly.


    In Hinduism, the status of an ox was more or less what a dragon was to China. Citing a simple example, the Hinduism��s god of destruction, Shiva, had a mount that was a herculean white ox!

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    <h4>Chapter 503: An irrefutable condition</h4>


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    The two sculptures were sculpted to perfection, so much that even the detailed vein lines were distinct. The stone material used in crafting these sculptures were extremely strange, appearing like granite but also like basalt. In any case, its stoneposition differed from all present surrounding constructions; emanating an unfathomable sulent realism. Furthermore, the war oxen was crafted with a material that was exquisitely white.


    Noteworthily,rge gems were embedded around the eyes of the war oxen and the elephant, where the rays of beams casted on Sheyan and Reef were probably from the two sculptures. The beams reflecting out from the two sculptures were truly bewitching and vividly threatening.


    Jiejie then raised her hands and pped. From behind, four servants heaved over a massive basket.


    Under the illumination of the flickering torches, the reflection of glistening yellow golden coins dazzled the eyes of the onlookers. Every single guinea was roughly as heavy as 12 grams, while 80,000 guineas would have a weight of 800 kilograms. The strength of her four servants was indeed remarkable.


    Sheyan sauntered forward to inspect briefly, before bluntly storing the 80,000 guineas into the party storage.


    The gypsies present were immensely startled by the sudden disappearance of those guineas. Already exceedingly cautious against him, their vignce tightened in the face of such an abnormality.


    Sheyan wasn��t nning to renege on his debt, as he retrieved an enormous sargassum seed and handed it to Jiejie.


    Upon receiving and carefully scrutinizing the seed, Jiejie nodded her head earnestly, before she surprisingly proceeded to ce the seed onto the elephant-human sculpture behind.


    Unsure if he was hallucinating, Sheyan observed as that seed astoundingly dissolved into the sculpture!


    His pupils shrank but he acted as if he wasn��t fazed at all. Then, he issued.


    "I��m delighted a sessful deal is finally made. This represents the fundamental sincerity between both transacting parties. Since that is so, I��ve decided to sell you another seed ye gypsies requires."


    Listening to Sheyan��s words, Jiejie��s countenance immediately turned solemn.


    "You��ve already disyed two Oceanic-eggs, could it be you possess more?"


    Sheyan offered a humble smile. cksail had contributed a total of six enormous sargassum seeds to Sheyan. Right now, one had been sold while one was squished, leaving only four seeds remaining.


    Sheyan then ced everything onto his palm; revealing their captivating brilliance.


    An ted expression surfaced on Jiejie��s face and she immediately asked.


    "Could it be you harvested those Oceanic-eggs yourself?"


    Sheyan leaked out a rather impatient expression as he replied.


    "Indeed. If not for those damnable vines hindering my path, I wouldn��t have bothered dealing with them."


    Jiejie inquired doubtfully.


    "You actually managed to escape the clutches of the Chupacabra?"


    Sheyan answered haughtily.


    "I am the Third Mate of the Flying Dutchman. Compared to our Paul, that lil�� worm isn��t worth mentioning!"


    At this moment, Jiejie finally exhibited an enlightened demeanor as she smiled wryly.


    "So that is so. Our brave warriors can hunt the mightiest beast of the continents, but the mysteries and deadliness of the sea isn��t one we can vanquish. Lay out your terms, foreigner. I��ll take all four fruits, but please do not mistake our ferventness as weakness."


    Sheyan nipped a fruit and answered.


    "I still need another 80,000 guineas."


    Jiejie immediately ordered for another 80,000 guineas to be transported over. It appears that these gypsies had truly reaped an immense fortune previously.


    Sheyan then pinched the next fruit.


    "Let��s treat this as remuneration for divining����of course, only if you agree to it."


    Jiejie paused to ponder briefly before replying.


    "Perhaps the world may believe that our divinity is omnipotent, but I must inform you, that is a misconception. You must first divulge the contents you require for divination, that will allow us to judge if we can divine for you. However, I cannot guarantee a definite result will appear."


    Sheyan stared into her eyes, before answering with one word at a time.


    "I need the specific coordinates of a treasure ind."


    "Treasure ind? Which treasure ind? Jiejie became rather perplexed.


    "That treasure ind! You should be informed, the treasure ind that houses the treasures of the ck Pearl." Sheyan fixated his gaze onto Jiejie. "Are you capable of divining that?"


    "Tch" Upon hearing his statement, Jiejie released an abrupt snort before waving her hand in disdain.


    From the side, a red headscarf and red veil woman walked out. Unknown when, there was a deck of tarot cards floating highly above her head. Golden glitters permeated out when the set was splitted, and seemingly contained tarot cards within that were made of pure gold!


    Following that, the red headscarf woman sat onto a nearby chair. Shaking the deck, arge card no.22 spilled out - the card of ��major arcana��. Proceeding that, she begun reciting an incantation in a swift and muddled tone.


    Then, she allowed Sheyan to draw a card from the deck, before she herself retrieved another card - no.56 ��minor arcana�� card. Then, she allowed Sheyan to draw another 3 cards. Finally, a crystal ball entered the field. As Sheyan pressed his hand onto the crystal ball, the red veil woman started trembling entirely. Gradually, the figure of a treasure ind took shape within the crystal ball; not a minuteter, she announced the coordinates of the ind!


    Sheyan nodded slightly as hemitted the coordinates to memory. Then, he tossed the enormous sargassum seed on his hand to Jiejie.


    "I hope these coordinates are urate."


    Jiejie arrogantly replied.


    "The tarot cards are capable of making known the secrets of the cosmos, it is impossible for them to make mistakes. Instead, it is individuals blinded by treasures like you that should remain cautious. Knowing the coordinates is futile. The pirates of Barbossa��s crew aren��t living nor dead. They aren��t even afraid of Davy Jones. Once you infiltrate their treasure trove and pige their treasures, they would certainly sense it! Besides within the caribbean sea, not a single ship can surpass the ck Pearl��s speed! It is impossible to escape their pursuit!"


    "Those are matters for me to worry about." Sheyan bowed courteously. "Nevertheless, I am grateful for your advice."


    Jiejie released a hoarseughter.


    "This is because I wish to continue dealing more Oceanic-eggs from you the next year. A dead man tells no tales."


    Sheyan pinched another ��Oceanic-egg, as he continued issuing his demands.


    "I am aware of the extensive knowledge of the gypsies apart from their divination abilities. I have a diary in my possession, one with contents only essible by deciphering a code. Perhaps, you can aid me in unravelling its contents?"


    Jiejie nodded and replied.


    "Then let me examine, what it is that you require deciphering."


    Sheyan then produced the ��Diary of Morgan Fokke��, the one he was incapable of interpreting even till today.


    When he pulled out the diary, Jiejie immediately stood up from her throne; her expression turning aghast. Guarding her back, the two ferocious sculptures had apparently transformed livelier with amplified malevolence, as though they were about to ovee the realms of time and space, and be rebirthed!


    "Such diabolical vengeful grievances emanating from that diary!!! Such a frightening curse! The one who sealed it����no! No human could seal such a thing. Such immense power, this isn��t something a measly human can attain!"


    Jiejie then shook her head honestly and replied.


    "My apologies, I will not unravel its contents for you. Although the oceanic-eggs are crucial to us����to offend such a formidable existence for the sake of a single oceanic-egg, that is inconceivable!"


    Sheyanughed in response.


    "If I haven��t misheard, you just mentioned; you will not unravel its contents, and not that it is impossible?"


    Naturally, not wanting to decipher and being incapable of it were poles apart. The former indicates the reluctance although achievable, but thetter pertains to the question of capability.


    Jiejie replied.


    "Yes. Though the existence that sealed this diary is powerful, that existence hadn��t directly interacted with this diary. Instead, that existence employed a blood vessel to ce a curse seal through bypassing the boundaries of space with tremendous spirit curse force. Hence, it isn��t impossible to unlock the seal."


    Sheyan remained silent. Instead, he exhibited two grains of Oceanic-eggs before her.


    Nevertheless, Jiejie maintained her resolution by shaking her head.


    Sheyan��s following gaze then revealed a trace of furtiveness within.


    "The reason your people aren��t able to harvest these Oceanic-eggs, is due to the obstruction of the fiendish Chupacabra right? Its insatiable appetite has materialized as an avaricious indulgence in those mystical fruits. Truthfully speaking, it is hard to suppress that sinister sea beast and the only possibility of dealing with it, would be the titanic Kraken Paul. Yet even the impressive gypsies are incapable of swaying Davy Jones."


    Jiejie replied.


    "You are correct, what are you trying to suggest?"


    Sheyan then fished out the severed Chupacabra tail from his interspatial storage. Still dripping with blood, it smashed onto the floor.


    "This is the tail of a Chupacabra. If you can acquire this tail, you can sessfully invite an alchemist to concoct an ointment that emits the scent of a Chupacabra. Imagine smearing this ointment onto your bodies; the Chupacabra has exceedingly poor vision, and normally differentiates its foes through their scent. With this, harvesting Oceanic-eggs wouldn��t be a problem anymore. Of course, dangers will still remain, but your current state of passivity would be eliminated!"


    As the proverb goes, give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. Purchasing these Oceanic-eggs should ultimately be thest resort, while the best method would always be harvesting these mystical eggs personally.


    Upon issuing his speech, the breathing of every single gypsy woman within the tent had seemingly grew heavier. Such an enticement, had already became an irrefutable condition!


    A white headscarf gypsy diviner then interrupted out of nowhere.


    "The authenticity of it must be determined."

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    <h4>Chapter 504: Summoning</h4>


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    Sheyan simply chuckled in response to the diviner��s suspicion.


    "Go ahead."


    That gypsy diviner appeared like an expert. Leaning in for a careful inspection, she eventually nodded and announced.


    "It is genuine, this tail had indeed been severed from a living Chupacabra. Moreover, it has strangely retained its freshness, as though it was just chopped off. With this tail, it is indeed possible for an alchemist to produce an ointment imitation of its scent."


    Jiejie was currently pacing back and forth within the tent. Evidently, an intense battle of notions was currently ongoing in her heart. Then, she suddenly dered.


    "Regardless, offending that invincible existence who ced the seal is out of the question. If not, our troubles will never end. However, though unsealing it is impossible, we can weaken the strength of this seal to its weakest state. Proceeding from there, you can seek out a priest or simply sprinkle holy water to unseal it. This is the best we can do."


    Sheyan asked dully.


    "But how can I know you have weakened the strength of the seal to its weakest state?"


    Jiejie snorted and fumed.


    "We gypsies have never resorted to deceit!"


    Sheyan contemted before answering.


    "Fine! But I will be observing the ritual from beginning till the end."


    Several gypsies nced at each other before reassuring.


    "That isn��t a problem. Instead remember this - not a single reckless movement or sound must be made, and only you are permitted to stay."


    Reef then bluntly shrugged his shoulders with regret, as he turned to exit the tent. Sheyan thenughed.


    "It��s a deal."


    ***********


    After a sequence of hurried preparations; the torches within the tent were then extinguished, and the people cleared out. Only 12 gypsy diviners remained as they formed into a circle, their fingers interlocked before their bosoms. Mumbling incessantly with their lips, the two sculptures behind the throne were encircled within.


    All of a sudden, those two sculptures emitted a living sensation. As bright as thebusting sunset, four stunning beams cascaded out from the four gem pupils of the sculptures; cauterizing out distinct scorched lines onto the ground. An indescribable welling pain would gue the eyes of onlookers who nced at it.


    After a long while, a fledgling shape gradually emerged within this ritual circle; shockingly exhibiting the sketching of a satanic six sided star!


    Soon after, a red veiled diviner released an uncanny husky and shrilling screech.


    From outside, several warriors d in armour strolled in with emotionless demeanor, as they escorted a male who was masqueraded by a ck head cloth.


    Sheyan��s present expression turned graver, as he discovered he had underestimated the difficulty of the gypsies weakening the seal. Looking at the current scene, were they shockingly about to engage in human sacrifice?


    While Sheyan pondered, those armoured warriors drilled their des into the back of the male, before pushing him into the ritual circle.


    Though the strength of these warriors couldn��t be considered great, Sheyan could tell they had stabbed their des into his heart; a cleanly execution of direct fatality. Furthermore, blood didn��t ssh haphazardly out from the man��s word. Clearly, those warriors were professional assassins.


    13 corpses piled up in session inside the ritual circle.


    A forlorn depiction of terror ensued as blood drenched the ritual circle, with flesh and foam overflowing out. Blood trickled and interweaved within the ritual circle as though possessing sentience, looking exceedingly horrifying; as though a giant had been ughtered within this six-sided star formation, and shifted into a dying loop.


    ck mist begun permeating up from the ritual circle gradually, alongside the thunderous rumblings from underground; as though a colossal creature was wrestling intensely within.


    Unbeknownst why, this massive tent was howling with the sounds of wind, and brewing with fierce intent; gradually, the wind sliced against their faces, issuing a pain akin to a scorching knife.


    Through the gaps of the ck mist, distinct crevices could be seen erupting at the center of this ritual circle; as though something was viciously drilling upwards beneath.


    Very quickly. A gigantic egg emerged, formed by the dposing flesh and blood of those 13 corpses. The egg��s surface appeared like a muttion, with agonizing and weeping faces revolving around its periphery that were unleashing bitter piercing wails.


    At this moment, Jiejie tossed the ��Diary of Morgan Fokke�� into the ritual circle.


    Instantaneously, 4-5 cracks shattered, producing an opening at the tip of that gigantic egg. ck crimson blood mist purged out from the opening, maintaining the hovering ��Diary of Morgan Fokke�� in mid air.


    At this instance, Sheyan could vividly observe;yers of square brilliance were stunningly confounding onto the ��Diary of Morgan Fokke��. Those square brilliance stackedyer uponyer, interweaving as though confining the shackles of time and space. Such a scene incited a subconscious impression of dark clouds and shes of lightning through the vast skies.


    A long stream of superfluous phrases were recited out of Jiejie��s mouth; anguage seemingly alien to Sheyan. Jiejie recited with matchless fluidity, her words and tone released a sensation of attempt to distort time, and throw one��s vision into disarray.


    At this instant, Sheyan irrationally recalled the rapping of African American rappers; reckoning that Jiejie would surely be able to be world renowned back in the real world in this particr field.


    As Jiejie��s vocals started to synch with cadence, that gigantic egg gradually ignited with massive mes. The grotesque faces on it started to warp, as its mutted surface melted away; issuing ��sizzz sizzz�� sizzles as it dripped onto the ground. Indigo fumes saturated out without dispersing.


    Under the persistent fumigation of the indigo fumes, theyers of squarish brilliance ovepping the ��Diary of Morgan Fokke�� begun turning dim. Then, like ss shattering,yers begun peeling off and dissipated into the atmosphere; projecting out a sensation of silent surreptitiousness.


    Yet, the fleshyposition of the gigantic egg was rapidly diminishing. Despite that, Jiejie was already duly prepared, as she repeatedly called for ck cloth masqueraded males to be escorted in for the ughter. Hence, the problem of energy malnourishment and replenishment didn��t ur.


    At present, Sheyan finally understood why these gypsy males appeared dispirited and lifeless.


    Indeed, they were living in such precarious states. Even for talented and promising males, they could only deteriorate with age in the face of such apathetic and merciless oppression.


    Watching asyers on the seal were stripped off��when the finalyer was round the corner, Jiejie finally released a sigh. She then spoke with a low voice.


    "Once thisyer is stripped off, the final remainingyer contains the lingering soul of Morgan Fokke within it. Though its vengeance is gravely incited by the removal of thoseyers of seal, it itself remains rtively puny."


    "Oh." Sheyan reacted and continued.


    "I understand. A vigorous fighting spirit from the heart can uplift a warrior, but a dagger can still easily puncture his heart."


    Jiejie nodded and advised.


    "Find a church, or priest or just sprinkle holy water onto it. Help the vengeful soul of its master to find peace. Still, I must inform you. That process will still be as dangerous as before.


    Sheyan humbly stood up and thanked.


    "Your advice will be vital to me��"


    Yet, right before theyer of seal shattered, a dull haze suddenly emerged within the 6-sided star ritual circle. Immediately following, an unfathomably bone chilling sensation overwhelmed everyone present.


    If one were to observe now, one would discover the ritual circle had been astoundingly enveloped by ayer of thin ice. Theyer of thin ice was swiftly condensing, as it emitted icy crackles. Sparkling and twinkling like sapphire, its surface emitted strands of chilling steam, before spreading rapidly towards the gigantic egg at the center.


    The diviner whom Reef had punched earlier suddenly released a mournful shriek.


    Concurrently, with another diviner, they simultaneously leaned towards the two sculptures near Jiejie; each touching the respective sides of those sculptures. One could observe the four beams shooting out of the sculpture��s eyes turning more robust at that instant, as the iceyer enveloping the 6-sided star ritual circle begun to dissolve bit by bit.


    Instead, Sheyan noticed that the exposed smooth skin of the two diviners were swiftly deteriorating, degenerating into the exact limp and wrinkled state like their faces. It appeared as though they were utilizing their vitality to support the casting magic of the two mysterious sculptures!


    Eventually, following the uninterrupted fumigation of indigo mist by the gigantic flesh egg, the sealyer on the ��Diary of Morgan Fokke�� finally dissipated away.


    Sighs of relief could be heard from everyone, but right at this instant, a mncholic drawn out neigh pierced into the air!


    Sheyan��s pupils contracted. He had heard this particr neigh before.


    It was shockingly, the neigh of that herculean demonic horse - Momore*!


    (TN:*Recap, Momore is the horse of Bernard Fokke, the mount that little lord fokke rode back in vol 2)


    ording to theory, the current Turtuga port had been totally decimated, and reduced into a tiny fishing vige. Ever since Little Lord Fokke��s campaign against the ck Pearl in that originally vibrant port, both sides had suffered devastatingly.


    Objectively speaking, whether Little Lord Fokke and his demonic horse, Momore, could survive, was still a questionable doubt. Hence, Sheyan had never ced that man and horse in his heart at all.


    Truthfully speaking, Sheyan was more wary of Ammand than Little Lord Fokke!


    Sheyan couldn��t really be med for this negligence. Back in Turtuga port, he had merely observed that lord from afar; not knowing a clue about Little Fokke��s capabilities at all.


    It was only now that Sheyan recognized one fact - he had thoroughly underestimated the capabilities of that defeated ��lord��. In reality, how many individuals could go on a rampage on the ck Pearl?

 Chapter 505: Black Death

    <h4>Chapter 505: ck Death</h4>


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    Momore��s drawn out neighing resonated in the ears of everyone present, before a boundless pressure came crushing down from the darkness of this tent!


    A faint inhospitable inhuman like voice reverberated through the air.


    "Whom, dost thou dare to destroy my seal?"


    "Whom, dost thou attempt in vain to pry into the secrets of the Fokke n?"


    "I sing of death; the indulgence of death, the dictator of death!"


    "Ye doth deceive thine senses with vanities, but the onught of death is undefiable!!"


    When that voice emerged, an awe-inspiring baffling ring echoed throughout the entire space of the gypsy tent. It was analogous to the booming flutter of a highly raisedrge g.


    Resembling an imperial tent, this gypsy had obviously employed a certain advanced space magic to expand the internalyer of this tent. Viewing from this perspective, it definitely contained an ability that could iste the magic aura of this ce.


    Therefore, even though the redoubtable Little Lord Fokke could transmit his thoughts from a thousand miles away with the medium of this diary, he was incapable of sensing the specific location from the external world!


    Yet presently, Sheyan had suddenly felt a wave of tremendous crisis, as strands of hair on his body began standing; his instincts prompting his desire to dodge away. Instantly, he felt a vague danger brushing past his shoulders from the darkness.


    Meanwhile, Jiejie had started chanting out bizarre unpronounceable sybus. One could observe four amplified poker cards suspended in the air, exhibiting the ��3 of Clubs��, ��3 of Hearts�� and ��3 of Diamonds��. Permuting around her in mid air, they obstructed her front like a mountain.


    Though the four poker cards were shredded within a split second, that imposing inhospitable voice reverberated once again. Yet distinctively, the voice felt like it was gradually distancing away.


    "Refrain from believing ye can hide! If thine hath the audacity to remove the final seal, the vengeance of the Fokke n will haunt your body. Even till the ends of the earth, thou shalt track the scent of your vitality, brandishing death as thou steal your soul."


    After spilling out the final word, the chilling aura receded rapidly as theyer of frost melted away.


    However, the gigantic flesh egg had already withered away, while ck mist remained lingering within the air; before forming into a concrete illusion, as though everyone was entrapped inside a cave. Soon, the mist formed into a majestically grand arched door right ahead.


    To each side of the arched door, were two tomb like structures that reached the height of 5 metres, and a radius of 40 square metres; architectured neatly with ck bricks. In its midst, a deep door had opened; pitch-ck and unfathomable. Only, the darkness was pregnant with obscurity, fuelling an urgent desire to rush forth.


    A dense crowd of red dots filled the roof of this arched door. After approaching closer and carefully inspecting with a dim torch taken from the wall, one could notice they were strange gecko like creatures distributed across the cavern ceiling.


    An eerie wind was brewing but temporarily dismissing that; the imagination of being locked on by countless furtive and hostile red tiny pupils, was sufficient to trigger a chilling sensation down their backs.


    Then, a rigid, deathly pale and impressing hand reached out from within the darkness!


    Its fingers uprightly pointed towards every individual present!


    In this instant, everyone felt like their hearts had been wrenched.


    Such a scene persisted for approximately 10 seconds, before the ck mist dispersed.


    Once again, the ce recovered its splendorous and majestic scenery!!


    A silence ensued throughout the participants beholding this scene. Not a single desired to speak, or rather, dared not to speak!


    After a good long while, Jiejie finally sat back down onto her throne. She red at Sheyan frostily and rebuked him.


    "Foreigner, leave���� and remember to bring along that cmitous diary with you. I am starting to feel this deal has been a huge mistake."


    Sheyan picked up the ��Diary of Morgan Fokke��, before he shrugged his shoulders and replied.


    "Bringing such a disturbance to you, I express my sincere apologies."


    Mentally and physically exhausted, Jiejie sighed as she shut her eyes.


    "Thud thud!" A weird sound resounded out just as she was about to speak. Due to the trauma of that domineering existence, when those gypsy diviners heard that sound, they instantly flew into panic. Being women, once their superficial shells of hardness were broken, their intrinsic meekness was switched to full disy.


    "Cease your panic!! What��s with the ruckus?"


    Jiejie��s roared incisively,pletely disregarding her queenly demeanor. With a wave of her hand, the torches inside the tent were ignited.


    Instantly, they realized two gypsies shrouded with red headscarf had copsed onto the carpet. They were convulsing continuously, as blood and spittle repeatedly trickled down their lips; drenching the carpet!


    The two diviners beside immediately reacted to support them. Sheyan unintentionally noticed the exposed arm of one of the fainted gypsy, and he got huge shock.


    Though these gypsy diviners appeared aged, their skin retained its fair meekness, while their figure was maintained superbly; so much so, people would believe them to be young maidens in their twenties or thirties. Yet at present, wrinkles of purplish-ck shade had surfaced on her naked exposed arm, and broad bean sized blisters and boils had popped out from her skin; appearing exceedingly horrifying!


    Jiejie��s veil fluttered within this stale air, as a ��7 of Hearts�� poker card spinned out and pierced into the body of a fainted gypsy; instantly jolting her awake.


    Releasing an iparably mournful wail, she muttered amidst her hurried breathing.


    "It, it��s��death��"


    Spitting a mouthful of crow-ck blood as she spoke, her eyes rolled back and she passed away. Yet something frightening urred - the convex socket of her eyes suddenly ruptured with a ��pssh��!


    Unknown why, at that rupturing instant, Sheyan once again felt that sense of threat. Stumbling several steps back, he tried his utmost to distance himself from her corpse.


    Observing that Sheyan was afraid of a dead person, the gypsies casted spiteful gazes at him.


    All of a sudden, that gypsy diviner supporting the dead corpse swayed, before clutching her mouth as she begun coughing. Initially, it was as though she��d choked as she coughed gently. Yet proceeding that, her cough spiralled out of control. Finally, it was as though she was about to cough her lungs out; as if her heart and lungs were being ripped apart, with blood spilling out from the gaps of her fingers that were covering her mouth.


    Her violent fit of coughing failed to quieten down, before it deteriorated into vomits. The veins in her eyes ruptured and her eyes turned bloodshot. Blisters and inmed boils begun emerging from her arms!


    Soon after, the other gypsy supporting the fainted gypsy started coughing. The puzzled gypsies even intended to deliver a ss of water over, but instead, Jiejie screamed with matchless bitterness from afar.


    "Distance yourselves from them!! You mustn��t touch their contaminated limbs, they have contracted the ck Death!"


    Jiejie��s voice was iparably cutting; stabbing deep into everyone��s eardrums! As the term ��ck Death�� resonated within them, everyone simultaneously distanced themselves from the ill victims. Yet during the evacuation process, another two gypsy diviners started coughing violently with bent backs.


    Indeed, they were the two nearest individuals closest to the first corpse, when its eyeballs had ruptured. Indeed, one could fathom how immensely beneficial Sheyan��s perceptive sense was back then!


    During that era of Europe, the pandemic ck death was even hailed as god��s punishment. When the fourteenth and fifteenth century arrived, the ck Death had already imed 750 million lives, with 250 to 500 million lives lost in Europe. One must understand, the poption of Europe in that era was just barely a billion!


    Counting in that manner, that was equivalent to one death in every 2-3 persons. A pandemic with such terrifying mortality rate��such a disastrous catastrophe that could be transmitted orally; no doubt, the fear of these gypsies were fully justifiable.


    The only one who could preserveposure, was Sheyan. Belonging to the future, the ck Death was merely a gue that propagated through contact and saliva. ording to his knowledge, the ck Death required 2-3 days before robbing one��s life; it absolutely wasn��t this depiction of death in merely several seconds.


    Therefore, the only exnation this bewildering and lethal ��ck Death��, was a product of Little Lord Fokke! Who was Little Lord Fokke, to able to unleash a deadliness of this extent!?


    Sheyan then experimented with drawing close to those weakened gypsies that had copsed to the ground. Instead, his perceptive sense didn��t express any warning.


    Sheyan proceeded to tear off a portion of a curtain, before wrapping his arms with it. Then, he started inspecting them and confirmed the uracy of Jiejie��s determined cause of death.


    Witnessing that nothing was happening to Sheyan, the other gypsies begun to boldly approach. A red headscarf gypsy abruptly lifted her crystal ball, as she spoke with prudence.


    "I can sense the waning strength of this deadly epidemic curse as their vitality vanishes. It has vanished."


    That red headscarf gypsy pondered a little before striding forward, and lifting the clothes off the back of a corpse. The corpse��s skin had shockingly festered, oozing with yellowish pus as it soiled the carpet beneath! Overlooking from above, the pus had shockingly morphed into letters.


    As that red headscarf gypsy flipped the other corpses over, more letters appeared beneath the bodies of those gypsies imed by this dreadful ck Death.


    After joining the letters together, three words were formed:


    Sin and��damnation!

 Chapter 506: Drafter of the Pirata Codex

    <h4>Chapter 506: Drafter of the Pirata Codex</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Sheyan could feel a tremendous oppression, as he beheld such a gruesome yet bewildering scene. He breathed in deeply as his back was soaked cold. Meanwhile, Jiejie was gazing into a reserve crystal ball. After determining the absence of danger, she finally nodded as she faced Sheyan and emotionlessly dered.


    "As of now, foreigner. Our deal isplete. We have paid a severe price for this, please depart from us. Due to your request, the gypsies have suffered the most tragic loss of a century. Henceforth, our gypsies will cease all dealings with you!"


    As her words faded, Sheyan received a notification.


    [ Your rtionship with the gypsies has plunged to ��Cold��. ]


    [ You received a sanction from the gypsies, preventing you from future transactions with them. ]


    Sheyan could only shrug his shoulders to such an oue. Nevertheless, the charmless Sheyan was already ustomed to such treatment. He could even distinctly sense their infuriation and murderous intent towards him. If not for him possessing a cursed diary whose weak seal could be unlocked anytime, these mysterious and abnormal old hags would probably butcher out a path of blood to reach him! Yet, such a move may result in them harming themselves.


    "That brat is truly formidable." Sheyan couldn��t help but mutter to himself. With how domineering Little Lord Fokke��s descended will was, once the diary��s seal was utterly removed����how dreadful would the arrival of his true body be?


    Thinking of that, Sheyan couldn��t refrain from an outburst of curiosity and greed.


    Yes, that��s correct. Indeed, it was greed.


    The principle of the nightmare realm was simple and straightforward - a direct ratio between rewards and difficulty. Unravelling the seal of the ��Diary of Morgan Fokke�� would unleash such a fearsome nemesis, but the rewards obtained from unsealing it����one could only imagine!


    Reef was presently waiting for Sheyan at the tent��s entrance. Upon watching him exiting the tent, Reef immediately inquired about the deal.


    To that, Sheyan could only offer a bleak smile.


    "I can say that our objectives have been met, but also, I��ve messed up our affair."


    Sheyan then divulged the sequence of events in full detail, as Reef listened in astonishment.


    Furthermore, this gypsy tent was truly miraculous, presumably, it was a treasure that could fully suppress the aura of the gypsies. How rampant the internal happenings were, yet Reef failed to even hear a sliver of sound from the exterior.


    When they exited the gypsy campsite, they regrouped with Brother ck and Canbi. Canbi��s health had been fundamentally restored after gorging himself on a purse of rum. Despite so, he continued massaging his temples gently; evidently, the torment he suffered wasn��t light.


    Since they had settled their affairs, Sheyan intended to release his pirate underlings for a breather. Having exerted himself to the extremes with them, though he couldn��t dismiss the possibility of anyone deserting, a melon forcefully plucked wouldn��t be sweet; preserving such individuals would be useless. Nheless, Sheyan had confidencer that most of his crew would remain.


    At present, as the four of them strolled past the pier, they suddenly noticed a gathering crowd. An ominous sensation welled up in Sheyan��s heart. To their horror, after approaching nearer, they realized the Hill Maiden was the object of interest of the crowd.


    The constitution of the crowd was ratherplicated;prising of Tortuga citizens and crew members from other ships. asionally, outburst of loudughter could be heard, as though the crowd were spectating a performance.


    Presently, most of the Hill Maiden pirates had streamed up the deck, and were confronting a group of rampant and crazy individuals. No doubt with such a situation, Philip and those turncoat british marines were naturally unable to participate. After all, their former identities were british marines.


    Thus, they could only allow Ol��Seadog and cksail to bump the front. However, with both of them being former wandering pirates, they were simply incapable of contending against the opposition in terms of charismatic argument.


    Sheyan wasn��t in a hurry to show himself, but chose to observe the situation quietly by the side. He could notice an individual clothed with a ck cloak standing at the rear of the opposing group, with both arms folded across his chest; several pirates were crowding around him. Noticing the demeanor of this individual, it was as though bestowing spoken words to anyone was a form of charity from him.


    A huge chap was presently scoffing with an arrogant and mighty fashion. Though the current weather was considerably cold, his widely exposed cor leaked out with ck chest hair. He then rowdily hurled verbal abuses.


    "A handicapped person like ye be confrontin�� me? Ol��Seadog? Yer bilge-suckin�� name be an insult to dogs! Back when me, Hawser, sailed the seven seas, you were still lickin�� piss back in taverns! Smarty up and scram from me face."


    Ol��Seadog unyieldingly blocked his front. Without a trace of fear, he cursed back.


    "Hawser, yer might be sailin�� early, but th�� earlier you sail, th�� earlier yer demise. Ye son of a whore, yer best scuttle o�� me cap��n��s ship. Unless ye wishes a taste of me lead bullet."


    Hawserughed hysterically to the sky and scoffed.


    "Wretched idiot, ye be cleaning the chamber pot for yer third matey of ze previous ship eh? Try touching me in Tortuga, and ye might be feedin�� the sea sharks. I��m gunna cut the crap with yer. Here be ten golden guineas, take it and scuttle off. Fer Mister Skrtel to be fond of tis�� ship, ye should be kissin�� this deck with gratitude!"


    When Sheyan��s pirate crew heard Hawser��s words, their eyes were immediately set aze.


    Instead, they remained seemingly apprehensive and hesitated to make a move. At this moment, Brother ck quietly asked the pirate beside him.


    "Mate, that Hawser seems pretty strong eh?"


    Instead, that pirate snorted in response.


    "Just him? That scurvy dog who fled on a jolly boat after abandoning his cap��n and mates. If not fer Skrtel appreciatin�� him, thatd might be currently beggin�� fer food in a pig style."


    "Oh" Brother ck then asked.


    "Who might this Skrtel be?"


    The pirate casted a puzzled nce at Mogensha.


    "Ye a rookie? Skrtel be the master of Tortuga! Though he no longer be a pirate, we still abide by the pirata codex drafted by pirate lord Bartholomew. Aye, matey, yer gaze tells me yer suspicions. Let me precisely inform ye, Skrtel''s full name be Skrtel.Hustav.Bartholomew. Ye be addressin�� him as mister pirate nobility. Also, don��t yer reckon me insightful boration deserves a mug o�� rum?"


    Brother ck chortled, as he tossed out a gold pound.


    "Don��t worry, you can get yourself the best mug of golden rum."


    In view that Ol��Seadog refused to speak but remained obstructing him, Hawser immediately red up as he pulled out his broadsword and hacked across. Ol��Seadog was already a nonbat personnel after losing his hand.


    Thus, when facing an iing de, he pathetically rolled away.


    With his retreat, Ol��Seadog immediately lost his unwavering loftiness, as Hawser easily stomped down onto Ol��Seadog; pressing down against Ol��Seadog��s face with his shoe.


    As he was about to conceitedly issue a statement, cksail had already lunged forward with an ashen expression; while shing his saber forth. Hawser immediately swung forth his broadsword to block.


    nk! Sparks sprayed out as Hawser staggered two steps back.


    He was about to speak again, but unexpectedly, cksail swept his hand out as sprinkling ck liquid greeted Hawser like a squid spraying out ink. Still, Hawser was pretty nimble and was able to sidestep, before leaping 2-3 metres away.


    Yet surprisingly, the sprinkles of liquid curved in midair as though it possessed its own life!


    After being sshed in the face, Hawser appeared incredibly sorry as white fumes fumigated out from his body; while discharging a pungent stench. As Hawser roared in anguish, cksail seized the chance to behead down with his saber.


    At this instant, that ck cloaked individual suddenly sprang into action.


    As he advanced, he executed small quick steps which looked strangely fleeting. He was clearly more than a dozen meter away, but within a second, his slender rapier had already been unsheathed as it blocked cksail��s saber.


    His rapier was extremely pliable, and after blocking the saber, it proceeded to twist forward like a serpent without a single warning. nk! nk! nk! nk! It shot towards cksail��s upied right hand. cksail was instantly startled, while the ck cloaked individual suddenly drew back forcefully, and wrestled away the saber from cksail��s hand.


    Instantaneously, his rapier thrusted forward with precision; like a thunderbolt, it stabbed deep into cksail��s belly.


    Spectating stealthily within the crowd, Brother ck was originally about to react. Instead, Sheyan restricted him.


    "Don��t be in a hurry. Even if those fools intended to kill, they wouldn��t do so in such a straightforward fashion. To establish their dominant prestige, even if they desired to kill, they would resort to ruthless tortures first. A storm puts strong grass to the test, only in times of crisis, would talents surface. I would like to see today, how many possess unswerving loyalty towards me."


    Having his belly punctured, cksail��s eyes popped widely as he appeared in immense agony. Still, he stubbornly threw a punch out.


    That ck cloaked individual then smirked shadily.


    "A half-arsed alchemist like ye dares to be a disgrace and go against us? Bear this in mind, ye perished by the hands of the Ocean��s Storm, n Dale!��


    When the name n Dale was proimed, an uproar broke out amongst the onlooking crowd; like a gentle breeze rustling against the tree leaves. That was a name acimed with an illustrious reputation amongst the pirates. In spite of that, few had been able to associate it to that gloomy, slim and crooked ck cloaked individual.


    It is said that amongst the pirates, n Dale was one of the rare experts of the western rapier. A figure known for single handedly guarding his gship against spaniards trying to invade on a gangnk. Face with a flood of impending foes, he had yed 15 consecutively and forcibly persevered until reinforcements had arrived.


    (TN: The Pirata Codex,monly referred to as the Pirate''s Code, Pirate Code or simply the Code, was arge book containing the entire Code of the Pirate Brethren set forth in the ssic Age of Piracy by the Pirate Lords Morgan and Bartholomew.)

 Chapter 507: Flaunting cruelness

    <h4>Chapter 507: unting cruelness</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    n Dale might not have left a direct impression on anyone, but he was definitely a fresh memory in the head of Sheyan��s old First Mate, Scarface Harry. After all, the scar on Scarface Harry��s face was left behind by n Dale after a brawl!


    Ammand was also an expert in western style sword arts. Once in the past, during a rowdy promation while drinking in a bar, n Dale had willfully ndered that Ammand wouldn��t be able tost ten seconds in a sword fight with him.


    Coincidentally, First Mate Harry was drinking in that same bar. Naturally, being loyal to Ammand, Harry wouldn��t rest upon hearing that; hence, the two started brawling.


    Eventually, the oue was n Dale receiving a fist to his chest. Merely, that fist wasn��t a light one, as Scarface Harry had delivered the fist while using his barbaric ��Flesh Explosion�� ability. Having taken such a direct blow, n Dale��s body deteriorated day by day, thereby turning hunched and weak.


    On the contrary, Harry had to live eternally carrying a deep scar on his face. Although their brawling ultimately resulted in n Dale receiving the worse end of the straw, one could tell his skills were also extraordinary.


    Following the uproar of the crowd, n Dale skillfully drew back his rapier. cksail copsed to the ground with a twitchingplexion, with blood profusely pouring out beneath his body, and soaking a huge patch of the deck.


    n Dale then covered his mouth and coughed lightly, before ordering his subordinate.


    "Hang��em on the mast. Only release him once the sea breeze dries him up."


    Ten plus pirates behind him immediately swarmed forward. Suddenly, 7-8 of Sheyan��s pirate underlings came strutting out from the ship��s hold, all of which were aiming across with their Mauser rifles. Their leader was the former marine officer, Philip, whose body was as straight as a ramrod. Without caring for anything, he charged up and furiously bellowed.


    "Who dares to touch a single one of ours, will be reduced to a honeb!"


    n Dale released a sneer as he abruptly seized cksail, prompting Philip to refrain from shooting at the rat for fear of breaking the vases. Pushing cksail towards the aiming muzzles of those mauser rifles, n Dale himself cowered behind his hostage.


    With a glint of metallic sh, his rapier suddenly thrusted out from the side of cksail��s face towards Philip��s throat.


    Philip was also an expert of the sword, thus, he immediately reacted to block with his rifle front. Instead, n Dale retracted his rapier, as its de smoothly stroke against the rifle barrel; emitting sparks and a profound scratch mark, before he proceeded to stab towards Philip��s lower belly.


    Executing a miserable backward roll, Philip scarcely evaded the stab.


    Instead, the thrusting speed of n Dale��s rapier became increasingly faster. Having just stabbed forward, it was as though he didn��t require time to retract his rapier before another stab came rushing in; inevitably heading towards the middle of Philip��s brows!


    Yet out of nowhere, a fiery bullet streaked in. Dang! It knocked and deviated n Dale��s thrusting rapier away.


    "Chi! Chi!" Within a short span of time, sounds of streaking bullets filled the air. Knowing that another formidable foe had arrived, n Dale decided to hurriedly kill of the two opponents before him.


    Instead, those streaking bullets didn��t spare him a chance; like parasitic maggots, they threatened to infiltrate n Dale��s body. During that instance, he realized that if he didn��t wish to get shot, he had to withdraw, he had no choice but to withdraw!


    Eventually, the gunfire sounds faded away. When n Dale raised his head, he immediately saw a ck man with pearly white teeth, who was leisurely blowing away the fumes from his rifle muzzle. When he turned back to cksail and Philip, he realized someone was now obstructing him.


    With hands folded across his chest, this person seemed rather sturdy. His eyes were abnormally bright, and his gaze issued an impression of despise. Unknown why, n Dale felt like a tremendous mountain had copsed down from the heavens, pressurizing down onto him; a feeling of tant difort.


    He instantly pulled out his rapier, as he scowled with a malicious re.


    "Who be ye?"


    Sheyan ignored him, but turned his attention towards the retreating Hawser beside. Striding a step forward, he reached out and caught Hawser by the shoulder.


    Releasing a strange scream, Hawser drew his broadsword and hacked against Sheyan. Neither dodging or evading, Sheyan gently nted his head and allowed the broadsword to hack down onto his shoulder de.


    Blood flowed down from Sheyan��s shoulders, but when Hawser attempted to retract his broadsword, he frightfully discovered his broadsword was embedded into the opposition��s shoulder. It waspletely unmovable! Sheyan then seized Hawser by his shoulders, before tugging him over and releasing a heavy punch towards his face.


    Such a punch directly sent the bulky Hawser flying for 2-3 metres; flipping several rounds, as few yellowish tooth mixed with blood and saliva spewed out from his mouth after smashing against the wooden deck.


    At this moment, n Dale��s figure blurred, as he stabbed towards Sheyan��s back. Sheyan��s present agility wasn��t weak at all. He easily gripped the iing rapier, and without turning his head, he reassured.


    "Don��t be in a rush, it will be your turn soon."


    While he spoke, he retrieved his long saber and advanced continuously towards Hawser!


    How destructive was the might of his +7 long saber? de rays shed out alongside the repeated blood-curdling screams of Hawser.


    n Dale fumed as he forcefully drew back his rapier, believing that his opponent��s five fingers, gripped onto his rapier de, would be severed without exception. Yet the cruel reality was that only a trifling line of blood painted his rapier de!


    While n Dale frantically thrusted again, Sheyan continued to disregard him by tantly employing his naked left hand to block. Though n Dale��s bewitching rapier stabbed out multitudes of blood wounds onto his arm, it failed to deal any grave damages!


    The spectating pirates around looked on with fright. On the contrary, Sheyan��s pirate crew was wildly cheering with yells of soaring excitement!


    Within a short duration, Hawser was reduced to mere gasps and wails, having no strength to retaliate anymore. Sheyan then stomped down onto Hawser��s limbs! Soon after, piercing fractures echoed out, as Hawser��s four limbs were utterly stomped broken!


    At this moment, Sheyan turned and yelled towards his crew.


    "Ol��Seadog?"


    Ol��Seadog hastily ran over; his face covered with filth and grime, as well as a bruise from being trampled on earlier. He then bowed respectfully and greeted.


    "What be yer order, cap��n?"


    Sheyan nced back down to Hawser who appeared like a dead dog. Then, he insipidly announced.


    "Didn��t you mentioned about letting him taste your lead bullet? My subordinates are always true to their words! Without trustworthiness, how can ye strive within the seven seas?"


    Though his face carried traces of great hardships, Ol��Seadog immediately revealed a sly smile and replied.


    "Aye, cap��n. Yer lesson shall stand!"


    Ol��Seadog immediately pulled out a short musket, before he crudely stuffed it into Hawser��s mouth. Finally, he revealed a cruel smirk.


    "Fool, I be offerin�� you a way out by calling you to scram, but ye stubbornly hung on. Ye know what fear is now, aye?"


    Hawser��s eyes widened as his mouth issued unclear gurgling croaks, which were undoubtedly pleas for mercy. Eventually, tears begun streaming down. To that, Ol��Seadog merelyughed hysterically. Within the watchful encirclement of many pirates, he felt with great contentment, that his little self had scaled to the peak of his life.


    Boom! He pressed his trigger!


    Smoky fumes spiralled up, as Hawser��s eyes remained widened. His body convulsed violently for a brief while, before finally ceasing mobility. Arge clump of turbid blood formed on the deck beneath his head.


    Meanwhile, n Dale was currently yelling with incisive intent.


    "Ye actually dare to y me men. Just yer wait, the crew of tis�� ship will all be blown down!"


    After concluding his statement, he instantly leapt down onto the shore of Tortuga and fled.


    But at this instant, DA! DA! DA! Distinct rumbles resounded, as 3 bullets whizzed in. The first bullet struck against the rock n Dale was about to set foot on, which swiftly congealed out ayer of deep blue frost!


    n Dale immediately lost bnce uponnding, but hastily stabbed his rapier forth to break his fall. Yet the second bullet whizzed in at this moment, striking against the rapier de that was cushioning his weight. He finally copsed and face nted to the ground, while the third bullet streaked by n Dale��s head; coincidentally striking against a rope that was pulleying a bundled clutter of empty beer barrels.


    Instantaneously, the empty beer barrels fell, rumbling morously as it rolled downward; threatening to squish n Dale.


    Having just regained his bnce, and suddenly having to face these iing barrels, n Dale could only retreat backwards; back to where he was attempting to flee from. At this moment, Sheyan was already standing peacefully before him.


    "Oh, my crew will all be blown down? Were you the one that said that?"


    n Dale��s facial muscles twitched uncontrobly; appearing to have reached the pinnacle of fury. He gritted his teeth and dered.


    "That��s right! I said that! What do ye want?"


    Sheyan replied indifferently.


    "Rx, I��m in a good mood today and do not wish to kill you. But you recently mentioned your desire to hang my subordinate onto the mast, and let the wind blow him dry. I��m a person who acts with equanimity; how others treat me, I will do likewise."


    A pair of hostile ze was ignited in n Dale��s eyes, as he thrusted his rapier towards Sheyan��s eyes. His thrust was executed with his full strength, and could only be described as a jolt of current. Yet Sheyan swiped away with his hand, where the rapier merely left a strip of blood onto his palm.


    The current Sheyan had plenty ofbat experience already. With one look, he could tell the weakness of n Dale��s assault!


    Only at this point, did n Dale understood he had been far too conceited. Hearing that a batch of outsiders had arrived today, his hand had turned itchy and decided to engage in extortion. Never did he expect himself to discover this was a british modelled warship. Moreover, there were several exceptionally valuableponents on board.


    Yet most critically, the pirates on board were individuals hepletely did not recognize. Instead, his underlings had guaranteed and vowed solemnly, that the pirates on board were the lowest rungs who possessed no aplishments! They were bloody hell basically like little kids carrying a pouch of gold while acting ostentatiously on the streets. It was no Wonder n Dale had desired to pige and capture the Hill Maiden.


    Ultimately, how would he know the core pirates of this ship were actually so domineering!!

 Chapter 508: Eye for an eye, tooth for tooth

    <h4>Chapter 508: Eye for an eye, tooth for tooth</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    At present, there wasn��t any alternative left for n Dale, further contemtion would only serve to weaken his fighting spirit.


    Thus, he heaved deeply as he emptied needless thoughts from his heart. His footwork became more bewitching, while his attacking pattern turned queer. Yet one could vividly observe, his rapier thrusts had morphed into silks of thread; like a flexible yet durable yarn, as it incessantly carved out stripes of wounds on Sheyan��s body.


    In view that he had upied the upper hand, n Dale gradually believed victory was attainable. How much blood a person had was how much it would flow; how many more wounds can he endure? With his unswerving perseverance, he would inevitably emerge victorious.


    Yet while n Dale��s confidence started to restore from such thoughts, an unexinably freakish growl transmitted from Sheyan��s body. Indeed, Sheyan had awaited all for this moment, the moment his passive ability of his ��Barbarous Crust Armour�� was activated.


    Instantaneously, he pulled out his saber, and shed from head down! The speed of his first sh was rather ordinary to n Dale, as n Dale easily side stepped to dodge with his intriguing footwork. Yet the speed of the second sh�� was simply unimaginable to n Dale!


    Sheyan��s lethal saber shed horizontally with a deep-blue afterimage. Determining that dodging was impossible, n Dale could only swipe his rapier up to block.


    nk! Rapier and long saber collided, as sparks were ignited. Having blocked this de, n Dale could only feel his chest being oppressed to the maximum, as though he couldn��t even pant for breath! Within a split second, his vision darkened as stars emerged!


    As a veteran of a hundred battles, his abundant experience allowed him to react reflexively. He leapt backwards upon the impact of collision, thereby distancing himself away, and simultaneously reducing the astronomical explosive impact of Sheyan��s long saber.


    Yet when n Dale had just leapt backwards, another ravishing oceanic blue ray weed him, carrying a malignantly disdainful impetuous as it beheaded down. This sensationpletely felt like one��s soul was being crushed beneath the depths of the ocean!


    "How can there be such a de that moves this fast!" n Dale��s eyes switched to fear in a sh, which subsequently quickly transformed into despair.


    One could only hear an iparably mournful shriek, as n Dale clutched his right thigh where blood poured out like a fountain. He was now limping, and his nimbleness had been substantially shaved off. Nevertheless, he forced himself to continue blocking for another 7-8 strikes.


    PA! n Dale was then struck on his cheek by the back of the saber, before Sheyan followed up with a smashing fist into his face. His eyes were knocked ck, as his nose burned with unprecedented pain before falling into semi-consciousness.


    When n Dale recovered his senses, a foul blend of perspiration and mud assailed his nostrils, while the agony of all his bones being fractured pierced his senses. In such unbearable agony, he nted his eyes to observe.


    Instead, his sight utterly enraged him until he almost fainted again. As it turns out, his face was currently being trampled by a nameless lowly pirate; grinding against his face as though he was cleaning the sole of his shoe!


    "Argghh!!!!" n Dale howled while brimming with humiliation. Sadly, his limbs had been tightly bundled up where excessive movements only fuelled his agony.


    At present, cksail had already been rescued and awoken. After downing several mouthfuls of rum, he freshened up and proceeded to apply a self-concocted medicine. After a simple bandaging, he forced himself to stand. Upon noticing n Dale��s current pitiful state, cksail��s eyes flickered with adrenaline and brutality; resembling that of an injured, famished but mighty wolf.


    Sheyan folded his arms across his chest as he stared at n Dale and issued.


    "To involve me, you are truly unfortunate. I am one who bears grudges. Hence, anyone who dares to harm me or myrades, will definitely be returned with favour. cksail!!"


    A pale faced cksail immediately wiped away the blood on his lips, as he called loudly.


    "Aye, Cap��n!"


    Harboring malicious intent, Sheyanmanded.


    "Strip the clothes off this stupid cunt, hang him atop my mast without a stitch of clothing. Don��t even leave behind half an underwear."


    Upon hearing Sheyan��smand, even the distant spectating pirates red up. Hanging one atop a mast wasn��t an umon urrence. That was amon method of punishment a captain would use for disobedient crew members. Yet, this was stark naked! A stark naked humiliation was one that was seemingly inconceivable. Furthermore, the victim of this naked hanging, was a prominent character within Tortuga, no, the entire caribbean scene - n Dale!


    When n Dale heard Sheyan��smand, he yelled furiously.


    "Ye scurvy dog, yer dare to kill me! Yer ck jawed idiot!"


    To an individual like him, being stripped naked and hung was a consequence more terrifying than death. Still, n Dale wasn��t a fearless pirate that would view death as a return hom. He didn��t dare to bite his own tongue and suicide.


    In contrast, cksail implemented Sheyan��smand with matchless excitement. Quickly and easily, he stripped n Dale into a naked pig, exposing his emaciated ribs and deathly pale skin. Then, he suspended the absolutely naked n Dale from the mast. Everyone��s gaze were now fixated onto the primitive state of this ��cold��, ��mysterious�� and ��formidable�� sword expert.


    Observing n Dale��s e ridden bare buttocks, wrinkled dick, excessive foreskin, and his body stained with filth and spots; all his initial impressions had been thoroughly overturned��


    While only several hundreds of spectators were watching Sheyan��s standoff with the pirates previously, it had now scaled to a thousand. Crowded in, these onlookers gathered by the breakwaters and the harbour. They casted reverential gazes at Sheyan and his unexpected crew, before shifting their attention towards the suspended n Dale; who was furiously berating, cursing and even screaming.


    Sheyan purposely chose not to seal his mouth; because in the eyes of everyone, they could see anything that n Dale did, or whatever words he cursed; the only fact that he couldn��t change, was the cruel affair of his bare buttocks being hung from this mast. Such a strong contrast would definitely leave a deep impression on anyone.


    As time dragged on, n Dale felt as though he was being utterly drowned in a sea of humiliation. The crowd only grew bigger; reminiscing daggers that were stabbing into his self-esteem.


    Nevertheless, n Dale didn��t desire to die. After all the bloody battles he fought before and striving till now, he was undoubtedly reluctant to simply give up on life!


    At present, after the illustrious n Dale had sung into such a shocking contradiction, he became so sensitive that he could even hear the coughing of a random passerby; even the yelps of seagulls seemed to be intensely insulting him. He even tried hypnotizing himself into thinking this was just a nightmare that was about to conclude!


    Meanwhile, the few pirates that n Dale had brought along with him had tried to flee. Yet, with the supervision of Reef and Brother ck, how could they escape?


    They could only obediently serve as captives. Peering around with immense terror, they appeared like rookie bar waitresses after just getting hired. gued with a fear that these vile pirates would strip them naked, and hang them from the mast.


    It was simply impossible to describe the current emotions of these pirates.


    Usually running amuck in Tortuga, they were now feeling boundless shame. Usually rampant in the past, how humiliated were they now!


    More pirates continued to crowd in, as discussions broke up amongst themselves.


    "That be n Dale, ain��t it?"


    "It��s really him."


    "This time, his name amongst the pirates shall soar greatly, but as aughin�� stock. How fast would this news be spreadin�� amongst the taverns, aye, swifter than the eastern winds! Aye, I can imagine within few months, every tavern gunna be discussin�� tis�� jolly affair."


    "Even if n Dale be survivin�� this, when he steps ashore, his bilge-suckin�� name can never be scrubbed clean. Aye, an eternal joke be tis��."


    "That Hill Maiden might look like a british warship eh, but it flies a jolly roger. Where does its captain hail from, topletely disregard Skrtel!"


    "����"


    "��"


    Sheyan couldn��t be bothered to entertain them. After Ol��Seadog had slew Hawser, he had dropped a light-blue grade key where nothing much came out of it, but merely 2000 plus utility points.


    Prompted by earlier experiences, Sheyan begun inspecting Hawser��s corpse carefully, where he managed to discover a light-bluish radiance; belonging to the ring worn on Hawser��s middle finger.


    Sheyan instantly received the notification:


    [ You discovered a corpse that appears to possess a mystical energy ]


    [ Do you wish to activate your Pirate Captain��s authority to engage in plundering? ]


    [ You discovered an enchanted artifact: Maite Ring ]


    [ Maite Ring (1/2) ]


    [ Origin: Turkey ]


    [ Equipment characteristic: Unique Storyline Equipment ]


    [ Equipment rarity: Light Blue ]


    [ Material: Maite ]


    [ Addons: tinum base ]


    [ Effect: Grants enhanced vision to wielder. During handbat, uracy increase by 3 cm. During broadside cannon battles, uracy increased by 1 metre. (Which means, within a deviation of 3 cm or 1 m, the attack will automatically be skewed into precision) ]


    [ Equipment position: Finger ]


    [ Description: If you can find another ��Maite Ring�� andbine them, thebined strength of paired rings will demonstrate an extremely powerful might. ]


    [ Description: Though its effect is rather negligible, to a professional gunner, this is a must have item. In the past, Hawser used 5 british guineas to purchase this from a disappointed wandering pirate. After Hawser wore the ring, he shamelessly robbed back his 5 british guineas ]

 Chapter 509: Evaluation of merits, and bestowal of rewards

    <h4>Chapter 509: Evaluation of merits, and bestowal of rewards</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Observing the ring he just obtained, Sheyan toyed with it briefly.


    "Hmm, this object should be fine."


    He then strolled towards the suspended n Dale, while contemting if he should finish him and plunder. Instead, he noticed a nd flickering ck glow from within his pile of clothes!!!


    "What��s going on?" Sheyan was stirred and immediately headed over.


    This pile of clothes was in a mess after cksail had stripped n Dale and tossed them aside. When Sheyan carefully inspected, he realized the ck flickering was emitted from a pair of boots.


    After touching the pair of boots, the realm transmitted a notification.


    [ You discovered an enchanted object filled with immense forces of witchcraft. ]


    [ Inquiring: You possess absolute authority over the object��s owner. ]


    [ You sessfully fulfil the criteria to plunder, do you wish to employ your Pirate Captain��s authority to engage in plundering? ]


    [ You discovered an enchanted artifact: Boots of Speed. ]


    [ Boots of Speed: 1 pair ]


    [ Origins: Erathia ] (TN: this is a continent in Heroes of Might and Magic 3)


    [ Equipment characteristic: Unique Storyline Equipment ]


    [ Equipment Rarity: ck ]


    [ Material: Griffin��s feather, Unicorn pelt ]


    [ Addons: Steel soles ]


    [ Effect: Greatly enhances the movement speed of wielder, but uracy will drop substantially; not advisable for bowmen or gunners to equip. ]


    [ Equipment position: feet ]


    [ Description: Nobody knows where this boots came from, except its right pair is engraved with ��Era�� and its left with ��thia��. After his battle with Scarface Harry, n Dale failed to fully recuperate from his wounds. The depressed n Dale would venture out to fish daily, and managed to find this pair of boots within a fiendish fish belly. After wearing it, he immediately realized its miraculous nature. ]


    *******


    There wasn��t a need to mention the dead Hawser, he wouldn��t make a single reaction. Instead, when the suspended n Dale witnessed this despairing scene, his vision darkened. Originally still harbour a strong desire to live, he instantly lost all desires of living.


    He understood that with his current fiasco of naked buttocks hung on a mast, he had lost all face. From henceforth, he wouldn��t be able to raise his face in front of other pirates, but that was merely a loss of face.


    Except when Sheyan deprived his boots, not only had he yed off n Dale��s face, he even plundered a major portion of his prowess; utterly leaving him in a state worse than death! A speedless n Dale, he wouldn��t even be able to match up with Hawser. If Sheyan preserved his life, it would be akin to confounding 10 times the anguish of death onto him.


    Previously due to time constraints, the Hill Maiden had pursued speed as its priority. Thus, it only brought along 60 plus pirates, while the remaining 100 plus would slowly catch up in thegging ships.


    Sheyan ignored the naked male suspended on his mast, and returned to his captain��s cabin. When he resurfaced, he immediately ordered his crew to assemble on deck. Then, he sat down extravagantly on a chest, before ordering Ol��Seadog.


    "Bring over the red chest in the captain��s cabin."


    Though doubtful, Ol��Seadogplied sternly.


    Soon after, huffing and puffing, four pirates hauled along a chest, and ced it beneath Sheyan��s feet. These four pirates were exhausted to the point of gasping for breath, as they toppled onto the deck without elegance.


    Sheyan then waved to dismiss them, before flipping the chest lid. With a kick, the chest toppled over, as shimmering brilliance sprawled to the ground. Every single pirate, even the ones ashore, unanimously released ��ho�� gasps of surprise!


    As it turns out, the flourishing contents of thisrge chest were golden nuggets! These delectable and gorgeous coins poured out like a waterfall.


    Sheyan then picked up a resplendent gold coin, and tossed it back into the chest as it emitted clinking sounds. Following that, he raised his voice aloud.


    "I promised ye previously, I would shower ye with greater riches! Right now, this is me honoring my promise! Ol��Seadog, bestow the uninjured scums with fifty gold guineas each!"


    When Sheyan��s sentence resounded out, the pirates spectating from the dock broke into a huge uproar. In contrast, the pirates under Sheyan were weighing their heavy purses while grinning from ear to ear.


    One must know, during this golden age of piracy, the purchasing power of gold guineas was truly astonishing. In the novel, Jane Eyre; when Jane Eyre bes a housekeeper at Thornfield Hall, her yearly sry was merely 20 pounds (including meals and lodging). When Charles Darwin relocated to the countryside, he spent 2,000 pounds to purchase a magnificent house. The construction cost of the Wembley stadium was 750,000 pounds. From this, one could fundamentally deduce the rtive value of a hundred guineas.


    In truth, apart from the pirates of the three legendary pirate ships, the majority of pirates wouldn��t even be given a yearly sry.


    The pirates who received their money were all beaming with joy, while the rest, with anticipation.


    Proceeding from there, Sheyan announced once again - pirates who received light injuries would receive a 100 guineas, while the severely wounded and those immobile on their beds, would receive 150 guineas. As for those handicapped individuals who could not voyage out anymore, they would receive 500 guineas.


    When such a policy was announced, Sheyan��s crew was needless to mention, but even the pirates crowding around were moved to eagerness. Within their hearts, they pondered about how they could make their move within these few days - either proactively hopping onto the Hill Maiden, or to seeking out their own captains to increase their pay. Ultimately, no matter which choice they made, their current economical state had to be improved. At least, they should be acquiring more booty than these rookies.


    Yet that wasn��t the most climactic of astonishments. When the booty was finished allocating, Sheyan then scanned around and his gaze fell onto cksail, who was currently clutching his wound with a paleplexion. When he contacted Sheyan��s gaze, he hastily lowered his head in reverence.


    Sheyan sauntered to him, before pressing his indomitable and majestic long saber onto cksail��s shoulder. To which, cksail immediately and tactfully took a knee.


    "Today, I have witnessed your loyalty. Such a virtue is worthy of praise and deserving of rewards. Therefore I, Seaman Yan from the east, shall deprive the strength of the sinner who harmed you, and bestow it unto you. I hope, ye can continue exercising this strength in servitude! However, this strengthes with tremendous risks. If your bodily limits cannot endure this, it will be harmful to you. Be ye willing to ept this?"


    cksail was trembling violently, and was unable to hold back heavy breaths of ecstasy. He had personally witnessed Canbi��s miracle, and none of Sheyan��s underlings harboured doubts anymore. All in all to them, this was a form of dark magic. Within this world of magic, curse and gunpowder technology advances, any supernatural urrence would suffice to convince.


    cksail ced his other knee onto the ground, and bluntly touched the deck with his forehead. Then, suppressing the excitement in his heart, he proimed.


    "Cap��n! I be eternally devoted to ye."


    Meanwhile, the spectating pirates were all reckoning this conduct as a mere clumsy performance, criticising the performers for such excessive emotional stirring. However in the next second, their eyes opened to reality and they became dumbstruck.


    With unrivalled arousal, cksail ignored his injuries as he wore the boots. Then, he couldn��t resist the urge to experiment with his new found capabilities. He began prancing about the deck, and from the bewitching speed and footwork he exhibited, even a blind person could recognize it was analogous to the mysteries of n Dale.


    "He stole the strength of n Dale!!!"


    "Look ye, that dabblin�� alchemy apprentice can actually replicate th�� mystical footwork o�� n Dale."


    "The cap��n��s name be Seaman Yan?" He actually possesses such bewildering magic? Wait o��, I seem to have heard of his name. He be rted to the turmoil of Turtuga port. Righty o��, Ammand has been seekin�� fer him. This man is also closely linked with the Flying Dutchman."


    "Hillho! No wonder tis��d be fearless. Indeed, no one dares to provoke th�� Third Mate of Davy Jones."


    "He appears to be startin�� on his own path, but with such a power, it indeed leaves one green wit�� envy. Wouldn��t that imply his followers will be obtainin�� greater strengths?"


    "��"


    "��"


    Hearing the discussions of the crowd at the pier, though his expression didn��t portray much, Sheyan understood that his goal had been attained. Then, he nced towards Philip, and ordered emotionlessly.


    "Phillip, step forward."


    Philip was shocked to the point of astoundment. Nevertheless, he still stood up and marched over. Sheyan gazed into his eyes, as he enunciated his words.


    "To acquire invincible strength from me����one cannot merely rely on devotion, but also a heart of reverence!"


    Philip hesitated a while, and eventually fell to the ground with both knees, before humbly pasting his forehead to the deck.


    "Therefore, to award your devotion, I shall confer onto you, outstanding precision and harmony. May you y your foes with deadly precision inbat. May you sink our enemy��s ships effortlessly with our cannons."


    Philip breathed deeply, as he epted the ring Sheyan was presenting. Then, he ced it on in a sacred and dignified manner, before shutting his eyes. Even an upright gentleman like Philip, couldn��t help but reveal a demeanor of turning high from drugs, as he trembled slightly from head to toe.


    After all, hearing from others for countless times could neverpare with the personal experience for the first time!


    A wave of incredible refreshing aura transmitted up from the ring, as it spiralled into the wrist and eyes of Philip.

 Chapter 510: Baiting?

    <h4>Chapter 510: Baiting?</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Experiencing such a miracle, Philip once again bowed his haughty head before Sheyan.


    Within the ship��s hold, Old Bath sighed deeply as he shut his eyes in despair, because he knew, this once proud apprentice of his, had already been utterly persuaded.


    Henceforth, the originally downhearted Philip once again reignited his life��s mission. This signified that his goal for fighting would no longer be merely to protect his subordinates, but also to wholeheartedly campaign for this demon like male before him; raking in merits, and transforming himself to greater heights!


    As the saying goes - a strong dragon cannot repress a snake*. There were reasons why Sheyan had been conducting himself bombastically, arrogantly and in a despotic fashion after stepping ashore Tortuga.


    (TL:* chinese idiom which means, a local gangster who is above thew)


    Firstly, because he possessed adequate strength.


    Secondly, it was in preparations for his future schemes and ns.


    Furthermore, the greater one��s reputation amongst the pirates, the more benefits it supplied. For example, if Sheyan didn��t possess a ��Respected�� reputation when he first entered this world, the pirates would probably have rolled their eyes and snubbed him. Who would be willing to be his underling?


    Noteworthily, after Sheyan eliminated those few Royal British Navy ships, and presently dared to defy Skrtel, his current pirate reputation had already soared to nearly ��Revered��. Once it reaches ��Revered��, he would be on equal footing with the likes of Ammand. Even back in the Flying Dutchman, he would have the qualifications to be the Second Mate*.


    (TN:*previously I used vice officer, they are the same term)


    When pirates obtain wealth, they naturally wouldn��t save it but instead, break into a wild whoring and gambling spree. It seems many of the pirate ringleaders also endorsed this point, because once their underlings expended all their wealth, they would have increased motivation to pige. If one had an excessive amount of wealth, then matters of considerations would naturally multiply to women, wife, property, status����


    Just take the present world situation in perspective, will one observe millionaires running around the streets and fighting to their death? Or the prominent gang leaders of hooligans; they would naturally be embracing female celebrities or touring abroad, would one see them going around to fight with small flies? That was indeed the case, individuals whock talent would be unfortunately chased around and killed��


    The reason Sheyan was willing to distribute such exorbitant wealth to his underlings, was because he belonged to the vile category of those who would run after fishing up a plentiful harvest. He only had to consider his situation for merely 32 days. Therefore, he could obviously issue out extravagant booties to buy their loyalty and morale.


    On the contrary, other captains had to minimally make considerations for the next 3 years. If they followed suit to Sheyan��s spendthrift ways, two years would be sufficient for their subordinates to amass a fortune and return to their hometowns in silken robes; leaving their ships empty.


    After Sheyan whispered a few phrases to Ol��Seadog, Ol��Seadog and Canbi then brought along a dozen plus pirates and left; of course, Mogensha followed them as well. After several minutes, they returned with rum, roast meat, and even invited maidens who were able to tap dance over.


    Though these women fell short of Sheyan��s aesthetic conception, reckoning that their cosmetics were too thick and lipsticks too excessive, he remembered; this was a generation without Chanel, Pond��s, OLAY, or L��oreal Paris. Meanwhile, the pirates had their eyes captivated by these women, as they squawked and whistled.


    Sheyan��s exnation to his crew was simple - to share both pleasures and burdens of life. As such, they had to dy going ashore to indulge themselves until their brothers of the other two ships arrive. Thus, he allowed them to first enjoy themselves on board. Naturally, his pirate crew wouldn��t understand such a logic. Nevertheless, they definitely didn��t dare to voice their dissent.


    Right now, Sheyan had firmly captured the ship in his palms, with the direct aid of his trusted confidants - Philip, Ol��Seadog, Canbi, cksail and several others, any trifling matter would no longer incite a ��stormy sea��.


    As it turns out, the true aim of Sheyan��s bombastic behavior, was baiting����


    Awaiting the big boss, Skrtel, who could genuinely preside over matters of Tortuga, to surface.


    Sheyan believed that this individual would definitely show up, because for every minute the sea breeze blew against the naked buttocks and eggs of n Dale, it was akin to issuing a p to Skrtel��s face!


    Hence, Sheyan was reluctant to release his crew ashore. Because once the worst was to ur, every pirate of Tortuga may turn hostile towards them. If that happened, summoning his full forces in an attempt to flee, would still be possible. However, if his pirate crew were to be scattered throughout bars, they would be designated to be torn apart individually.


    Yet unbeknownst why, Skrtel failed to show up. After waiting on deck for half an hour, Sheyan began feeling rather idle and decided to make a trip to the captain��s cabin to rest.


    He wasn��t someone willing to waste precious time, and had been assiduously researching in the field of his concoctions; hoping to advance a step further, and create newer gene-mixes. Besides, he definitely wouldn��t be acquiring new recipes for his concoctions within a short span of time.


    As for matters on the deck, he handed it over to Canbi��s jurisdiction; instructing him to inform him if any peculiar event arises.


    Approximately 10 plus minutes had psed. Yet another batch of pirates came ashore. At present, the majority of the crowd had dispersed, nheless, there remained a handful who were still pointing towards here. Having just entered the port, those pirates couldn��t help but join in themotion.


    When a red bearded pirate swept a nce over, he finally managed to identify the face of the naked buttocks hanging atop the mast. He mumbled in astonishment.


    "Ain��t that n Dale, subordinate to Skrtel? How could he have been humiliated by another, and hung atop a ship?"


    "Whose ship be this, Redbeard, yer recognize it?" Another horse face pirate ced his hands over his waist, and asked with an imposing style of an elder brother.


    Redbeard swept a nce through it, and suddenlyughed.


    "Hoth, I be clueless about its owner, but thed appearin�� like the crew head aboard is someone me knows. Yer recognizes him too."


    "Oh." Hoth released a bbergasted gasp, as he carefully scrutinized with his eyes. He then spoke with enlightenment.


    "Ain��t that be th�� tiny ringleader of a third rate ship, Canbi of the moniker, Iron-hammer?"


    The pirate��smon understanding of ships was determined by the size and the amount of mast it had. Normally, a single-masted ship wouldn��t be mentioned at all, while a 3-masted ship, analogous to Sheyan��s current Hill Maiden, would be known as a third rate ship. Following that, their rates would evolve by the amount of mast they had. A 5-masted ship was a stratum that allowed one to participate in a naval warfare as a main force. As for 7-masted ships, that was the core of gships. Of course, such partitions did not include the bizarre oddities of legendary warships.


    Both Hoth and Redbeard were respectively a Captain and First Mate of a 5-masted ship within Pirate Chevalle��s fleets.


    At present, pirate Chevalle was still locked in gruelling warfare with the British Royal Navy at sea. Hence, they were here to purchase supplies to transport back.


    Redbeard suddenly licked his lips andughed aloud.


    "I have been constantly apprehensive, that we wouldn��t be able to purchase sufficient supplies the cap��n ordered us to purchase this time. Yet lookin�� now, tis�� be a golden opportunity from the heavens."


    Hoth replied in confusion.


    "What do yer mean?"


    "Although Skrtel��s offensive might be rather weak in Tortuga, he controls nearly half of the merchantin�� portion. Today, his underling is dishonored and hung atop this third rate ship. Once we rescue n Dale and get rid of the scallywag responsible fer this, might we not be firmly supportin�� Skrtel? With tis�� connection, would I be fearin�� notpleting the procurement mission cap��n has tasked us?"


    Redbeard chuckled quietly. The more he deliberated, the more pleased he felt. He then continued.


    "We have been constantly pressured beneath that scourge, Stonecannon. In the cap��n��s heart, he be the foremost figure of us fifth rate ships. I reckon him bin�� a sixth rate ship captain is round the corner. We will obtain massive merits if we can conduct this procurement affair well. Might we n tis�� well, the days fer me ship to rece Stonecannon��s position be imminent!"


    Instead, Hoth paused shrewdly as he observed the Hill Maiden and doubtfully muttered.


    "However����even n Dale be fallen to this�� scallywag."


    "That be that n Dale is a crippled! Look at his feeble state, usually lookin�� like a pestilence ghost! Who cares who the bilge-suckin�� cap��n of this ship is. Treatin�� a swab like Iron-hammer as gems, he be just a third rate ship captain! Do i believe he be flippin�� the skies over? In any case, Iron-hammer Canbi is part of us, he be clear of the internal codes of ours. Fer us to personallymand him to release n Dale, that be givin�� him enormous face!"


    Redbeard appeared rather impatient; without bringing along any pirate mates, they ascended to the deck of the Hill Maiden.


    Presently, most of the pirates aboard were half drunk and had retired to their cabins to rest. Only Canbi and his few close confidants that were devoted to Sheyan, didn��t possess the slightest bit of ck.


    Observing the rampantly seated Iron-Hammer Canbi before him, Redbeard starting feeling some difort in his heart. Being a First Mate of a fifth rate ship, even the captains of Third rate ship would fawn towards him. During normal circumstances, he wouldn��t even waste his gaze on such a lowly ringleader.


    Redbeard took a step forward, before he grimly questioned.


    "Might ye recognize me?"


    If it was Canbi from a few days back, he would surely be trembling in fear and trepidation. Yet, he was a whole new different person now. Ever since he possessed sufficient might, his confidence naturally climbed as well! Thus, Canbi merely lifted a look in an unconcerned fashion.


    "Ye must be Redbeard, aye. Smarty up and leave once yer done watchin��, dont��yer know the rules? Shouldn��t ye be reporting yer arrival beforein�� up me ship?"


    After listening to him, Redbeard became rather speechless. Such a scenario waspletely out of his expectations.


    But at this moment, Hoth became extremely impatient as he red up.


    "Cut the crap wit�� him! Canbi, let me be informin�� you. Yer cap��n actually dares to spoil the wonderful rtion between me pirate Cap��n Chevalle and Mister Skrtel. Smarty up and release Mister n Dale, and kiss his toes to pray fer forgiveness. If not, be prepared to feed the sharks!"

 Chapter 511: Astute and circumspect

    <h4>Chapter 511: Astute and circumspect</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Upon hearing Hoth��s words, Canbi slowly stood up without disying any reaction on his face. Redbeard even reckoned he was about to acknowledge his mistake and apologize. Who knew, Canbi abruptly roared out.


    "Are ye orderin�� me? Ye daremand me? What audacity!"


    While the tall and sturdy Canbi roared fiercely, he pulled out a two metre long and wrist thick, steel spike mace, and swung it smashing against Hoth��s head!


    "The only one capable of cammandin�� me in this world, is me cap��n. Yer twin scoundrels makin�� a mockery of yerself, and wishes to feed me to the fishes?"


    Canbi had found this mace previously and kept it for use, as he couldn��t possibly be lugging along a great anchor with him all the time. When his mace struck forth, Hoth was caught totally unprepared; he couldn��t even imagine Canbi would dare to strike against him.


    In his urgency, he yelled loudly as he hastily raised his unsheathed broadsword from his waist to block. However, Canbi��s current strength had even surpassed Blood-Anchor; even though Hoth possessed a brutish might, he could only resign to being deted after being caught off guard.


    "Kiang!" A sonorous sound emerged.


    Canbi��s steel mace crooked backwards, but Hoth��s unsheathed broadsword utterly caved downwards; while an unstoppable force crushed against Hoth��s shoulder, pulverizing his shoulder bones into shattered bone fragments. A depression could be seen at his shoulder, as Hoth instantly released an iparably shrilling shriek.


    Belonging to the lowest tier amongst Chevalle��s pirates, Canbi had suffered untold grievances and resentment. Right now, he no longer bothered to halt for conversation, as he issued a crafty sneer before sweeping his mace once again.


    At this moment, Redbeard unsheathed his broadsword and advanced in aid.


    The most optimal option to Redbeard now, was to attack the home of the besieger to relieve his ally being besieged. Thus, he should be piercing towards Canbi��s neck, causing the agile deficient Canbi to be inevitably wounded. After all, Canbi couldn��t possible continue with his pulverizing mace if his throat were to be stabbed! By rescuing his ally in this manner, Redbeard would then upy the advantage.


    Yet, Redbeard just had to do what he ought not to do. Brimming with self confidence, he ushered his broadsword to block Canbi��s mace. His strength was already lower than Canbi��s, and though his broadsword didn��t get struck away upon impact, it transmitted a tremendous force up his arm. Grabbing tightly onto his broadsword shaft to prevent it from flying, the webbing between his fingers turned numb and ripped apart a huge wound, with blood slithering down his hand.


    Before Redbeard had the time to reorganize himself, the few confidants of Canbi had already pulled out several manual string muskets, and fired off.


    Following that, Canbi retracted his mace before twisting himself and releasing a sky uppercut with his mace in a light manner. His mace directly struck Redbeard flying up, as he flipped 270 degrees in the air before smashing heavily down onto the deck.


    Then��then, Canbi and his trusted confidants begun swarming over him. The miserable two pirates had been toocent, and thus, fell into such bitter straits. Following that, was needless to borate.


    When Sheyan got wind of this matter, he merely offered an insipid phrase.


    "Pretty well done."


    Still, he added in an additional phrase.


    "Since the two fools wishes so badly to save him, their rtionship with n Dale definitely isn��t shallow. There is a saying in my hometown -rades should share blessings, and shoulder burdens. Therefore, let��s strip away their clothes, and hang their naked buttocks up our mast!"


    Since Sheyan gave the order, his subordinate naturallyplied strictly.


    Meanwhile, Redbeard and Hoth were both infused with appall and rage. They were appalled by the monstrous strength that Canbi possessed, and were raging at themselves; a business they thought to be in the bag, had abruptly been twisted against them.


    When themencement of clothes stripping happened, they couldn''t help but cursed frantically and bitterly; nobody could fathom the sensation of such humiliation. Clearly overflowing with confidence for their rescue attempt, they were in turn reduced to the same consequence; suffering such degrading humiliation. How would they lift their heads before their pirate crew in the future?


    While listening to their venomous berating, Canbi became greatly vexed and ordered for cloths to be stuffed into their mouths; in this manner, his world became tranquil once again.


    This time, the human crowd magnified. At present, n Dale was truly d that Redbeard had attempted to rescue him. In this manner, the focal point had shifted towards them, allowing him to take a breather even in the heart of his struggle.


    Sheyan then recalled something, as he immediately ordered his underling to fetch the clothes and possessions of the two scums for him to inspect. However, it seemed that Unique Storyline Equipments were not simply freebies. After rummaging till his eyeballs turned sour, he didn��t find a single object and could only sigh.


    Within the following few hours, the pirates of Tortuga had truly and fully feasted their eyes; besides, it wasn��t everyday that a fifth rate ship captain and first mate would be stripped naked, and paraded for everyone��s viewing pleasure. Moreover, it remains the ��illustrious�� n Dale renowned amongst the Tortuga pirates was still present.


    In spite of that, analogous to a marvelous stage theatric; since there was a preface, crescendo, suspense and climax, then next would surely be the epilogue. Without an epilogue, it would simply be a letdown. This marvelous stage theatric directed by Sheyan, had soared to its climax with the assembling crowd; or perhaps, finally beginning its embarkment towards the epilogue.


    ****************


    Six hours psed after hispetent subordinates had hung the naked buttocks of the ship��s mast.


    The wealthiest merchant of Tortuga; descendant of the Pirata Codex��s drafter; a remarkable individual who could stand on equal footing as the seven great pirate lords - Skrtel.Hustav.Bartholomew, had finally emerged. Surfacing on the street before the harbour, he strolled, step by step, towards the Hill Maiden.


    Of the seven pirate lords, three of the pirate lords had done an individual assessment of Skrtel:


    Astute and circumspect; refraining from rash undertakings, unless he determined his future moves. When he acts, he inevitably retained sufficient confidence!


    Preparing wholly for six hours, Skrtel evidently attached an excessively great significance to Sheyan. An affair that dishonored his face, how would he handle it?


    ********


    Under thousands of staring eyes,


    Skrtel only brought along a single assistant.


    Just a single assistant, and he intended to directly barge onto Sheyan��s Hill Maiden?


    The surrounding pirates seemingly couldn��t believe their eyes. Nevertheless, the facts was as such.


    Skrtel appeared obese, resembling one who lived like a prince. Puffing a briar cigar, he smiled whenever he nced at someone. When he smiled, his eyes were squinted, dawning a style of rich amiability. One could tell he was a merchant, the sort that loved gossiping, rather disadvantaging himself and allow others to exploit him.


    The individual beside him wore a rigidly sullen countenance, as though someone had owed him a debt for a good long while. He had amon face, a face of being unemployed for a long while. Both pirates or wanderers who had stayed for a prolonged period within Tortuga wouldn��t recognize him as well.


    Despite so, Skrtel was definitely not a fool. Since he dared to bring along only one individual to step on this domineeringly exposed ship, he naturally relied on something.


    Canbi was presently seated imposingly on a wooden chest. Having an enhanced strength, he naturally didn��t ce the two individuals in his eyes. Right now with merely amand from Sheyan, this flourishing confident pirate would even pounce against Chevalle!


    "What be ye here for"


    Canbi narrowed his eyes, as he used a random broadsword to scrape his fingernails. Then he absent-mindedly announced.


    "If ye wishes to behold the arses of males, don��t dirty me deck and behold them from the pier. If yer wish to save��em, then be prepared to be hung up the mast like those two."


    Instead, the rigid looking male beside Skrtel suddenly demanded in a grim tone.


    "Who is it, that dares to wear th�� mask of me Flying Dutchman��s crew?"


    Though Canbi��s lens had be inted, when he heard the term ��Flying Dutchman��s crew��, he immediately felt deep veneration as his imposing demeanor instantly plunged. Still, he managed to forcefully reply after hearing.


    "Who be wearin�� a false pretense?"


    Skrtel broke into hystericalughter before replying.


    "This is Mister Stillwell. He is normally in charge of interactions between the Flying Dutchman and the drynds. He frequently has dealings with us, should there be any false pretense, one look and he��ll know."


    This Stillwell then sneered.


    "The name of me Cap��n Jones is magnanimous, there be idiots everywhere tryin�� to impose as his crew. In the previous month, I captured three imposters in San Domingo and hung��em straight on the gibbet. One look of me eyes is enough to see through all imposters."


    As it turns out, after the pirate crew of the Flying Dutchman had been cursed, they could only resurface above sea once every ten years. However, they still had kin above ground, and thus they seeked out a random Stillwell, tasking him with the responsibility of managing the plundered loots of the ship, before delivering them to their kins. Furthermore, replenishment of supplies like artillery cannons and others were all handled by him.


    Skrtel was indeed a crafty old fox. To invite such an individual here, it was due to him identifying the biggest doubt of this so called Seaman��s status - the Third Mate of the Flying Dutchman.


    Skrtel naturally didn��t believe in coincidences, that a vanished individual for a decade had suddenly reappeared����hence, he undoubtedly took such drastic measures to deal with the situation!


    After Stillwell uncovers the swindling Sheyan, then Skrtel will seize the crumbling morale of his enemy��s pirate underlings, to dispatch his manpower and legitlymandeer this ship.


    With Skrtel��s present status, if he desired tomandeer and gloriously plunder this ship, he naturally had to do so in a justifiable fashion. If not, the merchants of Tortuga would be ovee with fear and insecurity; affecting the prosperity of the emporiums. Such an event may be captured by his oppositions and turned against him. First attack the mental before the physical, this was something Skrtel enjoyed doing.


    Canbi was about to speak up, but Sheyan��s voice drifted out from the ship��s hold.


    "Very well, I would like to see who wishes to nder me."


    Closely after, Sheyan marched out from the ship��s hold before scanning his surroundings first.


    Then, he questioned Stillwell.


    "Who, are, you?"


    *********************************


    TL: Extra information to avoid confusion; note that by the third movie there are 9 pirate lords, but this current period is before the first movie where author states there are 7 pirate lords. I am guessing he assumes 7 seas so 7 pirate lords, not sure about extra pirate of the caribbean history myself so I cannot say for sure.

 Chapter 512: Finally meeting an acquaintance

    <h4>Chapter 512: Finally meeting an acquaintance</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Skrtel��s face instantly revealed a contemptuous grin; "Indeed, thisd is a counterfeit!"


    Stillwell simrly broke intoughters, where hisughters contained an intent of ridicule.


    "Ye can��t even recognize me, yer dare to feign as a crew mate of the grand Flying Dutchman?"


    A snort sounded out from Sheyan��s nose.


    "What are you? Based on what should I recognize you?"


    Stillwell casted a haughty expression before replying.


    "Ye moronic scum, I be themunication link between the Flying Dutchman and drynd! Let me inform ye, ye best strip naked and kneel before Tortuga��s port entrance fer 3 days, and hand over tis�� ship and yer pirate crew to Mister Skrtel. Then, I be sparin�� yer scurvy dog life, otherwise��"


    Before Stilwell could finish his statement, Sheyan had already unleashed a p across. PA! One p was enough to send several teeth flying out of his mouth. Sheyan then hung down his brows as he unenthusiastically asked.


    "Otherwise what?"


    After receiving a p, Stillwell��s cheeks had practically inted and swelled. He could merely mumble out muffled sounds, as his eyes burned with anger. Stillwell reached his hand downwards for a broadsword as his waist. Instead, like a tiger eyeing its prey, Canbi had instantly smashed his steel mace in.


    Without having unsheathed his broadsword fully, Stillwell��s unlucky broadsword was immediately ttened bent, as he coughed blood and was struck to the ground. After panting for a long while, Stillwell scrambled back up from the deck with difficulty; his eyes beaming with venomous resentment.


    Sheyan then casted his attention towards Skrtel, maintaining a refined and courteous manner, he chuckled and said.


    "Mister Skrtel?"


    Posed with such a scenario, Skrtel remained unfazed; or perhaps, he was forcing himself to prevent from having a ��stage fright��. At this moment, he still retained his amiable demeanor and politely offered a gentle smile.


    "Yes, what is your opinion on this?"


    Sheyan replied indifferently.


    "I recently arrived in Tortuga, and absolutely do not possess any misgivings towards anyone. Except, your men approached, intending to purchase my ship with a dozen gold pounds. Apart from that, I am looking forward to Mister Stillwell calling the crew of the Flying Dutchman to deal with me. Before he calls them, I wouldn��t be going anywhere."


    Skrtel was stunned, as he stared deep into Sheyan��s eyes. He was starting to sense a profound mystery in his eyes. Although he could still rally his men to surround and raid Sheyan, a notion had subconsciously shed through Skrtel��s mind.


    "What if he truly belongs to the crew of the Flying Dutchman��"


    Hence, his response to Sheyan��s words was only astonishment, before he silently took his leave. Stillwell simrly fled like the wind, distancing himself for 5-6 metres before he spun round.


    Then, he casted a venomous re at Sheyan as though trying to rip apart his soul, before he pointed at Sheyan and gritted his teeth in promation.


    "Ye��ll die fer sure!! In tis�� world, nobody can rescue ye!"


    "I��ll be waiting." Sheyan scoffed indifferently.


    ******************


    Not too longter, a single-masted ship drew into Tortuga��s port. This single-masted ship seemingly appeared as though he had voyaged a century out at sea. Its entire frame was covered in ash grey, and look rather decayed. Its sail was gued with cobwebs, and appeared as though it could disintegrate into dust at any moment. Dense and dull white mist seeped out from the ship��s periphery. The ship looked like though it drifted on the ocean��s surface, it waspletely unaffected by the waves.


    Yet more terrifying was a prodigious shadow following behind the ship��s stern, as though a monumental creature wasying in ambush beneath the sea��s surface������Such unfathomable horror had grasped the souls of everyone present in a sh!


    Stillwell was standing at the tip of the harbour, as he pointed towards Sheyan��s Hill Maiden.


    Beside him, were two individuals who were masqueradedpletely in ck mantles.


    Furthermore, that ship begun leaning towards the Hill Maiden. When the broadsides of both ships interlocked, there was strangely not a single collision. Instead, the crew of the Hill Maiden instantly felt an eerie shiver!


    Stillwell exerted himself to climb up the ship��s hull. Instead, the two individuals in ck mantle didn��t make a single movement, but they had directly scaled onto the deck. For some unknown reason, wherever those two individuals past, they would behindrge trails of water spots. Evidently, they were definitely the genuine crew members of the Flying Dutchman, it would be impossible to refute them!


    Right now, even Canbi felt a chilling shiver emitting out from his back, when he faced such a situation; his entire body was trembling slightly. Such a sensation was utterly unrted to one��s prowess, it was a reverence that came from one��s spirit!


    Watching this scene, Stillwell covered his swollen face as he cried out.


    "It be tis�� ship with an imposter of the Flying Dutchman��s crew, one who dares to ruin the grand name of Davy Jones!"


    An individual cloaked in a ck mantle strolled forward, his voice seemingly resonating with the air.


    "Who is the imposter?"


    At this moment, Sheyan trudged out from his captain��s cabin, as he lifted his chin without the slightest bit of fear.


    "Nobody is an imposter! Who are you, lift your hood!"


    That ck mantled individual lifted his head but was immediately stunned.


    "It truly is you! Seaman Yan, Oh, no, our Third Mate!"


    Sheyan chuckled in surprise.


    "So it is actually Crow*!"


    (TL:*Crow is one of the crew members of the Flying Dutchman Sheyan had befriended back in the first world)


    At present, the crew members of the Hill Maiden that weren��t intoxicated were streaming out in session. When they noticed the presence of Crow, they immediately heaved a chilling air.


    Indeed, the current Crow��s face was gued with speckles of fish scales, even his features had morphed distinctively with sea fish traits. Apart from that, most of his body retained its human likeness. Yet, this only amplified their peculiarity of him, portraying him with unparalleled and intensified malevolence!


    Crow immediately turned and pinched Stillwell��s throat.


    "Scallywag, do you know what ye hath done?"


    Stillwell��s mouth was widely opened, as his eyes rolled back while he choked. How was he capable of offering a single word? Instead, it was the other ck mantled freak beside Crow theymanded with a raspy voice.


    "Crow, release him! This person be appearin�� like Seaman Yan but he may not not be our third mate! Why did he suddenly vanish during that year. Mayhaps it be tough to say he wasn��t associated with those mystery men that sparked our curse. Mayhaps, he was a rat that year."


    That brat evidently possessed a higher status aspared to Crow. The hierarchy of the pirates were rather strict, and Crow could only obey earnestly. After Sheyan listened to his words, he scoffed in interruption.


    "I remember your voice. You are that foolish lil�� dog following Old Bill*, it seems that you��re called Stafford? Ah, Old Bill is truly fearful of me snatching his second mate rank, so he tries to fabricate such lies to nder me?"


    (TL:*Old Bill is the Second Mate (vice officer) of the Flying Dutchman. Also, Stafford (˹����) is actually a dog breed)


    Stafford bellowed furiously. Instead, his voice suddenly like a hooting whale. Then, he pounced towards Sheyan and screamed.


    "Don��t dishonor the name of Mister Bill!"


    Instead, his pounce seemed to have froze in midair. Because, a dreadful musket had abruptly emerged and pressed tightly against his head. Indeed, it was ��Ambition��.


    Stafford wasn��t afraid of the musket��s damage, he even wanted to seize this near proximity to choke this ��Seaman Yan from the east�� to death! In spite of that, a strand of aura had been attached onto this musket, one that caused the depth of his soul to shudder.


    Sheyan gripped ��Ambition�� as he sneered.


    "It appears that you recognize this musket! I was still thinking you wouldn��t even ce the Captain in your eyes. If I��m a traitor, wouldn��t the Captain have retrieved the weapon he bestowed unto me?"


    Stafford nted his head while he clenched his teeth and howled.


    "He be deceived by ye!!!"


    Sheyan replied insipidly.


    "What you��re implying is that foolish Old Bill is mightier than the captain. Even though both of you can decipher that I��m a traitorous rat, the captain still bestowed this to me? You must be cursing in your heart, the old cap��n scum must��ve been blind!"


    "Aye!!! Arrrrghhh, no, ye be spewin�� a load of crap!" Stafford��s brain must��ve turned dposed by the seawater, and carelessly fell for Sheyan��s words. He couldn��t help but howled miserably. "Everytin�� ye said be a crock of sheet."


    Sheyanughed in response.


    "I��m spewing rubbish, everyone here has heard your words. Is it me speaking nonsense, or you; I��m sure each can discern. Am I right, Crow?"


    Crow was already frustrated by Stafford, and immediately issued a coarseughter before replying.


    "Aye, I bear witness."


    Stafford roared with frenzied rage.


    "Ye bunch of colluders be nderin�� me, I��ll cut ye down!"


    Sheyan burst intoughter and answered.


    "I am the Third Mate of the Flying Dutchman. A puny foolish ringleader pirate like you dares to vite the code of our grand Captain Davy Jones? Do you dare to try touching me?"


    Stafford fumed with fury.


    "Why wouldn��t I dare?"


    Sheyan sighed.


    "Indeed, a puny rebellious pirate like you dares to vite the code of the captain."


    "A load of fart!!" Stafford wasn��t an individual adept with words. In fact, most pirates were ustomed to using their weapons and bodynguage tomunicate with others.


    Sheyan immediately pointed to him, and eximed with an astounded expression.


    "You actually dare to say our captain��s code is a load of fart?"


    Stafford was seemingly about to turn insane, as he turned dizzy and issued a list of furious bellows.


    "A fartin�� load ye fart scum filled wit'' fart��"


    Actually. Stafford was rebuking Sheyan for spewing rubbish like fart, but with his phrasing, it sounded as though he was cursing Davy Jones�� As the chain of ��farts�� were uttered from his mouth, by theteral side of the Hill Maiden, violent boiling suddenly churned within the seawater. Following that, a deathly pale skinned humongous tentacle jabbed out from the water, brandishing in with unbelievable speed!


    Stafford didn��t even have time to squeak out a sliver of sound, and was instantly struck within the next second; speeding away like a hole in one golf ball. He carved out graceful arc along the horizon, as he disappeared faraway from the line of sight of everyone. Even the final sshing sound made by Stafford could not be heard����

 Chapter 513: Massaging Paul

    <h4>Chapter 513: Massaging Paul</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    As Sheyan observed the terrifying gigantuous tentacle, his face revealed a joyous countenance.


    "Aha, is that you? Beloved Paul. Frequently, I would reminisce about that brilliant roulette betting of yours."


    Yet after Sheyan concluded his greetings, the gigantuous tentacle started constricting around the Hill Maiden without a sense of courtesy. Wooden creaks and screeches began emitting out of this few kilton discement Hill Maiden, that could ferry over a hundred members. The Hill Maiden clearly could not withstand such pressure, and if this terrifyingly mighty tentacle were to exert a sliver of extra strength, one could foretell the total obliteration of this ship.


    Frantic wails simultaneously resounded from the Hill Maiden, while concurrently, the pirates surveying such a scene at the pier were gasping with excitement! Besides, it wasn��t everyday they could witness the Kraken of Davy Jones.


    Moreover, it was already described that the scene of this colossus flipping out and sinking ships, was indeed a spectacr sight to behold; one that human strength could never go against. Therefore, the spectating pirates feasted their eyes without turning frightened.


    However, they were quickly disappointed by the next sequence of event.


    When the Kraken Paul wrapped its tentacles around the Hill Maiden, it no longer exerted more strength. Instead, it effortless hoisted up this third rate ship as it swam towards the shallow area of the bay. Finally, its enormous head popped out onto the bay��


    As it turns out, Paul wasn��t trying to sink the ship. Merely, it had lost its ability to alter its size. Furthermore, the water was too deep at the pier��s head, and it wasn��t convenient for it to leave the water. Hence, it dragged the ship over to the shallows, before easily greeting its acquaintance.


    Sheyan then produced ��Ambition��, and ced it onto a suction pad of Paul��s coiling tentacle.


    "My belovedrade, take a look. Not only did I prevent this old mate from being harmed, I even maintained it well."


    Paul retracted its tentacle along with the musket. Probably due to its present fixed bulkiness, it hadn��t toyed around with Davy Jone��s treasures for a long while. After a brief while, it started to excitedly knock and rub two of its tentacles repeatedly, causing a chaotic upheaval of the sand and water within the shallows. Moreover, its ruckus created a 10 metre deep gorge that was 4-5 metres wide.


    Sheyan became rather confused by Paul��smotion. Instead, a wretched slutty voice echoed from the side.


    "Hehe, this big boy is itching terribly from the excessive parasites adhering onto its tentacles."


    Sheyan nced back; if not Jinkuang, then who?


    Recently unbeknownst why, this servant had taken a fancy to sleeping, and would nap for 20 hours daily. Even when awake, he would be yawning. Sheyan attempted to investigate but wasn��t able to find another strange, thus he ignored Jinkuang. Never did he expect Jinkuang to suddenly pop up at this moment.


    "You know what it��s frustrated about?"


    Sheyan curiously asked.


    Jinkuang scratched his head as dandruff scattered down, before he replied.


    "Of course. I reckon it��s because of the recent increase in sleep. Not only have I grew more handsome and confident, my abilities seem to have sharpened a little."


    Sheyan wasn��t afraid of Paul. No matter how beastly it morphed into, or how monstrous its strength became, it would be fine as long as its soul remained the same. An animal wouldn��t possess the shrewdness of a human; if it was angry, it would rage. If happy, then it would turn bubbly. Hence, Sheyan straightforwardly leapt off his ship as he sshed noisily onto the shallows before calling out to Paul.


    "Oi,rade, could it be your tentacles are irritated?"


    Paul answered Sheyan in the most realistic fashion. With ��tears gleaming�� it very bluntly stretched one of its massive tentacle towards Sheyan��s front.


    After a careful examination, Sheyan realized numerous parasitic organisms had taken residence onto its surface; tortoise shells, oysters, barnacles, algaes and so on. Even its sucklers were polluted with marina kelps and festeringcerations, probably due to its half spirit half physical constitution. Comparing its tentacles to the human��s feet; it was practically a gravely mashed athlete''s foot, adding 5-6 ulcerating chilins with pus flowing, and another 7-8 thick corn����


    Without speaking further, Sheyan ordered his pirate subordinate to pass over a broadsword. Still, he remained rather worried and assured.


    "Settling these boys of yours isn��t a problem, but it may hurt."


    As before, Paul stubbornly exhibited its tentacle in Sheyan��s face, and even coiled it around Sheyan��s periphery; expressing its urgent resolution��


    Sheyan shrugged his shoulders, and begun to patiently carve out these excrescence like organisms with the broadsword; providing a pedicure to this octopus.


    Afterwards, the satisfied Krakenid down onto the shoals, as itfortably stretched out its tentacles towards the sea and the shoals. Such a scene rtively resembled one lying down onto a massaging chair, while being serviced by a young female attendant.


    While Sheyan was sweating his head out below, he nced up and realized the mass of his pirate crew were spectating while pretending it was none of their business. Instantly, his anger red up as he roared.


    "All of you better roll down the ship and help out!! Otherwise, your year��s booty will be shaved by half!"


    After their captain gave the order, the crew could only nce at each other with palpitation in their hearts. After all, this Kraken was infamous for killing and devouring without blinking.


    Nevertheless, they still leapt down into the shallows like sshing dumplings. Someone even timidly inquired of Sheyan.


    "Cap��n, this leviathan����aye, wrong, its Mister Paul. Would he be twirlin�� us up and poppin�� us like dessert?"


    The gloomy looking Sheyan immediately kicked his buttocks, and chided.


    "Do I look like a dessert? ording to your logic, being the first to jump down, I would have the honour of being the first dessert aye?"


    That pirate could only knead his buttocks, and began working with a dejected and teary face.


    The more manpower, the greater the strength. Paul simply stretched up his eight tentacles, whilefortably humming away. ording to their eventual statistics, these excrescence organisms of oysters, shells, algae etc surpassed a grand total of a hundred kilo. It was said that after this, restaurants and taverns released promotions of special seafood buffets. Whereas patrons of those buffets would describe the taste as out of the ordinary. Besides, the raw materials of food were all extracted out from the flesh of the octopus Paul.


    With his pirate crew assisting, Sheyan released a long exhtion as he finally regained his freedom from this arduous pedicure activity. Then, he returned to his old ways of directing and instructing, before pulling Jinkuang to the side and asking.


    "Do you have a method to inquire about the appetite of Paul? Anyway, this grandpa has alreadye ashore, we should provide fullplementations. Let it have its full, which would also prevent my underlings from feeling worried."


    Jinkuang offered a sly smile.


    "Would there be anything that I, excellency Jinkuang, be incapable of?"


    After speaking, he leapt onto a random sampan, and got a pirate to escort him to Paul��s massive head. Then, he started gesturing frantically like a chinese sorcerer, or perhaps, one could just describe it as hopping around with severely bad cramps. Finally, he returned to Sheyan.


    "Rum and a cow will do the trick."


    "Oh, that��s simple." Sheyan immediately tasked someone to prepare. Instead, Jinkuang uninterrupted again.


    "Wait, add salt into the rum; a catty to each barrel. After butchering the cow, its blood must be drained out before boiling thoroughly."


    Sheyan was stunned.


    "You sure it��s capable of eating like that?"


    Jinkuang ignored him as he rolled his eyes and offered a middle finger, before yawning and going back to resume his nap. In that instant, Sheyan felt like his captain��s dignity had been damaged, but he could only submit to such humiliation. Then, he turned to the group of pirates nearby and fumed.


    "Didn��t you hear clearly? Hurry and get it work!"


    When the truth was unveiled, Jinkuang indeed possessed an ability tomunicate with animals. Paul feasted sumptuously on the meal that Sheyan prepared and delivered to it. Though its tentacles were massive, it was exceptionally nimble. Coiling round half a cow, it skillfully stuffed the cow into its mouth;pletely identical to how humans stuff potato chips into their mouths.


    Such an event allowed the apprehensive pirates who were engaging in pedicure to heave a sigh of relief. Since Mister Paul had eaten its full, then naturally the attention would be removed from themselves. A wild beast with a full stomach wouldn''t be a threat.


    However, reality verified one fact - Paul��s appetite was humongous, amplified that of normal octopuses by several folds. Naturally, a single meal would suffice for ordinary octopus for three days. Instead for Paul, the amount it ate would possiblyst it an entire week.


    One could further infer that Sheyan paid an immense price to allow this beloved Paul to eat and drink its full; possibly purchasing every single cow in the entire Tortuga, and perhaps a third of the total volume of rum. If his money purse wasn��t inflicted with severe damages, his vitality had inevitably declined.


    Under the painstakingbouring of the pirates, when Paul hadpleted his meal, the vexing excrescence organisms adhering to its eight tentacles was finally all been scraped off.


    Following that, this intoxicated colossus gently receded back into the sea. Before it left, it toyed around with ��Ambition�� for a little while, before raising its tentacle to wave its farewell.


    Overall, it seemed as though this unsophisticated creature hadn��t helped Sheyan with anything, but merely visited for personal merriment. Still, it had aplished a feat that most individuals would never be capable of aplishing afterboring for an entire lifetime.


    Noteworthily, Sheyan didn��t bother with Skrtel and the rest during the entire process of serving Paul. Despite receiving the cold-shoulder, Skrtel strangely opted to stay as he taciturnly observed by the side; until the moment Paul left, did he shift his feet.


    After Paul departed, Sheyan ordered to release their captives, allowing the brothers of swaying naked buttocks, eggs, and birds, to be freed. He even offered them a polite smile and apologized.


    The three enraged captives desired so badly to eradicate the 18 generations of Sheyan��s bloodline, but at this moment, they didn��t dare to speak out; burying their crestfallen faces as they clutch their swaying eggs beneath and left.

 Chapter 514: Enhanced ambition!

    <h4>Chapter 514: Enhanced ambition!</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    When Skrtel returned unapanied, Sheyan quickly made amends by proactively releasing the captives; which counted as offering some face to him. Moreover, the impression that Sheyan had dawned on him was that of ��Zhao Yun charging seven times through the ranks of Cao Cao��s army*��. In spite of this, Skrtels face retained its iparably ugly state. To the veterans of Tortuga, they had only witnessed Skrtel''s amiable state before, and never such an enraged expression.


    (TN:*This is a famous scene in romance of the three kingdoms. Where Zhao Yun is sort of like a fierce unrivalled general that goes unbridled amongst the Cao Cao (the ruler of one of the three kingdoms) army.)


    Actually, it was fairly simple why Skrtel even had such an expression. He knew that though Sheyan disyed a subdued modesty, he could no longer regain the face he lost. If he triedpelling Sheyan, the merchant ships of this port may very well be experiencing shipwrecks in the future; perhaps, they wouldn��t even have the chance of reaching this port!


    Inparison to the suffering of having one��s livelihood destroyed, a loss of some face wouldn��t actually mean much.


    Furthermore, since Sheyan had the privilege of waiting on this colossus, then he would surely possess the capability of inciting it to find trouble for other ships. Speaking in the simple logic of Octopus Paul, sinking several ship would be as easy as smashing shells.


    Skrtel understood his own influence. Knowing that he definitely could not deal with Kraken Paul, he naturally could only endure this belly of me.


    Both Redbeard and Hoth simrly understood this point. Though they had been hung, they had witnessed clearly the might of Octopus Paul��s tentacles; realizing that not only fifth rate ships, even the highest tier of seventh rate ships could be easily dragged into the depths of the sea.


    Hence, knowing themselves, though the both of them suffered such dishonor, they left without uttering a single vicious word.


    Following that, Sheyan conversed briefly with his old mate, Crow. He then discovered, that the ghostly curse of the Fly Dutchman had originally been dispelled, but a more potent curse had reced it instead.


    As it turns out, after being inflicted by the ghostly curse, Davy Jones had voyaged far and wide in search of a method to erase the curse. Yet, he unintentionally encountered the Sea goddess Calypso, and fell in love with her. It was Calypso that had suppressed the ghostly curse flowing within their veins.


    Because of love, Davy Jones agree to lead the Flying Dutchman crew in the sacred task of collecting all the poor souls who died at sea, and ferrying them to the worlds beyond. The price for that was only to set foot onnd once every ten years. For the sake of love, Davy Jones offered up his own soul.


    Yet after a decade, when Davy Jones came ashore after his ten year duty, Calypso was nowhere to be found. Despairing that his beloved had betrayed him and guilt from his actions, Davy Jones carved out his own heart, and locked it away in the Dead Man��s Chest before burying it on I Cruces. Henceforth, Davy Jones abandoned his duty of collecting lost souls, where he suffered the terrifying curse of losing his humanly features and freedom. Even the crew of the Flying Dutchman suffered the same plight as him, and became like fishmen.


    When Crow inquired of Sheyan, Sheyan replied with a mouthful of smoke; mentioning that after discovering the treacherous plot of that group in that year, he got captured by mistake.


    Crow expressed his understanding, as he felt that Sheyan��s prowess then was merely mediocre�� Following that, the culprits that plotted against the captain had opened up a witchcraft transportation array on deck, and seized him as they fled.


    In the end, he managed to find an opportunity to escape from them, before returning to his mysterious east. After receiving mystical witchcraft treatment there, he managed to suppressed the ghostly curse����


    Sheyan then revealed his objectives cleanly, stating that he, having suppressed this curse for a decade, he could no longer sustain it; requiring to search for a more potent curse to fight poison with poison. Then, he would think of a solution to return to the east to heal himself.


    Hence, Sheyan revealed his aim was those Aztec Gold on the ck Pearl��and proceeded to implore if the captain could assist him.


    Believing that Sheyan��s words were true, Crow immediately agreed to carry his message.


    ******************


    Eventually after a period of time, Crow sent a fish conveying a letter to Sheyan. Within the letter, were several messages.


    Explicit messages that came personally from Davy Jones himself.


    The first message - Seaman Yan was the Third Mate in the Flying Dutchman, he still is, and he will forever be.


    The second message - The Flying Dutchman crew and Paul are extremely busy, they will not supply direct offensive assistance towards Sheyan


    The third message - Whatever news he heard, is confined only to the knowledge of the Flying Dutchman��s crew.


    Putting it bluntly, Sheyan would still permitted to act ostentatiously with the name of the Flying Dutchman. However, once he encounters a tough nut that wouldn��t budge, like the ck Pearl, the Flying Dutchman would not step forward to assist him.


    This oue was already calcted by Sheyan. Besides, the realm definitely wouldn��t permit Sheyan from mobilizing such a deadly weapon like the Flying Dutchman crew to engage in a mission. Being able to carry this reputation was already a pleasant surprise.


    Furthermore, when Sheyan had started devising his ns, he hadn��t factored in the forces of Davy Jones from the get go.


    By now, Sheyan��s other ships had finally arrived at the port. Sheyan then tossed all punitive affairs to Ol��Seadog and Philips to handle, which they followed ordingly to his earlier drafted regtions.


    Both Ol��Seadog and Philips possessed amazing talent in the field ofmanding and deploying. Meanwhile, after cksail��s speed had been supremely enhanced, coupling his agility and queer alchemist methods, he could now mutually contend against the unrivalled monstrous strength of Canbi.


    With both of them present on deck, the results of naval boarding battles would definitely be astounding. Hence, they became two leading figures in Sheyan��s considerations for naval boarding battles.


    At this instant, Sheyan also noticed something else. Probably due to settling affairs with Skrtel previously, he had totally neglected a notification from the nightmare imprint.


    [ Your weapon ��Ambition��, has received the blessing from Kraken Paul ]


    Sheyan immediately pulled ��Ambition�� out and investigated thoroughly, before realizing an additional property had been integrated into this musket.


    [ Ambition +1 ]


    (Other attributes can be found in ch 64 of vol 3)


    [ Additional enchantment effect: Paul��s Blessing (Passive) - Conferred blessings by the Kraken Paul, whenever ��Ambition�� sessfully deals damage to foes, it will infect foes with ink. uracy lowered by 80% for the 10 seconds, and effect cannot be dispelled ]


    [ Apart from that, Paul has left a distinct aura onto this weapon. An aura that can intimidate other sea creatures, causing them to flee in panic ]


    [ Note: Paul��s intimidating aura works best in this world. As for other worlds, its effect would be greatly limited as other legendary creatures of other worlds do not know what is a ��Paul�� ]


    Since Sheyan had already publicly verified his status, his earlier apprehensions had simrly been swept clean. If anyone wanted to deal with him, they had to take into ount Davy Jones, as well as the Kraken Paul. Otherwise, they had to ponder the question of how long their ships could resist the grips of Paul��s tentacles!


    Thus, after Sheyan issued the booty to the remaining pirates, he boldly released them ashore to indulge in entertainment.


    The pirates had long been bored stiff on board. Besides, why were they even striving for? Wasn��t it to plunder booties to satisfy their enjoyment?


    They instantly released crazedughters, as they flocked in groups of 4-5 and scattered. After arranging several few to stay guard, Sheyan then left with Reef and Brother ck. They also brought along Ol��Seadog, as Ol��Seadog had already travelled extensively and was well experienced. At present, they no longer needed to borrow Canbi��s might. Thus, Ol��Seadog was undoubtedly the best candidate.


    Sheyan��s first consideration was to sell his ships. Presently, his three other ships had reached the harbour; three Royal British Navy 3-masted warships. Amongst which, Sheyan intended to reserve one to employ as replenishment for logistical purposes.


    During naval boarding raids, there would frequently be casualties. That ship would be renovated to increase its carrying capacity, with its main significance to deliver supplies, and carry corpses or the wounded.


    As for the Hill Maiden, it waspletely suppressed in terms of boardside long range capabilities, but with speed and carrying capacity as priority. Its goal was to be as fast as possible, and wreck into enemy ships for raiding.


    Hence, Sheyan could only sell two ship; nevertheless, there were quite a handful of cannons.


    Under Ol��Seadog��s guidance, the trio arrived at one of Tortuga��s merchant dock. Sheyan was about to enter, but instead, Ol��Seadog tugged him back and whispered.


    "Don��t patronize tis�� merchant, we be passin�� by. This merchant is an unscrupulous shark, tricked by em�� was I before."


    Sheyan immediately chuckled.


    "My favourites are exactly unscrupulous sharks!"


    As he eximed, he strided in withrge steps. From within, a boiling cauldron of noises could be heard.


    The owner of this dock was an old man who appeared to have been wrinkled and dried by the sea breeze, yet his pair of eyes remained brightly glinting.


    It seemed that this old man��s business was pretty outstanding. When the trio entered, the owner was engrossed in conversation with a group of people, and didn��t have time to address them. Instead, a ck bandana assistant came strolling towards the trio.


    "Hey, mateys. Our boss had just returned after sending off his mates. Thus, he doesn��t have the time to attend to you. We acquire single-masted boats for 20 guineas, if you fancy it being too little, there be no longer a need to talk.


    After Sheyan heard his words, he instantly understood who those people surrounding the old man were! They were inevitably contestants like himself!


    Counting the time, those individuals riding single-masted boats would��ve reached Tortuga by now. Thus, they should also be able to sell off their single-masted boats, and convert them into their first sum of cash.


    After these unscrupulous merchants realized foreigners were approaching and offloading properties inrge quantities, they naturally and brazenly deted the prices.

 Chapter 515: Secret of The Black Pearl!

    <h4>Chapter 515: Secret of The ck Pearl!</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Obviously, merchants existed for the sake of profit; nheless, these unscrupulous profiteers were truly too cunning.


    A single-masted sailboat may not be remarkable, but it could easily be modified as a fishing boat. Moreover, constructing a new fishing boat, ording to Ol��Seadog, would probably require several hundred of guineas. Furthermore, even if procured off stolen ones, it would still be worth a fair value of 200 guineas.


    Brazenly issuing a 20 guineas procurement valuation��these unscrupulous merchants were truly as absurd as the chinese fiasco of mmine in milk powder. They truly reached the apex of their kind.


    When Ol��Seadog heard the assistant��s words, a nameless fire was set aze within him as he pped the counter strongly.


    "Which eye of yers witnessed that we be sellin�� single-masted boats?"


    Ol��Seadog was brimming with confidence, as he rebuked imposingly. The assistant didn��t dare to be negligent and hastily inquired.


    "Then what do our patrons require?"


    Ol��Seadog rebuked aloud.


    "Go inquire of yer boss. Two British Royal Navy galley ships o�� the third rate, along wit�� me 23 Krupp cannons o�� the 1 pounder or 3 pounder grade. How much will ye be willin�� to offer?"


    The assistant��s eyes widened greatly as he listened, then he charged towards the old assistant and yelled.


    "Deke, you jolly fool! It doesn��t matter if you let those insignificant dealers wait. Once this deal is settled, I��ll give you half the share!"


    Sheyan and Reef were both amazed; So this ck bandana is actually the boss, while the old man the assistant��


    After his boss ordered, the old Deke immediately offered absolving expressions as he squeezed out from the crowd. Then, he fawned towards the trio and invited them for a seat.


    Meanwhile, those contestants started cursing in session. There were currently about 10 plus of them, and three parties could be distinguished amongst them. They were already annoyed at having to queue previously, and never expected a sudden roadblock when it was their turn. Of course, they would obviously be agitated.


    Instead, Sheyan ignored them as he continued chatting with Mogensha and Reef, utterly treating them as empty air.


    In spite of that, the contestants ultimately couldn��t mobilize against them, because to them, Tortuga was analogous to Hell��s Gate of the Avatar world; both being ��safe�� zones. Hence, they could only grit their teeth and leave.


    Sheyan then dispatched out Jinkuang, prompting him for an intensive battering with the old Deke.


    As the saying goes; once Jinkuang steps furth, he thrives against all. Jinkuang tantly ced a stool beside old Deke, before hopping onto it and affectionately massaged against old Deke��s shoulders.


    "My dear friend. The quality of our ships are first-rate, well maintained and smoothly gorgeous. Your valuation is simply unjustified. Twenty-one 3-pounder cannons are already 300 guineas each, and that is already 9,000 guineas��"


    After Jinkuang bombarded him with excessive information, he fished out an abacus and started calcting noisily. Finally, he reported out a figure.


    "How about this, the original sum should be 4,135 guineas and 17 shillings. But we will ept at a lowered price of 4,500 guineas."


    Old Deke could sense something was fishy, but dazed by all the information, he dealt with Jinkuang sessfully.


    *******************************


    Not long after receiving their money and leaving, the bitter yells of the old shark then echoed out from the dock!


    "Heavens! Even a brand new Galley 3-masted ship is only worth 2,500 guineas!"


    Hearing such a sad and shrilling scream, Sheyan and Reef nced at each other as they smirked and vanished into the human crowd. A few secondster, old Deke came rushing out as he yelled with exasperation.


    "What is wrong with me today, how can I just hand over cash in my confusion? Those damned swindlers. You best pray you don��t get caught by me!"


    Following that, Ol��Seadog brought the trio to another dock; one with a fairer valuation and service. Sheyan then raised a request to the dock��s owner, to forsake artillery capabilities of the ship to pursue speed; inquiring if he could increase the current speed of the Hill Maiden by a notch, and that the price was up for negotiation.


    The owner of this dock was named Lohan, a 40 year old big beardy with a thick ent and ample charisma. After understand Sheyan��s queries, he personally went to examine the Hill Maiden, before guaranteeing an overall modification could be done by the same time the next day, with a speed increasing by 20%. Of course, it required an exorbitant fee of 5,000 gold guineas.


    To another average contestant, 5,000 gold guineas was simply a terrifyingly astonishing sump. Even two of Sheyan��s Third rate warships weren��t able to be sold off for 5,000 guineas. However, to the present Sheyan, this sump was akin to loose change.


    With the extravagant reapings of 160,000 gold guineas he gained from selling off the fruits of the enormous sargassum, he would retain a surplus of over 100,000 gold guineas; that was after factoring the various expenditure, including the booties for his pirate crew, and the meal he supplied Paul previously.


    Therefore to Lohan��s request, Sheyan very forthrightly epted. After paying his fee, he nonchntly asked Lohan.


    "I��m just wondering, might there be a method to build a ship faster than the ck Pearl?"


    Lohan was slightly taken aback as he shook his head.


    "That would be impossible."


    Sheyan was intrigued.


    "Why so?"


    Aware that Sheyan was a customer that squandered money like dirt, Lohal pondered before chuckling. After pouring a mug of coffee from his patrons, he invited to seat before beginning.


    "Speaking of this story, it is indeed a long one. There are many legends and rumours regarding The ck Pearl. Yet its most convincing specialty, not just in name but also in reality, is its undisputable position as the swiftest in the Caribbean Sea; the symbol of freedom! Are there any who doesn��t wonders how the ck Pearl became the fastest ship in the Caribbean Sea? Definitely not! In fact, every new shipbuilder would harbour ambitions to craft a ship that is swifter than the ck Pearl!"


    "Back in the day, when I apprenticed under the Royal Artisan, Master Jason Richie, I had a discussion with a friend on this matter. He told me, it was said that when the ck Pearl first set sail, it was merely an ordinary 5-masted merchant ship. If it had any uniquepartment then, it must��ve surely been its exceptionally superb keel*!"


    (TN:*The keel is the structure of the base of a ship)


    "Keel?" The puzzled Reef asked. He didn��t reallyprehend terminologies of this maritime field.


    Probably because Lohan desired to earn more from these bankrollers, he patiently borated.


    "During the construction of ships, the keel is the lengthwise structure along the base supporting the framework from the ship��s bow to its stern; where branching out structure ribs along the keel would reinforce the entire hull of the ship. It is akin to the spine of creatures, having ribs arching out of the spine on both sides. The keel is the backbone nucleus of the ship. Only with it, can a ship have a mainstay."


    Observing that his patrons roughly understood, Lohan��s tone turned increasingly serious.


    "When the ck Pearl was released into the water, its basic functionality was an armed merchantman ship. You should know this eh, an armed merchantman refers to a hybrid between a merchant ship and a warship; allowing a merchant ship to fend against navy fleets or pirate ships.


    "ording to my conjecture, the ancient captain of the ck Pearl was someone with astute foresight and thriving ambitions. Whenever they piged ships, they not only plundered for riches, they would further seek for precious and rare shipponents; before installing them onto the ck Pearl. In this manner, it didn��t matter even if they couldn��t drag along their captured ships."


    As they listened to Lohan, Brother ck and Reef both simultaneously nced at Sheyan; naturally recalling his acts of seizing the preciousponents of other ships. Sheyan himself had the same notion. Lohan then continued.


    "What we could confirm then, was the master of the ck Pearl was definitely prejudiced in his adoration for speed! Hence, throughout the long course of the ck Pearl��s journey, they piged countless of different ships; integrating various preciouspartments onto their ship, where thesepartments were, without an exception, skewed towards enhancing speed. Thus, throughout the many years of piging, the ship gradually morphed in quality. Ultimately, it became acimed as the Caribbean Sea��s Emperor of Swiftness. The symbol of freedom, The ck Pearl!"


    Brother ck interrupted abruptly.


    "That doesn��t sound very tough to achieve. Going by such a logic, as long as one possesses wealth, wouldn��t purchasing such speed enhancementponents be sufficient to surpass the ck Pearl?"


    Hearing that, Lohan instantly burst intoughters.


    "That is the reason why Imenced this story by borating on the ship��s keel! A ship is a manifestation of over a thousand different and preciseponents! It definitely isn��t as simple as piling up preciousponents."


    "Believe me, my friends. Some precious and refined shipponents even possessed their own spirits! Can you imagine a choir with only one member? Even if you fancy sweet tastes, would you like the sap of the sugarcanes to be poured onto your steak?"


    "The reason why the ck Pearl hails as the unparalleled Emperor of Swiftness, is right from its first sail, it possessed an insurmountable supreme keel!!! Only such a mystical keel, an indomitable backbone supporting the whole ship, can it suppress the rejections and reverse devouring of those preciousponents. Akin to amander-in-chief of the navy, assembling its perfectponent generals, it finally created the miracle as the Emperor of Swiftness of the Caribbean Sea! Without its keel, the berserkingponents infused into the ck Pearl would��ve rebelled in contention."

 Chapter 516: Spinning silk from cocoons (Painstaking investigations)

    <h4>Chapter 516: Spinning silk from cocoons (Painstaking investigations)</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    After talking with his thick ent for so long, Lohan became rather thirsty. Picking up his mug of coffee, he smelled the rich aroma before drinking down several delectable mouthfuls.


    "Let me be frank, I am only able to guarantee a 20% increase in your ship��s speed, because she possesses several preciousponents. However, thoseponents aren��t able to exhibit their full attributes due to their ipatible arrangement and instation methods. Without those few precious shipponents, it would even be tough to enhance her speed by 10%."


    Hearing this point, Sheyan nodded as he ced 10 gold guineas on the table.


    "Truly captivating, Mr Lohan. Your story that is. Your eloquence and the coffee is worthy of such a valuable. Also, to facilitate the speedy modifications of my ship, I will no longer tarry your time."


    Lohan then sent them out.


    "I will send my men to start work at your ship. At this hour tomorrow, mister, you will see a warship that soars on the ocean."


    "I��ll be waiting." Sheyan smiled humbly.


    The group of four then continued touring around this bizarre shaped but prosperous Tortuga port. When they arrived at a shop with a familiar name, ��Chicken and Dog*��, Sheyan became amazed as he witnessed that crafty profiteer Mole Waller,fortably slouching on a chair; castingzy nces at the passersby. After the copse of Turtuga port, this ��Chicken and Dog�� shop had actually managed to revive itself here.


    (TN:*This was the store Sheyan encountered in vol 3, back in Turtuga port )


    Jinkuang had long heard of the history of Sheyan being bullied by this old man. Hence, he nned to charge over, wanting to settle him for Sheyan. Instead, Sheyan halted him saying that the time isn��t ripe yet. On the contrary, Brother ck and Reef personally went up to experience the wretchedness of this old man. In the end, it was the unfortunate Reef who got drawn in.


    Mole Waller immediately dragged Reef in when he had just stepped into the store. With tears and mucus flowing, the wretched old man chided Reef for being careless; ming him for squashing his onlypanions over the years - the pet ants he was rearing. Seeing the old man choking with old tears, Reef with his gentlemanly elegance could only speechlessly purchase a ��gem�� of this Chicken and Dog shop, as a form ofpensation; a toothpick described as manufactured with the beard of a white holy tiger. Only afterwards, did Reef managed to escape his clutches.


    The distant Jinkuang hissed furiously about wanting to rob him of his family fortunes, as he watched things yed out. Instead, Sheyan pulled him back, suggesting that they should first umte the debts, before slowly iming it back once it reaches an all time high��


    Here in Tortuga, the greatest ce of interest would be the Abattoir. The Abattoir had no rtions to butchering, fatty meat or greasy bulky butchers. Instead, it was simply an average auction marketce.


    Having plundered many booties, many pirates wished to swiftly sell of these treasures; frequently, they would also obtain cheap bargains at this ce. However, Sheyan and buddies arrived at an ill timing, and all that were left of the auction marketce, were sporadic loose junks. After making some inquiries, they realized an ��official�� auction would be held every ten days; during the intervals, only loose junk would remain. The previous auction had just concluded, and they had to wait another 7-8 more days.


    After touring around this junk market, Sheyan didn��t acquire anything much. In the end, he spent 3,000 guineas to acquire blue grade hybrid timber board, which could provide a 25% increase in durability of the ship��s hull. Apart from that, nothing else was alluring.


    Noteworthily, Reef obtained an unexpected harvest. He managed to find a saber sheath, yes, a sheath that somehow could contain his lightsaber.


    The materialposite of this sheath was peculiar; slightly identical to rock. Strange designs were engraved onto it, and it wasn��t considered an equipment but an item instead. Its feasibility was exceedingly direct - after safekeeping a weapon within it for 120 minutes, the weapon would have its explosive strike rate increased by 3% after pulling it out;for a duration of 60 minutes.


    Having toured around Tortuga port for a while, Sheyan noticed the time and spoke.


    "It is about time."


    Reef asked confusedly.


    "What time?"


    Sheyan chortled and replied.


    "About time those contestants run into a wall."


    Reef became further puzzled, and asked.


    "Can��t you speak in a clearer fashion?"


    Sheyan nodded as he answered.


    "Fine then, it is about time to expound on my ns. At the same time, you guys can reference it to ensure I haven��t overlooked anything. Firstly, let��s talk about our mission, which is to obtain an Aztec Gold Coin that curses the crew of the ck Pearl."


    Reef and Mogensha nodded. Sheyan then resumed.


    "Presently, we��ve been fortunate enough to obtain the coordinates of the I de Muerta - where Barbossa��s treasures resides. This means that if we wish to acquire the Aztec Gold, we can tantly steal them; hence, the difficulty of obtaining one is actually nearly zero."


    "Instead, the problem posed to us now is - once we touch the Aztec Gold, Barbossa would instantly sense it and advanced in wild pursuit against us. Unfortunately, we have to maintain possession of the Aztec Gold for over three days!"


    Reef then added in.


    "Deducing with the original storyline perspective, Barbossa and his crew are currently an undead existence, being unable to be killed. Hence, defying them in resistance is impossible. Those savage cutthroats wouldn��t feel a thread of pain or fear. If we cross hands with them, the ones to perish will definitely be us."


    Shena nodded and dered.


    "That is why, the realm has allocated a full month for us to prepare! Think about it carefully, what should we be preparing?"


    Mogensha revealed a pensive thought as he mumbled.


    "Since our rival is an unkible existence, our only option is to run and hide. In actual fact, the mission detailing us to obtain an Aztec Gold for three days also feedbacks this point. Despite that, our opponent is a ship that possess the swiftest velocity of the caribbean sea! Attempting to flee with the Aztec Gold is simply not realistic!"


    Sheyan nodded and continued.


    "Thus, this is the problem I��ve continuously been considering after obtaining this mission. No doubt, our rival has two advantages over us. First, is being unkible. Second, their speed is second to none in the caribbean sea. Being undead is a superiority that we are unable to defy. Instead, the superiority of speed, there are certain reasonable methods to curb with that."


    Reef muttered.


    "You��re implying��going ashore?"


    Sheyan pped his hands and replied.


    "That��s right! Going ashore indeed. The ck Pearl is not a flying ship. Once we can reach the continent, it would be equivalent to eliminating the greatest superiority Barbossa and his crew possess! But here lies the problem. Barbossa can distinctively sense the position of the stolen Aztec Gold. Therefore, that pellet size I de Muerta wouldn��t be suitable for us to hide and bide our time. ording to its coordinates and referencing to the map, the closest distance between that treasure ind and a maind is 1,300 nautical miles��"


    Speaking till here, a suddenly flicker shed in Sheyan��s eyes.


    "Therefore, what we must have, is a ship; an exceptionally fast ship. This ship must be able to traverse 1,300 nautical miles within the shortest time and hit the maind. Moreover, during this process, it mustn��t allow the Emperor of Swiftness, The ck Pearl, to catch up! Hence, I have been attempting by every possible means, to obtain a speedy ship. This ship doesn��t have to be faster than the ck Pearl, but minimally it must guarantee we can sessfully ascend ashore without the ck Pearl catching up to us."


    "After having just heard Mr Lohan��s narration, do y��all understand the intentions of the realm allocating an entire month to us now? Naturally, that is the time for us to pige other ships, allowing us sufficient buffer to capture qualityponents; and finally, construct that exact speed boat!"


    "An entire month period����this suffices to say, the speed of the ck Pearl, is definitely much swifter than our imagination of it! As the saying goes, know thyself and thy enemies to emerge victorious in every battle. Therefore, what we need to understand now, is how fast the ck Pearl truly is! Of course, if we canprehend some of its weakness, that would be better."


    Brother ck��s eyes had currently brightened up.


    "The captain of the ck pearl, Barbossa, would definitely not ept our interview. However, there is another that understands the ck Pearl more than Barbossa. His name doesn��t need to be illustrated right! Indeed, Jack Sparrow who had been marooned by his traitorous crew! However����what rtions does this have to do with ��running into the wall��?"


    Being forewarned is being forearmed, as Sheyanughed in response.


    "I had a brief encounter with Jack in my previous world, an encountered riddled with suspicions. Moreover, his crew had just started a mutiny against him. Do you think he would trust me, and confide with me? That is utterly impossible. Therefore, a rmending middleman is essential. This individual��s identity is extremely special. Firstly, Jack Sparrow trusted him, and secondly, we must be able to obtain his trust��"


    "Coincidentally within Tortuga, there is someone; someone presently in dire straits that he cannot even afford the cheapest priced rum, and is dejectedly living inside a piggery! His name is obviously, Joshamee Gibbs! The reason I mentioned the contestants running into a wall, is because those guys would definitely not let such an obvious lead slip away. Though there��s a chance their reputation be higher than mine, it is absolutely impossible for them to produce something that can move Joshamee; and that is a ship!! A huge ship that can brave the billows and sail the seven seas!"


    Speaking till here, Sheyan paused and continued.


    "Apart from him, if possible, there is someone else we must pay a visit to; because the one and only the ck Pearl was sunk, was done by him. That is the governor of the East India Tradingpany, Cutler Beckett. In order to rescue the ck Pearl that had already been sunk to the abyss of the sea, Jack struck a bargain with Davy Jones to serve on the Flying Dutchman for a century!"

 Chapter 517: Joshamee Gibbs

    <h4>Chapter 517: Joshamee Gibbs</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Precisely to Sheyan��s calctions, a dispirited Joshamee Gibbs was presently surrounded by a bunch of contestants. Though these contestants didn��t possess much guineas, they still had adequate to treat their guest to a drink.


    The crafty Joshamee Gibbs gulped down his rum vehemently as he returnedughters and conversations to the contestants; evidently, he was intending to simply enjoy this freebie.


    In present times, news circted amongst bartenders in a fast and abundant manner. The fables of Sheyan��s pirates putting to death the bartender, Dark Widow, of the Grey Pigeon had long reached here. Hence, when Ol��Seadog patronized this tavern, he received an extraordinarily cordial standard of service.


    Meanwhile, those contestants dispatched here were obviously talents with rather remarkable charm. Thus, the majority of them could still converse fluently with Joshamee. Nevertheless, exactly like Sheyan��s spection, having a minimally Third rate ship that could brave the winds and billows, was a vital criteria to move Joshamee.


    Eventually, conversations that could break the havens only sufficed in strengthening their private amicability with him.


    Sheyan and buddies opted to sit peacefully at a corner, observing the straightforward smiles but ambiguous chatters of Joshamee as he addressed those contestants.


    As time trickled away, the contestants�� hopes dwindled along with their depleting gold doubloons, and gradually turned into despair; desiring to riot against him.


    Not too longter, Joshamee Gibbs finally drank down hisst mug of rum. Not fully contented, he savoured his lips before looking around confusedly.


    "Aye, where did they go?"


    Having squandered their wealth, those contestants became aware this crafty Joshamee wouldn��t sumb. Instead, they couldn��t revolt against him, and could only disperse.


    At this moment, Sheyan casted a gaze towards Ol��Seadog. Ol��Seadog then stood up and proceeded to sit beside Joshamee, before gesturing for the most expensive crown rum, and started drinking unhurriedly.


    Back in Turtuga port, the most expensive had been the Golden Rum; a situation caused by theissez-faire approach of Little Lord Fokke towards his port. On the contrary, Tortuga was like an intense war between merchants and taverns. As long as one had the cash, even ��China��s pure Longjing*�� would be obtainable! Naturally, the pirates�� beloved rum were aplenty, with a plethora of quality choices. There were five types of rum above the Golden Rum grade. For a mug like the Crown Rum, it costed 50 guineas a mug; still, it was only rated as the third amongst all of Tortuga port��s rum.


    (TN: *longjing tea is a type of tea in china)


    Joshamee��s alcohol tolerance had always been excellent. Moreover, he had at most drank 2-3 mugs of rum treated by those contestants, which barely served to satisfy his addiction. Witnessing the swirling golden liquid inside Ol��Seadog��s mug, he couldn��t help but salivate and asked.


    "Ahoy matey, care to treat me to a mug of rum?"


    Ol��Seadog responded with a smirk.


    "Aye, if ye willin�� to meet with me cap��n."


    Joshamee hesitated briefly before replying.


    "Who might be yer captain?"


    Ol��Seadog shifted his attention, his eyes brimming with adoration.


    "The third mate of the Flying Dutchman. The mate of the Kraken Paul, fabled captain of the magnificent Hill Maiden - Seaman Yan from the mysterious east."


    Joshamee was an experienced individual. In his perspective, of the few des describing Sheyan, the most significant would be the mate of the Kraken Paul. Hence, under the allure of the Crown Rum, he sat beside Sheyan.


    Joshamee Gibbs had a full beard, except the chin, and a plump head. For some unknown reason, Sheyan had always thought he looked like a crude and rugged orangutan. After sitting down, he toasted his mug towards Sheyan.


    "Mister Gibbs, a pleasure. This is our second encounter."


    Joshamee hesitated briefly before responding.


    "Oh, aye, more than a decade ago, you was a fledgling under Ammand. I must inform you, Ammand has been seeking for you for a decade. Now that news of your reappearance has circted, he will never spare you."


    Sheyan chuckled.


    "Here��s my gratitude for your ardent reminder. Bartender, get a mug of Crown Rum for Mister Gibbs here will ya."


    Joshamee rubbed his hands and smiled.


    "How can I ept this goodwill?"


    But Joshamee��s behavior instantly exposed the hypocrisy in his words. This knowledgeable veteran pirate impatiently received his mug of Crown Rum, and downed it without leaving a single drip behind; before releasing a satisfied burp.


    Sheyan wasn��t in a hurry to rush into the interrogation, but earnestly asked.


    "I was there on the night Turtuga port was razed to the ground. Little Lord Fokke raided the ck Pearl, but I know nothing other than that. Mr Gibbs, you were at the scene then, what happened?"


    At present, Sheyan had determined that Little Lord Fokke should��ve already known the culprit was himself. In spite of that, he absolutely wouldn��t divulge the affairs of his wife before being killed to the public. This wasn��t rted to his dignity as a lord, but themon plight of males��when Joshamee heard Sheyan��s words, his face plunged into fear and uneasiness as he answered evasively.


    "Truthfully, I wasn��t aware why the lil��Lord Fokke broke into a crazy rampage against us. During noon, lil��lord Fokke invited the Ol��Cap��n and Jack to pay respects to his deceased wife. Nobody knew that be a dreadfully treacherous plot. Thankfully, our Jack Sparrow decided not to go. From henceforth, I have never seen me Ol��Cap��n again, nobody knows if he be dead or alive." It could be seen how loyal he was to Jack; knowing about the affair between him and the little Fokke��s wife, Sally, he still remained tight-lipped at this moment.


    Sheyan nodded as he inquired.


    "After the old captain was removed, did the ck Pearl fall?"


    Joshamee became agitated as he eximed.


    "Blimey! That be impossible! We still had Mr Sparrow and our mighty crew head, Hanz. But I have to admit, the might of lil��lord Fokke truly frightening. His final disys of sorcery were truly too sinister and diabolical, sending his own troops fleeing as well. If not, mayhaps the ck Pearl would��ve be history."


    "Oh?" Sheyan��s greatest desire now was undoubtedly to understand Little Lord Fokke��s abilities. He instantly snapped his fingers. "Bartender, get me another mug for Mister Gibbs; a Western-summit Rum to moisten his throat. Bartender please, you cannot directly dump the rocks into the drink. Deliver the mug over, we��ll add our rocks ourselves!"


    The Western-Summit Rum was a rum costlier and supreme to the Crown Rum. A glittered ignited in Joshamee��s eyes. He no longer dared to down the mug at one go, but instead savoured with few sips. Then, he revealed a horrified countenance as he continued.


    "Lil��Lord Fokke was truly a demon. The deadliest demon me eyes had never seen before! He could release devilish gust of frosted air and freeze me pirates into ice cubes. Though our des shed against his body, his vitality and might be unaffected; not even sheddin�� a single droplet of blood. I even beheld him sacrificin�� the soul of his men to replenish his vitality. Which was the main reason leading to his troops deserting the lil��Lord Fokke in the end. Hillho, that isn��t the most frightening!"


    Speaking till here, Joshamee could no longer mask the horror in his eyes.


    "That night, nearly forty of me crew crossed hands with lil��Lord Fokke, where he roughly slew thirty of them. Still, none of em survived, not a single one! The woundedter died, and even the indomitable crew head, Hanz, be no exception! gued by the same disease, they died within a month of the battle! The mighty Hanz might merely received a tiny cut on his arm, but he couldn��t survive this ordeal!"


    Sheyan listened silently, until the heavily gasping Joshamee picked up his mug once again before he asked.


    "Then, how was he eventually yed?"


    "yed?" Joshamee smiled bitterly. "No no no, you must have misunderstood something. Aye, that night, we realized his freezin�� witchcraft was too formidable, thus we ignited a massive ze. In the end, Crew head Hanz used a torch to light the lil��lord Fokke on fire, before Jack unleashed a 3-pounder cannon against him. Lil��lord Fokke and his great demonic horse then fell into the ocean, never to be seen by us again."


    Sheyan thought pensively for short while; affirming that though Joshamee had left out some stuffs, he wasn��t trying to deceive him. Then, he coughed to initiate his official questions.


    "Mister Gibbs. I realize you seem rather dispirited recently. The odour from your body tells me, you seem to be staying inside the piggery?"


    Joshamee��s face revealed an awkward expression.


    "We shouldn��t be talkin��bout that aye? Brethren Seaman Yan?"


    Sheyan chuckled gently.


    "Of course, not a problem. Then shouldn��t we be talking about the present state of Mr Jack Sparrow? It seems that he��s about to be invited as a guest to the prisons of Port Royal."


    "Oh? Since when had he muddled his way into the prisons of Port Royal? I only overhead he be visiting Port Royal." Joshamee spoke with extreme frustration. "Moreover, there have been many seeking excuses to seek me today. Curses, what can a piggery sleepin�� old head like me do?"


    "Oh, fables are not always urate, but I know your words aren��t truly from your heart, Mister Gibbs." Sheyan chuckled and continued.


    "You and I both understands this profoundly - without the Captain Jack Sparrow, the ck Pearl will eternally bemandeered by the traitorous Barbossa. Let me be frank about my aim for telling you all these; I only hope to collude with Mister Jack Sparrow to cleave down Barbossa. At least if that��s too difficult, I need to understand someprehensive information about the ck Pearl. That is my aim."


    Joshamee picked up his mug as he asked suspiciously.


    "Yer truly only have that request?"

 Chapter 518: Seeking refuge

    <h4>Chapter 518: Seeking refuge</h4>


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    Sheyan unfolded his hands in reaction to Joshamee��s doubt, as he sincerely announced.


    "I��m the third mate of the Flying Dutch man, you know that aye?"


    Joshamee nodded.


    "Aye."


    "I don��t have to exin the curse suffered by the Flying Dutchman crew, but I managed to suppress this curse with a mystical method from the east. However, this suppression would gradually lose effectiveness over time. ording to a renowned necromancer, this curse can be suppressed by inflicting a stronger curse on myself. Pondering about this, only that Aztec curse guing Barbossa and his crew is my only shot at survival."


    "Therefore, I will bring the origin of this curse, the Aztec Gold, back to the east to research; in hopes that one day, the necromancers there can dispel it and free me from this nightmare. This is my ultimate goal��my apologies, Mr Gibbs. Now that you know too much, if you don��t cooperate with me, you know, dead men tell no tales. Do you reckon I possess such capabilities?"


    Joshamee annoyingly rebuked.


    "Blimey! I never wanted ye to divulge all these."


    Sheyan fixated his gaze onto him and whispered.


    "That isn��t important, the crux is that you have heard and remembered. Thus, you can either choose to follow me and live, or perish."


    Joshamee scratched his scalp as heughed awkwardly.


    "Mayhaps I be treated like a First Mate along the journey, then I��ll leave with you? Aye, I��m guessin�� you should have a good ship. Otherwise, how be ye gunna rescue the man at Port Royal? Let me be clear, me feet would never contend to step on damned single-masted boats. A veteran pirate��s dignity be stoppin�� him from ascending up such a degrading ship."


    Sheyanughed in response.


    "Imandeered a third rate ship from the British Royal Navy. Perhaps, you may find oldrades on board. Most crucially, she is currently being improved at the dock. Mister Lohan says he will be done remodelling it tomorrow. It should be as swift as the ck Pearl."


    "That be impossible!" Joshamee hastily fumed out. "The ck Pearl is the swiftest ship of the caribbean sea, be second to none! Alright, to expose yer braggin��, I shall board your ship to examine."


    Yet right at this instance, a contestant came rushing into the tavern. One could see her panting heavily but immediately exposed a delighted revtion when she saw Joshamee. With a pretty look like hers, her chame was probably oustanding. Moreover, the gown she wore was glittering with silver brilliance, evidently a silver storyline grade equipment.


    "My dear Mister Gibbs. As per your request, we��ve acquired a third rate ship. Please set off with us."


    Joshamee shrugged his shoulders and rejected.


    "Hey beauty. I must apologize, for there be only a single miserable Joshamee. Since I��ve agreed to board his ship, I have to let down your request."


    That female immediately swung towards Sheyan, as eyes casted out hateful beams.


    "You guys again! Is a Reserve-duty Growth-Hunter that big of a deal? Every single contestant in this world will be your rivals now that you��ve stolen Joshamee!"


    Sheyan couldn��t be bothered with her, as he waved a ��whatever�� gesture towards here. Very soon, another 7-8 contestants came streaming in from outside. ring icily at the trio, they appeared to be sketching the trio��s faces to memory before they left. Sheyan suddenly blurted out.


    "Can you guys guess where they acquired their third rate ship?"


    Mogensha hesitated slightly before answering.


    "Could it be one of the two ships we sold off earlier?"


    Sheyan scoffed insipidly.


    "That��s correct."


    Brother ck then pondered, before eximing with enlightened revtion.


    "I understand now. The reason you wanted Jinkuang to hagger with the old assistant, was obviously to raise the procurement price of our third rate ship. In turn, when the old assistant sells it off, its price would inevitably inte skyhigh���� In this manner, you can shave off most of the gold guineas in those contestant��s possessions; weakening the potential of their capabilities!"


    Sheyanughed.


    "Back in my former visit to this pirate of the caribbean world, I had mixed around considerably but only returned with a measly few hundred guineas of fortune. Even though thatrge scale party possess incredible prowess, and can assemble the different factions of forces����but at least, we have tentatively limited their mobilizable gold guineas to beneath 10,000 guineas!"


    "Everyone knows that analogy - utilizing 10 guineas to earn 100 guineas would possibly take ten days of time, but 10,000 guineas to 100,000 guineas would merely require five days. Hence, to eliminate any unnecessary mishaps, I can only employ thismon business tactic. Apart from that��hais, I even gave them a choice. If they don��t act tactfully, then they shouldn��t me me."


    Mogensha asked doubtfully.


    "What choice?"


    Sheyan chuckled.


    "You��ll know it soon enough."


    ************


    After escorting Joshamee to his ship, Sheyan settled several minor taskings atop his ship. Then, he proceeded to deliberate and prepare a list of deliverables - information about the I de Muerta which houses those Aztec Gold, to investigate the whereabouts of the ck Pearl, and even inquired of news pertaining to Port Royal.


    A long while psed. Suddenly, cksail knocked his door requesting for an audience - having matters to report to the captain. Sheyan pondered as he allowed cksail in, immediately noticing splendid mood the originally wounded cksail was in.


    After this period of inactivity, his pale face was now flushed with red. Sheyan wasn��t concerned with this, after all, that was the effect of alcoholic rum. Soon after, he began listening to cksail.


    "Cap��n. A priest be wishin�� to join the crew. He be a shoddy priest, an awful pirate but a distinguished physician. I��d personally experienced the wondrous treatments of his art of healin��. Apart from that, his moldy bread crumbs (the penicillium on moldy bread crumbs) had miraculously soothed the fever of merades. That be why I be rmedin�� him."


    Sheyan was aware that physicians were frequently held as a secondary upation in this current era. Furthermore, in this pirates of the caribbean world, they boasted of supernatural methods; such as holy water being truly effective etc. Nevertheless, the healing periods of pirates would almost exceed a week.


    Putting it bluntly, if his former Bell and Mug crew had a reliable physician, the probability of Sheyan��s attempt to cut down Scarface Harry would��ve been limited. Thinking in that perspective, Sheyan nodded.


    "Bring him in for an audience."


    Quickly following, a brat named Kayto arrived before Sheyan in full reverence. His present style of dressing didn��t differ greatly from other physicians, but obviously the disparity between the present world doctors were vast.


    sped beneath Kayto��s left armpit was a ck Sombrero hat, while he was dressed in a ck robe and cortex trousers. Both clothings were coated with camphor and wax as an insnt against infectious disease, hence it emitted a rather assailing odour. Of course, the most striking feature was a pointed beak raven mask; a gue doctor mask that symbolized a physician.


    The distinctive trait for selecting a raven was in reverence to the god of death, as ravens were symbols of the god of death in the west. The essence of signification of this mask was to filter one��s respiratory tract from the contaminating bacterias, with its hollow beak interior; designed with special scented materials, with the efficacy identical to a gas mask. Red eye ss pieces were designed to protect their eyes. This mask was known to prevent the physician from the miasma of wickedness.


    Nevertheless, the observant to details Sheyan still noticed a patch on the physician��s long gown, and the wear and tear of his shoes. This indicated the suboptimal economic conditions of Kayto.


    "Mister Kayto?" Sheyan employed an amiable tone. "Wee aboard the Hill Maiden, do you prefer coffee or tea?"


    Kato very respectfully raised himself and returned the cordiality.


    "Anything is fine, sir."


    Sheyan didn��t directly raise the topic of medicine, but poured a mug of coffee as he spoke while smiling gently.


    "My mate says you are a shoddy priest, an awful pirate but a distinguished physician when he rmended you. I would love to hear your view on that."


    Kayto��splexion swelled with red as he answer.


    "In truth sir, this is a fairly simple story. A young priest fell in love with a nun, but the critical issue is��the nun returned his love. Betraying thews of their faith, to unite will either meet the fate of persecution on the cross, or flee to the open seas."


    "A man must earn his livelihood. Regrettably, I have no talents with swords or gun. Hence, they call me an awful pirate. Fortunately, during my term as a priest, I had attempted to cure several patients. From then on, this practice became my livelihood."


    Sheyan��s eyes sparkled as he inquired further.


    "That nun is your wife now? The mother of your child?"


    Kayto nodded.


    "You are correct sir, indeed my wife and mother to four children; a fifth probably in three months time. Therefore, my situation is situation is destitute, I only wish to find a generous master."


    "Very well, Mister Kayto. Your interview stops here, you can wait outside; 2 minutes at most. Oh right, call Ol��Seadog in on the way." Sheyan ordered.


    Filled with restless emotions, Kayto exited. Soon after, Ol��Seadog appeared before Sheyan.


    "Any orders for me, cap��n?"


    Sheyan answered.


    "Escort Kayto his home. If the features of his kids appear closely to his or his wife��s, then allow him to join our crew. Normally, a parent wouldn��t be risking their kids if they were to act as a rat."

 Chapter 519: Stepping into a trap

    <h4>Chapter 519: Stepping into a trap</h4>


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    Ol��Seadog nodded.


    *********************


    After a long while, he stepped into the cabin again.


    "There isn��t a problem, cap��n. The four children has inherited the shade of their father��s hair and pupils; be lookin�� identical to him. Furthermore, Mister Kayto asks of me, if it be possible, might the cap��n allocate some gold fer him to procure a magical balm. Tis�� balm be known to hail from Saudi Arabia, possessin�� great healing efficacy fer wounds and illnesses. Tis�� be his original words - each ounce of the balm can save ten lives durin�� a crisis."


    Sheyan decisively answered.


    "Alright. Take Canbi and cksail with ye. Bring along another tends. I confer 10,000 guineas unto you, go purchase to its limits."


    Yet another period psed. Perfuming with thick scent, an on oil balm was presented to Sheyan where his nightmare imprint notified him.


    [ This is a magic ointment manufactured with the fats of a sperm whale in the Sudan Royal Company. Integrated with various essences, when a storyline character utilizes it, their wounds will rapidly cease from bleeding and healpletely within 24 hours. When a contestant utilizes it, receive an additional HP regeneration of +10HP/minutes; duration: 12 hours. This ointment can be used for 50 times ]


    A single tin of oil balm had merely costed 300 guineas. Yet noteworthily, Mister Kayto could only purchase 7-8 tins before the stocks were emptied out��


    Following that, the pirates who had scattered to taverns and bars returned, while other pirates seeking to join Sheyan��s crew came in an endless stream. However, Sheyan��s crew was already hitting a saturated capacity. Moreover, it was better to employ loyal and obedient underlings, and thus new pirates were enlisted with demanding criterias.


    Since that was so, he managed to retain several tens of capable pirates, of which two of them possessed formidable might; ones that were shockingly on the tier of Scarface Harry and n Dale!


    Evidently, those two possessed either an impressive unique storyline equipment on hand, or an outstanding individual ability. Originally, they acted arrogantly and untamed, yet after witnessing Canbi��s strength and cksail��s agility, they became fully convinced.


    One of them named Springswan Killer,municated a clear objective. Upon joining Sheyan��s crew, he directly raised his hopes of gaining enhanced strength through his merits in the future. He possessed abilities in both martial might and magic, where he could control frost. Not only could he enchant weapons with his magic, he could even freeze his enemy��s limbs through direct contact of his hand.


    The other pirate was named Prince, an individual who took pride in his fists. He appeared rather brassy and strong, but after getting ruthlessly knocked into ce by Canbi, he became slightly well-behaved. His objective for joining the crew, was primarily for the exorbitant booty.


    With their entry, Sheyan��s crew once again bolstered their naval boarding battle capabilities. In addition to the ��Royal Sudan Ointment��, the pirates would also portray greater confidence in such close proximity battles.


    Joshamee Gibbs also surprisingly rmended two individuals to Sheyan. Those two individuals weren��t adept in navalbat, but were crucial characters for navigation at sea. Moreover, they were renowned in Tortuga.


    The first was a gambler named Spike. Everytime he obtained gold, he would definitely squander everything away at gambling taverns, before borrowing more and proceeding with his prodigal habits. Nevertheless, this individual had an exceptional reputation, and was frequently able to acquire more cash to continue gambling. The reason why he could always find a borrowing source, was due to his exceptional carpentry. This current era was focused on wooden constitution warships, his carpentry skills was definitely one of the best and formidable. Furthermore, Sheyan was coincidentallycking a talent who could swiftly repair and provide maintenance for his ship.


    In order to invite Spike on board, Sheyan had to be his guarantor and paid off his debt; where his expenditure reached an extravagant valuation of 15,000 gold guineas. Such a figure would definitely be a heartache to other captains, but Sheyan didn��t seem to care.


    The other character was named Sace, renowned for his expertise in operating the sails. The ships of this era sailed fully reliant on the wind, and a outstanding sail operator would definitely increase the efficiency and speed during voyages.


    For a captain that pursued speed, he absolutely couldn��t miss out on him. Still, Sace had an entric personality, and his only weakness was his wife; while his wife��s weakness was identical to most plump and obese women��she was extremely greedy.


    Hence, to invite Sace, another 10,000 gold guineas leaked out of Sheyan��s finances. By now, the acquired wealth from the gypsies had plunged to a new low, falling from the heights of 6 figure sum. Despite so, Sheyan continued to procurerge quantities of special Tortuga merchandises, where he desired to peddle them to Port Royal.


    In the end, his pirate underlings attempted to dissuade him one after another, citing that Port Royal was extremely strict when it came to smuggling. Especially after Norrington had assumed the role as defending officer of Port Royal, enforcement was implemented on every aspect impartially. Don��t even mention Sheyan who was a new patron without inside rtions, even the tyrant Skrtel��s business had beenrge affected; resulting in transactions falling by a fold aspared to previously.


    Instead, his crew wasn��t aware that the trio had an outrageous method known as their party storage; allowing them to easily bypass the rigid surveince of the port��s officers. If not, his crew would inevitably have to walk the nk.


    Following that, nothing particr happened. When Mister Lohan��s dispatched artesans hadpleted their refurbishing of the Hill Maiden, the Hill Maiden was long prepared and replenished with fresh water and food supplies. Raising its massive sails, its anchor was retracted as it returned to the sail the vast oceans.


    However, 5-6 nautical miles into their voyage, Sheyan issued an order - advance with half speed! Although all of his pirate crew had no clue about that, they stillplied once their captain released his order.


    Yet another 7-8 nautical miles had past. The lookout, Ol��Seadog, ordered his men to report about two British Royal Navy third rate ships were overbearingly pursuing in. Those were very possibly the two ships they sold of previously, and appeared as if they harboured malicious intent.


    Sheyan thenughed heartily.


    "As expected, those brats are here. Sace! It is time for you to perform, take note of maintaining the ship��s speed. Those brats are probably novices in terms of naval voyages, just consistently maintain this distance between them. We shall drag them deeper into the sea where they cannot escape, before we dispose of them."


    Sace was a habitually silent individual. Upon hearing Sheyan��s order, he begun leisurely instructing and manipting his subordinates in operating the sails. To him, such a small task didn��t require him to personally act.


    At this instant, a notion jolted through Brother ck��s heart like a current.


    "All these��I��m afraid boss must��ve nned this a long time ago!!"


    Indeed, Sheyan had already began scheming right before he had sold off his two third rate ships. The few ships he hadmandeered were all active warships of the British Royal Navy, and was rtively outstanding in terms of pursuing inbat. Hence, cing them in a pirate port like Tortuga, they were already considered as quality products.


    Therefore, contestants who seeked naval battle efficiency, would inevitably purchase the two third rate ships. Furthermore, Sheyan had a hundred ways of inviting Joshamee away, yet he just had to choose the most bombastic approach. Naturally, it was to incite wrath within them.


    Those contestants didn��t dare to mobilize against them in a ��safety zone�� like Tortuga, and definitely wouldn��t be able to turn hostile in Port Royal as well. Without a doubt, they could only engage inbat while voyaging through the sea.


    They probably heard of the major affairs regarding the trio in Tortuga port, but hearing itself wasn��t as earth shattering as personally witnessing. Most importantly, the contestants weren��t stupid individuals. They were very clear, if Sheyan was truly able to call upon the Kraken Octopus Paul to do battle����then factoring the bnced evaluation of the realm, they definitely wouldn��t be assembled together with such a party in this world!


    Thus, those contestants treated Sheyan��s earlier conduct as merely a false bravado!! Squaring off with an individual who pulled false pretense, they absolutely would aggressively rush in search of contending with the trio. However, their intentions had already fallen into Sheyan��s conception.


    As the ships�� bow of the two third rate ships filled with contestants could be seen from afar, Sheyan��s lips had curled into a sly smile. He shouted towards the presently scouting Ol��Seadog.


    "How long till the enemy catches up?"


    Ol��Seadog��s booming voice immediately echoed along the seas like a shing gong.


    "Cap��n, if ye really wishes for a reply, then they be pursuin�� for a lifetime. Their ships be minimally loaded with 70 cannons, those grievous scallywags be dyin�� to equip 7-pounder cannons at their bows. The sail operators of their ship is truly worthy of me admiration, to actually reach their speed under such weight."


    Sheyan responded with a heartyughter.


    "We��ll go with this then. Sace, maintain our current state. Once we reach 200 nautical miles away from Tortuga, allow them to encroach in within 800 metres. With that state, they can only use their bow cannons to bombard us. When that happens, AK, it will be time for your performance."


    At this point, the topic of disparity between ��effective range�� and�� farthest range�� must be raised. Within the official data, AK had an effective range of 300 metres, while his farthest range was actually nearing a kilometre. However, to a gunmen, the farthest effective range would be equivalent to a female with a heavy makeup, gaudy dress and C-cup bra padding; looking impressive but no doubt worthless. One wouldn��t even have to mull over it��


    Indeed, even though Sheyan��s ship hadpletely forsaken artillery, Brother ck��s ��SN-9 Wasp�� could scarcely be employed as a semi-sniper rifle. Despite being vastly inferior inparison to the effective range of an ordinary sniper rifle, his ��SN-9 Wasp�� was already equipped with an impressiveponent of boosting its effective range by 300 metres. Factoring Brother ck��s basic abilities that could further enhance the effective range of his weapons, in addition to his possessed equipments further boosting his precision, his effective range had already reached the distance of 800 metres!!

 Chapter 520: A reprimanding process

    <h4>Chapter 520: A reprimanding process</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Apart from his range superiority, Mogensha wouldn��t be fighting alone. He was still covered by a human meat shield named Reef. Thus, Sheyan��s goal was very simply - to engage in an exceedingly lengthened long rangebat with the opposing contestants!


    "The oue of a battle, should be already decided from the beginning. If not, the battle shouldn��t be fought."


    For some unknown reason, that sudden phrase popped up in Sheyan��s mind.


    In actual fact, Sheyan truly held an invincible position right from the start of this battle; because if any mishaps were to ur, like the opposition upying superiority in terms of long range bombardment, the Hill Maiden could easily speed up and tantly flee!


    Very quickly, the gap between both parties gradually diminished to 800 metres. With both sides being equally susceptible to the bumpy seas, the uracy of two artillery cannons ced at the ships�� bow/stern would be fairly ��impressive�� at 3%.


    Under normal circumstances, a ship would have to steer to its broadside before opening fire with multitudes of cannon; in order to inflict severe wreckages to the opposition, thus curbing the horrendous uracy with quantity. Instead, with both ships uniformly sailing forward with high speed, a scenario as such would be simply impossible.


    Following the diminishing gap of both parties, Sheyan suddenly whispered several words into Mogensha��s ear. Mogensha firstly revealed an amazed countenance, before an enlightened one as he smile mischievously while nodding.


    As the long range battlemenced, the contestants failed to perceive the sinister intentions of Sheyan! Contestants who possessed long range assaulting capabilities unleashed their abilities one after another, while Mogensha retaliated with steady burst of fires.


    Yet strangely after 10 seconds of their firefight, shield Reef who was blocking the front had already released several muffled groans. Instead, none of the opposing contestants had seemingly been shot.


    While the contestants wereughing and jeering at Mogensha��s clumsy shooting skills, they suddenly heard blood-curdling screams from behind. As it turns out, Mogensha had been targeting his shots against the sailors on board! One could fathom how deliberate Sheyan��s thought process was; attempting to y contestants spanning across the vast ocean while being protected by the 40% damage reduction and near-death state, wasn��t realistic at all. Annihting the opponents for the benefits of their blood keys, would be excruciatingly difficult for such a confrontation


    Instead in the perspective of those pursuing contestants, they probably weren��t proficient with the technicalities of maritime voyage. Hence, with the demise of their piloting pirates, their desire to freely sail the seas would be gravely impaired.


    That was why Sheyan had notified Mogensha to obliterate those storyline pirates! Besides, hiring pirates was an exceedingly costly and strenuous affair. By withering away their pirate manpower, it was equivalently to plundering their energy and wealth. By weakening the engine of the opposition, it would be increasingly difficult to vie against the trio. In this manner, external pressure faced by the trio when aplishing their mission would beparatively lessened.


    Not a single sails operating pirate was left after Mongensha consecutively gunned down 7 of those pirates. Pondering about their painful future, the contestants bawled in frantic imitation as they began aiming at the pirate crew of Sheyan��s ship.


    Yet sadly, why would Sheyan allow them that liberty?


    Earlier on, Sheyan had already ordered most of the sails to be fastened in an evasive position, while he was unafraid of getting shot, would personally operate the main sails. But in this manner, though the ship��s efficiency and speed would be impacted negatively.


    Nevertheless, the pursuing ships no longer dared to employ skilled pirates to operate their sails, with the amount of individuals managing the sails naturally plunging substantially. Thus, both sides remained on even grounds.


    Furthermore after the Hill Maiden��s restructuring, her cannon ports had all been scraped off. In their ce, were twenty rowing positions! Therefore, the disparity between the propelling impetuous of both ships became greater with such circumstances. If Sheyan wished to throw them off, it would be as easy as a matter of seconds.


    Witnessing themselves falling into the opponent��s snare, the pursuing contestants were all iparably enraged; as theymenced crazed assaults against Sheyan��s ship. A contestant in particr even spared no efforts in raising a guided missileuncher, analogous to the FIM-92 Stinger, and unleashed it towards the trio!


    BOOM! A thunderous explosion resounded, as thick smoky fumes spiralled out of the Hill Maiden; a three metres wide hole had been exploded out at the ship��s stern. Fortunately, a third rate ship boasted of over 30,000 points of durability, and wouldn��t be so easily sunk.


    At this instant, Sheyan immediately ordered to hasten the ship��s velocity. After leaving the attacking range of his rivals, Carpenter Spike was naturally dispatched.


    Spike was indeed worthy of his reputation. With adequate assistance and amotion of ��Ding ding dang dang*��, he only required roughly ten minutes topletely mend the ship��s hole. Sheyan then immediatelymanded for a massive detour, intending for a sudden thrust from theteral side.


    (TL: *sound effects of nailing and hammering)


    The opposing contestants didn��t appear familiar at all to naval warfare tactics, and didn��t even utilize their crow��s nest for lookout. Instead, they only foolishly fixated onto their front, and were caught off guard by Sheyan��s speeding ship from the left. Due to this, Brother ck managed to silently dispatch off an additional 3 pirate sail operators before being discovered!


    When the furious contestants wished to retaliate, the Hill Maiden had already swiftly pulled away with its supreme speed. In such a manner, this to-and-fro tussle dragged on till dusk. By now, the pirates of the opposing contestants had suffered severe casualties, and none was willing to step up to the masts to control the sails. This signified they had utterly abandoned the ship��s flexibility!


    After numerous rounds of tussles, some could already sense things were turning awry, where one of the third rate ship having fled earlier on. After a discussion between the contestants of the remaining ship, they decided to wholly focus on defence; propping up defensive artillery boards by the hull of the ship. Akin to a rigid dead fish, their lonely ship drifted tly along the ocean surface; releasing an impression of true misery. If they hadn��t harboured malicious designs to pursue and pige Sheyan, then they wouldn��t have degraded to this state.


    By this point, Sheyan wouldn��t turn soft-hearted, but allowed Brother ck to slowly carve away at the meat with a blunt knife. After his massacre deterred the remaining pirates from resurfacing, he followed up by targeting the main mast of that ship. Still, a sniper was present within that ship, but was still rtivelycking in that particr field. With every released gunfire, the sniper had to wait for nearly a minute before being able to take another shot.


    With Reef and Sheyan alternating in protection, that sniper could not offer a single threat to Mogensha! During thetter stages, that sniper even ceased his futile assaults. Besides, his sniper rifle ammunition required costly utility points to purchase.


    After persistent chiselling of half an hour, the three masts of the opposing third rate ship had snapped and toppled morously; offloading into the sea with a soaring ssh. Nheless, Brother ck had expended several thousands worth of utility points in ammunition to deal such severe damages onto the ship. With its tragedious state, even a professional carpenter like Spike would require 2-3 days to fully mend it. What more those contestants who probably didn��t possess such a crew mate?


    All in all, it would minimally dy the contestants a precious 48 hours, for them to slowly sail their broken mast ship back to Tortuga. Factoring in the coterals of dozens of pirates, that was equivalent to 10,000 gold guineas of damages. To them, the actual valuation of 10,000 gold guineas would inevitably be more than 10,000 utility points.


    Indeed, this was a harsh reprimandation that Sheyan had issued to them - to refrain from provoking those they couldn��t afford to! In Sheyan��s perspective, the hardest phase had yet toe. By beating those contestants into fear, they wouldn��t dare to impeded whatever ns he had for his future affairs! Of course, if those contestants failed to remain tactful and provoked him, then he would vilify himself and murder them for their keys.


    The following voyage was implemented at maximum pace. With the restructured Hill Maiden in addition to experienced pirate sailors, its speed had minimally been raised by 30% aspared to its first entry into Tortuga. Hence, even though the distance between Port Royal and Tortuga spanned over thousands of nautical miles, the Hill Maiden arrived within 20-30 nautical miles of Port Royal after smooth sailing for two days and two nights.


    Naturally, with the Hill Maiden being a former active warship of the British Royal Navy, it was still absolutely impossible to swagger freely into Port Royal. Fortunately, Port Royal was ded as a shipping hub, which resembled the ��Quanzhou�� and ��Guangzhou�� of China��s Song Dynasty.


    Thus, there were certainly existence of smuggling piers and harbour nearby Port Royal. Leaving behind those savage pirates who had illustrious reputations that could be easily identified to safeguard their ship, he brought along Joshamee and another 7-8 mates who were familiar with the terrain, before they ascended ashore onto the smuggling ports. Afterwards, they rode a carriage and headed off for Port Royal.


    Inparison to Tortuga, Port Royal had an amplified beauty and elegance; white sandy beaches, green coconut and palm trees,yers of buildings with neat perimeters, and even a lofty and impregnable fort and battery. Everything present annotated discipline as well as prestige. Apart from that, marines could be seen patrolling asionally.


    Those marine guards were adorned with honorary uniform, with its most striking decoration of mourous red and white; particrly impressive were their white wigs and red outer coats. Their cusses shimmered bright as snow, as were their slender stockings. Viewing with a pair of present day eyes, those stockings appeared like high thick leather boots of females. They marched arrogantly like roosters with their erected chests, and ushered an impression of extreme profoundness.


    If Sheyan had brought along Philip and others, their hearts would sting with bitterness upon seeing their former colleagues.

 Chapter 521: Chance encounter at the governor’s doorway

    <h4>Chapter 521: Chance encounter at the governor''s doorway</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Sheyan understood the few tasks he had to aplish upon arriving here.


    Firstly, to sell off the smuggled goods from Tortuga. This would be a tremendously abundant transaction, minimally increasing the liquidity of this funds by 20,000 guineas.


    Next was to survey the governor��s residence. Even thoughdy Elizabeth��s gold medallion wouldn��t be easily obtainable, it was still worth a try. A point to note - As the curse of the Aztec Gold adhered onto the original gold coins within the chest, only the individual who retrieved a coin from the chest would be inflicted with the curse. As such, since Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann didn��t personally retrieve the gold coin from the chest, but it was merely transferred into their hands, they weren��t affected by the curse.


    If Jack Sparrow hadn��t arrived at Port Royal yet, Sheyan wouldn��t mind paying a visit to Will Turner, who was currently still an apprentice cksmith. Besides, he would most likely be the future captain of the Flying Dutchman. It would be good to socialize with him first.


    Finally, Sheyan��s objective of trying his utmost to amass wealth, was naturally to spend it. Actually, guineas were merely like currency to the contestants. Nevertheless, Sheyan had heard from his pirate crew about an aplished alchemist master residing in Port Royal; one that wasn��t inferior to the dead Peigan. Moreover, Sheyan was aware of the inter rtionship between guineas and the service provided by an alchemist master. Hence, the addedmitment to amass his wealth.


    Although the righteous Captain Norrington forbade smuggling, privileged sses who despised suchws were bound to be present anywhere. Don��t mention foreign countries or China, even the nations of the middle ages was like this. As long as exorbitant profits were to be made, there would definitely be smugglers.


    For example; ording to Philip��s report, the Sheffields Trading Company appeared to be in the wine business on the surface, but a definite news suggested its boss would ept any kind of goods. As for the overlord backing the boss, it was the father of the gorgeousdy Elizabeth Swann, Governor Swann of Port Royal. Though an old-fashioned and kindly father, he was also an avaricious and circumspect governor.


    Needless to say for their negotiations, Jinkuang effortlessly summoned his two greatest artifacts - his ��splitter stting�� sshes of saliva, and the morous clinking of his abacus. Thus, he subdued the shop owner in an extremely ��civilized�� manner.


    Eventually, the gentlemanly and courteous shop owner, Mister McKinnery, escorted them out of his ship while wiping away cold perspiration. Sheyan��s ounts once again was fuelled by nearly 30,000 guineas.


    Before both parties parted, Mister McKinnery revealed a sliver of shrewdness in his cloudy old eyes. After fishing up an extraordinarily delicate golden name card from his pocket, he coughed twice before urging Sheyan.


    "My guests, since our cooperation has seen such favourable tidings, you are qualified as esteemed patrons of ourpany. There will be a grand auction tomorrow, and if my guests are interested, this name card will ensure participation. I must reemphasize on point - ever since Captain Norrington has assumed the defence of Port Royal, this is the first time an auction has been convened, while the next one would happen in the unforeseeable future. Therefore, there will surely be merchandise you require in the auction. Of course, purchasing them would depend on your wealth."


    "Merchandise we require?" Brother ck released a dryughter. Hisughter contained no ill intent, but rather a mocking for himself while pondering the difficult issue of obtaining an Aztec Gold.


    Instead, the old McKinnery treated the smirk of this ��ck ve�� as a sign of contempt and ridicule. Everyone knew the refined and courteous air of the current british nobility was merely a cover for their arrogance. Hence, this old ship owner instantly sauntered forward, as he ruffled his wig and whispered with a gloomy countenance.


    "If I were to mention that during this auction, the merchandise includes twenty brand new high-angled cannons shipped over from Hamburg, cannons ranging from 3-pounder ones to 7-pounder. Would this sir mind storing back that disdainful smirk of yours?"


    Brother ck and Reef treated those words indifferently. Instead, Sheyan and Joshamee was startled upon hearing the words ��high-angled cannons��.


    In this current era, the effective range ofmon cannons were hundreds of metres; with the high-angled cannons installed on, the cannons effective range and uracy would be enhanced. The effective range would be raised by several folds, while maintaining an uracy equal to other cannons!


    Such a peak artillery weapon was desired by many, but due to the forging skills of the current era, the probability of failing and being scrapped was extremely high. It wasn��t sufficient to cover the initial capital investment. Putting it bluntly, the amount of guineas required for a Third rate ship to equip on those high-angled cannons, would be adequate to construct five other simr Third rate ships.


    For this auction to possess such items, it indicated that the corruption of Port Royal was already root deep. Those twenty new high-angled cannons were probably supposedly allocated to Captain Norrington��s artillery forces. At present, it was being auctioned while Norrington was out for war!


    Sheyan��s expression turned solemn as he replied.


    "I apologize on behalf of his ignorance, sir. It is my honor to receive this invitation, and you will punctually see me tomorrow."


    Old McKinnery��s self-esteem was ultimately appeased, as he lifted his head before bowing slightly. Then, he carried a bearing of haughtiness and left without turning around.


    After pondering briefly, Sheyan waved the invitation card in his hand and smiled.


    "Phrasing it that way, he has really piqued my interest for this auction."


    By now, Joshamee had naturally started to urge Sheyan to hastily locate his captain, Jack Sparrow. Instead, Sheyan was aware that ording to the movie storyline, he still had to wait for another 2-3 days; where he would surface only after Captain Norrington had been promoted to Commodore.


    For Norrington to be promoted to Commodore, he obviously had raked in utmost merits during the war against the pirate fleets of Captain Chevalle. Sheyan himself naturally wouldn��t expose his deduction to the beloved Joshamee Gibbs. However, in the perspective Joshamee who had been dispirited for years, he could sense that Sheyan was purposefully dragging. Nevertheless, there was no harm indulging himself in days of fine rum of taverns and sumptuous meat.


    Without a doubt, the most luxurious building of the entire Port Royal, was the Governor��s Manor that sat on a hill at the end of the port. Only Norrington who had equal standings with the Governor, had the criteria in possessing such an extravagant Manor. However, he preferred to reside in the simpleness of his naval posts, as strictw abiding officer. Hence, it was effortless to locate where the Governor was at.


    Probably due to the constant remarkable state of peacefulness in Port Royal, Sheyan andpany didn��t encounter any exceedingly strict patrols. The only threat would be two marines, who were yawning widely at the gates of the Governor��s Manor; appearing ratherckadaisical.


    Nevertheless, with the report from Sheyan��s probing, the marines under Norrington were trained properly and those two direct marine guards had attributes of around 30 points or so. Although that may seem rather mediocre, the two abilities that possessed were truly a thorny issue.


    [ Ability 1: Solidarity lvl 4 (passive) - when aside arade, HP increases by 10,000 points. This ability can stack till 40,000 points. ]


    [ Lvl 4 property: Additional 10,000 HP ]


    [ Ability 2: Ambush lvl 1 (active) - this ability can only be activated behind an enemy��s back. Dealing damage to the enemy��s back with a musket musket or cuss, inflicting blood loss state, and declining movement speed by 50%; duration: 15 seconds. This ability has a 10 seconds cooldown. ]


    The first ability determined that they couldn��t be rapidly dispatched. The second ability signified their swift entanglement once their opponent tries to flee. Moreover, after a round of careful surveince, Sheyan realized the nearest marine barrack was merely a straight mile away. Unless, it was the storyline ck Pearl crew that invaded, a gunshot resounding from the Governor��s Manor would trigger swarming bees from the marine barrack within five minutes.


    At this moment, Sheyan suddenly noticed the iron gates of the Governor��s Manor opening. A young male strided out, and had a case sandwiched underneath his armpit. With every step, he would nce back at the manor with reluctance to part.


    Following the trail of his gaze, it was directed to a second floor window of the governor��s manor; where a gorgeous blonde was watching his departure. When that youth turned his head back, Sheyan instantly realized a handsome male dressed in grey stockings, scottish red skirt and a tiny red necktie. Indeed, he was one of Sheyan��s objective - Will Turner.


    Evidently, that maiden by the window would be thedy Elizabeth. With her pure and ravishing appearance, it was hard to imagine her incisiveness; the manner at which she could adeptly employ her charm as a weapon; so much so that Jack Sparrow was even toyed beneath her skirt.


    After retracting his gaze from the second floor window, Sheyan noticed Will Turner adopting a sullen expression while trudging towards them.


    "What are you lot sneakily loitering around here for?"


    Sheyan stepped forward and answered.


    "I hail from the east, hearing of the abundance and riches of britain. That is why I arrived here in search of something special, things that can be brought back to the east to sell."


    Will Turner stared into Sheyan��s eyes with disbelief, naturally not trusting his words.


    "Then you should be at the market, not the gate of the Governor��s Manor!"

 Chapter 522: Meeting Chris once again

    <h4>Chapter 522: Meeting Chris once again</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Faced with Will Turner��spelling question, Sheyanughed in response.


    "The scenery here is amazing, while the governor��s mansion is the most extravagant mansion of Port Royal. As a foreigner, would there be a problem in sightseeing? Could it be that the usually hospitable british would treat a foreigner in this manner?"


    Will Turner replied earnestly.


    "If you��re here to admire the scenery, then you should��ve first visited the reefs of Port Royal. I presume it houses hung pirates monthly, a scene of seagulls feasting."


    Experiencing the tone and demeanor of Will Turner��s speech, Sheyan understood he wasn��tpatible with him; thus, mindlessly conceding wouldn��t be an approach worthy of respect. Hence, Sheyan impatiently muttered with indifference.


    "So I see, it is british custom for apprentice cksmiths to enforcew and order as well."


    After Sheyan issued such a mocking statement, Will Turner��s expression immediately sank.


    The aristocracies and ideologies of british nobility were deeply significant, and as an apprentice cksmith, his status had always been a thorn in his flesh. The great disparity between his status and Elizabeth��s status, drew a wedge between both of them in union.


    As for why Will Turner could enter the governor��s mansion, it was purely due to him forging a good sword for Governor Swann����a sword that would eventually be conferred to the newly promoted Commodore Norrington, and also a sword he wished to seek betrothal to Elizabeth with. However, Governor Swann wasn��t home today, and Will Turner could only leave the governor��s mansion with his sword.


    Having been ridiculed by Sheyan, Will Turner��s face turned increasingly suly. Yet he didn��t engage in sarcastic repartee to this scenario, but maintained his elegant demeanor as he turned to leave.


    Yet at this instant, four individuals abruptly trudged out from a corner, and casted queer nces over. Though contestants�� equipments were disguised to storyline characters, contestants could still differentiate amongst their peers; for example a trademark golden AK����


    Hence, after a brief mutual scanning, they could roughly guess each other��s identities. Yet at this moment, a glimmer flickered on the neck of a rather familiar looking but mediocre contestant, where he possibly activated a certain ability. He suddenly pointed towards Sheyan and admonished.


    "Mister Turner, that man is a pirate! He dares to loiter outside the governor��s mansion, he definitely possesses ill intent towards thedy Elizabeth!"


    After that individual spoke, Sheyan immediately burst intoughters.


    "Chris, it actually is you! Ah, my lovely cousin, Chris."


    Indeed, when that contestant impulsively spoke, he forgot that though appearance could be modified, one��s voice couldn��t be concealed! This brat was indeed the Chris of Sheyan��s previous stint in the Pirates of the Caribbean world, the one that had been sold out by Sheyan��


    But as the saying goes, the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best*. Even though Chris had been viciously exploited by Sheyan previously, he still managed to reap pirate reputation through his act of demolishing the Bell and Mug; where his reputation amongst the pirates soared to ��Respected��. Banking on this, he enticed the trust of several pirates. In one fell swoop, Chris made it big! Borrowing the excuse of expanding his crew, he turned traitorous and sold off his pirates to Norrington; sessfully earning a clean te for himself!


    (TN:*a blessing in disguise)


    More critically, Chris relied on his new found establishment of poprity andwork, and devised ways to re-enter the pirates of the caribbean world twice more than Sheyan. Through his meticulous scheming, his invested rtionship with Will Turner was presently ��Amicable�� and on the verge of bing ��Respected��.


    As for this time, Chris had staked everything to act as a go-between of Will Turner and, trying matchmake him and Elizabeth ahead of time. As it turns out, his conspiracy was immensely audacious - intending to assassinate the main lead, Jack Sparrow. If he were to aplish that, not long would Hack��s dropped equipments be a massive bumper harvest, it would also signify one thing based on his conjecture; that with Jack��s death, the fortunes of being main lead would be inherited by Will Turner!


    At present, Captain Jack Sparrow was an exceptionally infamous pirate. Hence, his gang was nning to exploit the fact that Will Turner wasn��t aware of his own status as a pirate��s son, to y Jack Sparrow when both parties crossed hands as per the movie storyline!


    Even if they failed to harvest Captain Jack Sparrow��s dropped key, they would still be heftily awarded with reputation points on the Norrington��s side. This notion had left them salivating, where they hadn��t even factored in the immense benefits of Will Turner ascending as main lead!


    Hearing the testimony of their friend, Chris, the expressions of the storyline characters drastically changed.


    "Sure enough, you lot are pirates!"


    Will Turner immediately revealed an enraged countenance, as he effortlessly loosened the long wooden case sped beneath his armpits. Gravity pulled the case to the ground, as his right hand immediately grappled downwards!


    As the wooden lid flipped before crashing to the ground, that exquisite sword stored within it was already gripped in his hands. ��Shing!" He unsheathed it, and bluntly pointed its sharp tip towards Sheyan and buddies!


    By now, the two marines guarding the mansion gates had strided over, and aimed their ck barreled muskets at Sheyan and buddies. Upon spectating thismotion, Chris��s lips curled into a sinister smile; do you think it was for nought that I painstakingly build up my enterprise in Port Royal?


    In just a short instance, his single phrase had already trapped those damnable foes before him into a perilous predicament!!! The ecstasy of vengeance sprung up within him.


    Instead, Sheyan still maintained a jubnt smirk as he waved in ssic fashion at Chris. Then, he raised both hands up, as he strolled towards the two vignt marines and offered them several words. Following that, the two marines followed him to a corner, while still being half-doubtful. Nheless, the two marines returned with Sheyan while beaming with smiles after a span of half a minute. If one didn��t understand the insider story, one would reckon them to be sworn brothers.


    Chris��s eyeballs bulged widely as he called out.


    "How can that be, right, those two scoundrels must have epted your bribe! Oi! You shameless scums trying to silence me?"


    In in shock and fury, Chris had a slip of his tongue, identally calling the two marines scoundrels. Moreover, he even suggested they had greedily epted a bribe��unless the two marines had negative IQ, they naturally turned iparably furious and desired to discipline the culprit who ndered them! Observing them lifting their shimmering cuss and pressing in, Chris understood that he had messed up and hastily retreated. Instead, Will Turner proceeded to obstruct the marines, with a face filled with disatisfaction.


    "My friend has verified the pirate identities of those scums, aren��t you going to apprehend them?"


    Sheyan spectated the scene with a detached countenance, while he scoffed in the party channel.


    "That idiot Chris. If he hadn��t raise the subject of bribery, those two marines would��ve spared him. Unfortunately, he just had to reveal the truth of the matter����hahaha."


    Brother ck curiously asked.


    "Could those marines truly be shaken by money?"


    Sheyan shook his head.


    "That isn��t so. Guineas can merely be utilized in gilding the lily, not sending charcoals during a snowy weather. Do you still remember the Sheffields Trading Company we traded with?"


    Mogensha scoffed.


    "I don��t have amnesia, why wouldn��t I remember?"


    Sheyanughed and continued.


    "I merely produced that invitation card given by the Sheffields Trading Company, allowing the two marines to examine it. Follow up with ten gold guineas, and they could only reluctantly ept it. If I��d tantly tossed out ten guineas, they would surely smack my face with the gold coins."


    Hearing Sheyan��s words, Reef and Mogensha were both enlightened. ording to the exact information they had, the Sheffields Trading Company had a momentous backer in the governor; where Mister McKinnery was in fact, the governor��s butler.


    Standing guard by the mansion gate, the two marines definitely possessed sharp observance, and could naturally recognize the individualsing in and out of the mansion. They understood which individuals were not be trifled with, and since they witnessed Sheyan being capable enough to acquire the invitation of the Sheffields Trading Company, they became aware his rtionship with the governor wasn��t shallow. Hence, they wouldn��t listen to a nobody like Chris, and dismissed him.


    Presently facing Will Turner��s queries, the two marines simrly didn��t offered much face to a measly apprentice cksmith. Tilting their chins, they mocked.


    "Get back to your smithing iron. A pirate or not, would a marine like us not differentiate? Do I need you to lecture me? Move aside, we must definitely teach this nderous hoodlum a lesson today!"


    Though a marine had been stalled by Will Turner, the other marine detoured past as he shouted.


    "Even if you run, I��ll find you at your shop!"


    As it turns out, Chris had actually mingled up his way to prominence, and had purchased a property in Port Royal. His undertakings were specially inclined towards earning gold guineas from storyline characters, before exchanging them for utility points with contestants.


    As Port Royal was a safe zone, it was frequently byrge amounts of contestants that entered the caribbean word. Hence, Chris had earned quite a lot from there. Yet upon hearing the marine��s threat, he could only submit while scowling miserably.


    That marine spared no courtesies, as he battered Chris with the butt of his musket rifle; pummeling him with a bruised face and swollen nose. Sheyan continued to smile while spectating the scene. The more pain Chris suffered from getting thrashed, the more face he felt he lost; bing so furious his vision turned ck. Meanwhile, Will Turner red maliciously at Sheyan, as he removed his gloves and flung it before Sheyan!!

 Chapter 523: Inconvenience and disaster

    <h4>Chapter 523: Inconvenience and disaster</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Reef��s expression changed. He knew the custom of throwing down the glove as a challenge to abat, akin to making an uncivilized behavior legitimate. Concurrently, Sheyan received a notification from his nightmare imprint.


    [ You received a challenge to a duel from key storyline character, Will Turner! ]


    [ Do you ept? ]


    Sheyan hesitated briefly before investigating further.


    "Would I be penalized if I refuse?"


    The nightmare imprint answered him with a blunt answer.


    [ Authority inadequacy, unable to check. ]


    Sheyan then contemted carefully. Since his reputation amongst the pirates was nearly ��Revered��, while Will Turner was currently a puny apprentice. An illustrious individual calling him into question would leave him in terrible shape, but for a random civilian questioning him? That was essentially worthless.


    With this notion, Sheyan selected to reject. Indeed, there wasn��t a penalty, and the reason was probably due to the vast disparity between their reputations.


    When Will Turner perceived that his challenge was refused, his expression turned ugly as he red at Sheyan and dered seriously.


    "If you dare to have designs on Elizabeth, I will personally drill this sword into your heart!"


    After concluding, he stormed off without looking back. Sheyan sighed in his heart. This incident with Will Turner was simply out of his expectations. He wasn��t a god afterall, not everything would be smooth sailing, not everyone would acknowledge him. Besides, Will Turner��s feedback was still within the realms of eptable.


    On the contrary, if he treated Will Turner as a problem, then Chris would be like a scourge. A contestant like him understood everything clearly, and understood more about him than other contestants. If he harbored this grudge, he would be an underlying menace to Sheyan��s ns!


    A problem could be endured, but if he didn��t eliminate a scourge, it could be an immense worry binding his heart!


    This was certainly not a situation Sheyan desired. Thinking of that, Sheyan then inquired about Chris��s shop location from the two marines, before he departed with his subordinates.


    For a brat like Chris, he definitely couldn��t spare him a breather to regroup. Otherwise a brat who had painstakingly frequent the pirates of the caribbean world for so long, would absolutely be capable of retaliating harshly.


    Though the majority of Sheyan��s crew and him were first time visitors to Port Royal, but never ever forget, Philips andrades had been the direct forces under Norrington; ones who had served at Port Royal before. Though a mere firstline marine, he was like a regional boss in Port Royal previously. Before they left, he had already divulged a detailed report to Sheyan, allowing Sheyan to be exceedingly clear to the snake paths and rat holes of this ce.


    Of course, Sheyan wouldn��t foolishly storm into Chris��s shop to create a ruckus. That would only provide an excuse for Norrington��s marines who maintained the peace of the port. There are many ways to strike down an enemy, where robbing one��s life being the most direct one. Excluding that, there would be many methods to achieve the same objective.


    In lieu of such an inconvenient situation to act, Sheyan intended to utilize another method to incite Chris to throw himself into the streets. Right now, he needed to employ a professional adept at such methods.


    Strolling through ane constructed with fragments of pebbles, Sheyan led his group towards a wet market of Port Royal. One had to admit, the dirty and disorderly image of this ce was in stark contrast with the beautiful and tidy portrayal of Port Royal.


    Upon approaching the ce, an assailing pungent and fishy stench filled the air, were muddy ck waters stagnated between the cracks of floor bricks. Pale fish scales reeking of blood and water littered the floor, as they resorted to tip toes while checking thending spot of every step they made; preventing themselves from stepping into a nightmare like filth.


    After squeezing through a multitude of congested crowd, the continued passing by fish stalls after fish stalls; with many casting mistrust and wary nces at them. This ce probably experienced thieves and robbers frequently.


    Eventually, they arrived before a room at the cleanest and tidiest region of the wet market. Sheyan gestured with his gaze towards the experienced and knowledgeable Ol��Seadog. Ol��Seadog nodded, and returned a look to Sheyan. Following that, Canbi very bluntly stomped his feet against the semi-concealed door.


    The style of brute forcing the door open was undoubtedly, immensely effective. Instantaneously, several individuals who were gambling within leapt up in shock. Only after rifying the neers weren��t government officers or red-white uniform marines, did their boldness re up.


    Some pped the table and overturned chairs, while others revealed their sabers strapped to their waist. Their face brimming with viciousness as they swaggered towards the uninvited guests.


    "Hoi! This the Deadman��s Residence, are y��all seeking death? Hand over your guineas and scram!"


    Soon after, they stood rigidly where they were, as three icy musket barrels aimed towards their foreheads. Aspared to pirates who killed without blinking, these hoodlums were farcking in courage. Ol��Seadog shrugged his shoulders and urged.


    "Ye darlings, yer fortunes be thrivin��. I don��t wish to stain me new clothes with blood, as me mood be wonderful. Where be yer owner Wilson? I have matters fer him."


    Wilson was currently attending to a fish stall not too far away. Under the iron grips of Norrington, even hoodlums had to don a professional identity to disguise themselves. As for Wilson, he would extort fishes daily from the market tenants around as ��protection fees��, and used these extorted fishes to sell them for his own profits. Hence, when his teary faced underling told him about others looking for him, he hastily rushed back.


    "It��s you? Canbi? Your balls aren��t small eh. Though Norrington is outbating the pirates, he should being back anytime soon. Aren��t you leaving, do you really wish to be hung on those gibbets by the reefs?"


    Canbi rolled his eyes and replied.


    "Cut yer bullcrap, a task fer hundred guineas; yer up for it?"


    Upon hearing ��hundred guineas��, the little hooligans on scene immediately revealed curious nces; like dogs catching a whiff of bones. Canbi impatiently hurled out a purse of coins, with its glistening yellow gold coins pouring out.


    "Twenty guineas fer the advance, eighty guineas afterpletion."


    Wilson swallowed his saliva, as he stroked the glossy and cooling gold coins with his hand. One could observe he was fighting hard with his willpower and self-restraint, as he voiced reluctantly.


    "You should be aware that I don��t kill for a living."


    Ol��Seadog interrupted with a hoarse voice.


    "Nobody be askin�� ye to kill. An owner of a shop has offended us, me cap��n reckons there be no need fer his business to continue."


    Wilson was roused.


    "Which shop?"


    "The tenth on Midden street, be known as the Conviction Trading Company."


    Ol��Seadog nced at Sheyan before continuing.


    Wilson recollected his thoughts, before grabbing up the coin purse andughing hysterically.


    "Fine! There are only 2-3 tradingpanies I fear, I��ll take on this scum."


    ***************


    Presently, Chris was feeling tremendously afraid. He had never expected that when encountering Sheyan again, it would practically be like a mouse encountering a cat! The rtions andwork he had painstakingly cultivated for so long, had been simply yed down in light sketches by Sheyan!


    Recalling that scenario, the more Chris felt that Sheyan was enshrouded in unfathomable mysteries; impossible for him to rival against!


    As for now, his only constion was that his rtionship with Will Turner had deepened by a level.


    Moreover, when that handsome character had seen his crestfallen self, he even proactively offered constion. If those pack of vile contestants dared to conjure up a ruckus, Will Turner would surely assist him; hence, Chris was feeling ratherforted from that thought.


    After a series of deliberating, Chris still believed Sheyan ultimately wouldn��t resort to violence within Port Royal itself; because once he did, the wrath of rapidly dispatched marines wouldn��t be worth incurring. Besides, his shop had always been paying taxes to the governor punctually, and he had to acknowledged that Norrington was indeed an individual of order and martial might. Thus, the safety of Port Royal had always been splendid.


    Just when Chris had calmed himself down, a sudden loud crashing pierced in from outside. His heart instantly tightened, as he hurriedly sprinted out. Instead, there were several cries echoing in from outside. "He killed a man, he killed a man!"


    Chris��s heart immediately throbbed with fear. His vision darkened as he tiptoed out, observing that in his shop, the most expensive Eastern Porcin had been smashed into fragments. The shop attendant he hired was standing by the side, and shivering uncontrobly. Furthermore, a manid face down before him, with blood flowing out of his head; quickly forming into a puddle.


    When the shop attendant noticed Chris, he instantly flew to him as though looking at his knight in shining armour. With a trembling voice, he pleaded.


    "I didn��t kill anyone, I didn��t kill anyone! He fell himself."


    A crowd had gathered in by now. As the saying goes, the potential of gossips is not differentiated by gender, age or ethnicity. Individuals within the crowd incessantly pointed and discussed the scene, as though this was a rarely seen scenario in Port Royal itself. The fury umted in Chris��s heart finally exploded forth, as he bellowed.


    "Get out, get out. Everyone get out of my shop!"


    Yet momentster, two red-white uniform marines, one plumpy one skinny, marched in. Their faces were expressionless as they dered.


    "Mr Chris, someone just reported to the magistrate about an usation of smuggled goods in your shop, alongside suspicions of murder. Please follow me on a trip to the magistrate��s office for interrogation. Everything that you say right now, can be used against you in trial!"

 Chapter 524: Indisputable framing!

    <h4>Chapter 524: Indisputable framing!</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    With unparalleled expressions of austerity, Chris felt as if a thunderbolt had struck him as he murmured to himself.


    "What is it like this? How did it end up like this?"


    As he murmured, Chris was dragged out involuntarily. Right at the corner of the street, Chris suddenly noticed a pair of jesting and ridiculing deep eyes. Chris momentarily understood before struggling violently and pointing towards Sheyan while shouting strenuously.


    "Seaman, do you think getting someone to frame me will work? Never! Let me tell you, it will never work! After bitterly establishing myself for so long, how would I be toppled by your fabricated usation! Just you wait, I��ll be out within an hour. You have no evidence to condemn me of crimes!! Mypany will still be towering within Port Royal as before!"


    Indeed, Chris wasn��t lying at all. One must understand, acquiring a property in Port Royal as this current age was an exceedingly troublesome affair; something that not merely money could resolve. Such a situation resembled a city center in the present world. In truth, even Sheyan didn��t possess the qualifications to acquire his own property in Tortuga, one could imagine its difficulty.


    As it turns out, Chris��s backing was an influential character in Port Royal, known as Lord Ben Fleming. Being a representative of Port Royal, he could rally the public opinion, and ride with the trends; achieving the acknowledgement of the general public. Whenever Governor Swann was absent, then lord Ben Fleming would assume the temporary responsibility as governor. One could fathom his status from this.


    Of course, having just a backing wouldn��t be sufficient, but Chris had always been a prudent individual. In truth, he did engaged in smuggling, but his cautious bearing ensured it was conducted neatly from head to tail; having various kinds of ounting records. Thus, Chris was assured that even if the magistrate attempted a stringent investigation, Sheyan would absolutely not find any incriminating evidence.


    Without any evidence and purely relying on bribery or fraud, such a method would only work on individuals without a backing. It was certainly impossible on himself! Hence, Chris confidently shouted out those words; iming that he would be freed within an hour.


    During his trial, everything seemed to be ying out ording to Reef��s depiction. Firstly, it was the criminal charge of homicide.


    The user��s statement was simply powerless, and the charge for homicide was dismissed. In fact, Chris was already awaiting the moment he could depart, where he would erect his middle finger to blow off steam in Sheyan��s face.


    Following that, the guards who investigated Chris��s shop returned. They adorned poker face that was seemingly devoid of any happiness. Under the supervision of the magistrate, they emotionlessly recited the list of merchandises within his tradingpany, while requesting for Chris to exin about the origins of his merchandises.


    Chris answered in wless fashion, knowing everything by heart; connecting the taxes paid and everything else like a connecting pulse throughout the dragon. Furthermore, there were certain individuals in the jury that could even testify for him.


    Soon after, even Lord Ben Fleming stood forward in objection, ming this entire fiasco as a premeditated framing; a ploy intended to besmirch aw abiding citizen��s reputation. He further mentioned that if the trial were carry on, it would be essential akin to being toyed in the culprit��s hands.


    Faced with Lord Ben Fleming��s call to question, the magistrate��s face became downcasted.


    However at this instant, the user raised a hand and spoke with profound significance.


    "I have only one question for Mr Chris. May your excellency permit me this final question."


    Facing the final counter-argument of the user, Chris was already brimming with confidence; so much so, he couldn��t sniff up the thick conspiracy behind that question. Chris bluntly interrupted.


    "Go ahead, but if your question cannot incriminate me of crime, then I hope to be released from trial."


    "Not a problem." The using party replied in deep significance.


    He then raised the list of merchandise, before loudly reciting the final point on it.


    "My final question is, would the respected Mr Chris exin the source of the 21,316 gold guineas found in your shop?


    Chris was dumbstruck, sensing that he had suddenly been submerged deep into a whirlpool of conspiracy. His body broke out in cold sweat, as he eximed frantically.


    "Impossible, absolutely impossible. I only have 10,000 guineas in my shop!"


    The investigating officer revealed a mocking sneer.


    "Ho, every convict that I��ve taken would also demonstrate wondrous acting skills, and be crying helplessly. Regrettably, not a single one managed to escape from the clutches of thew! Mr Chris, perhaps you deemed that hiding your guineas is a fantastic idea, yet unfortunately, myds possess noses of hunting dogs, eagle eyes and the ears of bats. As long as your are guilty, they will definitely catch the melon by following traces on the vines!"


    At this moment, Chris noticed Sheyan standing by the window of his trial court, where he was gently smiling at him; as though bidding farewell to an oldrade. The despairing Chris immediately rummaged for a saving rice straw, as he cried aloud in enlightened fashion.


    "I know it, your excellency, someone is framing me! Hiding 20,000 gold guineas in my shop to set me up."


    Hoots ofughter erupted from the jury towards Chris��s argument. At this moment, several marines exerted themselves while hauling a massive chest towards the magistrate, before flipping its lid open. The alluring shimmers of gold coins resonated into the eyes of everyone within a sh.


    "Ah, what a blissful entrapment!!" The magistrate praised. "Mr Chris, I have already dealt with pirates, smugglers, bandits, whores, and murderers for over three decades; issuing the punishment of thew to countless convicts. I believe the amount of individuals that hate me, is ten folds that of yours. Yet up till to date, nobody has ever used 20,000 guineas, oh, no, not even risking 20 guineas to frame me."


    "Alright fine! Even if I can ept such an absurd assumption of framing, the heavy volume of 20,000 gold guineas right before our eyes cannot be discounted; it isn��t mere shillings which can be kept in pockets. This is 20,000 gold guineas we are talking about! A weighty treasure chest that requires two strong men to heave up!"


    "If one transported 20,000 gold guineas into my house, I believe my neighbors would definitely notice such an affair. Mr Chris, if you were to suggest to be such an extravagant entrapment of 20,000 guineas had been shifted into your store without a sound, without anyone discovering it; then I have reasons to believe, that you are insulting me. No, that you are insulting us; the intellect of the entire governing office, the jury and even the citizens outside."


    Lord Ben Fleming stood up with a sullen expression. Just when everyone thought he would speak, he picked up his crutches before wearing his cap and left without a word. This revered Lord��splexion was tremendously ugly because he had obviously been ��pped�� by the magistrate in the face. However, the main reason was due to the 20,000 gold guineas profit that Chris acquired from smuggling, because, he hadn��t gained a single dividend of it!!!!


    Hence, he could infer with heartache and disappointment. Since 20,000 gold guineas had been discovered today, what about tomorrow or the following that, or weeks or months. How many of such personal golden-bright and dazzling adorable little objects would be discovered????


    Lord Ben Fleming felt his righteousness had been besmirched, and he himself bore deep grudges against individuals who deceived himself.


    There was no longer any dissent for his trial following that. Chris was converted from a respected gentleman into a criminal, and was forced to penal servitude. With Norrington��s style of sparing no efforts at governance, Port Royal had indeedcked manpower for their construction works.


    From henceforth, Chris��s tradingpany and all his property was confiscated by the government. In other words, all his painstaking establishments had gone up in smoke due to Sheyan��s casual tossing of 20,000 gold guineas!!


    Forced to change into prisoner robes, Chris��s eyes revealed a hysterical madness as he red towards where Sheyan was standing. Then, he released an abrupt fanaticallugher as he thought.


    "Do you think you��ve won? You really think I will remain passive?"


    If Sheyan had witnessed Chris��s expression, he would definitely be slightly vignt. Sadly,dy luck did not constantly shine on him, and the cruel reality was that Sheyan missed that scene.


    Nothing else noteworthy happened following that, as Sheyan left two subordinates at the pier to keep careful watch over the whereabouts of Captain Jack Sparrow. Then, he returned to his ship and started making preparations for the auction the next day. Apart from that, Sheyan proceeded to arrange future scenarios. For example, the question about reacting if his identity were to be exposed, or the morale and unhappiness of those pirates that couldn��te ashore.


    ****************************


    Night time. Sheyan had fallen asleep, but not forgetting to reserve pirates to keep watch at night beforehand.


    Deep in slumber during the middle of the night, a sudden light but dull odour assailed his nose.


    All of a sudden, Sheyan sprung up from bed. As he breathed deeply, he could confirm that pervading odour in the air was the dull stench of blood!!


    By now, Reef and Mogensha was simrly woken up. The trio could fathom an abnormal quietness lingering within the surroundings; not even the cricking of bugs from the ind could be heard.


    After carefully differentiating from the rhythmic waves pping against the beach, they realized an unexinable dripping sound - the stifling sound of blood soaking through the cracks of the upper deck, before dripping down onto the lower deck��

 Chapter 525: Reunion with Ammand

    <h4>Chapter 525: Reunion with Ammand</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    The trio exchanged nces without speaking a word. They were now aware - an enemy had crept on board without a sound, and evenmenced ughtering of the pirates without a sound.


    Evidently, this was a case of an enemy within one��s own ranks. If they were to create an uproar now, they would most likely suffer an insanely disastrous, well prepared ambush!


    As their breathings deepened, Sheyan gently unlocked the sealed thick window bolt of the captain��s cabin, before opening the window and slowly crawling out. His movements were steady, light and every nerve and flesh of his were at its optimal state.


    Brother ck and Reef followed suit, as they slowly inched towards the side of the ship before peeping out with their heads.


    Two torches were currently alit on the deck. Not a single individual was present, except for the noiseless flickers of the torches.


    asionally, the sea breeze would sweep past, or the roasting of tiny fleas attracted to light; emitting ��beep�� creaks. On the surface of this bright and clean deck, were distinct blood trails and blood footprints. One could tell, the watchers of the night had been in. Moreover, they had failed to signal a warning before perishing.


    Suddenly, a despondent scream broke the deathly silence of the ship!


    During that same instance, a shocking ze was ignited at the captain��s cabin, where the trio had just been residing minutes ago. The ze raged vigorously and splendidly, like a fiery torch that was fuelled with oil.


    A mere 2-3 secondster, an intensified explosion erupted within the captain''s cabin. If the trio were still inside, even if they didn��t die, all their skin would��ve been roasted.


    Such a silent and unwarned violent explosion immediately caused Sheyan to subconsciously recall the one that demolished the Bell and Mug! Without a doubt, this explosion was definitely rted to Chris!


    In a blink of an eye, chaos red up atop this ship. Soon, yells and screams fell and rose in rapid sessions. "Go check if ze captain is alright?!" "Quick, extinguish the mes!"


    "Jimmy��s been in, tis�� blimeydoodlewanger!!!"


    (ED: Best insult ever. TL: Thanks Ed)


    "Canbi��s been injured, bastard!" "Prince and Fenli have lost it, Argghh they��re recklessly killin�� anyone!"


    At this moment, the trio formally revealed themselves and begun shouting outmands.


    Very quickly, they pacified the crewmates. The bravery and capabilities of the trio had been lodged deep into pirates�� hearts. Seeing now that they were unharmed, this chaotic aspect was simrly soothed.


    Soon after, the newly recruited Prince and another named Fenli, was wretchedly dragged to the deck. Their eyes were brimming with venom as they red at Sheyan.


    Sheyan eyed the two men before speaking with deep austerity.


    "Confess, and I��ll kill you at once. Otherwise, I shall spare you from death."


    Such a phrase sounded rather contradicting, but on the reverse, an immense threatid carefully concealed beneath! Behind the words ��sparing you from death��, were the unspoken words of tormenting one till a fate worst than death!!


    In spite of that, Prince startedughing like a maniac that even tears rolled.


    "Seaman Yan, it be a decade, a full decade, aye, that we��ve been searching. Ye finally appeared. Do you know, how fearful might we be thinkin�� ye had perished? Fer ye to die just like that, how would we face Harry! How would we face me brothers who perished for no reason that night!"


    Sheyan��s pupils shrank. Suddenly, he quickly spun round after sensing an astronomical threat surging in behind. Instantly, he noticed a 3-masted ship noiselessly braving the winds and the billows, as it glided towards here from the nearby darkness while leaping through the lofty undtion of waves.


    At the bow of that 3-masted ship, stood a fierce man wearing a pirate hat. Standingpletely upright like a gun, his gaze pierced in like an eagle; a gaze infused with greater resentment and malevolence.


    A glittering silver radiance exuberated from his body, and under the direction of that man��s sword tip, his entire ship was enveloped with ayer of dull silver glow. The ship was heading straight for collision against the anchored Hill Maiden!!!


    "Ammand, you have indeed appeared!!" Sheyan squeezed out the words from the crack of his teeth. "Luckily, I am not without aces up my sleeves!"


    "All hands batten down the hatches! Prepare for collision!!"


    ********************


    BOOM! A sonorous impact resounded! A massive hole was struck through the hull of the peacefully anchored Hill Maiden. The entire ship was pushed 10 metres horizontally, until its keel scraped half a metre deep against the sandy seabed.


    Smoke and broken wooden splinters dispersed throughout the air, alongside the astonished cries and blood-curdling screams.


    Individuals were flung 5-6 metres backwards into the air before crashing down a dozen metre away. If not for the water beneath, those dozen plus individuals would��ve fractured their skulls and be drenched in blood ashore.


    Before the aftermath of the collision settled,ssos and grappling hooks came raining down from the other ship. Following that, congregations of pirates silently speared across ships on gangnks and ropes.


    Under the illumination of the fires, one could observe those pirates with ck bandana wrapped around their heads. Without exceptions, they all grew beards and welded damascus curved sabers at their waist!


    Shockingly, these pirates belonged to believers of im! These armed extremist were extraordinarily potent. It seemed that Ammand��s de as the Son of the ck Sea wasn��t merely just an empty title, and he possessed rtively profound rtions with various nations near the ck Sea. As a result, he was able to amass such a redoubtable pirate crew.


    Waves of Hill Maiden pirates tore forward to wee the enemies. Some were tragically struck down straight upon shing face to face, as shimmering des shed across the air and blood spilled excessively onto the wooden deck. Mutted corpses littered the grounds alongside the piercing sounds of mournful groans. The blood reeked atmosphere assailed their noses. Such was the crushing pressure one could feel.


    At this moment, Brother ck��s AK rumbling pierced into the air. After a clip of fire, he actually summoned out two Viperwolf Spirits; unleashing these otherworldly savage beast to rip and devour, and slightly constrain the onught of the enemy.


    Despite that, the chaotic and disorderly battlefield was already piled up with the corpses of Sheyan��s pirate underlings. Intestines spilled everywhere, and their deaths were devastatingly miserable.


    Suffering from such an intense ambush in the middle of the night, the cohesiveness of Sheyan��s crew remained remarkably astonishing. If one substituted them for another pirate crew, they would��ve long crumbled.


    Obviously, this was linked to Sheyan��s modification of the Hill Maiden. Having utterly forsaken the artillery aspect, and changing their fighting style to that of naval boarding battles, the Hill Maiden pirates were all fugitives that didn��t fear death; one could simply imagine the might of their closebat prowess.


    As he wondered about that, Sheyan couldn��t help but sigh. It was a pity that the mightiest Canbi had been plotted against. If not, how would the situation now be so disastrous?


    Despite Brother ck��s firepower suppression, Sheyan��s crew gradually crumbled; revealing a defeated momentum. After all, Ammand presently held favourable advantage over the three war conditions of timing, geographic and social.


    Fortunately, Philip was nowmanding his ten plus confidants in battle. Though he wore a pirate identity now, he hadn��t discarded weapons such as his mauser rifle from back when he was a british marine!


    Therefore, one could observe those ten plus Sheyan��s underlings, former marines d in pirate clothings, had arranged themselves neatly andmenced firing. Fumes spiralled into the air, as a wave of ravenous enemies instantly copsed to the ground.


    After a second of breathing space, the muzzles of mauser rifles once again spat out long fiery mes; unleashing a torrent of zing lead bullets.


    Philips no longer showed mercy at this point, as his faction rained down the hostile pirates with ferocious firepower; earning precious buffer time for his other piraterades.


    Seizing this opportunity, the trained pirates of Sheyan once again howled vehemently and lunged forward, and managed to beat back Ammand��s pirates by several metres.


    The toughness and unyielding spirit of these fugitive pirates truly startled Ammand. He couldn��t fathom how these pirates were actually exploding forth with such rming strength.


    No doubt, Ammand wasn��t aware of the list of events orchestrated by Sheyan, had long been engraved deep into the pirates�� hearts. For those that delighted in gold, Sheyan had generously distributed gold. For those that seeked might, Sheyan could deprive the opponent��s might and bestow it on them.


    Pirates who sailed the seas were all iparably savage ruffians. Knowing that their captain��s eyes were observing their backs, they naturally risked their rotten lives for this enormous opportunity. If they seeded, their wealth and might could be doubled! For such a lucrative affair, who wouldn��t want to strive with great efforts!


    As Ammand witnessed his advantage being unexpectedly wed back into a deadlock by Sheyan��s side, his lips curled into a sly smile. He raised a damascus curved saber in his hand, and pointed it towards the sky!


    In this instant, Prince and Fenli, who had been surrounded, was abruptly freed and exploded forth. This time, with the help of another three pirate turncoats around them, they proceeded to sh against their nearby rades��.


    Concurrently, Ammand stretched forth his finger, before exhibiting a ck ring he wore openly and boomed thunderously.


    "cksail! This be the keepsake of Fernandez, Imand ye to fight alongside Prince and the rest."


    Upon hearing the name ��cksail��, Sheyan��s heart instantly shuddered. If cksail really turned traitor, this situation would be a crisis!!


    Ammand had indeede prepared. At present, he was intangibly tying down Sheyan and Reef from a distant.


    Like a war between two kings, he prevented them both from acting blindly without thinking. If not, should Ammand unveil any other deadly vicious moves, the trio would sink into a predicament of being incapable of reacting. When that happens, even chances of escaping would vanish!


    The situation of this impasse was as such - Canbi had been taken down and his fate was unknown. Ol��Seadog was a crippled member being incapable ofbat. If cksail was simrly a rat, the eventual consequence would be to abandon the ship and flee for their lives!


    When cksail heard Ammand��s words, he answered without a shred of emotions. "Aye."

 Chapter 526: Scarface Harry?

    <h4>Chapter 526: Scarface Harry?</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    (v08ch50)


    All attention was gathered onto cksail after Ammand��s statement! Everyone watched as cksail bluntly trampled past two pirates in front of him, as he rushed straight for Prince!


    After cksail had acquired the ��Boots of Speed��, his figure zipped with unmatched speed that normal pirates utterly could not hinder. Yet faced with imminent danger, Prince boldly left his back unguarded against him.


    However, an insidious trace shed in cksail��s eyes. His speed unexpectedly expedited, hauling along a stretched afterimage behind him. A ck cuss thrusted forward like a malicious serpent, as it pierced straight into Prince��s back!!!


    Before this, Prince had been tangled up with dodging the berserking chops of surrounding Hill Maiden pirates, while simultaneously watching over Fenli, whose strength was vastly inferior to his.


    Naturally, he was fully upied to be watching over his back. How would he have known, the man hailed personally by Ammand as ��a fellow insider��, would actually raise his sword against him in this split second!


    Although he sensed an impending chill brewing against his back, Prince was simultaneously dealing with the iing chops of two broadswords before him. Nevertheless, Prince was wearing an enchanted cowhide armour with rtively remarkable defence. Thus, he chose to forcefully endure cksail��s thrusting cuss.


    However, the facts immediately revealed the error of his judgement. Allowing the chop from two ordinary pirates may not result in a fatality. Instead, cksail��s stabbing cuss would surely be a fatality! Besides, cksail had been scheming this for far too long.


    "You!!" When cksail pierced in with his cuss like a venomous serpent, Prince red furiously with his eyes bulging widely. He felt not the slightest pain from the area he was stabbed. On the contrary, from the skin inwards into his viscera, a strange unfathomable itch erupted; as though his blood was infested with leeches that were squirming rapaciously within his veins!


    Prince roared miserably as he swung his saber backwards, but struck against the empty air.


    cksail had already retracted his cuss with lightning speed, leaving an arc of blood trailing his retracting cuss.


    Experiencing fits of darkening in his vision, Prince roared abruptly towards the sky. His clothes suddenly ripped apart as he raised both hands towards the sky.


    While executing this move, his entire body became totally unguarded, allowing the other pirates to exploit this opening. In that instance, two additional broadswords and four bullets drilled deep into Prince��s body.


    Yet at this moment, a glow shockingly beamed out from Prince��s hands. The glow revolved and coiled upwards, transforming into a splendorous ancient scroll that permeated the whole ce. On the cover of this ancient book of scrolls, was astonishingly the word ��Quran��.


    The book exploded open with a loud bang, where blinding rays and energy diffused evenly into the atmosphere! Concurrently, the entire ship was rocking violently, and even 7-8 battling pirates had lost their bnce and fell overboard into the billowing waters.


    Instead, the few pirates surrounding Prince screamed pathetically as blood trickled down their eyes. They clutched their heads and toppled to the ground before rolling around agonizingly.


    After unleashing this blow, Prince fell dispiritedly to the ground, his eyes appeared lifeless as he twitched incessantly; appearing as if he was on the brink of death.


    At this moment, cksail once again drew in like a demonic phantom, prating his cuss through prince��s throat and nailing him against the deck!


    Witnessing this scene y out, Ammand roar furiously; a roar that could shudder the hearts of the pirates.


    "Ye traitor!"


    cksail ignored him as he continued to participate in the fight, even thrusting and cutting down two of Prince��s subordinates while Ammand was roaring.


    At present, cksail didn��t need to exin himself at all. Under such circumstances, words and exnations were mere vanities, while tangible actions mattered most.


    With every thrust he made, cksail demonstrated his devotion to Sheyan, and him cutting down Prince had simrly severed the possibility of him attempting to hurt his own side to gain Sheyan��s confidence. Moreover, after consecutively cutting down several others, he had truly expressed hisplete rebellion against Ammand;nding himself within thend of no return, where either he or Ammand would die.


    Despite ying the mole, the situation remained gradually skewed towards Ammand��s side. Besides he had upied the first mover��s superiority, and had been long prepared for this battle. Reef nced towards Sheyan, his eyes containing an intention of inquisitiveness.


    Because while Reef continued idling, the gangnk faced with the most intensified battling was now appearing as if their defence was on the verge of crumbling.


    Those curved damascus saber wielding pirates with ��Qurans�� hidden in their chest were practically unafraid of death. Furthermore, their quantity was vastly overwhelming. With every advancing step, the Hill Maiden pirates retreated a step. Once they invaded the main deck and disy their overwhelming dominance in quantity, this hopeless situation would be impossible to overturn.


    Sheyan gently nodded.


    Instantaneously, Reef pounced in like a tiger against goats. Upon his arrival, he immediately stabilized the situation.


    One must understand, Reef��s ��Shattering Cardiac Roar�� was truly an MVP ability during such chaotic battles. It had an amazing controlling ability that could affect an entire area, where its durationsted pretty long. Furthermore, its damage was also pretty outstanding.


    After roaring out, those imic pirates appeared like drunkards as they staggered about. The Hill Maiden pirates would obviously not remain courteous, as they lifted their broadswords and hacked haphazardly.


    The area where Reef emerged instantly became the forefront tip of the arrow. Those imic pirates who had originally upied the advantage wasnpletely unsuited against Reef��s fighting style, as they sessively fell overboard into the sea like dumplings.


    As they observed the state of battle being equalized, Sheyan��s pirates soared with morale.


    All of a sudden��the entire frame of the ship, even the entire surface of the sea, started to tremor slightly. Within the darkness behind Ammand, a cabin door slowly opened outwards.


    Then, a pair of serene and abstruse green glows shone in the darkness, before gently making their way forward.


    A bald man, tall and robust looking.


    The pair of green glows were his eyes.


    This man was exceptionally sturdy, as though he had gorged himself full on an endless supply of energy.


    Observing this bald male, he resembled a bear who had the cunning eyes of a wolf.


    The illumination of the repetitive flickering of mes coated his skin with a shade of archaic bronze, where his surface veins appeared like indescribable bulks of tattoos. He was clothed in a set shirt and pants that were hastily woven with animal hide, where his bulging muscles were incredibly defined; as though his shirt was about to be ripped apart. His height minimally exceeded 190 cm, while his head was slightly drooped; yet his eyes contained a pair of persevering dedication!


    Of course, it also contained fury.


    With a husky voice, he asked.


    "Ammand, the target has appeared?"


    Though his voice was gently low, it conjured a ripple of grim dread across the ughtering mours of the battlefield!


    By now, Sheyan could already fathom the features of this male. He immediately heaved a chilling breath of air as his eyes revealed a gaze of disbelief.


    "How could that be Scarface Harry? No, not possible, it definitely isn��t him!"


    Indeed, ording to Sheyan, Scarface Harry was an individual that had been analyzed from head to toe by him; most of his detailed characteristics was still remembered deep in Sheyan��s heart.


    As he viewed this viking male who closely resembled Scarface Harry, Sheyan realized even his exterior seemed to be a meticulous replica of Harry. Scarface Harry was like an anchor that had settled over the seabed for countless years, that distinctive impression he emanated wasn��t one that could be simply imitated.


    "You are that Seaman?" The husky voice continued sounding out.


    He wrapped his pair of solid, rough and bulging arms across his chest as he stared at Sheyan.


    "You murdered my big brother with your despicable methods and plundered the sacred ck Obsidian Fossil Anchor of our Asgarda tribe. Based on these, you deserve death!!"


    Ammand urged him earnestly.


    "Go, Harold, retrieve this vengeance for your brother, Harmed. That year when Harry abscised himself from your tribe, he swore an oath to eternally forsake the Asgarda tribe and even the name, Harmed! Yet I always knew, he longed deeply for his kin and his tribe. I do not know what led him to abandoning the tribe, but his deep constant longing for your tribe was something vivid to him����even till the final moments of his life!"


    Sheyan suddenly raised his eyes straight into the eyes of Ammand.


    "O noble Son of the ck Sea, you are truly turning more and more prudent. Your hatred for me must be the highest amongst all. Even in this state, you wish to use others to test my might first?"


    Ammand coldly replied.


    "Phrase your words whatsoever, I no longer have the need to listen to them, not even a single word! Ye be akin to a serpent, the vowels you spew akin to venomous saliva!"


    The mighty Harold was adorned with a ck steel vest and chained gloves. Of course, the most striking feature was a cowhorn iron helmet on his head. Noteworthily, the pair of iron horns on his helmet was coiled forward. After he concluded his adornment of armours, he emitted an awe-inspiring aura of steel from within, yet filled with vigor of a ferocious lion. There wasn��t even a tinge of cumbersome in the impression he released.


    Upon Harold��smand, another seven herculean viking warriors marched out from his back.


    Those warriors were all taller than two metres, and issued unfathomable dignity just by standing motionlessly. As they roared unanimously, they brandished weapons in their hands; dual-handed greatswords, sledgehammers, halberds and so on.


    One could anticipate that once those seven vikings entered the naval boarding forray, they would conjure up a torrential bloodbath! Just relying on Reef��s current capabilities, he would definitely be incapable of withstanding the absolute onught of those seven vikings.


    Ammand��s face exposed a sneer of craftiness.


    Thump! Thump! Thump! Meanwhile, Harold had stridedrgely towards the bow of the enemy��s ship as he raised his dual-handed great sword. Pointing it towards Sheyan, he snarled.


    "You dare to plot ruthlessly against Harmed, then have the guts to tell me the whereabouts of his corpse!"

 Chapter 527: Blood Boat Decider

    <h4>Chapter 527: Blood Boat Decider</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Sheyan answered insipidly towards Harrod��s interrogation.


    "Following the viking��s tradition, I ced his body on a tiny boat and set it adrift into the sea."


    Harrod remained expressionless, while Ammand callously doubted. "Ye be capable of such kindness?"


    Sheyan disdainfully scoffed. "It is up to you to believe."


    Harrod suddenly issued.


    "He isn��t lying. We vikings possess a method to locate the corpses of kin under the radiance of the majestic Odin."


    Ammand��s gaze turned slightly grim.


    Harrod ignored him but continued speaking with Sheyan.


    "Ultimately, this affair belongs to my household, it isn��t worth the needless shedding of blood by fellow tribe warriors. Seaman Yan, I dare you to a blood boat decider. Regardless of the victor, the seven viking warriors will not act!"


    After hearing that, Ammand��s pupils contracted. Harrod��s issuance of challenge wasn��t within his calctions. He had seemingly forgotten a single point - not everyone would be as loyal and devoted as Scarface Harry, and be resigned to being his chess piece.


    During the times of the earliest viking pirates. Whenever a irreconcble feud breaks out between two parties, ording to ancient traditions, the ship would be anchored without issuing a word.


    Then, a tiny boat would be lowered, where springboards would be ced to connect both stern and the bow of that tiny boat to the ship. Proceeding that, individuals involved in this feud would take turns challenging on the boat.


    Those that took to the springboards in challenge, would meet a fate of either butchering his rival entirely, or perishing inbat. Then, hisrade behind him would either challenge to seek vengeance, or jump overboard. Nevertheless by then, the blood and corpses of the dead would��ve been flung into the sea, where sharks would have been enticed over.


    Without a miracle, the consequence of jumping overboard was being buried within the belly of a shark, while being spurned by fellow vikings.


    Frequently, at thetter stages, the tiny duelling boat would be soaked in blood; thus, being hailed as a blood boat.


    Noteworthily, vikings who normally spearheads the challenge at the bow would be the most elite warrior. Half naked in battles, they are the ones who roar boorishly and indifferently while enjoying the indulgence ofbat. Because they knew, the springboard beneath their feet was saturated with the blood of their ancestors, and their descendants would equally set foot here in the future.


    Fury was the terrifying impetus for the viking pirates. For vikings who could survive these brutal carnage of the blood boats many times, they would be able to freely summon the inner fury of their bodies, where damage received would only fuel their raging strength!


    These vikings were hailed as ��Berserkers�� !!!


    Moreover, Harrod just had to be a Berserker.


    Faced with Harrod��s suggestion, Sheyan answered without hesitation.


    "Fine!"


    To the current Sheyan, his crew was already experiencing aplete disadvantage in this battle. If not for Reef holding the frontlines, the hostile pirates would��ve already infiltrated deep into the Hill Maiden.


    If he could borrow this Blood Boat feud decider to allow his crew a breather, obtaining precious resting time for them, the casualties could still be reasonably treated.


    One must understand, Sheyan still had a professional physician, Kayto, present on his ship.


    Moreover, he had already purchased the ��Sudan Mystical Ointment��. If Sheyan could seize this opportunity to tarry for more than twenty minutes, then undoubtedly, some of his crewmates could be saved in the nick of time; the fatally wounded could escape death, while the moderately wounded would be healed to mild wounds. His overall battle capabilities would at least be raised by 50% from the current state.


    The vikings acted with swift deadliness, and proceeded to consecutively hurl corpses on board into the sea.


    Not longter, deep shadows could be seen circling beneath the sea surface - menacing savage grey sharks that were as long as 5-6 metres.


    Their dense reflection of shimmering fangs could be seen through the scarce irradiation of mes. Tearing asunder the corpses with wide chomps, these lethal creatures chewed out dispersions of maroon blood into the sea as gurgling red froth dyed the sea, leaving one with a chill down the back.


    Plop! Probably due to Ammand hastening them, after mere minutes, the vikings tossed a blood boat into the sea!


    That blood boat brimmed with a menacing, bold and primitive style of the vikings. It was crafted with an oak tree, and was as long as twenty metres with a width just shy of two metres. The ends of this boat revealed two crooked sculpture. While they appeared extremely identical to the necks of a swan; their heads were sinister and cruel looking strange beasts.


    When the blood boat entered the water, the surrounding sharks abandoned their meals and insatiably congregated round the blood boat.


    One could fathom how saturated by blood this blood boat had been, that even led the sharks to forsake fresh corpses to be directly allured by the blood stench of this blood boat. The entire sea surface area of 20 square metres had been transformed into a boiling pot of thin porridge.


    Harrod took the lead in leaping onto the blood boat, before gazing towards Sheyan with eyes that beamed with matchless ferocity.


    Instead, Sheyan maintained a dull countenance and offered no movements. Naturally, his underling pirates had prepared a jumping springboard, as they casted reverential nces at Sheyan, while he advanced step by step towards the blood boat!


    Yet before he leapt down onto bow of the blood boat, he suddenly halted. Then, he issued solely to Harrod.


    "If I engaged inbat with you, Ammand would be presented with a fantastic opportunity. He can easily strike down my crew while seizing the chance I am unable tomand them. You must offer me a guarantee."


    Harrod callously replied. "What guarantee do you require?"


    Sheyan replied.


    "Your vikings must swear on the souls of their ancestors. Regardless of circumstances, as long nobody interrupts our blood duel, and as long as a victor hasn��t been decided, they must maintain a neutral stand. If any party were to make a move, they would react to subdue them!"


    Harrod��s expression changed as he turned to nce at Ammand. Then, he nodded sincerely while responding.


    "Fine, I��ll permit you a contented death. Yet what about your crew? What if your pirates interfere?"


    Sheyanughed. "If my crew interferes, then the oath would naturally turn invalid."


    Harrod immediately swung to his viking warriors and offloaded several loud orders.


    After receiving Harrod��s orders, the seven viking warriors knelt down andcerated their own palms. Then pressing their palms against their chests in unison, they swore in utmost earnesty.


    To the vikings, such a blood oath was deemed with gravest severity!


    After they swore their oaths, Sheyan directly stepped onto the blood boat without prompting from others.


    At this instance, Sheyan realized the luster of this blood boat was shockingly maroon. No one knew how many lives had been lost on this boat, where the color of blood had seeped deep into the wooden board; a shade that couldn��t be cleansed even after countless flushing by seawater.


    When Sheyan set foot onto the boat, both parties simultaneously removed the springboards.


    Sheyan folded his arms across his chest and nonchntly muttered.


    "You schemed so actively to lure me onto this blood boat. Now that you��ve finally aplished this, then bring out all your tricks."


    At this moment, vapor steamed up from the surface of this blood boat. Blood colored vapor, rapidly thickening from mild to dense.


    Soon, Harrod��s body was enshrouded with dense blood vapor, lingering around him as though it became his armour, pet,panion and weapon.


    Harrod��s dual-handed greatsword shed oddly with crystal like brilliance! His body actually swelled insanely as it absorbed the blood vapor, causing his originally loose hide armour to look practically like a tight bulletproof vest.


    The edges of his cowhorn iron helmet stretched outwards, as the skin on his forehead became tightly tauted. His husky voice dawned an impression of a drying river, as though it urgently needed the moist of fresh blood!


    "The history of this blood boat has surpassed three hundred years. Within the past three centuries, the scattered skulls and sprinkled blood of innumerable vikings have stained this boat. Their souls hover along this very boat, and their spirits attached to the saturated blood of this carnal boat!"


    "As for I, the magnificent Berserker Harrod. From the beginnings of my memory, the times I��ve honed myself battling on this blood boat has surpassed 17 times; ughtering 125 others in my path. Whoever dared to stand before me has fallen to my hands. Not because I vanquish my foes alone, but because the war souls of my ancestors has guarded me!!! And you, you shall by the 126th vengeful spirit!"


    When Harrod released his war cry, Sheyan attempted to position his foot into a suitable battling posture.


    Instead at this moment, the strangest thing happened.


    The blood shade of the board beneath his feet suddenly undted and utterly dissolved, forming into a peculiar blood vortex! From within the blood vortex, three thick bloodied palms reached out and bluntly gripped Sheyan��s feet; preventing him from any mobility


    Sheyan exerted his might, as he forcefully raised his feet and managed to tear away from the gripping blood hands, causing them to dissolve into fluids and back into the boat. Yet when his feet stepped down again, a blood vortex formed once again; where three palms stretched out and tightly pinched against Sheyan��s ankles relentlessly.


    The onlookers watched on with widened shocked eyes.


    For every movement he made on this bewitching demonic boat, Sheyan had to expend an immense amount of energy. What more, he was squaring off against the most vicious assaults from an indomitable Berserker of northern europe? This signified that attempting to dodge would be close to impossible, and he could only face the iing Berserker straight on!


    It was no wonder Harrod held such great confidence for victory!


    Nevertheless, Sheyan��s expression remained unflustered, appearing as though he hid cards up his sleeves!!

 Chapter 528: Changing the battlefield!

    <h4>Chapter 528: Changing the battlefield!</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Sheyan��s calmness caused Ammand to feel unwell, as he inhaled deeply before exhaling again. For some unknown reason, his heart flushed with an ominous sensation.


    Evidently, Harrod could sense that something was amiss. As blood vapor deeply assimted into his body, the enshrouding blood vapour around him gradually thinned out. Then, a churning gust of blood mist billowed out his nostrils; as though foreshadowing theing storm of summer, where dark clouds epassed the skies. His bloodied breath was dense like an impending hurricane.


    In a sh, Harrod raised his dual-handed greatsword. Vividly seen on both hands grabbing onto the greatsword shaft, ayer of crystalline ice resembling a pair of cic gloves had formed!


    A denseyer of white mist covered the greatsword, before morphing its sword de into a colourless transparent shade as it emitting freezing creaks into the atmosphere.


    Over this pitch-ck sea surface, the greatsword swept down like a lightning bolt, as it heavily beheaded down onto Sheyan. Trailing the trajectory of the chopping greatsword, a puzzling afterimage of two intertwined pythons tearing at each other could be seen!


    Sheyan immediately hurled out a sk of curse-mix. Chartreuse fumes fogged out like a cloud, before adhering onto Harrod.


    To his horror, the rummaging blood vapors instantly churned and cleansed out the effects of Sheyan��s curse-mix! On this very blood boat, actually contained a special property that could purify abnormal buffs on Harrod��s body.


    Fortunately, the 1 second stunning shockwave of the curse-mix was an instant effect and remained effective; forcefully halting Harrod��s attacking momentum.


    At this moment, a resplendent blue radiance shed out as Sheyan pulled out his saber with both hands, blocking his front in the nick of time.


    Sparks scattered as Harrod��s greatsword chopped down; the dazzles of their sh momentarily blinding the eyes of the onlookers!


    "Weird��"


    Possessing an abundance ofbat experience, the surrounding spectators could observe that Sheyan possessed exceptionally brutish strength as well; with his body merely flinching slightly upon receiving a chop from Harrod��s greatsword. It was as though he could handle it with ease. Yet because of that, they be perplexed as to why Sheyan��s fighting manner was so passive.


    Back when Harrod was about to swipe down, he had distinctively revealed a massive opening. If Sheyan had seized that opening to attack, he would��ve dealt a severe damage to Harrod! ording tomon logic, once Harrod suffers the first injury, hisbat might against Sheyan would be lowered greatly!


    Instead, Sheyan passively allowed this glorious opportunity to slip away, and stubbornly maintained his unyielding defensive posture to express his guarding determination.


    Sheyan scanned his opponent seriously, watching him puff out thick blood vapor. Then, he smirked as his hands gradually tightened around the saber shaft of his ��+7 West��, with his curved fingers tightening and loosening repeatedly.


    "Come again, that de of yours was thriving with vigor butcking in speed."


    Sheyan gently advised like a teacher tutoring his disciple.


    Harrod remained silent as his expression was masked within the blood vapor, as sparks of electricity jolted between their stares.


    Within a split second, Harrod lurched forth once again.


    Wherever he trampled over, a tiny blood vortex would take shape. In contrast, those outstretched blood palms only served to propel his step forward, greatly enhancing his agility!


    Shua! Shua! Shua! Harrod consecutively hacked three times with his greatsword! Every swipe brimmed with intent to devastate his prey. He had utterly forsaken his personal defence, as he showered his opponent with ferocious damages.


    Despite that, Sheyan calmly stood where he was, like a mountain range, as he swung forth with his saber and blocked against the iing swipes of Harrod��s greatsword. With Sheyan��s present 49 boundary strength, it definitely wouldn��t be an easy feat to shake him.


    "Is the boss waiting for that?" Brother ck frowned as he questioned.


    What his words was referring to, was clearly the ��Zergling Rush�� of Sheyan��s armour.


    One must understand, whenever Sheyan resisted the enemy��s onught with his saber, he would equally receive a fixed damage. By observing the monstrous ferocity of Harrod��s swiping greatsword, one could imagine his attacks possesses absolute might. Although relying on his weapon to block would reduce the damage received, it was definitely not something he could endure in the long run.


    At present, Reef spoke pensively as he spectated the battling scene.


    "I��m afraid boss has an underlying goal for doing this."


    As he faced the obstinately defending Sheyan, Harrod burst into a sudden fit ofughter into the sky.


    "I would never have anticipated that someone would employ such a foolish method against me. Fine then, since you fear the terrifying might of a berserker, carry on resisting then! Let��s see if you can waste away my strength first, or I will chop you to death on this blood boat!"


    As it turns out, the terrifyingbat prowess of a berserker mostly resided in their dauntlessness in the face of getting wounded. In fact, the heavier their wounds, the stronger they be!


    This logic was akin to a beast bing more dangerous when injured. To such brutes who converted their agony into battle strength, the lower their HP, the higher their attack prowess became.


    The reason that Sheyan remained unfazed even when observing the manifold exposed openings of Harrod, was because he understood this logic.


    Once the berserker bes bathed in blood and wounds, he would on the contrary, fly into a berserker rage. Hence, Sheyan remained unyielding as he maintained defence in ce of offence; not desiring to allow Harrod the opportunity to disy his greatest strength.


    However, it remains that Sheyan��s method was limited. Such a conduct was utterly akin to stopping one��s thirst by the senseless measure of drinking poison. Such was his conduct of forsaking offense while focusing solely on defence.


    Furthermore, his nimbleness had been totally suppressed by this blood boat! Such a method would only be sessful if this was a battle of endurance, or a bet of how many shes one could endure from the opponent. Instead, this currentbat with Harrod could only be resolved by one party��s death!


    Putting it bluntly, if this persisted, Sheyan was simply abandoning his hopes for survival by exchanging it to stay alive for an extra few minutes. If he refused to ce his all to wrestle for a fighting chance, his only oue would be death.


    Harrodughed manically while he continued chopping down his greatsword with unmatched ruthlessness. His onught was practically like a raging storm, sparing no breathing space for his opponent.


    The onlookers spected with cold sweat trickling down their raised hairs. It was needless to say how Sheyan, who was personally experiencing thisbat, was feeling.


    Suddenly, a blue current jolted through Sheyan��s body.


    A familiar scene understood by both Mogensha and Reef - the signal that his ��Zergling Rush�� had been activated.


    At this instance, the ever defending Sheyan had undoubtedly been awaiting for this passive ability to be triggered. What would he do next? To immediately counter-attack, or continue stubbornly in guarding??


    Following the activation of ��Zergling Rush��, Sheyan pulled out ��Ambition��!!


    Due to the long cooldown interval of ��Ambition��, the ��Zergling Rush�� ability wasn��tpatible and wouldn��t be triggered by it. Hence, Sheyan straightforwardly employed the ability of ��Ambition�� - ��Rum & Songs��!!


    The seas surged violently at this instance, as the ck barrel of this musket spat out a fiery tongue.


    Boom! A lead bullet punctured into Harrod as it struck him into a stunned state. Regiments of ck fumes fumigated out of the musket��s muzzle, as it wrapped around the stunned Harrod.


    Yet simultaneously, Harrod��s greatsword cleaved against Sheyan��s right shoulder while he was unable to block.


    A depressing muffle of de cleaving into flesh and bone resounded out.


    Blood gushed out violently! Spraying everywhere, yet before it could ssh onto the floor, his blood coagted into chunks of red ice as it pelted onto the boat!


    In spite of that, Sheyan maintained his demeanor as a deep-blue de ray shed out from his ��+7 West�� saber that had reappeared in his hand; carrying an engulfing might that shed from top down.


    Yet its target, was shockingly the area beneath Harrod - the keel of this blood boat!


    Indeed, right from the start, Sheyan had fixated his objective as this mysterious blood boat!!!


    Harrod had demanded forbat on this blood boat without epting anypromise. This indicated that the homeground advantage it supplied would be tremendously incredible, and as it turns out, the facts spoke for itself.


    The blood vapor lingering on this blood boat could greatly stifle enemies, while neutralizing the negative buffs of allies. Moreover, it could greatly strengthen the might of allies, and presumably, it would further possess the special property of rapid regeneration during thetter stages of the fight.


    Sheyan was an individual who normally defies the conventional way of thinking. Hence, he needed to first get those vikings to swear an oath, to prevent them from viting their words.


    "A berserker multiplies in strength with every injury eh? Then I shall refrain from injuring you. Let me first wreck this boat of yours and alter the state of this battlefield!"


    Yes, the battlefield he selected was indeed the deadly ocean of thousand sharks!!


    For such a battle, even if Harrod was equally familiar with fighting inside the water, he could at most rival Sheyan evenly.


    On the contrary, the encircling manifold sharks within wouldn��t possess an immense threat to Sheyan, because Sheyan��s current defence reduction had already attained 51%.


    Furthermore, he possessed the 40 damage absorption of his innate ability ��Stronghold��. Hence, he reckoned the damage dealt to him by the sharks, would definitely not be too severe!


    Instead, for a berserker like Harrod, he was all along a model that emphasised on unparalleled offense but weak defence. With the insatiable chomps of fervent sharks, their threat to him would be fatal!


    At present, as the pirates became aware of his intentions through this twist in development, their hearts subconsciously swelled up with a wave of chill. Such shrewdness disyed in the breadth of his mind! It truly left them shivering in fear!

 Chapter 529: Homeground reversal

    <h4>Chapter 529: Homeground reversal</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    One didn��t have to mention the destructiveness of his ��Zergling Rush�� ability. Prior to Harrod awakening to his senses, Sheyan��s three des had already conjured up three flowing rays as they directly hacked away against the exact spot!


    The blood boat was only as broad as two metres. As Sheyan��s saber carved a metre longceration onto the boat, maroon wooden splinters sttered all in all directions; leaving a deep 30 cm crevice into the boat.


    Through the crevice, even the bottommostposition of the boat could be seen. One could even see the blood vapor vehemently diffusing in, congealing into the crevice and seemingly attempting to mend the boat.


    Instead, Sheyan roared sonorously as he shed his saber down again with full might.


    His saber cleaved in fully with loathsome hysteria, so much so that the surrounding onlookers could seemingly hear mncholic and bitter wails from the blood vapor!!


    KACHA! The razor-sharp de cleaved deep into the bottommostyer of the boat; cutting nearly three quarters through the blood boat��s keel.


    But at this moment, the enraged Harrod swung forth mightily with his greatsword towards Sheyan! After receiving a shot from ��Ambition��, his entire body was wrapped in furtive ckness; appearing to be infected by the ink of ��Paul��s blessing��.


    However, a ridiculously far-fetched affair urred. The blood vapor surged in as it actually absorbed and totally neutralized the ckness!


    The viking souls of the blood boat could actually absorb the ink of Kraken Octopus Paul!!


    One could fathom the wise resolution that Sheyan had undertook. If he really engaged in bitter fighting on this blood boat, then Harrod would��ve utterly eclipsed him in superiority.


    Facing the wild retaliation of his opponent, Sheyan remained unflinching; allowing the greatsword to sh against his right arm. Blood gushed out as Sheyan gritted his teeth and borrowed the impetus of the impact, and stomped his feet down onto the nearly broken keel of the boat.


    KACHA! The keel of this blood boat finally and helplessly snapped apart.


    Instantaneously, one could distinctly observe the rich maroon shade of the deck gradually being eroded away by the seawater, while discharging blood vapor that condensed into countless distorted faces; screaming out with agonizing wails.


    Sheyan endured as he blocked another two swipes from Harrod��s greatsword, which triggered his ��Zergling Rush�� ability once again with blue currents flickering through his body.


    At this moment, the distant Ammand bellowed abruptly.


    "Harrod, cut yourself!"


    Ammand was aware of the intrinsic nature of berserkers; perceiving the more severe their injuries, the greater potential they could unlock and subsequently unleashing greater strength and abilities. On the contrary, if he continued in his optimal state, the might he could exhibit was purely mediocre.


    Hearing Ammand��s call, Harrod was instantly startled to a halt. He had nevere across a rival like Sheyan, purely disregarding the battle ahead but instead opting to wreck the boat.


    Thus, he had never contemted on the durability of his blood boat before. Jolted awake from his bewilderment by Ammand��s call, he instantly scraped deeply against his chest with his greatsword��


    Blood and searing agony transmitted throughout Harrod��s entire body, as his eyes turned scarlet within a second!


    The frenzy of the berserker was awakened!


    Nevertheless, Sheyan��s glittering long saber continued brimming with elegant oceanic blue brilliance, as it was raised loftily alongside his drawn outughters. With great ferocity, he cleaved down towards the ruinous crevice of the blood boat.


    Kacha! KACHA! KACHA!


    Three consecutive snapping resounded out, sending maroon wooden splinters scattering dishelveredly. The rich blood vapor poured out in unison alongside the pitiable wails of the vengeful spirits; as though the viking souls within were warning with the call of a bleak bugle horn��


    After the three saber strikes, the blood boat could no longer endure such ravagings as it violently tremored!!


    Icy cold seawater swiftly churned in through the crevice of the boat, as it pped against both their faces. A wave of iciness enveloped them entirely in that instance.


    Facing the iing sweep of Harrod��s unstoppable greatsword, Sheyan heavily knelt down as the chilling de swiped through few strands of his hair. Concurrently instead, Sheyan smashed the shaft of his saber against the floor, as it emitted a ��Ka�� cracking muffle.


    This ravaged blood boat could no longer withstand such a severe blow, as another two metre long gash split opened instantaneously.


    At this moment, Harrod could no longer stand steadily, as he watched on as excessive blood vapor momentarily condensed into face - vikings with furious distorted features, stained with blood as their beard and hair fluttered along the wind. These faces then reluctantly soared into the skies.


    As the blood vapor continue diffusing, the frame of the blood boat started decaying and disintegrating; as though multitudes of rocks were crashing down onto a centuries old coffin.


    Eventually, the boat was utterly destroyed and submerged. Consecutively, the two individuals on board plunged into the sea.


    Before he was drowned under the icy mix of blood and seawater, Sheyan revealed a sneer on his face; as though he was hunting down arge shark. He then quietly and peacefully submerge beneath the water surface.


    As for Harrod��s entire body, he was engulfed in wrath and humiliation! As the furious frenzy of a berserker was triggered, his surroundings seemingly morphed into a horrifying blood red vortex!


    Sheyan had naturally ced away ��Ambition�� into a whole other dimension - his party storage. Even Little Lord Fokke couldn��t locate the ��Diary of Morgan Fokke�� in the storage, so obviously, ��Ambition��s�� aura couldn��t be leaked out to scare away the ravenous sharks.


    Simultaneously, both individuals were shredded with superficial wounds, as the vour of their blood permeated through the sea. Instantly, the insatiable caribbean sharks swarmed them, as started tearing the humans asunder with their massive awe-inspiring white fangs.


    Plunged into such a situation, Sheyan covered his face with his arm and refrained from striking back; allowing the sharks to ravage him!


    Sheyan had calcted beforehand. With his current defensive capabilities, an enemy��s theoretical damage must scale above 83 points in order to breakthrough the absorption of his innate ability ��Stronghold��, and deal more than 1 damage to him.


    Furthermore, ording to the statistics beforehand, a third rate ship��s marine could only deal roughly a hundred damage with a shot from his rifle. Thus, he could deduce that the chomping menace of thesemonly seen sharks of the caribbean sea would not eclipse that of a lead bullet. If not, none of the ships in the caribbean sea would be able to withstand the joint assaults of sharks, and be sunk.


    In contrast to Sheyan��s conservative self, Harrod was frenziedly massacring the sharks in the sea. His eyes were rolled backwards, andpletely revealed a deathly whiteness encircled by bloodshot veins. Pipes of thick bulging blue veins protruded out along his neck.


    Even in the water, his dual-handed greatsword swept horizontally with unparalleled power! The surrounding sharks around him were directly dismembered into two wherever his greatsword struck, or gravely wounded even it was just a slight brush!


    The agitation from the blood boat sinking was tremendous. Speaking from various perspective, this boat was like a symbol of their Asgarda tribe; a sacred tool! It had been inherited throughout the generations, but was utterly ruined in his hands after several generations. To Harrod, this was akin to being drowned in humiliation and guilt. Only one notion remained in his mind - to ughter!!


    Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill!


    Perhaps ying the enemy ahead, or whatever that obstructs his path, or perhaps himself!


    Harrod waved his greatsword as he upsurge a blood storm within the water. Then, he formed up into a tremendous blood vortex, as he surged towards Sheyan. Except, he was no longer in his blood boat where his movement speed was enhanced, while Sheyan��s speed was dwarfed.


    One could distinctly observe that Sheyan��s mobility in the water was amplified inparison to that of Harrod��s. Even if Sheyan swam in circles, catching up still wouldn��t be an easy feat for Harrod.


    Furthermore, his wild massacre of sharks only led to a bitter fact - the masses of sharks would not decrease, but in turn, more would be attracted by the rich blood stench. Hence, the sharks surrounding Sheyan were enticed over, as they devoured the corpses of theirrades as well.


    These savage sharks surged forward as they pursued in from the four corners of the sea. In this current era, shark fin hadn��t been poprized, and the sharks of the caribbean sea had not been butchered excessively. Naturally, they were without nemesis in their ecology. Moreover, a dog��s sense of smell was already outstanding, but sharks were a notched above the dogs.


    They could detect the rich odour of blood and flesh from just 1 parts per million (PPM) in the water. Moreover, even a gram of amino acid that dissolved inside a kiloton of seawater, could be detected by the sharks!!


    If the former congregation of sharks around the blood boat was described as a boiling bowl of porridge, then the current scene of even a kilometre away, had be a terrifyingly shuddering spectacle to behold! The sharks had practically transformed into tidal waves, as it swept in fanatically and astoundingly.


    As it was night time, even the pirates on board could not differentiate the current state of battle. There was seemingly no ways of interfering even if they wished to, but could only watch on with widened eyes as they strived to differentiate the core position of these wave like sharks.


    Frequently, regiments of maroon blood would gurgle out and pollute the water, which was the sole testimony that Harrod was still struggling.


    However, the current Harrod was already an arrow at the end of its flight.


    The greatest w of berserkers, were their inability to persist in a drawn out fight. Recited in the poems of troubadours, thee berserkers were only experts in unleashing a tempest of assaults to drown their opponents. There had never been a poem about a berserker gaining victory after three days and three nights of battling.


    A berserker drew destructive might from pain, but pain was like a double-edged sword to them. As long as time dragged on, they would ultimately fall over the edge of defeat.

 Chapter 530: Kill!

    <h4>Chapter 530: Kill!</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    In reality, this battle had concluded the moment Harrod had failed to detect Sheyan��s intentions, leading to the blood boat being destroyed. Once the tempo of battle had fallen into Sheyan��s grasp, attempting to make aeback became too difficult.


    Sheyan executed his affairs systematically and stably. Whenever he upied the upper hand, he would gradually, bit by bit, umte his advantages to build momentum, and bit by bit, he will convert this momentum to attain victory!


    Nevertheless, the storyline characters present now had all heard of stories about berserkers making impossibleebacks; ultimately turning an utterly disadvantageous situation around to im victory.


    In reality, berserkers could truly unleash mind blowing explosiveness, and if a slight careless mistake offered them the chance, they could truly dictate a sudden triumph. Yet sadly, Sheyan was an individual adept at suffocating the opportunities of his rivals.


    Harrod panted violently as he felt the crushing pressure of the boundless seawater. Even the greatsword in his hand had became increasingly cumbersome, and he could clearly feel his strength seeping away as time passed.


    It was a never ending butchering of the surrounding sharks. With every ughtered batch, another would instantly replenish them! No matter how formidable a berserker was, it was impossible to evade the agile ravaging sharks of the sea. Ever since plunging into the water, Harrod had failed to attack his nemesis even once! He was clearly aware what this represented.


    "This rotten enemy, these ursed sharks!! AHHHHHHHHH!!"


    Blood streamed out from the corners of Harrod��s eyes.


    PAM! The animal hide armour he was wearing exploded in shreds! Gripping the shaft of his greatsword tightly with both hands, spurts of dark blood gushed out from his wounds.


    An incorporeal vortex covered around the de of his greatsword, as an inexhaustible force of attraction diverged out of it; causing the surrounding seawater to churn like a racing current. Its breakneck pace rotating pierced out with crazy incisiveness!


    Harrod��s head poked out of the water surface as he inhaled deeply. This action immediately swelled up the bulging veins of his head and neck, as his blood vessel filled eyeballs protruded from his eye sockets.


    Finally, his arms, bracing the greatsword, swelled up, transforming into an inharmonious deformity with his body.


    This image reminded Sheyan of a familiar scene, as he reflexively recalled Scarface Harry.


    Indeed, this was the ability that Scarface Harry had demonstrated before.


    Flesh Explosion!


    Harrod strived as he raised his greatsword with his deformed arms, before pointing its tip towards Sheyan��s direction. Bloodied ice shards swiftly revolved around it, as the nearby sharks surrounding the greatsword had seemingly encountered an invisible blender; diced into chunks within a split second.


    At the tip of the sword, an enormous bloodied whirlpool was taking shape as it expanded unceasingly! Crashes of oceanic tides falling up and down echoed in the ears of everyone.


    Afterwards, that massive bloodied whirlpool tantly surged towards Sheyan!!


    Wherever the whirlpool past, those insatiable sharks were minced like brittle tofu and blended into the whirlpool, instilling a greater sorrowful bitterness within it.


    Right before the whirlpool reached Sheyan, Harrod roared out with utmost vigor; his widened mouth baring his yellowish sharp teeth, and even the veiny wall of hisrynx could be seen. Despite that, his roar couldn��t be heard due to being underwater.


    The pirate crowd concurrently realized that though Harrod��s body remained lofty as usual, his arms were hung down limpidly; a clear mis-match from his earlier domineering strength. That bloodied whirlpool he conjured up hadpletely absorbed away his vitality and strength.


    Facing Harrod��s desperation strike, Sheyan shockingly dove towards the seabed like a rock. His legs stomped down onto the seabed, releasing a misconception as though he was anchoring himself down!


    Instead, he pounded his fist against a reef before him, as numerous deep cracks extended out from the surface of the solid reef! Greyish rock fragments floated up within the water as the solid reef trembled and begun crumbling.


    Sheyan then hugged the reef with both hands, before forcefully hurling it ahead!


    A table sized solid reef spiralled forth through the water, as it dragged along dense white froth behind it. Having been pped unyieldingly by the waves for millenniums, this dark-cyan reef greeted the massive bloodied whirlpool straight on.


    Despite that, within a short duration, the reef waspletely grinded into chunks, dozens of chunks, as it was sent dispersing away effortlessly by the whirlpool.


    Witnessing his interception crumbling in vain, Sheyan continued pounding against the reefs around him. Tugging and pulling, he hauled out a reef that was as tall as two individuals, out from the seabed.


    Loads of bubbling froth and turbid seawater enshrouded him, as he employed this reef like an enormous shield to cover his front. Blop! Blop! Blop! Blop! Tiny rock fragments sunk down from crumbling cracks.


    His muscles swelled tautly as bulging green veins wriggled along his arms like tiny snakes. A series of bubbles leaked out from his lips, as he staked in his full strength before hurling this gigantic reef over! Rolling with imposing turbulence through the water, the gigantic reef shed into the bloodied whirlpool!!!


    When the two collided, terrifying blood rays could be seen dispersing out from the whirlpool, as it flooded forward like quicksilver! Instead, the surface of this impregnable cyan-ck reef appeared to be corroded into talcum powder, before diffusing away as though being poured on with sulfuric acid.


    Gurgle gurgle! Large quantities of air bubbles emitted out, as that reef was chiselled into fragments by the immense force carried by the whirlpool.


    In the next moment, Sheyan��s figure was swallowed by the enormous bloodied whirlpool, as the seawater was dyed in crimson!


    At that instance, Sheyan only had the luxury of covering his face with both hands.


    The terrifying bloodied whirlpool, unleashed by the ��Flesh Explosion�� ability of a viking berserker, mercilessly devoured Sheyan; threatening to dismantle his bones and bitterly tear his flesh asunder.


    It was a pity that Sheyan could still stubbornly persist, as the bloodied whirlpool raged on for nearly ten seconds before dissipating. Even after a tempest of torrential destruction, Sheyan remained firm and upright like a boulder on the seabed. Innumerable minutecerations covered his body. Yet, he still remained unyielding amidst theyer of dense insipid blood seawater swirling around him.


    Harrod looked on with protruding bloodshot eyes as he panted heavily. Although already a spent force, he managed to draw strength out of nowhere to dive fiercely towards Sheyan.


    Lugging along his dual-handed greatsword behind, it carved an icy dazzling brilliance trailing behind; as though he was slicing the sea into two!!


    No longer nning to dodge, Sheyan sped his ��+7 West�� with both hands, as he rushed along the seabed towards the iing Harrod. He then shed forth with his saber!


    A blue de ray swept through the seabed brimming with mournful intent, leaving a profound dull blue afterimage tailing behind! It was like a vestige of floating blue starlight simrly seen when one undergoessering of the retina!!


    Gushes of maroon blood diffused out as Harrod��s eyes gradually dimmed. A streak of red lingered across his neck, before a frantic outpour of blood escaped from that streak.


    He pointed at Sheyan with widened mouth, attempting to speak but the words choked within his throat. Frozen blood sma and saliva spewed out from his badly mangled mouth, as one could identify a semi-severed maroon tongue within!


    As it turns out, that bloodied whirlpool executed by Harrod was only possible due to the crazy and grave sacrifice of biting his own tongue!!


    In Harrod��s perspective, being dragged into the water had already severely impaired his battle capabilities. If the might of his ��Flesh Explosion�� had been unleashed on drynd, Sheyan would probably not be able to withstand it.


    "Hu~~~~" A long sigh leaked out from Harrod��s throat before he shut his eyes. That dual-handed greatsword of his floated down from his right hand, as it crashed against the seabed; curling up a gust of sand. from henceforth, his vitality had departed from his body.


    Sheyan observed Harrod��s corpse in silence for a brief while. Then, he picked up the dropped key; one that was emanating a bright silver glow.


    Following that, he discovered the greatsword that was shimmering with chilling radiation atop the sandy seabed. Yet strangely, the body of this sword becameced with a transparent icyyer.


    Naturally, Sheyan activated the plundering ability of his ��Pirate Captain�� title, and sessfully acquired it before storing into his personal storage.


    As this moment, those insatiable sharks were once again lured in by the reeking blood, as they swam over in session. Witnessing the new congregation of sharks, Sheyan sighed as he pulled out ��Ambition��; not desiring for Harrod��s corpse to be mutted by those sharks.


    The redoubtable aura of Paul swept through and instantly intimidated the ravenous sharks, sending them fleeing for refuge; as though they had detected a looming specter.


    When Sheyan floated back to the surface of the sea, his pirate crew broke out in fanatical cheers; waving their bandanas up high as their morale skyrocketed.


    In contrast, Ammand��s side waspletely dumbstruck. Especially the seven vikings whose jaws were dropped with disbelief. As though turning deranged, they leapt into the sea and swam towards the aftermath of the battle; intending to retrieve Harrod��s corpse.


    Towards such a scenario, Ammand didn��t reveal any looks of dismay. Instead, his bearing indicated he had other cards up his sleeves. However, this was only reasonable.


    Bear this in mind, someone who beared a deep hatred towards another for decade, would definitely be contemting about his vendetta for vengeance without rest. Naturally, he wouldn��t simply resort to a single killer move.

 Chapter 531: Misfortune

    <h4>Chapter 531: Misfortune</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Even though Ammand appeared confidently prepared, Sheyan still had his own trump card - Reef!


    Capable of awakening to be a Growth-hunter at anytime, once Reef sessfully broke through, Sheyan believed that he would fuel thebat prowess of the party in unimaginable fashion!


    Even if Ammandid down countless traps or devised countless schemes, ultimately an individual��s capability had a limit. Unless his crew could reach the dreadful tier of the pirates on board the three legendary pirate ships, he would absolutely be unable to deal a fatal threat.


    In Sheyan��s deduction, as long as Reef awakened, Ammand could at most beat the trio into a crushing defeat; destroying the painstakingly established Hill Maiden, and even annihting his pirate crew. Yet if he wished to y Sheyan, that would be an seemingly inconceivable mission.


    On the verge ofmencing battle where both sides had drawn swords with sinister designs, a tiny single-masted sampan glided in abruptly from afar. On board it, a pirate frantically waved a signal g and cried out.


    "Hurry and retreat!"


    When that sampan encroached closer, one could hear the exasperated shouts of that pirate clearly.


    "That sted Captain Norrington has defeated Chevalle��s pirate fleet, and be returnin�� in triumph. I heard his fleets be passin�� by here soon to inspect fer smugglin�� activities on tis�� lil��ind. If we tarry on, it will be toote!"


    This piece of information was like a thunder from a clear sky. One could notice Ammand��s facial muscles twitching, before he seized the informant pirate as he howled furiously.


    "What did ye say? What gibberish is ye spewing??!!!!"


    That pirate replied with a trembling voice.


    "The Truth! Son of the ck Sea, me words be truth. Norrington��s fleets would be swarmin�� here within ten minutes!"


    "That��s impossible!!" Ammand howled crazily. He suddenly twisted his head to re at Sheyan with venomous eyes that seemingly wished to carve out the flesh from Sheyan��s body, one chunk at a time.


    Then, he sighed deeply before releasing that pirate, and tossed two gold guineas to him.


    "Well done, Turgis. I lost myself momentarily. Weigh the anchor and hoist the sails. Prepare to set off!"


    Sheyan nted his head and chuckled as he observed Ammand, before waving farewell. Ammandpletely ignored him as he turned away.


    The sailors on both ships started operating. Not too longter, the originally two interlocked ships finally separated amidst the creaking of wood.


    Fortunately, it had gradually became high tide. If not it would be rather difficult to separate themselves after Ammand��s ship had forcefully collided against theteral side of Sheyan��s ship; leaving the bottom of the ship scraping against the sand.


    After waiting for Ammand��s ship to sail away, Sheyan turned around and scanned briefly before he muttering to the nearby Ol��Seadog.


    "Are you alright?"


    Ol��Seadog was more scared than hurt and his body was filled with superficial cuts. After gaping at the distant Ammand��s ship, he heaved a sigh of relief.


    "Aye."


    Sheyan continued with steady demeanor.


    "Spike should be fine, I just saw him returning fire with a pistol. Go inquire of him at once, if the ship can still be mobilized."


    Very quickly, Spike arrived before Sheyan and advised.


    "Sir, we should be able to sail out within five minutes, but only limited to several dozen nautical miles from the coast. Moreover, the consequence wouldn��t be small. Due to theck of materials now, I will need to saw off a portion of the keel to mend the vital wreckage. But doing that will cripple the keel, causing the ship to lose its ability to withstand the stormy sea of the open ocean."


    Sheyan nodded and ordered.


    "Fine, carry on with it. Regardless, we must depart before Norrington arrives."


    Spike��s carpentry crafting was indeed worthy of Sheyan��s gold guineas. Indeed, like what he mentioned, the ship, filled with a severely wounded crew, started sailing.


    Only after leaving the ind far behind, did the crew finally ease up and proceeded to count the casualties of the ship.


    This time, Sheyan had indeed suffered a massive blow. Excluding the damage to the ship, his painstakingly cultivated crew had suffered grievous casualties.


    ording to Ol��Seadog, Philips was severely wounded as was cksail, while Canbi had suffered serious injuries after an assassination attempt and fell to the sea where his fate was currently unknown. Lastly, the newly recruited Springswan Killer had also been in in battle! Apart from that, the fatal casualties totalled more than fifty, while the remainder were all wounded.


    Fortunately, the pirates were ustomed to life aboard, and were used to living on the edge of life and death. Furthermore, after Sheyan had in the berserker boss during this adversity, their morales had been greatly affected positively.


    Introducing the healing treatment of the miraculous ��Sudan ointment�� as well as Kayto��s medical skills, the remaining wounded pirates all managed to survive; without a single handicap.


    One would do good to abstain from navigating during the night. Hence, after distancing themselves adequately from that small ind, Sheyan ordered them to release anchor; allowing the ship to rest.


    However, to guard against events of minute probabilities, like Ammand returning in a swirl of dust or Norrington��s pursuit, they specifically located a hidden dock to anchor. Appointed onlookers were arranged in shifts as well.


    At present, an idling Sheyan had returned to his captain��s cabin. He fished out the silver key dropped by Harrod and summoned it. This time, it wasn��t a treasure chest that was summoned, but instead a half-metre long tree trunk.


    This tree trunk had been carpentry processed before, and was sculpt with the trademark viking decoration of the curved neck beast; dawning an impression of solemness and tragedy.


    Didn��t this appear like a pocket-sized blood boat?


    As he examined this summoned object, Sheyan couldn��t refrain this notion from welling up in his mind. Naturally, he proceeded to reach in for the loot, before retrieving the first object - a helmet.


    This helmet was modeled uniquely, and was indeed that cow-horn helmet exuberating with the viking grandeur. Wearing it would cause one to appear shy as if one was bragging, while brimming with deadliness from the medieval ages. This helmet looked to be forged with iron, but its horns were authentic horns of beasts; curving with lethal incisiveness towards its prey.


    When Sheyan picked up this helmet, a list of notifications floated into his mind.


    [ Murmurs of a Great Bear (beast bone helmet) ]


    [ Origin: Dniper River Basin ]


    [ Equipment rarity: Silver Storyline grade ]


    [ Material: Pine wood, iron ]


    [ Addons: Bumping horns (already added) ]


    [Weight: 7.2 kg ]


    [ Usage requirements: Strength 45 points, physique 20 points ]


    [ Details: Unbreakable ]


    [ Details: Increase your attack damage by 50% ]


    [ Details: increase your explosive strike rate by 50% ]


    [ Details: Healing effects are ineffective on wielder, while the damage received from enemy��s attack will be doubled! (Damage doubled is based on theoretical damage received) ]


    [ Active ability: Arrogance - if your enemy views the long horns of this helmet as mere aesthetics, that would be a grave mistake.


    [ Detail: Activating this ability will spur you into a speedy ferocious collision towards the front, only halting after shing against something or after 30 metres. The collided creature will be struck into a long 5 seconds stunning duration (includes allies), and receive a (100 + (strength x2)) points of damage. When creature regains senses, creature will sustain a 15 points / 5 seconds blood loss damages; duration: (15 + x seconds), where x is determined by your strength. ]


    [ Detail: If you ram into an obstacle, you will receive a 300 points damage and 10 seconds stunning duration. ]


    [ Warning: You can change this equipment duringbat (this equipment takes precedence ]


    [ Warning: The spirit of this equipment only acknowledge warriors who have been recognized by barbarians or vikings. (Wielder must attain a ��Worshipped�� reputation amongst a barbarian or viking tribes, or aplish a certain mission) Otherwise, all bonus effects will be decreased by half, and negative effects will be doubled. ]


    "Sheet!" Sheyan couldn��t help cursing aloud after examining the helmet.


    If not for the final warning property, there would still be a way for a long rangebatant to attempt wielding it. Yet with that final property, although the helmet could still raise one��s damage and explosive strike rate by 25%, the recoil of amplified damage involved would be too outrageous. Moreover, the changes was based on the theoretical damage.


    If Brother ck didn��t equip this helmet, a bullet would deal theoretically 100 damage to him; which is equivalent to approximately 60 points of damage after factoring defence. Once he wore this helmet under the same conditions, the enemy��s damage dealt to him would soar to 200 points; which would trante to shaving off 120 points of HP. Going further, if he wasn��t reputable amongst the vikings, a bullet would inflict 400 points of theoretical damage on Mogensha. Even worst, he wouldn��t be able to heal himself.


    Mogensha observed the helmet as he asked.


    "Reef, aren��t you in the cksmith profession? How long more till you reach the stage where you can extract properties from an equipment?"


    Reef shook his head in response.


    "That��s still a long way! Besides, even if Iprehended the ability of extracting properties from an equipment, it isn��t merely so simple, but possesses seven levels of upgrade. At the primary level, drawing property for an equipment would be akin to disposing it. I understand your intentions, you wish to extract the negative property of the equipment right. I reckon that will only be possible after I��ve attained level 5 in my property extracting ability."


    Brother ck shrugged his shoulders in pity.


    Truthfully speaking, the two properties of this equipment, raising attack damage and explosive strike rate by 50%, would be an incredibly terrifying upgrade for a primary damage output dealer.


    Yet regrettably, its negative effects was disastrously appalling. A long rangebatant��s survivability was already their shoring, but in addition to this, it would probably take one shot to reduce them into near-death state upon encountering other long rangebatants! Why wouldn��t this cause one to shake one��s head and sigh?

 Chapter 532: Unexpected visitor

    <h4>Chapter 532: Unexpected visitor</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    The trio shook their heads in frustration and continued to draw, eventually drawing up a tiny carved tool.


    This carved tool had a puzzling disposition; resembling gold but not gold, resembling jade but not jade. Its carving was a dragon head, a sinister and vicious looking methodological dragon that was extremely awe-inspiring.


    The texture of this appliance was sleek, as though it had been stroke for many times. The trio��s attempts to identify it was futile in the end. Ultimately, they paid 1,000 utility points to inquire of the most basic information.


    [ Viking precious keepsake: Usage unknown, but can be sold for 30,000 utility points to the realm ]


    One could tell this carved keepsake was worthy of the evaluation ��precious�� through its official valuation.


    The trio then resumed and drew out a bone staff crafted with the bones of a deer. This bone staff unexpectedly require 3,000 utility points to inquire of it!!!


    The trio amassed their wealth with matchless excitement, awaiting for a lucrative product. Sadly, many things of the world would turn out contrary to one��s wishes. The fruits of their appraisal was:


    [ Deer Bone Staff: An iparably rare essential product ]


    [ Description: This bone staff contains a strand ofva spirit essence. Anytime or anywhere, it can be ignited for ten seconds without being extinguished. You can exchange this with the realm for 100 utility points. ]


    As the trio noticed the tiny words ��100 utility points��, their fury waspounded while simrly feeling a desire to weep.


    At this moment, even Jinkuang materialized as he rebuked them wretchedly. "You have been duped by the ��iparably rare�� evaluation leading to a fee of 3,000 utility points. In the end, 3,000 utility points became a hundred points. What logic is this!"


    Sheyan then tried fishing a few more times before finally affirming there was nothing left.


    It seems like the battle spoils of Harrod was reasonable; a silver storyline grade helmet, a high value precious tool, and a reality that did not live up to its name - that smuggled bone staff (rare). These three objects was ratherpatible with Harrod��s status.


    Nevertheless, Sheyan inferred that Harrod should theoretically provide a 10% - 15% chance of a dark-gold grade equipment. It was just that their luck had ran out, and didn��t obtain any.


    At this moment, Reef sighed as he muttered dejectedly.


    "Our crew suffered catastrophic losses and the Hill Maiden is wrecked. That brat, Canbi, fell overboard and is missing. The naval boarding might of this ship has waned by half."


    Sheyan shook his head gently and replied.


    "I didn��t ce ample enough significance on Ammand and underestimated his capabilities. The Son of the ck Sea is indeed a centipede that dies but never falls down. Despite this, don��t we still have The United. We can stillpile our rareponents and assemble them onto The United. We��ll be fine as long as a substantial amount of our crew members remain."


    Brother ck then muttered.


    "Those vikings were too fast in reacting to retrieve Harrod��s corpse. Otherwise, you would��ve been able to attempt plundering with your ��Pirate Captain�� ability. One or two storyline equipments would��ve served to raise their morales."


    Conversing till here, Sheyan suddenly recalled something. He had previously plundered Harrod��s dual-handed greatsword. He hurriedly retrieved it for inspection. Honestly speaking, this was the very first storyline weapon that Sheyan had plundered!


    Author��s note: The plundering ability has a definite chance of plundering the strongest equipment/weapon of an enemy��s corpse/ship. Without the ability under normal circumstances, plundering the equipment will result in merely an ordinary equipment. Only with the ability in plundering the equipment, the enchantment magic will then be absorbed into the equipment. This enchantment magic normally pertains to the strongest capability of the plundered enemy. That is why Sheyan��s crew can only sense that the equipments seems to have changed from something rotten into something magical, after receiving and testing it.


    (TL: this was the paragraph I copied to an earlier chapter)


    [ Iceshard Cruelty ]


    [ Origin: Scandinavia ]


    [ Equipment characteristic: Unique storyline equipment (Wieldable only by storyline characters, unable to be brought out of this world) ]


    [ Equipment type: Greatsword ]


    [ Equipment rarity: Silver storyline grade ]


    [ Material: Ice + prayer might of an Odin believer ]


    [ Addons: Scabbard ]


    [ Property: Attack range (same as ordinary broadsword) increased by 200%. Increase damage by a major portion. When attacking, there is a chance of triggering goddess Siva��s breath. ]


    [ Ability: Goddess Siva��s Breath - Unleash frost to influence the enemy within the radius of your attacking range x2, lowering their movement/ attacking speed by 15% - 45%; duration: 30 seconds. Reduction percentage is determined by opponent��s physique. The higher one��s physique, the lesser the speed reduction. ]


    [ Property: If you can obtain the acknowledgement of this weapon, your hands will receive a frost guard while using this weapon. Increasing your resistance to cold by 50%, while the iceyer would absorb iing damage from the opponent; reducing damage by 35%. ]


    [ Equipment position: dual hand ]


    [ Description: The vikings worship Odin, and frequently pray for Odin��s blessing in theirnds of ice and snow. They believe by enduring harsher winters, their devotion would be more sincere. The Asgarda tribe has been worshipping Odin with an Ice block in the bitter cold for centuries. Their host of many devout believers has pledged their strength in prayer, enhancing the ice to be as solid as steel. With their mystical secret arts, they carved out the ice chunk, and forged it into this invincible Frost Greatsword. ]


    [ Warning: This weapon possess the will of a unique horcrux. If it does not acknowledge its wielder, forceful employment will result in a bacsh from the horcrux; bing incapable of exhibiting its greatest might. ]


    [ Details: If you feel this unique storyline equipment is not powerful enough, you can sell it to the realm in exchange for loads of utility or potential points; choose either utility or potential points. This weapon can be exchanged for 30,000 utility points or 15 potential points. ]


    Scrutinizing this greatsword, Sheyan became rather vexed; feeling that his luck had fallen short by a little! If this greatsword was the loot of his silver key instead, while the helmet was the product of his ��Pirate Captain�� plundering ability; how amazing would that be!!


    Sheyan shook his head as he tossed aside such unrealistic notions. Since the fact was as such, there was no point haggling over it.


    At this moment, Ol��Seadog requested an audience. Presently, he roughly understood Sheyan��s special ability, and had specifically ordered the crew to leave the enemy��s corpses on the deck. Naturally, he nned to invite Sheyan to ��deprive�� the might of their rivals.


    The armed pirates of imic beliefs serving Ammand were truly impressive in this battle. Truthfully speaking, the trained former marines under Philip��smand could indeed im credit. Such was the formidability of their firepower, they were essentially like an incorporeal wall of stifling to the raiding pirates, and one could even name them the whips of death!


    With them unyieldingly obstructing the enemies, minimally seventy percent of Ammand��s casualties were the results of those volleys of gunfire.


    After rummaging through twenty plus corpses of ordinary pirates, Sheyan unexpectedly reaped three white grade unique storyline equipments. The upgrades ushered by those three equipments were rtively minute, and their effects were hard to observe. Only the wielders of those equipments could distinctly sense their capabilities being bolstered.


    After gathering the pirates, Sheyan signalled cksail and Philip to step forward; ordering cksail to nominate an individual, while Philip to nominate two individuals to receive a bestowal of might. This method allowed them a definite authority in establishing their own factions.


    Naturally, cksail and Philip both harbored selfish motives. Yet after briefly contemting, they didn��t dare to brazenly disy their favouritism under such a situation.


    Hence, under the expectant eyes of the pirate congregation, they chose the three bravest pirates during the battle. Through this, the originally ckened morale soared once again.


    ***********************


    Time swiftly trickled away. Perceiving the abrupt emphatic return of Norrington, Sheyan didn��t dare to recklessly enter Port Royal. Instead, he dispatched several pirates to scout for information.


    Soon after, they returned with their reports. As it turns out, Norrington��s fleet did not stay at Port Royal, but merely replenished their supplies overnight at Port Royal before heading for the northern Southampton port.


    That stopover was due to Norrington vanquishing ten thousand, while his casualties numbered three thousand*. The Southampton port was thergest dock of this time, and could supplement perfect mendings for Norrington��s gship. Moreover, Norrington had garnered distinguished merits this time and had to participate in the war military decoration ceremony.


    (TN:*idiom - winning but still suffering from losses)


    Upon hearing this news, Sheyan could make a basic confirmation that Norrington wouldn��t be returning within 2-3 days; mending a gship was absolutely not something to be rushed.


    Furthermore, it was widely known that british navy post-war conferences were carried out in a poor inefficient manner.


    Thus, Sheyan still decided to patronize the rarely held auction. Moreover, Sheyan was harboring hopes of regaining some grounds through this auction.


    With the pressure from the returning Norrington, those unscrupulous merchants would definitely be anxious to offload their goods. In addition, he couldn��t neglect that his ship was currently on the imminent brink of destruction. If necessary, he was prepared to invest an expansive sum to bribe internal members, and possibly procure a brand new light fast-sailing British Royal ship before Norrington returns.


    On the next day, Sheyan brought along some of his crew and arrived at the entrance of Port Royal. Suddenly, a pirate urgently chased them from behind.


    After panting breathlessly for a long while, he finally mustered his breath and pped his chest while alerting them.


    "Cap��n, those vikings are here for ye!"


    "What!" Sheyan was truly startled.


    "How did Ammand find us?! I��ve specially chosen a concealed spot to anchor!"

 Chapter 533: Fernandez

    <h4>Chapter 533: Fernandez</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Sheyan was brimming with puzzlement.


    There weren��t radar systems of satellite trackings in this era, how did the Vikings so effortlessly locate us?


    Bear this in mind, the present Hill Maiden was confined to near coastal voyages, and was seemingly a crippled ship. Furthermore, the crew��s battling capabilities had declined substantially. If those pirates located them, his remaining crew would very likely be bathed in blood by Ammand; not a single would be spared, while the Hill Maiden be incinerated.


    That pirate eximed with rm.


    "Aye, it wasn��t Ammand who found us but those seven vikings, who proimed themselves to sense the undiminished aura of their n��s sacred artifact haltin�� right on our ship. That be how they found us easily."


    In that instant, many notions shed past Sheyan��s mind. He instantly asked.


    "How was their attitude towards ye?"


    That pirate pondered before replying.


    "Very ordinary."


    Sheyan and Mogensha exchanged nces. There was something fishy about this.


    The viking pirates were renowned for their barbarous and frenzied nature. Furthermore, Sheyan had just in a leader of theirs yesterday, yet those vikings actually treated his crew members very ordinarily? That was practically as inconceivable as a japanese female not wearing a mini skirt!


    Sheyan contemted briefly before he ordered.


    "Return to advise Philip. If those vikings wish to meet with me, they will have to wait. Otherwise, don��t receive them with particr cordiality, just maintain the routine. Provide the same meals our crewmates consume and don��t show them favour."


    That pirate widened his mouth but ultimately nodded his head.


    "Aye sir. I will deliver your orders."


    Sheyan turned to cksail.


    "Return with him, I��m afraid Philip alone won��t be able to hand the pressure."


    cksail nodded.


    "Aye, cap��n. Return, I shall."


    Sheyan continued strolling as he deliberated over the viking��s intentions. Very soon, they arrived at the Sheffield Trading Company.


    The governor��s old butler wasn��t present, and in his ce was another male with a face of many hardships; his thick calluses between the webbings of his fingers indicated his life of wielding broadswords at sea. However, this individual was wearing a wig of nobility, and dressed in lc colored button garment; appearing totally inharmonious with the backdrop.


    When that man noticed the keepsake Sheyan brought, he further inquired if Sheyan had any objects he desired to auction away. Following that, Sheyan verified his purchasing capability by producing spendable 5,000 gold guineas. Finally, the male informed Sheyan that he could only bring along two others, before he then lead Sheyan towards the back.


    A carriage was stationed behind the shop.


    After that male offered several words to the carriage rider, they entered and shut the carriage doors. Then, he proceeded to unfurl the curtains of the carriage windows, and advised Sheyan andpany not to pull aside the curtains; if not, they would lose the qualifications to participate.


    Their carriage ride wasn��t very long, and it probably made several loops of detours around before it halted inside an exceptionally vast courtyard. The courtyard��s inner residence appeared rather antique, and lofty walls filled with brambles were enclosed the area.


    As they advanced following the path, they then noticed the interior decor was pretty outstanding. It was basically rather identical to a church. Instead, the atmosphere was analogous to a tavern, with a stale odour that of a salon. The surrounding windows were masked up sternly, while candlesticks holding lighted candles were present. Except in the ce of typical wooden stools were three seater sofas.


    After Sheyan took his seat, a female attendant strutted over and ced a set of silver coffee ware before them. Truthfully speaking, even Reef who hailed from a noble household was rather stunned by theseplicated coffee wares.


    As it turns out, the coffee here wasn��t brewed directly from coffee pots, but a unique coffee filter presser. Beneath it was an ancient looking stamped drinking ss which received the dripping coffee, an apparatus that slowly grinded away this generation of coffee making. During the brewing process, a water clock cup would be ced inside the stamped drinking ss, while coffee powder ced inside the coffee filter presser. Pressurizing it was a metallic lid with holes, before rinsing in with hot water; allowing the coffee to spill into the cup beneath.


    To maintain the heat of the coffee, the mug was ced inside a bowl of hot water, as the coffee dripping process would require ten minutes; where the coffee may turn cold. Before all these, the female attendant would inquire of the partaker. If they prefered a bitter taste, the original mug of coffee would be served. But if they prefered a sweeter taste, ayer of extremely sweet condensed milk would beced at the bottom of the mug. After the coffee drops into the mug, the ck coffee would blend perfectly with the condense milk.


    Merely a mug of coffee alone was given such significance. One could tell the auction organizers had indeed spent great efforts in this; unwilling to be sloppy at all.


    The participants of this auction were all slowly enjoying in leisure fashion as they chatted merrily and loudly amongst each other. Approximately half an hourter, heavy chests could be seen being transported towards the back. Evidently, preparation works were building up to a climax.


    Finally, an elderly male dressed in a ck swallow-tailed coat skipped onto the auction stage.


    Sheyan recognized this male, he was indeed the old butler of the Sheffields Trading Company. It was no wonder he held the qualifications to invite Sheyan to the auction. Another ravishing maiden strolled up to the stage.


    Sheyan was immediately astonished after seeing this maiden. Her features were exceedingly familiar, and her appearance were starkly simr to the governor��s daughter,dy Elizabeth Swann. It appears that her makeup was meticulously done.


    She donned a tight victorian dress which enhanced her slim waist. However, the consequence of that was difficulty in breathing and an abnormally straight spine. Although this era didn��t scrutinized the ampleness of a woman��s bosom, her dress still revealed a humble cleavage.


    A circr translucent white headscarf shielded her head, as her x colored braided head rolled down her fair bosom. Not forgetting the fan she was holding, it gauzed lightly with white decorations by the edges.


    "Ho, it seems that the card details her name. Yurena Swann, she should be a cousin of Elizabeth Swann. This means this old Butler, McKinnery Swann, is blood rted to governor Swann. Indeed, kin is more trustworthy than others. It isn��t strange both female cousins look quite alike."


    Sheyan thought as he suddenly noticed another familiar person, a familiarity that currently stemmed from neither hostile or amicable nature. Indeed, it was Tortuga��s Mister Skrtel whom had lost face due to the conflict with Sheyan.


    Contrary to their expectations, when Skrtel noticed Sheyan, he paused awkwardly for a moment before swapping to a chuckling demeanor and warmly nodded his head. Two crude plumpy-waisted guards were escorting Skrtel as they stared at Sheyan with vignce. Of course, the unlucky n Dale wasn��t one of those bodyguards.


    Sheyan was naturally a shrewd individual. Upon viewing the courtesy of Skrtel, he spontaneously went over and sat beside him. After their greetings, Sheyan smiled with squinted eyes while speaking.


    "After returning from my homnd after a decade, everyone appears foreign to me now. I wonder if Mister Skrtel can offer some introductions.


    Skrtel stared at him distractedly before following up with a chortle. As a merchant himself, such ��introductions�� would require no costs and instead deepen the rtionship between both parties. Hence, he seized the opportunity to point out several individuals to Sheyan.


    "That brat with the fractured leg is a pirate named Bloodshark. He belongs to himself only, not associating to any factions but he treats his affairs with strict principality. As long a merchant ship wouldn��t resist him, he would only demand twenty percent of their goods. Under normal circumstances, merchants would bluntly pay up upon encountering him."


    "That brat over there is Wahabu. Hailing from the arab world, his identity is enshrouded in mysteries."


    Sheyan was instantly stumped upon hearing him hail from the arab world. I��m afraid he could very well be Ammand��s agent!


    The more he pondered over this possibility, the more nces he took. Wahabu maintained a lifeless countenance, while he silently fixated his attention into his coffee mug; as though his whole world revolved around the coffee mug.


    "That should be the representative of the gypsies. With her veil, I can��t tell who she is."


    Sheyan observed the veileddy, discovering that she indeed emanated the same strange mysteriousness of those gypsy women. Of course, an aged face should be masqueraded beneath the veil, while her status could only be fathomed from the size of her crystal ball of the color of her veil. In spite of that, her gaze was as sharp as a needle, piercing out with provocative admonishing. When her gazended on Sheyan, it brimmed with a magnified vile intent; as though each eye recorded of a nefarious curse!


    Sheyan shrugged his shoulders and ignored her. His dealings with the gypsies had all along been a fair transaction, both parties refraining from lording over each other. Yet those women carried an overbearing style of rudeness and maliciousness. Sheyan didn��t have a single favourable impression of her at all.


    At this moment, another three individuals walked into the auction hall.


    The foremost individual grew a curved beard and his clothes appeared garish and remarkable; emanating an unspeakable arrogance as he walked. It was as though he wouldn��t lower his chin even in death.


    After noticing those three individuals, Skrtel��s face changed.


    "Why is he here? He truly dares to set foot on british soil?"


    Sheyan inquired curiously.


    "Other pirates are also here, why can��t he?"


    Skrtel answered earnestly.


    "Because he is a spaniard and is one of spain��s finest merchant! Fernandez!"


    Upon hearing that name, Sheyan instantly recalled past events as though they had recently happened.


    During that past year as Ammand��s subordinate, he had piged a merchant ship belonging to this grand merchant. Furthermore, that ship actually contained a decaying undead. Sheyan truly didn��t expect himself to be witnessing his genuine self today.

 Chapter 534: Greenland Lethal weapon

    <h4>Chapter 534: Greend Lethal weapon</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Reminiscing about that, Sheyan couldn��t help but feel that Governor Swann was truly a bold man; even daring to invite a merchant from a rival state. It was said that governors of this era had authority like kings, and it seemed like their wealth was truly not mere empty words.


    If not for a hawk-like mighty officer like Norrington overseeing this port, Governor Swann would��ve already been acting with absolute unrestrain.


    In the movie storyline, Governor Swann had been bent on facilitating the marriage between his daughter, Elizabeth, and Norrington. Most probably, it was due to the aforementioned reason. No matter how doctrinal Norrington was, he still wouldn��ty hands on his father-inw right?


    Nevertheless, with the unexpected addition of an unrivalled tycoon like Fernandez in this auction, others would most probably have a hard time snatching away objects that he eyed.


    This rival merchant would stir up a catfish effect in this auction, causing the originally still waters to ripple and ultimately churning up more profits for the auctioneers.


    Brother ck alerted abruptly.


    "The auction is about to begin."


    Indeed, the noble Mister McKinnery gently hammered down his wooden mallet consecutively for three times, before he coughed and announced.


    "I apologize for my rudeness. Dear guests, please maintain silence as the auction is about tomence."


    The guests present cooperatively showered him with face, possibly for the sake of Governor Swann. In no time, the crowd quieted down. Even the rowdy pirates were no exception.


    The blonde Yurena Swann, whose features resembled Elizabeth, then picked up a booklet beside her. With the sweetest of smiles, she announced.


    "With the absence of Captain Norrington, of whom I heard is about to be promoted to Commodore, our unprecedented auction can sessfully be held. Time is paramount, may I announce our very first auctioning article."


    Silence overwhelmed the audience.


    ording to auctioning conventions, the very first andst article would be products of exorbitant value. For frequent guests of auctions, they naturally desired a great beginning as well as ending with a grand m.


    "Hey ho! Hey ho!" From theteral door, several men heaved up a massive wooden chest while marching in.


    Arge tform was erected behind the host of this auction, which was usually used as a tform of praise during mass or worship. At this moment, the tform had been tidied up.


    The guests spectated as 5-6 tanned ves carried a wooden chest before cing it down onto the tform for the guests�� viewing pleasure.


    The wooden chestnded with a muffled thump of a heavy load.


    Then, its concealing wooden lid was flipped, revealing a deep-ck, mechanical lethal weapon.


    This weapon resembled arge harpoon forged with precise craftsmanship. Its exterior was dyed with muddy crow-ck stains. Its first impression suggested it was covered in rush, but such a misconception could be dispelled upon closer examination.


    Looking at that weapon alone, one could sense an inexhaustible fiendish aura emanating from it; as though it could conjure up countless invisible hands to grip a person��s throat!


    "The Greend Lethal weapon, a mechanism installed on arge harpoon gun forged nearly a century ago. Propelling forth with the might of machinery, this weapon is infused with mysterious ck magic! Through its thirty year venture atop the whaling ship, The Jean, it ughtered and imed at least several thousands of whale souls. Not only does it possess lethal deadliness to the creatures of the sea, it can volley out phantoms of spirit whales against foes when raiding another ship; a terrifying harbinger of fear to sailors of ships."


    "Regardless of hunting legendary beasts of the seas or fiercebat between ships, this harpoon gun exhibits the utmost of usefulness. I��m sure everyone has heard of the former captain of the infamous Queen Anne��s Revenge, it was this harpoon gun that shot him down."


    Blondie Yurena spoke with a pleasant voice on stage, and actively enumerated great familiarity with these treasures.


    "Of course, I must warn our dear patrons. This lethal harpoon gun can only be operated by a specialist who understands to relevant intrinsics. Otherwise, its user will suffer the bacsh of its curse. Starting with a bidding price of 5,000 guineas, every raise at 1,000 guineas."


    Instead, Sheyan took note of her ingenuity to omit the shooting range of that harpoon gun, which could possibly be its shoring. Comparing to cannons with firing ranges easily spanning few kilometres; even after enhanced with ck magic, it would still be difficult for this harpoon gun to scale 800 metres. A mid range weapon obviously held certain awkwardness in such circumstances.


    If not for the present semi-wrecked state of the Hill Maiden, Sheyan would definitely have bidded for the harpoon. That was because this harpoon gun could conjure out spirits of whales, that would throw the enemy��s ship into disarray; substantially decreasing the difficulty of naval boarding battles.


    However with the current circumstances, Sheyan aimed to first settle the problem of his ship.


    After hearing the starting auction bid, those guests who were initially interested immediately turned cold.


    5,000 gold guineas was a sum sufficient to procure a brand new 3-masted merchant ship. Since a merchant ship didn��t require that many cannon ports like warships, its valuation was much lower.


    Furthermore, one could minimally earn back 10,000 guineas profit before the expiry and scrapping of a merchant ship, if no mishaps happened in between. Hence, to both merchants and pirates who pursued profits, expending 5,000 guineas on this weapon wouldn��t be a wise choice.


    In spite of that, Sheyan underestimated the profound significance this Greend lethal weapon symbolised; acimed with the illustrious reputation of ying a former captain of the legendary pirate ship. Thus, akin to a weapon utilized by an emperor before, its value would naturally be inted.


    "6,000 guineas."


    The striking merchant, Fernandez, made the leading bid. Since his subordinates were adept in witchcraft, without raising the reputable significance of this Greend lethal weapon, the century old ck magic attached to it would prove to be a groundbreaking research experiment.


    The starting bid of 5,000 guineas was neither an extravagant sum nor a puny price; but to Fernandez, it was like a strand of hair across nine cows.


    In contrast to their earlier hesitation, a british merchant strived to outdo Fernandez upon hearing his bid; appearing as though he was unwilling to allow his spanish foe to do as he wished.


    "7,000 guineas!"


    Bloodshark promptly yelled out while raising his hand.


    The majority of gazes instantly fell onto Bloodshark, as startled expressions stered onto their faces after identifying him.


    Noteworthily, it was said that Bloodshark had been ambushed once while piging a merchant ship of Fernandez, where his Crew Head, First Mate, and several other confidants had fallen in vain! The grievances between the two took root from then on.


    "10,000 guineas!"


    At this instant, another voice drifted out abruptly.


    Surprisingly, it belonged to that female gypsy who was wearing a red veil. Even though she was here alone, she maintained a detached countenance as she surveyed her surroundings; as though she had a charisma that held the crowd.


    Though this Greend lethal weapon could be described as unrivalled while its significance extraordinary, its bidding price had indeed surpassed its value excessively; inparison to a 3-masted warship that cost only 10,000 guineas.


    Furthermore, gypsies were unpredictable masters skilled in divinity, and provoking them wouldn��t be a good idea. Hence, the auction guests conceded after a brief contemtion.


    Right at the instance Mr Mckinney was about to lift his mallet to proim thepletion of this bid, Sheyan suddenly remembered an issue - "why are the gypsies trying to purchase this weapon?"


    Stirred by this notion, Sheyan immediately called out.


    "11,000 guineas!"


    Believing this affair to have been easily concluded with her 10,000 guineas, the gypsy wasn��t expecting her first bid to be hindered by someone. Instantaneously, a vilified glow flourished in her eyes alongside an unfathomable gloominess, as she red at Sheyan.


    When she realized the culprit was that Seaman Yan, who was nodding courteously and cunningly, she furrowed her brows and squinted her eyes. Then, she turned away and surprisingly refrained from increasing her bid.


    Sheyan became appalled. His intention wasn��t to acquire that Greend lethal weapon, but because he deduced the gypsies would likely attach great importance to any object they auctioned for.


    As such, Sheyan purposefully shouted a higher bid with a goal of draining the liquid finances of that female gypsy, thus limiting her capabilities of interfering when bidding for items he truly desired.


    "That woman is actually not contesting my bid?" Sheyan couldn��t help but suspect his judging capability.


    Yet nobody else contested his bid, and Sheyan could only helplessly oblige while pinching his nose; despondently serving 11,000 gold guineas to the besiding female attendant, as he retrieved this costly harpoon gun with a value that of a brand new warship.


    Nevertheless, his treasury of gold guineas had returned to six figures after selling off the smuggled goods from Tortuga. As such, 11,000 gold guineas couldn��t be counted as a severe blow.


    When he returned to the auction hall after his transaction, he noticed that the arabian, whom he suspected to be Ammand��s representative, had joined the bidding.


    At present, the auctioned article was an impressive looking cuss. As though bragging its ability aloud, faint silverish glow brightened its periphery.


    Upon sighting this cuss, Sheyan couldn��t help but recall Ammand and reckoned this arabian wanted to present this cuss to him.


    "A thousand guineas!"


    The arabian, Wahabu, announced thetest bid. Without returning to his seat yet, Sheyan immediately bidded.


    "2,000 guineas!"


    Once again, the viinous Sheyan was purely attempting to drain Wahabu��s finances, while simrly disying a misperception to others that he was an impulsive buyer; preventing others from fathoming his intentions.


    When Wahabu spun round only to notice a contentedly smiling Sheyan, his face revealed a sneer.


    "5,000 guineas!


    Wahabu proceeded to bluntly exhibit his overbearing wealth, greatly mimicking the grandeur of his future descendants, ones who would be top guns of petroleum conglomerates.


    Without batting an eyelid, Wahabu directly propelled the bidding price to that of a brand new merchant ship; immediately ushering an impression of having nock for money.

 Chapter 535: A dark-golden glow!

    <h4>Chapter 535: A dark-golden glow!</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    However, Sheyan was merely being a crafty bidder, and abstained from bidding further.


    If that was a ck or silver storyline grade cuss that contestants could employ, Sheyan would definitely contest it. However, it appeared like an unappraised unique storyline equipment. To Sheyan who possessed his ��Pirate Captain�� plundering ability, it wasn��t worth it at all.


    Following that, Yurena ambled out once again. Before she couldmence her speech, an attendant hastened towards her from outside before whispering several words to her. Yurena revealed an rmed countenance as she hastily returned behind the scene to confirm several matters, before finally trudging back out.


    Upon her return, Yurena held onto an oil-paper wrapped parcel that was shockingly dripping with fresh blood.


    Yurena cleared her throat and announced.


    "To reasons that everyone is aware of (referring to Norrington��s promotion), our Port Royal underground auction will have toy low for a long period. Due to that, a veteran client of has rushed back here to auction off a priceless treasure! As everyone can see, it wasn��t a in sailing process to obtain this article, where he definitely has offended countless others. As such, this client of ours would depart immediately after receiving his auctioned profits."


    "Our next auctioned article will be this newly inserted treasure. The voyage journal of a second-ss noble, Jaime Gama, the portuguese captain who sailed three times to the Iwami Ginzan Silver Mines of Japan in the east! A starting bid of 100,000 guineas, with each raising bid capped minimally at 10,000 guineas. Our tradingpany vouches for the authenticity of this article, and should any issues arise, we are willing topensate by the ten folds of the price!"


    Yurena unwrapped the blood stained oil-paper as she spoke, and revealed an archaic journal that wasn��t thick at all. Handwritings done by a goose feather brush was inscribed onto its cover. One could also notice starry speckles of inky bloodstains vandalizing the journal��s cover, portraying a ghastly sight to the viewers.


    During an era without satellites or radars, where navigation relied solely on thepass, the upsurge of european expedition voyage were helmed by renowned figures like Christopher Columbus and Magen. Despite this upsurge, nobody was willing to publish specific shipping routes pertaining to the fabled mysterious east. Speared by the immense profits of silk and tea leaves, shipping routes linked to the eastern sea territories were always soaked with blood, avarice and riches.


    The only method of passing on voyage routes was dependant on the oral ounts of experienced captains! Naturally, due to the frailty of human life, navigators faced the inevitable threat of dying anytime at sea; of course, they would record their journeys within voyage journals.


    This also indicated that if one could obtain such a voyage journal, one could grasp a safe and prosperous shipping route leading to the fertile east! Why wouldn��t this article stir up the hearts of bidders?


    Of course, practically most contestants from the future would be roughly aware of how voyages from the caribbean sea to ces like Hangzhou and Osaka would be. Yet knowledge wouldn��t represent that one could simply draft out a voyage journal to auction off.


    The ancient and modern world had vast disparities. Citing a simple example - volume of freight, transportation capacity and capabilities were vastly inferior. For a merchant ship to convey supplies to another port in asia from an european port, port to port sailing was simply impossible. How many other ports would a ship require for stopovers, could a contestant directly be aware of those ports in this boundless sea?


    Furthermore, kic energy of winds governed this sailing era. Would a contestant be aware of wind directions in different regions? Or the sea currents of the endless seas?


    Even if those issues were to be resolved. Would a nameless unreputable contestant be trusted by others based on words alone?


    A distant voyage would require an assembly of fleets as well as deliverable merchandise, such investments would surpass over 100,000 guineas. Unless the realm arranges one��s identity as a children of influential wealthy lords or officers, otherwise, nobody would undermine themselves and trust in barren speech.


    Yet the most crucial aspect resides in the conventional practice of this era - whoever supplied a new shipping route, would definitely have to proceed along with the venturing ship! Otherwise, one would have to mimic the Sheffields Trading Company who was backed by the Governor��s Mansion, offering one��s prestige to guarantee a ten foldpensation!


    Even so, a round trip to china would require minimally two years, and on the pretext of a smooth voyage. Ask any contestants, who could afford such luxury of time??


    Individuals invited to this auction were all prominent or affluent figures. Despite the absurd starting bid of 100,000 gold guineas, this amount soared to 150,000 guineas in no time!!


    Individuals who possessed shipping routes to the east desired to monopolize the market, and were naturally reluctant to offer up a share of the action; they simrlypeted for the journal. Instead, the rest desired to foil their monopoly, attempting to seize it for themselves.


    Although bidding for this may retard their velocity of attaining personal goals, this article remained a necessary procurement for several powerhouses.


    As Sheyan spectated the mobs scrabbling madly, he noticed the gypsy profoundly calling bids before discarding her attempts; allowing him to affirm his judgement in his heart.


    Then, he watched on as Fernandez directly raised the price to 200,000 gold guineas, throwing the other guests into hesitation. Instead, Bloodshark refused to barge as he pped his desk and waved.


    "210,000."


    At another moment, Wahabu surprisingly blurted out.


    "250,000!"


    Upon hearing such astronomical figures, Sheyan couldn��t refrain from bing startled.


    250,000 gold guineas.


    That was an adequate amount to construct a fully armed 7-masted warship!! Warships of such a scale could be counted with one finger in the Royal British Navy. He hadn��t anticipated for an eastern shipping route to skyrocket to such figures.


    Instead, Sheyan was further shocked. As though no deliberations were made, Fernandez bluntly called out.


    "300,000 guineas!"


    The crowd instantly turned mute. Yet to their horror, Bloodshark actually squeezed out a bid from his stammering lips.


    "310,000 guineas."


    Skrtel was one who had given up after cing several bids during the 200,000 guineas interval. At this instant, he observed this scene and sighed.


    "Cursed the stringent smuggling prohibitions of Norrington. Even a veteran pirate like Bloodshark harbours notions of retirement, intending to purchase this shipping route and convert to an armed merchant ship. Forget it, I shall acquiesce this opportunity to him."


    Even though Bloodshark��s 310,000 gold guineas appeared to be his final attempt, Fernandez maintained his expression and instead ceased to bid further; allowing this expensive journal to be sold off.


    After auctioning off this massive article, Yurena sensibly ordered the attendants to serve coffee to their guests; easing up the tense atmosphere, and console the dejected hearts of those failed bidders.


    She then reconciled the guests�� mood.


    "Gentlemen, please refrain from feeling anxious. This is merely the beginning of our auction, the climax has yet to arrive."


    Sheyan continued enjoying the auction. The next article was an antique Jingdezhen porcin from china, probably a stolen booty. Marred by only its dodgy source, this porcin naturally fetched an exorbitant price; ultimately auctioned off for 10,000 guineas. Through this, one could realize the degree of poprity antique china porcin had in europe. No wonder its valuation could rival gold.


    (TL: Jingdezhen porcin is porcin that is produced in Jingdezhen, a prefecture-level city, well known for its pottery)


    Obviously a porcin wouldn��t incite Sheyan��s interest, as he sat there leisurely while sipping his coffee. The following auctioned articles was a dazzling line-up of antique china, silk, tea leaves and many others. Unexpectedly, a store deed in Tortuga was even auctioned off!


    This sufficed to illustrate that Norrington��s increasing attempts to eradicate smuggling had simrly affected the prosperous Tortuga; merchants no longer held faith as they resorted to auctioning off a deed, equivalent to one��s livelihood.


    Sheyan continued enjoying the auction, observing that the worn out Yurena from her hosting had returned to the back stage to rest, while a substitute reced her.


    From then on, several fascinating objects of bizarre applications took to the stage; objects that could only captivate individuals rted to it.


    For example, there was a spyss. Yet it contained special medical effects that could treat rottenedher regions. Putting it to present day context, it referred to male��s scrotum eczema.


    Sailors and piratesbored out at sea for prolonged periods, where hygiene beneath the waist was poorly maintained; leading to such illness that wasn��t convenient to treat. This spyss could converge sunlight towards affected regions and disinfect the area. Naturally, it had been tested a hundred times without discrepancy. Hence, this spyss waspeted ferociously over, and was auctioned off at a high price of 10,000 guineas.


    Next, a lemon was auctioned off. This lemon was enchanted with witchcraft, allowing its juice to be squeezed out daily which could prevent the crew from scorbutus.


    Apart from those, there was an endless canteen which could store nearly four barrels of rum, and a pistol that wouldn��t kill.


    This pistol wasn��t loaded with bullets, but would release a barbaric sound upon triggering it. Its usage was to prevent crew members from the melodious allurement of mermaids.


    Just when Sheyan was about to be bored stiff, yet another few tanned ves strained themselves to heave a chest over.


    When Sheyan casually shifted his gaze onto it, his gaze could no longer be retrieved.


    That was because within the gaps of this carelessly crafted crate, Sheyan shockingly caught a glimpse of a dull golden radiation!


    In this instant, he kneaded his eyes with disbelief at what he was observing. Yet after carefully scrutinizing for several times, he could finally affirm. "It��s true! That is truly a dull golden glow!"


    In this instance, Sheyan became mentally prepared for an all out expenditure.


    With a swing of her foot, the hostess kicked open the chest lid.


    "A precious article obtained through the ten thousand miles expedition venture of The April��s Bloom. Rumoured to have been discovered on a barren ind, blood was shed to retrieve this article. A starting bid of 1,000 guineas, with each raising bid capped minimally at 500 guineas."


    Evidently, the auction hostess felt that this object wasn��t particrly precious, and her attitude and introduction of it was dealt with hastily. Naturally, her standards of professionalism was unsatisfactory; failing to perceive the importance of ttery and arousal of emotions.

 Chapter 536: Fierce competition

    <h4>Chapter 536: Fiercepetition</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Even though the contents of the chest had been revealed, many guests remained uninterested as they yawned while shifting their gazes elsewhere.


    The chest was filled with a coiled up ash gray object, that would essentially look like dried kelp if its color was removed. Though it released a strong fishy odour, it didn��t attract any house flies or mosquitoes. On first impression, it appeared possibly to be tendons yed off from a certain animal.


    Yet when this unappealing object was exhibited, it overflowed with dull golden radiance; leaving one with a sensation of having their consciousness drawn in.


    The grade quality of this object was undoubtedly - dark-gold grade!


    Fortunately, amongst the guests of this auction, only the contestant Sheyan could differentiate its splendid radiance.


    After probing with his helmet��s ability, he was thoroughly moved; because the probed information merely indicated a single statement - [ An iparably precious ship building material ] !!!


    "This��" Sheyan couldn��t help but stare nkly. Even with his usualposure, his heart couldn��t refrain from thumping wildly!


    When Brother ck received Sheyan��s shared information, he cried out in astonishment in the party channel.


    "Ah, a dark-gold grade ship building material! We absolutely cannot spare this. For the sake of this object grade, even losing a family fortune would be worth it!"


    Sheyan could fundamentally determine that this object wasn��t a contestant��s equipment, but a precious unique storyline material. Fortunately, there were no ��Pirate Captain�� calibre contestants present in this auction, and few could determine its true value!


    Unless it was Jack Sparrow, Davy Jones, or those ancient ancestor pirates who possessed the ability to appraise a treasure. With the wrecked state the Hill Maiden was in and the appearance of this object, it was truly a match made in heaven.


    Aspared to this chest of dark-gold grade materials, the other articles auctioned off were existences that Sheyan could simply disregard; ones that he could casually dump away.


    Observing the disinterested crowd, Sheyan rejoiced inwardly as he mentally yelled out that he made it rich.


    He wasn��t in a rush to bid for fear of attracting another��s attention, but to let things naturally run its course. Perhaps after the auction concluded, he could link up personally and settle this with merely 500 guineas.


    An awkward silence overcame the audience momentarily, indicating the disinterest of everyone. While Sheyan was gloating internally, he remained incessantly praying for this state of stagnation.


    However, murphy��sw struck. After speaking till her mouth was dry, the auction hostess was about to announce this article to be ��passed�� with her third hammer. Yet at this moment, Fernandez suddenly coughed and bidded.


    "1,000 guineas, wrap it up for me. I do favour such oddly objects. Besides, Mckinney''s auction wasn��t an easy one to set up, and I can��t possibly allow a ��pass�� to sully his profits. Let me just fool around a little."


    After Fernandez spoke out, who knew that wily old fox, Skrtel, would smile cunningly and interrupt.


    "Hey ho, I too feel an attraction to such queer objects recently. Viscount, your excellency, why not allow me to have it instead. 2,000 guineas." Indeed, Fernandez had contributed enough wealth to buy his viscount status.


    By now, Sheyan was wailing in anguish internally. As it turns out, these crafty old foxes were exceedingly interested in this, and were all scheming in anticipation for this object to ��pass��!


    Sheyan released a deep sigh; knowing that if he wanted to acquire this object, he would be in for a rtively fiercepetition. Otherwise, it would be impossible toy hands on it!


    "10,000 gold guineas!"


    While Sheyan was calming is disorderly train of thoughts, an eerie female voice pierced out. Indeed, it was the gypsy representative, that aged old female shrouded with a red veil. She scanned her surroundings with frosty eyes. The abrupt intion of this object from 2,000 to 10,000 guineas instantly disyed a resolution in attaining it!


    With the gypsy representative participating, the scene fell into a stagnated aspect once again.


    Evidently, those individuals couldn��t really fathom the true value of that object, and were reluctant to offend a gypsy adept at divination. Yet ever since he set his eyes on it, Sheyan had already determined this object was paramount. How would he forsake it so easily?


    "110,000 guineas."


    "150,000 guineas!" The gypsy representative didn��t bother ncing over, knowing that Sheyan wouldn��t bother with her as well. She didn��t expose a single weakness as she maintained herposure, quoting her bid with great indifference.


    Instead, both Fernandez and Skrtel didn��t bat a single eyelid. They were merely contended with themselves over springing up this spectacle, while others remained disinterested in the object. As such, no further bids resulted from them.


    Nevertheless, Sheyan was aware that until the moment the auction mallet was hammered down, his truepetitors would remain a mystery. Right now, he had no clue what the oppositions were deliberating!


    Indeed, even before Sheyan could raise the bid, the arabian Wahabu upset the bnce of the apple cart.


    "170,000 guineas!"


    That female gypsy then pounded against the table impatiently.


    "200,000 guineas!"


    "300,000 guineas!" Sheyan went for broke. Since he was bent on acquiring it, then he might as well dere his position.


    The female gypsy casted a re at Sheyan, seemingly wanting to engrave his entirety into her mind. She then remained silent but instead, Wahabu revealed a sinister smile.


    "400,000 guineas!"


    Sheyan nced disdainfully at him before shutting his mouth, proceeding to sip his coffee unhurriedly; portraying an image ofplete disregard.


    Wahabu instantly felt his ns of revenge for the earlier bid had gone awry. Truthfully speaking, he was merely a representative. If he really purchased a questionable object with 400,000 guineas, he would have to face the harsh music! This amount was equivalent to four brand new 3-masted warships!


    As time trickled away, cold beads of perspiration formed on Wahabu��s forehead. On the verge of the descending mallet, Sheyan leisurely dered.


    "400,500 guineas."


    As though a burden was finally unloaded, Wahabu wiped away his cold sweat; no longer daring to y punk. This secondary auction hostess had never expected she would be able to raise a 1,000 pound valuation object into a heavenly price of 400,000 guineas, as she beamed with delight over the prospects of heftymissions!


    Inspired by these events, she vigorously advertised the object once more with saliva sshing; hoping for a continual skyrocketing of valuation.


    However, Sheyan��s onlypetition, the gypsy, knew that Sheyan had minimally reaped several hundred of thousand guineas from the gypsies. Thus, after weighing the matter, she gave up. Eventually, Sheyan acquired this object.


    When the auction mallet hammered down, Sheyan released a long exhtion; as though he had offloaded a massive burden. Knowing that the gypsy representative had been stalled twice by Sheyan, the auction hostess proceeded to console her. Besides, amiableness was an import aspect for businesses to earn profits. The gypsy remained silent but gestured them to return, emanating a sense of deep shrewdness.


    Sheyan carefully examined the chest of dark-gold grade materials after receiving it. Instead, the notification he got were all ��? ? ?��.


    As he admired and interacted with it, he realized it wasn��t at all like a dead object, but could sense a thriving vitality within it.


    Citing an inappropriate example of pig trotters in the market. Those pig trotters couldn��t appear deader, but if one were to knead against its hooves, the slightest of movements indicated a strength contained within it that could explode out anytime.


    Eventually, Sheyan couldn��t resolve his puzzlement over the chest of materials even after a careful round of inspection, and stored the item. Nevertheless, he was brimming with confidence in finding someone who could appraise this.


    Following that, those 20 high-angled cannons that old McKinney had mentioned to him finally appeared. Instead, the auction hostessmunicated a different recognition.


    "In recent times, the marines of Port Royal has fought consecutive battles and triumphed. As a result, the navy headquarters has specially initiated apletely renewal ofbat arms for them, tomend their bravery. Since their arms are being reced, those obsolete old equipments naturally wouldn��t be scraped but used to exchange for capital."


    Despite her speech, the following exhibitions were all without an exception, brand new and shining high-angled cannons. Furthermore, the inscribed sigil of the Hamburg factory was even imprinted on these cannons. If these cannons were truly ��old and obsolete��, then the typical cannon of other maines should simply be dumped into the pile of scrap metals.


    Many requested for those 20 high-angled cannons to be auctioned off in one whole batch. However, McKinney stubbornly auctioned them off one at a time. That wasn��t merely for the sake of added profits, but also to hedge against future risks.


    If 1-2 brand new high-angled cannons surfaced aboard a pirate ship, the governor could still find excuses that the pirates purchased them through illegal smuggling means. Such a reasoning could still be barely epted. Yet of 20 brand new Hamburg manufactured high-angled cannons surfaced on a single ship unanimously, and if that ship didn��t belong to the fleets of the Royal British Navy, that will be a hemorrhoid like problem to Norrington. Furthermore, he would be well aware that only Governor Swann was capable of such a feat.


    Very quickly, the 20 high-angled cannons were partitioned and auctioned off. After a series ofpetition, the total amount fetch from auctioning them reached a high valuable of several hundred thousand guineas.


    Sheyan had the chance to procure 1-2 cannons, but his experience told him it would take minimally 4 cannons to disy its intended effects. 1-2 cannons would be seemingly negligible. Hence, he simply didn��t bother.


    Following that, Sheyan fished up a pile of smuggled loots. He expanded 5,000 guineas to procure marine equipments sufficient for roughly a hundred individuals. These were the washed out equipments of marines. Nevertheless, these equipments came from the marines of two gships, where they retained a rtively impressive quality.

 Chapter 537: The visiting vikings

    <h4>Chapter 537: The visiting vikings</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Those former marines under Sheyan were facing an equipment shortage. Moreover, all along they had belonged to an inferior unit of marines back in the navy.


    At present, Sheyan had managed to acquire a batch of first grade equipment for them, which were definitely superior to the substandard equipment of their previous third-rate navy ship.


    Due to the secrecy of this auction, the invited guests were not permitted to leave even after they squandered all their wealth away. Everyone started together and would depart together.


    Right now, Sheyan no longer held interest in this auction, but continued spectating to broaden his horizons. Ultimately, the climax of this auction actually served a te of astonishment to Sheyan. Though he wasn��t particrly interested in the article, he understood its hidden implication. It was actually an object hailed as the proof of a conqueror*!


    (TN: *The Proof of a conquerores from the Uncharted Waters 4 game. In the game, there are 7 artifacts required to be the sailor ruler of the seas)


    In this caribbean world, the existence of the seven pirate lords were not casual promations by themselves!


    One had to firstpletely dominate and rule a particr domain of the sea, before the brethren court would ord clues to one; instructing one to acquire a certain mysterious treasure in their naval territory, to serve as one��s proof of a conqueror.


    Of course, that mission��s difficulty would be immensely challenging. But once one retrieves that proof, one would be officially acknowledged and hailed as one of the seven Pirate Lords.


    For example, the proof of a conqueror for Ammand in the ck Sea, is a cannon hailed as the Caucasus�� shield. Furthermore, it was rumored the reason Captain Jack Sparrow was so ��romantically dissolute��, was because his proof of a conqueror was a human; requiring him to im the virginity and affection of the daughter of a lofty nobleman. Including those, other currently known proofs of the conqueror includes acquiring the exalted Frost Imperial te*, the sun patterned Saber* from the New World and some others.


    (TN: To my understanding, all these are artifacts of the proof of the conqueror in Uncharted Waters 4. I can��t find the official tranted names, so i tranted those literally.)


    In a flurry, a bitter struggle of merchants and piratesmenced over this very object, where hefty sumps of gold guineas pounded in ferociously one after another.


    The one who got thestugh was the spaniard, Fernandez. His long periods of patience had finally paid off as he acquired his heart��s desire.


    After the auction concluded, to prevent any unnecessary disputes, the invited guests were escorted to their carriages and chauffeured to their respective areas. This was probably due to the frequent outburst of violence after other auctions had ended, where it would undoubtedly affect the reputation of the organizers. Hence, they executed it prudently.


    After spending quite some time at this auction, when the trio departed from the ce, the sky was already full of stars.


    Before departing, Sheyan felt an unspeakable sensation welling up in his heart. When he turned, he noticed the gypsy representative casting a vilified re towards him, but when he turned back, she had disappeared into the human crowd.


    Sheyan��s eyes flickered before his lips curled into an unfathomable smirk, and proceeded to board his carriage.


    After being escorted out of the region, 3-4 pirates came forward to report to the trio; eximing that the vikings were turning fretful and impatient, and although they hadn��t flown into a fit, they were repeatedly flinging stuffs at the pirates to hasten them.


    The piratestly reported that those vikings could no longer endure, and had dispatched three of them to Port Royal in search of Sheyan; while emphasizing the urgency of their matters.


    Sheyan wasn��t surprised at all when he heard that report.


    For the vikings to seek him out behind Ammand��s back, indicated the urgency of their matter!


    Hence, Sheyan purposefully left them dry in the air to observe their reaction. Evidently, he was attempting to probe out the immensity of their sincerity.


    In Sheyan��s perspective, the vikings were already a pleasant surprise outside of his ns. Thus, he definitely wanted to reap the greatest benefits from this. Of course, this deliberate procrastination may result in the regrettable scenario of an opportunity slipping away. Nevertheless, Sheyan always treated his schemes like a statistical abacus, obviously, he could bear the consequence of the opportunity slipping away.


    Sheyan became rather amused after hearing the report. The reaction of those vikings was rather contrary to his expectation.


    After pondering with his head lowered briefly, he ordered.


    "How about this. Ol��Seadog. Lease tworge 10 seater carriages for me at once, give��em a full deposit and tell them I do not require a chauffeur. Our own men will navigate the carriage."


    Ol��Seadog was rather efficient and speedy in his tasks, thus he immediately headed off. After a series of discussions, the trio proceeded to wait an area not far from the port.


    Soon after, Ol��Seadog returned with therge carriages. Sheyan immediatelymanded his pirate underlings to fetch the vikings, while he would carry on waiting here.


    Not too longter, the three viking representatives arrived in arge carriage. The unique appearance and style of the vikings, seemingly depicted the word ��pirate�� on their faces.


    They didn��t dismount from the carriage but opted to wait inside. By now, Sheyan had long prepared a barrel of Golden Rum. He effortlessly hoisted up the barrel of rum, and sat inside their carriage.


    Nightfall descended long ago. Without a doubt, this exorbitantly leased carriage was rathervish; its interior was illuminated clearly by barnnterns and candles.


    The three vikings boasted of massive scandinavian physiques, and grew unkempt beards beneath their bright eyes. Tormented by wind and snow since young, their muscr arms wereced with calluses from extended periods of holding oversized weapons.


    After entering the carriage, Sheyan directly pulled off the lid of the barrel; allowing the alcoholic aroma to permeate the entire carriage. Then, he poured each viking a mug of rum.


    "I had a certain important affair in Port Royal, primarily pertaining to Governor Swann��s auction. ept my utmost apologies for dying till now. As per my hometown customs, I shall toast three cups as punishment!"


    Living in those frigid hightitude zones, the vikings definitely favoured strong alcoholic drinks. They could be described as empty barrels without wine. The exquisite rum Sheyan produced was something the three vikings hadn��t drank in a long time, causing their throats to squirm as they couldn��t resist the urge to hoist up their mugs.


    Who knew that with one mouthful, their alcoholic craving instantly kicked in. Moreover, Ol��Seadog was an expert at marketing one to drink more. After downing two mugs, the three vikings felt their mugs were too small and hampered the satisfaction of their drinking.


    Then, they even strapped off the cowhorn helmets from their heads to use as mugs for their drinking pleasure. Concurrently, they drummed their helmets and hummed folk tunes of viking heroism.


    This was an atmosphere that Sheyan was naturally delighted to see. While the three vikings were heading towards intoxication, Sheyan finally sighed.


    "As everyone had witnessed, thebat with Mr Harrod yesterday was suggested by himself. Moreover, you saw the entirety of the blood boat duel, I never made a single move that vited the duelling regtions. Earnestly speaking, Mr Harrod��s might is beyond mine, my victory was merely by a fluke. If you wish to avenge him, I will ept your intent."


    The leading viking, Rollo, shook his head.


    "Harrod has returned to the divine pce, Valha, through the conquest of a fair duel. There be no hatred amongst this. Despite that, Harrod is still one of the three inheritors of our Asgarda tribe. His remnant holds utmost importance to us, we must retrieve it."


    Sheyan��s gaze flickered.


    "Oh? What remnant?"


    Rollo replied sincerely.


    "Everything."


    Sheyan chuckled in response.


    "In ordance to the pirate��s code, plundering the defeated ismon practice. The pirate��s code confers to us that right."


    Rollo shook his head gently.


    "That is because you aren��t aware of the monumental significance they are to our Asgarda tribe."


    Sheyanughed.


    "Perhaps we could switch to another perspective? Produce an object of equivalent worth, and you warriors can take turns to duel me. As long as your triumph over me, you can gain your heart��s desire."


    Rollo spoke in a pained tone.


    "Harrod is already publicly known as our finest warrior. Sir, we��ve seen your strength personally. In truth, our hopes of winning isn��t great, and we aren��t living well either. I��m afraid the gold we have isn��t sufficient in worth."


    Sheyan immediately smiled.


    "Ho, I must��ve caused a slight misunderstanding somewhere. I am notcking of gold. In reality, I am rather peculiar about the indomitable fighting capabilities of the mighty vikings. For example, those divine artifacts of your tribe, and your matchless strength in battles. These are things wealth is iparable to, it isn��t even worth mentioning. Yet they are the things I thirst for."


    Rollo offered a troubled look.


    "However, we are equallycking in what you desire."


    Sheyan shrugged his shoulders.


    "Then I have no solution for this. If you wish to snatch my plundered loot without offering remuneration, the only way is over my dead body!"


    Listening to such decisiveness and resolution from Sheyan, the three vikings exchanged looks and found it hard to swallow the fine liquor swirling in their throat.


    In reality, the vikings was a ss that loved resorting to fists and weapon; but when dealing with a stronger opponent, they could only find themselves helplessly entangled.


    Observing the awkward situation, Sheyan smiled gently.


    He did love to push his opponents into desperate ground during a discussion, before offering a sliver of hope in the end; undoubtedly, persuading them would then be much easier.


    Thus, he finally allowed Jinkuang to enter the field. Knowing the capabilities of his slut subordinate, Sheyan was reassured.


    To his shock, probably due to them sensing the puny threat Jinkuang emanated, those vikings appeared additionally unconstrained and more at ease when facing him. However, the vikings didn��t know that in this world, the most dangerous individuals were the ones without the word ��danger�� written on their faces.

 Chapter 538: Divine Stone: Odin’s Surge

    <h4>Chapter 538: Divine Stone: Odin��s Surge</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Ten minutester, Jinkuang sauntered out of the carriage with his head high and chest out.


    Eventually, the verdict of his discussions with the vikings was out - the three objects, ��Murmurs of a Great Bear��, ��Viking Precious Keepsake�� and the ��Deer Bone Staff�� had to be imed back. As for the ��Greatsword of Ice and Snow��, though it was Harrod��s special weapon, they had no use for it and it wasn��tpatible with their own weapons. Hence, it was discounted.


    As it turns out, the Asgarda tribe would soon host the ��festival of furious bears�� to decide their new patriarch. Only ones who possess a the ��Viking Precious Keepsake��, would gain the qualifications to participate in the processionpetition.


    As for the helmet, ��Murmurs of a Great Bear��, it was a formidable helmet that could substantially boost a viking warrior��sbative power; an incredible insurance in defeating other candidates.


    Yet Sheyan didn��t expect that of the three objects, the most valuable one was the inextinguishable ��Deer Bone Staff��.


    That was due to the harsh conditions of their environment, because the final hurdle of the inheritor test was for a viking warrior to ascend a cier within the freezing temperature of -20 degrees. Afterwards, they would have to cross several miles of icy seawaters, before hunting down a gigantic legendary creature, a snow beast; who resided within a snow capped jungle.


    Under such circumstances, having an enchanted staff that could ignite in any scenario, would be the decider between victory or defeat and possibly life or death!


    A fire source could allow one to cook to replenish bodily energy, supply warmth in the huts of snow, and perhaps even sessfully ascend the patriarch��s throne without hunting the snow beast.


    This wasn��t a joke, and it truly happened to Harrod��s dad. While crossing the icy seawater, he suffered an attack from a deadly pr bear; eventually sustaining grave injuries. Hence, he could only utilize this ��Deer Bone Staff�� to start a bonfire and slowly nurse his injuries in the snow capped jungles. During that period, he had utterly abandoned hopes of bing the next patriarch.


    Meanwhile, the fire source of those other candidates were all soaked and extinguished after crossing the icy sea. Therefore, they had no choice but to challenge the snow beast while still retaining sufficient energy within them. After ying the beast, they would have to swim across the icy sea once again. Otherwise without a fire source within the snow capped jungle, all their food supplies would turn frozen stiff and be inedible. Over time, their energy would gradually be sapped away and be exhausted, leading to a dreadful ending.


    In the end, the oue of those candidates was a tragic one. They were shredded asunder by the fangs and ws of the snow beast, leaving behind a measly candidate; a defeated individual who couldn��t fight due to injuries. Ultimately, that individual was propelled to be the sessor.


    Unfortunately, this information was leaked to Sheyan. Henceforth, wishing to retrieve those three items from him wouldn��t be an easy task. Moreover, the slutty intermediary, Jinkuang, was stillying hands on those three items. As such, an exorbitant price and a pact of humiliating surrender was signed.


    The simple minds of the vikings were easily toyed into a mess by the unceasing gabbling of Jinkuang. More crucially, Jinkuang relied on his distinct and keen business nose to whiff out a vital statement, which urately speaking, was a statement that came from Rollo himself - ����we aren��t living well either����


    Jinkuang��s eyeballs shuttled around as he proactively suggested that based on their current friendship, regardless if a deal is made, he would be willing to gift them with ten barrels of ordinary rum, 800 guineas, loaves of rye bread and a list of living necessities.


    Of course, Jinkuang would only require roughly several dozens of gold guineas to procure thosemodities. Instead, thosemodities would be able to secure the camaraderie between both parties. Such overwhelming treatment was like the final straw to shatter the mental defenses of the mighty viking, Rollo.


    Proceeding from there, the vikings crumbled and fell into the trickery of Jinkuang��s miserable gaze; presenting all their exchangeable chips to Jinkuang.


    After a sequence of careful selections, the price of those anxious vikings was a divine stone, ��Odin��s Surge��, an essory, ��Sacred Cow-horn cup��, and an item, ��Birch bark of the Hlidskjalf*�� x3��.


    (TN:*the Hlidskjalf is odin��s throne)


    [ Divine Stone: Odin��s Surge (divine power remaining: 70 points) ]


    [ Item rarity: Dark-Gold grade ]


    [ Origin world: Any possible world with Odin ]


    [ Material: Olympus Mountain special stone ]


    [ Item position: Bag ]


    [ category: usable item ]


    [ Weight: 457.6g ]


    [ Usage requirement: Any pure attribute of strength, agility or physique reaching 20 points. Every usage will cost 10 points of divine power ]


    [ Usage: a chance for user to obtain the ability - ��Flesh Explosion�� !


    [ Description: A divine stone consecrated before the viking��s idol, Odin. After 70 years of consecration, divine power was umted within it. Odin bestows his strength onto his people, allowing them survive better in this treacherous world. ]


    [ Possible evolvable ability: Flesh Explosion ]


    [ Details: An abilitypatible with most physicalbatants. Odin��s divine power is everywhere. As physique of individuals absorbing his divine power differs, the manifestation of this ability would be different. ]


    [ Details: Realm��s evaluation of basic grasp of this ability is ��B��. Once the ability is raised to lvl 4, its evaluation will be raised to ��A��. When this ability is raised to lvl 7, its evaluation will be raised to ��S��. ]


    [ Details: To raise this ability, apart from investing utility and potential points, one must sacrifice equipments as devotion to Odin! Offering Dark-blue grade equipments is required for raising Basic phase (lvl 1 - 4). After lvl 4, ability would require ck grade or above equipments. ]


    [ Details: Offering a barely suitable equipment may not result in this ability evolving. Only after receiving favour from Odin can this ability be evolved. The better the offered equipments, the greater the possibility of ability evolving. ]


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    [ essory: Sacred Cow horn cup ]


    [ Rarity: ck grade (unusable with horcrux, no horcrux ispatible with this excessively ancient equipment ]


    [ Usage requirement: Strength 40 points (an equipment of a berserker tribe is indeed justified of its reputation) ]


    [ Details: Increase all healing effects by 25% ]


    [ Details: Every time you are healed, a damage absorption shield will form around your body. The HP of this shield is based on 50% of the healing effect, but its defence is 0. ]


    [ Details: lowers your uracy by 3% ]


    [ Details: Reduces your attack speed. ]


    [ Weight: 187g ]


    [ Description: Centuries ago, a viking tribe patriarch encountered an enormous long-furred cow running through the snowy mountains. After countless trials and tribtions, he finally slew this enormous cow. However, he perished from untreated wounds after. The descendants of this tribe patriarch then offered this enormous long-furred cow to the grand Odin. Odin was well pleased with this offering. The descendants then crafted the cow��s only longhorn into a wine cup. Very quickly, they discovered the mystical force it contained within, and thus wore this cup on themselves. ]


    [ Evaluation: This essory has overturned defeat into victory for its own for at least seven battles before. Hence, it was hailed as the dawn of an era. ]


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    [ Birch bark of the Hlidskjalf x3 ]


    [Item rarity: Dark-blue grade ]


    [ Origin word: Any earth world. ]


    [ Material: Tree bark ]


    [ Item position: bag ]


    [ Category: Usable item ]


    [ Weight: 47.1 g ]


    [ Item usage requirement: 5 MP ]


    [ Effects: Increase the explosive strike rate of allies within a hundred metre radius by 5%, HP regeneration by 50%, movement and attack speed by 33%; duration: 12 seconds. ]


    [ Description: Known as the raging tempest of god��s breath, berserking winds would blow throughout the magnificent mountain range of the Hlidskjalf. Only the sacred birch tree can grow on this mountain range. Even its dried tree bark is congealed with a mystical and formidable force. ]


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    Indeed, as the proverb goes, when Jinkuang acts the ceiling cracks. To cause the opposing dealing party to offer up everything with both hands for one��s choosing pleasure, was truly an admirable feat.


    Jinkuang unted his capabilities conceitedly, while Rollo and the others eagerly checked the variousmodities they received, and totally ignored the fact that they had exchanged their divine objects and equipments.


    There wasn��t a need to doubt Jinkuang��s purchasing power. Thosemodities worth tens of guineas, were practically sufficient to guarantee the survival of Rollo and several of his tribesmen for the winter. This was seemingly an aspect where both sides won��


    Of course, that was what the simple minds of the vikings thought.


    Without a doubt, this transaction had greatly benefited Sheyan and the others. As the saying goes, the matter should not be dyed. The trio immediately huddled together to divide the spoils.


    Naturally, only Sheyan could equip the ��Sacred Cow-horn cup��. He then stripped off his +1 physique pocketwatch. Not sure if it was coincidental, but now, both Sheyan��s pair of essory previously belonged to vikings.


    As for that ��Divine Stone: Odin��s Surge��, it contained a total of seventy points of divine power. Every usage would exhaust ten points of divine power, which equated to seven times.


    Hence, the trio would minimally have two opportunities at it each. After Sheyan��s innate ability ��Stronghold�� had awakened, his resistance to abnormal effects was the highest. Thus, he was chosen as the experimental tool.


    The appearance of the ��Divine Stone: Odin��s Surge�� was pretty mediocre; analogous to a casual fist sized pebble, except for its glossyyer that seemed to be coated with broilcquer.


    As Sheyan held the stone, he could feel an abnormal warmth emanating from it; as though it had just been retrieved from a bonfire. Pulses of heartbeat could be felt from the depths of this divine stone, which flooded in with endless surging power!!

 Chapter 539: Waiting on an ambush!

    <h4>Chapter 539: Waiting on an ambush!</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Sheyan gripped the divine stone tightly as he concentrated his mental strength into it.


    Gradually, a glimmer of golden brilliance pervaded through the cracks of his fingers, and ted against his flesh. This light then surged through him rapidly like a river.


    At present, Sheyan��s skin was practically covered in gleaming crystal; magical, bewitching and gorgeous.


    Through Rollo��s description, that should be themencement of divine power outpouring. Next would be the crux. If the golden divine power permeated into his body, then he would receive Odin��s favour. If the golden brilliance dispersed into the air, it would signify a waste of ten years of viking meditation; the divine power returning back to Odin. Alright, bluntly putting, it meant the ability failed to manifest.


    Instead,dy luck was shining on Sheyan today. There wasn��t a single sign of the golden brilliance dispersing, and itpletely permeated into his body. He then received the notification.


    [ You have sessfully obtained an evolvable ability: ��Flesh Explosion�� lvl 1 ]


    [ Evolvable ability: ��Flesh Explosion�� lvl 1. ]


    [ Current evaluation: B ]


    [ Details: The power of Odin surges through your muscles. Although your fluency with this strength is rtively foreign, you can still disy a definite effect. ]


    [ Details: When dealing damage to an enemy, enemy will receive additional true damages (Damage that is unaffected by defence or realm regtion limitation, effect takes domain precedence). True damages value ranges between 5 - 15 points. It is determined by attack speed. The faster the attack speed, the tiner the value. ]


    [ Note: True damage will inherit your explosive strike rate, and can deal additional explosive strike. Explosive strike is counted separately. ]


    Following him, Reef and Mogensha took turns at it. Grabbing the divine stone tightly, Reef passed on first try. However, the effect of his ��Flesh Explosion�� differed from Sheyan. The description of his was -


    [ The divine power of Odin turns your flesh with impregnable solidity. When enemy deals damage to you, 50% chance of damage recoil. Recoiled damage is counted as true damage, calcted by half of actual damage received by Reef. Recoiled damage is capped minimally at 10 points and will not exceed 30 points. ]


    Mogensha was the unfortunate one where he squandered away two chances, before finally obtaining the favour of odin on the third attempt. The effects of his acquired ��Flesh Explosion�� was -


    [ After 3 consecutive attack damage dealt to your enemy, the agony and blood of the foe will stimte the divine power of Odin. You will then deal a 1 second stun to your enemy in the next strike (effect takes domain precedence)! However, this passive stunning effect has a 10 seconds cooldown. ]


    In this manner, the ��Divine Stone: Odin��s Surge�� still retained two times of usage. If their fortunes were good, it could earn them a sum. This was an unexpected harvest that Sheyan hadn��t anticipated.


    After both parties obtained a consensus on their transactions, they beamed delight. Yet for unknown reasons, Sheyan told the three vikings that the ��Murmurs of a Great Bear�� helmet was left inside the captain��s cabin, although it was clearly stored inside the party storage. Thus, he wanted the vikings to apany them back to the Hill Maiden before he could return the helmet.


    When Sheyan phrased it that way, even Brother ck thought he was a two-faced bastard who wanted to renege on this deal with the vikings. While Mogensha felt rather disturbed, Sheyan instead shook his head gently andughed.


    Through the party channel, he advised them not to think too much, that his invitation of the three vikings was aligned to a goal. Except, such matters were merely just spection as of now, and was inconvenient to be divulged.


    With the imminent arrival of the tribe��s sacred festival of furious bears, Rollo hastened Sheyan to journey back overnight. Riding a carriage from here back to the pirate ship was roughly an hours�� ride, hence, Sheyan nodded his head in agreement.


    Before they departed, Sheyan ordered a few of his pirate confidants to apany Joshamee to stay. The ones he brought back with him were all expertbatants.


    After climbing back into the carriages, an experienced pirate chauffeur led them and the three vikings back to the ship.


    *********************


    The night was pitch ck, and few would journey overnight. Fortunately, Port Royal was a crucial stoppage port, and their journey was pretty smooth; along the way, they encountered meticulous patrols.


    Moreover, the carriage chauffeur was experienced with overnight travels, as he hung a bright barnntern at the carriage��s front to illuminate the way ahead. Although vision remained poor still, as long as he lowered the carriage speed, travelling wouldn��t be a risk.


    Clock! Clock! Clock! The tapping of horse hooves resounded, as the carriage traversed through the distinctive trail of the tranquil forest.


    All of a sudden, under the dim irradiation of the barnntern, the carriage driver noticed something obstructing the way ahead.


    When travelling during the night, one had to be most cautious of these obstructing hurdles. He anxiously cursed before bringing the carriage to a halt. Leaping down, he carried the barnntern to shine on the obstructing object ahead.


    Impaled onto the ground right ahead, was shockingly a rectangle wooden b that was at least 2-3 square metres! The wooden b was painted in red.


    The carriage chauffeur examined it sluggishly before realizing; isn��t this a hearts of 6 poker card, but magnified manifold?


    The carriage chauffeur then berated the pain in the arse scums who yed this prank, as he strolled ahead to knock the wooden b to the ground.


    Yet to his horror, the red shade of the wooden b issued an amplified mncholy. He could smell a wave of blood stench stifling his nose. This hearts of 6 poker card was actually painted with blood!!


    The carriage chauffeur screamed fearfully. Yet before he could run, an iparably mournful whizz screeched into the air. Two poker cards jetted through the air, intercrossing before they swivelled down; effortlessly slicing across his neck and severing his arteries. Instantaneously, a lively spurt of fresh blood shot into the air.


    After ying, the two poker cards swivelled round like a bird circling in the air; spilling blood but not infected by it. Then, they paused in the midst of the darkness. Soon after, two fair fingers reached out and clipped the two poker cards. With an easy flick, the two poker cards returned into a pocket.


    Meanwhile, the carriage chauffeur clutched his neck; voicing out gurgling chokes before slumping to the ground. The barnntern in his hands crashed to the ground, knocking noisily against the rocks. The oil within sshed in all directions, before the embers ignited into a huge me; brightly illuminating the ce.


    From the four corners of the darkness, men walked out dressed in tattered shabby clothes; their expressions apathetic, and their eyes were lifeless.


    A nasty stench emitted from their bodies, while they held onto various sorts of weapons; hoes, scissors, dung pitchforks����


    Suddenly, a sharp whistle pierced into the air. As though injected with adrenaline, the pupils of these men contracted into the size of a needle tip as the white of their eyes upied the entire socket.


    Roaring out with beastly crudeness, those men pounced towards the carriages!


    Indeed, these men were males of the lowest rung of the gypsies camp! They were numbed to their livelihood, and were employed as miserable cannon fodder to charge the fronts.


    "Damned pirates!" the three vikings were startled out from their semi-drunkenness, and noticed their predicament after pushing aside the carriage curtains.


    When they discovered the carriage transporting their goods behind was under assault, they instantly bellowed with matchless fury and pulled out their weapons! They seemed to have forgotten that they were also pirates, and were probably not much more refined than strong pirates.


    To Sheyan and his crew, those were merelymodities worth several tens of guineas. Instead, thesemodities could allow some of the sickly and aged tribesmen of the three vikings, to live on! Those tribesmen could well be their kin!


    Therefore, anyone who dared to touch thosemodities, would definitely bear the painful wrath of the vikings.


    Rollo and his other six vikings, who apanied Harold in his adventures, were all warriors of the tribe. Naturally, their battle capabilities wouldn��t need to be emphasized. Effortlessly raising up their weapons, heavy violent weapons like sledgehammers, battleaxes and so on, they leapt down their carriage.


    Those three massive vikings roared frically, and charged like a great bear towards those gypsy male ves who were sacking their goods. Concurrently, they brandished their stupendous weapons, which emitted lofty and ghastly hums whenever they swiped forth in the air.


    Those gypsy males were utterly incapable of blocking, as blood sprayed wildly upon impact and limbs were dismembered and sent flying. Those men either suffered grievous injuries, or perished immediately.


    As the three vikings ughtered their way in, they maintained minimally a 5 metres gap between each other; preventing them from ��friendly fire��. One could fathom how valiant their brute force was. Under such brutal onught, it offered a violent feedback to all onlookers - that these vikings were born forbat!


    Not only were Rollo and his two vikingsmitting murder, they were purposefully butchering their opponents; leaving behind mutted corpses, chunks of flesh flying, and splitted bones. It was as though three giant bulldozers/excavators had collided in; its momentum unstoppable as it set off a reign of terror.


    Evidently, the presence of those vikings were out of the ambushers�� expectations! In the face of those three killing machines, quality against trash, the overwhelming quantity of gypsy males were utterly decimated.


    Mogensha was finally enlightened as he asked into the party channel.


    "Boss, could it be that all along, you knew those gypsies would ambush us? Which is why you insisted on dragging along the three vikings?"

 Chapter 540: Ambush

    <h4>Chapter 540: Ambush</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Towards Brother ck��s query, Sheyan chortled and replied.


    "Naturally, since I��ve consecutively snatched the items those gypsies greatly desired! Actually, knowing the personality of those perverted old hags, they would��ve definitely started a bidding war against me. Instead, her reaction was to relent."


    "That undoubtedly brings up two possibilities. Either she has no money, which we can eliminate as she purchased several items in the end; or she has a method to obtain those items without expending cash! Hence, she allowed me to becent with my sessful bids."


    "Before leaving the auction, I realized that woman had been consistently staring at me. Following that, I carefully inspected myself and discovered this in my sleeve."


    Sheyan stretched out his left arm as he spoke, revealing an astonishing fingernail-sized red heart vestige on the outer side of his sleeve. Like a birthmark, this vestige prated deep into the fiber of his sleeve. It was impossible to scrape it off. Moreover, few would be able to notice it in such an awkward position. If not for his suspicions, Sheyan would��ve found it hard to discover it as well.


    "This should be a notation that gypsy diviner has ced on me. With it, she can easily pinpoint my location. In order to prevent advertently rming the enemy, she forsook monitoring us; a n of using a long line to catch the big fish. Yet this offered me the golden opportunity to borrow the might of those vikings, to y them when they least expect!"


    Reef interrupted.


    "But, aren��t they afraid of the Little Lord Fokke��s diary?"


    Sheyan answered.


    "ced in our party interspatial storage, that diary might as well be transferred to a new dimension; screening away all rtions to this world. Therefore, those gypsies probably couldn��t sense, or determined that we wouldn��t carry the diary with us but kept it somewhere safe. Obviously, they would act without the slightest scruple."


    While the trio were conversing, Rollo and his ferociously unrivalled vikings had left the butchered gypsy ves in a scattered mess. This scene essentially looked as effortless as a tiger assailing a pack of goats.


    In spite of that, yet anotherrge swarm of gypsy ves appeared from the darkness. Treating death with contempt, they silently pounced forward.


    Sheyan immediatelymanded his pirate underlings to assist.


    This time, those mighty vikings started feeling pressure when challenged by nearly a hundred charging gypsy ves. This was mainly due to their poor limatization to prolongedbat.


    Speaking in line with Sun Tze��s Art of War, they were past the vigorous ��spurt of energy�� phrase, and were into the waning phase.


    Although the gypsy ves inflicted poor damages, they drew in lifelessly as they stabbed forth with rakes and pitchforks; dealing impressive damages as a whole.


    Furthermore, amidst the gypsy ves, several of those gypsy guardians had shamelessly blended in.


    (TL:*Recall, the gypsy guardians are the second tier of gypsy males)


    Disguised in the same appearance as those gypsy ves, those guardians hid daggers within their bodies as they threatened with deadly killing intent.


    Sheyan himself personally witnessed a mishap.


    While attempting to fend for another viking warrior, the viking warrior Rollo had carelessly failed to block. In turn, a gypsy guardian sneaked in and thrusted his dagger into Rollo��s belt. Yet before Rollo had the chance to retaliate, that gypsy guardian had swiftly blended back into the gypsy crowd!


    One could observe that the gypsy woman directing behind the scenes, definitely possessed remarkablemanding capabilities. Although Sheyan��s arrangement had caught her off guard, she managed to pinpoint the vikings�� weakness within a short span of time, and counter-attack with precise focus!


    Such a capability could be said to be rather umon, and it was no surprise the gypsies were assured in allowing her to deal with their foes herself.


    Faced with this tactic, the three vikings became traumatized by those disguised assassins; feeling as though every tree or bush was an enemy. Every foe they shed with felt like the ones who could deal a severe strike to them.


    As such, they inevitably maintained a vignt state, and treated every iing ��farmer�� as a menacing wolf.


    ��Will that iing vegetable knife morph into a deadly cleaver? Is that thrusting pitchfork a feign or a casual reckless jab. Are those iing hurling rocks ordinary rocks or lime?


    They had just witnessed a pirate underling shing through a lime parcel carelessly, where burning calcium oxide blinded him instantaneously. After that pirate underling tumbled to the ground while groaning miserably, where the flock of despicable gypsy ves swarmed over and stomped him to death.


    Realizing the situation turning disadvantageous, Reef speared forth with a roaring ��Shattering Cardiac Roar��.


    A formless shockwave ripple swept out in a ring, inflicting devastating damages and an area negative effect to them; its effects lingering inside their bodies like maggots infesting bones. The gypsy ves who relied on their superior numbers, were now moving with great difficulty.


    Yet more critically, Reef��s roaring shockwave instantly removed the disguise of those intermingled guardians amongst the gypsy ves.


    Exterior could be disguised but not interior quality. Evidently, the damage and effects they received from the roaring shockwave was much lighter than the gypsy ves. Hence, with careful attention, those guardians could be differentiated as clearly as fireflies during nighttime.


    It was time for Mogensha to demonstrate his prestige. While puffing his cigar, he squinted his eyes and gently pressed the trigger; sniping down those hidden saboteurs within the human crowd.


    Following that, Reef led the few pirates as they rapidly cut down the remaining pitiable gypsy ves.


    The panting vikings could finally catch their breaths, lowering their weapons to the ground and panting violently.


    Brother ck then casually tossed a case of ��Sudan Ointment�� to them. After they smeared the ointment on their wounds, they swiftly regathered their strength to fight.


    At present, even though the attacks of those gypsy ves were mostly futile, they maintained a despairing rapaciousness as they lurched forward; embracing their despondent fates with stubborn fighting willpower.


    As Sheyan observed the battling crowd, his eyes squinted and issued.


    "Reef, pay attention to those ves. It is strange, they won��t even groan or struggle when cut down, but directly turn stiff."


    Reef was stumped momentarily, before he immediately verified Sheyan��s words.


    "You��re right, that��s the case. Let me see, eh? The soil beneath my feet is reddening!"


    "Apparently, the maniptor behind the scene is in action." Sheyan scoffed mildly.


    "Therefore, those ves and guardians had been foreordained to sacrifice their lives from the start. If they sufficed to finish us, then good. Otherwise if they failed, their corpses and blood would be offered and transformed into means for the next assault."


    Sheyan��s lips curled into a sneer. Then he bellowed out.


    "Men, halt your zealous hearts from killing for now! Everyoney siege to break through the west. The gypsies are good at employing blood and corpses for their ult magic. We must leave this ursed ground at once!"


    After Sheyan issued hismand, Reef immediately roared out with his ��Shattering Cardiac Roar��; its shockwave ripple sweeping ahead fanatically, shaking the gypsy ves around into staggers.


    With the pirates huddling together, Sheyan raised up a coiling ck object and tossed it into the sky.


    As that object spun 5-6 metres into the air, he instantly emanated a dull golden brilliance. Upon looking closer, it appeared to be a coiled tree bark. Indeed, it was one of the viking��s ��Birch Bark of the Hlidskjalf��.


    Golden showers of mist poured down from the tree bark, before irrigating into the bodies of Sheyan��s group.


    In a split second, all of them received a shocking enhancement as they speared towards the west; seemingly about to break free from the battling field devised by the gypsies.


    Yet at this instant, a shrilling voice pierced out. Three figures strided out from the darkness with heavy footsteps, as they blocked the swift advance of Sheyan��s gang.


    The three figures were d in medieval armour of immense thickness; appearing akin to a steel fortress. As they trudged forward, sonorous metallic nking could be heard. Their hands gripped onto long halberds.


    One of the knights was particrly familiar. After a thorough recalling, Sheyan recognized that to be the man back in the gypsy��s tent. During that time, he was in charge of escorting ves meant to be sacrificed; pushing them into the spell circle. At present, he red at Sheyan numbly as though he hadpletely lost his soul.


    (TL: The gypsy knights are the third tier fighters of gyspy males)


    Leading the charge, viking Rollo roared furiously as he hammered forth with his sledgehammer; carving out a deep ck arc in the air.


    Boom! Even the leaves on the ground spiralled into the air. One could tell how tremendous was his strength! Using brute strength to break their foes was indeed the forte of these mighty vikings!


    Even though the three gypsy knights understood the difficulty to equal such strength, they opted not to evade; raising their weapons to face the shuddering impact! Evidently, their lives were solely in existence to prevent their foes from escaping. Using their own lives to win an additional second would be well worth it!


    Keng! A thunderous impact resounded with sparks scattering. The two foremost gypsy knights stumbled backwards unanimously; the long halberd in their hands slightly crooked. Instead, Harold grunted as well while staggered several steps back.


    Still, the mighty viking warrior wasn��t fighting alone. The other two vikings simultaneously tore forward, waving their heavy siege weapons to smash forth brutally. Meanwhile, the other pirates were not individuals who understood a gentleman��s fair fight, as they thrusted broadswords concurrently.


    After a measly few seconds, the armours of the three gypsy knights had been badly battered; 7-8 deep crackscerated through them, revealing internal bodies of ripped and scattered flesh chunks.


    The three gypsy knights vomited out mouthfuls of blood, but still, they remained unyielding as they swung their halberds to hamper their foes!

 Chapter 541: Formidable 1 versus 3

    <h4>Chapter 541: Formidable 1 versus 3</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Facing such obstinate opponents, viking Rollo exposed a reverential countenance on his face. Unleashing a ferocious war, he heavily hammered down his sledgehammer onto the helmet of a gypsy knight; smashing t both head and helmet, thus terminating his current agony.


    At this moment, Sheyan also silently charged forward.


    He could sense that they had wasted too much time, and was nearly crossing the limit. If he didn��t act himself, they would possibly fall to the gutters of evil!


    A blue radiance flickered out, as Sheyan swiftly thrusted in with his mncholic long saber; stabbing his saber into the cracks of armour, before he ruthlessly twisted!


    After regaining some perception with great difficulty, a gypsy knight suddenly felt a chill in his belly; the chill of being prated through. Thick blood mixed with blue glitters sshed out; appearing additionally furtive and miserable.


    Sheyan lifted highly his saber, which was still thrusted deep into that gypsy knight. After rotating several rounds, he sent the gypsy knight crashing against a condensed mess of pursuing gypsy ves!


    Flung into the dense congregation of gypsy ves, the massive frame and hefty kilograms of armour came crashing down on 7-8 individuals.


    Having been stabbed and tossed by Sheyan, the gypsy knight vented his anger by smashing into the crowd of gypsy ves.


    Ultimately, the final gypsy knight suffered the most tragic end. Two viking warriors struck out simultaneously, smashing two sledgehammers against his helmet. The gypsy knight copsed to the ground, where the pirates instantly pounced onto him; stabbing their weapons through the cracks of his helmet. Eventually, the gypsy knight was reduced into a tin can of flesh paste; perfect on its exterior, but a muddled mess inside. A muddled mess of flesh and blood!


    Observing that Sheyan and gang were escaping from the sacrificial ground, a glimmer suddenly shed out from the darkness!


    It was actually two swivelling poker cards, both red, but on closer inspection, though the symbols weren��t erged, one was the 3 of hearts and the other the 3 of diamonds!


    The two poker cards criss-crossed each other as they surged in. With everyplete rotation, their threat was multiplied. Swivelling in surreptitious maneuvering, it sliced towards Sheyan and others.


    Within its brief momentum, it flitted past the horse carriage; tearing apart the sturdy cowhide felt that covered the carriage. Ripped felt and wooden splinters erupted and sprayed haphazardly, resembling panicky ck butterflies dispersing about. Tens of square metres rained down with felt and wooden splinters, depicting an unimaginably vast and vicious scene.


    Sheyan gasped as he witnessed this scene, before pulling out his saber as he tightly kept in formation. Relying on his superior perceptive sense, he could roughly grasp the iing trajectory of those pair of red poker cards.


    At this moment, Sheyan��s eyes were shut but his ears were faintly trembling. His former experiences told him that if he relied on his naked eyes, undoubtedly, the consequences would be being ripped into two!


    In a sh, Sheyan braced his muscles tightly, and swung his saber fiercely towards an unimaginable location with unthinkable speed! A faint bluish brilliance trailed his de in midair!


    An iparably sharp de swerved through the air, releasing a cutting screech along the way. After his saber de swept a metre out����right before it struck against the two poker cards����in the face of its carving de, the pair 3 red poker* cards abruptly segregated. (ED: I know it''s confusing, it��s two red cards with a three on them.)


    Sheyan��s dended against the empty air!


    Soon afar, a scarlet glow shone out of the pair of poker cards.


    Boom! Their surfacebusted into mes, with the card as its core, they transformed into two spinning fireballs that size of bowls.


    The two fireballs zed in from different angles, rapidly dragging along a long streak of red trail; as though threatening to burn space itself. The fireball��s surface was peculiar, as though myriads of vein lines were orbiting around it. The impression it released wasn��t a ball of terrifying fire, but an exquisite spiralling work of art.


    The fireballs sted straight towards Sheyan!


    Watching this, Sheyan��s expression sank. He had already leapt forward with his saber striking nothing. Though he attempted to dodge, he was still in midair and couldn��t do so, and could only await the iing fireballs!


    At this instance, a pirate suddenly lunged forward. His eyes aze with a passion of crazed believe to rece Sheyan and shoulder this blow, before calmly meeting his death!


    Instead, Sheyan kicked the pirate away in midair. Subsequently, the two fireballs interweaved into an explosion as it sted into Sheyan.


    Like in poker itself, although number 3 was the smallest card in sequence, two 3s would form into a pair. Such a pair would be bigger than a single Ace, as well as any random pair of mismatched cards in terms of strength!


    An intense explosion incinerated Sheyan at its core. mes spewed in all directions in wild raging fashion, as though threatening to engulf the heavens in fire. One could only see a charred figure at the centre of the inferno, with arms covering his face.


    Dried twigs littered the surrounding ground. Yet with the dawn of mes, they didn��t even have the privilege of catching fire but were instantly burnt to ck ashes; dispersing into thin air. The ashes swirled voluminously like a mist of darkness!


    The inferno vanished as fast as it came; gone within a climax of two seconds.


    To the gypsies, there was no longer any need to examine the charred figure in the nexus of those mes, as they swarmed past him. To their knowledge, there was only a single oue for that ck figure - once the wind blows, it would crumble into ck ashes!


    Yet at this point of time, reality toppled their cognitive knowledge!


    A seemingly unbelievable affair urred to the gypsies. That charred victim of those mes suddenly moved. Sheyan, who should��ve crumbled into ashes, raised his long saber. In a sh, he pierced towards the iing gypsy head on!


    Such was the aftermath of being severely damaged by the fireballs����


    Faint greenish fumes fumigated out from Sheyan��s charred body. Even in this pathetic state, he strode forward inrge stomps, as though each step was deeply entrenched and in unison with the earth!


    Multitudes of gypsy ves remained obstructing his path ahead. Yet without making superfluous movements, Sheyan buried his head in as he collided straight on with unbelievable speed.


    The gypsy ves in his way were splitted apart as they staggered backwards into a pitiful mess. His current bold impetuous was like despising a magnificent army as he rambled through the courts!


    Sheyan��s speeding charge appeared slow but was zingly fast. Within mere seconds, he reached into the depths of the darkness.


    A deep blue current jolted through him, before his incisive saber flickered in three rapid sessions. Amidst it, the shes of the golden divine power of Odin could be seen!


    A blood-curdling scream pierced out from the darkness. A tall skinny figure wearing a veil, was sent flying into view while coughing blood.


    Indeed, it was that gypsy diviner concealed behind the scenes.


    After Sheyan��s saber had ripped her veil, her ghastly aged old countenance revealed trickles of deadly blood. If not for something protecting her, that saber would��ve sliced through her skull!


    Such a miserable oue in addition to her sleek fair skin�� truly emitted an impression of amplified peculiarity.


    Sheyan finally heaved a sigh of relief after shing out his three des.


    Yet at this instant, that gypsy diviner pinched and shattered her crystal ball, attempting tounch herself back into the darkness.


    Despite that, Mogensha was already well prepared, and instantly controlled his golden AK to aim across. Engaging with rapid fire, he unloaded clips of ammunition within a span of three seconds; countless tracer streaks of fiery red whizzed through the air; showering in like a dense rain.


    Within short seconds, that gypsy diviner was left convulsing right at the periphery of the darkness of night. The ground around her blossomed with drilled holes; sediments and dust wafted through the air, puffing up as high as 2-3 metres.


    The solid ground was seemingly transformed into a vast body of water after the aftermath of a downpour, with bullet holes lying everywhere around! Not only that, but the surrounding grass and wood were implicated into this dust storm, all conjured up by Mogensha��s engulfing metallic storm.


    That gypsy diviner, who was on the verge of hiding back into the darkness, coughed out a mouthful of blood. Her full figure was exhibited out and riddled with transparent ripples.


    Right now, one could vividly notice the severity of her body; her chest, face and left arm were the regions that Sheyan had heavily struck. Those horrifying bloodiedcerations appeared as though a sawtooth de had sawed against it. They practically appeared like three terrifying demonic mouths had opened on her skin,ughing out with silentughters.


    She breathed exasperatedly, her mouth avariciously demanding for oxygen. After she had shattered her crystal ball, her dried and ashen brown skin was now undting with transparent ripples. On close inspection, it was like she was enshrouded in ayer of hazy imagery. Dancing flickering embers surrounded her, smoking out with faint bright colors, in perfect harmony with the sinisterly distorted features of that woman.


    Such a scene was unusually strange!

 Chapter 542: The reward for loyalty

    <h4>Chapter 542: The reward for loyalty</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    "You��you apostates!!!"


    That gypsy diviner scowled with defeated agony.


    "How could that be! How is that possible, why aren��t you dead? Thebination of hearts and diamonds gives birth to the mes of the underworld. Your soul should��ve been burnt����ahh!!!"


    Before she could finish her statement, her face suffered yet another heavy blow!


    A blow that struck her vision ck with stars swirling, where her left cheek swelled like a meatbun. Indeed, Sheyan had smacked her face with his saber��s back.


    That gypsy diviner sprawled to the ground in anguish, before Sheyan trampled down onto her.


    At present, one could tell Sheyan��s wounds weren��t light at all. His entire body was smeared with cauterizing wounds, which were emitting out strands of cyan fumes.


    Sheyan lifted his long saber emotionlessly, before hacking down. The gypsy diviner��s pupils instantly contracted as she unexpectedly yelled out.


    "Don��t kill me!"


    Sheyan��s de halted right before her throat.


    "Why not?"


    The eyes of the gypsy diviner flickered as she gritted her teeth, as thoughing to terms with her resolution.


    "I can surrender to you, I��ll be your ve! I heard of your prowess, you can deprive others of their strength. But first, you must kill Trish for me, and deprive her of her cards!"


    Sheyan pressed his foot against her face. His eyes were as austere as the icy arctic ocean.


    With a hoarse voice, he questioned.


    "How will a piece of garbage like you benefit me? But more importantly, I��ve never spoken conditions with others!"


    As he spoke, Sheyan raised his saber once again!


    Nevertheless, he had since exchanged nces with Reef and Mogensha, and was smiling lightly. Obviously, if Sheyan hadn��t been moved by her words, he would��ve already chopped down. Why would he bullsheet with her?


    At this moment, a gypsy guardian lying in a pool of blood bellowed angrily.


    "Taitish!! How dare you betray our Queen Jiejie, you��"


    Before that gypsy guardian could finish speaking, a pirate strolled up to him. Sneering and shaking his head, the pirate raised his foot and stomped down!


    His head sttered like a watermelon, red and white fluids blending into the muddy soil. Around it was a gruesome mix of white hair and beard. This tragic depiction truly caused one to quiver in fear.


    That woman, Taitish, had already lost her valor after receiving vehement shes of the saber. She shrieked while trembling.


    "Spare me, I know many secrets of us gypsies. You aren��t aware, but Jiejie is extremely engrossed in the dark powers unleashed by your diary. Right now, she is even trying to contact that power in her own ord! Otherwise, she wouldn��t have left in this moment. Even with your current prowess, it would be hard to withstand the brunt of their sessful collusion."


    The ice-cold ��+7 West�� was stationed by the neck of diviner Taitish, allowing her dreadful heart to sense the killing incisiveness of its intent.


    Sheyan was pathetically charred ck, but he appeared like a demon standing loftily on her, with his brutish leg trampling down on her face. He desired to rampantly suppress her spirit.


    "What you��ve just said can be counted as a reason, but that isn��t enough!"


    Taitish appeared to be someone with quick reactions. She instantly refuted.


    "Master! I��ve already lost my greatest two poker cards as well as my crystal ball. My mission has failed. My status would be demoted even upon returning, and my future gued with endless frustrations. Why not surrender, mayhaps you can restore my prowess."


    "Furthermore, I��m not even forty years of age, but look at how ghostly of a being I��ve transformed into. It is all because Jiejie has been constantly feeding her two totemic sacrificial beasts with our life essence. With such a formidable backing like master, then at least I can live for another few years! As proof of my loyalty, I can relinquish my ��Soul-lodging Ball�� to you. As long as you shatter this crystal ball, I will perish immediately."


    Sheyan��s eyes flickered as he asked.


    "Then why hasn��t Jiejie take away your ��Soul-lodging Ball�� to manipte you?"


    Taitish smiled bleakly.


    "That��s impossible. Jiejie isn��t our lifelong empress. Our gypsy n re-elects once every three years, while the past Jiejies will be eternally barred from being the Jiejie again. This regtion isn��t determined by us, but the harsh restriction set by the two totemic sacrificial beasts. Us gypsies are already pressured greatly, if someone wishes to seize our ��Soul-lodging Ball��, it would inevitably incite a massive upheaval."


    Sheyan instead ignored her. Evidently, this information brought by Taitish was exceptionally shocking. He turned to Mogensha.


    "How many has escaped?"


    Mogensha shook his head.


    "None fled. Those gypsy ves do not possess their own will, while the gypsy guardians all wore heavy armour within. None were permitted to flee. Furthermore, our harvest isn��t small. Although we didn��t reap a single equipment of value, our ounts probably increased by 30,000 utility points."


    Proceeding from there, Sheyan rummaged through with his ��Pirate Captain�� plundering ability. Surprisingly, he managed to find a light-blue grade unique storyline equipment. It was one of the steel armour that a gypsy knight was wearing. Although wearing it had the price of lowered agility, it could substantially increase one��s defence.


    At this moment, he turned to a big bearded pirate whose hair and brows were burnt. That pirate was still coughing blood, and a distinct footprint was engraved on his leather armour at the chest. Indeed, it was that brave pirate who dared to charge forward previously, attempting to use his body to block the fireball for Sheyan.


    Sheyan strolled towards his front.


    "Your name."


    The remaining pirates instantly casted envious gazes towards that big bearded pirate, understanding his insane actions previously were a correct gamble. That pirate shivered excitedly as he knelt and pressed his forehead to the ground.


    "Davies, sir."


    Sheyan pondered about the gaze Davies had disyed while lunging forth to cover him. It was a gaze brimming with zealotry, like Yumi watching Chun Ge*��Sheyan nodded, before he produced that sword from the party storage.


    (TL: Chun Ge (����) is a singer/actress, while Yumi (����) is the nickname for the fans of that singer)


    Harrod��s dual-handed greatsword!


    Iceshard Cruelty!!


    He ced that greatsword over Davies��s shoulder before proiming.


    "I have seen your sacrifice, that you offered your life for me. Although that is the extent of weakness of your obligation and duty, such loyalty and virtue ismendable. Remember this, and lead the lost sheep out of the darkness and into the right path."


    Davies pressed his forehead to the ground as his voice trembled.


    "Captain. I be undeservin�� of your praise, of your favour!!"


    Sheyan replied indifferently.


    "This I bestow unto you, the divine war strength I deprived of the mighty viking warrior, Harrod. Either conquer it, or be vanquished by it! Hold its shaft! Subdue its spirit! Are you prepared? Do you dare conquer such might?"


    While he spoke, Sheyan ced the ��Iceshard Cruelty�� in Davies��s hands.


    Without answering, Davies exerted his strength to grip the shaft of this greatsword! His eyes burned with a zealous passion, as spotlessly white crystal ice condensed onto his entire body; congealing him into an ice sculpture.


    Yet in that instance, cracks emerged on that ice sculpture. Meanwhile, Davies��s hair, brows and beard were dyed snow white instantaneously. He howled fanatically into the sky. It was as though snowkes were pouring down from the sky!


    It was clear. The unwavering conviction of the originally weak Davies had acquired the approval of the sword��s horcrux. His strength had abruptly soared to at least a half of Harrod��s redoubtable might! Of course, his resistance to attacks wasn��t enhanced by much. Though that was the case, it was truly a case of an ordinary pirate reaching heaven in a single bound.


    Following that, Sheyan bestowed that steel armour to another courageous pirate. Finally, he turned to Taitish.


    "You saw that?"


    Taitish��s eyes were nk, as she sluggishly responded.


    "I��ve seen it."


    Sheyan coldly dered.


    "Only loyalty. Loyalty alone can fuel my desire to strengthen you!��


    Taitish shivered as she stepped aside. Sighing, she knew that she had saved her measly little life. Drooping her head down, she submitted.


    "Yes, master."


    Sheyan issued indifferently.


    "Therefore, not to reciprocate is against etiquette. Since the gypsies are plotting against me, they shall face my wrath. You just mentioned Jiejie isn��t around? Since nobody has escaped, and your status isn��tpromised, I shall amass my crew first��before you lead me to your nearest nest, the gypsies�� boat. When that timees, it will be your turn to prove your loyalty."


    Taitish casted an amazed expression to him.


    "You, you����how did you know we came here by ship."


    Sheyan answered disdainfully.


    "The gypsies are nomadic wanderers. They would never stay for long anywhere. In recent times, Port Royal has fallen within the iron fist of control of Norrington. Therefore, establishing arge armed force nearby Port Royal is close to impossible. So what else can you do? The only possibility isrge ships that cany anchor nearby the shores."


    Taitish paused silently, before continuing.


    "Although speaking in this manner is inappropriate, I must still speak. Sir, please refrain from such an action."


    Sheyan asked insipidly.


    "Oh?"


    Taitish replied in a bitter and astringent manner.


    "This is what I feel. Although Jiejie isn��t around, and I can act as a rat, but the gypsy campsite will remain arduous to capture��because, anchored right there is Jiejie��s gship! Furthermore, the presider in ce is absolutely not weak��that woman, is hailed as the worthiest candidate to assume position as the next Jiejie! The might of her prowess isn��t something one can rashly challenge!"

 Chapter 543: An indomitable flagship

    <h4>Chapter 543: An indomitable gship</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Sheyan��s eyes glittered.


    "gship? Jiejie��s gship? But she��s not around? Oh ho, it truly is a match made in heaven. That decides it, I must go. Shut up for now, there isn��t a need for your opinion. Divulge what you know to me, but remember, do your best not to omit anything."


    While Sheyan listened to Taitish��s reports, he also dispatched some pirates back to gather up the pirates safeguarding the Hill Maiden.


    In total, his fighting force was approximately 60-70 pirates.


    Without a doubt, those reinforcing pirates noticed Davies��s transformation, as they fixated their stares towards the striking dual-handed great sword behind his back. They beamed with extreme admiration, as their eyes brimmed with desire.


    ***********************


    A group of savage and rapacious pirates sneaked within the darkness of night, stealthily creeping towards the anchored gypsy ship.


    After hearing Taitish��s ount, Sheyan couldn��t help but be amazed at the influence of those gypsies.


    They actually possessed a secret private harbour themselves, where massive loads of goods were transported to and fro. With this outstanding location so well hidden, even pirates weren��t aware of it. Furthermore, the held their own chamber ofmerce, where even representatives from the east were present��


    Under Sheyan��s directing, the pirates knew they were here to pige andmandeer this ship. They were brimming with ecstasy, each panting and grinding their broadswords even before the battle urred.


    Naturally, Taitish was being sandwiched between the strict monitoring of cksail and Davies. As of now, she was still associated in the ranks of untrustable. If she yed any tricks, she would be beheaded at first notice.


    Noteworthily, those vikings, who originally allied with Ammand, had unexpectedly joined this skirmish.


    After they made a series of discussion previous, they had spontaneously sought out Sheyan; requesting for 600 guineas worth of ck bread and ten barrels of rum to recruit them into this treacherous skirmish����furthermore, if that was asking for too much, the figures could still be negotiable.


    The group of pirates leaned towards the vige woods as they travelled under the familiar guidance of Taitish. The incessant pping of waves against the shore effectively masked the sneaking advances of the pirates.


    Although this skirmish had tarried for nearly an hour and a half, the gypsies safeguarding the ships were probably not suspicious yet.


    That was because Taitish��s tactic was to overwhelm her opponents with manpower, leading to a war of attrition before invoking a blood rite through the battling deceased. Naturally, such a tactic would require a longer execution.


    Perhaps, before their suspicious could be raised, Sheyan would��ve ughtered them by then. Therefore, Sheyan��s sneak assault would be incredibly abrupt for them.


    All of a sudden, Philip who was scouting at the front raised his hand, before gesturing a warning signal.


    "It reeks of blood!"


    Sheyan crept forward frowning as he nced into the forest.


    He could see sporadic bits of mes exuding out within the darkness, flickering gently like will-o-wisp; it was simply hard to fathom. Unexinable interwoven sounds of wildughters and bitter wails resounded distinctively, a distant away from a freshly trodden pathway in the woods.


    A sense of mystery and deep fear amplified as the two sounds blended together. Through the gaps between tree leaves, multitudes of gypsy ves could be seen amassed together.


    Sheyan contemted briefly before ordering his men to bring Taitish here for interrogation.


    "What are they up to?"


    Taitish observe the strange happening, suddenly speaking with a shaky voice.


    "Could it be the materials have been gathered? It seems that should be refining the Bdine Bloodsail with ult magic. Yes, that should be it. Considering the materials acquired at the auction, it should be time for our ult crafting."


    Reef curiously asked.


    "Why are the gypsies refining sails?"


    Taitish batted a fearful nce at Sheyan.


    "That is rted to master��s former transaction with us. After sessfully extracting the Chupacabra��s odour, we were about to disguise our bodies and smoothly harvest the ocean��s eggs. However, Jiejie wasn��t satisfied with just that."


    "Because regardless, our harvesting speed could neverpare with the feasting speed of the Chupacabra. Even if both parties started the same time, the Chupacabra would consume much more than what we can harvest! Therefore, everyone bluntly raised a suggestion - to amass the full force of the gypsy n, and build an indomitable ship before smearing the Chupacabra��s odour onto it. Concealed within the darkness, we shall directly hunt and annihte these mythical creatures! Then we will dominate the gulf of Satmos!"


    When she spoke till here, Sheyan finally understood why the gypsies wanted to acquire that ��Greend Lethal Weapon�� harpoon gun, and other valuable ship building materials!


    As it turns out, it was all for their grand scheme of things. Following that, he couldn��t resist the urge to inquiring about the efficacy of those ocean eggs, and why Jiejie ced such significance on them?


    Taitish then informed Sheyan. Those eggs were polymerized with cold and negative essence. When infused together with magma from the earth, it could stir the source of life; allowing for the two totemic sacrificial beasts beside Jiejie to resurrect for a brief moment and project in this mortal world.


    The powers of the two totemic sacrificial beast was personally witnessed by Sheyan. Even in their petrified stone state, they could sh against the will of Little Lord Fokke! As it turns out, their formidable powers originated from the propelling force of those sea eggs. No wonder Jiejie was willing to pay any price for those sea eggs.


    Within the dark of night, visibility was terribly poor in the woods.


    Sheyan signalled his pirate crew to halt, while Mogensha and him proceeded forward cautiously.


    They could vaguely see an empty in within this forest, with 5-6 enormous gypsy tents propped up. At the nucleus of those tents, was arge bonfire where dense masses of humans encircled it; amongst which, ordinary peasants were tied up, where they were wailing loudly. However, their wails seemingly failed to filter through the dense branches and leaves of the forest.


    The wild cries and bitter wails were probably transmitted by those peasants, while the hystericalughters came from the apathetic gypsy ves.


    By now, Sheyan had purposefully allowed his pirates to loosen up their surveince on Taitish. If her surrender was deliberate, then this would be the best time for her to escape. Instead, Tatitish continued observing the scene, before she offered troublingly.


    "They actually had to invite the totemic demon beast to support the ult magic for this time��s refinement of the Bdine Bloodsail! It seems like they wish to stake it all in one throw. The rite is about tomence."


    Sheyan was startled. Taitish then pointed to him. Indeed, the tent hosting the totemic demon beast sculpture had a unique insignia. Right at the pping curtain doors of that tent, he could faintly sense a tremendous threatening awe from the totemic demon beast!


    Sheyan was stirred internally as he asked.


    "Could it be the one with the elephant head and the body of a man? Is Jiejie truly absent? That totemic demon beast is the fountainhead of her powers, why would Jiejie be willing to separate from it?"


    Taitish gently shook her head.


    "I��m not sure."


    "Departing at such a vital period while bringing along a host of forces? I reckon either the gypsies are supremely confident in their safeguarding forces, or could it be there are trying to protect themselves?" Sheyan��s mind sprung hastily into action, immediately pondering about such factors.


    "An affair more important than their efforts to hunt the Chupacabra of the gulf of Satmos. Jiejie is truly trying to broker a doomed petition, one that is like asking a tiger for its hide. It appears she truly wishes to track the whereabouts of Little Lord Fokke? Hmm, that is big possibility. No wonder she brought along arge host of forces to protect her. Very well, I was initially unwilling to incur grievances between us, but since you gypsies are scheming against me��then don��t me me for vilifying my hands!"


    At this moment, cksail suddenly hopped forward to Sheyan��s side, before he lowered his trembling voice.


    "Cap��n! A tremendous ship!"


    cksail was a shrewd individual with profound thoughts. Nevertheless, Sheyan was fully confident of handling him, that was why he awarded him with the ��Boots of Speed��.


    At present, when Sheyan heard the excitement and envy within cksail��s words, he frowned.


    "What?"


    cksail led Sheyan in the direction of the sea. After creeping for a distance, he finally whispered anxiously to Sheyan.


    "That ship anchored by the shore be truly an excellent ship!! It be worthy of being the gship of the gypsy��s queen! Aye, reportin�� from our returned scouts; examining its grain and texture, mayhaps this 5-masted ship be built wit�� ironwood entirely!"


    Of course Sheyan knew what was ironwood, a species of extremely rare wood that grows in the northern westernernds. Those trees could live for 700 years, and due to its harsh habitat, its growing speed was immensely slow.


    On the contrary, the ironwood wasn��t renowned for its longevity, but its iparably solid and fortified wood; three folds harder than ordinary trees, and two folds harder than steel. It was the toughest wood in the world. Even after immersing it in water for long periods, its insides could still preserve its dryness. Even when present world bulletsnds on this wood, sparks would spray as though bullets struck against solid steel. It waspletely unyielding!


    Through unknown methods, those gypsies had managed to build a 5-masted warship of such calibre! It was Jiejie��s gship, and after sailing to here, it probably undergone a remodelling just to hunt down that mysterious but deadly Chupacabra species!


    "Those gypsies who shouldn��t be familiar with nautical aspects, how did they even build such a redoubtable warship?" Sheyan immediatelyid down his determination.


    Roaring with whispers to his pirate underlings, "That should be ours! That ought to serve us!"

 Chapter 544: Baladine Bloodsail

    <h4>Chapter 544: Bdine Bloodsail</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    For fear of rming their foes, those pirates didn��t dare to cheer loudly upon hearing Sheyan��s rallying. Instead, they uniformly raised their weapons up high!


    des shimmered in the woods, as they were obviously exceedingly in favour of Sheyan��s stand. Their eyes flickered with insatiable madness!


    After all, being part of the crew of a distinguished pirate ship wasn��t merely a bonus to their reputation. To these pirates, it was akin to a glorious career of working in the top 500panies of the present world. Furthermore, their chances of survival would be greatly bolstered as well. Allured by such prospects, why wouldn��t their morale skyrocket?


    Since the n had been modified with their primary intent tomandeer a ship, then naturally the emphasis of deploying the pirates should be ced in this aspect.


    Seizing the opportunity where Taitish��s identity hadn��t been exposed, Sheyan hastily altered his n.


    He would allow Reef to preside over the general situation, to lead the pirate crew and the vikings in disguising as gypsy ves under Taitish��smand. It would be best if they could blend into the ship. If not, they would still have certain confidence in raiding it.


    Meanwhile, the agility inclined Sheyan and Mogensha would approach the field of those refining the Bdine Bloodsail. With one near while the other far behind, they could attack while defend.


    Once their conduct of attempting tomandeer the ship was discovered, they would shoulder the task of disrupting and dying the enemies. Anyway, of their party, the most suitable to conduct this affair would be the both of them.


    As they both encroached nearer towards the campsite, for some unknown reason, they felt a rather heavy sensation in their hearts. The blood-curdling creams and wild yellings of desperation seemed to be waning in the distance. Within a breath, it was as though the atmosphere was plotting for death, with ropes coiled around their noses and mouths.


    All of a sudden, Sheyan felt a tremor beneath his feet as he staggered slightly. Such a sensation resembled an earthquake, yet any undefiable astronomical force transmitting from the depths of the earth wasn��t present.


    Closely following, regr frequencies of tremors resulted. The duo swiftly approached forward. Instead, they simultaneously beheld a seemingly shuddering and unbelievable sight!


    As it turns out, unbeknownst when it happened, the elephant-head-man-body totemic demon beast had stomped out of its tent, and was moving on its own as if possessed by a spirit. Its skin was as transparent as water, issuing a diabolical primitive bewitchment that could shake one��s soul.


    A stone tform was stationed before the totemic demon beast, where a blood colored b floated above the stone tform. This elephantine beast brandished a massive hammer and smashed down heavily onto the blood colored b!


    Though the blood b was floating in midair, blinding sparks erupted forth when the massive hammer impacted it!


    The rumbling tremors Sheyan and Mogensha felt was indeed created by the impact of that massive hammer.


    It was no wonder those gypsies brought the process of refining the Bndine Bloodsails to drynd. Under such impactful pressure, even a 5-masted ship built with ironwood��even an aircraft carrier would be tormented!


    In every 4-5 intervals of smashing its hammer, the long nose of the totemic demon beast would curl out to draw in and chew on the contents inside a huge bowl beside it.


    Upon careful examination of the contents, it was shockingly a muddled paste of flesh and blood of human innards. The bitterly wailing or hystericallyughing unlucky victims were all offered as sacrificial foods.


    Atop the head of the totemic demon beast, hovered a transparent crystalline coffin like object filled with zing redva. Cyan-ck objects were immersed within the swirlingva. That object appeared as though a portion of it had dissolved, and it looked exceedly familiar.


    Indeed, those were the ocean eggs that Sheyan had transacted with Jiejie previously.


    One could clearly notice that after those ocean eggs were immersed into the fieryva, a faint maroon stream of air would cover densely across the periphery of the totemic demon beast like human veins; before incessantly pouring into its body as though supplying energy for its movements.


    Very quickly. Sheyan and Mogensha discovered that the Bdine Bloodsail shockingly contained a plethora of imprisoned souls. They could observe countless hands poking out of the bloodsail, as they climbed frantically in attempt to escape its fetters.


    Instead, that elephant-head-man-body totemic demon beast hammered down mercilessly with its hammer, pounding the hands of those miserable souls back in.


    At this moment, a sudden forlorn surge of firework streaked up from afar. Before scaling up to a height of 20 metres, that firework abruptly extinguished. It was probably a signal re.


    Nevertheless, it was sufficient to allure the attention of the members here. Instantly, a gypsy diviner nearby the totemic demon beast suspiciously asked.


    "What��s going on? That��s the emergency crisis signal of the ship! What is going on there?"


    Sheyan immediate perceived his crew��s development ofmandeering the ship was without a hitch. Otherwise if their situation was a crisis, why would his pirates have the spare time to shoot down that signal re that had just soared up to twenty metres. Furthermore, one couldn��t even cope with reloading pistols of this outdated era in a normal fight.


    Realizing the uproar urring within the campsite, a gypsy priestess shrouded with a ck veil stepped forward. Her arms spread out as she streaked a 5 of clubs and a 5 of spades poker card together. Sparks emerged as an incredibly shrilling friction screech pierced out, instantly intimidating the entire campsite. It seemed like she was the Trish that Taitish had mentioned. She boomed out.


    "This matter of refining the Bdine Bloodsail is of paramount importance. We are reaching the most vital point, and absolutely cannot leave this unfinished! I will take charge of ten guardians to keep guard, while the rest reinforce the ship at once! We at most require another ten minutes over here. After we��re done, we��ll bring over the sacred beast in aid."


    Everyone trembled with fear as theyplied to the orders of their ��lordess�� Trish. It was evident that her status amongst the gypsies was elevated, one that could govern the state of affairs.


    After hearing her orders, Brother ck fished out his ��SN-9 Wasp�� pistol and aimed towards the middle of that female��s brows. Instead, Sheyan patted his shoulder and urged him meaningfully.


    "Don��t be rash. Wait for their reinforcements to dispatch before we make a move."


    Mogensha immediately understood Sheyan��s intentions. At present, the group of gypsies racing back to reinforce were burning with anxiety, while that spade gypsy priestess would remain here and preside the general crux affair. Therefore, once amotion breaks out at the side of the ult rite of refining the Bdine Bloodsail, those reinforcing gypsies would most likely fall into a dilemma. Some would act on their own and race back to the ship, while others would return to protect the rite of their sacred beast.


    Once a situation of disharmony arises internally amongst the foes, like a pack with two leading rats, they would scramble chaotically and crumble internally!


    At this moment, Mogensha became more in awe of Sheyan. To understand the underlying mechanics of situations wasn��t hard, but to do so in such circumstances����with the grave menace of their foes pressing in imminently, he could still remain calm and be clear of such matters.


    This truly required a cool-headed mind and impregnable psychological fortitude to be capable of this.


    When those reinforcing gypsies had hastily rushed towards the coastal area, the entire campsite calmed down once again.


    Only the earth shuddering impact of the totemic demon beast hammering against the Bdine Bloodsail tremored asionally.


    In that exact instance, piercing shots of gunfire foiled the tranquility of the forest. Mogensha had unleashed three bullets!


    Those three shots were aimed towards the head of that elephant-head-man-body demon beast!


    Indeed! Mogensha was targeting that transparent crystal coffin atop its head. Once struck destroyed, theva and ocean eggs contained within would no longer mix. It was equivalent to severing the vitality of this terrifying elephantine sculpture, and preventing it from moving in this world!


    Assaulting straight for the most crucial point of the enemy, the safeguarding gypsies instantly sensed a tremendous threat; allowing the furtive actions of the concealed Sheyan to be neglected!


    Mogensha had selected to inaugurate gunfires wisely. It was the exact moment of the demon beast��s interval, where it needed to coil its elephant nose to swallow the innards of its sacrificial offerings.


    Nevertheless, ever since realizing their anchored ship was in an uproar, the safeguarding gypsies had heightened their vignce.


    When Mogensha opened fire, Trish had instantly swung both hands forward. A single clubs-5 whizzed out with a piercing screech, as it short forward to obstruct the front of that crystalline coffin. Rotating with astonishing velocity, it actually sliced two of Mogensha��s bullets into two!!


    However, Mogensha��s third shot managed tond onto the surface of that crystalline coffin. In spite of that, the crystalline coffin appeared exceptionally tough. Still, cracks branched out like a cobweb from the surface of where the crystalline coffin was struck! The zingva within churned violently. Beneath it, the totemic demon beast instantly unleashed an iparably thrilling roar, as it swung its head abruptly to Mogensha!


    Two unfathomable rays beamed out of the gem pupils of the totemic demon beast. It was like its line of sight had aimed straight towards Mogensha��s hideout.


    In a sh, Brother ck instantly felt an intensified menace of death. Fortunately, before he triggered, he was well aware of the inevitable full brunt retaliation towards the location of gunfire. Hence, even without affirming the prospect of retaliation, he bluntly dove towards the side!


    Two fiery rays congealed into a straight line, as it streaked through the air and across the darkness of night; piercing into arge rock that Mogensha had hidden previously.


    Wherever those rays past, be it human, trees or rocks, a refined hole was punctured through them all; sizzling dissolving sounds emitted out from them. It was as if a scorching red kitchen knife had thrusted through butter.


    Even though Mogensha dove away speedily, the fiery radiation around the rays still sshed against him. Though it was merely like droplets of fiery rays, it corroded and prated in and roasted his skin with sizzles. An acute pain jolted through his body in that instant.


    Yet, that wasn��t the end of it. Those elite trained ten gypsy knights were now rapidly nking forward in a semi-circle formation.

 Chapter 545: Miscalculation, a bloody battle!

    <h4>Chapter 545: Miscalction, a bloody battle!</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Those herculean gypsy knights definitely couldn��t be shot down within a short period of time.


    If Mogensha was alone, ten seconds would suffice to chase him down. Fifteen secondster, his head would roll. Thirty secondster, his corpse would be dissected and offered to appease the fury of the totemic demon beast.


    All of the gypsy��s attention had congregated onto Mogensha. All of a sudden, several trees nearby were releasing shuddering snaps as though a surge of uncontroble momentum was passing through and toppling them. Sonorous snaps of branches and coborations resounded.


    A ck figure charged in with unbelievable speed, hauling deep-blue mncholic glitters behind him. Its target was shockingly the gypsy spade diviner, Trish!


    This ck figure exuberated a surge of ardent baleful aura, as he threatened to press down space itself! Because of the extravagant speed of his charge, the wafting leaves and sediments behind him failed to descend even after a long while; portraying a scene of a long queue of winding sediments!


    "Horn-Rage!!"


    This was indeed Sheyan��s brazen operation tounch a beheading. Allowing Mogensha to bait the enticement of their foes, he would then deal with the gypsy diviner; a magic based character with weak life points.


    He nned to behead her in a sh, and inflict a severe blow to the gypsies.


    However, ns would eternally fall short of changing variables. Sheyan was no god, he could at most be associated with mortals whomitted less mistakes. In this very ambush, hemitted a grave mistake.


    This beheading operation fundamentally resided in his ability to speedily dispatch off the gypsy diviner named Trish! If he couldn��t attain this fundamental point, then he would sadly plunge himself into a treacherous peril!


    When Sheyan appeared with his berserking charge, he unavoidably attracted the attention of those ten gypsy knights. As a result, the pressure on Mogensha ckened and allowed him to escape the heavy encirclement at once.


    Instead, gypsy diviner Trish who just released her two ck poker cards spun round. As the most trusted gypsy diviner of Jiejie, if she didn��t possessed her own trump cards, how would she be able tomand and intimidate the crowd?


    As she casted her gaze on the charging Sheyan, her lips curled into a cold smile. At this instant, her sneer twitched as her facial muscles strangely wrinkled!!


    The back of her pair of eyes suddenly turned blood crimson, shining as brightly as a light bulb! Her muscles swelled and expanded, while her back subsequently crooked. Her skin was discolored into crow ck and wrinkled up, while her entire body was enveloped in ayer of mild ck glow!


    Not only that. Shua!


    Within a second, her fingernails elongated and pierced out incisively like a razor de; probably able to scrape out sparks with one fury swipe!!


    This weak like air gypsy diviner was actually shape shifting in this instant, morphing into the demonic monster Rahu of Indian mythology. As Sheyan charged into her face, the arms of the terrifying monster danced violently as though it transcended the speed of sound; morphing into an indistinguishable portrayal of ten killing weapons, that would cast the charging Sheyan into the shadows of death!


    In the eyes of the gypsies, Sheyan who had fanatically charged into monstrous Trish was undoubtedly a dead man!! In her diabolical and frenzied demonic state, Trish could even dissect a cow within three seconds!


    Sheyan profoundly collided against Trish. Although he inflicted some damage onto her, the scariest thing happened. At this moment, his nightmare imprint transmitted a heartless notification.


    [ Assaulted target is in a frenzied state: Immune to pain or stunning effects. ]


    Then, ten sharp crow-ck fingernails carried ck streaks, as it poured down like a torrential rain of frenzied wing. Sheyan received the direct brunt of those wing fingernails, feeling as though five daggers werecerating up and down him; flesh whirled up on his wounds with jet-ck festeration, appearing iparably ruthless and miserable.


    "Explosive strike!! She must��ve used a single ability that can unleash explosive strike with every attack!"


    There was utterly no chance for him to implement other contingencies. After receiving a cycle of crazed wing, another bout of ws viciously carved against him instantaneously.


    His face was smeared entirely with dripping blood and mangled flesh. Even his left eye had been carved out, as ck fluids blended with his blood and flesh; flowing out from his mangled eye socket. A rusty sweetness permeated within his mouth.


    In that moment, Sheyan��s wounded eye socket felt like the distant sea breeze blowing in with a fishy stench, causing him to feel an aching stab in his exposed flesh that bored into his heart!


    The intense pain didn��t cause Sheyan to cower. He ferociously plucked out ��Ambition��, as he activated ��Rum & Songs�� before shooting this demonic monster!


    With a thunderous rumble, a lead bullet whizzed out andnded straight into the head of the gypsy diviner Trish; blood gushed out from the bullet wound.


    Instead, she continued to viciously press in, her terrifying jet-ck fingernails scraping incessantly; cleaving out three flesh wounds on Sheyan��s chest, so deep his bones could be seen. Even his interior skeleton was infested with that crow ckness.


    That w actually dealt an explosive strike!


    Not only that but even the stunning effect of ��Rum & Songs�� was negated, and it merely dealt damage!


    The devastating might of Trish hadpletely eclipsed Sheyan��s expectations. He had initially believed her to be a mage type character, one he could strike easily and sessfully escape. Instead, the cruel reality was presently served to his face, a harsh reality of a gruesome and desperate battle!


    "What should I do?"


    Sheyan��s mind shed with that notion. If he immediately turned to flee, there would minimally be a slight chance of escaping but Mogensha would die!


    In this state, Sheyan��s face received yet another w! The previous ws were executed viciously from top down. Instead, this time her ws were swiping in horizontally, carving an interwoven ������ character on his face. Blood trickled down his face like a devil!


    "Could it be that today is the day I perish in the vile gutters of defeat?"


    "HOW can this be! That year being pursued by Huashan Fei��s men, I was forced to the edge of death. That predicament was ten times, a hundred times, even a thousand times more desperate than this. Yet when have I ever been afraid?!!!"


    In this instance, submerged in his absolute disadvantage, Sheyan suddenly felt as though his surroundings had calmed down. He could sense the vehement poundings of his heart within his thoracic cavity!


    "What am I afraid, why am I cowering???"


    Sheyan couldn��t refrain from questioning himself! His ears buzzed with fragments of ps and tter, because rage has stimted his veins to rupture! His remaining left eye seemingly ignited up, thoroughly extinguishing all his hesitation and cowering.


    A roll of tree bark suddenly floated high above his head. This tree bark looked rather ordinary, but it wasn��t at all ordinary. Indeed, it was the ��Birch bark of the Hlidskjalf��.


    This tree branch conjured up a golden shower in midair, as it poured down onto Sheyan and Mogensha!


    Concurrently, Sheyan received yet another w! This Trish in demonic state had truly employed a certain ability that could unleash terrifying explosive strike damages with every strike. His HP had already plunged deep beneath 30% by now. Sheyan instantly utilized his ��Honorary Medicine Dosage��, as his HP restored to its optimal state!


    "AARRGHHHHH!!"


    Sheyan cried out ludicrously, Instead, the terrifying monster, Trish,ughed craftily as she licked off the flesh and blood lodged within her fingernails. Then within a sh, her ws cleaved down again. This time, Sheyan clenched his fist as he greeted her by lifting his head!


    Razor sharp jet-ck fingernails wed down against his scalp effortlessly, scrapping out scrapy sounds against Sheyan��s ghastly white skull.


    This time, the ck glow covering Trish had waned gradually. She no longer dealt any explosive strikes, and her offenses were not as terrifying as before.


    Meanwhile, Sheyan��s remaining eyeballbusted with bloodlusted frenzy, like a nail drilling into the enemy��s face! Right before another w sunk down, Sheyan quickly hurled out a curse-mix, as moss green poison fumes fumigated into the air; lowering the strength of his opponent.


    Then, he pulled out his deadly ��+7 West�� as he ferociously shed down onto Trish.


    Blood sshed out from the shed wound of the monster Trish, even spraying against Sheyan��s face. The sshing of her warm and fishy bodily fluids utterly fuelled the passion and courage of Sheyan.


    Roaring forth with matchless ferocity, he discarded all else but solely focused on hacking this monster ahead!


    Blood and fury flourished between them. Within a short duration, his ��Zergling Rush�� ability was activated as Sheyan shed out three des consecutively!


    At present, the deadliness of Sheyan��s ��+7 West�� could not be discounted. With each chopping de, it dealt four different damages! The first was the physical damage of his ��+7 West��. The second was the special properties of the saber de. The third, his crushing damages dealt to the demonized Trish. The fourth, was the true damages inflicted after he learned the ��Flesh Explosion�� ability!


    (TL: Recap of ��+7 West�� ability - This incisive de can prate through most armours. When weapon inflicts damage on opponent, it will deal additional damages. Additional damage is 30% - 50% of original damage. Additional damage negates defence! This effect has authority precedence (+1 from Lich Sandro��s Heart), simr to crushing damages. )


    Of these four determining damages, only the first would be diminished by an opponent��s defence. The remaining three dealt direct damages that negated defence!! His saber was frightfully devastating in a war with contestants, but when shing against storyline characters, it was equally prating!


    Sheyan hadpletely abandoned defending, as he raised his saber to sh frically at his opponent!


    One could only see chunks of flesh and blood being repetitively shredded asunder from both their bodies. Even the atmosphere around them was dense with ayer of faint red. The echoes of his long saber cutting against bones caused one to quiver with fear.


    Simultaneously, chunks of scalp and mangled flesh were ripped out from Sheyan, and his eerie white skull cap could be distinctively glimpsed from the wounds!

 Chapter 546: Voracious assaulting

    <h4>Chapter 546: Voracious assaulting</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    What was the feeling of hearing the chafing of one��s own scalp being scraped as though it was raw ss? And what was the sensation of seeing one��s own blood gushing out half a metre into the air?


    The average person would definitely be experiencing a mental copse right now. Instead, Sheyan��s only response was his long saber! Chopping down with crescendoing ferocity and voracious tyranny!


    At this moment, Sheyan could still employ his party ability ��Gloryheal��, as well as the ��Na��vi Secret Medicine�� he acquired back in the Avatar world. Thus, Sheyan possessed the insurance to persist in this blood-soaked impasse. Right now, though he appeared to be submerged in carnage madness, his train of thoughts were exceedingly clear. It was as though his mind itself had left his body and wasposedly surveying the scene of battle from the air.


    (TN: He acquired the Na��vi secret medicine in ch 106 of vol 7)


    All of a sudden, Sheyan broke into a hystericalugh as he weed the iing ws of the demon beast!


    Allowing the sharp ws tocerate deep into his body, he responded with a forceful dual handed sh of his saber!


    The saber shed down with a whistling wind sound. An iparably daunting wind sound!


    Such a sensation was akin to a mountain battering in, crowding out all external sounds in the air as he pped against the heartbeats of the hearers.


    With a vertical stroke down of his saber, its shimmering de ray poured down ragingly like a waterfall. Blood poured out inrge volume as it dyed the de ray red. When the de ray vanished, the blood drizzled down onto the ground like leaves without a supporting branch.


    This iparably vicious de had severed the right arm of the demonized Trish!


    A distorted and pitch-ck long arm spiralled high into the air with blood spurting out, before itnded onto the ground with a thud. Then, it swiftly shrank and transformed back into an ordinary human arm.


    A ck sleeve covered that arm, appearing like the bandage used to wrap mummies; suggesting the reason that Trish was able to demonize in an instance.


    "My conjecture was indeed correct. This woman is ultimately still a sorcerer ss gypsy diviner who possesses the tremendous inborn shoring of her ss. Even after her metamorphosis, her life force and defence would still remaincking. That was why I could easily deal crushing damages!"


    "Even though her defence and life force did experience a definite boost after demonizing, a w will ultimately remain as a w nheless! The same logic as why a calf still wouldn��t be able to outrun a horse even after growing up."


    With that notion, Sheyan��s sole eyeball was vigored up as he tightly pressed in.


    "If you��re vicious, I��ll be twice as vicious. If you��re vile, I��ll vilify myself twice as much!"


    Both parties persisted in their intermingled carnage for seconds. Sheyan was presently riddled with bloody wounds, grimacing with his teeth as though he would copse any second; yet, he continued enduring unyieldingly!


    The demonized Trish was simrly in difort. Sheyan��s long saber continued slicing forth unhindered, with each sh carrying a savage deadliness that could terrorize all men. A de hacked deep into her shoulder de and cleaved down towards her lungs.


    Although the demonized monster was immune to pain, it could see the sshing and scattering of her bodily flesh; fuelling the horror within her!


    More critically, pain is a defensive mechanism of humans, signalling the problems of specific body parts to the human. Citing a simple example, without the gastric pains, one would perhaps feel the loss of appetite if a problem urred. Yet in reality, one could possibly have contracted stomach holes, stomach ulcers, stomach bleeding or stomach cancer.


    The demonized Trish was simrly feeling apprehensive in that aspect. Her current conduct was at the price of her own vitality, where the longer she dragged, the more her life force would decline. In her frenzied state ofbat, the numbing state of pain would render her clueless even if she suffered the brunt of heavy fatal damages. This clearly signified that if she dragged on for too long, her death would be inevitable.


    Yet she could only observe that her foe was as tenacious as a boulder. Though his injuries projected him to be on the verge of defeat, he remained like a hedgehog; unleashing terrifying bacshes every time she wed against him. A delusion of falling anytime but the reality of holding ground!


    Suddenly, at the shimmering instance of blood, Sheyan paid the price of a severed ear as he swiped forth his saber; slicing off arge portion of the demon beast��s nose and a portion of her skull!


    The nimbleness and ferocity of his saber to draw blood was needless to say. Although Trish couldn��t feel pain at all, she could distinctively sense the icy chilliness of an imposing saber shing past her head! In this blood battle of matchless savageness, that one saber managed to utterly crumble the willpower of this chief gypsy diviner!


    Following that, Trish released an unexinably bizarre cry, as she summoned several gypsy steel armoured knights back from their encirclement of Mogensha to guard her. Seizing the chance, she turned to flee!


    This carnage of a bloodbath had truly grinded away her spirit and fortitude. Once those crumbled, the only notion left would be the word ��flee��!


    Although Tirsh��s battle with Sheyan seemed rather long, it in factsted for merely half a minute.


    Worth celebrating, Mogensha��s three malicious shots had truly dealt a severe blow to the totemic demon beast. Ever since that elephant-head-man-body totemic demon beast had beamed out its death rays, it remained tottering like an intoxicated drunkard. After a few steps, it remained rigid in its position. Otherwise, Brother ck would��ve found it hard to deal with such dire straits.


    Meanwhile, Mogensha was left to deal with the few gypsy knights that surrounded him! Seizing Sheyan��s bombastic appearance, he had sessfully escaped from their encirclement.


    Relying on his astute agility and ingenious, in addition to two viperwolf spirits he had conjured up while retaliating, he truly delivered a smooth and intuitive response. Furthermore, he even faintly upied the advantage. If he had a fixed period of time, it may even be possible for him to annihte the ten gypsy knights.


    When Trish had released a cry of summon, a few of those ten gypsy knights assaulting Mogensha instantly retreated to reinforce her! Theypletely disregarded the ferocious onught of Mogensha from the back, as they frically locked onto Sheyan;plying with Trish��s will to intercept him.


    Instead, Sheyan was like an injured berserk feral beast, with blood flowing freely from his face and his manifold cuts and bruises. In spite of that, his eyes maintained the sole existence of the fleeing Trish.


    At present, only one thought remained within him - to kill her. Obliterate the foe by using her blood to cleanse his saber��s de!


    Sheyan��s current speed was ultimately faster by a little, as he pursued the demonized Trish with ungging efforts like a mad dog. Amidst the twinkling of blue glitters, he drew spurting foul blood from the abrupt chop of his saber.


    Although Trish had an enhanced defence after demonizing, a long deep streak of bloodied flesh was ripped out from her back; so much so that her white spine could be seen!


    Propelled by the impact of the saber��s sh, Trish howled freakishly as she leapt ahead and finally widened a stretch of distance between her and Sheyan. Enduring the pration from a gypsy knight��snce behind him, Sheyan was absolutely unwilling to give up as he continued chasing forward.


    After dashing for over twenty metres, Sheyan raised his long saber and hacked down again with a viciousness not inferior to the previous one; neatly shing against the fresh wound he sliced out earlier.


    Kacha! Kacha! Instantaneously, 2-3 ribs of that monster��s back snapped off, and the eerie white bones pierced out from her body. Chunks of veiny flesh hung off those bones, and one could faintly observe her pulsating innards.


    As his saber shed away, Trish howled with forlorn bitterness. Although she felt no pain, she could sense imminent death looming over her. Then, she unleashed a shriek brimming with reckless decisiveness!


    At this moment, the strangest scene happened. Trish suddenlyunched forward as she recovered her human state. Her aged countenance and glossy skin appeared with amplified weirdness, while her naked frame was mangled with multitudes of blood and white fluids.


    Behind her, it was as if her demonic skins had been shedded off by the wind like tattered clothes of flesh; pping against the face and body of the unbelievably speeding Sheyan. Then, the demonic skins rapidly dissolved into ck and dense mucus.


    Caught off guard while he was racing in, Sheyan instantly lost his bnce from the mucus as he skidded for 5-6 metres; ck mucus still tightly clinging onto his body. In a sh, hepletely lost all mobility.


    "You fool! Why must you force me to this extent!!" The desperate and ludicrous cries of Trish boomed out. She coughed out a mouthful of blood, as she shot out five poker cards! The arrangement of the five poker cards were -


    The three of spades, four of spades, five of spades, six of spades and the seven of spades!!!!


    Straight flush!!!


    Those five cards weren��t aimed at Sheyan, because she no longer held faith in her own attacks towards him. Her goal was shockingly that elephant-head-man-body totemic demon beast that was rigidly standing where it was!


    Yet at this moment, Mogensha who was being chased by five other gypsy knights spun round and somersaulted behind. Pulling his rifle out in midair, he shot out with his most terrifying ��Beastly Instincts��.


    DA! DA! DA! That trademark AK gunshots rumbled out.


    The first and second bullet whizzed out with immensely irregr trajectory, and collided right before Sheyan; transforming into a regiment of mes as it ignited the ck muscus of demonic skin that adhered onto Sheyan.


    The mucus was probably countered by fire, as Sheyan instantly regained some of his constricted mobility.


    His third bullet jetted in with exceptional velocity, piercing straight into Trish��s left eye! Trish groaned loudly in her misery, as she covered her face with her hands before attempting to flee. Yet clearly seen, droplets of fresh blood dripped from the cracks of her fingers.

 Chapter 547: Thunderstruck crushing

    <h4>Chapter 547: Thunderstruck crushing</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    After releasing his burst shot of 3, Mogensha��s movement was unavoidably hampered; allowing two gypsy knights to chase up to him.


    The back of his head was smashed by a hefty hatchet, before his left arm was shed by a greatsword. Describing it in current medical terms, his arm would be crushed and fractured while his brain would suffer from severe cerebral concussion!


    Though Mogensha��s body was digitalized by the realm, blood oozed out from his ears and nostrils. He waspletely incapable of returning fire, but could only flee desperately while wheezing in agony.


    However, even with the interference of many aspects, the five poker cards of Trish were released sessfully.


    Swivelling in at high speeds, the five cards stabbed into the semi-cracked crystalline coffin atop the totemic demon beast��s head. The crystalline coffin instantly churned with indescribably violent trembles.


    Filled withva within, theva was now boiling ferociously as though it would flood out in any second. One could see those five poker cards gradually dissolving through and into theva.


    Then, a zing red energy shone brilliantly as it incessantly streamed into the body of the totemic demon beast.


    Within a split second, that astronomical giant elephant vanished from everyone��s sight as though it had evaporated!!


    At this moment, Sheyan suddenly felt something wasn��t right. He was already in a bloodlusted murderous state, but at the instance of the totemic demon beast vanishing, every cell in his body seemed to twitch with an intensified sense of crisis. This sensation caused him to halt his struggle as he couldn��t help but look up.


    Although it was night time, he could feel as though a generous broad shadow was descending from the sky; as though a dense dark cloud had covered the moonlight and the twinkling stars.


    Even if he hadn��t raised his head but focused his vision on chasing, he would be able to hear an intimidating disturbance filling the atmosphere; a perceived distinct rumbling in his eardrums. It was like a gigantic, heavy object with an ardent killing intent was weighing down like Mount Tai!


    Unbeknownst when, that astronomical totemic demon beast had actually been shifted into the sky above Sheyan!


    That entire sculpture had morphed into a terrifying and fierce killing pressure up in the sky as it weighed down, leaving an impression of thousands of boulders and trees tumbling down a mountain range. The unstoppable momentum of this smashing trees and rocks was second to none!


    Such a momentum was incredibly crushing and incredibly suppressing!


    Sheyan��s pupils shrank instantly. He could deduce that this astronomical totemic demon beast had firmly locked onto his soul, rendering all attempts of dodging or evading futile! Therefore, apart from meeting it face on, there were no other alternatives!


    "Screw this."


    Due to the protection of ��Life-link�� between him and Reef, it wouldn��t be possible to directly obliterate Sheyan. Yet as the saying goes, advantageses with shortfalls. With the activating protection of his ��Life-link��, although Sheyan would possess an indomitable shield, he would simrly sink into an awkward predicament - theplete disability of being in a near-death state!


    Following that, once the gypsy diviner Trish amassed sufficient manpower alongside the few gypsy knights, Mogensha may not be able to withstand their onught!


    Once Mogensha retreats or dies, Sheyan would then be reduced to a meat on the chopping board, or turtle in the jar; utterly opened to being toyed with.


    Sheyan had calcted this before. Under the state of no interference while being assaulted under the protection of ��Life-link��, at most four individuals can gang up against him; assaulting him with an average speed of one strike every two seconds. Therefore, every minute would roughly deal 120 points of damage to Reef. Without needing even ten minutes, Reef would submerge into near-death state and their ��Life-link�� would be brokened! Even if Reef utilized his ��Honorary Dosage�� and the party��s healing ability, it was still impossible tost over an hour. Furthermore, the requisites of this was that Reef couldn��t be inbat state!


    Yet meanwhile, Reef was inevitably entangled in a blood battle with their attempts to seize the ship!


    At this moment, Sheyan lifted his saber with both hands. As he roared wildly, he poured forth his full might as it swiped towards the pressurizing totemic demon beast.


    This sensation was as though he was defying both the sky and mother earth! An arrogant courage like a mantis trying to stop a chariot!


    Sparks dispersed in all directions, coupled with the piercing screeches of metallic chaffing. The durability of Sheyan��s ��+7 West�� momentarily experienced a crazy fall, while a tiny toe of the totemic demon beast crumbled off.


    Nevertheless, this revered giant elephant continued bearing down with unsurpassed impetuousness; bluntly crashing down atop Sheyan��s head, pressing him deep into the ground!


    The earth trembled and throbbed at the instance of the insane crushing of the totemic demon beast. After a violent shuddering of the earth, an intensified gust of air swept out; unleashing a ravenous gale towards the surrounding, as it incited an upheaval of smoke and dust spanning hundreds of metres into the distant.


    Tree leaves and tender shoots were blown metres into the air. Furthermore, with the astronomical totemic demon beast as the core, ten metre long unfathomably deep crevices erupted out throughout the ground!


    With this crushing strike, the totemic demon beast appeared to have paid an immense price. It surface emitted ��gurgleigeli�� muffled sounds before numerous cracks formed! It was akin to the cracks of a fallen porcin.


    Halting for a brief while, the cracks on its surface started flowing out with a blood like fluid. Within the empty air, a sudden red ��Joker�� card surged out. Swivelling high speeds from up to bottom, it carved out an unexinable portal, as though ripping out spacetime itself. Then, that totemic demon beast groaned in anguish, before stepping through the portal with one step as it vanished utterly.


    Beneath the crushing impact of the totemic demon beast, was shockingly a 10 metres broad, 3-4 metres deep pit. Probably because this area was close to the coast, seawater rapidly seeped up from the depths of therge pit, surging up violently.


    Soon after, a dull silver globe then emerged from the depths of therge pit.


    Inside the globe, was shockingly a half kneeling Sheyan with a mutted face, where he could be seen taking huge gasps of breath.


    The ��+7 West�� in his hand was seemingly gravely damaged with its durability nearly exhausted. Without mending it, it probably was impossible to employ it.


    Yet to everyone��s surprise, Sheyan��s HP was experiencing a swift restoration. Otherwise, Sheyan would probably drown to death inside the mire of pit water. Bear this in mind, the silver protective globe could prevent water from flowing it, but it didn��t possess oxygen providing capabilities. Moreover, a near-death state contestant was not much better off than an ordinary human.


    Yet within a short span of dozens of seconds, Sheyan��s HP was restored to approximately 50% and his ��Life-link�� protection shield naturally dissipated away. Using his saber as crutches, he panted heavily as he crawled out therge pit while feeling a traumatizing fear in his heart.


    As it turns out, countless of notions had shed past Sheyan��s mind as the revered totemic demon beast was crashing down as though the heaven was falling. Yet, he actually raised his saber valiantly in resistance!


    But a second before the collision, he immediately activated his party ability ��Gloryheal��! Furthermore, he had equipped the ��Sacred Cowhorn Cup�� which supplied an added 25% to healing effects. Counting in that manner, he would experience a restoration of 75% within less than twenty seconds!


    Nevertheless, even with Sheyan��s present outstanding attributes, it would be impossible for him to defy the insanely destructive crushing of that giant elephant. In actual fact, only a Growth-Hunter that had broken through the boundary could withstand the gypsy��s totemic demon beast. If not, one would have to give up his life in exchange.


    Despite that, Sheyan��s ��Life-link�� ability was indeed formidable. When his HP fell to near-death state, that impregnable shield naturally formed around him.


    Although Sheyan was immobile, the party ability ��Gloryheal�� would be in effect for 12 seconds. This persisting healing effect would maintain a constant healing supply to Sheyan��s wounds. Hence, that was what happened in the end.


    Although this sequence of events sounded rather simple, it would require one to possess the utmost rity of thought. If not for hisposure, Sheyan wouldn��t have been able to live till now.


    Still, Sheyan��s current state was the peak of pathetess. However, he also knew those gypsies that had been dispatched to reinforce their ship would soon return. Furthermore, he also perceived that Mogensha would definitely require his aid in this critical period. Therefore, bearing the agony of his wounds, he crawled out of the pit, before sprinting towards the direction of Mogensha��s pursuers.


    Although it was a minute few hundred metres, Sheyan noticed the sprinkling trail of blood along the route. Broken fragments of armour and decapitated limbs could be seen everywhere. He could tell Mogensha had been actively counter attacking while fleeing.


    However, Sheyan could also sense from his footwork, then Brother ck��s physique was gradually waning.


    After all, the difficulty to raid this gypsy campsite would absolutely be worthy of a ��B+�� evaluation.


    All of a sudden, rumbling gunshots like frying beans could be heard ahead. Sheyan immediately scrambled towards that direction, before he witnessed two gypsy knights vehemently assaulting Mogensha.


    Viewing the dire crisis of the situation, Sheyan pulled out ��Ambition�� without hesitation as he aimed and triggered!


    The ordinary damage and explosive strike rate of ��Ambition�� was superb. Thus, a fatal lead bullet punctured the wrist of a gypsy knight, blowing his wrist bone fractured with blood spraying!


    That gypsy knight was about to chop down his longsword onto Mogensha. Instead, the sword chopped down weakly, merely carving out a bloody cut on Mogensha��s chest.


    Beholding Sheyan��s sessful return, Mogensha��s vigor was aroused!


    With his leg that had received another grave damage, he didn��t retreat but instead lunged forward. A gypsy knight hastily chased up to him, before thrusting hisnce in. Instead by this time, Sheyan, who had stumbled in from the back, gripped him!

 Chapter 548: Occupy

    <h4>Chapter 548: upy</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Blood trickled down in droplets from the tip of hisnce.


    Yet when that gypsy knight attempted to retract hisnce, he felt as though his weapon had been embedded into a rock; seemingly impossible to budge.


    Raising his head, he immediately contacted the fiery zebusting within Sheyan��s eyes!


    Knowing that his boss had rushed over in the nick of time, Brother ck released aforted exhtion. The feeling of having someone shielding the front allowed him to peacefully unleash bold and carefree bouts of fire.


    With Sheyan resisting the front, the incessant assaults of the two gypsy knightspletely felt like bullets ricocheting off from colliding into a wall.


    Under the wanton fires of Mogensha, two viperwolf spirits were speedily summoned; pouncing forward insatiably as they chomped and wed, easing the pressure off Sheyan a little.


    Without needing much time, they eliminated the two gypsy knights, and sessfully acquired a light-blue grade key.


    Soonter, the final emotionless gypsy knight clutched his throat while decrepitly kneeling on the ground, before shutting his eyes. The duo then slumped to the ground unanimously, feeling as though not an area of their body was spared from pain.


    Still, a feeling of a new lease of life subconsciously welled up in their hearts. Mogensha then nced towards Sheyan��s blinded eye, before smiling bleakly and speaking with a raspy voice.


    "Darn it, boss. If raiding this campsite isn��t an ��A�� difficulty storyline, I will eat down all my ammunitions on hand!"


    Sheyanid on the ground with his face towards the sky. He could feel every portion of his body that had been smashed by that damned beast, was throbbing with acute pain. So pain, he didn��t wish to move a single finger.


    Gritting his teeth, Sheyan fished out a bottle of rum before first washing the ckened wounds of his. He then squeezed out the toxic blood within it.


    If scars remain after contestants were healed, then Sheyan��s face would��ve been directly disfigured. After settling the majority of his wounds, Sheyan then gazed into the darkness of the night and sighed.


    "That woman was unexpectedly able to hurl out a straight flush! Indeed, she is worthy of inheriting the title of Jiejie. If I��d know she would be such a deranged whore, I would definitely not have provoked her. Still, our current mission difficulty has already risen to ��B+��, this hidden storyline plot should truly be of an ��A�� difficulty. I have been too careless after the smooth sailing events ever since we entered this world."


    The duo rested briefly as they felt their energy slowly replenishing. Then, they crept towards the campsite of the gypsy��s Bdine Bloodsail refining once again. They cautiously inched in, before they discovered that once again, a group of gypsy followers had congregated back within this campsite.


    However, inparison to their prior discipline, those gypsy appeared like a chaotic mess.


    They were in an uproar. Some were trying their best to maintain order, while others were shouting loudly as they began rummaging through the objects from various tents.


    During thetter parts, both sides started to berate each other loudly, and scuffles of shoving elevated into conflicts. One could also spectate some gypsy followers attempting to shift away the iplete Bdine Bloodsail.


    When Sheyan activated the plundering ability of his ��Pirate Captain�� title to survey it, that Bdine Bloodsail actually emitted a dull golden brilliance!


    Sheyan and Mogensha exchanged nces, and could roughly guess these were the defeated reinforcements of the gypsies. Therefore it meant Reef had smoothly seized the ship.


    Otherwise, why would such a scene of opportunist abandoning an unfavourable cause happen amongst the gypsies?


    Both of them were already individuals abundant withbat experience. Sheyan gazed at the Bdine Bloodsail and pursed his lips. Brother ck immediately nodded in advocation, as he retrieved his ��SN-9 Wasp�� and aimed.


    When Mogensha opened fire, Sheyan immediately leapt out and bellowed thunderously.


    "All hands attack! Annihte those ursed gypsies!"


    These gypsies were already like birds who would be startled by a twang of a bow. Furthermore, internal strife had erupted amongst them. When they heard the sudden assaulting pursuit of the pirates, or rather, just a call to eradicate them, their courage copsed entirely!


    Hidden in the dark, Brother ck mowed down two gypsy leaders with his gunshots. Then, he swapped to spraying with his AK. The relentless gunshots pouring in a hail of bullets ingeniously yielded a misconception, causing the gypsies who couldn��t perceive the sounds of a semi-automatic rifle to think that a squad of gunmen had arrived.


    In addition, Sheyan leapt out as he cut down several individuals like a fiend. Such a blood drenched cruelty of facts was truly served into their face, leaving them scattering like birds and beasts!


    Yet noteworthily, several loyalists still wished to escape with the Bdine Bloodsail. Yet, how could such a conduct akin to being exposed food in a lion��s den prevail?


    Sheyan and Mogensha immediately targeted their damage output towards those group of loyalists! Furthermore, that Bdine Bloodsail appeared immensely heavy, and required 5-6 matured chaps to hoist it up. Attempting to escape with that would be no easy feat.


    Hence, after dragging it for several tens of metres, the final gypsy giving his all was shot down to the ground by Brother ck; that sail discharging a baleful aura was then dumped to the ground.


    At the area where the sail was dumped, one could observe the grass withering speedily. The originally luscious and fertile soil quickly turned dry and grainy; ultimately, degrading into a sandynd devoid of life. One could fathom how deadly its baleful aura was.


    At this moment, Sheyan suddenly discovered another glowing object. Attempting to reach out for it, he failed to do so. Naturally, it shouldn��t be something that could be acquired by a contestant.


    Sheyan then contemted before trying to retrieve it with his ��Pirate Captain�� plundering ability. This time, he sessfully retrieved it. In the end, he uncovered its description - [ Mysterious Shattered Crystal Toe. Usage unknown. ]


    Scrutinizing this object, Sheyan immediately recalled. It should''ve been back when he was crushed by that terrifying astronomical sculpture, that impact of shing shaved off that bit of the sculpture! At present, when he touched this shattered crystal toe, it appeared as soft as rubberish y.


    All of a sudden, the object strangely warped as though it was being summoned, seemingly on the verge of evaporating from the warping air.


    Sheyan��s heart shook as he immediately gripped it and sent it into the party storage of his nightmare imprint.


    Yet even after being kept inside his party storage, the insincere object continued to wiggle and change incessantly. After a long while, it finally calmed down. The major portion of it had transformed into a regiment of dull glow, looking rather mild. Instead, a ck oddity the size of a mung bean was deposited within its bosom.


    As it turns out, there was a tiny portion of the totemic demon beast soul that adhered within the shattered crystal toe. Identically, this broken off soul was still mutually linked with its main soul.


    This strange urrence was due Jiejie stirring the main body of the totemic demon beast, thus beckoning for this fragment of soul to return.


    However, after it had been ced inside the party storage, it was essentially transported to another dimension. The soul link between the two had been severed!


    Even the mighty Little Lord Fokke could not dispute this. Hence, Queen Jiejie would be needless to mention.


    With both parties forcefully severed, it was akin to blood flow being obstructed in a human��s kidney, brain, liver, spleen or any organ. The soul fragment within the crystal toe instantly dried up and congealed into a ck residue. While the spirit essence it had absorbed transformed into its original state, and lingered around it in the form of a faint glow.


    At this moment, Reef and the pirate crew finally rushed over to assist Sheyan and Mogensha.


    Reef, cksail and the others were also covered in injuries. Even the scout, Ol��Seadog, had a de wound across his face! Blood soaked and dripping, one could fathom the intense battle that had transpired during their attempt tomandeer the ship.


    The reinforcing pirate crew originally felt that their side of the battle was tremendously arduous. Yet when they noticed Sheyan��s body riddled with wounds along with one mangled eye of his, they know the battling they experienced wasn��t inferior to theirs.


    Gorged with shock, they couldn��t help butment the fierce battling that Sheyan and Mogensha had experienced.


    The casualties of this battle were exceedingly high. Nevertheless this signified a new lease of life for them, as the pirates�� morale soared rampantly.


    When those old foxes like Ol��Seadog and others saw Sheyan, they couldn''t refrain from eximing with eyes brimming with tears of excitement.


    "Cap��n, we��vemandeered a magnificent ship!"


    The carpenter Spike also waved his broadsword with feverish excitement as he yelled.


    "That ship be practically unsinkable even in hell. Good grief, those gypsies actually employed her as a transportin�� ship for fishing. I could almost hear hermenting with grief over her fate, but now��it be time we liberate her tempest!!!"


    It could be said that Spike held authority in this aspect. When he eximed, even those pirates suffering from agony cheered. Sheyan couldn��t help but anticipate with a marvelling thirst.


    He then issued an order to get men to bundle up the Bdine Bloodsail; iste the baleful aura within it before transporting it back to the newlymandeered 5-masted gship.


    When Sheyan approached the coast, he could behold a grand shadow anchored by the sea. Within the darkness of night, its mast erected firmly like a spear. From afar, it resembled a giant fort towering by the coast, and assumed a majestic and dignified grandeur.


    Upon nearing it, one could notice that though this ship was 5-masted, she vastly exceeded an ordinary 5-masted ship in terms of her volume and imposure; being almostparable with other 7-masted warships.


    Speaking from its exterior, the ship��s bow and stern was peculiarly squarish. Even a naval ram it should possess wasn��t present.


    Further differing from other ships, the portion of its hull beneath the ship��s draft wasrger which allowed great stability when floating on the sea surface. It was as stable and steadfast like a standard weight scale, that even the stormy sea could not overturn its satisfactory equilibrium.

 Chapter 549: Quasi-legendary Warship

    <h4>Chapter 549: Quasi-legendary Warship</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Apart from that, the five lofty mast of the ship were rather peculiar. Its foremast, mainmast and mizzen mast were slightly lower, appearing as though they were the auxiliary masts. Instead, its second and fourth mast was thicker and taller, looking as though they were the main masts.


    Of course, one must expound on the most special aspect when speaking about this ship - its materialposite.


    The ship��s surface shone with an ashen metallic like color, that prevented the pping waves from soaking its interior. The water would appear as if dripping on a lotus leaf, leaving behind grains of water beads congealed on its surface before sliding down quickly. Don��t evenpare it with the wooden sailboats of the era, even steel warships ofter generations would not disy such a fantastic effect.


    Sheyan feasted his eyes on this lofty warship with great satisfaction. He shut his eyes in contemtion, feeling that on the overall, this ship surprisingly resembled an ancient chinese coffin that was amplified countless times!


    The pirates here spent the years of their livesbouring out at sea, that even seawater would probably be flowing within their blood. Naturally, they could differentiate the conceptual design of this ship was skewed towards stability and security. Even if it encounteredrge insurmountable waves, it would not capsize. Yet one must note, the wood used in building this ship was extremely unique and was much heavier than other wood. Therefore, its voyage speed would undoubtedly be its shoring.


    Big beard Davies apanied Sheyan by his side. Without a doubt, his killing might now was the most excellent amongst Sheyan��s subordinates.


    When he brandished his greatsword and chopped down against the ship��s hull, it merely left a white scratch; hoar frost condensing several square metres on the ship��s hull before rapidly melting away. Even that white scratch gradually faded.


    One could tell how exceptional its firmness was!


    When Sheyan sessfully scaled the ship and entered the captain��s cabin, he instantly received the notification from his nightmare imprint.


    [ Youmandeered the gship of a gypsy n ]


    [ You acquired a special 5-masted ship ]


    [ Your reputation amongst the pirates is raised ]


    [ Your current reputation status amongst the pirates of the caribbean: Worshipped ]


    [ You canmit the following actions: Examine the detailed report of this ship / Name this ship / Implement modifications and upgrade this ship ]


    [ Details: You currently fulfill the two qualifications to initiate the milestone - Pirate Captain (advanced) ]


    [ Your reputation amongst all pirates has risen to ��Worshipped��. You possess a ship exceeding a 7 kiloton discement. Please quickly recruit and amass your storyline pirate crew to above 300 members to aplish this milestone ]


    [ Details: Upon aplishing this milestone, you will receive a ck-Iron ss title ]


    Sheyan was overwhelmed with emotions momentarily.


    Upon conferring a name to this ship, Sheyan suddenly recalled a previous encounter in the Bohai sea back in the present world. An old sailor had once offered him a recitation.


    "Today the world sheds tears of memorial departure, you alone suffice to strengthen the navy��s might."


    (TL: This is said to be an elegiac couplet recited by Emperor Guangxu for Deng Shicang of the Beiyang navy. )


    Sheyan had also heard of the backstory behind those two poetic lines, and was deeply moved by the story amiability of Deng Shicang, Duke Deng. Reminiscing that, he altered the name of this ship to a one that carried the rich vour of the east - The Dingyuan.


    (TL: ��Զ (Dingyuang), literal means definite distant. It also refers to a chinese irond battleship of the chinese Beiyang fleet.)


    When Reef and Mogensha heard Sheyan��s exnation, they expressed their consenting praises. Then, Sheyanmanded his pirates to sew a jolly roger unique to themselves - a ck g with a seven-wed golden dragon*. Then, he browsed through the detailed report of the ship.


    (TL:*This is a chinese dragon)


    [ The Dingyuan: 5-masted ship (extremely rare ss).


    [ ss: Hybrid ship of paddle and sails (Can be modified) ]


    [ Fastest velocity: ten knots (1 knot is approximately 1.8 kilometres per hour) ]


    [ Movement: sails ]


    [ Quasi-legendary ability: Transcended Steel (Passive) - This ship is built with the iparably rare Ironwood and processed with special ult magic. Therefore, it is hard for the ship frame to be damaged. However, due to the heaviness of ironwood, the speed of this ship will always decline by 35% ]


    [ Details: Though a Quasi-legendary ability is exceptionally powerful, its negative property is equally a headache. When the ship can be upgraded to an extent of total counteract of its negative property, it can then ascend to be a genuine legendary ability ]


    [ A rank ability: Nature��s Prevailment (Passive) - During the ironwood��s excruciatingly long life, it contended against the harsh nature environment. Hence, its toughness and vitality is exceptionally tenacious. During shipbuilding, the gypsies leveraged on this special attribute; employing ult magic to seal the vitality of other trees into the ship��s frame. Therefore, The Dingyuan possesses an ability of sustainably mending its own frame ]


    [ However, due to the presence of ult magic. The deck of the Dingyuan must be cleansed with blood once every year, to allow the vitality offered in this ship to absorb essences. Otherwise, it will gradually lose its ability ]


    After hastily reading through the detailed report, Sheyan could roughly understand the reason for the gypsies refining a Bdine Bloodsail. That ult magic refined sail could utilized the vengeful souls to push the sail forward, substantially bolstering the movement speed of this ship; thereby enhancing this great warship to one that possesses a legendary ability.


    One could tell the schemes of these gypsies weren��t shallow at all. They absolutely weren��t just seeking to hunt the a monstrous beast like the Chupacabra.


    They had tarried for far too long battling over here. Presently, Sheyan no longer desired to stay any longer. Besides, mishaps could happen anytime, and who could im to be clear on


    unexpected variations?


    Converging with the manpower left safeguarding the Hill Maiden as soon as possible would be the best course of action.


    Prior tomandeering this ship, the pirates relied on the turncoat Taitish to act as rat in order to dispel the suspicions of the safeguarding gypsies. Then, with a spurt of outburst, they engaged in a naval boarding battle that Sheyan��s crew was most adept in.


    With the shipposition being exceptionally impregnable, their method of battling seemingly offered negligent damages to the ship itself. Therefore, sailing it out anytime was possible.


    Setting this ship into motion for Sheyan��s crew of pirates was practically too simple. Within a short ten minutes, Sheyan��s new gship was already drifting along the vast caribbean sea.


    It was nearly identical to the expectations of the crew. While sailing across the sea, the ship was incredibly stable where it would be hard for one to perceive the bumpiness of the sea. Nevertheless, its sailing speed was equallycking aspared to even ordinary merchant ships; much less to say of warships.


    At present, Sheyan could finally catch his breath and make inventory of all his losses. Even though his crew made the first strike whenmandeering the ship, the safeguarding gypsies weren��t ones to be trifled with. They could even be hailed as Jiejie��s auxiliary personal guards.


    If not for the turncoat Taitish and the vikings, or if their enemy hadn��t been segregated into three groups (The group led by Taitish to ambush Sheyan + the ones refining the Bdine Bloodsail + the safeguarders), then it would be hard to determine if this battle would have seeded.


    The oue of the battle resulted in three of the hired vikings dying inbat.


    Knowing that there was no turning back, Taitish simrly gritted her teeth and fought bravely. In the end, she suffered grave injuries and probably wouldn��t live to see the daylight. Apart from that, over twenty pirates under Sheyan were killed, while over half of them were wounded.


    Despite that, their efforts was all worth it. The vikings didn��t belong under Sheyan and would depart after this battle. Hence, it wouldn��t matter if all of them died.


    As for ordinary pirates, Sheyan would definitely be able to replenish them with his current reputation at various neutral or pirate ports. It would be fine as long as the backbone remained.


    Furthermore, after two gruelling battles, it naturally phased out most of the unqualified or inadequate pirates. The remaining few would be qualified to be the backbone of the crew.


    Instead, Sheyan was feeling rather regrettable pertaining to Taitish. Amongst all his subordinates, most were adept in physical damage output with only a single cksail that could pass off as a semi witchcraft alchemist.


    If Taitish could survive, she would minimally make up for the deficiency in that aspect. After pondering a little, Sheyan decided to take a look himself and try to save her.


    When he caught glimpse of Taitish who was ced inside the ship��s hold, Sheyan got a huge shock. Her hair had turned fully white along with her exposed wrinkled and shrivelled skin, resembling that of a dried tangerine. Skin limpidly sagged from her facial features, as her eyes stared lifelessly towards the ceiling. Her lips were twitching repeatedly as though attempting to make her final confession.


    If one said that Taitish was ny years old now, anyone would believe him!


    When the pirates had witnessed Taitish��s dying state, their hearts shuddered.


    Sheyan did a brief scan as he discovered Taitish received injuries in three areas - neck, right chest and left thigh. The wounds to her vital organs from those area weren��t detrimental, but the most fatal aspectid in her excessive loss of blood. Her body was truly like an extinguishedmp.


    Observing this scene, Sheyan sighed. This skirmish tomandeer the ship was all thanks to Taitish bing a rat. Without her, it wouldn��t even be possible to speak about seizing such an indomitable ship.


    Perhaps, the crew would be annihted before even reaching the ship.


    Strictly speaking, apart from those that fell in battle, Taitish��s merits were truly the greatest.


    Excluding that, to leverage on using that exceedingly diabolical Bdine Bloodsail, it would definitely require the assistance of one who understood the inner specifics of the gypsies. Their assistance would undoubtedly reduce the workload by half. Speaking from that aspect, Taitish was someone that could not be reced.


    Therefore, Sheyan pondered and attempted to use healing medicines or products from the realm to treat Taitish. Sadly, the nightmare imprint released a notification.


    [ Unable to use realm items on this storyline character ]


    Sheyan could only sigh and shook his head. The current Taitish was already dying; convulsing from head to toe from the acute pain. Looking at her fast dying state, Sheyan felt utterly helpless; such a feeling was immensely diforting.

 Chapter 550: Saved

    <h4>Chapter 550: Saved</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Observing the aged ��ny year old�� Taitish in her dying state, Sheyan took off her veil and covered his eyes with great anguish. Then, he stripped off his pants and pounced forth.


    Sighing, hemented. "Forget it, saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-floor pagoda. Let this old one inject her what a dosage of milky white nourishment cardiac stimnt!"


    A candle me flickered and was finally blown out. Half an hourter, Taitish stood up with reinvigorated spirits.


    Oh no, why did I release the unabridged edition!


    (Author��s note: This paragraph is purely for entertainment, for readers to bang their head against the wall for 10 seconds. Haha, this chapter will be 3,300 words, forget about this nonsense, it isn��t counted, hoho.)


    (ED: Dude, what. What.)


    ***************************************


    Actual chapter begins here:


    At present, Taitish��s vitality was on the brink of dissipating, leading her to transform into such a sickly and aged state. However, at this crucial moment, Sheyan suddenly recalled something Taitish mentioned previously -


    "I��m not even forty years of age, but look at how ghostly I��ve be. It is all because Jiejie has been constantly feeding her two totemic sacrificial beast with our life essence."


    Sheyan felt a stirring in his heart as he immediately checked his party storage, locating that dull but gentle glow amidst the myriads of items.


    This item was originally a shattered toe of the totemic demon beast, but was reduced into a glowing residue after being stored within his interspatial storage.


    After retrieving that tiny glow, Sheyan pondered a little before deciding to treat a ��dead horse just like a live one��, and pressed it against Taitish��s bosom.


    Just like that, Taitish��s body absorbed a portion of the glow like a sponge, and Sheyan stored back the remaining portion.


    Suddenly, her body suddenly spasmed like a prawn out of the water, as though she had been electrocuted, before sprawling back to the ground and coughing violently. ck blood oozed out from her nostrils, and even trickles of blood could be seen leaking from her ears and eyes; permeating out a fishy odour.


    Normally, such a scene wasn��tforting at all. It was as though Taitish was being tortured for thest time before she died.


    Instead, a miracle happened.


    Her violent coughing soon ceased, while her skin slowly regained its glossy luster. Her wrinkles rapidly eased out, and her hair turned from white to grey and finally to ck. Even her countenance beneath a veil was experiencing a transformation.


    A couple of seconds before, everyone could vividly see an unconscious Taitish. Yet the present Taitish still remained unconscious, but the disparity between the two was tremendous. It was practically aplete contrast.


    Aspared to her dying withering state, the current Taitish essentially appeared as though she was merely in a slumber.


    At present, the onlooking pirates were all admiring Sheyan with elevated reverence.


    Without a doubt, their dictionary added another description to the mysterious veil of Sheyan, that he could deprive one��s vitality to replenish another!


    Naturally, they all desired to be more youthful and weren��t willing to turn into the unlucky brat whose vitality would be deprived.


    Actually, such a phenomenal was totally unforeseen by Sheyan before he acted. Nevertheless, he remained calm as hemanded his pirates.


    "Let her rest a little. When she awakes, bring her to see me. Now take me to the depths of the ship, I believe the source materials necessary for my mighty deprivation should be prepared."


    Hearing Sheyan addressing the corpses as source materials so casually, the pirates could feel their hair standing on end. They all yearned to gain terrifying might. Such was a pirate��s logic; as long as one holds power, regardless if that power is righteous or evil, it would receive the same level of respect and adoration.


    At this moment, all of them were simultaneously yearning to receive a strength bestowal from Sheyan.


    This time, most of the pirates who wished to acquire new prowess were thinking that they would be satisfied. This ship was nheless the gship of the queen of a gypsy n, and a couple of defenders were equipped with standardized equipments of the armour of gypsy knights.


    As for weapons, they were also aplenty. Thus, they believed their captain��s deprivation plundering would surely be an abundant harvest.


    After contemting a little, Sheyan stalled himself from engaging in plundering. Instead, he nned to wait till his title was upgraded to ��Pirate Captain (advanced)�� beforemitting, believing that his plundering ability would substantially improve by then.


    As they sailed, Sheyan then seeked out the carpenter Spike. He then produced that deadly harpoon gun, ��Greend Lethal weapon�� he procured back at the auction, and that dark-gold ship building material acquired by The April��s Bloom. Then, he discussed the prospect ofmencing a reconstruction.


    When Spike examined the two items, his face revealed a troubled expression. As it turns out, his expertiseid in repairs, while assembling suchponents would frequently require a higher qualified craftsman to supervise; like an ��engineer�� or something.


    To Spike, the difficulty of this request was akin to asking a western doctor to conduct acupuncture; a seemingly helpless state of crossing one��s boundary.


    When Sheyan heard Spike��s exnation, he could only shrug his shoulders. Still, he wasn��t that anxious as of now, and decided to first converge with the Hill Maiden first.


    The ship continued sailing with unsurpassed stability, that the pirates aboard would seemingly feel that the ship wasn��t moving. Even though the pirates were making an all-out effort without cking and were exceedingly ustomed to taskings on deck, its velocity remained its w; reckoning that it could only rival a fully loaded merchant ship.


    Approximately half an hour into their voyage, one of the pirates reported to Sheyan.


    "Cap��n, the maiden has awoken and requests an audience."


    Sheyan asked in surprise.


    "What maiden?"


    The reporting pirate shrugged his shoulders and replied.


    "It be the one named Taitish."


    "Oh!" Sheyan suddenly recalled. Because he had personally seen the aged and sickly countenance of the gypsy diviner beneath her veil, his heart had assumed Taitish��s image to be an old granny.


    Hence, he unexpectedly had some troubles connecting her to a normal term of a youthful ��maiden��.


    "Let her in." Sheyan replied indifferently. When Taitish stepped into his ship cabin, Sheyan instantly got a huge fright in the darkness; because the image in his imagination was a stark contrast to what he was seeing.


    The former Taitish had chicken skin and crane-like hair, while being crooked and aged. Instead, it was clearly a thirty years old maiden that was standing before Sheyan now. Her skin revealed the unique and sexy suntanned skin of atin american woman, brimming with a lively luster and rich in sticity.


    Even the white gown of the gypsy diviner failed to conceal her define curves as he twin peaks threatened to split apart her gown. Ruffled andnguid blond locks dangled down onto her shoulders, while her lips exuberated an alluring thickness reminiscent of Angelina Jolie. Her slightly raised red phoenix eyes contained snippets of craftiness that appeared to have umted over the years.


    The first impression this maiden released was that of sexiness and allurement, apletely different person aspared to the previous Taitish.


    Although she only absorbed a tiny glowing toe of that elephant head sculpture, that glow was the youthfulness of a hundred females congealing into a vitality source. Therefore, its shining radiance not only instantly restored her youth, her powers were greatly bolstered and even her current countenance froze perpetually; not deteriorating with age until she perishes.


    When Sheyan sized up Taitish, he was aware that regardless of her allurement, she buried deep ambitions behind her appeal; one that was difficult to discover.


    Nevertheless to Sheyan, the sickly aged features of the gypsy diviner had long engraved deep within his heart. Hence, he could immediately fathom the intrinsic quality of the present Taitish.


    "You��re awake?" Sheyan offered enthusiastically. "How are you feeling?"


    Sheyan had long prepared a countermeasure to this incredibly astute woman. He knew it was seemingly impossible for this woman to develop unswerving allegiance to him! Despite so, to Taitish who had experienced the various institutions of the secr world, employing cruel facts would still possess the greatest deterrence against her.


    Taitish greeted him with a profound tone.


    "I express my utmost gratitude for Mr Yan��s assistance."


    When Sheyan heard her addressing him as ��Mr Yan��, he understood her intentions.


    Don��t talk about her respectful conduct, when she addressed him as ��Mr Yan��, it meant a particr difference. It was clear she nned to leave. Otherwise, she should be addressing him as ��Sir�� or ��Captain��.


    This maiden was adept in the gypsy arts of diving and ult magic. At present, she had regained her youth and her prowess had enhanced tremendously. Naturally, she no longer ced Sheyan as her master in her eyes.


    Towards Taitish��s words, Sheyan was disinclined to beat around the bush with her. He indifferent dered.


    "Your gratitude isn��t necessary. Saving you today may not necessarily be beneficial to you."


    Why didn��t Taitish straightforwardly leave after her powers had enhanced greatly? Why would she still head here to take orders from Sheyan? Obviously, it was because she was utterly clueless on the method Sheyan had employed to save her!


    For fear of a hidden danger ced within her, her heart tightened with a sliver of fear upon hearing Sheyan��s words. No matter how powerful someone��s might or authority bes, they would still revere a domain of which they were incapable of understanding or setting foot in.


    "This, what do you mean?"


    Sheyan calmly replied.


    "I train in mysterious arts of the east, one that can absorb the attributes of all living things under heaven! I can draw a portion of the enemy��s killing might to bestow on my underlings, but you are an exception. You should know it yourself, your youthfulness and energy had been drained away by mysterious ult magic! Am I not wrong?"


    Taitish silently nodded.


    Sheyan lifted up the coffee mug in his hand, drinking a mouthful before continuing.


    "At the scene of those gypsies refining the Bdine Bloodsail, I fought in a death battle with a gypsy diviner with iparably dreadful prowess. She could actually demonize herself, but still fell short in the end. Yet at that instance, that female diviner could actually unleash an incessant stream of 5 ck spades, activating and beckoning for that elephant-head-man-body sculpture beside Jiejie to deal with me!"


    Taitish belonged to the ��Scarlet Faction�� of the gypsies, therefore all her usable poker cards were all reds. However, she rtively understood the other faction as well.


    When she heard Sheyan��s description, she instantly understood this matter was absolutely not fabricated.


    A gypsy diviner that could demonize and unleash out a spades straight flush sounded rather far-fetch, but there was truly such an individual. That individual was Trish, publicly acknowledged as most suitable to inherit the Jiejie title!


    If Taitish wasn��t also a high tier member, she wouldn��t be aware of such inside information.

 Chapter 551: Real usage of the Bloodsail

    <h4>Chapter 551: Real usage of the Bloodsail</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Sheya scoffed in his heart as he observed Taitish��s unconceble fright. Instead, he projected an unconcerned expression and continued.


    "That elephant sculpture is hailed as a sacrificial beast totem by the gypsies right? It is truly extremely terrifying and deadly. I was incapable of rivalling it, but for it to kill me would absolutely not be a simple feat. Before its period of descent onto this world concluded, I managed to sever one of its toes."


    Sheyan paused as he spoke till here and stared at Taitish.


    "For your sacrificial beast totem to materialize, it had to absorb the youth and vitality essence of countless females. With my mystical arts from the east, I managed to severe off an essence residue from the soul of that sacrificial beast totem. In view that you had contributed greatly to themandeering of this ship, I restored you with a residue of that essence."


    Pulses of ominous sensations was already flooding through Taitish��s heart. Then, she heard Sheyan continuing.


    "Therefore, truthfully speaking, it was that severed strength of the gypsies�� sacrificial beast totem that enhanced your prowess. As for the soul residue that ruled over that essence, it has been suppressed by my eastern arts of mystery. Since your prowess is greatly boosted now, then you can suppress that soul residue yourself. It takes me strenuous efforts to suppress this item."


    While speaking, Sheyan produced soul residue that had already been condensed into the size of a mung bean. Within a split second, Taitish suddenly issued an unexinably miserable screech!


    She had no clue why she released such an iparably frightened and wild screech. However, when her gaze interacted with that soul residue, her blood boiled as she sensed an intensified sensation as though her strength was about to be evaporated away!!


    Sheyan unfurled his hand. Then, that mung-bean sized soul residue shot towards Taitish with an instinctive maism. By now, Taitish had already slumped to the floor limpidly, while her throat gurgled preventing her from speaking a single word. Her eyeballs were protruding out of its eye sockets, and a visible moistness flowed out beneath her. She had actually lost control of her bowels!


    Witnessing this scene, Sheyan was undoubtedly pleased. His lips curled upwards before he seized back that soul residue, locking it back within his palm; before he stored it back into the party shared storage.


    Once that soul residue disappeared, Taitish immediately regained her breath as she knelt while gasping arduously. Her entire body was soaked in perspiration. At present, she looked at Sheyan with a gaze of multiplied fear! Facing such a situation, Sheyan indifferently announced.


    "It seems that you aren��t capable of suppressing that soul residue."


    Taitish could already perceive that she had justmitted a massive error. She immediately crawled along the ground and pleaded.


    "Master, please forgive my audacity!"


    Sheyan replied insipidly.


    "To suppress this soul residue and prevent it from seeking you, would require me to expend a great deal of my energy. Won��t you give me a reason I should continue doing so?"


    Taitish instantly answered.


    "I am your eternal ve, master! I can do anything. Your will is the abiding jurisdiction of my life!"


    Sheyan smirked.


    "No, no, no. Perhaps your anxiousness is unnecessary! I can generously suppress this residue for another three days. Flee as far as you can, perhaps it won��t be able to find you."


    Taitish smiled wryly.


    "That is impossible. The strength flowing inside my body has already been purified by the sacrificial beast totem��s strength. This is a connection that cannot be severed. Even if I run to the ends of the world, it will track me down for all eternity. Once Jiejie locates that soul residue, my fate will be worse than death."


    "Oh." Sheyanzily replied. "However, my crew doesn��t seem to becking eh? With my illustrious reputation, recruiting other pirates would be a matter of quantity."


    Sheyan��s current words were rather hypocritical. Though Taitish understood that clearly, she could only offer aplementing smile.


    "Indeed, master can definitely do without my meagre strength. Still, I can at least be an exemry figure of one renouncing the dark and seeking the light for you."


    Sheyan scrutinized Taitish suspiciously for a brief while.


    "Despite your former impudence of intending to murder me, I forgave you and offered you a chance! Didn��t you feel indebted to me then? Following that, you bravely led the front and opened the doorways of this ship. Yet, that is an inevitable obedience a loyal subordinate would do, an obligation you ought to fulfill as my subordinate! Am I not right?"


    Taitish replied with a trembling voice.


    "Yes."


    Sheyan then continued indifferently.


    "Despite being on the brink of death from your grave injuries in battle, I bestowed the strength I obtained from your sacrificial beast totem. Once again, you are indebted to me! Yet after restoring your life, you actually nned to repay me with traitorous intent. Do not deny for such a conduct would merely insult my intelligence. You must receive punishment!"


    Taitish knelt to the ground in trembles.


    "Yes."


    Sheyan coldly dered.


    "We can speak about your punishmentter. But now, tell me all the information you know regarding this!"


    As he spoke, Sheyan retrieved a long ck rod from behind him. This rod waspletely pitch ck, as though been charred by smoke and baking fire; appearing utterly ordinary and mediocre.


    Yet when he retrieved that rod, the candle mes within the captain��s cabin flickered; seemingly on the verge of extinguishing. One could clearly fathom that though the captain��s cabin was presently upied with only Sheyan and Taitish, human figures were incessantly shadowing about along the walls; swaying, flickering and apparently wailing in anguish.


    "This is����" Taitish started with her stupefied widened eyes. "Isn��t that the Bdine Bloodsail?!!"


    Sheyan earnestly nodded.


    "Indeed. When I first set my eyes on it, it had the shape of a sail. Yet, it has directly transformed into a rod now. I am ultimatelycking in myprehension of ult magic, and I hope you can provide me with an answer."


    Taitish pondered a little before responding.


    "The gypsies�� w has always pertained to our influence out at sea. Three centuries ago, the influence of us gypsies, who are adept in divining the future, had expanded to an extraordinarily powerful state. Even several members of european royalty were being manipted by Jiejie in the shadows. At that point in time, our foes identified this weakness and started operating out a sea. As a result, five consecutive Jiejies fell at sea, and the gypsy n deteriorated from then."


    "Following that, the gypsies reflected on our painful history. Then we heard the legends about a bizarre wood from Siberia of the extreme north, that one could build an unsinkable warship from it. After nearly a century, we used ironwood to build such a grand magnificent warship for Jiejie. Henceforth, we no longer needed to worry about our safety at sea. Regrettably, the gypsies�� influence had already spiralled down rapidly like a mountain cart, weakening to an extent worse than a tenth of our golden era."


    When Sheyan heard these insider details from Taitish, his heart welled up with a perilous sensation; never did he expect such a hidden secret behind this. Then, he heard Taitish continuing.


    "In recent few decades, the sayings of ��ruling the seas is equivalent to ruling the world�� became deeply engraved in the hearts of man. Therefore, when the current Jiejie realized she could use loads of harvested sea eggs, to bring about the materialization of our ancient inherited sacrificial beast totems, she started searching for the blueprints required to craft a Bdine Bloodsail. The Bloodsail will make up for the deficiency of our gship, the greatest w of this ship which you name as The Dingyuan!"


    "Therefore, you are implying that the Bdine Bloodsail can substantially enhance the sailing speed of this ship?" Sheyan asked.


    Taitish shook her head.


    "Strictly speaking, this manner of thinking is wrong. Precisely speaking, the Bdine Bloodsail ispletely incapable of generating wind power. It cannot increase the speed of a ship. Its only usage is to counteract the enormous deadweight of this ship. Putting this principle bluntly is actually rather simple - using the pulling forces of the vengeful spirits shackled by the Bdine Bloodsail to alleviate the deadweight of this ship."


    Sheyan nodded and asked.


    "Therefore, I need you to tell me now. How can I use this Bdine Bloodsail to ease the deadweight of this ship?"


    Taitish responded apologetically.


    "That is impossible, because the Bdine Bloodsail requires amanding soul to quell the vengeful spirits within the bloodsail. That is something Jiejie��s two sacrificial beast totem can execute easily, but��"


    "So it is like that." Sheyan contemted a little. "I understand."


    At this moment, Taitish became afraid that Sheyan would treat her as useless. She immediately added.


    "Although there is nothing I can do with regards to the Bdine Bloodsail, there isn��t a problem pertaining to other aspects. For example that ��Greend Lethal Weapon�� you acquired at the auction. I can guide its instation onto this ship to disy its full potential. Likewise for other precious shipponents, I can direct their arrangements and optimize their efficiency."


    Sheyan was moved by her words. Spike was totally clueless about ult magic. Therefore, he had advised Sheyan that even by dismantling theponents on the Hill Maiden, it would be impossible to install them onto this ship. Right now, Taitish could make up for this gap.


    Proceeding that, Sheyan produced that dark-gold grade material to inquire of Taitish.


    Instead, she was utterly clueless about it. When she was contesting for it with Sheyan back at the auction, it was due to the oue from her divination; suggesting it was best she acquired that object.


    Nevertheless, Sheyan wasn��t very surprised by her answer. The Bdine Bloodsail and the mysterious material were both dark-gold grade objects. Wouldn��t it be simply too ridiculous if he could easily employ them?

 Chapter 552: Raising a large crew

    <h4>Chapter 552: Raising arge crew</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Sheyan naturally remembered that the foremost quality of a leader was abiding by his words.


    Even though Taitish was exceedingly cooperative, Sheyan ultimately did not forget to implement her punishment.


    Her punishment was to strip naked before all the pirates and be hung on the mast, before flogging her viciously for five times with a whip made with shark��s skin!


    To any woman, stripping naked and being hung would be a terribly dishonorable humiliation. Furthermore, her youthful and alluring bare body would have to suffer fiveshes. One must understand, a whip made with shark��s skin would rip off a huge chunk of flesh when whipping a human��s body. The resultant anguish and pain would naturally be carved deep into her heart.


    This was a lesson for every single pirate. Besides,mendations and condemnations were the best tool to protect one��s governance. Fortunately, Taitish��s body was like a fountainhead of vitality, where her wounds would swiftly heal without any scar.


    Furthermore, she was definitely not a young virgin. Being a gypsy, what wouldn��t she have seen before? To her who had already be an old granny previously, this degree of humiliation and punishment was inferior to other scary judgements.


    Hence, she could still ept this and grimaced while acknowledging her ill luck. Anyway, no matter how humiliating it was, it would still be better than carrying a grandmother��s face while being 18 years of age.


    ***************************


    Sheyan very quickly converged with the members on board the Hill Maiden. After concluding Taitish��s punishment, he ordered all hands to climb aboard the new ship. When those pirates that were left to safeguard the Hill Maiden saw such an indomitable 5-masted quasi-legendary warship, their morale naturally soared.


    While Sheyan wanted his pirate crew to familiarize with operating on arge ship, he also urgently seeked to recruit more crewmates to aplish his ��Pirate Captain (advance)�� milestone. After inquiring with Ol��Seadog, they sailed towards a temporal pirate port not too far away, known as Trihorn Ind.


    At the same time, they would offload the vikings here. Topensate for their losses in battle, Sheyan had gifted to them his other 3-masted ship used for logistics.


    That ship could obviously transport themodities that supplied the vikings with, as well as other misceneous; allowing the vikings to save on ��freight fees��. Sheyan��s other 3-masted ship was already remodelled as a transportation ship, and thus it wouldn��t be a problem for those vikings to return home with their goods.


    The vikings were extremely satisfied with Sheyan��s generosity, and agreed to cooperate if they had the opportunity in the future.


    Throughout their voyage, the Dingyuan offered immense stability to the crew; unmovable and unperturbed by the oing waves.


    Sheyan had even experimented with a mug of water on his table. The oue was that even when the waves soared as high as four metres, not a single drop of water was sshed out of the filled mug. Such was its firm stability!


    As the pirate port, Trihorn Ind, was only a day��s voyage from Port Royal, it was vastly inferior to ces like Tortuga. Trihorn Ind didn��t imply that the ind was shaped like a triangle with three horns. Instead, itprised of three inds shaped together in a ��Ʒ�� character.


    If the prosperity of Tortuga could be described as the provincial capital or a city, then Trihorn Ind would be analogous to just a mere town. Furthermore, it was the rather deserted kind.


    Buildings were built by the ind workers with random kinds of rocks.


    Back when Port Royal had not sessfully quelled its smuggling activities, this ind was essentially a forsaken deserted ind. Even if one climbed ashore, the only activity possible would be to push down a random stone hut. However, ever since Port Royal had been eased of such smuggling activities, this ind was revamped into a criminal paradise.


    Sheyan rushing for Trihorn ind was not without reason. He had received a report that after Norrington defeated Chevalle��s fleet, Trihorn ind was merely a few hundred nautical miles from from their battlefield. If one��s travel was smooth, it would take a matter of hours to arrive here.


    More critically, if the defeated pirates didn��t withdraw to Trihorn ind, then they would minimally have to travel to Gainhorn, several thousand nautical miles from here, to replenish drinking water. That was not very realistic. Therefore, if there weren��t any incidents, Trihorn ind should now be like a massive marketce, filled with pirates who desired to sell their loots or themselves after their defeat. It would be the most suitable location for Sheyan to recruit crew members.


    Although The Dingyuan had already be Sheyan��s gship, he didn��t discard the semi-scrap Hill Maiden but hauled it behind. If his luck was good, it could still be treated as a fishing ship and sold off for several hundreds or thousands of guineas.


    Upon reaching several nautical miles from Trihorn ind, he dispatched several pirates originally from Chevalle��s fleet, to ride a single-masted ship out to survey the grounds.


    Their main objective was to scout if Chevalle was present on the ind. If he was, then it wouldn��t be good to seduce pirates away from his subsidiary fleets.


    Besides, Sheyan��s ��Worshipped�� reputation would still be incapable of rivalling the prestige of a Pirate Lord.


    Secondly, it was to obtain first hand information, to understand the overview of the situation aftermath of the great naval warfare.


    After a long while, the scouting pirates returned. Puffing and huffing, they rolled and scrambled into the captain��s cabin.


    "Cap, cap��n!!! Might we be hasten. Chevalle��s been severely wounded and unconscious, his eldest son apprehended by Norrington. Dissent has ignited fierily amongst his pirate fleet, and the entire situation be chaotic to iparable extents. This be the time to recruit scallywags."


    Although Sheyan could roughly confirm Chevalle wouldn��t be on the ind, he was still exceedingly ted upon hearing that report; thus immediately calling for a full speed ahead.


    One had to admit; when Sheyan��s newlymandeered Dingyuan gently sailed into Trihorn Ind, its uniquely lofty shape and the dragon jolly roger fluttering atop the mast released a thrusting impression to all onlookers.


    Trihorn Ind was truly a picture of disorder. Although the Chevalle pirate fleet was humongous, its organizationposition was rather incohesive. In victory, it would be like a loose coalition without strong cohesiveness, relying greatly on thebined might of two of Chevalle��s 7-masted ships and eight 5-masted ships. When that core group loses its momentum, the entire fleet would unavoidably sink into a predicament of rats leaving a sinking ship.


    When The Dingyuan anchored by the shore, it immediately attracted the attention of many others. Sheyan continued to hide himself behind the curtains, while he dispatched his underlings that were originally under Chevalle��s pirate fleet to survey for information; obtaining the prices of goods, and many other first hand reports. Only then, would he make a move.


    Sheyan believed that once he showed himself, there would be multitudes that would wish to join his pirate crew.


    Sheyan sternly instructed his pirates that they could speak of whatever father, mother wife tales they wished to. However, they were prohibited from speaking of a single matter about the internal affairs of the ship! Otherwise, they would face the consequence!


    At present, the pirates on board practically deified Sheyan��s words. Naturally, they didn��t dare to spout any information in front of others. Yet on the contrary, this manner further piqued the interest of other pirates. After his scouting pirates gathered and summarized the information, Sheyan was amazed to discover that those iparably advanced high-angle cannons mentioned before were actually sold in this ce as well.


    In reality, although these presently advanced weapons were difficult to obtain, money was all powerful and it wasn��t hard to imagine 1-2 being sold of in ck markets. Nevertheless, to bulk purchase and install them onto arge fleet would be a rtively tedious task.


    Many pirates that were residing on Trihorn ind were those who felt their future was bleak.


    Due to Norrington��s representation of the might of the Royal British Navy, notions of abandoning their lives of an ouw welled up in the hearts of many pirates. Furthermore, the fate of their captain was unknown. Hence, those ununited pirates desired to sell of their items and share the booty.


    As such, a total of 38 elite high-angled cannons were being sold off on this ind. Numerous units of them were being sold off by over ten parties, and with the urgency of their situation, most of these cannons were assigned valuations that were much cheaper than the ones sold off at the auction.


    When Sheyan got wind of this report, he ordered to purchase without hesitation. The current Dingyuan was now an abnormally shaped ship, and he even heard his pirates hailing it as an ��unsinkable floating ind��. Therefore, it would definitely upy massive advantages in broadside cannon battles. As they saying goes, the future belonged to stable ships with devastating cannons!


    Moreover, their current circumstances presented them the impossibility of contesting the speed supremacy of the ck Pearl. Therefore, the other perspective would be to consider lowering the speed of the enemy; employing cannon balls to assault the ck Pearl��s masts and sails in order to lower their speed. Furthermore, a solution must be devised to prevent them from mounting a naval boarding skirmish. This could still be considered as an eptable approach. Except now, the requirements pertaining to artillery gunners would be immense.


    After depleting roughly 30,000 guineas, Sheyan acquired 17 high-angled cannons. After a series of deliberations, Sheyan then decided to group them into four different rows. Following that, he discussed the principle and prospects of having a ��draw sliding system�� with the carpenter Spike. If no unexpected variance urs, the 17 high-angled cannons could bombard different directions simultaneously.


    Even though the addition of new weapons was a cause for joy, it revealed newer problems as well. Though the threat of these high-angled cannons were tremendous, the manpower required to operate them was incredibly taxing.


    Sheyan had formerly inclined with heavy emphasis on naval boarding battles, and his crew had been tempered towards that aspect. Therefore, he had a current deficiency of outstanding gunners.


    This was totally different from sailing operators. An excellent gunner could only be moulded through experience. Adjusting the positions of the cannons during intense battles, and firing from afar without the usage ofputerized correcting, could be described by the saying - a slight centimeter would be akin to a deviation of a thousand miles. Even if two cannons were positioned together, the shooting parameter and reloading of cannonballs would differ. In this current era, a good gunner could at mostmand 2-3 cannons at one go. Therefore, the more of such talents, the better.

 Chapter 553: Black-Iron title: Pirate Captain

    <h4>Chapter 553: ck-Iron title: Pirate Captain</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Although this widescale recruiting or seducing pirates from other ships would very possibly incur the antipathy of pirates loyal to Chevalle��s fleet, this issue didn��t bother Sheyan much.


    He had already pondered over this matter before he arrived at Trihorn Ind, and was well versed in marketing tactics from the present world.


    Thus, he immediately ordered to mark out an area on the pier, and ced a banner written with the words - Free enjoyment of Golden rum.


    To the defeated pirates who craved thefort of alcohol fervently but were penniless, they had never seen the words written on that banner before. Therefore, it undoubtedly hooked the deep curiosity and gluttony in their bellies.


    One must credit the hard work of the gypsies as well. When Sheyan��s crewmandeered the Dingyuan, they discovered supplies within the warehouse storage of the ship��s hold.


    Food supplies capable of feeding a thousand mouths for half a year, and several hundred barrels of rum and others. Thus, Sheyan��s recruited party could be credited to the squandering of Queen Jiejie��s hidden goods.


    Once the rum barrels were unlid, the heavily scented fragrance of rum wafted into the atmosphere as a splendid announcement.


    Whenever a pirate joined this recruiting fare, he would first receive arge mug of ordinary rum. Soonter, he would realize the plentiful opportunity of receiving more drinks on the premise of themselves disying personal capabilities; be it in terms of closebat or artillery.


    Of course, the recruitment of closebat individuals was exceedingly demanding, where one needed to satisfy the harsh standards of Philip and cksail.


    For any pirate whose demonstrated capability warranted him a qualification, he would then receive a mug of Golden Rum. Following that, if he still held interest, then he would have topete with others. The eventual candidates would receive a hundred guineas and an invitation to join the crew.


    Under such a eliminatory system, Sheyan easily recruited sufficient and excellent gunners. To his surprise, even that Redbeard, who had previously been stripped and hung suspended on the mast, surfaced and sessfully passed the evaluation.


    His ship had unfortunately been sunk after it became the target of attention due to its precise uracy when firing cannons. Following that, his subordinates and confidants had been in. Faced with such hopelessness, he could only thicken his skin and request to join Sheyan��s crew.


    Sheyan had personally tested him and realized that Redbeard was truly gifted when it came to artillery gun fire. Moreover, through the data statistics of his probing, Redbeard actually possessed the ��Grandmaster Gunning Art�� ability, which raised the gunning abilities of all hismanding gunners by one level. Without a doubt, such a group buff ability was immensely rare, and it wasn��t merely in name alone that he could be a pirate captain under Chevalle��s pirate fleet.


    After Sheyanforted Redbeard, he swapped a dark-blue grade cuss he obtained from his ��Pirate Captain�� plundering for the ��Maite Ring�� he gifted Philip previously. Then, he bestowed the ring to Redbeard.


    Apart from that, Ol��Seadog rmended an extraordinary talent to Sheyan. That person was named Nanuke, a rarely seen Inuit.


    He was roughly forty years of age, with well developed arm muscles. His face hosted a deep and irregr scar, and his tattoos on his arm amplified his ruthless appearance; upon careful inspection, it was the tattoo of an enormous blue whale.


    Nanuke was an expert in crossing with legendary creatures of the sea. He understood the habits of many legendary creatures, and even had attempted hunting for some before. Although his operation mostly resulted in failure, trying to plot against legendary creatures and live was still an incredibly daunting feat.


    In the minds of the pirates, Nanuke had a rather awe-inspiring name known as Myth��s Nightmare!


    After considering much, Sheyan realized that Nanuke was second to none when it came to operating the ��Greend Lethal weapon��. Under his operation, the effective range of that deadly harpoon even surpassed a kilometer. Without a doubt, it had already neared the effective range of an ordinary cannon.


    Estimatedly an hour or soter, Sheyan received notifications.


    [ Your reputation amongst the pirates has attained ��Worshipped�� levels ]


    [ You possess a ship with a discement over 7 kilotons ]


    [ Your pirate crew of storyline pirates exceeds 300 members ]


    [ Milestone: Pirate Captain (advanced) aplished ]


    [ You receive a ck-Iron title: Pirate Captain! ]


    [ Your received title: Pirate Captain - The awe of ordinary pirates towards you is raised by 200%. The awe of ordinary pirates towards officers of your crew is raised by 100%. You can breath underwater for an extended 15 minutes ]


    [ When out at sea, you can effectively raise the offense/ defense / movement speed of allies within a kilometre radius by 25%! (Inclusive of ships. This effect cannot be stacked with other pirate captains) ]


    [ You receive a passive ability: Letter of Marque - After sessfullymandeering/ destroying other enemies or ships, there is a fixed chance of acquiring the special abilities of precious uniqueponents/materials/equipments relevant to the battle. ]


    [ Details: Your sess rate of discovering plunder authorization is raised by 33%. The grade of discovered objects is raised by 33% ]


    [ Details: You can upgrade this ability by contributing wealth to the Queen of Britain, promoting it to ��British Royal Letter of Marque��. ]


    [ Details: After possessing (note, possessing not equipping) this title, your thriving ambitions have now manifested and joining other pirate factions would now be difficult ]


    Though the Dingyuan was merely a 5-masted ship, its unique shape and enormous frame already vastly surpassed other 5-masted ships. Therefore, even after meeting the requirements of 300 sailors, it still had space for at least 200 more.


    Despite so, Sheyan wasn��t nning on maximizing the 500 crew quota. Instead, he ced a restriction on recruiting only 50 more. Nevertheless, these 50 must be talents or warriors of different functions. For example, there was an old pirate who waspletely blind but could rely on his nose to urately pinpoint the existence of legendary creatures like mermaids a few nautical miles away.


    One pirate had a beastly build, with bristles of hair covering his face. He was adept in utilizing needles��oh, please do not misunderstand, his needles pertained to his expertise in sewing and mending sails. Not only were his weaving skills rapid, the end product would be seemingly identical to its former state.


    Yet another pirate was extremely skinny and frail, that even the breeze could blow him down. Instead, he was an expert in fishing and rearing fishes. With his rearing livestock on the ship, meticulously nning his fishing and replenishing of food supplies, he raised the period of long distance voyage by at least 30%.


    Excluding the gunners Sheyan recruited, he also ced heavy emphasis on recruiting strong and long armed paddlers. These paddlers could not only increase the velocity of the ship, they could hurl out spears or short hatches in the face of an imminent naval boarding.


    Sheyan��s hypothesis was that towards the undying crew of the ck Pearl, even if they shattered their skeletons, those undying pirates could still swiftly recover and continue engaging in battle.


    To battle with such monsters, one would naturally have to prevent crossing swords with them; even stabbing them ten times would be futile, and only leads to a loss in willpower to do battle.


    Hence, the primary concern had shifted from fleeing, to retaliating in long range skirmishes.


    Fortunately, quite a handful of elites of Chevalle��s pirate fleet had fled to Trihorn Ind! Moreover, Sheyan was selecting the quintessence of the elites. One could only imagine the quality of his pirate crew.


    After his crew was adequately expanded, Sheyan then ordered to sail off a couple dozen miles into the sea. Then, he summoned all his pirates on deck, beforemanding his subordinates to finally retrieve the corpses of those gypsy guardians they had massacred.


    Under the watchful gazes of the audience, he started to engage in plundering!


    At this point, Sheyan��s new ��Letter of Marque�� ability granted him a substantial boost in the quality of his plunders. Even the outer demeanor of his actions had added re. Pressing his hand onto the corpse, the original prowess of the corpse was distinctly seen being drawn out with flourishing glows, before congregating into a particr equipment; an act of transforming something rotten into something magical.


    Viewing such a scene, older pirates lifted their brows in delight. They understood that though following this Seaman Yan of the east was dangerous and treacherous, hismendations and punishments were impartial. Furthermore, it seemed like guineas were constantly clinking around.


    Their eyes beheld the scene of strength bestowal once again. Names were individually called up, as they each stood forward to receive a bestowal of might from Sheyan. Some were incredibly ted as they couldn��t refrain from chuckling jovially.


    When the new pirates spectated this scene, hopes naturally confounded within them. They were exceedingly clear about the nature of those older pirates following Sheyan.


    As such, they couldn��t help but ponder - "The meagre capabilities of those scallywags be sufficient to receive such bountiful booty, wouldn��t me strivins�� receive more?"


    Thus, they became hell-bent on serving him.


    As Sheyan distributed the plundered equipments to reward the old-timers for their merit in those bitter fights, he was firstly attempting to mediate the disparity between them and the newly recruited pirates. Secondly, it was naturally to aggregate their emotions, allowing the new pirates to perceive the benefits of striving in death raids.


    Furthermore, the Dingyuan was formerly Jiejie��s gship. It stored numerous excellent equipments within. Thus, the old-timers all received a huge boost in their prowess after equipping, and most could now beparable to those gypsy guardians of before.


    At this period, Reef was deliberating over the tacky possibility of Ammanding here to recruit manpower as well, which would spiral into a massive battle. Instead, Sheyan rejected that possibility, because the subordinates of Ammand were all arabian pirates of religious belief.


    Although they were undoubtedly united and cohesive in battles, the purity of their faith would definitely disallow them from fighting alongside other apostates. Moreover, Ammand couldn��t effectively exploit the vikings previously as well. Therefore, everything had their pros and cons. This fact severed the possibility of Ammand recruiting pirates of other faith to his crew.

 Chapter 554: Reunion a decade later

    <h4>Chapter 554: Reunion a decadeter</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Afterwards, no other unique talents showed up. Yet noteworthily, Sheyan chanced upon an intoxicated drunkard on the ind, who could unexpectedly perform a simple maintenance for his ��+7 West�� saber; barely restoring 30% of its durability.


    Hence, Sheyan was spared from deposing of his weapon. Furthermore, that drunkard seemed to be rather proficient in cannon maintenance as well, and was simrly recruited as a talent.


    After a two day stint on Trihorn Ind, Sheyan then sold off some of the rum and supplies carried on the Dingyuan for high prices. Those were all goods stolen from the gypsies, which provided him with only benefits and zero costs. At present, Trihorn Ind was filled with dispirited pirates who drank their sorrows away. Thus, Sheyan managed to fill his basins once again.


    On this day, while Sheyan was organizing his rowdy new pirates, a fully loaded merchant ship swayed and anchored by the port. Pirate ships with their suspended ck gs appeared like foul houseflies buzzing around it. Still, none dared to make a move, because they all recognized the merchant ship��s g.


    This merchant ship was delivering an abundance of cheap rum, meat and gambling tools after hearing of the exuberant vigor of Trihorn Ind. Very naturally, the merchant ship became extremely poprized, and all its goods were swept cleanly.


    Strictly speaking, Sheyan recognized the owner of this merchant ship. It was indeed Governor Swann��s representative - Mister McKinney. Facing the indomitable Norrington, Governor Swann wanted to earn for thest time before his return.


    Wasn��t there a saying that described this? Five fold profits would suffice for capitalists to brave all treacherous of the gibbet.


    After some considerations, Sheyan decided to visit Mr McKinnery by borrowing their prior friendship. He then obtained certain reliable information.


    Captain Norrington would be officially assuming the post of Commodore the following day. Governor Swann would be representing the english government to award this honor with a sword. Right now, a stern regimental state of ceremonial preparations was dered in Port Royal. Moreover, to avoid any vengeful reprisals from the pirates, Norrington��s fleets had been distributed to epass the sea territory around Port Royal; carrying out rigorous checks on any 3-masted or above ships.


    Of course, it wasn��t that they didn��t want to inspect single-masted ships. However, those ships were normally fishing boats, and the work required to inspect would be tooborious and may incur the popr grievance of the public. Even for individuals who harbored an errant, a single-masted couldn��t conjure out any storm. Therefore, they shutted one eye to them.


    Sheyan wasn��t surprise to hear such a report. After several contemtion, he stuffed several hundreds of guineas to Mister Mckinney and requested to ride his merchant ship back to Port Royal; iming that he had a certain urgent business that required his prompt return.


    McKinney was obviously not convinced and even scoffed disdainfully at Sheyan��s words.


    Nevertheless, he didn��t believe that Sheyan and some few followers would dare to cause a ruckus unapanied at the inauguration of Captain Norrington. Hence, he orded to Sheyan��s requested, and stored those several hundred guineas into his private stash.


    Then, he left behind several helpers that would continue business here, before raising the sails and setting sail. As the chief trusted aide of Governor Swann, he definitely had to be present for Captain Norrington��s inauguration.


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    On this day, mild clouds loomed over the vast horizon. The sky and the sea was separated by a single line. Words were spoken amongst the public that even the skies were pleased with the promotion of Captain Norrington.


    At present, Sheyan had reunited with Joshamee Gibbs back at Port Royal, and was chatting with him and two other pirates in a tavern.


    Recently, Sheyan hadn��t raised and requested for Joshamee. As such, Joshamee indulged in muddled enjoyment. Besides, Sheyan would cover all his expenses in the bars.


    Under Sheyan��s request, they headed towards an external fishing spot at the outskirts of Port Royal. This ce was a rugged shoal filled with standing rocks.


    Several hundred nautical metres away was droopy reef. with three swaying skeletons hanging suspended from it. asionally, the skeletons released fracturing crackles, seemingly about to break off the noose. Perhaps, the skeletons would be chop down, or perhaps it would simply fall into the sea overtime; never to be found again. Beside the skeletons, was a warning signboard.


    Pirates Ye be warned.


    Truthfully speaking, Joshamee was rather displeased with Sheyan��s arrangement. He reckoned the bosom and buttocks of wenches and rum was much more interesting than fishing underneath the zing sun.


    In spite of that, Sheyan was adamant that a supremely precious and rare fish could be fished at this particr area, and at this particr time. The free loading Joshamee could only grumble as he followed suit.


    Sheyan had his gaze fixated on something. Far into the distant sea, there were several tiny white sails. Though they were all single-masted ships, they were evidently awaiting something.


    In truth, this was no season to fish. Joshamee was extremely perplex by that irregr sighting, and thus believed in the false words of this so called ��precious fish��.


    Without a doubt, only Sheyan knew that those individuals were contestants. They definitely were all aware that Jack Sparrow would show up here.


    Hence, they intended to test their luck to solicit this legend of inexhaustible charm whose elegance danced lightly around. At the very least, they could make themselves seem familiar.


    After nearly half an hour when the sun was at the peak of its might, none was able to fish up any precious fish. Instead, fishes like silvery pomfret and so on were repetitively taking bait.


    At this very moment, a tattered sail suddenly appeared in the distant ocean. It was truly a tattered sail. Sheyan squinted his eyes, but continued to angle his rod nonchntly. In the distant, those white sails immediately congregated over, and even mutual arguments and curses could be heard between them; their contentions in full swing.


    Nevertheless at this moment, Jack Sparrow had no desires to be tangled with these group of individuals.


    Although the former captain of the ck Pearl was idolized for speed, he had to resort to bailing water out from his shabby little boat every now and then. However, one could notice his boat abruptly sailing faster. Like a slippery loach, it shuttled through the epassment of those white sails in a sh.


    Then, it gently sailed straight for this promontory. Its goal was clear, it was Port Royal.


    Instead, Sheyan maintained his nonchnt self of fishing. Yet at this moment, Joshamee could roughly identify the distant sailing boat. His eyes popped widely as his fishing rod dropped into the water.


    When the terribly shabby little boat started to nimbly navigate in, the initially absent-minded Joshamee had already took note of the faraway scene. As he awaited Jack Sparrow to sail in, he had already began shouting emotionally.


    "Jc~~~~Jack!!!!"


    Then, he started waving his hands excessively as he raced towards the promontory. Probably due to the spirit connection between the two, Jack Sparrow simrly nced towards here. As he neared the port, he disyed a rather exaggerated reaction on his face, before revealing a surprised and delightful countenance.


    "Gibbs!! What��s an old seadog like you doing here?"


    (Author��s note: seadog means loyal and veteran in pirate terms, this is a positive connotation. Like a ssic phrase in WOW Karazhan, where veteran yers definitely remember clearly. Nis Aran��s personal bellow is: this beaten dog still has some teeth!)


    Joshameeughed mischievously with widened mouth.


    "Cap��n, why can��t I be here. It��s wonderful you��re alright. Those bunch of bilge-suckin�� scoundrels be cursed to feed the fishes in Davy Jone��s locker."


    Jack Sparrow shrugged his shoulders and pushed him aside.


    "Ho, I would be fine even if the world sumbs to destruction. Could it be the salty sea breeze has blown jitterish in my eyes. Why do I find this mister rather familiar?"


    Sheyan smiled humbly.


    "Mister Sparrow, we met before years ago back in a tavern of Turtuga. During then, we engaged in deep discussions over the bodily contours of a female"


    Jack Sparrow became briefly distracted, before he spoke with widened mouth.


    "Oh, so you are that scallywag! Seaman Yan from the east! I heard you became the Third Mate of Davy Jones?"


    "Beloved Captain Sparrow, not long after we parted, I returned to the east after suffering the curse of the Flying Dutchman. I only returned recently." Sheyan first expressed his current position.


    He was aware that Jack Sparrow had sworn an oath with Davy Jones. Davy Jones would lend a hand to salvage the sunken ck Pearl with help of kraken Paul, but Jack Sparrow would have to service the Flying Dutchman for a hundred years ten yearster.


    ording to Sheyan��s knowledge, Jack Sparrow wasn��t intending to abide with his oath. Or perhaps in a more straightforward tone, he nned to renege his debt. Nevertheless, Sheyan wasn��t slightly inclined to interfere with messy scene developing between those two major figures.


    Sheyan then fished out two mugs of rum and tossed them to Jack and Joshamee.


    "Honestly speaking Mister Sparrow, I was specially awaiting you here."


    Jack Sparrow joyously gulped down severalrge mouthfuls before releasing his breath and inquired curiously.


    "Awaiting me? You knew I��d be arriving here?"


    Sheyan nodded.


    "Aye."


    Captain Jack was even more intrigued.


    "How did you know?"


    Sheyan raised his hand as the veil masqueraded Taitish strolled out with humble noddings.


    "This is a powerful diviner of a gypsy n. It was she who divined this after expending great efforts and price."


    On Sheyan��s orders, Taitish gracefully bowed and greeted.


    "Mr Jack Sparrow. It wasn��t a simple affair to look into the near paths of your fate. I paid an immense cost."


    Jack stroked his beard and replied.


    "That sounds rather reasonable. So, what be ye seeking me for?"

 Chapter 555: An unforeseen ceremony mishap

    <h4>Chapter 555: An unforeseen ceremony mishap</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Sheyan nodded earnestly and answered.


    "Aye, I��ve already revealed my intentions to Mr Gibbs. It will be better for him to exin to you."


    "Gibbs?" Jack Sparrow nced towards his old mate, who was presently dealing with a mug of golden rum. Brimming with displeasure, Captain Jack snatched the mug from Joshamee��s hand and gulped down several mouthfuls.


    Then, he earnestly inquired.


    "You ought to distance yourself from rum. Thus, it is mine now. Joshamee, it is time for you to inform me of Seaman Yan��s intentions."


    Hupping from the rum, Joshamee red angrily and chided.


    "Return the rum to me! Aye alright, just leave a sliver for me. Seaman��s story goes like this. That time when he got cursed��"


    After Joshamee concluded his long-winded story, Jack Sparrow chuckled gently.


    "So this means you wish to deal with my beloved, the ck Pearl."


    Sheyan replied insipidly.


    "Speaking in current context, it is already a beloved who is moaning mellowly on another��s bed."


    Jack curled his lips and responded.


    "The world is always filled with surprises and betrayals. She will be mine again. Aye Seaman Yan, you know there be no free lunch in this world. Show me some substance that can move me heart."


    Sheyan raised a finger.


    "Ten thousand guineas."


    Jack shrugged his shoulders.


    "Carry on."


    Sheyan raised his second finger.


    "An amazing beauty, who even served in the British Royal Navy not too long ago. Mister Gibbs here can testify."


    Joshamee nced at Sheyan and replied.


    "If ye be talking about the Hill Maiden, that truly is one splendid ship." The poor Joshamee Gibbs, who had all along been coping himself inside taverns, had no clue of the devastating damages dealt to the Hill Maiden by Ammand. Right now, Jack Sparrow appeared to be slightly moved. Sheyan then added another straw that would possibly copse the camel��s back.


    "Excluding those; in view of our friendship Mister Sparrow, I will gift twenty british marine forged equipments to you. These goods would be worth 20,000 guineas in Tortuga."


    Actually, Sheyan wasn��t lying to Captain Jack. However, he had omitted the different changes of the Hill Maiden, and the fact that those twenty sets of british marine equipments were actually washed out goods; equipments he purchased back at the auction for several hundreds of guineas.


    Sheyan didn��t allow Jinkuang to show himself for this transaction. The reason for this was simple. Jack Sparrow��s charm wasn��t to be trifled with, and could possibly easily terminate Jinkuang��s charm effects.


    "Fine then, we have a deal." Captain Jack Sparrow reached out his hand with suave. After aplishing their deal, he then exined to Sheyan.


    "You��re a captain now. Therefore, I believe you can understand the emotions a captain feels for his ship, even a ship that belonged to him previously. As such, I am unable to directly divulge the intrinsic nature of my beloved to you, just like how you wouldn��t reveal your wife��s curves to others. Yet I can only provide you with a name. Whatever you desire can be found through his mouth, because the ck Pearl was built by his forefather!" Sheyan squinted his eyes and replied.


    "But, I don��t trust that he will reveal what I desire to me."


    "He will, assuredly he will." Jack Sparrow sincerely urged. Then, he stuck his fingers into his mouth and pulled forcefully, finally extracting out a golden tooth still dripping with saliva.


    "Bring this keepsake with you, and look for emporium master Shawen at Port Royal, the 10th shop of Nathan street."


    Sheyan nodded.


    "Your reputation ranks supremely amongst men, Mister Jack. If I was ass, I would surely guard against being gullible with you. Wait wait, the 10th shop of Nathan street? Where did I hear of that damned location before?!! Right, my respected Mister Sparrow, when did youst visit your source?"


    Jack Sparrow hesitated a little before answering.


    "Eight years ago, I borrowed 200 guineas from his shop."


    "Afterwards, you neither met him again nor returned his money aye?" Sheyan speechlessly questioned.


    "Mister Sparrow, it isn��t my intent to pressure you to sell out your beloved. Yet the cruel reality remains that as of now, the 10th shop of Nathan street was owned by a brat named Chris. To my knowledge, he has utterly no rtions with Shawen. Right now, the custody of the shop has been seized by the governor or perhaps is now the private property of a judge."


    Hearing this variation, Jack Sparrow was reacted nkly. Then, he sighed regretfully.


    "Then I truly apologize for I didn��t know things would change to this state. Let us cancel the deal then."


    At present, Sheyan truly had no other alternatives but to shrug his shoulders and sigh.


    "Alright fine, me this on ourpanionship aye? There��s a phrase in the east, words spoken weigh heavier than nine bowls of rice. Pass your golden tooth to me, I��ll look for the whereabouts of Mister Shawen myself."


    Jack and Joshamee then gazed at Sheyan with a faint shred of gratitude. Truthfully speaking, the current Jack Sparrow was experiencing an impoverished state. In the movie, his first harvest was when he joined forces with Will Turner tomandeer a navy ship.


    Under normal circumstances, it goes without saying the risk involved withmandeering a navy ship. One just needed to reflect on the consequence of stealing a sedan in any public security bureau. If he had other alternatives, why would Jack Sparrow risk his life to walk such a treacherous path? Hence, this aid provided by Sheyan to him now was truly sending charcoal in a snowy weather.


    After receiving information he required from Jack, Sheyan didn��t bother to speak superfluous words of recruitment. He knew that with his current state, it was impossible to recruit Jack. After tasting their mugs of rum, they parted ways.


    In this manner, Sheyan also avoided a confrontation with the other contestants. Undoubtedly, it remained difficult for two fists to ovee four enemies. Conspiring to ��dominate�� Jack Sparrow would certainly incur the public��s fury.


    Sheyan had already demonstrated his capabilities previously, but too unyielding a spirit may result in an object snapping. Therefore, after aplishing his goal, he cordially separated from Jack Sparrow. Anyway, Sheyan��s wings was already abundantly developed, and within his ns, the assistance of Jack Sparrow wasn��t a necessity.


    The congregated white sails were initially despairing. Yet after noticing Sheyan and his group departing from Jack Sparrow, with even Joshamee following Jack, the contestants instantly flocked over jovially. They would definitely be able to reap certain benefits from those two major storyline characters, or perhaps, at least they couldmit actions in ordance to the storyline progression!


    This was indeed what Sheyan desired to observe; to cast all attention back towards Jack Sparrow. In this manner, his own operations would be given less attention.


    ****************************************


    When the group returned to Port Royal, Captain Norrington��s promotion ceremony had justmenced. This promotion ceremony was held at the entrance of the governor��s mansion.


    Not only were many spectating, a thousand red and white striped marines were standing orderly and in attention; hoisting up long cussess and Mauser rifles in neat rows. One could describe this scene of swords and rifles as akin to a forest of exuberant power and influence!


    Norrington and Governor Swann were standing on the ceremonial podium ahead, receiving the protection of weapons and the admirations of everyone.


    By the left of the podium sat several local noblemen, while maidens dressed in Victorian corset gowns and wide hats sat on the right. They would shade their cheeks with circr fans, and the governor��s daughter, Elizabeth Swann, sat within the core of the maidens.


    At present, Norrington and Swann both wore blue buttoned coats, coats that would be differentiated as swallow-tailed coats in the generations toe. Over it, they wore a white fleece vest that appeared rather cordial. In this era, males wore full stockings. Different from the present era was that those stockings would barely overshoot the knees, and fully portray the curve of their calfs.


    Norrington stood to the left of Swann, while Governor Swann gifted Norrington with a sword; a symbol of authority that he had meticulously ordered to forge. Henceforth, this expression indicated his smooth promotion to Commodore.


    Those marine guards of honor unanimously released fire; demonstrating the procession etiquette of dering Norrington��s official promotion to Commodore, where his men could now hold authority of organizing their own fleets. The marines under hismand would rise with him.


    After the ceremony concluded, the masses started dispersing. Meanwhile, the debutantes remained shading their mouths as they giggled with each other. Then, they lifted their gowns as they prepared to board their carriages.


    Port Royal was a harbour constructed on mountainous terrain, where the buildings constructed appeared in irregr arrangement but with charming effect. The port regions, merchant districts and residential areas were allprised of short and low buildings.


    At present, there were several banners of buildings standing ahead of the governor��s mansion. Some appeared splendorous and majestic, while others had lost their luster over the years. Nevertheless, they appeared with a solemn historic significance built up throughout years of caressing by the sea breeze, beneath the white clouds and the blue sky.


    Therefore, not a single person noticed.


    On the roof of a rather shabby and worn out building, three individuals wereying in ambush. Those three had disguised themselves with random furniture junk, thus sessfully concealing their bodies.


    Right now, only rifle barrels and scopes were extending out. It was difficult to attract the attention of others.


    Suddenly, the rifles spat out ring fiery tongues!


    Those three had opened fire simultaneously. They were actually all marksmen of the same kind! Though only three rifles had concurrently fired, they unleashed a terrifying momentous as though a hurricane was sweeping through!


    The rifles they employed had all been specially modified, where its blueprints were based on the Counter strike rifle, Sauer SG-552 Commando (B32). Its effective range and bullets had undergone special enhancing, and the bullets were installed with explosive warheads!

 Chapter 556: Surprise attack of a werewolf

    <h4>Chapter 556: Surprise attack of a werewolf</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Nobody anticipated such a deadly sneak attack.


    Even though Sheyan��s perceptive sense was substantial, he was unable to foresee anything as the rifles weren��t aiming at him at all.


    After a string of gunfire, three marines standing by a carriage suddenly turned vacantly sluggish.


    A red dot bloomed between their brows.


    While others were still puzzled, the heads of those marines suddenly exploded with a boom!


    This sneak offense was savagely brutal. Its principleid in prating the opponent��s defence with a physically sharp object, before unleashing a violent explosion within the opponent��s body!


    The only w was that those bullets had an effective range only slightly further than ordinary rifles, and were totally incapable ofpeting with a genuine sniper rifle.


    The image of three heads simultaneously exploding was probably a sight many hadn��t seen before, even in their nightmares! Miserable flesh and blood sttered everywhere,nding around a ten metre radius. In no time, the air was dyed with a faint, bright and cruel red.


    The carriage horse lifted its hooves into the air as it released a frightened neigh, before proceeding to gallop in panic as it hauled along the carriage haphazardly.


    About to board that carriage, a dumbstruck noble maiden stood lifelessly. Only after ten seconds, did she realized her face was smeared with warm dregs of flesh and blood. As she gazed down onto her bloodied hands, she immediately released a shrilling scream of horror!


    Within a split second, the entire ceremonial ground was thrown into an uproar.


    Aplete barrenness loomed above the necks of the three victims. Dangling by their shoulders, one could see a mangled face. The deathly white spinal column could be faintly seen through the neck, looking additionally tragic. At this moment, excessive loads of blood was squirting 5-6 metres out of their necks and trickling down; rapidly sprinkling mncholy bitterness over the entire field like a sprinkler truck.


    Meanwhile, back when that gunfire sounded, Mogensha was about to dive away to cover.


    Instead, Sheyan pulled and halted him.


    "Don��t."


    Sheyan��s fists were clenched, assuming a posture that would react with contingencies anytime.


    "To marksmen and snipers, they would definitely aim to assassinate the most desired target. However, it is hard to exin the deep hatred they have for ordinary marines; lowering themselves to the point of assassinating three marines. Therefore, I can infer their intention is absolutely not mere assassination!"


    The stunned Mogensha finally regained hisposure.


    "What you��re implying is that they are trying to create chaos?"


    Sheyan squinted his eyes and replied.


    "Perhaps it isn��t limited to just that. If I haven��t guessed wrongly, this is just the beginning. We��ll remain standing here without moving. With me and Reef guarding you, you don��t have to panic. Let us quietly observe for variations."


    Closely following, the second wave of assaults poured in like a torrential rain. Yet another two individuals were struck, exploded and died miserably!


    The final gunshot was unleashed by a marksman wearing ck shades, while proning atop the roof. The crosshair of his scope was locked onto the head of another marine, a marine that was presently calling to maintain order. That was a scene these operating contestants weren��t willing to see.


    Hence, that contestant sneered while pressing the trigger; his heart already imagining the tragic scene of a head exploding like a watermelon.


    Instead, the head, that was locked on by his scope, suddenly changed to a meticulously decorated carriage curtain. Instead, that marine had unknowingly been kicked flying!


    A whirling bullet instantly pierced into the carriage, before exploding after lodging within the carriage.


    However, the degree of explosions only sufficed to faintly shake the carriage, before dust puffed out from the few cracks that emerged on the carriage.


    In the face of therge frame of the carriage, that 3.7 Akama explosive warhead could only offer a tiny rippling threat. It wasn��t sufficient to cause the carriage to explode.


    Shockingly, the one who kicked the marine flying was Norrington. As an outstanding and indomitable Commodore now, he obviously possessed an incredibly astute perception.


    Therefore, even though those contestants weren��t targeting him, he could still rely on his superb perceptive sense to determine the opponent��s target. Roaring furiously, he pointed his sword towards the ambushing site.


    At present, all of the marines had seeked out shielding covers while scouting for the source of this ambush. Following Norrington��s direction, they seized the opportunity to strike back!


    A sub-lieutenant swiftly knelt and raised his rifle to aim towards the distant hostiles. Yet another sub-lieutenant hacked down onto the hinges of a wooden door, before racing towards the first sub-lieutenant. Then, he raised that half-wooden door as a shield for hisrade in arms.


    This exact scene repeated itself in every corner of the battlefield.


    Within a couple of seconds, all of the marines were sessfully hiding behind cover, before they ferociously returnedpliments to their opponents with their mauser rifles.


    The ce where the three marksmen were, was instantly bombarded crazily with lead bullets. Within a short span of time, the furnitures, utilized as cover atop the roof of that shabby building, were obliterated into crumbling splinters.


    After they had been exposed, the three marksmen had immediately crept backwards. In spite of that, the pouring of bullets mercilessly invaded in.


    A bullet drilled into the chin of one of the marksmen, causing him to be struck flying into the air. While in the air, he was turned into a sieve by the iparably dense mass of bullets; tearing him asunder! Blood sshed everywhere on the ground!


    The forces personallymanded by Norrington himself, were able to react in unrivalled and crushing fashion within an instant. It was as though they were a program precisely programmed to strike back within the shortest time possible! It was no wonder such a formidable force could cause the copse of Chevalle��s pirate fleet!


    His eyes narrowing, Sheyan offered indifferently.


    "The one who devised this ploy is extremely powerful."


    After Sheyan��s words faded, tremendous violent explosions abruptly erupted in several ��points�� of the entire battlefield!


    The shing explosions blinded the eyes of everyone temporarily, as the devastation of these tremendous explosions were incredibly horrific! Such a scene projected an impression as though the nexus of these explosions had copsed into the ground, before triggering another wave of violent explosions!


    Moreover, right where those explosions happened, was unexpectedly the area with the most marines taking cover!


    As the thunderous explosions resounded, at least 3-4 sunken pits appeared at those areas, with ck fog spirally 60-70 metres up high. One could observe 20 plus marines being blown away from the tremendous shockwave of the explosion, before they were shredded apart.


    Only the shuddering buzz and humming could be heard in one��s ears in the wake of such intensified explosions. Gradually, the tragic cries and wails of victims could also be heard.


    As it turns out, those assaulting marksmen were actually luring the elite trained marines to quickly search for cover, and congregate together in multitudes. Within this entire field, only several areas provided objects of cover.


    Hence, the oue was this - the congregated marines spontaneously leaned towards areas of which the explosives had already beenid beforehand. As such, they had practically delivered their own lives to the enemy!


    Interlocked stratagems!


    If Sheyan��s group had followed suit to take cover, their skins would��ve been fried even if they didn��t die!


    The smuky fumes assailed their nose and lingered without dispersing. A residential building by the side swayed and finally crumbled morously.


    Suddenly, arge brute stooped his body and charged out. While charging forward, his back stooped so low that eventually, he was stampeding in with both hands and feet.


    Before entering battle, his mouth suddenly protruded forward while his ears elongated out. Then, his teeth turned yellow and expanded incisively. His clothes bursts from the swelling muscles into fabric waste as it wafted into the air like butterflies. Long greyish fur fluttered along the air.


    In that instant, he had metamorphosed into a massive werewolf, as he unleashed an unprecedented forlorn howl.


    The howl of that werewolf was identical to Reef��s ��Shattering Cardiac Roar��, as it unleashed a ripple which swept through; sending the surrounding people staggering.


    The werewolf��s agility was impressively terrifying. With a leap, its massive frame bounced up andnded onto the roof of the besiding building. Instantly, that building crumbled beneath the mighty stomp of the werewolf, as the werewolf borrowed the force to tear straight for Governor Swann!


    The werewolf��s pounce was unstoppable with matchless agility, as its massive frame offered an inexhaustible daunting impression. Its greyish fur rose up like fluff on its skin! Dull yellowish bone ws glittered like frost and snow, as they cleaved down with lethal incisiveness!


    Nevertheless, Governor Swann was being protected by several marines. Though the marines were witnessing such a monster, they didn��t cower but raised their rifles up high to block!


    The wolf ws very bluntly cleaved down, as it tore out unexinable sparks against those mauser rifles. The few marines stumbled backwards from impact, as their backs heavily mmed against the wall behind. Then, they coughed out a mouthful of blood.


    At the moment the werewolf was obstructed, an unknown individual was already rushing towards Governor Swann.


    Knocking against Governor Swann, he then grabbed him in mid air and dove 2-3 metres away, causing the werewolf��s follow up strike tond against the air. Within a second, gunfire rumbles resounded like beans frying.


    Chi! Chi! Chi! The relentless sounds echoed out, as 7-8 bullets zed into the back of the werewolf. Within a sh, its greyish long fur was soaked with fresh blood.


    But at this moment, the eyes of the injured werewolf turned blood red, and in turn pounced forth with greater insanity. Aiming towards Governor Swann, it wildly and repeatedly wed down. Even though the werewolf hadnded itself in the middle of sieging navy forces, its tyrannical bearing indicated the upper hand with its stunning show of strength!


    Instead, that individual who rescued Governor Swann disyed greater nimbility. Rolling on the ground afternding, he picked up a marine leather shield to block Governor Swann��s front.

 Chapter 557: The true objective of the interlocked stratagems

    <h4>Chapter 557: The true objective of the interlocked stratagems</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Though the fury swipe of the werewolf was swift, the one holding that leather shield was swifter.


    Psst! Three deepcerations were ripped through the leather shield as it trembled incessantly; tough leather was ripped apart, but ultimately, the shield managed to withstand the blow.


    When the massive werewolf realized its ws couldn��t sink deeper into the leather shield, it immediately switched to execute a somersault in the air. Then, swiping down its right leg down from mid air, it carved a deadly beheading arc in the air! Following that, its hairy tail whipped horizontally towards the eyes of that individual wielding the shield.


    One could vividly see that before its feet smashed against the shield, three yellowish razor-sharp ws poked out of its footpad and cleaved against the leather shield.


    Though the leather shield wasced with an extremely thick leather hide, its internal structure was metal. When the iparably sharp bone ws cleaved in, sparks instantly scattered out!


    The interior metal waspletely distorted and finally snapped. The leather shield could no longer withstand such a monumental impact, as it burst into four fragments.


    However, the individual behind the leather shield had already kicked Governor Swann back into the protection of several marines.


    Probably, this individual had picked up a weapon before retrieving the leather shield, and right now, the individual rolled backwards before fencing forth with a cuss!


    With one thrust, the individual stabbed into the werewolf��s chest!


    That one stab appeared simple and unadorned, but executed with electrifying fieriness like an extinguishing brilliance. The tenaciously tough skin of the werewolf was easily punctured through like tofu, as the tip of the cuss thrusted out of the werewolf��s back.


    Meanwhile, Sheyan, who was observing from far, abruptly murmured.


    "Since the picture is foiled, naturally it is time for the dagger to appear."


    While Sheyan concluded his statement, the werewolf was howling in anguish and bitterness as blood spewed out from the corner of its lips. It continued waving its ws viciously at the opponent ahead. Instead, that individual darted to the side with unmatched nimbleness.


    That individual boasted of delicate and pretty features, and his lips appeared tightly pursed. Indeed, he was Will Turner, the one whom the governor had brought up since young; the childhood sweetheart of the governor��s daughter, the picture she used to imagine when easing herself.


    Will Turner was an impartial individual and thus would obviously step forward bravely in such circumstances.


    Yet more crucially, he possessed formidable sword arts that were not inferior to the main lead, Jack Sparrow, at all!


    Although it was just an ordinary cuss, it seemed as nimble as a snake in Will Turner��s hand.


    The werewolf shed forward with its ws, prompting Will Turner to respond with a thrusting cuss; stabbing deep into the werewolf��s armpit. When he drew back his cuss, a trail of blood followed its tip and curved nearly 2 metres away.


    Once again, the werewolf released an anguished and bitter howl! Its eyes brimming with fear and agony.


    "Monster, confess your crimes." Will Turner coldly admonished.


    Yet at that moment, a feeble shriek echoed out amidst the churning fumes of the battlefield.


    The battlefield was presently drowned in a state of chaotic upheaval. After the explosion, everyone��s ears were still buzzing, coupled with the blood-curdling screams, wails, and shoutings ofmands. Hence, if one didn��t carefully take notice of that feeble shriek, one would miss out on it easily.


    Yet when the shriek pierced out, the countenance of three individuals fell. Out of those three males, two held influential statuses while thest one would be an important character in this world.


    Their names were - Norrington, Governor Swann and Will Turner!


    There was only one factor that could cause their countenance to change unanimously.


    That was the maiden whom the three males loved deeply! Lady Elizabeth Swann!!!


    It was evident, the contestant who devised this ploy was exceedingly meticulous.


    First, create an upheaval with random shootings to bait the marines to take cover, at the areas where explosives had already been buried beforehand; resulting in gravely disastrous damages and insinuating further chaos.


    Next, the arrival of the werewolf would attract the attention of foes who could still contain theirposure to the aforementioned variations. Finally,ying hands on the true target through the masquerade of chaos and smoke - Elizabeth Swann.


    Interlocked stratagems of several ploys. Every step hinged on the expected reactions of individuals. If Elizabeth Swann didn��t release a shriek, they would probably only discover the grievous news of her disappearance after the battle concluded.


    When he heard Elizabeth��s cry, Will Turner��s eyes instantly turned bloodshot.


    Shua Shua Shua! He thrusted his cuss thrice consecutively. However, the werewolf also understood his formidability, as it endured two stabs before turning to flee backwards.


    Its speed wasn��t slow at all. Several pounce was all it took to dive into the regiments of smoke, before finally escaping away. Even though the werewolf had a freakishly massive body, it could return to its human form anytime. Naturally, it sessfully concealed itself within the chaos and fled.


    Meanwhile, Elizabeth had already been captured and ced into a carriage when she issued her shriek. Yet at this moment, Will Turner and Norrington were both frantically pursuing over.


    Especially Commodore Norrington, who gracefully infiltrated into the opponent��s territory, and approached the carriage in a blink of an eye.


    Although he was ten plus metres from the carriage, one could notice a white glow congealing at the tip of his sword. When he thrusted forth with his sword, a white globe spinned forth and shed towards the direction of the carriage.


    Through the holy sensation and luster of that white globe, one could judge that Norrington was probably a devout catholic. That shining globe appeared identical to holy light of cathedrals.


    Yet in this moment, a figure shuttled out from the besiding building!


    Simr to the appearance of the werewolf previously, this surfacing figure offered not a single trace of sound nor aura. It was just like a phantom!


    Norrington��s white globe was intercepted midway by a palm concealed with a scarlet red glove! As that divine light ball struck against the palm, the palm exerted strength and deemphasized the ball; causing the ball to transformed into outburst of radiance before dispersing away. Nevertheless, Sheyan noticed threads of cyan fumes wafting up from the palm.


    He was a tall figure dressed in a ck gown. His outer appearance was that of a mediocre middle aged male with disheveled hair. Although his features didn��t appear old, the excessive wrinkles on his face dawned an impression of aging.


    Facing Norrington who was sprinting in, the left sleeve of that tall and skinny figure was originally long and fluttering. Instead, it ripped apart in a sh, coupled with the rumbling ignition of a motorcycle sound. Then, he revealed his signature weapon - an electric saw!


    The sawtooth of this electric saw were dyed in scarlet, and contaminated with dull red rust over its surface. As he abruptly hacked towards the sprinting Norrington, it felt like if the electric sawnded, it would undoubtedly saw a person into two from head to bottom!


    The electric saw whirled speedily as it released a piercing sharp sound in the air; as though carrying an invincibly alluring strength that one could never evade.


    Though Sheyan and buddies were several tens of metres away, they could observe light misceneous objects being sucked up. Objects like paper, bags and so on were all drawn into the terrifying glow of the sawing electric saw, only to be grinded and discharged out as powder!


    Norrington expressionlessly raised his sword to block when facing such a scene. The chafing friction of metal pierced into the air, as sparks sprayed 2-3 metres high! At the instance sword and electric saw crossed paths, a horrifying violent shudder impacted out; threatening to forcefully blow the sword away.


    Meanwhile, the distant Sheyan realized that operating such a powerful electric saw was absolutely not an easy feat. He could notice the violent trembling of that tall and skinny male, as though his strength had scarcely met the threshold of his weapon. Hence, he was expending a great deal of energy, and most of his strength was ushered towards maintaining the stability of the electric saw.


    Yet at this very moment, Norrington suddenly released grip of his sword! Instantaneously, his sword was struck high into the sky, while the freed electric saw descended down onto Norrington. Instead, Norrington slightly tilted his body, as he fiercely stomped against the kneecap of that tall male with his right feet.


    Evidently, that individual was presently concentrating his energies into the stability of controlling the electric saw! Thus, he would be caught off guard pertaining to other factors. This was a simple logic. Still, Sheyan had only realized this from aposed view of a spectator. Instead, Norrington was analyzing his opponent while engaged in gruelling battle!


    Fighting judgement between the two!


    This was also the reason why Norrington was already a Commodore at such a tender young age. He could frequently determine the weakness of his opponents, and directlybat the root of the problem with a spurt of energy; thus triumphing over his opponents!


    That contestant groaned miserably, as his knee joint was forcefully stomped into an obtuse angle by Norrington. Evidently, his stomp was executed with full might, and the anxious Norrington couldn��t be bothered with any gentlemanly demeanor. He no longer spared any chance.


    Even a contestant wouldn��t be able to withstand a severe blow to one��s knee joint. That contestant directly lost bnce and fell to the ground. His electric saw drilled against the ground; drilling out a piercing and morous ruckus, as dust pervaded up and sandy sediments sttered 7-8 metres afar! A deep crevice had been sawed out on the glossy and solid b of this honor za.


    Norrington��s move appeared rather effortless. Witnessing that, Sheyan and others frowned. Norrington��s entire move of abandoning his sword and stomping������how he seized the time, the strength disyed and his execution had truly been brought to the point of perfection!


    One could fathom that thebat prowess of this newly promoted Commodore was absolutely not discountable. Even on drynd, he was simrly an existence that could contest an official Growth-hunter. With mere gestures, he could beat to death or cripple any ordinary contestant!

 Chapter 558: Virulent Rabies

    <h4>Chapter 558: Virulent Rabies</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Facing Norrington��s advancing assault, the electric saw wielder didn��t react slowly at all. Once he lost bnce, he immediately executed a back roll as he attempted to pull away from Norrington. Norrington wasn��t fazed by his action but lunged forward relentlessly; his lips curling into a disdainful belittling sneer.


    When that tall and skinny male finally scrambled back up, Norrington had already descended forward as he executed an upper kick before a deadly volley! Painting a scene that resembled a ser yer kicking up a ball before volleying it towards the goal! Abruptly, a chilling beam shed past the ground.


    As it turns out, Norrington had kicked up and volleyed a chipped broadsword that was on the ground.


    The broadsword jolted in like an unstoppable thunderbolt before it stabbed deep into the skinny male��s belly; its unrelenting impetus dragged the male viciously and nailed him onto the wooden door of a neighboring building! Blood dripped down from the broadsword shaft as it trembled faintly.


    Observing their old maestro in action, several ranked marines immediately pounced forward to leverage on this opportunity. However, the individual behind this entire set up had already factored in for such contingencies.


    As the few marines approached the skinny electric saw wielder nailed to the door, they were instantly locked on by the two aforementioned marksmen.


    Three of the marines had sensed danger and frantically darted aside! Nevertheless, the bodies of two marines exploded violently after being locked on by a red dot! Blood and gore scattered everywhere, as it painted a gruesome bitterness!


    Noteworthily, the two marine victims were veterans under Norrington. Although they weren��t wearing their main equipments for today��s ceremony, their personal quality capabilities ensured they were only injured but not dead.


    Instead, for those marines that had their brains exploded previously, they were either novices or rookies that recently entered the navy, or gravely injured members from the battle with Chevalle��s pirates.


    In addition to that, the two marksmen followed up with with a tear-gas grenade. Intense coughing instantly resounded as the gas pervaded into the air.


    Soon after, another round of sonorous explosion erupted out; a sound Mogensha deciphered to be as theunching of rifle grenades. Two oveppingrge pits were created on the ground, while several old buildings nearby copsed; evidently shakened by the shockwave of the explosions.


    In the midst of booming copse, dust and sediments churned upwards and enveloped part of the streets. Soil and rubble dispersed like rain, as they were impacted to the sky before sttering down; smearing the faces of surrounding individuals with dust.


    Tightly following, a figure raced out from the churning dust fumes, before carrying that skinny male up and fleeing. His speed was unbelievably fast, that he released an impression of hauling along a hazy afterimage.


    Meanwhile, Norrington, who returned to pursue the carriage, couldn��t help but halt his footsteps, as several figures were once again charging towards him from the carriage while roaring crazily.


    Those few figures were adorned in the dressing of ordinary fishermen, with rolled up eyeballs exposing a deathly whiteness in their eyes. Long threads of saliva dangled from their mouths, as the facial muscles twitched and spasmed. It was as though they had reached the pinnacle of agonoy. One could imagine them ludicrously sinking their teeth or fingernails when obstructed by any object! It was either them tearing any obstruction asunder, or being shredded apart instead.


    Norrington suddenly pulled his broadsword up. Coupling it with his own sword, the swords appeared like two streaks of current; a de current instantly hacked away the arms of an individual, while the other fatally mutting the head of another as flesh and blood spurted out!


    Then, Norrington hastily pursued the carriage while casually kicking another deranged individual flying. Finally, he dodged the iing assaults from several other hostiles, thus leaving them behind for his marines to deal with.


    Yet who knew, that ��fisherman�� whose arm was severed couldn��t feel pain at all but instead, unleashed an indescribable snarl before pouncing towards Norrington from behind.


    Norrington dodged to the side as the severed arm fisherman missed.


    Yet at this moment, the fisherman��s belly suddenly swelled with uneven churning within. Then, his mouth widened to its maximum, as moss colored fluids frothed up incessantly from within. Finally, he released a regurgitating spray at Norrington.


    Unless Norrington paused his attempt to pursue the carriage, it would be difficult for him to evade the vomit. As such, he was instantly drenched in vomit. It was as though sulfuric acid had been poured onto the bodily areas that contacted the vomit. ck fumes spiralled up, as his muscles convulsed slightly, Instead, he refused to stop but continued advancing.


    Meanwhile, the marines chasing behind were now squaring off with those iing deranged ��fishermen��. Actually, these deranged individuals were ordinary folk in the port, and their faces were rather familiar to some of the marines.


    A marine urgently yelled up.


    "Hoi Uncle William, refrain from hindering with our marine duties!"


    "Fenham, move aside at once. My bullets do not have eyes!"


    "Oh, heavens Gloria, are you an aplice too? The world is growing nuts!"


    "��"


    "��"


    Spectating such a bizarre happening, a flicker shed in Sheyan��s eyes as he started to probe out those 4-5 deranged individuals ahead.


    Then, a list of information was disyed out.


    [ Infected with third degree rabies (acute) ]


    [ An ordinary storyline character that has transformed into a puppet after being infected with rabies. This character will feel no pain and fear. Personal defensive mechanisms will be lost in exchange for additional offensive strength. Additional offensive strength is calcted by - loss of defence x 5 ]


    [ Storyline characters assaulted by a rabies puppet or contaminated by their blood or vomit, may be rapidly infected as well. This process will not exceed a minute, and odds of storyline characters being infected will rapidly scale ording to how weak their personal capability is. (Storyline characters like Norrington would normally not be infected, but still affected by the negative effects) ]


    [ The ��Third-degree Rabies�� is ineffective against contestants, but will still carry a negative effect once contaminated - lowering strength/ agility by 13% and duration of 60 minutes. As the rabies virus intensifies, additional resultant effects will surface - whenever contaminated contestant consumes MP to cast abilities, they would consume 50% additional MP. ]


    [ Details: The surviving period for this ��Third-degree Rabies�� virussts for 60 minutes. After this period, the virus would die and the infected storyline character will perish along with it ]


    s, the marines were clueless about these rabies puppets. Hence, they initially only wished to capture those ��poisoned�� civilian folk.


    Yet during this process, it was unavoidable that some would be infected, causing those kind marines to suffer the same deranged transformation of bing a rabies puppet.


    As such, the reproduction of those rabies puppets experienced a gradually expediting process. Following the gradually worsening state, the fresh bodies of merciful marines had be the best feeding ground to breed for this terrifying virulent virus.


    As the aspect broke into a panic-stricken state, other marines could only yell in tears as they staggered backwards; unwillingly toy hands against their formerrades.


    At this moment, Sheyan suddenly called out.


    "Let��s help them. After this matter breaks out, Port Royal will inevitably experience a frantic investigation and stringent purging. Before we locate Mister Shawen, we still want to remain in this ce legally."


    Mogensha nodded slightly before he pulled out his rifle and triggered it! zing bullets started piercing into the heads of those unsavable infected puppets!


    A lieutenantmander that was about to be bitten was abruptly pulled away by Sheyan, as he personally witnessed the head of his formerrade exploding into meat paste!


    "You!!" The lieutenantmander��s eye sockets were seemingly about to split. Instead, Sheyan clutched his uniform cor and rebuked.


    "Honestly speaking, you should be thanking me for saving your life mister. Because I just pulled your fate back from the overhanging cliff of transforming into those freaks. Inspect them carefully, notice the consequences of getting damaged by those fiends of the underworld. Hasten up and give themand to annihte them! Any infected individual is no longer your friend nor yourrade. There is no longer superior or subordinate, they are all now dangerous foes to mankind!"


    That lieutenantmander swallowed his saliva before he shook his head in anguish.


    "I can��t. No, absolutely not!"


    Sheyan chided coldly.


    "Do you wish for Port Royal to turn into hell?"


    That lieutenantmander shut his eyes in anguish.


    "Fine, you��re right!"


    After eximing, the lieutenantmander mustered his courage and called out to the other marines.


    "Eradicate these demons. Don��t bloody tarry any longer unless you wish to be one of them."


    As he spoke, the lieutenantmander raised his pistol and returned fire. In this instant, his eyes were welling with tears because the one whose brains had just exploded, was someone he personally addressed as brother ten minutes ago!


    By now, Sheyan and Reef had already charged forward. As they fended off those rabies puppet, they simrly braved immense danger to snatch away folks that were on the verge of being hurt by the infected puppets.


    Nevertheless, Sheyan had ordered for his pirate subordinates to merely cheer them on from afar, because the probability of them getting infected was still extremely high. The conduct of Sheyan and his buddies were naturally witnessed by the marines, and they were terribly moved.


    Even though they managed to adapt themselves to such changes in the nick of time, the originally vibrant za had already descended with horrifying treacheries!


    Blood curdling screams and shrieks echoed through the air.


    Countless of deranged individuals stampeded across the streets, insatiably chomping on any movable objects. Brimming with destruction, yet they perished quickly as well. Turbid blood oozed out from their nostrils and ears, as vomit spewed and polluted everywhere.


    Furthermore, Norrington was currently chasing to rescue Elizabeth Swann. As such, the marines simrly plunged into a chaotic upheaval in this instance.

 Chapter 559: Proactive contact after a great purge

    <h4>Chapter 559: Proactive contact after a great purge</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Fortunately, the trio had stepped forward with loud rallyingmands, as they coordinated with bustling navy officers to provide guidance.


    Only after a good long while, did they barely managed to contain the chaoticmotion. Otherwise, if such a hellish situation were to persist, a horrifying catastrophe may have befallen the entire city; causing the entire Port Royal to turn into a ghost city before the virus dies out.


    The reorganized marines finally sealed up several crucial roads, before they located for mmable objects. Then, they raised several massive bonfires to intercept the infected puppets. Eventually, they managed to regain control of the upheaval.


    Of course, this was an optimal opportunity for the trio to meet leading characters face to face. As such, they didn��t spare Governor Swann who presently didn��t even have the strength to truss a chicken. The trio escorted him to a safe district. Although no unfortunate mishaps befell him, the trio at least allowed their faces to be familiarized with him. Then, they allowed him to calm his own emotions.


    Half an hourter, an ashen face Norrington returned. He appeared filthy and pathetic, and permeated out an unexinably foul stench.


    Evidently, his chase had failed. Even his gentlemanly elegance had vanished where he probably received the short end of the stick. Instead, Will Turner was nowhere in sight, where Sheyan reckoned that love sick fool hadn��t given up but continued his pursuit.


    Approximately five minutes after Norrington��s return, those fanatically roaring and deranged infected puppets turned stiff before slumping to the ground consecutively. Their skin simultaneously ckened and withered like dried up wood, as though a blowing wind would change them into a dried corpse of ashes. It was clear, the existential period of the virus had concluded.


    The frightened and on-edged civilians and the marines strict in formation remained dumbstruck for a moment, before they unanimously staggered to the ground andmented mournfully. Amidst the chaos, the majority of casualties were their kins,rades and friends.


    Without awaiting for Norrington��s order, a massive purge was implemented throughout Port Royal with great indignation and hatred.


    Thanks to Sheyan��s earlier foresight, though the trio was still awkwardly branded as criminals due to their questionable identities, they managed toe out unscathed from the purge.


    Moreover, Governor Swann naturally approved and vouched for them. Hence, they obviously had no cause for worry.


    Furthermore, most of the marines had personally witnessed the actions of the trio storming the frontlines to resist the infected puppets, while roughly 20 civilians had been rescued from imminent crisis by them. Therefore, under the protection of those ��protective talismans��, there wasn��t a single misgiving channeled towards the trio during the purge.


    Very evidently, the contestants who devised this fearsome ambush had prepared long beforehand. Even before the start, they had washed away all sorts of traces. Thus, not being able to find a single clue was pretty reasonable.


    Despite so, ten random pirates, who had been hiding in Port Royal, became the scapegoats to face the wrath of the public. After their limbs were broken, they were hung on gibbets by the reefs at the outskirts of the port.


    One also had to mention. Captain Jack Sparrow and Joshamee Gibbs was extremely ��fortunate�� to have suffered a cmity as well, due to them being different fishes in the same pond.


    Due to their inability to provide any verification, they were treated as suspects and thrown into the prison. As such, the history storyline and this present storyline astonishingly converged. Sadly, the revered Captain Sparrow was still thrown into the prisons of Port Royal after all.


    Furthermore, he didn��t even get the chance to dere the words ��Gentlemen, mydy, you will always remember this as the day you almost caught Captain Jack Sparrow.�� Of course, an additional Joshamee would now apany him in this storyline.


    *****************************


    Quickly and peacefully, the evening sky psed from blue to ck.


    The air was mixed with the whistling sea breeze and ck smoke from the burning corpses.


    This originally vibrant port now carried a rich ambience of bereavement.


    As he gazed at the ashen clouds looming across the horizon, Sheyan frowned while standing by a tavern entrance.


    "I��m afraid there��ll be a hurricane tonight."


    Ol��Seadog squinted his eyes to observe before replying.


    "Might that be a true possibility. The nefarious color of those clouds terrifies me! Meeting such clouds out at sea, even lowering the sails wouldn��t work except for choppin�� the masts off!"


    At this moment, the boss presiding over this tavern overheard the conversation between Sheyan and Ol��Seadog. He immediately scolded his mates, ordering them to make preparations for the hurricane; pressing stones over the roof, keeping the clothes and nailing the windows shut. The boss then went out to procure food at higher prices.


    This boss understood the terrifying foresight of those pirates who toiled at sea, and straightforwardly held faith in their words without doubting; because, if the foresight of those pirates weren��t urate, they would��ve died out at sea.


    At this moment, the scout that Sheyan dispatched out to scour for information returned.


    ording to what Jack Sparrow mentioned, that person named Shawen was a must to be located. As the saying goes, know thyself and thy enemy toe unscathed through a hundred battles. If not, attempting to steal the Aztec gold from the tiger jaws of the ck Pearl would truly be an unaplishable mission!


    Of course, it wasn��t appropriate for Sheyan��s subordinates to carry out a manhunt during this period. Furthermore, it was a manhunt for a civilian who resided in Port Royal previously.


    Nevertheless, they had already established a rather cordial and cooperative rtionship with the underground illegalworks after that entire affair with Chris. Thus, Sheyan had directly ordered his pirate subordinate to carry a loaded purse of guineas to seek out Mr Wilson, who dfully agreed to another round of effortless and delightful partnership.


    When that pirate messenger whispered several peculiar words into Sheyan��s ear, Sheyan cried out involuntarily.


    "What?! He was thrown into prison? And a prison for important criminals?"


    Both Reef and Mogensha couldn''t help but exchanged nces. They had just established a cordial rtionship with rulers of Port Royal today, could it be now they had tomit a prison break?


    This piece of information was truly out of Sheyan��s expectations, but could only console himself. After all, bad news was still better than no news. However, he had to adjust his ns and responses subsequently.


    "It seems like Shawen is truly a pivotal character, where the underlying difficulty arrangement of the realm isn��t small at all pertaining to seeking out his help."


    "We cannot rush this matter." Sheyan calmly issued. "Let us carefully consider this."


    The others simrly understood there wasn��t a need to turn anxious. As the saying goes, speed may not bring one to the destination. Hence, they retired into the tavern to contemte while drinking.


    By now, the gales had gradually turned fiercer, causing the windows to begin whistling. After the tavern master nailed the remaining windows shut, he started to deliver dinner to the trio.


    Probably because of the hurricane, their dinner meal was rather simple. Arge basin of pulped onion cabbage stew and arge te of roasted meat, served with ck bread. Although the bread had turned hard from the cold, the vegetable broth was boiled and the vegetables pulpy, providing a wondrous chew when soaking ck bread into the broth; a truly distinctive vor.


    The roasted meat was rather fatty but pretty dry as well, emitting dried crunches when being chewed in one��s mouth. The delicious fat overflowed in their mouths, blending delightfully with a mouthful of irrigating rum.


    After their meal, the gales outside remained raging tempestuously. One could even sense the main structures of the house being pressurized and emitting creaking sounds from shouldering the immense wind force.


    Fortunately, this tavern was built rather firmly, appearing as though it could withstand the long test of this hurricane. Therefore, the boss was without worry and retired to his slumber long ago.


    Yet at this moment, a knocking sound drifted it from outside.


    "Gong gong gong, gong gong gong."


    The beat was gentle and rhythmic, not a sliver of panic could be fathomed. Still, it was extremely firm as though it would obstinately persist in knocking as long as the door remained closed.


    Ol��Seadog frowned and scolded.


    "What be tis�� weather but there be scoundrels seekin�� a drink? Even for amodations, it be ratherte."


    Sheyan��s eyes flickered and replied.


    "Speaking of this, they should be seeking us out."


    Following that, Reef proceeded to open the door, where the howling winds and rainwater flooded in from the door gap. Fortunately, they had prepared and ce the candles and other items at unreachable areas. Except, a single gale of the wind still caused the dust in the tavern to swirl messily. The remaining food on the table could no longer be eaten.


    But at this moment, everyone��s attention was congregated onto the individual at the entrance.


    This individual was handicapped and had to crawl across the ground to advance. Looking at the glossy ck shine of his tattered clothes, one could decipher he was amonly seen beggar one could find in every city.


    A filthy, back and smelly crippled beggar.


    After the door opened, he strenuously crawled into the tavern with a face devoid of emotions.


    They watched as the drenched beggar braced up his body with both arms. His revealed festering skin was oozing with blood from the grinding gravels of the ground, where his eerie white bones could even be seen in certain areas. His wounds were muddled with mashed sludge.


    In spite of all these, he remained unfeeling. His perfect right arm was tightly strung across the pit of his stomach, as though not permitting a certain precious object from knocking anything!


    That beggar strained himself to squeeze out the words.


    "Who, is, Sea, Man?"


    Sheyan replied indifferently


    "I am."


    The beggar stared vacantly at Sheyan. Then, he stooped his head down, and passed away!!


    The surrounding individuals instantly felt iparably perplexed. Ol��Seadog furrowed his brows and warned.


    "Cap��n, careful the witchcraft of the Voodoo Cult."


    Sheyan waved his hand away.


    "Don��t worry, I know what��s happening. Strictly speaking, I am the only one that can help them at present."


    All of a sudden, a ringing drifted out from the beggar��s corpse. A ringing totally foreign to the pirates yet exceedingly familiar to the trio.


    "Toot~toot~toot~~hellomoto."

 Chapter 560: Mutual deception

    <h4>Chapter 560: Mutual deception</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Following the source of the handphone ringing, Sheyan reached his hand towards the right arm of the beggar. After exerting some strength to pry it open, he located the source of the ringing.


    A brilliant object that shouldn��t have appeared in this world at all. It was astoundingly a Motor RAZR XT910 smartphone!


    Obviously, Sheyan wouldn��t ce the phone he dug out from the filthy beggar by his ear. Instead, he directly pressed to answer with the handsfree button.


    "Hello, I am Seaman. You are an hourte ording to my expectation. Let me guess, could it be the hurricane has foiled your ns?"


    The opposite voice remained silent, inevitably not anticipating Sheyan would answer so spontaneously! For negotiations, this was a rather unfavourable oue. Especially, when the ones on the other side required Sheyan��s assistance.


    "How did you know we would contact you?"


    The opposing voice asked suspiciously.


    Sheyan replied unenthusiastically.


    "But of course. After creating a rabies outbreak in Port Royal and kidnapping Elizabeth, there shouldn��t be any storyline characters in the port that dares to ferry you out to sea. Sometimes, money isn��t all epassing. You probably can��t set sail with the ship you prepared beforehand in such a hurricane. Thus, you can only implement solutions with regards to contestants. While amongst the contestants, I��m probably the only one with a ship."


    "You��re wrong, Seaman. There are at least three factions that possess ships capable of navigating through the open seas." The voice coldly announced.


    Sheyan smirked gently.


    "Then you definitely aren��t aware that of the ships that possess, at least two weremandeered from the British Royal Navy by me. Secondhand goods that I sold off to merchant profiteers back in Tortuga before they were sold off to them."


    The voice paused briefly before abruptly asking.


    "What do you want?"


    Sheyan chuckled in response.


    "I feel, it��s best you refrain from letting me begin negotiations, because I am a person that loves calcting the benefits of others. If Elizabeth Swann was in my hands����primarily, I will be able to acquire a splendid weapon from Will Turner. After all, he is a terrific cksmith."


    "Next, I��m guessing the wealthy Governor Swann wouldn��t remain stingy over his daughter, and would be willing to fork out 500,000 guineas. As for Commodore Norrington, though he is a man with principles, for the sake of love, one can always vite one��s conscience and principals. You should be able to receive a new 3-masted ship from his hands right. My esteemed sir, if you desire for me to name a price, then the profits of your operation this time����or perhaps, maybe just a third of your profits which is roughly 200,000 guineas in worth��of course, you canplete the deal with 200,000 utility points as well. Well toss in the weapon from Will Turner as well. If I truly wish for it, then it must be mine."


    "You��re a lunatic!" The voice became noticeably enraged.


    Sheyanughed heartily as he replied.


    "Didn��t I say so. Therefore, how about you name a price. Right, how should I address you?"


    The voice hesitated a little before answering.


    "Call me Nick. We have discussed and we feel 10,000 utility points would be a suitable valuation. However, you must bring us safely out of Port Royal and we would only pay half the sum when we reach our destination."


    Nick? Sheyan immediately reminisced about something. Back in this world the previous time, Chris had divulged about his party called Triple-K whose party leader was named Nick! Sheyan didn��t encounter him in the previous world, yet was it fated for him to collide with him in this world?


    "Hey, mister. Your cold joke isn��t one bit humorous at all." Without waiting for Sheyan to reply, Brother ck interrupted with a spiteful tone.


    "I��ve never been one to make jokes. Seaman, do you ept?" Nick coldly urged.


    Sheyan smirked and replied.


    "Mister, your condition is truly too magnificent and sincere. My business is merely a tiny street stall. In truth, it is impossible to deal with huge merchants like you. Don��t the other contestant factions have ships as well? I feel this opportunity will suit them much better."


    The voice paused for a moment, then it was swapped with a female voice.


    "State your terms, Seaman."


    Sheyan pondered as his eyes flickered with a sly glint. Fortunately, he was on call and the opposing party couldn��t view his expression.


    "20,000 utility points."


    That female fumed out.


    "That��s too absurd. You just need to transport us but wish to plunder such an excessive amount of utility points from us?"


    Sheyan wasn��t one to concede.


    "Then you can always find others."


    That female hesitated before replying.


    "Fine, but I know your current influence is tremendous. It is hard for us to guarantee our personal safety once on board your ship, we will inevitably be the weaker party. To prevent viinous acts of falling out after receiving money, we will only pay after ensuring our safety. Hence, payment will be deferred, but we cane to a real contract to guarantee you will definitely receive your remunerations."


    Sheyan agreed.


    "If the contract utility points fee is paid by you, then there wouldn��t be a problem. Fine then! When shall we set off?"


    That woman bluntly answered.


    "When we wish to depart, we will inform you."


    After concluding, she hung up. Sheyan then gazed pensively at the smartphone.


    At present, Mogensha was casting a doubtful nce towards Sheyan.


    "Boss, 20,000 utility points to escort them out of the port. Aren��t we taking too huge a risk?"


    Sheyan suddenly scoffed.


    "Those brats are truly daring. They actually have designs to plot against me? Truly courting death!"


    Reef muttered deeply.


    "I too feel their suggestion to defer payment is merely a ploy."


    Sheyan curled his fingers as he lightly tapped against the table.


    "This is far from a ploy! Right from the start, they hadn��t uttered a single truth. If they truly desired to obtain a mere ransom from this kidnapping������their hostage is already in their hands for nearly half a day, and they have escaped the pursuit and menace of the marines. With the safe state they are in, then logically speaking, it is high time for them to request for ransom. Instead, they remain aloof. Neither the governor''s mansion nor the navy camps have received any extortion threat. This can only signify one thing. The most crucial thing! Their real goal is to bring Elizabeth Swann away!"


    "The only dreadful force in the seas that thirsts for Elizabeth Swann, or I should say her golden medallion, is the ck Pearl! Their scheme to request to defer payment is exceedingly sinister. Not only do they seek to depart from Port Royal, they also wish to converge with the ck Pearl. When that timees, they not only venomously desire for those undying freaks to eliminate us, but can also spare themselves from the expenditure of hiring us. Truly, they are deserving of being the ambitious ones who had schemed to destroy Port Royal with the rabies outbreak."


    After Sheyan��s painstaking contemtion and analysis, the others finally attained a panoramic understanding.


    Brother ck suddenlyughed out.


    "So your answer was merely a half-hearted one?"


    Sheyan snorted.


    "That bunch revealed quite a handful of tiny traces. Yet more importantly, they are too greedy. So much so that they even plot to drag me into their schemes. What they believe to be wlessly concealed, in reality, it is only sufficient to deceive storyline characters. It is actually rather easy to find them out."


    Reef then uttered.


    "It will be a golden opportunity if we can locate them."


    Brother ck squinted his eyes and asked.


    "Are you referring to that Aztec gold they acquired from Elizabeth Swann? That is a shortcut indeed."


    Sheyan gently shook his head and replied.


    "I��ve deliberated about this before. Perhaps you guys haven��t noticed, but the Aztec gold isn��t vital at all! The vital part resides in the sequence of events that will be triggered after acquiring the Aztec gold! Honestly, we can eliminate the speed supremacy of the ck Pearl if we obtain the Aztec gold now, and force those damned pirates to seek us out on drynd."


    "However, the enemies we will face will be multiplied as well. The robbed Elizabeth Swann would definitely seek to retrieve her gold medallion and detest us. This indicates that her two devoted ��dogs��, Norrington and Will Turner, will relentless pursue us. We need to carefully ponder. If we were to hastily dive into this, do we have the ability to deal with abined assault from three major powers?"


    Mogensha and Reef plunged into silence after listening to Sheyan��s detailed analysis. Sheyan then coughed gently and continued.


    "Therefore, I will follow ordingly to our original n. First, find Mr Shawen and see if we can construct a ship that can resist the ck Pearl out at sea."


    "However, Mr Shawen is locked in a heavily guarded prison." Mogensha frowned.


    Furthermore, he was also hinting at unspoken words at y - "Even Jack Sparrow could only dwell within obediently. Trying to fish up someone is virtually impossible."


    Sheyan��s eyes shed with an ominous glimmer. He callously dered.


    "Therefore, the already deviated storyline must return to its rightful track!"


    Reef muttered.


    "Could it be you are implying?"


    Sheyan replied sternly.


    "Strictly speaking, there isn��t much disparity between the current and original storyline. Though Jack Sparrow is now apanied by Joshamee, they are still confined in prison. As long as the Lady Elizabeth can continue dwelling in the governor��s mansion, then the ck Pearl��s group of undying pirates would eventually sense the Aztec gold and raid Port Royal. When they kidnap the Lady Elizabeth, then the heavily guarded prison, no, every single defence in Port Royal could even be neglected. Don��t talk about rescuing a single Shawen, even freeing half of the criminals wouldn��t be an issue!"

 Chapter 561: Hitting the hare while gathering straw

    <h4>Chapter 561: Hitting the hare while gathering straw</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Towards Sheyan��s exnation, Reef pondered before earnestly sharing.


    "Putting it that way, it sounds rather proper. Still, those guys are rather crafty and we still don��t know where they are hiding. Furthermore, the ind Port Royal is residing in is like an entire continent, there is simply innumerable amount of ces they can hide. How are we supposed to rescue the Lady Elizabeth and deliver her back to the governor��s mansion?"


    Sheyan pointed out his finger and replied.


    "The greatest weapon of Elizabeth Swan is her bewitching beauty. Sadly, that wouldn��t work on us contestants. Therefore logically speaking, the threat she poses to contestants is akin to sharpened fingernails or non harmful cursing. Nevertheless, she remains as an incredibly important storyline character. Yes, she is even the female lead. Hence, haven��t you considered, attempting to kidnap her would absolutely not be an easy feat! urately phrasing, the difficulty of that would at least not be lower than kidnapping Will Turner!"


    "In view of her physically frail prowess, the difficulty of kidnapping Elizabeth Swann resides in other areas! If one could simply flee to a deserted district after kidnapping the Lady Elizabeth, then this entire affair is simply like leisure sightseeing. Yet factoring in the value of Lady Elizabeth as the female lead, the realm definitely wouldn��t allow that to happen. Therefore, there is a huge possibility of them being unable to transport her out of Port Royal within this limited timeframe! Otherwise, the realm would definitely execute a triggering consequence! That will be how itplements the difficulty of capturing the female lead."


    "So Elizabeth Swann is actually within Port Royal itself?" Reef questioned doubtfully. "But under such stringent patrolling, where can they hide?"


    Sheyan stretched out another finger and continued.


    "If I assume my hypothesis is urate, there aren��t much ces in Port Royal that those brats can hide. The most suspicious ce should be the protective umbre of my lovely Chris behind the scenes - the residence of lord Ben Fleming. As the most influential candidate to substitute the governor, he would have the prerogative to be exempt from inspections. Also, he is definitely unwilling to see the newly promoted Norrington and Governor Swann being joined with marriage. Because with such a powerful cooperation would imply he would never have the chance to ascend to the position of governor! Hence, there is reasonable motive for him. Of course, excluding him, there are still several other suspicious residences. Nheless, I have the greatest misgivings about Lord Ben Fleming!"


    "But how did that manage to sneak themselves into the residence of the respectful nobility, Lord Ben Fleming? Norrington was previously tight on their heels."


    "For them to sessfully shrug off Norrington��s pursuit and escape, they surely didn��t rely on their own capabilities but employed some other method."


    "Those brats probably have no restraints in their dealings. Therefore, though there isn��t much they can employ to threaten Norrington, there are still certain ws to exploit. Of course, the most effective would be to directly threaten the life of their hostage, the beautiful Lady Elizabeth. For example, carving out a cross on her face. If Norrington is a typical english nobility, the only thing left for him to do is submit in distress."


    Sheyan��s deduction was merely based on considering the most possible verdict that could happen. After pondering a little, he added.


    "Devising to kidnap Elizabeth Swann, that Nick is truly a deliberate schemer and his methods are ruthless. His capabilities shouldn��t be inferior to us as well. Such an individual wouldn��t ce his hopes of survival solely on a single path. Since he dares to plot against me, then naturally I will have to return hispliments. Either refrain from provoking such an individual, or utterly beat him to death with a club. Otherwise, it would be exceedingly troublesome to constantly be concerned about him. Therefore, we must wipe his Triple-K party out from this world. Anyway, I still seem to becking some blood keys for the party mission!"


    *********************************


    The hurricane continued billowing throughout Port Royal.


    Walking through this raging storm would issue a sense of weightlessness in one��s body, asionally feeling as though one was on the verge of being blown away. The rain continued pouring down vehemently, as the whistling of wind and rain screamed into one��s ears.


    Only hand gestures and signals could be used formunication, as a widened mouth would only receive a thriving irrigation of rain water!


    Under the harsh weather, one could vividly observe the distant sea practically appearing like an inexhaustible colossal beast rummaging turbulently. Towering waves that surpassed 5-6 metres would crash down asyers from the sky, pping and sshing against the reefs of the shore. The sshes soared to heights of ten metres.


    Despite all these, there was still multitudes of people pacing through Port Royal, where most of which were marines. Though their bodies were drenched, their postures remained upright like a cocky rooster, surveying around with widened eyes for any suspicious characters attempting to flee. Individuals who tried in vain to avoid the punishment of thew.


    All these was happening because of three sealed reports.


    The contents of those three anonymous letters weren��t lengthy. However, it provided an exceptionally rational and detailed analysis of the reason for Lady Elizabeth Swann��s kidnap.


    Contained within them, were obscure hints of certain individuals who were reluctant for Commodore Norrington, one who disyed boundless prospects, to marry such a gorgeous wife and subsequently changing his address of Governor Swann to father-inw. Conveniently, several suspicious names were also cited out.


    Those three sealed letters had been delivered to Norrington, Governor Swann and the most crucial person - Mister Will Turner.


    Perhaps the former two would hold reservations due to their noble demeanor of having to uphold thew of the Queen of Britain. Instead, thetter was a love sick fool who would kill and burn for Elizabeth Swann. Most importantly, that love sick fool was tremendously powerful.


    Therefore, like ants on a hot te or an oestrus bull that sighted a naked cow, Will Turner fiercely rushed out even before he finished reading the contents. The most fearful thing was the ordeal of waiting desperately when in love, but not being capable of doing a single thing. After Will Turner finally saw a glimmer of hope, the pent up vigor within his heart was fully unleashed.


    Evidently, those three sealed letters were the handiwork of Sheyan. His objective was obviously to beat around the grass to alert the snakes. Will Turner was perfectly delighted to be used by Sheyan, as he sessfully yed the persona of being the rash poop stirrer.


    Ultimately, the facts verified that Sheyan was no immortal. Lord Ben Fleming, whom he identified as the greatest suspect, was actually clean and no incriminating evidence could be found against him.


    Nevertheless, Sheyan��s conjecture was still spot on. Lady Elizabeth Swann was indeed kept in one of the residences on Sheyan��s name list. Will Turner had managed to obtain the truth after seizing the neck of a servant with lower mental fortitude. Then, he and Norrington mounted an explosive attempt and sessfully rescued their beloved maiden.


    Of course, Lady Swann wasn��t raped or killed, as those two conducts would undoubtedly incur the wrath of two nemesis while having no benefits at all.


    The family harbouring those offenders were executed. Instead, the mastermind and kidnappers had sessfully escaped.


    Unbeknownst when, they had dug out a huge tunnel from the courtyard of that family all the way to the outskirts of Port Royal. Of course, when the winds of justice came blowing, those contestants had already made their getaway.


    ********************


    At present, the trio was seated on a hill west of Port Royal as thei strained their eyes to scan around. The raging storm seemingly couldn��t hamper them, and the trio appeared like three stone statues. Sheyan gazed towards the distant shady dark clouds and muttered.


    "I reckon this rain will continue until the next morning."


    Mogensha suddenly asked.


    "Boss. Say, do you think Nick and his gang would resort to directly returning to the realm?"


    Sheyan replied.


    "That is a possibility. Still, a direct return to the realm would frequently cost one a devastating penalty, and they would probably have to relinquish everything they gained in this world. If I were Nick, I would definitely not resort to such means unless necessary."


    Actually, the trio had been waiting here for nearly two hours.


    Through observation, the manhunt back in Port Royal should be intensifying greatly like the howling wind and torrential rain. The search should be at its high tide now. Yet from this bird��s-eye-view, nothing strange was happening.


    A proverb speaks wonderfully of hitting the hare while gathering the straw. However, now that the straw was nearly gathered full, why hasn��t the hare surfaced?


    At this point, the topographical shape of the ind Port Royal was on, had to be mentioned.


    This ind appeared like a gourd, while Port Royal was situated on the mouth tip of the gourd. For any who desired to escape from Port Royal and deeper into the ind, it was imperative to pass through the long and narrownd which was the ��neck�� of the gourd.


    At present, the trio had situated themselves on a hill near that ��neck�� of this gourd shaped ind, where the long and narrow path was inly visible.


    "Here!" Mogensha abruptly alerted.


    One could vividly observe a brilliance shing at a certain area amidst the heavy downpour. In that in area, the mud started rolling away while the speckles of brilliance didn��t disperse even in the downpour. Then, the speckles repeatedly congealed and shed, gradually forming into an extremely clear and tiny teleportation array.


    Following that, a human could be seen trudging out from the teleportation array. If one were to examine close up, the features of some of those humans could be tallied with those aggressors back at the ceremonial za.


    "So it is actually a short distance teleportation. The tricks of this Nick aren��t small at all." Mogensha announced with amazement.


    "That short distance teleportation arrangement is a specialty of the Star Wars world and can only be employed once. In nonbat state, it can directly transport a fixed amount of individuals to a fixed destination five kilometres away. Although it is a one time use product, it is exceptionally useful for both defending or attacking, and is extraordinarily valuable."


    (TL: Title of this chapter is a Chinese idiom, means conveniently settling something while executing another task, or reaping an idental harvest)

 Chapter 562: Utterly foiled by wisdom!

    <h4>Chapter 562: Utterly foiled by wisdom!</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    "1, 2, 3, 4, 5." Sheyan counted out five humans who strolled out. His gaze sharpened as he pronounced.


    "That brat Nick is a must kill. Since we n to take action, then we absolutely cannot leave behind any loose strands of danger. That werewolf moves with unparalleled agility while his regeneration is incredibly stunning. He will be able to restrain AK. Reef, you must guard AK for a while. When AK��s viperwolf spirits emerge, then you can rx a little."


    Wind and rain darkened the sky.


    The momentous hurricane offered no signs of dissipating. It was truly a weather suitable formitting a sneak homicide.


    Relying on his impressive perceptive sense and high agility, Sheyan brazenlyid low by the road side. A wave of excitement subconsciously welled up in his heart.


    When was the first time heid silently for his prey while drawing his bow fully? It was back before entering the nightmare realm! That time, wasn��t it waiting for Xide while outside the door*? It was exactly the same icy-cold downpour and the unbridled whistling of wind! Except that year, he was a youth who braved death as he contended against fate with his flesh and life. Right now, he had matured to a stage where his every gesture could break off a measly human��s life.


    (TL: *this happened during vol 1, the prologue)


    He watched on as those five humans approached just shy of several metres from the casting range of his ��Horn-Rage�� ability.


    All of a sudden, an unfathomable dazzling brilliance shed up and overwhelmed the entire sky; as though a thousand lightnings ha red through the horizon simultaneously.


    Such a phenomenon instantly blinded Sheyan��s eyes, instantly throwing them into a state of semi-blindness.


    Soon after, iparably frantic explosions and gunfire rumbles reverberated out! The sounds were unexpectedly heading straight towards the hiding spot of Sheyan.


    From afar, when the simrly blinded Mogensha regained his vision, he astoundingly realized the shrub disguising Sheyan hadpletely vanished. At that same spot, was now a 7-8 square metres pit that was as deep as 2-3 metres; appearing as though arge calibre artillery strike had happened here.


    The air pervaded with a rich gunpowder smell, as crow ck fumes were wafting out from the bottom of the pit. Soon, it was swiftly extinguished by the rainwater.


    "Hahahaha~~~~" Amongst the five humans, a male dressed in camouge color uniform and wearing sunssesughed wildly.


    Hoisted up in his hand, was shockingly a rotary autocannon that one could find installed on nes; fumes were currently spiralling out from the cannon mouth, while only a portion of the chained ammunition coiled around his arm remained. Within that short span of seconds, he had at least poured out ��thousands�� of bullets in torrents.


    "I just knew there was an underlying conspiracy. How would those marines suddenly be clever? Hmph hmph. Indeed, someone has yed the informant!" That sunss male clenched his teeth and sneered.


    "As expected, it was the damned bastard Seaman who yed tricks behind. Trying to ambush us with such a feeble effort? Courting death!"


    A female adorned in skintight pants casually flung away the grenade ring in her hand before she calmly spoke.


    "Yanglie Leier, you haven��t received the information to kill right? You ought to be more cautious. Apart from that, although we have only discovered a single ambushing scum, it is hard to say if boss Nick has managed to probe out other foes in the vicinity."


    Yanglie Leier pursed his lips and scoffed.


    "Wesleyan, you are overly cautious. With the four of us acting together, even if that brat was made of steel he would still be obliterated! What more, a trifling contestant? Those guys exaggerating the formidability of Seaman, I guess he must have possessed a certain unique ability suitable for navalbat. Yet ashore, he is merely trash. Hahaha, under the divine might of our boss Nick, he still wishes to ambush us? Just thinking of that bloody idiot makes me feel like dying ofughter."


    While Yanglie Leier was engrossed in his wildughters, a hand surprisingly reached out from the depths of that bomb crater. A hand that was charred ck with fumes but clenched into a fist instantaneously.


    When one observed that tightly clenched fist, one would receive an impression of a crazy, emphatic, crude and overbearing sensation; wanting to directly sh with the screaming hurricane that was wreaking havoc around.


    Within a second, the depths of the bomb crater erupted, before a figure vehemently stampeded forward like an ox. With every step he trampled on the earth, it emanated a shocking tremor to the surrounding humans.


    Caught by surprise, the members of Triple-K unleashed their assaults sessively.


    Nevertheless, they failed to stall the rampaging momentum of Sheyan.


    His fist mmed straight into Yanglie Leier��s stomach, knocking him into a stunned state. Concurrently, the concealed Mogensha from afar grasped this opportunity as he demonstrated the extreme longe range of the ��SN-9 Wasp��!


    Bear this in mind, for such a valiant gunner like Mogensha, if he wasn��t required to contemte the reactionary dodging or movements of his opposing target, then he could wholly focus on his damage output!


    Three maliciously new special expanding bullets whizzed in, of which their trajectory tail wasbusting with a vestige of MP. Then, they drilled straight between the brows of Yanglie Leier!


    Probably due to him focusing onto a vital spot and his concentrated explosiveness, Mogensha��s three special bullets were able to unleash explosive strikes!


    Moreover, Yanglie Leier had also suffered from the damage of Sheyan��s collision. Yet more crucially, he belonged to the model of heavy firepower suppression where his personal attributes revolved around strength and agility. Normally, he would rely on a buff ability analogous to Reef��s ��Faith-guard�� to strengthen his personal survivability. Yet because he was caught off guard, he was directly struck into near-death state!!!


    "Indeed I��ve miscalcted. My n is utterly foiled."


    Sheyan gripped his neck as he coldly stared into his despairing eyes and announced.


    "Even though your assaults can melt steel����nevertheless! How can trifling steelpare to me?"


    As he spoke, Sheyan unyieldingly withstood the aggro of the other Triple-K members as he proceeded to mercilessly snap Yanglie Leier��s neck!


    Regrettably, he didn��t drop a single key.


    Under the 40% realm restriction, Sheyan��s innate ability ��Stronghold�� was able to exhibit astonishing results when it came to damage reduction. In theory, a contestant could surpass the 40 points damage reduction of ��Stronghold��, only if his principal damage could exceed approximately 140 points!


    Furthermore, Sheyan himself possessed effects that could suppress the explosive strike rate of his opponents. Furthermore, after Sheyan had acquired the ��Sacred Cow-horn Cup�� essory, a single ��Gloryheal�� could restore 75% of his HP! With such impressive healing abilities, he could naturally forcibly withstand thebined assaults of contestants who weren��t even reserve-duty Growth-hunters!


    Presently, Nick had probably released an order to his party. The werewolf speedily lunged forward as hepleted his shapeshift before Sheyan.


    Instead, the remaining three contestants hastily enveloped towards Mogensha. As they sprinted towards him, they advanced in an S shape. Evidently, Mogensha��s previous burst shot that could instantly strike one into a devastating state, had shocked and impacted them greatly!


    Sheyan then shifted his attention to the werewolf before him.


    Saliva leaked from its jaws, as it puffed crudely with crimson eyes. Houseflies buzzed around its body incessantly, but its pair of crimson eyes was ring deadly onto Sheyan. If Sheyan didn��t act, then it wouldn��t bulge as well!


    Sheyan then casually strode forward, as the werewolf responded with a prating long ��Aowuuuuu��. Amidst the howl, it pounced towards Sheyan.


    Sheyan strained his eyes within the rain. He didn��t dodge or evade, but his face exuberated a flourishing killing intent. As he stomped forward, he firmly received a w from the werewolf. However, that w felt essentially like drizzles to Sheyan.


    Instead, Sheyan frowned because of the nightmare imprint notification transmitted.


    [ You received an attack from contestant ??? (This information is blocked by a special ability, your perceptive sense is suppressed) ]


    [ You receive 17 points of actual damage ]


    [ Your wound is infected, movement speed declines by 33% ]


    Browsing through the notifications, Sheyan revealed a sneer on his face.


    "So this is Nick��s n. You guys must think that I��m a tanker. No wonder he dispatched a werewolf to constrict me with your infectious speed impairing ability, while the others ran off to deal with my gunner. This is truly a f***ing good idea."


    The werewolf bared its teeth while its crimson eyes exposed a mocking intent.


    "You self-conceited moron. You couldn��t have expect your meticulously prepared trap had turned out to be a joke eh! Boss Nick is a well-known detective in the present world. You wanting topete in sophisticated plotting with him, you are truly overestimating yourself!"


    Sheyan dropped his head down faintly as he stood firmly with his limbs in a martial posture*. The impression he released was that of nothing could shift his physique. The werewolf couldn��t see his expression clearly, but could suddenly feel the brewing wind turning slightly stronger and the rain turning icy colder.


    (TN:*(��������) this is actually a martial arts posture)


    Sheyan slowly pulled out a long saber glittering with blue brilliance from his back. Though this long saber appeared terribly damaged, it still emanated an unexpected surge of deadliness.


    Sheyan abruptlyughed as he revealed his blood stained teeth.


    "You��re correct. My n is indeed foiled by Nick, but so what? Didn��t arade of yours got killed instead when you counter plotted against me?"


    The werewolf immediately felt as though a rock was forced into his mouth, and he couldn��t find the words to refute. Sheyan then pointed his ��+7 West�� towards him.


    "Nick��s n is probably counting on you to minimally hold me off for a period of more than 300 seconds, because he would be able to eliminate myrades by then. Actually, to y some trash like you, I would say just one minute is enough. Sometimes, even the most astutely devised n can be shredded apart by brute strength!"


    As Sheyan��s voice faded, a sk of lime gene-mix crashed onto the ground. Then, a moss colored poison fog dispersed out.


    In a split second, that iparably deadly dark-blue damaged long saber in his hand, was already hacking down for the werewolf��s head!

 Chapter 563: Crushing rivals with brute strength

    <h4>Chapter 563: Crushing rivals with brute strength</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Sheyan��s phrase of ��just one minute is enough�� deeply hurt the werewolf��s heart, as its eyes shed with fury and humiliation!


    Howling to the sky, the werewolf raised its flexed furry arms up as it unyieldingly received the iing de sh, before following up with a swipe of its dull-yellowish ws towards the opponent��s throat!


    He wanted to enlighten this damned foe on the term known as boasting shamelessly!!!


    Blood sshed but none belonged to the werewolf. Instead, it was a chunk of Sheyan��s chest that got ripped apart as blood spurted profusely.


    His saber had surprisingly shed against this werewolf to no avail!


    A great astonishment welled up in Sheyan��s heart because it felt as though his inevitable sh, had struck against an iparably tough padding that shielded the werewolf. shing but not cutting, stabbing but not prating, the momentum of his saber was heavily obstructed.


    At this instance, a crisp shattering pierced into the air. Paying close attention, the sound came out from the werewolf��s body. Paying closer attention, one would notice that an extremely clear crack had emerged on the wolf-fang ne that slung across its neck.


    Encountering such a scenario, the werewolf��s beastly face abruptly twitched while its eyes brimmed with shock and horror!


    A single de!!!


    A single de had sufficed to break his protection talisman!


    One must understand, the silver storyline grade protection talisman provided tremendous fortification, and wasn��t the least bit inferior to Sheyan��s ��+5 Monstrous Fighting Spirit��. In every interval of ten minutes, it could additionally supply 4 points of absolute defence.


    Absolute defence meant that most attacks would be forcibly reduced to merely a single point of damage. As such, the werewolf possessing its protection talisman could guard against four times of its opponent��s attack. However, Sheyan��s single de had overwhelmed its effect.


    "What kind of freak am I facing?!"


    "Could it be every strike of his darned saber would f***ing unleash four different counts of attack?" A shuddering notion shed past the werewolf��s heart.


    "How the heck did we provoke such a pervert?"


    A secondter, the werewolf��s sharp ws tore against Sheyan��s skull as it ripped out few streaks of blood. Sheyan reacted by bluntly swiping his long saber horizontally through the werewolf��s waist.


    Following his shing saber, the werewolf instantly released an anguished howl as its passionate willpower vanished into oblivion.


    "Holy sheet����an ordinary attack plus crushing damages, additional saber property damages, and true damages����this is simply a weapon more terrifying than hell! Ah sheet, have we provoked someone we shouldn��t have?!"


    Pondering with that thought, the werewolf no longer dared to retaliate to Sheyan��s neck shing saber. Instead, it rolled away wretchedly and fled while ncing at Sheyan with eyes filled with dread.


    Having his movement speed impeded, Sheyan couldn��t pursue it. Besides, the werewolf retained its nimble agility.


    "Not fighting anymore?" Sheyan insipidly scoffed. "Then I��ll go ahead and reinforce eh."


    The werewolf��s facial muscles twitched, understanding the deadly consequences of letting Sheyan off. However, that single de had been sufficient to engraved a deep lesson onto his heart! It became like a nightmare that relentlessly tormented him.


    Still, the werewolf attempted to stride forward. Yet when Sheyan nced back at it, it subconsciously retreated two steps backwards.


    Sheyan stared at the werewolf and indifferently advised.


    "To live is a blessing, I hope you will not squander your life away needlessly. Even if you stake in your life, how could can you hinder me? Ten seconds, twenty? When I finally am free to aid myrades, your death would be in vain!"


    After concluding, Sheyan headed off without ncing back.


    "Grr��zhi��grr��zhi" The werewolf��s teeth chattered as its fur drenched with sweat while shivering repeatedly. It no longer had the guts to pounce forth a single step, because it could sense a powerful murderous aura from Sheyan! If it persisted in pursuit, death would be the only reprisal!


    Naturally, Nick had no clue the werewolf couldn��t even stall Sheyan for twenty seconds. Nevertheless, he still possessed his own trump card.


    Never forget, he was the boss of the demolition expert, Chris. Nick had unexpectedly carried along a massive load of explosives created by Chris himself.


    Following that, the female Wesleyan managed to trap Sheyan with a peculiar ability.


    To his surprise, she proceeded to carry the explosives Chris had created, and rushed towards Sheyan for an oue of mutual destruction.


    A kamikaze!!


    One could note that Nick was truly a frightening individual who could manipte one��s heart. He actually managed to convince his own member to perish willingly for himself!! In this aspect, he wasn��t inferior to Sheyan at all!


    The might of the kamikaze explosion was astronomically devastating, where it directly killed off Wesleyan.


    Fortunately, Sheyan was merely fried into a near-death state, where the miraculous silver coating of ��Life-link�� preserved his life. Nick��s n had once again failed.


    The only favourable news was, that ck gunner had been forced into a dead end��


    Yet right at this moment, Reef dazzled into the scene.


    Although Nick was aware that another was hiding in ambush, he only realized that Reef was the true MT of his enemy��s party after crossing hands with him!!!


    He actually managed to forcefully withstand the terrifying onught of the electric saw. Another MT that didn��t spare a single effort to shield hisrade!!!


    When the remaining members of the Triple-K party received such a scary blow, they truly lost their fighting spirit. Even any feelings of cursing or retaliation had dissipated. The only word that pierced their dull minds was:


    "Absurd!"


    Nick continued unleashing sessions of fantastic abilities, which could be described as superficially impressive.


    Looking in perspective, Nick��s ns and strategy upied the greater superiority. However, the battle prowess of both parties were truly akin to a wide chasm. This chasm was seemingly impassable and hard to level. Hence, the Triple-K party could only perish while nursing this grievance.


    Aspared to Sheyan, Nick actually exhibited a more detailed micro-nning towards this particr scenario, so much so that he could be considered the convincing victor of this battle. Sadly, his macro vision towards the big picture of affairs was ultimately eclipsed by Sheyan in respects to the realm.


    Therefore, although both parties had each triumphed in their individual battlegrounds over the course of their adventures in the realm and had earned great profits����in the end, theirbat prowess was separated by a vast gulf.


    This was akin giving 10,000 dors to two individuals at the same time. One would directly employ this 10,000 dors to engage in illicit smuggling, where he wouldn��t be shy of dishing out tens of dors. Instead, the other employed the 10,000 dors to start up a tiny grocery store, meticulously calcting all the minute details to prevent himself from losing profits. In this manner, he would receive a steady flow of ie from the store eventually. In contrast, the smuggler may face heavy repercussions. Yet in the long run, the smuggler would merely require one big opportunity for him to soar through the heavens, utterly tearing up a massive disparity between the two!


    After killing off Nick andpany, Sheyan had no intentions of eradicating the werewolf who had fled far away. Nevertheless, sufficient blood keys had been gathered for his military mission.


    Although the blood keys of the two contestants couldn��t be discussed in the same league as a reserve-duty Growth-hunter��s one, there wasn��t any other alternative. To the trio, only a minute few contestants could really contend against them. Furthermore, they truly did their utmost to obtain the two blood keys.


    ************************


    Time trickled by. Port Royal gradually recovered from the trauma of that terrifying ��epidemic��. People died, but the living still had to maintain their livelihood. Work continued as usual, and the state of affairs returned bustling as before.


    Noteworthily, Commodore Norrington was no longer as strict as before in Port Royal. He was a pragmatic man after all.


    During this period of time, Norrington begun adopting several appeasing policies, closing one eye to certain underground activities that didn��t push the limits of his principles.


    For example, he started loosening his grip on the inspection of smuggled goods. Still, he retained the utmost severity toward smuggled arms and goods in the same category. Towards other merchantmodities, he merely shut one eye while opening the other.


    Of course, the prerequisites would be offering additionalmissions to his marines for those smugglers. This conduct led to many merchants despising Norrington,belling him as being a different broth but still the same type of medicine; appearing righteous but inwardly having no difference to those greedy officers. Furthermore, his subordinates were even more vicious.


    However, they didn��t know that although Norrington simrly pocketed money like supervisors of other ports, the funds he pocketed didn��t actually go into his own pockets aspared to the other supervisors.


    Instead, Norrington continued living a simple personal life as he resided in his navy camp, eating and living with his fellow marines. Furthermore, he channelled the excess of funds he earned towards fortifying his own navy fleet!


    One could vaguely notice, the exhausted vigor of the marines who fought against Chevalle��s pirate fleet, was gradually rejuvenating.


    Days after Norrington had assumed fullmand over Port Royal��s initially ckened defence, even the damaged city walls were renovated. In addition, four indomitable forts had reached its junior phase of construction.


    Noteworthily, Sheyan was definitely not someone who would not im credit on his meritorious deeds. Through several ingenious methods, he allowed certain insider characters realize that he was the main mastermind in rescuing the beautiful Lady Elizabeth. Lastly, he even hinted that his group was personally responsible for the execution of those bold pirates who dared to disrupt the peace of Port Royal.


    Therefore, Sheyan not only established close ties with the governor, he was even integrated into the category as an ��esteemed guest��.


    Even Will Turner became willing to forgo his haughty posture and granted audience with the trio. Don��t forget, Will Turner was still a cksmith by profession, an outstanding cksmith who could forge a silver storyline grade weapon!


    Therefore, Sheyan managed get Will Turner to mend his ��+7 West�� after forking out 2,000 guineas. Furthermore, Sheyan received a pleasant surprise as its basic attack was even permanently boosted by 8%.

 Chapter 564: The Black Pearl’s raid

    <h4>Chapter 564: The ck Pearl��s raid</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Strictly speaking, some of the storyline characters weren��t fools. Including Norrington, some definitely heard of Sheyan��s illustrious reputation as a pirate captain before. As for the reason they closed an eye towards his operations in Port Royal, there were two.


    Firstly, they acknowledged that this Seaman had indeed contributed meritoriously to Port Royal and didn��t harm the port. The second reason was due to present time ideologies.


    Even the Queen epted contributions from pirates, and allowed armed merchant ships to be privateers. People who conducted businesses fairly and honestly in this current era was as rare as a phoenix feather or unicorn horn. Even awful armed merchant ship could be granted the authority to be privateers. Thus, why couldn��t a pirate renounce his evil ways and be a privateer ship for the government instead?


    Following that, Sheyan managed to seek out an alchemist within Port Royal. Regrettably, the services provided by that alchemist wasn��t as thorough aspared to the one in Turtuga.


    The main reason wasn��t because the standard of both alchemists varied. Instead, it was due to the blooming state of witchcraft throughout the world. Even materials required for alchemy magic that weremon ten years ago, had now became preciously scarce. As for those previously exceptionally precious alchemy materials, they were long extinct.


    Thus, the trio only managed to upgrade the attack of their weapons by 1%, and their damage absorption defence capability by 1%. Even after that measly upgrade, it still caused Sheyan��s capital to shrink once again.


    Of course excluding those, Sheyan continued to carry out investigations pertaining to Mr Shawen; ferociously tossing out his guineas to gather loads of intelligence.


    Although some of those intelligence contained excessive overstatements and some were even phony, there remained a handful of pleasant and exploitable discoveries.


    Finally, Sheyan expended much and managed to procure a sacrament from a roman merchant - Holy water, that was said to have been blessed by the Pope personally. Of course, that roman merchant managed to acquire a antique china porcin from the Governor��s mansion. Thus, it was a win win situation.


    ****************************


    The moon shone fully in the night sky once again.


    Presently, it was approximately ten in the night. The entire Port Royal was submerged in darkness and tranquility, a state not different from other nights.


    All of a sudden, the port was quietly enshrouded by mist; masking away the reflection of the moonlight from the sea.


    The billowing of winds crescendoed, where the port buildings were seemingly incapable of blocking them off. The winds carried a recklessness as it bluntly extinguished countless of flickering candles by the windows.


    A scrawny ck cat exposed its bony ribs as it slowly wagged its tail while strutting across the broad streets. Its pur resonated with the beckoning of souls.


    Still hard at work at this moment, Will Turner seemed to be sensing something. He halted hisborious smithing activities, before pushing open his windows to scour around. Yet, there was nothing worthy of attention.


    Meanwhile, by the bedside of Elizabeth Swann, where her Aztec gold medallion had slipped within her cleavage, the candle mes flickered before extinguishing. Lady Swann peeped outside her window suspiciously before going back to bed.


    "They��re here." The trio led a group of battle adept subordinates as theyid low by a hillside outside of Port Royal.


    They were presently witnessing����under the shade of the hazy mist, an enormous and graceful ck warship slowly gliding in from afar, releasing an impression of ruling over the winds and the seas. Even the rippling corrtion around it was obediently gentle.


    Yet the most terrifying part was, the ship sailed in a seemingly slow and leisure fashion, yet in reality, they had traversed hundreds of metres nearer within a sh!


    Such was their velocity!!


    A terrifying speed that could unexpectedly remove the feeling of ��fast�� from people��s senses!


    It was still fine before they actually managed to catch a glimpse of it in close proximity. Yet right now, the thought of engaging in battle with that ship on the sea truly caused Sheyan to feel a tremendously insurmountable pressure.


    When his gaze fixated onto the ck sails of the ship, it emanated a chilling andpelling shudder that swept through his entire body.


    Just by merely witnessing����the pressure emitted from the ck Pearl was already so astronomical!


    Sheyan paused for a while before he deeply exhaled, and ordered unhurriedly.


    "Let��s proceed with our original n."


    All of a sudden, a thunderous cannon boom resounded within the distant Port Royal, seemingly as a footnote to Sheyan��s recentmand!!


    Soon after, a ring ze was ignited within the tranquil serenity of Port Royal! A splendid scenery of smoke and fire erupted, burning with berserking intent to destroy and engulf all life!


    Struck with a surprise raid, the marines under Norrington was thrown into panic.


    Coincidentally that night, Norrington was current discussing the topic of marriage with Governor Swann. Norrington himself, had already solemnly asked for the gorgeous maiden��s hand in marriage.


    Therefore, thismanding officer fearlessly organized his forces to retaliate at first notice. Furthermore, he harshly ordered for Governor Swann to rush down the city walls.


    Although new forts remained under construction, a dozen plus 7-pounder cannons had already been installed. The marines rapidly unleashed their counter bombarding against the ck Pearl that had anchored by the port.


    The sonorous rumbling of cannons shook incessantly, as both parties engaged in a devastatingly intensive artillery war.


    Meanwhile, a professional was currently disying his expertise.


    Sheyan had fully perceived that this night, would be the best opportunity to acquire first hand information pertaining to the ck Pearl. As such, he specifically mustered the artillery expert, Redbeard. After observing the artillery bombardments of both sides, Redbeard hastily offered Sheyan his deduction.


    "The shootin�� range of ze ck Pearl��s cannon isn��t far, but their gunning frequency be swifter by several notches; which be rted to their incredibly skilled gunners. Instead, those scurvy marine gunners be rookies, whose uracy and shootin�� frequency pale inparison."


    "That is to be expected." Sheyan deeply sighed.


    "The members of the ck Pearl are undying. Even if they are pig minded, I reckon the countless experience of firing cannons over the years would definitely perfect their proficiency. Instead, Norrington��s marines had already suffered severe casualties against the bloody contention with Chevalle��s fleet. Although training could solve some problems, new rookies will remain as rookies without experiencing the suffocating trials of smoke and death. Truthfully, it will be hard for them to mature."


    Very quickly, the firepower of the navy started to be stifled in ordance to Sheyan��s predictions.


    A semipleted fort crumbled, as cannons repetively sted against the marines on the other forts. The already shaky morale of the marines copsed while the casualties multiplied gravely. More and more marines became fearful of surfacing out from cover.


    Of course cannons struck the ck Pearl during this period as well. In spite of that, their defences remained observantly impressive. Yet more crucially, the pirates on board demonstrated an abnormally rapid speed of repairing their ship.


    The holes that had been sted through their ship was presently being mended with astonishing pace. It was as though the ck Pearl was a colossus that possessed its own vitality, and blessed with an defiantly impregnable regeneration ability.


    In this present era, whenever the casualty rate of a party scaled beyond 30%, it would be extremely easy to observe a state of waning morale. Eventually, a violent explosion erupted from the final standing fort as mes and smoke engulfed it. Four marines were sted out by the powerful shockwave and mes.


    At present, Port Royal resembled a pretty maiden that had her skirt ripped apart; utterly losing its resistance as its legs were spread apart.


    Ssh! Ssh! Several tens of jolly boats descended from the ck Pearl, fully loaded with crude pirates that were yelling rampantly. They brandished hatchets, torches and broadswords as they pedalled towards the prosperous Port Royal.


    Stirring the hazy mist as they passed, those pirates appeared like demons of the mist, as they frically trampled and ravaged through the fertile ind.


    Houses were being lit on fire, while themon folk shrieked in fear of losing their heads. What remained of the port was now unquenchable chaos and infernos that soared towards the sky.


    The marinesmanded by Norrington continued to organize themselves, as they mounted a bare resistance. However, the ck Pearl continued to offer its pirates long distance firepower support. Hence, the marines could only rigidly safeguard their navy camps, and were incapable of retaliating against those pirates running amok in the streets.


    Fortunately, those navy camps offered seemingly no enticement to the pirates.


    What they loved was gold, silk and other valuable goods. As the ck Pearl incessantly bombarded the different areas of Port Royal in haphazard fashion, the gunners shied away from the plundering districts of their fellow pirates; purposefully suppressing and intimidating the few resistance still in existence.


    Meanwhile, Sheyan observed the rapid proliferation of chaos and piging breaking out throughout the ind.


    The rumbling cannons was now sufficient to mask away the sound of movements. Thus, he led his group ofbat-adept subordinates as they rushed towards the prison cells of Port Royal.


    Of course, they didn��t forget to mask their faces to prevent awkward scenarios of encountering familiar faces, whereby the reputation they painstakingly earned in Port Royal would be washed down the drain.


    As it turns out, the initially heavily guarded prison cells of Port Royal was now seemingly devoid of a single individual.


    Not a single marine remained dedicated to their obligations of supervising the prisoners; the scourges of society - swindlers, bandits, thieves and pirates. Of course, not forgetting the main lead, Jack Sparrow.


    Peculiarly, the iron gates of the prison was opened widely. A solitary chain bolt had been pried open, with its semi broken lock swaying in mid air.


    Two marines who couldn��t escape the prison in time had sprawled to the ground with their arms stretched out. The mauser rifles by their side depicted traces of being recently fired. Houseflies were currently circting around their bodies, before finally perching onto their round eyeballs. Two trails of bloodied footprints could be traced from their bodies, directly into the prison.


    Big beard Davies trudged forward, as he dipped his finger into the viscous blood before twirling it. Then, he muttered.


    "15 minutes might not have passed since the two marines died. Blimey, what be the pirates o�� the ck Pearl be runnin�� to the prison for? I haven��t heard of any ck Pearl Pirates being locked in Port Royal, aye?"

 Chapter 565: Crossing hands for the first time

    <h4>Chapter 565: Crossing hands for the first time</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Sheyan could onlyugh in response to Davies��s inquiry as he was aware of the storyline.


    "Perhaps they noticed this building is tightly guarded and thought it was an armoury."


    cksail eximed doubtfully.


    "Sink me! Might the ck Pearl truly have such ignorant pirates?"


    When cksail just concluded his exmation, a thick nasal voice filled with rage drifted out from within the prison.


    "Showin�� off ye son of a biscuit eater? Bilge-suckin�� idiot thinking ye be impressive for differentiatin�� an amoury or a prison? Let me inform ye scum of what me knows, tis�� day the next year shall be yer death anniversary!"


    The one who spoke was a ck man with a rather unique physique. The back portion of his hair was bundled into a pigtail, while the front portion was tied into two ponytails; parting ways and dangling to the left and right. He had thick brows andrge eyes, while his tattered and ragged suit was his unique distinction. The two tiny beards sticking up from his chin enhanced his main personality. As he spoke, a set of crooked and rotten teeth became exposed.


    That ck man fumed while pulling out a pistol from his waist before aiming over. By his side, was a middle aged arabic male with curvy sideburns and wore a tiny Xinjiang* style circr hat. When they surfaced, it felt like the mist started swirling around them.


    (TN:*Xinjiang is a province in china.)


    Sheyan and Mogensha simultaneously probed them and quickly obtained a joint primary information.


    [ ��Rotten Shawl�� Tiggs ]


    [ Junior pirate of the ck Pearl ]


    [ Height: 5 feet 4 inches. ]


    [ Weight: 71 kg ]


    [ Strength: ?? ]


    [ Agility: ?? ]


    [ Physique: ?? ]


    [ Perceptive sense: 38 points ]


    [ Charm: 10 points ]


    [ Intelligence: 8 points ]


    [ Spirit: 14 points ]


    [ Abilities: ��Basic Close Combat lvl 7�� , ��Basic Endurance lvl 7��, ��Basic Long Range Combat lvl 7�� ]


    [ ck Pearl Pirate special ability: Swifty - Wherever the breeze of the caribbean sea blows, the movement and attack speed of the ck Pearl pirates would be boosted by 33% ]


    [ ck Pearl Pirate special ability: Assimtion - Chances of discovering a ck Pearl pirate reduced by 50% within any area where the horn sounds of the ck Pearl can be heard ]


    [ Pirate special ability: Team lvl 3 - For fighters ustomed to group collectivism, theirbat capabilities would substantially be bolstered with their allies beside them. For every one additional ally beside, individual attributes would be raised by 20%. Effect can be stacked for maximally 200% ]


    [ Aztec Curse (pester): The vengeful wrath and sinister spirits of a former empire lingers on this body, bringing it between the borders of life and death. This body will feel desires and pains, but be unable to satisfy them; possessing a thirst unquenchable by water, a hunger that can only be satiated by death. Yet death is not a possibility ]


    [ Special ability: No attacks can cause him to die. A shattered body will reform itself after a period. Even the ashes of an incinerated body will be reinstituted after a period. The soul of every pirate ursed will be confined within the ck Pearl. Once they depart from the ck Pearl for a period of time, no matter where their bodies may be, it will be forcefully summoned back to the ck Pearl ]


    Boom! A loud rumble resounded. That pigtail ckman triggered off while targeting cksail.


    Instead, Reef hadunched forward as he blocked the gunshot with his shield. Under the gloomy moonlight, a distorted bullet rolled down from Reef��s shield as spiralling fumes dispersed from it.


    "55 points." Reef reported into the party channel.


    Coming from a pirate of the ck Pearl, one of the three legendary pirate ships, such a figure was indeed rather shameful. However, one must factor in their unique property of being undying!


    Moreover, his attack damage was definitely not low. If 2-3 more pirates of the same calibre were added, they could easily y Mogensha.


    Furthermore, one must consider the presence of the powerful ��Swifty�� ability in all ck Pearl pirates. Once one encounters a flock of ck Pearl pirates, there would truly be no way of escape. Even if they couldn��t kill someone straight up, they would eventually exhaust him to death!


    "Fine then." Sheyan shrugged his shoulders and announced. "Gentlemen, I shall have to conduct an experiment on you lonelyds."


    At this moment, the pigtail ckman furiously roared out hisrade��s name.


    "Tiggs, attack with me. I shall carve out yer hearts!"


    ��Rotten Shawl�� Tiggs pulled out his broadsword and scoffed.


    "These scurvy masked scoundrels be pirates, me smells the distinct stench of a pirate from them! Jerry, it be time to let these cked jaw idiots understand the rankin�� of us pirates, that the honour of a legendary pirate ship might not be sullied!"


    Tiggs then dashed forward while thrusting forth his broadsword with breakneck speed, stabbing straight into Sheyan��s chest!


    Instead, Sheyan gripped the thrusting de as blood dripped down through the gaps of his fingers. This stab was merely a superficial wound to Sheyan.


    Piank! Sheyan exerted his strength as he snapped the ordinary broadsword, which was uncursed by the Aztec curse, into two. The enraged Tiggs cursed the damned cksmith who forged his broadsword, as he furiously raised his fist.


    Yet within a sh, blue glitters sparkled out from Sheyan��s body as he retrieved his ��+7 West�� long saber!


    A mncholic de ray shed out!


    Instantaneously, half of Tiggs��s arm was chopped off as itnded 2-3 metres away. Despite that, tiggs returned a hystericalugh without disying a single hint of agony. Furthermore, one could vividly observe his arm crawling back to its owner as if it had sentience.


    Tiggs then scooped up his own arm and attached the decapitated ends together. After a slight twitch, it was restored back to its former state.


    "Truly an exceptionally formidable regeneration." Sheyan muttered expressionlessly.


    Sheyan continued to unleash a few more strikes. Instead, he discovered that even though he targeted the vital spots of these pirates, they seemingly harbored no fear even towards explosive strikes or severe muttions. The only difference was that the regeneration speed for those vital spots would be slightly slower.


    As they fought, the clouds in the sky dispersed aside, as the atmospheric mist timidly whirled around the cascading moonlight.


    Instantaneously, the two pirates transformed into eerie white skeletons without warning, where only their tattered attire covered them. Still, they advanced with crazed assaults against their foes.


    Finally, Sheyan��s pirates joined the attack, as they reduced the ck Pearl pirates into a pile of bones. Then, Big beard Davies utilize his ��Iceshard Cruelty�� greatsword to freeze the pile of bones, before Taitish followed up with her ult magic to transport the frozen bones 5 kilometres away from this ce; thereby finally managing to unwrap themselves from these parasite like hindrances.


    After broadening his horizons on the capabilities of merely the lowest tier pirates of the ck Pearl, Sheyan��s heart sank heavily.


    At present, he could already eliminate the option of having a direct confrontation with the pirates of the ck Pearl. Even official Growth-hunters would be slowly withered away by such dreadful prowess and astoundingly terrifying regeneration capabilities!


    However, Sheyan understood that he absolutely must not reveal his worrying emotions to his subordinates. Thus, he merely acted with full confidence as he sauntered into the prison.


    One must admit that the prison cells of Port Royal had rather humane living conditions. Though the cells were rough, simple and filthy, it remained dry. Moreover, straws were ced in each prison cell which could minimally free its inhabitant from the torture of rheumatism and arthritis.


    After approaching the secondyer of prison cells, they could hear the charming naggings and urgings of Captain Jack Sparrow from afar.


    "Common dearie, xu xu xu, hurrymon, good boy, taste this delicious bone."


    Beside him, Joshamee was simrly chiming urgently.


    "A delicacy that be unimaginable, aye. The most sumptuous bone of your life aye, hurrye on, just a lil�� closer. Reach out your tongue for heaven��s sake, please open your eyes."


    Both of them were attempting to lure an unremarkable looking grey pekingese dog, the treasured darling of the jail wardens. None could fathom what the warden chief was thinking when he allowed this dog, to hold the crucial prison cell keys across its mouth.


    Very evidently, every single criminal here was obsessed with luring this dog to approach their jail cell, before they would seize it and obtain those keys smeared with dog saliva. Though it was filthy, it was their adorable and only path to freedom


    Unfortunately for them, this tiny dog had been specially trained to stop just a sliver shy of outstretched hands of prisoners from within the iron bars. Moreover, its inarticte nature towards the prisoners repeatedly fuelled their hysterical disappointment, which became the unparalleled source of entertainment for those jail wardens.


    Yet sadly, that warden with this weird fetish was unfortunately implicated by a stray cannon, and had since returned to the embrace of his god. Nevertheless, this miserable little dog still remained loyal to its responsibilities, making a fool out of the grand Captain Jack Sparrow and Joshamee as it strived to please its master; who had degraded into an icy cold corpse by now.


    At present, the keys were three centimetres away from Jack Sparrow��s fingers. However, that little dog had already nned to conclude this dangerous game it was ying.


    Instead, Redbeard came trudging in withrge strides, as he boorishly captured this little dog. Then, he looted the set of keys that some were anxiously awaiting for. Without paying attention to the yells and berates of Jack and Joshamee shouting themselves hoarse, Redbeard turned and left.


    "Now isn��t the time to release them yet. Still, I don��t n to have Jack Sparrow bear this grudge against me, so I can only allow the recently recruited Redbeard tomit this act."


    Sheyan exined to his buddies from a distance away.


    Although his subordinates expressed their puzzlement towards their captain��s conduct, they unanimously disyedpliance.

 Chapter 566: Making threats and promises

    <h4>Chapter 566: Making threats and promises</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Ever since the infamous reputation of the trio had been propagated by the werewolf who fled from the destruction of his Triple-K party, other contestants now orded adequate respect to the trio��s might. Of course, they were simrly attaching sufficient value to their own lives.


    Therefore presently, other contestants had already departed from Port Royal.


    In lieu of such favourable circumstances, Sheyan had no intentions to rescue Jack Sparrow; because his digilent ns revolved around the movie storyline proceeding in the right track - track of having thedy Elizabeth Swann kidnapped; the track of Will Turner overhearing that Jack Sparrow was exceedingly familiar with the ck Pearl, whichpelled him to forcibly release the ck Pearl��s former captain for the sake of his beautiful maiden. Henceforth from there, his profession as a cksmith would be changed to a pirate.


    One could anticipate that the freed Captain Jack Sparrow would definitely still be hopelessly tangled up with the ck Pearl. Moreover this time, he would be aided by the financial benefits he gained from Sheyan previously. Him and Will Turner would definitely win over precious time for Sheyan��s following operations.


    Yet, releasing Captain Jack Sparrow would result in Will Turner bing a marginalized character, which would be an uneptable result to Sheyan.


    Proceeding from there, the group of pirates started scouring the entire prison meticulously.


    Sheyan had previously contemted over this issue beforehand. Since even the tremendously crucial and learned businessman, Mr Shawen, was imprisoned here, wouldn��t it be possible to discover other talents here as well?


    As such, the scouring process wasn��t carried out hastily.


    asionally, prisoners could be heard rattling against the iron bars as they loudly demanded to be released. In response, Sheyan��s pirate subordinates would act like honored guests at an audition, while the prisoner would try their utmost to disy their talents. Nevertheless, the oue mostly ended with ��a pity you couldn��t make the cut��.


    In spite of that, Sheyan still managed to discover two talents.


    One of which was ad named Carter. He had excessively bulging muscles as though he could easily bend the iron bars of the prison. Thus, the wardens had simply adopted countermeasures as they bolted his wrists with thick chains, while only providing him with a single meal per day.


    Carter was extremely lecherous, and attempted to molest Taitish even after he was just released. Undoubtedly, he was quickly restrained by her powerful ult magic, and one could tell he would make an excellent paddler.


    The other talent was unexpectedly a female, known as Redrose Chile. Although her long term as a prisoner had tortured her healthy demeanor, it had served to provide greater rity to her mind.


    When she noticed that Carter was released, she straightforwardly yelled out, "I know where the treasure is!" However, she soon realized these masked men weren��t particrly interested in her treasures. Thus, she immediately responded by exhibiting her own worth. urately putting, her superpower.


    She could shut her eyes and sense the topography within a few kilometres radius. One could describe her as a human radar. Redrose Chile was able to sense anything with a volume of 3x3x3 cubic metres within a ten square kilometres radius of herself.


    Of course, her ability wasn��t infinite and she could only utilize it three times daily.


    Sheyan searched this enormous prison over and over again. In his general impression, the one with the greatest worth would frequently be held inside the deepest depths of the prison. For example, Senior Ren Woxin who was an expert in the Star Sucking Great Technique*. For example, Zhuge Wolong of the show A chinese ghost story. For example, the Evil Deity of the Fire Cloud (����) in Kungfu Hustle. However, after roughly an hour of overturning the prison cells, their search remained futile.


    (TL:*this reference pertains to the wuxia novel, The smiling proud wanderer (������))


    When Sheyan was about to lose patience, the recently recruited Redrose Chile abruptly offered a clue after learning about their manhunt.


    "I haven��t heard of Shawen before but previously, I shared a prison cell with an old salt called Tom, who endlessly chatters about ships. It seemed like he was rather well versed in ships."


    Sheyan immediately turned towards her with a prative gaze.


    "Then can you tell me where is he currently located?"


    Redrose Chile was rather shaken by Sheyan��s prative gaze as she answered.


    "His prison term ended the first month of this year, and the wardens freed him because they were unwilling to let him continue freeloading here."


    After listening, Sheyan could immediately feel his vision darkening. Fortunately, Redrose Chile continued bashfully.


    "However, that old salt persisted in dwelling here shamelessly after mentioning he had nowhere else to go. Normally, he would be in charge of various dirty jobs like cleaning. He resides in the firewood shed beside the kitchen. ording to that old salt, the aroma of chopped wood allows him to sleep peacefully."


    Tom was an exceedinglymon name and would oftentimes be used as a pseudonym. When he heard about that, Sheyan could immediately determine, that was the man he was seeking. Thus, he hurriedly led his subordinates on a hundred metre dash before stomping open the doors of the firewood shed.


    Kacha! Cracks emerged on the doors as it swung backwards and smashed against the wall in splinters.


    Borrowing the moonlight, Sheyan could see a makeshift bed of tattered cotton waddings and logs behind a heap of firewood.


    An old man was sitting uprightly in astoundment as he kneaded his eyes. His face filled with wrinkles blown out over the years by the sea breeze.


    At the tip of that makeshift bed, Sheyan noticed several delicate blocks of wood like toy building blocks; recognizing them as possible tinyponents of boats.


    The old man sitting atop the bed had a stooped body, with an appearance of skin and bones analogous to a bamboo. He cowered back in his quilt nket while issuing a shivering voice.


    "Misters, there aren��t booties here. This is not the prison! Just take anything you see fit over here!"


    Sheyan coldly dered.


    "Mister Shawen, what I see fit is you. Precisely speaking, the knowledge you have. So make preparations to depart with me."


    When he heard the name ��Shawen��, the gaze in that old man��s eyes turned wild, feverish and aze in an instance. His facial muscles twitched slightly but he replied with a hoarse voice.


    "What are you talking about?"


    Sheyan red at him as he enunciated his words.


    "I��ve obtained an Ironwood crafted ship and even a perfectly refined Bdine Bloodsail of the gypsies. All these requires your expertise to proceed. Apart from that, I also need detailed information about the ck Pearl."


    After hearing Sheyan��s plea, that old man��s eyes flickered brilliantly as he sat back up authoritatively while still wrapped in his quilt. This time, it was as though his temperament had undergone an abrupt fluctuation. The impression he emanated was unique, like that of a brutally savage aged wild beastzily resting within its ownir!


    "Leave, I won��t entertain you."


    Sheyan then produced a golden tooth.


    "Perhaps you can treat this as a request from Jack Sparrow."


    Shawn snorted disdainfully.


    "That scoundrel vied over women with me and owes me a thousand guineas, his request can count as fart!"


    "Oh, our beloved Jack wasn��t earnest with me." Sheyan shrugged his shoulders.


    "My only constion is that I hadn��t treated him with full sincerity as well (referring to the damaged Hill Maiden). Nevertheless, Mister Shawen, you are neglecting my determination."


    Sheyan then earnestly continued.


    "You know that I��ve risked being hung on the gibbet to break in just to find you. Do you think I��ll grant you freedom now?"


    Shawen mocked.


    "Aye, you can bring me away now, but might I have the liberties to remodel your ship to sink!"


    Sheyan revealed a disdain in his nce as he replied indifferently.


    "You wouldn��t do that, mister. Everyone possesses their own secrets including you. Although you have neither spouse nor children this entire life, but your brother does have a blissful family. It seems the kids of what��s his name, Moriarty, really resembles you."


    "What nonsense are you spouting, you scum?!!" The initiallyposed Shawen suddenly became enraged as he bellowed. It was hard to imagine his wizened and degenerating body could emit such a sonorous roar.


    Instead, Sheyan didn��t care as his lips curled into a sneer. He wasn��t afraid of infuriating Shawen was was merely afraid he could not stir up this obstinate old fart! Hence, Sheyan immediately nced at Taitish, who retrieved her crystal ball cusped it before her well developed bosom.


    Ripples undted along the surface of the crystal ball. Eventually, the image of a youth was projected. One could fathom this soundly asleep youth had brows and eyes that reflected Shawen. Meanwhile, this obsolete old man had started trembling violently. Brother ck then clicked his tongue by the side.


    "Mister Shawen, don��t you feel like you��re staring into the mirror? Just look at this youth, really. Look at the back of his hands, it is exactly identical to yours. His mother experienced innumerable hardships just to give birth to this child, and even suffered abuse from her husband. Things have finally gotten better recently but the child hasn��t experienced a father��s love. What a pity. So I believe you can perceive, who we will seek out to vent our indignation or make reprisals, if anything goes wrong with the restructuring of the ship. Of course, it will also end up with rewards, so don��t fret about having goals!"


    Reef evidently didn��t advocate this sense of making threats and promises, and moodily headed out for some fresh air.


    Faced with such tant threats, Shawen��s eyes turned vacant as he pped against his wooden bed! His dispirited eyes abruptly widened as it shone with an unexinable might. It ushered a sensation of ashen clouds inclining downwards to quell the sea surface, forewarning the impending arrival of a storm.


    "You!!!"

 Chapter 567: Ocean’s Merriment

    <h4>Chapter 567: Ocean��s Merriment</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Sheyan snapped his fingers as he naturally beckoned for Jinkuang to surface. He then advised dimly.


    "This is my most devoted servant, he will be the one servicing you. You can ry all your requests to him. Do you wish for your family lineage to be terminated or put in a measly few months ofbour to earn a fortune for the rest of your life����everything is determined by your choice. Escort Mister Shawen out!"


    Shawen��s teeth chattered morously yet he offered zero resistance.


    Along their journey of escorting Shawen, Sheyan andpany brushed shoulders with several undead ck Pearl pirates who were still engaging in widespread piging.


    Fortunately, their main objectives were now directed towards the navy armories and camp, as well as the governor��s mansion. Although some pirate scums posed a little trouble, they weren��t dyed for that long.


    Soon, the few Dingyuan pirates finally ascended back up their ship.


    From a distance, Port Royal remained like a boiling bowl of porridge, bubbling with fiery chaos.


    Following that, Jinkuang didn��t take much effort to finally convince Shawen, because Shawen��s stubborn spirit had been utterly diluted after realizing he actually had a son. Never did he expect that his single ndestine love affair with his sister-inw, had unexpectedly been fruitful!


    Throughout the journey, Shawen��s ears had been echoing with Mogensha��s words - ��the child hasn��t experienced a father��s love��, causing waves of indescribable guilt to overwhelm his stiff heart.


    Hence, after receiving the guarantee ofrge amounts of remuneration, Shawen finally released a sigh and lowered his haughty chin. Then, he came before Sheyan and expressed his willingness to serve.


    Sheyan then hastily produced the two items he was dying to have convert to battle capabilities.


    The first item was indeed the Bdine Bloodsail that had strangely transformed into an iron rod.


    The second item was the dark-gold grade material Sheyan had procured back at the auction.


    Even though Shawen had been infuriated with ships all his life, he couldn��t help receiving a huge shock after witnessing the two items Sheyan produced.


    Although the method of refining a Bdine Bloodsail wasn��t really a ssified secret, it required the prerequisites of an extravagant amount of vengeful spirits. Afterwards, pouring those vengeful spirits in was absolutely not something an individual could aplish. A domineering and imposing forceparable to a nation, must be present to aplish this massive feat!


    In the past, the gypsy n was only able to discretely defy the dark ages of catholicism rule due to the establishment of this Bdine Bloodsail. The gypsies of this era were merely reprocessing and enhancing this invincible treasure of their predecessors.


    After carefully examining the Bdine Bloodsail, Shawen then essed the dark-gold grade material.


    Shawen didn��t rely on his eyes to examine it, but instead caressed it gently with his hands. His fingers slid through the vein lines of this material, and after a good long while, the trio finally received a notification.


    [ Your purchased mysterious material has finally been appraised ]


    [ Deep Sea Giant Tendons ]


    [ Grade: Dark-gold ]


    [ Description: Deep Sea Giants are fabled creatures who can upsurge tiny scale tsunamis, with a casual swipe of their humongous iron anchors. It is said they are the protectors of the tranquility and cleanliness of the ocean. When this 18 feet, 10,000 pounds giant appears before you, please seize the pressing time to start your prayers. Because to date, it is said that only Davy Jones had survived from an encounter with them. Other rumours includes him being rted to these sea giants by blood ]


    [ Description: An aged old Sea GIant loved to bask in the warmth of the sun. One day, while baskingfortably beneath the sun on the ind he usually frequently, Hades gently imed his life through his nightmare ]


    [ Description: Usually, a sea giant��s corpse would disintegrate into bubbles and evaporate. However, due to its human like dietary customs and ailments, its ligaments were preserved for unknown reasons. No doubt, its tendons were employed as exceptionally incredible ship building materials. Yet, it suffices to say there is no ship builder with the experience of utilizing such a rare material. Therefore, only a bold and creative shipbuilder can assist this iparably precious material to exhibit its hundred percent potential ]


    After inspecting these ��Deep Sea Giant Tendons��, Shawen repeatedly poured rum into his mouth. Instead, his muddled old eyes started to be increasingly clear.


    Without warning, he fetched a random sailor hatchet on the ship and heftily hack down against the wooden deck!


    Although Shawen wasn��t a meek and kindly individual, he probably didn��tmit heinous crimes of murder and arson ever since young. Though he hacked with great strength, it merely left a distinct white trace on the deck where he had no choice but to concede defeat to the toughness of ironwood.


    Observing this state, Shawen thought pensively before he hurriedly propped up his crutches, and hobbled towards the bottommost area of the ship.


    Seeing this, Sheyan understood that Shawen was definitely headed to scrutinize the ship��s keel.


    Actually, the trio had inspected the keel of this ship long ago.


    Due to the impossibility of finding such a gigantic iron wood stump, the keel was an assembly of ten over different iron wood stumps linked together through a special method; before being sealed up with ult magic. A keel of the highest quality. Although this method was inferior to apletely intact wood stump, it was still operating with exceptional performance.


    After inspecting a round of the entire ship, Shawen stoned for quite some time.


    All of a sudden, he fumed angrily and immediatelymanded for the ship to be brought nearer to the shore. Then, with the assistance of Taitish, he ordered the other pirates to get down from the ship.


    As Sheyan held the ckmailing card of Shawen��s illegitimate child in his hands, he could sit at ease in a fishing boat despite the storms*; thus, rendering Shawen free reign to torture his ship.


    (TN:*chinese idiom, it means staying cool headed even in a crisis)


    Half an hourter, nothing happened on board.


    Yet soon after, the trio could suddenly sense a pressing pulse of chilling energy! One must understand, the temperature of the caribbean sea was roughly above twenty degrees at night, yet hoar frost had appeared by the shore!


    Very quickly, epic multitudes of fishes started to encircle this ship. Upon touching the ship��s hull, those fishes would rupture where its blood and flesh would be dissolved in.


    Following closely, an awe-inspiring dark-golden glitter glowed from the ship��s bow. With that glittering glow as its nucleus, the glitters gradually extended out as three meandering lines. Not long after those lines spreaded out, it branched out like the veins and arteries of a tree; filling up every nook and corner of the ship.


    Spectating this scene, Reef spoke with a shock.


    "Could it be, Shawen is actually trying to dissolve the ��Deep Sea Giant Tendons�� into the entire hull of the ship? If we consider the ironwood frame as a human��s skeleton, then at this moment, the vascr system of the human have been formed. Isn��t that considered as the ligaments, arteries, and meridians of our ship?"


    This mystical phenomenon persisted for close to an hour before gradually dissipating.


    After this restructuring, the Dingyuan��s surface was no longer smooth and glossy. Instead, meandering protrusions and distortions tarnished several areas on the ship. It was as if they were swollen bruises on a human��s body.


    If one were to carefully prance about, one would perceive that the ship was still as hard as before, but now contained a pliable toughness seen in that of living organisms.


    Instantaneously, Sheyan received the notification.


    [ The ��Deep Sea Giant Tendons�� have been integrated into the hull of your gship, The Dingyuan ]


    [ Quasi-legendary ability: Transcended Steel (Passive) - After an upgrade, the durability of this ship is raised by 50% and its damage absorption capabilities is raised by 33%. The speed decline of this ship is reduced from 35% to 30% ]


    [ Rank A ability: Nature��s Prevailment (passive) - After an upgrade, the Dingyuan��s hull can now absorb essence from the surrounding sea creatures. No blood rite will be needed anymore. Furthermore, the self mending speed of the ship is increased by 33% ]


    [ Received new ability: Ocean��s Merriment - This ability can only be activated when the captain is steering the ship. Other forcible activation will result in sharply weakened effects ]


    [ Details: Summon the soul of Deep Sea Giant, Bababo, to incite an ocean merriment. A tempestuous tsunami would be incited within a designated region. Within this tsunami region, the Dingyuan��s sailing speed would be raised by 100% while other creatures/ships would have their speed reduced by 50% ]


    [ Details: Casting this ability requires the blood rite of three lives. Within an hour after activation, the soul of the Deep Sea Giant, Bababo, would no longer respond to your summoning ]


    [ Ocean��s Merrimentsts for 200 - 500 seconds. This figure is determined by the souls of your blood rite. The stronger the souls sacrificed, the longer duration the soul of Deep Sea Giant Babasa can linger ]


    At present, the pirates were all swarming forward as they excitedly cried and toured their ��new�� ship. Instead, Shawen and Taitish both appeared extremely exhausted, as they limpidly rested on chairs without budging.


    Shawen then nced to Sheyan and panted.


    "Seaman Yan, 10,000 guineas!"


    Sheayn epted his demand.


    "Not an issue! What about the Bdine Bloodsail?"


    Shawen drank down several mouthfuls of rum, before he paused briefly and slowly asked.


    "Do you know what a ma is?"


    Sheyan nodded. Shawen then produced two ma rocks. Allowing them to oppose each other, he naturally created a repelling maic force. Shawen then coughed violently and continued.


    "This is the concept of the Bdine Bloodsail. At present, the quantities of vengeful spirits umted in the Bloodsail is more than adequate. However, there is an absence of master spirits to control them. Thus, master spirits are required to act as a base to provide a dynamic lift in contention against the weight of those vengeful spirits. I will attempt to undo the master spirit enchantment lock with Taitish, but you will need to start hunting down various kinds of sea creatures!"


    "Every time you ughter a legendary sea creature, its spirit would be absorbed into the Bdine Bloodsail to be used as a master spirit. The stronger the spirits absorbed, therger the dynamic lifting effect of those vengeful spirits will be."

 Chapter 568: Valiant assembling

    <h4>Chapter 568: Valiant assembling</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    The audience was finally enlightened after listening to Shawen��s exnation of the Bdine Bloodsail.


    Sheyan nodded earnestly and uttered.


    "I get it. Therefore, must we fold up the Bdine Bloodsail whenever we encounter vile weather conditions like a hurricane? Thus, increasing the ship��s deadweight tobat the storms?"


    Shawen impatiently waved his hands and yelled.


    "That is of course! Scram now all of you, let me take a rest. Hurry and get lost. Oh right, I need a mug of tea understood? Brewed with eastern tea leaves, with salt and lemon. Right, I��m also famished, I��d like a meal of medium steak. You know I still have loads of tasks to aplish after waking."


    "The ship is filled with pretty outstandingponents that are absurdly and recklessly installed in its wrong positions��and that Greend Lethal weapon! Which idiot took their own liberties to install it as a harpoon gun?!! An unlearned fool should keep to his own jurisdiction eh? Finally, I must propose a slight amendment with regards to the shape dynamics of this ship. There are absolutely areas to improve the speed of this ship."


    In this era, Shawen definitely had no clue on what wind drag coefficient was. Yet he was still able draw identical conclusions as modern day scientists. One could tell his reputation was indeed deserving.


    Facing the overbearing blusters of Shawen, Sheyan could only shrug his shoulders and ��scram��.


    There was nothing he could do about this. Often times, individuals with great talent would possess rather entric personalities.


    Sheyan then retired to his captain��s cabin to rest. Following that, Ol��Seadog asked for instructions pertaining to their next voyage destination. Without thinking much, Sheyan casually replied.


    "Obviously we shall head for the gulf of Satmos."


    Beside Ol��Seadog, Nanuke abruptly interrupted.


    "Might cap��n be interested in the fiendish Chupacabra? Of the fiendish existence of the fables, the mermaids be ranked the foremost. The hardenin�� of her tears into pearls can be exchanged for ten ounces of gold. Even the bombastic british gentlemen would fork out gold for the tusks of leviathans, but the Chupacabra be destitute devils that only some alchemists hold value to. There be no booty fer us to hunt it."


    Sheyan obviously wasn��t nning to exin his reason for selecting the gulf of Satmos; which was because time was tight, and its destination was the closest here. Hence, he merely ignored Nanuke��s opinion.


    "There��s always a first for everything. Set sail! Nanuke, somemend that you��re the mightiest user of the ��Greend Lethal weapon�� while others condemn you be the worst. I believe you will show me your response with actions, aye?"


    Nanuke clenched his fist tightly, as the ck tattoo on hisrge arm trembled along his swelling muscles.


    "Ye shall see wit�� your own eyes, sir. Might I not be one who loves chatterin�� wit�� me mouth."


    "I��ll be waiting." Sheyan replied unenthusiastically.


    "Fullrboard!!!"


    "Lower the three sails."


    "Heave ho, ye paddlers!"


    "Aye, once more, once more till you overtake those scums!"


    ""


    "����"


    ************************


    A symphony of sea breeze, billowing waves, shoutings and toiling chants enveloped this very deck.


    Pirates shuttled around the ship like robots, each to their own taskings; but in unison, they exhibited a glorious efficiency.


    The depths of sea currents pressed against the bottom of the ship, as raging gales incessantly whistled along its impregnable hull.


    Sheyan was presently standing on The Dingyuan��s bow.


    By his side, was that archaic ��Greend Lethal weapon��. It appeared like the vanguard of the ship. Eliminating the witchcraft and glows it emitted, its current position truly resembled the cruise missiles of destroyer batteries of thetter generations. It was truly a treacherous concealed weapon of the highest quality.


    Under the guidance of the maestro Shawen, the current ��Greend Lethal weapon�� was no longer an ordinary harpoon gun. Instead, theunching harpoon was reced by a curved rib of a great whale tempered and refined by Daitish��s ult magic!


    Now known as the ��Whalerib Harpoon��, it wouldunch out whirling with astonishing speed before piercing deep into the body of its prey.


    Without its own distinct re, how would the ��Greend Lethal weapon�� manage to assassinate the former captain of the Queen��s Anne Revenge, one of the three legendary pirate ships?


    Naturally, the prerequisites in terms of aiming and loading would be taxing on its user. Nevertheless, Nanuke was gifted in this particr field and totally familiarized himself with the weapon within two days.


    Presently, the greatest evidence of Nanuke��s capabilities were the pair of Chupacabra skeletons suspended atop the second mast; onerge and one small.


    Vividly seen from his bare body, Nanuke��s rugged muscles were drenched in shimmering oily perspiration. His usually fierce countenance was now reced with a savage one, and his eyes were strangely shut. However, one could tell from his shivering eyelids, that his eyeballs were still twitching violently. The pirates were even worried his eyeballs would suddenly rupture at any moment.


    All of a sudden, the harpoon of the ��Greend Lethal weapon�� exuberated with ck radiance, as the front of the harpoon swivelled with astonishing speed before a white beam shot out. Leaving behind a trajectory of strands of ck fumes, as it stabbed into the abyss of the ocean!


    Secondster, an abundance of bubbles popped out from the azure sea water, before a nearby portion of the sea begun churning.


    It was as though a monstrosity was being stirred from the depths of the sea, beforerge diffusion of maroonish blood could be seen; contaminating the portion of the sea before them! In contrast to scenic jade seawaters, the sunlight, blue skies and white clouds, this image was additionally sorrowful and truly peculiar.


    Closely following, a tremendous shadow surfaced from the depths of the seawaters 50 metres ahead of the Dingyuan.


    It resembled a massive dark cloud hiding beneath the water surface as it drifted in leisurely, but dragged along a dense fumigation of red behind it. An epic sized dorsal fin of matchless incisiveness poked out from the sea surface like a beheading de, as it glimmered under the ring sunlight.


    Then, it tore towards The Dingyuan with rapid pace!


    This monster had already executed this exact manner of collision against many ships! Currently, it was anticipating the moment it erged its razor sharp jaws in preparing to devour the capsized humans rapaciously. Their flesh and blood would nourish its wounds.


    Instead, this scene was no longer foreign to the pirates who had already hunted down two other Chupacabras. They were all holding onto firm objects around them while unanimously whistling for this fiendish monster.


    "O lil��darlin��,mon here boy."


    "Ye shall realize yer deadliest fin be as frail as antique china, but not as valuable."


    "Ahoy~~~~I��m itchin�� for impact!"


    An intense collision broke out within an instance, as the solid bone fin struck against the bottom of the Dingyuan. White foamy turbulence of waves soared, as it unyieldingly scraped out a sequest of sparks for close to a metre!


    Yet under the majestic hardness of the Dingyuan����Kacha! Its bony great fin caved in from the pressure and snapped! Instead, only a streak of white scar remained at the scraped portion of the ship!


    Towering at 3 metres of height and as broad as 6 metres, the giant fin was snapped into three. Two fragments scraping out sparks for 20-30 metres towards the left and right of the ship, before crashing into the sea. Then, they drifted along the currents of the sea mournfully.


    The Chupacabra��s original intent was to directly slice the ship��s bow in two, before exploiting its monstrous strength to flip it. However, a deviation urred in its n, a dangerously massive deviation!!


    Not only did its back fin fail to carve the ship��s bow open, it had instead snapped from the recoil!


    The indescribably substantial weight of the ship then crushed down against it like a mountain range.


    As the Chupacabra��s flesh contacted against the hull of the Dingyuan, its veiny ashen colored body spasmed against and adhered tightly against the hull. Though it snarled with great infuriation, its skin was torn asunder by the ship��s hull as white foam sshed out and dissolved into the sea!


    Although this Chupacabra was equivalent to a third of the Dingyuan��s size and its brute strength was exceedingly frightening, a collisson of this magnitude still failed to break the stability of the Dingyuan; the ship merely tremored slightly. Don��t speak of such impregnable stability to ordinary ships, even legendary warships couldn��t surpass it!


    The disadvantaged Chupacabra was still an intelligent creature. Without lingering for further words, it dove towards the abyss of the sea.


    This was the greatest difficulty pertaining to hunting legendary sea creatures. While if one could triumph over a legendary creatures onnd, it would be easier to pursue and finally exhaust the creature.


    Yet even if one suppressed these herculean legendary sea creatures with might, these crafty brats could still escape towards the depths of the ocean where it would be impossible to pursue. Unless, one managed to locate and stifle its nest or perhaps capture its offspring.


    Of course, one couldn��t discount impulsiveds who lusted after the skin, flesh, bones, penis, intestines, testicles and other bodilyponents; intending greedily to convert them into cash. Knowing their painstakingly blood-soaked arrangement was bing a wasted effort, those men would dive into the water rashly in pursuit. However, everyone could naturally guess the oue of that.


    The injured sea creatures were natural predators with great deadliness in the sea, while the water would impair the strength of humans. Thus, pursuing hunters would oftentimes fail to surface back up.


    Nevertheless, Nanuke was already mentioned to be an expert hunter of legendary creatures. Along with the ��Greend Lethal weapon��, he was long prepared for this scenario.


    Such an individual who had gone through the testing of time, was the real lethal weapon tempered through the vicissitudes of battles. He was truly the bane of all legendary sea creatures.

 Chapter 569: Deformed Thickshell

    <h4>Chapter 569: Deformed Thickshell</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Everyone was aware that in deeper waters, water pressure would increasingly multiply. Nanuke had smeared a secret medicine concocted with ult magic onto the ��Whalerib Harpoon��.


    That secret medicine was incredibly venomous. Once it assimtes into the bloodstream of an organism, nothing would happen around the water surface to prevent it from inadvertently rming the enemy. However, once the water pressure multiplied greatly underwater, the toxin would cause internal rupture and squeeze blood out of the victim��s body. The stronger the water pressure, the swifter the speed of blood expulsion!


    If the legendary creature wanted to preserve its life, it had to float back up the water surface. Otherwise, it would bleed out even without fighting against its foe.


    Watching as the Chupacabra submerged into the abyss, the blind old man was finally summoned. His brandy reddened nose throbbed before he quickly pointed towards the west.


    In the field of sensing legendary creatures, this old man could im the highest authority. Even the likes of Nanuke and Shawen had to y second fiddle! Especially for legendary creatures that were injured, they practically propelled the uracy of the blind old man��s ��sonar orientation�� by ten folds.


    (TN: The old blind man joined in ch 553 or v8ch77)


    "150 metres west, nine knots at a depth of 130 metres."


    After the blind old man reported his statistics, he returned to his cabin and hugged a bottle of rum as he fell into a drunken slumber.


    At present, the Dingyuan��s bow was faced to the east. One could tell how crafty this Chupacabra was; when it submerged back into the sea, it clearly slithered towards the east. Instead, after evading the watchful gazes of the pirates, it slyly swam back to the Dingyuan and under it before escaping towards the west. Thus, it nned to avoid Sheyan��s pirate crew by going beneath their own asses!


    Actually, this tactic didn��t differ much from some human tactics.


    Upon receiving the blind man��s instructions, Philip released a list ofmands. Then, the Dingyuan carved an extremely stable crescent arc along the surface. Such a stable sensation was essentiallyparable to a farmer towing deep into the soul with a hoe. When the ship��s bow was finally steered towards the correct direction, the onlooker above immediately yelled out.


    "Argghhh, I see blood floatin�� ahead!"


    "Coordinates of xxx, xxx."


    By now, Redbeard was waving a red g which signalled silent orders. Four immensely destructive high-angled cannons spat out fiery mes, as four cannonballs resulted in three sshing pirs. Without a doubt, they final cannonball had sessfully struck the target.


    Even a legendary creature with thick skin would sumb to the direct bombardment of heavy cannons that could even sink ships. Blood dyed the surrounding seawaters as the Chupacabra suffered yet another severe blow. It couldn��t retreat into the depths of the deep sea, and could only consign to its fate of fleeing along the sea surface. Despite that, it would still eventually bleed out.


    Furthermore, the inexhaustible Dingyuan was hot on its heel; an artificial monstrosity whose resistance could surmount 3,000 nautical miles!


    Thus, the oue was naturally needless to borate.


    The Dingyuan unhurriedly pestered it and finally delivered a final ��Whale rib Harpoon�� to obliterate its brains after the Chupacabra almost bled out. In the end, thirty plus pirates jumped overboard, eximing loudly as they slowly utilized ropes to haul this unfortunate gigantic beast out from the water.


    Next, Sheyan produced that Bdine Bloodsail in its ck iron rod form, and drilled it into the Chupacabra��s convulsing head. Only after a long while, did he retract it.


    Although the sunlight was scorching, the surrounding pirates could all feel the chilling energies seeping out from that iron rod; causing them to stagger backwards reflexively.


    Vividly seen now, at the bottom of the initially pure ck iron rod, a fingernail sized queer bloodstain had emerged.


    ording to Shawen, once the bloodstains extended towards the center of the Iron rod, it would signify that the human vengeful spirits and the legendary creature spirits were in equilibrium. Thus, it would create a dynamic lift that could utterly exterminate the deadweight of the Dingyuan!


    Presently, Sheyan had in three legendary creatures and had already obtained definite results. When cing the Bdine Bloodsail atop the keel, Sheyan realized that the speed decline of 30% had waned to 28%.


    Nevertheless, Shawen had informed Sheyan the consumption legendary creature spirits could increase at thetter stages. For example, though three Chupacabras could alleviate the speed decline from 30% to 28%, the same amount absolutely couldn��t cause the speed decline to change from 28% to 26%.


    This was akin topressing a spring. At the initial stages,pressing it would be a breeze. However, when nearing the limitations, one would have to expend tremendous strength to press even a centimetre further.


    The corpse of the dead Chupacabra was first ced onto the ship��s deck. After the ��Deep Sea Giant Tendons�� had assimted into the Dingyuan, the ship could now automatically absorb the flesh and spirit energies of deceased sea creatures; utilizing them to replenish the regeneration capabilities of the ship. The ck vascrs on the ship squirmed incessantly as the legendary creature was rapidly reduced into an eerie white skeleton.


    Following that, Sheyan��s crew continued hunting for legendary creatures around this sea territory.


    However, they quickly encountered a sticky predicament - though they now possessed the adequate prowess to hunt these creatures, they couldn��t find sufficient amounts of legendary creatures to y.


    Bear this in mind, the poption of legendary creatures like the Chupacabra was not aplenty.


    The other legendary creatures were like lions. Apart from mating season, they would look for a conducive location to dwell in solitary; not permitting other legendary creatures to exist near them.


    Therefore, after hunting down a ginormous Elegant Hawksbill Turtle and another ferocious Straight-tooth Killer Whale, Nanuke and the blind old man could only express their apologies; they had already hunted down all the legendary creatures within this several thousand miles radius.


    Frankly speaking, it was said the closest sighting of legendary creatures here was the mermaids along with an old monstrosity who lived for over a century. However, Sheyan��s current battle strength was definitely not sufficient to go against them.


    Although the mermaids weren��t physically formidable, their lubies were any sailor��s nightmare. Without a priest who could cast mental immunity techniques, it wouldn��t be wise to even hunt for ordinary mermaids. Don��t even mention those of the legendary tiers.


    Nheless, the trio had reaped quite a handful of benefits from this hunt.


    Firstly, the trio obtained the title ��Fearless�� - [ Equipping that title would provide an additional 5% HP bonus ].


    Secondly, those five legendary creatures had yielded two silver storyline grade equipments, a horcrux and three ck grade equipments; which could somewhat count as a worthy value.


    Of the two silver storyline grade equipments, one was a nonbat usage glove. Its property was peculiar which was to increase 5 points of forging capability pertaining to the HP properties. That equipment would be exceedingly useful for Reef and was given to him.


    The other silver storyline grade equipment was given to Sheyan. Its attributes were as follows:


    [ Deformed Thickshell (Gloves) ]


    [ Origin: Any world with the Earth and ocean ]


    [ Equipment rarity: Silver Storyline grade ]


    [ Durability: 80/80 ]


    [ Equipment position: Hands ]


    [ Materials: Chitin, spirit energy from the ocean ]


    [ Addons: Gem slot ]


    [ Optimal environment: Ocean ]


    [ Weakest environment: Any dested drnd ]


    [ Weight: 111 g ]


    [ Equipment usage requirements: Strength / Agility / Physique 20 points ]


    [ Durability enhanced property: Swimming speed in water increased by 15% ]


    [ Ability: Tidal Shock (passive) - During closebat with an enemy, there is a chance of drawing in moisture in the air to unleash an attack. Damage (50 - 130 points) dealt varies between different environment. Consecutively, an air bubble will form around the enemy, suffocating and reducing the enemy��s movement speed by 80% until the air bubble breaks. Air bubble HP equals to the damage dealt by ��Tidal Shock�� ]


    [ Glove passive ability: Deft lvl 4 - Inbat state, chances of a perfect block (resisting opponent��s damage without dropping HP) will increase overtime. Every second results in a 1% increase chance of a perfect block, can be stacked till 50% ]


    [ Details: After executing a perfect block, the increased percentage of executing will disappear and the counter will be reset ]


    [ Details: After executing a perfect block, the durability of the glove will drop substantially ]


    [ Property: Movement speed declines by 4% ]


    [ Property: When wielder is inside water, explosive strike rate is increased by 4%. When user is in other environments, explosive strike rate decreases by 2% ]


    [ Description: These shell fragments have been hardening for over a century on the Hawksbill Turtle. When contesting for prey, the Hawksbill Turtle is fond of employing its shell to wee the enemy��s attack. This exins the deformed state of the shell fragments. There is no cause for doubt with regards to its firmness, and would still exhibit incredibly powerful usefulness even after being extracted from its tremendous frame ]


    As for the other three ck grade equipments, they either belonged to mage categories or held no usefulness to the trio. Hence, they straightforwardly offered it as sacrifice to Odin, in hopes they could evolve the evaluation of their ��Flesh Explosion�� ability to S rank. However, the utility and potential points expenditure had also left them stupefied.


    In the end, only Sheyan managed to raise his ��Flesh Explosion�� to level 2; raising the additional true damages range from 5-15 to 7-18. Unfortunately for Brother ck and Reef, theirs didn��t seed. Yet their only constion was the utility points and potential points would remain in effect, and they merely had to sacrifice an additional equipment for another try.


    To satisfy Shawen��s request, Sheyan could only make a trip back to Tortuga. After all, that ce was still considered as the pirates�� capital. Even though the defeat of Chevalle��s pirate fleet had caused Tortuga��s economy to slump a little, the shipyards here remained second to none.

 Chapter 570: Directions from Dead Sea scroll

    <h4>Chapter 570: Directions from Dead Sea scroll</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Upon arrival at Tortuga, Shawen directed the ship towards the most reputable shipyard, before starting to conduct a restructuring for The Dingyuan.


    Sheyan wasn��t stingy with his wealth and continued to invest heartily; improving the ship��s speed once again. After the frame of the ship was altered slightly, the ultimate oue was that the negative speed decline effect had fallen to 20%.


    At this point, they encountered a hurdle. They could only continue decreasing the speed decline effect if the Bdine Bloodsail absorbed spirits of hunted tier-6 or higher legendary creatures. There would no longer be any quantitative alternatives.


    At present, there was still a week plus to the deadline of their mission.


    Frankly speaking, the fate of whether they could escape from the ck Pearl��s pursuit remained an unknown fact to Sheyan. Ultimately, the ck Pearl was still the symbol of the caribbean sea. Moreover, it was an ursed ship. He had to be cautious, he had no choice but to be cautious.


    Following this, the trio attempted to search out side missions in hopes of prolonging their stay, but to no avail.


    Under such helplessness, Sheyan could only retrieve the blood item he previously acquired from using the Ruby Card - the ��Dead Sea Scroll��. Fiddling with it as he contemted while hesitating, he wondered, "perhaps the mission it carries would offer us an additional sliver of time?"


    (TN: He acquired this back in v7ch132)


    Besides, it had a rarity of being the sole exclusive of its kind in any nightmare realm. An item that would only appear once at the same time! (ED:To rify, there��s only one of this item in every nightmare realm)


    After repeatedly pondering over and over again, Sheyan finally made his resolve.


    Anyway, the current Dingyuan had matured to such an indomitable scope and was truly exceptionally close to bing a legendary warship. Most importantly, it was considered as a portion of his battle capabilities. Regardless of hunting creatures or aplishing the mission, his rewards wouldn��t be discounted due to his crew or ship. This was the wondrous treatment of the Pirates of the Caribbean world.


    ording to the description of the ��Dead Sea Scroll��, the mission difficulty would rise in rtion to the difficulty of the world they entered, while also factoring in changes of difficulty along the way. Right now, the present mission difficulty the trio was facing had been lifted to between ��B+�� to ��A��. Nevertheless, the world difficulty the trio entered with was rtively low.


    Moreover, determining the mission difficulty was something that would change with the overall trend. If the trio could not even handle this mission in this world, even if their battle capabilities improves in the future, they would simrly be incapable of dealing with it.


    Thinking in that perspective, Sheyan then produced the ��Dead Sea Scroll�� resolutely in his hand.


    Under the faint incandescent light of candlelights, this mystical scroll flickered with blood radiance. The texture of its papyrus material offered a satiny like sensation towards his fingertips, as though he was touching warm blood itself. A rusty old smell assailed his nostrils; a smell umted by the vestiges of time.


    Sheyan hesitated once again before he finally activated it.


    His nightmare imprint consecutively transmitted the notification.


    [ Warning: This remnant page drafted with papyrus paper from the era of 4,000 BCE possesses an extremely furtive force. Once you activate this remnant page, you will encounter tremendous untold dangers! Do you wish to proceed? ]


    Sheyan had already made his resolve. There was no longer a need for hesitation. The notifications then rolled out.


    [ Warning: The rarity of the ultimate treasure will be randomized based on the circumstances of this world! Your profits may not be proportional to your invested effort! ]


    Nheless, Sheyan prudently selected to activate.


    Within a split second, this archaic remnant started to emit an atmospheric glow; traces of hazy speckles of water appeared on its surface, as though it was drawing in the energies of the ocean. Consecutively, the water droplets rapidly dried into dust, but the hidden blood radiance of the ��Dead Sea Scroll�� flooded out in response; shooting straight towards the candle mes before Sheyan.


    In that instance, the radiance suddenly diminished. The mes of the candle swiftly distorted as wax dripped onto the tabletop, as though the candle was crying.


    Then, fiery tongues swiftly meandered around the table before its ze formed into sentences.


    [ An ultimate mystery, isted from most, is concealed in this very world. This mystery can be described to be the starting point of other nar worlds! If you can uncover this, you will obtain an insanely terrifying power! Aspared to other powers in the realm, this power is absolutely not inferior! ]


    [ They key to unsealing this mystery lies in the master of the previous Turtuga port, within the body of the depraved Little Lord Fokke ]


    [ Seek out this mystery from his body! You have a week to aplish this deed. After this period, Little Lord Fokke will once again bury this mystery in a ce only he knows ]


    [ As the hidden object behind this mystery is too substantial, there will not be any penalty incurred ]


    The ��Dead Sea Scroll�� didn��t offer a single mission to Sheyan, but instead, it was merely a jumbled mess of information. Although it explicitly mentioned there would be no penalty, but because of that very reason, Sheyan could perceive it contained a grim and immense danger!


    "Ah damned. Uncovering this mystery from Little Lord Fokke��s body, isn��t it akin to acquiring his dropped key? This level of difficulty����"


    Sheyan couldn''t refrain himself from smiling wryly. This was the first time he had utterly zero confidence in something. The only thing going for him now was that he was in possession of the ��Diary of Morgan Fokke��. Prior to this, he had already devised certain ns on how to deal with that redoubtable Little Lord Fokke. Hence, he wasn��t totally caught unprepared.


    "This time, I can only hopedy luck stands by us��"


    After sitting in his captain��s cabin for half a night nning a list of arrangements, he then called for the core members of his ship. Drooping his head down slightly, his eyes wasbusting with passionate fury.


    "Make preparations for replenishments and prepare to set off. This time, we shallmit an extravagant deed! Are ye afraid?"


    The pirates roared morously like a pack of crazy wolves. Some were urgently trying to exhibit themselves as they boomed loudly.


    "Cap��n, me fears the task be too puny!"


    **********************************


    Four dayster. Sheyan and his crew were gliding through a greyish in of sea.


    Indeed, a greyish in of sea.


    They were enshrouded in hazy grey mist. The skies were grey, casting a grey shade onto the seas. Waves were smashed into sshes as they crashed into the unrivalled solidity of the ship. The froth of bubbles carried a trace of grey within. Even the eyeballs of the pirates were filled with a dense but lightyer of grey mist.


    In such an environment, an irascible depression subconsciously formed in their hearts.


    Indeed, this was the I de Muerta of the ck Pearl pirates! Hailed as the phantom sea isle.


    It is said that the phantom sea isle was an ind that moved on its own, and was also known as the Ind of the Dead. This also implied the ind was the gathering of the deceased, where only dead sailors woulde ashore here.


    In spite of that, it held another tion - A treasure ind!


    The reserves of hidden treasures and those stored by the ursed pirates of the ck Pearl were beyond imaginations. The quantities could equate to forging an ind of gold and silver.


    The proximity of the phantom sea isles was permeated with vile weather conditions, submerged reefs, maelstroms, and diabolical creatures. All malevolent abominations that voyaging sailors were absolutely unwilling to encounter!


    It is said that to navigate to the phantom sea isles, the most reliable tool was Jack Sparrow��spass that would never point north. Thatpass would never point north, but would point towards the direction of this treasure ind.


    Of course, for the present Captain Barbossa of the ck Pearl, the navigating pathway within this hazy world was already engraved through his plentiful experience here. With his undying body, every nook and corner of this ce was clear to him; because if he couldn��t return to his own ind, it would be as far fetched as a person who couldn��t find his own home.


    Right now, yet another individual was daring enough to challenge this territory.


    That was the captain of the Dingyuan, Sheyan.


    Previously through dealing with the gypsy��s Jiejie with the Ocean eggs, he managed to acquire the coordinates of the I de Muerta through herborious divination. The coordinates alone was more than sufficient for Sheyan!


    Even though science and technology were seemingly non-existent in this primitive world. Magic and his personal knowledge fromter generations could be integrated together. Therefore, Sheyan still possessed the means to navigate and challenge this deadly ind!


    "Submerged reefs right ahead!! Hurry lower the sails, bring a spring upon��er!"


    A pirate who had just assumed his post shouted urgently. He invested so much in this flustered shout, that even the jam bread in his mouth dropped out. Probable feeling the weight of emotions induced by the greyish mist, that lookout was brandishing his arms as though his buttocks were on fire.


    Still, several resting pirates remainedposed as they swung their heads and calmly asked.


    "Ho? Submerged reefs?"


    That pirate immediately grabbed their cors and sleeves as his eyes bulged with ferocity. Then, he shook them and admonished urgently.


    "I��m talkin�� bout rocks beneath! Submerged rocks!!! That be a cluster of wolf fang rocks! Are yer bunch of shark��s bait not havin�� ears?"


    His so called cluster of wolf fang rocks, was actually narrow but incredibly acute ck reefs. Tougher than a chain of coral reefs, they werebelled with the term ��wolf fangs��. Such submerged reefs would submerged 1-2 metres beneath the sea surface, and were exceedingly hard to discover even in a sunny and cloudless weather. What more the current low visibility of the phantom sea isles?


    Once a ship fails to discover these and subsequently fails to evade, even the collision of a 7-masted massive ship would be in danger! Those submerged reefs could easily rip open an unmendable gash at the bottom of the ship. It was no wonder that pirate was exuberating such abnormal panic.

 Chapter 571: Surpassing the raging gales of stormy seas with a wandering idleness

    <h4>Chapter 571: Surpassing the raging gales of stormy seas with a wandering idleness</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Despite listening to the warning from that pirate, the other pirates yawnedzily.


    Following that, a tired Philip with bloodshot eyes strolled out to assume his post and issued amand.


    "Full speed ahead then."


    The eyes of that pirate bulged with horror, thinking that he had misheard Philip��smand.


    However, the other pirates dove into action as they sounded the horns and raised the two sails! The enthusiastic paddlers jabbed their long and broad paddles deep into the seawater, before pushing it backwards. Sshes and white foam continued beating against the ship��s bow.


    "Yer��ll are nuts!! Blimey tis�� world be rottin�� me mind!"


    That pirate shrugged off therade he was grabbing as he pounced towards a besiding mast in fear; before tightly hugging against it. During the fifteen years of his pirate career, he had seen at least eight unfortunate buckos falling overboard due to violent collisions; only two of them had survived. He was absolutely unwilling to be the ninth.


    All of sudden, the entire ship tremored slightly.


    The situation could be described in this manner - if a mug was fully filled to the brim with rum and ced on the table, only some droplets would spill out from the tip.


    Still tightly hugging the mast, that pirate became stunned momentarily. Then, he scanned his surroundings with an enlightened gaze. However, he immediately noticed the warped andughing countenance of hisrades, the unbridled piercingughters echoing in his ears.


    "Arggh ahaha, yet another one."


    "Look at his miserable state."


    "Hornswaggers, he be our matey. Stop bloodyughin�� at others, you weren��t any betterst night when we collided yer idiot."


    ""


    "��"


    Listening to themotion of others around, that pirate gradually loosened his grip. His face was still filled with amazement and dy.


    "This��the collision ended just like that?"


    A confidant of his strolled over and yawned widely. This confidant appeared rather fatigue and was probably a member who took the night shiftst night.


    "Aye."


    "But, might that wolf fang reef just vanished?" That pirate inquired curiously.


    "Of course it broke!" The other pirate nonchntly replied. "From two thest night, we be sailin�� through this sea of reefs. The collision yer just experienced been goin�� on for dozens of times sincest night. Yer didn��t sense the bumps aye, yerzy swine? This signifies those reefs aren��t a match for the hull of our old matey."


    "The hardness of those reefs be inferior to the hull of our old matey!" Another pirate raised his brows as he reiterated the words.


    "Aye, me loves that phrase. Let me tell ye, me bucko. Our ship wouldn��t sink even if it sails to the underworld! It be said a tamed devil lives within our ship. I believe it won��t be long before the three legendary pirate ships bes the four legendary pirate ships!"


    By now, Philips was already engaging in his taskings with cksail. Concurrently, Sheyan was eavesdropping by the side.


    "Our current navigation is actually a straight route towards the coordinates of the treasure ind. Sincest night, we��ve already entered the treacherous rocky region of the phantom sea isles. Fortunately, these submerged reefs that are like predators and heavenly moats to other ships, are utterly useless against us."


    "You cannot say it that way, actually." Spike suddenly trudged out with a serious tone. "I��ve just made checks at the ship��s bow. Our ship does sustain damages from those reefs, except, the Dingyuan possessed its own formidable mending capabilities. Hence, any real damage hasn��t manifested yet."


    "But this state will not persist for long. Because to sustain its mending regeneration speed, the Dingyuan has already exhausted half of the flesh essence absorbed from the legendary creatures. Once those fleshy essence are fully drained, the bottom of our ship will simrly sustain grave damages when crashing against 2-3 clusters of Wolf Fang Reefs. More crucially, there hasn��t been a sighting of any sea creature in this ghastly ce, I reckon it would be hard to replenish the mending speed of the Dingyuan."


    After Sheyan heard Spike��s analysis, he nced towards Taitish who was by his side. Taitish then nodded in taciturn approval of Spike��s exnation.


    Sheyan then muttered.


    "Let me revise the statement regarding the devoid of creatures here in the phantom sea isles. It isn��t that there are no creatures, but the majority of them have been hunted down. No doubt, if we wish to advance deeper into the phantom sea isles, there is no need for us to y the predator. Those insatiable and famished damnable beasts would naturally hunt us down."


    "From now onwards, Davies, you shall be in charge of supervising our blind old man, he is not permitted to have more drinks. Garlic and other spices would also impair his sense of smell. If he is hungry, give him butter, water and bread. Make sure he is more mindful of movements in our surroundings! Right now, the maximum limit of what we can deal with, is a tier-6 legendary creature. Tier-7 and above may deal us devastatingly fatal losses. Therefore, it is essential for us to have the first move, so that I can chase them off without unnecessary casualties."


    The pirates on scene were all aware of the rtionship between Sheyan and the Kraken Paul. Hence, they held no doubts towards his ability to chase away legendary creatures.


    Davies was presently the most zealous and loyal follower of Sheyan. With him supervising the old blind man, Sheyan could guarantee there wouldn��t be a slip-up. Nevertheless, the old man would have to bear with this torment for a day or two.


    Yet at this moment, a rumble abruptly boomed from the skies. The impression it emanated felt like a gigantuous heavyweight mining roller slowly rolling along the sky, unceasing for all eternity. The sky quickly turned dark as though sun masked by the overcast clouds and mist, had suddenly extinguished.


    Next came the violent gales and the imminent outpouring of a torrential rain. "Pitter tter deng da deng!"


    Instantaneously, blunt sounds of frying beans could be heard on the deck.


    Hailstones were shockingly raining down at this moment!


    In a sh, everyone��s expression sank drastically. Instead, Sheyan immediately issued his orders.


    "All hands retract from the deck!"


    "Loose the dual anchors!"


    "Immediately retrieve the Bdine Bloodsail, let the dead weight of the ship return!"


    "Taitish, prepare to activate the strength of the ��Deep Sea Giant Tendons��!"


    Sheyan��s order descended profoundly like an electric switch, as it speedily obtained the most effective implementations.


    ck light shone from Taitish��s hands as she chanted while holding onto her new crystal ball. Then, a ck shine could be seen as those enormous vascrs that winded around the ship��s surface-the tendons of the Sea Giant-started rapidly squirming. The sails across the Dingyuan were swiftly folded up while the vascrs experienced contractions.


    In a twinkling of an eye, the entire ship had seemingly transformed into a gigantic, sleek and sealed coffin; five lonely masts stood erected atop the ship, like five disdainful middle fingers mocking the electrifying skies.


    The sea billowed furiously, but the Dingyuan remained like a nail that was steadily hammered onto the sea surface.


    Within the ship��s hold,ughters of the pirates could be heard mixing with the whistling wind. Some had started drinking in their merriment and gambling. They currently possessed a deep seated belief that an outrageously powerful diabolical devil was residing in their ship, a devil that had been convinced by their captain to obediently protect them.


    Several bold pirates even tied hawsers to their bare bodies as they bnced at the ship��s bow, waving their fists and blustering loudly towards the sea; ridiculing the damnable storm. They resembled primitive barbaric races like the vikings. Once they could curb the phobia in their heart, they would naturally gain confidence to prevail and their battle powers would be enhanced greatly.


    This tempestuous storm raged on for more than an hour. However, it failed to deter the impregnable Dingyuan and helplessly receded.


    Once again, the phantom sea isles returned to its greyish hazy state. Sheyan thenmanded an inspection of the ship before they continued advancing into the depths of the phantom sea isles.


    During the following twenty-four hour period, the Dingyuan constantly met with various problems. One of which was those giant sargassum they previously encountered. If Sheyan��s gship was still the Hill Maiden, then that would��ve been a thorny problem because the area of giant sargassum was much greater this time.


    Sadly, the ult magic of the Dingyuan automatically went into full motion, effortlessly dposing the vegetation and extracting its life essence. Although the dposing rate to extract the sargassum essence wasn��t as rapid as fleshy essence, it was still sufficient for the ship to dpose a pathway to continue navigating.


    After channeling through the sea of sargassum, they suffered a campaign by a legendary sea creature - the assault of an incredibly savage g Swordfish.


    Even the speed of an average swordfish could reach close to a hundred kilometres per hour, could one imagine the horrifying momentous of a g Swordfish? A legendary creature whose upper jaw was as long and sharp as a stunning cuss. Ordinary ships couldn��t even avoid the treacherous submerged reefs, yet those reefs provided additional cover for the swordfishes.


    When dealing with the swordfishes, Sheyan��s pirate crew finally felt the strain. Fortunately, the ��Greend Lethal weapon�� once again unleashed its might as it fatally injured two swordfishes.


    Following that, Sheyan produced his ultimate weapon and tossed ��Ambition�� into the sea after bundling it with a rope.


    Within an instant, the aura of the hegemon of all legendary sea creatures, Kraken Paul, permeated towards all directions. Even a tier-7 g Swordfish stagnated where it was and eventually retreated resentfully.


    The prestige of an overlord of the ocean was definitely not one they could trifle with.

 Chapter 572: Hidden treasure trove

    <h4>Chapter 572: Hidden treasure trove</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    After chasing away the school of swordfishes, the Dingyuan valiantly sailed forward while utterly ignoring all submerged reefs; if gods were blocking the way then it would run down gods, if buddha blocks the way then it would run down buddha.


    On this very night, after voyaging for five days; a pitch-ck ind silhouette finally emerged within the spyss horizon of the lookout.


    In a sh, this report was transmitted throughout the entire ship.


    Cheers erupted from the pirates alongside avaricious expressions.


    A treasure ind was right ahead!


    The treasures of the legendary ck Pearl pirates! Abundance of gold like the sand, silver like the dust. Riches that appeared like unvaluable pebbles. Yet most importantly, their captain was an exceptionally generous man!


    After selecting twenty agile pirates adept at close rangebat, Sheyan climbed ashore with his buddies. Obviously, the few cores like Taitish, cksail and Bigbeard Davies also went along, while Philip and Ol��Seadog remained to safeguard the ship.


    The other pirates weren��t afraid of the venturing party embezzling all the booty, because the ship was the only way out of this ind.


    The movie painted a scene of easy ess to the ck Pearl��s treasure trove. However, that was because Jack Sparrow and Barbossa were exceedingly familiar with the route. Instead, Jiejie divining out the coordinates of the ind itself was already an arduous aplishment. It was impossible for ult magic to act with satellite radar precision after all.


    Prior to this, Sheyan was reflecting back on the time he interacted with Jack Sparrow. It wasn��t that Sheyan didn��t n to draw his blood. Instead, it was because Captain Jack Sparrow was constantly on the alert, probably because he had been betrayed previously.


    Moreover, many curses in this world of witchcraft were rted to blood. He didn��t wish to enrage Jack and to deceive him for his blood, he reckoned only an enchanting maiden like Elizabeth Swann could aplish it.


    When the pirates first sighted the I De Muerta, they weren��t in a rush for the Dingyuan to approach the shore. Instead, they steered the Dingyuan round the ind while surveying it carefully first.


    Through that, they realized that this ind was approximately 6-7 square kilometersrge. In another perspective, the ind couldn��tpare torge scale residential areas in the present world. Despite so, its terrain appeared rtivelyplex.


    Naturally, they also investigated for traces of the ck Pearl. ording to the movie storyline, if the ck Pearl had sessfully abducted Lady Elizabeth Swann, they would��ve been through here already; before realizing that though the Aztec gold on her was real, she wasn��t the true inheritor of it. Therefore, her blood failed to revoke the curse, and thus prompted them to begin a new manhunt.


    To Sheyan��s knowledge, this present period should be when the ck Pearl was pursuing Elizabeth Swann and the true Aztec gold inheritor, Will Turner.


    In his contemtion, if the ck Pearl realized theirir had been raided during the course of pursuit, they would inevitably fall into an impasse. Nevertheless, thinking in Barbossa��s perspective, Sheyan believed he would definitely swiftly deal with the closer issue first.


    Still, the pursuit of speed may not bring one to one��s destination. Although Jack Sparrow should be presently imprisoned in the ck Pearl, the other ship still had Will Turner, Joshamee and the witty Elizabeth Swann. Thus, they should suffice to win extra time for the trio! This was the current n in Sheyan��s heart.


    This ind wasn��t an ind formed over time like a coral reef ind or a volcanic ind. Instead, it was a mountain ind.


    To exin it, if the seawater surrounding dries up, one would discover that this ind was actually the summit of an underwater mountain range standing along the seabed. It was extremely stable. If one were to explore this treasure ind, it shouldn��t need an excessive amount of time to do so theoretically.


    After the flock of humans ascended onto the treasure ind, they realized the abundance of flora species present. After jumping off the springboard, they immediately felt a soft texture beneath their feet. Upon ncing down, they realized algae that appeared like those hair of the deceased, were intertwined along the shore.


    Faint green shrubs could be seen growing within the greyish mist, at the region freed from the seawater. Shrubs covered their vision to the left and the right. As it turns out, these nameless shrubs had leaves that were withered by the greysih environment, but refused to shed even after withering.


    Under such circumstances, the pirates traversed in winding fashion as they made their way around the disorderly arrangement of trees, venturing through greenish foamy puddles and muddy mires. Travelling on such a terrain, it was inevitable the movement speed of the pirates were affected.


    "It seems like this ce experiences frequent rain." Taitish suddenly blurted out. "The stench of rot is dense here."


    The terrain before them was analogous to a marsh.


    Everyone��s feet were lodged within luxuriant reeds, dead sulent greens and slimy water nts. Every step would trigger spurts of dposition odour, where the rich muddy stench assailed their noses.


    After advancing for close to a hundred metres, mushy decaying ck sludge crept up to their calves, as though icy cold hands were pinching their feet. Gradually, their pinches became tighter and firmer. Aspared to t ground, one had to expand ten folds of energy here.


    cksail suddenly uttered.


    "We can��t proceed further. Mayhaps the swamp ahead be impassible."


    cksail had travelled extensively to many ces, his words did much to convince others.


    After pondering a little, Sheyan decided to split the team into three people groups before scouring around the region.


    However, that was to no avail where the deadly swamp could even devour the lives of some pirates. If not for the emphasis of bringing ropes beforehand, there would surely be some crippled pirates by now.


    Facing such an awkward scenario, a feeling of ��entering the treasure mountain but leaving bare handed�� welled up within the crew. While the pirates were feeling at a loss, Taitish suddenly suggested.


    "Wait a moment, why do I constantly feel uneasy at a certain area. The disruption of my ult magic here seems rather excessive."


    Back at the shore, Taitish stood for a brief while before calling for men to pull the shore algae towards her. After carefully inspecting them, she ordered for shrubs to be chopped before setting them on fire.


    Speaking of this, it was rather mysterious. The shrubs appeared rather dry but igniting them was still rtively challenging. Fortunately, the pirates were individuals of arson and murder, preparing necessary lethal tools like gunpowder and oil. Those vegetation finallybusted after supplementing oil and gunpowder onto them. At this instance, they finally realized a abnormality.


    Within the phantom isles sea, visibility was greatly impaired due to the constant fumigation of mist and fog. The trio was aware that the greatest rival of mist was wind. As such, the wind here was rather stale.


    Instead, as the shrubsbusted with spiralling thick ck fumes, those ck fumes appeared as if a strong wind was blowing against it. The fumes surged parallel to the ground, quickly and violently, it drifted towards a particr direction


    "Indeed!" Taitish dered joyously. She immediately led the pirates in chase of the wafting ck fumes. Every time the ck fumes dissipated away, the same process of chopping shrubs and igniting them would ur.


    As the followed the trail of the ck fumes, they finally arrived at a location. Over here, the ck fumes no longer diverged but surged straight up towards the sky!


    Taitish stood still with a solemn expression. With the assistance of cksail, she stood holding onto the crystal bought in Tortuga. Then, she shut her eyes and started chanting an incantation. Her chanting speed was extremely fast and her pronunciation clear. Only, no one could fathom what she was chanting. Except, they could sense a humming in her voice as though it was resonating with their innards!


    All of a sudden, a glow flickered within the crystal ball. Like a convex lens, it was concentrated into a deep red beam as it shone straight upwards thebusting shrubs. Within a split second, the mes turned richly dark before frying with a million glitters within an instance. It was as if the entire the ashes within the mes had experienced a soundless explosion!


    As the glitters swiftly condensed in midair, it interweaved incessantly before forming into a densely packed. Every grid of the was flickering with ember like glows, where the glitters would gradually condensed upwards.


    Taitish reached out her hand and seized the condensing glitters as though she was grabbing a doorknob. Then, she exerted great force to pull. Although cksail wanted to assist her, Taitish refused his aid.


    At this moment, the whistling of wind could be heard blowing in from an unknown far distance.


    The initial strands of the blowing wind felt almost non-existent. However, as the winds started blowing in unison, they started to revolve in a circle. Furthermore, their momentum was slowly building up.


    Not only that, the pirates felt the ground tremoring continuously, as if an unceasing team of furious horses were galloping unhindered across the solid earth. This wasn��t the feeling of an earthquake. This queer surreptitious experience was rapidly corroding away the mental fortitude of the pirates on scene.


    As the winds raged stronger, its whistling also turned stranger. As though 5-6 magnificent ck tornadoes had formed around the surroundings, greedily and ferociously sucking in air. Such uncontroble vehement sucking, released an impression of threatening to extract one��s soul as well!


    Taitish suddenly executed a fierce pulling action before she released her grip, and staggered several steps to the ground.


    Panting with huge gasps, she quickly drew some of her personally concocted drink to regain some energy. Nevertheless, her countenance appeared rather unpleasant, as though she had gorged herself with food even after vomiting several times.

 Chapter 573: Strange lights

    <h4>Chapter 573: Strange lights</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Evidently. Taitish��s hard work wasn��t in vain. An intense ripple suddenly appeared in the space above.


    At this moment, none of the pirates dared to proceed.


    Soon after, a spatial illusion shattered.


    The area that was originally rocks transformed into a sandy shore, while the seawater and beach suddenly transformed into multitudes of reefs standing in great numbers. That iparably intensive ripple ushered a great sense of crisis to the pirates.


    Within a short span of time, a cavern entrance of deep abstrusity emerged before everyone''s eyes.


    The cave was a in of pitch-darkness where its contents couldn��t be fathomed. It caused them to involuntarily recall the deep throat and digestive tract of a massive wild beast, as though proceeding would mean their fates being devoured. Their flesh and bones would then be digested, and not a single trace of them would remain in this world.


    Taitish spoke with a beaten tone.


    "I employed extreme methods to uncover this entrance, shielded by witchcraft. It would probably remain only for a short period of time. If we wish to enter, we must be quick."


    Sheyan fixated on her eyes as he earnestly asked.


    "How long will this temporal spatial doorst? I hope you can give an urate estimation, because If we lose our escape route, this will truly be a huge fiasco. I believe you don��t wish to be trapped here as well."


    Taitish pondered a little before confirming.


    "It will absolutely notst less than two hours. Anything more than that, I can��t say for sure."


    Sheyan nodded before whispering several words to Reef. From there, Reef led two other pirates as they strutted towards the ck cavern entrance.


    Firstly, Reef had all along possessed his ace of awakening anything. Secondly, never forget, the trio had managed to acquire that miraculous item, the ��Unmodeled Amnio-tank�� back in the Avatar World. Thus, his life couldn��t really be considered to be threatened. That was why Sheyan was willing to allow Reef to proceed at the front courageously.


    The cave was deep and ghastly, as sounds of dripping water reverberated through their ears.


    When they entered the cave, natural vestiges of erosion could be distinctly seen. Yet several hundreds of metres deeper, when other cavern channels converged, rtively clear marks of hatchet chiselling could be noticed. This was probably the deed of those ursed, tireless and undying ck Pearl pirates.


    This discovery simrly boosted the morale of the pirates around Sheyan. At least, they knew they were on the correct path. The greedy nature of the pirates fuelled them with motivation to face any impending danger.


    Throughout their journey deeper in the cave, they took stern precautions, but unexpectedly met with no mishaps. Could it be the installed mechanisms of those ck Pearl brats had failed?


    After rounding a corner, the pirates could distinctively behold a cavern hall that could hold roughly a hundred individuals.


    Numerous stctite pirs were erected through this cavern hall as they blocked off the vision of the pirates. The ce was brimming with a primitive nature style. Two enormous stone water jars were ced by both sides of this cavern hall.


    The jars were engraved with an image of a freak with arge head but tiny body, who was lifting his head while wailing in anguish. The huge widened mouth of that freak was the tip of the water jar. Floating in the jars,mp wicks the size of a kid��s arm were ignited. The bright embers illuminated the cavern hall with a delicate grandeur. A sudden lighted area in contrast to the narrow and sinister shade, immediately diluted the pressure on everyone��s heart; offering a rxing sensation to them.


    The water jars were filled with a viscous oily liquid that appeared as limpid as water. An unexinable aura permeated through the atmosphere. A simple whiff suggested a slight fragrance, yet contained a stale insipid fishy smell after careful reflecting.


    cksail crept forward as he sniffed cautiously before revealing a doubtful expression. After thinking a little, he reached out his finger for a dip before sampling.


    "This seems like the boiled fats of a mermaid. A jar of fat might roughly allow the candles to burn for twenty years or longer."


    He could nheless be considered as an alchemy apprentice once. Thus, his deduction was acknowledged. After passing through this cavern hall, their eyes became even brighter because they could see anotherrge cavern hall right ahead; where four enormous fat jars had been arranged.


    Most crucially, a richyer of radiance mixed with the ember glows was casted into everyone��s eyes. As for that radiance, it was the glorious shine of an innumerable amount of treasures!


    As the saying goes, the brilliance of gems emanates life. Precious gems would shine with greater gentleness and brilliance.


    Through the myriads of years where the crazed pirates of the ck Pearl searched for the Aztec gold, they naturally wouldn��t spare the riches they encountered along the way. The reserves of gold, silver and gems were truly beyond imaginable.


    A shocking wealth was casually piled up here, where a single piece would suffice to provide one with the basic necessities of life for the future. Yet, the trio had this strange sensation - the casually tossed treasures here felt like debris, as though it was a messy garbage field����


    Of course, only contestants like the trio would look upon these riches with such nonchnt attitude. The pirates beside them were absolutely in contrast. Pirates were ultimately pirates. Gulping a mouthful of gluttonous saliva, a pirate flung aside his cumbersome makeshift shield as he squawked with matchless delight; racing straight for the treasure trove.


    Instead, Sheyan��s eyeballs faintly contracted while cksail called out.


    "Careful!"


    However, an abrupt sh of beams projected straight after cksail��s words faded. The pirates who followed Sheyan here definitely possessed outstanding skills. He reflexively rolled to the side, while raising his weapon to block. Instead, it was as though a sense of emptiness enveloped in. At the instance of shedded blood, the weapon held by that greedy pirate was split into two!


    Such was the swiftness of this one attack. Even the one with the best eyesight failed to differentiate it. The only they could perceive, was that a seemingly gigantic suspended hatchet had swerved out from the cavern wall. Within a blink of an eye, it beheaded that invader into two!


    After the initial numbing phase of being hacked into two, that pirate abruptly issued a fanatical and shrilling shriek from the agonizing torment. Big beard Davies then fished out a pistol and sted the brains of that unlucky brat; ultimately ending his torment.


    Although he was dead, his corpse remained. Under the flickering illumination of embers, the in sight of a corpse flushing out with mangled pulps and blood was witnessed by all. In this moment, the pirates sank into an unfortunate predicament of having no room to retreat or advance.


    While they were anxiously thinking of a way, a sudden queer sound echoed into their ears.


    Shockingly, it sounded like a human humming a minor key, like a man��s voice trying to mimic a girl��s singing tone; just like the archip of Beijing soap opera.


    As the pirates carefully listened, they realized the humming belonged to a familiar hymn - Dead men tell no tales!


    As the hymn eerily harmonized with the current ambience, it undoubtedly tightened the nerves of everyone present. Sheyan then chided with austerity.


    "cksail, I didn��t say a thing to you sneaking behind that stctite, because I wanted to see what you were up to. You��ve finally revealed your disguise eh?"


    The others immediately nced towards where Sheyan was looking at. Indeed, cksail was now hiding behind a stctite, while they could observe him crooking his back as though doing something. Moreover, that deliberately sharp humming was drifting out from his location


    Big Beard Davies then cautiously pressed his greatsword as he inched towards him, before prudently inquiring.


    "cksail, cksail?"


    But after Davies approached nearer, cksail suddenly spun round. The pupils of his eyes had strangely vanished, reced by utter whiteness. Two long dregs of turbid saliva leaked from his mouth.


    Within an instance, he appeared like he recalled something, where hisplexion drastically changed as though he saw a ghost. Then, he cried out in fright towards his surroundings.


    "They��re here, they��re here!! The apparitions in by the ck Pearl are here to guard this ce!"


    While he cried, he speared towards Davies and seized his ��Iceshard Cruelty�� greatsword. Then, he pressed it against his throat spontaneously and urged crazily.


    "Don��t wait any longer, kill me now. Kill me now!"


    Within his flustered pleading state, his eyes brimmed profound despair. What sort of crushing dreadfulness could cause a man filled with conviction to suddenly plead for death?


    At this moment, Sheyan hastily swung a kick towards cksail before stomping down on him to restrict his movements. Then, he unhurriedly dered with a hammering tone.


    "There��s something wrong with his mind, he must��ve consumed a substance that has distorted his mind; leaving him in a hallucinatory state. Seeing that none of us are affected temporarily, it should be the mermaid fats he tasted previously. Davies, knock him out cold and let that dumbwit taste your piss!"


    "Also, the fragrance of the mermaid fats may hamper our senses as well. Merely, the effects of it taking ce are faint. Everyone, rip off and wet your clothes with the ground water, use it to mask away the poisonous air from your nose."


    "Let him taste my pee?" Davies hesitated doubtfully. "Cap��n, yer sure? I swear on me life, If I do that, cksail be seekin�� me life when he wakes."

 Chapter 574: Laying hands

    <h4>Chapter 574: Laying hands</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Hearing their conversation, the pirates around couldn��t refrain from giggling. They werepletely surprised by such a treatment method. Instead, Sheyan maintained his expression and gently assured.


    "I can assure you, just do it, my subordinate. On the contrary, cksail will treat you to a drink after awaking. I believe that after this lesson, he wouldn��t stick his tongue into things as he pleases."


    Actually in chaotic situations, the most important was having a mainstay. After Sheyan exined his observations clearly, the pirates felt as though a huge burden had been lifted off their chest. To things they knew, they could boldly rush forth; even against tier-7 or 8 legendary creatures. However, they couldn��t refrain a restraining fear from forming towards the things unknown.


    In reality, this peeing therapy was a folk remedy that Sheyan had heard of back in the real world. When he suggested it, he actually didn��t hold confidence that cksail would recover.


    Nevertheless, such a mischievous tactic would cause the pirates tough inwardly, and ingeniously lighten this torturous atmosphere.


    Davies had all along been deifying Sheyan��s words. Hence, he fished out his uncultured item and fired off towards cksail��s mouth with crity!


    "Psshhsshshsshh" The steaming foul smelling urine poured out, soaking the unlucky cksail��s face.


    In his deranged state where anything goes, cksail even drank down a mouthful. But very quickly, cksail��s stomach started rumbling. Instantly, he retched and a repulsively turbid viscous liquid was regurgitated out. Following that, cksail finally woke up after an intensive bout of retching; utterly oblivious of everything that had happened.


    The pirates observed the contents of his vomit. Unexpectedly, the sludgy sediments formed into a sticky fish scale chip, which appeared exceedingly bewildering. Yet to their amazement, some of the food residues then congealed into tadpole like shapes. Evidently, if Sheyan didn��t suggest such a vile method, cksail would probably be impregnated.


    Meanwhile, seizing this dy, Taitish had begun seeking for the trigger of that gigantic hatchet. After disying a series of ult magic, she discovered a hidden mechanism. After destroying the underlying links, she sessfully crippled the entire booby trap.


    Suddenly, sonorous rumbling resounded from the wall behind, apanied by the piercing friction of metal nking; resembling enormous and rusty gears shing in high speed motion.


    Following that, a ck glow shed out from the stone wall to the left, before a massive 6 metre wide pendulum axe fell out and smashed to the ground with a loud bang. Dust and sediments puffed out as it jammed by the wall.


    Instantly following, a stretch of cavern wall started crumbling. Everything appeared like a chained domino effect, where the supporting pir had been knocked down. Fortunately, the crumbling didn��t affect the whole cave but was limited to a particr region. Hence, the pirates didn��t fly into an irrevocable panic.


    After a long long while, the crumbling ruckus finally ceased.


    Although some of booty digging pirates were buried by the overspill of crumbling rocks, they were definitely not weak individuals who couldn��t stand up against the wind, and drilled their way out from the rubble sessively. Apart from the shock andcerations, there wasn��t a single casualty.


    Due to both Sheyan and Reef protecting their subordinates, they were also buried rather deeply.


    In spite of that, their strength were amplified that of the pirates. With some assistance from the pirate subordinates, their heads were finally heaved out quickly and efficiently. At the very least, they had escaped the crisis of being suffocated beneath.


    All of a sudden, an unfathomable sensation swept through Sheyan��s body. Because he was semi-buried underground, he was extraordinarily sensitive to tremors on the ground. It was as though after this copse, a steady trembling had been invoked somewhere quite a distance away.


    Initially, it felt as if a creation myth, the giants, were strolling here. Yet right now, it was as though every granule of sediment was trembling evenly, like being sieved into fine sand. Such a sensation felt as though it was filtering through all unstable objects!


    Sheyan finally caught whiff of a familiar fishy seawater odour, where a spark of insight jolted through his mind. Immediately, he perceived the precautionary means the ck Pearl pirates had established!


    This treasure cave should shockingly be located beneath sea level. Once they wrecked any hidden mechanism, it would activate a magic trap established beforehand. The rampart covering the cavern hole would then be removed, thus allowing seawater to flood in and utterly submerged the ce!


    "Hurry and flee!" After Sheyan had hastily exined his conjecture, the rumbling of rushing seawater was already crescendoing explosively. Even the winds were rushing excitedly against their faces; the sign of air being rapidly flushed out from this ce.


    Nevertheless, most of the individuals here were pirates who grew up by the sea! They were exceedingly confident in their swimming ability, each eximing they wanted to plunder some treasures before swimming out.


    At this moment, Sheyan��s face became sullen as he coldly dered.


    "Do you think Barbossa��s intelligence is minute? Does he expect mere seawater to prevent robbers from lusting after his wealth on this ind of the dead? The flooding of water is merely the first deadly snare! Schemes after schemes like fine threads, don��t you understand why those pirates only arranged snares at ces where treasures can be seen? It is to cloud your judgements with those mountain heaps of treasures! Alluring you into a reluctance to depart. I don��t have the time for this trash talk, all of you can stay if you wish to die. For those that don��t, leave at once and fend for yourselves!"


    After his berate, the majority of the pirates hastily retreated with Mogensha and Reef.


    Nevertheless, a few brats hoodwinked by greed still stayed behind. Sheyan nced at those three pirates with a forced smile. They were former members of Chevalle��s pirate fleet.


    "Since you��ve decided your own fate, there is nothing else I can say. Follow me and be careful."


    Three minutester, another terrifying and weird sound echoed through the cavern channel. A sound hinting of a starving great beast hissing with for a devouring. Actually, that was the whistling of the wind after being pressured out by the pressing rush of water. Gradually, weird sounds continued to multiply within their ears.


    As the crashing sounds approached, an overflowing dash of torrent could be seen behind as it battered in with turbulent destructiveness.


    Sheyan tightly hugged around a stctite beside him. If he was incapable of stabilizing himself, his only oue would definitely to be flushed by the water and collide repetively against the solid cavern walls. He would be like the ball of an intensive table tennis match, being struck incessantly before dying without having his corpse spared.


    Meanwhile, the three ��blinded by greed�� pirates were simrly impressive. Although it could be said that every second of diving into the water would result in exceptional riches, they only started swimming towards the treasure trove after waiting for the maelstrom in the water to turn mild.


    By now, the entire cavern hall had been irrigated by seawater. The floating embers inside the jars of mermaid fat had all been extinguished. Fortunately, the distant treasures still emanated their bright splendor, sparing them from searching in the darkness.


    At present, the realm allowed for Sheyan to breathe for close to half an hour underwater. Thus, he leisurely and prudently swam towards the treasure trove.


    Yet unbeknownst why, he would frequently dive with weird trajectory; circling around inrge loops as though he was avoiding something. No one could fathom his true objective.


    Blinded by greed, the three pirates behind had long tossed out Sheyan��s warning, after beholding the treasures ahead and perceiving there were no dangers around, why would they even remember to follow behind his back? Instead, they straight up dove towards the treasures, picking up articles before fleeing.


    Towards the conduct of those three pirates, Sheyan neither obstructed nor praised them; allowing them to reap with wild joy before fleeing frantically. He observed the treasure trove as he gaze gradually inclined upwards. Finally, his gaze stopped on an elevated rock.


    Gold and silver were mindlessly heaped along this elevated ground. A golden cross was exuberating an alluring brilliance underwater. Like the smooth skin of a beauty, an exquisite antique chinaid askewed by the side.


    At the center of these invaluable treasures, was a chest crafted with stone. The periphery of the chest was carved with the pattern of a smiling sun and a weeping moon, decorated by a peculiar nefarious serpent with long wings surrounding them. Although the engraving of this nefarious serpent was probably done in a few strokes, it was vivid and lifelike. Its wings seemingly indicated it could soar into the horizon.


    "This is it."


    Wherever Sheyan passed through, he naturally didn��t forget to attempt picking up pirate treasures. Instead, he would receive a notification, informing him that though these treasures could be acquired, they hold a malicious curse that could only be purged by the blood of ck Pearl pirates. Moreover, they couldn��t be stored into his personal storage but had to be manually carried.


    Sheyan obviously wouldn��t waste his precious time and energy for treasures that could only be exchanged for guineas.


    He directly dove towards that ancient stone chest. Exerting great might, he pushed open the lid. Instantaneously, a dazzling golden of deep malevolence emitted out from within!


    Momentarily, that golden brilliance refracted through the engulfing seawater and against the cavern walls!


    881 pieces of Aztec ursed gold coinsid peacefully in the chest. They were merely missing their finalpatriot for the entire family of ursed coins to have a reunion of merriment.


    The cursed treasure of Cort��z!!!


    Reaching this stage, Sheyan ought to be beaming with delight.


    Instead, his eyes remained greatly conflicted as he observed this treasure. It was as if he was hesitating about something. Or perhaps he was awaiting something. Or perhaps he was afraid of something.

 Chapter 575: Clean out

    <h4>Chapter 575: Clean out</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    (v9ch99)


    After hesitating briefly, Sheyan finally slowly stretched his hand into the mysterious cursed chest of Cort��z��


    *********************


    A minuteter, prepared to react anytime while waiting nervously outside, Brother ck and Reef simultaneously received a notification.


    [ Hidden main mission: ��Curse�� officially activated ]


    [ Mission description: You have acquired the mysteriously cursed Aztec Gold. Barbossa and his savage crew have already caught wind of this. At anytime, they can lock onto your position ]


    [ Details: From now onwards, you must possess the Aztec Gold for three days. Each additional day after three days will enhance your mission evaluation, for a limit of one week ]


    [ Details: Each one of your member must carry at least one Aztec Gold. That Aztec Gold cannot leave your body perimeter of 30 centimetres. Otherwise, mission will be deemed as failure ]


    [ Missionpletion deadline: Currently left with 81 hours 9 minutes and 7 seconds. Upon mission deadline, you can extend mission deadline by 10,000 utility points per day. Maximum prolonging deadline of 7 days, after 7 days, the mission will be announced as failed ]


    [ Mission failure penalty: You will be pursued by the ck Pearl pirates for one week, and your benefits gained in this world will be deducted ]


    [ Warning: There is a possibility for this mission to conflict with the missions of other contestants ]


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    Amidst the tranquility of the cave, only the swishing of seawater and a fishy smell remained.


    Sheyan was currently pulling through the seawater.


    The image of him advancing with a neutral pace, appeared with an unprecedented carefreeness. It was as if he was a hundred year old fish that would live on for another century.


    He stuck his tongue out abruptly as his tastebuds rapidly feedbacked a clear message. Excluding the usual fishiness of the sea, there was an added unriped taste analogous to rust.


    That was the taste of blood.


    A distance away, the seawater appeared muddy; rolling with seabed sediments that was endlessly churning.


    Apanied by the swishing of the vast ocean, not too far ahead, Sheyan could feel a vast and mighty force umting within the currents.


    That force was invisible and hidden amidst the water, ushering a sensation of being impossible to defy it.


    In the face of such a force, Sheyan felt as though he was an archaic lone boat, floating and drifting through the boundless sea. A danger of being capsized by anything and anytime!


    Many ck shadows lurked at the end of the flooding channel, staring towards his direction with ill intent.


    In the midst of those ck shadows, three mutted human remains lingered around; brains and limbs torn asunder, while wounds paled by the cleansing seawater.


    A depiction of ghastly bitterness. Their clothes were a shredded mess, leaving behind few strands of cloth.


    As those ck shadows wafted around, they would asionally chew from the dpidated mangled remains. This scene resembled bandits of the present world who were sharing a big bowl of wine. The big bowl would be shared around amongst the different members. Such was this frenzied activity, radiating out with bromance!


    As those ck shadows shuttled speedily through the water, they quickly gathered towards those weird stone sculptures. As it turns out, those were the stone jars that were ced within the cavern halls. Those ck shadows continued to sniff about unceasingly.


    The contents of those stone jars were fatty oil extracted and boiled from mermaids. When the seawater flooded through, the embers within were naturally extinguished. Instead, those fatty oil had dissolved into the seawater, floating quickly from the seawater��s vtility as it attracted those ck shadows.


    These were the chain reactions that Sheyan spoke about previously. In order to safeguard their wealth, the ck Pearl pirates naturally disyed utmost wisdom as they employed whatever means avable to them.


    As for the current Sheyan, he was already in possession of the Aztec gold of the ck Pearl crew. In his perspective, a single second wasted in escaping could very well influence the mission; be it sess or failure.


    As such, Sheyan obstinately showed himself inly even when those peculiar ck shadows hadn��t discovered him. Laboriously hauling along the entire stone chest of Aztec gold, he swam towards the exit to the sea.


    Only after those shadows approached, did he discover that those ck shadows resembled dugongs of the sea.


    The dugongs�� physique had some areas that resembled a woman. They had atrophied forelimbs, while a pair of ample breasts grew beside these pectoral fins; looking rather simrly to a human. Therefore, whenever it asionally flipped upwards and revealed its bare body out of the sea surface, it appeared really like a woman from afar. Hence, it was also frequently mistaken to be mermaids.


    However, when Sheyan observed these dugongs, he noticed their backs were covered with a ck shimmering shell. Moreover, their limbs were host to rather sharp ws, and appeared extremely menacing.


    Those three pirates beforehand had been devoured cruelly by these dugongs, even their corpses weren��t spared.


    Nevertheless, their only constion was that they managed to inflict some hurt to these dugongs while struggling against them. Sparkling and twinkling indigo fluids could be seen streaming out of the gashes and cracks of their shells, densely diffusing into the seawater.


    Nevertheless, Sheyan didn��t have the luxury of time to deal with these savage beasts. Hence, he directly pulled out ��Ambition��.


    Instantly, the inky aura of Kraken Octopus Paul shrouded around his body. The aura of the sea hegemon revolved around Sheyan��s perimeter, projecting a domineering illusion of a translucent but colossal octopus making threatening gestures.


    Still, these dugongs were simrly highly intelligent creatures. Moreover, their strength was multiplied through theirmunity.


    Although they could sense the domineering Paul, they merely cowered bake in fear; releasing vicious squeaks from their mouths. They swam boldly in teams of 3-5 as they circled around Sheyan, exhibiting that they weren��t like Chupacabras that would flee at the mere sight of danger.


    Such a situation was actually rathermon in the present world, like leopards making strategic withdrawals against tigers. Or when a pack of wolves gather, the one fleeing would often be the lion.


    As it turns out, Sheyan had scarcely foresaw such a scenario unfolding. However previously, he had reckoned the creatures attracted would be the mermaids and not dugongs. Therefore, he didn��t want anyone to remain for the fear of needless casualties.


    After all, even though Kraken Paul was a first-rate hegemony of the caribbean sea, frightening off all creatures would probably still be beyond reach. Nevertheless, it should suffice to protect a single individual like Sheyan.


    In the face of the encircling dugongs, Sheyan himself disyed a vicious expression. He clutched his weapon and strained his features; revealing his teeth as a demonstration. All the while carrying the stone chest of Aztec gold as he swam out. Still, those dugongs were unwilling to see prey escaping, as they continued gathering; obviously still deterred by Paul��s aura. Despite so, their eyes shone with a clear deadliness.


    While carrying Cort��z��s stone chest with one hand, he pulled out his saber with the other! A deep-blue de ray sliced through the seawater, carrying an profound craftiness as it shed against a dugong who had encroached in!


    Probably enhanced by the impression of Paul in the water, the de had surged out without without a sound nor aura. Only after leaving a mournful and deepceration did it utterly disappear.


    That probing dugong extended its mouth widely, releasing a line of bubbles as it appeared in extreme pain. Waving its tail with all its might, it quickly retreated away!


    A mild spurting sound had emitted out from its shell, while its left arm hung down powerlessly. Then, one could observe a distinct crack on its shell, before indigo blood came streaming out.


    This de of ��killing the chicken to scare the monkeys�� instantly intimidated the other eager dugongs.


    Sheyan maintained a thick-skinned demeanor as he raised his long saber to guard his front. With him as the nucleus, a translucent colossal octopus guided him through the water while bearing threatening gestures. He then toiled with his might as he continued swimming towards the exit.


    Truthfully speaking, this stone chest wasn��t light at all. If not for Sheyan��s above 40 points strength as a contestant, it would be impossible to tug along such a stupendous burden.


    The dugongs spectated as Sheyan swam away, their eyes beaming with an ominous glint as they drew in from the distance again.


    At present, the corpses of the three pirates had been devoured cleanly by those savage beasts, while the reeking blood had fully aroused their murderous nature; intending to satisfy it with a mouth of Sheyan.


    Instead, Sheyan couldn��t bepared to those humans they just encountered. How could they lust for such a person? He maintained exceptionalposure without revealing any ws.


    After finally swimming out of the flooded cave, the Dingyuan had long been awaiting him ahead. Instantly, the ��Greend Lethal weapon�� provided a glimpse to those greedy dugongs, the consequence of being overly avaricious and insatiable.


    Brother ck gripped Sheyan��s drenched hand and pulled him up a jollyboat. Reef then strenuously pulled the stone chest of Aztec gold up, causing the jollyboat to sink 2-3 inches down.


    Then, Reef casually opened the delicately engraved stone chest, causing his face to glitter with a captivating glorious shine.


    "Hoh, boss, you actually cleaned out their entire lifeline?"


    Presently, for some unknown reason, Sheyan appeared rather stiff and stupefied as he replied.


    "Plundering a single gold coin or the entire chest of gold has the same meaning. Anyway, both will be equal to an unquenchable grievance to the ck Pearl pirates, sending them stamping in fury in hopes of dismembering our bodies into a thousand pieces. Have you prepared the things I asked of you guys?"

 Chapter 576: Caught up

    <h4>Chapter 576: Caught up</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    At this moment, a pirate known as ��Skimpy�� Dake was already prepared and offered a fawning smile.


    "Cap��n, everything��s prepared!"


    While eximing, he kicked aside a wooden b. Beneath it, was an average size ��fishpond�� where a couple dozen of fishes were swimming within.


    Sheyan nodded with a rigid expression while wearing a set of gloves. Then, he picked up an Aztec gold and stuffed it into a fish��s mouth.


    Although the fish struggled painfully, Sheyan then proceeded to block its mouth with a wooden plug, before casually flinging the fish into the sea.


    Evidently, this unlucky half-metre long fish was bound to die. Nevertheless, was it possible for it to painfully struggle and swim frantically for a hundred miles, two hundred miles before it died?


    Actually, that wasn��t important. The crux was to infuse divided inclinations amongst the ck Pearl pirates when hunting down those ��self escaping�� Aztec gold. That was Sheyan��s aim.


    After issuing the order to set sail, Sheyan continued his activities at the ship��s bow. For some unknown reason, every movement he made felt rather rigid. However, others found it inconvenient to ask as he didn��t say a thing.


    Prior to all these, Sheyan had forked out 10,000 utility points to acquire a crucial information with his military rank authority.


    The pirates could only have a general sensing of the Aztec gold. It would be impossible for them to urately pinpoint the specifics of it, and could at most sense several hundred square metres around that particr Aztec gold.


    For example, if Sheyan had 880 Aztec gold here while another Aztec gold was lodged within a fish belly 300 nautical miles from here, the pirates would be able to sense the existence of Aztec gold in Sheyan��s location and another where the fish was. However, they wouldn��t be able to sense that Sheyan had more Aztec gold on him.


    With their bellies filled with Aztec gold, more fishes were gradually released. Obviously, the pirates of the ck Pearl would start to be confused. They had to acquire every single piece of Aztec gold. This signified that for a long period of time from now, they would have to change the profession to be fishermen.


    Sheyan halted after releasing seven fishes. In addition to the Dingyuan, this illusory art was more than sufficient. Right now, he nned to release another 7-8 fishes after sailing for another 100-200 nautical miles. While doing so, he would continue advancing towards the nearest continent.


    Prior to this, some pirates had decided on their own to plunder the ck Pearl treasure trove afterboriously ying the school of dugongs. Instead, they were ambushed by more dugongs after jumping into the sea and died bitter deaths. Hence, the rest could only sigh and depart with Sheyan. Fortunately, Sheyan had also obtained several valuable objects from this as well. For example, valuable objects like an ��Ocean Heart�� that upied a small space����


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    12 hourster.


    The Dingyuan had long left the Phantom Isle Sea.


    The blue sky and white clouds once again overlooked the horizon of the ocean. A cumbersome ship��s bow stabbed deeply against the azure ocean waves, upsurging huge sshes of white foam.


    Along the sides of the ship, paddlers distributed into three rows as they swung their 6 metre long paddles; propelling their heavy big mate swiftly into the distance.


    At present, the Dingyuan��s velocity could already beparable to an average merchant ship after the series of upgrading. This meant that without external interference, it would be able to traverse approximately 1,300 nautical miles within two days.


    "It is about time." Sheyan stood atop the ship��s bow as he muttered expressionlessly. "If the ck Pearl is truly as miraculous as what Shawen describes, then it would definitely be tailing our arse by roughly 50 nautical miles now."


    At this moment, there was a cage by Sheyan��s side. Within the cage were seagulls. He proceeded to stuff the Aztec gold into tiny leather pouches, before tying them around the seagulls�� ws.


    "Fly, my friends."


    Within a short span, ten Aztec gold carrying seagulls and ten Aztec gold swallowing fishes were released. Their directions differed and Sheyan believed it would once again create a tremendous headache for Captain Barbossa and the ck Pearl.


    "This method that we are utilizing, it seems that it would be impossible for Barbossa and his crew to chase up to us." Brother ck couldn��t contain his excitement.


    Instead, Sheyan shook his head in response.


    "That isn��t so. Perhaps initially, we would be able to mislead Barbossa. But after a good half of our voyage, Barbossa would definitely be able to deduce the sailing pattern of our ship; that our goal is to reach the nearest continent. He will realize we are trying to strangle the greatest superiority of the ck Pearl, and they will shift their pursuit towards the Aztec gold traveling on drynd. Under such circumstances, in lieu of the ck Pearl��s invincible speed supremacy, the gap between us would definitely be shaved away soon. If my estimations are correct, the real challenge would lie in the final 100 nautical mile stretch before reaching drynd!"


    Brother ck suddenly suggested.


    "How about we use the threat of tossing the Aztec gold into the sea against them. Didn��t the female lead do that in the movie?"


    "She could do that, but we cannot." Sheyan calmly replied.


    "Don��t forget, this is a world of magic. Sea creatures can be prompted to fish up the Aztec gold submerged within the deep sea, which I guess would possibly cost Barbossa immense efforts. Nevertheless, the main reason Barbossa relented to Elizabeth��s threat, was because he suspected her blood was the final prop to unsealing their curse. Hence, Barbossa was afraid of hermitting suicide, and not about the Aztec gold!"


    Hearing Sheyan��s answer, Reef nced at him for a brief while. Then, he asked a random question.


    "Why do I sense that you are bing a little strange?"


    Sheyan drooped his eyes to avoid his gaze.


    "Is it?"


    Reef exhaled slowly before frowning and scanning through Sheyan.


    "I can��t that which part is strange, except��your actions seem to indicate a certain nervousness."


    Sheyan��s lips twitched a little. Unknown why, that movement led one to subconsciously think about a dried twig falling down.


    "Right, you do seem overly anxious."


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    60 nautical miles from the nearest continent.


    An hour after Sheyan had released another 10 bird and 10 fishes.


    From far out at sea, the towering mast of the ck Pearl surfaced.


    Under the monitoring of the naked eye����Barbossa, the old sea wolf, was no longer tricked by cheap tricks. He had tightly locked onto the trajectory of the Dingyuan����


    ck and lofty, a sail that could seemingly pierce through the sky.


    It was as if that patch of the sea was covered with sinister dark clouds.


    The ck Pearleth!


    For Sheyan and his crew to sail till here, they had already exhausted their fullest might. Still, it would be premature to say that would fail through ack of final effort.


    The atmosphere on board had turned solemn. Sheyan was standing atop the ship��s bow as he issued a list ofmands.


    "Bring Shawen here."


    "Redbeard to your position, get the gunners ready."


    "Sailors to your position."


    "Nanuke get ready."


    "All paddlers take your ces, heave ho!"


    "��"


    "��"


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    BOOM! RUMBLE! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!


    A short minuteter, 16 high-angled cannons were pushed and stacked towards the stern of the ship, as they simultaneously unleashed fire. This was the very first trial fire by Redbeard!


    Most of the cannon balls fell short, as they incited soaring sshes around the ck Pearl. Yet one could tell, the gunning team assembled painstakingly by Sheyan wasn��t far off.


    Redbeard��s raspy voice echoed once again.


    "Argghhh, hinge ��em��swap to ze�� chained cannonballs!"


    Chained cannonballs were specially utilized for destroying the masts and sails of an enemy ship. They were like hammering meteorites, where two cannonballs were connected by a 3-5 metre long iron chain. Once unleashed, it would swerve speedily in mid air, and was exceedingly destructive.


    Boom! Boom! Boom! The muffled cannons reverberated again. ck fumes pervaded but was dispersed in a sh by the sea breeze.


    The volleying might of 16 cannons was rtively terrifying. One could observe one of the ck Pearl��s mast had been toppled, while the sail cloth beside was ripped. Instantly, its sailing speed plunged.


    However at this moment, piercing whistling sounded into the air. The ck Pearl wasn��t one to passively take a beating and hadmenced their retaliation. 2-3 clutters of ck fumes spiralled from their bowsprit. Soon after, columns of water soared into the air 200 metres from the Dingyuan��s stern. In terms of cannon firing range, the ck Pearl was inferior to the Dingyuan.


    Despite that, the onlooker hastily reported, informing that the ck Pearl pirates were mending their mast with astonishing pace. Its mast had already rapidly been restored. Shawen then spoke with sullen demeanor.


    "I suggest employing half of the cannons to target the ck Pearl��s bowsprit. Once that area is wrecked, it is impossible to be mended by only carpentry capabilities alone but would have to rely on its gradual self restoration as well. It would probably take 12 hours to do so, and can instantly reduce the movement speed of the ck Pearl by 15%."


    Sheyan immediately followed the good advice, ordering for only four cannons to continue sting chained cannonballs at the ck Pearl��s masts. Meanwhile, the other twelve cannons would concentrate fire against the ship��s bowsprit!


    After ten minutes of relentless firepower suppression��finally, a ck fog spiralled up.


    The pirates on the ck Pearl was currently racing about haphazardly like ants.


    A miserably sharp boom thundered along the ocean surface. The bowsprit of the ck Pearl had been struck by another 5-pounder cannonball.


    White fumes emitted out and congealed into the portrait of a mermaid, before distorting and wafting away. Evidently, the damages the ck Pearl had received so far, weren��t light at all.

 Chapter 577: Reverse biting!

    <h4>Chapter 577: Reverse biting!</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    When they finally destroyed the bowsprit of the ck Pearl, the Dingyuan pirates finally heaved a sigh of relief. Following Shawen��s orders, the cannonsmenced ��surgery�� bombardment against the various vitalponents of the ck Pearl.


    Theponents on the ck Pearl that Shawen signalled out, were either immeasurably tough to repair, or could not be mended by external forces while sailing but only itself.


    After a sequence of bombardment, the speed of that legendary pirate ship reluctantly waned. The gradually diminishing distance between both parties couldn��t be shorten anymore, and the ck Pearl could only remain tight on their heels.


    Facing this scenario, Reef released a sigh of relief. Despite so, Sheyan��splexion remained troubled. This was because he had been negligent about a single aspect - the quality of cannons this era were totally iparable to present time cannons!


    After firing with such intense frequency, even the more advanced high-angled cannons could at most sustain fire for half an hour. After which, a cleaning process of the gunpowder dregs and cooling period would have to be implemented. Otherwise, implosion would be the only oue.


    Throughout the rumbling of cannons, one could observe the incessant emulsion of ck fumes from the ck Pearl; the signs of it being struck by cannons.


    Nevertheless, the ck Pearl pirates persisted in their repairing of the ship��s body, and didn��t allow for Sheyan and his crew to shrug them off. The deadliest aspect of these tireless and undying scums, was their ability to persist in battles!


    Eventually, the rumbling of high-angled cannons turned sporadic before gradually halting. Redbeard took off his pirate hat as he shrugged his shoulders helplessly to Sheyan.


    "Sir, we��ve reached the limits. If we continue firing, me cannons would explode!"


    Sheyan then expressed his understanding. There was nothing that could be done about it. Moreover, the paddlers had already been rowing at maximum pace for nearly half an hour, and were starting to show signs of fatigue.


    If one described the state of Dingyuan to be at its pinnacle when first encountering the ck Pearl, right now, it was helplessly undergoing a backslide to the trough. Anyway, this was the rule of life, sliding down to rock bottom after touch the peak. Only by going through the rest and gloominess of the bottom, could one erupt fiercely towards the peak.


    Yet at this very moment, regiments of dark clouds suddenly formed above the air of the ck Pearl.


    Soon, the ck Pearl was enshrouded in ck fog!


    Following that, insanely violent rolls of thunder and peals of lightning broke out. It was as if the ck Pearl had practically transformed into a giant shark that could manipte the sea currents and lightning.


    Within a split second, their speed was abruptly bolstered; bearing its ghastly fangs as it speared towards the Dingyuan!!


    The swiftest warship of the caribbean sea was seemingly refuelledpletely in a sh. Within a breath, it had seemingly shortened the gap to the Dingyuan by half!


    The previous hour of arduousbour and toiling, had actually been demolished by these mere few seconds of sudden development! Yet right now, there was still another hour of voyage needed to reach the continent!


    "This is��that ship��s special ability?" Reef spectated with widened eyes. He suddenly red at Shawen with eyes that threatened to spit out mes.


    "Why didn��t you tell us?"


    Shawen slowly shook his head in response.


    "Every legendary ship would choose its own captain. As the captain of the ship differs, the ability form of the legendary ship would differ as well. If Jack Sparrow was on the ck Pearl now, the special ability of that ship would transform. Nevertheless, I can confirm that though the ability differs from different captains, it wouldn��t differ from the original special property of the ship. The ck Pearl will definitely be rted to speed, while the Queen Anne��s Revenge will be rted to witchcraft����"


    As the lightning shed and thunders roll, the dark clouds enveloping the ck Pearl had seemingly invaded into the stern of the Dingyuan!


    The original beautiful scenery of clear skies and white clouds, had been engulfed by ck fog within an instant. Enshrouded in dense sinister clouds as though the evening night had descended, the oceanic tides roared with fury; mixed with the conceited hollers and jeers of the ck Pearl pirates.


    Sheyan stood gently atop the ship��s bow, his gaze shifting about. Unbeknownst why, his current gaze ushered an impression of wild deathly stillness, where silence enveloped everyone.


    In this enduring silence, even one��s heart would start to grow icy cold.


    "Not only the ck Pearl possesses a powerful ability." Sheyan coldly dered. "Why are ye panicking?"


    When the pirates heard his words, they instantly felt that no matter how fearsome their foe may be, the man before them would have his own contingencies. Soon after, Sheyanmanded.


    "Commence the blood rite at once!"


    Three unlucky imprisonedds masked by ck scarf were escorted up. These three prisoners were grave unpardonable offenders Sheyan acquired in Tortuga. Their throats were swiftly slit, as warm blood propelled by their beating hearts streamed over the deck unbridled. The Bdine Bloodsail was then ced over where it rapidly absorbed their corpses.


    Sheyan stood atop the ship as his hands tightly gripped around the steering wheel, with Taitish standing behind him. One could vividly observe, the vascrs and tendons of the ��Deep Sea Giant Tendons�� throbbing once again! It was as though the frame of the Dingyuan had expanded by a little, as an oppressive and thunderous heartbeat governed the sea.


    Very quickly, the misty hallucination of a sea giant materialized over the Dingyuan, with a humongous anchor coiled around its hand. The spirit of the deep sea giant, Bababo, raised its head towards the heavens, as it unleashed a soundless roar! Then, that humongous anchor was smashed onto the sea!


    The entire sea shuddered with unmatched intensity as a titanic maelstrom was churned out! The seawaters roared berserkly, like a wild merriment!


    The strongest trump card of the Dingyuan!


    An indomitable ability that could rival the legendary warships!


    Ocean��s Merriment!


    The oceanic waves surged with merriment, instigating a devastating tsunami towards a particr region. Within this region, the Dingyuan��s velocity scaled by a hundred percent, while other ships or creatures would have their speed impaired by fifty percent!!


    Regardless of how fast the ck Pearl��s speed could reach, it would inevitably be slow once its speed was forcibly reduced by 50%. Meanwhile, after the Dingyuan received a 100% boost in speed, its speed would skyrocket to an exceedingly frightening extent!


    A gap sufficient tomence a naval boarding battle, was instantly pulled apart in that moment.


    The Dingyuan was king within this region of tsunami!


    "All hands brace for impact! Whirl the ship around!"


    Yet at this moment, Sheyan��s didn��t seize the opportunity to flee. Instead, he went all out as he spun the steering wheel to the left! Viciously shifting the rudder to its limits!


    The entire Dingyuan started turning abruptly, where even its ridiculously stable frame sloped to a dangerous angle of 45 degrees! Barrels and random objects not tied by ropes sprawled and rolled about, finally dropping into the boundless sea.


    "What are ye up to?!"


    Every single pirate scrambled to grapple against tied objects tightly, where that very notion jolted through their minds!


    The Dingyuan carved a long white streak along the ocean surface, as the entire ship surged forward with unbelievable speed! Its ship��s bow of unrivalled fortification charged through and smashed apart reefs, as a trails of white waves soared to the skies! The winds screeched with iparable sharpness!


    The entire process felt like several hours had psed, but was actually a measly few seconds!


    At the heart of the fiercest winds and violently bumpy waves, all the pirates could behold the unbending dark clouds before them; still wrapped with ardent shes of lightning and rolling thunder!


    Following Sheyan��s line of sight, they could all distinctly decipher. Amidst the ck fog and the muddle-headed darkness, there seemed to be a bloodthirsty great beast lying silently in ambush.


    Right now, the extravagant ship��s bow of the Dingyuan was facing straight for that ambushing great beast!


    The most reputable ship of the caribbean sea!!


    The ck Pearl!!


    "We had been fleeing in fear, like a pathetic dog being tightly pursued by others."


    "This gutless humiliation has been nailed into our hearts!"


    "But let us now tell them, let us tell them with blood and balls of boldness, not a single one can stifle us. Not a single ship can consume us!"


    "Whoever dares to offend us must pay the brunt of a fatal price!"


    Sheyan��s rallying shout resonated throughout the members of the Dingyuan, his eyes surging with a ghastly burning lustre as he roared feverishly towards the heavens! Both hands pointing indignantly towards the horizon!


    Every single pirate could feel their blood boiling in that instance. They hugged the objects around them tightly as they unanimous roared with incredulous ecstasy. Roaring fanatically until their shouts turned hoarse!


    "Knock ��em!!!!"


    As their fanatical roars congregated, even the mours of the ��Ocean��s Merriment�� was drowned out!


    A hundred metres, fifty metres, ten metres!


    Lightning crashed down from the sky in berserking fashion around them!


    The darkness absorbed from between the line of heaven and earth!


    Caught within the wretched undtions of the tsunami, the ck Pearl couldn��t react in time upon discovering Sheyan��s scheme. All that was left, was their frailest broadside to deal with the impending collision of the Dingyuan��s hardest ram!!


    BAM! Crack! Crack! Resounding eruptions of cloth and wood being ripped apart boomed out.


    The ram of the Dingyuan had forcibly rammed into the left broadside of the ck Pearl!


    One could observe a blinding glow emanating from the incisive naval ram at the Dingyuan��s bow!


    The ck grade unique storyline equipment Sheyan had plundered earlier, the ��Tergi Emblem�� naval ram��atst, its might was finally exhibited!

 Chapter 578: Collision, crushing and overthrowing!

    <h4>Chapter 578: Collision, crushing and overthrowing!</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Bear this in mind, not only was this naval ram of a ck grade, its effects was impressive as well - [ After installing on ship, it deals 2.5x of normal collision damage against enemy ships, with a 33% increase chance of wrecking rival ship��s body ]


    Under such a monumental collision, the naval ram instantly splintered into three. The degree of impact had vastly exceeded its durability. Nevertheless, the naval ram had already disyed its usefulness.


    An unyielding ram! The ability to prate through the defence of the enemy.


    Epic proportions of wood chunks and random object fragments were thrown into a chaotic upheaval. Some of the ck Pearl pirates were thrown overboard from the impact, brandishing their scrambling limbs as they sshed into the ocean.


    The turbulent sea appeared as if a tremendous force had torn a gap within it, as awe-inspiring pulses of seawater was upsurge before plummeting down onto the ck Pearl!


    Actually, the ck Pearl��s materialposition was also exceptionally valuable, being constructed with european fir. Ship nks sawed with 7 inch thickness then boiled for 3 days, before softening and curved into its intended shape. They were then sun dried for 3 years along the beach, and finally used for the construction of the ship. During construction, its perpetual toughness was enhanced with various kinds of magic.


    However, when faced with a monstrous ship like the Dingyuan, the solidity of the ck Pearl was simply not worth mentioning.


    After a series of blustering creaks and cracks, a deep gash of more than three metres had been rammed into the left broadside of the ck Pearl; severely wrecking the interiorposition where it struck.


    Finally, the ram struck against the keel. Even the incredibly solid keel couldn��t withstand such astronomical impact, that cracks started to emerge. Fortunately, the Dingyuan finally met with the bouncing resistance of the ck Pearl, as the momentum of the ship��s bow was directed upwards.


    A tremendous inertia was directed upwards! After the Dingyuan��s ram struck thrusted deep into the left broadside of the ck Pearl, the ram now scraped upwards as it tore open a deep wound through the ck Pearl��s deck.


    Amidst the sonorous collisions piercing into the air, the entire Dingyuan was nowpacting down against the left broadside of the ck Pearl. Splinters and water sprayed everywhere, where the ck Pearl finally sumbed and toppled towards the sea!


    Such a brutal, ruthless and crazy collision!


    Such direct crushing!


    Ever since the ck Pearl was constructed till now, it had not experienced such a monumental insult before!


    Such a barbaric form of directpact, such madness brimming with hot-blooded resolution!!!


    When this quasi-legendary warship and this legendary warship collided, the aftermath was the upsurge of 10 metre towering waves. Only until the peerlessly firm Dingyuan was recoiled back abruptly, did the soaring sshes of watere showering down from the sky. The crashing waves continued smashing incessantly against the ck Pearl, releasing repetitive creaks as the entire ship practically leaned fully!


    Though the building material of the ck Pearl was excellent, it still couldn��t match up to the perverted fortitude of Ironwood. Hence, it suffered grave damages.


    Although the pirates on board were undying, a third of them had been pathetically thrown overboard after getting caught off guard by the collision.


    An insult! An insult of the absolute highest!


    In truth, the scene of a ship being rammed over into the sea had only urred a couple of times, throughout the entire battle history of all pirates.


    Only after the Dingyuan retreated abruptly, did the shaky ck Pearl manage to forcibly rove back up from the sea surface. Dripping wet like a wretched drowned rat, this impact had thoroughly damaged the ship��s keel. This was definitely not a damage that could be mended hastily.


    Meanwhile, the pirates onboard the Dingyuan were cheering and howling deafeningly, flinging their bandanas and hats towards the sky.


    Philip had eyes brimming with tears of excitement as his body trembled intensely. Though he had been a former marine, the terrifying prestige of the ck Pearl has long resonated thunderously within his ears, and imprinted deep within his soul. He could��ve never expect himself to personally participate in such a naval battle, but more importantly, to counter and even defeat the ck Pearl!


    "Cap��n! Let��s give��em another deadly one!" Big Beard Davies brandished his greatsword as he yelled delightedly.


    Instead, Sheyan shook his head faintly.


    "The ��Ocean Merriment�� is about to expire. If we continue ramming but am incapable of upying superiority in speed, we may unexpectedly lose our opportunity. Then, there wouldn��t be any chances of sess. Instead, it would waste away the remaining duration of the ��Ocean Merriment��."


    Sheyan��s words weren��t without logic, and he ordered for the ship to swing back and navigate towards the nearest continent. Concurrently, the high-angled cannons were shifted towards the stern while being cleaned up.


    Though the pirates of the ck Pearl were tireless, the massive damages dealt to their redoubtable ck Pearl wouldn��t be easily mended; what more, its keel suffered heavy damage. This entire ravaging process was like adding hail to the snow, as the ck Pearl pirates could only watch while the Dingyuan drifted away.


    *****************************


    The continent was now in sight.


    The ck Pearl had been tossed afar, where its mast could no longer be seen.


    At this moment, Sheyan mustered his entire crew. He had already gone through careful deliberations, and thus issued three orders.


    "Ye pirates shall not ascend to shore, but sail the Dingyuan towards the west. If your captain doesn��t return after a long while����Taitish, Ol��Seadog, Redbeard and Philip will assumemand and agree on affairs of the ship."


    "Henceforth, the Dingyuan��s objective shall have two goals. To carry on smuggling our booty through the favourable rtions with Port Royal, and continue hunting for rare and powerful legendary creatures; plunder their spirits to perfect our Bdine Bloodsail."


    "As for this chest of ursed Aztec gold, us three shall bring it ashore. With this, it will be impossible for the ck Pearl to continue tracking down the Dingyuan."


    Despite Big Beard Davies and other loyally devoted pirates voicing their objections and demanding to apany him, Sheyan rejected them. Because ording to his ns, the following affairs would be immeasurably treacherous. He definitely couldn��t bring along unecessary manpower.


    After the Dingyuan departed, the trio then rowed a jollyboat as they approached the outskirts of the continent.


    Reef and Mogensha leapt off the boat, but the distracted Sheyan remained inside the boat.


    "Oi, buddy, hurry up man. We are rushing for time, you know." Brother ck sshed his face with seawater while urging.


    The shore here was filled with craggy reefs and wasn��t suited for a jollyboat to directly approach the shore. The trio still had to haul along a cumbersome stone chest within this 3-4 metres deep waters, while swimming for 30 metres to the shore. They would then have to race across a long stretch of beach before entering a forest. Actually, they already detailed their ns through the map they purchased way beforehand.


    In lieu of constant hurricanes or the threat of tsunamis, the closest vige here was roughly 20 miles away. From there, they would gain ess to means of transport like oxens or horses.


    The trio��s ultimate aim was to reach a city that was more developed and flourishing. They would then be able to ess better means of transport to continue evading the undying and inexhaustible ck Pearl pirates. If they were to persist in utilizing the strength of their legs to escape, they would undoubtedly be throwing themselves into the pirates�� embrace in due time.


    However, Sheyan remained seated on the boat, and paused silently for a while before muttering.


    "Take some Aztec gold with you and leave! I will remain here with this chest."


    "What??!" Brother ck and Reef were both startled. "Are you suicidal?"


    "No." Sheyan��s countenance was additional rigid now. "I��ve decided on this after deliberate reflections. Bring along some Aztec gold and leave! Hurry!"


    "Why? Why can��t we stay behind?" Reef was evidently unable to ept this fact. "We��ve braved through fire and water for so long now, why are you behaving this way? Could it be even a Growth-hunter like me isn��t of assistance?"


    Sheyan��s dried lips twitched slightly.


    "That is because we only have a single ��Unmodeled Amnio-tank��. Even I do not possess great confidence in this risk I��m taking. Fortunately, we still have that to preserve a life. If you apany me, one of us will very possibly be a casualty."


    At this moment, Brother ck gazed at Sheyan and replied sincerely.


    "Boss, I can roughly understand your ns now, could it be, you��wish to take that step, that same step Jack Sparrow did?"


    Sheyan faintly nodded.


    "Don��t forget, I still have the hints indicated by the ��Dead Sea Scroll��. Without doing that, I wouldn��t even stand a chance."


    Brother ck pondered solemnly before replying.


    "You��re right. Then��good luck brother. I believe you will definitely seed."


    Sheyan reached out his hand. Though his expression remained rigid, his eyes burned with additional passion and brimmed with ambitions.


    "Let��s look forward to the moment we meet again!"


    **********************************


    Five minutester, the masts of the ck Pearl appeared from afar. This heavily wounded legendary ship was maneuvering straight towards here.


    50 metres away from the jollyboat, it ran aground by the sand. Its bow heavily scraped against the shore before it finally halted.


    Plop! Plop! Plop! Sixteen pirates leapt down like dumplings before swimming towards here.


    Amongst them, was a skinny pirate with a wooden eye and another bald headed pirate, who appeared like their leaders.


    They were the trusted aides of Barbossa. The skinny pirate wiped his drenched face while yelling loudly.


    "Where did that bilge-suckin�� ship wit�� the wicked lizard jollyroger run to? I can sense the beckonin�� of the Aztec gold nearby, honestly!"


    "Shut yer useless mouth!" The baldy revealed a set of rotten tooth as he chided menacingly.


    "Don��t state the obvious fool! Use yer eyes to inspect carefully and yer nose to smell. Regardless of where that ship flees to, might they still be our prey."

 Chapter 579: An unexpected release

    <h4>Chapter 579: An unexpected release</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Naturally, by this time, while the baldy was blustering aloud and climbing atop the jollyboat, there was no longer anyone present atop the trio��s jollyboat.


    In spite of that, the pirates�� dispirited demeanor was instantly filled with a pleasant surprise.


    To their joyful discovery, that stone chest of Aztec gold was perched within the center of this jollyboat. Traces of blood could be seen around it. Yet, the stone chest remained dazzling brilliant with the ursed Aztec gold.


    "Oh hoh! Might there be internal strife amongst our foe. They tossed the gold and ran while pissin�� their pants before we came!"


    That bald pirate then ordered delightedly.


    "Smarty up and report this splendid news to ze cap��n. First, let us bring this jollyboat back to the Pearl."


    In their merriment, even the most meticulous pirate had ced his attention onto the stone chest. Right now, they reckoned that the opponent had left a lethal snare with the Aztec gold or the stone chest, which was why it was so easily obtainable.


    Indeed due to that, none of them noticed��a shadow, like a spectre, adhering itself to the bottom of the jollyboat.


    The spectre��s fingers were lodged deep into the wood of the boat. As the spectre convenientlytched onto their movement, he sneakily arrived by the ck Pearl as well.


    When none was giving attention, that spectre pasted itself against the bottom of the ck Pearl! It appeared like a weird leech. Indeed, this was Sheyan!


    Very quickly, the stone chest of ursed Aztec gold was heaved to Barbossa. This wily old fox surveyed the chest with thriving ambitions. Then, he grabbed a bunch of Aztec gold, which slipped through the cracks of his fingers and clinked back into the chest.


    "I can sense scourges who took our gold be fleein�� swiftly deeper ashore. In other words, we must climb ashore to pursue them. Arghhh, a pack of crafty foxes they be, but the best hunters are we! I shall personally ascend on drnd to catch them. Carnon, ye shall apany me."


    The one Barbossa addressed as Carnon, was a ck man.


    His bare body and the periphery of his eyes wasced with mild-brown colored scraps that appeared the size of a thumb. Those scraps looked like pebbles but also like insect eggs. They were linked with a peculiar string and rooted deep into his flesh. This was an ambitious man. His closebat prowess was exceptionally outstanding. Naturally, Barbossa wanted to keep him by his side.


    Following that, Barbossa swept a nce through his pirate crew.


    "This chase will not be a short one. There be a few simple tasks for ye in your cap��n��s absence. First, go gather materials from the nearest port and give a good mending to me old mate. Return I shall, but see a new Pearl I must. Especially the wound of its spine, not a single sloppy work be allowed."


    "Also, hunt down the other scattered Aztec gold; the ones that scurvy dog ced in fishes and gulls. Might that surely be done with some effort. In yer cap��n��s absence, Pintel (the baldy) and Ragetti (the wooden eye guy) shall be in charge of the ship. Receive us seven dayster at this exact spot."


    Afterwards, Barbossa led arge flock of pirates as they rowdily left the ship. Then, Pintel started bawling at the remaining pirates to raise the sails; in preparation to sail towards the sea.


    During the voyage, the ck Pearl would constantly sway faintly; just like an injured man shivering in agony. It not longer had its original graceful bearing of dominating the sea with electrifying pace. One could fathom how badly wrecked the ck Pearl was.


    As for the nearest destination that housed adequate precious materials for ships, it was naturally the pirates�� wondend - Tortuga!


    Though it suffered grave damages, the speed of the ck Pearl still had to be praised. After a short span of a day and night, Tortuga finally emerged within the spyss of the ck Pearl��s lookout.


    Being one of the three legendary pirate ships, the ck Pearl would receive extraordinary preferential treatment at every pirate port. Tortuga was no exception. This was probably also because they would bring along valuable for cheap dirty goods. The unique shape of the ck Pearl approaching directly prompted leading sailors of Tortuga, to direct it to detour for anchoring within a private port at the back. Not being squeezed together with other pirates was proof of its status.


    After suffering from the curse, the ck Pearl��s pirates became incapable of satisfying all of their thirst. As such, they didn��t harbour interest towards women, rum or delicacies. Instead, they were longing for the life of having the curse lifted.


    Presently, they resembled robots that were being instructed. If there was really no tasks, they would just reside within the ship as they reminisced about beautiful times.


    The amount of manpower on the ck Pearl wasn��t little and was more than other ships. However, a good half of the pirates had been led away by Barbossa. This was because Barbossa believed the ones who stole his Aztec gold were extremely powerful, and thus brought along more men for stability.


    Yet more crucially, Barbossa��s position had been earned by a mutiny.


    His loyal confidants, Pintel and Ragetti, both possessed mediocre strength. Hence, he wasn��t afraid of them starting an insurrection. Instead, he brought along the pirates who possessed the influence of starting a mutiny.


    After this division of strength, the remaining pirates on the ck Pearl were mostly the old, sickly and the aged; ones who could merely kick start a ship.


    The responsibility Barbossa issued to them was merely repairing the ship, and hunting down birds or fishes for the Aztec gold. Truthfully, such tasks didn��t require excessive martial might.


    At present, the ck Pearl had already anchored down in port. Pintel then brought along several pirates into the pier to purchase materials.


    Right now, only a handful of ten pirates were left to safeguard the ck Pearl. Probably because they were in a pirate port, they had utterly led their guards down. Sitting idly, they gave vent to the futile attempt of drinking rum, even though they couldn��t savour the rich taste of rum for all eternity.


    At this very moment, a figure was slowly crawling up the ck Pearl.


    His movements were exceedingly gentle and unhurried.


    In addition to the noisy sloshing of waves, though his actions were evidently stiff and mechanical, it didn��t startle a single soul.


    Observing his figure, this was indeed Sheyan!


    During this period of day and night, he had hidden by the side of the ck Pearl��s hull; riding it until he arrived at the familiar Tortuga. Though he was carrying a single Aztec gold on him, he was simrly hiding within the ck Pearl. Hence, the pirates�� senses associated his Aztec gold in the same category as the Aztec gold on their ship. Thus, it would be difficult to discover his existence.


    In Sheyan��s perspective, though this ��illegal immigration�� was rather torturous and dry, it turned out fine after he got ustomed to it. Being rather adept at exercising patience over time, he only surfaced onto the ship after assuring that he waspletely safe.


    Sheyan then stealthily crept into a cabin of the ck Pearl. Because most of the residents here were out, it was a rather easy feat to locate an empty cabin.


    Presently, dark clouds loomed over the night sky. Nevertheless, the moon cascaded its hazy moonlight down, seemingly about to drill into the ship. Observing from afar, its reflection appeared like an egg yolk bathing in the inky water.


    As Sheyan lingered within this inhabited cabin, he paused silently as though contemting about something. Finally, he fished out a squarish object and a bottle, before cing them onto the table.


    This squarish object was an exquisite old diary. The diary��s surface was stained with spots of dried brown blood.


    As for the contents of the bottle, it was water.


    Holy water from the Apostolic Pce!


    Sheyan��s current expression was additionally rigid as he picked up the bottle. Without a single hesitation, he poured its clear liquid onto the diary��


    The fourth generation blood descendant of the Fokke family, the diary personallyposed by Morgan Fokke!!


    The diary that had been sealed up by the redoubtable Little Lord Fokke!


    When pouring the holy water, Sheyan was exceedingly cautious; seemingly preventing it from spilling onto himself.


    Sheyan was actually unsealing the diary right within the ck Pearl. RIght when the Pearl had anchored in Tortuga!!


    Instantaneously,rge emulsions of froth bubbled out of the diary��s cover; as though something was being fried in a deep fryer, as it released sizzling sounds.


    A wave of ck aura could be seen emanating out of the diary��s cover. It spiralled in mid air before warping into a dreadfully malevolent face. One could fathom this was the vague depiction of Morgan Fokke.


    Then, his incisive voice reverberated through the surrounding air.


    "This soul of mine, tormented all these years, I seek to be freed! I thirst for the blessedness of eternal rest, O lord. Please redeem a sinner like me!"


    Kacha! Kacha! An icy cackle echoed throughout the cabin at this instance.


    This sound wasn��t alien to Sheyan. He had heard the exact same sound back in Jiejie��s golden tent. The sound of rapidly condensing vapour, the sound of ayer of ice forming.


    This, was the omen for the impending arrival of the redoubtable Little Lord Fokke!


    "Ye condemnable insects, I��ve finally found you!"


    "The sinner whom eradicated my seal. Your life shall surpass the torment of the underworld!"


    "I sing of death; the indulgence of death, the dictator of death!"


    "All who try in vain to glimpse the secrets of the Fokke family, shall be punished by death!"

 Chapter 580: Lord vs Pirates

    <h4>Chapter 580: Lord vs Pirates</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Following the arrival of his words, a tumultuous and suffocating gust raged in.


    Amidst the darkness, bitter cries of pleading and grieving screams could be heard. It was as though an enormous g was fluttering rapidly, emitting booming sounds of wind inside this narrow cabin!


    Such a deafening ruckus naturally startled the pirates on the board the ck Pearl.


    They gathered onto the deck while lifting broadsword and hatchets; some holding onto torches as they cursed aloud and swarmed in.


    Days prior to this, the all-powerful ck Pearl had suffered a huge setback which left them iparably gloomy. Right now, the pirates naturally jumped at this excuse to vent their frustration.


    Meanwhile, clear ice shattering sounds continued resounding before Sheyan.


    All of a sudden, a spatial tear was ripped apart. A pair of bowl-sized front hooves of unrivalled might broke through the fetters of space and time, before trampling down ferociously.


    When the hooves stamped down onto the table supporting the ��Diary of Morgan Fokke��, the table was instantly smashed into fingernail sized splinters! Then, the splinters degenerated into speckles of ice dust and dispersed. One could tell the deadly might stored within those hooves.


    Fortunately, Sheyan had tied an indiscernible string around the diary earlier on, and simultaneously tugged against it once the horse hooves appeared! After pulling the diary towards him, he immediately dodged away from the trampling hooves.


    Yet within a split second, half the massive frame of the demon horse, Momore, was already revealed from a void. With utter ruthlessness, it galloped into the cabin of the ck Pearl.


    At this instance, a violent tremor overwhelmed the entire ck Pearl.


    Following that, mounted on the demon horse Momore, Little Lord Fokke��s pair ofrge hands d in steel chained gloves emerged. His ck steel index finger and middle finger pointed callously at Sheyan!


    In this moment, Sheyan felt as though he had fallen into a terrifying nightmare.


    Reminiscent of the darkest period before twilight, it was as though a pair ofrge hands were pressed around his neck, strangling him mercilessly! Suffocating, he felt it challenging to breathe!


    Feeling like he was about to take hisst breath, Sheyan immediately cried out in struggle. It was as though that gave rise to an incorporeal force from within his body, which pped him so hard his nose would bleed and his teeth would break off. Instead, it forcibly shook him awake from this nightmare.


    Though that was so, the suffocating sensation still persisted like a viscous toxin choking within his throat!


    Apart from Sheyan, the clouds and atmosphere outside was simrly experiencing a hideouslypelling pressure, simultaneously drooping with austere silence. Only the reluctant surging whimpers of the relentlessly swishing waves remained.


    Such dreadfulness!


    Right now, if one observed Sheyan, one would be able to see a lingeringyer of darkness around his body; slithering like a serpent as it coiled around his five features and seven apertures, wriggling back and forth surreptitiously.


    Obviously, Sheyan wouldn��t foolishly wait for death here. After scheming for so long, his goal was naturally to avoid shing with Little Lord Fokke.


    Though the demon horse Momore was absolutely impressive, it possessed a w - its massive build. In addition to Little Lord Fokke riding above, they truly upied an expansive space. It wasn��t practical at all for it to gallop around in this narrow ck Pearl cabin.


    Hence, Sheyan immediately dived out through the doorway, while his body triggered a series of cracks as though ice was shattering.


    Completely losing bnce, he tumbled wretchedly with his face mming against the floor, before rolling and scrambling forward to flee.


    Yet at this moment, Little Lord Fokkepletely emerged with demon horse Momore. Like a tank, they charged straight out of the cabin while triggering a chaotic sttering of wood fragments!


    Repetitive cracking sounds resounded everywhere.


    Though it was a far cry from a demolishing building, the cabins constructed in the hold of the ck Pearl, were instantly met with rampaging devastation.


    Pathways along the ck Pearl��s hold were wrecked open. Originally, channels that could only permit two humans to pass through shoulder to shoulder, were now all generously expanded by Little Lord Fokke; transforming them into broad channels that allowed a horse to run for eighty yards.


    At this exact instant, Wooden-eye Ragetti led a bunch of pirates as he waved his torch and charged in. Concurrently, Sheyan pathetically tumbled several rounds before them as he eximed.


    "Darn it! Why are you idiots onlying right now, the nemesis is destroying the Pearl!"


    At present, Sheyan had purposefully rubbed dust and ash onto his own face. Under the dim illumination of the torches, could one recognize he wasn��t a ck Pearl pirate at first notice?


    More importantly, it didn��t matter how strong Little Lord Fokke was, the sounds of his rampage was truly deafening. His scene of tyranny had captured full attention right upon his appearance. Moreover, he was indeed truly destroying the ck Pearl. Hence, Ragetti immediately pulled out a rusty cleaver as he strode forward while berating.


    "Yer ck-jawed idiot! Tis�� be the floor I just cleaned��hurry and kneel, clean with your����tongue."


    At his final ��tongue�� word, Ragetti��s flightmenced! Little Lord Fokke didn��t even have to act. Instead, demon horse Momore had very bluntly stomped forth with its left hoof!


    Ragetti was sent crashing as he screamed loudly. His wooden eye slipped out, as it bounced and rolled along the ground for several rounds. Repeated snappings resounded after his face got stomped by the horse hoof. Nobody knew how many wall partitions did he break while crashing through the air.


    Comically, Ragetti didn��t grip his cleaver firmly at the point of being stomped. Hence, the cleaver was flung high into the air, as it revolved several rounds and heftily chopped down onto the wooden floor.


    Obviously, the other ck Pearl pirates wouldn��t sit idly upon watching Ragetti being attacked. They roared furiously while swarming forward with raised weapons.


    Although their battle powers weren��t excessively strong, it was pretty adequate! Would a mediocre person be able to be a member of one of the three legendary pirate ship?


    ording to Sheyan��s deduction, excluding their undying physique, some of them wouldn��t be inferior to individuals like cksail or Davies in terms of battle power. Thus, Sheyan had ultimately disregarded the thought of tangling in a naval boarding battle with them previously.


    Seven fric pirates lunged forward simultaneously.


    This narrow environment wasn��t favourable to Little Lord Fokke as well.


    At this moment, Little Lord Fokke titled his head up slightly. His austere eyes glinted coldly beneath the visor of his helmet, while a metallic shimmer rippled through his steel armour. As he swept his gaze through the crowd, it contained a prating iciness; seemingly wanting to pour the chilliness of death into the organs of everyone present.


    Seizing this golden opportunity, Sheyan turned to flee.


    However, Little Lord Fokke abruptly stretched out his right arm and swiped from left to right in a 45 degrees angle. Instantly, a streak of endless void was carved out, where regiments of darkness revolved around a concentrated spot of blood could be seen. Suddenly, it shot forth towards Sheyan!


    Pestering death!


    Fortunately, that regiment of darkness didn��t elerate very quickly. Sheyan darted towards the side as he took cover behind a corner; breaking away from the enemy��s line of sight.


    In spite of that, that regiment of darkness swerved like a parasite in tant pursuit. The next moment, Sheyan released a shrilling shriek.


    Little Lord Fokke��s eyes revealed a mocking intent as he sneered. All his actions were serene and unruffled. His current demeanor appeared as though he wasn��t being encircled by the seven ck Pearl pirates, but as though he was sitting on his personal throne.


    His actions were simply untraceable. In a split second, he clutched onto his sword hilt as he humbly drew half of his sword.


    The sword de was crystalline clear like a condensation of ice. However, distinct blood colored vein lines extended throughout it as they synthesised into symbols, engraving deep into one��s mind. For unexinable reasons, a intive wail resonated within the hearts of every onlooker.


    Followed by����a disturbing neigh.


    "Die."


    Little Lord Fokke insipidly dered.


    His voice wasn��t imposing but carried a depressing deepness, akin to that of a chopstick poking into one��s eardrum. A piercing shudder discing the calm of one��s organs, turning one��s breath feeble that couldn��t be quietened down.


    That same sword hacked down towards the nearest pirate! Water vapor congealed wherever the symbolic sword edge swept through, and emitted icy crackles.


    That pirate lifted his hatchet to block. In a sh, a thickyer of ice condensed at the point of impact between the hatchet and sword edge! Then, it swiftly stretched towards the pirate��s body and froze him into an ice sculpture in an instant.


    Little Lord Fokke released a disdainful sneer as he swept horizontally again.


    Another pirate pounced forward, smashing his dual brass knuckles against this icy sword! Then, he quickly followed up with another punch which struck against the chest armour of Little Lord Fokke.


    Instead, Little Lord Fokke flipped his hand and shed downwards, chopping that pirate to the ground as the pirate rapidly froze into ice. Follow that, Demon horse Momore raised its hooves and trampled down with unmatched ferocity.


    Yet another pirate leapt forward, prompting Little Lord Fokke to bury his body and execute a reverse sh while drawing his sword back; shing straight from the pirate��s left arm to his right waist, and splitting his body into two.


    Yet strangely, not a single blood trickled out from the mutted wound. Nevertheless, that pirate��s arms still remained mobile as he gathered his segregated body. Though he couldn��t stand, the pirate tantly hugged Momore��s hooves while howling wildly!


    "It��s him!! It��s him, I recognize him! The old captain perished because of him, even Crew Head Hanz was in by him! Arghhh, tis�� be the blisterin�� Lil��Lord Fokke!"

 Chapter 581: Separating man and horse

    <h4>Chapter 581: Separating man and horse</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    When the other ck Pearl pirates heard his howl, they unanimously erupted with indignant hollers.


    Indeed! The hatred between Little Lord Fokke and the ck Pearl pirates was absolutely not small.


    That year back in Turtuga port, Little Lord Fokke had opened hostilities without dering war. The entire ck Pearl suffered an immense setback, where multitudes of veteran pirates had perished. From then, the surviving pirates from that time harboured a deep seated hatred!


    To them, their dispute with Captain Jack was merely an internal dilemma. However, the humiliation they received from Little Lord Fokke was an all-out irreconcble conflict. Hence, their wrath naturally triggered unanimously!


    After having his head ttened by Momore��s hoof, Ragetti had already climbed back up. Pinching his wooden eye with his fingers, heughed while scanning with his eyes.


    "Be that we hate tis�� bloody curse to ze core, but looks like it be what we need to deal with tis�� scurvy horse boy. The undying us shall y yer flesh and soul as memorial offerin�� to cleanse away the Pearl��s disgrace!"


    Nevertheless, a spiteful glow flickered in Little Lord Fokke��s eyes, as he abruptly spurred his horse to charge forth.


    Ragetti speared forward to intercept him but was immediately met with Fokke��s waving sword, severing his head into two, chopping down till his organs spilled out. Yet not a single drop of blood was leaked while his organs starting hopping around like frogs, until they assembled together!


    Concurrently, two other pirates lunged forward and tightly grasped against demon horse Momore��s limbs!


    These undying pirates could tell that Little Lord Fokke was relying on his horse to maintain his mobile superiority. Regardless, it was necessary to tie down his horse, which would substantially reduce the chances of him escaping.


    Under the impetus of vengeance, those pirates wrapped Momore��s limbs relentlessly. their strained faces exposing their yellowish rotten teeth; resembling a bunch of savage hungry ghosts, they chomped down mercilessly onto Momore��s limbs!


    Though this terrifying fiend possessed boundless strength, it could only resort to miserable and helpless neighs, as its four limbs were being constricted by 1-2 pirates each.


    Little Lord Fokke ferociously swept his sword, but ultimately yielded no fruits. The undying physique of the pirates could only be barely curbed with fire, because incinerating them into ashes would substantially reduce their regenerating period. Instead, physical damage or freezing was practically useless against them.


    "Filthy maggots! Insects scourged with defiled souls, begone from my sides!"


    Little Lord Fokke brandished his symbolic sword strenuously as he roared sonorously.


    However, his attention suddenly fixated onto a human figure. A human figure that was limping to escape towards the ship��s deck!


    Moreover, a diary was wedged right beneath his armpit!


    The diary that recorded the deepest secrets of the Fokke family!


    "How is he still alive? He mustn��t escape!! I��ll just have to beckon for Momore through the summoning orifice again, but the secrets of our Fokke family cannot be divulged! That is akin to revolting against the whole world, then all these decades would��ve been all in vain! Possibly creating an unprecedented catastrophe for the Fokke family!"


    That particr notion jolted through Little Lord Fokke��s thoughts.


    Demon horse Momore was tightly tangled up with the ck Pearl pirates. Whenever it managed to abscise itself from a single pirate, another two would pounce up. It was simply impossible for Momore to exhibit its boundless monstrous strength here. Moreover, those damned hungry ghosts were even insatiably chewing and devouring its flesh!


    Thus, Little Lord Fokke finally made a sensible but difficult call - to abandon his horse!


    If he continued worrying about Momore, that pesky little thief would vanish without even his shadow in sight.


    "That unsealed diary mustn''t be allowed to be circted outside! Furthermore, Momore��s strength should be sufficient to tarry these undying pirates for a period of time, adequate for me to eliminate that bloody thief!"


    Little Fokke summoned strength in his legs. The two stirrups suspended on Momore��s back became coated with light-blue ice, before they immediately tightened and reflected an immense power upwards.


    d fully in armour, Little Fokke then propelled himself towards the besiding wall.


    Kacha! His heavy weight and inertia very bluntly smashed out arge hole in the ship��s wall.


    Kacha! Kacha! His armour continued smashing through more walls as he pursued after Sheyan.


    Yet at this moment, Little Fokke revealed his first shoring - though his movement speed couldn��t be considered slow, it wasn��t fast either.


    Actually, this was a point someone who barely used his brain could easily deduce. Firstly, this was because Little Lord Fokke constantly relied on riding his demon horse Momore. Secondly, his knight armour was truly too heavy. No matter what, it would definitely affect his mobility.


    Observing this from afar, Sheyan secretly nodded to himself. After all, the movement speed of Little Lord Fokke was essentially a life and death matter to him. Regardless of his deduction being 99% urate, once there was even a slight 1% deviation, it would sufficient to deal him a 100% fatal oue!


    To him, although there was still the ultimate safety of that miraculous item acquired from the Avatar world, all his ns would be doomed to futility in this world. Such a crushing defeat was one that Sheyan absolutely couldn��t ept,


    Facing the unceasing pursuit of Little Lord Fokke, Sheyan straightforwardly drank his soul equipment, ��Endless Spirited Vodka��, and increased his mobility as he fled. Right now, he nned to verify his second conjecture!


    Sheyan��s first conjecture pertained to Little Lord Fokke��s movement speed. A crucial factor that would determine if he had to waste all his previous efforts, and rush back to the nightmare realm in crestfallen fashion.


    Thus, Sheyan��s second conjecture, would determine the crux of a possibility in eliminating Little Lord Fokke right here!


    Gloomy clouds obstructed the moonlight above. In spite of that, Tortuga remained bustling as before, its streets brimming with tides of people and activities.


    Without any tinge of cordiality, Sheyan fled in disarray through the human crowd. His current appearance was rather mediocre, resembling that of a down-and-out sailor.


    Nevertheless, this conduct of hasty fleeing was something the chaotic Tortuga had seen over hundreds of time. Apart from receiving chiding by the individuals he squeezed and knocked against, the others treated this asmonce.


    Instead, Little Lord Fokke��s appearance was exceedingly morous.


    Adorned in a knight��s armour, he was even wearing a helmet. Furthermore, his entire set of armour was pure ck and shimmered with exotic brilliance, filled with profound magic traces lingering around it. That symbolic sword by his waist was even emitting out strands of chilling air. The first impression he released, was that of a nefarious demon; dark and valiant.


    Little Lord Fokke charged towards Sheyan.


    Though there was only a 50 metres gap between both parties, he was regrettably blocked by twenty drunkards, three whores and even a carriage hauled by two oxens.


    Evidently, such a disheveled mess of hurdles would only serve to pull the distance between both parties further apart. Thus, the grim Little Lord Fokke instantly seized his sword shaft and executed the most effective method.


    Besides, he was also human, or perhaps urately phrasing, he used to be human for a long time. He was aware of how to eliminate these pesky hindrances in the shortest time. Or perhaps, how to trigger these ��legged proteins�� to scram automatically.


    Furthermore, there was another crucial factor to his actions. Tortuga only sprung up after the demise of Turtuga port. It could be described as Tortuga stepping on Turtuga��s corpse to rise. Hence, to the overlord of the previous Turtuga port, Little Lord Fokke obviously didn��t possess amicable sentiments to Tortuga. It was analogous to telling one��s ex-girlfriend/boyfriend and saying "It pleases me that you are living well", but in reality, one would be feeling "Darn you for living well without me."


    Therefore, Little Lord Fokke naturally thought of eradicating these flourishing salts, which only served to rub hurt on his own emotional wounds. Actually, he would probably do the same without Sheyan. Of course, now that he was given the motive of pursuing Sheyan, he would conduct it with added ruthlessness; at the same time, giving vent to his emotions.


    Meanwhile, a whore was stroking her hair coquettishly as she eyed Little Lord Fokke. She was reckoning that this was a huge customer whom she could extract 23 guineas from.


    Hence, she purposefully squeezed up her cleavage as she approached Little Lord Fokke. She was one who was fond of fierce males, and Little Lord Fokke��s appearance indeed matched her appetite.


    "Hey there, handsome, I dare bet you��d have two drinks with me, where following that, I shall bring you to a wondrous ce."


    She started hooking Little Lord Fokke��s arm, but instead at this moment, she suddenly clutched her mouth and began coughing. The sounds of her coughing turned from light to severe. Initially, it sounded as though she was clearing her throat, but crescendoed to an intensity of choking by the end.


    Eventually, the whore regurgitated out a mouthful of saliva. Yet amidst the puddle of saliva, were lumpy flesh that shocked the eyes and astonished the heart.


    This whore had actually coughed out fragments of her lungs. Her eyes bulged with fright and perplexity as she slumped to the ground. Even in death, she remained clueless.


    The ck death was once again, breeding on the soil of Tortuga.


    Except previously, its scope of influence was merely Jiejie��s golden tent. Yet this time, it was personally propagated by the bringer of darkness and death, Little Lord Fokke!!


    This signified that Tortuga would undergo a cmity, an incredibly terrifying catastrophe!


    Despite so, it was all in ordance to Sheyan��s intended script!

 Chapter 582: Massacre

    <h4>Chapter 582: Massacre</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    The sounds of violent coughing echoed out in session.


    Many clueless drunkards were staring bbergasted at their rum bottles, because their rum had turned red. Their intoxicated and sluggish minds were still attempting to rify the situation. Only until they realized their mouth, nose and ears were oozing out with blood, were they finally enlightened.


    "Blimey! Why am I bleedin��?"


    A nose bleed was amon urrence to humans. Be it yellow people, white people or ck people, this was a frequently neglected urrence.


    The drunkards only started realizing something was amiss when they had lost control of their body.


    However, when that happened, the shinigami had already raised its death scythe above their heads with a sinister smirk.


    In this manner, the obstructions before Little Lord Fokke were rapidly swept clean. Anyone who dared to block him were all infected with the ck death.


    Although Sheyan continued advancing through the human crowd, the gap between both parties were swiftly shortening.


    Nevertheless, Sheyan who was already aware of this frightening aspect of Little Lord Fokke, had long thought of his response towards this pestilence outbreak.


    RIght now, he directly scurried into what seemed like an exceedingly bustling tavern.


    The taverns of this era had many functions. It was like the present era massage parlors, which included supplementary feet wash, tea brewing, cupping jars, acupuncture, tidying the male��s prostate and so on. One could choose to be massaged, or she massaged while one touched, or you do both massaging and touching her*.


    (TN: This is a wordy on the word massage (��Ħ), which includes the word �� (pressing/massage) and Ħ (Touching).


    Hence, variousrge taverns in Tortuga apart from being a bar, simrly provided lodging and other functionalities. Some taverns even had other businesses like establishing a gambling den within, while others provided erotic services.


    The tavern Sheyan patronized was mainly a gambling den, while alcohol consumption was secondary. Regardless of day or night, the tavern was congested with gamblers; it could be described as an all out warfare of money.


    Moreover, the tavern was located in an amazing location, coincidentally within the most prosperous district of Tortuga; analogous to the Jiefangbei CBD of Chongqing China, Wangfujing of Beijing, Central Hongkong or Chunxi Road of Chengdu. Many major characters backed this tavern as well.


    This fatty piece of Tortuga meat couldn��t be monopolized by a single person. Apart from Mister Skrtel that Sheyan interacted with previously, there were several other influential backings as well. Of course, one of thergest stakeholder in this, was one of the seven Pirate Lords, the recently defeated Chevalle!


    Yet because he suffered a crushing defeat which led to his influence greatly shrinking, he was in urgent need of guarding his personal interests. There weren��t really any other alternatives, Chevalle couldn��t afford yet another setback.


    15-16 metres behind Sheyan, was the onrushing Little Lord Fokke. Behind him to his left and right, were a bunch of humans retching while being corroded by a disease. Sheyan��s lips curled into a sneer as he shoved his way into this gambling den.


    By the door, tworge chaps went to receive him. They were about to speak but were instantly silenced by a hefty pouch of coins that Sheyan hurled at them. Although their faces transmitted a sore because of the pounding pouch of guineas, they immediately offered apologetic smiles and allowed him in.


    Sheyan was rather familiar with such environment. Several twists and turnster, he disappeared into the can of sardine packed gamblers.


    Thump!


    Secondster, the tavern door was once again pushed over by brute force. A wave of unfathomable chill gusted in, prompting the tworge chaps to shiver.


    Following that, they met with a pair of frosty eyes, eyes that seemed to conceal thousand fathoms of snow.


    "Scram."


    The tworge chaps were Chevalle��s pirates tampered by a hundred battles. When they scrutinized the full body armour of Little Lord Fokke, they immediately got a bad impression -


    "This be a floggin�� ce fer gamblin��, we wee with open hands all who disys a bag of booty. But be stompin�� in with armour ready for battle, mayhaps this idiot wishes to gamble away his body armour?"


    Little Lord Fokke��s action was essentially like a robber wearing ck stockings and rushing into a bank with a kitchen knife. To them, he was definitely here with malicious desires like piging.


    Hence, the tworge chaps very bluntly revolted upon hearing the word ��scram��. Both were pirates that would kill without batting an eyelid, and had already thoroughly suppressed themselves by standing here while offering smiles to others.


    Thus, the first chap immediately swung a kick towards Little Lord Fokke. When facing an armoured head, he had utterly no interest in testing the hardness of steel with his fists.


    Instead, Little lord Fokke bluntly received the kick, before swooping his hand to seize the calf ofrge chap. In a sh, thatrge chap could no longer feel his kicking leg. Ayer of sky ice could be seen stretching along his calf.


    Piank!!! Little Lord Fokke suddenly clenched his left hand, causing the flesh and bones of the chap��s calf to shatter into millions of bloodied ice shards!


    Thatrge chap instantly released a blood-curdling scream; but it wasn��t due to pain as all his leg nerves had already experienced necrosis, and numbedpletely due to the freezing ice. His scream was the instinctive reaction of personally witnessing the grotesque scene of his own leg shattering.


    Soon after, patrons of the tavern nearby started pping the gambling tables, while violent coughing started to erupt. Blood oozed out from nostrils, as humans began bending over or tumbling to the ground in groans; losing control of their bowels.


    After Chevalle��s pirate fleet had suffered defeat, they had started taking precautions against other viins plotting to pige them; scums who would throw stones at them, after they had fell into a well.


    Therefore, this gambling den was stationed with numerous pirates in strict deterrence against sneak assaults from other pirates. Thus, when amotion arose in this very ce, those pirates immediately started swarming out.


    Within seconds, pistol gunshots, furious curses and sounds of brawling filled the gambling tavern.


    The pirates of Chevalle��s fleet was truly outstanding, being direct subordinates of one of the seven pirate lords. Although they fell short to those pirates of the three legendary pirate ships, they were only inferior by a sliver!


    At this moment, Little Lord Fokke was observing the not too distant Sheyan, who was kneeling on the ground and seemingly experiencing iparable agony; violently coughing as though he was about to faint. The pandemic disease had probably caught up to him as well.


    Instantly, Little Lord Fokke��s heart flushed with ted vengeance!


    As he was about to approach and apprehend that gutless thief, a torrent of bullets suddenly struck his body; creating pockmarks of sparks against his armour. Right now, the Chevalle pirates were tightly hindering him.


    Ye��insect abominations! Ye dare obstruct my path!


    A belly of mes boiled within Little Lord Fokke��s heart! All of a sudden, an ice shield emerged from his hands and shielded him from a good portion of barrage. Moreover, one could observe loads of ck gas seeping out from his body, slithering towards the surrounding pirates like parasitic serpents.


    Still caught up in their assault, some pirates started to experience violent coughing after a short while. Either that, or they clutched their faces with anguished expressions, before falling paralyzed in a pool of blood.


    Little Lord Fokke proceeded forward after coughing twice, while conveniently stomping onto the frozen head of the otherrge chap; shattering it into ice shards!


    Yet at this very moment, a human figure leapt down from the second floor of the tavern.


    This figure had been hiding within the shadows of a pir. When he finally appeared, his silhouette was exceedingly lofty but his hands appeared somewhat withered. He was like a bulky and vigorous bag of bones.


    His hand was gripping onto an extremely unique chakram weapon.


    (TN: A Chakram is a circr weapon with sharp external edges, where one can grip it in the middle.)


    The chakram was pitch ck with razor sharp exterior. When it was hurled towards Little Fokke, it strangely emitted not a single sound nor form. Yet everywhere it past, it appeared like a broad beheading shadow of death like a rippling darkness carrying a sh of scarlet!


    A shimmering de ray!


    Yet for unknown reasons, when that human hurled out the chakram, he couldn��t refrain from coughing as his chest undted violently.


    This offered a buffering opportunity for Little Lord Fokke.


    Little Lord Fokke casually grabbed a nearby pirate to cover the iing chakram. The chakram bluntly ripped the meatshield into two, as blood gushed out wildly from the corpse.


    Though that was so, the spinning chakram also grazed against Little Lord Fokke��s right shoulder te. Inches long sparks sprayed out through the piercing chafing of the chakram de and armour, resulting in a terrifying gash on the armour!


    Evidently, it had alsocerated the flesh within. Except, the flesh couldn''t be seen through the gash of the armour, but merely the sight of ck gaseous floating out.


    Meanwhile, the chakram borrowed the recoiling impact to ingeniously swerve back, before twirling gently around that figure��s finger as it once again shot towards the Little Fokke��s helmet.


    By now, Little Lord Fokke had drawn his Symbolic Ice sword as it shed against the chakram!


    Instantly, the chakram ricocheted backwards after having ayer of thin ice condensed over it.


    While that human couldn��t contain his incessant coughing, blood didn��t leak out of Little Lord Fokke��s shoulder wound but Instead an oily ck liquid flowed out; like fleshy pus of a rotten corpse mixed with formalin. Furthermore, one could distinctly notice the illusory image of that chakram still whirling against that wound, tearing it asunder with rampant frenzy!


    "Retreat!" Still clutching his mouth, that human shouted a word, with blood already pouring out through the gaps of his hand,


    It could be described that he had exhausted an enormous amount of strength to proim that word.


    When thatmand echoed out, every pirate cleanly retreated away like a retiring tide! They even hauled along their deadrades and weapons.

 Chapter 583: Ferocity

    <h4>Chapter 583: Ferocity</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    As that figure climbed to the second floor in escape, he continued staggering and coughing; sttered drops of bright red repeatedly squeezed through the gaps of his fingers.


    A spectacr sea of darkness was engulfing him. He shut his eyes and continued advancing forward even amidst a murky sky of darkness.


    Pulses of weakness pierced his mental defenses, withering away his willpower.


    In this instant, he truly felt tired of life as fatigue crept up his body insatiably, inciting a desire to take a peaceful rest����for all eternity.


    Indeed, he was the lord of Chevalle��s pirate fleet! Chevalle himself.


    Today, he had to engage in battle with Little Lord Fokke although his wounds hadn��t recovered from the recent naval war. Though it appears he had dealt a severe blow to Little Lord Fokke, to eradicate the contagious epidemic transmitted by Little Lord Fokke was absolutely not an easy feat.


    While Chevalle��s pirates were retreating, a random clueless carriage rode past the tavern.


    In the perspective of an individual in this carriage, the individual merely wished to survey the presentmotion. After all, this tavern was indeed located in an exceptional strategic and prosperous region. Undoubtedly once something happens, seizing the first opportunity to snatch away this tavern would secure exceeding advantages for anyone.


    Hence, the chauffeur of this carriage wished to obtain first hand information, and sell it off for a good value.


    Yet when the carriage chauffeur observed a disorderly mess of corpses with his great eyesight, he decisively spurred the carriage away. He understood that his present strength didn��t warrant him the capability to participate in this battle. He definitely didn��t wish to be one of those gruesome corpses.


    Because his attention being totally fixated on those heaps of corpses, he failed to notice a violently coughing Sheyan by the edge of the carriage.


    Sheyan grabbed the edge and jumped into the carriage behind. His current figure was being shielded by the carriage, making it impossible for Little Lord Fokke to notice him. Only when that carriage had departed for a hundred metres, did Little Lord Fokke regain his senses, and hatefully pursued the carriage��s departing direction withrge strides.


    At this moment, the carriage chauffeur abruptly begun to cough lightly.


    The pandemic virus disseminated by Little Lord Fokke was exceedingly obnoxious, yet it would re up slower within an individual of higher physique and prowess. Moreover, the virus�� deadliness would also weaken in corrtion. That was why Chevalle still managed to inflict a severe blow to Little Lord Fokke even in his weak and wounded state.


    Nevertheless, the vilest aspect of Little Lord Fokke��s epidemic, was that it was impossible to prevent from ring up. Once someone gets contaminated, it would merely be a matter time before it res up. Once it res up, it would definitely infiltrate the victim��s bone marrow like a parasitic maggot, and not disperse for a long time; issuing a pain of being yed even if one didn��t die.


    This carriage chauffeur had merely took a nce from afar, still he had been infected.


    Yet probably because he only caught a tiny bit of the virus strain, its ring up effects weren��t too severe. He only coughed and felt dizzy, while asionally coughing out blood. Still, the carriage velocity inevitably declined.


    When that happened, Sheyan leapt out of the carriage.


    Clutching his chest, he strutted into another nearby tavern.


    Little Lord Fokke continued pursuing with austere ice devoid of living vitality, dragging along heavy footsteps while emitting the nking dreadfulness of his armour. He headed straight towards that bustling tavern����


    News of death would always spread rapidly. Moreover, Tortuga was a bustling port with a size equivalently to that of a small scale city in the modern world.


    The pirates weren��t fools that would willingly be Sheyan��s scapegoat. Hence after a portion of an hour, the entire Tortuga became aware of a demon that had appeared in Tortuga.


    That demon was currently in hot pursuit of a target. If one didn��t wish to die, then one should distance themselves. So much so that some pirates even disregarded everything and retired to their ships, in fear of the contagious pandemic.


    Thus, Sheyan was thrown into dire circumstances. Moreover, he was constantly coughing out blood and staggering like a dying rat being toyed by a cat. Nevertheless, he painstakingly persevered, as he pulled himself along.


    ***********************************


    In the end, the greatest defence was offence. Sheyan was finally forced into desperation.


    Right now, there was no other alternatives of escaping.


    Behind him was a three hundred metres towering cliff, with scattered Wolf-fang cliffs beneath and consistent perpetualrge waves crashing against them. Countless sshes of white foam resulted before the waves receded back into the ocean.


    Without a doubt,nding onto those reefs was a definite if one lost his footing, and fell from such an altitude. Death would be inevitable, so much so that bing crippled or a vegetable would be out of the question.


    Little Lord Fokke marched a step forward, a pair of icy eyes shining with an inhumane gaze behind his helmet��s visor.


    "Hand, over, the diary, to me, and I shall spare you a quick death."


    Sheyan abruptly lowered his head as he wiped his bloodstained mouth. "Do you still remember that red birthmark?"


    Little Lord Fokke casted a vacant expression towards him.


    Sheyan then curled his lips into a smirk. "Ah, that red birthmark atop our beautiful Lady Sally Hepburn��s left bosom. Could it be our venerable Lord Fokke has forgotten even after toying countless times?"


    Instantly, Little Lord Fokke��s body turned rigid!!!


    Sally Hepburn was a name that was seemingly inscribed within Little Fokke��s soul! How could he forget, how will he forget?


    Even when Little Lord Fokke had given up everything, he refused to forsake this memory. Although this memory came with a tormenting ache, Little Lord Fokke would direct this torment towards cultivating his strength; unleashing the torment he suffered ten folds against his opponents!


    While Little Lord Fokke��s mind was still inly distracted, Sheyan continued spewing his toxic words as though he was a poisonous serpent.


    "I heard the rtionship between husband and wife was filled with loving affection, but your impotence failed to satisfy your wife. Her excessive emptiness fueled her lust to fool around with guards, fool around with your servants, with a bartender, and even a pirate��"


    "You." Little Lord Fokke��s voice remained icy cold, but his rapidly heaving chest revealed his agitated demeanor. "Sally didn��t fool around with any bartender!"


    "Oh, she did." Sheyan very assuredly shrugged his shoulders. "Because I am that bartender." When his words came out, Little Lord Fokke hesitated awhile before perceiving the underlying meaning.


    He no longer uttered a single word, or perhaps, he didn��t wish to continue this mindless chatter.


    Sheyan continued to fuel the raging fire, as he earnestly reiterated the steamy encounter of Sally Hepburn and Jack Sparrow he witnessed that day. The only difference was, he reced Jack Sparrow with himself.


    One had to admit, Little Lord Fokke was awfully clear on his wife��s unusual habits whenmitting the deed. Furthermore, Sheyan craftily exined them in great details, crafting a story that couldn��t be refuted!


    Instantly, Little Lord Fokke charged at Sheyan with frenzied aggression. He no longer desired to listen to this affair, one that felt like frantic burningshes flogging his naked heart. A fanatical fury thoroughly engulfed Little Lord Fokke in this instance.


    In a sh, Little Lord Fokke unleashed streaks of ��Pestering Death��! ck magic that carried the terrifying rot of pandemic death! The ck gaseous could be vividly seen congealing into substance around Little Lord Fokke, forming into slender tendrils that twisted towards his nemesis ahead.


    Sheyan attempted to roll and evade but couldn��t help shrieking miserably, as he was evidently tortured by immense pain.


    Little Lord Fokke appeared exceedingly pleased with such an oue, taking great delight in his nemesis��s bitter screams. Only by torturing his nemesis for three days and night, could he finally appease the resentment in his heart!


    Hence, he continued frenziedly unleashing streaks of bitter ck magic, while offering some leeway for Sheyan to defend; preventing Sheyan from being directly dealt a fatal blow.


    Under the mournful screams of his nemesis, Little Lord Fokke gradually calmed down as he suddenly felt something was amiss.


    That��s right!! Why was this scoundrel screaming so loudly. Technically speaking, he should already be gasping for hisst breath!


    Moreover, why isn��t there a single trace of festering ck on his skin?


    Thinking of that, Little Lord Fokke��s pupils instantly constricted. He immediately pulled out his awe-inspiring, chilling Symbol Ice sword, before beheading down onto the cowering Sheyan!


    Yet at this instant, his heart flushed with an unexinably queer sensation.


    This was an exceptionally foreign sensation. The previous time he felt such a sensation, was probably when he heard of Sally��s betrayal.


    Still, an incisive sword de, emanating faint white mist, whizzed down; shing straight for the grounded and cowering Sheyan, as it threatened to directly sever his head from his neck.


    But at this very moment, the cowering Sheyan suddenly stretched out his hand and seized the icy sharp de!


    A thin sky ice instantly condensed onto his palm, rapidly freezing his hand! In spite of that, the sword de only sufficed to cut through half the fleshy palm, before halting in its path!


    This forbearing pervert wolf was finally baring its malicious fangs!!

 Chapter 584: The truth behind the scenes

    <h4>Chapter 584: The truth behind the scenes</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Viewing that his Symbolic sword unexpectedly couldn��t cut through a fleshy hand, Little Lord Fokke fumed out.


    "Ye, have been feigning, all this while!"


    Sheyan slowly stood up with his head still inclined down. His eyes were covered by his hair, but his body was exuberating an exceedingly bewildering baleful aura!


    One could clearly observe, the ck gaseous strands emitted from Little Lord Fokke were hovering around Sheyan��s mouth, nose, ears and eyes. Instead, they appeared like dew on a lotus leaf, seemingly unable to pervade in.


    "Ah, you got it right. My painstaking contemtion and forbearance in arrangingyers of ns����everything, was all in anticipation for this moment!"


    "Today is the lowest and weakest point of your life, Mr Fokke. You shall surely die by my hands!"


    At this instant, the clouds above dispersed away as the bewitching and deathly pale moonlight cascaded down onto Sheyan��s body.


    Instantly, something weird urred.


    Sheyan��s clothes shockingly turned wretchedly tattered, seemingly shredded apart by the ravages of time, scattering out speckles of dust along the sea breeze.


    Even weirder, was an eerie white skeletal hand that now grasped around his saber shaft. Only dried up and tough tendons connected the finger joints!


    Indeed, Sheyan had actually morphed into a skeleton under the illuminating moonlight!


    No wonder Little Lord Fokke��s epidemic disease was totally incapable of harming him! His purposeful actions of coughing blood came from ��acting props�� like prepared blood bags, all for the sake of conducting a marvelous performance!


    Looking back, Sheyan��s ploy had actuallymenced when he had first arrived at Tortuga.


    That was a time where he still didn��t know that the ��Dead Sea Scroll�� would point him towards Little Lord Fokke.


    Nevertheless, he was deeply aware of the irreconcble conflict that existed between him and that redoubtable existence!


    Firstly, in the perspective of his own interest, he definitely desired to unseal the ��Diary of Morgan Fokke��. The hidden secrets concealed within it could possibly unearth the deepest mystery residing in this world. Sheyan was all along extremely hopeful of acquiring another legend level, of which its benefits didn��t require borating. Yet to unseal this diary, he undoubtedly had to contest against Little Lord Fokke.


    To Little Lord Fokke, even though Sheyan didn��t intend to seek him out, that exact sentiments definitely didn��t wasn��t reciprocated. The hatred of murdering one��s wife definitely paled inparison to one whomitting adultery with one��s wife. Despite so, the deep affection between Little lord Fokke and his wife caused his inability topromise on this hatred.


    Therefore, Sheyan had already made two nemeses in the Pirates of the Caribbean world right from the start. The first was Ammand and the second was Little Lord Fokke.


    Both nemeses offered their own distinctive threats to Sheyan, and were both immensely severe.


    Based on overall might, Ammand had presently raised himself as thergest force of the ck Sea pirates. Inparison to Little Lord Fokke��s destituted family, his overall might was ten folds greater.


    However, in terms of individual battle power, Little Lord Fokke was at least ten folds amplified that of Ammand!


    Ten years ago, the redoubtable Little Lord Fokke had brazenly ughtered into the legendary ck Pearl, relying on his diabolical epidemic disease tomit wanton homicides before retreating.


    Ten yearster, Sheyan had personally witnessed the deadliness of Little Lord Fokke in Jiejie��s golden tent. Such deadliness could only described as pure terror. The potency of his ck Death once recklessly propagated, could ovee the apertures of space and easily kill with a snap of the fingers!


    Such terrifying battle powers could probably be considered near the peak of the Pirates of the Caribbean world.


    Fortunately, there was no chance for both parties to coborate. Otherwise, Sheyan could only flee like the wind.


    In truth, Sheyan had been constantly pondering this matter ever since his encounter with Little Lord Fokke in Jiejie��s tent. Exactly what was the extent of Little Lord Fokke��s strength?


    Through the disy in the golden tent, the killing elements of Little Lord Fokke was focused on his epidemic disease and malevolent chilliness. After Sheyan managed to uncover some truths pertaining to the past war between the ck Pearl and the Fokke family from Joshamee, he started making bold assumptions.


    Could he affirm this one matter - was the invincible Lord Fokke only adept in those two aspects?


    Harboring such suspicions, Sheyan began his investigations and realized his assumption was very possibly correct.


    From there, Sheyan could make a further inference.


    Little Lord Fokke was adorned in full body knightly armour, but this posed another clear question - The flesh beneath the armour would be very susceptible to damages, which could even be fatal damages. Otherwise, why would he be wearing such full body armour? It clearly affected his personal movement speed. Just recall the undying feral gents of the ck Pearl. They were all wearing sleeveless shirts and didn��t wear even a single piece of leather vest. Some of them even remained bare bodied!


    Thus, the biggest question before Sheyan was, what method could substantially reduce or negate the pandemic disease and frost attacks of Little Lord Fokke?


    At first notice, Sheyan had immediately thought of the curse of the Aztec gold! The frightening curse that transformed the ck Pearl pirates into undying skeletons!


    However, that curse was stillpletely foreign to Sheyan then. Furthermore, his military rank was still limited, and was unable to investigate relevant information even if he was willing to fork up arge sump of utility points. Whether that curse could affect contestants or the extent of its effects, everything was an unknown.


    Fortunately, Sheyan was still in possession of a magnificent item he reaped from the realm war previously! That was the ��Unmodeled Amnio-tank��. That meant that even if Sheyan guessed wrong about the curse and a grave error resulted, it wouldn''t go as far as being a single slip that caused an evesting sorrow; leaving him without the chance of aeback.


    Thus, Sheyan decided to gamble. More crucially, it was a gamble he could afford to lose!


    Back when he was about to reach for the stone chest of Aztec ursed gold from the ck Pearl��s treasure trove, the nightmare imprint had precisely notified him����he mustn��t touch the gold coins without putting gloves on. Otherwise, it would result in untold fatal consequences.


    After hesitating for a brief while, Sheyan had directly reached his hand in without any protective measures! He had grabbed a single Aztec ursed gold coin!


    At that moment, he instantly felt an unexinable sensation transmitting through his body. Furthermore, he had also started hallucinating.


    He hallucinated of illusory stars, as titanic feathered serpents soared through space. Illusions of pyramids being constructed on the earth. The glory of Apollo being illuminated on earth. The majesty of the Aztec Kingdom was sung and praised through millions of mouths.


    Within a sh in Sheyan��s hallucination, millions of souls had abruptly emerged and orbited over the gold coins. He could see remote wails and blood-curdling screams, merciless bloodshed and the insanity of a tyrant!


    Such hallucination sensation was exceedingly torturous and testing to one��s mental state. It was akin to stretching one��s mental state like a rubber band, stretching to its limits then loosening, stretching again then loosening. It was truly a sensation of one��s mind crumblingpletely.


    At that point in time, Sheyan had gritted his teeth and endured the splitting headache for only 5 seconds. He had actually felt a fatal crisising his way, and consigned to his contingency of having to activate the ��Unmodeled Amnio-tank��.


    Fortunately, a sudden pulse of warmth abruptly ascended from his chest. Soon after, he could see an edifice resembling a pce atop a mountain peak, surging down as it covered his illusory skies. Then, it viciously mmed down onto his hallucinatory world, while remaining motionlessly imposing. From then, those sinister and terrifying illusions of miserable howls could no longer shake Sheyan��s mental fortitude.


    That situationsted for approximately 30 seconds. Then, when that curse seemingly couldn��t find a way to crush Sheyan, his nightmare imprint had transmitted a list of notification.


    [ You are inflicted by the Aztec��s final curse (weakened by your ability ��Stronghold��) ]


    [ This is a curse ced by thest ruler of the Aztec Empire, Montecuhzoma. During the ancient past, the gave Aztecs 882 identical pieces of Aztec gold to the conquistador Hern��n Cort��s as blood money paid to stem the ughter of the Aztec citizens. But instead, Cort��s vited his promise after receiving this gift and continued his wanton and avaricious devastation of Aztec folk. In response, the heathen gods ced a curse upon the gold - any mortal who removed a piece of the gold from the chest would be punished for eternity ]


    [ Aztec��s final curse: You will plunge into a semi-undying state - Effects of diseases, bleeding, pertify, charm, frostbite, dark element damages, or any controlling effects will be reduced by 99%! All damages received will be reduced by 50%. However, these aforementioned effects are ineffective on contestants. (Due to the resistance of an unknown source, this property has gone into effect ) ]


    [ Semi-undying state: Exposure to moonlight will project you as a skeletal image ]


    [ You lose all sense of smell and taste. Any medicine will lose its effect on you, inclusive of honorary dosages. During the duration of this curse, you will not receive any utility and potential points frompletion of mission. Dead storyline characters will only drop key storyline items/ mission items that you require, but will not drop equipment/ utility points/ ability scroll loots etc ]


    [ Once this curse res up, one of your basic attribute will be deducted by 3 points. For every 24 hours this curse remains on you, a random 1-2 points of basic attribute will be deducted. However, deducted attribute points will not affect the relevant bonus attribute properties/abilities you have already acquired ]


    Upon browsing through the notifications, Sheyan wasn��t surprised at all. Moreover, his agility was instantly deducted by 3 points after the curse red up.


    Nevertheless, he felt all these would be worth it if he could eliminate Little Lord Fokke. All along, he believed that his harvest from that would vastly exceed what he would lose!


    One thing to take note, this curse was weakened by Sheyan��s ��Stronghold�� ability. If others desired to rely on this curse for benefits, that wouldn��t be very usible.

 Chapter 585: One eighth of battle power!

    <h4>Chapter 585: One eighth of battle power!</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Little Lord Fokke no longer bothered with superfluous words to a nemesis whoboriously plotted against him. Further conversations were now pointless. His eyes burned like will o''wisps. A dested chilliness instantly jolted up Sheyan��s frost coated saber shaft, and bore right into his heart.


    Since all of Sheyan��s cards were already revealed, he no longer tarried and pulled out his ��+7 West�� saber, before shing it towards Little Lord Fokke.


    Little Lord Fokke instantly swept his sword out, causing both des to sh in mid air as sparks, frost and blue glitters scattered out.


    Grunting simultaneously, both parties exerted their strength as they pressured against each other!


    ck gaseous strands continued churning and congealing into essences around Little Lord Fokke. Their faces were separated by merely 20 centimetres with two crisscrossed acute des. Their eyes both threatened to rip open their rival��s chest and carve each other��s heart out!


    Sheyan groaned as he channeled in more strength, pushing Little lord Fokke half a step backwards.


    One could observe strands of purplish corrosive fumes leaking out of the gash caused by Chevalle on Little Lord Fokke��s shoulder armour. Pouring out like blood, the fumes reacted with sizzling acidic sounds as it touched the floor! Extremely pungent spiralling white fumes then eroded out.


    Though waves of rich corrosive gas continued emanating out from Little Lord Fokke within this tiny gap of half a metre, Little Lord Fokke��s declining strength could already be seen from his struggle.


    At present, he had indeed plunged to his weakest state after falling into Sheyan��s deliberate plotting.


    Firstly, he probably had to expend a good half of his dark magic, for him and Momore to traverse through space to reach Sheyan. His personal summoning was the first weakening disadvantage.


    The second weakening advantageid in him having to depart from his own homeground to do battle. Thus, his battle powers would probably decline once again.


    Next was demon horse Momore being entrapped by the undying ck Pearl pirates. Inevitably, a knight without a horse would naturally be weaker aspared to his optimal state.


    Following that, was his rampant onught while pursuing Sheyan previously! Although the souls he killed could be converted into replenishment of strength, it required a period of time. It was just like consuming nutritional products wouldn��t provide instant effects. At the most, the nutritional products had to be absorbed by the intestines first.


    Therefore, those dead souls would require 3 days before they could be converted into battle power for Little Lord Fokke. As such, the dark magic and energy he consumed during his onught wouldn��t be replenished temporarily! Moreover, he was even dealt a severe blow by Chevalle along the way. This caused his battle power to wane once again!


    Which goes to say, Little Lord Fokke��s standard battle power had been chiselled away gradually through the differentyers of Sheyan��s ploy! Moreover, Little Lord Fokke��s most lethal epidemic and dark frost effects could be nearly negated by Sheyan! Right now, it could be said he was merely at an eighth of his battle power.


    This was why Sheyan had the confidence and guts to challenge him!


    One could imagine how formidable an optimal state Little Fokke would be. He was truly a peak fighter with freakish strength that could contest a legendary ship single handedly. Of course, the ursed ck Pearl would be now an exception.


    "This repugnant����insect!"


    Little Lord Fokke��s icy eyes were fixated deadly on the devilish skeleton before him. He could feel the depths of his body issuing pangs of weakening. His breathing also gradually turned heavier, and an absurd notion was conceived in his heart.


    "Could it be after abandoning my lordship, my wealth, pleasures of beauty in exchange for my unrivalled and boundless strength��after despising the world for a decade, where even legendary figures couldn��t threaten me����holding the sacred altar of life in my hands����but now, am I to be buried in the hands of a lowly worm-like figure?"


    After this notion was conceived, the icy eyes of Little Lord Fokke instantly transformed into empty cavities! Within a split second, a flicker of malevolence ignited like a jack-o��ntern in his eyes!


    Meanwhile, Sheyan��s magnificent long saber hacked against the wound left behind by Chevalle, ripping out a violent diffusion of corrosive purplish fumes as they coiled around Sheyan��s body.


    Consecutively, a blizzard like vortex swirled around Little Lord Fokke��s right hand, before he pushed it towards Sheyan!


    In a sh, an unfathomably low temperature enveloped Sheyan��s body. That sensation was as though the cheeks of a million deathly cold corpses, were being tightly pasted onto his skin; the rapacious desires of the dead absorbing away his vitality warmth.


    Strike of Shivering Winds!!!


    Crackle! Crackle! The fracturing sounds of shattering ice shards scuttled intensely around Sheyan��s body.


    Seizing this moment, Little Lord Fokke raised his Symbolic Ice Sword and chopped down!


    Whizz! The de of his Symbolic sword instantly unleashed an incredibly chilling Icicle arrow, as it pierced through the air and shot towards Sheyan!


    Sheyan barely managed to swipe his saber in response, as his ��+7 West�� struck upwards against the Icicle arrow; shattering it into minute ice shards as they ripped out deep scars onto Sheyan��s skeletal surface.


    After releasing a sigh of relief, Sheyan immediately noticed Little Lord Fokke��s mouth swelling up. Pffft!!! A regiment of revolving phosphorescent ghost mes suddenly barreled out his mouth.


    Sheyan currently had exceedingly high resistance to epidemic diseases and frost, but his resistance to mes were only mediocre. Stunned by this, he could only utilize his hands to block.


    At this moment, the clouds covered the moonlight once again, prompting Sheyan to return to his human form. The next second, that regiment of slender phosphorescent ghost mes zed against his hand.


    The mes pressed and distorted against his hand, before its fiery burns contaminated his flesh and set it aze! Broiling sizzling sounds erupted from his hand, where the phosphorescent ghost mes constantly wrestled against his hand like a reluctant untamed serpent.


    Strictly speaking, Little Lord Fokke had broke away from his intrinsic nature as a knight, and was employing his sword more like a wizard wand. He would frequently cast out various strange dark magic arts. The only difference between him and a sorcerer, was the impregnably thick armour he adorned and his hellish demon horse mount!


    Noticing that Sheyan was about to extinguish that regiment of ghost mes, Little Lord Fokke shockingly punched his shoulder wound; inciting arge batch of dark purplish fumes to pour out towards the regiment of ghost mes.


    Instantaneously, the regiment of ghost mes started rummaging with reignitedbustion. Distorted and anguished faces repeatedly floated up from it, coupled with wails of agony.


    Though their decisive battle had reached its climax, those wailspletely overwhelmed the intensity of battle; emitting out colliding sounds of an airtight space. Theirmentations were shrilling and domineering, utterly akin to a poltergeist*!


    (TN: A poltergeist is a type of ghost or other supernatural entity which is responsible for physical disturbances, such as loud noises and objects being moved or destroyed.)


    The ghost inferno burned with great intensity, melting away Sheyan��s flesh as his bodily fluids dripped down. His bodily fluids were like fuel that continue burning with patches of greenish-ck ghost mes, scorching even the solid ground rocks with crackles.


    Facing such an unguardable attack, a desperate bloodlust soared within Sheyan��s heart.


    Those incessant cauterizing damages activated the passive ability of his ��Barbarous Crust Armour��. Sheyan��s courageous and domineering temper once again red up from the depths of his soul as he roared; not consigning himself to retreat anymore, but instead to retaliate!


    As he continued carrying an inferno of fiery ghost mes, he hacked away his saber at Little lord Fokke!


    At this instance, the consequence of losing his mount surfaced. Still recovering from the casting time of his dark magic, he couldn��t dodge in time as Sheyan��s ferocious chopping saber came shing down; offense against offense, trading damage with damage!


    Oceanic-blue glitters sparkled out repetitively, alongside the continued piercing sounds of cleaving bones and flesh!


    Following Sheyan��s final cutting de, his gloves suddenly twinkled with silvery radiance as moisty vapour came frantically converging from all sides,bining into a massive azure bubble that trapped Little Lord Fokke within. Right now, every motion of his would have to be done with great difficulty!


    This was the passive ability, ��Tidal Shock��, of Sheyan��s newly acquired ��Deformed Thickshell�� gloves. If Little Lord Fokke didn��t pop the bubble, he would have to suffer the negative state of 80% movement speed decline!


    Facing such an unexpected development, Little Lord Fokke��s slight hesitation caused him to eat another de sh from Sheyan! Furthermore, this de had actually shed out two explosive strikes!


    Kacha! Another half a chunk of Little Lord Fokke��s shoulder armour was struck flying, while the entire shoulder te was now dangling down. Purplish ck gaseous flooded out wildly, morphing into absolved countenances of vengeful souls who frantically escaped.


    It seemed like Little Lord Fokke had actually sealed an innumerable amount of agonizing dead souls within his body, which was the source of his dark magic!


    Without dys, Sheyan once again lifted his saber. Amidst the blue glitters of his ��+7 West��, golden brilliance were also faintly glimmering as the divine might of Odin adhered onto it. One could fathom how tremendous the damage dealt on Little Lord Fokke was, as Sheyan shed his de down!


    With this sh, hepletely sliced off the injured shoulder of Little Lord Fokke. Spinning high into the air, the arm appeared like discarded junk as itnded onto the ground.


    Yet concurrently, a frosty shimmer appeared in Little Lord Fokke��s other hand as he abruptly congealed out a long ice spear! The shape of his Ice spear astoundingly resembled those jousting long spears that knights of the medieval ages had!


    Sheyan wasn��t aware that before Little Lord Fokke became depraved, he had vanquished three powerful challengers during the jousting knight selections of Britain that year!


    Little Lord Fokke then ferociously hurled out the long Ice spear in his hand!


    A jolt of chilliness shed out as the ice spear prated into Sheyan��s chest. At this instance, the left side of his body instantly turned numbed! Blood gushed out from his back before rapidly coagting into strands of scarlet icicles!


    Without wavering in its momentum, that ice spear dragged Sheyan for 5-6 metres before impaling him onto a cliff rock behind.

 Chapter 586: I see only darkness before me!

    <h4>Chapter 586: I see only darkness before me!</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Evidently, Little Lord Fokke understood that even such an attack definitely wasn��t fatal to Sheyan.


    Borrowing this chance, Little Lord Fokke picked up his own severed arm with a nonchnt demeanor. He didn��t reattach his severed arm to his body, but instead lifted it up high above his helmet!


    With an oppressive voice that resonated in one��s thoracic cavity, he offered.


    "ept my tribute! O mighty host!"


    Above Little Lord Fokke��s helmet, an appalling hexagram styled magic array emerged in mid air;pletely devouring his decapitated arm! Following that, ayer of hazy blood glow enveloped Little Lord Fokke��s body as he sauntered towards Sheyan withrge strides!


    His eye sockets had shockingly transformed into ghastly ice swirls, seemingly desiring to insatiably devour anything his gaze could behold.


    Sheyan nced into Little Lord Fokke��s eyes and suddenly felt as though his organs we reflexively churning up. Even his train of thought was stirring up and agitating his body with a threatening pressure.


    His subconscious thought was reflecting this - An arrogant and berserking taste of balefulness was being borne!


    Within seconds, Sheyan felt as though he was submerged into a nightmare. His thoughts were totally incapable of controlling his bodily rhythm!


    "Conceive! Satan��s will!" The icy cold voice of Little Lord Fokke rung in Sheyan��s ear.


    This was a powerful spirit type dark magic of Little Lord Fokke - Satan��s Descent. Utilizing the evil thoughts of the human heart as nourishment to excavate the sinister craziness of one��s heart, thereby bringing upon internal condemnation and destruction!


    Within an instant, Sheyan��s HP started plunging rapidly. At this moment, he quickly activated the party ability ��Gloryheal��! Although his ursed state prevented him from using medicines, this regeneration ability could still be effective.


    Watching Sheyan grinding his teeth as he persevered, Little Lord Fokke widened his mouth in a seemingly impossible manner, spanning his mouth open in a terrifying 270 degrees angle that surpassed the limitations of humans. It was a widened mouth that covered half his face!


    Following that, countless grieving souls came pouring out ludicrously!


    The atmosphere was filled with reckless screeches as those fanatical evil spirits flushed out.


    However, after a fleeting moment of freedom, those grieving souls returned under Little Lord Fokke��s maniption again; forming into devils that wielded human bones, cow skeletons, goat horns, ghostly hammers and various demonic artifacts! They appeared like an ungodly array of terror, before drilling straight into Sheyan��s seven apertures.


    The ��Satan��s Will�� attack was an unparalleled controlling ability of devastating persisting damages. The damage type incurred were all true damages! Regardless of one��s defence or the resistance of the Aztec curse! Everything paled in frailness aspared to such an iparably outrageous attack!


    But at this very moment, ayer of formless red glow emerged from Sheyan��s chest; a glow resembling the boiling radiation of blood. A glow that appeared like a lofty teau, as boundless as the earth! It forcibly suppressed down onto Sheyan��s body, and minimally obstructed away a third of those devils drilling towards Sheyan! Then like a cornerstone, it dispelled away a tiny portion of the ck glows enshrouding Sheyan!


    Indeed, this was Sheyan��s innate ability - Stronghold!


    In the face of true damages, this ability still obstinately and tenaciously came into effect! Not only was ��Stronghold�� able to forcefully absorb 40 points of all kinds of damages, it would also reduce the duration of all negative states by 25%!


    Even true damages were now being shed into grains by the halberd known as ��Stronghold��!


    Yet more crucially, with the constant regeneration of ��Gloryheal�� and the duration of ��Satan��s will�� being shed by 25%, it became insufficient to condemn Sheyan to death!


    Sheyan finally regained his freedom. Despite his HP already falling below 30% and despite his body being riddled in wounds, Little lord Fokke could intensely sensed the vigor of his opponent suddenly inting like a volcanic eruption! It was analogous to the split second of rampaging frenzy that ovees a wild beast, before a spear pierces into its head. It was as though any area those pair of zing eyes red at would experiencing a scorching agony.


    Within a twinkling of an eye, Sheyan pulled out his ck musket!


    A flintlock musket that even the ocean tides would conform to����it now coldly aimed across!


    ��Ambition��!


    "Penitence??! How could it show up here?"


    As he stared into ��Ambition��s�� ck barrel, Little Lord Fokke��s face revealed an indescribable expression. Moreover, he actually addressed this musket as ��Penitence��!


    His lips shivered as he attempted to reach out for the musket. Although Sheyan didn��t know what was going on, he seized this glorious opportunity and pressed the trigger!


    BOOM!! Little Lord Fokke��s ck helmet was struck flying backwards, after receiving a lead bullet infused with an astronomical kic force.


    An ashen middle-aged male face was exposed with a head full of floating white hair.


    At this instant, Kraken Paul��s ink also smearedpletely on Little Lord Fokke��s body. Immediately, Little Lord Fokke issued a tormented countenance as he clutched his head, probably caused by the 2 second stun of ��Rum & Songs��.


    By now, Sheyan had already buried his head forward as he rushed in while hauling along his oceanic-blue glittering long saber. Raising his long saber as he leapt through the air, he summoned his full strength and thrusted towards the decapitated wound of Little Lord Fokke��s shoulder!


    Such was the ruthlessness of his thrust, that even the saber shaft of ��+7 West�� had deeply poked against the Little Lord Fokke��s flesh. However, Sheyan felt as though he had stabbed his weapon deep into a boundless hollow!


    After abruptly retracting his saber, pungent purplish ck fluids spurted over his whole face.


    Little Lord Fokke then released a mournful roar as he swiped his Symbolic sword towards Sheyan��s face. However, Sheyan��s fist once again smashed heftily against the wound stabbed by his long saber, his unstoppable might plummeting into the mangled wound!


    Although his fist smashed into Little lord Fokke��s body, he felt as though his hand was being devoured by the mouths of innumerable icy corpses. Within a split second, he lost feeling of his hand. Yet before that happened, his fist was already tightly clenched.


    As it turns out, there was unexpectedly, a tiny bottle hidden within his fist!


    An ordinary ss bottle.


    Instead, the liquid contained in the ss bottle was absolutely special. It was holy water that Sheyan expended generously to acquire from a roman merchant. Holy water blessed by the pope of the Apostolic Pce!


    When Sheyan had tightened his grip around the ss bottle, it instantly shattered; allowing the holy water to ssh forth! Liquid filled with a rich holy essence poured into the depths of Little Lord Fokke��s body. This scene practically could be described as dripping oil in a deep fryer.


    The existence of pure radiance had actually appeared within the frailest nexus of sinister darkness. Instantaneously, an unprecedentedly violent reaction urred, giving rise to a terrifying destructive force of unmatched proportions!


    This was a force akin to primal chaos!


    Feeling something was amiss, Sheyan immediately seized the impact of his face being cleaved by the Symbolic sword to leap backwards. Though that was so, his arm was ripped apart and remained lodged within Little lord Fokke��s body.


    Soon after, a monumental destructive force shredded Sheyan��s hand asunder into speckles of dust!


    Not only so, after pr opposites of light and darkness converged, the astronomical primal chaos force resulted was like a vortex seeking to absorb his entire body in. If Sheyan hadn��t leapt backwards, he would''ve definitely been caught off guard and suffer a horrendous fate!


    In spite of that, that powerful suction force seemingly threatened to pull one��s soul in.


    Sheyan instantly sprawled onto the ground after leaping backwards, as his chin was scraped ruthlessly against the ground. His only remaining hand was now tightly gripping around a rock.


    Fortunately, the volume of holy water was merely a tiny bottle, and the primal chaos force faded as quick as it came; vanishing with a short span of seconds.


    Little Lord Fokke remained sluggish where he was, his expression lifelessly vacant; stoning for a long while like a mannequin. Eventually, his knees bent in a reverse mountain shape as he knelt onto the ground. Still, he remained unwilling to copse, stabbing his Symbolic sword into the ground to support his body!


    With the abstruse darkness of his decapitated shoulder,rge clumps of cyan fumes were spiralling out.


    Those cyan fumes formed into human faces, faces that were evidently peaceful and calm; as though they were meditatively praying. Then, the faces rapidly drifted towards the skies above.


    When those cyan fumes eventually depleted, sparkles begun wafting out from within. Those sparkles were cold and indistinct, and finally hovered before Little Lord Fokke��s face; morphing into the projection of his most beloved Sally.


    This was the only humanly affection that Little Lord Fokke had not forsaken. This was his only weakness where his defeat stemmed from!


    At present, Little Lord Fokke had recovered his human form. He now appeared like a forty or so year old british lord, except for his haggard, decadent and pale face. There was a sliver of anxiousness in his face as he powerlessly leaned his face towards the pure, mother Mary-like Sally projection. Then, he reached out both hands and offered with an exhausted and weak voice.


    "Sally��I see, only darkness��before me����"*


    Amidst the turbulent sea, the bright moonlight cascaded down onto this towering cliff.


    This moment had seemingly froze and turned fuzzy.


    The only rity remained the outline of a kneeling man d in knightly armour.


    Even though darkness remained discharging out from this man, this scene would be profoundly engraved into the strokes of writings for years toe!


    [ Great Ocean era. Year 243, June, 2 am in the wee hours of the morning ]


    [ Present sessor of the Fokke family, Caterly Fokke, dies. ]


    [ Age: 48 years old ]


    ******************************************


    (TL:*Author asked chinese readers to guess where this line came from. Let me give you guys the answer though, it was the final words that Arthas (or the lich king) offered before he died. Basically, his inspiration for Little Lord Fokke was Arthas of the World of Warcraft)


    TL:


    Since some of you wereining about the teaser, so I figured I''ll just post Friday''s chapter now as well to spare you guys from the cliff. Then again, there''s always a higher cliff on the other side. The next chapter will be out 3 dayster.


    Please bare with the following nk chapter, this is due to some technical mistake i made with the system that I can''t undo.

 Chapter 587: Summoning the flagship anywhere!!!

    <h4>Chapter 587: Summoning the gship anywhere!!!</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    [ Note: The ��Dead Sea Scroll�� is exclusive in this realm. Therefore, the secrets made known from it through Caterly Fokke��s relevant mission dropped loots, will be exclusive to this realm. This secret will never again surface in this realm ]


    Sheyan couldn��t appreciate the scene of Little Lord Fokke��s exceedingly noble death.


    Grimacing as his teeth chattered, the fingers of his remaining hand dug into the soil. This was because his severed arm was now experiencing an unbearably searing pain. A pain that was simply unexinable, as though every cell of his obliterated arm was wailing despondently. Waves of searing pain tormented in mind!


    This was the remnic manifestation of the primal chaos force that had leaked into Sheyan��s body!


    Though Sheyan endured the boiling agony for a trifling ten seconds, his organs felt like it had been ten excruciatingly long years! Fortunately, the pain went as fast as it came and disappeared without a trace.


    When Sheyan nced at his mangled arm, he got a huge fright. The corrosion of his wound was full of ��pot-holes��, a simrly impression of rocks being eroded by the winds in the Gobi desert!


    After wiping his head full of cold sweat, Sheyan stood back up with great difficulty. He then marched towards Little Lord Fokke��s noble body and sighed, before picking up a dropped key.


    A crimson blood key!


    It emanated the exact same brilliance as the ��Dead Sea Scroll��.


    Under normal circumstances, it would be absolutely impossible for Sheyan to defeat Little Lord Fokke, even if he was weakened to an eighth of his battle power, or even without his horse.


    Based on his iparably horrifying epidemic disease and his malevolent frost, it would be sufficient to eradicate Sheyan��s party Ace within a short time; each falling to the deadliness of his ck Death.


    Thus, even if Little Lord Fokke hadn��t been struck severely by Chevalle, the presently ursed Sheyan still wouldn��t harbour hopes of obtaining any equipments or divine artifact like items. After picking up that crimson blood key, he casually attempted to execute his ��Pirate Captain�� plundering ability before fleeing!


    Never forget, Sheyan was still carrying a single Aztec ursed gold! With Little Lord Fokke��s death, the demon horse Momore would definitely feel a certain connection of soul link.


    If it was devoted to Little Lord Fokke, it would surely rush here to rescue its master. Otherwise, it would choose to make away with its newly found freedom. Furthermore, those ck Pearl pirates would undoubtedly still sense the existence of the Aztec gold on Sheyan. Their first response would inevitably be to pursue him.


    Nevertheless, his only sce was that there was only two more hours to thepletion deadline of his main mission. Moreover, the ind of Tortuga port spanned over 30-40 square kilometres. Furthermore, he was squaring up with the rtively weaker members of the ck pearl. It wouldn��t be a huge problem trying to grind through these two hours.


    While escaping, Sheyan could still afford to examine the list of battle information from before.


    [ Your plundering ability has failed. Your power disparity between you and your target is too great. You are unable to plunder any item of value ]


    "As expected." Sheyan wasn��t surprised by that notification. Hence, he didn��t feel dejected either and continued to advance ahead.


    [ Your actions have led to the demise of an important storyline character - Little Lord Fokke ]


    [ Your actions will have a definite influence in the storyline progression of this world ]


    [ You receive 3+1 achievement points (legend level attributes to +1) ]


    [ Your pirate reputation will be raised by 10,000 points if you wish to publicise this matter. Yes / No ]


    [ If yes, every additional person of this world knowing this matter would supply an additional +3 pirate reputation ]


    After hesitating slightly, Sheyan selected ��yes��!


    To him, he was no longer that weak little Crew Head of the Bell and Mug. Right now, he was the formidable Seaman Yan whomanded a quasi-legendary warship! He now had full faith in his abilities to meet any challenger!


    After choosing to publicise, Sheyan��s reputation amongst the pirates continued to soar even though it was already ��Worshipped�� before this. When his reputation reached ��Worshipped (15,000 points)��, Sheyan suddenly received yet another nightmare imprint notification.


    [ Your pirate reputation has reached Worshipped (15,000 points) ]


    [ You possess the ck-Iron title: Pirate Captain ]


    [ You have met the qualifications to trigger the Bronze ss title: Pirate Commander ]


    [ You must first possess a fleet of no less than five ships. You must possess at least one quasi-legendary ship amongst your fleet, two 5-masted ships while other ships cannot be lower than the 3-masted rate! ]


    [ Details: After promoting to this step, and after bing sovereign of any naval territory, you will be able to summon your incredibly indomitable gship anywhere! Let your foes witness your prestige of sweeping the seven seas! ]


    When Sheyan first examined the bronze ss title ��Pirate Commander��, he wasn��t stirred emotionally. However����the next notification caused his blood to rush up his head!!


    "Summon my indomitable gship anywhere!!!!"


    In this instant. Sheyan wished so badly that he could fork out any price, to continue staying for another month in this world! Nevertheless, the cruel reality foiled his fantasy.


    Under the dark of night, a piercing pistol gunfire echoed from behind. This was followed by hysterical cursing, which was the unique cooperative berating of Pintel and Ragetti.


    "Ye bilge-suckin�� thief! Silly ass madman! Beast! Yer better not allow Ragetti to find ya. Otherwise, ye shall taste the vour of me fiery fork!"


    "Shut yer trap Ragetti! You ought to say that after we capture him. Be a little gentler will ya, tell em�� to hand over the gold or cease his runnin�� and we shall contemte forgoin�� his punishment."


    "I��ve never lied, Pintel! Never will!"


    "I told yer to shut it, idiot. Or shall I stuff yer false eye in your mouth?"


    "����"


    "��"


    Sheyan shrugged his shoulders as he casually activated the enhanced movement speed of his soul equipment, ��Endless Spirited Vodka��. Then, he strained himself as he fled towards the reefs of Tortuga��s shores.


    The terrain here was awfullyplex. Furthermore, some of the pirates had to remain on the ck Pearl to safeguard it. Thus, there were only six pirates chasing up right now.


    Finding Sheyan within theplicated clusters of reefs with merely six pirates at night, would be as hard as ascending to the sky.


    During the chase, Sheyan had bluntly activated the crimson blood key dropped by Little Lord Fokke. The chest produced only offered two items, and both were papers.


    The first was a yellowish triangr paper scrap concerning merchandising goods. The second was a little booklet formed by binded parchment. The foremost parchment faintly disyed a name - Bernard Fokke.


    "This is?"


    Sheyan never could��ve anticipated the key would issue two such objects.


    Papers were messengers of information. This implied that Little Lord Fokke didn��t drop any concrete object, but instead clues! This further signified, one still had to experience a series of twists and turns before obtaining the ultimate reward of the ��Dead Sea Scroll��!


    The arduous mission of ying Little Lord Fokke was merely a mid point!


    Thus, exactly how tough would the difficulty of obtaining the ��Dead Sea Scroll��s�� ultimate reward be? Wouldn��t that reward be exceedingly abundant and enticing?


    At this moment, the pursuing sounds of the ck Pearl pirates became louder. Despite so, Sheyan was long prepared.


    Under the disguise of the reefs and the darkness, he stealthily crept towards gulf. Then, he quietly slipped into the sea water, burying himself beneath the fine sand.


    Before this, he had managed to find a random bamboo pipe like nt to act as a breathing tube����moreover, the precision of pirates�� Aztec gold senses was merely confided to a hundred metres radius. Within this hundred metre radius were multitudes of reefs, sheer cliffs and precipitous rock caverns and beach shoals. Would a trifling 6 pirates be able to settle the deal of searching under the darkness of night within 2-3 hours?


    Furthermore, dragging for time was Sheyan��s only goal.


    After submerging under water, all sounds were filtered away by the supple seawater. Sheyan could distinctly hear the sound of his heartbeat.


    Sheyan pondered a little, before flipping open the ��Diary of Morgan Fokke�� within his personal nightmare imprint storage. Through the slovenly written handwritings, he assimted himself into the world of a nerdy child����


    "����"


    ��������


    �� 13th, May: I went hunting for Skrks today. Feeling rather exhausted, I went to bed early. However, our butler, Dick, woke me up at two in the morning. Yes, I did see Uncle Shinard. Wasn��t he supposed to have died years ago? But why was his appearance so elegant? Even his servant was wearing a ribbon coat? ��


    �� 14th, May: As it turns out, Uncle Shinard has inherited the lordship of the Edwards family, and is now a Baron. His name is now Shinard Edwards��once he bes a Duke of the empire, he will return to the Fokke family and bring us to the pinnacle of glory. ��


    �� Uncle Caterly told me, all the profits and interests acquired in Turtuga shall be channeled towards Uncle Shinard. Thus, my weekly allowance shall be halved! My hounds must be put down, and half of my servants are to be released��to hell with the glories of the family. To hell with the dog poop Edwards family. To hell with his aspirations of bing a Duke! ��

 Chapter 588: Ultimate secrets

    <h4>Chapter 588: Ultimate secrets</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    �� 10th, January (three yearster): I heard aint about the filthiness of the port road. It is true. Walking along the streets in the rain, a slight carelessness will leave one��s pants soaked with mud. My favourite embroidered woolen trousers suffered that exact fate. Uncle Caterly seems to be no longer concerned about such matters. Has he forgotten that Turtuga is the foundation of our family? ��


    �� 6th, February: I heard Uncle Caterly has returned from a business endeavour abroad. After an entire year and a half, I can guess his journey wasn��t a smooth one. His countenance is exceedingly troubled. Less than half of the sailors that went out with him has returned. Without a doubt, his efforts were in vain. It must��ve been a misfortunate endeavour without yield. ��


    �� 3rd, July: The family is in debt. Indeed, a huge debt has befallen us! Not only is Uncle Caterly not supervising the port, he is squandering the inherited wealth of the family! Look at what he has been doing? He wasted 5 kilograms of gold thest month to purchase 3,000 pounds of Indonesian resin, a so called ghost of Solomon, mystery springwater from China, long city bricks and ten gallons of lion��s blood! He must be turning mad. I cannot watch idly while this unfolds! ��


    �� 6th, November: I have recruited 14 underlings. They are all murderous scoundrels, unwanted by the navy. I shall equip these savage bandits to their teeth. This force will be enough to stop Uncle Caterly andpel him to vanquish his authority. I don��t wish for our children to turn into poverty-stricken peasants. ��


    �� 8th, November: Heavens!! What did I just see? Momore��that��s the fiendish horse of the family��s legends. It actually allowed Uncle Caterly to mount it. I understand����I understand how Uncle Shinard��s father-inw suddenly passed away����the death of that healthy old mate is identical to that of my dead underling!! ��


    �� ���� ��


    Upon reading till here, Sheyan closed the diary. It was no wonder Little Lord Fokke was bent on retrieving this diary.


    As it turns out, there was another member of the Fokke family out there. A member that had sessfully stolen the wealth and lordship of another family n. Furthermore, they were engaged in unorthodox methods to raise his status. Because Little Fokke had lost the capability to reproduce, he had entrusted all hopes onto Shinard Fokke.


    Evidently, employing this diary to search and manipte Shinard Fokke of the Edwards family, would undoubtedly offer exceedingly abundant remunerations. That was if one was willing to risk the immense risk of being silenced. This goes to say, the interest that could be gained from this, was truly in direct proportion to the treacherous pursuit of Little Lord Fokke.


    All of a sudden, Sheyan felt the water swaying a little. Rolling away his tongue, he swiftly pressed his ��breathing tube�� beneath. It was better to remain cautious against these pursuing pirates.


    Nevertheless, expecting these brutish pirates to meticulously search within the darkness for strange motions of the seabed, that was truly a forceful thought.


    To these pirates, they could only sense that the position of the Aztec gold wasn��t shifting. Hence, they remained unhurried and slowly searched the area. If need be, they could still call for others once the daylight dawns. In the end, they will definitely find him.


    After sensing that the pirates had departed from nearby, Sheyan slowly poked his head out of the water to scour. Instantly, he heard the impatient voice of Ragetti.


    "That sted lil�� thief must be too afraid, mayhaps he has tossed our gold and left. This has happened before. That scurvy rot head, I��ll stuff his bowels wit�� rye bread if I catches him!"


    These pirates couldn��t satisfy their hunger after suffering from this curse. Hence, their method of punishment had turned into fantastic oddities of every description overtime.


    When the other pirates noticed their own leader, Ragetti, cking off, they naturally wouldn��t put in effort as well. Each were mumbling to themselves as theyzily sat on reefs.


    Obviously, Sheyan praised their conducts as he continued submerging himself. Then, he proceeded to examine that triangr paper scrap from Little Lord Fokke��s dropped key.


    He then realized it was something like a token te. A token te used during exhibitions or events simrly to that. Token tes that would be disyed over merchandise products, detailing its origin, specialties, materialposition and etc.


    As for this token te, it wrote:


    �� During the summer of the year 1563, the grand goddess of fortune descended onto the Lightfire factory of Navarre. Five premium weapons were forged in session within two short months. They disyed their impressive capabilities intter wars. ��


    �� The flintlock musket exhibited right here is one of them. Its name is Penitence. ��


    �� That year, Duke Anjou, Philip, of France invaded spain. During a critical period of the ongoing war, the lover of a brave soldier called Bijnor was in. He then organized a rebellion army to resist the french. During their final raid, Bijnor had ughtered his way to Duke Anjour, pointing this very musket at his venerable excellency; demanding penitence for his crimes. Then, he pressed the trigger. ��


    �� From henceforth, this murderous weapon, soaked by the blood of a french duke, was hailed as - Penitence! Its reputation even towered over the other flintlock musket created by the Lightfire factory of Navarre, Ambition! ��


    �� Donor: Earl Carson Boelban. The Royal British museum offers its gratitude to your excellency for supporting this naval exposition. ��


    Sheyan��s pupils contracted as he read the token te. The details inscribed on this token te was undoubtedly pointing towards a weapon more formidable than ��Ambition��!


    Actually, this was a weapon Sheyan had witnessed operating in Little Lord Fokke��s hand a decade ago.


    It was shaped exactly like ��Ambition��, but discharged a majestically shivering might. It was akin to being suppressed by the upright and frank military, dering death unto you. It was akin to being being convicted of guilt by the ruling court ofw. Under their authoritative might, the only thing one could do was to disy penitence!


    As for how such a weaponnded up in the hands of Earl Carson Boelban, Sheyan could roughly infer with his mind.


    It was probably for the sake of Baron Shinard of the Edwards family ascending. Probably that Earl loved keeping weapons, and thus that musket was taken from Little Lord Fokke in exchange for the Earl��s support.


    Since Sheyan was now aware of the location of this weapon, he would definitely have to pay a visit to the lovely Earl Carson Boelban at an appropriateter time. Wouldn��t it be extorting the heavens if this mister were to be allowed to continue hoarding such an excellent weapon in his cab? Why not allow himself to exploit its advantages.


    Following that, Sheyan became further intrigued. He was long aware of the clear notification after being inflicted by the curse.


    [ During the duration of this curse, you will not receive any utility and potential points frompletion of mission. Dead storyline characters will only drop key storyline items/ mission items that you require, but will not drop equipment/ utility points/ ability scroll loots etc ]


    This meant that this token te should definitely be a mission item, but this mission should��ve been rted or triggered due to ��Ambition��. It shouldn��t have a sliver of rtion to the ��Dead Sea Scroll��s�� intention.


    Therefore, what remained was the booklet of binded parchment. That was the true crux of an immeasurably treacherous mission incited by the ��Dead Sea Scroll��!


    Thinking of that, the usuallyposed Sheyan couldn��t prevent his hands from trembling slightly.


    It wasn��t because he was unable to remain calm. Instead, it was because Sheyan had suddenly recalled the forewarning message of the ��Dead Sea Scroll��. There was a possibility that the acquired reward wouldn��t match with the treachery he would face. If he unlocked that booklet, and a ��cheeky smile�� appeared within��Sheyan would really vomit blood.


    Carrying an expression of fearlessness, Sheyan unlocked the booklet. Fortunately, it wasn��t a ��cheeky smiley face��.


    The first page itself contained a dense mass of numbers. However, the numbers couldn��t be differentiated by their age nor did they follow any patterns. Evidently, the numbers were written at different points in time.


    Sheyan had all along been a veteran sailor and after careful inspection, he perceived that this booklet was filled with longitude andtitude points. Nheless, there would be a certain disparity between Sheyan��s understanding of such main points. Primarily, It was because the techniques of this era was stillgging, aspared to the modernized and precise technology of the present world. To be able to be as precise in terms of metres would be an outstanding feat in this era.


    If there was merely one of two main coordinates of longitude andtitude, Sheyan would still be able to make a rough estimate. Yet in the face of a dense mass of tens of longitudes andtitudes, it would require one to do an exceedingly critical textual criticism. These numbers were more or less representative of a long route.


    In this world, the dangers of voyages weren��t confined to merely the stormy seas or the deficit of food supplies and fresh water. There were plenty of oddities urring out at sea, including various kinds of legendary creatures.


    As Sheyan continued browsing, he gradually realized that this booklet was probably a sailor��s journal log. Contained within it, were the scattered and fragmentary narratives of the pioneer of the Fokke family n, Bernard Fokke.


    Everyone knew that Bernard Fokke was originally a magnificent pirate, who piged hundreds of merchant ships to his name. After offering tribute to the Queen at the age of fifty, he abandoned the life of an ouw. In spite of the public��s opposition, the grand Queen of Britain coveted the wealth he offered and conferred to him a lordship.


    The life experiences of Bernard Fokke had became a legend. His life of umting riches and greed was out of the ordinary. If his life story was detailed in a book, don��t even mention monthly tickets, a single volume would probably be pushed to the top fifty narratives.


    As Sheyan slowly flopped through the booklet, he slowly discovered the written ount of this booklet, was unexpectedly the timeline of Bernard Fokke back when he was an ordinary sailor.


    It was before he became a pirate!


    Such a distant history was now gradually projecting a picture scroll of the strangest, bloodiest and most astounding events!!!

 Chapter 589: Pathetically escaping

    <h4>Chapter 589: Pathetically escaping</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Sheyan��s mind was in turmoil after reading thest parchment page of the booklet.


    His throat became dry and heavy, fuelling his desire to quench his thirst. Based on Sheyan��s current capabilities, it would be hard for ordinary matters to shake him.


    Yet if the ount detailed in the booklet wasn��t false, it was truly as indicated as the ��Dead Sea Scroll��. An ultimate secret of the foundations of this world!


    However, the uncovered ultimate foundation secret was exceedingly far-fetched, to the extent that it was simply unbelievable!!


    The thoughts in his brain were revolving in high speeds. All of a sudden, he was jolted by a warning. The seawater before his eyes had abruptly been stirred. A chilling sh emerged from nowhere, as a broadsword drilled down mercilessly like a jabbing swordfish!


    As it turns out, Sheyan had underestimated the ck Pearl pirates.


    Weren��t the pirates of a legendary pirate ship not to be trifled with? While those pirates loosened up, their secondary objective was indeed to ck off. However, their primary objective was to baffle their foe.


    After Sheyan had been greatly shaken by the monumental secret of Bernard Fokke��s sailing log, he subconsciously poked his head out of the water for some breaths. Though his breath was light, it appeared rushed when pieced together.


    Although Sheyan had immediately shrunk his head back in, those pirates had instantly discovered an oddity.


    Although Sheyan��s underwater concealment beneath the sand was top-notch, it definitely wasn��t wless; especially if one decides to conduct a meticulous search after identifying a strong impression.


    Hence, after those six pirates determined his location, they slowly encroached in an encirclement; finally inviting Sheyan into the boiling pot, after getting into their pocket formation.


    Facing a sudden thrusting broadsword, Sheyan immediately reached forward and grabbed the de!


    Sheyan��s physique was outstanding, and further supported by his innate ability ��Stronghold��. Moreover, he was also affected by the 50% damage reduction of the Aztec curse.


    Therefore, even though Ragetti was an elite pirate of the ck Pearl, his de was still tightly grabbed by Sheyan. Blood trickled down the cracks of his fingers and instantly dyed this portion of seawater red.


    Nevertheless, the pirates were well prepared. After grabbing that single de, yet another two des came chopping down!


    The difficulty of this world could be said to beparatively low. Yet Sheyan was feeling exceedingly weary from enduring assaults and persisting till now. He was riddled with bruises and cuts.


    Right now, one of his eyes was blinded and his right arm obliterated into dust; such was his severe state of handicap.


    Though dark magic was prevalent in this world, finding someone who could treat a blind eye and a decapitated arm would still be exceedingly arduous. As such, Sheyan could only wait till he returned to the realm to treat them. Thus, he failed to treat his perpetual semi-blindness even until now.


    Handicapped, Sheyan could only forcibly endure the two shes!


    The hard-fought battle with Little Lord Fokke had left him gravely wounded, and he only managed to recover a little since then. Right now, the six ck Pearl pirates were pouncing onto him like tigers and wolves.


    ying them, they wouldn��t die. Chopping them, they wouldn��t leave. Their unity of will was like an impregnable stronghold. Even the monstrous demon horse Momore had been miserably trapped by them.


    At present, Sheyan was simrly entangled where his most likely oue, was to perish while nursing this grievance.


    Nevertheless, Sheyan was a decisive individual and many thoughts shed past his mind. He hastily fished out that single Aztec gold coin in his hand. Roaring loudly as he forcibly endured several shes, he shoved away two pirates with his brute force.


    In a sh, he shed the Aztec gold coin towards them, before tossing it far into the distant sea. However, because his throwing arm was injured, a plop in the water surfaced 5-6 metres away.


    This was a taboo object for the ck Pearl pirates. Instantaneously, two pirates instinctively rushed over to retrieve it. Thus, the pressure on Sheyan lowered from six pirates to four.


    Feeling a lighter burden, Sheyan attempted to flee but was still hindered by the other four pirates; bing unable to pull open a gap.


    When those two pirates dove into the seawater to scramble for the Aztec gold, Sheyan once again unfolded his fingers and revealed that same Aztec gold in his hand once again!


    As it turns out, what he hurled out earlier was just a rock the size of the Aztec gold coin. Due to its speedy hurling speed and that it wasn��t hurled very far away, this smokescreen managed to fool those two pirates.


    This time, he once again summoned his strength and tossed the tangerine-sized Aztec gold towards the sea.


    Sheyan��s strength was already manifold that of an average male. With his full might, the golden shimmering Aztec gold repeatedly spiraled under the moonlight. It was evident that couldn��t be a fake one. After soaring for nearly hundred metres, itnded into the seawater without even inciting a ssh.


    At present, the tides were receding. The pirates were aware of how troublesome it would be if the gold coin was dragged into the deep sea. Bear this in mind, these undying pirates could only sense the Aztec gold but didn��t have zingly piercing eyes!


    The translucent seawater would probably offer vision for 50-60 metres, before everything bes pitch-ck at deeper sea levels. Moreover, there weren��t any waterproof searchlight as of now, and one could only probe around with their hands. If there were underwater currents beneath, that would be truly an enjoyable sight of pirates being swept away����


    The only method would be to employ dark magic to control sea creatures to search for them. However, that would require time and great efforts. Hence, even though the ck Pearl could sense the Aztec gold pieces, the ambitious and ruthless Barbossa still needed close to a decade to wrap up his search!


    When Sheyan hurled out the Aztec gold, he was clearly taking advantage of the low numbers of these pursuing pirates.


    The pirates couldn��t help but be frantic! The four pirates could naturally perceive the vital problems of that, and to prevent Barbossa from ring up against themter, they threw themselves towards the sea in search of the gold coin; with fiery eyes that could only re at the departing Sheyan.


    Sheyan could only sigh after escaping from such dire straits.


    This was because he had just touched the minimal 3 days deadline of his hidden main mission - Curse. Instead, acquiring the maximum reward would require him to hold it for at least a week.


    Prior to this, Sheyan had contemted with utter deliberation. Though he was inflicted by the Aztec curse which prevented him from obtaining utility and potential points frompleting any mission, it didn��t mention that achievement points would be penalized. Moreover, he may even get to draw equipments in an event of perfectpletion.


    In spite of that, it was impossible to obtain both the fish and the bear paw.


    When he got fatally entangled by six legendary ship pirates, the Sheyan who usually relied on his fleshy thickness tobat against his foes, had been utterly restrained by foes who were more unyielding than him.


    If he had held onto the wish of a perfect mission, then he would��ve really died right then and there!


    After escaping the pursuit of the ck Pearl pirates, Sheyan finally received the notifications from his nightmare imprint.


    [ Hidden main mission: Cursepleted ]


    [ Mission summary: You have sessfully held onto the Aztec Gold for 72 hours ]


    [ Mission summary: You only aplished the basic requirements of the mission ]


    [ Missionpletion evaluation: C- ]


    [ Mission summary: You are inflicted with the Aztec curse. You are unable to receive utility points or potential points ]


    [ You receive 4 achievement points as a reward. (1 point for main missionpletion + 1 point for legend level + 2 points forpletion of hidden mission) ]


    [ Youpleted a hidden main mission, party experience is increased ]


    Counting in the 4 achievement points from ying Little Lord Fokke, he had acquired a total of 8 achievement points within this duration of time. At present, his achievement points had attained 104 points. He had finally broken through the 100 points barrier.


    Following that, he continued tarrying at Tortuga port for a brief while. All he could observe were clouds of despair. The sounds of wailing filled every corner of the port. Little Lord Fokke��s epidemic disease was truly horrifying and had easily wiped out masses.


    This propagating infectious disease was otherworldly and virulent, its killing potency was truly frightening. Approximately close to a thousand innocent pirates had been annihted by it.


    Observing all these, Sheyan could only sigh.


    Without these people to exhaust Little Lord Fokke��s aura of death, everything would��ve pointed to disaster for himself. Seeing that he was nearing his departure from this world, he wondered how Mogensha and Reef were doing.


    Nheless, Reef still had his personal trump card. His prowess would inevitably skyrocket once he awakened to be an official Growth-hunter. Besides, his ��Shattering Cardiac Roar�� was a supreme ability for fleeing with its area of effect movement speed slow. They should be able to go through this daunting experience without mishaps.


    ****************************


    As time trickled away, Sheyan finally received the notification to return to the realm.


    Apart from his current crippled state, the constrictions of the curse in his body wasn��t afortable feeling as well. Right now, he couldn��t wait to return to the realm.


    The ce Sheyan chose to return was by the seashore.


    At present, the tides were clearly receding. All of a sudden, a white line swept in from the distance. Roughly over ten secondster,rge waves of matchless turbulence smashed down and sshed to the skies.


    Though such a scene was rare, it wasn��t a first and was known as backflow waves. Sailors were terrified of encountering such a deadly phenomenon! Only a handful of victims could return alive.


    By the time the massive waves rolled back, the upright Sheyan by the seashore had vanished.


    Instead, Sheyan was riding the waves like a stable transport.


    Then, an invisible elevator escorted him into the abyss of the sea. Next, was a sky full of twinkling stars before a in of pitch-darkness.

 Chapter 590: The ability of Embarkment

    <h4>Chapter 590: The ability of Embarkment</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Sheyan couldn��t fathom how deep he submerged within this short span of time.


    Suddenly, a gust of tremendous force swept in like a 12 grade hurricane gale. Sheyan directly shut his eyes, only until he felt a bewildering weightlessness did he opened it.


    This time, Sheyan discovered he was inside a massive air bubble.


    Seaweed danced around him within the clear seawater, while rich and diverse coral reefsid before his eyes. A liquid lens appeared in the vast body of water before him, reflecting all kinds of scenes in front of him.


    This should be the summary location, separating the Pirates of the Caribbean world and the nightmare realm.


    All of a sudden, the nightmare imprint transmitted the following notification.


    [ Scanning��contestant no.1018: Eyeball ruptured with 3rd degree necrosis ]


    [ Scanning����contestant no.1018: Vanished upper limb, corroded by an unknown force ]


    [ Scanning����contestant no.1018: Inflicted with 4th degree curse, infected deeply ]


    [ Warning: Your wounds and curse has surpassed the scope of a free restoration. You must pay a fixed fee to heal your limbs and eliminate the curse ]


    Sheyan sighed. Could he not repair now? Could he return to the realm while carrying a sickly and aged body?


    More essentially, the Aztec curse would deduct random attribute points every 24 hours. If Sheyan didn��t remove it, he would very possibly lose 20-30 attribute points the next time he returned to the realm!


    After choosing a restoration, Sheyan instantly drew in a breath of chilling air. Even after discounts from his military rank, he unexpectedly needed 25,300 utility points for a full recovery!


    Sighing helplessly, he could only grit his teeth to such a monopolistic trade.


    Soon after, that liquid lens bubbled towards him before transforming into a rapid swirling vortex. One could observe threads of ck gas seeping out of Sheyan��s body.


    Upon careful inspection of those threads of ck gas, they appeared to be symbol characters of the Aztec empire. If tranted to his mother tongue, it would mean extinction, extermination, ursed, venom, kill, widower and various other vile intentions!


    With every emulsion of ck gas, Sheyan could feel his body turning lighter. After what seemed like a minute, Sheyan felt as though he was released from a huge burden. Especially when he felt as though his innate ability ��Stronghold�� couldn��t be overwhelmed by the grinding of the curse, he felt brand new with vigorous vitality flowing within him.


    Witnessing this situation, a discreteprehension formed within Sheyan��s mind.


    Perhaps if I am inflicted with the Aztec curse again, the curse would be suppressed even further by my innate ability!


    And if I encounter it again, there would a chance it would eventually reach a certain resistance and be utterly negated.


    More crucially, he reckoned that if he wanted to continue improving his innate ability, he must probably temper it with dreadful curses; refining it till it sessfully up rank.


    While Sheyan was contemting all these, time swiftly trickled away. The realm quickly notified him.


    [ The Aztec curse on you has been dispelled ]


    Following that, Sheyan��s eyes and arm slowly rejuvenated from the moisty water. Seeing the cell reproduction of his own flesh and bones, it issued a sensation causing his hair to stand on end.


    "I wonder how Reef and Brother ck are doing?" Sheyan suddenly remembered them.


    Back then, both of them had fled hastily. In Sheyan��s conjecture, there wouldn��t be much suspense once the superiority of the ck Pearl diminishes on drynd.


    Once both of them reached the nearest town, they would seek horses and y the other horses. That would help them drag for more time.


    Without any mishaps��anyway, this was all beyond Sheyan��s influence and he couldn��t assist in any aspect.


    Nevertheless, both Reef and Mogensha were already prominent figures before they met him. Regardless of experience of strength, they weren��tcking at all. It shouldn��t be a problem for them.


    Closely following, the familiar scenes were projected which didn��t need much boration.


    The longest scenario was of the Dingyuan braving through the billowing waves and gales, ramming in with loftiness of the highest quality;pacting the ��pink and delicate�� ck Pearl to bend into the sea! It appears that the ck Pearl, the main ship of the Pirates of the Caribbean world, truthfully experienced a massive deviation from the storyline due to this crushing and humiliating battle.


    Obviously, colour attention was also orded to the death of a crucial storyline character, Little Lord Fokke.


    Henceforth, the holocaust created before he perished would deeply influence this world in a profound and longsting fashion. Most importantly, one of the seven pirate lords, Chevalle, may possibly perish from this pandemic. These were all major affairs that would shake this very world.


    The realm that projected out the following message.


    [ Setting: Pirates of the Caribbean world ]


    [ Difficulty: B, after epting the hidden main mission, it scaled to ��A�� ]


    [ Pain limitations: 50% ]


    [ Individual capability enhancement: 0% ]


    [ Current setting exploration rate: 28.33% ]


    [ Acquired new titles: Pirate captain, Fearless, Smuggler ]


    [ Smuggler: Additional 5% preferential treatment when transacting with storyline characters ]


    [ You currently possess 10 titles. However, you only reached this goal after 7 worlds which vastly exceeds the hidden limitation of acquiring 10 titles within 2 worlds. You have met the qualifications of a legend level upgrade, please hurry and raise your 10 titles to the ck-Iron ss ]


    [ Mission exploration rate: 85% ]


    [ Missionpletion score: D+ (You only satisfy the lowest checkpoint for your hidden main mission ]


    [ Reward analysis: You receive 1+1 free attribute points (+1 legend level). You now possess 10 free attribute points, please allocate them to your basic attributes. Otherwise, idle free attribute points would still be factored into difficulty modulus ]


    [ Mission explorationpletion reward: 11,000 + 1,214 (Silver party leader reward) utility points. 6 potential points ]


    The mission score evaluation dropping during this summary phase was within Sheyan��s expectations. It was analogous to a teacher not being fond of a student that only pursues to score 60 points in his test.


    Still, the mission exploration rate of 85% was a surprise for Sheyan. This was because he didn��t even expend much effort to explore the side missions! But on hindsight, wouldn��t the side mission of the ��Dead Sea Scroll�� be counted as the most substantial? Although it didn��t take the form of a mission.


    Besides that, Sheyan did remember that acquiring titles would result in a +1 legend level. Yet back then, he wasn��t aware of how valuable legend level was and didn��t reckon he could obtain it so easily.


    Looking back, it was indeed so. To acquire a +1 legend level for one��s preliminary entrance to the nightmare realm, one actually required earning 10 titles within 2 worlds. This posed a humongous challenge even with the support of arge size party.


    [ Note! Note! Your possess the ��Pirate Captain�� title in this world. Do you possess your own ship? ]


    All of a sudden, a series of sounds resounded in Sheyan��s ears. He initially thought this summary phase was over, and didn��t expect such a sudden notification. Thus, he immediately selected ��yes��.


    The nightmare imprint transmitted once again.


    [ You obtain the active ability: Embark - You will receive a freemunication opportunity with your crew in intervals of 7 days. Thismunication will not exceed 5 minutes ]


    [ Apart from that within the 7 days interval, you can still utilize utility points tomunicate. At anytime, you canmunicate to your crew, giving instructions and providing simple maniption of the ship. Of course, that would incur additional costs. The more often youmunicate, the greater the costs. Your military rank can affect discounts of such costs ]


    Evidently, this method absolved one of Sheyan��s huge problem. He immediately utilized his firstmunication with the Dingyuan.


    In a twinkling of an eye, a mystical sensation overwhelmed him. It was as though his soul had traversed through space and time, as it embarked the Dingyuan!


    Sheyan became instantly aware that with his sudden disappearance, cksail started having his individual ideologies. Instead, Taitish was thinking about how she would deal with the gypsies alone if Sheyan died. Ol��Seadog was silently drinking rum, while Big Beard Davies was devoutly praying to his Ice goddess. To his surprise, even Philips was exceptionally worried for his safety.


    " My servants. "


    Sheyan willed his consciousness to his subordinates. Against his expectations, the entire ship rumbled with a majestic voice, sounding as though the Sea Giant had resurrected!


    Instantly, theckadaisical pirates of the ship red up. On this ship, Sheyan��s dignity was contested by no other.


    Sheyan then proceeded to offer them a lie, that he had encountered a merchant ship from the east, and followed them to dispel his cursed body. However, the dispelling process would require a definite period of time


    However, he met a mysterious necromancer of board that eastern merchant ship. Through his assistance, he could continue instructing the Dingyuan from afar!


    Following that, Sheyan started making several adjustments. In general, the many regtions of the ship remained unchanged.


    The morale of the pirates immediately skyrocketed because they knew their formidable captain still dwelled amongst them. Moreover, he could watch over them unbridled by the fetters of space and time. That alone, was sufficient for them.

 Chapter 591: Promoting to Major

    <h4>Chapter 591: Promoting to Major</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    After settling his series of affairs, the warm oceanic scenery before him gradually turned fuzzy.


    Naturally, he was now returning to the realm. When Sheyan regained his vision, he smoothly returned to his personal room.


    The most pressing issue now was the safety of his two party members. Any casualty would definitely bring him unbearable pain.


    Next, he wanted to carefully inspect the voyage journal log of Bernard Fokke. Fortunately, this object wasn��t restricted by the realm to be stored in the Pirates of the Caribbean world. Otherwise, he would really feel annoyed.


    After a short rest in his personal room, Sheyan then received notifications from his nightmare imprint.


    [ Your achievements have reached 106 points ]


    [ You have fulfilled the qualifications to promote your nightmare imprint military rank. Please make haste to promote your military rank upon return to the realm! ]


    Presently, Sheyan could convincingly acknowledge the importance of military rank in the nightmare realm.


    Although one��s military rank rarely directly affects the offensive and defensive nature of battles, it supplied various massive advantages in other auxiliary aspects. Never forget, Sheyan was still in possession of an item he gained through the rewards ofpleting the Golden Side mission! The ��Cross Honorary Medallion��!


    Upon activating that medallion, his military rank could be raised by 1 rank and it was only usable by official Junior Officers or Reserve-duty Field Officers and above. Which goes to say, Sheyan could rely on this medallion to speedily promote from Captain to the processions of an official Field Officer.


    Though separated by a single rank, the changes could be rated as a qualitative one instead of a quantitative one.


    Speaking in the context of the military ranking system of the present world, a Captain would mostly only be able to hold themanding post of a singlepany unit. However, a Major could assume themand of a battalion.


    Carrying such eager emotions, Sheyan quickly traveled to the roof of the realm. Sadly, he still needed to queue for his turn.


    After waiting a brief while, he abruptly received amunicating message through the nightmare imprint.


    "Seaman, you actually aplished the Golden Side Mission?"


    Sheyan was instantly stunned. Evidently, Reef and Mogensha wouldn��t recklessly spread this news. Therefore, the only one eyes who knew about this was that redoubtable sniper, Growth-hunter Mcdh. Moreover, he seemed to be walking along a path close to Zi��s party����thinking of that, Sheyan replied at once.


    "You are, Zi?"


    The opposite party didn��t refute but continued indifferently.


    "Answer my question first."


    Sheyan smirked.


    "Okay, I have something right here. It will definitely be of great interest to you."


    As he spoke, Sheyan transmitted full information of ��Odin��s Surge�� over. Then he offered.


    "Do you want to know why I urgently wish to transfer this information to you?"


    The opposite party really took the bait and asked.


    "Why?"


    Sheyan thenughed heartily in response.


    "Of course to provide you with more time to raise money! This thing isn��t cheap okay, I am now busy. I��ll chat with you next time. Although our earlier cooperation wasn��t exactly perfect, in lieu of former respects, I offer to trade this wondrous item for you. Aren��t I a magnanimous person? Please address me as the benevolent Seaman from now on! Haha."


    Sheyan had already reached the front of the queue after this dy. It was his turn to engage in military operations.


    Sheyan then sat down on the chair and pressed out the list of information.


    [ Contestant no.1018 analyzing�� ]


    [ Identifying status���� ]


    [ Your current nightmare imprint rank is First Lieutenant ]


    [ Your current achievement points is 106 points ]


    [ You have attained the qualifications for a military rank promotion. Please decide if you wish to promote! 100 achievement points are required to promote from First Lieutenant to Captain. You will receive further authority and privileges after promotion ]


    His decision to promote didn��t differ from the earlier times. Yet this time, after his promotion concluded, he immediately fished out that ��Cross Honorary Medallion�� before his chest, and opted to activate it.


    Although it appeared as though nothing peculiar was happening on the outside, a list of notifications came pouring in.


    [ You activated the unique reward of a Golden Side Mission: The Cross Honorary Medallion! ]


    [ Your present military rank fulfills the usage requirements! ]


    [ You are promoted from Captain to Major!!!! ]


    [ Because you activated the unique reward of a Golden Side Mission, the ��Cross Honorary Medallion��, you need not participate in the special test for the promotion of a Junior Officer to Field Officer procession. Your test result will be taciturnity deemed as outstanding. You receive the highest authority of a Major rank. Please wait, an officer will officially confer the official rank on you ]


    After receiving these notifications, the chair Sheyan was sitting on suddenly ascended further into the roof. In a sh, he vanished.


    Gasps of surprise instantly erupted from the nearby contestants. Some of them were aware that represented the sign of a monumental promotion. Nevertheless, most of them believed Sheyan was promoting from a Reserve-duty Captain to a Reserve-duty Major. If they knew this ace was promoting from an official Captain to an official Major, they would be raging with envy.


    When he finally ascended to the top, the chair beneath his butt was retracted away; prompting him to stand up.


    All of a sudden, a hologram imagery system emerged.


    At the start, the disorderly disturbances of snowkes appeared due to contact debugging. After a while, it formed into the shape of a hunting knife, which appeared like the emblem of a particr organization.


    A hoarse voice drifted in from inside.


    "Congrattions on stepping into the processions of a Field officer, sir."


    "Hoh? Is it actually you? Contestant no.1018, I remember, it seems like I had just taken a puff of my cigarette, since the moment I congratted you on your promotion to 2nd Lieutenant! You��re already a Major now?"


    Sheyan��s lips curled into a slight smile as he replied.


    "I can only say that your earlier guidance has benefitted me greatly, sir."


    "Oh, my oh. You are closing up on the goal I��ve set for you����let me see, I see��so you utilized a ��Cross Honorary Medallion��. That is hard to acquire, with that, your promotion speed would soar as though you were riding aser mobile. Nevertheless, you should be careful, frequently those brats with soaring momentum would be the quickest to fall. You should be prudent from now onwards, child. Dying your maturity speed isn��t a bad thing, besides, everything is possible only if you keep your life."


    Sheyan��s expression remained unchanging as he earnestly asked.


    "Should I take your words as counsel, sir?"


    "No. My assertion was merely a conclusion I��ve seen throughout the years."


    Sheyanughed gently.


    "I really wish I could listen to much of such conclusions."


    The hoarse voice burst intoughter and issued.


    "I��ve already said too much, Major. Now, receive the rewards you deserve. Perhaps, you will bring me another round of amazement the next time we meet."


    A list of notifications then beamed out.


    [ Your additional authority and privileges are as follows: ]


    [ A: Every time you enter a nightmare world, you can receive a free ��Honorary recovery dosage��. This dosage will share the same cooldown as other honorary dosages. It will be untradeable and unseble. It will disappear upon departure of that nightmare world ]


    [ B: You once again obtain a free purchase of a single item from the military merchant ]


    [ C: Any contestant with lower military rank than you will have their damage reduced by 7% when attacking you. When attacking other contestants of lower military rank, your damage will increase by 7% ]


    [ Addition of another medicine you can employ in the present world: Hyphazyme shrecement injection - This medicinal injection can treat any medium intensity and tough to cure ailment in the present world. There is a 100% chance of substantially relieving the symptoms of a sick person, and 75% chance of total treatment ]


    [ Effective epassing range: Paralysis of limbs, medium degree permanent disability! ]


    However, the realm especially emphasized that the medicinal effects had an expiry date of 2 years in the present world. If the sicked individual didn��t receive another dosage within these 2 years, they would return to their deformity.


    The price of this medicine was astonishing, it required 30 achievement points and couldn��t be traded!


    As he examined that medicine details, Sheyan couldn��t help but recall the asional reports of ��Healing miracles�� that surfaced in the present world. He reckoned there was definitely a connection between them and such medicines of the nightmare realm.


    [ E: You can now investigate more information ]


    [ F: Your party can be upgraded to level 7 ]


    [ G: Military welfare (Receive 20% preferential treatment for various services in the realm. Can be stacked with charm value ]


    [ H: New special ability ???? (Sealed, your title count is inadequate!) ]


    Thest option ��H�� immediately aroused Sheyan! Without a doubt, that should be the ability for title synthesis!!


    Sheyan hastily inquired of the nightmare realm. His current authority was already rtively outstanding.


    Despite still being unable to investigate this newly acquired ability, he could consult about one matter - contestants of the reserve-duty Field Officer procession would have a chance toprehend the ability of title synthesis after promotion.


    Then since he was an official Field Officer now, most likely he would require more title count beforeprehending that ability. It could even be doubled the amount.


    Right now, Sheyan obviously didn��t forget he was still engaged in a military mission - to offer at most 4 blood keys. Previously, Sheyan had offered up reserve-duty Growth-hunter blood keys. As for the recent Pirates of the Caribbean world, he acquired 2 blood keys from Nick��s party. Right now, his mission was aplished.

 Chapter 592: Hidden Main mission max!

    <h4>Chapter 592: Hidden Main mission max!</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    To his pleasant surprise, the reward gained from aplishing the military mission was pretty excellent. It actually decreased the difficulty of promoting from Major to Lieutenant Colonel!


    Before, Sheyan had 106 achievement points and required a frightening 200 achievement points to promote to Lieutenant Colonel! But after aplishing his military mission, he now only needed 175 achievement points to ascend to Lieutenant Colonel. Those 4 blood keys had unexpectedly shaved off 25 achievement points. Even though part of those keys included Reserve-duty Growth-hunters��, it was truly an overwhelming profit!


    Following that, Sheyan spared no hesitation in utilizing his free purchasing privilege, procuring one ��Hyphazyme shrecement injection��. This had been his goal ever since entering the realm. Naturally, it took precedence in his purchasing.


    Apart from that, Sheyan pondered about his previous consumption of the honorary dosage. Hence, he expended little achievement points to purchase an ��Honorary Recovery Dosage��.


    With his present Major rank, he would receive a free ��Honorary Recovery Dosage�� every time he entered a world. Therefore with this additional dosage, it could basically guarantee him some buffer to deal with any situation.


    As for the party��s experience, Sheyan shook his head as he observed its tiny experience strip. It seems like upgrading to lvl 4 would still take a long time. If the ��Dead Sea Scroll�� had resulted in a side mission, there would be some hope. Regrettably, it wasn��t modeled to that usage style.


    This was what you call, not being able to gain the fish and bear paw at the same time.


    In the Caribbean sea world, Sheyan toiledboriously to earn money and subsequently established a domineering gship. Obviously, he would be unable to attend to other things and had abandoned the domain of side missions. Otherwise, there would��ve surely been more potential to uncover between the naval battle of Chevalle��s pirate fleet and the British Royal Navy. Most of the side missions would probably branch out from there.


    After departing from the military promotion grounds, Sheyan was quickly contacted by that ��Zi��.


    "How much are you willing to sell that item for?"


    Sheyan paused for a moment before answering.


    "Not right, you aren��t Zi. You are Demondream."


    The opposite party then paused silently. A new message was transmitted again.


    "Seaman, I am Zi. We need to talk."


    That mere phrase of 8 words sufficed to indicate Zi��s strong personality����Sheyan breathed out in response.


    "Now I believe you are Zi. But you need to wait, myrades have not returned. No matter what, I shall only talk after they safely return. Otherwise, I won��t be able to make any guarantees or promises, because we are one team."


    Zi replied with astonishment.


    "You were chased out first? You utilized that item?"


    The item that Zi referred to, was the ��Unmodeled Amnio-tank�� obtained from the Avatar world. Sheyan didn��t refute her. Zi then paused a little before continuing.


    "That is fine, but you best contact me beforemencing your next world. Right now, the situation isn��t looking favorable for you. I heard the Metals Professor died by your hands?"


    Sheyan was slightly stirred and replied.


    "She brought about her own ruins by triggering a mechanism, what has that got to do with me?"


    Zi coldly replied.


    "That isn��t important, what is, is that she believes you are responsible. ording to urate sources of mine, Fu Lyanna has already been revived by Zeus with an enchantment stone. She will definitely create trouble for you in the next world. Alright, you can carry on with your affairs."


    Sheyan squinted his eyes faintly.


    Though this matter could be expected, he didn��t consider it would be so urgent.


    At this moment, his party contract suddenly fluctuated, signaling that Mogensha and Reef had both simultaneously returned. Sheyan hastily rushed over and instantly got a huge shock.


    As it turns out, both brothers practically appeared as though they had gone through the ten famous tortures of the Qing dynasty.


    Both of Reef��s arms were dismembered, and his head was a mutted mess. Even one of his leg joints was fractured and distorted.


    Brother ck was not that bad. His limbs were intact, but his entire body could only be depicted as shattered ss.


    He had three puncture wounds that could be seen from front to back! Stopping slightly at this ce, blood converged into a puddle; one could tell how dire their wounds were.


    "Are you guys products of a ughterhouse? What are you doing now?" Sheyan jovially eximed in his pleasant mood.


    Brother ck panted a little before he powerlessly pleaded while carrying a slight conceitedness.


    "Boss, help us! Our utility points had been squandered away by prolonging our period of stay! But we managed to achieve a ��lvlmax�� score of that damnable hidden main mission! Never did we expect that upon returning to the realm, we actually needed to pay a recovery fee. Our utility points were insufficient and could only return to you for help."


    "You guys achieved a ��lvlmax�� score?" Sheyan was truly amazed.


    Evidently, both of them revealed satisfied expressions upon witnessing Sheyan��s current look. Reef couldn��t resist the urge to cough and bragged.


    "Ahem ahem, that is of course! The party experience, ahem ahem, we both added 10 points!"


    Sheyan hurriedly surveyed and realized the party experience had truly been raised substantially. He reckoned that one more mission would be adequate to upgrade to level 4!


    His two party members had indeed executed to the peak of expectations. Sheyan couldn��t help but ask.


    "Shouldn��t you guys have received an abundance of rewards from thepletion of your mission? Why are you stillcking the resources for treatment?"


    Brother ck offered a bleak smile.


    "Boss, Barbossa is one of the seven pirate lords and he was exceptionally adept in employing poison! If ours were ordinary wounds, that would be fine. Look closely, even a Growth-hunter like Reef now couldn��t resist his poison toxins. Our personal regeneration capabilities have been totally stifled! Healing isn��t a problem, but the utility points need to eliminate the poison toxins is exceedingly absurd!"


    Sheyan instantly recalled. Barbossa was indeed an expert in employing poisons. The venom smeared on his sword was even lethal enough to kill a wily old fox like ckbeard!


    One must know that in the Caribbean sea world, apart from Davy Jones, ckbeard would probably be the pinnacle force. Yet Barbossa was able to contend against him with poison. From this, one could tell how capable he was in this aspect.


    Left with no alternatives, Sheyan could only release his blood efforts. He couldn��t possibly watch those two unlucky brats turn crippled right.


    After both of them received their treatments, thebined utility and potential points of them both����the former sunk to a 3 figure sump, while thetter miserably hovered around a 1 figure sump.


    When they reminisce about their high-spirited return from the Avatar world, where they held tens of thousands of utility points in their hands, they felt additionally miserable because of those bittersweet memories.


    Fortunately, ��Odin��s Surge�� still had a surplus of 20 divine power. This indicated that someone could attempt to learn it twice. Evidently, for a destitute and poverty-stricken party Ace, those two attempts must definite be sold for a sky-high price. Otherwise, it would incur the resentment of themon folk.


    Excluding that, Sheyan had relied on the indomitable might of the Dingyuan to quell several legendary creatures. From there, they had acquired 2 silver storyline grade equipments and 3 ck grade equipments.


    The silver storyline equipments were preserved for personal use, while the three ck grade equipments had been offered up to Odin. Right now, they were left with a single Horcrux - ��Giant gall of the Elegant Hawksbill Turtle��.


    The Elegant Hawksbill Turtle was a craggy shell turtle that was covered with elegant aquatic grass. Of course, this was an amplified and mutated version. Embedding its Horcrux would definite skew towards the side of defense.


    Although both Reef and Sheyan could employ it, in view of the current economic crisis of the party, selling it should probably fetch a significant amount of value.


    The rejuvenated Reef and Brother ck tedly exercised their bodies. As the saying goes, one only realizes the value of heath after an illness.


    Right now, both of them were intrigued by what Sheyan had gone through. Sheyan thenughed whileposedly narrating.


    "Nothing much actually, I just made a bit of trouble for Little Lord Fokke."


    Reef and Mogensha were both shell-shocked. They knew Sheyan was most likely about to execute something massive, but they didn��t anticipate it was that massive!


    Brother ck inquired with disbelief.


    "You settled that terrifying fiend?"


    Sheyan leaned back in response.


    "Well I didn��t have much confidence initially, that is why I couldn��t tell you guys to be there. Frankly speaking, I can still escape with that item if something goes awry."


    Following that, Sheyan exined the entire process. Mogensha and Reef exchanged nces as they instantly felt rather dispirited. They were extremely pleased with their own ��lvlmax�� attainment for the hidden main mission. Yet Sheyan had unknowinglymitted such a huge deed singlehandedly!


    Upon viewing their reactions, Sheyan burst intoughter and consoled them.


    "If I can��t even keep up with you guys, how can I continue allowing you to call me boss?"


    Reef and Mogensha remained speechless. Then, Reef abruptly asked.


    "Then did you gain anything splendid from ying Little Lord Fokke? Or are you nning to hoard it without diving?"


    Facing that question, Sheyan could only offer a bleak smile. He then revealed everything in great details. Just the battle process alone caused his audience to be shaken to the core.


    Finally, Sheyan retrieved the ��Journal of Bernard Fokke��.


    His countenance turned solemn as he dered.


    "This is my greatest harvest. ording to the clues indicated in this, we can very possibly uncover the deepest mysteries of a world. Yet this is the perplexing part - the mysteries may not be from the Pirate of the Caribbean world. If everything goes smoothly, I believe our ultimate reward may possibly be 1 point of legend level!"


    Hearing the term ��legend level��, Reef and Brother ck both became excited. Honestly speaking, they were extremely envious of Sheyan��s single legend level!


    Instantly, they both eagerly reached their hands out to touch the voyage journal log.


    Soon after, the archaic handwriting of Bernard Fokke was exhibited before their eyes.


    An outrageous and iparably intense sensation surged within them, rming their emotions and puzzling their souls!


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    TL: It hase to my attention that there''s a bug causing some to be unable to see chapter 589 (it shows a teaser instead). I think this bug only affects those using the app, I think what you can do is to remove the novel from the reading list and add it back.

 Chapter 593: Bernard Fokke’s Journal

    <h4>Chapter 593: Bernard Fokke��s Journal</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Start of Volume 9


    As the trio carefully read through, past scenes of tragic events were gradually reconstructed.


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    �� Summer, 1624. Fourteen months without a drop of rain, the drinking habits of that damned old head is bing worst. Last month, he delivered my Momore to the Abattoir, it was I who reared him all these years! I can still remember the welling tears in his eyes when my pitiful old mate departed. If only I was in charge. I would surely allow Momore, my frail old horse, to apany me for eternity. ��


    �� He��s walking up the stairs, he actually dares to go up!!! ��


    �� That drunkard seems to have designs on Susan. The gaze he observed Susan with is the exact same as the one he observed Momore with for one whole month! ��


    �� I cannot permit such atrocities anymore. Without a doubt, with the impending drought, the Devon county willmence their killings again. If the old head survives, the fate of Susan and I would be resigned to being sold off as ves. We will die from thirst and hunger, while that drunkard dies from shoddy brandy ��


    �� Anyway he will die eventually, why won��t he let Susan and I go? ��


    Next page,


    �� I killed him, yes, I killed him! ��


    �� Heavens, I killed my own father! ��


    �� I resent that my body flows with his blood, I hate this bloody tragic fate of mine. ��


    �� I only knocked him with the footstool, although on the back of his head, how did he just die like that? ��


    �� This old demon was raping Susan! His own daughter, my elder sister! ��


    �� But I didn��t intend to take his life��saying that is futile now. ��


    �� Curse it, Satan has definitely descended on my heart. That old demon had stripped Susan bare. When did her breasts grow sorge? Her skin is so fair, the blood is rushing to my head. I must find something else to do. But why isn��t Susan putting on her clothes? ��


    �� O, I am not a man of honor. I, Bernard Fokke, am a condemnable gambler, a scoundrel, a rogue and a beast! Stop tempting me! ��


    �� Stop tempting me! ��


    �� Stop tempting me! ��


    �� Stop tempting! ��


    �� Stop��to hell with it! ��


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    �� I��m finally safe. Just 10 hours ago, I thought my only destination was to have my limbs broken and hung on the gibbet. Life is truly wonderful, but this means I have tobor in vain for a decade for the ship��s owner, Travice. I must follow him unconditionally. ��


    �� Curse it, I am not someone fond of abiding by agreements, but those 5 underlings of Travice are more brutal than hunting dogs. I personally witnessed them beating a fleeing person to death whileughing, they tossed him into the sea to feed the fishes. ��


    �� I loathe eating this rock solid rye bread! After chewing a hundred times, the coarse taste still scrapes my throat. Alright, we��re finally setting sail and departing from this cursed ghostnd. I will never return. ��


    �� I am thrown with every task, but tasks from the navigator are the worst. He actually wants me to transcribe those detestable numbers. Those coordinates, lord, I get a headache upon seeing them! ��


    �� Splendid, I��ve discovered the navigator��s secret. This is extremely simple, does he think that employing such cheap cutter codes to detail his voyage journal logs can fool me? In his dreams! I heard about this from my previous neighbour, the clergy West. May that kind-hearted old man finds peace in heaven. ��


    �� Oh hoh, I��m starting to feel more capable than that intoxicated foolish navigator. Mayhaps others are clueless, but he only manages a fifth of his tasks. ��


    Following that, the trio browsed through a thousand words.


    �� Travice informed me that we are heading to a distant ce. A farawaynd that requires a year to a year and a half of time. ��


    �� I should tell him to be more courteous towards me. Without my precise coordinates, his ship can only float within a port. ��


    �� This is a wondrous news, especially for an unlucky brat who has to assume all responsibilities of a useless navigator and other random tasks without allowance, this is a cause for celebration. ��


    �� Heavens! I have never desired so insatiably for a man to die before! It has been 3 years since Travice appeared to be hanging by hisst breath, yet he refuses to die! ��


    �� Our destination is a ce called Kijuju. I swear I��ve never heard of such a tongue rolling name before. It must be an African name. Travice is actually a fool for believing he can find a means to longevity there! Ahhaha, if one can live forever by eating 2-3 stalks of flowers, why is there a need for god? ��


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    �� Honestly speaking, our luck is amazing enough that we arrived at the lovely, primitive and uncivilized continent of Africa. Several times, it felt like the ship would sink. The coordinates of voyage routes cursed by the snares of the devil are foiled by the sea water. I shall write them on this parchment, we will need it when returning. ��


    �� Travice is swiftly turning weaker, his palm without skin is just a skeleton but his eyes give me the shivers. I reckon that old thing cannot live for long, we shall have to bury him soon! ��


    �� Right, the coordinates of this port are xxx, xxx ��


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    �� The legends��are real. Momore actually crawled out from the grave after being shot by that damned aborigine!! ��


    �� I caught that two-year-old little horse a week ago. In remembrance of my unforgettable childhood, I named it Momore. Heavens, wasn��t he stabbed by two javelins? ��


    �� There must be something strange going on in its body! ��


    �� Let me think, let me think this through carefully. Momore was pinned down by the side of thatrge bonfire, the area of altar sacrifices for those natives. Didn��t I discover something in its mouth, as though it had been chewing something? Could it be, he was munching on the ��Stairway of the Sun��, the one Travice had diligently searched for? It must be! Those aborigines may have left some residue by their altar! ��


    Damaged page, cannot be read.


    �� Momore actually started eating flesh��from ��Jevon��s corpse�� Fortunately, Momore seems to recognize me. There is no cause for worry of having my arm chomped off by its mouth����at least not for now�� ��


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    �� Atst, Travice��s wish is fulfilled. He managed to escape the punishment of death. But, I feel his condition is worse than death. ��


    �� There must be a way to harness this mystical strength while preventing one from falling into madness. Haven''t I heard about dark magic elsewhere? Since others can learn this, so shall I! ��


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    The records of the voyage journal log came to a spontaneous end here. After reading, both Reef and Mogensha nced at each other, noticing the shock in each other��s eyes.


    Sheyan then calmly started.


    "This is what I acquired from Little Lord Fokke. I believe the answer to his dreadful pandemic ability, is found from this voyage journal log booklet."


    At this moment, both Reef and Mogensha unanimously received a notification.


    [ You have read Bernard Fokke��s voyage log booklet ]


    [ Hidden World initiated: Origin Chapters of Resident Evil ]


    [ Henceforth, every time you choose to enter a nightmare world, you will be given a choice. To enter through the automatic allocated transportation arrays of the realm, or the transportation array to enter this hidden world ]


    [ Warning: The transportation array of this hidden world will disappear forever after you enter it. Even if you choose not to enter, it will only appear for 3 times ]


    [ Warning: Bernard Fokke��s voyage log booklet is left with one usage ]


    [ Warning: This hidden world is initiated by the ��Dead Sea Scroll��, it will simrly inherit the characteristics of the ��Dead Sea Scroll��. Its rewards and risks may not be in direct proportion. Apart from that, under normal circumstances, the difficulty of a hidden world will be higher than that of an ordinary world. Without adequate confidence, please do not endanger your own life ]


    [ Friendly reminder: Before entering, you best prepare sufficient utility points ]


    Reef licked his lips and replied hoarsely.


    "A hidden world! It��s actually a hidden world!"


    Sheyan asked curiously.


    "You are aware of this?"


    Reef��s eye shed with memories as he replied.


    "I heard from someone else before. When you enter a such a world with a hidden concept, you will not be issued with a main mission. Usually, it would be exceedingly tough to encounter other contestants. It also wouldn��t restrict your staying period, but the only thing restricting your stay is utility points. With every passing day, you must fork out sufficient utility points. It is as simple as amodation fees of a hotel. However, you can still trigger other side missions there, but you will have the rights to reject them."


    "But just like the mission description, a hidden world may result in an oue where the rewards do not bnce out the risks. The one who told me this was originally from another party. The leader of the previous party invested everything for the sake of that hidden world, but unfortunately received only a tiny reward in the end. Ultimately, that leader was kicked out and the party was absolved."


    "I got it." Sheyan nodded.


    "Then, I don��t think now is a good time to enter this world. Firstly, because of its excessive difficulty, and secondly, because weck utility and potential points����weck everything! Don��t talk about an added difficulty world, we would meet horrendous deaths even in an ordinary world!"

 Chapter 594: You hoodwink me and I cheat you

    <h4>Chapter 594: You hoodwink me and I cheat you</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Brother ck nodded in approval to Sheyan��s suggestion.


    "Our top priority should be thinking of ways to umte loads of utility points. My ��Sparta Spear�� is repaired and without additional utility points, I will go bankrupt from using it. Reef, your ability also requires utility points or potential points right?"


    Sheyan nodded.


    "Also, there is another matter we need to discuss. Zi wishes to discuss something with us. Furthermore, she mentioned to me that the Metals Professor has been resurrected, and will definitely look for us in the next world. Perhaps she will be a thorny problem for us."


    While speaking, he offered a crafty smirk at Brother ck.


    As expected, Brother ck instantly raised his brows.


    "She was revived? Then what about Fanu?"


    Sheyan shook his head.


    "That, I don��t know, but I know that it was Zeus who revived her."


    Mogensha swallowed his saliva and spoke with a dry and heavy voice.


    "Are you aware of why the Metals Professor and Fanu both left to create the Symbiosis sect?"


    Sheyan pondered and replied.


    "I remember you mentioning before, was it because they were provoked by an MT?"


    "That was a reason." Mogensha shrugged his shoulders and continued.


    "But there��s a deeper reason. I heard that Zeus and the Metals Professor were originally a couple, but after Zeus encountered Zi, he had a change of affection and pursued Zi instead. However, I heard Zi was exceptionally arrogant and rejected Zeus��s pursuit. Nevertheless, it seemed like Zi didn��t have the intent to reject Zeuspletely��"


    "Oh hoh, a love triangle eh." Sheyanmented.


    Reef also interrupted.


    "Back in the Avatar world, I noticed that Zi��s party was much weaker than the one I saw back in the Pirates of the Caribbean battlefield. It seems that her party had an internal strife and split up, losing at least four core figures. ording to information from my sources, the fuse was probably ignited due to the emotional disputes as well as the distribution of loots."


    Sheyan couldn��t help but scoffed with disdain.


    "Are they all fools? Discussing passion and talking about love in the realm?"


    Mogensha shook his head faintly


    "You can��t put it that way. Actually, the root of the problem stems from the distrust between contestants. For individuals who are drawn into the nightmare realm, they would definitely be stronger than ordinary people and few would dare confide in someone with unconditional sincerity. Even in the real world, apart from blood rtions, the closest ties would be the union of marriage. It is a fact that marriage ties in both interests since ancient times till now. Furthermore, subduing strong women has always given a sense of sess and pride to men."


    "Ah sheet, that��s tooplicated. But you do sound pretty logical."


    Sheyan shrugged his shoulders ignorantly.


    "If it was me, I would rather look for Melody. The feeling of subduing strong women is pretty amazing, but the taste of rejection is sour."


    Reef suddenly blurted out.


    "I do know of certain insider information about how Glory Party trails their target. It is centered around an outrageous ability that requires the cooperation of many. I heard that an immense price must be paid to cast that ability. Not only in terms of a sheetload of utility points, the presiding caster must even permanently sacrifice basic attribute points. Moreover, they have to start casting it days beforehand and the ability cannot be halted midway. Once that ability finishes, its cooldown is exceedingly long that it may span several words."


    (TL: Glory Party was the party that Lille and Uzel were in.)


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    This entire conversation happened while Reef and Mogensha were being treated for their dismembered bodies and the poison within. Hence, the trio were located within the public medical facilities of the realm. They gritted their teeth while bearing with the pain, and discussed about matters to alleviate their minds from the pain.


    At this moment, a figure surfaced out of nowhere and slowly approached Mogensha��s back. His golden AK was truly a trademark to others, which was how that figure recognized him.


    This was Zi��s able subordinate, Demondream.


    She stared at the three males and coldly announced.


    "Don��t you know speaking malicious words behind one��s back, especially to a female warrior, is an extremely rude behavior?"


    Mogensha unfolded his hand and lighted a cigar, before puffing deeply. Then, he replied contentedly as the fumes fumigated out his nostrils.


    "Ah, how are your contemtions going?"


    Demondream replied snobbishly.


    "What contemtions?"


    Sheyan answered with amazement.


    "Of course, your buying price for that divine stone. If the Illume-union isn��t fond of my junk, then I will simply bring it to the marketce."


    Demondream��s countenance turned ugly. Frankly speaking, the ability ��Flesh Explosion�� from the divine stone ��Odin��s Surge�� was incredibly alluring. It was an extremely rare evolving ability.


    Before this, even Demondream hadn��t heard of it before! One could tell how rare it was. Although the ability required the sacrifice of equipments, it had indeed reached the pinnacle of enticement!


    As contestants, they could acquire equipments through trade. Therefore, the act of sacrificing equipments could ultimately be associated with the act of burning money. It didn��t really pose a massive difficulty but its final benefit was a ��S�� rank ability! The reciprocation of sacrificing equipments would be well worth it.


    Mogensha appeared to have cross paths with Demondream before. At present, he strolled over to Demondream and uttered.


    "Hey, honestly speaking, it has really been a long time, but I see that your foresight has diminished? You should be setting your hands on this ability without hesitation."


    PA! Demondream pped Mogensha��s back andshed out fiercely.


    "You must have already learned that ��Flesh Explosion��, let me see its properties!"


    Mogensha shrugged his shoulders in response.


    "The properties varies between users, but it circles around the fringes of true damage."


    Demondream couldn��t refrain herself from being moved by the words ��True damage��.


    In truth, most agile type contestants would harbour jealously towards the domineering and ruthless nature of strength contestants in issuing out crushing damages! While every strength type contestant would marvel at the lightning paced nimbleness of agility based contestants!


    Evidently, true damages would be a good substitute for agility contestants to make up for the deficit of a ��crushing damages�� type damage. Although the initial true damages of ��Flesh Explosion�� was minute, once it reaches higher levels, it may be able to contest the overbearing crushing damages.


    At this moment, Dead Souls user Mordah marched over and invited the trio.


    "Sirs, Zi wishes to have a chat with you three."


    Sheyan and Reef exchanged nces. After affirming that there couldn��t be a trap present, they followed him over.


    When they first entered her room, it didn��t differ much from his own personal room. Yet after advancing deeper, the impression he received was this ce was truly magnificently and delicately arranged.


    It had the cosy ambience of a house, a disparity of heaven and earth aspared to Sheyan��s personal room; a room that was basically treated as a kennel by the repugnant Jinkuang.


    Zi was currently seated on a sofa. In front of her was a tea set with a steaming pot of tea; white fumes permeated through the atmosphere, as a sweet scent drifting into their noses.


    She was wearing a loose silk gown,parable to the depiction of a heroic suaveness along with a natural charm. Her gown, though loose, incidentally revealed her alluring female curves every time she bowed or raise her elbows; releasing an enchantment that nibbled away at one��s bones.


    "Please have a drink." Zi poured the piping hot tea into the cups.


    The tea color was a tranquil dark green dispersing out a wondrous fragrance. The cups before them were the size of a cow��s eye, translucent and spotless with a glossy texture. Upon drinking the tea, one would feel a pulse of subtle rich fragrance wandering on de of their tongues.


    Her simple actions and courtesy very bluntly became the focal point of this scenario. This wasn��t something that could be learned from the realm, it was through talent and grooming back in the real world! One could tell she definitely possess an elevated and influential status in the real world.


    "Apart from that divine stone, what else have you brought to exchange?"


    Sheyan smiled gently.


    "Why the rush? Rather, we should pay attention to making steady incremental progress. Let us first talk about the valuation of the divine stone, and its two times usage."


    Zi snorted coldly. She wasn��t ustomed to having her words overruled.


    Demondream then reached to her back and produced a shield of radiating dark-gold!


    There was a round te at the middle of the shield, while numerous incisive long spikes sprouted around it. If light was shone from its surroundings, the frame of the shield was appear extraordinarily massive. The entire shield resembled the scorching sun of noon, exuberating the pressing grandeur of a vanguard!


    Witnessing such an equipment, Reef instantly burst with joy even before Zi could share out the properties of the shield. Sheyan instead asked solemnly.


    "What has happened to Archeaphill?"


    Brother ck could instantly perceive. If Archeaphill was still present, he would absolutely not allow such a shield as a barter tool. Even if he had to, he would definitely seek to exchange his silver storyline ��Bulwark of Azzinoth�� shield first.


    Listening to Sheyan��s inquiring, Zi snorted coldly. Demondream��s expression also turned sullen.


    Under such an awkward atmosphere, Sheyan tapped his fingers onto the table and nonchntly continued.


    "Hmm, in view of you questioning me about the rewards of the Golden Side Mission, and that our excellency, Zi, has divulged news of the Metals Professor, Fu Lyanna, to me����I can fundamentally confirm, our dear mister Archeaphill has met with a mishap. An exceedingly dangerous predicament that minimally requires a reward from the Golden Side mission. Let��s see, for one skilled enough to orchestrate all these, I guess, it must be rted to Fu Lyanna."


    "Carry on." Zi coldly urged. "I would like to see what else you know."


    Sheyan chuckled but continued with a random statement.


    "I��m a little thirsty."

 Chapter 595: Conditions

    <h4>Chapter 595: Conditions</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Sheyan��s statement sounded rather rude, instead, Zi emotionlessly ced the teapot on the table. She then pushed gently with slender spotlessly fair fingers, as the table revolved and directed the delicate tea port to Sheyan��s front.


    When everyone was expecting Sheyan to pour himself a cup, he unexpectedly picked up the entire teapot. Raising it above his head, he tantly swallowed in gulps!


    Not only Demondream revealed a spiteful nce, even theposed Zi couldn��t refrain herself from frowning.


    Sheyan proceeded to drain out the tea until only the tea leaves were left inside the pot. He then belchedfortably, before offering a smirk and provided an irrelevant answer.


    "You��re implying, you wish to trade this dark-gold shield for our divine stone? You should at least exhibit its properties."


    Demondream gave a biting reply.


    "The properties aren��t a problem, but how can a piece of rock match the value of a dark-gold grade equipment?"


    As she spoke, she demonstrated the properties of the dark-gold grade shield.


    [ Grasp of Pharaoh Welkhahor ]


    [ Origin: The Scorpion King world ]


    [ Equipment rarity: Dark-gold ]


    [ Material: Bronze, Carapace of the sage scarab, ashes of an Egyptian pharaoh, Scorching sun crystals ]


    [ Addons: Spikes of Scorching sun crystals ]


    [ Equipment position: Single hand / Dual hand (Can only be wielded single-handedly if user��s strength is above 40 points) ]


    [ Equipment type: Heavy Shield ]


    [ Weight: 34 kg ]


    [ Equipment usage requirements: Strength 20 points, physique 45 points ]


    [ Durability: 250 / 250 ]


    [ Property: lowers explosive strike rate against you by 3% ]


    [ Property: Defence + 20 (ability ��Shield Fluency�� reaching an advanced stage can boost this effect) ]


    [ Property: +55% chance of resisting the enemy��s attack ]


    [ Property: Physique +6 ]


    [ Special ability: Parasitic Sage-scarabs (passive) - Whenever you receive damage, there is a chance of conceiving Sage-scarabrva in the opponent��s body. A Sage-scarabrva will absorb 30 HP from the opponent to incubate, and then begin assaulting other surrounding opponents. When a Sage-scarab inflicts 100 primary damage or survives for over 60 seconds, it will explode and supply healing effects to allies within a 10 metre radius. Amount of HP healed: 10 points + defence of shield wielder ]


    [ Details: A Sage-scarab is immune to all magic type damage effects, and possess 2 Absolute HP*. If a Sage-scarab dies without self-exploding, the healing effect will not take ce. Instead, it will cause the movement and attack speed of the attacker to reduce by 5%. Duration of slow is based on the physique of the shield wielder. This speed reduction effect can be stacked 6 times ]


    (TL*Absolute HP is the same one as Jinkuang. Where every attack dealt to him will result in subtracting 1 absolute HP)


    [ Detail: At any one time, there can at most be 5 Sage-scarabs ]


    [ Special property: Frailness - After long periods of corrosion, the texture of this delicate and valuable shield has degenerated. When used to block an opponent��s attack, there is a fixed chance of its durability depleting rapidly ]


    [ Ability: Scorching Radiance - Unleash a dense mass of scorching crystal beams, dealing astonishing AOE fire damages around a 10 metre radius. Damage dealt: physique of wielder x 10. However, the wielder will be blinded for 10 seconds, where this effect will fade if the wielder is attacked. If ability is cast in a narrow and sealed space (rooms etc), half of the scorching crystal beams will refract against the opponent and deal a second round of damage ]


    [ Details: Upon casting ��Scorching Radiance��, the shield��s exterior will change and be left with its middle circr shape. Its nature will change from a heavy shield to a light shield. This shield must be ced under the sunlight for at least 4 hours before it can replenish its scorching sun crystals ]


    [ Ability: ??? (unactivated) ]


    [ Description: This is a precious object treasured by the Scorpion King. Although the berserk, long range expert Scorpion King wouldn��t use such a gutless tool as a shield, the atrocious Scorpion King holds reverence for the grand Pharaoh Welkhahor. This is why the ��Pharaoh Welkhahor��s Grasp�� has been maintained so well until now. If your efforts can awaken the slumbering pernicious spirit of this shield, you will be able to tap into its true strength! ]


    Sheyan leaned against the chair while leisurely speaking.


    "Isn��t it just a dark-gold grade shield? There��s nothing to brag about a dark-gold grade equipment. Wasn��t there someone else who wanted to exchange a dark-gold essory for both chances of the divine stone?"


    Listening to his words, Demondream instantly scoffed.


    "You can carry on dreaming��"


    She originally wanted to mock further but immediately zipped her mouth, because she could see a dark-gold glimmer within the gaps of Sheyan��s clenched fist!


    Zi coldly refuted.


    "I heard Reef��s previous party experienced a terribly intense battle in the Matrix world. There should��ve been arge possibility you acquired that dark-gold grade equipment. Seaman, aren��t you trying to scare us by producing Reef��s possession?"


    Sheyan chortled gently and flicked against his neck in response.


    "This is Reef��s dark-gold equipment. I know you��d think I��m bragging, but that is because you don��t understand me well."


    While speaking, Sheyan then exhibited out the object in his fist. Indeed, it was simrly a dark-gold grade essory!


    The ��+6 Chieftain��s Hobby��!


    Demondream turned iparably excited and involuntarily voiced out upon seeing that item.


    "Sire! Yuan Zhan will be able to recover his prowess with it, no, he could even be stronger than before��"


    Speaking till here, Demondream immediately clutched her mouth. However, by then, Reef and Mogensha already revealed enlightened expressions.


    Zi red at Demondream with dissatisfaction and continued her negotiations.


    "Do you wish to sell that essory?"


    Sheyan squinted his eyes and replied.


    "Last I recalled, we were still discussing the topic of the divine stone eh? Let��s conclude that first before moving to others. I think we are all clear on this, although the value of a dark-gold grade equipment is exorbitant, an evolvable ability like ��Flesh Explosion�� is absolutely valiant. If you can learn it, it would surely be worth the value of a dark-grade equipment."


    "Hold updy Demondream, interrupting someone is a rather impolite conduct. If you have objections to what I��m saying, then our conversation can end here. I wouldn��t mind heading to the marketce����an ability that can evolve to the ��S�� rank and a dark-gold grade essory, I��m sure it will attract multitudes of patrons."


    Zi abruptly scoffed indifferently.


    "Of course you can do that, but aren��t you afraid you��d identally sell it to your foes? Being eliminated by the enemy with your own equipment or ability, wouldn��t that be awfully pathetic?"


    Sheyan��s lips curled up and opposed with equal harshness.


    "Oh, true that. Back in the Avatar world, we were almost stalled by a group of individuals."


    Zi very calmly continued.


    "At least, the majority of our time in there was with a rather pleasant cooperation."


    Sheyan stared into her eyes and earnestly urged.


    "If the Illume-union wishes to obtain this ��Flesh Explosion�� ability, then show us your sincerity. I thought I possessed amicable rtions with them, yet cruel reality showed up and lectured me severely. Oh, how my heart ached that time."


    Zi straightened her posture and replied.


    "We shan��t talk about the past, or do I have to factor in that debt from the Caribbean sea world? I won��t deny that ��Flesh Explosion�� is truly a powerful ability, but your divine rock only offers a fixed probability of allowing one to learn this evolving ability! It isn��t guaranteed, and that is where the worth of a dark-gold shield surmounts your divine stone. If you are willing to add in that essory, our Illume-union can throw in two additional conditions."


    Sheyan replied indifferently.


    "What conditions?"


    Zi pondered and answered.


    "Reef should still be stuck at the final barrier to be an official Growth-hunter right? We can supply assistance and allow him to sessfully transcend to that realm."


    Sheyan nced at Reef. Reef shrugged his shoulders and revealed a cheeky intent. Sheyan obviously knew Reef had utilized that item, otherwise, it would��ve been impossible to obtain a max evaluation for their hidden mission.


    Sheyan then chuckled and asked.


    "How about the second condition?"


    "In your next world, the Illume-union will shelter and block off the Metals Professor��s pursuit for you." Zi continued.


    "I can restrain Zeus. With me around, Zeus will never act. This will increase your chances of survival substantially."


    At this moment, Brother ck and Reef both issued into the party channel simultaneously.


    "Boss, I feel that��s fine. If what Zi says is true, then her suppression of Zeus will really offer to us an immense victorious possibility."


    Sheyan contemted a little before adding a question he already knew the answer to.


    "Firstly, how will the Metals Professor chase us in the next world? Secondly, who is Zeus? I heard he��s a rather formidable figure?"


    Mogensha replied Sheyan through the party channel.


    "Do you still remember the Banks Syndicate ambushing the Symbiosis Sect? Then, they were able to orientate our position and create a shuttling transport ck hole. Right now, I bet the Metals Professor can do that too. Moreover, a disastrous scenario can happen, that is to first locate the world we are entering, and then entering themselves. I heard a foreseeing type spirit expert contestant can possess such an ability. Of course, they will definitely have to fork out a tremendous price, and minimally requires an advanced 7 days to activate it!"


    Instead, Demondream introduced Zeus with a single phrase.


    "Prince Stalo was defeated by Zeus, and he hasn��t won a single time."


    The trio couldn��t help butmence a series of private discussions. Although they could conceal these discussions without the need to whisper, it couldn��t escape Demondream and Zi��s eyesight.


    Both of them nced and each other, feeling that a deal was at hand.


    Eventually, Sheyan unexpectedly shook his head and offered an inevitable but upright expression to Zi.


    "I refuse."

 Chapter 596: Trying to outwit each other

    <h4>Chapter 596: Trying to outwit each other</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Evidently, the Illume-union wasn��t expecting that answer.


    Demondream��s countenance instantly changed.


    "You feel that isn��t enough?"


    "Correct." Sheyan sincerely replied.


    Demondream clenched and teeth and rebuked.


    "Very well, what if we don��t want your divine stone? As long as Yuan Zhan can rely on this dark-grade essory to recover his peak state, this sacrifice would be worth it!"


    Sheyan��s face abruptly exposed a furtive smirk.


    "Actually I don��t require your sacrifice. We would��ve gotten a deal if one of your conditions was amended previously."


    Not only Demondream, but even Brother ck and Reef��s ears stiffened up with curiosity. Sheyan then continued.


    "We of the party Ace, we are exceptional, we don��t need anyone��s help nor protection. Let whatever dogsheet Zeus chase us. It would��ve been fine if you had changed that condition to a thousand utility points."


    When Sheyan released that statement of scorn, Demondream��s face sank uglily. Brother ck had his mouth wide opened with a seemingly constipated look, but very quickly rxed his brows in enlightenment. Only Reef was still frowning����


    "You��re belittling me,dy Demondream. Do you think emphasizing the importance of this ��Chieftain��s Hobby�� to Yuan Zhan would channel my attention towards that, and neglect your real motives?"


    Sheyan then unexpectedly and leisurely started chewing onto the tea leaves.


    "If you say that the Metals Professor is bent on killing me, that would be reasonable. But for her to pursue and kill Mogensha as well, that would be rather far-fetched. Besides, Mogensha was a general under her and didn��t really betray her. His status makes him bound to be roped in."


    Speaking till here, Sheyan paused and continued.


    "Most crucially I feel����since the Metal Professor is in love with Zeus, but Zeus has set his eyes on Zi, while Zi, you possess the ability to suppress him, then the Metals Professor definitely aims to eradicate Zi; to sweep away all hindrances and personal agendas in her party. Therefore, the Metals Professor, Fu Lyanna, has her eyes set on killing Zi. Only by killing off her love rival, will she obtain the pure, devoted affection of Zeus!"


    "Therefore, I believe, to the Illume-union whocks their MT Archeaphill now, you are the ones that require our assistance. Only a powerful support ss and a professional MT like Reef, can prevent your utter annihtion! Therefore, it should be you pleading with me, and note under the disguise of charity to offer your ��generosity��."


    "Sincerity, sincerity is the basis of all coborations! If you feel you need help, then first treat us with an equal standing. Don��t treat us as fools, where your only eventual oue, is bing the fools yourselves."


    After speaking, Sheyan stood up and left without ncing back.


    Reef and Mogensha naturally followed his lead.


    Right now, Zi��s countenance was exceedingly furious. When she looked down at the semi-chewed tea leaves, she couldn��t help but gnashed her teeth and berated.


    "That uncouth and uneducated bastard!"


    After leaving Zi��s personal room, Sheyan nced at Reef with particr enthusiasm.


    "How does it feel to be a Growth-hunter?"


    Reef��s nightmare imprint flickered slightly before he smiled bleakly.


    "The realm has restricted me, there are many things I can��t reveal. But I can confirm the path you tread is the right one. Also, in a low-intensity world, if a Growth-hunter attacks a realm contestant, there will be another additional 40% safeguarding use. Hence, we cannot base our conjectures on our past experiences in crossing hands with official Growth-hunters."


    Sheyan then requested Reef to disy his attributes. Reefplied but all Sheyan and Mogensha could see was ayer of hazy fog covering it. They were totally incapable of viewing anything. Nevertheless, Sheyan had another method.


    He then decided to spar with Reef, and immediately realized all his attributes had undergone an astonishing growth rate. Probably like what Reef mentioned, such growth wouldn��t be allowed to be unleashed against ordinary contestants in battle.


    Right now, Sheyan had formted an initial reckoning about his own awakening to the Growth-hunter stage. After some contemtions, he nodded faintly.


    Throughout this period, the trio became extremely exhausted. Sheyan was still fine, at least he had some time to rest after his battle with Little Lord Fokke.


    Instead, Reef and Mogensha had probably gone through a mad rush of torture under the ck Pearl Pirates�� pursuit, where they had gritted their teeth and endured till perfect missionpletion.


    Initially, both were thriving with adrenaline from attaining a ��lvlmax�� rating frompleting the hidden main mission, but after this bout of adrenaline, they began yawning like an opium addict who was puffing towards the sky. They appeared as if they could even fall asleep while walking.


    With such circumstances, the trio parted ways and returned to the real world to rest. Sheyan would then rush back to Uncle Dasi��s side to test out his newly acquired medicine. His heart was set on speeding home.


    Chiming to the same beat, the trio scaled the stairs as they ascended.


    Sheyan��s heart was boiling with an unexinable anxiousness. After a momentarypse of consciousness, he realized he was back in the bustling Xiwu pier.


    Sheyan casually strolled towards a shop. This shop has been in business for 70-80 years, selling syrup and rock sugar for three generations. Sanzi loved the longan syrup here, and would always drag his big brother here for dessert. As he was feeling slightly dizzy, Sheyan stopped for a casual peppermint red bean soup.


    Strolling under this hot weather filled his forehead with beads of sweat. When he walked into this clean shop, a gust of refreshing cool air struck him, along with the slight honeysuckle fragrance. With a ceiling fan brushing cool wind against him, the heat was swiftly swept away.


    Soon after, a pure white ceramic bowl filled with broth was served. Ice cubes clinked against the surface of the bowl within, and the skin of the mushy red bean had been peeled away, looking like little red powder that swirled amidst the cooling soup. Peppermint leaves were floating above it, and the chocte-colored simmering syrup gradually dissolved into the soup. It was indeed an art.


    It was as though his throat and eyes were emitting smoke, as he couldn��t resist the urge to stir with adle. The soup and ice cubes collided with the bowl surface, releasing refreshing jingling sounds. Sheyan lifted thedle for a taste. Instantly, his mouth was overwhelmed by a refreshing coolness. The sweetness of the red bean simmered, and the unique peppermint fragrant wafted through his mouth. A suitable temperature brought about by the practical usage of ice cubes to absorb the blistering hot heat, not excessively cold that it would induct frostbite headaches.


    As Sheyan slowly drank his dessert, he started thinking of a logical method that could allow Uncle Dasi to ept his treatment. As the bowl of red bean soup approached the halfway mark, he reached a basic conclusion.


    After finishing the soup, Sheyan stood up confidently. Ten minutester, he boarded a cab towards the market. Although he was rather exhausted, a sense of excitement enveloped his body; fuelling his mobility.


    ********************


    Time swiftly sped by, and two days had passed since Sheyan returned home. He had recovered his energy, and his mental state was now rxed.


    On the third day, Sanzi heavily panted as he raced over, informing Sheyan of a group of foreigners showing up in Xiwu pier. They were all d in suits and drove luxury cars, and he wasn��t sure if they were here to cause amotion.


    Instead, Sheyan was secretly delighted. Knowing his n seeded, he purposefully frowned and issued.


    "No way, I haven��t caused trouble recently ah."


    He then headed over with Sanzi for a look. As it turns out, it was a group of doctors from a major hospital that came to this rtively insignificant ce for medical examinations. Such good news was unprecedented in Xiwu pier before.


    Naturally, it was the females and elderly who would be obsessed with such free services. Within a blink of an eye, the ce became overcrowded. Chinese folks also loved to be curious spectators, therefore not longter, the site became packed with visitors.


    By now, the rtionship between Di Gu and Uncle Dasi was already pretty intimate. Hearing of this matter, she instigated Uncle Dasi to make a trip. Uncle Dasi��s was soft-hearted and thus casually made the trip. After registering, someone then received him for treatment.


    This person had pleasant features, being outstanding and refined from head to toe. He was impably attired and wore golden traced spectacles. Upon noticing Uncle Dasi, he first handed him a name card. On it, was the name ��xxx doctor professor��, ��Vice president of xxx hospital��, ��title of xxx of English nobility. Uncle Dasi became dazzled with all these des.


    After putting on an act of examining Uncle Dasi, he told Uncle Dasi that though the exterior of his hand had healed, there was something wrong internally which required further treatment. If Uncle Dasi were willing to test out the product of a high-end research of the United States, he would receive free treatment.


    The word ��free�� instantly terminated the suspicions in Uncle Dasi��s heart. Uncle Dasi then followed him to a ce. After an anesthetic injection, Uncle Dasi fell unconscious.


    When he woke up, he discovered his hand was covered by a pair of gloves, which was also densely wrapped up; without using a scissor, he wouldn��t be able to remove it.


    The doctor then advised Uncle Dasi not to remove it for two weeks. Otherwise, a festering infection of a deadly and lethal virus may re up. Moreover, if he carelessly reveals this secret treatment, he would be arrested to be a guinea pig for the government!!

 Chapter 597: Utter disappearance of Siqiao town

    <h4>Chapter 597: Utter disappearance of Siqiao town</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Uncle Dasi was all along a timid individual. Furthermore, there seemed to be no abnormalities with his body, apart from the slight dull warm feeling in his wrapped hands, thus he agreed at once.


    In the end, his hands started itching and aching unbearably in the night. Grinding his teeth and enduring bitterly, that sensation faded away when it was nearing twilight. He then fell into a groggy sleep and only woke up in the afternoon.


    Upon waking, Uncle Dasi instantly felt as though something was different. After a slight bafflement, he discovered to his amazement, his fingers had actually had actually rejuvenated!


    Amidst the shock, Uncle Dasi was obviously surging with ecstasy. After calming down, he naturally remembered that this should be rted to that physician the day ago.


    When he affirmed that the United States�� high-end research medical technologies had truly rejuvenated his limbs, his heart flushed with horror. Fearing that his newly grown fingers would be taken for research, he immediately sought out the reliable Sheyan; intending to flee from this region.


    This matter had in fact been entirely manipted by Sheyan. Through the local tyrant Gu Yuean��s connection, he managed to contact an uwful president of a prominent hospital; offering a donation of 10 million, and invited them here for a charity medical examination. This request was naturally passable. That president naturally consented cheerfully, knowing this was a chance to increase his reputation and illicitly bottle perhaps 5 million.


    Follow that, Sheyan sought out an ��extra actor�� who was in rather dire straits. He then told him about his n to swindle a rich tycoon of his money, notifying that if he coordinated with him, he would receive a hundred thousand regardless of anything.


    This extra was presently in dire straits and couldn��t even afford normal meals. Presented with this offer, he dly epted. At present, he became afraid of being sued for being in cahoots with a swindler and vanished after receiving his money.


    ************************


    Sheyan was long prepared to handle Uncle Dasi��s inquiries. He showed Uncle Dasi many reports of advanced medical technologies on the inte. News articles ranging all the way to growing out new human ears of guinea pigs, to solidify Uncle Dasi��s confidence. Then, he advised Uncle Dasi to wait and observe the situation.


    Anyway, the Fuyuan was nearlypleted and they could just flee towards the boundless ocean, following the soaring birds and the leaping fishes.


    Uncle Dasi and Sanzi were both individuals who were naturally indecisive, yet they would be free of worries as long as someone could make the decisions. After hearing Sheyan��s words, they finally calmed down.


    At this moment, Uncle Dasi suddenly sighed.


    "Hais, if only we could return to Siqiao."


    Reminiscing the past, Uncle Dasi had lived in Siqiao town for twenty years and could deem it as his second hometown. After leaving for so long, he definitely felt a longing.


    Yet once Uncle Dasi raised the issue of Siqiao, Sheyan immediately felt a faint throbbing pain in his chest; relieving the agony of having been beaten by those thugs in the past.


    "Ah, Huashan Fei��" Sheyan��s lips curled into a sinister smile.


    Uncle Dasi instead continued dwelling in the excitement of his regrown fingers, not noticing the ruthless ferocity in his foster son��s eyes.


    The next day, Sheyan directly bought a ticket back to Guangzhou. At present, there was no longer any problems pertaining to his identity, and he could naturally return to the maind openly. Along the way, Sheyan hired a taxi straight for Fang Cheng Gang, and casually stole a Motorbike before speeding to the familiar Siqiao town.


    The smell of the sea breeze remained starkly familiar to him, while the trees and vige huts remained prominent in his dreams. The current drizzles dawned the unique moist and chill of the southern region.


    Sheyan deliberately rode through the roads where he had once he forced to flee for his life.


    He first passed through that previous factory construction site of his preliminary entry to the nightmare realm. It seemed that the previous murder cases here hadn��t affected the investment confidence of those old bosses. These whitewashed walls were now filled with machines and multitudes of workers pacing busily around. They all looked like hard working worker ants.


    After here, Sheyan couldn��t help but feel the fluctuating changes of life, an illusion of things remaining the same while people changing. The next tiny road he passed through would lead to Siqiao town.


    ording to present-day conditions, this road was a severely polluted district. Even drinking water and the air there would release a dpidated rubber odor. Yet Sheyan could feel a sense of cordiality towards this road of archaic taste. It resembled the engine oil of turbine ships, or perhaps, the sweat of pirates and the fishiness of the seawater��such a vor had permeated deep into his blood and bones.


    After this vige, Siqiao town would be right ahead. Sheyan felt that this current pathway he took was filled with unkempt long grass.


    Apparently, not a single person had walked through here for a long time, and only his motorbike left a deep tire trail along the soft mud.


    Sheyan was rather perplexed. Though his route was tough to travel, it could save half an hour of the journey. Normally, it would be an inevitable route for fishermen who wished to save time. Hence, there would always be people shuttling through here, and would absolutely prevent this ce from looking so overgrown.


    "Could it be that Huashan Fei��s conscience had prompted him to construct a new route?" Sheyan guessed in his heart.


    He stepped his oil pedal, triggering a clutter of ck fumes to puff out of the motor��s exhaust. As this motorbike speared through the mud, he should already be seeing the silhouette of Siqiao town.


    Yet within a split second, Sheyan became utterly dumbstruck by his viewable horizon����because, in this world, there was no longer a Siqiao town.


    That town constructed with substandard nks, worn out tires and rusty machinery was no more.


    That illegal tiny town.


    Before his very eyes, was shockingly a field of destion!


    The deep crisscrossed tire tracks of excavators, disorderly heaps of soil and sediments, buried shoddy building materials leaking out of the soil, gaudy stic bags that were drifting about by the winds����this was the image Sheyan was beholding.


    Even that pier����a pier constructed with the sweat of Siqiao��s citizens including himself, Uncle Dasi and Sanzi����had utterly vanished.


    What was left, was a sludge of cement still obstinately floating along the seawater, alongside steel reinforcing bars brimming with grimacing rusty stains.


    After a momentarypse of attention, Sheyan relied on his memories to bore through the ruinous emptiness. He finally reached his own hut. This was the area that appeared to have received the full brunt of demolition. What was left was a giant pit with a ten over metres radius.


    Nevertheless, a three-ply nk semi-buried in the ground in a distant roused his memories. Sheyan pulled out that nk. Posted on it, was a female celebrity beaming splendidly, while her breasts had been shamelessly nailed by a thumbtack by Sanzi in the past. This nk had been nailed atop his bed����


    Sheyan stayed for roughly an hour here. He suddenly felt his enthusiasm waning, and even his impulse of paying back his debt to Huashan Fei had faded.


    He wasn��t crumbled but rather feeling dispirited with a dull mncholy. This mncholy banished all other emotions for some unknown reason, and thoroughlymanded Sheyan��s soul.


    "Forget it. In the past, we would also becking money to fill our bodies back at Fang Cheng Gang. Tonight, let me pay a visit and have a good meal of pig��s red at the Piggery Roll. I��ll leave tomorrow in the morning. Huashan Fei, count it as your fortune, dog." Sheyan mounted the motorbike and determined his ns.


    As for the Piggery Roll Sheyan just mentioned, it was an exceedingly well-known restaurant. Its boss, surnamed Zhu*, appeared to be a civilized man running a kitchen. The signature dish they sold was pig��s red, where every dish was infused with it. The restaurant��s original name was poetically graceful, known as the Pavilion for returning exhausted. When this restaurant gradually became popr, and their customers were mostly ordinary natives, they bluntly named it the Piggery Roll.


    (TN:*Zhu is pig in Chinese but author uses another zhu)


    Probably many do not know what pig��s read is. Actually, this is something most have eaten before. It is pig��s blood.


    Every single dish of the Piggery Roll was rted to pig��s blood. Their best seller was the Pig��s red soup, going at 3 dors per bowl. Drinking several mouthfuls of this piping hot soup would immediately unleash afortably warm feeling throughout one��s body. It was said that at their peak, the Piggery Roll could sell off over two thousand bowls during the twenty-seven days after the winter solstice.


    Sheyan��s previous economic state could only allow him to live frugally. Hence, he would only share a single bowl of pig��s red soup with Sanzi whenever he frequented Fang Cheng Gang. All along, he was aware that the second floor of the Piggery Roll sold rice and dishes, which were all rted to pig��s red. Yet he couldn��t afford to patronize the second floor, even for a single good meal.


    Today, Sheyan had returned to his hometown filled with indignation and murderous intent. In the end, he discovered fleetingness of life where his home was already inexistent. His fluctuating emotions propelled him to search for the vor of his childhood.


    After an hour, Sheyan was back outside the Piggery Roll.


    This was a civilian district encircled by skyscrapers and morous liveliness.


    Old-fashioned roof houses filled this ce, along with damaged and muddy streets. Street stalls selling mantous could be seen emitting piping hot white steam, flushing against passers-by.


    The air also contained a trace of fishiness. With every sensory organ being overwhelmed, it could only be described with a single phrase - Brimming with vitality.

 Chapter 598: Bumping against the gun’s muzzle on one’s own accord

    <h4>Chapter 598: Bumping against the gun��s muzzle on one��s own ord</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    When Sheyan caught sight of an old-fashioned and filthy building, like a crane amidst the flock of chickens, he heaved a sigh of relief. He had been afraid this symbolic building from his memories had also been demolished.


    The Piggery Roll was a three-storey building. Its outer walls were devoid of ceramic tiles or ster and were decorated with pure concrete. Of course, the cement had been eroded by the wind, as they were slowly peeled away to reveal motley red bricks behind. The cultural revolution style of its surface could be vaguely identified.


    On the worn out door, was a crooked woven basket that was slightly damaged. The words ��Roll, dry�� were written on it����while the other words had faded from the winds and the battering rains.


    The exterior of the Piggery Roll was bustling with activities. One could observe the stark contrast of a BMW730 and tattered bicycles parked together, like shiny polished leather boots and filthy stained fishermen��s boots ced together on a stool. asionally,ughter could be heard, before reddened faces full of vigor woulde sauntering out of the ce. In response, other queuing customers would stream in.


    After queuing for 5 minutes, Sheyan felt as though someone was spying on him, but he saw no one upon ncing around.


    Upon entering, he saw a house full of people with heads buried in bowls, as they wheezed its contents. A rich aroma of scallion lingered within the ce.


    The floor was mushy and released a misconception of stepping on a football turf field. In actual fact, this was due to the reckless littering of used tissues, forming into a thinyer on the ground; alongside bones, chopsticks and other litters. Probably due to their busy schedule, the bosses of this ce couldn��t care about the hygiene of the area.


    "What��re you having?" A waitress impatiently asked. Sheyan raised his head before the familiar face of thedy boss greeted him.


    She was thin and almost all her hair had turned white. Her lips were thin yet stubbornly pursued, while her dressing was simple and in with an apron wrapped around her. It was washed clean while he cuffs and trousers were folded up. She emanated an astute and capable impression, being exceedingly efficient.


    "Oh, I��m here for some dishes." Sheyan scratched his head and answered.


    "Wait here." Thedy boss practically sounded like a robot, shooting her words rapidly. She then directed her attention to the next person. "What��re you having?"


    After approximately half an hour, Sheyan finally received the qualification of proceeding to the upper floor. He sat at a table filled with cold leftovers.


    After waiting for 10 minutes, someone finally came and roughly tidied up the table. Sheyan could still notice greasy congealed oil being smeared around into an arc by the cleaning rag. He truly didn��t know whether tough or cry.


    Following that, nobody attended to him to take his orders. A waiter then carried over a piping hot pot and put it gracefully over a portable kerosene stove, which wasbusting with lively blue mes. Peals of white steam emitted from the pot, alongside bubbling sounds and an exceptionally enticing aroma.


    Sheyan picked up a tiny bowl and filled half of it with adle. The snow-white scallions bobbled back and forth in the maroon colored pig��s blood soup, while beads of oil floated atop the broth. The strong fragrance of onions assailed his nose and seemingly eliminated all traces of cold in him.


    Sheyan drank a mouthful. Instantaneously, a chunk of pig��s blood followed the broth and poured into his mouth. As his teeth lightly set into motion, he could feel the lump of tender pig��s blood bouncing about, before disintegrating into many pieces; leisurely supplying added tenderness along the de of his tongue. Within a short minute, this little pot of soup was consumed cleanly by Sheyan, where the pig��s blood was devoured cleanly.


    Proceeding from that, was another long wait which was additionally excruciating for individuals with rumbling stomachs. Actually, he only had to wait another ten or so minutes, before two waiters strenuously heaved arge wooden tter over; where vegetables and meats were ced on it.


    To Sheyan��s astoundment, the surrounding customers all charged forth ferociously with the speed of Liu Xiang fighting for the world champion.


    After snatching tes of ingredients, they took off! Within the twinkling of an eye, even those tiny tes of cole w or pickled cabbage weren��t spared.


    "What the hell! The waiters don��t serve you here, this ce is a bloody food fight!"


    Sheyan could finally perceive that within this Piggery Roll, manners and being polite would only cause one to be disadvantaged and famished. Hence, he knew what he had to do.


    When the next wave of ingredients arrived, Sheyan no longer bothered about courtesy. Relying on his freakish nightmare realm strength, when the waiters arrived with the tters of ingredients, Sheyan bluntly squeezed in before taking immensely drastic measures. He snatched the entire tter and prepared to take flight.


    At this moment, he noticed a vulture in the form of an old man by the side, attempting to cut him off. In view of his respect for the elderly, Sheyan employed a civilized approach with lightning pace - he spat into every corner of the tter. This instantly caused that old man and other bandits to resentfully leave him.


    Twenty minutester, Sheyan finally achieved his five years long wish. He finally treated himself to a sumptuous meal in the Piggery Roll. As mentioned above, every dish in the Piggery Roll was associated with Pig Blood. The three tes of ingredients he had snatched earlier were as follows - Red white beancurd that was cooked with three raw ingredients. The main ingredient was high quality grinded tofu, blended with pig��s spine and brains, and finally pig��s blood. The three ingredients were all tender, slippery, and would melt in one��s mouth.


    Next was a cold te of blood sausage. Filling up the pig��s small intestines with pig��s blood and added with condiments, it would then be boiled thoroughly and sliced. Chewing it unleashed both a sweet yet ice-cold vor, which slightly resembled a cute ice-cream cone. It was crispy to chew and the pig��s red inside was tender and satisfactory, melting in one��s mouth.


    Next was a bowl of pure pig��s blood. This was pig��s blood flushed with boiling water, along with bean sprouts, tender white scallions, radish, chili oil, other hot pot ingredients, and wide vermicelli. Looking down, the broth��s surface wasced with ayer of red oil, which would induce an involuntary sense of spiciness on one��s tongue. For individuals who loved spice, this would be perfect.


    With thisbination of dishes, Sheyan wolfed down three bowls of rice consecutively. After patting his belly and exhaling in satisfaction, he called the boss for the bill.


    Eventually, he received a shocking bill. These three dishes and rice added up short of 20 dors. Such a price-quality ratio even surpassed that of Volkswagen and Audi, it was no wonder the shop��s front yard was as busy as a marketce.


    After paying his bill, Sheyan strode out of the entrance, where he was weed with chilling winds and cold showers. Fortunately, the spicy dishes he had earlier seemingly forced the chill away, it was an exceptionally pleasing sensation.


    After advancing several steps, Sheyan abruptly halted.


    He could suddenly see a flock of people streaming towards him. Furthermore, amidst the crowd, was that timid guy, Huozi, and Felixis whom he had spared a long time ago*. Although Huozi��s face was flushed with fear and horror, Felixis��s eyes were glistening with venom. When he noticed Sheyan, he immediately pointed towards him and eximed!


    (TN:*This happened in v2ch35)


    "That��s him!!! Bro Fei��s goods are on him!"


    Sheyan instantly understood. As it turns out, Fang Cheng Gang was Huashan Fei��s territory. The series of serial murders that he brought about that time, had probably been deemed as a feud between members of the ck society. As it caused such a horrific uproar to the public and the higher ups, Siqiao town was demolished.


    Nevertheless, Huashan Fei��s energy wasn��t affected. His nest had always been in Fang Cheng Gang. As for his status, he had managed to convert his former illicit drug dealings into a wholesale retailing emporium now.


    With his appearance in Fang Cheng Gang, people that recognized him definitely weren��t a few. In addition to this ce being Huashan Fei��s territory, the possibility of identifying him was immensely substantial.


    More crucially, Sheyan had totally forgotten he was still holding onto a batch of Huashan Fei��s goods. Except to Sheyan who possessed the might of a contestant, he could ignore that batch of money. Yet to an enterprise capitalist like Huashan Fei, that sum would make a tremendous investment capital.


    When Sheyan rode his motorbike through the city and even had a meal here, he most likely had drawn in attention already. However, the ck society wasn''t like the 110 hotline where they could arrive anytime and anywhere. They required a period of time to muster manpower. Seeing that they had gathered such a huge flock of individuals, the time was now ripe.


    Sheyan was one who had seemingly experienced a hundred battles. His kill tally definitely surmounted the kill tally of those brats ahead of him. He was no longer than small fry who just entered the realm.


    Still, he fled without hesitation upon encountering such amotion, because he was exceedingly clear that only if need be, he wouldn��t want to cause such a freakish ruckus of ��one knight resisting thousands�� in the open streets. Incurring the attention of the nation wouldn��t be wise at all.


    Evidently, the crowd of thugs had already been notified of Sheyan��s freakish strength by Felixis and Huozi. However, many times, people would only believe their own eyes. To them, Sheyan��s fleeing reaction was normal, and it would be weird if he didn��t run! Hence, they became iparably excited, as they pursued ferociously while thinking of their Bro Fei��smendation.


    With Sheyan��s current speed, shrugging them off would be overly easy. In spite of that, he had no ns to shrug them off.


    Instead, he jogged leisurely and slowly dangled with these unlucky brats. Although Fang Cheng Gang was a bustling city, its areas were still separated into modernized and run-down districts.


    After a leisure jog of 1-2 kilometres, he turned into a blind alley filled with old-fashioned and dim streetlights. Then, he turned around and inclined his head down; allowing the tidal wave of thugs to swarm him.

 Chapter 599: Rooting out in reverse

    <h4>Chapter 599: Rooting out in reverse</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Sheyan ceased his footsteps, appearing like a towering dam in the darkness of night, barring his opponents on the spot. With his sudden swing around, the few foremost thugs immediately halted.


    They were all drug peddlers or adept swindlers but weren��t bold enough to toy with their own lives. Despite so, some brainless hooligans took the initiative as they pushed through the crowd and charged forth.


    Sheyan stooped his waist and picked up a random wall brick stuck in the mud. Without even batting an eyelid or moving his feet, he bluntly smashed the few thugs till blood flowed from their heads.


    The most gravely wounded thug lost half of his teeth, and even bit off half of his tongue before that as blood welled up in his mouth. His choking wails sounded muffled and he spoke like he had a lisp.


    A long time ago, he had resented himself for being an idiotic fool. At the time, if he had managed to im this brat Yan��s head, he could��ve received the bounty from Huashan Fei. Yet only now did he discover, he wasn��t unlucky that day but exceedingly fortunate!


    The muddy floor was blended with brick fragments and fresh blood. Blood slowly trickled down Sheyan��s fingers and continuously dripped onto the ground. The icy cold showers continued pouring from the sky, rapaciously sucking away all bodily warmth from the humans.


    With every gesture, Sheyan struck four, people toppling everywhere. He was as peaceful as chasing away four houseflies. Then, he slowly demanded.


    "Where��s Huashan Fei?"


    Nobody answered him. 7-8 thugs formed into a fan-shaped encirclement against him, while 4 other thugs were groaning by his feet; having no strength to stand back up.


    The human wall before Sheyan abruptly opened up a crevice and allowed two rather lean males to march out. Their legs were dressed in old military camouge trousers, and even in this alienating downpour at 8 in the night, they were unexpectedly wearing shades.


    "Do you think wearing shades makes you look cool?" Sheyan suddenly mocked the two.


    Those two thugs disregarded him. But they didn��t expect that Sheyan��s next phrase would be a rampantly provocative vulgarity.


    "F**** your mother."


    The two thugs then expressionlessly reached towards their feet and pulled out a ck, long and incisive knife from their army boots. The audience didn��t require much effort to realize those were specially modified military bays!


    Back before Huashan Fei monopolized the underground markets of Fang Cheng Gang, those second rate retailers were definitely unwilling for Huashan Fei to rob them of their rice bowls.


    As the saying goes, destroying one��s livelihood is akin to killing one��s parents. Thus, an urban blood war inevitably happened.


    As for those two thugs, they were retired soldiers sent from Vietnam. During a crucial battle, then wielded those lethal bays and ughtered consecutively, not even sparing those that attempted to flee in a sports car!


    During that time, eyewitnesses ounted that though they couldn��t see the oue of those victims in the car, blood gushed out through every punctured hole in the car. These horrendous scene dyed the streets red, and one could imagine the terrifying capabilities of those bays drawing blood.


    Onlyter did those thugs realise these saw-tooth bays were truly procured from the military. Stabbing and retracting with these bays was easy, but would leave wounds that were tough to stitch. Its de surface wasrge and couldn��t be snapped off easily. Moreover, these bays were even heavily coated with hard metal.


    Hence, this bay didn��t emit a shade of stainless steel or normal steel, but a variant of aluminium alloy that was dullish ck. Under normal circumstances, not many could survive in the face of those two bays. Without needing to stab the heart, anycerated area could rip apart arteries resulting in widespread loss of blood. Stabbing one��s innards would result in fatal internal hemorrhage, while the chest would cause the ttening of one��s lungs. It wouldn��t take much as well to pierce through one��s skull!


    Brandishing their bays, the two Viets inched closer. The surface of their bays reflecting the dull streetlights; appearing like two vicious snakes slithering in with breakneck pace!


    Sheyan��s face was shaded by the darkness, and his lips curled into a distinctive sneer.


    "You dare to kill me? Do you not want Huashan Fei��s goods?"


    The two Viets had already made their moves. Spearing towards Sheyan like a gust of wind, their vicious nature determined that their first move would be a fatal one.


    Yet after hearing Sheyan��s words, their firm hands shuddered slightly! This wasn��t fear but the allure of money. The two military bays instantly deviated away from Sheyan��s chest.


    Yet hesitating while assaulting Sheyan was practically asking for a death wish. Stretching his hand out, Sheyan easily wedged one of the bays between his armpit; while following up with a knee towards the Viet��s chest. 5-6 of the Vietnam thug��s ribs immediately released fracturing cracks and snapped, before piercing into his lungs.


    Meanwhile, his body was flung up half a metre high where he coughed out a mouthful of blood; his prative gaze turned dim and was now brimming with appall!


    Instead, the other Vietnam thug��s bay stabbed into Sheyan��s other arm, but unexpectedly felt as though he was stabbing something solid and slippery; directly directing his bay to slip to the side! His attack scraped out a trifling cut on Sheyan��s arm. Sheyan didn��t show courtesy in response, as he smashed in with a fist.


    Nevertheless, this Vietnamese thug was rtively agile. Of course, it was also because Sheyan was restraining his strength, to avoid any absurd scenario of sending someone flying dozens of metres away with his fist. Hence, that Vietnamese thug managed to shift away his vital spots, but was still struck on the shoulder. That Vietnam thug instantly issued a blood-curdling scream, as he clearly noticed his shoulder de caving in gruesomely!


    Sheyan unhurriedly flicked his hands as he probed around the mud beneath, and finally grabbed the other thug��s bay. He then signaled towards the nearest thug with his fingers with a contemptuous hooking gesture.


    "Come on!"


    That thug felt as though he had suffered tremendous humiliation but he couldn��t stop his legs from shivering. Still, he was no fool and immediately pulled out a kitchen knife, beforemanding three underlings beside him.


    "Go attack!"


    Frankly speaking, that ��go attack��mand was sounded with defeated morale. Despite that, the three underlings were rash-headed youths who exchanged nces before charging forward with poles/knives. Thatrger hooligan who was provoked simrly charge forward behind them, with eyes that shed ominously.


    At this moment, Sheyan advanced instead of retreating, as he lunged towards the three underlings with added speed. Before contacting the three underlings, he swiftly bent himself and lowered his center of gravity. Instantly, those three underlings felt as though their target had suddenly vanished.


    Despite that, the three underlings swung their poles/knives with great inertia, which pounded heftily against Sheyan��s back! At this instant, for Sheyan to kill them, it would be as easy as snapping his fingers. However, the three underlings looked as if they still possessed the innocence of childhood, and even tiny baby hairs around their mouth were still present. One look and he could tell they were still immature youths. Sheyan subconsciously thought about Sanzi, and reckoned they were not wicked beyond redemption. Thus, he spared them, thinking that today��s experience of bloodshed cruelty would stir them emotionally.


    Sheyan effortlessly endured their assaults without sprawling to the ground, then he burst forth with swiftness and pierced through the obstructing underlings. Holding a bay, his hand shot forth with lightning speed and thrust it into the chest of their thug boss!


    This thrust was practically like poking dofu. The sharp bay pierced out from his back without even carrying a trace of blood yet. Instead, the thug boss��s expression turned lifeless. He couldn��t feel a tinge of pain but shifted his trembling hands to caress the bay, that was thrust deep into his chest. Sheyan then mercilessly and slowly retracted the bay.


    The jagged sawtooths of the bay hooked inwards from the thug boss��s back, before being pulled out from his chest. The thug boss instantly lost his supporting pir, as his body slumped cumbersomely to the ground; limpidly slouching against the muddy ground.


    Blood and rainwater slowly dyed the turbid mud red.


    "Darn����nyi"


    As the thug boss convulsed on the muddy ground, two words drifted out from his mouth����perhaps he was cursing at Sheyan with a ��Damn you��, or perhaps he was calling out for his lover ��Jenny��, or perhaps calling out for his brother ��Danny��. But that wasn��t important for his convulsions soon turned into his final breath, and he passed away. Not a single soul, would ever know the true meaning of his final words��


    Though Sheyan showed mercy to the youths, he was absolutely ruthless towards the backbone thugs of Huashan Fei! Every thrust of the bay resulted into a gruesome bloody hole! Though some may not be fatal, the blood loss still dwindled their vitality.


    Ultimately, those thugs weren��t trained soldiers. Once they witnessed Sheyan stabbing down several in nonchnt fashion and feeling the ghastly terrifying aura he exuberated, they knew they had encountered a fric cornered beast! Thus, they scattered like the birds and the beasts at once.


    Don��t look at the sheer quantity of hooligans, many were here just for the thrill of rowdy jeering. After the few mainstays of Huashan Fei were dispatched of, the rest rapidly disappeared to wherever the winds blew.


    As Sheyan observed the fleeing hooligans, he trampled his feet down onto the back of that Viet whose shoulder had caved in. Sheyan then pulled his head and whispered into his ears.


    "Where��s Huashan Fei?"


    That Viet clenched his teeth tightly as though blood was about to be squeezed out from his gums. He remained resolute in silence and probably had gone through interrogation torture drills before.


    Sheyan ignored him and nailed him into the mud with one thrust. Then, he strolled to another survivor.


    In the face of a blood dripping bay, that anguished and horrified brat confessed everything cleanly, to the extent of revealing that his wife��s buttocks had a hemorrhoid. Therefore, the whereabouts of his boss, Huashan Fei, was also cleanly engraved into Sheyan��s mind.

 Chapter 600: Dumdum bullets

    <h4>Chapter 600: Dumdum bullets</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Killing one with every ten steps!


    Showing no mercy for a thousand li, brushing one��s clothes once the matter concluded, a name that remained in hiding.


    ********************************


    Furious rumbling emerged as a motorbike raced through the muddy tracks. The bright headlight ripped apart the curtains of rain ahead. In this chilling weather, Sheyan was presently riding the motorbike at about 80 km/hr. Bear this in mind, this wasn��t an even road, but a dirt roaddened with broken rocks and plowed ground!


    At present, the rain had soaked the ground thoroughly, as sshes of mud soared 7-8 metres into the air from the motorbike!


    This was a ce at least 40 kilometres from Fang Cheng Gang. He was nearing the region��s checkpoint frontier guard post. Today, Huashan Fei was going to collect a batch of goods from this region��s pier.


    After learning of this news, the audacious and skillful Sheyan rode the motorbike as he sped towards this area! One had to admit, the current him possessed bodily capabilities that could crush all else!


    A contestant��s sensory organs were manifold superior to the average person. From a far distance, he could hear a rumbling nearby and could feel faint vibrations along the ground. Killing the engine, he executed an elegant drift before flinging his motorbike in the middle of the road; perfectly blocking off the road, while he himselfid hidden by the nearby shrubs.


    Soon after, a Jeep Wranglerbouriously plowed through the muddy dirt road towards here. The driver then noticed a motorbike blocking the middle of the road.


    Probably because Huashan Fei had been running amuck here for far too long, he didn��t feel particrly startled. The jeep then halted as fouled mouth individuals started acting within.


    At this moment, Sheyan directly barreled out, and executed a front roll along the mud. Like a leopard, he seized the driver and released a cutting knee upwards, before grabbing the driver and flinging him towards the windscreen ferociously.


    Bang! The drivernded on the windscreen heavily, shattering it into a cobweb mess! The minute shattered ss shards sprayed all over the ground instantaneously.


    Knowing something was amiss, the jeep passengers immediately cocked their guns and fired. As fiery streaks bolted out haphazardly, how would theynd on Sheyan? And even if they did, so what?


    After gaining the upper hand with his first strike, Sheyan proceeded to race ferociously towards the left door of the jeep. His military bay then abruptly punctured through the driver��s door, stabbing a thug that wanted to drive off till he was limp. Blood gushed out from that thug��s waist, soaking the seat red in a sh.


    Immediately after, Sheyan pounded his fist against the car window.


    Piank! Shattered ss fragments scattered haphazardly as he gripped that thug��s neck and pulled him towards himself.


    Meanwhile, gunshots resounded once again, prompting Sheyan to execute a somersault and smoothly leap onto the car hood!


    After his impactful stomp onto the hood, the hood naturally distorted downwards; triggering the internal safety airbags to recoil out, shaking the three passengers at the back into a flustered escape. Soon after, Sheyan��s bay jolted again and stabbed one of the unlucky back passengers dead; the passenger who was carrying a silver code-locked briefcase. Naturally, Sheyan wouldn��t spare then and hauled it with him!


    Right now, he had already glimpsed Huashan Fei, who was scrambling in panic away from the right door. Sheyan revealed a sinister smile, as he dragged that briefcase and detoured around the car��s rear in pursuit of him.


    Yet at this instant, Sheyan��s heart shuddered faintly. A chill overwhelmed him which evidently indicated his safety was under threat.


    In spite of that, he remained fearless as he continued chasing. From afar within the darkness of night, three fiery tongues spat out. Indeed, those were the unique gunfire of semi-automatic rifles! The gunshots were actually able to obstruct Sheyan��s charging momentum.


    Strangely even with Sheyan��s indomitable innate, though those gunshots remained incapable of breaking his defense, it resulted in unceasing persisting damages! Though they were a trifling 1 point of damage over time, they could be stacked andsted for 20 seconds! Which meant that with every bullet Sheyan received, 20 HP would eventually be shaved off him!


    Furthermore, those three hitmen were employing semi-automatic rifles with rtively astonishing shooting frequency!


    These bullets were probably Dumdum bullets that were banned by the state. Though they couldn��t break through Sheyan��s defense, their resultant damage over time was truly frightening.


    To ordinary people, manufacturing such vile bullets weren��tplicated at all. If a human was struck by a Dumdum bullet within a 100 metre proximity����it was naturally a 100% death rate if one��s head was shot; 20% death rate if the limbs were shot; 70- 100% death rate around the chest area, and 70% death rate for the abdominal area. Therefore, such bullets were banned by the state!


    It would be fine if there were only three hitmen, Sheyan wouldn��t have to expend much effort to take care of them. Yet while elerating, he suddenly noticed beams of shlight amidst the darkness nearby, alongside the yellings of Vietnamese.


    A contestant��s eyesight already surpassed the ordinary human by many folds. Upon closer inspection, he noticed dozens of militants spewing a bunch of Vietnamese words. Although their rank epaulets and name tags had been removed, one could figure out they were active military personnel through their disciplined demeanor. Probably those Vietnamese hadn��t departed after delivering the goods and had rushed here to aid upon hearing gunshots.


    Alone in the midst of unfamiliar territory, and facing dozens of trained militants who were fully armed to their teeth��against bullets that could deal 20 umtive damage, and most importantly, he wasn��t bolstered by his equipment. Not a single ability, no ��Horn-Rage��, no ��Ambition��, no ��Zergling Rush����


    Sheyan then weighed his circumstances and decided not to handle this impulsively. He retained a certain confidence in eliminating these people, but he had to admit, his foes did possess sufficient battle capability to kill him as well.


    Anyway, he had already stolen Huashan Fei��s batch of goods tonight, and could already count as leaving a heavy stomp onto his rival; a stomp which would cause him to feel an ache for several months.


    After settling his mentality, Sheyan darted towards the besiding muddy and moist forest. Bullets continued volleying out sshes of mud where Sheyan previously stood, as leaves scattered about messily. After sweeping a profound nce through those Vietnamese militants, he hastily rolled away and drilled deep into the wilderness.


    The present Sheyan was no longer that poverty-stricken and unlucky sailor of the Fuyuan, but instead a newly evolved human. Even in the face of military-grade weaponry and active personnel, he coulde whenever he wanted to, and leave whenever he desired. Hising and going was seamlessly natural!


    At this moment, a forty-year-old Vietnamese militant suddenly hoisted up his rifle and opened fire! It was as if his aiming process had been foregone, where a fiery bullet streak volleyed out! Such natural shooting skills appeared as if he wasn��t the least bit inferior to Brother ck.


    After releasing fire from afar, the rapidly sprinting antelope liked Sheyan suddenly crashed head first to the ground, tumbling as he faded into the dense shrubs. That Viet issued a sly smile. In his hands, was an m700 sniper, analogous to the Scout sniper of counter strike. Although that sniper wasn��t well liked in the game, it was nheless extremely potent in reality.


    Under themand of that middle-aged Viet, his troops rushed speedily and vigorously towards that direction. They held utmost confidence in their superior��s sniping skill, yet the cruel reality was served in their faces��the ce where that damned perpetrator had fallen, was now utterly empty. Two handprints had been pressed into the mud, which was evidently that perpetrator cushioned his fall while falling head first; before he tumbled and then sessfully escaped!


    Yet peculiarly, apart from a puddle of blood, there wasn��t a single trace of someone fleeing!


    "Could that man be from the FBI? How impregnable is his bulletproof vest? But viewing his wrestling agility earlier, it contains a taste of muaythai." That Viet officer issued and frowned. "Could it be the Asia branch international criminal police organization�� wait! That isn��t right as well!"


    **************************************


    A me suddenly flickered amidst the serenity, wavering slightly before the me turned stable.


    Someone had used a lighter to light up a candle.


    This candle was ced in a corner and easilybusted with a bright candlelight. Nevertheless, the shielding wall prevented the light from leaking outside.


    The dusty white wall was extremely filthy, with cobwebs suspended around. The area was in disarray, with recklessly abandoned junk like worn out shoes and types of furniture.


    This was a ce that Sheyan had frequently visited during his old days of selling fishes. Its exterior was vandalized with sporadic circles that had the word ��tear down�� within it, representing its uninhabited state. If he had decided to retire to any amodation in Fang Cheng Gang, he would surely have been discovered by Huashan Fei.


    Sheyan obviously didn��t fear them, but that Huashan Fei was already like a bird that would be startled by the twang of a bow. He only needed to ponder a little before realizing the terrifying strength that Sheyan had disyed previously.


    Huashan Fei would probably be fuming over his valuable goods, but without the adequate confidence of eliminating him, Sheyan wouldn��t wish to inadvertently alert his enemy.


    Right now, there was arge purplish-ck swelling the size of a steamed bun, at Sheyan��s left shoulder. It was oozing with a repulsive yellow pungent pus and another deep rotting depression. Sheyan then pulled out a sharpened knife and burnt it over the candlelight me.


    Following that, with the fire sanitized, sharpened knife firmly in his grip, he carved it into the swollen purplish wound with his trembling hand.


    The carved wound very bluntly ruptured open, where it essentially appeared like a swollen bursting steamed bun!

 Chapter 601: Huge change in situation

    <h4>Chapter 601: Huge change in situation</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Tiny snakes of maroon blood slithered down his skin. Sheyan faintly groaned but with a tinge of refreshing pleasure. The stinging pain of his swollen wound gradually diminished as the pus and blood drained away.


    With a flick of his left wrist, the knife de carved deep into his shoulder once again. Then with a nudge, ck soybean sized bullet heads sprung out andnded ��clink�� on the ground. Repeating this scooping technique, bullet frags sprung out consecutively until the bullet heads lodged within his back were all extracted out; where he lost much flesh along the way.


    That Vietnamese officer��s snipe was akin to a coiled viper��s sudden devouring! Quick, violent, deadly and abrupt! Moreover, the bullet was a special dumdum bullet and manage to even break through Sheyan��s defense. If Sheyan didn��t deal with his wounds, he probably needed 1-2 days for a full recovery. Thus, he decided to settle them fast.


    Pouring a bottle of white alcohol toposedly rinse his wounds, before squeezing out all remaining blood and pus. While his wounds were being dried by the wind, it issued both a contracting and loosening sensation; signifying the formidable regenerative capabilities of a contestant was at work.


    After lighting a cigarette, he pulled out a mobile phone and dialed a long distance call.


    After two consecutive rings, Sheyan was greeted by a rich nasal ent and an indistinct spokennguage. Even through the handphone receiver, Sheyan could guess the presently drowsy-eyes of the opposite party, along with a breath stinking of alcohol.


    "Gangmudada, Kesiwa, Xibeita*." ording to an earlier agreement, Sheyan spewed out three awkward sounding words he had no clue of. Nevertheless, the receiver was stunned and ced him on hold for nearly 4 minutes, before a familiar voice transmitted over.


    (TL:*I tranted the direct hanyu pinyin)


    "Hey! What a surprise, you��d actually phone this number!"


    "����oh, you know I��m not almighty. Those Vietnamese apes with their dumdum bullets and automatic rifles are really a handful. Eliminating my target obviously isn��t a problem, but to wipe out his backers would be rather tacky. Cut the crap AK, will you assist me?"


    "Sure, definitely! When the boss summons, so shall I appear. Isn��t there a saying of your Chinese people, something about stabbing one��s ribs with two des? Say, wouldn''t it be better if it wasn��t just getting rid of the fe who offended you, but his backers as well?"


    "Because my family misses their hometown����without eradicating evilpletely, their safety would bepromised. Right, AK, if your circumstances aren��t stable I can phone Reef. He��ll settle your visas or whatever travel essentials. Hurry and get your ass here. Right, one final thing, one of the Vietnamese monkey officers was exceptionally fierce, and ruthless in execution. Did you beg him to be your master?"


    I @#*&#&$!!!" Mogensha immediately released a string of iprehensible foul words, probably his nation��s words of impact.


    "Does the world even possess such a military instructor with such caliber? You sure he isn��t a contestant?"


    Sheyan carefully reflected and answered.


    "He shouldn��t be. Otherwise, that fe wouldn��t naively guess that I was from the Asia branch international criminal police organization. But if he enters the nightmare realm now, I estimate his ��Basic long-rangebat�� would at least be pegged at level 5, and his innate ability would substantially lean towards the category of shooting uracy."


    Brother ck impatiently scoffed.


    "Regardless how strong he is, his head would explode from my ��da da da da��. Oh, right boss, your country upholds an extremely stringent surveince for arms, I probably won��t be able to bring my ��boys�� in. You can��t possibly expect me to stab them with knives eh?"


    Sheyan chuckled.


    "Don��t worry. Though I didn��t manage to kill him, I robbed him of a suitcase of goods along with a pistol and 20 bullets within. If you fail to seize a rifle even after finishing those 20 bullets, I will directly guard your escape route."


    Brother ck��s dwelling location was frequently gued with the chaos of wars, with poor living conditions. Even their tiny airfields were simple and crude, where nes were incapable of taking off under heavy storms.


    In the end, after waiting for 2-3 days, Brother ck��s location had been engulfed by a consistent downpour for the same period, needing an additional day for the sun to finally dry the airfield.


    Seeing that the 7 days checkpoint was approaching, Sheyan then pondered over the usible contract with Zi and his party, and finally returned to the nightmare realm first.


    ******************************


    After returning to the nightmare realm, Sheyan discovered there was a message for him.


    The messenger was from none other, but Demondream.


    Upon meeting up with Sheyan, Demondream cut to the chase and directly tendered a trade offer for three of Sheyan��s items - the divine stone ��Odin��s Surge��, the Horcrux of the Elegant Hawksbill Turtle and that ��+6 Chieftain��s Hobby��.


    After inquiring about Sheyan��s needs, Demondream tantly revealed her bargaining chip.


    Knowing that the trio urgently required utility points, she directly offered them that dark-gold grade shield along with 350,000 utility points and a load of medicinal products. Amongst those products were also several honorary dosages.


    To Reef and Mogensha whose military rank resided in the reserve-duty realm, casually consuming those medicines traded with achievement points wouldn��t be a problem.


    Honestly speaking, though essory types of equipment were valuably sparse, the MT was still one of the most important cores of a party where the valuation of their equipment was sky high.


    Excluding a freak like Sheyan, a shield was still an essential item for an MT. Although a +6 essory that could boost intelligence and charm was hefty, a massive sum of 350,000 utility points could immediately eliminate the trio��s desperate emergency. What more with the addition of medicinal replenishments?


    In the realm, regeneration products were hailed as hard currency! Because they were akin to gold or dors in the realm, they were frequently employed as currency as well. Moreover, anyone could and would use it. Hence overall, Sheyan had received the better end of this transaction.


    However, Sheyan��s expression remained solemn without disying a trace of positivity from this transaction. Instead, he suddenly asked Demondream.


    "Are you sure of this deal? Is this really Zi��s intention?"


    Demondream cast an icy nce at Sheyan.


    "What do you think?"


    Sheyan��s eyes squinted faintly. This was an expression that frequently appeared at the most crucial of times. For example, when facing that Uruk-hai Lurtz back in the Lord of the Rings World, or Scarface Harry in the Pirates of the Caribbean World, or that redoubtable Little Lord Fokke��Sheyan abruptly smiled.


    "Fine then, I am truly expecting the next nightmare world."


    Demondream��s eyes were filled with pity as she stared at Sheyan before she mocked.


    "I really can��t tell where your ridiculous confidencees from."


    Sheyanughed heartily and replied.


    "It is pointless telling others about that."


    At this moment, both Reef and Mogensha also entered the realm. Upon hearing their transaction, they couldn��t help but frown.


    Such an advantageous deal to them wasn��t actually a good thing. It undoubtedly meant that Zi and her Illume-union weren��t nning to owe anything to the trio.


    From another perspective, it represented the Illume-union deciding to terminate their cooperation with the trio. Their original path towards an alliance to defy the returning Metals Professor had now dissolved.


    This also implied that the Illume-union and Zeus��s Glory Party had surely reached an agreement, possibly a temporary peace treaty between both parties.


    With their current state, the wings of Sheyan��s party Ace hadn��t fully developed yet. They definitely couldn��t contest against the revived Metals Professor and her backing, Zeus. In this instance, Sheyan could capture the thought processes of the Illume-union.


    It was without a question that the Metals Professor��s group possessed a contestant that could track the world entry of a particr individual.


    Such a perverted ability definitely had a limited usage. If their next nightmare world entry was for the sake of chasing down and killing Sheyan, then being unable to attend to other things simultaneously, they wouldn��t be able to track the Illume-union for the time being. When the Metals Professor and her gang dealt with Sheyan and buddies, most likely, the cooldown of that tracking ability would still be in effect.


    If the Illume-union tossed out party Ace as bait, they could minimally earn 2-3 worlds of breathing space. During this phase, they would allow their cores to rapidly mature with the newly acquired objects, the ��Odin��s Surge�� divine stone, the Elegant Hawksbill Turtle��s Horcrux and the ��+6 Chieftain��s Hobby��. Naturally, they would be able to swiftly recover and supersede their previous optimate state.


    "However����with your actions, aren��t you afraid of smashing your own feet while shifting away from a boulder?" such a notion shed past Sheyan��s mind as his lips curled into a sneer.


    Soon after, in lieu that both Reef and Brother ck had returned to the realm, Sheyan immediately contacted them.


    "Lads, it seems there��s a tiny wee trouble that awaits us��"


    Party Ace then experienced a rtively calm period of stay in the realm, reminiscent of the calm before a storm; clouds pregnant with sultriness, anxiousness, irritableness and frantic.


    Yet the trio appeared free of worries, as they proceeded to temper their basic abilities. Their temporary economic upturn prompted the trio to rapidly burn their money with shopping and others.


    Time swiftly psed�� During this time, Sheyan unexpectedly received a realm message from Zi. Instead, the contents of that message was a nk space.


    Evidently, a nk space could express many things.


    It could be pointing towards herplicated situation that couldn��t be described with words, or could just be an idental nk space, or that she had no other words for him����its meaning was up to his own interpretation.

 Chapter 602: Field army, so what?

    <h4>Chapter 602: Field army, so what?</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Sheyan stared vacantly at Zi��s nk message for a short while.


    Without saying anything, he proceeded to temper his own abilities.


    The realm remained exceedingly tranquil, just like the crisis before a storm. In this period, Sheyan also visited Jinkuang only to watch him snoring loudly in his ragged sackcloth bag, appearing extremely idle.


    After exhausting their period of stay in the realm, the trio contacted once again and discussed Sheyan��s problem. Brother ck then informed that he would probably be able to catch a flight to Amman, Jordan the next day, but flight transition would be a problem.


    Although now a constitutional monarchy, Reef��s family n still possessed rtively frightening influence. As a major aristocrat family that stood firmly for centuries, there wouldn��t be any difficult issues in ces wherever a United Kingdom g flutters.


    Reef immediately guaranteed that Mogensha would receive a French Guiana passport in Amman, where he would take a flight transit to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport. The whole process would require 23 hours, and though Brother ck sounded haughty he conducted his affairs with strict prudence. Furthermore, he even informed Sheyan he would be bringing along two capable subordinates to help.


    Of the two, the first was called Mahakael of Asian descent, whose father was a Mysian. The other was a charcoal head like Brother ck, known as Demu.


    This time, the heavens were more epting and Sheyan swiftly fetched those 3 strong aids from Guangzhou Baiyun airport. Mogensha��s subordinates treated him like like a deity. Like zealous believers, their gazes appeared as though they would stoop to kiss Mogensha��s foot.


    Sheyan reckoned that without a doubt, those two subordinates would leap to receive a bullet for Mogensha. Obviously, that was the reason Brother ck brought them along. With them both, it was practically having two additional lives. One could tell that though Mogensha appeared forthright on the outside, he was rather meticulous on the inside. Besides, the real world was without equipments nor medicines. This was the best condition to y another contestant, but a backfire would mean one could be rapidly dispatched off as well.


    After alighting, the four humans then rode a taxi throughout the night for Fang Cheng Gang. Upon reaching the area, Sheyan tossed the pistol over to Mogensha. After toying around with it and firing off 3 trial shots, Mogensha nodded and chuckled.


    "Not an issue boss, let��s go. The earlier we finish them off, the earlier we can have a good supper."


    Sheyan had made detailed and clear discrete investigations long ago. Since Uncle Dasi harbored thoughts of returning to his hometown, then the threat of Huashan Fei must definitely be eliminated. Not only that, his malignant ws, branches and roots must all be wiped out, to avoid any repercussions.


    Therefore, though he knew about Huashan Fei being like an rmed bird who hid with the Viets, Sheyan still barged into Fang Cheng Gang unbridled before beginning a violent purge.


    Within a short 3 hours, Huashan Fei��s capable subordinates were all subdued, while his retail emporium became severely paralyzed and went offline. Of course, Sheyan didn��t forget to leave drugs lying in their houses as a testimony of their crimes.


    Before their conduct could be discovered, the four operatives directly took off and arrived by the coast. Sheyan wasn��t idling the past days but had made adequate preparations.


    Although Siqiao town had been leveled, the original residents weren��t buried along with it. Thus, through his capital andwork, Sheyan managed to obtain a ��Big Fly�� motorboat which was fully fuelled and waiting by the shore.


    Never forget, titles could still be effective even in the present world. Thus, Sheyan piloted that motorboat with tremendously terrifying pace, causing the nearby Vietnamese coastal patrol boats to be far inferior. Therefore though they openly sailed through the sea, the coastal patrol boats of the Viets could only eat their trailing dust. Apart from loud curses, there was nothing they could do.


    ******************************************************************


    Within the pitch-darkness of night, a still silence.


    11 kilometres from the Sino-Vietnamese border, outside a particr army campsite, patters of rain poured down continuously and washed away the dirt on leaves; releasing a shiny glint whenever the asional torchlight flitted by.


    Mahakael recoiled a steel wire onto his arm with an emotionless countenance. At his feet, a Vietnamese soldier was twitching while facing the ground. There was a long and deep cut on his neck, yet strangely, there wasn��t much blood leaking out.


    As it turns out, the steel wire was smeared with a hemostatic drug, to prevent the stench of blood from alerting his foes.


    The semi-automatic rifle of that Vietnamese soldier had already been snatched by Demu.


    His thick ck arms incessantly adjusted and modified the rifle, where his actions merely emitted a low muffled sound. After filing in addition to installing a long rifle barrel with such screwdriver works, the rifle had been modified into scarcely a mid-range sniper rifle. Then, he silently disappeared into the darkness.


    After eliminating 5 sentinels of the camp and plundering their rifles, Brother ck tossed an AK to Mahakael. He then carried the other rifles on himself and waved to him. Mahakael doubtfully eximed.


    "Your safety��"


    By now, Brother ck had already a rough gauge of the enemy��s strength. Laughing aloud, he pointed to Sheyan.


    "With him around, you don��t have to worry about my safety. Be my fire cover alright?"


    Mahakael casted a doubtful look at Sheyan. Looking at this expression while calmly standing still, Sheyan simply appeared like he was passing this camp on a scenic tour. To him, the rainwater was like heavenly dew and pearl, as though he was immersed indulgently in it. Following that, Sheyan issued with a deep voice.


    "Move in!"


    He then raced for 20 plus metres before unleashing a heavy kick towards the military camp gates!


    A siege! He is actually sieging directly!


    Mogensha��s two subordinates looked on with popped eyes!


    Although they estimated these military soldiers were merely ordinary, they weren��t so conceited as to believe the four of them could have a head-on confrontation!


    Yet by spectating the fighting stance of this youth ahead, it was as though he had brought along a thousand supporting troops; attempting to ruthlessly crush the hundreds of soldiers ahead!


    This was, after all, a country��s regr field army!


    Warning sirens pierced out��With a stomp, the gates swayed while the surrounding walls trembled violently, as grains of cement rolled down. With aposed demeanor, Sheyan released another stomp!


    Mogensha followed closely behind and stood around 5-6 metres behind Sheyan, while rampantly pressing an AK against his shoulder. He then casually produced his lighter and lit a cigar, before puffing deeply while maintaining his squinted eyes; appearing exceedingly infatuated.


    As Mahakael beheld with astoundment, Sheyan��s second stomp ultimately seeded.


    The two massive iron gates emitted ��creaking�� sounds before simultaneously distorting, renting inwards, and finally copsing inwards!


    Instantly after, militants flocked out of the campsite like a swarm of bees.


    Yet it was futile because they currently had to face Golden AK Mogensha!


    DA! DA! DA! DA! The spraying rumbles of the AK thundered out like a death talisman from the underworld.


    Onrushing soldiers flipped into the air as bullets lodged within the middle of their brows. This depiction was practically like an invisible man carrying an invisible spear and striking against their foreheads. Whenever someone exited the base, his trigger was pressed.


    All of a sudden, militants came racing out of the different base windows, doors and also the main headquarters entrance!


    Pa! Pa! Pa! Pa! Mogensha swapped to his pistol and finished its bullets in no time. While swapping guns, his firepower suppression seemed tock even a tinge of dy.


    Soon from afar, the wall of the headquarter block crumbled sonorously.


    All of a sudden, three militants rushed out as the first opened fire. Smoke fumigated out from Sheyan��s body where he had obviously received some shots. Yet at this moment, he pressed forward nonchntly before hurling his bay ferociously!


    That bay ripped out a radiant arc, and brutally punctured through the abdomens of two militants. Continuing with unstoppable momentum, it finally stabbed deep into the chest of thest guy!


    Actually, even Sheyan didn��t expect that. As it turns out, thest unlucky brat that was stabbed, was that Vietnamese officer who sniped him with the Scout rifle previously.


    Nevertheless, that military officer remained a tough nut. Coughing violently from having his lung impaled, chilling air filled his caving lungs causing him to wheeze coarsely during this battle. Clutching his mouth, blood streamed out from the cracks of his fingers and dripped gruesomely down his body.


    Still, he executed a string of rows towards the side bed, before reaching out for a bottle of white wine.


    As if nothing happened, he raised his head and flushed the spirited white wine through his bleeding wounds! It was truly a cruel and ruthless self-tormenting action. Then, he produced his sniper rifle and gradually aimed his ck barrel over; the scope��s crosshair already desiring its target.


    However, in this instance, a bloodstained bullet pierced in and shattered his sniper scope!


    Actually, that bullet had pierced in from the back of that officer��s head, before exiting from his right eye and shattering into the sniper scope.


    Naturally, this bullet was unleashed by the distant covering Demu. His shooting angle was ingeniously from the bird��s eye view of a barrack roof, where he could see everything clearly from there.

 Chapter 603: Huashan Fei’s death

    <h4>Chapter 603: Huashan Fei��s death</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    As the saying goes, a snake without a head will fail. With the death of theirmanding officer, the entire base was thrown into disarray.


    Sheyan continued assuming the position of a very qualified meatshield as he blocked Mogensha��s front with arms folded.


    By now, Brother ck had already emptied out the magazine of his third semi-automatic rifle. Soon after, the entire base was devoid of the living.


    Mogensha then absent-mindedly asked.


    "You found the one you seek?"


    Sheyan replied insipidly.


    "I��m afraid I have to conduct a serious search."


    As he spoke, Sheyan advanced withrge strides. Suddenly, hoarse engine rumbles filled the air. A military jeep had abruptly knocked down ateral garage gate, where its tires were frically spinning out whirls of mud water as it collided straight for Sheyan!


    The jeep��s blinding headlights shed into Sheyan��s eyes. An average man would inevitably turn momentarily blinded, but instead, Sheyan��s pupils contracted and all he saw were faint dullish red beams. He was utterly unaffected!


    As for the driver of that military jeep, it was indeed Sheyan��s primary target - Huashan Fei!


    Clenching his teeth, Huashan Fei��s eyes shone with intense desperation! Containing an insanity that desired to bury Sheyan along with himself!


    Yet towards the fanatical collision of a jeep like a raging horse, Sheyan��s action could only be described as effortless. Before the impact of the collision, he mmed his hand down onto the engine hood with slight effort, propelling his entire frame into the air; beforending half-kelt onto the jeep��s engine hood.


    Throughout this intense process, Sheyan��s actions were as smooth as running water. There wasn��t even the tiniest bit of smoke or sparks, and not even a single cut.


    Such nimble actions were absolutely not something a human could effortlessly execute. At this moment, lightning jolted through the skies, illuminating Sheyan��s cold and detached fixation on Huashan Fei��s distorted and stupefied countenance!


    Sheyan then raised his fist and plummeted it through the windscreen, before grabbing Huashan Fei out with his limbs dangling. Shattered ss shards had scraped out bloodiedcerations across the face of this drug dealer, alongside his mournful and bitter wails.


    The jeep then crashed into a nearby wall, causing tremors throughout the surface and finally a morous copse.


    Instead, Sheyan had already leaped off the jeep with Huashan Fei in his hands. He then shoved Huashan Fei to the ground and coldly dered.


    "When you sliced off Uncle Dasi��s fingers then, did you ever think you��d end up like today?"


    Instead, Huashan Fei cursed furiously.


    "I should��ve chopped off his old limbs before carving out his throat!"


    A ruthlessness floated within Sheyan��s eyes as he repliedmandingly.


    "AK, I heard Mahakael is an excellent interrogator no?"


    Brother ck spat out a ball of fumes before answering contentedly.


    "He is a talent in that aspect."


    Sheyan stared at Huashan Fei and grimly ordered.


    "Then bring me Mahakael. Sever off his fingers and toes and feed it back to him!"


    Mogensha lifted his fingers and gestured towards the distance. Very quickly, Mahakael arrived without a sound, gazing at Mogensha like how a ve would observe his master.


    After a series of briefings, Mahakael very bluntly tugged up Huashan Fei��s hair. Not even 5 minutester, he satisfied Sheyan��s request.


    At this moment, Huashan Fei no longer appeared like a human, and he could only beg for a quick death.


    Sheyan sighed and bestowed him with a bullet.


    Moreover, Sheyan had already been informed earlier on, that old ck Devil that was Xide��s* dad had already died in an iparably brutal gang fight. This meant that all his malignant tumors had been cleaned away, and the pathway to home had finally been purged.


    (TN:*Xide was a spoilt brat Sheyan killed in volume 1 (ch 1-7))


    Therefore, now that he had concluded matters back in the real world, it was time to face the challenges of the nightmare realm.


    Sheyan then led Mogensha��s three-party delegation to the north and provided them a nice taste of this civilized ancient country, China��s culture. Brother ck and hisds responded with gasps of amazement. To their memory, their own nation��s historic culture was filled with leaves, insects, food, and witchcraft.


    It was absolutely unlike China, where every mountain appeared like forts they had to upy. The daoist temples and monasteries perfectly blended with the famous mountains and great rivers into one body. The five millennial history of China was like a stone forest of steeles, where each archaic character greatly infected their impressions.


    This time, Sheyan and his buddies didn��t receive a prolonged period of stay in the real world and were quickly summoned back into the realm.


    His military rank had matured to a rtively outstanding state, where his Major rank allowed him a list of information even while he was back in the present world.


    [ Your current military rank: Major ]


    [ You belong to a Silver Prestige party: Party Ace ]


    [ Your party presently includes: 1 Growth-hunter, 1 Reserve-duty Growth-hunter, 1 contestant ]


    [ Your next adventuring world: The Matrix ]


    [ This world timeline will follow vice party leader no.770123��s world development. Party member��s world developments and rtions may be preserved, or substituted with other means ]


    [ After calctions, your main mission difficulty: B+ ]


    [ This world will include 3 parties for a total of 58 participating contestants. Your missions may be mutually conflicting with each other ]


    [ Best of luck ]


    Upon receiving this report, Sheyan immediately informed his tworades. Reef then hastily returned to the nightmare realm and converged with them.


    Time swiftly sped by and soon, arge multitude of contestants had gathered by the realm��s za.


    To avoid unwanted attention, the trio especially found a remote location to hide. Regarding Zi divulging that the Metals Professor would track their activities, Reef couldn��t help but believe, but he also wasn��t fully convinced!


    Besides, through intelligence he was aware of, such formidable tracking abilities did exist. However, their usage price was definitelyrger than what she described.


    Perhaps Zeus finally realized his true love was the Metals Professor, Fu Lyanna, or perhaps she really harbored a deep private grudge against his mates��but whether she could persuade Zeus to activate such capabilities for her own personal affairs, that was a different story.


    Besides to Zeus, Party Ace was a trifling small fiddle. A party with such a tiny persona was unworthy of him inciting a war.


    However, not long after the trio appeared in the realm za, a flock of individuals started circling around them without a word. Besides, Brother ck had obstinately decided to carry along his striking Golden AK. A petite figure dressed in a violet mantle and a covered hat walked out from the flock and blocked the trio��s front.


    "Seaman, AK. Have you ever wondered there would be a today?"


    Even a man who feared neither heaven nor earth like Mogensha, when facing the prestige of his former liege, couldn��t help feeling pressured.


    Instead, Sheyan was different. He was an individual naturally born a grand spectacle!


    He stood ahead and indifferently refuted.


    "So what If I did, and what if I didn��t?"


    As she was just about to speak up, another person stood forward. He wasn��t a stranger, but indeed Eros whom they had crossed paths within the Avatar world. However, he was clearly Prince Stalo��s underling yet for unknown reasons, he was now standing by Zeus.


    He sized Sheyan up meaningfully and uttered.


    "The Illume-union whom you leaned on like a Great Wall has already entered a nightmare world. They definitely cannot return to aid you. As long as you ede to three conditions, you won''t have to die today."


    Sheyanughed in response.


    "Do tell."


    "500,000 utility points or an equivalent worth of equipments." Eros stuck out his first finger.


    "You shall leave your party, leaving only Reef behind. We will then join your party, and Reef must hand over the leadership to Zeus." Eros stuck out his second finger.


    "Every time a world concludes, you must supply us with 50 of your buff dosages." Eros stuck out his third finger.


    Upon hearing those three conditions, Sheyan suddenly realized he had underestimated his own worth. More urately phrasing, he had underestimated the value of his personally established Party Ace.


    A Silver Prestige party, a domineering MT and his own dynamic supportive gene-mixes. Any of those three reasons alone were sufficient to incite Glory Party��s covetous intent! What more, there were three such reasons?


    Yet after presenting those three iparably harsh conditions, and before Sheyan could answer, the Metals Professor, Fu Lyanna, yelled out.


    "Absolutely not! We cannot let him off so lightly."


    Having his words being interrupted, Eros revealed a distasteful look. However, Fu Lyanna��s countenance was far worse.


    "Lightly? Lighter than your mother!" Sheyan revealed an rmed and fearful expression, looking as though he would bend his knee inpliance in another second. This reaction ingeniously tricked many others, but when they all felt he was above to cave in, he actually cursed with such absurdity!


    His words were gentle but its intent was additionally explicit. It was essentially like a needle piercing into their eardrums, someone everyone could fathom distinctively! Nobody could��ve anticipated that Seaman would actually be so untamed and abusive under such circumstances.


    Moreover, Sheyan��s following course of actions caused everyone to be speechless. He directly stood in front of the Metals Professor, Fu Lyanna, and pointed a middle finger at her face. Then, he jabbed it up and down for a few times, before icily dering.


    "I can kill you once, then I can definitely kill you ten times! If you have the balls, thene!"


    Pointing a middle finger was evidently a signal of provocation!


    In this instance, even Eros waspletely stunned. But at this very moment, Reef just had to step forward with mutual hostility as he stretched out his right hand, before pointing his thumb towards the ground; parading it before the Metals Professor and her group.

 Chapter 604: Ghost Ship

    <h4>Chapter 604: Ghost Ship</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    There was nothing much underlying to the obvious significance of that action. Yet in a sh, Reef��s nightmare imprint suddenly radiated with a ring shine!


    Gasps could soon be heard��A Growth-hunter, an MT ss Growth-hunter!!!!


    ording to the public��s understanding, Reef had already squandered a few attempts at awakening. Even after his party went all in, he still failed. There was seemingly no chance for him to experience a reversal of fortune. Frequently, he was viewed as chicken ribs and would incur much ridicule by others. There was also probably one of the reasons Zi��s party had decided to abandon their cooperation with the trio.


    Nevertheless, everyone was aware of this. For one that had gone through upteem times of struggle, and finally crawled out with excruciating difficulty out of his predicament����those were the truly valiant and terrifying individuals!


    Only a phrase could describe them.


    umtion of strength for a steadfast delivery!


    Therefore in this instant, for the Reef who had risen abruptly like aet but gradually sunk into decline����with his sudden exhibition of might, he released a strong and contrasting feedback that shook everyone abnormally.


    Kacha! Brother ck suddenly pped his rifle butt.


    Each individual of Party Ace had taken turns, as they utilized different patterns to spite Eros and the Metals Professor!


    Of course, a peculiar blue radiance also emerged and enveloped their Party Ace. That radiance resembled the territory of a blue spiderweb; sticky, venomous, tenacious and unrelenting! Evidently, that was the tracking ability activated by Glory Party!


    "Wonderful, splendid." The Metals Professor, Fu Lyanna, gritted her teeth. "If you can survive the next world, I willmit suicide on the spot!"


    At present, the time to enter the next world had arrived. A huge oval transportation array doorway appeared in the za.


    When the trio approached that array doorway, their body periphery started dispersing a maroon glow; a luster simr to the ��Dead Sea Scroll��. It then converged towards a portion of that transportation array.


    Clicks of wonder erupted from the crowd, as Glory Party��s peculiar blue radiance was being obstructed by that maroon blood shine and rebounded away!


    One could distinctly observe another blood red door slowly congealing by the side of that transportation array doorway. Although it was merely a 2-metre tall red door and could only permit a single file of entry, it was utterly dwarfed inparison to that huge white array doorway.


    At this instant, several knowledgeable contestants immediately perceived what the trio counted on! Those three dudes have actually initiated a hidden world!


    Only individuals with the qualifications of entering a hidden world could pass through that blood door! Even a tracking pursuant ability would equally be stifled by the unsurpassable regtions of the nightmare world!


    Instead, the caster of this tracking ability had already wasted an immense price, tomence its activation 7 days ago. Moreover, it couldn��t be halted midway.


    If Zeus and his party failed to track the trio down today, then this will have to be minimally postponed to possibly three worldster. This signified that the trio had the confidence of maturing to the stage of Growth-hunters within 3 worlds!


    Pursuing and ying 3 Growth-hunters of which one was an indomitable MT, Zeus��s party probably wouldn��t be able to shoulder such an immense price!


    Moreover, the cruelty of thetter stages of the war in the realm was simply unimaginable. Even attempting to kill a single Growth-hunter due to internal strife, may result in one strangling his own line of survivability.


    Obviously, this trump card that the trio pulled was seemingly out of the opposing party��s expectation, because a hidden world could only be encountered serendipitously.


    It was akin to a lucky draw for the entire poption in each period of time. Actually, to most of the contestants, such a generous prize was analogous to have once in a lifetime reward.


    Yet in reality, for the trio to immediately participate in that ��Resident Evil, Origin Chapters�� world, it would be an immense risk in retrospect to their current capabilities. The dangers wouldn��t pale inparison to the previous Lord of the Rings world. In spite of them, after weighing everything, it would be much safer than facing a deadly pursuit from Glory Party!


    Watching Reef and Brother ck stepping into the blood door, Sheyan simrly sauntered towards the blood door. He then suddenly swung round and smirked at the Metals Professor, Fu Lyanna.


    "You can proceed tomit suicide right now!"


    His statement was in mockery to Fu Lyanna��s prior promation - "If you can survive the next world, I willmit suicide on the spot!"


    Herplexion turned ashen as she hadn��t foreseen herself falling into such an awkward situation! But at this very moment, a deep and sullen tone rang out.


    "I can enter the hidden world, and deal with him without any assistance from you. Zeus, state your price."


    This was a familiar voice. Indeed, it came from Prince Stalo. Upon hearing Stalo��s words, Sheyan reflexively halted his footsteps and turned around. His gaze was brimming with severity as well as a sliver of taunt.


    Stalo��s words were quickly answered by Zeus, while Sheyan remained unable to fathom Zeus��s appearance. He could only distinctively sense a spell of chilling winds gusting towards him from afar!


    "Since Reef has promoted to a Growth-hunter, I will be able to settle them in the next realm war. Stalo, do you still demand a price tag?"


    Stalo snorted.


    "So you feel that I��m being meddlesome? So be it, it isn��t my woman who loses face anyway."


    Zeus��s voice resounded again.


    "I know what you want. You desire that vital item of an Awakener in the next battle right? I can consider��"


    Stalo then interrupted.


    "I don��t need your considerations. I just need you to refrain from fighting over it with me. Also, a staying over at a hidden world requires utility points, you can��t expect me to fork out that amount."


    Zeus paused silently for a brief while and replied.


    "Fu Lyanna, hand him 20,000 utility points."


    At this moment, a ck-robed individual with a hooded concealed head abruptly trudged forward. One could notice a nose ring fastened at his nose. It was him who casted the blue radiance onto Sheyan and his buddies.


    "Since Prince is willing to act, that would be for the best. However, it seems that Seaman is entering a Caribbean sea world. Keeping in mind his name and prior arrogance, it isn��t hard to decipher that he possesses his own methods or even a ship in this world. If you rashly enter, there��s a chance of being restrained."


    After hearing his advice, Stalo��s expression turned solemn.


    "You��re right, thank you Finarsih."


    At present, Sheyan hadn��t passed through that red array doorway. Upon hearing Finarsih��s statement, his face changed drastically. Staring deep into his eyes, Sheyan executed a throat-slitting gesture. Instead, Finarsih scoffed; he couldn��t even count how many individuals had threatened him previously, but all of them ended up dead instead. Prince Stalo thenughed hysterically and called loudly.


    "Dous! Apany me! Let your ghost ship overwhelm them with endless terror!"


    An undersized amicably looking male strolled in front of Prince Stalo, before he bowed at a 90 degrees angle. He then smiled craftily.


    "I can sweep through all foes of the seas for your excellency! Even the three legendary warships will retreat before me!"


    Following that, Stalo appointed another contestant to follow him. After activating an item, he tailed Sheyan��s footsteps and stepped into that blood array door!


    Observing the sliding blood door gradually shutting, Finarsih suddenly blurted into his party channel.


    "Zeus, where should our Glory Party��s next destination be? My track-hunting ability still has 5 minutes before it ceases. Its cooldown willst for three worlds."


    Since the arrow was already mounted on the bow, they had no choice but to unleash it. After a slight hesitation, Zeusmanded.


    "Track the Illume-union��s entry world! During my transaction with Demondream, you should��ve already caught her scent. I��ve been tolerating the Illume-union for far too long, only to meet with their constant tarrying and reluctance for a merger. It is high time I settle this once and for all."


    That nose-ring Finarsih hesitated briefly before inquiring.


    "But, our agreement with Demondream?"


    Immediately, the Metals Professor coldly interrupted.


    "Don��t you ever forget, though this tracking ability is your sole possession, the expense incurred is shouldered by the entire party! Should all our mustered efforts be in vain? An agreement is meant to be shredded apart! Furthermore, the Illume-union wouldn��t expect our sudden intrusion! This will indeed be an unexpected oue!"


    Zeus dered icily.


    "Comply with Fu Lyanna��s words."


    That blue spiderweb radiance once again enveloped that huge transportation array doorway. Proceeding from there, Glory Party����entered as a whole!


    Meanwhile, after dissolving into the blood red array door, the trio didn��t enter directly into a world. Instead, they arrived in a ce simr to that ending summary location.


    Instantaneously, he received a list of notifications.


    [ You are about to enter the hidden world: Resident Evil, Origin Chapters ]


    [ All hidden worlds are not independent destinations, but an extension of a main world. Therefore, you are unable to directly enter a hidden world, but must enter through the district of a main world ]


    [ After entering the Caribbean Sea world, you must reach the ��Resident Evil, Origin Chapters�� hidden world entrance within 152 hours ]


    [ You will be penalized 1 basic attribute point for an additional 1 hour spent in the Caribbean Sea world, after this 152 hours duration. After two hours, you will be randomly deducted 2 points����and so on ]


    [ Your current rank: Major - With Tortuga as the nexus, you can freely choose your entry point within a 5,000 nautical miles radius ]

 Chapter 605: Major vs Reserve-duty Brigadier General

    <h4>Chapter 605: Major vs Reserve-duty Brigadier General</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Sheyan couldn��t refrain from cursing the realm after viewing the list of notifications.


    When he had returned to the present world previously, he utilized his idle time to conduct some inte research. Analyzing the naval coordinates written on Bernard Fokke��s voyage log, he went one step further to figure out Bernard Fokke��s concrete sailing route towards Africa.


    During his research, he realized there was probably a gulf stream in the Caribbean Sea world that wasn��t a reality in the real world. This gulf stream was named by Bernard Fokke as Pandora��s Gulfstream. As long as one sailed in ordance to this gulf stream, even a purely wind reliant ship could voyage with unparalleled velocity.


    Though that was so, Sheyan could infer that with the Dingyuan, he would require at least 6 days to reach Africa.


    Of course, that was in the case of zero outside interference. Instead, the realm had mercilessly handed them only 152 hours!! This indicated that Sheyan only had an 8 hour buffer period! This point alone offered Sheyan an immense disy of severity to the horrors of this world!


    Regardless, Sheyan could only sigh and ept his fate. He then immediately contacted the Dingyuan, of which he realized his crew of pirates had just piged a Spanish merchant ship, before sailing to the pirate��s port, Tortuga, to offload their dirty goods. After resupplying, those pirates had just sailed out of the port.


    At present, they were estimatedly not even a hundred nautical miles away from Tortuga.


    Sheyan immediately designated his destination to be Tortuga. Then, he instructed his pirate crew to hastily pick them up. Afterwards, the trio proceeded to enter the Caribbean Sea word.


    Sheyan was now a veteran of Tortuga and before he entered the realm, he had overheard the conversation between Stalo and Zeus. Knowing that they would most likely be in pursuit today, he led the trio towards the port harbor at once. With a half-trading-halfmandeering method, he acquired a tiny single-masted boat and hastily sailed out.


    In this manner, it prevented a direct confrontation against Stalo��s group on drynd. Secondly, it would save him additional time!


    A measly 8 hours buffer time��a chance encounter with a legendary creature or a tempestuous storm could utterly ruin those 8 hours. Hence, Sheyan didn��t dare to y the card of simply awaiting his subordinates, opting to save any tiny bit of additional time!


    Meanwhile, Stalo had recruited an underling named Dous as he followed Sheyan��s footsteps into this world. Their designation point was also Tortuga port, where Prince Stalo had to fork out a whole 5 achievement points and 10,000 utility points to aplish that.


    Even though he was a Reserve-duty Brigadier General who was conferred with an array of privileges, the number of free privileges offered to him was vastly inferior to Sheyan!


    When they finally arrived at the harbour, they could only behold a tiny single-masted boat seemingly about to disappear into the misty ocean. Brother ck was presently waving his arms enthusiastically from afar while blowing whistles at them.


    Prince Stalo snorted coldly and immediately hopped onto ateral fishing boat, which had just anchored by the port.


    Unbeknownst what Dous whispered to the pirates of that fishing boat, one could only observe flourishing ck gas enshrouding the heads of those pirates, before manipting them to jump overboard as though they were hypnotized.


    Spash! Spash! Only sparing an adequate amount of manpower to pilot the ship, Dousmenced his tight pursue of Sheyan!


    Right now, the gap between both ships were approximately 2-3 kilometres.


    With such a vast distance between them, excluding a specialized sniper like Mcdh, it would be impossible to harm one��s opponent. After pursuing a long while, Dous still failed to pull in or shorten the gap.


    Initially brimming with confidence, Dous started to frown suspiciously as he spoke to Prince Stalo.


    "My title of ��Pirate Captain�� can enhance a ship��s passive velocity by 15%. Moreover, our ship has probably more members aspared to Seaman��s puny boat. Yet our speed is actually even. Could it be that Seaman brat possesses an equipment that can substantially boost one��s sailing velocity? An equipment that can absolve the disparity between the two?"


    Prince Stalo��s white hair fluttered along the wind, as he shut his eyes with both arms folded across his chest and issued.


    "Since he dares to spout such conceited nonsense, he definitely has tricks up his sleeves. That guy��s supportive abilities are extremely impressive, don��t worry about such abnormalities. With such a vast distance��oh hoh, it seems like only a military rank ability can cause disturbances over this distance. I shall assist you a little."


    While speaking, Prince Stalo��s nightmare imprint emanated a dull brilliance. This was the military rank ability, ��Clout of Dignity��, Prince Stalo had acquired when he advanced to the Reserve-duty Brigadier General rank.


    Within arge area, all foes would suffer a 10% of absolute speed decline, an effect that couldn��t be weakened, but totally ineffective against individuals with a higher military rank. Stalo would use this military ability topliment his personal ��Beckoning of the Extreme North�� Ice halo ability. The total movement speed suppression on his foes would be tremendously terrifying.


    Of course, it was useless against individuals of higher military rank����instantaneously, a slightly mild ripple stirred in the air over the roaring sea, before an invisible rippling ring swept out with unbelievable speed.


    The ripple swept through Sheyan��s boat, but Prince Stalo was instantly bbergasted!! He actually received a notification detailing that the opponent was immune to his ability!!


    "How could that be! Right, it should be Reef. Afterall, he was the nucleus of his previous party, he should also be the nucleus of this Party Ace. If the natural resources of that party are being poured into him, then his military rank could really be higher than mine. Hmm��if I manage to rope in Reef, could I possibly contest Zeus?"


    Thinking of that, many other notions jolted through Prince Stalo��s mind. Although his military ability had failed, he didn��t voice out about his deted attempt. Instead, he questioned Dous.


    "You have activated your ��Ghost Ship�� ability, are they rushing here?"


    Dous nodded haughtily.


    "Yes, my Ghost Ship drains away all capabilities in exchange for an unrivaled speed that can shuttle through even Hades itself. Of course, the consequences of that is having the ship and its members receiving the corruption of Hades. When carrying any human or goods, they would all receive the corruption of Hades. Therefore, this is a pathetic ability in terms of profiting for money, but an excellent drive for speed sailing. It would be here within half an hour, we just need to tightly keep up with them."


    Stalo then callously announced.


    "I will handle the rest as you can reduce the gap to less than a hundred metres."


    After another 10 minutes of the voyage, the appalled Stalo suddenly realized they were being shrugged off.


    This was a simple logic, his peddling pirates on board would eventually run out of energy. Coincidentally, a tiny ind was sighted ahead.


    This ind didn��t have a broad area but was surrounded by 23 metres high precipitous cliffs. There was no sandy shore to ascend. In the past, it was used as a prison but was now already deserted. Because the ind top was covered with white cliff rocks, Seaman and his pirates had previously hailed it as the Alps ind.


    Following the brewing sea breeze, Sheyan��s tiny boat rounded past a cliff of Alps Ind before fading behind the cover the rocky cliff with swift precision.


    After his enemy had disappeared from his line of sight, Prince Stalo frowned. Instead, Dous abruptly cheered.


    "Woah oh! Your Excellency, Prince, my baby has punctually arrived!"


    Upon concluding his speech, a hazy greyish mist started epassing the sea surface.


    Gradually, a silhouette of a tattered 3-masted ship appeared with a shape that appeared like a streamline yacht ofter generations. The ship��s masts weren��t towering and its sails were exceedingly ragged.


    The members on board appeared with lifeless demeanor, gloomily residing amidst the mist where their thought processors had probably frozen long ago.


    Those were crew members that Dous had formed by utilizing the corpses of decaying undead.


    Sheyan wasn��t the only one who had fortuitous encounters. This Dous had managed to acquire the favor of ckbeard and learned a couple of sinister dark magic spells.


    Moreover, his cannons were all infused with dark sorcery, where the artillery might and range of his Ghost Ship was rtively outstanding; vastly exceeding Sheyan��s Dingyuan.


    Although his crew members didn��t possess the battle capabilities of those decaying undead, they possessed the manifold HP of one and were more intelligent than them! Hence, they wouldn��t perish while shuttling through Hades. Those members were absolutely obedient to Dous and knew no fatigue or weariness, neither were they fearful of death.


    Of course, these undead members had one prominent w. Firstly, they had an expiry date where they could possibly exist for 3 months. Secondly, they possessed sluggish reactions, disying with great dys and dull response time upon receiving their orders.


    As such, Dous had to constantly devise ways of replenishing his crew members, and the battle capabilities of his Ghost Ship was also confined greatly. Those slugging response time caused the uracy of cannon bombardment, as well as the threat of naval boarding battles to plunge substantially. Otherwise, just the special characteristics of Dous��s Ghost Ship alone could allow him to challenge the legendary warships.


    "Hehe." Dous��s face revealed a malicious intent.


    "I shall toy with those scums ahead before I eliminate them. Even if my Ghost Ship doesn��t morph into its apparition form, its speed still ranks near the foremost of the Caribbean Sea! Apart from the ck Pearl, none can chase up to my beauty!"


    Following Dous��smands, the Ghost Ship unhurriedly adjusted its sails; leaving a delusion that it was storing up energy, akin to a human making preparatory exercises before a sprint.


    Proceeding from there, it surged forth as its bow cleaved through the billowing waves! Like a swordfish, it charged straight for its distant target with thriving deftness!


    Such a speed was seeminglyparable to the speedboats of the real world!

 Chapter 606: The unresigned Stalo

    <h4>Chapter 606: The unresigned Stalo</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Dous roared with immeasurable ecstasy while shing the necks of those newly seized pirates, before allowing his ghost pirates to suck their blood. Then, he squinted his eyes with satisfaction, before lighting a cigarette and puffing contentedly.


    "My excellent Prince, we will seize the rat��s tail after rounding this cape! Afterwards����there��s only three of them, my kids will be sufficient to rip them asunder! There is no need to sully your hands."


    Prince Stalo��s lofty physique towered at the ship��s bow. His white locks gently fluttered under the setting sun.


    For some unknown reason, he could feel an unexinable gloominess and fret in his heart. At this moment, as past scenes rebroadcasted through his eyes, he suddenly felt that perhaps, he had miscalcted.


    Because under the crushing pressure of Glory Party, that Seaman remained unabashed and even erected a middle finger����


    Reef had tantly demonstrated his identity as a Growth-hunter��and even that Mogensha who was most aware of the specifics of Glory Party, had seemingly pped his rifle butt in defiance!


    Yet the strangest part was����his own magnificent Reserve-duty Brigadier General special ability, had unexpected been negated!!


    An ominous premonition welled up in Prince Stalo��s heart!


    This premonition surfaced abruptly and with harsh severity. It was like a lightning bolt that had struck his consciousness in a sh! Even his breathing turned sluggish!


    A sensation of having his heart tightly pinched by a massive hand was transmitting throughout his whole body!


    Stalo breathed in forcefully.


    In this instance, his surroundings suddenly lost all frequency. The only rity that was left, was his heartbeat.


    Releasing a zing breath, he felt as though there he was heading straight for a transparent rampart. His breath bounced back from the wall and against his face, spreading a numbing itch towards him.


    "Shucks!!! How can there be something that could threaten my life in this ce??"


    This was a warning sign, an unprecedentedly intense warning sign received by his perceptive sense!


    With a frantic call, Prince Stalo raised both his arms up high!


    Instantly, an azure blue ring of frost extended out from both his feet, stretching towards his surroundings in a sh. The temperature of the Caribbean sea and even the seawater started condensing with frost.


    This phenomenon epassed tens of square metres around Prince Stalo. ��First Halo: Beckoning of the Extreme North��!


    Within a second, Prince Stalo, with his white locks fluttering about, raised his palm up front. Ahead, a thick translucent icy rampart was raised.


    Stalo then pointed towards that Ice rampart. Instantly, seven entire 5-6 metres high solid ice ramparts were rapidly raised over the seawater ahead; sturdily blocking the ship��s bow!


    By this point, Dous hade to his senses and asked in shock.


    "Prince, what are you doing? This will affect the speed of the ship��"


    Before he could finish, the sun rays shining past the precipitous cliff bend of that cape were abruptly blocked.


    Instead, an insanely colossal shadow was cast onto them.


    A shadow that could hide the sky and cover the earth. Just looking at the shadow itself could release waves of boundless majesty. It was practically like a mountain range that was pressing against them.


    Glittering with metallic brilliance, the Dingyuan that had utterly shielded the prating sun rays away, as it abruptly swung around that cape; bluntly pressing in with unfathomable impetuous.


    Although the two ships were separated by a distance of several dozens of metres, the Dingyuan��s bow shadow had already engulfed the entire Ghost Ship!


    It was as though it was trying to squeeze out the ghost out of the Ghost Ship!!


    Bear this in mind, the Ghost Ship was aparatively smaller ship amongst 3-masted ships, while the Dingyuan was supposedly the gypsy Jiejie��s gship!


    It was designed ording to a 7-masted grand ship, but barely 5 masts could only be erected due to the sparsity of the ship��s material! Nevertheless, the frame of the ship could be spoken in the same category as small 7-masted ships. It was an amplified 5-masted warship!!!


    When cing both ships together, the masts of Ghost Ship had only scarcely overshot the Dingyuan��s hull��


    Even though Prince Stalo had deployed 8 Ice ramparts in preparation, and though the ice ramparts of 6 metres height and 2 metres thick couldn��t be considered puny��in the face of the booming bow of the Dingyuan, they were utterly decimated like light sketches.


    The 2-metre thick ice ramparts were like faulty strokes of the seawater. Not only did it fail to obstruct the Dingyuan, it morously shattered into a random scatter of crystal ice shards as the Dingyuan struck through.


    Those sluggish decaying undead of the Ghost Ship couldn��t dodge in time and even failed to notice those rapidly scattering ice shards had pierced into their limbs and head.


    Presently, Dous��s eyes were wide open and his jaw dropped with disbelief. That cigarette jammed between his lips dropped to the ground.


    "The sheet����what kind of demonic ship is that? Even the Ghost Ship��s capabilities are futile��"


    His thoughts ceased at that moment because the bow of the Dingyuan had already impolitely crushed in, directlypacting the Ghost Ship��s bow into the sea along with Dous!


    Kacha! This collision instigated a soaring pir of water!!


    The hull of the Ghost Ship continued issuing repetitive heavy fractures and distortions, seemingly about to snap in any second����its splintered wooden deck and sail masts toppled under the astronomical impact, sending crashes of ssh up tens of metres in the sky!


    All of a sudden, Sheyan��sughter echoed throughout the battlefield.


    "This is utter folly! Trying to battle against me within the freedom of the boundless Caribbean sea!!"


    At this moment, both Prince Stalo and the subordinate he brought along simultaneously revolted!


    Although entrapped in an absolute disadvantage, Prince Stalo still held utmost confidence in himself. He believed that as long as he could break his way into the ship��s deck, he could establish his position and turn defeat into victory!


    Prince Stalo reached out his left hand, where a light icy ember wasbusting over his palm. He then stepped into the frozen water, and with every trampling step, a tiny azure cier would form and support his foot.


    A metre of seawater before his path then condensed into a solidyer of ice, as Prince Stalo leisurely paced himself amidst the perilous situation of this shipwreck, striding straight towards the Dingyuan.


    Behind him, a bridge of ice was left behind! Floating well atop the seawater!


    As for Prince Stalo��s subordinate, he appeared to be a Reserve-duty Growth-hunter.


    All of a sudden, his figure blurred like a phantom and vanished into the thin air. Simultaneously, he suddenly emerged from the Dingyuan��s hull!


    Short distance teleportation!


    It was actually an ability that defied the natural order - short distance teleportation!


    The odachi* by his waist shed out brilliantly as he thrust it into the body of the Dingyuan. Evidently, the solidity of the Dingyuan had surpassed his expectations, as sparks dispersed.


    (TL:*An odachi is a type of Japanese sword)


    Nevertheless, he borrowed the impact of his odachi striking the ship��s hull to propel himself up onto the deck. Instead, an imposing shield brimming with Egyptian vour suddenly surfaced before his eyes.


    Reef!!


    Reef, who held a dark-gold grade shield!


    Reef, who was now an official Growth-hunter!


    Yet spinning midair, was a Reserve-duty Growth-hunter; one resembling an assassin!


    Right now, he was up against a superior MT, whose status, profession, and current position vastly exceeded his! No doubt, Reefpletely dealt an absolute suppression onto this assassin. Without even fighting the battle, one could already predict its oue.


    Despite that, this assassin��s aim was merely to win some casting time for Prince Stalo!


    Meanwhile, the Ghost Ship had been utterly submerged into the water by the grand Dingyuan, smashing out parting waves towards all sides like a giant wall.


    Yet when those giant waves were about to engulf the white-haired Prince Stalo, it was forcefully condensed into a majestic ice wall.


    At this moment, Prince Stalo howled fanatically and squeezed thebusting ice ember in his palm. As his white locks drifted up, one could observe the seawater behind him rocketing into the sky like a tremendous python, before it congealed into a wriggling cic python spanning dozens of metres in length. The cic python then speared towards the Dingyuan��s deck!


    But right this second, Mogensha opened fire.


    DA! DA! DA! Gunfire rumbling apanied scorching streaks of bullets, as they rammed against the ice wall protecting Stalo��s front.


    Instead, Prince Stalo exposed a smirk because he was aware of Mogensha��s battle powers. As long as his defense wasn��t broken within 5 seconds, the eruption of his cic python would definitely win him ample time! Of which, he will use to leave a deep-seated lesson on these fes!


    Indeed, though Mogensha��s remaining bullets were carrying mes, they failed to prate through the ice ramparts protecting Prince Stalo.


    Yet at this moment, Prince Stalo noticed that though Seaman strolled out to the ship��s bow, he appearedpletely idle.


    On the contrary, that Seaman blew him a passionate kiss!


    Beside Seaman, a sudden ck man was controlling a primitive and ancient looking machinery, as he proceeded to aim towards here.


    Indeed, Nanuke and his ��Greend Lethal weapon��!


    A scalp numbing sensation instantly surged through Prince Stalo. Through the abstruse hole of that primitive machinery, he had glimpsed a sliver of deathly pale whiteness!


    The colour and lustre of that pale whiteness was analogous to an utterly fleshless rib.


    "What the shucks is that?! My ability is ready, but should I abandon it to dodge that?"


    At the instance of Prince Stalo��s hesitation, Nanuke pressed the trigger!


    No matter how mighty Prince Stalo was, he definitely didn��t possess the technicalities of an agile long-rangebatant. After his sliver of hesitation, he realized an incredibly savage curved whale tusk was whizzing towards him in mid-air; in the form of a white beaming streak.


    Nevertheless, Prince Stalo was still an exceptionally formidable individual. Even at this moment, he expelled a breath of biting cold air, which congealed into a protruding ice shield; attempting to block that incredibly savage whale tusk.

 Chapter 607: Humiliation

    <h4>Chapter 607: Humiliation</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Yet concurrently, a ck glow beamed out from on board the Dingyuan.


    Looking up, a terrifying, zing maelstrom was raging inside a sparkling and limpid crystal ball. Suddenly, a peculiar 5 hearts poker card swiveled out andcerated through Prince Stalo��s hand.


    3 severed fingers spiraled up, as mes licked up the leaking blood before the fingers sttered onto the ground.


    The 5 of Hearts curved a screeching arc around Prince Stalo, as it scraped up a torching circr inferno around him! Instantly, his world of ice was filled with ins of sea fire!


    Prince Stalo groaned distractedly, allowing that whale tusk to smash through his ice shield and puncture through all his defense; before stabbing deep into his chest!


    Instantly, he coughed out a long 7 metre streak of turbid blood! The blood appeared like ink in contrast to the seawater, still flourishing with vitality!


    The ��Greend Lethal weapon�� was a deadly weapon employed for hunting legendary sea creatures. Could Prince Stalo��s defense be spoken of in the same breath as that of those thick-fleshed legendary creatures? Definitely not!


    Upon viewing the terrifying data transmitted by his nightmare imprint, that single strike��that single strike had utterly destroyed every ounce of fighting spirit in Prince Stalo!!


    If he received yet another strike, even a formidable Growth-hunter like him����would surely perish!!


    "This is ridiculously unfair!!! If we were on even grounds, how would you be able to reduce me to such a sorry state! On even grounds, it is impossible for such a crude primitive tool to toy with me!"


    At this very moment, Prince Stalo suddenly observed Sheyan signaling an attack gesture. He immediately bellowed frantically before utterly disappearing from this world.


    Evidently, he had utilized an incredibly precious battle escape tool and directly returned to the nightmare realm. Nevertheless, Prince Stalo hadn��t reaped any benefits in this world yet. Thus, the penalty of striking away all profits gain waspletely useless to him!


    Still, Sheyan��s Dingyuan had already imprinted on this formidable male, a profoundly tormenting����humiliation!!!


    Personally spectating this scene, Sheyan didn��t feel particrly surprised. Nevertheless, his lips curled sinisterly as he surveyed the chaotic scene below.


    "I��ll hand over those two guys to you two. What dog sheet Ghost Ship, wasn��t it still crushed into a rotten mess by our Dingyuan? It seems something strange has happened on board, I��ll go have a look."


    Mogensha and Reef both nodded towards his order. One must understand, this wasn��t a painstaking 2 versus 2. Instead, it was two dogs who had fallen overboard versus 200 fully armed pirates, a powerful Growth-hunter and a Reserve-duty Growth Hunter!


    Therefore, it was determined that the two unfortunate kids abandoned by Prince Stalo, would meet a tragic end!


    Sheyan left urgently firstly because there was no longer any suspense pertaining to the battle, and he wouldn��t be able to do anything anyway. Secondly, to his furious shock, Sheyan realized some of his capable subordinates were absent. Thus, he immediately sought out Taitish.


    "Where��s Redbeard? Why haven��t I seen him?"


    Taitish sighed and answered.


    "My master, he, unfortunately, died from a hemorrhage feverst month. Fortunately, his cousin, a retired naval officer with rtively high standards, had rushed over to sent him off in bereavement. His cousin showed great interests in our ship, and we allowed him to rece Redbeard��s vacant position."


    Sheyan then asked in shock.


    "Then what about cksail?"


    This time, Ol��Seadog interrupted to answer.


    "Aye, thest time we be encounterin�� a legendary creature, he unfortunately passed in battle. But durin�� our recent trip to Tortuga, while drinkin�� in a tavern we met ad named Seawolf and dragged him to rece cksail��s position."


    Sheyan then headed off to meet with Redbeard��s cousin and Seawolf, before discovering their battle power and capabilities were exactly identical to his two dead mates.


    Sheyan suddenly recalled a matter, which was the notification he had received when entering the Pirates of the Caribbean world.


    [ World progression rate will be determined by the progress of party leader, no.1018. Rted rtionships of party members pertaining to this world may be preserved, or converted in other ways ]


    [ Citing an example: In Sheyan��s world progression, Alchemist Peigan has already been killed. However, by chance Reef had a ��Worshipped�� rtionship with him, upon entering, though Peigan will remain dead, he would be substituted with someone else; possibly his son/wife/alchemy apprentice. The substitution will maintain a ��Worshipped�� rtionship with Reef, and provide roughly the same functionalities as Alchemist Peigan ]


    This goes to say, both Redbeard and cksail had unluckily met with a mishap. Probably in the Pirates of the Caribbean worlds of either Prince Stalo, Dous or the other subordinate, both of them had died. Thus, due to the factoring conflicts of both parties, they were withdrawn from the battle and reced with new but simr storyline characters.


    To his surprise, the missing Canbi from his sh against Ammand had returned to the ship.


    That pirate��s loyalty and devotion was definitely non-discountable, and his return was a wondrous event.


    ording to Sheyan��s conjecture, Canbi could very possibly have performed a rtively important persona in the history worlds of Prince Stalo or the other two. Thus, this was why he had miraculously returned.


    In this manner, Sheyan managed to rake in a cheap advantage. Why so? Because when the realm calcted Redbeard and cksail��s strength, they factored in their wearable unique storyline equipments. Thus, their recements were also individuals with mirroring capabilities. Instead, those two recements weren��t enhanced by unique storyline equipments yet. This signified there was still plenty of room for them to grow.


    Furthermore, during the period of Sheyan��s departure, the pirates hadn��t been idling. They actually had a lucky stroke and hunted down a high-tier legendary creature. Which was an unlucky newly born Cachalot. Furthermore, they even fortuitously ran into an idling ��pain in the arse�� Mister Paul, who swam towards the pirates asking for a ��pedicure��. Naturally, they assisted Paul, while Paul assisted them with their legendary creature. In the end, the Bdine Bloodsail advanced in progress once again.


    At present, time was tight.


    After a simple small meeting with his pirate crew, he ordered them to follow the voyage route to Africa that he had researched about earlier on. Moreover, Sheyan reckoned his pirates would be able to procure rarely seen African specialties, like tobo, diamonds and other small capital but huge profits goods; where they could smuggle back to sell. Hence, the pirates were also exceedingly enthusiastic.


    The Dingyuan was Sheyan��s gship and his crew members were no strangers. They wouldn��t be like ordinary ship members that needed assimtion.


    After issuing the directions, the crew naturally steered the ship towards that direction by themselves. With this free time, Sheyan returned to his captain��s quarters. At this moment, Brother ck and Reef came rushing in with a delighted countenance.


    "Boss! Those two fools actually delivered pretty amazing equipments from their dropped blood keys. They even supplied a rtively ample amount of items. They are truly delivery mailmen!"


    "That ��assassin�� is called Daluo and is pretty much one of Stalo��s limbs. Stalo would surely be in tears now that we��ve eliminated him. Furthermore, it seems like Eros has betrayed him too. The overall prowess of his party has probably plunged beneath Zi��s party standards as well."


    While discussing, they exhibited out the properties of an equipment.


    [ Siege Hooves ]


    [ Shoe (special) ]


    [ Rarity: Silver Storyline grade ]


    [ Property: Physique +3 / Strength +1 / Agility +1 ]


    [ Property: Movement speed +3, Ignore 50% of movement speed influenced by vile terrains ]


    [ Equipment ability: Trampling Hooves (active) - Usable on a single target within a metre radius. This ability factors in both party��s strength, and would only go into effect if wielder��s strength surpasses target by 5 points. When in effect, the target will be knocked down before a torrent of three consecutive trampling onto the target. Every trample deals a strength x2 damage. ��Trampling Hooves�� provides a high chance of attacking the vital parts of the opponent, therefore, explosive strike rate of these tramples increases by 33% ]


    [ Details: Activating ��Trampling Hooves�� will cost 30 MP ]


    [ Details: After activating ��Trampling Hooves��, there is a chance for user��s leg to receive bacsh. User��s movement speed will reduce by 50% whichsts for 10 seconds ]


    [ Details: This ability will be ineffective againstrge targets 1.6x your size ]


    [ Cooldown: 1,200 seconds ]


    [ Description: This equipment can be dropped from centaurs in the Harry Potter world ]


    After a series of discussions, the trio actually agreed Sheyan should receive it. However, as he was currently umting attribute points while his physique value was also capped at 49 points, if he wore these shoes, he would directly break into the realms of a Reserve-duty Growth-Hunter. Hence, the shoes were temporarily gifted to Reef, until Sheyan officially breaks through the boundary.


    At this moment, Ol��Seadog knocked the door. After entering, he spoke with a mystified voice.


    "Cap��n."


    The trio looked at him with eyes brimming with expectations.


    Suddenly, Sheyan��s heart was stirred and he burst intoughter.


    "Were you guys up to no good during my period of absence?"


    Indeed, Ol��Seadog then led Sheyan into the ship��s hold. Surprisingly, there was an area demarcated into a chiller by Taitish��s use of ult magic. Heaps of dense ice chunks had been piled up inside, and heaps of corpses were stored within!


    As it turns out, the pirates didn��t relegate themselves to mere smuggling. They hadn��t forgotten their pirate roots, and had brazenly started piging!


    Anyway, whenever they encountered any problems, they could activate the ship��s legendary ability ��Ocean��s Merriment�� and they would be fine. Although Sheyan��s wasn��t around, the ability could still be activated through the few backbone cores he selected. Although its effects and duration would shrink substantially, it could still be used for escape.


    Moreover, the gypsy Taitish understood the internal affairs of the gypsies like her own palm. Thus, they also piged some of their few merchant ships!


    Presently, the frozen corpses inside the chiller were all individuals whose strength, they reckoned, their captain could plunder. That was why they ced precious emphasis on this cold storage.

 Chapter 608: Arrival

    <h4>Chapter 608: Arrival</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    As it turns out, due to the existence of Sheyan��s superb ability to plunder corpses, the Dingyuan pirates met with a queerly awkward situation when dividing the loot.


    During raids, more pirates would fight to seize enemy corpses, and the division of booty after battles factored in those corpses as well. Moreover, the value of exchanging those for battle merits was considerable as well.


    Thus, under the expectant gaze of his pirate crew, Sheyan still had to exhibit his plundering ability. Now that he had reached the highest tier of his ��Pirate Captain�� title, his efficacy of plundering was also bolstered greatly. Firstly, he managed to plunder a powerful long gown for Taitish, which supplied her with two additional gypsy abilities; the ��7 of Hearts�� and ��6 of Hearts��.


    Following that, Sheyan harvested several glittering enchanted storyline weapons and allocated them to the crowd.


    The rewarded pirates cheered and danced about, as they paraded around with insurmountable tion. The remaining pirates watched on with incredible envy and were brimming with motivation.


    Under Sheyan��smand, the Dingyuan started sailing towards the unknown and mysterious continent of Africa; following the voyage route he determined earlier.


    Knowing that the pirates would probably have to return themselves, Sheyan called Philips and Ol��Seadog over. Without exining much, he only made sure they mechanically memorized and learned by heart every anchoring point the ship took.


    Through this force-feeding method of education, Phillips and Ol��Seadog became rtively familiar with this sea route. Even so, they remained utterly oblivious to the ways of a navigator. However, this was the result Sheyan wanted. Besides, he inevitably had to guard against subordinates whose wings became fully fledged.


    ******************


    After three days of cruising, Sheyan was surprised to discover that they only needed two more days to reach Africa. This timeframe was unexpectedly shorter than the nightmare realm��s regted duration by over tens of hours.


    After carefully contemting this, Sheyan realized the factors leading to this.


    Firstly, was the Dingyuan��s fortified physique. Whenever they encountered submerged reefs or small maelstroms, they could straightforwardly barge through as though it was nothing. Hence, this eliminated the efforts needed for detouring.


    Secondly, his own pirate subordinates had craftily deduced many things from watching their boss.


    They were like foxes who exploited the tiger��s might, depending on the splendid rtions they had with Kraken Paul; through intervals of ��pedicure and massage�� for him. Thus, they had acquired an abundance of experience shing with legendary sea creatures.


    Therefore with Sheyan��s absence, whenever they met a legendary creature they could handle, they would automatically prey on it; providing constant nourishment for the Bdine Bloodsail.


    Yet when they encountered beasts they couldn��t handle, they resorted to scare tactics of the Kraken Paul. They had umted the barnacles or excrescence they scraped off Paul, and grinded them into powder. Then, when encountering those beasts, they would pour the powder into the sea, calling for the support of their ��big boss��. Under a 50-50 chance, sometimes the obstructing legendary creature would cower away. Besides, the loftiness of Kraken Paul was still indomitable.


    As for those legendary creatures that wouldn��t back off, the pirates would kill off two cows and fling them overboard as sacrificial food. Those sea creatures had virtually no chance to sample beef before, and the pirates hoped that after receiving such sumptuous consecrations, they would be satisfied. This method allowed their paths to be free from obstructions.


    Of course, like trees with many variances and freaks amongst humans, there would always be legendary sea creatures that remained unyielding. For those situations, they could only forcefully break away; by first unleashing several bombardments before activating ��Ocean��s Merriment�� to flee. Relying on the unrivaled durability of the Dingyuan, they could still flee the districts of those rampaging beasts.


    Therefore, relying on those few favorable conditions, the trio were about to reach Africa even before the realm��s anticipated time.


    As such, Sheyan was now regretting over not staying a little longer in the Caribbean Sea world, so that he could quickly settle the ability to summon the Dingyuan. Nevertheless, there was no cure for regret now.


    Thus, with roughly 30 hours excess of their earlier estimations, the continent of Africa was sighted.


    Soon after, a simple and run down port emerged before their eyes.


    Concurrently, Sheyan received a notification from his nightmare imprint.


    [ You have reached the continent of Africa 31 hours before your deadline ]


    [ You receive an additional reward ]


    [ After entry into the ��Resident Evil, Origin Chapter�� world, you will additionally receive 62 hours (31 x 2) of free world duration. Please enter the hidden world ��Resident Evil, Origin Chapters�� within 10 hours. Otherwise, you will be forcibly transported back to the nightmare realm ]


    [ Your gship, The Dingyuan, and its members do not possess the scope of authority to travel through other world nes. Therefore, their maximum scope of activity is restricted to Port Qom. Leaving this area will result in untold degrees of casualties ]


    [ Warning! Warning! The Dingyuan crew members do not have the authority to enter other nes of world. Once they enter the regions of the Hidden world ��Resident Evil, Origin Chapters��, they will perish ]


    **************


    At present, the Dingyuan had gradually anchored by the pier of Port Qom.


    This was a simple and crude port. Don��t mention about Port Royal, even the other pirate port, Trihorn Ind, couldn��t be discussed. They were utterly different leagues.


    From his standing angle, Sheyan could observe little pointy huts constructed of wood. The huts had a circrposition and their surface was covered with banana leaves and loess. Wooden sticks could be seen poking out from surfaces with peeled loess or leaves, appearing like decayed ribs. Overall, the backdrop impressed a declining yet mystifying atmosphere.


    Those pointy little huts were scattered around in a disorderly fashion and left a broad empty space in the middle of the port.


    A monumental wooden totem, shaped like an eagle��s head, was erected in that empty space. A viper��s tongue spewed out of its mouth between razor-sharp fangs. Yet because the totem was covered in dust and corroded by rotten vermins, it didn��t appear very awe-inspiring but instead offered aical impression.


    It was now roughly noon time.


    Throughout the empty spaces of the vige, numerous females with nose rings were pacing about with water jars on their heads. Foggy smoke could be seen rising in spirals at the back area of the vige. Most of the males here were bow-legged, where their walking posture was weird like crabs running amuck.


    Beholding Sheyan��s ship, these natives weren��t startled at all. Instead, they demonstrated joyful amicability as they waved wooden twigs incessantly, looking as though they were conducting a weing ceremony.


    Very quickly, several dozens of vige folk with oil painted faces escorted an old man, whose forehead disyed a multicolored motif, to the pier.


    Sheyan took notice of the crutch the old man was using,


    A scarlet viper coiled atop his walking crutch. That viper didn��t appear outstanding but appeared dusky, as it curled into a loop on top of the old man��s crutch.


    Although this old man resembled an Ouyang Feng* cosyer, his obsolete appearance paled inparison to West Venom*.


    (TN:* Ouyang Feng aka West Venom, is a fictional character in the wuxia novel: The Legend of the Condor Heroes)


    The usual practice was to have the experienced Ol��Seadog handle all greetings and formalities. Thus, he trudged forward and presented a tiny mirror as a gift. After going through several weirdnguages, he finally began conversing with that old tribal Chieftain.


    After a while, Ol��Seadog instructed men to carry a barrel of rum over, before paying a drink ofplement for being faraway visitors.


    This scene undoubtedly represented the opening up of the vigers. While the natives were smiling and sampling the rum, Ol��Seadog ran over to Sheyan to report.


    "This port has a fairly long history, its natives speak of its existence for centuries. Statin�� that those that be rulers of this area would receive heaven��s blessings. asionally, the oceans be escortin�� friendly emissaries over, who exchange precious objects for their wastes. Therefore, the surroundin�� tribes would go to war for the sake of controllin�� this area. It has been five years since the current tribe upied this area, and has traded wit�� the outside world twice so far. Therefore, their unafraid appearances be that they believe us outsiders are friendly emissaries. They have no intentions of hostilities."


    Sheyan nodded and replied.


    "Very well, it seems we will be loading massive trunks of goods this time. Our tributes will please Governor Swann of Port Royal once again."


    Ol��Seadog then added.


    "Me hears the Chieftain sayin�� thest ship came four years ago, that they be pilin�� up their specialties since then. Fortunately, we brought along sufficient rum and cloth."


    "Besides that, a day ind towards the west holds an extraordinarily vast wend. The Chief says that ce be known as the Ndipaya��snd; a ce roamin�� with barbarous fiends and savage aborigines, devourin�� the flesh of foes, and consumin�� their soul and strength. He hears their Chief had offered sacrifices to their gods and ancestors, to obtain an undying might of inextinguishable strength. No one has escaped there alive. These are the dubious information me hears."


    Knowing that should be their destination, the trio exchanged nces.


    An ordinary person��s walking speed on t ground should be approximately 5 kilometers in an hour. These natives appeared more or less like the average present world humans, and even if they were indigenous peoples who could cross over ravines like t ground, they definitely wouldn��t exceed the walking speed of walking on t ground.


    Furthermore, that one day��s journey definitely wasn��t a 24 hours continuous marathon but should be roughly 10 hours. Therefore, their destination should approximately be 50-100 kilometres in a straight line from this port.


    On the contrary, contestants could manage a rushing speed of 30 kilometres per hour even in nasty and vile environments. In that case, they had rtively ample time now.


    After pondering a little, Sheyan then convened for his pirates, before informing them about a curse that had befallen this continent.


    If they didn��t want to meet with any misfortunes, they��d better note ashore; but even if they did, they mustn��t leave the safe premise of the vige.

 Chapter 609: My house has vinegar, lend me some dumplings

    <h4>Chapter 609: My house has vinegar, lend me some dumplings</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Many pirates harbored wholehearted allegiance and trust towards Sheyan��s warning. As such, most of them canceled their ns ofing ashore. Still, there were some that wished to tour around the vige but confined themselves to the vige premise.


    Following that, Sheyan gathered the core mainstays of the ship. He then informed that he had to explore this continent deeper, in order to dispel the curse on his body. Also, he would keep an eye on precious objects like diamond mines or gold mines. He then mentioned that the trio possessed Immortal Spirit Talismans crafted in the east which could exorcise evil, allowing them to escape in critical situations.


    Hence, Sheyan instructed them not to wait for them, but to directly return to the Caribbean sea after concluding their trade.


    These core pirates were already ustomed to their captain��s unpredictableness. Furthermore, they were aware he could still contact them with that mysterious yet powerful ��Embark�� ability. Hence, they neithermented nor objected, following ording to Sheyan��s instructions to continue dealing with these natives.


    At present, the Dingyuan��s nature was shifting towards the likes of armed merchant ship privateers of the British maritime era; taking principality in smuggling special goods, while piging and exploring as secondary. This was the unavoidable course of pirates this era to wash their hands clean, and most of the pirates advocated for this with hands raised.


    Under such a harmonious atmosphere, both parties swiftly concluded their deal.


    The current Chieftain then threw arge banquet to thank their deities for sending these emissaries. More urately speaking in their perspective, dim-witted fat goats who exchanged valuables with supposedly useless sparkling rocks (diamonds), withered grass (tobo and condiments)��and other items that could allow the tribe to rapidly expand!


    Half an hourter, the trio decided they��d better cherish their time. Besides, they couldn��t be sure of any unexpected variables along the way. Seizing the time, they decided to set off.


    7-8 metres after venturing out of the vige, Sheyan suddenly halted and contemted for a while. Instead, he signaled towards the tailing Mogensha and Reef to cease their advance.


    Then, he traced back his footsteps and called towards them.


    "Wait for a little."


    Sheyan then called Ol��Seadog over and whispered several words.


    Ol��Seadog then hurriedly inquired of several natives, of which they shook their heads in unison.


    Witnessing that scene, Sheyan exined to Brother ck and Reef.


    "Brothers, I feel we should first enjoy the warm cordiality of our hospitable Port Qom inhabitants."


    Reef curiously asked.


    "Why so? There should be rewards for arriving earlier no?"


    Sheyan earnestly replied.


    "Have you considered why this area is not even a trifling hundred kilometres from our destination. Why would the realm provide us with 10 hours of traveling time? As contestants, we would at most require 5 hours of walking to get there. You must know, the difficulty should be at least at an ��A�� level! Would the realm offer such generous fulfilments?"


    Reef frowned in response.


    "Could it be this would be an exceedingly arduous journey, one that would tarry us for above 5 hours?"


    Speaking till here, a worrying intent appeared in Reef��s eyes.


    "Then we should be traveling faster! Otherwise, if we return without any achievements, we will have to face thebined assaults from the Metals Professor and Glory Party after 2-3 worlds! I��m afraid everything will point towards disaster from there!"


    Sheyan nodded and calmly exined.


    "The Metals Professor isn��t a cause for worry. Instead, Zeus is indeed a formidable opponent. But don��t you worry, for we convert dangers to securities."


    Reef��s anxiousness gradually calmed after hearing Sheyan��s constion. He breathed deeply and continued.


    "Then let us hastily get moving!"


    Instead, Sheyan remained still as he surveyed the natives while lost in thought.


    "Our entry into this hidden world has disrupted the arrangements of Glory Party; storing up strength for so long, they suddenly lost their target. But have you considered��Glory Party��s tracking abilityes at an immense price, and cannot be retracted. If they are unable to campaign against us, then who do you think those mad dogs would run to?"


    Mogensha and Reef both quaked from head to toes.


    "Could it be��"


    Sheyan kneaded his brows before raising his thick brows.


    "Correct, the Illume-union��they are in deep sheet."


    Both of them were instantly stunned. They weren��t mediocre individuals and could immediately perceive the state of affairs from Sheyan��s meager words. As they absorbed in hisst words of ��deep sheet��, they all felt a sensation of sympathy for a like-minded person in distress. After a brief while, one asked with a shaky voice.


    "This����is there a possibility for Zeus to slip up?"


    "It isn��t a big possibility." Sheyan calmly continued.


    "Anyway ever since the Avatar world, the severely wounded Illume-union has lost vigor that won��t be easily recovered. This time, though Zi may return alive, the Illume-union is doomed."


    At this moment, Ol��Seadog strolled towards Sheyan to transmit several words. Sheyan nodded faintly as he nced towards the skies and blurted out abruptly.


    "Reef, your earlier assumptions are foiled. Through Ol��Seadog��s inquiry, the journey to the wend isn��t treacherous at all. Although their tribe hasn��t migrated to this port for long, they have been living in the region for decades. Most of the terrifying ferocious beasts have been hunted down, therefore, their food mainlyes from vegetation and fishes. In this region, savage beasts are quite umon."


    "Perhaps this vige is hiding something strange?" Brother ck interrupted. "Doesn��t that exin the 5 hours of investigation time?"


    Sheyan nodded slightly.


    "My sentiments exactly. Fortunately, we have these 5 hours of idle time to investigate thoroughly. If we save on these 5 hours, we will at most earn a reward of 10 hours of extended staying time. But if we utilize these 5 hours to investigate, perhaps we end up with nothing, or perhaps we may discover a hidden clue. What do you guys think?"


    Both Mogensha and Reef naturally held no objections. When he first set his eyes on this ce, a feint more utmostly crucial notion had been bugging his heart. However, he was unable to capture this fuzzy notion!


    After his discussion with hisrades, he immediately felt this utmostly crucial notion was ready at the calling; merely separated by a thinyer. After painstaking deliberations, he still couldn��t fathom and decided to survey around.


    By now, Port Qom��s celebration ceremony had been prepared, where many other tribes were invited to congregate.


    They truly had a queer custom. Upon designated periods, the tribes would take turns to contest for the upancy of the prosperous Port Qom. Yet after their conflicts, they would roast the corpses for food, and proceed to live in harmony with each other.


    At present, the other tribe folks had fathered over for the asion. Firstly, they wanted to participate in the feasting, with the mindset of ��loaning vinegar to another��s dumplings��. Secondly, knowing that today��s upants of Port Qom had raked in massive benefits, they wished to share in this welfare; while examining the goods that the outsiders had brought.


    Hence, the scale of this bonfire celebration was extensive indeed.


    Cheers and dancing erupted from the encircling crowd, as a tribal male dragged arge bound up zebra over.


    Probably because weed-like grasses were added into thebusting bonfire, when the sacrificial ceremony reached its climax, one could observe the bloodshot eyes of the natives. Drenched in the madness of celebrations, they shouted themselves hoarse as they howled fanatically.


    At this moment, the tribe Chieftain sauntered out inrge strides. Originally stroking the zebra��s head gently, his hands unconsciously tightened.


    With a piercing neigh of mournful anguish, the zebra struggled unceasingly. Caught unguarded, a native behind was stomped by the zebra��s hooves.


    In his rage, he furious bellowed a monotonous syble as he rudely mped the innocent zebra��s rear limbs. Then raising his stone hatchet, amidst the piercing miserable neighs, he hacked down against the zebra��s body!


    Blood sshed out and swiftly dyed the surrounding ground red. Under the incessant flickers of fire glow, the ambiance permeated with a bitter wickedness.


    Facing this sudden recklessness, the Chieftain unhappily red at that native. He stared emotionlessly at that native until his gaze was reciprocated, before coldly asking.


    "Mbenga, are you trying to ruin our celebration?"


    That native refuted angrily but upon observing his Chieftain raising that viper crutch, his eyes beamed with passionate fear as he immediately held back. Looking at his hands still dripping with warm blood, he no longer spoke but carried a ruthlessly evil grin on his face. Then, he was escorted away by his tribesmen.


    The ughtering of the zebra was followed by meat roasting, before apanied with beverages; which was, of course, the rum from the Dingyuan.


    As the captain of the Dingyuan, Sheyan was qualified to sit on equal footing with the Chieftain, where he received amiable treatments.


    Although that ughtered zebra was exceedingly fat, it couldn��t withstand the multitudes of people, and each only received a small chunk of zebra meat. Sheyan noticed that while some roasted the meat before eating, some natives consumed it raw.


    Meanwhile, their main dish was a boiled viscous paste, which appeared ck and filthy. Yet stirring it would reveal various colors, and it was sweet to the taste. This was a dish only esteemed guests could sample. Mixing corn, cassava, beans, vegetables, and tomatoes together, water would be added before boiling into paste or cake. Because the pigment colors of each ingredient were different, its finished product was multicolored and hailed as the ��Rainbow Meal��.

 Chapter 610: Guide

    <h4>Chapter 610: Guide</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Affirming that this ��Rainbow Meal�� didn��t contain human flesh, fingernails, pubic hair, or other toxins, Sheyan started gorging himself. Following that, a dark-skinnedss hoisted over a reed woven basket of pastries over.


    The pastries were exceedingly unusual. Pouring the local specialty, sorghum powder, into a finely cut wooden gourd before steaming it over a stone pot of boiling water; until the pastries exuberated a delicious fragrance. After which a ground mix of salt, banana, peanuts, palm oil and hot pepper will be added. In the native tongue, it was known as ��Yg��.


    These greyish pastries had a supple texture and tasted sour. Sheyan even noticed the tribe folks sprinkling a greyish powder into their mugs. When he mimicked them, he realized it wasn��t ground pepper or table salt like what he imagined it to be. Instead, those were ores ground into grains that he crunched ufortably with his teeth. In contrast, those natives swayed their heads with contentment while drinking those down. During thetter stages, they lifted their straw skirts and started dancing around.


    As he spectated their movements, Sheyan suddenly recalled that during the time of the ancient China Jin dynasty, they would also grind minerals into powder; hailed as the ��Five Minerals Powder��. That was the reason the famous Wang Xizhi farted and belched. Never did he expect in Africa, thousands of miles away, they shared a simr principle. It was a pity these tribesmen didn��t seem capable of leaving heirlooms like that of the Lantingji Xu*.


    (TN: *The Lantingji Xu or Lanting Xu, is a piece of Chinese calligraphy work generally considered to be written by the well-known calligrapher Wang Xizhi from the East Jin Dynasty.)


    Next, a couple of tribesmen proceeded to offer Sheyan their own delicacies. Delicacies like insect eggs, locusts, and worms���� Their behavior was simr to those red-scarfed young girls in the real world, with a red dot between their brows, who offered flowers to those uncles and aunties when they dened�� Obviously, the symbolism was simr. Even though Sheyan was touched, epting them was a whole different story.


    Towards those unique African delicacies, Brother ck feasted till his belly turned round. Sheyan observed that Mogensha��s favourite seemed to be a ck charred leaf thing, moreover he ate with keen pleasure. As such, Sheyan couldn��t resist the urge for a sample.


    On the first bite, a sour taste with a tinge of salted egg yolk seeped out. On the second bite, the taste of barbeque was stronger, resembling that of fried poached egg or coddled egg. In no time, Sheyan could taste an unexinable bloody taste��of which he tugged Brother ck to inquire subtly. Instantly, his eyes popped as his belly experienced the overturning seas. As it turns out, those were hand sized massive spiders, once that could even hunt down little birds. They skinned and wrapped the massive spider��s fatty body, before roasting them inside the fire����


    Earlier on, Sheyan had attempted to scour around for information, but unsure whether these natives were muddled or tight-lipped, he couldn��t obtain a single piece of intelligence.


    After this, Sheyan didn��t dare to consume queer offered delicacies anymore. He waited until approximately half an hourter, where the intoxications of the rum kicked in and gradually crumbled the mental fortitude of the natives.


    As the saying goes, drunkenness vomits out truths, Sheyan then started paying close attention to the sentences spewed by the Tribe Chieftain beside him.


    "Don��t you have any other precious specialties?"


    "N-Nah��nothing else, only these����"


    "Come, sample our specialty, the Golden Rum (Hup)."


    "Oh hck, not bad this taste, not bad ay."


    "Chieftain, is it that your tribe warriors are not bold enough?"


    Fuming up, the Chieftain rebuked. "Nonsense, our tribe��s warriors are as sly as wolves and as fierce as lions!"


    "Then, why are you afraid of the enemy tribe of Ndipaya?"


    "You, what do you know! That Ndipaya tribe aren��t humans, they are devils! Descendants of evil gods. Anyone who steps into those damned wends will be dragged into their remnants, forced to be horrifying ves of the dead!"


    "That��s just a fable right, fables are juicily exaggerated."


    "That��that is no fable!! Twenty years ago, for my father, I ventured into that vast wend. The heinous abnormalities of that ce are absolutely unimaginable. Those diabolical and foreboding Ndipaya demons, they pursued us unceasingly! It was like a nightmare, but it wasn��t just them. Even nature became our enemy. Mahrus, our nature��s god, had gonepletely berserk! Treacheriesid bare everywhere and even in the air, the soil and the rivers����even the dead climbed back up to haunt us����"


    Upon hearing the old Chieftain��s words, the eyes of the trio twinkled unanimously.


    Although this old head guarded his lips like a closed bottle, he could only spew fragments of truths under the deadly influence of rum. Moreover, Sheyan could infer from Little Lord Fokke��s body, that ce known as the Kijuju Wends, was definitely a dismal, putrid, treacherous ce filled with epidemic pestilences.


    Under such circumstances, if they could acquire the services of a guide, that could inevitably shave off half the required efforts while increasing their chances.


    Nevertheless, these natives weren��t even ustomed to having a full meal. It was simply impossible to draw out adequate time need through this period of feasting and drinking. Furthermore, their alcohol tolerance was exceedingly poor.


    When Sheyan still desired to interrogate the Chieftain on these matters, that old head fell into a deep slumber and could no longer be woken up.


    Fortunately, they had managed to grasp definite information. Thus, the next step was to search out a clue amidst this confusing information, where the following steps would naturally unfold.


    Sheyan immediately called for several witty pirates who were good drinkers, instructing them to survey for information as they brought good rum around. Soon after, various sorts of feedback came transmitting in.


    Firstly, during that past year, the old Chieftain contracted a weird ailment; causing him to toss about in bed for entire days, wailing and groaning in pain, so much so that he wished to die instead.


    As the son of the old Chieftain, Aram led the tribe��s warriors deep into the wends, in search of the mysterious root of the Ndipaya tribe - hailed as the ��Stairway of the Sun��.


    The legends described that particr flower to possess a terrifying and mystical force, capable of allowing humans to grasp the source of the un-death.


    As one of the original tribes nearest to the Kijuju Wends, they managed to scout out the daily customs of those Ndipaya demons. The opportunity seized to infiltrate the wends was positioned coincidentally with one of the Ndipaya��s tribe sacrificial rite.


    That year, a total of 147 tribe warrior followed the Chieftain to invade the vast Wends, but only 13 of them made it out alive.


    Amongst those 13, four of them degenerated into fiends after seven days. Some others died, while others fled into the primitive jungles. Only five of them remain.


    He also managed to infer another piece of information - many natives grumbled of their miserable livelihoods. Hence, he reckoned that with a low price, he could acquire their devotion.


    Upon receiving the information, Sheyan swiftly stepped into motion.


    The first thing was naturally to find out who were the survivors who invaded the Ndipaya tribe. However, it didn��t go smoothly as nned. The ones they found were all poor souls who had degraded to salivating and giggling imbeciles. The only one who still possessed rity was the current Tribe Chieftain.


    Evidently, that Chieftain would absolutely not leave with them, and forceful methods may end up in them overreaching themselves. With Sheyan��s methods of using both carrot and stick, he naturally could settle him, but it would require a period of time. However, they were only left with a measly few hours.


    After considering from all perspectives, Sheyan��s pirates once again tapped on another report.


    "Cap��n, me hears there was another who infiltrated ze so-called Kijuju Wends. His moniker be Mbenga."


    Sheyan immediately felt this name was too familiar. Upon further thought, he realized it was that crazy fe who was butchering the zebra previously. "Wasn��t his name Mbenga as well?"


    Recalling Mbenga��s consciousness and awareness, Sheyan knew he was absolutely not a lunatic. Thinking of that, Sheyan immediately pulled Jinkuang over. He then asked Mogensha and Reef toplement him in recruiting the natives, to form a troupe to enter the Kijuju Wends.


    Proceeding from there, Sheyan bribed a tough looking dark-skinnedss with a gorgeous mirror, who he determined to be on intimate terms with the watchman of those ��sinners��. Hence, even though that watchman revealed a troubled demeanor, his ears were pulled with great force the next second; as he experienced a pain that could even distort his facial features.


    After gurgling out several rebukes, that dark-skinnedss halted her ravaging of his ears. Then, this tall and mighty watchmen, who feared his woman, opened the way.


    Without wasting much effort, Sheyan arrived before Mbenga, who was imprisoned in a carelessly built straw cage.


    Mbenga was a ck man with a masculine and tall stature. Beside his triangr eyes, was a spider tattooed with striking paint on his left cheek.


    When Sheyan sighted him, thisrge dude was currently kneading his temples with hisrge thumbs, with a tightly knitted frown on his face. It was as though he was trying to expel distracting thoughts from his mind.


    There was a distinctive blood-red scar across his forehead; resembling a wriggling centipede. Probably because that portion of his skull had been fractured previously, the scar was strangely caved in; as though his brain wascking a portion.


    Even with superficial medical knowledge, Sheyan could tell Mbenga was exceptionally fortunate to be alive even just from that head injury alone, much less to say of him maintaining sanity.


    After noticing Sheyan, Mbenga eximed.


    "You����I recognize you. You are the chieftain of the outsiders from the sea. What do you want?"


    Pop! Sheyan��s answered by squeezing out the wax cork off the rum bottle.


    Following that, the aroma of golden rum naturally pervaded through the air and wafted into Mbenga''s nostrils.

 Chapter 611: Entry

    <h4>Chapter 611: Entry</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Mbenga��s nostrils twitched involuntarily towards the alluring aroma of rum, even his Adam��s apple started squirming a little. His hands moved by themselves to ept the bottle that Sheyan had tossed over.


    Soon came the fragrant steaming roast meat, where he chewed down viciously before irrigating his mouth his rum.


    "I don��t fancy you." While chewing heftily on his meat mixed with rum, Mbenga offered his muffled thoughts aloud.


    Sheyan chuckled in response.


    "I know. They way you hacked that zebra��s leg with a stone hatchet was rather imperious but yet courageous. I have no such brave warriors under me."


    Mbenga persisted to ferociously rip the roast meat with his white teeth, as his thick lips asionally emitted grunts of unknown significance. Sheyan very patiently waited for him to finish.


    Prior to this, he had also weighed in the amount of meat and rum to offer, a rough estimate that could persuade this ck man��s mental fortitude, but also keep him at bay from slumbering.


    "Do you desire to drink like this every day? To be filled with such meat daily?"


    Raising his head as he greedily attempted to squeeze out the already dried rum bottle, Mbenga abruptly turned daze and nodded repetitively.


    Sheyan then utilized an amiable tone as he continued.


    "You shall, as long as you follow and protect me daily."


    Mbenga turned slightly hesitant, as he pointed to himself before pointing back to Sheyan.


    "Protect����you?"


    Sheyan nodded in response.


    "Yes. As long as I��m not in danger, there will be nothing required of you."


    In order to enhance his persuasion power, Sheyan hooked out another bottle of rum. Mbenga eventually nodded.


    At this moment, Sheyan received a notification.


    [ You have hired a crucial storyline character, Mbenga, as your guide ]


    [ You must pay a fee of 10,000 utility points ]


    Sheyan was overwhelmed with mixed emotions.


    With this notification from his nightmare imprint, it clearly indicated he was currently on the right path and had triggered the realm��s arrangement.


    Yet the worrying thing was��this world��s difficulty had exceeded his personal imagination. Just a simple act of hiring a guide required a fee of 10,000 utility points!


    Following that, a load of notifications came flooding in.


    [ You have hired a native aborigine as your apanying bodyguard. You must pay a fee of 877 utility points (already discounted by +1 legend level and Major rank privilege) ]


    [ You have hired a native aborigine as your apanying bodyguard. You must pay a fee of 1071 utility points (already discounted by +1 legend level and Major rank privilege) ]


    "��"


    As it turns out, ever since this tribe had upied the port, the other tribes had been living in pitiable embarrassment. As the saying goes, generous rewards beget braveborers.


    When Jinkuang directed for a single-masted jollyboat to be brought over with three barrels of rum, he had managed to exchange them for 21 loyal tribe warriors from other tribes. Nheless, they possessed rtively mediocre battle capabilities.


    However, Sheyan didn��t hold them in such lowly regard. Besides, even these strong ck men could be employed as scouts which would lessen lots untold dangers.


    The trio had managed to amass 300,000 utility points prior to entering this world. Yet before they even entered their actual destination world, the recruitment of mercenaries had already shaved off 30,000 utility points.


    At present, three hours had psed. The remaining seven hours for trekking a hundred or so kilometres would practically be a breeze for the trio. However, after their recruitment of mercenaries, they had to consider the movement speed of these natives.


    Fortunately Sheyan had instructed his pirate crew earlier on, and no longer needed to offer further farewells. The trio also managed to purchaserge amounts of local y herbs, that could repel blood-sucking insects or toxic organisms.


    Afterwards, they hastily set off; desperately trying to prevent the pathetic state ofing short of entering the hidden world.


    Although a faint difort was still bugging his heart, as though he had overlooked something vital, Sheyan didn��t have the time to ponder over such matters now.


    The group proceeded to hastily trek towards the vast Wends led by their native guide.


    *********************


    Night descended over this continent of Africa. A humid and warm atmosphere persisted everywhere, while canna leaves swayed gently alongside the night breeze.


    An acacia sweet smile mixed with fan palm trees blended into a peculiar odour; causing the trio to deeply feel a distinctive exoticism of the ce. Arge winged house centipedepletely ignored a brown ant crawling nearby, as its wings rubbed against a patch of freesia filled grass, while it participated in the chorus of consort seeking.


    For the sake of speed, Reef took the foremost position to clear up the way. He wasn��t afraid of any venomous bugs or feral beasts, at least not until he entered the hidden world.


    Mosquitoes that caught the scent of perspiration had formed into a 2-3 metre cloud, buzzing and humming in ear-splitting unison! Fortunately, those y herbs they procured earlier were in effect. Some other natives even brought along their own herbs, dripping sap onto their skin. With two solutions tackling the same problem simultaneously, the mosquitoes gradually scattered away.


    In spite of all these, the guide, Mbenga, had slipped into drunkenness previously and began thunderously snoring; requiring two other natives to support him. When he finally awoke, they were nearly reaching the end, thus offering no opportunity for him to repent.


    As they trekked through the stifling hot jungle, Sheyan��s heart welled up with burning anxiousness as he realized there was scarcely an hour left.


    All of a sudden, he felt a sudden gust of chilling wind ahead. As the wind swept against the perspiration beads on his face, it released great satisfaction. Yet upon careful sniffing, they could whiff a shockingly unfathomable rotting stench contained in the wind.


    After taking more inhtions, it even caused their lungs to twitch with difort. As this difort spread towards their organs, they couldn��t help but feel nauseous.


    After whiffing that gust of wind, Sheyan started hearing the ��wulla�� whispers of the natives. After carefully listening, he realized they were saying that the vast Wends was around the corner.


    After striding for another hundred metres, the thicket enshrouding his vision started turning sporadic. The rotting stench in the air gradually thickened and congested deep into their hearts.


    One could observe under the vast expanse of night, legions of greyish figures creeping around. Through the gaps of these figures, everything remained a dense submerging ck.


    That was the Great Wends.


    After taking a few steps forward, his nightmare imprint transmitted the notifications.


    [ The destruction of an ancient kingdom by dreams of madness and mutations ]


    [ A sessor remains steadfastly safeguarding a past glory ]


    [ The stairs leading to paradise, a flower bud of gorgeous bewitchment ]


    [ A venture from Europe, finally, the veil of mystery is undone ]


    [ A progenitor virus, engulfing the world half a millenniumter ]


    [ Warning: You are about to enter the hidden world - ��Resident Evil, Origins ]


    [ Warning: If you do not have the qualifications to enter this hidden world, you will be penalized immeasurably ]


    At this moment, a mild bloody glow emanated from the trio��s bodies, which swiftly dispersed into their bodies.


    Their nightmare imprints instantly transmitted the notifications.


    [ Henceforth, you are officially enrolled into the hidden world: ��Resident Evil, Origins ]


    [ Please pay a fee of 80,000 utility points per contestant to enter this hidden world ]


    [ Each individual will receive a one week period of stay in this world. Excluding that, each individual currently possess an additional free period of 62 hours ]


    [ After all purchased time has expired, utility points will be deducted from you at a rate of 1,000 utility points per hour. If utility points are insufficient, your equipments will be used as mortgage. Equipment mortgage value will be in ordance with the realm��s official valuation. If you exhaust all equipments and utility points, you will be forced out of this world ]


    [ During this period of stay, you will not receive any main mission. You can only obtain side missions. Please cautiously proceed after weighing your circumstances ]


    [ You can select to initiate the milestone/title system of this world. As the milestones in this hidden world has a nature that is hard to be replicated outside, for every milestone you initiate but is unable to bepleted before returning to the nightmare realm, you will receive a fixed penalty ]


    [ Warning: The nightmare realm will not determine your coordinate positions in a hidden world. You can only return to the nightmare realm by returning to Port Qom ]


    [ Warning! Warning! Warning! Warning! The Dingyuan crew members do not have the authority to enter other world nes. Once they enter the regions of the Hidden world ��Resident Evil, Origins'', they will perish ]


    At present, the trio was only left with 270,000 utility points. Therefore after these deductions, they were unexpectedly left with a trifling 30,000 utility points! This implied that once their time was up and if their ounts hadn��t received any extras, each could onlyst for roughly an additional 10 hours.


    It was no wonder a party leader had gone bankrupt due to a hidden world previously. This ghostnd was truly a grand gamble of staking a thousand gold pieces in one throw!


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    The marsh here was awfully quiet.


    Stretching out to ces as far as the eyes could see, greyish mist polluted everywhere.


    Foul muddy waters gently swooshed around the roots of reeds.


    Strangely, the waters contained pigments of dull red; as though a widespread massacre had befallen a ce nearby.


    Blood polluted water extended in all directions, failing to dissolve like the unwilling grips of a vengeful spirit.


    However, upon close inspection, this redness actually stemmed from densely packed algae. These button-sized duckweeds appeared faintly red, congregating in the millions as they drifting along with the flow; appearing like ins or regiments of coagted blood.


    ording to the native aborigines, even the hyenas, who possessed the most tenacious vitality of the primitive jungles, would rather die of thirst than drink the waters of these wends.


    Upon drinking, one��s belly would swell like pregnancy before rupturing open and spilling out loads of white living maggots!


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    (Author��s note: For details of this inspiration, please refer to public information of the Resident Evil 5 game)

 Chapter 612: Milestone: Invaders

    <h4>Chapter 612: Milestone: Invaders</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    A muddy environment filled with bizarre vegetations. Mother nature that seemingly seeks to devour anything.


    This was the gruesomely horrifying Kijuju Marsnds, but it was still hailed as the Vast Wends here.


    The average water level didn��t exceed a metre, but some areas were as deep as 2-3 metres while others could only submerge one��s calves. Deadly swamp areas that could drown humans were sporadically scattered around, and unable to be identified.


    This Marsnd was polluted with legions of reeds, three-leaf arrowheads, marsh Labrador tea, lingonberries, Acorus cmus, Carex, Matted sphagnum moss and Velvet aquatic grasses.


    The widely popted organisms were mosquitoes, horse flies, and gnats. They buzzed around in flight, forming into clouds of universal importance. If any jungle creature loitered recklessly into the area, they would be sucked till flesh and bones remained within hours! Of course, once they entered the water, the stench of sweat and blood would permeate through all corners of the water source; attracting the leeches to flock here instantaneously.


    Though the water didn��t appear stagnant, most of it was replenished by the precipitation of the sky. The vegetations here multiplied incessantly, where the constant growing and dying gave rise to marsh gas, poison and other substances umting inside the water.


    Even Sheyan reckoned that the strongest contestant, though drinking this water wouldn��t be fatal, it would incite vomiting and diarrhea, before contracting cholera, mria, gastritis, duodenum ulceration and other pestilences����


    Yet Ndipayans had taken residence in this region of unmatched vileness.


    They utilized special timber for constructions and even grasped rather advanced construction techniques. Apart from that, after living for a millennium in such unique conditions, they had assimted to be part of this wends; inseparable and intimately rted.


    The most optimal mode of transport in this area would be a hovercraft with a massive electrical fan beneath their buttocks; which wouldn��t be inferior to directly speeding through with a motorbike. Yet at present, it was obviously impossible for such advanced transport systems.


    Since that was the case, the natives chopped down the trees and carved its interior to manufacture canoes. These canoes could fit a maximum of three and were extremely easy to capsize.


    Sheyan obviously remembered he still had 3 overlord arachnid eggs. However, when he nned to employ them, he realized they were restricted.


    Although this storyline world didn��t reveal this hidden world��s difficulty, to Sheyan��s conjecture, it should at least be at ��A�� difficulty!


    Back in the Lord of the Rings world, he was also incapable of using those overlords. That indicated it was quite normal to restrict flying transports at times.


    Without other alternatives, Sheyan could only watch these natives craft out the canoes. Fortunately, they manufactured these canoes with a rapid work rate.


    Meanwhile, Mbenga had awoken. Realizing that this destination was the nest of the Ndipaya tribe, he didn��t speak much but merely remained dazed for a long while. Mbenga then sighed while shaking his head, and reached out for a drink.


    With the assistance of the trio, crafting 7-8 canoes didn��t require too much time at all. To convince these native aborigines, they also disyed a series of overbearing strength. After the enhancements of the previous world, it was now time to exhibit their might. Thus, they managed to inject some confidence in the natives.


    These native aborigines were definitely worshippers of might. Knowing their employers were so formidable, they naturally surged with confidence.


    Soon, several natives who were sent to scour the outskirts of this ce returned to report. After silently drinking a little, Mbenga then proceeded to draft out a traveling route.


    ording to Mbenga, the Ndipaya inhabitants were normally unconsolidated, for the sake of hunting for food and harvesting vegetation. Frequently, they would gather and live in separated 20-30 men assemblies.


    Mbenga also told Sheyan that it has been a long long time since hest entered this ce. In truth, he was utterly clueless about the internal specifics of this area, and suggested to first mount a surprise attack, and apprehend some captives to interrogate.


    Frankly speaking, Mbenga��s words were very reasonable.


    However, Sheyan was aware this wasn��t merely a test for himself. If individuals who coveted the undying mysteries of the ��Stairway of the Sun�� hadn��t thought of this idea of capturing a Ndipaya inhabitant, then this affair would be as easy as bathing and sleeping!


    Nevertheless, Sheyan still desired to probe out the bottom-line of these Ndipayans. After all, testing out their limits and gradually consolidating his knowledge at each step, was always his objective. Hence, he orded to this n.


    The trio then boarded their night transport canoes as they cruised into the depths of the wends.


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    Swish swosh swish, swosh swish swosh����


    The sounds of water echoed through the night with a monotonous yet furtive tempo.


    At present, Sheyan��s ��Pirate Captain�� title could still exhibit its effects. This allowed them to rapidly cruise along Mbenga��s drafted traveling route, as they headed straight for the site of a smaller scale Ndipaya assembly.


    The nights of this wends weren��t serene at all. Regardless of corpse toads, poison dart frogs or water scorpions, they were all organisms adept at employing their sounds to ��pull in and fool around with the opposite sex��. The symphonies of cricketings could cause headaches.


    In the outside world, those organisms would pause in silence once they could sense the presence of humans. Instead, here, they became infused with adrenaline when humans approached.


    By now, Sheyan was already starting to feel that inviting a guide was truly a wise decision. Otherwise, just based on the vile andplex terrain here, it would definitely cause one to go round in circles with a headache; wasting a great deal of time at the very least!


    Yet in the trio��s perspective, time was undoubtedly the most valuable thing now!


    Not too longter, the unique residences of the Ndipayans emerged ahead.


    Those buildings were analogous to houses on stilts, with long wooden legs drilling deep into the water; providing fundamental support to these huts. The floorboards of these huts were roughly 2-3 metres elevated from the water, and covering the floors with thick sun-dried straw to sleep could be rtivelyfortable. Of course, the roofs were installed with a different straw material, which could be used to weave straw hats and raincoats.


    Wooden stakes were impaled around those huts, where either totems or blood-stained animal skulls were hung atop.


    The ce looked exceptionally barbarous and primitive. Straw ropes were tied above, which were hanging hunted preys being sun or air dried. The rotting carcasses emitted a pungent odour.


    The entire style of these residences and the environment were embellished with greyish ambiance, causing it to look particrly repressive.


    Sheyan casted a nce at Mogensha. At present, Mogensha''s abilities had once again scaled up. Now, he could utilize his firearm scope to conduct an infrared thermal imaging. In this manner, he could easily discover the traces of enemies.


    Mogensha raised his AK as he squinted his eyes to survey around. He then swiftly made a hand gesture - waving an open palm before changing it to three fingers.


    "Eight people." Sheyan immediately understood Mogensha��s meaning.


    He and Reef then stood up from the canoe. This wasn��t the first time they ventured into a high difficulty world. Their experience in the Lord of the Rings world could be described as exceedingly dangerous.


    Sheyan reckoned that at the very least, the enemies in the exterior part of this hidden world shouldn��t be able to deal him a threat of instant assassination. Moreover, didn��t they still possess the ridiculous ��Life-link�� ability?


    Meanwhile, to fuel the confidence of the natives, he wanted to express that he wasn��t merely using them as cannon fodder; which was obviously what he nned to do. Therefore, Sheyan decided to first test the water himself with Reef.


    Following that, Brother ck then transmitted his probed information to them.


    The names given to those aborigines were - [ Ndipaya Outer Tribe Barbarians ]. Their other statistics were all question marks.


    Sheyan understood that should be due to the suppression of the world��s difficulty. Back in the Lord of the Rings world, the same aspect had urred. Hence, he wasn��t very startled.


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    A muffled gunshot resounded in a sh.


    While peeing in the middle of the night, a Ndipaya barbarian with groggy eyes was staggering through his house corridor. Because he was just about to pee on Sheyan��s head, their n waspelled to be activated in advance.


    Just when that Ndipaya barbarian noticed the stealthy invaders and was about to release an astonishing rally cry, a malicious bullet pierced into his mouth.


    Instantly after, Sheyan leaped up with his deep-blue shimmering de ray shing straight against his throat, drawing an instant streak of mncholic blood! Instead, Sheyan could feel an endurance from the Ndipaya barbarian��s skin, contrasting that of normal humans. Otherwise, his de would��ve effortlessly beheaded the Ndipaya barbarian!


    As the barbarian was about to roll away to escape, Reef abruptly rushed forth from nowhere.


    This was the first time Sheyan was witnessing the newly improved Growth-hunter Reef in action. As he mmed his shield into the Ndipaya barbarian, that barbarian was instantly knocked rolling to the ground with his throat still gurgling helplessly; probably sinking into a stunned state.


    Sheyan then tore forward as he viciously shed twice, chopping until his body was soaked in blood. When the Ndipaya barbarian regained his bnce and scrambled up, his life was already in imminent crisis.


    After another stomp by Sheyan, he was sent flying before mming against a rear wooden partition and falling into the water. After adding in some silenced shots,rge clumps of blood came boiling up the water. Instantly, the trio received a notification.


    [ You killed a Ndipaya Barbarian ]


    [ Do you wish to initiate the milestone: Invader (y 10 Ndipaya Barbarians)? ]


    [ Warning: If you are unable to aplish this milestone during your period of stay, the penalty will be randomly erasing any milestone/title you have already acquired ]


    Without hesitation, Sheyan selected to ept. Just cleaning out this tiny vige would equate to 8 Ndipaya barbarians. Adding a little more, and he would reach ten.


    With the recent interaction, he realized that these Outer Ndipaya Barbarians didn��t possess powerful battle capabilities. Instead, ording to the information obtained from Little Lord Fokke and some inference, he knew they could probably unleash something else - a troublesome curse or a disease.

 Chapter 613: Repulsive disease

    <h4>Chapter 613: Repulsive disease</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Startled by the ruckus of their tribesman��s murder, the other Ndipaya barbarians bawled in session. Their yells were incredibly distinct, filled with repetitive and unceasing muffled ��wo wo wo wo��.


    They wielded simple wooden shields and pikes as they pressed towards the invaders. Fortunately, the corridors of these huts were incredibly narrow, preventing them from swarming in for a gang bang.


    Dried torches were smeared with animal fats at the tip, supplying adequate illumination as well as waves of a repulsive charred stench. Even if they were dropped into the water, they could still be used if they were picked up quickly.


    Borrowing the fiery incandescent light of flickering torches, the trio realized the Ndipaya barbarians had a pair of strange red eyes. Their twin canine tooths were slightly protruding, and what was more horrifying, were the solid soybean sized warts contaminating their skin. Those were signs of their sweat nds experiencing a mutated evolution. Those sweat nds could secrete out their bodily fluids and odour, to prevent them from contracting deadly pestilences, as well as repelling a portion of marsh creatures and blood-seeking leeches.


    After crossing arms with them, the trio discovered that though the Ndipaya barbarian��s wooden shields appeared simple and crude, their durability was supremely upscaled; probably due to a certain colloid matter being smeared on its surfaces.


    Even Brother ck��s bullets couldn��t prate those shields. Even after unloading a shuttle of chained bullets, he realized that his bullets merely appeared like chrysalis embedded deep into their wooden shields.


    Upon closer shes, Sheyan realized the colloid substances smeared were dry and appeared with mildly green and red vestiges. It was as though a certain algae species was ground before bring blended with blood paste, and left to dry in the sun. That should be the reason those wooden shields were so tough and mysterious.


    Fortunately, Reef��s ��Shattering Cardiac Roar�� exhibited its immense effectiveness here. With a furious roar, even Sheyan felt a feeling of instability stirring within him, while the rooftop straws were bluntly blown away.


    Instantaneously, the nearby Ndipaya barbarians stumbled unevenly as the speed decline effect became impressively distinct. Moreover, the damage dealt was also astonishing.


    In this instance, Sheyan could fathom how formidable a Growth-hunter was!


    Although Sheyan had battled a Growth-hunter before, he hadn��t personally witnessed an ordinary contestant maturing into one. Hence, he couldn��t make aparison previously.


    Right now, he could feel that every movement made by Reef had truly undergone a qualitative change. Probably also due to Reef��s constant umtion of strength and improvement, but it also revealed the extravagance of a Growth-hunter promotion; how terrifying was this!


    All of a sudden, Sheyan was scraped by a Ndipaya��s pike, causing him to stagger backward. Although this attack didn��t break through his defense, the nightmare imprint still transmitted a warning.


    [ You are infected with the disease: Mild Hemorrhage Fever ]


    [ Your body temperature soars to 39 degrees. Your organs and conjunctiva have started bleeding. Mauve spotted pimples will erupt at your torso and shoulder regions ]


    [ All attributes drops by 5.5% (Factored in weakening from defense and innate ability ��Stronghold��). Duringbat state, all attributes will additionally decline by 1% in every 15 seconds, for a maximum of 15% decrease of all attributes. Only by maintaining 38 minutes (Factored in weakening from defense and innate ability ��Stronghold��) of nonbat state, will your immune system eliminate this disease ]


    "Indeed, it��s here." Sheyan immediately felt a headache.


    These Ndipaya barbarians were evidently exceedingly adept at dealing with long-range assaults, where their dull brown decorative wooden shields could effortlessly block away iing fiery bullets. Nevertheless, their strength wasn��t high and striking away their shields in battle wouldn��t be that tough. Following that, long-rangebatants could then seize those opportunities to teach the Ndipaya barbarians a lesson.


    Yet the problem lied in this - to engage in closebat with numerous Ndipaya barbarians, it was impossible to not receive damage from them. This alone provided a huge chance of contracting disease!


    After ying 5 Ndipaya barbarians, Sheyan was on the verge of vomiting blood from this repulsiveness. He had once again contracted another disease!


    [ You are infected with the disease: Dengue ]


    [ Your body temperature continues to heat up. Your brain bes dizzy, while your livers swell and your bones ache ]


    [ Your uracy drops by 31.7% (Factored in resistance from defense and innate ability ��Stronghold��). Duringbat state, your uracy will additionally decline by 1% in every 15 seconds. Only by maintaining 38 minutes (Factored in resistance from defense and innate ability ��Stronghold��) of a nonbat state, will your immune system eliminate this disease ]


    Although the battle capabilities of these Ndipaya barbarians weren��t dynamic, contracting diseases from them during battle would indeed cause one to feel speechless����all attributes plunging, missing 1 strike within 3.


    Moreover, these barbarian sluts were incredibly enduring! This was something both Sheyan and Reef could sorely feel as they fought shoulder to shoulder. Furthermore, these were merely the most ordinary opponents of their preliminary entry to this world!! They hadn��t even encountered wretched boss tier barbarians!


    After an excruciatingly drawn-out battle, when those eight Ndipaya barbarians were finally exterminated, Sheyan and Reef both slumped to the ground.


    Then leaned against the wooden railings as they panted heavily. Even Brother ck was flicking his hands andmenting aloud.


    "Boss, for the sake of gunning down those barbarians, I practically wasted ammunitions that can annihte an entire reinforcedpany!"


    But when Mogensha noticed the pandemic effects guing Sheyan and Reef, he could only obediently shut his mouth.


    After this one battle, without a doubt, these Outer Tribe Ndipaya Barbarians had given the trio an impression of troublesome, mystifying, diabolical and incredibly durable.


    Fortunately, after this battle concluded, their bravery had sessfully moved the hearts of those recruited native aborigines. They started to worship the trio with devotion and proactively began collecting the battle spoils.


    One had to acknowledge that though the risk of this hidden world was immense, its rewards were rtively aplenty. Of the eight Ndipaya tribesmen, four of them dropped keys. After activating the keys, the battle loots were as following:


    They acquired a total of 5,300 utility points.


    [ Golden Sand: Valuable object ]


    [ Description: A simple woven sack filled with golden sand ]


    [ Value: You can retain it as a souvenir, or exchange it for 3,000 utility points ]


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    [ Scarlet Salvia]


    [ Type: Herb medicine ]


    [ Description: This is a vegetation grown in the wends. Growing amidst such vile and nasty conditions, it possesses resistive capabilities towards vile environments ]


    [ Usage: After consuming a ��Scarlet Salvia�� herb medicine, you can instantly recover 5% HP and expel a single disease on your body ]


    [ Details: When this herb medicine withers, its medicinal effects will disappear. It is best consumed within 48 hours ]


    [ Details: Perhaps you can follow a fixed prescription to concoct a more potent medicine. Of course, that is if you can acquire other herb medicines ]


    Even though this was the wends, Sheyan still attempted to employ his ��Pirate Captain�� plundering ability to ransack the corpses of these Ndipaya barbarians.


    In the end, he acquired three ��Evil Moss Shield��, of which he handed over to his native underlings. He also acquired two ��Dey Pikes��.


    At this moment, some of those native underlings sprinted before Sheyan and waved their arms, while concurrently spewing incessant chants of ��wuliwali�� before falling to the ground in tears.


    Sheyan perceived that these natives probably discovered something, and followed them towards thergest stilt hut.


    Ash grey pots crafted with crude handiwork filled the interior. They were all at least 1.4 metres tall and had openings that could fit a native��s neck. These pots were arranged along both sides of this hut, looking as though they were safeguarding a stone altar in the middle.


    Large chunks of bacon were ced on this stone altar. Actually on close inspection, those were actually human limbs. These limbs were strangely bound by ck strings. These strings were initially moss green but were dyed ck by blood. The natives then said that this was rumoured to be a culinary technique, one that could entrap the enemy��s soul within its corpse; preventing the corpse from easily rotting and enhancing its vour. Of course, those strings were easy carved out by the natives, and carelessly flung to the ground.


    As for some natives, they were currently weeping over the limbs that were used as food; thinking that these were their kin who had been unfortunately captured long ago, and now used as ham.


    Instead, Sheyan��s eyes were fixated onto a chest in the middle of this hut.


    This was a mediocre looking chest, nailed together by wooden bs.


    As it turns out, minute gold fragments, diamonds and other precious gems were embedded on its surface; making it appear somewhat out of ce. One of the native then straightforwardly ran over, carried the chest over, and rocked it. However, he couldn��t open it and could only spread out his arms to express his helplessness.


    Sheyan then retrieved it and noticed arge keyhole on this chest. Obviously, it was an extremely simple and crude keyhole.


    Brother ck then located a random wooden twig, and toyed with the chest until it finally opened; revealing that the Ndipaya barbarians weren��t advanced in the area of anti-theft.


    After opening it, they discovered arge sack of ��Golden Sand��, which could be sold for 10,000 utility points.


    There was another exceptionally queer stone b inside the chest.


    The stone b��s material quality was roughly between metal and rock, and had an extremely sleek surface; as though it had been smoothed out several times. It was probably an item that had been safekept for generations, and after picking up the stone b, the trio simultaneously received a notification.


    [ You have acquired a ''Broken Passage Seal (1/4)''. Only by piecing together the whole Passage seal, will one receive the qualifications to enter the Ndipaya Tribe��s Inner Reaches ]

 Chapter 614: Secret treasure

    <h4>Chapter 614: Secret treasure</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Without a doubt, this stone b was a vital mission object.


    Upon acquiring this object, the trio immediately felt this trip wasn��t in vain. After further careful inspections and affirming they hadn��t overlooked anything, they decided to leave.


    Afterwards, they realized the hired natives had each carved off the right thumb of those Ndipaya tribesmen, before crafting them into nes where they hung across their necks. They believed the enemy��s strength could be trapped in these essories.


    Before boarding the canoes, Mbenga suddenly sprinted over while hollering ��ww�� loudly.


    He then signaled Sheyan while hoisting up a wooden stake and racing back to thatrger hut. Then, he smashed those massive potteries within and waited momentarily.


    Soon after, a sonorous buzzing sound filled the air as hordes of mosquitoes and flies flocked in. Originally when building these huts, the Ndipaya tribesmen had adopted herbal means to concoct herbs that could repel mosquitoes and insects. Yet unknown why, arge cluster of mosquitoes and flies had suddenly been beckoned over.


    Observing themotion, Sheyan abruptly uttered.


    "Those massive potteries must be storing power substances that can attract insects, smashing it would naturally allow the smell to fumigate out. But strange, what is Mbenga trying to do?"


    After hovering around for a brief while, the mosquitoes and flies didn��t attempt to draw blood from the humans. Instead, they gradually congregated into a queer shape that was analogous to an arrowhead.


    Mbenga immediatelyughed and sprinted towards the direction pointed by that buzzing arrowhead.


    After a series of ferocious probing, he managed to excavate a brilliantly shining object, where he offered to Sheyan with both hands.


    Sheyan received it and examined carefully. Instantly, he realized it was a meticulously sculpted beetle; roughly the size of a fist, it was imitated to perfection. It seemed as though each feeler was still faintly trembling, while its surface was coated with a moist corrugation of silver; looking exceedingly delicate.


    After toying with it a little, Sheyan received a notification.


    [ You acquired a special valuable object of this world: Silver Beetle ]


    [ Silver Beetle ]


    [ Special valuable object that will only appear in the hidden world: ��Resident Evil, Origins�� ]


    [ Description: This is an Archaeozoic beetle that only resided in a single region even in ancient times. It is long extinct. Buried underground for millions of years, it finally formed into an amber-like crystal. An item of exceptional value ]


    [ Value: You can retain it as a souvenir, or exchange it for 20,000 utility points, or 1 achievement point ]


    Brother ck and Reef both observed it while clicking their tongues in wonder. Sheyan also finally perceived the principle behind those mosquitoes and flies automatically forming into a direction icon.


    Though those insects were enticed in, they would still inevitably be affected by the repent herbs the Ndipaya tribesmen had installed. Feeling irritated while not bearing to ignore the fragrant allurement produced by the smashed potteries, they would definitely seek out an area with the mildest effect of those herb repents. Akin to humans encountering a fire, where they would no doubt run towards ces without fire.


    When the Ndipaya tribesmen had smeared those repent herbs, they had purposefully left out an arrowhead shape region. Naturally, those enticed bugs would swarm towards that region and form into an arrowhead.


    Though this string of cause and effects sounded pretty simple, it was nevertheless a genius move in retrospect. Without knowing out to trigger the relevant mechanism, it would be arduous to uncover this.


    Hence, Sheyan began feeling that this was indeed a case of getting what you paid for. Therge sum squandered on Mbenga was not without logic. Not only was he an excellent guide, probably his other ability was to discover such purposefully hidden treasures. Henceforth, Sheyan vowed to shower him with more protection.


    Without the trio urging, Mbenga himself started touring around the ce. Only when he shook his head with disappointment did he hop back into his canoe.


    After obtaining the mysterious stone b, the ��Passage Seal (1/4)��, they nned to raid another vige assembly while the iron was still hot. Because once news of a tiny vige being butchered gets out, the opposing parties would heighten their vignce; setting up traps and tasking sentinels. The difficulty of assaulting would then be raised by 50%.


    Brother ck and Reef obviously advocated this method as well. As for the hired natives, their morals were flourishing immeasurably after not having to make a single move. Naturally, they morously yelled in agreement.


    Hence, after massacring this vige but not burning it, they continued advancing towards the next mini vige.


    After ying those eight Ndipaya barbarians, Mbenga became noticeably ted and started willingly conversing with the trio.


    After a chat, they realized he actually harbored a deep hatred for the Ndipaya tribe. Yet upon asking why, his head spasm aggressively, the scar on his forehead swelled redly and ached terribly. Thus, they reckoned that back when he followed his old Chieftain in, he probably received a severe trauma and experienced selective memory loss to such matters.


    At present, Sheyan could roughly figure out Mbenga��s condition. This guy probably belonged in the same category as goblins, being cow milkers that wouldn��t be influenced by charm or others. The only thing that affected his attitude, was to carry out ughters of these Ndipaya barbarians. The more Ndipaya tribesmen ughtered, the greater his favourable impression towards them was and subsequently the effort he would put.


    After leaving this vige, Mbenga then pointed a specific direction to the trio. Yet after rowing for 200 metres, his earlier bloodrush caused him to experience a searing headache. Hugging his head in bitterness, his forehead scar swelled with redness once again. This time, it even dripped out blood, causing the onlookers to feel rather worried.


    After drinking down gulps of rum from Sheyan, Mbenga finally regained some vigor as he panted heavily. Then, he instructed the canoes to detour towards the west.


    *********************************


    At present, the night was far spent. Though the ce still enshrouded with dim mist, the most active croaking of toads in this marsnd gradually extinguished.


    The surroundings became additionally tranquil, and only the swooshing sounds of rowing water by the carelessly crafted wooden paddlers could be heard.


    After that victory, the natives under Sheyan were thriving with morale. They would asionally brandish their pikes and weapons to celebrate.


    All of a sudden, lines of embers surfaced from afar. Though weak, those embers continued burning within Sheyan��s retina, causing him to quiver. Sheyan immediately raised his hand, as everyone ceased paddling.


    In the silence, Mogensha began scouting out the situation ahead with his ��SN-9 Wasp��s'' scope. Very quickly, he reported.


    Those embers were lit torches that were inserted into railings. Nevertheless, he didn��t see a single night patrol. However, if the Ndipaya tribesmen had the habit of night hunting, then those torches were probably akin to the lighthouses of today - a convenient guide for their venturing tribesmen to return home.


    Since that was so, Sheyan contemted as he scanned the surrounding terrain. Afterwards, he ordered to detour towards theteral sides of this Ndipaya vige. Though this would be a long process, they could maximize the chance of avoiding discovery by the illumination of those torches.


    At their current state, the trio had already attained amon understanding - These outer Ndipaya barbarians were still manageable.


    However, because of the high chances of contracting diseases while engaging in closebat, it was best to assassinate a few while not being infected by diseases yet. With their optimal state now, they would try their utmost to lessen Mogensha��s burdenter on! Minimally, they at least had to hit away those wielded shields.


    This Ndipaya vige was constructed in the middle of a dry plot ofnd, that was slightly elevated from the waters of the marsh. Thisnd was narrowly shaped and stretched far into the distance, and thus if the trio wished to detour towards the back of this vige, it would be a long and far journey.


    Nevertheless, Sheyan reckoned that this would be worth it. Even if he could enhance the sess of this sudden raid by 1 percent, he would still do it.


    However, after cruising down this sandbank for nearly 1 kilometre, Sheyan suddenly noticed a churning amidst the dark waters to the right of his canoe.


    At first, he thought he was seeing things. Yet suddenly, a wave of unexinable bone piercing danger came sweeping towards him from the right.


    Waters sshed out from the right, as the nauseating muddy stench pierced in!


    With cmity at his doorstep, Sheyan only managed to force himself to turn slightly.


    Instantaneously, a pulse of unstoppable force struck his right arm, as he immediately lost control of his feeling and mobility. With a height of nearly 1.8 metres and a weight of 80 kilograms, Sheyan was like a tiny pebble being struck away!


    This attack was excessively abrupt and rapid, as Sheyan soared through the mist for 7-8 metres, andnded on a gigantic cky mushroom that only grew in this Kijuju marsnd.


    These fungi that grew on decaying matter and rot were immensely famous here. When Sheyannded on the mushroom cap of this gigantic ck fungus, he immediately ttened it into a smashed up pulp. His body was bundled in the mushy paste of mushroom and mucus. After a brief while, he finally regained his breath as he coughed violently.


    Yet after utterly ttening the mushroom cap and receiving its cushioning, Sheyan rolled off as he struggled while rolling involuntarily for 6 metres within this swamp. One could notice unripened spores pattering down from the remnants of the mushroom cap of this cky mushroom. In a sh, the ground beneath was covered with a thickyer of spores.


    When Sheyan finally recovered his senses, his first reaction was to check his right arm, because though it had been initially numbed, it was now transmitting a searing pain!

 Chapter 615: Deathmarsh Great Crocodiles

    <h4>Chapter 615: Deathmarsh Great Crocodiles</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    That was the only feedback from his arm. Sheyan immediately remembered that when entering this world, there was no notification about pain limitation! This meant that whatever pain his nerves felt, it would be 100% reflected back to his brain!


    Borrowing the dim lighting, Sheyan could see two 10 cm deep flesh craters on his right arm, as though two sharp daggers had punctured in before forcefully twisting! It was exceedingly gruesome and vicious!


    Suddenly, a shadow of iparable magnitude surfaced from the dark swampy waters. Indeed, this was an ash ck armoured giant creature.


    Its scales were asrge as basins, while its eyes flickered with ghastly green amidst the darkness of night. Its tail meandered with an ��S�� shape in the water, as it gracefully and tyrannically swam towards Sheyan!


    This was a gigantic crocodile!!


    A menacingly powerful creature with at least a legendary tier-5 might!


    Even Sheyan with his outrageously fortified defence, could scarcely endure a single chomp from this great beast!


    Its fangs were shaped like incredibly malicious barbed hooks, where it had ripped out two long chunks of flesh, that previously belonged within the fleshy craters of Sheyan��s arm. One could even glimpse his eerie white bones from that gruesome wound, as blood flooded out turbulently. Once that numbing sensation had diminished, his wound felt as though millions of tiny knives were stabbing it!


    Even his upper arm bone had experienced a 5 cm long fracture into minute bone fragments. With every bit of movement, those fragments would scrape against his muscles; subsequently provoking his nerves to transmit immense agony to his brain.


    Meanwhile, Mogensha and the rest had started noticing that within the waters surrounding them, pairs of ghastly green eyes were appearing!


    They were pressing forward without issuing a sound or aura.


    This was the moment the invaders realized, their group had underestimated the difficulty of this world. Their original n for a surprise raid had unexpectedly collided with a pack of crocodiles in this deadly marsh!


    Under such circumstances, Sheyan immediately frantically shouted to his men. "Run!!!!!"


    With their current disposition, it was impossible to defy such enemies. They could only flee in disarray, where the crocodiles definitely didn��t possess intelligence to separately hunt them down. More critically, this was the time for those native aborigines to be useful.


    Phrasing it shamelessly, the trio didn��t need to flee from the crocodiles�� assaults. They merely needed to sprint faster than those natives.


    Nevertheless, Sheyan still had to deal with a single objective right ahead.


    Stter! Stter! He stomped down onto the muddy ground, as he fixated his pair of merciless and callous eyes towards the iing giant crocodile who had locked onto him!


    Meanwhile, though the present Reef was incredibly valiant, he was simultaneously dealing with three giant crocodiles, where the pressure on him was not inferior to Sheyan at all! Therefore, Sheyan temporarily discarded the notion of converging up.


    Breathing deeply, his calves were drowned inside the cumbersome and viscous watery mud. Behind him, was a savage great beast that wanted this life. Nevertheless, hepelled himself to remainposed.


    As the insatiable giant crocodile pressed in while camouging like a snake within the ck muddy waters, Sheyan shut his eyes. Since it was hard for his vision to identify, he attuned his hearing and perceptive sense as a recement.


    Piank! Sheyan hurled out a sk of curse-mix as it shattered, releasing greenish fumes out. However, he immediately received a depressing notification.


    [ This Deathmarsh Great Crocodile is immune to some of the effects of your curse-mix ]


    Fortunately, when the curse-mix shattered, the movement speed declining effect was still present, which allowed Sheyan to have a sigh of relief.


    The great crocodile had already submergedpletely into the water. Yet in the next second, a regiment of churning turbid mud bubbled turbulently, as the umtion of centuries of foul stench came assailing his nostrils first;pelling him to nauseate.


    Frowning, Sheyan��s feet remained deeply rooted in the mud as his body moved. Drawing out his saber with a single hand, an oceanic-blue de ray came whirling out from his waist!


    Like a whip, it viciouslyshed against the head of the giant crocodile, who had lunged out towards Sheyan��s right.


    With this single sh, the crocodile��s attacking impetus was deviated aside, as this savage giant beast unexpectedly smashed back down into the swampy water. A pulse of piercing stench slipped past Sheyan��s side, as his body was soaked by the resultant ssh, causing him to lose his bnce.


    This Deathmarsh Great Crocodile then released a furious and terrifying grunt. Ever since it was born, it had never received such insult!


    Except, who was Sheyan? After gaining the upper hand, he immediately seized this opening that the giant crocodile had disyed.


    Though his calves were still lodged in mud, he took a deep posture, as his monstrous contestant strength propelled him to leap up from this nasty terrain. Landing atop the crocodile while holding his long saber on his left, he hacked down mightily!


    As that Deathmarsh Great Crocodile grunted,rge volumes of putrid swamp water were forcibly swallowed into its throat!


    Sheyan��s iing de then struck the exact spot he had shed earlier. Kacha! The thick crocodile leather finally split open, as Sheyan��s long saber cleaved into its spinal bone.


    Lodged firmly in the crocodile��s solid spine, he only managed to retract his saber after strenuous efforts. Blood gushed out and drenched Sheyan entirely.


    Raising his incredibly lethal dark-blue ��+7 West�� long saber, he proceeded to stab viciously into the giant crocodile��s body! Blood instantly sttered out again!


    His blood-thirsty long saber shed with bewitching blue brilliance, seeminglyughing indulgently amidst this bloodshed.


    Right now, Sheyan had mounted this giant crocodile, as he tightly gripped the shaft of his blood-thirsty weapon and pulled it out forcefully again. Repeating the same act, he hacked down once more!


    However, Sheyan hadmitted a huge error in this moment.


    To an ordinary mortal, this could be described as a fatal mistake! This was a crocodile, not a tiger, lion, horse or wolf where their backs were their blind spot! When hunting, a crocodile��s most deadly and adept weapon wasn��t their frightening sharp jaws, but their incredibly brutish humongous tail covered with steel-like scales!


    Regrettably, though a crocodile had long jaws and razor-sharp teeth, they had thecodont teeth. Though such teeth could rapidly regrow after dropping, it didn��t possess great strength to rip apart prey to chew. Therefore, the capabilities of its long herculean jaws were lessened. Without being able to rip apart prey, it could only chomp down on its prey like pliers or swallow them whole.


    Hence, when crocodiles pounced onrgend mammals, they wouldn��t be able to munch them to death. Instead, the crocodiles would drag the mammals into the water to drown them. Vice versa, when crocodiles capturerger sea creatures, they would toss them onto drynd to suffocate their prey.


    When encounteringrge prey that they needed to rip apart to swallow, the crocodiles would frequently crunch them within their jaws, and smash them ferociously against rocks or trees; until their prey was decimated into small chunks before devouring them. If that didn��t work, the crocodiles would bluntly leave their prey aside, allowing it to dpose naturally to a suitable size for their avaricious consumption.


    Yet once these savage beasts encounter enormous preys, like water buffalos where their jaws would be ineffective, they would silentlyy ambush inside the water. Then, with sudden explosiveness, they would ferociously flog the heads of those animals with their brutishlyrge tails. Apart from possibly stunning their prey, this move would cause their preys to lose bnce and topple over. ording to statistics, the tail whip of an ordinary crocodile against enemies could reach surpass a speed of a horrifying 180 km/hr!


    Moreover, Sheyan was presently squaring off with an invincible tier-5 legendary Deathmarsh Great Crocodile. Its capabilities definitely surmounted ordinary crocodiles by over ten folds! The agony it felt would only fuel the speed of its vicious tail whip, with a might that was simply inconceivable!


    Sheyan shivered as he abruptly felt like a 12-grade hurricane was swooping in, a sensation that was utterly impossible to dodge!


    As his ��+7 West�� once again heavily pierced into the bloodied flesh of this giant crocodile, his vision suddenly nked. Simultaneously, his breathing halted as he lost control of his body!


    Then, he realized his body was soaring through the clouds and mists before crashing down.


    After soaring for over ten metres, he crashed down like a divine emergency crashnding of a ne; only halting after tumbling for 5-6 metres along the turbid swamp waters.


    After regaining his senses, Sheyan utterly disregarded the agonizing pain of a body full of broken. He grasped this golden opportunity and immediately scrambled forward and took flight ahead.


    At present, though Sheyan��s condition was exceedingly pathetic, his consciousness was doubly clear. The offense, defense and vitality of that legendary tier-5 Deathmarsh Great Crocodile were inevitably redoubtable. Possibly, its only weakness resided in its predictable agility and movement speed.


    Instead, this wends terrain was incredibly restrictive towards Sheyan��s movement, while it amplified the Deathmarsh Great Crocodile��s movement. Therefore, thisplemented the only shoring of this crocodile.


    At this moment, Sheyan discovered that after receiving two trifling attacks, his HP had actually fallen beneath 50%. In addition, he had contracted two different type of disease. Right now, his current position was 30-40 metres away from Mogensha��s group, while between them were another 2-3 Deathmarsh Great Crocodiles.


    Without a doubt, forcing his way through to group up with them would require him to endure 2-3 times of repeated assaults by those Deathmarsh Great Crocodiles.


    Even if he made it through, it would simply be adding the pressure of an additional giant crocodile; what more, an injured and berserk one!


    Knowing that to be unwise, Sheyan immediately pulled out ��Ambition��, and pointed towards the nearest Deathmarsh Great Crocodile before pressing the trigger.


    Attempting to shift its attention towards himself, Sheyan activated the inevitable hit property of its ��Rum & Songs�� ability, and turned to flee without observing the oue of his shot!

 Chapter 616: Dispersed dashing

    <h4>Chapter 616: Dispersed dashing</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    With that one move, Sheyan fulfilled his obligation as the vice MT. Moreover, that Deathmarsh Great Crocodile whose head he repeatedly shed earlier, would definitely pursue him relentlessly.


    Meanwhile, another Deathmarsh Great Crocodile, who was allured by the blood-curdling scream and the stench of blood, was originally nning to spear towards Reef��s group. However, after receiving a bullet in the ass, it instantly roared indignantly. Sshing into the water, it meandered in an ��S�� shape in tight pursuit of Sheyan.


    In this manner, Sheyan single-handedly managed to entice the attention of two Deathmarsh Great Crocodile, thus lowering the pressure on Reef greatly!


    Instead, the pressure on Sheyan had amplified. His only constion was that 16 metres boost from the tail whip earlier, providing him with an additional buffering gap to escape.


    Sheyan was undoubtedly relying on the ��Life-link�� ability. Even if he was chomped into near-death state while fleeing, he could at least withstand for nearly 20 more minutes. Moreover, once he sunk into a near-death state, Reef and Mogensha would definitelye to his rescue.


    Though Sheyan was a contestant,peting in terms of speed against these swamp grown, Deathmarsh Great Crocodiles, was definitely not practical. Therefore, he had an initial desperate intent - to drag out time and get rescued after sinking into a near-death state. If worsees to worst, he would have to activate the ��Unmodeled Amnio-tank�� to escape.


    Yet after running for a couple hundreds of metres, Sheyan unexpected discovered he was pulling open a gap from those giant crocodiles!


    Originally, there was a measly gap of over ten metres, but this distance was steadily increasing.


    Sheyan was initially baffled by this situation but after turning his head for a careful nce, he understood the underlying reason.


    As it turns out, even though his earlier saber shes didn��t deal harsh damages to the Deathmarsh Great Crocodile, it wounded a few of the crocodile��s arteries. Even though this was a monstrous legendary beast with thick skin, its regeneration speed couldn��tpare with a contestant who utilized healing medicines. Otherwise, it wouldn��t be merely a tier-5 legendary creature, but on Brother Paul��s tier already.


    Furthermore, this decaying Kijuju Marsnd was filled with multitudes of leeches or other blood-sucking organisms. As blood oozed out from that Deathmarsh Great Crocodile, the assailing reek of blood undoubtedly attracted hordes of such insects to feast.


    Thus, in its difort, that crocodile emitted agonizing and depressing grunts. Of course, those organisms weren��t fatal to it at all, and would only cause it difort; but naturally, in this manner, the crocodile��s pursuing speed was affected.


    As for Sheyan, although his arm fracture couldn��t be healed in a short period of time, his medicines and physiqueposition had already stopped the bleeding. Furthermore, they had already smeared excessive amounts of those insect repent y herbs. Although he also suffered the influence of those vile vermins, his state wasn��t as severe as the crocodile.


    Meanwhile, the other Deathmarsh Great Crocodile was probably the ��spouse�� of the injured Deathmarsh Great Crocodile. Hearing the anguished roars of its partner, it surprisingly slowed down to attend to it; employing its tail to pat the partner��s wound incessantly.


    By now, Sheyan didn��t know how far he had run, but he didn��t dare to look back as he advanced frantically.


    Knowing that crocodiles were creatures that remembered grudges, Sheyan constantly fled without pausing.


    Gradually, the colour of the sky brightened.


    Soon after, a verdant and lush jungle appeared a distance away. Aware that he had finally reached a bank of this Kijuju Marsnd, his heart flushed with delight and waddled speedily towards that direction. Only after stepping onto solid ground, did Sheyan heaved a sigh of relief.


    At this moment, even if a flock of crocodiles managed stay hot on his heels, he wouldn��t fear them. Though he couldn��t contend against them, the option of fleeing was still avable.


    After the sensation of the crisis had passed, Sheyan started to feel the unbearable pain and itch kicking in.


    After tumbling and scrambling within the wends for 1-2 hours, he had long transformed into a y monkey. In reality, within such an immeasurably treacherous marsh, without his perceptive sense warning him of possible quagmires, Sheyan wouldn��t have been able to flee until here.


    This world was clearly indicated as Resident Evil (Biohazard), hence, the trio knew they would inevitably meet with countless pestilences and virus. Before entering the world, they had already stocked up on clean water inside their party storage. Therefore right now, he tantly produced several barrels of water for a rinse.


    While rinsing himself, Sheyan discovered that though he was coated in herb medicines, there were 7-8 leeches currently pasted onto his upper body. Those leeches swelled like pockets of red ink, dangling from his body.


    Excluding those, there were a dozen fingernail-sized ck water loaches, embedded deep into his flesh like buttons. It was no wonder his body was feeling both sore and itchy.


    These organisms couldn��t be forcibly ripped off, otherwise, these blood-sucking organism would strive to drill further in and frantically secrete vile toxins. More importantly, a forceful extraction may leave the mandibles of these organisms embedded in one��s flesh, making it an exceedingly thorny problem; requiring the use of a knife to carve it out.


    Fortunately, Sheyan had seen before how to handle those. By sprinkling salt on the surface of these ginormous leeches, they would rapidly exude out the moisture content from their body; causing the leeches to naturally shrink away in fright, before escaping from their host��s body in fear.


    Instead, those ck water loaches were protected by a thick carapace, where salt couldn��t prate through. A lit cigarette would be needed, its fumes would slowly fumigate until these rapacious vermins could no longer withstand the torture. After enduring till their utmost limits, they would pathetically leave their host��s body.


    Of course, Sheyan wouldn��t simply spare them, and directly stomped them to death. Bloody footprints were left in the wake of those stomped areas, where one could distinctly fathom the insatiable nature these brats had for blood. ording to scientific research, there would frequently be blood-sucking water loaches that were so famished, when they encountered a host, they would inevitably feast until they die from bloatedness��


    At present, Sheyan felt immensely weak. Looking at his status, he couldn��t help but sigh. As it turns out, he was currently infected with 4 different diseases.


    Mria, low fever, septicaemia and anthrax.


    The mria virus would cause him to experience shiver during battles in irregr intervals, where a sudden high fever would cause him to fall in a 2 seconds dizziness stunned state����


    The low fever virus would cause his body temperature to scale during battles, leading to uracy dropping by 20%.


    As for the septicaemia virus, whenever the opponent attacks him during battle, there would be a 33% chance of his defencepletely failing����


    Lastly, the anthrax virus would cause ulcerations and festering boils in his wounds, leading to his strength and agility dipping by 15 points.


    Although these 4 diseases were merely a basic type, when umting all their negative repercussions, it would cause one��s attributes and battle reins to weaken to an incredibly disastrous state.


    Right now, Sheyan had to be inflicted for 3 hours without going intobat state, for those virus effects to fade away.


    The sun gradually rose. During this period, Sheyan wasn��t able to contact Reef and the others, but he only knew that they hadn��t perished. After retiring into the jungle, he selected and climbed a towering tree before taking a rest.


    When he awoke, his diseases had all vanished. Immediately, he could feel his body bing light and carefree.


    Presently, it was nearing noontime. Sheyan didn��t dare to rashly enter the marsh, but could only go along this marsh bank to search for clues.


    After trekking and smelling the fumigating marsh stench for nearly an hour, Sheyan was feeling somewhat dizzy.


    All of a sudden, he noticed a flock of raven-like creatures gathering by the marsh bank ahead. When they sensed him approaching, the birds dispersed in confusion.


    While he was still far away, Sheyan could already smell an unexinable pungence. Upon close inspection, he realized it was shockingly, a semi-dismembered rotting corpse.


    Dozens of plump ck flies were buzzing and hovering about, before attempting tond on the dposing corpse, and its ruptured brown eyeball. However, Sheyan soon waved them away, as he silently examined the corpse.


    The nasty stench of the rotten corpse had seemingly no effect on him. Eventually, he affirmed that this corpse didn��t belong to one of his subordinates. Furthermore, his cause of death was probably due to 2 or 3 pikes jabbing into his vital regions.


    Sheyan proceeded to flip over this filthy and dposing thing, an action that led to innumerable fleshy white maggots and mungbean sized ck beetles, to flood out in panic before his eyes. Simultaneously, rotten chunks of brownish red flesh and fragments of ghastly white bones sludged out as well.


    This scene allowed Sheyan to deduce that before this unlucky brat had died, or perhaps within an hour before he died, all his limbs had been chopped off and taken away.


    This caused Sheyan to remember a barbaric hunting behaviour. When returning from a rewarding journey, hunters would forsake the less fleshy torso that was hard to carry and opt to carry the meaty and delicious limbs.


    Therefore, there should be a Ndipaya vige nearby, or at least, their hunting scope epassed this portion. Sheyan then heightened his vignce, as he advanced along this marsh bank.


    Suddenly, a flustered and exasperated cry of distress pierced the air!


    This bitter cry����was one that Sheyan could distinctly remember.


    It was none other than the important guide, Mbenga!


    Sheyan��s heart was instantly stirred as he took flight towards the source of that bitter cry.


    After sprinting for 200 metres, he immediately discovered a single Ndipaya barbarian currently pressing a pike towards the fallen Mbenga.


    This Ndipaya appeared different from the others Sheyan encountered earlier. Even under the scorching noon, he wore arge wooden mask that was roughly a metre tall, where it tightly covered his head. On it, a dense mass of fresh green and gaudy red lines were painted with oil paint and blood. Under the shining bright sun, it appeared with enhanced and queer malevolence.


    Beneath his wooden mask, only his embarrassing crotch was wrapped in a straw skirt. His skin tone wasn��t the African suntanned ck simr to Mogensha but was instead grey.


    He was wielding a pike with a pointed ck tip and released an impression of profound danger.

 Chapter 617: Parasite blowgun

    <h4>Chapter 617: Parasite blowgun</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Fixated on Mbenga, that masked Ndipaya barbarian raised his pike to thrust down.


    All of a sudden, the scar on Mbenga��s forehead swelled redly as he frically howled out several gibberish words.


    In the next second, that Ndypaya barbarian turned sluggish; which was probably Mbenga��s ability that involved stunning with furious verbal beratement.


    Seizing this opportunity, Sheyan bent his back and speared forth by activating ��Horn Rage��. Within a split second, he collided into that barbarian and knocked him into a stunned state.


    Without hesitating, Sheyan raised his saber and hacked down onto the barbarian��s pike-wielding arm!


    Noticing that the Ndipaya barbarian��s mask was crafted with wood superior to the wooden shields he seized thest night, Sheyan reckoned its defence was exceedingly outrageous. Hence, he wisely avoided aiming for those deadly vital spots.


    Blood shed out, as Sheyan immediately hurled out a sk of curse-mix after his saber sh. As mossy greenish fumes fogged out, that masked Ndipaya barbarian��s retaliating action was instantly disrupted by the stunning effect of the curse-mix.


    Continuing with jolting momentum, Sheyan twisted to the side and shed down heftily once again.


    After having his exposed right arm hacked twice, a mutted wound could now be seen. Still, the Ndipaya barbarian remained extremely obstinate and untamed; bawling freakishly as he jabbed his pike in.


    Nevertheless, by now, Sheyan had already pulled out his lethal ck grade weapon - ��Ambition�� !!


    Even though Sheyan��s right arm hadn��t recovered fully and was unable to chop with his ��+7 West�� freely, opening fire wasn''t a problem! Nevertheless, that mask was expectedly queer, and Sheyan��s ��Rum & Songs�� shot only managed to shave off 20 HP!


    Fortunately, the stunning effect wasn��t discounted, which allowed Sheyan to maliciously unleash another two shes.


    Eventually, the pike-wielding arm of the Ndipaya barbarian sumbed; as bones split and blood scattered, the Ndipayan Barbarian looked as though he could no longer attack with it.


    Presently, Sheyan was truly afraid of the innumerableyering of those native pestilences. Thus, Sheyan had resolved to refrain from giving the opponent any chance to attack himself, aiming straight to cripple the Ndipaya barbarian��s master hand from the very first attack.


    Observing this masked Ndipaya barbarian swapping his pike to the other hand, Sheyan stomped in without hesitation as he dove into the barbarian��s embrace.


    In this manner, though Sheyan��s ��+7 West�� couldn��t be utilized effectively, the Ndipaya barbarian��s pike would simrly lose its killing threat. In the face of a close proximity brawling. Sheyan believed he would definitely hold the utmost advantage against a single-armed and heavily wounded brat.


    After losing his pike that could slice out open wounds, the epidemic infection capability of that Ndipaya barbarian was indeed substantially reduced, thereby allowing Sheyan to rx as he delivered in agonizing fists.


    During this closebat brawl, Sheyan didn��t concern himself with any sort of martial ethics but frequently hurled items like his curse-mix at the opponent.


    Once ��Ambition��s�� cooldown was over, he bluntly pasted the musket against the enemy��s chest and opened fire, before following up with unbridled smashing knees and elbows towards the enemy��s head.


    Though this masked Ndipaya barbarian��s attributes were immensely high, it wasn��t at such a perverse state that couldpletely suppress Sheyan. Without being able to employ his weapon nor offensive abilities during this brawling, the Ndipaya barbarian��s offensive might dwindled greatly. Moreover, without his weapon to transmit virus pestilences to Sheyan, in addition to Sheyan��s impregnable innate ��Stronghold�� protection, the Ndipaya barbarian naturally suffered a massive setback.


    After few minutes of chaotic brawling, that masked Ndipaya barbarian felt something was amiss, and attempted to flee while scrambling away with a bloodied face.


    Instead, Sheyan hugged the barbarian��s legs, sending him crashing to the ground as the barbarian wrestled violently to escape Sheyan��s grasp.


    Meanwhile, Mbenga had finally recovered his breath and after identifying Sheyan, he hastily rushed over to assist. After limping over, Mbenga hoisted up arge rock and smashed it ferociously onto the masked barbarian!


    Under theirbined assaults, that Ndipaya barbarian eventually appeared on the verge of being in. However, in this instance, his mask suddenly cracked and exploded, unleashing an incorporeal shockwave that repelled Sheyan, sending him tumbling several rounds away.


    A wrinkled aged-old face was revealed, and resting on the Ndipaya barbarian��s head, was surprisingly a recklessly bundled feather crest.


    After executing a backwards roll, that Ndipaya barbarian remained half-knelt over the ground. Instantly, Sheyan could sense an unexinable wave of threat, as though he was facing an inted and upright rattlesnake!


    Suddenly shutting his eyes, the grizzled white hair of that Ndipaya barbarian fluttered uprightly in the air even without a blowing wind; wriggling and twirling upwards like millions of slim organisms. Only a person who frequently perspired but hadn��t washed his head for a long period,could create the current gasping peculiarity that Sheyan was beholding.


    Suddenly, the Ndipaya barbarian��s left hand curled into a cylinder shape, as he pressed it against his mouth������before he blew out a dart!


    Caught off guard, Sheyan instantly darted towards the side. Still, it was toote.


    However, at this moment, Mbenga abruptly yelled sonorously as he stooped his body like a rugby yer and mmed against Sheyan viciously, thus allowing Sheyan to escape the crisis.


    A huge tree stood two metres behind where Sheyan was previously. Yet right now, there were two thin ash-grey threads lodged into this huge tree, squirming as they bore deeper into the tree.


    Sheyan then witnessed the broad leaves of this tree withering and decaying, before dawning a lustre of lifelessness. It was as though a drought had manifested, causing the entire tree to permeate out a deathly aura!


    The two thin threads were actually abominable parasites, and one could only imagine how deadly they would be when drilling into a human��s body; pestering one with arduous stubbornness as they lodged themselves into human bones!


    After blowing out the two vermin darts, that Ndipaya barbarian remained sluggishly immobile where he was; as though those two vermin darts had exhausted all his vigour.


    Sheyan immediately lunged forward and hacked down ferociously with his saber, ultimately finishing the barbarian off without a hitch.


    After ying the barbarian, Sheyan received a notification.


    [ You killed a Ndipaya Elder: Jgubu ]


    [ Choose from the following rewards: ]


    [ A: Receive 1 Achievement point ]


    [ B: Receive a dropped key ]


    [ C: Receive 3 potential points ]


    [ D: Receive some immunity possessed by the natives living in this tremendous marsnd - A very high chance of weakening the effects/duration of ordinary type guing viruses by 10% and may weaken various effects of stronger type viruses. This immunity will cease upon leaving this world. This immunity effect can be stacked with other simr effects ]


    Sheyan then paused for a brief while. At current, his defence could weaken the duration of negative buffs by 50%, and his personal ��Stronghold�� innate ability to further weaken by any 25%! If he contracted a virus that couldst for 200 minutes, it would only sustain for 75 minutes in his body. With the addition of reward D, he could further reduce it to 67.5 minutes!


    Thus, Sheyan deliberated for a slight while before selecting option D.


    After ying the Ndipaya elder, Jgubu, Sheyan realized Mbenga now treated him with added favorability.


    He even started tough before��bluntly slumping to the ground unconsciously, before convulsing incessantly as he started regurgitating vomit from his mouth.


    Shocked by this sight, Sheyan hurriedly rushed over to examine him.


    He then discovered a devastatingly gruesome wound had been carved out across Mbenga��s calf. The wound was deteriorating with great severity. Furthermore, his calf was bundled with a tree branch that served as a simple supporting splint, and dried crusted y adhered alongside this gruesome wound.


    After rinsing Mbenga��s wound with water, Sheyan immediately realized Mbenga��s calf had swelled till it was shining. The size of his calf was identical to his thigh, where its surface was coloured in a prune shade and filled with rhythmic lumps of oozing yellow pus.


    This was an exceedingly clear sign of the wound festering before a pungent stench would be exuded alongside oozing yellowish pus. Then, the patient would suffer from a high fever, before turning dizzy and rambling gibberish in pain, leading to the eventual oue of death.


    A golden coloured fly caught a whiff of the wound��s rotting odour, as it buzzed around the periphery of Mbenga��s gruesome wound.


    Sheyan sampled medicines from the nightmare realm, but none were effective on Mbenga. As such, he could only pull out a first aid kit andmence an ''operation'' himself. He first utilized rum to rinse the wound, before using an incisive knife to scrape away the rotting flesh; carving out the ckened decaying portions. When Mbenga��s flowing blood finally turned fresh red, Sheyan then rinsed his wound with rum again and finally bandaged it.


    Despite his ��operation�� on Mbenga, Sheyan realized his sickly condition hadn��t changed for the better. On the contrary, it spiralled down into a high fever.


    All of a sudden, Sheyan��s mind was stirred. He then hastily inspected Mbenga��s body and to his surprise, he discovered an inmed tumour on Mbenga��s corbone. This tumour was glossy and translucent, and one could even faintly discern squirming worms swimming within that glossy tumour. Those worms resembled mini-snakes and were covered with dishevelled strands of hair; appearing incredulously weird.


    "Could it be that when Mbenga knocked me away, he was struck by a parasitic dart of that old thing?" Such a notion subconsciously surfaced in Sheyan��s mind.


    Although there was nothing Sheyan could do about that, he had to save him, because he understood that if he didn��t save Mbenga, Mbenga would definitely die. Only by trying, would there still be a sliver of hope for Mbenga to survive.


    Hence, after disinfecting his knife with alcohol, he cut open the tumour. Instantly, he could see those strands of worms rapaciously drilling deep into Mbenga��s flesh!


    With speedy hands, Sheyan steadily carved his ��operating�� knife towards the bottom-mostyer of the tumour, before cleaving out a huge chunk of flesh. A good amount of those hair-like worms were carved out as well.


    After flinging those worms to the ground, they bounced around frantically like prawns that had just left the water. In spite of that, more worms had already bored deep into Mbenga��s flesh and had vanished without a trace.

 Chapter 618: Slaughtering the Great Crocodile

    <h4>Chapter 618: ughtering the Great Crocodile</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Sheyan appeared to have overestimated himself with his medical treatment, as Mbenga continued to groan with immeasurable agony. His facial muscles were all warped as he rolled around the floor intensely, before stretching his hand towards his back.


    Instantly, Sheyan realized there was an elongated canteen crafted from a hollow tree trunk strapped behind his back.


    Helpless in the face of this crisis, Sheyan hastily unstrapped and handed over the canteen to Mbenga. Meanwhile, Mbenga��s reddened face scar continued to swell with utmost woefulness, as he proceeded to gulp down the liquid contents of the canteen ferociously.


    Within a split second, Mbenga��s struggling body was abruptly repressed, allowing him to sprint towards the nearby swampy water. Without caring for hygiene, he sshed knee deep into the swamp before ravenously searching out for entric organisms and stuffed them into his mouth.


    Those entric organismsprised of many creatures - water treading spiders, leeches, water loaches, ck fleas and all sorts of reeds with ck muddy roots��


    Unexpectedly, Mbenga��s mobility gradually turned increasingly nimble and deft as he devoured these grotesque organisms.


    After Mbenga��s health was roughly rejuvenated, Sheyan finally heaved a sigh of relief. If his guide were to perish here, it would truly be a great inconvenience.


    After his excessive consumption, Mbenga tantly squatted and defecated before proceeding to slump down lifelessly onto the ground.


    Sheyan hurriedly rushed over and observed the foul smelling, bloodstained and viscous slender excretions. Sheyan then dragged Mbenga away and rinsed him with fresh water.


    After some pondering, Sheyan retrieved his ��Endless Spirited Vodka�� and poured several mouthfuls into Mbenga��s mouth. Sheyan had learned from his experience that Soul Equipments were probably categorized between contestant��s items and unique storyline items. Thus, both contestants and storyline characters could utilize it.


    As expected, after a mouth of alcoholic stimtion, Mbenga spontaneously seized that wine cup; drinking till it was empty before shaking his head with regret. After detoxification, Mbenga stood up as he limped forward with fatigue.


    Sheyan quickly pared off a makeshift crutch from a nearby tree, which managed to barely assist Mbenga to continue advancing.


    At present, Sheyan finally had the spare time to listen to Mbenga��s narration, about the events after they had split up.


    As it turns out, after they were assaulted by those great crocodiles, the group of them managed to maintain a fighting state of equilibrium thanks to Sheyan luring away two other great crocodiles. Moreover, if that state of battle persisted on, they would even have the chance to ughter the rest of the Deathmarsh Great Crocodiles.


    Listening till here, Sheyan couldn��t help but be amazed at the formidability of Reef. After he had be a Growth-hunter, Sheyan had always felt his battle capabilities were like the dark abyss; unfathomably bottomless and utterly indiscernible.


    At his current state, Sheyan reckoned that he could only hold his ground against a single Deathmarsh Great Crocodile, for at most half an hour. In contrast, Reef could tank unyieldingly against 3 Deathmarsh Great Crocodile, and even possessed the ability to triumph over them.


    Such terrifying strength was intrinsically rted to his equipments, yet much more, it was due to Reef��s outstanding foundation. Only upgrading to an official Growth-hunter after stalling till the most despairing of situations, Reef had attained immense benefits along the way.


    In spite of that, events didn��t transpire ording to their expectations.


    Just when the situation was slowly shifting to their advantage, the mours of battle with the gigantic crocodiles had rmed the barbarians of the nearby Ndipaya Tribe vige.


    Seizing this glorious opportunity, those Ndipaya barbarians mounted a sneak attack from the rear, throwing the entire aspect into disarray.


    In the end, more than half of the hired aborigines were massacred, while the others had dispersed.


    The only sce was that those Ndipaya barbarians couldn��t coexist in harmony with those Deathmarsh Great Crocodiles as well. Probably losing their sense of measure upon the delight of their sneaky skirmish, they simrly suffered the wrath of those savage beasts.


    Amidst the three-sided chaotic battle, the brave Mbenga was unluckily locked on by one of the Great Crocodile. As such, he and that masked old barbarian experienced a sequence of pursuit and escaping, before fleeing till this very spot.


    Fortunately, Sheyan had arrived to rescue him. Nevertheless, the rest of the natives were still scattered and being pursued.


    ********************


    Knowing that Mbenga was familiar with the terrain, Sheyan allowed him to take the lead; heading towards several possible locations in search of their fleeingrades.


    Eventually, after visiting 2-3 areas, they noticed speckles of blood stains from afar. Apart from that, there were puddles of basin sized chartreuse coloured trails. Surrounding those puddles were carapace shells that spurted out minute shots of mucus.


    Upon seeing those trails, Sheyan��s heart was stirred as he immediately hastened along these trails.


    Soon after, he finally witnessed Reef raising a dark-golden shield, that was beaming out a scorching radiance, as he blocked the frenzied assault of a Deathmarsh Great Crocodile.


    Behind him stood 7 other native aborigines that appeared exhausted. Instead, their morale was skyrocketing, as they repeatedly leapt forward with their bow legs, utilizing their pikes to stab the crocodile while hollering sonorously.


    Peculiarly, on an average of every 2-3 attacks that Reef blocked, a distinct colourful re would beam out quietly from his shield, before piercing into the Great Crocodile��s body. Then, that area where the re drilled in, would swell into a tumour.


    Very quickly, that tumour would rupture, allowing a beetle with solid chitin carapace to emerge.


    This beetle was roughly the size of a fist. Its carapace shell shed with ck, green and silvery lustre. Moreover, its crawling speed was miraculously fast!


    Those beetles would viciously adhere to the surface of that Great Crocodile, as they incessantly nibbled with their mandibles. After 1-2 minutes, the beetles would self-destruct, dispersing a mist of blood into the air; which would then dissolve into the bodies of Reef and the nearby natives, thereby refuelling some HP.


    At present, the right eye of this Deathmarsh Great Crocodile had been blinded and was oozing out turbid pus.


    Lodged into that eye, was the feathery tail of a bizarre flying dart. The surface of that dart was shockingly engraved with imprints that resembled vein likes, akin to the greenish veins of a human. Those vein lines with pulsating and throbbing with absorption.


    Furthermore, identical vein like imprints had been engraved onto the flying dart purse that was strapped across Reef��s waist. As it turns out, the veins of the flying dart were absorbing the enemy��s vitality, while transferring vitality nourishment back to its owner through the flying dart purse.


    These were two of Reef��s most valiant abilities. One was the ��Birmingham ��Stuka�� Hand-dart Pocket Sling��, and the other was the ability of the newly acquired dark-gold grade shield - ��Parasitic Sage-Scarabs��!


    Relying on those two excellent abilities, Reef could continue tussling with these Deathmarsh Great Crocodiles. Even though he appeared like a pathetic y monkey, even having a plumpy ck tick pasted on his face, he could ultimately still hold his ground.


    Furthermore, the brave and fierce natives around him were supplying auxiliary assaults, employing those wooden pikes that Sheyan had plundered for them earlier on; allowing them to effectively transmit pestilences as well. In addition to the area healing properties of those kamikaze Sage-Scarabs, the native aborigines surged with vigour as they unleashed thrusting torrents.


    Yet at this instant, Sheyan could perceive that Reef was approaching imminent danger. It appears that he had already exhausted the party ability ��Gloryheal�� and his additional honorary medicines. Watching the tottering and fatigue Reef, Sheyan hastily charged forward!


    A cold sh of shimmering deep-blue swept in, as he shed down towards the right hind leg of that Deathmarsh Great Crocodile.


    Blood and de rayunched out of its hind leg instantaneously.


    That hind leg of the Deathmarsh Great Crocodile was already riddled with splintered wooden pikes, where the fringe of its wound was already festering with ckness. Even its iparably enduring crocodile hide was mangled with rotting flesh.


    Sheyan��s lethal de cleaved into an existing wound and immediately sliced through the thick crocodile hide. Blood and thick fluids sshed out, as the exposed eerie white bones of the crocodile were irrigated with blood.


    Grunting with matchless agony, that Deathmarsh Great crocodile swept its tail mightily against Sheyan.


    Instead, Sheyan was long prepared as he half knelt to the ground to minimize his centre of gravity to the ground! Hoisting up his ��+7 West��, he braced himself to receive the impact.


    Bam! His vision darkened as the gigantic tail of the crocodile smashed in. Nevertheless, he wasn��t sent flying but only staggered several metres backwards with blood trickling from his lips.


    Yet that single tail whip had actually triggered Sheyan��s passive ability - ��Zergling Rush��! An illusion of a zergling materialized behind his back, as Sheyan lifted up his long saber.


    Cha! Cha! Cha! Three unhesitating des cleaved against the wound of this Deathmarsh Great Crocodile.


    Not only did those three brutal shes mutte the flesh and bones of the crocodile��s hind leg, after Sheyan executed his shes, he disregarded another impending collision of the crocodile��s tail. Lifting up his leg, Sheyan maliciously stomped down onto a splintered wooden pike lodged in that same area, causing the pike to bluntly stab deeper into the crocodile��s body!


    In the next second, the unguarded Sheyan was then whipped flying with immeasurable pain by the crocodile��s gigantic tail!


    This was a retaliating blow from the great crocodile. Its might was definitely not tiny. Sheyan was practically smacked flying like a ��hole in one�� golf ball, as he bluntly crashed into the swamp behind.


    Spash! Spash! His inertia carried him tumbling a further 20-30 metres away and directly transformed him into a filthy ck y monkey.


    After scrambling back up with, he vomited several mouthfuls of blood.


    Yet Sheyan��s series of actions had utterly crippled the right hind leg of this Deathmarsh Great Crocodile. A crocodile��s mobility onnd was already slightly impaired, what more one that only had three limbs?


    After staggering back up, Sheyan instantly discovered this unfortunate crocodile had unexpectedly lost all rationality in its searing anguish, as it furiously stampeded straight towards himself.


    After having been sent flying by a tail whip, Sheyan was experiencing a dizzy spell and had probably fractured a few of his ribs. Fortunately, his legs weren��t injured and he immediately scrambled to flee.


    This current location was situated along the border of the Kijuju Marsnd and the primitive jungle. After making a huge detour, Sheyan directly fled into the dense jungle. Only after dragging the crocodile 200-300 metres deep into the jungle, did Sheyan jump and climbed up a tree.


    With this period of buffer time, Reef managed to ease himself as he panted heavily while sitting on the ground. He then produced necessities like bandages, medicines, food and other misceneous stuff.


    From Sheyan''s escape, till he climbed up that tree, Reef had earned sufficient regenerating time. His HP was restored from 20% back to roughly 90%.

 Chapter 619: Baiting and hunting

    <h4>Chapter 619: Baiting and hunting</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Watching as Sheyan climbed up the massive tree, that Deathmarsh Great Crocodile remained relentless as it angrily flogged the tree trunk with its tail; looking as if it wouldn��t relent unless the tree topples.


    Its actions were indeed to the human��s advantage. This massive tree of the primitive jungle needed 3 or 5 individuals to wrap around it. Even if this beast that was raging with testosterone, no, raging with bloodlusted anger! Even if it had an inexhaustible monstrous strength, it would at least require 20-30 minutes to whip down this tree�� When that happened, it would be tough to even prevent the crocodile from dying, after exhausting its strength and bleeding out constantly.


    Nevertheless, this gigantic crocodile wasn��t a moron. After smashing its tail against the tree for several bouts, it helplessly red upwards. Probably having calmed down from its thriving adrenaline, the pain jolting throughout its body became increasingly distinct. Thus, it turned and waddled back towards the swampy waters.


    Yet by now, Reef who had sessfully healed up, brought along his band of brothers as they silently obstructed the crocodile��s front!


    There wasn��t much to narrate proceeding from there. With the addition of Sheyan, Reef could now battle while obtaining valuable seconds of breathing space.


    One musn��t belittle that tiny few seconds of breathing space. It was akin to a person being able to hold his breath underwater for at most 10 minutes, but if he was allowed a breathing intervals of 5-6 seconds in the middle, he could even continue this process for the entire day.


    With the duo rotating in formation, regardless of how indomitable this tier-5 legendary creature was, it finally released a mournful groan; ultimately meeting its demise while crawling back towards the marsh.


    Sheyan and Reef then exchanged nces and unanimously released an exhtion of relief. After a homely chuckle, they simultaneously slumped to the ground.


    Those five natives behind Reef then cheered aloud, as they swarmed towards the in Deathmarsh Great Crocodile; before smearing its blood onto their bodies. Following that, they started lifting their hands in joyous partying.


    Witnessing this scene, Sheyan involuntarily sighed while muttering.


    "Such a pity. These aborigines weren��t much help, but the grade of our battle spoils would still be negatively affected."


    Instead, Reef refuted.


    "Not true."


    Speaking till here, his lips subconsciously revealed a cheeky smile.


    "These guys have been utterly convinced by my valour. Henceforth, they agreed to serve me. Simr to you and the Dingyuan, their might shall be equated to my might, our loots would definitely maintain the undiluted grade."


    The mystified Sheyan then asked.


    "They became your servants?"


    Reef couldn��t repress his conceitedness as he replied.


    "That��s right, but my contract with them isn��tparable to yours and Jinkuang. This contract is like a ve contract. Although they can enjoy the fixed enhancement of my attributes, I wouldn��t receive anything in return. Moreover, they can be revived, but only after returning to the realm and authenticating them. Therefore, we must still do our best to prevent them from dying during battle."


    Sheyan nodded.


    "That goes without saying."


    At this moment, both of them concurrently received the notifications.


    [ You killed the tier-5 legendary creature: Deathmarsh Great Crocodile ]


    [ You receive 3,000 utility points ]


    [ Choose 1 from the following options as your additional reward ]


    [ A: Receive 1 achievement point ]


    [ B: Receive a dropped key (This option must be selected by both) ]


    [ C: Receive 3 potential points ]


    [ D: Receive some immunity possessed by the natives living in this tremendous marsnd - A very high chance of weakening the effects/duration of ordinary type guing viruses by 10% and may weaken various effects of stronger type viruses. This immunity will cease upon leaving this world. This immunity effect can be stacked with other simr effects ]


    Without further discussions, Sheyan and Reef nced at each other and directly opted for option ��D��. They were both closebatants, and had been beaten ck and blue by those pestilences!


    At present, if they could sessfully weaken the viruses, even if the effect only applied to this world, it would be akin to receiving charcoal in the snowy winter.


    Right now, Reef started narrating the recent events.


    As it turns out, Brother ck had been separated, and even managed to sessfully lure away one Deathmarsh Great Crocodile when he fled. Otherwise, Reef wouldn��t have been able to challenge and drag along this Deathmarsh Great Crocodile for so long.


    However, their hired native aborigines had suffered grave casualties. Their fellowrades were sacrificed as bait to lure away the major damage output from other Great Crocodiles and the Ndipaya barbarians. Apart from these measly few that survived, even if there were other survivors, the numbers wouldn��t plenty.


    However, there was still good news.


    The natives who managed to survive this gruelling bitter battle had each matured greatly, and received a substantial rise in their capabilities.


    This was especially so for Reef��s 7 servants after they yed the Deathmarsh Great Crocodile. Originally, their names were extremely basic - the likes of Thickleaf, Berries and such. But right now, they had a new de signed behind their names; ��Thickleak Warrior�� or ��xx warrior�� and so on.


    Although their offensive strength hadn��t improved much, their HP had scaled substantially and greatly enhanced their survivability.


    By this point, Sheyan had sought out Mbenga to rify certain inquiries about their geography. Sheyan then realized that if Mogensha had sessfully escaped, he should��ve already been travelling along the routes they travelled earlier. However, there wasn��t a trace of him even till now.


    Thus, the only exnation was that either he had been captured, or had fled deep into the marsnd.


    Fortunately, they still retained a life-saving tool, the ��Unmodeled Amnio-tank��, which was ced within their party storage. Hence, that would be adequate in preserving a fatal oue for Mogensha.


    Furthermore, Mogensha was raised in the harsh environment of Africa even in the real world. It could be said that this ce was akin to what the sea was to Sheyan.


    Moreover, Brother ck could still exercise the awakening as a Reserve-duty Growth-hunter. Thus, he should be clear from mortal danger.


    After a series of discussions, Reef and Sheyan first summarized and organized the outline and experiences of today, before making further ns.


    Evidently, Party Ace had merely been circling the outskirts of this hidden world. If they wanted to venture deeper into the marsnd, they had to gather the remaining few mysterious stone bs from the various Ndipaya Tribe viges.


    Speaking from their present state, the Ndipaya barbarians and Deathmarsh Great Crocodile they had encountered, were merely the Outer Reaches enemies of this hidden world!


    However, both enemies already brought an immense headache to them, where both congregated in groups and were exceptionally enduring.


    The Ndipaya barbarians had grasped an exceedingly outstanding method to fend against long-distance assaults. Thus, their opponents could only resort to closebat, yet closebat would only result in one being weakened astoundingly by the various epidemic diseases.


    To Sheyan��s conjecture, he reckoned that if they continued delving deeper into this hidden world, there would be an immense possibility they would encounter creatures who could deal deadly long-range assaults. Those creatures had probably and frequently shed with the Ndipaya barbarians, thus prompting the Ndipaya tribe to forge out such a miraculous safeguard against long-distance assaults.


    On the other side, not only were the Deathmarsh Great Crocodiles tier-5 legendary creatures, they also travelled in groups. Although their attacks didn��t carry any viruses, battling them inside the swampy waters could still cause one to easily contract viruses.


    With the current circumstance, even though Reef��s might had been bolstered wonderfully, when hunting down Deathmarsh Great Crocodiles in the absence of Brother ck, he could at most garner the constant attention of two crocodiles. If there were more, unexpected mishaps may easily ur.


    Nevertheless, the worst headache was the confoundingyers of abominable pestilences. So far, the contestants had only encountered the basic types of virus strains. However, these virus strains had already brought them near the point of despair.


    As such, here lies the more crucial prediction - if they nned to enter deeper into the marsnd to uncover its secrets, they would most likely have to face deadlier and speedier virus strains; strains like septicaemia, tetanus etc����those were all terrifying diseases that could induce death within a short span of time.


    Therefore, without expending much brain power, Sheyan and Reef both affirmed their decision.


    First, they would devise a method to hunt down the Deathmarsh Great Crocodiles to bolster their resistance against the pestilences. The more immunity they could stack in resistance to those advanced type viruses, the more they would stack.


    In this manner, they could concurrently temper the few servants they had, and propel their swift maturity which would add to their advantage in battle.


    At this moment, a notion abruptly shed past Sheyan��s mind; "Perhaps, I could return to Port Qom to recruit more helpers����"


    Yet regrettably, after distancing 5 kilometres away from the edge of the massive marsnd, he received a merciless notification from the nightmare imprint.


    [ You have already acquired an important storyline object: Peculiar ck gstone ]


    [ Difficulty level has increased due to varying storyline ]


    [ Returning method is now ckened. You are no longer restricted to returning to Port Qom in order to return to the nightmare realm ]


    [ Do you confirm you wish to depart from this Hidden World: Resident Evil, Origins? ]


    Sheyan obviously didn��t ept and could only obediently shrink away. Although this attempt had ended in failure, they could still resort to the method of hunting down the great crocodiles.


    Undoubtedly, battling them within the swamps would be absolutely unwise. They definitely had to eliminate the home ground superiority of those crocodiles.


    Follow that, Mbenga informed Sheyan that those Deathmarsh Great Crocodiles had an incredibly insatiable appetite and a brutal nature. Once there was insufficient food for them to prey on, they would resort to mutual cannibalism.


    Deliberating in ordance with their nature, Sheyan first decided to bait them with food. He would employ sporadic scattering of food to first segregate those rapacious gigantic crocodiles. Then, while these beasts feasted, he would hunt them down sessfully.


    Normally, a pack of Deathmarsh Great Crocodile wouldn��t exceed 5 members, going by this theory, there would still be a sliver of hope.


    At present, most of the creatures of this jungle were aware that the Kijuju Marsnd was a forbidden death ground. Hence, only a minute few would dare to approach the fringes of the marsnd.


    Nevertheless, Sheyan was still able to operate within a 5 kilometres radius around the periphery of the marsnd. As such, he still managed to capture 2rge apes and 1 python.


    Naturally, he ughtered them before tossing them into the party storage.

 Chapter 620: Scouting about and hunting

    <h4>Chapter 620: Scouting about and hunting</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Concurrently while preparing their bait, Reef also located a group of nesting Deathmarsh Great Crocodiles; a family of six that probably included three generations of crocodiles.


    Proceeding on, Sheyan and Reef both separated, each towards 150 metres north and south of the crocodile nest.


    Coordinating through their party channel, they each retrieved a decapitated chunk of ape from their nightmare imprint and flung them into the swampy waters.


    Very naturally, the group of Deathmarsh Great Crocodiles caught the scent of blood. Under the enticement of food, they segregated into two groups; one waddling towards the north and one to the south.


    While the crocodiles searched and feasted, Sheyan and Reef hastily converged at the north. From there, they distanced several hundreds of metres away from each other and tossed in bloodied bait once again.


    In this manner, once those Deathmarsh Great Crocodiles at the north hadpleted their meal, another batch of alluring blood scent would segregate them once again.


    This instance of separation was exactly the moment Sheyan and Reef were waiting for!


    There wasn��t much need to borate on the following events. After ughtering the first Deathmarsh Great Crocodile, their favourable n thenmenced. Expending a total of 12-13 hours, the contestants finally managed to y four of these Deathmarsh Great Crocodiles. The remaining two crocodiles were then deterred to flee after sensing fear����


    Only at this point, did Sheyan and Reef realized that not every Deathmarsh Great Crocodile would produce that valuable ��virus immunity�� option. Only matured Deathmarsh Great Crocodiles or boss tier creatures would offer it.


    Furthermore, apart from the devastating tail whip of these Deathmarsh Great Crocodiles, some even possessed their personal unique abilities like mudp etc. Abilities that could effectively diminish their opponent��s movement speed, which would prevent agile long-rangebatants like Mogensha from kiting them.


    Utilizing a day��s worth of time, they managed to hunt down nearly 10 Deathmarsh Great Crocodiles, thereby propelling their stacked immunity to 70%. At present, they had widely reduced their chances of infection by ordinary viruses of the outer reaches of the marsnd. Furthermore, even if they, unfortunately, contracted any disease, it would onlyst for roughly 23 seconds in their body.


    With this preparation, they were now fundamentally ready to continue their campaign against the other Ndipaya tribe viges.


    Apart from their thick skin, the most thorny issue pertaining to those barbarians were the vile pestilences. Since they had finally eliminated the greatest threat, the matter should naturally not be dyed.


    Besides, ughtering those Deathmarsh Great Crocodiles had also provided profits of nearly 80,000 utility points, in addition to acquiring two ��Deathmarsh Greatcroc Soul�� Horcrux. Strangely, not a single equipment had surfaced.


    From this, one could imagine that since the chances of an equipment were so sparse, equipments that surface here should probably be rather special. Once they appear, their potential would certainly be incredible.


    Of course, other Deathmarsh Great Crocodiles in the area weren��t blocks of wood. After realizing that their species was mysteriously disappearing and perceiving a threat, they began congregating in groups; not willing to segregate even upon sighting any prey.


    Moreover, the crocodiles were exceedingly savage. When Sheyan had attempted to infuriate them by baiting them with the carcass of a young crocodile, the eventual oue had instead left him bbergasted. Those monsters had spared no expense in devouring the young carcass and even appeared distinctly content in doing so.


    Witnessing such a scene, both Sheyan and Reef could only feel utter disgust and helplessness!


    Sadly, during their gruelling battles, regardless of how cautious the contestants had been, one of Reef��s servants still, unfortunately, met his demise.


    Even though Reef was a Growth-hunter, they were merely low-tier servants that could only receive their master��s attributes as a bonus; not being able to bolster their master��s strength. Also, it was impossible to revive that servant unless Reef returned to the realm and ��authenticated�� him.


    In spite of that, the capabilities of the 6 other native servants had continued to rapidly improve. Initially, their might was akin to ordinary humans, yet they had swiftly matured while hunting legendary creatures. Moreover, they simrly inherited Reef��s attributes of exceptional endurance, which enhanced the toughness of their skin.


    At present, they could tank 2-3 direct blows from a Deathmarsh Great Crocodile without dying.


    Furthermore, those 6 native servants had even tied vines around the back of their wooden pikes as weapons, allowing them to employ them as long-range javelins as well as closebat pikes.


    Throughout the course of the battle, every time they suffered injuries, they would retreat behind the back of their master and enjoy the healing rejuvenation of Reef��s ��Parasite Sage-Scarab�� ability.


    Lastly, during their hunt, Sheyan wasn��t merely searching for crocodiles. Relying on his keen mind and abundant energy, he gradually explored and familiarized himself with the geography of the ce. Concurrently, he also investigated the state of affairs of this Kijuju Marsnd.


    Ultimately, he discovered that only a tiny portion of the marsnd had been revealed so far, and there were twoyers of protection epassing the inner reaches of this Kijuju Marsnd.


    The firstyer was a bottomless quagmire, that could only be traversed using a special canoe called a ��Ghanmuata�� by the natives.


    As for thatyer of quagmire, it was inhabited by mutated Great Crocodiles, Dragon lizards, Gigantic Boas, Swelling Toads and all sorts of insanely queer creatures.


    Basically, one could infer that the Deathmarsh Great Crocodiles had been chased out of that malignant quagmire due to their inadequacy. As such, one could deduce the frightening deadliness of those creatures.


    The secondyer of protection was the frequent fumigation of toxic miasma. From the inauguration of the Kijuju Marsnd till now, no one could fathom the millions of organisms that had dposed there. Formed by the constant evaporation of the scorching sun, the virulent miasma had covered the earth and the skies; turning the entire region dusky.


    Led by Mbenga, Sheyan had tried to sample the threat of that toxic miasma by the outskirts. Instead, even with his current capabilities, upon catching a whiff from afar, he had instantly taken flight; nauseating and retching afterwards for half an hour.


    Therefore, unless one could fly over or drill underground, forcefully breaking through the protectiveyers of the Kijuju Marsnd core reaches would be seemingly impossible.


    As for the remaining three viges that housed the stone bs, they were ten kilometres or so deeper into the marsnd.


    Proceeding from there, a mechanism that could only be triggered by those stone bs was located on a tiny isle, that required them to bash through the remaining andrgest Ndipaya vige.


    It was said that the isle hosted an underground passageway, allowing one to bypass the terrifying abominable quagmire moat, and finally arrive at the inner reaches of the Kijuju Marsnd.


    Nevertheless, what awaited any who pass through would undoubtedly be additionally horrifying creatures����and an unknown destiny!


    Despite consolidating and contemting on all this information, Sheyan still felt a diforting sensation; as though a cloudy mist was preventing him from grasping a key factor.


    Besides, time was exceedingly tight, and since a clear pathway had opened for his party along with a distinct objective, while Sheyan still couldn��t think of any better alternative, he could only repress his present emotions.


    "This is truly helplessness in the face of a mountain��" Sheyan sighed as he stroked his hair deeply with his fingers. After massaging himself strenuously, he patted his cheeks with fresh water.


    "What exactly have I overlooked��darn it, I can��t stop thinking about the Illume-union as well. I need to observe this world with a superseding perspective, in order to figure out the crux of it all. But the trail presented so far is extremely clear, where exactly is this feeling of mineing from?"


    At present, Reef was carrying a wooden canoe as he urged Sheyan.


    "Boss, let us go. Time is tight, let��s head over to that western vige first. ording to Mbenga��s inference, if AK is still alive, there is a huge possibility of finding him there."


    Both man then leapt into the canoe, while Reef��s servants followed them from a distance behind.


    This region of Deathmarsh Great Crocodiles had already fallen to the judgment of the contestants, thus, they finally arrived at the periphery of the vige without experiencing any danger.


    A meandering swampy passage led towards the vige, where dense reeds polluted both banks of this swampy passage.


    Shua! Shua! Shua! Though it was daytime, the reeds continued emitting loud whistles.


    Nobody could tell if it was the wind or that humans were lying hidden within.


    All of a sudden, dozens of ravens dispersed in flight from within the reeds. These ravens had a malevolent appearance, with eyes that seemed to be oozing out with blood, and their beaks and ws were incredibly incisive.


    It is reasonable to say that the wends should be a paradise for birds; a habitat favourable for mingoes, cormorants, wild goose and others. Yet due to the existence of those malevolent ravens, this portion of the marsnd had be a ��VIP�� assembly for them.


    Following the rmed dispersion of those ravens, hollers and morous chants echoed through the air. Ten over robust looking Ndipaya barbarians then pranced out from the dense reeds, alongside wooden pikes that showered in like the rain.


    Behind them, was a barbarian with a massive wooden mask. Lifting up a wooden staff, he skipped around the spot with his bow legs; while chanting out with bewildering incantations.


    The sun was shining scorchingly under the broad daylight, as spurts of water sshed to wee them. As those Ndipaya barbarians cursed and yelled with widened mouths, their yellowish ckened teeth and tonsils could be seen distinctly. It seemed as though one could even smell the foul breathing out from their mouths.


    Within a sh, Reef had fiercely charged into the ranks of the Ndipaya barbarians. His macho frame drowning in the sea of enemies within an instant!


    Instantly, a furious roar resounded from within the pile of humans, asrge shockwaves rippled against the turbid swampy waters; inciting tiny waves of half a metre height. The shockwave sent those barbarians staggering chaotically like intoxicated humans, as they tumbled repetitively.


    Though these vicious aborigines attempted to retaliate against Reef, they seem to be unable to muster up strength within their arms and legs.


    Grasping this opportunity that Reef had created, Sheyan immediately activated ��Horn-Rage��!


    The slushy swamp waters could offer no resistance towards the stampeding velocity of ��Horn-Rage��, as Sheyan thundered through like a speedboat; sshes of white foam sputtering behind his buttocks.


    Within a split second, he brushed through the Ndipaya barbarian crowd, before maliciously mming into that barbarian with the massive wooden mask behind - that Ndipaya elder!

 Chapter 621: Beginning of Title Synthesis!

    <h4>Chapter 621: Beginning of Title Synthesis!</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Right from the start of the battle, Sheyan had already noticed that old thing lurking behind. Naturally, he determined that he definitely had to tie down that elder.


    If Sheyan allowed that ��mage�� type elder to freely spew out curses at the back, even if the elder��s actions were merely pretentious, it would cause their side to fight with their hairs standing. What more, with Sheyan having personally witnessed the parasitic blowgun of the barbarian elder previously, would he really let him continue?


    After activating ��Horn-rage��, Sheyan easily smashed aside all obstructing foes like a raging bull, before viciously mming into that old thing, sending him tumbling into the muddy waters.


    Seizing the dishevelled and stunned state of the barbarian elder, Sheyan swung round to his back and unleashed a sh!


    Due to his prior experience exchanging blows with a Ndipaya elder, Sheyan could already formte his battle n.


    He understood that the massive wooden mask was truly disgusting, possessing hefty defence while even covering a huge range! Attempting to target the elder��s vitals would be a painstaking and arduous process. Hence, Sheyan had immediately swung around and targeted the elder��s opening.


    Indeed, his saber sh had managed to deal grave damage to the elder, prompting that elder to feel his back wound while screaming miserably; as though his anus had haemorrhoids after eating half a kilo of chilli!


    (ED: Mr. Author back with his golden analogies!)


    After receiving the sh, the masked elder immediately spun around with his massive wooden mask facing Sheyan once again; unwilling to offer any chances to Sheyan anymore.


    The elder��s wooden mask was painted with two deathly white eyes, eyes that gazed destely into the eyes of any aggressor; causing the aggressor to subconsciously turn despondent, and thereby causing the aggressor��s attacks to deviate slightly from its target.


    Nevertheless, Sheyan patiently circled around the Ndipaya elder. In spite of the elder wielding a wooden magic staff, his closebat strength wasn��t weak at all. Instead, the elder was incredibly brutish, swinging his staff vigorously to receive the blows from Sheyan��s saber; causing painful bruises whenever he sessfully struck Sheyan!


    Still, Sheyan endured the elder��s blows with his tough flesh. Suddenly, a blue current jolted through his body - ��Zergling Rush�� activated!


    A spicy ferocity shed within Sheyan��s eyes as he immediately fished out ��Ambition�� and activated ��Rum & Songs��, before firing at the barbarian elder��s brain!


    However, the outstanding defence of that massive wooden masked was sufficient to absorb most of the damage from Sheyan��s gunshot. Fortunately, the 2 seconds of stun was still present, allowing Sheyan the chance to swing to the elder��s back. With a sinister smirk, he raised his ��+7 West��!


    This time, it wasn��t a problem that could be solved with a single ordinary de.


    Instead, 3 saber shes came cleaving down consecutively, sshing broiling blood all over Sheyan��s body. After circling to the weakest back portion of this elder, Sheyan��s 3 shes had seemingly carved away a good portion of his health!


    Releasing earth shuddering screams, the elder swung round pathetically with his wooden staff. Instead, Sheyan opted to forcefully endure this blow as his lips curled into a sly smile. He then barrelled straight and mmed himself into the embrace of this Ndipaya elder, instigating a fleshy entanglement between them. As such, the elder��s desire to cast his incantation curses had gone extravagantly down the drain.


    Sheyan��s previous 4 shes to the elder��s back were exceedingly lethal, dealing astonishingly high damages to him. Therefore, after being trapped in a fleshy entanglement with Sheyan, the Ndipaya elder had started howling for his subordinates, who were busy fending off Reef, for help.


    Despite the deadliness of the Ndipaya barbarians�� transmitted pestilences, their aggro was simply unimpressive in the face of the damage reduction of Sheyan��s ��Stronghold�� innate ability.


    Hence, withoutsting for very long, the elder was pounded to death. After snapping his neck, he dropped a ck colored key.


    Seeing a drop loot that could seemingly contain ��goods��, both Sheyan and Reef swelled with excitement; as though they had been injected with adrenaline.


    Noteworthily, although the Ndipaya elder seemed to be semi-immune to Reef��s ��Shattering Cardiac Roar��, the other Ndipaya barbarians were incapable of resisting the formidable might of a Growth-hunter.


    Furthermore, their most menacing weapon, their viruses, were now almost utterly negated by Sheyan and Reef. With their decline in speed, they could no longer match Sheyan in speed, and couldn��t avoid him creeping up their backs; hacking and cleaving them as they cried chaotically.


    Moreover, Reef��s few servants had already grown to an exceptionally bold and fierce state. In addition to Mbenga, they didn��t take long before annihting all the Ndipaya barbarians.


    Following that, they proceeded to rummage through the vige.


    Unexpectedly, this vige provided them with a terribly measly harvest. Without an exception, they managed to locate another stone b but failed to harvest anything else. What herbs, gold, hidden treasures����they couldn��t find a single thing at all.


    This was probably because Sheyan and his group had scared the snake while beating the grass in their previous vige raid, causing this group of barbarians to employ a scorched earth policy.


    Fortunately, the loots provided by the Ndipaya elder��s ck key was pretty remarkable and actually produced two incredibly valuable item. One was a dazzling sparkling diamond, and the other was a golden beetle; sculpted to perfection.


    [ Name: Diamond ]


    [ Type: Valuable object ]


    [ Material: Carbon ]


    [ Origin: Hidden World - Resident Evil, Origin Chapter ]


    [ Weight: 3.5 carats ]


    [ Description: This is an incredibly precious gem and can fetch a hefty sum anywhere. You can even bring this out to the real world ]


    ***************


    [ You received a special valuable object: Golden Beetle ]


    [ Golden Beetle ]


    [ Special valuable item that will only appear in the hidden world - Resident Evil, Origin Chapter ]


    [ Description: This is an Archaeozoic beetle that has fossilized into this amber crystal after being buried for a millennium. It is extremely precious ]


    [ Value: You can retain it as a souvenir, or exchange it for 50,000 utility points, or 3 achievement points ]


    Although the diamond had no marked value, Sheyan reckoned it absolutely wasn��t inferior to the golden beetle. If these two items truly had high drop rates, then they could basically return after clearing the outer reaches of this Kijuju Marsnd.


    The value of both items could be described as priceless. The former could be exchanged for tens of thousands of utility points, while thetter could actually be swapped for 3 achievement points. That was akin to the rewards for aplishing the first main mission of a world previously!


    Also and more crucially, after razing the vige, Sheyan also sessfully acquired the title - Invaders.


    This title allowed his damage dealt to Ndipaya barbarians to increase by 10%, which was rather little. Nevertheless, Sheyan simultaneously received a notification from his nightmare imprint.


    [ Your military rank is Major. You have fulfilled the required quantity of titles ]


    [ You received the ability - Title Synthesis! ]


    [ The rules of ��Title Synthesis�� are as follows: ]


    [ A: You must acquire a ck-Iron ss or above title as a medium for title synthesis. Otherwise, ordinary ss titles are incapable of inheriting the capabilities of title synthesis ]


    [ B: Titles of simr properties cannot be synthesized. For example, a title that provides +5% movement speed cannot be synthesized with one that provides +3% movement speed ]


    [ C: Directly carrying out title synthesis will result in a rtively low sess rate. You must pay the price of burning away titles to umte ��synthesizing energy��, which will allow a smoother process of title synthesis. The more titles you burn, the higher the sess rate of title synthesis ]


    [ D: Title synthesis can only be carried out in the nightmare realm, and may require a fixed fee ]


    After carefully reading through the rules, Sheyan obtained a fundamental understanding of the title synthesis process.


    Employing the analogy of cooking a dish, the ck-Iron ss or above title would be akin to the wok used for cooking. Without it, the dish would simply be uncookable.


    Next, adding vour to the title would be the different condiments for a dish, where the titles could not be repetitive. This resembled throwing a spoon of salt would add vour to the dish, but throwing in more would spoil the dish.


    Finally, the fire of the stove is absolutely indispensable in cooking a dish. This referred to using those useless titles one gathered as fuel, increasing the cooking period and subsequently raising the rate of sess.


    With his present understanding, Sheyan could confirm that the properties of titles used in synthesis wouldn��t vanish, but would be stacked upon each other. As for whether new properties would surface, that would be hard to determine.


    After a series of careful analysis and research, and after both contestants had rejuvenated roughly, they hurriedly proceeded towards their next target����


    The details of the campaigns against the remaining viges didn��t need to be borated.


    The third vige was like a dragon without a head. Their elder was that Ndipaya elder that had chased after Mbenga previously, the one that Sheyan killed single-handedly.


    Thus, riding on their potent immunity to resist most of the barbarian��s virus, the entire process was like trampling on dried grains; simply a in sailing affair.


    However, when facing thergest Ndipaya vige, Sheyan and Reef both met with the strongest and most violent resistance of the Ndipaya outer reaches.


    There were actually 2 Ndipaya elders in addition to 50 - 60 henchmen that were hiding within the sludge at the periphery of their vige. They were unexpectedly lying in ambush for them!


    Earlier on, Sheyan had constantly been puzzled by thecking manpower of the first vige. Furthermore, that vige didn��t possess a seating elder. As it turns out, they had visited this vige to engage in interactions.


    Thus, both Sheyan and Reef suffered bitterly in this battle.


    After eliminating the threat of the Ndipaya barbarians�� pestilences, those barbarians were reduced to merely thick skin and muscles. Nevertheless, Sheyan was ultimately just one person.


    Even if he had the balls to freaking charge into the legion of enemies with his ��Horn-Rage��, directly colliding to suppress one of the Ndipaya elders, the other would still be presented with sufficient casting time!

 Chapter 622: Traces of Brother Black

    <h4>Chapter 622: Traces of Brother ck</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Once that Ndipaya elder had acquired adequate casting time, he started unleashing his terribly deadly parasite blowgun! The contestants were served with an arduously bitter predicament, as Incessant projections of iparably vile parasite worms wriggled in like hair.


    This outrageous ability, known as ��Parasite Hairs��, was an exceedingly queer existence. It could be categorized as witchcraft but also categorized as living organisms. Once lodged in a person��s body, it would unleash unceasing damages. Not only that, after harvesting sufficient vitality from one��s body, those ��Parasite Hairs�� would morph into summoned creatures; thereby drilling deeper into their host body and stirring up havoc within����


    Therefore, once it struck someone, it must be immediately extracted out. Otherwise, the consequence would be absolutely dire! Just think of having miniature lifeforms living in one��s own body��


    As a result, the contestants lost another two of Reef��s servants in battle. Sheyan even had to grit his teeth and utilize the party ability, ��Gloryheal��, and also had to consume a free honorary medicine he had. Eventually, he managed to withstand the indiscriminate witchcraft bombing of the other masked elder.


    After ying the Ndipaya elder he was tangled with, he instantly fled with Reef at top speed! It was at this point, where Reef��s two servants were left behind and became casualties.


    After escaping from battle, Sheyan and Reef both had to carve out numerous cuts on each other��s bodies; a process practically more miserable than the ancient china��s death of a thousand cuts.


    After 2 hours had psed, when both Reef and Sheyan had healed up and calmed down, they returned with a whirling storm of dust.


    The next battle became much easier. Without a Ndipaya elder freely bombarding from behind, being capable of resisting the majority of pestilence viruses, the two contestants once again fled after eliminating that final Ndipaya elder.


    Right now, Reef had acquired and equipped shoes that could somewhat offset the speed decline of the marsh terrain. With his valiant ��Shattering Cardiac Roar�� to further reduce his opponent''s�� speed, those Ndipaya barbarians weren��t able to chase up even if they wished to.


    It was only during the duo��s third skirmish, that they finally annihted the Ndipaya barbarians. Though they were like a flock of courageous dragons, without a chief, those Ndipaya barbarians had plunged into a predicament of each fighting their personal battles.


    As such, both contestants finally managed to clean up the outer reaches of the Ndipaya tribe and thereby upying this core vige.


    This assembly of Ndipaya barbarians was situated on a chunk of hard ground within the marsnd, which was approximately the size of a school��s sports field.


    Identical wooden huts were distributed within this space, along with three watchtowers that were constructed in a tripod style. Lastly, there was even a primitive looking hall where the viges congregated for assemblies.


    After rummaging through the vige, Sheyan pleasantly discovered tworge treasure chests and consecutively obtained a huge harvest.


    They acquired a total of 6 sacks of Golden Sand, a Silver Beetle that was ced in a prominent location, and a crudely processed Golden Brick.


    It seemed like the Ndipaya barbarians also knew the term saving for rainy days, as they had stored their wealth in the most heavily guarded vige. s, they didn��t realize they would still fall to Sheyan��s siege.


    After searching around, Sheyan finally acquired the final stone b. Yet after assembling the four stone bs together, nothing unusual happened. Furthermore, there wasn��t a single hint or trace of the rumoured underground passageway at all.


    If they carefully foraged through the ce and flipped every wood and stone here, they would certainly be able to find the hidden mechanism. Yet this method would waste a good deal of time.


    Hence, Sheyan straightforwardly requested Mbenga, inquiring if had any method up his sleeves.


    After pondering, Mbenga bent down to sample the blood of one of the dead Ndipaya elder. Then, he shut his eyes and proceeded to sniff about prudently, before leading Sheyan and the others towards the east.


    Under Mbenga��s guidance, they entered a broad hut.


    At the front of this hut, was an empty space where a stone strip had been pulled out. The hut was segregated into three rooms. The main entrance led to the main room, which housed a fire dyke with mes that wouldn��t extinguish all year round. This was the ce where the Ndipaya aborigines received visitors or treated illnesses.


    The left room was the master bedroom, while the right was probably used to store hunting loots and also a ce to cultivate dark magic. Speckles of purplish ck bloodstains filled that room, painting a depiction of frequent bloodshed in this room.


    The main entrance didn��t appear rigidly locked, where a tiny strip of a ck gap was exposed; appearing like a menacing and brutal beast mouth, greedily weing the arrival of any hunted prey.


    Pressing his hand on its surface, Mbenga gave a light push against the door.


    Creak! A dull and coarse creak resounded as the door swung inwards. The creak continued echoing throughout the deathly stillness and the far ends of the night.


    Sheyan then tugged Mbenga and warned.


    "Careful."


    Meanwhile, Sheyan and the others paused for a while by the doorway.


    At present, it was already night time.


    Due to the absence of the sun, water vapour mist no longer lingered in the air, but the skydome still remained hazy.


    Sheyan lifted his head to gaze at the sky. Unbeknownst why, the moon had shrunk to half its size. It was like a strip of white velvet, hazy and indistinct; resembling white hair that sprouted from decaying corpses, or the white veil of a demonic ghost.


    Sheyan abruptly asked Reef.


    "Have you noticed this? Ever since the start till now, the age demographic of those Ndipaya barbarians we slew is rather odd."


    Reef reflected a little before replying.


    "You��re right. They seem to be above the age of forty. Moreover, of the barbarians we killed, there wasn��t a single woman, child or youth."


    Sheyan frowned and continued.


    "Most ecologies of the natural world are identical. If we link this oddity with those Deathmarsh Great Crocodiles, what can you decipher?"


    Reef became momentarily vacant.


    "Those Deathmarsh Great Crocodiles failed topete within the core reaches of the Kijuju Marsnd, and were chased out����what you��re implying is, could it be those Ndipaya barbarians that we��ve in, are merely washed out weaklings? Being exiled to the outer reaches?"


    Sheyan earnestly nodded and predicted.


    "That is very possible����therefore, the true horrors, start from here!"


    Reef took in a deep breath as he nodded. Tightly clenching his shield, he trudged into the hut.


    The room waspletely silent, as though a certain nefarious thing was ruling here. One could even distinctively hear their own heartbeat. A chilling sensation of evil was borne within the blood coursing through their veins.


    Upon entering this hut, one could whiff a foul stench lingering in the air; as though dead fish had been rotting for an excruciatingly long time, or a gigantic beast had been contentedly belching after having a sumptuous meal. A repulsive nauseating feeling would well up after smelling this stench for long.


    Amidst this vile environment, the two contestantsposedly stood still as they awaited their eyes to be ustomed to the darkness of the room. Fortunately, the flickering torches outside the room were faintly illuminating its interior.


    There was a hole in the ceiling, allowing the gloomy moonlight to faintly permeate through.


    Quickly and gradually, the rough outline of the hut��s interior became fully disyed.


    All of a sudden, a peculiar sound rang within Sheyan��s ear!


    This was a drawn out sound, as though a sharp object was scraping against the dark floor. A sound that contained endless anguish and vengeance, as though an infernal devil was sobbing!


    It was truly bizarre. The hut was enclosed by walls on all four sides, yet Sheyan could still feel the chilling wind curling around. Different from the cold winds of nature, this chilling wind directly permeated into his bone marrow; seemingly attempting to squeeze into his very soul!


    Even though he and Reef were powerful contestants, being frightened was still a human instinct especially towards excessively weird circumstances. A relishing chill crept up his back, as the hair on his arm stood erect.


    Instead at this moment, Mbenga revealed a delighted countenance as he shut his eyes, and reached out with his thick palm.


    After feeling the wind��s direction, he strode towards the right side of this hut. After carefully rummaging through the ground, he proceeded to hug arge pottery nearby.


    This time, he didn��t smash the pottery but exerted strength to slowly rotate it.


    Soon, everyone could feel the slight tremors vibrating through the ground, which only ceased after a long while.


    After scouring briefly around the hut, Sheyan and Reef couldn��t discover any changes. Instead, Mbenga sprinted out of the house.


    Looking at the entrance of the hut now, an astounding broad underground passageway had emerged.


    A flight of stairs leaned down into the passageway and appeared to be artificially constructed of stone. Without the triggering of the mechanism, this flight of stairs would be straightened upwards; forming into a t ground. It could be described as seamless.


    Unanimously walking to the underground opening, Sheyan and Reef could perceive this should be the passageway to the core reaches of the Ndipaya tribe.


    A rich odour reeking of blood and rot assailed their nostrils, inducing them to retch. The atmosphere here had seemingly transformed into viscous water blended with ice, a cold sensation that felt like dead fingers caressing one��s face.


    Stone bs were piled up on both sides of this underground passage, probably used to prevent this underground cave from copsing. Basin sized ck holes appeared at intervals of metres into the underground tunnel and were unfathomably deep.


    Using the irradiation of a torch, Sheyan realized that they were created by something burrowing in and out. The holes were exceedingly smooth and offered traces of dried mucus.


    Advancing several steps forward again, an incredibly massive and profound gate emerged before their eyes. 5-6 white cocoon shaped things could be seen ced on the sides of this gate.


    After approaching nearer, they noticed that those cocoons were twinkling with dull moss green, even amidst this abstruse darkness. Every time they twinkled, a furtive shade of ghastly white would follow. It mimicked the rhythm of a heartbeat, and also resembled a worm nibbling through the interior of the cocoon.


    And right by the side of one of the white cocoon, to his horror, Sheyan shockingly sighted a splendid golden rifle butt!


    The signature weapon of Brother ck.

 Chapter 623: Deeper into the Ndipaya tribe’s inner reaches

    <h4>Chapter 623: Deeper into the Ndipaya tribe��s inner reaches</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    The duo simultaneously charged up to inspect the cocoon after noticing that golden AK.


    Instantly, they discovered those white cocoons were spun with incredibly tough and pliable silk. Upon touching the silk threads, they realized their skin had turned slightly numb. Evidently, it was infused with potent toxins and strong anaesthetic chemicals.


    As Sheyan and Reef deliberated over their rescue n, they suddenly heard they simr and queer sharp scraping sound. Moreover, that scraping sound was shockinglying from those ck holes by the underground cavern walls!


    Facing such a situation, the two immediately flew into formation!


    Yet at this instance, Mbenga and the other 4 servants unanimously lifted their heads and released a sonorous tribal cry. Their cries reverberated incessantly throughout the narrow and airtight underground cave, causing one��s eardrum to shudder with ringing. Instantaneously, that scraping sound gradually distanced away and finally faded away.


    However, when Sheyan questioned them about their conduct, those natives could only cast a vacant look at him. They werepletely ignorant and merely replied that it was a practice inherited from their tribes.


    Following that, Sheyan and Reef attempted to free Brother ck from the white cocoon, but realized that neither tearing nor shing yielded any results.


    As time trickled away, for fear that the night would don more nightmares, they eventually resorted to using fire.


    To their surprise, the cocoon threads were indeed easilybustible, and a simple me instantly caused a booming crackle; mild bluish mes licked up those hairs of silk while emitting a pungent charred stench.


    Soon after, a dazed Mogensha finally surfaced from within before limpidly slumping to the ground!


    Though Mogensha had reappeared, regardless of the various medicines of methods Reef and Sheyan employed, they still failed to wake him up.


    To their horror, when they inspected him, they realized that his bones and flesh had seemingly been dissolved. It was as though they were stroking a stic bag filled with water, where Mogensha had sunk into deep unconsciousness.


    It seemed like after being captured by those Ndipaya barbarians, Mogensha had suffered such ruthless and cruel torture to fall into such a perilous state. Furthermore, his condition was clearly worsening.


    If Sheyan and Reef hadn��t rescued Brother ck, then roughly 3-4 hourster, all of Brother ck��s flesh and bones would��ve been dissolved into liquid!


    Such a method of numbing before killing was iparably malicious, which stripped away all chances of escaping for the victim.


    After using his helmet to probe out Mogensha, Sheyan realized that he had fallen into a state known as deep paralysis. Moreover, this state had authoritative precedence. This meant that ordinary medicines were incapable of waking him up.


    This current situation was undoubtedly like being thrown into a pit of fire. Furthermore, not only was Mogensha��s health points slowly plunging, his maximum HP limit was also declining. Under such circumstances, the only solution was to send him back to the nightmare realm.


    Of course, Sheyan and Reef didn��t forget to burn down the other cocoons as well. Those few other cocoons varied in size and produced victims such as wild beasts and even native aborigines.


    Sadly, they didn��t possess the formidable might of a contestant and had all dissolved into a pile of mucus.


    Their only constion was a single golden brick they found from one of the liquified aborigine; a valuable object that could fetch a good price.


    Without other alternatives, the two contestants backtracked from the Kijuju Marsnd and returned to the 5-kilometre boundary of the outer reaches; before sending Mogensha back to the nightmare realm.


    After selling off their various loots, Party Ace had already acquired over 100,000 utility points. They then transferred half of it to Mogensha, which should be sufficient for his treatment. If he couldn��t bepletely healed, preserving his life would still suffice, as long as he could persist until Sheyan and Reef returned.


    Before even entering the core reaches, they suffered the tragic loss of their most essentialrade. Such a situation caused the duo to be supremely dejected.


    Upon returning to that underground stone gate, the two contestants received an immense shock; because the corpses they had rescued out from the cocoons had vanished!


    Yet from the trail of mucus on the ground, they could deduce the corpses had been shockingly hauled into those tiny ck holes along the cavern walls.


    When they finally arrived before the massive stone gate of this underground passageway, the duo could clearly observe 4 cavities along the stone gate. Evidently, each concavity would fit a single stone b.


    Sheyan first ordered one of Reef��s servant to lead and inserted the first stone b into a concavity. Instead, they realized that the stone b had to be constantly supported, otherwise, it would simply drop. Furthermore, each concavity was widely distributed, which signified that a minimum of 4 persons was required to activate this stone gate.


    Upon witnessing this scene, Sheyan flushed with an intensified sensation of seemingly overlooking something. As though he could nearly grasp the crux of a matter, but was simply missing that final step.


    Nevertheless, time was tight. Besides, there wasn��t anywhere else left for them to advance. Hence, Sheyan couldn��t think of any other alternatives at the moment. Brother ck��s miserable condition was still vivid in his mind, and even amidst such an environment where danger lurked in every corner, he couldn��t help feeling distracted. This was simply extremely infuriating!


    After uniformly inserting the 4 stone bs into the stone gate, the gate released slight trembles before heavily and slowly withdrawing backwards. Loose fragments of rocks above rustled down, as a moisty downwards passageway was revealed; a piercing mouldy odour assailed their nostrils.


    Sheyan wasn��t in a rush to enter, instead, he squatted to examine the grooves left behind after the stone gate had opened. After carefully feeling around with his fingers, he mumbled.


    "Seems like this underground passageway isn��t obsolete. At least, it opens once every year."


    Reef nodded and trudged forward. Sheyan was in charge of the security to his left and right, while his remaining pike-wielding servants protected Mbenga at the centre.


    Although there wasn��t any distinct scenery to reference their journey, as a navigator previously, Sheyan naturally possessed a superior sense of direction. He could sense that they had gradually advanced deeper underground, and were currently on a straight path upon reaching a definite depth.


    After the gradient of stairs had reached a fixed depth, the path ahead became straight and parallel. Clear vestiges of erosion could be seen along the cavern walls, which didn��t appear to be the work of man, but instead, resembled a dried underground river course.


    Though this cave was serene, hidden in the depths and abstrusely dark, not a single odd thing happened.


    After proceeding for roughly a kilometre, a flight of stairs upwards greeted Sheyan. At this point, the work of artificial constructions became exceedingly clear once again.


    Evidently, beneath the swamp bed of the Kijuju Marsnd, was a dried up underground river.


    Based on the current era of aqueduct construction technology, it was impossible for the Ndipaya tribe to construct a direct tunnel into their core inner reaches. Instead, they had ingeniously cut a link into this dried underground river, and subsequently morphing it into a passageway. Moreover, with this method, they had substantially saved on manpower and resources.


    At the region approaching the cavern exit, it became increasingly damp and muddy. At thetter periods, even Sheyan and Reef had to use their hands to assist their advance.


    Only after ascending till the cavern exit, did they realize this was a semi-concealed exit leading to a karst cave.


    Reflecting on the recent developments, the Kijuju Marsnd inner core reaches should be on aparatively elevated upper ground. However, due to the lingering mist and low visibility of the marsnd, the true colours of its topography wasn��t exhibited to the primitive outer reaches.


    After strolling out, Sheyan immediately breathed in a foul piercing stench, like a biowaste dump of a chemical factory back in the real world.


    To his horror, he directly contracted a cmitous and negative buff - [ HP regeneration speed additionally declines by 500%! ]


    Most importantly, this negative effect would influence any kind of HP regeneration of Sheyan��s body! This included his party ability, ��Gloryheal��!


    For example, after equipping his ��Sacred Cow-Horn Cup�� essory, the regeneration statistics of ��Gloryheal�� would be restoring 75% HP within 12 seconds. Yet after this negative buff, it became 75% HP within 60 seconds!


    One could simply imagine how vast this disparity was. As for a food that can restore 100 HP within 30 seconds, it would now be forcefully dragged to restoring 100 HP within 150 seconds. By these two analogies, one could determine the vast difference this buff made.


    Following the river passage for a while, they finally exited the karst cave.


    At present, the skies remained dark ashen grey. Instead, noticeable changes could be seen in the surrounding swampy vegetation.


    Myriads of bracken type vegetation replicated those of the prehistoric era, where the vegetation had transformed gigantuous in appearance. Even tiny moss weeds that grew on the ground were asrge as a palm. Even a single tendril of floral varieties like the sisal hemp and wooden bracken were as thick as a human arm.


    All of a sudden, Sheyan raised his hand; a signal to halt due to the possibility of danger ahead.


    Indeed so, not long after creeping forward, buildings came into their view.


    After prudently encroaching further, they realized it was a ring of vige constructions. The style of these constructions was seemingly identical to the huts of the outer Ndipaya tribe.


    Sharpened wooden stakes were erected and arranged as fencing, looking like totems that were coated in monotonous oil paint. The huts inside appeared undted in height, disying a picturesque disorder. Their onlymon ground was their sturdy appearance, seemingly constructed for the purpose of defence.


    Yet as the single file of humans cautiously crawled forward, Sheyan quickly discovered that this cluster of huts had already been abandoned.


    Moreover, numerous huts were half-copsed, while the wooden fencing had decayed by the beatings of rain and wind; as though a light tap would topple them.

 Chapter 624: Enter

    <h4>Chapter 624: Enter</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Without a reconnoiter like Mogensha, Sheyan couldn��t analyse much from the outskirts of this ce. Hence, he could only enter shoulder to shoulder with Reef.


    After infiltrating this deserted vige, they started a hasty investigation.


    The door of a hut was pushed open, allowing a smell of stale decaying timber to rush into Sheyan��s nostrils.


    Despite the utterly dposed state of the wooden flooring, and the obstructing surrounding walls, shoots of verdant grass had sprouted out at a tiny area. Directly above the patch of grass, a hole could be seen in the ceiling; permitting sunlight and rain to irrigate through. That was the reason why the grass could carry on growing here.


    Perceiving that the patch of grass seemed to be extraordinary, Sheyan plucked it and instantly received a notification.


    [ You obtained a Greenspot ]


    [ Type: Herb medicine ]


    [ Description: Year in and year out, this herb resides in the harsh environment of the marsnd. It now possesses immune capabilities against the vile surroundings ]


    [ Usage property: Instantly restores 33% HP upon consumption, and suppresses the cmitous buff effects for 100 minutes ]


    [ Details: When this herb withers, it will lose its medicinal properties. You must consume it within 48 hours ]


    [ Details: Perhaps you can follow a fixed prescription to concoct a more potent medicine. Of course, that is if you can acquire other herb medicines ]


    Upon obtaining this herb and as he was about to speak, Reef suddenly strolled towards him while frowning.


    "There isn��t a soul in this ghost town, but something feels wrong."


    Sheyan nodded and replied.


    "Indeed, going by logic, this ce would be used to guard this major road leading to the inner reaches. Regardless of what, it should be heavily fortified. No matter how regressed the Ndipaya tribe may be, this logic should still be understood. Moreover, this very vige is proof of that. Those lofty erected watchtowers serve as evidence of this fact. There shouldn��t be any logic in forsaking this fort."


    Reef then added.


    "After a brief search, I realized one thing. The previous owners probably made many preparations and their withdrawal had been done in an orderly fashion. All their essentials have been thoroughly taken away, leaving behind only their huts. I didn��t even see a single of those white and decorated potteries, or even minutely valuable items."


    Sheyan muttered irresolutely to himself as he paced several steps forward.


    Suddenly, he caught a glimpse of something that appeared like dried withered leaves. Instantly, he picked it up.


    To his horror, it wasn��t a mere leaf. Instead, it was a stiff piece of skin. Human skin!!


    Sheyan��s eyes shed with a glint and right before he could speak, a despondent scream abruptly pierced in from outside.


    This scream only happened for an instant beforeing to a spontaneous end, like ughtering a chicken by cutting through its neck.


    At once, Reef roared angrily.


    "Sheet, my servant!"


    As his words faded, Reef had already charged out with his shield blocking his front. Indeed, he had activated his special ability ��Courage��, smashing through the wooden hut as wooden splinters sprayed out in all directions!


    Already decayed by the vile environment to the verge of copse, the hut couldn��t withstand such a severe blow. Swaying a little, it crumbled with a boom as dust clouds spiralled into the air.


    Despite his attempts, a basin-sized fiend had already gripped around the neck of his servant!


    This fiend was coated in striking yellow and red stripes, with arthropod limbs sticking out of its body like a centipede. It took on an identical appearance to a fiendish looking spider but had eight incisive crab ws. Lastly, it had a long tail resembling that of a scorpion.


    At present, its eight incisive ws were tightly constricted around the neck of Reef��s servant.


    That servant had rolled up white eyes, where his neck had swelled immensely and was seemingly being choked by that fiend!


    Sheyan immediately employed his helmet to probe out that fiend; obtaining a list of first-hand information.


    [ Mutated Arachnidacrab ]


    [ ????? ]


    [ ????? ]


    [ Description: A long long time ago when the Kijujur Marsnd was still a bay, it housed multitudes of toxic and enormous Arachnidacrab, also hailed as the bay��s monarch. After the geology of the ce experienced monumental changes into the vile terrain of today, these Arachnidacrabs gradually mutated into fiendish creatures. They survive in packs and possess high intellect, knowing to select advantageous ground before attacking. To all preys that trespasses its territory, it would massacre with unrivalled ruthlessness! ]


    Upon retrieving this list of information, Sheyan onlytched onto a single line.


    ��They survive in packs!!"


    He instantly shouted thunderously.


    "Careful! Everyone fall back towards the hut to my left. Mbenga, quick lead them over, Reef and I will intercept them!"


    By this point, Reef was already waving his lightsaber towards that mutated Arachnidacrab crawling over his servant��s neck. Instead, its eight limbs instantly contracted, as it abruptlyunched away and evaded Reef��s lightsaber.


    At this moment, Reef noticed a strand of transparent thread trailing from the Arachnidacrab��s butt!


    Swinging his hand across, Reef enveloped his semi-unconscious and poisoned servant with his ��Faith-guard�� ability, before immediately flinging him towards the hut Sheyan had indicated.


    It was seemingly thergest and sturdiest wooden hut across the entire dpidated vige.


    Following that, Reef hurriedly eximed for his other servant to flee into the hut.


    Spectating everything, Sheyan took in a deep breath. His perceptive sense was much keener than Reef��s, and he could clearly sense rapid scuttling noises approaching in from all corners of this vige.


    This time, they had reallynded in deep sheet.


    He could fathom that the horde of mutated Arachnidacrabs was seemingly innumerable.


    With backs facing each other in vignce, both Reef and Sheyan swiftly retreated into thatrgest wooden hut.


    This was probably the ce which the Ndipaya elder used for assemblies in the past. A fire dyke was still present, where greyish ashes had coagted into solid chunks; leaving an impression of brittle human bones.


    Sheyan then released a probing stomp against the wooden pir that was supporting this hut, before nodding silently. It seemed like it could still hold on, and was definitely not something creatures of that size could easily topple.


    Through this, one could tell that a hierarchical preferential treatment was also deeply adopted by even primitive barbarians. The quality of a leader tier��s residence was much superior in this aspect.


    An assailing fishy odour flooded the air. As one observed the spongy and moist vige ground that was covered in dead weeds, one could distinctly notice oval lumps the size of a basketball bulging out of the ground. Slushy swampy mud, rotten leaves and twigs were repetitively and sporadically swept into the air. Those living lumps shuttled through the ground speedily.


    This assembly hut had no doors, but a single Reef stood guarding its entrance.


    Bracing his shield to cover his face, he released a demeanour of one sweeping a thousand aside; while Sheyan stood behind him.


    Although both of them had sufficiently raised their immunity against the virus effects of this world, they had now arrived inside the inner core reaches of the Kijuju Marsnd.


    This could also signify that if the previous difficulty was ��A��, the current difficulty was most likely ��A+��. If they could continue advancing deeper, the difficulty level could very possibly inte again. Eventually, they may even break into the terrifying realm of ��S�� ss difficulty!


    Sheyan awaited in strict formation as he observed the feverish underground shuttling of those mutated Arachnidacrabs.


    His heart was filled with an unprecedented crisis because prior to this, he had frequently ��borrowed�� foreign powers to deal with all the predicaments he faced. Just like in the Lord of the Rings world, Pirates of the Caribbean world and the Avatar World.


    Yet now, it was a pity he couldn��t borrow power from elsewhere. An utter powerlessness!


    Before this, the hardest difficulty he faced straight on was a ��B+�� mission of the Starship Trooper world. That was when he squared off against the direct subordinates of the de Empress. Moreover, he still had some assistance in the ckthorn tribe��s hydralisk and zerglings.


    But now? His only assistance was 4 native servants and one Mbenga. Whats more, one of the servants looked as though he was crippled. Even one of the trio core, Mogensha, had lost his battle capabilities and had retired from this world.


    "What should I do?" Many notions rapidly shed past Sheyan��s mind.


    By this point, those famished mutated Arachnidacrabs could detect their food source, as they barrelled swiftly through the spongy and moist mud to encircle their prey.


    Their rounded bellies rapidly secreted out cyanide and amide, blending them with unique digestive enzymes. These Arachnidacrabs awaited the moment of sinking their sharp venomous fangs into the reddened flesh of their prey, before channelling those toxins to paralyse them. After disintegrating all edible portion into creamy paste, they would finally satiate their absorptive mandibles.


    Pu! Pu! Dried leaves and slushy mud sttered as these weird fiends were spurred tobour by their insatiable appetites.


    Suddenly, 4 mutated Arachnidacrabs propelled out from underground.


    Unfolding their incisive limbs in mid-air, they dragged along a sparkling thin silk behind their buttocks. Indeed, their target was Reef who was presenting guarding the hut��s entrance.


    Without a doubt, Reef was long prepared as he sliced his lightsaber towards a mutated Arachnidacrab, while simultaneously blocking his front with his dark-golden shield.


    Radiating brilliance shone forth, and though the other 3 mutated Arachnidacrab possessed razor-sharp venomous fangs, they utterly failed to chomp through Reef��s shield. Moreover, despite their hard outer shell, they were all blown away giddy.


    Meanwhile, Sheyan wasn��t one to cower. With his right hand covering his eyes and other vital areas, he leapt towards the mutated Arachnidacrab that Reef had attacked, before chopping down with his long saber.


    Kacha! That mutated creature inevitably couldn��t withstand the daunting might of Sheyan��s ��+7 West��, as greenish pus sshed out from the chop.


    Arge chunk of its thick shell dangled out, as white fluids spilt out from the exposed crack; a scene that resembled a Chinese mitten crab of Yangchenke being trampled on. Looking as though it was semi dead, anotherplimentary de would suffice to end it all.


    However, upon witnessing this scene, Sheyan��s countenancepletely sank����so much so, that his earlier expression before his fatal chop was much more pleasant.

 Chapter 625: Terrifying offensive might

    <h4>Chapter 625: Terrifying offensive might</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    This was after all, minimally a freaking ��A+�� difficulty world!!


    The puny vitality of these pesky mutated Arachnidacrabs could only signify one thing.


    Their offensive might, or perhaps their strength in numbers, had possibly attained a terrifying stage seemingly impossible for any foe to withstand.


    Right now, Sheyan suddenly recalled about Mogensha being trapped in that silk cocoon.


    "It seems like my earlier conjecture waspletely wrong!! I had always thought AK��s miserable state was the work of the Ndipaya barbarians, cruelly torturing him after they apprehended him�� In hindsight, I mistook the order of events. Darn it, AK had obviously managed to escape but was reduced to such a state after being bitten by these freaks of nature; ones that would venture out to the outer reaches asionally. That was how he had been captured by those Ndipaya barbarians!"


    "But the question lies in this. Why did AK encounter these creatures, when we didn��t? Oh, there��s another possibility. The underground passageway contained traces of these creatures burrowing through holes. Likely, those outer Ndipaya barbarians paid an immense cost to harvest their toxins and smeared it onto their wooden pikes. As such, they could have reserved it as their hidden trump as well����"


    While Sheyan was anxiously processing all this information in his mind, the wooden walls suddenly reverberated with chains of repetitive scraping; as though something iparably sharp was carving inwards.


    Within a short span of seconds, wooden splinters and dust exploded out, as a hole was drilled through the solid wooden wall.


    All of a sudden, at least 5-6 enormous mutated Arachnidacrabs sted in, as thin silvery threads dangled behind their buttocks.


    After the lesson learned from their predecessor��s death, these freaks of nature shuttled through the air without urgency to attack. Instead, they started spinning their webs.


    The spider threads secreted by these fiends were exceedingly sticky and tough. Anyone who touches it would find it excruciatingly difficult to remove, and ones with weak immunity, would even be inflicted with poison.


    One of Reef��s servant lurched forward while sweeping horizontally with his pike, instantly smashing one mutated Arachnidacrab flying.


    Instead, another mutated Arachnidacrab stealthily pounced onto his chest before chomping down. Releasing a fleeting blood-curdling scream, that servant instantly froze and crashed rigidly to the ground.


    Witnessing his own servant receiving such a grievous blow, Reef roared furiously and immediately charged forward in an attempt to lift the siege on his servant. Regrettably, water from afar quenches not fire, as strands of spider threads binding his legs caused him to tumble forward mindlessly.


    After climbing back up, the scene of his lifeless servant with rolled back eyes greeted him, while that mutated Arachnidacrab continued insatiably absorbing his vitality. Even though that servant remained silently rigid, his facial muscles convulsed violently with anguish. The skin around his eyes was ruptured with spilling blood.


    Watching such a scene, Reef immediately executed a frontward roll with his shield, before pping it against the mutated Arachnidacrab.


    Understanding that his lightsaber held a lesser chance ofnding a hit, due to the Arachnidacrab��s outstanding agility, he opted for striking with therger area of his shield; supplying him a greater chance ofnding a strike.


    Sensing that its life was under threat, the famished mutated Arachnidacrab twitched its four forelimbs in a panic attempt to dart away. Sadly, its venomous fangs were already deeply hooked into the taut muscr flesh of its prey. Without adequate time, how could it escape so simply?


    However, upon seeing Reef��s retaliation, Mbenga howled with fluster.


    "Don��t! Don��t hit it!"


    Regrettably, the speedy retaliation of a Growth-hunter was amplified manifold that of the response of an ordinary person. Reef��s casual swinging shield had already brutally pped across, at the same moment where Mbenga had shouted ��Don��t��!


    As it turns out, this mutated Arachnidacrab was truly a peculiar creature.


    Though it shared both the distinctive traits of a spider and a crab, its characteristics skewed more towards its spidey side. Their method of consumption was slightly simr to humans. Not only could they chew on solid food, they could inject digestive enzymes and toxins into their prey; slowly dissolving their enemy��s flesh and bones, before leisurely absorbing a skin bag of ��soda��.


    Of the two methods, the mutated Arachnidacrab favoured thetter, as sucking was less taxing than chewing in addition to liquid foods being more digestible��


    That also indicated that if one didn��t resist after getting bitten, though unbearable searing agony would still be present, one could still live for a longer duration. Besides, only the Arachnidacrab��s toxins were potent but its digestive enzymes would require a long period to take full effect.


    Therefore, the aftermath of Reef pping his shield down onto the spider was akin to squeezing a syringe filled with venom into his servant��s body.


    Within an instant, that servant released an immeasurably mncholic scream before both his eyes ruptured with a ��Pop��! Two striking streaks of blood spurted out instantaneously.


    Following that, his body bloated up like an inted ball as he turned limp and finally died.


    Of course, that mutated Arachnidacrab had pathetically been squished to death on the servant��s chest as well. Its life force and defence wasn��t high to begin with, and after lowering its guard while feasting, it naturally couldn��t withstand Reef��s light smack.


    At this moment, Sheyan could finally perceive the category of these creatures.


    It was analogous to the suicide bombers of the real world. Killing them was simple, but once theytched onto someone, they could rapidly dispatch their victim with ease as well.


    When that mutated Arachnidacrab was squashed, excessive volume of its hormonal fluids had also sttered out; introducing a piercing sour stench into the air.


    Upon seeing the death of theirrade and stimted by the sttered hormonal fluids the other Arachnidacrabs flew into a frenzy.


    This wasn��t due to their craving for vengeance. Perhaps, they didn��t even understand what the term ��revenge�� was. Instead, it belonged to a simple carving to satiate their appetite.


    Their originally brown exterior shell turned increasingly red, as their te-sized bodies swelled into the size of a washbasin. In this state, their shuttling speed had multiplied, as a rustling of skirts echoed through the air!


    The faint smell of apricots dispersed into the air. The third lethal weapon of these Arachnidacrabs, ��Toxic Miasma�� had been activated.


    These creatures possessed poison nds at the joints of their hairy long limbs.These poison nds operated in a simr fashion to a nebulizer. Upon sensing danger, their nebulizer-like poison nds would disseminate toxic fumes into the atmosphere, which would impair movement and induce hallucination and other symptoms.


    At this instant, Sheyan chopped down with his long saber, he maliciously cut down a mutated Arachnidacrab in mid-air.


    Kacha! Greenish sap sshed out from that basin sized fiend.


    Still, its scorpion tail continued struggling behind its rear, as it smacked against the de surface of ��+7 West��. Its might was truly worthy of being an ��A+�� difficulty creature, as it managed to thrust a tiny concave depression on the surface of Sheyan��s ��+7 West�� saber.


    Despite eliminating another mutated Arachnidacrab, dodging around wasn��t his forte. With just a fraction of dy, he instantly felt a pain jolting up his spine.


    Eyeing him, another Arachnidacrab had pounced on him before violently injecting toxins and digestive enzymes into his back.


    A pain that could dim the heavens and the earth instantly gued Sheyan��s consciousness. He believed that if not for his innate ��Stronghold�� ability, in addition to having raised his virus immunity at the outer reaches of the Kijuju Marsnd, he would��ve inevitably passed out like Brother ck.


    Quickly browsing through his stats, he shockingly realized that mutated Arachnidacrab had inflicted a wound, that could deal persisting damages every 3 seconds. Moreover, each damage actually soared to a pinnacle of 300 points! This effect would only cease if one stepped into a near-death state or after 1,500 points of damage had been dealt.


    "AHHHHHHHHH!" Sheyan pulled out ��Ambition�� in his anguish, as he ced the muzzle of this musket straight before this avaricious plunderer and squeezed the trigger!


    sting the Arachnidacrab into a fountain of greenish sap, limbs and insect chunks scattered in all directions. Still, two venomous fangs remained deeply lodged into Sheyan��s flesh.


    Meanwhile, after recovering from his mistake, Reef had unleashed a furious roar - ��Shattering Cardiac Roar�� activated!


    ording to theory, such an area of effect ability would be optimal against these queer pesky bugs with astonishing nimbleness but terrible vitality.


    In contrast, the most abhorring thing urred - the major w of Reef��s ��Shattering Cardiac Roar�� was exhibited. It waspletelycking in effect precedence, and thus became suppressed as a result of this world��s difficulty.


    Every single mutated Arachnidacrab was unexpectedly immune to its effects, and the notifying reason was����the Arachnidacrab had no ears. Furthermore, its strange bodilyposition had rendered the resonating damaging effect of ��Shattering Cardiac Roar�� utterly invalid.


    On the contrary, although the mutated Arachnidacrabs didn��t suffer any damage, the shockwave vibrations of Reef��s ability had just provoked it, acting as an additional threat. It was the same logic as waving a pair of scissors in front of a man��s crotch.


    Seemingly unanimous, these mutated Arachnidacrabs shifted their assaulting target in a sh.


    Simultaneously, they lunged towards Reef, who had already assumed a defensive stance with his raised shield.


    Dum! Dum! Dum! Within a blink of an eye, chains of colliding sounds echoed out as the mutated Arachnidacrabs tightly encircled around Reef.


    Even though the surface area of his dark-gold grade shield wasn��t small, it couldn��t bepared with a tower shield. Moreover, even a tower shield could merely cover a 180 degrees angle at the front. A person��s back would still be left exposed.


    Although the ��Grasp of Pharaoh Welkhahor�� shield managed to fend off the lunging strikes of 3-4 mutated Arachnidacrabs, at least 4 other mutated Arachnidacrabstched onto Reef��s body in a sh; their incisive venomous fangs puncturing deep into his flesh!


    In this moment, one could vividly see the veins on Reef��s forehead bulging up, as the searing pain turned his eyes scarlet red.

 Chapter 626: Stumbling block

    <h4>Chapter 626: Stumbling block</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    In the face of such desperate straits, Sheyan took in a deep breath; "it seems����this is the best time to employ that."


    Regardless of how fearsomely suppressing a difficult could be, one mustn''t underestimate a dark-gold grade equipment as well!


    Indeed, the powerful Growth-hunter, Reef, didn��t disappoint him. Bearing the agony of over 4 mutated Arachnidacrabs injecting toxins, Reef released a muffled roar.


    All of a sudden, a dazzling brilliance drizzled out from his shield, a shine that tore the atmosphere asunder!


    Theser intensity of this beaming brilliance����was strong enough to burn a human��s eyeballs.


    Within a fleeting instant, an indescribably dazzling aurora beamed out into all corners of this wooden hut. Although this disy of lights couldn��t epass all earth like the sunlight, its majestic grandiose presence persevered through time, cauterizing the retinas of all nearby; thrusting out in a deadly formation like arrows, spikes and javelins.


    The heat of those beams was so scorching that even the wooden hut was ignited, as scarlet mes roared into existence and engulfed the entire hut in a sh.


    The aurora left as fast as it came, utterly disappearing after a measly 2-3 seconds.


    After exhibiting this ability, Reef��s shield shrunk into the circr size of its sun embellishment; the mere size of a washbasin��before degrading to an ugly pitch-ck.


    Actually, describing it as ugly would be rather excessive. Merely, its earlier design was simply too splendorous, casting a hair-splitting contrast against its current state.


    Within this instant, every single mutated Arachnidacrab surrounding Reef was burnt into oblivion!


    Orange mes continued to lick and emit crackling sounds against their charred shells, while their 8 ws twitched and curled weakly on the ground. A pungent burnt odour permeated out from their carcasses. If one scattered cumin and Sichuan pepper on them, they could practically be converted into rather dry ribs on a barbeque pit.


    Still, there were 2-3 lucky survivors who were incessantly convulsing, a mobility indicating fright and dispirited aguish. Then, they hastily drilled into the ground and escaped.


    This was the most formidable explosive ability of Reef��s dark-gold grade shield - ��Scorching Radiance��.


    In a sh, it would unleash a dense mass of scorching crystal beams; dealing astonishing AOE fire damages around a 10-metre radius. The damage dealt would be equivalent to 10 times the physique of the wielder. However, the wielder will be blinded for 10 seconds, where this effect will fade if the wielder is attacked. Moreover, since this ability was cast in a narrow and sealed space (rooms etc), half of the scorching crystal beams had refracted back against the opponents and dealt a second round of damage.


    However, in the next moment, Reef copsed face down. Though he was an incredibly formidable Growth-hunter and also an indomitable innate MT, it was absolutely impossible to shoulder the besieging assaults of 4 outrageous creatures of an ��A�� difficulty world.


    Horrifying toxins coursed through Reef��s body in a sh, dying his skin a purplish ck shade. Facing such obnoxiously lethal persisting damages and the numbing anaesthetic, Reef��s teeth ttered morously. His ten fingers scraped hard against the wooden floorboards as his body shivered repeatedly.


    Eventually, his mind could no longer endure the nerve wrecking agony. As protective mechanisms of near-death state kicked in, he plunged into semi-consciousness; reduced to a vegetable state simr to Mogensha previously.


    Strictly speaking, Reef��s various abilities were absolutely not inferior to Sheyan��s. Except, the greatest w was they were mostlycking in effect precedence! Regardless of the precedence of his individual abilities or his innate ability, they would all be suppressed by other forms of higher effect precedence.


    Therefore, if it was Sheyan who suffered the ravenous chomps of 4 mutated Arachnidacrabs, he may not have sunk into the awkward aspect of losing total control over his body.


    After just entering the inner reaches of the Kijuju Marsnd, the already casualty riddled Party Ace once again suffered another blow. This was a situation that Sheyan could never have expected.


    After stoning vacantly for a while, he finally proceeded to search around; discovering that those mutated Arachnidacrabs hadn��t dropped a single key. It seems like they merely yed a trifling role in this inner core reaches of the Ndipaya tribe.


    Before entering this world, they had already been warned - risks taken may not be in direct proportion to rewards.


    Indeed, that warning had been fulfilled, causing Sheyan to be bitterly speechless!


    "There��s simply no other way to this, what else can I do? Let��s first safely deliver Reef back to the nightmare realm before proceeding."


    This estimated ��A+�� difficulty was truly a level that Sheyan had no strength to contend against. As he pondered pensively over this painful experience, he reckoned that a hidden world should��ve probably been prepared only for a partyprising of only official Growth-hunters.


    Furthermore, Reef��s dead servant had also vanished amongst the chaos, where he most likely was taken away after being spun into a cocoon. Right now, he was left with two mobile servants, another that had fainted after being bitten, and a perfectly uninjured Mbenga.


    At present, zing up by Reef��s ��Scorching Radiance�� ability, thebusting wooden hut was already spreading to other huts, where the fire was turning increasingly stronger.


    Perceiving that if he didn��t leave now, then once those Ndipaya barbarians of the inner reaches be rmed, trying to leave then would be futile. When that happens, the party leader and vice leader of Party Ace would meet with a fatal end; their names erased from the realm for all eternity. Even if Mogensha managed to recuperate, he would be a lonely soul once again.


    Understanding he couldn��t dy any longer, Sheyan carried Reef while the other two servants carried the fainted servant as they departed.


    Yet when Sheyan marched out of the zing wooden hut, he was momentarily stumped.


    A wave of unfathomable chilling intent swept in from the bottom of his feet and enveloped him entirely.


    Right at a spacious, empty spot ahead of this deserted vige, a spot once used to sun-dry herbs and hunted prey, a spot where Sheyan had recently passed through to enter the vige������strangely, an individual had arrived.


    Based on his current perceptive sense, even Sheyan couldn��t tell when this individual had surfaced. Moreover, it even felt as though this person had been stationed here for a long time. Merely, they hadn��t discovered the person��s existence at all.


    This individual was hunchbacked. Sheyan couldn��t get a clear view of the person��s face. He could observe the person��s dishevelled hair that appeared like a bird��s nest.


    Looking at the chest, this person should be a female. However, her breasts resembled two shrivelled leather sacks that hung over her defined ribs, while her bottom half was covered with a straw skirt.


    Not only that, clutching onto a wooden staff, her right arm was all skin and bones that resembled dried up bamboo.


    At present, she was gloriously seated on a tly copsed and piled up bunch of wooden stakes. The impression she emanated was special; like an unbeatable menacing beast that was taking a breather in her ownir.


    Although she wasn��t gazing at Sheyan, he still felt as though he was being anatomized; seemingly able to sense the thirst and voraciousness of this mysterious person. She didn��t seem like a human at all, but rather, like a mummy whose organs had already been dissected out and processed; carrying five millennia worth of dryness as she frically thirsted for flesh and blood.


    Sheyan suddenly remembered. "This is the very first female I��m encountering ever since entering the Kijuju Marsnd!"


    Using his helmet��s ability to scan, he unexpectedly retrieved a single name - [ ga Type A Host ]


    However, the rest of her attributes were all - [ ? ? ? ? ] !


    Taking a deep breath, Sheyan drew out his ��+7 West��.


    At present, he still had a ray of hope - forsaking hisrades by venturing deeper. Therefore, instead of retreating, he would break into a mad dash into the deeper regions of the Kijuju Marsnd. Yet how long could he continue struggling at death��s door?


    After just entering the inner core reaches, they had already met with numerous treacheries. Don��t even mention venturing deeper, solely another 7-8 mutated Arachnidacrabs would suffice to devour Sheyanpletely.


    But since he couldn��t retreat, he had to advance!


    Long ago, Sheyan had held onto this phrase deeply - Living with great joy, dying with no regrets!


    Leaving behind a brother who had shared life and death with him wasn��t something that Sheyan was capable of. If he really couldn��t think of any other alternative, he could only choose to rely on the ��Unmodeled Amnio-tank��.


    Time was tight. Seeing the inferno of wooden huts dying the sky red behind him, Sheyan knew he couldn��t tarry any longer.


    Thus, he directly activated ��Horn-Rage�� as he stampeded straight towards that seemingly inhuman female.


    Yet as he was about to rush in, Sheyan suddenly caught the scent of an indescribable smell. It was a little fishy and carried a hint of rot.


    The next second, Sheyan collided straight into the female, as crisp sounds of bone fracturing pierced into the air. Within a sh, it seemed as though her shrivelled and dried skin had been mercilessly torn asunder like paper.


    Without exception, borrowing the stun duration of ��Horn-Rage��s�� collision, Sheyan lifted his glittering oceanic-blue long saber and hacked down ferociously.


    He was viciously aiming for the other party��s legs, intending to shave away her movement speed. This wasn��t a pre-empt tactic to prevent one from escaping, but rather, his goal was solely to flee for his life.


    But at this moment, a queer darkness covered his eyes as he lost total control of his body!


    In the next second, an acute ache gripped his chest as he felt as though his internal organs were being flipped around; with thousands of tiny daggerscerating haphazardly around. Golden stars of confusion clouded his vision, and if not for his resolute willpower, he would��ve lost consciousness long ago.


    Soon after, Sheyan could only feel his chest tightening, before he was lifted up like a sandbag. As waves of perspiration odour and blood assailed his nostrils, he forced open his eyes, only to witness that dried up demonic freak stretching her other dried up bamboo-hand across. The hand pressed down onto his mouth, before attempting to forcefully stretch his mouth open!


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    Author��s note: This volume is based on the official files of the Resident Evil 5 game, with the rted mechanisms involved. Please feel free to read up if you don��t understand certain things.


    TL: There��s a difference between ga Type A and ga Type 1 to rify things. The numbered series are engineered, while the alphabet series are evolved from mutations. You can look up wiki on more stuff if you��re interested. Otherwise, just enjoy the read :)

 Chapter 627: Transfiguration

    <h4>Chapter 627: Transfiguration</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    At present, Sheyan��s strength of 49 points was already touching the apex of the realms beneath Reserve-duty Growth-hunter. Yet when facing against this perverted monster, he actually found himself powerless to resist!!


    He practically felt like an infant, thoroughly suppressed in all aspects; resigned to her wanton toying.


    "What is she going to do?"


    This notion welled up in Sheyan��s sea of consciousness.


    In his rming horror, he observed this shrivelled corpse executing a deep breathing motion. Closely following, at the cleavage of her bony bosom, a goose-sized lump slowly swelled up before it started to swiftly wrestle upwards.


    Finally, she stretched open her mouth fiercely, and from within the darkness of her oesophagus, an ashen coloured object was being squeezed out by her contracting throat muscles.


    As tiny as an egg, that object was coated with blood and mucus, and cyan bulging veins extended out beneath its white mucous membrane. Upon closer inspection, it seemed as though that egg was filled with densely packed grains of fish roe; ushering a sensation that would cause goose bumps to form.


    Yet more astounding were the several brandishing tentacles by its side. The tip of those tentacles held a sharpness simr to a human��s fingernails, causing one to shudder in fear.


    Sheyan frantically struggled, but in the face of a monstrous hand that felt like iron pincers, it was utterly futile.


    Uahh! Within mere seconds, that shrivelled corpse had regurgitated the slimy object into Sheyan��s mouth!


    The tentacles of that ovum shape organism waved with ecstasy, as it prepared to pounce into Sheyan��s throat.


    However, at this instant, a rock soared in abruptly.


    Pa! It smacked against the top of that ashen coloured ovum organism. Right before it could infiltrate Sheyan��s mouth, that vile obnoxious ball of mucus roe was smacked flying.


    After that ovum organism was struck, that shrivelled corpse had seemingly been gravely wounded as well. As she released a shrilling screech, her arm loosened and allowed Sheyan to wrestle out of her bondage.


    After executing a backwards roll, he rubbed the scars of her firm pinching while gaspingrgely for breath. Upon looking behind, he immediately realized that rock had been thrown by the guide, Mbenga.


    Wild zing fury seemed to be seething out of that valiant ck male, as he shoutedmandingly.


    "Go die, you abominable freak!"


    After that ashen ovum organism was smacked flying, itnded on the nearby mud and started peristalsing powerlessly.


    Consecutively, Reef��s other servant charged forward and hatefully stabbed the ovum organism into the ground with his pike. Repulsive sap oozed out from it, as the ovum organism disintegrated.


    Triggered by that, the shrivelled female host body once again released a shrilling miserable screech. Within an instant, she strangely dashed to the front of that servant, before picking him up.


    Undoubtedly, that servant��s strength naturally couldn��t bepared to Sheyan! Utterly treated like an infant, that shrivelled corpse was free to do as she pleased.


    Kacha! Both his arms were snapped apart. As the shrivelled female host issued an unbroken series of hisses, she grabbed the wooden pike, which had impaled that bizarre ashen ovum organism. Following that, she bluntly stuffed the organism into the mouth of Reef��s unfortunate servant.


    Stter! Pi! Pa! Within a split second, popping sounds of capiries rupturing in the servant��s widened eyes pierced into the air.


    Instantly, his eyes turned crimson, as blood devoured his despairing pupils. His jaw was extended to its limit, and to everyone��s clear view, right at the back of his throat, that originally dying organism was once again brandishing its tentacles about. Then, it drilled a hole through the throat, before boring into the servant��s spinal cord.


    Witnessing such a scene, even Sheyan with his impressive mental fortitude, couldn��t help but feel his scalp tingling. He couldn��t help but imagine the oue if Mbenga hadn��t thrown that stone��which only further caused his heart to shudder. Death would truly be better than having that organism invade one��s body.


    Seizing the opportunity of that shrivelled corpse having her back turned towards him, Sheyan roared furiously and charged forward.


    Wrapping his arms around this freak, he speared her as they crashed back into the zing ruins of the vige.


    Within the incinerating inferno, Sheyan started brawling with this shrivelled freak. However, his strength evidently couldn��t match up with his opponent. Fortunately, she had already secreted out an ovum organism, and probably wascking the MP to propagate another host.


    Still, Sheyan couldn��t contest against this shrivelled freak even in this heated environment, as he was badly battered all over his face. Meanwhile, Mbenga had once again decided to share in this tribtion.


    Hoisting up his wooden pike, he callously thrust it into the throat of Reef��s ga infected native servant!


    Resembling a struggling prawn on dry ground, that servant gripped Mbenga��s pike tightly as he wrestled with berserking violence.


    Peculiarly, a person��s neck should be flourishing with blood, yet with Mbenga��s thrusting stab, not a single droplet of blood had streamed out. Instead, a dull yellowish fluid like Jinlong fish oil trickled out. When that oily fluid touched the ground, it emitted sizzling sounds as white froth bubbled out.


    Nevertheless, Mbenga��s prowess was evidently a tier higher than these aboriginal servants. Throughout their journey, he had simrly participated in the gruelling campaigns.


    Although the struggling servant had exploded with mind-blowing strength, Mbenga continued to grip his pike relentlessly; stabbing it deeper into his neck, as the tip impaled deeper into the ground.


    Sensing such a scene, the shrivelled host that Sheyan was tying down crescendoed in frenzy. Screeching vehemently, she desired to charge out from this fiery environment. Yet, why would Sheyan allow her to do as she pleased?


    Sheyan did whatever it took to prevent her from prevailing and when he could no longer obstruct her, he immediately pulled out ��+7 West�� as he ferociously chopped while pursuing from behind!


    However, when his saber shed against the surface of this shrivelled host body, it merely issued dried cracking sounds as though he was chopping a tree. Possibly, his attacks weren��t very effective.


    On the contrary, Mbenga yed it astutely. Upon realizing that monstrosity had barreled out from the inferno, he immediately turned to flee. Moreover, Sheyan��s perpetual assaults still affected the shrivelled corpse slightly, causing her movement speed to decline.


    Sheyan continued his wild hacking from the rear, as the ga host persevered in pursuing Mbenga.


    Just when Sheyan started gloating secretly, probably enraged by the whirlwind of hackings behind, that ga host abruptly swung around and grabbed Sheyan by the neck. Once again, her mouth widened excessively.


    At the instance of getting caught, Sheyan immediately recalled that iparably malignant ovum organism. Getting one��s throat victimized would be a fate worse than death. As such, a chilling shiver instantly swept up his tailbone all the way till his scalp.


    Burning anxiously from the panic, his eyes turned bloodshot. As the shrivelled corpse drew Sheyan closer, he could no longer employ his ��+7 West�� long saber. Hence, throughout his wrestling resistance, Sheyan urgently desired to shut her damnable and horrifying huge mouth.


    He immediately pulled out ��Ambition��. The long-range weapon that was contradictory mostly used for closebat. Stashing its ck muzzle deep into the shrivelled corpse��s throat, Sheyan pressed the trigger.


    Boom! A muffled sound resounded. Next, the most unthinkable thing happened.


    Analogous to a baseball bat smashing a watermelon into smithereens, her head recoiled backwards from the impact abruptly, beforerge clumps of blended white and red fluids came explosively sshing out behind.


    Following her head explosion, the shrivelled corpse��s mobility immediately turned sluggish; akin to a robot whose power source was switched off. Gradually, she turned rigidly motionless.


    Head explosion!! He actually directly sted off her head!


    Such an astounding scenepletely left Sheyan bbergasted. Originally, he believed that even if he could survive, it would be barely by the skin of his teeth. Unexpectedly, he actually managed to st off her head.


    "I actually defeated her so easily?"


    "Could it be this so-called ga type host also belongs to a model of high offense but horrendous survivability?"


    Sheyan couldn��t help thinking in this manner. Instead, he immediately pushed aside his judgement.


    "Maybe, those 7-8 shes during my pursuit had critically wounded her. Or perhaps, she is especially weak against fire?"


    Many notions jolted through his mind in a flurry. Yet within the next second, an unprecedented surge of crisis soared into his heart once again.


    This sense of crisis was so intense, Sheyan felt as though he had been dumped into an icehouse. He waspletely incapable of making a single step.


    Sheyan was beholding everything with great rity. At the neck area of this shrivelled corpse with an exploded head, was ayer of chartreuse coloured mucus and muscle tissue; even her spinal bone was lime yellow.


    Yet all of a sudden, a churning erupted at the snapped area of her neck, as lime fluids spurted out. Soon her neck bone pierced through her flesh and propelled out.


    Shua! A massive head as long as half a metre suddenly poked out!


    This head could bluntly be described as an enormous mouth. Its tip was separated into 5-6 clovers, that resembled the shape of flower petals. Its surface was fleshy red, with a dense set of sharp white teeth internally. These white teeth looked exactly like sawtooths of an electric saw and were actually gyrating.


    Even without personally testing it, one could tell that should this abominably massive mouth touch them, a tremendous chunk of flesh would most assuredly be forgone; perhaps, even life would be lost.

 Chapter 628: Bitter victory

    <h4>Chapter 628: Bitter victory</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Breathing heavily, Sheyan employed the probing ability of his helmet once again.


    Instantly, he received a notification - [ Name: ga Type B Host ]


    As for the other attributes, everything was - [ ? ? ? ? ] !


    Just that single piece of information was sufficient to throw Sheyan into helpless desperation!


    "No wonder I sted its head with one shot, no, how is that even a head explosion? That was just me triggering its evolution from a Type A to a Type B. And to think I was gloating over defeating this ga freak!!!"


    While he was lost in thought, that ga freak buried its head down towards him; casting a shadow that covered his face. Sprouting from its fleshy jaws, those ghastly sharp teeth continued revolving speedily, as Sheyan reflexively used his right arm to block��but in vain.


    Like a blender, those jaws could grind through all sorts of material. Without a doubt, his arm was ground through in the blink of an eye and subsequently swallowed.


    Sheyan didn��t even feel a shred of pain, as his blocking right arm was fractured like a puny tree branch into three, before being consumed by that ga freak.


    Everything happened like an irresistible thunderbolt. Don��t speak about othersing to his aid, he hadn��t even thought of evading himself. Only after that massive mouth was grinding and chewing with great satisfaction, did Sheyan start to feel a pain that could cover the skies and the earth kicking in.


    "Ahhhhhhh! Sheet! I have to do something, otherwise, a year from now this day will be the anniversary of my death!!!"


    Under the torment of excruciating agony, Sheyan could sorely feel the crisis of life or death. Nevertheless, his mind remained unprecedentedly clear andposed.


    Observing the insatiable chewing of this fanatical biochemical abomination, Sheyan clutched his wounded shoulder as he staggered in retreat.


    Fortunately, this ga freak was engrossed in feeding and seemingly ignored Sheyan��s escaping behaviour.


    "Right! This ga freak��s conduct evidently disys itsck of human intellect. Ever since I began shing with it, it has only aplished two things. Firstly, spitting out that ovum organism for propagation. Secondly, feasting. Those are instinctive conducts of all creatures. Moreover, from the way it flew into a frenzied pursuit when Mbenga attacked its spawn��it doesn��t possess a single hint ofbat wisdom."


    "Therefore, why was it waiting by the vige entrance? That position wasn��t even concealed nor did it hold any strategic advantage����thus, the possibility of a feint can be eliminated! This leaves me with only one exnation��this����should be my ray of hope. At least, it is worth a gamble!"


    While deliberating, Sheyan staggered back towards the deserted vige, before breaking into a dash for the vige center.


    Meanwhile, that exploded head ga freak had finished the meal of a sumptuous arm and was presently tottering in pursuit of Sheyan.


    Even though it appeared to be hobbling unstably with a heavy head but weak legs, its movement speed was bewilderingly fast.


    When the scrambling Sheyan had just reached the vige center, that abomination was already hauling along an afterimage under the irradiation of the torching ze. Such was its astonishing pace!


    Seemingly within a short instant, that horrifying, deadly exploded mouth-head was already enveloping down on Sheyan��s back. Likely if Sheyan was caught, he would undoubtedly be ground into a paste of mincemeat.


    But at this moment, Sheyan dove forward as he forcibly curled his body around midair. Casting an exceedingly queer expression, his remaining hand swept forth; hurling a trembling object straight into the erged mouth of that abominable ga freak.


    The shell of that object had been split with many cracks, where chartreuse coloured sap was still oozing out.


    Indeed, it was a mutated Arachnidacrab!


    One that had been cleaved into a half-dead state by Sheyan previously, who was still struggling at death��s door. After being swallowed by that ga host, it was instantly ground into a fleshy paste and consumed.


    However, within a split second, that ga freak abruptly unleashed an incredibly tormented howl; as though it was acting up from eating a poisonous thing.


    Witnessing such a spectacle, Sheyan��s eyes flickered and widened; seemingly ignited with zing fire.


    "This fe����as expected, it fears those mutated Arachnidacrabs! The reason it waited by the vige entrance, was due to the restraining fear from sensing the aura of those mutated Arachnidacrabs. A fear that can suppress its appetite and reproductive instincts! Therefore, there��s inevitably a tremendous deterrence contained in the body of an Arachnidacrab. Right now, apart from those immobile ones, the other Arachnidacrabs have all scurried away. No wonder you dared to enter, but��bloody hell! I can facilitate their movement."


    Roaring with fury, Sheyan strained himself to dart towards the side. There was still another half dead mutated Arachnidacrab convulsing there.


    After picking up the Arachnidacrab, he pinched its head to expose a pair of immeasurably incisive poison fangs.


    Then, Sheyan charged towards that ga infected host who was still howling with unbearable anguish, before thrusting those poison fangs deep into its body!!


    Instantly, that ga host emitted an earth-shuddering holler, as it swung its arm; smacking Sheyan far away. Then, it pped that half dead mutated Aridacrab into a mushy pulp.


    Except, before it perished, that Arachnidacrab had spared no efforts to pour all contents, its digestive enzymes and toxins, into the flesh it was biting on.


    Proceeding that, the ga host suddenly turned stiff where it was. Soon after, egg-sized ck boils started swelling up across its entire body, before fissuring into ck bitumen-like substance. Finally, akin to a melting candle, the body degenerated into a puddle of ck liquid, before ultimately dissolving into the ground.


    As he spectated this scene, even Mbenga was totally stupefied. Both he and Reef��s remaining servant stared foolishly with jaws dropped for a good long while. Only after that, did they remember to rush over in aid.


    After having pped by that ga infected host, half of Sheyan��s cheek had already copsed in. Needless to say, he was left with only 2-3 teeth, and even cerebrospinal fluids mixed with blood were streaming out. Unconscious, he had sunk into a near-death state.


    Mbenga immediately carried Sheyan, while thest remaining servant carried Reef and his otherrade, who was on the verge of dying after being bitten by a mutated Arachnidacrab previously.


    Backtracking from whence they came, the two native aborigines hastily departed from this ce, and finally arrived at the jungle outskirts at the outer reaches of the Kijuju Marsnd.


    Only back in their familiar hunting territory, did they finally feel secure.


    When Sheyan finally awoke, 5-6 hours had already psed.


    After several deep breaths and affirming he wasn��t dead yet, he opened his eyes. Seeing that Sheyan had woken up, Mbenga chortled sheepishly and handed him a rattan stem to chew.


    This was a local speciality. A water-rich rattan vegetation, that would effuse a sweet smelling liquid upon gentle sucking; satiating one��s thirst.


    However, the moment he sucked, Sheyan instantly felt a tremendous pain pricking the side of his face. Stroking lightly with his fingers, he realized his left cheek had swelled to a huge bump. He forced himself to sit up, as he spoke with fuzziness due to his bruised tongue.


    "Where��s my brother?"


    Reef��s servant then frantically pointed towards a direction. Atop a straw nest, Reef and the other dying servantid with their eyes shut.


    Shaking his head, Sheyan strolled over for an inspection, where he realized their conditions weren��t looking optimistic. The bones and flesh of Reef��s 4 limbs were on the verge of dissolvingpletely, and once this gue spreads to his organs and brain, this would undoubtedly be his death day.


    In contrast, Reef��s other servant looked like he was better off than a corpse by only half a breath. If one were to pick him up and shake, one would hear his innards sloshing with gurgles like a half empty water pot��


    Under such circumstances, apart from sending them back to the nightmare realm, Sheyan was left with no other options. This signified that he, with a severed right arm, would have to face this arduously frightening world alone!!!


    At present, this was the very first time Sheyan felt totally powerless. Without any external colony of powers he could borrow, this was also the first time he harboured the thought of giving up. Besides, only by surviving, would everything else be possible in the realm.


    The very first skirmish within the inner core reaches of the Kijuju Marsnd had already left his fate dangling by a thread. Honestly speaking, the repercussions of an ��A+�� difficulty would truly cause one to flinch in desperation; it wasn��t an expedition suitable for them as of now.


    Fortunately at present, if they factored in the warning and weakening of Prince Stalo in addition to their loots, it could still be counted as having earned back the 350,000 utility points they invested into this. For Party Ace, this wouldn��t be a case of losing all their life savings.


    Right before Sheyan was about to escort Reef and return, he suddenly remembered one matter - there was a chance a key was dropped after he utilized the mutated Arachnidacrab to y that ga infected host.


    Non-contestants wouldn��t be able to see dropped keys, therefore, even if Ndipaya barbarians within the inner core reaches had scoured through the battle scene, if a key had dropped previously, it would still be there.


    Although the courage of venturing deeper into the Ndipaya tribe inner core reaches had whittled away to practically nothing, Sheyan still possessed the guts to retrace the path he trod.


    Pondering over that, Sheyan hastily bandaged his wounds before tossing two bottles of rum to Mbenga, and requesting that Mbenga apany him to retrieve something he dropped.


    To that, Mbenga very straightforwardly disyed why he was worthy of being hailed as a warrior. Without a single word, he frankly agreed.

 Chapter 629: Green grade set equipment!

    <h4>Chapter 629: Green grade set equipment!</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Sheyan didn��t encounter any mishaps during his journey back, as he once again arrived within that deserted Ndipaya vige.


    It seemed as though a downpour had recently descended. The vige congration had been extinguished leaving behind fumes spiralling out from the ruins. As if the firestorm hadn��t rmed a single soul, not a single fresh footprint was left on the muddy ground.


    With one sweep of his gaze through the area of the Type B ga host��s demise, Sheyan instantly caught glimpse of a shocking silvery glimmer.


    Beaming with delight, he grabbed the key and fled!


    His fleeing sprint could be described as a dashing hog or a rushing wolf, it was horrendously pathetic.


    Back in safe territory, Sheyan could no longer resist the urge to summon out the chest loots. At this point, he really needed some exciting stimnts to wipe away his decadent mood.


    [ You received 10,000 utility points ]


    [ You received a Ndipaya prescription: Ancient Gjesi - You grasp a concoction method to blend a stalk of the herbs, ��Scarlet Salvia�� and ��Greenspot��. The ��Ancient Gjesi�� paste can restore 100% HP within 12 seconds and dispel the virus effects on your body. This herb medicine does not share a cooldown period with other medicines ]


    Yet the next notification instantly roused Sheyan��s spiritpletely, because, he finally managed to acquire his first equipment of this hidden world!


    Moreover, it was actually that massive wooden mask that those Ndipaya elders wore.


    [ Massive Ndipaya Augustmask ]


    [ Origin: Resident Evil, Origins (Hidden World) ]


    [ Equipment rarity: Dark-Green (Set: 1/3) ]


    [ Material: Striped Ebony + Peatyering + gellum Cyanobacteria + Human blood + Modified dust ]


    [ Addons: Gems (2 slots) ]


    [ Equipment position: Head ]


    [ Equipment type: Head ornament ]


    [ Warning: To disy the full power of this equipment, the wielder��s DNA must be analyzed. Soul binding will ur upon equipping, causing this equipment to be untradable ]


    [ Weight: 19.3 kg ]


    [ Equipment usage requirements: Strength 30 points, intelligence 40 points, Spirit 40 points, ��Basic Meditation�� lvl 8 ]


    [ Durability: 191 / 200 ]


    [ Property: This cumbersome and massive mask will be your burden in battle, causing movement speed to plunge by 15 points (equivalent to 15 points of agility movement speed). If your movement speed has not reached 15 points, movement speed reduction will be based on your current speed ]


    [ Property: Due to this cumbersome and massive mask possessing weird powers, it will substantially enhance your front defence, but all back defences will be weakened to 0; where all damage dealt would not be reduced. This effect takes precedence ]


    [ Property: Enhances front defence by 100%. 60% chance of directly reducing all damage received by half ]


    [ Property: 33% increase in duration of all your persisting damage (damage over time) type abilities. MP required for casting those abilities increases by 33% ]


    [ Property: Intelligence +3, Spirit +3, Physique +10 ]


    [ Property: Agility -8 ]


    [ Characteristics: Crude - The crude craftsmanship of the Ndipaya natives has determined its vulnerability. Upon receiving a direct blow from the enemy, 50% chance of loss of durability doubling ]


    [ Characteristics: Rare - This mask is extremely rare and also originates from a hidden world. Repairing it would require exceedingly precious materials. Therefore, to repair it in the realm, apart from paying an excess of 500% of normal repairing fee, one still has to fork up some achievement points! ]


    [ Ability: Intercession - Throughout the centuries, this mask has been treated as a consecration by the Ndipaya tribe. After expending a fixed amount of MP, your intercession will be answered ]


    [ Details: Activating ��Intercession�� will forcibly lower the maximum cap of one��s MP by 25%. One chosen ability will then be granted 2.5 - 5 seconds of interceding chants. After that session of interceding chants concludes, damage dealt on enemies will be raised by 25 - 50% depending on the duration of your interceding chant ]


    [ Details: The maximum MP cap will be restored after 60 minutes. Each activation of ��Intercession�� can only enhance a single ability. After that chosen ability is used, the enhancing effects will fade ]


    [ Set property: ? ? ? ? (Obtain another Ndipaya August set equipment to initiate this property) ]


    [ Set property: ? ? ? ? (Obtain the full Ndipaya August set piece to initiate this property) ]


    [ Description: This is a mask consecrated by the Ndipaya tribe for centuries. An emblem of status, you must be wary of any foe who adorns this mask. The dreadfulness of these foes is unimaginable. If its original owner hadn��t consumed the ��Stairway of the Sun��, thereby metamorphosing into a terrifying ga infected creature and hadpletely lost its memories, this mask wouldn''t have been recklessly shelved aside and be so easily obtainable! ]


    A set equipment! It was actually a set equipment!


    This was the first time within the realm, that Sheyan had acquired an equipment of this grade. Prior to this, he ever came across a set of two green grade pistols, whose attributes could only be considered slightly better than a ck grade equipment if separated. Yet when they were joined together, their set attributes scaled to immensely outrageous heights - a 5% chance of dealing 2 seconds of stun to opponents during every assault!


    Bear this in mind, that bonus was uniformly bestowed onto both pistols of the set. When employing both pistols together, that stun rate would scale to 10%. Furthermore, one must factor in the rtively quick firing speed of a pistol, one��s agility, one��s ��Basic long-rangebat�� ability, one��s firearm mastery as well as various bolstering factors. If everything skewed towards boosting firing speed, releasing 2-3 bullets every second wouldn��t be a problem.


    When the seller had revealed hisbat statistics, a rough estimate of triggering that 2 seconds stun in every 10 seconds, such a perverted effect hadpletely shocked the interested contestants. Hence, it was sold for a supremely high price.


    That indicated that under normal circumstances, the initiated properties of set equipment were incredibly formidable.


    ording to Sheyan��s analysis of this set equipment��s attributes, it could already surpass peak silver storyline grade equipment and be hailed as a dark-gold grade equipment.


    Because to mage type contestants, the greatest threat they face normally weren��t closebatants. Instead, it was long-range marksmen or other long-range mage type contestants. Therefore, with the sheltering protection of party allies, circling round to their backs would be a tremendously tough feat.


    This equipment could already be considered a remarkable grade based on that defence property, what more that ��Intercession�� ability?


    That wasn��t an ability very suited for PvP amongst contestants, but an exceptional ability to have during storyline missions. With merely a price of lowering one��s maximum MP by 25% temporarily and a short interceding chant period, one could raise the might of any ability by a maximum of 50%!!


    How great an advantage was that? One must understand, perhaps it the difference wasn��t very clear now, but upon promoting to a Growth-hunter, an ability to increase the might of one��s magic ability by 50%, may require one to minimally raise one��s spirit or intelligence by 30 points.


    Furthermore, this was purely the mask alone, there was still the set bonus to be ounted for. This equipment was truly in the same realms as certain weak dark-gold grade equipments he came across before. The capability to bolster survivability and supplement additional might was something every mage type contestantcked.


    One could fundamentally say that after acquiring such an equipment, their visit to this world was not in vain.


    After acquiring this equipment, Sheyan very naturally��analogous to males instinctively tracing their gaze up a pair of slender legs in ck stockings����ignited an insatiable desire to pursue the other two equipment in the set.


    Although Sheyan was aware the chances of aplishing such a feat was far-fetched, fantasizing about it couldn��t be considered wrong right?


    "ording to the description of this equipment, this ��Massive Ndipaya Augustmask�� isn��t a mere protective armour. It��s also an emblem of prestige and status. Thus, if they aren��t fighting or the owner isn��t infected by the ga virus, these emblems would be stored in the residence of those elders; definitely in a distinctive treasury of those Ndipaya barbarians. If only I could turn invisible, I��d be able to sneak in��wait!!!!"


    "Wait, wait wait wait!"


    "Invisibility! Right, invisibility!!!"


    That single word was like a shocking thunderbolt zapping down from dense ck clouds, utterly destroying his clogged thoughts within a sh!


    "I��m f****** not the first guy to reach here. There are others who have infiltrated deep into the core inner reaches of the Ndipaya tribe, and even managed to steal the ��Stairway of the Sun��. First and foremost, there was Bernard Fokke. Following that, was his descendant, Little Lord Fokke. They are both examples who had drifted thousands of miles here and seeded. Possibly, their prowess when first arriving here, wouldn��t beparable to my three men party. His witchcraft is primarily centered on curses and murder��without a top-notch supporting magic concealment ability, this implies they couldn��t have turned invisible and sneaked in stealthily����"


    "Since they couldn��t turn invisible����"


    "Therefore, how did those two damned brats seed in stealing the ��Stairway of the Sun��, and even made a full retreat??"


    As he pondered about that, Sheyan immediately retrieved and flipped open the ��Journal log of Bernard Fokke��.


    The coordinates xxx xxx of Port Qom, was still written over the cover of this journal log.


    "This journal, several pages behind had already been torn off. This demonstrates one thing."


    "Evidently, those torn pages should��ve recorded the tale of how an ordinary man (Bernard Fokke was merely an ordinary man when he arrived here) had ventured into the inner core reaches of the Kijuju Marsnd, and how he avoided getting captured by those viciously savage aborigines."


    Regrettably, Sheyan had reckoned that this journal log had gone through the ravages of time, and those torn pages had been inadvertently lost.


    Yet in hindsight, those crucial pages must��ve been ripped off by Little Lord Fokke. By using some sort of extreme measure, he managed to preserve this mystery of the Fokke family!!!!

 Chapter 630: Painstaking investigations (I)

    <h4>Chapter 630: Painstaking investigations (I)</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Sheyan��s eyes contained not a single hint of regret as he eyed this badly damaged, and iplete journal log. Instead, his lips curled into a confident slight smile as he muttered to himself.


    "Do you really think you can mask the truth by doing that????"


    "Truly����naive!!!"


    Sheyan continued studying the contents of the diary.


    �� The legends��are real. ��


    �� Momore actually crawled out from the grave after being shot by that damned aborigine!! ��


    "����"


    "����"


    Sheyan finally understood that he had chosen the wrong approach ever since he arrived. That was attempting to openly storm his way towards his objectives in this ��A�� difficulty world.


    All along, he felt as though his path was exceedingly straightforward and clear. Strictly speaking, if his party could continue advancing, they may still inevitably reach their goal. Sadly, just when the conceited Party Ace entered the inner reaches of the Kijuju Marsnd, they suffered a colossal setback thatpelled them to give up.


    Yet it was because of this straightforward and clear path, it led to Sheyan neglect an astronomically crucial object. Something he couldn��t seem to put his grip around, because all his energy had been channelled towards trodding this straightforward path.


    Thus, the present Sheyan, whose hands were finally freed to focus on this new crux of direction, naturally made an all-out effort; discovering loads of information from the journal. (you can refer back to the earlier chapter on Bernard Fokke��s journal)


    Firstly, one can fathom from Momore��s existence, that Bernard Fokke��s method was exceptionally unique. He could even escort a horse into the deep inner core reaches of the Kijuju Marsnd, where even this ordinary little horse, managed to feast on the ��Stairway of the Sun��. This basically eliminates the theory of employing alchemy or dark magic, because the target usage of such abilities wouldn��t include such livestock, and probably wouldn��t be effective on them either.


    Evidently, they had only been discovered while escaping the ce. Prior to that, they even managed to safely arrive by the side of the Ndipaya tribe��s altar.


    Sheyan also took note of a symboldmark that was mentioned - therge bonfire. He then swiftlymitted this vital point to memory.


    Apart from that, the journal log also detailed that Travice, should��ve degenerated into that simr ga infected host Sheyan encountered earlier; thereby obtaining eternity but yielding all humanity and losing himself.


    Furthermore, the death of the two years old Momore, was probably due to being struck by an aborigine��s javelin��which coincidentally aligns with Sheyan��s earlier conjecture, that those Ndipaya barbarians had foes that possessed terrifying long-range capabilities. Hence, the reason they were adept at evading and dealing with far range assaults.


    This discovery was exceedingly crucial. The enemy of an enemy may not necessarily be a friend, but Sheyan could confirm that at least, within the inner core reaches of the Kijuju Marsnd, there existed a fierce conflict!


    Moreover, this conflict had been long-established with such deep-rooted hatred, that mediation was inconceivable. This indicated that at least, Sheyan could toy with the idea of stirring up the muddy waters.


    At present, Sheyan had thoroughly abandoned his ns of returning. To him who had discovered a golden glittering pathway amidst the hurdles of despair��such a sensation was truly a glimmer of hope at one��s darkest hour, the light at the end of a tunnel!


    Even though Little Lord Fokke had wrecked the utmostly pivotal portion of ��Bernard Fokke��s Journal Log��, but to Sheyan, it wasn��t an insurmountable chasm. It wasn��t a case without any leads.


    Though the sequence of progression into the inner core reaches of the Ndipaya tribe was shrouded in a mysterious fog, Sheyan was still aware of Bernard Fokke��s travel beginning and conclusion


    This was akin to a ball of tangled yarn, where its head and tail were still presented to him. Therefore, what Sheyan needed to do now, was to trace from the head of the yarn thread all the way to its tail; unravelling the tangledness through painstaking investigations.


    Naturally, he had the utmost confidence in himself to uncover everything.


    ******************


    Nightfall. Within the stifling humidity of the primitive jungle, a half-yed monkey and python were presently being roasted above a fiery bonfire. An alluring fragrance pervaded the air.


    Mbenga cautiously surveyed the roasting monkey, while asionally adding salt and spices with a focused countenance. Indeed, in this harsh primitive environment, the two major elements were undoubtedly food and propagation.


    Seated beside the bonfire, Sheyan remained unmoving. His brows were tightly knitted as beads of perspiration rolled down his forehead; soaking wet his hair, leaving a dripping feeling of difort.


    The rich odour of perspiration attracted multitudes of bugs, little nips, sandflies and fleas, where they congregated into a buzzing cloud above Sheyan��s head. Fortunately, the herbal repent of the natives was impressively unyielding. Thus, though the hordes of insects were famished and rapacious, they could only spiral about helplessly; not daring to descend onto their prey.


    "I got it!"


    Sheyan abruptly straightened his posture as he clenched his fist and eximed. His brows instantly soothed as well. But because of this, his head instantly collided into the cloud of blood-sucking pests above his head. Within a split second, Sheyan plunged into a horrendously wretched predicament, as he repeatedly swiped his face flustering.


    Witnessing this scene, Mbenga hastily fished abusting wood branch as he waved it around the air incessantly. In a sh, those blood-suckers fell to the ground in sessions, emitting cauterizing sizzles and an awful charred stench.


    After escaping therge regiments of blood-sucking pests, Sheyan tossed a bottle of rum to Mbenga as he sat back down.


    After sweeping aside dried twigs and leaves, he picked up a splintered twig and begun swiftly drawing on the t ground.


    "Firstly, contemting this question by putting myself in his shoes. If I was dying from a terminal illness����without any special powers, along with an assistant, swindlers, and pirates to sail across the sea to this godforsakennd, in search of a miraculous cure of the legends����then, the first thing I will consider would be��"


    "Right, a base camp!! A stable base camp that can provide reliable protection and a peace of mind to sleep. Even the most specified maps of explorers would detail a base camp before venturing out; where unnecessary loads can be removed, arms can be prepared, and prevent the situation of a food shortage during the return trip. Besides, this ce is still several dozens of miles away from the nearest Port Qom. Perhaps to ordinary folk like them, it would take a few days to trek through the jungle��"


    "Let me think. This base camp absolutely isn��t located too near the Kijuju Marsnd, otherwise, the awful stench and pollution of pestilences would��ve crumbled his expedition team. Nheless, it wouldn��t be too far from Kijuju Marsnd as well, for a team desiring to explore the treacherous marsnd, they wouldn��t want to be wasting too much energy in this sultry jungle. Therefore, a 2-3 kilometres radius wouldn��t be a bad choice."


    Sheyan continued drawing on the sandy surface, traversing centuries of time as he outlined clearly, what may have urred during that epoch.


    "Oh! Right, they voyaged nearly half the globe to reach here, they definitely couldn��t have prepared adequate fresh water. As for the Kijuju Marsnd, one must have sufficient guts and vitality to sample their abundance of ��freshwater��. Therefore, there should be a freshwater source near their base camp, one that can minimally support close to ten individuals and a horse. In consideration of theck of arge river nearby this tropical rainforest region, the chances of andslide, mudslide or massive flooding, which could change the topography of the ce, would be rather minuscule. Hence, a freshwater source should be still around!"


    "Thus, what am I waiting for? Every second of tarrying in this world, amounts to an exorbitant cost of wastage!" Sheyan made his resolve.


    "Alright Mbenga, have you eaten your fill? Oh, not yet eh, I don��t mind you bringing along our roast meat as we journey. You ought to be aware of small streams near the Kijuju Marsnd right? Of course, spring water counts as well."


    "Oh, You know of three ces? Don��t worry, let��s first head for the ces you know."


    ******************


    Four hourster, Mbenga was breathing heavily like an ox; exhausting himself greatly.


    Regardless of who, trekking through this sultry primitive jungle that spanned hundreds of kilometres, during the night where the temperature climbed to over 35 degrees, nobody��s reaction would be better off than his. During this short duration, he had already apanied Sheyan to visit three streams and two springs.


    Presently, a lond tapir was limping in escape ahead of them. Not only was this pitiful animal bleeding, its wound had even been rubbed with salt, and was currently dying of thirst.


    Indeed, perhaps Mbenga wasn��t aware of all freshwater sources in the vicinity, but these animals were! Because if they didn��t, it would be impossible for them to live till now.


    Relying on such cruel tactics, Sheyan was presently heading towards an unknown water source.


    His current demeanor was brimming with patience, where the stifling hot weather failed to infuriate him.


    On the contrary, he became additionally calmer, feeling as though he was rtively enjoying the process. A process without the need for brawns and bloodshed. A process that solely relied on one��s brain, to slowly peel off the dust and shade one at a time, and ultimately,ying bare the truths of history before his very eyes.


    ***************


    A tiny river stream resided ahead.


    That lond tapir had utterly ignored its predators behind, as the thirst of its parched mouth drove it into a state of ignorant ludicrosity!

 Chapter 631: Painstaking investigations (II)

    <h4>Chapter 631: Painstaking investigations (II)</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    As it eyed the chill seeping stream, that lond Tapir chose to directly dive into that tiny stream, ignoring the possibility of drowning just to quench its thirst.


    After reaching his destination, Sheyan allowed it to flee for its life, as he started strolling beside the tiny river bank while carefully searching around.


    The flow of the river stream wasn��trge or small, looking like it led towards the Kijuju Marsnd. This implied that one could borrow the momentum of the river to advance. The majority of wild animals could partake of the river water, which signified that after boiling the water, even ordinary humans could consume this fresh water.


    More importantly, after trailing along the river bank briefly and determining it was approximately three kilometres from the Kijuju Marsnd, he could see an umonndmark of a hill cliff.


    The size of this hill cliff could scarcely resemble an artificial mountain range made by humans in parks. Evidently, if one desired to select a base camp, one would surely be assured with an insurmountable cliff behind one��s back. At least, they could save some effort when conducting surveince.


    Soon after, Sheyan located an easily found cavern along the cliff hill, a group of green anacondas had made it their home. Very quickly, Sheyan assisted these over-8-metre long, slippery brats to move out of their home.


    To everyone��s knowledge, snakes weren��t creatures that loved moving. Apart from their lightning-quick darts when hunting prey or escaping, they wouldn��t normally possess an admirableckadaisical elegance. A snake who ate its full could even stay in its nest without moving for a whole month! Therefore, fortunately, under normal circumstances, a snake would only deal minimal damage to the original environment. If it had been pigs, bears or other animals, perhaps just 2-3 dayster, this entire ce would only be described as a sty.


    When Sheyan marched into this cavern, the first thing he noticed was the shocking huge pile of snakes. These unlucky green anacondas had seemingly already lived here for a long long time.


    Following that with a sweep of his gaze, Sheyan immediately noticed clear burnt marks near the cavern walls.


    Indeed, although it had been centuries since Bernard Fokke departed from this ce, Little Lord Fokke was merely 40 years old when he died. He should have been roughly 20 plus years old when he first arrived here, after he perceived his family to be on the verge of copse, ording to the full copy of the journal log.


    Under such circumstances, all traces of Bernard Fokke had long since withered away by the winds and rain.


    Nevertheless, within the special ambient of this cave, the traces left behind by Little Lord Fokke would still be of rtive assistance.


    Sheyan even rejected guide Mbenga��s desire to help, due to his misgivings that with Mbenga��s crude and brutish personality, he may ruin any tinge of surviving clues.


    Within the depths of this cave, Sheyan swiftly discovered many objects of great value��two wooden nks with the distinct Fokke family emblem, two skeletons, several decaying ropes, and a half used candle made with dugong fats.


    Moreover, he also noticed extremely distinct short carving marks along the cavern wall. Finally, Sheyan discovered several linen garments that reeked of an awfully moulded stench.


    Honestly speaking, Sheyan had expended a rtivelyrge amount of energy to locate these items. Furthermore, differentiating these objects wasn��t a straightforward task. All in all, he took a total of 4-5 hours over here. Nevertheless, after located these objects, Sheyan abruptly erupted with maniacalughter, as tears rolled down his eyes.


    This was because he had found what he desired!!


    Indeed, he could already sense himself encroaching nearer to the greatest mystery, the mystery of how an ordinary individual like Bernard Fokke then, could venture into the inner reaches of the Kijuju Marsnd.


    Just from this pile of junk, this insignificant pile of junk.


    Firstly, the wooden nks could verify that Sheyan had indeed located Little Lord Fokke��s base camp.


    Furthermore, although westerners didn��t have the custom of burying the deceased at rest, they definitely didn��t allow the dead to be profaned, and would frequently bring the corpses of theirrades back rather than leaving it recklessly behind. Therefore, the appearance of the two corpses undoubtedly indicated, that Little Lord Fokke��s escape wasn��t a calm process at all. Instead, it was extremely rushed, where he abandoned his subordinates�� corpses instead of bringing them back to their homnd.


    Judging the length of the ropes, they minimally surpassed 50 metres. Moreover, Sheyan could barely differentiate that these ropes, belonged to the category of life-saving ropes with exceptional sturdiness. Like the present day hawsers used to tie down essential objects on board the ship, to prevent them from falling overboard during tempestuous rainstorms.


    These ropes hinted that Little Lord Fokke was aware he would be advancing into an exceedingly strategic but treacherous location, one that required the use of ropes; obviously, to descend and to climb back up. Hence, every individual had brought along their life saving ropes, leaving two remaining clusters of ropes that most likely belonged to the two fallen souls.


    As for the candle made with dugong fats, it was clearly used for illumination. Firstly, it could remain burning for a long period, and secondly, it wasn��t easily extinguished; almost analogous to the baton torches of present times.


    Finally, those few tattered and foul-smelling garments. From their thick appearance, one could immediately tell those garments were used for battling against the cold, something that each individual most certainly had. The ones discarded here were probably used to cover the two fallen souls����


    "Damned, this is a bloody hot jungle with year-round temperatures exceeding 28 degrees! This ce is stifling hot and humid ."


    One could only imagine why Little Lord Fokke and his gang were wearing cotton-padded winter clothes��


    The carvings on the wall varied in lengths but were worth pondering over. On average, with every 30 short ones, there would be one long one. Naturally, such a scene suggested a calendar of time. If a short one meant a single day, then the long one represented a month. Calcting the carvings in this manner, these bunch of individuals had stayed for precisely 5 months and 16 days!


    "Thus, by piecing the undying essence beneath these crucial points together����a flustered escape, life-saving ropes, a torchlight equivalent, winter clothing amidst a humid rainforest����with these factors linking together, Little Lord Fokke��s destination is naturally very simple. Undoubtedly, it must be a dark, bitingly cold, and treacherous ce with aplex terrain. Where exactly can such a ce surface in this sultry rainforest��"


    "The only feasibility is����ah! An underground passage!"


    Indeed, this was conclusion was in ordance to Sheyan��s earlier analysis of the inner reaches of the Kijuju Marsnd. Forcibly intruding was impossible and the only two possibilities would be by air or underground.


    Since the Ndipaya tribe could leverage on a dried underground river, as the foundation for their passageway to the outer reaches, why couldn��t there exist another secret underground passageway?


    Of course, many unsolved riddles still remained.


    Why didn��t the Ndipaya vigers of the past discover this passageway and block it? Or how did Bernard Fokke execute a full retreat aftermitting those misdeeds, and even managed to guarantee his descendants could replicate his act, by leveraging this passageway centuriester. Such enigmatic mysteries could only be uncovered by venturing deeper����


    "Excellent, this fact verifies that my earlier conjecture was correct." Sheyan strolled out of this dark cave and took a deep inhtion.


    "Therefore, the next step is to locate that theoretically existing passageway. Oh right, 5 months 16 days! If it was Bernard Fokke, who ascended onto this continent of Africa for the first time, staying for 5 months and 16 days would be pardonable����but why did Little Lord Fokke, who merely needed to follow his ancestor��s journal conventionally, need to stay here for so long? Was he merely ying a game with guided instructions? Could it be, the truth is������they were waiting!"


    "Yes, they must be waiting for an appointed period! Only during that appointed time, would that damnable secret passageway be genuinely revealed."


    Thinking of that, Sheyan immediately seized the intoxicated Mbenga.


    "Hey, big ck brother! Does your tribe experience any special events yearly? Or perhaps, you��ve heard of any bizarre legends that speak about something urring once after long periods of time?"


    Upon hearing him, Mbenga yelped loudly in high spirits.


    "It is rumoured that killing 10 male lions, and eating their ythings, can cause one��s capabilities to be bolder and fiercer than lions!"


    Sheyan replied.


    "��what else?"


    Mbenga shrugged his shoulders and answered.


    "I heard that if one acquires a Magnate Flower that only blooms once a decade, one will obtain the affection of the tannest girl in the vige."


    "Brother����can we not talk about female rted stuff?" Sheyan truly didn��t know whether tough or cry.


    Following that, Mbenga proceeded to divulge on few other legends. However, Sheyan heard nothing that pertained to matters concerning the Kijuju Marsnd. But if he continued probing, Mbenga would possibly experience splitting headaches and start groaning loudly.


    Actually, in the real world, this term was called ��Anterograde Amnesia��. In order to protect oneself, one��s body may choose to forget fragments of horrifying traumatic memories, ones that could deal vast psychological devastation to the victim. To recover from it, one must journey with the victim, allowing the victim to slowly recollect those rted fragments of memory.


    That was also the reason why Mbenga knew where to look for certain hidden treasures.


    Furthermore, during repeated crucial moments, like when his life was threatened, he would always instinctively react with utmost rationality and reasonable judgement.


    That was why, no matter what, Sheyan wanted Mbenga to remain by his side; because once he encounters danger, Mbenga��s old experiences may very possibly morph into a ray of hope.

 Chapter 632: Committing an error and a stroke of luck

    <h4>Chapter 632: Committing an error and a stroke of luck</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Apart from those aforementioned merits, Sheyan could also faintly sense that Mbenga had yet to reveal his fullest potential. By reflecting a little, even within such a treacherous environment where Mogensha and the Growth-hunter Reef had met with bitter defeat, Mbenga had instead fought against the overflowing vast sea and exhibited great heroism. From this, Sheyan could fathom Mbenga��s untapped potential, or perhaps, his amazing strokes of fortune.


    "Oh, right." Right when Mbenga was helplessly running out of fables, he sudden cast an earnest countenance and dered. "I just recalled another legend, one that at this point in time, only a handful know. One that came true roughly�� about a dozen years ago."


    When Sheyan heard ��about a dozen years��, his heart instantly thumped with vigour. Strictly determining, didn��t that coincide with the period Little Lord Fokke visited this continent of Africa, to plunder the ��Stairway of the Sun��?


    Sheyan immediately hastened Mbenga.


    "Quick, tell me the contents of this legend."


    Mbenga scratched his head as he begun.


    "When the season of dryness and rain alternates a full round for eight individual��s worth of fingers, then shall a tremendous broom appear in the sky. The grasnds and jungles will wither, and the flow of the river shall cease. Scorched dry crevices will appear throughout the earth, and the great wends shall shrink."


    Sheyan understood that the changes in the four seasons and temperature weren��t distinct in this region, where winters wouldn��t be excessively cold. Therefore, these aborigines had straightforwardly segregated to seasons of the year into two phases - the season of dryness and the season of rain. Therefore, every time the season alternates a full round, it represents a year.


    An average person only has 10 fingers. Thus, eight individuals would add up to 80 fingers. This indicated the legend referred to something that urred approximately once every 80 years.


    "A tremendous broom shall appear in the sky��" The first thing Sheyan thought of was - Halley��s Comet.


    Halley��s Comet was a phenomenon that would surface in the sky roughly every 76 years. Moreover, it was so incredibly distinct that every human on Earth can see it. Surprisingly, the period of time of Mbenga��s fable roughly coincided with it, of course, one cannot expect the astronomy knowledge of a calendar of these natives to be on par with the Greenwich Observatory.


    As for the other contents of the fable, it basically details the signs of a widespread drought approaching����therefore, Mbenga��s legend was undoubtedly indicating a foreshadowing; that once Halley��s Comet appears, an unprecedentedly devastating drought would ur.


    Hence, Sheyan could immediately make an audacious deduction - "Could it be, the reason Little Lord Fokke and his gang had painstakingly awaited her for over 5 months����was in anticipating for this widespread drought?? Dare I say this represents that, the secret underground passageway into the inner core reaches of the Kijuju Marsnd, will only surface when the drought arrives? Inferring a step further, the most valuable resource during a drought would be a water source��"


    "Hence! During normal times, this secret passageway is actually just an underground river! Only when the flow of the river ceases during the drought, would it tacitly covert into a secret infiltrating channel! As for the Ndipaya barbarians, regardless of how vignt they may be, they would only be guarding all dry passageways into their tribe. They would never take notice of a seemingly impossible and untraversable channel of ess. The channel of an absolutely safe underground river!"


    "Moreover, under normal circumstances, even the bravest of Ndipaya barbarians wouldn��t dare to jump recklessly, into an iparably dark and abstruse underground river. An exploration into that river may very possibly be a journey of no return!"


    "This is sufficient to exin why Bernard Fokke, an ordinary man, could sessfully steal a ��Stairway of the Sun��, and how his descendants could follow ordingly; repeating the feat and acquiring that strange yet invincible ��Stairway of the Sun�� flower! That is because����an exploitable w like this, is seemingly unguarded."


    When Bernard Fokke had plundered their ��Stairway of the Sun�� by taking advantage of the secret underground passageway centuries ago, the Ndipaya tribe elders would definitely have exhorted the next generation; be on guard of infiltration from the entrance of that underground river��but, the average longevity of these Ndipaya tribesmen was at most forty plus years. Whatever cultural traditions of inheritance, would be passed down through primitive recording methods or orally transmitted. Therefore, one can simply imagine the preservation date of the elders�� warnings.


    Yet at this moment, though Little Lord Fokke��s infiltration enjoyed full preparations, favourable time and geographical conditions, the current Sheyan didn��t possess even a single one of those three elements.


    Firstly, it had been merely over a decade since that devastating drought had appeared, Halley��s Comet was still years from entering the Earth��s orbit! The advantage of time was still present, but this time, skewed towards the Ndipaya��s side.


    Without the urrence of that devastating drought, the underground passage should probably be experiencing turbulent surges of torrential currents; definitely not a favourable advantage.


    As for manpower and preparations��alright, Party Ace originally had three formidable members invading this brutal world of carnage, but right now, it was left with a single member.


    Furthermore, this member was left with a single arm����therefore, suitable manpower was obviously out of the question.


    On the contrary, having been taught a bitter lesson by Little Lord Fokke a decade plus ago, the Ndipaya barbarians who personally experienced that fiasco wouldn��t be a minority����


    Thus, this was exceptionally disadvantageous to Sheyan, because the Ndipaya tribe would definitely scale up their vignce and protective measures against that secret passageway.


    Time, geography and people weren��t to Sheyan��s advantage. It could be said, they were the biggest obstructions to Sheyan��s ns. Nevertheless, Sheyan was exceedingly clear that if he could ovee this hurdle, everything else would be like a tnd he could simply gallop across.


    He was utmostly confident that the current him, was much stronger than the refined and gentle Little Lord Fokke of that year. What Little Lord Fokke could aplish, he naturally could as well and even better at that!


    At this moment, Sheyan also realized he had missed another pivotal character - demon horse, Momore. If he was able to recruit its assistance, it would be equivalent to a job half done. However, to settle Momore, mind you, settle but not kill it, Sheyan reckoned he would��ve at least have to waste 1-2 worlds worth of time. This was definitely not an investment worth partaking in.


    "Hmm, I guess let��s find the entrance of that secret passageway first before deciding." Sheyan then made his resolve.


    As the saying goes, unresigned until reaching the yellow river, unceasing until meeting one��s objective. With nearly 100 hours left for his free stopover in this world, since idling was pointless, why not put in some effort?


    Although even till now, Sheyan hadn��t obtained any direct information regarding the secret passageway entrance, but sometimes, only with patient analysis, can one uncover the hidden scenes beneath the multitudes of information.


    Just like when the iPhone 4s first made their way into China��s market. On the eve of release, countless apple fans had queued up at those Apple stores in anticipation for this grand asion. People would always harbour an urgent mentality towards things they loved or thirst for. Regardless if they failed to obtain it temporarily, they would still hope to inch closer towards it.


    Little Lord Fokke was simrly a human. At least, he was one capable of waiting patiently for the inauguration of that secret underground passageway. Therefore, when choosing a base camp, he would most likely abide with the customs of mankind; deliberately selecting a location nearest to the underground passageway as the base camp����not only will it satisfy his anxiousness, it also saved them the energy from pointless trekking through the jungle. More critically, he had 5 months and 16 days to choose!


    Therefore, Sheyan could define his exploration scope - with Little Lord Fokke��s campsite as the nexus, he would search the area within a 2 kilometres radius.


    Furthermore, there was a huge chance that the secret passageway entrance was located at the tiny river stream, just beside Little Lord Fokke��s base camp. Moreover, the entrance of the secret passageway will beparatively wider, allowing even the yet to be demonized horse, Momore, to pass through.


    ****************************************


    In the end, the process of searching was extremely arduous. Sheyan was no god and hadmitted a grave error during his starting deduction.


    This was the most dreaded aspect of all deductions, causing one to tread a path that leads to defeat. Eventually, the more hope one harboured, the greater one''s disappointment.


    The truth of the matter was this - That year, before the unprecedented drought arrived, the water source of that underground passageway would slowly dry up as well. But before it did, due to that particr secret underground river being simrly connected to the core reaches of the Kijuju Marsnd, the water would also be polluted with toxins and harmful substances.


    During the drying process, the river would gradually evaporate with poisonous miasma, and to ordinary humans, such poisonous miasma would lead to deadly diseases if not death!


    The two unlucky brats who perished in this base camp, had in fact, been repeatedly dispatched by the impatient Little Lord Fokke to explore the possibility of entering the entrance. As a result, they became ill after excessive inhtion of the poisonous miasma and died bitterly in that hill cavern.


    As such, right from the start, Sheyan��s deduction of 2 kilometres radius from the base camp was wrong.


    This error meant that no matter how hard working one is, it would ultimately be futile. Hence, after squandering a total of 80 hours on this, Sheyan eventually obtained disappointment.


    However, at this instant, Sheyan��s keen and meticulous perception once again aided him.


    Right before he was about to kickstart his ��nth�� attempt at searching, he suddenly noticed a scar on a tree, approximately 10 metres from Little Lord Fokke��s base camp.


    To everyone��s knowledge, humans feared to pull a tendon while trees feared to have their barks peeled. Once a tree''s bark got peeled off and its inner wood essence gets exposed, it would be tough to grow out that portion of bark again. Hence, Sheyan was now eyeing thisrge, striking, and old scar.

 Chapter 633: Appearance of the secret passageway

    <h4>Chapter 633: Appearance of the secret passageway</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Prior to this, Sheyan had also noticed this circr scar. Yet as he was brimming with fervour to locate the passageway entrance then, he simply overlooked it as part of nature. However, after failing to acquire any fruits after the excruciatingly long search, Sheyan inevitably started to doubt the authenticity of his deduction.


    Hence, right now, he suddenly realized that thisrge striking scar appeared like a ������ character. His heart instantly stirred, as he reflexively headed inrge strides towards the direction of the ������ scar.


    After trudging for 20 metres or so, Sheyan immediately inhaled deeply as he felt his heart throbbing intensely; pumping blood into his brain.


    "Once is chance, twice is a coincidence." Thus, Sheyan continued following the guided direction of the ������ carved scar. "Oh!" He then discovered the third tree with an identical ������ scar.


    "Third time''s a pattern!"


    Sheyan immediately beckoned to Mbenga.


    "Do your tribesmen practice the habit of carving marks on trees, to prevent yourself from getting lost? Or perhaps, other simrly habits you��ve heard of before?"


    To that, Mbenga replied with utmost arrogance.


    "The vige folk in this jungle are like hybrids of hyenas and leopards��losing our way???? HAHAHAHA!"


    Without hesitation, Sheyan followed the directions of these ��road signs�� to advance. These markings were rtively concealed, with some hidden within the tree canopy. Nheless, there was definitely one within every interval of ten or so metres.


    After a short half-hour psed, an additionally enormous tree greeted Sheyan��s sight. Its tree trunk was exceptionally massive, where its board-shaped roots alone was 2-3 metres in width. The crown of the tree roughly spanned over 200-300 square metres, but its height was scarcely 10 metres; giving a look of short and stout, resembling a wine barrel that was smashed down by a hammer.


    If one observed from a bird��s eye view, one��s vision would be totally obstructed by the iparably dense jungle. Not a sliver of the branch could even be seen.


    Sheyan then snapped off a branch, where dense and creamy sap immediately oozed out; alongside an indescribable odour. When the sap touched his skin, it induced a slight numbing sensation.


    As he circled two rounds around this entric looking massive tree, Sheyan discovered a cluster of vegetation that was particrly luscious.


    Presently, it was during the dry season, where the tropical rainforest had been thirsting for rain for over two weeks already. The surrounding flora was distinctively withered and dispirited, but only that particr patch of vegetation remained exuberant;pletely ipatible with its drying environment.


    As Sheyan and Mbenga inched closer to that cluster of vegetation, a wave of moisty vapour surged into their faces; instantly rousing their spirits. Mbenga marched forward and swept aside the thicket with his wooden pike. All of a sudden, a deep ck hole was revealed.


    The size of this hole was roughly the size of a human. For Sheyan to pass through, he had to bend his head. Gigantic cobwebs stretched across the entrance of this hole. Upon witnessing their webs being ripped asunder, a few long-legged spiders hastily exercised their plump and striking yellow striped legs, as they took off speedily.


    Burying his head forward, Sheyan leapt into the cavern hole. Expecting a spongy moist suppleness to feedback from beneath his feet, the sensation he received, was instead the opposite. As he reached his hand down to feel, Sheyan could immediately feel the edges of stone bs; a ring indication of artificial construction.


    "It��s here." Sheyan lighted a candle torch, as it brightly illuminated the passageway ahead. Ripples of water vapour rushed against his face.


    As they continued advancing 10 metres down this flight of stairs, Sheyan observed there was no longer anymonce vegetation growing here. Instead, the ce was filled with vegetation that adhered to the ground, analogous to strawberries.


    Their purplish-ck leaves were roughly the size of copper coins, and pasted on the ground to grow; cyan-coloured fruits sprouted out from these vegetation.


    A queer aroma hovered in the air here, it was neither pungent or fragrant.


    The growth of this vegetationpletely disallowed other types of vegetation to grow! They impressed an unexinable dominance, that even the roots of massive trees were daunted to deviate away from them.


    When Mbenga noticed this type of vegetation, his expression changed drastically. Ignoring the filth, he knelt to the ground and bowed to this strange nt. Then, he immediately eximed.


    "Chaliba!"


    That was merely a statement of expression of the native aborigines. It was analogous to the phrase ��what crap is this?�� of Sichuan people or easterners. To exin it in words, it was just an expression of disgust.


    Sheyan proceeded to ask Mbenga why he knelt and kowtowed, where Mbenga only responded with an extremely vacant look. Seemingly about to salivate, he couldn��te up with a reasoning. Evidently, it was just his instinctive reaction.


    Since Sheyan couldn��t fathom the deal with this, he bluntly ignored it. It would be fine as long as it wasn��t poisonous.


    After winding and turning several rounds, Sheyan reckoned they were now close to a hundred metres beneath the ground. In view that his free staying time was left with 10 plus hours, he subconsciously hastened his footsteps.


    But after making a sharp bend, Sheyan abruptly discovered a person sprawled tly atop the descending flight of stairs!


    rmed, Sheyan immediately executed an alert stance. Yet after a long while, that person remained motionless sprawled on the ground. Soon after, Sheyan realized that this person was just a corpse.


    Swiftly trudging forward, Sheyan discovered this individual was dressed in a familiar fashion. Skintight cotton socks wrapped around his calves, while he wore loose trousers above; this allowed one to move about conveniently on a ship. After unbuttoning two buttons of his sleeveless suit, Sheyan noticed a filthy, beige coloured shirt without a single necktie.


    In the Caribbean sea world, Sheyan had seen a simr style aboard many ships. In most cases, such individuals held the positions of vice or third mates/ officials on ships. Due to them specializing in a particr trade like calctions, their statuses were higher than ordinary sailors but lower than the first mate.


    Probably, this person had suffered some strange ambush previously. Though it was just a corpse, Sheyan still started searching his limbs for clues to decipher his identity.


    Very quickly, with his plentiful maritime experiences, Sheyan determined this should be a sailor that had apanied Little Lord Fokke to this continent.


    His death was caused by a gunshot to the back, and to Sheyan��s astoundment, the lead bullet that killed him was crafted in the exact fashion as ��Ambition������very evidently, this evil wasmitted by ��Ambition��s�� twin brother, ��Penitence��, that Little Lord Fokke had carried previously.


    Perhaps due to the special environment of this ce, the corpse was constantly maintained and didn��t dpose fully.


    Actually, this phenomenon wasn��t very rare, even in the real world, there would be rare cases where preserved ancient corpses were found. Thus, Sheyan didn��t pay particr attention to that.


    After continuing a few dozens of step, an approximately 20 square metres tform greeted his sight. If ordinary folk were to reach this point, they would definitely be feeling rather fatigued and would utilize this ce for a short breather.


    Over here, Sheyan also discovered an extremely tattered canvas that was bundled up on the ground. As such, he could fundamentally reconstruct the sequence of events after Little Lord Fokke and his team had arrived at this tform.


    Little Lord Fokke definitely would��ve had straightforwardly informed his subordinates, they were here to search for an elixir of immortality. Most likely, he would��ve baited their loyalty with the prospects of diamonds, gold and other riches. Perhaps, that unlucky brat had discovered this ce was obviously not a diamond or gold mine, or perhaps, he suddenly missed his family. Maybe, the sinister atmosphere of this ce had stolen his fighting spirit, prompting him to abandon the canvas bag he was carrying to escape����


    Obviously, Little Lord Fokke wouldn��t permit such a conduct. Thus, he drew his musket and fired; plundering the life of hisrade. By killing the chicken, he also warned the spectating monkeys around.


    Sheyan then proceeded to examine that discarded canvas bag. He realized the bag was already opened and was unusually heavy. After rummaging through the thick clothing, he discovered everything else was withered vegetation. That same ��Chaliba�� vegetation that Mbenga had kowtowed to sample! Those vegetation made up the bulk volume of this unusually heavy canvas bag.


    Sheyan was slightly bewildered by this scene, but a notion immediately welled up in his mind.


    "This person definitely wouldn��t store such an abundance of these ��Chaliba�� nts for no reason. He was definitely ordered by Little Lord Fokke to do so."


    "However, after murdering him, Little Lord Fokke still allowed this bag of ��Chaliba�� nts to be carelessly discarded here��does this mean that Little Lord Fokke had ordered each individual to carry that many ��Chaliba�� fruits? Therefore, I can take a step further and deduce, this nt that only grows here, that Mbenga prostrated to, will be extremely useful in the future!"


    Thinking of that, Sheyan instantly backtracked without hesitation, before audaciously plucking these nts. Indeed, he then received a notification from his nightmare imprint.


    [ You obtained an unknown nt! This nt cannot be brought out of this world ]


    As time was tight, Sheyan could only continue advancing. After descending for nearly 10 minutes, he suddenly felt a peculiar sensation; a weightlessness that only happens when a ne takes off. Furthermore, a buzzing sound was resonating within his eardrums!


    After standing still for a brief while, everything became clear. That was the sonorous swooshing of water! The thunderous mour of the underground river smashing against cavern walls!!


    After winding past another bend, finally, an amazing 7-8 metres broad underground river weed his sight! Sheyan reflexively took a deep breath.


    He finally found it!! The mystery concealed by the torn pages.

 Chapter 634: Ndipaya Ancient Herb Concoction: Tigfog

    <h4>Chapter 634: Ndipaya Ancient Herb Concoction: Tigfog</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    The river��s flow stemmed from the Kijuju Marsnd, but due to the current dry season, the water level wasn��t plentiful at all.


    Nevertheless, due to topographical reasons, the flow of the river was overwhelming rapid. The underground river inclined downwards and poured down from elevated precipices, where the rocks demonstrated a valour that could grind one��s bones to dust. Massive fogs of mist emitted out from the churning billows, issuing a faint piercing sensation in one��s nose. Evidently, the mist contained toxic essences.


    Naturally to ordinary folk, a steep upsloping precipice was akin to a heavenly moat. Even a special expedition team in the real world inevitably required the assistance of various tools to be capable of scaling the current. Moreover, it would definitely take a great deal of time.


    On the contrary, in Sheyan��s perspective, someone who possesses superhuman strength multiplied manifold that of ordinary humans, who also possesses the unrivalled title of ��Pirate Captain��, it was absolutely impossible for the torrential currents and the treacherous upslope terrain to impede his advance.


    With his current extent of powers, a heavenly moat was simply a casual joke.


    At present, though he was only left with 10 plus hours of the free deadline, Sheyan��s fighting spirit was instead burning vigorously. His was confidence attributed to Little Lord Fokke��s sess, that if Little Lord Fokke was capable of acquiring the ��Stairway of the Sun��, he too would be capable of that.


    Following that, the arduous process of scaling against the current naturally didn��t require further exnation. To Sheyan��s surprise, for some unknown reason, Mbenga was bent on following him.


    One must understand, Sheyan could effortlessly breathe underwater for over half an hour, but Mbenga couldn��t. This implied an extremely high risk of dying if he continued advancing.


    They first swam through a river course that was utterly submerged, and because they also needed to climb up a 5-metre tall waterfall, Sheyan could only tie Mbenga to his back with a rope before proceeding.


    Even though Sheyan did his utmost to crash through that river course in the shortest time possible, Mbenga had still fainted from suffocation. Yet after resuscitating him, Mbenga persisted unyieldingly in apanying Sheyan.


    "I hear whispers from my soul, the only way to find myself is by venturing deeper. For this, I am willing to pay all it takes!"


    Mbenga dered this with exceptional sincerity, thus, Sheyan could only respect his aspiration.


    *******************************


    5 hours of scalingter, at the distant head of this underground river, Sheyan could finally behold a ray of light right ahead!


    After swimming through, at times underwater, and at times climbing up vast stretches of craggy subterranean ground, Sheyan could finally behold the breathtaking sunlight.


    Without a doubt, that was their destination, the core reaches of the Kijuju Marsnd.


    To arrive here through ordinary means, god knows how many crazy untold dangers and difficulties one would have to face; numerous outrageous trials and challenges, covered with countless corpses and souls. Yet through this rapid underground river, though the journey was filled with hardships and perils, it only required a few hours.


    Before arriving at the exit, Sheyan once again discovered another stone tform of roughly 10 plus square metres, with strange oddities ced atop it.


    Hurrying his footsteps over for a look, Sheyan immediately noticed arge pile of utterly mouldy clothes. A gentle pinch would suffice to grind those mouldy linens to dust.


    Evidently, upon reaching this spot a decade plus ago, Little Lord Fokke had ordered his subordinates to strip off their clothes.


    This was undoubtedly a rather suspicious move. As Sheyan swept his incisive gaze in surveince, he caught glimpse of several disorderly ced and rotting wooden nks. Those wooden nks had rotted to a stage where a trifling finger could splinter it into dregs.


    Relying on his perception and experience, Sheyan sessfully squeezed out the knowledge he needed above these wooden nks from his mind. He deciphered, their shapes revealed they were part ofmonce wooden casks on board ships. Such wooden casks could be used for seemingly anything; storing water, food or misceneous things, washing face or legs, urine potty, or protection during battles. Furthermore, when a ship capsizes, adding lids to it and attaching two to the waist would transform it into a life buoy��


    Sheyan strolled over before stroking his finger along one of the cask nks. After wiping away theyer of dust and rotten splints of wood, a peculiar sensation feedbacked up his finger; resembling that of solidified candle wax. Sheyan then scooped water and rinsed it over.


    Instantaneously, a thinkyer of light yellow substance was revealed. The substance adhered tightly to the rock, and Sheyan had to scrape some off before carefully twirling the substance around his fingers. Then, he swiftly tasted with his tongue, allowing him to immediately identify it.


    This substance was a necessity for ships of this era. With an illustrious reputation, it was called the devil��s oil.


    Actually, it was simply blubber boiled with wood and lime. It was amon essential for all ships, including pirates, merchants or the navy.


    During naval wars, it could be utilized as mmable substances, and could also be used to mend leaking cracks on the ship. Furthermore, by adding unique spices from Madagascar, it could be used as a preservation from dposing. In any ship, one could frequently see casks of this blubber wax.


    Sheyan squatted for a good long while to observe. He could differentiate out withered vines trapped within the solidified blubber. If not for being coated in the blubber, through the years of flushing water and moisty erosion, it would��ve been reduced to dust long ago.


    The bifurcation characteristics of these vines were rtively distinct, afterparing with those fresh ��Chaliba�� vegetation he pulled from the party storage, Sheyan could tell they were the same variation.


    Sheyan shut his eyes and pondered����


    "Over a decade ago, gasping for breath and air, Little Lord Fokke��s group had ascended to this precipice tform. Following that, they stripped off their clothes, exposing their skinny, bony and filthy bodies. Producing a wooden cask of blubber, they smeared the ��Chaliba�� vegetations with devil��s oil��"


    "The crux of this is obviously����why did they have to strip?"


    Sheyan couldn��t fathom this even after racking his brains. This group of males couldn��t possibly have traversed thousands of miles, just to bring lubricant to this remote and gloomy cave of Africa for homosexual activities��


    Unable to contemte, Sheyan, fortunately, had another way of resolving this issue. That was, to sample this personally for himself.


    Although the devil��s oil and solidified onto the rock��s surface, it hadn��t expired. Sheyan then casually scraped off a chunk the size of a fist, which could be used after heating it slightly.


    Soon after, Sheyan retrieved the recently harvested ��Chaliba�� nt and rubbed it against the boiling warm devil��s oil.


    Very quickly, he received a notification that left him utterly dumbstruck.


    [ You attempt to blend the unique Chaliba nt of this world ]


    [ Blending���� ]


    [ Blending failed�� ]


    [ Blending���� ]


    [ Blending failed�� ]


    [ Blending���� ]


    [ Blending failed�� ]


    After receiving this list of notifications, Sheyan abruptly remembered that Ndipaya prescription, ��Ancient Gjesi��, he acquired from ying that ga Type B host. That prescription allowed him to concoct a herb medicine known as the ��Ancient Gjesi��.


    Moreover, that prescription had detailed to him the type of herbs he needed to gather.


    Faced with this situation, even a fool would understand what happened. What more to Sheyan who also possessed a concoction ability?


    It was very clear!


    That year, Bernard Fokke must��ve obtained an excellent Ndipaya prescription, where the raw materials involved was the blubber of animals and this ��Chaliba�� herb.


    Anyone else who faced this issue now would experience a terrible headache. However, who was Sheyan? A concoction expert!


    He had directly inherited Saruman��s alchemy arts, and after countless concocting experiences and research, his skills had been brought to the point of perfection. As for his concoction apparatus, he naturally brought out with him, where he could use it to profit at any time.


    Therefore, without expending much effort, Sheyan required only 10 minutes to experiment with this secret concoction method that Little Lord Fokke acquired.


    The pitiful Little Lord Fokke had spared no efforts to destroy his ancestor��s remnants, just to preserve all these profound mysteries. Instead, through Sheyan��s painstaking investigations, the fog of mysteries were all beginning to disperse; uncovering the truths behind��


    "Bunch of morons, not knowing even a simple distition and purification method. Yes, just rub those Chaliba herbs with the blubber, how long would you want to rub for?"


    As he muttered to himself, Sheyan��s nimble hands had started conducting the entire process of distition and purification of the harvested Chaliba herbs. Eventually, he ended up with a tiny bowl of sparkling, translucent, pure and limpid liquid; resembling that of an amethyst crystal.


    Proceeding from there, he employed a pipette and started dripping the liquid, one droplet at a time, onto the blubber.


    Ultimately, he obtained the most reasonable prescription.


    [ Attempting to improve a herb prescription��improving the Ndipaya Ancient Herb Concoction: Tigfog�� ]


    [ Usage method: smearing ]


    [ Herb blending dosage: 0.731 blubber and 1 Chaliba herb distilled liquid (90% purity) ]


    [ Property: Upon smearing on a human��s skin, it will transform all secreted perspiration and bodily fluid into exotic vtile substances. These substances affect all life forms resident to the thick fog of the Kijuju Marsnd. Lowers the chance of being discovered beyond 3 metres away by 99% ]


    [ Property: If smeared on a weapon, once this herb concoction contacts flesh and blood of life forms resident to the thick fog of the Kijuju Marsnd, it will induce a negative buff. Reduction of capabilities by 25% - 30%, durationsts for 24 hours ]


    [ Duration of this improved herb medicine increased to 240 minutes. Herb medicine properties will fade upon expiry ]

 Chapter 635: Organ memory technique……

    <h4>Chapter 635: Organ memory technique����</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Without a doubt, to reach this very spot, Sheyan had relied on personal hard work, painstaking powers of deduction, and some stroke of luck. He had eventually managed to salvage the bits of contents that Little Lord Fokke had ripped out of the journal log.


    Unable to contain his joy, he gazed up and chuckled. With this very herb medicine, Sheyan was a hundred percent sure, that whatever Little Lord Fokke had aplished that year, he would surely be able to as well and even improve it further.


    Proceeding from here, there was naturally only a single word left - Strip!


    His following actions thoroughly baffled Mbenga. This burly ck chap watched on as Sheyan stripped naked, and even proceeded to pull down his straw skirt. In his panic, Mbenga clutched hisher regions and yelled bitterly.


    After finally resolving this misunderstanding, the two humans started smearing the Tigfog herb balm onto their backs.


    Upon ncing at the time after properly settling everything, Sheyan couldn��t help but turn restless with anxiety as he hastily rushed out. Yet after sauntering out from this cavern, he was instantly dazzled. It was no wonder the Ndipaya barbarians of the inner reaches couldn��t ce much significance on this secret passageway. With their current standards of science and technology, it was truly impossible to do so.


    As it turns out, this underground river did, in fact, see the light of day here and was connected to the inner reaches. However, away from the main water source ahead, both banks up to the inner reaches, were knife-shaved precipitous cliffs. Moreover, describing their altitude as 30-40 storeys would be an understatement.


    To hop down from atop the cliffs, don��t even mention mutated creatures, even ga Type host bosses or ga Type host monarchs would be reduced to meat paste without a pair of wings!


    Sheyan perceived that Bernard Fokke had definitely left behind a cheat for his descendants to deal with this. Instead, much of his brain cells had already been fried, and he wasn��t geared to figure out another method.


    To Sheyan, this heavenly moat of a rocky cliff could be scaled with the most barbaric of means - to directly employ his ��+7 West�� to cleave out rock climbing grooves, allowing him to forcibly climb up this cliff. What more, there seemed to be numerous amounts of hanging vines where he could leverage for his ascension? To contestants, this heavenly moat was merely a trifling thoroughfare avenue.


    **************************************************


    A horrendously thick misty fog epassed the inner reaches, making it difficult to differentiate day from night.


    A bizarre creature strutted out from the darkness of a thicket.


    Five metres away to its rear, Sheyan hid behind arge rock while maintaining his gaze onto that freakish looking creature.


    This freakish creature walked on four limbs, but its body would asionally experience unusually queer twists. Its maroon shaded tongue was longer than an ordinary human and doubled the thickness of one. Its tongue extended out of the lips alongside a pair of deathly-white canine tooths where its tip was bifurcated. Having just came from a dark environment, its eyes were squinted into slits while its crimson blood pupils shrunk minutely.


    The most striking aspect of this creature was its unique head.


    Both its right and left brains were fully exposed to the air, where its skull had seemingly been carved off. Ayer of membrane covered the periphery of its brains. Its thumb was widely separated from its other 4 fingers, where its ossified fingernails grew to lengths of 10 cm. The mutation of its other characteristics wasn��t obvious, except a tailbone that protruded out of its flesh, which could jet out bone spurs or venomous pus.


    Earlier on, Sheyan had already probed out its name.


    [ Licker Prototype Host ]


    Sadly, all other information on it was unclear.


    Evidently, it was a creature of unparalleled terror. When Sheyan caught glimpse of it, he immediately felt his scalp tingling. Even his willpower and determination was reduced to matchless panic, filled with a misconception of fleeing at once!


    For Sheyan who had experienced a hundred battles, this was definitely not ordinary. Evidently, it surely possessed a sphere of effect ability simr to Prince Stalo; a permanent halo that once any foe steps into its sphere, that foe will be inflicted with persistent disturbance.


    Therefore, this indicated that the might of creatures in the inner core reaches of the Kijuju Marsnd, may possibly exceed even that of official Growth-hunters!!


    ording to certain intelligence that Sheyan understood, most individuals that possess a halo ability were those who transcended the realm of Growth-hunter; a distinct symbol of an Awakener! One who possess a halo ability may not be an Awakener, but an Awakener definitely possesses a halo ability!


    Attempting to sneak around this ce, was truly akin to ying with fire.


    Under such circumstances, Sheyan couldn��t help but ponder. "If I myself am experiencing psychological turmoil just from being shaken by these creatures, how the hell did Little Lord Fokke and his gang get a grip on themselves when facing these terrifying creatures?"


    All of a sudden, the Licker��s nose ps sniffled.


    Clearly, it was seeking out the scent of foes, or perhaps tracking down prey. It then abruptly shot out its tongue! Gradually rummaging ahead, its tongue was like a slender maroon fork. Identical to a serpent��s tongue, it even possessed the capabilities to detect heat.


    At this moment, Sheyan was secretly rejoicing that his body was smeared with that invincible herb medicine, masking away his human odour. Otherwise, it would be impossible to escape the pursuit of this Licker, with its exceptionally keen sense of smell!


    Suddenly, this Licker pounced ferociously towards a nearby pile of rocks. Within a sh, it was as though that pile of rocks had been bombarded by a cannon, as it exploded with iparable intensity.


    From within, a ck shadow scurried out and released a chain of ��chi chi chi chi�� sounds!


    Yet it was in vain, as that ck shadow was pressed down by the Licker within an instant. The skinny Licker bared its pair of eerily white and long canine fangs, before sinking it harshly into that enormous mutated rat. Furthermore, it strived to prevent the struggling gigantic mutated rat��s bone spurs from hurting itself.


    The Licker could feel the warm and plume-grey blood of the gigantic rat sliding down its throat. Having been famished for too long, its shrivelled and dried stomach was finally stimted as blood poured in. The Licker spasmed as its stomach secreted out digestive acids, in preparation to wee the iing solid flesh. The Licker��s callous eyes turned increasingly avaricious and hungry.


    At this instant, Sheyan finally noticed 17-18 deep ck hairs scattered about where the Licker was standing previously. Those hairs revealed a metallic luster, and was actually the frantic retaliation unleashed by that gigantic rat while struggling before death��s door.


    The threat of a single rat was already this ridiculous!!


    A chilling sensation welled up in his heart; because in his dull stupefaction, he realized that if he were to go up against that gigantic rat under normal circumstances, he would be the one fleeing in panic. It hadn��t even been a long while since he entered this ghostnd, but Sheyan was already feeling a pathetic sensation of being rock bottom on the food chain.


    Sheyan did his utmost to hold his breath. Besides, the herb medicine smeared over his body could only perfectly mask him from a distance of more than 3 metres. Sheyan believed that even if he bluntly released a de towards the Licker, it definitely wouldn��t remain idle.


    The primary function of the herb medicine resided in disguise and not invisibility. The herb medicine merely disguises one��s existence to be like the rocks, trees or others in the eyes of creatures of the Kijuju marsnd inner core reaches. It absolutely wouldn��t cause one to just vanish into thin air.


    Although time was tight, Sheyan could only wait patiently for the Licker to conclude its meal, before scrambling away with Mbenga.


    At present, he had sunken into a rather awkward aspect - the inner core reaches of the Kijuju Marsnd were expansively vast, and finding the ��Stairway of the Sun�� was like finding a needle in the vast sea.


    Even though he brought along guide Mbenga, firstly, his memory fragments were still dormant. Secondly, in view of this horrifying ce, Sheyan didn��t reckon Mbenga and his group of ��warriors�� had rashly explored this region as well.


    Under the surveince of these terrifying creatures, Sheyan could only cautiously proceed and probe along a rather deserted and tiny pathway. The weeds and grass here grew as tall as his calves, and this tiny pathway stretched far into the foggy distance. As Sheyan led Mbenga forward, he constantly felt an unexinable furtive sensation from the surrounding atmosphere.


    **************************************


    The silhouettes of buildings appeared ahead. Sheyan immediately lowered himself as he slowly encroached in.


    Following the increasing rity of his vision, the amazement and shock written on his face became increasingly thick.


    The buildings before him modelled the exact style of the Ndipaya tribe huts, but this cluster was particrly dpidated and ruined; as though beaten by the rain and winds for years without mending.


    Sheyan brought Mbenga into this vige. After a brief search, they discovered that the previous Ndipaya inhabitants had fled in panic when they departed from this ce.


    In many of the huts, Sheyan foundmodities like beast hides, pikes and rotting food. Only those consecrated and massive white potteries had been shifted away. Furthermore, two pottery jars had been shattered during the migration process. ording to Mbenga, these jars to the Ndipaya barbarians were equivalent to an ancestor��s memorial tablet!


    One could tell how abruptly urgent they were.


    "If that��s the case����" Sheyan contemted pensively. His eyes reflexively flickered with a glint as he took a deep breath.


    Finally, he earnestly inquired.


    "Mbenga, you should remember when you infiltrated this ce with the old tribe chief right?"


    Mbenga stood nkly for a brief while, prompting Sheyan to think he had once again triggered the tardy illness of this guide. Yet suddenly, Mbenga tossed aside his wooden pike, before seriously counting with his fingers. When his fingers weren��t enough, he began using his toes����incapable of counting mentally, he could only exhibit the ��organ memory technique�� of the legends. Eventually, he stammered inartictely.


    "Seven fingers of the dry season, six toes of the wet season��"


    Fortunately, Sheyan was more learned than him. Immediately, he calcted those ��6 seasons of winter and 7 seasons of summer�� to be roughly 6 and a half years. It was extremely close to Sheyan��s earlier conjecture.

 Chapter 636: Withering out the truth

    <h4>Chapter 636: Withering out the truth</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Sheyan nodded. He also discovered traces of farming around the vige outskirts, which would exin how the Ndipaya tribe could survive and continue reproducing in this isted inner reaches.


    After leading Mbenga as they travelled deeper amidst the foggy path, they passed by two other abandoned viges along the way. Without an exception, not a single soul remained in those chaos wrecked viges. Even worse, eerie white bones surfaced in those viges, hinting of the immeasurable torture they went through before perishing.


    At this point, Sheyan realized the path ahead had broadened a little. Wooden totemic stakes were impaled ringly by both sides of the path, resemblingmpposts. Though the wooden stakes were decayed and archaic, they donned a revering and imposing incivility from afar. The surfaces of each stake revealed a dried and deep brown luster, indicating a possible sacrificial cleansing by blood.


    When they arrived here, Mbenga��s breathing turned heavier. Sheyan nced round in rmed as he noticed Mbenga��s peculiar mood. Sheyan��s heart instantly flickered with delight as he hastily asked.


    "What��s with you?"


    Instead, Mbenga remained silent as he advanced ahead withrge strides, but the flustered Sheyan hastily pulled him back.


    Bear this in mind, various kinds of innumerable monsters littered the region, and if Mbenga were to advance with such overbearing audacity, even the disguise of herb medicine would be useless. It was just like a human wouldn��t be suspicious with a piece of rock, but if one noticed that rock aggressively trudging ahead and hopping imposingly about, it would be tough to repress one��s suspicions.


    Fortunately, Mbenga quickly calmed down from his agitated emotions, as he took in heavy breaths. Sheyan hurriedly pulled him into a nearby concealed cover, before feeding him with water and allowing him to rest.


    Sheyan was about to speak, but within an instant, his body started shivering with chills involuntarily, as his teeth issued out chattering sounds.


    Lifting his head for a peep, Sheyan beheld an extraordinarily huge, blood red Licker emerging from the thick foggy pathway ahead. Standing a hundred metres away, it surveyed around with its tongue.


    Sheyan immediately shut his eyes, as he tugged Mbenga tightly and prone to the ground; even slowing down his breathing exponentially.


    All of a sudden, that blood red Licker pranced towards the spot that Mbenga had stood previously, before dipping its head for a whiff.


    Sheyan secretly cursed inwardly. "Mbenga must��ve been too excited, and perspired a little too excessively. That freak was actually able to detect an abnormality. If Mbenga starts to vomit like before, we will be in deep sheet."


    Fortunately, Mbenga maintained his pristine hygiene. In addition to the incredible effects of the Tigfog herb medicine, the Licker lurked for a good long while before departing resentfully.


    Sheyan and Mbenga no longer dared to be too careless. Just 20-30 metres away from that blood red Licker, its terrifying aura had been sufficient to induce a horror that could scare them out of their wits! One could fathom the reputation of this stronger than ordinary tier Licker was not just in name but in reality.


    Sheyan reckoned that with his current strength, he still didn��t possess the guts to attack even if he could sneak right up to it.


    Such immeasurable pressure was simply too dreadful. Sheyan estimated that the savage might of this boss tier Licker could very possibly be on par with Kraken Paul, or even the Great Leonopteryx of the Avatar world!


    Evidently, Mbenga��s heated emotions had been thoroughly shaken by this menacing boss, as he rapidlyposed himself.


    A good news was that Mbenga seemed to have retrieved a fragment of his memory from this familiar environment, and begun leading the way.


    They both then set foot on a tiny desertedne, that appeared to have been created by an rmed stray dog that dashed wildly within this foggynd.


    Their journey was unexpectedly filled with many ambushing Arachnidacrabs and various Ndiapaya tribe snares��luckily, the humans�� odour was masked by the herb medicine. Those Arachnidacrabs simplyzed around dormant. As for the Ndipaya tribe snares, Mbenga seemed to have them within his palms, allowing them to advance rapidly.


    After roughly venturing further for half an hour, they both discovered a distinctly man-made sacrificial altar and climbed up consecutively. The fog ahead seemed to be thinning away, and their eyes spectated a vast spacious and empty za.


    This za was estimated to be the size of a football field, and though it appeared rather crude, it was extremely levelled with a wide bedding of stone. Some distinct decorative designs had been engraved onto its surface, where they appeared coiled resembling that of serpents.


    At the center of this za, was a monumental but strange stone statue. It was indeed an extremely queer statue - an enormous serpent coiling a full round, with its mouth swallowing its own tail! The eyes of this enormous serpent were shining luminously amidst the fog, appearing to be crafted with exceptionally rare gems; brimming with a bewitching ambience of mystic, serenity and dignity.


    Due to the unsophisticated craftsmanship, the za was crude and gruff, but a single stone statue transformed the entire architecture into one of the highest quality. Anyone residing here would develop a desire to worship in reverence. One could imagine the Ndipaya tribesmen offering series of tributes during grand asions of the past.


    Surrounding the za were many wooden Ndipaya tribe huts. However, these huts were a tierrger than the ones in the other viges, and their pirs and roofs were evenced with ornamental architecture. Apart from malevolent looking serpent heads, they were other totems that exhibited abstract significance. Just any random hut here was equivalent to the grand halls of other viges. Evidently, this had been the core assembly for the Ndipaya tribe.


    Without a doubt, this ce had already been abandoned. Not a single trace of existence was left. When Mbenga witnessed the za, his throat emitted choking sounds as his body trembled violently. He started clutching his own head, as the scar across his forehead reddened brightly.


    In response, Sheyan immediately offered him several words of constion and poured him a few mouthfuls of rum. Instead, Mbenga continued in his bizarre state, seemingly being incapable of escape within a short span of time.


    At present, Sheyan could only seize the time and first flung Mbenga aside. After a hasty search across the za, he realized that an incredibly tragic and catastrophic massacre had befallen this ce.


    Multitudes of ghastly white bones were scattered in every hut, bones that appeared distorted and fractured; implying of the cruel fighting before these inhabitants had perished. Large puddles of purplish-ck stains, as well as streams like rivers, extended out incessantly.


    Apart from that, Sheyan discovered a handful of weird and grotesque bones. The size of the structure of these bones exceeded that of average humans. Moreover, these weird, grotesque bones were scarred with javelins, pikes and arrowheads; indicated the resistance of those Ndipaya tribesmen of past were not totally in vain.


    To his pleasant surprise, Sheyan managed to harvest numerous benefits from thergest hut, that grand hall hut directly behind the za��s stone statue. He found scattered gold fragments, a single ��Silver Beetle��, a grain of diamond, and even a golden egg he hadn��te across yet.


    That golden egg was the size of a fist; utterly wless and of the highest quality. Its periphery radiated with a pattern of scorching brilliance. Nobody could tell if this was the work of an expert artisan orid by a genuine creature. After appraising it, his nightmare imprint feedbacked that simr state.


    [ Pandora��s Egg. All other attributes: ? ? ? ? ]


    Undoubtedly, this item was vastly superior to those archaic beetles, and could even be described as something Sheyan with his current capabilities could never acquire. That was why only its name was reflected, while other detailed information was omitted. Furthermore, Sheyan had found this golden egg in a corner, where the dust seemingly covered almost half of it. This was sufficient to indicate a state of utmost crisis and fleeing they were in, that even such a valuable item had been identally neglected.


    After a series of hasty searches, Sheyan stood at the edge of the altar once again; squinting his eyes as he silently surveyed the foggy za. Without a doubt, this was a core territory of the Ndipaya tribe, a ce analogous to the Mosake temple. However, even this ce had been razed andid waste. This very fact hinted at a cruel reality����the inhabitants of the core inner reaches of the Kijuju Marsnd, the Ndipaya barbarians, had very possibly been exterminated.


    As he spectated this scene, Sheyan took deep breaths as he seemingly reflected on the tragic events of old, where massive hordes of Lickers, ga hosts, and even freakish creatures like the mutated Arachnidacrabs had flooded in. Under the leadership of that gigantic blood-red Licker, they pressed in and swept the elite warriors of the Ndipaya tribe into deadly ruins.


    Though they fought hard in resistance, it was impossible to impede the raid of these freaks of nature; each sessively perishing in their homes. Knowing the helplessness of the situation, a remnant of elite warriors and elders had hastily gathered the wealth of the tribe and made their escape.


    Amidst the chaos, a portion of wealth had been left behind, a single golden egg tumbling down from a bundle of cloth, as it rolled silently to a corner; only seeing the light of the day when Sheyan finally picked it up��


    "Therefore, for what reason did the Ndipaya people, who painstakingly established their kingdom for centuries, suffer such a horrifying cmity����?"


    This doubt arose in Sheyan��s heart. Very quickly, he squinted his eyes; the exact reaction of Sheyan whenever he found his answer.


    "Ah, the greatest possibility is most likely that��"

 Chapter 637: Inevitable death upon touch!

    <h4>Chapter 637: Inevitable death upon touch!</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    All of a sudden, a muffled groan drifted into Sheyan��s ears; knocking him from pensive contemtion to reality.


    Sheyan spun around quickly and immediately realized not a single soul remained where Mbenga had been. It had merely been a few seconds since he heard a groan, yet Mbenga had utterly vanished from his sight.


    To his astonishment, Sheyan instantly rushed towards the source of that groaning. Repeated swaying could be seen within the shrubs, as a clear trace of forceful treading could be seen. Sheyan hastily pursued in fear that he would lose track of his opponent if he was just half a step slower.


    After leaping over a dishevelled heap of rocks, Sheyan immediately sighted a Licker who was pinning Mbenga to the floor.


    With his wooden pike horizontally raised above him, he attempted to defy the Licker��s assault in iparably pathetic fashion.


    "Slither slither"! Instead, the Licker��s tongue slithered out of its mouth as it viciously whipped down like a scorpion sting!


    A thousand considerations of a wise man begets a single careless mistake. Indeed, Sheyan didn��t expect that after feeding Mbenga mouthfuls of rum to raise his mentally unwell spirit, the unprecedented aroma of intense alcohol had transpired into bright directional lights; foiling the masking scent of the Tigfog herb medicine, and attracting the attention of a Licker.


    By now, Sheyan no longer cared much as he heavily bent his waist, and abruptly executed a soaring leap into the air. Raising his ��+7 West��, he unleashed a malicious sh downwards.


    Yet as the de approached the Licker��s body, although Sheyan had clearly mounted an exceedingly advantageous sneak attack, he could feel a surge of savagely unrivalled aura rushing against his face. An individual with weak mental fortitude would never be able tond this hit. One could fathom how daunting this Licker might be.


    Clenching his teeth tightly without loosening his grip, Sheyan hacked his ��+7 West�� down ferociously. Instead, he felt as though he had hacked against an extremely slippery and solid object, merely leaving a deep wound strip along the Licker��s neck.


    Taking advantage of this momentum, Sheyan hooked his ��+7 West�� back up as he carved out a long chunk of flesh; causing turbid blood to spew out everywhere!


    After unleashing this sh, the other property of the Tigfog herb medicine instantly took effect; burning and provoking its wound as sizzling sounds were emitted. A property that forcibly lowered the might of the Licker by 25% - 50%. Within a sh, Sheyan could sense the domineering aura surging out of the Licker weakening substantially.


    After receiving such a sh, the Licker rolled 5-6 metres backwards with its ws dug into the ground.


    Hu! Hu! Hu! It released threatening deep cries, as its tiny bloodshot eyes flickered with an ominous intent. Straightening its tail, the incisive spinule tip of the tail could be faintly seen.


    Concurrently,rge clumps of a foul ck surfaced from the Licker��s neck wound, which swiftly extended to the rest of its body through its veins; appearing exceedingly strange, as though many ck vein lines had surfaced across its body. Even its four limbs were trembling violently.


    Meanwhile, Mbenga climbed back up after making a backwards roll, as his chest undted like rapidly blowing bellows. His pupils had shrunk to the size of needle tips, as his forehead scar exhibiting a blinding fresh red. His muscles were taut like swollen rounds, as Mbenga appeared with robust ruthlessness.


    Suddenly, the Licker lifted its head and unleashed a drawn-out hiss; beckoning for itsrades.


    This creature was still extremely foreign to Sheyan, as he only awaited in strict formation. On the contrary, Mbenga reacted at first notice. He understood that they couldn��t drag this out.


    With a muffled roar, Mbenga pounced forth head on towards the hissing Licker!


    Mbenga��s prowess was truly improving at an impressively shocking pace, after going through numerous extremes of life and death. His pounce was seemingly not the least bit inferior to Sheyan��s previous assault.


    However, the Licker was still lying on the ground, as it propelled a bone spur from its tail. Once Mbengands, he would inevitably be impaled by the Licker��s tail.


    Instead, few metres before reaching the Licker, Mbenga abruptly hurled his pike through the air. The pike carried a sliding shadow as its acute tip pierced deep into the Licker��s back, mercilessly puncturing its organs.


    Instead, after hurling his pike, Mbenga curled up in midair as he substantially reduced his area susceptible to attacks; like a diver jumping off a ten-metre high springboard, he rolled towards a shrub in a sh.


    Nailed by this wooden pike, the Licker released a shrilling bitter hiss! Piercing into the ears of everyone and leaving a constant buzzing sound.


    Fiercely turning around, this wild beast brandished its razor-sharp ws as it bluntly cleaved the wooden pike into two. Then, it proceeded to chase Mbenga��s fleeing direction.


    Instead, would Sheyan allow it to? Sheyan was one exceptionally adept at grasping opportunities. Without an opportunity, he wouldn��t rashly execute. But if there was one, nobody could stall him from seizing it!


    He buried his head and charged up at once. Raising his saber singlehandedly, he lunged forward while the Licker was still cleaving away the wooden pike lodged in its body.


    When the Licker finally felt a threat behind and spun around, all it could see was a peerless sharp tip thrusting in with breakneck speed. Its eyes widened instantaneously.


    Puchi! Sheyan��s ��+7 West�� long saber thrust down between the exposed brains of this Licker, and deep into it.


    Mentioned previously, a Licker had no skull where its vital and weak brains were fully exposed to the atmosphere, where only a membrane film covered it. Moreover, Sheyan had deliberately umted and poured all his strength into this one thrust!


    After thrusting his long saber in, Sheyan even did his utmost to twist the saber; forcibly twisting it by 60 degrees, as it ravaged the innards of the Licker��s brains.


    Subsequently, he spared no dy to evade the iing venomous sting of the Licker��s propelled bone spur. Darting to the side, Sheyan rolled away with the same speed as he came, leaving the opponent he severely wounded far behind.


    However, although his actions were sublime and couldn��t have been done better, the venomous sting still managed to scrape a sliver of skin off his chest; leaving just a trifling streak of superficial red flesh.


    Instead, after carelessly overlooking it for several dozens of seconds, Sheyan realized that the red scar was ckened with rot, as it emanated an awfully thick assailing stench. Then, the wound festered inwardly, as the rotting destructiveness spread towards his ribs and turned his ribs iparably weak!!


    How vilely potent this highly toxic disease it carried!


    Presently, Sheyan��s physique was 49 points and he even possessed his indomitable ��Stronghold�� innate as his secondyer of defence. Yet, with just a casual retaliation strike by the Licker, all his defences were seemingly reduced to tofu like existences.


    Within a split second, Sheyan broke into an indescribable kind of hysterical panic. If he didn��t do anything, he would inevitably perish.


    All the cells within his body were unanimously feedbacking a deadly threat to his brain.


    Sheyan observed as his HP plummeted downwards a descending elevator. Without hesitation, he consumed the ��Ancient Gjesi�� herb medicine. In a sh, his vitality was a 100% restored and the single disease guing his body was instantly expelled.


    When the ��Ancient Gjesi�� herb medicine took effect, that immeasurably rich sensation of death simultaneously vanished from his heart.


    One could tell, though this unbeatable abomination had been weakened by the ��Tigfog�� herb medicine, the pestilence virus it carried was equally horrifying; its killing potency equally lethal, but couldn��t be weakened by the herb medicine. It was something the current Sheyan waspletely incapable of defying.


    When Sheyan attempted to view hisbat log, all he could see was nk. Even his perceptive sense had been utterly suppressed by the difficulty of this world.


    One could fathom how vast the disparity of difficulty had widened, the moment Sheyan entered this inner core reaches of the Kijuju Marsnd. Just a single ordinary predator could reduce him to such a sorry state.


    Thinking of that, Sheyan raised his vignce to a maximum, as he fixated his gaze on the Licker, who was rolling and hissing in agony several tens of metres away.


    Even though Sheyan had virtually no experience in dealing with abominable creatures of this sort, he still understood the logic - an injured beast is the scariest.


    Although the Licker appeared rtively weakened in this state, Sheyan believed that if he recklessly charged in boldly now, he would certainly have to pay for such contempt. Paying with his limbs, or perhaps his life.


    Only after retreating away and pulling apart the distance, did Sheyan fished out his improved ��Tigfog�� herb medicine and smeared it across the wound on his chest. In this manner, he obviously masqueraded the scent emitting out from his wound.


    Then, he hastily leapt up; intending to chase up to Mbenga.


    In his ns, Sheyan hadn��t factored in ying or hunting any freakish creature at all. Hence, he harboured no intentions to finish off the Licker while the iron was still hot. More critically, he didn��t have the luxury of time to y this beast, and its wretched hissing would definitely attract the attention of itsrades.


    Sheyan crept cautiously and unhurriedly, as he gestured towards the direction that Mbenga had fled. Then, he gently flicked off the greyish white cerebral tissue substances that were smeared across the surface of his ��+7 West�� long saber.


    Yet at this very moment, a shrilling long pike catapulted through the air, speeding with unbelievable velocity, as it stabbed in and utterly bore through the Licker��s body!

 Chapter 638: Fleeing for one’s life

    <h4>Chapter 638: Fleeing for one��s life</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Regardless of humans or beasts, being impaled by such a thick wooden pike would be detrimentally fatal.


    Yet immediately after the pike punctured through the Licker��s lungs, and despite having its brain mutted earlier on, the Licker bolted abruptly towards the direction where the pike had flown in. Counter-attacking with such terrifying pace, could it even be described as gravely wounded?


    This crafty beast was seemingly immune to pain, or only feigning being incapacitated, determining the location of its foe by exploiting the moment they attacked. Only when its opponent was most rxed, did it retaliate wildly with thunderbolt impetus; sacrificing its body to attack!


    Seeing that his attack hadnded, Mbenga immediately broke into frantic fleeing. Yet how could his speed bepared to that terrifying monstrosity?


    After brief moments, Mbenga had already sprinted 50-60 metres away. Instead, the gap between both parties continued to shrink rapidly.


    Yet of all moments, Mbenga actually slipped as he tumbled pathetically forward.


    Momentster, the maroon fork tongue of this obnoxious beast could already lick Mbenga��s forehead, as a pungent nauseating stench surged into Mbenga��s nostrils!!!


    Within the next second, just a single second, the massive ws of this Licker would drill holes in Mbenga��s body, before ripping it asunder into fleshy shreds.


    Yet in this instant, the distantly spectating Sheyan was instead heaving a sigh of relief. Because he had noticed, that where Mbenga had tripped, was simply a plot of levelled ground. It was actually impossible for him to trip.


    This goes to say, Mbenga had purposely reduced his speed����


    It also indicated that unless Mbenga was truly courting death, he must have a solid reason to be confident that the Licker would be incapable of assaulting him.


    All of a sudden, arge cloud of dust puffed up, as a fence of 5-6 thick pikes drilled out from the ground. Differing from other pikes, these pikes shockingly shone with a metallic brilliance. Though forged with an ordinary material, one could tell this fence had been crafted with utmost care; possessing both the lightweight tenacity of wooden pikes and the hardness of the metal.


    The fence thrust towards the Licker with full force, appearing as though it had moronically shed into a pike fence itself.


    Within a flurry, its body was prated by the ��forest�� of pikes!


    Following that, the Licker did it utmost to scramble forward but had evidently lost its fanatical and frightening demeanour. Instead, it impressed a miserable andical sensation, like that of a skinned frog being hung in a wet market.


    Pools of turbid blood trickled down the pike fence, as acrid white fumes spiralled up as though the fence was being corroded.


    Mbenga then stamped down forcefully, seemingly triggering yet another mechanism. Within an instant, that pike fence that was still puncturing the Licker��s body, forcibly ripped towards another direction. Turbid blood and chartreuse-coloured bodily fluids sttered in all directions, as the Licker��s body was torn into mangled chunks!


    By this point, Mbenga was already frically spearing forward. Right before the Licker could lower its head, another pike drilled in and punctured through. Following that, Mbenga lifted his hand up high, as he faced the altar and released a terrifying roar!


    It was as though even the dreadful epassing thick fog was being dispersed by his roar.


    In this instance, Sheyan suddenly felt like this unfamiliar, honest, straightforward and loyal ck guy, Mbenga, had seemingly transformed into a whole new person.


    However, Sheyan��s attention was instantly entranced by something else��indeed! An item all contestants dreamt of and pursued. A key, a silver glittering key!!!


    But when Sheyan picked up that key, he suddenly felt something was amiss.


    It was a mystifying sensation, as though an incorporeal pair of humongous eyes were staring down at him from the blue dome of heaven; callously and ruthlessly eyeing their souls. Aplete sense of helplessness floated up the depths of his heart, as though the entire world was now his enemy; crazily attempting to banish his existence.


    At this instance, Mbenga stood rigidly where he was with jaws dropped, seemingly suffering from a much harsher bacsh.


    Sheyan frantically rushed to his side and delivered a vicious p to Mbenga��s face; smacking his face till blood streamed out his nostrils. Then, Sheyan howled feverishly.


    "Run!!!"


    Mbenga immediately recovered his senses upon being pped. His pupils returned to its original shape, and his reddened scar simrly soothed.


    Sheyan hauled him along as they fled in panic, but after sprinting for a couple dozen of metres, Mbenga abruptly lost his senses again; yelling aloud ��waliw�� gibberish as he clutched his head. Somehow, he then grabbed Sheyan and dashed towards the direction of that elevated altar.


    Knowing that Mbenga must��ve recovered a certain portion of his memories, Sheyan followed him as they sprinted frantically.


    A ripple stirred within the thick concentrated fog behind them, as it was pregnant with an astronomical danger. Instantly after, a crimson blood forelimb emerged and heavily stomped onto the ground, sending debris scattering wildly. The creature, rmed by Sheyan��s previous battle, was shockingly a boss Licker!!!


    It was as if this creature was utilizing a spirit based mystical link to lock onto Sheyan and Mbenga, as such at this moment, their bodily camouge was renderedpletely useless.


    Fortunately, Mbenga had once again managed to recover certain fragments of memory, as he led Sheyan with utmost rity; making lefts and rights, while repeatedly triggering the mechanisms of the remnants of the traps the Ndipaya tribe had left behind.


    The rumblings of mechanism snares thundered incessantly. Although they ended up like dried and rotten twigs in the face of that boss Licker, the snares had sufficed to cause slight inconvenience to the Licker; thereby hampering its movement speed.


    At present, Sheyan once again realized Mbenga��s capabilities had improved substantially. Or perhaps, from another perspective, he was gradually recovering his original capabilities?


    Throughout their journey here, it had been Sheyan leading Mbenga. Yet their roles had reversed, and Mbenga was now dashing forward while dragging Sheyan behind.


    In a sh, Mbenga hauled Sheyan back into the za. This ce remained a scene of mournful ghostly eeriness.


    Instead, Mbenga charged straight for that monumental serpent statue, before hurling out two javelins he picked up earlier at statue��s eyes of gem. Not only did those eyes not shatter, they were instead pushed inwards. Within a second, two congealed beams shot out and converged on the floor right ahead of the statue.


    Mbenga dashed towards the incandescent spotlight of the statue��s beaming eyes. Unexpectedly, he reached out his hand and lifted the stone covering that area. Then, he grasped a ring handle beneath and tugged it.


    Boom! A sonorous rumbling resounded, as the entire za tremored. Mbenga then led Sheyan as they charged towards thergest grand hall hut.


    Not far from where Sheyan picked up that golden egg, was shockingly a ck and narrow hole; one that could roughly squeeze two individuals in.


    The duo darted in frantically, as thunderous smashing sounds reverberated above; as though the heavens were falling, and the earth rumbling. That boss Licker was nearing them indefinitely, its tremendous ws cleaving around in all directions.


    Within an instant, the solidly unbreakable grand hall hut was being ttened like a matchstick box, as massive shockwaves from the copsing swept through that secret tunnel, and into Sheyan from behind. Its intensity was seemingly not one bit inferior to the shockwave of an airstrike. Sheyan felt as though a humongous invisible pir had pounded his back, as he was sent flying with limbs dancing about, before crashing heavily against a wall of this secret tunnel.


    Upon impact, Sheyan momentarily saw swivelling golden stars as blood streamed from his face. Even worst, he could smell an unbearably fishy stench. It seemed like that boss Licker had activated a toxic halo ability��


    Cursing ��sheet�� silently in his heart, mere seconds past since smelling that fishy stench, before his body disastrously numb. Thinking about the rapid effects of this toxin, his eyes soon saw darkness as Sheyan passed out.


    [ Warning! Warning! Contestant no.1018��s duration of stay in this world has expired ]


    [ Warning! Warning! Contestant no.1018 has entered the core inner reaches of the Kijuju Marsnd in this hidden world. A fee of 5,000 utility points will be deducted for every hour ]


    [ Warning! If you have insufficient utility points, your equipments will be forcibly used as mortgage. If still insufficient, you will be forcibly transported out of this hidden world ]


    Startled away by this list of notifications, Sheyan slowly opened his eyes. Amidst the indescribable peace and serenity all around, Sheyan could only feel sores throughout his weak body.


    Scanning around, he noticed distinct traces of artificial constructions.


    The round ceiling was around 7-8 metres high and curved with an astonishing radian. The stone boulders that made up the walls had evident vestiges of chiselling and hacking with hatchets. Evidently, this engineering project had been broad and powerfully done.


    The ground was exceedingly dry and coated with white fine soil, and an awful fishy stench pervaded the air here.


    At present, Sheyan could feel a slight stickiness at the corner of his lips. Touching it a little, he noticed light cyan traces on his fingertips. Upon careful inspection, it was probably herb medicines that were force fed to him; possibly an act by Mbenga.


    Within this magnificent space, was a broad stone table, and atop that table����was surprisingly something bewildering.


    It was actually a sandbox.


    An enormous sandbox!


    This sandbox was probably constructed with a material analogous to cement; a material with excellent sticity when moulding, but solid as a rock upon drying.

 Chapter 639: The true hinterland

    <h4>Chapter 639: The true hintend</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Materials that resemble cement weren��t actually rare. In ancient China, there was even a method of constructing city walls that involved blending chicken blood, glutinous rice and y. Although that method wasn��t feasible forrge-scale projects due to its high costs, the city walls it held weren��t inferior to present era cement. Hence, such a material being employed by these Ndipaya aborigines wasn��t an exceptionally peculiar scene.


    Instead, Sheyan wasn��t amazed by the material of that sandbox, but its contents.


    The outer perimeter of the sandbox exhibited a dried purplish-brown colour, of which 7-8 sporadically separated and slightly elevated regions were demarcated out.


    With one look, Sheyan could tell that dry purplish brown regions represented the outer reaches of the Kijuju Marsnd.


    Amongst those 7-8 slightly elevated regions, miniature huts crafted with straw and wood could be seen. Evidently, those represented the viges of the exiled Ndipaya barbarians.


    Recalling his memories, Sheyan could figure out the few viges where he swept through. However, remaining few viges were all located towards the other side, and right now, Sheyan could vividly observe that those viges were far beyond his reach.


    A partitioned regionid between the inner and outer reaches of the Kijuju Marsnd and looked approximately to be 20 kilometres wide. A dull red shade of sand was used to indicate that partitioned region, which could also indicate extreme danger. Moreover, the sandbox also revealed 2-3 secret passageways.


    Causing him to be speechless with shock, the Ndipaya inner reaches was actually a tremendous hignd. Looking from afar, it was as though a massive tform was floating on the Kijuju Marsnd!


    Except, the miasma of mist and fog enshrouding this hignd was outrageously saturated and malicious. It would never disperse, and thus, it was impossible to observe this hignd from afar.


    The recent dangers Sheyan encountered in the inner core reaches all happened atop this hignd, distinctively indicated by this sandbox.


    Sheyan could see a total of 11 viges on this hignd, and thergest one amongst them was the exact ce where Sheyan and Mbenga had been pursued by that boss Licker.


    Furthermore, a clear pocket-sized serpent sculpture could be seen as well.


    However, the immense shocker was��their current location wasn��t the uttermost core of this Kijuju Marsnd!!


    It could at most be considered as the inner core reaches.


    ording to this sandbox, this wasn��t the ultimate nucleus zone yet. The true hintend, the genuine innermost core reaches, was actually at the hignd��s������


    All of a sudden, a clear ��ding~ling~ling ding~ling~ling�� jingling drifted it from outside.


    Sheyan was jolted out from his thoughts as he spun around, and immediately snatched a zingly lighted torch from the wall beside. Instead, he noticed a stone door ahead.


    Pulling open the door, under the irradiation of the torch, Sheyan could observe a flickering gold radiance within the dark passageway ahead. Bending his back, Sheyan picked up a thumb-sized golden bell.


    The pendulum of this golden bell appeared extremely dainty and delicate. It was forged with thin gold, where a grimacing devil face had been carved at the front; its teeth, nose and ears were exceptionally distinct. Even the vein lines across its face were imitated to perfection, and its neck swelled slightly. Upon closer inspection, seven golden pearls were imbued and swaying within, as the bell emitted sweet-sounding jingles.


    In spite of all these, the golden bell��s top was smeared with fresh blood. When Sheyan picked it up, the blood had been dripping, droplet by droplet, from the golden bell��s surface. As Sheyan examined this bell, he marvelled at the wonderful craftsmanship, that would surely cause present era artisans to gasp in amazement; an illusion of an artwork dropped from heaven.


    Logically speaking, within the primitive and barbaric Ndipaya tribe, it was absolutely impossible for them to possess such incredibly splendid craftsmanship. However, if linked with everything that Sheyan witnessed so far, then it could be roughly epted.


    As he continued advancing for a dozen plus metres, Sheyan noticed a severed limb lying on the floor. It was a human��s right arm, with a tattoo inscribed on its sturdy muscles.


    At present, the arm was still reflexively twitching, where the hand remained tightly gripping onto a strange saber.


    Only after exerting some strength, did Sheyan manage to free the saber shaft from that hand. One could tell how tight the hand was gripping before it got severed.


    Sheyan continued along this passageway and discovered many corpses littered along the way. These corpses adorned the attire of the Ndipaya tribe, where their faces had been tattooed with clear serpent patterns. Although they had perished, their ferocious and vicious auras remained vividly portrayed, causing one to be intimidated at first nce. They either died from a spear to their heart or a saber sh across their neck. Yet strangely, these corpses unexpectedly didn��t disy signs of struggling.


    Suddenly, a silhouette filtered through the passageway ahead, that appeared rather identical to Mbenga. Sheyan immediately gave chase withrge strides.


    Yet after a short span of seconds, Sheyan arrived at a split road ahead. His pupils instantly contracted as he realized that silhouette had vanished!


    After pausing for a long while at this split road, Sheyan attempted to identify the direction. Pondering a little, he then knelt and inspected the orientation of the ground, before heading off into one of the passageways.


    After trudging 20-30 metres into this passageway, he noticed a series of coborations and crushed rocks. Another stretch of distanceter, numerous deep sinkholes and a random pile of rubble appeared.


    All these weren��t caused by fights but clearly worn out crumbling after years of non-repair.


    Soon after, Sheyan was trekking through puddle clumps, which diffused out a rotting yet frosty stench. Each step into the puddles resulted in bone piercing chills, whereas the depth of these puddles varied. Some ces were knee deep, while some were waist deep.


    Abruptly, without warning, Sheyan halted his footsteps to listen.


    He could hear iparably distinct waddling sounds approaching. Evidently, a group of individuals were waddling towards here.


    As he listened, he realized they didn��t seem to be pursuing but rather, searching for something.


    Sheyan dared not to make a single move. Mbenga wasn��t travelling in a group, therefore what remains, should inevitably be the guards of this ce. If Sheyan didn��t guess wrong, the strength of those guards ought to be above the foes he faced earlier.


    Having reapplied the herb medicine previously, Sheyan still didn��t dare to be too careless. He retreated several steps before locating one of the puddles. Then, he crouched within the waist deep water.


    Soon after, those few enemies surfaced before Sheyan��s sight. Through the rippling and muddy waters, Sheyan attempted to probe them. After two consecutive probing tries, he finally obtained their name.


    [ Ndipaya Kingdom Guardians ]


    The other information was all question marks.


    Those Ndipaya guardians suddenly appeared to have noticed something vital, as they hurriedly marched towards this passageway, that was filled with umted stagnant water.


    Upon reaching a crossroad, they nced around as though seeking out something, but not being able to find it.


    Yet all of a sudden, those 3 Ndipaya Kingdom Guardians abruptly lost their footing and crashed into the waist-deep muddy waters. They were obviously extremely elite trained warriors. Not panicking or scrambling, a ruthlessness shed on their faces as they pulled out their weapons and shed away within the puddle sump.


    nk! nk! They seemed to have struck against something solid.


    Shua! A ck figure suddenly lunged out of the water with his arms outstretched. The figure��s back looked exactly like Mbenga, where his muscles swelled sturdily; appearing as hard as steel, dawning terror on all! His vigour was at its maximum, and within a flurry, he surprisingly forced the 3 Ndipaya Kingdom Guardians deep into another channel.


    Not too longter, decapitated limbs, heads and blood spilling intestines were spewed everywhere. Living beings a moment ago, they were reduced to a dismembered mess of grievances within an instant. Such an oppressive sight truly left an immense shadow over the hearts of all who witnessed it.


    Presently, Sheyan��s facial muscles were trembling.


    "What the hell happened to Mbenga?"


    As he uttered his sentence, the veins were bulging on his forehead and his hands were tightly clutching onto a saber shaft. His voice seemed to have been squeezed through the gaps of his teeth!


    Suddenly, Mbenga pranced out from that channel. Entirely soaked in fresh blood, a long chain-like item was strapped across his waist. It was dripping with blood.


    Upon close inspection, Sheyan realized it was astoundingly a long string of human ears! It appeared extraordinarily brutal and malevolent.


    As Mbenga gazed at Sheyan, his blood-thirsty eyes flickered before turning into utter perplexment. He then charged towards Sheyan and caught his hand while eximing.


    "Hurry, go!"


    Very quickly, Sheyan could hear the morous swooshing sounds of trampling in the water. His scalp instantly tingled!


    Just from hearing the swooshing sounds, he could guess a minimum amount of 7-8 guardians were fiercely charging over. If he didn��t run, would he just stay here and wait for death?


    Although the effects of Sheyan��s herb medicine was out of the ordinary, bear this in mind, it could only be effective more than 3 metres away. Everything would be revealed within a 3 metres radius. Moreover, this channel passageway was merely 4-5 metres broad����which meant, once those guardians could catch up to them in this passageway, the chances of being discovered would be hundred percent.


    Therefore, under the leadership of Mbenga, Sheyan sprinted speedily through this maze-like passage channels. While sprinting crazily, Mbenga constantly whacked his weapon against the walls; causing cave-ins and rumbles wherever he passed, leaving his enraged pursuers furiously hollering.


    Mbenga seemed to be extremely familiar with the routes here, as he shuttled through lefts and rights. asionally, he even triggered hidden mechanisms, transforming dead ends into paths of life.


    Eventually, a twinkling light greeted their sight ahead, a ring ray of light!


    They both squinted their eyes as they charged out from this tunnel exit. Even though Sheyan had already spected this from the sandbox earlier, he couldn��t help gasping for a chilling breath!!

 Chapter 640: City of Ruins

    <h4>Chapter 640: City of Ruins</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    As it turns out, the tunnel exit was astoundingly atop a 60-metres towering cliff!


    Beneath them, was a shockingly enormous valley. The horizons of this valley were vast and clear, untainted by the ever-present fog. Instead, ins of peerless magnificent buildings were erected within!!


    These buildings were simply breathtaking, but on closer inspection, were tarnished by the wreckage and destruction of time.


    These buildings exhibited simr ir to therge Ndipaya huts outside but infused with an added solemn profundity. Underlying beneath the ravaged ruins of time, was a tant grievance and helplessness of a thousand years!


    The afternoon was concluding, as the gradually west inclining sun shone down from the sky; ting a melted golden shade over these tremendous and glorious ruins.


    The city of ruins emanated with doubled splendour and doubled mncholy.


    At this moment, Sheyan could finally deduce the true identities of these Ndipaya aborigines. They were actually adherents; citizens of a once majestic and glorious kingdom.


    When the kingdom crumbled under bloodshed and insanity, these loyal citizens of the kingdom fled to their sacred ground as they struggled at death��s door. In the end, this unique, natural stronghold of the Kijuju Marsnd managed to preserve a remnant of the kingdom.


    However, due to a deficiency in written inheritance records, and after countless generations of loyal citizens departed, they had forgotten their glorious culture and advanced skillsets.


    They silently existed here, where the only inheritance left was religion. Because only by brainwashing one��s mind with religion and belief, could the most devoted and fearless warriors be created. That was the most crucial factor in maintaining their rule.


    At present, with the guardians encroaching in, Sheyan couldn��t care much about sentiments as he followed Mbenga to swiftly climb down the edge of this cliff. This cliff wasn��t very steep. Merely, its rocks had been rtively weakened by wind erosion.


    As such, they asionally lost their footing, were rock fragments would crumble down like a minindslide. If not for his ��+7 West�� saber stabbing deep into the rocks with every step, Sheyan would��ve tumbled down long ago.


    When those pursuing guardians arrived and witnessed their targets unexpectedly climbing down, they furiously cursed and snarled. Nevertheless, they had no intentions of pursuing, but sessively raise their weapons as they hurled them with matchless ferocity towards the mountain climbers.


    Fortunately, Sheyan had already anticipated their move beforehand. He directly loosened his single grip, and allowed himself to freefall for 5-6 metres. Upon noticing arge protruding rock, he instantly jammed the ��+7 West�� saber viciously into the rocky cliff, right before that rock.


    Rock fragments instantly sprayed out and crumbled down, as his ��+7 West�� saber etched out a long streak of sparks along the rocky cliff. Dust and smoke fumigated out, as this incisive long saber finally caught onto something.


    The hostile javelins and pikes soared through the air, but were blocked off by that protruding rock. Clink! nk! Clink! nk! morous shing ensued.


    Sheyan no longer tarried. When his body cushioned the impact, he kicked off from the rocky cliff and borrowed the momentum to pull out his saber. Once again, he stabbed his saber deep into the rocky cliff after descending for 5-6 metres.


    Although this method dealt severe damages to the weapon��s durability, it was the onlyst resort Sheyan could take. Besides, he was striving on with merely a single arm, which was really an inconvenient state to be in.


    Finally, hended safely while his pursuers were expectedly unable to give chase. Sheyan then received a notification from his nightmare imprint, when both his feet touched thend of the city of ruins.


    [ Warning! Warning! Contestant no.1018 has expired his duration of stay in this world ]


    [ Warning! Warning! Contestant no.1018 has entered the innermost core reaches of the Kijuju Marsnd in this hidden world. A fee of 10,000 utility points will be deducted for every hour ]


    [ Warning! If you have insufficient utility points, your equipment will be forcibly used as mortgage. If still insufficient, you will be forcibly transported out of this hidden world ]


    Sheyan inhaled a chilling breath of air.


    10,000 utility points every hour! This could no longer be described as burning money, but only a single term - wastage!


    As Sheyan surveyed around, he realized that Mbenga had once again disappeared amidst the intense battling.


    Right now, upon beholding the ruins up close, did he discover that the stone material employed to construct the unrivalled walls of this magnificent city, was extremely peculiar. The rocks were ashen colored, resembling that of a corpse��s rigid skin after being dead for a full day and night.


    Looking once was fine, yet to carefully inspect fully, the awe-inspiring walls extended endlessly; spreading towards distantnds before vanishing gradually within the crumbling fences, overgrown shrubs and vines, and other dpidated ruins.


    Furthermore, Sheyan also noticed that right at the bottom of this cliff, where he presently stood, were clusters of white bones. A minority of these were human skeletons, while the majority appeared like humongous fish; as though individuals would normally throw residues of food down here.


    As he spectated the scenery, Sheyan could deduce all the sequence of events, the sporadic fragments hidden in history.


    In the recent few decades, a misfortune should have befallen the entire inner reaches of the Kijuju Marsnd. Probably, a certain equilibrium of ecology that existed for millenniums had been broken or even lost control.


    Over time, the Ndipaya inhabitants of the inner reaches could no longer withstand abominable creatures like the Lickers and mutated Arachnidacrabs��


    Viges were abandoned one after another, and ultimately, even their greatest consecrated core vige was pathetically abandoned��


    Under such circumstances, the remaining few individuals, nobles with the qualifications to enter the grand temple hall, could only sorrowfully retreat back to theirst line of defence - taking refuge within the maze of tunnels.


    Most likely, the tunnel was designed in that manner as a final line of defence to preserve remnants of their temple. By relying on this favourable topography to resist those mutated abominations, both sides plunged into a state of stalemate.


    Furthermore, those Ndipaya Guardians still had to eat and drink. Thus, Sheyan reckoned the architects of the ancient Ndipaya kingdom had factored in that point as well.


    Amidst the spiderwork of tunnels, there should be one or a few that would lead deep underground; a ce directly in contact with underground rivers. As such, the unceasing flows of the river would supply them with adequate food and drink��


    Of course, Sheyan��s conjecture had lots of misgivings. For example, how did the ecological equilibrium of thousands of years get broken? What sort of mysterious role did Mbenga have to y in this act?


    Nevertheless, Sheyan believed that though the details were somewhat inconsistent, his own deduction should still roughly exhibit the general state of affairs. Sheyan definitely wouldn��t frequentlymit errors of going in a terribly wrong direction right from the start.


    Following that, Sheyan fixated his attention on the city��s center.


    There was an astonishingly massive altar there. Atop the altar, he could vaguely observe traces of heaped things.


    Sheyan��s eyes flickered. "If I��m not wrong, that must be where they ignited a bonfire, a radiance that can envelop the entire city. Therefore, that should be the massive bonfire Bernard Fokke detailed in his journal log."


    Thus, Sheyan was exceedingly near to his destination.


    However, as the saying goes, in a 100 li journey, only at the 90 li mark can the journey be considered halfplete.


    Sheyan understood this logic clearly - the closer he gets to his destination, likewise the nearer he gets to the truth, that would be the most treacherous part. Bracing his mental state, he advanced forward����


    ***********************************


    Remnants of the sun gradually hid behind dark clouds, casting abusting golden periphery around the dark clouds. A gentle afterglow remained to cascade onto the scenic city of ruins.


    The chilliness of night had started emerging, as though the sun was retreating helplessly in defeat to the darkness.


    A lofty sarcophagus stood before Sheyan, where the thousand years erosion of time and wind had foiled its intended shape.


    Clear vestiges of cracks could be seen, yet strangely, its surroundings were totally barren. The lid of this sarcophagus had already been lifted into a tiny slit, where the visible queer ck aura within was emitting gentle ��chi-chi�� whispers; pervading into the atmosphere, nobody could fathom if it was a deadly poison, a trap of the bodily fumigation of a thousand years of dposing sour stench.


    Borrowing this free time, Sheyan lowered his head to observe; a purplish shade polluted a trivial abrasion at his waist and was spreading deeper into his skin.


    This was a superficial wound inflicted by a random trap earlier. Even though the mechanism��s arrows had gone through a thousand years of sunlight, wind and rain, it still carried an effective toxin. At present, Sheyan could feel that side of his waist turning numb.


    With a flick of his wrist, Sheyan retrieved a random knife from his storage. He then quietly sliced out a ��ʮ�� on his wound, allowing the blood to rapidly drain out. His wound throbbed painfully, alongside a sliver of numbing itch. Sheyan had found out the arrow tips were smeared with metallic toxins, such as lead, phosphorus and others. It wasn��t those neurotoxins that certain creatures secrete, or the rotting flesh kind of botulinum.


    Therefore, though this injury wasn��t fatal to his life, it was increasingly tough to expel. It wasn��t simr to venom from creatures, that could be alleviated with instant effects from the appropriate antidote.


    After injected a medicine dosage, Sheyan shut his eyes for a brief rest. After observing the miasma dispersing from that sarcophagus, he sauntered towards it. Then, he strenuously pushed off the lid of the sarcophagus. After ignoring the dposed skeletal remains, he retrieved a diamond, a block of gold, and half a bag of golden sand; of which Sheyan immediately sold off for utility points.


    After all, he was in desperate need of utility points!

 Chapter 641: Encountering another Plaga Type host

    <h4>Chapter 641: Encountering another ga Type host</h4>


    Indeed, ever since he ventured into this city of ruins, Sheyan had started paying a fee of 10,000 utility points per hour. Truly an act of burning money not just in name, but also in reality.


    It was mainly because Sheyan had apse in memory. Back in the inner reaches, he was unfortunately affected by the venomous halo of that crimson red boss Licker and had fainted.


    When he awoke, he was already residing within the core tunnels into the innermost reaches. Prior to that, he was definite rescued and treated by Mbenga, sadly, there was no way of him salvaging the loss time.


    During that entire period, Sheyan was squandering his utility points at a rate of 5,000 per hour. But right now, the rate had skyrocketed into an outrageous amount.


    His only reprisal was, this was, after all, a world where riches and treacheries coexisted.


    While fumbling around the city of ruins, Sheyan identally triggered a certain mechanism. Fortunately, most of its threat had corroded with time, and only a single danger was unleashed. Though that was so, it seemingly imed almost half of Sheyan��s life. In the end, Sheyan managed to discover this ce, and solely from the harvest he acquired here, it was sufficient for him to carry on probing around the city of ruins for 7-8 hours.


    At this point, the setting sun once again peeped out from behind the dark clouds; casting a scorching radiance onto his body. A passionate and spicy warmth. The remnants of buildings were also constructed with special materials. Under the boiling golden rays, they exuberated an indescribable gold and jade in glorious splendour.


    Prior to infiltrating the historical ruins, Sheyan very prudently investigated the entireposition and routes. Yet never did he expect, once he entered thisbyrinth of crumbling fences and dpidated walls, finding a straightforward route to his objective was excruciatingly arduous.


    The route he nned beforehand had dissolved into a joke!


    Don��t mention those unfathomably deep, and insurmountable ravines, the whole city was polluted with snares and pitfalls. It was simply impossible to tread along a straight route.


    Of course, Sheyan considered employing other methods. Utilizing the superhuman strength of contestants to leap through the towering ruins, and operate high above the ground. In the end, the consequences were worse off; where he triggered terrifying mechanisms, forcing the helpless him to obediently traverse along the ground.


    All of a sudden, Sheyan nced backwards because he had vividly heard clear ��shua shua�� sounds of repetitive dragging footsteps.


    "Mbenga?"


    "Not possible! Those footsteps sound much nimbler than his!"


    "Then, it must be an enemy!"


    Sheyan immediately rushed ahead, leaving behind that right corner. Yet after a short span of seconds, he nced back and noticed someone. Someone that had left a deep, profound impression!


    A dried corpse of bag and bones. Mystifying unparalleled movement speed withpletely deformed steps.


    Indeed, this was someone who had etched a profound impression on Sheyan.


    With one sweep of his gaze, he could perceive it was in the same category as they ga Type Host that weed them in a vige previously! Perhaps, this was even a stronger version.


    Against this opponent, it was possible to resist and not surrender; except, where would Sheyan find a mutated Arachnidacrab to suppress it now? More crucially, Sheyan��s concocted herb medicine didn��t seem to be effective in this fogless innermost core reaches. It could probably at most disrupt and cause some confusion to it, detecting Sheyan was still possible.


    Observing such a state, Sheyan very bluntly produced ��Ambition�� and shot it.


    Beforehand, Sheyan had also smeared the ��Tigfog�� herb medicine onto ��Ambition��. Therefore, even though his shot dealt meagre damages to that ga Host, the


    negative effect of the ��Tigfog�� herb medicine surprisingly still affected it slightly.


    The ga Host��s movement speed became noticeably slower, but of course, it remained faster than Sheyan.


    They toured through several routes, with the ga Host chasing ravenously behind while Sheyan sprinting desperately ahead.


    Suddenly, Sheyan executed a bizarre action. Although the route ahead was perfectly intact without obstructions, Sheyan bent his legs and leapt forward like a fish. Soaring through the air for a distance that would put an olympic long jump champion to shame, he cushioned his fall with his single hand and rolled forward.


    If his pursuer was a highly intelligent creature, it would surely whiff an iparably intense scent of conspiracy from Sheyan��s actions. However, this ga Type host had utterly degraded to animalistic instincts. It only desired to aplish two tasks.


    Feasting and propagating, both of which were intimately rted to the prey it was hunting ahead. Propelled by those drivers, its pitiful mind could only think of a single notion - to dash in the shortest route avable, with the fastest speed. As such, all ominous premonitions of danger would be neglected!


    Without any second thoughts, the ga host stomped down onto the region where Sheyan had leapt across. Under its bodily weight, a sonorous rumble abruptly reverberated from the stone wall beside. Instantly after, that stone wall shifted aside with a bang, while a grounded stone b slid away speedily. From within the ruinous heap, a sculpture thrust out!


    This sculpture resembled a serpent-headed warrior. Its muscles were fashioned with excellent rity, but the most defined part was its man part beneath; truly exaggerated and distinct.


    This wasn��t some obscene pornographic scene, but worshipping fertility wasmonly seen amongst primitive tribes. The main deity these Ndipaya people worshipped should be that gigantic coiled serpent, and probably the second was the goddess of fertility; analogous to the daoists of China who worship the Jade Emperor and then Taishang Laojun.


    A whistle-like object was equipped with the gigantic serpent-headed sculpture, and as the sculpture thrust forward, that object would cut through the air while releasing a piercing hissing sound.


    The sculpture was installed to be kneeling, as it carved out a long streak of sparks along the ground, before thrusting in fanatically towards that ga Type host.


    The hissing of that gigantic serpent-headed sculpture was truly cutting; like a file scraping against one��s eardrum, shuddering one��s head giddy. From afar, Sheyan frowned as his eardrums had also suffered injuries.


    Caught totally unprepared, that sculpture collided against the ga Host from behind; driving it forward and pinning it to the solid wall ahead.


    Kacha! Kacha! Cracking sounds of bone fracturing echoed out. Yet at this moment, the four limbs of the ga host strangely wrapped backwards!


    This was an action normal humans were incapable of. Under normal circumstances, the only consequence would be having all limbs dislocated. Yet when the ga host exerted strength, it actually managed to wrap its limbs around that gigantic serpent-headed sculpture.


    Boom! It squeezed and crumbled off the waist of this iparably solid stone sculpture. Once again, it recovered its freedom.


    As the stone sculpture crumbled into a puff of dust and debris, the ga Host shifted its target to Sheyan once again.


    Nevertheless, the Ndipaya kingdom was a flourishing era of splendorous craftsmanship and arts, as were their pristine interlocked stratagems of snares they established; a perfect countermeasure for brats who ignorantly wreak havoc within the city!


    Right at the instance, the stone sculpture crumbled, an incredibly hoarse crunching sound transmitted out from a nearby wall! It sounded like gears and chains were rotating and instantly after, a short spear whizzed out from an insignificant looking hole.


    That short spear twisted and meandered through the air like a swimming serpent. Though that ga Host attempted to dodge, the short spear pierced in with lightning speed and prated through its back. Its unstoppable momentum then carried the ga Host and nailed it onto the opposite stone wall!


    Such degree of injuries would be fatal to a human, but to this ga Type Host, it only served to infuriate it.


    Barking raspily, the ga Host pushed against the wall with both hands; forcibly pushing its body out from the end of the serpent-shaped short spear. Its human body was merely a tool, as long as its nucleus wasn��t harmed, all forms of assaults would onlypound its ludicrosity.


    Yet right before ga Host forced its body out from the spear, a ng resounded from it!


    Like an umbre, 7-8 incisive slender des fanned out from the spear��s body.


    Within a second, a massive cavity was ripped out from the ga Host��s chest, exposing its yellowish ribs where even the stone wall behind could be seen. Despite so, the ga Host remained nonchnt to such injuries, as it wrestled out from the front and continued charging forth.


    Who knew, when it stomped forward with a single step, another ��Ka ka�� mechanism resounded.


    Two intersecting murderous beams shot out from tiny holes on bothteral walls. Once again, it was that exact serpent-shaped short spear, yet this time, iron chains were linked to its rear.


    Shua! Shua! The chains tightened in an instant!


    Two serpent spears, one left one right, punctured into the body of that ga Host. Following that, the iron chains attached to their backs tightened, forming an ��x�� across the ga Host��s body! Its mobility was momentarily shut down.


    Quickly after, an enormous serpent-headed stone sculpture crashed out from the wall behind with a loud bang!


    As for this sculpture, its hands were moulded with a gigantic stone sledgehammer.


    The stone sculpture revolved with matchless fury, as a stone sledgehammer, that exceeded the weight of half a ton, smashed the upper body of the ga Type host into mangled smithereens!

 Chapter 642: Rake in

    <h4>Chapter 642: Rake in</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    The damage delivered by this trap could be described as an assembly of stabs, or integral pounding blunt weapons. The area of damage was truly deadly, and regardless of how strong it was, the ga Type Host suffered grave injuries. Mild yellowish fluids gushed from its body, causing the rocks to sizzle with corrosion as fumes spiralled up.


    Nevertheless, the ga Host remained inexhaustible. Itshed its shrivelled arms viciously against the stone wall behind. This stone wall had already been decimated by the stone sledgehammer��s onught previously, and instantly copsed.


    Seizing the opportunity, the ga Host scrambled out of this district of snares.


    Instead, Sheyan who had experienced battling a simr type creature before, was already awaiting sternly in formation. The ck barrel of ��Ambition�� aimed straight for its head.


    Boom! The thunderous sound of gunfire resounded. Gunpowder fumes dispersed into the ruinous atmosphere and assailed his nostrils.


    Sheyan��s shot had exploded that freak��s head! It was truly a grotesque sight, like a club smashing ruthlessly onto a watermelon.


    Within a sh, decayed skull fragments, light yellowish pus and frizzy hair scattered in all directions! A horrendously vile stench pervaded into the air.


    In spite of that, this freak didn��t die. Instead, it stood rigidly where it was, where a constant peristalsis was urring at the snapped area of its neck. Large volumes of yellowish froth bubbled out before its neck quickly inted up. Looking from above, it seemed like something was about to poke out in any second.


    "Right now!"


    Sheyan was waiting for this very opportunity all along.


    Previously, after suffering terribly from the excessively menacing aggressiveness of that ga Host, he had reflected through numerous methods of dealing it within his sea of thoughts.


    ording to Sheyan��s analysis, the ga Host waspletely employing its host body as armour, puppet and nutrition. Only by wounding the thing itself would be greatly effective against it. However, it constantly resided deep within its host. With Sheyan��s current might, which was minimally an entire realm beneath it, inflicting a direct blow on its true body would be extremely hard.


    Yet right now, a very obvious w surfaced when the ga host underwent its evolution from Type A to Type B. At least, it was incapable of concealing its true body at this moment.


    Patiently waiting for so long, Sheyan shed down with full might. A deep-blue de ray chopped down onto the parasitic worm, who was attempting to squeeze out the apex of the neck! This conduct was akin to mercilessly killing the tree by destroying its shoots.


    Murky yellowish fluids sprayed out as this ga Host unleashed an iparably sorrowful screech.


    This screech wasn��t merely emotions, but instead, was a malicious sonic wave attack. Instantaneously, Sheyan��splexion turned pale from the ear-splitting screech, as he staggered backwards with blood streaming down his ears. All his attacking momentum was momentarily ceased.


    All of a sudden, a pointy shaped ckish-brown object bore out through the neck. Its revealed body was approximately half a metrerge. In the next second, it unfolded a pair of fleshy wings, alongside two feelers that dangled like tails. Following that, it actually started pping its fleshy blood wings, attempting to fly up. Its entire frame appeared identical to a fleshy massive moth, leaving one overwhelmed with terror!


    This scene left Sheyan utterly stunned. He didn��t expect the mutation evolution would differ between different ga Type Hosts.


    Nheless, he immediately perceived one fact - if he allowed that gigantic flesh moth to soar freely into the sky, all the mechanism snares he nned to leverage in his mind would be rendered obsolete. Without a n to deal with an aerial opponent, he would naturally be dead meat.


    Treading between the line of life and death, he could no longer care less. Roaring furiously, Sheyan pounced forward unbridled, as he swung his saber for a raging chop!


    When attempting to drill out of the neck previously, this gigantic flesh moth had already been ruthlessly hacked once; a strike received during its weakest moment and most vital spot.


    This time, it surprisingly failed to dodge Sheyan��s pouncing sh and forcibly endured it. The overwhelming strength of the saber��s de sent it flying for 5-6 metres, before crashing into another districtdened with mechanism snares.


    Despite so, that gigantic flesh moth wasn��t aware of its perilous surroundings, as its wings fluttered with a desire to soar into the sky. The pping strength of its fleshy wings was immense, not at all inferior to a human��s footstep. As a result, its wings smashed against the floor as rock fragments scattered sporadically. Naturally, it triggered the trap.


    Two intercrossing serpent spears jolted out once again; one missing its mark, but the other mercilessly piercing into the plump abdomen of this gigantic flesh moth. Vomit coloured pus gushed out haphazardly, as the serpent spear pinned the flesh moth onto the wall.


    ording to the conventional trend of the realm, most creatures with aerial capabilities would becking in terms of defence and life points, but made up for that deficiency with their outstanding aerial mobility. One could imagine how gravely wounded this gigantic flesh moth was from this imption.


    Sheyan was no fair sporting individual, he knew this was a nasty ��either you die or I die�� situation. Moreover, his death would result in a bitter fate of being converted into a nest to host that fleshy parasite bug!


    Thus, without any words, he lunged forward and chopped vehemently with his long saber.


    His invincible ��+7 West�� showered down a series of reckless hacks, ripping out a concentrated mass ofcerations on this incessantly struggling gigantic flesh moth. Yellowish-green pus sshed everywhere as mutted chunks of flesh sttered outwardly!


    Indeed, in ordance to Sheyan��s conjecture, every creature in this hidden world truly followed an obvious orientation - possessing deadly offensive might but whenpared to other creatures of a simr tier, their HP and defence were trulycking.


    Sheyan would be dead for sure if that gigantic flesh moth obtained free reign in the skies. Sadly, it unable to escape the fetters of this snare mechanism, while Sheyan was freely shing away.


    Hence, it ultimately got hacked to death on the ground, failing to soar above even in death.


    His nightmare imprint then transmitted a notification.


    [ You slew a ga Type Host ]


    Only upon receiving it did Sheyan released a long sigh of relief. He finally felt his arm had turned numbed and ceased his onught, as he panted heavily.


    This was because he couldn��t determine if this Type B gigantic flesh moth would mutate and evolve again to a Type C before retaliating with a vengeance. As such, he could only rx when he received a clear notification.


    In this ce, Sheyan felt as though he was truly insignificant and not worthy of mention. Every step he took was consolidated and done with utmost prudence to stay alive. Moreover, the treacheries of this ghostnd made it very likely for an awkward situation of failing to activate his final safety, the ��Unmodeled Amnio-tank��, in time.


    At present, Sheyan was cautiously scanning around his travelling path, while rejoicing over his luck to himself.


    "The ravages of time has ultimately dealt significant damages to these innumerable sessions of snares."


    Even though the artisans of the ancient Ndipaya Kingdom did their utmost to ensure these traps wouldst for a long time, so much so that the majority of snares hadn��t been activated, they had neglected one thing - traps require someone to trigger them! To cause one to inadvertently trigger a trap, a certain degree of concealment must be prepared��


    Instead, while those artisans were racking their brains to prolong the expiry of the snare mechanisms, they didn��t contemte much over the concealment aspects. Thus, for Sheyan, it wasn��t difficult to pinpoint the triggering factors after cautious examinations. This also signified that Sheyan could utilize the snares of this city of ruins, to deal with diabolical and dreadful opponents.


    In addition to the key to ying that Licker with Mbenga, this ga Host simrly produced a key for Sheyan. However, the glow of this key was extremely peculiar. It merely emanated a mild colourless glow.


    Right now, it was hard to tell how long he could carry on staying here. A rate of 10,000 utility points per hour was truly too heart aching. If he could acquire utility points from these keys, that would be the best. Hence, seizing this period of rest, Sheyan activated the two keys.


    From that Licker��s chest, Sheyan first acquired nearly 10,000 utility points. Apart from that, there was another equipment and a socketing gem.


    [ You obtained a precious object unique to this world: Lionheart ]


    [ Lionheart ]


    [ Rarity: Silver Storyline grade ]


    [ Type: Precious and unique socket gem - only appears in the hidden world ��Resident Evil, Origins�� ]


    [ Description: Passed down from ancient times, ��Lionheart�� is a powerful gem. After being buried for millennia, it has formed into an exceptionally valuable amber crystal. After being swallowed into a Licker��s body, it received nourishment from blood energy. One utilized properly, ��Lionheart�� can demonstrate a terrifying strength ]


    [ Value: You can sell it as a precious object, in exchange for 20,000 utility points. Alternatively, it can be embedded into an equipment socket. It grants +1 strength and intelligence, and enhances your offensive abilities with a persisting damages effect. Duration of 10 seconds, the damages dealt is 25% of ability damage ]


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    [ Ndipaya Curing Leech (special object) ]


    [ Origin: All Ndipaya tribe vige with shamans ]


    [ Rarity: Dark-blue ]


    [ Usage effects: Absorbs 200 points of blood from a unit on your side. During anytime necessary, allows a target to restore blood at a rate of 25% per second. Duration: 4 seconds. Restoring effects may result in an explosive strike. Explosive strike rate is based on the target receiving the healing treatment ]


    [ Description: When absorbing blood, if unit possesses virus or curse negative effects, the same negative effects will be transmitted to the target of health restoration. The duration of negative effectssts fully when transmitted ]


    [ Warning: Leeches contain micro-toxins, resulting in a numbing effect on target - evasion drop by 3%, duration of 60 minutes ]


    [ Usage requirement: Absorbing blood is a physical activity. Under normal circumstances, please allow this poor leech to rest for 30 minutes after a blood transfusion ]


    [ Description: This is a natural blood enriching pouch, although it is gross when adhering to one��s body ]

 Chapter 643: Final wishes of the departed

    <h4>Chapter 643: Final wishes of the departed</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Next up, Sheyan retrieved that colorless glowing key of the ga Host and summoned out its chest. Instead, nothing happened. Sheyan himself was rather expectant of this unprecedented colorless key, but after standing motionlessly for half a minute, the chest he was anticipating had not surfaced����


    "Strange����" Sheyan pondered briefly. He then proceeded to survey his surroundings, and suddenly discovered something flickering in a distant. Creeping up for a look, he realized it came from a corpse. Indeed, it was that heavily damaged, scattered and smashed headless corpse that was radiating light.


    During the intense battling previously, Sheyan could already sense something was amiss. Currently, upon closer inspection after calming himself down, he noticed several doubtful points.


    After this corpse had been infected, its appearance had vastly distorted beyond recognition. However, basic features like hair color or simply its attire could still be easily distinguishable.


    Merely 10 seconds into his investigation, Sheyan could basically infer that this unlucky parasite-host wasn��t a native aborigine.


    Deducing from the ragged cloth linings and its golden hair, this person should be one of Little Lord Fokke��s retinue who had traveled to this destednd a decade plus ago. It was unclear how he had been infected by such a potent parasite, where he met his fate by having his corpse transformed into a bug��s nest.


    "The glow should be hinting at something." Sheyan could very assuredly determine this point.


    Deliberating briefly, Sheyan held the colorless glowing key in a posture of preparing to activate, and proceeded to walk towards the direction where the ga Host first showed up.


    Although the sunset remained brilliantly passionate, he could still notice an identical colorless glow emitting from a dead end. It was as though a searchlight had targeted it.


    Sheyan swiftly marched towards it. When he reached the crumbled ruins of this dead end, he noticed several rock fragments positioned in a ���ˡ� shape, which provided a tiny space sheltered from the wind and rain. That space revealed traces of human livelihood, where a few tattered and moldy clothes had been stuffed disorderly within. In addition, a canvas bag, which wasmonly seen on ships, could be seen as well.


    The canvas bags of present times and the canvas bags of old arepletely different concepts. The canvas bag of old was bundled up sailcloth, which winds and storms could not tear apart. These authentic canvas bags were incredibly thick and could protect the valuable items stored even when flung into vile environments.


    This was Sheyan��s deduction - year in and year out, that ga Host must��ve curled up and nested underneath the asylum of these rocks; constantly in a state of hibernation, or a maybe a feigned death.


    Nevertheless, its sensory organs allowed it to feel the tremors of the ground, hence, making it possible to sneakily hunt passing by preys. This exined why the majority of snare mechanisms in this city of ruins hadn��t been triggered by them yet.


    In fact, those Ndipaya Kingdom Guardians simrly treated these freaks as a wonderful defense line. To them, apart from the concentrated siege of snare mechanisms upon entering the city of ruins, one had to square off with these dreadful and formidable shriveled corpses. Thus, any trespasser was equivalent to a dead person.


    Sheyan unperturbedly surveyed around, before creeping forward. A rich stench assailed his nostrils as he picked up that canvas bag.


    After the erosion of countless decades, this canvas bag had turned rigidly hard. When Sheyan tried to unfurl the sailcloth, he realized that the cloth waspletely moldy and stuff, so much so that it emitted a cracking sound akin to a snapping wooden nk.


    Sheyan did his utmost to cautiously open this ��longsting and durable�� canvas bag. Finally, he heaved a sigh of relief, because, with the protection of the canvas bag, its contents were perfectly preserved; without a single blemish nor dust.


    Right at the top, was a piece of parchment paper, scribbled with messy handwriting. Sheyan frowned as he attempted to decipher it. Gradually, he became immersed in the descriptions of one detailed as Dias����


    �� Yes, one thing I can confirm, I��m about to die. ��


    �� Ah, what a bitter fate��I feel as though the devil was gazing upon us throughout this whole journey. We lost at least half our members, oh��wrong, could it be, my brain is finally starting to rot? To make such a huge miscalction regarding simple counting. Right, only four managed to reach this ce. Oh, and that horse, that demonic horse known as Momore. ��


    �� What a sheetty feeling, a sheetty feeling indeed. I can finally understand why he was willing to generously share the secrets of the Stairway of the Sun with us. Because this secret is not one that ordinary humans can partake in. I thought it was real, that surging sensation of possessing limitless life. A pity, true pity����us foreigners are different from these aborigines. Our bodies, and this power they seek!! ��


    A dull brownish speckle stained this written portion of the parchment paper. It seemed like when Dias had scribbled till here, he coughed another mouth of blood.


    �� I can no longer feel pain. But, my fingers are constantly being beckoned�� I can feel, they will soon take control of my body. I must seize the time I have left. ��


    �� Julie, I love you. Father, I love you. Beloved Lucy, my lil angel, I promised to return with a pearl that suits you. Every second and minute of my life, I have always remembered. It is now in my bag, but a pity��I fear I cannot personally hand it to you. Nevertheless, my soul and my promise shall reside forever in that pearl, until the day it reaches whom it should reach. ��


    �� I thank����you ��


    �� Final words of Bartolomeu Dias ��


    After reading this testimony, Sheyan was firstly astonished. Because if he hadn��t remembered wrongly, there was also someone named Bartolomeu Dias in the real world!


    Perhaps that name sounds foreign, however, if one raised the topic of Africa��s Cape of Good Hope, many would be aware of that term. Indeed, the Cape of Good Hope was first discovered by Dias. Moreover, he first named it the ��Cape of Storms��, but waster renamed to the Cape of Good Hope by King John II of Portugal!


    ording to the official documentation, Dias was hired for a second expedition and perished near the Cape of Good Hope����instead, ording to Sheyan��s current risky adventure, he had perished here.


    Nevertheless, Sheyan spected that perhaps this was actually the true history. Because the official records had clearly written - all four ships had encountered a huge storm off the cape, and none survived the cmity��even the bodies weren��t recovered. Without finding a single surviving witnesses or corpses, it was evident the official records merely spected as well.


    Following that, Sheyan plunged into deep thoughts. Many riddles were floating up his mind like air bubbles.


    "What exactly were Dias��st words referring to, of the difference between foreigners and these aborigines? Besides, the ��Stairway of the Sun�� is absolutely not a snack one can simply acquire and consume, otherwise, it would possibly be a fatal poison����"


    Only after a while, did Sheyan continue rummaging through the contents of that canvas bag. Indeed, a case was stashed in the middle, and within that case, was a pearl.


    A golden pearl with majestic reflective splendor!


    When Sheyan retrieved that pearl, he instantly received a notification.


    [ You activated a soul mission: Final Wish of Dias ]


    [ Mission summary: Return this golden pearl to Dias�� daughter or future descendants ]


    [ Mission note: The history of the world you live in simrly exists a person named Bartolomeu Dias. Therefore, you can try attempting to aplish this mission in the real world as well ]


    [ Mission note: As the mission reward is a soul equipment, it can be brought out of the nightmare realm and be utilized in the real world ]


    [ Mission note: As the mission reward is a soul equipment, it is a vessel for one��s soul and hisst wishes. Thus, it shall remain undegradable forever, and is incapable of being strengthened ]


    Due to Sheyan previously acquiring a soul equipment, he was already familiar with the sequence of proceedings. Sheyan thus epted the mission. Even if there wasn��t a reward, a father��s final aspiration and promise cannot be simply neglected.


    Following a scanning from his nightmare imprint, the properties of this soul equipment were exhibited.


    [ Goldpearl of the Caribbean Sea ]


    [ Origin: Latitude 17.32, longitude 149.34. South Pacific Ocean, Tahiti, French Polynesia (magic) ]


    [ Equipment rarity: Silver Storyline ]


    [ Equipment position: Not activated yet, to be ced in one��s nightmare realm room, personal storage or party storage first ]


    [ Equipment property: Increase 15 points of phantom charm when interacting with female individuals or creatures. Negative 10 points of phantom charm when interacting with male individuals or creatures ]


    (TL: Phantom charm refers to added or minus points of charm that isn��t really counted as real added attribute point, but applies only to particr specified scenarios.)


    [ Equipment usage requirements: nil ]


    [ Material: Calcium carbonate, aragonite kernel ]


    [ Weight: 8 g ]


    [ Equipment special ability: Pearliate - Upon activating this equipment, the radiance of the ��Goldpearl of the Caribbean Sea�� will be imbued onto you. Your perceptive sense will be doubled, but all relevant triggers of perceptive sense will still be calcted ording to your actual perceptive sense. Duration: 60 minutes ]


    [ Details: When ��Pearliate�� is imbued, chances of you being discovered will increase ]


    [ Details: The eyes of certain intelligent people will not be captivated by the radiance of this golden pearl. As such, the effects of ��Pearliate�� will not be effective against them ]


    [ Description: A pearl is forever. The gold diamond ore used to craft this pearl exceeds over a meter. Beneath the beauty hides a cruel price tag. To obtain it, three native divers had been crushed to death ]


    [ Note: You must firstplete the mission to receive the rights of utilizing this equipment ]

 Chapter 644: The strongest mechanism

    <h4>Chapter 644: The strongest mechanism</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Sheyan continued advancing after storing the golden pearl. At present, he roughly understood the hunting patterns of the ga Hosts. They didn��t rely on sight, smell or hearing, but instead were attuned to the vibrations of the ground.


    Therefore, his ��Tigfog�� herb medicine was obviously useless. He reckoned that as long as he took gentle steps forward, the troubles encountered would decrease rtively.


    After winding through a stone wall, a vast emptiness appeared before Sheyan. Right ahead, was a terrifyingly deep abyss. An elongated rocky bridge spanned across this abyss, and could only be described as the work of God. This rocky bridge was exceptionally narrow, allowing at most one person to pass through at any one time.


    There wasn��t any protective railing on either side of the bridge, to protect from the fall that led straight into the thousand fathoms deep abyss. Just from gazing down, one would get a sense of eerie apprehension. It would be impossible to stay alive if one slipped. Apparently, this long bridge was the only way across to the other side.


    Back when Sheyan was scouting from an elevated ce, probably due to an awkward angle, he didn��t reckon this unfathomable abyss to be that impressive. Yet upon standing before it now, an intense sensation of abstruse vastness surged against him.


    A peculiar luster could be seen lingering across theteral rocks of this bridge. It replicated the glossy radiance of candle wax.


    Without a doubt, the only way to advance was by traversing this long bridge. Without saying much, one could tell this bridge definitely held untold treacherous snares.


    Sheyan attempted to encroach the bridgehead. As he stepped down, he abruptly felt a softness. An rming shock overwhelmed him as he immediately rolled backward. However, nothing abnormal happened.


    After sampling a few more times, Sheyan realized that regardless of how much he tried to avoid it, he would inevitably trigger a certain snare mechanism along the course of this long bridge. This indicated that as long as someone attempts to pass through, the snare mechanisms activating was a given.


    Thus, he could also make a further deduction - there was definitely a method of surviving the deadliness of these snare mechanisms. There should be a concealed but surefire way of walking, that would only be fatal if one takes a misstep.


    The remnant of the glowing sun was like blood, radiating splendidly over the horizon while dark clouds loomed around it. A sinister crimson blood splendor irradiated the entire city of ruins.


    Beneath the glorious scenery, Sheyan took a deep breath as he begun inching up the long bridge.


    His cautiousness and prudence had reached a max. Under the extent of his full concentration, Sheyan suddenly realized a stone tformy at a remote distance from the bridgehead.


    That stone tform was roughly 1-2 kilometers away.


    Nevertheless, he could distinctly observe. Right atop that stone tform, an identical tall and sturdy, serpent-headed statue abruptly slithered up from the ground.


    This statue had both arms raised up high, holding onto a gigantic mirror, spanning over 3 meters wide, that was reflecting towards here.


    Within a sh, Sheyan��s eyes were pierced by the incredibly dazzling reflection; the zing afterglow of the retreating sun. It seemingly converged at the center of that mirror, transforming into a dreadfully piercing beam. Like an arrow or a spear, it cascaded through the arc of this long bridge, reaching all the way to Sheyan!


    Its awe-inspiring brilliance wasn��t confined by distance, as it domineeringly revealed the drifting smoke and dust wherever it passed.


    Sheyan instantly felt an iparably intense threat. Though the mirror upheld by that serpent-headed statue was crafted with polished crystal, it was probably enhanced with insurmountably lethal dark magic. The beam failed to disperse, as it converged the afterglow of the setting sun onto a single dot!


    When the beam arrived before Sheyan, it had already expanded to the size of a shlight. The re of the beam remained dazzling and incisive, like a culmination of the scorching sun, causing one to refrain from staring intently.


    Wherever it passed, it seemed a passage of vacuum wasbusted out. Furthermore, its burning temperature even cauterized out a distinct charred mark across the long and narrow bridge. Even the rocks showed signs of melting.


    Fortunately, the focused sunlight had been carved over from far to near. Although it disyed matchless speed, Sheyan was still presented with a sliver of buffer. From his position of almost officially stepping on the bridgehead, he managed to hastily dive behind a rock. Still, he could feel the scorching dazzling beam jolting through, as a warmness rushed against his skin before a scalding heat wave ensued!


    Sheyan was 5-6 metres away from the convergence spot of the sun��s afterglow. Nevertheless, he could already sense the tyrannical heat it emanated. Without a doubt, if he had directly dashed through that snare mechanism, thatser beam would undoubtedly slice him into two; leaving him ignited by a tragic fate. An inescapable fate of instant death!


    This mechanism was truly too domineering. Sheyan lifted his head to observe the sky. At most, the sun would fully set within half an hour. Even during this period, a regiment of dark clouds could simply engulf the sun in darkness. Without its zing afterglow, this snare would be utterly crippled. Although time was tight, Sheyan could still afford to wait for half an hour.


    But just as he was about to sit down and wait, an ominous notion welled up in his heart.


    "Very evidently, the designer of this devastating sun snare was no fool. He would definitely be aware that though this snare was undefiable and fatal, it was restricted by the conditions of the sky. Every day, it can at most uphold its fearsome deadliness for no more than 6 hours��moreover, downcasted skies or rainy days would utterly cripple it."


    "Therefore, why would that Ndipaya artisan design such a low-efficiency snare? Those designers couldn��t have staked their blood, sweat, and riches just tomit such folly!"


    Pondering over that, beads of cold sweat trickled down Sheyan��s back. He had suddenly realized the most vital aspect����what was the most sacred core of the Ndipaya Kingdom??


    Without a doubt, it was the ��Stairway of the Sun�� rumored to offer eternal life!


    Thus, inferring from a logical point of view, one would definitely have to pass through the trails of a sun god, in order to obtain the powers of the miraculous ��Stairway of the Sun��!


    This indicated one point - the sole path that leads to ��Stairway of the Sun�� garden, was very likely to only open when the sun was up. Once the sun sets and this deadly sun converging snare inevitably loses its effect, that also signified that the road would be blocked. Since the path to the ��Stairway of the Sun�� was cut off, one had to wait till the sun rises again before entry would be possible.


    Contemting all these, Sheyan��s heart palpitated with anxiety! Who knows when the sun would rise again, and he would probably have to wait for 12 hourster. That was a total of 120,000 utility points. Moreover, if the next few days was forecasted to be gloomy����oh no!!


    Realizing that, Sheyan could only sample a step onto the bridgehead, and once again trigger the snare. The zing beam bolted in once again, seemingly cauterizing its surrounding air.


    This time, Sheyan was already eyeing the location he would dodge to. With a fierce leap, he lurched towards the fringe leading into the abyss. Right before he was about to fall off, he drilled his saber into theteral right of this rocky bridge; allowing his entire body to be suspended in mid-air.


    Once again, that beam zed through, but only along the course of the bridge. Though that was so, Sheyan��s hair curled up from the roasting temperature. Nheless, he managed to evade this fatal beam.


    Leaping, stabbing and dodging high above emptiness was the pinnacle of danger. Yet, Sheyan gambled!


    As the focused sunlight beam whizzed past, Sheyan immediately exploded with strength, as he pulled his entire body upwards with his arm strength. After 2-3 seconds of dashing along the stone bridge, he executed the same action and dodged towards the side of the bridge.


    After consecutively repeating this method, he very quickly arrived at the middle of this bridge. At this point, it could no longer be described as a narrow bridge. Instead, it resembled a wide district seemingly like an observation deck. Clearly, this was devised artificially, which allowed brave challenging warriors to rest a little.


    Even with Sheyan��s current indomitable might, this method of forcibly drilling rocks for rock climbing, left him drenched in perspiration by the time he reached here. He panted violently as his single arm felt an immeasurable ache, feeling as though it had also been severed. Though that was so, Sheyan��s breathing time here could only be calcted with a trifling few seconds. After catching his breath, he reignited his advance.


    Observing the seemingly ming sky that was covered densely with red clouds, it seemed like in any second now, a dark cloud would shield off the sun; allowing darkness to descend upon the earth - the moment where Sheyan��s expediting dreams would be utterly dashed.


    At this moment, as Sheyan took several steps forward again, he instantly felt a slight softness beneath his feet. Once again, that snare was inevitably triggered. Instantaneously, a sonorous rumble echoed from the distant stone tform. Next, another exact serpent headed stone statue of utmost malevolence slithered up rapidly. Yet this time, it was a model with a gigantic mirror hung atop its shoulder, which volleyed out another ray of matchless burning ferocity!


    In this manner, it was now two converging sun beams that followed each other andsered in. It was incredibly tyrannical, streaking in with matchless sorrow.


    Prior to this, Sheyan could still borrow the time where the first beam whizzed through, to leap up to the bridge before sprinting and subsequently, drilling his long saber into theteral edge of the bridge again. Yet with the appearance of the second statue, that gap had shortened extensively.


    Just when Sheyan was racking his brain juice in search of a n to proceed, he suddenly realized something fishy to his rear.


    As he spun around for a nce, he witnessed Mbenga charging towards here with a pace as fast as lightning. He was insanely frantic as though something was thrusting his buttocks.


    When Mbenga reached the bridge, he executed an abrupt roll. Unbeknownst how, he actually pressed a mechanism while executing the roll.


    Suddenly, a nearby sliding rock wall rumbled open, revealing its shocking content filled with Ndipaya pikes!

 Chapter 645: Massive bonfire

    <h4>Chapter 645: Massive bonfire</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Mbenga eyed these excellently crafted pikes for a brief while, before casually scooping two of them; one within each hand. Then, he barreled straight for the long bridge.


    At this moment, Sheyan caught glimpse of two ga Hosts wildly pursuing him from behind.


    The ga Hosts charged in with abnormal breakneck speed, dragging along an afterimage of dried, shriveled skin behind them, as they insatiably chased after Mbenga with no regard for all else.


    From afar, Sheyan keenly took notice that those two ga Hosts pursuing Mbenga, had seemingly differing characteristics aspared to the African natives. Their hair color and attire evidently exposed their identity as European sailors.


    Mbenga fixated his attention on the long bridge. Then, he indeed tantly bolted straight for the bridgehead. Once again, two ring focused sun beanssered in with unbelievable speed.


    Without hesitation, Mbenga darted towards the deep abyss, but instead, mimicking Sheyan exactly, he thrust his pike into the bridge��s rocky body.


    Nevertheless, wasn��t that too excessive a joke? Sheyan��s ��+7 West�� was like a valiant divine artifact, in addition to his brutish force, he could naturally drill into the cliff rocks like it was dofu. On the contrary, no matter how sharp those wooden pike heads were, one could simply imagine how solid rock debris was as well.


    However, an event that left Sheyan bbergasted urred.


    Mbenga��s pike actually drilled in effortlessly into theteral rock body, and even manage to stab 2-3 inches deep.


    "What the����perhaps Mbenga is a cultivator with fighting qi that can conquer all obstacles? Cultivating his spear mastery to such an extent? Is this movie secretly a Xuanhuan wuxia novel?"


    While Sheyan was lost in shock, Mbenga was borrowing the momentum of his thrusting impetus, consecutively executing gymnastic somersaults as he barreled fiercely in advance. Every time his body was about to drop off, he would drill his other pike with lightning pace into the rockyteral of this bridge.


    Meanwhile, those ga Hosts were fearless as well. Naturally, they wouldn��t stupidly dash into the unfathomable abyss, but instead, directly stampeded onto the ��magnanimously spacious�� long bridge. Yet just when they dashed 5-6 meters onto the bridge, two peerlessly dazzling sunlight beams sted in sonorously.


    In the blink of an eye, the two ga Hosts were diced into cauterized pieces by the first beam, and reduced to dust by the second beam. The winds blew across, as their existences dissipated from this world.


    By now, Sheyan had already realized Mbenga��s secret��there wasn��t a single cent of rtion between his effortless imption of the rocky bridge, and his strength or ��fighting qi��!


    Everything became worthless once the secret wasid bare.


    This was because, when the artisans constructed this long bridge, they had actually manufactured teacup sized deep holes within two-meter intervals, on bothteral sides of this bridge. Moreover, those holes had been concealed, and an outsider could never see through this farce. It was no wonder Mbenga could impale the rocky bridge as though it was tofu.


    Very quickly, Mbenga arrived at the middle section of this bridge, where he straightforwardly charged towards Sheyan��s side. Following that, he offered his stooped back towards Sheyan, as he gesticted incessantly with his arms; a look of frightened anxiety filled his eyes. Evidently, the duration left to cross this bridge would soon expire, and he intended to carry Sheyan across.


    Sheyan hesitated for a while. Frankly speaking, for Sheyan to replicate Mbenga��s method of crossing would be truly beyond his reach.


    Firstly, he wasn��t familiar with the holes along theteral side of this bridge and also wasn��t adept at using pikes. Most critically, Sheyan only had one arm, and the risk would be too immense.


    Thus, Sheyan first sampled and pinched Mbenga��s wooden pike. He reckoned that the material used for crafting was extraordinary and incredibly tough, as such, supporting the weight of two humans should be fine. Hence, he bluntly climbed onto Mbenga��s back, and the two subsequently headed off.


    This time, Mbenga was inevitably not as smooth as before. His arm muscles shivered and throbbed repetitively. Fortunately, right before the sun fully set, he arrived onto the core zone of the opposite bank.


    Upon stepping foot onto safe ground, Mbenga immediately slumped to the ground and panted heavily, before drinking several mouthfuls of rum. His current state was as though his toes couldn��t force out the slightest movement as well.


    At this moment, Sheyan became exceedingly fearful that he would receive a merciless notification - you have arrived at the ultimate innermost reaches of this hidden world, every 1 hour requires a fee of 50,000 utility points��


    Fortunately, the nightmare realm didn��t y it excessively overboard. His worry was totally unnecessary, and the realm maintained a rate of 10,000 utility points per hour. Though that was so, Sheyan still felt unbearable heartache.


    Mbenga soon recovered, still huffing as he climbed back up. Yet just when he was about to speak, a sudden thunderous rumble boomed in from the rear.


    Spinning their heads around for a glimpse, they realized the blood remnants of thebusting sun had already degraded into a red goose egg; with its half already plunged into a regiment of clouds. Dark clouds churned and upied the entire sky, erasing all notions of the sun appearing again. From afar, unknown when, the two statues with their convex mirror lenses had slithered back down into the stone tform.


    Most importantly, after the statues retracted, a hollow column instantly spiraled up the section of the bridge they had just crossed. Immediately following that, a mystifying surge of mist and fog filled that column and gathered densely, to the point where even winds could not bypass it.


    Not too longter, the entire long bridge was drowned in the fumigation of rolling mist; appearing like famous mountains and great rivers in a sea of clouds. The only difference was, a sea of clouds exhibited multitudes of cotton wadding puffs, but the fumigation of mist here replicated the muddiness of the Kijuju Marsh; adorning a thrilling ocher shade resembling that of coagted dried blood!


    At this moment, Sheyan was finally enlightened. The reason the rocky bridge was preserved with a glossy, sleek luster, was probably due to this misty intervention preventing all forms of erosion.


    Sheyan proceeded cautiously towards the edge of this bank of the bridge. Picking up a craggy and dull rock, he hurled it into the swirl of rummaging mist, following that����there was no following that!!


    ording to theory, the weight of that rock should still fall to the ground after touching the mist, however, in Sheyan��s sight, that bowl sized rock actually disappeared without a trace. It was as though countless famished mouths were hidden within the mist, where they would inevitably devour all intruding objects!


    Even that rock had been eroded away so quickly, what more flesh and blood?


    Sheyan was exceptionally clear. Regardless of how monstrous his physique became, or how overpowered his innate could evolve to be, it couldn��t be discussed in the same league as the solidness of granite. Death would note any quicker if he dove into that regiment of swirling mist. Even wishing for an intact corpse would be futile.


    Indeed, it appears this reality coincides with his earlier thinking. Attempting to enter bypleting the trial of the sunlight was possible, but trying to bypass the trial would only lead to a disastrous vanity.


    Presently, Sheyan once again batted a nce at Mbenga. He realized that his striking crimson blood scar had be strangely diluted. Originally two fingers thick and 3-4 inches long, it had shrunk to a finger thick and 2 inches long. Still, Mbenga��s eyes brimmed with straightforward honesty, not any different from his usual state.


    In spite of that, Sheyan could scent waves of reeking blood stench from Mbenga. He couldn��t help but ask.


    "Where are the ears of the foes you slew?"


    Upon raising that topic, Mbenga��s body abruptly stiffened. He drooped his head and offered a raspy voice only after a good long while.


    "Kill, kill, kill kill kill!!! Vengeance, I seek vengeance, vengeance!!"


    While eximing, his arms trembled with unparalleled intensity as he brandished his wooden pike.


    In response, Sheyan hastily hugged Mbenga; who knew if that wooden pike was smeared with toxins, and would mistakenly injure him?


    Instead, he listened as Mbenga muttered a term incessantly alongside his heavy panting.


    "Guarba! Guarba!!!"


    After painstakingly getting Mbenga to calm down, Sheyan didn��t dare to offer him any more rum. In any case, their bodies were still smeared with the ��Tigfog�� herb medicine, which could still provide minimal feasibility. If the aroma of rum allured a big boss to surface, there would be nowhere left to escape!


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    Sheyan stood beside the massive bonfire dyke.


    Indeed, that same bonfire he surveyed from his previous bird��s eye view. The same massive bonfire that Bernard Fokke detailed in his voyage log.


    Without a doubt, this signified Sheyan was nearing the ��Stairway of the Sun��.


    The night darkened with swift ferocity. In the twinkling of an eye, darkness descended. Very evidently, this was a forbidden ground of the Ndipaya Kingdom. Except for ceremonially important days, not a single soul would be permitted entry.


    That must be why Bernard Fokke and his group could peacefully rest by the massive bonfire that year.


    How they reached this spot, Sheyan didn��t wish to exhaust his energy to decipher.


    Nevertheless, Sheyan could confirm that regardless whether it was Bernard Fokke or Little Lord Fokke, the dangers and risks they took were much lesser than him.


    At least during then, this kingdom of ruins was still firmly grasped by the former Ndipaya monarchy, where long periods of peace and stability had undoubtedly caused acency in guarding the ce.


    Sheyan examined this massive bonfire dyke that spanned at least 30-40 square meters.


    He could imagine the spectacr sight once it gets set aze. He reckoned that such a dazzling incandescence could even tear through the enshrouding fog of the Kijuju Marsnd, prompting all within several thousands of kilometers to worship in veneration.

 Chapter 646: Stairway of the Sun!

    <h4>Chapter 646: Stairway of the Sun!</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    After a series of inspections, Sheyan found traces of the fire dyke having been set ame recently! This indicated that the remnants of Ndipaya aborigines remained devout until today, wishing their sun deity would bless them with a final ray of hope.


    However����a faint spection was currently brewing in Sheyan��s heart. If his conjecture wasn��t wrong, this could likely be a dead loop. The more of such ceremonial rites were conducted, the more perilous the situation of the Ndipaya tribe would be.


    Even though Sheyan was burning with impatience and constantly urged Mbenga to search for the ��Stairway of the Sun��, Mbenga instead shook his head relentlessly. He gazed into skies above, as though signaling that the time wasn��t ripe yet. Moreover, it seemed like they still had to wait for a very long time.


    Since there was nothing he could do, Sheyan explored the environment before huddling into a corner to take shelter from the wind, before falling into deep sleep.


    Sheyan slept rather soundly, but during the middle of the night, he was abruptly startled awake by a peculiar sound. Quietly, he climbed up and nced over.


    Unbeknownst when, Mbenga didn��t sleep at all but had actually triggered a hidden mechanism. Sheyan beheld a concealed stone room that was heaped with bulks of firewood.


    Right now, Mbenga was continuously transporting bulks of firewood towards that massive bonfire dyke. cing them above the stone mainstay of the dyke, he was preparing to ignite them.


    Astounded by what he was seeing, Sheyan was about to stop him! Instead, Mbenga��s movement was mysteriously rapid.


    Instantly after, a raging inferno zed up from the firewood. The massive bonfire dyke had probably already been infused with mmable substances like grease, thereby presently fuelling this tremendously grand bonfire of unrivaled brilliance!


    Mbenga turned towards Sheyan with a countenance of righteous vehemence, along with a hint of rampant zealotry. Stammering, he proimed.


    "Fl��mes of th��the holy altar��m-m��messenger of f-f-fire! Dawn of the��Stair of the Sun��harvest��ta��talent. Guarba appears��thereafter��mi��mine, revenge!"


    Mbenga��s speech was inarticte and disjointed, but its undying meaning was unquestionable; chopping straight to the nail and slicing the iron! An incisive fieriness radiated from both his eyes, as steam spiraled from his face like the tongue of a feral beast.


    At this moment, Sheyan��s heart subconsciously flushed with an acute boiling sensation. Observing the time now, it was already 5 plus in the wee hours of the morning. In at most another hour, the sky would brighten. Right now, Sheyan no longer spoke much but merely released a long sigh, before passing over all his remaining rum to Mbenga.


    Laughing heartily while drinking the delicious rum, Mbenga continued recalling fragments of memories in his drunken reverie. Concurrently, he briefed Sheyan on various matters that he should pay attention to.


    Gradually, the zing inferno extinguished. The marble white color of the dawn sky surfaced from the east, heralding a contamination of red clouds along the horizon.


    Sheyan spied with his keen eyesight, the numerously packed cavern exits of the opposite mountain range; appearing like a discarded beehive. From those exits, he noticed an unceasing stream of humans climbing down, descending into the city of ruins beneath. Clearly, those were the remaining Ndipaya Kingdom Guardians. Possibly, once the ��holy mes�� were ignited, they had to make their way here.


    When the rays of the sun once again beamed down onto the earth, Mbenga escorted Sheyan towards a rear stage of the massive bonfire dyke.


    Following that, he knelt and worshipped piously, before an enormous coiled serpent statue at the center of the stage. Sheyan didn��t dare to be too careless and followed Mbenga by crawling over.


    Finally, when they both stepped onto the stage, Sheyan abruptly felt his feet sinking slightly; evidently, he had triggered a certain mechanism.


    All of a sudden, simultaneously from the right and left of the stage, two ginormous statues slithered up. These two statues were additionally magnificent and lofty, and though they were simrly serpent-headed with a human��s body, they grew two heads instead of one!


    Amongst them, arge eyeball sprouted out from the left shoulder of one of the statue. That eyeball imed the same effects of focusing the sunlight, unleashing an iparably domineering cauterizing beam; sting rocks aside as it zed in from afar. A charred stench assailed their nostrils, as Sheyan sprawled devoutly on the ground and observed the beam carving towards them.


    Frighteningly appalled by this scene, Sheyan attempted to scramble and evade. Instead, Mbenga forcibly pulled him back and pressed him to the ground. Naturally, it wouldn��t be difficult for Sheyan to wrestle himself free. Yet a notion shed past his mind as he discarded any attempt.


    "Since Mbenga hasn��t eliminated his nemesis, the one called ��Guarba��, he definitely isn��t suicidal!"


    As such, Sheyan held his breath and remained motionless.


    That focused sunlight of unmatched fieriness whizzed in, instantly scalding an unexinable heat across Sheyan��s naked skin. Painful abrasions formed by scattering fragments of crushed rocks.


    Yet right before that sunlight beam could devastate them, it arched and halted onto that coiled serpent statue before them. The ce where the sunlight converged, was shockingly the left pupil of this coiled serpent statue! If Sheyan had darted towards the statue, he would��ve beencerated by the sunlight beam!


    Soon after, the other statue followed the same recipe. Its mirror-like eyeball focused a sunlight beam over. However, while Sheyan naively believed he would be unharmed in his kneeling spot, Mbenga suddenly pulled him and left withrge strides����understanding that this mechanism had truly grasped the state of a human��s heart, tears of cold sweat trickled down Sheyan��s back.


    That coiled serpent statue remained unscathed even when two sunlight beams were converging onto it.


    All of a sudden, Sheyan felt the ground faintly tremoring.


    Within a split second, the entire stage was submerging downwards!


    The same sensation as riding an elevator.


    Upon reaching its bottommost destination, Mbenga pushed Sheyan off but remained on the stone stage. Widening his thick lips at Sheyan, he bade his farewells with a straightforward and honest smile. Then, the stage once again ascended.


    As it turns out, Mbenga had already briefed Sheyan earlier. He would remain behind for his deathmatch with Guarba, and win some time for Sheyan at the same time. Of course, he also exined the specifics of harvesting the ��Stairway of the Sun�� to Sheyan, and naturally calmly departed at this moment.


    As he observed Mbenga��s departing figure, emotions welled up in Sheyan��s heart. It could very well be thest time seeing this simple, guileless, honest, tall and sturdy African chap.


    After all, humans aren��t like the trees and grass, who can remain heartlessly emotionless? What more, they had both trodden on this path of life and death, and Sheyan couldn��t repress the intensified pangs of mncholy in his heart.


    Nevertheless, he shrugged his head and immediately tossed this notion of out his mind. In a hundred li journey, ny li was merely the halfway point. The closer he got to the ��Stairway of the Sun��, the more dangerous it would be! If Sheyan allowed himself to be distracted, he would meet with an inevitable tragic fate where even his bones would not be spared.


    Sheyan scanned his surroundings first. The ce appeared like a naturally formed cavern. Even so, it wasn��t very dusky and the cavern ceiling was exceedingly towering, at least 7-8 meters in height.


    Speckles of basin sized cavities could be seen above, where slivers of sunlight infiltrated these cavities. Still, the winds outside could not pervade through. Hence, the temperature was minimally 7-8 degrees hotter than outside.


    The mmy cavern walls exuded droplets of water beads, bringing about a rather moist and humid environment. Vegetation sprouted alongside all corners of the cave, possessing emerald shade t leaves alongside tiny white flowers.


    Following Mbenga��s guidance, Sheyan trudged forward and after making a left turn along the cavern walls, he instantly beheld that ce.


    The ce hailed by the Ndipaya Tribe, no, the former ancient Ndipaya Kingdom as a sacred ground!!


    The ce of the legends that hides the secret of immortality!


    The Sun Altar!


    At this moment, Sheyan didn��t advance forward. Instead, he looked around first. As expected, he discovered a faintyer of copper-green powder sprinkled at a corner of this cave. The sprinkled powder looked awfully unremarkable but stretched over a vast area.


    With a flick of his wrist, an IMCO cigarette lighter appeared in his hand. After igniting it, Sheyan flung it onto theyer of powder. Instantly, the powder erupted with sparks; rather analogous to the sparks of gunpowder. Nheless, after igniting, the powder didn��t emit any queer or unusual smell. Only, it seemed that thebustion of powder radiated out mysteriously high temperature, tarnishing Sheyan��s metallic lighter with melted traces.


    The Sun Altar didn��t upy an exceptionally vast area. At most, it was equivalent to a conference room of 60 - 70 square meters. For some unknown reason, the cave was particrly clean. An approximate table sized hole had been drilled through the top of this cavern ceiling, allowing the sunlight to effortlessly illuminate through.


    This ce obviously suited the growth of vegetation. Large quantities of unknown green nts crept around the ce, alongside tiny blooming red flowers. In the middle of the altar, a circr flower terrace had been established.


    The flowers growing on that flower terrace was clearly Sheyan��s ultimate goal - the ��Stairway of the Sun��.


    Those flowers resembled vine vegetation lie honeysuckles and grapes, branching out thousands upon thousands. In spite of that, only a primary stem supported them.


    The leaf des of the ��Stairway of the Sun�� were broad and thin, even revealing a distinct translucency under the cascading sunlight. The leaves were brightly multicolored like flowers, but its flower bloomed between the nodes of the nt; between the leaves and the stalk. Just like osmanthus flowers, they were minute, dull and unappealing to the eyes. Nevertheless, an unparalleled exuberance of vitality flowed within them.


    This circr flower terrace was 7-8 square meters in size. To his horror, the principalying bricks of this flower terrace were astoundingly ash-gray human skulls!


    They all appeared with widened mouths, impressing a sensation of fanatically wailing in distress. asionally, liquid condensation from the flower terrace would flow into the mouths of the arranged human skulls, before dripping down.


    Such a wicked portrait appearing in this clean, tranquil, warm andforting cave, indeed released a ghastly contradiction to anyone��s senses.


    Amidst the bright, beautiful and fragrant scenery, Sheyan felt an indescribable sensation of evil.

 Chapter 647: Unimaginable infiltrating method

    <h4>Chapter 647: Unimaginable infiltrating method</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    A ring-shaped canal encircled this flower terrace. This canal exhibited a rich re of manmade artifice; forged fully with gold, it emanated an exceptionally vivid golden luster of gems.


    One could observe tiny ripples throughout the teurbid liquid coursing through this canal. The liquid was rather special, possessing a bright texture simr to that of mercury. A dim shimmer coated the liquid surface that wasn��t reflected light from its exterior, but a glow originating from within. That glow was starkly different to sunlight, it was gentle, viscous, faint and carried a tinge of violet.


    Noteworthily, the source of the canal liquid was the mouths of those closely arranged skulls that enclosed the flower terrace. To exin it further, it could be described as the discharged excrement of the ��Stairway of the Sun��, or saliva, perspiration in another context.


    A tiny walkway simrly constructed with deathly white skullsid before the flower terrace. It was utterly barren within half a meter radius of those skulls, and clearly segregated away from the various green vines and vegetation of the ce.


    Upon stepping onto that walkway, unbeknownst if it was the designer��s intention, but the mouths of those skulls would eerily be faced upwards; giving rise to a misconception of being devoured by the deceased at any time. Spineless cowards would shiver uncontrobly at this scene.


    Bear this in mind, 99% of humans that entered previously were probably shoeless aborigines����just setting foot on such a diabolical walkway, would impress a feeling of dread; inducing trembling fear and utmost devotion.


    Sheyan stood before the start of a tiny skull walkway, which could be considered the direct periphery of this Sun Altar, and also signified he was mere inches from the ultimate objective of this world; precisely speaking, approximately 33.52 meters.


    To a contestant like Sheyan, a maximum speed sprint would eclipse that distance in mere seconds.


    Still, he refused to budge but peacefully stood still. His eyes brimmed with prudence and cautiousness. It was as though this walkway of skulls didn��t lead to his ultimate goal, but instead, was leading him to the yellow springs of theherworld! As though half a step would bring evesting sorrow.


    The sunlight gradually intensified. Sheyan remained unmoving, as though an insurmountable invisible wall was obstructing his path, as though he had morphed into a statue.


    At present, the cavernpartment he stood, right before the cavernpartment of the ��Stairway of the Sun��, was roughly the size of a ssroom, and not a single hole could be found at its ceiling.


    Although most of this cave was enclosed, where the only exit was that ��elevator�� stone tform and the winds found it hard to infiltrate, it didn��t release a ustrophobic sensation.


    Though the air was moist and humid, it wasn��t polluted with any rotting odormonly present in moisty caverns. The entire ce boasted of a mystical and strangely clean atmosphere.


    The peculiarity resided in theplete absence of vegetation, even though this walkway was akin to half a step to reaching the Sun Altar. On the contrary, the vegetation within the Sun Altar was flourishing with vitality; exuberating an unmatched thriving vigor.


    Still, Sheyan quietly waited. Gradually, following the increasing temperature of this cave, a unique and unexinable fragrance wafted into the air.


    Upon close inspection, the green nts winding around the Sun Altar had started budding, swiftly producing ravishingly gorgeous flowers. The initial scent they released was sweet, but several breathster, it would cause dizziness and even one to feel nauseous.


    The fragrance was clearly thickening. Sheyan retreated a few steps as he nodded. Then, he hurriedly withdrew from this cavernpartment, distancing away from that walkway of skulls, all the way till his back touched the descending location of that stone tform.


    Generally speaking, this entire cave didn��t upy a veryrge space. Counting in the Sun Altar, it didn��t have more than five cavernpartments. Except, the atmosphere was truly queer and abnormal. Sometimes warm but not dry, cool but not cold, moist but not flooded, ventted in the absence of wind, amply illuminated but refusing the scorching entry of the sun. It was truly a supernaturally fine craft of nature. Only with such a mystical environment, could this ce give birth to a miraculous nt like the ��Stairway of the Sun��.


    Suddenly, Sheyan raised his thick ck brows. An ant had crawled through a crack in the wall and appeared in his vision.


    This was a gigantic ant the size that of a human��s thumb. This ant was probably the ant equivalent to a Tibetan Mastiff of the dog species.


    The ant crawled randomly around, seemingly attempting to scout out something. Its antennas wriggled, and eventually, it started crawling towards the direction of the Sun Altar. Moreover, it was crawling with exceptional determination.


    Sheyan��s attention was fixated onto this ant, alongside his stern and solemn expression. It was as if he wasn��t staring at a trifling ant, but instead brooding over the ns he had devised ever since entering this world; his gains and losses and even��sess or failure!


    Stretching fully its 6 long limbs, that ginormous ck ant swiftly scurried towards the cavernpartment that housed the Sun Altar. Then, without a trace of hesitation, he climbed onto that walkway of skulls, bypassing the boundary where the hesitant Sheyan had been. With a rude and impetuous nature, it intruded into the area where the sun shone the brightest; the area of thriving vitality, and also the area of strange malevolence.


    Serenity ensued as Sheyan fixated himself onto that ant. Even the sound of his breathing could be distinctly heard.


    At present, the sun had risen substantially, yet the sunlight unchangingly upied that single spot. The current air of aromas has since transformed into an assortment of assailing fragrances, an unspeakable richness that couldpletely rob one of his senses; because the fragrance released heavily sweet scents that would utterly please the soul.


    The grey feelers of the ant twitched incessantly. After affirming its target, it corrected its direction. Looking at the frequency of its swaying feelers��suddenly, the keenpound eyes of the ant could behold, a greyish object rising in spirals into the air before falling down!


    That was indeed the feelers on its head!


    Following that, its legs and head were corroded away��until an utterly dissected and disintegrated bodyid atop the moisty walkway. At this moment, even if the ant wished to obstinately struggle and continue advancing, it no longer had a body to do so.


    Sheyan vividly observed as its coelom inted into the size of an irrigated balloon.


    Pu! The balloon ruptured, spewing out insipid blue mist rapidly into the air. The entire process resembled a human exhaling out cigarette fumes from his lungs, as the fumes slowly dissipated.


    No wonder Sheyan didn��t dare to enter that cavernpartment of the ��Stairway of the Sun��.


    That entirepartment actually permeated with rich corrosive toxins that were seemingly undetectable.


    To everyone��s knowledge, a nt normally has a usual process of photosynthesis - absorbing in carbon dioxide and then releasing oxygen. Likewise, the ��Stairway of the Sun�� was a nt. However, it was a unique nt. It absorbed both oxygen and carbon dioxide, but in turn, discharged that iparably horrifying toxin! Those toxins had a density heavier than air and were colorless. As a result, it settled within that cavernpartment. For anyone unclear of such inside information, an impulsive infiltration would result in a consequence not worse off than that ant.


    Furthermore, it was as though the death of that big ck ant then heralded a call to assault.


    Out from a crack in the wall, another long queue of big ck ants started tantly streaming towards the direction of the Sun Altar. Those ants were incredibly resolute; as though viewing death as a return home, they charged towards the Sun Altar!


    Next, naturally a string of ��Pa! Pa! Pa! Pa! Pa!�� cracklings proceeded, akin to the frying sounds of popping oily fats in an iron cooking pot. Obviously, those ants had perished from the deadly toxins. Nevertheless, when they died, the formic acid in their bodies would burst forth; thereby catalyzing a bizarrely astonishing chemical reaction, emitting strands of insipid blue fumes into the air.


    Slowly, Sheyan noticed a key matter - the following big ck ants were unexpectedly crawling deeper and deeper!


    In the beginning, that sole big ck ant had exploded after reaching mere centimeters into the Sun Altar. Yet after hundreds of ants had perished, the present foremost ant managed to infiltrate a meter deep into the Sun Altar, before experiencing a tormenting struggle and having its body exploding and disintegrating.


    This sufficed to exin one fact - the toxins that had settled inside that cavern section was gradually diluting.


    Only now, did Sheyan understand that whatever exhortations Mbenga had naggingly repeated, was not to make things unnecessarilyplicated. Earlier on, the powder he set aze with his lighter, was a special herb medicine the Ndipaya High Priest had ced, to prevent those big ck ants from invading.


    After removing that herb medicine, the bodily fumes from those big ck ants would neutralize the acute toxins fumigated from the Sun Altar. This was the only way to safely intrude into the cavern section of the Sun Altar, and subsequently, acquire the ��Stairway of the Sun��.


    Actually, this procedure assured by Mbenga was something he knew it was so but not why it was so. In addition to him speaking in a drunken stupor, his exhortations were tremendously baffling and sounded just like drunk talk.


    Fortunately, Sheyan could perceive this logic - sometimes, great intelligence may appear stupid, while massive opportunities may appear clumsy. Though he harbored doubts in his heart, Sheyan followed Mbenga��s warningpletely. Sure enough, it was effective!


    Sheyan silently observed those big ck ants. Those little bugs truly demonstrated overbearing courage, charging forth inexhaustibly as they drilled into the interior of the Sun Altar.


    5-6 meterster, they reached the end of that walkway of skulls.


    Evidently, it wouldn��t take long for all the toxins to be neutralized. When that timees, Sheyan would seize the chance and have his wish fulfilled. However, his countenance abruptly turned sullen.

 Chapter 648: Succeed

    <h4>Chapter 648: Seed</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    TL note: For those who see a bugged content for the previous chapter, it should only happen for app users. Just remove the novel from the reading list and re-add it. It should be fine after that.


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    Chapter begins:


    As this scene unfolded before his very eyes, Sheyan released a deep sigh.


    "Ah indeed, it��s true����Mbenga, you even know the supreme secret of the Ndipaya Tribe!! Then, could it be your true identity is��I really hope I��m wrong, otherwise, will the ultimate standoff be between us?"


    Within this short span of time, those big ck ants ultimately fulfilled their use; the toxins of the Sun Altar had been finally neutralized. Like a ck tide, they flooded in; their goal wasn��t the Flower Terrace in the middle, but the blooming vegetation that coiled around the Sun Altar.


    Those ants swiftly crawled up the stems of nts, before sinking their incisive mandibles into the flowers. After chomping what they needed, they transported it back into their ant nest.


    Only with these flowers, would the ant tribe be able to propagate a new assembly of fledgling ants. Actually, the flowers aren��t a cure for ants fertility, instead, it was the only method to breed herculean ants. It was no wonder these ants abandoned their lives to pige the Sun Altar.


    Sheyan soon discovered that it wasn��t that the ants weren��t interested in the ��Stairway of the Sun�� within the Flower Terrace. Instead, to them, the canal encircling it was like a heavenly moat. Any ant that plunges in would be instantly corroded by the mysterious liquid.


    Since the toxins had been neutralized, Sheyan took a deep breath. He could no longer wait and didn��t dare to tarry any longer because time was mercilessly psing. After all, he couldn��t be too sure how much time Mbenga could win for him outside. To prevent this reverie from metamorphosing into a nightmare, risks ought to be taken.


    Sheyan directly stepped onto the tiny walkway of skulls. Immediately, a tinge of sticity feedbacked against the bottom of his feet. It was unclear what sort of method had been used to preserve a fresh moisty state, resembling flesh and blood, onto these skulls that had been exposed for countless hundreds of years.


    Once he acted, Sheyan raced towards the Sun Altar without a sliver of hesitation. Bright sunlight cascaded onto his head; clear and radiantly, he could seemingly observe the dust hovering in the air.


    The rich and diverse leaves of the ��Stairway of the Sun�� swayed as they revealed a slight translucency. One could observe nts'' distinct venation, that was asparably clear as that of human veins. The nts were seemingly brimming with nutrients as fluids coursed through their xylem.


    Sheyan took a deep breath. In his mind, the intoxicated warnings from Mbenga still flowed with great rity.


    "When harvesting the ��Stairway of the Sun��, you must only pluck the dried leaves. Your action must be swift but you mustn��t touch other branches of leaves, otherwise, you will meet with unforeseeable consequences."


    However, at this moment, Sheyan noticed that amidst the soil of this Flower Terrace, the craggy edge of an azure colored stone had been exposed.


    The grain and luster of this ��stone�� was exceedingly mystifying, not resembling at all something that belonged on earth.


    Stirred emotionally, Sheyan carefully examined around. Eventually, he noticed simr edges of those azure ��stone�� protruding out from the surrounding cavern walls.


    Instantaneously, a thought shed through Sheyan��s eyes.


    Several thousands, or perhaps, several million years ago, a meteor streaked past the sky of the African continent. Nearly destroyed by the friction from the atmosphere, it smashed into the ground and crumbled into pieces; with fragments scattering sporadically around. Still, it had sessfully crashed through a hidden underground karst cave, thereby forging an averagely sized skylight over this enclosed cave. This was probably the reason for the bizarre cavern ceiling hole.


    After the meteor settled, thergest fragment hadnded onto the middle region, now known as the ��Sun Altar��. Perhaps due to this meteorite carrying an unprecedented wave brand of radiation, it ��alien-ized�� the existing vegetation here. Either that, or seeds of life had already been concealed inside the core of this meteorite previously.


    With such unique environmental conditions supplying suitable warmth, moisture content and light, a prodigious nt, never seen by the likes of earth, was born��������nevertheless, it remained incapable of propagating extensively, due to its harsh growing demands.


    Eons of yearster, a tiny group known as the ��Ndipaya Tribe�� coincidentally discovered this ce.


    After years of exploring, they uncovered methods to tap on the energy source of this mystical nt, and flourished into a magnificent kingdom��They believed, buried within this nt, were powers bestowed by the sun god. Only by obtaining such powers, would one be conferred the way leading to the sun god.


    As such, it was given the name - ��Stairway of the Sun��.


    At this moment, Sheyan also noticed that beside the main stem of the ��Stairway of the Sun��, there were unexpectedly several independent seedlings. Moreover, right above it, the vines and leaves of the ��Stairway of the Sun�� were mysteriously shaped to look like a womb. It seemed as though even the ��Stairway of the Sun�� needed to breed out younger generation, and unexpectedly in the form of viviparity.


    However, to his matchless dismay, Sheyan realized the majority of the seedlings had withered! Furthermore, they withered due to the tight constrictions of several tentacle-like roots of their own mother.


    How ruthless and intelligent was this nt!!


    It could definitely sense that the nutrients and water content of the atmosphere, were only sufficient for its own growth. If it allowed these fledglings to mature, they would assuredly vie for the limited existential resources present. The mother nt would ultimately perish. Therefore, even though this nt had adorned the primitive instincts of propagation, it wisely eliminated its descendants to ensure its very own survival. How callous and heartless this was!


    Although Sheyan was moved by this scene, his gaze was fixated on thergest, most vigorous seedling. This seedling was simrly coiled tightly by its mother��s roots.


    Yet even though its brothers and sisters had all withered into oblivion, it persistently resisted death as its tiny branch maintained a ray of hope.


    Observing such obstinate tenacity, Sheyan was stirred as heshed out without hesitation.


    A contestant��s superhuman strength was naturally iparably to an ordinary person. With a flick, Sheyan attempted to directly snap the coiling root around that seedling. Yet when he tugged, he realized that root wouldn��t budge; it was essentially like pulling a steel wire.


    Nevertheless, Sheyan exerted his full might and finally snapped off that root. Mild yellowish sap spewed out from the snapped ends of the root, a scene analogous to that of ripping a human��s arm apart.


    After snapping the root, Sheyan stabbed his hand into the soft moist soil. Gently excavating out that live seedling without harming it, he tossed it into the party storage. Following that, Sheyan grabbed that fist-sized azure stone fragment and turned to flee.


    It may seem like this sequence of actions wasplicated, but it was as smooth as the moving clouds and flowing water! It only took a mere two seconds.


    After feeling its roots being ripped apart, the mother ��Stairway of the Sun�� became wildly infuriated. Its thick vines trembled violently, as soil and sediments instantly scattered. Then, it unexpectedly whipped towards Sheyan ferociously like a man-eating flower!


    On the contrary, aftermitting this evil deed, Sheyan hadn��t the slightest guts to block the assaulting nt. With a hasty roll forward, he scrambled to escape.


    At this moment, a single notion jolted through his mind with lightning pace.


    "Do I go ahead and consume the ��Stairway of the Sun�� now? No! Absolutely not! I have no interests in metamorphosing into a Licker or a ga Host."


    Yet just as Sheyan was joyously making his getaway from this Sun Garden section, his pupils shrank. The berserking mother ��Stairway of the Sun�� had actually triggered a mechanism.


    Towards the left of Sheyan, a stone door coated with dust suddenly shuddered and swung forth.


    Inside, a crooked, bony, dark, moist and shriveled figure trembled slightly, before leisurely standing up! Centuries of umted dust repeatedly roiled around his body.


    Sheyan inhaled deeply.


    He knew, this was the ultimate test for doing as he pleased and not listening to Mbenga��s advice.


    That shriveled figure marched unhurriedly towards him like a robot. One could scarcely notice its grizzled hair, shabby attire and stooped posture. Under the sunlight, even its gum could be seen beneath its yellowish and ckened teeth. Nevertheless, dry muscles remained forcibly anchoring its teeth; maintaining a chewing motion.


    Evidently, this was simrly a ga Host that Sheyan had encountered before. Yet unknown why and unexpectedly, the Ndipaya natives bestowed it the responsibility of being thest line of defense!


    "AH~~~~~~~~~!"


    This shriveled figure abruptly released a drawn-out sigh. In response, Sheyan��s facial muscles twitched reflexively. This was his first time encountering a ga Host that could talk. Undoubtedly, that implied it possesses a definite level of intelligence��


    As such, it also implied this would be an iparably bitter fight; a grueling battle bordered by life or death!!


    "How many years has it been since Ist saw sunshine? A century, or two centuries? Dwelling within that endless darkness, how I thirst for the warmth of sunshine."


    That ga Host raised its arms and cried out. Yet while executing its actions, tattered cloth rags rustled off it and slumped to the ground; revealing its crackling bony vertebra.


    At this instant, it suddenly shifted its gaze towards Sheyan, before unleashing a fric roar filled with rapacious thirst.


    "BUT! I thirst more for the sweetness of flesh. Ah, the juiciness of steaming intestines and a beating heart. Oh, how wonderful the satisfying chew of sshing blood!"

 Chapter 649: Regurgitating organ attack

    <h4>Chapter 649: Regurgitating organ attack</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Right after that ga Host turned to Sheyan, Sheyan reacted preemptively without hesitation. Pulling out ��Ambition��, he fired!


    A scorching lead bullet smeared with the ��Tigfog�� herb medicine swerved rapidly towards his foe.


    Yet simultaneously, this evidently higher tier ga Host widened its mouth. Unexpectedly, a bloodied fist of flesh whirled out. Decaying with ckness, that fist of flesh constricted but raced in with unbelievable eleration; so much so, that the air was suppressed by its pressurizing velocity, releasing chains of mini explosions.


    That bloodied flesh shrunk tinier than a fist, yet two meters before it reached Sheyan, it finally unfurled a pair of mangled and rotten wings that was riddled with holes. A fishy red viscous membrane, excessively wrinkled, back and creasing, coated it. Its wings suggested a hybrid between a bat and moth, while its body diffused out a piercing foul stench.


    On first nce, it seemed as though this shriveled corpse had regurgitated out half of his lungs or his heart!


    This fleshy parasitic lump whistled in with utmost ferocity and speed. Yet in all honesty, even if Sheyan could predict this exact attack from the shriveled corpse, with his present speed and reaction, it was probably still impossible to evade a parasitic organism traveling with thunderbolt deadliness!


    Instead, this was what Sheyan felt. It was as though the instance that ga Host widened its mouth to regurgitate out that parasitic organism, seven totally unsymmetrical miniature fleshy limbs hadtched onto his neck. Following that, its wings fluttered like a hummingbird before sinking its venomous fangs into him. Concurrently, a tiny scarlet slender tongue proceeded to swiftly suck his flesh and blood.


    Instantaneously, an intensive orgasmic sensation rippled around his neck. Indeed, it came from the bitten area of his main artery.


    At this instance, the unique nightmare imprint of contestants resounded a clear indication -


    [ A parasitic organism is absorbing your blood at a terrifyingly rapid rate! ]


    Meanwhile, Sheyan also observed that his own bullet didn��t inflict substantial damage to that ga Host, it merely drilled a bullet hole in its neck. Of course, that also meant the ��Tigfog�� herb medicine had taken effect.


    However, Sheyan also noticed that at the corner of the ga Host��s mouth, a tiny genuine human piece of skin was abruptly and mysteriously expanding out.


    As it turns out, while it was controlling that parasitic organism to deal damages to Sheyan, it was simrly regenerating its shriveled body!


    Within a short duration, the negative effects of losing excessive bloodbined with the venomous toxins of the parasitic organism surfaced. Struck with dizziness, a headache, tinnitus, and breathing difficulties, Sheyan immediately faltered as he crashed to the ground. It was as though he was immersed inforting warm water, as hezily shut his eyes.


    His nightmare imprint was repeatedly transmitting this - [ You are suffering from an unknown attack ]


    Despite that, Sheyan was clear in his heart. He was poisoned with the most terrifying of toxins, an effect that directly influenced his mental state. His limbs were paralyzed to the extent he couldn��t move a single finger, still, Sheyan roared crazily in his heart.


    "Wake up, hurry and wake up! Get up!"


    "It��s no use." The opposing shriveled corpse haughtily sneered.


    By now, two plump fleshy parasites were crawling up from his tattered trouser legs. They were at least 2 meters long and boasted tworge mandibles. Mimicking snakes, they leisurely slithered towards Sheyan.


    "Shut your eyes and renounce all resistance. My breakfast, or is it high tea��even gods will be paralyzed for 10 seconds by my precious!"


    "10 seconds��eh? Even gods will be paralyzed for 10 seconds eh?" Upon hearing that sentence, Sheyan��s eyes flickered as he abandoned all resistance.


    As a matter of fact, the assaults of the ga Host was really strategically interrted. First, was that surprising parasitic organism that could whizz in like a thunderbolt. After paralyzing the opponent and drawing out vitality to feed the main body, it seized the opportunity of paralysis, to release those slithering parasitic organisms to constrict its prey����


    Even in such dire straits, Sheyan managed to astutely perceive the weak point of this ga Host.


    After being imprisoned for centuries and in a dormant state of feigned death, its bodily capabilities had weakened to the minimum. This goes to say, it could only leech vitality to fuel its bodily functions through attacks like before. Moreover, it would supply the vitality to reanimate any remaining parasitic organism to do its bidding.


    "This signifies����all these corrted exploitations only serve as confirmation, it is currently at its weakest! As long as it can no longer absorb my vitality, its attacking methods would be forcibly cut off!"


    All of a sudden, his nightmare imprint transmitted notifications.


    [ Unknown creature��s ��Paralytic Chew�� has inflicted a 10 seconds paralysis onto you. Under this state, you are incapable of casting abilities, moving or attacking. This effect takes Domain Authority precedence! ]


    [ Your innate ability ��Stronghold�� property of ��all duration of negative buffs on your body reduced by 25%�� conflicts with the ability ��Paralytic Chew�� ]


    [ Calcting��data disorder��data error��data amendment����]


    [ ��Paralytic Chew�� will only sustain for 7.5 seconds! ]


    ������


    [ You have now regained mobility! ]


    In this battle of life and death, a tiny mistake or miscalction could swerve the entire course of battle. What more an entire 2.5 seconds? After regaining mobility, Sheyan howled frantically as he reached out and tightly gripped that bat like parasitic organism!!!


    This lung cancer abominable parasitic organism of unparalleled vileness truly possessed miraculously fast speed. Moreover, its secreted venom had reached an outrageously perverted stage where it could inflict 10 seconds of paralysis. It even possessed domain authority precedence!


    Even a 100 defense, 10,000 HP freak would die. Furthermore, ording to Sheyan��s earlier experiences, the proud defense of these parasitic organisms was its host body that they treated like a bulletproof vest. Without a doubt, its bare body would be extremely frail.


    Therefore, it definitely couldn��t endure a beating.


    Indeed, Sheyan��s conjecture was urate. Exerting his strength, he savagely squashed this weird bat-moth hybrid parasite in a block. Mournful squeals choked out of its mandibles, as blood oozed in all directions.


    Instantly after, Sheyan forcibly withstood nauseating dizziness as he nimbly leaped backward, at the same time mming this creature onto the ground.


    PA! He then followed up by cleaving down onto this semi-dead abomination with his ��+7 West��.


    This bat parasite was immediately cleaved into two, even a deep crevice formed on the rocky ground beneath. Not only that, Sheyan then ruthlessly kicked it flying towards the Sun Altar.


    Coincidentally, itnded into the canal encircling the flower terrace. The liquid stagnating within that canal was truly no joke, as it instantly corroded that parasite into a ball of fumes.


    In this precise moment, that shriveled ga Host seemed to be affected as well as it released a shrilling shriek.


    Sheyan took in a deep breath, as the oxygen swiftly restored rity in his hazy vision due to excessive blood loss. To his horror, he realized the two snake-like parasites had already meandered towards him, leaving behind a trail of repulsive white froth. Fortunately, their slithering speed couldn��t be considered fast and allowed Sheyan adequate buffer time.


    Staring down at these two obnoxious brutes, Sheyan shed away with his saber without offering a single word. Never did he expect, when the iparably incisive ��+7 West�� hacked against the bodies of these vile snakes, it caused his hands to shudder with numbness! The back of his de recoiled and nearly knocked his forehead.


    Instead, that parasite continued slithering forth as though nothing had happened. The strength it carried was truly formidable, so much so that its towering defense had totally eclipsed his expectations!


    Fortunately, its movement speed was its fatal w, and could only work in interrted unison with the ��Paralytic Chew�� of that bat parasite. After all, 10 seconds would be sufficient for the two snakes to constrict around its prey.


    Sadly, Sheyan��s indomitable innate ability revealed its utmost potency at the nick of time. The 2.5 seconds it shaved off allowed him to abruptly burst forth, and sneakily kill off that speedy parasite! After cutting off the most vital aspect of this interlocked stratagem, a domino effect was created, causing the foolproof killing n of the ga Host to go up in mes.


    As he witnessed the two incredibly valiant fleshy parasite snakes persistently meandering towards him, a malicious glint flickered in the eyes of the repeatedly retreating Sheyan. After retreating several steps, he finally noticed an opening and heftily shed down once again.


    That parasite snake immediately braced its muscles and arched its long body. Yet right before the shing de carved in, the de abruptly shifted into a scooping up movement; instantly flinging the wriggling parasitic snake into the air.


    Nevertheless, its wrestling strength remained impressive even without possessing a thick body. As a result, Sheyan��s intention to fling it into the corrosive canal fell short. Unable to gauge his strength, he sted off and it directlynded on the mystifying nt, the ��Stairway of the Sun��!


    The liquid flowing within the canal came from the skull mouths of ornamenting around the flower terrace. It didn��t even spare a residue of that flying bat parasite.


    The parasite snake that Sheyan had flung into the flower terrace, possessed a monstrous strength that could contest Sheyan��s 49 points of strength or conversely stifle him!


    Instead, when itnded into the embrace of the thick vines of the ��Stairway of the Sun��, the parasite instantly turned rigid. Following that, as though soaked in sulfuric acid, it bluntly dissolved.

 Chapter 650: So it’s him!

    <h4>Chapter 650: So it��s him!</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Noting the effectiveness of this method, Sheyan immediately replicated it with the other parasitic snake. Instead, sensing that something was awry, that ga Host beckoned for the other parasitic flesh snake to slither back, before assimting back into its body.


    Fearing that the ga Host would spit out another abomination, Sheyan didn��t dare to be impulsive, but watched regrettably as that snake made its escape.


    Probably due to absorbing a portion of Sheyan��s life essence, the shriveled rotting facial features of that ga Host had strangely replenished a little. Through its exceedingly hideous countenance, Sheyan could roughly identify the main characteristics of the ga Host.


    "I know your identity!" Sheyan suddenly shouted at the Host. "You��re the captain that brought Bernard Fokke to this destednd! That wealthy merchant, the one inflicted with an incurable disease yet still seeks for immortality����Travice! Look at your current state, is this the evesting life you pursuit for?"


    "Tra��vi��ce?" That opposing shriveled corpse recited that name in bewilderment. After a momentary lifelessness, it gradually nodded.


    "I��m familiar with that name, perhaps, perhaps that be my name. Aye, but!! The allure of your flesh is irresistible!!"


    Travice��s voice abruptly transformed sharper and frantic. His limbs twitched and twisted abnormally as white fluids foamed at his mouth repeatedly. Queer grotesque sounds were emitting from his body, and his shriveled stomach suddenly inted; causing the scraps of his remaining attire to be stretched into dust.


    One could observe the uneven surface of his belly, looking as though it hosted an unknown creature; right in the middle of baring its fangs and ws, as it struggled to break free from its confinement.


    In the next second, he widened his mouth at Sheyan again.


    This time, the degree of widening reached a seemingly inhuman extent; it practically resembled the obtuse angle of a serpent devouring a huge prey. If an average person were to open his mouth that wide, he would pay the disastrous cost of having a dislocated chin and twocerations of over 10 centimeters at the corners of his mouth.


    A cluster of buzzing sounds echoed out. Following that, dense tiny lumps of flesh catapulted out from Travice��s throat towards Sheyan.


    Concurrently, Travice��s tongue shot out; one that didn��t resemble the human tongue. It was scarlet, slender with a bifurcated top! His tongue rolled around in midair with matchless deftness, following a furtive pattern as it curled and orbited around.


    Sheyan observed clearly; those tiny lumps of flesh were initially curled up, but upon interacting with the atmosphere, they revealed repulsive features - four fleshy fan wings rapidly bore out from its sparkling red back! Next, were propped up legs and an incisive mandible. They were actually a flock of flesh mosquitoes.


    At the moment Travice spat down out, that flock of mosquitoes was just a cluster upying a basin sized region. Instead, after buzzing 5-6 meters out, it dispersed into a massive blood mist that enveloped towards Sheyan.


    Evidently, Travice was entirely different from the other ga Hosts that Sheyan had encountered earlier. Even though he was dominated by the feral instincts of feasting and propagation, he still retained a remnant of humanlybat awareness and technique.


    Once he discovered its summoned creatures were curbed and eradicated by Sheyan, he immediately swapped to another tactic.


    That was apparent in how he proactively retracted that incredibly tenacious parasite snake. Since he was aware of the effectiveness of aerial parasites, he once again resorted to a simr tactic; unleashing a terrifying mass of parasite mosquitoes toy waste on Sheyan, that his long saber would be rendered useless. Hisbat wisdom was absolutely not inferior to humans.


    In the face of this flock of terrifying flesh mosquitoes, Sheyan��s mind was instead a sea of tranquility. First, he asked himself a single question.


    "Do I have a method of dealing with these terrifyingly strange flesh mosquitoes?"


    Immediately, he answered himself with a, "No!"


    Reflecting on that��since escaping, running away, or even hiding was impossible, what else could he do? Only one world - Endure!


    Pushed to such desperations, Sheyan��s eyes zed with a ming insanity.


    He attempted to activate ��Horn-Rage��, but failed due to the obstructed vision from the mist. Not discouraged by that, he roared with fury as he buried his head, and charged frantically towards Travice.


    "AHHHHHHHH!!!!!!"


    The impression of this blood-soaked sprint, waspletely akin to a wounded ferocious beast. One that was forcibly tearing a way out from its path of despair and torment!!!


    "Even in death, I shall die standing!"


    "Even if I copse, it shall be on the path of assault!"


    "Even in death, I shall bite off a chunk of your flesh!"


    "After centuries of imprisonment, no matter how formidable he can be, he is still a dried upntern at this stage. Moreover, Travice is clearly unlike the other ga Hosts, he relies fully on his parasites to ravage his prey."


    "That Moth-bat parasite he first unleashed, was probably its final sap of vitality previously. Viewing this from another angle, the remaining vitality he drew from me, is being used to animate these parasites to leech from me."


    "Judging from the nourishment sucked by that parasite Moth-bat from my body, it was enough to animate those two parasite snakes to assault me. Afterwards, its Moth-bat parasite and one of the snake parasite was in, and wasn��t assimted back into Travice����"


    "This goes to say, the energies of life essence fuelling this flock of flesh mosquitoes to swarm me, is in fact, only equivalent to a single parasite snake!!"


    "Therefore, regardless of the innumerable proportion of flesh mosquitoes, their power��is definitely not high. I have a chance at victory!"


    Such was Sheyan��s thought process before this. Then, his assailing charge invaded into that massive cluster of flesh mosquitoes. A list ofbat statistics instantly rolled out.


    [ You received an attack by a ��???�� unknown creature. You receive 27 points of damage. Innate ability ��Stronghold�� activated����you only receive 1 point of damage ]


    [ You received an attack by a ��???�� unknown creature. Attack has a possibility of mria infection����due to your umted immunity in this world, negative effects are resisted! ]


    "����"


    "����"


    Sheyan exposed a sinister smirk, indeed it was so!


    The offensive prowess of such a massive flock of flesh mosquitoes couldn��t have reached a lethal extent. Thus, it was primarily suppressed by his innate.


    Following that, the negative effects of its virus held no precedence. As such, the bolstered immunity from killing those Greatmarsh Death Crocodiles back in the Kijuju Outer Reaches, was finally put to good use.


    Evidently, Travice wasn��t anticipating Sheyan to charge straight into the fray, or that his body could negate the incredibly vile ravaging of the flesh mosquitoes. More crucially, as the flesh mosquitoes couldn��t bypass Sheyan��s defense, they were incapable of absorbing sufficient vitality from him!!


    As a result, Travice became incapable of summoning other parasites to do battle!


    Hence, Travice could only raise both arms mechanically and execute a reluctant blocking stance.


    At this moment, Sheyan had finally pounced to his front. The manifold nibbling of those flesh mosquitoes had long triggered his ��Zergling Rush��.


    Three ferocious and consecutive des came shing down against Travice��s neck!


    Those three des managed to sever through half of Travice��s neck. Nevertheless, the damage dealt to this shriveled corpse couldn��t be considered immense. Still, adding on a final de, he directly hacked deep into Travice��s spinal column!


    The main parasite lodged in Travice��s body employs the spine to operate the mobility of the host. This was truly a grave blow to it.


    Sheyan didn��t stop there. He then released an uppercut kick to Travice��s chest.


    Kacha! Kacha! An unknown amount of ribs fractured, as Travice was smashed high up and finally crashed against a nearby wall; the immense impact cracked the stone wall behind, as rocks crumbled down.


    By now, Sheyan waspletely in an attacking frenzy, as he immediately chased up and hacked with his saber.


    Travice endured another sh while the ravenous buzzing flesh mosquitoes continued ravaging Sheyan, but to no avail. Sheyan exploded forth with brutal ferocity once again as shes of saber rained down.


    At this instant, Travice revealed a murderous glint in his eyes, and unexpectedly shifted his left arm to block Sheyan��s incisive de.


    Kacha! Travice��s left arm was fractured and pierced out with bone. Despite so, his strength didn��t wane but this act had managed to parry Sheyan��s long saber.


    Travice then abruptly swerved in his left arm; stabbing in with iparable agility, he utilized his acute bone fracture to impale deep into Sheyan��s chest! Blood instantly gushed out from his chest, as Sheyan also coughed out a mouthful of blood.


    Nevertheless, Sheyan��s character had been solidified in brute tenacity. He was long ustomed to trading blow for blow.


    After receiving this stab, Sheyan gritted his teeth tightly in pain as he hacked down with his saber, once again cleaving against Travice��s neck.


    Kacha! A stark destruction pierced out. Instead, Travice��s neck bone was utterly shattered through, directly delivering grave damages to the parasite hosted in Travice��s body. "This damage dealt to that old freak is absolutely not light!"


    Meanwhile, Sheyan too wasn��t having a good time. After his chest got impaled by Travice, his left lung had ruptured as well as blood swiftly flooded into his lungs, subsequently triggering Sheyan to cough out blood and spittle!

 Chapter 651: Desperate victory

    <h4>Chapter 651: Desperate victory</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    If it was solely having his lungs punctured by Travice, that would be fine. Yet strangely, upon receiving that severe wound, Sheyan��s life essence was rapidly being sucked away by Travice.


    Such an exuberant and vigorous vitality circted into the famished and avaricious Travice, before swiftly channeling into the area of its wrecked spinal column.


    Soon after, one could observe a rapid rejuvenation of flesh and blood there even with the naked eye, before tenaciously wrapping around Sheyan��s invading saber de; resolutely resisting the cutting strength of his ��+7 West�� saber.


    Just when the situation was bing extremely disadvantageous to Sheyan, his ungging aggressive attempts finally triggered a passive ability, the special ability of his ��Deformed Thickshell�� gloves - ��Tidal Shock��.


    [ During closebat with an enemy, there would be a chance of drawing in moisture in the air to unleash an attack. Damage (50 - 130 points) dealt would vary between different environment. Consecutively, an air bubble will form around the enemy, suffocating and reducing the enemy��s movement speed by 80% until the air bubble breaks. Air bubble HP equals to the damage dealt by ��Tidal Shock�� !!! ]


    When the special ability was triggered, the sound of a roaring ocean suddenly reverberated through the air; as though the waves were pping against the beach.


    Moisture content in the air raced towards Sheyan��s left hand, before morphing into an incredibly quick and violent tidal wave.


    Shua! The tidal swept in and smashed Travice flying. Not only that, his body was now enclosed by a gigantic air bubble.


    Travice reacted with rtive peculiarity. As though inflicted with a fatal blow, he released a sorrowful wail. The appearance of his body was unexpectedly like it was corroded by sulfuric acid. Foul piercing ck fumes permeated out his body, revealing multitudes of miniature cavities along his body. This ��Tidal Shock�� attack had seemingly dealt an unimaginable magnitude of damage.


    Panting heavily, Sheyan fled for his life as he executed a backward somersault. Supporting his body with his long saber, he clutched his punctured wound. In this moment, he was utterly baffled by what had happened, but also somewhat joyful.


    Yet when he nced at the air bubble encapsting Travice, he noticed a mild glimmer of violet under the irradiation of the sunlight!


    Sheyan finally understood. As it turns out, The essence of ��Tidal Shock�� lies in absorbing the moisture content of the surrounding, before unleashing a wave against the enemy.


    Hence, its killing potential would rise or fall in ordance with the environment. Naturally, the desert would be its weakest. As for this ce, it was moist and humid.


    Yet in reality, the main source of moisture came from the mild violet liquid flowing within the canal that encircled the ��Stairway of the Sun�� flower terrace.


    The same liquid that tantly corroded Travice��s earlier parasites! One could tell how devastating the liquid acid was in suppressing Travice.


    On paper, the damage of ��Tidal Shock�� was not worth mentioning. Instead, it was the moisture content absorbed, that unleashed extraordinarily fatal toxins and naturally dealt astronomical damages to Travice.


    After a series of rampaging swipes, Travice finally demolished the air bubble encapsting him. Nevertheless, his current state was exceedingly pathetic. Even his head had been infected with that mild violet liquid, and several tiny holes had been corroded through. Thergest hole, was one that corroded off a palm-sized chunk of his skull.


    At this point, one could vividly spectate the cerebrum vein lines inside Travice��s skull. It was arge deathly pale blob that undted incessantly; squirming with grotesque repulsiveness, as though it stored millions of fatty white worms.


    In this instance, both parties had suffered grievous wounds and appeared as if they momentarily could not engage in battle.


    In spite of that, ever since rampantly barging in here, Sheyan already adopted an evil audacity that could spear through all rivals!


    Clutching his chest wound as he struggled to stand back up, his eyes flickered with matchless ferocity. Once again, he lifted ��+7 West�� and speared towards that freak, and once again, viciously shing it against Travice��s neck.


    At the same time, Travice swung a fist at his chest, causing the left half of his chest to cave in.


    Completelycking in suspense, his sh decapitated Travice��s head.


    Yet strangely, Sheyan realized there was arge number of arteries and veins, clustering like tapeworms still linking with Travice��s head. They were concentrated around Travice��s spine, and extended towards the rest of the body.


    To his horror, these blood vessels were still automatically oozing and squirming. Shaded in cyan-ck or prune, they painted a repugnant scene. Moreover, they appeared as though they wanted to rejoin the head back on.


    Time and time again, grave blows plummeted Sheyan. Despite so, Sheyan had utterly sealed off all his emotions and feeling, forcibly repressing all pain or negative emotions. What remained, was a blood reeking callousness to butcher cruelly. The pain only served to heighten the ruthless savageness in his blood lusted eyes!


    "Die, you washed out abomination!"


    Sheyan stomped down heavily on Travice��s head, immediately feeling as though Travice��s rotten skull had shattered and disintegrated like a thin walnut shell. Following that, he exerted more strength into his leg, feeling as though he was stamping down and crushing a piece of tofu.


    Sheyan then handily sliced his de across, instantly severing a handful of blood vessels linking to Travice��s neck.


    Travice��s fanatical wrestling intensified in response to such a fatal threat, as a mournful screech drifted out from his thoracic cavity.


    Completely out of the blue, Travice��s right leg abruptly disjointed weirdly before swinging in with tremendous force, as he kicked Sheyan stumbling backward. Of course, bones splintered at the disjointed area, as blood and a maroon mangled paste spewed out!!


    Sheyan tottered backward as he nced towards the Sun Altar.


    The leaf des and vine of the enraged ��Stairway of the Sun�� was still braced like an infuriated wild beast. Evidently, directly retrieving its liquid sap to deal with Travice would not be wise.


    As such, Sheyan could only continue brawling like a cornered beast, and lure Travice in while stumbling into retreat.


    By now, Travice��s condition wasn��t that much better than Sheyan��s. His head was a mangled mess while nearly half the blood vessels connecting to it had been severed. Lymphatic fluids, blood, and bodily tissue repeatedly spurted out, as his head dangled aghast from his neck; his body violently convulsing at random intervals.


    All of a sudden, he released a sharp roar as his mouth widened to its extremity once again. From within, a gush of disgustingly horrifying parasites slushed out. Apart from those parasites he saw before, there were even giant stout maggots, tiny parasitic beast with a canine body and a strange quintuplet clover head, andrge hookworms��


    If those parasites were to touch Sheyan, he would probably be reduced into a puddle of blood in an instant. No, his blood wouldn��t even be spared. At most, only his would remain.


    However, Sheyan also noticed that when Travice shot forth those parasites, his own body had copsed and was dissolving away. Ash-grey speckles then appeared on the surfaces of those parasites, and though they continued pressing towards Sheyan, they had lost their initial agility. Right now, they appeared rigid like robots.


    When Travice utterly dissolved, those parasites becamepletely motionless. Like ck volcanic rock sculptures, they finally crumbled to the ground as ashes.


    Coldly witnessing everything from nearby, Sheyan could perceive this sequence of events.


    Travice was ultimately still a wild beast controlled by an insatiable appetite. Undoubtedly, most of his human intellect was eternally erased.


    After receiving grave injuries from Sheyan, his destroyed brain nerves and primal parasitic instincts could sorely feel the threat to his life. As such, the overwhelming circumstance finally activated his final defense mechanism; unleashing his full force of parasite army in ast-ditch attempt.


    Except, mobilizing those parasites required a definite amount of life essence. Trapped in hibernated dormancy for centuries, its life essence had inevitably plunged to rock bottom. Regardless of the amount of blood drawn from Sheyan, summoning all such a full force of parasites would only lead to one simple oue - his body being unable to bear it and thoroughly crumbled��


    Moreover, Sheyan was also finally enlightened on one thing. So far till now, he could confirm the various mature biohazard mutations were rted to the ��Stairway of the Sun��.


    Nevertheless, Sheyan could currently determine these biohazard freaks were ssified into two distinct categories.


    The first was the monsters born from personal gic mutation, where the typical model was those Lickers. While the second, are parasites that had gained control of a body, those ga Type Hosts!


    Most crucially, Sheyan also noted that out of all the ga Hosts he encountered, they were all European foreigners!


    He then rted this to the dying words of Dias - ��A pity, true pity����us foreigners are different from these aborigines. Our bodies, and this power they seek!!��


    From all these, Sheyan finally resolved another riddle in his heart.


    "What is the difference between the Ndipaya aborigines and the Europeans then? This difference has been clearly pointed out! It resides in the ��body��!"


    "The African ck males have bigger muscle densities than European whites��the ck male possesses more stamina��the ck males aren��t good at swimming����those are all aspects I��ve envisaged but eventually dismissed!"

 Chapter 652: Parasite origins

    <h4>Chapter 652: Parasite origins</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Actually, Sheyan been instantly enlightened after beholding the parasitic assaults from Travice.


    "Ah, Most likely, the bodies of these Caucasians who voyaged from afar, carried parasite worms unique to Europe!"


    "The climate and environment of Europe and Africa differ greatly. This inevitably leads to the breeding of different organisms. Parasites found in Europeans would probably not be found in Africans or vice versa. Or perhaps due to the eating customs of the Ndipaya aborigines, whose dietprises mostly of herbs, fruits, and vegetation, parasite worms wouldn��t exist in their guts or bodies. Therefore, after consuming the ��Stairway of the Sun��, the terrifying powers of would directly trante into their bodies; causing them to lose control and morph into existences such as the Lickers."


    "As for the Europeans who voyaged here in search of the ��Stairway of the Sun��. The terrifying powers were possibly shared with parasites living in their bodies; such as roundworms, hookworms, tapeworms and others��thereby metamorphosing into new organisms. Those were the parasite monopolized ga Hosts that I faced!"


    Of course, Bernard Fokke must��ve met with a fortuitous encounter that year, allowing him to seed and escape such a tragic misfortune. Eventually, he managed to decipher this miracle and recorded it inside his journal before handing down to his descendants.


    Little Lord Fokke then mimicked his ancestor��s experience, and possibly even improved on it, which was how he transformed into such a frightening existence. Moreover, Sheyan didn��t observe any indication of parasites on Little Lord Fokke��s body.


    As for why Travice exhibited an entirely different array of parasitic mutations, Sheyan could only surmise it as him contracting a terminal illness. One could imagine the parasites in his body amidst the different medicines and viruses within.


    As for how this unfortunate bratnded himself in prison. Sheyan reckoned it was punishment by the Ndipaya people.


    Firstly, the Ndipaya natives definitely had adequate confidence in eliminating ga Hosts such as him, probably due to the liquid sap of the ��Stairway of the Sun�� being able to stifle them. Secondly, they condemned him to eternal torture, forcing him to guard this sacred Sun Garden as the price for profaning their sacred ground.


    After Sheyan eliminated Travice, his luck went down the drain, as was apparent from the key loot acquired. Besides, the nightmare realm had already notified him of rewards not matching risks in this barren ghostnd in the first ce. Hence, he only earned 10,000 utility points and merely obtained a single item.


    [ Holy Nightshade Dosage ]


    [ Type: Medicine ]


    [ Description: Before the eighteenth century, this medicine was utilized widely for various reasons. Women dripped it into their eyes to erge their pupils. Sick patients used it to numb away their pains. Assassins employed it as a lethal toxin. Vets used it to induce vomiting in poultry to contend against pestilences���� ]


    [ Effects: Numbs away your pain upon consumption but damage dealt by opponents increases by 10%. Duration of 10 seconds. Also, it is infused with holy water, and the divine power may heal diseases or regrow limbs ]


    [ Summary: Indeed, it was this medicine that sustained Travice in his voyage to the continent of Africa. It was concocted personally by Cardinal Domingo of France. To acquire this, Travice paid the price of 700 gold guineas. Only one concern remains - is it still effective after several centuries? ]


    Although this item disappointed Sheyan, he still obtained bonus notifications from killing a notable storyline character, a Boss ga Host. He received 1 achievement point and 2 free attribute points, which counted as a constion prize.


    Although this ��Holy Nightshade Dosage�� seemed rather unreliable, Sheyan was astonished to discover it could be sold for a considerable 20,000 utility points. Therefore, upon contemting the usible description of healing diseases and regrowing limbs, Sheyan very bluntly drank it.


    Nevertheless, he had to admit it tasted queer and disgusting. A taste akin to piping hot feet-washing waterbined with salt.


    A brief while after drinking it, Sheyan suddenly sensed the sunlight ambiance congregating towards his severed arm��which was followed by a tingling itch at the wound, before the sunlight slowly grew into an arm. At this moment, he could hear the chorus of a barely audible hymn.


    Leveraging on the time required to heal his severed limb, Sheyan casually loitered into Travice��s prison cell. Sadly, there was nothing to gain, merely a 5-6 square meters solitary cell filled with dust and moist.


    Besides, Travice was an ancient archaic figure, who couldn��t bepared to those brats traveling alongside Little Lord Fokke. After the passage of centuries, all his possessions had probably rusted and dposed into dust.


    While Sheyan was still examining the ce, a sonorous boom resounded from outside! Instantaneously, tremors shook the cavern walls as rock fragments and dust crumbled down; it was as though a violent earthquake was urring.


    Sheyan instantly panicked. "Damned! What sheetty luck If I were to be buried alive here!"


    Logically speaking, Sheyan had attained his objective and could return to the nightmare realm already. However, his heart was still gued by many riddles.


    For example, the enigma of Mbenga��s identity; what exactly happened to him years ago? Also, the miracles of Bernard Fokke and the mysterious metamorphosis of the demon horse, Momore. Lastly, what caused the decline and fall of the Ndipaya Tribe����


    Most crucially, lessons from the bloody travesty of past were still vivid in his mind. The oue of directly consuming the ��Stairway of the Sun�� would be either degenerating into a Licker, or bing another edition of Travice if his body housed parasite worms��


    Sheyan didn��t wish to mutate into such diabolical creatures. This pertained to his personal interest and benefits. Therefore, Sheyan nned to stay for a longer period. At least, he would try his utmost to solve this vital problem.


    After recovering to his optimum state, Sheyan headed for another nce at the ��Stairway of the Sun��. Instead, just ncing at him dawned an unrivaled intensity of deadliness. Evidently, approaching it once again would end his life.


    Sheyan no longer had the interest to challenge it and returned to the entry point of this sealed cavern. After following the method Mbenga had detailed to him earlier, he activated the mechanism for this ��elevator��.


    Soon after, this primitive ��elevator�� descended. At this very instant, an iparably thick blood odor pervaded his nostrils.


    Sheyan immediately drew his saber and bent forward, preparing to block his front with his weapon.


    To his astonishment, when the stone tform descended, 7 sprawled corpsesid atop it!


    The corpses had the attire of the Ndipaya Kingdom Guardians. Their faces were tattooed with a coiled serpent. Some had pikes and javelins in their hands, while others had a bow slung to their backs. A puddle of dark crimson blood-soaked beneath them.


    As Sheyan beheld this sight, he unexpectedly noticed a hairless dog, with the physique of a young calf, who was wagging its tail and licking up the sullied blood. On its back, was the brand of a sun. Upon seeing Sheyan, it instantly lunged viciously towards him.


    When lounging in midair, thisrge dog erged its mouth, which transformed into massive blood devouring jaws; razor-sharp canine fangs polluted within. However, this biohazard dog had already suffered serious wounds beforehand. As a result, Sheyan easily chopped it down with his de. After several consecutive shes, he dissected the head of this massive dog; sessfully ying it.


    Actually, after entering this ��Resident Evil, Origins�� world, Sheyan was graced with numerous opportunities to initiate milestones. The highest ss was actually to hunt that enormous Blood Boss Licker����which would offer a rewarding title of the rare Silver ss. Obviously, Sheyan very straightforwardly rejected it; who was he kidding!


    Yet at this instance of killing off a mutated evil dog, he unexpectedly initiated another milestone. The milestone entailed him to y 6 different kinds of biohazard mutated creatures.


    At present, Sheyan had alreadypleted 5 - this biohazard dog, ga Host, Licker, Deathmarsh Great Crocodile and the Mutated Arachnidacrab. After careful contemtions over his situation, Sheyan selected to ept the initiation. This was because he roughly recalled seeing dposing ravens back in the outer reaches of the Kijuju Marsnd. As such, he should be able to add them to his list.


    While pondering over this milestone, a bitter scream drifted in from above. Following that, a body tumbled down from above, carrying in sshes of fresh blood.


    Sheyan immediately leaped backward. After that bodynded on the heap of corpses, half his body jolted back up, before crashing down again; resembling a bloody devil breathing its final gasp.


    His wrist seemed to have been gnawed by a ferocious beast, as blood-drenched the exposure of his eerie white bone joint. Prune colored bruises could also be seen. w and chomp marks revealed that the biohazard dog was the culprit


    Sheyan prudently crept in and discovered he was also a Ndipaya Kingdom Guardian. From his feeble breathing, he could barely tell this person was still alive. Sheyan carefully pulled aside a corpse that was pressing onto this victim. He worried that any excessive tremors could abruptly snuff out the mes of this dying candle.


    This Ndipaya Kingdom Guardian appeared to be roughly forty years old. The shade of his eyes was deathly grey, and speckles of bloodstains riddled his naked chest.


    Sheyan desired to scout out the affair above from his mouth. Thus, he poured several mouthfuls of water for him, and kneaded his temples a little. After doing his utmost to rescue him, he still remained motionless like a dead person. If not for the faint undtion of his chest, Sheyan would��ve given up already.


    Right when Sheyan was about to lose hope, this person suddenly sprang up! His action was so abrupt, droplets of blood sprayed against Sheyan��s face. Then, he tried his best to raise his weapon and shouted in a hoarse voice.


    "Guarba!"

 Chapter 653: Another truth

    <h4>Chapter 653: Another truth</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    The sudden outburst from this Ndipaya Kingdom Guardian startled Sheyan. Already bracing himself with stern vignce, Sheyan instantly swung a punch across!


    Already gravely wounded like a dimly flickeringmp, that Ndipaya Kingdom Guardian was directly killed by the pounding fist.


    Upon witnessing such a desperate scene, Sheyan couldn��t help but feel waves of shock in his heart. At once, he slowly climbed up this sliding stone tform.


    During his ascension, Sheyan subconsciously arched his body like a short distance sprinter, thereby reducing his area guard against any attack. Moreover, he could also spear foes at first notice����or escape. Nevertheless, with the current aspect, Sheyan reckoned the probability of him escaping would be slightly more.


    As the stone tform gradually approached the world above, Sheyan could already hear a chaotic ruckus of ughtering breaking out amidst the bonfire za above. Just from listening to that, he could perceive a disorderly uproar of closebat shes above.


    Sheyan��s pupils instantly shifted as he quickly hauled two corpses to cover his front, and dipped his head entirely in blood. Following that, he ingeniously draped himself amongst the pile of sprawling corpses.


    Such a conduct was undoubtedly shameless but provided splendid concealment. Within a battle of chaotic upheaval, he wouldn��t be discriminated from an ordinary corpse.


    The stone tform trembled slightly as he halted atop this bonfire za. Sheyan could faintly hear the mechanism beneath locking up rigidly. Evidently, to enter the Sun Garden again, one must wait till the first sunlight of dawn to initiate both statues to initiate this trapdoor. Without a doubt, it signified that Sheyan��s retreating route was cut off.


    The terrain of this bonfire za mimicked a colossal sized frying pan; with elevated periphery while the central interior was leveled shorter.


    Sweeping his gaze through the za, Sheyan could observe that those Ndipaya Kingdom Guardians, had shockingly segregated into two distinct factions, and were locked in mutual carnage!


    The first faction hosted many Kingdom Guardian. They employed pikes, javelins, bows, and arrows, and their faces were all tattooed with the exact coiled serpent. They were furiously bellowing with their vague aboriginenguage, and Sheyan could faintly tell, they were shielding a blood-drenched Mbenga within.


    As for the other Ndipaya Kingdom Guardian faction, they wielded heavy weapons like spiked clubs, maces and dual-handed warhammers. Though this faction hosted lesser Guardian Defenders, their faces were tattooed with a sun emblem.


    A few sinister looking biohazard dogs circled around them, and not only that, behind them were 3-5 shamans adorned with gigantic face masks - the Ndipaya Elders.


    Like the stars cupping themselves around the moon, standing in the middle of those Ndipaya Elders was a bald male with an unrivaled robust physique. His thick and solid muscles were practically modeled after the god of war, Kratos.


    Apart from a sleeveless lion pelt coat covering his right shoulder, his upper body was stark naked and revealed his overbearing muscles. Grasped in his hand was a golden scepter.


    Bathing under the sunlight, the impression this bald male emanated was that of an enormous maelstrom; a strength that incessant expands and whirls, while vehemently devouring all in its path!


    Upon seeing this individual, without needing any introduction, Sheyan knew he was undoubtedly Mbenga��s nemesis. The nemesis he had never forgotten - Guarba!


    At this precise moment, Mbenga buried his head and stampeded towards that bald male with a raging howl.


    Yet the strangest thing happened. Two Ndipaya Kingdom Guardians surrounding and protecting him actually moved in to intercept Mbenga. Nevertheless, Sheyan could tell those Guardians held propriety in their actions, not possessing a single intent of harming Mbenga.


    Only, it seemed like Mbenga��s powers had experienced yet another growth! Wielding a pike, he speedily thrust it into the chests of the two Guardians! After sending them flying effortlessly, Mbenga dragged a huge trail of blood as he roared ruthlessly and charged towards Guarba.


    Mbenga��s murderous charge appeared like an iparably desperate struggle for life. Without a doubt, if he could get near Guarba, Mbenga would be like a barbaric maniac; attacking with even teeth and fingernails, desiring to end this in mutual destruction!


    However, Mbenga was utterly incapable of approaching Guarba.


    Those Ndipaya Kingdom Guardians around Guarba were incredibly valiant. Their herculean and brutish stature seemingly suggested even their brains were made with muscles. One could only describe them as a steel wall. When some postured enormous wooden shields ahead, they essentially resembled an impregnable fortress.


    Sheyan estimated that the might of those Guardians couldn��t be broken through with the likes of contestants, or even Reserve-duty Growth-hunters.


    Citing an example, if this line of Kingdom Guardians went up against the beast horde of the Avatar World, unless Nature goddess Eywa mobilized Thanator Riders or even Great Leonopteryx Riders, it would be impossible to thwart their defenses.


    As such, nature took its course and Mbenga was bluntly struck back. Fortunately, he didn��t receive any fatal injuries. This wasn��t due to him possessing the luck of a main character, but because����in order to protect him, those coiled-serpent tattooed Ndipaya Kingdom Guardians had also attacked simultaneously.


    Javelins were hurled out, alongside the tensioning and firing of desting poisoned arrows. It practically resembled an invading tropical storm; abrupt, frenzied and flooding in!


    Sheyan spectated this scene with twinkling eyes.


    Prior to this, he had already spected the Ndipaya tribesmen most probably had old rivals, who were exceptionally adept at long-range assaults. Therefore, it exined why their equipments possessed properties that were exceedingly resistant to far range assaults.


    Nevertheless, Sheyan had missed out something previously. There was absolutely no way he would��ve considered this.


    That so-called ��greatest rival�� was actually heralded by inner dissent!


    The formidable Qin dynasty subjugated the seven kingdoms, yet was destroyed by the hands of Zhao Gao. Han Dynasty concluded in the hands of Cao Pi, but the Kingdom of Wei fell to its own minister Sima Shi. Li Jiancheng��s greatest rival wasn��t the G?kt��rks or Wang Shichong, but his own brother Li Shimin��


    (TL: *Zhao Gao is one of the vilest, corrupt and powerful eunuchs in Chinese history, responsible for the fall of Qin Dynasty. Cao Pi is the first monarch of the Wei empire after the Han Dynasty ended, and Sima Shi is a powerful minister of the Wei empire. Li jiancheng is the eldest son of the first Tang Dynasty emperor)


    When the Ndipaya Kingdom copsed, once the pressure from foreign opponents ckened, there would bound to be a contest for power and dominion. Furthermore, thebat style, tactics, and allegiance of both factions differed greatly! As a result, both subtribes, the Coiled Serpent and the Sun faction, would naturally view each other as enemies and butcher each other.


    "Therefore, when did both factions be united?" Sheyan inferred secretly.


    "Clearly, an unknown crisis led to both factions allying together! When their grandest vige at the inner misty reaches had been breached. At the vital juncture that concerned the continuity of their Ndipaya Tribe, they definitely unified against the enemy."


    Amidst the torrential rain of arrows, Mbenga still managed to make a full retreat. Though that was so, a Ndipaya Elder had locked onto him and unleashed his malicious parasitic blowdart!


    But right at this instant, a pikeman of the Coiled Serpent subtribe dove in and blocked Mbenga��s front; using his back to bear the deadly brunt of the parasitic blowdart.


    Yet consecutively after, the most jaw-dropping event urred. Mbenga unexpectedly thrust his pike, drilling a hole into the throat of the Guardian that had just shielded and rescued him. Then, Mbenga flung him aside as though he was mere garbage.


    Then, Mbenga viciously retracted his pike and retreated backward while panting heavily.


    On the contrary, that Coiled Serpent Ndipaya Kingdom Guardian harbored no desire for vengeance. Instead, his actions were amazingly shocking. He scrambled back and shrunk back into their defense circle, as he continued protecting the bloodlusted Mbenga.


    Sheyan��s pupils instantaneously contracted. "Was that the simple, forthright and kind Mbenga who loved to grin foolishly while scratching his head?"


    Sheyan subconsciously muttered to himself.


    "Could it be����could it be truth is that! Eliminating all impossibilities, granted that no matter how far-fetched the remaining verdict is, it is the most probable truth!"


    All of a sudden, both opposing factions abruptly revealed a frantic and morous demeanor. They unanimously nced towards the mountain range surrounding this city of ruins, the mountain range filled withplex, honeb-like tunnels.


    Yet at this moment, the exits of those tunnels were shockingly polluted with thick, blood-red smoke!


    Although Sheyan understood very little of the Ndipaya Tribe customs, he could infer the significance of the emitted blood-red smoke.


    Undoubtedly, they only signified one thing - A warning sign!


    An exceedingly critical warning sign!


    Very evidently, the biohazard mutated abominations of the misty inner reaches had been stirred by a certain unknown abnormality, and were starting to besiege thest remaining stronghold of the Ndipaya Tribe.


    To the Ndipaya Tribe who had fallen into an impasse of no retreat, if their final line of defense crumbled today, it would undoubtedly spell the fate of tribe extermination.


    Both parties were momentarily stupefied, but at this instant, the herculean Guarba stomped out. Raising his golden scepter, he roared at the Coiled Serpent subtribe.


    "Do you wish to see the demise of our glorious Ndipaya Kingdom??? Do you want the bloodline of our ancestors to flow dry??!"


    Obviously, though the Coiled Serpent subtribe boasted of greater numbers, they didn��t possess a figurehead character like Guarba. Falling behind in terms of imposing grandeur, they whispered into each other��s ears before two elders stepped forward.


    Then they resentfully eximed.


    "Of course not! Guarba, we simply wish to protect thest bloodline of the Bayin n."

 Chapter 654: Mbenga’s bitter fate

    <h4>Chapter 654: Mbenga��s bitter fate</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Guarga heavily drilled his golden scepter into the ground.


    With an awe-inspiring presence and unrivaled loftiness, he gripped the attention of the entire field. Right in the face of the Coiled Serpent subtribe, his voice thoroughly suppressed them.


    "Gundazan is already possessed by a demon. The obsession of that evil spirit is inconceivably strong, and has been enhanced by the witchcraft of our enemy. Only by killing me, can all grievances be resolved! Attempting to spit at the sky will only humiliate yourselves. Fools that wishes to go against me, shall be reduced to dust by the scorching sun. Your act of protecting him is simply digging your own graves!"


    The two elders of the Coiled Serpent subtribe exchanged nces. Clearly, they understood the truth in Guarba��s words, still, they remained unwilling.


    "Bearing such immense trust from the old Gundazan, we swore to protect his son from the depths of our soul before he died. To uphold the final bloodline of the Bayin n! How can we betray our oaths?"


    Guarbaughed hysterically in response, before contemptuously chiding.


    "Your Gundazan was an utter trash! He even lost the sacred artifact of the Coiled Serpent subtribe. How dare he im to be the final bloodline of the Bayin n!?! He should be iming the biggest responsibility of our Ndipaya kingdom��s decline! Death merely freed him of that. Just look at yourtest leader, he can��t even defend against an invasion of that evil spirit, yet you dare talk about leading your tribe to glory?"


    The two elders revealed an indignant countenance as they rebutted.


    "Guarba, you have the cheeks to bring up what happened? Those invaders dare covet the divine powers of the ��Stairway of the Sun��, naturally, they deserved to be eaten by us. But eating them is fine, there was no need for torturing them with such ruthless and cruel methods right?"


    "If they hadn��t been forced to such despairs, the shattering of souls would��ve have invoked such a bitter curse! If your divine powers are that formidable, why did you flee in the face of that soul-shattering curse that year? If you hadn��t ran like a cowardly rat, would our Gundazan have been mistakenly inflicted by that terrifying curse of a hundred grieving assembly?"


    Guarba��s expression instantly changed, as he lifted his golden scepter and heftily smashed it into the ground again. Rocks dispersed under his impressive might.


    Then, Guarba ingeniously changed the topic and eximed.


    "Just look at the current crisis! The Sun god is testing our faith once again. I will send the forces of my Sun subtribe to reinforce the defense, only I shall remain in this me za. You two old farts and your Gundazan can remain here. Get the rest to scram and guard the sacred mountain! Today, the four of us shall settle the matters of past once and for all!!


    The two elders immediately nced at each other with indecisive hesitation. Instead, Guarba fumed out.


    "Only by killing me, can you dissipate the grievances of the entrenching evil spirit in your Gundazan. Only then can he fully recover! Leaving myself to battle the three of you, are you perhaps afraid? When did the courage of us grand offsprings of Ndipaya, degrade to the extent of a lizard of the wends?"


    *******************


    Listening till here, yet another one of Sheyan��s riddles was finally resolved����


    As it turns out, the Mbenga he had been getting along with all day and night, was actually a so-called ��evil spirit��! His true identity was one that could stand on equal footing with Guarba, the chieftain of the Coiled Serpent subtribe - Gundazan!


    No wonder Mbenga could grasp the secrets of the Ndipaya Tribe like the back of his hand. He was even aware of the various snare mechanisms, the hidden treasures, and even the pathway to acquire their greatest secret - the ��Stairway of the Sun��.


    As the Gundazan who could stand on equal footing with Guarba, who was clearly the high priest, if he didn��t know about these mysteries, no one else would be qualified to.


    From this, Sheyan could further deduce. Those Ndipaya barbarians of the Kijuju Outer Reaches, were very possibly descendants of the remnant citizens after the destruction of the Ndipaya Kingdom!


    "The truth of that year is most likely this."


    "This happened many years ago, when an old chief of the vige at Port Qom contracted a disease. In order to cure his father��s disease, Aram seized the opportunity when the subtribes of the Ndipaya Tribe, the Coiled Serpent subtribe and the Sun subtribe, were fighting internally and attempted to harvest the powers of immortality from the ��Stairway of the Sun��."


    (TL recap: Aram is the current chief at Port Qom)


    "An unfortunate mishap struck in the end, and the result was theplete annihtion of Aram��s forces. During that year, Mbenga had personally witnessed his kin being mercilessly and cruelly tortured to death. Thus, at the expense of all else, he and the remaining hundred captives, had activated a desperate soul-shattering curse. In the end, the crafty Guarba managed to escape. Instead, the curse was befallen unto the next inheritor of the Coiled Serpent subtribe, the young Gundazan."


    "This so-called ��soul-shattering curse�� in current context, should be employing an unknown power to forcibly split the consciousness of a target, causing a secondary persona to emerge in his sea of consciousness! That secondary persona, along with a hundred grieving souls, then suppressed the primary persona deep within the Gundazan��s sea of consciousness. As for this secondary persona, it inherited the memories and thoughts of the curse caster."


    "If the soul-shattering curse had sessfully struck Guarba then, Mbenga would��ve undoubtedly chosen to perish with Guarba; turning him into an idiot. Instead, when the secondary persona, Mbenga, infiltrated into the young Gundazan��s body, he was unable to perish because the oath of grievances was sworn to y Guarba. On the contrary, the Coiled Serpent subtribe now had to protect Gundazan��s body, thus allowing Aram and ��Mbenga�� to sessfully escape."


    "However, it seems that Aram did in fact, managed to profit. Looks like he had stolen the sacred artifact of the Coiled Serpent subtribe. Maybe, that artifact is the main reason for the biohazard outbreak in the entire core inner reaches of the Ndipaya tribe!


    "But why didn��t the Coiled Serpent subtribe mount a campaign to retrieve Mbenga?"


    Sheyan immediately understood. This had to be considered in the perspective of one��s character and ambition.


    "When the tribe��s sacred artifact had been stolen, it ultimately led to the old Gundazan chieftain of the Coiled Serpent subtribe dying from shame, and the blow of the next Gundazan turning deranged, or rather, being possessed by an evil spirit. Therefore, I can inevitably deduce, like a headless dragon, the Coiled Serpent subtribe fell into chaotic confusion!"


    "That became the golden opportunity for the Sun subtribe��s ambitious Guarba to annex the Coiled Serpent tribe!!"


    "gued by mutual hostilities for a thousand years, Guarba naturally understood that if the Coiled Serpent subtribe, the faction adept in far rangebat, pledged allegiance to him, how mighty that alliance would��ve been! Probably, he thought they could��ve reinstated the glory of the ancient Ndipaya Kingdom. As such, Guarba must��ve tried his best to prevent the chaotic Coiled Serpent subtribe to rescue their Gundazan."


    "Moreover, after the evil consequence of losing their sacred artifact became prominent, when biohazardous creatures proliferated the ce, the Coiled Serpent subtribe couldn��t even fend for themselves anymore. Even the contact with those Ndipaya tribesmen at the Kijuju outer reaches had been severed. No wonder saving the young Gundazan became an impossibility."


    "It is no wonder Mbenga could willfully massacre the Ndipaya Kingdom Guardians back in the tunnels of the sacred mountain range. The other party didn��t even dare to resist him!"


    "Refraining from shooting at the rat for the fear of breaking the vases. The Coiled Serpent tribesmen are afraid of harming their own leader. They believe that one day, their Gundazan wille back and lead them once again."


    *****************************


    Presented with Guarba��s solution, the two Coiled Serpent tribe elders continued hesitating. Instead, Guarbamanded loudly.


    "Warriors of my Sun tribe, return to the sacred mountain tunnels at once to withstand those demons. This is a test of the sun god. Only by enduring, shall the brilliant rays of the scorching sun bathe our bodies and the Ndipaya Kingdom shall rise again! You of the Coiled Serpent Tribe are equally sons of the Ndipaya Kingdom, this is the time we stand against our demons!"


    Following Guarba��smand, though the Sun subtribe guardians remained extremely concerned about the high priest, they still retreated immediately.


    At this instant, Sheyan was widely praising the iparably sly Guarba.


    After taking such a magnanimous and lofty stance, how would the Coiled Serpent tribe warriors stand up to him? After all, worshipping the strong is an inherent nature of humans. Moreover, they were also worried about the crisis at their sacred mountain. Regardless of all, even if the Coiled Serpent warriors remained here, they would be devoid of all will to fight.


    Once again, Guarba roared sonorously.


    "Thiago, Hecaosi! You are loyal priests of Gundazan, but, do you wish for your brave Coiled Serpent warriors to perish in vain? Where are your guts? Are you truly afraid of battling me?"


    With all his words, the two elder priests had no choice but to take up the challenge. Otherwise, it would be them agreeing with Guarba��s words, which tranted to treating their own warriors as cannon fodder.


    With downcast countenances, they ordered their tribe to withdraw and return to guard the sacred mountain.


    Those Coiled Serpent Warriors had been evidently stirred by Guarba. After offering formalities to the two elders and the blood-soaked fiend, Mbenga, they hastily withdrew.


    Several minutester, only five individuals remained in this vast bonfire za.


    Mbenga, the two Coiled Serpent subtribe elders, Thiago and Hecaosi, and Guarba.


    Of course, don��t forget Sheyan who was feigning death.


    The sun rays beamed onto the bodies of the four individuals atop this bonfire za. However, only a terribly fatal chilliness could be felt in the air.


    Soon after, following the reinforcements of the elite warriors, the crisis at the distant sacred mountain was swiftly alleviated. One after another, those thick blood red smoke emitting from the tunnel exits were sealed up; indicating their hold of the situation.


    Evidently, those biohazard abominations failed to obtain any benefits within thebyrinth of tunnels, and were sessively ughtered.

 Chapter 655: Colliding schemes

    <h4>Chapter 655: Colliding schemes</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Guarba steadily kept his golden scepter upright on the ground. The muscles and blood vessels in his arms swelled like tiny cyan serpents. From head to toe, his vigor flushed towards his scepter.


    Kapa! Kapa! Atop this bonfire za, morous crackling sounds erupted as rock fragments gusted around sporadically.


    To Sheyan��s astonishment, a shallow crevice had formed before Guarba; as though it was a curving grain long engraved on this ground. The maroon blood of the heap of Guardian corpses nearby flowed slowly through that crevice.


    Soon after, more of such indistinct tiny crevices crisscrossed, and unexpectedly formed into a circr radius of 100 plus meters on this bonfire za; an astronomical yet furtive design. If one surveyed this design from a high altitude, one could observe this was a scorching sun with a beard, that was currently insatiably devouring the bleeding corpses. The maroon blood coursed unceasingly through the crevices of this circr design, projecting an unspeakable oddity and brutality.


    "Illuminate this earth, O sun god of the 790th age. May you bare your scorching fangs! I, your descendant, offer up this sacrificial abundance in reverence!"


    While Guarba was casting his shaman magic, Mbenga and the two Coiled Serpent tribe elders, Thiago and Hecaosi, immediatelyunched their ferocious assaults.


    In response, Guarba unleashed a sting heat wave with a wave of his hand; easily blowing the iing arrows and javelins away!


    Within a split second, as the blood of the deceased continued flowing through the crevices, the two serpent-headed statues once again slithered out with a boom. The convex mirrors of the statues were dyed in blood, as those blinding focused sunbeamssered out again.


    Yet this time, those sunbeams carried a shade of sorrowful blood red, as they swept in and effortlessly forced Mbenga and the two elders in retreat; forced into a corner of the za.


    At this moment, Guarba sauntered withrge strides towards the center of the bonfire za, before regurgitating huge mouthfuls of fresh blood.


    When his bloodnded on the ground, they congealed into blood globes and rapidly shot out in all directions.


    Soon after, those dead corpses began crawling back up. Such a sinister and horrifying sight left one utterly shivering in fear. Fortunately, the dead weren��t in a rush to attack, but instead, congregated and unexpectedly started hugging each other.


    The reanimated corpses disyed extremely substantial strength, that even Sheyan could hear the sounds of bones fracturing!


    Proceeding onwards, their bodies abrupt distorted and like candles, melted and condensed into each other. From a distance, the sunbeams of the serpent-headed statuesered onto their bodies, exactly like the process of electric welding.


    Eventually, the corpses morphed into a terrifying creature of a bloody scarlet luster. Its appearance resembled that of a yed massive orangutan Moreover, its body and arms were reinforced with an exterior armor of rib bones, that formed into ghastly bone scythes! The deterrence this creature emanated was actually even deadlier than a regr Licker, most probably, it couldst for a long time against that humongous Boss Licker.


    At this instant, Sheyan finally understood why Guarba had been so righteously generous, offering to be disadvantaged in a 1 vs 3 battle.


    As it turns out, the corpses here were his mightiest assistants; be it Coiled Serpent tribe warriors of Sun tribe warriors!


    As Mbenga red at Guarba, the hatred and torment in his eyes intensified manifold. With a raging howl, he gripped his pike and speared forward.


    By now, he was seemingly already demonstrating the fullest potential of his host body, which was the Coiled Serpent tribe��s chieftain, Gundazan. One must understand, the Gundazans had always led their tribe to contend against the Sun tribe for a millennium, one could simply imagine his formidability.


    Sadly, Mbenga didn��t inherit the body owner��s persona, which was the only way that allows him to go into mutual destruction. Since that was so, he only suppressed the owner��s persona to the maximum. But now that the body was regaining its might, it only indicated one thing - Mbenga had to relinquish more control to the body��s main persona, allowing him more authority over his body!


    Without a doubt, the price for this would be directly burning the soul force of the secondary persona. Most likely after this battle, that persona would extinguish.


    Right now, Guarba was experiencing the repercussions of casting such a powerful shaman magic. Nevertheless, the zombie beast he had summoned was gigantic and even possessed frightening agility.


    If not for the two eldersbining their strength at the expense of themselves, Mbenga would��ve long been reduced into a dissected corpse.


    This battle was exceedingly strange. Mbenga and the elders inflicted damages to the zombie beast, yet whenever the zombie beast approached any loose corpse, it would immediately pick it up and paste it into its body. Within a sh, the zombie beast would assimte its flesh and blood, morphing it into a terrifying portion of its beastly body.


    Threatened by this perilous beast, Mbenga and the elders demonstrated matchless ruthlessness. They were like lively dragons and animated tigers, not revealing a hint of fatigue.


    With an ashenplexion, Mbenga stabbed his pike in repeatedly as mostnded on nothing. Even if he sessfullynded a hit, he merely drew mini sshes of fishy blood;pletely unable to deliver grave wounds to this zombie beast.


    With his life hanging by a thread, Mbenga��s face constricted with vicious currents as he continued unleashing a flood of jabs.


    All of a sudden, amidst his raging howls, his pike finally managed to drill deep into the chest of the zombie beast. Then, twisting it mightily, blood erupted profusely before his pike exploded through the back of this zombie beast.


    Mutted flesh and blood poured down like rain amidst the ludicrous roars. The upper half of this zombie beast had been destroyed. In spite of that, the zombie beast swung in its left arm, as 5 ghastly white scythes sliced down onto Mbenga��s head with lethal incisiveness.


    At this precise moment, Elder Thiago darted high above Mbenga with his pike. The next instance, he released a blood-curdling scream, as his right leg was dismembered by the zombie beast��s ws!


    Yet instantly after, Mbenga, with eyes brimming with murderous bloodlust, thrust in another pike and drilled into the elder��s abdomen!!!


    Bear this in mind, Mbenga absolutely hated the Ndipaya aborigines. His mental condition was truly and abnormally morbid. In his perspective, though it was Guarba who mercilessly butchered most of his tribesmen, the hands of other Ndipaya members were simrly drenched in blood; cannibalizing his tribesmen. If he was presented with the opportunity to y one, he definitely wouldn��t relent.


    After killing Elder Thiago, Mbenga prepared to lunge forward again. Yet suddenly, his body turned limped as he staggered backward, before gasping for breath. His vision darkened and Mbenga copsed to the ground. Next, his body trembled violently as huge beads of perspiration rolled down his cheeks.


    "Hahahaha!" Glimpsing this scene, Guarbaughed hysterically and enjoyed the scene.


    Meanwhile, Sheyan was extremely clear on why Guarba wasughing. This was because Mbenga was purely relying on his hatred to control Gundazan��s body, or in other words, the curse of vengeance to control his body!


    However, with every Ndipaya foe he cut down, a sliver of that curse would disperse away. The more Ndipaya foes he chopped down, the weaker the curse would be����likewise, the repression of the body primary��s persona would weaken!


    Being an extremely shrewd individual, Sheyan clearly understood his present capabilities was vastly inferior to Guarba. However, in terms of scheming capabilities, he wouldn��t lose out to him.


    He immediately captured Guarba��s hidden intent - as long as Guarba presented Mbenga with the opportunities to kill off Elder Hecaosi, the grievances of Mbenga would diminish once again. As Mbenga��s hatred continues to plummet, he would sooner orter, be incapable of suppressing the body��s primary persona.


    Therefore, if the primary persona attempts to seize back control of the body, the consequences would be paralyzingly devastating for both parties; it was akin to the military police fighting against the normal police. When that happens, Mbenga would surely lose control of the body.


    As a result, Guarba can easily cast a certain secret shaman art, and perhaps, even seize Mbenga��s body as his own puppet.


    In other words, the ultimate conclusion of the battle would be this - the loyal elders of the Coiled Serpent subtribe would perish, while the only inheritor would be manipted by Guarba.


    As a result, Guarba could seize total control of everything, and tacitly annex the martial might of the Coiled Serpent subtribe. A result a hundred folds better than straight up collision!!


    Aspared to a crafty old fox like Guarba, the two Coiled Serpent elders were essentially like little kids.


    "Since that��s so��" Still feigning death in a heap of corpses afar, Sheyan��s lips curled into a sly smirk.


    "This means you fear killing off Mbenga����or urately speaking, the body that Mbenga has possessed. Otherwise, all your painstaking efforts would be for naught. The Coiled Serpent subtribe ultimately wouldn��t swallow the animosity of killing their own chieftain, Gundazan. Hmph, hmph, looks like I have a role in this battle after all!"


    "Hecaosi." Guarba suddenly called out the name of the other Coiled Serpent tribe priest. "You have no chances of victory, not even the least bit. I shall offer you a surviving way out, that is��cooperate with me to capture that brat at once. After that����I shall turn him into an obedient puppet. With the two tribes unifying as one, the splendor of the Ndipaya Tribe would irradiate the great earth once again! The future belongs to us. Out of pity, I beseech you to choose wisely."


    Hecaosi stood by the corner of this bonfire za.


    At present, the distance between him and Mbenga, and between Mbenga and Guarba, was roughly the same. Hecaosi crooked his body forward and clutched his mouth. After retracting his arm, his palm was infused with additional warmness.

 Chapter 656: The wise and reserved Hecaosi

    <h4>Chapter 656: The wise and reserved Hecaosi</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    As Hecaosi unfolded his palm, he shockingly produced a spittle of dark red blood; a blood color that shocks the eye and astonishes the heart.


    A spittle of blood that Hecaosi violently coughed out!


    Sheyan pondered pensively as he witnessed this sight.


    Because prior to this, Hecaosi seemingly hadn��t made a single move, merely confining himself to spectating by the side. Even when he did, he only delivered long-range assaults. Without even being harmed in closebat, why was he heavily wounded to the point of coughing blood?


    Yet upon closer inspection of his blood, one could tell it was exceedingly peculiar. Instead of flowing away, the blood coagted into water beads of metallic glossiness, resembling that of the liquid secreted by the ��Stairway of the Sun��.


    "This is truly strange, could it be����" Sheyan muttered to himself in disbelieve. "He is hiddenly powerful?"


    As Hecaosi faced the zenith of Ndipaya formidability, Guarba, he didn��t disy a single expression of fear or cowardice. Instead, he gently dered.


    "Many thanks for killing that old fogey Thiago, and thus creating this opportunity today! He is the only one that can suppress me, the only stumbling block in my way! The glory of the Ndipaya Tribe will indeed illuminate the earth once again, however, it will be under my sovereignty! Moreover, hehe, I won��t be offering you the pleasure of following me."


    Upon issuing this statement, an abnormality emerged on Hecaosi��s left arm!


    The blood vessels connecting his shoulder de to his torso suddenly fissured. Then, it extended downwards like tentacles before coiling around his entire left arm. Instantly, that arm started swelling and elongated, as he emitted out coarse gasping groans. It was as though a tremendous pain was condensing onto him!


    Feeling something fishy, Guarba hastilymanded his gigantic zombie beast to charge towards Hecaosi. Instead, for some unknown reason, the gigantic zombie beast halted 7-8 meters away from Hecaosi. It then begun whiffing around as though it couldn��t determine Hecaosi��s position.


    Guarba instantly revealed an appalled countenance, before bellowing out furiously in enlightenment.


    "You actually secretly retained ground dust of the sacred artifact?! Only that can interfere with the senses of my child. Ah, it seems you have been scheming against me for a very long time!"


    Guarba then raised his golden scepter to manipte the two enormous serpent-headed statues; attempting to shift them, to utilize their convex mirrors to focus an incinerating sunbeam at Hecaosi.


    Despite that, as the two enormous statues shifted, Hecaosi��s heavy groaning simultaneously ceased. With his head high and chest out, he stepped forward.


    This previously hunchbacked and feeble old priest, currently appeared with unprecedented vigor and thriving robustness! His bloodshot eyes red menacingly like a pair of scarlet ferocious beast eyes, carrying a savage desire for carnage.


    Right now, his left arm no longer looked like an arm. Instead, it was a wriggling giant blood-red leech, with constant convulsions and churning beneath the skin. Near his shoulder de, arteries or perhaps veins continued coiling around, swiftly proliferating towards his body like blood red tree roots.


    At this instant, the focused sunbeams finally pierced towards Hecaosi.


    Suddenly, Hecaosi smashed his giant mutated arm onto the ground; sting rock fragments away in all directions. Leveraging on the recoiling impact, he rolled and evaded with unparalleled agility.


    At this moment, the zombie beast abruptly released a threatening roar as its senses finally felt Hecaosi��s movement.


    Meanwhile, Hecaosi��s arm remained consistently evolving, from a disgusting giant leech into a parasitic vile bug. Then, it morphed into an eyeless python with a swollen head and deadlyrge jaws. Coiling gently in the air, the python adopted a cautious bearing as it eyed the encroaching zombie beast, while concurrently fumigating out cautionary violet mist.


    One could vividly notice, dozens of sharp razor-sharp fangs polluted the darkness of the python��srge jaws. They were seemingly rotating slowly and stretched deep into the abstrusity of its throat, and faintly sparkled with beautiful starry violet brilliance.


    "This Hecaosi actually is able to grasp the abilities of parasitic mutations, a simr gue to the one that befell the Europeans!!" Sheyan could immediately confirm this. After suffering substantially by the ga Hosts, he had developed an additional familiarity with them. With one look, he could observe the differences between Hecaosi��s parasite and Travice��s one.


    At this moment, under the control of Guarba, that zombie beast managed to escape the delusion of Hecaosi. Fiercely carrying a gust of fishiness, the beast pounced menacingly at Hecaosi.


    Even though Hecaosi appeared extraordinarily bloated and dragged along a giant parasitic python on his left, he still possessed frightening speed. With rtive ease, he dodged the zombie beast.


    Landing onto nothing, the humongous zombie beast furiously spun round. Instead, a short javelin hurled by Hecaosi abruptly impaled its left arm. Following that, Hecaosi darted in ambush into the blind sight of this zombie break.


    Concurrently, that giant parasitic python of matchless thickness then speared forward with serpent-like agility, and twined several rounds around the zombie beast��s upper limbs.


    After that, the python��s swollen erged jaws towered over. With tiny circr grey fangs rotating speedily within, the python rampantly drilled deep into the zombie beast��s body like an electric drill.


    Blood and flesh instantly sttered crazily. It was like a sprinkler truck, sshing over the Hecaosi��s entire face. As Hecaosi swallowed with his widened mouth, an endless flow of mangled flesh overflowed from the corners of his mouth.


    Though he appeared in a frenzied state, Sheyan could tell from his eyes that he actually possessed an indifferentposure, without a single hint of insanity!


    The zombie beast roared painfully as itshed out its incisive bone ws in retaliation. Instead, the parasitic python proceeded to constrict the legs of zombie beast, and pulled it strenuously.


    Instantaneously, the zombie beat lost its bnce and tumbled to the ground. Naturally, its fury swipes missed the mark. Such was the pristine execution of Hecaosi��s technique to defend by attacking.


    Seizing this chance, Hecaosi grabbed another javelin and hurled it out at a lightning pace. It drilled deep into the other eye of this humongous zombie beast!


    Noteworthily, Sheyan took particr notice of one detail.


    When that javelin pierced into the zombie beast��s eye, it first stabbed in only an inch.


    Yet in the next second, clearly already disconnected with Hecaosi��s hurling arm, the javelin astoundingly appeared as though an invisible palm behind had pushed it further in; once again, dripping 2 inches deeper. Blood, eye liquid, and bodily fluids oozed out from the pressurizing javelin and sshed everywhere.


    Though Hecaosi��s javelin throwing technique looked rather unremarkable, in truth, it was an excellent advanced grade throwing ability.


    After witnessing this sequence of fighting, Sheyan realized that though Hecaosi was also a mutated parasitic user, he was utterly different from the likes of Travice.


    Travice had beenpletely dominated by the parasitic bug, even his consciousness was reced by the cravings and appetites of the parasites! Although the strongest Travice disyed some autonomy in fighting, it was probably a fraction of retained memory. Furthermore, during the critical moment when his main parasite had sensed a dangerous threat, it turned berserk thereby leading to its self-demise.


    However, one could clearly tell the parasite python on Hecaosi��s arm was under hisplete control. It was practically the same as his other javelin wielding arm!


    Hecaosi was craftily leveraging on the insatiable appetite of the parasitic python to wagebat, while he himself didn��t receive a single bacsh; retaining all autonomy overbat awareness, tactics, and techniques!


    In no time, the humongous zombie beast suffered exceedingly grave injuries. The impression this brutal monstrosity emanated, was that of a wall on the verge of copse, while Hecaosi��s parasitic python arm was an unrelenting electric drill; pummeling in a thousand crumbling holes!


    At times, Hecaosi��s dodging speed didn��t appear incredibly deft, and Sheyan reckoned that in a sprintingpetition, he would surely lose to the zombie beast. Nevertheless, tangled in such a closebat battle, the tremendous size of this cumbersome zombie beast became its fatal w.


    Still, one had to admit, Hecaosi��s dodging techniques and timing were truly astonishing to behold.


    During this battle, it seemed as though Hecaosi was exceptionally familiar with the fighting patterns of this humongous zombie beast. He devastated areas where the beast found it inconvenient to retaliate, like the back of the head, rolling beneath the abdomen and so on. Furthermore, whenever he encountered a deadlock situation, he would forcibly create a blind angle!


    In addition, the miserable defense of the zombie beast was akin to paper or paste in the face of the incisive parasitic python. Thus, not too longter, after chunks of flesh were ripped out of the zombie beast, its internal core was exposed to the open air. The core shockingly appeared like an artificial heart, formed by the blood that Guarba had regurgitated earlier.


    That heart resembled a circr hedgehog, with awork of blood vessels reaching out everywhere, and constantly pumped like a living heart. At this moment, Hecaosi��s parasitic python widened its jaws and chomped a devastatingrge hole from the beast core. Then, it swallowed it whole!


    Heaving its core fatally wounded, the zombie beast stood rigidly where it was. Then, many of its mangled corpses slid off its body and slumped onto the za. Soon after, they dposed and shriveled, finally blown away like dusty dried corpses.


    To Sheyan��s surprise, Guarba only watched as his own creature was ughtered. His robust face unexpectedly painted a nonchnt smirk, as he folded both arms and red coldly at Hecaosi.


    Right at the moment the zombie beast was killed, Guarba suddenly raised his golden scepter up high.

 Chapter 657: Gains and losses

    <h4>Chapter 657: Gains and losses</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    In a sh, the rays of the midday sun converged over the dazzling golden scepter before exploding out instantaneously!


    Witnessing such a scorching resplendent radiance, Hecaosi immediately believed Guarba was about to counterattack. He clutched his eyes and retreated hastily, making a backward roll before adopting a strict guarding stance.


    Yet at this precise instance, the sludging remnants of Guarba��s dying zombie beast abruptly lurched towards Mbenga, who was presently gripping his head and trembling excessively.


    Sheyan��s breathing froze at this instance. For him to just watch as Mbenga dies before him, was absolutely impossible. Just as he was about to leap out and shield Mbenga, a notion shed up in his mind.


    "If I were Guarba����"


    Due to that very notion, Sheyan continued feigning death as he watched as the withering zombie beast swipe towards Mbenga with its ws.


    Feeling a severe iing threat, Mbenga howled crazily and raised his head. Blood was streaming down his eyes, looking as though the primary persona was already bitterly contesting sovereignty of his body against the secondary persona.


    Yet within a split second, Mbenga reacted by picking up a pike, before executing an inward roll before thrusting his pike in; instantly puncturing into the remnic core of the zombie beast. It was as though the zombie beast had offered its vital region directly to Mbenga!!


    This honed battle tactic was extremely insightful, and Sheyan could grasp the underlying intent that Guarba had for it.


    "Indeed, it is so. Since that zombie beast is useless, why not allow a garbage of corpse to fulfill itsst value. With Mbenga finishing it off, another portion of grievances, therades and kin that perished by the corpse beast then, would dissipate again. As a result, his soul force would weaken once more, and the original master can naturally seize this opportunity to snatch control of his body. The collisions of both personas would lead to the body stagnating. This implies that Guarba wouldn��t need to consider the threat of Mbenga for a period of time. It is truly a well thought up n!"


    "Excluding that, Guarba definitely possess deeper considerations. Since he intends to turn the Gundazan into a puppet, holding the feudal overlord and thereby turning the Coiled Serpent subtribe into his vassal, then undoubtedly, he wishes for both personas to suffer, and the best is for them to degenerate into moronic dimwits! By sacrificing the zombie beast, he would continue to weaken and provide support to the currently weaker primary persona����"


    Realizing his misjudgment as he spectated the zombie beast dying, Hecaosi, in turn, wasn��t in a rush to attack. The giant parasitic python on his left arm gradually atrophied and shrank back to the form of an ordinary arm. Meanwhile, that rampant malevolent parasitic python was reduced into a thick cyan vein, that coiled around his left arm.


    Hecaosi nced at Guarba and earnestly urged.


    "Come, let me behold the true might of the powerful Sun child! Strike me down, and without this final hindrance, the Coiled Serpent subtribe wouldpletely fall into your hands! Of course, if you fall by my hands, the Sun subtribe will never escape the fate of being devoured by me!"


    Guarba stood uprightly under the brilliance of the sun. Revealing an indifferent expression, the golden scepter in his hands continued sparkling. His herculean frame issued an imposing pressure, as he replied with a certain ridicule.


    "Frankly speaking, I ought to inform you of something. The bloodline of the Bayin n has already been severed with the death of the old Gundazan. The person standing before you isn��t the descendant of the old Gundazan. Therefore, even if you managed to kill me today, fostering this illegitimate puppet would not yield you any miracles."


    Upon listening to Guarba��s words, the tormented, head-clutching Mbenga shuddered a little. Instead, Hecaosi disdainfully replied.


    "Ho, Guarba, your words are akin to stinking toxic of a rotten toad ovum. Do you think I��d believe you?"


    Guarba caressed his bald head and burst into heartyughter.


    "If the blood flowing within your Gundazan��s veins truly belongs to the Bayin n, how would that blood curse be trapped within for so many years?"


    Hecaosi scoffed callously.


    "The old Gundazan was stronger and wiser than you, Guarba. Do you really think he would acknowledge an heir that isn��t of his own bloodline? That year, the old Gundazan left behind his dying words in the presence of the entire tribe, and prophesied that his son would inevitably return and im the throne of Gundazan once again!


    Guarba replied insipidly.


    "You aren��t wrong. The old Gundazan was truly mightier and wiser than me, but, he was also older! To a male, the inability of impregnating the bosom of a woman is an extraordinary shame and humiliation����would he divulge such a secret? Facing that illegitimate child, the old Gundazan chose to cower into the ground like an earthworm, choosing to remain silent instead of bluntly executing him."


    Hecaosi��s pupils shrank slightly.


    "Do you think I��m dumb? The bloodline of the Bayin n only awakens at ater time, it is a stark difference from your Huajin n, whose bloodline would awaken rapidly under the radiance of the sun. The mystical powers of the Bayin bloodline can only be awakened under the constant tempering of starlight and moonlight."


    Guarba refuted with a contemptuous tone.


    "Is that so? I really despise fools who think they know the truth after touching on a tiny slice. Then do you know? Any warrior who carries the divine bloodline, is engraved with the divine insignia on their backs?"


    With that single question, Hecaosi��s eyes reflexively twitched a little, before gazing towards the anguished Mbenga!


    However, Hecaosi was clueless that Guarba was merely spewing a bunch of garbage. All his lies had momentarily provided him an opportunity to replenish some strength.


    Within several short fleeting seconds, Guarba��s herculean frame was already soaring through the air. In this moment, therge lion head painted on Guarba��s right shoulder pelt, appeared like it was alive and roaring. The scorching sun formed his backdrop, as its blinding rays grazed in like a million ming arrows; piercing and burning Hecaosi��s eyes. The fur of the lion pelt prestigiously fluttered, exhibiting a vibrant dazzle analogous to that of a gold te.


    The shadow of Guarba��s massive frame was soon cast over Hecaosi��s entire body. As the sunrays continued mercilessly dazzling Hecaosi��s eyes, all Hecaosio could view was a field of blinding whiteness!


    While pouncing in, Guarba nimbly spun his golden scepter with his incredibly deft fingers.


    ording tomon sense, such a heavy blunt weapon should be wielded with two hands. Instead in Guarba��s fingers, it was as though the golden scepter had sentience, and was being pleasurably frolicked by his fingers.


    Eventually, the golden scepter appeared like a whirling golden sphere that spun unceasingly, beaming out sharp rays that radiated in bright contrast to the sunlight; thoroughly cauterizing Hecaosi��s pupils.


    Hecaosi released a muffled groan and had already shut his eyes. Two streaks of blood, reminiscent of blood tears, trickled down his eyelids.


    Yet by this point, his left arm had swiftly swelled and morphed into that terrifyingly heinous parasitic python!


    Instantly, Hecaosi willed the python to wee the onught of the golden scepter. Like an orange peel, the parasitic python slithered in and constricted around the golden scepter. Finally, its sinister jaws with rotating fangs lunged viciously towards Guarba��s arm.


    Without a doubt, upon interaction with flesh,rge chunks of mangled flesh and blood were insatiably devoured.


    Guarba forcefully attempted to snatch away, but unexpectedly, his strength could not match up to the might of that parasitic python. He was utterly incapable of retracting his symbol of authority. Loosening his hand, he released it.


    Nevertheless, he merely shed an astonished countenance but not a defeated one. Instead of bing exasperated at having his sacred artifact stolen, he remained calm andposed.


    Meanwhile, Sheyan was observing Guarba. He suddenly discovered that Guarba probably still had many cards up his sleeves. Right from the start, this redoubtable tribe chieftain could have zed in like a lion hunting a rabbit. If that happened, it would be hard to imagine the oue of his three foes dueling against the beast zombie, while having to fend him off at the same time.


    Still, even though Sheyan felt like Guarba could stake everything in, he wasn��t willing to.


    As long as he wasn��tpletely confident, Guarba wouldn��tmit. He could never tolerate failure and utterly disliked the vexed feeling of defeat. He was one who enjoyed the peacefulness of subjugating his foes without violence.


    That was probably Guarba��s mentality.


    After having his golden scepter snatched by Hecaosi, Guarba remained calm andposed as he stood and appraised.


    "Formidable, truly, absolutely formidable. Those foreigners sailed in from the vast sea and lusted for the powers of the ��Stairway of the Sun��, therefore, it was a necessity for them to suffer punishment meted out by the ��Stairway of the Sun��, bing possessed by their inner demons. It really is hard to imagine, but you were actually eyeing the wicked powers of their punishment! And have even grasped it!"


    Hecaosi indifferently replied.


    "True power isn��t distinguished between righteous and evil. In this world, there is only victory or defeat. To the other tribes of the great Kijuju Marsnd, it is a terrifying symbol of vile pestilence, but to us, it is the divine spirit protecting the Ndipaya people for millenniums!"

 Chapter 658: Demon eye

    <h4>Chapter 658: Demon eye</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    "Well said." Guarbaughed hysterically. "Thus, I shall award you a chance. Yield at once and abdicate to me, for I do notck power, but what Ick, is an astute assistant like you!"


    All of a sudden, Hecaosi��s giant parasitic python ejacted a jet of venomous pus from its sinister mouth. However, it didn��t reach Guarba but merely sprinkled onto the ground before emitting sizzling sounds. In a blink of an eye, a fewrge pits were corroded out, as an awful stench pervaded the atmosphere.


    Guarba harrumphed and asked.


    "What a pity, is this your foolish answer?"


    In response, Hecaosi charged forth. He could already perceive that Guarba was tarrying for time, and since Hecaosi was at his optimal state now, he wasn��t willing to dy any longer. With this very move, he would offer no mercy.


    Upon nearing Guarba, steam arose from Hecaosi as though his skin was scalding from boiling blood.


    Pa! The hide vest he was wearing inted dramatically before his muscles tore it asunder. Instantly beneath, one could observe a ghastly sight of intertwining scars connecting Hecaosi��s parasitic python and his shoulder. Multitudes of arteries and veins popted its border as though the python was sewed, circting flourishing energies into the heinous parasitic python.


    The jaws of the parasitic python erged nefariously to its limits, with circr fangs whirling constantly.


    Even the prostrating Sheyan from afar felt as though a vortex residing inside those jaws, possessing an inexhaustible suction force that could absorb and devour all matter in. If he was standing right in front of those jaws, the only oue would be being grinded to a fleshy paste!


    Instead, Guarba erupted with wildughter and pressed his right arm forward, aiming towards the parasitic python!


    Sheyan could vividly observe a misleading phenomenon - Guarba was seemingly ��expanding��, as distinct air fluctuations rippled through the air alongside his pressing right arm; resembling that of heat waves radiating from a bonfire. The heatwaves then amplified crazily, as the air around distorted uncontrobly.


    Violent cackles erupted in the air, and amidst the heated stream of air, the lion fur of Guarba��s pelt fluttered up excitedly; revealing his sturdy and robust body beneath.


    In this instance, Hecaosi��s pupils contracted while Sheyan��s heartbeat elerated rapidly.


    One could distinctly see that amidst Guarba��s maniacalughter, his tremendous right shoulder was deforming and swelling rapidly. Beneath the cover of that bold and majestic lion pelt, actually hid such invincibly terrifying����power!


    It was an eye, a monumental crimson eye!


    That monumental eye exceeded 70 centimeters and upied half of Guarba��s right chest, stretching through his shoulder de and nearly reaching his head.


    The periphery of the eye was popted with thick blood vessels, linking this weird organ directly to his body; as though it was bursting out of Guarba��s skin. The thick blood fibers of his muscles could also be distinctly seen.


    A wretched grey shaded the eye white of this monumental eye, and vandalized by dense masses of capiries. Only a fist-sized, deep-red pupil appeared bottomless like the boundless abyss of the ocean, as itpletely devoured the dazzling rays of the midday sun!


    With that diabolical monumental eye as the core, Sheyan could notice with matchless rity; circr arcs of incorporeal spirit essence rippled from its periphery. Those spirit ripples were iparably fiery. As they diffused out from Guarba��s monumental eye, the ripples finally condensed onto the golden scepter that was now in Hecaosi��s hands.


    Within mere milliseconds, the ripples triggered a mechanism within. That golden scepter automatically revolved 180 degrees as fast as the rumbling of a thunderbolt hitting one��s ears. Incapable of reacting in time, Hecaosi could only forcibly endure.


    In this instance, Sheyan��s senses went disastrously haywire. It was clearly bright midday, yet it seemed like the entire sky had suddenly transformed into the darkest night. It was as though every bit of sunlight had been absorbed into that golden scepter!!


    Such a strange phenomenon onlysted 2 seconds. Yet when Sheyan regained his senses, Hecaosi had bluntly crashed down face first. His entire body had been roasted and riddled with high degree burn wounds. Charred fumes rose in spirals from incinerated ck ashes. This sensation was utterly reminiscent of a recently burnt firewood in a fire pit.


    Guarba spitefully chortled.


    "The Sun tribe has passed the golden scepter on for 1,530 years. Its history vastly surpasses that of the most ancient of scorched trees. How could it be so easily plundered by others? Peasants who try in vain to offend the dignity of the sun god, will be punished by fire!"


    Under the scorching sun, Guarba��s lofty figure inted while gripping his golden scepter. Complementing that surreptitious monumental eye on his right shoulder and his herculean body frame, he exuberated an unspeakable devilish bewitchment. All forces, individuals or intent would be suppressed to the bottommost depth of his soul!!! Before being incinerated to dust by the scorching sun!


    Witnessing the terror of this monster, Sheyan very tantly feigned death. He could deeply fathom that Guarba was probably an equal tier existence as that of the Boss Licker! Wanting him to deal with that monster would be no different from asking him tomit suicide.


    All of a sudden, without a sound nor warning, Hecaosi bounced back up from the ground. His countenance sinister as he attempted to stake it all on one throw. Once again, that electric drill like parasitic python aimed towards Guarba, where its swollen mouth widened to its extremity.


    Incisive circr fangs and a dense mass of blood vessels could be seen running down the interior of its throat. At this moment, a glowing blood globe had noiselessly formed and was expanding unceasingly.


    In a flurry, that blood globe shot thunderously towards Guarba. At this instant, though Hecaosi��s body remained lofty, not a single trace of strength or aggressiveness could be sensed from him. That blood globe had seemingly consumed all his energy.


    His parasitic python directly turned limp, before drying up and shrinking; bing even tinier than an ordinary arm. It had exhausted all its vitality by unleashing that globe.


    In the face of Hecaosi��s suicidal assault, Guarba��s expression finally changed. Raising his golden scepter while yelling aloud, the monumental pupil on his shoulder contracted and intensified its gaze. Then, Guarba pressed in his right arm again towards that glowing blood globe.


    When both forces collided, a stalemate ensued for several seconds. As Guarba exhausted his strength and gradually found it harder to resist, that blood globe still maintained its initial pressurizing ferocity and deadliness; its umted energies seemingly inexhaustible!


    Though disadvantaged, Guarba didn��t exhibit any fluster but took a deep breath instead. All of a sudden, that monumental eye on his shoulder blinked.


    This was an ordinary action tomon human eyes. However, when done by Guarba��s diabolical demonic eye, it donned an unexinable strangeness; brimming with shuddering fright.


    Sunlight momentarily disappeared and darkness overthrew the entire domain. All brightness of the scorching weather was rapidly sucked into the monumental pupil. Evidently, unleashing such umted force would bring about an earth-shattering cmity; a focused beam that could eradicate all!


    Yet right at this time, a deep hoarse voice rang out.


    "Oh, Guarba. Filthy like the hyena of the fields, rapacious like a forest snake, disgusting like tworms of the mudt, as stupid as a sea turtle."


    "That year when you failed in your attempt to draw the powers of the ��Stairway of the Sun����right before you became a consecrated offering to the divine, it was the grand Coiled Serpent who rescued you from your horrifying nightmare with its omnipresent power. Only then did you managed to obtain the invincible might from the ��Stairway of the Sun��. How dare you use that very power to deal treacherously against a priest of the Coiled Serpent, the descendant of our noble J?rmungandr?!"


    (TN: J?rmungandr is an actual serpent in Norse mythology)


    Listening to that voice, waves of shock fluctuated in Sheyan��s heart. He couldn��t help but nce over.


    A figure now stood by the main coiled serpent statue of this bonfire za -


    Mbenga!!


    Only now, though the current Mbenga looked the same, that scarlet red scar that tainted his forehead had turned so mild, it was nearly nonexistent. The aura governing his body had been altered from head to toe.


    At present, if a native viger of Port Qom was here, he definitely wouldn��t be able to recognize that this was the muddle-headed, and foolishly straightforward Mbenga!


    This also signified one fact - The chieftain of the Coiled Serpent subtribe, the true inheritor of the Bayin bloodline and the seat of the majestic Gundazan, had finally been extricated from the fetters of Mbenga��s grievous spirits.


    Finally, he regained sovereignty of his own body.


    Evidently, this scenario had exceeded Guarba��s expectations!


    As the brains behind his party, Sheyan was the clearest on this logic - no matter how meticulous and deliberate one��s n was, there would often be oversight or deviations along the process! It was impossible to defy fate.


    Obviously, the unexpected elerated awakening of Gundazan, waspletely out of Guarba��s expectations; a hundred percent oversight on his part.


    Guarba didn��t reply. In actual fact, he didn��t even pay attention to Gundazan��s words. When he first caught glimpse of him standing by the Coiled Serpent statue, an immense crisis already welled up in his heart.


    This crisis was so potent, he felt as though it would determine his life and death!!!

 Chapter 659: Deprivation of six senses

    <h4>Chapter 659: Deprivation of six senses</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Guarba hadn��t felt such a fatal, life-threatening, crisis in a long time.


    Hence, he immediately ignored the glowing blood globe in front and shifted half his body, positioning his monumental crimson pupil to lock onto the Gundazan��s body, in an attempt to unleash his ultimate attack towards that suffocating cradle of crisis.


    In spite of that, prior to the Gundazan announcing his entry, he had already sliced two deepcerations onto his palm; so much so, that his eerie white palm bone could be seen. After concluding his sentence, two palms streaming with blood were already pressing onto the eyes of the malevolent Coiled Serpent Statue.


    Regardless of elevation, loftiness or ravishing splendor, this erected Coiled Serpent statue towered over all other enormous statues within the entire innermost reaches. At present, Sheyan, and the vast majority of Ndipaya tribesmen were all aware that its greatest functionality was in triggering the elevator to the Sun Garden.


    Yet witnessing the Gundazan��s actions now, one could deduce the existence of another immense mystery residing in this statue. This was a mystery that could even banish the redoubtable Guarba to thend of the dead.


    At this moment, a chilling wariness flooded Guarba��s heart; because as the high priest of the Ndipaya tribe, he understood that this Coiled Serpent statue possessed a sky shattering secret! Nevertheless, he had always believed this mystery to have vanished with the death of the old Gundazan. Never did he expect, this mystery had been inherited.


    A secondter, 3 seconds psed, and finally 5 seconds past. An awkward situation presented itself.


    After Gundazan��s supposed blood magic interacted with the Coiled Serpent Statue��nothing happened at all!!!!!


    Guarba was dumbstruck and so was Sheyan. In fact, even Gundazan was distractedly baffled.


    "Perhaps after years of wear and tear, the mechanism is faulty?" Sheyan couldn��t help but guess, but instantly tossed that conjecture aside.


    "No, impossible. The statue��s mechanisms pertain to the only gateway to the ��Stairway of the Sun��, it was definitely built to be incredibly longsting and durable. Even if all other mechanisms of the Ndipaya Kingdom turned faulty, this would be thest to break!"


    Though the battlefield had plunged into a cold awkwardness, Guarba was the first to react. After all, the threat he just felt couldn��t have been faked right?


    Immediately, one could notice the Gundazan��s reflection forming within the pupil of Guarba��s shoulder eye. In the next instance, it was as though a thousand suns had blossomed simultaneously on this bonfire za.


    Such bright intensity, such surging heat pouring down in torrents, everything converged into an exceptionally fine and straight resplendent light ray! A light ray a hundred folds amplified that of sunrays beamed out from Guarba��s monumental crimson pupil. It prated straight into the Gundazan��s body; incinerating out a tragic cauterized imption. A wave of awful burnt flesh stench pervaded in spirals into the air.


    That finger width light ray didn��t disperse but flickered constantly for a full second; utterly decimating his foe with immeasurable heat and unrivaled velocity. After shes of radiances, many ping pong sized blood holes had formed on Gundazan��s steel-like muscles.


    Even in the aftermath of this dusty environment, one could spectate the panorama of white clouds and the blue sky through those blood holes.


    Due to the infernal heat of those light rays, all victimized flesh had been incinerated into ashes. Even the surrounding wounds had been cauterized and closed, preventing any blood from leaking out! In a cruel sense, any organ, muscle or flesh nearby those blood holes was roasted to 70-80 percent cooked.


    It didn��t stop there. The spirit force of that furtive monumental eye was equally lethal,pounding over anotheryer of spiritual destruction.


    The Gundazan stood there lifelessly for a brief while. His face revealed an agonized, despairing and damnable countenance. After vomited a mouthful of blood, he finally copsed. This time, be it physical or spiritual, he truly sustained fatal injuries!


    This Coiled Serpent subtribe chieftain faltered in misery. Suppressed within his own sea of consciousness for years, he finally resurfaced as a hidden boss; intending to secure victory with a single hammer blow by relying on an inherited secret, passed on from generations to generations. Instead, he pathetically discovered this secret was probably just a trivial ploy to cate the dignity of Gundazans.


    Nevertheless, the Gundazan��s actions weren''tpletely ineffective.


    By stealing away most of Guarba��s attention, that glowing blood globe, paid for with most of Hecaosi��s vitality, directly collided into Guarba and exploded with blood and flesh sttering everywhere. Strangely, a huge portion of mutted mess chose to adhere to Guarba��s monumental crimson eye.


    The Guarba who lorded over this battlefield instantly suffered the brunt of Hecaosi��s dying wrath. An ice-cold numbing sensation slowly diffused into him after being contaminated by that glowing blood globe. Not only that, his nefarious monumental eye gradually corroded while his own vision begun dimming, feeling as though his whole body was slowly enshrouded by darkness!


    Only now did Guarba realized, the exterior glow of the blood globe, was merely masquerading a ball of sticky liquid within. Possibly, it was the venomous liquid secreted by that parasitic python. Even solid rocks and rubber dissolved upon contacting the sttering liquid, what more his own flesh?


    Within a split second, grotesque sizzling sounds transmitted out from his corroding skin, hair and even his bone, as though he was immersed in sulfuric acid. Beneath his tightly shut eyes, his ghastly white cheekbones were also exposed from the sprinkling residues of that glowing blood globe.


    The redoubtable Guarba couldn��t help but drown in the agony of strands of flesh being devoured away, as he groaned with iparable sorrow.


    In this precise instant, Hecaosi pulled out a short javelin. Crafted in the shape of a serpent, when Hecaosio gripped this javelin, the air seemed to have frozen with ghastly eeriness.


    Never ever forget!! Hecaosi was, after all, an elder of the Coiled Serpent subtribe that��s adept in long-rangebat. His far rangebat abilities were definitely lethal! Drawing back his short javelin, he directly hurled it. Instantly, a ripping sound pierced the air.


    Presently, the struggling Guarba couldn��t dodge in time and was his chest was directly punctured by that serpent javelin! Like an electric drill, the serpent javelin whirled frantically, excavating outrge amounts of flesh and blood; forcibly drilling open a horrifying massive hole in Guarba��s chest.


    In response, the enraged Guarba howled berserkly and gripped the tail end of that serpent javelin. Then, that sinister crimson blood eye on his right shoulder inted rapidly like a ball, before, it ruptured with a thunderous boom!!!


    The instant that monumental eye ruptured, even the distant Sheyan was overwhelmed by an intense hallucination; as though time had halted.


    Not only had time halted, he could sense that all functionality of his sensory organs had been sealed. His sight, taste, hearing, smell, feel and even the unexinable intuition, waspletely eclipsed. It was as though he still existed in this world but took no form.


    When Sheyan regained his vision, it was coincidentally the moment where Guarba stomped in, and mercilessly dug out Hecaosi��s heart with a single w. Then, he insatiably chewed and gobbled it up, as blood trickled down his lips; truly a gory sight to behold.


    As for Guarba, his figure was equally pathetic. That monumental crimson eye on his right shoulder had beenpletely obliterated, leaving only a dismembered crater in its wake; a disorderly mess of bulky veins, nerves and flowing fluids. Moreover, portions of his deathly pale skeleton could be seen through the hosts of corroded flesh holes.


    After consuming Hecaosi��s heart, Guarba expressed a desire to continue. Upon noticing Gundazan still holding onto his final breath underneath the Coiled Serpent statue, Guarba staggered over with heavy footsteps.


    His footsteps left a trail of watery footprints, as though his bodily fluids, or random fluids, were being forcefully squeezed out.


    Guarba panted heavily as he finally arrived before Gundazan. Suddenly, he felt something amiss. Upon turning around, he realized a pair of incisive eyes were ring at him. In this instant, a strange sensation welled up in Guarba; as though this pair of eyes had been fixated on him for a very, very long time.


    "Who, are, you?"


    The owner of the eyes unhurriedly crawled up from the heap of corpses. Cutting a rtively sorry state, his body was drenched in blood. Nevertheless, his demeanor remainedposed and unyielding, like the developments so far was well within his calctions.


    Guarba disliked the expression that stranger was casting, because he normally employed the same expression when looking at others; an expression of holding one��s life and death within his palm. Conversely, when treated by someone else like that, it was akin to the disparity of being killed by someone or killing off someone.


    Hence, Guarba took a step forward as he breathed heavily. He could tell this individual should be a foreigner, one whose strength was merelyparable to a mediocre tribe warrior.


    During the golden era of the Ndipaya Kingdom, such warriors were numbered at over 50,000! Even with the current enfeebling decline, the warriors of this caliber under Guarba exceeded 200.


    Therefore, the abruptly emerging Sheyan waspletely viewed like an ant, a puny discountable ant!

 Chapter 660: Principality!!

    <h4>Chapter 660: Principality!!</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Exining the power disparity between them in the nightmare realm context, Sheyan would be equivalent to that of the lowest rung contestant while Guarba would be a full-fledged Awakener!


    Two vast realms separated them, and putting it bluntly, Sheyan could be simply squashed by a single finger.


    Therefore, Guarba held no concern over an annoying pesky ant, like how a famished individual would detest a tiny ant crawling on his hamburger. Feeling blood rush in his head, the breath he exuded was steamy heat. In this famished state, he desperately needed fresh blood to extinguish the mes of his heart!


    Hence, Guarba lifted up his razor sharp fingernails. Right before he swiped down against the Gundazan, a sonorous boom resounded behind him.


    Guarba suddenly felt an acute pain and spun round with rage, only to discover a strange weapon in the hand of that pesky ant. Moreover, spiralling fumes were drifting out from that weapon��s mouth.


    Guarba bellowed furiously as heunched towards that ant. His face beaming with victorious contempt, and only felt his dignity being sullied by epting this challenge!


    Yet when the two ferociously collided, the oue left Sheyan stupefied as both of them were instantly struck flying.


    Sheyan��s saber had stabbed into Guarba��s abdomen, and drew out a streak of viscous chartreuse colored sap. Concurrently, Guarba pped Sheyan��s face.


    In this very instant, Sheyan felt as though his neck was about to snap under Guarba��s domineering strength. In the end, he only coughed blood and scrambled back up.


    "How can this be??" A bad omen surged through Guarba��s heart. "How can this be????!!! I must��ve been too careless!"


    This bad omen was instantly eclipsed by Guarba��s skyrocketing fury! Heaving deep breaths, he once again speared towards Sheyan; whom he had sent flying.


    This time, the oue unexpectedly ended with Guarba being struck flying! Instead, Sheyan remained perfectly fine and even sneered at Guarba.


    Standing before him, Sheyan arrogantly looked down upon this redoubtable high priest of the Sun subtribe. His eyes leaked amentable yet mocking intent.


    "High priest, Guarba? Could it be you��re still unaware of your circumstances?"


    Guarba struggled to crawl up and scoffed.


    "You little ant, what could happen to me?"


    Sheyan drooped his eyelids and insipidly replied.


    "Just look at your right arm."


    Guarba erupted with roaringughter. Such a diversion tactic was long overused. "This bold ant is actually trying to hoodwink me?"


    His vignce tightened from that belief, but when he finally realized this opponent remained motionless, he subconsciously nced at his right arm. With a single gaze, an indescribable chilliness jolted up his back.


    As it turns out, Guarba��s right arm had strangely distorted, before dissolving away like a melting candle. This didn��t apply only to his superficial skin and sh, but even his dense white bones! It appeared astoundingly hideous.


    Guarba roared with rm and rage. As he was about to curse, Sheyan had already seized this moment of distraction to barrel into his front����shing down with his raised saber! ��+7 West�� maliciously carved a mncholic oceanic-blue ray down.


    Guarba staggered backward upon receiving a sh to his shoulder. Furiously groaning to retaliate, his body suddenly started dissolving as he stumbled back. Large volumes of chartreuse colored liquid sludging out of his body repetitively. Every staggering step he took left a deep imprint filled with viscous liquid.


    Sheyan took a deep inhtion and indifferently announced.


    "You really aren��t aware of your circumstances eh? Guarba? The Gundazan of the Coiled Serpent subtribe has already retracted the blessing conferred unto you by the coiled serpent divinity. You were incapable of acquiring the power of the ��Stairway of the Sun�� then, you��re bound to fail once again!"


    "What rubbish are you spouting!!" Guarba��s festering face already exposed his white skull as he howled with disbelieve.


    Sheyan sighed and shook his head.


    "What a pity, didn��t you listened to Gundazan��s furious wrath? He has already summoned the coiled serpent divinity to expropriate your strength!"


    Guarba roared angrily.


    "Impossible! Apart from unlocking the passage to the Sun Altar, there is nothing else that statue can do. That hoax who doesn��t even possess the Bayin bloodline, how can he call upon the divinity? This Sun temple has been erected for more than a millennium, and that ��so-called�� secret mechanism had turned obsolete!"


    "That mechanism wasn��t faulty." Sheyan ruthlessly refuted. "It was already triggered by the blood of Gundazan. Only, the poor Gundazan wasn��t patient enough. The process of this mechanism takes a slightly longer time."


    As it turns out, while feigning death previously, Sheyan was rtively nearby the Coiled Serpent Statue. Hence, he observed that not long after the Gundazan dripped blood onto the statue, it actually faintly rose by 5 centimeters. Furthermore, it revealed an undey of matchstick-sized tiny holes, that discharged out a mild, colorless gas.


    Not only was it colorless, the gas was also emitting an exceedingly faint odor. After diffusing into the air for a while, slightly further individuals wouldn��t be able to smell it.


    Nheless, Sheyan quickly discovered that the shade of nearby rocks had undergone slight alterations. Not only that, even ck moss that thrived within stony crevices of this tform rapidly withered away.


    Back in the real world, Sheyan had learned this - moss is a special type of vegetation; aquatic vegetation that grows towardsnd. Its stem and leavesposition is extremely simple, being usually unicellr. Moreover, moss does not possess aplex ��nervous system�� nor genuine roots, where only unicellr fake roots or cells absorbs smidgens of moisture. The moss can directly absorb nutrients and contaminating substances from the air, and the concentration of natural substances in each cell normally exceeds that of other vegetation.


    Therefore, most mosses are extremely sensitive vegetation. Once an unfavorable foreign toxin is introduced into the air, while most other vegetation would be fine, mosses could easily be affected and die. Therefore, in the real world, various types of moss are employed for contamination monitoring. Once the moss withers, it would represent that the area is contaminated.


    In the past, one of the Coiled Serpent tribe chieftains was exceptionally knowledgeable in botany. After painstaking deliberations, he grew thisyer of ck moss surrounding the gateway to the Ndipaya Kingdom��s sacred Sun Garden. With the impressively sensitive nature of this moss, he could detect if contaminative substances were present or had seeped out, by observing the withering moss.


    Through the tiny holes beneath the Coiled Serpent statue, a unique airborne powder had been discharged.


    As the nearbyyer of ck moss rapidly withered into dried dust before dispersing into the air, it triggered that chieftain��s snare mechanism. A substance analogous to white phosphorus, which wouldbust once interacting with the air, became unveiled by the withering ck moss. With thebustion of that substance, it instantly triggered a sequence of chain reactions and finally unsealed the ultimate mechanism.


    This so-called ��retracting the blessing of the coiled serpent divinity�� may look rather mystical, but to Sheyan who understood modern era science, it was essentially an amusing antic.


    That chieftain understood that fatal counteracting weaknesses would emerge and bnce out individuals who consumed the ��Stairway of the Sun��. Just like how the average human needs to drink more water after eating an excessive amount of sweets. Like how a diabetes patient eating sugar would lead to ketone poisoning, angina, and other illnesses. As such, this snare was arranged towards that direction.


    Simr to concealed assassination mechanism that utilizes special infrasonic wave bands; thisbustion of an unknown substance to release odorless and colorless gas and powder, was skewed towards the concealed mortal w of bodies that had consumed the ��Stairway of the Sun��!


    Naturally, such a snare mechanism allowed one to disguise it as being able to call upon the gods.


    Unbeknownst when, the sky had turned gloomy as dark clouds billowed in, hinting at a possible downpour.


    Guarba��s bodily degradation continued speedily. Especially with that malevolent monumental eye as the core, there was no difference to a semi-melted candle. He slumped to the ground. Even his earlier miserable howls and cries had plunged into silence.


    Without being able to resist, Sheyan simply needed a gently sh to im the head of this unbeatable fighter!


    At present, Sheyan hastily rushed up to attack. Instead, he abruptly glimpsed the Gundazan, who was still sprawled on the ground. An intense feeling of mncholy welled up in his heart, as shes of his journey here projected vividly in his mind.


    Without Mbenga��s assistance, it would be impossible to reach this step. Sadly, this male who shouldered such immense grief and vengeful indignance, had perished from this world. The Mbenga whose smile was so wide, it revealed all his teeth. The honest Mbenga with a silly smile. The Mbenga who disyed no fear in the face of all crisis, ultimately fell before his nemesis!!!


    His aspiration to y Guarba, this cherished desire he forsook even his life and soul to aplish��even after burning through all his vengeful spirits, he failed to deliver!!


    Sheyan sighed deeply as an audacious notion soared up from the depths of his heart. A raging passion that could never be extinguished!


    He gently drew back his ��+7 West�� from Guarba��s neck and shook his head sullenly. Humans, shouldn''t always live for the sole purpose of benefits.


    A man of character chooses based on rational principalities!

 Chapter 661: Still obtaining rewards

    <h4>Chapter 661: Still obtaining rewards</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    To Sheyan, ying Guarba now would be as easy as flipping his hand. Of course, Guarba��s sorry state was attributed to thebined might of Thiago, Hecaosi, Mbenga and the Gundazan. Strictly speaking, one still had to factor in that ancient Coiled Serpent tribe chieftain who installed such an ingeniously marvelous mechanism.


    All these had utterly no rtions to Sheyan whatsoever. As a result, by ying Guarba now, his rewards would definitely be the lowest rung.


    Despite that, Guarba was no ordinary person. He was an existence two realms above Sheyan! Even the lowest ss of rewards would bring unspeakable ecstasy.


    However, Sheyan was determined to forgo this reward. He wanted to fulfill Mbenga��s final desire - the dying wish of that smiley fool who sacrificed his whole life fighting for!!!!


    To personally y Guarba.


    If Sheyan didn��t guess wrong, the soulforce of the secondary persona, that represented Mbenga, had already been swallowed by the main persona, the Gundazan.


    As such, by doing this, it would equate to helping the Gundazan to kill off Guarba. This situation would be just like a storyline character killing off another storyline character, he would not obtain a single benefit.


    Only, Sheyan wasmitted to doing this, because his blood was after all, warm!! Since he could not revive arade he shared life and death with, he could at least fulfill hisrades'' final and greatest aspiration!!!


    Benefits are eternal. Still, the guilt in one��s heart would never be appeased.


    Sheyan immediately grabbed Guarba��s rotting left arm and tantly hoisted him up. Then, he dragged him towards the coiled serpent statue on this bonfire za.


    Only his thighs were left from his dissolving legs. As Guarba was dragged by Sheyan, a flooding trail of chartreuse colored fluids followed behind; emitting an assailing stench. It was like an ice cream that was left melting under the noonday sunshine of summer.


    When he arrived before Mbenga, or perhaps, the Gundazan, Sheyan discovered he merely holding on to his final breath. His eyes were nk and devoid of life like a puppet, resembling that of a vegetable. Evidently, the main persona had also suffered grievous damages and all his courage to live on had been decimated.


    Sheyan sighed as he observed him. "After this unlucky fe was tricked that he wasn��t the genuine inheritor of the Bayin bloodline but merely a bastard, such emotional turmoil is sufficient to crumble one��s mind. Being able to endure that is already rather remarkable��"


    "Yet a cruel reality followed and utterly crumbled his fighting spirit��realizing that the ultimate secret only inherited by the Gundazan was a farce. Possibly, the old Gundazan also wasn��t aware the mechanism had such a dyed result, a lengthy processparable to watching a short clip on dial-up ess inte!! Clearly activating the ultimate Coiled Serpent statue mechanism, yet Guarba remained healthy and robust before inflicting mortal injuries to himself!"


    It wasn��t hard to imagine the doting fatherly look the old Gundazan had while revealing such a monumental secret to him. A secret that solidified as the most precious treasure in his heart, one that fuelled his courage and motivation to carry on living.


    However, when all was said and done, this heartfelt treasure unveiled a deceitful ��mockery�� yed by the Coiled Serpent. The emotional blow upon experiencing that would surely suffice to plunge one into ludicrousy.


    What more, Guarba��s crimson blood eye simrly dealt spirit type damage that devastated his soul as well? Under such immense injuries, the spiritual, mental and physical copse of the Gundazan was bound to happen.


    Reflecting on all these, Sheyan could only express a little sympathy. Nevertheless, he held no sentiments for the Gundazan.


    Sighing, he straightforwardly picked up a pike and slot it into the hand of this dying body. With a slight exertion, the pike thrust deep into the rotten festering left eye of Guarba; prating all the way into his brain!


    The afternoon sun dimmed at this precise instance, as dark clouds churned by the horizon; as though a tempestuous storm was brewing around the corner.


    Guarba��s lips split and curled into a faint smile after receiving that fatal strike. His cells disintegrated and dissolved away. The agony of such crumbling torment was truly unexinably unbearable. Thus, to him, death wasn��t a torture but an escape; choosing to perish without a struggle.


    Sheyan then received a list of notifications.


    [ Hired warrior and guide, Mbenga, has in high priest Guarba of the Ndipaya Sun Subtribe ]


    [ Due to not ying a deciding factor in Guarba��s death, your battle spoils and rewards will be deemed ording to the lowest standard ]


    [ You receive 2 achievement points (+1 legend level) ]


    [ You receive 2 free attribute points (+1 legend level) ]


    [ You receive 100 soulforce bonus. Soulforce bonus can be used to im spoils from the fallen Guarba as your reward ]


    [ As you contributed a tiny portion in killing Guarba, only a single piece of Guarba��s private equipment would be offered as an option ]


    [ Warning: After selection process, all leftover soulforce bonus will vanish ]


    [ List of possible rewards: ]


    [ Reward A: Receive 5 randomly allocated free attribute points ]


    [ Details: Upon choosing this option, 5 attribute points will be randomly allocated andsts permanently ]


    [ Reward fee: 33 Soulforce bonus ]


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    [ Reward B: Receive 3 achievement points ]


    [ Reward fee: 33 Soulforce bonus ]


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    [ Reward C: Unique Ndipaya Sun Subtribe Dried Herb 3 ]


    [ Rarity: Dark blue ]


    [ Origin: Ndipaya Tribe ]


    [ Material: Herbs and animal feces ]


    [ Usage requirement: none ]


    [ Effect: Chewing for 60 seconds, apply half on the exterior and consume the other half. Chewing process recovers 120 HP and another effect pertains to expelling viruses or poison ]


    [ Details: This herb medicine will induce a headache (physique -3), dizziness (evasion and uracy -5%), inability to chant and cast spells for 60 seconds ]


    [ Description: Unptable vors of sour, roughness, bitty and spicy lies therein ]


    [ Reward fee: 10 Soulforce bonus ]


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    [ Reward D: Sunmight Secret Herb ]


    [ Rarity: Silver Storyline grade ]


    [ Origin: Ndipaya Sun Subtribe ]


    [ Material: Grinded powder of wilted ��Stairway of the Sun�� leaves, and various shaman materials ]


    [ Usage requirement: None ]


    [ Effect: You can employ this herb medicine on creatures, equipments or items. Effects vary and are hard to predict. If used on a unique creature/item of this world, the sess rate will increase substantially. You can check usagepatibility with your military authority ]


    [ Description: This herb medicine may lead to your death. It is not rmended for your personal consumption ]


    [ Reward fee: 33 Soulforce bonus ]


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    [ Reward E: Intact Crocodile Skin (condition: good) ]


    [ Origin: Kijuju Death Marsh (Unique to the hidden world ��Resident Evil, Beginnings�� ]


    [ Rarity: ck ]


    [ Type: Material ]


    [ Usage effect: Produces excellent defence capabilities in forging equipments and favourable impression of opposite sex +1 ]


    [ Details: It can be crafted in many other ways apart from leather bags ]


    [ Secondary effect: Favourable impression of crocodiles -2 ]


    [ Warning: Without sales, there will be no hunting ]


    [ Usage requirement: None ]


    [ Description: To captivate a woman��s heart or to save one��s own life ]


    [ Reward fee: 15 Soulforce bonus ]


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    [ Reward F: Tri-atomizing Mist Compound Medicine prescription (condition: Excellent) ]


    [ Origin: All Resident Evil worlds ]


    [ Rarity: Silver Storyline ]


    [ Effect: Fully restores HP and 50% of allies HP within a 3 meters radius. All virus or disease based effects within the radius of mist will be neutralized (effect takes Domain Authority precedence). Permanently increases user��s upper limit HP by 50 - 150 points, increase is calcted by user��s physique. This effect can only be effective on contestants for 4 times. After 4 times, the same object will only restore contestant��s HP. Cooldown: 1 hour ]


    [ Details: You will not obtain this medicine. Instead, it can only be acquired by concocting identical green, red and yellow herb medicines. The concocting process may result in failure. It can be exchanged for 55,000 utility points ]


    [ Secondary effect: None ]


    [ Warning: The usage process may be interrupted, and possess a 50% chance of being destroyed. After destroyed, it will be invalid ]


    [ Usage requirement: 3 seconds of time to spray this mist over yourself ]


    [ Description: Ah, what luck and patience! Before finding that damnable yellow herb, you endured the temptation of first mixing the red and green herb together. This implies you secure another life under the siege of those frightening mutated freaks ]


    [ Reward fee: 100 Soulforce bonus ]


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    [ Reward G: African Lion Shoulder Pelt ]


    [ Type: Guarba��s special storyline equipment ]


    [ Details: You do not possess adequate Soulforce bonus to exchange for it. You are unable to obtain detailed information ]


    [ Reward fee: 150 Soulforce bonus ]

 Chapter 662: Dark Gold Leech

    <h4>Chapter 662: Dark Gold Leech</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    This style of ��purchasing�� rewards was rather foreign to Sheyan. Originally, he was enticed by that ��Tri-atomizing Mist Compound Medicine��, but the 100 soulforce bonus fee left a sour taste in his mouth.


    Eventually, after pondering a little, he chose the first two options - randomization of 5 free attribute points and 3 achievement points. Now, he was left with only 34 Soulforce bonus points.


    Sadly, Sheyan wasn��t rewarded with his heart��s desire. Of the randomization of 5 free attribute points, 3 were allocated to perceptive sense while 2 to spirit����


    Proceeding with the few avable options left, Sheyan adopted a wastage minimization approach and selected the ��Sunmight Secret Herb��. Mainly, this was due to Sheyan eyeing the grinded ��Stairway of the Sun�� powder thatprised the herb.


    More crucially, Sheyan possessed numerous unique items belonging to this world. For example, the ��Deathmarsh Great Croc Soul��, the ��Pandora Egg��, the set equipment and others. Presumably, the ��Sunmight�� herb should be effective on them, just that the effects couldn��t be determined.


    As expected, after obtaining the ��Sunmight Secret Herb��, Sheyan received a pleasant surprise after checking through with his military authority; discovering that one of that item had soared to a 90%patibility with the ��Sunmight Secret Herb��. Indeed, it was the ��Ndipaya Curing Leech��!


    Although that item��s grade was merely dark-blue, after being infused with the ��Sunmight Secret Herb��, it actually rose by 3 grades! Arriving at the dark-gold grade, its properties had undergone terrifying transformations.


    [ Ndipaya Evolved Leech (special) ]


    [ Origin: Kijuju Marsnd ]


    [ Rarity: Dark-gold ]


    [ Carrying ability: Bloodbank - ced this on the skin. The leech will draw vitality at a rate of 10 points / second. Future usage effects will vary ording to the amount of vitality drawn ]


    [ Details: Blood drawing process can only be disrupted after a certain mark. Otherwise, respective ability effect will not be activated ]


    [ Details: The process of drawing blood is ssified as friendly fire. Like a surgery, though it removes vitality, it is used for future healing. Therefore, target will not enterbat mode and will not disrupt other healing effects or equipments ]


    [ Warning: Although blood drawing is ssified as friendly fire. If not discontinued, user��s HP will simrly reach 0 and perish! ]


    [ Warning: When drawing blood, any virus, curses or negative effects will equally be drawn with user��s vitality. When replenishing HP, it will release the same negative effects whichst for the full duration ]


    [ Warning: Leech contains micro-toxins. User will feel slight numbness, having evasion dropped by 3%. Duration of 60 minutes ]


    [ Activatable ability: Refill - This ability will be activatable once ��Ndipaya Evolved Leech�� draws 500 points of vitality. After activating ��Refill�� ability, it will replenish 350 of blood into your body within 10 seconds, thereby restoring 350 HP ]


    [ Activatable ability: Sucker - This ability will be activatable once ��Ndipaya Evolved Leech�� draws 1,000 points of vitality ]


    [ Details: Upon activating ��Sucker��, the leech will adhere to your body, supplying host body with Glutamine and Asparagusamide essence. Your movement speed and attack speed will increase by 20%. Your attack will carry a converse ability attack, which lowers enemy movement and attack speed by 20%. Duration: 30 seconds ]


    [ Warning: Within 60 minutes upon activating ��Sucker��, any damage you receive will result in an additional blood loss effect. Blood loss effect persists for 15 seconds, and damage dealt is 15% of attack damage sustained ]


    [ Warning: Within 60 minutes upon activating ��Sucker��, any additional blood loss inducing effect sustained from enemy, will result in duration extended by 200% ]


    [ Ultimate activatable ability: T-Virus Infection Outbreak - This ability will be activatable once ��Ndipaya Evolved Leech�� draws 5,000 points of vitality! ]


    [ Description: The progenitor virus hidden in the ��Stairway of the Sun�� offers outstandingpatibility with leeches (Resident Evil Zero video game plot). Hence, this leech is a host of the T-Virus. Nevertheless, due to the impure nature of the secret herb, the T-Virus will remain dormant until the leech receives adequate blood nourishment ]


    [ Details: Upon activating the ��T-Virus Infection Outbreak��, the horrifying deadliness of the ��Ndipaya Evolved Leech�� will be unleashed. Within 10 seconds, the leech will metamorphose into an unbeatable titan!! Unbeatable Titan Leech possesses 20,000 base HP, with bonus HP ]


    [ Details: Bonus HP calcted as additional blood drew x 100. Meaning, after awakening this ability with 5,000 blood vitality, an additional 100 vitality drawn will grant this Unbeatable Titan Leech a bonus 10,000 HP ]


    [ Details: After metamorphosing into a T-Virus Infected Creature, the ��Ndipaya Evolved Leech�� will be deemed as a contestant, and be limited by the 40% damage regtion when attacking contestants ]


    [ Details: Offence type ssified as AoE mucus ssh damage, delivering damages to all within a 5 meters radius. Attack equivalent to 50% of host offense power. Moreover, its attack carries an obnoxious sticky ability, lowering movement speed of enemy by 50%. Duration: 10 seconds ]


    [ Details: Within 60 minutes of receiving an attack by the Unbeatable Titan Leech, enemy who is inflicted with any blood loss effect will have its duration extended by 200% ]


    [ This ultimate ability, ��T-Virus Infection Outbreak Awakening��, willst for 30 minutes or until leech��s HP is exhausted. Once the leech is in, it can only be revived back in the nightmare realm. Reviving fee: 10,000 utility points + world difficulty factors ]


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    Sheyan didn��t anticipate that his ��Ndipaya Curing Leech (special)�� actually upgraded to a dark gold grade. To him, acquiring another silver storyline grade item would already be pretty remarkable, much less to say of a grade higher.


    Yet, he wasn��t aware that this was a fortune of coincidences! In the Resident Evil plot, James Marcus of the Umbre Corp managed to discover thepatibility between the ancient progenitor virus and leeches. As a result, he ultimately created a new strain and named it ��Tyrant��, which is the acronym for the T-Virus. Furthermore, he even created a formidable vile abomination known as the Queen Leech!


    After upgrading to the dark gold grade, the most outstanding ability of the ��Ndipaya Evolved Leech�� was its ultimate activatable ability - ��T-Virus Infection Outbreak��.


    Though its offensive might may not be considered high, its casual ssh damage was disgustingly potent. Don��t even mention its vile effects towards any blood loss negative effect. One could simply imagine, how splendid this leech��s capability would be, be it offensive, defensive or even escaping for one��s life.


    Of course, the most ridiculous conditions applied to its user, which was allowing the leech to draw one��s vitality. Under normal circumstances, activating its first or second ability wouldn��t be a huge problem. But to allow it to persistently draw 5,000 vitality, with Sheyan��s present state, he would��ve to prepare an abundance of replenishments!


    After all, Sheyan��s current HP was a sliver short of a thousand. Even with his ��Honorary Medicines�� and ��Gloryheal��, he could at most allow the leech to draw 2,500 HP. As for the following amount, he would have to rely on various food replenishments and others����that would cost a massive fortune! Speaking in perspective of the realm, it would minimally cost over 50,000 utility points.


    To suppress such extravagant expenditure, Sheyan reckoned he would need to promote to an official Growth-hunter first.


    After examining his profits, Sheyan finally recovered from the adrenaline. Following that, he suddenly realized that something didn��t add up. After contemting while pacing around, he suddenly realized.


    "How did I even obtain rewards from killing Guarba????"


    "Could it be a special property of this hidden world? But that doesn��t make sense��" Suddenly, Sheyan recalled one of the nightmare imprint��s notification and his eyes immediately popped widely!


    "Your hired warrior and guide, Mbenga, has in high priest Guarba of the Ndipaya Sun Subtribe"


    "This��? Could it be, after the Gundazan triggered the mechanism��when he realized he was deceived and consecutively suffered Guarba��s devastating wrath����hepletely lost all will to live and his soul persona dissipated away? Therefore, with the fraction of the secondary persona, Mbenga, remaining, the realm naturally determined the body as Mbenga��s!!!!"


    Thinking of that, Sheyan hastily steamrolled forward with wild delight. Then, he fished out his soul equipment, ��Endless Spirited Vodka��, and poured two mouthfuls into Mbenga��s mouth.


    Despite that, the vodka streamed out from the corners of his mouth and onto the floor. If not for a sliver of breath emitting out of his nostrils, Sheyan would��ve believed Mbenga waspletely dead.


    "Damn it, wake up!" Sheyan eximed as he anxiously nudged Mbenga��s neck. "You idiot, open your eyes idiot. The one whom you wished to kill has already been personally in by you! You must see it for yourself before you die!"

 Chapter 663: Words of the past

    <h4>Chapter 663: Words of the past</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    However, Sheyan��s nudges were futile. Mbenga��s lifeless eyes remained dull and his body limp. One could describe his condition as akin to gossamer, or a flickering candle in the wind, extinguishable at any second.


    "Ahhhhh!" Sheyan couldn��t resist himself from pping Mbenga��s face, as 5 clear fingerprints formed. Blood trickled slowly out Mbenga��s nose as Sheyan roared furiously.


    "You can��t die yet! Not until you see this for yourself!"


    Unbeknownst why, while he was roared furiously, his nose turned sour and turbulent emotions flooded his chest. At this moment, he subconsciously recalled that stormy night, when he was pursued to the brink of desperation right before he entered the nightmare realm.


    Without the fate of encountering the nightmare realm, he would be just like Mbenga; carrying a deep-seated unwillingness as he departed from the world��


    Sheyan forcefully propped up Mbenga��s nose and drowned the ��Endless Spirited Vodka�� down his throat. Though his mouth overflowed with vodka, Sheyan could clearly notice Mbenga��s Adam��s apple throbbing slightly. That indicated Mbenga had at least drank down a mouth of ��Endless Spirited Vodka��, and perhaps, a tiny portion of his HP would be swiftly restored!


    Gradually, Mbenga��s lifeless pupils contracted, followed by a slight twitch of his finger. Finally, he observed Sheyan with rity and cast his trademark silly smirk


    "You����you��ve obtained the ��Stairway of the Sun�� ?"


    Sheyan��s eyes heated up. Even with his current condition, Mbenga was still concerned about him acquiring the ��Stairway of the Sun��! Sheyan sighed sentimentally and earnestly answered.


    "You did it, Mbenga, you did it. You personally killed Guarba and avenged your nsmen! Look!"


    Listening to his words, Mbenga became momentarily dumbstruck. Sheyan then dragged him over and supported his shoulder up, allowing him to personally witness the corpse of the dead Guarba.


    "Yes, you did, it! You ended him with a single stab!"


    Dang nk! A gently metallic ringing resounded, as Mbenga subconsciously dropped his pike to the ground.


    All of a sudden, a lightning jolted through the sky. The floodgates of torrential rain finally poured down. Mbenga panted heavily as he lifted his face towards the sky. His closed eyes brimmed with water droplets; who could tell, whether it was rainwater or tears��


    "Kuria��"


    His thick lips mouthed out a syble. Scenes of the past rapidly shed through his mind.


    A blessed family. An adorable child. A woman he secretly fell for. Mindless massacre, cruel tortures to the death as his hair stood in anger. A hundred heads rupturing in unison, a despairingly sorrowful sight to unleash a soul-shattering curse. The anguish of his soul being ripped asunder��one by one, till the concluding finale of today.


    "Thank you!"


    Two words that bore the meanings of joy, anger, and sorrow in life. Mbenga struggled free from Sheyan��s embrace and staggered forward. Eventually, he gently leaned against the Coiled Serpent Statue. Though his chest undted violently, his face disyed peace and serenity; a sentiment of being relieved from an immense burden.


    "I��m finally freed. My friend, thank you for fulfilling my lifelong wish. It is time for me to reunite with my family. Therefore, my heart��s, no, the greatest secret of Port Qom and the Coiled Serpent tribe shall belong to you. My only rpense to you��"


    A minuteter, beneath the giant Coiled Serpent statue, Mbenga/Gundazan breathed hisst.


    Aged 37, he died in peace with a gentle smile on his face. Like a slumbering reverie, death, to Mbenga who shouldered far more than he could, was an escape.


    Sheyan heaved a despondently deep sigh. He stood up but his countenance was riddled with astonishment.


    "The truth����was actually like that!! If not for Mbenga still retaining a fragment of Gundazan��s memories, then����even I would find it absolutely impossible to believe that the truth I��ve been painstakingly looking for, actually lies in the beginning!"


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    The pouring rain showered down with immeasurable mncholy, seeking to drown out the whole earth; painting an illusion of the wet season arriving prematurely.


    At present, Sheyan smeared his body with the ��Tigfog�� aura masking herb medicine again. With his arm fully rejuvenated and with the aid of his ��+7 West��, climbing back up the cliff of this Kingdom of ruins wasn��t an arduous affair. While traversing thebyrinth of tunnels, due to the heavy siege of mutated beasts recently, the grounds polluted with blood and fluids were the best indicators.


    Along the way, Sheyan cleverly evaded zones still gued with intense fighting. Then, he finally drilled his way out through a hole dug opened by a certain biohazard creature. If his conjecture wasn��t wrong, he had returned to the misty inner core reaches.


    All of a sudden, a tremendous threat surged towards him from the side. His senses tightened as he immediately darted to the side while covering his head with his arms.


    Boom! A sonorous reverberated resonated. A perfectly intact archaic wall was smashed into smithereens, as bulks of rock fragments scattered about with dust soaring up.


    A scarlet vile Licker tyrannically smashed a Sun subtribe guardian to the ground.


    Its monstrous strength evidently widely surpassed this Sun subtribe guardian. Its terrifying razor-sharp ws inched down bit by bit. The sight of its skinless flesh was truly petrifying. It seemed as though within any second, it would seed in severing the carotid artery of its foe, allowing warmth and wondrous blood juices to gush out.


    Sheyan recalled about the Sun subtribe guardians he saw back at the bonfire za. An extremely domineering bunch, not one bit inferior to Mbenga.


    In the face of his opponent��s descending threat, that Sun subtribe guardian issued a beast-like snarl. His head crooked above his shoulders, as his muscles swelled like rocks. Then, his entire body deformed slightly and expanded. Evidently, he should be a trusted aide of Guarba, one that had touched upon the secrets of the ��Stairway of the Sun��.


    His eyes were bloodshot as he pummeled his wooden shield forward. After obtaining a tiny buffer, he immediately rolled away, before pulling out a sharpened single-handed stone hatchet from his waist. With a loud cry, he lunged forward and viciously hacked the Licker��s exposed brains!


    A Licker��s weakest point was its head. With the dposed state of its skull, its brains were mostly exposed to the atmosphere. In addition to the numerous injuries it sustained earlier on during battle, it released a mournful bellow. Brain pulp and tissues sttered everywhere like tofu, as ash-grey substances sshed against Sheyan��s face. A piercing foul stench almost made Sheyan vomit.


    Knowing the Licker��s brain carried the highest concentration of toxins, Sheyan naturally didn��t dare to leave such substances on his face. He immediately picked up stony fragments and scrubbed these iparably vile substances off his face.


    The stubborn vitality of a Licker was truly astounding. Right before it perished, it unexpectedly spat out its enormous tongue towards the Sun subtribe guardian.


    The Licker��s tongue was its most lethal offense, having no equal. Under the elerated stimtion of its arteries, that enormous tongue surpassed the speed of a bullet. Only a red sh could be seen, before arge hole punctured through the Sun subtribe guardian. The enormous tongue then rolled back with arge chunk of mangled flesh.


    The barbaric nature of this Sun subtribe guardian red up upon receiving such a grave wound. With a frenzied howl, he pounced towards the Licker. Locking its neck with his brutishly thick arms, the guardian ruthlessly pulled!


    Crack! The freak��s neck was instantly twisted and slouched to one side. One could observe few protrusions of its spinal column. Its enormous and terrifying tongue dangled down sluggishly, amidst the intensified convulsions of this freak. Evidently, it no longer had any chance of surviving.


    But it didn��t stop there. The injured Sun subtribe guardian was utterly berserk, as he hacked his stone hatchet wildly onto the Licker��s brains. Blood and brain juice sttered everywhere, and he only ceased when most of its brain had been minced.


    Still, he couldn��t be med for such an enraged insanity. This Licker had just butchered two of his nsmen and heavily wounded him. Since then, his vendetta for vengeance had scaled to a reckless, frenzied state.


    After venting his anger, this Sun subtribe guardian mounted the Licker and gasped heavily for breath.


    Suddenly, he swung his gaze towards Sheyan��s direction. Sheyan was instantly stunned. He was already bent on leaving this ce, yet that warrior just had to start brawling with a Licker and obstruct his path. Moreover, the stern patrolling of other Ndipaya guardians make it exceedingly difficult for him to retreat either.


    The nostrils of this Sun subtribe guardian twitched a little. Gradually, his crestfallen eyes regained an unparalleled wariness. His eyes turned bloodshot again


    Sheyan immediately perceived that though he hadn��t tested the 3 meters limit of the herb medicine, the sshing of Licker��s brain matter onto him, and his subsequent actions had probably revealed his location.


    Exhibiting extreme decisiveness, he immediately brandished ��Ambition�� at the sight of abnormality. After triggering ��Rum & Songs�� and stunning him for 2 seconds, Sheyan sprinted wildly to escape.


    Meanwhile, he tossed behind a sk of agility curse-mix, as mild greenish fumes enveloped the battlefield behind him.

 Chapter 664: Carcass of the crimson giant Boss Licker

    <h4>Chapter 664: Carcass of the crimson giant Boss Licker</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Even though this Sun subtribe guardian was merely an average fighter, he absolutely wasn��t someone Sheyan could rival with his current state. Besides, even if the disparity between both parties were 2 tiers in a realm, phrasing in the perspective of Xuanhuan novels, a genius Sword Master would still fall short of challenging the weakest Sword Saint. In terms of Xianxia novels, an earthly cultivator can only run in the face of a measly, weak thunder immortal.


    Fortunately, this Sun subtribe guardian had just suffered an ��arrow to his knee��. With a major portion of his mobility being impeded by that, the limping guardian couldn��t catch up to Sheyan even in an hour.


    Nevertheless, Sheyan couldn��t shrug him off either within a short span of time. Most critically, the brain substances of the Licker were truly repulsive. Even after being wiped off, their rich odor permeated out distinctly, and without a good rinsing, it served as an illuminating guide to any foe.


    While fleeing ahead, Sheyan concurrently observed the man that was pursuing him. The veins on the guardian��s neck had swelled thickly, drilling deep into his body like tree roots. His eyes were thickly bloodshot and the sound of violent breathing could be vividly heard. A normal individual could never possibly reach such a berserking state. Clearly, the virus infection guing his body was worsening disastrously.


    All of a sudden, Sheyan felt a gust of wind blowing into his face ahead; a cooling and moisturizing sensation. Knowing that he should��ve made it to the misty zone of the inner reaches, his spirit was instantly aroused.


    The terrain of the inner reaches wasplex and vast, polluted with multitudes of mutated abominations. Meaning it would be easy to escape and hide. As long as he could find a ce, shrugging off his relentless pursuer would be extremely possible.


    A faint glimmer pervaded through the dense strands of vines ahead. Evidently, a tunnel exit was right ahead. Hearing the sounds of heavy panting crescendoing behind him, Sheyan reflexively channeled more strength to his feet. Covering his head with both arms, he bashed through the tunnel exit with an anguished roar.


    As it turns out, this exit was a cliff of over 20 meters in high!


    Upon bashing out, Sheyan instantly understood he was in deep sheet when his feetnded on emptiness. With the low visibility of the region, he could only see a dark shadow patch beneath; unknown if it was vegetation of rocks, he could only inhale deeply as he fell.


    An acute pain shot up his legs as he crashed down, with muddy water sshing up. Sheyan immediately executed to a roll to cushion his fall.


    Yet after his fall, Sheyan secretly rejoiced. The feeling of his leg distinctly told him that he hadnded on a soft muddy marsh, with growing reeds everywhere. Though that was so, his legs still suffered inevitable injuries. And the muddy water had soared tremendously upon the impact, raining down inrge brown droplets and thoroughly drenching him wet.


    Quickly after, a muffled groan echoed from behind. Evidently, that Sun subtribe guardian had simrly leaped down. However, due to his earlier leg injury and the impact from the fall, when hended onto the swampy ground, the damage he received was akin to adding hail in the snow.


    Vividly seen, the leg bones of his wounded leg had twisted grotesquely. Such a fracture wasn��t that simple and probably had pierced deep into his flesh. Nevertheless, that Sun subtribe guardian preserved in his raging howls and hobbled towards Sheyan!


    Noteworthily, the pain limitations for this world was set to zero. As such, Sheyan was still affected by the pain, while that berserking guardian seemed to have be numb to all senses. After pursuing and fleeing for 200 meters, they were both soaked like drowned rats by the torrents of rain. Panting with violent ferocity, Sheyan gulped down endless mouthfuls of rainwater.


    Suddenly, the Sun subtribe guardian pursuing Sheyan behind released a shrilling scream!


    Sheyan immediately looked behind, and to his horror, the guardian��s eyes were popping out with wisps of blood. Moreover, he had seemingly drawn an unknown strength, which supplemented a thriving impetuous to steamroll towards Sheyan.


    Sadly, that guardian was now like a headless housefly. Bang! He collided straight into arge boulder that Sheyan had darted behind! Upon collision, a huge portion of the boulder crumbled with rock fragments spraying everywhere. In contrast, the guardian instantly bounced back upon impact; with his face flowing with blood, he sprawled to the ground.


    Not longter, the Sun subtribe guardian stood up again. One could clearly see two thin mangled flesh dangling down from both his ruptured eyes. One eyeball was still suspended and streaming with blood, but was instantly rinsed by the torrential rain.


    This Sun subtribe warrior stood rigidly where he was with a widened mouth; his white teeth additional distinct in contrast to the oozing maroonish blood. From the depths of his throat, transmitted strange pulses of snarls.


    Firstly, was a drawn out but deep croak, followed by an enraged and sonorous snarl. Next, came a intive groan. The symphony of sounds was consecutive, piercing, barbarous and appalling. A remote deathliness and a tinge of surreptitious overwhelmed the entire ce.


    Unbeknownst why, this guardian warrior maintained his tight grip onto his stone hatchet, where the webbing between his fingers exhibited a mncholic paleness.


    All of a sudden, a gentle and light ��pu~�� sound drifted out from the guardian��s body. It was a soft yet melodious sound, seemingly lingering around the void briefly before dispersing away.


    The guardian��s face instantly botched with paleness, and his jaws widened extremely from the agony; blood oozed down the corner of his lips. Sheyan could clearly observe - most of his soaked skin had seemingly beencerated, revealing bright red chunks of muscles and flesh. Soon after, an eerie rib pierced out and shot out! Knocking against the boulder, the ribnded and bounced several times on the ground, before rolling and finally halted.


    Soon after, the bones of this Sun subtribe guardian neatly jabbed out the surface like organizing an extravagant banquet. With insurmountable intensity, they broke free from the positions that they ought to reside in.


    Finally, only an astounding sight of a body drilled with thousands of holes remained, before slumping to the ground like a tattered sackcloth; flooded with warm blood. Shockingly, the remnants of flesh continued convulsing; gently at first, before transforming like a frightened centipede attempting to bite and screw its surroundings!


    The entire sensation felt as though the skeleton of this Sun subtribe warrior had rebelled against him simultaneously, making a frenzied getaway from his body!


    Sheyan was utterly bbergasted as he witnessed this scene. Still, time was tight and he proceeded to escape deeper into the misty inner reaches in deep thoughts.


    At present, Sheyan was all alone. Moreover, after rinsing and reapplying the herb medicine, he sessfully masqueraded away his scent. Thus, he disyed zero fear while advancing.


    Although Sheyan was extremely clear that every second he stayed was equivalent to burning money away, there was still one thing he had to do; one that he couldn��t not do.


    Because, if he didn��t aplish this, then the true profits to gain in this world would effectively shrink by half!


    This wasn��t mere frightening words to scare people. Besides, this entire affair had been incredibly outrageous to begin with. If not for Mbenga revealing the final secret after having his lifelong aspiration fulfilled and being freed from all grievances, Sheyan wouldn��t have been able to reach this conclusion even if he exhausted all his brain juices.


    "Eh��what��s that ahead?" As Sheyan cautiously stealth through the gloomy visibility in the pouring rain, he discovered an abrupt trace of viscous crimson fluid. Hasting his footsteps forward, he suddenly caught a whiff of an unbearably foul stench. There was surely a deceased creature right ahead.


    Sheyan cautiously crawled up a boulder and wiped the flooding rainwater off his eyes. When his blurry image cleared up, Sheyan instantly heaved a breath of chilling air.


    On the path ahead, was shockingly a terrifying beast the size of a tiny hill.


    It was the gigantuous, crimson blood Boss Licker!


    Its appearance was exceedingly sinister. Its tongue stretched out to ancient lengths, that breathing could be considered a luxurious affair. One of its horrifying ws was strapped to its throat, which had been ripped into a mutted mess.


    Under the pouring rain, this Boss Licker was slowly dissolving, with some dposed areas already exposing bones.


    Not a single trace of life could be discovered on its body, much less to say of its earlier dreadful pressure. Undoubtedly, this creature that could be associated with the likes of Kraken Paul, had perished.


    No one would feel fear from a clump of rotting flesh, even if this clump of rotting flesh had been unrivaled under the heavens before, possessing boundless might.


    Sheyan understood this extremely clearly; this wasn��t some illusion or that his perceptive sense was being misled. The Licker was like a human, while Sheyan an ant that could be trampled to death easily. A human wouldn��t need to pull a double bluff strategy to deal with a single ant.


    Observing that humongous dissolving carcass, Sheyan slowly trudged forward. As he pinched forth with his hand, his fingers feedbacked a peculiar tactile sensation. It was akin to touching a fresh squid or the cap of a mushroom. A sticky sap adhered to his fingertips.


    Sheyan��s heart was still brimming with doubts. ording to logic, this creature existed at the apex of the food chain. Probably even with every Ndipaya Kingdom Guardian allying together, they would still fail to fatally wound and y this beast.


    However, how did it die here? Looking at its current state, the surrounding environment still retained its original feel - a feeling of suffocating insanity.


    "Just what kind of invincible existence��can execute a ughterer as though it was invisible?"

 Chapter 665: Part of the set

    <h4>Chapter 665: Part of the set</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    As Sheyan proceeded through the misty inner reaches, he consecutively discovered more carcasses of mutated creatures. Some were boss tier existences, with ws and fangs that disyed horrifying malevolence.


    However, their cause of death remained exceedingly bewildering - surroundings without a trace of intensive, bitter wrestling. Seemingly, the possibility of themmitting suicide was higher than them being murdered.


    As he continued venturing forward, surviving mutated creatures started surfacing but all appeared extremely dispirited. Moreover, they looked as if they were afraid of the falling rain, attempting their utmost to take shelter; as though the rainwater contained boundless destruction and death.


    As he observed these scenes, Sheyan was suddenly enlightened.


    "I��m afraid these odd phenomena are linked to the battle at the Bonfire za, back when the Gundazan triggered the ancient mechanism of the Coiled Serpent Statue to deal with the terrifyingly redoubtable Guarba; thereby releasing the ultimate curse, ��the coiled serpent god power to deprive��, of a wise Gundazan of the past. Guarba was the first sacrifice of this curse."


    "From the current situation, it seems like this fatally lethal curse, perhaps mysterious dust or gas, has dispersed throughout the Kijuju Inner Reaches. As such, the more severely affected a creature is by the progenitor virus of the ��Stairway of the Sun��, the greater the curse will affect it. The weaker the virus is infecting the creature, the tinier the effect."


    To the Ndipaya Tribe Gundazan, this ultimate curse was a double-edged sword. Bear this in mind, even the elders and priests simrly possessed power obtained from the ��Stairway of the Sun��. Merely, they somehow retained their intellect and control due to the coiled serpent god��s blessing. Without a doubt, they would simrly suffer deadly consequences under the curse����


    As a result, the elites of the Ndipaya Tribe, along with those main mutated creatures, would perish within this torrential downpour.


    Traversing through the misty inner reaches, Sheyan wasn��t fleeing in disarray like a headless housefly. Instead, he was relying on his memory of that sandbox, and heading towards the westernmost vige.


    That vige appeared like a crucial vige for the Coiled Serpent subtribe, only ovee by the besiegement of biohazard abominations at the final parts of the ancient war. It was due to the fall of that vige, that the mutually hostile Sun subtribe and the Coiled Serpent subtribe finally united against a tribe exterminating adversity.


    The reason Sheyan was heading there, was to verify the authenticity of Mbenga��s dying words. After suppressing the host Gundazan for many years, Mbenga inevitably possessed fragments of his memory as well.


    Sheyan definitely believed Mbenga, yet he couldn��t trust if that memory was purposely devised by Gundazan as a snare.


    *******************


    The interior of the abandoned vige was a ruined heap of destruction. An enormous mutated worm had died on the grand za of this vige, where half of its body had been corroded away by the rain; discharging out a foul piercing stench.


    After inspecting and confirming that worm was truly dead, Sheyan followed Mbenga��s advice and arrived before the tiniest hut, right beside thergest, magnificent grand hall.


    A simr bewitching sculpture of a crudely crafted serpent-headed man had been erected here. Sheyan marched ten steps ording to the direction pointed by the sculpture��s stuck out demonic tongue. Then, he squatted and began fumbling around the muddy ground. Very quickly, he located a ring handle.


    This ring handle was weaved with straw; though it was a special kind of straw, it was long dposed. Sheyan quickly thought of a way to pull this ring handle, and finally triggered the mechanism involved.


    Following that, he returned to the front of the serpent-headed demonic sculpture. Upon forcibly hugging it and nudging, a stone b beside abruptly crumbled. Instantly, an exquisite massive chest was raised up. The chest was engraved with patterns of coiled serpents.


    While Sheyan was still pondering silently, the chest��s lid suddenly swung opened! It seemed like some Coiled Serpent subtribe members had sneakily returned, and helped themselves to the contents first hand.


    Witnessing this situation, Sheyan hastily raced forward for a careful inspection. Instantly, he heaved a huge sigh of relief. Although the chest��s interior was utterly barren, the bottomyer was perfectly intact. ording to Mbenga, the contents ced openly in the chest were mere disguises. On the contrary, the secret bottomyer beneath housed the genuine quintessence.


    With a fist, Sheyan pounded down onto the bottomyer of the chest. As thick, solid wood shards splintered out, a dark-green brilliance radiated against his face.


    Sucking in a breath of chilling air, Sheyan understood that Mbenga truly treated him kindly. The first dying secret he revealed, actually produced the second equipment of the Ndipaya August set!!


    [ Ndipaya Marshcrow August Gloves ]


    [ Origin: Resident Evil, Origins (hidden world) ]


    [ Equipment rarity: Dark- Green (Set 2/3) ]


    [ Material: Striped Ebony, Marshcrow Ashes, Frost Reed, Human Blood and Modified Dust ]


    [ Addons: None ]


    [ Equipment position: Arm and wrist ]


    [ Equipment type: gloves ]


    [ Warning: To disy the full power of this equipment, the wielder��s DNA must be analyzed. Soul binding will ur upon equipping, causing this equipment to be untradable ]


    [ Weight: 0.4 kg ]


    [ Equipment usage requirement: Strength 30 points, Intelligence 40 points, spirit 40 points and level 8 ��Basic Meditation�� ability ]


    [ Equipment usage requirement: 10% of maximum MP will be used to wield the gloves, MP will be returned after unequipping it ]


    [ Durability: 1/30 (Nearly broken, please repair it) ]


    [ Property: Before enteringbat, the spirit of the gloves will continue absorbing energies from the atmosphere, granting additional 25% damage during the first attack ]


    [ Details: Requires 120 seconds to fully absorb energies. During this process, MP will be deducted at a rate of 2 points / second until energies are fully absorbed ]


    [ Property: Ndipaya forged equipment share the same w of being too excessively heavy. When wielding this equipment, strength and perceptive sense will simultaneously decrease by 3 points ]


    [ Ability: Spirit Marshcrow - When dealing damage to opponents, the spirit of the gloves will acquire strength from the opponent��s agony. After umting 6 times of damage to the opponent, the Spirit Marshcrow of the gloves will materialize; soaring out and dealing a damage of (MP x 5) to the opponent. Includes a chance of infecting opponent with the ��Initial Stage Septicaemia�� virus ]


    [ Detail: Unleashing the Spirit Marshcrow will cost 8% of your maximum MP ]


    [ Property: Intelligence +1, Spirit +1, Physique +3 ]


    [ Characteristics: Crude - The crude craftsmanship of the Ndipaya natives has determined its vulnerability. Upon receiving a direct blow from the enemy, 50% chance of loss of durability doubling ]


    [ Characteristics: Rare - This mask is extremely rare and also originates from a hidden world. Repairing it would require exceedingly precious materials. Therefore, to repair it in the realm, apart from paying an excess of 500% of normal repairing fee, one still has to fork up some achievement points! ]


    [ Set ability: Marsh Decay - when dealing damage to the opponent, there��s a fixed chance of transforming your nearby surroundings into the environment of the Kijuju Marsnd. Reduces movement speed and includes a chance of infection with various pestilences ]


    [ Set ability: ? ? ? ? (Obtain the full Ndipaya August set to initiate this property) ]


    [ Description: This is a pair of gloves forged personally by an ancient Gundazan. The Gundazan��s beloved pet was a crow of the Kijuju Marsnd. Before the crow��s longevity expired, that ancient Gundazan infused its horcrux into a pair of forged gloves; ensuringmunion with his beloved pet. Therefore, even if the spirit Marshcrow acknowledges you as master, you��d better ce this item in an environment favored by the crow during nonbat. Otherwise, its durability may plunge persistently ]


    *********************


    Sheyan imploded with joy from acquiring this dark-green set equipment, yet a heartache soon followed! This equipment��s durability had long been diminished, signifying that it could only be utilized after mending it��


    Naturally, Sheyan wouldn��t opt to repair it, because it meant spending 500% of repairing fees plus some iparably precious achievement points!! Moreover, even if he wanted to sell it off, one couldn��t possibly sell a nearly broken object, right?


    At present, the rain was gradually subsiding. One could distinctly notice that the mist had thinned substantially. Sheyan didn��t meet with any mishaps as he travelled cautiously. In order to save time, he didn��t backtrack to the secret underground river he came from. Instead, he followed his memory of the sandbox topography, and finally reached the very first vige; the ce he encountered those mutated Arachnidacrabs.


    The wreckages of the previous battle remained distinctly apparent, prompting Sheyan to subconsciously reminisce about Mbenga; the man he fought shoulder to shoulder when venturing deep into the strange and mystical hintend. Risking life and limb as they uncovered the deepest abyss of mystery.


    Yet now����only he remained, and an unbearably forlorn heartache.


    Soon, he returned to the outer reaches of the Kijuju Marsnd. Strangely, the rain hadn��t reached the outer region, and the ce was still moist and swelteringly warm.


    At this moment, he recalled about an unaplished milestone - to kill 6 different biohazard mutated creatures.


    Right now, Sheyan had in 5 different types - the biohazard dog, ga Host, Licker, Deathmarsh Great Crocodile and the Mutated Arachnidacrab.


    After searching around the Kijuju Marsnd for a short while, he found a flock of red-eyed ravens. To his surprise, those ravens possessed rtively high HP even though they were aerial creatures. Furthermore, they would flee upon being assailed. If Mogensha was here, then it wouldn��t be an issue at all. However, it was a rather thorny task for a single Sheyan.


    During the hunting process, he frightened off two flocks of these dposing ravens. Only until the third flock, did he luckily strike an explosive strike and eliminate one raven.

 Chapter 666: Shredding history’s falsehood

    <h4>Chapter 666: Shredding history��s falsehood</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Counting up, Sheyan did expend a rtively long amount of time to hunt down a single raven. Fortunately, the staying fee of the outer reaches was merely 1,000 utility points per hour. Truthfully speaking, such a value still wasn��t considered cheap. Nevertheless, after experiencing a cleansing of 10,000 utility points per hour in the innermost reaches, the current valuation could be considered charity.


    Upon aplishing his milestone, Sheyan obtained a title known as ��Marsh Cleanser��. The property of equipping the title creates a probability of inflicting 10 - 20 points of true damage to mutated creatures (includes demonized creatures, vampires etc). Obviously, such a title was exceedingly beneficial for gunmen with rapid attack speed, whereas for Sheyan, it was rtively puny. Moreover, advancing this title would be seemingly far in the indefinite future.


    The entire raven hunting affair wasted 2 hours of time. Still, Sheyan originally wanted to wait till dusk. Hence, he didn��t mind squandering these hours.


    ******************************


    Back in the primitive jungle. As the sun slipped beneath the earth��s horizon, the night would soon descend swiftly and sharply.


    Although Sheyan had been waiting, he wasn��t idling as well. Not only did he clear up a basketball sized plot ofnd in the jungle, he had started chopping down trees and piling up timber. If not for him being a contestant, aplishing these task within such a short span would be impossible.


    The evening sky projected an incandescent zing cloud of fog. Sheyan proceeded to ignite a massive bonfire with the dried wood and leaves he gathered. A fiery zebusted to over 10 meters tall, morously raging as its heatwave threatened the surroundings.


    Due to the majority of timber used being fresh, the ze discharged exceedingly dense ck fumes, churning up towards the fiery red sky. With the stale air, the pir of smoke failed to disperse even after rising into the air. Probably, individuals from hundreds of li away could behold this sight.


    Sheyan sat by the bonfire and shut his eyes; seemingly peacefully awaiting something, as he willfully allowed time to trickle away.


    "Ah, truly invigorating��I shall soon shred apart the falsehood of history."


    *************************


    The sky gradually darkened as rick darkness enveloped the corners of this primitive jungle. In areas where the fiery irradiation failed to illuminate, famished wild beast seemed to be lurking and prying around.


    Still, the bonfire raged on. Its scorching heat roasting the bottommostyer of firewood dry, while emitting crackling sounds; wood changed from brown to charred ck.


    Allured by the fiery brilliance, gigantic regiments of mosquitoes and bugs sessively lunged forward. The choruses of myriad insects exuberated an abundance of life within the ce.


    From afar, a sudden clear rustling echoed from a shrub. That was the sound of someone approaching while shoving aside vegetation.


    Sheyan turned to gaze into the darkness.


    A few minutester, a wrinkled old face that resembled crisscrossed ravines appeared before Sheyan��s eyes.


    Indeed, this was the chief of Port Qom - Old Aram.


    His face was still painted with greasy colors, and his head adorned with multicolored ornaments. In his hands, was still that bizarre serpent staff. He looked exactly the same as when Sheyan first saw him.


    However, Old Aram��s face was radiating brightly in contrast to the darkness; giving off an illusion of abusting me, filled with added dignity.


    Sheyan quietly stood before him. Like an archaic stone statue, his silhouette resembled a sharp hatchet.


    "How did you know about this contacting method?? Where��s Mbenga?" Old Aram suspiciously scanned around before asking with a raspy voice.


    Sheyan observed the old head and replied indifferently.


    "He��s dead. That thorn in the flesh will never appear before you ever again."


    In this precise instant, Sheyan suddenly felt a gale assailing his face! Right in this iparably sweltering jungle, the air had started surging rapidly causing Sheyan to feel suffocated! Yet clearly, the surrounding tree leaves remained stagnant. Where exactly was the winding from?


    Sheyan soon discovered, it wasn��t that the air was surging in his face but that he was the object of motion!


    The truth of this suffocating sensation was this - the eyes of that crooked old head abruptly flickered with an enraged ze and barreled towards Sheyan in an instant. Then, he gripped Sheyan��s neck, and single-handedly lifting him up before pinning him against a massive, sturdy tree!


    Such was the vast disparity between their strength, so much so that Sheyan could even distinctly feel the faint vibrations of the tree and the choking sensation of his neck.


    Old Aram��s hands trembled excessively, unknown if it was because of Mbenga��s death or Sheyan��s provoking statement. Although Sheyan��s life was in his hands, he scoffed nonchntly.


    "I know you��re strong����without hidden trumps, how would you��ve escaped from that ghastly nightmare-like ce? Aren��t I right? That deep down your heart, Mbenga had died years ago! In your heart, you��ve always regarded the inheritor of the Coiled Serpent tribe as your living nightmare! Not willing to even nce at his face, else the painful memories would surface from the depths of your heart!"


    "Therefore, you excluded and shunned him. Your entire tribe marginalized him. Until the day he left the tribe��only when he finally disappeared from your life forever, do you understand����both your fates have long been deeply engraved within each other!!"


    "AHHHHHH!!!" Old Aram��s eyes turned red as he ferociously flung Sheyan to the ground. The 180 cm and 86 kg Sheyan was flung a dozen meter like he was a tiny pebble, before crashing and rolling several rounds.


    After a brief while, he finally crawled back up while panting with an agonized expression. Even with his 49 points of strength, he couldn��t retaliate even one bit!!


    Yet when Old Aram��s despondent self filled Sheyan��s sight, it prompted his lips to curl into a cold smirk.


    "Let me pause to calcte. In this era of food scarcity, rampant viruses and ferocious wild beasts roaming covetously around, the lifespan of an African male wouldn��t be much. Probably 40 plus years? Perhaps your father was the chief and prolonged his life with certain special methods, only contracting a terminal illness at the age of 50. Hence, your true age should be roughly 35 now, but����just take a look at yourself, wrinkled with age, worse than your father before he died! It must��ve been tough, to carry the burdens and anguish alone in your heart, to deteriorate swifter than an old man."


    As Old Aram listened to Sheyan��s words, he quietly gazed into the massive bonfire; seemingly appreciating the dancing flickers of the me. Then, he answered with an astringent tone.


    "Tell me, how did he die?"


    Instead, Sheyan returned an irrelevant answer.


    "He has some final words for you, but before that, there remains onest doubt in my heart."


    Old Aram replied hoarsely.


    "Speak."


    Sheyan earnestly gazed at him and started.


    "Though you possess outstanding strength, it is still insufficient against the legions of elite guardians of the Coiled Serpent subtribe and the Sun subtribe. Therefore, prior to setting off, what is the reason for being so confident in acquiring the ��Stairway of the Sun�� and making a full retreat? Please don��t say it was just a gamble. If it was that, you would��ve gone alone and not bring the lives of your tribesmen to perish with you. Your goal in bringing a hundred plus tribesmen is absolutely not simply relying on their fighting capabilities!"


    Old Aram shut his eyes and sighed before replying.


    "I never would��ve foreseen the one who wishes to understand the truth of old, is actually a foreigner��fine, I shall reveal this. That year, it wasn��t I who volunteered to infiltrate the dwelling of traitorous scums in search of the divine flower, but my father����the old chief forced me to raise this skirmish, and if I didn��t, I would perish together with him!"


    "Actually, long long time ago, we were simrly Ndipayans. However, our ancestors were deemed inadequate in spirit and bodily essence, and were exiled from there. Therefore, our tribe retained the history of the ancient world, and knew of certain mysteries about the Kijuju Marsnd. For example, I recognize the mild scent of that herbal balm you smeared on yourself, the one that masks one��s scent. Or perhaps, secret unknowable pathways and even knowledge of certain things, that even the generations of Ndipaya high priest had lost!"


    "So that��s the case." Sheyan was moved. If it was truly the case, many things could now be exined.


    "Then why did you bring a strength of over hundred tribesmen?"


    Old Aram then abruptly reminisced with a strange yet rhythmic chant.


    "To reach the holy me za, pass the trial of the sun god. To ept the trial of the sun god, pass the treacherous ruins of ancient past! The reason I brought my tribesmen, is for them to open the way ahead to pass through that terrifying ruinousbyrinth."


    "And Mbenga?" Sheyan hesitated slightly. "Was he also just a mere sacrificial scapegoat?"


    "No!" Old Aram shook his head gently. "Even though our ancestors failed to acquire the divine blessings and got banished, special talented offsprings would still surface asionally. LIke me, like Mbenga, and like Kuria��"


    Sheyan noticed that when Old Aram pronounced the name ��Kuria��, his tone became gentler. Evidently, he was involved in an affair and subconsciously reminisced about it.


    Thus, Sheyan refrained from being nosy and continued.


    "In my homnd, such a phenomenon is hailed as an atavism. Although umon, it isn��t exceptionally rare as well����thus speaking in this perspective, could it be that you, Mbenga and even Kuria, are actually tribal offsprings banished from the Coiled Serpent subtribe?"

 Chapter 667: Plain Dealing

    <h4>Chapter 667: in Dealing</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Old Aram nced at Sheyan as he scowled with his raspy voice.


    "Do you really think you��re an omniscient god? Kuria possessed the bloodline of the Sun tribe, while Mbenga was an offspring of the Coiled Serpent tribe. Otherwise, without the Gundazan��s ancestral bloodline, albeit not the direct bloodline, how could he upy that body for so long? As for me����"


    Old Aram paused briefly at this point. This pause wasn��t about setting the mood with a change of tone, but it contained a special arrogance; like the clear difference between a monarch and his subject.


    "I am��a descendant of the royal nobility of the Ndipaya dynasty!"


    "A royal descendant?" Sheyan became slightly distracted, before regaining his senses and mused to himself.


    "Indeed, how majestic was the Ndipaya Kingdom in the past. Its splendor probably wasn��t inferior to even the Mayan Kingdom. Undoubtedly, there must��ve been a powerful monarchy that ruled over the Ndipaya civilians. Moreover, religion also existed as an indispensable tool to brainwash his subjects. Even in medieval times, royal nobility and religious rule were extremelymon and intrinsically rted."


    "As such, did the monarchy of royal nobility fall alongside the copse of the ancient Ndipaya Kingdom? Before eventually��only religious authority remained! Where religious rule segregated into the current Sun subtribe and the Coiled Serpent subtribe. As for this feeble old fart standing before me, the fallen royal Ndipaya bloodline probably flows within him. No wonder he knows so much of behind-the-scenes information. This exnation pretty much tallies with everything else."


    Old Aram red at Sheyan, his eyes seemingly contained shimmering will-o-wisps. Then, he crooked his back and demanded.


    "Now that you know everything you wish to know, it is your turn to tell me what you know. Should I find even a single world of deceit, don��t me me for unleashing the vilest method of the jungle to deal with you!"


    Afterwards, Sheyan no longer kept Aram in suspense and divulged everything clearly. At thest part, Sheyan started spewing a bunch ofplicated and unknown sounding sybles to Old Aram, a sentence Mbenga pleaded that Sheyan rtes to Old Aram before he died; probably a secret code ofnguage between them.


    As Old Aram listened to Sheyan, his face exhibited an array of multifarious expressions yet also filled with slight disbelief. Until he heard Sheyan��s rant of indecipherable sybles, did he be stunned.


    After a brief while, he slowly mumbled.


    "As it turns out����that legend is true. The empire both thrived and was destroyed by that power. Ahhh I, a descendant of royal Ndipaya nobility, am actually the chief offender for this entire tragedy!"


    While muttering these words, Aram��s countenance sunk with sorrow and blood even trickled from the corners of his mouth. Evidently, this emotional blow was so great, it inflicted heart-wrenching damages.


    Observing Aram��s downhearted state, Sheyan sincerely asked.


    "Therefore, I��ve already taken revenge for Mbenga and Kuria. From henceforth, the elites of the Ndipaya tribe have been eliminated, you no longer have to feel threatened. Thus, I want the sacred artifact you stole from the Coiled Serpent tribe that year! Because, I must obtain the powers of the ��Stairway of the Sun��!"


    When Aram heard Sheyan��s demand, he revealed a puzzled countenance and questioned with dry shakiness.


    "You want����the sacred artifact?"


    Sheyan earnestly answered.


    "Yes."


    Old Aram chuckled raspily.


    "Truly an individual more cunning than the rapacious crocodiles of the marsh. Indeed, many things can be swiftly deduced just from grasping a starting point. From our discussion, you spoke as if you personally experienced the majority of events, but��you miscalcted a single fact!"


    Sheyan couldn��t help but blurt out.


    "One fact?"


    "The reason I aged so rapidly, isn��t because of some dog sheet internal struggling, or whatever emotional turmoil. For Mbenga and Kuria to sacrifice their lives for me, it was their honor and glory! The true reason is indeed due to this so-called ��sacred artifact��!" Fear and grief abruptly welled up in Old Aram��s cloudy eyes.


    "Like a devil, it whispers unceasingly to my heart. It insatiably infiltrates my flesh and exacerbates the suffocating stench of death; timelessly and rampantly devouring my vitality! I��ve exhausted all means, s I couldn��t expel it��however!! However!!"


    Old Aram had deteriorated to the verge of insanity, as he ludicrously roared out.


    "I never had the intention of subduing the sacred Coiled Serpent artifact! One warning passed down since ancient times - royal nobility must distance themselves from that damnable artifact. It was it, that actively sought me out. After sensing the imperial aura, it enticed me!!!"


    This news instantly left Sheyan bbergasted. Without a doubt, many terrifying notions could be inferred from Old Aram��s words, notions that surpassed even his most audacious ideas previously!


    Throughout the evolving history human civilization, and keeping in mind the primitive era of Ndipaya civilization, objects of worship were normally tangible and sensual objects. For example, the sun, moon, stars, oceans, mountains, reproductive organs and so on.


    Only after culture stabilizes within civilizations, did deities of worship evolve further, manifesting in more artistic and splendorous forms. For example Heavenly Emperor Zhen Wu of daoism, the Jade Emperor, K?itigarbha Bodhisattva of buddhism and satan of devil worshippers��


    From the Sun subtribe��s worshipping of the sun, Sheyan inferred that the object of worship the Coiled Serpent tribesmen bowed to, was that of the skeletal corpse of a great serpent, its fangs or others. Yet now, it was no longer difficult to deduce from Aram��s speech.


    "The sacred artifact of the Coiled Serpent tribe, is most likely an authentic, living Coiled Serpent! And this diabolically terrifying serpent dwells beside Old Aram, rapaciously absorbing his vitality all the time! Causing this supposedly healthy chap to degrade into a hunchbacked old fart."


    Reflecting on that, Sheyan��s eyes flickered with a strand of dread and subconsciously nced towards that staff held by Old Aram all the time.


    An exceedingly old-fashioned staff, supposedly crafted with an unimpressive looking, coiling tiny serpent around it!!!


    Seemingly sensing Sheyan��s gaze, that grey and unremarkable looking tiny coiled serpent lifted its head, and spat out its red, bifurcated tongue. Then, itzily coiled back and reverted to its utterly harmless state.


    At this moment, Sheyan realized that when the tiny serpent coiled back, it positioned its tail coincidentally beneath its lower jaw; looking as though it was swallowing its own tail.


    "This��is the sacred artifact of the Coiled Serpent tribe?" Sheyan inquired unhurriedly.


    "That is correct." Old Aram revealed a despondent countenance, as though he wanted to cry but couldn��t. "After being bitten by it, I became infected by its venom and was reduced to a puppet incapable of any resistance. I cannot extricate myself from its control. s, my only sce amidst this misfortune, is retaining my freedom unless I attempt to expel it, or when it bes hungry."


    Sheyan contemted a little before asking earnestly.


    "Which means, You don��t mind at all if I were to take away this sacred artifact?"


    "That is something I yearn for even in my dreams!" Old Aram eximed in excitement.


    Sheyan lifted a finger and continued.


    "I have one final question, you must reply honestly."


    Old Aram nodded.


    "Only if it is to my knowledge."


    Sheyan pondered before starting.


    "What are the ceremonial specifics involved in absorbing powers from the ��Stairway of the Sun�� ?"


    Old Aram recalled a little before answering.


    "ording to the records left behind by my ancestors, a grand religious ceremony will be held during the roundest full moon. ording to the legends, the sun god forbids one from drawing power from the ��Stairway of the Sun��. only the brightest of full moons can cloud the eyes of the sun god����"


    Following Old Aram��splying exnation, Sheyan gradually understood the supreme secret of the Ndipaya race.


    "Under normal circumstances, the dried leaves of the ��Stairway of the Sun�� will be grinded to powder, before being inhaled into the body. At the initial phase, not even one from ten individuals who experience this process can survive. Even if one did, he will be overwhelmed with the lust of blood, transforming insatiable and berserk; not knowing pain nor exhaustion. Moreover, animals and individuals ughtered by those madman would turn crazy like them."


    "Only a minute handful can bear the divine powers of the sun god and survive; thereby obtaining indomitable might, transforming into invincible monarchs that led the armies of the Ndipaya kingdom."


    "During theter period of the empire, a brave Ndipaya warrior epted the trial of the ��Stairway of the Sun��. s, he failed in the end. Everyone thought he had died and buried him beneath a monumental tree. Instead, he miraculously survived and obtained invincible might. Furthermore, he was clear that in his rigid state of utmost despair, he was bitten by an unremarkable looking tiny serpent. Then, like a miracle, the venom of that serpent rescued him from that nightmare of a rigid death��"


    "That warrior was the primogenitor of the Coiled Serpent tribe - J?rmungandr! As an absolutely formidable yet shrewd warrior, he didn��t divulge this secret to anyone. Instead, he covertly rescued berserking warriors who had epted the powers of the ��Stairway of the Sun��, demanding they swore fealty to the coiled serpent god."


    Gradually, this secret force led by J?rmungandr inted in strength, ultimately forming a force that could contend against the Sun religious faction. Moreover, during that period, the imperial monarchy had long felt that a sole religious faction could threaten the royal regime. Hence, the imperial monarchy began supporting the Coiled Serpent tribe."

 Chapter 668: Deadly duel with the sacred artifact

    <h4>Chapter 668: Deadly duel with the sacred artifact</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Old Aram��s raspy voice echoed throughout the jungle, carrying the regretful mncholy of a final generation descendant. The fiery mes pranced around by his side, seemingly capturing the stories of thousands of years ago.


    "After a series of conflicts, the Sun and Coiled Serpent factions finally reached apromise. Furthermore, after numerous revisions of the inheritance ceremony to draw on the power of the ��Stairway of the Sun��, a fixed tradition was finally formed.


    During themencement of the sacrificial ceremony, one would first ept the blessing of the coiled serpent god, which was secretly to be ��bitten�� by the serpent staff. Afterwards, he would inhale the ground dried leaves from the ��Stairway of the Sun��, before being ced in a dark cavern of rapid current flows. In this manner, even warriors who failed the trials of the sun god, would quietly wither away from the coiled serpent venom; preventing them from turning insane and assailing others.


    When Sheyan listened till here, he was finally enlightened.


    "The progenitor virus, hidden in the ��Stairway of the Sun��, actually possesses the characteristics of evolving and restructuring human genes. However, most cannot endure such a transformation, and those that could, would metamorphose into terrifying mindless fiends. Perhaps, only one in a million possesses a physique and willpower to endure that virus! Even if a Ndipaya civilian was blessed with a body stronger than modern humans, the rate of sess would still be close to zero."


    "As for the venom of that coiled serpent, it��s probably simr to an industrial catalyst chemical, and can counteract or smoothen the destructiveness of the progenitor virus on the human body. Thus, substantially raising the sess rate. As such, when the ��sacred artifact�� of the Coiled Serpent tribe was stolen by Old Aram, the crux of this Ndipaya system was ruined."


    "Nevertheless, the Ndipaya tribe had been brainwashed by religion throughout the generations. Being clueless about the term ��viruses��, they held faith that their devout hearts could make up for this deficiency, and their deity remained in control. Hence, they resumed conventional practices, continuing sacrificial ceremonies on the brightest of full moons. One can simply imagine the astoundingly poor sess rate from henceforth. No wonder, that event eventually triggered the creation of multitudes of mutated creatures."


    "Only elites from both tribes are chosen to inherit the powers of the ��Stairway of the Sun��. When those elites were infected, they mutated into dreadful biohazard abominations, spreading the disease around and assaulting the glorious Ndipaya Tribe."


    "Over time, the pious Ndipaya tribesmen believed this was a trial sent by the enraged sun god��with the minute possibility of sess rate in consuming the ��Stairway of the Sun��, they believed the next survivor and inheritor of power, would be deemed as the savior sent by the sun god!"


    As it turns out, akin to drinking poison to quench one��s thirst, the ceremonial rites indeed continued. Moreover, they were fixated on producing that ��savior��, thus leading to a vicious cycle. If Sheyan hadn��t emerged, it would be very likely that in due time, the Ndipaya Tribe of the inner reaches would continue to be besieged and eventually eradicated.


    This was the miserable and wretched truth that befell the Ndipaya Tribe after Old Aram departed that year.


    Of course, Guarba and others who sessfully suppressed the progenitor virus and sessfully obtained superhuman powers, naturally were individuals who ��job advanced�� years before while the Coiled Serpent artifact was still present.


    By this point, the final riddle guing Sheyan��s heart had been resolved. With the joining of events, the history of Ndipaya civilization was finallyid bare.


    Sheyan gazed into the sky and nodded.


    "I finally understand. So, will you let me have the Coiled Serpent staff?"


    Old Aram cast an expectant look at Sheyan before eximing.


    "Just hurry and rid this gue from me! The earlier the better, however����bear this in mind, you mustn��t rely on brute force, otherwise, it will manipte me to assault you. It will be definitely impossible for you to endure my wrath!"


    At this moment, a profoundly sinister notion welled up in Sheyan��s mind - the rewards of eliminating royal nobility bloodline of the ancient Ndipaya kingdom. Nevertheless, he quickly tossed out that notion.


    Because, the realm would inevitably consider the possibility of vicious and merciless contestants, attempting to massacre the vige upon entering this world. With Old Aram assuming the responsibility of continuing the royal nobility bloodline, and being capable of escaping from the inner reaches of the Kijuju Marsnd, he would undoubtedly be anointed with special ancestral tricks and fighting arts. Attempting to y him forcefully would be mere wishful thinking.


    Sheyan examined the remarkably in looking tiny coiled serpent. Then, he reached his hand out to probe����


    Not a single reaction was made by the sacred artifact. Instead, it appeared spitefully ignorant, as though Sheyan was not worth a penny of its attention����


    Then, Sheyan attempted to gently caress the serpent��s body.


    Old Aram was about to caution him, but instead, his body reflexively swung in a mighty p at Sheyan��s face. Instantly, gold stars circled his vision, his nose bled and five fingerprint marks became iparably distinct on his face. After listening to ringing sound in his ears for half a day, did he regain his senses����


    After regaining his senses, Sheyan couldn��t help but curse out angrily. When he noticed Old Aram gazing at him innocently with a look resembling that of the sausage mouth Ouyang Feng in ��the eagle shooting heroes�� movie, he could only sigh.


    (TL:*The eagle shooting heroes movie is aedic spoof in 1993 on the legend of the condor heroes wuxia)


    After being disciplined, Sheyan no longer dared to be reckless. He surveyed from a distance, trying to figure out a way of breaking through. Besides, he was no zoologist who grasped snake habits like the back of his hand.


    Suddenly, a thought floated up in Sheyan��s mind.


    "It cannot be that the serpent only recognizes Ndipaya folk! Right, this old fart only heard legends passed down by ancestors on the ceremonial rite process, but hasn��t personally witnessed it. Could it be, this darn snake only loves feasting on individuals infected by the progenitor virus?"


    Pondering over that, Sheyan then produced the harvest he acquired back at the Sun Garden altar. At this moment, Sheyan was now posed with two serious problems.


    Firstly, although he snapped off the tendril roots of the mother ��Stairway of the Sun��, that root had tightly coiled and drilled into the sapling. Therefore, he could only produce that sapling along with the tiny snapped mother root.


    Secondly, while the Ndipaya warriors inhaled ground dried leaves of the ��Stairway of the Sun��, he himself harvested a fresh sapling. Logically and theoretically speaking, withered leaves inevitably contains lower toxic concentration.


    In spite of that, Sheyan could only treat a dead horse like a living one, proceeding one step at a time. After producing the sapling ��Stairway of the Sun�� from his nightmare imprint, he was astonished. Never did he expect in this short duration, the roots of the sapling had very outrageously seized the ��meteorite�� fragment that Sheyan had also retrieved; appearing to be absorbing the energies of that ��meteorite�� fragment in abundance.


    As for the mother root tendril that had coiled around the sapling, the sapling had ruthlessly assimted it as nutrients��


    "This����what should I do? First pluck a young leaf off this sapling to try?" Sheyan contemted excessively while producing this sapling.


    Instead, at the instance Sheyan retrieved the sapling ��Stairway of the Sun�� onto his palm, thatckadaisical coiled serpent instantly shot up vertically and glowed with high spirits. It red like a cobra inting its neck hood, swiftly spilling out its red bifurcated tongue and emitting a threatening hiss!


    Even more strangely, the sapling ��Stairway of the Sun�� reacted with unrivaled offensive austerity. In a sh, it leaped down from Sheyan��s palm. Its twin tentacle-like vines whipping noisily against the air, where the bottom half of its root tendril rapidly drilled into the ground; while the other half elerated its absorbing of the ��meteorite�� fragment.


    Sheyan clearly remembered. The leaves of the mother ��Stairway of the Sun�� were shaded in 5 different colors. In contrast, the budding leaves of this sapling exhibited 7 different shades!


    Not only did the ��Stairway of the Sun�� reproduce in a viviparity form, its mobility was exceptionally agile, utilizing its roots to directly drill into the ground. It was truly hard to define whether it was a nt or an animal.


    All of a sudden, a greyish shadow blurred. That coiled serpent had initiated an assault for the sapling ��Stairway of the Sun��. With a single chomp, it bit down onto the main stem of the sapling ��Stairway of the Sun��.


    Nevertheless, in the face of hostility, the sapling ��Stairway of the Sun�� was not to be outdone. Its twin tentacle vines viciously constricted around the coiled serpent body, dragging it apart with all its might. Moreover, it secreted that violet mercury-like lethal corrosive sap.


    The corroding serpent��s body emitted sizzling sounds as its skin was easily corroded through, allowing the sap to infiltrate deep into its flesh.


    Very evidently, the sense of pain for vegetation and animals differed greatly. Furthermore, the sapling was simultaneously absorbing the nutrients dissolved from the corroding serpent flesh. It truly embodied the essence of ��supporting war with war��.


    Still, the coiled serpent endured the agony and valiantly refused to relent.


    The main stem of the sapling ��Stairway of the Sun�� was still young and semi-translucent. As such, one could vividly observe that at the area the coiled serpent had sunk its twin venomous fangs, strands of ck liquid were being discharged and diffused into the sapling��s body; causing the auxiliary vines of the sapling ��Stairway of the Sun�� to twitch violently!


    Right from the start, the two forces conflicted like that of fire and water. The venom of the coiled serpent wasn��t fatal but inflicted paralysis onto infected individuals. Instead, it served to neutralize the fatal toxins of the insurmountably rare ��Stairway of the Sun��!


    However, since time immemorial, the battles between both forces had been fought only in virus-infected hosts. It wasn��t a directly fierce confrontation between venom and virus like now. In this manner, an oue could only be determined by the announcement of one side��s death!


    Right at this instant, the two spectators were utterly shellshocked. Sheyan was now fearing that the chicken would fly off while its eggs were shattered, not reaping a single profit from this mutual destruction.


    As for Old Aram, he desired most of the coiled serpent to be in. On the contrary, he feared that if the serpent achieved a bitter triumph, it would frenziedly absorb blood vitality to replenish its grievous wounds��


    The pathetic Old Aram already appeared 60 when he was only about 35. If the serpent enjoyed another ��sumptuous buffet��, even if he didn��t perish, he would still be half dead.

 Chapter 669: Ceremonious rite of the royal nobility!

    <h4>Chapter 669: Ceremonious rite of the royal nobility!</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Even though this was a holy war between two sacred beasts, it wasn��t at all the slightest bit entertaining or spectacr; merely a tussle between a tiny serpent and a little sapling. Moreover, 99% of the battle involved them struggling in a stalemate.


    Eventually, the sapling ��Stairway of the Sun�� desperately absorbed the energies of the ��meteorite�� fragment and consumed itpletely, before finally being able to dissolve the coiled serpent and absorb it. Except, it paid a severe price; its originally crystalline and translucent stem was polluted with ck, like ink being poured into a cup of clear water. Its young leaves and vines were now drooping dispiritedly downwards.


    At this point, Old Aram heaved a long sigh of relief and wiped his sweat. He was brimming with a delight at having absolved himself from the snake. Till now, his vitality had been absorbed but his fundamental bodily essence wasn��t damaged yet. If he carefully recuperated, his longevity could probably be restored, thereby regaining some of his youth.


    Upon noticing Sheyan��s current baffled demeanor, he pondered carefully before suggesting after a slight hesitation.


    "Foreigner, your present situation is truly exceedingly rare. You obtained a sapling ��Stairway of the Sun�� and not its withered leaves. The usual method of drawing power from the ��Stairway of the Sun�� doesn��t apply anymore."


    At present, Sheyan could only offer a bleak smile. Did he currently possess sufficient economic capabilities to infiltrate the city of ruins again and plunder withered leaves from the "Stairway of the Sun��?


    Still, Sheyan quickly realized Aram was hinting at an underlying meaning. He immediately stared at Old Aram and doubtfully asked.


    "Could it be that you possess some other feasible method?"


    Old Aram pondered a little before replying.


    "Amongst the royal nobilities of the Ndipaya race, records of an ancient ceremony rite had been circted down since eons ago. This ceremony rite is known as the ��Babu-Babusar��. It is a special technique that only royal nobility employed in the past. While the Coiled Serpent faction and the Sun faction draws energies from withered dried leaves of the ��Stairway of the Sun��, the Babu-Babusar ritual approaches from a different channel."


    "You should know by now, the mother ��Stairway of the Sun�� is an exceptionally ruthless nt that murders its own seedlings. Our ancient technique is actually based on those dead ��Stairway of the Sun�� saplings. However, those arepletely dead saplings, while yours can be considered as only half-dead. Moreover, it was also bitten by the coiled serpent. Furthermore, I cannot guarantee that ancient ritual will be effective, and more critically, even if the Babu-Babusar rite seeds, the death rate involved is equally towering and involved excruciating pain!"


    "But what if it seeds?" Sheyan abruptly blurted. "Since this ancient technique was passed down, that implies it can be effective. What happens if it seeds?"


    Old Aram recalled a little before answering.


    "Words cannot describe the power gained from sess. It differs totally from the power gained of sessful warriors of the Sun and Coiled Serpent factions.The Individual transformation isn��t that great, but can cause multitudes of humans to perish unknowingly."


    Sheyan contemted a little and breathed in deeply before instructing.


    "Tell me about that method first, let me consider a little."


    After extricating himself from the fetters of the coiled serpent, Old Aram��s mood was sky high and thus eded to Sheyan��s request.


    Instead, he fished out an archaic looking rope from his back. This rope was knitted with a dense mass of differing knots. Witnessing this scene, Sheyan recalled an aged old custom he heard of before - Keep records by tying knots (Quipu)!


    An unimaginable method of passing down historic civilization records, but was in fact adopted by many ancient cultures.


    The Book of Changes (I Ching) recites - "ancients rope for governance, saints easily pass down books for generations, for officials to rule, and tens of thousands of people to inquire."


    The knotting method usuallyplies with this principle - "A monumental event, arge knot. A less significant one, a tinier knot. As for how many, let the masses decide."


    Not only was this unique custom practiced in ancient China, even American Indians adopted a simr practice. Of course, to decode the knots, one would have to rely on the mnemonic chants passed on from generation to generation.


    Old Aram��s rough fingers stroked through one knot after another, gradually immersing into the supernatural realm of his forebearers. A mysteriousnguage of the distant past drifted out from his mouth, somewhat resembling that of sanskrit chanting. Although Sheyan couldn��t interpret even half a word, the exotic melody still resonated within his heart.


    After a good long while, did Aram turned to face Sheyan again.


    "The Babu-Babusar ritual is extremely brutal, and cannot be halted once it begins. If you don��t seed, you will turn into its food; a process of slowly watching your body being devoured until the sun rises and set twice. Do you really wish to proceed?"


    The sun rising and setting twice indicated 48 hours. As Old Aram��s unhurried and hoarse words drifted into Sheyan��s ears, he couldn��t help but feel his hair standing. Coughing a little, he inquired.


    "But����at the instance I can no longer endure, what will happen if I attempt to forcibly discontinue the process with external force?"


    Old Aram then assured him.


    "The greatest possibility is mutually perishing with the presiding ritual master. Alternatively, the Babu-Babusar ritual will fail and you will not obtain its powers. That is what is detailed in the ancestor��s records. The ceremonial ritual must never be disrupted by external elements, otherwise, it would instantly fail."


    Obviously, Sheyan was nning to immediately return to the nightmare realm once the ceremonial ritual turns awry, forcibly restoring his body. However, it seems like only his life would be preserved while the ceremony will inevitably fail. Without any other better alternatives left, he grinded his teeth and advanced headstrong.


    "You truly wish to proceed with the Babu-Babusar ceremonial ritual? I have to repeat this warning. Us royal nobility utilized sapling ��Stairway of the Sun�� that were already fully dead. Unlike your current sapling that is merely severely injured but still very much alive. The probability of problems arising is extremely great."


    "I got it. Let��s do it." By this point, Sheyan was already riding a tiger that was impossible to dismount.


    Old Aram realized his resolution and shrugged his shoulders.


    "Alright, wait. I shall search for the records of the Babu-Babusar ritual."


    Sheyan took several deep breaths and shut his eyes in anticipation.


    10 minutes passed without hearing a sign from Old Aram.


    When he lifted his head for a nce, he noticed Aram casting him an ashamed expression while scratching his head.


    "My apologies. I actually ced the Babu-Babusar ceremonial records within my vige hut. Wait here for me, I shall fetch it at once����"


    Sheyan eximed.


    "��wait wait!! Just bring me along with you."


    ording to previous regtion, Sheyan wasn��t permitted to exit from a 5 kilometers radius of the Kijuju Marsnd. If not, he would be forcibly transported back to the realm.


    To his surprise, with Old Aram leading him, he was allowed to bypass that regtion. However, when he returned to Port Qom, he received a notification that he could now only mobilize within Port Qom. Departing from there would cause him to be forcibly transported back to the nightmare realm.


    By this time, the pirates had already set sail and returned to the Caribbean sea. By rushing along the wind, they would probably only require a month or so to return to sea. Moreover, the morale was thriving before they departed, naturally spurring their speed of voyage.


    Without questions, Old Aram held absolute authority in his tribe. When he returned, he first ordered his tribesmen to prepare several items. Then, he proceeded to search through many different entric and weird herbs and items. Finally, after rummaging through his pointed tip straw hut, did he managed to retrieve something.


    When Sheyan caught glimpse of that object, he instantly received a huge fright. It was shockingly a wrinkled head!!


    Clearly, it was a specially processed head that had strangely, shrunk to the size of a fist. It had reddish brown skin, and oil had been squeezed out to give it a glossy luster; as though it had undergone waxing. Due to its severe state of dehydration, its facial features were clumped together; exhibiting a grimacing malevolent expression.


    Upon spectating this head, Sheyan came to realize that these tribal folks were equally barbarically savage. Presumably, such intimidating body parts upied the position of modern-day ��sausages and meat�� in the cookbook of the natives.


    "Perhaps this old fart understands he is going to exhaust a great deal of effort, and intends to first replenish his energy?"


    Yet Sheyan didn''t expect Old Aram to treat this head with utmost reverence. He ced it before him before prostrating himself in admiration and started praying and incanting piously.


    After a ��wuliw�� introduction by another native by the side, Sheyan was informed - that head unexpectedly belongs to Old Aram��s paternal forefather, that was treated like a symbol of reverence; analogous to a household shrine or memorial tablet.


    After picking up that wrinkled head, Old Aram soaked it in clear water. One could observe its innumerable hairs assimting into the water and spreading jointly upwards as though it was braided. When the water turned still, the head was fished up again as its hairs clumped together as knotted braids.


    Old Aram squinted his eyes and issued a series of gibberish mutterings to Sheyan. He appeared as if he was expanding a great deal of effort to identify the knots along the braids, attempting to interpret their underlying significance.


    At this moment, Sheyan desired strongly to toss a presbyopic ss at him. After all, if the old head reads or recalls wrongly, wasn��t he on the losing end?


    Sheyan��s heart palpitated with anxiety as he observed the old man��s movements. Nevertheless, such a method of recording secrets truly left him bbergasted. Even if one robbed away this symbolic wrinkled head, one would never be able to decipher its true purpose.


    A whileter, Old Aram��s lips twitched as he urged Sheyan sternly.


    "Are you very sure, you wish to proceed with the Babu-Babusar ceremonial ritual?"


    Sheyan replied with annoyance.


    "For thest time, yes I am sure."

 Chapter 670: Weird implanting fusion

    <h4>Chapter 670: Weird imnting fusion</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Chapter 662: Weird imnting fusion


    Knowing that Sheyan��s decisiveness evidently stemmed from careful deliberation, Old Aram no longer beat around the bush. He directly called for his tribesmen and escorted Sheyan towards arge wooden hut, located at the periphery of the vige.


    Wind infiltrated in from all four sides of this hut, while a tree stump stood at the center. The trunk was stained with purplish-ck blood, while numerous clusters of ocher-colored broken bones, rotten meat, fish scales, fish innards were spewed everywhere. An assailing pungent odor pervaded the air. Most likely, this was Port Qom��s ughterhouse.


    Following that, Old Aram fetched a bowl of crow-ck herbal drink, prompting Sheyan to drink it up. The drink was so bitter, Sheyan grimaced with exposed teeth. Yet concurrently, he received a notification.


    [ You are about to initiate a secret ritual of royal Ndipaya nobility - the Babu-Babusar ceremony ]


    [ During this ceremonial rite, your individual defense capabilities will decline to the state of an average male. This effect takes Domain Precedence ]


    [ Due to an excessive amount of variables and data, the oue cannot be evaluated. Contestant no.1018 is suggested to suspend this process at once, and link up with the realm with your military authority. Trading it will yield you an additional 100 achievement points as reward. After identification of its true value, your final reward may increase ]


    [ Warning: You may encounter indescribably unknown dangers during this ceremonial ritual! ]


    [ Do you wish to proceed with this ritual? ]


    Upon viewing these notifications, Sheyan was instantly astonished. He immediately recalled the few unknown strange objects he acquired in the past, where they could be sold to the realm for achievement points. Only in exceedingly rare scenarios, would such weird object variation ur. Hence, the realm didn��t possess relevant statistics on them, thereby attaching a fixed research value to those objects.


    Then, Sheyan immediately contemted over his current predicament.


    Firstly, the practice of this Babu-Babusar ceremonial ritual was long extinct. After myriads of generations, Old Aram��s reconstructing of this may seem right but actually wrong. Most likely, the strange variations involved was impossible to calcte even by the realm.


    Secondly, it was his innate ability ��Stronghold��. How many times did a conflict in effect precedence ur with various kinds of assaults, yet none managed to triumph over it. Even a dumbass would know his innate ability was extraordinarily perverted, and there was something fishy about it.


    Finally, that semi-dead sapling ��Stairway of the Sun��. Its data should actually be deemed as normal. Yet while it should��ve been strangled to death by its mother, it managed to absorb arge chunk of an unknown ��meteorite��. Next, its body was polluted by the venom of the mythical coiled serpent, and even absorbed the nutrients of the coiled serpent��s flesh.


    Such brazen variations probably veered itpletely away from being calcble by normal methods. It was probably long ssified as an unknown strange object, and an extremely high grade one at that.


    As such, with the three factorsbining, an unprecedented unknown variation thus formed. Therefore, Sheyan could confirm it was why the realm was willing to fork out 100 achievement points, or perhaps even a higher valuation for it.


    Yet pivotally, even if the achievement points reward soared to 200 or 500 points, Sheyan would equally not be moved. Because once he obtained that reward, there could possibly be a chance of allowing the realm to analyze his innate ability��s ��data conflicting precedence��, leading it to be utterly exposed!


    Hence, Sheyan very bluntly drank the herbal drink in one mouth, and opted to proceed. Instantly, he felt a surge of icy chilliness rolling down his throat, before spreading through different parts of his body which lost their senses one after another.


    In a short span of minutes, Sheyan could no longer move; just like being injected with general anesthetic on an operation table. Only, his mind remained additionally clear.


    His nightmare imprint then transferred a notification.


    [ Babu-Babusar ritual initiated! From now, apart from speaking softly, any form of movement will result in the ceremonial rite failing. This includes returning to the realm, utilizing items or abilities ]


    [ Warning: Failing the Babu-Babusar ritual may result in an extremely high possibility of contestant perishing! ]


    At this moment, Old Aram led a flock of natives to surround Sheyan and began a mysterious dance, raising their hands and hollering at the top of their voices. Following that, Old Aram fished out an incredibly sharp golden knife from nowhere, before retrieving a skull that had been shaped into a mug. Pfffftt! After drinking a mouthful of murky liquid, he sprayed it onto the knife��s de. Within a golden shimmer, he stabbed towards Sheyan��s chest!


    Yet by this point, Sheyan��s defense was already reduced to the state of an average male. Moreover, Old Aram��s strength was clearly domineering; absolutely not inferior to Mbenga. Hence, his knife effortlessly punctured through Sheyan��s sternum. Perhaps it was due to the herbal drink earlier on, but only a rtively small volume of blood gushed out from his chest.


    Exercising faint strength, Old Aram carved away Sheyan��s sternum, and fully exposed the organ beneath. One could now vividly observe Sheyan��s red beating heart pumping blood to the rest of his body.


    As he chanted a mysterious incantation sonorously, Old Aram dripped a sliver of liquid contents of his skull mug over Sheyan��s wound. Consecutively, he produced the sapling ��Stairway of the Sun�� that had been bitten by the coiled serpent, allowing the sapling to pleasurably immerse inside the skull mug.


    Not only did the sapling��s periphery appear sterilized, even its tiny root was cleanly rinsed of soil sediments; minute strands of root hairs could even be spotted.


    Immediately after, Old Aram positioned the sapling beneath Sheyan��s chest.


    Following that, this originally dying sapling actually crawled onto the mangled flesh of his chest. When its root touched Sheyan��s flesh, it swiftly branched out climbed alongside his internal circtory system like an ivy; as though each primary artery and vein was constricted by a branch of root! The roots then continued stretching towards the depths of his body!


    In a blink of an eye, Sheyan��s vitality, energy, and blood essence were being swiftly absorbed by the sapling, while the sapling rapidly flourished and grew. From struggling at itsst breath, the sapling became energized like a lively dragon or animated tiger. Very evidently, if this process continues, Sheyan��s eventual oue would be to be fertilizer.


    At this moment, Sheyan bluntly shut his eyes and submitted to the will of heaven. Even an individual with excellent mental fortitude may not withstand this.


    When the sapling ��Stairway of the Sun�� root had seemingly extended throughout all of Sheyan��s blood vessels, Old Aram suddenly billowed out like a raging wild beast. None could interpret what he was roaring. Concurrently, he was repeatedly switching his little golden knife between his right and left hands. The golden knife incessantly carved out tiny round arcs of goldish brilliance, and was truly marvelous to behold.


    Next, he started circling around Sheyan withrge strides, as his unblinking eyes fixated on his chest. All of a sudden, Old Aram��s little golden knife jolted out from his hand.


    It jolted out like lightning, an astounding speed that was utterly iprehensible. Only a flicker could be seen, before the knife stabbed into the main stem of the sapling ��Stairway of the Sun�� in Sheyan��s body. The knife then chopped off a swollen tubercle nucleus before flying back out! Shockingly, it did not cause even a single injury to Sheyan��s flesh.


    All of a sudden, the secondary vines of the sapling ��Stairway of the Sun��, twitched intensely; so much so that one could interpret it as intive wailing. Only after a long while, did the sapling calm down��before plunging into deathly stillness.


    Nevertheless, the root branches that had blended into Sheyan��s body, remained attached to his blood vessels and meridians; inevitably continuing to absorb nutrients.


    As it turns out, the ��Stairway of the Sun�� was truly an exceptionally mythical nt. The majority of its growth actually involved its roots growing deep underground. While it could conduct photosynthesis like other nts, its roots acted like spiders, hunting underground for nutrients to devour.


    Furthermore, while it maintains tranquil immobility for vastly long periods, it couldsh out frically with its vines whenever it senses a threat.


    Just like other vegetation, it instinctively blooms and attracts insects for pollination. Yet, its method of propagation was viviparity.


    It possessed a greater intellect and perception of danger than other creatures, and proactively resorted to strangling its seedlings that threatened its livelihood!


    One could certainly describe it as a hybrid between nt and animal; an organism that has transcended the boundaries of flora and fauna.


    Yet, Old Aram sliced off the sapling��s ��true nucleus��, a part analogous to a human��s brain, with one strike. Without that ��true nucleus��, the sapling became reminiscent of a human vegetable; losing its rationality and influence, transformingpletely into a parasite that adhered to Sheyan��s circtory system.


    Therefore, if this ceremonial rite seeded, the ��Stairway of the Sun�� would transform into Sheyan��s fourth major system! Apart from his circtory, nervous and lymphatic system!


    Of course, a crucial difficulty must be factored in - one��s resistive immune system. A human body would naturally reject and expel foreign objects. For example, one��s immune system battling and killing off bacteria infection. In fact, a person��s health is at least 90% based on his immune system, and 10% on health/medicinal supplements. Thus, one can determine how important one��s immune system is.

 Chapter 671: Pestilence Monarch!!!

    <h4>Chapter 671: Pestilence Monarch!!!</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Yet everythinges with pros and cons. The immune system is like a double-edged sword that implicates severe side effects after an organ transnt. Take for example a recipient of a kidney transnt. Even if the operation seeds, the recipient still has to constantly consume immunosuppressants in exchange for better sustainability for 85% in a year, 60% in 5 years but merely 1% over 10 years!


    Having been transnted into Sheyan��s body, the ��Stairway of the Sun�� now had to face resistance from his bodily immune system. Moreover, this was a war the ��Stairway of the Sun�� cannot win, because if it did, that would signify Sheyan��s bodily immune system crumbling; a consequence akin to contracting full blown aids.


    Fortunately, the ��Stairway of the Sun�� would rely on the capabilities of the progenitor virus, to deceive Sheyan��s immune system; tricking into believing it was an organ part of his body��putting it bluntly, the immune system was like a gate and the ��Stairway of the Sun�� a guest. A guest wouldn��t trample over the gate to enter, lest any thief could freely enter to plunder. Instead, a guest would knock, before the gate receives him in and shutting once again; thereby guarding against any robber����


    Thus at this moment, it was all up to the progenitor virus of the ��Stairway of the Sun��. However, the sapling ��Stairway of the Sun�� had been polluted and inhibited by the coiled serpent��s venom. Therefore after experiencing numerous variations, one couldn��t be sure if the progenitor virus was still present, or perhaps even if it was, would it still be as potent as before. Its effects could no longer be forecasted.


    After slicing off that ��true nucleus��, Old Aram hooked out another overturned skull mug, and poured its foul smelling contents into Sheyan��s mouth; forcing him to gulp downrge mouthfuls. Swirling within that filthy liquid, were tiny dead birds, fragmented bones of dead rodents and fur. All in all, the drink was utterly repulsive, and would probably leave behind a mouthful of sediments��


    After performing all these, Old Aram employed his amateur techniques and begun setting Sheyan��s sternum back to position��of course, he wasn��t trained in stitching. Instead, a plentiful cluster ofmon jungle vines was brought over. After pressing out starchy white sap from the vines and heating over a nearby fire dyke into a paste, he smeared it across Sheyan��s wound as though attempting to glue it together.


    Meanwhile, Sheyan wasn��t paying attention to such details at all. Ever since the sapling ��Stairway of the Sun�� was transnted into his body, an unfathomably searing pain tormented him. Such agony was truly indescribable, and the closest estimate would be countless hands consecutively pinching one��s muscle fiber; like infinite acute pricks terrorizing one��s nervous systems! A pain that surged furiously along his bloodstream, stretching towards a hundred bones and his four limbs, and eternally unquenchable.


    Even though Sheyan possessed an unyielding mental fortitude, he was already on the verge of crying out to give up. If not for his paralyzed body, he would certainly struggle fanatically and escape. Still, he persisted and endured the pain.


    After what seemed like a few generations, but actually five minutes in reality, the pain gradually faded after drinking down that incredibly disgusting skull beverage. Next came a strange tingling itch. The source of this sensation was extremely palpable, stemming from around his chest wound where the ��Stairway of the Sun�� infiltrated; upsurging a wild impulse within him to viciously w at his chest.


    Being under such torment, Sheyan was actually hallucinating about illusions of surveying cells floating in his blood. Those cells fissioned into various queer forms and proceeded to gobble up each other one after another����


    Not long after descending into hallucinations, he straightforwardly fainted.


    In the following day, Sheyan switched between the states of acute pain, fainting, tingling itchiness and even rity. His deep unconsciousnesssted for 24 hours. Soon, one could evidently notice that Sheyan��s period of rity became increasingly longer, while his state of agony and itch became much shorter.


    Fortunately, staying in Port Qom only cost 1,000 utility points per hour. Otherwise, the realm would��ve started pawning away his equipment����


    Finally, after 48 hours, Sheyan finally received ate arriving notification from his nightmare imprint.


    [ Royal Ndipaya secret Babu-Babusar ritual has concluded ]


    [ You are infected with the ��Ancestors�� Virus ]


    [ You are now an A-Virus carrier ]


    [ You have be an A-Virus host ]


    [ The ��Ancestors Virus�� possesses a terrifying devouring and duplication ability. Upon thorough contact, it can imitate the symptoms of any virus ]


    [ You obtained a secret variated ability: Pestilence Monarch (evolvable) ]


    [ Ability rank: 9? (unable to verify statistics) ]


    [ Ability rank evaluation: S? (unable to verify statistics, just a rough estimate) ]


    [ The ��Stairway of the Sun�� has assimted alongside your circtory, lymphatic and nervous systems, as the fourth great system - the virus system! ]


    [ You be immune to all virus effects. This effect takes ��Domain Precedence�� ! ]


    [ You acquired the ability: Babu-Babusar - You can utilize any bodily means, to break off or resume the cirction of your virus stream; thereby letting external effects affect you, or subsequently removing it ]


    [ You obtained a fraction of flora characteristics ]


    [ Pain limitation forever pegged at 50% ]


    [ Duration of any blood loss effect will be forcibly reduced by half ]


    [ In any location in contact with both earthen ground and water, HP regeneration rate will boost by 100% ]


    [ Aforementioned effects takes ��Domain Precedence��! ]


    [ Ability: Corrosynthesis - Where the light rays are the strongest, corroding gaseous will discharge from your mouth, nose, and pores; dealing 10 - 50 constant damages to enemies in a 5 meters radius (regardless of any damage reduction influences, minimum lowest damage pegged at 5 true damages) ]


    [ Ability: Photon-rejuvenation - Where the light rays are the weakest, healing gaseous will emit from your mouth, nose, and pores; bestowing 5 HP/ second regeneration to surrounding allies ]


    [ Aforementioned effects take ��Domain Precedence��! ]


    Sheyan breathed deeply upon browsing through these notifications��his unceasing perseverance was finally rewarded! Just a single ��Stairway of the Sun�� morphing into a virus circtory system, granted him a list of absolutely frightening passive rewards. Moreover, the effects all possessed ��Domain Precedence��!


    Needless to say was that ��Pestilence Monarch�� rank S ability he obtained! Moreover, Sheyan paid special attention to the three monumental prefix attached to the ability - secret, variated and evolvable! He reckoned that only with many unconventional elementsbined, did such an invincible ability materialized.


    Yet after the initial crazed delight of possessing a rank 9/S ability, he immediately remembered one practical fact!


    His ��Uruk-hai gene-mixes�� came from the rank 6 ��ck Art mix Technique��, and already forced him to be a conspicuous spender of achievement points. As for an ability with 9 tiers and evaluated with an ''S'' rank����heavens!!!! Wouldn��t its achievement point consumption be sufficient to kill?


    Carrying suchplication emotions, Sheyan started to inspect the specifics of his ��Pestilence Monarch�� ability.


    [ Pestilence Monarch requirement: Possessor must be a stabilized A-virus host ]


    [ Rank: 9 tiers ]


    [ Evaluation: S - Variated / Secret / Maturable ]


    [ Description: The A-virus is an abnormal strain of the Progenitor virus. This virus strain substantially lowers the destruction and mutations done to the human host body. Instead, it works towards evolving the virus system by devouring and duplications ]


    [ Further descriptions: If one ims the most famous strain of the Progenitor virus to the be the T-virus, whose aim in Resident Evil is to be the perfect biological weapon, then the A-virus can be considered to have broken new grounds for the progenitor virus. Apletely new biochemistry virus whose aim is perfection through duplication and evolving, thus given the name - The Pestilence Monarch ]


    [ Details: Ability user can grasp all sorts of viruses, with the main battling tactic of stealthilypounding multitudes of viruses onto the enemy; torturing them to death without a sound nor trace! ]


    [ Pestilence Monarch ability: Disseminate - The unrivaled survivability of the A-virus strain propels your virus disseminating radius by 100% ]


    [ Pestilence Monarch ability: Immuno-invalidation - The A-virus relies on the host��s immune system to survive as well. Thus, it possesses unparalleled invading capabilities, being able ofpletely negating the opponent��s immune, resistance born from physique, and even various regtions. Only a specialized virus resistance ability can counter it. This ability takes ��Domain Authority Precedence�� ]


    [ Pestilence Monarch ability: Toxin-stealth - The A-virus strain can invade an opponent��s body without triggering their perceptive sense. Only after symptoms concludes, would the enemy receive the relevant notifications. This ability takes ��Domain Authority Precedence�� ]


    [ Note: Your body contains a living ��Stairway of the Sun��. All achievement points, utility points, and potential points cost of strengthening viruses is reduced by 50% ]


    Sheyan skimmed through towards the end of the ��Pestilence Monarch�� ability specifics. Yet upon careful examinations at the end, he shockingly discovered three evolution options.

 Chapter 672: Terrifying virus infection

    <h4>Chapter 672: Terrifying virus infection</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Three evolvable options shimmered with surreptitious radiance before Sheyan��s eyes, impressing a deep reverence with a single nce.


    [ Option A: Airborne Pestilence (unactivated) ]


    [ Details: Select the relevant ��Pestilence Monarch�� innate skill tree to activate this evolution path. Activating this skill tree requires 40 achievement points! ]


    [ Details: ��Airborne Pestilence�� possess an expansive area of effect. Activating it would influence all enemies within a 40 meters radius (Effect is based on estimation, unable to calcte actual effect) ]


    [ Details: Abilities takes a longer time to take effect, and primarily pertains towards weakening the enemy. Onlyter stages of advanced viruses can result in inflicting damages to enemy ]


    [ Note, represented viruses: Influenza, Tuberculosis, Atypical Pneumonia, meningitis etc. You must activate the respective viruses before being able to infect enemies ]


    *******************


    [ Option B: Contact Pestilence (unactivated) ]


    [ Details: Select the relevant ��Pestilence Monarch�� innate skill tree to activate this evolution path. Activating this skill tree requires 40 achievement points! ]


    [ Details: ��Contact Pestilence�� possess a tiny area of effect, normally effective during attacking in closebat or when enemy attacks you from closebat. Upon activation, it influences enemies within a meter radius (Effect is based on estimation, unable to calcte actual effect) ]


    [ Details: Abilities swiftly takes effect, primarily pertains towards delivering damages to the enemy and weakening them as a secondary effect ]


    [ Note, represented viruses: Cholera, Trachoma, Anthrax, Eb, AIDs etc. You must activate the respective viruses before being able to infect enemies ]


    ********************************


    [ Option C: Nonspecific Pestilence (unactivated) ]


    [ Details: Select the relevant ��Pestilence Monarch�� innate skill tree to activate this evolvable path. Activating this skill tree requires 40 achievement points! ]


    [ Details: ��Nonspecific Pestilence�� utilizes various methods to infect enemies. For example long-range propagation like fleas, mosquitoes etc. For short range, the A-virus strain can directly infect the enemy��s cell and create infections ]


    [ Details: Abilities takes moderate time to take effect. Can weaken enemies and simultaneously inflict damages ]


    [ Note, represented virus: Ascariasis, Rabies, Dengue Fever, Bubonic gue, Leukemia, Congenital Heart disease, Erythema, Wolf sores, Cancer etc. You must activate the respective viruses before being able to infect enemies]


    Sheyan was utterly bbergasted when he saw these notifications! Not only did they require a frightening 40 achievement points, the listprised of much information that needed to be digested and analyzed.


    Obviously, of the three innate skill trees, option ��A�� focused on support weakening, ��B�� on heavy offense and ��C�� as a bnce between both. Nevertheless, with a towering 40 achievement points gate, even though Sheyan possessed a ��Stairway of the Sun�� body and could reduce costs pertaining to improving viruses aspects by 50%, he still needed frightening 20 achievement points to activate. Don��t even talk further about advancing along the skill tree.


    Hence, this fundamentally implied that at the initial phase of activating the first option innate skill tree, one shouldn��t think about activating another one for a long long time.


    If investing achievement points could rapidly and effectively trante into battle capabilities suited to him, Sheyan definitely had to make a choice.


    Apart from that, Sheyan also hadn��t forgotten about ��Chris Redfield��s Lucky Bracelet��, which contained an advanced ability he could learn. At this phase, a shortage of achievement points would undoubtedly constrain Sheyan��s development. Yet, achievement points were that tough to obtain, and true achievement points couldn��t be traded!!


    After acquiring his ultimate reward, Sheyan no longer dared to tarry further. 1,000 utility points per hour were still rtively exorbitant.


    He quickly sat up and gifted Old Aram with loads of misceneous goods in his personal interspatial storage; like rum, sackcloths, knives etc. Proceeding from there, he directly stepped out of Port Qom��s area and selected to leave this hidden world, thus returning to the nightmare realm.


    Because a hidden world didn��t issue any main missions, there wasn��t a phase for summary evaluation. Sheyan only felt his vision darken and felt a sense of weightlessness, as though he was drifting along a pitch ckke for an extremely long while.


    When he reopened his eyes, he had returned to his personal room. As usual, Jinkuang was snoring loudly, seemingly deep in hibernation.


    As for Brother ck and Reef, they were currently training and tempering their capabilities in the realm. When they were alerted of Sheyan��s return from the party notification, they simultaneously greeted him; of course, to inquire about his personal safety, his harvest and so on.


    Approximately 10 minutester, the trio congregated within a public party room to make an inventory of the harvest acquired from this hidden world. Due to his excessive stayover in the hidden world, Sheyan had already sold off all his ��Golden Sand��, ��Diamonds��, ��Gold Ore�� and other precious treasures.


    Noteworthily, Sheyan managed to find a total of 3 diamonds of various carat during his exploration, with each selling off for minimally 40,000 utility points and 80,000 utility points to the maximum. If not for these treasures tanking the blow, solely Brother ck and Reef��s medical fees would alreadynd their economic status in red. Therefore, when Sheyan unexpected returned with nearly 20,000 utility points left, it was already considered pretty amazing.


    Thest matter was to confirm the harvests he acquired.


    Two ��Deathmarsh Greatcroc Souls��, four ��Silver Beetles�� and two ��Golden Beetles�� where he acquired some during his exploration of the ruins, one ��Pandora��s Egg��, one ��Lionheart��, one dark-gold grade object ��Ndipaya Evolved Leech (special)��, two dark-green set equipment, the soul equipment ��Gold Pearl of the Caribbean Sea��, and his secret variated rank 9 ability ��Pestilence Monarch��.


    Note: He wasn��t able to bring out his herb medicines and raw materials. Just like if Sheyan directly retrieved the sapling ��Stairway of the Sun�� and the ��meteorite�� fragment without the acknowledgment of the nightmare realm that he acquired ��xxx��, most probably he wouldn��t be able to bring them out as well.


    As Reef and Brother ck listened to Sheyan��s narration of his experiences, they both felt waves of heart-shattering astonishment. Never could they have expected, the ultimate conclusion and rewards could only be acquired by returning to Port Qom! As for the final clue, it was actually all along held by the aged old and obsolete Old Aram.


    A series of discussionster, they felt that with Sheyan��s current urgent deficiency of achievement points, they could consider selling away the silver and golden beetles to gain roughly 10 achievement points. As such, it should be possible to unlock the first skill tree of the ��Pestilence Monarch�� ability.


    As for the ��Gold Pearl of the Caribbean Sea�� and the ��Pandora��s Egg��, their properties were both categorized as undecided, and it was best to sell off once they could fully evaluate them. Besides, if they sold them now, they probably wouldn��t fetch a high valuation and ease their desperate situation.


    Regarding the dark-gold grade item, the ��Ndipaya Evolved Leech��, it was absolutely not leaving them. A deadly weapon of both offense and defense definitely must stay.


    Thus, these were the remaining items that could be exhibited:


    ��Lionheart��, Reef��s previous silver storyline grade shield ��Alien Skull Shield��, and the two dark-green set equipment, the ��Massive Ndipaya August Mask�� and the ��Ndipaya Marshcrow August Gloves��.


    Frankly speaking, the two dark-green set equipment would undoubtedly fetch an extravagant valuation. Sadly, they were stillcking the final piece to assemble a full set. Moreover, this set was crucially from a hidden world, meaning assembling a full set was undeniably harder; likely surpassing the difficulty of obtaining a dark-gold grade equipment. Hence, with the current situation, it would be hard to avoid buyers attempting to haggle over the price.


    Nevertheless, after experiencing a hidden world, the trio now recognized the importance of cash flow. While utility points could be obtained in massive amounts at times, the rate of squandering was equally terrorizing at times. Thus, the trio reached a forthright consensus on dealing with the two dark-green set equipment.


    A transaction method that suited the general aspect of the party the most. They decided to sell one to store up reserves in utility points, while the other, they would barter it off in exchange for pieces of equipment the members currentlyck.


    Of course, if Reef managed to sell off his silver storyline ��Alien Skull�� shield for a splendid pricing, they could be more greedy with their dark-green set equipment and milk the cow as much as they could. However, if they stillcked utility points by the next world, it would undoubtedly trante to them having to take a loss in this aspect.


    This time, it seemed like the trio had exited their world rtively earlier. As a result, the entire marketce only disyed a sparse crowd of contestants.


    Prior to this, Reef and Mogensha had been utterly concerned over Sheyan, dreading a mental crumbling notification like - [ Your party leader has died ].


    Thus, they bitterly awaited. Right now, seeing that Sheyan had safely returned and even obtained a bumper harvest, they quickly returned to the real world.


    Fortunately, Sheyan merely tarried a few days longer than the other two in the nightmare world. Thus, it was merely several hours of wait for the duo, and didn��t really count as a long wait.


    Author��s note: Take note of the party storage operation mode. Once the trio��s separating distance exceeded a fixed distance (based on world difficulty, normally 3-8 kilometers), the storage would be deemed as one��s private storage.


    TL: I think what author is trying to say is, if there is a long distance between them, the contestants cannot use the party storage tomunicate by passing things or sharing items.

 Chapter 673: Mystery of the Title Synthesis

    <h4>Chapter 673: Mystery of the Title Synthesis</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    The storage specifics is this - when any member stores an object but his current location exceeds the regted proximity, only party members within the effective distance of that member can ess it. Anyone else would not be able to ess it. As such, the items of the party storage would be locked by distance at the instance it is stored.


    Putting that in perspective, if Sheyan had stored the ��Stairway of the Sun�� sapling he acquired from the hidden world into the party storage, Reef and Brother ck would only be able to ess it if they were within the effective regted proximity. As such, only Sheyan could freely retrieve it.


    This eliminates a munication cheat�� where Sheyan could simply drop a note inside his party storage, allowing Mogensha or Reef, who had returned safely to the nightmare realm, to read instructions detailed on the note; thereby engaging in supremely long-distancemunication.


    ******************************


    After Mogensha and Reef departed for the real world, Sheyan was about to sell off the ��Golden Beetles�� and ��Silver Beetles��. Suddenly, he thought of something and hastened towards the roof military headquarters, testing his luck if he could see them off as unknown strange objects. After reaching there, the relevant military authority revealed that his ��Silver Beetles�� couldn��t, but he unexpectedly managed to sell off the ��Golden Beetles�� for a high valuation of 6 achievement points!


    Actually, the exorbitant valuation of the ��Golden Beetle�� wasn��t without logic. It was, after all, an extremely rare item in a hidden world. Thus, Sheyan straightforwardly sold if off.


    Following that, Sheyan tried to appraise that unknown ��Pandora��s Egg��, but eventually failed with the realm informing him that he needed to deposit it for a period of time for appraisal. Viewing his circumstances, he decided to sell it off as an unknown strange object, which would still be greatly beneficial. Sadly, the realm didn��t ssify it as an unknown strange object, causing him to be fruitless after counting his chickens before they hatch.


    Of course, next up was title synthesis! ording to his earlier received notification, title synthesis could only be done in the realm. After investigating in the military headquarters for the specialized realm location for title synthesis, he raced off withrge strides.


    On the way to his destination, his mind abruptly welled up with an irresistible notion.


    "I wonder how devastating the conflict between Glory Party and the Illume-union has developed��"


    This single notion then snowballed into a long series of thoughts.


    "Clearly, Glory Party��s might is vastly superior to the Illume-union. Frankly speaking, by extricating ourselves with the help of the hidden world then, we��d probably incited a great cmity on the Illume-union����hmph, since the proposed alliance deal fell out and the Illume-union actually sold us out to win more time for their development��they can��t me me."


    "However, Glory Party and the Illume-union����the two party names are centered around brightness. If I��m not wrong, the two were probably one before. Could it be, Zeus was the root source of the Illume-union��s division? The Illume-union I encountered back during my first entry into the Pirates of the Caribbean world, definitely had arger core than the one Zi presentlymands. It feels as if they were incredibly perfect then, with branches of contestants and stronger individuals, presumably the reserve-duty Growth-hunters. Perhaps, the Illume-union divided because Zi wanted to im the top seat of party leader?"


    ��This conjecture is quite possible. A female party leader has this advantage - where long sleeves help one dance beautifully, a bewitching leader adept in coaxing others with her smooth and slick allurement. Such a party would inevitably result in a tendency where the master is weak, but the subjects are formidable. A weak but epted leader guarded with a backbone core of powerful members, where her charm serves as a bnce between all."


    "Yet, Zi is evidently not such an individual. Thus, her forcibly attempting to takemand may lead to the resentment of several backbone members. Moreover, she doesn��t seem like apromising individual����from the looks of it, Zi��s previous position was founded on the pir of her rtionship with Zeus. Thinking that she would ept him sooner orter, Zeus offered his valuable assistance, but simultaneously believed Zi��s authority belonged to him as well. A pity Zeus overestimated his own charm, causing them both to split ways; turning from lovers to foes."


    "��two morons."


    Sheyan shrugged his shoulders as he ended with his critical judgment of both Zeus and Zi. In his eyes, the rtionship within a party ought to be purely founded on survivability. If tensions be too overwhelming, a wonton sharing of bodily fluids would still be understandable. However, mentioning about rtionships in the face of death, he couldn��t help but brand them as morons.


    Nevertheless to Sheyan, with his unresolvable conflict with the Metals Professor, Zeus was bound to be his enemy as well. This was an exceedingly redoubtable foe, and even worst, Sheyan currently had no knowledge of him at all.


    Fortunately, with his analysis, Sheyan had roughly identified one of his weaknesses - Zi.


    "That brat��s character is probably arrogant and possessive. Seeing his attitude towards the Illume-union, as long as he doesn��t get what he wants, he would rather destroy it. Therefore, if Zi survives, I wouldn��t mind helping her."


    Apart from that, Sheyan also badly wished to ask Zi, what she meant by delivering that nk message previously.


    As he pondered while walking, Sheyan soon arrived at the realm location for title synthesis.


    This was a location that only contestants who had activated their title synthesis ability could see. Clearly, the realm erected many barriers to test a contestant��s potential. For example, a contestant knowing the specifics of title synthesis cannot divulge it to contestants who didn��t.


    Furthermore, the contestants even had to find out for themselves, regarding their promotion to Growth-hunter; where information was strictly sealed off. Hence, one could tell how strict the realm was in controlling external elements, wishing that contestants would mature in this aspect by their own strength.


    Of course, Sheyan could grasp the realm��s intention. They wished toprehend a contestant��s true potential, providing a fair assessment of each contestant and preventing external influences from affecting one.


    Before 10 seconds was up from reaching this ce, Sheyan received an acknowledgment from the realm, asking him to confirm if he wished to enter the zone for title synthesis.


    All of a sudden, he rapidly submerged and several secondster, found himself in an extremely tiny space A automatic machine analogous to an ��ATM�� could be seen here.


    Sheyan strolled over and pressed his palm down onto the indicated region by the machine. Instantly, a fingerprints and DNA processing verification was activated. When this dormant machine abruptly started up, it emitted a deep buzzing sound. After swiftly verifying Sheyan��s identity, it listed out all of his titles. Furthermore, it segregated his titles into different sses and types.


    [ ck Iron ss titles: ]


    [ Alcohol Master, Pirate Captain ]


    [ Hidden title: Pirate Ringleader ]


    [ Ordinary titles: Bowtruckles�� Feedback, Blood-thirsty 1, Meat Owner, Prate, Plunderer, Headhunter, Outstanding Worker, Fearless, Smuggler, Invader, Marsh Cleanser ]


    By the list of titles, exhibited a set of regtions. Moreover, that was even an option of simtion. Of course, that option costs a fixed fee, and though it wasn��t considered expensive, it absolutely wasn��t cheap either.


    After engaging in a simtion, he only boasted of a 70% basic sess rate to synthesize two ordinary titles. As for synthesizing three ordinary titles, the sess rate would dip to 30%.


    In order to raise the sess rate, one could only do so by burning titles. Burning a title during synthesis of ordinary titles, would bolster the sess rate by 20%. Naturally, that burnt title would be lost. Fortunately, even if some titles were burnt, they could be redone. Sheyan took note that back in the Avatar world, Uzel and Lille had specially offered Party Ace benefits to acquire the three titles - ��Plunderer��, ��Prate��, and ��Headhunter��.


    Frankly speaking, the properties of those three titles were fairly average, and Sheyan was already suspicious then. Why would they pay money just to acquire three mediocre titles? Right now, he finally understood.


    Burning those three titles could produce an additional sess rate boost. The normal boost when burning a title would be merely 20% sess rate, yet those three titles unexpectedly provided 30% increase in sess rate.


    Of course, Sheyan also sampled to simte synthesis between two ck-Iron ss titles, or ck-Iron ss and ordinary titles.


    It was only to be expected, the sess rate instantly frantically declined! Between two ck-Iron ss titles, the sess rate was as low as 10%. Moreover, burning an ordinary title could only boost the rate by 5%. Even by burning those three titles of the Avatar world, they only offered a 10% increase each.


    Sheyan also investigated the consequence of title synthesis failure.


    In the case of failure, nothing would happen to the titles involved. However, the utility and potential points expended would be considered as squandered. Apart from that, the burnt title would simrly be destroyed.


    If one didn��t possess sufficient titles to burn, one could also boost the sess rate by burning achievement points. Each achievement point would increase sess rate by 1%. Simrly, if the process fails, that achievement point would not be refunded.

 Chapter 674: Doubled-edged sword

    <h4>Chapter 674: Doubled-edged sword</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    As of now, Sheyan nned to synthesize both hismonly employed ck-Iron ss titles, the ��Alcohol Master�� and ��Pirate Captain��. Before that, he first leveraged on his military authority to scoop up more information. Unexpectedly, after forking out an intelligence fee, he found out that simultaneously synthesizing three ck-Iron ss titles, would result in a chance for ss advancement for the new title, advancing to Bronze ss.


    Moved by that, he couldn��t help but immediately cancel his ns for title synthesis. Evidently, if he could acquire another ck-Iron ss title, he could gamble for a chance at acquiring a Bronze ss title.


    After rifying matters pertaining to title synthesis, Sheyan then prepared to return to the real world. He desperately needed to rest his overworked mind, before slowly contemting the issue of activating his ��Pestilence Monarch�� ability.


    At this moment, Sheyan randomly reminisced about the time he was first promoted to lieutenant, where hemunicated with that hoarse voice. At present, he truly wished that he could obtain his guidance once again.


    Besides, Sheyan was indeed harboring several discrete doubts in his heart. After all, his innate ability was still gued by the realm ��bug�� of data error. Although that hoarse voice treated him amicably, the guidance was probably within his limits of authority; allowing him to mention merely a few sentences. It was hard to determine the oue if Sheyan exhibited his ��Pestilence Monarch�� ability to him.


    A phrase goes like this - an ignorant man is innocent, but one��s talent will arouse the envy of others. How bloody and cruel were the conflicts of the nightmare realm, Sheyan had no choice but to be cautiously prudent. Hence, he discarded his notion of seeking guidance.


    Upon returning to his personal room, Sheyan first affirmed that he hadn��t omitted anything, but decided to return to the real world. Yet at this instance, a gentle snore abruptly wafted into his ears and startled his heart.


    "Right, isn��t there still that old fart? Perhaps he could provide me with some insights!"


    Thinking of that, Sheyan immediately raced towards the next room with excitement. Instead, a scene of disorderly burnt marks and filthy sloppiness greeted his sight. Fortunately, he didn��t see any feces or puddles of pee. Right beside a spittoon, was a crudely crafted brick stove with a charred ck wok residing atop. Nobody could tell what meals Jinkuang had been cooking up.


    The venerable Jinkuang was presently lying on a single tightrope bed while snoring in slumber. Wearing an excessively crumpled swallow-tailed coat, a bowknot manufactured with an unknown starchy substance hung across his neck.


    Probably fantasizing about something wonderful, a strand of saliva trickled down his lips; soaking his pillow that was in fact, a pile of tattered clothes. The room was shockingly filled with random heaps of junk; torn papers, boards and what not. Sheyan even noticed a crushed cardboard box with a ��Changhong Television�� branding��


    Of course, Sheyan didn��t resort to being a wet nket and waking him up. Instead, he utilized a measly amount of utility points to purchase fillet steak, seafood soup, fried onions, apple pie, crabmeat mango, and even top-grade tender beef steak, and directly ced them beside slut Jinkuang; allowing the fragrance to permeate into his filthy nostrils.


    This was Sheyan��s method of rousing one with smell. However, excluded the initial twitching of his nose, Jinkuang didn��t offer a single hint of waking up. Instead, he rolled nearer towards the beef steak, and licked his lips.


    Sheyan could only shrug his shoulders as he spectated this scene. Finally, he revealed his killer move and tossed out a penny dime, before softly eximing.


    "Ehhh? Someone dropped a coin?"


    When that statement was released, Jinkuang instantly shot up from his bed with a speed surpassing 200 points of agility. Like a professional ser goalkeeper, he dove with heroic elegance towards that penny dime and gripped it tightly!


    During the entire process, slut Jinkuang��s eyes remained shut while still emitting blissful sounds of snoring. Only when he ced the penny dime safely inside his pocket, did he open his eyes, filled with eye wax, while in a daze.


    "Ah, for the love of gold! What��s going on, could it be the sky��s raining gold coins?"


    Sheyan, beaming with smiles, replied.


    "Yes, your fortune has descended. Quick feast on free food, my friend."


    Naturally, Mister Jinkuang disyed marvelous appetite towards any form of freebie. Only by spending his utility points, could Sheyan prompt Jinkuang to pat his belly gleefully while scraping at the gaps in his teeth.


    "Half satisfied at best����perhaps I ought to take a rest now. Right, didn��t you mention treating me to a Havana cigar?"


    "When did I agree to treat you a Havana cigar��" The appalled Sheyan could only sigh and shake his head, before acquiescing to his request with a wry smile.


    In the end, slut Jinkuang devoured food sufficient to feed ��n�� amount of people. Then, he proceeded to store the leftovers and tantly imed the tes and utensils of the realm as his own. After stashing everything beneath his bed, he hopped back andzily stroked his plump belly while uttering.


    "Speak, what do you need. Don��t waste my precious afternoon nap."


    Sheyan proceeded to disy his secret, variated rank 9 ability and consulted Jinkuang in a nonunting demeanor. To his horror, after the old fart Jinkuang took a quick nce, his head fell back onto his pillow and resumed his slumber. Sheyan still believed he was pondering, until that slut emitted out snoring sounds once again, did he realize he had been duped!


    Though he felt humiliated and indignant, Sheyan obliged to remain silent about his resentment. After all, was like an esteemed sage, harsh words may result in dire consequences.


    In spite of these, just when Sheyan was about to depart after being wronged, he suddenly discovered with matchless shock, that 20 achievement points of his had been deducted for unfathomable reasons!!


    Ah, 20 points! 20 points!!!!


    Not 2 points, 4 points or 8 points!!


    But 20 points!


    In his fury and shock, Sheyan was about to implode with furious beratement. He quickly reflected on the past records, but gained nothing in the end. All of a sudden, he heard slut Jinkuang��s iparably satisfied snore. A sudden notion immediately jolted through his mind.


    "Could it be����"


    Sheyan immediately raced to check own his personal attributes. When he affirmed that his ��Pestilence Monarch�� ability still remained the same, he heaved a long sigh. Yet when he continued examining downwards to the three branching options, he discovered to his surprise, a [ level 1 (activated) ] note beside the ��Airborne Pestilence�� option.


    Sheyan��s jaw dropped. A change had unexpected urred! Shu! A skill tree sprouted out from that option! However, that skill tree was filled with [ ? ? ? ]. Beside it, was a clear exnation.


    [ You have not mastered any airborne dissemination type virus. Please swiftly grasp an airborne dissemination type virus, so as to contract and duplicate follow-up viruses ]


    Upon viewing that exnation, Sheyan��s heart cried out bitterly. Must he still venture out and gather relevant virus ability scrolls to learn? Wasn��t this secret, variated rank S ability too demanding?


    Fortunately, another exnation soon surfaced.


    [ The A-virus possess exceptional efficacy in devouring, duplicating and optimizing viruses. Logically speaking, it can imitate any form of virus that can bypass the strengthened walls of an enhanced contestant��s immunity. By contracting the various viruses in the real world once, and acquiring the nucleus code of the virus, you can then grasp that particr virus ability ]


    [ Details: With your enhanced body system, real-world viruses arepletely ineffective or minimally potent against you. When contracting viruses in the real world, you must abandon your enhanced bodily state and be infected with the body of an average human. Otherwise, the A-virus cannot fully evaluate and harvest the nucleus code of the virus ]


    [ Detail: You gain an ability ��Introspect�� - upon activation, you canpletely remove your bodily digitized enhancements within five seconds. You basic attributes will return to the state of your first entry into the realm. This effect takes ��Domain Authority Precedence��! ]


    [ Detail: The A-virus will eliminate all incubation period of infiltrating viruses, allowing the virus to spiral into full-blown mode. As long as you endure the full-blown virus for a period of time under your human state, the A-virus can thenmence duplication and sessfully harvest the virus ]


    [ Warning, Warning: Once the A-virus enters sampling and duplication mode, you will be incapable of maintaining your ��Introspect�� ability. Therefore, if you haven��t made adequate preparations before being infected with the virus, there is a possibility of sinking into near-death state! ]


    [ Warning, Warning: In view of host��s fledgling A-virus state (insufficient tiers unlocked), you can only duplicate basic grade viruses. Please swiftly upgrade the relevant ability grade, to duplicate more varieties of viruses ]


    Having viewed the list of information, Sheyan finally realized that Jinkuang��s choice for him was fairly sensible! If one chose to contract a virus with fatal lethal potency, one had attempt grasping such a type of virus with the state of an ordinary human! Moreover, one wouldn��t be able to restore his enhanced digitized body in time. Such a dangerous process naturally goes without saying! If Seaman, having just started building his reputation in the nightmare realm, was to pathetically die on a sickbed in the real world, where he brought it upon himself, that would be too huge of a joke!


    This was akin to a double-edged sword. To master a dreadfully vile and potent virus, one must first experience its deadliness as a mortal. Oh, Eb, AIDs��how dreadful to grasp those!!

 Chapter 675: Accident

    <h4>Chapter 675: ident</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Although this path of virus mastery seemed extremely daunting, Sheyan noticed that the realm allowed several exploitable backdoors. For example, though contracting viruses required him to be reduced to ordinary human state, there wasn��t a restriction on admitting into hospitals for treatment. The realm also didn��t indicate that he couldn��t use medicines or items that were allowed to be brought out of the realm. Moreover, soul equipments could still aid him��


    Of course, medicines or items specially manufactured for contestants may not be effective on ordinary humans, he wasn��t even in clear on the consequences of using. However, don��t forget this crucial fact - how were Uncle Dasi��s fingers rejuvenated??


    In the realm, there existed medicines tuned specifically for ordinary humans! Obviously, they held terrifying pricings as well.


    Finally, Sheyan determined one important fact - to locate a superb hospital or doctor with unparalleled medical expertise, because it was very likely that he would stay over for long periods of time in that hospital.


    Furthermore, while a hospital may exhibit medical excellence in treating a certain disease, it may be subpar in treating others��This indicated that Sheyan probably needed to prepare information on several different hospitals. It seems like his return to the real world this time would be pretty packed.


    Lastly, he obviously wouldn��t forget that soul equipment, ��Gold Pearl of the Caribbean Sea��. Sheyan still required time to locate Diaz��s descendants! Fortunately, Sheyan could implore Reef to assist him with this and save crucial time.


    Most critically, the types of airborne viruses that Sheyan could activate clearly included diseases like SARs. As such, one vital element has surfaced. Though it was easy to contract a flu, where would Sheyan go to get himself infected with SARs��such a string of problems would cause Sheyan untold amounts of headaches.


    With these issues piling atop each other, Sheyan hastily and urgently raced back to the real world. Right now, he truly felt that time was exceedingly tight, while there were too much to be done.


    When he stepped into the real world, he received a notification from his nightmare imprint.


    [ Host has entered the real world ]


    [ Discovered host��s activated branching innate skill tree, ��Airborne Pestilences�� of the ability - ��Pestilence Monarch�� ]


    [ Currently, host does not possess a single relevant virus ability ]


    [ Host possesses the qualifications for initiation ]


    [ Scanning environment��please wait ]


    [ Environmental scanpleted: Host is equivalent to a tiny nickel. Atmosphere is rich in nitrogen and oxygen ]


    [ Coting information����this process will take a while, please patiently wait ]


    [ Note: Host can assist in streamlining the process by proceeding to widely popted areas by simr host species ]


    Upon viewing that notification, Sheyan felt extremely awkward. Putting it bluntly, it was truly strange and ball breaking!! What ��proceeding to widely popted areas by simr host species��? That was truly awkward-sounding by the realm!


    To quickly get his nightmare imprint to shut up and cease from spouting iparably awkward sentences, Sheyan straightforwardly advanced towards a nearby Chinese herb tea shop. This was coincidentally the tea shop opened by Old Song, selling xiaolong tangbaos (soup buns) in the morning, and meals in boxes in the afternoon. When evening arrived, the shop would transform into a Chinese herb tea shop.


    Oh, I believe many have forgotten who Old Song is. He was a butcher who shifted professions to be a shop owner. Most importantly, his brother had passed on and left behind a 30 plus years old widow named He Fengdi. Oh right, and to Uncle Dasi, she is his spring.


    Sheyan waddled into the Chinese tea shop withrge strides. After switching from the blistering hot weather to a chilling air-conditioned room, he instantly felt refreshed. Presently, 15-16 year-old high school sweethearts were exchanging terms of endearment inside this Chinese tea shop. asionally sharing their drinking straw, being utterly ignorant of others.


    By their side where two tables were pieced together, a group of 5-6 pier workers was morously enjoying a game of ying cards. At the entrance, anguid old cat was resting on a stool, as itzily swayed its furry tail while eyeing Sheyan. An aunty dressed in a bamboo patterned apron was currently taking a nap, with her head lying directly facing the table. She appeared to be in deep sleep, unmoved even by the sun rays cascading against her back.


    When Sheyan strolled into the shop, he was greeted courteously by several of the ying cards pier workers, who were aware of his identity as a shipowner. When Sheyan finally sat down, he immediately felt a sense of parched dryness in his mouth due to the heat. Hence, he directly called for a bowl of lemon Aiyu Jelly.


    A jelly made from gel from the seeds of a variety of figs, where the starch of seeds was ced in boiling water to coagte. After which, honey, rock candy, iced water, lemon juice and other ingredients are added. The jelly is ice-cold, releases a perfect texture in the mouth, appealing to the eyes with its crystalline translucency. By popping this sour and sweet freshness, even the summer heat would dissipate immediately.


    After drinking a bowl of Aiyu jelly drink, Sheyan was relieved of much internal heat. While puzzling over the duration needed by the nightmare imprint to gather information, he suddenly noticed an azure flowerish curtain unfurling at the kitchen area. Indeed, it was Di Gu who walked out. However, her eyes while puffy and reddened, as she offered a forced smile to Sheyan before rushing out of the shop.


    At present, Sheyan��s mind was filled with the thoughts of viruses, hosts, and others. As such, he wasn��t paying much attention to the affairs of this present world. Thus, he didn��t take note of Di Gu��s expression. Instead, he tantly halted her and reminded.


    "Ah, Di Gu. Sanzi wants to have stewed meat for dinnerter, remember alright."


    Di Gu didn��t respond but cast a countenance brimming with hidden bitterness.


    At this moment, that curtain unfurled again. A burly chap around 40 years of age marched out. His face was greasy and kept a pair ofted sideburns. He was half naked and a butcher��s knife was suspended by his waist. Looking rather malicious, he angrily roared.


    "Bloody b*tch����eat eat eat? Still wish to freeload stewed meat? Go have chicken scraps instead!"


    Sheyan��s eyes squinted instantaneously as he nonchntly argued.


    "Boss He, we��ve already ordered for a month��s worth of meals."


    "Order your mother. Screw off and scram now, are you ordering food or harassing woman?" Boss He scoffed angrily. "I really couldn��t tell a crippled like Dasi dares to harbor designs on my house! A sickly old toad wishes to eat swan meat and covet what��s mine?"


    Upon hearing Boss He ridiculing Uncle Dasi, Sheyan��s expression instantly turned downcast but he revealed a sinister smile.


    "Fine! I can leave, but since Sanzi has already ordered a month��s worth of takeaway meals, and we��ve only consumed 20 day��s worth, return 3,000 to me and I��ll leave at once!"


    Boss He was a gambler, and had long squandered away the thousands of Taiwanese dor in a casino. Moreover, he had always been rude and unreasonable. As such, asking him to refund money was even harder than asking him to scrape off his flesh. He immediately bellowed out.


    "I��ll refund your mother! Your house shouldpensate for seducing another house��s woman. Don��t wait till this daddy teach you how lethal a butcher��s knife can be! Since that lustful blockhead Dasi dares seduce what��s mine, then I shall transform him into a castrated dog!"


    As he issued that threat, Boss He brandished the butcher knife from his waist. Sheyan was already displeased when he first insulted Uncle Dasi. Thus when that brat touched his knife, Sheyan immediately unleashed a p across.


    PA! A single p produced glittering sparks in Boss He��s eyes and a buzzing sound in his ears. Then, a followed up kick arrived and sent the plump 100kg old boss flying 2-3 meters away. Crash Crash! Hended on a nearby table and utterly demolished it!


    A kitchen staff wanted to assist his boss, yet Sheyan had already picked up that butcher��s knife, before chopping it viciously down towards Boss He��s waist.


    Amidst his iparably sorrowful shriek, Boss He could only feel the cold iciness of the knife de, before a foul stench pervaded out from within his pants. He soon discovered the knife had merely chopped through his pants, and didn��t harm a single flesh on him, causing him to feel momentarily pathetic.


    Sheyan red at him and coldly announced.


    "Stewed meat for dinner delivered by Di Gu, or refund our 3,000 dors."


    After issuing that, Sheyan turned to leave. Who knew that when he turned around, Boss He was actually spurred into recklessness by furious humiliation. He roared while pulling out his butcher��s knife and pouncing towards Sheyan��s back, before hacking away without caring for anything else! It appeared as though he wanted Sheyan��s life.


    In the twinkling of an eye, Sheyan��s evil tendencies red up. Sidestepping and causing Boss He to miss, Sheyan grabbed his wrist and exerted tiny strength. Pop! Boss He��s wrist instantly fractured.


    Concurrently, Sheyan snatched away the butcher��s knife. No longer disying courtesy for such an individual, he chopped deeply into Boss He��s thigh. Blood instantly gushed out rapidly and dyed his pants red.


    A female abruptly screamed at this moment, syncing with the blood-curdling screams of Boss He. When another shop assistant tried to intervene, he was simrly kicked 2-3 meters flying, and ended up curling within a corner; his face deathly pale and no longer daring to spew a single word.


    As this region was somewhat an unregted grey area, the individuals here were all stunned and none thought of calling the police in this split second.


    Frankly speaking, Boss He was truly a pain in the neck. He was incredibly unyielding and even attempted to struggle even by this point. Furthermore, he still cursed out, "If you don��t kill this daddy today, this daddy shall wipe out your entire house tomorrow!"


    Sheyan didn��t bother arguing but bluntly seized him by the neck. Then, he dragged Boss He into the back kitchen like a dead dog, and forcibly plunged his head into a jar of water!

 Chapter 676: The first disease……

    <h4>Chapter 676: The first disease����</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Caught off guard and having his head cruelly pressed into a water jar, Boss He miserably choked on the water and violently struggled.


    Yet though he wrestled violently, he could only feel that Sheyan��s hand was like a steel hoop; mercilessly cuffing his neck down, and thoroughly suppressing all his movements.


    Only when hisplexion turned purple and his eyes were about to roll back, did Sheyan pull his head up.


    This time, Boss He no longer dared to curse aloud but started to pant greedily for air. As fresh air flooded his lungs, he felt as if nothing in this world was more precious than air. Never did he expect, after merely taking half a breath, Sheyan once again cruelly pressed his head into the water jar����


    This torture went on for five times. By now, Boss He was slumping limpidly on the ground, with tears and mucus flowing as his body shivered intensely. That terrifying steel grip had sorely left an inextinguishable imprint onto his heart!


    At present, Boss He deeply believed that if he should once again infuriate this demon, he would definitely be reduced to a drowned chicken, and perish inside a water jar.


    As the saying goes, tyrants are the most fearful of death. With ghastly paleplexion, Boss He no longer uttered a single word, and a foul stench continued pervading out from beneath his pants. Letting others witness this scene would be sufficient to cause him to lose all his face.


    As Sheyan stared down at him, his incisive gaze seemed to be constantly slicing and undersizing Boss He. Finally, he icily pronounced.


    "Tonight, Di Gu must deliver a meal of stewed meat. Otherwise, hand over 3,000 dors, understood? Also, Di Gu isn��t your wife nor your maid. If I ever hear you disrespecting her, I shall see that we have a nice chat!"


    Boss He��s purplish lips trembled as he incessantly nodded. Sheyan then reached over and patted his shoulders with a slight smirk, before sauntering away.


    At present, he was toozy to trash talk with this fool, because after disposing of this Boss He, his nightmare imprint had already notified him.


    [ Information gatheringpleted, analysis sess���� ]


    [ Note: Host can choose to be infected from this list of airborne viruses, and learn your first airborne disease ]


    [ A: Influenza ]


    [ B: Airborne Allergies ]


    [ C: Primary Pulmonary Tuberculosis ]


    [ Detail: Your first choice of disease will influence the consecutive growth of the innate skill tree ]


    [ Your choice of disease characteristics, its infectious rate and treatment difficulty will map the eventual virus ability effects, after the A-virus has duplicated and optimized it. Please select carefully! ]


    [ This selection has no time limit. Please consider carefully before making a decision ]


    ***************************


    A shady inte cafe. Without a doubt, the environment here was exceedingly filthy. The air polluted by stinky feets and a stench of garlic. Ferocious pitter-patter smashing sounds of keyboards, fuming curses and loud yellings for the cafe assistant to deliver snacks filled the air. This was a ceparable to a bustling wet market.


    Under the state of constant shoutings, any form of normal interaction was seemingly impossible.


    At an unremarkable spot of this inte cafe, Sheyan calmly nodded to himself before standing up and releasing a long sigh.


    Theputer screen before him disyed a web page. Found on that page, were figures that could even shudder Sheyan��s heart.


    �� ording to statistics from the World Health Organization, an adult estimatedly contracts flu 3-4 times a year, while a child may contract up to 6 times. 36% of adult medical leave, and 67% of children medical leave is caused by flu. Every year, flu is approximately contracted 20 billion times (individuals may contract more times or lesser than usual) ��


    �� No preventions: Due to the vast variations and strains of the flu virus, a specific full-proof immunity has yet to be consolidated. At present, there is no specific right cure for treatment ��


    �� ording to statistics from the World Health Organization, yearly number of flu deaths is 250,000 - 500,000. Inparison, there are about 180,000 deaths rted to travel ��


    (TL: Note that the author��s statistics are outdated or he got them frompletely weird and wrong ces, as this novel was written many years ago. He writes flu deaths as 600,000 but ording to WHO website it is 250,000 - 500,000)


    Actually, people wouldn��t be intimidated by the mere mention of influenza. The reason it is treated like a small illness is due to the low rate of fatality at roughly 2.12%. As such, out of 100 who contracts any form of influenza, about two would possibly die. Inparison, about 55,000 people die from rabies, which is vastly inferior to yearly flu death rate. However, once rabies virus res up, the chances of death would be close to a hundred.


    �� Influenza strains are separated into type A, B or C. The Influenza A contains different antigens, and sub viruses of it has mutated many times, leading to worldwide outbreaks. For example, the 1918 - 1920 flu pandemic that killed at least 50 - 100 million worldwide. ��


    These statistics, aspared to tuberculosis or airborne allergies, upied a whole different scale and dominance!


    Thus, Sheyan made his resolution and speedily essed his nightmare imprint, before selecting the ��Influenza�� path. Following that, he only needed to fork up 2 achievement points. Fortunately, his virus system of the ��Stairway of the Sun�� allowed him save an additional achievement point.


    With matchless heartache, he paid the fee of one achievement point. Then, a list was exhibited before his eyes which left him dazzled.


    [ Note: A-Virus virus devouring, duplication and optimization process activated ]


    [ Note: Activating the A-Virus system requires absorbing enormous vitality force from the host. Host��s current vitality can only support for 41 hours 16 minutes 5 seconds before health is affected. You must perfectly obtain the nucleus code during this guing phase of the virus strain. Otherwise, the A-Virus system of devouring, duplicating and optimizing can only be activated seven dayster ]


    "Ah, sheet!" Sheyan couldn��t help but curse. Never did he expect the timer to begin right on the spot!


    Bear this in mind, for Sheyan to be infected with a disease, he had to first activate his ��Babu-Babusar�� ability and consecutively reduce himself to an ordinary human state! Only then, can he contract a virus! Yet when that happens, even Boss He, whom he had beaten up like a dog, could effortlessly im his life!


    Moreover, Sheyan wasn��t a kind and loving individual in this world. Don��t mention others, the pack of vietnamese gangsters could possibly find trouble for him.


    Nevertheless, another crucial problem remained. The disease virus wouldn��t proactively search for Sheyan, he still had to devise means to contract the virus!


    Apart from that, during the progress of virus infection, how severe would his condition be? What would be the extent of damage to his body? If Sheyan wasn��t admitted into a hospital for treatment, would his life face imminent danger?


    Sheyan had to consider all these different aspects. Besides, this was a matter of life and death, and he absolutely couldn��t afford to be reckless.


    At this moment, Sheyan faintly envied Reef. No doubt, Influence and wealth in the real world yed a pivotal role as well.


    Nevertheless, what was done, was done. The crux of the matter would be to quick learn this ��Influenza�� virus ability, and not waste precious time. Hence, Sheyan immediately made an emergency call to Mogensha.


    After assisting Sheyan in wrecking the vietnamese gang, Brother ck had been touring China��s sceneries. Next, he visited Taiwan as well to sightsee, before preparing to take a flight home. When Sheyan made an emergency phone call to him, he could hear the sonorous rumbles of aircrafts taking off and descending, and reckoned Mogensha was currently going through the procedures before boarding a ne.


    Since his boss summoned him, Mogensha was naturally duty bound. With his swiftest pace, he rushed back with his two assistants at once, the same assistants who killed without blinking.


    Approximately four hourster, Mogensha arrived. Naturally, Sheyan was finally about to rx. With Brother ck around, the amount of viets or Boss He who dared to surface, would be the amount of death count. Sheyan no longer needed to worry over a pathetic oue of being squished to death like a grape by an ordinary mortal.


    While concurrently waiting for Brother ck, Sheyan also researched on the influenza virus, and acquired several information on feasible methods to catch an infection. If one method fails, he would swap to the next. All in all, they all involved different forms of torturing himself.


    For such amon virus like the flu bug, it should be hovering around perpetually everywhere. To enhance his chances of sessfully contracting the virus, Sheyan decided that a hospital would be an optimal location. That��s right, indeed it chose the same hospital where Uncle Dasi visited to change his dressing previously.


    *********************


    9 in the morning. During the busiest period of the hospital��s outpatient service, the emergency ward was overcrowding with individuals. Seats were filled with feverish patients on IV drips who most likely, and likely, most of them were down with flu.


    Sheyan��s head was drenched in cold water, as were his mmy soaked inner clothes. Five secondster upon activating his ��Babu-Babusar�� ability, he plunged into ordinary human state.


    A foreign yet familiar sensation momentarily struck Sheyan.


    Cold, frail and weak����such sensations were seemingly amplified by a magnifying ss, and distinctly feedbacked into his mind! Then, a fear started budding in Sheyan��s heart��


    Indeed, after being bestowed with invincible strength by the nightmare realm, Sheyan was strongly unustomed to being a regr human once again. With a temporarily dip in formidability and strength, he involuntarily felt an irrepressible dread and panic.

 Chapter 677: Impregnable Stronghold

    <h4>Chapter 677: Impregnable Stronghold</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    "Damn, it��s cold." Sheyan shivered uncontrobly. His drenched hair and mmy underclothes were rapidly sucking away his bodily heat.


    As the mostmon airborne virus, the flu bacteria travels out from channels like the mouth and nose of patients, before proliferating into the surrounding air. Finally, Sheyan would inhale the bacteria into his lungs.


    However, whether the flu bug could breakthrough his immunity, thereby smoothly propagating throughout his body and stirring up havoc within, was up to personal luck.


    Meanwhile, Brother ck was guarding Sheyan from afar, while his two capable assistants had upied vantage points, and vigntly surveying for any possible threat.


    Time swiftly trickled away. Sheyan sat absent-mindedly on a stool. On his left, a row of feverish patients queuing up for the consulting room. To his right, several drowsy patients on IV drips were seated, weak and not sharing a single word with each other.


    Sheyan desperately wished to fall sick, thus he repeatedly inhaled deeply, as though this would help him suck in more bacteria virus.


    After sitting for quite some time, Sheyan begun feeling rather exhausted. A slight fuzziness started creeping into his senses and his body. At this moment, he immediately recalled; if adding the time spent during the dangerous expedition in the Resident Evil world (real world timing), it had been nearly 40 hours of being awake.


    With his digitized enhanced body, the exhaustion wasn��t vivid. But now as an ordinary human and with a rxed state of mind, he could no longer resist the urge to sleep��


    Achoo!!


    Such a tremendous sneeze immediately startled Sheyan out of his deep slumbering dream world. Upon waking up, he felt a top-heavy sensation throughout his body, and nostrils emitting scalding breath. With each faint movement, a throbbing ache feedbacked into his mind. Breathing became difficult and was coupled with a wheezing sound in his nasal cavity.


    "Finally caught a cold����"


    That phrase floated up in Sheyan��s sea of consciousness. Following closely, was a notification transmitted by his nightmare imprint.


    [ A-Virus has detected a flu virus infiltrated the host body ]


    [ A-Virus system of devouring, duplicating and optimizing is already activated ]


    [ For A-Virus to devour, duplicate and optimize virus in ordance to contestant��s evolution, during this process, the flu virus will be enhanced greatly; resulting in fiercer and additionally severe symptoms ]


    [ A-Virus has started catalyzing the nucleus code of the flu virus. In an expected 20 minutes, virus symptoms will reach its peak. That will be the most critical phase and the most life threatening to the host. Duration of virus re phase: 420 minutes���� ]


    [ Experiencing data conflict and disorder����recalcting ]


    [ Innate ability ��Stronghold�� is effective. Duration of negative effects weakened by 25% ]


    [ Duration of virus re phase decreased to 315 minutes. Your life will still be in critical danger during this phase, please make the appropriate emergency measures! ]


    "My innate ��Stronghold�� can take effect even in this state???" Although Sheyan was experiencing a splitting headache, he still managed to capture this good news with great tion!


    One must understand, the current Sheyan had beenpletely reduced to the state prior to joining the realm! Moreover, this effect took the highest form of precedence - Domain Authority Precedence! Even such a formidable and perverse rank S ��Pestilence Monarch�� ability couldn��t negate the resistance of Sheyan��s ��Stronghold��! How unbeatably impregnable it was!!!


    That undoubtedly was like a tranquilizer boost to Sheyan. 25% was absolutely a substantial speed upgrade to Sheyan��s rate of learning virus abilities. As the saying goes, the final mile is harder than 99 miles of the journey. Many a time, individuals falter right at the veryst moments, equivalent to the final 25% duration of the virus re phase!


    Previously, considering that Brother ck and hisckeys may encounter localmunication issues, Sheyan also brought Sanzi along with him; informing Sanzi that he felt unwell and wanted to go for a medical checkup.


    By now, Sheyan��s headache had deteriorated acutely, while his throat became inmed with sharp pain. His nose transformed into a clogged swamp.


    Having felt the initial symptoms of flu, Sheyan hastily called Sanzi over and instructed him to contact the doctor, concurrently stashing a pouch of money into Sanzi��s hand to open the way ahead.


    With money paving the way, the doctors portrayed immacte professionalism, ethics and terrific service to Sheyan; admitting him into an emergency ward at once. Nevertheless, as mentioned above, there weren��t specific instant cure for flu viruses. All the doctors could do were to alleviate the symptoms, assisting one��s bodily immune to exterminate the virus itself.


    Citing the Gulf war as an analogy, the virus is equivalent to the United States, and the human body, Iraq. Now, if China yed the role as the doctors, China definitely couldn��t do anything to the United States, and truthfully couldn��t destroy them. Moreover, it would be impossible to go into head on conflict against them within a short time as well.


    Nevertheless, China could assist Iraq in sending ammunitions, international vocal support, donations, medical supplies, or selling goods at a cheaper rate to Iraq. These would help lessen the pressure on Iraq, allowing them to focus on dealing with the United States; thereby concentrating military forces to exterminate the invading american forces and achieve victory.


    Even though Sheyan was credited with excellent medical facilities and treatment, the optimizing and duplicating process of the virus still inflicted him with grievous troubles and anguish. Honestly speaking, Sheyan felt his mental fortitude simrly rising as his strength increased in the realm. Yet now that all his strength had been depleted till his primitive state, his soul weakening to its feeblest state as well!


    With the ailment terrorizing him during his feeblest state, most patients would crumble both physically and mentally; every second felt additionally and excruciatingly long.


    In spite of that, Sheyan held a tremendous superiority in his heart. Indeed, it was due to his innate ability - ��Stronghold�� !


    A sense of superiority born from knowing it could even suppress 25% of the virus�� guing duration! This was akin to walking in the darkness and seeing a dawn of light ahead. Of course, he would be invigorated with additional courage and willpower!


    Approximately 5-6 hourster, Sheyan��s condition started attracting serious attention within the hospital. They felt that Sheyan��s symptoms was truly dreadfully grave. Even after loading him with the best medicines, his condition unexpectedly turned for the worst instead of bing better.


    However, this ailment was frankly extremely basic, it was just a flu! A flu that could increasingly torment a 20 plus year oldd, who theoretically should be at the peak of his immunity, instantly attracted their serious attention. Besides, cases like the bird flu and SARs had long been deeply lodged within their hearts. If they didn��t report it to superiors at once, who would shoulder the burden of responsibility should an outbreak happen in this district?!


    Yet while the doctors were urgently reporting to superiors and defending themselves, a young nurse hastily raced over and offered them an utmost astonishing news.


    "That patient, suspected to have contracted the bird flu, has left."


    "He wants to leave then let him, inform security if he hasn��t paid����WHAT!!?! HE LEFT?"


    "Yes����yes he did��"


    "Where did he go? Transferred to another hospital?"


    "No, he directly stood up, ripped off his IV drip and breathing assistant, and departed."


    "Impossible!! His pulse rate had soared to 170! That��s double that of an ordinary human! His breathing was 100 times a minute, an ordinary person is merely 70 times! His blood pressure has overshot indicators crazily as well. Don��t talk about walking, even crawling on the floor would be difficult!"


    "But��but he truly sat up and left! Moreover,rge ck men left beside him, I couldn��t even hope to stall him."


    "��today isn��t April��s fool, I��m not in the mood to joke with you."


    "Supervisor, I too am not in a mood to joke, if you don��t believe me, go see for yourself!"


    **************


    By now, Sheyan was already riding a rental car. He released a long sigh as he enjoyed thefort of his healthy body.


    The notification from his nightmare imprint was distinctly floating before his eyes.


    [ A-Virus duplication has seeded! ]


    [ You sessfully stimted a branch ability: Flu lvl 1! ]


    [ Branch ability: Flu lvl 1 - Upon activating this ability, enemies within a 50 metres (strengthened by the relevant ��Pestilence Monarch�� ability, ��Disseminate��) will be contaminated with the Flu virus. Outbreak period of 10 minutes (takes 10 minutes for virus to take effect) ]


    [ Effect: Within intervals of 10 seconds, there is a 5% chance of sneezing (disrupts ordinary attack/ability casting movement), shiver (movement speed drop by 50% for 3 seconds) and headache (amplifies MP consumption in casting abilities) ]


    [ You can choose to activate or seal off this branch ability at anytime. Requires 2 potential points and 1,000 utility points to activate/seal ability ]


    [ This branch ability can coexist with certain other virus types ]


    [ Please quickly invest more achievement points to evolve this branch ability, which will subsequently unlock higher tiers in the innate skill tree! ]


    At present, Sheyan still possessed an excess of 8 achievement points. When he attempted to upgrade his ��Flu lvl 1��, he realized each upgrade required a fee of 2 achievement points. Fortunately, his virus system from the ��Stairway of the Sun�� allowed him to save on 1 achievement point. Hence, it wasn��t that bad of a heartache for him. Nevertheless, a hefty fee of utility points was also demanded

 Chapter 678: The second disease

    <h4>Chapter 678: The second disease</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    After spending three achievement points, Sheyan sessfully upgraded his ��Flu�� ability to lvl 4. Even so, the probability of inflicting sneeze, shivers,and headaches only grew to 11%, where each level merely upgraded 2%.


    Still, a Rank S ability with 9 tiers undoubtedly couldn��t be discounted. When the ability ascended to level 4, a bonus property option was awarded.


    [ A: Intervals of triggering ��Flu�� negative effects lowered from 10 to 7 seconds ]


    [ B: Increase ��Flu�� contamination radius by 20 metres ]


    [ C: Decreases ��Flu�� outbreak timing by 3 minutes ]


    [ D: Increase probability of sneezing, shivers and headaches by 3% ]


    Sheyan then opted for option ��C��, thereby lowering the outbreak duration to 7 minutes. Sheyan was extremely satisfied with this, and when the ��Flu�� ability was upgraded to level 4, the branching skill changed to the term ��Influenza��.


    Following that, the nightmare imprint transmitted another notification.


    [ You fulfill the qualifications to unlock the next tier of the innate skill tree. You can choose to continue upgrading your branch ability ��Influenza lvl 4��, or initiate a new branch of ability ]


    At present, Sheyan involuntarily reminisced about his experience in the Kijuju Marsnd. Those Ndipaya barbarians didn��t possess outstanding offensive capabilities, yet with the assistance of various viruses, Reef and him were forced into a vilely unbearable state.


    Right now, he cared more for broadening his range of virus infections. Thus, he selected to initiate a new branch.


    [ Scanning host environment��gathering sample data�� ]


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    [ Information gatheringpleted��analysis sess���� ]


    [ Note: Host can choose to be infected from this list of airborne viruses, and learn an advanced strain of the influenza virus ]


    [ A: Bronchitis ]


    [ B: Laryngitis ]


    [ C: Rhinitis ]


    [ Detail: Your choice of disease will influence the consecutive growth of the innate skill tree ]


    [ Your choice of disease characteristics, its infectious rate and treatment difficulty will map the eventual virus ability effects, after the A-virus has duplicated and optimized it. Please select carefully! ]


    [ This selection has no time limit. Please consider carefully before making a decision ]


    After researching on some information, Sheyan roughly understood the specifics of the diseases. As such, he could roughly specte the follow-up direction of the three branches ]


    "For option A, the ultimate evolved ability should be the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARs)"


    "For option B, most likely it will evolve towards the path of tonsillitis and then myocarditis and so on. For option C, it��ll probably advance to otitis media, and ultimately evolve to coxsackie virus leading to meningitis."


    Seizing that Brother ck was still present, and that the devouring, duplicating and optimizing mode of the A-Virus would still be active for close to 24 hours, Sheyan led the gang towards another hospital. He nned to advance the influenza branch while the iron was still hot. Although Sheyan couldn��t tell if he would seed, it was still worth a try.


    During the ride to the next hospital, Sheyan didn��t contemte much but decided on option A - Bronchitis.


    This time, he didn��t check up detailedly on web statistics or inquire of others. His reason for selection ��Bronchitis�� was because while sailing in the past, Sheyan resided with an old sailor named Ha Lindun. The poor aged old Ha Lindun contracted chronic Bronchitis, and the sounds of his heart shredding violent coughs lingered in Sheyan��s ears for two full years. On the third year, he passed away.


    Initially, Sheyan developed insomnia due to the disturbance of the coughing sounds. Yet in the end, he developed a psychological reflex whereby he couldn��t sleep unless he listened to the sounds of heavy coughing. This was all thanks to chronic bronchitis.


    Therefore, it was understood that this particr ailment upied a significant position in Sheyan��s heart. The trauma of two full years was certainly monumental. Thus, even after transforming into a powerful contestant now, Sheyan still selected ��Bronchitis�� without hesitation.


    Regrettably, Sheyan was defeated this time. His robust health sessfully resisted the various viruses from invading��all the way till the precious 24 hours of the activated A-Virus whittled away, where Sheyan remained lively like a dragon and fierce as a tiger.


    Thus, he could only wait for 7 days in vain in the real world, allowing the A-virus to finally reactivate its vitality drawing capability, before proceeding to take the trial of virus.


    Of course, Mogensha didn��t leave during this period. Fortunately, nothing much happened, and even if something did, they could surely vanquish all troubles. Anyway, the weather here wasn��t as different, and he didn��t face any problems with limatizing. Thus, Mogensha treated this like an extended holiday.


    During these seven days, Sheyan didn��t idle. While mutually swappingbat pointers with Mogensha, he also upied himself with his concoction of gene-mixes. In the end, he unexpectedly managed to create two strange yet new gene-mixes.


    The first concoction was - ��Force of the Stinkbug��. Upon smashing it, it will first deduct 30 HP of the thrower, before unleashing a shockwave which deals 1.5 seconds stun to surrounding enemies. Noteworthily, other gene-mixes only induces a 1 second stun. Then, the resultant stink mist will lower enemies movement speed by 30% (other gene-mixes is 20%), with a bigger radius of 33%. Moreover, the duration would be extended by 50%. Furthermore, enemies who attempts to cast abilities in the chemical stink mist may have a 15% chance of failing due to being disgusted.


    This was the fruit of his research on various tree insects. Such an insectmonly resides in Chinese Parasol trees would fart out extremely stinky gas upon being assaulted! Hence, its moniker amongst insects was also known as the ��Fart bug��. Sheyan started researching on this due to realizing he didn��t possess a gene-mix specifically used for hurling.


    Apart from that, Sheyanpletely reworked his semipleted mantis gene-mix. Instead, he introduced a new specimen into his experiment - the famous bullfrog.


    The bullfrog gene-mix was rather identical to the mantis gene-mix, and couldn��t be blended with other gene-mixes. Instead, its consumption effect was rather peculiar - reducing user��s physique by 33%, but increasing his jumping distance by two metres and height by one metre, for a duration of 300 seconds. Furthermore, this gene-mix couldn��t be consumed consecutively and had a cooldown period of an hour.


    Never ever belittle the enhanced jumping capabilities of this gene-mix. Though the effects seemed rather minute, on careful contemtion, it could be exceedingly frightening!


    Let��s say if Sheyan could merely jump over obstacles of a metre high previously, then after consuming the Bullfrog gene-mix, he would be able to scale 2 metre high obstacles! As such, running in treacherous orplex terrain, regardless of pursuing or fleeing, there would definitely be distinct advantages.


    Except, the consequence of consuming this gene-mix definitely wasn��t neglectable, costing 33% of one��s physique! To Sheyan, drinking it at optimal state would undoubtedly mean deducting 300 plus HP! To other opponents, as long as the power disparity isn��t that great, an invincible sniper could possibly unleash a fatal assassinating in one shot! Hence, one must be timely in utilizing this gene-mix, because drinking it while being pursued by others, could mean expediting one��s personal demise.


    Meanwhile, Reef also conveyed a message, indicating that his progress pertaining to the soul equipment ��Gold Pearl of the Caribbean Sea�� was flowing smoothly. In about 2-3 more days, he would be able to lock onto Diaz��s descendant. Although Diaz��s name was recorded in history, World War 1 and 2 had been utterly terrifying and horrific meat grinders! Unfortunately for Diaz, his descendants had been drawn into the fray. That was why Reef��s search had been dyed till now. Furthermore, if not for his household��s long history and formidable influence, he may not even have been so efficient!


    After several discussionster, and when Reef finally affirmed that Diaz��s descendant was residing in Ennd, Sheyan decided to directly fly over and settle the soul equipment. This was because Sheyan was the one who epted the soul equipment��s mission. Concurrently, he would deal with the ��Bronchitis�� issue there.


    At present, Sheyan could roughly determine his current circumstances. With his innate ability ��Stronghold��, he should at least be able to support himself up to the 3rd tier of the innate skill tree before his life meets any fatal jeopardy. Of course, the prerequisite would be if Sheyan possessed an adequate amount of achievement points. Yet in reality, the remaining measly achievement points he possesses, apart from saving for his military rank, he could at most spare some to learn the ��Bronchitis�� ability.


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    Three dayster, Sheyan, apanied by Reef, retrieved the dazzling ��Gold Pearl of the Caribbean Sea�� out from its case, and handed it to a tottering 89 year old granny. As she stroked down pearl case with trembling fingers, tears rolled down her cheeks.


    Only at this moment, did Sheyan realize that the words Diaz left for his descendants was actually engraved onto the pearl case! After the old granny expressed her gratitude to Sheyan and Reef, she kept the archaic pearl case and gifted the golden pearl to them.


    Thus, Sheyan obtained a soul equipment strengthened perceptive sense wondrously. Moreover, this soul equipment actually wasn��t soul binding, and Sheyan directly ced it into the party storage. Although when interacting with male lifeforms, the wielder would be influenced by 10 points of negative phantom charm, the 15 points of positive phantom charm would be exceptionally amazing when dealing with female individuals or creatures.

 Chapter 679: Dithering over death’s edge

    <h4>Chapter 679: Dithering over death��s edge</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    The attributes of the ��Gold Pearl of the Caribbean Sea�� was indeed remarkable. Nevertheless to Sheyan, the 15 points of positive phantom charm boost was akin to a fleeting satisfaction. Instead, he was more pleased with the ability of this soul equipment - ��Pearliate��.


    Actually, the perceptive sense boosting property of the ��Pearliate�� ability appealed differently amongst different individuals, and wasn��t as amazing as it sounded. The x2 perceptive sense effect merely doubles one��s pure perceptive sense, without factoring equipment bonuses. Moreover, each usage would cost 5,000 utility points for a duration of merely 10 minutes. Such an exorbitant valuation could naturally be easily shouldered by Sheyan if he still possessed hundred thousands of utility points like before. Yet now, he could only gaze at the ocean andment over his inadequacy.


    Next, the trio��s target naturally skewed towards assisting Sheyan in contracting the ��Bronchitis�� virus.


    Reef reckoned that since Sheyan insisted his life wouldn��t be at risk, then they should consider visiting a private facility. Then, using cash to raise requests amongst doctors who could only see gold in their eyes. With the aid of a professional, there wouldn��t be a possibility of Sheyan failing


    Furthermore, as one of thergest city of Europe, it boasted an endless and dazzling line-up of small medical clinics. Some could only suppress their prices and services topete withrger medical facilities, solemnly vowing to their patients in great confidentiality.


    With Reef leading them, they soon arrived at a clinic situated in a small alley nearby London��s Trafalgar Square. Noteworthily, this wasn��t a clinic affiliated with Reef��s family, but a clinic the privately rented chauffeur suggested.


    Oh, noteworthily, the chauffeur��s smile was seemingly queer. Evidently, he treated them as though they were customers infected with STDs but still desiring to seek pleasure����


    The reason for not patronizing clinics affiliated with Reef��s family was this - Sheyan knew his current situation was truly too outrageously bizarre. To proactively seek to be infected with the ��Bronchitis�� virus and subsequently be miraculously healed, would definitely make headlines amongst the doctors. If such news were to be transmitted recklessly, should someone catch hints and trace to the origin, it would bring unnecessarily detrimental troubles for Reef.


    Right now for the current Party Ace, every single member was akin to an indispensable cornerstone. Not even a single could be discounted. Furthermore, the trio weren��t willing tomit murder or arson, thus, they employed such a method to guarantee the safety of the group.


    As light rain drizzled down in London as usual, the air was moist and cold, and the ground mmy. After alighting, the trio adjusted their caps and windbreakers, before pressing on the clinic��s doorbell.


    Before the door opened, Sheyan noticed that the soaked floormat appeared incredibly neat and clean. However, it was already one in the afternoon.


    This indicated that either business was booming, and the clinic just swapped away an extremely filthy floormat, or there were hardly any patients.


    Soon after, an unfriendly nurse guided the trio into the clinic hall. The impression she left was that of a well-developed figure and maroon shaded short hair.


    The clinic hall was decorated in an old-fashioned but pristine manner; as though there would be a gigantic symbolic firece at a corner, withbusting oaken wood crackling within. Long and narrow windows constructed with brown willow frames exuberated an european elegance, under the gentle illumination of a suspending chandelier. On the whole, the ce appeared rather gloomy and reserved.


    Approximately a minuteter, a middle-aged male with a goatee strolled out. After surveying the trio, he politely addressed.


    "I Am Mister Mahoney. How may I assist you fine gentlemen?"


    Brother ck took a nce at the doctor and mumbled.


    "My friend wishes to be infected with bronchitis."


    Doctor Mahoney instantly replied.


    "Gentlemen, bronchitis is an illness that has gued humankind for millenniums. Fortunately, I am rather learned about treating such persistent inconveniences����what?!This gentleman here, what did you just said?!!"


    Reef nced at Reef. Reef then coughed and interrupted.


    "It��s like this, Mister Mahoney. My friend is truly an obstinate rascal. In the past, he was injected with an expensive immunity boosting drug, something like that of globulin. As such, his confidence in his own body is simply outrageous. This led to an argument in a bar between us friendsst night. He believes he is as strong as an ox, and that it is impossible for him to be infected with diseases like bronchitis and such. We, on the contrary, take a different stance on the matter��"


    Doctor Mahoney observed Reef with disbelief. Then, he shifted his gaze to Sheyan and asked.


    "Respected gentleman here, I can��t understand the rtionship between that and seeing a doctor?"


    "Hence, we made a wager." Reef shrugged his shoulders. "Moreover, under the influence of vodka, our wager skyrocketed immensely, which includes the property rights of a castle and a manor. Unfortunately, we can��t verify this wager."


    Doctor Mahoney inquired doubtfully.


    "Gentlemen, I still can��t connect that to needing a doctor right?"


    To which, Reef fished out a cheque, keeping it brief and to the point.


    "The content of our wager is this - whether he can contract bronchitis within 24 hours. I need your medical expertise to testify that I��m correct, that the immunity globulin is just a ridiculous scam."


    "Shut it!" Sheyan angrily rebuked. "You are the greatest swindler! I can feel that my body is stronger than even Achilles��! Don��t talk about doctors, not even God can affect my health!"


    Doctor Mahoney was lost in bewilderment for a brief while, before replying.


    "But a doctor is suppose to treat ailments��"


    Reef then ced the cheque onto the table and slid it across.


    "This is my down payment, you have 2 hours to convince me to stay. If he really contracts bronchitis, then I shall hand over another cheque; which is ten times the amount right here. So, tell me, do you ept, or not?"


    When doctor Mahoney noticed the 100 pounds valuation on the cheque, his heart rate multiplied ten folds and instantly heaved in a chilling breath! Still, he wasn��t sure and further inquired.


    "Are you truly serious?"


    Reef fished out another cheque. Shua! Shua! Shua! He wrote down the figure ��1,000�� and paraded it before the doctor. Then, pronounced significantly.


    "You still have an hour and 58 minutes."


    Doctor Mahoney was instantly pumped with adrenaline. He removed his coat andvaliere before calling out thunderously.


    "Sussanne! Get to work!!! Though god��s graces has never shone on me, I shall loudly praise the favour of the devil!"


    Sussanne strolled inzily from outside, and followed Mahoney into the diagnosis room. As they spoke in whispers, nobody could hear them. Yet in reality, how perverse were the individuals on scene? As such, the conversation between them was fully exposed.


    "What did you say? I��ve finally seen you clearly. Your medical skills are as poor as your character."


    "Wait Sussanne, those are wealthy clients, a group of entric tycoons. They aren��t here to receive treatment."


    "Oh heavens, are they here to collect taxes?"


    "They are here to get infected."


    "Sheet, are you turning muddled?"


    "Listen to me��(random 500 wordster)��rich spoilt brats are always morons with queer fetishes. You understand this, Sussanne, perhaps I��m not really a good doctor but I��m a genius in making diseases worse."


    "��hmph, if this matter is really true, then I shall keep my faith in you. Hand it over!"


    "What?"


    "That cheque! I must verify it isn��t a fraud����oh, seems rather legit, what do you think?"


    "Sussanne, are you going to return the cheque to me?����"


    "Mister! Mister Mahoney! You haven��t paid me for 3 whole months already, I even had to share in the rental fees for this cest month. That isn��t even factoring the services I provide in cleaning up the rooms, making your meals and other daily activities. Do you dare to reiterate that statement?"


    "����Sussanne, fine. Let��s get to work. We only have a 2 hours timeframe, and must strive harder for that cheque of ten folds!"


    Doctor Mahoney was honestly rather urate in his self-assessment. Indeed as he mentioned, he wasn��t talented in treating illnesses, but found great sess in medical malpractice. Merely half an hourter, the originally healthy and robust Sheyan started clutching his chest as he coughed violently.


    The bronchitis virus was beginning to re up intensely in his body, doubling the ferocity with every moment and causing simple breathing to turn excruciating. His eyes rolled back as though he was about to faint, and at thetter periods, he even spat out blood with his phlegm! Soon, a swirl of bloodied disgusting vomit filled up several spittoons.


    The intensity of this virus re had vastly surpassed Sheyan��s estimate. One could describe his current situation as dithering over death��s edge. If not for his innate ��Stronghold�� decreasing the peak phase of bronchitis by 25% duration, Sheyan affirmed that he would most likely die here.


    Of course, this was also greatly rted to doctor Mahoney��s medical skills. While facing Sheyan��s condition, his performance was exceedingly frantic and helplessly bewildering. It appeared as though he was busily doing much, but in truth, his contribution was inferior to even Sussanne��s.


    Fortunately, after the duplicating process of the A-virus concluded, Sheyan finally freed himself from the agony.


    Hisplexion was deathly pale and his body drenched in sweat, looking more exhausted than if he had just been just battling a tier-9 legendary creature, before warring against sister Melody. Only after lying for half an hour on the treatment bed, did he regain strength to get up��

 Chapter 680: Demondream’s will

    <h4>Chapter 680: Demondream��s will</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Sheyan��s legs were still wobbly even after leaving the clinic. The trio then proceeded to a steakhouse for a meal, and the first sentence that Sheyan uttered was,


    "Screw this, if I attempt to challenge the third tier of virus now, I would be dead meat! Bloody hell S rank ability, I underestimated your difficulty!"


    Brother ck and Reef chuckled in response. Mogensha then lighted a cigar and took a nice puff before speaking.


    "Boss, why not we devise way to earn some money and invest in a hospital? I know of a diamond mine and an oil field in Somalia, just that I wasn��t very interested."


    Sheyan��s thick ck brows sprung up like twin des carving towards each other. After a brief while, he shook his head.


    "We can eliminate the prospects of an oil field, as we aren��t equipped with necessary hage or intermediary links. Churning out too little a quantity is pointless for profits, Too much, and we��ve to involve excessive people, transportation tankers and other essentials. Moreover, oil is amodity of national interest, and would be easily seized or blocked off����nevertheless, we can contemte over the diamond mine. Reef any links for procurement?"


    Reef nodded.


    "Not an issue."


    At this instant, Brother ck abruptly remembered their purpose for being here, and asked to understand the attribute of Sheyan��s 2nd tier virus pestilence - ��Bronchitis��.


    To that, Sheyan very forthrightly disyed out.


    [ 2nd Tier branch ability: Bronchitis lvl 1 ]


    [ Detail: This ability is only effective on enemies infected with the flu virus. It influences the tier 1 branch ability - ��Influenza�� ]


    [ Detail: When an enemy infected with the ��Flu�� virus is contaminated with the ��Bronchitis�� virus, it takes 5 minutes to achieve virus outbreak ]


    [ Effect: Within intervals of 25 seconds, there��s a 25% probability of receiving a ��violent coughing�� negative effect. This effect can be triggered simultaneously with the ��Flu�� ability negative effects ]


    [ Violent Coughing: During this period of violent coughing, the enemy will be rendered immobile; incapable of attacking or casting abilities for 2 seconds. Whenever the enemy experiences ��Violent Coughing�� for 3 times, the next time will induce a 150 points blood loss damage spreaded over 15 seconds ]


    [ When enemy is gued by ��Bronchitis��, when negative effects (sneeze, shiver, headache) of the ��Flu�� ability is ongoing, there is a 10% probability of triggering the ��violent coughing�� negative effect ]


    [ You can choose to activate or seal off this branch ability at anytime. Requires 10 MP to activate/seal ability ]


    [ This branch ability can coexist with certain other virus types ]


    [ When enemy leaves the contamination radius of your virus, this virus effect will remain effective on his/her body for 10 minutes ]


    [ Please quickly invest more achievement points to evolve this branch ability, which will subsequently unlock higher tiers in the innate skill tree! ]


    Although Sheyan thoroughly desired to advance this ��Bronchitis�� ability, this ability of the tier 2 skill tree astoundingly required 6 achievement points to do so. Even with the 50% discount, he still needed 3 achievement points!


    At present, Sheyan was only left with 102 achievement points. Wanting to continue investing in this ��Bronchitis�� ability would be wishful thinking. Right now, Sheyan realized he could only describe himself as famished and thirsting for achievement points.


    Fortunately, the cost of employing both virus abilities weren��t tremendous, and didn��tnd Sheyan in an awkward predicament of not being able to utilize them.


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    Eventually, it was time to return to the nightmare realm, and thus, the trio hurried back to the realm.


    Upon returning, they first received an extremely pleasant news. Reef��s exhibited ��Alien Skull�� shield was unexpectedly sold off!


    Bear this in mind, Reef��s earlier intent was merely to advertise it and didn��t n on actually selling it off. Thus, he had designated an extravagant valuation that vastly exceeded the items actual value.


    80,000 utility points plus 50 potential points.


    In his own estimation, selling it off for 50,000 utility points plus 25 potential points would be satisfactory already. Instead, someone actually tantly purchased his ��advertising�� price.


    Presumably, the buyer must��ve encountered some desperate life or death circumstances, thereby needed to urgently convert resources to battle power. Moreover, once could simrly observe how precious a MT equipment was deemed as.


    As expected, the two dark-green set equipments simrly received great fanfare. Fortunately, Sheyan previously designated the valuation at a ridiculous ��9999999999�� price. Otherwise, a wealthyndlord would��ve possibly swallowed them in one mouth.


    Though that was so, the realm messages they received added up to a total of 23 individuals; piling up the ��letterbox�� of Sheyan��s personal room.


    With this sudden economic upturn, Brother ck and Reef naturally rushed out for a spending spree, leaving Sheyan alone in his personal room to browse through the messages. When his military rank was promoted previously, the realm upgraded his ��letterbox�� into a holographic one with unparalleled tidiness and efficiency; appearing somewhat analogous to the avant-garde technology of the Avatar world.


    With gentle sliding movements, the silverish-grey letters floated in front of him like a thin book opening. With a single tap of his finger, the contents beamed up with 3D wordings; simultaneously projecting the owner��s voice. It was practically like face-timing them.


    Whenever he became disinterested in a message, he would effortlessly swap it away; as quick as though he was ying fruit ninja. The contents would then turn fuzzy and dissipate.


    After consecutively reading several messages, Sheyan��s lips curled into a faint smile. Evidently, the value of the two dark-green set equipments exceeded the trio��s initial estimation by around 10 - 20%. If they manipted their negotiations well, the ending harvest could very well vastly surpass their original ns for the set equipments.


    "Eh? What��s this?" Several realm messagester, Sheyan abruptly discovered a sliver of blood red beneath the pile! Unsure why, an indescribably sensation overwhelmed his heart. With a flick of his finger, that blood red letter was propelled upwards before he tapped it open.


    Instantaneously, a bloodied message hovered up before Sheyan��s line of sight. A dazzling swirl as though a painting brush was painting followed, before finally forming into a 3D image. It was shockingly, Demondream!


    However, Demondream��s appearance looked extraordinarily miserable. Her hair was disheveled and one of her arms had been severed. Even her face was stained with ck smoky sediments. At the right side of her chest, was a terrifyingly gruesome mutted hole; allowing one to view the backdrop scenery through it. Her face no longer projected her usual haughty and unbending countenance, but instead, exhibited pure sorrow.


    As she stabbed one dagger deep into the ground while half kneeling, she raised her head to meet Sheyan��s face, before eximing despondently��


    "Seaman, I was wrong! It was I who advocated strongly to abandon you guys then, in favour of obtaining more time to equip ourselves in order to contest against Glory Party. Zi initially wished to ally with you, but I interfered and relentlessly renounced you guys. Therefore, let all hatred and grievances be ced on me!"


    "Glory Party has already infiltrated our world, and wishes to annihte our entire party! Archeaphill is dead, Yuan Zhan and Sable have both turned traitor, and Deadsouls user Mordah has also been in! I����can��t live for long, only Zi can still resist them. But although Zeus hasn��t even showed up, she definitely cannot hold up till this world concludes!"


    "So��please I beg of you, save her! The Metals Professor and Glory Party will surely not let you off, and if Zi survives, you will stand a much better chance of surviving against them! I��ve already activated an ��S�� rank item ��Space-time Wormhole��. Please��ept this and save her using this ��Space-time Wormhole��!"


    "Possibly when you see this message, I would��ve already perished. But through my will authorized by my military authority, if Zi can escape this world alive, you can inherit one thing from my will! This will includes equipments, items, achievement points, utility points, free attribute points and others. Your rewards will surely be aplenty����"


    "Lastly, if you manage to see Zi, please tell her this����although she will never ept, but my feelings for her have never changed since the beginning. In my next life, I hope I can be a male��farewell, Seaman!"


    After Demondream uttered her final statement, the 3D imagery of her fluctuated chaotically before vanishing before Sheyan. Simultaneously, he received a notification.


    [ Unknown individual has activated the S rank item ��Space-time Wormhole�� targeting you ]


    [ You can choose to ept or reject this item. If you ept, you will be forcibly transported to unknown individual��s location of the respective nightmare world ]


    Sheyan immediately investigated with his military authority.


    "Can the ��Space-time Wormhole�� transport other party members?"


    To which, he received a straightforward answer.


    [ Yes ]


    Then, Sheyan received another notification.


    [ You received a will from Growth-Hunter no.89912 (deceased): Protect Growth-Hunter no.4421 and assist Growth-Hunter no.4421 in escaping from her mission world alive. Upon sess, you can freely obtain one option from Growth-Hunter no.89912��s equipments, items, achievement points and utility points as will inheritance. Do you wish to ept this will? ]


    [ Warning: The ��Space-time Wormhole�� will terminate in 15 minutes time, please make your decision at once! ]


    Sheyan took a deep inhtion and shut his eyes. Then, he swiftly transmitted notifications to Mogensha and Reef, urging them to return as soon as possible.


    Brother ck and Reef were presently on a shopping spree, and thus, were able to rapidly return, before gazing at Sheyan with unquenchable suspicions.


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    TL: I��m guessing the Space-time Wormhole allows them to go back in time (a little?) as well. Otherwise, considering how much time they spent in the real world, that nightmare world should��ve concluded already. Otherwise, its that the realm malfunctioned in the timing again. Or maybe the author just forgot haha.


    ED: The author acts a bit freely with the time difference between the nightmare realm and the real world, he keeps changing it. So it could just be that.

 Chapter 681: Sole advantage

    <h4>Chapter 681: Sole advantage</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Beginning of volume 10


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    Sheyan creased his eyebrows tightly. After a deep contemtion, he reopened his eyes and spoke solemnly.


    "I just received Demondream��s distress call. Take a look."


    Although Demondream��s message had vanished, this was still Sheyan��s personal room. With his military authority, he could effortlessly ess ��CCTV�� recording capabilities. After Mogensha and Reef finished viewing, they both felt exceedingly troubled. Still, Reef took the lead in suggesting.


    "Could it be a trap?"


    Mogensha shook his head as he frowned.


    "It shouldn��t be. Demondream��s death cannot be falsified."


    Reef sullenly continued.


    "Ah but, if the Glory Party truly waged war with the Illume-union, logically speaking, Zi shouldn��t be able tost so long with the remaining forces of the Illume-union."


    Sheyan then uttered.


    "Zeus is a cocky and arrogant fellow. Therefore, even though he desires to kill Zi, he��ll definitely try to make her yield before him and kill her! But that��s just one reason. Another possibility, is that many variances have arose in their mission world; for example, variances such as vile, diabolical environment like the Kijuju Marsnd we just experienced, or perhaps, Zi managed to gain the assistance of formidable storyline forces."


    "Of course, we cannot discount the possibility of other contestant factions contending against Glory Party either! These are factors Zi could leverage on against the Glory Party."


    While speaking, Sheyan nced at the noticeably nervous Mogensha.


    "What��s wrong? Looks like you don��t wish to go up against the Metals Professor eh?"


    Brother ck nodded tacitly. Frankly speaking, the Metals Professor had previously cast a shadow on his heart, like an inescapable nightmare! Originally believing her to have perished for good by Sheyan��s hands, yet she��d unexpectedly rose from the ashes!


    In contrast, Sheyan lifted his head and earnestly urged.


    "I��ve made my decision to enter the ��Space-time Wormhole��! If we don��t participate, Zi��s oue would either be being killed, or being roped in! Since an inevitable battle exists between us and the Glory Party, we shall not permit such atrocities from happening!"


    Reef interrupted.


    "However, what if we fail to rescue Zi, but in turn, get caught up in the sheet storm?"


    Sheyan veryposedly answered.


    "Actually, I��ve already investigated one pivotal element with my military authority - if we infiltrate their world with an ��S�� rank item like the ��Space-time Wormhole��, the Glory Party would be utterly oblivious of our invasion. That, will be our sole greatest advantage. If we exploit this advantage well, rescuing her wouldn��t be a problem."


    As he spoke till here, Sheyan��s face revealed a sly smirk.


    "Therefore, let��s serve them a taste of virus pestilences!"


    "Oh right!" Mogensha abruptly raised a sharp question. "Boss, your virus would inevitably face counters right? Say, against elemental creatures like the balrog or cyborgs like the terminator, how would it fare?"


    Sheyan sighed in response.


    "Those freaks are immune to most diseases, that is something that can��t be helped. I��ve checked with the realm, only certain high level tier diseases can be effective on them. Hence, even the dark rider, Little Lord Fokke, possessed powers of frost to counter such situations."


    "Hmm, let��s say you encounter mutations like the Licker, or Deathmarsh Great Crocodiles like thest world?" Reef became curious as well.


    Sheyan replied.


    "The realm��s answer is this - the A-Virus can slightly tweak the efficacies of the virus abilities, allowing it to be effective normally. Only in certain special circumstances, would it be ineffective. Say, for creatures born without lungs or needing to breathe, they would be invulnerable to the ��Bronchitis�� virus. Or cavemen of the world of magic, since they are born without eyes, they would be immune to eye diseases."


    "On the contrary, certain creatures are particrly sensitive to certain diseases. For example, the effect of diseases like rhinitis would be amplified against dog like creatures, or like bird flu, which is additionally lethal to bird like creatures. AIDs to monkey type creatures��oh, I do earnestly hope, the realm only selects humans to be contestants right����"


    After listening to Sheyan��s exnation, Reef became even more curious.


    "Frankly, I��ve never heard of contestants originating from other species."


    At this moment, Sheyan noticed the time and prompted.


    "The ��Space-time Wormhole�� still has 13 minutes before terminating, let��s make our preparations! Our supplies should still be rtively adequate����well, the previous world didn��t present to us much opportunities to use them. Okay, let��s disperse and gather back 10 minutester!"


    *********************************


    Ten minutester, Sheyan converged back with Reef and Mogensha. The trio stood shoulder to shoulder as they selected to enter the ��Space-time Wormhole��. They initially thought the nightmare realm would project a glowing door for them to enter. s, such a thinking was truly too naive!


    Upon selecting to enter the ��Space-time Wormhole��, no abnormalities surfaced initially. Yet while the trio were exchanging nces anxiously, the world around them suddenly started spinning.


    It felt as though their legs were glued to the ground, while the room was revolving rapidly in midair. Then, they got struck by an endless abyss, their surroundings surged with incredible turbulence. A sensation of challenging the bnce of their mind to its extremes!


    Even with the domineering enhanced bodies they possess, the trio could merelyst for a short interval before a nausea inducing delirium overwhelmed them.


    At some point, the epassing scenery around them had disappeared. What remained, was a transparent ground with distinct hoops of circting around them. It was as though an incorporeal channel had formed in the air, and the trio were speedily barrelling through with breakneck pace.


    Like sitting on a roller coaster in a tunnel, a streak of light suddenly shone in from afar. That was followed by the loud cries of the trio, as they collided straight into the distant light source!


    Bang! A thunderous boom resounded. Wrapping his head, Sheyan was flung out from a void in midair! He smashed disastrously against the window of a besiding shop.


    Piank! Piank! Obviously, the window shattered into smithereens, as ss shards sprayed in all directions.


    Following that, he crashed against a pir, rebounded off to a writing desk, and finallynded fortunately onto a single-seater sofa. The unlucky sofa emitted a disgruntled wail, as the flooring beneath cracked with 2-3 metre long crevices, before settling down.


    Sheyan reclined on the sofa as he panted heavily. After examining that he hadn��t lost anything, Sheyan slowly climbed back up and contacted Mogensha and Reef. The other two were segregated in a radius of 200 - 300 metres, and were both cursing at the ruthlessness of the wormhole loudly. Still, the trio had allnded safely.


    "Ah, truly infuriating. Not a single notification after entering this world. nk, nothing, no information nothing."


    Sheyan scanned the indoor furnishings. This shop he wrecked appeared to be a clothing business, with quite a few mannequins stationed around. However, the shop was distinctly in disarray, as clothes were discarded messily on the ground. Even currency notes were sporadically scattered around.


    "Seems like a civilized world. Hmm, from the furnishings and decorations, this is probably 20 - 25 years in the future from our modern world. Seems like the system is fully sound automated��"


    Sheyan tidied up the clothings, and whispered into the party channel to Reef and Mogensha.


    "Since our discrete infiltration is a vast advantage, try your best to be cautious and minimize the chances of others discovering our existence; at least, until wey hands on Glory Party."


    Soon after, Sheyan stepped out of the shop.


    A quiet stillness lingered throughout the spacious streets like that of a graveyard. Not a single soul was present under the broad daylight. Merely, vehicles of every kinds were chaotically blockading the main road. The surroundings felt as though a massive robbery had befallen it. An unprecedented filthy mess, as even clear traces of blood trails stained the streets; signalling that bodies had been hauled around or were crawling bitterly. Only, a pair of traffic lights on opposite banks of the road continued to flicker incessantly.


    "This scene, have we perhaps entered another Resident Evil world? Or some other apocalyptic movie? The Illume-union really knows how to pick their destination."


    After several minutes psed, the trio finally reassembled. To hide away from the public, the trio congregated within a massive supermarket, as they attempted to analyze their first impressions of this world.


    Of the trio, the unluckiest was Brother ck. Hended on his head, sting arge gash across his brow area, where he managed to curb the bleeding after using 2-3 bandaids.


    All of a sudden, a coarse and wild rumbling of a vehicle echoed from afar. The trip nced at each other and immediately prone down, seizing the cover of the supermarket. When the rumbling past them, they stealthily spied towards the distant.


    Clearly seen, a 6-wheel Hummer had elerated here and finally halted by the streetside. That was because there was a mess of mutually collided vehicles there. Probably afterbusting from an explosion, what remained was a heap of charred car wreckages. Hence, even the monstrous Hummers was blocked off. The passengers could only dismount and proceed by foot.


    A round and solid jackboot heftily trampled down, and coincidentally stomped onto the wreckage of a car window! Piank! A cutting sound emerged as ss shards dispersed, some lodging deep into a wooden door by the side, while some poking into the nearby car tyre.


    Pshh! Pssh! The sounds of leaking air could be heard distinctly.

 Chapter 682: Nightmare imprint on the brows?

    <h4>Chapter 682: Nightmare imprint on the brows?</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Following that ss shattering jackboot, its predecessor emerged with sparks and the tinkling of small bells. That shoe was actually forged with pure metal!


    "I hope we��re notte, Kaoyi. I suspect this district has already been scavenged by others." A thick nasal ent broke the silence.


    The one speaking was the owner of the pair of boots. He was d in heavy infantry armour of the medieval ages. His armour glistened with surreal brightness, and the armour was abnormally broad at the shoulder area. His neck too, waspletely covered by the armour. In his left hand, wielded an iparably acute and shiny single-handed long sword. It seemed as though the sword came alive in his hand, shimmering with pulses of chilling brilliance.


    "Notte yet, Joseph"


    Behind the heavy armoured Joseph, surfaced a skinny and agile looking individual.


    While speaking, that individual pressed his hand onto the vehicle before nimbly leaping towards the blood trails on the main road. Afterwards, he dipped his finger in the blood and took a whiff.


    "However��I��m afraid we have trouble."


    As his words dispersed����crash! A grand but dpidated revolving door of a building was crashed opened not too far away. While soaring 5-6 metres in the air, the door frame disintegrated before bluntly splitting into two upon impacting the ground.


    Instantly after, a triangr head poked out. Its head was covered in moss green scales and its eyes were simrly triangr. When its mouth was shut, it appeared exceedingly harmless, resembling a duck with its beak amplified manifold. Yet when it widened its mouth and bared its thin incisive teeth, they practically appeared like erged sawtooth dinner knives.


    While it dragged a pair of bulky upright hind legs, this creature possessed a pair of minute forelimbs. Nevertheless, their muscles were swelling powerfully, exhibiting striking outlines beneath the skin. Razor-sharp ws like reaping sickles grew out from its forelimbs,bining both sharpness and brute might.


    The revolving door wreckage was exactly the masterpiece of this creature��s fierce collision.


    Indeed, this was a dinosaur with a tail as long as 4 metres.


    A Velociraptor!


    One could describe this dinosaur��s limbs as weaker inparison, yet they were absolutely sturdy! Its eyes brimmed with frightening wisps of blood veins. Theoretically speaking, such a bloodshot eye normally impresses berserking insanity to others, instead, its gaze was ice-cold and cruel; seemingly viewing all creatures before it as whimpering, trembling preys!


    Upon noticing the Velociraptor, Kaoyi had already swiftly darted behind a bus wreckage. His slick movements prompted one to subconsciously associate him as a serpent.


    In contrast, Joseph, who was like a steel fort, was equally unflinching. Gripping the long sword in hand, he crazily charged forward.


    Boom! Boom! Boom! His momentum was so powerful,rge footprints were imprinted onto the tar road wherever he trampled.


    While charging, a strange pattern in the middle of his brows shed with dull radiance. It looked almost identical to a nightmare imprint.


    Joseph waspletely unabated by his surroundings, sending vehicr obstacles rumbling and tumbling aside as he charged through! In his wake was a rain of ss shards.


    This brat lookedpletely like a heavy siege tank, spewing out intense ck fumes as he rumbled forward; utterly ignorant of all obstructions!


    Upon witnessing this scene, Sheyan couldn��t help but nce to Reef with a pensive expression. Reef��s expression was simrly extremely solemn, as he mumbled into the party channel.


    "Official Growth-Hunter, presumably a strength type."


    Sheyan asked Mogensha.


    "Do you recognize this Joseph?"


    Mogensha shook his head faintly.


    "Haven��t seen him before. Ah Boss, more importantly, haven��t you notice their nightmare imprints seem to be at their brows."


    Sheyan initially didn��t pay attention to that, and was instantly enlightened.


    "Ah right, but all our nightmare imprints are on our chests eh?"


    Meanwhile, as the trio were spectating and chatting, the heavy yet agile Joseph crashed against the tyrannical Velociraptor.


    This sight was essentially like a massive steam lotive car, huffing out thick smoke, before colliding into a chariot.


    To their amazement, although the Velociraptor��s body was slightly bigger, it was shockingly knocked flying into the nearby shop, and soon followed by the sound of random things being broken to pieces.


    Even so, it didn��t seem like Joseph upied overwhelming superiority. Sent staggering backwards, he half knelt and pressed one hand against the ground to cushion himself. After producing a streak of friction sparks while tumbling 4-5 metres backwards, he finally halted in a half-kneeling posture.


    Though he appeared with the upper hand, his countenance grew exceedingly ugly with a tingle of disbelief. He couldn��t resist the urge to nce down at his chest.


    In the centre of his silvery shimmering breastte armour, were clear w marks! The intervals between the w marks were incredibly distinct, like that of engravings!


    During this collision, though Joseph seemed to have upied superiority, the terrifying Velociraptor had simultaneously retaliated. With a simple cleave, it actually managed to leave deep w marks on Joseph��s evidently superb defencive armour!


    That was merely the armour, one could simply imagine the damage dealt to the flesh beneath.


    By now, the Velociraptor had scrambled back up, and was stampeding closer with its stomp. Its eyes were scarlet red, as its swinging tail beat up a raging dust storm behind it. Yet one could observe from its solid skin, its robust muscles remained as solid as steel. Evidently, it didn��t receive any damage.


    After scrambling up, it continued to fixate its insatiable preying eyes onto Joseph!


    Yet at this moment, Joseph unexpected sighed in relief as the strangest thing urred - the cleave marks in the middle of his heavy armour was actually starting to disappear. Without a doubt, his armour possessed a self healing capability, and was fully restored to its shimmering glossy demeanor!


    Following his armour��s restoration, Joseph��s lips curled into a smirk. Releasing a contented harrumph, he knew that this ��Ennd Assault Cuirass�� armour he invested all his savings in was worth it. Moreover, he even blended an alloy material with it.


    Concurrently, a gust of ck wind shuttled past him, whipping up a loose papers and sediments voluminously into the sky before faltering down.


    Correct! The skinny and agile Kaoyi finally took action!


    Kaoyi��s sprinting posture was inclined so severely, his upper body was nearly parallel to the ground.


    While Joseph��s charging impression was that of unrivalled boldness, Kaoyi was like a phantom in the night, or a spider gliding across the water surface; seemingly forming gales 2-3 secondster wherever he passed.


    When the elerating Kaoyi reached the Velociraptor��s front, he drew a dagger from his waist and carved upwards! Instantaneously, a streak of blinding bright arc sliced through the air!


    In response, the Velociraptorpletely ignored Kaoyi��s incisive assault, and inly wed forth with its left forelimb.


    A wound instantly sliced open on the thick skin of the Velociraptor��s right forelimb, despite so, Kaoyi��s dagger only left a shallow wound on its flesh. Concurrently, the Velociraptor��s left w cleaved forth in retaliation, only to encounter Kaoyi dodging to the right like a phantom.


    Kaoyi continued unleashing an unceasing chain of shes, like a violent wind and rainstorm, hepletely prevented the Velociraptor a chance for retaliation.


    Streaks of dagger rays shed across the Velociraptor��s body, the aftermath brilliance resembling that of an unwavering binding rope! Under such unending and rapid assaults, the Velociraptor couldn��t find a single margin to retaliate. All it could do was stagger backwards while sprinkling out fresh blood.


    All of a sudden, Kaoyi��s dagger sliced out an arc light from bottom up, transforming into a crescent radiance of utmost splendor! Unexpectedly, the Velociraptor��s body was struck lifted by this one attack! Like an incorporeal hook, the assailing arc light ripped through its chin!


    Blood sshed in all directions.


    Following that, Kaoyi licked his blood soaked lips.


    An overwhelming rusty taste pervaded his senses through his tongue.


    The carnal taste of fresh blood.


    Following that, Kaoyi crouched slightly. Yet as he crouched, cracks erupted through the solid concrete road beneath and depressed downwards. The air around was stale, yet his trousers were fluttering with utmost intensity; reminiscent that of a hurricane caressing the sails of a boat, and one could even hear the violent pping of fabric against fabric.


    Then, he abruptly sted off!


    His legs sprung off the ground, crisscrossing together as he shed upwards. Simultaneously, his entire body bent backward as he executed a backward somersault!


    At this precise instance, an astronomical circr de ray formed, emitting the sound of air whistling while sucking in dust and littered waste towards it!


    Within a split second, the deadly sharp de ray pped against the Velociraptor in midair,cerating out a miserably crude long cut across its belly as blood gushed out wildly!


    Although its defensive and offensive capabilities were extremely powerful, in the face of Kaoyi��s tempestuous and ferocious assaults, it failed to endure and was gravely injured!

 Chapter 683: Damn sneeze

    <h4>Chapter 683: Damn sneeze</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    This chopping circr de ray was so incredibly devastating, it left the spectating trio shell-shocked.


    Kaoyinded in a squatting posture, pressing his hand onto the ground to support himself as he strived to catch his breath. Evidently, it had been immensely strenuous for him to execute that chain of fury swipes.


    Yet, though the Velociraptor was grievously wounded, its ferocity actually heightened. After scrambling back up from the ground, it pounced forth with widened blood-dripping jaw, and chomped viciously down against Kaoyi��s neck!


    Thump! Thump! Thump! At this moment, Joseph came barrelling forward, with his body shockingly dragging a dull white glow behind. Then, he mmed his iparably thick shoulder against the Velociraptor��s jaw. Instantly, one man and dinosaur recoiled back simultaneously upon impact.


    The furious Velociraptor roared savagely, as it speared forward and attempted to chomp down. Instead, Joseph��s longsword came shing in horizontally, as the Velociraptor chomped his longsword instead.


    One man and beast continued rolling around as they engaged in bitter duelling. After regaining his breath, Kaoyi immediately joined the battle!


    Meanwhile, Brother ck took note of an abnormality. "That Joseph��s armour is rather strange."


    Agreeing, both Sheyan and Reef nodded in unison. They observed that whenever blood sshed onto Joseph��s armour or sword de, Joseph��s longsword would radiate with a sh, before the sshed blood droplets would vividly be absorbed in. It appeared like dripping a water droplet onto a deep fryer, where the water droplet would evaporate rapidly.


    This was an image that Reef witnessed before. It indicated that Joseph was equipped or possessed a lifestealing ability. The implications of that was without a doubt, being capable of substantially prolonging one��s battle survivability. Normally, weapons with such properties were exceedingly rare, and frequently sold for ungodly valuations.


    Reef suddenly eximed.


    "Look, that dagger Kaoyi is using, seems to be Demondream��s!"


    Sheyan��s heart was instantly stirred and asked seriously.


    "You can confirm?"


    Reef nodded.


    "I confirm."


    Sheyan��s eyes flickered as he continued.


    "Since we belong to a Silver Prestige party, our partymunication scope is approximately three kilometres. How far do you think theirs is?"


    Reef and Mogensha deliberated a little before answering.


    Sheyan nodded and announced.


    "I understand, let��s tail them. It seems their perceptive sense is limited and cannot detect me. AK, scout around the proximity for any other foes, but considering their conversation, there shouldn��t be any. It seems their party have segregated into districts to aplish a mission."


    **********************************


    Five minutester, Joseph sheathed his sword. The blood sprinkles atop his silver ��Assault Cuirass�� armour were swiftly absorbed, while every single scar on his armour rapidly vanished.


    Seconds prior to this, his longsword had mercilessly thrusted into the Velociraptor��s mouth, and sliced off its tongue with a single swipe. Turbid blood spurted out, beneath its ruptured eyes that had been impaled by Kaoyi previously.


    After receiving such fatalities, the Velociraptor was finally in.


    "Hey, Joseph, let me have this big guy��s mission crystal alright. You took five already!"


    Instead, Joseph remained silent but swung his gaze around. Hidden beneath his heavy helmet, his eyes red at Kaoyi; like a steel casted mountain range staring silently at Kaoyi.


    Although Kaoyi��s blood dripping dagger conveyed a sense of brutal deadliness, he still shuddered under such imposing loftiness. Releasing a muffled snort, he reluctantly scowled.


    "Okay, sorry. Let��s continue searching, I��ll let you have the priority in battle spoils and mission items alright?"


    Joseph icily replied.


    "Are you sure? If you feel this is unfair, I have no qualms about changing partners. Gao Jiafu and Lodhran are both looking forward to cooperating with me!"


    Kaoyi angrily rebuked.


    "Joseph, Cut the crap, I��ve already given you much remunerations. Just a little more, and it��ll be sufficient to just hire an MT instead."


    Joseph scoffed.


    "Based on your qualifications, you wish to hire an MT? Dream on! Hmph, although my tanking limits are these Velociraptors and cannot deal with monsters like the Apatosaurus or Anchisaurus, my battle power is much mightier than an MT! Look at how effective I am in dealing with kinds like the Velociraptor, don��t you think so?"


    While speaking, Joseph squatted and rummaged through the carcass of the Velociraptor. When he stabbed deeply into the carcass, he managed to excavate a tiny shining crystal.


    By the side, Kaoyi��s eyes sparkled with rapaciousness as he observed the mystifying refractive radiance of the crystal,


    He couldn��t resist the urge to rummage through the Velociraptor��s carcass as well, but sadly, to no avail. Scanning around that the coast was clear, Joseph issued with a muffled metallic reverberating voice.


    "Go check the surrounding shops. Don��t forget, our delegated mission is to purge. We must carefully scour through our assigned district! Otherwise, we��ll have to venture deeper into the danger zone and risk it. I still have two dinosaur crystals I��ve yet to find, and there should be roughly three Velociraptors in this district, so����cut the bullsheet! You��ll get yours soon. Let��s go."


    Watching the two contestants gradually venturing into the district, Sheyan couldn��t help but chuckle.


    "Can��t believe an MT is actually so prestigious. That Joseph seems to be unqualified even as an assistant MT. He is merely a strength type Growth-Hunter, and actually dares to bluster arrogantly. I can��t believe that Kaoyi can endure him."


    Reef became annoyed and chided.


    "That��s very normal alright. During theter stages, MTs would be rarer. Oftentimes, for a single MT to mature fully, dozens other would fall! It is only our party that has such a special constitution. The formidability of our Silver prestige party widely makes up for theck in equipments, while dual MTs can outrageously increase our chances in dealing with odd situations. Hpmh, I bet that in the entire nightmare realm, only a handful possess such a party constitution!"


    Mogensha then interrupted.


    "You can��t say for sure. At least to my knowledge, Glory Party also concentrates its effort on nurturing their own ��MT�� cores in the party. Remember that Fanu?"


    Raising the topic of Fanu, Sheyan momentarily didn��t think of the human, but that brutishly unrivalled armored Stegosaurus instead! Looking in perspective now, that big guy probably holds powersparable to a Growth-Hunter!


    Sheyan muttered.


    "What��re you implying? That Fanu was an MT core that Glory Party tried to nurture?"


    Mogensha nodded and proimed.


    "That��s right. Moreover, Fanu was merely a back seated candidate."


    Many notions shed through Sheyan��s mind in this instance as he blurted out.


    "Isn��t Zeus afraid that those individuals he nurtures may revolt?"


    Brother ck paused briefly before answering with a hoarse voice.


    "He obviously isn��t afraid, because��he himself, is Glory Party��s MT!"


    In this instant, both Sheyan and Reef��s countenance turned vacant, as they simultaneously felt a tremendous pressure!


    Without a doubt, a war was bound to take ce between Glory Party and Party Ace! Yet now, the war of the two parties may well involve the sh between MTs!


    Would Zeus be the most outstanding, or the dual core of Sheyan and Reef triumph?


    After a brief while, Sheyan indifferently ordered.


    "It��s soon reaching seven minutes, let��s hurry and tail them."


    *********************


    At present, Kaoyi was cautiously infiltrating a nightclub. The voluptuous looking female model posters stuck to the wall failed to distract him at all.


    Looking at the bloodied trails and footprints, it was very possible a velociraptor was residing in this nightclub. Presumably, it hadn��t finished feasting on its prey.


    Kaoyi deftly covered up his trails. From his walking posture, one could survey his every investigatory step was seemingly concealed within the shadows. Even when going for a drink during peacetime, Kaoyi would probably sit at the darkest corner of the bar.


    His greatest crisis had been one time when he tried to steal intelligence from his manager��s office. Coincidentally, his managed had returned. With the most ufortable posture, Kaoyi managed to curl himself behind the besiding sofa. The space was exceedingly narrow, and it was impossible for any normal individual to execute what he did.


    Furthermore, the manager actually tossed days worth of work to destroy his secretary, and even after she finished the work, he himself ��destroyed�� the secretary. In the end, he even took a 5-6 hours nap on the office chair before leaving.


    Trapped in such a situation, Kaoyi actually managed to hold on without being discovered. One could simply imagine his patience and covert capabilities.


    But at this precise moment, just at the riskiest moment of inadvertently startling the enemy, a sudden intensified urge to sneeze welled up within Kaoyi. Without a doubt, Kaoyi immediately suppressed this urge. Despite so, he soon realized the urge to sneeze was utterly counter attacking him, vigorously terrorizing his mental senses. At longst, he could no longer endure and unleashed a glorious ��atchoo��!!


    Logically speaking, trying to suppress one��s sneeze was an arduously irritating sensation. Yet to Kaoyi, the feeling of difort he received when sneezing seemed to have doubled. Concurrently, his mind was seemingly turning befuddled.


    Nevertheless, Kaoyi immediately executed a backwards roll. If there was truly a menacing velociraptor here, a single sneeze would have sufficed to startle that monster in a raging stampede!

 Chapter 684: Heartbreaking sneeze……

    <h4>Chapter 684: Heartbreaking sneeze����</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    For a reserve-duty Growth-Hunter like Kaoyi, a single velociraptor wouldn��t put his life in imminent peril. Nevertheless, it would still be an arduous and agonizing struggle, which could cost him precious items or medicines. Furthermore, Joseph should naturally be the one tanking the front instead.


    After Kaoyi executed his backward roll, Joseph behind immediately frowned and scoffed.


    "What��re you doing? A grand superhuman contestant, even a reserve-duty Growth-Hunter at that, can��t even hold back a single sneeze?"


    Kaoyi widened his mouth in an attempt to refute, yet he ultimately couldn��t find the words. Furthermore, since they hadn��tpleted their mission yet, and Joseph was truly a rtively cheaper mercenary, Kaoyi could only endure and remain silent.


    Then, Joseph scolded again.


    "If your inadequacies cost me losses this time!����*cough cough, cough cough*����then I��ll make youpensate me. Fudge, why is my throat so itchy?"


    As he spoke, Joseph vigntly advanced deeper into the nightclub. If there wasn��t a velociraptor here, then naturally nothing much needed to be said. But if there was and it had been startled by the sneeze, there would no longer be a need to sneak around.


    Not longter, Joseph marched back out. The nightclub patronizing velociraptor had probably eaten its full and left long ago. Still, his belly was a pit of fire.


    Upon nearing the exit of the nightclub, both Joseph��s and Kaoyi��s pupils abruptly contracted!


    This was because at the exit, an unexpected man had surfaced unknowingly!


    This man was currently standing peacefully, and was releasing a sensation that of a tidal withstanding reef. Not even winds nor waves overflowing to the sky could falter his upright stance! Anyone who dared to trespass, would inevitably be smashing their head against a solid reef, and blood would flow with immeasurable woe.


    Joseph tightened his grip around his sword shaft and slowly inquired.


    "Who might you be?"


    While issuing that, the nightmare imprint on his forehead radiated with evident threatening intent; analogous to different countries carrying out nuclear tests whenever diplomatic tensions soared as a sign of threat.


    Indeed, Joseph had realized that right at the chest of this man ahead, was the exact dazzling radiance!


    "Fudge��!"


    Joseph angrily fumed. Burying his body forward, he speared towards Reef like a rugby athlete.


    Clink! Concurrently, 7-8 conical spikes drilled out from his metallic shoulder pad, as he aimed it ruthlessly towards Reef.


    If knocked flying by him, apart from merely receiving damages and falling, one��s defence would simultaneously plunge by 33%.


    A defence impairing propertyplemented by the agility type contestant Kaoyi, who possesses rapid attack speed but weaker power, could be said to be an excellentpatibility with each other.


    To Joseph��s horror, when he was 5-6 metres away from impacting Reef, he shockingly discovered that the male ahead had pulled out an incredibly queer yet enormous shield.


    This shield was emanating a dark-golden ring brilliance, seemingly like the dazzling rays of the midday sun itself!


    A heavy shield!


    Dark-Gold grade!


    Joseph finally collided against the heavy shield. Instantaneously, he could hear the irascible scraping sounds of the spikes on his shoulder pad against the shield. In this precise instance, he lost all his colliding impetus like he hadpletely banged against an impregnably tough city wall; failing to even sway his foe by a single fraction!


    Instead, two long paths of footprints were etched into the cemented ground as dust fumigated throughout the ce. He had merely managed to push his opponent 5-6 metres away! In contrast, the recoiling impact he received was so remarkable, it seemingly caused his whole body to turn numb!


    "You��re an MT???! Fudge this, could it be you��re that Zeus?" Joseph gritted his teeth and eximed.


    Instead, Kaoyi immediately called out.


    "Not possible. Zeus has already reached such a terrifying realm, he definitely isn��t that weak and absolutely wouldn��t appear alone!!!"


    In the midst of their exmation, Joseph had already unsheathed his longsword and furiously chopped across. Simultaneously, Kaoyi detoured swiftly behind Reef��s unguarded back and unleashed a quick attack.


    Yet why would Reef give them a chance? With an enraged roar towards the sky, a formless ripple swept out; sending all surrounding dest or sediments rolling away like a twelve grade hurricane.


    Upon being struck by Reef��s ��Shattering Cardiac Roar��, their speed instantly fell.


    Seizing this moment where his enemies were distracted, Reef lunged fiercely towards Kaoyi with a raising foot!


    Abruptly observed on Reef��s foot, was the illusion of a giant horse hoof. The giant horse hoof very bluntly stomped Kaoyi to the ground, which followed by consecutively vicious tramples! Indeed, this was the ability of his ��Siege Hooves�� boots - ��Trampling Hooves��!


    (TL: Reef acquired the boots in ch 15 of volume 9)


    Kaoyi was trampled into a disastrously wretched state, as his face oozed with fresh blood. After enduring the rampaging hooves and just when he was about to scramble away, Reef unleashed a hefty p across.


    Nevertheless, Kaoyi managed to miserably dodge away from Reef��s direct p. To his horror, Reef��s p was merely a feign; his true objective was an english flying dart that jetted out from his palm, before urately prating Kaoyi��s chest.


    Indeed, this was Reef��s lethal hand-dart, one that could restore his health while ravaging his opponent!


    Meanwhile, Joseph wasn��t simply idling. After wrestling away the slowness from Reef��s ��Shattering Cardiac Roar��, he ferociously speared over with his sword swiping for Reef��s body.


    His sword instantly drew blood from Reef��s arm. As a Growth-Hunter, Joseph was absolutely not a weakling. Seizing this golden opportunity, his hands emitted a soft white glow. Then, he pped his hands onto Reef��s dark-gold grade shield; as though drenched with sticky glue, his hands adhered tightly onto the periphery of the shield.


    Instantly, the white glow permeated throughout Reef��s dark-gold grade shield and mystifyingly seeped inwards!


    In a sh, the dark-gold shield turned noticeably translucent as though it was being transferred into another dimension! What remained soon, was its simple outline!


    This was precisely Joseph��s party ability named ��Primal-Lock��. During battle, this ability wouldn��t deal another direct damage to opponents, but could transfer the enemy��s equipment into another dimension for a short period of time; making it invalid.


    At present, his ��Primal-Lock�� ability had already reached level 9, hence, even a dark-gold grade equipment couldn��t resist the formidable might of this ability. Just think about the consequence if Professor Dumbledore��s wizard wand was suddenly locked into another dimension. One could imagine how potentially terrifying this ��Primal-Lock�� ability could be.


    Raising his arm, Joseph pounced forth with a raging snarl. In his heart, he believed that after getting rid of Reef��s shield, Reef would degrade into a toothless tiger and be trampled over easily!


    Concurrently, Kaoyi also seized this chance and shed towards Reef��s side, before executing the exact chain of deadly fury swipes he did against the velociraptor previously.


    Streaks of agonizing de rays carved out blood from Reef��s body incessantly.


    In spite of these, Reef was a veteran of a hundred wars, and faced such dreadful scenarios countless times already. He remained unflustered in the face of these assaults, as his legs bent slightly while he guarded his front with both arms; allowing Kaoyi��s dagger to freelycerate out wounds throughout his body!


    Droplets of blood sttered onto Reef��s face, which only served to double his menacing andposed countenance!


    All of a sudden, Kaoyi shed from top down, as his dagger formed a radiating crescent arc that hooked upwards. This technique was solely based on the difference between their agility, and thus managed to send Reef, in his defensive stance, flying upwards. It appeared as though Reef had been hooked by a indomitably matchless hook that dragged him into a passive backflip into the sky, instantly leaving his gaps wide opened.


    Once again, Kaoyi disyed his faint squatting action, where following this, several square metres of ground beneath depressed in under the umting pressure of his feet. Boom! A regiment of dust emerged as Kaoyi unleashed the umted energy! Then in midair, he nned to maliciously release an iparably defying criss-crossing foot sh towards Reef.


    Though the enemy was an MT, taking such a strike without the defence of his shield, would simrly shave off a good amount of his health. But at this very moment, an indescribably strange sensation overwhelmed Kaoyi, before condensing within his nose.


    "What the hell, why do I feel like sneezing at this moment?"


    "I must endure, I��m in the midst of killing someone!"


    "I must definitely endure!"


    "I must endure!"


    "I en��"


    "I��"


    "Ahh~~~~~AhhAhh~~~Atchoo!!"


    Still, Kaoyi managed to release his foot sh, as a raging wind gusted out. Instead, its only oue was in hatefully carving out a 2-3 metres crack along the nearby cemented wall. One could fathom the heartbreak this very sneeze had caused.


    After being hooked up into the air, Reef then quietly descended after a backflip. Following that, he shed out with his lightsaber and sent Kaoyi staggering backwards. Then, Reef charged forward and released another stomp.


    Joseph was right about to dive forward to stall Reef. Never would he expect, at this very instance, his body felt like it was immersed in an icehouse and an uncontroble shiver erupted.


    With his movement speed already hampered by the effects of Reef��s ��Shattering Cardiac Roar��, his movement speed greatly plunged further after shivering.


    While Reef was stomping forth, Joseph held full confidence that he could disrupt him. Yet because of that weird shiver, he could only witness as Reef��s brutal stomp came mming onto Kaoyi��s face!


    Not only was his stomp painful physically, it also inflicted damage to his pride��

 Chapter 685: Crumbling cough……

    <h4>Chapter 685: Crumbling cough����</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    While fending off Reef��s ferocious stomps, Kaoyi strived to retaliate with his dagger. Upon feeling immense mortal danger, the middle of his brows emitted a dull brilliance. Evidently, he had resorted to awakening his limited use boundary power.


    Reef swung in his left arm to block. Just when Kaoyi��s dagger was about to prate through, it unexpectedly scraped out sparks against the empty air alongside a piercing metallic chaffing sound.


    After the effects of Joseph��s ��Primal-Lock�� faded away, the scorching sun like dark-gold shield had awe-inspiring returned to Reef��s arm!


    Following Reef��s sessful block, Kaoyi instead felt a slight nibbling pain on his arm. Following that, a strange red boil popped up before rapidly festering and swelling up. Finally, a bewildering dreamy colored sage-scarab bore out from that boil. After devouring blood and flesh, it had swiftly matured into the size of a fist and was now assailing Kaoyi.


    Even more strange, when Kaoyi ragingly thrusted his dagger, the sage-scarab shed with brilliance and merely received a single point of damage! This discovery instantly caused fear to well up in Kaoyi��s heart.


    "F***��what kind of freak have we encountered? He��s experienced in battle and even possesses such disgustingly formidable abilities! He can even summon creatures! What a perverse MT, when he matures, he wouldn��t be inferior to Zeus at all! Ah����AHHHHahhh~~~~Atchooo!!!"


    Although he appeared to be raging with full onughts, Joseph was already harboring intentions to retreat in his heart. Although he was a Growth-Hunter and even had an assistant, he distinctly understood they weren��t a match for such a redoubtable MT!


    As a closebatant himself, he was already innately suppressed by MTs. Only an expert long range gunner who possessed speed lowering tricks, or a mage type Growth-Hunter who had stepped into the realms of possessing a halo domain, could rely on distancing superiority and achieve total dominance.


    Noticing that Reef was concentrating his aggro onto Kaoyi, Joseph��s eyes twinkled and turned to flee. He wasn��t closely rted to Kaoyi and wasn��t an individual whose righteousness transcends the skies, nor were they brothers who shared life and death��


    Yet after retreating for 5-6 metres, a strange unexinable itchiness erupted within his throat. While a sneeze could be forcibly endured, one definitely had to breathe. Instead, Joseph felt as though with every breath he took, the itch would soar momentously like adding oil to mes. Soon, he felt like a tiny knife was scraping his throat; feeling both itch and pain!


    "Cough cough cough, cough cough cough!!"


    Joseph ultimately couldn��t endure the immeasurably unbearable itch and began coughing violently. The first cough offered him extremefort, yet it soon spiralled into a state of shredding apart his lungs. Ruptured maroon flesh pulps adhered along his throat, and he hatefully wished to stretch his hand down to rip apart his throat.


    After 5-6 consecutive coughs, his vision darkened. If he attempted to flee in this state, the only oue would undoubtedly be crumbling to the ground! He could only stoop his back and continue coughing violently.


    "Not right, something��s amiss!" A dreadful notion instantly shed through Joseph��s mind. "Although our digitalized enhanced bodies still possess normal physiology reactions, like coughing when choking or sneezing due to excessive dust, it is impossible to abruptly contract ailments! Even if an exception happens, the odds of both Kaoyi and I being infected is too ridiculously low! Don��t tell me, this MT����possesses a virus spreading ability?"


    "That doesn��t make sense. If we��re infected, why didn��t the battlelog inform us? It can��t be that his perceptive sense has suppressed us into misjudgements?"


    After the "Violent Coughing�� effect dissipated, to Joseph��s extreme tion, Reef was still engaged in intense assaults, or more urately phrasing, ravaging Kaoyi asunder. Knowing that the attention wasn��t on him, and after losing all will to fight, he immediately adopted a gloating yet desperate sentiment as he fled.


    However, a chain of fiery bullets abruptly whizzed towards Joseph, leaving him in utter despair!


    As a Growth-Hunter who toiled in the realm for so long, the most undesirable oue he could think of truly happened - that MT actually possessed hidden assistants!


    In fact, this was essentially quite a no brainer, except that Joseph wasn��t willing to think of that; he dared not think of that! Because he feared that if he did, any ounce of fighting spirit within him would instantly be crushed. Merely, not everything that we try not to think of, would absolutely not happen��


    As the saying goes, even a puny bug would struggle to survive. Relying on past experiences, Joseph immediately darted behind a nearby vehicle, and took cover first. Yet while darting away, his nose abruptly twitched with an ominous itch, before his vision darkened and released a massive sneeze; causing mucus to flow and tears to stream.


    As a result, his head crashed against the vehicle recklessly instead of safely taking cover! That single impact forcefully knocked the vehicle screeching backwards for 5-6 metres, as its car rm pierced into the air����


    "Ah, what remarkable brute force��"


    Brother ck sighed with extreme boredom. Still, he didn��t remain idle, and why would he forsake such a grand opportunity? With a cigar in his mouth, he pressed his AK��s trigger tightly. In such circumstances, even his eighteen year old self could manage a hit rate of a hundred percent��


    Meanwhile on the other side of the battlefield, Kaoyi was after all, a reserve-duty Growth-Hunter whose path oriented towards attack speed and explosive damages. Nevertheless, Reef easily fended against his assaults and simrly suppressed the chances of explosive strikes with his innate MT ability. Needless to say, he minimized damage received to the utmost minimum.


    Moreover, with Kaoyi��s high frequency attack speed, it made triggering Reef��s dark-gold grade shield��s sage-scarab ability much easier.


    Though the damage inflicted by the sage-scarabs weren��t high, it was truly repulsive! Furthermore, it contained rejuvenation effects for the user!


    It wasn��t that Kaoyi hadn��t thought of escaping. In reality, after experiencing the first ��Shattering Cardiac Roar�� and damages, he immediately employed a medicine that could expel negative buffs; one that he bought with a high price��


    He had then turned to flee, and didn��t reckon a single MT could pursue an agility based contestant. Yet after running for 10 plus metres, a fric fit of violent coughing assailed him. After he recovered from him, that terrifying MT had chased up to him��


    A dozen plus minutester, the battle concluded. As the reserve member, Sheyan didn��t act personally at all. He merely stood from a distance with his arms across his chest, and observed the outbreak of his diseases.


    If Sheyan and his party members weren��t fully convinced of this new ability beforehand, after experiencing this battle, the trio unanimously believed the horrifying treachery that was this Rank 9, S evaluated secret variated ability!


    Speaking in current perspective, though the two viruses couldn��t deal any direct damages to enemies, or possibly minute damages, its negative impairing buffs were truly extraordinary.


    Under normal circumstances, Reef and Brother ck versus Joseph and Kaoyi, held identical pairing constitutions as Growth-hunter plus Reserve-duty Growth-Hunter. Even if Reef and Mogensha were victorious, it would inevitably be a hardfought victory.


    This was because they would surely target the firepower gunmen first. The brittle skin, speed and potent offense nature of Kaoyi would undoubtedly suppress Mogensha. Even if Mogensha was covered by Reef��s ��Shattering Cardiac Roar��, he would surely be reduced to a devastatingly sorry state.


    Yet with the auxiliary aid of Sheyan��s ��Pestilence Monarch��, cing damnable time bombs in the form of a virus outbreak in them, Joseph and Kaoyi were utterly clueless as to when those vile negative effects would trigger.


    Though the negative effectssted briefly, not being able to defend against it was exceedingly depressing. Moreover, asionally during vital moments, those despair inducing effects would abruptly trigger.


    Furthermore, this was only the first and second tier of his ��Pestilence Monarch�� ability! Onceter tiers are unlocked, wouldn��t that be invincibly frightening?


    While Sheyan was passionately rejoicing, he momentarily recalled the near-death tortures he would have to be subjected to in the real world, and couldn��t help but tremble with fear.


    This wasn��t a joke at all. Sheyan could clearly perceive that if he were to rashly challenge the next tier virus, the probability of him dying in the real world would be more than 70 percent.


    "Eh??" After a final fatal stomp by Reef, Kaoyi spat out a mouthful of blood and died without closing his eyes.


    Simultaneously, the trio received the notifications.


    [ Party Ace has killed a Reserve-duty Growth-Hunter? (serial number unknown). Reward: 2 achievement points ]


    [ Party Ace has killed a Growth-Hunter? (serial number unknown). Reward: 4 achievement points ]


    [ Since this is a party battle, please allocate achievement points reward by yourselves ]


    [ In this world, the maximum amount of achievement points you can obtain from ying is 10 points. Once this limit is reached, allocated achievement points would be ineffective and nonrefundable. Please allocate wisely ]


    [ ying rewards are randomly drawn from the equipments of the in contestant, and will be randomly allocated to any member in the party ]


    [ Random drawing process will take some time. Initiating factoring of deceased opponent data����please wait patiently ]


    The trio unanimously felt that such a phenomenon was extremely puzzling. Regardless of Reef or Mogensha, they both hadn��t experienced this before. They had only heard of earning yer points upon killing foes before, but didn��t expect directly receiving achievement points from killing. Don��t even mention the absence of a dropped key, but a process of directly drawing rewards!


    After some discussions, and aware of Sheyan��s tight budget with his Rank 9, S evaluated ability, an ability that could service the party amazingly, they allocated the four achievement points to Sheyan while they each took one.

 Chapter 686: Peculiar method of receiving battle spoils

    <h4>Chapter 686: Peculiar method of receiving battle spoils</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Although trio attempted to dissect this peculiar scenario, they hadn��t heard of anything identical to this before and were unable toe up with a precise analysis.


    At this moment, Sheyan suddenly remembered something and asked Reef.


    "Oh right, in the previous world, didn��t you ept several tribal servants?" How many managed to survive?"


    Recalling this matter, Reef��s brows hopped as he replied.


    "I��m only left with one, I��ve relinquished the rest."


    "Relinquished?" Sheyan disyed utmost astonishment. After all, Reef��s servants exhibited pretty outstanding aptitude as well as loyalty, it definitely wasn��t like Sheyan��s first servant, the useless Charlie. Furthermore, it wasn��t like the current Jinkuang, who treated Sheyan like his ve on the contrary��


    Reef helplessly sighed towards Sheyan��s inquiry.


    "You think all servants are as easy to provide for like Jinkuang? Battle type servant requires loyalty degree, morale����and most importantly, I must provide equipments to enhance their survivability and battle capabilities. Otherwise, how could I use them to go up against others? Just a few times of reviving them would leave mepletely bankrupt! Although our current finances are much better than previously, nurturing a single one is already my limit."


    Speaking till here, Reef unexpectedly revealed a delighted countenance.


    "However, I am rather satisfied with this servant. From the looks of it, I can guess he belongs to an exceptionally rare category and is worthy of forsaking the other tribal servants."


    When Sheyan heard that, his eyes twinkled. After slight pondering, he asked.


    "Could it be, that guy?"


    Reef burst into heartyughters in response.


    "That��s correct, it is that guy."


    "Oi Oi Oi, can you scums stop talking in alien tongues?"


    Mogensha only became increasingly baffled as the conversation went on. He was the unluckiest of the lot in the previous world, and hadn��t a clue what they were speaking about.


    Sheyan chuckled and replied.


    "Still remember you were uselessly paralyzed by a venom? That venom is secreted out by a type of creature, known as the Mutated Arachnidacrab. Its main effect is paralyzing and subsequently dissolving their enemy��s flesh. Furthermore, it is slow to take effect, with the objective of allowing the victim��s system to continue sustaining life; thereby ensuring the freshness of their prey. One of Reef��s servant was simrly poisoned, and fortunately with the slow potency nature of the venom, he was transferred with Reef back to the realm for treatment."


    When he spoke till here, Sheyan had roughly affirmed his own conjecture and spoke with greater conviction.


    "By the looks of it, that servant must��ve simrly been associated with the Ndipaya tribe. Possibly, one with excellent potential of avatism like Mbenga and the old chief, except that it wasn��t explicitly disyed yet��therefore, the best scenario is, Reef may have acquired someoneparable to an intelligent Licker as his servant!"


    As he spectated Sheyan��s and Mogensha��s expectant gazes, Reef shrugged his shoulders and replied.


    "Honestly speaking��I��m not too sure myself. That fe is merely a cocoon in my personal room. There isn��t a single change in his appearance. Except initially, I needed to spent utility points, potential points and even achievement points to restore this servant��s body, or should I say, renourish him. I��ve never felt so wasteful before, squandering so much capital����oh right, If Ick money, you guys must please,e to my aid."


    While chatting, the trio suddenly noticed clear glows congealing across the bodies of the two deceased unlucky brats. Soon, a ring and an essory projected out and hovered above the heads of the trio before slowly vanishing away.


    In the midst of their confusion, their nightmare imprints transmitted the following notifications.


    [ yer rewards drawn����released to all participating contestants ]


    [ Please check your own harvests ]


    Sheyan thought pensively upon experiencing this new rewarding method.


    "This is a very new and original allocating method. Although mentioned as releasing to everyone, it merely distributes the equipments acquired. Therefore, if a lucky brat who acquires the equipment and decides to keep it hidden in the dark, it would be too easy to do so!"


    "The benefits of this, is that all participating battle members receives a chance of acquiring the loot. Like support type contestants, long distance gunners, mage type contestants����they wouldn��t have to worry about the dropped keys being looted by others. On the contrary, it would lead to individuals selfishly cking off while receiving the big bonuses��"


    "So, when is this allocation method best suited for? Yes, those massive scale wars like the Avatar World!! Where the slightest distraction can lead to one��s demise on the battlefield of torrential hails of bullets and spells! Seems like we��ve unknowingly initiated this model eh?"


    In this instant, Brother ck eximed.


    "I received the essory!"


    Sheyan then checked his personal storage and dered.


    "Oh, I got the ring, but it��s just a dark-blue grade."


    Following that, they disyed the two equipments out.


    [ Pinky-Promise Bone Ring ]


    [ Rarity: Dark-blue ]


    [ Attempts at unsealing left: 0 ]


    [ Origin: Erased ]


    [ Property: Agility +7 ]


    [ Property: asionally, you hear the whimpers of the ghost spirit of this bone ring. When that happens, the enhancing properties of this ring will diminish and transform into negative properties (for example, +7 agility changing to -7 agility) ]


    [ Material: Calcium phosphate, Organic matter ]


    [ Weight: 7 g ]


    [ Equipment usage requirements: Strength 10 points, agility 15 points ]


    [ Description: This is the finger bone of a pitiful child. Before being murdered, he naively engaged in a pinky promise with the murderer, then����was killed in cold blood by. Henceforth, the spirit of the child lingered on in this world, issuing a hollow and childish desire to continue pinky promising with others ]


    [ Evaluation: After three consecutive failed attempts to unseal his spirit, the child spirit became utterly disappointed in humans of the external world; thereby conjuring into a grievous soul that eternally seals himself. You, have permanently lost the chance����to locate the true murderer and unlock the potential of this ring! ]


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    [ Polluted Whip of Unclear Liquid ]


    [ Origin: 120 days of Sodom ]


    [ Rarity: ck ]


    [ Equipment type: essory ]


    [ Property: Increases or decreases charm when entering a new world (Drawing fluctuates between -6 points and 6 points) ]


    [ Property: All attributes +1 ]


    [ Material: Lamb, kid leather ]


    [ Addons: Handle grip ]


    [ Weight: 1.34 kg ]


    [ Length: 81.4 cm ]


    [ Equipment usage requirements: strength 35 points, physique 55 points ]


    [ Durability: 20 points ]


    [ Active ability: Flogging - This ability can be used on the wielder, or your own or ally��s servants/summoned creatures ]


    [ Detail: When ��Flogging�� yourself, you will inflict yourself with 1% - 11% damage of your total health. For allied servants/summoned creatures who witnessed this sight of personal flogging, they will be stimted and have their HP temporarily enhanced by 33% ]


    [ Detail: When ��Flogging�� the servant/summoned creature, you mistreat them and kills them. However, you and all other allied servant/summoned creature will sink into stimted hysteria - HP will decline at a rate of 4 HP/second, but attack and movement speed increased by 50%. Duration of 30 seconds or until HP value drops lower than 20% of total health (this effect will only be effective on servants/summoned creatures) ]


    [ Warning: If you be infatuated and flog yourself excessively, it might lead to your personal demise as well ]


    [ Description: Boundaries are blurred between pain and pleasure. To certain individuals or creatures, this whip is equivalent to a pleasure artifact. But to others, this whip should belong in the lowest rung of the underworld ]


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    Without a doubt, the ring was imed by Mogensha. Though it seemed rather strange and nefarious, if the negative effects truly became ridiculously thorny, he could still offer it to old man Odin to upgrade his ��Flesh Explosion�� ability.


    As for that essory brimming with debauchery, or frankly speaking, just a whip, it was imed by Reef. With a righteous tone, he dered.


    "I will use holy light to redeem this depraved weapon."


    Actually, both Reef and Brother ck held abilities to summon cannon fodder creatures. It was a pretty excellent idea for Reef to ��abuse�� a single sage-scarab, and thereby enhancing his other summoned scarabs.


    However, one could observe that Brother ck��s thick lips, beneath his puffing cigar, and curled into a sinister smirk. It wasn��t hard to decipher what sort of vulgar ideas he had in his heart����probably an image of a scarlet eyed Reef, puffing and huffing, as he ruthlessly flogs the perky bottoms of a voluptuous woman.


    Up till now, the trio hadn��t received a single report regarding this world, or even the method to return to the nightmare realm. This was probably due to the side effects of utilizing a ��Space-time Wormhole�� to invade a world.


    After contemting a little, they decided to locate any storyline residence to inquire. Naturally, the Hummers that fetched Joseph and Kaoyi here, would make the perfect transportation tool.


    However, just when the trio was nearing the Hummers, sounds of crashes abruptly echoed in from a distance.


    Not even ten secondster, the ss window panel of a nearby KFC was shattered into smithereens!

 Chapter 687: Deinonychus

    <h4>Chapter 687: Deinonychus</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Amidst the chaotic scattering of ss shards, a light green dinosaur of roughly 1 metre height and 1.5 metre length copsed onto the ground, 5-6 metres right ahead of the contestants, with a thunderous ��thump��!


    The ground tremored briefly, revealing that its weight was heftier than it looked.


    The mouth of this light green dinosaur was slightly hooked downwards like that of a vulture, looking short and weak. From the way it effortlessly smashed through the KFC window, one understood that its might was actually exceedingly astronomical, and its skin equally tough.


    Initially, it looked like an ostrich with its atrophy front limbs and disarrayed bloodied fur. Instead, the thick and solid rear legs were more developed than matured kangaroos, and as its legs ovepped while leaping forward, it appeared as though it was flying; like a hybrid between an ostrich and kangaroo!


    All of a sudden, the light green dinosaur fixated its re onto the trio and unleashed a piercing screech with its stretched opened jaws! Behind its blood reeking teeth, its throat squirmed with insatiable thirst.


    Its roaring screech exhibited its savage and ruthless nature vividly, and though its mouth looked small, it could widen excessively due to its specially developed cheekbones. Its mouth was filled with razor-sharp knife like teeth, where ayer of sawtooth spikes upied the frontal periphery of its teeth.


    This fully indicated that it could tear through any hunted prey, before devouringrge chunks of flesh. One didn��t have to borate further on its destructive strength.


    When its roaring screech echoed out, trampling sounds of ss shattering and smashing aside vehicles resounded from all corners of the ce. Evidently, itsrades were swiftly circling in.


    Sheyan immediately calmlymanded.


    "We��ll break up! See that citibank building on the left? You guys head over at once and familiarize yourselves with the area. The construction standards of banks should be tougher than usual and wouldn��t copse so easily! We��ll be in deep sheet once these idiotsmence their assault!"


    Sheyan nced towards the sky while ordering. Although the weather was gloomy, it was still two in the afternoon and visibility remained rtively clear.


    Instantly, several bulging cyan veins sprouted out from Sheyan��s chest. Like nt roots, those veins curled around his body, and even caused all the veins beneath his skin to turn prominently cyan!


    Simultaneously, a regiment of dull vomit green mist shockingly fumigated out from his body. The mist appeared extremely strange, as though a nt was incessantly pollinating and out pollens into the atmosphere. Though the pollens appeared rather light, it lingered in the air without dispersing for a long time!


    Even more queer, when the murky green mist of pollens contacted surrounding vehicle wreckages or rubble, faint sounds of sizzling could be heard. Soon after, the wreckages and rubble emitted foul smelling corroding bubbles, as though sulfuring acid had been sprayed onto them.


    Sheyan��s lips curled into a sinister smirk.


    "Be the first consecration of my body��s ��Stairway of the Sun��! ��Corrosynthesis�� activate!"


    By now, Reef and Mogensha were barreling towards the nearby citibank building with breakneck pace. From Sheyan��s calm demeanor, they knew he inevitably had a n.


    Moreover, based on their sheer quantities, the offensive capabilities of those dinosaurs definitely wouldn��t be that lethal. With Sheyan��s innate ability that could forcibly reduce damage by 40 points, he definitely had more options in dealing with the edge of the de.


    The citibank building hadparatively lesser entrances that other buildings, thereby allowing them to concentrate firepower towards a specific direction. Brother ck would then be able to disy gunfire superiority, and be more at ease when assailing enemies.


    Concurrently when Sheyan activated his ��Corrosynthesis�� ability, that first dinosaur began stampeding towards Reef and Mogensha.


    (TL: Refresher on ability: Corrosynthesis - corroding gas will discharge from your mouth, nose and pores; dealing 10 - 50 constant damages to enemies in a 5 metres radius [regardless of any damage reduction, minimal constant damage pegged to 5 true damage])


    With its short but explosive legs, the dinosaur charged in with frightening eleration. Except, with Sheyan break off from Reef and Mogensha, why would he allow the dinosaur to pass through so easily? Stomping forthfortably, Sheyan raised his hands in resistance.


    That dinosaur roared furiously as it chomped down viciously towards Sheyan��s right arm. Simultaneously, both its robust front limbs fiercely swiped at Sheyan��s belly like a cat. At the tip of those limbs, were three iparably incisive and elongated curved ws.


    Those elongated ws initially appeared analogous to wolverine ws, and in unison with its incredibly explosive muscles, it could effortlessly slice apart the enemy��s abdomen.


    This was one of the greatest headaches of the dinosaur race - the Deinonychus.


    Roaming about in packs, these Deinonychus possessed adequate killing potency with their impressively sharp ws, and small but nimble bodies. To a colossal carnivorous dinosaur, the flesh from killing a single Deinonychus wouldn''t even be sufficient to be meat stuck in between teeth. On the contrary, these pesky Deinonychus wouldcerate them annoyingly with their sharp ws, and when a frenzied legion of Deinonychus starts to swarm, even a Tyrannosaurus would retreat. One could simply imagine their dreadfulness!


    The Deinonychus chomped down onto Sheyan��s arm and tore into his flesh. If it was an ordinary person, it wouldn��t be simply having a chunk of flesh being torn off. Instead, flesh would be dismembered and the wounds fatal.


    Instead, Sheyan swiftly clenched his fist and contracted his muscles. When the Deinonychus drilled its teeth into his flesh, it felt as though it had just bit on rubber; meeting with impassable resistance after merely sinking a centimetre deep. In contrast, its ripping motion caused a few of its teeth to twist and drop off.


    Nevertheless, the Deinoncychus��s twin forelimbs were lethal as they cleaved down from his belly. Sheyan didn��t dare to experience the feeling of having his eggs sliced and quickly retreated half a step, while the incisive ws carved out two deep and bloodied wounds.


    "The Deinonychus�� ws possesses the defence negating property and managed to deal 70 points of theoretical damage to me. Fortunately, my innate ability can suppress it. Reef, you must be careful."


    Sheyan hastily reported his first hand analysis at once.


    "Excluding that, the power of its bite is rather limited. If it��s truly impossible to defend, let it bite you instead of wing you."


    At present, Sheyan��s and Mogensha��s probing abilities were bing increasingly limited. This was mainly due to them entering a world where Growth-Hunters had also entered, where the difficulty could be described as a realm higher than their expected prowess. Such pressure was incredibly astounding, and Sheyan could only resort to such methods to umte intelligence on the capabilities of creatures in this world.


    Since this Deinonychus had lost its value, Sheyan no longer acted cordially. Coincidentally, his ��Zergling Rush�� ability had been activated, and Sheyan hacked forth with his long saber!


    Although the Deinonychus of this world were meant to go against Growth-Hunters, Sheyan��s ��+7 West�� long saber was an exceptionally outstanding weapon. In addition to various boosts to his damage through formidable abilities like his ��Flesh Explosion�� ability, after ��+7 West�� hadpleted his three strike routine, the Deinonychus was squealing agonizingly. Blood gushed out from its hacked wounds as it tumbled and rolled consecutively; where its tail had been semi-chopped through.


    Yet at this moment, the distant trampling sounds pressed in like showering raindrops, and a piercing fishy stench pervaded the atmosphere. Several other Deinonychus finally arrived, and upon seeing their woundedrade, their eyes geared up for ughter and turned crimson red. Their muscles swelled up excessively from their skin, and contracted with explosive ferocity. The swelling blood vessels circting through their muscles impressed a insurmountable might of carnal.


    When they saw blood, these dinosaurs became ludicrously bloodlusted!


    Sheyan didn��t dare to be reckless. After all, the stomping ws of these Deinonychus were adequately substantial. When they scurried near him, Sheyan instantly hurled out a sk of ��Stinkbug Curse-mix�� which was specially used to dy opponents.


    A powerful shockwave sted through and halted those Deinonychus in their tracks. A dark violet mist permeated out and seeped deep into the skin of these Deinonychus, causing their mobility to distinctly plunge.


    Seizing this chance, Sheyan turned and fled towards the citibank building.


    Yet how would those Deinonychus simply abandon their meal? Naturally, they pursued. But after having their speeds forcibly plunged by 30%, and after Sheyan drank a mouthful of ��Endless Spirited Vodka��, he obviously fled with speedy ease.


    By the time those Deinonychus escaped the toxic fumigation, Reef had charged up in response and unleashed his ��Shattering Cardiac Roar��!


    The world��s difficulty was rtively normal to this Growth-Hunter, hence, those Deinonychus couldn��t escape from the fetters of this ��Shattering Cardiac Roar�� and could only hobble in pursuit.


    Only after Sheyan and Reef finally fled into the bank, did those pursuing monsters regained their usual movement speed and chased with utmost fury.


    At present, Reef and Sheyan each guarded the intersecting entrance of the bank, while Brother ck had located sufficient cover for himself.


    Therefore, with Reef guarding the main entrance of the bank and Sheyan providing him with MT assistance, an urrence of two men guarding a pass where thousands cannot pass urred.


    No doubt, those Deinonychus remained terrifyingly deadly as theyunched assaults without fear of getting injured.


    Yet in no time, Reef had assembled his full squad of five sage-scarabs with his shield, while Mogensha��s twin viperwolves were pouncing around with brutal ferocity.


    Concurrently, Reef was consistently flogging sage-scarabs with his whip, to induce the benefits for summoned creatures.


    Meanwhile, Sheyan��s vile ��Corrosynthesis�� ability remained constantly dealing toxin area of effect damages��

 Chapter 688: Modified……world!

    <h4>Chapter 688: Modified����world!</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Battered down by a wave of assaults, the first Deinonychus was yed after releasing an anguished roar. The manner of its demise was extremely pitiful.


    Numerous bloodied and mangled holes were corroded throughout its body by the vile toxins of the ��Corrosynthesis�� ability. Patches of green fur remained disheveled alongside those bloodied holes, as though it had died for a long while and fungus had started growing on it.


    The other Deinonychus then demonstrated appalling cruelty, as they lunged forward and shredded theirrade��s carcass as food.


    Sheyan continued observing the development of this battle as he fought, and after killing off another two Deinonychus, he calmly ordered.


    "Retreat to the second line of defence, I��ll cover the front."


    While speaking, Sheyan smashed a ��Bear��s strength�� curse-mix, simultaneously stunning his opponents and lowering their strength.


    As the dull greenish fog spreaded out, Reef immediately retreated after unleashing a ��Shattering Cardiac Roar��. Concurrently, he hurriedly used a bandage to restore some of his HP.


    Seizing this chance, the trio slowly retreated deeper into the bank. The bank��s back trading hall and front counter area was separated by an isting bullet-proof ss. Still, there was a sliding entrance door and passageway connecting them, where the trio utilized it as their second line of defence.


    This entrance was extremely narrow, where one person would be enough to block off ess. After ying another four Deinonychus by exploiting the narrowness of the entrance, Sheyan withdrew to rest.


    Meanwhile, Reef had finished recovering to full strength with medicine and reced him. Concurrently, the dinosaurs outside weren��t idling and queuing up for their turn either, but rampaged around looking to break in from another point of ess.


    Yet when their search yielded no fruits, they charged crazily in session and mmed against the isting bullet-proof ss; using their incisive ws to scratch frantically at it.


    Amidst the terrifying roars, cracks emerged throughout the ss as ceiling dust rained down from above! As the chaotic sounds shed together, eardrums were shook to the brink of utmost pain.


    Not too longter, the isting bullet-proof appeared to be on the verge of shattering.


    In this instant, Brother ck abruptly released a piercing warning whistle. A grenadeuncher extension, the size of a shlight, had been equipped onto his golden AK. Then, a rifle grenade jetted out with a trail of spiralling fumes, flying above the ss, andnded in the middle of the enraged dinosaurs that were mming against the ss.


    Boom! It exploded sonorously! Exploding the dinosaurs into mutted flesh that scattered in all directions. As it turns out, while idling in the realm, Brother ck had seemingly acquired certain benefits which quietly upgraded his battle capabilities.


    The Deinonychus were creatures that moved in packs. With their impressive agility and numbers advantage, yet still possessing pretty adequate offensive might, then without a doubt, their defence were shockingly low and their health a great disadvantage. Otherwise, they wouldn��t be considered as mere ordinary creatures in this world.


    During this period of bombardment, Reef and Sheyan slew another three of the Deinonychus. However, the bullet-proof ss was already filled with innumerable cobweb like cracks.


    Just when the trio were about to retreat into the bank��s internal treasury, a shrilling roar thundered in from outside. When those Deinonychus heard that roar, they unexpectedly retreated back like a receding tide!


    Sheyan instantly perceived that these dinosaurs possessed substantial intellect which probably exceeded his initial expectation. Once their pack suffered damages that surpassed a threshold, they wouldn��t hesitate to call for a retreat.


    Sheyan immediately activated ��Horn-Rage�� towards the a retreating Deinonychus. After colliding against it, he quickly dove to block off the bank��s main entrance and hurled out a ��Stinkbug�� curse-mix to impede a flock of 7-8 retreating Deinonychus. These 7-8 dinosaurs had already suffered grave injuries previously, and with Sheyan and Reef blocking them off while Mogensha volleyed bullets in from behind, only three managed to escape the evil clutches of Party Ace in the end.


    In this battle alone, they estimatedly ughtered a total of 23 Deinonychus, and to a Deinonychus pack that normally wouldn��t exceed 30 in numbers, it could be said as a massive defeat.


    Strangely, these dinosaurs didn��t drop a single key, but instead dropped six objects known as - [ Tiny Dinocrystal ]. They were the same crystals that Joseph and Kaoyi extracted previously, and their usefulness remained unknown to the trio.


    When Sheyan examined a ��Tiny Dinocrystal��, he immediately received a list of notification.


    [ Tiny Silicate Magnesium Energy Crystal ]


    [ Description: A solidified substance found inside a dinosaur��s body, analogous to items like a bezoar or the stones of a dog��s dder. Through research discoveries, these dinocrystals are found to contain a mystical substance, which special properties can be harvested through modr liquid-liquid extraction capabilities. A single dinocrystal of energy is equivalent to 1,000 barrels of petroleum, where all manufacturing cost can be neglected ]


    [ You can exchange this crystal with any governmental official or private agencies in exchange for wonderful rewards - an ample briefcase of cash, sexy perky assed girls, Miami beachnds��oh woah, one can simply imagine the pleasurable indulgence with sufficient dinocrystals ]


    "Seems like a token eh? But where should it be exchanged at? Sheyan mused to himself.


    Consecutively, a dull radiance emanated from the trio where their nightmare imprint transmitted a list of notifications.


    [ Party Ace has entered this world through a ��Space-Time Wormhole������ ]


    [ Contestants have already interacted with this world, resulting in a butterfly effect upon the mechanism and environment of this world ]


    [ Assimting Party Ace into this world, importing data����please wait ]


    [ Initializing matching of data���� ]


    [ Data matched ]


    [ World identified. Assimting Party Ace with this world�� ]


    [ Entering world�� ]


    [ Seventy million years ago, a mosquito was unfortunately fossilized in amber ]


    [ Contained within the mosquito��s belly, was shockingly a drop of dinosaur blood from its recent feast ]


    [ With the assistance of avant garde biotechnology, the drop of blood gave rise to countless possibilities. Once again, the hegemons of eons past have resurfaced on Earth! ]


    [ Soon, the ind for dinosaur research encountered repeated mysterious invasions ]


    [ The survivability and reproduction capabilities of the dinosaurs were mysteriously enhanced. Soon, dinosaurs appeared in coastal urbanized cities and begun propagating���� ]


    [ With the appearance of mysterious crystals, governments were stricken with wild ecstasy. With greedy and corrupted politicians working in the shadows��henceforth, the catastrophe of dinosaursmenced�� ]


    [ Ah, the Jurassic has now once again overtaken the world! ]


    After browsing through the notifications, Sheyan immediately realized that it was very likely the storyline of this world had been widely modified.


    Originally, it should be Jurassic Park, with the storyline revolving around the dinosaur ind. However, with extensive involvement by the Symbiosis Sect or Illume-union, the storyline had been greatly modified!


    Possibly, they first altered and enhanced the gics of the dinosaurs,for which they probably used gic modification tools like viruses of the Resident Evil world, or other variations from worlds like Anaconda, blood orchid etc. Then, an event urred that helped the dinosaurs reach and propagate within coastal cities.


    Following that, to prevent governments from relying on weapons of mass destruction, they managed to modify the genes or researched the formation of such dinocrystals in the dinosaur��s bodies. Thus, the dinosaurs became exceedingly profitable, forcing the governments to rely on milder firearm tactics to hunt down the dinosaurs. Hence, such a queer equilibrium had formed.


    Sheyan��s suspicion definitely wasn��t mere baseless conjecture. The most basic proof of this, would be Fanu��s exceptionally daunting Stegosaurus!


    Through the notifications, Sheyan faintly managed to grasp some information. Looking in perspective, Fanu��s dinosaur was probably at least a tier-2 or tier-3 legendary creature existence. Even for a Growth-Hunter to tame a legendary creature, the chances would be close to zero.


    Therefore, the only exnation would be Sheyan��s aforementioned spection. Frankly speaking, Sheyan truly admired the Symbiosis sect foring up with such a method. They actually envisioned to modify an entire world to achieve their goals and ambitions! Such astute scheming to tremendous impact the grand scale of affairs, truthfully speaking, even Sheyan felt rather ashamed and inferior.


    At this moment, a list of notification projected out.


    [ Silver Prestige Party Ace, wee to this nightmare world ]


    [ Party Ace have been transported to this world via a special relevant item. You are not qualified to ept the main mission ]


    [ The contestant that transported you to this world has already perished. When thest member of her party perishes or leaves the world, you will be be forcibly removed from this world as well ]


    [ Please explore and initiate the various milestones of this world yourselves ]


    [ Time: Year 2034, August. Afternoon 1537 hours ]


    [ Location: Coastal vicinity of Madagascar titude north 19.7 degrees, longitude south 31.4 degrees) ]


    [ Setting: Jurassic Park ]


    [ Difficulty: Extremely high (A difficulty) ]


    [ Pain limitation: 25% ]


    [ Individual capabilities enhancement: 0% ]


    [ Setting exploration rate: 0.03% ]


    [ Additional detail: this setting is an unknown setting. Because your party only includes a newly promoted Growth-Hunter, you are unable to understand the relevant setting nature and information ]


    [ You automatically grasp the relevantnguage. Able to interact freely with characters of this world, and erased upon leaving this world ]


    [ You are affected by a passive effect: Raging Dinosaurs - As contestants have greatly modified the movie storyline, all dinosaurs now deals additional 15% damage to contestants ]


    [ Your appearance/identity have been settled; restored upon returning to the real world. You can alsomence modifications within the nightmare realm. For any doubts, voice the relevant queries to the nightmare imprint; if your scope of authority is adequate, you will receive an answer ]


    [ None of your party members have experienced this world. Your setting developments will be synchronized to other contestants by default ]

 Chapter 689: Dual specialty opponent

    <h4>Chapter 689: Dual specialty opponent</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    "So that��s the case." The trio was fully enlightened after glossing through the notifications. Previously, they still felt a fog of mystery enshrouding them, but everything had now been rified.


    Reef thoughtfully suggested.


    "If that��s the case, then once Zipletes her mission, she��ll be able to leave this world and we can depart as well? But that��s a given, once she leaves, we have no choice but to leave too."


    Sheyan nodded and responded.


    "You��re correct. Therefore, converging with her is our top priority. I remember hearing that Joseph and Kaoyi mentioning this - if they cannotplete their mission to purge, they��ll have to risk venturing deeper into the danger zone."


    When Mogensha heard Sheyan��s words, his eyes flickered and eximed.


    "You��re implying that most likely, Zi would be heading to that danger zone as well?"


    Sheyan nodded and continued.


    "Indeed. Base on her current circumstances, Zi probably would rather die in the hands of beasts than in the hands of Zeus. Maybe, she��s even leveraging on certain storyline characters for backing. However, everything we have now is merely conjectures, and the truth may be utterly different. If I was in Zi��s shoes, I would definitely be fleeing by the coastal region����anyway, we are sorelycking in information, let��s gather some information before proceeding."


    ***********************


    Momentster, Mogensha casually located their ride and ignited the engine. The trio then boarded the car.


    "Where should we head to now?" Reef turned to inquire of Sheyan.


    Sheyan pondered a little and replied.


    "In my perspective, the ind for dinosaur research, Jurassic Park, should be the deadliest. But, their only prey there would be their own dinosaur species. Therefore, I can deduce that this danger zone that Joseph and Kaoyi is referring to, ought to be the coastal region where the dinosaurs first came ashore, or brought ashore."


    "Our goal isn��t to sh with the dinosaurs but to locate Zi��s whereabouts. Thus����we naturally must return to human society! Drawing the support of the nation��s satellite technologies or what not, and inquire of Zi��s location. We need first hand information!"


    Brother ck doubtfully asked.


    "Man, wouldn��t the country be focusing their efforts on those damned dinosaurs eh? I reckon even the ruckus we just created would virtually go unnoticed by their satellite surveince system. Wouldn��t chances of locating Zi be simrly pathetic?"


    Sheyan chuckled and raised a finger while exining.


    "Your first mistake is associating our current circumstance with Zi��s. You��re not wrong, this is the first time we��re entering this world, and the country would naturally ignore us. Yet you mustn��t forget, this isn��t the first time Zi and the rest have entered this ghostnd��"


    "Just think about chaos the Symbiosis Sect incited; infiltrating Jurassic Park, modifying dinosaur genes, and even upsurging a cmity of dinosaurs by freeing them!!!"


    "This isn��t something that can be aplished with merely one or two experiences in this world. At the very least, it scales to a degree of three worlds. Therefore, do you think that under such conditions, the government would be recklessly ignoring them?"


    "Next, your second mistake lies in associating our battle capabilities with theirs. We��ve already witnessed both Zi and Prince Stalo battling before, but they were obviously holding back. With their prowess of touching the basic scale of elemental halos, attempting to mask their appearances or identity would be futile. Once the ripples of such unique and formidable abilities surfaces, they would inevitably be recognized."


    "Just think about Jiajue Tongxie*, his PK value is merely 4 points but millions can recognize even the color of his soles. Whereas Zi probably carries the terrifying PK value status of the likes of authors like Sanshao, Ergen, Tudou and others. Therefore, I dare to confirm that as long as we pull some tricks with the local authorities or perhaps even the FBI, we��ll definitely acquire detailed reports on Zi and the rest. In the best scenario, we may even obtain her coordinates through their satellite system."


    (TL:*I tried researching for this reference but can��t seem to find it, but I think it refers to an author��s name, like the other names.)


    Brother ck shrugged his shoulders and spat out his cigar before helplessly replying.


    "Boss, I regret asking you that question. Why is it that everytime I finish listening to your analysis, I find it so simple yet I just can��t think of it until you exin it out?"


    Sheyan smiled and leapt down from the car. Then, he gazed towards a nearby towering skyscraper, whose interior exhibited chaotic disarray but elevator lights were still lighted up.


    After marching over and kicking open a spoilt automatic ss sliding door, Sheyan took the elevator up to the highest floor.


    ******************


    Momentster, he returned and boarded the car before instructing Reef.


    "Let��s head west. Oh right, remember to change your dressing to fit in with the locals."


    Following that, Reef stepped onto the gas pedal as the car elerated towards the west.


    *******************


    Two hourster, a vehicle pulled up by a street. Noteworthily, due to the chaotic traffic congestion along the way, this was the fourth time the trio were swapping vehicles.


    Vividly ahead, the fiery sun was gradually submerging. The clouds had seemingly evaporated into oblivion by the scorching sun. An enormous ferris wheel rotated unhurriedly, and with the absence of wind, two pirs of smoke wafted towards the sky; seemingly flting for all eternity.


    A double-decker bus had copsed horizontally in front. Behind its charred vehicr frame, 23 other vehicles were congested in a mess. Thus, Sheyan could only resort to walking for this stretch.


    40 plus metres ahead of Party Ace��s trio, was stretches of luxuriant trees before a pair of imposingly dignified steel gates were erected. There was even a clear brook encircling the ce. By theteral side of those gates, stood a monument inscribing the words ��Griffith Park��.


    Astoundingly, the words ��Griffith Park�� were soaked in fresh blood! It appeared as though blood had been explosively sttered across, but the stains had already dried into prune colored clumps. Still, the visual effect painted a depiction of gorgeous, bare desperation.


    However, not a single corpse was in sight.


    Not even the remnants of severed limbs.


    Mogensha possessed exceptional instincts in dissecting battle scenes. After all, he grew up in such environments and fought since the age of 10, he couldn��t not be proficient in this.


    Mogensha surveyed the surroundings and trudged to a nearbyrge tree before examining it carefully. Then, he thrusted his hand towards the tree and slowly retracted it. Initially, he hand was empty, but now, a throwing knife was shockingly sped between two fingers.


    This throwing knife was roughly 30 cm long and its craftsmanship was fairly crude, without even a blood groove. The shaft revealed a skull imprint and its de was exceptionally sharp. The sharpened de edge shimmered with a tinge of metallic blue under the ring sunlight.


    Strangely, the tip of the throwing knife showed signs of melting. Upon closer inspection, a fingernail sized rhombus chip was lodged in the middle, with ayer of solid frost enveloping around it.


    The individuals of Party Ace were all figures who had fought along the edge of life and death. Naturally, they could tell this crudely crafted throwing knife indicated an underlying threat.


    The absence of a blood groove implied that without retracting the throwing knife after stabbing, blood wouldn��t be able to stream out of the wound. Instead, the blood would umte internally, possibly in one��s abdominal or thoracic cavity, which would bring about immenseplications during treatmentter on.


    An assassination dagger coated with frost. Such a lethal weapon bluntly suggested a dual specialbatant who excelled in agility and magic intelligence!


    Moreover, the leaves around that stabbed area simrly showed clear signs of withering, evidently indicating the ominous deadliness of this throwing knife coated with frosty metallic brilliance. Even arge tree couldn��t withstand such concentrated venom, one could simply imagine the consequences of this throwing knife thrusting into a human body!


    All of a sudden, a few individuals marched out from shops on both sides of the street, and surrounded the trio in the middle.


    The leader of this group had a callous pair of bloodshot eyes, resembling a wild beast rapaciously eyeing its prey.


    Above his blue skin tight pants, the high waisted leather jacket he wore exhibited a white skull insignia at the back. He appeared tall and skinny with abed back mohawk. The left side of his mohawk was dyed golden yellow and the right side red. Strapped at his waist, was a leather scabbard.


    Sheyan��s pupils faintly contracted as he observed the weapon this male was brandishing����twin throwing knives��as for the model, length and luster of those twin throwing knives, they were perfectly identical to that lethal throwing knife Mogensha had discovered earlier!


    White frosty mist swivelled round his hands, causing the outline of his fingers to turn fuzzy. Vaguely seen through the gathering mist, his fingers appeared to be trembling incessantly.


    Initially, the mist resembled an ice box being opened during summer; rolling and churning up before dispersing into the atmosphere. Yet upon close inspection, seemingly possessing sentience, the floating mist revealed a wiggling rotating pattern. If one listened carefully, one would be able to hear the crackling sounds of icicles shing and shattering.


    An impasse.


    The fervent rays of the setting sun shone down, causing the trio to feel a scorching tingle on their skins. Perspiration rolled down their foreheads and their breathing turned heavier.


    There was an unwritten rule amongst contestants. Unless one��s might overbearingly surpasses his foe, it would be impossible to rival the multitudes with a handful.


    Furthermore, the members of Party Ace possessed incredibly abundantbat experience. They knew that fighting in such a spacious and empty space with enemies who held the superiority in numbers, would lead to tragic disaster. What more when, among the enemy was an enigmatic throwing knives expert?

 Chapter 690: Bitter fighting

    <h4>Chapter 690: Bitter fighting</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Without a doubt, the trio was trapped in an impasse; a deadly situation.


    Very likely, their opponents had anticipated that others would pass through here, and had stationed themselves here for a period of time already. The clear proof of other battles between them and dinosaurs, or them and other contestants, was the throwing knife that Mogensha discovered.


    Therefore, this was a wlessly nned ambush.


    Recognizing that, Mogensha and Sheyan immediately jumped aside, each to the left and right, without a sound. It appeared as though a terrifying aviation bomb hadnded between them, and they were sted aside by immense detonation force.


    Such was the abruptness of their movement, they didn��t grant even a single second of buffer time for their opponents. Nevertheless, the flying-knives expert immediately hurled out a single flying knife with great indifference. Though his action seemed ratherckadaisical, the knife soared with utmost speed; transforming into a chilling beam as it shot towards Sheyan��s head!


    Seeing the speed of his casually thrown iing flying knife, Sheyan wasn��t able to dodge in


    Fortunately, during the process of darting away, Mogensha had twisted his body round and opened fire in midair. Fiery tongues volleyed out of his golden AK, as three burst shots struck against that flying knife.


    Pang! A muffled clink echoed as the knife deviated from its intended target, and eventually lodged into ateral tree.


    Then, the remaining four opponents barreled forward without hesitation nor emotions. Their movements were swift and soundless; like famished wild wolves scuttling through the snow for food. They segregated into two directions, as they charged to surround both Reef and Sheyan.


    Seeing that his flying knife had missed, this strange knifeman with bloodshot eyes pulled out another incisive flying knife. Following that, he licked the knife��s de with his maroon tongue. Blood streamed down from the corner of his lips, but was greedilypped by his long and pointy tongue.


    "Fools who dare to touch my people? Since you broke the pact first, then the contract between Zeus and us is hereby nullified����hmph, I, Drizzt, delights in hearing the sounds of my enemy��s soul and blood freezing up!"


    During the instance of encountering a surprise enemy, Sheyan��s heart instantly sank but his mind remained additionallyposed! Evidently, this Drizzt guy came specifically for them! His intentions were simply, undoubtedly, it was to seek vengeance for his fallen subordinates.


    "Therefore, this brat is clearly aware that Kaoyi and Joseph were in by us three. Since they dare to outrightly seek revenge, they naturally have confidence in victory!"


    Sheyan had originally saved the four achievement points he recently acquired. However now, he immediately invested them into his virus ability ��Influenza�� without hesitation.


    Even raising his battle capabilities by half a point could turn the tides of war!


    When his ��Influenza�� ability previously reached level 4, the amount of achievement points required simrly rose to 4 points. Even with 50% discounting due to his ��Stairway of the Sun�� virus system, he only managed to upgrade the ��Influenza�� ability to level 6. Hence, following the trend of 2% increase in each level, the chances of negative buffs of sneezing, shivering and headaches rose from 11% to 15%.


    After aplish this deed, Sheyan��s thoughts continued jolting through his mind.


    "If the enemy is deployed in this manner, then, our top priority is to do this����"


    Sheyan extended out both hands, and atop one of his palm, was the dazzling radiance of a golden pearl! Within a split second, the radiance enveloped Sheyan��s body!


    Indeed, this was the active ability of the ��Gold Pearl of the Caribbean Sea�� - ��Pearliate��.


    Upon activating this equipment, the radiance of the ��Gold Pearl of the Caribbean Sea�� became imbued onto him; propelling his pure perceptive sense to double. Still, any relevant effects from his perceptive sense reaching a certain threshold wouldn��t be triggered!


    Sheyan��s current perceptive points were already ��23+9�� points! After employing the ��Goldpearl of the Caribbean Sea��, his perceptive sense broke through and reached 55 points! Even so, it wouldn��t trigger the boundary threshold breakthrough, causing him to be a perceptive sense specialized Growth-Hunter.


    While the golden radiance enveloped Sheyan, Reef concurrently unleashed a ��Shattering Cardiac Roar��. To his astonishment, though his ��Shattering Cardiac Roar�� still dealt damages, the negative effects failed to affect the surrounding foes. Their foes remained pressing in with sly sneers on their faces. Not a single notification of resistance even appeared in their battle logs.


    But at this instant, Sheyan erupted forth!


    A blinding brilliance flickered on his finger as he directly activated ��Horn-Rage��! Simultaneously, a vomit colored greenish mist dissipated out from him, indicated clearly that his ��Corrosynthesis�� ability had been activated!


    Yet peculiarly, Sheyan��s stampeding direction wasn��t aiming for anyone. From his speeding trajectory, he first charged past a building before smashing against a Chrysler SUV!


    After ruthlessly smashing into the hood of the SUV, he exploded forth with his soaring 49 points of strength; sending the SUV rolling for several rounds. Rumbling sounds reverberated, as dust and ss shards scattered in all directions.


    In spite of that, Sheyan��s target wasn��t that SUV. Instead, it was a in garbage bin behind the SUV. When he collided against the dark blue garbage bin, a weird shriek pierced out before ayer of distorted space appeared on the surface of the garbage bin. The closest example would be mirage distortions due to heatwave in a desert, causing misjudgements in one��s optic nerves!


    Stunned by Sheyan��s ��Horn-Rage��, the figure of an individual slowly surfaced.


    Meanwhile, at the exact point of Sheyan��s collision, the few opponents surrounding Reef and Mogensha suddenly evaporated into thin air.


    Instantaneously, the four opponents appeared 4-5 metres away, and from the postures of their movements, one could observe that their speed had been widely reduced. This meant that in reality, they were affected by Reef��s ability. But of course, with Reef��s current indomitable prowess, even peak Growth-Hunters like Prince Stalo or Zi, would find it hard to negate the effects of his ��Shattering Cardiac Roar��.


    Therefore, the image of them not being affected earlier, was purely an illusion! An illusion that affected one��s optic nerves!


    The memory of the killingbination of those Reserve-duty Growth-Hunters, Lille and Uzel, was still distinct in Sheyan��s memory. An assassin supplemented with unparalleled illusions, they had inflicted great distress and sufficient troubles to the trio.


    Due to that battle, Sheyan had been constantly plotting and eventually concluded many things. Hence, he had always been wary of encountering the same situation.


    The speed and intensity of these ambushing opponents was already out of his expectations. Furthermore, the fact that they could noiselessly surround them, as though easily cing the trio into a boiling part, signified one fact.


    "The opponent definitely has an incredibly formidable perceptive sense Growth-Hunter. One that could cause us to walk into an ambush without warning!"


    "Furthermore, the fact that our data statistics aren��t misled, but merely our senses are affected, indicates that this Growth-Hunter didn��t break through primarily with perceptive sense. Hence, there isn��t much suppression, and perceptive sense is merely his secondary attribute!"


    Therefore, immediately after the battlemenced, Sheyan determined that he must locate this powerful perceptive sense opponent.


    Following his activation of the ��Goldpearl of the Caribbean Sea��, the massive boost in his perceptive sense immediately allowed him to sense not one, but two individuals hiding in the shadows!


    One of which was probably a gunman, and was upying a high vantage point.


    Instead, the other was merely hiding a block away, behind a vehicle! Yet when Sheyan shifted his gaze there, he saw no one but a single garbage bin through the car��s window. If he encountered this scenario for the first time, he would be scrambling around at a loss. But now that he had experienced Uzel and Lille, he naturally knew how to react!


    As for that hiding individual, he was likely an illusion master with high perceptive sense! With his impressive perceptive sense, most individuals wouldn��t be able to detect his existence, while his illusions could greatly disrupt his foes and provide tremendous assistance in the battlefield.


    Yet for such a contestant build, he would be equally weak; if Sheyan didn��t aim to kill him first, then who would he hit first?


    Witnessing Sheyanunching such an out of the blue offensive, the countenance of the flying-knife expert, Drizzt, changed drastically. A ring glow radiated from the nightmare imprint over his brows, before hurling two frosted flying knives at Sheyan!


    Concurrently, almost half of the squad assaulting Mogensha and Reef simrly round, and directed their assaults at Sheyan instead.


    Boom! A thunderous, soul rendering gunshot resounded. That was the gunshot of a powerful sniper rifle!


    One could sense that a terrifying bullet that could conquer all strongholds was iing. Small explosions incessantly erupted in the air wherever that bullet passed through. It was as imposing as a giant dragon wing through the vast sky!


    This bullet, was simrly heading for Sheyan!


    In a split second, four different attacks were targeting straight for Sheyan!


    Brother ck pressed his trigger tightly, so tight that his finger webbing turned pale. Fiery streaks of bullets sted out andnded against the flying frosted knives.


    Dang! Dang! Dang! Blunt sounds emerged! To his horror, that flying knife was undeterred, and merely nted a little, before puncturing through another nearby vehicle!

 Chapter 691: Death…connector!

    <h4>Chapter 691: Death��connector!</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Sheyan was being bombarded!


    Fortunately at the nick of time, Reef��s nightmare imprint flickered with dazzling brilliance as he stretched out his arm. Instantly, a semi-transparent golden armour appeared above Sheyan��s head, and revolved down onto his body.


    Faith-guard!


    In the next second, two flying frost knives, a sniping bullet and two other long range assaults struck Sheyan, causing him to stumble forward. The ��Faith-guard�� enshrouding Sheyan instantly shattered, as golden glitters showered in all directions.


    Even with the protection of the 40% realm regtion and his impregnable innate ��Stronghold��, Sheyan was still grievously injured. His health points radically dipped by half.


    The sniper bullet had sted opened a humongously hideous mangled wound on his back. The twin flying frost knives stabbed deep into his back, and dealt massive damage over time. Smoky fumes spiralled out from his body, as his whole body was charred ck.


    Yet simultaneously under the torrents of assaults, an electrifying blue jolted through his body. ��Zergling Rush�� had been activated! He frantically smashed a strength curse-mix, as moss greenish toxic fumes dispersed out and further weakened the illusion master. Moreover, the fumes simrly acted as a cover, making it difficult for the sniper to pinpoint his location.


    Raising his oceanic blue long sabre loftily up high, a trail of greenish toxic fumes lingered around it. Then, with a sh of lightning, de rays hacked down with unrivalled ferocity.


    Frankly speaking, the might of Sheyan��s ��+7 West�� saber was rtively less threatening when battling storyline characters, than in a fight between contestants. This was because of its property to cut through various defenses, resulting in extremely terrifying damages.


    With a single hack of the de, the illusion master howled frically and miserably into his party channel.


    "AHHHHH! This guy��s insane. His weapon actually dealt crushing damage, its normal damage negates defence, acidic damage (from Sheyan��s ��Shrivelled tangerine��), true damage from something called ��Flesh Explosion��, and corrosive damage (from Sheyan��s ��Corrosynthesis��) !!! Six different kinds of attack, and three of them are akin to true damages! HELP ME!!"


    Even so, Sheyan wasn��t one to act benevolently. With another uppercut sh, he swiped the poor fellow up into the air with blood sttering. But in this instance, a contestant that was previously attacking Reef, once again unleashed a barrage of attacks like a speedy typewriter.


    Sheyan loved such high frequency low damage output opponents the most. His eyes bulged with bloodied veins, as ��Zergling Rush�� was triggered once again. Three vicious des hacked down once again!


    "The more vicious your strikes, I shall return 10 folds or even a 100 folds onto yourrade!!"


    "We shall see who endures longer!"


    Kacha! Bones were cleaved in alongside blood-curdling screams. Finally, an arm swivelled out with blood spurting from its severed end.


    Even this illusion master, a formidable Growth-Hunter, was still utterly defeated under Sheyan��s concentrated attacks.


    Though his back was a mutted mess, Sheyan mustered onest sh; sending the illusion master flying as he sunk into near-death state.


    Finally, Sheyan pulled out ��Ambition��, and took aim at the contestant��s head.


    But at this precise moment, the distant Drizzt stood up and mumbled an enchanting incantation.


    "Enchanted pupil of frost fixates your soul, let the frosted cold dictate life and death!"


    In the midst of his incantation, a shockingly straight frozen beam bolted out from his fogging icy hands. The frozen beam seemed like it existed in another dimension, unimpeded by all obstacles before directly connecting Drizzt��s hands and Sheyan.


    2-3 secondster, a entirely different rhombus frost dagger jetted out with indescribable velocity.


    By now, Sheyan had already pressed ��Ambition��s�� trigger. In the wake of rumbling gunfire and assailing fumes, a lead bullet punctured into that unlucky contestant��s head and sted it into smithereens!


    Blood sttered across Sheyan��s face. Only now, did Sheyan realized a frozen beam connected him and Drizzt. Although he didn��t know its effect, he could tell it definitely wasn��t something good. Instantly, he dove to take cover behind the corner of a wall.


    s, it was futile. Under the guidance of the frost beam, the rhombus frost dagger effortlessly bypassed the corner like it was a mere hallucination, and simply stabbed into Sheyan��s right chest.


    Instantly, Sheyan��s left chest was frozen solid, as spikes of crystal blue icicles jarred out. When that frost dagger nailed into Sheyan��s chest, it appeared like ss smashing against a rock yet without shattering.


    With the dagger as the nexus, Icy cracks extended outwards and eventually shattered with a sonorous crash, as chunks of frozen flesh and ice fragments fell to the ground. Then, a bowl sized deep cavity was left at Sheyan��s left chest, where even the peristalsis of his lungs and his ribs could be vividly seen!


    The damage dealt to Sheyan was simply inconceivable!


    In a sh, yet another frozen beam converged onto Sheyan. Following the earlier procedure, after 2-3 seconds upon connection with its target, a frost dagger would shoot out; unhindered by all constructions or obstacles.


    With half of his upper body frozen solid, Sheyan barely managed to roll several metres away. Still, he failed to evade the connection of that frozen beam.


    The frost dagger shuttled in, and right before it struck, a masculine figure charged in with indescribable speed out of the blue, and blocked Sheyan��s front.


    Indeed, Reef demonstrated his ability - ��Courage��!


    Right before the rhombus frost dagger struck in with unmatched velocity, Reef lifted his dark-golden shield, which noticeably cut off the connection between the frozen beam and Sheyan.


    The rhombus frost dagger collided against the dark-golden shield, and in this instance, the dagger��s rip rapidly dissolved through the shield. Shockingly, ayer of frost enveloped Reef and his shield, turning them into an azure ice sculpture.


    Yet in the next second, the dark-golden shield flourished with dazzling brilliance, before the phantom of a sphinx appeared. Roaring thunderously, the sphinx swung out its w.


    The scorching sunset seemed to condense onto its phantom w, which imprinted down onto the shield, which modelled like the scorching sun. In this moment, ice and frost melted away. Reef stood before Sheyan like a majestic and arrogant mountain rain, before coldly dering.


    "Those who wishe to touch myrades, will have to trample over my dead body first!"


    "You��re an����MT?" Drizzt��s pupils momentarily shrunk, but heightened with zing intensity. "I actually get to finish off an MT here?"


    Meanwhile, Mogensha had simrly seized the opportunity where Reef��s ��Shattering Cardiac Roar�� was still affecting the surrounding opponents. He hurled out his ��Silver Sparta Spear��, which morphed into a chain lightning and bounced through his opponents with unrivalled deadliness.


    While his ��Sparta Spear�� was jolting through and paralyzing his foes, Mogensha sessfully retreated into the besiding cluster of buildings.


    He obviously wasn��t escaping but going to fulfil his mission - to tie up the hidden sniper residing at the vantage point! For such an intense battle like this, letting a sniper have free reign would be undoubtedly fatal. Honestly speaking, to the current Mogensha, such a mission was exceedingly arduous but he never feared taking up such challenges.


    Up till now, Drizzt failed to anticipate two things.


    Firstly, he didn��t expect his illusion master to be seen through by the enemy, and even be in!


    Secondly, he couldn��t have expected that a tiny trio of contestants, would actually have an indomitable MT dwelling amongst them. If he did, he absolutely wouldn��t have permitted his four subordinates to swarm forward! In the end, they were all caught off guard by the MT��s ability to impair their speed, leading to the opposing gunmen''s escape.


    Nevertheless, Drizzt remained confident of achieving victory!


    Boom! A sonorous rumbled echoed from the top of a nearby building. ck spiralling fumes could be seen spiralling out from the seventh floor of that building. Indeed, while that sniper was attempting to fire off, Brother ck had catapulted a rifle grenade over.


    Although such an attack wasn��t fatal, the dejected sniper could no longer concentrate on aiming and sniping foes.


    Though his opponent was equally a contestant, to Mogensha who had amassed years ofbat experience and technicalities, killing and taking cover from a young age, he was truly much superior to most other gunmen contestants!


    With Reef guarding his back, Sheyan gritted his teeth and pounded against a besiding wall. Instantly, he created a new channel of mobility, as a part of the wall crumbled into a pile of rubble. The two then swiftly retreated into that mini-mart.


    Meanwhile, Drizzt��s lips curled into a malevolent smirk. "Trying to y me with such gimmicks?"


    He waved his hand in signal, as his four subordinates quickly encircled around that particr mini-mart. Then, Drizzt leapt onto the second floor balcony of theteral building, as two rhombus daggers condensed onto his hands.


    Drizzt��s four subordinates obviously wouldn��t charge into the mini-mart, as that would be pure idiocy. Instead, those four possessed certain long rangebat capabilities as well; such as shotguns, hand grenades and what not. Then, that started bombarding the mini-mart fanatically.


    Although such reckless assaults wouldn��t be that useful, it would still offer a slight amount of damage.


    Drizzt was someone incredibly adept and formidable in ice element abilities. Once his opponents resurfaces, their speed would be inevitably hampered, before he would proceed to drag them, bit by bit, to their deaths. All these, while he observes the despair on his opponents�� faces. This was something that Drizzt loved doing the most.

 Chapter 692: Reappearance of the sneeze

    <h4>Chapter 692: Reappearance of the sneeze</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Under the persistent bombardment of Drizzt��s subordinates, the mini-mart sheltering Sheyan and Reef swayed and eventually copsed with a boom.


    As dust and sediment soared to the sky, Reef sheltered Sheyan as they scurried out.


    Drizzt��s lips curled into a malicious sneer, as two matchless frozen beamsered out and connected with Reef. In this instance, Reef immediately felt an unprecedentedly dreadful threat, andyered ��Faith-guard�� over himself.


    Twin rhombus frost daggers pierced in with unparalleled swiftness, bypassing obstaclespletely unhindered!


    Reef blocked with his shield again, as the two frost daggers dissolved and froze both man and shield into an azure ice sculpture! Except, that same phantom sphinx appeared andpletely melted the ice with zing heat.


    As Drizzt��s subordinates closed in, Sheyan hurled out a gene-mix. Dense fog puffed out and transformed into a shockwave, before decreasing the movement speed of his foes; thereby earning some breathing space for Reef.


    Following that, Sheyan pounded his fist several times against the wall of the next building, causing cement and bricks to crumble. As dust blocked off the line of sight of their foes, Reef and him darted into the building once again.


    This time, their refuge building was much tougher, looking as though it had been constructed with thickyers of brick.


    Though Drizzt��s closebat subordinates were Reserve-duty Growth-Hunters who possessed inhuman strength and weapons, demolishing this building would still take roughly 3-5 minutes. What more, they still had to guard against sudden counter-attacks from their enemies.


    "Darn it! Are they trying to buy time?" Drizzt suddenly thought of this notion.


    As it turns out, Drizzt was a branch head of arge party named Skull. In this branch, he, the deceased illusion master, sniper Trista who was presently duelling with Mogensha, and the fallen Joseph were Growth-Hunters. As for Kaoyi and the other four, they were Reserve-duty Growth-Hunters.


    When Kaoyi and Joseph had felt something amiss and requested for emergency aid, Drizzt had quickly rushed over on first notice. A pity, he was one step toote and could only ��retrieve their corpses��.


    "Hmm, the aim for stalling time is undoubtedly awaiting reinforcements��" such a notion was quickly stirred in Drizzt��s mind.


    "But if any opponents approaches the area, the mole nted in the police force by us, Party Skull, would be able to detect them through satellite surveince. Even if there isn��t a clear trace, some sort of warning should still be released, which would allow us to eliminate all unexpected threats."


    "Could it be, they hold such confidence in that Reserve-duty Growth-Hunter who has fled into the cluster of buildings? That he can definitely kill off Trista in such a short time, and return to aid them? ��what a joke! What��s the significance between Reserve-duty Growth-Hunters and Growth-Hunters?! Maybe defeating Trista can still be believable, but to defeat him in such a short span of time and return in aid, how minute must that probability be?"


    At this moment, a Reserve-duty Growth-Hunter named Ben Johnson eximed into the party channel.


    "Sir, that MT is truly problematic. His exceedingly rare dark-gold grade shield can even effectively curb against your abilities! He probably possesses a honorary medicine dosage as well. If we continue tangling up with them in this terrain, we may get dragged into a drawn out battle instead. Why not deal with that Reserve-duty gunner?"


    "Oh shush it! Are you belittling my prowess?" Before Drizzt could respond, sniper Trista screamed angrily like a female witch whose soft spot had just been touched. Truthfully speaking, she was originally extremely arrogant and conceited individual. It was only after being expelled from Party Skull��s core team, that she was sent here to partner Drizzt.


    "I guarantee to st that ck fool��s head mangled right in the middle of my crosshair. Anyone that dares to meddle, I promise I��ll st your head off first!"


    Contemting slightly, Drizzt started feeling a certain ominous premonition. Nevertheless, his eyes sparkled.


    "Right! How valiant is this MT already, if given sufficient opportunities to mature fully, he definitely wouldn��t be inferior to Zeus! Yes!! Such an invincible MT, how is it possible that only two others support him. He surely is awaiting for more reinforcements! Indeed, this is a glorious chance, how could I simply squander it?"


    Thinking of that, Drizzt��s countenance instantly turned shady. He immediately fished out an incredibly dpidated looking walkie-talkie, disying an image resembling that of the world war 2 era.


    [ Requesting connection, requesting connection ]


    [ This connection will exhaust all remaining battery. Recharge time of 24 hours, do you wish to proceed? ]


    "Yes!"


    [ Connecting�� ]


    "Hoi, Judas, please immediately employ your satellite surveince, and check for any abnormalities around a 30 kilometres radius of my location. Especially for movements not belonging to us."


    "Nothing seen, only a bunch of dinosaurs. Are you really wasting your call limit on this? Idiot blockhead."


    "Shut your trap, Judas. Help me monitor once every two minutes, once you discover hostiles, inform me at once."


    "Drizzt, you��ve reached your call limit, how do I alert you?"


    "Just follow the conventional protocol of the party, ring it four times."


    "20,000 utility points."


    "Deal."


    Upon concluding the call, Drizzt was sure in his heart, that after removing potential troubles from the rear, he could definitely bite his opponents to death!


    In this instant, the building Sheyan and Reef were finding sce in crumbled and copsed. Seizing this chance, Drizzt actually unleashed 4 rhombus frost daggers in session. While they all eventually melted to Reef, Drizzt remained utterly confident in his own battle capabilities!


    That was because therge scale party he was in, equally possessed an MT! As one of the core backbone of his party, he undoubtedly exchanged pointers with his own party��s MT before. Moreover, the level and fighting power of his MT surpassed this fellow. Hence, he was fully sure, the damage dealt by each frost dagger wasn��t negligeable at all!


    Witnessing his enemies scurrying into the next building, Drizzt squinted his eyes as he smiled wretchedly with teeth exposed. His slender maroon tongue licked against the de of a frosted knife.


    At this moment, Ben Johnson untactfully suggested.


    "Sir, their movements are seriously too strange. Don��t they know their only oue is to be slowly grinded to death? Could it be, they rather endure such humiliation before dying, just to survive for an additional half an hour? I suggest requesting for some backup sir. Bring other branch members, for I fear, the night is long and full of terrors!"


    "Shut it!" Drizzt��s lips curled into a crafty sneer.


    "I don��t need others to finish them! It has been only a couple of minutes into the evening, ten minutes probably. Do you know how much an MT��s equipment can be worth? And if we fortuitously draw his dark-gold grade shield, how much wealth can we reap? Just these several minutes, or ten at most, and you want us to share such tremendous benefits with others?"


    Ben Johnson immediately turned speechless. Drizzt then angrily rebuked.


    "Just do what you need to do, damn it, you guys are creating too much dust Ah��ah��ah��AH��AHCHOO!"


    That final, incredibly ugly sneezepletely eradicated Drizzt��s portrayed appearance of a murderously callous and bewitching individual! Mucus dangled from his nostrils, making him appear terribly repulsive.


    Meanwhile, Sheyan was leaning against a wall with his eyes shut. When he heard that awfully loud sneeze, he abruptly lifted his head. In his eyes, a fiery passion to fight had ignited.


    "That Drizzt and the other chatterbox are rather astute individuals. If my ��Influenza�� symptoms surfaces more rampantly, they will surely suspect����therefore, once more symptom arrives, that will be the best opportunity to strike!"


    Not longter after several small sneezes, when a nearby Reserve-duty Growth-Hunter released a shuddering sneeze, a suspicious expression instantaneously surfaced on Drizzt��s face.


    "It��s time!"


    When Sheyan squeezed those words out from his teeth, a semi-transparent golden armour coated over him. Indeed, it was Reef��s ��Faith-guard��.


    In the next second, Sheyan dove out through a shattered window, where the glow of his finger��s ��Barbaric-demon Pupil�� twinkled!


    However prior to this, the cautious Drizzt constantly maintained distance between his foes and himself. Hence, Sheyan couldn��t activate ��Horn-Rage�� until he could shorten the distance and get close to Drizzt.


    "Finally unable to resist eh?"


    Noting Sheyan��s sudden retaliation, Drizzt��s heart instead lightened up. If those two buggers really continued cowering in those short houses like turtles awaiting death, he definitely would suspect they were plotting something. With his foe retaliating right now, that to him, felt like he was making a checkmate move while ying cards.


    With his opponent running out of options and finally deciding to show their cards, while he himself was still conserving many cards up his sleeves, such an oue was simply amazing. For two individuals of near identical standards battling each other, this situation was akin to 90 percent victory for a gambler.


    Drizzt couldn��t contain his hystericalughter, causing one to subconsciously think of a serpent with its red tongue out.


    His figure blurred as he hastily retreated several steps. Concurrently, he shot out a frost dagger which instantly shatter Sheyan��syer of ��Faith-guard��!

 Chapter 693: Each display of might

    <h4>Chapter 693: Each disy of might</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Solely seen through the way Drizzt moved and toyed with his knives in seemingly ckened fashion, it was clear he still possessed much reserves of energy. Then surely, don��t even mention Sheyan, his agility would be vastly superior to even Mogensha!


    Sheyan strived his all in raging pursuit, yet every time he covered three metres, Drizzt would simultaneously retreat by four metres while facing Sheyan. Moreover, Drizzt even counter-attacked, dishing out lethal ice element damages in conjunction with slowing Sheyan��s movement speed.


    More crucially, if his opponent managed to catch up, Drizzt still held at least three different methods to escape the grip of his foe and pull open the distance again. Hence, he had utmost confidence and disyed an imposing arrogance! In truth, would any Growth-Hunter ced in leadership appointments be of undeserved reputation?


    Out of the blue, the dry, distinct rumblings of an AK resounded from afar.


    DA DA DA DA DA! Two bullets directly struck against the sheltering cover of the opponent sniper, andbusted into a zing mini explosion, as mes disrupted his opponent��s vision. Instead, three other bullets whistled towards Sheyan��s direction.


    In this instant, Mogensha, who was trying his utmost to tie down that redoubtable Growth-Hunter sniper, unexpectedly decided to poke his nose into another battle!


    Ah! This was his innate ability - ��Beastly Instincts��!


    In the most unexpected of moments, unthinkable trajectories of assaults. Right at this moment, while Drizzt��s gang was ganging up and thrashing Sheyan, a twist happened. Now, the trio were seemingly ganging up on Drizzt as well!!!


    Mogensha��s first bullet shattered the entire ss ceiling of the pathway Drizzt was retreating through. ss shards rained down in all directions, blocking off Drizzt��s line of sight. Furthermore, severalrger ss shards reflecting remnant ring rays of the sunset, overwhelming Drizzt with dazzled vision. Yet on the contrary, Drizzt increased his backward moving speed.


    Within that same second, Mogensha��s second bullet sted through the foundations of a high up, rusty rainshed that was further ahead. The rainshed crashed down, with its sharp metallic pointed tips drilling into the ground. Resembling that of an ancient chevaux-de-frise barrier, its other side of rusty tips awaited the back of the retreating Drizzt!


    To Sheyan and Reef, being poked by a rainshed wouldn��t be a big deal. Yet for Drizzt who chose to specialize in agility and intelligence, his defence and vitality was undoubtedly his shoring. The faster he chose to retreat, the greater the collision damage would scale. Most importantly, regardless of how Drizzt chose to react, his moonwalk��s movement speed would plunge significantly!


    Finally, Mogensha��s final bullet zed past a flower terrace before ricocheting, and struck precisely beneath Sheyan��s foot. An explosion erupted instantaneously, providing a boost of force that propelled Sheyan forward.


    Mogensha��s three bullets managed to hamper his foe, disrupt his vision and even provide assistance to his ally. One could only describe this move as the epitome of marksmanship.


    Of course, the price he paid was being sniped down by Trista in the next moment!


    The formidability of a Growth-Hunter was absolutely not something that Mogensha could rival head on! He could merely contest a little, and this single snipe immediately disciplined him on the consequences of multitasking.


    Yet although he was directly sniped into a near-death state, he had already calcted this, and while activating his ��Beastly Instincts��, he simrly activated ��Gloryheal�� - restoring 50% of his HP within 12 seconds. Hence, four secondster, he was out of near-death state.


    Seizing the chance of the sniper��s cooldown, he hastily darted for cover.


    With the sudden difference of movement speed, Drizzt finally got caught in Sheyan��s ��Horn-Rage�� range. A blinding twinkle shed from his ring, as Sheyan buried his head forward like a raging bull. With astoundingly immeasurable speed, he stampeded towards Drizzt.


    Yet in this moment, Drizzt��s expression was iparably queer. It was actually brimming with����ridicule?


    Sheyan monstrously knocked into Drizzt. A clear mirage of a sturmbeest appeared behind yet. Logically speaking, Drizzt should��ve been stunned right now. Instead, a dull golden brilliance jolted up his skin tight pants. Then, it was as though an enormous boa constrictor had slithered up and coiled around his body.


    As his supposedly stunned effect was dispelled, he even strangely slid up in midair and deftly propelled backwards like a snake escaping from Sheyan��s grip. He was on the verge of escaping once again.


    Drizzt actually possessed a dark-gold grade equipment!!


    But at this moment, Sheyan was well prepared for any mishaps. He had pulled out ��Ambition�� beforehand, before pointing its ck barrel and fired off at Drizzt! ��Rum & Songs�� activated! Sheyan wasn��t counting on its damage now, but instead, the two seconds stunning effect!


    Distance, distance!


    In Drizzt��s perspective, distance meant either victory, or death!


    Yet as the bullet pierced Drizzt, a scale of goldish brilliance enshrouded him, as he was struck flying backwards like a weightless leaf! Although the bullet managed to stun him, the colliding force of the bullet had seemingly sent him floating backwards with shocking speed����!


    Sheyan had to waste the entire two seconds stun duration to chase up to Drizzt.


    Uponnding back onto the ground, Drizzt��s lips curled into a clown like, malevolent sneer. He half knelt and pointed his finger at Sheyan, before issuing a provokingly contemptuous hookin gesture! It was like sheetting on Sheyan, his finger hooking gesture was exceedingly humiliating.


    Following that, a frost dagger materialized in his hand, with thin icy fumes dispersing out��yet in this very instance, Drizzt��s body ridiculously shivered under the warm glow of the sunset!!


    An unfathomably cold shiver permeated through his bones and out, causing his whole body to turn limp, and his legs jelly. Suddenly, raising his leg became a chore. All his confidence then vanished into oblivion.


    The symptom of Sheyan��s virus, ��Shivers��, just had to take ur at this exact moment.


    Observing the sneering Sheyan swiftly closing in, Drizzt��s first reaction was naturally to pull open the gap. Yet, the aftermath of the horrendous shiver still lingered through his bones, his body was utterly limp and devoid of energy! His movement speed had crazily dipped.


    Finally, Drizzt realized the abnormality of his body!


    Meanwhile, though the four other Reserve-duty Growth-Hunters were frantically trying to chase up, their mobility had beenpletely impeded by Reef��s ��Shattering Cardiac Roar��!


    A Drizzt at full speed could definitely leave Sheyan eating his dust. Yet with his speed lowered by 50%, he could only watch on helplessly as Sheyan closed in the distance!


    At present, Drizzt very decisively consumed a medicine that could expel negative buffs on his body. Yet, he instantly realized it was futile!


    This other honorary medicine he had wasted 3 achievement points on, was actually useless!!


    Drizzt immediately realized that the negative buff cast by the enemy on himself, held a higher precedence than even honorary dosages! An unbelievable panic and horror welled up in his heart subconsciously.


    "Could it be, this is the enemy��s true ace?"


    As horror filled Drizzt��s eyes, Sheyan had very bluntly tossed a sk of curse-mix over!


    This sk of ��Stinkbug�� gene-mix could deliver a 1.5 second stun and additional 30% movement speed decline effect. After the effects of ��Shivers�� dissipated, he was once again covered under the shadows of Sheyan��s curse-mix.


    Finally, Sheyan caught up to Drizzt. Just when Drizzt had escaped the range of the poison fog, a vicious saber shed against his back! Drizzt released a mncholic scream, as blood gushed out his back. He suddenly felt a bottomless threat, a searing agony of utmost terror!


    This single sh, actually delivered five different types of damages! Such a deadly weapon could even appear on one that wasn��t even a Reserve-duty Growth-Hunter. How did he acquire such a heaven-defying weapon, how did his basic attributes even reached such lofty heights?


    This was one of the rare times, Drizzt felt the situation was rapidly going out of control! Just like the first time he battled Zeus in the past����from excitement, to horror to despair����likewise for now, it only took mere seconds as well.


    Even after being shed, Drizzt swiftly pulled open the distance between his foe. Nevertheless, Sheyan buried his head forward and pursued relentlessly.


    Drizzt��s eyes had turned crimson, as fury flooded his heart. Twin frost daggers materialized in his misty hands, before jetting towards the enemy with matchless speed!


    "COME!!! Do you think the honorable Drizzt will simply run? Moronic fool, you will surely die by my hands!"


    Twin rhombus frost daggers intercrossed, and was on the verge of thrusting into Sheyan��s flesh. Without a doubt, due to the humongous disparity between Sheyan and Growth-Hunters, suppression of a full realm above himself, once the twin frost daggers sessfully hits, he would be inevitably frozen into an ice sculpture.


    But at this very moment, a masculine figure zed in from behind with unrivalled velocity! A figure brimming with imprable grandeur!


    Indeed, Reef once again activated his powerful rescuing ability - ��Courage��! In a sh, he arrived before Sheyan! His body became the most resolute shield of hisrade!

 Chapter 694: Falling apart

    <h4>Chapter 694: Falling apart</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    The two rhombus frost daggers drilled against Reef''s shield in a sh, and dissolved into crystalline blue that encapsted Reef and froze him into an ice sculpture. Reef groaned as he endured potent damages dealt by the twin frost daggers, where his health dwindled close to the danger zone. He too, couldn''t help but activate their party skill - ''Gloryheal''!


    Though the damage dealt by the frost daggers was astounding, the speed slowing effects were dispelled by Reef''s scorching sun shield.


    Following that, everyone finally realized that not only was Reef attempting to rescue Sheyan, he simrly traversed through the distance between Drizzt and him. Hence, he was now within the effective range to affect his enemy!


    Instantaneously, Reef released a raging roar to the heavens - ''Shattering Cardiac Roar''!


    A shockwave viciously swept all in all direction. In this instance, Drizzt''s expression sank as he tried his best to leap backwards. Yet sadly, his movement speed had already substantially plunged down.


    Even lifting his leg became excruciatingly tough for Drizzt. Fear crept into his eyes as he observed the murderous looking Sheyan, hauling along his blood dripping ''+7 West'' saber as he pressed in!


    Suddenly, he howled furiously! The frosty mist lingering around his hands suddenly folded together, and froze into a massive ice ball, before ferociously smashing it onto the floor.


    Such a conduct appeared rather foolish, but with Drizzt as the centre, a square area of several hundred metres transformed into a spongy snond. The snond was even churning around Drizzt.


    Sheyan''s single step instantly sank calf deep, as he received a notification of his movement speed immensely declining!


    This was Drizzt''s answer - If I can''t speed up, then I can only slow you down!


    This ability was pretty identical to Prince Stalo''s one. However, Prince Stalo''s halo ability was aplete body of impairing enemy''s mobility and subsequently devastating them. Moreover, Drizzt could only create a snond that could only impede one''s movement speed. One could simply observe the disparity in might between the two.


    Thus, though Drizzt''s speed had crazily declined due to Reef''s ''Shattering Cardiac Roar'', Sheyan couldn''t chase up to him as well.


    Although there was only 4-5 metres between them, to Sheyan whocked long rangebat methods, those 4-5 metres was like an impassable moat!


    Drizzt was an individual with plenty ofbat experience as well. He immediately seized this golden opportunity. Calcting in his mind, he needed 1.5 seconds to release another rhombus frost dagger, while Sheyan simrly required around 1.5 seconds to enclose onto him. This meant that if he endured a single de, he could deliver onest rhombus frost dagger!


    Tanking another de wouldn''t be a problem, but for this mad dog chasing him, not only would he be impaled by the dagger, he would also turn frozen! Such an exchange of blows was naturally profitable.


    On the contrary, Sheyan''s lips curled up with callous ridicule.


    "It has been 54 seconds since a symptom urred. This will be the 59th second, and this time, the chances of a symptom re is 97.11%! More crucially, it has been a total of five minutes since the first person sneezed. This signifies the second tier of virus, is about to re up gloriously in your body!!"


    "Cough cough cough cough cough!!!" A series of coughs sessfully became the footnote of Sheyan''s calctions.


    Drizzt couldn''t resist as he bent and began coughing violently. The sounds of his cough were exceedingly sharp, as though his lungs was being kneaded and ripped apart. As for the rhombus frost dagger he was about to release, it bluntly dispersed as mist����


    Of course, Sheyan wouldn''t remain courteous. He directly detoured around Drizzt before raising his ''+7 West'' saber, and ruthlessly chopped down.


    Amidst coughs and bitter groans, Sheyan casually added a kick to Drizzt''s buttocks; kicking him flying forward, where he coincidentallynded in front of Reef.


    Without hesitation, Reef activated his boot''s ability - ''Trampling Hooves''. Bam! Bam! Bam! Drizzt was viciously ravaged by stomps on the ground.


    ********************


    ������10 minutester.


    Dang! Apletely distorted figure was flung out from a grocery shop. The figurended onto the uneven door of a BMW730 series car. Blood sttered in all directions. One could observe that this figure was a Reserve-duty Growth-Hunter.


    Yet right now, a terrifying concavity wasid bare on his chest. Evidently, his ribs had been utterly crushed.


    Although he sustained such mortal wounds, this Reserve-duty Growth-Hunter felt no pain. He crawled along the ground with his distorted body and bloodshot eyes. Probably, the adrenaline dosage was still circting through his body,


    While crawling back into the shop, he finally exhausted hisst sliver of vitality and perished after several convulsions. A puddle of shocking blood trail was left in his wake!


    Sheyan sauntered out of the shop withrge strides. His body was smeared with blood, some dried and some new. A ring wound could be seen on his face, with curling flesh dangling around. It ran all the way done his right cheekbone, causing him to appear additionally horrifying. Nevertheless, his eyes remained deep and abstruse.


    Sheyan casually grabbed a bottle of vodka from a nearby fallen shelf, before gulping down mouthfuls of it.


    The sunset was now a mere reddish ember across the horizon, dragging out a long shadow from Sheyan''s herculean build.


    "Hmm?" Sheyan noticed a glow at the corner of his eyes. This glow was sharp and swift, like the sudden resurgence of sunlight. He covered his eyes as he groaned while stumbling a step back.


    On Sheyan''s right wrist, was shockingly impaled by a frosted flying knife. His flying knife not only prated through his ''Deformed Thickshell'' gloves, it stabbed deep into his flesh. The knife de and gloves were all soaked in dark reddish blood, before quickly freezing into ruby ice.


    "Reef����defeated eh? But, the strength he demonstrated was probably unprecedented eh. Moreover, Drizzt, don''t you feel regretful that even though you struck him into near-death state, you can''t finish him off correct?"


    Sheyan''s lips curled into a cold smirk. As the glow shed in, the vignt Sheyan nimbly rolled to the side. Although he knocked against a ss door and shattered everything, he managed to dodge the iing thrust of the second flying knife. While rolling, Sheyan also pulled out the frost flying knife that was lodged in his wrist.


    Like a phantom, Drizzt reappeared from a distant shrub. Then, he abruptly bent over, where a series of heart rendering cough overcame him; apanied by tears and dripping mucus. One could even notice a trickle of blood at the corner of his lips.


    This was indeed the only damaging property supplemented with Sheyan''s virus abilities - ''Hemoptysis'' - after every three res up of ''Violent Coughing'', the next fit of violent cough will induce a 150 blood loss damage spreaded over a 15 seconds duration.


    Previously, when the virus outbreak red out fully, Sheyan and Reef started pressuring Drizzt with the help of Sheyan''s dreadful negative virus effects. They relentlessly pursued him, forcing Drizzt''s four subordinates to reinforce him sacrificially. At times, they even employed their own bodies to block the enemy''s assault.


    Logically speaking, this was going to be an extremely long and bitter fight. Yet after Sheyan had dispatched Ben Johnson, two other Reserve-duty Growth-Hunters actually fled in panic!


    Firstly, this was because they had been tormented to the brink of insanity by the pesky virus symptoms. Secondly, although they knew that fighting on still provided a possibility of winning, but, but! The price of winning meant they would inevitably be sacrificed as cannon fodder! !


    What use would such a glorious triumph be to them? What more, Drizzt normally treated them harshly as well��hence, the oue was that only thest remaining loyal Reserve-duty Growth-Hunter persisted in this desperate fight.


    When that happened, Drizzt mounted a crazed retaliation. Nevertheless, Reef continued persistently tying him down and resisting his assaults. The two were like wounded wild beasts shing.


    As they fought, Drizzt purposely dragged the battle further while harboring ill intent. To him, he believed that as long as he could y Reef, his merits would be undeniable and well worth sacrificing his entire group. Sadly, Reef possessed ''Life-link'' to preserve his life, thereby causing Drizzt''s spirit topletely crumble!


    All the way till now. Those two remaining frost flying knives were Drizzt''s final offense, because his energy had long been drained from the pesky virus and the pesky Reef.


    Thus, Sheyan finally trudged forward and announced.


    "I''ll permit you to die as you deem fit, you have 30 seconds to reply."


    However, Drizzt''s only reply was to re at Sheyan with reddened eyes before pouncing forward!


    Sheyan grimly lifted his saber. He believed that if Drizzt had been the victor of this battle, he would absolutely not show mercy either!


    ***************


    A minute and ten secondster. More urately speaking, after receiving news of Drizzt''s demise. Trista, who was still duelling with Mogensha, wisely chose to depart.


    Besides, the opponent before her was as slippery as a little rat. Though her battle powers were clearly amplified ten folds of his, this caused a huge disequilibrium in her other attributes aspared to Mogensha. Hence, neither could triumph over each other!

 Chapter 695: Dark Gold……harvest

    <h4>Chapter 695: Dark Gold����harvest</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Trista''s escape had utterly extinguished all of Drizzt''s remaining hope. Right from the start of the battle, Trista could observe the cohesiveness, coordination and teamwork of the enemy, was much greater than theirs! ��naturally, at the most critical moment, seeing the situation going out of hand, Trista oiled her feet and slipped away.


    This wasn''t merely her feeling fatigue from fighting, or that she felt her opponents were too formidable. It was mostly due to the dreadfulness of Sheyan''s viruses!


    Violent coughs, headaches, sneezes and shivers! Innumerable sessions of negative buffspounding onto herrade''s bodies; like a ticking time bomb that would explode unexpectedly. Yet when surveying the state of their own bodies, they just couldn''t detect a single negative effect! This was simply too frightening.


    Most crucially, this was only two tiers of viruses terrorizing the opponents. However, their opponents weren''t aware of that! They didn''t understand that Sheyan was already an arrow at the end of its flight. Instead, they believed that as time dragged on, more negative buffs would descend. The dawn of an unknown terror was the most dreadful feeling!


    In another perspective, Drizzt''s method of managing this party branch by being the autonomous spine dictating all their every move, was also worth criticising. Although in an enormous party, such a managing method was the most effective, but in such a battle, he became the main culprit leading to the copse of his party''s cohesiveness.


    Hence, under such conditions, it was inevitable that his party eventually crumbled apart, and he was destined to death. The speed he took so much pride in, had been curbed by the various viruses and abilities. Whereas his speed lowering ability was rendered futile by the powerful MT, Reef!


    In the end, huffing and wheezing desperately, Drizzt resorted to learning from Sheyan and Reef, and fled into buildings to postpone death for as long as they could; hoping that this could lead to the viruses dissipating.


    Yet he wasn''t aware that as long as he couldn''t escape a hundred metre radius of Sheyan, the viruses would unceasingly ravage his body!


    *******************


    Five minutester, the trio assembled. After healing up, Reef led the trio as they scurried into a house. At this moment, Sheyan received a notification from his nightmare imprint.


    [ Virus ''Bronchitis'' dealt 38 points of hemoptysis blood loss damage ]


    [ Growth-Hunter ? died to hemoptysis from your Virus ''Bronchitis'' ]


    Upon browsing through those notifications, Sheyan didn''t know whether he shouldugh or cry. In the end, the redoubtable Growth-Hunter, Drizzt, actually fell to a minor loss of blood!


    Such a conclusion was truly a heartfelt irony.


    Observing a long trickle of blood streaming down Drizzt''s lips and the reluctance in his eyes, Sheyan shrugged his shoulders in sympathy.


    Following that, the rewards surfaced. From killing two Growth-hunters, they received eight achievement points, and another four from killing two other Reserve-duty contestants!


    With the regtion of this world, one could only umte ten achievement points from ying. Since he already took four previously, he could only retrieve six this time. Anymore would be wasted on him. Thus, the remaining achievement points were distributed evenly between Mogensha and Reef.


    Furthermore, Reef also concurrent discovered a change in his dark-gold grade shield. Originally detailed ''? ? ?'' for one of the shield''s ability, a hidden passive ability ''Blistering Breath'' had appeared in its ce.


    [ Passive ability: Blistering Breath - This shield has been blessed by the sphinx and is immune to all ice element speed reducing negative buffs. Also reduces fire element damages to you by 20%. ''Blistering Breath'' has ''Authoritative'' precedence.


    Without a doubt, the activation of this ability brought great joy to Reef. ording to Mogensha''s inference, the activation of his ability probably required resisting ice element damages many times.


    Evidently, the previous owner of this shield didn''t face off with that many ice element experts. Thus, Drizzt, through his countless frost daggers and frost flying knives, unfortunately became the final key to unlocking the hidden property of this dark-gold grade shield.


    At present, Sheyan recalled his own dark-gold ne. The ''???'' property of that ne hadn''t been activated either. "Looks like I have to analyze this upon returning this time''.


    After acquiring the six achievement points, Sheyan didn''t dare to be stingy with it. Right now, after retaining ten plus of free attribute points, he gradually felt his position in the party leaning more towards closebat output and support. This absolutely wasn''t a good development.


    Right now, he was relying on his leadership and equipments to maintain his authority. However, with the pse of time, his impact on the party would inevitably be easily marginalized. Who could tell what would happen after long periods of time?


    "It''s time to quickly upgrade myself."


    Contemting on them, Sheyan started by pouring some achievement points into his ''Influenza'' virus ability. After spending two achievement points, the ability rose to level 7.


    When reaching level 7, an option to randomize four bonus properties naturally surfaced.


    [ A: During an outbreak of ''Influenza'' virus symptoms, negative effect durations increases by 50% ]


    [ B: Radius of ''Influenza'' virus dissemination range increase by 50 metres ]


    [ C: Reduces ''Influenza'' virus outbreak duration from seven minutes to three minutes ]


    [ D: Probability of sneezes, shivers, and headaches increases by 4% after ''Influenza'' symptom outbreaks ]


    After selecting to draw, he received option ''A'' in the end. When observing the statistics now, he realized the virus name had been altered to - [ Viral Influenza ]


    Furthermore, it now cost ten achievement points to promote from level seven to level eight. Even with the 50% discount from his ''Stairway of the Sun'' virus system, it still required five achievement points.


    Pondering over slightly, Sheyan selected to waste two achievement points to reduce the ''Viral Influenza'' ability back to level 6, and wasted another two achievement points to bring it to level 7 again; thus receiving another chance of drawing.


    Indeed, Sheyan recognized the w of having ack of manpower in his own party, which was facing an arduous challenge to drag out the battle. By lowering the outbreak duration from seven minutes to three minutes, a total of four minutes shaved off could result in a matter of life and death. It was exceedingly vital!


    Thus, Sheyan spared no liberties with his four achievement points for a new chance of drawing, just for the sake of getting the ''C'' option attribute.


    This time, Sheyan''s gamble paid off and he shockingly drew option ''C'' and heaved a deep sigh of relief.


    At this moment, the process of yer rewards had also concluded. Of the four contestants they killed, an equipment or item would be drawn from each, and transferred to the trio.


    Very quickly, Sheyan discovered that in his own personal storage, astonishingly housed a new dark-gold grade equipment!


    This was shockingly the pair of skintight pants that Drizzt wore earlier. When Sheyan had activated ''Horn-Rage'' and collided in previously, this skintight pants actually expelled the stun effect. Furthermore, when Sheyan attempted to stun him with ''Ambition'', Drizzt unexpectedly flew backwards as well!


    Those two events had left an iparably distinct impression on Sheyan.


    He them projected the attributes and properties of the skintight pants to Mogensha and Reef.


    [ Versace Boa Pants ]


    [ Origin: Manufactured by contestant no. 89b13 ]


    [ Equipment rarity: Dark Gold ]


    [ Material: Rare Bloodline Boa leather + Vine silk + Griffin velvet feather + ??? Horcrux ]


    [ Addons: Enhancing Pockets (increases 33% of personal interspatial storage space) ]


    [ Position: Legs ]


    [ Type: Pants ]


    [ Weight: 4.11 kg ]


    [ Usage requirement: Agility 45 points, perceptive sense 30 points, ''Basic Footwork lvl 7'', ''Basic Long Range Combat lvl 10'' ]


    [ Durability: 111 / 247 ]


    [ Property: Lowers wearer''s explosive strike rate by 3% ]


    [ Property: Agility +10 ]


    [ Property: Duration of all negative effects that lowers wearer''s movement speed lowered by 33%. This effect takes ''Authority'' precedence ]


    [ Property: HP +150 points ]


    [ Special ability: Snakemolt (Passive) - Upon receiving an attack, there''s a chance of activating ''Snakemolt''. Wearer will slither a distance backwards in tandem with the iing damage direction, thus pulling open a gap between the foe. Simultaneously, damage received will reduce by 20% ]


    [ Detail: Upon triggering ''Snakemolt'', you can choose slithering direction, or choose not to slither ]


    [ Special property: Craft - This is a rare finished equipment forged by a contestant. Therefore, it''s best to repair this equipment at the manufacturer''s location. Otherwise, every time you repair this in the realm, apart from incurring more mending fees, the maximum durability will permanently decrease by 1-3 points. When durability reaches 0, equipment will vanish ]


    [ Ability: Spiritsnake - Summon a giant boa constrictor spirit to guard your body. All negative effect dispelled instantaneously, and restores 33% of HP and MP. As a price of summoning the boa constrictor spirit, it will im 100 points of durability and will reject your summoning for a 12 hours period ]


    [ Ability: Pestersnake (activated) - When attacking your opponent, there is a chance of summoning a forest boa spirit to pester the opponent for 1 second. If your attack is an ability that carries the same effect, the duration of ''Pestersnake'' will stack onto your attack effect ]


    (This means that if Sheyan wore the pants, a curse-mix would deal 2 seconds of stun, while the new ''Stinkbug'' curse-mix will deal 2.5 seconds stun. Drizzt''s regret was that even though his frost dagger dealt frostbite, Reef naturally countered him with his shield. Hence, this ability hadn''t been exhibited to its fullest potential)


    [ Ability: Snakeweave - The hidden giant boa constrictor in your equipment identally enhances your mobility, increasing your basic movement speed by 25 points ]


    [ Description: After a giant boa constrictor was hunted, its grievous serpent spirit thirsted for rebirth. Therefore, when it finally fused into an equipment and reunited with the world, it poured its full efforts into guarding the existence of this equipment, because it didn''t wish to return to the slumber of darkness once again. If you enhance this equipment to sufficient heights, you will attain the approval of the invincible giant boa constrictor spirit; causing this equipment to change wholly ]

 Chapter 696: A man chewing steel

    <h4>Chapter 696: A man chewing steel</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    The appearance of this dark-gold grade equipment caused the trio''s eyes to sparkle. Brother ck was bursting with joy, as he squeezed out chuckles from his thick lips. The cigar dangling by his mouth fell to the ground.


    His excitement wasn''t strange at all. Truthfully speaking, who wouldn''t be enthralled by a dark-gold grade equipment?


    More crucially, Sheyan and Reef both had the indomitable ''Life-Link'' ability which skyrocketed their chances of survival. Nevertheless, they were both MTs and Brother ck couldn''t dispute the fact that both of them had to risk their lives at the battlefront.


    Even so, even themon male would subconsciously examine their own little brothers upon noticing therge assets of naked male pornstars.


    In the face of Sheyan and Reef''s supreme survivability, Mogensha naturally felt rathercking in security. Just so happens, this dark-gold grade equipment could make up for that feeling ofck. The crux was its defence and survivability enhancing capabilities. Moreover, it even held a controlling ability crucial to long rangebatants - the ability to quickly pull open a gap between him and opponents. That was something hecked the most!


    However, excluding the dark-gold grade equipment, the remaining three items were rtively trash tier. The only one worth mentioning was a ck grade dagger. Sadly, it had a negative property that lowered physique by 10 points��


    Without a doubt, the trio decided to offer it to Odin, in exchange for strengthening their ''Flesh Explosion'' ability.


    Odin probably loved battle spoils that were acquired from killing, and the trio''s ''Flesh Explosion'' ability simultaneously raised by a notch. Sheyan''s additional true damages were upgraded from 5-20 points to 10-25 points. Next, Reef''s 50% chance of recoil damages were raised from a minimum of 10 points and maximum of 30 points, to a minimum of 15 points and maximum of 40 points.


    Mogensha''s ability was dealing additional damages after three consecutive shots, where the enemy''s agony and blood would invigorate Odin''s might; dealing true damages and a one second stunning effect, where the effect took ''Domain'' precedence! For his improvement, the cooldown period of this stun effect was reduced from 9 seconds to 8 seconds.


    Mogensha suddenly blurted out.


    "Weird, I seem to have received an item from the enemy. Just amonce bandage though."


    Afterwards, Reef discovered that he had also received precious American dors worth 500 in currency. Apart from that, he also obtained a piece of paper that contained four question marks. An ''x'' was marked above three questions marks, while thest one remained unmarked.


    On the other hand, Sheyan received an apparatus, which was indicated as ''Unknown ss Tube''. As for its description����it was unexpectedly dposing dinosaur bodily fluids!


    Without a doubt, this should be a mission object belonging to one of those dead contestants. To that contestant, it was probably worth a thousand gold, yet it held no benefits to Sheyan at all. Sheyan felt rather regretful over this. After all, these objects should be the random drawn loots from their victory, and wouldn''t be considered that rare.


    When Sheyan examined Reef''s acquire piece of paper, he quickly recognized it to be a sketch. After analysing it, Sheyan reckoned it to be a district map of the vicinity. As for the three question marks marked with an ''x'', they should be ces that had been searched already, while the final one hadn''t.


    Sheyan sunk into pensive contemtion as he scanned the map. Instead, Mogensha quickly suggested to escape from this area. Besides, Drizzt had mentioned clearly that the Skull Party was already controlling a satellite surveince post.


    In response to that, Sheyan investigated his military authority and resolved this problem.


    His current military rank was Major. By spending one point of achievement point, awork disruption protection would form and resist such a probing suppression��


    This goes to say that for contestants whose military rank was lower than his, they wouldn''t be able to resort to utilizing the native technological methods to obtain information on him.


    Of course, if a contestant possessed his personal satellite surveince ability, thework disruption protection would be rendered invalid.


    After adopting the disruption protection, the trio finally felt a peace of mind. After all, it wasn''t a good feeling that someone had been monitoring them previously.


    Of course, while the trio was feeling at ease, someone else was naturally feeling fidgety����


    *******************


    In the midst of a ruinous district, a semi-wrecked billboard remained exhibiting news of the glorious olden days. A american dor fluttered alongside the breeze while being nailed down by a rusty iron. A dislodged rock finally couldn''t resist gravity and crumbled to the ground.


    Itsnding impact startled a cockroach, as the cockroach frantically sped away; seeking asylum in a narrow and shady corner. All of a sudden, its feelers tapped onto something ck. Then, a shoe squashed down onto its head.


    The owner of the shoe nced down as he observed a mushy little bug. His face revealed a cruel bliss.


    "Hoi! Judas, any news on them yet?" The owner of that shoe gloomily inquired.


    The person speaking was a masculine and tall male. One could notice a shade of ironblood ruthlessness in his eyes. He had high cheekbones and a pair of falcon like callous brown eyes. When looking into his eyes, one would feel as though one''s naked body was being seen through, no secret regions could evade his sight.


    He wore a red and ck cloak that had an enormous skull imprinted on it.


    "Lord Skull��!" A short old head with a gloomy countenance marched out from the nearby house. This house that seemed to be on the verge of copse, actually housed plenty of electronic facilities. Countless signal lights glinted and it resembled a telmunicationsputer room.


    The old head''s appearance release a tremendous queer impression. One would think of an old rat with the first nce, a cockroach on the second nce, and a venomous snake on the third!


    He gloomily reported.


    "The situation is extremelyplex. The district territory governed by branch head Dizzt is suffering from a disturbance. From the looks of it, Drizzt that brat is exploiting our weakness, that our satellite system is by the native technology of this world. I reckon that Drizzt has reaped an amazing profit and is unwilling that we should know."


    Skull released an icy snort. After sweeping a nce through his surroundings, he grabbed a warped steel frame and swiped away the loose rust on it. Then, he actually stuffed it into his mouth and chewed it withrge bites! The solid steel release crunching sounds as he chewed it. Eventually, he spat out a disgusting mess of steel wreckage, that appearedpletely rusted as though it had been ced in water for decades. It was truly a repulsive sight, and no longer reflected the shiny luster of steel.


    Just from spectating his expression, one couldn''t tell he was chewing on steel but rather, chewing on a sugarcane���� This person called Skull swallowed some without reserve, as though he was indulging in his meal!


    What kind of freak was he???!!!


    "Is this situation really thatplicated? Judas, Drizzt doesn''t have the balls or appetite to devour what''s mine. He will at most try to make a bargain!"


    Judas shrugged his shoulders and replied.


    "I''m not done, Lord Skull. I also believe they had suffered a severe blow, and lost four of their members! Furthermore, even after the disruption ended in that area, I couldn''t find a single suspicious character! ording to my investigation��I''m sorry to say this, but we''ve been suppressed in terms of military rank. The opposing party is an official field officer, I''m unable to track their whereabouts with the native''s satellite system."


    "What I want is a solution." Skull munched on another steel sheet.


    "I''ve released a satellite that belongs to us." Judas earnestly reported.


    Suddenly, Skull emotionlessly swung a kick at Judas. Crisp sounds of bone fracturing could be heard, as Judas had broken at least one leg. Bearing the pain, he muttered.


    "Lord Skull, I reckon it''s Glory Party that has pulled one over us with a hidden trick. You understand that in this world, there is no such thing as true peace! Even mere achievement points can suffice as motive!"


    Skull munched down every single steel sheet on hand, and sucked on his fingers with an unsatisfied demeanor. His eyes turned additionally firm and sinister!


    *******************************


    Vroom! Cha! A wooden door was sliced apart by Reef''s lightsaber, as fumes emitted from the cut edges.


    Reef then stomped open the wooden door. Instantly a piercing stench of rotting assailed his nose.


    The rotting stench originated from a reclining corpse behind an office desk. This corpse had shot itself in the head. Nothing astounding could be seen from its front, but a massive mutted blood hole could be seen at the back of its head; brain juices and blood had dried up on the floor.


    This was the location indicated by the final ''?'' on that piece of paper.


    Sheyan noticed a silver metallic box lodged in the left hand of the corpse.


    After opening it, photos of various dinosaurs spilled out andstly a document.


    �� Fighting Essentials ��


    Beneath the header, were slovenly written words.


    �� Rookies take note: This information may not be of particr use, but it may prevent a Tyrannosaurus from biting off your head and treating it like oven baked cookies


    �� A: At the start, fools will be immeasurably self-satisfied with seeing flesh and blood spewing from the exterior scales of a Tyrannosaurus, while assaulting it. The reality is this - injuring a Tyrannosaurus is easy, but to prate through its real skin and deal a fatal blow to it, one not only requires outstanding power, but also the wondrous luck of the caribbean sea


    �� B: When a Tyrannosaurus charges in and you happen to be standing in front of it, either dodge immediately or repent ��


    �� C: A Tyrannosaurus'' astronomical physique and terrifying weight are its advantage, but can also be its w


    �� D: Try your best not to engage a Tyrannosaurus in open ground. As far as I know, districts with short buildings like the ghettos would make a pretty adequate ying field ��


    �� E: Although the difficulty of killing a Tyrannosaurus will bepletely out of your expectations, but if you can aplish this grand deed, the rewards will absolutely be a surprise ��


    �� F: Onest advice, this world is filled with countless horrifying variations. If you find yourselves in an inescapable predicament����stand tall and fight! ��

 Chapter 697: Murder scene and a fuse

    <h4>Chapter 697: Murder scene and a fuse</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    As he viewed this list of information, Reef''s expression turned grave.


    Who knew what these information represented.


    A pack of Deinonychus could be described as greeting gifts to the trio.


    However, if a Tyrannosaurus was added into the equation of Deinonychus, that would be sufficient might to condemn the trio into an unavoidable death!


    Furthermore, the way this corpse died by way of suicide,pounded the cruelness that this world presented!


    After affirming that there was nothing else of value around, Mogensha and Reef prepared to leave.


    At this moment, Sheyan abruptly eximed.


    "Something''s amiss, take a look at the corpse''s hand."


    While speaking, Sheyan strolled over and lifted the corpse''s hand. This action of his startled a cluster of buzzing green house flies.


    Instantly, everyone noticed that both hands of the corpse, which was initially covered by the sleeves, were clenched tightly into fists.


    "If he reallymitted suicide, where''s the gun he used?"


    This question immediately perplexed everyone on scene.


    Mogensha suspiciously asked.


    "Perhaps��others have passed through here before us. Feeling that this was a dangerous zone of dinosaurs, they took the weapon along with them?"


    Sheyan replied.


    "If it was a suicide, his brain would''ve been obliterated in an instant, resulting in a brief pain before losing all grasp of your own senses within a split second. His fingers should''ve loosened and not be tightly clenched like this."


    "There are two possibilities for the clenched fists. He was poisoned, and that led to the pulling of the tendon, or he suffered excruciating agony before he died; where he struggled immensely with his fist clenched. There''s still approximately two to three hours before dawn, where smaller savage dinosaurs woulde and feast and clean up these corpses. When that happens, it would be hard to discover such details anymore."


    As he spoke, Sheyan pulled open the corpse''s coat. As expected, clear traces of being tied up and beaten could be seen. Sheyan then indifferently spoke.


    "It is obvious setting up a scene of suicide was to pull the wool over other''s eyes��in this perspective of the deceased being murdered, the killer must''ve already gotten he or she came for. This signifies one thing - the mission the Skull Party epted is vividly portrayed, and that is to acquire that report the killer obtained. A true pity����if we weren''t in a rush to rescue Zi, I really wanted to take a glimpse of that insider report."


    "Is that report extremely important?" Mogensha curiously asked.


    Sheyan faintly replied.


    "Take a look at the deceased''s suit and Davide Cenci shirt; low key yet luxurious. He wears a Patek Philippe watch and a diamond stud earring at his ear. See how provocative that ruby ring he is wearing is. The age of the deceased should be roughly twenty, but one can deduce the influence of his backer����or precisely speaking, the tremendous influence his parents possesses. This can exin the reason for setting up a feigned suicide scene. Think about it, to prompt someone to take on such enormous risks, to the extent of silencing the person after gaining the report. This is akin to kidnapping the child of a wealthy tycoon on the level of Bill Gates, and still killing off the child after gaining the needed information. Can it not be of utmost importance?"


    "But it''s gonna be tough tracking down the killer." Reef shook his head and continued. "The killer covered his tracks impably. If it was a mission rted to the Skull Party, then there should be relevant obtainable notifications here, but all I see is empty air."


    Sheyan slowly squatted and answered.


    "If you say there isn''t even a tiny clue, that isn''t entirely right. Take a look here."


    Upon releasing that statement, Reef and Brother ck crowded over.


    "Since the killer wishes to disguise this as suicide, naturally he must strive to minimize the victim''s movement. Otherwise, it would reveal too many gaps. Hence, we can determine the victim did die on this high-backed chair, with the office desk before him."


    "Therefore, to present a scene of the victim shooting himself, the murder shot couldn''t have been done elsewhere; like behind the victim or in front of the obstructing desk. We can easily pinpoint the killer''s standing location��and from the different amount of dust on the ground, it should be right here."


    At present, the warm rays of a cornermp dimly illuminated the room, one could even observe the tiny floating dust in the air. As Sheyan spoke, he pointed towards a point on the ground.


    Before this murder act happened, there were probably 7-8 days where nobody had entered here. The ground was filled with dust sediments, where a indistinct footprint could be fathomed. Nevertheless, due to the awkward angle of that spot and the dimly lit ambience, it was exceedingly hard to discover that particr footprint.


    "Thus, the length of the killer''s footprint has surfaced before our eyes. I''ve learned of this before, that research shows that the height of most people is corrted with the length of their feet. Approximately, one''s height is 6.876 times of the length of one''s feet! Of course, there will be variations, but we can roughly guess the person''s height."


    Speaking till here, Sheyan paused before he pointed at a single file of footprints leading to this spot.


    "Do you notice a resemnce in this footprint, that is presumably left behind by the killer? Wide and disciplined proportions between each footprint, and a very straight line! The heels of the footprints are deeper andrger, while the front is shallower; indicated the individual is ustomed to walking in a confident and organized manner����rting this to the killer disguising a murder as gunshot suicide, and even managing to wipe off most traces����therefore, we can guess the killer''s genuine status."


    "A militant. Or perhaps, one that is trained in armed discipline. That is the only exnation."


    "Of course, with just these details, we still cannot be fully certain. Nevertheless, the killer has left behind something. That is something that should be present but isn''t. That itself has given me more hints."


    "What is this����something that should be present but isn''t?" Reef felt that phrasing was rather awkward sounding. Instead, Mogensha was deep in thoughts.


    Sheyan stood up and strolled towards the wealthy child. He then positioned his fingers to model a gun, and pointed it into the unlucky corpse''s mouth. Then, he stuffed his finger gun in, and mimicked a muffled gunshot.


    "Are you trying to imply, there is something missing from this scene?"


    "Yes��a bullet head! The bullet head that tore through this unlucky brat''s brains!"


    Mogensha cried out and almost lost his voice.


    Sheyan retracted his hand, as he squinted his eyes and gazed through the terrifying gap through the deceased''s mouth. His line of sight filtered past the enormous horrifying blood hole of brains, and reached the concrete floor behind.


    Ignoring the ghastly wound and the repulsive stench, Sheyan carefully inspected for a brief while before seriously announcing.


    "When that fatal shot was released, it first sted through this unlucky child''s head, and struck there."


    As he spoke. Sheyan bent and pointed towards a tiny splintered crack.


    "The bullet''s direction must''ve been nted, and ricocheted beforending against the ceiling����oh ho, ricocheted again. Thus, the bullet eventuallynded here."


    Sheyan continued strolling towards a nearby table and spoke.


    "Ah, don''t look at me like that, I''m a human not God. I only managed to discover the true orientation of the bullet, by trailing the killer''s footprint over to here, that''s all."


    While speaking, Sheyan leapt onto the table, and stretched his hand towards the window frame. Right there, along the wooden crafted window frame, was a small yet distinct bullet hole. From the fibers around that wooden hole, one could tell it had been forcibly dug at before.


    "Right here. The bullet finally shot into the window frame, before the killer swiftly dug it out and left. The only exnation for doing that is this - The bullet head clearly indicates a military grade bullet. If someone discovers it, his identity may be exposed and immense troubles would befall him."


    Sheyam finally summarized.


    "Even though in our real world, tracing back a bullet head to its origin is considerably rare, however, this world is different from the real world. The flood of dinosaurs is merely thergest difference. Thus, I can boldly im that new weapons have been developed specially to deal with those dinosaurs, and still make it feasible to harvest their precious dinocrystals."


    "This narrows down the scope of possible killers. A militant whose height is approximately 180 centimetres. One who thinks meticulously and has outstanding aptitude. Moreover, he is someone who has the authority of wielding a special light firearm, that employs special bullets."


    "We all know how the strict the military is. This person is probably someone who has contributed substantially in hunting down dinosaurs, one with a considerable status. That is why he possesses the capability to operate alone, to kidnap a prestigious child of a wealthy family into this dinosaur disaster zone for interrogation, before silencing him."


    "I also think this individual is pretty economically stable. Otherwise, he would''ve been moved by the branded watch and diamond studs of this second generation tycoon. He could''ve simply staged the scene that a robber had kidnapped the kid andmitted homicide afterwards. Finally, just a baseless conjecture, I feel as though this matter is rted to a crime of passion. Oh, of course this conjecture has nothing supporting it."


    "Boss, perhaps you should sell off your boat."


    Brother ck lit a cigar and jested.


    "Then rent the building, 221 A Baker St in London, and set up a private detective office."


    (Sherlock Holmes stays in Baker St 221 B)


    Sheyan squinted his eyes and continued.


    "Hmm, in conclusion, say, if the deceased is a sufficiently important figure, he could very well be a fuse��let''s go my friends. For our next destination, we need to rush to the nearest city to acquire more clues before proceeding, I just hope, Zi can hold on until we find her."

 Chapter 698: Zi’s impasse

    <h4>Chapter 698: Zi��s impasse</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    She wiped the corner of her mouth with the back of her hand.


    Yet another ghastly crimson stain tarnished the back of her pearly white hand.


    The blue radiance of her magic robe had turned dim.


    Not a single rhombus mana crystal could be seen revolving around her.


    Though trapped in such vile circumstances, there wasn''t a trace of sorrow, agony or despair in Zi''s eyes.


    Instead, they were boundlessly cold and detached.


    Fighting on with mechanical emotions, she was utterly devoid of external perturbation; like an unmovable instrument that would never err.


    The side effects of employing this state for extended periods of time, all humanly emotions would slowly be grinded away. Eventually, in the end, the robot wouldpletely rece the owner''s personality; losing all desire to eat or rest and finally perishing.


    However, if not for her upgrading this ability from level 9 to 10, thereby inducing a qualitative change where its ability rank was raised from ''A+'' to ''S'', Zi wouldn''t have been able to survive till now.


    In the initial stage, this ability was called ''Chaos Bloodline'', something she had acquired in one of her earliest adventures in the Star Wars world. To learn this passive ability, one was required to possess ''Basic Force''. That ability was then evaluated as merely a ''B'' rank. Furthermore, its cost of upgrade was tremendous, and to upgrade it from level 3 to 4, she needed to aplish a mission as well!


    After aplish her mission, the ability then broke through to an ''A-'' ranking.


    When the ''Chaos Bloodline'' ability was raised to level 7, she needed to aplish another highly difficult mission. In that mission, Zi yed a mix-blood leech dragon in the Harry Potter world. The ''Chaos Bloodline'' then achieved an ''A+'' ranking. Furthermore, it changed from a single ability into 5 tiers of possible branch abilities.


    Not long after entering this world, Zi finally amassed sufficient achievement points to improve this ''Chaos Bloodline'' ability to level 10, and sessfully upgraded it to an ''S'' rank ability. It was like shedding her mortal body and exchanging all her bones. The ''Chaos Bloodline'' evolved to an new and invincible ability - ''Passionless Dragonforce Bloodline''.


    Without this bloodline ability, even if Demondream and her otherrades repeatedly sacrificed themselves to cover Zi, she would have perished many times long ago. Still, she had just grasped this ability, where moments that she was incapable of controlling her emotions still urred; leading to her wasting two golden opportunities to escape.


    Right now, the enemy she was facing wasn''t a nobody. Indeed, it was a former senior figure of the Illume-union - Sable.


    In a not too distant building, all light had seemingly been devoured by darkness. The air echoed out a palpitating heartbeat, coupled with the breathing of chaos, urgency, greed and thirst����hidden within that darkness, was Yuan Zhan.


    Up till now, of her four great heavenly generals, Demondream had died in battle! Archeaphill had sustained fatal wounds, and managed to save his life with an ''Unmodeled Amnio-tank''. Nevertheless, his capabilities took a huge slump afterwards, plunging to a state where he wouldn''t even be able to equip Reef''s dark-gold grade shield. Thus, he naturally perished in battle shortly after!


    With the demise of their MT, Sable and Yuan Zhan, who was hailed as the party''s reviving hope, had decisively and wisely submitted to their circumstances. When facing their former boss Zeus, they surrendered and turned traitor.


    Following that, to earn the favourable impression of the second inmand, Fu Lyanna, they spontaneously volunteered to pursue and kill Zi!


    Within a short span of time, the organized party she was barely managing instantly faltered. Of the four great heavenly generals, two died and two betrayed, leaving the party leader as a widow. Furthermore, she had to flee from the vile pursuit of her formerrades.


    Such a forlorn aspect, if it was anyone else, that person would''ve crumbled long ago. A pity, Zi had awakened this ability and managed to strive on in this vile impasse!


    Only one notion governed her heart - to live. To stubbornly and defiantly live on, to get revenge for Archeaphill and Demondream, andstly, for herself. Only by living would all else be possible!


    Screaming against the wind, Sable was now wielding an incredibly malevolent and deadly bone long saber. This weapon was shaped like a wild beast''s vertebra, and danced with dissipating ck mist as it ripped apart the air. That was the frightening scream it exuberated.


    Expressionlessly leaping up, he viciously chopped down against Zi.


    Due to its iparable shing speed when shing through the air, it was as though a vengeful spirit was screaming in distress. One could describe this situation as gaining the upper hand just by a show of strength.


    Facing Sable''s onught, Zi coldly pointed with her left finger. Her lips tightly pursed, before a transparent matter congealed at her fingertip and greeted Sable.


    Force Wall Barrier!


    Sable''s lips curled into a mocking smirk.


    All of a sudden, along his dreadful long saber shaft, two sharp and curved ivory fangs bit into his hand


    Instantaneously, two of his cyan meandering veins along both his arms burst opened. One could vividly observe that Sable''s blood and life essence was being poured into the long vertebra saber.


    At once, the long saber ignited with ck mes before heavily receiving the iing force wall.


    When the vertebra long saber impacted the force wall, those ck mes spreaded towards the force wall and swiftlybusted.


    Under the incandescent mes, one could observe many fine lines forming on the transparent force wall, transforming into arge surreptitious symbol that resembled the Empire insignia of Star Wars. The mes continued burning, as the symbol rapidly took shape in midair.


    However, the mes quickly retracted towards the vertebra long saber! Seemingly about to cut off Sable''s attack!


    Instead, Sable roared loudly as two more ivory fangs poked out from the vertebra saber shaft, and drilled deep into his hand. Instantly, the ck mes of the saber rummaged with a fanatical resurgence, and directly ignited thatrge surreptitious symbol!


    Boom! The symbol exploded with ck mes as well.


    Seizing this dy, Zi had managed to sessfully make a full retreat. Her eyes had the characteristics of red phoenix eyes, slightly hooked up at the edges which enhanced her exquisite features and graceful balefulness.


    A murderous intent shed and faded in her eyes as she red at Sable. But just as Zi was about to flee into a nearby alley, a brown root uprightly drilled out from the ground without a single warning!


    Originally pliable and soft looking, the brown root ckened and speared forth with matchless velocity and incisiveness. Like a sharp ck tendril, it thrusted towards Zi''s delicate waist!


    Despite Zi looking as though she was caught off guard, when that incisive root was about to pierce her body, it suddenly froze and slowed down. Then like slow motion yback in movies, one could vividly notice the sharp root tendril had seemingly encountered an enormous obstacle.


    Instantly after, ayer of transparent armour slowly coated Zi, and protected her from any ambushing assaults.


    Numerous fine lines incessantly swarmed through the transparent armour, before forming into that unique Empire insignia.


    Force Wall Spiritguard! When receiving an abrupt attack, it could guard a single attack from the enemy, and had a cooldown of 45 seconds. When it shatters, it holds a chance of recoiling damage to surrounding enemies.


    However, after the first incisive root tendril was stalled��within a breath, the second root drilled out from the ground and resolutely thrusted in.


    Waves of root assailed the ''Force Wall Spiritguard'' bit by bit. However, the ''Spiritguard'' actually appeared flexible as it concaved in and lessened the thrusting impact. Yet ultimately, the impact was too great, and like an exquisite porcin being depressed in, it shattered. Icy like fragments scattered everywhere!


    As multitudes of transparent fragments scattered with lethal speed, they pierced into the roots on the ground, and into the nearby darkness!


    Instantly, a weird brown nt toppled over in the darkness. The nt was shaped like a spindle and was roughly two metres tall. Three fragments sliced through the bottom of the nt and severed its main stem. Then, massive amount of blood like sap gushed out highly and sshed out in all directions.


    "Hais����" A cultured male who wore gold rimmed spectacles emerged. He was gazing in from the second floor of a distant building. He wore a white tuxedo with a davetail joint tie. He was indeed Yuan Zhan.


    "Your excellency Zi, you should give up on struggling. Every ''Poison Needle Cactus'' I breed requires 3,000 utility points! Since death is inevitable, why not let us conserve our strength on ount of our long term servitude to you? What''s the point of such meaningless struggle?"


    "Can''t you be like Demondream? When I carved her head off, I still kissed her deathly pale lips and her closed eyes. How mncholic and romantic that was?"


    "You����" Zi''s eyes shed with a furious glint. With that slight distraction, the snickering Sable had already grabbed his vertebra long saber, and was ruthlessly shing over.


    At this moment, Zi forcibly congealed a rhombus crystal by her side, which rapidly shifted to block his sable. Yet simultaneously, it was shattered by Sable''s saber!


    Fortunately, while seizing the instance of Sable striking with his saber, she had wretchedly dodged away.


    After smashing through Zi''s protective rhombus crystal, his saber continued unstoppably and struck against the steel doorpost of a bar!


    Kang!! Sparks emerged as the vertebra long saber collided against the steel doorpost. The distinctly sharp sound of rattling lingered in the hearts of anyone present; inducing an unpleasant sensation of vomiting blood.


    The steel doorpost broke into two, and this bar which was already severely wrecked previously, instantly copsed with a boom. Rocks rolled everywhere as dust sediments puffed up; sealing off Zi''s escape route!

 Chapter 699: Newcomer black~~~~~lass?

    <h4>Chapter 699: Neer ck~~~~ss?</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Zi initially thought she stood a chance upon dodging Sable''s devastatingly unstoppable de. However, for such a maliciously crafty individual like Sable, would he resort to mindless hacking?


    Faced with nowhere to escape, Zi hooked out a crescent curved dagger and ferociously sliced it towards Sable''s neck. Instead, Sable twisted his body as both weapons collided.


    Obviously, Zi''s single handed dagger couldn''t match up to Sable''s saber, as he dagger was bent slightly before flying out of her hand, and impaled into the nearby limestone flooring with buzzing vibrations.


    Unbeknownst when Yuan Zhanid his evil scheme, a ''Poison Needle Cactus'' abruptly spouted up by Zi''s side. Zi hastily evaded the lethal poisonous assaults, yet allowing Sable to seize this chance, and heavily smash his vertebra long saber onto Zi''s shoulder.


    Four ivory fangs bolted out from the saber and stabbed Zi, as they voraciously absorbed her flesh essence.


    Zi instantly groaned in agony. Although she possessed a formidable silver storyline grade magic robe to protect her, it nheless couldn''t bepared with solid armour.


    A terrifyingrge concavity was drilled into her left shoulder, and one could simply imagine the carnal muttions that was dealt to her internal flesh, bones and arteries!


    Nevertheless, from the wound inflicted by Sable''s saber, a curved shockwave swept out; blowing all surrounding dust and rocks away!


    After being struck viciously by suck immense unblockable force, Zi was sent crashing backwards.


    Then, she climbed back up while clutching her shoulder wound, as she half-knelt on the ground. Tightly biting her lower lip as she endured the pain, herplexion was waning with deathly paleness.


    Spectating Zi''s current state, even Yuan Zhan subconsciously felt a mournful sensation welling up in his heart. The scene was as if a remote orchid had finally bloomed fully within a dested valley, but yet he had to personally sever it. Such was the immense sorrow and loneliness she portrayed.


    "Just die! Fu Lynna will be very d to see us offering your head to her!" Sableughed hysterically as he raised his de.


    However in this instant, Zi, who had buried her head down, suddenly emanated out an intensified austerity. Her azure shaded eyes suddenly transformed into abination of ck and gold!


    ck-gold pupils!


    Vertical pupils like that of a lizard or dragon!


    She stood back up as her long blue robe fluttered strongly alongside the wind. Theplicated yet gorgeous patterns of her robe swayed, as though turning vivid and lifelike. Images of a sphinx, cuneiform characters, sage scarabs seemed to have resurrected on her robe, as its azure color turned increasingly abstruse; as though it contained the prestige of an unfathomably vast ocean!


    Following that, three shocking rhombus crystals materialized, and started revolving incessantly around her. At this exact moment, she was actually restored to optimal state!!!!


    Afterwards, a puddle of blood flooded out from the ''Poison Needle Cactus'' that Zi had vanquished earlier on. From the puddle of blood, a shadow bore out with unparalleled speed. With how enchanting the manner of which that shadow had appeared, the impression given to everyone present was that of iparably dreadful killing intent instead of fury.


    ***************


    �� Abreu, ck male, plump, 42 years old, aquiline nose, a wart at his chin, Senior Executive of the Istres Leka Communications Corporation. ��


    These information were written on a piece of paper.


    This piece of paper was presently being shared around by twenty solemn looking brutish ck men. From viewing their countenances, it was as though this paper was like a dagger carving out their mind.


    This was because the order they received was this:


    "Find me that punk within an hour, and bring himpletely intact to the Bugle club at once!"


    The expression of Biyombo, the one who released the order, was even more profoundly embedded in their minds. An expression of utmost greed filled with menacing life swallowing threat.


    These men sorely remembered. Thest time this expression surfaced on their leader''s face, was three years ago while viewing a ten kilogram heroin package.


    Noteworthily at that time, that ten kilogram heroin package was being escorted up a police vehicle, alongside their former leader.


    Yet right now, having assumed the position of crimelord of arge gang in this Mattrine district, a mere ten kilogram heroin package would no longer cause him to even blink once.


    So what could entice him?


    Thirty minutes ago, the first ck man who glimpsed that piece of paper sat atop a motorbike. Apanying him, were 7-8 individuals with hippie hairstyles and brass nose rings.


    These wild ones arrived at an exceedingly filthymoner slum house, polluted with sordid running water everywhere. The precise report he received was this - someone by the name of Abreu had entered here with the daughter of the slum house owner, and hadn''te out since.


    A thought provoking fact was this - the daughter of thendlord indeed relied on her physical body to maintain her livelihood.


    She belonged to the lowest rung of society.


    In this Mattrine district, there were no fertilends and no mineral caves. Only the desert, seawater and barren ground. Not even grass could grow here.


    Yet in contrast, the ce was bustling with murderers, bandits, criminals and prostitutes. It was truly abnormally prosperous. The civilians here relied on the exceptionally high risk tasks of hunting dinocrystals, and sustained their lives with the immense profits gained.


    Moreover, the government too supported such conducts of hunting those dangerous beasts. After all, these people were unstable elements of society. Hence, this district was truly a grey area district.


    A ck man licked this blood red thick lips. He had a tongue ring piercing and a spider tattoo on his face. Harboring malicious intents, he chuckled.


    "A moron really knows how to choose. Trixi may be a little old, but her skills are the best in this ckdrum Bar. That guy has been in there for more than two hours with her. I''m afraid we''ll have to carry him out to the car."


    The group around him snickered after listening to him. The lofty ck leader wasn''t in the mood for jokes, as he frowned and waved his hand.


    "Go and search for him, and bring him out in one piece immediately."


    Secondster, the door of this shabby slum house was smashed apart without respect. 3-4 ck males barged in as they scoured around with venomous and dirty nces.


    Almost instantly, they sighted the prostitute Trixi half kneeling before the waist of an obese ck man. Her head was repeatedly bobbling, as that ck manfortably issued delightful groans while leaning back on a quilt.


    Startled by such a ruckus, that obese ck man instantly and ''agilely'' scrambled up, but didn''t expect to be seized forcefully within a sh. He wailed bitterly as he was pinned to the bed. Then, the lofty ck man approached and spitefully nced through him, before interrogating with a thick nasal ent.


    "Abreu?"


    That obese ck man gulped down his saliva and frightfully murmured.


    "What did you say?"


    A ck male who barged in pulled out a pistol, and ced it over the obese man''s head. Cocking the gun, his figure hovered above the trigger.


    "I shall ask onest time. I am looking for a brat named Abreu. If you aren''t him, or choose to lie, this bullet will taste your brain."


    "I-I-I, I��I������y-y-yes��yes, yes!"


    *************


    Roughly 7-8 minutester, Abreu was shoved into the Bugle club. Very quickly, he was brought before Biyombo. This ck ringleader who wore a nose ring was gazing at a neighboring desk. Then, another ck male casually puffing on a cigar strolled over, and pped Abreu''s face lightly.


    "Kiddo, rx a lil. Congrattions, you''ve made it rich. That is, if you are truly Abreu, the Senior Executive of Istres Leka Communications Corporation."


    Just as Abreu was about to reply, Brother ck had poured him half a ss of whisky, and irrigated his mouth; causing him to choke and cough violently. Following that, Brother ck continued.


    Alright, before we start, you must pass a simple interview. How did you get fired by Istres Leka Communications Corporation, a tremendously outstanding conglomerate that has seemingly full control of the nation''smunicationswork? Please speak the truth eh, otherwise, I''ll get angry and the consequences of that will be very harsh. Believe me, you wouldn''t want to see that happen."


    Abreu''s mouth was wide open as he stammered.


    "I-I-I��I epted cash from a woman. During my shift, I exploited the dinosaur satellite surveince system to track a male''s whereabouts."


    "OH hoh! That''s pretty cool!" Brother ck whistled and asked. "After that?"


    Abreu sighed and orded.


    "Then, I realized he was a senator that was preparing to run for the governor''s office��"


    "You did a pretty fine job!" Brother ck warmly patted Abreu''s shoulders. Then, he casually fished out half the stack of american dors that Reef acquired earlier on, where the other half had already been spent����


    Mogensha stashed the stack into Abreu''s pocket and assured.


    "Brother, I must congratte you. You''re in luck, you''ve made it rich! Of course, you have to carry out a few tiny small tasks for us. Oh rx, nothing too much of significance."


    After patting Abreu''s shoulder, Brother ck started sauntering out of the club.


    However, at this precise moment, the neglected Biyombo coughed aloud, prompting his flock of youngsters to block Mogensha''s way.


    Sitting by the corner of the room, Sheyan gently bounced up before tossing a mysteriously twinkling crystal, the size of a pingpong ball, to Biyombo.


    That was the ''Soul Crystal'' he acquired in the Avatar World*. Feigning it as a unique dinocrystal that Biyombo hadn''t seen before, Sheyan naturally had much to spare.


    (TL: *This happened in chapter 106 of the avatar world, he acquired it from Old Mourbo)


    Biyombo caught the crystal and toyed with it repeatedly as he greedily licked his lips.


    Sheyan and Reef then headed out. Instead, those ck men continued blocking their path.


    Biyombo craftily sneered and ordered.


    "Seize them and search them thoroughly! Oh right, be careful with that neer ckss. Don''t be too harsh and injure him, his butt cheeks look rather tender and suits my appetite well."


    The trio was momentarily stunned. Then, Sheyan and Reef wryly eximed to each other while attempting to suppress their giggles.


    "Neer ck~~~ss?"

 Chapter 700: Steelhunt Cannon

    <h4>Chapter 700: Steelhunt Cannon</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    After eximing, they casted an exceptionally dubious nce at Mogensha. Even the upright Reef adopted an unspeakable wretchedness in his expression.


    Brother ck could no longer keep his cool, as his lit cigar snapped from crunching his teeth. Blood rushed up throughout his body, causing his face to instantly turn flush. Nevertheless, his skin tone acted as the perfect camouge and one couldn''t notice any change to hisplexion. Except��his gritting teeth that betrayed his inner raging emotions.


    "My����&@#[email protected]!#!!!!"


    Everyone could already anticipate Brother ck''s impending eruption, even those gang members. After all, they were already ustomed to their crime lord Biyombo''s fetishes.


    Instantly, several dudes leaning against the club counter picked up beer bottles, as they strode over with barbaric expressions. Naturally, Reef and Sheyan were duty bound and marched forward, while the enraged Mogensha had straightforwardly brandished his AK.


    Although Brother ck chose to disguise the golden brilliance of his beloved weapon, it still took the shape of a rifle. With the appearance of a rifle, the wariness and hostile atmosphere instantly soared by several folds. Biyombo''s men immediately yelled as they reached their hands towards their waists.


    A secondter, two beer bottles smashed Sheyan''s head and shattered. Sadly, only the froth from the beer caused Sheyan to squint his eyes, as he shook his head as though nothing happened.


    Another secondter, Sheyan swiftly grabbed a fruit knife by the side. With a twist of his hand, he thrusted it over and bluntly stabbed deep into the eye and into the brain of the beer bottle smashing culprit!


    That unlucky brat''s face instantly turned rigid. Like a wooden stake, he toppled onto the ground as his spirit quickly soared towards heaven.


    Such an appalling scene undoubtedly sparked a chain of shrilling gasps!


    Meanwhile, Reef tantly raised his arm and endured the attacks of two gang members. Without putting them in his eyes, he swung a kick across!


    Reef''s current strength had been constantly improving. When dealing with these hooligans, it was akin to a tiger foraging a flock of sheeps. His single kick sent the two hoodlums flying for 7-8 metres, before they crashed onto the opposing club podium; knocking down metallic frameworks as they rattled morously down the podium.


    Frankly speaking, one of the brat was too unlucky. After being kicked, his neck coincidentally swiped past a friendly de which resulted in his artery being severed. Thus, blood sttered like a sprinkler truck as he flew through the air.


    At that exact moment, a caucasian woman had been calmly drinking her beer while enjoying the fight. In the end, blood sshed onto her face and even filled up her half empty beer mug. She immediately released a shrilling scream with a decibel so high, the background music totally drowned it out.


    At present, Abreu waspletely at a loss with the current situation.


    Fortunately, Reef concentrated on guarding him, as the sounds of gunfire and ughtering resonated within his eyes; causing him to shiver excessively in fear. Still, not a single individual could render even half a point of damage to him.


    For Reef to concentrate on protecting a single person, it was like a butcher handling his own cleaver with ease.


    By now, Brother ck had already released fire, as fiery streaks of bullet darted through the air. Any foe who received his bullet was instantly mowed down.


    Mogensha wielded his AK single handedly, as he hopped around and unleashed fiery tongues with this heavy semi-automatic rifle.


    Da! Da! Da! Bullets interwove as they formedworks of death.


    Actually, this Bugle club was rtively spacious, and the trio were situated at a corner of this club when themotion had erupted. Numerous druggies filled the ce, and were ruffled by sentiments they twerked and grinded bodies on the dancefloor. Dazzling lights shone on lingering fog, and apart from the ear splitting bass music, all other sounds were utterly drowned.


    Nevertheless, with how massive a stir Mogensha was creating, a huge chaos had been incited within the club. Piercing screams and wails filled the atmosphere.


    Brother ck grasped a half filled bottle of vodka as he angrily irrigated his mouth, before spitting out most of it. The spiciness of alcohol invigorated all his limbs and bones, as he charged for Biyombo with red eyes.


    Brother ck wasn''t a homophobic. Merely, the feeling of being treated as a ything in front of hisrades truly caused him to lose much face.


    Nevertheless, the trio hadn''t figure out the usages for the ''Soul Crystals'' they gained from the Avatar World, but they understood its value wouldn''t be measly. Since Biyombo chose not to give face, then Mogensha wanted to rip even his bones out!


    Thinking of that, Mogensha removed his coat and sprinted forth with lightning pace. His exposed muscles were like chunks of ck reefs, as perspiration coated them with a glossy luster. Jumping up a flight of stairs, he chased like a cheetah.


    Yet when he was about to scale the entire flight of stairs, Mogensha unexpectedly sensed an immeasurable surge of threat! He hastily halted his pursuit, but s, he had already climbed to the top of the stairs!


    In that instance, countless powerful beams sted in and dazzled Mogesha''s eyes in a field of white blurriness. He immediately attempted to dive away, instead, he felt as though his left shoulder was knocked by a truck. His body forcibly left the ground and soared for a dozen metres, as it dragged along a dull white fumes along the way.


    At present, the fleeing Biyombo was holding a weapon brimming with futuristic re. The weapon''s surface was coated in shimmering silver. Its shape was streamlined like a cylinder and was approximately a metre long. Its caliber was the size of an apple, and its muzzle swirled with a frightening blue radiance.


    Biyombo''s left cheek was stained with blood, as half his ear was ruptured by Mogensha''s bullet! Biyombo then howled hoarsely.


    "Come! Come! Nobody can shake my ce! Whoever dares oppose me, can only die!"


    Yet while Biyombo was hooting, he suddenly felt a tremor; as though the entire building was dreadfully shuddering!


    The tremors persisted and momentster, the floor ahead of Biyombo abruptly copsed in! All of a sudden, a dark blue long saber thrusted through the tremendous crater, and a secondter, a robust hand gripped Biyombo''s ankle and fiercely dragged him down.


    Just when the enemies were turning the tides, Sheyan had swiftly seen through the gang member''s weak point and directlybated the root of the problem!


    Several hoodlums remained bewildered on the upper floor as they exchanged nces with each other. After a fleeting echo of Biyombo''s despairing wails, excluding the music, a quietness then followed.


    What caused their spectacles to drop was that brat who was clearly sted by the Steelhunt Cannon. Though crashing pathetically against tables and benches, he was actually scrambling back up and cursing vehemently. Smoky fumes emitted from his left shoulder as it slumped lifelessly.


    Evidently, Mogensha''s wound wasn''t light, but he didn''t appear to be struggling for his life.


    Those hooligans werepletely stunned. The ''Steelhunt Cannon'' was a weapon specially employed against those terrifying dinosaurs. Biyombo had fetched a sky high price to acquire this weapon from the military! Some dinosaurs could only withstand three cannon sts from it. It was already a miracle this fe hadn''t been torn asunder after receiving a direct st. Instead, he was actually still scrambling back up!!


    Instantaneously, they realized they had encountered individuals who they couldn''t afford to provoke. With Biyombo''s current situation pointing to a disaster, they instantly turned and ran.


    Yet right at this moment, a few individuals streamed into the club from outside. They wielded extremely peculiar weapons that were probably used to hunt dinosaurs.


    Upon sighting the trio, they immediately opened fire without spewing a single word. This was because their leader, was Biyombo''s blood brother.


    After a series of intense crossfires, the oue waspletelycking in suspense. The group of hoodlums were beaten till they pissed their pants and fled. In spite of that, those special dinosaur hunting weapons caused a great deal of problems to the trio.


    The military definitely didn''t sell weapons with deadly killing potential to them, not even broken ones. This wasn''t because those weapons could easily damage the dinocrystals, but to ensure a containable level of security in society. At most, only 1-2 weapons of Biyombo''s ''Steelhunt Cannon'' were leaked out.


    The peculiar weapons those hoodlums acquired all inclined towards auxiliary functions. For example, Sheyan was unfortunately sprayed with hypermucus, which was equivalent to throwing one into a pool of all-purpose glue! Whatever he touched, would adhere onto his hand.


    Another example was an electric shock fork. When this weapon shot out, there would be no pain at all. This was to protect the shooter, preventing him from being discovered by the dinosaur. After a definite time from the st of an electric shock fork, horrifying electric shocks would then ur every ten seconds!


    Though the shocks weren''t fatal, it was pure torture to the dinosaurs; not being able to mate, sleep as they slowly wasted away.


    Talking about capturing wild beasts, one definitely cannot omit a rope. Reef was indeed victimized by one such rope. The ropes were extremely flexible and would gradually tighten. As long as one exerted force in resistance, it would loosen up. Yet after loosening up, the ropes would continue to obstinately tighten����


    In contrast to the bullets from firearms, those peculiar weapons caused the trio a much greater deal of troubles.


    Especially for Sheyan. After being polluted with hypermucus, he totally lost all privilege of free mobility. Any random junk would stick onto his body, and it even discharged a disgusting odour. That scene caused Mogensha and Reef to drop to the floorughing.


    Ultimately, Abreu managed to find a guy who mentioned that bathing in gasoline would neutralize the hypermucus. Only then, was Sheyan finally freed.

 Chapter 701: Finalizing the plan

    <h4>Chapter 701: Finalizing the n</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Under the guidance of a miserable gang underling, the trio naturally cleaned up Biyombo''s hideout. Oh, wrong, his office.


    Regrettably, Biyombo had already delivered histest batch of dinocrystals, and only presented the trio with arge bag of cash.


    The cash couldn''t be exchanged for utility points or brought out of this world, and appeared to bepletely useless in upgrading their battle capabilities.


    After some contemtion, Mogensha seized another gang underling, and forced him to lead them to the underground arms market of this Mattrine district. After a series of prodigal spending, the trio exchanged the currencies they looted for two weapons.


    [ Peluba 1,2 Chlorine Ethane Shock Rifle ]


    [ Unique Weapon ]


    [ Unable to be brought out of this world, and cannot be used on other contestants ]


    [ Detail: When used on storyline characters/creatures, the shock will cause a huge dip in movement speed but simrly induce agonizing hatred in them ]


    [ Description: As a weapon that has fired off 300 times already, it is critically over the limit. When triggering this weapon, pray that it would not explode in your hands ]


    [ Description: Pouring additives into this can be a good choice ]


    ********


    [ Shamier Jolting Gun ]


    [ Unique Weapon ]


    [ Unable to be brought out of this world, and cannot be used on other contestants ]


    [ A calcium salt crystal hailed as Aural Calculus dangles from a lymph deep inside a dinosaur''s ear. This is a vital organ that maintains its hearing bnce ]


    [ Detail: The ''Shamier Jolting Gun'' will induce violent resonance against the Aural Calculus. Hence, it presents a chance of stunning the dinosaur with confusion, but simrly induce agonizing hatred in them ]


    [ Detail: This is a brand new weapon. Please refrain from over excitement my friend. A brand new weapon represents that it hasn''t gone through sufficient testing. Therefore, when activating this weapon, the sonic ripples may influence your own hearing equilibrium. It may also attract the attention of surrounding dinosaurs. Activating it also requires the ammunition of one dinocrystal ]


    [ Description: If you aren''t dead after ten times of employing this weapon, then I believe, the military will pay a pleasant sum to purchase it ]


    *********


    Biyombo''s death created great waves throughout the district of Mattrine. To the scums of society, this wasn''t amon urrence, but neither was it a rare one. In all honesty, it had just been a month since Biyombo plotted against his former leader and seeded his position.


    Since he could resort to such means to eliminate others, others could employ methods to end him as well. Nobody would see vengeance for Biyombo. Still, his death left a position of power empty, and created much brawling between gang factions.


    Four humans strolled out from the underground arms market. The sky darkened yet again. Sounds of vehicle honking could be heard from afar.


    A ck male, whose face revealed a spider tattoo, swooshed past in a jeep apanied by his three underlings. He had clearly noticed the faces of those four humans, but on the contrary, his jeep elerated faster; unwilling to tarry further in this ce.


    In the past, he gave his life to strive under Biyombo, yet henceforth, he would strive for his own interests.


    After trudging past a small cart, Sheyan suddenly caught whiff of an aromatic scent. The owner of this cart was a ck male with a grizzled t top. His kitchen stove was a modified recycled gasoline tank, where mes raged beneath,. The aromatic scent permeated out from a charred aluminium mess tin atop the stove.


    Looking closer into the mess tin, one could see beef, corn, noodles, potatoes and carrots boiling in porridge. This dish was known as ''Gedan''. This dish was analogous to the staple thin pancakes found in the northern parts of China.


    Sheyan also noticed a shelf of suspended,rge skewered drumlets behind. Looking closer at the skin of those drumlets, one could actually see scales and patterns; resembling a part of a hunted dinosaur''s limb.


    When the cart owner noticed them, he cordially greeted and conversed a little with Mogensha. Then, they took a seat at an oily and filthy table. The owner then served a huge bowl of Gedan over, which even contained a palm sized butter cookie on top.


    Gedan was smoothly light on the mouth, and for an individual with arge appetite, 2-3 mouthfuls would suffice to gobble a bowl up. Following how he ate youtiao (chinese fried churros) and soy milk, he first munched on the butter cookie; feeling its unique and tough sweetness before drinking half a mouth of Gedan. The vour was truly wondrous.


    While munching his second butter cookie, he suddenly but onto something weird within that issued a crispy fragrance; something he hadn''t tasted before. With an invigorated look, he realized it was a fried grasshopper and termite, where the grasshopper''s head had been munched off. Sheyan carefully chewed several times, and realized that this special taste truly suited his preference.


    At this moment, Brother ck called out. A robust looking ck chap sprinted out from the tent behind, and raised a shiny sharp knife. Pointing it to the dinosaur limb behind, he asked several questions before carve a chunk of meat off and started roasting it above a grill.


    a nce at Brother ck; gesturing him to rify their intentions to Abreu. Besides, Mogensha was the more sociable kind, and his simr skin tone impressed a sense of familiarity on Abreu.


    Brother ck forthrightly opened a silver briefcase filled with cash they plundered from Biyombo earlier, and tempted Abreu.


    "You desire this?"


    Fat Abreu exposed a greedy lust in his eyes and nodded energetically.


    Brother ck directly divulged.


    "Let us locate one person, then this belongs to you."


    Abreu doubtfully muttered.


    "I feel I''m not suited for such a��"


    Mogensha then interrupted him.


    "What I mean by locating someone, is locating through satellite surveince. urately phrasing, leveraging the thirteen geosynchronous orbit satellites the Istres Leka Communications Corporation has developed for the military. ording to my understanding, that ought to be your forte."


    Abreu shrugged his shoulders and replied.


    "Sir, I''m sorry to disappointed but you guys are half a year toote. I''ve already left that sted ce a long time ago."


    Sheyan insipidly chimed in.


    "We''ve considered persuading current workers of the Istres Leka Communications Corporation, however, they are all under strict protection. Touching them would mean starting a war with the nation if things go awry. At least for now, we feel it isn''t necessary. Thus, we decided to seek you out first. Mister Abreu, an easy task wouldn''t warrant such abundant remunerations right?"


    Abreu reached out and greedily caressed the neatly arranged cash in the briefcase. That year, he was fired for epting a bribe. Thus in his present frustrated poverty, the thirst for money amplified intensely! His throat squirmed as he answered.


    "You''ve lost contact with a friend inside the disaster zone right? Which exins the reason for needing satellite surveince to monitor the dinosaur disaster zone and rescue your friend eh?"


    Mogensha nodded.


    Abrue chuckled silently.


    "I must tell you this first. I''ve received many of such missions from the military before, but mostly, the eventual oue would be finding their clothes, backpacks, weapons, or even a single body party; there was once only a skull left behind as well."


    "She''s definitely alive." Sheyanughed. "We aren''t your usual people, you don''t have to worry about such things."


    Abreu prudently pondered before negotiating.


    "Fine, but I have a few conditions you must fulfil."


    Sheyan was moved internally. What he feared the most was having no solutions. Naturally, a negotiation meant good news! He instantly answered.


    "Speak."


    At this moment, the dinosaur meat was delivered up. It was roasted in a rather peculiar fashion; roasted to a sulent medium done. The dinosaur meat presented a surge of unique vour, tasting like veal dipped in special fish sauce mixed with shallots, garlic, lc and onions. Ths was truly a one-in-a-kind experience.


    The four of them were famished, especially Abreu. After being aware that he wasn''t being kidnapped to be killed but to earn big bucks, he chewed down the dinosaur meat with enormous chomps, as he spoke with a muffled tone.


    "Firstly, ording to your request, I need to infiltrate ess of minimally three satellites. Moreover, this is on the condition of avoiding notice for at least two hours. I cannot handle this alone, and require an assistant."


    "Possible." Sheyan nodded. "State the name and we''ll invite him."


    "Secondly, there''s a total of thirteen satellites monitoring the dinosaur disaster zone, whereas there should be 47 corresponding base stations in the vicinity. We must gain control of a base station for at least 120 minutes. The base stations is constructed with faultless reinforced concrete, with at least 7-9 soldiers guarding against dinosaur infiltration. I can create an interference that will obstruct all distress signals for only three minutes. This goes to say that, we have topletely upy and take control of the base station within three minutes."


    "Not a problem." Reef replied with a deep tone.


    "Thirdly, and my final point. Gentlemen,mitting this deed may warrant me as a criminal. Although the finances here is rather generous, it is still somewhat insufficient for a sad fleeing convict. What more, he still has a good half of his life to live on? Especially, this amount has to be shared between that temporary colleague����"


    Sheyan chortled and yed his concerns down.


    "That is easily resolvable. You just need to tell us, who amongst the scums of Mattrine district, is wealthier than Biyombo. So now, tell me this won''t you? If everything goes smoothly, how long do I have to wait before getting news of myrade?"


    "3-4 hours, boss. Anything exceeding that, you can chop off my leg and roast it for dinner��" Abreu bite of a huge chunk of dinosaur meat as he nonchntly dered.


    "I do fancy such individuals with great confidence." Sheyanughed.

 Chapter 702: Base station raiding strategy

    <h4>Chapter 702: Base station raiding strategy</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Roughly an hourter, the trio once against created a huge uproar amongst the underground societies of Mattrine district. They eliminated a corrupted businessmen, Sewali. After plundering a portion of Sewali''s wealth, they hurled cash everywhere and seeded in upsurging an unbelievable chaos in the ce; thus allowing them to escape.


    Next up, was obviously to convince Abreu''s assistant.


    The assistant was called Ache, and just as bad as Abreu, he was simrly fired from the corporation. The only difference was that Abreu was fired due to greed, while Ache was fired for his exuberant desire for knowledge.


    If Ache was the son of a tycoon, he would probably have a shot of bing the next Edison. He lovedplex engineering issues the most; dismantling machineries to learn the principles within before assembling them back. The moreplex the devices, the more intoxicated he became.


    Finally one day, he could no longer resist the temptation of a base station satellite. On one moonless and windy night, after getting his colleague drunk, his evil clutches finally stretched towards the naked sheep.


    Ache believed he could easily dismantle the security sensors, where he would have another hour for research, before assembling the sensors within one hour again. If he managed those three hours well, he would likely seed in examining the satellite apparatus and mask it as a malfunction afterwards.


    Sadly, he overestimated himself this time��when fully armed soldiers charged into the base station, Ache had only assembled half the sensor and even installed wrongly a single electronicponent.


    Hence, Ache was fired. Fortunately, he hadn''t caused any tremendous losses or damage, and his direct supervisor merely confiscated all his assets and kicked him out.


    At present, Ache was working as an automobile engineer at a car workshop. Twelve hours a day, his body would be covered in oil and grease.


    Thus, without expending much efforts, Abreu managed to easily seduce Ache into follow hime with stacks of cash.


    *********************


    "Where''s our next destination?" Piloting a army jeep, Sheyan turned to inquire of Abreu.


    Abreu looked down and carefully examined a digital map he was bncing on his knee, his hand shielding his eyes from the iing rush of wind.


    "Hmmm, base stations within a fifty kilometres radius around Mattrine district����oh, 1, 2, 3,4, 5����a total of seven. Hey Ache, which one are you most familiar with?"


    Ache was a puny skinny chap, and was curled up within arge coat. He murmured.


    "West, the one on the west in the coordinate C36, K12. That area has suffered dinosaur raids for five times already. Besides, that base station is one of the least important one, it''ll probably be demolished soon����hey Abreu, I just realized eding to you is a huge mistake! With me, we only have five guys, just five guys! There''s still a total of 31 miles to reach that ce where birds wouldn''t defecate either. We can only pray to the lord if we hope to arrive there by car safely."


    Just when Ache concluded his statement, an outburst erupted unexpectedly from a nearby heap of rubble. Closely after, several shadows dashed out in a uniform line. Those shadows appeared like wolves, but had long tails at their rears and lizard skin. When they scurried forward, they looked like triangr serpent headed kangaroos!


    The dashing speed of these shadows were immensely swift. Even a cross country jeep travelling at 60 miles per hour was caught up by them.


    When Ache witnessed this scene, he cried out bitterly.


    "Sheet sheet sheet! Those are Mussaurus, ahhh they''ve locked onto us! After the dinosaurs had invaded the maind, these Mussaurus are one of the newest breeds. It''s said they are ten times deadlier than a simr pack of wolves!"


    Yet at this moment, Sheyan jammed break the car. After a screeching drift, he and Reef leapt out, while Mogensha stood up from the co-pilot seat. He was stillzily puffing on a cigar while positioning his AK.


    To the contestants, dealing with a pack of Mussaurusparable to normal wildlife, wouldn''t take them much effort. After all, this was merely nearing the periphery of the dinosaur disaster zone. Those beasts that were viewed as savage hunters, were practically like dried twigs to the contestants, as they started massacring the pack of Mussaurus.


    Not longter, the remaining Mussaurus released sharp roars and fled, In the face of danger, they could sense threat and retreat ordingly.


    At this point, Reef nced at Ache again and earnestly reassured.


    "


    "Buddy, the lord looks over every one of us."


    Encountering such an aspect, apart from wryly smiling, what else could Ache say?


    Still, after witnessing the formidability of the trio, he couldn''t help but develop great confidence in this operation. Besides, in his opinion, it needed 30 fully armed soldiers to deal with such a pack of Mussaurus. This meant that the battle capabilities of this trio, each surmounted that of 10 fully armed soldiers!


    Thus, campaigning against 7-8 guarding soldiers at the base station no longer seemed so arduous. After all, both Abreu and Ache were fully aware of how the security of those satellite base stations was like. Furthermore, most of the defensive mechanisms were targeted towardsbating dinosaurs and not humans.


    Thinking of that, Ache couldn''t help but yell.


    "Wait, wait! Bring along the caracasses of those Mussaurus!''


    ***************


    Rain pelted down on a sandy dested wastnd. The majority of vegetation here was maize. Modern time scientists have introduced a new name for it, known as Poaceae''s Spurs.


    These were a gic variation of maize. After absorbing much excretion from gically modified dinosaurs. They propagated with matchless pace to cover the vast stretches of wastnds, and overwhelmed the ecology of nts here with their frightening growth rate. Thus, they also became the most crucial and unparalled food source for herbivorous dinosaurs.


    The trio andpany pushed their way through a cluster of craggy rocks, trying their best to knock loose rocks and exposing their tracks. In areas difficult to traverse, they bent their waists and gently climbed through.


    By the side of a red rock, Sheyan scanned his surroundings before gesturing for Ache and Abreu. The duo strenuously shoved through random vegetation and arrived at that rock. After lifting the rock and digger for half a metre down, a seemingly futuristic optical cable was seen.


    Ache swallowed his saliva and eximed.


    "Just by pulling some tricks here, and we can cause much headaches at the satellite base station. For example, unstable voltage or bad signal frequency, but nothing too huge to arouse their concern. They will rush here for a quick check, because most of the time, the culprits are those Mussaurus. With their frequent appearances, it wouldn''t arouse any particr alertness in the base."


    Abreu shrugged his shoulders.


    "As such, by pulling some tricks here, five soldiers and two engineers will probably make their way here within 15 minutes. Whether we can quickly dispatch them and sessfully infiltrate the base, depends on your ability. Remember, don''t let them have the chance to release a distress signal, and we need their ess pass too."


    Sheyan knitted his brows.


    "How do they release a distress signal?"


    Abreu replied.


    "The squad leader wears a ck watch on his wrist. It has three buttons that represent different situations. One button represents the highest level of danger, where fighter jets would be sent here in 20 minutes, and serve us a taste of their newest Poisonstinger Guided Missiles."


    "Got it." Sheyan nodded.


    He nced at Mogensha and casted a throat cutting gesture. Mogensha''s eyes revealed a doubtful glint but his hand shifted towards the ''Silver Sparta Long Spear'' by his waist.


    Sheyan nodded. Mogensha was a little startled but nodded at once.


    The following event of severing a power switch was needless to borate.


    **********


    Not longter, the shuffling sounds of footsteps and vexed voices resounded from afar.


    "Those pesky Mussaurus. If I capture them alive, I will carve out their brains and stuff them up their arses!"


    "I just hope those nasty creatures haven''t caused too much damage. Let''s finish this within half an hour, my game''s waiting for me."


    Evidently, the ones speaking were the engineers. By their sides, four trained and disciplined soldiers spreaded to guard them.


    All of a sudden, a soldier raised his hand, prompting the rest to halt. That soldier maintained a vignt aim with his gun which was loaded and ready. They noticed a shadow ahead and slowly proceeded to encircle it.


    "Strange, why did a Mussaurus die here? A soldier asked curiously.


    "Oh, heavens, guys look here. The way this Mussaurus died����was it crushed by a road roller?"


    The squad of soldiers curiously inched forward.


    But at this moment, a vigorous and swift human figure somersaulted out and pulled out a weapon in mid air. Within a sh, electric currents surged as he hurled the weapon forth, before a chain lightning bolted out! With a gloomy whistle, the lightning enshrouded everything within a ten metre square radius!


    The chain lightning bounced around, causing those humans to howl in anguish. Electric currents filled their bodies as they convulsed repeatedly on the ground. Still, the current stubbornly lingered and wriggled through their body''s surfaces.


    In mere seconds, the tiny squad convulsed and breathed theirst. All of them were peacefully sprawled on the ground. Their hairs stood erect as electric current continued to mercilessly bounce around their bodies. Even their electronic devices suffered faint crackles, before some exploded into mes.


    This scene appeared additionally tragic amidst the stillness of the night.

 Chapter 703: Chop off the mouthpiece

    <h4>Chapter 703: Chop off the mouthpiece</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    "Change to their clothes, those electric currents won''t hurt you." Sheyan whispered. "Right, you did tell us those damned ess passes wouldn''t be damaged by electricity, right?"


    The bbergasted Abreu and Ache finally jolted back to their senses. They still felt that were dreaming as they uttered.


    Y-y-yes, yes, yes����the ess pass are made with the new Jebeke circuits and is designed to withstand hundred thousand volts��"


    "Shut it, I just needed an answer not concepts. Quick got retrieve their ess cards, our time is limited." Sheyan''s tone became heavier and filled with an indescribable menacing awe.


    Abreu and Ache were slightly shocked before theypeted to race to the corpses. While searching for the ess passes, they naturally looted the deceased''s wallets, rings, and other valuables as well. It seemed like the life of poverty had affected them deeply.


    The following events were needless to say. The trio upied absolute supremacy. Since they could even mentally calcte the fight in their mind, the operation naturally seeded without a hitch.


    To their pleasant surprise, three other engineers were actually residing in this base station as well! Those three unlucky brats were just here for a random check, but were unexpectedly implicated and held prisoner.


    Without a doubt, under the threat of bullets, those three engineers became capable assistances to Abreu and Ache. To ensure their full cooperation, Sheyan agreed to preserve their lives and bind them up before leaving.


    With three additional aids, the theoretical efficiency and speed in utilizing the satellite surveince to locate Zi increased by 200%. At least, they would definitelyplete within those two hours.


    ***********


    Undoubtedly, Abreu was an exceedingly greedy fe with mere passable skills. Instead, Ache was truly exceptional. With his assistance, it took a trifling 40 minutes for four of those satellites, countless miles above their heads, to begin stealthily servicing this base station.


    ording to the norms, this was an illegal operation. Yet in this future, the new energy stemming from dinocrystals had started shaping human nature, more and more towards wealth, profits and interests. Even uncorrupted militaries would, at times, skirt around the legal line.


    Furthermore, the trio''s operation was held during the wee hours of the morning. Most personnels were asleep, while the few night shift workers were all battling drowsiness. What more, with a inner thief like Abreu who knew the headquarters regtions inside out. Hence, they didn''t attract any unwanted attention. Presumably, it would probably take 4-5 hours for this criminal activity to see the light.


    A 3D construct of the dinosaur disaster zone materialized before the trio''s eyes. The istion of this zone had roughly urred for six years already. The zone followed a long stretch of coastal region, including shorelines, deserts, inds, mountains and otherplex topography. The entire area spanned a frightening 2,600,000 square kilometres.


    If not for technology progressing at an immeasurably rapid pace in this timeline, it wouldn''t have been so convenient to iste such a special and astronomical zone. Of course, the technology progress in this world probably led the real world by 35 - 50 years. Otherwise, although 13 satellites sounded a lot, it wouldn''t be realistic to monitor the entire surface of this vast zone.


    Of course, it was also because of theplex and tangled terrain of the dinosaur disaster zone, that allowed the trio an opportunity to fish in troubled waters.


    "I''ve already infiltrated the mainwork of the headquarters." Ache exined with slightly dispirited demeanor. This was because of those three unexpected engineers, saving much time with regards to breaking thework code and such. Thus, Ache felt like a hero but with no chance to disy his might.


    "Please tell me your request."


    Sheyan contemted a little before replying.


    "Bring out the records of all battles that happened in the past 48 hours."


    "Ache nced at Sheyan with slight astonishment and replied.


    "Sir, in the past 48 hours, there has been a total of��310,344 instances of battles that urred in the disaster zone. Are you sure you want to rey all of it?"


    Brother ck was presentlyzily chewing on a gum. Upon hearing that, he gaped in shock as the gum dropped out of his mouth.


    "What the hell? That many?"


    Abreu shrugged his shoulders.


    "That isn''t a terrifying figure actually. That is the reason why so many base stations have been constructed. Sir, you should know, this plot ofnd polluted by Cretaceous era gigantic green reptiles, is estimatedly 5-6 times the size of the previous French Republic. Anyway, the battle records also includes dinosaurs mutually hunting hunting each other."


    "Oh, fine then." Sheyan nodded. "Reduce the scope of search to considerablyrge battles between only humans."


    With that single request, a massive portion of battle records were eliminated. Nevertheless, nearly 5,200 remained. Screening through such a figure sounded within reach, but is actually unrealistically far-fetched.


    Fine then, let me bring out an intuitiveparison. Please open out all hidden documents in yourputer, and start counting the amount of japanese porn videos. Counting a hundred is already a chore, who would continue to conscientiously observe?


    (ED: Mr. Author returns with his amazing analogies!)


    "ce a second set of filter. Within the battle records, eliminate all that doesn''t include any females." Sheyan calmly ordered.


    Instantly, 4,800 battle records were shaved off. In such a cruel hunting ground like the dinosaur disaster zone, the inferiority of a woman''s stamina was magnified. The majority of them here was mainly in apanying male partners, allowing them to release their prostate hormone fluids, while others, for the money.


    Thus, they could only resort to filtering with their naked eyes for the remaining 400 battle records. Sheyan, Reef and Mogensha huddled together. As they filtered through the battle records, they personally witnessed scenes of the Illume-union being annihted.


    ording to Abreu, the satellites definitely weren''t omnipotent. It wouldn''t be possible to truly monitor every single battlegrounds due to terrain and other factors, but could roughly harvest only 70%.


    Thus, the trio only witnessed several scenes of shes between Glory Party and the Illume-union. After viewing the footages, Sheyan was enlightened that he had truly underestimated Glory Party. Even if they did join hands with Illume-union previously, a direct frontal collision would still result in zero odds of victory.


    "Pause here." Sheyan observed the front portrait of Zi while locked inbat. Her blue robe was fluttering vigorously along the wind, while her tall and elegant figure was portrayed in great details. Even in such dire straits, her charm blended with unrivalled heroism to paint an enchantment impossible for other women to replicate.


    "Our target is that woman. Quick, track her whereabouts."


    In this instant, both Abreu and Ache could already anticipate Sheyan''smand. To them, an additional second in the zone presented untold dangers to one''s life. Since they now had a concrete target, they naturally exhibited their full talents!


    Massive loads of data and code started pouring out, as the paused image was swiftly scanned and duplicated. Soon, a 3D model of Zi formed along with her various actions. Right now, at least five satellites were faintly in action and serving the trio.


    Concurrently, Sheyan seized the three captured engineers over, andmanded them to focus to filtering through the battle records previously sieved out. Ultimately, he effortlessly obtained a piece of information.


    There wasn''t a single battle footage that included those individuals from the Skull Party. Not even a single footage of the Skull Party members battling dinosaurs were found.


    This clearly indicated one possibility. There was truly a mole that had infiltrated the main satellite systems, and not only was he leveraging on them as their eyes and ears, he was strangling the opportunities for other parties to leverage the satellite system.


    Thus, they could deduce that at least in this aspect, the Skull Party surmounted the Illume-union and even Glory Party.


    "From how we can acquire achievement points from ying them, I can determine that they definitely aren''t allied contestants. Since I possess a disruption protective screen, but I''ll still be forced to act passively����why not take the chance to chop off this spying mouthpiece!"


    Thinking of that, Sheyan''s lips curled into a sly smirk.


    "Ache, for outsiders like us, is there a possibility of acquiring the legal services of the satellitework for the long run?"


    Ache answered without hesitation.


    "Extremely difficult, sir. Unless you obtain authority from three nation leaders."


    "Are there any other unconventional methods?" Sheyan intriguingly asked. "Say for example, exploiting certain loopholes, or sneaking into the ce to ess thework?"


    Upon hearing that, Ache ced down his task on hand and muttered.


    "Theoretically speaking, there ought to be a possibility sir. Besides, thiswork system had been developed six years ago, thus, I can''t say the technology ispletely wless. Moreover, the management seems to have be ratherx, if one were to audaciously employ certain advanced technology, there should be a possibility of aplishing that."

 Chapter 704: It’s him?

    <h4>Chapter 704: It��s him?</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    "Excellent." Sheyan then earnestly continued.


    "I can bet my rival is presently exploiting such a loophole and causing me a great deal of troubles. Tell me, are there any ways to alert the satellite system supervisor on this? Perhaps, upgrading the technology or other means of mending this loophole, thereby preventing others from exploits?"


    Ache pondered a little. He then pointed to the three engineers by Sheyan''s side, who were still quivering in fear.


    "You need to ask them on this matter, but sir, i need to inform you. If any ident happens, we must depart immediately, because what we are currently doing, is simrly exploiting a loophole."


    To express their value, the three engineers instantly eximed with trembling voices.


    "T-There is!!! As long as the exploitations of such loopholes delivers substantial and noticeable damages to the satellite system construct, then your aim would be aplished!"


    Sheyan released a faint smile and replied.


    "Ah well, I don''t know how to cause such damages."


    "Whenever you want an ident to happen sir, then the ident will happen! Sir, damaging the construct is actually much simpler than building it up, especially in the respect of electronic software!"


    The few engineers seemed to exhibit utmost confidence in this matter as they spoke in unison.


    Sheyan folded his arms across his chest and nodded without replying. Instead, Reef abruptly blurted in the party channel.


    "Weird, I feel this matter is rather weird. If taking care of the Skull party''s spy is so simple, why wouldn''t Glory Party and Illume-union do that? Clearly, the Skull Party members aren''t allied forces."


    Sheyan chuckled in response.


    "That''s because by plugging such loopholes, both the Illume-union or Glory Party wouldn''t be able to exploit such shortcuts in the future. Maybe, the Skull Party possesses a member adept inputer hacking, however, it doesn''t mean they''ll encounter the Skull Party again in this world the next time. Seeing how much painstaking efforts the Illume-union and Glory Party have channeled into this world, if they created a roadblock for themselves, what about their next venture into this world? Only an outsider like me will act without the slightest scruple; without a single fart of apprehension!"


    "Oh right." Sheyan suddenly recalled something and quickly instructed.


    "Help me check up on someone else. This person is most probably a militant. Back in that previous western district, he entered a building with a young man. I''ll share you the coordinates in a while. This militant then left the building alone, as for the time period����within 48 hours ago."


    Soon after, the results arrived. An engineer mumbled in fear and trepidation.


    "Sir, the footage of that area has been deleted, but tracing the action back, it is Lieutenant Colonel Wester who ordered it."


    Sheyan then issued a cold smile.


    "Wester is it? I got it."


    "I''ve got it!" Abreu abruptly shouted the same phrase.


    "She''s currently engaged in battle! At coordinates S33, K73. Oh sheet, such a ravishing female fighter, she actually dares to venture into the central of the disaster zone! It seems another group of human is rapidly approaching, are they going to meddle in her battle?!"


    ***********


    Blood trickled down Zi''s left arm.


    Dark red blood.


    Snow white arm.


    Such mncholic beauty tainted with unexinable cruelty.


    Her slender fingers clutched tightly around sword shafts.


    The shafts of two indescribable silver rapiers.


    She released an impression of seemingly holding others'' life����and death!


    Her eyes fixated icily onto Sable. Originally a pair of enchanting eyes, but due to the two imposing and strange vertical pupils within, they exhibited an anguished killing intent!


    "How is this possible? HOW is it possible?!?" The haughty and frenzied Sable unexpectedly staggered several steps back, although he didn''t receive a single attack! This fully indicated the frantic upheaval tormenting his heart!!


    "Awakening your ''Dragonforce Bloodline'' can only be done in full optimal state, but you''ve clearly used an honorary medicine dosage just two hours ago! How did you recover to optimate state again?!!!!"


    Yet nobody answered him. Only, Yuan Zhan''s figure blurred amidst the nearby darkness, as he speedily fled. Then, an iparably callous voice was squeezed out from the gaps of his teeth.


    "Aldaris! You have the guts to betray Zeus!"


    In this instant, Zi nced away from Yuan Zhan''s location! Within a split second, her body transformed with gorgeous resplendent silver, looking like abusting meteorite spearing through the atmosphere. As she emitted a piercing splendorous radiance, she ferociously jabbed her glittering silver rapiers towards Sable!


    Ding! Dang! Ding! Dang! Her silver rapiers thrusted ferociously against Sable''s vertebra long saber like a tempestuous rainstorm!


    Sable was aware of how terrifying Zi could be after awakening her ''Dragonforce Bloodline'', and knew he probably couldn''t triumph in a head on collision. Nevertheless, he had just received an exceedingly favourable news. Thus, he shifted focus to merely stalling her, and obstinately clung on to the defend only mantra.


    Out of the blue, one of Zi''s thrusting rapier was imbued with an energy ignition; as though all surrounding brilliance were absorbed and poured into her thrusting silver rapier!


    The congealing brilliance caused even the darkness of night and howling winds to surge violently around it!


    Sable guarded with his vertebra saber, but instantaneously, his body was involuntarily swept up by a gale up to three metres high. Not only that, his shirt was simultaneously being ripped down by a tremendous transparent force, before being fanatically shredded apart in mid air.


    The gale was seemingly pregnant with incredibly shrilling and oppressive dragon roars, causing one to subconsciously feel their hearts freezing up!


    While Zi was locked inbat with Sable, that queer shadow had fully surfaced from the puddle of blood over the dead ''Poison Needle Cactus''.


    The shadow''s hand pressed onto the ground, while its other hand gripped an exceptional bewitching and nefarious bone dagger! Clumps of blood sludge dripped off from the shadow''s body, before coagting into blood rubies that seemingly couldn''t assimte with its body.


    This shadow then casually tossed aside an object that looked like a fruit crust, before casting a glimpse at Zi.


    Sable, who had pulled a gap in between, gritted his teeth and berated.


    "I see, so you''ve given that object acquired in the Avatar World to Zi eh? The ''Mystic Herb'' personally brewed by the Omaticaya n''s Tsahik. Ah, what a generous brat!"


    Aldaris remained silent. Instead, he swayed briefly where he stood, before abruptly dashing towards Yuan Zhan.


    His dashing posture was seemingly near parallel to the ground. The distance made with every step was mechanically pristine, as his charge carried a graceful chilling wind. Wherever he flitted past seemed as though the air was devoured, leaving a wake of crackling sonic booms trailing his body!


    Havingboriously setting up his fort in this second floor of the building for so long, he had always been wary of any sudden assaults by Zi. This was because the three of them understood even the roots and foundations of each other. Thus, Yuan Zhan feared she would drag one along to share the same fate as her before she perished!


    As a pure summoner, Yuan Zhan''s vitality was undoubtedly a weakness. Hence, for such a fragile individual, he naturally possessed an innumerable amount of protective contingencies.


    Observing Aldaris charging through the middle of the building''s perimeter, Yuan Zhan''s left pupil abruptly ignited aze with a ghastly green ember.


    In the next second, a thick vine wall suddenly sprouted up before the iing Aldaris! The vine wallprised of twisted roots and intertwined joints, and was extremely strong yet supple. Its surface was coated with an unexinable moisty slippery sap. The image resembled dposing kelp that were mashed together, and even emitted a repulsive stench.


    Facing the vine wall, Aldaris offered a simple response. He very bluntly hurled out that bewitching nefarious dagger of his - ''Mage-Nemesis'' !


    The gigantic beast fang like dagger shot out noiselessly with a velocity that wasn''t considered fast. Yet as it flew, its flying velocity crescendoed tremendously and even produced piercing booms of thunder rolls!


    The vine wall waspletely incapable of obstructing the dagger. On the contrary, it actually proactively opened up a hole and allowed the dagger to fly through!


    After summoning the vine wall, Yuan Zhan was currently preparing another ability. Yet with the bewitching ''Mage-Nemesis'' whizzing in nearer, the ground, the four walls, the air and even all traces of water around him started strangely churning and undting; as though a space was being distorted, and would directly swallow him in within a second.


    Presenting with such a situation, Yuan Zhan started paying attention; he couldn''t not pay attention!


    He took a deep breath as an essory at his waist emanated a blinding dark gold radiance. Indeed, he had activated the ''Graffiti'' ability of the dark gold grade essory, ''+6 Chieftain''s Hobby'' !


    Following that, a hole materialized from the void behind his back, and spat out an dreadfully malevolent and queer gigantic serpent skull, that was minimally as huge as five personsbined.


    The skull serpent skull directly gobbled up the iing ''Mage-Nemesis'' in one bite! Then it retracted back into the void!


    Yet at this exact moment, Yuan Zhan''s eyes popped widely as he strenuously clutched his left shoulder. One could vividly notice, though that gigantic serpent skull had gobbled up ''Mage-Nemesis'', the dagger was currently deeply stabbed into Yuan Zhan''s shoulder.


    The creamy white bone shaft of the dagger instantly turned blood red, as it dispersed rippling rings of dull ck fumes!


    !


    As it turns out, Aldaris''s first attack was actually an illusion. The real ''Mage-Nemesis'' had been discretely wandering through a trajectory that was outside of Yuan Zhan''s line of sight. Reminiscent of a venomous snake in the shadows, it ruthlessly sunk its fangs once the enemy revealed an opening!


    After all, Aldaris was a dual specialist mage-warrior. His illusory abilities weren''t the least bit inferior tomon illusory experts!!!

 Chapter 705: Reverse

    <h4>Chapter 705: Reverse</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    The ''Mage-Nemesis'' in Aldaris''s hands was practically like gods appearing and devils vanishing; utterly impossible to defend against!


    Despite being stabbed by the ''Mage-Nemesis'' dagger, Yuan Zhanughed hysterically.


    "Aldaris, don''t think that all is well just because your sted dagger managed to injure me. As a mighty Growth-Hunter summoner master, Zi has channeled countless of party resources to me. The reserves of magic power in my deposit are something you can very well imagine! So what if your ''Mage-Nemesis'' possesses the ability of endless manabustion, and cannot be plucked out?


    "How long will you have to wait before all my MP is sucked dry? My children will have long shredded you to pieces by then!"


    Following Yuan Zhan''s crazedughter, numerous crimson glows of transportation arrays projected out around Aldaris''s front and back. Closely after, several powerful strange beasts crawled out from those transportation arrays while baring fangs and brandishing ws, and entrapped Aldaris within their formation.


    His current position was already in the building''s perimeter. As such, Aldaris was totally surrounded that not even one drop could trickle through! Observing the might of those strange beasts, they were actually tier-4 or tier-5 legendary creature existences!


    In this battle, this was the first time Yuan Zhan''s main summoned creatures appeared!


    Initially, this was the evil arrangement he nned to use against Zi, but didn''t expect having to employ it on Aldaris instead! With thebination of Yuan Zhan''s Growth-Hunter prowess, the matchmade dark-gold grade ''+6 Chieftain''s Hobby'', and certain snares he had painstakingly and sneakily set up, he immediatelyunched a full force counterattack!


    Within a sh, this dreadfully lethal setup mercilessly devoured Aldaris in!


    The situation, was unexpectedly reversed in an instant!


    ***************


    "Never would I expect that in the end, it was Aldaris who rescued Zi." Sheyan was deeply moved as he uttered while seated in a bumpy off-road military truck.


    The trio had long departed from the base station. Since they had gotten Zi''s location, they naturally didn''t tarry further; honoring their cash promises at once, binding those that needed to be bound up. Meanwhile, those that needed to flee the country, fled as well.


    Something worthy to note, the trio truly kept their promises. They didn''t silence those engineers, but instead awarded them with loose cash of several tens of thousands of dors. Of course, the trio didn''t simply dump the cash on them, but instead helped them to bury the cash nearby where they could retrieve when everything was done and dusted.


    After a brief discussion, those engineers felt that though they suffered a traumatic experience, they still managed to earn a cash bonus which amounted to a few years of their sry. Hence, they agreed and built a makeshift tracker device for the trio as well.


    This tracker device was created with an IPAD, and utilized the civilianwork system but of course, encoded with many underlying military authority codings. The satellitework system wasn''t solely used by the military. When the government became aware of the benefits involved in allowing underground syndicates to hunt for dino-crystals, they simrly created a civilian wave band for suchwork tracking.


    When the trio acquired this tracking device, it was equivalent to possessing a civilian wave band of the highest authority privilege, which ensured the priority speed of their signal. Of course, it wasn''t as fast as the military one, while alsocking in many other functions. Nevertheless to Sheyan and gang, this was considered a surprising reward.


    "Aldaris was saved by Zi before." Reef refuted Sheyan.


    To pick someone in Party Ace that was most familiar with Aldaris, it would obviously be Reef. Besides, the both of them would frequently swap pointers and wager with each other.


    Upon hearing Reef''s words, Sheyan''s heart stirred.


    "Oh? Such a thing happened?"


    Reef nodded and replied.


    "Aldaris is a rather arrogant individual who prefers the thrill of risking alone. As such, he frequently takesparativelyrger risks, but simrly reaps bountiful harvests; thus elerating his growth. Of course, the dangers he encounters multiplies ordingly."


    "Back then, Aldaris nearly died while attempting to acquire the ''Mage-Nemesis'' dagger. It was Zi who offered him a lifeline, and even recruited him into the Illume-union."


    In this precise second, Mogensha abruptly opened fire!


    DA! DA! DA! A cloud of dust formed instantaneously on the road ahead. From the ground, a gravel gray lizard leapt out. One of its eye had been struck blind as turbid blood oozed out. It roared anguishly in mid air while grimacing with threat.


    Yet in response to it, was more intense strafing gunfire! Striking the poor fe riddled with blood wounds as it tumbled to the ground.


    "That lizard must''ve been gically contaminated by those dinosaurs as well, thus leading to such a mutation. Its forte should be camping in disguise along the roads before mounting a sudden sneak attack, using that sharp row of bone spur of its vertebra to impale enemies to death. It should be the reason why almost 56% of vehicles have their tyres punctured. Furthermore, the awful stench of these gravel lizards makes their meat inedible, and rarely produces dinocrystals as well. They are one of the most unweed creature of the wastnd."


    Mogensha narrated the series of description from the tracking device.


    "Oh right, we will soon enter the central district of the dinosaur disaster zone. ording to the device''s suggestion, its best we smear dinosaur dung on ourselves to prevent attracting unwanted attention. Should we do it?"


    Sheyan rolled his eyes in response.


    "I don''t mind smearing our ride with dung, but to mear on ourselves��each of us will have to start travelling with arge stic bag."


    Following the eleration of the military truck, tiny regiments of mes was suddenly sighted right ahead.


    As their truck drove nearer, those tiny regiments mes appeared increasinglyrger. Eventually, the contestants could spectate abusting wreckage of several vehicles that were haphazardly congregated throughout the road.


    An enormous pack of Deinonychus were currently vehemently ravaging a squad of hunters.


    Amongst those Deinonychus, a boss tier could be noticeably seen. That Deinonychus head was especiallyrger and a shade of queer maroon coated its body. Moreover, it was roaring and gesturing its head to rally its dinosaur underlings in assault, while it silently observed atop a rock. This Boss Deinonychus unexpectedly appeared to possess some fundamental battle tactic capabilities.


    Before the trio''s truck pulled over, thunderous roars abruptly resounded from all four corners of the darkness.


    A minimum of ten plus Deinonychus speared out and lunged towards the trio with brandishing ws.


    "These guys actually know the tactic of annihting the enemy''s reinforcements while besieging the stronghold? That''s simply too ridiculous!" Sheyan mused to himself.


    In an instant, Mogensha shot down a single Deinonychus and immediately yelled out.


    "Boss, these brats are already injured! What kind of evil practices have been done to these wretched green lizards, to possess such admirable intelligence? The heck, employing the wounded as reserved intercepting forces?"


    By now, Sheyan was clearly aware of the current predicament that hunting squad was in. Evidently, the wreckage pile of vehicles were ignited by themselves and employed as a sheltering bunker, thus allowing them to focus on dealing with the Deinonychus from a single direction.


    Though that was so, they were still in imminent crisis. Perhaps within a minute or two, those savage beast would break through, before cleaving apart their preys with vicious ws and devouring them after.


    Witnessing that the pack of sieging Deinonychus about to break through, a herculean looking chap suddenly stepped forward as he hauled along a mechanical cannon like weapon by his feet.


    The weapon''s mouth was shaped like a trumpet, and its barrel slenderly binded downwards. From afar, it looked like an orchestra tuba. Yet going closer, it appeared like a heavy machine gun with a modified muzzle.


    Then, this brutish chap howled energetically as he pointed the trumpet like muzzle towards the nearby pack of Deinonychus. Instantly, it echoed with an unforgettable sound!


    This sound was peculiar and piercing to the ears. Like the screeching sound of fingernails scratching against ss, or chainsaw cutting through a steel pipe!


    Even Sheyan''s pupils shrunk, because within a heartbeat, a congested cluster of ten over sprinting Deinonychus were obliterated instantaneously!


    PA! PA! PA! PA! PA! Consecutive sounds of windscreen shattering and screws unhinging resounded from some cars caught in the assailing wave released by the weapon.


    Such was the massive devastating force of those vibrating shrapnels, that even some individuals caught in the friendly fire were wailing agonizingly.


    It was as though time had froze for several seconds for that onrushing pack of Deinonychus. After the sessive eruptions of ''PA PA PA'', they were thoroughly torn apart and transformed into insipid blood mist wafting through the air; the blood mistprising of grinded flesh, bones, hair and other bodily substances.


    The trio could even whiff the rich aroma of reeking blood.


    "COME ON! Abominable freaks who ought to be in hell! Curse it, resorting to that move withered away a quarter of our profits! And we''ve yet to count in our ruined vehicles!" The herculean chapughed wildly but furiously scolded at the same time.


    "This ''Concussion Gun'' is bloody amazing, a pity its power is too destructive. Even the dinocrystals aren''t spared. Ah, what a bloody waste!"


    That single attack instantly caused the pack of Deinonychus to feel a humongous threat. Such ghastly casualties caused them to crumble internally as they instinctively fled with utmost speed in all directions!


    Yet coincidentally or not, that maroon Boss Deinonychus actually fled towards the direction of the trio.


    At present, Sheyan decided to test the two weapons they purchased from the underground market. He first retrieved the ''Shamier Jolting Gun'' and took aim before pressing the trigger.


    A forceful sonic wave directly prated through the tough and solid epidermis of the Deinonychus, and resonated through its head.


    Instantly, the menacing beast tumbled to the ground. Although the dinosaur immediately scrambled back up, it continued spinning around in confusion where it stood.

 Chapter 706: Aldaris’s ambition

    <h4>Chapter 706: Aldaris��s ambition</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Following that, Reef simrly took aim and fired off that ''Peluba Shock Rifle'' at the Deinonychus. This was something that Sheyan suffered to previously.


    Arge clump of iparably sticky dull yellow goo jetted out and drenched the unlucky Boss Deinonychus from head to toe.


    The Boss Deinonychus instantly howled with fierce misery, as it scampered around in unyielding reluctance. Yet the more it ran, the slower it became. Random sediments of rock fragments, dust and what not all adhered beneath its feed.


    As it scrambled up a mound, its feet suddenly slipped and it tumbled morously down; resulting in it bing a meatball coated with rock fragments, rubble sediments and dried twigs. It frenziedly attempted to w around but to no avail.


    Witnessing such a scene, Reef strolled over andughed heartily while giving the dinosaur a kick.


    "You wanna run, still wanna run? Oh,ds? What are you guys up to?"


    As it turns out, the squad of hunters were now eyeing the trio with unkind expressions. Their faces revealed sinister smirks as their rifles were aimed towards the trio. When they heard Reef''s words, they exchanged nces andughed wildly.


    "You actually asked us what we are up to?"


    "Hey, he''s asking us what we are up to?!? Haha what a fantastic joke."


    "This the first time you kids are hunting eh?"


    "��"


    "��"


    That leader herculean chap exposed a scorpion tattoo at his chest. His brows were hopping up as he mocked.


    "Not bad, not bad at all. See what god has delivered to us? Tsk Tsk, look atest model support weapon, the ''Shamier Jolting Gun'', and the ''Peluba Shock Rifle''. Oh hoh, and a live Alpha Deinonychus. Today''s truly our lucky dayds, I was still wrecking my mind over how to exin our meagre the profits to the boss, and behold, a fortune from the sky!"


    Another brat with a mohawk haircut casted a sly sneer.


    "Big brother ckscorpion, what should we do now?"


    ckscorpion imposingly waved his arm.


    "Tie them up. I reckon there''s more to profit from these three rookies. Squeeze em'' dry and finish em'' off. Of course, anyone wants to have a good time toying around, feel free to do so."


    The squad of hunters were actually discussing in front of the trio while treating them as victims already. One could tell how unbridled they were, having tortured others in extremely cruel ways already. Thus, their leader could so casually mutter the words ''squeeze em'' dry and finish em'' off''.


    As Brother ck listened to them, he sighed.


    "A pity kiddos, ah, I truly don''t have much interest in your profits��"


    After releasing his statement, Brother ck darted horizontally to the side; concurrently, his golden AK spat out streaks of fiery tongues!


    Simultaneously, Sheyan triggered ''Horn-Rage'' on ckscorpion. Beside, seeing how devastating his strange weapon could be, it was probably the only item that could pose a threat to Party Ace!


    There was no cause for doubt over the oue of the battle. The prowess the trio exhibited could be said to overwhelmingly suppress the hunting squad! The only question was - how long would they take?


    In the end, ckscorpion''s hunting squad awarded the trip with a harvest of 30 tiny dinocrystals and 5 average sized dinocrystals.


    These dinocrystals if brought to the military, could possibly be exchanged for various equipments, medicines, recipes that even contestants could use; definitely unlike the unusable american dors that earned earlier.


    Finally, with a sh of inspiration, Sheyan spared the lives of two fortunateckeys. The first was that brat with the mohawk called Ralf, and the second, ame middle aged cripple known as Missinson.


    That was due to the increasinglyplex terrain. Not only were there rift valleys, the ce was popted with quite a number of dpidated cities. Although they had the aid of a tracking device, this ce was after all, nearing the central district of the dinosaur disaster zone. Having a guide would undoubtedly shave off unnecessary troubles and even hasten the pace to their destination.


    As for why Sheyan spared two lives instead of one, it was fairly simple. When the crafty Raft was about to receive a punch, he shrewdly decided to use Missinson as a meatshield����prompting Sheyan to retract his fist in time.


    Without a doubt, a deep hatred had been sown between the two. Thus, by leaving them both around, they would keep tabs on each other and not resort to any tricks.


    At present, the trio had tarried for over ten minutes since being dragged into thismotion. With the addition of two guides, they decided to alter their advancing direction before swiftly departing while following the tracking device.


    One had to mention that Sheyan''s foresight was rtively urate. After hiring the two guides, their efficiency in travelling was raised by a notch.


    After merely half an hour, the trio were soon reaching their destination. To venture deeper into this district, would be directly entering the most dangerous region of this dinosaur disaster zone!


    Normally, only the military with their air force and tanks would dare to invade the ce to hunt. This was because of the high probability of meeting invincible creatures at the apex of the food chain, creatures such as the Tyrannosaurus Rex and so on!


    Upon hearing distant booming sounds of support weapons, the group of humans begun to brace themselves mentally; in preparation for unimaginable and abrupt situations to befall them.


    At present, Brother ck suddenly recalled something and asked.


    "Hey Reef. ording to what you said just now, Aldaris is clearly indebted to Zi. Yet when the Illume-union divided, why did Aldaris choose to side with Zeus?"


    Upon hearing Brother ck''s question, Reef simrly became rather perplexed. He couldn''t think of an exnation for Aldaris''s conduct as well.


    Instead, Sheyan chuckled and replied.


    "Heaven forbid, that guy is also a lovestruck fool in this realm��if he sided with Zi, Aldaris would merely be a Growth-Hunter to her, a part of the party''s backbone. At most, Zi would have five heavenly generals under her instead of four. He wouldn''t be able to win Zi''s value in that manner."


    "Instead, if he relied on his own strength to deal with Zeus''s Glory Party and win sovereignty over the party, merging with the Illume-union once again would propel his position in Zi''s heart to second to none! Why would such a formidable individual think like a fifteen year old high school student? Sadly, reality and logic always possess such cruel disparity."


    "It seems that even before Aldaris even had the chance to aplish his objective, the rich and powerful Glory Party decided to mobilize and push Zi towards the edge of fatal crisis��"


    "Moreover, ording to the recorded footage we saw. The situation of Aldaris battling against Yuan Zhan isn''t looking too great for him eh."


    At this moment, Reef earnestly refuted.


    "Boss, I guessing you''re calcting Aldaris''s battle capabilities based on how he fought before right?"


    Sheyan gently answered.


    "Yeah. In the Avatar World, that battle where Aldaris defeated Zi. My calctions do stem from there."


    Reef slowly exined.


    "But boss, if your earlier deduction is spot on, would Aldaris unleash his full might against a woman he secretly loves?"


    Sheyan became stumped and sincerely agreed.


    "Nope."


    Reef''s gaze turned deeper as he described.


    "Actually to Aldaris, he attaches utmost importance to the ''Mage-Nemesis'' dagger he holds. I''m not referring to its MP burn property and deadly damage it deals to mage type contestants. On the contrary, the discrete value of that weapon, resides in supplying an endless stream of MP back to Aldaris!"


    "When Aldaris offhands his weapon, that is when he is the most terrifying!"


    **************


    Aldaris was surrounded.


    Enemies stood to his front, left, right and back!


    Redoubtable enemies!


    Attempting to kill a Growth-Hunter summoner, even a Reserve-duty Growth-Hunter would suffice. However, once given adequate time for preparations, a Growth-Hunter summoner would turn the tides overwhelmingly with insurmountably dreadful might!


    Without a doubt, when facing Aldaris, Yuan Zhan had already prepared for an extremely, extremely long time. Because he previously thought he would face off with his former party leader; the woman who understood him like the back of her hand.


    In Aldaris''s perspective, his rival was Yuan Zhan.


    That formidable Yuan Zhan hailed by Zi as her party''s reviving hope!


    The fric retaliation of Yuan Zhan was to break all cauldrons and sinking all boats*. To Aldaris, such a circumstance was equivalent to facing thebined aggression of four Growth-Hunters.


    (TL*Idiom, cutting off all means of retreat)


    Nevertheless, Aldaris''s gaze maintained an incredible fortitude, and even burned with slight insanely vigor. He stared at the distant Yuan Zhan with a gaze that could prate one''s soul, and warned with austere incisiveness.


    "Do you think, this can keep you from dying?"


    Aldaris half knelt to the ground and pressed both palms onto the ground. In a sh, numerous white distorting glows flickered out from his palms. They resembled tiny snakes, as the white glows speedily wriggled out in all directions!


    Within a second, those white distorting glows congregated onto the first summoning beast that was about to assault him!


    A terrifyingly blinding light illuminated out! Seemingly attempting to cover the space between heaven and earth!


    The eyes of all present were dazzled in white blindness. Then, a streak of slender and acute distorted lightning unexpectedly jolted out from the void of white, before bolting down!


    This lightning bolt struck with such vast ferocity. Although different from the boundless majestic lightning from the sky, this lightning bolt instead offered a dazzling impression of unbeatable sharpness.


    If nature''s thunder and lightning was like gigantic hammers dropping from the sky and smashing down throughout horizons, attempting to vaporize all lifeforms and not leave even bones behind����then, Aldaris''s lightning bolt was an incredibly thin and sharp needle, piercing straight into the heart! Then, erupting and upsurging a tempestuous thunderstorm in the heart!

 Chapter 707: Individual display of prowess

    <h4>Chapter 707: Individual disy of prowess</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Aldaris''s lightning bolt streaked out and pierced deep into the summoned beast''s heart and created a frying explosion! This attackpletely ignored the beast''s defence.


    Crackle! A rich odour of charred flesh and blood pervaded out, as ayer of blood sprinkled against the surrounding walls. It was as though a heavy truck had sped through a muddy street, causing the mud to ssh everywhere.


    That summoned beast unleashed a sorrowful howl as its mouth widened to the extremity. With the heart as the nucleus, a huge chunk of its body had been vaporized. Such a scene was iparably tragic!


    "The feelers of Azrael coil around your body��"


    (TL: Azrael (?????) is the angel of death in jewish mythology)


    Aldaris''s voice echoed continuously, as though it was a beam shooting through the universe and travelling for millions of years; seemingly carrying the legends of time and the mysteries of space! Upon hearing his voice, one would feel that it wasn''t merenguage but truth!


    Unconditional truth, like the repetition of sunset and sunrise continuously!


    "Positively charged Spirit lightning borne from my will, attach yourself to my enemy''s soul!"


    Following Aldaris''s voice and the dissipation of his first lightning, a resplendent white aureole swiftly formed on the ground. Countless electric currents extended in all directions like tiny snakes. With astonishing speed, the currents bolted towards the distant Yuan Zhan in a sh!


    Moreover, the electric currents could be seen rapidly converging towards Yuan Zhan!


    This was Aldaris''s true ability! ''Spirit Lightning''!


    Concurrently, Aldaris''s muttered incantation resounded with increasing grandness. Once again, an exceedingly blinding radiance exploded out from his body!


    "Negatively charged Spirit Lightning borne from my strength, massacre my enemy''s heart!"


    Naturally, Yuan Zhan''s summoned beasts weren''t idling either. Within a split second, a strange crocodile like beast savagely chomped down onto Aldaris with its massive jaws, filled with sharp teeth.


    Instead, a thin screen suddenly surfaced and protected Aldaris. Indeed, this was inevitably the ability that most mage type contestants would possess - ''MP-Guard''.


    However, Aldaris''s ''MP-Guard'' was crystal clear and glistened with a tinge of faint bluish radiance.


    When that crocodile beast chomped down,yers of ripples floated up from the screen guard; shining with myriads of solid sapphire like intersections. Even the deadly chomping ability of Yuan Zhan''s summoned tier-4 or 5 legendary beast failed to chomp through it!


    When Aldaris duelled Zi back in the Avatar World, Reef mentioned that his ''MP-Guard'' had been raised to level 4. Yet from the looks of it now, how was Aldaris''s ability only capped at level 4? Estimatedly, it would minimally be at level 7, or possibly, even as high as level 10!


    Aldaris profoundly pointed forth. Lingering before his fingertip, the electric charges bolted out in a streak of ghastly lightning bolt; warping horizontally through the air like a dragon.


    PA! With a crackle, it struck Yuan Zhan!


    With a single strike, Yuan Zhan''s expression instantly twisted. He grimaced widely as though wanting to release an agonizing scream, yet failing to squeeze out a single sound.


    Moreover behind him, a faint reflection identical to Yuan Zhan could be seen. As for that reflection, the lightning bolt had shockingly sted open an immense crack through it.


    This destructive lightning bolt actually contained two types of damage; damage to the physical body and direct damage to the soul!


    Yuan Zhan''s defence was already rtively puny. After being electrocuted by this lightning bolt, his vision instantly darkened as acute pain terrorized his heart.


    After a momentary paralysis, Yuan Zhan regained mobility of his body as he rolled backwards without hesitation while gasping heavily!


    Yuan Zhan had already devised many retreating routes here. Upon tapping his shoulder gently, the ground beside him suddenly copsed. Cement crumbled down as a passageway leading to the lower floor emerged.


    To Yuan Zhan''s horror, when he descended to the ground level, he discovered a barrage of warping positively charged electric snakes were bolting towards him!


    In a heartbeat, they were about to adhere onto his body! As it turns out, once the positive and negative charges of spirit electricity linked up on his body, an iparably devastating spirit lightning bolt would imminently strike down onto his head.


    Instead, Yuan Zhan would rather suffer ten stabs than being zapped by that devastating spirit lightning! The pain of having one''s soul electrocuted and fried wasn''t something so easily bearable.


    Thus, Yuan Zhan decisively activated an item. In a sh, a mirage of him divided from his body. Those positively charged electric snakes instantly adhered onto the mirage.


    Boom! An immeasurably fatal spirit lightning bolted down and blinded his eyes!


    After merely separating two metres away from Yuan Zhan, the spirit lightning bolt punctured Yuan Zhan''s mirage with undefiable sharpness and utter vaporized it. Furthermore, the power contained in the lightning failed to disperse but bolted to a besiding ground floor vehicle.


    Boom! The vehicle exploded with raging mes as metallic debris scattered around.


    In the midst of churning ck fumes, Yuan Zhan scurried out looking exceedingly pathetic. Though he managed to dodge the direct might of the spirit lightning, he was still affected by its aftershock.


    To his extreme fright, those devastating positively charged electric snakes lingered on as they slithered towards Yuan Zhan from all four corners of the room.


    It was at this moment, Yuan Zhan understood that he had underestimated Aldaris! The Aldaris who sneakily chose not to reveal his talents, yet when he finally exploded forth with full might, he brought along a despairing wave of terror with him.


    That ''Spirit Lightning'' ability was akin to the fetters of death. Not only could it devastate the flesh, it could viciously torment the soul. From the looks of it, presumably the only reason Aldaris hadn''t exposed his true capabilities was this - all who had witnessed it, had already perished!


    The dreadful positive charges of electric snakes encircled around Yuan Zhan, in preparation to usher in a terrifying bolt of spirit lightning.


    This time, there was nowhere for Yuan Zhan to escape.


    A thick white electric brilliance arrived, evoking a tempest of berserking energies that poured down onto Yuan Zhan''s body. Even the ground erupted with clouds of dust!


    Don''t mention the formidable Yuan Zhan caught in the electric tempest. Even those few rats scuttling 5-6 metres away were paralyzed on the spot, their flesh, blood, moisture content and bones werepletely fried by the ravenous lightning; dispersing as fine dust when the wind blew!


    But on the contrary, it was as if nothing happened to Yuan Zhan. Instead, his face revealed a malevolent and venomous re. In contrast, the few summoned beasts that were frically assailing Aldaris, unanimously roared with anguish; as though they just sustained tremendous injuries.


    This was one of the newest abilities Yuan Zhan had obtained - ''Bioforce Aid''. It allowed his summoned beast to rece him and sustain all damages.


    Nevertheless, this was a method akin to quenching thirst with poison. Firstly, the damage transferred to the summoned beasts wouldn''t factor in their defences. Thus, how much the enemy''s theoretical damage dealt, was how much the summoned beasts would endure.


    Secondly, every time they received damage, the loyalty rate of the summoned beast would plunge by 1-3 points, and simrly reduce the maximum limit of loyalty rate! This indicated that no matter how hard one strived, the original rtionship between the summoned beast and the summoner could never be restored.


    Nevertheless, Yuan Zhan couldn''t care less at this point. He started to chant a curse out loud. Before him, numerous ck clouds fumigated out and morphed into a ck formation array that was as glossy as a mirror lens.


    Soon after, two deathly white giant skeletal arms emerged, and dragged out a furtive ck door that was as tall as two humansbined. That ck door resembled a vertically standing unlid coffin!


    In the next second, multitudes of blood sucking bats flew out wildly and emitted piercing and bewildering jesting screeches. Like a rolling ck cloud, they charged towards Aldaris.


    Evidently, the current Yuan Zhan had realized Aldaris''s biggest w - though his offensive were unbeatable, they were all single target strikes! As such, summoned creatures of sheer quantities would be his downfall!


    These blood sucking bats had been painstakingly gathered by Yuan Zhan. At present when employing them on Aldaris, it implied that Yuan Zhan had unknowingly ssified Aldaris amongst the same category of rivals like Zi.


    In this instant, Aldaris''s ''MP-Guard'' had already been rapidly thinned out into nothingness by the summoned beasts.


    A pack of insatiable blood suck bats were soaring towards him.


    Even the terribly fragile life force of Yuan Zhan was linked with his few summoned beasts!


    Without a doubt, Aldaris was facing a life or death crisis.


    *********************


    Meanwhile, at the same time, Zi hadn''t even battered a single eyelid over. On the contrary, she was unleashing fiercer assaults at Sable!


    Her silver rapiers thrusted through the air as they faintly carried the furious bellows of gigantic beasts! Under the endless barrage of thrusting rapiers, Sable''s vertebra long saber hadpletely lost its splendor.


    Sable was, after all, a berserker type fighter whose offenses pale inparison to his defenses. Being forced into such dire straits, he waspletely battered and exhausted


    All of a sudden, Zi converged both hands. The two breathtaking silver resplendent rapiers seemingly merged into one.


    From the sky, a sudden sh came tearing down like lightning, irradiating the whole earth with matchless radiance, and precisely shone upon the merged silver rapier!


    That merged silver rapier instantly shot out from Zi''s hands. After rotating a round in the air, it pierced deep into the ground.


    Instead, Sable instantly released a blood-curdling scream. One could notice that a tremendous irresistible force had gripped him; a boundless and incorporeal force was noiselessly pushing up his legs, rendering him utterly immobile as he was propelled into the sky.


    Right at this instance, Zi''s long robe fluttered as her silver rapier flew back into her grasp. Then, she soared towards the sky carrying thousands of billowing force beneath, before thrusting her silver rapier up and impaling Sable''s underbelly! Ruthlessly pinning him further up towards the sky!

 Chapter 708: Heart Storm

    <h4>Chapter 708: Heart Storm</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Even a wild valiant warrior like Sable waspletely incapable of resisting Zi''s uppercut thrust. Silver rays incessantly swam around his body; like electric currents paralysing all his movements.


    ZI''s phoenix eyes brimmed with dreadful icy austerity, as she finally separated her hands. Such frosty charm was unprecedented, and exuded an unreceable and invible prestige.


    Her hands once again gripped twin silver rapiers that emitted a brilliance that threatened to cauterize one''s retina.


    "Don''t, Zi!!!!" In this instance, Sable begged wildly.


    "I was forced to! On ount of the days I fought for you!"


    Although Sable pleaded wretchedly, Zi''s countenance remained immeasurably detached. However, the swerving motion of her twin silver rapiers trembled a little and became slightly slower.


    Out of nowhere, a gigantuous dragon head phantom appeared behind Zi. She pointed her left rapier upwards, which formed into the upper jaw of the gigantuous dragon phantom. On the other hand, her right rapier pointed downwards and formed the lower jaw of the dragon phantom!


    Following that, a turbulent surge of silver dragon''s breath rushed out from the depths of the gigantuous dragon phantom mouth!


    Dragonforce Breath!


    Nevertheless, Sable was still a veteran of a hundred battles. After seizing the opportunity of Zi''s slight hesitation, he had forcibly positioned his vertebra long saber to block his front.


    The surge of turbulent silver dragon breath sted against the vertebra long saber. Instantly, the saber shaft heated fierily causing his skin to emit sizzling burns. Still, Sable refused to let go, as he was pressured down for 7-8 metres by the immense force until he smashed into the ground!


    As the silver dragon breath blended with blood, an iparably violent explosion erupted!


    A massive muddy lotus bloomed instantaneously, as rocks and debris sprinkled down everywhere; causing a cluttered mour of rustling sounds!


    After a long while, Sable''s figure finally reemerged from the mess.


    His body was currently engulfed in thick ck aura which stemmed from his ck vertebra long saber. However, the price he paid was causing his malevolent and strange vertebra long saber to shrink by a third!


    Originally, this saber was lofty and aloof, seemingly capable of sweeping through the heavens. Yet after shrinking, it appeared totally incongruous; seemingly just a work of art.


    Evidently, Zi also expended much energy in unleashing that one blow.


    Her long hair drifted with the wind. Her cheeks flushed with an abnormal red while her eyes flickered with merciless rancor.


    As he twin silver rapiers interweaved, sshes of brilliant rays pulsated throughout the surrounding space.


    Then, those rays formed into a ferocious dragon w as it cleaved down upon Sable with matchless velocity!


    Dragonforce Grip!


    Presently, one could tell that after Zi had awakened the ''Dragonforce Bloodline'', her closebat prowess had skyrocketed. Nevertheless, her true killing potential was still inclined mainly towards long range magic.


    When that dragonforce w materialized, Sable immediately felt a tremendous threat. He immediately howled out frantically.


    "Yuan Zhan! Help me! If I die, you won''t be better off!"


    At present, Yuan Zhan had upied an overwhelming superiority. Throughout this period, Aldaris had managed to release four bursts of ''Spirit Lightning''.


    Even so, only two bursts had seeded in striking Yuan Zhan, while the remaining two heavily wounded two of the summoned beasts.


    Eventually, that same crocodile like summoned beast too a huge crunch on Aldaris with its magnificent set of sharp teeth. Piank! Aldaris''s high level ''MP-Guard'' was finally shattered, as sapphire like shards drifted into the air and vanished.


    Aldaris braced his arm forward and bluntly endured the beast crocodile''s munch. Though its munch carried unrivalled monstrous strength, the shattered ''MP-Guard'' had already absorbed most of its force. Though that was so, it managed to tear out a mutted mess through Aldaris''s arm, as fresh blood gushed out; painting amentable ghastliness.


    Yuan Zhan''s eyes flickered with venomous intent. By now, the massive flock of blood sucking bats had epassed almost every inch of Aldaris''s line of sight,pletely preventing him from escaping.


    Yuan Zhan''s initial schrly demeanor had utterly disappeared. He clutched a charred wound that was burnt through his chest, and gritted his teeth while eximing.


    "Go and die!"


    It seemed as though he suffered tremendous difficulty to squeeze out those words from the gaps between his teeth! It was brimming with malicious intent!


    However, in this very instant, Aldaris lifted his head up slightly and nced at Yuan Zhan. His sweeping nce was as though a biting cold wind had breezed through, and carried a trace of mockery.


    Yuan Zhan wasn''t aware��but unbeknownst when, those tiny electric serpents on the ground had long vanished��


    "Spirit Lightning directly attacks the weakest, the most bitter and sensitive aspect of a human����"


    "Yet none is aware, the main ability of spirit lightning doesn''t reside in damage but absorption! With every hit, itpletely absorbs the pain my enemies suffer and feedbacks them to me, where I umte such anguish and pain that originates from the soul; storing them, conditioning them and condensing them!"


    "Finally, unleashing a terrifying heart storm that sweeps through all!!!"


    Within a single breath, Yuan Zhan''s cloak fluttered up. In the empty space before him, a faint blue speckle appeared abruptly.


    The speckle slowly expanded and intensified in brightness, and finally with a sonorous bang, it exploded into an electric bluework that covered the sky; epassing over an entire square area of nearly hundred metres!


    The electricalwork that held life and death, sieved down over the whole area. Yet strangely, it didn''t damage a single spot of the environment. Instead, whenever it touches a lifeform, vapor would steam up in excessive amounts and linger around the peripheries of all lifeforms, before erupting into streaks of unfathomable electric arcs!


    Heart Storm!


    This was Aldaris''s genuine killer move - ''Heart Storm'' !! An attack that ravages the heart of the enemy''s spirit, one that negates all defenses! It was quite analogous to Sheyan''s virus abilities, in terms of requiring special resistance capabilities to offset the damage or effect. Of course, its precedence level wasn''tparable to Sheyan''s virus abilities.


    As the blinding vast stormwork descended, Yuan Zhan became momentarily lifeless. A searing pain mixed with terrorizing palpitation circted through his entire body in an instance!!!!


    Yuan Zhan''s ''Bioforce Aid'' ability hadn''t attained a high level. Hence, his vitality was simrly shared with his summoned beast! This indicated whenever he activated the ability link, some of the damage dealt concurrently to the summoned beast would also reflect back to himself!


    Of course, a chain repeated damage state wouldn''t happen. For example, if Yuan Zhan got struck by a spirit lightning, which damage was reflected to the summoned beast, that reflected damage wouldn''t reflect again to injure Yuan Zhan.


    "Sheet��"


    Yuan Zhan strived to leave the boundary of this ''Heart Storm''. Yet though his mindmanded, his body couldn''t listen and only submitted helplessly to the searing pain!!


    As for Yuan Zhan''s summoned beasts, they were simrly lifeforms caught up in this horrific ''Heart Storm''. They trembled and����within mere 2-3 seconds, several beasts werepletely paralysed. Then, their bodies started disintegrating with numerous cracks like china porcin.


    Crash! Crash! Some exploded into innumerable fragments!


    Yuan Zhan was miserably electrocuted into near-death state. Naturally, the summoned beasts sustained by his MP, also quickly vanished into thin air.


    Only at that moment, did Aldaris clenched his right hand and terminated the raging ''Heart Storm''. Then, he stood up and sauntered towards Yuan Zhan! Aldaris''s ''Mage-Nemesis'' dagger flew back into his hand as the enemy was already plunged into near-death state.


    "Traitorous scum, meet your demise." In a sh, Aldaris arrived before Yuan Zhan and straightforwardly ced his ''Mage-Nemesis'' dagger across the lifeless Yuan Zhan''s throat. With a gentle swipe, a spurt of red blood sttered out from Yuan Zhan''s throat, before his head was decapitated from his body.


    Blood spurted up like a fountain from a headless corpse, coupled with pulps of maroonish innards, as they bathed every corner of this building!


    Yet soon after, Aldaris discovered that something was amiss. The headless corpse of Yuan Zhan remained unceasingly spurting out blood! The blood was continuously puddling up on the ground, even rising up above the back of his sole. In spite of that, Aldaris failed to receive a single notification of ying from his nightmare imprint.


    All of a sudden, the headless corpse of Yuan Zhan began twitched, and like a zombie, it proceeded to clutch its own neck.


    Aldaris took in a deep breath and shut his eyes. Blood continued trickling, bit by bit, from his hand, following the outline of ''Mage-Nemesis'' before dripping to the ground. The blood permeated into the ground and dissipated unknowingly.


    "OLD FAT, is it you? Only you can put up such illusions that can deceive my visuals, thereby sessfully rescuing the dying Yuan Zhan. Still, trying to obstruct me with just you?


    A wall nearby Aldaris suddenly rippled. Unexpectedly, the red bricks of the wall started strangely shifting and arranging itself, before metamorphosing into an incredibly queer brickman. This brickman exhibited a mystifying clown like chuckle, before speaking callously with a hoarse voice.


    "Psychological tactics won''t work on me. Aldaris, you''ve truly hidden such magnificent prowess well. s, even a fool like Yuan Zhan can force out your most vital w! Your powerful abilities, perhaps 30% of them are executable only with the ''Mage-Nemesis''. You rely on the ''Mage-Nemesis'' to provide you an endless supply of MP. But more crucially, your weapon acts as a focal point as well eh? Only by stabbing your foe with the ''Mage-Nemesis'' can your electric charges swiftly locate their target!"

 Chapter 709: Metropolis of Death

    <h4>Chapter 709: Metropolis of Death</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Facing an opponent who was detailedly analysing him, Aldaris''s pupils contracted slightly as he issued a cold smirk.


    "So what?"


    "Nothing really." Old Fat sinisterly inferred.


    "Yuan Zhan has divulged that once stabbed by ''Mage-Nemesis'', if one tries to pull it out of his own ord, 33% of one''s health would be forcibly deducted! With such massive damage, a person stabbed by it normally wouldn''t proactively try to pull the dagger out. However! I will rmend to Marissa that once she is stabbed by your dagger, she should pull it out at once. Because for a ridiculous property of shaving off one''s health substantially just by pulling out a dagger, such a property definitely possesses a long cool down! Otherwise, many powerful storyline characters would''ve be in by you long ago."


    "Marissa��" an ominous premonition welled up in Aldaris''s heart. "You and Marissa are actually teaming up to deal with me???? Then what about Zi?"


    "You still have the time to worry about Zi? Don''t worry! Though Zeus needs to pin down Skull and cannot be present, but this time, Fu Lyanna is personally acting to finish her off!"


    ***********


    Meanwhile, this was when Zi had unleashed her ''Dragonforce Grip'', and was about to viciously grip Sable''s neck.


    Yet out of the blue, a tiny ck spot formed in front of Zi. That ck spot then rapidly expanded into a fist sized ck hole.


    A dark red blood flew out from the hole, and swiftly stretched into different forms as though a pen was writing with blood ink. Ultimately, it formed into two words.


    Danger! Escape!


    Eventually, the blood fell to the ground. Instead of dissolving in, it remained congealed like a ruby.


    Witnessing this scene, the exceptionally decisive Zi proceeded to ignore Sable, and immediately turned to flee. In a sh, she disappeared from Sable''s line of sight.


    Yet a hundred metre away, she was abruptly stalled by an invisible barrier.


    "Is it the ''Chains of Corrosion''? You ultimately couldn''t resisting?


    In this instant, a dense baleful aura emanated from Zi''s countenance coupled with a jade like arrogance.


    She bit her lips forcefully.


    Without hesitation, she raised her pair of silver rapiers!


    Raising them up high.


    One could vividly observe. The pair of silver rapiers were ignited! Broiling with fiery silver radiance!


    Putting it simply, Zi wasn''t willing to waste her precious energy and strength here, and tantly chose tobust the horcrux of her twin formidable weapons!


    With this method, their might inevitably soared. Of course, the side effects was extremely obvious. A weapon that could ignite its horcrux would inevitably drop a grade from that. Yet most importantly, it held a definite chance of being destroyed!


    A dazzling brilliance erupted from Zi''s hands. Then, one could hear few miserable echoes from afar.


    In a heartbeat, all of Zi''s surroundings turned pitch ck. Nevertheless, the obstructing invisible barrier became visible. It was unexpectedly lines of astronomical metallic chains. The total length of metallic chains interwove together could possibly stretch for millions of miles. The chains were coated with a bright shining luster.


    Following that, Zi released a torrent of thrusts; chiselling of inches after inches of metallic fragments and finally opened a way out.


    A way to live!


    Zi''s body blurred, and soon disappeared into the distant desert.


    **********


    The raging winds were screaming.


    Zi gazed into the distant ruins, which were currently hailed as the ''Metropolis of Death''.


    There was still ten kilometres before reaching the Metropolis of Death. In spite of that, intense waves of dreadful aura could already be felt sweeping against her skin; prompting the hairs on her skin to stand on end.


    If it was a normal day, Zi absolutely wouldn''t venture in. This was because even with her current prowess, it would still be exceedingly tough to ensure a safe retreat after entering.


    s, she didn''t have a choice.


    The ''Chains of Corrosion'' appeared once again; signifying that the Metals Professor, Fu Lyanna, was hot on her heels.


    There was a massive contrast between this woman''s malicious thoughts and her outward appearance. She harbored a twisted belief - Only by executing all females who were more beautiful and intelligent than her, could she be the most intelligent and beautiful!


    Upon thinking of her, Zi spitefully curled her lips. In her eyes, the Metals Professor, Fu Lyanna, was a total loser. Regardless of personal strength or external allurement, Zi held overwhelming superiority over her.


    Nevertheless, Fu Lyanna was nowpletely Zeus''s woman. This meant that she definitely didn''te alone.


    If she were facing Fu Lyanna alone, Zi held utmost confidence of suppressing herpletely. Instead, with the addition of an assistant, Zi would inevitably be defeated.


    Though nothing abnormal was urring behind her yet, Zi remained exceedingly clear. Her pursuers were capable of closing the gap with frightening pace!


    This was due to her deep understanding of Zeus. Once he acted, he was bound to make an all out effort!


    Hence, Zi was fleeing towards the danger district of the dinosaur disaster zone without hesitation!


    The Metropolis of Death!


    To the haughty her, she''d rather die to the jaws of terrifying beasts, than allow the members of Glory Party to terminate her life!


    ******************


    Two minutes psed since Zi passed by this area. Soon, a few bulky or skinny figures came rapidly racing through. After a temporary pause, they rushed off towards the direction Zi had fled in without a shred of hesitation.


    ************


    Half an hourter.


    In a dark abandoned alley with her back leaning against a wall, Zi panted heavily.


    Her hair was utterly disheveled.


    In this short span of time, she had already encountered danger several times. Furthermore, this was merely the outskirts of the Metropolis of Death.


    The most appalling part was, she felt as though an unknown deadly existence had locked onto herself!


    The darkness of her surroundings felt richly palpable; as though weird objects were rummaging through the night.


    All of a sudden, within the darkness, a tiny dinosaur, approximately the size of a german shepherd, smashed through a window and pounced forth. Its pounce appeared sloppy and ordinary. Instead, it was mysteriously fast; as fast as a streak of lightning!


    Caught by surprise, Zi quickly dodged to the side, causing the tiny dinosaur to barely brush past her chest. Though that was so, an awful piercing odour assailed her nostrils.


    Although the dinosaur missed its mark, it craftily refused to spin round. Instead, seizing the opportunity where its butt was still pointing at its prey, it whipped out with its bony poison tipped tail.


    This mind blowingly random tail whip caught Zipletely off guard. She blocked her chest with both arms while staggering backwards with a muffled groan.


    When that tiny dinosaurnded, it immediately swung round! Once again, it pounced towards Zi with a gaze beaming with insatiable hunger.


    Zi''splexion was ghastly pale, as she clutched her injured chest wound with one hand. Then, lifting her other hand up, she firmly aimed her palm at the crafty pouncing beast!


    An oppressive pressure was emitted amidst the darkness of night. Like a rushing gale that could stifle one''s breath!


    The winds were pushed aside, as a cold, silent and pressing firmness swept out.


    Force Collision-Wall!


    Although this ''Force Collision-Wall'' was formless, when it collided into the pouncing dinosaur, it looked as though several tons of giant steel doors had swept through horizontally!


    The unfortunate dinosaur was instantly knocked flying.


    After a good long while, one could hear a distantnding ''plop'' on the ground. Not a single panicky cry or bitter howl ensued. It was like a mushy bag; badly battered and smashed upon collision and crashnding. Under the oppressive pressure of the ''Force Collision-Wall'', all its blood was squeezed out.


    After all, this was still the periphery of the danger district of the dinosaur disaster zone. Though such hybrid dinosaurs exhibited terribly potent offensive capabilities, they would undoubtedly becking in vitality.


    Zi''s single powerful ability was absolutely sufficient to extinguish such puny lifeforms!


    Zi squatted while leaning against the wall. While gasping heavily for air, she could felt a calmness; as though a heavy load had been offloaded.


    Soon after, a bloody stench wafted in again, causing her face to turned as white as paper!


    A piercing blood stench like this����was indeed the most effective indicator for those tyrannical monsters!


    A short ten plus secondster.


    The ground faintly tremored. If one wasn''t carefully paying attention, one definitely wouldn''t feel it.


    Yet following in its track, the second round of tremors were iparably distinct.


    The third tremor. Even the sandy soil polluting this ruins were jolted up and rustled to the ground.


    Following that, a monstrous colossus could be seen stomping through the darkness with frightening pace!


    This sensation was akin to a astronomical camouged military ne executing an emergency crashnding, directlynding on its ne bellet as it rushed forth with unstoppable inertia. A sensation brimming with no regard for thew of nature!


    Thump! A thunderous stomp reverberated. The colossus stuck its head into a dpidated house, and munched a tiny dinosaur; killing it instantly before swallowing it.


    The sounds of gruesome chewing that caused one to shiver with fear.


    Afterwards, the colossus sniffed with its water jar sized nostrils, before slowly swinging its head over.


    A fishy odour sted against one''s face like a whirlwind.


    Two triangr crimson eyes red avariciously towards Zi''s direction, even the droplets of saliva dripping onto the soil could be heard.


    Meanwhile, the poison had started ring up throughout Zi''s body. She felt a numbness oveing her body. Nevertheless, her heart beated with utmost rity.


    There was no longer a need to run. In truth, running was futile.


    In this instance, her heart brimmed with tranquility.


    A despairing tranquility.


    Paralyzed where she sat, she decided to discard everything and revel in her memories.


    In this instance, was reclining against a dirty but soft cushion. Beside her, was a budding lc and a wooden board by her side resembled a broken chunk of her dressing table. Her previous dinner was a cod fish����


    The pestering winds blew against her face. Before the doorway of death, Zi could differentiate a sliver of flowery fragrance amongst the fishy blood stench.


    Many familiar faces involuntarily surfaced in her mind, alongside the words she wished to say but didn''t.


    She felt that in the end, she ultimately couldn''t defy fate.


    "Come." Zi shut her eyes.


    The Zi of this moment, was feeling unprecedented weakness, feeling unprecedented sorrow����


    Trantor''s Thoughts


    Trantion Nation Trantion Nation


    Sorry guys, had a rough two weeks and forgot that the posting queue ran out of chapters.

 Chapter 710: Crisp tasting texture

    <h4>Chapter 710: Crisp tasting texture</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Meanwhile, at the same time, a car was speeding into the outskirts of the Metropolis of Death.


    This car appeared to be enshrouded with darkness. Barely noticeable headlights could be seen panning out, yet the human gaze couldn''t see through them. It was like one''s line of sight repelled away by force. If an ordinary human gazed at it for too long, a nauseating sensation would erupt.


    The car abruptly braked and executed an exceptional drift. Huge military tyres zed through the sandy patches of this desert outskirt.


    After a queer silence of seconds until the sandy dust had settled, a serene electronic voice issued out.


    "Its right here. Zi really is decisive. If she had hacked through Fu Lyanna''s ''Chains of Corrosion'' through normal means, an acute corrosive pollution would''ve gued her and trace her for ten minutes. I didn''t expect Zi to sacrifice her pair of Silver Storyline grade weapons without hesitation, igniting their horcrux just to avoid ten minutes of tracking!"


    Another flooding voice resounded.


    "But of course, don''t forget that she is Zi after all! Must we borate more on her valiance? Did you see how pathetically beaten down Sable was? If we aren''t careful, our boat may even capsize in a small gorge. Nheless, does she really think avoiding the pollution of the ''Chains of Corrosion'' can prevent us from locating her? How naive!"


    That serene voice then added.


    "Aldaris''s betrayal has caused Zeus to feel wary. Thus, he even dispatched Aziz over."


    "Aziz? That Aziz? The one hailed as America''s public enemy, that Aziz?" The tone of the flooding voice changed.


    "Indeed. Zeus''s logic is this - considering the remarkable heights of Zi''s long range magic abilities, there ought to be one who can help suppress her in that respect."


    The serene voice then continued.


    "Actually, Aziz''s goal is also to guard against a second Aldaris appearing. As the individual with the deadliest killing potential in our party, he can easily wipe out all other possible Aldaris! Set off! I don''t wish to bebelled as a suspect for epting Zi''s sry. Especially for someone that holds an unshakable level of influence to Zeus."


    "You sure we should enter? This is the Metropolis of Death! If Zeus was here, venturing wouldn''t be an issue. But if we were to enter now, I''m afraid����we''ll encounter tremendous treacheries!"


    "Fu Lyanna will soon arrive. Guess what will be in her mind if she sees us idling here?"


    "��let''s depart from here first! Screw this, we''ll talk after making preparations! That ce is home to those existences you know!"


    **************


    A blistering fishy breath rushed in.


    Like a horrifying nightmare engulfing all life.


    It seemed like a grade five earthquake was created, with every stomp this fast and monstrous colossus took.


    Under the enticement of food, its pupils erged while its breathing and heart rate became hurried and brief������


    "50 metres, 40 metres����10 metres��"


    Though Zi had shut her eyes; though she was tightly biting her lips; though herplexion was ghastly pale����her delicate frame still shivered involuntarily.


    When devoid of all strength, Zi was ultimately shed the shell of a strong capable woman. Besides, she was only ady in herte twenties!


    When facing death, especially the prospect of being chewed like a crispy popcorn by such a fearsome and deadly colossus, it was extremely normal for her mental state of mind to copse.


    Even the most valiant woman, was still a woman.


    However, in this instant, she felt as though something massive just swept past her in the sky above.


    This thing offered an incredibly peculiar yet recognizable sensation to her.


    In the next second, that colossus abruptly released a supremely furious roar. Its tone was seemingly altered, as though something was blocking its mouth.


    Like a tiny deviation causing a thousand mile difference, that colossus instantly smashed through the ruins right beside Zi; carrying a frightening fishy odour along!


    Boom! The besiding four storey building directly received the rampaging collision of the colossus. The external walls and decorations shook violently, before the wall started fissuring apart as sediments and rocks tumbled down. The swaying continued and finally a majestic copse resounded, carrying a puff of dust cloud soaring to the sky.


    The colossus shook off the rubble on its head for ten seconds, before wrestling to stand back up from the wreckage.


    It swiped its short ws ferociously around, as its body trembled with matchless violence. The reason for this, was obviously its scaling fury!


    As it turns out, during the process of stampeding in, a clump of incredibly vile sticky goo was catapulted into its face!


    This was no ordinary goo. Indeed, it came from the viinous ''Peluba 1,2 Chlorine Ethane Shock Rifle''.


    Evidently, it was absolutely impossible to glue down such monstrous strength. Nevertheless! It wouldn''t channel such brute force against its own head right.


    The person who fired simrly harboured a distinct objective - not to capture it, but merely to disrupt its stampeding pattern.


    A sudden flicker of hope was ignited within Zi''s heart. Originally awaiting death with shut eyes, she couldn''t tell how this colossus would randomly change its target.


    Yet the truth was that, the colossus did missed its mark and spared her.


    Zi gritted her teeth as she attempted to support herself up. Sadly, the venom pulsating in her chest wound was still obstinately clinging on and causing her to slump weakly.


    Yet at this moment, a figure descended from above; appearing like it leapt down from a rtively high altitude.


    Due to the darkness of night, she couldn''t make up the figure''s features clearly. Still, she could fathom the figure was thriving with vigor and strength.


    Afternding with a thump, the figure executed a front roll before scanning around. Then, the figure marched towards Zi.


    Her body tightened up. She''d rather die in the mouth of the giant beast, than suffer endless torture in the hands of the Metals Professor!


    Instead, she noticed the figure marching over with a seemingly nonchnt demeanor. The figure then halted before her, before unfolding both hands with utmost sincerity and offered.


    "Supdy Zi, you look like you can use some help."


    "This voice��" For some reason, when Zi heard this familiar voice, her entire body calmed down. She immediately felt aplex mix of pain, numb and annoyance in the pit of her belly. In this instant, it was as though something had clogged up her throat.


    Fortunately, she belonged to the ss of women adept at restraining their emotions. After a brief pause, she feebly replied.


    "You are��? Seaman?"


    Sheyan shrugged his shoulders in response.


    "Now is clearly not the time for an afternoon gossip tea session,dy Zi. For the sake of not bing dessert for a certain creature����please, forgive my uing presumptuousness."


    After concluding his statement, Sheyan immediate buried his body and charged forth. Like carrying a sackcloth bag, he directly lifted Zi and sped off with her on his shoulders!


    Because, that damned monster behind them had already regained its senses, and was recklessly pursuing them after announcing with a ludicrous raging roar.


    ording to Sheyan''s estimate, the strength of this colossus was minimally above tier-5. Furthermore, it was enhanced with bonus health points like those Elite Boss legendary creatures of the Avatar World!


    If Zi was in perfect condition and there was no pursuing foes behind, Sheyan reckoned they could still make an attempt. As for now��the strategy could only be changed.


    But at this moment��Shua! Shua! A searchlight beaming as bright as snow abruptly pervaded through the darkness, and shone resplendently onto the colossus!


    A pair of immeasurably thick legs. Developed muscles that threatened to burst out from its epidermis. A towering height of nearly two storeys. A massive head and a crude and long gigantic tail!


    It resembled a giant bulldozer wherever it passed. Such was its astonishing loftiness!


    Indeed. A shockingly terrifying creature that stood atop the apex of the dinosaur food chain!


    The Tyrannosaurs Rex!


    The unlucky dinosaur was clearly dazzled by the searchlight. Originally stampeding in again, it suddenly made two rounds, before smashing into a dpidated house by the side. Large amounts of dust adhered onto its gooey face, causing its vision to be additionally disrupted.


    Concurrently, a delighted and slutty scream resounded from the source of the searchlight. A green skinned littled was currently prancing around!


    "Ohhh~ guys take a look what I''ve discovered!


    While carrying Zi andboriously sprinting away, Sheyan instantly felt stumped����and yelled furiously.


    "Heck! Jinkuang why are you here? Weren''t you sleeping soundly in the room?"


    Jinkuangpletely ignored him. His body strangely blurred before directly teleporting by the side of the confused and disorientated Tyrannosaurus, before tightly wrapping his arms round����one of the Tyrannosaurus'' toe.


    "Hey, I''ve caught it, but it''s struggling with utmost ferocity! Let us slice its head off, we can eat the rest of the portions raw. Of course, if time permits, we can roast it into a sumptuous delicacy. How crispy the texture would taste, just like chicken drumlets. If we sell them off, it''ll profit us some pennies."


    "You freaking idiot!! Are you sleepwalking??!" Seeing Reef preparing to receive him, Sheyan urgently tossed Zi over to him. Then, he barrelled towards Jinkuang in spitting rage, who was still presently whimpering about cooking the Tyrannosaurus.


    Upon hearing his master''s furious bellow, Jinkuang seemed as though he finally awoken from his reverie and shook his head bewilderedly. Then, he immediately loosened his arms around the Tyrannosaurus'' toe, and scratched his head.


    "Oh woah what? Shouldn''t I be sleeping atop my spotlessly white and cozy bedsheet? Could it be that the dinosaurs have aroused certain long lost memories? Oh! Revered Tyrannosaurus sir, please refrain from ring at me with such eyes. You ought to upkeep your graceful demeanor, after all, I only calcted the pound value of your meat quality if sold in Yorkshire. Alright, alright, actually, I was helping you to examine if there''s a paronychia infection����ahhh!"


    (TL: Paronychia is a nail disease, an infection around fingernails and toenails)

 Chapter 711: Stand tall and fight!

    <h4>Chapter 711: Stand tall and fight!</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    The Tyrannosaurus fiercely spun round, as its bulky long tail bluntly smacked Jinkuang flying away. Struck flying into the darkness, Jinkuang randomly disappeared without uttering a single sound.


    Possibly, the dinosaur cookbook didn''t record goblins as an ingredient. Especially a stinky old goblin that didn''t take baths for long periods of time.


    Witnessing that scene, Sheyan heaved a long sigh of relief. Jinkuang that slut truly wouldn''t spare him from worrying.


    Consecutively, Sheyan came to a halt, because right now, the Tyrannosaurus was shockingly ring at him with its savage crimson eyes. Following that, the Tyrannosaurus bared its razor sharp teeth, as arge pool of insatiable saliva dripped down from the gaps of its teeth.


    Within a second, it buried its tremendous head forward and started stomping towards Sheyan; its stomping thousand catty weight reverberated out sounds of thunder!


    "Come." Beholding a beast resembling a gigantic flesh mountain, Sheyan hung his head down. He didn''t disy a sense of despair but instead, issued with an exceedinglyposed tone.


    His voice rung with an iron will, but was also as passionate as zing mes; a mix of fiery iron fortitude!


    Besides, Sheyan possessed the ''Life-link'' party skill. Moreover, due to his helmet''s probing ability failing, he earnestly wished to test the formidability of such bosses in this danger district.


    Only by obtaining first hand information, could Sheyan formte the rest of his ns. Besides, his current main opponent was the domineering Glory Party!


    The ground erupted with violent tremors. morous sounds of random objects dropping, like utensils, could be vaguely heard from all besiding buildings.


    As this supremely enraged Tyrannosaurus stomped in for impact, its massive weight rampantly resulted in mini earthquake aftershocks throughout the surrounding earth.


    Under such a situation, the first notion that welled up in Sheyan''s mind was undoubtedly to evade. He felt as though only a heavily fortified military truck could survive a direct impact from this colossus!


    In spite of that, he quelled his urges and immediately guarded his front with both arms.


    In contrast, the oue of this collisionpletelycked suspense. Sheyan was blown flying like a little pebble. He only felt his vision darkened as his entire body sailed 8 metres through the air. A rush of blood circted towards his chest, but still, he managed to adjust himself in mid air and evennd safely.


    "Eh? ����not even 200 points of theoretical damage?" Sheyan endured the rush of blood to his chest, as he realized this fact to his astonishment.


    This figure simrly caused Mogensha and Reef to feel great puzzlement.


    If calcting in this manner, this core danger district didn''t seem very frightening after all! At most, this Tyrannosaurus could only bepared with the legendary creatures that appeared in the first few beast horde waves of the Avatar world!


    Speaking in this perspective, ughtering a Tyrannosaurus was an extremely probable possibility.


    In this instance, many notions shed through Sheyan''s mind.


    Eventually, he still issued amand to retreat to Reef and Mogensha, while concurrently dodging the next ferocious charge of the Tyrannosaurus. Without needing to ask, this colossus crashed into another three storey house.


    Only when Sheyan had rapidly sprinted 15 metres towards a surrounding alley, did the clumsy Tyrannosaurus shrugged its head and discovered this - its prey had sessfully dodged its assault and was even swiftly escaping.


    Aware that it head been thrown off, the Tyrannosaurus roared furiously. Like a giant tank, it rumbled towards Sheyan''s fleeing direction.


    Worn out over the years without maintenance, the concrete road couldn''t withstand the stupendous weight of a charging Tyrannosaurus. Each stomp it made left a huge concave pit in its wake, as rocky sediments scattered haphazardly! Such a bearing was extremely intimidating!


    Running with all his might, Sheyan soon felt something was amiss. His sprinting speed was already at maximum, yet the Tyrannosaurus behind could still keep up with himself. Moreover, it released an impression of not striving its best.


    ced in such a situation of vigorous exercise and extreme crisis, Sheyan remained usuallyposed. Nheless, he could basically confirm this - if he continued sprinting in a straight line, the Tyrannosaurus would scarcely need ten or so seconds to catch up.


    "AK, AK, can you head over to that cluster of buildings ahead first? Right, the ce that was previously a nightspot." Sheyan beckoned for hisrade.


    Mogensha immediately and forthrightly answered.


    "No problems."


    Sheyan replied.


    "I''ve encountered a slight problem. This big brute seems to be hiding its true might. Try stalling for some time with those two weapons that we''ve acquired."


    A brief whileter, Sheyan took an abrupt emergency turn, causing the closely pursuing dinosaur behind to chomp on dust.


    Although this colossus was rather cautious, it couldn''t stop itself from crashing and slipping due to its stupendous inertia. Instead, its fury heightened as it roared out with deep gloominess.


    Seizing this opportunity, Mogensha triggered off. Yet regrettably, he soon transmitted an unfortunate piece of news to Sheyan.


    "Boss, the Tyrannosaurus managed to block the goo of the ''Peluba 1,2 Shock Rifle'' with its front w. It seems like it has developed a certain wariness against it. Also, the ''Shamier Jolting Gun'' shot has failed��not that the dinosaur is immune to it, but the weapon itself failed; indicating ack in energy supply. Ah, looks like the weapons we purchased aren''t that reliable."


    Sheyan could only sigh when encountering such an oue. He pondered a quickly replied.


    "Hey, get Reef to scout out for any ghettos with short slum houses in the vicinity."


    "Short slum houses like the ghettos����boss, you thinking of that document eh?" Mogensha immediately inquired.


    Prior to this, the trio recently discovered a corpse in a building. This corpse was probably rted to a mission that the Skull Party was undertaking. Inside a safe deposit box, was this relevant document rted to the Tyrannosaurus species.


    "That document doesn''t seem to be false. Anyway, it''s worth the try, getting chased by this beast isn''t a very pleasant affair. Oh right, unless you must, refrain from attacking it. I suspect this beast possesses some sort of insane berserking ability. Otherwise, this district wouldn''t be hailed as the Metropolis of Death."


    "Got it, boss, wait��Boss, Reef here. Take a left after passing through the supermarket ahead. Continue running for a kilometre and you''ll reach the ghetto. Fortunately, this boy we''re piloting possess night vision capabilities, otherwise, it''ll really be hard to fulfill your request."


    After receiving instructions from Reef, Sheyan immediately sprinted with all his might. He resembled a high speed fish bait, that was ingeniously luring a blood-thirsty shark behind to charge into the unknown.


    "Run for another kilometre eh?" Sheyan calmly leapt over a crumbled wall. After crashing through a window and executing a frontward roll, he agilely scurried to the left. From the looks of it, the information detailed in that document was really beneficial. It was well worth the precious time sacrificed in making a stopover previously.


    "You''ll reach in at most half a minute!"


    Sheyan could seemingly whiff the steamy and fishy stench of the tyrannosaurus behind.


    He once again executed an elerated, abrupt dive to the side. His abrupt movementpletely caught the Tyrannosaurus off guard, where it once again collided into a neighboring building.


    Without a doubt, this colossus once again employed brute force to demolish the building. With a smashing headbutt, the entire building swayed and copsed thunderously.


    Witnessing this scene, Sheyan knew he had won himself roughly thirty more seconds. His lips curled into a sneaky slight smile����which froze almost instantaneously.


    This was due to a dark shadow that suddenly hopped out from the building ahead. A shadow he absolutely didn''t wish to see now!


    It was unexpectedly a Deinonychus! The queer shape of its front ws clearly revealed its identity. Even in the darkness of night, it was as clear as a streemp!


    Causing him to feel a cold shiver was, across this Deinonychus'' symbolicrge ws, a cold metallic glint shimmered through it. Without a doubt, this dinosaur''s killing might far surpassed all other Deinonychus he had encountered previously!


    If it was under normal circumstances, Sheyan would be treating this tier of dinosaur disdainfully beneath contempt. Yet right now, a bloody Tyrannosaurus was hot on his heels!


    In a situation that every second matters, the appearance of this beast would truly be a fatal blow! Even worst, Sheyan was exceedingly clear that Deinonychus travels in a pack��


    "Oi AK, I have a huge problem." Sheyan calmly announced to the party channel.


    Mogensha and Reef were both instantly astounded as they asked. "What happened?"


    While sprinting, Sheyan steadily answered.


    "A big brat isn''t willing to let me off behind, but tiny cockroaches are blocking the way ahead."


    Mogensha urgently called out.


    "Flying over now, we just left our initial vantage point. Sheet, give us another ten seconds to reach you! Hold on, Boss!"


    Sheyan took a deep breath and no longer replied. He knew hisrades wouldn''t be of much help for this period. Still, his eyes momentarilybusted with passion.


    "So, what else can I do?"


    A phrase from that document instantly floated up into his heart.


    A phrase brimming with brazen boldness for blood.


    Stand tall and fight!


    Hence, Sheyan didn''t tarry, he didn''t dare to tarry. While speeding along, he fiercely pulled out his weapon from his personal storage.


    His fierce and outrageously unyielding long saber - ''+7 West'' !

 Chapter 712: Menacing fright

    <h4>Chapter 712: Menacing fright</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    The ck shadow shifted. Momentster, the Deinonychus was pouncing through the air. Its iparably incisive ws swiping ruthlessly for Sheyan.


    Sheyan took a deep breath. The military camouge shirt he was wearing wasn''t well-fitting, ripping out 7-8 slits as his muscles swelled.


    Sheyan jumped forth to meet his attacking. With both hands gripping his saber shaft, he hacked down with full strength!


    Since there was no way out, he would ughter a way out!


    Blue mncholic glitters sparkled out.


    A clean swipe!


    Sheyan was supplemented with the momentous force of his charging sprint, causing his iing saber to carry a faint whistling scream when hacking down; seemingly impressing an oppressive resonance throughout one''s innards.


    Though the Deinonychus'' pouncing cleave carried deadly strength and speed, when it shed head on with ''+7 West'', sparks scattered as its ws were parried away by an unstoppable and domineering strength.


    In this instance, the long saber de shed through the Deinonychus'' chest to its belly. A ghastly ripping sound echoed out as the unfortunately dinosaur stumbled backwards. Puchi! Blood gushed out profusely from its chest to belly wound.


    Of course, the dinosaur''s parried ws managed to cleave Sheyan as well. Instead, he realized the dinosaur''s w was like a silvery pointed spear made up of pewter; worthless despite an attractive appearance.


    Its ws appeared with acute stainless steel sharpness, yet the might it carried failed to live up to expectations.


    After wounding his opponent, Sheyannded with a frontward roll and continued sprinting away.


    Still, the heavily wounded Deinonychus remained exceedingly relentless. After issuing an agonized grunt on the ground, it immediately swung back and lunged towards Sheyan.


    Sensing the malicious intent of his fore, Sheyan immediately spun round and released a daunting horizontal sh!


    When the Deinonychus'' ws cleaved against Sheyan, Sheyan''s terrifying sh simultaneously struck the Deinonychus!


    The strength requirement of ''+7 West'' was rtively demanding, and normally required wielding with two hands to exhibit its fullest threat. For a heavy weapon like this, it also required countless hard work and practice to tune one''s proficiency in using it. Naturally, a fast swiping heavy saber carried immense inertia, causing the resultant destructiveness to be amplified.


    When his saber de chopped onto the Deinonychus'' head, Sheyan even felt a sensation of pounding a walnut.


    Once again, the heavily wounded Deinonychus issued a sorrowful screech, and tumbled to the ground while violently struggling. Blood spilled out from its mouth along with broken bone splinters and pulpy innards. Even a gically modified Deinonychus couldn''t withstand the heaviness of this saber chop.


    Still, the Deinonychus red at Sheyan with fiery, murderous intent. Obviously, physical pain wasn''t that much of a big deal to it.


    The Deinonychus only thirsted for one thing - to viciously chew the flesh of all visible prey, and enjoy the prey''s refreshing blood. To let all lifeforms cower beneath its tyrannical brutality!


    Aspared to the other Deinonychus the trio encountered earlier, this one''s fighting spirit and menacing exterior was several folds more impressive. If one described the current Deinonychus as a standard militant, the previously one could only be described as a reserve force.


    Nevertheless, Sheyan didn''t care about all these. He only desire was for this dinosaur to give way. Once he noticed an unobstructed opponent ahead, he immediately turned and raced off!


    After nearly 200 metres of sprinting, he finally spectated the ghetto, filled with short slum houses, that Reef had mentioned earlier. The majority of houses here appeared to be shortsting constructs that would fail the minimum testing grade of buildings. Putting it bluntly, this was a shantytown normally located around the outskirts of cities.


    Frankly speaking, Sheyan felt that the Tyrannosaurus wouldn''t face any scruples in such a terrain. For a dinosaur of such a grand physical size, dashing through the streets of houses previously was akin to a human dashing through a dense forest; knocking against trees that could cause starry concussions.


    For Sheyan, the difficulty of maneuvering through these tightly packed slum houses, definitely surpassed that of sprinting through the street houses. On the contrary, this ce was like running in a patch of knee high grass to the Tyrannosaurus. Regardless of where it turned, such minor collisions wouldn''t disorientate and confuse its mind!


    "Darn it, could that document be lying? Should I enter?"


    Sheyan hesitated briefly upon encountering such a situation. Instead, he immediately realized something exceedingly mystifying.


    The frightening tremors reverberating throughout the ground, signalling the soon arrival of the death god, had oddly vanished!


    This indicated one fact - the Tyrannosaurus had patted its buttocks and departed resentfully����


    "What the hell?" Finally abscised from this deadly pursuit, a tremendous suspicion floated up in Sheyan''s heart.


    "Could it be a virus outbreak? Ah, that isn''t right too. ording to earlier testing, the symptoms of my low ranked viruses are negligible to dinosaurs."


    The more Sheyan contemted, the more he felt the entire situation was fishy.


    At present, not only wasn''t feeling the joy of evading a cmity, he was instead feeling immeasurable chill as though his blood ran cold!


    There was an extremely simple logic to this. One could imply its temperament and overbearing might just from its name, Tyrannosaurus.


    Topel a dinosaur whose might ranked amongst the strongest of single unit overlords, much more a furious one at that, to retreat like an rmed stray dog, what kind of fearsome existence must one be???


    Sheyam recalled the words recorded in that document����


    "Seems like I''ve misinterpreted something. The act of fleeing to the ghettos isn''t to leverage the terrain, ah but rather��this vile environment very possibly houses a monster that even the Tyrannosaurus harbors restraining fear to!"


    At this instant, a flustered Reef suddenly called out to the party channel.


    "Boss?! Boss??! Can you hear me? Are you fine?"


    Sheyan immediately felt a shudder in his heart as he replied.


    "I''m fine."


    Reef then eximed in a shaky voice.


    "I-I��need reinforcement! I can''t hold on for long!"


    Sheyan was appalled. He knew the extreme pride Reef held in his heart, especially after he sessfully promoted to a Growth-Hunter. Even back in the hidden world, his demeanor was always boldly guarding the front and fearlessly advancing. It was practically easier to kill him than for him to utter the words ''I can''t hold on for long''.


    "Where''re you?! The crisis here has been absolved!''


    "West side, that motel in the west, can you see it? The one with a semi copsed signboard and three storeys." Reef huffed into the chat.


    With a quick scan, he realized that ce was coincidentally the route he mentally sketched previously. Just approximately 500 metres from this ghetto, right at the outer perimeter.


    Reef''s voice flowed intermittently into the chat.


    "I was about tond and assist you����screw off, taste my shield b*tch����but when I justnded, these sted freaks started besieging me. You must be careful!"


    Sheyan''s heart was immensely sullen. Evidently, those freaks pressurizing Reef into a breathless impasse, were the reasons for the Tyrannosaurus mysteriously departing.


    Without a second word, Sheyan started charging towards Reef.


    Thirty metres before reaching the motel, indescribably rays abruptly beamed out from the motel area! Those dazzling rays wildly refracted out like arrows, spears and thorns. Resembling a sun that was fissuring, the rays were scorchingly hot and cauterized through buildings in a heartbeat!


    "Reef actually resorted to that move??" Sheyan''s heart sank.


    Evidently, this spectacr sight revealed that Reef just activated the ability of his dark gold grade shield - ''Scorching Radiance'' !


    Without an absolutely essential state of crisis, Reef definitely wouldn''t unleash this ability.


    Sheyan vehemently rushed forth. With his arms wrapped around his head, he rampantly smashed against the perimeter wall of the motel, that were worn out by years of non-repair.


    As he rapidly scaled a degenerated flight of stairs to the third floor, he finally sighted a half-kneeling Reef who had fallen into near-death state.


    Right now, 6-7 monsters were wildly ravaging him.


    Borrowing the incandescent illumination of sporadicbusting embers, Sheyan instantly received a huge shock.


    Those monsters that had reduced Reef to such a pathetic state within a short span of time, was shockingly a pack of Deinonychus! In fact, they appeared identical to that ''stronger edition'' Deinonychus that Sheyan shrugged off previously!


    "What''s going on?" Sheyan hastily hurled a sk of curse-mix over, attempting to attract the attention to himself first.


    Yet strangely, apart from the assaults from these pack of ''stronger edition'' Deinonychus being exceptionally fast, they didn''t contain much indomitable strength. Hence, Sheyan ingeniously lured the pack into a neighboring area, allowing Reef to utilize a health restoring medicine.


    As Reef recovered from near-death state, he immediately howled out.


    "Careful, their attacks are incredibly ridiculous! It''s all true damages!"


    Sheyan''s heart shuddered and hastily investigated his battle log. Very quickly, a list of notifications popped out.


    [ Mutated Deinonychus dealt 38 points of true damage to you. Your defence is negated���� ]


    [ Your innate ability, ''Stronghold'', conflicts with true damages��calcting�� ]


    [ Data disorder.����your innate ability ''Stronghold'' is effective. You sustain only 1 point of actual damage ]


    [ Mutated Deinonychus dealt 43 points of true damage to you. Your defence is negated���� ]


    [ Your innate ability, ''Stronghold'', conflicts with true damages��calcting�� ]


    [ Data disorder.����your innate ability ''Stronghold'' is effective. You sustain only 3 points of actual damage ]

 Chapter 713: Submerging into night blindness

    <h4>Chapter 713: Submerging into night blindness</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Sheyan was finally enlightened upon browsing through those notifications. He became aware of this truth.


    The truth of why Reef couldn''t withstand these seemingly weak little pests.


    The truth of why a tyrannical Tyrannosaurus would flee in panic.


    This was clearly due to the perverse nature of these mutated pack of Deinonychus. Their attacks actually dished out true damages!


    Moreover, their attack speed was incredibly astounding, and they travelled in a pack.


    Utterly fearless, absolutely savage and capable of delivering true damages with exceptional precedence. Naturally, they were acimed as a nightmare existence to contestants or other primitive dinosaurs.


    Yet to Sheyan who possessed an even more outrageous innate ability, these creatures remained mere high attack speed low damage creatures!


    Thus, while this district was a hell to other creatures or humans, but to Sheyan, this was an invaluable paradise.


    Speaking of true damages, Sheyan couldn''t help but recall the Metals Professor.


    Thest time he saw her was when he was merely an ant, squashable at anytime. Despite so, he ingeniously leveraged on the true damages dealt by the ''Winged Keys'' to kill her, and right now, yet another pack of deadly creatures who possess terrifying true damages surfaced��


    "In view of that woman''s queer mentality, the Metals Professor probably wants to murder Zi with her own hands. Most likely, there''s an eighty percent chance of her being in this killing squad��Is it possible to devise a trap by leveraging on this?"


    Mulling that over, Sheyan immediately harrumphed and shook his head. He quickly discarded this alluring idea.


    After all, his current advantageid in the Metals Professor, Fu Lyanna, not knowing about his existence in this world.


    "Anyway, the current situation is pretty clear. Fu Lyanna and her group definitely wouldn''t be reckless when dealing with Zi��thus, in this manner, with the heightened vignce of my opponents, the chances of seeding with schemes will be lowered."


    At present, many queries arose in Sheyan''s heart. For example, since the Metals Professor was revived, how was he able to continue preserving his secret of being an MT?


    The only exnation he had so far, was a piece of intelligence he acquired through his military authority.


    The intelligence detailed with great rity - For resurrection abilities or items with the best effects, most of the time they required retrieving the deceased corpse, before using the ability or item on the corpse. In this respect, it preserved everything up till death perfectly.


    As for horcrux type objects that deals with resurrecting a contestant that had died for a long while, it required reconstructing a body from scratch. Yet concurrently, some memories may be lost in the process.


    In addition to reports he gained, Sheyan was aware that Fu Lyanna''s resurrection rite wasn''t perfect, but merely achieved a 90%pletion.


    Most vitally, she died as a result of ''Winged Keys'' chiselling away at her flesh and bones. The agony and trauma she suffered was surely unthinkable.


    A normal person definitely wouldn''t want to recall such trauma. As for Fu Lyanna, there may be a possibility of her losing that fragment of agonizing memory right before her death.


    At this moment, Sheyanunched forward and shed up onto a mutated Deinonychus, whilepletely disregarding the assaults from the other three mutated Deinonychus.


    Right before that mutated Deinonychus crashed to the ground, fiery streaks abruptly shuttled in from a neighboring building. Three bullets urately pierced into that mutated Deinonychus'' head, before erupting with mini explosions; sending it tumbling away and harvesting its life.


    Mogensha had arrived in the nick of time.


    Consecutively, a diabolical looking viperwolf stealthily appeared. Even before the summoning array beneath it faded, the viperwolf was already pouncing towards the nearest Deinonychus with brandishing fangs. Soon after, it perished with a sorrowful howl, but nheless, managed to dish out some damage before perishing.


    With Sheyan tanking the front and Mogensha aiding from afar, the few Deinonychus were exterminated in due time. It appears that these beasts whose offensive potency and speed were widely amplified, were nerfed in terms of vitality and defensive capabilities.


    Nevertheless, this was only to be expected. Besides, these brats boasted of rapid attack speed and horrifying true damages. Moreover, they were fearless and travelled in packs. If they could also take a beating, then the name of this world should be altered to ''Deinonychus'' Catastrophe''.


    Reef casted a nce at Sheyan before sighing while shaking his head. Evidently, he felt utterly speechless towards the incredible impregnable precedence of Sheyan''s innate ability.


    After the trio cleaned up the battlefield, they discovered, to their puzzlement, that the drop rate of these mutated Deinonychus was frighteningly low. They actually didn''t acquire much benefits!


    After all, this wasn''t a hidden world, which meant that it should follow thew of high risk high returns.


    Even a lofty Growth-Hunter MT like Reef couldn''t withstand the ravaging pack of mutated Deinonychus for long periods. Therefore to the majority of other contestants, the risk of hunting these mutated Deinonychus would be exceedingly daunting. This also meant that if these creatures dropped something, that something would be remarkable!


    Naturally, the trio unanimously came to that conclusion. Their eyes emitted an ecstatic glint. Instead, Sheyan quickly shook his head and brought to attention one issue.


    "We should hastily depart. Because of Reef''s ability, this motel is akin to an ignited torch; an extremely clearndmark in the dark. There are enemies pursuing Zi, we''ll leave the questions for when we are safe."


    Hence, the trio quickly ascended to a nearby rooftop. Right there, was a floating dark brown lifeform that appeared like a grand jellyfish. Obviously, this was an arachnid Overlord that Sheyan procured from the Avatar World!


    The arachnid Overlord egg he purchased was equipped with aerial and transportation capabilities right after incubation. Logically speaking, this Overlord was extremely usable but was unexpectedly prohibited or somewhat restricted in various worlds. Like for this world, once aerial dinosaurs like the Pterosaur notices an arachnid Overlord, they would feel an inevitable threat towards an alien lifeform, thus prompting them to assail the Overlord.


    s, an arachnid Overlord didn''t possess any retaliating capability! This signified that the arachnid Overlord was actually pretty much useless����


    Nevertheless, Sheyan cleverly found a loophole! He previously learned of this information regarding the majority of bird species, that most had night blindness. That''s why many chinese doctors in the real world hail individuals with night blindness as bird eye.


    (TL: ȸä (literal: bird eye) means night blindness )


    Thus, Sheyan decided to try it out, and incubated an arachnid Overlord egg in the dark of night. After allowing the Overlord to circte for several rounds in the air, though such a motion startled some Pterosaur like creatures, those aerial dinosaurs merely issued annoyed caws and offered no hints of leaving their nests.


    Following that, the trio''s affair was greatly simplified. Thus, their flight in a noiseless flying tool was truly immensely difficult to detect.


    As for the satellitework system, it focused on metallic aerial constructs artificially constructed by humans. Either that, or surveying the activities of extensive ns of Pterosaurs. It was obviously impossible to pinpoint a lone insignificant arachnid Overlord.


    Hence, the trio was able to exploit flying through high altitudes to tail Zi, and eventually managed to rescue her in the nick of time��actually ording to Sheyan, sending charcoal in the snowy weather was the most effective way of inducing gratefulness in an individual.


    Thus, the four contestants rode the arachnid Overlord and sneakily departed from the motel''s illuminated area.


    After flying for four kilometres, Sheyan then willed the arachnid Overlord to descend.


    The arachnid Overlord finally halted on the roof of a six storeys building. There was a crumbled opening on this roof, which would allow Sheyan to easily conceal the arachnid Overlord in the fifth storey after daylight dawned.


    Noteworthily, this building was located at the opposite end, with the whole stretch of aforementioned ghetto separating the motel and this ce. This ce should still be within the active proximity of those mutated Deinonychus.


    Right now, gazing afar towards the opposite end, they could distinctly see the incandescent flicker of the motel.


    Evidently, Sheyan was employing a pretty discernible scheme. If Metals Professor, Fu Lyanna, and her group boasted sufficiently plenty manpower, they would undoubtedly rush to the scene.


    When that happens, Sheyan could possibly observe his enemies'' battle strengths and style.


    Of course, if they didn''t appear, Sheyan could save the trouble and settle his administrative issues.


    RIght now, Zi waspletely unconscious. After she recovers, a supreme card would be added to his hand. At least, she would substantially make up for the deficiency in damage output.


    At present, the building they were residing in was extremely worn out, and could be hailed as a decrepit house. It was most likely an office building in the past.


    After many years of torture, the flight of stairs from the first to third floor was iparably worn out. Hence, Sheyan tantly destroyed the flight of stairs, thereby cutting off any possibility of Deinonychus disturbance. Fornd mobile creatures like them, they definitely couldn''t leap over roofs and vault over walls.


    Following that, the trio propped up arge tent in a conference room. This toy was a high grade item that purchased back in the Mattrine district, and was specially supplied for hunting squads.


    The tent was effective in intercepting scent and isting various kinds of light. It could guarantee that camping outdoors wouldn''t incur the wrath of any dinosaur.


    Sheyan carried the unconscious Zi out from the belly of the Overlord and into the tent. Next, he hurriedly confirmed that her life wasn''t in danger. Only, the poison polluting her chest would remained unceasingly potent.


    After affirming the source of her ailment, then naturally the treatment followed. After all, the trio had stockpiled a rtive abundance of medicines. Frankly speaking, some of the medicines were traded to them from Zi previously. Utilizing them on their original owner now, created a rather ironic sensation.

 Chapter 714: That grain of amber

    <h4>Chapter 714: That grain of amber</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    After treating the wounds on Zi''s body, Brother ck ended the treatment with injecting an antitoxin serum.


    With the aid of medicines and her digitally enhanced body, Zi''s condition rapidly stabilized and her health steadily climbed back up. Her hurried breathing soon calmed down, as she was lifted from an unconscious state to a drowsy state��


    *************


    Zi awoke to the fragrance of food.


    Having endured arduous battles for so long and falling unconscious for roughly eight hours, Zi had surpassed the stage of hunger long ago.


    Smelling the aroma of oatmeal congee and the smoky fragrance of sizzling roast meat, her appetite was naturally aroused from the depths of her heart; dispelling away all lethargy.


    Though that was so, at the instance of regaining consciousness, Zi''s first reaction was to reach for her weapon before transiting into an offensive seated stance��


    Proceeding from there, she noticed the odd gazes from two males not too far away.


    An awkward silence lingered in the atmosphere.


    Reef coughed and started with a probing tone.


    "Zi, you''re awake. You alright?"


    Zi''s befuddled gaze gradually turned increasingly clear. Her eyes then exhibited a sorrowful glint as she nodded silently.


    "Mn I am fine. Reef, was it you who rescued me? Where are we now?"


    "The Metropolis of Death." Reef solemnly replied. "Don''t worry, we''re extremely safe for now,e have a bite."


    Zi nodded and filled for herself a bowl of oatmeal congee. She then couldn''t resist the urge to ask.


    "How did you guys get here?"


    Mogensha chewed a chunk of roast meat and answered.


    "It was Demondream who issued a message to boss��activating a ''Space-time Wormhole'' to transfer us here."


    "Demondream��" Zi involuntarily shut her eyes as her head drooped down before muttering. "I didn''t know, I figured that item was taken by Sable, but the ''Space-time Wormhole'' actuallynded in her hands!"


    "Hoh, AK, you seem to have omitted something." A voice interrupted from outside the tent. Soon after, Sheyan pushed through the tent curtains and strolled in, before offering a chuckle to Zi.


    "Demondream entrusted us with herst words to you - her feelings for you have never changed since the beginning��"


    Upon hearing that, Reef and Mogensha both simultaneously revealed a wry expression, as they exchanged deep meaningful nces.


    Zi blushed slightly before casting an incisive re at Sheyan. Still, she buried her head and continued drinking the congee.


    Sheyan chuckled and continued.


    "Well, I have to respect the dying wishes of the dead. Oh right, from my surveince, a reconnoiter from Glory Party has finished scouting out the motel we were at yesterday. I reckon, the Metals Professor would be leading a huge group over soon. Therefore, Zi, tell us about your main mission, our time is tight."


    Zi lifted her head. Her twin phoenix eyes brimmed with awe-inspiring murderous intent as she stared at Sheyan.


    "What''s that supposed to mean? Since Fu Lyanna is here, I cannot allow her to leave alive. This Metropolis of Death shall be her burial site!"


    Sheyan nced at Zi and earnestly chided.


    "My apologies, female warrior. We only epted Demondream''s plea to rescue you. That doesn''t include tangling up with the Glory Party; which is a madman''s move! Regrettably, Demondream''s remuneration isn''t worth the risk."


    "Rescue me? Then if you watch with folded arms and I die while fighting Fu Lynna, your efforts would be for naught right?" Zi casted a cold smirk.


    Sheyan shrugged his shoulders and replied.


    "Well, go ahead and die then, but us three insist on cherishing our lives. As such, if you persist in acting alone and disregard our arrangements, I swear by Reef''s reputation, we will stand idly by the side."


    The stunned Reef defended himself.


    "Why swear on my reputation?"


    "Good��good����you''re good!" Zi clenched her teeth in response. Still, her demeanor didn''t release an impression of sinister evil. Instead, she frowned with a natural charm despite the pangs of her heart. She then stood up with a stamp, and exited the tent.


    Brother ck and Reef were momentarily stumped.


    "Boss����"


    Instead, Sheyan confidently replied.


    "Rx, she will be back. Putting up a valiant struggle as a lone army and not giving up yesterday, I''d assume, all the more she wouldn''t throw away her life in vain now."


    After speaking, Sheyan scooped himself another bowl of oatmeal congee. Then, he created a sandwich by wrapping a roast meat with sd leaves, before taking a fierce munch and following it up with a spoon of oatmeal congee. The rich sweetness of oats and the smoky fragrance permeated his tastebuds, followed by warm congee flowing down his throat; prompting him to release an indulgent sigh.


    Merely three minutester, the tent curtains were pushed open again. An austere looking Zi barged in and prepared another bowl of congee for herself by the fire stove. After slowly finishing the bowl of congee, she abruptly broke the silence.


    "If I haven''t remembered wrongly, you were the main reason the Metals Professor, Fu Lyanna, died right?"


    Sheyan nodded. His tone was muffled as he attempted to chew a self-made hamburger.


    "Yeah, oh, you ought to add a Mister Fanu on the list of victims. I wonder if he was revived as well?"


    "No, otherwise, Yuan Zhan wouldn''t betray me so easily. If Fanu was still present, it would be impossible for Yuan Zhan to be a core member."


    "I''m sorry but my Illume-union has channeled much of its resources to Yuan Zhan. I don''t have much utility points left, and I can''t produce any equipments to allure you."


    "But, my Illume-union is a level 8 high prestige party. My party''s passive skill is rtively outstanding - increasing explosive strike rate by 3% and an instant restore of 20% HP upon entering near-death state. Moreover, the active skill is absorbing 15% MP from a target instantaneously! As long as you agree to assist me, I am willing to have over the party leadership to you! With this party, you can swiftly expand your strength and deal with Glory Party''s impending campaign!"


    Sheyan continued chewing on his hamburger and casted an innocent stare at Zi for three seconds. Then, he bluntly replied.


    "Oh! I guess there''s a difference in our thinking��Zi, up till now, I''ve always been rather contented with this party. I have no ns to abandon it."


    "You����" Zi was truly infuriated as she casted a murderous re across!


    "Stop being so demanding!! Reef! Is this your idea?! State whatever conditions you have, stop using this fe to spew crap around me!"


    Reef exhibited an exceptionally innocent gaze towards Zi and sighed.


    "Zi����my apologies. Ever since my party was annihted, Seaman has always been my boss."


    Even the usually cool Zi couldn''t help but lose her chill.


    "What did you say?"


    Mogensha lighted a cigar for himself and took a fierce puff before speaking.


    "Excellent Zi, I feel my boss isn''t hinting at anything. Hmm, the Illume-union is indeed a party of high prestige and level, a formidable party to say the least. But speaking from my heart, it can''t bepared in the same league as our party."


    Zi was utterly dumbfounded as she muttered to herself.


    "How''s that possible? How can that be? Even Zeus''s Glory Party pales inparison to my Illume-union in prestige!"


    Reef sighed and replied.


    "Sometimes, high levels doesn''t mean everything. Just like how it is impossible topare most rank 1 abilities with a rank 8 ability."


    Upon hearing Reef''s words, Zi murmured with disbelief.


    "Could it be you guys����"


    "Silver Prestige party." Brother ck no longer beat around the bush. He directly disyed the party''s properties.


    Zi was momentarily speechless after browsing through, before finally heaving a deep sigh and inquired.


    "Then why are you guys just a three man team? I know your team possesses an MT, a support, and with such valiant party attributes, expanding shouldn''t be too tough ain''t it?"


    Sheyanughed and replied.


    "Firstly, a tall tree attracts the most wind. Secondly, I don''t wish to see unstable elements appearing in my party. Thirdly, and the most important point, with my current prowess, if I recklessly expand, I cannot guarantee my leadership position wouldn''t be challenged."


    Zi shook her head, and quickly voiced out her reasons for rapidly expanding a party. It was totally inharmonious with Sheyan''s ideologies.


    An awkward atmosphere soon ensued.


    After pondering a little, Sheyan then earnestly spoke.


    "Although there are many differences between us, there''s a phrase that suits this situation - to seekmon ground while holding back the differences. Regardless, we need to cooperate now, you cannot deny this right, Zi? So, you need to tell us about your main mission."


    Zi took a deep breath. After a brief pause, she began.


    "Prior to this, we had already affected the storyline of this world severely. Thus, upon entering this world, we received a rtively arduous main mission. A mission that splits into two phases. The first phase required us to extract five different dinosaur genes. After aplishing this phase of mission, we can return to the nightmare realm, but there will be neither rewards nor punishments. As for the second phase of the main mission, it posed an extremely difficult task - I need to find a grain of amber."


    "A grain of amber?" Brother ck curiously asked. "What does dinosaurs have to do with amber?"


    Sheyan''s brows furrowed as he asked.


    "Perhaps, it''s that grain of amber?"


    Zi coldly casted a nce at Sheyan.


    "Correct, that grain of amber, the grain of amber that gave birth to everything! The grain of amber with that mosquito! That mosquito whose belly contained the first hand information of the gic code of dinosaurs, that was extracted by scientists! Without that grain of amber, everything you see now would be just a mirage! Impossible!"

 Chapter 715: The one caught in the middle……

    <h4>Chapter 715: The one caught in the middle����</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Presented with her main mission, Sheyan massaged his temples while contemting. Then, he lifted his head and inquired.


    "So, there should be some hints for your mission eh?"


    Zi sat down in a meditative position on a cushion. She shut her eyes, and created her rhombus mana crystals that revolved around her. Concurrently, she unenthusiastically exined.


    "Currently, my mission has advanced to the middle stages. I need to track down the inheritor of the Chedeliarchos Financial Group, Chedeliarchos Skoa. He knows about the amber, and ording to certain intelligence, the grain of amber has fallen into the hands of that tremendous multinational financial group."


    "The defenses of this financial groups is extremely frightening, and vastly surpasses our imaginations. If by the conventional way, only a party of Awakeners is capable of contending against them."


    When Sheyan heard the two key words, ''financial group'' and ''inheritor'', a peculiar feeling welled up in his heart.


    "Do do you know the outward appearance of this Chedeliarchos Skoa? Perhaps certain rough features?"


    Zi shot an astonished look at him and answered.


    "Of course, the boy''s only neen, blonde hair��"


    Sheyan then interrupted without a shred of cordiality. He very rudely continued her statement.


    "��he is approximately 175 centimetres tall, likes to wear Davide Cenci shirts, wears a Patek Philippe watch, has diamond studs as earrings, and adorns an incredibly rare ruby ring."


    Amazed, Zi asked.


    "How did you know that? Could it be you''ve seen that man?"


    Sheyan shrugged his shoulders. Instead, Mogensha sighed and answered.


    "Roughly 16 hours ago, we came across his corpse��before you divulged about the significance of this unlucky child, we had always been naively thinking; the greatest benefit gained from him is a document about Tyrannosaurus."


    "Now there''s massive trouble." Sheyan sighed. "Zi, what''s the punishment for main mission failure?"


    Zi vacantly replied.


    "A penalty of 50,000 utility points and the decrease of all attributes by 20%."


    Sheyan then issued a distinct sigh of relief.


    "That''s fine, at least it isn''t being expunged."


    Zi curiously inquired.


    "What do you mean?"


    Sheyan replied.


    "ording to my understanding, there''s another strange party that has entered this world; killing their members would earn us achievement points. That party known as the Skull Party, is simrly pursuing����clues about this Mister Chedeliarchos Skoa. Man, his name is truly hard to pronounce. So therefore, Zi, your mission is apetition!"


    "This mission will most probably result in a bumper harvest, especially in terms of achievement points, however����I reckon you best mentally prepare yourself to face the penalty of 50,000 utility points and the decrease of 20% of all attributes!"


    Zi''s gaze darkened, feeling as though she was experiencing the worst headache of her life.


    "Seaman?!!! Is this how you are going to treat Demondream''s entrustment?!"


    Sheyan spoke without a hint of guilt.


    "Zi, you need to consider in my perspective. We''ve already incurred the wrath of a ruthless tiger like the Glory Party. Yet upon just entering this world, we very unfortunately killed off members of the Skull Party. Furthermore, I reckon two of them even possessed pretty substantial status in their party. This goes to say��there''s a possibility of being caught in a pincer attack from both sides! Being a third party is already such a nerve wracking affair, and even worst, is to be the one caught in the middle��"


    Zi widened her mouth in rejection, but ultimately kept silent. The usually emphatic Zi when facing the trio, felt like she was caught in a quagmire; a sullen sensation of having both limbs tied up.


    All of a sudden, a sonorous sound erupted from the far distance!


    The senses of the four contestants simultaneously jolted! They quickly rushed out of the tent. Zi was still rather confused, but the trio were exceedingly clear. The source of that sonorous sound, was shockingly that motel they were in the previous night!


    Actually, this was the monitoring ploy that Sheyan had arranged even before leaving. To prevent the naked eye from attracting the notifications of certain exceptionally high perceptive sense individuals, Sheyan had installed five surveince cameras nearby the area, thus channeling a dyed video yback at their area.


    This was a method Sheyan had investigated with his military authority. It was definitely the optimal concealment method to spectate distant battles. With this method, the chances of being discovered would be lowered by 25%.


    A screen was disyed. Several individuals were presently locked in intensebat with a pack of mutated Deinonychus.


    Honestly speaking, when viewing those iparably savage mutated Deinonychus, Reef couldn''t help but stroke his body. The feeling of those ravenous razor ws scraping away crazily at his body, ripping out flesh and blood, was truly a mentally crumbling process.


    As Zi observed the battle and those odd looking Deinonychus, she couldn''t help but intriguingly ask.


    "Are those Shadowdrill Deinonychus?"


    The trio unanimously casted puzzled expressions to her. After pondering slightly, she replied.


    "The dawn of the dinosaur catastrophe was extremely abrupt and violent. At the initial stages, it spread with astounding pace, leading to destruction and leakage at three nuclear power nts. During this process, some of the dinosaurs perished while others survived."


    "Mutations gued the ones that survived, causing them to transform with greater ferocity and brutality. The Shadowdrill Deinonychus is one of those mutated dinosaurs. When they attack, their ws resemble ck drills; thrusting with terrifying true damages��most critically, they present a tiny drop rate of damage type weapons, forging materials, precious gems and so on. I don''t have to borate much on the value of those objects right. Even a dark blue grade of those rare drops, may not be inferior to dark gold grade!"


    Sheyan paused for a short while. His eyes sparkled as he spoke.


    "Thus, you''re implying that those contestants definitely aren''t willing to abandon this ce?"


    "Yes." Zi icily answered. "But I know you won''t seize this opportunity to act. Because with the existence of those Shadowdrill Deinonychus and those individuals, your current prowess definitely isn''t sufficient."


    Sheyan chose to remain silent, but focused his attention onto a single individual on screen.


    This was a robust and muscr male, whose muscles appeared to be bursting out of his armour.


    That male wielded a warhammer as his weapon and was coated in full maroon. Still, it radiated with metallic texture and appeared extremely domineering. Dense patterns were carved along the surface of the warhammer, as though it was a mystery originating from primitive chaos eras. The hammer head and body of this warhammer waspletely forged in metal, and one could simply imagine its weight to be approaching half a ton.


    Evidently, it one wasn''t a Growth-Hunter, it would be exceedingly hard to utilize this weapon.


    "What is that weapon he''s using?" Sheyan abruptly blurted out. "Why is it maroon colored?"


    Zi casted a nce at Sheyan and indifferently answered.


    "That''s a Blood Weapon."


    Sheyan then noticed Zi smirking, before courteously inquiring.


    "Then, what''s a Blood Weapon?"


    In this instance, Zi felt as though she had fallen onto a spiderweb; a sensation incapable of absolving.


    She clearly loathed this Seaman guy, and didn''t wish to converse with him. Yet this brat was like a sticky candy attaching himself to her. She didn''t even have the mood to re up but only replied in annoyance.


    "A Blood Weapon is a weapon that can be exchanged only when a contestant reaches a certain military rank. Also, spending a massive load of utility points and potential points is also needed. Of course, and mainly achievement points. When dealing with storyline characters, this weapon can only be counted as a silver storyline grade, but a dark-gold grade when dealing with contestants! Because, many of the properties imbued in a Blood Weapon, is targeted towards contestants; being only effective in a PVP scenario with contestants."


    "So that fellow must definitely be favoured by Zeus eh? He is definitely an expert in dealing with contestants, prompting Zeus to assist him in acquiring a Blood Weapon." Sheyan mused to himself.


    By now, Zi had subconsciously ssified Sheyan as helpless and directly continued.


    "His name is Tolui Helenite, a confidante of Zeus."


    Sheyan seriously observed Tolui in action.


    A Shadowdrill Deinonychus pounced towards Tolui, cleaving open a blood dripping wound across his arm. Instead, Tolui immediately swung his warhammer horizontally.


    PA! He directly smashed the Shadowdrill Deinonychus flying with blood spurting, as it knocked and bounced off a wall behind.


    As for Tolui Helenite, he didn''t raise his warhammer up. Instead, after his warhammer swept through, his utilized its position to thrust forward with the sharp rear spike of the warhammer!


    This thrustnded straight onto the Shadowdrill Deinonychus'' head. After being smashed by the warhammer, this mutated Deinonychus was already like a caved in pulp. With the addition of a powerful and venomous warhammer rear spike, it screeched in anguish before internal organs came spilling out.


    Concurrently, Tolui Helenite had started spinning!


    He continued holding onto that semi-ton steel alloy warhammer! He spun with an agile and graceful demeanor, while simultaneously carrying a strong pressurizing oppression. The winds churned out by the swerving warhammer released a suffocating sensation to all!


    As the whirling winds raged on, chill, silent and oppressive deadly firmness emerged!!!


    Soon, the unlucky Shadowdrill Deinonychus was hammered flying.


    After a good long while, anding ''thump'' echoed in from afar without a single groan or agonizing roar. Only, a mushy bag could be seen. While it was previously struck flying, it collided into two otherrades.


    After unceasingly unleashing such violent hammering assaults, Tolui Helenite had swiftly obliterated the poor dinosaur!

 Chapter 716: Forewarned is forearmed

    <h4>Chapter 716: Forewarned is forearmed</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    "Ah, what����a gant dude!" Sheyan muttered to himself after spectating Tuloi Helenite.


    After shing with the Shadowdrill Deinonychus yesterday, he was extremely clear on the HP of those dinosaurs. Although those dinosaurs werecking in vitality and defence, they were still creatures that lived in such vile environments. Regardless, they definitely weren''t as weak as nothing!


    However, this Tolui Helenite actually needed only three moves to y a single healthy Shadowdrill Deinonychus!


    This signified that of those three moves, one of them was an incredibly special and formidable ability. With how deadly it was when executing a Shadowdrill Deinonychus, what sort of horrors would a Blood Weapon, specifically made for battling contestants, deliver to a contestant? Possibly, a low health points individual like Brother ck would tragically meet his demise, within mere seconds of getting close to that Blood Weapon.


    The more Zi beheld Sheyan''s countenance, the more she felt unpleasantness in her eyes. The always cold and conceited her couldn''t resist the urge to taunt.


    "Why? Finally afraid? That guy even possesses an outrageously powerful surprise attack ability, which grants him a 700% boost when pouncing at a target! When a battle breaks out, you may think he is approaching from afar, yet within a second, he can activate that ability and pounce straight into your face for a surprise assault��Oi!! I''m haven''t finished my statement"


    As it turns out, while Zi was still speaking, Sheyan tantly walked off and started a secret heated discussion with Reef.


    At present, Zi felt as though she hadn''t been so gloomy and frustrated before. She couldn''t help but feel a baffling jittery towards this Seaman. Whenever she tried to ignore him, he would always pass off a statement that she felt obliged to answer. Whenever she wanted an answer, this brat would seemingly be entranced in his own thoughts��


    Meanwhile, Mogensha was spectating the chaotic battle with an excited and bloodthirsty gaze. He then licked his thick lips and uttered.


    "Boss, how ''bout we exploit this? With how painful those peskyrge wed lizards are, those five brats are definitely going all out; attempting to conclude the fight as fast as possible, because once it drags on, casualties may start appearing. We can give em'' a marvellous surprise when they are about to conclude the battle."


    Sheyan chortled in response.


    "The Metals Professor is thinking likewise."


    Upon hearing the name, Metals Professor, Zi''s hand trembled and spilled some of the water she was drinking. Sheyan pretended not to see that and continued.


    "Actually, the sneaky arrangements we''ve left behind can be counted as pretty sloppy. I believe they''ll be able to notice traces of our schemes��afterwards, when the sudden ambush of those incredibly deadly Shadowdrill Deinonychus urs, they would think of it as the climax of a trap. A trap that unfolds when Zi emerges unexpectedly to annihte them alongside dinosaur ''allies''."


    "Therefore, haven''t you guys discovered? Those contestants fending off the pack of Shadowdrill Deinonychus, seem extremely rxed��because they possess the reassurance of hiddenrades. Moreover, the evidence of this is the absence of the Metals Professor who should''ve been here."


    "Hence, our impulsiveness would be met with well prepared enemies, who have been waiting for a long time, instead of weary and exhausted opponents. Those enemies are led by the Metals Professor. Us three appearing will merely cause a momentary astonishment, followed by an arduous blood bath, and possibly party annihtion��"


    Reef refuted.


    "That doesn''t sound right. If those members of Glory Party are trying to beat a trap with a trap, the Metals Professor, as their leader, should be the amongst the crowd battling against those Shadowdrill Deinonychus. If she is really hiding, won''t that clearly reveal she''s spectating from the shadows?"


    Sheyan''s lips curled up as he replied.


    "Therefore, this implies one thing - After resurrecting, the Metals Professor now cherishes her life dearly. Oh, in consideration fordy Zi''s feelings, we shall say that the Metals Professor is scared of death."


    "Let us speak from the Metals Professor''s perspective. Now I''ve forced Zi into a dead end, why would I set up such a wed snare for her? Undoubtedly, there''s two possibilities. One is that I truly have no other alternatives. The other less likely option is��"


    Speaking till here, Sheyan purposely paused.


    "I fear the frenzied bacsh of a dying dog before it dies! Wanting to take me down in mutual destruction!" Brother ck couldn''t resist spoiling the suspense, as he added an oomph of murderous sternness.


    He then panicked and swung round, and noticed Zi casting a dreadfully lethal re towards him. The rhombus mana crystals revolving around here elerated instantaneously����


    "Ooops, I didn''t mean that you are a dog, ah sheet, I swear I wasn''t implying that!"


    Mogensha hurriedly sealed his mouth. Besides, regardless of fame or prowess, Zipletely eclipsed him����yet, it was a wonder why Sheyan, an unawakened contestant, could continuously bicker with Zi; such was probably fate.


    Sheyan continued speaking nonchntly.


    "Therefore, the Metals Professor, Fu Lyanna, is exceedingly afraid. She fears such a minute probability oue happening; the prospect of Zi dragging her along into the grave��thus, she''d rather her n be wed than take the risk. Of course, we cannot exclude the fact that this w is intentional, and she wishes to slowly toy around with Zi; like a cat catching a rat."


    When Sheyan issued hisst sentence, Zi''s expression turned as unsightly as the bottom of a burnt boiler. Nevertheless,mon sense told her that Sheyan''s words weren''t without logic, and she couldn''t retort him at all.


    Fortunately, Reef decided to change the topic.


    "Then what should we do now?"


    Sheyan calmly suggested.


    "We wait. Oh right, Zi, does your main mission have apletion deadline? This rtes to whether you can vent some frustrations you know."


    Frankly speaking, Zi was dying to ignore this brute. Yet Sheyan''sst sentence coincidentally ignited her current emotions. Thus, she took a deep breath and hatefully answered.


    "Yes, a deadline of one week."


    "Oh woah, that is the best news I''ve heard from you since we first met till now." Sheyan immediately paid careful attention.


    "You��" No matter how she heard it, Zi felt that this Seaman brat carried a particr mockery in his words. Still, she wasn''t in a position to vent her anger, and could only warn herself to calm down��


    The trio continued spectating as the members of Glory Party created a carnal bloodbath, ughtering ten plus of those Shadowdrill Deinonychus. Concurrently, they were also vividly injured and were thoroughly exhausted.


    Mogensha and Reef both nced at Sheyan. Instead, Sheyan merely uttered a single word.


    "Wait."


    Those Shadowdrill Deinonychus remained undaunted. When they invested intobat, they went all out without cowering. Nheless, these dinosaurs possessed some intelligence.


    For example, when Sheyan slew a tiny pack of Shadowless Deinonychus a while back without looking terribly haggard, the other Shadowless Deinonychus didn''t continue throwing themselves to him to be ughtered.


    While the trio and Zi waited, the members of Glory Party were also waiting.


    In their minds, once this fight nears the end and in their most weary state, the Zi who baited them here would show herself.


    s, their surroundings remained a in of deathly silence. There wasn''t a single hint of abnormal movements.


    Both parties were in a deadlock. The only difference, was the monitoring facility the trio were equipped with to survey their actions. On the contrary, the opposing party was purely waiting����


    After tarrying for an hour, another of Sheyan''s deliberately deployed hint took effect, as the Glory Party members finally lost their patience and left sessively; rushing off to another direction.


    *******************


    The scorching sun ascended up high, casting its fiery rays down onto the earth. The temperature rapidly climbed, as creatures of the Metropolis of Death begun their daily hunting livelihood; either to seek for food, or to be another''s food. Such was their destiny.


    Sheyan released a huge yawn as he lied down on a camp bed. After gulping down several mouthfuls of Nonfu Spring mineral water, he sheepishly mumbled.


    "I''m taking a rest first, don''t disturb me."


    Reef and Mogensha exchanged puzzled nces. Instead, Zi''s vision darkened with annoyance and implored.


    "So what you meant by venting frustrations, is taking an afternoon nap in this ghost town?"


    Sheyan shrugged his shoulders and replied.


    "Ah, that is why I asked you about your mission deadline. Since there''s one week, then snoozing for a day wouldn''t hurt����"


    Zi was totally speechless. She stood them dumbfounded before turning her attention to Mogensha, and demanded one word at a time.


    "Let me ride your arachnid Overlord now! You guys aren''t willing to fight, but I am!"


    Brother ck reluctantly replied.


    "Most excellent Zi��that arachnid Overlord belongs to boss, I have no rights. Besides, riding an arachnid Overlord in broad daylight��we''ll be shredded to pieces by those Pterosaurs without even reaching a kilometre."


    Zi shivered uncontrobly from anger, as she bluntly stomped off to a corner of the tent, and frustratedly red at the tent wall.


    At this moment, she made a resolution. If she ever got the opportunity, she would immediately leave these group of brats. Otherwise, if she didn''t die by the hands of Glory Party, she would be angered to death by these brats first.


    *********


    Time swiftly trickled away. In the blink of an eye, the sun was sinking in the west.


    After some rest, Sheyan felt mentally invigorated. He executed a carefree stretch and called out to Reef and Brother ck.


    "It''s about time. I feel there''ll be people arriving soon. Not many though, but definitely one deeply trusted by Zeus and the other, Yuan Zhan."

 Chapter 717: Initial convincing

    <h4>Chapter 717: Initial convincing</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Presented with such a carefree deduction by Sheyan, both Reef and Mogensha disyed utmost confidence in Sheyan although they were equally bewildered. Thus, they immediately started preparing.


    Especially Mogensha, who was inevitably required to suppress Yuan Zhan with his long range capabilities. Thinking of such a daunting task, he took several deep inhtions. Besides, everyone knew that letting a Growth-Hunter Summoner have free reign in a battle, was undoubtedly equivalent to asking your whole party to suicide.


    Upon hearing Sheyan''s words, Zi immediately looked over with her monochrome pupils and offered a grin of dissatisfaction.


    "What a presumptuous guess!"


    Sheyan ignored her and chuckled to himself. Then, he headed out for an attentive survey.


    In the end, approximately an hourter, Sheyan suddenly returned with a solemn countenance and ordered.


    "They''re here! Prepare for action!"


    Mogensha and Reef hastily crept out to look. As expected, just like what Sheyan guessed, two men were shockingly travelling along the same stretch where the rampaging Tyrannosaurus stampeded through the previous day.


    Yuan Zhan and the one carrying a Blood Warhammer, Tolui Helenite.


    Since Reef and Mogensha were pretty ustomed to Sheyan''s unforeseeable conjectures, they weren''t that mystified but started preparing their battle essentials.


    In contrast, Zi revealed a disbelieving expression. However, after frowning for a long while, her knitted brows slowly smoothened.


    "I get it. You calcted that certain members of Glory Party would separate themselves to gain personal benefits! Of the members Glory Party, every single one of them harbours selfish motives. Only Zeus and Fu Lyanna are wholly bent on pursuing and eradicating me."


    "Since they are now aware of the presence of Shadowdrill Deinonychus, they would definitely covet the rare and precious drop loots of ''true damage dealing'' weapons or items. Fu Lyanna can temporarily quell such allurement and urge them to focus on pursuing me, but not all can be persuaded so easily!"


    "Nevertheless, to deviate from the party''s objective is still an offense. Therefore, only one with adequate status in the party, on good terms or important to Zeus, can defy Fu Lyanna''s dissatisfaction. As for your guess on Yuan Zhan, the logic is fairly simple."


    "For the present Glory Party, there isn''t a single decent Growth-Hunter Summoner! Seeing the rapid attack speed of Shadowdrill Deinonychus dishing out frightening true damages, without a tanking MT, the other alternative is the endless cannon fodder summoned by a Summoner. Otherwise, one would have to retreat after merely ying a few Shadowdrill Deinonychus."


    Sheyan casted a gentle smile.


    "Well said, your excellency Zi. Not wrong at all. Furthermore, since this is for selfish motives, he wouldn''t bring along more manpower. After all, with the puny drop rate of these Shadowdrill Deinonychus, benefits can''t really be shared fairly. Actually, they aren''t being careless, because they solely believe you to be a one-man army, and are utterly clueless to our existence. Hence, even if they encounter any mishap when facing you, it will be entirely possible to hold on until reinforcements arrive."


    Unbeknownst why, when Zi observed Sheyan at present, her face started heating up. This obviously wasn''t a maiden''s passionate yearning for love. Instead, it was a tiny feeling of remorse over her prior attitude.


    Nevertheless, she wasn''t willing to concede and scoffed.


    "Hmph, just a smart guess. What if Fu Lyanna managed to control the situation and deter them froming?"


    Sheyan chuckled in response.


    "If they don''t show up, then we''ll take it upon ourselves to harvest these Shadowdrill Deinonychus! After all, we can''t possibly leave empty handed aye? Furthermore, we can infer from Fu Lyanna''s scaredy demeanor of not taking the frontlines��could such cowardly conduct convince iparably arrogant and untamed Growth-Hunters? I didn''t say I was a hundred percent confident anyway, just a measly sixty percent; still, looks like I was right."


    "Alright, we need to set up our formations. I must be clear on this, excellent Zi, as the strongest ace amongst us, you have an extremely heavy responsibility. So, I need to know if I can trust you."


    Zi''splexion resembled frosting on noodles, as she icily asked.


    "Do I appear unreliable to you?"


    Sheyan issued a faint smile and answered.


    "I hope not. Take these five sks of gene-mix, you seem to have forgotten; I''m also a superb support, remember to find me for more if you run out eh."


    "You����! What''d you mean by ''I hope not''???!"


    ************


    An ecstatic Tolui Helenite was gasping for breath as he wiped off perspiration from his face. This motion caused his hands to be soaked in red liquid. As it turns out, his face wasn''t covered in perspiration but fresh blood!


    The truth was this.


    Due to his overbearing crushing might, his final attack would frequently stter his prey into mutted pieces, thus causing thick blood to ssh onto his face.


    This was the sixteenth Shadowdrill Deinonychus he slew. In addition to the ones ughtered by Yuan Zhan''s summoned beasts, they had already dispatched over twenty Shadowdrill Deinonychus.


    In spite of that, the deadliness of these dinosaurs was truly insane. From Yuan Zhan''s unrivalled bitter expression, one could fathom how severe his casualties were.


    As it turns out, just a few moments ago, one of his summoned beast who previously undergone the cleansing of Aldaris''s ''Heart Storm'', actually betrayed its master. Even a high tiered summoned creature, one imbued with a ''Beast Soul'' which allowed it to be rebirthed, actually roared in anguish right before it died and attempted to bite its master!


    Every time a Shadowdrill Deinonychus cleaved out a wound on his summoned beast, it was akin to wing at Yuan Zhan''s heart.


    Right from the start of this battle, he had already permanently lost three summoned beasts. This represented that his battle capabilities had minimally dipped by a third.


    In this cruel realm, the dipping of one''s battle capabilities undoubtedly represented the dipping of one''s status.


    In contrast to Yuan Zhan''s bleak expression, Tolui was bursting with tion. His thick arms were riddled with blood dripping wcerations, instead, his nightmare imprint rung out -


    [ Shadowdrill w, ''A'' grade material ].


    By artificing this material into a weapon, there would be a sky-high chance of enhancing it with true damages! Its true worth was minimally above an ordinary Silver Storyline grade equipment.


    Most importantly, this object belonged to Tolui Helenite alone. He didn''t have to share it with anyone. Being in such arge scale party, obtaining sole authority for such a high level battle spoil could only be an aspiration to many.


    Moreover, that was the main reason some of them weren''t interested in pursuing Zi. Killing of a single Zi would at most drop them a single blood key. Furthermore, an equipment may not even result from it. Even the eventual loots needed to be allocated amongst 5-6 individuals!


    Who would want to go through such troubles? What more, the one ordering them, the Metals Professor Fu Lyanna, refused to bear the risks of fighting ahead!


    This was an affair where risks far outweighed the benefits; where their lives faced imminent danger at all times��frankly speaking, the only reason this group hadn''t dispersed for their own interests, was due to Zeus''s unparalleled strength and charisma.


    Tolui Helenite trudged forward with a malevolent smirk on his face. He patted Yuan Zhan''s shoulders and assured.


    "Dude, rx. You''ve won my friendship. Besides, you will be able to acquire an iparably powerful pet; just wait till that whore finishes her ludicrous fits, I''ll ask big brother to begin experiments and cultivate that dinosaur embryo for you! Just think it through, by adding your genes into the dinosaur''s embryo, the end product would be perfectly suited for you! Even Fanu, as a Reserve-duty Growth-Hunter then, managed to seed in his taming pact. There wouldn''t be a problem for you!"


    "My friend, just think about it. Carefully think about it, when the timees when you seal a taming pact with that treasure, your other summoned beasts would probably burn with jealousy and some may abandon you. Why not exploit them fully now?"


    Yuan Zhan strived to squeeze out a faint smile on his pale face, before nodding and replying.


    "Fine, I get it."


    Stimted by the harvest of an ''A'' grade raw material, Tolui burst into hystericalughters.


    "Then let''s take a five minute rest before beginning. That building to the north looks good and we must hurry. After all, who knows what venom that darn whore would spew if we go missing for too long."


    Yuan Zhan doubtfully suggested.


    "My MP can only be restored to 70% after five minutes. If a mishap unexpectedly happens, I won''t be able to deal with it properly"


    Instead, Tolui Heleniteshed back.


    "What sort of mishap can happen? You are being overly cautious. Right now, Zi can''t even catch her breath from being pursued by Fu Lyanna and the rest. Also, those scums from the Skull Party had seemingly lost a lead on their main mission, and are wondering around like headless house flies."


    "Furthermore, from the information we obtained, the damage dealt by theserge w lizards are so frightening, even a Tyrannosaurus wouldn''t dare to invade their territory."


    "Are you scared of a sudden insurrection of those Deinonychus going out of control? Look, there''s a random gigantic hot air balloon suspended ten metres over that roof, we can always climb up the rope! Their greatest weakness lies in the incapability of long range attacks, why the need for such worrying?"


    Yuan Zhan widened his mouth, wanting to speak but ultimately choosing to remain silent.


    At present, he had already incurred the disfavor of the Metals Professor, Fu Lyanna. If he infuriated Tolui Helenite, he feared that even lifting a foot in his party would be immensely difficult in the future!


    Reflecting on that, he couldn''t help but regret his previous decision. Zi had channeled on their party resources towards him, even without an MT, there may still be a chance of roping those guys from the tiny Party Ace in. Reef wasn''t inferior to Archeaphill, and there was even that rare exceptional assistant tank, Seaman����

 Chapter 718: Liu Yan and Zhao Yazhi’s hot air balloons……

    <h4>Chapter 718: Liu Yan and Zhao Yazhi��s hot air balloons����</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Choices and regrets, yet life still has to go on; there is no medicine for regret in this world.


    Clearly, the muscr Tolui Helenite wouldn''t be able to scout out the area. Thus, he could only mentally ''motivate'' Yuan Zhan to forcibly summon a random wolf, and sent it deeper into the low-rise shantytown. He then utilized it to search for a new pack of Shadowdrill Deinonychus, before��attempting to provoke them.


    Instead, to Yuan Zhan''s horror, he realized he actually poked a ho''s nest this time! After wandering into some ''forbidden'' area, that wolf was seemingly ripped into shreds by the sudden surge of arge pack of Shadowdrill Deinonychus!


    Compounding onto his horror, for some unknown reason, the sheer mass of Shadowdrill Deinonychus he provoked appeared like a massive swarm of darkness; it was practically twice that of an ordinary pack!!!


    Tracing the scent of the invaders, those dinosaurs rampaged over with great ferocity.


    "Ahhh run!!!" Yuan Zhan immediately cried out from the bottom of his heart. He quickly consumed a speed enhancing medicine while sprinting for the building with the hot air balloon hovering above. Concurrently, Tolui Helenite, though he appeared like a muscr snail, disyed a fleeing speed that wasn''t the least bit inferior. He heaved along his massive warhammer while running like an agile type contestant.


    To them both, once they could scale the suspended rope leading up to the hot air balloon carriage, though it merely offered a buffer of 6-7 metres, it would naturally suffice to keep them safe from the ws of those Shadowdrill Deinonychus.


    While dashing towards the entrance of the building, Yuan Zhan took a quick glimpse backwards and immediately heaved a sigh of relief. The nearest Shadowdrill Deinonychus to him was over a hundred metres away.


    Yet in this instant, an ominous premonition welled up in his heart. Actually, this was due to a faint dull ringing he heard when previously controlling his wolf to scour ahead����nevertheless, he didn''t have the time to contemte over that, getting to the safety of that hot air balloon carriage took utmost priority. Moreover, he also carried items like hand grenades and such, thus, should those Shadowdrill Deinonychus decide to loiter beneath the hot air balloon, they would be bombed to death.


    The buildings here weren''t too tall, being generally merely 2-3 storeys high. As a digitally enhanced Growth-Hunter himself, Yuan Zhan definitely only needed 10 seconds to scale to the rooftop.


    However, when he finally arrived at the t rooftop, he felt as though a basin of ice water had been poured over him. From head to toe, he felt a biting chill; a chill of imminent death that originated from his bone marrow!!!


    Yuan Zhan was instantaneously stunned!


    Simultaneously, even the herculean Tolui Helenite was stunned with him!


    Prior to scaling the building, the hovering hot air balloon was in perfect condition and didn''t exhibit any abnormality. Yet now, within a mere span of 10 seconds, the hot air balloon was unexpectedly rapidly withering!


    A horrifying transformation scene of a shrivelling balloon. It was essentially as distinct as cing Liu Yan''s chest and Zhao Yazhi''s chest together andparing them!


    (TL: Both of them are chinese actresses)


    Presently, anyone could tell that this rapidly deting air balloon could no longer support its own weight, much less to say that of two additional individuals.


    The faces of both contestants quivered and at this moment, the ludicrously loud roaring pack of Shadrowdrill Deinonychus had climbed up��


    "KILL!!!!!"


    Facing such an impasse, Tolui Helenite howled crazily as his chest released a dazzling radiance. He was indeed worthy of being called Zeus''s confidant, a veteran of hundreds of battles, one that could surmount aeback even in the midst of a sea of bloody corpses.


    Agility wasn''t their forte, hence, fleeing would only mean death! Why not arise vigorously and fight for a chance to survive!


    This was a true bloodbath. Both sides battled with frenzied and undying spirits. Yuan Zhan and Tolui Helenite didn''t dare to hold anything back but simultaneously unleashed all their hidden trump cards. In the face of these insanely terrifying true damage dealers, they only hoped to conclude the battle fast and squeeze out a shot at victory!


    Tolui Helenite swung his stupendous dual handed warhammer furiously, as a blood radianceyered this half-ton heavy weapon! Wherever he swung, his body would follow fluidly with the warhammer''s momentum; smoothly dishing outbo strikes like the moving clouds and flowing water!


    After consecutively sweeping 4-5 Deinonychus away, Tolui Helenite stamped his feet and jumped 2-3 metres up high, before smashing his bloody warhammer ruthlessly onto the rooftop''s surface. Ayer of dense blood radiance condensed around the warhammer, as a depressing soul shuddering echo wafted through the air.


    Then, a terrifyingly unrivalled seismic wave swept out. The entire rooftop tremored violently and copsed with a thunderous rumble. Smoke and dust billowed up, as 6 Shadowdrill Deinonychus, who were located near the epicenter, were crushed to death at once and pulverized into mangled flesh!


    Nheless, one could still hear the scampering of other onrushing Shadowdrill Deinonychus interweaving together. The sounds of their heavy footsteps trampling over the hearts of man. Still, they approached nearer and nearer, like an enormous towing vehicle that was recklessly colliding straight in.


    After unleashing such an indomitable strike, Tolui Helenite definitely needed a short period of time to regather his strength. Even a powerful Growth-Hunter couldn''t operate like a perpetual motion machine!


    Suddenly, in this instance, two shadows erupted out from the dusty rubble! The two shadows were two Shadowdrill Deinonychus that had been injured from the aftershock. Those mutated dinosaurs possessed an undaunting mentality, their movements remained savage and nimble even in their heavily wounded state.


    Pouncing forth abruptly, they each tied down both legs of Tolui Helenite, as they frically wed out threads of mutted flesh.


    Intending to find a nearby wall so that he could fight with it covering behind, Tolui Helenite instantly lost his bnce after being caught off guard. Like a truck, he smashed into the room beside.


    His left cheek was acerated mess of dripping blood. Still, Tolui understood this was a matter of life and death. Ignoring the searing pain, he howled crazily as his arm muscles bulged explosively. He stored his blood warhammer into his personal storage before stretching out both arms, and viciously grabbed the necks of both Shadowdrill Deinonychus.


    Those two wild dinosaurs were already heavily wounded, and with a simple exertion of strength, Tolui ripped their heads from their necks, as twin ghastly white vertebra were revealed amidst the gushing blood.


    Yet even after such a fatal blow, those two Shadowdrill Deinonychus still reflexively wrapped around Tolui Helenite''s legs relentlessly! Their ws reflexively dealt him more damages!


    In such a predicament, Tolui Helenite grimaced as he finally consumed an honorary medicine dosage. Then, he released a shrilling roar.


    "Beastmode!"


    Instantly, Tolui''s body swelled up. Even his stretchable sleeveless garment ripped apart and revealed his naked top.


    Amidst the sudden expansion of his muscles, a frightening scene urred. The blood streaming down his bodily wounds actually started defying gravity, as the blood meandered throughout his body; as though an invisible brush was currently painting the inky blood onto his muscles.


    The blood continued interweaving through his body before shockingly into different barbaric tattoos of exceedingly malevolent, grotesque and abstract beast tattoos.


    Relying on this incredibly beastly ability, Tolui Helenite swept up a tempestuous blood storm with his blood warhammer against all onrushing Shadowdrill Deinonychus. Though some iparably brutal Shadowdrill Deinonychus managed to chomp off chunks of flesh, Tolui Helenite momentous storm didn''t falter for even a second. The more damage he received from his foes, the more destructive his assaults became!


    With the cover of Tolui Helenite''s beastmode, Yuan Zhan consecutively summoned out arge crowd of creatures; some of which were strong summoned creatures that was still grievously injured!


    It was difficult to judge what the losses for Tolui was from this battle, but Yuan Zhan''s prowess would minimally plunge by 70%! This was a summoner''s woe. The might and mass of their summoned creatures directly determined their standings. To Yuan Zhan, if he failed engage a contract between a dinosaur in this world, his position in the party may possibly decline to a supporting role.


    The battle finally concluded.


    In the end, Yuan Zhan and Tolui Helenite both survived, but not after an excruciating ordeal.


    Yuan Zhan was still fine. As for Tolui Helenite, one simply couldn''t find a single perfect piece of skin on his body. Every step he took left a blood footprint. If an ordinary person suffered such injuries, he would have perished over ten times!


    Right now, none of them had the mood to retrieve their battle spoils. They were naturally frantically bandaging up and consuming food medicines.


    But at this very moment, Tolui Helenite shockingly noticed that between Yuan Zhan''s brows, an intriguing red dot was shing.


    Under the sunset, that beaming dot still impressed a fiery sensation into one''s eyes; torturing one''s cornea, like a one-eyed creature in the darkness that was brimming with abundant killing intent!


    "That''s a red dot��sight����" After ending his beastmode, Tolui Helenite only managed to squeeze out that thought in his mind.


    Then came a gunshot!


    Yuan Zhan was bluntly struck flying. A single bullet urately struck the targeted position of the red dot between his brows! A zing inferno ignited as sizzles crackled from his burning skin, then an awful charred stench pervaded out from his wound!


    500 hundred metres away atop a building, a ck male appeared. He was puffing on a cigar. A dull and faint glow covered his body. Indeed, he had activated the ability, ''Pearliate'', of the ''Goldpearl of the Caribbean Sea''.


    Mogensha already possessed fairly superb perceptive sense; after doubling it with ''Pearliate'' and with the aid of his ''SN-Wasp'' long distance firing, he naturally managed to deceive the eyes of both Yuan Zhan and Tolui Helenite.

 Chapter 719: Skywalker Force - Strands of Time

    <h4>Chapter 719: Skywalker Force - Strands of Time</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    In actual fact, Mogensha had recently been up to no good. For example, the massive pack of ''identally'' startled Shadowdrill Deinonychus, or the shrivelling hot air balloon that signified the detion of their hopes.


    Everything was Brother ck''s masterpiece he created with his ''SN-9 Wasp'' and its newly equipped silencer.


    As he noticed the unexpected appearance of a gunner, Tolui Helenite''s facial muscles instantly twitched violently. He roared in despair and,pletely forsaking Yuan Zhan''s fate, he frantically turned in an attempt to flee.


    Yet as he swung round, a red dot locked onto Tolui Helenite''s back. Following that, a bullet urately punctured in like a stomping foot and ignited a deadly mini explosion!


    The wounded Tolui howled angrily like a cornered beast. Though his back was a fried and mangled mess, he ignored the pain and elerated his escape. Once again, he activated his ''Beastmode'' berserking ability!


    With every stomp he took, a deep bloodied footprint was left on the ground. Fresh blood spurted and dripped everywhere. The wounds that had just closed up from his previous battle instantly ruptured open again.


    The massive strength of his ''Beastmode'', required that each time he released his strength, all of Tolui''s muscle fibres would contract! With such an intensive jolting of the muscles, it would surely deal extremely severe damage to one''s body.


    Nevertheless, after paying such a tremendous cost, the benefits involved were equally potent!


    As Tolui stomped forward, he didn''t resemble a grievously wounded individual but a mighty warrior with 2-3 times his normal speed. Although he didn''t specialize in agility, his movement speed was exceedingly frightening at this moment.


    Besides, every injury he received would act as a catalyst to further enhance and strengthen his prowess!


    A short 2-3 secondster, Tolui had actually already pulled open a gap of 20 plus metres, and would soon reach a long ruined street; the same ruined street caused by the Tyrannosaurus'' rampage the other night.


    All of a sudden, a sonorous boom resounded from a nearby roll-up door. A brittle-like-paper looking male with a grave expression appeared. With 2-3 effortless punched, he crushed the roll-up door and tossed it aside. Then, step by step, he sauntered out steadily.


    In his left hand, was an incessantly radiating ck lightsaber, and covering his right arm, was an enormous shield that resembled the scorching sun!


    Just from observing this individual, one would feel like the domineering noonday sunlight beating one down with an unbreakable sensation!


    "


    "MT��you are Reef!" Tolui Helenite gnashed his teeth and eximed.


    "DAMMIT! You guys are actually that Party Ace!"


    Tolui could be described as a veteran of a hundred battles. Such an imposing individual may still seem inferior to Zeus, yet in terms of talent or battle power, be it potential or influence, he was definitely not inferior to Zeus at all!


    When Glory Party had ssified Party Ace as their enemy, they naturally conducted a detailed investigation on them. Tolui still couldn''t guess when Brother ck appeared, because he hadn''t disyed his trademark AK. Yet with Reef appearing with his lightsaber, he naturally understood his predicament.


    With such a domineering man obstructing ahead, Tolui knew it was absolutely impossible for him to breakthrough within a short period. Just that dark-gold grade shield alone already symbolized a heavenly moat blocking off his passage.


    Despite so, he was still an incredibly decisive individual. Tolui immediately sucked in a deep breath and produced a ball that was glimmering with a mystifying brilliance from his personal storage.


    This ball was the size of a chicken egg. When clutched in Tolui''s hand, it exuberated a gentle white brilliance.


    Instantly, one could notice an extremely peculiar phenomenon uring beneath Tolui''s feet. It seemed like a hexagram magic array was forming, as the gentle white brilliance continued to flow down like liquid, swiftly irrigating through the entire hexagram magic array. Evidently, the white glow was the fuel of this hexagram magic array.


    Tolui Helenite surveyed his surroundings before clenching his teeth, andshing out with a vicious tone.


    "So long suckers, the next time we meet, you all, shall die!"


    "Sheet! He''s escaping!" Brother ck yelled into his party channel with a worried voice.


    "That''s an ''S'' rank item known as ''Sauron''s Flight''! It can only be exchanged from an important storyline character, Grima Wormtongue, after entering Sauron''s fortress. Once that white glow is fully transferred into that magic array, he''ll escape!"


    However, in this instant, a strange abnormality terrorized everyone''s vision. The entire world seemed to have dissolved into undting blurriness!


    It was exceedingly difficult to describe this sensation with words.


    Yet when this abnormality faded away, everyone was astounded. The white glow that was repeatedly channeling into the ''Sauron''s Flight'' transportation array, unexpectedly froze in midair. Afterwards, the white glow strangely flowed backwards before congealing back into the ball of glimmering mystifying brilliance!


    Eventually, even that transportation array vanished.


    Originallyughing wildly with a crystal clear venomous re in his eyes, it now transformed into a unexinable fluster. Anyone who was facing impending death would simrly feel such tremendous fear!


    He aggressively swung round and looked up. Atop the rooftop, a feminine silhouette was disrupting the ring sun rays. This woman was adorned in a dark blue gown and was brimming with an archaic and mysterious egyptian re; a nobility that could never be tarnished. Her left hand gripped a crescent shaped dagger.


    Right now, she was pointing that dagger icily towards here. Upon viewing that woman, one could sense a chilling gust swirling round her gown.


    Frankly speaking, Zi couldn''t be considered the apex of female beauty. The features weren''t remarkably mesmerizing nor were they without ws. However, her bearing was distinguished and unrivalled in coolness; a grandeur befitting of an arrogant royalty that was second to none!


    Any ordinary male who viewed her face would be shuddered into humility, and be ashamed to take a second look.


    Distinctly seen, the silver crescent dagger in Zi''s hand was iparably sharp. At this moment, a dozen light arcs were shing in with unbelievable speed! Those de arcs appeared as though they were carved out from the void, impressing all onlookers with a trembling and mystifying sensation��as though space was quivering and being dissected.


    Most probably, the bewildering dreamy sensation the contestants had experienced, was ushered in by Zi''s ability!


    ''Skywalker Force - Strands of Time''!


    In its initial stage, it could sever the enemy''s interaction with space and disrupt any ability! However, if the enemy''s ability belonged to the ss of instant cast, it would deliver a silencing effect to the opponent; preventing them from casting any ability, inclusive of equipment abilities or items for 15 seconds.


    As for the ''Skywalker Force'' ability, it was a purer advanced ability with a prerequisite of ''Force lvl 10''!


    So far, Zi has only managed to grasp this single method of using her ''Skywalker Force'' ability. Moreover, this was one of her invincible abilities she painstakingly learnt after she was left alone when her entire party was annihted.


    In this moment, Tolui Helenite''s spirit was submerged. He could seemingly smell the foul stench of death. Yet suddenly, his eyes revealed a madness of a desire for mutual demise! Affirming his desire, he charged furiously towards Reef as he prepared to smash down with his blood warhammer!


    Reacting with his iparable abundance ofbat experience, Reef immediately raised his shield and rushed forth while issuing a bright roar! He titled his shield 30 degrees up as he prepared to parry away the iing smashing warhammer. From here, one could detailedly observe the difference between an expert and a rookie.


    Before the blood warhammer smashed onto the shield, it bloody radiance intensified turbulently; as though bloodied currents were splitting the air!


    Boom! Reef was actually repelled 5-6 metres backwards by the smashing hammer. Both his feet plowed two deep trails of broken up pieces along the pavement


    Repel!


    Although he was repelled backwards, Reef quickly firmed himself and continued blocking off Tolui Helenite''s front, preventing him from easily bypassing this barrier! Then, he unleashed his ''Shattering Cardiac Roar''.


    A thundering roar swept out towards all corners, as it churned up waves of dust. In spite of that, Tolui remained seemingly unaffected by the speed decline effect. His outrageous ''Beastmode'' ability actually provided him immunity to a speed impeding effects!


    Following that, Tolui jumped up high as blood radiance gathered richly around his blood warhammer. The blood radiance revolved rapidly around his warhammer, and in the blink of an eye, it carried a long streak of blood radiance before smashing down onto Reef''s massive and resolute sun shield with unmatched momentum.


    A piercing metallic crash erupted. Blood and a dark golden radiance enveloped the surroundings like electric currents scattering everywhere.


    Yet all of a sudden, Tolui''s agonizing howl could be heard! More strangely, at the point of impact between warhammer and shield, the fresh blood radiance appeared as though it was being pulverized into mutted flesh! Meanwhile, the scorching sun radiance simrly turned increasingly dimmed!


    Reef gritted his teeth as both his feet were anchored 2-3 centimetres deep into the ground. Numerous tiny crevices formed around his feet as they extended 2-3 metres outwards like a cobweb! It appeared as though he would soon sink into the concrete from this hammering strike!


    Yet when the aftermath of the strike ended, Reef''s countenance instantly changed. This wasn''t due to him suffering a fatal blow. After all, no matter how formidable Tolui Helenite was, he was still a Growth-Hunter and not an Awakener. It was impossible for him to crush Reef with merely two moves.


    Instead, Reef realized that Tolui''s strike was unexpectedly a feint. He nned to borrow the resulting impact of the collision to propel himself far away!

 Chapter 720: Ferocious counter

    <h4>Chapter 720: Ferocious counter</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    After hammering down, Tolui utilized the massive recoil to execute a forward somersault in midair. He propelled himself forward for 7-8 metres beforending steadily in a half-kneeling posture.


    A trace of agony filtered through his sinister countenance. Following that, two unexinable and shocking glows beamed out from both his legs. They were indeed the sign of a special ability casted by Tolui Helenite - ''Mike Powell''s Leap'' !


    ''Mike Powell''s Leap'' was an ability that granted a 700% boost to the user''s next jump!


    Kacha! Kacha! A string of sounds drifted in. One could clearly observe the cement beneath Tolui''s feet being grinded into powdery fragments. His feet stamped the ground as the tiny 2-3 metre long fissures erupted along the ground.


    Then, his body instantly jolted forward as he soared for nearly 40 metres with breakneck pace; leaving a falling cloud of dust behind and even sting through twoteral buildings.


    Just with mere fleeing seconds, from seemingly venting all his rage with a hammering strike onto Reef, when the blinding sh of blood warhammer and shield died down, Tolui had unexpectedly fled far away to the back.


    In a blink of an eye, a chasm of 60 metres separated him and Reef.


    "What''s he nning to do?!" Doubt surfaced in both Reef''s and Mogensha''s heart.


    However, it was Zi''s expression that sunk dramatically. An unprecedented crisis instantly welled up her heart! She immediately yelled with a sharp voice.


    "Hurry run!! Seaman, his target is you!!!"


    When Zeus and the others deemed Party Ace as their opponent, being a core fighter himself, Tolui Helenite had carefully analyzed each individual of Party Ace.


    At present, he no longer harbored any hope of staying alive. Still, his brutal and savage personality meant that he would do his utmost to deliver a fatal blow to his foes before his death.


    Undoubtedly, amongst the four in his eyes, the hardest to kill was Reef.


    Honestly speaking, in a 1 v 1 scenario, he may not be Reef''s match as well! Next, the most difficult to kill was Zi. Moreover, she was the one that Tolui held the least confident in defeating in a solo fight.


    Hence, of the two remaining, if Tolui felt like he had an opportunity, he would definitely have chosen to eliminate golden AK. Nevertheless, he also understood the difficulty clearly. Golden AK''s reputation was illustriously risingtely and he was even a gunman adept in agility and perceptive sense. Firstly, it would be tough to mount a sneak attack onto him. Secondly, AK has probably reserved several life protecting capabilities on him.


    Thus, Tolui locked onto the support ss individual known as Seaman.


    As Sheyan had battled alongside Yuan Zhan and Sable during the realm war previously, Glory Party managed to obtain a rtively detailed report about him. Their evaluation of Sheyan was this.


    His top three attributes are strength, intelligence and physique.


    He possesses excellent support abilities.


    An individual with top qualitybat awareness.


    Still, hecked life preserving methods.


    To Tolui Helenite, excellent support capabilities meant weakness in offense. In his current ''extinguishingmpstand'' state, it was indeed favourable news. Also, without life preserving methods, he could conclude the battle swiftly.


    Thus, Tolui Helenite made a decisive call - to eliminate Seaman!


    Relying on his keen awareness he developed from countlessbat experience, Tolui had scanned the battlefield and discovered that for the sake of preventing them both from escaping, their opponents were rtively segregated from each other. In addition, a support ss contestant wouldn''t be vastly separated from the battlefield, hence, there remained only a few spots for him to hide. Thus, Tolui quickly deciphered Seaman''s location.


    Masking his intentions perfectly, Tolui unexpectedly chose not to flee from this encirclement but instead dove deeper and barrelled in with proactive dominance.


    "Wretched little rat, where do you intend on fleeing?" Tolui broke into hystericalughter as he finally sighted a panicking individual, who was sprinting away in disarray. While charging in, he smashed through steel fences with his crude warhammer.


    All of a sudden, Tolui stored his warhammer and opted for a ''FIM-92 Stinger'', a homing missileuncher.


    After locking onto the hastily retreating Sheyan, Tolui pressed the trigger. Instantly, a zingbustion spewed out from theuncher''s ck barrel.


    Shua! Shua! Two guided missiles whizzed out and rumbled towards Sheyan.


    "Mogensha, Reef! Just let Yuan Zhan off!!" Zi yelled sharply.


    "We must hurry to rescue Seaman that idiot. How can there be such an idiot, letting the enemy discover him so easily?! Tolui is unstoppable when he enters ''Beastmode'', but if we unleash our greatestbined offense, we can finish off that maniac before he gets to Seaman! Otherwise, Seaman''s demise is inevitable! OI, what''s with both your reactions?!!"


    As it turns out, after Zi issued her order, both Mogensha and Reef revealed weird expressions. Reef persisted in guarding this essential main street. As for Mogensha, he continued camping at his vantage point, as he focused on gunning down the wretchedly fleeing Yuan Zhan.


    "Hey, your excellency, Zi. Actually we forgot to mention one thing��Ehh?? Sheet, Reef hurry over. Yuan Zhan actually fused with his summoned beast!"


    Meanwhile, Zi was anxiously stamping her feet.


    "Are you guys even listening to me??!"


    Concurrently, the two guided ''stinger'' missiles, with smoke puffing out from behind, had already reached Sheyan''s front.


    Boom! A tremendous explosion resounded.


    A shockwave from the explosion swept out, sting straight against Sheyan who had darted away. Sand and rocky sediments were blown away from the exploding nucleus, exposing the raw concrete ground beneath. Eventually, one could only observe two fiery and smoky mushroom clouds.


    Before he could dive behind cover, Sheyan was struck by the shockwave as the inferno engulfed him. Fragments of the missiles scraped andcerated out several deep wounds along his body.


    Afterwards, while Sheyan was still struggling to get up, the blood soaked Tolui Helenite pounced in ferociously as he swung forth his dark red warhammer. With a single smack, he struck Sheyan smashing against a wall behind, before thrusting in with the acute tip of his dreadful warhammer.


    Finally, Tolui Helenite finished executing a hammering uppercut, striking Sheyan up into the air. Before Sheyan could fall, Tolui''s muscles contracted with explosive might, as even faint blood mist sprayed out from his body.


    "AHHHHHH, go to hell!!!"


    Tolui Helenite roared frenziedly as he spun his bloody warhammer and viciously smashed it in!


    As his warhammer struck in, a mirage of a gigantic blood lion formed. With unparalleled hardness, the warhammer pounded against Sheyan''s head. Following that, the gigantic blood lion roared tyrannically and munched down onto Sheyan, before viciously ripping his flesh apart!


    Therefore, even if Sheyan plunged into a near-death state from being pounded by the warhammer, that blood lion mirage would still deal blood loss damage and im the enemy''s life.


    "HAHAHAHA. First one down! Ah! Damn!" As Tolui Heleniteughed wildly amidst his despairing reverie, Zi''s ''Force Collision Wall'' collided in and sent him pathetically crashing 5-6 metres away. Blood oozed out from his mouth, nose and ears.


    Nevertheless, Tolui immediately climbed back up. With a mouthful of blood, he howled crazily.


    "Be it that I will perish here today, you guys shall join me in the grave! Yuan Zhan had analyzed on the pheromones produced by these Shadowdrill Deinonychus when in distress. His original goal was to bait out flocks of Shadowdrill Deinonychus, a pity we failed. Yet now, with this failed experiment, I shall personally witness yourmentable state of wailing and groaning, when these Shadowdrill Deinonychus shred you to pieces!"


    "NO DON''T!!" Watching Tolui Helenite lifting up a test tube before smashing it onto the ground, Yuan Zhan cried out in great bitterness.


    Meanwhile, Zi''s expression changed drastically as shemanded defeatedly.


    "We must leave now! It is impossible to save Seaman, we must flee as far as we can now! Saving him will only cause our total annihtion."


    Without a doubt, Tolui Helenite wasn''t lying at this point. When that test tube shattered, an unknown odour wafted out.


    Within seconds, an rming symphony of shuffling footsteps echoed in from the not to distant ghettos. After a few more seconds, at least 200-300 Shadow Drill Deinonychusid bare in their naked eyes. They poured in rapaciously like a tidal wave, as a pungent fishy stench flooded the atmosphere.


    The savage dinosaurs inevitably stampeded towards the culprit, Tolui. Despite so, Tolui had evidently nned beforehand. He suddenly retrieved a medicine dosage that twinkled with a purplish glint.


    This was a magic potion he acquired from the Harry Potter World. Upon consumption, Tolui Helenite would instantly plunge into a near death state; unable to use any item or ability, nor benefit from health regeneration. Yet simultaneously, death would nce amicably over him after he sacrificed such arge portion of vitality, preventing him from receiving any damage for the next half an hour. Of course, he would be torn asunder after half an hour pses.


    Furthermore, the consequence of employing this magic potion was extremely grave, permanently deducting 15% of one''s HP and MP. Even if one could fortunately survive, he would be greatly crippled.


    "Ohh, so this is your trump card?"


    Out of the blue, beneath a distant heap of debris, a desecrated individual stood up.


    He coughed out several mouthfuls of dust and nonchntly stroked his hair, causing greyish loose dust to pelter down.


    If not Sheyan, then who?

 Chapter 721: Yuan Zhan’s death

    <h4>Chapter 721: Yuan Zhan��s death</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    The desecrated looking Sheyan gazed over to Tolui Helenite and chuckled.


    "Aye, my friend. It seems that hammer of yours only looks tough."


    In this instant, a dumbfounded expression covered Tolui''s face, as though he had just seen a ghost. He shouted from the depths of his lungs.


    "IMPOSSIBLE!! How are you not dead!!? Even honorary medicines are futile for contestants struck by my blood weapon! Even other kinds of medicines can only retain 33% of their healing efficacies!"


    Facing such a bewildering scene, not only was Tolui stunned, but Yuan Zhan and Zi as well��


    Sheyan exercised his limbs a little before dashing towards a nearby and steady looking building, while simultaneously gesturing for Zi, Mogensha and Reef to assemble there.


    Concurrently, he also hurled out a sk of curse-mix. Its poisonous fog fumigated towards those Shadowdrill Deinonychus, causing their movements to turn sluggish.


    While sprinting, Sheyan smirked at Tolui and scoffed.


    "That''s because I didn''t even need to take medicines, dumbass."


    "You����you didn''t consume medicines?!!!!? Impossible!!" Tolui Helenite''s eyes were about to pop out by now.


    "Even though we belong to the same realm, and though you are a contestant receiving additional regted protection from a Growth-Hunter like me, it is still impossible for you to be alive. I''ve already in 76 others��I����cannot have calcted wrongly!"


    As he spoke till here, Tolui suddenly recalled a seemingly minute probability. When that happened, the him who killed without blinking, immediately stuttered as though he was staring at a ghost.


    His voice turned exceedingly shaking as he mumbled.


    "Un����u-unless��"


    "Unless, I''m also an MT." Sheyan smirked and continued the words that was stucked in Tolui''s throat.


    "Y-you��you guys are just a party of three, but, but there are actually two MTs???" Tolui Helenite''s voice was extremely shaky by now.


    Following that, his tone abruptly turned venomous.


    "Not possible!! Every single MT possesses their own arrogance, it is almost impossible for two to coexist. A party should only have one voice! Even if one makes apromise, fractures are bound to form sooner orter, leading to internal crumbling!"


    By now, Tolui Helenite still insisted in believing his own deduction. Nevertheless, he purposely uttered those words, in order to create dissention between Sheyan and Reef even in this despairing situation. One could tell his scheming heart wasn''t inferior to his masculine image!


    At present, Reef was already stationed at a position indicated by Sheyan. After listening to Tolui''s words, he couldn''t help but interrupt.


    "A true pity, Mr Tolui. None of us made anypromise really. Seaman is stronger than me, there''s no cause for doubt. Compared to me, he is more suited to be the leader. Frankly speaking, I am tremendously content with my current position."


    Tolui shut his eyes in hopelessness. He could only feel gloominess rushing against his chest. It was as though breathing itself was arduous and his chest felt like exploding.


    "What the hell is going on. How does this even make sense. A party of three, but two MTs?! A Growth-Hunter that acknowledges a mere contestant as his leader, and a content one at that��ah��ah, am I going crazy or is this world turning nuts???"


    "Eh? And what is that bunch of morons up to now? Are they trying to prolong their demise? Ahh��Ahh��Ahchoo!"


    Initially lost in desperation, a twinkle suddenly shone in Tolui Helenite''s eyes. As he peeped through the gaps of these ravenously swarming Shadowdrill Deinonychus, he observed Party Ace''s movements.


    "Hahaha, a bunch of morons, really a greedy bunch of morons! If they had left immediately, perhaps two can still make it out. But they want me to witness themselves being torn asunder? Ahh? What''s with this abrupt headache?"


    Truthfully speaking, when Zi beheld the sheer mass of stampeding Shadowdrill Deinonychus, her basic instinct was to run. She knew the nickname given to these dinosaurs - the bane of all MTs. The devastation of true damages didn''t need to be randomly borated


    Still, when she observed Mogensha and Reef unanimously and swiftly heeding Sheyan''smands, Zi subconsciously decided to tag along.


    She was exceptionally clear on one fact. If those two old birds, Reef and Mogensha, didn''t possess adequate confidence, they wouldn''t deliver themselves to die in vain. Secondly, for some unknown reason, she who had been ustomed to giving orders, when suddenly receiving an order from someone else, couldn''t muster any resistance. Perhaps����she wasn''t willing to see that male tragically perishing in front of her as well.


    While dashing over, Brother ck abruptly leapt up high. While in mid-ar, he released fire as his golden AK spat out long fiery tongues.


    Mogensha then shouted over.


    "Excellent Zi, your turn!"


    Meanwhile, after fusing with a veggie summoned creature, Yuan Zhan''s movement speed became abnormally slow. Hence, numerous Shadowdrill Deinonychus had already swarmed him. Bitter wails echoed through the fric wing.


    Mogensha''s burst shot of three bullets precisely depleted all his remaining health points, directly striking him into near death state. Simultaneously, the barrage knocked away the foraging dinosaurs.


    Zi casted a nce at the hopeless Yuan Zhan. A strand ofplication emotion welled up in her eyes in this instant. Still, they swiftly transformed decisive and callous!! She raised her fair palm at towards Yuan Zhan!


    ''Force Collision Wall'' unleashed!


    A formless and transparent wall collided in.


    A secondter, Zi received a ying notification.


    Right now, her heart harbored not a strand of vengeance, but an iparably intensive hollowness and ache!


    This feeling was akin to one''s most precious object shattering in one''s own hand.


    Of course, this didn''t mean that there was a special rtionship going on between Zi and Yuan Zhan. Instead, it was because the Illume-union was constructed with her own blood and tears�� she poured loads of the party''s resources on Yuan Zhan, yet����that scum actually repaid her with betrayal!


    When Zi killed him, it was equivalent to her destroying all her previous ideals, her hard work, and her sess��


    "You, what are you guys doing?" After jolting back from her momentary heartache, Zi immediately gasped.


    Please don''t misunderstand. Althoughdy Zi gasped like a chinese maiden being vited while riding the public bus, it was because she was genuinely astounded by Party Ace''s peculiar formation!


    Mogensha standing at the rear of the party was a given. However, the powerful and enduring Growth-Hunter, Reef, was unexpectedly standing in the support tank position. As for Sheyan, he was daringly shielding the entrance of the building, appearing as though he wanted to defy the surging wave of Shadowdrill Deinonychus with his might alone!


    Holding back a hundred plus Shadowdrill Deinonychus with his might alone!


    Wasn''t this action in Zi''s eyes simply contemptible and simply suicidal????


    Yet strangely at this moment, Brother ck even fished out a cigar and casually lighted it. He then ambiguously muttered.


    "Boss, want a stick? Right, you sure there aren''t entrances at the back? If there are leakages behind, we''re screwed."


    Sheyan maintained his gaze ahead and calmly answered.


    "There are, but I''ve already reinforced them with steel fences. Even a loach can give up on entering. Anyway, regardless if Glory Party had triggered this or not, I''ve already ounted a scenario of raiding Shadowdrill Deinonychus in my ns. Thus, I surveyed this areast night, and prepared five buildings. I rank this building the second out of the five."


    By now, 5-6 bloodlusted Shadowdrill Deinonychus lunged towards Sheyan! Their shimmering sharp ws released a chilling glint that all contestants, no, even MTs would be afraid of.


    Zi couldn''t help but shut her eyes in despair��as for Tolui Helenite, he excitedly widened his eyes����the humiliation he suffered was far too great. His rage would now be vented through those fric beasts!!!


    His eyes were bloodshot as he cried out in ecstasy.


    "You moron, you will be minced to pieces in five seconds! Ahchooo��foolish contestant, thinking that you can run amok with merely an innate ability? Can''t you see the Growth-Hunter MT behind you trembling? *cough* cough* *cough* *cough*��dammit, is this magic potion corroding my throat? Why am I coughing so violently��"


    5 secondster����10 seconds passed��


    20 seconds psed��


    Finally, a full 50 secondster��


    Zi was no longer speaking. Like a robot, he repeatedly unleashed her ''Force Collision Walls''. Right now, she was utterly shaken. There was no words to describe this situation.


    Apart from Zi, Mogensha and Reef were mainly in charge of eradicating any Shadowdrill Deinonychus that managed to squeeze in. With the help of their two viperwolves and five sage-scarabs, this mission was incredibly rxing for them.


    The main ughterer was still Zi. One didn''t have to borate on her formidability. Her ''Force Collision Wall'' naturally offered an area of effect superiority.


    Those Shadowdrill Deinonychus possessed smaller frames, while their vitality and defence were quite weak. During thetter period, many injured Shadowdrill Deinonychus were instantly reduced into a puddle of flesh and blood after meeting Zi''s ''Force Collision Wall'' head on. This was truly an all out massacre.


    As he witnessed this scene, the muscr and deranged Tolui was twitching violently. He struggled to raise his trembling fingers.


    "T-t-this����h-how is his possible? An innate ability that can suppress true damages? *cough* *cough* *cough* *cough*."


    Reef sighed and casted a sympathetic gaze at Tolui, like how a pastor would gaze at a dying patient.


    "Oh Mr Tolui Helenite, this is the reason I call him boss."


    Tolui widened his mouth but violently wheezed instead. Watching his supremely widened mouth, one could tell he was desperately yearning for air amidst the nerve-wracking cough.


    There was seemingly something clogging his throat, something that couldn''t be coughed out!

 Chapter 722: Coughing to death!

    <h4>Chapter 722: Coughing to death!</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    "Aziz��Aziz will avenge me����Hitman Aziz will surely, a-aven, avenge, m-me. *cough* *cough* *cough* *cough*����"


    Tolui''s final word clogged his throat entirely. First came a few droplets of blood spraying out from his virulent coughing, then streams of blood rolled down the corners of his lips like red snakes slithering rapidly down his neck. His widened eyes lost their focus, and finally, Tolui ceased from all movements����


    Spectating such a scene, Sheyan heaved a sigh of relief and shook his head silently. Instead, Brother ck gloated sadistically and teased with joy.


    "Boss, another yer point added, eh?"


    Simultaneously, Sheyan swung a punch at a Shadowdrill Deinonychus and chuckled.


    "Hoh, congrattions to Mr Tolui for being second partaker of this good fortune of coughing to death."


    Meanwhile, waves of astonishment were flushing into Zi''s heart. Tolui Helenite''s magic potion should''ve possessed an outstanding precedence rate, yet even under its protection, Tolui still passed away ''peacefully'' by some sort of special blood loss effect! Such a scenepletely amazed her once again.


    Honestly speaking, Zi wasn''t an individual with shallow knowledge. However, in this short span of an hour, the number of astonishing events she experienced had eclipsed all else since she entered the nightmare realm!


    After a momentary daze, she regained her senses and coldly announced.


    "Aziz��probably false bravado. Zeus has already dispatched Fu Lyanna and the rest to kill me, while still having to deal with the threat of the Skull Party. Under such circumstances, would he dare to send out Aziz?"


    Mogensha was a very shy individual. If not for him growing up amidst the chaos of war but instead in a peaceful state like America, he would probably have been an exceptionally gifted rapper. Hence, even in the midst of such an intensive battle, he couldn''t help but speak up.


    "Aziz? Is he very formidable?"


    Meanwhile, with her five slender scallion-like fingers, Zi drew out extremely distinct marks in the air. Then, with a gentle push of her right palm, she once again pushed a ''Force Collision Wall'' out. Rumbling thunderously as it whizzed out, the formless wall created a bloody storm along its path!


    After regting her breath, Zi indifferently answered.


    "Speaking of Aziz, you should be wary of him the most, Mogensha. If Tolui Helenite was Zeus''s sword, then Aziz is his deadliest arrow! Do you not know why he is hailed as America''s public enemy?"


    Concurrently, Mogensha gunned down an onrushing Shadowdrill Deinonychus, while he chewed on his gum and nonchntly replied.


    "Nope."


    "Prior to entering the nightmare realm, he was already an incredibly dreadful sniper. A citizen from Afghanistan, his parents died to the Americans when he was young and only he managed to avoid disaster. Bearing this bone deep hatred, he started assassinating American troops ever since he learned how to use firearms."


    "By the age of thirty, the amount of American militants that had perished to his gun exceeded 300 men, which included special ops soldiers and others. Gradually, he became hailed as America''s public enemy. Monitored by the FBI, when Aziz reached the age of 35, his wife and kids were killed, which eventually led to him stumbling into the nightmare realm��"


    Zi''s toneplied with her icy demeanor. The impression she exuberated was as if she wasn''t in the midst of fighting, but merely gossiping with friends in a coffee shop on a rainy night.


    Sheyan nodded quietly. For thisdy to be able tomand such arge party, she naturally possessed a certain charm and imperceptible influence of esteem.


    After listening to Aziz''s history, Mogensha subconsciously took a deep breath of chilling air. His spine turned slightly numb. His own living conditions were considered treacherous, yet aspared to Aziz, it was utterly not worth mentioning.


    The most terrifying aspect of Aziz was that even under such circumstances, he actually dared to proactively find trouble with the American forces! Moreover, these were his aplishments even before entering the realm! One could simply observe how formidable his innate would be. Perhaps, it already matured to an incredibly powerful stage even before he entered the realm.


    Zi, intentionally or otherwise, nced at Mogensha again and uttered.


    "Aziz has a habit. While shing with foes, he loves to assassinate the opponent''s gunner first. This is due to his prejudice and sacred ideology that other than him, nobody else deserves to employ a firearm before him! To him, his gun is his life. The only source of his faith and his very soul!"


    Usually conceited with his gunning talents, beads of perspiration were now emitting from Mogensha''s forehead����even his aiming became slightly weird. Fortunately, at this moment, the majority of Shadowdrill Deinonychus were annihted or had fled. This mental blow to Brother ck didn''t affect the overall situation at all.


    With the assistance of an invincible mage type Growth-Hunter like Zi, the overwhelming quantities of Shadowdrill Deinonychus still sumbed to her indiscriminate barrages of ''Force Collision Walls''. Nevertheless, Zi also fully exhausted all her three floating rhombus mana crystals. One could tell how taxing this was on her mentally.


    Truthfully speaking in Zi''''s perspective, she hadn''t felt this sensation of merely holding the fort for an exceedingly long time.


    During her other battles, as the party leader, she had to constantly overlook all other aspects as well as the grand state of the battlefield. She had to consistently direct her party''s flow, and managed many different things simultaneously.


    At present, this sensation felt totally brand new to her. However, in the midst of this serenity, as she observed Sheyan''s astute arrangements and decisions, a clear disappointment surfaced in her eyes. A notion she wished to suppress in her heart subconsciously floated up.


    "Could it be, the gap between us is that vast?"


    The property of true damages was indeed particr rare.


    It wasn''t merely devastating, but was also considered extremely rare!


    After the gang ughtered a hundred Shadowdrill Deinonychus, their harvest was unexpectedly only a single crystal -


    [ ''A'' grade material: Shadowdrill Deinonychus Blood Crystal - Embedding this crystal will provide a bonus of 20 true damage! ]


    Following that, needless to say, they decided to split the loots from both blood keys acquired from Yuan Zhan and Tolui Helenite.


    At present, Zi produced a bottle of liquid known as ''Underworld Spring'', and used it on the two blood keys. It supposedly increased the chances of drawing a higher grade item by 15%. However, it was a one time usage where the bottle of Underworld Spring'' required refilling in its relevant world.


    For Yuan Zhan''s key, the trio evidently advocated for drawing equipments. In contrast, Zi strolled to a distant corner with extremely conflicted emotions.


    Soon after, she could hear Reef''s excited chuckle. From afar, she sighted a dark golden glitter. As it turns out, it was that exact essory she traded with the trio previously, but right now, it was a ''+7 Chieftain''s Hobby'' that returned to its original owners. Frankly speaking, that item was truly fated with the trio.


    As for Tolui Helenite''s key, an argument begun over the decision to draw his equipment or items instead.


    Without a doubt, Tolui inevitably boasted remarkable equipments. For example that blood warhammer, which could actually cause honorary medicines to turn invalid when battling contestants! Besides that, there was also that 700% power leap booster equipment.


    Still, Tolui also possessed an incredible storage of items. Excluding that ''S'' grade item, ''Sauron''s Flight'', there was also the ''A'' grade material, ''Shadowdrill w'', that he harvested from the Shadowdrill Deinonychus recently and was equivalent to a dark-gold grade equipment! Most crucially, they could draw three items but only one equipment with a 50% chance of failure.


    The trio debated incessantly, each unable to convince each.


    Meanwhile, the cool andposed Zi silently stood by the side and replenished her rhombus mana crystals. Initially unwilling to participate in this argument, but when she noticed that time was rapidly passing, Zi ultimately couldn''t maintain her unperturbed state and strode over.


    She red at them austerely and chided.


    "Do you guys wish to stay here and deliver yourselves to Fu Lyanna? Although Glory Party''s party channel transmission is limited to two kilometres���� Yuan Zhan reared a ''Soul Owl''. The release of that ''Soul Owl'' indicates a bad omen! Once that ''Soul Owl'' locates Fu Lyanna andbust into nothingness, she will evidently realize something had happened to him. Perhaps, in the best scenario, the dimwitted Fu Lyanna remains confused and clueless, but after such a long time����whatever it is, they may arrive here anytime, and yet you guys are still bickering amongst yourselves!!"


    "What''s that to bicker about? Tolui that fool is Zeus''s de. His yer value has assuredly surpassed 30 points. Thus, even for a Growth-Hunter like him, his blood key will sure provide two drawing chances. Just hurry and finish up, then we leave at once!"


    After concluding, Zi frustratedly turned and left.


    Watching her leaving figure elegantly enhanced by her deep-blue robe, Sheyan shrugged his shoulders.


    "Alright, alright. Let''s get to work."


    The first draw was the items. In the end, it was aplete fiasco.


    Out of the three items, two were junk and could only be swapped for several hundreds of utility points. One could tell the bunch of Glory Party was merely exaggerating their appearance and wasn''t wealthy at all. They didn''t even spare such loose change in directly selling to the nightmare realm, but stored them to sell in the realm marketce instead; thereby saving a few hundreds of extra utility points.


    Furthermore, this was Zeus''s confidant! To be scavenging so pathetically, one could indeed distinctly feel the tacky problem of loot allocation forrge scale parties.


    Fortunately, the final item was pretty excellent. It was the ''A'' grade material, ''Shadowdrill w''.

 Chapter 723: All-Conquering Might

    <h4>Chapter 723: All-Conquering Might</h4>


    After concluding the item draw, the trio waited expectantly. Indeed just as what Zi predicted, their nightmare imprints transmitted the notifications.


    [ Growth-Hunter no.81212��s yer value is above 30 points, condition for second draw is fulfilled ]


    [ You receive another draw from the blood chest! ]


    ��Oh woah!�� Although he was already expecting this, Reef and Mogensha still failed to contain their excitement. Sheyan cheerfully announced.


    ��Our excellent Zi is indeed matchless in experience, her words spot on without errors.��


    Following that, Sheyan urged Reef.


    ��Wanna test your luck?��


    Reef hesitated a little but his eyes revealed immeasurable delight.


    ��Alright.��


    Sheyan actually thought Reef wouldn��t agree but merely asked out of courtesy. Like a simple greeting of ��have you had dinner��, but yet the other party abruptly blurted, ��no I have not, treat me��.��


    Sheyan eventually broke out of his amazement and asked.


    ��Did the Lord not mention not to covet another man��s wife, nor his house, fields, servants, oxen, donkeys and everything?��


    Reef then offered an extremely ssic answer.


    ��Not too long ago, I realized that in this cursed realm, every man is their own master.��


    Reef then selected the equipment draw. His hand reached into the blood chest and��his expression hinted a strenuous use of strength��.looking at his exerted state, everyone��s heart flushed with joy. With a fierce grunt, Reef actually pulled out a massive regiment of unparalleled rich crimson radiance!!!


    As she observed the crimson radiance spiralling up, Zi couldn��t help but return and eximed.


    ��You guys��..what kind of luck is this!��


    A whileter, the crimson radiance gradually receded and took shape into an iparably brutal and bloodthirsty giant warhammer!!


    The weapon of ughter than Zeus personally purchased and gifted his subordinate!


    Finally, the properties of this miraculous weapon were exhibited before their eyes.


    [ All-Conquering Might ]


    [ Origin: Realm honorary reward ]


    [ Rarity: Blood grade ]


    [ Offense: 100 �C 400 ]


    [ Material: High energy manganese steel alloy / Bloodgrain Straw / Law-crystal (i) ]


    [ Addons: Adamantite Weapon Chain (Allows quick draw from personal storage) ]


    [ Weight: 483.11 kg ]


    [ Length: 168 cm ]


    [ Attack interval: 5 seconds (Strength attribute will lower this interval to a minimum of 2.8 seconds ]


    [ Equipment usage requirement: Strength 65 points, physique 35 points ]


    [ Equipment usage requirements: ��Heavy Weapon Mastery�� lvl 7


    [ Durability: 320 points ]


    [ Ordinary property: Increases explosive strike rate by 10% ]


    [ Ordinary property: 33% chance of repelling enemy by 5-10 metres upon dealing damage. If enemy collides into any obstructions while being repelled, they will be stunned for 2 seconds. Otherwise, they will experience 70% speed decline for 5 seconds ]


    [ Ordinary property: While equipping this weapon, wielder��s basic movement speed declines by 50%. Other speed enhancing effects will not be affected. (Note: basic movement speed = 20+ contestant��s pure agility) ]


    [ Bloodthirst Property (only effective on contestants): When a contestant is damaged by this weapon, a 10 seconds Blood-vessel Exhaustion state will kick in. In this state, consumption of honorary medicines will be ineffective, while all other regenerative items will have their effects lowered to 33%. Blood-vessel Exhaustion state takes ��Authoritative�� precedence ]


    [ Bloodthirst property: When attacking a contestant, there��s a chance of neglecting the 40% regtion of contestant battles ]


    [ Bloodthirst Property: Receive additional 5% explosive strike rate/ uracy when attacking a contestant ]


    [ Description: Details are recorded in the attached merchandise certificate ]


    [ Merchandise number: i9u871y ]


    [ Merchandise name: Interster mining hammer ]


    [ Main material: High energy Manganese Steel alloy ]


    [ Date: Territorial Era, year 1735, June 9th, 11 pm 0


    [ Manufactured location: Colony no.1971. 31st colony licensed manufacturer. Approved by Interster Peace Committee. Recorded no.33912 specimen of the Interster Forging Association ]


    [ Weapon manufactured satisfies the soa18811-1231 design and test requirements ]


    [ Description: The realm epts refund of this weapon at a high value ]


    The contestants browsed through its description initially with enthusiasm, but were soon dumbfounded��.65 points of strength requirement! Moreover, the ability ��Heavy Weapon Mastery�� lvl 7! None of them could employ this warhammer, at least not for a long time.


    Momentster, under the repeated hastening of the icy looking Zi, the trio eventually boarded that arachnid Overlord.


    As the sky begun darkening, they soared towards the direction of the dead corpse, the wealthy young master, Chedeliarchos Skoa.


    Presently, Zi had vented her resentment after ying Yuan Zhan. Thus, she now needed to aplish her main mission and earn the rights of returning to the realm.


    Regardless, even with the addition of Zi, Party Ace��sbat power was still vastly insufficient in contesting Glory Party.


    Frankly speaking, they managed to eliminate Yuan Zhan and Tolui Helenite because Glory Party wasn��t aware of Party Ace��s existence. Their deaths would surely invoke a reaction akin to poking a beehive.


    Without a doubt, Glory Party wouldn��t know the culprits were from Party Ace, nheless, they could confirm that Zi had received reinforcements and would surely take a more wary stance in their following activities. Moreover, it would be hard to ascertain the schemes and traps following this.


    This could be considered the first time that Zi was riding an arachnid Overlord while fully conscious. Thus, one could observe the wariness and resistive look on her face as she scanned the manifold maroonish flesh vascrs of this Overlord��s interior. Furthermore, she couldn��t hold onto these organs while flying, and thus looked rtively anxious as well.


    Upon noticing Zi��s rigid demeanor, Sheyan couldn��t resist teasing her to help her rx a little.


    ��Zi, there isn��t a need to worry, I have wonderful news for you.��


    Zi was currently striving to maintain her straight posture, in order to prevent a tentacle looking ��safety belt�� from staining her skin. Upon hearing Sheyan��s words, she frowned and asked.


    ��What?��


    Sheyan replied.


    ��Looking at it now, although some members of the Skull Party are also searching for the amber sequence, I reckon that only a portion of them have epted this mission. Furthermore, their mission is actually segregated into different side missions. Otherwise, the crucial map pinpointing the location of Chedeliarchos Skoa should be held by their boss, and not recklessly carried around by any subordinate, which led to it falling into our hands.��


    ��So you actually acquired a critical map for their mission?��


    After hearing Sheyan��s words, Zi exhaled gently and exhibited a tinge of joy on her face. Currently, the pressure on her shoulders was truly immense. If she hadn��t encountered the trio, she believed that she would still be struggling on whilst at death��s door.


    Seeing that Zi��s emotions had settled down a little, the trio then produced the battle spoils to distribute. Instead, Zi directly shook her head in rejection.


    However, after ncing at that blood weapon, ��All-Conquering Might��, she recalled something and hesitantly uttered.


    ��If I haven��t remembered wrongly, because a blood weapon is purchased by a massive load of achievement points, it could also be directly sold to the realm for achievement points��..I can see that none of you should be able to employ this weapon for now, why not just exchange it for achievement points to heighten your battle capabilities? I stillck 3 achievement points to promote my ��Skywalker Force��s�� second tier ability.��


    ��That��s possible?�� Sheyan asked curiously. ��Then how many achievement points can this big guy be exchanged for?��


    Zi shook her head.


    ��Definitely not a full refund, but in ordance to the seller��s military rank. The higher one��s military rank, the more achievement points will one be refunded. You should be seller. Anyway if I��m not wrong, you are the one who established this Silver Prestige Party, and therefore, you are probably not a Reserve-Duty officer right?��


    Sheyan chuckled and didn��t answer. Instead, he interacted with the blood weapon and attempted to utilize his military rank authority. Indeed, he then received some notifications.


    [ You currently possess a single blood weapon ]


    [ Determining: You are incapable of wielding this blood weapon ]


    [ You can select the following actions: inquire on the detailed properties of this weapon or sell this weapon ]


    Sheyan immediately investigated the selling price and soon received an answer of 37 achievement points. He then passed it to Zi, and she quickly reported that she could sell it for 26 achievement points.


    As he observed this weapon, certain doubts surfaced in Sheyan��s heart. Honestly speaking, he would be able to sell this weapon back in the nightmare realm for a rtively outstanding valuation.


    Even so����Sheyan thought about their current predicament. To survive in the midst of two major parties shing, or the possible threat of an Awakener. Once someone perished, all his inheritance would simply be devoured by others.


    Thinking of that, Sheyan decided to sell this blood weapon. Furthermore, ording to Zi, once she could promote her military rank again, she would be able to enjoy the same privilege of purchasing a blood weapon. Thus, to Sheyan, it also wouldn��t be difficult for him to acquire a blood weapon in the future.


    Hence, he gritted his teeth and acquired the 37 achievement points. Yet unexpectedly, this transaction also came with 50,000 utility points and 20 potential points. It was truly a pleasant surprise.


    Out of the 37 achievement points, Sheyan gifted 3 points to Zi. Besides, she only wanted 3 points.


    As for the remaining 34 points, he nned to distribute evenly among Reef and Mogensha. Instead, the two of them declined, citing that they didn��t have any outrageous ability that required an excessive amount of achievement points to breakthrough.


    Thus, they suggested that Sheyan should invest them on his virus ability. After all, the deadly effects of his pestilences were already engraved deep in their hearts.

 Chapter 724: Base 13

    <h4>Chapter 724: Base 13</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    At present, Sheyan almost fainted from the thrill of having so many achievement points. Right now, there were two options.


    The first option was to continue advancing the level of his ''Influenza'' virus. ording to his previous experiences, since this ability was already level 7, it would soon attain max status.


    The second option was to upgrade his second tier ability - ''Bronchitis''. With the achievement points on hand, he should be able to upgrade it to level 4.


    In actual fact, this tier 2 ability had already demonstrated its perversive formidability. Although its hemoptysis effect wasn''t frequent and its damage rtively low, it had already caused two unfortunate kids to cough to death thus far����one didn''t need to borate more on its potency.


    After careful contemtions. Sheyan felt that his ''Influenza'' virus strain ought to be the foundation for his entire skill tree of pestilences. Clenching his teeth, he proceeded to resolutely advance his tier 1 ability, ''Influenza''.


    At present, the ''Influenza'' ability was level 7 and he didn''t expend much achievement points to raise it to level 8.


    On the contrary, to raise it to level 9, it required a full 15 achievement points! This meant that without the discount due to his ''Stairway of the Sun'' virus system, this tier 1 ability needed 30 achievement points to upgrade!!!


    How horrifying was such a figure!


    Nevertheless, Sheyan reaped an astonishing harvest after this horrifying expenditure. Instead of raising from level 8 to 9, it indicated lvlmax!!! Moreover, the properties underwent earth-shuddering changes.


    [ Tier 1 ability: Influenza virus lvlmax ]


    [ Details: Upon activating this ability, all enemies within a kilometre radius will simultaneously contract the ''Influenza'' virus. When the HP of enemies infected by the ''Influenza'' virus falls beneath 50%, they will be carriers of the virus, spreading the ''Influenza'' virus to enemies within a 200 metres radius of them, even if the enemy is no longer in your contamination zone ]


    [ Details: The duration till the outbreak of the ''Influenza'' virus is now 30 seconds ]


    [ Details: In intervals of 10 seconds, Infected enemies will suffer a 50% probability of sneezing (disrupts casting action/normal attacks), shivering (movement speed decline by 50% for 3 seconds) or headache (mana cost doubled when casting abilities) negative effects ]


    [ Details: Whenever an enemy contracts the ''Influenza'' virus, you will receive a 5% boost to evasion and movement speed. Duration of 15 seconds and stackable for two times]


    [ Details: You can choose to close or activate this branch ability anytime. Activating or closing this ability requires 2 potential points and 1,000 utility points ]


    [ Details: After the 30 seconds duration prior to an outbreak, you can now choose the timing tomence the outbreak. However, once the outbreak begins, it will be irreversible ]


    [ Details: This branch ability can coexist with other virus type branch abilities ]


    Sheyan proceeded to share these attributes to his party channel. While Zi couldn''t view anything, both Mogensha and Reef unanimously got a huge shock.


    Evidently, the fearsomeness of the lvlmax stage of Sheyan''s ''Influenza'' ability had surpassed their expectations. A terrifyingly vast contamination zone, shortened outbreak duration from 10 minutes (lvl 1) to merely half a minute, and an outrageous 50% chance of virus symptoms����


    Sheyan calcted his remaining achievement points, and realized there was no way for him to upgrade his ''Bronchitis'' branch ability to level 4 at one go. Thus, he distributed the remaining achievement points evenly to Reef and Mogensha. They were both overjoyed from receiving 7 achievement points each.


    To Sheyan, he was exceedingly clear that greedily devouring all meat for oneself was a primary reason for a party''s internal copse.


    **********************


    The arachnid Overlord''s flying speed was fairly quick. Roughly 30 minutester, the outline of the building that housed the ''exploded head'' Chedeliarchos Skoa surfaced before their eyes.


    The gang of four then surveyed their surroundings while seated in the Overlord.


    As an arachnid Overlord didn''t have eyes, it normally perceived its surroundings through soundwaves and heat. Thus, very few concealed creatures could escape the arachnid Overlord''s detection.


    "There''re people in the house." Sheyan abruptly whispered. He ced his hand on the fleshy wall of the arachnid Overlord and shut his eyes. Soon, he could sense several heat emitting lifeforms in the abandoned building. They would asionally budge and were evidently ''guarding the tree-stump while waiting for rabbits''.


    The gang of four then proceeded to scan the area, and confirmed there was no threat of ambush within a 10 kilometres proximity.


    Following that, they flow back to the bottom of the building, and dismounted the arachnid Overlord.


    With Reef and Sheyan leading the front, the gang slowly crept up the building.


    To avoid any illusionary trap, Mogensha specially employed his ''Gold Pearl of the Carribean Sea'', and coated himself with ayer of hazy fluorescent. Besides, being prepared was better than doing nothing at all.


    In the end, when the contestant quartet were 20 metres away from that room, they immediately casted wry smiles at each other. This was because they could distinctly hear various sounds of grunts and roars echoing from that room, and waves of assailing fishy odour.


    As it turns out, the arachnid Overlord didn''t probe out an ambush, but a pack of famished creatures who sniffed their way here following the scent of blood and rotting flesh. They were presently feasting when����the gang charged in and swiftly butchered this pack of hyena-like creatures.


    In this ce permeating with the stench of rot and blood, Ziposedly begun dissecting apart the stomachs of these four hyena-like creatures.


    Eventually, she found the most crucial object for the continuation of her main mission - a ruby ring that thete Chedeliarchos Skoa previously wore��this ring was the special insignia of the Chedeliarchos n.


    While wiping off the blood stains on this ring, Zi received a list of notifications. Momentster, her countenance turned increasingly downcast.


    Sheyan frowned and inquired.


    "Could it be that you have to deliver this ring back to the Chedeliarchos n? Damn, I heard their territory is like a lion''s den with imprable walls. Going in is easy but leaving is excruciatingly difficult."


    Zi gently shook her head in response.


    "No, not that harsh but not that straightforward either. This ring is the key to convincing the Chedeliarchos n, that their outstanding paleontologist schr, Mr Skoa, is in our hands. Therefore, we don''t have to fight in their main territory, but rather, arrange another location to conduct business with them."


    "The crux of the matter is this - what can we use in exchange for that grain of amber?"


    Sheyan shrugged his shoulders and replied.


    "Mr Skoa has been on the ''ne to heaven'' for over 48 hours already. Whatever is left of him has be food for these hyenas. Nevertheless, I can offer an insight. Perhaps, we can consider the sequence of events from the cause of Mr Skoa''s death?"


    Zi furrowed her brows and caressed her loose hair. This action enhanced her gorgeous countenance to a higher degree.


    "But, there isn''t a single clue!"


    "There is." Sheyan smiled and continued.


    "Coincidentally, I spent quite some effort in this ce. Right now, we ought to find a person named Wester. Perhaps there are many individuals called Mr Wester, but I''m guessing only one or two can be called Lieutenant Colonel Wester."


    Without a doubt, Zi''s familiarity with this world wasn''t inferior to Sheyan''s familiarity with the Caribbean Sea world.


    Under her guidance, the gang of four swiftly arrived at the outskirts of base thirteen, a strategic city located outside the perimeter of the dinosaur danger zone����to be more precise, they arrived 20 kilometres away from that ce.


    Why 20 kilometres away from that strategic city? Of course it wasn''t because Zi lost her way, but because the arachnid Overlord was in.


    This Arachnid Overlord was exceptionally loyal to its master. Till its final moment in life, it struggled to slowly descend onto the desert.


    A minuteter, it rapidly dposed, turning into air bubbles that evaporated into the atmosphere. 2-3 minutester, only a 2-3 square metres puddle of brown stain could be seen.


    Sheyan could only smile bleakly upon encountering such a situation.


    He had overlooked one matter - the arachnid Overlord was simrly a lifeform and required energy replenishments. However, where would Sheyan go to locate an arachnid base or ''creep'' carpet to feed it?


    Therefore, Sheyan was currently left with a single arachnid Overlord egg, which would only be employed in the most crucial of moments.


    The number ''13'' is an extremely unlucky number in the west, analogous to the number ''7'' in China; citing an example, the hungry ghost month is also the seventh month.


    Base 13 was originally a magnificent and grand military fort. Nevertheless, it was famous for its asional ''incidents'', where events such as fires became nothing out of the ordinary.


    After dinosaurs in a region propagated to a certain extent, the amount of food avable in the region would be insufficient for them. As such, the dinosaurs would strangelybine their forces and migrate. To date, the base had already experienced three waves of dinosaur migration.


    Of course, each migration met with intensive resistance from the military. Nevertheless, the casualty filled dinosaur race would also momentarily escape the vicious cycle of food shortage.


    As for the city of base 13, it fell during the second great dinosaur migration. After the base was repaired from the first migration, it never experienced peace anymore. Thus, nobody raised the topic of repairing this base anymore.


    As for the dinosaurs, their excitement could only be instigated by edible objects. Hence, the main bulk of buildings of base 13 were preserved. As time went by, the base slowly transformed into a stopover point.


    This stopover city was presently flourishing with an estimated poption size of over a hundred thousand.


    There was a specialty to this ce. Civilians would normally take up residence in abandoned military base structures. Moreover, the base also became a storage to an astonishing amount of recreational and tow vehicles. As long as the inhabitants were willing, they could, at anytime, ride their modernized vehicles and disperse in confusion.


    Furthermore, underground subway tracks had also been established and connected to this city. One could observe how essible and convenient it was to travel to this stopover city.

 Chapter 725: Perfect Dinocrystal

    <h4>Chapter 725: Perfect Dinocrystal</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Be it those bloodthirsty dinosaurs or government officials, they all felt an extreme headache when dealing with the organized chaos and corruption of base 13. Regardless of any efficient attempt to clean up the city, a single leakage always resulted in the dreadful and unfortunate scene of an empty city with nothing to gain.


    Hence,wlessness ran rampant in this territory.


    In this ce, money was everything. Nothing here was unpurchasable by merchants, and the merchants were unafraid of hoarding anything as well. The onlyw here was military might, adequate military might����


    Zi appeared to be fairly ustomed to his ce. She first halted at a sand dune near the outskirts of base 13 city. After a brief search, she utilized her force energy to flip over a boulder.


    Beneath the boulder, was a covered well. Yet upon stepping onto it, it would descend like an elevator.


    Only Zi and Archeaphill was aware of this ce. A secret cell where upon entry, one could view an array of close to 50 perfect dinocrystals that were glimmering majestically!


    In addition to that, numerous special weapons manufactured for hunting dinosaurs could be seen. These were weapons that couldn''t be brought out of this world. Hence, they were all stored in this world.


    As Zi inspected these objects, she turned vacant momentarily; probably reminiscing her deadrade who had entered this cell with her previously��


    During then, she still possessed an indomitable party, but now, she was a loner. Facing such an overwhelming contrast, one could tell how strong a woman Zi was as she refrained from shedding any tears.


    Following that, she casually retrieved about 10 perfect dinocrystals and ced them into her personal storage. The next step was to bring Sheyan and the rest into base 13.


    Only back in the peaceful nightmare realm, could one squander a fixed amount of utility points to remodel one''s image. Furthermore, the price of remodelling would increase with every time.


    Thus, for the sake of masquerading themselves, the contestant quartet resorted to manual makeup to prevent others from recognizing them. Of course, once a fight happens, their symbolic weapons and abilities would immediately betray them.


    As an expert in urban warfare, disguising himself was naturally a piece of cake for Brother ck. As for Reef, growing up in a polished culture aided him in the art of masqueration greatly.


    In contrast, Sheyan waspletely at a loss. His actions were clumsy as he failed in his attempts to mimic the other two in smearing substances onto his face.


    While preparing to doll herself up, Zi noticed Sheyan''s procrastinating self and stormed over swift and decisively. She frowned and asked.


    "What''s the matter?"


    The impression she released was that of a female chairman noticing a problem in her subordinate''s work, and thus heading over to question with a deliberate re of dignified reprimandation.


    Sheyan reclined back and honestly replied.


    "My apologies, this makeup stuff is tough."


    Zi sighed helplessly addressed Sheyan to sit down. She then bent over and started smearing Sheyan''s face with various substances.


    Sheyan sat while Zi leaned in to help him, and the distance between them became extremely close. He immediately caught scent of a mild fragrance and obviously wasn''t aware that was the poison king perfume by Dior. He could only feel strands of allurement permeating into his inner thoughts, as the enticing fragrance blended with the bodily scent of a female.


    Feeling rather unnatural at this moment, he nted his eyes down only to notice the pristine fair skin near the chest of Zi''s stooping posture. Her fair skin was like exquisite and delicate porcin. He could observe a milky satiny allurement swelling down into a deep crevice, as he immediately felt as though there were ants in his pants.


    In contrast, Zi wasn''t aware that her scenes of springtime were being divulged. She was always incredibly meticulous in her tasks.


    After dolling Sheyan up, she turned to leave. In this moment, Sheyan felt a sense of disappointment and frustration but quickly dispersed such thoughts, warning himself not get involved with such things.


    Nevertheless, he could understand the main reason why Zeus was so intoxicated with Zi previously.


    The desire to sessfully subdue such a haughty and temperamental woman was indeed intensified out of the ordinary.


    However, Sheyan firmly believed that Zi was hiding an essential secret with regards to Reef.


    To a contestant, feelings and emotions would frequently be tangled up with benefits and interests.


    Soon after, the gang of four peacefully slipped into the city of base 13.


    While in this area, Zi would casually greet individuals along the way, resembling that of Sheyan''s familiarity with Port Royal and Tortuga port.


    In this world, the trio had previously acquired some battle spoils. For example, some dinocrystals and that living boss Velociraptor. These objects were all useless to Sheyan and must be exchanged to increase their battle capabilities.


    Excluding those, Brother ck was sick of employing those two trashy guns. Furthermore, the ''Peluba Shock Rifle'' had bluntly imploded a previous battle, while the vibrations of the ''Shamier Jolting Gun'' was starting to affect himself after using it for two times��


    Under Zi''s rmendations, the gang of four rode a ck coach to a particr shop. Sheyan directly offloaded his remaining dinocrystals (he gained some from those Shadowdrill Deinonychus) and that boss Velociraptor. In addition to those two trashy guns, the trio actually managed to acquire an item known as ''Dinosaur Gene Enhancing Dosage''.


    This dosage could unexpectedly be injected to receive 3 free attribute points! However, it would only be effective the first time. If used again, it would forcibly reduce basic attribute points instead.


    Of course, Sheyan didn''t devour this dosage for himself. Zi generously offered two perfect dinocrystals in exchange for another two dosages. After all, the trio rescued her and should have a share of benefits as well. Still, one could tell how valuable those perfect dinocrystals were.


    Theoretically speaking, perfect dinocrystals were exceptionally useful can could be described as invaluable. Although some merchants made artificial dinocrystals as well, their valuation, aspared to natural ones, was akin to the difference between heaven and earth.


    At this moment, Sheyan was rather puzzled. Since there were merchants creating artificial dinocrystals, why did the price of natural dinocrystals continue inting? Nevertheless, Zi offered a simple exnation that left him speechless.


    "Since there are artificial diamonds in the real world, why is the price of natural diamonds still so exorbitant?"


    The shop owner then exined to Sheyan. Artificial dinocrystals contain very limited energy. Just like batteries, they could only be utilized for trivial features. It was a far cry from the standards of natural dinocrystals that could be utilized for extensive endeavours.


    The contestant quartet chatted briefly while the shop owner made a phone call. Then, an assistant left for a while before returning, and spoke to Zi in a low tone.


    "Beautiful madam, the one you are seek does frequent here often. His primary business partner is the munitions dealer known as Rockzard. I reckon thetest military equipments circting around is rted to him, but it has only been 20 hours since hest visited our turf."


    Actually, Zi had harbored a doubtful attitude in gathering intelligence from this ce, yet little did she expect, she actually managed to tap onto Lieutenant Colonel Wester''s trail here.


    Upon hearing this information, Sheyan was stirred and muttered.


    "Since he frequently smuggles such striking and bulky goods, there should be a stopover or lodging area."


    That assistant nced at Sheyan but remained silent. Zi then tossed a tiny dinocrystal to him, where he finally whispered with a quick tone.


    "If you''re looking for Lieutenant Colonel Wester, the package room is definitely in one of Old Hyenna''s motel."


    Sheyan looked down and indifferently suggested.


    "I guess it''s time we pay a visit to that ce."


    Zi nodded and replied.


    "Then what''re we still waiting for?"


    In reality, Old Hyena wasn''t an old man, but a thin and bald male. Sporadic bushes of hair scattered throughout his oily and shiny bald head, like stars cupping around the moon. Logically speaking, he should''ve gotten a shave, but instead, he sorely cherished every strand of hair that was left. Perhaps, it was a fetish for hair. One could simply imagine his appearance, a truly unforgettable appearance.


    Furthermore, it wasn''t only hisedic exterior. Even his style was equally striking, and practically seem like an old, famished and greedy hyena. Once there was benefits to be gained, he would spare no effort to pounce forward.


    When the gang of four spotted Old Hyena, he was presently dozing off serenely on the motel''s reception desk.


    After the gang strolled to his front, Old Hyena unexpectedly remained asleep. The annoyed Reef then impatiently nudged him slightly.


    To his surprise, Old Hyena simply slumped to the ground. His twisted neck immediately indicated he was a dead man!


    Noticing this scene, Brother ck reflexively retreated many steps back and quietly vanished into a dark corner. As a marksman, he definitely couldn''t reveal himself openly to his opponents. The only way to determine a marksman''s position, was by analyzing the direction and timing of his bullets.


    On the contrary, Zi snorted and trudged into the motel before the rest. Although she was a mage type Growth-Hunter, she never feared engaging in closebat with her foes.


    In spite of that, Reef quickly sprinted ahead of her as he stayed true to his calling as an MT.

 Chapter 726: T-Virus…

    <h4>Chapter 726: T-Virus��</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Only after Reef and Zi marched 7-8 metres in, did Sheyan jog over after examining the corpse. He then offered his opinion.


    "Old Hyena''s neck was snapped cleanly, probably done by a single hand action. It''s hard to think of normal civilians here possessing such capabilities. Our enemy is likely the members of Skull Party. It''s best we don''t leave anyone alive should we sh. Fortunately their satellite surveince system has already been blocked. This is extremely favourable for us."


    Zi nodded and flicked her left index finger. Instantly, her revolving rhombus mana crystals halted, and hovered above her with a mystifying stance; as though she had just drew her bowstring. Undoubtedly, once she detects any strange movements, it would spear forth and puncture her foes.


    At present, for ease ofmunication, Sheyan employed his military authority and party leader privilege to pay a fixed fee, and temporarily recruited Zi into his party.


    Reef led the way ahead. Sheyan guarded the rear. Zi overlooked from the middle.


    A tranquility lingered in this motel, as though all the guests were sound asleep.


    The first floor corridor appeared fine, but when they reached the second floor, a scene of bloodstains everywhere, shattered ss shards and shredded clothes greeted their sight.


    The most appalling sight was this - multitudes of blood handprints could be seen along the upper portion of the corridor walls. The feeling of iparable bitterness was palpable as they observed those bloody handprints dragging along stretches of long bloodstains along the wall. One could guess the helplessness and despair of these victims!


    Such a scene would be exceedingly rming to ordinary individuals, but the three contestants had seen all sorts of scenarios already. Hence, they merely heightened their vignce and callously proceeded. asionally, they would exchange several warnings.


    All of a sudden, Zi thought of a question as she frowned and turned around. Instead, Sheyan mildly whispered.


    "I''ve investigated. Wester''s package room is at the end of the third floor corridor. He''s a huge smuggler, renting all four rooms of the third floor, I guess this makes his transactions much easier as well."


    They advanced while whispering and quickly reached the third floor.


    All of a sudden, thest door of the corridor swung open. Three pale looking males scurried out and hastily locked the door.


    They were wearing army officer uniforms but their uniforms were drenched in blood. The blood appeared like it was sttered, which indicated they had probably just gotten reprieve from death.


    The leading militant ordered in a defeated and exasperated voice.


    "Contact our men at once. Those mutants have started assaulting the military!"


    Yet a split secondter, an abnormal sound resounded from the door behind. It was an extremely piercing sound, analogous to a knife slowly scraping against ss but filled with a sinister sensation of seeking blood.


    More crucially, these rooms were specially refurbished for Lieutenant Colonel Wester. None of them exhibited wooden doors, but instead, sturdy reinforced steel weldings installed with numerous anti-theft systems.


    Chi! Chi! Chi! The sounds of a welding torch emitted out alongside fireworks of sparks. Soon after, clear cracks could be seen!


    Instantly, deep crevices formed at the surrounding walls alongside dazzling sparks, before therge door distorted halfway and was sent flying like a piece of paper.


    As the fumigating brick dust settled, a tall woman d in skintight ck leather marched out. Her frame wasrger than average european females and was at least 180 cm tall. She had an ample chest and fertile buttocks. Her sapphire pupils were incredibly abstruse and seemed as though they could see through anyone.


    When she lifted her left hand, one could observe an incredibly weird finger cot covering the index finger. The finger cot appeared extremely sharp and diabolical.


    As that woman sketched with her finger, visible and unexinable strands appeared in the air. Those criss-crossing strands emitted a light blue radiance, as they streaked in with matchless velocity before cutting down that military officer.


    Those strands were akin to incredibly incisive knives and effortlessly sliced through the officer''s waist. That officer couldn''t even gasp in pain before the other three criss-crossing streaks flew in and diced his body into eight chunks.


    Splitter! Stter! The chunks of flesh fell to the ground.


    Those strands were indescribably hot, when slicing through the officer''s body, they cauterized the severed blood vessels and prevented even a drop of blood from dripping out!


    Thump! Thump! Thump! Sonorous sounds then echoed out from a nearby room. The sounds sounded like a raging monster was currently decimating the wall partitions of this building.


    A secondter, the wall was sted into smithereens as rock fragments scattered everywhere. Then, a gigantic ck figure smashed out and pummelled another fleeing officer to the ground.


    This ck fur of this figure appeared ragged, with maroonish rotting flesh beneath. Sliced off curling tendons could be seen oozing with scarlet bodily fluids. This was truly a repulsive abomination to behold. It possessed razor-sharp ws with a metallic glint.


    This beast shockingly looked like a virus infected and dposing great bear!


    Upon witnessing this scene, Zi''s expression changed slightly.


    "Indeed the Skull Party! Be careful of that bear, it is a summoned beast infected by the T-virus. It''ll be huge trouble if you get injured by it. Also, Mogensha, you scout out for the hiding summoner! He is a brat called gue. I''ve crossed hands with him before, he is a freaking pest! Refrain at all cost from letting his summoned creatures harm you, and exploit every opportunity presented to pressure him. Otherwise, the pressure will be turned against us."


    "T-Virus eh?" Sheyan''s eyes flickered upon hearing that. He chortled and mumbled to himself. "Ah, what a familiar term."


    At this moment, great bear raised its paw loftily over the grounded officer. Its paw was the size of a palm-leaf yet its ck ws were immensely acute. With a single swipe, it ripped through the horrified and shocked countenance of the officer, and tore his brains out along with a regiment of gushing blood.


    The infected great bear transformed with added vigour after smelling blood. It then munched down onto the officer''s neck and slurped viciously. As this happened, the officer''s body rapidly shrunk. Looking closer, the innards of the corpse was actually being corroded at a visible pace before being devoured.


    After sucking dry the body, the great bear''s mouth split open as though it was smiling malevolently. It revealed a series of countless sharp teeth, a ghastly and shuddering sight to behold. With a single munch, it ludicrously devoured the skin and bones of the officer corpse.


    At present, only one officer remained alive.


    Hisplexion was ghastly pale as he panted heavily while sprinting away. He didn''t dare to look back, because if he did, the horrifying sight would cause his legs to turn limp and drain away all his will to live!


    Yet in this instant, that voluptuous woman sketched with her left index finger again. Those same cutting strands of unparalleled deadliness once again streaked out from her diabolical looking finger cot.


    Thest officer was about to be diced to pieces.


    Prior to that, Sheyan was already swiftly weighing the different factors. He immediately shouted into his party channel.


    "Save him and disperse at once. Fighting in this ce is disadvantageous to us."


    "Mogensha, cover us. Zi, avoid directly shing with them, it is best you don''t reveal your identity."


    Zi became momentarily stumped in response. ustomed to giving orders at this time, she couldn''t react in time and was pulled back by Sheyan, before regaining her senses to retreat.


    A dull sensation of disappointment filled her heart, yet concurrently at this moment, Reef had activated ''Courage''. He dashed towards that officer and bluntly guarded his front.


    Instantly, those terrifyingly sharp strands collided into Reef. Boom! A exceedingly violent explosion erupted which sent Reef flying backwards!


    That voluptuous woman was about to pursue, she abruptly flicked her left index!


    A fiery streak whizzed in and was about to strike her! Instead, this bullet was sliced into two halves, but out of the blue and soaring in behind that bullet, was a smoking rifle grenade!


    Indeed, this was Brother ck''s masterpiece!


    A rumbling explosion ensued as smoke and fire engulfed the ce. When that voluptuous woman resurfaced from the chaos, the gang of four had already rescued the officer and was fleeing 30 metres away.


    The voluptuous woman wanted to pursue, but upon noticing the opposing party had three individuals plus a hidden gunman, she didn''t dare to recklessly charge in. After all, she was clearly an agile type closebat contestant.


    She merely stamped her feet and issued a hoarse but charming cold voice.


    "gue! If you don''t act now, this side mission we acquired may be stolen by others!"


    Out of the blue, a little girly voice drifted out from beneath the voluptuous woman''s feet.


    "My Misa is already chasing."


    Not too longter, the infected great bear came running back.


    One of its front w was noticeably broken and exposed rotting red flesh beneath and a tinge of its eerie white bone. Its wound appeared fairly smooth which suggested being shed off by a sharp weapon.


    Despite its wounds, dregs of the opponent''s flesh could be found on the infected great bear''s other paw.

 Chapter 727: A-virus vs T-virus

    <h4>Chapter 727: A-virus vs T-virus</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    The great bear idled for several seconds as itmunicated with the hidden gue. Those few dregs of blood dripping flesh on its paw was probably cleaved out from the enemy.


    A whileter, a chillingughter drifted in.


    "Misa cleaved his chest, very soon and he shall know the price of being wed by Misa''s paw. I''m afraid to even to contestants, the T-Virus remains a terrifyingly grave consequence!"


    The voluptuous woman insipidly questioned.


    "Are you certain that storyline character has contracted the T-Virus?"


    gue''s innocent and unbridled voice drifted out again.


    "He should be experiencing the outbreak by now. Why Patrice, you don''t believe me?"


    Patrice sneered and replied.


    "Then what are we still waiting for? Let''s head over to the objective at once! You should now, he is presently nearly a thousand kilometres away from us. Worse still, the satellite system that Judas had infiltrated has been blocked for some unknown reason. Our situation is rather awkward now, its best we drive over now."


    gue''s girly innocent voice drifted out again.


    "There''s four of them y''know! Four!!! How many achievement points are they worth? Moreover, it''s quite rare that I managed to assemble that many ves this time, of which a Licker may very well surface. Patrice, just think, how much would their equipments be worth?"


    Patrice hesitated slightly but earnestly shook her head.


    "No, amongst the four, only the gunner assaulted me while the rest concealed their individual prowess. Furthermore, the brat who rescued the storyline officer is fairly valiant and managed to effortlessly defend against my ''High-Frequency Slicerays'', More crucially, don''t forget how Drizzt''s group fell!"


    gue paused a little before responding.


    "However, there''s four of them and not three. The infected T-Virus corpse will soon perish. If we don''t act now, it''ll tough to find a better opportunity."


    Instead, Patrice smirked and strolled into the room behind. Her buttocks swayed in ordance to her footsteps, while her flourishing chest bounced distinctly beneath her skintight ck leather shirt. Her current image would truly stimte one''s beating heart, a feeling arge frequency could split open her shirt at anytime.


    "gue, you seem to have forgotten that we share a same objective as them! There will absolutely be many present at where Wester is. As long as we can deal with Wester beforehand and then set a trap there, you can even create ten times more zombies. When that timees, we can slowlyy in wait for them to take the bait��"


    gue then broke into a high pitchedughter.


    "I suddenly feel exceptionally satisfied cooperating with you, Patrice. Misa, let''s go. We will have sufficient time to set up the battlefield��"


    ********************


    Presently, in a another street, Sheyan was examining his chest wound.


    Three vicious w wounds.


    HIs wound was prune coloured but not much blood flowed out. Instead, an extremely sticky deep-yellowish pus oozed out from the middle of his chest. The wound didn''t appear like it was festering, but tumours were rampantly saturating the wound like cancer. It was extremely repulsive and queer. The prune colour seemed to be invading deeper into his wound, threatening to take root in his body.


    Zi''s brows were knitted as she inspected his wound.


    "Why''re you so reckless? Didn''t I say not to let that infected and filthy bear injure you? Hurry up and carve out that portion of your wound! Otherwise, it''s gonna be bad."


    Although Zi''s words sounded pretty stern and condescending, her underlying intentions were clear.


    Sheyan''s heart warmed slightly and just as he was about to reply, Brother ck strolled over while puffing a cigar and curiously asked.


    "Why, he''ll turn into a zombie?"


    Zi red at Mogensha and icily chided.


    "With Seaman''s current state, there''s a huge chance of transforming into a tyrant. Hurry up and deal with your wound! Unless you wish to be tortured by the T-Virus for one week."


    At this point, Reef abruptly called out.


    "Heavens, this dude we rescued has been infected! I reckon he''ll zombify within half an hour!"


    Sheyan chuckled and replied.


    "No worries��woah, wait wait wait!!"


    As it turns out at this moment, the frosty looking Zi proactively shoved Sheyan to the ground, before she created a ''Force Wall Barrier'' to press him down and prevent him from moving. Then, she bent down and pulled out her sharp crescent dagger.


    "Oi oi oi, wait, wait, ahh Zi, wait!!" This was Sheyan''s first time being oppressed by a woman like that, and couldn''t retaliate against the pressure of her ''Force Wall Barrier''.


    As he watched her cold shimmering dagger approaching, Sheyan broke out with perspiration and eximed.


    "Excellent Zi!! Listen to me, listen first!! The T-Virus is actually useless on me."


    Zi was immediately stunned.


    "How''s that possible? Look at your wound��"


    Sheyan sighed and answered.


    "I purposely suppressed my ability to trick that T-Virus Summoner."


    After speaking, Sheyan heaved a deep sigh of relief.


    Instantaneously, several cyan vessels around his chest, ones that looked like roots, wriggled out and adhered to his wound. Gradually, the ckness of the T-Virus poison receded and was ultimately utterly consumed.


    At present, Zi was staring deep into Sheyan''s eyes. "This brat who isn''t even a Reserve-duty Growth-Hunter, actually hides so many shocking secrets within him!"


    A military rank that vastly eclipsed Reserve-Duty Lieutenant Colonel. A Silver Prestige Party. A support but also a formidable innate MT. An individual who can astutely and urately oversee the grand state of affairs!


    All these factors converging into a single human was already frightening. Yet the most astounding thing was, whenever she thought she understood this guy, he would quickly serve her a new shocking fact that would shake herpletely.


    "Your innate ability is that powerful?" Zi doubtfully asked. "It can even render you immune to the T-Virus?"


    Unbeknownst to her, she was edging closer to Sheyan. Sheyan could once again observe her exquisite fair skin but with a tinge of swooning blush. She was really akin to a delicate porcin that would shatter from a simple breeze. That faint alluring ''Poison girl'' perfume scent floated in toplement her bewildered expression.


    Seeing such a view, a strange feeling welled up subconsciously within him.


    "Ah, well, you can put it that way." Sheyan repressed that otherworldly sensation and indifferently replied.


    Following that, Sheyan lifted his head and ordered. "Reef, bring that unlucky brat over, let me see if I can save him."


    Reef then brought the military officer over. After a brief inspection, they discovered a wound at this right index finger. Probably because he only received a scrape at the tip of his limb, did he manage to hold off the outbreak till now.


    Right now, the officer had already fainted. His lips were dry and his gums exposed. His pupils contracted and bulging cyan veins covered his face like a spiderweb. The rims of his eyes were jet ck and even caved in.


    Sheyan pondered as he sat beside him. He originally wanted to feed some of his blood to him, but immediately considered the consequence of dispelling the T-Virus, but changing him into an A-Virus host instead.


    Eventually, Sheyan grabbed his arm. One could then observe a cyan vessel strangely elongating out from Sheyan''s fingertip, before prating the officer''s wound. This was indeed a vessel from his ''Stairway of the Sun'' virus system. As the mother of the progenitor virus, it would probably be a piece of cake to expel the T-Virus for this storyline character.


    Five minutester, the military officer recovered from his critical state. His body temperature stabilized as did his breathing. Nevertheless, he remained slumbering from the excessive damage dealt to his body.


    Sadly, the gang of four couldn''t afford the luxury of time for him to rest. Thus, they sshed a few cups of alcohol and a basin of icy water on his face, where he instantly jolted awake.


    "Let me first introduce myself, I am Seaman." Sheyan was half kneeling beside the dazy looking military officer. "And your name?"


    The officer''s hazy eyes gradually focused as he finally eximed in fear.


    "Ahhhhh, holy sheet, am I still alive? This is��Major Seaman, I am Captain Mili?i?! There are a bunch of crazy devils behind! Run!!!"


    When the others heard his greeting, they were iparably baffled. "When did Seaman enlist in this world''s military?"


    However, they soon understood something. It seems like an official military rank wasn''t merely acknowledged in the nightmare realm, but probably in any world as well.


    Sheyan pressed Captain Mili?i?''s shoulders and offered with a gentle but powerful tone.


    "You are safe, Captain. I''ve expelled the virus from your body. After a good rest, some whiskey and a roasted chicken sandwich, you''ll once again be as strong as an ox. But right now, you must first tell me, where is Lieutenant Colonel Wester? His life is currently in danger!"


    Captain Mili?i? hesitated briefly before replying.


    "He just clinched a deal and is currently in Ushuaia converting his profits into gold, diamond and pesos"


    Sheyan then nced at Zi. Shen then nodded gently which signified that she received the relevant notifications to proceed.


    Sheyan then continued.


    "I need his specific location, tell me at once Captain. You should know how scary those guys are��do you wish for them to find Lieutenant Colonel Wester and torment him in the same way?"


    Mili?i? struggled for a good long while before raspily replying.


    "Are you guys military police?"


    Sheyan scoffed.


    "Can the military police rescue you from those devils? If I were military police, I would be apprehending you and locking you up in the prison right now."

 Chapter 728: Quiet arrangements

    <h4>Chapter 728: Quiet arrangements</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Faced with Sheyan''s interrogation, Captain Mili?i? lowered his head, and took a long while before answering reluctantly.


    "Ushuaia, City Hall. 3rd avenue on the 12th street. The 7th building, 11th floor, 2nd apartment."


    Sheyan nced at Zi and Zi nodded once again. He thenughed heartily and pped Captain Mili?i?''s shoulder.


    "Well doned, you can go have your rest now. Oh right, remember to get a nice bath and change to a set of clean clothes. The bloodstains on your uniform may be contaminated!"


    Seeing the four humans acquiring the information they wanted but not turning hostile, Mili?i? immediately calmed down. Without adding a single word, he quickly got rid of his remaining underwear, and didn''t forget to offer a polite farewell despite being in an unappropriate state. Afterwards, he rushed towards a dark corner, but after 50-60 metrester, he returned and eximed.


    "Now I believe you didn''t harbour malicious intentions, Major Seaman. Someone will ask for a code at the district entrance, you must answer ''looking for Madam Noah''. If the answer is wrong, Lieutenant Colonel Wester will flee immediately."


    Sheyan didn''t expect this brat to reserve this hand and smiled.


    "Many thanks for your trust, my friend. I promise Wester will be safe."


    As if relieved from a huge burden, Mili?i? finally departed.


    Frankly speaking, Sheyan was equally puzzled. Why could Captain Mili?i? recognize that he was Major Seaman? Yet why didn''t Abreu and Ache recognize him?


    After careful deliberations, he realized this issue - perhaps it was linked to him spontaneously introducing himself to storyline characters. Abreu and Ache didn''t even know his name and naturally didn''t dare to ask, obviously they couldn''t decipher his well-known reputation.


    Zi then interrupted with a calm tone.


    "We need to seize the time. Ushuaia is nearly a thousand kilometres from here with at least a stretch of 400 kilometres of desert, making it susceptible to aggression from savage dinosaurs. More crucially, those two members of Skull Party are nearly half an hour ahead of us."


    Sheyan chuckled in response.


    "Oh, not that long actually. If I were them, there would still be many things I need to do; for example, finding a suitable transport or to ruin other modes of high speed transport that we may use����these would waste about half an hour of time. ording to their n, we have no choice but to traverse the desert with inefficient vehicles, leaving us pathetically tailing behind."


    Just when his words faded, a chain of intensive explosions resounded from the southern region of base 13 city!! In a sh, a zing red eyed the skies.


    Zi naturally remembered that that should be the automobile industry region of base 13 city.


    This twist of events instantly caused ripples throughout the entire city. Many civilians believed it was a raid by the military and immediately fled with their personal vehicles. The whole city fell into disarray; like a bowl of boiling soup, it became utterly chaotic.


    With such conditions, buying a ssic antique vehicle would even cost a massive fee.


    Zi couldn''t help but anxiously nce at Sheyan with her brows knitted. Yet after noticing his rather confident demeanor, an unspeakable sense of security calmed instantly calmed her mind.


    On the contrary, she began to feel fear. She had always been the figurehead and pir, yet why did she have to rely on others to live now? Thinking of that, memories of her childhood slowly overflowed the depths of her heart and pricked her deeply��


    "Oh, it''s about 1:17 in the morning, we still have adequate time." Sheyan casually muttered. "Zi, do you have anything else you need to prepare?"


    The confused Zi answered.


    "Us? Setting off now? Those two from the Skull Party definitely wouldn''t leave behind any favourable means of transport! Furthermore, what vehicle can we acquire now��even if we reach our destination, it is impossible to obtain the primary clues. We can''t possibly be going by foot right?"


    Sheyan smiled lightly and replied.


    "Of course not, they''re probably thinking we would surely beter than them eh?"


    At present, Zi was starting to understand something and nodded.


    "That''s right."


    Sheyan snickered as his eyes turned incisive.


    "This coincidentally fits our ideal scenario. In this manner, once we arrive at Ushuaia first, we can establish our sequence of ploys and snares without arousing their suspicions, before����expanding my next arrangement! This is also the main reason I didn''t want a confrontation with them! Of course, I still have several doubts I need to clear up with you. I hope you will answer me honestly, if you can''t say, then decline to answer."


    Zi indifferently replied.


    "Ask."


    Sheyan pondered a little before starting.


    "Do you still have other forces in this world?"


    Zi shook her head and responded despondently.


    "Not anymore. I had a friend named Aldaris in Glory Party previously. He was the one who rescued me in the nick of time. However, that led to him being surrounded where he was forced to activate an item to leave this world."


    Sheyan nodded and continued.


    "Glory Party seems to possess the means to track you down constantly right? Otherwise, your party could''ve divided and escape."


    Zi gritted her teeth and resentfully uttered.


    "It''s Finarsih, also known as Zeus'' eyes. He possesses an exceedingly rare prophesying ability, and issued a prophesying curse on each core member of my party. Hence, he can predict each of our estimated positions periodically."


    "Good." Sheyan nodded faintly.


    "Finarsih is that brat with the nose ring eh? Very good, wonderful. Things are developing perfectly ording to my deduction. Zi, I probably have to exploit your secret cell at the outskirts of base 13 city. Apart from that, we need to make some preparations. There''ll be a need for some blood to lure their greedy hearts. As long as the incentives are sufficient, we can muddle their eyes to the danger at hand��"


    While speaking, Sheyan shockingly produced two items in his hands.


    Two invaluable materials!!


    The two ''A'' rank materials - ''Shadowdrill w'' and ''Shadowdrill Deinonychus Blood Crystal''!!


    **********************


    Ten minutester.


    With everything settled, Sheyan assembled with the others.


    From his personal storage, he retrieved a basin-sized brown egg. Burying it beneath the ground, he proceeded to water it.


    Their current location was rtively remote and nobody witnessed this scene.


    Very quickly, arge earthen mound protruded up. The mound even trembled with a rhythmic heartbeat tempo.


    Two minutester, the earthen mound swelled up and fissured with a crackle. A foul stench permeated out with the stter of fishy fluids.


    Once again, an arachnid Overlord surfaced before the contestant quartet.


    Sheyan climbed into the hollow cavity of the arachnid Overlord first before the rest slipped in like fishes. The climbing tentacles of the Overlord soon retracted, and this horrifying jellyfish-like gigantic creature thatcked offensive capabilities swiftly floated into the air. Then, it swiftly sped towards the city of Ushuaia.


    Sheyan was familiar by now. Allowing this Overlord to fly with rapid velocity would undoubtedly consume a massive amount of its energy. Without any means to replenish the Overlord''s energy, this was equivalent tobusting its life force.


    Nevertheless, such a flying speed would suffice to cover a thousand kilometres. Of course, if the Overmind or the Mother was present, it would be able to further increase its velocity by 40%.


    Meanwhile, the two females of Skull Party, gue and Patrice, though they possessed the most optimal vehicle with the mightiest horsepower, travelling at 200 km/hour over such a harsh terrain would already be heaven defying.


    Anyway, Sheyan believed that after settling the affair with Lieutenant Colonel Wester, he would have at least 2-3 hours left to establish his own ns. In his calctions, such an immense amount of time was surely sufficient.


    An hour and fifty minutester, the gang of four was already exploring the brightly lighted Ushuaia city.


    After they had descended onto a forest near a highway, Sheyan brutally abandoned the dying Overlord. In a sh, it dissolved into sticky bodily substance and bubbles.


    Henceforth, if he ever wanted to replenish this mode of speedy and environmentally friendly transport, he would have to visit the Starship Troopers World or the Avatar World again.


    Without expending much effort, the gang gged a vehicle along the road and sped off for the third avenue 12th street of Ushuaia City Hall''s 3rd avenue.


    Upon reaching the destination, Sheyan immediately felt that Lieutenant Colonel Wester was definitely sick of living. The ce was utterly devoid of any sense of security.


    This was also because this residential area was located in a district analogous to China''s governmentpound. Many government officials lived here while a police station was merely a hundred metres away.


    Evidently, should any incident happen, the police could rush over at first notice.


    The gang of four alighted at the designated residential house. Following Captain Mili?i?''s instruction, they asked the security guard for Madam Noah.


    However, the security guard red angrily.


    Indeed, this was due to the time. It was currently three in the wee hours of the morning! Who would visit at such a time of the day?


    "You guys are looking for Madam Noah now?"


    The guard''s hand reached beneath his desk. The suspicion in his eyes was filled to the maximum. Concurrently, few others who were serving the indoor night shift noticed the situation here and appeared additionally cautious.


    Of course, to the gang of four, settling this security guard would be effortless. Instead, Lieutenant Colonel Wester was probably an incredibly cautious fe.


    Just in case, inadvertently alerting the enemy would bring about a failure at the final hurdle, but instead create furtherplications.

 Chapter 729: World collapsing secret

    <h4>Chapter 729: World copsing secret</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    At this point, Sheyan stepped forward and showed his face clearly under the illumination of the guardhouse light.


    "Hey mateys, I''m Major Seaman, you should recognize me, aye?"


    The few guards scrutinized him before whispering to each other.


    "Indeed, it''s him."


    "Hoh, I''ve heard of his name before."


    (Author''s note: This is due to legend level +1)


    "Heard he did a pretty fine job on the battlefield."


    "��"


    "��"


    That security guard became less stern but still inquired with worry.


    "Major sir, I feel bad for asking, but it really isn''t a suitable time to patronize Madam Noah in the wee hours of the morning."


    Sheyan drooped his face and warned.


    "Are you intending to pry into ssified military affairs? Should I call for the military police to help me out?"


    The guard swallowed his saliva and shrugged his shoulders. Finally, he relented.


    The following events were needless to say.


    The gang of four didn''t bother with knocking on doors. They bluntly climbed to the roof before and then entered by room''s balcony. The balcony door waspletely devoid of guarding mechanisms.


    When Lieutenant Colonel Wester finally felt something was amiss and jolted up from bed, Zi''s figure had already vanished from the doorway and into the darkness. When she resurfaced, her crescent dagger was curved around his neck.


    This performance caused Sheyan to be rather speechless and even felt a certain misconception. It was as if Zi wasn''t a mage type contestant, but an agile closebatant��


    Nevertheless, Sheyan knew that her experiences vastly outweigh his. In this cruel realm, relying on exterior looks alone was useless in keeping one alive. This was a woman who strove and seeded in bing a party leader, what possibilities could arise if she took a back seat instead?


    Sheyan closed the curtains and switched on ampstand. The light bluntly and directly shone onto Wester''s face and revealed his features.


    This was a male roughly in his forties. He wasn''t muscr, umunicative and shrewd as they imagined him to be. Instead, he was a fatty with long sideburns��his belly was as round as a six month pregnancy, and his twin small eyes flickered gloriously.


    Wester slowlyposed himself, and with the dagger positioned by his neck, he slowly sat up and even lit a cigarette for himself. His tiny eyes filtered around before he spoke.


    "Let me guess your intentions? Is it money or the goods? Oh oh! Are y''all here to seek vengeance for Kraam. Yes, fine, I did kill him, but someone else forced me to, I couldn''t help it. Besides, he didn''t pay us after receiving the goods. Listen, friends, killing me will get you nothing but being hunted down by many others. Why not receive a bag of cash and leave? I guarantee I will not pursue this matter��"


    The contestant quartet remained silent. They waited as Wester rambled on for half a day. Sheyan then poured him a ss of water and callously offered.


    "Drink, drink and continue speaking."


    Instead, the Lieutenant Colonel shut his eyes, but one could see his little eyes shuttering around with doubt.


    Soon after, Zi retrieved the ruby ring she harvested from Chedeliarchos Skoa, and tossed it before him. She then icily pronounced.


    "Recognize this ring?"


    Lieutenant Colonel Wester''splexion immediately turned deathly pale and cried out with a sharp tone.


    "You all����how is this even��? I��I��it wasn''t me!!"


    Zi remained silent as the atmosphere froze with intensity. One could only hear the distinct sounds of Wester''s heavy breathing.


    Death and horror gripped his body entirely. Deep down he knew, since these guys were here on the affairs of Chedeliarchos Skoa, his chance of living was incredibly minute.


    He could sell himself, but such a condition could be effortlessly met by the Chedeliarchos n as well. Moreover, he definitely couldn''t offer as much benefits as th Chedeliarchos n could!


    Right now, Wester was only hoping for this - "Since they hadn''t made a move since they entered, they are surely seeking for something. However, the attitude of silence they are adopting is crushing my mind!"


    A full ten minutes psed. Wester finally broke the silence.


    "Fine, what do y''all want?"


    Zi coldly dered.


    "Listen up, I''ll only give you chance to answer. Should I receive a wrong answer, or that you don''t know, you know you will die."


    Wester''s pupils shifted around uneasily.


    "But, how will I know if you''ll release me afterwards?"


    Zi indifferently replied.


    "You have no choice. We may be lying or we may not be lying. if you don''t answer, you will surely die. If you answer, you still have a shot at surviving. I will ask you now."


    Wester casted a bleak smile and replied.


    "Okay, ask."


    Zi straightforwardly asked.


    "Though Chedeliarchos Skoa is an aristocratic wastrel, he is still a learned paleontologist. s, his prodigal reputation totally covers this gifted aspect of his. But I know with great certainty, the dinosaur gene carrier, the mosquito embedded in that amber, was in Skoa''s hands. However, there wasn''t a grain of amber found on his corpse, I would like to know where may it be."


    When Wester heard this question, he clearly released a sigh of relief and answered.


    "That grain of amber is presently with Hammond. You must know him right? The father of dinosaurs of the legends, the creator of Jurassic Park. Yet bankrupt ever since the park was overrun. But a year ago, he seeked me out and was willing to pay an exorbitant price to procure that grain of amber once again. Coincidentally, I was nning an operation on Chedeliarchos Skoa then, and thus epted his offer."


    Zi emotionlessly replied.


    "What you''re implying is����you murdered Skoa for another reason and snagged the amber along the way?"


    "Yes." Wester beamed with helplessness. "Of course, I can tell you my objective for seeking our Mister Chedeliarchos Skoa as well, however, y''all best prepare to be hunted down at anytime."


    Sheyan abruptly interrupted.


    "Don''t ramble.Wester, how can I verify what you''re saying is true?"


    Wester immediately replied.


    "I record all my conversations with others."


    After speaking, Wester picked up a slipper. The gang naturally wasn''t worried about him pulling a trick. Wester then pped the slipper against the wall. There was probably a chip inserted beneath his slipper which triggered a mechanism. Soon after, Wester retrieved a handphone from beneath his bed, and pressed a few buttons before a voice drifted out.


    "I''m Hammond, I need that amber."


    "Doctor Hammond? Woah, since you''re being so frank, I''ll cut to the chase as well. After my investigations, I conclude that the grain of amber you want is with Chedeliarchos Skoa. It''ll be difficult to extract it from him."


    "Listen, Lieutenant Colonel, those big boys of the Cretaceous era are already showing signs of evolution. They should be now slowly mutating into new variations. There wille a day, the human race will perish under their ws and fangs. Therefore, we must eradicate them now before our race bes extinct."


    "Doctor Hammond, I''m sorry but I don''t really understand you. Moreover, what is the link between those darn green lizards as this amber?"


    "You aren''t aware? The dinosaur gene stems from a droplet of blood from the mosquito in the ember. I need that amber to continue research on the blood. Perhaps, I can find a w in the dinosaur gene! If I seed, we canpletely eradicate them before they mutate andplement any gic deficit. It''ll be as simple as pesticide fogging mosquitoes."


    "Hey, Doctor Hammond. You should know international calls are expensive, therefore let''s be frank here, how much are you willing to offer for that amber. That amber should be just like a toy to the only heir of the Chedeliarchos n."


    "����"


    "��"


    :


    Sheyan nced at the nodding Zi.


    She then shared the notifications she received into the party channel.


    [ You receive relevant crucial information ]


    [ Main Mission modified: Please retrieve the prime story item from Hammond - the Mosquito Amber! ]


    [ Warning: If Hammond sessfully publicises his research on the ''Mosquito Amber'', it will lead to terribly dire consequences. It can easily lead to a development of a cheap method to annihte even the deadliest colossal dinosaurs, leading to the copse of the whole Jurassic world ]


    [ Details: You have 48 hours toplete this mission ]


    [ Warning: Mission failure will lead to a 33% penalty of all basic attributes, and prohibited entry of all future Jurassic Park Worlds ]


    Zi softly muttered.


    "Hammond is now a public figure. He should be easy to locate and 48 hours should suffice."


    Sheyan nodded and fished out a ''Perfect Dinocrystal'' he took from Zi''s secret cell.


    He then offered it to Lieutenant Colonel Wester.


    "This is your remuneration, but I will need to borrow your apartment. In addition to that, you will board a transport and never cease to move for the next 48 hours. Believe it or not, but count it as I''ve warned you. Also, let me introduce myself, I am Seaman."


    Wester brazenly received that single ''Perfect Dinocrystal''. He then carefully sized up Sheyan before earnestly eximing.


    "So it''s you, Major Seaman. I''ve read about you in my reports before. Since that''s the case, then I shall believe you this time. I can bring my personal belongings right?"


    "Not an issue." Sheyan replied.


    "Also, you best stay as hidden as possible, the less eyes on you, the better."

 Chapter 730: Large handwriting

    <h4>Chapter 730: Large handwriting</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Two hourster, and rover that covered in dust pulled over by the entrance of the neighbourhood.


    The voluptuous Patrice extended her ravishing long legs out of the rover. A pair of scarlet red high-heeled shoes and sexy ck stockings stepped onto the ground. Swaying her perky buttocks, she sauntered to the security guard. Her outfit was truly zing, to phrase it crudely, in order to glimpse her underwear, one needed to viciously pry apart her ample butt cheeks��


    As usual, she surfaced alone. gue was nowhere in sight but concealed somewhere in the darkness. This venomous hearted summoner with a girly voice never showed herself, even during operations, she remained noiseless and furtive like a bat.


    Strangely, the loyal and disciplined security guard that was stationed by the entrance was nowhere to be seen. Instead, one of those brats from the night shift was still present and was currently lying on the desk, probably dozing off from the weariness of the night.


    Patrice snickered to herself as she strolled into the residence with her swaying twin peaks up high.


    Their n was undoubtedly to y it big. At present, passerbys in this tiny neighborhood had been steadily infected by the T-Virus. Just half an hourter, and the poption of this ce would transform into gue''s most lethal weapons! As for the team that was on their heels (referring to Sheyan andpany), they would soon be converted into achievement points, equipments and a puddle of blood.


    Everything was exceedingly normal, everything was going ordance to the script they wrote beforehand.


    Facing Wester''s residence door, Patrice carved out distinct light strands with her finger cot, unleashing ''High-Frequency Slicerays'' as they sliced apart the lock noiselessly.


    Patrice then quietly trudged in. Her current dressing exhibited her as an alluring milky cow, but yet her movements were as nimble and sharp like a cat.


    In the blink of an eye, Patrice had rummaged through every corner of the apartment, and couldn''t help but curse, "f***" as her countenance turned gloomy.


    Everything was as usual, the only difference was, not a single person was present in this apartment.


    "Could it be we''ve gotten a counterfeit report?" Patrice felt a chill in her heart and decided to swiftly scan the ce again. Then, she discovered several fishy aspects.


    The bathtub was still wet and warm and a dull cigar aroma lingered in the living room, where cigarette ashes could be found on the ground. Traces of alcohol stains could be seen on the ss on the coffee table while a roasted pizza slice could be seen in the microwave��


    "Hmm, he probably rushed out in a hurry." Patrice came to this conclusion. After pondering a little, he pressed the voicemail button of the house phone.


    "David dear, how many days has it been, someone has been thinking of you till her fingers are numb you know��seventy percent discount going on for this big boobs club hn."


    Patrice''s appearance resembled a big boobs club as well, but her expression darkened as she listened to that seductive voice as well. She immediately pressed next.


    "This is Kewell insurance at your service. Have you ever wondered that life is always filled with danger and insecurity��"


    Patrice immediately pressed next. Very quickly, she found the recording she wanted.


    "Oi Wester, I admit that has been certain grievances between us, but I promise that this job will earn your forgiveness. We''ve found a vital object linked to those mysterious mutants! To them, its value surpassed an entire city. I know you''re a blunt man, therefore, to express my sincerity, I''m offering you a deposit first and you can conduct it as you deem fit. I''ll be waiting for your answer on the web. Trust me, tis'' a job even the devil''s eyes would pop out for from envy!"


    Hearing this, Patrice immediately nced towards the main bedroom. She then noticed a superputer and instantly eximed.


    "Hoi gue, it''s time you surface, look what interesting news I''ve found. These storyline characters actually managed to obtain an object vital to us!"


    In spite of that, gue remained hidden as her crisp kiddy voice resounded out.


    "I feel that our mission is more pressing, we should rify where our target went first."


    Patrice responded with annoyance.


    "Of course, we will. But do you need that long to settle a bloodyputer? I just want to see what object they think is vital to us, perhaps by hacking theputer, we can find Wester''s whereabouts as well. You never know, Wester may suddenly return home as well."


    "Ah, fine, fine. You always seem to be able to drill logic into me."


    Very quickly, gue surfaced before the superputer. Her body was wrapped in bandages like a mummy. The bandages were filthy, sturdy and filled with pus and blood stains. from her exterior, one couldn''t tell if she was male or female, but merely a skinny little 7-8 year old kid.


    After booting up theputer, gue started hammering the keyboard.


    Three minutester, her voice rung out with a solemn tone.


    "Patrice, your intuition is truly frightening. Wester seems to be ying it big this time. Do you know what fix deposit that guy offered?"


    Patrice revealed her pearly white teeth and chortled.


    "I just knew I had a keen sense of intuition. Quick tell me, my lovely gue."


    gue answered her with the most direct of methods. With a few clicks of the keyboard, an image was projected before Patrice.


    Instantly, Patrice sucked in a breath of chilling air.


    "10 pieces����of perfect dinocrystals!!! That is enough to exchange for the summit grade dinosaur gene dosage!! Ah sheet, that signifies 30 free attribute points!"


    gue rigidly replied.


    "Moreover, such valuable objects are merely the deposit����Patrice, I really am exceptionally curious as to what ''vital'' object those guys are referring to. Oh hoh, a firewall protection, does he think this can stump me?"


    Time rapidly trickled away.


    All of a sudden, gue released a joyous shriek! Her tone immediately turned deep and low.


    "Breached. Now let us see what it holds."


    After hammering the keyboard a few more times, the image of a lightless ck rock was disyed on the screen.


    The two exchanged nces and uttered.


    "You recognize what is that?"


    "I don''t."


    "Me neither, but this thing looks excessively bulky, it can be anything."


    As she spoke, gue''s eyes didn''t wander away from the screen. Suddenly, she clenched her teeth and squeaked.


    "Nevertheless, we will soon know what it is, because����Wester didn''t bring it along with him!!!"


    Patrice immediately understood gue''s underlying meaning and inhaled deeply.


    "You''re saying, when he left in a hurry, he left all these objects at home?"


    "That''s correct. That mysterious Mister A is probably ironing out the details with Wester. Furthermore, Mister A seems to be in possession of more of such objects, that ck stone should merely be a specimen, where Wester is likely relying on his connections to find a major client for Mister A��"


    "Then what we still waiting for?" Patrice revealed a bewitching smirk. "Although we aren''t adept in finding secret mechanisms, it wouldn''t take much time to tear apart this apartment."


    Crash! Crash!


    Rumble! Boom! Crash��


    Under the tyrannical violence of Patrice, Wester''s master bedroom was rapidly demolished into a garbage dump with dust settling everywhere����


    "Wait! Something seems to be fishy." gue abruptly eximed.


    Evidently, her observational skills was more borate and managed to discover a mechanism; the mechanism activated by Wester''s slipper.


    "Ah, how secretive! It can actually be designed like this."


    A secondter, Patrice''s silver finger cot ripped out a stand of light in the air. A ''High-Frequency Sliceray'' collided against the wall, as she attempted to resolve allplications with brute force.


    The next second, a secret safe greeted their eyes.


    Cash, gold and gems failed to attract their gazes, but instead a single pouch. Upon opening the pouch, 10 majestically twinkling ''Perfect Dinocrystals'' could be seen!!


    The two reached forth simultaneously, each grabbing one side of the pouch.


    The two then offered a wry smile to each other. In the end, a contract was formed and they split it 50-50��


    Next, a case beneath the pouch quickly attracted their attention. They once again reached forth unanimously, and both weren''t willing to relent.


    The two girls red at each other before simultaneously counting to three and opening the case together.


    Following that, they each shot forth a finger and pressed down onto an unremarkable looking ck stone.


    "Ah!!!!!!!!!"


    "Hol!!!!!!!"


    The first voice belonged to Patrice. Her high pitch scream sounded as though she had first taken cocaine, before mingling and finally achieving a never-ending orgasm.


    The second voice belonged to gue. The sharpness of her cry was as though someone had dismembered all her limbs and rubbed table salt over.


    "Ne-neglect���� material that neglects defense, true damages! Ah, a worth can seemingly surmount dark-gold grade equipments!"


    A silent tranquility followed the conclusion of both screams.


    A deathly stillness akin to a morgue lingered in this dpidated looking room.


    Within an instance, the atmosphere seemed to have froze with swords drawn and bows bent. One could even imagine the sounds of ice cubes freezing.


    A saturation of killing intent��

 Chapter 731: Smells of conspiracy

    <h4>Chapter 731: Smells of conspiracy</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    "gue, wait a moment����" Patrice ordered with austerity.


    "I knowrades and friends are meant to be betrayed and exploited, but only when sufficient reasoning is established. If you turn against me now, then you are truly a massive moron!"


    gue remained quiet but retreated into the shadows. Her frame could seemingly and peculiarly blend into the darkness.


    Patrice continued.


    "You just told me, this item is merely a sample. Do you know what a sample is? If you don''t, let me google it for you����a ''sample'', a smidgen used to represent the quality goods. Perhaps it was drawn from the batch of goods for advertising purposes, or perhaps, it be just a prototype that was introduced before the rest. A sample used to indicate the standard of the load of true products!!!"


    When gue heard the terms ''quality goods'' and ''load of true products'', she immediately left the shadows. Employing an adorable but silly ''lolita'' voice, she squealed pitifully.


    "Sister Patrice, I know the error of my ways, don''t ignore me okay?"


    Instead, Patrice coldly replied.


    "We should inform the boss at once. Don''t look at me with that disgusting expression, this is my first warning to you. I''m not a silly ass but you are behaving like a dumb b*tch that is blinded by greed. Tell me, do we possess the capabilities to deal with a tier-5 legendary creature?"


    gue paused hesitantly before her voice turned raspy.


    "Yes, with the suitable ce and time."


    "What about two?" Patrice questioned.


    gue bluntly answered.


    "Nah."


    Patrice then coldly continued.


    "ording to prior statistics, a dark-gold grade equipment may drop for every 4-5 tier-5 legendary creature."


    gue kept silent for a brief while before asking.


    "What are you trying to say?"


    Patrice answered without hesitation.


    "Tell me, what is themon nature of the realm?"


    gue was then enlightened.


    "Therger the risk, the greater the reward."


    Patrice sternly continued.


    "If we can aplish this matter, then I''m guessing we''ll acquire at least ten pieces; pieces equivalent to dark-gold grade equipments! Such a bountiful reward. Thus, haven''t you considered the risk we''ll have to face? This probably indicates an immense risk of facing tens of tier-5 legendary creature. Regardless how plentiful the rewards are, it''d be worthless to a dead man."


    gue contemted deeply but still felt rather unresigned.


    "But we acquired these crystals and item without facing any risk!"


    Patrice snorted and replied.


    "This the realm tempting us with apensation for forsaking the mission regarding the ''Mosquito Amber''! Do you think that after encountering such information, would we care about whatever amber or mosquito? Right now, you should continue digging for information from theputer. We must definitely identify their transaction venue and time!"


    gue became speechless and started searching for more relevant information. Concurrently, Patrice strolled out and made an emergency call to Skull.


    Momentster, Patrice returned with Skull''s orders.


    gue was to forcibly retract her disseminated T-Virus and prevent Wester from suspecting anything, which could lead to that mysterious Mr ''A'' terminating the transaction.


    Secondly, Patrice must immediately head over to stall the dyed group of contestants that were simrly seeking out Wester. They absolutely couldn''t allow for side issues to arise at this moment. She just needed to drag for two hours and reinforcements would arrive!


    Meanwhile, gue also managed to discover the meeting venue and time - Ushuaia Downtown za basement two, Target Cafe. The deal was set to happen within 10 in the morning to 1 in the afternoon.


    At present, there were still 6-10 hours left.


    Upon viewing this information, gue''s lips curled into a relieved smirk. Still, she felt rather puzzled by this meeting; why wasn''t it a fixed timing but a range?


    Nevertheless, she quickly ignored her thoughts and concentrated her focus onto the ''goods'' that Patrice mentioned earlier. The more she pondered, the more she realized how logical her reasoning was. Attempting to swallow such a grand amount of fortune would be virtually impossible.


    The despicable realm wouldn''t act so cordially. Moreover, Boss Skull was a rather impartial person. Since they made a big contribution to this matter, they would be able to receive a an invaluable portion; perhaps even more materials equivalent to dark-gold grade equipments!


    Reflecting on that, gue heated up with passion and immediately reported her findings.


    Following that, Skull directly expressed that once he arrived, he would dispatch men to monitor whole vicinity of Ushuaia Downtown za!


    **************************


    Meanwhile, Zi''s secret cell at the outskirts of base 13 city.


    The Metals Professor andpany had actually discovered the secret cell.


    Theoretically speaking, the cell should''ve been disguised meticulously, except, a pack of famished hyena like creatures had cleverly sniffed out the exposed entrance.


    Prior to that, learning from the mistakes of Yuan Zhan and Tolui Helenite, the Metals Professor andpany had started proceeding with great caution. Yet, the strange sight of a pack of hyena like creatures crowding around a boulder instantly aroused their attention.


    Upon entering Zi''s secret cell, they immediately noticed a puddle of vomit and blood. Evidently, it was this puddle that lured these hyenas here.


    Proceeding from there, to their pleasant surprise, they discovered tens of ''Perfect Dinocrystals'' in this secret cell. Furthermore, there were even a few outstanding dinosaur-hunting weapons that couldn''t be brought out of this world.


    Without a doubt, they had stumbled on an idental fortune.


    After carefully rummaging around, their spirits rose as Sable, following Zi''s habits, unexpectedly found an Ipad she used in this world. From there, they managed to acquire the locations of three other secret cells.


    This discovery was indeed a pleasant surprise to Glory Party.


    To the Metals Professor, chasing her nemesis around like a dog and casually digging mouseholes along the way for profit, was truly a carefree and rxed sensation��


    In this instant, the Metals Professor also received a message from Prophet Finarsih - "Zi is currently in Ushuaia, but Zeus also warns that the members of Skull Party are disying abnormal movements."


    A side note, Glory Party''s current transmission method was at the expense of Finarsih''s mana. Moreover, their method fundamentally required a notebook, as messages were detailed in morse code, meaning it was unidirectional and required tranting.


    Thismunication method seemed rather backward, but it was still constantly employed by Zeus. This was because during the earlier phase of many contestants, many parties were already utilizing phones of the respective world formunication. There were rare cases of special abilities assisting foes in tapping on another''s messages which led to the annihtion of a party.


    "Zi can really flee, she actually fled a thousand kilometres away." The Metals Professor sneered but gritted her pearly white teeth simultaneously. Her dark green pupils shes with ecstacy and venom.


    "Perhaps she''s digging another secret cell there. I''m really looking forward to what surprises Ushuaia will bring us."


    When the others heard her words, theyughed in unison.


    The Metals Professor then inquired.


    "Old Fat, aren''t you familiar with Base 13. It''s four in the morning, are we able to reach there by ten?"


    The illusory master, Old Fat, contemted a little before answering.


    "I''m afraid not. Some ident happened and it''s hard to find a good transport in Base 13 now. I suggest first finding a normal vehicle and driving to checkpoint Luke, which is a 100 kilometres from here. We should be able to find a suitable high-speed vehicle for this terrain. I can estimate we''ll reach our destination around noon."


    The Metals Professor smirked.


    "Very well. Once we arrive at Ushuaia, we''ll immediately rush to her secret cell and catch the mouse in the mousehole. Oh I love to drown and roast the pesky mouse before seizing it. Sable, where''s Zi''s secret cell in Ushuaia?"


    Sable checked Zi''s Ipad before slowly announcing out.


    "Ushuaia Downtown za basement two, a cafe called Target."


    ******************************


    "Actually, my n is full of ws." Sheyan rubbed his chin andzily uttered.


    "Nheless, I am 70 percent confident they will take the bait."


    At present, the gang of four was idling in Ushuaia''s tallest building, Teliga Telmunications Tower.


    The rooftop of Teliga Telmunications Tower housed a revolving western restaurant. Sitting by the window with coffee, tea and professional service, one could overlook the entire city; especially, a panoramic view of the Downtown za.


    Besides, Teliga Telmunications Tower was merely a straight 3 kilometres away from Ushuaia Downtown za.


    Presently, Zi, Reef and Brother ck were leaningckadaisically against a soft high-back chair and enjoying coffee. It was rare for the contestant quartet to find such sce.


    "ws?" Zi reflected on his words before speaking.


    "Indeed. Our mystery man''s arranged time of meeting with Wester is obviously a w - around ten in the morning to one in the afternoon. Furthermore, how can it be that Wester''sputer offered suchplete information. Apart from that, discovering Base 13''s secret cell is too excessively coincidental, and why would the Ipad I carry with me be there and coincidentally contain other locations? Why not remember it by heart?"


    "Therefore, we needed to sacrifice blood." Sheyan shrugged his shoulders and swapped to a confident tone.


    "A whole load of blood."


    "Only by inducing greed with such generous profits, can we mask all logic and sight. Only the drive of generous profits, can one make excuses for distinct ws."


    Sheyan sincerely dered.


    "Give them a desire and it breeds expectancy. Naturally, the subconscious mind fears shattering this hope."

 Chapter 732: Before the collision

    <h4>Chapter 732: Before the collision</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Reef was deeply moved by Sheyan''s words and muttered.


    "Indeed, many extraordinarily clumsy swingers seed due to their incredibly lucrative bait, thus causing many to disregard the clear warnings. This situation is rathermon in the real world as well."


    Sheyanughed and continued.


    "Honestly speaking, the ws aren''t that inexcusable. If we consider the various aforementioned ws, we can still find a reasonable exnation for them."


    "For instance, the w of the meeting''s time. Many scenarios can lead to this, for example, the mysterious man was unsure whether his flight would be dyed, or perhaps he is merely an untrusting individual thus issued a time range instead."


    "The excessive information on Wester''sputer can be exined by the fact he normally uses the inte for activemunication. Moreover, hisputer is protected by a military grade firewall and thus wasn''t worried about any leakage of information."


    "The locations on Zi''s ipad could be exined by Zi''s personality being analogous to a lil'' rodent like animals; frequently scampering into severely dangerous ces, and thus digging holes in every world to store up some reserves. Therefore, it would be a chore to remember the locations of each secret cell��"


    "Oi oi oi, what lil'' rodent like animals." Zi stared at Sheyan icily with a sense of dissatisfaction. One could even notice a glint of force gathering in her palms!


    Sheyan hastily released two dry coughs and corrected himself.


    "Typo, typo. Wait no, just a slip of the tongue!"


    Zi rolled her eyes at him as her lips nted down slightly. Her expression of a smile yet not a smile contained a rarely seen enchantment to it. This expression was indeed a fairly rare sighting from ex-party leader Zi.


    Yet in the next moment, Sheyan recalled that even the haughty and impressive Zeus couldn''t contain Zi, and thus, immediately sipped his coffee and diverted the topic.


    "Even if my n fails, it''ll still cause both parties to turn wary like birds startled by a mere twang of the bow. It will still be favourable for our next step. Hence right now, we must think of how to seize the ''Mosquito Amber'' from Hammond."


    Brother ck doubtfully suggested.


    "He shouldn''t possess any superpower right, then the difficulty would be merely the guards around him eh."


    Sheyan shook his head with a grim countenance.


    "Not true. I reckon the ''Mosquito Amber'' is truly with Hammond, thus, this should be the final hurdle for Zi''s main mission. But speaking in perspective of progressive main missions, its difficulty should inevitably amplify incrementally. Moreover, since they disyed the generous rewards in advance, the difficulty absolutely isn''t negligible. Very likely, it ranks amongst the ss of hidden main missions. Do you still remember our experience in the Caribbean Sea World?"


    "Also, the realm won''t randomly alter the storyline or a storyline character''s ability. This implies that Hammond is most likely just an ordinary mortal. Thus, the biggest resistance to acquiring the ''Mosquito Amber'', should reside in finding him."


    Reef doubtfully interrupted.


    "In view of our capabilities, wouldn''t finding an ordinary person be fairly simple?"


    Sheyan chuckled and replied.


    "Not necessarily. If he is hiding in the White House, would we dare to pay ourpliments? Moreover, this world''s weapon system is exceptionally advanced, eliminating us isn''t an issue. On the contrary, if Mr Hammond really flees to the White House, I will feel more at ease��"


    Zi''s curved brows knitted as she spoke up.


    "I understand what you mean. After getting his hands on the ''Mosquito Amber'', Hammond''s goal is to analyze that primogenitor blood and create a chemical weapon that can easily eradicate all dinosaurs. However, there is now an industrial era of dinocrystals which doesn''t seem inferior at all to the oil or diamond industry."


    "Therefore, Hammond''s objective is akin to causing all oil fields in the world to dry up. It''ll undoubtedly incite the public''s fury. As such, Hammond will surely desire for a safe and secured infrastructure that will prevent disruptions to his research. Going by this, a ce that satisfies this condition is pretty arduous to find��could it be, you''re worried that he''ll run to that ce?"


    Sheyan nodded as he gravely answered.


    "Correct, the same ce where the story originated. Basically, the most dangerous ce in this world! Jurassic Park! Regardless of how the story became modified by you guys, Jurassic Park is still Hammond''s creation. After all, he is hailed as the father of dinosaurs."


    "For a man of his calibre, it''ll be easy for him to find a few assistants and return to Jurassic Park. He can just proceed with experimenting with the dinosaur hormones, while the facilities in the park should be rtively intact. In contrast, for us to capture him now, the difficulty we will face����is likely to be insane. Putting it bluntly, under normal circumstances, an Awakener would be needed to guarantee sess."


    Zi sped her coffee mug with her slender and fair fingers, and lifted it for an elegant sip before speaking.


    "Your conjecture is quite logical, but you omitted one fact. We aren''t there to ughter Awakener level dinosaurs but merely, to infiltrate their territory and steal something from an ordinary old man. This disparity is substantial."


    Sheyan paused briefly before refuting.


    "Yes, but��"


    When speaking till here, Sheyan abruptly sealed his mouth.


    This was because Sheyan noticed something.


    On the rooftop garden of a five-star grand hotel two hundred metres from here, an individual had suddenly emerged.


    Instead, the revolving restaurant was situated a few couple dozen metres higher than the rooftop garden. This prosperous restaurant was constantly revolving slowly, making it hard for that individual to notice the gang of four. Instead, it would be rtively simple for Sheyan andpany to spy on him, because at this time, there were only a measly few guests on the hotel''s rooftop garden.


    This was a skinny and tall brat whose head was adorned with an adidas headband. He carried a brown backpack and appeared like a typical tourist. However, when he retrieved a tiny hollow straw in his mouth����an iparably incisive air of danger instantly exuberated out from him!


    It was as though anyone would get injured just by looking at him!


    "Zi, you recognize him?" Sheyan raised his coffee mug to his lips and expressionlessly whispered.


    Zi added a sugar cube in her coffee mug and stirred it gently with a spoon. The spoon asionally clinked against the coffee mug''s surface. As she nced at that individual, she insipidly announced.


    "Yes, he''s from Skull Party and should be a rtively terrifying peak Growth-Hunter."


    Sheyan then nced at the main clock of this restaurant. The clock hands were pointing at 3 minutes to noon.


    His eyes squinted as he pronounced.


    "Ah, I can''t wait��Zi, if Fu Lyanna encounters imminent fatal danger, would Zeus risk himself to rescue her?"


    The two names, Fu Lyanna and Zeus, were a taboo to Zi. Nevertheless, Sheyan just had to bring them up.


    Zi instantly transformed into a icy beauty who lived in cial mountains, her eyes flickered coldly as she scoffed.


    "No idea."


    Sheyan smiled and jested.


    "But if it were you in Fu Lyanna''s shoes, would Zeuse?"


    Zi instantly bit her lips and issued a deep tone after a long while.


    "Shut up!"


    "Something''s happening!" Brother ck''s eyesight was the best. Of course, he interrupted to break the awkward atmosphere as well.


    Only Sheyan knew why he purposely rubbed Zi''s wound. Some matters could be kept in the heart while some cannot. Just like the death of a formerrade, if one allowed sorrow to continue fermenting in the heart, one would end up with extremely severe psychological damage.


    Zi was fine now while being upied in this trial of life and death. Yet once the calm after the storm ensues, that was when the greatest hurt would erupt.


    At this moment, everyone''s attention was drawn away by Brother ck.


    Amidst the Downtown za below, although the Metals Professor and her group had disguised themselves, thebined imposing aura they exuded was out of the ordinary. Sable was currently leading the way.


    Witnessing this scene, Sheyan''s lips curled into a smirk. He could pretty much predict a reaction from Skull Party soon.


    They had cordoned off and have been monitoring this area and unexpectedly, came a bunch from Glory Party. Yes, even an average person could understand what was going on.


    Those scums from Glory Party must''ve received intelligence on the impending transaction to be held in the Target Cafe! Otherwise, what would they be here for?


    In such a scenario, the members of Skull Party would continue hiding patiently in the shadows, and take this opportunity to keep tabs on their opponent. Then, when the mysterious dealer and buyer arrives, they would capture everything in one fell swoop; killing two birds with one stone!


    Nevertheless, they only had specific information on Wester. Without Wester showing himself, they would have to continue waiting.


    In contrast, the Metals Professor and group wasn''t going to maintain this peaceful status quo, because, they weren''t aware of whatever dog sheet transaction. Instead, they were here in search of a nonexistent secret cell.


    The members of Glory Party obviously weren''t courteous professionals. When searching for the secret cell, a crudemotion definitely couldn''t be avoided. With amotion resembling that of a demolishing t, without a doubt, the mysterious dealer and Wester would be scared silly and thus, sensing something was amiss and call off the meeting.


    Thus, the group from Glory Party would''ve pricked the reverse scales of Skull Party.

 Chapter 733: Skull’s path

    <h4>Chapter 733: Skull��s path</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Events unfolded very naturally as the Metals Professor andpany wreaked havoc at the cafe. A search transpired into a series of vile behavior, which incited a massive and unruly riot; flocks of humans came pouring out of the area in an unprecedented panic, while many busy-body passersby crowded the surroundings as they attempted to peep and add oil to themotion.


    This scene coincidentally fit the description of ''wanting to enter but unable to, wanting to leave but failing to''. Multitudes of desperate individuals were shoving around, jumping over masonry borders of shrubs and flowers, or tantly sshing through decorative fountains and ponds to escape. Fortunately, Target Cafe was located at basement two and people couldn''t jump down through the windows����


    However, amidst the chaos, one could noticeably observe a few individuals tantly shuffling through the crowd. They squeezed through the crowd as though the human obstacles weren''t worth mentioning, and appeared like a heated knife cutting through butter.


    Meanwhile, Sheyan suddenly asked Zi.


    "What is the degree of Zeus'' current prowess? Zi?"


    Zi paused for a while before unenthusiastically responding.


    "He should''ve already broken through the boundary of a Growth-Hunter."


    Sheyan squinted his eyes and inquired again.


    "Wouldn''t this mean����the Skull Party is destined for a massive defeat?"


    Zi shook her head in response.


    "Themander of Skull Party, Skull, is a mystifying and unknown card. I''ve crossed hands with him before, hmph hmph, he took my ''Force Wall'' as though it was a gentle brush."


    Speaking till here, Zi nced at Sheyan with a look of amusement. Evidently, she just remembered the first time she encountered Sheyan, where a single ''Force Collision Wall'' struck him to half dead state.


    Sheyan''s lips twitched slightly as he recalled that scene, in contrast to Zi''s sneering looking.


    She gracefully lifted her coffee mug and took another sip, while her eyes flickered with anticipation.


    "A sh between Zeus and Skull��that should aid you and Reef greatly right. By watching them battle, it''ll aid you in making a conclusive decision for your future path. Ah, strictly speaking, the benefits of spectating this battle is not inferior to a silver storyline grade equipment."


    "That��should be Skull."


    On a main road leading to the za''s exterior, a Harley-Davidson motorbike zoomed in with a thunderous rumbling that brimmed with rampant arrogance. Large clouds of ck fog puffed out of its exhaust, as the Harley-Davidson motorbike elerated bombastically before executing a drift and halting in the middle of the za.


    A brawny male hopped off the motorbike. Every movement he made carried a taste of steel and blood, as his feet trampled deep into the concrete road. Fragments of tar sprayed out from the impact and struck against unlucky passerbys, wounding them gravely and even causing fatal casualties on the spot!


    This man of steel and blood then sauntered into the building and towards the cafe, while scanning across with a chilling gaze of explosive fury.


    Several members of Skull Party started assembling behind him as they awaited Skull''s callousmand.


    "Since some foolish Glory Partyckeys have decided to scare our prey, they shall rece them. Their lives and honor will suffice topensate us."


    Although Sheyan and his group were pretty distanced from the za, as the schemers behind this conspiracy, they had long prepared the za and ced spyware equipment around the vicinity of the cafe.


    Hence, they could safely survey the scene while lowering the chances of being discovered by enemies with outstanding perceptive sense.


    At this moment, the Metals Professor marched out from the Target Cafe. She released a sharpughter and scoffed.


    "What shameless boasting!"


    In response, Skullughed crazily with his head looking towards the sky. Then, he abruptly cut hisughter and boomed awe-inspiringly.


    "Splendid, simply marvellous. Judas! Where''s Zeus?"


    A short old man proceeded to fish out a clock looking object and observed it for a while.


    "Currently still around the outskirts of Jurassic Park."


    Skull sinisterly continued.


    "So, I''m afraid even retrieving your corpses would be an extravagant hope for Zeus after he rushes here."


    Uponpleting his statement, Skull produced a pair of metallic boots that shimmered with a deep blue brilliance from his personal storage. Evidently, its value wasn''t just an ordinary dark-blue grade equipment.


    Following that, a bbergasting scene ured.


    Kacha! Kacha! This male unexpectedly erged his mouth and devoured the metallic boots with a few chomps! His expression didn''t appear as though he was eating a pair of boots, but a jam biscuit.


    After devouring the boots, the nightmare imprint in the middle of Skull''s brows emitted an iparably ring shine!


    In a sh, Skull''s body mass amplified by several folds and his feet sunk further into the solid concrete ground with crackling sounds; sinking all the way till knee deep!


    Two deep blue metallic glows beamed out from Skull''s nightmare imprint before linking with two other members beside him!


    The beams were seemingly channeling an unknown source incessantly to them, and instantaneously, two sets of deep blue metallic armour shockingly coated the peripheries of the two individuals. Both armours wereced with sharp spikes and one could imagine how indomitable their defenses were.


    The two members immediately charged towards the Target Cafe!


    Simultaneously, a barrage of coordinated and incredibly powerful assaults struck them. These assaults were undoubtedly unleashed by the members of Glory Party. Simrly, one could imagine how deadly these assaults were.


    However, the two Skull Party aggressors looked as if they didn''t sustain much damages, and only the blue metal armour coating them was sted into scattering fragments. Nevertheless, the two deep blue beams from Skull''s forehead continued linking to their bodies, and appeared to be restoring their metal armours.


    Viewing this scene, both Sheyan and Reef were stunned! Under Skull''s enhancement, those two Growth-Hunters could actually fight evenly the bunch of Glory Party members!


    How terrifying was his buffing ability? Was this the true extent of an MT''s capabilities? Also, what was Zi referring to when she mentioned the path of an MT?


    Meanwhile, seeing that theirrades had created an opening, the other Skull Party members charged forth unanimously.


    Encountering this predicament, the Metals Professor released a sharp order, as they members of Glory Party quickly withdrew up to basement one of the building.


    In this instant, Sheyan noticed that as the distance between Skull and the two members widened, the linking deep blue beam turned rtively thin as though it could break anytime. Furthermore, the metal armour coating the two contestants became covered densely with cracks and looked to be disintegrating soon.


    Observing that, Skull cumbersomely pulled out both feet and strode deeper into the building with a speed slower than average humans. Every step he made caused chunks of cement to disperse as his feet sank knee-deep into the ground.


    As Skull closed in gap between his tworades, the two connecting beams regained their usual state. Evidently, the beaming link between Skull and his subordinates didn''t possess infinite distance, and was restricted to a fixed proximity.


    s, the Glory Party members were like mouses in a mousehole without an exit. Although Skull''s advancing pace was pathetically slow, it was akin to forcing them into their graves with every step.


    All of a sudden, the air around Skull suddenly and strangely rippled like a passing heat wave!


    Right now, his party members were all swarming the cafe building and not a single person remained around Skull. Thus, it represented that he would''ve to fend for himself for this short duration.


    In the next second, an iparably incisive dagger pierced out from nowhere, directly thrusting for Skull''s throat.


    With both his feet still rooted in the ground, Skull naturally couldn''t dodge in time.


    Hence, hezily reached out his hand to block. When the incisive dagger stabbed Skull''s hand, it merely scraped out a streak of sparks against a sudden coat of metal over Skull''s hand.


    In spite of that, this randomly appearing assassin attacked with miraculously rapid pace, releasing another 5-6 stabs in a sh. Thest stab even carved out a mirage of a twinkling ivory tooth as it drilled a deep wound into Skull''s shoulder, causing blood to pour out instantly.


    "Good move, relieving his allies by attacking the enemy''s home base." Brother ck praised and continued. "Zi, you must recognize him eh?"


    Zi calmly replied.


    "Of course, that is Demondream''s master, Yake. Rumoured as a man who dances on sword tips, Demondream has never won against him. Hmph, but trying to reverse the situation with just him? Simply impossible. An MT exists for the sole reason of tanking damage for his team, regardless of how powerful Yake''s assaults are, he cannot do much to Skull within such a short span of time. On the contrary, he may slip up and die instead!"


    Just as Zi''s words faded, a ''corpse'' lying not too far from Skull abruptly jolted up. Indeed, this ''corpse'' was the voluptuous Patrice!


    She actually possessed such a unique ability of disguise. Just moments prior to this, she resembled a dead corpse sprawled on the ground with no abnormalities.


    Her lips curled into a cold sneer as her left finger shed with a mournful streak. A ''High-Frequency Sliceray'' swerved out from her scorpion tail like finger cot and headed straight for Yake!


    Relying on her abrupt appearance, the angle and speed of Patrice''s ''High-Frequency Sliceray'' was extremely craftly and was simply unavoidable for Yake.


    Concurrently, Skull punched forth viciously with his steel fist towards Yake! A dull glow condensed even condensed around his first, which either added an immeasurable killing force to it, or an disastrously vile negative effect!

 Chapter 734: Chaotic fight

    <h4>Chapter 734: Chaotic fight</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Yet in this crucial instance, Yake''s figure emanated a fuzziness and within a split second, his figure unexpectedly dispersed with a ''shua'' into three identical Yakes!


    Patrice''s ''High-Frequence Sliceray'' shed through one of the Yakes which directly disyed a virtual image dispersing. Evidently, she had struck an illusion.


    Meanwhile, Skull''s fist elerated forth with explosiveness and issued a thunderous boom, before colliding into the chest of another Yake.


    In this moment, though Yake didn''t receive any direct damages, he was sted by a surge of explosive aura. As though constricted by a rope, he lost his bnce and crashed miserably to the ground before rolling for a full 20 metres; his body scraping pitifully across the rough edges of the ground as fresh blood oozed out from the cuts.


    "It didn''t look like Skull''s fist deals any direct damage but is only used to repel the enemy faraway." Reef earnestly concluded.


    Zi added indifferently.


    "Obviously. When an MT appears, he''ll most likely be the focus of fire. With every passing second an MT can remain in the battlefield, the benefits he supplies will carry on for that second; after all, victory or defeat can be determined by just a single second. Thus, the MT''s ability should allow him to live as long as possible, even for an offensive nature ability, it should still follow this principle!"


    As Yake rolled on the ground with unwavering momentum, he finally collided into a sculpture in the midst of the za; causing the sculpture to crumble instantly.


    Concurrently, Patrice drew the air with her finger cot and instantly, six streaks of criss-crossing ''High-Frequency Slicerays'' volleyed rapidly towards Yake.


    Immediately, Yake forced himself back up as he reached out both hands to intersect Patrice''s attack.


    Ding! Ding! Dang! Dang! With his ten figures all spreaded out, one could hear thumping collisions as though ss pearls colliding into each other.


    Closely after, a regiment of grey radiance swiftly appeared amidst Yake''s hands. That radiance resembled a cocoon with a pliable but strong surface, and one could discretely notice red glows attempting to pervade out from within.


    Then, Yake spat a mouthful of blood onto that greyish radiating cocoon!


    After absorbing blood, the greyish radiance gradually dimmed and dispersed into powder form, before contributing to air pollution instead of falling to the ground. Instead, the fledgling within was swiftly revealed. A frame, coated in gold with many interwoven engravings, appearing like a peerlessly gorgeous and exquisite art piece.


    In the middle of this frame, was a red crystal mirror that seemingly contained an absorbing visual effect in it. By looking into it, one would feel like he was staring into the deep ocean. Although this red crystal mirror was merely twenty centimetres in diameter, its depth couldn''t be seen through but issued a dazzling blurriness instead. Enhanced by its prestigious crown like golden frame, the mirror appeared mystifying yet serene; hiding an untold and shocking power!


    "That''s Yake''s ultimate rank 6 max ability! ''Crimson Ashes''!" Zi coldly announced.


    Sheyan noticed her tone contained a fuming rage within, and figured she had suffered terribly under this ability before.


    In the next instant, the six ''High-Frequency Slicerays'' reached Yake but were abruptly swallowed by Yake''s boundless vortex mirror!


    "That formidable?" Mogensha blurted reflexively. "His mirror can actually absorb all attacks?"


    "No, only long-range assaults." Zi''s voice turned frostier. "Except��it absolutely isn''t a simple absorption like what you think!"


    Evidently, Patricewas extremely surprised by this whereby a speckle of brilliance flickered on her finger cot. A golden eagle phantom could be seen floating behind her, which was probably the umtion of her next ability strike.


    Instead, Yake''s mirror radiated and unexpectedly released six ''High-Frequency Slicerays'' in the next second back at Patrice. However, this time, those ''High-Frequency Slicerays'' were dyed with a crimson luster, making them appear like six zing streaks.


    In the midst of channeling her next ability, Patrice could only issue a scream and forcibly disrupt her ability before darting to the side.


    Yet after she darted away, those six zing ''High-Frequency Slicerays'' whizzed in straight for Skull.


    Undoubtedly, Skull''s mobility remained tragically slow and couldn''t dodge in time.


    Thus, an incredibly intense explosion urred, as a fiery inferno engulfed Skull and eventually left a tiny mushroom cloud of ashes in the aftermath.


    After the ashes dispersedpletely, one could see Skull''s charred face as he guarded his head with both arms. Although embers remained burning his body, he red at Yake with venomous austerity.


    "The ''Crimson Ashes'' eh? I had my eyes on you since thest battle. What a pain in the arse for my subordinates eh, today will be the day you die!"


    While Skull uttered the phrase ''day you die'', the gang of four was concurrently observing the individual spying from the rooftop garden of the opposite hotel building.


    His aura suddenly rose dramatically as he crouched by the garden porch, and aimed the pipe in his mouth towards Yake. Then, his cheeks swelled up before releasing a gentle blow!


    Instantly, a sharp object, bundled with a fingernail-sized glow, whizzed out from his blowpipe.


    That object wasn''t visually fanciful nor did it release an ear-piercing rumbling sounds. If one must describe its feature, then it was only the light ''Chi'' sound it emitted.


    Like a thin silver needle, the glowing object hauled a long stretch of light ray which couldn''t be differentiated under the re of the sunlight.


    The entire process of ejecting this blowdart seemed utterly insignificant.


    Though this hidden individual was blessed with a panoramic view of half the za, he actually couldn''t observe Yake directly, but was blocked by two shorter buildings, trees, rocks and many random concrete obstacles. Nevertheless, he wasn''t aiming at the opponent with his line of sight but through the eyes of hisrade.


    As for the blowdart he released, it actually disregarded all concrete obstructions; be it grand buildings, steel, trees or the air, it disregarded them all, vaporizing a tiny needle hole as it punctured through all blocking objects.


    The damage of this blowdart wasn''t high, so much so that it could be considered weak. The only thing unique about it was its ability to bypass and puncture through all things within a two kilometres effective range. Rocks, trees, water, air, human bodies����it would never fail to leave behind a minute hole.


    Despite that, this blowdart resulted in different unique effects from striking different parts of the opponent.


    A: Piercing the opponent''s leg, the opponent''s movement speed would plunge substantially.


    B: Piercing the opponent''s chest, the opponent would be silenced for 15 seconds, not being able to use any ability or item.


    C: Piercing the opponent''s head, the opponent would be stunned for three seconds.


    The most outrageous aspect was if an opponent receives three consecutive blow darts at the same area within a short duration of time. His HP would instantly drop by 33%! Of course, this effect was ineffective against storyline characters, but would still deal an astonishing amount of damage.


    In a sh, Yake''s chest was prated by that single blowdart. He was instantly silenced of all his abilities and items for 15 seconds.


    Right at this moment, Skull revealed a sinister smirk as the rade enhancing'' deep blue beam shooting out of his forehead abruptly converged onto Patrice instead!


    Consecutively, many nearby corpses unexpectedly jolted and scrambled up. Very evidently, gue, who could vanish or appear unpredictably, had acted and assembled her zombie army to strike alongside Patrice.


    In a sudden twist of events, now Patrice, ''blowdart'', gue and Skull were ganging up on a single Yake!


    Although Yake was simrly a powerful Growth-Hunter, he still couldn''t sustain for even a minute and died tragically on scene.


    Thus, the first to fall of Glory Party emerged.


    Concurrently as Yake was perishing, the blowdart male looked rather exhausted from his ability and hastily drank down mouthfuls of drink to quickly recover his MP.


    All of a sudden, a fiery bullet kissed his head. His entire body rattled and broke the railing as he directly fell off the building.


    From afar, a few incredibly arrogant gunshots echoed in.


    While falling in mid air with a face full of blood, that blowdart male received three consecutive bullets. Although he attempted to wriggle himself to retaliate, he utterly failed to decipher the orientation of the hidden aggressor!!!!


    When the fourth gunshot resounded, Zi''s bodd abruptly trembled as she mumbled word by word.


    "It''s Aziz. Indeed, it''s him, he finally showed up!"


    Upon hearing Aziz''s name, Brother ck subconsciously clenched his coffee mug handle tightly. Crackling sounds emitted from it as clear cracks could be seen.

 Chapter 735: Zeus’s path

    <h4>Chapter 735: Zeus��s path</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Nothing strange happened as Aziz''s fourth bullet whizzed in.


    However, ten metres away from hitting the blowdart male, the whirling bullet conjured out an image of a diabolical direwolf.


    Its mouth drenched with blood, the direwolf pounced forth in mid-air and viciously munched the blowdart male''s neck. With a ferocious twist, it ripped out flesh and blood as it devoured his life.


    The blowdart male was still living prior to falling off the building. Yet uponnding, he shockingly crashed down as a non-discountable dead man.


    With a deted long howl, the direwolf vanished into thin air.


    One could observe how extraordinarily impressive Aziz''s offense was!


    As the discrete second figurehead of Glory Party, he was indeed worthy of his reputation.


    Yet despite his overwhelming offense, as time dragged on, he still failed to close up the disparity between both parties.


    It was easy to differentiate the disparity between individual formidability and party formidability. Speaking in terms of football clubs, could a single Lionel Messi carry Argentina to world victory? Or in terms of basketball clubs, could one Kobe Bryant win against a full NBA team?


    Thus, as time dragged on, the Metals Professor and her group was forced to the third floor; the highest floor and also the parking area. They were trapped in an impasse and casualties were bound to rapidly surface.


    The individuals who followed the Metals Professor were practically mostly elites sent to restrain Zi, yet little did they know, two of them would first be eliminated by Sheyan and gang while the rest would suffer an utter tragedy here.


    Calcting in terms of Glory Party''s diminishingbat capabilities as more fell in this world, they had plummeted to nearly a third of their original party''s strength!


    If all of them were to be annihted by Skull Party, then Glory Party''s prowess would definitely not even possess a third of their original might.


    Meanwhile, as she spectated her enemy''s extermination, Zi didn''t appear very happy.


    As Sheyan nced from his angle, he could observe a dull and worried expression; one that contained a fear for the unknown future.


    Sensing Sheyan''s gaze, Zi abruptly swung around and scoffed.


    "You''re thinking I''m too soft?"


    Sheyan chuckled in response.


    "You''re a woman."


    There was an unspoken but vivid implication in his words, to which Zi sighed and replied.


    "Wait until you be an official Growth-Hunter, then you will know how I feel today."


    Sheyan was about to answer but he noticed Zi''s sudden frown.


    "Such a powerful spatial ripple��could it be, Fu Lyanna is this crazy, she actually dares to summon the ''Arbitrary Door'' ?"


    Sheyan and the others weren''t mage type contestants like Zi and couldn''t sense any spatial ripple. Nevertheless, they could clearly observe a strange oddity uring in the surrounding space.


    For example, tiny vortexes started swirling in their idle coffee mugs, while a crushed up bill had randomly floated into the air.


    A faint humming rung in their ears as though an airne was about tond����


    Sheyan then asked.


    "Zi, can your ''Skywalker Force, Strands of Time'' ability disrupt the ripples?"


    Zi gazed deep into his eyes as she clutched her silver dagger with her slender fair fingers.


    "I''m not sure but I can try."


    Sheyan pondered a little before earnestly replying.


    "There isn''t a need to. Weakening Glory Party to this extent has already met our current objectives, they will probably not pose a massive threat to use anymore. What good will it be if they lose any more? Rather than shaving off more members, why not let Skull and Zeus duel each other!"


    After pensively thinking, Reef then interrupted.


    "I agree with what Zi said previously. If we can spectate their fight, the knowledge we''ll acquire wouldn''t be inferior to a silver storyline grade equipment. Let Zeuse, let us witness all his aces!"


    "Zeus is here." Mogensha abruptly blurted.


    Under the Metals Professor''s guidance, a queer blue line sliced through the air in front of her out of nowhere. The blue line then expanded before one could distinctly observe two hands strenuously attempting to push through. Gradually, an unstable radiance that could amodate the size of one human was formed.


    The next second, a figure stode out.


    This wasn''t a herculean looking figure but could only be described as prettyrge. Still, his countenance released a pair of eagle eyes looking out for its wolf pack. It was as though everyone would crowd around him and ept his leadership.


    "That must be Zeus eh?" Sheyan calmly muttered.


    Zi nodded emotionlessly.


    Following that, other subordinates swarmed out of the ''Arbitrary Door'' like fishes and thest to exit the door was ''nose-ring'' Finarsih.


    When Finarsih stepped out, he very bluntly vomited a mouthful of blood before passing out. Sprawled to the ground without a hint of mobility, it was obvious Zi was right; summoning the ''Arbitrary Door'' was indeed immensely taxing!


    Zeus surveyed his surroundings with an ashen expression. Evidently, he could sense that the grievous rate of casualty of his party had eclipsed his imagination.


    Right in this instant, Skull marched in like a pile driver. With every slow step he took, chunks of rock and cement scattered as he ascended to the third floor.


    The two stared at each other.


    Raging sparks could be seen between the gazes of the two invincible MTs.


    "Your guys��have contributed a total of 12 achievement points, a dark-gold grade equipment and a silver storyline grade equipment to us." Skill mocked with a tinge of sincerity on his metallic shimmering face as he continued.


    "Although this is far from thepensation we should receive but I have to admit, Zeus, you and your party have truly been generous."


    Zeus apathetically replied.


    "Your greatest forte is still your mouth, Skull. It seems the lesson you received the previous time was far from enough."


    While speaking, Zeus''s left arm muscles swelled intensely and ripped apart the sleeves. One could see cyan snake-like veins meandering along his arms as it disyed a deformed vigor.


    In a split second, Zeus''s left arm smashed down onto the ground like a pile driver; drilling deep into the concrete floor like a hot knife cutting through butter, all the way till his elbow drilled in.


    Strangely, the fragmented cement didn''t scatter from the impact but instead, congregated fiercely towards his elbow. It was as though a certain sticky but unyielding liquid was formed, as Zeus''s left arm released an inexhaustible attraction force, sucking all the concrete fragments onto his arm.


    Then with a mighty pull, Zeus pulled his left arm out with a sonorous crunch!


    This time, rocks sprayed out as dust pervaded the air. One could now observe a massive pit in the ground before him.


    Ayer ofrge concrete rocks now bundled around Zeus''s left arm, causing it to be exceptionally gigantic.


    Concurrently, the nightmare imprint at his chest emitted a piercing brilliance. Simr to Skull, two dusky grey beams then shot out from his nightmare imprint!


    In contrast, the two beams didn''t link with anyone. Instead, a beam shot towards the ground beneath Glory Party and the other beneath the members of Skull Party.


    Vividly seen, those grey beams created a forty square metre dull greyish zone where theynded.


    Like a swarm of bees, the members of Glory Party rushed towards their dull grey zone.


    As for the members of Skull Party, they begun segregated as speedily attempted to escape they dull grey zone on their side.


    Nevertheless, Zeus could control the positions of his dusky grey beams. Like stage lights, he managed to epass at least 5-6 members within his dull grey zone.


    One could clearly notice, the members of Glory Party moved with a distinctively elerated speed in their dull grey zone. In contrast, Skull Party members had their movement speed severely impaired within the dull grey zone.


    The two Growth-Hunters, who caused Glory Party to suffer dearly after being buffed by Skull, would have no choice but to enter a dull grey zone to besiege their Glory Party foes. s, their speed would fall drastically inside the grey zone while their opponents'' speed would amplify wondrously.


    Momentster, they were battered miserably and wanted to exchange damage for damage wasn''t a possibility as well.


    Yet the most astounding fact was this. Even bullets that entered Zeus''s grey zones had their velocity slowed.


    Sheyan even witnessed the mage type Metals Professor effortlessly shielding herself from several bullets in her face. The slow bullets were easily deflected by her magic wand.


    Upon viewing the shock in Sheyan''s and Reef''s eyes, Zi solemnly announced.


    "That is Zeus''s MT ability known as ''Gravity Rule''.


    His allies would receive movement speed bonus in his gravity domains, while his foes would suffer movement and attack speed decline.


    At this moment, someone attempted to assault Zeus.


    Obviously, Zeus''s movement speed had also plunged significantly, but he simply blocked with his rocky left arm; it was essentially like an impregnable barrier!


    The effects of Skull Party''s attack on him was oddly poor as well.


    Sheyan sunk into silence for a brief while before saying.


    "I can now roughly understand the key constitutions of an MT."


    "Firstly, an official MT possesses an ability that can greatly strengthen hisrades or weaken his foes. This ability definitely carries an outstanding precedence, and its effects would be extremely shocking."


    "Next, when an MT demonstrates that ability, he will have to pay a definite price. For example, the glow on his nightmare imprint will clearly reveal his position, or he will experience a massive plunge his movement speed; perhaps, even being incapable of walking!"


    "Thus when that happens, enemies will undoubtedly focus fire on the MT. Why so? Because the MT is a living target practice. A clear target that cannot move, one that can only endure damage and also the most crucial core of the party. Once the opposing MT falls, the party would achieve overwhelming superiority!"

 Chapter 736: Both sides suffer

    <h4>Chapter 736: Both sides suffer</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Zi then added.


    "Guys, don''t ever forget that both Skull and Zeus are just beginners of this phase. If Skull can upgrade his ability to a higher level, he''ll transform into a metalloid; substantially reducing damage dealt to himself and possibly buffing every member with a dark metal armour!"


    "If Zeus''s ability can be upgraded to the highest level, he''ll turn into a golem himself. Perhaps, he''ll be able to shoot out eight rays of gravitational rays that epass 500 square metres. He can easily envelop opposing parties in gravity zones or abruptly remove gravity to cause opponents to float up! An iparably master of discement."


    Reef was currently spectating silently, and finally spoke after hearing Zi''s speech.


    "Looking at the situation now, Skull''s MT ability can only be used on his ownrades while Zeus can use his both offensively and defensively. Delving deeper, Skull''s ability also requires a permanent equipment sacrifice. Seems like Zeus''s ability is stronger."


    Zi shook her head in response.


    "Not necessarily, even though Skull sacrifices an equipment, he may not need to spend anything else. Furthermore, the better the equipment consumed, the longer the MT ability willst. Perhaps, the quality of armour he bestows onto hisrades is rted with the grade of equipment consumed; sacrificing a dark-gold grade equipment in exchange for a dark-gold metal armour. Moreover, you''ll realize this after crossing hands with the contestants enhanced by Skull; the metal armour he conjures actually strengthens all aspects. The greatest strengthening is survivability, followed by movement speed, attack speed and others."


    "Inparison, Zeus''s MT requires achievement points, utility points and potential points to activate once. The wastage of both side is nearly identical but Zeus''s ability is more focused towards agility only."


    "Thinking in this perspective, both abilities have the same starting point despite their immense differences. The reason you guys think Zeus is superior is due to the narrow area skewing more to his advantage. If that was a broad battlefield, Zeus''s gravity influence would minimally be reduced by half."


    Sheyan doubtfully surveyed the fight before abruptly inquiring.


    "What, you are saying an MT''s path����is chosen by the realm when one advances to an Awakener?"


    Zi hesitated slightly before softly answering.


    "In most cases��yes."


    "Meaning there are some rare cases that differs?" Sheyan captured the underlying meaning beneath Zi''s words.


    Instead, Zi kept quiet and continued sipping from her coffee mug. Evidently, she wasn''t willing to delve more into this topic.


    At present, subtle deviations were urring throughout the battle scene. After Zeus''s appearance, his gravity zones effectively guarded his subordinates and prevented the two metal armoured, closebat Growth-Hunters from achieving anything.


    As forbatants utilizing arrows or darts, their barrages of projectiles were undoubtedly slowed by the sphere of gravity and failed to threaten.


    If Skull Party had more powerful extremely longe-rangebatants, they could still bomb indiscriminately into the gravity zone of Glory Party and perhaps achieve some sess. s, Glory Party possessed the redoubtable Aziz!


    After assassinating the blowdart male, Aziz had redirected his focus and unexpectedly managed to suppress three members of Skull Party; leaving ''markswoman'' Tristana, ''unpredictably vanishing'' gue, and Patrice gasping for breath!


    Furthermore, he still managed to manifest his existence to other fighting members of Skull Party once in a while.


    Under the terrifying shadow of Aziz, how formidable could the long-rangebatants of Skull Partypare with?


    As he witnessed his scene, Sheyan inscribed two names on the coffee table - ''Finarsih'' and ''Aziz''.


    To him, only those two could be hailed as Zeus''s left and right arms. In order to strike down Glory Party, both individuals must definitely be eliminated. It was hard to tell if they were fortunate or unlucky to have their names noted down by Sheyan����


    ***************


    Time swiftly trickled away.


    Even though both parties were focusing fire on the MTs, the Skull Party actually upied the manpower advantage. Thus, after seizing a wonderful opportunity, a five menbined assault seeded in ying another contestant of Glory Party.


    However, in that same instance, two bullets from Aziz whizzed in with a phantom of colossal snow-wolves.


    The first bullet rampantly chewed gue out from her hiding void, while the other directly shot Tristana into a near-death state. Thus, members of Skull Party had no choice but to deviate their attention to aid them.


    Zues quickly ordered the Metals Professor to unleash her horrifying ''Metallic Tempest'' upon identifying this opportunity. With this move, he seeded in breaking through this ''execution ground'' and fled the parking area.


    In this situation, the Glory Party now had ample space to escape while defending.


    Meanwhile, Skull was exceedingly clear that persisting in pursuit would inevitably lead to a terrible fiasco of a war of attrition. Any party of the nightmare realm definitely wouldn''t wish tond into such fighting circumstance, even if their party leader had gone crazy, the members absolutely wouldn''t ord.


    After several attempts of ''probing'' offenses, both Zeus and Skull lost their will to continue battling.


    Both leaders soon led their parties, each respectively to the north and south, before disappearing into the distant.


    Meanwhile, was Sheyan squinting his eyes with a peculiar glint as he observed them leaving.


    Zi nced at him and insipidly uttered.


    "Do you feel extremely dejected? Simr to an MT but unable to stand toe to toe with them. Actually, there isn''t a need to undervalue yourself. As a contestant, you are already doing a pretty remarkable job, as long as you have ample time����"


    Sheyan chuckled and abruptly refuted.


    "Your words are wrong from the beginning. Firstly, why should I feel dejected? Even right now, I dare to confront Zeus! Perhaps I can''t cope against him, but he can''t do much to me either! Secondly, you seem to be forgetting who was it that masterminded this double-side defeat fiasco. No matter how indomitable one is, without a brain for resourcefulness, what can power amount to?"


    Zi offered an indifferent smile but refrained from arguing with Sheyan. Clearly, she was rather thrown off by his attitude.


    Nevertheless, she noticed both Reef''s and Mogensha''s gaze.


    Gazes that shockingly disyed unwavering certainty in Sheyan''s words!


    Waves of tremor shook Zi''s heart as she failed to repress a notion from welling up her heart.


    "Could it be he meant what he said???? How��how''s that possible?! A mere contestant dares to contend against the might of an Awakener MT?!"


    A momentter, she realized Sheyan created a surprise in her once again. He was truly an existence that brokemon sense. It was like an indescribable bewildering fog enshrouded him. Whenever she felt like she had uncovered ayer of fog to see through the real him, she would soon discover that anotheryer of fog was still masking him��


    "Let''s go.'' Sheyan scanned the chaotic za once again before gently ordering.


    "Our harvest today is sufficient. Oh yeah, for our next step, we need to gather detailed information on Hammond. Although we can now roughly deduce he is residing in Jurassic Park, we must still amass more information to make adequate preparations. Recklessly wandering into that ghost ind would be akin tomitting suicide!"


    Hence, the contestant quartet proceeded to board the elevator down.


    ****************


    Inside the high-speed elevator.


    The sophisticated Zi couldn''t resist her urge to question Sheyan.


    "Seaman, exactly what ability are you relying on to have such confidence in contesting Skull and Zeus?"


    Sheyan burst into jubntughter as he answered.


    "I was just kidding, you actually believed me a casual joke. Zi, you must''ve been cheated by others before right?"


    "YOU����"


    Sheyan''sst phrase contained a double underlying meaning. Asking a woman if she had been cheated before��it was truly an inappropriate statement.


    Zi''s skin was fair and a blush had surfaced on her cheeks that would take one''s breath away. Nobody could tell if it was embarrassment or frustration as she nced away and ignored him.


    Three hourster, the gang of four arrived at Stormfold City.


    This was a metropolis nearest to the dinosaur disaster zone. There were three airports and the city was flourishing greatly.


    Originally, it had been a medium sized city, but when the dinosaurs came ashore, the government rapidly intervened to develop the scale to leverage on the introduction of dinocrystals. Factories for processing dinosaur leather and other dinosaur rted affairs quickly sprouted one after the other. Very quickly, the city expanded and became thergest metropolis in this world.


    Presently, above 70% of all dinosaur research facilities were located in this city. As for the Hammond whom the gang was looking for, he was previously a vice head engineer of the Sando TeraTech Company and was in charge of the research on cultivating dinosaur hereditary.


    The headquarters of the Sando TeraTech Company was a tremendous 43 storeys building.


    The first twenty storeys had rather rxed security but from then onwards the security became insanely tight with various high tech instations supporting it.


    ording to Zi''s report, weaponry such asser channels that could threaten a contestant''s life were prevalent. Moreover, the guards were equipped with special weapons used for dealing with dinosaurs and were extremely hard to deal with.


    Thus, attempting to barge in would be out of the question, and wanted to acquire any intelligence would be impossible.


    After some contemtions, Sheyan asked if Zi was rtively familiar with any storyline character here. Zi then brought the gang to a Korean BBQ restaurant.


    After entering the BBQ restaurant, they took the elevator to basement three.


    The basement was actually a ck market workshop for dinosaur meat and reeked of an exceedingly rich blood stench. Many workers were chopping dinosaur meat and sprinkling all sorts of repulsive condiments like Meat tenderizers, reused cooking oil, Sudan Red G and others��

 Chapter 737: Tracking down with clues

    <h4>Chapter 737: Tracking down with clues</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Inside the headquarters of this ck market, a plump ck female ced her hands by her hips as she shouted loudly. It was as though she wouldn''t hesitate to swing her butcher''s knife at any lowly worker who ckened off��


    Clearly, her shouts were rather effective. Whenever a name was exposed, that individual would tremble as if he had just been whipped and increase his work efficiency by a third.


    Zi marched towards the plump ck female and whispered several words. That woman then strode over before incisively sizing up the trio.


    "Which report ya purchasing? We don''t do military, government and police."


    Sheyan chuckled in response.


    "ording to online information, there are over ten thousand employees in the Sandro TeraTechpany, and the turnover rate is definitely high. What I want, is intelligence on high rankers who recently left thepany the previous half of the year."


    The plumpy ck female nodded while contemting.


    "Fifty grand."


    Sheyan then added.


    "I hope to obtain it within an hour."


    The plump ck female frowned and hatefully red at Sheyan.


    "I detest brats who cross the line."


    Although she said that, she turn towards a console by her side before retrieving an inte. While speaking, her expression changed from intimidation to threatening and eventually mming a chopper down onto the chopping board. After that loud smack, the opposing party on the inte was finally persuaded.


    The plump ck female then strolled back and swept a nce at Sheyan. She then flicked her left hand while saying.


    "Two hours, fifty grand."


    Sheyanughed and replied.


    "Fine, not a problem. Oh, don''t you misunderstand, I too, am just an employee. Thedy there is my financial backer, get the cash from her."


    Following that, Zi directly fished out a dinocrystal to settle the bill. The gang of four was then invited to the side for a rest.


    At this point, Sheyan suddenly recalled something.


    "Zi, can that nose-ring Finarsih still track you?"


    Zi nodded.


    "Yes."


    Sheyan creased his brows and said.


    "There will be slight problem then."


    Instead, Zi revealed a crafty glint in her eyes. After a brief while, she slowly uttered.


    "Finarsih just expended much MP to initiate the ''Arbitrary Door''. The bacsh he received is directly to his HP and spirit, and can only heal up after returning to the realm. Therefore, though theoretically I can be tracked down, he doesn''t possess the ability to do so for now."


    Sheyan pondered before continuing.


    "So, you''re now temporarily free from the fetters of the Glory Party. However, this is merely for now."


    While puffing his cigar, Brother ck asked curiously.


    "Why do you say so?"


    Sheyan smiled and answered.


    "Ah, because you''ve forgotten one person����Sable who turned to Zeus! Clearly, Sable has probably received the same main mission as Zi at the start. Under the coercion of harsh penalties, he will inevitably strive to aplish this mission. Therefore, the Glory Party may still be able to infer out Zi''s objective. Hence, we still must proceed with caution."


    After an hour and a half of waiting, the plump ck female received a namelist from the inte, which detailed the private information of the men Sheyan requested for. It even contained their contact numbers and addresses.


    Actually, obtaining all these on the wasn''t excessively hard as well, however, Zi only had 48 hours toplete this mission. Moreover, nearly 12 hours had passed and they couldn''t be stingy over wasting time.


    While observing the gang of four walking into the elevator and the elevator rising slowly, a strange sinister smile invaded the plumpy ck woman''s face. She then pulled out a number.


    "Hello, Please connect me with Mister Williams. Code number ''AC981''."


    "Mister Williams, someone just purchased information pertaining to yourpany, perhaps you may have an interest in this?"


    "How much? Of course, a fixed price which floats up the previous transaction by 30%. It''s fine if you aren''t interested."


    "Hello, fine then, the valuation is rather low and we aren''t making profits anymore. Those individuals who purchased the information are����their features are��oh? You want a picture, that will cost an additional eight grand to develop��"


    *************


    After Sheyan and gang left the BBQ restaurant, they attempted to ''identify the fine horse'' with the information gathered.


    They first visited two ces, where they paved their way using money. Mentioning that they were headhunters from a mysterypany, they wished to rope Hammond into theirpany; thus, they didn''t incite suspicions in their interactions.


    In the end, the two individual they met supplied some news. s, they were either incongruous information or news that Sheyan already knew.


    Still, the second person managed to offer a crucial lead. Two months ago, the Sando TeraTechpanyid off a young person, Yasuda, who seemed to understand Hammond quite well.


    Due to his exceptional talents, Hammond recognized Yasuda''s work dearly where Yasuda eventually became his secretary. If not for his bad gambling habits and incurring heaps of debts, thus forcing him to divulge some of thepany''s secrets, he would''ve be the youngest mid-level executive at thepany. Based on Yasuda''s stint at thepany, he definitely knew certain private affairs regarding Hammond.


    With this new direction, Sheyan quickly decided to look for Yasuda. After all, it was easy for a secretary to get involved in certain behind-the-scenes story of their boss. Without a doubt, this individual''s working ethics was questionable. Since he already sold secrets once, with just the right amount of money, it should be fairly simply to get him to spew more.


    Half an hourter, two of them located Hammond''s former secretary, Mister Yasuda.


    He was presently drinking beer while dazing lifelessly in front of aputer screen. He wasn''t old yet his face was covered with a disheveled beard. His room was a mess and the words, ''frustrated'' and ''depressed'' were written on his face.


    Besides, the Sando Teratech Company was like a dragon chief in this industry. Moreover, Yasuda hadmitted one of the most unforgiving mistakes in this industry. Of course he would be smothered by other powerful executives of thepany. Honestly speaking, otherpanies weren''t willing to recruit this ''stain'' of the industry as well.


    As he observed Yasuda''s vacant eyes, Brother ck picked up a discarded cigarette butt by the side and sniffed it before saying.


    "Oh man, this dude was just smoking pot eh? Sheet, seems like we can''t gain anything from him for now."


    Sheyan coldly replied.


    "Do we have the luxury of time to waste on him?"


    While speaking, Sheyan dragged Yasuda''s neck like he was a dead dog, all the way into the restroom. Then, he stepped onto his chest and sprayed his face with a hose at maximum power.


    Initially, Yasuda started coughing violently before cursing wildly. Then, came the pleading before it gradually dimmed to a silence.


    Only then did Sheyan drag him back into the living room.


    After another round of violent coughing and wheezing, before Yasuda could curse in rage, a stack of dor bills came smacking into his face.


    Sheyan then forcefully tugged Yasuda''s mmy and oily hair, allowing him to view clearly, the shimmering glint of an ordinary dinocrystal that Zi was pinching. Then, he smiled and begun.


    "Give me a satisfactory answer, and it''s yours. Of course, in addition to five grand."


    Yasuda remained momentarily stunned. His throat emitted baffled gurgles before he quicklyposed himself and replied.


    "Ask away."


    "Tell me all you know about Hammond."


    Yasuda was rather astonished as he attempted to retract his memories. He also couldn''t help but ask.


    "Why are you asking about him?"


    Sheyan expressionlessly drew out a stack of American dors from Brother ck''s bag and tantly lit it on fire. Thirty centimetres before this unlucky brat''s eyes, the stack was burnt to ashes.


    The pitiful secretary''s face twisted. His throat gurgled once more as unrivalled heartache filled his eyes. He wanted to reach forth to stop this but was kicked far away by Brother ck. When he climbed back up, a wound on his forehead miserably oozed out blood onto his whole face.


    Sheyan red at Yasuda like an eagle ring at a little chick.


    "Your answer is unsatisfactory, Mister Yasuda. The next time I be displeased, I will burn the whole bag of cash, which of course, should all belong to you. Continue your stubbornness, and I''ll be sorry to throw you off the rooftop. Do you want to try testing my words?"


    Yasuda panted heavily as his eyes shed with utmostplications. Suddenly, he ripped away the filthy necktie at his neck and answered.


    "Fine, I''ll say!"


    ****************************


    After interrogating Yasuda for three times, the gang confirmed they didn''t overlook anything. Everytime they swapped a member to interrogate, Yasuda offered a perfectly identical statement.


    After leaving, the contestant quartet nced at each other with bleak smiles. Then, one of them shook his head and eximed.


    "Really unexpected, we actually still have to make a trip to the Sando TeraTechpany''s headquarter!"


    As it turns out, the main information acquired from Yasuda was that Hammond indeed still possessed an operationalb in Jurassic Park. Thisb was located in a strategic location, in the midst of the mountain withplex terrain.


    The reason they could freely enter and leave Jurassic Park, was due to an ''Alpha Spraymist'' developed by thepany.

 Chapter 738: Tough dashing!

    <h4>Chapter 738: Tough dashing!</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    The ''Alpha Spraymist'' would produce a masking odour, thereby reducing the chances of being detected by the dinosaurs.


    Of course, the Sando TeraTechpany wasn''t trying to protect their workers. The only motive for creating the ''Alpha Spraymist'' was for profits, sudden huge profits!


    Hammond was previously in charge of this project. He told the board members that after spraying this mist, they could theoretically dispatch a person to infiltrate the dinosaurs''ir and steal dinosaur eggs or fledgling dinosaurs; both of which would fetch exorbitant prices on the market. As for thepany, they would only have to pay for the worker''s sry, the cost of manufacturing the mist, andpensation payments for worker injury.


    ording to their analysis, the rate of failure still exceeded 70% even after spraying the ''Alpha Spraymist''. Nevertheless, it could reduce other relevant costs by 11.3 times. This was because the normal way to acquire medium orrge sized dinosaur eggs or fledgling dinosaurs, a tiny war would undoubtedly escte!


    Without a doubt, the board of directors were all bought in by this project.


    Soon after, Hammonds fulfilled his promise andpleted the spraymist. After that month, the profits of thepany soared by 114% and lowered costs by 300%.


    However, what the board members didn''t know was, Hammonds harbored an ulterior motive behind this and secretly strengthened its effects for some of the products for himself.


    After consecutive stolen dinosaur eggs and fledgling dinosaurs, the board members of the Sando TeraTechpany, who were still kept in the dark and tasted the sweetness of profits, decided to endlessly invest in the project. They eded to all of Hammond''s plea but didn''t know all their resources were channeled to the secretb in Jurassic Park.


    Of course, thepanyb was merely a temporary camp for Hammond that he could abandon anytime. Not a single individual came to perform any in-depth investigation on him.


    Hence, upon infiltrating the Sando TeraTechpany, the first thing Sheyan needed to do was to obtain the coordinates of this secretb. Secondly, to steal some of the ''Alpha Spraymist''. Although the current ones weren''t modified by Hammond, it would still boost their chances substantially while infiltrating Jurassic Park.


    Time was increasingly tight, thus, the gang of four hastily headed for the Sando TeraTechpany.


    Thepany was the big shot of the industry. Naturally, her headquarters were extraordinary; a 43 storey twin tower that was constructed with a garden theme re.


    The headquarters didn''t appear heavily guarded, nevertheless, the experienced Brother ck managed to scout out forty over surveince cameras while nearing the ce. Moveover, over a hundred security personnels patrolled the building, and were all equipped with equipment superior to even the military.


    Without a doubt, the best disguise would be high-ranking businessmen with a strong sense of professionalism. The guys looked at each other in dismay but Zi was a professional herself, leading the guys as they strode into the building interior.


    Unbeknownst to them, while they seemed to be acting the part, their features were already being scanned by systems.


    ording to the n, they would first ride the elevator to the 19th floor, where the security was stillparatively ck. Next, was to climb the fire escape stairs to the 37th floor.


    ording to Yasuda, the ''Alpha Spraymist'' was stored in that floor. As for the coordinates of the secretb, it could only be retrieved from thepany''s corework. Individuals who possess such ability and status could be found only in the 40th executives floor onwards.


    Moreover, the appearance of the various magnates of thepany were already given to Sheyan andpany through Mister Yasuda''swork. It would be impossible to not recognize them.


    "Eh? Something seems off?" Sheyan watched the elevator doors closing slowly and whispered. "There were clearly many individuals waiting for the lift earlier, why did only us four board it in the end?"


    Zi immediately reacted.


    "You''re implying that we have been watched since we entered? How''s that possible?"


    Sheyan grinned and replied.


    "There''s no such thing as eternal allies, only eternal benefits."


    Her countenance immediately sank as she remained silent.


    The person Sheyan was referring to was rather obvious. Amongst the individuals they interacted with, the probability of two fired workers and Yasuda betraying them was extremely minute. Regardless of being expelled by thepany or leaving themselves, they surely harbored grievances in their hearts. More importantly, it would be hard for the three ''former'' employees to regain thepany''s trust or even acquire any benefits.


    Therefore, the one with thergest suspicion would be that plump ck female. Noticing Zi''s icy countenance, Sheyan felt like he wasn''t sensible to expose this����besides, an unhappy woman is an exceedingly terrifying creature.


    As the elevator slowly ascended, Sheyan''s conjecture was indeed correct. They clearly pressed the 19th floor but strangely, the lift started slowing down at the 8th floor.


    When the elevator doors opened, eight thick-armed, round-waisted guards were shockingly staring expressionlessly at them; pping their arms maliciously with batons.


    A male with the highest cheekbones marched forward and coldly announced.


    "Gentlemen, you are suspected of attempting to appropriate corporate secrets, viting section 7.11 of ourpany''s regtion. I regret to inform you, but we have the rights to restrain the lot of you."


    Facing these domineering guards, Reef shrugged his shoulders and responded.


    "This is a vition of my personal rights, you do not have the authority to do so, I wish to phone mywyer."


    "Hahahaha!" the group of guards startedughing wildly. "My apologies, we do not provide such services.


    A secondter, they watched a frosty looking goddess shooting her right palm towards them!


    While they were still astonished by this view, a terrifying unknown force mmed against their bodies. A force that was akin to a transparent solid wall that collided in!!!


    Force Collision Wall!


    Zi remained standing in the elevator with a clear frosty expression. She ignored the guards that were groaning on the floor and directly pressed for the 38th floor.


    Sadly, the elevator didn''t move. It had been jammed by the control centre.


    Sheyan sighed and said.


    "We can only barge in, but Zi, do you really have such great faith in us three?"


    Zi nced at him and indifferently answered.


    "Didn''t you say that you can stand on equal footing with Zeus? Then I trust you, because if I was with Zeus now, we would surely be able to charge in and aplish the mission without any assistants. What more, you have Reef and AK by your side? Why? Bing soft?"


    Sheyan was stumped by her words, and couldn''t help feeling awkward even with his witty mind.


    Undoubtedly, he was relying on his A-Virus effects. Even if Zeus and his gang wanted to kill him, they would be affected by the virus and fail to pursue Sheyan. Nheless, in a direct confrontation, Party Ace was absolutely not a match for Glory Party.


    Yet after Zi''s series of words, as a man himself, Sheyan obviously wouldn''t acknowledge himself turning ''soft''. Heughed and replied.


    "Fine then, but if we charge to the top tantly, it may give the Sando TeraTechpany sufficient time to wipe out their data; simultaneously, wiping out the coordinates of the secretb as a result. Since that''s the case, what are we waiting for? Let''s climb up through the fire escape stairs."


    Their physical bodies naturally surpassed ordinary individuals. Climbing up over 20 floors would take merely three minutes.


    s, the building''s design indeed exhibited the security ssification of the floors beyond the 20th floor of thepany. A fingerprint ess door emerged which was heavily guarded by guards in strict formation. Evidently, they were already notified.


    As Reef charged up, he instantly witnessed a guard pointing up an extremely queer weapon, before opening fire.


    Reef was charging up while raising his shield, hence, he didn''t notice the guard in time. Upon being shot, he felt an immense force crashing in and couldn''t help but stagger a step back. Suddenly, a bullet exploded intensely! The explosion covered the entire area of the stairs, causing his dusty face to look extremely ugly.


    "That''s the����''Gamma II Revolver''?"


    Zi muttered in shock. She could recognise the weapon the guard was using. In this world, this weapon was given a primitive and semi-advanced rating.


    For example, the ''Gamma II Revolver'' fired with the same gunpowder method as the pistols of earth. However, the ''Gamma II Revolver'' uses the surrounding air to create bullets; the bullets not only result in prative damages, but also a secondary damage of a detonating bullet! Thus, the destructive power was a hundred folds stronger than normal pistols. Moreover, the bullets of the ''Gamma II Revolver'' were infinite.


    Of course, the ws of the revolver was obvious too. Firstly, was its massive recoil. Secondly, it required a definite duration to recreate a new bullet and thus, was ineffective as a cover fire.


    Realizing the merciless intentions of those guards, Sheyan''s eyes squinted with a chilling glint.


    "Since you guys want our lives, then, I''m very sorry. AK, clean em'' up."

 Chapter 739: Test subject 3

    <h4>Chapter 739: Test subject 3</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Acknowledging Sheyan''smand, Brother ck sighed while puffing his cigar and marched forward.


    His action was inly visible by the manifold surveince cameras surrounding them. With a single movement, a voice rang within the ears of those five guards.


    "No.5, no.5, prepare to fire. The enemy will appear in your line of sight within 3 seconds. The enemy should be using a cold weapon."


    "Determining enemy''s identity. Suspected to be a mutant, medium impact killing arms authorized by headquarters."


    Guard no.5 sneered as he clutched his ''Gamma II Revolver'' and aimed across. Once the enemy reveals his head, he will surely suffer a fatal blow.


    Yet in this instant, Mogensha coincidentally halted right at the tip of the guard''s blind angle. Shrugging his shoulders as he took a puff of smoke, he pulled out his signature golden AK.


    DA! DA! DA! Mongensha unloaded a clip of bullets into the ceiling above. Dust and rubble scattered down as distinct tracer rounds intertwined in mid-air.


    Five secondster, guard no.5 was slumping limpidly on the iron fence above. Blood streamed out profusely from his head, after three steel-core bullets had urately pierced into his left eye and lodged inside his brain. Although the bullets were like arrows at the end of their flight, it was sufficient to gun down the guard.


    In the face of Brother ck''s godlike marksmanship, all the guard''s defensive equipments werepletely futile.


    This was the tragedy of storyline characters in this world, because in this world, the dinosaurs yed the prominent role. They possessed frightening strength and devastating force, in addition to their incredible defenses and health. Even powerful contestants would have to retreat in the face of such supreme might.


    In contrast, the humans were aided with technological advances. s, they still couldn''t escape from the fate of a frail body.


    When guard no.5 was killed, the other guards started opening fire as they cursed furiously. In spite of that, the obstructingrge metallic fence rendered their offenses ineffective; like headless house flies buzzing uselessly around.


    Several exchanges of gunfireter, Brother ck managed to clear out the broad corridor ahead. Maroon blood dyed the rugs inside and embers could still be seen on the corpses.


    Zi lifted her left palm towards the iron gate that obstructed their path to the 20th floor. A transparent wall swept out followed by a sonorous rumble. In a second breath, the iron fence emitted ear piercing cranks and distorted inwards.


    Following that, Sheyans stomped against the distorted portion of the iron gate, causing it to release a loud earth-shaking boom as it bluntly flew backwards.


    More security guards were rushing in from beneath. As the gang of four didn''t wish to be hindered by such small fries, they quickly sprinted up the fire escape stairs.


    Momentster, warnings came transmitting into an internal monitor.


    [ Warning: The four targets have infiltrated the 21st floor, patrol teams 5 and 7 please swiftly proceed to the emergency fire escape! ]


    [ Warning: The four targets have infiltrated the 21st floor, patrol teams 1 and 4 please swiftly proceed to the emergency fire escape! ]


    [ Warning: The four targets are suspected to possess supernatural abilities; highest authority granted, guards are permitted to use any weapon ]


    [ Warning: The four targets have infiltrated the 25th floor. Patrol teams 5 and 7 were annihted! ]


    [ Warning: The stairway ess is in ruins. Patrol teams 1 and 4 are making a detour ]


    Such a list of notifications were precisely transmitted all the way to the 40th floor.


    *************************


    At present, two members of the Sando TeraTechpany were seated before the surveince monitor screen. As they spectated the foreigners inbat, their faces exhibited hideous expressions while eximing.


    "Let''s notify the police. These mutants are extremely tough to handle and won''t stop until they''ve reached their goal. Our guards are all copsing at the first blow!"


    "Fool! Can we allow ourpany''s information to be exposed to the public? The police and their greedy government backer have long been infiltrated our headquarters, asking them for aid is akin to giving them a pretext for the future. I''ve already sent someone to prepare Test-subject 3, we''ll dispatch it in straightaway."


    "Fine��but Test-subject 3 may not be able to hinder them!"


    "Don''t worry, we just need to draw them into that ''channel''. Don''t forget, that same channel simrly dispatched mutants like them in the past. Worsee to worst, we just have to inaugurate our final trump card."


    "Understood."


    *********************


    When the gang of four arrived on the 33rd floor, morous rumbling sounds abruptly echoed in from the front.


    All of a sudden, a monster crashed out into the corridor from nowhere with a loud bang!


    This monster was two metres tall and was entirely coated in protective silver armour. It possessed a pair of dull but radiating electronic blue eyes, and its legs were installed with caterpir tracks. Its arms and shoulders were equipped with massive loads of weaponry. And released an impression of supreme technological advancement.


    Its main weapon in hand was a streamline drum-shaped weapon, where its ck barrel appeared terrifyingly intimidating; as though it could suck in the enemy''s soul.


    One could clearly see the words ''Experiment III'' carved on the monster''s back. This must be the so called ''Test-subject 3''.


    Brother ck directly unloaded a clip of bullets but merely resulted in a thumping shower of sparks. The bullets bluntly ricocheted away as they bounced off to the surrounding walls instead. Evidently, AK''s bullets couldn''t prate this monster''s armour.


    Right in this instant, the monster''s electronic eyes locked onto Mogensha. Following that, two ring-shaped weapons on its left shoulder instantly ejected a pair of blinding tongues of me!


    A secondter, Brother ck was immediately bombarded with mes and dust. The area of exquisitely constructed stairs he was standing on was instantly ravaged by a wave of metallic storm. In a sh, one could observe a dense mass of 2-3 centimetres deep pits forming rapidly on the stairs; reinforced concrete fragments sprayed around the area as the entire fire escape echoed with ''DA DA DA'' sounds.


    Mogensha tumbled down the stairs pathetically with a deep wound across his face. Blood and curled flesh hung along this wound that was caused by a random scattering fragment.


    Concurrently, a moss-green round projectile whizzed out from Test-subject 3''s back, as it shot towards Mogensha in a parab trajectory. It looked like a grenade.


    Still, the gang was made up of four formidable contestants whose mobility and vision were rtively excellent. They could identify that moss-green round projectile to be the size of a sunflower, but strangely, with numerous short wriggling tentacles at its edges. The iing projectile twitched incessantly��was it shockingly a living grenade?


    The four of them had no clue what it was, but they knew it definitely wasn''t something beneficial. Zi''s long hair fluttered up as she pointed her fair, slender finger upwards and carved out a formless and abstruse arc.


    Instantaneously, 2-3 metres ahead of them in mid-air, a transparent ''Force Wall Barrier'' formed like a formless reinforced ss wall.


    That peculiar tentacr grenade collided into the ''Force Wall Barrier'' like a ripened persimmon. Puchi! It instantly sttered and spilled out iparably repulsive moss-greenish liquid into the atmosphere. However, it didn''t leak down Zi''s ''Force Wall Barrier'' at all.


    Hence, the four contestants could distinctly see; amidst the murky moss-green liquid, multitudes of ghastly white parasitic bugs were jumping feverishly!


    Those parasitic bugs were like excited prawns that just left the water surface. They possessed leech-like mandibles with a wasp-like belly. One could decipher how frenzied and rapacious these bugs were just from sighting them.


    As it turns out, the Sando TeraTechpany had developed a biological weapon; one that specializes in dealing with thick skinned dinosaurs. It looked as if those iparably repulsive parasitic bugs could easily drill into a dinosaur''s solid epidermis, before rapaciously devouring their blood and flesh.


    Not only would them not harm a dinosaur''s dinocrystal, they could even rapidly chew through ayer of the Tyrannosaurus'' skin in half an hour. However, this weapon was currently still in its experimenting phase. Seeing how indomitable the four invaders were, thepany naturally poured all resources to deal with them.


    As he observed the frantically jumping parasitic bugs 2-3 metres away, Brother ck, who could skin a snake and eat its flesh alive, felt nervous and wiped the trickling blood off his face.


    "Zi, I sincerely hope your barrier can withstand for a long, long while."


    Zi''s expression indicated her shock as well before she replied unenthusiastically.


    "Half an hour won''t be a problem, of course, that''s on the pretext that thing doesn''t attack me first."


    Presently, nearly half of this flight of stairs was destroyed by the firepower of Test-subject 3.


    Following that, it glided towards the edge of the stairs and aimed its main weapon over. One could see blue electric lights violently swirling inside the ck barrel of its streamline weapon. Without a doubt, the trigger would be pressed the next second!


    Yet in this moment, Sheyan bolted forward like a cheetah! Indeed, he had activated his signature ''Horn-Rage''.


    Instead, one massively different aspect between a robot and a human was this - a human ceases from being a threat once both hands are full. Whereas for a robot with full hands, it still possesses an ''n'' amount of weapons tobat foes. Moreover, a robot offered no reactionary dy and relied on standard procedure to eradicate its foe!

 Chapter 740: Weakness

    <h4>Chapter 740: Weakness</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Detecting an imbecile delivering himself to die, a ring-shaped ck barrel atop the robot''s shoulder immediately targeted Sheyan and unloaded a wildfire.


    Except, the killing potential of the weapon was also dependant on its target. Obviously, Mogensha would have to flee as far as possible, but to Sheyan, he dared to charge into the tempestuous rain of bullets; meeting his rival boldly with crazy vigor!


    Although Sheyan was indeed capable of resisting a head on charge, he was honestly desiring to vent his frustration as well. Why So? It was because of Zi''s provocative teasing based on his own phrase ''I can easily confront Zeus��'' This waspletely unrted to boy girl rtionships but purely human nature. It definitely wasn''t a good feeling to bepared like that.


    Sheyan endured the metallic storm as he charged into the blind angle of the robot, and finally pulled out his dreadful ''+7 West'' long saber. With a furious grunt, he stabbed in.


    Oceanic blue brilliance glittered out as Sheyan''s charging momentum was poured into the saber, before forcefully stabbing into the right arm of this warmachine.


    Although this robot was crafted with prime materials and possessed incredibly fortified armour, it was impossible for the joints to be perfectly unbreakable. Sheyan''s ''+7 West'' was recognized by the realm and undoubtedly surpassed the robot in sharpness. Sparks burst out as the saber stabbed in; one could even observe the internalponents spilling chaotically, followed by clouds of smoke and mes.


    The robot was just about to fire its main weapon cannon, but with its arm abruptly reduced to a dangling state, the cannon naturally nted downwards.


    Shuuah! A blue beam of unmatched ze shot out and effortlessly smashed through a surrounding wall into smithereens. The beam continued shattering through the outer dark blue reinforced ss wall with a sonorous crash, and eventually struck a vehicle down in the public square below. Then, a tremendous explosion erupted which resulted in a horrifying ten metre plus deep pit!


    "Oh? Just amercialpany and it actually possess a tool capable of such powerful destruction?"


    Brother ck couldn''t help but draw a breath of cold air. The degree of that attack could possibly threaten the life of a contestant.


    Reef frowned and said.


    "Probably a corporation that has ties with the military."


    Sheyan dully refuted.


    "Not possible, ording to the information we gathered online, the Sando TeraTech Company is a subsidiary supported by the African Mozambique region, near the Indian ocean. We are currently located in North America. Although negotiations for a world government is underway in this world, thepany shouldn''t be involved with the military here. Would China allow an American firm to be a military enterprise in their country?"


    "Still, this is a good thing. As they secretly possess such transcendent weaponry, regardless of how hard we press them, the Sandopany definitely won''t request aid from the government. Besides, we will at most cause infrastructure damage or information leakage, but the government investigations may cause thepany to shut down!"


    At this point, though test-subject 3 couldn''t feel pain, it still rendered Sheyan as its greatest threat.


    Its electric eyes flickered as countless blue snake currents jolted through its body. Those pressurizing snake currents wrapped around Sheyan''s stabbed dagger, and electrocuted him till he shook uncontrobly.


    With a rapid spin, the robot heavily smashed its left arm into Sheyan''s left cheek!


    Sheyan immediately felt his left cheek turning numb as a brittle fracturing sound rung in his ears. Evidently, an ordinary person would have his whole head blown up by this assault. Instead, Sheyan was only smashed flying as he heavilynded against the reinforced ss wall behind.


    Crack! Countless cracks emerged along the ss, before it finally gave way.


    Fortunately, his reaction was extremely fast. Although still slightly dazed, Sheyan quickly grabbed a steel rod of the building''s exterior before he fell; the webbing of his fingers turned white as blood oozed out shortly after from thecerations there.


    Eeekk! Eeek! Cranking sounds emerged from the steel rod as it bent by half a foot downward. Bolts and screws twisted out and some even directly fell out. One could tell how mightily Sheyan was pulling.


    Fortunately, his swaying body eventually settled and Sheyan avoided the unlucky fate of falling down the building. One must understand, this was a full 33 floors of altitude, even a contestant may perish from this fall!


    Yet the robot remained viciously bent on eradicating him. Detecting the hanging presence of Sheyan, the ring-shaped cylinder on his shoulder automatically targeted over!


    Another terrifying round of metallic storm was about tomence. Although Sheyan could withstand it, the steel rod it was holding onto absolutely couldn''t and he would inevitably fall to his death.


    Concurrently, Brother ck leapt up as Zi created a ''Force Wall Barrier'' to support him. Brother ck then opened fire in mid-air. A bullet managed to pierce into the robot''s eye, while the intense impact of the gunfire pushed the robot backwards. Amidst the barrage, one could observe sparks and embers engulfing the robot''s head. Naturally, the robot lost its precision against Sheyan.


    Sheyan obviously wouldn''t dangle there foolishly. He endured a suffocating sensation as he swung himself back into the building, before immediately burrowing his head and charging forth. Like a rugby yer, he mmed into the robot''s waist with his shoulders.


    The robot moved with its caterpir tracks. Thus, after stopping by the edge of the stairs to assault Sheyan, it immediately lost bnce when Sheyan came mming in.


    The robot tumbled down the stairs morously as ck fumes continued leaking out from its dents and joints. With its caterpir tracks facing skywards, it was now caught in an iparably awkward predicament.


    After battling for mere seconds, Sheyan managed to exploit the biggest weakness of this robot, causing even Zi to secretly admire his observational prowess.


    Slumped to the ground like a beaten down dog, the gang of fourbined and ravaged the robot for a full minute. Soon after, the electric eyes of this Test-subject 3 dimmed and eventually turned dark.


    Eventually, the robot exploded with a thunderous boom as thick ck fumes pervaded into the air. Screws and electricponents were spilled all over the ground.


    Yet, this explosion ejected a greasy equipment as well.


    [ Greasy Clothlump ]


    [ Origin: Any modernized world ]


    [ Rarity: ck ]


    [ Equipment type: Cape ]


    [ Material: Cotton, oil, dust and horcrux slot ]


    [ Addons: nil ]


    [ Weight: 4.34 kg ]


    [ Equipment usage requirement: Physique greater than 10 points ]


    [ Durability: 50 points ]


    [ Property: Strength +4 / Physique +4 ]


    [ Property: Creates a 2% chance of avoiding your opponent''s attack, due to the evasive oiliness of the ''Greasy Clothlump'' ]


    [ Passive ability: Drytwist - when your opponent attacks you, there is a chance the filthy grease of this lump of cloth will squirt onto the opponent''s face. Causes a 2 seconds blindness (only if the target get be blinded). In a state of blindness, your vision increases by 50% ]


    [ Property: When receiving a fire element attack, damage received will be raised by 33% ]


    [ Property: The awful stench and disastrous sloppy look of this cape will foil your image, lowering charm by 3 points ]


    [ Description: A horcrux can be infused into this cape. Heavens, what kind of devilish and exotic horcrux can convert this into a special item? ]


    Brother ck and Reef expressed disgust towards it, thus, Sheyan stored it in his storage. Actually, his military rank awarded him a new privilege. Under the status of an ordinary contestant, he will be able to forcibly suppress his own attributes and prevent the sudden 50 points boundary breakthrough. Hence, right now, he didn''t have to face the awkward predicament of taking off his equipments.


    This was truly a wondrous advantage. Bear this in mind, although one''s personal attributes were suppressed, the properties of the equipment would remain effective. Such was the enviable prestige of an official Major rank.


    Following that, the contestant quartet continued advancing. Along the way, they encountered Test-subject 1 and Test-subject 2. Furthemore, this time, the robots were supported with 20 plus fully armed guards. The capabilities of the three Test-subjects were fundamentally simr but possessed certain different special abilities.


    Test-subject 1 didn''t possess that dual-handed energy cannon ability. Instead, both its arms could transform into over 10 metres long feelers that resembled Japanese Creepers. Those feelers whipped around crazily within the stairways, absorbing life force wherever those unbreakable feelersnded. Thus, one guard became the victim of friendly fire and was ultimately reduced into a meat paste.


    ording to Sheyan''s deduction, Test-subject 1 was clearly created tobat aerial dinosaurs. Once a Pterosaur swoops down, those feelers will inevitably constrict them and prevent them from flying away.

 Chapter 741: Pitfall

    <h4>Chapter 741: Pitfall</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Following that, Test-subject 2 disyed a tremendously potent electric shock special ability - a blue electricalwork that could paralyze all foes. It was clearly tobat flocks of Deinonychus and Velociraptors and held outstanding offensive might


    Sadly, Sheyan''s and Reef''s abnormal resistance was ten folds that of ordinary Deinonychus and Velociraptors. For the contestants who grasped the weakness of these robots, such degree of strength obviously could''t impede them.


    Zi easily easily destroyed them with her ''Force Walls'' as she exploited the robots'' poor mobility on stairs. Sadly, the two robots didn''t drop any equipments but still offered 3,000 utility points to each member.


    Meanwhile, Reef faced those robots with a sensation of heroism without weapons. It would be fine if he hadn''t witnessed the official MTs battling. Yet after that MT war of different paths, he couldn''t help but thirst and desire the day he could step into their realm.


    As for the guards��they unluckily fell prey to Brother ck''s deathly barrels. Furthermore, they were utterly wrecked by Mogensha also due to Sheyan''s terrifying virus effects. For these guards with physical constitution simr to real world humans, the ''Bronchitis'' and ''Influenza'' virus strains descended gravely onto them!


    At present, Brother ck had one foot on Test-subject 2''s flickering but dimming electric eye. He lit a cigar and said.


    "If these machines were as mobile as humans, we would''ve been in deep sheet today."


    Zi replied indifferently.


    "It won''t be that simple. I reckon it''ll take years before technological advancement in the real world can resolve that issue. Don''t even mention humans walking, even running on four limbs like animals for a fully intelligent robot would be an immense challenge; much less to say of going intobat."


    Sheyan then abruptly interrupted.


    "Perhaps we should try negotiation with their upper management. There''s a proverb; what we can''t acquire from battle, we can''t from negotiations. However, since we''ve already demonstrated our capabilities, perhaps the top executive is willing to listen to our request?"


    Mogensha doubtfully replied.


    "Negotiation? We are rushing for time you know."


    Sheyan earnestly continued.


    "If I''m not wrong, the top executive of such thisrge conglomerate ought to possess his own private elevator. Although our tant rampage can earn us the ''Alpha Spraymist'' in the end, we may not necessarily get into the executive databank and retrieve the coordinates of the secretb. Therefore, shouldn''t we approach this differently?"


    Speaking till here, Sheyan''s eyes glistened slightly.


    "Moreover, this method may possibly offer us additional benefits too."


    All these while, they were conversing through the party channel. After concluding, Sheyan nced at a surveince camera and spoke aloud.


    "I am Major Seaman, you should''ve heard of my name before aye. We aren''t here to appropriate yourpany''s secrets, but merely fulfilling our highly ssified mission to retrieve some coordinates. Pass my intentions to your top executive, if you are willing, we will leave once we retrieve the coordinates."


    30 secondster.


    A minuteter, followed by two minutes. Still no answer.


    Observing the rather awkward atmosphere, Zi didn''t know whether to smile or not while Reef was attempting to bring the mood up with jokes. Instead, Sheyan spun around and dered.


    "Let''s advance."


    After trudging five steps forward, he warned with a solemn expression.


    "Everyone be careful. The only reason they aren''t negotiating even after we''ve demonstrated our capabilities, is possibly due to a hidden trump card. To them, this trump card will surely eliminate us. Hence, theck of respect!"


    As nned, the group of four ascended to the 40th floor.


    After all, the ''Alpha Spraymist'' wouldn''t run but top executives could.


    The theory of a private escape elevator was merely a guess, however, prior to encountering the Test-subject 3 robot, they had already ruined all normal operating elevators. Those elevators couldn''t be fixed within a short duration.


    Therefore, without an escape elevator, the only way down would be the fire escape staircase; this would be like catching a turtle in the jar.


    Meanwhile, Sheyan''s propagating viruses was on aplete outbreak. Violent coughing and sneezing filled the building. Under such circumstances, Sheyan could only apologize to the innocent workers suffering in this cmity.


    When they arrived at the 40th floor, the route ahead separated into two left or right ess channels; forming a gigantic loop for this floor. Furthermore, the main ess gates adopted numbered signages instead of specific titles like ''general manager'', or ''treasurer'' etc.


    The 40th floor was decorated with a futuristic scientific theme, with sleek corners and brightly lit walls of stainless steel. The ce was pristine without a tinge of dust, and the floor was constructed with transparent plexiss; arrayed with two rows of illuminating lights beneath.


    The gang of four were rather surprised by such a decoration style, in their minds, they believed the executive floor would be filled with a business re.


    "Mogensha and I will take the left channel. Zi, you and Reef will take right and we should be able to converge at the end. Be careful, we cannot allow anyone to escape." Sheyan instructed.


    Thisbination of one tank one long-rangebatant should suffice to deal with any idents.


    Sheyan didn''t discover anyone in the first two offices he searched. When he lightly forced open the third office, his eyes instantly met with a frightened guard. The guard was currently on a call and his panic tone sounded deted.


    Their gazes met, but the guard''s reaction wasn''t fast. With a loud cry as though he had just seen a ghost, he hurled his phone at Sheyan before reaching for his weapon by his waist.


    Although the weapon at the guard''s waist appeared analogous to an ordinary rifle, Sheyan could guess it was simrly a deadly weapon created specially forbating dinosaurs.


    DA! DA! DA! Just as he was about to dodge away, Brother ck triggered his golden AK from a distance behind. The first bullet exploded the guard''s brains with blood sttering everywhere, leaving a headless convulsing body idling momentarily before copsing to the ground.


    Proceeding from there, Sheyan spared any innocent unarmed employees he encountered. Unfortunately, those employees were clueless to his questioning and merely shook their heads in fright.


    Still, resistance continued pouring in stubbornly as another small squad of elite guards attempted to ambush Sheyan and Mogensha.


    In the end, that floor was utterly wrecked and the atmosphere reeked with rich blood stench. The corridor and office walls were dyed blood red with asional brain pulps, as corpses sprawled on the ground.


    The numerous mass of guards still failed to tarry Sheyan and Mogensha for long along this hundred plus metres loop channel. Eventually, they arrived at the end of the channel where Reef and Zi had already arrived from the right channel ess.


    At this point where the two channels converge, both parties shook their heads and expressed their fruitless adventure.


    Nevertheless, ahead of them was now a straight ess channel. The theme of this channel was different; exhibiting a velvety red carpet arranged sporadically with green nts by the side, arhaic oil paintings along the walls, and chandeliers hanging from the ceiling. This channel was warm to the senses; akin to a five star hotel, this channel stretched to roughly 60 metres where one could behold an exceedingly spacious conference room ahead.


    "We should be reaching the boss soon." Brother ck puffed his cigar and scolded. "Sheetty brat, better pray he doesn''t get caught by me!"


    "Wait." Sheyan blurted out.


    ""I believe our deduction isn''t wrong and we are reaching the hiding spot of the top brass. Still, they have yet to meet us which indicates they possess a contingency; an extremely formidable back-up! Therefore, this moment where we are closest to them, will also be the most dangerous moment."


    Zi furrowed her brows and asked.


    "What are you implying? We should move separately like before?"


    Sheyan replied.


    "If the top brass executives have prepared a private elevator, then we naturally should charge in and prevent them from escaping. If they do not, then dying a little shouldn''t pose an issue. The most dependable method is finding someone who knows the internal affairs here."


    Zi sighed as she felt that Sheyan was being excessively cautious like an old granny. She refuted.


    "No need for the hassle. Reef and I will head in first and you guys back us up."


    Sheyan frowned and remained silent. Brother ck and him then maintained their positions.


    Reef and Zi then marched into the pathway channel with a seeminglycent demeanor. Nevertheless, they remained exceedingly vignt.


    However, when they reached the middle of the channel, two steel doors abruptly emerged without a warning and wlessly blocked off their way out.


    Those steel doors appeared like the kind that could withstand a nuclear st. When the doors shut, a circr handle could be seen turning automatically before the doors were secured together with ''clunk''.

 Chapter 742: Drastic measures

    <h4>Chapter 742: Drastic measures</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Sheyan''s pupils contracted upon witnessing that scene.


    "This design����could it be that booby trap?"


    Sheyan immediately swung a fist and punched the gorgeously constructed wooden arabesque wall.


    Bang! The wall instantly crumbled inwards, but Sheyan''s fist became numb from the impact. As it turns out, behind the wall was ayer of impregnable steel rampart!


    To Reef''s horror, speckles of charged lights started flickering at the end of the ess channel. A secondter, seven horizontal dark-bluesers formed and begun travelling towards Zi and him; carrying nothing but silence, elegance and an aura of death.


    Wherever those dark-bluesers passed, be it flower pots or the wallpaper, they were all noiselessly sliced; nothing could impede their path! Thesers didn''t travel with rapid velocity but instead, brought along an immense ominous pressure of death.


    In fact, the board member that requested for this mechanism tramp in the past was a little perverse in the mind. He loved watching the expressions of individuals trapped in such a hopeless situation.


    "Aser channel!!!" Reef howled into the party channel. "Darn it! The crazy bastards actually installed such a terrifying trap."


    Even Zi''s expression was different. She fiercely executed a sleek ''Force Collision Wall'' to defy the iingsers. Sadly, her ''Force Collision Wall'' soon mmed into the distant steel door and emitted a sonorous boom, but nothing happened to those seven iing horizontalsers.


    "Must I use my final chance in this world of awakening the ''Dragonforce Bloodline''?" Zi''s pupils instantly morphed into a vertical slit, as an indescribable wave of awe surrounded her.


    Yet in this instant, Sheyan''s calm voice transmitted in the party channel.


    "Withdraw backwards, thoseser beams shouldn''t be that fast. Believe me, since we now know their tricks, resolving this trap is undoubtedly not an issue."


    Notions shed through her mind as Zi replied.


    "Fine, but seeing the speed of thoseser beams, you have at most 10 seconds to resolve this. Otherwise, I will use my final awakening of the ''Dragonforce Bloodline'' in this world."


    Sheyan recalled a room he came across while searching through this floor previously. He immediately charged towards that particr room.


    "The essence of those cuttingser beams is the million-fold amplification of electromaic radiation, thus creating a multi-hundreds degree scorching intensity. ording to the technological standard of this world, the electric energy required to power seven beams of such high intensityser can only be summed up with the word ''frightening''!"


    ''There should be an electrical room on each floor of such an enormous building, and it is right�� here."


    The electrical room was indicated clearly and located just beside a restroom. Although its iron door was shut tight, Sheyan unleashed a vicious m and created a clear depression against the door. Following up with a stomp, this anti-theft door creaked and finally copsed inward.


    Sheyan entered the electrical room and surprisingly discovered an employee hiding inside. The employee was shocked into a trembling fit upon seeing Sheyan.


    Ignoring him, Sheyan proceeded to pull out the frame of the main power supply with a loud ''crank'', and exposed the multitudes of electric cables within.


    Eyeing the two thickest power cables, Sheyan reached forth and ripped them out from the wall. Under his tyrannical strength, those thick and sturdy cables became as weak as noodles. Electric blue sparks sttered out from the ripped bronze cables.


    Sheyan then revealed a mocking smile before sending wanton punches into the entire power supply box.


    Boom! After a sonorous bang, Sheyan instantly felt his vision darkened and his hands numbed. He was sent flying five metres away by a monumental force, as a piercing smoking smell pervaded into the room. Only a contestant would dare to be so unbridled with such high voltage apparatus, an ordinary individual would probably be fatally wounded.


    After Sheyan broke the power circuit, electricity was utterly cut off from all offices in this level.


    Consecutively, Reef''s solemn voice rang in their party channel.


    "Those deadlyser beams have dimmed with onepletely disappearing! They will extinguish soon and their speed has slowed considerably. However, there are still sixser beams cutting towards us. I reckon another 20 seconds, boss! Good work but there''s more to be done."


    "Indeed so." Sheyan understood his conjecture should be spot on this time.


    "In the earlier phase of thepany''s blueprint, they should''ve already considered the issue of electricity usage of thatser channel, while maintaining the supply of the whole building. Therefore, the maximum power needed for a single supply and presented to governing authorities would inevitably reach an astounding figure; surpassing the legal limits. However, the Sando Company wouldn''t coborate with the government, hence, when constructing theser channel, their design n should include this - once theser channel activates, other nearby floors of the building will simrly supply power to theser channel."


    "Thus, after breaking the circuit for the 40th floor, I must now undoubtedly take drastic measures!"


    Thinking of that, Sheyan grabbed a load of electric cables that looked incredibly sturdy and coiled them twice around his arm. Then, with a shuttle run, he leapt out of the window.


    This was the 40th floor! The electrical cable mmed against the railing and became tightly taut.


    Piank! The outer reinforced ss was shattered through by Sheyan. As he descended, the electric cables recoiled his body upwards like a life-saving rope, sending him arching towards the bottom floor ss.


    With a hefty stomp, Sheyan crashed through the ss wall of the bottom level and stood back up after making a roll.


    Due to convenience of design, every floor of electrical room was situated in roughly the same area, and Sheyan didn''t have to waste time to locate them.


    Meanwhile, a guard attempted to hinder Sheyan by opening fire, but was quickly cut in two by the urgently rushing Sheyan. Sheyan then charged into the next electrical room and followed this routine pattern.


    This time was unexpectedly the final straw to tten the camel.


    After emitting a mournful buzz, thoseser beams dimmed unwillingly, while the electric-powered steel doors ahead released an unresigned groan before opening a slight gap.


    Meanwhile, Zi and Reef charged forth with the swiftest reaction. Without expending much efforts, they sted through the steel doors.


    Following that, Reef waved his lightsaber around and ughtered a few fleeing control room employees. Even with his noble spirit, Reef absolutely wouldn''t be merciful towards individuals who wanted to mince him with that terrifyingser beam web.


    In this moment, Zi demonstrated an incredibly phantasmic movement style. As she strode in, she suddenly vanished into thin air. When she appeared, she was already far into the distant and simrly carried a belly of fire.


    Sheyan''s wise choices had repeatedly hammered down on her. Yet that also implied that her previous contempt towards him was purely embarrassing!


    This wasn''t something the arrogant and mighty Zi could ept, thus, deciding to vent her frustration on the individuals behind this trap.


    In a sh, she emerged in a vast conference room. It was a splendorous and majestic conference room that carried a faint lingering fragrance.


    Steam was rising from teacups and cigarette buds weren''t extinguished yet. Evidently, the masterminds hadn''t been for long.


    Zi was extremely familiar with such conference room setups. With a raise of her left hand, she swept bookcases down with her force energy. She then inspected around the furnishings and discovered a secret room.


    There was indeed an elevator in this secret room, however, it was unexpectedly orientated towards the roof.


    Zi instantly understood the top executives did left themselves an escape route. Instead, the escape route wasn''t a secret elevator leading to the parking lot, because it could be easily countered by just encircling the building.


    Hence, their ultimate desperate measure, was a helipad at the rooftop!


    "Sheet." Such a negative notion shed through her mind.


    Thinking of that, she intended to chase them up, but at this moment, Sheyan charged in. Upon noticing the elevator, Sheyan immediately released a sigh of relief.


    "Don''t worry, it is impossible for them to escape even by air."


    Zi curiously asked.


    "Why so?"


    Sheyan offered a mystifying smile and answered.


    "The pilot can''t work while being infected."


    When the two contestants arrived atop the building, a scene of two helicopters with their rotor wings spinning rapidly greeted them. Nevertheless, the pilots were powerlessly paralyzed in their seats and repeatedly bended their heads down.


    On the contrary, two men in suits were an anxious as ants in a hot pot. Realizing they couldn''t escape by flight, they quickly withdrew backwards. Still, Sheyan quickly forced them to the edge where their only path backwards would be to jump down.


    Sheyan sauntered before them and chuckled.


    "Gentlemen, can we finally talk now?"

 Chapter 743: Memory Pen

    <h4>Chapter 743: Memory Pen</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    The implication behind Sheyan''s words was the same as when he offered it to the surveince camera. However, this time, with the same person but a different location, it brought drastically different effects.


    For example, the author would be able to say ''Hi'' to a random girl five years ago, before initiating a romantic scenario at the usual ce followed by unrestrained callings, and the girl would very forthrightly agree. Yet if the author did that now, the only response he would get is ''scram''.


    (ED: Golden analogies. Should probablye up with a title for Mr. Author��)


    Right now, he was like a mother talking to kids�� Though he appeared more gentle and refined with a warm smile on his face, his words sent the two executives shivering all over.


    A bolder executive coughed and attempted to reason righteously.


    "What do you guys want?! This is aw abiding society and you guys have trespassed on private property��"


    Sheyan didn''t tarry along and proceeded to scoop up the executive''s ankle, before suspending him by the edge of the building. With a slight smile, he said.


    "Woah gentleman, I must disagree with your words."


    The executive struggled violently in mid-air and wailed bitterly like a dying pig. How could he find the courage toplete his sentence? One must understand, this was the freaking 43rd floor!


    While suspended upside down, cash notes, a lighter, cigarettes, and a phone slipped out from his pockets, while spewing only meaningless wails from his mouth.


    Sheyan shrugged his shoulders as he adopted a tone of ridicule.


    "Gentlemen, your reluctance to cooperate has led to a great loss in time and finances. In addition to the threat to our lives, so I regret to inform, you mustpensate for your prior actions."


    The only executive was still in shock, the one losing time and finances was themselves! Yet he didn''t dare to speak the words in his heart; besides, from witnessing all these, how could he?


    Instead, the suspended executive cried out in utmost panic.


    "I''ll give, I''ll give! Whatever your request, I''ll give! Just say how much you want!"


    Sheyan then pulled him back in and scoffed.


    "What I want isn''t cash. Apart from my own requirements, we''ll also need to judge your sincerity."


    The two crestfallen executives quickly discussed for a while, and finally offered numerous remunerations under Sheyan''s coercion.


    Needless to say, they managed to acquire the ''Alpha Spraymist'' and the researchb coordinates of Jurassic Park.


    Apart from those, Sheyan also received two throwable offense items - ''gellum Pterodactyl Embryo'' and ''Catalyzing Spraymist''.


    Those two items were thetest research aplishments of thepany. The first was that repulsive substance that Test-subject 3 used. It contained a massive load of dreadful parasitic bugs.


    The second item was a spraymist that modelled the odour of a Tyrannosaurus, which provided two possibilities upon spray - either the dinosaur one was facing would flee at the mere scent, or pursue you to hell����


    The contestants valued those two items favourably, while the two executives of the Sando Company treated them as corporate spies. After all, if the two productsnded in the hands of theirpetitors, it could fetch an exorbitant price��


    The most surprising thing was a rare soul equipment they chanced upon as well. ording to the two executives, it was left behind by a mutant who was in by theser channel.


    That mutant possessed shocking speed and nimbleness, managing to survive even when horizon beams ofser swept through. In the end, the furious executives had to activate webser mode and mince him into mincemeat.


    However, when clearing up the mess, they discovered a pen which intrigued an executive dearly. He thus retained this pen that even theser could not destroy. Nevertheless, there wasn''t anything special about that pen.


    When Sheyan examined it, he realized the pen was extremely mediocre looking. It had a grey metallic cap and a stic ck surface; faded from the many years of usage. Still, there remained a tiny vestige of ck ink atop the white point of the pen. The word ''hero'' was engraved onto the pen.


    His nightmare imprint disyed the following notification.


    [ Soul Equipment: Memory Pen ]


    What surprised Sheyan more was Zi. She only heard of soul equipments before and this was actually her first time encountering one, as her enchanting eyes revealed a sense of curiosity.


    When the two executives noticed the intrigue in her eyes, they immediately flushed with delight but quietly waited.


    Even after a long while of examining, these bunch of strangers were still engrossed in the pen. This also showed their chance of survival was increasing.


    As they probed with their nightmare imprints, the properties of the soul equipment was revealed.


    [ Memory Pen (Unactivated) ]


    [ Origin: Shanghai China, Taopeng Road, 4 Shouhui Neighbourhood ]


    [ Equipment rarity: Silver storyline ]


    [ Equipment position: essory / private storage (it can be effective when worn as an essory or ced inside the private storage ]


    [ Equipment property: When attacking an opponent, it creates a chance of jolting the opponent''s memory, causing a 2 seconds stun. In this period, any attack will cause the opponent to awake from his memory dream state ]


    [ Details: This effect takes precedence ]


    [ Details: This effect covers other effects like explosive strikes or dizziness ]


    [ Details: Opponents without intellect are immune to this effect. Example, departed spirits, enchanted sculptures etc ]


    [ Material: Stainless steel mixed with stic ]


    [ Weight: 28 grams ]


    [ Equipment property: One can activate this weapon to be drawn into memory dream state for 10 seconds. Every second recovers 5% of total MP. This process will be terminated upon being attacked ]


    [ Details: This effect has a 10 minutes cooldown ]


    [ Details: If the ''Memory Pen'' is activated in one''s personal storage, usage of its ability will cost a fixed utility points fee in rtion to the difficulty of rtive present world. Insufficient utility points will result in equipments being used as coteral�� ]


    [ Equipment property: Lowers user physical damage by 25% but increase magic damage by 10% ]


    [ Description: Alright, alright, I know only wealthy spoilt brats dare to activate this toy in one''s personal storage. However, this little devil may result in bankruptcy. I''m not kidding you ]


    [ Detail: To activate this soul equipment, you must aplish a mission ]


    This equipment seemed great for Brother ck, nevertheless, his explosive strike rate and stunning rate was already outstanding. Moreover, he could summon his viperwolves. Thus, the covering property of this ''Memory Pen'' wouldn''t be beneficial for him. Also, MP wasn''t a huge problem for him as well.


    Therefore, the ''Memory Pen'' was naturally more suited for Zi.


    However, Zi remained mighty and arrogant. Feeling indebted to the trio for rescuing her, she refused to ept it.


    Since they''ve achieved their objectives, the contestant quartet didn''t tarry any longer. They directly exploited the helicopter and flew off, which at least won them some time.


    ording to information obtained earlier, the fastest way to get to Jurassic Park wasn''t by air but underwater. This was due to the rtivelyrge probability of being assaulted by avaricious Pterodactyls.


    One didn''t need to borate much on how terrifying Pterodactyls were, where only Awakeners could confront them directly. Furthermore, Pterodactyls travelled in flocks! If not for the Pterodactyls disliking urbanized or ind forest habitats, due to their expansive wingspans of 7-8 metres which made it tough to hunt in forests, the dinosaur disaster zone would''ve been erged by 2-3 times!


    After riding the helicopter for roughly 400 kilometres and leaving the safe zone, the gang of four then transferred to a high speed rail leaving for the nearest port to Jurassic Park ind����


    Upon sighting the great ocean, Sheyan felt a sense of intimacy. Even Reef and Brother ck felt a sense of warm nostalgia towards the sea, which caused Zi to be pretty perplexed.


    After all, back in the Caribbean Sea World, they rode an invincible quasi-legendary pirate ship that could sweep all contestants aside!


    Even Zeus and his Glory Party would have to flee at the mere sight of Sheyanmanding his quasi-legendary ship!


    With Zi''s connections, the gang of four soon procured a submarine. The submarine was previously manufactured for military use but after it was dmissioned, it underwent certain remodelling and became employed in shallow waters for fields of research. Nevertheless, it was in pretty adequate condition.


    The ride to Jurassic Park was roughly 5-8 hours. Thus, the group would be able to rejuvenate and recuperate while resting in their cabin.


    Roughly two hours into the voyage, this grand submarine suddenly shuddered violently.


    Stainless steel mugs clinked against each other and the submarine walls, but were held firmly by the supports.


    The cabin the contestant quartet resided in was exceedingly narrow; double deck beds analogous to a train cabin. Each bed only offered a bedheadmp and a pillow, which sufficed as a rather miserable personal space.


    When the submarine shuddered violently, numerous objects ced on the beds crashed to the floor morously.

 Chapter 744: Hunted by an Ichthyosaur

    <h4>Chapter 744: Hunted by an Ichthyosaur</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Reef and Brother ck seemed ratherposed when the abrupt shaking urred. After all, they had experienced naval warfares in the Pirates of the Caribbean World.


    Instead, Zi was startled and her expression turned sour.


    Meanwhile, Sheyan''s eyes were shut as he carefully felt the tremors of the submarine.


    All of a sudden, he reached to grab his railing and a secondter, another round of violent tremors urred! This time, it seemed as though the entire submarine swayed over 60 degrees to the side. If not for the contestants grabbing on their bedside railings, they would''ve fell onto the floor.


    Zi''s countenance changed drastically.


    "The submarine is shaking so violently, seems like an huge crisis!"


    Following that, Sheyan hopped off his bed. Moving deftly, he shut the watertight bulkhead of the region and spun its rotating valve speedily.


    Every cabin region in the submarine had an extra watertight bulkhead to preserve the submarine in case of leakages.


    Proceeding from there, Sheyan rummaged around for some items. In the end, he snatched a ck board looking thing from a hidden wallpartment and two ordinarily looking candles before storing them.


    That board was an Oxygen Regenerator which constituted ofyers of Sodium Peroxide sheets. When used, a chemical reaction caused it to absorb Carbon Dioxide and release Oxygen. Each board could be used for 1.5 hours and shared between 40 humans.


    The candle was manufactured with Sodium Chlorite and other chemical elements to produce an emergency oxygen supply. In an emergency, thebusting candle would produce pure oxygen that supports 100 humans breathing for an hour.


    As such, Sheyan prepared his contingencies for the worst oue of being trapped in a watertight cabin. With the three items, they could hold on till mission failure and return to the nightmare realm; besides, preserving one''s life was more important than mission failure.


    The submarine continued experiencing tremors, as though a gigantic whale was repeatedly nudging against the submarine.


    Over time, Sheyan''s expression turned increasingly unpleasant. In this deep sea, once the submarine is destroyed, water would eventually leak in and drown even the strongest of contestants!


    If not, they would be crushed by the water pressure. Even a frantic ascension back to sea level could cause the nitrogen in one''s body to rapidly bubble under the atmospheric pressure, leading to thrombosis and thus threatening one''s life.


    A massive round of intense tremorster, one could hear distinct creaks emerging from the steel structure of the submarine. Dust clouds floated in the air and their heamps flickered and dimmed.


    Sheyan then pressed down onto his bedside railing with an immensely ugly expression, and said.


    "Not good, the situation isn''t going to improve but seems to be worsening. Zi, we must assume control of this submarine, your connection seems rather unreliable."


    At present, Zi''splexion was also ugly and seemed like she had sea sickness. She nodded in response.


    Sheyan immediately opened the cabin door and dashed out like a gust of wind. Brother ck tailed him and asked curiously.


    "Boss, you know how to operate a submarine?"


    Sheyan bluntly replied.


    "Nope, but I can order them. Have you forgotten what title I''m wielding?"


    Soon after, they discovered wounded casualties ahead. A submarine sailor was on the ground and his head was bleeding profusely, while a female sailor beside was crying for assistance. s, from the state of his distorted neck, the sailor''s life had long left his body.


    Sheyan continued advancing forward. Another sailor sprinted towards him in frenzy, and Sheyan quickly grabbed his cor.


    "Oi, where''s the captain? WHERE''S the captain? What the hell is happening?!!"


    A frightened submarine sailor exined while stuttering bitterly.


    "A-a d-d-dinosaur! A d-dinosaur must be attacking the submarine! Sir Capote knocked his head and fainted."


    Sheyan, with his ''Pirate Captain'' title wielded, immediately pped the guy and roared.


    "Very well, then I shall now assume control of this submarine! Get to your posts at once if you don''t wish to die."


    That sailor wanted to object but Mogensha was pointing his ck barrel at his head. He immediately turned and dashed off.


    *******************


    In the chaotic main control room of the submarine.


    Some were providing emergency aid, some scrambled to givemands while others argued bitterly.


    Sheyan stormed in and roared.


    "I am Major Seaman. In view of yourck of response or measure to this crisis on hand, I shall assumemand over this submarine now!''


    A scar-faced, hoodlum looking male nted his head and walked forward


    "Ohh, is a Major so terrific???? My apologies sir, this is a private submarine, who are you to assume control?"


    The next secondter, Mogensha took aim and sttered his head! The guy flew backwards with blood and brain pulp sttering onto the wall behind.


    Sheyan then announced with an awe-inspiring voice.


    "Any other objections? Who''s the Chief mate?"


    The humans present were all shaking and quiet in fear upon witnessing crimson blood pouring out from the corpse. They understood this was a man that would murder without blinking.


    Sheyan asked again and this time, a bearded man, who was providing emergency first aid, nced over with a wry smile.


    "I am."


    Sheyan indifferently ordered.


    "Report the situation to me."


    The bearded man answered.


    "Sir, we are being assaulted by an Ichthyosaur. These are hundred ton monsters upon reaching maturity, even thergest Nile Crocodile wouldn''t escape the fate of being chomped in two. Fortunately, the Ichthyosaur assaulting us should be a fledgling."


    "How long more can we hold out?" Sheyan asked the most crucial question.


    "Truth to be told, transporting you guys to I Nur is the biggest deal we''ve received in the past three months. We are actually waiting for your remuneration to overhaul this big boy. This first wave of assault has probably damaged the frame, if things carry on like this, we absolutely won''tst beyond ten minutes."


    Sheyan frowned and replied.


    "Ten minutes��you mean, this submarine doesn''t have any defense capabilities?''


    "If Major sir views the taser gun above as a defense capability��" The bearded man replied. "Then, yes."


    The submarine was normally employed for shallow waters. asionally, they encountered disturbances from sharks and octopi, hence, the reason for a taser gun.


    Sheyan leaned this before. Although a submarine was vastly different from naval ships, but since this submarine was remodeled for public use, the system of operations would be pretty simple.


    He quickly announced through the submarine''s inte his assumption of control. At this moment, his ''Pirate Captain'' title was naturally activated and improved the speed of the submarine.


    Sheyan thenmanded Mogensha.


    "Go to the engine room at once. If anyone dares to vite the order, you know what to do."


    Mogensha hastily rushed off. The submarine wasn''t massive in the first ce and after 30 seconds, Mogensha''s voice transmitted through an inte.


    "Boss, I''ve contained the situation on my side."


    Sheyan then ordered.


    "First, get them to slow the submarine''s velocity."


    The group was instantly astounded and was about to refute, but when they noticed Sheyan''s incisive re, their words choked back into their throats.


    Following the slowing of the submarine, Sheyan coldly inquired.


    "What''s the power reserve of the taser gun?"


    The Chief mate replied.


    "If used sparingly, then roughly only 5-6 times."


    Sheyan proceeded to activate the ''Gold Pearl of the Caribbean Sea'', and substantially raised his perceptive sense.


    Instantaneously, he felt a surge of tremendous menace around the submarine. Sheyan ignored them but tightly gripped the power catch of the taser gun.


    Soon, Sheyan sensed a menace probing around before closing in. He could even faintly sense this menace widening its massive devouring mouth.


    In this instant, Sheyan fiercely pulled down power catch to the maximum. Twelve shockers on the submarine''s surface was instantly overloaded with power. The electrical amount sufficient for 5-6 times of usage, unleashing at once!!!


    The reason for slowing the submarine, was so the pursuing Ichthyosaur couldn''t evade the taser gun with its agile supremacy. With the submarine slowing down, the Ichthyosaur naturally slowed as well and approached cautiously.


    Furthermore, the taser gun was fired when the Ichthyosaur was about to chomp down onto the submarine.


    Following that, the electricity jolted through the taser gun and aplished the deed.


    Amidst the pitch darkness of the seawater, a dazzling spectrum of high intensity azure sparks shed. Even the taser gun couldn''t withstand the overload and was utterly burnt smoking.


    Of course, one could imagine how massive was the damage done to this Ichthyosaur!


    Its first reaction was to pull away, hastily speeding up to an unbelievable pace with mere seconds. This also indicated how sensible it was for Sheyan to order for the submarine to slow down.


    As the Ichthyosaur struggled agonizingly, the crowd in the submarine instantly felt a wave of pressure sweeping in. This was due to momentum of the seawater caused by the struggling intensity of the dinosaur''s tail and body, that shoved the submarine away.


    Sheyan tightly clenched the inte. His legs seemed to be anchored into the ground. He didn''t stagger at all from the pressure but solemnly ordered.


    "Engine room, full speed ahead!"


    The Chief Mate sullenly mumbered.


    "It''s no use, we can''t shrug it off. After this submarine''s remodelling, it has lost an additional power engine and its maximum velocity isn''t worth mentioning."

 Chapter 745: A tide of peace, then a tide of trouble

    <h4>Chapter 745: A tide of peace, then a tide of trouble</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    "Is that so?" Sheyan sneered. "If I say it''s possible, then it is."


    Seizing the opportunity where the young Ichthyosaurus was spasming uncontrobly from the taser shock, the submarine started its full speed escape. Two streaks or rolling froth barreled out from the submarine''s rear and propelled the submarine forward.


    As the Chief Mate observed elerating speed on the radar, he sighed with a bleak smile.


    "We can at most maintain 15 knots underwater and not more, 20 knots if there''s a sudden temporary burst of energy!"


    Sheyan coldly chided.


    "Shut it and widen your eyes."


    Following the Chief Mate''s surprised gaze, the radar velocity unexpectedly exceeded 15 knots and continued rising steadily!


    Sheyan then inquired.


    "What''s the maximum velocity of a submarine at sea level?"


    The Chief Mate swallowed his saliva and answered.


    "20 knots��"


    Sheyan immediately continued.


    "Prepare to ascend, we can''t care much now. If the submarine can attain 25 knots at sea level, shrugging off the dinosaur wouldn''t be an issue. If it wishes topete in endurance? That''ll be a grave mistake!"


    From the start, Sheyan had barged in with a murderous prestige andpelled the sailors in submission. Thus, his conduct undoubtedly displeased them, but regarding their tasks, they could only disy outward devotion but inward opposition.


    In spite of that, they followed hismands which unexpectedly led to a silver lining where they could at least see a ray of hope. Thus, Sheyan managed to swiftly establish his reputation.


    With themand to ascend given, the sailors hastened into action and proactively controlled the submarine to ascend. Anyway, they were akin to grasshoppers on a single rope now.


    Of course, since Sheyan killed theirrade to establish his might previously, for them to immediately prostrate themselves in admiration now was impossible. Nevertheless, since they were all in the same boat, any objection could only be reserved in the belly. Perhaps, there would be hoodlums who wanted to settle ounts after autumn, but would the gang of four fear them?


    Theoretically, analogous to directly driving off after just turning on a vehicle, recklessly driving the submarine up too quickly would result in gravely detrimental damage to the submarine. Still, who would care in a situation like this?


    The submarine didn''t encounter any disruptions while ascending, but when the passengers looked out the windows, they could observe numerous deep depressions all over the submarine''s surface; a truly frightening sight to behold. If not for it being previously a military grade shell, it would''ve long been destroyed and sunk.


    The submarine elerated to a speed of 25 knots upon reaching sea level. Nevertheless, for a gigantic creature like an Ichthyosaurus, they could still surpass that speed with a short burst of energy. Yet for them to maintain that speed, it would be extremely difficult. After all, a creature''s physical strength could never oust a machine.


    At present, dusk had arrived. Under Sheyan''smand, the submarine swiftly glided along the sea surface.


    The sunset casted a golden undting brilliance over the ocean as flying fish asionally leapt out the water.


    These were special flying fish that were rare even in the real world. They only appeared in exceptionally pure and unpolluted waters. Relying on their massive fins, they could glide in mid-air for even 100-200 metres. Of course, males who could glide further were treated as better mating partners. The maxim of the flying fish was additionally sharp; fortunately, these fish weren''t speedy fliers, thus human injury due to them was extremely umon even in the real world.


    (TL: Flying fish can actually glide for hundreds of metres, although the mating part still sounds like some bs from the author)


    Eyeing a close group of flying fish, Sheyan reached out and seized one. He swiftly cut open the fish belly and sliced the flesh into sashimi.


    As it turns out, he ate in such a manner before in the real world, where he remembered the taste to be iparable. As he sampled such a perfect and sumptuous freshness in his mouth again, he could feel the fish melting at the tip of his tongue. In addition to the natural salty taste of seawater, it was indeed a delicacy from heaven; leaving one carefree and rxed afterwards.


    By this point, the submarine crew reckoned the Ichthyosaurus couldn''t keep up. After escaping from near death, they finally stepped onto the submarine deck above for a breath of fresh air.


    Noticing Sheyan eating so sumptuously, they mimicked him and acted with the next group of flying fish.


    The Chief Mate captured a flying fish and slit its belly. Instead, he discovered a cluster of fish roe inside andparatively lesser flesh. Still, he didn''t feel anything odd about it.


    However, upon witnessing that scene, Sheyan suddenly sensed something was amiss. He pondered quickly before eximing with a deep tone.


    "Careful!! There''s a monstrous creature nearby!"


    Brother ck turned anxious upon hearing him.


    "Where?!"


    Sheyan replied with a solemn expression.


    "Only male flying fishes love to glide for mating purposes, why would the females follow them? The only exnation is a tremendous and tangible threat nearby, causing them to flee in panic!"


    Sheyan quickly called out to the few on board.


    "Quick, full speed towards the direction of those flying fishes!"


    At this moment, the passengers abruptly felt a slight tremor throughout the submarine. Moreover, a rich baleful aura seemed to have condensed around the seawater, as the breeze seemed to carry the strong beckoning of a great beast.


    All of a sudden, 600 metres away in the distant sea, a foul white column of water shot up to an exceedingly high altitude, before scattering in an expansive spread of furious mist.


    Instantly after, the seawater begun churning intensely before the terrifying back of a sea beast emerged from the surface. Its scales revealed an illusory array of light violet and azure.


    It looked like an alligator but the majority of its body was still hidden in the water. A pair of enormous eyes carried an insatiable chill as it stared in.


    A pair of predatory eyes!


    From its exposed body part, one could fathom that its size could only berger than the previous fledgling Ichthyosaurus!


    The Chief Mate trembled excessively as he stuttered.


    "G-g-good lord, t-t-this��t-that''s a Mosasaurus. We wouldn''t encounter such monstrosities along our normal sea routes, and they usually hunt in the deep sea. Why are we repeatedly encountering such colossuses today?"


    Sheyanmanded sullenly.


    "Speed up and shrug it off!"


    The Chief Mate cried out despondently.


    "I''m afraid it''ll be too difficult, sir. The Mosasaurus is much stronger than an Ichthyosaur. It can elerate to 80 knots in a sh and sustain for nearly half-hour! Only a warship wouldn''t fear a raiding Mosasaurus."


    "There''s only one other alternative." That voice belonged to Zi. Her countenance was rather haggard but she still emitted a cuttingly imposing aura; like a falling de that just massacred others.


    "Since hiding is futile, we eliminate it!"


    Sheyan insipidly replied.


    "Indeed, perhaps only an Awakener can directly confront it. From current knowledge, the difference between an Awakener and a Growth-Hunter isn''t thatrge. A Growth-Hunter resembles a supreme being with tremendous power but not knowing how to manipte it. Whereas, an Awakener has gradually gained understanding, demonstrating his powerful to the fullest potential."


    "Zi, you should be a pinnacle stage Growth-Hunter right. I believe we can take this monstrosity down����however, we haven''t even set foot on I Nur. If you waste away your strongest ace here, how will we face future mishaps?"


    Zi callously responded.


    "Then what else can we do? Even if we can drag on against this Mosasaurus, we will, sooner orter, be attacked by a flock of crazy Pterodactyls!"


    Sheyan took a deep breath and turned to the Chief Mate.


    "Cut the engine, halt the submarine!"


    The Chief Mate gaped in shock but Brother ck immediately aimed across. Thus, he could only offer a bleak smile and scrambled into the submarine.


    Before the submarine halted, Sheyan was already striding, with a solemn expression, down a ramp towards the sea surface.


    Meanwhile, the Mosasaurus was already speeding in with breakneck pace!


    In this instant, Sheyan pulled out ''Ambition'' and soaked it into the water.


    Suddenly, a hegemonic aura swept out indescribably into the vast ocean!


    A strange ripple descended over the water as hundreds of cubic metres of water rippled strangely.


    An iparably titanic octopus image formed that was imitated to perfection. The octopus leisurely stretched its thick tentacles, causing the seawater to undte gently.


    Upon witnessing this image in the water, a palpable fear welled up unknowingly in Zi''s heart, drilling deep into her soul!


    "Could this be the domineering might of a Tier-9 legendary creature?" Zi murmured to herself.


    At this moment, the Mosasaurus gradually slowed down. It too could sense the immense crushing pressure from Paul''s image, even though it had never seen this terrifying colossus before.


    Both parties paused for several minutes. Eventually, the Mosasaurus chose to leave, putting its massive muscles to good use as it swarm away with frightening pace.


    Sheyan then calmly climbed back up the submarine. Zi was about to question him over why he didn''t produce this wondrous killing ace earlier. Instead, he noticed sparkling water beads along Sheyan''s forehead. She didn''t know if that was perspiration or seawater, only, Sheyan looked exceedingly fatigued.


    Knowing what Zi wanted to ask, Sheyan smiled bitterly.


    "That''s the aura of Kraken Paul, undisputed without equal in the Caribbean Sea World. However, producing it in this world may bring about two extremes. The first, scaring other creatures away. On the contrary, in this world, there is a possibility the other monstrosity will turnpetitively aggressive and ruthlessly attack without wavering!"

 Chapter 746: Arrival

    <h4>Chapter 746: Arrival</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Zi was enlightened from his answer asked in shock.


    "So, you were merely gambling?"


    Sheyan nodded and replied.


    "Yes, but losing the gamble wouldn''t worry me."


    He nced at Zi and smiled gently.


    "Because, we have her majesty the empress holding the lines."


    This was his first time addressing her in that manner. This was because when she stood forth previously, she emanated a dignified and haughty bearing that of royalty. However, that sensation was often quenched by her usual apathy and sense of superiority, and often wearing a guise of coldness. Only during a crisis, would she unsheath her leadership dominance. That was probably why she could lead arge party by herself.


    Zi didn''t return a smile to him and chose to remain silent. However, Sheyan didn''t know that his words would bring about an immense effect for himself in the future. If he could predict the future, he would definitely have kept his lips sealed this time.


    Tiny shadows surfaced in the distant horizon of the sunset. The shadows soared swiftly towards the submarine.


    The sailors, who were taking a breather, were instantly horrified as though they had just seen a ghost when they noticed those shadows. The Chief Mate immediately gripped Sheyan''s arm and howled frantically.


    "P-Pterodactyls, those insatiable flying beasts are here."


    Sheyan reluctantly took a deep breath of the fresh but fishy air. He didn''t intend to challenge these aerial hegemons for supremacy, and the group of humans retreated into the submarine.


    "Submerge, let those pesky bats screech in vain over the seawater."


    ********************


    Three hourster, the submarine finally reached the shores of I Nur.


    urately speaking, they resurfaced in a semi-flooded karst cave.


    While navigating here, the submarine made countless detours around sharp and jagged submerged reefs; all to avoid encountering savage dinosaurs lurking around the coast. Furthermore, the majestic size of marine dinosaurs prevented them from lingering in such shallow waters.


    The sailors called this ce the Union Mansion - what a peculiar and senseless name wasn''t it?


    Actually, the reason for that was simple. This safe haven located on the treacherous I Nur wasn''t something that formed naturally. Instead, it was constructed through dors and sweat by individuals who discovered the boundlessmercial potential and benefits of this ind.


    As for those wealthy individuals, they coincidentally established a union and a mansion here��


    Still, one could observe how arduous it was to construct this simple and crudending point. How disastrous the cost must be.


    The submarine approached the cavern shore, yet it remained silently submerged. Evidently, even the Union Mansion wasn''t a totally foolproof location.


    As it turns out, they had been a case of a massive invasion by Deinonychus before, where the passengers became a buffet upon stepping ashore.


    The submarine sailors weren''t nning to stay here and looked at the contestants with anxious eyes, wishing that their customers would pay up as agreed; because they knew, they couldn''t do anything if Sheyan andpany didn''t abide by the agreement.


    Still, Zi wasn''t one who liked keeping debts. After paying up, the grateful sailors quickly departed.


    When the gang of four trudged onto the dry area of the cave, Zi retrieved a few dinosaurbating weapons from her personal storage and distributed them.


    Her weapons weren''t the same standard as those Sheyan had purchased earlier.


    The new ''Peluba Remodeled Rifle'' and ''Shamier Jolting Gun'' were now military grade. Meanwhile, everyone received a main battle weapon - the ''Hector Stunner''.


    The ''Hector Stunner'' could discharge and retract a prative spear that would pierce deep into a target''s body, before supplying a thousands volt electric current like a taser to shock the target.


    Although it was night time, the moonlight and starlight of the night sky still provided adequate visibility.


    To ordinary humans, traversing through I Nur at night would be immensely dangerous. In contrast, the contestants, who possessed the ''Spraymist'' to avoid the realm''s greatest threat of dinosaurs, could still travel at night. Besides, this ce was originally designed to be a tourism holynd in the past.


    Yet after years had psed from that painstaking endeavour, the roads and buildings had degenerated to a dpidated mess.


    Dark muddy boulders towered independently and shockingly enormous brackens even spanned three acres, emitting the foul stench of rot.


    Wild vegetation, particrly ferns and brackens, ran amok in this ce, adhering to rocks and pirs. All sorts of ferns could be found;mon ferns, stone ferns, Hypodematium ferns, Aleuritopteris formosana, Pyrrosia lingua. The myriad ferns sessfully drilled their roots into rocks and turned the ce into a lusciously green paradise.


    The forest was covered with humongous ash-green leaves, gigantic robust fan ferns and trees as old as the ind itself. These sturdy moss green trees had plumpy branches that twisted and intertwined upwards, forming into a dense mess that covered the canopy. The deformed roots of the trees appeared to be wrestling with each other.


    It was indeed a deserted, still and dark ce.


    The four contestants sprayed the ''Alpha Spraymist'' on themselves. Instantly, an awful odour assailed their nostrils. When this odour blended with the unique atmosphere of I Nur, it formed a mild protectionyer around their periphery.


    Close to five hundred metres from the Union Mansion ''port'', the gang discovered a path that was semi-concealed by overgrown grass.


    The path was exceedingly muddy and appeared to be man-made. Vestiges of deep tyre marks could be seen, were arge scale vehicle had probably passed through.


    After travelling a short distance, they noticed a warning sign crafted with a human skull. On the sign, the words ''Private property, trespassers will be xxxx'' were written.


    As they advanced further, they discovered a fairly shallow cave where its contents were inly visible; shockingly, eight barrels of oil!


    Evidently, this should be one of Hammond''s logistic warehouse. Carrying the secret resources from the Sando executives, he nned to fulfill his dreams here. Naturally, he would carry out arge scale construction to build a permanent base.


    After building materials were unloaded onto Union Mansion Port, they were naturally transported with a truck that required refuelling.


    Furthermore, it would be tough to conceal all these oil deeper into the ind. Not only was it not functional to do so, it was also a safety issue. Dinosaurs possessed a keen sense of smell, therefore, the strong smelling oil may inevitably attract unwanted probing from dinosaurs with particrly outstanding sense of smell.


    After a brief inspection of the logistic cave, Sheyan pensively contemted and announced.


    "Seems like Hammond''s logistics base is reachable through a main road, thus, we have two choices. First, follow the main route, which should beparatively longer. Second, follow a straight line, which will be nearer but far more treacherous."


    "We''ll take the straight line!" Zi resolutely dered.


    "The main route may be even, but it may not be better. As the saying goes, a mousehole for rats, the snake path for snakes; animals wouldn''t hunt in their own territories. If we take the main route, without Hammond''s stronger edition spraymist, we may even collide with monstrous beasts like the Tyrannosaurus or Belodons. It''ll be trouble once we get exposed. The softer terrain of the wilderness will make it easier for us to track traces of any massive dinosaurs."


    The effects of the ''Alpha Spraymist'' were indeed remarkable.


    After trekking for nearly two hours in the dark fern forest, they only experienced a few small skirmishes and soon arrived at a checkpoint of the Sando Company.


    The terrain here was analogous to a mountain ridge, and supplied a pretty breathtaking scenery. A leftside mountainous cliff exhibited a waterfall that connected with a river that meandered around the precipice, which converged into a tinyke nearby. Pools of mud could be seen by thekeside, and it was obvious, many dinosaurs loved taking a drink here.


    The gang''s objective was clear - a high standard cemented route leading into the darkness of a mountain belly.


    ording to signages on the way here, a whitewater rafting project was undertaken here for Jurassic Park in the past. A tiny karst cave scenery inside the mountain belly should be exceedingly gorgeous.


    Evidently, Hammond had utilized his authority and sessfully transformed that tiny cave into a researchb.


    At present, it seemed like constructions had reached its end. The entire base was serene and quiet with not a single person in sight. However, with Brother ck''s keen scouting, he locatedrge amounts of concealed surveince and hints of automatic firepower systems.


    Soon after, the gang quickly discovered that Hammond''s base wasn''t fullypleted. At least, a very distinct blind spot was found through the tiny river that meandered the precipice.


    Time was tight and the matter couldn''t be dyed any longer. The contestants hastily soaked into the water.


    After swimming for 20-30 metres, they realized that Hammond had left an extreme vile snare in the river. The river was unexpectedly filled with piranhas that had teeth as sharp as razors. Moreover, they seemed to be gically modified as well, where a dinosaur may even be gnawed into white bones in a sh. They could undoubtedly threaten a contestant''s life!

 Chapter 747: Dog gene

    <h4>Chapter 747: Dog gene</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Still, piranhas were only fatal to ordinary humans and creatures. It wasn''t impossible for Zi and the contestants to defeat Hammond''s snare, but doing so may cause amotion and expose themselves; getting picked up by surveince and inadvertently rming the snake.


    At this moment, Sheyan bluntly shed himself and allowed his blood to stream out. The aroma of his blood quickly allured the majority of the piranhas, as they besieged him vehemently in the water. Nevertheless, his innate ''Stronghold'' allowed him to withstand themfortably.


    Proceeding from there and after an arduous test, the gang of four arrived before the entrance of the secretb. What greeted them was a pair of enormous sliding doors that were as solid as underground bunkers. Furthermore, the doors were concealed seamlessly, where the contestant quartet only discovered it after an excruciating round of inspection.


    Clearly, the steel doors were a countermeasure not to humans, but colossal grand-tier dinosaurs at the apex of the food chain. Only such fortified doors could resist their monumental might. Hammond,as the father of dinosaurs, ought to have a clear picture on the degree of evolution of the dinosaurs on I Nur.


    Fortunately, not too longter, the sealed doors rumbled slightly before sliding to both sides respectively. A roaring truck drove through as its exhaust spat out regiments of ck fumes.


    Even the individuals hidden by the side could feel a throbbing sensation in their hearts from the roaring truck.


    The truck halted on the main road ahead.


    An old man d in a white coat spoke out.


    "Lads, remember to activate the ''Sonic Drive'' manufactured by the doc'', lest even your bones be eaten by those giant lizards."


    "Run along, Old Harry, the lord summons you." The truck driver returned a mocking scoff.


    Old Harry frowned and replied with a serious expression.


    "The headquarters are starting to suspect. After thistest batch of materials are delivered here, you guys may have to idle for a period. Don''t worry, after we capture some eggs or young dinosaurs and deliver em'', those brats with money in their eyes will trust the doc'' once again; even farfetched lies will sound like truth!"


    As fast as lightning, the truck soon vanished into the darkness.


    While strolling through the doors, Old Harry raised his remote control, pointed to those enormous doors, and pressed a button. The doors slowly slid in as Old Harry slowly strolled into the building.


    Yet in this instant, four drenched figures abruptly scurried out from the tiny river, and hastily pounced onto Old Harry.


    Sheyan, in particr, directly activated ''Horn-Rage'' and stampeded towards Old Harry; sessfully infiltrating the building before the doors shut and knocking the old man onto the ground.


    In a fit of furious astonishment, the old man attempted to scream. Instead, Sheyan quickly covered his mouth and callously admonished.


    "Scream and you''re dead."


    Sheyan then seized the old man''s neck but didn''t expect the old man to be so relentless. The old man immediately screamed out when he noticed a chance.


    "Invaders!!!!"


    Following his ludicrous scream, a shrilling siren shattered the calm of the base.


    Sheyan''s eyes then shed with iron ruthlessness; he exerted strength and following a ''kacha'', he snapped the old man''s neck.


    The old man''s chicken-like scream ceased abruptly after his neck snapped.Sadly, his death failed to prevent the various defense systems from activating.


    Three automatic rifles lodged on the wall instantly targeted over and unleashed a sequence of long fiery tongues; spraying out bullets incessantly.


    However, along this broad entrance, there wasn''t a single visible cover at all! This prompted Zi and Mogensha to quickly dive behind Reef''s shield and back.


    After killing off Old Harry, Sheyan realized he could pick up the remote control used for manipting those enormous doors. He quickly snatched it and eximed.


    "I can control the doors, retreat or proceed?"


    Zi instantly replied.


    "Charge! I''ll cover you. The longer we drag on, the more preparations our enemy can afford."


    Sheyan inhaled deeply and stored the remote control. He then heaved up Old Harry''s corpse, and charged forward while burying his head behind the corpse. His charging posture was like a wild crazy beast, even a range of mountain would shudder and retreat.


    Even so, the damage dealt by those automatic defense rifles was exceedingly devastating. Even Sheyan couldn''t hold on with his outstanding defense as his HP plunged down like a torrent. Indeed, it seemed like the difficulty of this secretb could only be confronted by an Awakener.


    While the firepower was concentrated onto the tanking Sheyan, Zi and Brother ck retaliated simultaneously.


    A ''Force Collision Wall'' soonpressed in and struck an automatic rifle nting 70 degrees away. The rifle''s support became warped upon impact as its maneuvering gear jammed up, forcing it to aim constantly at one direction.


    As for Mogensha, a shuttle of bullets struck explosively onto another automatic rifle, resulting in certain damages to the system. After firing for 5-6 seconds, the automatic rifle emitted a jamming ''ka ka ka'' sound as its shooting speed was substantially reduced.


    Following that, with a deep breath, Sheyan leaped up like a fish behind thest automatic rifle.


    Crack! Cha! He grabbed the maneuvering gear of the rifle, twisted it and forcibly tore it out from the wall; sending fragments of cement dispersing everywhere.


    Tu! Tu! Tu! Tu! The three deadly automatic rifles were now spraying bullets out randomly, no longer capable of posing a threat to their foes.


    Knowing that time was extremely precious, the contestants hastily healed up and charged into the cave. However, the distance was still rtively far and after dashing for 20 plus metres, Brother ck eximed abruptly.


    "Careful!"


    DA! DA! DA! He then unloaded a clip of bullets into the darkness.


    A fleeing human was instantly struck flying by the burst fire, as turbid blood sttered like rain in mid-air before hended 7-8 metres away. After rolling several rounds, that human''s body resembled a sieve with blood congregating into puddles around him.


    This human was about to sprint into a nearby right channel but failed to evade Brother ck''s eagle eyes. Before his miserable death, though he got shot so many times, he still managed to retain a final breath and maliciously swore.


    "You, you, and you will all die! All, of you will die!!!"


    The gang of four ignored him and continued running through the main cave passageway.


    However, they soon slowed at a bend. The entire cavern passageway was extremely spacious and the most noticeable sight here, was two garages specially created to house thoserge trucks.


    After making the bend, the entire cavern passage narrowed to as small as three metres high and five metres wide, but was still sufficient for two trucks to travel side-by-side. This narrow passageway stretched to a full 50 metres and was considerably straight.


    After their experience in Sando Company, the gang didn''t dare to act recklessly. After all, the lesson from thatser channel still resonated in their minds. Perhaps if this was a covert infiltration, they could take the risk. Yet right now, their enemies were clearly vignt.


    Yet in this instant, a furious roar resounded from the channel.


    "Kill them!"


    That furious roar sounded a little hoarse and brutal. Closely after, they could observe over ten marine-lookingbatants standing at the opposite edge of the passageway. Along with them, were unexpectedly six german shepherds.


    Reacting to the roar, the leashed german shepherds were set free. They released angry barks and stampeded in with astonishingly fast speeds.


    As for the ten plusbatants, they tailed their dogs and opened fire from behind.


    "We cannot tarry for too long here." Sheyan earnestly urged Mogensha. "We must end this battle fast!"


    Mogensha nodded.


    "I got it boss, but my ''Sparta Long Spear'' only has a hurling range of 30 metres"


    Sheyan nodded and replied.


    "Kill the dogs first. Reef will escort you to 30 metres proximity. Let''s see after charging through this channel first!"


    Instantaneously, gunfire, rumbles, mini-explosions and furious barks filled the cavern passage.


    After arduously managing to kill one, Sheyan realized the few german shepherds possessed incredibly astounding life force. He also noticed their canine fangs protruded out from their lips, while their muscles were exceedingly robust. Moreover, the blood oozing from their bodies was red and shockingly wouldn''t solidify even on the ice-cold cavern ground. Instead, steam spiralled out the blood which indicated their heated temperature.


    In a sh, Reef escorted Brother ck to the 30 metres mark.


    Mogensha hastily tore forward and hurled his ''Sparta Long Spear'' with utmost ferocity.


    Instantly, a blinding silver chain lightning streaked in and bounced amongst the frenziedbatants. Their own weapons exploded as mes erupted and plundered their bodies, while emitting crackling charred sounds.


    In a blink of an eye, they were all eliminated!


    The feebleness of those armed guards surpassed the contestants'' expectations. Brother ck eximed with surprise.


    "Eh? Those guys can''t even put up a fight, but offer such amazing rewards?"


    As he spoke, he shared hisbat log to the rest.


    [ You killed a gically-modified dog feeder: Receive 500 utility points ]


    [ You killed a gically-modified dog trainer: Receive 500 utility points ]


    [ You killed a gically-modified dog watchguard: Receive 500 utility points ]


    "��"


    Viewing thebat log, Sheyan quivered and immediately eximed.


    "Sheet!! Watch out for those german shepherds!"

 Chapter 748: The Doctor’s aspiration

    <h4>Chapter 748: The Doctor��s aspiration</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Just when Sheyan called out ''careful'', that supposedly ''dead'' german shepherd suddenly pounced up with frightening speed and bit Mogensha.


    Concurrently, the other german shepherds unanimously lunged towards him.


    "Ring hunting instincts��" A thought jolted through Sheyan''s mind.


    In a sh, Sheyan drew his ''+7 West''. Shrilling oceanic-blue glitters showered down, as he cleaved down onto the waist of the nearest german shepherd.


    Although Sheyan unloaded his full strength, he could distinctly feel; his sharply unmatched saber met with an exceptionally tough and obstinate resistance from the german shepherd''s skin.


    Still, his saber delivered astronomical damage, prompting this mutated german shepherd to swing back ferociously and chomp onto his saber de. As its sharp canine fangs scratched against metal, it produced heart-wrenching screeches.


    The german shepherd red at Sheyan viciously with its crimson eyes, channeling a venomous hatred that scorched against Sheyan''s face.


    The german shepherd fiercely flung its head around, its incisive, steel-like teeth still clinging tightly onto Sheyan''s ''+7 West'' saber. To prevent the dog''s unexinably massive strength from disarming him, Sheyan clenched his saber''s hilt tightly with both hands.


    All of a sudden, the mutated german shepherd loosened its grip. If he was facing a human, Sheyan would naturally heighten his vignce. Instead, he didn''t consider much when squaring off with a domesticated beast. While attempting to wrestle back his saber from the dog, Sheyan didn''t expect it to abruptly loosen its grip, causing him to stagger backwards.


    Seizing this opening, the mutated german shepherd bared its brutally sharp fangs and chomped towards Sheyan''s throat.


    Meanwhile, Reef naturally wasn''t idling. He barreled forth to protect Mogensha from a mutated german shepherd that pounced towards him; blood sttered everywhere as the two shed.


    After being burnt by Mogensha''s ability previously, the dog''s skin exhibited a scorched brown lustre and with its disheveled crumpled fur, it looked like a travesty. Still, its awe-inspiring canine fangs remained deathly intimidating.


    Reef released his ''Cardiac Shattering Roar'' as a formless ripple swept out, gusting against those mutated dogs, causing them to stagger while charging in.


    Yet before the nearest mutated dog lost its bnce, it released a bark and spat out a mouthful of dark-greenish liquid over. A foul stench instantly pierced the air as Reef quivered and blocked his front with his ''Grasp of Pharaoh Welkhahor'' shield.


    Zi urgentlymanded.


    "Don''t block it, move aside!"


    Sadly, Reef wasn''t agile enough. Moreover, if he dodged away, Brother ck would be struck. Thus, he could only grit his teeth and endure.


    All of a sudden, Zi''s long hair fluttered up as she hovered in mid-air.


    Her nightmare imprint at her chest was flickering brilliantly!


    Revolving around her, one of the six rhombus mana crystals shattered into starry mana fragments before dissolving into her body.


    Following that, Zi stretched forth her finger as she emanated an imposing sensation of holding supremacy over heaven and earth.


    Within a second, a limitless suction force gathered to her front, back, left, and right. Then, eight ''Force Walls'' formed around her and with a sonorous rumble, sted out in eight directions!


    Force Alternate-Shuddering Wall!!


    Within an instance, the trio felt a strong gust assailing their faces; the aftermath left by the departure of those ''Force Collision Walls''. They devoured the atmosphere and impressed a suffocating sensation on anyone present.


    Although only about four out of eight ''Force Collision Walls'' struck her enemies, the mental prowess of the other five would return to Zi.


    In no time, a few of those mutated german shepherds were knocked flying.


    One smashed its head against a nearby stctite; brain juice sshed out and emitted a rotting stench. Simultaneously, the limbs of a few other dogs were abnormally distorted as they coughed out steaming fresh blood.


    At present, one could tell Zi''s offensive capabilities surmounted that of even Sheyan and Mogenshabined. More crucially, her ''Force Walls'' could be employed defensively or offensively.


    Nevertheless, everyone knew that an ability that scaled in both aspects could never attain the pinnacle might of a single aspect. Still, Sheyan couldn''t help but anticipate the day she would demonstrate her ''Force Wall Explosion''.


    Although Zi managed to repel away the mutated german shepherds, her ''Force Collision Walls'' failed to impede the spitting ability of that german shepherd.


    Pssshh! An obnoxious dark-green bile sttered onto Reef''s dark-gold shield, before foul smelling white fumes spiralled up from it.


    Apart from that, Reef''s facial muscles twitches uncontrobly. The corrosive bile not only sshed onto his shield, a few droplets also fell onto his shoes and rapidly corroded in; eventually transmitting a bone-piercing agony to him!


    His nightmare imprint instantly transmitted a heart-shattering notification.


    [ Potassium Dichromate Biohazard Bile has damaged your shield - ''Grasp of Pharaoh Welkhahor'' ]


    [ Your shield is corroded and has lost 80 points of durability ]


    Reef''s vision immediately darkened. He''d rather himself be at the mercy of the ''Biohazard Bile'' than spending an exorbitant fee to mend a dark-gold grade shield. Moreover, a dip in durability may even cause permanent damage to the internal structure of the shield, which may even require achievement points����


    Roaring angrily, Reef stomped forward and viciously stabbed his ck lightsaber into the mouth of that struggling mutated dog.


    A piercing charred stench pervaded into the air, before Reef strenuously flung the dog away. This heavily wounded dog crashed to the ground, and after convulsing a little, it ceased from moving.


    Following that, the remaining mutated dogs reorganized themselves into a canine squadron and attacked in unison.


    In spite of that, Zi had already pushed them deeper into the narrow passageway, and within this narrow channel, she upied overwhelming superiority.


    Waves after waves of ''Force Collision Walls'' barreled in. They nearly covered the entire narrow passageway, leaving no way of escape for those dogs.


    Still, those berserking mutated dogs continued charging ferociously, but couldn''t escape the oue of being sent flying by Zi''s ''Force Collision Wall''. In addition to Reef''s ''Shattering Cardiac Roar'' and Brother ck''s long-range shots, the gang rapidly ughtered the pack of incredibly obstinate mutated dogs.


    Viewing this in perspective now, this narrow passageway was probably purposely constructed to deal with dinosaurs and not human invasion. The architect probably considered certain dinosaurs that could ovee the barrier of those steel doors.


    After all to Hammond, humans weren''t a threat. Instead, those savage dinosaurs with unrivalled strength were his greatest nemesis on this ind.


    "Ah Zi, your ability is really improving rapidly." Sheyan praised. "Thest time, your ''Force Alternate-Shuddering Walls'' only unleashed walls to four sides, but its eight sides now."


    Zi chortled and replied.


    "In this realm, improving slowly equals being phased out."


    After a brief rest, the contestant quartet plundered through the corpses.


    In addition to those few thousands of utility points gained from ying the dog tamers, each mutated dog produced a ''Blemished Dinocrystal'' that should only appear in dinosaurs!


    Zi also discovered a mission object on one of the dog tamer.


    [ Damaged Experiment Journal ]


    [ Mission object: This object will trigger a mission ]


    �� ��Torn page�� ��


    �� It has been three days since the doctormenced the experiment. Only 72 hours since these adorable babies were born, and they could easily dispatch ordinary german shepherds. ��


    �� Our dreams are swiftly approaching. I will surely return to ska and run for governor there. ��


    �� ������Torn page�� ��


    �� There''s a problem with the existential period of the previous experiment subject. This time, the doctor will add the gene extract of a Triceratop ��


    �� Outstanding results! ording to the data, a single gically-modified german shepherd can take down a marine. ��


    �� It is time for our other international factories to get ready, ��


    �� Once all experiments conclude, ��


    �� All dinosaurs living in this world shall cease to exist! ��


    �� Our legion of gically-modified beasts will reign supreme in this world! ��


    �� The Doctor will be the head of this world. ��


    �� ��Torn page ������


    �� The reliance of the world on dinocrystals has already reached a terrifying stage. Once all dinosaurs are eliminated, the world will suddenly hit a state of energy insufficiency. That will be the optimum time to strike ��


    �� Oh, perhaps I should give up on a freezingnd like ska? Mexico''s prime minister? Or Japan? ��


    ********


    After browsing through the journal, the contestants nced at each other.


    Brother ck then coughed to break the silence.


    "Seems like our dear Hammond isn''t resigned in just being a scientist, his aspiration isn''t small at all."


    Sheyan furrowed his brows.


    "I suspect those pesky dogs are just the preliminary guardians����I didn''t feel any world vanquishing powering from them. They probably can''t even defeat a siege tank."


    The gang of four then continued advancing, but they soon met a dead end.


    Nevertheless, they quickly noticed a ring sign - underground elevator. The elevator seemed to indicate over four basements.


    Obviously, the quartet wasn''t interested in searching floor by floor. Instead, they directly headed for basement four - the Research Nexus.

 Chapter 749: Ace

    <h4>Chapter 749: Ace</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    A disorderly mess greeted the contestants in basement 4. This was clearly a researchb, but not a single researcher was in sight.


    ss shards from broken apparatus and notepads were scattered across the floor, alongside traces of sprinkled maroonish dried blood.


    As they were about to proceed, Zi gestured a warning. She carefully surveyed around and followed a trail of blood, which led to a disinfection cab.


    She then tapped the wall several times. Suddenly, the disinfection cab slid aside and revealed a metallic texture and thick door.


    A warm bulb was flickering beside the thick door. Zi then gently stroked around the empty wall spaces of the door. With a light tap, the flickering bulb started flickering faster before this shiny and solid door noiselessly slid aside.


    A hidden cell without anyone present but a shocking mess of blood stains. One could faintly observe the repetitive flickering of a nearbyputer screen.


    [ Infiltrators discovered�� ]


    [ Initializing defense system 1���� ]


    [ Initialization sess. Automatic rifles activated, 9 out of 12 automatic rifles malfunctioned. Investigating�� ]


    [ Summary: 9 automatic rifles have not been installed ]


    [ Calcting defense statistics�� ]


    [ Defense system 1 broken through. Four hostiles detected withbat capabilities far exceeding human capabilities, suspected to be mutants ]


    [ Initializing Defense system 2�� ]


    [ Initiation of defense system 2 ''Spherical Lightning Formation'' failed, investigating�� ]


    [ Summary: Inadequate power, no core power source detected ]


    [ Initializing defense system 3�� ]


    [ Initiation of defense system 3 ''Carboxylic acid isopropyl-fluoro Model II poison fog'' failed, investigating�� ]


    [ Summary: No poison fog added ]


    "��"


    After seeing the list of notifications, the contestants realized they had actually confidently reached here only by bypassing numerous ''gates of hell''. Simply put, it was mainly because the base construction wasn''tpleted yet.


    On hindsight, Zi reckoned she wouldn''t fail the mission if they missed the 48 hours deadline. Instead, the mission difficulty would double.


    Zi furrowed her brows as she typed swiftly. Soon, theputer screen disyed rows of blood colored warnings.


    [ Top authority granted to unseal the experiment ]


    [ Warning, warning: Biohazard experiment beast will now undergo catalysis ]


    [ Warning, Warning: Biohazard experiment beastpletion rate is only 87%, control will be lost after catalysis ]


    [ Warning, Warning: Biohazard experiment beast must consume loads of blood and flesh to stabilize body proponents�� ]


    The four contestants drew a breath of chill air.


    Everything had been smooth sailing for them ever since stepping onto I Nur. Sheyan thought they could maintain this fortune till the end, but now, it seems like Hammonds wasn''t one to resign to extinction. He would rather gamble it all and release this hazardous beast, even to the extend of sacrificing his researchers to nourish his beast.


    Death or live, sess or failure; it all depended on this one gamble! There was no way out for him, living would lose its meaning even if he lost.


    Zi inhaled deeply as she raised her brows, her dark pupils brimming with a cutting determination.


    "We must hurry at once! No more dys, the earlier we reach it, the lesser strength that beast can recover!"


    Sheyan nodded while contemting.


    The contestant quartet hastened out of this secret research cell and sprinted down a connecting cavern channel.


    There wasn''t a need to worry about traps here as it was the working space of researchers. If the ce was filled with snares, who would be able to work in peace? Imagine a rifle barrel that could spell your doom facing you at all times, workers would undoubtedly be scared witless.


    This cavern channel was extremely long and broad. Construction things like forklifts could be found asionally, and channel was arrayed with two neat rows of massive tank cultures. Those bulk tank cultures were made of ss and filled with a translucent pink fluid, that seemed analogous to amniotic fluids.


    On a closer look, the cultivation tanks contained strange and malevolent creatures that were as tall as 4-5 metres. Distinct signs indicated a possible hybrid between wild creatures of the earth and dinosaurs. For example, a hairless Deinonychus with a wolf head; an iparably herculean lion with the body of a Brontosaurus; a hairless leopard with armored bones����


    As they proceeded further, the dinosaurs found in the cultivation tanks got weirder and strangely, more human-like. Weird dinosaurs that grew human hair and orange skin with clear brown pigments. ws that were shaped like thumbs and fingers. Fingernails that were insanely sharp, they caused people to cower in fear.


    At present, the contestants caught scent of an exceedingly thick stench of blood. After making a bend, a brightly lit research hall came into sight.


    Shockingly, an iparably gigantic blender could be seen. The blender wasn''t filthy like cement trucks, but was sparkled with a stainless steel shine. It was currently activated and emitted faint ringing sounds.


    20-30 mashed up and mutted corpses were piled up near the mouth of the blender. Three utterly naked individuals were tossing flesh and corpses into the blender, which followed by fracturing sounds that caused one''s scalp to tingle. In a sh, all was blended into meat paste juice.


    A rubber tube shooting out from the blender connected straight to an enormous cultivation tank in the middle of this research hall. The blended meat paste was rapidly squeezed through the rubber tubing and into that cultivation tank; causing the tank to be filled with blood.


    An endless churning could be seen amidst the blood liquid, as though some terrifying creature was swallowing blood unceasingly. Blood and flesh paste was devoured quickly and fortunately, the blender was supplying an endless supply of more blood paste. Hence, the cultivation tank maintained its volume and concentrated mass.


    By the cultivation tank, was a middle-aged male that wore golden tracer spectacles. He was smoking a redwood briar and engrossed in his calctions. Indeed, that was Hammond whom the contestants seeked.


    Upon sighting him, Brother ck immediately pulled out his ''SN-9 Wasp'' and shot the cultivation tank without hesitation.


    The ''SN-9 Wasp'' was an incredibly peculiar weapon; a revolver that acted like a long-range sniper. Thus, the revolver also uses the special 7N14 steep prator sniper ammunition.


    Such bullets were exceedingly expensive if purchased officially from the nightmare realm, costing minimally 500 utility points a round!


    Following Brother ck''s trigger, a fire light whizzed out from the muzzle as a sonorous boom resounded in everyone''s ears; resulting in an unavoidable buzzing. This was because the elerating bullet createdrge shockwaves against the atmosphere as well.


    One could fathom Mogensha''s speedy improvement; at least, he couldn''t fire that bullet in the past.


    Only, before the screaming bullet struck the cultivation tank, one could clearly observe an unexinable ripple uring 10 centimetres away from the cultivation tank. Following the bullet puncturing through that ripple, it finally struck the transparent ss tank.


    Yet strangely, though the bullet created a thumping ring upon impact, the transparent ss remained utterly fine.


    What Sheyan and rest didn''t know was, during previous experiments, the vicious nature of test subjects due to the dinosaur gene had directly led to many scenarios of creatures breaking the tanks. Although those terribly menacing creatures would perish after minutes from leaving their cultivation tanks, those few minutes of infrastructure destruction were still an exceedingly big headache.


    After painstaking evaluations, the cultivation tanks were modelled with the theme of being an unbreakable prison. It was no wonder Mogensha''s first shot couldn''t prate through.


    At this moment, Zi keenly grasped a vital point. Her long hair fluttered up as she released a palm towards the flesh blender!


    A transparent ''Force Collision Wall'' swiftly congealed in mid-air and rumbled in like a sudden airstrike.


    After a piercing boom, that flesh blender copsed over and spilled all its thick, mangled flesh contents onto the ground. A blood stench that could induce vomiting instantly pervaded into the air.


    Zi''s attack was truly a drastic measure; quick witted and decisive, she was indeed worthy of going up against Zeus.


    Meanwhile, Hammond also noticed them and spun around. His pupils instantly shrunk as he cried out, and immediately pulled down a red armrest by the side of his control desk. Then, he punched down onto a red button!


    Instantaneously, sirens pierced the air as aputer generated voice announced out.


    [ Warning, warning: Biohazard leakage detected from experiment ]


    [ Warning, warning: Biohazard leakage detected from experiment ]

 Chapter 750: Hammond’s son

    <h4>Chapter 750: Hammond��s son</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Following the sirens, massively profound metal sluice gates pounded down behind the contestants. This was probably the contingency measure for a biohazard leakage contamination.


    Consecutively, Hammond led a few of his men and sprinted into a transparent room that appeared rather fortified. Moreover, the room was sealed up which isted their scent.


    Hammond also sprayed a unique concocted mist and further ensured the emerging beast wouldn''t target them first.


    Madness and hysteria filled the scientist''s eyes. He was shockingly holding a mug of dense and creamy meat paste in his left hand. After a gulp, he exposed his blood soaked teeth and spoke calmly into a microphone.


    "ept your tragic fates you powerless scums!"


    The liquid inside the cultivation tank rapidly declined. The various electrical lead lines along the walls came off and the surrounding lights were dimmed.


    The contestants gaped in horror as an astronomical and sinister silhouette rapidly emerged. It was clearly dissatisfied with the abrupt discontinuation of flesh juice, and released an unprecedentedly terrifying roar.


    Then, it raised it long arm with ws and swiped forth ferociously!


    In the blink of an eye, the ss that could guard against a sniper shot shattered as shards fell onto the ground. The ss seemed ordinary to this monstrosity.


    A secondter, the beast jumped onto the ground releasing a seismic wave akin to a titanic ne crashing heavily onto the ground.


    Innumerable cracks fissured through the bright and clean ground, as the beast released an unending stream of hysterical roars.


    Under the dim lighting, one could connect the shape of this beast to that of a Tyrannosaurus Rex. However, its leather was oddly pink with helix stripes. Probably due to it being an iplete experiment, its head appeared like an alligator and its neck was unusually long.


    Such a figure could easily mp down and munch its prey''s neck. Furthermore, the metallic shimmering ws growing from its limbs caused one to palpitate in fear, and its crudely thick tail concealed an explosive might.


    Yet strangely, at the abdomen of this biohazard beast, was unexpectedly a growing human head. This head only had 3-5 sporadic hair that were pasted together into a hideous mix. Examining the features of that head, it was unexpectedly very simr to Hammond''s.


    The human face was filled with wrinkles, and even had two dinosaur arms beside him. His skin was shaded in a creamy yellow shade.


    On first look, one would think this beast resembled an amplified kangaroo with a pocket that stored a human within. Only after careful observations, would one realize the two were actually joined together.


    Mogensha spoke into the party channel.


    "I can''t probe out its stats, the power disparity between us is too great."


    Instead, Zi suddenly retrieved a camera like equipment and captured several shots of the beast. Within a second, she exhibited out its statistics.


    [ Junior Biohazard Rex (tier-7 legendary creature) ]


    [ Condition: Unstable iplete experiment.]


    [ Height: 9 foot 6 inches ]


    [ Weight: 1139 kilograms ]


    [ Stats: Strength 71 points, agility 20 points, physique 54 points, perceptive sense 1 point, charm 1 point, intelligence 40 points, spirit 40 points. ]


    [ Abilities: ''Basic Close Combat lvl 11'' ]


    [ Property: ???? ]


    [ Tier-7 legendary creature ability: Brutal Might lvl 7 - Grants additional 100,000 HP and deals 1% of its current HP when attacking ]


    [ Tyrannosaurus Rex special ability: Impinge - This titanic beast frequently unleashes terrifying headbutts at its prey. Charging in a straight line, it will deal 1,000 damage first and if victim suffers from a second collision, victim will be stunned for 10 seconds ]


    [ Detail: The ''Impinge'' ability cannot be disrupted in process ]


    [ Tyrannosaurus Rex special ability: Tail p - This titanic beast frequently ps its prey horizontally with its plump tail. Victim will sustain 1,000 damage and if victim suffers from a second collision, victim will be stunned for 10 seconds ]


    [ Experiment special ability: Scaleshields (iplete experiment, ability unawakened) - Biohazard Rex received 300% of damages due to losing this protection ]


    [ Experiment special ability: Armourbreak - the ws of the Biohazard Rex is made of unbreakable titanium alloy that can prate through all armours. After receiving its w strike, your defense will reduce 10 points temporarily ]


    [ Detail: This effect is stackable for two times with a period of 15 seconds ]


    [ Experiment special ability: Rotten Phosphorus Regurgitation - The Biohazard Rex creates white phosphorus liquid in its body which it can regurgitate on its prey. The temperature of the white phosphorus liquid is like an exceptionally scorching fireball ]


    [ Creature special ability: ?????? ]


    [ Iplete body: This experiment is notpleted and only possess 3/4 of its maximum HP. It will only deal 75% of its actual damage, and its HP will drop by 50 points every 5 seconds until 25% of its maximum HP ]


    [ Description: This freak of a beast is a biological experiment construct modted with mad scientist Hammond''s own sperms, a dinosaur egg and other specimens. Itspletion rate isn''t very high and hasn''t matured fully in the cultivation tank. Therefore, its beastly instinct will usually cover its intellect. However, your gravest error is to be negligent because of that. The dreadful deadliness of a tier-7 legendary creature is absolutely not something you can imagine ]


    Observing the list of notifications, Sheyan eventually heaved a sigh of relief.


    "Seems like Zi''s decisiveness was correct. The earlier we prevent this beast from maturing, the earlier we can drive a de through it!"


    Notions shed through his mind as he sounded out.


    "Zi."


    Little did he know, Zi coincidentally called out simultaneously.


    "Seaman."


    The two were shocked but Zi earnestly urged.


    "You speak first."


    Sheyan disregarded formalities and bluntly suggested.


    "Your mission isn''t to eliminate this beast."


    Her lips immediately curled into a smirk. Coincidentally, it was what she thought as well and she immediately replied.


    "Therefore, our emphasis shouldn''t be on the beast."


    Sheyan continued.


    "Thus, our objective is merely to toy around and seize an opportunity to break out; to directly settle Hammond."


    After establishing a mutual understanding, the Biohazard Rex roared menacingly and stomped towards the contestants; sending tremors with each step it took.


    Without hesitation, Brother ck aimed at the human head at the Rex''s belly and pressed his trigger. A chain of fiery streaks bolted out, instead, the human face revealed a crafty smirk as it guarded its face with his dinosaur arms.


    Bullets collided into the metallic titanium of its ws, creating sparks as the bullets ricocheted away.


    Pop! Concurrently, Mogensha had already prepared his rifle grenade and fired off. A spirally grenade catapulted in and with a thunderous boom, exploded at the Rex''s belly. Its ws couldn''t guard against the engulfing inferno and smoke.


    The Biohazard Rex''s main dinosaur head roared furiously; stomping forward, it attempted to swipe a w at Mogensha.


    Mogensha managed to dart away in the nick of time, as an iparably incisive w scraped profoundly across the steel floor. Instantly after, the Biohazard Rex spun and released a sweeping tail at Brother ck. The tail was as long as two metres and Mogensha couldn''t dodge in time.


    But at this moment, Zi executed a ''Force Collision Wall'' which collided into the Rex''s gigantic tail.


    Its horrifying brute strength instantly created five cracks along the ''Force Collision Wall''. Still, the wall managed to dy the tail for 0.5 seconds, which allowed Reef to charge in front of Mogensha with his ''Courage'' ability.


    Reef raised his dark-gold grade shield and quickly guarded Brother ck.


    A crudely thick tail smashed into Reef''s shield as dark-golden brilliance beamed out in all directions. Although the impact didn''t send Reef flying, it still knocked him 5-6 metres back.


    Even MT Reef couldn''t help but cough out blood. After all, the Biohazard Rex was a Tier-7 legendary creature, albeit possibly the weakest tier-7 legendary creature in history, it was still an existence that only Awakeners like Zeus could counter; an entire realm above Reef!


    Not everyone could be like Sheyan, who was perverse enough to contest monsters an entire realm above himself.


    After being struck backwards, Reef immediately reported the damage he sustained into the party channel.


    "486 points."


    Brother ck nearly fainted from hearing this figure. With his current HP, a single sweep would inevitablynd him in a near-death state!


    Following that, the Biohazard Rex buried its head and pressed its ws onto the ground. Like a charging ox, it borrowed its monumental momentum and stampeded forth to headbutt Reef and Brother ck.


    In this instant, Sheyan quickly hurled out a ''Curse-mix''. Although it failed to disrupt the Rex''s charge, the poison fog still created a 25% movement speed reduction effect.


    With this buffer, Brother ck and Reef seeded in darting aside, and in the next second, they felt as though a high speed train had zoomed past them by a hair''s breadth. The Rex then collided heavily against the steel doors 40 metres away.


    Thump! A sonorous rumble resounded and cause agonizing looks on the humans'' faces. Dust scattered down from the ceiling as several other beasts in nearby cultivation tanks begun struggling violently.


    The Biohazard Rex shook its head incessantly after suffering from the violent impact.


    Seizing this opportunity, Brother ck and Zi frantically attacked. Two viperwolves were soon summoned as they chomped in voraciously!

 Chapter 751: Clash of two beasts?

    <h4>Chapter 751: sh of two beasts?</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    The viperwolves'' assaults seemed to be extremely effective, ripping out deep wounds with every swipe with a w, and every munch, as blood gushed out crazily.


    Sheyan immediately recalled the negative property of this Biohazard Rex. Its scales weren''t grown yet and thus, sustained 300% additional damage.


    Thinking of that, he instantly gained an insight and called out to Mogensha.


    "AK, don''t aim for its eyes or other vitals. Just shoot at ces it can''t easily guard against! This beast receives 300% of the damage, we just need to ensure it receives damage!"


    As for Sheyan, he obviously wasn''t idling. He had dashed to the transparent room the mad scientist Hammond was hiding in, and bending his body, he mmed viciously against the door.


    Instead, a secondter, Hammond and his researchers startedughing hysterically. With a sh of a blue light arc, Sheyan was bluntly sted away where his muscles begun convulsing involuntarily. It wasn''t due to pain but spasms from a high voltage shock!


    As it turns out, Hammond was well prepared and this room was guarded with a high voltage shock mechanism.


    Although Sheyan was rather valiant, this electric shock reduced his HP wildly to 60% in a sh, and evennded him in a paralysed state.


    Inside the room, Hammond''s eyes flickered with excitement. He took another disgusting gulp of meat paste and continued his deranged signing.


    "Oh~~~~~ I love the sound of electric currents tearing apart muscles. This mutant truly has an obstinate vitality, surviving after receiving such a high voltage electric shock. Such endurability is worthy ofparison to a powerful dinosaur. But if you dare to act on impulse again, I must say you may end up as a burnt coke����perhaps you should be grateful for my kindness? After all, I allowed you two choices; to be swallowed by my kid or shocked into a burnt coke!"


    Fortunately, the Biohazard Rex''s attention wasn''t ced on Sheyan now. Otherwise, with his few seconds of paralysis, it would suffice to tear him asunder and toss him into its insatiable belly.


    After regaining mobility, Sheyan quickly activated his party skill - ''Gloryheal'' !


    He took a deep breath and ignored Hammonds. Pulling out his ''+7 West'' he charged towards the Biohazard Rex.


    By now, the Rex had ughtered a Viperwolf with a simple swipe of its w. It severed the wolf in two before piercing half the viperwolf''s carcass with its sharp nails. Then, it munched the wolf vehemently as viperwolf blood squirted everywhere, and cruel sounds of bone fracturing pierced into the contestants'' ears.


    Momentster, Mogensha had been pressed into a dead corner by the Biohazard Rex. Fortunately, Sheyan fiercely charged into the perilous crisis in the nick of time; brandishing his saber, he barrelled towards the Biohazard Rex.


    His oceanic-blue long saber screeched in as rocks scattered. After carving a long scratch along the metallic floor, his saber finally shed for the human head at the Rex''s belly.


    The human face was unfazed in the face of the blue shimmering de. It stretched in its slim dinosaur ws and blocked Sheyan''s de. When his de struck the titanium ws, the slim ws unexpectedly unleashed a frightening strength.


    Sparks scattered and blood sshed out!


    In that split second, Sheyan sorely felt the vast disparity between 71 points of strength and 49 points of strength.


    Sheyan''s perverted dark-blue weapon was actually recoiled away by bare ws. He tumbled backwards as both his arms turned numb. Unable to maintain his bnce, his head knocked against the solid steel floor as blood streamed from hiscerated forehead.


    Regardless of how freakish Sheyan was, as a mere contestant, he absolutely couldn''t challenge an existence equivalent to an Awakener!


    Nevertheless, the Biohazard Rex didn''t get off scot free either. After all, the additional properties of his saber were truly appalling. Exempting the primary damage of the long saber itself, one must still factor in the defense negating prative property of the ''+7 West'', the true damages of Odin''s ''Flesh Explosion'', and the corrosive damages of Hydralisk acid from the ''Shrivelled Tangerine''.


    In addition to the 300% damage amplification, a few splitting wounds formed on the deformed dinosaur arm as purplish-ck murky blood spilled out. Instantaneously, the human face emitted an agonizing shriek.


    Naturally, the Biohazard Rex''s attention was now diverted to Sheyan, allowing Mogensha to slip away in time; rolling aside before leaping away like a fish.


    Knowing he had poked the ho''s'' nest, Sheyan attempted to scramble away. However, after the human face emitted its agonizing shriek, it widened its mouth and revealed a crowded set of white teeth.


    Its mouth was exceedingly peculiar. It appeared like a short slit cut open by a scissors and one could faintly observe some intense reaction urring within. It was as though boiling water was bubbling within and within a second, it spat out a regiment of horrifyingly repulsive saliva at Sheyan.


    This saliva resembled a basketball. While flying in, the saliva abruptlybusted with creamy white mes.


    Initially, it appeared rather small but metamorphosed into a massive zing fireball when it reached Sheyan. This mystifying fireball threatened to incinerate all hairs even from afar.


    Even his sole broiled as though he was standing on a roasting pit!


    Indeed, the experiment special ability - ''Rotten Phosphorus Regurgitation'' !


    The ball of ming saliva sped in so swiftly, Sheyan didn''t even get the chance to block.


    Total suppression from an unreachable formidable realm. He couldn''t even react to the opponent''s attack!


    Yet in this instant, Zi, whose might could be considered nearing that formidable realm, sprang into action. A ''Force Collision Wall'' barreled in and mmed into Sheyan''s body, knocking him 3-4 metres away.


    Thus, the white fireball missed its mark. It carried on flying and eventually smashed into the bottom area of arge cultivation tank nearby. In no time, the extreme heat of this fiery fireball engulfed the foundation of the cultivation tank.


    The vilest aspect of the ''Rotten Phosphorus Regurgitation'' ability, was the saliva that acted as an excellent fuel; as long as the saliva wasn''t burnt fully, the fireball could even continuebusting underwater!


    Although that cultivation tank was incredibly solid, it couldn''t withstand the fiery temperature as cracks emerged amidst the inferno.


    Piank! The ss shattered as fluids flooded out. Another iplete biohazard beast had sessfully escaped.


    This biohazard beast was equally ferocious. Its physical structure suggested a hybrid between a Styracosaurus and a Tyrannosaurus.


    Still, its body was filled with ces that appeared like semi-liquid candle wax. Evidently, it wasn''t even close to maturing and was probably a halfpleted specimen, that would perish after several minutes. Hence, it couldn''t feel pain and released a wild husky roar, before hobbling like a bison towards Zi.


    Suddenly, Zi''s figure gently faded into the atmosphere and emerged by Sheyan''s side, ingeniously evading the attempt by the new biohazard beast.


    After losing its target, the new biohazard beast fell into a ludicrous directionless charge. Its twin acute horns impaled deep into the Biohazard Rex''s body, sending the tremendous beast crashing 5-6 metres away.


    Blood instantly gushed out wildly from the 300% amplified wound of the Biohazard Rex.


    Smelling the scent of blood, the Biohazard Styracosaurus roared avariciously with bloodshot eyes. In spite of that, the Biohazard Rex roared angrily kicked the Biohazard Styracosaurus rolling 7-8 metres away, before beginning a rapid charge towards it.


    The biohazard hybrid immediately scrambled back up and spat out a deathly white beam!


    The temperature of this underground researchb wasn''t high to begin with, and when that deathly white beam appeared, sounds of icicles condensing abruptly filled the air. A chorus of sweet-sounding freezing clinks drifted into their ears.


    However, Reef, who was standing the nearest, felt his hands and feet turn rigid; as though the blood coursing through his vessels were freezing.


    That white beam struck against the Biohazard Rex. In the blink of an eye, sparkling crystal ice started condensing on half of its body. Despite being semi-frostbitten, the Biohazard Rex still stampeded in with astonishing pace.


    It lifted its incredibly acute ws loftily and ruthlessly cleaved down.


    Its descending w was like an awe-inspiring great hatchet that could conquer any obstacle; a sensation of ravaging all powerful forces with a single w!


    It was akin to a lightning bolt that brilliantly crackled down from a sky of dark clouds!


    The 3 metres long titanium arm of the Biohazard Rex cleaved down onto the Biohazard Styracosaurus, and directly carved out a portion of its skull. The w continued with unstoppable might as it cut deep into the shoulder of the biohazard Styracosaurus, with loose hair floating into the air.


    Amidst the blood and fury, one could vividly spectate through the beast''s wound, the deathly white color of its bones and various organs.


    The Biohazard Styracosaurus released a mournful long groan, yet in the next second, the Biohazard Rex raised its long w once again and viciously swiped down!

 Chapter 752: Beating someone at their own game

    <h4>Chapter 752: Beating someone at their own game</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    The Biohazard Rex''s w was ruthless. Purplish-ck blood squirted a metre up like a fountain from the Biohazard Styracosaurus''rge wound. The piping hot blood sshed onto a crystal ss and slowly trickled down like moltenva.


    Following that, the bloodthirsty Biohazard Rex frenziedly feasted on the Biohazard Styracosaurus.


    Witnessing such a scene, the quartet felt as though they had spun a cocoon around themselves. Originally, they thought they could encourage the two to fight and benefit from the dispute, but to their shocking horror, the Biohazard Rex unexpectedly and speedily regenerated itself by feasting on itsrade!


    Naturally, the gang quickly seized the chance to attack crazily. But they helplessly discovered that the Rex''s vitality regeneration was much faster than theirbined assaults.


    "Darn it��how can we fight it?" Reef hatefully spoke.


    They were alreadycking in prowess, yet now, they still had to take caution in preventing damage to the surroundings; this included being careful with their own attacks and even hindering the Rex''s wild rampage to the environment!


    Otherwise, a far worse off scenario may ur.


    Yet while they were despairing in their hearts, Sheyan''s eyes suddenly flickered as he said.


    "I know a way to aplish the mission����however, Zi? Till now, I''ve only seen you pushing out your ''Force Walls'', are you able to pull them in?"


    Zi hesitated briefly and answered.


    "I am but I don''t frequently use that, because I normally try my best to avoid a closebat situation."


    Sheyan inhaled deeply and revealed a smile.


    "Very well, then I have ny percent confidence of tackling this. Let''s carry on battling!"


    Uponpleting the feast of the Styracosaurus, the Biohazard Rex recovered around 4/5 of its vitality, surpassing even that of the initial 75% at the start.


    The contestant quartet continued tangling around with it, beating the Rex as it roared furiously. Nevertheless, the frightening 100,000 HP of the Biohazard Rex was akin to a mountain pping in their faces. No matter how hard they tried, they couldn''t defeat it.


    One could clearly fathom the weakness of Party Ace, sorelycking in offensive might. Without the addition of a formidable Growth-Hunter like Zi, Mogensha and Sheyan who were still merely a Reserve-duty Growth-Hunter and contestant respectively����even with the 300% damage amplification, they would still be inadequate.


    Still, one couldn''t me Sheyan and Mogensha. Honestly speaking, although Sheyan was saving up on free attribute points, the realm would at most evaluate him as a Reserve-duty Growth-Hunter. As such, the normal scenario Party Ace should be in would at most be at the Growth-Hunter realm difficulty, and definitely not an Awakener realm difficulty.


    It was only due to recentplications, that Party Ace consecutively encountered perilously difficult worlds, and frequently had to rely on brains to deal with the challenges. Of course, the phrase rge rewards withrge risks'' was applicable as well.


    Without being thrown into near death situations in several worlds, it was absolutely impossible for Sheyan to reap such immense benefits.


    As time went by, Reef and Mogensha each used their ''Honorary Dosage Medicines''. s, the Biohazard Rex''s vitality still lingered above 50,000!


    They refrained from shooting rats for fear of breaking the vases. Fearing the Biohazard Rex would shatter another massive cultivation tank, Reef had to forcibly endure two white fireballs in his face. If not, once the Biohazard Rex could feast on the experiment specimen, their painstaking efforts so far would go down the drain.


    Just as Zi was gradually losing patience, Sheyan noticed an opportunity. He dashed straight in and shed his saber towards the human face of the Biohazard Rex!


    Although it blocked with its incisive ws, it still received grave damages as blood streamed down the pocket belly of the Biohazard Rex. The bloodied face appeared incredibly malevolent.


    With a agonizing roar, the face controlled both ws and viciously thrust them towards Sheyan.


    The first w was blocked by Sheyan but the second pierced into his abdomen. Blood gushed out as the titanium ws impaled in with irresistible force and exited through his back.


    Sheyan endured the pain as he pushed off with both legs, pulling out from his imption in the nick of time; otherwise, the Rex would''ve diced him apart with its other gigantic w.


    After executing a backwards somersault, Sheyan clutched his punctured abdomen andnded; blood poured out profusely from his wound and formed a tiny blood puddle beneath his feet.


    His brows were tightly knitted in anguish and hisplexion turned deathly pale.


    At this moment, the infuriated Biohazard Rex felt pain transmitting from its belly head. With a raging roar, it spun towards Sheyan and buried its massive head before charging straight in!


    There''s a saying; a dragon has its reverse scales and touching it will incur its wrath. Simrly, the Biohazard Rex''s reverse scale was the human face at its belly. Anyone who touched it, would face its unwavering wrath!


    "Take cover!"


    Reef was about to activate ''Courage'' and change in to protect, while Zi was nning to shove Sheyan aside with her ''Force Collision Wall''. Yet in this instant, aposed and clear voice rung in their party channel.


    "Don''t."


    Simultaneously, Sheyan''s lips curled into an indescribably sneer. He stared at the Biohazard Rex''s eyes as though he was starting at his own tool.


    The enormous Biohazard Rex stomped in frically. Even the air emitted mournful wails from massive pressure of its charge.


    Probably due to it being an iplete experiment, it seemed to be slightly staggering while spearing in. This phenomenon enhanced its threatening demeanor. Actually, there was a logic to this. A huge truck travelling at a fast velocity was already pretty pressurizing, instead, a huge truck that was staggering from side to side while travelling at a fast velocity, would send pedestrians running in fear!


    Sheyan half-knelt on the ground and watched the Rex with callous eyes, as though watching it running to meet its destiny.


    "Come." Sheyan whispered with an invigorated andposed tone. "Even fate can''t bring me down, yet you want to?"


    An awful stench assailed his nostrils as the astronomical head of the Biohazard Rex heavily mmed into his chest.


    Instantaneously, his vision darkened and crackling fractures resounded from his chest bone!


    Zi''s pupils instantly contracted as she yelped in her heart.


    "He����is he trying to die???"


    On the contrary, Reef abruptly announced.


    "I think I understand his intentions. Zi, when I say go, you pull him back with your ''Force wall''!"


    While surging through the air, the terrifying damage had instantly plummeted Sheyan into near-death state. Fortunately, at this moment, his ''Life-link'' ability with Reef was immediately activated.


    Two silver, curved protectiveyers unanimously formed over Sheyan''s and Reef''s body. They looked virtually impregnable.


    Sheyan flew with astonishing speed as he crashed heavily against a ss wall behind. Instantly, a field of wild dancing electric serpents was inducted.


    As it turns out, behind him, was coincidentally the observation room where Hammonds and his researchers were hiding!


    Although Sheyan was physically strong, he wasn''t of the same mass as a beast like the Biohazard Rex. Therefore, naturally, the Biohazard Rex couldn''t halt its momentum even after colliding into Sheyan, and continued stampeding forth.


    By now, everyone understood Sheyan''s n. He was actually aiming for this right from the start!!


    In the beginning, analyze the charging pattern of the Biohazard Rex. Then, incite the beast''s wrath with his saber sh and allow it to skewer him. His attempt to flee, was merely to lure this beast into a particr direction.


    Where Sheyan chose tond, was ingeniously the direction of Hammond''s observation room!


    Blood streamed down incessantly from the near-death state Sheyan''s lips. Still, his gaze remained cutting and passionate like sharp ming daggers.


    Loads of electric currents jolted across his body but failed to affect him at all. Instead, everything was poured onto Reef''s body.


    As he groaned, Reef roared out.


    "Zi!! Hurry and pull Boss back. Even I can''t sustain for multiple seconds with such deadly damages."


    Zi''s lips were presently wide open and herplexion a little pale. This astonished look instead gave her a more girly beauty feel.


    Fortunately, she quickly returned from her shock and wasn''t one to mess up. Within a second, pointed out her slender fair fingers and formed an obscure hook sign in mid-air.


    Instantly after, a ''Force Wall'' formed behind Sheyan and swiftly pulled him inwards.


    Undoubtedly, the rampantly charging Biohazard Rex remained utterly oblivious. With its head buried, it viciously collided into Hammond''s hiding location!

 Chapter 753: Death

    <h4>Chapter 753: Death</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Deng! A thunderous thump resounded as the entireb trembled. One could observe a distinct dent in the reinforced ss te of Hammonds'' observation room.


    Still, the high voltage electricity wouldn''t discriminate and viciously shocked all invading perpetrators.


    Dazzling blue currents jolted crazily and wrapped the head of the Biohazard Rex. Even such a redoubtable beast simrly suffered devastating damages.


    The eyes of the human face at its belly were rolled back, and its dinosaur-human hybrid arms spasmed frantically. Sludges of diluted excrement leaked out its dinosaur anus which released an unexinably repulsive stench.


    Under normal circumstances, a human would be sent flying from the tremendous energy influx once they interacted with this high voltage electric wall. Nevertheless, that was only for humans. If a massive beast with astounding weight touched the high voltage electric wall, the springing force of the electric shock was utterly inadequate.


    Hence, when the Biohazard Rex headbutted into the electric shock wall, the total damage it sustained was simply unimaginable; what more, 300% of damage amplification?


    Yet at this moment, the remaining lights of thisb space flickered repetitively. Naturally, under the iplete state of this base, scarce power supply was still a huge problem.


    In actual fact, Hammond knew of the scarce power supply and nned to resolve it. Actually, fuel pellets for a nuclear reactor was still being transported over. If there were no mishaps, the truck that Sheyan and gang saw earlier, was dispatched to pick up the final round of goods including that.


    Following the rapid weakening of the electric shock, the berserking Rex eventually pulled its head out of thework of high voltage shock.


    Its eyes were crimson red and traces of charred spots could be seen along its light red leather. Fissures could be seen along its leather which emitted a piercing burnt stench; the consequence of an electric shock.


    Right now, it was submerged in its infuriated beastly instincts. With a crazy roar, it noticed the hiding researchers and flogged its giant tail against the room.


    Logically speaking, there was still the iparably sturdy steel alloy fence covering the ss. However, proceeded a massive tail whip from the Biohazard Rex, numerous distinct cracks formed across the reinforced ss.


    Once again, its tail spasmed from the electric shock but the threat was now distinctly lower.


    Seeing the agonizing and senselessly savage Rex attempted to headbutt in again, a man in a ck suit cried out to Hammonds.


    "Doctor!! Inject the ''Gene-destruct Compound'' at once!"


    The astounded Hammond was still trying to collect his breath as he replied vacantly.


    "Ah bu������but, those invaders aren''t dead yet!"


    "Who cares! That sted lizard has gone utterly bonkers!" The man in ck suit howled in panic. "Eliminate it or we will perish with it. Kill it now and we still have a shot at survival. We can negotiate with them, after all, they seem to be humans!"


    After speaking, the man in suit hastily snatched Hammond''s cane. He quickly twisted the cane handle and out came a key, which he inserted into a socket and pressed a button nearby.


    Suddenly, two guns slipped out from the ceiling ahead of the observation room. After a blinding sh, one could observe two stainless steel syringe were injected into the Biohazard Rex''s body.


    The syringe then forcibly pushed a maroon colored fluid into the beast.


    In spite of that, the Biohazard Rex continued its reckless rampaging charge. Although the ''Gene-destruct Compound'' had been injected into its body, it remained like an out of control speeding truck; savagely mming itself against the observation room.


    Boom! Boom! Boom! Sonorous rumbles continued as the lights flickered incessantly and extinguished!


    Brief secondster, amidst the mour, the emergency power system booted up and recovered the dim lights.


    At this moment, one could observe the Biohazard Rex roaring in anguish while idling at its spot.


    With the illumination of the restored lights, one could observerge amounts of hideous ck veins spreading out from the injected spots of the beast. Like tentacles, the veins extended towards all muscles.


    Concurrently, the Biohazard Rex begun strangely melting as viscous substance dripped down incessantly; as though it was a lighted candle.


    At this moment, Zi''s stern voicemanded out.


    "Everyone attack together! We must ensure its death is recorded in our hands. Even if the battle spoils are ultimately affected, it wouldn''t be as bad as nothing!"


    Right now, Sheyan was recovering from near-death state. He panted heavily as vitality was quickly restored to him.


    After a while, upon noticing the trembling state of the Biohazard Rex where it melted to the point of exposing bones, he drew his ''+7 West'' and lunged forward.


    The impression he donned was like a famished wolf baring its fangs while pursuing bleeding prey!


    Four metres away from the Biohazard Rex, Sheyan leapt up fiercely as he ferociously beheaded down with his oceanic-blue long saber.


    Countless blood wounds covered the Biohazard Rex and its belly human face. The final de shed down from the dinosaur''s scap all the way down its belly. In that instance, the human face including the Rex''s belly, was sliced opened!


    Purplish-ck blood and loads of murky green innards instantly spilled out.


    The Biohazard Rex released onest drawn out roar and attempted to cover its belly wound. However, the slippery innards continued pouring out through the gaps of its ws.


    Simultaneously, the battling contestants received the notifications.


    [ You killed a Tier-7 legendary creature: Junior Biohazard Rex ]


    [ You receive 5 achievement points ]


    [ You receive 20,000 utility points ]


    [ You receive 3 free attribute points ]


    When the Biohazard Rex copsed to the ground, it started dissolving rapidly and finally��revealed a shimmering dark-gold key����as eyes popped out unanimously!


    Zi couldn''t resist the urge to nce at it before she bluntly strolled to the side. Her arrogant personality disallowed her from participating in loot allocation, and her only objective was toplete her damned mission.


    Meanwhile, the scene of the observation room was extremely tragic. s, the Biohazard Rex''s brute strength far exceeded their imagination, breaking through and colliding around wantonly.


    The man in ck suit had been knocked into a pitiful distorted mess, with his legs wrapped behind his head. A profound concavity could be seen on Hammond''s chest and a baseball-sized depression on his head. Still, he wasn''t dead and allowed Zi to stroll over.


    He pointed at her and pleaded with a trembling voice.


    "Sav����save me, I don''t wish to die!"


    Zi shook her head and answered indifferently."


    "You can''t be saved."


    Hammond breathed in heavily.


    "Noooo, impossible����I''ve injected the dinosaur gene into myself. I possess the dinosaurs'' vitality! Save me! Save me!!!"


    While pleading, he grabbed Zi''s shoes tightly. When facing death, nobody would give up so easily.


    Zi nced at him insipidly and replied.


    "I want that amber from you."


    Hammond replied in shock.


    "Wha��what amber?"


    Zi exined earnestly.


    "That amber that seals the blood genes of dinosaurs, the amber that started everything!"


    Hammonds gaze was starting to dim as he answered.


    "It��it''s in my office. Y��you must sa-save me����save me��sav��"


    Thus, the ambitious and talented scientist died. A lifetime of significant ups and downs, a trulymentable character.


    At this moment, Zi realized she was almost out of time and hastily rushed for Hammond''s office.


    While running back, the contestants witnessed that due to the power crisis, many strange creatures in those cultivation tanks were stirred up. Some were beating frantically against the ss. Thus, the contestants didn''t dare to tarry either.


    When back in the Hammond''sb office of basement four, they rummaged through the ce and still failed to locate the amber.


    After pondering, Zi said.


    "To basement 1! This is the Research Nexus. Entering it requires a stringent biochemistry precaution and sterilization. Apart from his main research work, Hammonds still need to take charge of administrative and construction affairs. He should be quite involved with such exterior matters, and for convenience''s sake, his office should be at basement 1!"


    Reef held no objections to Zi''s words but couldn''t help but asked curiously.


    "Zi, why do you seem so familiar in this field?"


    Zi smiled and chose not to answer Reef.


    The four ascended the shaky elevator. Due to the poor emergency power supply, the elevator shook and made small dips asionally. Fortunately, it managed to hold on till basement 1.


    As expected, the contestant quartet located Hammond''s administrative office. Right on his office desk, an amber was employed as a wondrously exquisite ornament.

 Chapter 754: Steelclaw

    <h4>Chapter 754: Steelw</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    A gentle yellow glow sparkled out from the ''Mosquito Amber''. The mosquito lodged inside appeared remarkably true to life as though it was capable of flying away. One could faintly notice a sliver or dark red at its stomach.


    After traversing the gap of millions of years, it appeared like it was still alive before the gang.


    A strong sense of reverence welled up in Sheyan''s heart, not a reverence for the mosquito in the amber, but the boundlessness and mercilessness of fate and time.


    Time was indeed merciless. Yet fate, even after persevering for millions of years, still gave birth to life!


    However, after obtaining the ''Mosquito Amber'', Zi suddenly turned away. Her slender shoulders undted slightly as faint sniffles could be heard.


    Everyone present understood the ordeal she had experienced. They entered this world as arge party striving for the ''Mosquito Amber'', yet when she finally acquired it, she was left all alone.


    Grievances and hate; betrayals and deaths; de lights and sword shadows; all of it umted in Zi, a single woman bearing the weight of such crushing pressure. The humiliation and grievance in her heart, congealing into beads of tears that rolled down.


    While Zi was aplishing her mission, Sheyan was browsing through Hammond''s office and incidentally discovered aplete 3D map of his undergroundboratory.


    After examining it, he realized that Hammond had indeed adopted a mentality of breaking the cauldrons and sinking the boats. There was only one entrance to thisb without a single escape route. This map would still be of use if Sheyan had obtained it prior to entering the undergroundboratory, yet now, it was utterly obsolete.


    Without courtesy, Brother ck and Reef activated the dark-gold key and summoned a treasure chest.


    First, they obtained 100,000 utility points.


    Then, it was Brother ck''s turn to draw an equipment. He reached his hand in and fished out a resplendent dark-gold radiance. It was a ball of radiance��


    A horcrux!


    The horcrux of Hammond''s son was unexpected drawn.


    [ Aberration Horcrux (rare) ]


    [ Item rarity: Dark-gold ]


    [ Usage effect: Usable on horcruxpatible weapon/equipment. Transforms into an equipment soul that raises the weapon/equipment''s grade ]


    [ Warning: If the horcrux is notpatible with equipment, horcrux will break ]


    [ Material: Spirit ]


    [ Weight: 12 g ]


    [ Description: A beast soul forged from a gruesome and maniacal method. A previous body of a hybrid between dinosaur and man, which exins its simrly warped soul ]


    [ Description: When death plundered its flesh, its hideous and warped soul was separated. This horcrux leans towards the human side, inheriting Doctor Hammonds''s madness while inheriting his wisdom�� ]


    Frankly speaking, a dark-gold grade horcrux should be worth less than a dark-gold grade equipment. But considering the way the contestants eliminated Hammond''s son, it was pretty reasonable. The crazy beast was only killed due to them exploiting the high voltage electric shock and the ''Gene-destruct Compound''. Hence, such spoils of war were only right and proper.


    Following that, a silver storyline grade weapon surfaced.


    [ Steelw ]


    [ Weapon type: w/sword (if you possess the relevant passive ability to enhance w/sword weapons, it will be effective on this weapon) ]


    [ Origin: Jurassic Park World ]


    [ Equipment rarity: Silver Storyline ]


    [ Equipment condition: Exceptional ]


    [ Material: Chitin + Titanium + Dried tissues + Mitochondrion]


    [ Addons: Handle ]


    [ Weight: 20.4 kg ]


    [ Usage requirement: Strength 50 points, agility 20 points, physique 60 points ]


    [ Durability: 10/10 ]


    [ Property: Damage 80 - 140 ]


    [ Property: Acute - This is a natural weapon born from a fearsome beast of unrivalled might. When attacking an enemy, it will neglect 10 points of defence and transfer these defence points to yourself. Effect disappears after leavingbat state ]


    [ Property: Cutter - The brutality and madness of this weapon will infect you. When dealing damage to your enemy (includes abilities), the enemy will be stung by fear, receiving 50 damage and 30% of this attack as blood loss damage within 5 seconds ]


    [ Property: Extreme Hardness - This is an iparably solid weapon. You can use it to block iing attacks and significantly boost your chance of blocking. Boost blocking rate by 33% ]


    [ Detail: Weapon''s durability declining rate decreases by 200% ]


    [ Property: Rare - a powerful weapon crafted with precious rare materials. It will be much more expensive to repair this weapon! Each time of repair in the realm will cost 1000% of normal prices and extra achievement points ]


    [ Ability: Aberration - The soul of this weapon will turn crazy upon activating this ability. Your strength will be boosted for the ughter but causes you to receive a grave trauma. When dealing damage to enemy, 50% chance of dealing 1 - 200 points of true damage but simrly receiving 1 - 200 points of true damage ]


    [ Detail: The full potential of this ability can only be disyed with the ''w Weapon Fluency'' basic ability ]


    [ Description: ce this weapon near your eyes. You will hear the grievous roars of a trapped but powerful aberrant soul! ]


    The properties of this weapon were undoubtedly a jack of all trades;bining offense, defense, negative property and positive property in one. Most importantly, was its property to greatly strengthen one''s blocking capability!


    To Reef who uses a shield, that was obviously an incredibly rare andpatible property. Bear this in mind, a dark-blue grade weapon that could enhance block chance by 5% could already fetch a valuable price. This ''Steelw'' offered a block enhancement of 33%!


    This property alone could at least raise Reef''s chances of minimizing damage by over 15%, what more it could absorb 10 points of defense and transfer it to himself?


    Furthermore, it required 50 points of strength and 60 points of physique to use. At present, only Reef was capable of using it.


    Of course, Reef was exceedingly delighted to obtain this new weapon. Strictly speaking, this silver storyline grade weapon from a tier-7 legendary creature could already be considered top grade. Nevertheless, its w was that it didn''t enhance any basic attributes.


    In Sheyan''s perspective, he definitely felt a little dejected while seeing his party members receiving new equipments repeatedly. However, he already possessed a peak rank ''S'' ability and a terribly invincible innate ability. This was more than enough of a foundation for him.


    Regardless of how high a building towers or how beautifully designed it was, without an adequate foundation, it would still be a mere illusory mirage.


    Furthermore, everything he had so far, was all created from his own hands.


    Presently, Sheyan also umted a total of 16 free attribute points! His pure basic strength was at 32 points!!


    This meant that with another 2 free attribute points, his would attain his primary goal; to reach the boundary breakthrough of 50 pure strength points!


    Of course, when that happens, Sheyan would naturally meet with a tremendous challenge. The chasm between the realms of a basic contestant and a Growth-Hunter, one that Reef failed to pass!


    Presently, Sheyan could roughly infer this.


    Why was it that individuals that clearly weren''t Reef''s match could seed the boundary test while Reef couldn''t? The realm wasn''t one to favour or discriminate individuals. This clearly showed that the test may be rted with one''s psychological quality. As for Sheyan, he never felt a deficiency in that aspect.


    Of course, Sheyan didn''t believe he understood all things clearly. Besides, the unknown future held lots of variations, and perhaps, an official MT upgrade was harder? Perhaps, one''s innate ability determined the test ssification as well? These were factors that may very well ur.


    Still, he was exceptionally clear on one fact - "As long as others have passed it, then I can definitely pass it!"


    He never felt that he would lose to others.


    This was Sheyan''s arrogance and his own confidence!


    Consecutively, after Zipleted her mission, Sheyan received a notification from his nightmare imprint.


    [ Will of Growth-Hunter no.89912 (deceased) is effected: Growth-Hunter no.4421 haspleted her main mission and can return to the realm anytime. After returning to the nightmare realm, you can randomly draw an equipment, item, achievement points, or utility points from Growth-Hunter no.89912 as your inheritance ]


    ording to conventional practice, the maximum buffer that realm would present after Zipleted her main mission, was half an hour. She could return anytime in this half-hour or be forcibly transported once time was up.


    Once Zi chooses to return, the trio would be forcibly transported as well.

 Chapter 755: Such is fate, enshrouded in haze!!!

    <h4>Chapter 755: Such is fate, enshrouded in haze!!!</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    At this moment, Mogensha and Reef walked over. Brother ck was undoubtedly excited to upgrade himself with the dark-gold grade, ''Versace Boa Pants'', he obtained earlier, while Reef was keen to learn the ability, ''w Weapon Fluency''. That ability scroll was rather umon and he definitely had to make several rounds around the marketce.


    Thus, with their hearts set on speeding home, they straightforwardly returned to the realm.


    Following that, Sheyan nced at Zi and asked


    "Why aren''t you leaving yet?"


    Her eyes were slightly puffy, which exhibited a lovely natural charm of a capable and valiant female warrior. Zi sighed and answered.


    "I just epted a continuation mission."


    Sheyan frowned and asked.


    "Why didn''t you say earlier, then Reef and AK wouldn''t have left."


    Zi waved her hand and replied.


    "Just a small mission which doesn''t need them. This mission won''t prolong my stay in this world as well. It''s called ''Doctor Hammond''s will''. Before dying, he wish that someone will bury him, his beloved test tubes, and his daughter''s doll by the tinyke outside."


    After hearing about that mission, the pressure in Sheyan''s heart was lifted. The only concern for that mission, would possibly arise due to the power supply of this underground base, thereby releasing the other cultivation tank beasts. Still, they could only survive for a measly few minutes.


    Therefore, Zi only needed to dy a little before going back to basement 4 after all experiment beasts perished.


    At present, a single man and woman interacting in a sealed office without any external pressure. A weird subtle feeling started to form, like a vague and unintentional connection rising involuntarily between two parties facing each other in Starbucks.


    "Nearly there." Sheyan was still contemting over many things in his heart; matters such as his break through of the 50 points boundary, drawing Demondream''s equipment or Zi''s future arrangement��


    More importantly, he still felt as if he had overlooked something, but since this world was ending, everything became rather insignificant. Hence, he was feeling ratherid back while Zi felt more sentimental.


    After his voice shattered the awkwardness of the atmosphere, Zi quietly proceeded to the basement 4b. She then collected Hammond''s corpse as the two strolled out of this massive base, and finally buried him by theke.


    Women were normally more emotional. As she faced Doctor Hammond''s grave, she remembered his talents, ambitions and twisted fate. Maybe she could connect her own life to this and couldn''t help but sigh softly.


    Instead, Sheyan silently admired the scenery and soon received the notification from his nightmare imprint, reminding him to return to the realm. Thus, the alertness in his heart loosened.


    However, as he spectated the main road winding past the green trees, he suddenly realized the source of his uneasiness. He immediately inquired of Zi.


    "Zi, do you still recall how we entered this strictly guarded base previously?"


    Zi was slightly startled. She didn''t know Sheyan abruptly raised this topic but still answered.


    "Naturally, the employees were dispatched in a truck to receive a batch of goods at the ''port''. Thus, they opened the gates themselves, otherwise, those enormous steel doors would really be an issue."


    Sheyan sullenly continued.


    "In this Jurassic Park ind, where dangers lurk in every corner, efficiency and safety is definitely the utmost priority. Considering the slow precautions put into loading and transportation, even with the time needed to disguise the truck, it would at most take an hour plus. It has been three hours since we turned this base upside down, yet that truck hasn''t returned yet!"


    Zi hesitated briefly and suggested.


    "Could it be that truck did return but fled after realizing something was amiss?��"


    Speaking till there, she immediately overthrew her conclusion. The concrete route constructed for Jurassic Park that year merely stretched till the side of theke. Following that, there was hundreds of metres of a wet stony path before reaching the base. Toy the foundations for the base, the doctor had constructed cemented grounds here as well. As such, if the truck had returned and left again, there would inevitably be clear track marks along the wet stony path.


    Still locked speechlessly in thought, Zi''s eyes suddenly flickered as she pointed to a distant area.


    "Isn''t that the truck over there? Seems like it has broken down there."


    Sheyan was a little baffled by that. If the truck had broken down, wouldn''t someone be fixing it? Or if they couldn''t, since the base was rtively near, wouldn''t they request help from the base.


    In contrast, it remained immobile. A dinosaur raid wasn''t reasonable as well. After all, Hammonds had specially created drugs that could masquerade the truck from dinosaurs.


    Contemting over that, Sheyan naturally proceeded to investigate this mystery. After all, he was normally an individual of deliberate thoughts and besides, they were about to return to the realm soon. Zi casually followed him over.


    Upon approaching, Sheyan noticed the the exterior of the truck was unexpectedly wrecked!


    It was as though the truck had experienced an intense collision before falling over a cliff. Although truck''s frame was tough and remained rtively intact, seeing the wrecked extent of the truck, the passengers of this truck would most likely have perished.


    Sheyan hopped up the truck''s hood and carefully examined. He discovered the back of the truck was actually empty. However, the key was still inserted it and semi-dried blood had been sshed everywhere.


    Sheyan frowned.


    "You discovered anything?"


    Zi bluntly replied.


    "Missing corpses! There aren''t traces of dinosaur attack nearby but the corpses are missing."


    Sheyan then closely inspected the exterior of the truck and sullenly spoke.


    "The truck door is distorted and cannot be opened normally but look at this��"


    When Zi observed where he was pointed, her heart instantly shivered.


    Amidst the bloodstains of the interior door handle, there were even bite marks and chipped teeth! If the truck experienced a violent collision, the individuals inside would have suffered a concussion or dizziness, and their bodies would turn weak. How crazy must someone be to attempt biting a car handle to escape the truck???


    If the truck was hanging by a cliff then fine, but clearly, it was halted by the roadside. Why did the passenger attempt to escape in such a frantic way?


    Many outrageous and unimaginable thoughts shed through Sheyan''s mind and linked up. He couldn''t help but inhale deeply, because, he could guess the reason behind all these madness!!!


    As he was about to speak, Zi abruptly gazed over. Her eyes brimmed with mncholy, despair, anguish and a sliver of unwillingness.


    "Do you still remember, a question I asked before?"


    The puzzled Sheyan replied.


    "What question?"


    Zi nced at him and exined with a sorrowful tone.


    "I said, although you are pretty formidable now, you still can''t stand up directly to Zeus and Skull����"


    Sheyan chuckled in response.


    "Yes, I remember clearly and my answer is, even right now, I still dare to confront Zeus and Skull! Perhaps I can''t defeat them, but they can''t deal with me either! ��ask that now, and my answer remains the same. Why?"


    She shook her head.


    She hadplicated gaze of guilt and resentment.


    She slowly answered.


    "Because. Right now, you have to stand against them. I shouldn''t have take the continuation mission, in the end����I''ve implicated you."


    HIs pupils instantly contracted because at this moment, he sensed an immeasurably powerful pressure surging in from both east and west. Sheyan quickly eximed.


    "We return at once!"


    Zi shook her head bitterly. When Sheyan attempted to contact the realm with his nightmare imprint, he received a merciless notification.


    [ Unknown error�� ]


    [ Verifying�� ]


    [ Estimated time of repair: 18 minutes 31 seconds ]


    "Unknown error???!" Sheyan was astounded. This had nothing to do with returning to the realm, but this ''unknown error'' reminded him of the situation when his own innate ability conflicted with other abilities.


    At this moment, a male with eagle eyes strutted out slowly from the eastern fern forest. Beside him, was a petite and ravishing woman whose eyes brimmed with hate. Another herculean man sauntered out from the rocky west side, a man that emanated an aura of blood and steel!


    Zeus, Skull!


    Though Glory Party and Skull Party separated clearly like Jiang and Wei, approaching in from the east and west, one could notice a scheming unison involved!


    Sheyan and Zi''s escape route was cut off. Evidently, they had reached a mutual understanding, blocking them off from even running into the wilderness of legend tier dinosaurs.


    Such is fate, enshrouded in haze.


    Just a second ago, Sheyan was absolutely secured. A secondter, an ambush from tworge parties. A pincer from two MTs'' parties!


    And beside Sheyan, was only a single Zi����

 Chapter 756: No way out??

    <h4>Chapter 756: No way out??</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    An immense oppression emanated out from Zeus, as his eagle eyes scanned through all notions in one''s brain.


    Every trudging step he made was like a malicious shove, making one incapable of not retreating.


    That was how tremendous his imposing might was.


    To be able rival Zeus, Skull was extraordinary too. His herculean body of blood and steel felt as though needles were piercing into the enemy''s skin.


    Seeing him simrly created a notion of fleeing at once.


    Beneath their majestic pressure, the core members they led each filled up the gaps behind them. When theybined, enemies felt as though they were ced in a millstone to be grinded, a sensation of bones breaking.


    Zi bit her lips tightly as her eyes flickered with unresignment. She wasn''t one to give up easily but facing such an aspect, all those those thousand and one methods to survive in her mind still ended up smacking against an unbreakable wall.


    Indeed, Sheyan''s ploy was indeed splendid and even inflicted grievous losses to Glory Party''s prophet, Finarsih. Nevertheless, never did Sheyan expect, Glory Party would actually team up with Skull Party.


    Indeed, Judas of Skull Party wasn''t at all inferior to Finarsih in this aspect!


    If the two of them teamed up, in addition to the assistance of other mage type contestants, it was truly possible to temporary interfere with realm space.


    In actual fact, Zi''s ''Skywalker Force - Strands of Time'' ability was also a different tune that yed to the same functionality. Since Zi could possess such a formidable ability, it wasn''t strange for the two of thembined to do so as well.


    At present, Sheyan also noticed Sable who adopted a defeated countenance, looking as though he had aged ten years.


    Sheyan was instantly enlightened. No doubt, he epted the identical mission as Zi to locate the ''Mosquito Amber'', but since Zi aplished it, that meant his mission was a failure. Moreover, the mission failing penalty was 50,000 utility points and a terrifying 20% deduction of all attributes!


    Skull nted his head and red callously at Sheyan. He fished out a steel pipe and begun munching on it like a sugarcane, before angrily spitting out the steel dregs in his mouth.


    "This puny weakling is responsible for our disastrous loss? Judas?"


    Judas was currently adorned in a peculiar priestly garment. His skin and stooped figure curled up within the garment that even his hands weren''t exposed. Without a movement made, he leaned into Skull and spoke sinisterly.


    "Yes, do you need to verify boss?"


    After concluding, Judas retrieved arge transparent ss jar. To one''s surprise, the jar was carrying a head inside; a ghastly white brain where the top skull was peeled up. The features of this head could be vividly differentiated. It was indeed Lieutenant Colonel Wester whom Party Ace interacted with previously!


    The Lieutenant Colonel''s head nced at Sheyan and immediately yelled out with an otherworldly voice.


    "It''s him, it''s him alright!"


    While the Lieutenant Colonel was speaking, a shocking regiment of shadow mes pranced around behind Judas. It was a shocking sight to behold and the incorporeal pressure issued wasn''t inferior to Zi at all.


    Skull stared at Sheyan coldly while munching on a steel pipe. He disdainfully said.


    "Nobody dares to y me, nobody can y me! Kid you are really not bad, using me like a chess piece. Therefore, I''ve decided to handle you with my warmest reception. I''ll trample you beneath my boots to appease the rage in my heart."


    Sheyan seemed rather nonchnt as he offered a sincere smile.


    "I''m waiting, really expectantly."


    "HAHAHAHA!" Skullughed wildly with his head raised. "Good guts!"


    Meanwhile, Zeus was ring at Zi. His eyes revealed an expression of personally shattering his own beloved vase. He sighed and shook his head before turning his back away.


    Instead, the Metals Professor, Fu Lyanna, smiled conceited and mocked.


    "Zi, I heard you love ck tulips. On this day next year, I will make sure to send you one on your grave."


    Zi gritted her teeth tightly. This was an unprecedented kind of despair for her. Even when her party members had all perished, while traitors attempted to im her life, she still strived on to escape; ultimately finding a ray of hope!


    Yet right now, surrounded by two redoubtable parties, two parties that were originally powerful MT rivals.


    She finally felt that her path was exhausted, a limitless����despair.


    A despair as dark as the abyss.


    Don''t mention about her having Sheyan around. Even if the former Illume-union was here, her party would still face imminent annihtion!!!


    At this moment, Skull seemed like he still wanted to say something and the Metals Professor, Fu Lyanna sneered and stepped forward.


    When both parties were talking, they ensured a 250 metres gap between Sheyan and them. Not a centimetre more or less.


    To the contestants, that was sufficient as a safety. This was a suitable distance where the uracy of both parties would be lowered substantially, and allowed agile typebatant 2-3 seconds of reacting.


    Numerous negotiations between parties utilized this 250 metres rule as well.


    Exceeding this distance, andmunications may not be smooth where one couldn''t see the opposing hand gesture or expression well. Within this distance, and it was considered the danger zone that announced themencement of battle.


    With the Metals Professor step, shepletely broke the equilibrium.


    Concurrently, Sheyan bluntly tossed a sk of ''Curse-mix'' on the ground which created a 20 plus metres regiment of poison fog. He then pulled Zi''s hand and fled behind.


    As for Sheyan''s fleeing direction, it was the only ce without an opponent but also a dead end - theboratory!!


    Evidently, everyone could anticipate this move.


    Instantaneously, at least 5-6 agile Growth-Hunters from both parties pursued in speedily. Their speeds were incredibly astonishing and some even above twice that of Sheyan''s movement speed.


    The only fortunate news for Sheyan and Zi, was that all the long-rangebatants were stationed at some vantage point far behind. They were ced to prevent the two of them from escaping towards the wilderness of powerful legendary dinosaurs, in case any unexpected move urred.


    Her slender arm pulled tightly by Sheyan, Zi involuntarily ran for 70-80 metres before regaining her sense. She prideful self red up again as she coldly urged.


    "Let go. Running just to live for another few minutes of humiliation, I''d rather fight to my death!!!"


    Sheyan abruptly looked back. As Zi gazed into his eyes, her heart shuddered involuntarily!!


    She hadn''t seen him looking so menacingly fierce before as she immediately kept quiet. She felt as though a domineering ferocious beast had trampled down tyrannically onto her very soul.


    "Shut up!"


    Sheyan inhospitably rebuked. Two words that nobody dared to say to Zi before. Still, Zi truly kept silent as she followed Sheyan in running away.


    In spite of that, they were, after all, a mage type contestant and a tanker. Speed wasn''t their specialty and after 250 metrester, those mboyant agile Growth-Hunters were catching up soon.


    However, Sheyan revealed a sneer on his face.


    All of a sudden, a chain of dark-gold brilliance shed within his hand! That activation of a dark-gold grade item!


    Seeing this scene, Skull roared out irritably.


    "Judas! Didn''t you say he doesn''t possess a special realm returning tool?"


    Judas eximed in appall.


    "I-I don''t sense any space fluctuation at all! Not good! They aren''t using a realm returning tool!"


    Secondster, a wave of incredibly dense dark-gold radiance soared to the sky. A titanic-sized leech appeared behind Sheyan as it exuberated a dark-golden radiance.


    The leechnded coincidentally onto the poorly constructed stony road leading to the base. A round that had beenpressed countless times by dinosaurs and trucks, and experienced innumerable counts of rain.


    Did Doctor Hammonds not possess the funding or materials to construct a proper road? Definitely not. It was because he knew his traitorous behavior would soon be discovered, and a stony and muddy road like this was all in consideration. Enemy vehicles would naturally find it hard to advance against the base''s defence systems on this road.


    When the titanic, gold radiating leechnded onto the muddy ground, it immediately stretched itselffortably like a fish returning to water.


    Sheyan raised his fist loftily which glowed with a blood brilliance which indicated the awakening of the leech''s ''T-Virus Infection Outbreak''.


    The swelled up Unbeatable Titan Leech crashed down with a massive ssh damage. Furthermore, its attack now dealt an additional speed slowing effect for 10 seconds.

 Chapter 757: Subdue

    <h4>Chapter 757: Subdue</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    The few agility Growth-Hunters were undoubtedly veterans of the realm. Upon encountering an abrupt derivation, they simultaneously maneuvered away. s����in the face of massive ssh damage, evasion was futile.


    A wave of peculiar attracting force hit their bodies followed by a slight numbing agony.


    In constion, though the Unbeatable Titan Leech appeared destructively vile, its attack damage was disastrously low. Still, its speed reduction ability was a massive contributor.


    An agility Growth-Hunter retaliated with a sh, but the feedbacked data caused his energy and will to dissipate����"this dark-gold titanic leech has freaking bloody 180,000 HP!!!"


    Though the few agility Growth-Hunters were formidable, they were ced in a terribly awkward situation because of this vile dark-gold titanic leech. One must understand, for a normal party in the Resident Evil Hidden World, facing a dark-gold leech could be considered a difficulty realm for even top Awakeners!


    (Author''s note: Someone calcted in the forum reviews before, the HP of the leech can theoretically attain over 400,000 throughout a stay in the world. Still, one must consider the cost of medicines and duration of nights����)


    Hence, strictly speaking, this dark-gold Unbeatable Titan Leech was a whole realm above them. Therefore, the leech struck with powerful uracy as its mucus ssh damage impaired their movement speed greatly. In the end, they could only spectate as Sheyan and Zi sprinted further away.


    If only the long-rangebatants of both parties were present. They could still snipe down the two frantically running contestants. Especially America''s public enemy, Aziz. If he was around, his firepower suppression would shred them both into smithereens.


    During Glory Party''s and Skull Party''s mutual carnage previously, the long rangebatants suffered miserably and thus an obvious gap in this field urred. In other to form a perfect encirclement, Aziz had to shoulder immense responsibility over a wide span of ground. Thus, he was far ahead on a vantage point, and couldn''t rush over in time but only sigh powerlessly.


    Seizing the buffer supplemented by the Unbeatable Titan Leech, Sheyan produced an object from his personal storage.


    This was a totally unnned object, something he acquired by just being meticulous previously. It was an object that couldn''t be brought out of this world but unexpectedly useful right now.


    It was shockingly a remote control!


    The remote control obtained from Old Harry!


    The remote control that controlled the opening or closing of the base''s main gates, the steel gates of iparably hardness.


    The gates constructed to guard against tyrannical high-tier legendary dinosaurs. One could imagine how reliably fortified it was.


    After pressing the close button, the sliding steel doors emitted deep chafing sounds and merged in slowly. Before this, Sheyan had nicely calcted the time, thus, when they squeezed through the massive steel doors, it shutpletely without any gaps. The gates blocked off all the morning sun rays, but also temporarily obstructed the pursuing foes.


    "Ah, this isn''t the Zi I know." Sheyan climbed up and released a sigh. Noticing her expression of a smile yet not a smile, he asked. "Where did your unyielding arrogance go?"


    Zi offered a sour smile and chose to keep silent.


    Still, Sheyan refused to let her off and red at her.


    "You really believe we should despair? You''re really wrong. First, our goal is not to defeat them but to drag till we can return to the realm. That was 18 minutes and 31 seconds! Right now, it''s just roughly 16 minutes. Secondly, they possessed a deep hatred for each other, but allied with a shared objective which is us. This indicates they won''t'' make concerted efforts but will guard against each other! Lastly, you''ve forgotten the most important thing."


    The perplexed Zi helplessly raised her eyes and asked.


    "What thing?"


    Sheyan calmly answered.


    "Me. You forgot I''m fighting alongside you!"


    She suddenlyposed herself after listening to him. Sheyan felt rather unpleasant, it was as if����his existence was merely here to puncture her fantasy, allowing her to face the cruel reality. In a sh, Zi recovered her icy demeanor and uttered.


    "Your words are reasonable, but, how long do you think a gate can obstruct them? An hour? Or half? Ten minutes?? No! Not even five minutes. With Skulls'' innate gift for dissolving metal, that gate will at most hold for three minutes! Then what? We are lost, there is no way out. Do you truly think we canst against them for 10 minutes?"


    "It''s possible!" Sheyan refuted resolutely and decisively. "However, only if you follow my instructions unconditionally."


    Zi wanted to reply but Sheyan prevented her from doing so.


    "You haven''t trusted me fully even up till now, the sort of wholehearted, unconditional trust! Your loftiness has clouded your mind,mon sense has suffocated your thinking; who told you I can''t fight against Zeus or Skull? Who dered I can''t deal with this crisis? You, and your stubbornness!! Don''t assume others can''t just because you can''t do it. Zi, not everyone is invincible, you must learn to trust and rely on others!"


    Zi was sted into speechlessness by Sheyan''s barrage of words


    In this instant, he ced both hands on her slim shoulders and stared deep into her eyes.


    A thing called ambiguous feelings swiftly fermented in the air.


    An immeasurably intense surge of panic welled up in Zi''s heart, which tranted into an indescribable throbbing that extended to her whole body. She attempted to retreat in panic, instead, Sheyan was extremely domineering and pulled her in with brute force��eventually, in the midst of her fluster, helplessness and terror, a passionate kiss came in!


    Lips and tongues connected as Sheyan''s tongue forcefully shoved through her teeth, plundering and ravaging her haughty lips. Her hands wandered unknowingly around as she started to feel incredibly dizzy, as though a velvety wind was gusting her up.


    For a woman like Zi, a strength that surpassed hers was needed to break through her superficial toughness. Only then, can one enjoy the warmth and charm of this woman.


    Since time immemorial, love remained unexchangeable where one''s dignity could be discarded!


    This situation onlysted mere seconds, or perhaps an entire year������boom!


    An abnormal and sonorous boom shattered the atmosphere between them. A crunching sound echoed in from the metallic doors behind them. Evidently, Skull had started acting. He didn''t need to destroy the entire door but just a human-sized hole.


    Sheyan observed Zi, her absent-minded gaze and the red lips he had just ravaged. He earnestly announced.


    "From henceforth, if you wish to live, then obey my every word ordingly."


    Zi couldn''t utter a single word as Sheyan''s passionately zing gaze pierced in. She lowered her head and nodded slightly.


    Sheyan thenmanded.


    "Disband your Illume-union at once and join my party! Because, this will improve your chances of survival!


    Zi hesitated. The Illume-union was her blood and tears. She had never thought of disbanding this party, but, but! She knew that the Illume-union will simrly go up in smokes if the creator died.


    Thus, Sheyan received a notification from his nightmare imprint a secondter.


    [ Growth-Hunter no.4421 has requested to merge her party, Illume-union (lvl 8), with your party, Party Ace (lvl 3 15/50). Your party will be the mainstay ]


    [ You can choose the following merger format ]


    [ A: Acquire - Pay a fixed amount of utility points and achievement points to increase your party''s member limit from 10 to 20 ]


    [ B: Annex - Pay a fixed amount of utility points and achievement points to randomly receive a special party skill of Illume-union ]


    [ C: Assimte - No fees needed. Instantly transfer all of the Illume-union''s party experience points to Party Ace ]


    Sheyan straightforwardly chose ''Assimte''. Instantly, he received the following notifications.


    [ Your party received additional experience points, party promotes from lvl 3 to lvl 4. ]


    [ Your party received additional experience points, party promotes from lvl 4 to lvl 5. ]


    [ Your party received additional experience points, party promotes from lvl 5 to lvl 6. ]


    [ Due to Silver Prestige Party special property, you received 6 party skill points which can be allocated onto your party skills ]


    [ Your party promotes from lvl 3 to lvl 4, you can draw from the following to enhance your party ]


    [ A: Upgrade your party to a medium scale party. Your party member limit is raised to 20 ]


    [ B: Lower party experience points needed for the next level by 33% ]


    [ C: Receive a Golden party Medal. When you umte 3 Golden Party Medals, you can inaugurate a promotion mission from Silver Prestige Party to Gold Prestige Party ]

 Chapter 758: Ace………in your face!!!

    <h4>Chapter 758: Ace������in your face!!!</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Sheyan selected option ''C'' amongst the three options and obtained a ''Gold Party Medal''.


    After all, he could stillpensate through other means if he forgo the other two options, however, option ''C'' was the only method to upgrade to a Gold Prestige party! He couldn''tpensate that with other means.


    As for the 6 party skill points, Sheyan repeatedly invested them into ''Asylum'' as part of his n.


    When ''Asylum'' attained level 5, it provided an additional 200 HP/MP for party members. After being raised to level 7, it boosted 310 points of HP and MP!


    Then came the level 7 random bonus, where Sheyan drew a special property that provided another 100 HP and MP.


    This meant that party skill ''Asylum'' at level 7 could provide a maximum 410 points to a party member''s HP and MP! This was an exceptionally terrifying achievement.


    Still, Sheyan was not satisfied. He was still left with 4 party skill points, and nned to go all in to upgrade party skill ''Asylum''


    Instead, he realized that after upgrading it to level 7, it now required 3 party skill points to reach level 8. Nevertheless, it offered an astonishing increase of 150 HP and MP!


    Right now, Sheyan couldn''t care less about other matters. For him, HP and MP would undoubtedly y a critical role and were also pivotal in the future as well.


    After upgrading ''Asylum'' to level 8, the skill boosted a full 560 points of HP and MP to party members. Such a shocking bonus was tremendous even for existences like Growth-Hunters!


    Except, it would be exceedingly arduous for others to attain this aplishment.


    Firstly, it required an official military Lieutenant contestant to establish a new party, which was at first, a measly 10 men strong small scale party. Almost 95% of contestants would fall short of this requirement already.


    Secondly, the party establishment mission result must be excellent, which barely 10% of that could qualify.


    Following that, though a Silver Prestige Party was immensely formidable, its party leveling speed was excruciatingly slow. Yet coincidentally, Sheyan encountered a spontaneous merger from arge scale level 8 party! The chances of this was as good as winning a lottery��


    Hence, with all these tiny factors surpassing the ordinary, a minute probability oue of a Silver Prestige skill reaching such outrageous heights emeged.


    As for thest party skill point, Sheyan allocated it to ''Gloryheal'', raising it to level 2.


    The party skill still restored 50% of HP but its cool down period was shortened; from 12 hours to 8 hours now.


    Sheyan nodded with satisfaction.


    Following Zi''s application, she also enrolled into Party Ace.


    "How did my HP and MP increase so������dramatically??!?!?"


    At the instance of her enrollment into the party, even a former party leader who oversaw grand schemes like Zi, couldn''t refrain from being utterly stunned.


    560 points bonus to HP and MP!!!!


    Although there wasn''t any other attribute bonus, looking in a more straightforward perspective, a member of this party could be considered to be supplemented with 56 points of physique and intelligence.


    Of course, it was only a bonus to HP and MP, and not defense, ability power, attribute checkpoint bonuses or regeneration speed. Still, it was an upgrade that left one utterly bbergasted.


    Upon viewing the properties of ''Gloryheal'' she immediately attached it as a crisis saving ability!


    "If my Illume-union possessed this ability previously, we could perhaps, fight to a stalemate with Glory Party����"


    s, her excitement quickly faded away as the abnormal crunching sounds of the metallic doors intensified. It could give way at any second.


    Cruel reality served genuinely in their faces, a treacherous situation of two contestants versus two parties.


    Even the ''Unbeatable Titan Leech'' with 180,000 life force was eliminated with just 2-3 minutes. Such was the crumbling fate of defying a sea ofbatants. Once the members of both parties charged in, what could more HP, MP and a stronger ''Gloryheal'' do? Merely, a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood.


    Sheyan was aware of her thinking and directly dragged her deeper into the undergroundboratory.


    After all, two special barriers were erected for this base to guard against anyrge infiltrating legendary dinosaur.


    The first barrier was those metal gates that wereparable with underground bunkers.


    The second barrier, was the purposefully constructed narrow cavern passage!


    Even legendary dinosaurs besieged and destroyed the metal gates, their tremendous bodies could onlyment in the sight of such a narrow passageway.


    When she saw the long hundred plus meters passage, Zi''s eyes twinkled����in a sh, she understood Sheyan''s intention, as her body trembled faintly with anxiousness, anticipation and even ecstacy.


    "What you''re implying��is for me to hold this passageway? And drag out the remaining time?"


    "Indeed!" Sheyan''s eyes flickered with a burning passion as he resolutely dered.


    "Didn''t you feel it previously? This is your field. Your ''Force Walls'' is an area of effect damage and knockback enemies as well. With you guarding this passage, anyone who wishes to charge in will be colliding straight into your walls! Your theoretical damage potential has already stepped into the realms of the Awakener once you awaken the ''Dragonforce Bloodline''. Who, amongst them, can barge through your death zone of a hundred meters???"


    Instead, the fervor in her eyes soon dimmed as she shook her head disappointedly.


    "It''s not enough, they have two MTs in Skull and Zeus. They can significantly boost theirrades'' speed and defense, and if they personally push in, even I don''t have the confidence����of stopping them."


    "Is that��so?" Sheyan''s expression was strange as he dragged his voice, which seemed to be filled with disdain for Skull and Zeus.


    His eyesbusted with a queer zing intensity; like the setting sun or the rising daylight, it supplemented a wave of indescribable palpitation in Zi''s heart.


    She felt as though this male was unfathomably mysterious like an ocean, totally unguessable and incapable of seeing through.


    "I''ve never oncemitted to something without sufficient confidence." Sheyan spoke, word by word, to Zi. His tone was gentle yet strong, like arge river profoundly leading into the vast sea.


    "Because, not only can I weaken my foes, but for you, I can grant you greater strength!"


    As he gazed at Zi, he stretched out both hands as though offering a sacrifice to her. A secondter, two shocking green radiance appeared on his hand; two weirdly styled equipments!


    Zi was dumbfounded, the amount of mental shock she had received from him had been far too excessive. When her hand interacted with the two equipments, she immediately obtained their properties.


    "Heavens��" Zi subconsciously murmured the intense emotions of her heart.


    [ Massive Ndipaya Augustmask & Ndipaya Marshcrow Augustgloves ]


    [ Origins: Resident Evil Origins (Hidden World) ]


    [ Equipment rarity: Dark-green (set equipment 2/3) ]


    The two corresponding equipments she presently wore was rather ordinary and after being reced by the ''Augustmask'' and ''Augustgloves'', she didn''t lose much in terms of attributes. The two new dark-green grade set equipment in addition to the ''Asylum'' skill of Party Ace, truly propelled Zi to a terrifying new threshold of power!


    The total increase to her attributes were - intelligence +4, spirit +4, physique +13!


    In terms of overall defense, her head on defence was enhanced by 100%, and the chances of reducing all damage to her by half was now 60%.


    As for overall offense, these were the following upgrades.


    A: 33% increase in duration of all your persisting damage (damage over time) type abilities. MP required for casting those abilities increases by 33%.


    B: Acquired new ability: ''Intercession'' - Activating ''Intercession'' will forcibly lower the maximum cap of one''s MP by 25%. One chosen ability will then be granted 2.5 - 5 seconds of interceding chants. After that session of interceding chants concludes, damage dealt to enemies will be raised by 25 - 50% depending on the duration of your interceding chant.


    C: Ability to draw energy - Before enteringbat, the spirit of the bracers will continue absorbing energies from the atmosphere, granting additional 25% damage during the first attack.


    D: Acquired new ability: Spirit Marshcrow - When dealing damage to opponents, the spirit of the bracers will acquire strength from the opponent''s agony. After umting 6 times of damage to the opponent, the Spirit Marshcrow of the bracers will materialize; soaring out and dealing a damage of (MP x 5) to the opponent. Includes a chance of infecting opponent with the ''Initial Stage Septicaemia'' virus.


    E: Set ability: Marsh Decay - when dealing damage to the opponent, there''s a fixed chance of transforming your nearby surroundings into the environment of the Kijuju Marsnd. Reduces movement speed and includes a chance of infection with various pestilences.

 Chapter 759: Firm shake!

    <h4>Chapter 759: Firm shake!</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Of course, regardless of how impressive a dark-green set was, it also presented a list of frightening negativities.


    Firstly, movement speed will be substantially reduced. Moreover, back defences will be weakened to 0; where all damage dealt would not be reduced and the effect takes precedence.


    Next, agility would be reduced by 8 points, while strength and perceptive sense lowered by 3 points. Furthermore, total MP will be temporarily reduced by 10%.


    Lastly, activation of various abilities would still deduct a fixed MP value based on one''s maximum possible MP.


    To summarize the two set equipment, they skyrocketed one''sbat prowess but simultaneously, taxed MP at an insanely frightening rate!


    A ordinary mage type contestant wouldn''t be able to exhibit the greatest potential of this set, because their MP will be utterly sucked dry.


    Thus, Sheyan''s goal of rampantly upgrading party skill ''Asylum'', was not only to bolster Zi''s survivability, but with the bigger goal of enhancing her MP capacity. Without the awkward fear of running out of firepower, would she cause her foes to beat their chest and stamp their feet in frustration.


    Little did Sheyan know, upon activating her ''Passionless Dragonforce Bloodline'', her MP regeneration speed would soar to a frightening extent! This coincidentallypensated for the set equipment''sst shoring.


    Zi quickly regained herposure from her previous shock. In a sh, now possessing sufficient confidence and strength, she transformed back into an arrogant maiden in control of all things; emanating an air of intelligence to aplish everything skillfully with ease. Except, when ncing asionally at Sheyan, a strand of unexinably ambiguous charm surfaced.


    "I believe you now, you really can stand on equal footing when facing Zeus and Skull." Zi gazed at Sheyan before she sincerely whispered. "I''m sorry."


    "But��" Her lips abruptly curled into an enchanting smirk as her eyes fluttered.


    "The two equipments are soul binding, but their value is minimally worth three dark-gold grade equipments. If the set ispleted, its value will spiral up endlessly. But once I adorn this set, it will be mine forever, can you bear that?"


    Sheyan issued a slight smile but his eyes contained a frivolous craftiness. He pointed to his lips and earnestly answered.


    "You''ve already repaid that debt."


    Without a doubt, upon raising the subject of their passionate kiss, Zi''s icy image was shattered instantly again. She blushed slightly and rolled her eyes, before storing the two equipment into her personal storage.


    However, even Sheyan couldn''t guess the first thing she did after acquiring the set��


    Zi unexpectedly employed her own military authority and tantly altered the look of the ''Massive Ndipaya Augustmask'', after squandering some utility points���� she transformed the massive malevolent-looking wooden mask into a ''Queen Bee'' masquerade mask. Zi probably loved this image but hadn''t a suitable mask equipment to disy this. After adorning this look, she exuberated a mystifying and majestic re.


    "Don''t know why, but I suddenly can''t wait for them to arrive." Zi suddenly smiled at Sheyan.


    At this moment, Sheyan''s expression turned solemn.


    "If possible, aim to ughter members from a single party."


    Her gaze shone as she replied.


    "Breaking the equilibrium between both parties?"


    "Indeed." Sheyan released a sly but pensive look. "Be it Skull Party or Glory Party, they both ultimately seek profits, the profits from killing us. However, mutual killing between each other is another form of profiting. Once the power bnce between both sides falls apart����the lion will never befriend a sheep. That, will be our chance!"


    "Yes, my exact sentiments." Zi nodded and said. "Also, once their attempts are continuously thwarted, they will charge in with Zeus and Skull storming the fronts together. That will be our most dangerous situation."


    Sheyan frowned.


    "If that happens, then you must improvise your battle tactic! It wille up to the most basic of situation, if the spear can sessfully prate the shield, then we win! But if you fail��"


    Zi then interrupted him.


    "They will never charge in together!"


    Upon listening to the resolute conviction beneath her words, Sheyan''s heart instantly soothed and he exhaled gently.


    Frankly speaking, when thrown in such a desperate impasse, Sheyan would be lying if he said he wasn''t nervous. Still, he chose not to disy any bit of nervousness. Otherwise, her fighting concentration may be diverted or she may lose confidence, which will be a tremendous blow to them.


    Right now, without mentioning the sharp increase of battle prowess, her confidence and fighting spirit had been restored to the optimum! That alone, was worth all his painstaking efforts.


    Zi suddenly asked.


    "But Seaman, there''s an extremely fatal w in this set equipment, don''t you know?"


    Sheyan chuckled and replied.


    "Of course I know. All your rear defenses are equivalent to zero! Moreover, your movement speed is so horrendous, once the enemy draws near, you are as good as dead. Nevertheless, it is impossible for them toe near, at least, within a short span of time, and even more so to strike our backs! Doctor Hammond wasn''t gonna toy with his own life when designing the ce��"


    "There are no absolutes in life." Zi gazed deeply into his eyes. "Doctor Hammond wasn''t a strengthened contestant."


    Sheyan''s lips curled up but decisively answered.


    "If your rear is ever threatened, I shall be your strongest stronghold!"


    All of a sudden, a thunderous boom echoed in from afar. The sound was terribly sickening, as though a galvanized iron sheet was being torn apart forcefully. The ground trembled as a sound of metal and concrete mutually rubbing screeched out.


    A massive sliding door,parable to an underground fort, finally sumbed and copsed.


    The gates, were breached.


    At present, there were 12 minutes and 7 seconds left to Sheyan''s and Zi''s sessful return.


    Not a single individual charged in. Everyone alive understood the logic of ''the shot hits the bird that poke its head out''.


    At present, no one dared to belittle Sheyan anymore. An individual who could casually toss out a dark-gold grade monster was definitely a fierce and decisive person. Most possibly, he may retaliate and inflict a fatal blow on his first move!


    However, when a wider gap was crunched through, the expected attack didn''t arrive. Instead, a ck entrance into the base surfaced, as though it was the mouth of an insatiablyrge beast wanting to devour all human life.


    Skull''s eyes flickered as he asked.


    "Err Judas? Is your report urate? Could they have already escaped?"


    Judas marched forward and respectfully replied.


    "I can confirm, though I haven''t been here, I''ve personally seen Doctor Hammond''s base design before. There isn''t an alternative escape route, he went all in or death for the construction of this base."


    The Metals Professor abruptly butted in.


    "Meaning there''ll be numerous traps and defensive mechanisms here? Could that wench be relying on those to drag time out?"


    Judas swung around and red at the Metals Professor''s chest with extremely lecherous eyes. He offered a sly smirk and replied.


    "Ohhh gorgeous female warrior, the mechanisms and snares are mostlypleted; however, the mainponents or energy supply required to initiate them��at least 80-90% of them were carried by the submarine we rode."


    Zeus interrupted with a deep voice.


    "Judas, you wish to die?"


    Judas harrumphed coldly and casted onest greedy and malicious stare at Fu Lyanna''s perky chest. He then grumpily turned away.


    Seeing his own subordinate being threatened, Skull looked over and disdainfully uttered.


    "Zeus, your woman dresses in a revealing manner, and you don''t expect my men to peep?"


    An indescribable surge of killing intent instantly oozed out from near the silent Zeus. Indeed, it was Aziz who just arrived!


    Fortunately, at this moment, a pale faced Finarsih stepped forward.


    "Skull, are you still intending to act ording to the contracted pact?"


    Skull snorted.


    "Of course, but your boss is too sensitive! Let''s go!"


    Although this portion of the base was still rtively broad and the contestants were wary of a swanky ambush, they were still, after all, powerful Growth-Hunters. Furthermore, with the assistance of Judas and Finarsih, the group sauntered through the base with a stern formation while examining for the hiding hostiles.


    While investigating blind spots, they heightened their vignce, and naturally loosened it when strolling through the broader main passageway.


    Because nobody could anticipate this, nobody even dared to think of this��


    Two measly contestants would actually dare to unbridledly collide head on with two indomitable MT parties!!!


    Patrice, who scouted the way ahead, simrly didn''t consider this fact.

 Chapter 760: Mayhem

    <h4>Chapter 760: Mayhem</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Glory Party and Skull Party, they already possessed a deep-seated hatred for each other. Thus, it was impossible for them to develop teamwork in fighting. It was only for the sake of getting in Skull''s good books, that Patrice acted so enthusiastically.


    Without a doubt, if she could eliminate the two individuals before Glory Party and reaped the benefits, her position within the party would rise substantially, thereby allowing her greater benefits.


    A long and narrow passageway stretched ahead. Patrice could only hear the sound of her own footsteps and breathing. It didn''t seem like anyone could evade her eyes in this passageway.


    Thus, Patrice boldly crept forward and ced added focus onto the walls, ground, and ceiling, to guard against hidden trapdoors. The voluptuous Patrice failed to pay special attention ahead.


    All of a sudden, she strongly sensed something ahead and immediately nced up!


    As she narrowed her eyes, roughly a hundred meters away, was shockingly Zi! Zi''s hair was fluttering around in mid-air.


    The Zi who was wearing a mystifying Queen Bee masquerade mask.


    The Zi whose eyes were shut!


    This sensation was as if something was squeezing her soul out from her body����causing Patrice to subconsciously cry out.


    This was a sharp and ludicrous cry of sensing one''s life on the verge of extinction!


    Then, a contemptuous smile surfaced on Zi''s lips.


    Simultaneously, the crescent magic dagger she held emitted a mncholic glint.


    At present, Zi hadn''t awakened her ''Passionless Dragonforce Bloodline'' yet. Still, a hazy aura of absolute terror enshrouded her which created a stifling suffocating sensation in Patrice.


    In this instant, Patrice realized that risking to scout ahead was a tremendous mistake.


    The opponents were obviously not resigned to fate but preparing a boiling pot for their foes!


    Nevertheless, it wasn''t by chance that Patrice could survive in the realm till now. She simrly possessed a life protecting element, but it was simr to the ''Unmodeled Amnio Tank'' that required an immense price! Unless it was absolutely necessary, she would definitely not utilize it.


    In this instance, Patrice reckoned she had reached thest resort, still, she possessed onest life protecting ability.


    Though she possessed a peerless figure, her heart was equally venomous. In Skull Party, she relied on her looks to allure men into offering their pomegranates. During those moments, she imprinted her ''Windswap Marker'' onto them.


    This ''Windswap Marker'' was Patrice''s special ability. It wasn''t that useful in a direct battle but was exceptional in terms of life support. With the activation of her ability, she could instantly swap positions with a nearby marked individual.


    Facing the threat of imminent death, Patrice immediately activated her ''Windswap Marker'' ability, and swapped positions with the nearest marked individual; tossing him straight in the face of Zi!


    The nearest marked individual was called ''Wild Dog'', a person that garnered Skull''s appreciation. His fighting style was like a berserker.


    In normal shes, Wild Dog was one of the two fighters that received Skulls''s metal armour enhancement. One could imagine how redoubtable he was.


    After being forcefully swapped, he cursed Patrice out loud as his messy hair fluttered like a fluffy dog. In a split second, he sensed the terrifying pressureing from Zi ahead and instantly swung into battle mode!


    Baring his bloodstained teeth, he didn''t retreat but crazily charged for Zi!


    The reason he obtained such a standing in Skull Party was because of such crazy vigor!


    His body blurred with breakneck mobility and an intensebat aura rippled out from him and into the air. Wild Dog eyes turned plump and tenderly red as though irrigated with blood, andbusted with an insane hatred.


    With her eyes shut, Zi finally concluded her ''Interceding'' chant. Then, her crescent silver dagger swiftly carved around the air and formed a supreme and abstruse crest. It was indeed the Imperial crest of the Sith Empire of the Star Wars world.


    The crest started spinning rapidly, before a green radiance emanated out from her gloves and mask before enveloping a distinct emerald coat around the crest. Indeed, that was the ability of drawing energies and ''Intercession'' of her set equipment.


    Wild Dog howled furiously as he felt a frightening shadow covering his front. He wed forth as sharp deadly white beams carved out five deep crevices along the wall, sending rocks scattering in the face of an unstoppable momentum.


    However, when thatrge abstruse crest arrived a meter away from Wild Dog, it metamorphosed into a pitch-ck, lofty hand with three muscr fingers and strangely long fingernails. Then, the hand gripped Wild Dog''s neck ferociously!


    This was another derivative of Zi''s force abilities - Force Suffocation.


    This ability was a persisting damage type ability, which summoned a Sith demon w to strangle the enemy and terminate the enemy''s life with suffocating agony. Furthermore, upon killing the enemy, the Sith demon w would convert a portion of the enemy''s life force into mana that returned to the caster.


    To Zi, she personally didn''t favour this ability. Firstly, it required a chanting cast time and secondly, it was a single unit attack. Lastly, she loved to be widely involved in group battles and didn''t normallyck mana.


    Hence, Zi would rather unleash her ''Force Collision Walls'' to repel charging enemies away, and earn precious opportunities for her party members; simultaneously preventing the enemies from getting too close.


    Yet right now, with the buff of two dark-green set equipments, she immediately realized her ''Force Suffocation'' ability had transformed into an insurmountable killing tool!


    Don''t mention about the significant boost to her attack damage, the 33% increase to its persisting damage duration could greatly speed up the triggering of the ''Spirit Marshcrow'' ability. Thus, she decided her opening move would be this ''Force Suffocation'' ability!


    The ''Spirit Marshcrow'' ability required 6 instances of damage to be triggered. Without a persisting damage type attack, Zi would probably need 30 seconds to damage the enemy 6 times. With her ''Force Suffocation'' ability, she could possibly trigger the ''Spirit Marshcrow'' ability within just 10 seconds.


    Meanwhile, Wild Dog was rampantly spearing forth when a sudden jolt of pain engulfed his neck.


    When a terrifying gigantic demonic hand tightened around his neck, his vision turned dark as he groaned out in agony. He struggled to cut away this demonic hand, but brute force failed to even interact with this gripping phantom hand. Instead, the hand started dealing damages to him!


    "Ahhhhh! Damned woman, I will tear you apart!" Wild Dog''s muscles inted impressively amidst the torment as all his blood vessels bulged up.


    In his perspective, he could cover a hundred meters with a few measly seconds at full speed. Wild Dog was fully confident, he just needed another 1.7 seconds to pounce forward and dice this woman into pieces.


    Yet in the next moment, Zi widened her eyes!


    Her gaze was as deep as the ocean, brimming with charm and power that could drown anyone. In an instant, her gaze seemingly transformed into two incredibly incisive needles and pierced in towards Wild Dog''s eyes.


    The air congealed a little and without any warning, punctured straight into the depths of Wild Dog!


    Indeed, the ability that even Sheyan suffered greatly under.


    Force Needle Explosion!


    Wild Dog instantly felt as though his mental system was pricked by millions of tiny knives. A buzzing sound popped in his head before an endless white appeared. This happened for an unknown long period before he regained his senses.


    However, he found himself copsed on the ground, as acerating agony ravaged his mind and blood gushed out from his eyes, nostrils, and ear holes.


    To Wild Dog''s horror, he discovered his ''Bioguard Rite'' had been activated!!


    ''Bioguard Rite'' was a silver storyline grade item that Wild Dog carried with him. It didn''t provide any attribute bonus but allowed one to store various medicines inside. The ''Bioguard Rite'' would strictly monitor the wielder''s body, and once it discovers the wielder is struck into near-death state, it would immediately activate the medicine ced inside regardless of the state the user was in.


    By cing an honorary medicine into this tool, it undoubtedly meant an extra lifeline in battles!


    With the activation of this ''Bioguard Rite'', Wild Dog became aware he had been struck into near-death state during his period of unconsciousness. Without the ''Bioguard Rite'' employing the medicine, Wild Dog believed he would have perished during the stunning period of the ''Force Needle Explosion''.


    The horrified Wild Dog couldn''t help but check hisbat log, whichpletely crumbled his fighting spirit in no time! A tremendous shadow of death cascaded down onto his soul.


    "Holy, this demoness, her attack prowess��how can it be so perverse!!!!"


    After all, Zi was a peak Growth-Hunter with incredibly deadly attack power. Moreover, her attack power was now bolstered with the 25% increase of the gloves'' drawing energy property, and the 50% increase of the ''Intercession'' ability.


    For an offensively strong but defensively weak individual like Wild Dog, the damage of ''Force Suffocation'' was naturally adequate to devastate him.

 Chapter 761: Blow off!

    <h4>Chapter 761: Blow off!</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Even though Wild Dog was merely 10 meters away from Zi which was within his attack range, he actedpletely like a crumbling stray dog; wagging his tail as he scurried away while howling in grief. His confidence, fighting spirit, and courage had utterly crumbled in the face of Zi''s terrifying offense!!


    Wild Dog believed that if he approached her again, he would undoubtedly die!!!


    By now, the members of both parties had noticed the ruckus here.


    Skull was marching withrge strides to receive Wild Dog. As he proceeded through the passageway, he witnessed his subordinate scampering towards him while howling in anguish.


    "Save me, save me ahhhhh!!"


    Seeing his invincible party leader, Wild Dog immediately cried out and lunged in as though worshiping his savior.


    Except, in this exact instance, the diabolical ck phantom w viciously tightened around Wild Dog''s neck again!


    "NOOOOO!" Skull roared out with zing eyes.


    Wild Dog''s eyes protrude out as his howls abruptly ceased; resembling that of snapping a chicken''s neck.


    A powerful destructive force smashed against his body and drained away all his vitality����then, this formidable Growth-Hunter pitifully exploded in mid-air!!! His limbs and flesh sttered everywhere.


    Right in Zeus and Skull''s face.


    "Jeje��" The evilugh of a Sith demon filled the air. A wave of ck mist drifted out from Wild Dog''s sttered corpse and floated back to Zi, refilling her MP by a good portion.


    Concurrently, Zi obtained the achievement point and option of drawing an equipment from ying Wild Dog.


    A secondter, to Glory Party members'' shock and fury, Zi''s angry voice unexpectedly echoed in.


    "Zeus, you actually vited our agreement! Didn''t we say to lure these fools in and annihte them together?"


    When that sentence was issued, the members of Skull Party instantly developed a strong hostility towards Glory Party. After all, both parties were indisputably different, as swords were drawn and bows bent!


    But at this moment, Zeus stepped forth and issued a deep voice to Skull.


    "Although we are rivals, but Skull, you really think I would lower myself to such extent?"


    A gloomy countenance covered Skull''s face but he eventually nodded.


    "I believe you."


    The jittery atmosphere dissipated after the two party leaders reached amon consensus. In spite of that, the ring cracks between the two became increasingly clear.


    Finarsih abruptly coughed and spoke.


    "I''ve probed out, beneath the walls is purely the mountain''s body. To forcibly drill through over hundred meters of thickness, it isn''t possible but requires time. Perhaps the lord Skull has a way?"


    Skull coldly replied.


    "My ability is only effective against metal."


    Then, Judas muttered with a shady voice.


    "This tunnel appears straight but is actually slightly bended. Hence, we can''t see the exit of the tunnel while standing from this entrance, which indicates that we can''t assault her with long-range firepower. To attack her, we have to enter herbat range. Strange��ording to the information you supplied, ah, it seems her prowess vastly exceeds your estimates?"


    Judas was a treacherous and sly brat. He downyed his words but still served an underlying pressure to Glory Party, hinting at their faulty intelligence report. Besides, Skull Party was the one with a man down and suffered a great losses.


    Zeus paused for a brief while beforemanding.


    "Sable, Fu Lyanna, you two will go. It is a narrow terrain without much space, numbers are futile and will only be smacked by Zi''s ''Force Wall Collision''."


    Actually in this group, adding a long-range gunman would be most suitable. Sadly, their long-range firepower team had suffered grave losses in this world already. Only America''s public enemy, Aziz, could attack from more than a hundred meters away. The rest were mostly just shotgun or pistol users.


    More crucially, Aziz wasn''t even present.


    He wasn''t willing to enter this terrain with the members of Skull Party around.


    The reason for his insistence, was his innate disposition as a low-profile but deadly sniper. If Skull Party were to harbor malicious intent, he would inevitably be first to go!


    Aziz was a formidable yet intelligent man, a discretely recognized high ranker who almost sat in equal terms with Zeus. Without sufficient benefits, would he enter to risk it?


    Furthermore, even if Aziz did enter this base, his arrogant personality definitely wouldn''t allow him to gang up on a single woman like Zi.


    Sable''s scalp turned numb when he heard his name. Still, there was no other alternatives left for him, he couldn''t not go! Zeus''s goal of dispatching him was exceedingly clear, to be cannon fodder for Fu Lyanna.


    In personal terms, Sable was originally one of the ''four heavenly generals'' under Zi. Yet, he shamelessly betrayed her which led to morerades dying.


    In the overall perspective, Sable was a high-offense-low-defense, closebat fighter. Moreover, he just received a bacsh of 25% attributes from mission failure.


    If Zi didn''t aim to kill him, then who?


    Hence, while Sable was being assaulted, the Metals Professor, Fu Lyanna, would have room to disy her might. In Zeus''s mind, Fu Lyanna''s capabilities, though iparable to Zi, could still be considered near the same tier. Add in Sable, a Growth-Hunter, victory was ascertain!


    Zeus was fully confident after contemting over but remained apathetic with an unchanging expression. As for Sable''s fate, a cripple whose attributes were shaved off by 25%, his potential was nearly exhausted and was now an insignificant being be it dead or alive.


    Evidently, Fu Lyanna was slightly startled upon being chosen but quickly disyed her delight.


    On the contrary, Sable''s face exhibited an ashen despair. Fu Lyanna sneered and trudged out. She lifted her perky chest and haughtily dered to the members of Skull Party.


    "You guys take a good look, what is the genuine might of metal!"


    She was jesting at the fact that Skull was simrly a redoubtable metal element user, but she ultimately believed she was the stronger fighter! Her tone was iparably overbearing and brimmed self-confidence.


    Instead, at this moment, an ill-timed sound utterly shattered the cool image the Metals Professor attempted to portray.


    "Ah��ah��AH��AHTCHOO!"


    The sneeze came from Skull''s underling, an individual named Tyre. This was because his body appeared like a tyre, a rtively plump person. He assumed an exceptionally crucial position in the party as Skull''s vice tank.


    After sneezing, he nonchntly wiped his snot and shrugged his shoulders helplessly.


    Fu Lyanna''s countenance sank and viewed it as an intentional act. She swung around and sauntered into the narrow passageway ahead.


    *******************


    Fu Lyanna and Zi exchanged nces at the same time.


    Two beauties of different dispositions simultaneously stared into each others'' eyes. It seemed as though a chain of sparks had formed in between them.


    The revolving rhombus mana crystals elerated around Zi as she emanated a vigorous energy.


    There was no need for words between them. They didn''t need to say anything else.


    Fu Lyanna had dealt an immense blow to Zi''s life, but didn''t Zi devastate Fu Lyanna''s love life into a blood dripping mess as well?


    Within a split second, Fu Lyanna bolted in with astonishing pace. Her waist exhibited an extremely firm yet stic bend in mid-air, as her spotlessly white and tender left fingers grabbed her steel chains.


    The metal her hands interacted with instantly morphed into a semi-liquid state and was swiftly moulded into an iparably sharp six-edged short javelin. She then hurled it across the tunnel at Zi.


    When Fu Lyannanded, her right reached out with another metal chain, which continuously morphed into incisive six-edged javelins that were repeatedly hurled out. The javelins speared in with lightning impetus.


    As for Fu Lyanna''s body, a steel chain armour rapidly appeared, clinging tightly to her body, failing to impair her agility but exhibiting her sexuality to the maximum.


    Simultaneously, Sable was charging in like a mad dog. He clutched his vertebrae bone saber shaft tightly. As one of Zi''s oldestrades, he deeply understood that if he could reach Zi, his chance of surviving would increase by half!


    Zi''s crescent silver dagger scraped across the air. The dagger released an impression of a docile weapon, and skewered more towards a calligraphy brush; narrating a string of future events that overflowed with obscurity.


    A ''Force Wall'' quickly formed following Zi''s move. It carried an incredibly oppressive rang wind as it whizzed out while upying the majority of the tunnel''s width.


    This ''Force Collision Wall'' she unleashed seemed thicker, while its quality now carried an unfathomable prestige.

 Chapter 762: Total suppression

    <h4>Chapter 762: Total suppression</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Facing Zi''s signature move, Metals Professor Fu Lyanna revealed a sneer instead. A split secondter, the iing six-edged javelins unexpectedly ignited with white mes.


    With the protection of the white mes, those six-edged javelins punctured through the ''Force Wall'' discourteously, and like five venomous white serpents, they spearted for their target with unwavering momentum.


    "In order to counter your ''Force Wall'', I didn''t hesitate to redraw my ability five times, and finally drew the rare ''Magic breaker'' property! It can prate through all magic abilities. Zi! This is my first gift to you, how''d you like it?"


    Metals Professor Fu Lynna smiled icily with her pearly white teeth.


    Meanwhile, Sable was being utterly shaken by Zi''s bearing.


    "She''s still wielding that crescent dagger and wearing that archaic egyptian robe!!"


    "How can that be����"


    "How is that possible!!!!"


    Sable couldn''t believe his own eyes.


    He was the only one who understood Zi the most. In her current ordinary state, she mostly employed her ''Force Collision Walls'' to supplement aid to her party; for example, smacking beasts or rivals away from certain long-rangebatants or etcetera.


    The Zi of that state didn''t really possess invincible killing might. Only after awakening her ''Dragonforce Bloodline'' would she transform into a destructive demoness.


    Yet right now��the cruel reality was this - a support mode Zi had actually destroyed a Growth-Hunter!


    Sable was presently on the verge of tears, if he knew Zi could exhibit such indomitable might from the start, how would he have dared to be disloyal??


    Reflecting on that, Sable couldn''t help but shiver; yes, shiver from the fear of an unthinkable future.


    At this moment, the wildly dashing Sable suddenly felt a difort in his throat. Unable to bear any longer, he started to cough violently as his movement staggered to a slow.


    Concurrently, Fu Lyanna''s bewitching eyes were brimming with vengeance, ruthlessness and ecstacy. She already calcted that Zi would surely evade the five ''Magic Breaker'' javelins, and thus, be incapable of continuing her chanting ability. With that buffer time, Zi would undoubtedly be drawn into the range of her ultimate killer move!


    Therefore, Fu Lyannamenced her activation of two abilities. The first ability came from her dark-gold long robe, an ability called ''Movement Sorcery'', and the other, her signature move ''Metallic Corrugation''. In the past, when she was just a Reserve-duty Growth-Hunter, she relied on this ability to eliminate six enemies in one battlefield; of which, were two Reserve-duty Growth-Hunters!


    Yet in the next second, Fu Lyanna immediately realized her thinking was wed!


    Zi''s long hair fluttered upwards as she gazed in with eyes of mockery. She unexpectedly maintained her chanting posture and allowed the five ''Magic Breaker'' javelins to pierce in.


    All of a sudden, a green radiance shimmered forth from her mask and gloves. A secondter, a massive and abstruse mirage of a tribal mask floated in front of Zi. This was indeed the activation of the ''Massive Ndipaya Augustmask''!!!


    Increasing frontal defense by 100% and creating a 60% chance of reducing iing damage by half!


    Moreover, after adorning the Ndipaya set, her physique was enhanced by 13 points. In addition to the level 8 ''Asylum'' party skill which boosted her HP and MP by 560 points, those five ''Magic Breaker'' javelins may be considered a deadly threat to the former Zi, but right now, they were almost insignificant existences!


    Of the five iing javelins, two of them were effortlessly deflected away by Zi''s revolving rhombus mana crystals. Of course, the deflection caused those mana crystals to lose a portion of MP but wasn''t that much to Zi.


    The two other struck past Zi''s body and only one struck her directly, before turning into metallic crumbles that fell to the ground. Zi''splexion turned slightly pale.


    Although those five ''Magic Breaker'' javelins were incredibly deadly, after a series of weakening, the damage dealt to Zi was vastly fell short of her expectation.


    Indeed, due to this wrong miscalction, Zi managed toplete her chant. Her silver crescent that swiftly and mysteriously carved around the air, thereby activating ''Force Suffocation'' once again!


    The terrifying ws of a Sith demon viciously gripped onto Fu Lyanna''s neck. Her face instantly inted with redness as her spell chanting was dyed.


    Zeus''s earlier n was a total failure.


    He originally thought that Zi had sufficient reason to deal with Sable first. Yet now, one could tell Zi was obviously nning for a blitzkrieg strategy to deal with Fu Lyanna first!


    Zeus''s thought process wasn''t wrong but he neglected one fact.


    Indeed, as much as Sable was exceedingly familiar with Zi, she simrly understood Sable like the back of her palm.


    Bear this in mind, a 25% deduction in attributes wasn''t merely a theoretical figure but contained an expansive implication as well. It was like a massage parlor in the red light district; when a gorgeous female in a miniskirt calls one in for a ''massage'', the word massage actually includes implications such as bodily fluids, fire and ice, money, regtions, ethics, diseases, hospital, pleasure and other phrases along the same lines.


    To Zi''s knowledge, his attributes plunging by 25% indicated that he could no longer wield at least two of his crucial silver storyline grade equipment. This further implied he was only relying on his vertebrae bone saber, and also implied a deficiency of MP within a short span of time. That implied his explosive might had fallen by minimally 50%����


    Fy Lyanna''s eyes were bloodshot as she screamed and charged towards Zi. As she resumed her spell cast, one could watch as the chains around her clinked morously, before breaking down into tiny razor des. The razor des were the size of fingernails that revolved speedily around her, like a ring around a. One could fathom a death by a thousand cuts upon touching Fu Lyanna''s ring of razors.


    In a sh, three metallic rings circled around the Metals Professor as an iparably sharp screeching filled the air. Once Zi enters her casting range, she would be assaulted by waves of this ''Metallic Corrugation''.


    "The deadliest range of her ''metallic Corrugation'' is 25 meters!" Zeus indifferently announced. "Another three meters, and Zi will be in her casting range and be totally suppressed."


    "The situation isn''t good, ah��*cough* *cough* *cough*." The pale faced Finarsih eximed to Zeus. "Haven''t you realize that Zi hasn''t transformed?"


    Zeus frowned and abruptly eximed.


    "Something''s wrong! Why are there so many individuals coughing??"


    Finarsih was about to answer but his focus was involuntarily attracted to the battle!


    Just three meters from her optimal spot, Fu Lyanna received Zi''s most severe retaliation.


    Her azure egyptian robe started fluttering turbulently; it was as though a massive gale had just swept past, and the fullness of her figure could be faintly discerned.


    She sliced her silver crescent dagger through the air; during this process, obscure letters that emanated cosmic mysteries flew out and whizzed towards Fu Lyanna.


    Those were interster characters of the Sith Empire of the Star Wars World. Upon nearing the Metals Professor, the characters materialized irregrly into acute thorns!!!


    ck acute thorns that exuded a metallic luster!


    Witnessing that ability, Zeus''s countenance sank as he yelled out.


    "How is that possible��that''s the next branch ability of her rank 6 ability!! ''Force Starthorns''! How can she suddenly unlock that while battling? Didn''t Yuan Zhan mention she poured all the party''s resources into him?"


    Finarsih frowned and replied.


    "We cannot exclude that possibility. I''ve seen Sable''s epted main mission, its mission difficulty is ridiculously high but so is its reward generous. Perhaps, after aplishing her mission, she at least acquired 7 achievement points, and��don''t forget, she just slew a member of Skull Party! That guy is a Growth-Hunter, with 10 official achievement points, crossing a threshold may not be unattainable."


    Whenever a ''Force Starthorn'' touches the enemy, a powerful mini-explosion will ur that blows the enemy away.


    Amidst the chaos of unending mini-explosion, Fu Lyanna still attempted to charge forward. s, cruel reality served her with a mouthful of blood as she was repeatedly pounded back by the mini-explosions!


    When she noticed Zi''s look of ridicule, like a cat clutching a mouse, she screamed ludicrously and shifted all her metallic razor des to her back. The desbined into a incredibly spectacr pair of metallic wings, as the Metals Professor shockingly flew in to take Zi down with her; burning both jade and themon stone!


    Yet in this instant, her gloves exuded out a green resplendence and following that, an entric and fluffy crow image with bloodshot eyes soared out. In a sh, it prated Fu Lyanna''s body.


    The swiftness of this one attack, could only be described as a bolt of lightning!


    ''Spirit Marshcrow'' ability released.


    Simultaneously, that Sith demon w gripping Fu Lyanna''s neck tightened once again!

 Chapter 763: Blast once more!

    <h4>Chapter 763: st once more!</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Fu Lyanna was still fundamentally a mage type contestant.


    That determined her weaker life force. When facing physical long-range shooters or close de-typebatants, the Metals Professor could still wrap herself with a metallic shield to reduce physical damages. In that manner, she could trade damage for damage, which normally resulted in her having thestugh.


    Her damage reduction ability was a little simr to Sheyan''s innate ''Stronghold''. Firstly, it enhanced defense substantially and even reduced iing damage, but of course, its precedence rate couldn''t bepared to ''Stronghold'' and was only effective against physical damages. Without a doubt, a physical damage dealer would be in for a headache upon encountering her.


    However, Zi''s attack was based on force damage! It was equivalent to a form of element attack, which rendered the Metals Professor''s metallic shield utterly useless.


    The ''Spirit Marshcrow'' released a shrilling squawk that pierced into Fu Lyanna''s ears. Concurrently, the vicious grip of the Sith demon w tightened around her neck.


    An unprecedented searing pain and weakness instantly transmitted throughout the Metals Professor''s body.


    It wasn''t only physical agony, but an unexinable anguish and embarrassment that stemmed from the heart.


    It was as though words she spewed to the Skull Party members previously had formed into an invisible palm, that was relentlessly pping her face.


    Anguish borne of the heart was a manifold times miserable than of the body.


    In this situation, she emitted a shrilling scream as her metallic wings waved frantically. The degree of humiliation prevented her from relenting as she staked it all to exchange life for life!


    Then, the two gigantic metallic wings pped to the front and suddenly twisted into a distorted long de, before piercing menacingly towards Zi.


    However, regardless of the Metals Professor''s utmost efforts, the sharp tip of her metallic wings fell half a meter short of Zi.


    It failed to inch further as its incisive tip released a chilling glint right before Zi''s throat. Just a little more, and it could indulge on the delicious blood of its foe. s, half a meter was equivalent to a heavenly moat!


    Zizily pointed up her crescent dagger again, as a ''Force Collision Wall'' whizzed out and mmed viciously against Fu Lyanna; knocking her flying as she sunk into near-death state.


    Simultaneously, the demonic Sith grip of ''Force Suffocation'' constricted fatally once again.


    "NO!!!!!" Fu Lyanna''s shrilling yell reverberated throughout the entire passageway.


    All of sudden, a vivid illusion appeared on the Metals Professor''s body and reced her in receiving that final blow. That illusion instantly shattered into smithereens like a porcin, where a silver spiralling equipment surged out towards Zi.


    By now, the primary body of Fu Lyanna had vanished into thin air as she directly returned to the realm.


    Fu Lyanna employed a rank ''S'' item called ''Scapegoat Charm''. Naturally, it represented a scapegoat illusion perishing for the user, but simultaneously incurring an immense penalty of dropping a random wielded equipment.


    As it turns out, during the battle against Skull party previously, the Metals Professor had already utilized an ''Honorary Medicine'', and therefore, the cooldown was still refreshing. Thus, she was bluntly defeated just like that.


    Nevertheless, her sacrifice wasn''t in vain.


    In this instant, Sable had already arrived before Zi as he gritted his teeth and beheaded down ferociously.


    Under normal circumstances, Sable should''ve reached Zi three seconds ago. Instead, he encountered a ridiculous fit of coughing for two seconds. In addition to his chaotic thoughts dying him for another second, he wasted three precious seconds.


    Meanwhile, as Fu Lyanna was being bombarded by Zi, two other agility closebatants of Glory Party had stealthily entered the battlefield.


    As Growth-Hunters themselves, their movement speed was naturally frightening. At the instance where Sable was shing forth, the foremost swift assassin had already covered 60 plus meters and was now merely 30 meters away from Zi!


    Regardless of how valiant a mage type contestant Zi was, one could imagine that once the assassin reaches her, she would surely be cut down.


    Zi tilted her head slightly as Sable''s vertebrae saber chopped down onto her shoulder. Dark red blood spilled out onto her snowy skin and created an enchanting scene of mncholy; like snow falling on a red sea, causing despair all around.


    Following that, green radiance sparkled out from her mask and gloves again. In a blink of an eye, the image of a massively mysterifying tribal mask materialized before her. Once again, the ''Massive Ndipaya Augustmask'' was activated!


    At this moment, Judas eximed abnormally.


    "Set equipment! I got it. She is wielding a top grade set equipment, possibly drop loots of an Awakener difficulty world. No wonder she''s unstoppable!"


    While Judas was eximing, an iparably strong sense of fear had already welled up in Sable''s heart����he had only seen an Awakener difficulty equipment once!


    The shocking thing to all was��"Zi is actually wearing a set of that grade???"


    Sable''s fighting will was initially subpar after his strength had fallen substantially. Right now, he felt irresistible cowardness creeping into his heart.


    His saber shed down with the muscle memory of a hundred battles but his hand had turned limp.


    Fortunately, a split secondter, the agile assassin behind had vanished into thin air, and a secondter, emerged in front of Zi. A piercing glow radiated out from the assassin''s hands!


    This was the signature ability of that agility Growth-Hunter.


    Firstly, burst in with lighting speed; shuttling through 50 meters in an instance and directly arriving before the enemy.


    Next, activating a powerful controlling ability, ''Blind Conveyor'', which plundered the vision of the enemy instantly. Only after two seconds, can the enemy regain her vision.


    Upon blinding Zi, the other agility Growth-Hunter had sprinted 5 meters within Zi!


    Within mere seconds, the Zi who initially upied the advantage, had fallen into a closebat aspect in the midst of three formidable Growth-Hunters. Moreover, she was in a state of blindness!


    This aspect couldn''t be described as nasty, to Judas and Finarsih, they felt that this was it.


    A helpless end!


    All of a sudden, a spinning ss sk was abruptly tossed over.


    Actually, before the agile assassin had blinded Zi, the ss sk was already spinning in flight.


    When the three aggressors was about to strike Zi unanimously, the sk shattered on the ground and released an invisible shockwave; stunning them for 1.5 seconds as a chartreuse colored poison fog permeated up.


    Curse-mix!


    Sheyan had been hiding behind the scenes. Although he wasying low, it didn''t mean he wasn''t around! He was like a venomous snake in the dark, bringing a fatal and venomous bite once he surfaced.


    Honestly speaking, regardless of Sable or the two agility contestants, they possessed methods of eliminating that 1.5 seconds stun.


    Of course, the cost of eliminating was pretty immense, and for them, they would only be stunned for 1.5 seconds with maximum health; what could this woman do? Could she eradicate them within 1.5 seconds? Absolutely impossible!


    Thus, they forgot the thought of eliminating that 1.5 seconds stun.


    When the 1.5 seconds stun urred, Zi''s lips curled into a chilling smirk.


    One of her six rhombus mana crystal shattered, transforming into starry mana fragments that replenished her body. Following that, she pointed her finger towards the ceiling.


    Instantaneously, a boundless attractive force emerged from all directions, before forming eight ''Force Walls'' that crashed down around her. The ''Force Walls'' formed into a semi-dome structure that enveloped her sternly without letting even a gust of wind in.


    A secondter, eight impressively thick ''Force Walls'' collided out with astonishing pace.


    The two agility Growth-Hunters and Sable were simultaneously struck by a ''massive speeding truck'', as they flew backwards for ten plus meters, before crashing onto the ground. The three of them were high-offense-low-defense type, as their heads turned dizzy with a badly battered face.


    Force Alternate-Shuddering Walls!


    Then, the most peculiar event urred, one that not even Zi was expecting.


    The area where the three contestants crashed down was originally concrete ground. Yet in a sh, they sank in as the ground transformed into a muddy and vile marsh.


    A greyish mist drifted into the atmosphere.


    Reeds, duckweeds and all sorts of vegetation rapidly sprung up from the marsh, as they swished gently amidst the muddy waters. A dull reddish color rippled in the water that appeared like dense masses of duckweed, or regiments of blood that would never disperse.


    Evenyers of decaying moss, dog excrement, toxic fungus and others coated both walls.


    A foul rotting stench pervaded the air!

 Chapter 764: Act of dual tanks

    <h4>Chapter 764: Act of dual tanks</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Indeed, the activation of a powerful set ability.


    Strictly speaking, in terms of equipment properties of quality, a set equipment would be a little bit inferior to a dark-gold grade equipment. This was because a dark-gold grade equipment normally didn''t possess a negative property, while the ws and strengths of a green grade equipment was normally obvious.


    As for why the value of set equipment frequently triumph over a dark-gold grade equipment, was because of its incredible special set ability!


    The present phenomenon was caused by the special ability of Zi''s set equipment - ''Marsh Decay''.


    [ Set ability: Marsh Decay - when dealing damage to the opponent, there''s a fixed chance of transforming your nearby surroundings into the environment of the Kijuju Marsnd. Reduces movement speed and includes a chance of infection with various pestilences (set wielder will be immune to negative effects) ]


    After being plunged into a marsh without any warning, the three fighters became startled and perplexed. Such a sensation was exceedingly queer and confusing.


    Still, Sable reacted the swiftest.


    Pa! Psh! Psh! Pa! Without making a sound, he waddled through the marsh and escaped.


    Indeed, although his prowess had plummeted, this cunning fox was still smart and understood Zi very well. He had immediately essed the situation presented to him.


    "The three of us can''t even touch a blind Zi after surrounding her, what should I hesitate about? Since we are all stuck in this marsh, I must run the furthest!"


    Truthfully speaking, Sable couldn''t run that fast in this nearly knee-deep Nidpaya marsh. Still, his only advantage was being faster than the other two.


    At this moment, the disharmony between them was exposed.


    The blind-inflicting Growth-Hunter immediately thought of Zeus''smand and continued barrelling forward as he sshed through the swampy waters.


    Thest Growth-Hunter hesitated a little and decided to observe first.


    With three individuals working in disharmony, how could they make a concerted effort to achieve victory?


    When the blind-inflicting Growth-Hunter arrived in front of Zi, her powerful ''Force Needle Explosion'' had just cooled down. Her eyes beamed out with an incisive needle-like gaze which drilled deep into his head.


    Amidst his searing agony, he activated an achievement medicine to dispel the stunning effect before viciously stabbing towards Zi.


    Despite so, Zi endured the stabbing dagger and unleashed another ''Force Collision Wall'', which effortlessly knocked him and the other charging agility Growth-Hunter flying away.


    Noteworthily, Zi''s ''Force Collision Wall'' was already raised to the lvlmax stage by Zi, and thus only presented a short 8 seconds cooldown. The rest of her abilities had a much longer cooldown.


    This was the supreme advantage of this narrow terrain. In any other ordinary terrain, although her ''Force Collision Wall'' was still an area of effect attack, its speed was a fatal w. Those two Growth-Hunters could''ve easily dodged it, don''t even mention hitting two birds with one stone like now.


    Momentster, a crescent dagger started carving again. Then, the ck Sith Demon w mercilessly gripped the blind-inflicting Growth-Hunter''s neck. By now, his fighting spirit had evaporatedpletely as he howled in anguish while fleeing. Instead, a shocking twist urred.


    He started off with a shiver which influenced his fleeing pace, whichpounded onto the retardation of Sheyan''s poison fog and the muddy marsh terrain. Finally, at the most crucial moment, he unexpectedly bent his back and started coughing violently.


    How could Zi overlook such a glorious opportunity?


    Simrly to the Metals Professor, his ''Honorary Medicine'' was on cooldown, and after being pped into near-death state by Zi, he finally perished to the evil clutches of the Sith demon while restoring a portion of her mana.


    Sadly, he wasn''t Skull''s underling and didn''t possess a high yer value. Thus, he didn''t produce any blood key.


    Zi remained standing uprightly with specks of blood tarnishing her clothes. Her egyptian robe hid her cold yet graceful demeanor, and released an impression of unsteble by anyone!


    After such an intimidating performance, not a single person dared to utter a sound.


    "An outstanding terrain-modifier ability, a peak Awakener difficulty green set equipment that I can''t detect any negative properties��"


    Judas muttered with a downcast tone.


    "Most critically, this terrain is a natural fort for her; one man guarding against the millions! Zeus, your information ispletely inurate, to take her down, we must rely on the capabilities of an MT."


    Undoubtedly, only an MT can deal with such terrorizing assaults. However, never forget, Skull and Zeus were mutual suppressions to each other, especially when Zi was still ahead and very much alive.


    If Skull charged forward, Zeus can mount a sneak pincer and naturally annihte the entire Skull Party!


    Simrly, Zeus couldn''t neglect the possibility of Skull pincering him from behind.


    In this world of mutual deception, nobody was willing to exchange their lives for strangers; much less rivals. Furthermore, Skull would have more reasons and profits by doing so.


    Judas said coldly to Skull.


    "Boss, this is an obvious situation. Mindlessly charging in for the sake of venting, is absolutely not a wise decision; the losses will far outweigh the benefits! What good will it be to stake it all and risk perishing?"


    Skull squinted his eyes and callously said.


    "Don''t forget, it''s very possible our Joseph, Kaoyi, Drizzt and the others died to them! Can we simply overlook this vengeance?"


    Judas calmly answered.


    "Because they are already dead, we cannot let dead men influence the choices of the living."


    At this moment, Finarsih suddenly interrupted.


    "I have a suggestion����"


    ******************************


    "Doesn''t it feel amazing?" Sheyan sat on a metal chair as he observed Zi''s back with great interest. Her loose long robe asionally traced out interior curves which induced a sense of enticement.


    Zi answeredposedly.


    "It''s been a long time since I''ve fought like that. In retrospect, I''m guessing you obtained this set equipment from an Awakener difficulty world right? I''m extremely curious, how did a lowest realm contestant like you acquire such equipments?"


    "Oi oi oi!" Sheyan argued. "What lowest realm contestant, I object your phrasing! As for how I acquired them��fished up from the marketce."


    Zi speechlessly chided.


    "Please don''t insult my intelligence."


    Sheyan sighed.


    "Everything is possible����right, we are left with 4 mins 48 seconds to return. ording to my conjecture, they definitely won''t dispatch members to die in vain. You are about the face the might of an MT oh."


    Zi indifferently scoffed.


    "I have no qualms in guarding against anyone, but����I have a feeling, they have something else up their sleeves!"


    Just when Zi concluded her sentence, Zeus and Skull were unanimously standing at the passageway entrance.


    Skull produced ck glowing metallic gloves. Adopting a menacing countenance, he gobbled the gloves up with one mouth. ''Kacha'' sounds creaked out followed by softer munches.


    Zeus took a step forward as he faced Zi. His gaze turnedplex as he slowly muttered.


    "Zi����"


    Zi''s passionless gaze swept in without a word.


    Zeus took a deep breath and continued.


    "Ever since the day we went out separate ways, I knew this day woulde. Do you still remember our aspiration when establishing the Illume-union? To build the strongest party ever seen in this realm. But you, are now an obstruction to our aspiration, you are standing in our way!"


    Speaking till here, the ground suddenly turned loose and brittle beneath his feet. His feet immediately stomped in, as rocks sprayed up till his feet was knee deep into the ground.


    Then, he roared with agitation.


    "Therefore, please, die peacefully today!!"


    Zi took a deep breath. In this airtight bur rather airy space, her breath sounded as though a certain unrivaled colossus was breathing; seemingly suck all the air from this space!


    A barely audible dignified roar suddenly shook the ce.


    An unfathomable grandeur streamed out from Zi''s body as she shut her eyes and opened it.


    A golden vertical pupil emerged and unleashed pulses of chill down one''s soul.


    A thick golden shade covered the remaining three rhombus mana crystal revolving around Zi.


    Passionless Dragonforce Bloodline awakened!


    At this moment, only Sable was immensely astounded. He was exceedingly clear that her ''Passionless Dragonforce Bloodline'' required over 700 HP and 1000 MP to awaken, and she could only attain such statistics in her optimal state.


    Furthermore, she clearly experienced a series of battle. ording to her former level, she probably lost over 30% of her Hp and 40% of her MP so far����in spite of that, she didn''t consume any medicine but seeded in transforming.


    Without a doubt, it meant that within this short duration, her MP and HP value and skyrocketed immensely!


    Upon thinking of that, Sable didn''t sound out but staggered back consecutively. The crowd disdained him and thus, he didn''t attract any attention.


    To Sable, he was already contemting the possibility of Zeus failing, and thereby using him as a scapegoat for this defeat.

 Chapter 765: The last resort

    <h4>Chapter 765: Thest resort</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Two grand MTs acting to take down one individual!


    What kind of scenario was that?


    Don''t talk about Zi, even the bosses, Skull and Zeus, hadn''t witnessed such a situation before!


    For her to hold on till now, Zi had undoubtedly relied on this naturally advantageous terrain, to exhibit an unparalleled terror never seen before. If not for this terrain, even if all her equipments were green set, it would be impossible to defy the dreadful might of two partiesbined.


    Only, for an MT with superb defenses, the scenario they feared the least was also such a narrowed battle.


    Their innate calling was to absorb damages. They had no need to fear her valiant offenses. As long as they could push to her front, she would have to flee this narrow passageway which would undoubtedly lead to their eventual victory.


    Due to this terrain, Skull and Zeus unanimously only brought along one subordinate. After activating their MT abilities, they proceeded with rather slow movement; probably half that of the normal contestant. Such a movement speed decline possessed a rather powerful precedence, and seemingly nothing could raise it.


    Because of that, every step of Skull and Zeus left an exceedingly deep impression on anyone present. Entrenching at every step while advancing gradually, going steadily but striking hard.


    Every step exhibited a fortitude that nothing in this world could hinder them.


    Resolute, firm and substantial!


    Those were the impressions released by Zeus and Skull.


    After awakening the ''Passionless Dragonforce Bloodline'', Zi experienced a huge change.


    Her legs hovered 10 centimeters above the ground and her crescent dagger was stored. She now held a pair of silver rapiers, while her egyptian robe had changed into a ck skintight robe that demonstrated her curves. Her figure that was worthy of pride was vividly and thoroughly portrayed. A cool, elegant and magnificent aura swirled around her fluttering long hair.


    After transforming, her basic abilities remained present yet with a distinctive upgrade. For example, a ''Force Collision Wall'' evolved into ''Dragonforce Sith Breath'', and her ''Force Needle Explosion'' was transformed into ''Dragonforce Grip''.


    Meanwhile, Zeus brought along a strength type Growth-Hunter like Sable, while Skull brought along a marksman type Growth-Hunter. Especially with Skull''s protection, the marksman could freely fire and deliver troubles to Zi.


    Facing two grand MTs storming in, Zi naturally wouldn''t resign herself to extinction as shemenced her probing assault.


    Her twin rapiers danced along silver shimmers as she sliced out an ''x'' in mid-air. Instantaneously, an enormous ''x'' mark appeared some distance before Zeus, as though space had been cleaved apart. A darkness churned turbulently within the fissure of that ''x'' mark.


    A secondter, the ''x'' thoroughly shattered and produced a phantasmic massive dragon head. Then, an indescribably surge of ck dragonbreath sted out from amidst the dragon''s mouth!


    Dragonforce Sith Breath!


    Skull and Zeus immediately raised their shields.


    Both their shields glittered with a striking silver, which clearly indicated the silver storyline grade. Instead, the silver glitters were quickly struck and devoured by the raging billows of the ck dragonbreath. Still, the two shields impressively withstood the dragonbreath and reduced much damages.


    When the dragonbreath concluded, perhaps they had been burnt badly or perhaps not, nevertheless, they were merely forced half a meter backward from the ''Dragonforce Sith Breath''. Moreover, they steadily guarded the individuals behind them,


    Consecutively, the marksman Growth-Hunter seized the opportunity to shoot at Zi''s heart!


    Fortunately, Zi''s agility wasn''t that low. She quickly darted away as the deadly bullets scraped past her chest.


    She was about to counterattack but suddenly felt heat at her chest. Boom! The cloth at her chest suddenlybusted, prompting her to quickly quench the mes with her hands. This incident revealed a portion of her snowy white breasts and most of her ck bra. Zi quicky took cover behind the wall.


    Although Zeus and Skull''s advancing speed wasn''t impressive, the distance to Zi wasn''t far as well being merely a hundred meters. Without a doubt, a minute would suffice to reach her!


    Furthermore, Zi''s ''Dragonforce Sith Breath'' couldn''t repel them back which pretty much guaranteed them breaching soon.


    Under the incessant suppression of that marksman, Zi suffered a few bullets as she quickly darted behind the walls. This caused the aggressors to increase in confidence, as they believed victory was right before their eyes.


    Soon enough, Zeus and Skull reached the middle of the tunnel, which was the exactly the fringe of the Ndipaya Marsnd.


    In this vile swamp, their speed swiftly dipped. If others travelled through here, they only sunk till their knee. In contrast, Skull and Zeus sunk till their thighs.


    All of a sudden, Skull bent his back and begun coughing violently. In this instant, Zi''s eyes sparkled as she darted out once again.


    Although she suffered three bullets and one of them an explosive strike, she once again unleashed her ''Dragonforce Sith Breath''. Zeus quickly raised his shield to block. Instead, the coughing Skull couldn''t guard in time.


    Not only did the billowing ck dragonbreath roast his face ashen, Skull took it head on and was blown backwards by the immense force.


    Pssh!! Hended pathetically and 10 meters away onto the marsnd.


    The individual behind Skull was even more unfortunate. When Skull was blown backwards, he received the ending st of the dragonbreath!


    This marksman Growth-Hunter was pretty formidable and dealt with Zi viciously. Yet now, would the grudgeful and unforgiving Zi abandon this golden opportunity?


    His eyes flickered ominously as she shed out with twin rapiers!


    A sudden regiment of mes ignited in the space before the marksman. Strangely, a dull dense ckness lingered around the periphery of those mes. The mes danced up like an unjust ghost screaming for justice!


    Within a split second, the mes congealed into a buzzing ck fireball that struck ruthlessly against the marksman. When the fireball struck, few other tiny pearls of fire scattered before striking once more!


    This was the evolved ability of her ''Force Starthorns'' - ''Dragonforce Grieving Eclipse''!


    Repeated pearls of fire smacked the marksman into the air.


    After equipping the ''Ndipaya set'', Zi''s might had undergone a shocking upgrade. Right now, after transforming, she may not be able to deal with a perverse MT, but she could definitely ravage a marksman with low survivability fatally!


    Although that Growth-Hunter was protected by Skull''s metal armour, he still suffered a few more assaults from Zi!


    This Growth-Hunter marksman had previously used his ''Honorary Medicine'' when duelling Aziz, and it was still cooling down. His eyes beamed with insane fluster as he was struck into near-death state.


    Witnessing his predecessors being ruptured apart Zi, his heart jolted with panic as he decisively activated a precious realm returning object and vanished into thin air.


    His heart bled bitterly, still, nobody could tell if he would regret this battle decision.


    Don''t talk about the realm returning object he lost. More crucially, all his benefits gained in this Jurassic Park World were utterly wiped out. As for his adventures in this world, he had actually reaped a dark-gold grade weapon!


    Spectating the fading marksman, Zi sighed regretfully. She thought she could gain three more achievement points and an equipment drawing chance.


    Yet the next moment when she nced at Zeus, her lips curled into a sneer. The cooldown of her ''Dragonforce Sith Breath'' was only eight seconds.


    Roughly 10 secondster, Zeus, who had advanced another ten plus meters, started coughing violently for no reason.


    His heart instantly constricted in fear of something. A secondter, Zi''s ''Dragonforce Sith Breath'' arrived on schedule and struck him flying several meters away.


    Thus, the aspect fell into a deadlock. Never before in their lives, had Zeus and Skull felt so pathetic. More crucially, as MTs, they couldn''t protect their men behind; such was this unforgettable humiliation!


    Of course, the triggering rate of Sheyan''s ''Bronchitis'' ability wasn''t that invincible as to re up hundred percent of the time, within every 15 seconds. Sadly, after venturing deeper into the marsnd, the two MTs also had to face the speed declining effect of his ''Curse-mix''.


    Thus, the two MTs became two tortoises. They strived their utmost to advance a dozen plus meter, but would frequently be blown back while coughing violently.


    Furthermore, the longer they dwelled in the marsnd, the sooner they discovered its vile consequences.


    This was the exact replica of the Kijuju Marsnd! A crumbling destination that even Sheyan and Reef had paid dearly at. Moreover, this was the special ability of Zi''s set equipment; although they were MTs, how could they escape the marvellous gifts of the vile marsnd?


    Watching from behind, Finarsih''s countenance turned iparably solemn as he mused.


    "Must we really employ outst resort? Once we employ it, victory is a hundred percent guaranteed. However, the price I must pay will not be small!"

 Chapter 766: The Plague is out

    <h4>Chapter 766: The gue is out</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Very quickly, the wrestling tortoises in the marsnd, Zeus and Skull, each received notifications from their nightmare imprints.


    [ You are infected by xxx virus ]


    [ You are infected by xxx bacteria ]


    Various pestilences like septicaemia and hemorrhage fever appeared. Those pestilences created loads ofplications and awkwardness for Sheyan and Reef previously. Right now, the same agony befell Zeus and Skull, as they were tortured tearfully in this godforsakennd.


    Everyone could clearly observe the miserable state the two tanks were in. Ultimately, they would still be able to breach in eventually, however����it would require over six minutes to do so!


    This was the situation that Zi strove to establish, after all, she needed just five minutes to return to the realm.


    Meanwhile, back in the broader passageway, Judas smiled eerily at Finarsih.


    "My friend, you are stronger in all aspects of space, if you choose not to act, then our agreement will regrettably end here."


    The hesitant Finarsih replied coldly with a paleplexion.


    "If you are willing to part with the special Tyrannosaurus dinocrystal, then I dare to risk my ability dropping by two levels, and build another teleportation portal!"


    Judas''s scrawny face twitched slightly as though it was being carved by a knife. Eventually, he stretched out his hand with a sorrowful look; as though his parents just died.


    On his palm, was a shocking ck glowing crystal. This crystal was obtained after hunting down a Rank 6 Tyrannosaurus Rex. Moreover, this Tyrannosaurus had mutated strongly after nuclear radiation contamination, and thus its dinocrystal was exceedingly precious as well.


    He was reluctant to give away this crystal, but cursed in his heart when Finarsih quickly snatched it away.


    Then, Finarsih begun chanting a weird incantation. As he chanted, bewildering characters flew out of his mouth and spiralled in mid-air around his body.


    One could distinctly observe the agonizing look on Firnasih''s face. It was as though characters weren''t streaming out from his mouth but his organs instead. The characters gradually congregated to the front and mitted a ck glow.


    Soon after, the concrete ground started undting as though the concrete was about to dissolve into a bowl of porridge.


    A secondter, six short but thick ck arms erupted from the ground, and gripped each other to form a circr shape.


    Those arms were distinctly robust and disyed bulging blood vessels and meridians. They were truly imitated to perfection, and could be described differently. The hands only exhibited three fingers with sharp, curly and long fingernails.


    Finarsih then retrieved that mutated ck Tyrannosaurus dinocrystal and ced it in the middle of those six arms.


    Instantly, ck energy beamed out from the dinocrystal and channeled into the six arms which formed a striking hexagram formation!


    Upon receiving energy, the fingernails of those six arms grew longer and curvier. ck hair sprouted out thickly and waved around the air.


    Then, a terrifying and nefarious w begun ripping space apart. Gradually, a vortex of darkness formed in the center of the hexagram.


    As the nefarious w continued tearing, the dark vortex repeatedly expanded. Eventually, one could observe a rather normal scene - a dimmed environment.


    A messyboratory with bloodstains on the ground, and the corpses of dead research assistants.


    At this moment, one of Finarsih''s main abilities directly plummeted by two levels! One could observe his face turning pale while blood oozed out his nostrils and ears.


    He stumbled backwards and hit the wall before weakly announcing.


    "Go through that ck vortex and reach theboratory, a hundred meters away behind Zi. However, take note, this point to point teleportation isn''t stable. After one person passes through, the next person can only be teleported 2-3 minutester."


    Judas groaned and replied.


    "Since that''s the case, we can roughly use it only twice. The first one to be teleported is the most important, being able to produce sufficient might to disrupt Zi''s concentration. Also, this individual must be able to survive, otherwise, if Zi has prepared traps in that room, this teleportation trick will be in vain."


    "Therefore, none is more qualified than me." A sharp squeak drifted in. The crowd nced around but failed to detect the speaker.


    Instead, the unfazed Judas spoke.


    "gue, why the interest in acting?"


    gue''s voice changed into a kiddy tone.


    "Oh well, someone really likes that big sister."


    Judas''s lips curled up.


    "Indeed, you are the most suitable person. Your T-Virus can not only create zombies with those corpses and disrupt Zi, you can survive outstandingly yourself. If you go, nobody else would need to."


    gue''s voice abruptly turned hoarse.


    "So, should I go now?"


    Judas hesitated briefly and said.


    "Wait, there is still another factor."


    "Factor?" gue inquired doubtfully.


    Judas nodded.


    "Don''t'' forget she isn''t alone. There is another backer with her, one that we don''t understand at all. Finarsih, can you share some information?"


    Finarsih hesitated a little before speaking honestly. He too wasn''t familiar with Sheyan, only aware that he killed the Metals Professor once and was just an ordinary realm contestant. Then, he called out.


    "Sable! Sable, are you familiar with that guy following Zi?"


    However, no one answered Finarsih''s consecutive calls. As it turns out, Sable had left secretly.


    Fortunately, a Growth-Hunter heard Sable''s story before and understood some information on Sheyan.


    "That Seaman is just a normal realm contestant����a support ss and also a vice tank. He is pretty smart but it is said, he is exceedingly mysterious."


    gue''s raspyugh arose.


    "A very mysterious contestant. Excellent, I got it. Oh just nice, if he makes the cut, I stillck a support ss Licker. If he fails, then he''ll just be an ordinary zombie with spilled out guts."


    gue heavily emphasised on the word ''contestant''. Though she didn''t say it disdainfully, her words contained an underlying implication. Her special skill tree ability allowed her to convert creatures one realm lower than her, into Licker ves regardless of storyline characters or contestants!


    A secondter, a shadow shuttled through that incredibly strange vortex portal. In a sh, that vortex narrowed and the six demon ws begun tearing space frantically once again. It seems like the teleportation port could only be re-established after a period of time.


    ****************************


    A queer sound drifted in from behind Sheyan and Zi.


    Although Zi didn''t show it, her heart tightened. She understood clearly that her back was immensely fragile! If the enemy had a method to surface behind, it would be extremely dangerous.


    But at this moment, Sheyan uttered.


    "Don''t worry, I got your back, unless I die."


    She smiled but replied with a unhappy tone.


    "If you can''t block the rear, what use is dying?"


    Procrastinating footsteps echoed in from an unknown corner behind, along with the ''woo, woo, woo'' wails.


    Momentster, a dozen or so white coat humans were dragging their feet while strolling over. Blood stained their faces and evil overcame their expressions.


    Yet behind those zombies, a girl was unexpectedly floating in mid-air. Blood was oozing out from her nose and mouth as she gracefully floated up. A transparent and gloomy halo hovered above her head. Under the prompting of that halo, the zombies turned evidently faster.


    Sheyan gently smiled as he observed them.


    "Seems like they really can sneak up on our backs, so, they dispatched a summoner first? A zombie raising summoner? Really interesting."


    Sheyan pulled out his ''+7 West'' and charged towards the group of zombies. An icy shimmering sharp de sliced through space, as Sheyan directly activated ''Horn-rage'' on the girl summoner.


    Indeed, just the mostmon thing - capture the mastermind before the thief. Once the summoner disappears, the summoned would naturally vanish.


    As Sheyan brutishly stampeded in, the zombies were knocked aside like a hot knife cutting through butter. He reached the girl and raised his saber loftily before hacking down.


    Instead, at the instance he hacked down, a tiny portion of her left body inted like a balloon and exploded.


    Murky red blood mixed with ghastly white bones erupted in bits, and an awful nauseating stench was released into the atmosphere.

 Chapter 767: Virus versus Virus

    <h4>Chapter 767: Virus versus Virus</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Sheyan was stunned. He clearly felt that his saber had yet to touch the woman''s body, yet she unexpectedly self-mutted.


    Blood and mangled pulps sttered onto Sheyan''s body and emitted a foul stench.


    The remnant half of the woman stood without copsing, and her eyes flickered with bloodlust as she grabbed Sheyan''s saber tightly.


    Meanwhile, the surrounding zombies howled sharply and flocked rapidly towards Sheyan, frically baring their eerie white teeth during the process.


    Sheyan naturally retracted his saber, yet to his dismay, the woman offered no resistance as she adhered onto the de like a sticky sweet��


    Utilizing this saber corpse to sh forth, Sheyan naturally couldn''t exhibit its dreadful might.


    At this moment, the pack of zombies swarmed in and attempted to chew on his flesh. Although Sheyan was mocked as merely a ''basic realm contestant'', his attributes still fully suppressed these ordinary zombies.


    He allowed a vicious female zombie to pounce in and easily mped her neck before exerting force. Kacha! The female zombie''s neck fractured as Sheyan brutally tore her head out. The pearl ne worn on her neck broke apart, as the pearls flew out and bounced onto the ground.


    The zombie regained her rity before dying. Its dried up eyeball squirted out murky fluids, as her bony hands scrambled aimlessly for her beloved pearl ne����instead, Sheyan mightily lifted the zombie''s calf as a secondary weapon, and quickly delivered the few deceased back to the underworld.


    Half a minute into dissecting through the zombies, Sheyan looked extremely exhausted as he bent down with both hands over his knees and panted heavily.


    At this moment, a kiddy girl voice echoed in from all corners of the room.


    "Hehehe, big brother sure is formidable, oh what a powerful ve you will be! Don''t struggle anymore,e be my ve."


    Sheyan scanned his environment in a fluster and fumed out.


    "Who are you?! Who are you?? Coward hiding in the dark, don''t dare show yourself and fight?"


    "You truly wish to see me? Ohh~~ I''m right hereee."


    All of a sudden, a girl face surfaced at the entrance of a connecting room. Sheyan immediately charged over but a secondter, was knocked back by a grotesque, abominable fleshy red figure.


    This fleshy red figure was shockingly an ipletely mutated Licker. It still possessed a basic human frame, but half of its skull was missing due to an inted dposing brain. Depression and lumps covered its body, where bright red flesh were exposed beneath its tough skin.


    A bloodied tongue slithered out from its mouth as the Licker red at Sheyan. As the tongue shot in, Sheyan dodged to the side with a grunt and grabbed the Licker''s tongue. With his other hand, he cleaved down ruthlessly with his ''+7 West''


    Instead, the Licker seemed to have sense the terrifying threat of this dark-blue glittering weapon. With a freakish howl, the Licker leaped backwards and forcefully tore its own tongue like it was a lizard''s tail.


    Following that, the Licker''s distorted joints twisted freely and propelled it back in. Observing previously that the Licker couldn''t retaliate, Sheyan hastily attempted to dodge, but the long toenails of the Licker still wed out three longcerations across his chest.


    Sheyan raged out in response as he smashed a ''Curse-Mix'' sk on the ground. The 1.5 seconds of stun granted him an opportunity, as his saber light shed out.


    Momentster, the Licker screeched in agony after three quarter of his neck was nearly cleaved through! Turbid maroonish blood squirted out from its nearly severed throat, windpipe and blood vessels. Although the Licker strived to retreat, it was easily cut down by Sheyan.


    In the midst of gushing blood, the Licker screeched hoarsely and finally scrambled away and seized a zombie by the side.


    The zombie wrestled sluggishly beneath the ws of the Licker. Instead, the Licker erged its sickening jaws and begun feasting wildly on the zombie. The sounds of bone fracturing fill the room and after several crunches, the zombie''s flesh was forcefully shoved down into the Licker''s belly. Instantly, not only were the Licker''s wounds swiftly healing, its muscles were also robustly expanding!


    Nevertheless, while the Licker was feasting, Sheyan pulled out ''Ambition'' and directly sted its brain!


    Sheyan then nced towards that little girl, but instead, a chill welled up in his heart. As it turns out, that little girl floating at the entrance, was just a head! Everything beneath the neck had been utterly chewed away.


    "Oh~~~woahhh~~!" gue''s dragged out squeal resonated through the corners of the room.


    This time, it was the a coarse and crude male voice. Moreover, the tone of the voice sounded much warmer. "What a beautiful homeroom, didn''t imagine you to be so capable! Wee to my procession of Lickers, buddy~~~!"


    "Eat sheet!" Sheyan roared out as he wiped off some blood on his face.


    gue was presently exceedingly confident and replied smugly.


    "Weren''t you ughtering so merrily? However, you failed to notice the wounds on your body. The real value carried by my pets, is the authentic T-Virus! Although ineffective on Growth-Hunters of my level, it can perfectly invade into the body of a mere basic realm contestant like yours!"


    While she spoke, a zombie hobbled out from the darkness. In its hand, was a mirror.


    gue''s sharpughter rang out again.


    "Wee to my zombie procession! Do you know why I allowed you to kill no.2? Because it was originally a contestant, I can''t ept you as my ve without it dying! You shall be weed with utmost warmth, dummy~~I will bestow you to delicacy of my steamy poop and my supple and gentle soles!"


    By now, the zombie had targeted its mirror at Sheyan. Without warning, Sheyan''s skin started turning grey and his outline seemed to be shriveling up; all his flesh and muscles begun degenerating, while his hair lost its luster. Moreover, his gums were exposed and his eyes turned bloodshot.


    "What''s going on? What''s happening to me?!!!" Sheyan roared in despair; his voice akin to the whimpers of a wounded beast. He started sweeping his ''+7 West'' frically and aimlessly around, even to the point of scraping his own flesh and feeling numb to it.


    Flesh blood dripped from his saber de but only served to amplify his bitter agony.


    gue issued a sharp and annoying giggle.


    "Hehehe, Finarsih still wanted to dispatch another here. From the looks of it, that unlucky brat wouldn''t even have scraps left to eat!"


    At this moment, the semi-deranged Sheyan abruptly turned solemn.


    "There''s another oneing?"


    "Of course, this point to point teleportation has a cooldown restriction of three minutes, heehee!" gue sneered. "Wait what!!!"


    gue''s voice abruptly turned incisive and serious.


    "How can you still maintain your rationality?? My T-Virus has already reached crisis outbreak, your brain should be craving to feast instead!"


    Presently, one could also observe a thick mass of cyan vessels that had shockingly emerged from Sheyan''s chest. Those vessels stretched out towards the rest of his body, and wherever they passed, the ck aura of the T-Virus were dispersed in grey ashes. This sensation was that ofplete suppression!


    An iparably defying suppression!


    Suddenly, a strikingly resplendent golden pearl appeared in front of him, where its glow congregated onto his body! In that instance, golden pearl dimmed and became lightless.


    Gold Pearl of the Caribbean Sea!


    With a massive upgrade of his perceptive sense, Sheyan charged wildly towards a nearby table. His dark-blue sabre shed in and the table instantly vanished from sight.


    Droplets of blood sprinkled down from mid-air as gue''s sorrowful cry hissed out.


    "Ahhhhhhhhh! Meaniee, how did you find out I was there!"


    Sheyan released a callous smirk.


    "You are the dummy. You think a chameleon-like ability with some illusory arts can render you unrivalled under heaven? Wanting to infect me with virus? Haha, don''t make me lose my teeth fromughing. Don''t you know? My virus has long infected your body, I''m refraining from letting it re up!''


    gue howled out.


    "Impossible����"


    Sheyan stood still with his sabre.


    5-6 secondster, he once again charged to a random corner while shing with his saber. Instead this time, his sabrended on nothing, but merely leaving a streak of sparks and a deep scar on the war.


    gue''s conceited giggle echoed in again.


    "Seeding just once and you think you''ve seen through my powerful ability?"


    Sheyan smiled craftily.


    "I don''t need to see through anything. Three��two����one!"


    Following his countdown, a clear sneeze that broke the harmony of this environment resounded from Sheyan''s back.


    Sheyan immediately retracted his saber and lunged backwards for a chop down.


    A split secondter, gue''s agonizing scream pierced out again. Without hesitation, Sheyan hurled out a sk of ''Curse-Mix'' and offloaded another vicious sh with the 1.5 seconds of stun duration.

 Chapter 768: Cutthroat

    <h4>Chapter 768: Cutthroat</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    When Sheyan chopped down towards gue, three humongous Licker pounced in from nowhere!


    The three Lickers werepletely blood red with twisted faces and vicious roars. One glimpse was enough to identify them as fully matured Licker hosts. Their ws were iparably sharp as they blocked Sheyan''s chop!


    Then, they retaliated chaotically with full strength against Sheyan.


    "Oh, indeed a Growth-Hunter. Able to counter-attack even in this state." Sheyan mused nonchntly to himself.


    While speaking, he redirected his deflected de into a horizontal sweep.


    The three Lickers appeared to prioritize guarding their master. As a oceanic blue light shed in, it left a thin wound across the arms of the three Lickers. Such a wound wasn''t worth mentioning to ordinary individuals, what more to immeasurably beastly Lickers?


    "My kiddies, shred him into pieces!!" gue''s defeated roar resounded out. However, her voice was currently that of a squeaky middle-aged female.


    After gue screamed out, the three gigantic Lickers formed a ''Ʒ'' (triangr) formation and trapped Sheyan in the middle. However, they didn''t seem to be proactive in attacking.


    The three abominations towered two meters above him with tails that extended up to three meters. When surrounding Sheyan, they appeared like fortified steel walls.


    Actually, gue''s actions thus far was very normal. Instead, it was Sheyan''s performance that toppled all hermon knowledge.


    She couldn''t understand stand why a mere contestant could utterly negate her T-Virus.


    She couldn''t understand how she, as an unparalleled T-Virus Growth-Hunter, could be infected by the enemy''s virus!


    Thus, gue acted in the most logical conduct at this moment; letting her summoned creatures hinder the enemy while she fled and hid. Dragging time may not be beneficial to the party, but it was extremely beneficial to her. Just another minute, and the teleportation portal would transport herrade. With a scenario of two versus one, the oue was pretty much settled. At least, it wouldn''t be so ridiculously absurd like now.


    Sheyan viewed the gigantic Lickers that encircled him and muttered with great interest.


    "Super powerful summoned creatures eh����beckoned at anytime with remarkable speed and vitality. Perhaps, their attack is their shoring but they propagate the fatal T-Virus. With them storming the front and attracting firepower, the remaining zombies can form into a raiding horde. Hoho, this is truly a seamless piece, but a pity, gue, your only mistake is meeting me."


    While speaking, Sheyan casually strolled out from the encirclement of the three gigantic Lickers. On the contrary, the three Lickers were like dumb wooden stick chicken sculptures rooted to the ground.


    Of course, using sculptures to describe the three gigantic Lickers wasn''t very suitable, because, the three Lickers were faintly trembling.


    That was the reflex action of an iparably intense agony within their flesh!


    At present, one could clearly observe an abnormality emerging on the arms of the three gigantic Lickers, the area where Sheyan''s de had scraped against!


    Though their wound was mild, Sheyan''s de contained droplets of his own blood when he was previously acting crazy.


    Blood that carried the powerful A-Virus!


    After all, Sheyan''s A-Virus, was an invincible virus inherited from the ''Stairway of the Sun'' itself! There was even a stalk of living ''Stairway of the Sun'' in his body, that source of the progenitor virus.


    As for the T-Virus of those gigantic matured Lickers, it was a byproduct of many experiments and modtion. Moreover, how could that virus conquer Sheyan''s perverted innate ability - ''Stronghold''?


    Thus, the strength of her T-Virus was already majorly weakened even at the start.


    Therefore, when the A-Virus coursed through the body of the three gigantic Lickers, it smoothly upied total superiority.


    The wounds on the three gigantic Lickers shockingly swelled up, as surrounding blood vessels bulged horrifyingly; separating into cyan root strands that stretched deep into these biohazard abominations. In a sh, their consciousness were severed which followed by an avaricious absorption of their life essence!


    Under such circumstances, could they still move? Did they dare to move?


    Sheyan slowly marched into the darkness and calmly spelled out.


    "Stop struggling, gue, you can''t escape."


    His tone was exceedinglyposed, but carried the immense weight of life and death. It was as though he was spelling out amon fact like ''1+1=2''.


    5-6 steps into his march, a sudden fit of heart-wrecking cough echoed in from a dark room.


    Sheyan leisurely stroll over as a hideous shriek rang in his ears. Then, Sheyan immediately witnessed as a tremendous beast lunged towards him!


    However, Sheyan offered no intentions to dodge and stomped over. That beast was actually just a ''paper tiger'', where Sheyan easily kicked it crashing into a wall; causing the illusion to swiftly fade away and reveal the figure of a middle-aged female, wheezing violently while slumping against the wall.


    Sheyan walked over and met the panicking eyes of gue. Of course, she attempted to retaliate, but Sheyan sighed and stomped down onto her chest.


    gue gazed at Sheyan with despair, like a helpless climber gazing at an insurmountable towering mountain peak.


    A basic realm contestant was stomping onto her chest. She felt her body turnpletely numb, as though it was betraying her soul. Her numb body wouldn''t carry out the orders of her brain!


    Sheyan took his time in uttering.


    "You ought to be carrying the T-Virus eh?"


    He gaze at gue''s shoulder, where a prune colored stream of blood trickled down a sh wound, which formed a nasty purplish scar.


    Looking from her angle, that terrifying purplish scar appeared like a long smile that sneered strangely at her. Following that, she realized a certain terror; a searing agony began drilling deep into her body and dispersing around!


    Sheyan sighed.


    "I have no interest in your Lickers, and wouldn''t degrade myself into letting others consume my feces. But someone who threatens me in that manner, I will never let them off easily!"


    As he spoke, Sheyan stomped down onto gue''s head.


    One stomp! Two stomp! Three stomp!


    Blood sttered everywhere as gue''s head mmed against the floor consecutively.


    Following that, Sheyan raised his ''+7 West'' as an oceanic-blue radiance poured down.


    Despite so, gue had evidently anticipated his saber and hissed out wildly, as a transparent barrier suddenly formed around her. When his saber shed in, the damage recoiled onto himself as he groaned and retreated 5-6 steps back; blood oozed from both his hands.


    gue was truly a malicious yet intelligent woman. She''d rather suffer indignity and deliver a final smack to her opponent''s face, so that her nextrade would have some advantage.


    She stared maliciously at Sheyan and hissed out.


    "The next time we meet, I will kill you!!!!" After speaking, the transparent barrier around her body started shrinking rapidly. It would eventually transform into a pin in a sea and utterly vanish from this world.


    Evidently, gue had activated a realm returning object. Though it''s negative effects were immense, it could still preserve her life.


    However, Sheyan offered a long sigh and scoffed.


    "Do you think only Judas and Finarsih possesses the ability to disrupt space? There is no next time, gue. So, hurry and leave behind yourst words."


    At this moment, blue and transparent wavy strands prated into this round in an unceasing stream. The strands coiled around gue and appeared as if they was distorting and shaking space! It seemed as though the world was being swept by a wave.


    This strand indeed came from the tip of one of Zi''s silver rapier.


    Although she was locked in a gruelling battle, she still managed to find an opportunity to unleash a supporting ability.


    Skywalker Force - Strands of Time!


    One could distinctly observe the rapidly shrinking transparent barrier around gue, being fanatically hindered by those strands of time. Then, the barrier stopped shrinking and eventually swiftly expanded, before morphing back into an object that disappeared in gue''s hand!


    Her countenance turned ghastly pale, and as she was about to speak, Sheyan didn''t offer her a chance.


    Besides, Sheyan was a decisive individual. A unceasing chain of ocean-blue radiance poured down from his ''+7 West'', which released a supremely high-pitch mournful scream from gue before the scream gradually faded��


    At the same instance, a clear notification rang into Sheyan''s ear.


    [ You killed a Growth-Hunter (unknown). 4 achievement points awarded ]


    [ This is a party battle, please freely allocate the achievement points ]


    [ Limit of yer achievement points in this world is 10 points. Once limit is exceeded, the allocated achievement points will not be refunded. Please allocate wisely ]

 Chapter 769: The final opponent

    <h4>Chapter 769: The final opponent</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    [ Note: You have already reached the limit of 10 yer achievement points ]


    [ Random yer draw bonus: Equipments of the dead contestant will be randomly drawn and allocated randomly to party members ]


    [ Drawing process may take some time. Calcting data of the deceased contestant��please wait patiently ]


    Sheyan sighed and allocated the 4 achievement points to Zi without hesitation. Zi calmly epted them and said in the party channel.


    "I have good news and bad news, which one do you want to hear first?"


    Sheyan smiled wryly and replied.


    "The good news."


    Zi calmly answered.


    "The goods news is that my ''Skywalker Force - Strands of Time'' has unintentionally affected Finarsih''s point to point teleportation portal. Though it isn''t destroyed, its cooldown is dyed by minimally 60 seconds. You have another 60 seconds to rest."


    Sheyan asked.


    "And the bad news?"


    "The realm system is simrly affected and likewise, our time of return is extended by roughly 60 seconds."


    Sheyan sighed.


    "More importantly, how long can you hold up?"


    Zi straightforwardly answered.


    "I''ve already utilized my honorary medicine. I still have the party''s ''Gloryheal'' ability, which is outside of their expectations. Therefore, sustaining till our return isn''t a problem."


    Sheyan chuckled.


    "That''s good, don''t worry about my side."


    Zi didn''t know why, but she exceptionally disliked Sheyan''s confident self. She pursed her lips and inquired.


    "What gives you such confidence?"


    Shayanughed heartily in response.


    "Obviously. They dispatched gue who is adept in concealment and also a summoner, yet I eliminated her so quickly. Moreover, you also mentioned that party channelmunications would be disrupted for a period after passing through the teleportation portal. Thus, what would our enemies, who can''t obtain anybat report, think?"


    "They will surely reckon I''m a formidable perceptive sense and offensive might type! They won''t even consider me being a natural bane to her, and will surely dispatched someone suitable against my two ''outstanding'' points. Since that''s the case, they''ve coincidentally fell into my concept! To me, defeating someone may be difficult, but dragging for time isn''t a problem."


    Indeed, Sheyan''s conjecture seemed rather wless, but the realms of men is filled with deviations; otherwise, theories would be sufficient in solving all problems.


    Although members of Skull Party couldn''tmunicate with gue, the death of a party member was still a major noticeable event.


    As they observed, Growth-Hunter no.076ac11 fading away from the party list, a bone-piercing chill crept into the hearts of the members of Skull Party.


    Judas''s expression was exceedingly sullen as he opted to remain silent. Another Growth-Hunter called Avis breathed in deeply and said.


    "2 minutes 57 seconds��and gue died, even her realm returning object was rendered ineffective. Trista, can you deal with this?"


    Trista was someone who fought Sheyan andpany before, that markswoman in Drizzt''s team. Back then, Mogensha''s suppression was so great that he forced her to be fully upied; thus, she didn''t really spectate much of Sheyan''s battle process.


    Upon hearing Avis''s suggestion, she bluntly replied.


    "No."


    Avis dered coldly.


    "I''m starting to suspect that we''ve been set up by Glory Party. Pui! A basic realm contestant can finish off gue in just 2 minutes and 57 seconds. Who will believe such words! Hmm, but the next entry is in 30 seconds, who will go next? I will definitely not fight an unknown wildcard. Trista, do you dare?"


    Trista immediately raged out.


    "Are you calling a marksman to participate in a street fight? Is your brain rotting with tubeworms or your tongue infected with syphilis?"


    While they conversed, the others retreated backwards sessively. After all, the risks were too great and the rewards didn''t weigh up. More crucially, not volunteering equals to zero losses. Who the hell would be willing to risk it?


    Avis paused briefly before saying.


    "Judas, I think the one most suited to deal with that brat, is Este from our Chicago branch. His Ice element abilities have reached perfection and can surely destroy that brat."


    Judas''s face twisted slightly. "This idiot''s words are equivalent to not speaking. Este clearly didn''t enter this world with us! Moreover, even if he did, he wouldn''t be the key to resolving this problem, but may be a source to another problem."


    This was because Este was a capable man full of ambitions. If not for Skull''s natural MT superiority, only Este would be able to vye for the position of party leader.


    Not only would Este refrain from assisting, he would definitely me Judas and Skull for being incapable and attempt to wrestle away the hearts of the party members.


    Yet why did Avis risk offending Skull and Judas to question the party''s decision, he simrly harbored selfish intentions��but why?


    Because when gue died, he immediately reckoned the opponent was a high perceptive sense and damage type. Coincidentally, Avis was an individual suited to curb such contestant types. If he didn''t step up to muddy the waters, Judas would undoubtedly kick him through the teleportation portal������he wanted to avoid thisrge risk low returns situation at all costs.


    Hence, managing a party was indeed an extremely arduous affair. After all, a person''s heart was the hardest to grasp, what more these powerful Growth-Hunters?


    Just when an internal squabble was about to happen, the teleportation portal opened once again. The six demonic ws tore through another unstable spatial passage.


    This time, an individual that nobody in Skull Party expected strode into the portal without a single word.


    This wasn''t anyone, but the incredibly sexy and voluptuous Patrice in her skintight clothes!


    Ever since witnessing gue''s death signal, she stood by the teleportation portal without issuing a word. Once the portal regained its efficacy, she immediately stepped through the portal.


    Both Sheyan and Zi couldn''t afford to locate or watchover the teleportation portal. To guard against that, Sheyan directly sat on a stool ten meters behind Zi.


    When Patrice''s sexy figure surfaced in his line of sight, Sheyan offered an extremely warm wave.


    The 1.8 meters tall Patrice steadily nced over. Her deep sapphire eyes seemed to reflect reverse shadows within perfectly.


    "So it was you who killed gue?"


    Sheyan bluntly nodded.


    "Yup, she wanted to kill me, but I beat her to it. Why do you care?"


    Patrice stared callously.


    "If she wanted to kill you, why didn''t you let her do so?"


    Sheyan sighed and replied.


    "Woah, this joke isn''t even one bit humorous."


    Patrice directly raised her left arm and swiped across with the strange pointed finger cot on her index finger. As she ripped through the air, an iparably dazzling ray whizzed in towards Sheyan.


    Kacha! The stool beneath Sheyan cracked and burst into firewood splinters as he sprung up. He then swung forth his ''+7 West'' saber to meet the iing ''High-Frequency Sliceray''!


    Patrice repeated her finger swiping action once more, as another iparably dazzling ray sliced out towards Sheyan.


    Without dodging, Sheyan continued shing his saber as he charged in. Yet when his ''+7 West'' saber de interacted with Patrice''s ''High-Frequency Sliceray'', the two blows unexpectedly bypassed each other while minding their own business!


    When Sheyan''s de arrived before Patrice, her ''High-Frequency Slicerays'' struck his body and released a series of violent eruptions; sending Sheyan flying away!


    He rolled several rounds in mid-air before crashing to the ground. All his clothes were tattered and torn and he looked like a beggar. Still, his gaze remained callously sharp and his hand as firm as a rock!


    "Not a good feeling right?" Patrice coldly admonished. "This is just the beginning! I will mince your body inch by inch."


    As she spoke, she unleashed another ''High-Frequency Sliceray'', that was shockingly aiming for Zi!


    Sheyan''s pupils constantly contracted. At this moment, the pressure on Zi was immense as she prevented two MTs from pressing in. If she received a sneak attack, that may very likely be the final straw to copse the camel!


    Thinking of that, Sheyan immediately dove in and received the sliceray with his body, and was instantly sted away.


    After being sted twice, even though was a contestant the damage he sustained wasn''t light at all.


    Droplets of blood trickled down his cheeks and gathered at his chin. He could seemingly feel a burning warmth through his nostrils and his heart thumping powerfully. Raising his head, he red at Patrice like a fiery wolf.


    "Congrattions, you''ve seeded in infuriating me."


    Patrice replied icily.


    "Indeed my exact sentiments."

 Chapter 770: Chiselled to death

    <h4>Chapter 770: Chiselled to death</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Patrice released another deadly ray as her voiced faded. Simultaneously, Sheyan pulled out ''Ambition''.


    The sounds of the swooshing tide reverberated through the ce as Sheyan activated ''Rum & Songs'' and fired at Patrice.


    A lethal lead bullet pierced into her developed chest and pushed her slightly back, however����she actually resisted the stunning effect of ''Ambition''! This was the awkward scenario where stronger Growth-Hunters may possess equipments that negate stunning effects.


    Fortunately, Patrice released her ''High-Frequency Sliceray'' at the same time she was shot, causing the deadly sliceray to deviate and strike against a wall before noiselessly diffusing into the wall. A water pipe behind the wall was then struck and sprayed outrge volumes of water.


    Within a range of approximately 20 meters, her ''High-Frequency Sliceray'' could negate 50% of defence. In addition to its lethal damage, it was truly a problem for Sheyan.


    Before she could streak out another ''High-Frequency Sliceray'', Sheyan hurled out a ''Curse-Mix'' which smashed out a 1.5 seconds stun in her face.


    He then raised ''+7 West'' as the blue currents of ''Zergling Rush'' rapidly jolted through his body.


    Muffled groans leaked out amidst sshes of blood.


    In fact, Patrice had belittled his outrageous dark-blue grade weapon. She didn''t anticipate it would possess such terrifying damage and even executed in three rapid shes.


    Still, an incredibly sharp glow sparkled out from Patrice''s finger cot.


    All of a sudden, the phantom of an skan Bald Eagle appeared behind her back, where that incredibly sharp glow represented the dreadful beak of the phantasmic eagle!


    In a sh, the eagle pped its wings and drilled through Sheyan.


    In that instant, Sheyan''s HP plunged to a critical 20% state, yet more crucially, Reef wasn''t present in this world which represented the impossibility of ''Life-link''.


    Reflecting on that, Sheyan immediately activated an item he acquired in the Avatar world - ''Na`vi''s secret herb''. Following that, he endured the pain and continued chopping away viciously.


    You''re fierce, but I''ll be fiercer than you!


    You''re deadly, then I''ll be deadlier than you!


    The brave triumphs in a head-on battle on a narrow path!


    Sheyan didn''t believe an agile type growth-Hunter could trade blows for blows with an MT. This wasn''t purely about guts but a battle custom; just like how a thief type wouldn''t sh head on with a berserker in WoW.


    In spite of that, Sheyan''s conjecture was wrong again. After a short 5-6 seconds of shing his saber twice, Patrice unexpectedly unloaded a barrage of frighteningly devastating damage; leaving Sheyan riddled in wounds as though he was condemned to death by cuts.


    Wherever she injured resulted in a searing spicy pain that felt like a razor was endlessly scraping.


    This woman actually possessed a supporting ability that bolstered her attack speed and damage, and seemed as though she possessed no fear in a bitter war of attrition!


    Water continued spraying out of the nearby wall and quickly washed away the blood staining Sheyan''s body, which exposed his white ghastly wounds. Yet a secondter, Patrice''s fingernails wed off another chunk of flesh from those wounds.


    Sheyan shed frantically with his saber, as filthy sordid water sshed against both their faces. He panted heavily as a suffocating sensation welled up in his heart.


    Momentster, a dull greenish radiance emanated out from Patrice who was covered in fresh wounds. That was the indication of medicine consumption, where one could clearly observe her wounds rapidly regenerating. Her tattered and ripped skin tight attire revealed her voluptuous figure, and granted a certain erotic charm to her.


    "You''re not the only one with an exceptional healing medicine." Patrice sneered. "I too have one! I said I will mince you flesh by flesh, I will surely aplish it."


    Sheyan lifted his head as blood streamed down his brows to worsen his miserable appearance. Nevertheless, his eyes remained feverish and firm, like an unwavering mountain peak that couldn''t be toppled!


    "Let''s see who will be the first to flee like a pathetic dog, which will surely be you!"


    The two chiseled away crazily at each other like two primitive wild beasts, wing and shing away chunks of flesh.


    Right now, Sheyan''s HP was declining much faster than Patrice and had fallen to below 50%. Instead, Patrice, who recently consumed a regenerative medicine, still had over 80% HP.


    Despite so, Sheyan resolutely pressed on.


    Suddenly, Patrice felt an annoyingly intense headache before consecutively unleashing an ability called ''Melodious Shadowcuts '', which would deal an extra 110% weapon damage to the enemy. She immediately received an abrupt announcement of a amplified mana exhaustion.


    Her heart instantly tightened. The reason she could maintain such a high rate of attack, was due to the incredibly short cooldown of this ''Melodious Shadowcuts''. Moreover, she was sustaining her attack power with another remarkable ability as well.


    However, at the splitting moment of that headache, the MP required to execute her ''Melodious Shadowcuts'' was suddenly doubled!


    After all, she was an agility type contestant, and though her mana pool was adequate, it definitely wasn''t abundant.


    After consuming medicine to regenerate her vitality, the next concern would naturally be wastage of MP. If she persisted in using the ''Melodious Shadowcuts'', her MP may be utterly drained during this period of headache.


    Hence, Patrice could only halt this signature move of hers.


    Sensing that her offense had ckened, Sheyan revealed a sly smile.


    As expected, just a mere 5-6 secondster, her headache dissipated but Patrice strangely felt her throat itching. Unable to contain the itch, it spiralled into a fit of violent coughs.


    Seizing this moment, Sheyan shed horizontally through with ''+7 West'' without sparing any effort, leaving behind a long mutted wound across her snow white belly. Then, he followed up with an upper-cut sh that sent her flying away.


    After crashing to the ground, Patrice recovered from coughing. Her eyes were bloodshot as she screamed and charged forward.


    Instead, Sheyan retreated several steps into the poison fog of his ''Curse-Mix''. At present, he no longer feared Patrice releasing any ''High-Frequency Slicerays'' at Zi. If that happened, he would just block it head on.


    As it turns out, Sheyan had long estimated this - the ''High-Frequency Sliceray'' dealt excellent damage and even negated some defence, yet it possessed an extremely low cooldown��adding these three points together, one could say it was a heaven-defying skill. If its mana consumption was equally low��congrattions, that would minimally be an ''S'' rank ability, either that or a supremely high rank ability.


    If Patrice possessed such a formidable ''S'' rank ability, would she still be a mere ordinary member of Skull Party?


    Indeed, through this brief duel, Sheyan discovered the greatest w of this Growth-Hunter.


    Her weapon appeared ordinary, at best a silver storyline grade weapon or perhaps a ck grade weapon. Its attack power should be easily curbed by Sheyan''s innate ability. Therefore, she was very likely attacking with active abilities����this signified that MP would be a massive issue; a shoring in a war of attrition.


    Observing Sheyan retreating into a fog of movement speed reduction, Patrice''s eyes burnt furiously and charged in without caring much. At present, she could roughly estimate his HP to be 29%, why wouldn''t she pursue?


    Relying on the 25% movement speed reduction, Sheyan proceeded to prioritize defending as his HP drained slower.


    Indeed, he was awaiting the next round of symptoms of his ''Influenza lvlmax'' ability. There was a possibility this would perverse ability proc in every 10 seconds.


    Of course, don''t forget his ''Bronchitis'' ability as well, where symptoms may ur every 25 seconds. Moreover, there was a 10% chance for the violent coughing effect to proc, when the negative effects of ''Influenza'' (sneeze, shiver, headache) urs.


    Thus, when Sheyan''s HP plunged to 18%, Patrice''s MP was finally fully exhausted��causing her next strike to be an ordinary offensive damage.


    Sheyan wasn''t in a hurry to end this battle, intending to employ the treacherous effects of his ''Influenza'' ability to torment her.


    Eventually, when his health fell to 13%, he stabbed his saber mercilessly through Patrice''s womb; blood gushed out as she fell into near-death state.


    Patrice clutched the de of ''+7 West'' with both hands as she stared at Sheyan with a pair of venomous eyes; as though wanting tomit his aura into memory.


    Then, she unexpectedly and viciously pulled the saber in andmitted suicide!

 Chapter 771: Awkward escape

    <h4>Chapter 771: Awkward escape</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Sheyan was stunned when presented with this queer suicidal move by Patrice. Instead, his nightmare imprint notified him.


    [ Growth-Hunter no.k990658 has activated ''System Clone'' ]


    [ You killed Growth-Hunter no.k990658''s clone ]


    [ Detail: You do not receive any achievement points or yer points, but will receive two random equipments from the clone ]


    [ Detail: Growth-Hunter no.k990658 has revived in her personal room, losing half of her equipments. Her attributes will be restored to thetest moment of clone backup ]


    Seeing the list of notifications, Sheyan rxed a little; understanding that Patrice was exceedingly arrogant and would rathermit suicide than die to him.


    With the pressure lifted, Sheyan slumped to the ground and coughed intensely. It was as though his lungs were tattered bellows and every cough issued a stabbing agony.


    Actually, the root reason for Sheyan being battered so miserably by Patrice, was also due to the earlier bitter battles.


    Previously, Sheyan faced the crushing rampage of Hammond''s child, a hybrid dinosaur boss of the Awakener realm level. He even suffered two terrifying high-voltage electric shocks and was struck into near-death state. The injuries he sustained then was extremely grave and some of his organs were probably failing.


    Such injuries were equivalent to incapacitation of limbs. Although he could recover, his regeneration speed became fairly slow. Only by resting for 8-12 hours, would he be able to restore his proper bodily functions.


    Thus, when Sheyan battled gue, his wounds worsened once again. During his standoff with Patrice, one could imagine how nasty his condition was, so much so, that he had to consume the precious ''Na`vi Secret Medicine'' to force out a victory.


    As for Patrice and gue, their rtionship was truly peculiar.


    Oh, Patrice was bisexual while gue had given up on romance after being hurt by a man before entering the realm. Thus, they got along just fine but the ipatibility in personalities resulted in frequent arguments. Still, those arguments didn''t affect their rtionship.


    To summarize with an example, please refer to the novel - ''sword stained with royal blood''. The exact rtionship between He Hongyao and Xia Xueyi.


    Sheyan felt much better after coughing. Still, his organs transmitted pangs of convulsing pain that prompted him to quickly consume some other medicines.


    Meanwhile, Zi''s situation was grim. One could seemingly observe an inferno in Skull''s and Zeus''s eyes, as they pressed in within 10 meters of Zi. Two other Growth-Hunters they shielded behind them began pouring out assaults.


    If not for Zi''s matchless offensive might and her ruthlessness in dispatching others, in addition to the enemies experiencing a disease outbreak, they would''ve long broken through her defense.


    In spite of that, Zi was on the verge of copse as herplexion paled considerably. She was purely relying on will and mental strength.


    Truth to be told, after experiencing such an insane roller coaster of a journey in this Jurassic Park World, her mental fortitude was simply exceptional.


    Think about it, what was her mental state upon entering this world?


    Harboring great expectations as she led her party to seek for revival in this world.


    Yet in the end, she was betrayed. All her loyal subordinates perished. She was forced into a dead end.


    What sort of traumatic blow was that to one''s mental capacity?


    Following that, came the rescue; a glimmer of hope at her darkest hour����only to be sandwiched by two redoubtable MT parties before departing this world!!!


    Regaining heart, only to have one''s hopes dashed once again.


    During then, her will was utterly crushed. Nevertheless, Sheyan forcibly reignited it with his indomitable charm and methods!


    Hence, as she stood at the end of this tunnel, her willpower and belief had reached an all time high.


    Perhaps to a Growth-Hunter,bat statistics were king while willpower and belief was purely intangible fantasy. Still, even the greatest weapon requires some skill to use.


    After all, a Growth-Hunter was simrly human and not a robot. Just like the difference between amon pilot and an elite pilot, one would exhibit different levels ofbat prowess with the same equipment.


    Under normal circumstances, one''s willpower and belief may not manifest much difference. However, humans are without errors, and frequently during times of crisis when the pressure multiplies, the chances of mistake increases as well. That is where willpower and beliefes into y, allowing one to disy aposed fortitude to grasp the errors of others or resolve one''s own error.


    That was also why Zi could persevere until now.


    Sheyan regted his breathing as he returned to Zi. Witnessing her holding up, and reckoning time was almost up, he hurled a sk of ''Curse-Mix'' into the tunnel.


    Then, he swooped in and hoisted up Zi onto his shoulder before escaping.


    The unbending Zi hadn''t experienced this before. She was still focused on knocking Skull flying again, before abruptly feeling as though a cloud had picked her up; her world overturned as she seemed to be moving swiftly away.


    After a brief dy, did she realized she was being carried on Sheyan''s shoulder as he fled for dear life. Her vision immediately darkened and she didn''t know whether tough or cry.


    Any woman would surely dream of being embraced by her sweetheart. Even the less intimate kind would desire a powerful hug. Zi was no exception. She had even envisioned snuggling up to a man she admired��but never before, had she dreamt of being lifted up tightly like a sandbag by a sprinting man!


    When Zeus and Skull finally barged through the poison fog of ''Curse-Mix'', Sheyan had carried Zi past a corner and boarded the elevator down. After stepping out of the elevator, he also ruined it.


    At this moment, transport to the nightmare realm was restored.


    Heaving a deep sigh of relief, both Sheyan and Zi simultaneously selected to return.


    Their surroundings gradually blurred and when they became clear again, they were inside the world summary room.


    Only now, did Zi realized her current posture was extremely inelegant.


    While sprinting away, Sheyan attempted to speed up with Zi''s long legs flinging around in his face. Thus, his hand was presently and crudely grabbing onto one of Zi''s butt cheek, while his face was near her lower abdomen. It didn''t feel so awkward while fleeing, but now, even Zi felt exceedingly ufortable.


    "Put me down." Zi voiced out softly.


    At present, Sheyan was as exhausted as a dog while panting with his tongue spilling out. Naturally, he wasn''t harboring any wild and fanciful thoughts.


    Following that, Zi naturally proceeded with the summary.


    In contrast, Sheyan was transported here through Demondream''s ''Spacetime Wormhole'', and wasn''t linked to this world at all. Naturally, he left in the same manner as he came.


    Upon returning, Mogensha and Reef didn''t feel anything abnormal at all, and were immensely shocked after Sheyan spontaneously recounted his experience; such a tremendous affair happened after they had left.


    If the two of them were present, Reef and Zi could take turns defending the tunnel exit and their situation wouldn''t have been so dire. Still, what''s done is done, regrets are useless.


    Sheyan then received a notification from his nightmare imprint.


    [ Will of Growth-Hunter no.89912 (deceased) has been aplished ]


    [ You can freely obtain one option from her equipment, item, achievement points or utility points as your inheritance ]


    [ Detail: Your current military rank is Major. You can pay 1 achievement point and 10,000 utility points for a chance of redraw ]


    [ Detail: Redraw doesn''t mean draw another. You must give up the first drawn reward to redraw ]


    To Sheyan, Demondream''s equipments weren''t very enticing. Not only was she an agility type Growth-Hunter, Zi had channelled all the party''s resources to Yuan Zhan. Hence, she wouldn''t provide any outstanding equipment.


    As for Demondream''s items, she would''ve definitely exhausted most of them before perishing.


    Regarding utility points, although she definitely umted some in the realm, it wouldn''t be too excessive. Moreover, Sheyan reckon she wouldn''t present any surprises. After all, her resources could be pooled together with the party, leaving only some reserve utility points for personal use����only achievement points incited some anticipation in Sheyan.


    Brother ck didn''t really understand. Since Demondream''s utility points could be transferred to the party, why not achievement points?


    Indeed, Sheyan wasn''t anticipating Demondream''s umted achievement points at all.


    Don''t forget, Demondream''s dagger had fallen into the hands of Kaoyi of Skull Party. Therefore, she undoubtedly battled members of Skull Party before, and for a stealthy agile type killer like her, eliminating a single official Growth-Hunter of Skull Party would earn her 4 achievement points����if Demondream eliminated ten of them, man that is impossible.


    It would be a remarkable feat to harvest the lives of 2-3 individuals already. As for Sheyan, he reckoned she could at least provide 10 achievement points.

 Chapter 772: Activating a dark-gold equipment

    <h4>Chapter 772: Activating a dark-gold equipment</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Of course, one couldn''t exclude the possibility of Demondream immediately squandering her achievement points to upgrade an ability after killing someone. That was nheless a minute probability. Moreover, apart from the crucial achievement points, upgrading abilities would concurrently require utility points and potential points. Thus, judging from the Illume-union''s state of affairs, Demondream may not hit that requirement.


    Thus, Sheyan didn''t hesitate spending to redraw after drawing the option of ''utility points'' the first time.


    His wish came true the second time. Even so, the amount of achievement points obtained didn''t meet their expectations, but wasn''t too measly as well. To Sheyan, 6 achievement points could be considered pleasant.


    Noteworthily, Sheyan had long received the two equipments from eliminating gue and Patrice. However, due to the tremendous pressure at that time, he merely swept a nce through without pondering much. Right now, he finally had the time to inspect them carefully.


    gue dropped a headdress equipment. It was a hat crafted with an unknown leather material with white spots. A thinyer of fur coated the hat which felt extremely smooth to touch. ck spotted feathers adhered to the tip of the hat which appeared sinctly pristine. Wearing it would impress a medieval bearing.


    When Sheyan browsed through its attributes, he felt his hair stand.


    [ Voldemort''s Allure ]


    [ Origin/crafter: Voldemort and a contestant ]


    [ Equipment rarity: Silver Storyline grade ]


    [ Material: Calcium carbonate / calcium phosphate / Chitin/ Sulfuric Keratin ]


    [ Addons: Nil ]


    [ Weight: 0.74 kg ]


    [ Usage requirements: Charm 20 points, perceptive sense 12 points ]


    [ Durability: 11/20 ]


    [ Property: Sess rate of taming creatures increase by 4% x3 ]


    [ Property: Charm and perceptive sense +4 ]


    [ Property: All attributes +2 ]


    [ Property: While taming a creature, there is a chance of the grievous animal spirits in the hat to affect results ]


    [ Detail: When the grievous spirit of Hedwig appears, your taming process will fail instantly. You will suffer the shackles of an arcane magic. During this period, all abilities will require additional 100% mana ]


    [ Detail: When the grievous spirit of Dudley Dursley appears, your tamed animal will turn berserk and turn against you ]


    [ Details: When both spirits appear simultaneously, this equipment will lose all effects and only regain them upon returning to the nightmare realm. You will be bitten into near-death state by the grievous spirits, but the chances of taming the creature increases by 20% ]


    [ Warning: The owner of this hat, even if it is ced inside one''s personal storage, will create an ''eternal hatred'' rtionship with Harry Potter and be pursued relentlessly by him ]


    [ Description: Weakening day by day, Voldemort senses an immense threat from Harry Potter. Sparing no efforts to weaken Harry''s prowess, he created numerous powerful magic blueprints to build invincible equipments worthy of being drooled over. For this blueprint, the two most crucial materials are Hedwig''s feathers and the skin of Dudley Dursley����Voldemort''s dark magic has never vanished from this ]


    [ Evaluation: Oh, someone actually dares to craft a dark equipment. Friend, do not solely ce personal profits before all else, otherwise, life is fleeting���� ]


    Sheyan inhaled a chilling breath upon examining this equipment.


    He possessed some understanding towards Summoners'' equipments. It was no wonder gue could control four massively powerful Lickers. Though the grade of his hat was only silver storyline, it was hard to decipher its true value; perhaps, it may even surpass that of the ''+7 Chieftain''s Hobby''!


    To a summoner, the sess rate of creature taming was akin to the explosive strike rate of a main damage dealer. What implications would it mean to a damage per second dealer if an equipment had 16% chance of explosive strike rate?


    What more, that inconceivable property of bolstering charm and perceptive sense by 4 points, and then adding another 2 points to all attributes?


    Of course, this equipment presented a terrifying difficulty as well. Just think about it, in the Harry Potter world, offending him would be akin to offending Hogwarts. It would be incredibly arduous to proceed. The main mission would definitely be upgraded by an entire difficulty rating.


    Most importantly, a secret concern may be hidden beneath its powerful attributes. Voldemort may even coerce the possessor into doing his bidding. Thus, no matter how formidable it seemed, it contained tremendous underlying implications.


    As for Patrice, she dropped an equipment that waspatible with Sheyan.


    It was a ck grade bracer that provided +4 physique and increased blocking chance by 2%. However, it caused both explosive strike rate and uracy to decline by 2%.


    After wearing the bracers, to suppress his attributes from the boundary breakthrough, Sheyan expended another 4,000 utility points.


    This was also the reason why Sheyan saved up on free attribute points. If he added the 20 free attribute points before suppressing them with his military authority, he would have to fork up 20,000 utility points instead.


    At present, his pure physique attribute was 32 points. Theoretically speaking, he had attained his goal of 50 pure boundary breakthrough. However, after inquiring, he realized that raising 49 points of pure physique to 50 points was an exceptionally critical point. Thus, it required 5 free attribute points instead.


    As such, Sheyan would need 3 free attribute points in the next world.


    Sheyan could distinctly feel his personal prowess waning as he progressed, it was like ying mahjong where his tiles became worse. Fortunately, he calcted that the next world would be his turn to break out of the the cocoon. Although the situation was bing tougher, Sheyan held utmost confidence in seeding in the next world.


    Nevertheless, he actually made a slight mistake in his judgement. Sheyan had forgotten about one fact when discerning himself with regards to the recent two worlds - regardless of the Resident Evil Origins World or the Jurassic Park world, they both weren''t normal worlds he should be in!


    Both worlds were actually of greater difficulty inparison to him. As for a world that he should normally be ced in, it should be lowered by a level!


    At this moment, Reef rushed over in excitement and requested for emergency funds.


    As it turns out, the servant he acquired in the Resident Evil world was on the verge of full recovery, and needed a generous sum of utility and potential points.


    Excited for Reef, Sheyan naturally aided wholeheartedly. Without a doubt, since this servant required so much potential and utility points, he would be outrageously valiant after recovery.


    *****************************


    After concluding a sequence of summary events, Zi returned to the nightmare realm. She was presently a member of Party Ace, and thus, Sheyan and the others received a notification of her return.


    The four of them met once again. Hearing that Reef urgently needed potential and utility points, she generously loosened her purse and assisted.


    She was currently experiencing exceedinglyplicated emotions. There was seemingly a plethora of matters to settle, and after ensuring everything was fine, she hastily proceeded to leave the realm.


    Many doubts and questions filled Zi''s mind. Don''t talk about others, just the fact that her status was converted from arge party leader to a small party member, was an astronomical change. As for future matters, she decided to think about itter on��


    Besides, she waspelled to join Party Ace due to circumstances, and Sheyan wasn''t sure if Zi would stay on.


    However, just before she departed, Zi abruptly asked Sheyan.


    "You possess a dark-gold grade equipment right?"


    Sheyan nodded and Zi continued.


    "Care to let me me see it?"


    Sheyan naturallyplied. When Zi examined his dark-gold ne, ''Smith Matrix Microchip'', her attention gathered onto itstest passive ability, ''Refreshed Database''. Behind this ability, was the notification of ''??? unactivated''.


    Zi pondered a little before fishing out a magnifying ss. She then instructed Sheyan.


    "Use this magnifying ss to view your dark-gold ne."


    Sheyan received it and followed ordingly. He discovered that the passive ability, ''Refreshed Database'', was actually shaded in green.


    Zi then exined.


    "If you see the ''unactivated'' words in red, it indicates that you do not possess sufficient capabilities to unseal it. If you see it in green, that indicates you''ve fulfilled the requirements to activate it."


    Brother curiously asked.


    "Woah that''s pretty cool. Where did you get such a useful item?"


    Zi answered indifferently.


    "I acquired the blueprint for it in the Iron Man world. It is called H.A.I (High-energy Analysis Instrument), a pretty remarkable ''A+'' rank item. Loads of information ca be obtained with this, but what you see now is just an imitation that only possess some basic features."


    Zi nced at Sheyan and said.


    "If you see the ''unactivated'' words in green, then press the side button."

 Chapter 773: Silicon Valley

    <h4>Chapter 773: Silicon Valley</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Upon careful scrutiny, Sheyan noticed an unremarkable looking ''magnifier'' button at the side. A sentence surfaced from the magnifying ss after he pressed the button - [ Silicon Valley, Shumpert Headquarters. ce this ne under the illumination of apparatus VII of experimentb 4 ]


    The puzzled Sheyan nced at Zi to inquire about what this meant, yet suddenly, a ss breaking sound resounded in from his hand; that magnifying ss was shattered and reduced to fragments of ss shards that clinked against the floor.


    Zi returned his nce and replied helplessly.


    "The instruction given by the H.A.I may seem ridiculous, but you just have to follow ordingly. You should be able to awaken the dormant ability of your dark-gold grade ne."


    Sheyan immediately felt a headache������he was presently residing in London, but his destination was Silicon Valley in America!


    This implied he had to make a flight, prompting him to seize the departing Zi as he eximed.


    "Alright, fine, but are you sure this is credible? Is its instruction urate? How can I even bring an equipment out of the nightmare realm?"


    Zi chuckled and answered.


    "That is why the prerequisite is first possessing sufficient capabilities. I''m not sure if your military authority allows you disguising capabilities, but mine does. Actually, you can bring out prohibited equipments of the realm with your military authority, however, the equipment will temporarily lose all special abilities. Moreover����"


    As Sheyan listened to the word ''moreover'', a bad sensation welled up in his heart. Then, the words ''exorbitant cost'' were expelled from her mouth, which caused him to fume and curse the realm. Still, what else could he do?


    As he observed Zi''s lofty figure departing, Sheyan nced at Reef with an apologetic look in his eyes. Reef then flicked his arm with ease.


    "I got it boss, a ticket to Silicon Valley, credit card��what else do you need?"


    Sheyan frowned and answered after pondering.


    "A good makeup artist, I don''t reckon those greedy executives in the Shumpert Headquarters will cooperate honestly, thus, I need to devise some extreme measures."


    Reef sighed.


    "Hey, boss don''t do that. I will supply you with sufficient funds. We shouldn''t let side problems arise from issues that can be resolved with money. The real world isn''t the nightmare realm, we have kin that lives in this world. A life ustomed to brute force and violence may make youcent."


    Sheyan sighed and replied.


    "That is why I need a good makeup artist. I too agree with your statement. We shouldn''t let side problems arise from issues that can be resolved with money. Brute force will only be reserved for unexpected mishaps."


    At this moment, Brother ck revealed his pearly white smile and butted in.


    "Reef, I''ll apany the boss. If things goes south, we won''t implicate you don''t worry."


    Facing his two hicalrades, Reef could only sigh deeply and tapped his chest three times before humbly whispering.


    "Amen."


    ****************************


    The trio were presently in London, and upon returning to the real world, Sheyan realized he had received over ten calls from an unknown overseas number. He felt a chill in his heart as he quickly dialed back, however, nobody answered.


    While worrying, his phone rang again. Sheyan quickly answered and soon heard Sanzi''s teary voice.


    "Big brother! Brother! I����"


    Sanzi paused with reluctance to spill the beans. Sheyan was so anxious, he wanted to drill his hand through the phone and smack Sanzi''s lips. He quickly asked.


    "Something happened to Uncle Dasi?"


    Sanzi replied with a steady voice.


    "No."


    Sheyan then rxed and his tone became gentler.


    "Then, problems with the Fuyuan?"


    "Not that��" Sanzi''s voice turned increasingly timid.


    Sheyan sighed and said.


    "A personal problem then? Your girlfriend''s abortion fees or problems with the gangs? Little rascal, I can''t be worry-free with you around. You can find money beneath my pillow, there''s a card as well; security code is Uncle Dasi''s birthday. Pay for whatever abortion fees, the money is sufficient for you even to adopt and raise a kid. If it''s problems with a gang, find Matong to help you. Anyways, I''m very busy right now, I''ll resolve whatever is left when I return!"


    "But����" Sanzi seemed to be on the verge of crying.


    Sheyan knew he was timid and nonchntly instructed.


    "Fine then, I''ll return as soon as I''m done here."


    Reef''s work efficiency was truly worthy of praise, or rather, the influence of his family was exceptionallymendable. Just an hourter, Sheyan and Brother ck had received tickets to the other shore; moreover, visas and others were all settled.


    When Mogensha and Sheyan touched down onto Californian soil, their appearances had transformed to a state where kin would not even recognize them.


    Sheyan presently appeared to a sessful 50 years old businessmen. His hair was maroon and tainted with white with a round hat above, and he grew a well-trimmed beard. Walking with a cane, even the color of his pupils and his physical stature were altered. With supremely broad shoulders, he appeared like a typical tourist that wouldn''t garner unwanted attention.


    Meanwhile, Brother ck wore ck shades, baggy trousers and basketball sneakers. He carried arge backpack and his ears were covered byrge metal earphones. He swaggered while walking inrge strides. With his bulky frame and dark skin tone, one would think he was a professional basketball athlete.


    The two passed through the security checks and headed for the exit. However, they were soon halted by three men in civilian clothes. One of the men exhibited his identity and said.


    "Gentlemen, we suspect you with having connections to terror conducts. you have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court ofw. You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided for you. Do you understand the rights I have just read to you?"


    Sheyan and Brother ck weren''t afraid bur rather curious. Was this a coincidental matter or nned? Being eyed right getting off and even after altering their identities. To be framed as terrorists against the state and apprehended, this was indeed a horrid consequence.


    "These brats annoy me." Brother ck bluntly proimed inside the party channel.


    "I agree with your opinion." Sheyan answered directly. "But surveince is high here, we should find a lesser monitored ce."


    Thus, Brother ck replied to the man.


    "Following you for investigations isn''t a problem, but I need to use the loo."


    "Nope." The man replied with austerity.


    The silent Sheyan abruptly interrupted with an angry yet feeble voice.


    "Go ahead and shoot us then, let''s leave!"


    After eximing, he dragged his luggage and marched off. The three men nced at each other with hesitation. Sheyan could read the situation and understood they were definitely instigated by others to find trouble from there, while not possessing any concrete evidence on hand. Hence, would they dare to open fire? What a joke!


    Since he confirmed in his heart, Sheyan boldly executed and marched towards the restroom while instructing in the party channel.


    The countenances of the three men were extremely unpleasant, but since their individuals of interest seemed to be merely visiting the restroom, they followed them.


    After peeing, Brother ck suddenly seized an individual beside him and roared.


    "ckie? ve? F****** dare you say that again?"


    The airport restroom was pretty crowded with at least 5-6 other ck males present. Upon hearing such racist remarks, they furiously circled in. Since racial discrimination was such a sensitive topic, many government officials were extremely cautious with it.


    Hence, would the three males, who had no justification to act in the first ce, dare pull their pistols out now? Seeing one of them about to reach out for his identification card, would Sheyan give him that chance? He immediately swung a fist and pounded the guy''s face; though it wasn''t a fatal blow, he wouldn''t wake up for the next hour or so.


    As violence broke out, the situation became terribly chaotic. Some tried to maintain order, some were trying to run out in panic while others attempted to report to the police.


    Meanwhile, Mogensha managed grabbed one of the man''s iing first and twisted it. That guy yelled out while adjusting his body, but Mogensha immediately flipped him to the ground. Although they looked as if they were brawling, Mogensha''s hand had stealthily slipped into the guy''s waist, and had nimbly pinched the pistol away.

 Chapter 774: A delivered report

    <h4>Chapter 774: A delivered report</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Caressing a firearm was an utterly familiar concept to Mogensha. As long as his fingers touched the pistol, he felt as though it was an extension of his body. Brother ck easily pinched the pistol from its hoister and fired off at another undercover cop.


    The gunfire instantly created a massive uproar. Security wanted to squeeze in while civilians scrambled to leave the ce. At the core of this ruckus, were three undercover cops; two unlucky unconscious ones and the other groaning in agony from being shot. Yet the pistol that was fired was in the hands of an unconscious undercover cop.


    Evidently, he was in big trouble����


    Meanwhile, Sheyan and Brother ck strolled out of the airport departure terminal. They possessed the strength to easily deal with any problems now.


    While strolling, Brother ck put on his shades and asked.


    "What''s going on, encountering such an issue after disembarking."


    Sheyan contemted quietly and muttered.


    "Seems like it''s rted to Zi, but yet not her."


    While waving for a cab, Mogensha replied.


    "Indeed, she doesn''t have any motive. Also, it seems as though the three cops were only looking for trouble and not bent on persecuting us to death."


    Sheyan pondered and replied.


    "If it isn''t Zi, then the problem lies in Reef. We''ve already epted help from him numerous times, could it be others are attempting to exploit this and seek trouble for him."


    Mogensha sneered and smiled with his pearly white teeth.


    "Excellent, we can eliminate these problems for him along the way. Reef, that kind hearted sheep, only knows how to preach all day long; yet he doesn''t know the most persuasive tool is a 7.62mm old mate."


    At this moment, they managed to g a cab. After reporting their destination, they casually hopped into the car. Instead, the cab driver looked stunned for a while and apologized.


    "I''m sorry gents, can''t drive you there."


    Sheyan became momentarily speechless; "What''s wrong with the worldtely? Even a cab driver wishes to go against us?"


    Fortunately, the cab driver shrugged his shoulders and resolved his doubts.


    "There ain''t a ce called Shumpert Headquarters in Silicon Valley."


    "Oh, then Heid za first." Sheyan quickly thought of several possibilities. For example, there was a change in the building''s name, or maybe it wasn''t an official name and a mere nickname, or it isn''t a noticeable and shy name like Juantu (Author''s nickname)����


    As for Heid za, it was an entertainment paradise hailed as a mini Vegas, thus, he should be able to scout out for information there.


    It was night time when Sheyan and Mogensha arrived at Heid za. Rich and diverse forms of night lights illuminated the atmosphere, as various types of restaurants filled the area. Gorgeous beauties in skintight pants and flowery bras strolled around which caused Brother ck''s eyes to light up. He whistled with his thick lips and eximed.


    "Hoho, this is simply paradise!"


    As a sailor who traveled to different parts of the world, Sheyan was rather ustomed to such lively western ces. Still, Brother ck seemed to be more familiar, as he led Sheyan to patronize an outdoor western food restaurant.


    They both sat on swing-style seats as Brother ck whistled for the nearby dark-skinned waitress. He fished out a hundred dor bill and stashed in between her deep cleavage before giving it a nice pinch and inquiring.


    "Hello sweetheart, any rmendations?"


    Sheyan couldn''t appreciate beauties of other ethnicities, but Brother ck''s eyes were filled with lust. He then ordered a series of dishes - Baked lobster with cheese, Chocte apple pie, Hawaiian sd, supremely fresh oysters����and also attempted to ask about a Shumpert building.


    Instead, the waitress''s eyes flickered and shook her head. Since Sheyan and Mogensha were in the real world, they didn''t scrutinize her thoroughly.


    Despite the restaurant''s bustling crowd, the dishes were quickly served. When they sank their teeth into the steaming baked cheese lobster, a fresh and tasty al dente sensation overwhelmed their taste buds. One could distinctly hear the crispy sounds of chewing flesh, and smell the milky aroma of mildly burnt cheese; truly a sumptuous, saliva-inducing mouthful.


    The chocte pie resembled China''s egg fried rice; simple to make, but tough to perfect. Of course, an apple pie couldn''tpare with gold quality egg fried rice. Still, it was extremely delicious. With a single bite, a fragrance of apple flushed into their nostrils and linger on their tongues like the spring breeze; carrying a delightful touch of mild moisture.


    The Hawaiian sd wasn''t hard to prepare. The sd sauce could be purchased at any supermarket, but the crux lies in the word ''freshness''. It was simply impossible to resist leaves that were just plucked from nts, still dripping wet with the careful rinse of spring water.


    As for the oysters, it suited Mogensha''s taste buds the most. His eyes sparkled as he eyed the oysters. Taking a slight whiff of its freshness first, he carved the oyster from the shell and slurped it down. Then, he closed his eyes and from his blissful countenance, one could decipher a delight that surpasses making love, and a high that surmounts drugs.


    Instead, oysters were rathermon to a sailor like Sheyan. Still, seeing the way Brother ck enjoyed the oysters, he couldn''t help but mimic his manner of consumption.


    ording to Brother ck; first, use a knife to carve out the oyster before pressing one''s lips at the edge of the oyster, and giving it a gentle suck. Once the tongue interacts with the juicy flesh, slightly add strength and the fertile and rich oyster would stimte one''s oral cavity; akin to a meticulous french kiss which left a stifling sensation. Following up with a mouth of red wine, this was seemingly a limitless sensation.


    After eating the oyster, Sheyan finally understood. Eating an oyster wasn''t merely for that distinct fishy taste, but also the unique sensation of the oyster sliding through the tongue and into the throat. An icy cold yet deliciously supple texture creating an unparalleled satisfaction in one''s belly.


    The duo left in satisfaction afterpleting their meal. ording to the n, they will now head for a night club bar, a natural haven for gathering intelligence.


    Yet upon exiting the restaurant, a chain of motorcycle rumbling reverberated through the alley before introducing 6-7 motorbikes sped in.


    That ck waitress that epted Mogensha''s hundred dor bill was sitting on the backseat of one of the motorbikes, as her ample chests squeezed in and vited the space of the male in front.


    At this moment, Mogensha was filled with regret, knowing that he had caused this aspect due to his own itchy hands.


    A brat wearing a nose ring revved his Harley bike and arrogantly dashed towards Sheyan. Right about 10 centimeters away, he came to an abrupt halt and casted a nted look.


    "You wanna know about the Shumpert building?"


    Sheyan remained silent while Brother ck shrugged his shoulders.


    "Is there a problem?"


    A secondter, someone pointed a pistol at his head and coldly dered.


    "To the side. Move! Go on!"


    They didn''t dare to be too unbridled in a public area and obviously desired to oppress Sheyan and Mogensha away from the public eye. s, they failed to notice snickering at the back.


    Intelligence found a way to his door without him looking, what else could be more satisfying?


    Momentster, with their hands raised, the duo were forced into a remote alley. That rider boyfriend of the waitress pronounced impatiently.


    "Ask em'' who sent them here, then let em'' fly."


    Brother ck sighed when he heard the word ''fly''. This so-called ''fly'' meant tossing them from a high altitude. The usuallywless Mogensha was filled with killing intent as he nced at Sheyan.


    "Boss?"


    Sheyan chuckled and replied.


    "So, whoever can answer my queries will not die."


    Immediately, the brat holding the pistol against Sheyan''s neck angrily lifted it, and smacked the pistol butt down onto Sheyan''s head.


    "Moron! You heard our boss'' words����eh?"


    The reason he stammered was simply because Sheyan was currently smirking at him.


    All of a sudden, Mogensha seized the pistol barrier, before easily smashing an elbow in and sending that guy flying. With a pistol in his hand, an imposing aura ofmitting genocide with zero reserves flooded out!


    Without hesitation, he sted off the pistol at another''s face, causing a shrilling scream toe to an abrupt halt.


    Concurrently, Sheyan kicked the nearest Harley Davidson 5-6 meters away, and easily pulled down another rider before pounding his head against the wall.


    Consecutively, the other hoodlums brandished their steel pipes and daggers, as they rushed in while yelling furiously.


    Yet merely less than ten secondster, all of them were sprawling on the ground.


    One remaining rider couldn''t believe his eyes. After releasing a frantic cry, he stepped his bike pedal to the maximum and charged towards Sheyan!

 Chapter 775: No address

    <h4>Chapter 775: No address</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Sheyan stood unfazed in the face of a Harley Davidson rampaging in like a wild horse.


    The light beam of the Harley Davidson shone into his eyes but failed to blind him. It was as though the glint in Sheyan''s eyes was ten times sharper than the Harley''s headlight.


    A meter before the motorbike collided in, Sheyan''s hands abruptly surged out and gripped the motorbike handle. Riding on the momentum, he flipped himself up into the air and maneuvered around like a butterfly, beforending precisely on the rider''s shoulders.


    If someone could photograph this scene, the picture would portray Sheyan riding a rider riding a motorbike. With his thighs sping the rider''s neck, Sheyan twisted his body forcefully; sending the rider somersaulting forward as Sheyan unleashed strength from both legs!


    The rider flew out and crashed to the ground before rolling several rounds. Blood streamed down his head as choking sounds erupted from his throat, while heid feebly without mobility on the ground.


    Sheyannded with a squat. His muscles tightened momentarily before springing off once again. Concurrently as surged through the air with his body nearly parallel to the ground, a hoodlum fired off while howling fanatically.


    A secondter, Sheyan lifted the leader up by his neck and callously announced.


    "Hey friend, let''s have a nice chat."


    Spectating Sheyan now, one would subconsciously think of a cheetah foraging through the vast savannah ins, sinking its razor-sharp ws into the prey while pinning it down, before revealing a set of awe-inspiring sharp teeth!


    The ringleader''s facial muscles uncontrobly twitched but he still obstinately scolded.


    "So what if you can fight, Steve Fuller will eventually st your head off!"


    Sheyan shrugged his shoulders and responded.


    "Unfortunately for you, that was your final chance."


    Then, Sheyan tossed him over to Brother ck, where the unhappy Mogensha unloaded a bullet to his head.


    Following that, Sheyan targeted the whimpering ck waitress.


    "I believe you will provide me with an answer I want, oh right, just keep that hundred bucks as remuneration. Honestly speaking, if not for my brother''s interest in your milk and buttocks, I wouldn''t have given you this chance. Now, you have three seconds to answer me."


    The ckss issued with a trembling voice.


    "They are Steve''s men. They gave me money, to look out for individuals attempting to learn about the Shumpert Headquarters."


    Sheyan leaned back and said.


    "Oh hoh, I see, but I still don''t understand why learning about Shumpert Headquarters is such a sensitive topic."


    The ckss nced at him as though she was looking at a ghost.


    "You guys don''t even know what goes on inside Shumpert Headquarters����you''re just asking about it?"


    Don''t mention that ckss, even the battered and beaten riders around were immensely stunned. Their eyes looked as though they were on the verge of crying.


    Sheyan answered in astonishment.


    "A friend told me the striptease performance on the eleventh floor of Silicon Valley''s Shumpert Headquarters is spectacr."


    Silence everywhere������


    From the looks of the riders'' wry expressions, Sheyan was slowly enlightened of the underlying significance and couldn''t help but roll his eyes.


    As it turns out, the term Shumpert, in the context of an indigenous tribenguage, also meant paradise. Shumpert Headquarters was a codeword used by the underground society, which specially referred to major drug empire called ''Steve''.


    After listening to her exnation, Sheyan cursed out. "No wonder that cab driver was totally oblivious of the destination. Would they even dare to get involved with a drug lord?"


    Following that, Sheyan suddenly recalled something else and offered a bitter smile.


    "Alright I roughly know what Silicon Valley''s Shumpert Headquarters is now. But the eleventh floor?"


    The riders exchanged nces and noticed Brother ck cocking the pistol as a threat. Under the deterrence of death, someone bluntly turned traitor.


    "We don''t know! But people from Shumpert Headquarters definitely know."


    Brother ck gestured.


    "Good, that is the best answer I''ve heard all night."


    That hoodlum looked at them with a wronged expression. "Still say you guys are tourists, after a series of twists and turns, you still asked for an address." of course, they could only keep those words in their hearts.


    ***********************


    Half an hourter. Sheyan and Brother ck stood before a modernized skyscraper. One could behold the words ''Orange Inc'' at the roof.


    This building was called Fitel Center, a fully lit, fully air-conditioned, fully reinforced skyscraper; an agglomeration of banks, shops, restaurants, conference and multi-purpose halls, gyms and even business offices. A state-of-the-art building filled with a banking style of Wall Street.


    There were 79panies sharing this morous skyscraper. Sheyan''s attention congregated onto onepany - Bethe''s Commerce, which was the ''official'' name of Steve''s drug empire.


    Bethe''s Commerce exhibited immense financial prowess, and upied the floors 9 through 13.


    Seeing that sign, Sheyan roughly understood the true meanings behind his instructions.


    "Silicon Valley''s Shumpert Headquarters eleventh floor����it must be bloody interpreted with three segregations!"


    The ''Silicon Valley'' was direct.


    ''Shumpert Headquarters'' was actually a codename, something absolutely unheard of under normal circumstances.


    As for the eleventh floor, Sheyan determined that it should be a direct interpretation.


    The duo gazed upwards and realized it was currently extremelyte at night. Still, the skyscraper was brightly lit and quite a number of employees were working overtime. Sheyan and Brother ck then entered the building


    After pressing the eleventh floor button in the elevator, Sheyan muttered to Mogensha.


    "Say, you think we will disappoint Reef once again?"


    Brother ck answered aggressively.


    "Strictly speaking, we''ve already let him down, but boss, do you think that even with 1,000,000 dors, will they allow you to ce your ne in the apparatus (VII) of experimentb 4 for 30 minutes?"


    Sheyan released a wry smile.


    "They will retain the cash and kick us out. Either that, or send us airborne."


    Brother ck smiled.


    "Therefore boss, we can help Reef to save cash. Trampling these drug peddlers will also alleviate our psychological frustrations."


    Ding dong! The lift resounded. The duo stepped out of the elevator and were greeted by a pair of transparent, reinforced ss doors. An ordinary receptionist was dozing off by the front counter.


    Sheyan walked up and tapped the ss door, causing the guy to wake up. He lifted his head for a nce, and reckoning that the duo were insurance or sales agents, he roared angrily.


    "Scram!"


    Sheyan shrugged his shoulders helplessly and pressed his hand against the reinforced ss door before exerting force in!


    The doors were merely a little stronger than standard anti-theft grade. Instead, with Sheyan''s present monstrous strength, even a steel door would yield to his might.


    PA! A crack instantly emerged before the door lock was bluntly smashed through.


    Sheyan ignored the startled receptionist and tantly barged in. Meanwhile, the irascible receptionist jumped forward while pulling out a baton. Immediately, Brother ck blocked him with his pistol and struck the back of his head with the pistol butt.


    Sheyan wasn''t in the mood for mindless chatter now, as he directly inquired whenever saw someone - "Know what is Apparatus VII of experimentb 4?"


    At first, the individuals scolded back aloud and refused to say anything. However, after consecutive bumps to the heads by Brother ck, one eventuallyplied and obediently brought Sheyan over.


    This so called experimentb 4 was unexpectedly a scam, however, there was indeed a device called apparatus VII there. Nevertheless, it was simply like an oven to keep narcotic products dry; to prevent the quality from dipping��


    Probably due to certain scandals revolving around thispany recently, not a single good was ced here and there were at most ten individuals present. Under the coercion of Sheyan and Mogensha, they remained obediently quiet.


    However, although Sheyan wasn''t looking for trouble, trouble came knocking at his door.


    Roughly five minutes into ''roasting'' his ne, the counter telephone rang. The telephone went unreceived, and a voice recording soon broadcasted a sinister voice.


    "Derek I don''t care what you are up to, but we''ve sessfully obtained the goods from the Mexico side. We''ll be there in about 15 minutes, if you haven''t made the necessary preparations, I''ll skin you alive."


    Upon hearing that, Sheyan nced helplessly at Mogensha.


    "Frankly speaking, I really don''t wish toplicate matters."


    Instead, Mogensha nonchntly replied.


    "I don''t really care. Just pressing the trigger aye?"

 Chapter 776: Reef’s internal conflict

    <h4>Chapter 776: Reef��s internal conflict</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Half an hourter, Sheyan stared gloomily at the ne being roasted and sighed.


    It had been 35 minutes, yet not a single reaction came from the ne; devoid of any distinct indication.


    Bang! ss shattered near Brother ck as he eximed to Sheyan.


    "How long more?"


    Sheyan unfolded his arms and replied.


    "Only god knows."


    The panting Brother ck continued.


    "Boss, their firepower is practicallyparable to a terrorist group! More crucially, I''m running out of ammo."


    Sheyan hesitated briefly and replied.


    "Let''s wait another five minutes."


    Mogensha nodded and abruptly shifted his neck to dodge an iing bullet.


    "Screw this why haven''t the police arrived."


    Sheyan smiled.


    "Why would a drug lord allow the police to intervene? Who''s to say the police aren''t in cahoots with them."


    At this moment, ck fumes suddenly spiralled up from the dark-gold grade ne into the air. Noticing the ne seemingly being burnt, Sheyan picked it up and instantly received a nightmare realm notification.


    [ Note: Smith Matrix Microchip is modified, please inquiry of status in the nightmare realm ]


    "Sess!" Sheyan excited called out.


    Meanwhile, Brother ck suddenly retreated back with a reluctant expression.


    "Boss, magazine''s empty."


    "Let''s go." Sheyan bluntly instructed.


    Sheyan then pushed through the door and sauntered out casually. Coincidentally, a gang member was rushing in and immediately unloaded a clip of bullets. Da! Da! Da!


    Using his arm to block his head, the bullets struck against his belly. However, the bullets could only split his skin but fail to pierce into his flesh beforending. Acting as though nothing major was happening, Sheyan picked up a chair and hurled it ferociously, Instantly, the gang member cried miserably as he was knocked to the ground.


    The indignance on the gang member''s face clearly wrote the words ''shameless bastard wearing a bulletproof vest''.


    Thus, the duo proceeded straightforwardly in a domineering fashion. To prevent anyplications, they avoided the elevator and rushed down the fire escape stairs. Concurrently, the hoodlums chasing them cursed and descended with the help of the elevators.


    An average individual would definitely be breathless after running down eleven floors, only to find the gang members waiting sternly at the stairways exit.


    Instead, to perverse superhumans like Sheyan and Mogensha, after charging out of the stairways exit, they noticed the few gang members just exiting the elevator as well. They sprinted over while panting heavily, and were shout for otherrades by the cars to hinder the invaders.


    Yet how would those three extra men rival the duo? While scrambling to pull out a pistol, the first man was punched flying by Sheyan and eventually crashed onto a windscreen before passing out on the car. Concurrently, Mogensha wrestled out a pistol from the next man and fired off at the gangsters pursuing behind. Bang! Bang! Those gangs immediately dove for cover.


    Following that, Sheyan tantly hopped onto the nearest vehicle, dragged the driver out and immediately stepped on the gas pedal.


    Tire screeching sounds immediately pierced out from the car as white fumes rummaged through the air. The sounds gradually died down as the car scraped out a long streak of sparks, before nimbly drifting into the highway.


    Of course Mogensha and Sheyan weren''t afraid. If they were willing, would it matter if they killed some hoodlums?


    Still, they didn''t wish to create such a massivemotion in the real world. Besides, an injured Mogensha here would mean an immense plunge inbat prowess. Also, the consequence of killing here was more serious. Moreover, ughtering wouldn''t result in any utility points or milestones to aplish. The government could close one eye and open the other for cases of few tragedies, but if the city experienced a public massacre, they definitely couldn''t sit idle anymore.


    Sheyan enjoyed the breeze of speeding along the highway. It was truly an unparalleled sensation. Meanwhile, the bored Brother ck was repeatedly dissembling his pistol and assembling it again within mere seconds. This was just a hobby of his that had evolved into a habit. If he didn''t do that every day, he would feel rather ufortable internally.


    Very quickly, Sheyan drove into a suburban district which was roughly out of the vicinity of Silicon Valley. The traffic here was rtively sparse while thend area seemed endless. Concrete buildings appeared to be retreating through their windows as Brother ck inquired curiously.


    "Boss, where''re we headed to?"


    Sheyan shrugged his shoulders and replied.


    "No idea, I just feel the chances of encountering cops on this road are slimmer."


    At this moment, two ring headlights beamed in from behind. ncing back, several cars were speeding in from roughly a kilometer away, rumbling in with malicious intents.


    Sheyan frowned and spoke.


    "Those brats are really persistent."


    He elerated the car while speaking, but due to the quality difference between the cars, the few cars behind gradually caught up.


    Brother ck released a shot behind. Instantly, the nearest car went out of control; a friction sound pierced out as the car drifted from side to side before rolling off the main road. Its tire was indeed punctured by Brother ck.


    The pursuers frantically opened fire as well butpared to Mogensha, the disparity was akin to a heavenly moat. Although they shattered the rear screen of the car, they failed to threaten the duo at all.


    One of the cars sped ahead of Sheyan but soon met with a cmity. After a bullet shattered its rear screen, the driver, either shot or frightened witless, lost total control of the car. In the end, it collided into another car from behind. The gangsters of both cars were shooting frantically, but merely 10 seconds after the first car lost control, the two cars became a burning wreckage of ck fumes by the side of the road.


    Although Sheyan managed to widen the gap between the remaining cars, his car was ultimatelycking in technology and the hostiles caught up again. Brother ck aimed at a head sticking out from the sun roof of the pursuing car and fired off.


    A bullet whizzed out from his pistol and drilled into the muzzle of the gangster''s pistol. That gangster was about to fire, but when Mogensha''s bullet collided into his own bullet inside the bullet, an eruption urred!


    A violent explosion!


    Following that, Mogensha punctured the remaining wheels of the iing cars. Despite over ten cars pursuing them, the pursuit ultimately ended in failure.


    After pulling to a stop and opening the trunk of their car, Brother ck shockingly discovered a silver briefcase which contained nothing but white powder����


    Sheyan and Mogensha exchanged nces before smiling wryly. As it turns out, they had unintentionally plundered the opposition''s goods. No wonder the other party was so relentless in their chase.


    Still, the duo weren''t interested in the goods and left the briefcase in the car. When they arrived at the next city, they abandoned the car and proceeded to rent a new ride.


    *********************************


    After some time, Sheyan gave Reef a call. It seemed Reef was working out or exchanging bodily fluids with another party, he sounded rather breathless.


    "What''s up, boss."


    Sheyan directly questioned Reef.


    "How many siblings do you have, brothers and sisters included."


    Reef answered in puzzlement.


    "I''m a single child."


    Sheyan then asked.


    "Oh fine then, any cousins or anyone closely rted to your family?"


    "None." Reef still responded in confusion.


    Sheyan smiled bitterly and replied.


    "Fine then, you sure? Okay, onest question. If you were to lose your right of inheritance, who stands to gain the most?"


    This time, Reef bluntly replied.


    "My uncle������Pierre."


    "Be wary of him." Sheyan advised forthrightly.


    "He is starting to watch us. If I''m not wrong, he probably realized you have be strangely rted to two random foreigners during this period. Therefore, he is trying to exploit us to deal with you."


    "��no way?" Reef was appalled.


    Sheyan chuckled.


    "So, who knows of us flying to California and transforming our looks?"


    Reef answered directly.


    "My house butler, Motes."


    Sheyan replied.


    "We were entrapped and assaulted by men uponnding, they were clearly there for us��"


    Sheyan didn''t go into much details. After all, Reef was a pious individual but definitely not a fool. Once his vignce was incited, he naturally knew what to do next. Some matters were better left in the dark, and once they were brought into the daylight, they would no longer be worth mentioning.


    After a momentary silence, Reef then inquired about their current situation and agreed to assist them with the flight back home.


    Roughly 24 hourster, Sheyan was back in Xiwu pier and went to visit Uncle Dasi first.


    At present, Uncle Dasi was wearing a pair of wool gloves and was excitedly instructing sailors on board the Fuyuan to unload cargo.


    After affirming that Uncle Dasi was doing well, Sheyan proceeded to inquire of Sanzi. Instead, Uncle Dasi sighed and shook his head; citing that Sanzi was currently depressed and indulged in an inte cafe all day.

 Chapter 777: Sanzi’s frustration?

    <h4>Chapter 777: Sanzi��s frustration?</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    There was only one inte cafe in Xiwu pier and its business was thriving. This was because all otherpetitors had been defeated into closing in this tiny pier.


    After rummaging through this dim, cluttered and smoke-filled inte cafe for a good long period, Sheyan finally located Sanzi.


    Sanzi was currently lying on the table in deep sleep. He appeared as though he had been staying here for several days, as his body emitted a foul sour odor. On a stool next to him were snacks and cases of instant noodles��


    Sheyan didn''t n to wake him up. He realized the little rascal''sputer screen was still on. After clicking on the mouse, theputer awoke from sleep mode and disyed the QQ tform.


    (TL: QQ is something like the main China social media tform)


    Sanzi''s QQ name was extremely inelegant, called ''Make Love then love simply'' and his ount used the default penguin as the disy photo, where his online friends addressed him as ''lovemess''. Histest description autograph was rather vulgar.


    ''Don''t say you love me with a mouth that licked another''s xx����''


    Sheyan became speechless upon viewing that sentence.


    He was now aware of the source of Sanzi''s depression - definitely failing at his first love who had speedily ran into the embrace of other males����


    To an adolescent, the feeling of having one''s first love disappearing away was indeed akin to the sky copsing and the earth crumbling.


    Sheyan obviously wouldn''t be so nosy as to ''discipline'' Sanzi''s love rival, and help his brother regain that girl. That was the worst method. Falling out of love and getting hurt was an inevitable maturing process a boy will go through. Though the heartache would be immense, time would slowly heal all wounds����


    At this moment, Sanzi''s QQ symbol nudged again.


    "Are you a dumbass? I already told you Xiaoli is a whore, yet you didn''t believe me and willingly allowed her to two-time you��"


    Viewing that, Sheyan affirmed his resolution and shook his head with an awkward smile. He wanted to wake Sanzi and bring him home, but instead noticed Sanzi slumbering so soundly that his saliva was already dripping onto the table, which then dropped to the floor��thus, Sheyan shook his head and left him be.


    Upon returning home, Sheyan was at a loss; he suddenly couldn''t think of anything he was supposed to aplish. The procedures at the Fuyuan seemed rather neat under themands of Uncle Dasi, while Sanzi was maturing amidst the tempest called love; albeit a painful but needed experience. It seemed like he didn''t have to get involved with both of their renewed lives, and could finally settle for some personal affairs.


    After idling for a while, Sheyan''s phone vibrated. This phone was specially arranged by Reef and would never disy a caller ID to anyone. Thus, Sheyan''s heart was stirred as he picked it up to receive a foreign number.


    "Hello?"


    "Seaman?" A gentle yet alluring voice drifted in, imprinting an image of a gentle beauty yet fostered with a firm and pristine determination.


    "Zi?" Sheyan smiled slightly. "You got my number from Reef?"


    Zi replied with a ''mn''.


    "I have some matters to discuss, face to face."


    Sheyan understood in his heart. After this period of contemtion, she definitely had made a choice in her heart for the future ahead. This was the moment shey all her cards on the table, thus, he directly answered.


    "Alright, no worries. Where are you now?"


    Zi replied indifferently.


    "France, Nice."


    Sheyan turned sullen upon hearing that and couldn''t help but sigh.


    "Hais, how tragic. I was near your location when I just returned to the world."


    Zi asked curiously.


    "What tragic?"


    Sheyan replied gloomily.


    "If I hadn''t flew to America from London, it would be perfect now."


    Zi revealed a faint smile on the other side of the line.


    "So you''re in America now?"


    Sheyan replied.


    "No, I just flew back to Taiwan."


    Zi paused and seemingly instructed someone on the other side of the line. After ten seconds, she continued.


    "Hmm, then are you free now?"


    Sheyan shrugged his shoulders.


    "Frankly speaking, I was just daydreaming before you called."


    Zi directly said.


    "To my understanding, the earliest flight to Nice will depart from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport in two hours. Therefore, if you are free, we can have a conversation in about 12 hours."


    "Two hours to rush over��shouldn''t be a problem." Sheyan affirmed her calctions. "However, I need Reef to settle issues with verifications."


    Zi bluntly refuted.


    "No need for the hassle, just board."


    Sheyan understood her. Following that, he proceeded to bid goodbye to Uncle Dasi and confirmed there weren''t any other matters to take care of. Stating he had a business conference to attend, he departed immediately. Uncle Dasi was naturally supportive and even hailed a cab for him to Taoyuan airport.


    Due to a traffic jam, Sheyan helplessly reached Taoyuan Airport half an hourte.


    Sheyan couldn''t wish for a flight dy and thus could only settle for the next earliest flight out.


    However, when he exhibited his identification card to a slim attendant, the cold glint in her eyes instantly transformed into a warmth, envious and somewhatplicated expression. She then addressed him with a cordial tone.


    "Mister Fang? Your flight is awaiting you. Please follow me."


    Sheyan was stumped. Did I luckily encounter a flight dy situation?


    Nevertheless, while the slim attendant led him through gates after gates of flight departure gates, Sheyan was stunned. There was only a public restroom up ahead. Could it be sudden raging hormones prompting her to bring me to a restroom and x and x first?


    Instead, the attendant led him past the restroom����and up an esctor. After walking through a stretch of red carpet, they entered a VIP lounge that even exhibited golden handles.


    When Sheyan entered, he immediately saw four air stewardess with outstanding figures and looks whispering joyously amongst each other. There were both asians and westerners amongst them, and all of them wore red ssy gowns. They looked natural and unrestrained with a sense of disciplined elegance.


    The service attendant announced.


    "Mister Fang is here."


    The four stewardesses bowed uniformly to Sheyan and greeted.


    "Mister Fang, the crew of The Elizabeth will serve you today. Do you wish to take a rest or depart at once?"


    Sheyan was utterly astonished. Still, he maintained a standardposure and calmly replied.


    "Depart at once, I''m in a rush."


    The four air stewardess were trained elites. Two of them guided him while the other two released instructions through a tel to others.


    Sheyan was led into a private elevator and was soon transferred to a private boarding gate. Immediately, he beheld a small private jet by the side!


    This private jet emanated a futuristic feel. It appeared as heavy as amercial ne, but seemed as agile and incisive as a fighter jet. This was the most illustrious private air carrier - the supreme Gulfstream G650!


    The supreme features of this jet didn''t need to be borated. The interior of this Gulfstream G650 was furnished exactly like a grand mansion house, and even included a kitchen and bathroom that could be customized in position.


    While boarding, all the aviation attendants bowed in two rows along the ramp, as though they were escorting the president!


    "Holy sheet." Sheyan couldn''t resist muttering to himself when he boarded.


    "That girl, Zi, isn''t simple at all man."


    Sitting inside this ne cabin was akin to sitting inside five-star hotel VIP lounge. The four elite stewardess smiled and followed him before to await hismand. Looking at their cordial appearances, Sheyan bet they would even help him wipe his ass����


    Following that, before he even had the chance to take a sip of his coffee mug, Sheyan felt the private jet rolling forward.


    He couldn''t help but asked.


    "Aren''t we waiting for the other passengers?"


    A sweet looking air stewardess replied.


    "Mister Fang, we are specially instructed to pick you up. We were originally on call for Shanghai to receive the chairman''s delegation of Tristar Corporation. Instead, the headquarters made ast minute change to escort you to London. We wish you a pleasant flight with us."


    Sheyan couldn''t help but offer a wry smile. Such a ''grand show of power'' prepared for him by Zi was indeed unthinkable. Although material wealth in the real world may seem useless to contestants, but it was actually qualitatively significance.


    Looking in perspective now, Sheyan was incredibly moved by the amount of power and wealth that Zi possessed.

 Chapter 778: The strongest MT’s……path

    <h4>Chapter 778: The strongest MT��s����path</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    In a mere 6 hours, this technologically advanced private jet arrived at Sheyan''s destination - Nice, C?te d''Azur International Airport.


    Soon after, Sheyan met with Zi in a fictional-looking private manor.


    Her dressing seemed rather ordinary and wasposed of a simple and in maroon dress, nheless, it failed to conceal that noble air of austerity emanating from her. Beside her, was a female with ck square-shaped spectacles who was carrying some documents.


    Instead, Sheyan''s attention halted beside Zi, or urately speaking, on the unimaginable sight of a ''beast'' that would cause one to think of a lion.


    Without a doubt, this was an enormous Tibetan Mastiff, and a purebred one.


    The mastiff waszily lying by her side. It swept a nce at Sheyan beforezily sinking its chin into its paws.


    This Tibetan Mastiff was undoubtedly not the least bit interested in Sheyan.


    As Zi and Sheyan stared at each other, for some unknown reason, an indescribable barrier seemed to congeal between them. The atmosphere was weird yet not awkward, as though each was unwilling to make the first statement which would be akin to admitted defeat.


    Yet at this moment, Sheyan shot a cheeky smile as he mimicked a ''sandbag'' carrying action. Zi immediately rolled her eyes which gave her secretary a massive shock. Of the seven years she had worked under Zi, she hadn''t seen her with such a demeanor before.


    Yet strangely, it was actually a male who caused her to do so.


    Moreover, it was a sloppy young man that was slovenly dressed!


    This man appeared rather mediocre and if thrown into a crowd, it would definitely be like a salt thrown into the ocean; vanishing instantaneously. Individuals who discharged more power in the financial group could be found anywhere.


    Yet Zi treated him favourably. Not only did she dispatch a Gulfstream jet, she even exhibited such an expression. This secretary was utterly bewildered.


    Observing the seemingly casual Sheyan, Zi''s phoenix eyes revealed a hint of admiration and surprise. She reached out her hand and disyed a faint smile.


    "Wee to Darte Farm, my name is Su Lingzi. This is my secretary, Miss Anitta."


    Sheyan shook her hand which felt incredibly delicate and fleshy. His heart fluttered as he offered a slight smile.


    "I am Sheyan. Thanks for the invite, the crew of The Elizabeth was extremely marvellous."


    Led by Miss Anitta, Sheyan and Zi soon arrived at a hillside by the side of this private garden. The green grass was like cushion and white fluffy clouds filled the blue sky. The majestic peaks of the french alps could be seen afar, precipitous cliffs emanating a striking grandeur. One could also gaze upon the famous blue beaches of Nice. It was truly a breath-taking scenery to behold. Sheyan loved the broadness and openness of this ce. The threat of being eavesdropped by others here was nearly nonexistent.


    Sheyan released afortable exhtion as he leaned back on a reclining couch of this hillside. He waited for Zi to speak here. Still, she calmly held a coffee mug while enjoying the wonderful scenery.


    After a good long while, she finally broke the silence.


    "You were daydreaming when I called you?"


    Sheyan nodded and replied.


    "Indeed."


    A glint of intrigue flickered in her phoenix-like eyes.


    "A s��person like you should be nning his time to the finest seconds, I''m curious, you have periods of daydreaming too?"


    Sheyan nced back with a slight difort in his eyes.


    "Before I answer you, answer this first. At the start of your sentence, why did you suddenly change your word?"


    Puchi! She finally let loose aughter and immediately cusped her mouth before replying.


    "Fine fine, since you insist I will just tell you honestly. I meant to say scum! Ever since the Avatar World, I''ve been thinking; what kind of scum is this Seaman, therefore, once I saw you, I subconsciously associate you with that term."


    Sheyan folded his arms and didn''t argue with her over that. Instead, he straightforwardly answered her earlier question.


    "The reason I was daydreaming, was because I discovered something strange. My friends and kin, I suddenly feel awkwardly disconnected with them. It is as though they live their own lives and I can no longer assimte in."


    Zi paused briefly before addressing him.


    "You are wrong, it isn''t that you are disconnected with them. Instead, after bing a contestant, that will inevitably happen."


    Sheyan was an extremely intelligent person. After some pondering, he immediately deciphered an underlying meaning. His face turned unsightly as he became abruptly silent. Zi continued.


    "Can you assimte into the life and activities of a bird? Can you reach a deeper level of conversation and interaction with a fish? Of course not. The paradigm of their lives and yours ispletely different, how can you achieve those?"


    Sheyan sighed deeply and responded despondently.


    "Indeed, what you say is right. Ever since bing a contestant, I''ve trodden further and further away from the path of humanity. There isn''t a vast difference between my kin and I now, but if this progresses on����there wille a day, that cruel reality will happen."


    Zi leaned back in silence before speaking.


    "You''ve just now discovered it, I''ve already been feeling this for a very long time."


    The atmosphere momentarily turned solemn; it wasn''t awkward or cold, just particrly silent.


    Even without the exchange of words, the emotions of each other could still be felt between them. This was truly a mystifying experience.


    After a very very long time, or perhaps just a quick instance, Zi gently announced.


    "I have three reasons for inviting you here."


    Sheyan nodded.


    "Go on."


    Zi nced at him and continued.


    "Do you know why Zeus is constantly unresigned in regards to me?"


    Sheyan wasn''t expecting her to raise this topic. After pondering a little, heughed heartily.


    "Of course, your unreachable charm has brought him down to your jeans."


    Zi rolled her eyes and continued.


    "I don''t wear jeans. Whatever, he definitely wants me to merge into his party, otherwise, he will definitely kill me. This is because I possess a secret, a monumental secret that involves an MT! Zeus only knows a fraction of this secret, therefore, unless necessary, he is definitely unwilling to confront me directly! Because, his wrong understanding has misled him into thinking, that I hold the might to bring him down with me!"


    Sheyan quietly listened, knowing that what Zi was saying was surely rted to him.


    Zi nced at Sheyan and continued.


    "ording to what I know, there are many forms of MT. Zeus'' MT prowess originates from the earth and is a nature element MT, while Skull''s MT prowess originates from metal and equipments; a metal element MT. Apart from that, I''ve seen before a spirit element MT, whose MT prowesses from the spirit. His HP may be simr to ordinary Growth-Hunters, but is supplemented with otherworldly defensive and survivability methods; constituting fully from his MP guard����"


    "However, this secret that I''ve grasped, points to the legendary strongest path of an MT!"


    "Strongest����MT''s path?" Sheyan replied emotionally.


    "Yes." Zi resolutely dered. "Nevertheless, it is merely a path. To be the strongest known MT, that will depend on whether the individual is capable enough to reach the end of this path."


    Sheyan squinted his eyes at Zi and said.


    "So, you intend to transmit this secret to me?"


    Zi nodded.


    "Indeed."


    Then, she raised her palm and snapped her fingers. Immediately, that incredibly fierce Tibetan Mastiff slowly trudged over. Zi rubbed his head gently before retrieving an exceedingly ordinary looking bead from its cor.


    "This is it. Oh right, when I slew that Wild Dog of Skull Party, I acquired a silver storyline grade item - ''Bioguard Rite''. This is useless to me, I will mail it to you guys after returning to the realm."


    Sheyan then received the bead. There was nothing special about it just that it was oddly heavy. Zi then advised seriously.


    "When you possess sufficient strength, it will naturally reveal itself."


    Sheyan attempted to store the bead in his personal storage. Instead, the nightmare realm transmitted a list of notifications.


    [ You obtained an unknown object: ????? ]


    [ Unable to store object in personal storage ]


    [ You possess insufficient strength to obtain detailed information on this object ]


    [ You possess insufficient strength. Unable to bring object into a nightmare realm or world ]


    [ Please quickly promote to be a Growth-Hunter and satisfy the basic requirement of appraising this object ]


    After seeing the notifications, Sheyan became aware that this object wasn''t mere junk. He spoke with a solemn tone.


    "Thank you."


    Zi offered a gentle smile.


    "Helping you is akin to helping myself. The next thing is regarding that soul equipment I acquired, ''Memory Pen''. To receive a perfect score for this real world mission, I will need your help. Are you free?"


    Sheyan shrugged his shoulders and replied.


    "Can I say no?"


    Her brows nted upwards as she replied with a smile that was not a smile.


    "You can try."


    Sheyan shamelessly withdrew at once.


    "Fine, I won''t try."


    "The third thing." Zi gazed into his eyes and earnestly uttered. "I''m leaving Party Ace."

 Chapter 779: The truth from the start

    <h4>Chapter 779: The truth from the start</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Upon hearing that, Sheyan smiled without showing any surprise. He gazed at Zi with subtle emotions.


    "You really are a prideful individual, saving this matter for thest."


    Zi rolled her eyes and remained silent.


    Sheyan pondered a little and said.


    "In thest world, we epted Demondream''s plea to save you. Hence, we rescued you based on that, you don''t owe us anything. Moreover, with your assistance, we reaped quite a handful of benefits as well which puts us on equal terms. Strictly speaking, we earned more actually."


    Zi snorted and continued keeping her peace.


    Sheyan went on.


    "However, you received two green grade set equipment from us, and relinquished Illume-union to us. Is two green set equipment worth arge scale party? This is hard to determine and opinions differ between individuals. Even in a crisis, a single honorary medicine can be worth 10 dark-gold grade equipments! Hmm, hence, to you, you feel that you owe me and thus divulged this ultimate MT path secret to me. Now that both sides are even, you are finally willing to raise the matter of leaving the party?"


    Zi''s elegant dress wrapped around her tightly after she sat down, and smoothly outlined her curvy buttocks. Sheyan''s attention congregated at her Gi heels of exquisite craftsmanship and superior quality, before slowly moving up her slender ck stockings till her perfect thighs; which exuberated a certain allure.


    Zi obviously noticed his invading gaze and immediately withdrew her legs with difort before fuming.


    "Ahem, what''re you looking at?"


    Sheyan chucked and scoffed in his heart; daring to show off, does this daddy dare not look?


    He then said.


    "You wish to leave the party? Possible, but not right now. You can do it back in the realm."


    Zi was evidently startled.


    "You agreed?"


    Sheyan earnestly replied.


    "Of course."


    The puzzled Zi exhibited some doubt in her phoenix eyes.


    "You''re not asking for a reason?"


    Sheyanughed loudly.


    "Why ask when I already know the reason."


    Zi pursed her lips and seemed rather unconvinced.


    "Fine then."


    Sheyan folded his arms andzily leaned back before saying.


    "So, should we discuss about the specifics of your soul equipment? Hmm, with your power yet incapable of aplishing the mission, I''m guessing it pertains to a restriction in manpower orpletion quantity��oh, could it be you need a tanker?"


    Zi nced at Sheyan with slight surprise and whispered several words into her phone. Soon after, Miss Anitta strolled over with a document and left after casting a few curious nces at Sheyan.


    Zi picked up the document and said.


    "The soul equipment issued a rtively easy mission. Instead, the headache lies in finding the memories of this pen. I''ve already found some clues and after a series of investigations, can confirm that the previous owner of this pen is a Mister Sean Heim from Devon. He was a formal royal navy officer and after an incident in India where his spine was pierced by a stray bullet, he retired with a generouspensation of 87,000 pounds. An ordinary story but more importantly, he is still living blissfully."


    Sheyan asked in astonishment.


    "How''s that possible?"


    A Soul Equipment was an inheritance, which meant that the owner should be dead. Otherwise, why would there be grievances or regrets attached to it? Since one perishes in the nightmare realm, then the main body would officially perish as well in the real world��this was thew of the realm."


    Yet such an inconceivable thing had happened.


    A living owner of a Soul Equipment!


    "Could it be?" Sheyan suddenly developed a iparably shocking notion, one that left him thoroughly stunned. He was about to sip on his coffee mug but due to the shock, forgot to do so and poured the scalding coffee onto himself instead. Still, he felt��pletely numbed.


    Bear this in mind, Sheyan was normally aposed individual, being able to keep his cool and maintain his countenance even in the face of two MT-led parties. Yet this notion shook him entirely.


    Noticing his absent-mindedness, Zi finally smiled. She felt rather delighted to witness a rare moment of Sheyan''s shock, prompting her to reveal an exceedingly rare smile. Even her eyes joined in and revealed an unmatched enchantment that could move one''s soul.


    From afar, Miss Anitta was astounded. This was her first time seeing Zi smile so delightedly before.


    Sheyan ignored his coffee-drenched body and frowned.


    "The significance of this is too immense. No, tell me his address, I must verify this for myself."


    One could deduce a certain conceitedness in her smile as Zi replied.


    "No need for that, I have another piece of information."


    At this moment, Sheyan noticed her smile and felt a sudden surge of itchiness, still he kept his cool and spoke.


    "Do tell."


    "This happened back when I just got acquainted with Zeus. While he was conversing with Sable, I unintentionally overhead a discussion about an Oscar award recipient which was unexpectedly from a movie I hadn''t heard of before. Feeling curious, I inquired about some matters and immediately discovered, although their lives resembled ours in this real world, there were many differing aspects."


    Zi''s eyes revealed reminiscent expression as she continued.


    "In their world, the winner of World War 2 was America and the allies. In their world, America experienced her first ck president. In their world, Hong Kong had beenpletely assimted into China. In their world, the Olympics is a quadrennial event. In their world, the author of the best selling novel is not Juantu����"


    Sheyan paused silently for a brief while and asked.


    "Anything else?"


    "There is." Zi uttered. "Demondream also told me that her world history was also strangely different. In the world she lived in, the history differs from both our world''s history and Zeus''s world history����"


    Following a momentary silence, Sheyan squinted his eyes and said.


    "I understand now, Zi. Since that''s the case, many things now add up. I must carefully dissect all these information, so, how shall we go about this ''Memory Pen'' affair?"


    Zi smiled and answer.


    "Yes, now you understand. The ''Memory Pen'' is probably left behind by someone from a parallel universe. The Sean Heim from that parallel universe became a contestant but died unfortunately. Hence, our world''s Sean Heim is still alive and well; a mere mortal."


    Sheyan realized something.


    "This means that in another parallel universe, there is another me?"


    Zi shook her head in response.


    "No. ording to my investigations, anyone who possess an extremely formidable innate is unique. Or do you think your innate ability is weak?"


    Sheyan offered a wry smile and shook his head.


    "Alright, how do we proceed with this Soul Equipment mission?"


    Zi nodded and exined.


    "ording to my analysis, since I couldn''t find the original Sean Heim, I could only activate the grievances stored in this soul equipment with the Sean Heim of this world. Don''t look at me with that stupid look, I just needed some blood not a human''s life. Next, I may experience a trial which is limited to only one assistant. Oh, you are the only MT I can find now, although weak, I have no choice but to make do."


    "Oi oi oi." Sheyan answered dejectedly. "Yourst phrase sounds wrong, is this the correct attitude of a pleader?"


    Zi nonchntly replied.


    "Aren''t you a basic realm contestant?"


    This word pressed on Sheyan''s soft spot as he chided with annoyance.


    "Say that again, and I swear I will be more of a hindrance than a help for your mission."


    Zi smiled once again and waved her hand. Several attendants from afar marched in and started serving a sumptuous dinner meal����


    The following matters proceeded as normal. Sheyan and Zi was transported into a hallucinatory world conjured by the soul equipment, and passed the trial without expending much effort.


    Furthermore, Sheyan also learned about some details regarding Zi during this period; like how she was a board director of the world renowned E.S Financial Group who possessed incredibly unbelievable wealth and power.


    Next, Sheyan stayed inside this vi and continued tempering his body. He unexpectedly learned of a way to train his intelligence attribute and spirit, that wasn''t inferior at all to the realm. Hence, he wasn''t in a rush to return back to Taiwan, and decided to strengthen his two weakest attributes.


    *************************


    Finally, Sheyan received a notification and returned to the nightmare realm.


    Party Ace congregated once again. Just when Sheyan received Zi''s application to leave the party, Brother ck strolled over and feigned a rxedposure while revealing to the other three.


    "Boss, I''m afraid I won''t be fighting alongside you in the next world."

 Chapter 780: Ace

    <h4>Chapter 780: Ace</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Puzzled, Sheyan asked.


    "Why not?"


    Instead, Reef stammered with a deep voice.


    "Could it be you����"


    Brother ck squeezed out a smile which disyed his nervousness.


    "Yes, I''ve made my decision. It is time to breakthrough as a Growth-Hunter."


    Sheyan asked with concern.


    "Are you confident?"


    Mogensha nodded and replied.


    "Yes, after returning this time, my innate ability has upgraded again."


    "Very well." Sheyan looked at Mogensha and advised. "Don''t force it, try again if you can''t make it, furthermore����I believe, umting more strength is better. A tower grows only with a solid foundation."


    Brother ck issued a bleak smile and replied.


    "Boss, ever since following you, my prowess have matured rapidly, but����what I worry most is being consumed by my own growth; like a boulder attached to my own feet."


    Hearing his words, Sheyan couldn''t help but shake his head and smile. He then nodded.


    "Anything you need, all the party''s resources can be channeled to you."


    "No need." Brother ck revealed a peculiar expression.


    "After returning this time, I visited my hometown which I hadn''t seen for a long while. Suddenly, I felt that I''ve always been trying to run ever since entering the realm. For my Growth-Hunter boundary test this time, it is time I find the nature I''ve lost in my life."


    As Mogensha spoke, he removed his equipments, one by one, from his body. The Golden AK, the dark-gold grade pants, the Sparta long spear, the SN-9 Wasp������eventually, he stripped till his shiny ck muscles were revealed fully, and unexpectedly handed all his equipments to Sheyan!!


    This meant that Mogensha wanted to make a pure breakthrough of the Growth-Hunter boundary test! The reason he ced all his equipments with Sheyan, was firstly, because he trusted in Sheyan, but more importantly, he could retrieve his equipments from his personal storage or party storage once he regretted.


    Instead, by cing everything with Sheyan, he utterly severed all contingencies for himself once stepping into the nightmare world for Growth-Hunter test. With a determination of seed or die, he wanted to squeeze out all his potential!


    Upon viewing Mogensha''s unwavering resolution and wild imposing spirit, a glint flickered in both the experienced Reef and Zi''s eyes. Reef took a deep breath andmented inwardly.


    "If only I could possess such determination then����"


    After watching Brother ck leave the personal room, Sheyan patted Reef''s shoulder and proceeded to instruct Zi.


    "Issue your application, you can leave the party."


    There were three methods for Zi to leave Party Ace. A forceful departure, being kicked by the party leader, or a peaceful resolution initiated by the nightmare realm. Not only would the former two incur wastage of utility points and achievement points, it would deduct party experience as well. With Party Ace''s grand prestige, a peaceful resolution would only require some utility points from both sides.


    Zi took a deep stare into Sheyan''s eyes and asked with gentle fury.


    "You aren''t even gonna try retaining me?"


    She then issued her application. After Sheyan agreed, he sighed.


    "What''s mine, will eventually return. What''s not mine, will eventually leave."


    Her face immediately blushed as she fiercely turned to leave.


    Sheyan understood her skin was thin and his words offended her, thus, he hastily chased up. He followed behind her quick footsteps. After a long while, she finally turned and icily questioned.


    "What do you want?"


    Sheyan offered a faint smile and said.


    "I know why Zeus couldn''t contain you."


    Zi''s expression darkened as she naturally felt embarrassed. Still, she was somewhat curious as well and developed a certain anticipation for his following words. Since they were alone, she decided to give him a chance.


    She quietly red at Sheyan. It wasn''t a vicious re, but a cool and elegant one.


    Instead, Sheyan didn''t say anything but produced an object.


    "Since you''ve left the party, you won''t be inheriting our party''s world progress. Therefore, you should be able to utilize this."


    Zi was slightly stunned but Sheyan grabbed her hand and stuffed a book in.


    "What''s this?" Zi asked suspiciously. "Journal Log of Bernard Fokke?"


    Sheyan nodded and exined.


    "If you intend to assemble the full ''Ndipaya Set'', then explore this world."


    Zi then recited a phrase out. "Hidden world: Resident Evil Origins Chapter."


    Her face flushed with surprise as she said. "I initially believed that set was acquired from ying others or a trade. Yet on hindsight, you actually obtained it from this hidden world."


    Sheyan nodded and replied casually.


    "Naturally."


    Her expression turned queer and after a brief while she uttered.


    "You��you''re a freak!"


    What she was implying, was naturally Sheyan, being a contestant, but still being able to explore an Awakener level world and still reaping a bountiful harvest!


    Sheyan smiled as he held her hand calmly, without any intent to let go as time seemingly came to a halt.


    For a brilliant and overbearing female like Zi, wanting to tantly subdue her into a one-night-stand was impossible. Only by chiselling, one step at a time. Firstly, one mustn''t disgust her. Secondly, one must be stronger and more domineering in certain aspects to let her be convinced and crave. By pressing in, step by step, Sheyan would definitely change her heart one day.


    After some time, she suddenly realized her hand was being rudely upied by Sheyan and immediately raged out.


    "Let go."


    Although she said that, her hand remained gentle and her voice indicated a non-furious form of annoyance. Sheyan directly released her hand and said.


    "If you entered the hidden world while being in our party, you would have faced the aftermath of our conclusion. In that respect, I will be less concerned as the danger will have lessened considerably. With your might, it shouldn''t be a problem. However, the possibility of acquiring the full set would be rather low."


    Zi snorted but could discern Sheyan''s subtle concern. Sheyan then continued.


    "Now that you''ve left the party, you will inevitably encounter a whole new ''Resident Evil Origins'' world. That world will definitely have some disparity between what we gone through, but the grand state of affairs should be consistent��"


    Following that, Sheyan divulged out his experiences as Zi slowly listened. Eventually, Sheyan ended.


    "��therefore, you must be cautious and prudent. Just be careful."


    Zi couldn''t resist feeling rather moved, where Sheyan very smoothly seized her hands again and said.


    "I''m still left with 70,000 utility points, the consumption rate for utility points in a hidden world is tremendous. You should take some."


    She blushed again and struggled for a while before calming down and whispering.


    "Let go."


    ording to her temperament, she would''ve berated the other party long ago. Instead, her current rtionship with Sheyan was rather ambiguous, particrly inside the undergroundboratory of the Jurassic Park World. Back then, she was in despair where the opportunistic Sheyan stole a kiss. The two were locked in at first base intimacy. Of course, his tiny little movements now could easily break through Zi''s defenses.


    He once again released her hand and sincerely said.


    "Be careful, now that I''m not there with you, you must rely on your own wits."


    His words werefortably warm to her heart, yet her prideful self issued a difort. She red at Sheyan. Nobody else could say those words to her but only Sheyan could!


    At this moment, she remembered the previous world. His gentle conduct yet full of cards in his hands, tiding through hurdles with ease. When facing this man, he was indeed qualified.


    Reflecting on that, Sheyan abruptly asked something that had been engraved in her heart for a long time.


    "Our final situation in the previous world was extremely perilous. During then, I felt that you were giving your utmost. But if an unexpected mishap were to ur, could you still deal with it?"


    "Yes!" Sheyan bluntly dered.


    Her eyes shed with craftiness as she shook her head.


    "I don''t believe."


    Sheyan smiled faintly as he took a step forward, purposely positioning himself extremely close to Zi that with one additional move, she would be trapped in his embrace. Her face flushed with redness as she attempted to shove him away and chide him. Instead, Sheyan''s mouth was already beside her precious little ear.


    "ording to my deduction then, there was an incredibly minute probability of Skull and Zeus acting in tandem; one pressuring you from the front and the other pincering from the back, with the help of the teleportation portal. The final ace I left, was to deal with them."


    Upon hearing this, Zi momentarily forgot about his present impudent bearing. She asked curiously.


    "Your final ace? And what''s that?"

 Chapter 781: Delayed notification

    <h4>Chapter 781: Dyed notification</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    (Beginning of volume 11!!)


    Sheyan whispered lightly into Zi''s ear upon hearing her question.


    "My final ace is a secret, you absolutely cannot say it out."


    Zi scoffed.


    "Don''t tell me if you don''t trust me then."


    Although she said that casually, her countenance suggested a devastating cmity if Sheyan didn''t divulge.


    Under such circumstances, he earnestly answered.


    "My final ace is being able to breakthrough the 50 point boundary and bing a Reserve-duty Growth-Hunter anytime. However, that will utterly ruin my current ns. Once I transcend as a Reserve-duty Growth-Hunter, I dare not say I can defeat them both, but I can definitely dy them."


    As Sheyan''s warm breath brushed against her ear, Zi felt an unexinable feebleness. She blushed once again from such a foreign, unprecedented sensation and hastily retreated several steps back with aplicated expression. Then, she turned to leave, but after walking a few steps, she turned around and spoke with hesitation.


    "You take care too."


    Before they separated, Sheyan also gifted her the socket gem - ''Lionheart''. He then reunited back with Reef.


    Next, Sheyan inspected the properties of his dark-gold grade ne. That unknown ability still indicated ''? ? ? ?'', however, there were now new requirements of awaken it. To awaken this active ability, Sheyan needed to plunder three powerful souls as an offering.


    Moreover, a special instruction revealed minor differences in awakened ability based on the type of plundered souls. If one plundered the soul of a long-range/closebatant, the awakened ability will lean towards closebat. If one plundered the soul of a mage type, the awakened ability will lean towards a mage type ability. Hence, it was best to plunder souls of simr type creatures.


    In addition to that, a contestant''s soul was simrly equated as a powerful soul. Therefore, Sheyan reckoned that if he plundered the soul of a contestant, the ability would pertain towards contestant warfare.


    At this moment, Reef asked.


    "Boss, haven''t you noticed we have yet to receive the notification of our next world?"


    Sheyan nodded and replied.


    "Based on my conjecture, the realm should be evaluating me as a Reserve-duty Growth-Hunter now. Adding you, a Growth-Hunter, and only two members in our party, the difficulty of our next world should beparatively easy. Therefore, with the dy in notifying us of the next world, it is highly likely due to the world difficulty being easy."


    Reef nodded and inquired.


    "Why did you let Zi go? And didn''t even attempt to retain her?"


    Sheyan chortled and replied.


    "Because she will return. You probably told her about our present situation right?"


    Reef asked curiously.


    "How did you know?"


    Sheyan pensively replied.


    "A haughty woman like her possesses three reasons for leaving the party. First, she probably wishes to advance to the Awakener realm. Still, shecks confidence and does not wish to affect us. By leaving the party, her failure will go unnoticed by us."


    "Second, she knows I''ve reached the threshold of advancing as a Growth-Hunter, needing merely three attribute points to attain my goal. If she joins us, our mission difficulty would undoubtedly increase. By leaving, she hopes that we can breeze through the next world, letting me acquire three attribute points with ease before charging to the realms of Growth-Hunter at optimum state."


    "Third, I''m guessing she owes a debt to someone. She feels that she cannot contribute much to the party now and isn''t willing to ask for assistance. Thus, she wishes to repay her debt on her own, so don''t worry, she will naturally return after settling her affairs."


    Reef was enlightened and uttered.


    "I see, also boss, our harvest is pretty bountiful this time, how should we settle this?"


    Sheyan browsed through the stock-take, and realized the party storage was indeed abundant.


    ''+7 Chieftain''s Hobby'', ''Voldemort''s Allure'', ''Bioguard Rite'', ''Aberration Horcrux''����apart from those, the items were like glittering jewels that delighted the eye.


    ''Pandora''s Egg'', ''High-energy Crystal x1'', ''Soul Crystals'', ''A'' rank raw material ''Shadowdrill w''.


    If the trio did not learn the ''Flesh Explosion'' ability, Sheyan believed their reserves would be even wealthier.


    Of this array, Zi undoubtedly left behind the ''Bioguard Rite'' for Brother ck. Reef and Sheyan possessed the ''Life-link'' ability and didn''t care much for that equipment. Only the risky marksman, Brother ck, would require it to toy with his rivals.


    Furthermore, for the sake of warming Zi''s lonely heart, Sheyan had given away most of his utility points. Thus, he decided to earn some back now.


    Excluding him, Mogensha seeded in enhancing his dark-gold grade pants earlier. In contrast, Reef needed to satisfy the prerequisite advance ability ''w Weapon Mastery'' for his ''Steelw'' weapon.


    Although a ''w Weapon Mastery'' scroll wasn''t hard to learn, it was rather umon. Since returning to the realm, Reef failed to locate any seller and once again attempted to tour around.


    Meanwhile, Sheyan established a new stall in the marketce with an extravagant name.


    Massive Bleed Out!


    He primarily promoted the ''+7 Chieftain''s Hobby'', ''Voldemort''s Allure'', ''Aberrant Horcrux'' and the rank ''A'' raw material, ''Shadowdrill w''.


    One didn''t need to mention the exorbitant value of those articles. Anyone who could purchase them would definitely bleed out. Non-buyers would spread the news and crowd around the stall to look, which would naturally generate hype.


    Following that, Sheyan also disyed two ''Deathmarsh Greatcroc Soul (horcrux)''.


    Although the ''Aberrant Horcrux'' and the rank ''A'' raw material may not find capable buyers, the two lower grade horcrux were definite hot-sellers.


    Momentster, Sheyan first sold of a set of arrows he obtained in the Storm Trooper World, which was sold to a bow-wielding contestant for 5,000 utility points. Following that, he sold off one ''Deathmarsh Greatcroc Soul'' for 35,000 utility points.


    Meanwhile, Reef managed to find a stall selling a ''w Weapon Mastery'' scroll. As it turns out, this scroll was obtained after ying a contestant, so Reef directly reached level 5 from learning it. It was truly of exceptional quality.


    The seller was a Growth-Hunter that was about to venture into a dangerous world and urgently required battle enhancing items. Thus, after a long negotiation, Reef agreed to acquire the scroll in exchange for 30,000 utility points, a ''Deathmarsh Greatcroc Soul'', Magic Oilbalm (gained in the Caribbea Sea world and can be used 17 times), and a single ''Honorary medicine''.


    Nobody could tell who gained or loss from this transaction. Besides, w weapon types were rather umon. Meeting a patient buyer and purchasing it for 5-6 times the valuation was also possible. For a seller in urgent need, this was undoubtedly a good deal.


    Reef''sbat prowess was upgraded substantially after learning the ''lvl 5 w Weapon Mastery'' ability, earning a 10% damage boost when using w type weapons and increasing blood loss damages by 33%. Apart from that, his blocking chance was raised by 3%.


    Nheless, learning an advanced mastery ability burnt his pockets as well. Reef originally desired to enhance his shield and new weapon to +3. Yet when he saw the enhancing fee, he was utterly bbergasted. That was probably because the weapon was counted as extremely rare. Without the support from the party, an awkward situation of being able to procure a weapon but not capable of employing it would''ve urred.


    At this moment, nearing the timely entry into a nightmare world, Sheyan and Reef finally received the dyed nightmare realm notification.


    [ Present military rank: Major ]


    [ Silver Prestige Party: Party Ace ]


    [ Present party members: 1 Growth-Hunter, 1 contestant ]


    [ Determined next venturing world: Lord of the Rings ]


    [ Progress of world is hosted by party leader no.1018 and party members. Main features will be retained or substituted equally ]


    [ After calcting, main mission difficulty: B+ ]


    Upon realizing it was the Lord of the Rings world, both Sheyan and Reef exhibited rather odd expressions. Especially Reef, who nced at Sheyan with a look of amusement as he blurted out.


    "Luckily she left."


    Sheyan ignored Reef''s joke and mused after a while.


    "Our main mission difficulty is ''B+'' but why was the notification dyed?"


    Reef suggested.


    "Maybe the realm thinks we possess an overwhelming advantage to this world? Hence, thete notification is to prevent us from any preparations?"


    Sheyan nodded.


    "That is quite likely, still remember the arrangements we left before departing the world? To hide away those precious metals like mithril, and allow Melody to deliver them to an elder in Rivendell to elevate her status amongst the elves. Also, with her sacred identity as a twilight elf����hoh, looks like she did an exceptional job."


    Reef''s eyes instantly brightened.


    "That''s simply wonderful, boss."


    Sheyan smiled and nodded.


    "Indeed, if that is really true, our journey in the Lord of the Rings this time, will be fairly rxed and pleasant. However������it is hard to upgrade my ''ck Art Mix Technique'' anymore, and based on the current state of affairs, Saruman is definitely still an insurmountable and unchallengeable existence."

 Chapter 782: Treated as prisoners to prey

    <h4>Chapter 782: Treated as prisoners to prey</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Sheyan''s mood was far from calm upon realizing his next venture was the Lord of the Rings world.


    How could he forget the innocent and naive maiden Melody? How could he forget the colossus Ocean-freak Moria and its scene of epic tragedy.


    That was the first time since entering the nightmare realm he had fallen into such perilous state, being oppressed by such overwhelming difficulty and terrors all around!


    Unwilling to sumb to death, Sheyan surpassed his potential and umted sufficient experience in the world. Only with such foundations, did he manage to exploit the ''Resident Evil Origins'' world and acquire the ability of ''Pestilence Monarch''��


    As time trickled away, Sheyan and Reef prepared to enter the world transportation portals.


    While observing the rippling undtions of the radiating portal, many thoughts flooded Sheyan''s mind. Has Zi entered that nightmare world? How are Mogensha''s preparations going? Which world is the casualty inflicted Glory Party venturing into������


    While lost in his thoughts, Reef finally tugged him back to reality. The transportation portals had initiated for a long while, and the duo hastily trudged into the mid blue radiance of the portal.


    [ Commencing entry into nightmare world�� ]


    [ Initializing data���� ]


    [ Matching���� ]


    [ World selected. Initializing characters and world assimtion�� ]


    [ World begins���� ]


    [ Valinor, the undyingnds, beckon the elves to return ]


    [ The hesitation of a twilight elf ]


    [ Sauron''s might encroaches towards Middle-earth ]


    [ Magical rings enticing the souls of all ]


    [ The peace in imminent danger as weakness abounds ]


    [ Righteousness or evil ]


    [ Protection or destruction! ]


    [ It is your decision��]


    ********************************


    "Ahh what the hell, what''s with this treatment even in this low difficulty?"


    Sheyan and Reef awoke with a grievance.


    They soon discovered, they were pathetically tied to a cross.


    The cross was crudely chopped out with a hatchet and splinters pricked against Sheyan''s back. Any slight frictional movement released a throbbing pain. This cross was cumbersome, enduring and issued a distinct impression of filthiness.


    The surface of the cross was smeared with dried stains of ck or red, and it emitted a foul smelling stench; the stench of an umtion of blood, inducing a nauseating sensation to all.


    Judging from its characteristics, Sheyan quickly determined that this wasn''t link to any religious faction. After all, christians would never profane their sacred object.


    In truth, the first invention of the cross was to nail sinners to death����


    Reef wasn''t spared of this pathetic fate and his cross seemed to be much heavier.


    He was in a far more miserable state. A crude wooden bowl was ced atop a rock right beneath him, which was brimming with maggot infested organs��the stench fumigated into Reef''s nose. It was no wonder he looked incredibly vexxed.


    Behind Reef, was a wooden fence that was crafted in a style that was familiar to Sheyan.


    Crude wooden fences surrounded them with gruff branches constituting as a roof. This was essentially a spacious wooden canopy. The crude craftsmanship of this wooden canopy indeed left a distinct impression on viewers.


    By their sides, were five other identical cross. Two were empty while three had individuals tied to them.


    Sheyan noticed that those three individuals were still unconscious while Reef and himself had awoken first. This was probably rted to one''s physique. Without a doubt, this indicated that Reef''s resistive capabilities led his own by quite a distance.


    Reef angrily fumed when he noticed Sheyan waking.


    "What a surprise from the realm! An unprecedented surprise, I''ve never experienced such a crappy beginning before."


    Sheyan couldn''t help but chuckle.


    "Oh hoh, god''s servant shouldn''t say such filthy words."


    Reef angrily scoffed.


    "Boss, our priority now is escaping this terrible ce. Ahhhh! I''ve had enough of this stench. Ahhhh how infuriating!"


    Sheyan attempted to wrestle free but quickly realized he couldn''t. After a careful examination, he realized the vines and branches used to constrict him weren''t special at all. Evidently, they were being restricted by the realm and the official storyline hadn''t yetmenced.


    Sadly, the nauseous Reef could only ept the harsh reality��and endure in despair.


    "My buddy, do you still remember events the previous time we were here?" Sheyan asked Reef.


    Reef raised his brows and replied.


    "Being pursued, then imprisoned, and pursued again."


    Sheyan sighed.


    "I''m afraid our predicament is worse this time. Lower your head and look at that bowl in front of you."


    "Yes I''ve been looking at this sheet for the longest time." Reef sulked. "The next world we enter, do remind me to bring a bottle of cologne in my personal storage."


    Sheyanughed and replied.


    "That sheet isn''t the main point but its intended use. Think about it, if a knife were to carve down from your chest, that bowl is in a perfect spot to collect your dripping organs. Every droplet of your steamy blood juice will leak into that bowl, preventing any wastage."


    "So our worse treatment has been downgraded from being a prisoner, to a mere prey for the ughter?" Reef muttered with displeasure. "But whatever, even if those fools releases me at once and kneel for forgiveness, I will never cancel my notion of killing."


    "Gentlemen, your discussion has granted me great insights."


    All of a sudden, a calm voice drifted in. The person who spoke was another individual tied to a cross. He was wearing ck frame spectacles and had a moustache shaped like ''��''. He seemed rather cultured.


    "However, I don''t get who exactly intends to treat us as food?"


    "Orcs." Sheyan confirmed. "Orcs from the Misty Mountains."


    In this instant, a woman''s voice interrupted. She sounded rather gloomy and carried a hint of disdain. Her countenance was gloomy, pale and sinister looking, like a witch from the medieval age. She was tied to a cross nearest to the exit of the wooden canopy.


    "How do you know?"


    Sheyan nced at her and chuckled.


    "Do you see that heap of wheat there? To the orcs, that wheat known as Shamisi will turn into an exceptional delicacy, after rotting for half a day on moist ground. In terms of orc cuisine, that is akin to our ck pepper sauce on steak."


    Reef immediately protested sternly.


    "Damned, you''ve seeded in fuelling my intention to fast from beef for a year."


    At this moment, thest individual tied to a cross woke up. After surveying his surroundings, he directly yelled out with a hoarse voice.


    "Fool of a took! This their of mad wraiths, yea I must be dreaming. A fierce p to me and I shall awake with a yawn in Mister Wright''s carriage. A light smack of my horse whip, a littleter all, and the majestic Rivendell we reach!"


    Very evidently, this was a storyline character. Yet even though the storyline character had woken up, the contestants found themselves still constricted to the cross.


    Ten secondster, a diabolical freak cautiously crept in. As it tiptoed in, it nced around anxiously as though it was a little thief. It had some human features but its skin was contaminated with warts. A fresh wound could be seen on its shoulder where ck blood trickled down its light grey skin. The way it hobbled in indicated that this orc wasn''t very strong.


    The freak approached Reef and stealthily took a nce outside. Then, it stretched forth its hand towards Reef������no, the bowl in front of him and begun wolfing down the dposing, maggot-infestation organs.


    This orc''s conduct immediately thickened the foul stench of rot in the air.


    Reef''s expression instantly turned ashen as he summoned his humongous willpower to suppress the urge of vomiting.


    Soon after, a crowd of orcs came shoving in. They roared abuses at the food thief and begun beating him up. After a vicious round of beating, they red maliciously at the storyline character.


    By now, the storyline character was releasing shrilling screams. Under the pressure of immense fear, nobody could hear what he was yelling.


    The orcs then proceeded to light a bonfire in the wooden canopy. Then, they carried a shockingly massive pot that was filled with water.


    Indeed, like what Sheyan mentioned, they threw the shasimi seasoning wheat into the pan, before issuing evil sneers while salivating as they approached the storyline character.

 Chapter 783: Comrade

    <h4>Chapter 783: Comrade</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    At this point, Reef and Sheyan finally received a nightmare imprint notification.


    [ Do you wish to exchange 2 achievement points to regain your freedom? ]


    [ If storyline character Stableboy Pombo is in, you will find it hard to attain the trust and be a member of Wright''s Caravan. As a member, you will be granted the qualifications to enter freely into Rivendell ]


    Yet Sheyan and Reef bluntly selected ''No''!


    Who were they kidding. Even without being rted to Maiden Melody, their appearances were muddled with the elf captives from Rivendell. This brat was probably freed after Melody''s return.


    Though arrogant in nature, the elves were upright. Therefore, wanting to enter Rivendell wouldn''t be an issue, what would they waste two precious achievement points to do so.


    Following that, that gloomy witch-like woman red over and shouted with amanding tone.


    "Quick save him!"


    Sheyan ignored her. Reef looked as if he wanted to point a middle finger but was hindered by the vines. Hence, he bluntly scolded.


    "Shut up."


    Her face turned gloomier but regarding such temperamental individuals, Sheyan didn''t feel a single threat and didn''t ce her to heart.


    At this stage, he had a rough understanding of the basic sequence of the realm. Unless it was in a battlefield, it was best not to kill anyone recklessly. Nevertheless, if one were to spontaneously seek death, then Sheyan wouldn''t mind satisfying that desire.


    Observing Sheyan''s and Reef''s unmoving state, that cultured male also refrained from saving. Meanwhile, the lips of that gloomy female moved as though she was reciting a curse. Still, she chose not to take action and remained as a spectator.


    Thus��stable boy Pombo was in miserably by the orcs. Even his remains was profaned.


    After Pombo died, ''kacha'' sounds erupted from Reef''s cross and finally split into wooden fragments.


    Indeed, Reef had regained his mobility! Uponnding, a terrifying enormous silver w pierced out from his right arm!


    The nearest orc to Reef roared furiously and swung its stone hatchet down ferociously.


    Reef, however, didn''t opt to brandish his shield but merely blocked with his new silver storyline weapon, ''Steelw'', and easily parried the stone hatchet away.


    Amidst the sparks, Reef cleaved unceasingly as blood spurted out alongside the bitter howls of the orc.


    Meanwhile, Sheyan also escaped the fetters of the vines and inquired with amazement in the party channel.


    "Why aren''t you employing your shield����what new move is that?"


    Reefughed delightedly.


    "A characteristic of ''w Weapon Mastery'', granting me this special ability to employ my w with both hands to gain additional 30% damage. Moreover, I can swap to my shield anytime. Watching how you sh around with your saber, I did get rather envious."


    Sheyan shrugged his shoulders.


    "Indeed, every MT would secretly possess a heart to be a damage dealer. Try and restrain yourself man, oh right, where''s your old Centauri lightsaber?"


    Reef answered.


    "AK took it while you and Zi were in your own world. He wanted to upgrade his dark-gold grade ''Versace Boa Pants'' and purchase an addon. So his hands were rather tight."


    In this instant, another orc hurled a wooden spear towards Reef. Reef blocked and crashed backwards from that wooden spear. However, he immediately released a ''Shattering Cardiac Roar'' to the sky!


    After advancing to be a Growth-Hunter, the might of his ''Shattering Cardiac Roar'' became extremely effective on the orcs. The surrounding orcs staggered around as their movement speed plunged greatly.


    Following that, Reef roared and continued cleaving out streaks of blood with ''Steelw''.


    As Sheyan observed Reef, he felt that Reef was somewhat different��as though a humble knight was gradually transforming into a valiant siege knight. Both of them were the backbone of Party Ace, but aspared to the pious and stern knight he was in the past, this knew valiant siege knight seemed rather unbridled, feisty and ardent.


    "Probably Mogensha''s boldness to challenge the Growth-Hunter realm naked got to his head." Sheyan quickly captured Reef''s change. "Or perhaps, the education and culture he grew up with had all along suppressed his true nature, and now��his personality is truly awakening."


    All of a sudden, an orc shaman appeared at the doorway of the wooden canopy with a skull staff.


    His body oozed with dark energy and seemed like a mini boss type of character. The skull staff appeared crude, just a wooden pike impaling an orc skull, but upon closer inspection, the luster of the wood indicated it was still alive. The malevolent and vicious orc skull impressed a sense of despair.


    As the orc shaman chanted, one could feel clear arcane ripples around its skull staff.


    In this instant, that cultured male suddenly gestured a palm to the orc shaman. Instantly, its arcane ripples turned fuzzy.


    That was an extremely peculiar sensation, as though a peaceful running water was suddenly clogged and water spurted everywhere. The shaman''s arcane magic was instantly disrupted.


    Instead, that vicious orc shaman roared angrily and waved its bone staff towards the few other orcs!


    The orcs begun roaring sonorously as their eyes turned red. They then charged towards the four contestants unanimously.


    "Bloodlust spell? Sheyan mused and said. "Because its incantation spell was disrupted, the spell changed?"


    Concurrently, the cultured male stretched out his hand again towards an iing orc. That orc immediately altered its charging direction and fiercely collided into a fence.


    Kacha! The fence broke and naturally, the orc''s head bled.


    When the orc climbed back up, he casually ignored the cultured male and bolted towards Sheyan.


    "Eh? That guy''s ability is rather unique." Sheyan mused in his heart and said. "An illusion master?"


    Meanwhile, the roaring Reef just swiped his ''Steelw'' through the throat of an iing orc. Already riddled with wounds, it was pitifully beheaded by Reef''s vicious swipe!


    A pir of blood gushed into the sky and sprinkled down like a fountain. A headless orc body sprinted 7-8 meters before mming into a wooden fence and copsing to the ground.


    When the other orcs witnessed this scene, they didn''t flee but turned increasingly berserk as they rampaged in.


    Sheyan sliced off the left leg of an orc. However, before perishing, that orc wrapped Sheyan with its hairy arms and revealed its disgusting white teeth.


    Frankly speaking, Sheyan didn''t ce the strength of this orc in his eyes, still, he could sense a surge of deadliness from the orc.


    "Strange, it wouldn''t be weird if an Uruk-hai disyed such indomitable fighting spirit, but for an orc to be so tenacious, this is really thought-provoking." Sheyan pondered pensively.


    In this instant, that gloomy woman unleashed an abrupt scream. Following that, one could distinctly observe two pincering orcs suddenly being rooted on the ground with fear, as a doppelganger illusion with distorted faces floated out from their bodies! Shockingly, it appeared as though their souls were being scared out of their bodies.


    After being frightened out, the soul of one injured orc directly wafted out of its body and dissipated.


    Although the other soul return to its orc body, that orc stumbled backwards with ck blood streaming from its nose, ears and mouth. It was evidently severely wounded.


    The orc shaman was standing quite near and suffered some spillover effects, but being just at the edge of the scream''s range, it only received light damages.


    "Ah, the ''Witch howl'' ability." Reef spoke into the party channel. "This woman isn''t simple. A ''Witch howl'' ability is hailed as one of the earlier stage strongest area of effect damage ability. Aldaris suffered considerably by it before."


    Sheyan nodded and replied.


    "Yeah but I''m guessing she requires a chanting period to umte power to execute her scream. That is her fatal w and that illusion master''s disrupting ability can easily restrain her."


    The two chatted while fighting and very quickly eradicated the few orcs. Then, the proceeded to gang up on the bone staff wielding orc shaman.


    Since their previous experience in the Lord of the Rings world, Sheyan and Reef were now exceedingly clear on the attack patterns and weaknesses of orcs. With the expansion of both their prowess since then, ganging up on a mage type mini boss was no issue. Without employing his shield, Reef easily blocked off its attacks.


    Simultaneously, that illusion master assisted them as well. His attack style was unique where he carved out circles in the air with his finger. Then, the circles would unleash a light beam to strike the opponent.


    This illusion master''s attack power wasn''t that great but could actually burn some of the opponent''s mana. It was considered a rather splendid ability.


    In contrast, that gloomy woman coldly spectated by the side without any intentions of assisting.

 Chapter 784: Realm’s intention

    <h4>Chapter 784: Realm��s intention</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Under thebined assaults of the three contestants, the unlucky orc shaman''s vitality plunged swiftly. Besides, an orc shaman was still a shaman and couldn''t escape the fate of a brittle physique.


    When the orc shaman finally groaned and copsed, it dropped a silver shimmering key!


    Sheyan and Reef wasn''t expecting the orc shaman to drop anything. Moreover, a silver storyline grade key wasn''t extremely enticing to them anymore, hence, there was a dy in retrieving the key.


    Who knew, that gloomy woman, upon witnessing the silver shimmering key, quickly reached forth her wrinkled hand with a sparkle in her eyes. Unexpectedly, the silver key started flying towards her!


    "Eh?" Sheyan gasped in astonishment. He and Reef wasn''t expecting someone to dare extract a tooth from the tiger''s mouth.


    Fortunately, the flight of the silver key wasn''t fast. Sheyam immediately leaped up and snatched the silver key back.


    In response, the gloomy woman knitted her brows and hissed out.


    "Very good, very good."


    The cultured middle-aged male issued sullenly.


    "Yerna, you are no longer the party leader. If you don''t change your habits, you willnd yourself in trouble."


    Yerna red icily at Sheyan and Reef.


    "Mind your own business, Franklin."


    Reef was about to say something, but Sheyan had just summoned out a silver chest and reached in for a draw.


    He actually pulled out a silver glittering orc skull staff! Based on its exterior, that was shockingly the bone staff that belonged to the orc shaman.


    Sheyan was rather curious about the staff''s properties because it seemed rather outstanding; as though it didn''t belong to such a poverty-stricken mini boss.


    [ Muyogu Arm ]


    [ Type: Staff (relevant staff type ability will be enhanced) ]


    [ Origin: Any world with orc magic ]


    [ Rarity: Silver Storyline ]


    [ Material quality: Excellent ]


    [ Material: Chitin + Yellow hillwood + male unicorn fur + cursed blood + magic ]


    [ Addons: gem/crystal ]


    [ Weight: 3.4 kg ]


    [ Usage requirements: Intelligence 50 points, physique 20 points, spirit 50 points ]


    [ Durability: 7/7 ]


    [ Property: Intelligence and Spirit +5 ]


    [ Property: Physique and strength -1 ]


    [ Equipment position: Dual hand ]


    [ Ability: re - when wielder casts an ability, there is a chance of magic re where damage dealt to enemy is raised by 15%. Magic consumption also increases by 15% ]


    [ Ability: Bone Erosion - Magic force originating from the bone marrow of the staff will lower all of opponent''s resistance by 20%. However, wielder will be affected by the bone erosion and personal resistance falls by 10% ]


    [ Active ability: Magic Javelin - casting chant of 1.5 seconds, releases a magic javelin of 30 meters range. Deals a 1 second stun to the enemy and a 50% reduction in movement speed for 5 seconds after the stun ]


    [ Detail: Magic Javelin damage equivalent to intelligence x 6 ]


    [ Ability: Muyogu''s Soul - the individual who crafted this staff utilized several cruel methods to enve two innocent souls. When using the staff, there is a chance of being hypnotized by the two innocent souls for 5 minutes. Hypnosis is dispelled upon receiving damage ]


    [ Detail: Fortunately, the two innocent souls are extremely greedy. Therefore, during such emergencies, you can pay utility points to awake from hypnosis. (utility points fee = fixed 2,000 points + world difficulty evaluation (0-5,000) ]


    [ Description: Ensuring economic reserves is the first step to employing this magic staff ]


    To Sheyan and Reef, this weapon was merely pleasing to the eyes. Instead, it could be a marvelous addition to other individuals.


    Spectating the greedy glint in Yerna''s eyes, Reef sneered in his heart as he waited for her to proactively snatch. Sheyan naturally knew what Reef was thinking and chose to keep quiet.


    Nevertheless, Yerna was no idiot. When she noticed that both Sheyan and Reef were seemingly fearless, her heart was filled with doubts. Thus, the scene plunged into a certain awkwardness.


    Suddenly, shouts of battle drifted in from outside.


    Without a change in expression, Sheyan and Reef marched out where a scene instantly greeted them.


    As it turns out, this was a mountain depression filled with shrubs, underbrush, and some chopped treeying horizontally on the ground. The tree stumps appeared smooth and were probably treated as stools by the orcs.


    Still, the current scene permeated with a rotting stench and broken bones could be seen everywhere.


    The shouts came from the west, where loud sounds of metal collision could soon be identified.


    Plop! Plop! After a while, two sounds that resemble sandbags dropping resounded in. It was as though a creature was struck flying.


    Then came a morous crashing sound, which sounded like magic enhanced knight armour colliding. Following that, was a series of muffled echoes, as though someone was waving around a cumbersomerge tree.


    A secondter, the contestants watch as an orc, unknown if dead or alive, soared in with limbs waving before crashing down heavily. Its eyes ruptured hideously when itnded, and ck-maroonish blood streamed out from its eyes.


    When that dead oded, the remaining few orcs fled in horror. However,ssos flew in like venomous snakes and descended precisely onto the necks of two fleeing orcs, although the rest caught nothing. With a forceful tug, the two unlucky orcs bounced into the air like kites and were dragged back to the grass.


    Consecutively, a fine bronze truncheon carried an oppressive wind sound as it smacked in horizontally!


    This truncheon, though just a truncheon, actually resembled a mace. It smashed against the orc''s skull and bluntly mangled it like it was a watermelon.


    The person wielding then����drilled up from the grass.


    Indeed, drilled was the correct world.


    Because, this fierce male that could sweep through and massacre armies was barely 1.5 meters tall. He had arge red nose with a braided beard. His arm muscles were robust and his body seemed to develop horizontally instead. Still, he didn''t appearical and seemed firmly stable.


    Indeed, this was a dwarf. A dwarven warrior d in heavy armour and adept in using a dual-handed war mace!


    The dwarf scanned around and trudged towards the wooden canopy. He quickly discovered the head of stable boy Pombo, before clutching his face and sobbing spasmodically; as though his rtionship with Pombo wasn''t shallow.


    Momentster, others streamed in from all sides.


    A brief whileter, a male with golden curly hair who wore a ck velvet mantle emerged. He walked over withrge strides, as the sword scabbard clinked distinctly against the chain vest he wore.


    The dwarven warrior looked over and eximed with sorrow.


    "Mister Wright! We retrieved our goods but dear Pombo has been killed!"


    Wright sighed and replied.


    "Oh Segimli, go on and grieve, the lives of humans are short and death is an inevitable fact. Your uncle handed you to me so you can experience the joys and sorrows of life."


    Next, he gazed towards Sheyan and the others.


    "You travellers must have been abducted too? Winter is sooning to Misty Mountains, the orcs are recently growing bolder; abducting all races everywhere. We''re just retrieving the goods plundered by the orcs, ai����what ns do you have?"


    Franklin was the first to stroll forward, and pressed his hand to his chest before bowing.


    "Respected Mister Wright, I''ve nowhere to go, please retain me kind sir."


    Wright shook his head gently and replied.


    "My caravan fleet does notck numbers but we''re destined for Rivendell. The paradise merchants of middle-earth, their banquet requires our supplies. I can bring you to the outskirts of Rivendell, I believe you can find a caravan in need of workers there."


    Without a doubt, rescuing stable boy Pombo was akin to a free entry to Rivendell via Wright''s caravan group. If one chose not to rescue, then one could only reach the outskirts of Rivendell where a sequence of mission awaits, and entry would only be given after missionpletion.


    Franklin bowed and responded.


    "My gratitude for your kindness."


    Following that, Yerna also joined in to follow the caravan.


    Just when Wright was about to ask Sheyan and Reef, a group of humans arrived. This group clearlyprised of contestants, and seemed like a party albeit looking like a rather disorderly and messy one.


    Observing this situation, Sheyan immediately whispered into the party channel.


    "I just realized the realm''s intention for us with this world''s arrangement. Do you still remember how we first met? Likewise, we are left with two of us for this world, and therefore, triggered a certain secret condition. Once the world begun, it allocated parties with scattered contestants, or soloist without any parties. The realm intends for us to replenish our members!"


    Reef contemted and answered.


    "That does sounds possible, but why were we imprisoned right after entering this world? That is extremely strange."

 Chapter 785: Boiled Oceanfreak Moria’s egg

    <h4>Chapter 785: Boiled Oceanfreak Moria��s egg</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Honestly speaking, Reef truly hadn''t experienced being imprisoned upon waking up into a new world.


    If it was truly to replenish party members, then everyone should be congregated together right from the beginning; just like what happened in the Starship Trooper World. That should be followed by a mission that requires everyone to make a concerted effort, a crisis that forces them to fight shoulder to shoulder. In this manner, sessful survivors could be officially bonded through victory.


    This was indeed the normal growth model of establishing a party.


    Yet this current predicament was incredibly peculiar. Nevertheless, they could confirm that Yerna was definitely an ex-party leader, which exins her imposing bearing. Of course, viewing her performance, she was undoubtedly not an outstanding party leader. Therefore, she was tossed back to the start after a certain failure.


    "Could it be the realm is only willing for us to replenish two members? Or choosing one between both Franklin or Yerna?" Reef asked bewilderedly.


    Sheyan pondered a little and replied.


    "Not so far-fetched. Based on your exnation, there can only be one exnation - our party isn''t the only one needing to replenish members! Other parties aren''t as formidable as us, therefore they cannotpete under a fair ying ground. Without a doubt, the realm granted them some privileges; allowing them to act first and establish a certain interaction and trust, which will lead to rtionships being formed before sessfully assimting as one party. Still, that is temporary. Don''t think too much they aren''t that big of a threat to us. There is one other point though that I don''t understand."


    Reef inquired.


    "Which point?"


    Sheyan furrowed his brows and answered.


    "Logically speaking based on our previous experience in this world, we should be able to enter the elf kingdom of Rivendell with ease. Yet the realm still arranged a chance to rescue stable boy Pombo with achievement points, in exchange for enrolling into Mister Wright''s caravan. It is as though entering Rivendell is absolutely necessary. On the contrary, if we didn''t have the luxury of choice, then wouldn''t we be disadvantaged when shing with other parties?"


    After listening, Reef added on.


    "Discarding all other elements, just speaking theoretically; ording to your statement, there is only one possibility - if we don''t join Wright''s caravan, we cannot enter Rivendell!"


    Sheyan squinted his eyes and concluded.


    "Correct. That is the only exnation, but if that is true, I can''t think of the reasoning behind that."


    While the duo were discussing, Mister Wright finally noticed them.


    "The both of you can follow my caravan to Rivendell as well. Otherwise, best of luck to your journey ahead."


    Following that, this dashing and heroic male hopped onto a mighty ck horse and raised his sword while proiming.


    "Gentlemen! Just 14 leagues to home, Rivendell''s fortune awaits us all! I hope to see the elven''s enchanted ribbons fluttering beneath the oaks before dusk!"


    (TL: 1 league is about 3 miles in Lord of the Rings)


    The caravan members lifted their weapons up in unison and cheered beforemencing their journey forward.


    At this moment, Sheyan and Reef simultaneously received the notifications.


    [ Time: Third Age, year 3000 (1 year before the Lord of the Rings trilogy) ]


    [ Location: Middle-Earth, Misty Mountains ]


    [ Setting: Lord of the Rings ]


    [ Difficulty: B+ (dangerous) ]


    [ Pain limitation: 50% ]


    [ Individual capability bonus: 0% ]


    [ Present setting exploration rate: 8.13% ]


    [ Setting description: Setting is free world setting ]


    [ You automatically grasp the relevantnguage. Able to interact freely with characters of this world, and erased upon leaving this world ]


    [ Your appearance/identity have been settled; restored upon returning to the real world. You can alsomence modifications within the nightmare realm. For any doubts, voice the relevant queries to the nightmare imprint; if your scope of authority is adequate, you will receive an answer ]


    [ Party Ace: This is your second time entering this world, you will retain interpersonal rtionships with certain characters. Therefore, before obtaining any reputation, your identity and status will also be acknowledged. Please receive the articles deposited in this world ]


    [ Detail: You received an unknown object - Scorched Ocean Moria''s Egg ]


    [ Detail: You received 3 tinum coins and 17 copper (note: 1 tinum coin = 1000 silver coins) ]


    [ Detail: Crucial rtionships with storyline characters: Twilight Elf Melody (intimate), Saruman (hostile), Uruk-hai Lurtz (nemesis) ]


    [ Detail: ''Intimate'' is a special rtionship. Normally developed with the opposite sex but not excluding the possibility of same sex. Under normal times, it will be determined with the simr effects as ''Worshipped'' ]


    **********************


    "Eh?" Sheyan eximed. "Scorched Oceanfreak Moria''s Egg? When did we obtain this?"


    The tinum coins were plundered from Saruman''s wizard tower previously. However, that ''Scorched Oceanfreak Moria''s Egg'' was extremely surprising. Reef was astonished as well.


    Back then, with them both working together, Reef was the one that carried the ''Oceanfreak Moria''s Eggs'' away. Never did he expect, when he couldn''t bring all back, the realm had forcibly retained one.


    Sheyan hastily investigated and was immediately enlightened on the reason of its retainment.


    [ Item: Scorched Oceanfreak Moria''s Egg ]


    [ Type: Special item ]


    [ Origin: When the raging Balrog was injured, a drop of blood sprinkled onto this miserable ''Oceanfreak Moria''s Egg''. Therefore, although it seemed that nothing odd happened on the exterior, the balrog''s blood has fused into the egg and given birth to a miraculous variation����alright, the series of alchemy involved isplex, just know that it is now boiled and ripened ]


    [ Consuming: Grants immunity to fire or water element damage for 100 seconds. This effect is ineffective towards contestants'' attacks ]


    [ Warning: If eaten multiple times during a short period, the consequence is having boiled innards ]


    [ Detail: The egg isrge and can be eaten for ten times. Based on its special characteristics, it is unable to be brought out from this world ]


    ********************


    Momentster, Sheyan and Reef received more notifications.


    [ Party Ace received a main mission: Choice ]


    [ Completion deadline: 30 days ]


    [ Mission summary: As the final decisive war dawns on both light and darkness, choose to support the Middle-Earth Alliance or the Dark Lord ]


    [ Mission objective: Within 30 days, gain relevant qualifications and arrive at the destination of The Prancing Pony in the Vige of Bree OR Gabilshath?r, the Dwarven Outpost in the outskirts of Angmar ]


    [ Mission note: Acquire fate points by killing storyline characters of the Middle-earth Alliance or followers of the Dark Lord, orplete relevant missions. After umting 1,000 fate points, you will receive the relevant qualifications ]


    [ Main mission failure: You will be immediately transported back to the nightmare realm and be deducted 50,000 utility points ]


    [ Note: You can aplish the following milestones in this world ]


    [ Elegant Demeanor: Attain an ''Amicable'' rtionship with all of The Fellowship members ]


    [ Schr: Read the three books -" Existence of Light Magic ", " Fury of Apparitions "and" The Source of Nature ]


    [ Please explore and discover other milestones on your own ]


    ************************************


    Viewing the main mission contents, Reef wondered out loud.


    "Why not reputation but changed to this damned fate points instead?"


    Sheyan replied calmly.


    "I''m guessing it is to create an even starting line for everyone. Besides, in the movie, the White Wizard Saruman was initially the mainstay of the Middle-Earth alliance but was corrupted by Sauron. Therefore, history between the alliance and the dark lord has lost its credibility, and uncovering hidden truths is a suitable reasoning."


    Meanwhile, as the caravan group continued their advance, the other contestant party begun expansion ns; sending a delegate to attempt interactions with Franklin.


    On the other hand, Sheyan was pondering over the banquet that Mister Wright mentioned. A faint ominous premonition was currently welling up in his heart.


    After pondering, he marched towards the middle of the caravan group.


    However, 50 meters away from Mister Wright, a sharpnce pointed to Sheyan''s throat.


    In reality, the caravan also harbored great vignce towards these unnamed humans.


    "Halt, human. Take one more step and you shall know the incisiveness of ance sharpened by Mister Nedved."


    Sheyan unfolded his arms and implored.


    "I only wish to consult with Mister Wright."


    "Run along." The one pointing ance at Sheyan was a tall and skinny male. "Mister Wright isn''t free."


    Sheyan wanted to convince him but s, one of the two great prerequisites of doing so was charm, followed by power. Sadly, Sheyan didn''t possess either right now. Hence, 5 secondster, morences came pointed towards him.


    "Fine fine, I''ll leave." Sheyan shrugged his shoulders helplessly.


    He then noticed that dwarf warrior in heavy armour. The dwarf was still carrying his massive war mace as he stared over vigntly.


    Sheyan''s heart was stirred as he recalled a hobby of the dwarves. He then strolled over to strike up a conversation.


    "Mister Segimli?"

 Chapter 786: Occupying both heart and flesh

    <h4>Chapter 786: upying both heart and flesh</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Without a doubt, the dwarf felt indignant towards Sheyan because of stable boy Pombo''s death. Nevertheless, the dwarf maintained some courtesy to nce at Sheyan while disying his disdain with silence.


    Sheyan remained silent as well and fished out his ''Endless Spirited Vodka'' for a drink. The rich alcoholic aroma prompted Segimli to gulp down his saliva.


    Sheyan then directly offered him a ss����


    In the face of such enticement, Segimli reached out his hand without portraying any resistance. It was akin to most readers being incapable of resisting to ravage R Misaki after seeing her melons��


    Thus, the following affair was smoothened out.


    Sheyan quickly found out that Segimli was ''merely'' 131 years old. Indeed, just 131 years old. Besides, a dwarf''s typical lifespan was 800 years����


    In human context, Segimli was akin to a 13 or 14 year old adolescent. As such, his uncle entrusted Segimli to Mister Wright to show him the system of the world, rather than allowing his nephew to idle at home while watching ''adult videos''.


    That was the reason for Segimli''s appearance in this caravan group.


    Although the rtionship between elves and dwarves wasn''t excellent, it was precisely that both groups paid closer attention to each other. Just like the poor rtionship between China and Japan, therefore many males during the eighties and nies paid special attention and warmly received Sora Aoi into their culture.


    Hence, Sheyan attained information on something he desired.


    Information of that celebration banquet.


    The banquet was called - The Returning Feast.


    Known as ''The Last Homely House East of the Sea'', where else could elves of Rivendell possibly return to?


    Naturally, the holynd for the elves - The Undying Lands, Valinor. It was thend across the sea, a paradise yearned for by everyone.


    Why hadn''t they left earlier? Because only twilight elves knew the passage back to the Undying Lands. Recently, a twilight elf cultivated to unprecedented heights and awakened the method of returning to the Undying Lands��after this banquet, some of the Rivendell elves would immediately set out on a journey.


    Sheyan''s vision darkened upon hearing that and felt as though he had dropped a boulder on his own feet. He now understood why the realm offered him the opportunity to join Mister Wright''s caravan with achievement points.


    Evidently, after Maiden Melody''s awakening as a twilight elf and being ''piak piak piak'' by him, the elder elves must have realized something. Given her naturally gullible personality, she would''vee cleanpletely. Therefore, to the elves, he was undoubtedly a sinner who had profaned a twilight elf!


    Oh, the elven punishment for sinners was pinning to a tree with an arrow.


    Sheyan suddenly recalled people in the movies being served the death penalty of being shot and couldn''t help but shivered a little��


    Thus right now, wanting to enter Rivendell while walking through a bed of roses����that was simply a fantasy.


    Sheyan sighed and located Reef before divulging this news. In response, Reef offered a bleak smile.


    "Boss, why not scrape the idea of visiting Rivendell. Besides, the main mission didn''t say we must go there."


    Sheyan replied with a low voice.


    "Impossible."


    Reef persuaded earnestly.


    "You still n to abduct Melody? Not possible anymore. That time, she justpleted hering of age ceremony and was merely a 14-15 year teen, being seduced by your scheming words. Perhaps you upied her heart then, but the years are sufficient for her to gain wisdom."


    Sheyan refuted harshly.


    "This daddy upied both her heart and flesh then!"


    Reef was momentarily stunned, his gaze that of envy and jealousy. In truth, Sheyan had never treated Maiden Melody as just a one night stand. After all, doing so was akin to feeling guilt for swindling a minor.


    After a brief while, Reef responded with malicious intent.


    "Hey, seems like your rtionship with Zi isn''t normal too, I wonder how she will react to your words?"


    Sheyan felt rather smug upon hearing those words, but at this moment, the young dwarf Segimli marched over.


    Observing the dwarf''s thirsting expression, Sheyan knew what he wanted and fished out his ''Endless Spirited Vodka'' to the dwarf.


    With eyes brimming with tears and excitement, Segimli gulped down the wonder ''Endless Spirited Vodka''. The reason why storyline characters loved this drink so much, was most likely due to its life regeneration property. It was equivalently to infusing them with hidden vitality.


    The young dwarf downed the ss and appeared unwilling to leave. He suddenly spoke in a low muffled voice.


    "My Uncle Sandvik just called you a bragger!"


    Sheyan squinted his eyes and asked.


    "When did I brag?"


    The dwarf gazed at Sheyan with a straightforward and honest look.


    "The terms you mentioned; Brandy, whisky, vodka, champagne, sparkling wine����there aren''t such terms in the whole of Middle-Earth!"


    Sheyan replied spitefully.


    "Which one is your Uncle Sandvik? Oh, the one that wrapped his head? I can tell he must be a puritan, probably never encountered other fine drinks except ale and wine in his lifetime."


    The young dwarf fumed.


    "Don''t you nder my Uncle Sandvik, he is the wisest amongst the caravan group."


    Sheyan shrugged his shoulders and replied.


    "Am I wrong? Young one, what if I can verify my words?"


    The dwarf''s simple mind couldn''t process this after being served with such a question. The dwarf brandished his cumbersome but fierce-looking warmace, and looked as though he wanted to scratch his own head with it.


    "Then tell me what you want."


    Sheyan was satisfied with that answer and immediately wielded his ''Alcohol Master'' title before prompting the confused dwarf.


    "The One bestowed me this honored de for my drinking endeavors across middle-east. You shouldn''t think this is false, heard of the great Seaman before aye?"


    Segimli immediately shook his head listlessly while feeling embarrassed, and nodded again. Sheyan searched through the party storage and managed to locate an ordinary rum from the Caribbean Sea World. He then retrieved it and passed the bottle to Segimli.


    "Mister Segimli you have learned a new truth in life. The words of foreigners may be false, but the drink swirling in your belly cannot lie."


    "Oh, what a splendid saying!" The dwarf gulped down mouthfuls of rum and got excited from the alcohol coursing through his body. "Indeed, the drink swirling in my belly can''t lie!"


    Sheyan''s eyes shed and continued.


    "Therefore, you must bring my friend and I into Rivendell."


    "Surely!" The young Segimli wiped his beard and huped.


    "Maybe Uncle Wright won''t admit you humans, but my father knows many caravan lords of Middle-Earth! The caravan lords favors the weapon masterpieces forged by us dwarves, and there will surely be several caravan groups outside Rivendell. My friend, your wish is easy to fulfill."


    Meanwhile, Sheyan also noticed the other contestants moving into action as well. Some appeared zealous as though they had epted a mission from Caravan lord Wright, or perhaps, their main mission was rted to the caravan group.


    However, Sheyan wasn''t cing much emphasis on his main mission.


    After travelling for another half an hour, the caravan group halted to rest atop a hill.


    From here, one could already spectate the glorious beauty of Rivendell from afar. Layers of valleysplementing the vast sceneries of white stone and greenery shade.


    Following that, the caravan would traverse through those valleys without resting until they arrived.


    While gazing into the distant Rivendell, Sheyan noticed a contestant strolling over to converse with Reef. Reef didn''t appear to say much but merely shook his head constantly.


    When Sheyan walked over, that contestant was already speaking with a displeased countenance.


    "Since you reject our kind intentions, then we shan''t force it. Anyway, I heard you guys obtained a silver storyline grade magic staff?"


    Sheyan interrupted.


    "And so?"


    That contestant answered with thick-skin.


    "My party has a member that is coincidentally in need of a magic staff. I wish you will sell it yo us."


    Sheyan chuckled and replied.


    "Sell? No problem, as long as you guys can afford it."


    That contestant replied.


    "5,000 utility points. This is very generous already, you won''t lose out at all."


    Sheyanughed heartily and bluntly scoffed.


    "Scram!"


    That contestant''s expression immediately soured as he answered with a gloomy tone.


    "Fine, very good. From now, even if you wish for us to buy, we will not."


    At this moment, the situation crescendoed as four other contestants begun pressing in. They had actually been discretely forming a circle to wrap around Sheyan and Reef.


    Moreover, that ex-party leader, Yerna, was amongst them and red with a look of mockery.

 Chapter 787: The appearance of the Elves

    <h4>Chapter 787: The appearance of the Elves</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    In this instant, Sheyan abruptly waved to a dwarf who was curiously looking over. Immediately, Segimli sprinted over morously in his full armor while brandishing that incredibly crude warmace.


    Those five contestants were instantly shocked. They imagined Sheyan''s capability to be so great, he could actually hire an irond dwarf. While feeling that trouble was brooding, they soon heard Sheyan callously asking.


    "Would you mind if I ughter these brats?"


    The dwarf replied bluntly.


    "Why would I care, I am only concerned with safeguarding the caravan''s goods. I swore an oath to Mahal I would keep these goods safe, but, that includes Mister Pombo as well����"


    The dwarf became slightly disheartened upon remembering that and his eyes reddened. Droplets of tears soon trickled down.


    At this moment, Sheyan bolted forth like a ferocious leopard. He had directly activated ''Horn Rage'' and was charging towards Yerna!


    Sheyan''s sudden impetuspletely eclipsed the contestants'' expectations. Nevertheless, they regained their senses a secondter and attacked unanimously. Two contestants fired off wildly with their submachine guns, as the bullets created a parade of sparks upon raining in. They had no idea that such low-damage-high-frequency assaults were Sheyan''s favourite.


    Still, one of them was a Growth-Hunter and sprinted towards Yerna after observing Sheyan''s ''Horn Rage'' ability. Right before Sheyan collided into Yerna, that Growth-Hunter roared and lifted both arms. Unexpectedly, Sheyan was thrown to the ground after his umted momentum crashed into his target.


    Meanwhile, Reef had also activated ''Courage'' and arrived a split second behind Sheyan. After all, both ''Horn Rage'' and ''Courage'' were maximum speed abilities, with the only difference being employed on foes or allies.


    Reef didn''t wield his dark-gold shield when he arrived, but opted to release a ''Shattering Cardiac Roar'' first. He then forcibly endured the strength-type Growth-Hunter''s elbow thrust against Sheyan, while simultaneously cleaving down onto the wretched Yerna with ''Steelw''.


    Just like how the duo felt distaste for the wretched Yerna, she simrly disliked them to the utmost. Yet after recovering from the stunning duration of ''Horn Rage'', she was instantly struck with ''Shattering Cardiac Roar'' and failed to escape in time.


    For her to break free, she would have to consume an ''effect-immunity'' medicine, item or cast an ability. Instead, she thought too highly of herself and yelled while coating a dark-blue light screen around herself. It was indeed a high rank ''Magic Shield'' that could absorb damage with MP while unleashing her ''Witch''s Howl''.


    Concurrently, Reef exerted more strength as he activated the ''Aberration'' ability of ''Steelw''.


    In this split second, a sinister dinosaur w of Hammond''s son appeared and brutally wed down onto Yerna. It utterly ignored her ''Magic Shield'' and tore out a massive chunk of flesh from her shoulder.


    Yerna screamed miserably in response as Reef''s strike carried a terrifying 97 points of true damage. In addition to the w''s basic damage and blood loss damages, the resulting oue skyrocketed to a horrifying figure.


    At this moment, Sheyan recovered from his stun and pressed forward silently after brandishing ''+7 West''.


    Yerna finally panicked and though she looked down on Sheyan''s dark-blue grade weapon, her other opponent''s assault that could negate her shield was too frightening. Feeling immense heartache, she quickly consumed a medicine to dispel her of the speed decline effect from ''Shattering Cardiac Roar''.


    Yet in this instant, Reef towered over her with a phantom of an arrogant, herculean centaur behind him. He mercilessly stomped down and crushed Yerna to the ground, while disrupting her chanting activation of ''Witch''s Howl''.


    Indeed, this was the ability of Reef''s ''Siege Hooves'' - ''Trampling Hooves''!


    After being bombarded by the bullets previously, Sheyan''s body jolted with electric blue currents; signalling the long activation of his ''Zergling Rush'' ability. Sparing no courtesy, Sheyan pounced forward and released three vicious sh against Yerna.


    Blood sshed wildly as the three des shed in. Following that, the haughty Yerna''s eyes shed with fear as she screamed miserably.


    Just as Reef was about to cleave down again, Yerna rolled aside and escaped the fetters of his ''Trampling Hooves''. Her body irradiated with the glow of consuming an ''Honorary Medicine''.


    In spite of that, Sheyan pulled out ''Ambition'' and sted her head with a stun, as the duo charged in for the ughter.


    Yet at this moment, an iparably shrilling sound pierced in. Seven emerald arrows vaulted through the sky andnded in the faces of the battling contestants.


    One could observe these exquisite arrowtails were hollow, which created that shrilling hiss when speeding through the air.


    Closely after, a squad of elves trudged out from the nearby forest and announced with a cold and aloof voice.


    "Humans, cease your meaningless battle. The joyous feast of Rivendell will not be sullied by your filthy blood! There will not be a second warning."


    The contestants who were new to this world were naturally astonished, and obediently submitted to this mysterious and noble race called elves.


    However, to Sheyan and Reef who had interacted with elves many times in the past, they long discarded the notion of worshipping this mysterious race. Oh, Sheyan had even wretchedly tore of Maiden Melody''s straw skirt in the past����


    Still, the main reason the halted their assaults as well, was the horrified expressions of the caravan group. After all, the caravan group had business dealings with the elf! Evidently, they would react harshly against anyone who dared to act blindly without thinking.


    "Humans! What are your purposes here in Rivendell?" An elf adorned in green branch ornaments strolled out and issued icily.


    Mister Wright then walked forward while holding a cane.


    This cane didn''t appear different from other canes in Middle-earth. The only difference was a verdant leaf at the top of the cane. This cane was clearly crafted with polished dead wood, yet a green leaf was growing from it on top.


    Mister Wright got off his horse and greeted politely.


    "I am acquainted with the noble Glorifindel. This is the keepsake he bestowed unto me, inviting me to visit Rivendell."


    Glorfindel was simrly a twilight elf whose legend could beparable even to the likes of Gandalf. After his death, he was re-embodied by the Vr to act as an emissary, and can no longer recall the journey back to the Undying Lands.


    Strictly speaking, he was presently the third most important figure of Rivendell, an exalted elder worthy of inviting personal guests.


    For Mister Wright to be able to interact with such a figure, his backing was inevitably extraordinary. No wonder the realm utilized him for this storyline.


    When the chief elf patroller noticed the mediocre yet mystical cane, he hastily rushed forward and knelt to receive it with both hands. His bearing was exceptionally humble.


    A mild green brilliance exuded out of his palms, as the cane reacted clearly with green radiance by the incitement of nature energy. The brilliance scattered in speckles towards the clouds in meticulous fashion.


    Soon after, that chief elf patroller returned the cane to Mister wright with great reverence and bowed deeply.


    "Respected Mister Wright, are you inmand of these humans?"


    Wright mounted his horse and announced in a gentle and civilized manner.


    "These are my gift for the noble Glorfindel. I have yet to grasp powerful space magic and can only carry this gift crudely and traverse leagues of danger to arrive at Rivendell."


    At this moment, the young dwarf returned to Sheyan''s side for another drink. When he heard Mister Wright, his eyes widened with shock and asked.


    "Gift? Hasn''t Mister Wright been saying these were our goods that can be exchanged for a great fortune?"


    Sheyan sighed and and added with a resentful tone.


    "Mister Segimli, this is how business is conducted amongst the upper echelons of the world. Ponder over it, the prideful elves will surely exchange treasures of equivalent value after receiving these ''so-called'' gifts. How wonderfully prestigious are artifacts crafted by elves in all of Middle-Earth����that is a gain of several folds. Most crucially, this season has created the ripe opportunity for a bountiful harvest��"


    The young dwarf was immersed by Sheyan''s words and continued to disy great thirst for knowledge.


    "Forgive me, brother Seaman. Why this season?"


    Sheyan sighed and answered.


    "Most of the elves of Rivendell are preparing to depart for the Undying Lands. Ponder again, what will you do when migrating?"


    Segimli caressed his beard with an earnest expression.


    "I don''t migrate, brother Seaman. The mines are the best. The dry underground and clean dust can harden my skin greatly."

 Chapter 788: Society of Green Hats

    <h4>Chapter 788: Society of Green Hats</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    The young dwarf''s honest reply caused Sheyan to be slightly stumped.


    "��what an ingenious answer. Fine, since most of the elves are departing, they will naturally avoid carrying excessively heavy or brittle objects. With many cordial friends sending off now, they naturally wouldn''t mind giving away such objects. Putting it simply, putting in a little and getting much out, understood?"


    "No but I will remember that." Segimli earnestly replied. "Your expression tells me you are correct."


    "Segimli truly knows how to tter." Sheyan rolled his eyes. "Oh, an elf is approaching us. It must be because of you, after all, elves and dwarves don''t see eye to eye."


    There was a long history of grievances between the elves and dwarves of Middle-earth. In simple terms, the Dwarves of Nogrod were famous for the craftsmanship of their weapons. Thingol, an elf king, requested Dwarven smiths to set a Silmaril (brilliant jewel) into a ne. Enthralled by its beauty and greedy for the Silmaril, the Dwarves demanded the ne insisting that as dwarf work it belonged to them. However, the elf king rejected them��driven mad by gold-lust, they murdered Thingol and stole the ne and the stone, igniting the bitter rivalry between Dwarves and Elves. Nevertheless, under Sauron''s pressure from the recent centuries, the conflict between two races lessened; resulting in Legs and Gimli being able to work together in the Fellowship of the Ring.


    However, Sheyan''s guess was wrong. This elf was middle-aged and seemed to know magic. He inspected Sheyan suspiciously and proimed.


    "Human, I can sense a blood-thirsty auraing from you."


    Sheyanughed and replied nonchntly.


    "Oh mystic elf, this human has been a butcher since fourteen."


    Several other elves who were curiously ncing over frowned in distates towards Sheyan''s statement. Instead, the middle-aged elf frowned and said.


    "I''ve encountered many asions of such blood-thirsty aura. Many from orcs of Misty Mountains who are sealed underneath the great tree, and frequently from Uruk-hais as well. Yet I can''t exin your aura, it contains hints of nature!"


    Speaking till here, the elf wizard''s eyes turned hazy. He shut his eyes and looked towards the sky with a seemingly bewitched infatuation.


    "Unprecedented����such a sensation. The taste of blood reaching deep into my mind like a tentacle, drilling into my senses like a terrifyingwork of massive roots. I should be feeling agony, yet it feels like a vast sea, a raging whirlpool in the vast sea����"


    The elves were creatures of senses. Advocators of graceful arts, the elves could hear theughs and cries of mncholic souls.


    As such, the spectators didn''t feel particrly strange when this elf raised both arms to the sky in seemingly intoxicated fashion.


    Still, when they heard this middle-aged elf wizard''s statement, the other elves circled in and attempted to probe with their magic senses as well.


    It was no wonder the middle-aged elf wizard was lost in his senses. The ''Stairway of the Sun'' was an incredibly peculiar existence which contained the characteristics of nature. Yet, it also possessed the savage ferocity of bests, a hegemony of viruses.


    Sheyan was extremely puzzled as well. The ''Stairway of the Sun'' was well hidden inside his body. Logically speaking, unless he gone through some sort of x-ray ability, it would be hard to fathom the alien specimen in his body.


    Still, whenever Sheyan participated in a battle, his virus ability would be unleashed. Yet even though he released and sealed it, that elf could unexpectedly sense it with merely 10 short seconds. It appears that elves were truly the gifted species of nature.


    Nevertheless, Sheyan''s ''Pestilence Monarch'' ability was exceptional. An evolvable rank 9 ability, given an ''S'' rank evaluation. Although Sheyan only reached the second tier of branch abilities, other forms of ability shouldn''t be able to perceive it as long as Sheyan refrained from activating the ability.


    After several futile attempts, the elves dispersed resentfully. Only that middle-aged elf wizard continued to steal dissecting nces at Sheyan, feeling extremely uneasy about him.


    Under the guidance of this elf squad, the caravan group advanced swiftly and reached the outskirts of Rivendell.


    The trees of this vicinity were all infused with nature magic by the elves. They were verdant and lush, surrounded by luscious vegetation and mystifying shades. Green grass coated the ground like a soft mattress that water could simply flow freely along it. White pebbles formed a tiny alley that was iparably clean and untainted by even a speck of dust.


    Sheyan was rather intrigued. With the numerous caravan groups arriving in Rivendell, how could they still preserve such pristine cleanliness of the ce?


    Thus, he purposely slowed his footsteps and observed a carriage horse of a caravan group. Not too longter, a horse that chewed a mouthful of dew grass, loosened its asshole and painted the clean verdant environment with a think inky drop.


    Following that, the most astonishing scene happened.


    Manyrge dung beetles bore out from all corners of the luscious grass and elerated to the horse manure to clean it. Once again, that purely white pebble alley became untarnished. Moreover, the dirt and soil left behind by horse hooves were carried off by poptions of ants. The level of magic here was truly mind-blowing.


    The constructs of Rivendell sat atop a mountain valley, with two arduously steep cliffs by the side. Pine trees and emerald vines thrived and spring waters flowed down splendidly. Waterfalls fell like white jades hanging down lofty mountain ranges. One could gaze upon the distant snowy mountain peaks and feel a sense of myriad phenomenons.


    Beneath the majestic sceneries, beautiful and impressive elven buildings popted the mountain valley. The structures of buildings were gentle and exuded a noble sense of royalty, while maintaining the purity of elves. Spring fountains and white pebbles filled the ce, while the air carried a distinct fragrance. This was truly the unparalleled elf kingdom, Rivendell.


    Of course, the caravan group was prohibited from entering the interior of Rivendell. The excrement of multitudes of cattles and horses would cause the elves to scratch their heads in anger.


    Wright''s Caravan traversed through the waist of a mountain that could overlook Rivendell. After passing through a luscious forest, an astonishing vast grasnd appeared in their sight. The grasnd hosted many tents and was iparably morous. Many individuals filled the ce and one could deem this as a tiny city of a thousand strong.


    The elves led the caravan group to the edge of an enormous tent. Don''t even mention the living quarters, space was limited here and the individuals had to squeeze.


    However, the elves suddenly produced a whip that was braided with hair. They lightly whipped a nearby tree. The tree begun automatically uprooting its roots before strolling to another ce. After more trees did so, a spaciousnd was produced.


    Uniquely colored ribbons could be seen hanging from the trees in Rivendell. They didn''t appear remarkable during the daytime, but were a breathtaking sight at night.


    After settling down and resting briefly, Mister Wright led a group of workers and headed into Rivendell with the goods for his old friend.


    Naturally, the other group of contestants followed along. After witnessing the might of Sheyan and Reef, they didn''t dare to raise a challenge anymore.


    After all, the nightmare realm followed thews of the jungle. The duo''s strength of defying the assaults of vie contestants while forcing Yerna, a Growth-Hunter, into despair, was sufficient to create a reverence in the hearts of the contestants.


    Furthermore, that newly formed party was definitely still unstable; looking strong but internally brittle.


    Sheyan silently admired the splendor of Rivendell.


    Without a doubt, Sister Melody was here. He believed only about 5-6 kilometers separated them both, and to a powerful contestant, that distance could be covered within a dozen minutes or so.


    s, this distance was akin to a heavenly moat.


    The only advantage Sheyan had was that the elves of Rivendell were still unaware of his presence. Therefore, he would still have a chance of seeing Melody.


    But what next?


    In truth, Sheyan wasn''t absolutely confident in Melody like Reef said him to be. Besides, a person''s perspective can change easily, especially an adolescent youngdy.


    Just like how junior school females would judge a man by his looks, but a senior high school student will judge based on looks and wealth. In the end, a college female will look for guys with cash.


    Most importantly, Melody was an awakened twilight elf. This indicated her memories would return. Therefore, could she still be an innocent and naive young maiden? A night of romance in the cave could very possibly turn into a mere spring dream.


    Just as Sheyan was daydreaming about these, he suddenly felt someone tugging his shirt. An annoyed Segimli chided seriously.


    "Mister Seaman, I''ve called you five times."


    Sheyan offered him three ss of ''Endless Spirit Vodka'' before finally receiving a response.


    "I abide by my words, Mister Seaman. I just discovered an old customer of my dwarven family, Mister Wilhelm. He has agreed to bring us into Rivendell."


    "I''m awfully grateful������us??? You''reing along?" Sheyan curiously asked.


    "Of course, a grand banquet will be held at night fall after all." Segimli replied boldly.


    "It is said the Price of the Woond Realm, Legs, will be proposing to the twilight elf during the banquet. Therefore, we must head off immediately. Sadly, since both of you are listed as hirelings under Mister Wilhelm, you''ll have to help carry the goods. I''ll be back five minutester. Rest now, the goods seem rather heavy."


    When Segimly left, Reefughed heartily as he walked over. He pped the dumbstruck Sheyan''s shoulder and eximed.


    "Ah huh, my friend. Wee to the Society of Green Hats!"

 Chapter 789: Principles

    <h4>Chapter 789: Principles</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    "Legs����" Sheyan ignored Reef and muttered. "Isn''t he going to be a member of the Fellowship?"


    "Yes, he is." Reef nodded. "Legs is a lofty and dashing character with supreme strength. Even the Uruk-hai Lurtz was suppressed by his archery, and is indomitable in closebat as well. Hmm, his natural disposition towards nature magic as an elf can render Lurtz as mere sheet. Born of royal nobility, elegant and cultured��why can''t I find any reason for Melody to reject him?"


    "Oh shut up." Sheyan rolled his eyes and answered rankly. "All his fleeting superiority will inevitably crumble in the face of my only strong point -sting an hour and 38 minutes! Mister Segimli, we are ready. Myrade says his strength is sufficient to carry the load of two individuals!"


    "Boss��so petty! This is obviously taking revenge!"


    Following that, Sheyan and Reef disguised themselves, not as princes visiting a princess, but as lowly caravan workers. They didn''t wish to arouse the attention of the elves. Besides, would a porter, carriage chauffeur, cleaner, or servant wear suits to undertake menial tasks? Thus, they quickly changed into the typical attire of caravan workers.


    Segimli''s old customer, Mister Wilhelm, wasn''t as privileged as Mister Wright. Upon leading twenty workers carrying loads of goods towards Rivendell''s gates, they actually needed to queue up to be inspected by the elf guards which was an extremely long process.


    The elves feared neither danger nor threats but hated filthy objects to the core. One could see this from how Rivendell elves employed nature magic to erase all uncleanliness. After a rather loose inspection, an elf led the entire caravan group, with Sheyan and Reef each carrying a sack of goods, into the majestic and pristine Rivendell.


    Clear streams of water flowed through two drains, specially constructed with white pebbles, along both sides of the main street of Rivendell. Gorgeous and grand buildings were evenly segregated in the midst of lucious vegetation. It resembled a massively perfect garden city and one could find swings and flowerbeds everywhere.


    The plethora of nts bloomed with flowers or fruits, emitting a fragrance that ddened the heart and refreshed the mind. Many elves asionally stopped to pluck a fruit and rinsed it in the flowing spring waters beside, before directly having a bite.


    Still, this scene failed to leave Sheyan and Reef awestruck. After all, Reef mentioned that his own castle scenery wasn''t inferior to Rivendell. Nevertheless, the ordinary caravan workers were undoubtedly amazed. Some of them ignored the heavy load they carried to touch around the ce, releasing asional gasps of admiration.


    After travelling roughly 500-600 meters through the main street, a small squad of patrol elves obstructed the way ahead.


    The elves begun gathering the statements of the foremost caravan workers and slowly made their way down the group. All of a sudden, an elf pointed towards a caravan porter. That porter''splexion immediately paled as he started to tremble.


    Following that, an elf marched forward and searched him; finding a fresh fruit inside his pocket. Clear water droplets still remained on the fruit surface and it was evident the porter had secretly plucked it to consumeter.


    The patrol elves discussed amongst each other as disdainful tones could be heard. Then, an elf adorned in a blue long robe, who appeared to be the leader, executed a vine art which constricted round the sobbing porter. The elf leader then issued with an earnest yet arrogant tone.


    "Human, your filthiness and foolishness have sullied the sacred prestige of Rivendell. We have determined the rite of Nature''s Assimtion for you. Your body shall return to nourish nature and your soul purified by the winds and rain. Henceforth, you will be freed from your wrongdoing."


    The caravan lord, Mister Wilhelm, was perspiring profusely as he pleaded with the elf leader incessantly. Instead, that elf leader continued to shake his head callously.


    Reef''s expression soured as he inquired of the indifferent looking Segimli.


    "What is this rite of Nature''s Assimtion?"


    The young dwarf seemed rather dissatisfied with the elves as well and frowned while replying.


    "To hang a man on the tree. These pointy-eared weirdos!"


    Meanwhile, Sheyan was observing the pale-faced porter who had slumped to the ground. His body was shivering uncontrobly as murky tears rolled down his cheeks. After weighing the merits of drawbacks, Sheyan stood forward and red at the elf punisher while calmly issuing.


    "I''ve heard the elves are creatures of benevolence and beauty. Yet my eyes have seen that the elves are mere spiteful dictators!"


    Although Sheyan understood that stepping up may result in all his earlier efforts falling through, he still chose to do it.


    This was because he believed that each individual possesses their own resolute principles. Under the correct conditions, losses or failure was absolutely not the only factor to determining one''s action.


    Rather less with righteousness than abundance with evil!


    He wasn''t rted to that porter but felt equally insulted by the elf''s discrimination. Being condemned to the death penalty by supposedly righteous elves over a puny matter. This was well beyond Sheyan''s bottomline, worthy of him stepping up against despite theck of benefits to gain.


    Hearing his words, that elf leader swung around and red at Sheyan with displeasure.


    "Human, you dishonor all elves with those words, for that, you shall pay the price."


    Sheyan scoffed.


    "Am I wrong? We traversed thousands of leagues to deliver supplies for Rivendell''s celebratory banquet. The journey long and arduous, treading between life and death; yet this is how you treat us? Like sinners and bandits having to tread cautiously even before entering your city. Where is the hospitality eh? Do tell me?"


    That elf leader was momentarily stumped. Furthermore, Sheyan swept his incisive gaze through the other elves, to which the elves nted their heads away in silence. Though they despised the humans, the humans did traverse through leagues of treacheries to arrive at Rivendell. They couldn''t find any reasons to refute that.


    Sheyan trudged forward and ripped the clothes of the shivering porter, thereby revealing his swollen red shoulders and umted scars. He then fumed out.


    "Look at his scars! Wounds umted while sacrificing himself for Rivendell. Is it wrong he wanted to steal a bite from amon Rivendell fruit? You wish to condemn him to death?"


    The elf in long blue robe coldly argued.


    "Eating is fine but thievery is a tremendous sin! Regardless of humans or elves, punishment must be meted out to thieves."


    The elf''s reasoning was acute and captured the essence of this issue. Nevertheless, Sheyan chuckled and held the fruit up.


    "Thievery? Let me ask, to whom does this fruit belong to?"


    The blue-robed elf answered without hesitation.


    "To the elves of Rivendell."


    Sheyan sighed and replied.


    "Your selfishness has blinded your eyes, elf. Even a puny human like me has heard the guiding ''Song of Dawn'' you elves love to sing - Sweet source of water, abundance of food; blessed by the mighty Eru Il��vatar. The prayer of elves every morning, O children of Il��vatar to be humble. Beauty is not mere appearance but of the spirit. Where is your humility? Where is this beauty?"


    When Sheyan said those words, a third of the elves exhibited approval in their eyes and begun whispering amongst themselves. Evidently, they were moved by his final question.


    The way elves deemed humans was ratherplicated. Most of the time they despised humans, yet they would acknowledge outstanding heroes of the human race. One could see this from the marriage between the elf lord Elrond''s daughter, Arwen, and a human.


    Of course, that human was tremendously powerful and ded by all as a great warrior.


    Aragorn II, son of Arathorn II and Gilraen, the chieftain of D��nedain of the North, wielder of the And��ril (an invincible sword), and heir of Isildur and crowned King Elessar Telcontar, the 26th King of Arnor, the 35th King of Gondor and the first High King of Gondor and Arnor.


    Of course, Sheyan definitely couldn''t convince all these elves with mere words. Otherwise, the book would''ve been ced in the history shelf of libraries. It was impossible even if his charm was higher than his physique.


    Still, a ''+1'' legend level managed to garner some approval from a third of the elves. This itself satisfied his objectives.


    Although the elf leader remained expressionless, his slender finger was trembling faintly in rage. One could imagine the tumultuous state his heart was in.

 Chapter 790: Reunion

    <h4>Chapter 790: Reunion</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Sheyan''s objective wasn''t to infuriate or besmirch the elf, but only wanted to rescue the old porter from the death penalty. Thus, Sheyan immediately added on.


    "Yes, O respected elves, I acknowledge that picking fruits without permission is an absolutelywless conduct, an exceptionally bad behavior. Therefore, we are willing topensate 50 silver coins as an apology and to buy his freedom from punishment. I trust the benevolent elves of Rivendell will not oppose this."


    The blue-robed elf leader red at Sheyan menacingly. Still, he could sense the majority of hisrades leaning to the side of epting the 50 silver coinspensation. Besides, they wished to remain ''benevolent elves of Rivendell''.


    Of course this elf leader was reluctant, but he couldn''t possibly insist to hang the darn old human in his indignant!


    After all, Rivendell was a civilized kingdom. If he did that, his spirit will be akin to being corrupted like the Uruk-hais. Moreover, the elves may not heed hismand willingly in the future. Nevertheless, he was extremely reluctant to set free the human just because of a puny human questioning his character; that will truly be a pathetic elvish figurehead.


    Yet at this moment, a voice drifted in.


    "Rivendell epts your apology."


    Sheyan turned around and his heart instantly skipped a beat. The one that just spoke wasn''t anyone but that middle-aged elf wizard, the one leading the exterior patrol squad who could detect the ''Stairway of the Sun'' in his body!


    The elf wizard smiled gently at Sheyan. His smile was like a gentle breeze yet it caused Sheyan''s hair to stand on end. However, without saying anything else, the elf wizard led the two elf patrol squads and left.


    Thus, the matter was unexpectedly and peacefully resolved.


    Still beaming with astonishment, the young Segimli couldn''t help but ask.


    "My human friend. If possible, can I take a look at your tongue? I suspect it is infused with enchanting sorcery."


    Reef interrupted with sneaky intent.


    "I suspect that old elf has an unwedded daughter."


    "Get lost." Sheyan brushed Reef aside. He picked up and hoisted his heavy load upon his shoulder again, before trudging forward. Caravan lord Wilhelm and the horrified old porter quickly expressed their gratitude to Sheyan and resumed their advance.


    Very quickly, the caravan group transported the goods to their destination.


    This was a seemingly remote public square which served as a special district for the elves. Hundreds of human caravan groups were resting here, awaiting the elven recipients of these goods to im them.


    Learning from the unfortunate old porter, the other humans of the caravan group became additionally cautious; not daring to even sit on benches and opting to sit on the ground instead. While resting, some humans popped open drink pouches crafted with animal skin and gulped down water that had turned slightly putrid.


    Momentster, a few elven kids ran over while carrying fruit baskets made with fresh leaves and branches. The fruit baskets were filled with ripened fruits as they offered to the humans. Probably, some of the kind-hearted elves were moved by Sheyan''s description of his ''thousand leagues travel'', and dispatched their children to show hospitality to the guests.


    Sadly, not a single worker dared to eat and shunned the few elf kids like they were snakes or scorpions, leaving the elven kids baffled and unsure of handling the situation.


    Instead, Sheyand and Reef treated nothing as taboo and immediately gestured them over. They indulged in the fruits and evaluated the vors, before beckoning the young Segimli over to enjoy the fruits with them.


    However, the elvish kids secretly spat on those fruits and mimicked the rigid, rock-like postures of dwarves.


    "I''ve never fancied fruits, not even once."


    The few elven kids appeared rather curious about the outside world and bombarded the duo with questions. The kids were pure and didn''t despise them based on their attire.


    Reef pondered a little and produced to them a white grade pistol as a gift. This pistol was offensively weak and its only merit was automatically creating a bullet every ten minutes. Reef acquired it the previous world and found it a pity in selling off. Moreover, no contestant showed any interest and thus he retained it for fun.


    Thus, Reef hailed it as an arrowless bow and sessfully obtained the favor of these little ''flower pots''.


    The little friends were in high spirits and naturally answered any queries of the duo. Sadly, the surrounding flora were ravaged by the yful little rascals. The few nearby elf protectors felt rather curious about their new toy, but were embarrassed to steal items from kids and could only observe incessantly.


    "When does the celebratory banquet begin?" Sheyan inquired of an adorable girl elf.


    The girl elf had just test fired twice and replied with a rosy expression.


    "It begins when night falls!"


    Sheyan shamefully continued.


    "I bet you young ones are clueless about the banquet''s proceedings. After all, my parents used to conceal matters from me when I was young."


    A little elf was immediately fooled and raised his voice haughtily.


    "I know it! The adults will first assemble and march through every street of Rivendell, before the banquet will officiallymence at Hyacinth Square!"


    The elf protectors were listening to their conversation as well, yet they didn''t find it weird as it waspletely normal to be inquiring about the banquet. Hence, they remained silent. Of course, they didn''t notice the incisive glint in Sheyan''s eyes; otherwise, they would''ve long approached him for an interrogation.


    The sky swiftly darkened where the colorful enchanted ribbons hung across trees started illuminating resplendently. It was as though the world was brightened by gentle neonmps which created a surreal sensation of stars descending onto Rivendell.


    Evidently, Sheyan and Reef who hailed from the real world felt rather normal to this. Instead, the storyline humans were awestruck, and even the little Segimli stared at his environment in wonder. His mouth seemed to be murmuring crude vulgarities of the dwarves, as he forgot about stealing drinks from Sheyan''s ''Endless Spirited Vodka''.


    From afar, magic torches were ignited with brick speckles. The magic torches appeared like fruits from the trees and naturally assimted with the besiding flora. Fireflies buzzed around in the night sky andplemented the hazy backdrop of splendid and magnificent elven houses.


    In a distant street, a gorgeously decorated carriage was gradually approaching with tassels fluttering along it. It looked as though it was floating on the water like a fantasy, with snow white uni-horn creatures hauled the carriage along. The muscles of those lofty and herculean creatures were incredibly distinct and flowed like moving water with every step forward, releasing an air of dignified nobility.


    Four elves stood atop the carriage. The one on the left appeared strong and mighty, and had x-colored hair. He was the Lord of Rivendell, Elrond. A dazzling sparkle could be seen on his finger, the ring Vilya, a ring almost as famous as the One Ring. This Rivendell lord was actually a half-elven; son of E?rendil, a great seafaring man, and Elwing, an elf.


    (ED: Both E?rendil, and Elwing were of the half-elven, neither were a full elf or human.)


    The golden-haired elf beside Elrond was Glorfindel. Despite his child-like countenance, his eyes contained a deep abstrusity of countless centuries, as though it could see through everything.


    The other middle elf caused Sheyan''s heart to elerate. Indeed, it was Sheyan''s target - the maiden Melody. Her appearance seemed to be unchanged while her unique temperament of innocence and purity remained vividly portrayed. However, her expression was exceedingly tranquil as though she had nned everything out.


    Upon sighting sister Melody, Sheyan''s mood subconsciously improved. Yet when Reef pointed out the elf beside her, his mood was instantly sullied.


    Indeed, right beside Melody was Prince Legs, the son of Thranduil! A delicate mithril head ring bound his golden hair which flowed down like a brilliant golden waterfall. His perfectly lobed ears and majestic hair enhanced his incredibly refined impression. His sharp cheeks and distinct features exhibited his heroism greatly. His high quality silver-colored robe, weaved with an unknown material, exuded a schrly and intelligent air.


    He didn''t conceal his gaze towards Melody, showering her with attention every 10 seconds. One could observe the deep emotions in his gaze that undoubtedly shattered the hearts of many young elvish maidens in the crowd.


    Without a doubt, few would be able to resist the killing might of this dashing elf. Melody smiled gently as she responded to the constant cordiality showed by Prince Legs. They appeared natural and unrestrained, simply a match made in heaven.


    Sheyan observed the celebratory parade quietly. Instead, Reef coughed and chuckled.


    "I feel we ought to consider The Prancing Pony or Angmar now. Some things cannot be forced��"


    Sheyan remained silent before grumbling.


    "Since we are already in Rivendell, I must at least inquire of her intentions first."

 Chapter 791: No

    <h4>Chapter 791: No</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Reef sighed and adopted the same sincere and earnest tone that Sheyan used when educating the young Segimli.


    "Buddy, hatred doesn''te without reason or cause, and so does love. Look at your current appearance, you will not even make the cut as a cheap Tibetan idol! You are at most ''not ugly''."


    Sheyan took out a mirror for a look and nced at Prince Legs, whose appearance could garner envy from even beautiful females. He sighed and scratched his head, and noticed a few ragged strands from the ropes used to tie the goods they delivered earlier.


    Reef mercilessly continued.


    "Then look at your attire."


    Sheyan''s current disguise was ordinary porter clothes and obviously not western suits. Excluding the stench of perspiration, the fabric of the cloth were worn out and stretched. pping it would cause a cloud of dust to emerge.


    The most ssic were the two different color patch that were stitched at the butt cheeks of the porter pants he wore. Such an appearance was practically undermining the overall appearance of Rivendell as well. He shouldn''t even be participating in this celebration banquet of Rivendell.


    Sheyan nced at Legs'' high quality silver robe which was rumored to be woven from magic silkworms��this time, he didn''t possess the desire to sigh.


    Reef added.


    "Thenpare your identities. The elf is a prince, what are you?! A famous seaman?"


    Sheyan remained silent.


    Reef then sighed and said.


    "Just notice his flirtatious but graceful demeanor, full of sincerity and emotions. You? A swindler, cheating girls of their virginity. Therefore����"


    Reef added urgency to his conclusion.


    "Let''s quickly prioritize our matters. We should incorporate that group of contestants and aplish the main mission; this is more realistic. Besides, there are plenty of elvensses around!"


    "Hais��" Sheyan took a deep breath. "Fine, let get to business after spectating this banquet. I reckon information about this main mission will surface during the banquet."


    Reef asked doubtfully.


    "You sure?? Boss, looking a hundred times won''t make something yours����"


    "Oh screw off!"


    Hyacinth Square was exceedingly vast and could minimally hold 10,000 individuals. There was even a tinyke in the middle of the square with aromatic water lilies sprouting out. The Square was next to arge mountain where the elves ingeniously incorporated the mountain edge with the Square, by constructing many pavilions along the mountainous wall. From afar, the Square seemed to be segregated into three floors and felt like a stereoscopic auditorium.


    The Square was popted by thriving hyacinths of multi-diverse colors like pink and azure. The floors emitted mild glows that created a romantic, charming, and homely atmosphere throughout the Square. The romance of lovebirds would amplify while sweetalking over here.


    The returning of Rivendell''s elves was a grand affair. This signified that following this, the number of elves would lessen by a third! A grand affair that could affect the state of affairs in Middle-earth and linked to the influence of the Dark Lord.


    Hence, many other races of Middle-earth participated in this banquet as well to persuade some of the elves from leaving. Nevertheless, due to the superior prestige of the elves, none dared to call them publicly into question.


    The lowest floor of Hyacinth Square was designed to resemble a stage. The main ceremonial proceedings would be held there.


    The second floor was reserved for representatives of different races or individuals with exalted statuses.


    The third floor was for merchants and random individuals of various races. Nevertheless, the boundaries between races were clear and preserved the safety of most creatures here.


    Lord Elrond stood in the middle of the Square and offered an elvish greeting to everyone present. He then lifted up his right arm.


    The Ring of Air, Vilya, sparkled like the remotest stars of the horizon. A tremendous suffocating radiance then descended down from above and covered the entire Rivendell. In this instance, everyone felt stifled with reverence as though their spirits were being purified!


    Before everyone could recover from the suffocating sensation, Lord Elrond announced with a husky voice.


    "The Undying Land beckons for us. I see a great glow illuminating my soul every night when I sleep. The aurora I just created cannotpare at all to that of the Undying Land! Therefore, I have decided to leave and return to the embrace of Il��vatar. How can one resist the calling of his mother! For the sake of returning, I shall sacrifice all costs!"


    Elrond indicated his resolution to leave with this public deration, killing off all attempts of persuasion from other major races of Middle-earth. This domineering yet ingenious method unquestionably held the charisma of a great politician.


    Following that, came the performances of many mboyant magic disys and light. For countless centuries, nighttime had been the most bustling period of Rivendell. Lights irradiated leagues into the surrounding darkness and dyed the sky scarlet like a wildfire.


    The gentle glows of hyacinths continued repressing the surrounding darkness. Cheers and unruly chatter resounded morously, as the atmosphere crescendoed to a climax.


    Sheyan was constantly attempting to locate Melody. He didn''t know why he decided to stay as well. Perhaps, it was just the silent contentment of watching her onest time from afar.


    s, Sheyan failed to satisfy his desire.


    Hearing theughters of joy and intoxication, yet he felt utterly lonely within the sea of people. A loneliness stemming from the eventual farewell with that thin and naive figure. His heart felt excruciating pain.


    All of a sudden, Sheyan felt the crowd calming down. He watched as the gold-haired Glorfindel strolled onto stage and announced with a faint smile.


    "I wonder if we can spare a chance for Prince Legs to share a few words he desire?"


    Indeed, the moment Sheyan was waiting for had arrived.


    Everyone present knew Legs wanted to propose. Even Segimli knew prior to entering Rivendell. As such, Melody was definitely not clueless to this.


    As such, for Legs to announce in front of all, he would inevitably invite Melody up to stage.


    If Melody wasn''t moved by Legs, she would make an excuse to abcise herself from stepping on stage; the most gentle and appeasable form of rejection. But if she stepped onto stage��oh, everyone would start preparing for a wedding feast soon.


    Knowing the logic behind this, the crowd became silent and spectated while smiling. The only one not smiling was Sheyan.


    Right now, Prince Legs had changed to a white long robe. Specks of twinkling glitters covered the robe and enhanced his sanctity. Many young elvish maidens couldn''t restraint their emotions.


    Prince Legs stood before everyone and issued.


    "I have some important words I wish to say to an important individual. I wonder if she will fulfill my wish and grace this stage with her presence?"


    mours erupted from the quiet audience while Sheyan''s heart continued submerging bit by bit. He could observe the figure he had been searching for, slowly inching towards the middle of the za.


    Under the illumination of lights, Prince Legs appeared suave and heroic. The elf maiden that stood before him was adorned in a splendid dress and simrly brilliant under the dazzling lights. She was absolutely stunning. Her purity andpassionate demeanor attracted all limelight within a split second.


    Melody had ascended onto the stage.


    In this instant, Sheyan finally realized that this elf maiden wasn''t who he expected her to be. He held no position in her heart, like the water flowing past a rock; silently leaving without a trace. A sudden wave of regret and mncholy filled his heart.


    "The first time we met, you already drew my breath away����" One must admit that Prince Legs''s words were profound and his eyes permeated with love as he stared into Melody''s eyes.


    Melody offered no resistance and allowed him to hold her hands. The prince then knelt to the ground and continued his confession. The crowd cheered for this well matched golden couple.


    Yet Sheyan quietly looked down at his hands that had held hers in the past. He finally stood up and issued to Reef.


    "Let''s go."


    Not knowing what to say, Reef sighed and patted Sheyan''s shoulder. He knew his heart was extremely ufortable.


    The duo turned to leave the square, but Prince Legs''s expressions of love continued drilling into Sheyan''s ears under the assistance of magic. They were akin to needles poking his heart.


    He hastened his footsteps but the confession came right before he could leave the public square.


    "Will you allow me the privilege of being your lifelongpanion?"


    Sheyan''s leg trembled slightly as his heart swelled with unwillingness. He still harbored a sliver of hope that a miracle would happen.


    Yet right after Legs finished his proposal, Melody immediately answered him. A clear answer that had spiralled and solidified in her heart long ago. That was why she could be so forthright and decisive at this moment.


    "No."

 Chapter 792: Laughing with tears

    <h4>Chapter 792: Laughing with tears</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Melody''s voice rung clearly and echoed throughout the public square.


    Her voice was mellow and gentle.


    Yet her ''no'' seemed to be infused with martial might as it stamped down resolutely and firmly.


    In this instant, the crowd was silenced.


    The earlier romantic ambience and tender sentiments vanishedpletely with a single word.


    Sheyan stood rooted to the ground in a distant ce. His body turning stiff as his mind vacant.


    He felt she was reserved, knowing the answer in her heart but embarrassed to say it.


    That was because he failed to notice Melody''s gaze. That warm, peaceful, serene and determined gaze. Would there be any space for bashfulness to enter?


    Bluntly phrased, the noble status of Prince Legs coupled with his dashing looks, really left her incapable of saying no after painstakingly creating this grand romantic asion.


    However, despite the unexpected affliction to his heart, theposed Legs didn''t react excessively. He stood up with style and maintained a respectful sincerity.


    "And do I have the honor to know why?"


    Melody smiled and replied.


    "Some time ago, when I had yet to awaken as a twilight elf; when no mortal, not even my own elves cared about me; when I was imprisoned without none sheltering me, my protector appeared and stood by me. He guarded me unyieldingly, loved me and guided me����"


    Speaking till here, Melody reminisced the affairs of past and couldn''t hold back her sparkling tears. Still, she continued with an arrogance worthy of standing before the elves of Rivendell! In the faces of all of Middle-earth!!


    "Regardless of the treacheries, he stood in front of me. Never once have I felt such warmth and sincere love. Be it an ordinary elf or a twilight elf, he treated me well. From then, my fate changed and my life, just like the towering tree and the emerald vines, shall be interwoven with his forevermore��"


    Melody smiled with tears flowing as she narrated earnestly, her voice mixed with happiness and mncholy. In the midst of glimmering hyacinth glows in the backdrop, the crowd was moved to the very depths of their hearts. They couldn''t help but recall the impulse of their youth, the longing for true affection.


    At present, Sheyan felt his nose turned sour. He took a deep breath to suppress the sadness welling up within. He didn''t expect himself tond in this situation after entering, but also failed to anticipate that the gullible and innocent elf maiden would be so faithful. Her actions had been carved deep into his heart!


    Such deep sentiments caused him to feel ashamed and unable to show his face.


    Moments after, the golden-haired Glorfindel marched forward and calmly spoke.


    "Since you''ve rejected Prince Legs''s goodwill, thene down. The night''s ceremony must proceed and the time is tight."


    Melody turned around and coldly issued.


    "Sir Glorfindel I think you don''t understand one thing."


    At this moment, to the astonishment of many in the crowd, a strange abnormality was happening between Melody and Glorfindel. Space between them seemed to be fluctuating with ripples and emanated a sensation of distortion.


    Melody slowly lifted her left arm. One could observe that one her fair and slender wrist, was an incredibly exquisite bracelet that emitted a gentle glow.


    The crowd instantly erupted with gasps.


    Even a blind person could shockingly observe the extremely intense conflict between Melody and Glorfindel despite them looking tranquil. This conflict was so intense that even space between them fluctuated violently!


    "Every twilight elf will possesses their own principles and dignity!!"


    Melody dered one word at a time.


    "Perhaps people may change. One may dictate my decision, but that one, is definitely not you!"


    Her long hair fluttered up as space around her warped slightly; evidently receiving a tremendous amount of pressure.


    By now, some could notice the clear brilliance shining out from the Ring of Air, Vilya, on Elrond''s finger. Nevertheless, Melody continued striving to enunciate her words clearly.


    "I, Melody Sunstrider, hereby swear before all of Middle-earth. I will await my protector''s return eternally, never to step onto the Undying Lands. Whoever wishes to go against this oath, shall be going against me!"


    Blood streamed down the corners of her lips like tiny red serpents after Melody finished her statement, contrasting acutely against her crystalline white skin.


    Her deration instantly caused Elrond''s and Glorfindel''s expression to turn ugly, as an uproar erupted amongst the crowd.


    In fact, the elves were shocked because Melody addressed herself as Sunstrider!


    Bear this in mind, the elves were keepers of peace and tranquility. One of their indulgence was even ying the harp beneath the cascading moonlight, which was probably the equivalent of partying and hotpot activities of modern world humans. Many elves also exhibited faith to Elune, the lunar goddess. None had much rtions to the sun.


    However, during the ancient past, a group of elves abandoned the concepts of Elune and worshipped the sun god, Sin''dorei, instead! However, they were extremely rare.


    (Author''s note: To exin who Iluvatar is, he is a god that created the elves akin to Nuwa for humans (in chinese mythology). The Undying Lands were also created by him. To the elves, he is their living leader, parent and most elves worship him. Meanwhile, the elves also weed the worship of other gods like the moon goddess, known as night elves, and even the sun god.)


    (ED: Author seems to be mixing LOTR with WoW here)


    While for the non-elves, their uproar was mostly due to joy! Because their ultimate goal was to prevent the Rivendell elves from returning to the Undying Lands. Glorfindel and Elrond were simrly twilight elves, why wait for Melody''s appearance to return?


    This was because though they had both awakened in the past, they failed to recall the journey to the Undying Lands!


    The Undying Lands was located on the opposite bank of the boundless sea. Moreover, even after sailing through the sea to that coordinate, one still must conduct a solemn rite to enter. A wrong step will result in all being buried beneath the sea.


    Normally, a twilight elf would first awaken their personal prowess. Once their prowess reach a definite degree, they would then slowly regain their memories and eventually attain the journey back to the Undying Lands.


    Citing an analogy of a cultivator. One must first cultivate to know the path to heaven. Yet Melody actually did the very opposite; first knowing the path to heaven before slowly cultivating. Perhaps, this was rted to her status of being a Sunstrider.


    Right now, many were rejoicing greatly after hearing Melody''s oath, and gloating in their hearts. "Lads, without a guide you still want to return? Just stay in Middle-earth and be content����" Actually, they were also harboring evil intentions, opting to keep quiet instead of mediating the conflict; hoping that Glorfindel and Elrond would identally kill Melody in their rage. Then this main issue would be settled once and for all.


    Melody appeared as though she was exhausting all the strength in her body. She covered her mouth as her chest undted intensely as though she was coughing violently. Gradually, she was forced to sit down like a lonely withered flower pelting down helplessly in the air.


    Elrond adopted an ashen countenance as he stood up and said.


    "Seems like our newly awakened twilight elf isn''t feeling well. Please escort her to rest."


    Legs who stood by his side was about to speak up, yet Elrond refrained from giving him a chance and stode off like a passing wind.


    The ceremonial banquet then proceeded with marvelous performances. Many figures became drunk and stupefied but still retained secrets that could never be revealed. Schemes floated through the minds of certain individuals as the ceremonial performances turned tasteless as if chewing wax.


    Of course Sheyan no longer intended to leave. He stood in the darkness with invigorated spirits as his eyes flickered incessantly, resembling that of a processing hard disk in theputer.


    Although Sheyan felt heartache while witnessing Melody being weakly and miserably subdued, he didn''t fluster or grow anxious.


    This was because even without the exalted status as a twilight elf, Melody was still exceedingly valuable to Elrond and Glorfindel. That determined that she would be kept safely.


    At this moment, Reef frowned and said.


    "Boss, I''m afraid Melody is in huge trouble."


    Sheyan shook his head and replied.


    "No, do you still remember my earlier conjecture? Whether Melody would surface or not?"


    Reef paused a little and answered.


    "You are referring to that conjecture? Melody appearing even though she knows that Prince Legs will be proposing."


    "Indeed." Sheyan earnestly continued. "Although my reasoning was wrong, we can infer many clues from there."


    Reef contemted for a while and said.


    "That''s true. Melody clearly doesn''t possess feelings for Legs, why would she ascend to the stage. Is she merely trying to humiliate Legs? Not really, she isn''t the sort of person. Her primary objective should be regarding her oath of refusing to enter the Undying Lands!"


    (TL: The Sin''dorei elves are blood elves who worship the sun god in Wow)

 Chapter 793: The crux of the matter

    <h4>Chapter 793: The crux of the matter</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Sheyan nodded to Reef''s words and replied.


    "Good analysis but not quite there yet."


    Reef asked curiously.


    "What else can you infer?"


    Sheyan plucked a violet hyacinth and too a deep breath, allowing the unique and refreshing fragrance to diffused into his lungs. He then answered.


    "Without a doubt, Melody''s speech projected Glorfindel and Elrond as horrible individuals, am I right?"


    Reef nodded.


    "Yes."


    "This shows that they didn''t expect Melody to do so. Otherwise, a slight misconduct and they would''ve prevented her from ascending to the stage!"


    Sheyan replied straightforwardly.


    "We can deduce two clues from this. First, our silly Melody has be rather shrewd, else she wouldn''t be able to masquerade her act seamlessly and deceive the masses, drawing the two old undyings into contention."


    "Secondly, Glorfindel and Elrond must''ve been slightly negligent in the past. Although they treated Melody with utmost strictness, they were overconfident in believing she is well within their clutches. Thus, Melody had no chance to bring light of this matter to anyone, and could only seize the opportunity of Legs''s proposal to voice her frustration sessfully."


    Reef responded.


    "Actually, sister Melody''s painstaking ns is also for your sake. At present, she isn''t aware of your presence in this world and have no strength to resist Glorfindel and Elrond. Hence, she created such a scene before the entire assembly of Middle-earth. Her oath of not entering the Undying Lands is undoubtedly for this message to be transmitted throughout Middle-earth��in hopes and trust of youing back! She must have pondered earnestly over this matter."


    Sheyan nodded and replied seriously.


    "I know, a pity the information we have is too little. Otherwise, we should be able to dig out some pivotal truths behind the scenes. The elves of Rivendell abruptly migrating to the Rivendell��this alone is a major event worthy of record in the annals of history. A scene that didn''t appear in the original storyline, yet why now? I''m afraid we''ve modified the storyline in ordance to the maturity of Melody, there must be some other underlying elements beneath all these. Also��"


    Reef urged.


    "Also what?"


    Sheyan paused briefly and continued.


    "Not sure why, but Legs''s proposal gives me a very queer feeling. Oh, have you seen idol drama on Mango TV(a chinese broadcast tform)?"


    "What''s that?" Reef asked curiously.


    "Forget it. You watch Desperate Housewives?" Sheyan shrugged his shoulders.


    "Of course." Reef nodded.


    Sheyan could calmly contemte over Legs and finally touched a doubtful point. He squinted his eyes and eximed.


    "From the looks of it, it is likely Legs''s appearance in Rivendell is not so simple. Indeed! It must be that!"


    Sheyan sounded rather agitated.


    "The crux of the matter likely pertains to Legs! This is nheless just a mere conjecture but we shouldn''t tarry over here. Let''s seek out some clues to justify my thinking. Fortunately, because of Melody, the elves of Rivendell wouldn''t be leaving so quickly even if they wish to. Let''s get to business."


    "Oh hoho, I really didn''t expect a pauper like you could defeat the prince��"


    "You know nothing. In the face of my 1 hour 38 minutes, all enemies are but paper tigers!"


    "You sure? I think 1.38 seconds sounds more reasonable."


    "Screw off!"


    Rivendell was a city with strict exterior but loose interior. After sessfully infiltrating the ce, Sheyan naturally found a ce to change his attire and no longer cosyed as a caravan porter.


    Fortunately, this wasn''t altering the flesh and cost a minute amount of utility points.


    As the saying goes, one''s demeanor determines one''s wealth. After modifying his look, he could pretty much ess even important districts of Rivendell unimpeded. Still, he wasted quite some time to locate the little Segimli.


    Due to the recent influx of guests in Rivendell, many taverns and entertainment hubs were opened for long hours. Naturally, these ces were brimming with envoys from different regions and not crude professions like a porter.


    It seemed like the young dwarf''s background was rather extraordinary. Moreover, the dwarves preferred congregating amongst their own kind. Hence, Sheyan soon acquired information on dwarf popted taverns. Fortunately, dwarves were easy to spot else Sheyan would have to search till his legs broke.


    When he finally found Segimli, Segimli was seated and dealing with a wonderfully decorated fruit wine. Yet when he found out about the tempting array of dazzling fruits employed to create the fruit wine, he didn''t know whether tough or cry.


    Apples, grapes, chestnuts, pears, and pineapples.


    They were all edible but tobine all into wine����heavens!


    Sheyan scooped a ss of fruit wine for a drink. It tasted a little like sprite with kiwi juice and left a rough aftertaste.


    This fruit wine was brewed by the elves of Rivendell. It tasted sour and sweet but in modern context, its alcohol content was extremely low; incapable of satisfying the thirst of Segimli. Thus, the result was arge mess of empty mugs across the table.


    Segimli was slightly drunk and didn''t recognize Sheyan on first look. After some recollections and a brief while, he muttered.


    "Mister Seaman? Your attire is truly nimble."


    All contestants would store convenient food in their party storage which didn''t cost much utility points. This was also in case of being imprisoned where they could prevent themselves from starving to death.


    Sheyan didn''t dare to challenge the elf''s preference and ordered more food. He opened a pack peanuts from his storage and started to chat with Segimli. Segimli was naturally intrigued by the peanuts and the wrapper, but Sheyan easily exined that it was prepared with magic. Only an innocent Segimli bought in to his nonsense.


    While feasting, Sheyan sneakily steered the conversation towards the topic of Legs. He eventually said.


    "Mister Segimli, I remember that you constantly stick with Mister Wright''s caravan eh."


    Segimli nodded.


    "Yeah hic."


    Sheyan continued.


    "Meaning you haven''t visited Rivendell before?"


    "Yeah hic." Segimli answered hazily with a hup.


    Sheyan then asked.


    "That''s very strange. Then how did you get to know of Prince Legs'' intention of proposing during the banquet?"


    The young dwarfughed heartily and waved his hand intoxicatedly.


    "I obviously heard it from Mister Wright! He knows because he reached three days prior."


    "Then who did Mister Wright hear it from?" Sheyan urged.


    Anyone else would surely start to suspect with Sheyan''s persistent questioning. However, this was an adolescent dwarf who was semi-intoxicated. Thus, Sheyan could easily ask anything without inciting suspicion.


    "Mister Wright����hic��heard��hic from an elf customer. He says he rembere��hic, the elf offered a hefty deal and carried a longbow on his back. Hic��ah I know, Mister Wright remembered the elf because the longbow was forged with impure mithril. Like a pegasus'' unfolded wings, the longbow was supremely beautiful��hic��you know my friend, all sessful merchants possess a miraculous��hic��ability - the ability of remembering all precious or profitable objects. Mister Wright asked me how many tinum coins a bow like that would cost��hic��so I��hic��remembered."


    Frankly speaking, Sheyan already obtained his desired answer����because he remembered seeing an elf with such a majestic longbow, like that of a pegasus'' wings. That elf stood out amongst all other elves in terms of dressing or ornaments.


    Indeed, he was one of Prince Legs'' personal guard.


    A personal guard of the prince spreading rumors of his own prince proposing. That was indeed questionable.


    At this moment, Reef transmitted some information through the party channel. Likewise, Reef had contacted some other members who were part of Wright''s caravan. As Reef wasn''t investigating any highly ssified matter, his methods were not stealthy but he didn''t expend much effort.


    He found out that Prince Legs had already arrived in Rivendell half a month back. Upon arriving, he developed a great passion for Melody but the two hadn''t met before.


    Nevertheless, the prince won the public''s approval in Rivendell due to his dashing appearance, enchanting eloquence, and refined elegance. Most of the Rivendell elves epted his story of ''love at first sight''. Moreover, it became one of thergest gossip in town.

 Chapter 794: Wearing a tiger’s skin to interact with one?

    <h4>Chapter 794: Wearing a tiger��s skin to interact with one?</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    With only a kilometer or so between them and within the range of the party channel, Sheyan swiftly responded to Reef; asking him to investigate on Legs'' rtional connections.


    In the Lord of the Rings world,munications was definitely not as developed as in the modern world. Nevertheless, Legs was still informed and became a member of the Fellowship. This was indeed thought-provoking.


    To be selected as a Fellowship member, one must be a prominent and illustrious figure of their race. Citing an example, be a bodyguard from beijing, one''s skills must be of a national martial champion level. A secret yet nameless expert would fail to be acknowledged.


    There was still a year to the inauguration of the main storyline, therefore, Legs'' reputation throughout Middle-earth was inevitably illustrious and spread far by wandering bards. Moreover, this was an era that was extremely difficult for a puny grass to be a phoenix. Hence, the focus of already famous characters were more emphasized.


    Thus, though it may seem difficult to gather information on Legs, it was merely an affair achievable with several sses of wine. One would even be able to inquire of the color of his underwear.


    Very quickly, Reef transmitted new information.


    Legs had never been involved in any scandals.


    Afterpiling all the information, Sheyan shut his eyes to contemte and frowned.


    "It appears my guess is correct. The key to unfold this may possibly be the main lead, Legs. However, he definitely isn''t someone that will be easily fooled����"


    "I''ve never believed in love at first sight." Sheyan told Reef resolutely. "Furthermore, such a matter happened on an elf that expressed no love previously? Legs'' conduct indicates he was well prepared for this as well; reaching Rivendell beforehand to broadcast his affection to everyone. This all seems like a well-thought up plot."


    Reef nodded.


    "Indeed I feel like your guess is 70% correct."


    "We can gamble as long as the odds are in our favor."


    Sheyan smiled to himself.


    *********************


    The duo was seated inside a room.


    This was an incredibly unique room that was shaped like an oval. The walls felt rather rough to touch and oval wall holes allowed the moonlight to pervade in. A dull oaken fragrance lingered around the atmosphere.


    This was a wooden house of Rivendell. Verified individuals would be able to rent this ce for a sufficient amount of money.


    One needed to fork up 300 silver coins to rent a broken house like this.


    Nevertheless, the benefits of renting were clear. Firstly, it was safe without the presence of orcs. Secondly, it was quiet and thirdly, the tree fragrance chased away mosquitoes and bugs to assist one in sleeping soundly.


    Reefid down on the awfully sturdy vine bed and muttered.


    "Boss, actually we may not be able to exploit a chess piece like Legs."


    Sheyan dyed a little before replying.


    "The clue regarding Legs is indeed filled with dangers, but it is our only choice."


    Reef frowned.


    "Why so? We ought to be contacting Melody as soon as possible! She definitely understands the situation better and we canbine our strength. If Legs is truly what you consider him to be, I''m afraid this would be extremely tough."


    Sheyan calmly answered.


    "The problem lies in this - how do we meet up with Melody?"


    Reef paused a while and replied.


    "Her character is yful and energetic. Now that Rivendell is so happening, she should being out soon. We can investigate where she lives and wait near the entrance."


    Sheyanughed.


    "If it was before yesterday''s banquet, waiting to catch the rabbit may be possible. Yet now that Glorfindel and Elrond knows that Melody is hostile against cooperating, they will ce her under strict house arrest! They are well aware the guests from Middle-earth aren''t willing that they should depart from Rivendell. Would they allow Melody to interact with such individuals?"


    Reed became momentarily speechless.


    Sheyan continued.


    "On hindsight, Legs is truly immacte in his thinking. Prior to reaching Rivendell, he already determined the Melody is pivotal in their journey back to the Undying Lands. Hence, he cited ''love at first sight'' for his purpose of visit."


    "Despite the manifold excuses of Glorfindel and Lord Elrond, with Prince Legs'' status and his clear pursuit of romance, who are they to prevent the two from meeting? They aren''t Melody''s parents. In this manner, Legs can naturally be the ''pavilion closest to the water to enjoy the moonlight first*'', and obtain first hand information. Melody had probably deceived Legs into believing his marriage proposal would be a sess. With the marriage, Glorfindel and Elrond would have no excuses to separate the couple. Legs can then stamp his presence firmly therein!"


    (TL:*chinese idiom meaning benefiting from intimacy with an influential person)


    "Such well devised nning and entrenchment, a formidable disy of plotting! Hence, you understand why we must start with Legs in unfolding this affair? Without doing so, we may not even be able to meet with Melody!"


    Reef replied seriously.


    "However, Legs'' intentions are unclear. With the current state, he isn''t on the same boat as Glorfindel and Elrond. Instead, his personal ambitions are thriving and wishes to control Melody himself! Our strength is insufficient, aren''t we wearing the tiger''s skin to interact with one? Careful lest we get swallowed up!"


    "You are correct." Sheyan calmly responded. "If possible, I don''t wish to tread this path but a pity we are out of choice. Hence, before we can meet with melody, we must do our utmost to campaign."


    Reef asked in confusion.


    "Campaign? For what?"


    Sheyan answered truthfully.


    "Campaigning for a very simple affair. However, right now, we must first amass some protective talisman for ourselves."


    ***********************


    Early the next morning, Sheyan and Reef were puzzled to discover a disturbance amongst the surrounding elves. The elves were hastily rushing towards the nearest city centre to find out about an exciting piece of news.


    The duo strolled out from the wooden house and took a few breaths of fresh air. Then, they heard a faint sound drifting in from afar. It was shockingly a famous tune of the real world - F��r Elise.


    The two immediately exchanged nces. Evidently, this was the work of those contestants. Not only Sheyan and Reef knew how to develop friendships with the elves, the other contestants could easily do so too and reap huge advantages.


    When Sheyan and Reef spotted themotion, they saw Franklin and another contestant named Aamir performing. They appeared to be soloists after their main parties were wrecked, and probably joined the temporary party earlier. Nevertheless, they were two individuals that hadn''t shed with the duo before.


    Of the two, one must blowing on his saxophone and the other a tiny violin; ying wonderfully in unison. The elves stood on both sides were utterly captivated by this outstanding performance and apuded delightedly.


    The realms could impart fighting techniques but musical instruments were definitely not taught. This meant that both of them yed such instruments in the real world, which was their own innate advantage. In addition to Franklin''s illusory arts, the elves could behold a fantasy world of birdsong and fragrant flowers.


    "If that''s the case��a new path seems to have unfurled." Sheyan smiled with a twinkle in his eyes. Only unless necessary, he really wouldn''t wish to cooperate with Legs. The crucial element was this - since there was no equilibrium in prowess, there wasn''t any basis for cooperation! Whatever that couldn''t be gained in the battlefield, would likewise be impossible on the negotiation table.


    Sheyan originally schemed to wear the tiger''s skin to interact with a major yer, while looking for an opportunity in the process. He nned to inform Legs of being the errand boy dispatched by Melody''s sweetheart, wishing to cooperate with Legs. From there, he would request to allow himself to meet Melody and alert her of his arrival in Rivendell.


    However, that n came with a risk and many loopholes could arise. The greatest worry would be Legs uncovering his identity and seize the chance to threaten Melody.


    Yet with Franklin and Aamir''s appearance, a new path had surfaced!


    Reflecting on that, Sheyan strolled forward. During an interval of Franklin''s performance, he whispered.


    "Friend, what do you think of that bone staff dropped at the beginning of this world?"


    Franklin was stumped and offered a wry smile.


    "Pretty good. Ah, but what a pity but your marketing is bound to fail����after my party was exterminated in my previous world, I fell into poverty as well without anything worth to offer."

 Chapter 795: A different approach

    <h4>Chapter 795: A different approach</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Sheyan chuckled while observing Franklin.


    "The staff in exchange for one favor, how bout'' it?"


    Franklin immediately understood that Sheyan and Reef had struck an immense obstacle. Seeing their vntry and deadliness during theirbined onught on Yerna had left a deep impression on him. To be able to advance as a Growth-Hunter, his eyesight was definitely sharper. He naturally could tell that if not for those elves, Yerna would''ve undoubtedly perished!


    Still, he inquired sincerely.


    "What favor?"


    Sheyan repliedposedly.


    "I will hum a melody for you. Record it and perform it at another area of my choice. I believe someone will invite you to perform somewhere else, and you should see the newly promoted twilight elf. Your mission is to ry a single message to her."


    Franklin asked curiously.


    "What message?"


    Sheyan whispered several words which caused Franklin''s expression to turn sluggish. Not knowing whether tough or cry he muttered.


    "This��man, that isn''t very appropriate."


    Sheyan stared into his eyes and said.


    "The elf wouldn''t know what those words mean, what isn''t appropriate?"


    Franklin gazed at Sheyan lifelessly as he contemted. He finally agreed but added.


    "What if nobody invites me to perform elsewhere?"


    Sheyan raised two fingers and replied confidently.


    "Two hours. If nobody invites or contacts you within the two hours, that staff is yours. We can set a contract with the realm."


    Sheyan spoke while disying the staff''s attributes to Franklin.


    Unable to bear the allure, Franklin gritted his teeth and responded.


    "Fine! But I''m not a prodigy that can rpose the melody you hum and reproduce it straightaway. We should find a quieter ce for you to hum and I will perform after some practice."


    "No problem." Sheyan nodded.


    "Then let us verify it officially. Should you vite the contract, then two equipments will be randomly drawn from you and donated to the realm."


    After Franklin heard those words, his final few doubts vanished. Should the recipient of his penalized equipments be Sheyan instead, he would naturally suspect if the opposing party was scheming for his equipments. Instead, a donation to the realm meant no benefits to oneself, this was very rare indeed.


    In the process of two individuals verifying an official contract, the contract will exhibit the one''s serial number and military rank unless specially requested not to. Franklin''s attention was poured onto the silver storyline grade magic staff, dreaming of his own transformation in strength��instead, he briefly swept through the content misceneous details of the contract.


    "Hmm a Reserve-duty Major, this basic realm contestant no.1018 can sure promote swiftly. When I was a basic realm contestant, I was stuck at the rank of reserve-duty Lieutenant����wait!!"


    "NO ''reserve-duty''???!!!?"


    "A basic realm contestant as an official Major???!!!! Holy, am I going crazy or the world is nuts?"


    "����"


    Being someone who survived a whole party extermination, Franklin was definitely a quick-witted individual. He immediately pondered over the reason of this contestant revealing his personal details - "Was he just careless? Or is this part of his n?"


    If would be fine if it was thetter, but if it was the former, Franklin may face the risk of being silenced for knowing too much.


    Hence, he pretended as though nothing changed. At least, for the time being, he would aplish this matter first.


    Only by exhibiting his personal worth and capabilities, would others view him significantly and select him������


    After signing the contract, the three contestants headed off to a secluded corner.


    At this moment, the neglected Aamir disyed a trace of jealousy on his face. Inrge parties, equipment was always a taboo subject. As the saying goes, many monks but not much gruel, the benefits would always not be equally distributed.


    The magic staff enticed even an ex-party leader like Yerna, what more Aamir?"


    Now it should be mentioned, why did Sheyan seek out Franklin and not Aamir?


    That was because Franklin yed the saxophone but Aamir yed a violin. Naturally, to arouse the attention of Melody, a louder instrument would be more effective.


    The melody that Sheyan wanted Franklin to y was no other but the ''Song of Dawn'' that Melody sang when she awakened as a twilight elf. She sung that very song while in the embrace of Sheyan, and even promised to sing the ''Song of Dawn'' only in his arms. The song was akin to her token of love.


    Therefore, although Melody was confined without her freedom, once she heard that familiar tune, she would likely recall him.


    After all, elves were creatures of music as well. Thus, Sheyan and Franklin found a secluded spot to prevent others from disturbing them, or others from learning the same tune.


    Franklin was indeed gifted in music and despite Sheyan carelessly failing to sing in tune, he effortlessly rposed the piece.


    However, while Franklin was preparing for the piece, minimally ten individuals came streaming in from all corners.


    Sheyan hadn''t seen the leader of this group before. The leader was wielding a shield.


    A dual-handed Tower Shield!


    This Tower Shield was the height of a human and appeared awe-inspiring. Its grade was supreme and iron spikes shimmered coldly throughout its surface, leaving one with a sense of fear. Yet upon close examination, one could tell that the shimmering glow of the shield was����dark blue.


    At present, their location was a dead end shaped like a gourd. The person holding the shield was nicely positioned at the entrance of the gourd where Aamir soon stode out behind. He pointed at Franklin and shouted.


    "Am I not right?! That traitor is selling away information on us here!"


    Franklin was stunned and speechless.


    Indeed, it was the group of contestants that was encircling Sheyan and the rest. They sneered as they encroached in while taking up their best attacking stance.


    Yerna hissed sharply from afar.


    "Three morons, did you think that Rivendell is an absolute safe zone? The patrol elves passes by this spot with intervals of 15 minutes. We even possess an MT blocking your only way of escape. 15 minutester, even your corpses would be mere ashes!"


    Facing this situation, Sheyan sighed and helplessly replied.


    "I just don''t get it. Why does trouble always find its way to my doorstep. You guys are truly ignorant of the realm, treating a Reserve-duty Growth-Hunter MT with a measly dark-blue grade shield as treasure?"


    As the saying goes, scolding but not exposing one''s shoring, hitting but not hitting one''s face. Sheyan''s incisive words offended everyone and cut deep into the eternal agony of that shield wielding MT. He was implying that that MT was originally a vice-tank. After the main tank died, he escaped with a decimated party and sessfully assumed a higher post. Moreover, his rtionship with the old MT definitely wasn''t as seamless as Sheyan and Reef. Even that dark-blue grade Tower Shield was probably purchased��hence, the opposing party immediately retaliated with a barrage of frenzied curses.


    Indeed, while the unstable volcano was about to erupt with mes, Reef marched forth and stood before Sheyan and Franklin.


    In this instant, the whole world turned silent.


    The nightmare imprint on Reef''s chest emanated the dazzling glow of a Growth-Hunter!


    Furthermore, he shockingly held a great shield as well.


    An MT!


    This great shield was as blinding as the scorching sun, emitting a brilliant dark-gold radiance that signified the dignity of dark-gold grade equipments.


    The opponent who wielded a dual-handed giant w to assault foes, was shockingly a Growth-Hunter MT who wielded a dark-gold grade shield!!!!


    "Still wish to fight? Seize your time you know, the patrolling elves will be arriving here soon oh." Sheyan calmly called out. Although he couldn''t see their faces, he could guess their spectacr expressions.


    Their opponents held the advantage in numbers, yet Sheyan and Reef held no fear towards them. Formidable party skills, frightening equipments along the the 40% damage reduction of the realm regtion. Charging out was simply a walk in the park for them.


    Furthermore, once the patrolling elves affirmed the instigator of this incident, those contestants would be banished from entering Rivendell!


    Evidently, at this moment, the disharmony of a temporarily established party was exhibited greatly.


    "I think this must be a misunderstanding." A raspy voice called out weakly.


    "True that, true that."


    "Wait, I just recalled a side mission that I urgently need to aplish."


    "��"


    "��"


    Since cracks were surfacing, everything else flooded out naturally. This murderous predicament instantly ended up in smokes.


    Following that, Sheyan issued menacingly.


    "Yerna, Aamir����I will remember your names."


    The two individuals shivered a little as theirplexions paled. The other adopted a gloating mentality towards the two scapegoats and dispersed as swiftly as they could.

 Chapter 796: The dwarf’s predicament

    <h4>Chapter 796: The dwarf��s predicament</h4>


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    Frankly speaking, Sheyan was pretty annoyed at this contestant mob.


    They were unable to aplish anything but liable to spoil anything, like house flies that constantly bugged the soul.


    If not for Rivendell prohibiting acts of violence, Sheyan and Reef would''ve started a massive massacre already.


    In the midst of multitudes of enemies and few friends, Sheyan could distinctively notice the obvious cracks within that temporary party. As for the obvious crack, it was clearly due to the absence of a strong party leader. That was the opportunity Sheyan would seize.


    Despite battling a party with half the members being Growth-Hunters, they would still win! This sounded rather far-fetched but it wasn''t asplicated as it seems.


    Once the battle begins, the duo would first reveal the party skills of their silver prestige party, before announcing that they were willing to recruit members. Right now, they were merely trialing for party members. Moreover, they would show off the terrifying HP and MP boost of ''Asylum'' and even the insane healing skill, ''Gloryheal''. Even a formidablerge party leader like Zi was dumbfounded, what more these brats?


    That, was pure naked enticement.


    Then, the duo would unleash their supreme crushing might and teamwork, while Reed demonstrates what an invincible MT he is.


    That, was basic deterrence!


    With deterrence and allurementbined, how could that reserve-duty MT with a dark-blue grade shield possibly capture the hearts of his members? How loyal could one be? Destroying such a temporary party was as simple as it sounds!


    Nevertheless, Sheyan had no intentions to recruit new members. All his attention was now focused on Melody and thus he allowed them to go for now.


    "The pesky flies are gone, let''s continue." Sheyan muttered calmly to Franklin.


    Franklin was an intelligent man. Although he could observe Reef''s formidability and that he had encountered tworge legs totch on, he didn''t raise any request and focused solely on his music piece.


    He knew that any unnecessary words could distance himself further from the tworge legs. Right now, he had to demonstrate his capabilities and earn a chance for himself.


    At this moment, the decisive Franklin uttered to Sheyan.


    "I possess an illusory art ability. If great sir can supply me with some specific instructions on the ambience or scene, I can allow the audience to truly receive that sensation. This will enhance the sess of this operation."


    Sheyan was slightly moved and asked.


    "Oh you really have such an ability?"


    Franklin chuckled and replied.


    "I''m a magician in the real world. Started practicing magic tricks since the age of ten, and by the time I entered the realm, I already possessed 30 years of experience."


    "Since that''s the case����"


    As Franklin needed more time to practice the piece and wished to perfect it, the performance was rescheduled to the next day.


    Sheyan and Reef separated with Franklin and decided to investigate more on Legs. Although Legs was now reduced to an option, they still had to take precautions against him.


    ording to the former n, Sheyan sought out the young Segimli again. Meanwhile, Reef seemed to have be ustomed with another human whose family were adventurers. Through him, they managed to find out quite a few information.


    However, Segimli appeared to be in a moody state today, running to a tavern early in the morning for some drinks. He was munching on some grapes while drinking mugs of ale, as though his only goal was to get drunk.


    When Segimli noticed Sheyan, he squeezed out a forced smile and addressed.


    "My friend. I''ve just contacted Mister Samu of the tavern, he is willing to discuss music with you in an hour."


    Samu was an adventuring bard who stayed in a northern kingdom for more than 10 years. The taverns there were like his home and was an exceedingly well-informed individual. Most importantly, Prince Legs also came from the Mirkwood kingdom in the North and a neighboring kingdom. Without a doubt, Samu would be one of the best sources of intelligence for Sheyan.


    Still, he wasn''t in a rush to locate Samu. Instead, he sat before the young dwarf and earnestly observed him before saying.


    "Segimli, you shouldn''t keep your troubles to yourself. Sharing it with your friend will make you feel better."


    Segimli shot a grateful nce and, being a big-mouthed individual, immediately divulged.


    "My n has encountered some problems, my friend. It will soon be the Skifz Asc?d festival of the dwarves."


    Sheyan asked.


    "Is that festival important?"


    Segimli replied worriedly.


    "The Skifz Asc?d festival is held amongst the dwarves once every century. It is apetition and the most exquisite artifact forged shall be deemed as the victor. Moreover, those who performed well will also be awarded with an abundance of reserves, and superb quality mines. In truth, my n prepared a ne, a staff and a temail. However, I just got news from father that the ne is not permitted for thispetition������I''m afraid the end of the festival marks the start of my n''s decline."


    "You''re missing a single artifact?" Sheyan understood. "Is your Skifz Asc?d festival held tomorrow?"


    "No, half a yearter." Segimli shook his head.


    Sheyan inquired.


    "Then why not forge another one immediately? Could it be youck a grand cksmith?"


    Segimli answered dejectedly.


    "The Gimli n of dwarves possesses the finest grand cksmith of all dwarves. His standard surpasses that of those vile grey dwarves! However��our three main mines have run dry of ores. The reason we forged a ne was due to theck of materials."


    Sheyan couldn''t help but asked.


    "What sort of materials youck?"


    Segimly replied.


    "Mithril, adamantium!"


    Sheyan frowned slightly after learning of this. Back when he plundered the white wizard Saruman''s wizard tower, he harvested quite a load of rare mithril and adamantium. Sadly, Sheyan was unable to bring tose materials back to the nightmare realm and had to rely on Melody to store them.


    Although Sheyan instructed Melody not to divulge information on these materials but to arm herself only, he felt the innocent and naive Melody would''ve spilled the beans to the elves by now. Thus, he didn''t harbor any hopes of that.


    However, her conduct during Rivendell''s celebration had utterly toppled Sheyan''s perspective of her. He suddenly realized something. Melody''s growth could not be described in normal terms, besides, a twilight elf was one who will recover memories of past! That indicated that her current state was likely to be better than he imagined.


    Of course, Sheyan wouldn''t take charge presently. After all, he didn''t know where those materials were stored.


    Thus, he only probed further.


    "So your family needs to forge arger artifact? Seems like 50-60 kilogram of mithril or adamantium ores?"


    Segimly shot a spiteful gaze at sheyan and replied speechlessly.


    "50-60 kilograms??!! Mister! The entire reserves of mithril and adamantium throughout the entire dwarven empire is not even 10 kilograms! Do you think we directly forge the two treasured materials into artifacts? We only use them to enhance and strengthen, like adding salt to meat. If my family could even acquire 5-6 pounds of mithril and adamantium, we''ll be able to preserve our mines and challenge other ns with confidence."


    Sheyanughed awkwardly but his heart swiftly begun devising������


    *************************


    Morning the next day, the well prepared Franklinmenced the operation.


    To him, busking on the streets was all along a hobby. As an individual who delighted in music, he regretted not being able to use music to pay for bread, housing and family. Instead, magic tricks could but it still didn''t hamper his love for music.


    The ce to locate Melody was very simple. Why so? Because the exalted twilight elves would be given residence in a ce called ''Validantise''; meaning ''bathing in starlight''. The elven constructs were already gorgeous and splendid. Yet the twilight elf residence dazzled majestically above the rest, having a unique re visible from afar.


    After Franklin and Aamir''s performance the previous day, the elves and other travelers weed such an activity. Hence, when Franklinzily trudged along the pristine white pebble path while blowing on his mboyant saxophone, he didn''t really cause hugemotion. Some of the patrol elves would even halt for a moment to nod their heads in approval before resuming their patrol.

 Chapter 797: Meeting again

    <h4>Chapter 797: Meeting again</h4>


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    A melodious tune sted out from the saxophone and filled the atmosphere.


    The mood crafted by this tune was neither tranquil nor graceful as the elves'' adore. Instead, it released a strong bearing of a mighty gust blowing fiercely against majestic snowy mountain peaks!


    Voluminous and endless, yet clear without sloppiness. It deserved convinced praises.


    Franklin gradually skipped along the white pebble path as he blew, nodding and smiling at anyone he saw. The sound of the saxophone blended perfectly with the running stream water beside.


    While ying his instrument, a thin halo extended out from his body as the rippling tune stretched through all corners; particrly concentrated towards the residence of the twilight elf.


    At present, Melody was reclining on a branch-woven couch. Soft green leaves and vines tired around the branches, making it firm yet supple. Bubbles emerged from the clear waters beside her as tiny fishes and prawns swam around happily.


    A light-purple vine bundled her beautiful hair up, and she wore a tender green feminine garment that asionally revealed her lovely navel. Beneath it was a grassy green mini-skirt that was kissed with the style of both humans and elves.


    A crystal and transparent goblet was ced by her hand, which swirled with exquisite grape wine transported from a distant ce. Melody lifted the goblet from a sip of the blood-like wine, as her developed chest undted faintly; revealing a slice of alluring white cleavage right beneath the cor. It was truly a scene for fascination.


    Following the trail of her slender and fair crisscrossed calves, one could observe the slight pink shading over her jewel-like toenails. This ensured an adorable luster in addition to the allure which allowed one to rx the mind and enjoy. Her lovely legs were what Sheyan loved most to toy with.


    The faintly audible wind sounds of a saxophone prated through the gaps of the branchy window.


    Melody disliked the sound of that unknown instrument. On the contrary, she loved the graceful and subdued style of string instruments like the harp or the zither. Moreover, her twilight elf disposition allowed her to sense this.


    The wind sound of the saxophone carried a strange enticement that attempted to pervade one''s senses.


    "Get that badeer away from my residence." Melody issuedposedly. "I do not fancy his music."


    An elf bowed politely and replied.


    "Yes, my noble twilight elf. Your will is mymand."


    Franklin obviously wasn''t aware of the blunder he created. Fortunately, this impromptu section of his music ended and he once again reached the familiar chorus of the ''Song of Dawn''.


    Upon hearing that chorus, Melody was instantly stunned. She hastily called the elf that was just about to leave.


    "Wait, recklessly banishing foreigners will tarnish the reputation of us gracious and cordial elves, especially during Rivendell''s celebration."


    Actually, Sheyan had underestimated Melody''s capabilities even further, or more urately, underestimated the influence of a twilight elf had over other elves. Especially after addressing herself as Sunstrider, it created two distinct changes. Although many elves who held faith in the moon goddess of Elune were provoked, the ones loyal to the sun god would naturally flock towards her.


    Indeed, though this elf guard was previously Glorfindel''s subordinate, he was secretly a believer of the sun elf god. Thus, was easily absorbed into Melody''s faction.


    Moreover, Melody''s order didn''t raise any objections and he bowed deeply and returned to his post.


    Melody shut her eyes, this time unresistant, to the familiar yet somewhat foreign melody that filled her mind. Slowly, she witnessed the horrifying tform of skin ying on that snowy peak. Then, the secret forest that released toxic hallucinatory fumes beneath the scorching sun, followed by that redoubtable colossus, Oceanfreak Moria��her heart was overwhelmed with turbulent waves in this moment. Two crystal tear beads rolled down her eyes before shemanded.


    "Invite this bard over, I wish for him to perform a song for me. If those guards of Elrond and Glorfindel refuses, use force! They''ve already restricted by freedom, am I to let them control my rights to enjoy music?"


    It was already Elrond''s and Glorfindel''s limit that they could restrict Melody''s freedom of movement. Since Melody was likewise a twilight elf, their conduct had aroused disharmony and gossips throughout Rivendell.


    If not for their overbearingbined might and reputation, there would''ve been an uprising long ago.


    Since Melody''s current request was reasonable, Franklin managed to be granted audience with her without much hindrances. He didn''t dy at all and directly delivered Sheyan''s message for her, whose words instantly caused her eyes to puff up redly����


    "Venerable twilight elf, I learnt this song from a human who current resides in Rivendell. The name is called ''An hour 38 minutes''."


    Therefore, a short hourter, Sheyan who was currently apanying Segimli in the tavern received some delightful news.


    When an elf assistant fetched a new ss of wine, the elf offered Sheyan a special bottle. Just when Sheyan was about to raise the wine for a drink, he surprisingly discovered strange fluctuations within the wine. When the fluctuations calmed down, a projection of Melody could be seen smiling at him.


    Upon witnessing this scene, Sheyan immediately felt that Melody''s power in Rivendell had far eclipsed his thinking. He pondered while walking out of the tavern. After locating a remote ce, he sat down idly on a stool.


    Not too longter, Sheyan felt a movement from afar. After a brief while, a squad of patrol elves marched over. The leader of the guards was someone rtively familiar to Sheyan. It was shockingly that middle-aged elf wizard who could sense his ''Stairway of the Sun'' system.


    The middle-aged elf wizard issued to Sheyan.


    "Human. We suspect you of bringing forbidden goods into Rivendell. We will have to bring you back for investigations, you will be released before twilight tomorrow if found innocent."


    He emphasized mildly on the word ''twilight'' but others would not attach any significance to that. However, Sheyan understood tacitly and obediently reached his hands out to allow the elves to probe with their nature magic. Soon after, the vines surrounding Sheyan rapidly grew and coiled around his wrists.


    Under the guidance of the middle-aged elf wizard, the elves escorted Sheyan out of Rivendell and into the forest nearby. Along the way, individuals shook their heads and sighed when they noticed Sheyan''s predicament, reckoning that he was unluckily banished from the city.


    Nevertheless, Sheyan knew that though the constricting vines appeared to be a restrictive magic art, it was loosely tied around his wrists. asionally, he could feel refreshing pulses pouring into his body that allowed him to move faster.


    The elf squad finally arrived by a mountain cliff near Rivendell. Despite the elevatednd area, a towering oak tree grew was sighted.


    The tree was as tall as 60 meters, and its canopy was covered with sharp and pink leaves. Its roots stretched out vastly and loose branches drooped down to connect with the roots. The tree was blossoming with white flowers that had red stamen. The leaves were asrge as a hand and thick main branches nted upwards like thick ''fingers''; looking vigorous yet gorgeous. It demonstrated a sense of solemn boundlessness in contrast with the horizon.


    Be it elves or druids, the oak tree represented sacredness of nature. An emblem of strength and authority.


    The oak tree was epted for being extraordinarily infused with mysterious and special powers. The oaken tree acted as the central element during elven rituals, and praised for its wise and farsightedness. Its fruits were hailed as holy fruits.


    Even when elf priests conducted rain magic, they would utilize the holy dew produced by this oak tree and wear its leaves as a crown. That would supposedly increase the sess rate.


    Upon arriving here, the elves'' attitude towards Sheyan became distinctly respectful. This was Melody''s training ground prior to her being restricted. A ce that could iste away prying forces.


    The middle-aged elf bowed deeply before Sheyan and removed the vines before respectfully announcing.


    "Forgive Annenia Cyathea for this crime, great sir. Our mistress, the great twilight elf Melody Sunstrider wishes tomunicate with you under the aegis of the sacred Sindalor (the tree''s name). Nobody will know about this matter."


    Sheyan stood before the oak tree and pressed his palm onto the bark of Sindalor. Instantly, he received a miraculous sensation, as though his heart and spirit was unexpectedly linked with Melody!

 Chapter 798: Reunion

    <h4>Chapter 798: Reunion</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    The bark of the oak tree felt warm and gentle. Touching it was like pressing against the palm of an elderly.


    This was a totally new experience of spirit connection to Sheyan. Not only could he transmit his spoken thoughts, he could also convey his emotions.


    He could sense that Melody''s heart was akin to the countless white clouds of the boundless azure sky. The sky was her heart and the clouds her joy, relief, calmness, and admirable pureness!


    Despite pondering over these for far too long, when he finally could talk to Melody, he felt as though he didn''t know what to say. Amidst the turbulence of emotions, he released an extremely simple and normal phrase.


    "I''m back."


    "I feel happy, my protector. You''ve always appeared when I needed you most." Melody appeared to be just the same from that year, as she smiled beneath the trickling tears.


    "I always thought it would take a decade or century to finally see you again. Yet Sin''dorei has delivered my lord back to me."


    Sheyan could feel the intimacy conveyed over as he sunk into a brief silence before speaking.


    "My god sensed that you were facing an imminent and tremendous danger, and dispatched me back to you. However, this is far from enough for me. I wish that that when I think of you, there I will see you beside me. When I need you, there I will find myself stroking your beautiful hair, kissing your irresistible lips, embracing the warmth and gentleness of your body����"


    Melody squeaked out a happy whimper and replied.


    "I too wish to be by my protector''s side. However, Sin''dorei told me that my lord''s divinity is a high-god, other gods cannot impose on the territory of a high-god."


    Sheyan''s eyes flickered fierily as he recalled the title ''One Hand to Cover Heaven''.


    "Other gods may impose harsh restrictions, but to me, bringing you with me is absolutely not impossible!"


    Melody chirped in joy.


    "If that''s so, then I dly pay any price."


    Sheyan squinted his eyes and said.


    "Of the elves, many are outstanding rangers and elf wizards. We must now make preparations, you need to convince more elves who can control spatial magic to join your banner."


    Melody replied happily.


    "After the banquet, I realized Glorfindel''s chief elder, Desirese Roots, was actually a believer of Sin''dorei. He is an exceedingly powerful elf wizard of space."


    "Excellent." Sheyan smiled gently and continued. "I can stay in your world for at least a month this time. Sadly, Lord Elrond and Glorfindel have restricted your freedom and we cannot meet. Moreover, as a human, I will at most be treated as a secret envoy of other Middle-earth factions, and be prevented entry from your residence."


    At this moment, Melody released the barrier surrounding her and Sheyan. She directly connected to the spirits of the other elves and asked.


    "My protector wishes to sneak into my residence, is there a way in?"


    The few elves shook their heads unanimously and replied.


    "Lord Elrond and Sir Glorfindel has ced many guards around your residence. Sir Protector''s strength is insufficient to be concealed from their senses, and as a human, it is hard for Sir Protector to blend in. Even if he manages to enter, without the shelter of the sacred Sindalor, we cannot prevent gaining attention from Lord Elrond and Glorfindel''s nature''s surveince. That bard that entered just now is being investigated closely as well."


    Upon hearing that, Sheyan was gravely astounded. "Franklin was apprehended?"


    A deep remorse overwhelmed his heart as he urgently inquired.


    "Is his life in danger?"


    Melody replied.


    "No, a festival watched by the One cannot be sullied by blood. However, he will probably be banished from Rivendell."


    At this moment, the elf elder Annenia Cyathea abruptly interrupted.


    "Insignificant and shallow fools! Sir Protector''s strength is not something you fools can fathom! He is a follower of a high-god. I personally witnessed Sir Protector inbat. There exists a hidden, bewitching, and terrifying power in him; utterly worthy of reverence! Even Lord Elrond and Glorfindel may not be able to defy that power!"


    Melody chimed in.


    "Indeed. I''ve personally witnessed the power bestowed onto my protector from his high-god. That power is unexinable. Even Sehanine, the death goddess, was vanquished from attempting to im his life in an instance!"


    Sheyan smiled wryly and replied.


    "The power you witnessed was a one time affair bestowed to me by my god. Nevertheless, I do hold the powerful that Annenia Cyathea mentioned. Yet this power is still at its infancy, it is still limited."


    The elves gazed at Sheyan with great intrigue. Even Melody asked him curiously.


    "What power do you hold now? My senses can be infused with the sacred Sindalor, will you allow me the honor of witnessing, my protector? I am deeply intrigued, what exactly is a power that can cause even Elder Annenia to feel such bewitchiching terror and reverence?


    Annenia Cyathea knelt respectfully before Sheyan and eximed.


    "Might Sir Protector disy his might once more. Ever since sensing sir''s power, I''ve developed a wild thirst for obtaining it! Through my inadequate nature''s foretelling and the guidance of my god, I realize that only by following Lordess Melody Sunstrider, can I witness that heart-shuddering might once more! A defector of Elune, my faith now lies in Sin''dorei, all for the desire of this one chance. Sir please satisfy my humble request!"


    Sheyan took a deep breath and answered.


    "You all truly wish to witness this? This power advocates destruction, chaos, and abnormalities; yet to some life, it represents vitality, vigor, transformation and limitless strength! The power of pestilences, the strength of������evolution!!"


    Within a split second, Sheyan unleashed his ''Pestilence Monarch'' ability. His heart rate elerated by 200% as the filthy blood pumped through his ''Stairway of the Sun'' virus system obtained a 500% boost!


    The wild ability of the ''Stairway of the Sun'' was discharged out frically. Behind him, a phantom of a gigantic ''Stairway of the Sun'' nt brandished its vines menacingly!


    "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!"


    The elves widened their mouths in fear as their bloodshot eyes convexed. The elves were innately sensitive to all nts of nature. Hence, when an alien, strange, bloodthirsty, and abnormal nt like the ''Stairway of the Sun'' surfaced in their senses, it was tranted into a shocking trauma to them.


    In actual fact, Annenia Cyathea was an exceptionally low-key individual. His true prowess could be ssified at the peak of second rate elves of Rivendell (First rate elves are the twilight elves). He onlycked a breakthrough epiphany to skyrocket his might to being a first rate elf.


    "Why������blood and terror is gripping my mind like the vines of nature, yet I feel such tranquility and peace!"


    "Why is despair both bitter and sweet? And fear so beautiful?"


    "Is it my head? Or my beating heart???? What is that melodious and moving thumping sound?"


    "The vast extent of horror, yet I do not desire escape but thirst for more?!"


    "����"


    Melody remained silent. She was carefully sensing. Although her personal prowess hadn''t fully awakened, her battle and nature sense had reached the apex after her awakening. Even Lord Elrond and Glorfindel were inferior to her in that aspect.


    Unfortunately, her strength was vastly inferior and was akin to a weak little kid with unrivalledbat wisdom. When encountering a knight in full armor, a kid wouldn''t be able to rely on matchlessbat wisdom and could only sumb to the bitter fate of defeat.


    Although she was a twilight elf, she could quietly feel an unprecedented craziness emanating out from Sheyan. A deep negativity that was strangely evolving into an adrenaline tide of shocking delight!


    Just mere secondster, and Melody hurriedly urged Sheyan.


    "Please cease it, my elves cannot bear such intensity. If this continues, it will cause perpetual damage to their nature sense."


    Sheyan smiled gently and halted his ''Pestilence Monarch'' ability.


    Momentster, the elves slumped to the ground simultaneously and panted violently. This was because they consciously allowed their to rx and held no resistance towards Sheyan''s halo ability.


    If it was elves who possessed vignce or hostility, they would at most be momentarily thrown off.


    Of course, to an outrageous exception like Annenias Cyathea, his frenzied pursuit for a breakthrough caused him to spare no cost in allowing the ''devil'' to breed within him.


    All of a sudden, an elf begun wailing incessantly as he viciously pped himself while berating.


    "I''m a shameless traitor!! To dare ept Sir Glorfindel''s task of gaining Lordess Melody Sunstrider''s trust and spying on her������"

 Chapter 799: Unexpected variable

    <h4>Chapter 799: Unexpected variable</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Sheyan was particrly intrigued by this delirious elf. Yer after pondering briefly, he quickly understood.


    As it turns out, this elf had all along been conflicted over his treachery, the painful dishonor nibbling away at his conscience. When the ''Stairway of the Sun'' was unleashed, the corrupt nature of the nt flooded out incited his negative emotions. Naturally, such an event then transpired.


    Melody''s sigh could be heard as the mystic oaken tree Sindalor waved its branches. A thin, light-green radiance developed the elf and rejuvenated his heartache; allowing him to gradually recover from the internal agony.


    Melody then issued.


    "Obeying me or heeding Sir Glorfindel''smand will not be counted as treachery. s, there are some conflicts between our ideologies. You can tell him anything about me, but I hope you will keep the appearance of my protector as a secret. In my heart, his safety is paramount. This is my only request as a twilight elf, do you understand?"


    Tears covered the elf''s face as he abruptly sliced off a portion of his hair, before kneeling and offering it to the oaken tree. This signified utmost subserviency. This was true subserviency, if she were to ask him to act like a dog, he would do it. Ask him to traverse to the treacherous wilderness of the earth, he would do it. Ask him for sex, and he will do it����


    At present, after disying his ''Pestilence Monarch'' ability, this ''protector'' was even more mysterious and terrifying to the elves. If they were merely respectful to Sheyan due to Melody prior to this, then right now their respect was utterly genuine!


    This originated from the fear of the unknown. Sheyan''s ability surpassed all logic and do could not understand how a human could unleash a nature energy that was so mystifying yet horrifying. Such power����that could distort their senses!


    Furthermore, it seemed as though the elves who experienced the ''Pestilence Monarch'' ability had gained a new level of understanding towards nature. Their willpower and mental fortitude seemed to have greatly increased in the realms of elves.


    Sheyan thenmanded them to leave. After regaining the serenity of their alone time, Melody hastily inquired before he could speak.


    "The ability you just disyed, why do I feel such tyranny and frenzy from it? The aura, though weak, seemed to possess its own soul and will grow alongside you. Perhaps, it may devour your soul in the end!"


    Sheyan had long contemted over his ''Pestilence Monarch'' ability. This secret and evolvable rank 9 ability was still given only an ''S'' evaluation. Therefore, it was confirm that its evolving process would present myriads of obstructions or even some negative effects. Furthermore, the deadly viruses of thetter stages may even require aplishing solo missions to proceed.


    Sheyan didn''t conceal anything regarding Melody''s inquiry. He exined the process and method of how he obtained the ''Pestilence Monarch'' ability to Melody, and even allowed her to personally witness the virus system within him.


    After observing it, Melody swiftly understood and said.


    "I got it. The consciousness of that diabolical nt in you hasn''t diminished. A fragment of its spirit is still hidden inside and will grow continuously. More importantly, all nts require sunlight but because it cannot obtain sunlight in your body, that nt will gradually present various sorts of negative influences."


    Sheyan smiled and replied.


    "Since my Melody understands all these, then she surely has a method to resolve this."


    When Melody heard him addressing her as ''my Melody'', her cheeks blushed slightly and she murmured with a gentle voice.


    "Extracting that fragment of soul isn''t difficult. After all, us elves possesses a natural disposition in sensing and interacting with nature. Therefore, although you couldn''t sense it, I could easily."


    "As for the problem of sunlight, that is rather problematic. I only have one way of treating it. That is by using Sin''dorei''s curse arts to directly infuse sunlight into your body, thereby attaining the same results as sunlight shining on the nt. However, that is not a full cure and it will onlyst for a single month. The nt must interact with sunlight to flourish."


    Sheyan smiled faintly and replied.


    "That means I do have a way to cure this. As long as you stay beside me forever, then I am cured."


    Melody released a gentle snort which sounded adorable and enchanting.


    Sheyan enjoyed her intent and suddenly remembered something.


    "Oh right. My god has the ability to scry the path of your world. ording to what I know, Elrond and Glorfindel should be obediently staying in Rivendell, and not plot to return to the Undying Lands. Yet the opposite happened, what exactly happened? Do you know?"


    Melody answered without hesitation.


    "They are anxious to return to the Undying Lands because Lord Elrond may perish soon."


    "What?!" Sheyan eximed in shock. "How can that be? Although Lord Elrond is a half-elf without immortality, his lifespan shouldn''t be so short!"


    Melody replied.


    "During the days after your departure, Lord Elrond suffered a fatal ambush outside. The ones that ambushed him were also believers of your high-god. They allied with the Witch-King of Angmar to steal the Vilya. During that battle, they even managed to suppress some of the excellent Vilya''s might. Although Lord Elrond managed to withdraw from their assault, he was gravely wounded and his vitality nearly exhausted. Without returning to the Undying Lands, he can at most live for another five years."


    When Sheyan heard that, his heart was filled with waves of shock.


    Evidently, the storyline was modified massively again. A group of powerful contestants could actually challenge an invincible storyline character like Lord Elrond. Although they failed in the end, based on the fact they could gain the assistance of the Witch-King of Angmar, they definitely weren''t ordinary contestants.


    Sheyan swiftly reflected on the contestants he interacted with, yet none of them seemed to possess such power. Therefore, only one logical exnation remained - there was another group of contestants that entered this world. Most likely, those contestants would on the opposing end of their mission.


    For example, the realm now requested Sheyan''s group to acquire adequate qualifications before assembling at The Prancing Pony or the dwarven outpost at the outskirts of Angmar. Perhaps, the main mission of the other group would be to y individuals there or obstruct Sheyan''s group!


    "If that''s the case����" Sheyan solemnly mused. "We can''t afford to spare those dumbassess, I must assemble them! At worst, they can be employed as cannon fodder!"


    Melody spoke once again.


    "Actually, Glorfindel detests the Undying Lands. He is more interested in remaining in Middle-earth. However, Lord Elrond managed to allure him with the position of Lord of Rivendell and the Ring of Air, Vilya. He seeded in acquiring the full support of Glorfindel, that exins my present state of misery."


    After a brief conversation, Melody was about to exhaust all her magic powers to sustain the spirit link.


    At this moment, Sheyan urgently asked an extremely crucial question.


    "Do you still have the adamantium and mithril we plundered from the White Wizard Saruman?"


    "Ah, yes I do." Melody felt rather awkward upon hearing that.


    Sheyan smiled and said.


    "You''ve really matured. You didn''t tell others. How much adamantium and mithril do we have left?"


    Melody bashfully answered.


    "This��how much we obtained then, is how much is left. Don''t scold me!! But I did n to tell some other elves."


    Sheyan answered speechlessly.


    "Then����why didn''t you?"


    Melody answered weakly.


    "Because����uh, someone forgot where she buried it."


    Sheyan immediately felt a headache����coupled with grief and indignation.


    "What! How can you forget that?!"


    The two conversed until Melody exhausted all her magic power before bidding farewell.


    Several notions swam within Sheyan''s mind as he turned to face the other elves.


    "A twilight elf facing such miserable humiliation, losing all her freedom and authority in Rivendell. Don''t you feel ashamed?"


    The elves did feel rather ashamed and sat around dejectedly.


    Sheyan noticed their expressions and revealed a satisfied countenance. He then issued.


    "Very well, as the protector of Melody Sunstrider, I will definitely rescue her from this adversity. This will be an arduous process filled with sacrifices. Nevertheless, I shall advance courageously! My strength alone isn''t sufficient to vanquish the shadows around Melody Sunstrider, therefore, can I trust you lot? Will you lend me your strength?"


    The elves simultaneously cast reverential gazes at Sheyan. They quickly half-knelt and dered unanimously.


    "For the glory of Sin''dorei!"


    Sheyan nodded with satisfaction and announced.


    "Thus, I shall need your assistance with some matters����"

 Chapter 800: Stirring up Middle-earth

    <h4>Chapter 800: Stirring up Middle-earth</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    The Rivendell prison equally held the distinct re of the elves; glorious, elegant but notrger than the wooden house that Sheyan resided in previously. However, there was no bed or enchanted torches. A clear aroma of nature lingered around the atmosphere of the prison.


    Drinking water was directly obtained by slicing open drooping down vines and sucking on them. The sap water was sweet and exotic. Whenever one felt hungry, one could simply ring a bell by the side. After a while, bowling ball-sized fruits would roll down from a hollow tree by the side.


    The fruits were slightly simr to oranges. They had thick skin which emitted a smell that deterred insects. After tearing off the skin, the flesh was juicy and sweet; easily filling up one''s belly.


    Although living like this was easygoing, Franklin felt as though time was excruciatingly slow. This was because of his unknown fate. Upon reflecting that others were freely searching for opportunities and aplishing missions, he felt exceedingly flustered that only he was imprisoned here.


    Under this circumstances, Franklin could only stroke a bone-beast staff repeatedly. Allowing this impressive weapon to shower him with a sense of aplishment, that the price he paid for this was worth it.


    As for othersing to his aid, Franklin harbored zero hopes. He was clear that anyone attempting to rescue him, would be akin to rebelling against Lord Elrond and Glorfindel. There was simply no chance of that.


    Yet, a miracle happened.


    Sixteen hours after being imprisoned, the two elf guards were called away. Soon after, a middle-aged elf in a wizard robe strolled in and greeted politely.


    "You are free to go."


    Franklin felt rather stumped. He simply didn''t expect to be released so quickly. Of course, he wasn''t aware of the monumental changes happening in the outside world during his sixteen hours of imprisonment!


    Rivendell was already a focal point of the Middle-earth alliance during this period. Yet during these sixteen hours, more news circted around that once again plunged Rivendell into the limelight.


    Firstly, it was regarding the newly awakened twilight elf who exhibited her boundless potential, Melody Sunstrider. The different races and ns in Rivendell had simultaneously received an invitation letter written personally by Melody Sunstrider.


    The contents detailed her she suffered the unjust treatment and confinement by Lord Elrond and Glorfindel. Following that, she invited all to gather outside her residence during noon (an hourter), to listen to some words she had to announce.


    If she failed to show up, that would mean that Lord Elrond and Glorfindel had vited the teachings of Iluvatar, where they enved and humiliated a twilight elf. If that happens, she wishes that all other elf kingdoms would return justice to her.


    Without a doubt, the invitation letter had directly ruined the reputation of both Lord Elrond and Glorfindel; creating huge waves of controversies like a huge stone setting off massive ripples.


    Woond Realm prince, Legs, had immediately expressed indignation. The Mirkwood kingdom would never permit such dishonor and ve-like disgrace to a twilight elf from taking ce. Thus, he had swiftly notified Thranduil, the elven king of the Woond Realm, via a magic transmission of nature''s frost. He also notified Gdriel, the Lady of Lothl��rien, in a bid to prevent a vition of Iluvatar''s teachings.


    The various factions of Middle-earth then unanimously expressed their desire for the elves of Rivendell, not to escte and blow up their internal affairs. Although they had their own opinions, they firmly believed that this was a matter that the elves had to resolve internally themselves. Nevertheless, should any elf thread on the path of error and affected the state of equilibrium with regards to the Dark Lord, then they would step in and perhaps forcefully.


    Under such circumstances, Lord Elrond and Glorfindel were caught unprepared and felt as though their heads were struck by a rod. They had no idea why the normally passive and weak Melody would abruptly disy such a menacing demeanor. Therefore, they could find no excuses to prevent her from appearing to the masses.


    During the gathering, Melody''s speech was swift and concise; only raising two points.


    The first point was about her awakening as a twilight elf. Despite her short awakening duration so far, it was only because of being a believer of the sun elf god, Sin''dorei, that she unintentionally recalled a minor memory of the journey to the Undying Lands. If the elves were to force a voyage, there was only a quarter of a chance they would make it there alive.


    Although this information was simple, it directly weakened the resolve of those elves supporting Elrond and Glorfindel in this return to the Undying Lands by half! Even though many elves were unwilling to be entangled in the affairs of Middle-earth and harbored undying dreams to return to the Undying Lands, a mere quarter of a chance wasn''t sufficient for them to gamble with their lives.


    Besides, an elf''s longevity was almost limitless, and can only be killed by the power of mes stabbing their hearts directly. Lord Elrond only dared to make this gamble due to his diminishing vitality, but his supporters may not be willing to gamble on a mere quarter of a chance!


    The second point was about the situation revolving Elrond and Glorfindel. She did not reveal any spections nor did she express her personal opinions. Merely, she revealed that Lord Elrond had been ambushed and that he may perish within five years. Also, she randomly mentioned witnessing Glorfindel adorning the Vilya recently.


    Following that, she bluntly terminated her speech.


    The entire speech didn''t evenst two minutes.


    Melody didn''t offer any chance for questions and directly retreated into her residence.


    There were differing opinions regarding the first point on the journey to the Undying Lands. Nevertheless, some sly old characters could decipher her hidden implications, which was if theypelled her to make this trip, then she could cause a hundred percent chance of sess to dwindle to a mere 20 percent.


    As for Melody''s second point, it caused a tremendous uproar. It was simply impossible to fabricate such immacte description of Lord Elrond''s time of attack to the specific location and details.


    A world was filled with mysteries after all, and one could only follow clues to reach a conclusion. Suffice to say, knowing the oue and then verifying the clues leading to it would be much more easily.


    Soon after, the truth of lord Elrond having only five more years to live was verified. Since this matter was proven true, then Glorfindel adorning the Ring of Air, Vilya, should also be authentic. Yet in actual fact, that was a lie fabricated by Melody, nevertheless, everyone believed her!!


    As for the rtionship between Elrond and Glorfindel, Melody remained totally silent. Nevertheless, her silence actually implied an ocean of a thousand words! The folks of Rivendell weren''t idiots, they could discern causes and effects; naturally, they could easily tell there was an agreement between them.


    Without a doubt, more individuals began specting randomly. Although the rumors differed, but they were absolutely disadvantageous to Elrond and Glorfindel. The rumors were filled with malicious intentions and after alterations into songs and poems by travellers and bards, the reputation of the two high elves wentpletely down the drain.


    No doubt behind the scenes, Sheyan had stirred up everything.


    The reason why Elrond and Glorfindel suffered such losses, was because they had no clue why a soft-spoken Melody had abruptly transformed into such an incisive opponent.


    Her words were kept at the minimum and so were her actions. She only dispatched a few individuals to deliver invitation letters.


    However, whatever she said or did����were akin to a hundred des slicing against their body and heart. It was cutting and decisive!!


    At present, even the shrewd and ruthless Elrond and Glorfindel were shell-shocked, baffled and beaten ck and blue.


    As the saying goes, a wrong misstep leads to a journey of errors. They failed to consider that Melody would retaliate so viciously, and even towards the area that hurt the most. Hence, they were suffering from theplete bacsh right now.


    While the stirring of confusion and chaos enveloped Rivendell, the dark hand behind the curtains was idly sitting inside a peaceful elvish tavern, sipping and enjoying the taste of fruit wine.


    Honestly speaking, Sheyan disliked the taste of this fruit wine. Right now, most of the guests were out in the streets observing the tense situation. The bards were spreading rumors and gathering first-hand information. Only a crippled and unlucky tavern assistant remained in this tavern, and the only thing he could make was this fruit wine that was more sour than apple vinegar.


    After gracefully drinking half of the mug, the tavern door was violently mmed open. The culprit had used such tremendous strength that the entire door snapped with a loud ''kacha''.


    Following that, a red-faced dwarf rushed in while huffing intensely. Indeed, he was Mister Segimli!


    When he noticed Sheyan gesturing at him, he eximed.


    "Y-y-yo-yo-you������"

 Chapter 801: Set off

    <h4>Chapter 801: Set off</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Sheyan smiled gently at the agitated Segimli and sat him down onto the stool beside him.


    At present, Segimly looked exceptionally uneasy and his nostrils red like an ox as he huffed vigorously. He continued stammering.


    "Y-y-you-you''re s-sa-say-saying��"


    Sheyan gestured for the sullen looking and crippled bartender to pour a ss of wine. He then ced it before Segimli and chuckled.


    "Refrain from being anxious my friend. We have the luxury of time,e, drink this first."


    Segimli panted heavily and regained his breath before drinking the mug of wine in one gulp. However, his countenance instantly changed spectacrly. It was as though his facial features had contracted in together, as the dwarf''s braided beard trembled incessantly.


    A full eight secondster, he eximed resolutely.


    "For the love of Mahal!! I sincerely beg you to never allow such a devilish drink from sullying my tongue, even if my longevity of a hundred years is on the line. This is practically defaming the good name of wine!"


    "But it cured your stutter." Sheyan smiled and continued. "I know what you''re thinking. Thus, I can now officially answer you. Yes, and I am not deceiving you."


    "You really can find enough mithril and adamantium??" Segimli inhaled a breath of chilling air to remove the sour taste in his mouth.


    Sheyan nodded and answered.


    "Indeed my dear Segimli. If I''m not wrong, this the sixth time you asked me that, and I''ve answered exactly six times. I don''t wish to encounter a seventh time."


    "What do you want in return?" Segimli inquired urgently.


    "Any powerful weapon regarding spatial magic!" Sheyan dered. "The more the merrier."


    "What about the mithril and adamantium?" Segimli scratched his hand in embarrassment and replied. "Although we are friends, but, this, the n elders do not know you. Therefore, what if, err����"


    "I know you have your doubts and worries, after all, my name is unknown throughout Middle-earth. Hence, I''ve prepared some essentials as keepsake." Sheyan calmly assured and stood up. He brought Segimli into a rear room and opened a seemingly mediocre-looking chest.


    Instantly, a warm and gentle glow permeated into Segimli''s pupils. He began stuttering once again.


    "M-M-Mother Earth! The tiara of that twilight elf. To forge that requires immense efforts and even three immortal divine arts have been embedded onto it. The jadeite and magic prowess employed to craft this is indeed a grand masterpiece of art."


    "How much do you reckon this is worth?" Sheyan calmly asked.


    Segmili bluntly replied.


    "A town in Gondor or any normal flourishing town of ten thousand."


    Sheyanughed and continued.


    "Good. Take this as coteral, let your nsmen decide if they trust me. When it is time to gather the spatial magic equipments and you realize that I am a liar, then retain this precious tiara as rpense."


    "Then we have an agreement, my friend." Segimli dered forthrightly. Us dwarves possess an artifact that can create a teleportation magic array, which is the blessing of Mahal. You will get what you desire in three days. Wait! You didn''t steal this tiara from the twilight elf did you?"


    Sheyan smiled wryly and shook his head.


    "Do you think I possess such herculean might to wrestle this from a twilight elf?"


    Still, this young dwarf issued a stubborn look of disagreement on his face.


    Fortunately, Sheyan was long prepared. After pping, the elder elf, Annenia Cyathea, and a few other elves marched over. They bowed politely at Sheyan and announced to the young dwarf.


    "The twilight elf''s tiara in Protector''s hand was personally given by lordess Sunstrider. There is no doubt that he is innocent."


    Sheyan nced at Segimli and added.


    "If I were you, I would be preparing to gather the spatial magic equipments. Otherwise, my friend, you will be faced with an awkward predicament of exchanging something not of worth. I''ll be back in a week with your desired mithril and adamantium."


    "Fine fine, I''ll go contact my n." Segimli shrugged his shoulders helplessly. Yet just when he was about to leave the tavern, he swung around abruptly and inquired worriedly. "You really can find enough mithril and adamantium??"


    Sheyan imploded within. "��this is the seventh time! Did you treat what I said just now as bullsheet! Lil'' sheet!!"


    Half an hourter, Sheyan and Reef led a group of elves and finally arrived before the enormous oaken tree, sacred tree Sindalor.


    Not only was the hidden expert, Annenia Cyathea, part of this elf group, the formidable space wizard Elder Desirese Roots was also present.


    Sheyan pressed his palm against the sacred tree Sindalor andmunicated with Melody.


    "Elrond and Glorfindel is presently hard pressed from all sides. ording to sources, Elf King Thranduil of Mirkwood and Gdriel, Lady of Lothl��rien, are both journeying over due to Elrond''s injuries. Moreover, various major factions of Middle-earth have dispatched renowned physicians to Rivendell. Therefore, your safety is guaranteed at least before this event concludes!"


    "Mn." Melody replied with her typical delicate voice. "I believe you, my protector. I have been unceasingly longing to see you, to lean against your shoulder."


    "I long for that too." Sheyan sincerely replied. "Yet this opportunity is fleeting. Hence, you must bear with this grievance and remain in Rivendell to attract the attention of others. With this chance, I will be free to carry out something of utmost importance. After aplishing that, I will return to reunite with you."


    Following that, Sheyan turn around and issued to the group of elves.


    "Our destination is where our Lordess, Melody Sunstrider, was taken captive previously; a ce used to breed Uruk-hais with an impressive wizard tower erected there. Can anyone identify it?"


    Next, the reply he received left Sheyan in great shock. This was because nearly most of them had been there, including Elf Elders Annenia and Desirese. It was a hellish ce they personally devastated.


    ording to the elves, the journey there would require roughly a day and a half. Sheyan was immediately overwhelmed with shock. The memory of his imprisonment during the previous visit to this world was still fresh in his mind. After being captured by the orcs and Uruk-hais, they had marched for at least two and a half days before reaching Saruman''s wizard tower!


    However, this duration was actually reduced to a day and a half! This was extremely astonishing to him.


    At this moment, Melody offloaded another surprise onto Sheyan.


    "Perhaps this journey can be shortened a little."


    She then broke off the spirit connection between her and Sheyan. Following that, one could distinctly sense a flow of magical prowess swiftly condensing atop the sacred tree Sindalor. This archaic and massive tree begun inheriting Melody''s strength and channelled it incessantly through the roots and into the surrounding ground.


    A secondter, an over ten meters tall English Yew tree nearby begun swaying. Then, it dislodged itself from the soft soil. One could observe its tree bark wrinkling up as branches rapidly extended forth. Dazzling white rays pierced out endlessly from its bark as the tree''s body transformed.


    A mystifying power congealed around the soil and finally streamed into the roots of this English Yew tree.


    A mere ten or so secondster, a herculean yet meek giant ent stood before Sheyan and the elves. Its leafy arms drooped down as it stood amicably.


    "This is the ent Farrell. He will assist you, and the journey to and fro will only require two days. More crucially, although that sinister encampment is in ruins, those vile orcs and Uruk-hais still dwell within the Misty Mountains. Sir Farrell will be a good aid against the forces of evil."


    Melody''s voice carried a sliver of fatigue and a strand of gratification; evidently, she was happy to contribute a little to this operation.


    The rest of the elves then cheered unanimously.


    "The eternal sunlight guide us always!"


    Following that, everyone climbed onto the branches and shoulders of the giant ent, Farrell, and utilized dangling vines to tie around themselves.


    Afterwards, Farrell proceeded withrge strides towards the ruins of Saruman''s wizard tower with astonishing speed.

 Chapter 802: Fierce battle with orcs

    <h4>Chapter 802: Fierce battle with orcs</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Summer days in the Misty Mountains left as fast as they came.


    Temperature in the region normally plunged to frosty winter conditions for nearly half the year. The next half would be separated into autumn and spring. Only asionally, would the stingy sun allow its rays and heat to permeate down onto the ground.


    Snow and ice would finally melt and usher in a brief period of floods. Perhaps, steam could be seen emitting from the mountain valleys as well.


    Sheyan dipped his hand into the iparably cooling stream water, allowing the chill to prate deep into his bones. He then sshed his face with the refreshing snowy water.


    By his side, Annenia Cyathea released a nature magic art, ''Toxin-probe''. He then nodded with satisfaction.


    "The river source isn''t polluted, Sire Protector."


    Sheyan then scooped the stream water to drink as water beads trickled down the cracks of his fingers, slithering down his neck and into his chest.


    The earth shuddered slightly as the giant ent, Ferrell, straightforwardly stepped into the river stream. His roots begun absorbing the water, as he nonchntly pulled out weapons like spears and stone hatchets from his wooden body.


    Ferrell chuckled with a childlike vigor and proceeded to lie down across the river stream, allowing his entire body to absorb water.


    Emerald green glows exuded out from the hands of several elves as they unleashed healing nature magic. As the wounds along the ent''s body swiftly healed, the giant ent boomed with a deep muffled voice.


    "The MIsty Mountains are still filled with these filthy orcs."


    Desirese Roots appeared rather aged with white hair and beard. However, he was dressed like a vanguard and took the frontlines of the continent. He gazed into the distance and issued resentfully.


    "Everytime we bring sufficient forces, the orcs would vanish like spineless rabbits. Yet once we are low in numbers, those gutsy orcs would always provoke our path into the Misty Mountains! This is definitely rted to the Uruk-haismanding them."


    After a half hour of rest, Sheyanughed as the group toured past the top of a tiny hill.


    "I truly hope more orcs will show up. The more we eliminate now, the less pressure in the next part of my n. Franklin, how useful will your illusory arts be?"


    Ever since Franklin was released from prison, he didn''t rush to locate the other party attached to Mister Wrights or look for missions. Instead, he wisely seeked out andtched onto Sheyan and Reef.


    Due to the dangers of the future and that they could hit it off quite well, Sheyan naturally brought him along.


    Upon hearing Sheyan''s question, Franklin immediately understood the first audition trial had arrived. He earnest replied.


    "That will depend on which aspect. I can confuse the orcs with illusions to prevent them from identifying the genuine target, while simultaneously assault them with illusory beams. However, the traveling elves though mighty, are mostly long-rangebatants. I feel that this teamcks individuals who can storm the front."


    "Well said." Sheyan nce down the hillside and observed the next group of charging orcs. Under the leadership of Uruk-hais, they prepared to assault.


    "Then what is your n?"


    Franklin didn''t answer and proceeded to take action. He raised the recently acquired magic staff with both arms and released a long incantation. One could observe the target of his magic was the giant ent, Ferrell.


    Thick white mist begun lingering around the giant ent as Franklin continued chanting. Yet the ent felt nothing strange.


    The thick white mist churned speedily and quickly congregated on the space beside the giant ent. Finally, it formed into an enormous cloud that took the shape of the ent.


    After around ten seconds, Franklin terminated his chant and white mist dissipated. Yet shockingly, an exact replica of the giant ent stood right beside the ent!


    Franklin wiped away his perspiration and proudly announced.


    "This illusory reality possesses vitality and defense simr to Ferrell, but the ordinary attack power is weakened by 33%. Also, it inherits Ferrell''s passive abilities but not the active ones, and cannot be healed."


    Sheyan''s eyes sparkled as he asked.


    "How long does itst?"


    Franklin replied.


    "Thirty minutes. The higher my intelligence, the longer the duration. Because the giant ent is too formidable, I cannot use other illusory arts after duplicating it."


    "Got it." Sheyan replied. "Can this ability be used on contestants?"


    "Not an issue, but I must coordinate with the target of interest." Franklin answered.


    By now, the orcs had started charging up the hill. The giant ent Ferrell bluntly uprooted a nearby tree, and strode towards the hill edge with rock fragments dripping down.


    Meanwhile, Franklin''s ent replica directly stood in front of Ferrell and bluntly endured the first wave of aggression by the orcs; including ming spears, ming hatchets and other weapons that could deal additional damage to ents. However, the replica wasn''t affected by those.


    The elves flew into action. Each one of the elves were gifted archers and adorned beautiful longbows, that appeared primitive yet exquisite. The arrows shot out carried a shallow green glow at the tip, which would expand like roots upon striking the orcs; piercing deep into their flesh and organs and issuing additional agony.


    Annenia Cyathea brandished his magic staff as nature energies started swirling around his body. The exuberant energies congealed on his magic staff and formed a vigorous light globe at the tip.


    Whenever an Uruk-hai entered his shooting range, the light globe on his staff would pour out a white and gentle beam at the Uruk-hai''s leg. Instantly after, the Uruk-hai''s leg would swell up weirdly like it was rapidly growing. Yet during this process, the Uruk-hai''s body would remain normal and at the end, its legs would exceed the limits of its body and explode into blood pieces. It was an exceedingly dreadful sight!


    This ability of Annenia could be described as the deviating path of healing arts. Originally an enhancing or rescuing ability, it deviated into a terrifying killer move! One could observe that Annenia Cyathea was truly an extraordinary elf, one who imagined outrageous moves to ze his own trail. It was no wonder he was greatly enlightened by Sheyan''s ''Stairway of the Sun''.


    Evidently, the orcs and Uruk-hais were minions of the Dark Lord. Therefore, the contestants soon discovered they simrly received fate points when their elf allies killed the orcs. However, the amount of fate points were meagre and ten orcs was only equivalent to a single fate point. Nevertheless, an Uruk-hai provided one fate point.


    If they personally killed the foes, an orc would produce one fate point and an Uruk-hai ten fate points.


    Despite the ferocity of the elves'' assault, the amount of orcs upied overwhelming superiority and they swiftly charged up to the top of the hill.


    At this moment, the giant ent raised its ''wooden club'' up high and swiped through horizontally!


    With Franklin''s replica absorbing most of the long range damage, ent Ferrell was still thriving with energy. His sweeping tree was as long as 7-8 meters and smashed at least ten orcs flying, before they tumbled down the hill again. The ent then hurled the tree down, with resulted in a frightening explosion that left the affected orcs as meat paste; dying a terribly incorrigible death.


    Sheyan observed another endless stream of orcs approaching the hill and hastily shouted out.


    "Witness this! I shall disy the might bestowed by my high-god."


    Although Sheyan''s words were aimed at the elves, the ent was actually the most curious one. He had heard the elves chatting about the miracles of Sheyan''s ''Pestilence Monarch'' ability. Yet all these while, he didn''t have the chance to witness it.


    "3, 2, 1��" Sheyan countedposedly and activated the outbreak of his ''Pestilence Monarch'' ability. A devilish alien ''Stairway of the Sun'' nt phantom surfaced behind him.


    Following that, countless formless rings of viral corruption rippled out towards all corners!


    Thump! A sonorous sound echoed out as the earth trembled faintly. Unexpectedly, the giant ent''s branches were swaying as his knees crashed heavily onto the ground. The other tree he uprooted fell to the ground as shock and fear inflicted his wooden countenance.


    "What��what kind of nature''s freak!! Impossible, this sensation����ahhhhh!!"

 Chapter 803: Familiarity strikes again

    <h4>Chapter 803: Familiarity strikes again</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    In the face of suchpressing allure of the ''Stairway of the Sun'', even the mighty ent shuddered. Moreover, Sheyan wasn''t even aiming at him!


    Of course, the situation arose primarily due to the giant ent Ferrell being unconvinced, adopting a despising notion towards the rumours. Otherwise, he wouldn''t be caught so off guard.


    Yet due to this abrupt incident, the ent was distracted which allowed the pressure ahead to tighten down onto him.


    In this instant, Desirese Roots floated into the sky as his white hair fluttered against the wind. Incisive currents jolted through his wielding staff and within a split second, an unexinable dimension crack was shockingly tore open on this hill! The dimension crack was roughly a meter high and 40 meters wide. In a sh, the dimension crack streaked 50 meters down the hill!


    All orcs and Uruk-hais that were sliced through by the dimension crack stood rooted to the ground. Eventually, their bodies slipped down their waists like wheat being harvested in the fields.


    This was a ''Dimension Ripplede'' that Elder Desirese Roots unleashed. In the blink of an eye, at least 200 orcs and Uruk-hai were severed in half, causing the offensive momentum of the orcs to instantly wane.


    Blood flooded down like a waterfall, surpassing the absorbing capabilities of the soil as it formed a tiny river of blood downstream. A piercing stench of organs pervaded the atmosphere.


    It didn''t seem like Desirese Roots expanded much effort to unleash that ability. He shot a nce of amazement at Sheyan before shooting off to the right, and finally knelt by the side of the agonizing ent.


    Following that, a mild white glow emanated out from the elf elder''s palm which caused Ferrell to gradually calm down.


    The ent then gazed at Sheyan with eyes that brimmed with immense horror, shock and a certain sadness.


    "Why����how could such a blood-thirsty verminous nt acquire the grace of lordess twilight elf Melody? Whereas she is pure, iparably pure!"


    Desirese Roots'' eyes suddenly turned hollow before replying.


    "Oftentimes, at the end of the brightest light,es the extreme darkness. In the realm of the twilight elves, what they search for isn''t purity but harmony, so is the world we live in. At the utmost end of one''s path, the only way forward is turning back. The most beautiful and bright flowers sprouts from the filthiest feces. Have you ever seen a perfect world? Or seen apletely ugly one? To reach the heavens, one must embrace tolerance and bnce. You will never perceive that logic until you reach such a stage."


    Ent Ferrell asked with a hoarse and muffled voice.


    "But aren''t the Undying Lands said to be a perfect world?"


    Desirese Roots paused for a while and gently asked.


    "Have you gone to the Undying Lands?"


    Ferrell replied in a muffled tone.


    "Of course not, If I did, I surely would not have returned."


    Desirese Roots calmly continued.


    "Somethings will never be known unless personally experienced. Like a cup of water, you will never know if it is lukewarm or cold until you drink it."


    (ED: You could stick your finger in it you know��)


    Meanwhile, Franklin''s illusion replica suffered immense damages, and without the healing of the elves, its vitality withered away before eventually transforming into a sculpture which crumbled with a morous boom.


    After regaining his battle capabilities, Franklin brandished his staff and drew a circle in midair. Strange snake-like light ripples shot out from the circle which pranced around the orcs incessantly. The light ripples caused the orcs to clutch their heads as they howled in anguish.


    This was Franklin''s mainbat method - ''Thoughts Confinement''. Not only could it deal damage to foes, it delivered a negative effect of burning the opponent''s MP. Nevertheless, the significance of carrying a powerful extra effect meant that its attack power wasn''t high.


    Seeing the supreme meatshield Ferrell still recovering, the elves intended to retreat. Instead, Sheyan halted them. Simultaneously, Reef roared oppressively and bolted forward.


    In this instant, excluding the ''Faithguard'' he ced on himself, several elves instinctively cast various nature''s guardian arts onto the shield charging individual; abilities included ''Ring of Thorns'', ''Wild Nature Mark'', ''Bark Magic'', movement enhancing abilities and stone magic��


    At this moment, Reef was like a person stamping on heaps of crap with house flies buzzing around��without a doubt, he attracted the hordes of orcs. After roaring to the sky with his ''Shattering Cardiac Roar'', three other elven abilities werepleted.


    7-8 immeasurably sharp stgmites abruptly emerged from the ground near him, with surfaces covered in ragged spikes of 5-6 meters. Each stgmite impacted groups of 2-3 orcs with such exploding ferocity, the countless orcs around Reef were wiped clean!


    Tooths of Earth!


    After chains of massive rock explosions concluded, the miserable Reef stood all alone where he was. He resembled a lifeless flour man, and only a pair of blinking eyes indicated that he was alive��


    At this moment, the battle ent regained its stance and rejoined the battlefield. Unexpectedly following that, Sheyan gestured for all their forces to charge. The foremost charger was naturally Reef, followed by Elder Annenia and his elves. After all, he swore to obey Sheyan''smands like it was Melody''s before her in the past.


    "Charging at this period? Isn''t this weing the numerical advantage of the opponents? The orcs can easily encircle and engulf us!" Ent Ferrell eximed with a muffled tone.


    Elf elder Desirese Roots frowned and remained silent.


    The situation appeared to be sinking into the awkward predicament that ent Ferrell envisioned. The orcs begun encircling the group to exterminate the elves. Yet the strangest thing happened.


    The majority of orcs shockingly exhibited an exceedingly queer disy of clutching their heads in agony, shivering, or sneezing. Some were even bending over while coughing violently!


    With that dy, Reef roared and ughtered a way out, leading the group of elves deeper and eventually ying an orc blood-shaman that was protected by three Uruk-hais.


    When that orc shaman died, the army of orcs instantly fell into chaos. They were like a pearl ne that got unstrung as pearls scattered everywhere.


    At present, Sheyan was also charging into the heart of the enemies beside Reef. A sk of curse-mix shattered on the ground as dull-greenish fumes spiralled out.


    Some of the elves panicked initially, but soon discovered that the fumes dealt no harm to them but somehow hindered the escape of the orcs. Their morale surged as they started a massacre like a knife cutting vegetables.


    When the battle ent seeded in rejoining the group, the orcs and Uruk-hais had already lost their momentum and were currently fleeing.


    Facing Elder Desirese and the ent''s dy, Sheyan merely offered an insipid phrase. "We could''ve in another orc shaman." He then proceeded to discuss about the next course of action.


    Ent Ferrell and Desirese felt rather ashamed and could note up with any words in response. Such a feeling was iparably ufortable for an arrogant elf.


    During the journey, the group suffered two more orc skirmishes and were dyed substantially. Only around one in the wee hours of the morning, did they pass through ''cktooth Pass''. They then traversed along the immeasurably steep frost valley, through the bridge before arriving in an icy forest.


    Recently in the past, the forces of evil entrenched themselves here, producing an unceasing supply of Uruk-hais. Hence, after Rivendell was notified by Melody, they dispatched forces topletely decimate the region.


    Moreover, they arranged a permanent ''Wizard Eye'' formation to monitor the ce consistently, and even dispatched birds to scout every three days. Therefore, upon reaching here, it was considered pretty safe.


    Inside this icy forest, the elves worked together as they manipted a few cedar trees to bend and intertwine together, forming a natural ''camp'' that could block off winds.


    Following that, the group scrambled to gather materials and dug out a snowy pit, before raising a bonfire to keep themselves warm.


    The contestants'' harvest wasn''t small throughout their journey. Although they didn''t undertake any mission, each individual managed to raise minimally 300 fate points. Although the loots were mediocre junk and nothing marvelous appeared, they still managed to umte close to 100,000 utility points.


    The duo weren''t stingy scrooges and allocated 10,000 utility points to Franklin.

 Chapter 804: Retrieving treasures

    <h4>Chapter 804: Retrieving treasures</h4>


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    Once the group settled down, Sheyan found an excuse to ''settle some affairs'' with Reef. The others didn''t dare to inquire and only asked them to be safe.


    In truth, the duo left in search of the treasure buried by Melody. It wasn''t that Sheyan did not trust Melody''s elves, but rather the implications of this matter was so great, that the fewer who know it the better.


    In the darkness of night, the duo shuttled through the pine forest, as snowkes rained down repeatedly and infiltrated their necks. The chilling sensation caused them to shiver frequently as though someone was skinning them alive.


    "We were truly pathetic the previous time." Sheyan attempted to start a conversation to douse the chilling sensation.


    Reef shivered as he replied.


    "If we encounter Lurtz now, we will still be in deep sheet."


    Sheyan sneezed and answered.


    "Lurtz should be in Isengard now, we wouldn''t be able to meet him even if we wished to. Right, pay attention to this darnpass."


    In Sheyan''s hands, was a peculiar object that appeared to be a spittoon filled up with water, with a pitch ck object floating within. The object would submerge deeper if ores were detected nearby.


    This was an enchanted magic prospectpass loaned to him from Segimli. It could detect ores that were buried up to three meters deep.


    Since Sheyan clearly remembered the direction he pointed to Melody to flee in previously, with the aid of the magic prospectpass, seeking the lost treasures would not be that difficult.


    All of a sudden, Reef yelled excitedly.


    "Sunk, it sunk!"


    Sheyan was instantly ecstatic as the duo begun excavating the ground beneath thepass with their monstrous contestant strength.


    Ten minutester, a deep pit could be seen. Momentster, after careful digging, Sheyan unearthed a semi-rusted arrowtip��the two gazed at each other with a dreadful sensation in their hearts. This was an extremely sensitive prospect tool, and this night may very well bring them more of such ''surprises''.


    Following that��the duo started digging around despondently.


    During the long search, they unearthed seven iron ores, three rusted arrowtips, a broken helmet����


    Finally, on the verge of desperation, they dug up an unremarkable looking chest. This chest was disguised with mud, grass, and twigs. Sheyan stared at it vacantly for a long while before opening the chest.


    Instantly, the precious treasure acquired from the venerable wizard Saruman emerged before their very eyes. In a sh, the splendorous sparkle irradiated their faces.


    [ Items: 14.65 pounds of mithril. 3 pounds of adamantium. Three rubies, four sapphires and two cat''s eyes ]


    The adamantium and mithril had been purified by magic, and had purities reaching 99.9%. Instead in this world, the standard purity of mithril and adamantium was only 40%!


    After his previous investigations of the marketce, Sheyan was sure this was an absolute fortune that even the devil''s eyes would pop wide open with envy.


    "I''m really an idiot." The muddy-faced Sheyan stood sluggish as he muttered. "With Melody''s tiny physique and strength then, without any machines, how would she be able to excavate things! It must have been extremely infuriating!"


    At present, the duo had left the makeshift campsite for 4-5 hours and the sky was almost turning bright. If not for them being able tomunicate their safety to the elves, the elves would have started searching for them.


    The duo hastily returned to the camp and slept immediately with loud snores. The night of search had been intense and they had exhausted their mental strength. As the habitually clean elves observed the stinky and sweaty duo, they became speechless but could only endure.


    Seeing them slumbering so soundly, the elves figured they would be here till the afternoon. Hence, they started to construct a fortified camp with trees and attempted to beautify the campsite as well.


    **********************


    When the duo woke up, it was nearly four in the afternoon where the sun was inclining down the west.


    Few sun rays pervaded through the leafy gaps. It was quiet all around as a vignce welled up in Sheyan''s heart. Logically speaking, the elves should be residing in the camp and be idling around, or whistling on blow leaves and such. Why was it so quiet all around?


    He nimbly crawled up and pushed through the thick curtain-doors, and was instantly startled by the transformation of the campsite.


    The surrounding pine trees had been hacked down and configured into crented parapet walls. A square kilometer radius of trees had been banished afar, resulting in a spacious nd. In this region, any hostile creatures would experience a nightmare when facing the immacte ranging uracy of the elves.


    "Crap, what the heck happened. Where did the elves disappear to?" Sheyan inquired inwardly. His doubt was soon resolved.


    Trampling footsteps on snow drifted in, as a squad of eleves marched back with raised chests and upheld heads. They appeared arrogant like guards of honor, and even the enormous Ent Ferrell was amongst their ranks.


    Beside the elves, were roughly 50-60 dwarves that were striding in with mechanical-like expressions. Sheyan squinted his eyes to find one familiar face amongst the stereotyped and repetitive faces of dwarves. Indeed, he only recognized a single dwarve - Mister Segimli.


    Without a doubt, the reason the camp was empty was due to the haughtiness of the elves. They wanted to maintain an overbearing ancient manner of greeting to wee the group of seemingly haughty elves.


    Of course, this wasn''t because the elves were magnanimous enough to greet the dwarves. Their reason was extremely clear - puny bumpkin dwarves, do you recognize this ancient greeting between forces? Will you know how to return this formality?


    Nevertheless, the dwarves had a knowledgeable master amongst them as well. Under his leadership, the dwarves returned a fierce formality which sunk the two forces into a deadlock. It was hard for one to back down first.


    Upon noticing Sheyan, Segimli quickly tossed aside the ancient greeting down the cliffs of the Misty Mountains. He was like an amicable little donkey that dove towards Sheyan.


    "Beloved friend, ah I really missed yo������your magical winecup."


    Sheyan was initially beaming with delight but his countenance instantly darkened as he kicked the dwarf.


    "Who the hell are you, I don''t know you����"


    After a round of torture, Segimli begun introducing his travelpanions to Sheyan.


    First, was his uncle and n head, Gimli Stonehammer. Next, was the most outstanding cksmith of this dwarf n, grandmaster Mcgonical Firestove. Then, a grandmaster of arraying magic into artifacts, Takelin Tinsilk. Lastly, was the apprentice of grandmaster Firestove and several elite warriors of the n and so on. It seemed as though the core forces of the n were mobilized.


    As for the reason they rushed here, it was fairly simple. The fretting Gimli n had been constantly seeking for a lifeline. They heard of the congregation of Middle-earth merchants in Rivendell. As the Skifz Asc?d festival was only half a yearter, they wanted to try their luck in Rivendell. Never did they expect, the adventuring little Segimli would contact them first!


    This caused great delight amongst the dwarves. In reality, when Segimli contacted them, the dwarves weren''t far from Rivendell.


    Hence, the anxious dwarves, fearing for any unexpected mishaps, directly seeked out twilight elf Melody; requesting that she dispatched an elf to assist them. That elf could sense the magic imprint of Elder Desirese Roots. In addition to Sheyan and gang clearing out some of the orcs, the dwarves left in the morning by riding tamed Rock Rams and smoothly located Sheyan and the elves.


    Without a doubt, the arrival of the dwarves was a pleasant surprise for Sheyan. That meant that his n could be brought forward. Thus, Sheyan smiled and led the guests through the icy needle-leaved forest, before finally reaching a hillside that sunlight was still present.


    The dried grass here was soft and warm due to the sun. Sitting down offered a cosy sensation. Ifplemented with rum and a roasted, sizzling wild boar, an exceptionally nice ambience could be created.


    "Segimli has been a selfless assistance towards me throughout my travels to Rivendell, gifting us with great friendship." Sheyan announced. "After learning of his difficult predicament, I started devising a method that could, hopefully, be of assistance to him."


    Speaking till here, Sheyan directly produced a tiny portion of the treasures he acquired from Saruman - roughly 30 grams of mithril and a ruby.


    He then earnestly said.


    "As a devout of a high-god, all my riches have been consecrated to him, in hopes of being bestowed with something desirable. However, my high-godmands that I present powerful artifacts of space magic, to be blessed with my heart''s wishes. In order to express the authenticity of this and because of the camaraderie between Segimli and I, I am even willing to use our lordess twilight''s tiara. This is a supreme quality forging material and mithril I exchanged for my family''s inheritance."

 Chapter 805: Sheyan’s true goal

    <h4>Chapter 805: Sheyan��s true goal</h4>


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    At this moment, grandmaster cksmith Mcgonigal Firestove grabbed the mithril and ruby that Sheyan produced and immediately gasped in shock.


    "Ah, this is magic mithril! Its market value is twice of ordinary mithril, hey old man, don''t you find this ruby rather familiar?"


    The old dwarf, Takelin Tinsilk, wagged his butt as he ran over. His white braided beard was nearly touching the ground as he spoke.


    "Why do I feel that this is����Elendil''s tears?"


    The crowd broke into an uproar. Sheyan immediately felt something was amiss, it seems as though Saruman had done malicious deeds in the past to plunder these wealth. Even worse, the treasures seemed rather valuable and renowned. Nevertheless, he remainedposed as he could easily me everything on his high-god����thus, Sheyan calmly replied.


    "If there aren''t any issues, I''m willing to sell them at the lowest cost as a gift for Mister Segimli''s friendship. Right, since I''ve verified that this matter is no scam, can I get the twilight elf''s tiara back?"


    "No problem at all." Dwarven chief Gimli replied happily. He didn''t show any resistance towards purchasing stolen goods and first allowed Segimli to return the tiara to Sheyan. Then, he produced a wooden case and retrieved a ring for Sheyan inside.


    Upon receiving the ring, Sheyan was instantly notified that it was a unique storyline equipment that only storyline characters could adorn. But that was only natural as the mithril and others were all taciturnly understood as Melody''s possessions.


    The ring was called Fissure, with the property of enhancing spatial magic by 10% and increase mana cost by 5%.


    Dwarf chief Gimli then ordered his underling to fetch a seemingly broken staff, in hopes that Sheyan would ept this sacrificial ritual. Sheyan hesitated a little before calling Elder Desirese Roots over who was gazing at the staff intently. Noticing the elder gazing intently at the staff with a vacant expression, Sheyan instantly knew what he should do����


    In the end, Sheyan was left with eight pounds of mithril and one pound of adamantium. He also retained his rubies, cat''s eyes and sapphires, in exchange for a total of six spatial magic type artifacts!


    Theoretically speaking, Sheyan didn''t exploit this transaction and in fact made losses. Nevertheless, all of the dwarf''s spatial magic artifacts were wiped clean. The dwarves of the Gimli n nced at Sheyan with resentment but could only sigh deeply.


    Honestly speaking, the amount of mithril and adamantium they traded was adequate for them to forge an iparably exquisite artifact. It wouldn''t be an issue for them to disy outstanding results during the Skifz Asc?d festival.


    However, worldly desires could never be satisfied. Filled with insatiable greed, the dwarves of the Gimli n wouldn''t stop there. Since they discovered Sheyan who could provide themrge amounts of mithril and adamantium, the naturally wished to go further and audaciously set eyes on the throne!


    Hence, Gimli immediately requested Sheyan not to trade with other parties during this period of time. Topensate him, the dwarves would bestow a delightful surprise unto Sheyan.


    Sheyan purposely tarried for a long while before nodding his heads when the dwarves were on the verge of tears. The top echelons of the Gimii n hastily left; probably rushing to the nearest dwarven city to gather more resources.


    They left behind 30 elite dwarven warriors that would heed Sheyan''smands, hailing Sheyan as a ''human who earned the eternal friendship of the Gimlis'' thus vowing to protect him.


    Sheyan tested a little and realized the elite dwarven warriors indeed obeyed hismands faithfully, not cking off even one bit. However, Sheyan knew that should other dwarven ns step into his tent, the elite Gimli dwarves would proceed with two actions - either smashing the heads of the infiltrators, or smashing the head of the ''supplier''.


    After acquiring another six spatial magic artifacts, Sheyan summoned all the elves and dered with a solemn expression.


    "The following matter is of utmost importance. It not only pertains to your personal life and death, but also the fate of our Lordess twilight elf! Therefore, I pray none will speak falsehood and deceive me������now, whoever that can perform spatial magic in your midst, step out now."


    Without a doubt, elder Desirese Roots stepped forward. The situation was much better than what Sheyan envisioned. Apart from the elder, there were four other elves that leaned towards that aspect. One must admit that the elves'' long lifespan was truly an advantage. They could nurture many skills and hobbies for themselves.


    Sheyan called them together and announced.


    "During my past endeavors dispatched by my high-god to other dimensions, I made an exceptionally mighty ally in one particr dimension. A gift he bestowed, carries a strand of his spirit aura. Through that strand of spirit aura, will you be able to link me to my ally?"


    Sheyan quickly received an answer. A seemingly young elf replied.


    "Sir Protector, this matter isn''t difficult. In truth, some elven summoners summon their creatures from other dimensions. If they were incapable of establish a link beforehand, the sess rate of summoning arts would plummet substantially."


    Sheyan coughed and continued.


    "I need to emphasize this. My ally is exceptionally, supremely mighty."


    "That is wonderful news, sir." The elf patiently praised. "A mighty creature normally possesses higher intellect. In this aspect, the mightier the creature, the more distinct its spirit glow will be when seeking it out. We will be able to easily locate the creature amongst the vast and obscure dimensions."


    Sheyan stroked ''Ambition'' and replied.


    "I see. Then we will first locate a ce with water. Only by interacting with a water source, can my friend''s spirit aura be additionally distinct."


    The group proceeded to advance and search, before arriving at the Orc''s metropolis of the past.


    This once grand metropolis was now a ruinous heap. One could still observe the aftermath of an iparably vicious war through the destruction in this area.


    Especially Saruman''s wizard tower. It hadpletely crumbled into the ground, leaving a massive pit. The once sacredndmark of the orcs and uruk-hais, was now amon deepke.


    Sheyan surveyed the edge of theke, discovering the pitch-ck water that seemed to devour any sunlight into the deepest depth. Evidently, thiske was immeasurably deep.


    Since he located a sufficientlyrge water source, Sheyan nned to immerse ''Ambition'' into the water. By now, Elder Annenia Cyathea was pointing his magic staff at Sheyan. At beam shot out from his staff and onto the water surface on Sheyan''s left.


    A iparably sharp silver beam shot out, resulting in a loud ''puchi'' sound against the water surface. The resultant white ssh towered several meters high as the murky green water was dyed mildly red. One could observe a strange creature, one that appeared like a hybrid between a fish and a lizard, rummaging within the waters and attempting to flee. A half-meter long horrifying wound could be seen across its left rib, as crimson red innards rolled out. The stench of blood permeated out, as simr species wrestled each other to feast. The once peacefulke was now plunged into utter chaos; akin to a pot of boiling congee!


    Witnessing this scene, the other elves wielded their longbows and took aim, before firing out. A congregation of arrows haled along rays of death as they drilled into the water and slew quite a number of these aquatic beasts.


    "These aquatic beasts were created due to the leakage of dark magic and evil." Annenia Cyathea exined. "When we just begun seizing the dark tower in the past, the tower owner directly exploded the entire tower; resulting in thiske that we see now. All creatures that reside in thiske have been degraded by evil."


    "The aquatic beasts were originally exceedingly avaricious and savage after the elvesmenced their ughter, each vying to fill their bellies. However, when Sheyan submerged ''Ambition'' into the water, they dispersed without a trace. When a titanical phantom of Kraken Paul appeared in theke, theke became a pool of total silence. Only gasps and the heavy breathing of the surrounding elves could be heard.


    Sheyan gazed at the overly confident elf wizard and ordered.


    "You can begin. My time is precious."


    The elf suddenly knelt to the ground with an embarrassed countenance.


    "Forgive me, Sir Protector. I never expected that your ally''s strength is so tremendous. To connect with such an invincible creature, I am truly unqualified. A forceful linking may lead to gravely wounding my own spirit!"

 Chapter 806: The agitated Brother Paul

    <h4>Chapter 806: The agitated Brother Paul</h4>


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    The elf said so because he could sense the dreadful terror of Sheyan''s ''old friend''.


    The creature hadn''t even appeared and was merely a phantom residing beneath the forbidden terrain of the waters. Yet, it brought along an incredibly crushing pressure.


    All hostilities would fade in the face of such a domineering beast! No wonder those savage aquatic beasts had fled in frenzy.


    Therefore, attempting a spirit link would be extremely dangerous especially if the disparity of strength was tremendous. A wild beast may not be in the mood to care about one, yet if one purposefully disturbs it, it may fly into a rampage and devour one''s spirit!


    It was like an annoying mosquito bugging on. The beast would never endure such annoyance and the consequence may even be an internal rupture of one''s mind.


    "The three of you try and establish a spirit link together." Desirese Roots contemted and issued. "Take utmost precautions. I request that protector observe by the side, once the spirit link is established, we must transmit protector''s message as swiftly as possible. With the opposing party''s cooperation, this will be much simpler."


    The three elves each equipped one space artifact, where one could observe a gentle white blessing emanating out from them. It wasn''t that they didn''t wish to equip the rest, but that they couldn''t������


    The three elves stood in a ''Ʒ'' formation, and executed their magic towards the phantasmic Paul floating in the water. One could seemingly feel countless threads of space congealing towards that spot, as if space was freezing up.


    This was the primary reason why the amount of space magic wizards were few.


    Spatial magic is exceedingly powerful but incredibly rare. One would need to risk certain dangers in training this magic, but the formidability of the magic would only be noticeable at theter stages of one''s training. It would minimally require several decades or even a century of hard work, but the dangers of trainingmences at the start; like a shadow that follows the trainee all the time.


    The proportion of investment and gains was extremely steep, therefore, the amount of space magic wizards in all of Middle-earth was supremely rare. Possibly, only the elves with inexhaustible vitality could produce so many space magic wizards.


    If not for the powerful space magic artifacts brought by the dwarves, the elves probably wouldn''t dare to take the risk.


    Sheyan stood by the side silently as he spectated. Honestly speaking, he couldn''t understand the sequence of magic casting, but only felt that the atmosphere was iparably tense. Only Franklin found this situation rather interesting as well.


    Annenia Cyathea suddenly pressed his hand onto Sheyan''s back. Instantly, the sceneries in Sheyan''s view faded away. What remained were only the three space magic elf wizards and the phantasmal Kraken Paul in the waters.


    The space magic from the three elves dyed the phantom of Paul with ayer of light blue brilliance. Then, the brilliance swiftly assembled and formed a distorted trace and dove into the infinitely deep darkness. This was probably the connection between spirit fragments and the real body. Though the link appeared weak, it was mysteriously firm that no physical barriers could break it.The three elves strove to be as gentle and amicable as possible, as they slowly approached the main consciousness of Brother Paul.


    "Who dares to vite my sovereignty!!!"


    All of a sudden, a sea of azure brilliance that could cover the heavens flooded in. The three elves immediately transmitted a clear message at once - "Beloved Paul, Seaman wishes to contact you!!"


    The majestic azure brilliance halted for a moment. Though that was so, the three elves were trembling so violently like they had been struck by lightning. Blood oozed out from their nostrils.


    In this instant, Sheyan sauntered forward and transferred his thoughts with Annenia Cyathea''s assistance.


    "Dear venerable Paul, I am Seaman Yan, that scum from the east; Captain of the Dingyuan, therade who served you fat delicious beef."


    "Oh��I recall now. Are you at the caribbean sea?" Paul''s voice carried no vignce but a sense of delight. Friendly ties between creatures were more resolute than between humans.


    The massive brute beganining to Sheyan.


    "My body is infested by barnacles, those darn shells scraping me with difort all day and night. I also miss the vor of clean fat cow and the taste of rum."


    "A minor matter my friend, my underlings will be d to service you anytime. Providing you afortable and jovial life is the duty of a friend after all. However, I have something of grave importance that I seek you today."


    Sheyan resembled a tiny devil, wagging his pointed tail as he slowly lured Paul in.


    "There are matters more important that food and cleaning up barnacles?" Paul replied with a low muffled voice.


    "I guess��there is." Sheyan''s lips curled into a sinister smirk. His expression was akin to pimps inviting customers into a brothel. "My friend, I am in a ce far far away from the caribbean sea, yet a ce I encountered a gorgeous madam."


    "Gorgeous����madam?" Kraken Paul answered in bafflement.


    "Indeed." Sheyan smiled. "Her silky tentacles so slender, her eyes enchanting like a sea divinity. Her sucklers round and sexy. Worthy of praise are her superior genes that can breed a supreme generation."


    Kraken Paul replied with hesitation.


    "My friend, I''ve seen numerous gorgeous madams, but all feeble and tiny����before anything can happen, I would''ve smashed them by ident."


    Sheyanughed loudly and replied.


    "My beloved friend, you are being too modest. This madam is not one bit inferior as an invincible existence like you. ording to my estimation, her physique may not be smaller than yours! Most importantly, I even doubt you can settle her!"


    "Woah woah woah! Impossible, no oceanic creature can be above me, Kraken Paul!" Paul howled agitatedly as though it had been insulted. One could imagine it beating the sea around frantically with its dozen meter long tentacles, sending gigantic waves soaring to the sky. The massive fluctuation of mood instantly caused the three elves wizard to turn pale and cough out blood.


    "Calm down, my friend. How about this, I will exhibit one of the madam''s egg. Although the egg is dead, I believe you will be able to sense out its might." After ingeniously inciting Paul''s curiosity and fighting spirit, Sheyan chuckled in response.


    "But you must agree to two things."


    "Quick say. I can''t wait to see her eggs."


    "Firstly, I still have a use for that egg, you must return it to me. Secondly, the distance between us is exceedingly far, it won''t be so easy transferring anything to you. Therefore, you must cooperate, otherwise, we can''t transfer it over."


    Paul hesitated a little before booming with a muffled voice.


    "The fist is fine��but to cooperate with you. Davy Jones won''t be very pleased with that."


    "So don''t let him know." Sheyan replied immediately. "Or����forget it then? Goodnight?"


    "Nononono!!!" The intrigued Paul quickly and urgently refuted Sheyan''s suggestion. "I swear on my tentacles and sucklers, if you dare terminate this conversation right now, I shall make you drink seawater for three days the next time we meet!"


    "Fine fine, so will you cooperate with us?"


    "Of course!"


    "Then what about Captain Davy Jones?"


    "You are right, it''ll be fine if he doesn''t know����"


    Following that, Elder Desirese Roots created a magic array in order to transfer a ''Scorched Oceanfreak Moria''s Egg'' that Sheyan acquired previously. The three elves were not strong enough to undertake such a task.


    Fortunately, with the cooperation of Kraken Paul, the difficulty of this task wasn''t that difficult. Still, it was an arduous challenge for Elder Desirese Roots. Nevertheless, with the space magic artifacts acquired from the dwarves presenting their usefulness, no mishaps urred during this dimension transportation process.


    Hence, not even ten secondster, Paul yelled out monstrously.


    "My friend, your eyesight is truly impressive! Though this egg is devoid of life, I can vaguely sense how mighty its mother is! Such an intoxicating aroma, an energy source simr to mine! She can definitely endure my passion!"


    Sheyan couldn''t help but wipe his perspiration. As it turns out, the way Paul identified his spouse was having an adequate butt-size, ability of reproduction, and enduring durability. As long as one will not be squashed, one would be sufficient to satisfy the passion of the gigantic kraken.


    "My friend! Where are you right now? I must travel there. For the sake of blissfulness, for the sake of future offspring!" Paul was no longer thinking straight as he shamelessly spilled his motive of propagation. One could fathom how excited the kraken was.

 Chapter 807: Meeting of two hegemons

    <h4>Chapter 807: Meeting of two hegemons</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Sheyan released a long sigh to Brother Paul''s iparably excited queries. After a long while of silence, he replied with a troubled tone.


    "Where I''m at is apletely different dimension from the caribbean sea. For you to reach me, you must directly participate in a summoning rite. Yet if Davy Jones knows of this, he will abhor our deeds undoubtedly."


    The ecstatic Paul answered hurriedly.


    "He is presently sailing towards the west, don''t worry about him knowing I was summoned here."


    Sheyan continued resistantly.


    "My friend, your indomitable might incites all of our envy. However, that exact might will be the biggest hurdle during the summoning process. To summon you absolutely isn''t a simple matter!"


    If it was another creature, it would certainly be at a loss to Sheyan''s exnation. Instead, Kraken Paul was a heaven-defying monster. He was first an experiment of dark magic from Davy Jones and possessed exceptional abilities. Next, through a fortuitous encounter, the curse brought about by the contestants then had ultimately transformed him into a wise and farsighted colossus.


    That was also because Paul suffered only half the effects of the curse due to Sheyan''s disruption then. Hence, he was actually a semi-ghost-semi-physical creature; possessing certain characteristics of ghostly monstrosity. Still he retained a personal thirst for indulgence of his feelings. Most crucially, Kraken Paul was initially a summoned creature of Davy Jones and naturally possessed extensive experience and knowledge with regards to summons.


    "I have a way, Seaman Yan!" "The sperm-driven Paul roared out anxiously.


    "Just that magic transportation array you employed just now would be sufficient. The greatest mistake youmitted, is discussing the mighty Paul in the same frequency as other pathetic creatures."


    "����" Sheyan speechlessly replied. "Alright, Elder Desirese Roots, any questions?"


    Desirese Roots bowed humbly and said.


    "Respected Sir Protector, as long as it is maintaining the intensity of the transportation array, I will be fine even with two times the time with the assistance of those high-level magic artifacts."


    The same event urred as previously. Except, for a normal summoning, when a summoning bridge is established between two dimensions, even the lowest tier of summoned creatures would be arrogantly pampered. They would calmly allow the summoner to drag them to the summoner''s dimension, thereby disying their exceptional status. Instead, the tier-9 legendary Brother Paul was aloof and indifferent. Facing the terribly slow summoning speed, his tentacles flew into a dance without hesitation as he frantically climbed towards Sheyan''s dimension����


    "Sir Protector, is this your unrivalled ally?"


    When the summoning rite concluded, the elves starred with utter astoundment��their gazes congregated towards Sheyan''s left palm.


    On his palm, was a miniature octopus with tentacles coiled around Sheyan''s fingers, who swung around from time to time��


    Following that, this miniature octopus appeared to be dissatisfied with the elves'' expressions, as it widened its eyes menacingly before tantly shooting out two thin water pirs.


    The honest and thick-headed Segimli couldn''t resist the urge to tease.


    "My friend, are you sure you wish to challenge that monster of legends with this? The nightmare of the mines of Moria, predator of all adventurers, the raptor of the Misty Mountains, Oceanfreak Moria? If you really mean it, then this is such a cruel tragedy. Where is your conscience? Hais��"


    The miniature Paul was finally enraged. He jetted out a shot of ck ink into the face of Segimli.


    Sheyan smiled wryly and replied.


    "Segimli, you will regret infuriating my ally Paul. Once he recovers his strength, you best stay as far away as you can."


    As it turns out, Paul facilitate the ease of summoning by spontaneously sealing his strength and shrinking his physique, which was an innate ability gifted by Davy Jones. It was primarily to store the kraken inside a fishbowl and nurture it. Yet Paul unexpectedly utilized this ability to facilitate his summoning, but at the cost of temporarily losing its strength.


    Sheyan lifted his hand as he observed the mobile and miniature Paul crawling around his fingers. He suddenly thought of wasabi, soy sauce, balsamic vinegar, and the incredibly chewy taste in one''s mouth����


    Sheyan hastily discarded that thought and coughed, dispelling away such dangerous evil from his mind.


    By now, Sheyan''s forces had expanded powerfully. Apart from the faithful faction of Melody''s elves, he had thirty elite dwarven warriors protecting him. This force was practically as reliable as a fortified wall.


    Sheyan distinctly remembered a saying that was engraved at the bottom of a sculpture in Rivendell.


    An army of dwarf resembles a profoundly indomitable chain vest. Each warrior an unbreakable chain. Sharing duty, honor and loyalty that interlocked each other like a chain vest; once locked together, nothing can prate the vest.


    Thus, after examining the time, Sheyan tantly traversed the ruins of the orc metropolis, venturing deeper for that icy valley before arriving before the poisonous pine forest.


    The elves were worthy of being the blessed children of nature. Upon arriving here, they sensed that something was amiss and nced around vigntly. After a quick inspection, one warned.


    "Sir Protector. There exists an unknown treachery here. We mustn''t stay here for long."


    Sheyan nced at Reef and smiled faintly.


    "No worries. The sun has set, we will be safe at least before it rises tomorrow."


    The group that travelled through the pine forest and arrived by the river edge. By now, Brother Paul''s cooldown duration had concluded and had long regained his strength.


    Sheyan then earnestly said.


    "Go my friend. I can guarantee that beautiful valiant madam can be reached via this river. Right, I should mention this. This river is linked to other underground rivers and you should probe around."


    The miniature Paul then hopped off Sheyan''s palm, before striding across the sand like an eight-legged ballerina. Paul then eximed emotionally.


    "Ah! How intoxicating, I can already smell her alluring fragrance!"


    Following that, he gradually crawled into the river.


    Segimli grumbled to Sheyan.


    "This is murder my friend. I sincerely feel tht Mister Paul should be spending his childhood in a pond, not taking an immense risk by exploring a remote river and being all boastful about this."


    Just before Segimli could add on, a frighteningly gigantuous tentacle pierced out from the dark river without any warning. The tentacle was at least 7-8 meters long and could be seen to hold incredibly dreadful might. Just from gazing at its squirming sucklers, one''s soul would shiver from panic!!


    The tentacle proceeded to meander past several individuals like a winding serpent, and pursued Segimli with lightning pace. The poor Segimli, though alive for a century, was still considered a youth. He screamed sorrowfully with the words ''Oh my Mahal'' before being forcefully dragged into the river!


    Only when Segimli had been dragged into the river, did the elves and dwarves regain their senses. The thirty elite dwarves yelled frantically yet none of them dared to enter the water. To everyone''s knowledge, the dwarves prided themselves as creations of impregnable rocks����hence, they would most likely drown in the water.


    Yet soon after, the young dwarf emerged in everyone''s sight again, yet not before he was hurled flying by the tentacle andnded.


    The miserable Segimli coughed violently andmented.


    "Ahhhhh I rescind my earlier words, no ahhhhh!"


    This soaking and tossing affairsted for five times before Kraken Paul finished venting his anger, leaving the half-dead Segimli lying on the sand like a spineless scallion. Paul then finished with a wave p of water, causing all elves and dwarves to appear like drowned rats.


    Only after that, did Paul proceeded to search for the female octopus, Oceanfreak Moria.


    The dry Sheyan and Reef released a dry cough and announced.


    "It seems we forgot to mention����Mister Paul is one who loves keeping grudges, oh, wrong, a gentleman who separates gratitude and grievances very clearly!"


    The river side was now a in of silence, looking as though nothing abnormal was happening. The group constructed threerge bonfires as they patiently awaited.


    After half an hour, everyone felt a sudden tremor beneath their feet. This tremor felt simr to an earthquake.


    Closely after, the river water started undting intensely with massive tides. The waters churned turbulently and extinguished their bonfires. One could imagine how fierce the ongoing battle between two hegemons was!


    At this moment, Elder Desirese Roots whispered to Sheyan.


    "Respected Protector, I am not doubting your ns but��I feel that our main objective, should be ced on Lordess twilight elf''s predicament. I acknowledge that Oceanfreak Moria of Misty Mountains is unparalleled in strength, but I can''t see how ying or convincing it can be of help to Lordless twilight elf."

 Chapter 808: Devastating news

    <h4>Chapter 808: Devastating news</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Sheyan remained quiet and smiled faintly at the inquiry of Melody''s loyal elder.


    Sonorous sshes of water erupted from the river as a titanic dark-blue tentacle stretched out. Yet instantly, two otherrger, ck tentacles brutally tangled in and pressed the first tentacle back into the water.


    This was a tremendously astonishing scene to the onlookers. The colossus Paul disyed such terrifying might the he could unexpectedly use two tentacles to tie down Oceanfreak Moria that wasrger than him. The tentacles continued erupting from the water, as the tussle extended to over twenty meters in radius.


    Ocreanfreak Moria''s tentacle waved frantically in the air, but finally unleashed attraction strength from its meter longrge sucklers; tightly adhering to a rocky cliff by the edge of the river. The contractions of her tentacles smashed devastatingly against the solid-like-iron walls, and caused fissures to form immediately. Its plight of having its tentacles tossed around was certainly miserable.


    At this moment, one could observe a shade of fluster and wariness in the half-meterrge eyes of Oceanfreak Moria, as she stared intensely at her abrupt but indomitable foe!


    Instead, Brother Paul pped the water surface excitedly, as he raised two thick tentacles to form a ''flexing'' gesture like that of champion bodybuilders. It was as though he was rudely parading in front of his opponent, wanting to fully convince her before persuading the flesh of the opposite sex.


    "What powerful magic ripples!" Annenia Cyathea gasped in surprise.


    Battle Ent Ferrell trudged forward and shielded the elves behind him. His current tree body wasn''t his original wood body and wouldn''t matter much if it was destroyed.


    Right in front of Oceanfreak Moria''s five tentacles that were sticking out of the water, five incredibly sharp cic pirs had strangely froze. The cic pirs shone with deadly brilliance and hinted of an impending death.


    Reef whispered to Sheyan.


    "Seems like this damned female octopus didn''t exhibit its deadliest form the previous time we entered this world. Otherwise, the balrog would''ve been destroyed without a fightst time."


    Sheyan sighed and replied.


    "The mother octopus who had just given birth naturally couldn''t disy her optimal strength. Eh? What''s Paul doing? Is he trying to resist head on?"


    While the duo chatted, those five terrifying cic pirs rammed straight for Paul. Instead, Paul didn''t attempt to evade but directly unleashed a tyrannical hydro pump towards Oceanfreak Moria.


    When the cic pirs struck Paul, it seemingly failed to damage him one bit but instantly dispersed into light blue mist that froze Paul into an ice sculpture.


    Despite so, Paul''s ice sculpture state only persisted for two seconds before he shook free, shattering the ice. His two tentacles whipped down like mountains crashing into the sea as water lotuses bloomed around. Once again, Paul grabbed Ocreanfreak Moria and hurled her ferociously away.


    "Oh, Paul looks as if he can fight ten at one go, and seems like he is immune to water element abilities����"


    "Such brute force suffices in subduing his foe but can he win her affection?"


    "Can''t say for winning her affection, but upying her flesh would be a simple affair."


    "Right boss, shouldn''t another male octopus, Oceanfreak Moria''s husband, be emerging soon? Otherwise, how would we even get Oceanfreak Moria''s eggs?"


    "ording to online sources, the Misty Mountains are near Moria, and there is only one monstrous beast, which is Oceanfreak Moria. Octopi have simr reproduction habits to hens,ying eggs even without a male partner. However, the eggs cannot breed the next generation."


    "��"


    The situation heated up as Oceanfreak Moria was evidently one who wouldn''t admit defeat. She disyed an entire act of grand water elemental techniques for all to peruse.


    Sadly, almost all peak water elemental skills ended in failure. Apart from causing the environment temperature to plummet several degrees, nothing was too hard for Paul to handle. The only effective water elemental ability was a rank 6 summoning of waterloids; three towering waterloids of 5-6 meters in height swarmed Paul maliciously, but were effortlessly swiped into vapour by a single tentacle from Paul����


    When the miserable Oceanfreak Moria was caught for the ''nth'' time and violently mmed away, it released a mncholic hiss and wrapped itself with tentacles before curling up by the shore without moving; appearing as though it had resigned to the wonton wishes of its foe��


    Paul pped his tentacles against the water with ecstasy, before dragging this big-eyed octopus madam into the depths of the river. Once again, rhythmic ripples emerged onto the surface of the river����


    In the interest of saving time, I request readers to simply imagine the passions involved between two octopus��oh, this really requires an intense form of imagination!


    Roughly an hourter, Paul pped the water while swimming towards them in high spirits, while Oceanfreak Moria followed behind it like a docile, abused mistress. For unknown reasons, as Sheyan observed this scene, he subconsciously thought of Pan Changjiang striding arrogantly with a teary Fan Bingbing following behind his trail����


    Sheyan was all smiles when this affair concluded, it was akin to a boulder being removed from his shoulders. He strolled forward and greeted the passionate Paul by swimming to him. He even delivered a gift to Oceanfreak Moria afterwards - two fatty, clean, and alive male bulls purchased from Rivendell.


    In lieu of the thoughtful gift and Brother Paul, Oceanfreak Moria''s atittude towards Sheyan became evidently better. When Sheyan swam away, he managed to even shake ''hands'' with the tip of Oceanfreak Moria''s tentacle.


    Since he created a favorable impression, Sheyan proceeded to call over Annenia and two other elves, who sneakily interacted with Oceanfreak Moria as well. With the children of nature beside him, interactions became fairly harmonious and smooth.


    Brother Paul would soon automatically return to the caribbean sea world once the summoning effects wore off. Therefore, he wanted to seize the time to nurture this rtionship with Oceanfreak Moria.


    When the two gigantic octopuses once again tangled tentacles and submerged to the bottom of the river, Annenia and the two elves bowed humbly to Sheyan and left.


    After everything settled down, Sheyan continued pondering by the river edge before abruptly asking Elder Desirese Roots.


    "How many resources do we need to establish a permanent summoning array."


    Elder Desirese Roots was slightly puzzled and dissatisfied with Sheyan acting so mysteriously. Still, he earnestly answered.


    "We must see how frequent summonings will be, and what creature will be summoned."


    Sheyan replied straightforwardly.


    "Frequency����probably once every three hours for a duration of an hour each. The strength of the creature is roughly simr to Mister Paul."


    Elder Desirese Roots contemted a little and responded.


    "If you insist on establish that summoning array, I can supply the resources. However, weck the heart of a stone giant, half a pound of Mirkwood''s Wicked Wishcrow''s fresh blood, three white cow horns, and one ruby. The array willst for a decade and only requires a change of ruby afterwards."


    "Segimli, can you help me record down the elder''s words?" Sheyan politely asked.


    Segimli was currently stroking his wet beard and asked in shock.


    "Why? Can you even read in the dwarvennguage?"


    "Those items will be one of the next criteria in my trade with the Gimli n. Apart from that, I also wish purchase high level magic artifacts that are suited for twilight elves, especially a Sunstrider. I can fork out the materials, but I shall request for a master cksmith."


    Sheyan sincerely answered.


    "You will get those items my friend! The Gimli n is pleased to service you." An elite dwarf warrior excitedly interrupted. This was an aged, old, warrior with a white beard. Nevertheless, his robust muscles easily surpassed the thighs of a young man.


    Sheyan nodded with satisfaction and smiled.


    "Should our cooperation be a sess, I will bless the Gimli n with another surprise."


    "Oh?" Segimly asked curiously. "What surprise?"


    Sheyan smiled without answering and turned to the elves.


    "It is time we return. Lordess Twilight Elf is expecting our swift return."


    The battle ent Ferrell intruded with a muffled voice.


    "But Annenia and the two elves haven''t returned."


    "They are very safe, I needed them to leave." Sheyanughed in response. "Don''t worry, they are busy with something of paramount importance to Lordess Twilight Elf and us."


    No mishaps urred during the journey back. After numerous bitter defeats, the orcs no longer dispatched minions to give their lives in vain.


    Three days after from departing Rivendell, the group once again entered this majestic elven kingdom. Yet before they could even rest for a drink, they received devastating news!

 Chapter 809: Betrayed

    <h4>Chapter 809: Betrayed</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Decree of Holy Nature:


    Elrond, Lord of Rivendell, Shelterer of the Misty Mountains, noble son of E?rendil, and Keeper of Vilya, shall depart for the Undying Lands within the shortest time in search of a way to restore his life.


    He will be escorted by the most excellent Melody Sunstrider, and Elven Elders, Sindelwyn Yellowpage and Botehan Youngbud. This delegation of twenty will traverse the thousand leagues as elvish representatives of Middle-earth, to pay respects to the most illustrious Illuvatar. We bid Lord Elrond best fortunes in reaching the Undying Lands as soon as possible.


    Noble Twilight Elf Glorfindel will assumemand as Lord of Rivendell.


    The Ring of Air, Vilya, shall be rescinded from Elrond and safeguarded by Elven King Thranduil and Lady Gdriel against the Dark Lord.


    This decree is signed with the supreme authority of Elven King Thranduil of the Woond Realm, Lady Gdriel of Lothl��rien, Lord Elrond of Rivendell, and the noble Glorfindel.


    Any intention to alter this decree will be deemed as challenging the authority of all elves of Middle-earth, and the perpetrator will be subjected to the retaliation of elvish might.


    Upon viewing the decree posted on the boards of Rivendell, the elves of Melody became shell-shocked.


    Evidently, this decree was introduced after numerous contentions and negotiations by underlying factions, where each received personal benefits upon taking this ultimate step. Elrond would gain the opportunity to travel to the Undying Lands, but losing his authority as head of the elves.


    Glorfindel gained the lordship of Rivendell that he so desired and even his elves get to remain. Nevertheless, he lost the opportunity to acquire the Vilya.


    Elven King Thranduil of the Woond Realm and Lady Gdriel did not partake in pointing out the sessor of Rivendell, but they acquired the using rights of the Vilya.


    Everyone received respect except the newly promoted twilight elf Melody, whose wishes������were utterly neglected without any hint of hesitation.


    Such tyrannical conduct caused even the neutral elves to be enraged, each expressing their respective objections. Nevertheless, if mere objections were useful, why would there be a need to battle with might in this world?


    Meanwhile, the various races expressed satisfaction with this oue. Their fears of Elrond bringing away a tremendous multitude of Rivendell Elves were ayed, and the elvish might in Middle-earth would not weaken. Therefore, they could still contest evil should the Dark Lord rise again.


    Faced with this sudden twist, Sheyan was the only one who could remain calm. It seemed as though this oue was already within his predictions.


    As he perused the words of the decree, Sheyan''s lips curled into a cold smirk.


    "As expected, you guys can''t refrain from acting������except, I wonder if you knew? Regardless of how well the fox tail is hidden, it has been revealed too early, all ording to my expectations."


    *******************


    Time swiftly trickled away. During this period, Sheyan didn''t meet up with Melody nor did hemunicate with her through the sacred tree. Sheyan didn''t wish for his foes to seize any handle they could use against him.


    In his ns, secrecy and timing were of utmost importance. Nevertheless, he was a little worried about offending Elder Desirese Roots.


    Fortunately, Sheyan held utmost faith and hope in Melody. In truth, she was the most important piece of his schemes.


    To his present perspective, Melody disyed such unwavering faith in him even when he was absent. Therefore, now that she knew of his presence, her courage would be bolstered further! He believed her confidence in him was now unshakable.


    "I will never disappoint you." Sheyan observed Melody''s elvish residence as he mused to himself.


    *******************


    The fourth night following the decree.


    Most of the merchant caravan groups around Rivendell had long departed. A hazy drizzle enshrouded Rivendell as trees and nts regained their emerald-like luster from the water. However, a sliver of withering yellow could be seen at the tip of some leaves. A widespread withering seemed to be impending the month; the cost of organizing this rare century celebration of Rivendell.


    The white pebble path was longer pristine and free from mud. Filth and mud could be seen everywhere, and the immortal mountain-like cleanliness of Rivendell had reverted to its original form. Ants manipted by nature''s magic had perished, leaving behind shells of carcassess that solidified with the mud.


    Half-elf Elrond was wearing a ck cloak with golden lines. A falling leaf drifted past his eyes, as he stooped to cough lightly before mounting a carriage. Two vigorous and mighty uni-horn stallions were positioned to haul along the carriage.


    After two of Elrond''s close confidants supported him up the carriage, they proceeded to keep guard by the side.


    The expressionless Melody was escorted by two female elves up the carriage behind. This carriage exhibited an ivy exterior with edges beaming with hazy green radiance, creating afortable and honored impression. One could observe that the green radiance would cause the ivy to continuously grow, before curling around Melody''s spotless and slender wrists. Her wrists were also bound by a maple leaves that appeared zing red.


    Witnessing this scene, Elder Desirese Roots immediately disyed an angry expression and fumed.


    "Those withered-up elves! They dare constrict Lordess Melody with the "Nature Restraining Leaves'' and use such a despicable energy absorption array!!"


    As it turns out, the carriage was also infused with an energy absorption array. It could endlessly absorb one''s nature magic prowess which would be converted to vitality. This was the greenish radiance that constantly grew the ivy.


    The zing red maple leaves on her wrists appeared like ordinary ornaments, but were, in fact, substantial restrictions, preventing external spirit energies from infusing into her body.


    With both absorption and prevention of her nature energy, one could be surel that Melody would not be up to no good along the way. Yet this treatment was akin to an exceedingly painful torture to her. Seeing how gentle and peaceful Melody looked, it was hard to imagine that she could endure such agonizing torture.


    No farewells, no embraces, no handshakes, no tears. Elrond''s delegation directly departed.


    After traveling down the mountain, Elrond jumped off the carriage and gazed deeply back at the majestic city enshrouded with hazy drizzle. Then, he mounted the carriage again. No one could fathom his unfazed expression or his thoughts.


    ***********************


    The drizzle slowly crescendoed to a heavy downpour. Unbeknownst when, dark clouds gathered as lightning bolt streaked through the empty air. The ce was now engulfed with showering whiteness as visibly plummeted.


    It had been two days since Elrond''s delegation departed Rivendell. The vile weather failed to halt their advance but effectively slowed their advancing pace. Howling winds tore against trees and nts, like an invisible and brutal giant hand viciously ripping apart the hair of a feeble maiden.


    One''s vision failed to connect with any end, only a vast and ghastly whiteness. The path collecting the downpour emanated an air of overwhelming dread. This path followed a steep precipice that could easily lead to the demise of all.


    The carriage eventually halted at the peak of this mountain ridge. Nobody dared to continue advancing, because such a torrential rain could easily lead to mountain floods orndslides.


    Once disaster struck at the bottom, only a few measly travellers would be able to escape. The revered Elrond was now ustomed to being serviced by others, regardless of personal interest or not, he wasn''t willing for such an oue to happen.


    An elf jumped down while risking being drenched from the rain. He nimbly marched to the front of the fidgety uni-horn stallion and calmed them down. Then, he marched to Elrond''s carriage and bowed before alerting.


    "Lord Elrond, I''m afraid we can no longer proceed.The journey of a dozen leagues through the valley will be too treacherous in this tempest."


    Elrond quickly replied with a low voice.


    "Alright."


    Momentster, several elves leapt down the rear-most carriage, and begun constructing arge and marvellous pointed-tip tent. They were meticulous and speedily efficient. Hence, they failed to discover a strange change happening beneath the crystal clear water collecting at the bottom of one elf.


    The umted water seemed to possess its own life. The water slowly congealed into a thick hand with crystal like joints, even cyan veins could be seen clearly. Slowly, it abruptly seized the ankle of that elf and pulled!


    The elf instantly yelled in vignce. After all, the feeling of slipping and being pulled waspletely different. Yet when hisrade nced over, therade failed to notice any strange happenings. The rainwater-congealed hand had long disappeared after pulling the elf.


    When that elf fell heavily to the ground with his back touching the floor, he exhibited an iparably strange expression while turning stiff.


    The other elves didn''t make much of this issue. Nothing abnormal could be vividly observed, and the elves carried on with their duties. Only one bent down to assist the elf.

 Chapter 810: Ambush or murder?

    <h4>Chapter 810: Ambush or murder?</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    To most elves, falling down whileboring amidst a raging storm was amon affair.


    Furthermore, when the elf that was assaulted released a yelp, it sounded simr to one identally slipping due to the howling winds.


    Hence, most of the elves nced over nonchntly as they continued toiling after affirming nothing was up.


    The only one that felt something awry was the assisting elf. He immediately felt something was amiss upon pulling hisrade. The arm of hisrade felt exceedingly peculiar, as though it was devoid of strength like he was pulling a corpse.


    He hastily bent down and flipped his elfrade around. Instantly, a shocking deep wound across therade''s back right near the heart area greeted him. Then, he noticed the lifelessness in the elf''s eye coupled with his ghastly paleplexion.


    Strangely, the periphery around the wound appeared deathly white as though the body had been soaked in water for a long time. There wasn''t a single droplet of blood, and forcefully squeezing the wound resulted in turbid rainwater flowing out instead. Evidently, the aura of life had long escaped this physical body.


    While the baffled elf was inspecting hisrade''s wound, he suddenly noticed the rainwater strangely congealing together. Then, it morphed into a shaftless transparent de that sliced in with indescribable speed.


    This elf wasn''t very strong and could be considered extremely weak. In fact, he was only a quarter elf due to his grandpa, and was mostly human. Otherwise, he wouldn''t be tasked with such servant-like chores. Moreover, he definitely wouldn''t choose to spend his best years attempting a trip to the Undying Lands with Elrond.


    Thus, the transparent de sliced in for the kill. The elf only felt afortable chill across his throat before feeling nothing; not even agony. Only, he saw something gushing out from his neck. It was a queer yet somewhat nice sensation, however, his consciousness gradually dimmed as his soul floated to the sky.


    The spurting blood from the copsed elf instantly incited the attention of everyone. A person slipping may be an ident, but two copsing was undoubtedly unceble.


    "An ambush by enemies!"


    The elves howled out in panic. Theseborious elf servants were wonderful in chores but a travesty with regards to fighting. The situation fell into a messy upheaval as the elves tried to look for the hidden enemy.


    All of a sudden, a strange transparent half gripped the ankle of another elf. The elf who was still trying to find a foe fell and moved no more.


    This attack was witnessed by a half-elf beside. That elf instinctively nced at his own feet and released a terrified scream. He too discovered the rainwater congealing into a transparent and enormous hand that viciously gripped his ankle


    In this instant, the elven bloodline in this elf exhibited its superior might as the elf darted away at once.


    In spite of that, the transparent liquid hand was displeased with the failed assault. It immediately swept in with another malicious strike.


    What was on the ground? With the pouring rain, only puddles of rainwater apart from solid mountain rocks. When the transparent liquid hand swiped in, the hand merely struck more rainwater. Yet in that instance, the hand abruptly transformed into an incredibly incisive dagger!


    The dagger was transparent and brimming with deadly sharpness, seemingly guaranteeing the chances of puncturing its foe.


    The liquid hand seized the water dagger and thrust it ferociously. Fortunately, the elf was pretty agile, possibly due to his superior elven bloodline. The elf continued to dodge repeatedly.


    Still, the transparent hand struck with astonishing speed, jabbing in des immediately after retracting. Moreover, the terrifying hand seemed to be able to conduct form discement. The hand abruptly melted into the puddles, and reappeared behind the elf a secondter!


    Nobody could fathom the strange positioning of the transparent hand. After a single thrust, the hand then proceeded to stab unceasingly like a windmill without pause.


    Fortunately, the exceedingly wretched elf managed to scramble for a tent nk on the ground, and blocked off several blows.


    All of a sudden, the transparent liquid hand executed a ghostly sh movement with its water de. The ghostly sh was actually due to a sudden unparalleled elerated thrust! It thrust straight for the same spot on the wooden tent nk.


    As the saying goes, dripping water prates the stone and ropes saw off timber. The solid wooden nk, though extremely sturdy, ultimately couldn''t handle the endless stabs of the overwhelmingly strong water de.


    Kacha! The wooden nk finally snapped.


    Following that, the transparent hand executed a throwing action. Soon after, the hand unexpectedly turned into a sharp de itself and prated deep into the chest of the half-elf.


    The half-elf screamed miserably as his skinny body staggered backward before slumping to the ground. The life in his ravishing blue pupils swiftly faded, as the savage transparent liquid hand dissolved into a puddle aftermitting murder.


    Meanwhile, it wasn''t only these half elf servants that were being assaulted. Eyes were simrly set on the few carriages.


    In truth, this meticulously plotted sneak attack was definitely for assassination.


    Before the transparent liquid hand was discovered previously, the falling rain water above Elder Sindelwyn Yellowpage''s carriage was suddenly ignited. Queer light-blue mes emerged where the mes swiftly upgraded into an incinerating light-blue fireball. This fireball zed down from above.


    Yet at this moment, ayer of green radiance floated up from the carriage''s exterior, shielding the carriage from the sky.


    Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! A series of explosions urred. The air became polluted with fiery smoke and a charred stench. A fine horse was caught in the wave of mes and neighed sorrowfully before perishing.


    The light-blue mes churned with greater intensity upon interacting with more rain water. Afar, the uni-horn stallions were edging back in fear. Not only that, the blue mesnded on mountain rocks and caused them to fizzle. The rain waternded on the mes, they seemed to offer the effect of adding oil to a fire.


    The green radiating barrier protecting this carriage turned evidently diluted, repeatedly unleashing greenish brilliance against the crudely sshing fire mes. The mes appeared to be extinguishable at any second, but the pouring rain continued to fuel the mes; seemingly engulfing the carriage with an inferno, threatening to burn everything to a crisp within a split second.


    The decorations of the carriage fell in sessions, releasing ''ding dang'' sounds amidst the loud rain, andplementing the sizzling sounds of a burning horse nearby. The scene was exceedingly strange to describe.


    A momentter, Elder Sindelwyn Yellowpage charged out from the ruined carriage.


    Of course, he wasn''t the only one to surface. In front of the grim looking elder, a shocking and massive earth elemental appeared. The earth elemental was like a threatening great bear that sted the carriage into smithereens upon emerging from it.


    Although the blue mes ravaged the earth elemental''s body wantonly, the elemental seemed to be unbothered. Yet at this time, within the vast whiteness of the pouring rain, an incredibly fierce and deadly glint shed in.


    This glint created an impression of frying one''s eyes. Not only that, it seemed to bring a searing agony that would cause one''s heart to distort. This was an arrow specifically utilized to invade one''s heart.


    Not many characters could fire such an arrow throughout the entire Lord of the Rings world. This could be said amongst the elves renowned from rangership as well!


    The reality was that it wasn''t an elf that fired this arrow. Instead, it was the most hated and reviled enemy of the elves.


    Uruk-hai Lurtz!


    The arrow directly prated the core of the earth element. Being an elemental creature, the earth elemental didn''t perish but lost the energy to continue residing in this world. Thus, it instantly degenerated into a heap of rocks that crumbled down.


    Yet more terrifying was that the arrow gravely wounded Elf Elder Sindelwyn Yellowpage as well. A frightening puncture wound could be seen at his chest, as fresh blood dyed his robe red.


    Concurrently, as the billowing winds howled, a lightning bolt whistled in for the other carriage of Elf Elder Botehan Youngbud.


    The two uni-horn stallions that pulled Lord Elrond''s carriage simultaneously raised their front hooves while issuing a furious neigh. A golden brilliance glittered at the tip of their horns. The brilliant resplendent wasn''t a good sign, but an indication that powerful evil loomed nearby.


    Amidst the hazy rain, an unfathomable shadow seemed to be approaching.


    Be it the majestic and herculean stallions or the unwavering chauffeur, it seemed as though the source of darkness had enveloped their bodies.


    The shadow halted. It was as though the shadow was covered in ck ink; nefarious, ghostly, and carrying an unrivalled nature of invasion!


    Even the falling rain water, oncended on the shadow''s periphery, would be polluted with overflowing evil!

 Chapter 811: Trap in a trap

    <h4>Chapter 811: Trap in a trap</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    A knight emerged from the shadow. His aura of invasion wasn''t merely polluting the ground, but assimting and corrupting the environment itself. Even the falling rainwater that fell on him was infused with evil!


    Be it knight or mount, a pair of crimson glints that could frighten the soul flickered in the darkness. All who looked into those eyes would have their souls sucked into the darkness.


    Indeed, the most fearsome dark beings of the Lord of the Rings; eternally formless due to the rings they wielded, and traveling between the realms of reality and shadows.


    The most terrifying ves of Sauron. Darkness followed after them, and the hummings of death sung from their mouths. The Nazg?l, also known as Ringwraiths!


    During this period, every single carriage was under siege by unknown forces. All except Melody''s carriage, it was as though the assaulters were clear on the awkward predicament this newly promoted twilight elf was in. Therefore, not doing anything was the best move, yet foiling the imprisonment mechanisms of her carriage would, in turn, cause the situation to sour.


    Amidst the rain and mist, a somber and deste battlefield brimming with evil. The line of stagnant carriages trapped along a mountain path like a dead serpent. Even the mystical uni-horn stallions neighed in fear and nced around nervously, stomping repeatedly around with their hooves. Evidently, they would''ve galloped faraway if not for being straddled to the carriage.


    "We, meet, again." The Nazg?l spoke with a heartless tone to Elrond''s carriage. His voice seemed to be reverberating in from a hollow space, resonating deep into one''s heart.


    "Today, I, Kham?l, Seventh Grand Duke of N��menor, Shadow of the East, loyal servant of Lord Sauron, and Lord of Rh?n, hereby dere; my sword shall taste the blood of half-elf Elrond, his heart sacrificed to the dark one!"


    (ED: Kham?l is actually not of N��menorean descent, and is the only Wraith whose name was given by Tolkien, the rest of the titles are urate.)


    Elrond finally emerged from the carriage, yet was unexpectedly holding a female''s hand.


    This female elf appeared exceptionally noble and graceful. In her hands, was a divine staff that seemed like a tree branch. However, the process of budding seedlings, blooming flowers, ripening fruits, and even withering nts were endlessly urring on this ''branch''.


    Upon viewing this elf maiden, Nazg?l Kham?l flickered with a crimson glow.


    "Gdriel?? Why are you here?"


    Indeed, this elf maiden was Gdriel, Lady of Lothl��rien!! A pure blooded elf that didn''t suffer even after wearing one of the rings of power! One could fathom her impregnable will.


    Concurrently, a fair hand reached out to wee the streak of lightning headed for Elder Botehan. Afterwards, the lightning''s might waspletely exhausted.


    A lofty elf with splendid gold hair then trudged out from that carriage and announced.


    "How can I be absent from such an event?"


    Unexpectedly, twilight elf Glorfindel who should be in Rivendell had surfaced as well!


    In this instant, Uruk-hai Lurtz fired off another arrow from his bow.


    This was a great bow soaked with fresh blood!


    A cold arrowtip whistled in towards Glorfindel like the feasting eyes of a demon.


    Though the number of enemies was unexpected, everyone that appeared were all formidable wizards.


    As for Uruk-hai Lurtz, an archer who lurked in the shadows while targeting his enemy''s weakness, he could stealthily terrorize the entire field.


    This was because the most powerful abilities would require incantation casting time. The incantation process would be the optimal moment for Lurtz to strike fatally.


    Lurtz loosed his bowstring with a piercing ''twang'' that shook everyone. His arrow carried a dreadfully savage aura as it whizzed in. Once the arrow collided in, it would explode with a potent misma that covered the surroundings. Regardless of being capable of blocking or not, his opponent would be forced to retreat, thereby winning the advantage for Ringwraith that specialized in assassination.


    Yet at this moment, amidst the elven corpses on the ground, a certain corpse rolled and suddenly climbed up. The elf corpse didn''t make any unnecessary movements, yet his left arm strummed gracefully as if he was ying a guitar. A green glow then shot out and blocked the iing ''Miasma Arrow''.


    Obstructed after merely whizzing in for twenty plus meters, the arrow exploded with a muffled boom before diffusing a hazy, gloomy green miasma that resembled the poisonous fog of Sheyan''s ''Curse-mix''. Instead, this miasma ushered in a more intensified threat. Yet the miasma floating around in the empty air offered no effects at all.


    The ''corpse'' wiped its face����revealing the dashing face of Prince Legs like that of the morning sun. He smiled and announced.


    "My father has returned to his kingdom, yet how could his son miss out on such an interesting event?"


    All of a sudden, several figures emerged from the falling rain and enshrouding mist. The few figures were extremely familiar. They were none other than the contestants who entered this world with Sheyan and Reef.


    The reserve-duty Growth-Hunter MT named Mo Yi and his confidant Shuren. The two plus Yerna who suffered under Sheyan before. They barely managed to assemble a party, yet from the looks of it, their hand in this matter didn''t seem miniscule.


    Deducing from the current situation, this so call Elrond''s expedition to the Undying Lands was actually a decoy.


    The culprits who plotted against Elrond previously probably knew of his injuries as well; knowing that if he couldn''t return to the Undying Lands within a short period of time, he would undoubtedly perish in Middle-earth. Hence, the optimal time to strike was during Elrond''s journey to the Undying Lands after leaving Rivendell.


    Evidently, Elrond had noticed that point too. Hence, his original intent was to bring along most of the elves of Rivendell along with him. However, Sheyan''s stirring with regards to Melody had unintentionally greatly aided the culprits who assaulted Elrond.


    Forced into such desperation, Elrond could only bring a few elves to meet the embrace of his enemies. Yet it seems like Mo Yi''s group was pretty talented as well. They managed to convince Elrond to set up a trap in a trap, using himself as bait to lure out his foes. From the looks of it now, this n was quite an exceptional sess.


    Prince Legs, the two Elf Elders, Gdriel, and Glorfindel. This was an incredibly frighteningbination. Without a doubt, this assembly would still upy crushing superiority against Nazg?l Kham?l, Lurtz, and a few other dark wizards.


    Still, Nazg?l Kham?l and Lurtz didn''t appear to harbour intentions of fleeing. Especially Lurtz, whose eyes shed with cruelty and coldness. He fished out a leather wine pouch from his waist, and gulped down the contents. Dark-red alcohol leaked out from the corner of his lips and trickled down onto his hairy chest.


    Nazg?l Kham?l abruptly released a wild and conceitedughter.


    "Wonderful, truly wonderful. You have all arrived, yet today, all shall perish, none shall bar the way of Dark Lord Sauron when he sweeps through all of Middle-earth. Come now, for the Witch-King of Angmar!"


    Gdriel scoffed in response.


    "Shameless boasting! Should the Witch-King of Angmar reveal abnormal movements, then Gandalf and Saruman would''ve notified us at first notice. I just received the whispers of the wind three hours ago, one of the human kingdoms was assaulted by the other seven Nazg?l. The shadows of the Nazg?l covered that glorious city. Even the fastest Silver Unicorn would require 15 days to gallop to the Misty Mountain."


    Yet at this moment, roars ofughter erupted from Nazg?l Kham?l; sounding like a rusted de scratching against a whetstone.


    "Indeed, nothing you said is wrong. My fellow Nazg?l are indeed offering the honor and darkness of our lord to the human kingdom. s for you, faithful ones of a high-god are on our lord''s side. A deliberate plot to create seven dark dimension arrays. With the aid of a high-god, yes, my fellow Nazg?l shalle. Your flesh will return to dust!"


    At this moment, seven terrifying pirs of darkness shattered the haziness of the foggy rain, soaring straight up to the sky!


    Those seven terrifying pirs of darkness formed a perfect circle with Nazg?l Kham?l. Momentster, the seven pirs of darkness gradually concentrated together, as the eight nefarious ringwraiths assembled as one!


    A sinister yet abstruse voice whispered through the atmosphere from all corners, seemingly carrying vile diabolical curses from hell.


    "I am Dwar of Waw, my sword desires to sever your breath."


    "I am Dawndeath J�� Ind?r, lover of elf blood."


    "I am Akh?rahil. Gdriel, your hair will be ornament for my saddle."


    "King H?arm?rath will bring terror to your souls."


    "Your skulls will be a part of me, Ad?naphel the Quiet Avenger!"


    "����"


    (TL: The names and inspiration of the Nazgul came from the Middle-earth role ying game)

 Chapter 812: Regain confidence

    <h4>Chapter 812: Regain confidence</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    "Such a grand affair��thispletely eclipses my expectation."


    Approximately three kilometers away from the battlefield, a concealed cave could be seen. The cavern entrance was covered with vines. Upon entering the entrance and making a ny degree turn, one could observe a group of individuals sitting together. In front of them, was a puddle of clear water that was roughly 5-6 square meters wide. Nevertheless, this puddle of clear water resembled a mirror, disying the battle scene uring at the distant mountain path with great rity; not a single movement was overlooked.


    The one who spoke was indeed Sheyan. His brows were tightly knitted together. The present Sheyan finally realized that all along, he who deemed himself as the dark hand behind the curtains who manipted battles to his victory, had actually been pitifully used as a chess piece for someone else''s n!


    Furthermore, the current situation wasn''t merely involving the assembly of eight invincible Nazguls. There was still Uruk-hai Lurtz. Such a battle on this scale��honestly speaking, it wasn''t something the current Sheyan could conjure up with his own hands.


    This battle situation was akin to a endlessly deep whirlpool. Without possessing adequate strength, don''t mention participating, even being nearby would cause one to be swallowed up and torn asunder!


    "Although this sounds pathetic, but towards this situation����I have lost all control. There is no loophole that I can exploit." Sheyan mumbled out such words with great bitterness. This was one of the rare times he admitted his miscalction.


    Reef watched the puddle intently for a while before he spoke.


    "The mastermind behind this is truly impressive. Making a great sacrifice of achievement points to create a one-time-use teleportation array for those seven Nazguls. The total expense of seven teleportation arrays amount to over a hundred achievement points!"


    Sheyan asked curiously.


    "Storyline characters can also employ items exchanged with achievement points?"


    Reef answered.


    "That item can only be exchanged after promoting to a certain military rank. It is called ''Point Dimensionfold Tech-device''. If a contestant employs it, he will return to the realm instantly, but will result in lowering all basic attributes of the contestant. Moreover, all rewards and items gain in the world would be forfeited."


    "However, storyline characters can likewise employ that tool, which will create a truly formidable one-time teleportation array. I heard of a case recently. In one of the Terminator 1 storylines, storyline character Reese (John Connor''s father) was supposed to die. However, a contestant utilized the item to immediately teleport the gravely wounded Reese to a hospital, who was saved after an operation. That is how I am quite familiar with such an item. Looking at it right now, I suddenly thought of it."


    Sheyan frowned and spoke worriedly.


    "Let''s not talk about that. Those guys have already managed to gain the trust of existences like the Nazgul. Their entrenchment in the foundations of this world is simply unimaginable."


    Reef pondered and replied.


    "Boss, I feel that you are overthinking things. The nightmare world is a crazy ce but one filled with countless opportunities. Still remember our performance in the Avatar world? It was also our first time entering that ursed world, yet your answer to it caused the sovereign of that, fine, one of the sovereigns of the world, Eywa, to reach apromise. They managed to acquire friendship with those Ringwraiths? Do those rotting creatures still possess brains?"


    After listening to Reef, Sheyan''s eyes abruptly flickered brightly. After a brief silence, he replied.


    "You are right! My friend, friendship with both Ringwraiths and an Uruk-hai leader is an incredibly foolish idea, perhaps����my starting point is wrong. Those guys aren''t totally invulnerable. Let us consider this from a different angle! The perspective of cost!"


    "Perspective of cost? I don''t understand." Reef asked in puzzlement.


    Sheyan paused a little and answered.


    "Let''s be more direct, bypassing the process and to the oue. After tossing aside whatever damn schemes they possess, let''s consider the expense they poured into this wonderful deed."


    "Firstly, they must''ve persuaded the Witch-King of Angmar. Apart from that Nazgul boss, nobody canmand the other eight Ringwraiths to assemble. Next, based on your data, they wasted over a hundred achievement points, a tremendous fortune, in conjuring out seven ''Point Dimensionfold Tech-device''. No contestant would partake in a losing business. Hence, we can fundamentally affirm their profits would be multiplied that of the costs��now, should we guess where is the source of these profits?"


    "Reputation. ying those prominent figures would undoubtedly inte their reputation, providing them with bountiful rewards. They may have an exceedingly arduous mission to take the heads of elite elves of the Middle-earth alliance. Of course, the battle loots in this process as well."


    Reef confidentlyid out the options.


    Sheyan took a hurried breath before replying.


    "Yes, spot on. Battle loots����I now know their motive! The ambitions of our contestant opponents are truly frighteningly unimaginable. Their ultimate goal is definitely the rings of power bestowed upon the elves!"


    "The Elvish rings of powers, crafted with the same treasures as the One Ring, bestowed to the elven rulers. Now of the three rings, the Narya in the hands of Gandalf, Vilya with Elrond, and the Ring of Water, Nenya, adorned by the great Gdriel. If they seed in this ambush, two rings of power, near the might of the One Ring, will be acquired by them!"


    Reef inhaled a breath of chilling air.


    "They dare to conspire so audaciously?! Simply inconceivable. Even if they manage to y Elrond and Gdriel, the eight Nazgul will definitely not allow them to plunder the two divine-tier rings!"


    Sheyan earnestly continued.


    "Therefore, them falling out with the Ringwraiths is inevitable, that will be our chance!"


    Speaking till here, Sheyan took a deep breath before resuming.


    "This deduction won''t be wrong. Reef, though it sounds far-fetched, you just need to consider carefully. If presented with this chance, what will be your choice?"


    Reef hesitated a little and shook his head with a wry smile.


    "I too will scheme for such divine equipments."


    Sheyan sat up straight and pressed his hand on the ground. He carefully spectated the ongoing battle through the aquatic mirror. Meanwhile, his eyes slowly regained a luster of confidence, which burn with increasing passion.


    "We still have an opportunity in this battle, a marvellous chance of fishing in muddled waters!"


    Reef sighed with depression.


    "Boss, but wanting to join a fight of this level, ourbined might��is truly too weak."


    Sheyan sneered and answered.


    "Indeed, both parties are akin to massive boulders, exceptionally solid granite boulders. Yet we are an insignificant brittle egg. However, the boulders are about to collide! The elves won''t be so easily defeated with two invincible divine rings protecting them. When the scales hit a deadlock, a simple egg can decide victory or defeat!"


    With the eight synchronized Nazguls working alongside a terrifying archer, Lurtz, fleeing would not be a bright idea.


    ced in such a situation, Gdriel raised her left arm without hesitation. A dazzling twinkle flickered atop a finger like the morning star. Indeed, she activated a protection ability of the RIng of Water, Nenya.


    Instantly, an incorporeal barrier surged out from her and developed a squarish area of a few dozen square meters around her. The barrier fluctuated with a warm but resolute glow, as it pressured towards the nearby Nazguls.


    Naturally, the Nazguls wasn''t willing to be repelled away. They immediately issued ghostly whispers and drew zing swords to engage the barrier.


    Dark nefarious weapons shed against the barrier of Nenya, instantly inciting out waves of ripples. Although the barrier appeared impregnable, the offences of the Nazguls seemed to be effective; indicating that the shield would break one day.


    Gdriel turned to the ashen-faced Elrond and coldly admonished.


    "Are you still hiding your strength now? The strongest of the three rings, Vilya. Let those abominations of darkness receive Vilya''s wrath."


    Instead, Elrond offered a strange expression, which was an emotionless look. He shook his head slowly and replied.


    "I can''t."


    Gdriel paused for a brief while. As she was about to rage out, Elrond suddenly removed the gown he wore, which caused Gdriel to be utter speechless.


    On his left chest, was a terrible devastating wound, caused by the imption of arge sword. It was deep and long. The periphery of his wound was charred ck, as though mes had carbonized the edges. Cracks could be seen and the wound repeatedly diffused out a piercing moisty stench. It was as though the wound possessed its own sentience as it continued drilling deep into Elrond''s body!


    A sparkle abruptly shed in the depths of his wound. With the terribly deteriorated state of his wound, he had to bury the Vilya inside his wound; borrowing its might to resist the powers of corruption!


    Evidently, if Elrond dared to move the Vilya, he would perish!

 Chapter 813: Arrival of opportunity

    <h4>Chapter 813: Arrival of opportunity</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Witnessing Elrond''s horrifying wound, Elder Desirese Roots, who was hidden with Sheyan, blurted out subconsciously.


    "That wound����shows the special characteristics of a strike by the Witch-King of Angmar! Even a mere scratch or any wound cursed by the Witch-King, will allow him to rapidly devour one''s vitality to strengthen himself. The longer the wound persists, the deadlier the wound bes! Incurable by medicine or treatment, only death awaits!"


    "However, the Witch-King of Angmar rarely uses this frightening ability on foes, because the price of executing it is cruel - the sufferings of the inflicted wille back to haunt the Witch-King of Angmar!"


    Another elf carefully surveyed and added.


    "The wound on Lord Elrond is rather weird. It seems to be done by the Witch-king, but also not so. I have a certain understanding of that event. That time when Elrond was adventuring, he was suddenly ambushed by mysterious men; believers of a high-god����"


    This elf was called Annil Yusu. Despite his weakbat prowess, he was one of the two rare elves in Rivendell who possessed unrivaled healing arts. He too followed Melody and came along this time, for fear that Melody would sustain injuries and he could administer emergency aid in time.


    The elf nced at Sheyan at this point. Evidently, he was slightly ufortable with ''believers of a high-god'' like Sheyan.


    Sheyan chuckled and assured him.


    "There are numerous believers of the high-god. Although we possess the same faith, our doctrine differs. Mutual warfare is amon thing, just like the humans of Middle-earth; believing in the same god yet pointing swords to settle disputes."


    The elf nodded with assurance and continued.


    "A powerful magic scroll was used by those believers of the high-god right from the start. Sealed within the scroll, was a single terrifying strike by the Witch-King of Angmar; thereby sessfully inflicting hurt on the unguarded Elrond. Nevertheless, the furious Elrond immediately unleashed the might of the exalted Vilya, cutting them down like a raging tempest brewing through a mountain forest. Due to the intense battle, Elrond failed to heal himself with Vilya''s divine might, leading to the Witch-King of Angmar''s strike slowly but resolutely nibbling away at his health."


    Elder Desirese Roots then inquired.


    "Then how do you exin Lord Elrond''s disy of power during the banquet of Rivendell?"


    Annil Yusu sighed and replied.


    "Prior to that, Lord Elrond could still sustain his condition for three years. Yet after disying his power, his vitality waned to a single year. However, he had no choice but to demonstrate his capable might then, otherwise, Glorfindel may suspect and terminate their coboration."


    Gdriel naturally understood what Elrond''s wound signified. Her expression was exceedingly unpleasant as she sunk into a momentary silence.


    "Since you arepletely relying on the Vilya to live, why use it as a negotiating condition?"


    Elrond directly replied.


    "To deceive you all."


    Gdriel was choked with speechlessness. After a brief while, she admonished.


    "Where is your honor O elf? Where is your dignity?"


    Elrond''s gaze abruptly sharpened as heshed back slowly.


    "Compared to you pure-blooded elves, discriminated half-elves like me; you talk about honor and dignity now? Where was your honor when the arrogant ones undermined my bloodline? Where is your dignity?"


    Meanwhile, Legs released a vicious arrow out. Every arrow he shot carried an emerald brilliance that pierced into the dark Nazg?l; knocking the Nazg?l 5-6 meters back as distinct cracks emerged on their hazy shadow armour.


    The elven prince could grasp the situation clearly and hastily issued after releasing an arrow.


    "Now isn''t the time to discuss this. Elrond, you forsook your dignity and prestige to live. Since your desire to live is so great, you wouldn''t wish to perish here right."


    Elrond replied with a grim expression.


    "Yes."


    Legs wiped his perspiration and sincerely said after releasing another arrow.


    "Therefore, hasten up with any methods that can resist those darkckeys! Also, release Melody Sunstrider, we need to strike back with full force. Should we die here, she won''t escape either."


    Naturally, Legs''s words were extremely sensible. The gold-haired Glorfindel hurriedly pointed towards Melody''s carriage. Instantly, the wood of the carriage seemed to be infused with new life. The wood begun expanding as shoots sprouted out from it. Finally, roots drilled into the ground as the carriage became arge tree.


    In a sh, the carriage used to imprisoned the pale-looking Melody was transformed into luxurious tree.


    Glorfindel was the culprit who created this carriage with a spirit-absorbing array. However, the ''Nature''s Restraining Leaves'' on her wrists were locked by Elrond and only he could release her.


    Elrond flicked his wrists towards Melody, causing the gorgeous ''Nature''s Restraining Leaves'' to fly out which dissipated into speckles of red light. Then, the red lights wafted towards the exterior foes.


    The Ringwraiths darted away but were incapable of resisting the tremendous might of those red powdery lights. Cyan fumes emerged when the lights adhered onto their shadowy nature, as they emitted ghastly and agonizing bellows. One could notice their movements turning distinctly slower.


    Melody finally stood up and walked out. Her expression remained unchanged. At present, all her magic powers had been drained and she couldn''t join the battle for the time being. She could only wait until she recovered some magic power.


    Yet at this moment, Gdriel yelled out sternly.


    "I have to retract the barrier for a while, to allow time for Nenya to umte strength. Otherwise, I won''t be able to sustain for long! Elrond, it''s up to you if you still wish to conserve your strength, I will at most forsake this physical flesh and rebuild it back in the Undying Lands. As for you, you will plunge into evesting slumber!"


    Gdriel then retracted her incorporeal barrier. Elrond''s expression sank drastically as his facial muscles twitched. He took a deep breath and finally fished out arge golden seed.


    This seed was the size of an egg and it was coated with cracks. It appeared to be rooted amidst space and time. Elrond then bent down and dug a hole with his feet before cing the seed into the ground. He then cut his own middle finger, and allowed his blood to drip into the soil.


    The mix of blood and rainwater permeated the shell of the seed. Instantly, the earth trembled faintly and following that, a monumental golden tree swiftly sprouted from the ground and reached high for the sky.


    Legs inhaled a breath of chilling air and eximed.


    "Could that be������the seed of a Gold Evergreen!! You actually managed to acquire such a mythical creature?"


    Elrond didn''t reply but clutched his chest and coughed. He then marched towards the golden tree. Hisplexion was additionally pale as he appeared to be tottering.


    Meanwhile, Gdriel''s incorporeal barrier was fully retracted, as she allowed the Nenya to replenish its spirit energy from nature.


    The Nazg?l flew into a frenzied assault. However, the Gold Evergreen fanned out like an umbre that guarded the elves. Its branches resembled weapons that whipped around berserkly, leaving behind cauterizing gold marks on the shadowy bodies of the Nazg?ls; causing them roar agonizingly in retreat.


    The Ringwraith''s assault was hindered while Lurtz was being contained by Legs. Moreover, Glorfindel was simrly demonstrating his extravagant nature''s divine arts. Humongous logs were colliding forward that repelled out iing Nazg?l away.


    Gdriel was also executing her nature''s divine arts. Innumerable earth hands repeatedly bore out from the ground and curled around the Nazg?l''s feet like roots, causing them to strive with great difficulty to maneuver around.


    When the eight Ringwraiths finally managed to deal a substantial amount of damage to the Gold Evergreen, Gdriel once again activated the unparalleled guardian barrier of the Nenya. The Ringwraiths could only be excluded outside.


    The situation gradually plummeted into a deadlock. The Nazg?ls couldn''t infiltrate in while the elves couldn''t escape.


    Nevertheless, the elves were disadvantaged. After all, magic powers would be exhausted eventually. Still, this battlefield took ce amidst the Misty Mountains. Therefore, this was a ce near the patrol of the elves, and new deviations may ur.


    Hence, the pressure on both sides was equal. If the elven army could rush here in time, some of the Nazg?ls may fall today.


    "Our chance is here." Sheyan stood up at this instant. His lips curled into an ominous smirk.


    "Now, the crux of this aspect has been revealed. I don''t believe our opponents won''t notice, and when they make a move, they won''t be expecting lurkers in the rear spying on them. Therefore, this is our best opportunity!"

 Chapter 814: Sudden clash

    <h4>Chapter 814: Sudden sh</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    This proverb urately describes the essential factors of warfare.


    Timing, geography, and people to win the war.


    Evidently, the Dark Lord''s side was well prepared for this fight. Hence, they had spent quite some efforts in choosing the location of battle.


    The elves were presently trapped along a bare mountain path near the peak. Even without rain, thend here was pretty barren. Harsh winds swept through the area and falling off the precipitous cliff would mean certain death. It was extremely difficult to escape.


    The forces of darkness naturally upied the terrain advantage.


    Furthermore, the barrennd here meant that the favored children of nature, the elves, were considerably weakened when fighting in this terrain.


    The golden seed nted by Lord Elrond depended solely on its own internal nutrients and energy to grow. Thus, it managed to deeply root itself and extend out its massive obstructing branches. Looking from a bird''s eye view, the Gold Evergreen resembled a mountain demon that stubbornly ruled over this mountain peak.


    Yet the cruel reality was this. This iparably precious Gold Evergreen required an exceptionally high rate of maintenance. Elrond nted the tree here and even employed a secret technique to expedite its growth. However, with theck in spirit nutrients, the Gold Evergreen would wither and die within two days.


    Gdriel activated Nenya as she worked in tandem with the Gold Evergreen. When Nenya needed to replenish energies, the Gold Evergreen would branch out to block. After the Gold Evergreen sustained a certain amount of damage, Nenya would release the guardian barrier again and encapste the Gold Evergreen in. Healing and replenishing, both worked together in perfect harmony.


    However, should one pir of the support crumble, doomsday would descend on the elves.


    Adorning Nenya, one of the three Elven Rings of Power, Gdriel was absolutely no weakling. Any contestant would face an insurmountable challenge in contesting her. s, the Gold Evergreen couldn''t be spoken in the same light!


    It was prematurely grown and its owner, Elrond, was inflicted with grave injuries. Moreover, its physical area was astronomical, and a spectator could easily discover its greatest w - the ground where it took root!


    The Dark Lord chose this battlefield wisely. A barren mountain ridge. The Gold Evergreen''s roots would find it extremely difficult to grow and absorb sufficient spirit energies. More crucially, this mountain ridge was more than 20 meters wide, where craggy cliffs could be found on both sides. Should a massive explosion happen beneath, it may cause a violently enormousndslide to ur.


    Of course, andslide may be a cmity for ordinary mortals, but to the twilight elves and Nazgul, it would merely be a hassle. However, the foundation of the Gold Evergreen would be destroyed should andslide happen. This would naturally sever one of the supporting arms of the elves.


    *****************************


    Beneath the battle on the ridge, was a deep mountain valley. The pouring rain fell endlessly as streams for all directions congregated at this point. The river flow of this valley was reaching its maximum, the rapid flows rumbling like thunder. One could foresee a turbulent sh flood on the verge of erupting.


    Right now, three individuals was standing here. One of them wore a safety helmet and held a shlight that miners normally possessed. Another was carried arge bag. Thest one was round but strong, wearing a beige and stic sleeveless shirt. His muscles were leaking out.


    Looking at the three of them, one appeared to be a miner, one a backpacker, and one a robust instructor. Thisbination was rather perplexing.


    The closest guess would be that these three individuals didn''t belong to the Lord of the Rings world. They seem to be a small scale party. It was as though they had just ended work, and rushed out to have some fun.


    The miner raised his head and gaze towards a protruding cliff rock at the top. Even from here, he could clearly observe enormous golden tree roots that had effortlessly drilled through the cliff rocks. The roots continued prating deep into more rocks, as they held the frame of the golden tree firmly. The scene exhibited a beautiful resilience of life.


    The miner approached a rock ahead. He tapped the rock with his finger before licking his finger for a taste.


    "Hey Venus, excavate an evenly deep hole here. At least 51 centimeters deep and get Warehouse to deliver 11.3 pounds of explosives to insert. Remember, not too much. It is hard for me to manufacture explosives, otherwise, I will deduct from your merits."


    Being dubbed as ''Warehouse'', was the brat carrying the backpack. Venus was naturally the strong male. It seems that the miner was a detonation specialist.


    Under his guidance, the explosives were quickly installed.


    Miner strolled forward and gently tapped the rock, while listening closely with his ears for a brief while. Finally, he nodded with satisfaction.


    "Splendid. Venus, although you underestimated your strength and dug 10 centimeters deeper, but this will make the explosion better. Next up is time for my bomb. Sit back and enjoy the fireworks, let the mountains and rocks tumble. This darn weather though, seems like we must settle this within ten minutes. Otherwise, we''ll be downed by the flood."


    Following that, the miner hooked out a device from his pocket. It appeared like a detonator. He then strode over.


    Yet in this instant, he suddenly felt his feet adhering to the ground like glue, causing him great difficulties in even lifting his feet. Yet he hadn''t stepped into mud at all, this sensation was just like something was fastening him down.


    He nced down before his body instantly felt a bone-piercing chill. The miner could clearly see several acute brown roots abruptly piercing up from the ground, and ruthlessly coiling round his shoe!


    A split secondter, Venus zipped past Miner while guarding his head with both arms. His flying speed was so fast, even the miner couldn''t nce his head fast enough. Venus then smashed against the rock behind.


    Upon falling down, he coughed out several mouthfuls of blood as hisplexion paled. One could notice a remnant of mild greenish glow at Venus''s chest. The glow looked just like boiling oil that was actually emitting sizzles at Venus''s chest.


    After crashing down, Venus immediately raised both hands and pounded them together. His gloves suddenly erupted and revealed a pair of steel fists! The steel fists pounded together once more, and instantly sparked countless threads of current jolting throughout his body!


    Yet in this very instant, a green beam shed in from afar. An elven wizard waved his staff which conjured out a multitude of magic fantasy patterns. Following that, a streak of boiling green beam whistled in through the void and smashed against Venus!


    Elven Divine Art: ''Nature''s Wrath''!


    All of a sudden, a blinding radiance in the shape of a wolf''s head emerged on Venus''s right shoulder. Evidently, he was a Growth-Hunter.


    The currents continued lingering around his steel fists. Venus speared forward like there was nothing before him, as he emenated a bearing of desperation.


    His fist ferociously pounded against the ''Nature''s Wrath'' ability, leaving a blinding aftermath of radiance and currents scattering in all directions.


    Although Venus sustained heavy injuries as well, he didn''t suffer any negative effects as though he was a man of steel. On the contrary, he continued barrelling towards the elf without cing any obstacles in his eyes.


    This was Venus''s ability - ''Usurper''s Armor''


    Normal individuals would disy reactions toward any kind of attack. For example, a human body would shrink instinctively before a collision. Or a fist to one''s nose, would leave the person teary and blood leaking out profusely from the person''s nose.


    Yet Venus''s ability, though unable to cancel out damages, could eliminate all negative bodily reactions. Once his ability upgrades to a higher level, it would be able to lower iing damages, and be immune to repelling effects.


    At present, jolts of electricity shed through Venus''s fists. He lunged towards the Elven wizard amidst the pouring rain, as his twin fists carried a long lightning afterimage while emitting a crackling boom.


    Once he could get near the Elven Wizard, the elf would be plunged into an awkward predicament.


    s, at this moment, a scorching golden sun emerged before him! Venus roared angrily as he unleashed a ruthless punch against the sun shield. Sparks scattered everywhere but his rival was utterly unmoved.


    Reef surfaced!


    Right at this moment, the backpacker''s expression changed drastically. He retreated first as the zip of his bag''s frontpartment automatically opened. From within, a metallic ball that was roughly the size of a football was produced.


    The metallic ball split opened rapidly, folded, and distorted before rooting to the ground. In a sh, it transformed into a Weapon Firing System found in the Hell''s Gate base of the Avatar world. ck barrels spat out ming tongues in a sh.


    Warehouse then retreated a second step. Within a second, three Spider Mines slipped out from his bag and was buried into the ground!


    Warehouse retreated the third step����however, a figure came out from nowhere, and viciously collided him into a stunned state. This figure endured the rain of bullets and stepped onto the Spider Mines without hesitation.


    Then, came a long de of glittering oceanic blue that rose above Warehouse.


    Sheyan was now in action!

 Chapter 815: Sanitary Pad friend

    <h4>Chapter 815: Sanitary Pad friend</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    "The enemy will definitely be monitoring the battle closely, and aim to operate beneath this mountain ridge. However, their main focus will be undisputedly gathered on the fighting. The eight Ringwraiths and Lurtz shing against the heroic elves, such a deadlock can be broken at any moment. Sudden unexpected deviations may just ur."


    "More importantly, our rival contestants are aiming for the Elven Rings of Power. Their top priority is absolutely to acquire those precious rings, for once the Ringwraithsy hands on the rings, they would never be able to wrestle it from them."


    "Therefore, although it looks like we have adequate time, we must swiftly settle this under-cliff operation. ording to my conjecture, reinforcements for that contestant party will definitely arrive quickly, and we have at most five minutes. Otherwise, we''ll be pincered and our lives forfeited."


    The aforementioned were the words Sheyan used to rally his allies before the assault. Fortunately, the battle went exceedingly smooth and no unexpected mishaps urred.


    Constrained by Reef, Venus was soon struck into near-death state by the two Elven Wizards. However, after entering near-death state, he simply vanished into thin air!


    This was an ability that Sheyan had investigated on before, a supremely useful party skill. Upon entering near-death state, they will be randomly teleported to a safe area within a kilometer; (excluding domains like water or infernos). Nevertheless, the near-death state would persist for 10 minutes after teleportation.


    It seems like the party the duo was facing was extremely valiant. That was obvious if one thought about it. To dare to conspire such heaven-shocking methods and scheme to steal the Elven Rings of Power, how could such a party be trifled with easily?


    Time was tight. Honestly speaking, there was no chance to search for Venus and throw in a de. Hence, Venus luckily escaped a fatal fate.


    However, Warehouse was not that lucky.


    Ever since Sheyan realized their nightmare imprints were engraved on the shoulders, Sheyan immediately added this mechanic/summoner/resource-master contestant into his ''must-kill'' list. Sheyan had no choice but to kill him!


    Although Warehouse was a Growth-Hunter, under the pressing and frenzied barrages of Sheyan''s saber, he could only retreat pathetically in straitened circumstances. In truth, he wasn''t adept at such closebat. If only he had ten seconds, no, just five seconds of buffer time! He would surely escape this miserably state, and even turn the tides and bombard his aggressor into smithereens. Sadly, there was no ifs in this world������


    Sheyan grimaced as Warehouse howled and stabbed a screwdriver in this belly. Instead, his ''+7 West'' maliciously hacked against Warehouse''s neck.


    This ruthless sh instantly caused Warehouse to tremble violently, because that single de had surpassed his limits and dragged him into near-death state.


    Even worse, when Warehouse''s party skill activated, it actually teleported him short of 300 meters away. He was still revealed to the line of sight of his opponent. Still kneeling in his near-death state, he could only witness as his opponent chased up. His foe maintained a resolute expression as he raised his long saber, before shing down.


    "Darn it!" Warehouse screamed as his eyes almost popped from its sockets. He clenched his teeth and shouted. "I will return this ten folds, just you wait!!"


    Then, he immediately activated a life-preserving item. It was indeed the same ''Point Dimensionfold Tech-device''. Although the cost of it was tremendous, he could travel to another location, through a dimension where he would not be damaged.


    Hence, Sheyan''s ''+7 West'' was resisted by an irresistible force,pletely unable to sh in.


    Yet a momentter, Warehouse was abruptly overwhelmed with a chain of heart-rendering coughs. Yet even worse, either his physique was extremely weak or his luck was terrible, during the few minutes of his battle with Sheyan before this, he had already coughed violently for four times����


    Thus, Warehouse could only re at Sheyan with eyes of panic and hate. Though he couldn''t speak, he was definitely screaming ''But no attacks can reach me now, why is my life plundered by a damned cough''����


    At the same instant that Warehouse coughed to death, Sheyan and Reef received the notifications.


    [ You killed Growth-Hunter (no. unknown). Growth-Hunter was the vice-party leader, therefore, the reward will be 6 achievement points or 6 free attribute points ]


    [ Please choose only one as your reward ]


    [ Your party is still inbat, party leader please allocate the rewards at your own time ]


    [ The limit of yer achievement points/free attribute points that can be acquired in this world is 10 points. Anything exceeding that will be ineffective and nonrefundable. Please allocate wisely. ]


    [ Random equipments will be randomly drawn from the in contestant as yer reward. It will then be randomly allocated to party members ]


    [ Drawing process will take some time. Calcting data of enemy in��please wait ]


    [ Note: Three contestants have now died to your ''Bronchitis'' breakout by coughing blood. Condition met to trigger relevant milestone ]


    [ Hidden Milestone: Sanitary Pad Friend ]


    [ Condition: Five contestants must die to your ''Bronchitis'' breakout and cough blood ]


    "Eh? Wasn''t it only achievement points? Where is there an option to select free attribute points?" Sheyan was stunned. In his ns, he just needed 3 achievement points to once again raise a level of his ''Bronchitis'' ability.


    Never did he expect there would be a free attribute option as well. Moreover, killing a Growth-Hunter should reward four points, but a vice-party leader offered additional bonus to be 6 points.


    "Achievement points or free attribute points?" A thousand notions seemingly passed through Sheyan''s mind in a sh.


    "ughtering the party''s vice party leader. That is not fanning mes beneath their butts, but directly impaling their arse with a spear. Their retaliation will absolutely be ferocious. I guess the sess rate of my n will minimally decline by 10%."


    "Ah��fine then. This matter involves Melody and failure is not permitted. There is no choice, it seems like I need to modify the n a little. Still, it doesn''t matter, we''ve already attained 80% of our objective. This is a pretty remarkable feat."


    Reflecting on that, Sheyan decisively chose free attribute points. Following that, he noticed the absurd ''Sanitary Pad Friend'' milestone and sighed. The name of this milestone was too suggestive.


    At this moment, Reef pped his shoulder with a queer expression, and gestured to the miner with his mouth. Sheyan drew in a breath of chilling air. The miner was covered with an etherealyer of yellow screen that resembled an eggshell protecting him.


    Sheyan wasn''t foreign to this yellow screen, because back when he entered this world, he too enjoyed such a treatment.


    An incredibly perverse ability!


    Domain: Absolute Defence!


    Previously, he too enjoyed a domain barrier that absorbed all damages. However, it onlysted for ten seconds. It seems that the miner''s one was more outrageous than his. His domain defence had already persisted for at least 5 minutes, and seemed like it was going to carry on!


    Nevertheless, this ability came at a price. He could not move nor attack, but merely stood still while others fail to harm him. He was a harmless sitting duck.


    Watching as Sheyan sauntered over, the miner smiled faintly and waved at him.


    "I know what you are thinking, my friend. This is indeed an exceptionally freakish ability. However, this came at a price of me forsaking all directbat moves. Speaking bluntly, my closebat and long-rangebat capabilities does not differ to even ordinary mortals."


    Sheyanughed and replied.


    "That isn''t important. What is important, is the two achievement points or two free attribute points that you can offer us. I will patiently wait for your unrivaled protection to vanish."


    "You''re wrong." The miner shrugged his shoulders.


    "Kill me, and you gain nothing. In contrast, you will be penalized of basic attributes, for I am someone who belongs to a neutral faction. I was merely hired by the Stockholm party."


    In order to gain Sheyan''s trust, the miner revealed a bare and shiny shoulder for him to see.


    "Look, my nightmare imprint isn''t at the same position as them. All imprints of a neutral faction will be engraved in the internal intestines of our body. Hence, our nightmare imprint radiance exudes out from internally instead."


    Sheyan red at the miner and questioned.


    "Even if what you said is true, what good does this information do for me?"


    The miner smiled and answered.


    "I service all contestants ofbat factions. I assisted the Stockholm party with the construction of the teleportation arrays for those Ringwraiths. Most importantly, as long as you have adequate funds, I can provide the same service as well, eighty percent discount moreover. This means you only need to pay a little utility points or achievement points."

 Chapter 816: Hunter or hunted?

    <h4>Chapter 816: Hunter or hunted?</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Sheyan was not the least bit amused by the miner''s outstanding offer. He coldly dered.


    "What a sheetty and deception reason. It sounds so perfect, just like drawing out heavenly delicacies with a pen. I can''t verify your words at all, but more importantly, my patience is running dry. To prevent you from sessfully stalling for time, I will give you another 10 seconds."


    The miner offered a bleam smile and inquired.


    "Then what do you want?"


    Sheyan replied without hesitation.


    "Pass me the detonator for the explosives you buried. Can you do that?"


    The miner straightforwardly answered.


    "No problem. The Stockholm Party promised to guarantee my safety but they failed to deliver. Therefore, for my own safety, I will agree to your request."


    After speaking, the absolute defence barrier around him vanished. It would be as easy as turning over his palm if Sheyan wanted to kill him. Nevertheless, seeing how cooperative the miner was, he didn''t. The miner swiftly prepared the detonated and handed it over.


    Sheyan then activated the probing ability of his helmet and received a nightmare imprint notification.


    [ Scanning a Neutral��neutral will be notified and may lead to unknown consequences ]


    This notification affirmed Sheyan''s choice not to kill him. He then carefully inspected the detonator in his hand. After confirming there weren''t any traps or ws, he bluntly waved for the miner to depart.


    At this point, the miner took a deep gaze at Sheyan andughed before speaking.


    "Good luck, Major Sir��frankly speaking, you are the first official Major who is just a basic realm contestant."


    "Therefore, do consider investing in me." Sheyan answered casually.


    The minerughed heartily and replied.


    "I will, certainly, only within the scope of the realm''s regtion."


    Following that, Sheyan waited��urately speaking, he waited for a minute and 18 seconds. When he noticed a figure rushing through the hazy and dispersing mist from afar, he could clearly sense this - a tremendous killing intent surging in from a hidden distant!


    Thus, Sheyan boldly triggered the detonator. A muffled sound followed that resembled thisical mountain releasing a sinister fart.


    This fumes from this light explosion drifted into the rain and quickly dissipated.


    Then, one could observe an indiscernible fissure cracking out. This fissure appeared like a normal crack that was totally insignificant. It was like a minute crack along a bowl.


    Soon after, the fissure split into two slightlyrger fissures. The two fissures split into four, then eight������


    Within a short time, fissures covered this mountain wall like a cobweb. Finally, "Kalei'' sound erupted as numerous rock fragments fell down.


    Instantly, half of this mountain body begun trembling faintly. Then, andslide. The cliff rocks around the golden tree''s roots begun rolling and tumbling down.


    After the explosion, a dispute arose amongst the members of the other part of the Stockholm Party. This was because they were clear that thendslide was in action, meaning the members on this side had seeded. Therefore, their lives were temporarily unimportant����it was more crucial to steal the two Elven Rings of Power! Yet at this point, they hadn''t positioned themselves properly.


    Sheyan''s goal was fairly simple. To rescue Melody amidst the chaos. The biggest hurdles thus far were the elves, but with them being stalled right now, they could at most drag her down a little.


    However, the members of Stockholm Party were definitely formidable foes. Sheyan was still clueless about their party constitution, but he knew they definitely possessed outstanding might.


    Furthermore, noting that their nightmare imprints were engraved on the shoulder, this signified that killing Sheyan andpany would supply them with generous profits as well. The achievement points gained from ying a single was equivalent to the amount gain from a main mission.


    Evaluating the capabilities of the elves, apart from the gravely wounded Lord Elrond, the next weakest would be Melody. Ever since she had been imprisoned, it meant that she would receive less aid from the elves. In the end, she may even be an easy kill for the enemy.


    Sheyan questioned himself. If he was the enemy party leader, he would never let go of such a golden opportunity.


    Thus, although the three cannon fodder, Mo Yi, Shuren, and Yerna would attract the opponent''s attention as well, Sheyan still felt an immense risk towards this.


    Hence, he seized the chance to ravage the mountain solely to catch the Stockholm Party unguarded with such an abrupt change of events.


    In this circumstance, they will have to select from two options. First, scramble to steal the two Elven Rings of Power, or fall back and seek vengeance for their vice party leader. Of course, there was the choice of splitting up and pursuing different objectives.


    In that case, the threat to Melody would be reduced once again, while Sheyan would assume some of the risk that was initially directed to her. Sheyan was well aware of the dangers involved but this was something inevitable.


    This was because if he didn''t do this, then Reef would have to do it. Yet without an MT like Reef shielding Melody, she wouldn''t be able to exhibit even 50% of her capabilities. This would be disadvantageous to the big picture.


    Mild tremors swept throughout the mountains as a disastrously massivendslide begun. Amidst the torrential rain, clouds of rolling dust could still be seen spiralling up and covering the sky.


    Without hesitating, Sheyan turned to flee. The further he could flee would directly determine if Sheyan''s ploy would be a sess or failure, resulting in even life or death!


    After Sheyan hurled a sk of ''Curse-Mix'' behind and begun to sprint frantically, he suddenly felt a strange sensation oveing him. Instantly, his nightmare imprint transmitted clear notifications.


    [ You have been struck with ck-Iron Party skill ''Predator''s Tracer'' by an unknown Growth-Hunter. If sessfully imprinted, caster will be able to lock onto your position. You will also receive additional 5% of damages for a duration of 30 minutes. This effect takes precedence ]


    You have been struck with ck-Iron Party skill ''Predator''s Tracer'' by an unknown Growth-Hunter. Your party prestige is higher, suppressing other party''s skill�� ]


    [ You have been struck with ck-Iron Party skill ''Predator''s Tracer'' by an unknown Growth-Hunter, suppressing other party''s skill�� ]


    "����"


    After a conflicting list of notifications, Sheyan was finally presented with a red notice.


    [ Unknown Growth-Hunter''s ck-Iron Party skill ''Predator''s Tracer'' has sessfully imprinted. You are now the prey ]


    "Prey??" Sheyan''s lips curled into a malevolent sneer. "Fine then, catch up if you have the balls."


    Sheyan left deep footprints on the muddy ground during this intense chase off. He didn''t look back once to prevent his speed from dropping by even a millisecond. After sprinting for a kilometer, the sounds of rushing water roared in from ahead. A rapid stream of turbid water was crashing down the mountain, with fragments of wood and leaves flowing along the current.


    A broad wooden raft was floating on this rapid stream that was caught between rocks�� It was a strange wooden raft that not crafted or bundled with any vines. Instead, the logs adhered to each other naturally and were incredibly perfect and queer. Evidently, this was a masterpiece by an elf.


    Sheyan directly jumped onto the wooden raft and smashed the rocks. Immediately, the turbulent steam propelled the wooden raft forward at maximum speed.


    Upon ncing back, Sheyan spectated three contestants halting as they cursed aloud. Nevertheless, he couldn''t hear them clearly.


    If it was Reef or Brother ck, they would probably be at a loss right now. However, for Sheyan who even dared to challenge typhoons, manipting the wooden raft along this mountain flood was practically as simply as navigating through a little canal. What more, with a wooden raft, constructed by elven magic, that was firm and reliable?


    After being flushed by the rapid stream for a few kilometers, Sheyan finally sighed and rxed a little.


    All of a sudden, through the gaps of this wooden raft, a peculiar gush of water shot up which congealed together into a massive yellow liquified hand. This massive hand grabbed Sheyan and viciously pulled him, causing him to fall backward


    To his horror, while falling backwards onto the raft, another gush of turbid water shot up and morphed into an acute aquatic spike in a sh. The spike was positioned behind and if Sheyan fell, the spike would undoubtedly puncture his heart from the back!


    Such a weird style of attacking waspletely unexpected by Sheyan. After losing his bnce, he immediately pressed his hands backward was was coincidentally on the aquatic spike.


    Blood spurted out and arge mangled flesh hole was punctured through on his left hand. One could clearly see his white bones.


    Still, Sheyan steadied himself to receive the next move from his opponent.

 Chapter 817: Invincible Awakener

    <h4>Chapter 817: Invincible Awakener</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Although he suffered such an abrupt sneak attack, the vignt Sheyan still managed to sweep out his ''+7 West'' in retaliation, managing to sh the retracting liquified hand. The hand exploded into water droplets, but the next notification caused Sheyan to inhale a breath of chilling air.


    [ Enemy ??? is immune to your attack! ]


    "Hohoho, foolish piece, obediently ept your fate of death! How can a basic realm contestant contest an Awakener? Know this, you died by the hands of Devil King Drubal!"


    A deep and wretched voice resonated out of nowhere.


    Amidst the four directions of torrential rain, stretching towards the far ends of the hazy downpour; yet apart from Sheyan, none other was in sight.


    The fallen Sheyan slowly climbed back up on the wooden raft.


    His movements were firm but gradual. His muscles slowly contracting, chunk by chunk, as they supported his vigor.


    He chose silence in response to his opponent''s provocation, wholeheartedly focused on sensing his enemy''s movement.


    All of a sudden, thatrge liquified hand emerged behind him again. This time, the liquified hand congealed near his shoulder, and shockingly wielded an frost spike. The hand then plunged the spike down onto Sheyan''s body!


    Sheyan hastily spun round, yet the frost spike was simply too swift. The oue of him spinning round was a vicious frost weapon stabbing in his underbelly.


    Sheyan''s facial muscle spasm from the pain but his action exhibited his fearlessness. He immediately hacked towards the liquified hand with his saber.


    Sadly, a merciless notification greeted him again.


    [ Enemy ??? is immune to your attack! ]


    Facing such a disheartening notification, Sheyan''s bit his lips forcefully and swallowed blood back down his throat. He quickly arced his body down as his eyes shed with a glint that resembled a famished wolf!


    "Awakener?! What a freaking big shot eh? Come, bring it on!"


    A short three minutester, Sheyan''s body was riddled with wounds. He tottered around the raft as blood trickled down his body and formed a puddle of red beneath his feet.


    To sustain till now, he had consumed an ''Honorary Medicine Dosage'', and even activated his party skill ''Gloryheal''.


    Noteworthily, the opposing party actually attempted to disrupt Sheyan''s party skill. Yet the disruption failed where Sheyan even received a notification.


    [ The enemy''s attempt to disrupt and suppress your party skill has failed ]


    [ 15 party experience points will be deducted from enemy''s party, and transferred to your party ]


    Despite that, such a tiny victory did little to conceal the despairing state of reality Sheyan''s was in.


    This invisible foe was consistently dealing grave damages to Sheyan. In truth, his offensive might was exceedingly deadly. One could infer this from how he took down the half-elf storyline characters. To him, they were as good as dead from the start.


    A liquified hand once again appeared with its frost spike. Although Sheyan strove to dodge, the opponent''s speed was seriously unrivalled. Dodgingpletely was out of the question, and he could only hope to retaliate after being stabbed.


    Yet once again, Sheyan swept his saber forth after being stabbed. But this time, the notification wasn''t [ Enemy ??? is immune to your attack! ]. Instead, blood gushed out from the severed wrist of the liquified hand!


    Momentster, the water fell onto the raft and back into the rapid currents.


    "Ah it is like that." Sheyan''splexion was deathly pale from losing excessive blood. Blood stained his lips but a faint smile was disyed across his face.


    "Yourbat style is truly bizarre and weird. Such supreme damage yet capable of assaulting foes without a physical self. If this water elemental hand can attack unceasingly without repercussions to the main body, such an ability would be too perfect! What a pity, nothing is absolutely perfect in the realm. From the looks of it, I''ve won!"


    As it turns out, Drubal possessed an iparably indomitable defensive ability. ''Aquafract'' was an ability that could be employed only once every hour. After activating it, one''s body will be covered with threeyers of lightless defensive barrier.


    After sustaining a certain amount of damage, the firstyer of lightless barrier will shatter. The user will be immune to all attacks. In contrast, when receiving damage from a storyline character, the lightless barrier would absorb arge portion of damage rather than offering full immunity.


    The lightless barrier wouldst for only half an hour.


    Those were the notifications of attack immunity that Sheyan received.


    Sheyan didn''t wait for Drubal''s response nor was he expecting one from his opponent. Instead, he leisurely issued.


    "Most crucially, I pondered over this right from the start. Under such circumstances, you were actually able to chase me down from the shadows. Moreover, your abilities are rted to water, hence from a logical standpoint, shoving me into the flood waters would undoubtedly enhance the killing potential of your liquified hands. Assassinating me discreetly in such an environment would remove the risk of my retaliation. After all, flipping over this wooden raft would be as easy as overturning your palm. Yet till now, five minutes have passed since our fight hasmenced, why do you still battle with me on this raft willingly?"


    As Sheyan spoke with blood streaming from his lips, he roared inughter as he raised his long saber while hacking down ferociously against the wooden raft beneath.


    "The only exnation is that you are unwilling to engage me in the water! Piecing in the fact that my virus seems to be utterly ineffective on you, I can roughly deduce that you are employing a special method to exist here!"


    Momentster, a massive ssh urred as a ruined wooden raft submerged into the water.


    At present, Sheyan''s location was already out of the scope of the torrential storm, that spanned several kilometers including the battle of the elves and Nazgul. His location merely experienced normal rain and the water flow was no longer that rapid.


    Sheyan was a great swimmer and one could say there was little difference between him being onnd or in water. Upon submerging, he immediately discovered, just roughly ten meters away from him, a crystal-clear body swaying in great contrast to the flowing muddy waters.


    If one inspected closely, one would notice this crystal clear body had the shape of a human, with a head, hands and feet!


    Indeed, this was the reason why Drubal was perfectly immune to Sheyan''s virus. The reason why he wasn''t willing to wreck the wooden raft.


    Right now, his ''Elemental Form'' was in y, making his body into an aquaform existence. Not only was he invulnerable to the viruses, he had a 33% chance of negating damages when suffering a physical attack. Moreover, his lightless barrier would only be triggered upon receiving an attack!


    No wonder Sheyan required six to seven shes to utterly destroy Drubal''s ''Lightless Barrier'', and finally manage to deal some damage.


    Nevertheless, Sheyan maintained a resolute calmness. If it was others, they would probably have been shaken by the unknown whereabouts of the enemy, and fall into despair from the enemy''s invulnerability. This would cause they to misjudge and fall into the hands of the mystifying Drubal.


    "Ah truly, an Awakener��lives up to his name!"


    Although Sheyan sounded pretty calm, great ripples were jolting through his heart.


    Bear this in mind, from themencement of battle, Sheyan had only inflicted real damage once. To figure out his opponent, Sheyan had paid a grievous price; seemingly dishing out most of his aces!


    The most frightening thought was that the ''Pestilence Monarch'' ability that Sheyan relied on the most, had been marginalized. The ''Influenza'' and ''Bronchitis'' viruses were totally negated by Drubal''s elemental body!!


    At this moment, what could Sheyan do? What else was he left to do?


    Without a doubt, Drubal was bent on maintaining his secret. For the sake of safety, he persisted in not wrecking Sheyan''s wooden raft. This was the same logic as a sniper not willing to reveal his location just for a simple attack. It didn''t mean that he wasn''t adept in waterbat.


    Truthfully speaking, one would have to be mentallypsed to duel with a water elemental in the floodwaters. Just by noting how Drubal was able to tail the wooden raft and unleash repeated assaults at Sheyan, one could tell he wasn''t weak in a water fight.


    Therefore, the first thing Sheyan did was to immediately swim for the shore. Fortunately, this river was merely a bit more than 20 meters wide.


    Sheyan suffered another attack from Drubal after stepping onto shore. Nevertheless, the terrain assisted him greatly from here. He hastily jumped on different rocks, where the surprising skirmishes of the liquified elemental hands failed tond on him.


    As Sheyan fled pathetically, Drubal continued to chase persistently beneath the mild drizzle. His aquaform body appeared to be strangely sliding across the road, looking just like a watery phantom.


    In the midst of fleeing, Sheyan suffered two more attacks. Drubal''s attacking method was extremely simple. He first ced his right hand onto the ground, which dissolvedpletely into thin air. Following that, a liquified hand wielding a cic spear would materialize out of nowhere, and strike at Sheyan from the side.

 Chapter 818: Breakthrough! Boundary’s wall!

    <h4>Chapter 818: Breakthrough! Boundary��s wall!</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Drubal''s first strike was dodged by a miserable roll from Sheyan, but his next strike sessfully left a deep wound on Sheyan''s thigh.


    Before Drubal attempted his third strike, Sheyan halted unexpectedly. This wasn''t because he was too exhausted, but there was nowhere to retreat due to the incredibly steep cliff ahead!


    "You have 10 seconds to consider my suggestion." Drubal slowed down as his gloomy voice echoed through the valley. This was followed by clutching his mouth as he squeezed out a voice amidst the coughing.


    "A sitting duck waiting to be captured, but I won''t kill you. Disy all your possessions, and you can scram after I select three pieces. If you dare resist, your blood and flesh, mince by mince, will coat my de. Now, tell me your decision."


    Sheyan panted wretchedly. His thigh wound was severe and revealed his eerie white bone. He couldn''t even stand straight as he miserably leaned to the side.


    Yet Sheyan stared into Drubal''s eyes with a fiery passion. Such a re caused Drubal to feel uneasy, as though all his defences were being brutally torn apart. All secrets wereid bare before this man!


    "You''re but an arrow at the end of its flight! A despairing loser. If you truly have such confidence,e finish me off? Why bother with such superfluous words?"


    Sheyan red at Drubal and continued word by word.


    "Only one possibility - to kill me, you must pay a price! An immense price!"


    Drubal''s expression appeared fuzzy in his aquaform state. However, Sheyan could observe ayer of azure blue ripple fluctuating from his body, as though Drubal''s emotions were chaotic.


    Sheyan then dered.


    "Sustaining your aquaform will sure require loads of MP. Employing water to conjure up limbs and indestructible weapons will simrly exhaust MP. For you to chase me till now, although you vitality remains well in the green, your MP is surely drying up!"


    "Continue to fight on and I bet you will soon be utilizing a precious MP replenishment item. Perhaps an honorary level medicine. Sadly, you n to backstab the Nazgul and make the elite elves your rivals. Yet with your ns going awry, who knows if something unexpected were to ur again and you employed an honorary medicine here, you would be forsaking an additional lifeline! That is the reason for your suggestion, aren''t I right?"


    Drubal shut his eyes as the radiance of consuming an honorary medicine shone from his body. He then callously answered.


    "A pity. You''ve personally ruined your only chance at surviving. To let such an intelligent contestant mature is to make a terrifying foe for the future. Therefore, die."


    "Oh really?" Sheyan smirked. "Can you really block me if I wish to leave?"


    Sheyan then produced the object he acquired in the Avatar World, the ''Unmodeled Amniotank''. He chuckled tantly.


    "After all, I''m still a contestant. A tiny loss won''t amount to much. To be able to drag you here and waste your honorary medicine, I am already satisfied. Goodbye, moron!"


    "Sorry but forget about going anywhere!" Drubal roared. "Can a basic contestant like you fathom the terror of a peak Awakener? Come out, ''Misty Jailhouse!"


    Instantly, countless transparent liquid strands jetted out from Drubal''s side. These fine strands intertwined together and evaporated into a dense mass of mist that epassed an expansive space around Sheyan and Drubal.


    Following that, Sheyan immediately received a notification.


    [ Sealed by opponent''s high rank halo ability - Misty Jailhouse ]


    [ Within the ''Misty Jailhouse'', all abilities have a 15% chance of failing. Attacks dealt to opponents will have a 25% of missing. These effects are perfectly stackable with other simr effects ]


    [ The mist has perfectly obstructed your tracking coordination from the realm. Within the ''Misty Jailhouse'', various realm returning items will be rendered ineffective ]


    [ Within the ''Misty Jailhouse'', all lifeforms will receive additional HP regeneration speed ]


    [ Any attempt to leave the ''Misty Jailhouse'' will bear consequences. The glutinous water elements will bind your limbs, causing your movement speed to decline by 80%. Unless you can deal 20,000 damage to break through this jailhouse ]


    After Drubal executed this ability, Sheyan discovered the water element covering his body thinning out. If one deemed Drubal''s weight to be 180 kg previously, then it should be just 150 kg right now.


    Drubal red at Sheyan and issued one by word.


    "Now, can you still run?"


    Sheyan scoffed in response.


    "I casually disyed an item to scare you, and you reacted with such an excessive move. Didn''t that drain more MP? Although your MP had been replenished fully with the honorary medicine, how long can you sustain it? Three minutes? Four?"


    Drubal roared fanatically and smashed a fist into the ground.


    "Even an entire minute will be too long to finish you!"


    Drubal''s roar echoed into Sheyan''s ears.


    Shu! Sheyan suddenly felt an immense terror flooding in, as a cici spear drilled out from the ground and stabbed in maliciously! The speed of this liquified hand far exceeded Sheyan''s agility. Although Sheyan attempted to dodge, his back tasted sad blood once again.


    "I will honor my words." Drubal gritted his teeth and proimed. "Your blood and flesh, mince by mince, will coat my de!"


    Sheyan suffered another stab where his HP plunged to the periphery of crisis. Just another stab and he would fall into near-death state!


    Falling into near-death state in a solo fight, even if he had ''Life-link'', it would just dy his death for a few minutes.


    At this moment, Sheyan sighed. His sigh was not without regret but it carried a strange aura. It was as though he finally received liberation.


    "Mister Drubal. I originally nned to sacrifice an elven wizard on my side, letting him detonator only once you guys reach the bottom of the cliff. Yet I did not do so, do you know why?"


    Drubal was already umting strength to unleash his next strike. He ignored Sheyan, but Sheyan continued.


    "The first reason is my fear that the elven wizard will fail to grasp the correct timing. If you seed in escaping, then you wouldn''t pursue me with all your strength and lessen the pressure for myrade."


    "Yet another important reason, is I wish to understand the dreadfulness of a party; one who dare to arrange such a daring and massive scheme."


    "Of course, the main reason was that I identally killed your vice party leader, that backpack male. The reward I acquired from his death, allowed me another choice. A new ace, an unthinkable one!"


    Drubal sneered and mocked.


    "Still boasting when you''re about to perish?"


    Sheyan ignored him and continued.


    "On hindsight, for a basic realm contestant to challenge an Awakener is truly forcing it."


    "Therefore." Sheyan lifted his head and stared into Drubal''s eyes. In his eyes, Drubal was akin to a bewildered prey that had fallen into his trap!


    "Mister Drubal, you ought to feel honored, for you are the first prey to witness my breakthrough to a Reserve-duty Growth-Hunter!"


    "A powerful, fertile, and sumptuous prey!"


    While dering, Sheyan frenziedly poured his free attribute points into physique. This pure physique attribute which had been left untouched for a long while suddenly soared frantically, all the way till the 50 points boundary!!!


    Presently, the impression Sheyan released was akin to a millenium old wild dragon thatid dormant in a prison. In a sh, the chains were shattered. A howling roar erupted into the skies, the seas and the cosmos.


    If not for today''s affair, Sheyan will probably continue umting free attribute points, and ambitiously raise two attributes to the pure 50 points boundary. However, after experiencing the recent worlds, he felt that dream was too unrealistic.


    Hence, he changed his mind. With the despairing impasse, Sheyan ultimatelyid down his own aspirations and charged to the boundary!


    In that instant when he touched the pure 50 points attribute boundary, Sheyan immediately felt as though time stopped flowing. His surroundings turned fuzzy like he was in a maelstrom. A dazzling brilliance emerged from his nightmare imprint on the chest followed by a list of notifications.


    [ Congrattions! Your basic attribute, Physique, has broken through the pure 50 points boundary!!! ]


    [ You are the first person to breakthrough the pure physique 50 points boundary in this realm! ]


    [ You receive a bonus 30 achievement points. Please im this award of honor back in the realm ]


    [ You receive additional basic attribute awards. Please select within 10 seconds ]

 Chapter 819: More perverse than an honorary medicine

    <h4>Chapter 819: More perverse than an honorary medicine</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Thee options from the realm emerged before Sheyan''s eyes. Each option glittered with incredible splendour. One could tell they were absolutely extraordinary.


    [ A: Basic attribute ability reward I (passive): Alloy Build - raises HP by 300 points, defence by 35%, and resistance towards negative buffs (includes virus, true damages, elemental damages) by 15%. This effect takes ''Domain Precedence'' ]


    [ B: Basic attribute ability reward II (passive): Steel Build - raises HP by 500 points, all defence and resistance bonus from equipments increase by 50% ]


    [ C: Basic attribute ability reward III (passive): Flesh Build - increase HP by 1,000 points and 25% of maximum HP value. However, user will permanently lose the capability of wielding shields, and abilities that enhance Shield capabilities would be forgotten ]


    [ Detail: calcting 25% increase of user''s maximum HP does not factor in the 1,000 HP increase first ]


    Facing the three options, Sheyan couldn''t help but hesitate a little. Each option was incredibly powerful, but strictly speaking, option ''A'' provided a slight pit of advantage. By decreasing damages, the damage absorbing effect of ''Stronghold'' would be refined.


    When Sheyan was about to select ''A'', he suddenly remembered his present predicament.


    The predicament of being pursued and forced into a miserable mess by an invincible Awakener.


    The reason Drubal was such an enormous problem to Sheyan, was because he was an opponent that Sheyan hated the most. One with low attack frequency but incredibly astounding single damage output. Aplete bane of Sheyan''s ''Stronghold'' innate.


    More importantly, Sheyan also suffered the tremendous suppression of an Awakener on all sides of attributes.


    Drubal''s cic spears and liquified hands unleashed tyrannical deadliness with each attack. Moreover, each attack was incredibly fast. Even though Sheyan could sense with his perceptive sense, his body could not follow his mind in time to dodge. Along the way, he only managed to rely on luck to dodge a single strike.


    With Sheyan breaking through to be a Reserve-duty Growth-Hunter, his main attribute focus was definitely physique. Right now, he could choose a secondary attribute to receive additional attribute bonus.


    Sheyan was well aware of all these and thus decided to select agility this time - increasing movement speed by 30 points and evasion by 10%.


    From the looks of it, Awakener Drubal''s main attributes was probably spirit and intelligence. His agility didn''t seem that impressive but merely reach the edge of being able topletely suppress Sheyan. Thus, with this new bonus, Sheyan had confidence of destroying this total suppression and oveing his miserable state.


    "Drubal''s weakness should be his high consumption of MP. Meaning he cannotst for long in a battle!"


    "In my original n, the bonus from promoting to Reserve-duty Growth-Hunter, and the bonus of a pure 50 points boundary, in addition to bonus HP and movement speed, should be sufficient in draining Drubal''s MP to the fringe. If any derivations ur, I can still employ my dark-gold ''Unbeatable Titan Leech''����a full retreat wouldn''t be an issue."


    "Yet I never expect the bonuses from a pure 50 points physique boundary breakthrough to be so generous!! With this, why can''t I eliminate this brat? Anyway, I still have a mission to aplish in this world, and this guy''s attacks poses a true threat to me."


    "With the Stockholm Party low on manpower today and Drubal pursuing me alone, if I don''t eliminate him here, this threat would amplify terribly with hisrades around. The difficulty of killing him would multiply manifold then. Hence, ying him here would mean shaving off a great deal of trouble in the future!"


    These notions shed through Sheyan''s mind and instantly stirred his heart. However, for him to aplish this deed, he needed to choose the option that would provide the most upgrade in this instant. Without a doubt, that was option C!


    Furthermore, Sheyan didn''t employ a shield in the first ce. This meant that potential of options ''A'' and ''B'' would be limited somewhat. He could only enjoy the fullest potential of option ''C''.


    More importantly, Sheyan considered his party skill - ''Gloryheal''. A skill that could restore all his health. Thus, if he selected option C, his maximum HP value would soar to the most. Without a doubt, ''Gloryheal'' would have the greatest effect which meant he wouldn''t lose out that much in the long run as well.


    Thinking of that, Sheyan affirmed himself to select option C!


    His current HP value was 155 / 1,300 points. Instantly, it swelled by 1,425 points (1,000 + 425)!!


    Now, his total HP skyrocketed to 2,725 points. From his original danger state of 155 points, it now exploded to 1,580 points. This was even more perverse than him consuming an ''Honorary medicine dosage'' from his previous state!


    Simultaneously, Sheyan received an extremely important notification from his nightmare imprint.


    [ Warning! Warning! Contestant no.1018, your basic physique attribute has reached the 50 points boundary! ]


    [ You are now an official Reserve-duty Growth-Hunter ]


    [ You are now qualified to challenge the boundary trial and ascend to be a Growth-Hunter! You can check relevant information at any time. Please only undertake the trial when you are sufficiently and mentally prepared ]


    [ Awakening your Reserve-duty Growth-Hunter form can only be done 5 times. You can only receive additional rewards after awakening, do you wish to awake now? After expiring all 5 times, you must then challenge the boundary trial ]


    [ Warning: Contestant no.1018, these information you have received is ssified as top secrecy by the realm. You cannot reveal this to basic realm contestants or others outside the realm. If revealed, you will be subjected to severe punishment ]


    Sheyan naturally selected to awaken now. The radiance from his nightmare imprint dazzled vigorously on his chest. The striking blindness wasparable to the nightmare imprint glow of an official Growth-Hunter!


    [ Physique boundary breakthrough: Physique is now your primary attribute. Choose from two options from the following as your bonus. This bonus will be temporarily terminated after awakening ends, unless you officially promote as a Growth-Hunter ]


    [ A: Defence increase of 15 points ]


    [ B: Physique increase of 15 points ]


    [ C: HP increase of 300 points ]


    Sheyan very resolutely selected option B and C. Since he chose the path of ''Flesh Build'', then he would go all in. His HP now swelled by another 450 points and his defence by 7.5 points, bringing to a total of 2,030 / 3,175 HP!!!


    Following that, Sheyan decided on agility as the secondary attribute and selected the options to increase movement speed by 30 points and evasion by 10%.


    ording to vague hints from Reef, the secondary attribute selection can be retaken after one promotes as an official Growth-Hunter. Therefore, Sheyan still had the time to slowly ponder over it.


    If Drubal could witness Sheyan''s HP now, he would immediately flee with all his armies����


    During that instance of boundary breakthrough, Sheyan entered a state of time contraction, allowing him at least several minutes to select and ponder. Instead to Drubal, all he saw was Sheyan slowly climbing back up after rolling on the ground. Instantly after, was the dazzling brilliance from his nightmare imprint!


    Drubal noticed Sheyan''s change. He was initially surprised because the advancement of a basic realm contestant to a Reserve-duty Growth-Hunter was extremely easy to differentiate out. It was like even though one didn''t know the brand models of cars or trucks, one could still easily differentiate between a car and a truck.


    Still, Drubal''s astonishment quickly faded with the wind, before he sneered sinisterly.


    "You actually advanced as a Reserve-duty Growth-Hunter now? But so what? A swine is always a swine! Counterfeits are eternally counterfeits! No need to struggle any longer, you will die by my hands today!"


    Before he even concluded, Drubal bent and pressed both arms on the ground.


    Instantly, two liquified hands with cic spears materialized on Sheyan''s left and right. The spears then thrust in unanimously! Obviously, Drubal''s ability was magnified powerfully in his ''Misty Jailhouse''.


    Even though Sheyan strived to evade, it was futile. He groaned miserably as he rolled on the ground. Nevertheless, he no longer retreated but charged at Drubal, resembling that of a frantic fish in a web.


    Drubal''s lips curled into a malevolent smirk. He took a deep breath. On this muddy ground, he could easily draw out liquid with his elemental body. He was essentially as nimble as flowing water, and more critically, his agility was higher than Sheyan. Hence, after drifting 20 meters away effortlessly, Drubal''s right arm abruptly vanished into thin air.


    A secondter, a liquified hand seized Sheyan''s ankle and fiercely pulled, causing Sheyan to pathetically kiss the ground.


    Drubalughed hysterically while treating Sheyan as a little clown. This act of slowly torturing one to death gave him immense pleasure and satisfaction.

 Chapter 820: Reversal

    <h4>Chapter 820: Reversal</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Sheyan''s body stiffened after crashing onto the bud. A secondter, an icy spike smeared with blood pierced out from his back.


    As it turns out, the sneaky Drubal had conjured out an icy spike while Sheyan was falling. When Sheyan fell, the icy spike directly pierced through his belly. A chilling frost directly permeated through his innards and dispersed throughout his body.


    This would be fatal for any normal human. Even for contestants, it would be a severe injury.


    Sheyan groaned in agony but released a counter sh in response, hacking against the crystal-clear liquified wrist holding his ankle. Sadly, he unfortunately encountered the 33% chance of the elemental form''s invulnerability to physical damage.


    Under this circumstance, Sheyan clutched his belly as blood seeped through the gaps of his fingers. Still, he maintained a tragic posture while attempting to flee.


    Soon after, he noticed a indistinct pitch-ck cavern hole at the bent of this cliff, where he immediately fled in.


    The ''Misty Jailhouse'' still epassed Sheyan at present. As for Drubal, he needed to keep sight of Sheyan for him to unleash assaults. Any dy in time would cost him more MP, which led to the prospect of future sess walking further away.


    Hence, Drubal dashed for Sheyan without hesitation. He wasn''t afraid of a counterattack. Honestly speaking, he didn''t need to fear closebat due to his elemental form. What more a trifling Reserve-duty Growth-Hunter?


    The cavern path was slightly nted upwards, causing the air here to be stale and dry. If Drubal unleashed his liquified hand here, its magic prowess would definitely be significantly impaired.


    The cave was filled with algae unique to the Lord of the Rings world. Stubborn reddish-brown lifeforms that stretched out gradually over death, asionally emitting twinkles of dull phosphorescent. Thus, the cave wasn''t fully dark but exceedingly dim. Still, visibility was manageable.


    The atmosphere was stifling and filled with a dense dryness. Sadly, Drubal couldn''t distinguish this due to his elemental body losing all sense of smell and touch.


    Thus, just as Drubal was about to round a corner, a massive and menacing dark figure pressured in like Mount Tai. It was shockingly arge bear!


    Joy, anger, sorrow or fear couldn''t be seen clearly on Drubal''s sparkling blue face. Nevertheless, a veteran of battles knew he had to be cautious at this moment. An enemy on the brink of despair would retaliate with everything to bring him down together. The enemy would erupt with the most fearsome strength!


    Therefore, Drubal immediately raised his left arm which morphed into a mirror-like ice shield. Before therge bear mmed into the ice shield, hundreds of incredibly fine and sharp ice shards sprouted from the surface of the shield, impaling holes throughout the body of the bear.


    Ice shards broke morously and lodged within the bear''s flesh, tearing out countless chunks of bloodied flesh.


    Knowing that his enemy could ambush him anytime, Drubal materialized a halberd of ice and snow before hurling it straight ahead. If anyone dared to mount a sneak assault, they would be prated with chilling death.


    However, his expectation wasn''t met. Apart from killing this bear of the Lord of the Rings world, his foe''s retaliation did not arrive.


    Drubal''s facial muscles twitched a little as he panted lightly. Every second of his mana consumption was tremendous. To sustain both his ''Misty Jailhouse'' and his elemental form required MP����furthermore, using his elemental form in this dry cave required an additional 10% MP consumption!


    At this moment, an ominous sensation overcame Drubal.


    "Could this be that brat''s ploy? Intentionally wasting my MP����impossible! He''s just a stray dog! Moreover, he already consumed his honorary medicine, and his ace ability that restored all his HP. How can he reverse this? Killing him should be as easy as a pinch."


    After rounding another corner, arge cavern space 20 meters appeared before Drubal. He could observe as a wounded Sheyan was dressing his wounds.


    This was the end of the cave. It was a dead end for his foe. Wounds covered Sheyan''s body as he leaned against a stctite of this bear''s den. Blood drenched him like a pouring rain. One could observe distinct blood footprints around.


    At this moment, Sheyan heard a sound and spun around. He noticed Drubal and chuckled without energy.


    "I just knew a wild beast wouldn''t dy you for long����but you just reached?"


    His words were gentle and light, unlike how a despairing prey that Drubal thought him to be. Instead, he sounded as though Drubal was here to save him.


    Observing Sheyan''s expression, Drubal couldn''t help but feel perplexed. He originally harbored a hundred percent confidence of hunting Sheyan down. Instead, he felt a ridiculous sense of loss at present, and couldn''t help but reply Sheyan.


    "Indeed. Where can you run off to now?"


    Sheyan sighed and replied listlessly.


    "I''ll agree to your conditions just now. My most valuable items for you to choose three? And you''ll spare my dog life?"


    Drubal didn''t know whether tough or cry at Sheyan''s words. He wanted to strike Sheyan down immediately. Yet at this instant, Sheyan actually disyed his attributes. Moreover, the first thing he exhibited was shockingly the properties of ''Pestilence Monarch'', an evolvable rank 9 hidden ability!


    As a contestant, Drubal was instantly allured by the words ''evolvable'', ''hidden'', and ''rank 9''. It was like how the descriptions of ''big breasts and butt'', ''erotic'', ''wretched prom queen'' would entice a reader����thus, he couldn''t help but look and gasped with shock.


    (ED: Them analogies! They just get better��)


    Yet with this dy, Sheyan abruptly leapt up and brandished his ''+7 West''. He then furiously hacked down onto Drubal''s head!


    Drubal couldn''t dodge in time but scoffed at his attempt.


    "Overestimating yourself!"


    He immediately raised his left arm that had morphed into an icy shield, while his right hand morphed into a long ice halberd.


    Yet before Sheyan''s de struck against the icy shield, he unexpectedly twisted his body and allowed his shoulder to m into the shield!


    At least eight ice shards pierced his shoulder, sending blood gushing out. Nevertheless, Sheyan sessfully knocked the ice shield aside, as he released a spinning sh to parry aside the iing ice halberd.


    Triggered with ''Zergling Rush'' beforehand, Sheyan hacked down three shes onto Drubal''s elemental body. Instantly, a few deep splits tore through the crystalline water body.


    The two was now engaged in closebat.


    Two minutester. The heavily panting Drubal scanned the ghastly Sheyan who was covered in wounds.


    Right now, his once utterly crystalline elemental body had became like a semi-shattered porcin. Terrifying splits extended throughout his body.


    Drubal couldn''t help but exim.


    "You����what kind of freak are you?"


    Right now, Sheyan looked as though he could breath hisst at any second, but he just wouldn''t take thatst breath. After hearing Drubal''s question, his eyes shone with craftiness. He inhaled and replied.


    "Guess."


    Drubal was about to speak but the mist enshrouding the atmosphere suddenly dissipated. The ''Misty Jailhouse'' was signalling the soon conclusion of its ability with theck of mana.


    Drubal''s expression sank drastically. Yet before he could react, a humongous titan leech erupted from his side. Squirming its tail and head, the leech smashed in with sticky sludge.


    Eventually, Drubal managed to escape the demonic grip of the leech, but realized, unbeknownst when, Sheyan turned from passive to active and blocked off the only cavern exit!


    Observing the exhausted Sheyan ahead and a frightening titanic leech squirming to him from behind, Drubal too a deep breath. He clenched his teeth and questioned.


    "This was all part of your n, wasn''t it?"


    Sheyan didn''t answer his question but indifferently replied.


    "If you possess any realm returning tool, then please use it. If not, please tell me your dying words."


    Drubal released a frantic howl as a strange transformation urred. He returned to human form but his body was guarded with ayer of azure liquid armour. He then barreled toward Sheyan with indescribable pace like a steam train.


    One could observe Drubal''s liquified armor boiling up amidst the speedy charge, before igniting into mes that pushed Sheyan aside.


    Drubal seeded in charging out and when his charging state ended, the azure liquid armour around him was utterly depleted. Nevertheless, he had pulled open a gap of minimally 200 meters from Sheyan!

 Chapter 821: Another Golden Side Mission

    <h4>Chapter 821: Another Golden Side Mission</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    From afar, Drubal, who had sessfully distanced himself, told Sheyan seriously.


    "You''re a fearsome opponent, but��next time we meet, you won''t be so lucky!"


    Drubal''s tone was heavy and even carried a hint of respect which wasn''t there before. Right after he finished speaking, he immediately turned around and ran away without any care for his pride. His action disyed no hesitation!


    He knew that his speed, at least, was faster than his opponent. He might have fallen into the trap of the insane MT today, but he could still have his revenge in the future.


    In this world, anything is possible as long as one survived. Only a living person could disy pride! The dead could only rot within the embrace of flies and maggots.


    Drubal thought that someone as shrewd as Sheyan wouldn''t waste his time on the inevitable. But contrary to his expectation, as soon as he moved, Sheyan immediately chased after him like a mad dog!


    Nevertheless, it only took a while for Drubal to breathe a sigh of relief. Even though Sheyan''s speed had increased, it wasn''t by much. Their speed now were about the same. Sheyan will never be able to close in on him.


    More importantly, even though they were now outside the range of the partymunication channel, Drubal had earlier requested for help via a ''Floating Magic Snake'' made from water element when he felt something was wrong. On a rainy day like today, a ''Floating Magic Snake'' can easily travel for over 5 kilometers.


    If Sheyan dared to chase after him for 8 minutes��no, not even that, just 5 minutes! He would be able to regroup with his allies and they could gang up on Sheyan.


    s, there were always unexpected factors when theories were put into practice. Drubal suddenly sneezed. And it happened when he was trying to jump over a boulder. Drubal crashed to the ground, resulting in the distance between the two to be shortened by over 30 meters.


    Not even 20 seconds afterwards, Drubal felt an inexplicable chill all over his body. The chill seemed to emanate from deep within his bones, making him shiver uncontrobly for a few seconds. His movement speed plummeted in those few seconds. As a consequence, his pursuer caught up by another 30 meters.


    A short while after, Drubal was ovee by a fit of coughing so severe that he was bent at the waist. Under a series of abnormal conditions that he found extremely perplexing, his initially confident flight onlysted for a mere 37 seconds before he was forced to the ground by Sheyan''s ''Hornrage''.


    Even if he is an Awakener, what could a magic-based ss who ran out of MP do? (For details, please refer to scenes of Warriors vs. Mages that ran out of mana in WoW or LoL.)


    Sheyan showed no mercy and unleashed a flurry of shes with ''+7 West'' while Drubal''s cries reverberated on this corner of Middle Earth. Every dog has its day; Drubal''s actions a moment ago were fully paid back in kind by Sheyan. The difference was, Sheyan had thousands of HP that he could use to expend Drubal''s MP, while Drubal could use nothing to waste Sheyan''s strength.


    As he saw Sheyan once again raise that weapon which was merely of a dark blue grade but was very lethal, Drubal, whose voice had gone hoarse from howling, took a breath and said, "You''ve already chopped off one of my arms and one of my legs. That should be enough to vent your anger. Can we talk business now?"


    Sheyan, upon hearing Drubal''s words, suddenlyughed and said, "Interesting. Really interesting. It''s been a while since I''ve met such an interesting person. What kind of business?"


    Drubal spat out the blood in his throat and replied with a wry smile, "The business of ransoming my life, of course."


    Sheyan ced ''+7 West'' on Drubal neck to let him feel the bone-chilling sensation of the de.


    "Then why do I feel like you''re stalling for time?"


    Drubal sincerely replied, "You can injure me to a point close to death, then take me to a ce you deem safe. We can talk there."


    Sheyan merelyughed and said, "You''re ying this kind of game with me? I happen to know that your party has a skill that can transport a near-death contestant out. Do you truly believe I would fall for your tricks? However, it''s rare to meet an interesting person like you. I will therefore give you 60 seconds - not to persuade me, oh no - you have toplete the deal within the 60 seconds. Because as soon as time is up, I will immediately kill you without hesitation."


    Drubal''s heart sank. He realized that the person in front of him was a bold risk-taker, yet he also paid careful attention to details, in addition to being extremely confident. In front of this kind of people, it''s better to show his hands instead of ying tricks.


    Sheyan added, "Killing you will me at least 6 achievement points or 6 free attribute points alongside a random equipment. More importantly, you previously forced me into a corner and now you''ve seen all my cards. If I let you live, I risk my information being revealed. Unless you offer something a few times more valuable than usual, I will never agree to a deal."


    Drubal gritted his teeth and said, "I will offer you a mission with an E difficulty rating, that has a Realm evaluation of ''Golden Side Mission''! Is that enough to ransom my life?"


    As he said that, Drubal uncurled his fingers. On his palm sat an extremely ordinary metal nut. He set the status of the nut to ''Disy''. The description of the nut read:


    [This item marks the beginning of a magnificent mission. After using it, you will obtain a mission with an E difficulty rating, that has a Realm evaluation of ''Golden Side Mission''! What are you waiting for?]


    For some unknown reason, the nut gave off an extraordinary feeling. Sheyan said, "You have 33 seconds left. Why didn''t you use it yourself?"


    Drubal smiled and replied, "When I chanced upon this nut, there was an electrical wire beside it which can activate the same mission. Therefore, the reason I didn''t use the nut myself was because I''ve alreadypleted the mission."


    Sheyan couldn''t help feeling some admiration for the mental fortitude and ability disyed by Drubal under the current situation. As expected of the core member of a team that could devise a n to wipe out the Elven heroes in one fell swoop. Despite that, he coldly said, "Not enough. This thing can at mostpensate me for the leak of my information. You will need to offer more for your life."


    Drubal fished out 5 strange-looking stones without a word. The outeryers of the stones were semi-transparent and ava-like substance could be seen in them. Their description read:


    [Unknown strange object: The Tear Stone of a Balrog]


    [The merciless Balrogs are creatures that do not love; they will never shed tears out of grief. Yet, this object is definitely the tear of a Balrog wrapped in stone. The circumstance of its origin is unknown.]


    [Note: The dimensional researchers are very interested in these kind of things. Each Tear Stone of a Balrog can be exchanged for 3 achievement points.]


    After thinking for a while, Sheyan said, "Share your missions with me. Let me take a look."


    Drubal appeared very cooperative and did as he was told. Sheyan saw that Drubal''s main mission was to heavily injure or kill a core member of the Middle Earth Alliance. There was only 7 hours left until the time limit was up. His branch mission was actually to stop Elrond from reaching the Undying Lands, and he had 6 hours left to do so. They obviously couldn''t stay in this world for much longer. After a bit of consideration, Sheyan said,


    "Deal."


    Theypleted the transaction. Of course, Drubal bound Sheyan with a contract to prevent Sheyan from killing him after receiving the goods. However, after the transaction, it was Sheyan who ran for his life.


    Looking at Sheyan''s disappearing silhouette, Drubalughed out loud. But after a while, hisughter gradually turned bitter. It was the first time he suffered such a loss since entering the realm!


    Sheyan didn''t dare to linger. Not that he was afraid of reinforcements, but Melody''s safety was currently in question. In fact, he didn''t know what the situation was on that side at all. That''s why he had to immediately obtain relevant information so that he could make corresponding ns.


    On the way to the meeting ce, Sheyan couldn''t run at full speed because he was continuously using medicine to treat himself. After all, a heavily injured Sheyan is a useless Sheyan. Now that he had time to think, he kept pondering on a few questions that he had after his boundary breakthrough.


    His first doubt was regarding the 50-point boundary breakthrough. There was no way he was the first to achieve that. After inquiring, it turned that what he obtained was the perfect reward because he was the first to break through the pure 50-point Physique boundary as a basic realm contestant.


    If he broke through the pure attribute boundary after bing a Growth-Hunter, he will still get a reward, but it will be very ordinary.


    Sheyan actually wanted to break through the boundaries of both Strength and Physique at the same time, but he was in a tight situation. Besides, the notifications came right after his Physique broke through 50 points. He wasn''t given the time to break through the Strength boundary at all.


    Sheyan only found out after enquiring that it was impossible for a Reserve-duty Growth-Hunter to have Dual Specialty. Only beforepleting the official advancement mission for the boundary breakthrough would a contestant be asked if they would like to take the breakthrough test for a Dual Specialty Growth-Hunter. The difficulty would naturally double.

 Chapter 822: Formidable Enemy

    <h4>Chapter 822: Formidable Enemy</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    The solemn rain fell upon the dark mountains.


    The geographicalyout here was a bit simr to the Alps mountain range. It felt like the mountains epassed all 4 seasons by themselves - summer under the mountains, spring at the foot of the mountains, autumn at the slope, and winter at the peak.


    The foot of the Misty Mountains disyed a scene full of lush greenery and springs, bursting with life.


    An abundance of flowers were blooming. Irises, jasmines and many other flowers filled the air with a mild fragrance. A deep breath here would rejuvenate the spirit.


    The beautiful flora exclusive to the world of The Lord of the Rings aside, even the edges of the mountain slopes were soft and tender - like the curves of a woman''s chest, greatly pleasing to the eye.


    However, therge amount of dead bodies scattered on the grassy slope defaced the beautiful scenery, as if someone pissed on a masterpiece.


    The faces of these bodies were all scrunched up as though they were grimacing in pain. Their skins were all sickly pale. On each of their throat was a bloody hole. It seems like their killers weren''t only after their blood but also their meat. The deep marks of tooth bites were still visible. The whole scene gave off an indescribable eeriness.


    They were all elves. Even though their terrifying facial expressions were far removed from the elegant facial features one would normally associate with the elven race, their pointy ears gave away their identities.


    Sheyan examined the corpse in front of him one more time. His heart kept getting heavier. Even though the body was shriveled up to only about a meter in length, but Sheyan could still identify him as the elf who leisurely talked with him not long ago - the firm but kind Elder Desirese Roots. Amongst the other corpses, he also found the remains of the Great Annil Yusu. From this, it could be seen that the Melody''s followers had almost beenpletely annihted!


    More importantly, the escape route that Sheyan arranged before was not in this direction. Even Sheyan had to search for the hidden signs that they agreed on beforehand in order to find this ce. This showed that the group of elves were forced to flee here, and they weren''t even given the chance to turn back.


    There were no signs of any struggle. This could only mean one thing - the enemy was so strong that theypletely overwhelmed the elves!


    In front of the enemy, the elves couldn''t even fight back! The reason the bodies appeared one by one was because, once the elves knew they were no match, they used their lives to stall for time out of their loyalty to Melody.


    ''Based on the way they died, could they have met a Vampire? But there were never any Vampires in the Lord of the Rings!'' thought Sheyan as he rushed to catch up.


    ''Of course, it could also be the special flesh-devouring ability of the Nazg?l�� If that''s the case, then Reef is in huge trouble. However, The Lord of the Nazg?l, the Witch-king of Angmar, most probably wouldn''t appear here. On the other side, Gdriel, Glorfindel and Legs could all gain the upper hand if they 1v1 a Nazg?l. They even have Elrond with them, whose strength remains a mystery.''


    ''It might not be hard to amass enough strength to defeat the four of them, but to kill them would require the cooperation of all 8 Nazg?ls. It''s unlikely that one of the Nazg?ls would pursue Melody. She''s not as important.''


    As various thoughts ran through Sheyan''s mind, he suddenly saw that the partymunication channel had been connected. This showed that Reef was now within a kilometer from him. Sheyan immediately shouted at him.


    "Reef! Where are you?!"


    Reef shouted back, sounding out of breath.


    "Do note here! Run! If youe here you will only die a pointless death! The strength of the enemy is beyond your imagination!"


    Sheyan was stunned.


    "But I''m already a Reserve-duty Growth-Hunter! I still can''t help?!"


    Reef coughed and helplessly said.


    "You have no idea who the enemy is! He''s someone you can''t even imagine!"


    Sheyan seriously asked.


    "Who?"


    Reef gasped out.


    "Elrond."


    Sheyan was absolutely shocked.


    "How could it be Elrond? Why is Elrond killing you guys? I saw a lot of corpses on the way here and they all belong to people from our side. Was all of that Elrond''s doing?"


    Reef was heavily gasping for air. From the sound of it, it almost sounded like each gulp of air could be hisst.


    "That''s right, it was him. The Elrond in front of us is no longer the Lord of Rivendell that we knew. He''s now a terrifying monster."


    "Location," Sheyan''s voice was cold.


    Reef could hear the determination in Sheyan''s words. He finally gave in and disclosed their location. They weren''t far; the ce was in a forest on a hill to Sheyan''s right.


    Sheyan immediately rushed over. As he got close, his whole body suddenly jolted. Glimmers of gold appeared on the surface of his body. That was the sign of ''Life-Link'' being activated, which means that Reef was currently on the brink of death!


    Realizing this, Sheyan rushed wildly across the dense forest. After over a hundred meters, he was abruptly assaulted by the smell of blood. The tall figure of Elrond appeared within his sight. Elrond was currently closing in on Melody step by step. He had a peculiar gait, as if all his joints were stiff.


    Melody was leaning on a big tree and looked like she did not have an ounce of energy left in her body. However, she still held her head high! Even under such dire circumstances, she refused to back down! Reef on the other hand was in an extremely terrible condition even though he was protected by the ''Life-Link''.


    Seeing this, Sheyan unleashed the full force of the Pestilence Monarch!


    The elves had an unusual sensation towards the strong Pestilence Monarch ability. Melody and two other surviving elves immediately lifted their heads, their eyes full of disbelief. Elrond, however, showed no reaction at all. Sheyan could already make a rough guess of what happened. When he was 20 meters behind Elrond, he pulled out Ambition, activated Rum and Songs, and pulled the trigger!


    BANG!


    Amidst a loud boom and green smoke, the lethal lead bullet crashed into Elrond and caused him to stagger! It seemed like the dizziness effect was even effective on him!


    Sheyan rushed to Reef''s side and used a 3000 utility points bandage on him. The bandage can heal 1000 HP within a minute, under the condition that he wasn''t interrupted.


    At this time, Elrond turned around and stared at Sheyan with a ferocious glint, before unleashing a series of shrill howls at Sheyan. Sheyan''s heart trembled at the sight of Elrond.


    The Elrond that Sheyan knew used to be tall, magnificent and naturally awe-inspiring. Even when he was severely ill, he had the bearing of a great hero.


    But the only feeling Elrond gave out now was ferociousness! A ferociousness mixed with the greed and hunger of wild animals!


    His skin right now was pale purple in color. It was covered in spots, each one the size of a fingernail. At first nce they looked like age spots, but upon closer inspection one would see that they were actually clusters of bruises.


    The biggest change on him was his ears. Gone were the signature pointy ears of the elves; in their ce were two round, rotting ears. Not only that, his mouth, his nose, his eyes and his face were starting to rot as well. His sharp teeth were blindingly white and were utterly intimidating. Two trails of dried blood flowed out of the corner of his mouth.


    Sheyan sucked in a deep breath. His chest once again radiated with light. After his duel with Drubal, Sheyan''s Awakened state could stillst for 3 hours. On his way here, he had already recovered to his optimum condition!


    Sheyan saw a blur and Elrond was suddenly in front of him. The fingernails of Elrond''s right hand were as sharp as animal ws and carried a dense ck glitter. Those fingernails were mercilessly thrust at Sheyan. Sheyan remained firm and took the blow with his body. Then, he immediately countered with a sh at Elrond''s shoulder.


    The sensation transmitted through the de made Sheyan feel like he was shing at thick leather instead of a living body; even the sound emitted was a dull thud. Meanwhile, Elrond''s w gave Sheyan more than 140 points in damage. If it was the old Sheyan, this attack alone would have shaved off over 10% of his HP! It would only take about 8 attacks from Elrond to force him into a critical state.


    No wonder Reef tried to stop Sheyan froming over. Reef knew that Sheyan''s job of being the bait wasn''t easy, so Sheyan must have used up all his cards in the process, including the ''Honorary Recovery Dosage''s and Party Skills. Even if Sheyan rushed here, he would only be like an arrow at the end of its flight. For the old Sheyan, any enemy that can cause over 100 points of damage to him was highly dangerous.

 Chapter 823: The Truth Behind The Split

    <h4>Chapter 823: The Truth Behind The Split</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Elrond stared at the blood left on his right hand. Greed and excitement filled his eyes. He howled, stuck his hand into his mouth and started sucking attentively.


    But the next instant, his expression changed. He started vomiting out a ck substance. When his vomit sprayed onto the earth, it corroded the soil with a loud hissing noise.


    Sheyan''s blood contained arge amount of A-Viruses. Despite Pestilence Monarch not being that strong and being unable to infect enemies yet, if the enemy drank Sheyan''s blood, it could still give the enemy stomach ulcers or even gastric perforation.


    Taking advantage of this, Sheyan dashed in front of Melody to shield her from Elrond. Sheyan wasn''t in a rush to attack. Reef was still recovering, so the best move right now was to stall for time.


    Melody stared at Sheyan''s strong body with a dazed expression. Her eyes were once again filled with tears.


    "I knew you woulde, my protector. Whenever I was in danger, you would always appear in front of me!"


    Elrond, who was done throwing up, once again emitted a weird cry. He surged towards Sheyan with his arms outstretched, looking just like a demon from hell.


    Sheyan felt something was weird looking at Elrond totally abandoning his strength in magic and initiating a physical fight instead. Since Elrond had lost all rationality and was merely relying on his primal instinct to fight, why did Reef look like he had totally given up and had even forbade Sheyan froming?


    Honestly speaking, the way Elrond fought right now posed no threat to Sheyan. His moves were made without any underlying intent or order to them. It wasn''t hard for a battle-hardened person like Sheyan to parry Elrond''s attacks. Coupled with a formidable HP of 3000, he could persist for a long time.


    It didn''t take long for Reef to escape his critical condition under Sheyan''s deliberate attempt to buy time. After Sheyan signalled to him to show that he could still hang on, he started to slowly consume some food to further recover his HP. Reef took a deep breath and sighed.


    "Boss, you shouldn''t havee here."


    Sheyan lifted his brows and said.


    "Why do you say that? This guy isn''t that strong. I feel that even if I''m not a Reserve-duty Growth-Hunter, we could still take him down if we gang up on him."


    Reef''s facial muscles twitched and indignantly eximed.


    "That''s what I thought at first. But when Elrond''s HP dropped to a certain level, he became really terrifying."


    One of the lucky surviving Elven mage added in a shaky voice.


    "That''s right. In order to survive, the dastardly Elrond casted a Splitting Spell on himself."


    "A Splitting Spell? What is that?" asked Sheyan curiously. After hearing what they said, Sheyan started focusing entirely on evading and parrying Elrond''s attack without attacking back.


    The mage replied in anger.


    "You should know that Elrond is a ''messy-skinned'' (a derogatory term for Peredhil, the half elves of LOTR). When he realized that he had no hope of reaching the Undying Lands, he used a Splitting Spell to split himself in half, separating into a part with Elven blood and another part with human blood. The Elrond with Elven blood inherited the magic power that he had cultivated for thousands of years, along with the horrifying injury caused by the Witch-king of Angmar. It violently self-destructed when it was in a critical condition. The force from the destruction was so devastating that it heavily injured 3 Nazg?ls and killed 5 followers of the high-god."


    This piece of news was a pleasant surprise for Sheyan. He had already killed off a few people from the Stockholm Party. Add Elrond''s kamikaze on top of that and the damage to the Stockholm Party was staggering. Considering the time they had left, they wouldn''t be able to mess with him anymore.


    He deflected a blow from Elrond and said.


    "What happened afterwards? Does that mean that the Elrond in front of us is a pure-blooded human?"


    The Elven mage said.


    "He is, but this Elrond is in a heavily deformed state. He was originally a ''messy-skinned'', so his body has a natural tendency to maintain the bnce between the Elven blood and the human blood in him. After his Elven bloodline was eliminated, it was impossible for his half-elven body to be purely human. The only reason he is still alive is due to the immense power of the divine art of Splitting Spell, but he is reduced to a strange, berserked state and he won''t have long to live. If he wants to continue staying alive, he will need to re-construct the other half of his Elven bloodline within his body!"


    Sheyan now vaguely understood the truth of the matter. When he could no longer avoid Elrond''s attack, he hacked down on Elrond''s chest to force him back and said.


    "Is that why he was chasing after your group and consuming your flesh?!"


    "That''s right," answered the Elven mage with a wild, painful expression. "His ultimate target is Lady Melody. Only with the flesh essence of a Twilight Elf can his newly constructed Elven bloodline maintain a bnce with his human bloodline. But don''t worry; he will not touch Lady Melody before consuming us. Consuming the flesh essence of Lady Melody is not a simple matter. He needs to absorb as much flesh essence of other elves as possible toy down the foundation, in order to increase his sess rate."


    "I understand." Sheyan kicked back the charging Elrond, and asked another question. "This garbage is pretty weak. How did he incur such heavy casualties before?"


    This time, it was Reef who replied.


    "Due to Elrond''s inner workings losing its bnce and the human bloodline takingplete control, his soul has to cooperate with the Splitting Spell and suppress the Elven side. If not, he will lose control of his energy and his physical body will copse. Therefore, his body is merely fighting out of instinct. He sees us as nothing but prey."


    "However, when his HP drops, it would mean his human bloodline is weakened. After dropping to about 50%, the Splitting Spell can already suppress the body by itself and no longer requires the soul''s help. Elrond will then regain the rity of his mind. An Elrond with a clear mind full of battle experience is simply a nightmare. He would then burst forth with terrifying strength, showcasing astonishing battle techniques, and drag away an elf to absorb the elf''s flesh essence. A few minutester, he would repeat the cycle!"


    "More importantly, the first time we met Elrond, he only regained control of his body when his HP dropped below 30%. But after absorbing all these flesh essences, his soul can already take control of his body at 55% HP."


    "Why don''t we just drag the fight on without injuring him further, and maintain the situation at a standstill?" asked Sheyan.


    Reef could only force a bitter smile as he answered.


    "First of all, we can''t afford to. The Elrond who is relying on primal instinct would only attack without defending. His damage is really high. Even if both of us cooperate, how long can we hold out for? Half an hour at most! While the duration of the Splitting Spell is 24 hours! Secondly, Elrond''s body is in a terrible condition. His HP will drop even if we don''t attack him."


    "I understand," replied Sheyan with a nod of his head. "Wasn''t the seal on Melody released? Why hasn''t she made a move?"


    The Elven mage dejectedly said.


    "Elrond has apparently nned this for a long time. He marked Lady Melody''s body with a spell. More importantly, he even borrowed the power of the Elven Ring, Vilya to directly seal Lady Melody this time. The seal is a hundred times stronger than the double seal from before!"


    Sheyan released a groan. Because he looked away for a moment to steal a nce of the ring on Melody''s finger, he suffered a heavy blow to his head. Even though he had various abilities suppressing the explosive hit rate he receives, he still suffered an explosive damage. His head was instantly covered in blood.


    Melody immediately cried out in rm with tears streaming down her face. Sheyan gritted his teeth and asked.


    "Is there no way to break the seal?"


    The other surviving Elven mage replied in a tearful voice.


    "My lover, Saya Redmarks, is the most proficient sorcerer in Rivendell in breaking seals. He tried to unravel the seal but unfortunately, he failed. Even though Vilya had expended almost all its energy in continuously healing Elrond, the bacsh was still extremely terrifying. When Saya had removed Vilya up to the 2nd joint of Lady Melody''s finger, he was instantly frozen into an ice statue."


    Sheyan suddenly squinted and asked.


    "Does that mean that all I have to do is remove the ring from Melody''s finger?"


    The Elven mage wiped away her tears and replied.


    "Yes, theoretically speaking, that is all that needs to be done. But as soon as you exert force on the ring to remove it, you will be instantly frozen solid!"


    Sheyan took a deep breath and nced at the two surviving elves with guilt-ridden eyes. He stepped aside to avoid Elrond''s strike, stabbed his de into Elrond''s abdomen, and twisted ruthlessly!


    Elrond released a painful groan. He was about to counter attack, but right at that moment, he inexplicably sneezed. Sheyan immediately took a step forward and headbutted Elrond''s nose with his forehead, followed by knees and kicks. Sheyan took an attack from Elrond, then activated ''Zergling Rush'' tond 3 consecutive shes on Elrond''s neck. The de emitted a terrifying sound as it cut into muscles and bones!


    Elrond''s clothes were instantly soaked in blood. He bellowed out in pain and rolled away. After reaching a safer ce, he appeared to be stunned for half a second before slowly reaching out to his neck and lifting his eyes up. In this moment, the feeling of madness, greed and brutality that enveloped his body only a moment ago disappeared without a trace. His eyes were firm and cold; filled with the confidence of having victory within his grasp!

 Chapter 824: To take by force!

    <h4>Chapter 824: To take by force!</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    "Wow, my fellow nsmen. You''ve really hurt me this time. My head was almost decapitated."


    Elrond produced a piece of handkerchief, gently wiped on the blood on his neck, and said with a slow elegance.


    "Oh, it seems we even have a follower of the high-god here. The high-god is almighty, yet why does he bother with weaklings? Fine, I don''t like wasting time. Please offer your flesh to me to pay me back for the protection I provided in Rivendell throughout all these years."


    As soon as he finished speaking, Elrond immediately pounced on an Elven mage beside Melody. The mage was ready for him. He emitted a cry and burst into me. He was preparing the AoE spell, Ring of Inferno.


    At the same time, Sheyan also leaped over to help. He threw a bottle of curse-mix to the ground. The curse-mix is a weapon of mass destruction that can cause an AoE stun for 1.5 seconds. Sheyan believed that the current Elrond should still be susceptible to stun.


    Under the reminder of Reef and the Elves, Sheyan had already highly estimated the level of Elrond''s ability after he regained his mind. Even so, Sheyan quickly realized that his estimation was still not high enough!


    The difference between the Elrond who fought on instinct and the Elrond who fought with awareness was like the difference between heaven and earth!


    When Elrond pounced, both his feet had visibly left the ground. Yet after sessfully luring out the attacks from Sheyan and the mage, he gave a cold sneer. A gold-ted button on his coat suddenly emitted a faint green glow. That''s right, even if all his magical power was left with his Elven half that self-destructed, he could still use magic items!


    The spell stored in the button was merely a 2nd-rank minor divine art of the Druids: Vine Spell.


    A thick vine grew out from the ground with a ''swoosh'' amidst a scattering of soil. Usually, the vine was used to bind cavalries and the likes in order to buy time for spellcasters.


    But Elrond used it to grab his own waist and jerk himself away, narrowly avoiding the shockwave produced by Sheyan''s curse-mix. He curved in the air and was flung towards the other mage instead!


    Right now, Sheyan was situated quite a distance away from the mage. The other Elven mage couldn''t control his magic and released the Ring of Inferno. He was also helpless to save hispatriot.


    Sheyan''s eyes flickered as he hesitated for a moment but he quickly regained his determination. He could have caught up to Elrond but his n required a sacrifice.


    The next moment, the long wail of the captured Elf reverberated through the forest.


    Elrondughed while he carried away his prey. He took a huge bite on the elf''s neck and sprinted away while chewing huge mouthfuls. Melody was currently sealed by the Ring of Air, Vilya and was as good as useless. She even had a magic mark on her body. Elrond would only need a couple of minutes and wasn''t worried that his remaining preys could run anywhere.


    As soon as Elrond left, Sheyan instantly dashed towards Melody as if he had been waiting for this moment all along! Reef rolled his eyes and thought, ''Are you really that thirsty?'' The strange thing was, Sheyan seemed to be chewing on something in his mouth!


    Melody''s gaze on Sheyan was full of sadness and longing. She pouted her pale lips slightly, hoping for her loved one to give her a final farewell kiss. Her only wish right now was for Sheyan to leave immediately after the kiss, run away to safety and live happily ever after.


    Sheyan rushed in front of Melody like a gust of wind. He had no intention of indulging in intimacy. He grabbed Melody''s slim hand roughly and stared at the ring that was exuding a crisp cold on her finger. The Ring of Air, Vilya!


    Under the perplexed gaze of everyone around him, Sheyan''s mouth formed into a smirk. He directly used his thumb and forefinger to pinch the ring that could be considered a divine artifact, and attempted to pull it out!


    "NO!" Melody cried out in dismay.


    Yet as Sheyan''s fingers touched the Ring of Air and started to pull, an illusionary image of a stern looking middle-aged Elf appeared above his head. The Elf shouted with an angry expression.


    "How dare a lowly ant like you defile the dignity of Sire Vilya!!!"


    The illusionary image then raised the precious looking staff on his hand. A cold lightning struck Sheyan head on! This was precisely the same move that took care of the previous Elf who tried to remove the ring.


    But when the lightning hit Sheyan, ayer of hazy glow enveloped his body. The lightning divided itself into into countless cold, snake-like electrical current, which traversed along the surface of Sheyan''s body to freeze an area of 8 meters around Sheyan into solid ice. Amidst all this stood Sheyan with the same smirk on his face, looking perfectly fine!


    "A lowly ant like me loves to defile the dignity and purity of those above me - but only if the person above me is a young and beautiful woman."


    That''s right, the moment Sheyan''s fingers touched the ring, he used an item from his interspatial region. An item that he never thought would be useful!


    The Scorched Ocean-freak Moria''s Egg! After consumption, one would be immune to all fire element and water element damage for 100 seconds. Not effective against the damage caused by contestants.


    After using it as a medium to summon the Octopus Paul, it only had 3 uses remaining. For Sheyan, he only needed 1 use of the egg. He knew that, even though Vilya is called the "Ring of Air", but in the movie, it''s im to fame was when Elrond used it to control the river and swept away the chief of the Nazg?l! Besides, someone already tried to remove the ring so he already had an idea of the effect. He naturally had to take this gamble!


    To Sheyan''s surprise, there seemed to be a huge might opposing him from removing the ring by force. Someone probably casted a certain kind of divine art on the ring.


    The purpose of the divine art should be to prevent the ring from falling off due to gravity. When Elrond casted the spell, he could never have imagined that someone could break the seal with such a crude and barbaric method! Therefore, as Sheyan pulled with all his might, the Ring of Air was still slowly forced out.


    So crude, so barbaric!


    To take by force!


    The situation was as crude and as barbaric as a goddess being forced upon by a hooligan!


    Needless to say, the illusionary image above Sheyan got even angrier. He furiously hurled down attacks on Sheyan. With Sheyan at the center, an area of almost 30 meters square was already covered in a thickyer of ice. The surrounding temperature dropped by at least 20 Celcius (68 F). Even Reef and the remaining Elf had ran away to the side in fear of being dragged into the mess.


    A stream of notifications that read "The enemy inflicted 13112 points of ice damage on you; you are immune to this type of damage" appeared on Sheyan''s battle log. Sheyan couldn''t help but shudder. Even with his insane amount of HP, he would still be killed in 1 hit without the Scorched Ocean-freak Moria''s Egg!


    Under such duress, with a mix of sweat and blood flowing down his face, Sheyan could still smile at Melody. He gently told her.


    "There, there. Don''t be scared. Before Elrond consumes your flesh essence, he is thest person in the world who wants to see you hurt. Therefore, when he was making the seal, he would have designed it so that you wouldn''t be harmed by the bacsh when someone tries to remove the seal."


    Melody stared at Sheyan with watery eyes and didn''t know what to say. She could only nod. After Sheyan left, this pure Elven maiden had fantasized multiple times of how they would meet again. Never could she have thought that they would reunite in a situation of life and death!


    Sheyan kept smiling and said.


    "Don''t worry, I can save you! This is the protection bestowed upon me by my god. Even something as strong as Vilya can''t harm me."


    Tears once again streaked down Melody''s face. Sheyan''s words were almost exactly the same as the time he rescued her from the arrow of the Uruk-hai, Lurtz!


    Under constant effort from Sheyan, the miserable Ring of Air had already been moved from the base of the middle finger to the top joint. There was only about 1 centimeter left!


    But right at that moment, a sorrowful shout resounded from far away! It was the voice of Elrond! He had finally realized the irregrities regarding the seal and had immediately rushed back.


    He recklessly charged forward with everything he had, leaving behind him a trail of fallen trees. If gods stood in his way, he would y gods! He charged like a demonic dragon!


    A sharp edge entered Sheyan''s eyes as if a switch was flicked. Reef resolutely lifted his shield and stood in Elrond''s path even though he hadn''t fully recovered. Sheyan was currently suffering the bacsh of the seal. The terrifying power of the bacsh was something no one wanted to try. Even being on the perimeter was difficult enough.


    Elrond reached Reef almost in the blink of an eye. Reef roared with all his might but Elrondpletely ignored him! When the debuff was inflicted on Elrond, the surface of a ring on the littlefinger of his right hand suddenly cracked. The magic item instantly dispelled the slowing effect on Elrond!

 Chapter 825: Finger Arrow

    <h4>Chapter 825: Finger Arrow</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Even though Elrond had lost his magic power, he still retained his understanding and knowledge of magic.


    It was akin to how a bankrupt ex-billionaire would still know the most efficient way to get a female star into his bed.


    It''s obvious that he had made preparations to handle any unexpected situations he would encounter. He should have quite a few magical items on his body. These items were all disguised as normal, everyday objects, but they were all just waiting to be activated.


    That''s why Elrond was still a monster. A monster who had lost all his magic power, but could still be a physical/magic dual-type through the use of tools!


    s, man proposes but god disposes. Even with all the preparations he had made, he''s almost at his wit''s end. It''s the time for both sides toy down their cards on the table.


    As soon as Melody regained her freedom, she would be able to disy the strength of a twilight Elf. There would also be 2 formidable MT''s protecting her in Reef and Sheyan. Defeat would almost be a certainty for Elrond.


    But if Elrond managed to rush over and interfere with Sheyan''s removal of the ring, then Elrond would have the overwhelming advantage!


    However, when the charging Elrond was only 10 meters away from Sheyan, he started shivering and coughing violently! The terrible coughing noise echoed throughout the forest. The whole ordeal was really ridiculous, and extremely bizarre. Even the Elven mage at the side couldn''t believe it.


    The terrible power of the Pestilence Monarch was showing its might at this critical juncture!


    Elrond possessed a wealth of battle experience and he had maintain a high awareness. As soon as he felt something was wrong, he immediately activated the magic items on his body without hesitation.


    At least five items on him exploded and burst into sparks of light, including his belt, his hairpiece and the essories he wore on his waist. He was instantly surrounded by multiple rays of light that circted around his body. But none of them could dispel the debuffs caused by Pestilence Monarch!


    As the Lord of Rivendell, every magic item he brought was a rare object of high quality. Especially because he knew that these items would determine his life or death, he couldn''t be careless. The items cost him a fortune.


    But harsh reality hit him right in the face.


    Ineffective!


    They were all ineffective!


    The power of a 9th rank, mutated, hidden S-grade ability was showcased in its full glory!


    If Elrond was still the Elven king from before, he would have instantly noticed the irregrities from the Pestilence Monarch aura as soon as he stepped into its area of effect due to the natural affinity that the Elves had towards nts. Unfortunately, he''s a human now��


    That''s right, in a human body, Elrond couldn''t withstand the weird and terrifying might of the Pestilence Monarch!


    Sheyan didn''t want to alert Elrond, so he merely let the viruses in Elrond''s body to remain dormant before this. He only activated them now, and they turned out to be a great help.


    At the same time, the Ring of Air, Vilya had been continuously releasing a series of noises which sounded rather simr to radio static. It sounded as if was really unwilling yet really helpless. In the end, it was forcefully pulled off Melody''s finger by Sheyan.


    But a few strains of light remained on the surface of the ring. They stuck themselves to Melody''s finger like thick and tenacious glue and refused to let go.


    It''s obvious from the strenuous look on Sheyan''s face that as soon as he was forced to defend himself, the ring would snap back into ce. All his previous effort would be wasted.


    A cold glint shed across Elrond''s eyes. He definitely couldn''t give up! He released a roar in anger, and his body emitted the sound of something breaking apart. He then held his right hand with his left and took aim at Sheyan.


    It''smon knowledge that the Elves were exceptional, natural-born archers. There was a saying that all Elves could be divided into 2 categories: those that can hit the target with a bow a hundred times out of a hundred, and those that can hit the target ny-nine times out of a hundred.


    Within Elrond''s long life, he spent arge portion of it on magical studies, but he had also dabbled in archery before. His mother, Elwing was even someone who left her name in Elven history by relying on her strength in archery.


    The technique that Elrond was using now was the strongest archery skill his mother left behind!


    The Arrow of Death!


    (T/N note: The word used for ''arrow'' here could also mean ''vow''.)


    With his body as the bow, his limb as the arrow; to direct with his flesh, and draw with his soul!


    Elrond''s whole body looked like fully-drawn bow that is about to release a terrifying arrow!


    With a crack, the index finger of Elrond''s right hand shot out with force, like a bloody arrow full of malice. The force of the finger was so great that it produced a series of exploding noises from thepression of the air. A feeling of dread filled the entire battlefield!


    The surrounding trees and grass rapidly withered away. A gigantic whirlpool formed within the clouds above them. This skillpletely absorbed the living breath of all lives around Elrond. It''s a double-edged sword that harmed himself first before damaging the enemy!


    The strike was projected like an arrow, yet no arrows in the world could traverse with such speed.


    The strike was as quick as lightning, yet no lightning in the world could produce such a thunderous roar.


    The strike was as sudden as light, yet no light in the world could contain such murderous intent!


    Faced with such an attack, Sheyan''s expression instantly stiffened. He could clearly feel the threat of death! Even if he had ''Life-Link'' on him, he wasn''t invincible. As long as the attack of the enemy was strong enough, it could take out both Sheyan and Reef at the same time!


    What would Sheyan do now? Would he stay or would he go?


    At that moment, a strange feeling enveloped Sheyan. Someone unexpected appeared a distance away diagonally behind him. The person was Franklin, who had almost no sense of existence since the beginning of the battle.


    He pointed his staff at Sheyan and a light burst forth. He seemed to have nned this for a while. An illusionary image which looked exactly like Sheyan was projected out from Sheyan''s body!


    This was Franklin''s special ability - Complete Copy! The doppelganger produced wouldpletely inherit the target''s HP and defense. However, it couldn''t use any skills and only had 33% of the target''s attack power.


    The doppelganger produced by Franklin materialized in front of Sheyan and blocked Elrond''sst ditch attempt!


    Sheyan was only affected by the resulting aftershock, but even so, he felt as if heaven and earth lost their original colors and turned into a world of ck and red. The only sight he could see was the eerie white bone, and the only sound left in his ears were the howls of distressed souls.


    From an outside perspective, after Elrond''s Finger Arrow hit Sheyan''s doppelganger, the dimension itself shook. The finger and the doppelganger both exploded into arge cloud of bloody mist!


    Throughout all this, Sheyan hadn''t forgotten what he had to do. With a shout, he forcibly tore Vilyapletely free from Melody''s finger!


    The shrill sound of the seal breaking rang out in the ears of everyone present. Arge clutter of light dispersed helplessly across the forest.


    Sheyan''s crazy method of breaking the seal by force had actually foiled Elrond''s intricately woven n!


    The weak-looking Melody stood up at once. A soft green glow covered herpletely. She opened her mouth, and a voice as sweet as an angel''s echoed through the dense wood. Her song breathed life back into the dead trees around them.


    The injuries of Sheyan and the others there were healing at a surprising speed. Franklin''s MP that had bottomed out was also filling up like the rising tide. The life in her song calmed their hearts. Next, Melody casted the Twilight Elf''s blessing on both Sheyan and Reed. Small globes of green lights from the surrounding congregated themselves around them both.


    Sheyan and Reef instantly felt refreshed, as if they were born anew. A feeling of coolness filled their bodies and washed away all impurities. But the most surprising thing was that when the Stairway of the Sun within Sheyan was touched by this gust of energy, it felt as if it jumped in joy. Sheyan was filled with an indescribable bliss.


    The Melody now was no longer the Melody from before. Her Twilight Elf''s blessing was a lot stronger. When Reef and Sheyan read the notification, they instantly turned speechless.


    [You have received the Twilight Elf''s blessing: You receive a strong Rejuvenation spell. All the debuffs on you are dispelled. Your HP will recover by 5% per second until it is full. All resistances increased by 45%. All beneficial effects determined by probability will have their percentages increased by 15% (including, but not limited to: hit rate, explosive hit rate, assimtion sess rate, etc.) For every damage you receive, 25% of the damage will be converted into your HP. Duration: 48 hours.]

 Chapter 826: Open conspiracy

    <h4>Chapter 826: Open conspiracy</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Melody''s blessing had undergone significant strengthening. The huge increase in resistance and probability effect aside,there was also an insane new ability - to reduce the damage received by 25%, then turn it into HP! Taking into ount both the reduction and addition effects, they totalled up to a staggering difference of 50%.


    Mysterious Elven runes rapidly formed around Melody. She started chanting another divine art. Every tree on the mountain seem to sing in resonance with Melody''s chant.


    Elrond''s face turned pale. He''s already on the path of no return. If he ran away now, he would still die once the effect of the Splitting Spell ended.


    He would only have a chance to live if he stood his ground. Retreating meant death. If he stayed, even if he would be in a terribly disadvantageous position, there was still a chance for him to turn the situation around with his wits.


    Elrond continued to target Melody. For Elrond, the Twilight Elf Melody remained the most useful and the most dangerous person there!


    However, both Sheyan and Reef were in their peak conditions now. Under the protection of the both of them, the chance of Elrond directly harming Melody is very low. In addition to that, Elrond was also gued by disease.


    Elrond was still a famous legendary hero after all. He had stood tall amidst the history of Middle Earth and had evenid down his mark on it. He experienced countless battles throughout his life that spanned millenium. There''s no way he would be that simple to handle. Even though the situation was dire, it wasn''t enough to bring him down!


    He actually made Melody lose her ability to battle, again!


    Elrond''s move shocked even someone as shrewd as Sheyan. That''s because the price Elrond had to pay to do this was something that was second only to his life!


    All divine equipments have a life of their own. After the Ring of Air Vilya was ripped away by Sheyan, it naturally returned to Elrond. But the current Elrond was (1) devoid of magic, and (2) had a human body. The Ring of Air was one of the Three Elven Rings of Power, so it naturally required an Elven bloodline to use it.


    Strictly speaking, the powerful Ring of Air was nothing more than decoration to Elrond right now.


    So, Elrond did something that Legs, Glorfindel, and all other Elves could only dream of ever happening. He wiped away his own soul imprint on Vilya, then threw the ring into the air. The ring, Vilya, that wasparable to a divine equipment!


    The powerful ring that was forged for the Elven race released a strong vibration in the air!


    The vibration of the ring reached the heart of every Elf on Middle Earth. Even faraway Elves like Legs, Glorfindel and Gdriel, the keeper of the Ring of Water, Nenya, could feel the strong sensation.


    The same shocking thought crept into their minds.


    "The soul imprint on the Ring of Air was removed? Has Elrond fallen?"


    Out of all the Elves present, Melody was the strongest and had the purest soul. She was also a Twilight Elf who were naturally powerful. Naturally, she too could sense that Sire Vilya had lost its owner�� Melody appeared very emotional. She absent-mindedly reached out her hand to infuse her own soul imprint on the ring out of instinct.


    It must be emphasized that she was acting out of instinct without thinking. It was like how a person would retract their hand when they touched the me, or how the author of this story would instinctively bend down to tie his shoces when a girl in short skirt walked by, or how Edison Chen would instinctively look for a camera whenever he saw a beautiful woman��


    (T/N note: Edison Chen - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edison_Chen_photo_scandal)


    (ED: THE GOLDEN ANALOGIES!! They just keep getting better��)


    In the history of China, even a royal seal would cause royalties and nobles to scrabble madly, and that was only a symbol of status. The Ring of Air, Vilya was the central ring among the Three Elven Rings of Power. It''s not only a symbol of status, it was also a source of power! Think of how important it was in the heart of every Elf.


    With no one stopping her, Melody caught the Ring of Air and sessfully engraved her soul imprint on it. Under her control, the ring flew onto her left ring finger.


    However, once Melody put on the Ring of Air, her face instantly turned pale. She covered her head with her hands and slowly leaned against a stone beside her.She looked like a withering flower, slowly wilting away.


    Sheyan''s pupils shrunk while Elrond burst out inughter.


    "A newly awakened Twilight Elf like you dare toy your dirty hands on my Vilya? Dream on! Even though it had expended almost all its energy, you could consider it a testament to your ability that you weren''t immediately sucked dry. When the High King of the Noldor, Gil-gd gifted upon me the Ring of Air, it took me a whole month to master the ring even with his guidance."


    "A weak Twilight Elf like you wished to understand how to control the ring without guidance? How long do you think it would take? Ten years? Twenty? Or a hundred? Oh, right. You''re even a follower of the Sun God, Sin''dorei. Maybe in your next life then! Without the enlightenment bestowed by the Moon God, Luna, you will never find the correct path!"


    As Sheyan looked at Melody whose face was pale and eyes were shut, he really hoped she would suddenly open her eyes and tell Elrond: ''I was Gil-gd in my previous life you garbage'', then kicked Elrond to the edge of the world. But from the look of it, it would remain his fantasy.


    Elrond now had the confidence to massacre everyone and take back his treasure. Such wit was a testament to his wisdom gained over thousands of years. His name wasn''t sung without reason!


    Even Sheyan himself couldn''t help admiring Elrond''s decisiveness in letting go of the ring. That was one of the Rings of Power, yet Elrond could just throw it out nonchntly as bait. A n like this could no longer be called a hidden conspiracy; it''s an open conspiracy! You knew it was a trap, yet your body couldn''t help but jump into it!


    "Reef, something doesn''t add up," Sheyan suddenly said in the party channel.


    "Elrond was so strong after he regained his mind that anytime he got close to one of the Elves, he could instantly drag the Elf away without any resistance��but why didn''t he finish you? Wouldn''t things be a lot more convenient for him without someone like you in his way?"


    Reef sounded perplexed as he replied.


    "Maybe he couldn''t kill me? No, that can''t be. He killed Elder Desirese Roots who definitely had higher HP than I do!"


    Sheyan said in a heavy tone.


    "Then there''s only one exnation. Elrond had prepared for this moment for a long time, so consuming the flesh essences of his own kin to rebuild his Elven bloodline was definitely within his n. Therefore, he probably prepared a strong item or weapon for that purpose. But that item or weapon is only effective against the Elves, and not against us."


    They positioned themselves in front of Melody and the remaining Elf as theymunicated. Unfortunately, Reef hadn''t advanced into an Awakener yet. If he had, be it the gravitational field of Zeus or Skull''s metal armour, they could have disyed their might right now.


    Elrond once again charged towards Sheyan and Reef like a ghost. Reef wasn''t in a hurry to use ''Shattering Cardiac Roar'' this time, choosing to closely observe Elrond instead.


    This time, Elrondnded both his punches heavily on Reef''s shield. Reef was instantly pushed away by the heavy force. Elrond then twisted his body in a weird way and grabbed Sheyan''s right wrist just as Sheyan was about to throw out a curse-mix. Elrond then flicked his fingers lightly and robbed Sheyan of the curse-mix.


    Sheyan immediately shed back with determination. His de firmly struck Elrond''s body. Just as Sheyan was about to dish out another hit, an emblem on Elrond''s chest suddenly radiated with a blinding white glow. Sheyan''s vision was covered by the white light!


    The body of a contestant is a lot stronger than the body of a normal human. A blind debuff like this would onlyst for 2-3 seconds on Sheyan. As soon as the glow appeared, he had immediately shifted his head to the side andshed out with his de. But his de struck nothing but air!


    His heart sank. If Reef and Sheyan were the gate protecting the people behind them, then the gate was wide open right now.


    Reef''s ''Shattering Cardiac Roar'' sounded from behind Sheyan and washed over Elrond like a raging tide. A series of lights shed on Elrond''s body and once again negated the slowing effect from the roar. Elrond was now less than 3 meters away from Melody. She was within touching distance!

 Chapter 827: The Final Gamble

    <h4>Chapter 827: The Final Gamble</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    In this critical moment, Elrond sneezed despite himself.


    Even if he was one of the strongest people on the continent, even if he was the Lord of Rivendell, even if he was the son of the human sailor, E?rendil and the Elf, Elwing who were sung in songs.


    (T/N: Unlike what the author imed, Earendil and Elwing were actually both half-elves)


    But right now, he''s a human!


    Any human that could fall sick would not escape from the terrifying effect of the Pestilence Monarch!


    Not only was the dreadful ability bugging Elrond as inevitable as fate itself, it was also as cruel as fate itself!


    Elrond had already been hit by the effect once. He even used up to 6 magical essories amidst his coughing fit but to no avail. At the time, Elrond already had a bad premonition. However, there weren''t any outbursts afterwards, so Elrond put it down as a one-time use magic spell. He didn''t know that it was a ticking time bomb that was merely lying dormant in his body.


    The shuddering of his body caused his movement speed to fall sharply. Reef immediately blocked his path and unleashed the formidable Steelw upon Elrond. Simultaneously, the surviving Elven mage hugged the unconscious Melody and rolled behind Reef.


    Elrond''sst-minute failure caused his face to turn ashen. He unsheathed a longsword that had a notable Elven style and easily parried Reef''s attack. At the same time, he used the sheath to execute a block to his side. Sheyan''s ''+7 West'' immediately met with the sheath, causing sparks to fly. Sheyan even managed to hack off a gemstone. However, the force from the block forced Sheyan back a few steps.


    Sheyan threw out a curse-mix in passing. Elrond wasn''t able to stop him this time. He used another magic item to recover from the 1.5 second stun effect from the curse-mix shockwave, but he couldn''t do anything about the 25% reduction in movement speed from being inside the resulting green smoke.


    At the same time, a malicious ray of light shot towards Elrond. It was the sly Franklin! Franklin used his staff to draw a circle in the air, and a sizzling ray of light shot out from the circle to burn Elrond''s back.


    Sheyan and Reef finally gained the upper hand in this battle full of unpredictable difficulties. They were visibly shaken still.


    It must be noted that, technically speaking, Elrond was a magic user, which meant that they were in fact engaging in a melee fight with a mage who had no magic power. The mage had even been injured to a certain extent and was far from his peak condition. Yet the battle was still so unbelievably difficult!


    After he saw the strange green smoke envelope an area of several hundred meters square, Elrond did not look happy at all. He gritted his teeth and forced out his words.


    "This is the concocting method of Saruman the White! Why would he pass his teachings *achoo* to a foolish human?"


    Honestly speaking, even if Elrond had brandished his weapon, it was still really troublesome to fight both Sheyan and Reef in the curse-mix smoke. Plus, he still had to be careful of the sickness that might erupt anytime. However, he was still the great Elrond. The Elrond who left his name in the history of Middle Earth!


    Even after being forced into a corner, he still relied on his devilish speed, practiced battle technique and surprising fighting methods to firmly suppress Sheyan and Reef. The two of them brushed shoulders with death multiple times in the short span of a few minutes.


    Which is why Sheyan chose to once again unleash the dark gold giant leech!


    Sheyan had already used the leech once in his fight with Drubal, but Drubal was too busy running away to attack the leech. After his extortion of Drubal, the leech was kept back in Sheyans possession in one piece. Thus, the leech could still be used at the moment. Sheyan unhesitatingly let it out.


    The 25% drop in movement speed from the curse-mix smoke might not have affected Elrond much, but the 50% drop from the giant leech is another matter. Even though it''s attack was weak, it had a sturdy body and its attack had arge area of effect. Its debuffs were also really annoying for the enemy.


    Elrond got careless for a moment, and Sheyan and Reeftched on to the chance tond their attacks. Sheyan''s de was strong, but Reef''s w was also pretty fierce. The w struck Elrond''s right thigh heavily and tore open arge wound!


    If Elrond had coincidentally coughed or shivered at the moment of impact, he might have lost his leg.


    More importantly, when Elrond ran away with the Elven mage before this, he was alerted by the changes on Vilya''s seal on Melody before he could absorb the life essence of the Elf. He forcefully broke off the ritual and hadn''t managed to recover any of his HP.


    After the series of fierce battle, Elrond now had less than 50% of his HP remaining. On the other hand, Reef and Sheyan could share the damage sustained and had the strong Twilight Elf''s blessings on them. Their HPs were sustained above 80% the whole time. Besides that, there were also Franklin and the sole remaining Elven mage. They were both forces to be reckoned with!


    As soon as the dark gold leech appeared, it became the straw that broke the camel''s back. The scale of victory started to tip towards Sheyan''s side.


    Under such circumstances, Elrond quickly retreated outside the poisonous smoke. Determination shed in his eyes as he produced a scroll from his chest.


    The scroll looked old but was shining with a bright lustre, giving it the luxurious feel of an antique treasure. Elrond looked at the group in front of him with venom in eyes. If it wasn''t for Sheyan''s interference, he would have already started the rebuilding process of his Elven bloodline by now. Instead, he''s still struggling for his life here.


    Sheyan and Reef''s hearts both tightened when they saw Elrond''s action. A scroll that he had kept up to now would definitely be hisst measure in case of emergency. It would be his final gamble!


    Elrond obviously believed that the scroll would let him make aeback. If Sheyan and co. could ovee this final hurdle, they would be grabbing victory by the throat. If they couldn''t, then all their efforts will go to waste!


    With a solemn face, Elrond held the scroll in both hands and chanted earnestly:


    "O power of the sprout. Please awaken. Honour the agreement from ancient times!"


    "Clear all obstructions blocking my way."


    "Your freedom awaits afterpleting my wish."


    "Wake up, the ruler of all trees, the tyrant of roots. Man-Eating Devil Tree, Harlech!"


    "Refuse me my wish, and your soul shall agonise within the fire of hell for a thousand years!"


    Throughout the whole chanting process, both Franklin and the Elven mage had continuously released a torrent of offensive spells towards Elrond. However, every time a spell was about to connect, an image of a yellow leaf would appear to block the spell.


    Elrond had no magic power left in him; the terrifying defensive ability muste from the scroll!


    When Elrond concluded his chanting, an indescribable pressure leisurely spread out from the scroll towards the surrounding forest. The trees it touched released mournful howls and shook their roots. Then, they stood up from the ground and hugged each other.


    The trees in the Misty Mountains were at least 50 years old. Even if they did grow slower in cold climate, all of them required at least 2 people to join fingers to hug them.


    Their branches firmly intertwined together; the sounds of branches snapping could asionally be heard. The biggest change came in the leaves of these trees. The surface of the leaves started transforming into a pattern that looked like the scales of snakes!


    Finally, hundreds of trees wove themselves together to form a magnificent Ent. The Ent was covered in a snake-like pattern. Tentacle-like vines formed into a pair of hands. The Ent gave out an indescribably evil feeling.


    The Ent was a devastating Devil Tree killed by Elrond''s mother while she was wandering the continent. She sealed its soul inside a scroll and gave it to Elrond for him to use in times of need.


    Just looking at the size of the Ent made Sheyan and Reef feel helpless. They were further intimidated by the sinister aura it emitted. Ents were huge to begin with - Ferrell, for example, was an enormous thing - butpared to Harlech, Ferrell was like a kid that could only reach Harlech''s thigh!


    Suddenly, Reef and Sheyan felt a warm sensation on the skin on their back. They turned around and saw a whirlpool-shaped hole within the clouds. A ray of sunlight shined down from the hole to envelope Melody. The whole scene looked iparably sacred and glorious. The Elven mage couldn''t help kneeling down in tears, looking extremely emotional.


    Melody floated up into the air with her eyes still closed. The strong sunlight produced bits of glimmer that wrapped themselves protectively around her body. Sheyan noticed that the Ring of Air, Vilya was glowing brilliantly on her finger.

 Chapter 828: The Fall of Elrond

    <h4>Chapter 828: The Fall of Elrond</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    "The eternal sun will guide our way, to keep us from getting lost in the dark."


    "The eternal sun will guide our way, to keep our future bright."


    "The eternal sun will guide our way, let its light cleanse away all evil."


    "The eternal sun will guide our way, to keep our morale forever high."


    Melody''s voice got louder with each verse she chanted, and the sunlight shone brighter. The sunlight looked as if it was converging around her!


    With each chant, the body of the terrifying Devil Tree, Harlech would shake violently, and a burst of me would explode on him!


    Elrond looked on in grief as the hidden card left by his mother howled and shuddered. With Melody''s 4th verse, Harlech was turned into what was probably the world''srgest torch, burning fiercely!


    Even Elrond himself started showing burn marks and letting out smoke. Soon, a few tiny embers even appeared on his body!


    Melody dropped back to the ground soon after, looking rather pale. Blood dripped out of her lips. However, the persistent sunlight still pierced the clouds to nket her protectively.


    Melody''s actions hadpletely destroyed Elrond''s sense of rationality! Elrond wailed in despair. He didn''t even wait to extinguish the mes on his body before charging straight at Sheyan''s group. His eyes were bloodshot and he looked to be totally devoid of reason. Facing an Elrond who hadpletely given up on defence and gave everything he had in attack put Sheyan and Reef under immense pressure.


    As the fight neared its conclusion, Elrond managed to kill the dark gold leech. That was a testament to how wildly he attacked! Even more surprising was that he still had quite a few magic items on his body that would activate themselves throughout the battle. The faint green glow of Rejuvenation spells would asionally appear on his body. Sheyan and Reef could only persistently hang on.


    Fortunately, they both had the Twilight Elf''s blessing on them. In addition to that, the Elven mage stopped attacking once she saw that the situation was dire with the two, and used her MP to relentlessly cast healing spells on them.


    After 15 minutes, Reef''s life once fell into a critical state and the ''Life-Link'' was activated. Sheyan risked a stab by Elrond on his chest and grabbed onto Elrond''s weapon with both hands!


    Seizing this opportunity, Melody once again stood up with difficulty!


    She had barely recovered some of her divine power. Under the illumination of the sunlight, the green glow emitted from her body turned into golden characters. They were divine ancient Elven runes! 3 divine charactersbined into a ming javelin, and abruptly shot forward!


    That was Melody''s advanced ability:


    Scorching Dictum!


    The javelin did not look like it possess a lot of speed, but as it tore through the air, it left behind a blinding trail of me. The fire on the javelin itself looked even more intimidating and would asionally form the illusion of a roaring beast!


    Everyone there held their breath as if the surrounding air had been sucked away. A scorching heat wave assaulted them like a tsunami!


    The Scorching Dictum stabbed into Elrond''s chest, and melted away into his body as if it was absorbed by him.


    Elrond was frozen in ce. He looked down at his chest in disbelief as the defensive magic items on his body went off one after another like fireworks. Next, his whole body lit up into a congration with him at the centre.


    The next second, Elrond floated up into the air. He released a long wail that contained sadness, pain, despair, relief�� in short, all kinds of emotions mixed together. He then started to crumble into ashes bit by bit, which dispersed into the surrounding. This marked the moment Elrond disappeared from this world!


    A few rainbow-coloured crystals dropped down from the ashes.


    Melody fell hard to the ground after unleashing the Scorching Dictum. She fell into unconsciousness while blood continuously flowed out from every orifice on her face, soaking up her clothes. The Elven mage immediately rushed forward to take care of her.


    At the same time, the trio of Sheyan, Reef and Franklin received a series of notifications:


    [You have killed a famous storyline hero of Middle Earth, Elrond Idril.]


    (ED: Idril was the daughter of Turgon, King of Gondolin, and the mother of E?rendil, making her Elrond''s grandmother, it isn''t Elrond''s actual family name in the LOTR world)


    [You obtained 2311 Fate points of the Dark Lord faction.]


    [You obtained the mysterious item : Elven Illusion Bone Crystals.]


    [You have obtained the relevant qualification. Please remember to visit the outpost of the Gray Dwarves at the outer border of Angmar on time.]


    [Because Elrond Idril died under a special circumstance and an event character participated in the attack, the grade of the key dropped by Elrond will be lowered correspondingly.]


    [Contestant no. 1018, your Elven lover, Melody Sunstrider also participated in the attack on Elrond and even obtained an extremely important divine equipment of this world - The Ring of Air, Vilya. Therefore, Elrond will not drop a key unless you cut all ties with Melody Sunstrider.]


    [Contestant no. 1018, due to your party prestige being Silver, you will obtain somepensation. You and your party members will each get 3 chances to randomly draw from the things Elrond left behind. The scope of the draw will be limited to the contents in Elrond''s bag. If you add contestant no. 90 to your party, he will also obtain the chance to draw.]


    Seeing the notifications, Sheyan could understand why the realm made that kind of decisions. Melody, who was his Elven lover, had already obtained the biggest reward - bing the master of the Ring of Air! That was why the reward of the party was limited, or else the key dropped by Elrond would have a chance of drawing another Ring of Air. That''s just way too much.


    Sheyan took a look at the unknown mysterious items - the Elven Illusion Bone Crystals. The item description was pretty decent:


    [This is the bone crystal left by High Elves after their deaths. A lot of people from the Dark Lord''s side are interested in this item.]


    Seems to be a trade item then.


    Of course there''s no way Sheyan would be so short sighted and cut all ties with Melody. It''s not like he could bear to do it anyway. He could only sigh and throw out a party invitation to Franklin. Next, he went to check on Melody''s condition. After confirming that her injuries weren''t fatal and she was merely unconscious, he finally prepared himself to loot Elrond.


    Franklin was honestly not that happy after receiving the party invitation. That''s because Sheyan only gave him a reserve party member spot. The calctive fe was hurt at the way Sheyan treated arade who went through life and death together with him just a moment ago. But when he saw the changes in his HP and MP, he was shocked speechless. Next, he was washed over by a feeling of immense joy! He stared at the party skill ''Glory Heal'' that the reserve members couldn''t use in anticipation.


    Now it was time for a contest of luck. Based on the generosity of the realm in allowing each party member 3 draws, ''abundant'' would be an understatement to describe the number of things contained in Elrond''s bag. There should be some good stuff in there��but there would definitely be a lot more useless things.


    Sheyan looked at the first thing he drew, not knowing whether tough or to cry. They were a pair of socks. The socks were woven in an intricate pattern and had a grand and luxurious Elvish feel.


    But that''s not the point. The point was, this thing that was marked as a misceneous item had a really long description:


    [This is a pair of socks woven with Ice Cicada threads. Theplex handicraft was the work of the grandmaster Siir. They are a work of art. This series of socks had remained the sole choice for Elrond for 300 years����]


    In the end, the hint given was: worth 150 utility points.


    When he saw thest sentence, Sheyan who had been forcing himself to read every word of the description coughed up blood. It''s fortunate there wasn''t a (Dirty) behind the socks'' name or he really would have broken down.


    Under Sheyan''s prior example, Franklin wasn''t expecting much from his draw. He only hoped he wouldn''t get Elrond''s underwear. He certainly didn''t expect to draw a ck cloak.


    [The Lost Cloak]


    [Grade: ck]


    [World Origin: Lord of the Rings]


    [Requirements: 20 Physique, 15 Agility]


    [Durability: 55/55]


    [Material: Silk, Mithril thread, strong spider thread]


    [Effect 1: Physique +3, Agility +2]


    [Effect 2: Alchemists imbued a spell within the Mithril to increase your dodge rate by 15%]


    [Effect 3: The cloak contains a magical enchantment. Whenever you receive an attack, there is a small chance of producing a magical barrier that can absorb 30 points of damage.]


    [Properties: The Lost Cloak will lower your uracy by 10%.]


    [Description: This is an item that belonged to a person who used to be the most famous Alchemist. It disappeared a long time ago.]


    Franklin shrugged and handed the cloak to Reef without saying anything. That was the rule of almost every party with an MT. The MT had absolute priority over any equipment with defensive properties. Only after the MT passed on the equipment could itnd in the hands of other party members.

 Chapter 829: The Scary Allies

    <h4>Chapter 829: The Scary Allies</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    In the next few minutes, the three of them each witnessed the absurd amount of luggage that Elven nobilities brought with them when they depart on a journey. For 8 draws, all they got besides the ck cloak was a whole bunch of garbage that had a distinct Elvish vour. In total, they were worth less than 10,000 utility points.


    Sheyan calmed himself before taking the final draw. He went over to the unconscious Melody and stole a kiss for luck. The kiss seemed to have brought him good fortune indeed, as hisst draw produced an emerald leaf that let out a soft silver glow. The glow gave off a cool feeling and made one feel veryfortable.


    After significant effort from the surviving Elven mage, they managed to identify the leaf. It was a magic item that had a tiny magic seal on it. The seal needed to be removed before they can observe the leaf''s properties.


    The seal wasn''t a strong one; it was only put in ce to prevent idental use of the leaf. However, the MP of the mage had beenpletely expended, so it would have to wait.


    Melody was still unconscious, so Sheyan carried her. The group moved towards the designated rendezvous point under the guidance of the Elven mage who was familiar with the geography of the ce. Segimli and Elder Annenia Cyathea should be anxiously waiting for them there.


    It wasn''t the first time Sheyan had Melody in his embrace; they''ve had some pretty intimate encounters after all. Melody was quite slim and her body was actually pretty small except for her chest.


    But when Sheyan carried her this time, he found that it took all his strength and he was even sweating. He was already out of breath after climbing over 2 hills.


    Sheyan felt as if he wasn''t carrying Melody, but was carrying a metal statue! Something told Sheyan that it must be due to the ring, Vilya. But despite being tired, his legs never stopped moving and they managed to maintain a decent pace.


    The journey was pretty uneventful so Sheyan once again enquired about the situation on the battlefield.


    The Elven mage told them what happened after Sheyan detonated the bomb below the cliff to create an avnche. The Gold Evergreen that was forcefully matured had an unstable foundation, so the defense of the Elven heroes naturally copsed too. But Gdriel managed to force 3 Nazg?l into the avnche with her spell.


    Gdriel, Glorfindel and Legs seized the chance to spread out and escape. The remaining Nazg?l had no choice but to break up to chase after each of them. Elrond was prepared for this moment. After his other half self-destructed, he tore a valuable scroll to turn invisible and vanished into thin air.


    Reef and the rest of the Elves rushed towards Melody with Elder Desirese Roots leading the way. Ferrell fell while holding a Nazg?l back. Fortunately, the destroyed Ferrell wasn''t Ferrell''s real body. It took a huge toll on him, but he could still be reborn under the Sacred Oak.


    They fled for a short distance after rescuing Melody, but Elrond caught up to them and activated the seal that he had prepared beforehand. The killings ensued.


    After Sheyan heard all this, he hastened his pace. That''s because he knew that even if Gdriel, Glorfindel and Legs were chased by 2 Nazg?l each, the encirclement of the Nazg?l had been broken. Escaping wouldn''t be a problem at all for these Elven heroes. The Nazg?l had no chance to kill them.


    And this was exactly what Sheyan was afraid of! Sometimes, your "allies" are scarier than your enemies!


    Suddenly, Franklin spoke out.


    "Erm��Mr. Reef, there''s something that I need to tell you about."


    It seemed like Franklin wasn''t that observant. He''s already a reserve member of the party, yet he still hadn''t figured out who the real decision maker was in the party. It wasn''t entirely his fault though. It was almost a universal truth that the highest authority in a party would be the one holding the shield. Furthermore, Reef''s dark gold shield really stood out.


    Reef release an abashed cough and asked.


    "What is it?"


    Franklin replied.


    "When we left the ce where Elrond was killed, Iid down some magic traps. They weren''t the type of traps that will cause damage, but the type used for sensing and investigation. A moment ago, my trap was destroyed."


    Reef asked in a heavy tone.


    "Do you know who did it?"


    Franklin replied.


    "I couldn''t see his face, but I have an image of his back."


    Franklin then took out his staff and drew a circle in the air. The circle then projected an image in the air. That''s the advantage of having an Illusionist - information can be directly portrayed.


    All of them had a solemn look on their face when they saw the image. The figure was tall and muscr. Unlike the breath of death on Elrond, every inch of the person''s body exuded life. The most telling sign was his shining blonde hair!


    "It''s Glorfindel," said the Elven mage solemnly.


    The name itself caused everyone''s breath to be heavy.


    This guy wouldn''t be as easy to deal with as Elrond!


    Honestly speaking, even if Melody returned to her peak condition and all the Elves Elrond killed were revived, they still wouldn''t be a match for the powerful and ambitious Glorfindel. Think back to the extreme difficulty Elrond posed them even after his bloodline was split in half, and he had to fight physically despite being a mage! They had almost lost to that Elrond!


    How could they handle Glorfindel when he was at full strength?


    Franklin tried to lighten the mood by saying.


    "Hey, at least we left some false trails before we left. He definitely can''t find us."


    However, the Elven mage said dejectedly.


    "As early as 140 years ago, after the fall of the top hunter of Rivendell, Jose Caca, a lot of people already felt that Glorfindel should inherit this title. I recall that one time when Lord Elrond''s beloved flowerrk flew away from her cage. After Glorfindel heard about this the next day, he caught therk, and brought it back, within 2 hours. I was the one who forgot to lock the cage after feeding the bird, so I clearly remember it."


    The whole party was nketed by a heavy atmosphere, but Sheyan who had reached the top of a hill smiled instead. That''s because, after trekking for one and a half hours, he could finally see the rendezvous point. The terrain of the ce was rather unique and looked like the two humps on a camel''s back.


    When the group found that their destination was within sight, they burst forward with renewed vigor. The thought of their terrifying pursuer spurred them on.


    Sheyan then saw Segimli and Elder Annenia Cyathea. They indeed looked very anxious. They were pacing back and forth like ants on a frying pan.


    After discovering the group, Segimli immediately ran over to give Sheyan a warm hug. The elite Dwarven warriors he led also tossed their caps into the air. That was the highest show of respect a Dwarf could give.


    On the other hand, Elder Annenia Cyathea was absolutely shocked. He was stunned for a moment, looked around, and asked.


    "Is�� is this all that''s left of your group?"


    Sheyan nodded.


    "That''s right."


    Elder Annenia Cyathea couldn''t believe it.


    "What about Desirese Roots and Annil Yusu? They''re both dead?"


    The female Elven mage was already in tears, and told him.


    "They were consumed by Lord Elrond."


    Elder Annenia Cyathea was shocked speechless. His eyes fell on Melody - more precisely, on Melody''s finger! He stammered out in a strange voice.


    "Sin''dorei above!!! Are my eyes deceiving me? Why does the ring on Lady Melody''s finger look so familiar?"


    Sheyan simply said.


    "Of course it would look familiar to you. You must have seen it before on Elrond''s hand."


    Elder Annenia Cyathea helplessly spread his hands and said with a shaky voice:


    "That''s impossible! Even if Lord Elrond had passed away, his soul imprint will still remain on the Ring of Air for a hundred years! Is Sire Vilya being used to seal and curse Lady Melody''s power? No, that''s not right. The feeling it gave out was in harmony with Lady Melody, as if they were one!"


    Sheyan couldn''t be bothered exining too much and simply told him.


    "The eternal sun guides our way, so there is nothing we couldn''t do. By the way, my Dwarven friends, have you done the favour I asked of you?"


    Segimli seriously replied.


    "It was already done 4 hours ago. Please do not doubt the reputation of the Dwarves. It is as reliable as a boulder!"


    Following Segimli''s words, the Dwarves parted to both sides to reveal arge piece of nd behind them. This would be another trump card prepared by Sheyan!

 Chapter 830: Planning

    <h4>Chapter 830: nning</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    As if the setting sun in the western sky wanted to disy itsst bit of glory for the day before falling into slumber, the sunlight that fell on the skin carried a prating heat.


    The nd looked as if it shone with a metallic silver glow under the bright setting sun. A total of 67 expensive gemstones were imbued into the ground in a circle. Within an area of 10 square meters lied an assortment of valuable materials including Mithril threads, Firegold fragments, magical-rune satin, ckfang stones, hydromicas and Silver Crystals. These materials were banded together into a mystical, inter-linking diagram via mysterious means. Various dimensional spells were casted on the diagram. When a person looked at it, they would find their vision being distorted.


    One must admit that the Dwarves truly had a natural talent in construction. If it were the humans or the Elves building this magical formation, they would need at least 6 months and double the amount of material.


    But it only took Segimli and less than 40 Dwarves a total of 5 hours toplete the teleportation formation. Of course, Elder Annenia Cyathea and the other 4 Elven mages yed a huge part in this too with their continuous infusion of magical energy.


    "What a waste," sighed Segimli as he inspected the one-way teleportation formation at Sheyan''s side. "The treasures that lie here are enough to buy a whole human city. Yet you used them to build a one-way teleportation circle that can only be used once! My dear Seaman, even if you''re so rich that the devils would be jealous of you, I must say it again - this is a huge waste!"


    Sheyan looked back at the dense forest covering the mountains behind them, and smiled.


    "Oh, my friend. Believe me, this isn''t a waste at all. These things are valuable, yes, but that means that their values can be measured. To use these materials in exchange for the invaluable lives of everyone here, that''s great business in my book!"


    As Sheyan said this, he could already feel a strong presence from afar which exuded tremendous pressure. Feelings of unease, greed and domination were mixed in the pressure. Sheyan pulled Segimli close and asked.


    "You did make this a one-time use formation, right?"


    Segimli unhappily replied.


    "You are doubting the skills of the Dwarves!"


    Sheyanughingly said.


    "If that''s the case, can you disguise the formation so that after we''ve used it, it would appear to be usable still? Then, the person who sees this will step into the formation and will activate it. Of course, that''s not going to be a smart move. The space-time distortion will give him a lesson to remember."


    Segimli frowned and said.


    "That''s not hard, but it will increase the cost."


    Sheyan decisively said.


    "Leave that for me to worry about, my friend. Also, it''s important that you finish the job within a short period of time."


    Segimli still frowned and said.


    "I''ll need to add another energy stone, and I also need the help from our pointy-eared friends here to slightly change the magic pattern. Are you sure there''s a need to do this?"


    "Do it. We don''t have much time left," said Sheyan firmly. Then, he turned to Franklin and said, "Mr. Franklin, I believe you must haveid down some detection traps along the way. Tell me, how far away is he?"


    Franklin honestly told Sheyan.


    "At his current pace, he will reach us in about 30 minutes. That is, if he hadn''t messed with my magical detection traps to mislead me."


    Sheyan turned back to Segimli and said.


    "My friend, I can give you only 20 minutes then. I look forward to your work."


    While they were waiting for the remodelling, Elder Annenia Cyathea walked over to Melody to inspect her condition. He could feel that the energies inside Melody were in a veryplicated situation right now. The energy of the Twilight Elf, the energy of Sin''dorei, and the energy from the Ring of Air formed a chaotic mess.


    Trying to unravel a bunched up ball of thread is enough to make one go crazy. Imagine if there were 3 balls of threads bunched up together!


    The main cause of this was still due to Melody forcefully used her power twice after signing the soul contract with Vilya.


    Signing a soul contract with Vilya was a matter that should be handled with care. Even a genius like Elrond had to recuperate for a period of time after he did it. Besides that, he also had the guidance of the previous master of Vilya. And it still took him a whole month to control the power within the ring!


    Melody was a follower of the Sun God Sin''dorei to begin with, and secondly, she used her power recklessly right after obtaining the ring. Even if Elrond and the High King of the Noldor, Gil-gd both came back to life, they wouldn''t be able to help her now.


    The only good news was that, ording to Elder Annenia Cyathea, Melody''s life was in no danger. Something like going insane due to the in-fighting between the powers in her wouldn''t happen. The powers in her body might repel each other and cancel each other out, thus weakening her strength, but they wouldn''t devour her.


    Sheyan then took out the leaf from his bag and asked an Elven mage to identify it. The mage instantly asked in surprise.


    "Isn''t this the leaf of the Sacred Oak that Lord Elrond''s mother brought back from across the sea?"


    She easily dispelled the seal on the leaf with a wave of the hand. A fresh aroma instantly filled the air. She then ced the leaf back in Sheyan''s hand.


    [Evergreen Leaf of the Sacred Oak]


    [Grade: Silver storyline]


    [Equipment slot: Bag]


    [Materials: Chlorophyll, mitochondrion, Golgi body, Endosmic reticulum, lysosome, divine energy, permanent enchantment]


    [ Additional instations: None ]


    [ Weight: 4g ]


    [After charging: Enable you to continuously receive the blessing of the forest. In battle, HP regeneration +3pt/5 seconds. Outside battle, HP regeneration +6pt/5 seconds]


    [Every charge will cost 10,000 utility points. Lasts for 1 week.]


    [Oak Recovery: The energy of the Sacred Oak is contained in the leaf. Use this ability on a target to cast a level 5 Rejuvenation spell which will heal the target over a duration of 12 seconds, for the total healing amount of 450 - 600 points.]


    [Every use of Oak Recovery will cost you 3000 utility points/1 potential point. After using Oak Recovery, there will be a cooldown period of 1 hour. When Oak Recovery is in cooldown, you can still use it for a maximum of 2 times, but must pay double the previous cost (2nd use : 6000 utility points/2 potential points. 3rd use : 12,000 utility points/4 potential points. 4th use not permitted).]


    [Description: This is a leaf plucked by Elwing from the foundation of the world, the great tree of Teldrassil. She gave it to her son as a birthday present. It was something very important to Elrond.]


    (ED: Teldrassil is the home of the Night Elves in WoW.)


    Sheyan felt that the leaf was very useful indeed. It gave Sheyan an active healing ability. 450 - 600 points of HP might not be much for Sheyan, but it''s quite significant for magic users like Franklin. Of course,the price for using the ability was pretty high. Sheyan must be careful or it might make him go bankrupt.


    By this time, the Dwarves had finished the remodelling work. The size of the teleport formation had doubled and it now shined with a brighter glow. In order to make it look more convincing, the Dwarves had even built some resting benches to the side.


    Franklin told Sheyan that Glorfindel was already pretty close at the moment. Ironically, Glorfindel might have found his way here by following the traps left by Franklin. In other words, if Franklin hadn''t left those traps as a precaution, Glorfindel might have been dyed for a bit longer.


    But that''s no longer important. He asked Segimli to activate the teleport formation and they started to step into the white light in the centre one after another. Each of them were transported to the predetermined destination after 2-3 seconds.


    Sheyan was thest to step into the formation. His hand held a gemstone. Segimli had previously told him that if he crushed the gemstone before he was transported out, energy will continue being provided to the formation.


    To make sure Glorfindel would fall for the trick, they actually perfected the weaknesses and gaps in this magic formation. Instead, they mainly altered the receiving point at the destination. That was the change that would be the hardest for him to notice.


    Sheyan crushed the gemstone and stepped into the formation. Amidst the bright white glow of the teleportation magic, he saw a golden radiance on the faraway mountain range. Arge number of birds were flying around the radiance in circles. That''s right, the golden glow came from the hair of the Great Elder Glorfindel, a Twilight Elf. He had indeed chased them all the way here. His target was obvious - the symbol of authority, the source of power, the Ring of Air, Vilya!

 Chapter 831: Counter Attack

    <h4>Chapter 831: Counter Attack</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    No doubt, Glorfindel had also seen the brilliant light from when Sheyan was teleported out. His expression turned dark. Without so much as lifting a finger, he appeared to vanish into thin air. When he reappeared, he had already moved forward by more than 200 meters. It took him less than 10 seconds to reach the teleportation formation.


    The veteran Twilight Elf was indeed experienced. He first took a look at the surrounding area, then shouted.


    "Your eyes shall be mine; your ears shall be mine!"


    "Heed my wish, faeries of the forest! Use your wings to follow the trail of the enemy."


    Glorfindel shined with a faint green glimmer. The glimmer then dispersed into the bodies of the surrounding birds.


    All the birds surrounding Glorfindel scattered in different directions at a wave of his hand.


    Everything that the birds see and hear will be instantly transmitted back to Glorfindel. Stealth and camouge were useless in front of this spell.


    The sly old fox was obviously wary of being tricked. He suspected that Sheyan might have left through the teleportation formation to bait him to give chase, while the rest of them ran away.


    He didn''t believe that a teleportation formation of such scale would suddenly spring up here for no reason. The cost to build this formation was staggering. This spot wasn''t on an important trade route, nor was it a strategic defensive location. There were no forts, mage towers or any famous products nearby. The existence of the formation was definitely suspicious.


    "This teleportation formation must be a smokescreen. It''s merely a counterfeit."


    That was Glorfindel''s first thought when he saw the formation. His second thought was that the formation was actually built pretty well.


    Glorfindel believed that the faeries of the forest will sent back a satisfactory response within the next few minutes. He will definitely get his hands on those fleeing ants this time. He couldn''t help but burn with anticipation.


    However, as the birds sent their feedback one after another, the more enraged Glorfindel got. This was the first time he made a misjudgement when he was tracking something down.


    Glorfindel once again focused his attention of the teleportation formation. To his surprise, he found that the all the expensive materials that made up the formation looked very authentic. More importantly, after expending arge amount of magic power, he could detect the clear traces of dimensional magic!


    Glorfindel was filled withplicated and conflicting emotions. This was the closest he ever got to the Ring of Air, Vilya! He wasn''t worried about those ants running away; he was more wary of Gdriel and Legs!


    It was exactly because of how weak the ants were that he was worried. If either of those two found them first, then it''s almost a foregone conclusion that the Ring of Air would fall into their hands. Even though Glorfindel was strong, there was still no way he could snatch the ring from the possession of Gdriel or Legs.


    Glorfindel stared at the magic formation for a while before taking out a gemstone from his shirt. He engraved the gemstone at the core of the formation. Then, he took a deep breath and stepped inside. Little did he know that somewhere a few hundred kilometers away, a few Dwarves and a human were sinisterlyughing.


    "It lit up! Glorfindel activated the magic formation!"


    "Would he let an animal test the formation first?"


    "It didn''t matter, let the animal be sacrificed then. After the formation was used once, its internal structure will malfunction and explode. Glorfindel won''t be able to use the formation either."


    As they speak, the receiving teleportation formation in front of them shone brightly. A blurry image of Glorfindel appeared within the formation. His signature golden hair was truly eye-catching.


    Segimli pounded his warhammer hard on a certain mechanism on the formation with a shout. The receiving teleportation formation immediately started shaking violently. Then, the whole formation shattered and broke down into dust. Glorfindel''s image within the formation disappeared without a trace.


    "Woohoo! Bon voyage, Mr. Glorfindel. I hope you like the taste of of the water in Lake Salgar!" Segimli was so excited he started whistling.


    The young Dwarf had put his outstanding talent in construction on disy. What he did was simple; after Glorfindel activated the magic formation, Segimli changed the coordinates of the destination to Lake Salgar thousands of miles away. Lake Salgar was a horrible ce. In the localnguage, Salgar actually meant rotten smell. It was a ce that was simr to the Great Ndipaya Swamp.


    Of course, suddenly altering the teleportation coordinate like this might result in space-time distortion, messed-up coordinate, getting lost in time and other risks, but that''s Glorfindel''s problem.


    Segimli proudly eximed.


    "My dear friend, I havepleted your request. I swear upon the name of the God of Stones, even if he is one of the Twilight Elves, Glorfindel will still have to experience hunger, cold and a rotten environment for 10 days before he can catch up to us. At least."


    Sheyan smiled and said.


    "To show my appreciation, I will increase the fee we agreed upon by 10%."


    Sheyan reached into his pocket and took out a simple looking leather pouch. Segimli was all smiles as he received it. He was about to keep the pouch when an old but strong-looking Dwarf took the pouch away from him and carefully weighed it in his hands. In the end, he let out a satisfied smile.


    "The God of Stones above, we finally have enough Adamantium and Mithril to produce some quality goods. At least we won''t be left too far behind at the Skifz Asc?d now."


    After the elite Dwarven warriors heard the old Dwarf''s words, they erupted in joy. They once again threw their hats in the air.


    The old Dwarf looked at Sheyan and said in a booming voice.


    "My friend, you have won the good will of the Gimli tribe. Why note take refugee in our tribe? As soon as news of Elrond''s demise spread, it will no longer be so easy for you to find a weing ce on Middle Earth."


    Sheyan, though, smiled and said.


    "Since Glorfindel has left us with so much time to prepare, it would be a waste not to use it to its fullest. I sincerely thank you for your invitation. However, our destination now shouldn''t be the weing Gimli tribe��but Rivendell."


    "WHAT!!"


    All of them were extremely shocked to hear Sheyan''s words.


    Elder Annenia Cyathea was the first to voice out his doubt.


    "Lord Protector, this might not be the best time to go to Rivendell."


    Sheyan simply shook his head. A peculiar glint shed across his eyes.


    "I disagree, Elder. This is the perfect time to go to Rivendell. Please take a look at the map. With Rivendell as the centre, the ce that was attacked by the coalition of 8 Nazg?ls��yup, that''s right, the Noorie Ridges is about 900 km to the west of Rivendell. Thanks to the teleportation formation, we''ve travelled over 800 km in the blink of an eye. We''ve already reached the Nos Hills west of Rivendell. If we pick up the pace, we can reach Rivendell by midnight!"


    Sheyan continued.


    "Gdriel and Legs are both being chased by Nazg?ls. Glorfindel is on vacation at the beautiful Lake Salgar. Elrond has returned to the embrace of Mother Nature. Under such circumstances, none of these formidable Elves can reach Rivendell before us. That means, when our very own Melody Sunstrider walk into Rivendell with The Ring of Air raised high, she would be the one holding the highest position! No one currently in Rivendell has enough power to contest her authority! More Elves will bathe in the glory of Sin''dorei!"


    Elder Annenia Cyathea sucked in a cold breath despite himself.


    "So what you''re saying is��"


    Sheyan said pointedly.


    "We''re simply too weak right now. Only by bing stronger can we stand on an even footing with those powerhouses. There''s a saying in my hometown - the things that you don''t have the power to obtain on the battlefield, don''t expect to get them on the negotiation table."


    "I agree with you, my Protector."


    Melody suddenly spoke out in a soft but resolute voice. No one noticed when she regained her consciousness. She looked weak, but her eyes showed a strong determination. When the setting sun shined on her long hair, it glowed brilliantly.


    "During my days of confinement, I''ve thought of many things. I still had hope and faith in my kin at that time. Fortunately, Gdriel, Lord Elrond, Lord Glorfindel and Prince Legs taught me a valuable lesson. I now know the other meaning of justice. I now know what the true elegance of the Elves look like."


    Melody''s voice choked with emotions and tears dropped from her eyes as she spoke, but she resolutely continued.


    "When I heard of their decision, I finally understood the truth regarding the world. So be it then. I will survive with my own way. I will take destiny into my own hands!"

 Chapter 832: Strengthened Pestilence Monarch

    <h4>Chapter 832: Strengthened Pestilence Monarch</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    The sun gradually fell below the horizon and took back its warmth. Something unexpected happened after that. Melody''s condition worsened after the sun set, and fell into a semi-conscious state.


    She leaned on Sheyan with her eyes closed, her pale skin looking soft and gentle.She tightly held onto her Protector''s arm with a smile on her face. Only the asional creases that appeared between her brows betrayed the pain she was in.


    The others exchanged meaningful nces. There were definitely some followers of Elrond and Glorfindel in Rivendell still. Without Melody leading them in with the Ring of Air, all their ns were meaningless. They know that casually striding into Rivendell would only result in their capture.


    They concentrated their gazes on Sheyan as Sheyan had unknowingly be the centre of the group. He thought for a moment and said.


    "Sire Vilya was created for the purpose of protecting the Elves. Even though Lady Sunstrider has to go through some growing pains to assimte herself with the ring, it definitely wouldn''t curse her or harm her life."


    Sheyan continued.


    "Let us depart first and find a ce near Rivendell to rest for the night. Tomorrow morning, we will send someone into Rivendell to scout. After making sure the coast is clear, we''ll escort Lady Melody in. Our biggest worries now should be Legs and Gdriel, but they surely hadn''t received any news yet, so they wouldn''t suddenly travel 800 km back to Rivendell overnight. Our ns might have been dyed but there''s still not much risk of things going wrong."


    Sheyan''s words were reasonable. The rest nodded their heads in agreement. About 3 hourster, they reached the foot of a hill that was situated less than 10 km away from Rivendell. Any further and they might be found by Rivendell''s scouting party.


    Under the spells of the Elves, the proud trees bent down their bodies and weaved themselves into wooden houses. The fishes in the river voluntarily jumped onto the bank. The bushes parted themselves to reveal a piece of drynd. A short whileter, bonfires rose on the clearing.


    They knew Melody would want to spend some time with Sheyan, so they built a separate house for the both of them. The house was situated a bit of a distance away from the other houses, but close enough that they can still rush over if anything were to happen.


    The dancing fire spread afortable warmth to the embracing couple. For Melody''sfort, Sheyan actually lit 2 fires around them. The dry pine twigs crackled while they burned. The smoke they produced carried a faint aroma.


    The warmth gave rise to hints of blushes on Melody, entuating her beauty. Her thin body felt so frail in Sheyan''s arms.


    Before this, Melody gave off a gentle fragrance, but now she emitted a strong aroma. The aroma was akin to the crisp smell of clean, dry clothes under a bright sky. Hugging Melody gave Sheyan the feeling of basking in an early summer sun. It made him feel clean. Comfortable. Happy.


    Sheyan tightened his embrace, buried his face in Melody''s thin shoulder, and took a deep breath. He then said.


    "It''s a nice feeling, hugging you."


    Melody smiled. She indulged herself in the strong body of her Protector, breathing in the distinct smell of her man. It made her happy, made her forget all her worries and pain. She slowly rested her head on his shoulder, and sang.


    The noises in the surrounding somehow dimmed out as soon as the song started. The voices of conversations, the crackling of the twigs in the fires, the boiling noises from the pot - they were all silenced.


    The only sounds that answered the song back were the cries of insects in the forest, the rustling of branches as they swayed in the wind, and the burbling of rivers as they flow. The song had no name, but anyone who heard it would only think of one word - nature.


    "That''s the voice of an angel," eximed Franklin who was hearing Melody''s song for the first time. He was baking a kind of root that looked like sweet potato in the fire, but lost himself in Melody''s voice and had burned the root before he realised it. The burn was so bad that end of the stick he was using to hold the root lit up in mes.


    The rest of the Elves, including Elder Annenia Cyathea, closed their eyes and listened to the song attentively. The song seemed to hold a special significance for them.


    The Dwarves showed an even stronger reaction. Someughed and gulped downrge mouthfuls of beer, while others nted their faces in the ground and wailed. The most extreme reaction belonged to Segimli. He tried hard to hold himself back initially, but eventually gave in. He stood up, grabbed his battle axe, and screamed.


    "Aunt Ufraydin! My love for you will never change!"


    Sheyan couldn''t help himself andughed loudly.


    "Such unique taste! His puppy love was for his aunt!"


    But Sheyan quickly shut his mouth. He suddenly recalled that 99% of young Dwarfs would fume in rage when they found out that their infatuations were exposed.


    Sheyan, too, gradually indulged himself in Melody''s voice and fell into a trance. He only woke up from the daze after Melody had finished herst note. Sheyan was about to say something when pain struck his chest. He felt as if there was a small file running back and forth. He let out a groan despite himself and grabbed his chest.


    Melody looked at him with a soft gaze and suddenly gave him a kiss. From the tip of Melody''s tongue, a warm ball of light travelled down Sheyan''s throat. The ball of light left an indescribable trail of heat all the way to Sheyan''s chest.


    Sheyan suddenly felt an itch in his throat. He instantly pushed Melody away and vomited out a few mouthfuls of blood. The blood was ck in colour and had some solid substance mixed in it. Even though Sheyan''s body felt weak after throwing up, he felt relieved and his mind felt clear, as if he had slept for 24 hours.


    Sheyan was about tofort Melody, who looked really worried, when he received notifications from the nightmare imprint:


    [You have listened to the song of a Twilight Elf. Due to the affinity of the Twilight Elves with nts, the Stairway of the Sun grew lively. All the activated abilities of the Pestilence Monarch will have their levels temporarily increased. There will not be any crucial options apanying this boost. Duration: 120 minutes.]


    [You have absorbed the Sunlight Love from Melody Sunstrider. The Stairway of the Sun in your body basked in the glory of the scorching sun. The hidden negative effects were removed. The duration of the temporary boost to the Pestilence Monarch is prolonged to a week.]


    [Hint: If you can repeatedly get help from Melody Sunstrider, the boost may be permanent.]


    The tyrannical ''Pestilence Monarch'' was melted by Melody''s gentleness!


    Of course, Sheyan wouldn''t immediately ask Melody to give him more, more! But he already had a mind to stay in this world for a bit longer. He was even prepared to give up on some gains in order to do so.


    As time passed, Melody''s body gradually recovered. Sheyan guessed right. Vilya was created to protect the Elves, not to curse the Elves. Despite there being some friction with the powers in her, it wouldn''t cause her bodily harm.


    When the first ray of dusk touched upon Melody''s body, she could already stand up by herself. She still couldn''t use any strong spells but at least she''s not half unconscious anymore.


    Melody''s long hair swayed under the sun. She raised her hand high, with Vilya glowing brightly on her finger, and pointed to the east towards Rivendell!


    "Let''s go! The light of Sin''dorei shall shine upon Rivendell!"


    But first, they took a detour to the Sacred Oak, Sindalor. She asked everyone else to stay put, then approached the tree with Sheyan.


    Sindalor was as lush with life as usual and cut an imposing figure, as if he was holding the sky up. Before they got near, he already spoke in a low muffled voice.


    "I could sense that your aura is unusually weak. It was almost as weak as the first time I met you. What befell you, follower of Sin''dorei?"


    Despite what he said, Melody was in high spirit. She extended her hand with smile, like a queen offering her hand for her subject to kiss.


    "Through the guidance of Sin''dorei and the help of my Protector, Sire Vilya is now by my side. Which is why, grandpa Sindalor, I need your help."

 Chapter 833: New City

    <h4>Chapter 833: New City</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    The afternoon sun shined bright as Melody strode forward slowly with a smile; looking so pure, so elegant. The Ring of Air, Vilya glowed with life on her slim, fair hand. Her steps had a unique rhythm to them that was in harmony with the wind blowing from the mountains, and the sway of the trees.


    As a Sunstrider, Melody was naturally absorbing the light and energy from the sunlight all the time. However, the Ring of Air, Vilya didn''t seem used to this kind of ability yet. It kept reflecting back sunlight like a mirror.


    This wasn''t actually a desirable effect, but for Melody who was about to make a grand appearance, the blinding radiance would draw attention to the Ring of Air on her hand!


    Even the aged and wise Sacred Oak was stunned. Its leaves rustled loudly in the wind, and it spoke in a shocked tone.


    "That''s��that''s impossible! Even if Lord Elrond perished, The Ring of Air should not have signed a soul contract with you!"


    No one could have imagined the series of events that led to Melody obtaining Vilya. Not Sheyan, not even Melody herself! But that''s fate. Fate was great, fate was mysterious, and fate was awe-inspiring, all because of its unpredictability.


    Melody merely closed her eyes and lifted her finger in response to Sindalor''s questioning. Suddenly, the surface of Vilya emitted a continuous stream of shapeless ripples. When the ripples touched the air, they created wind. When the ripples touched water, they created waves. When the ripples touched the earth, they created thunder!


    Sindalor watched all this with a sigh. Only he knew whether he was sighing at his manners earlier, or sighing at the cruelness of fate. He remained silent for a long time before he spoke again.


    "Fine, great Twilight Elf. What can I do for you?"


    Melody secretly heaved a sigh of relief. The performance just now took everything she had!


    The 2 previous masters of the Ring of Air were both followers of the Moon Goddess Elune. Naturally, they used the divine power of the Moon Goddess to activate the power of the ring. Melody, however, was a follower of the Sun God. Using the power of Sin''dorei to activate Vilya was a first for her and for the whole Elven race.


    Fortunately, perhaps due to there being few followers of Sin''dorei, the Sun God seemed very willing to help. It was akin to how each student in a ss of 10 would get more attention from their teacherpared to the students in a ss of 100.


    Take the ability Melody just showed for example. That was the only move Melody can currently perform with the Ring of Air, called ''Natural Resonance''. It was simr to a starting pose in martial arts, and can only be used in sunlight.


    But, so what? The important thing was that others would notice Melody wearing Vilya, the foremost among the Three Elven Rings of Power, and she could even resonate with nature. They don''t have to know that it was the only thing she could do with the ring!


    Melody smiled and answered the great Oak.


    "I cannot just walk into Rivendell nonchntly. I hope I can walk in with glory."


    Sindalor said in that low muffled voice of his.


    "Is having Sire Vilya in your possession not glorious enough?"


    Sheyan chose to answer instead.


    "It is a great glory, but the glory is too thin. Mortals care more about outward appearances. Vanity is a deadly sin, but a lot of times, it''s necessary to put up the right appearance."


    Sindalor gave it some thought and said.


    "I understand. My nephew, Ferrell has somewhat recovered. He can''t fight yet, but he could let little miss Melody ride on him. "


    Sheyan instead asked sharply.


    "Respected Lord Sindalor, can you tell me why you would stay here on this cliff looking over Rivendell, instead of staying inside the city itself to receive the adoration and care of the Elves there?"


    The Sacred Oak turned silent. Seemed like Sheyan hit a sore spot. There was already a sacred tree called Noelier in Rivendell. Each city could only have one Mother Tree, that was the truth. The reason Sindalor moved here in the past was because Noelier was close to wilting at the time. Sindalor thought that it would be the chance to take Noelier''s ce.


    Unfortunately, Lord Elrond invited his father over to save Noelier, and he did. Sindalor could only keep waiting in disappointment. It had waited for over 400 years!


    Even for a Sacred Oak, 400 years is a long time. In order to grow bigger, in order to surpass the shackles of the lifeform of a tree, it had to be a Mother Tree.


    The reason Teldrassil was called the foundation of the world was because it was the Mother Tree of the Undying Lands! It received the care of numerous great Elves everyday!


    Sheyan told Sindalor honestly.


    "We need Melody to make a grand entrance. If we only wanted Ferrell, we wouldn''t have put in all this effort."


    Sindalor kept his silence so Sheyan threw out his ultimate bait.


    "Rivendell can no longer amodate Lady Melody Sunstrider now that she has the Ring of Air. But, who cares? Rivendell has existed for way too long in the Misty Mountains. A new city belonging to Lady Melody Sunstrider will rise!"


    "As for you, the great Sacred Oak Sindalor, you will take root at the centre of that city. The number of Elves that will bask in the glorious light of Sin''dorei in Rivendell today depends on your decision. You must know, the more Elves there are in a city, the more they can provide to the Mother Tree!"


    It was all left on the table. Sindalor heaved out a long sigh, then the ground started shaking! Sindalor''s long roots plucked themselves out from the earth. Its leaves folded themselves before glowing with a holy light. Next, white flowers with red inner petals bloomed on the tree, spreading a nice fragrance to the surrounding area.


    The Sacred Oak, Sindalorpletely turned itself into arge Ent. On its shoulder was a seat made of flowers. It held out its long branch-like arm to grab Melody before gently putting her on the seat.


    Melody insisted on having Sheyan sitting next to her but Sheyan refused. He followed after Sindalor withrge steps while looking upon Melody''s back. Melody cut a holy figure on the Sacred Oak. It made Sheyan breathe a sigh of relief.


    There were a lot ofplications along the way, some of them Sheyan could never have expected. Despite that, things returned within his control in the end. In fact, it turned out even better than what he had hoped for.


    ************************


    When the great battle Ent carried Melody into Rivendell, it gave everyone there a scare!


    Some Elves wanted to voice out their objections, but they were silenced by the sight of the Ring of Air on Melody''s finger. The light it reflected pained their eyes!


    Melody called for a massive gathering on the za. During the gathering, she told everyone of all the injustice and hardships she suffered.


    On the day the Elves came to an agreement, Melody, being the one sold out, had garnered sympathy from some of the Elves who had a neutral stance. Now that she told the Elves her story while Franklin created a perfect reproduction with his illusions, it won her even more sympathy votes!


    Towards the end of the meeting, Melody shouted the slogan for the glory of Sin''dorei. At first, only a few answered her call, but in the end, the shouts from the Elves pierced the heavens. The Elves were a race full of emotions, and their actions were easily influenced by their feelings.


    More crucially, for most of the Elves in Rivendell, Vilya was a symbol of authority. They recognised the master of the ring as the leader, and they recognised her justice!


    The result was unbelievable. At least half of Rivendell were willing to follow the Sun God! Under the lead of Melody, they charged into Elrond''s and Glorfindel''s residences, and collected all the wealth amassed by Rivendell over thousands of years! Sheyan''s exnation was that the wealth originally belonged to them anyway.


    The Elves then packed their belongings and left Rivendell under the lead of Melody, full of hope and unease for the unknown future.


    The procession moved in the direction of the orc city deserted by Saruman!

 Chapter 834: Counterstrike

    <h4>Chapter 834: Counterstrike</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Glorfindel returned much earlier than expected.


    Segimli imed that Glorfindel would have to experience hunger, cold and a rotten environment for at least 10 days before he could catch up, but he forgot that all Elves were clean freaks. There was just no way Glorfindel could rest in that kind of environment.


    Glorfindel forced himself to stay awake for 4 days straight until he walked out of the territory of Lake Salgar. He then slept for a whole day before rushing back.


    He was in such a hurry, not because he could predict that Melody would seduce away arge number of Elves from Rivendell, but because he was afraid that Legs and Gdriel would seize the opportunity of Elrond''s death to persuade the stronger Elders in Rivendell to leave.


    He knew that''s what Gdriel and Legs would do because if he was in their shoes, he would do the same thing. The Ring of Air, Vilya had protected Rivendell for millenia. As soon as the Elves found out that they had lost Vilya, it would be a huge crisis. But chaos is adder; the crisis would present a great opportunity to rope in some strong personnel.


    Glorfindel was not prepared at all for the Twilight Elf called Melody Sunstrider to stick her nose into the power struggle. Imagine his surprise when he returned to a half-deserted Rivendell which was in aplete mess!


    Glorfindel had always been a sharp one. He was right about Legs and Gdriel.


    Legs and Gdriel dide to Rivendell 3 days after Melody left.


    Both of them were worn out and covered in wounds after escaping the pursuit of the Nazg?l. Naturally, they chose to return to Rivendell to recuperate. At the same time, both of them wanted to bring back news of Elrond''s death to shake up Rivendell, in order to secretly pull some people to their side.


    When they returned to Rivendell, they were shocked to discover a city that was half-deserted and enveloped in a distressed atmosphere. After asking around, they found out that Melody had done the exact things they wanted to do, and she did it more thoroughly than they would have!


    Since someone already started it, then they might as well go with the flow and do it too. Legs and Gdriel hadn''t actually nned to go all out before because they''re both famous people within the Elven race. If they poached too boldly, it would be hard to exin themselves to Glorfindel.


    But it didn''t matter how far they go now because Glorfindel''s number one target would definitely be Melody, who not only started the poaching, but had even ransacked the ce. Knowing this, Legs and Gdriel executed their ns without restraint!


    Can you imagine the Rivendell that Glorfindel returned to? First, Melody lead away half the poption and took with her more than 4/5 of the wealth and resources in the city.


    Next, it was Gdriel and Legs'' turn. They didn''t pige the ce for resources, but their words persuaded another batch of Elves - about a quarter of those who were left - to leave Rivendell. Above all, the Elves that they persuaded were elites in various fields!


    In conclusion, the Rivendell inherited by Glorfindel only had about 1/3 of its original poption, 1/5 of its original wealth, and 30% of its elite fighting force remaining.


    Facing such a tragic sight, the hungry and exhausted Glorfindel cked out and almost had a heart attack. He only recovered after resting for some time under a tree at the side. His shaking finger pointed at a trusted confidant of his and he said.


    "Why did you let that wretched follower of Sin''dorei incite the crowd, and did nothing when they ransack the ce?"


    The Elven Elder helplessly replied.


    "She was wearing the Ring of Air! We couldn''t protest her actions when she had Sire Vilya on her, let alone attack her!"


    Glorfindel could only take deep breaths to calm himself down. He knew that it was difficult for Rivendell Elves to go against Vilya which had protected them for thousands of year. In addition to that, Melody also had Sindalor as her mount, adding on to her intimidation factor.


    After thinking it through for one night, a sinister expression crept onto Glorfindel''s face. He already received news that Melody''s new city will be built close to the orc city. Glorfindel was nning on a visit to get some exnation from Melody.


    He didn''t dare to brazenly kill her. All that would aplish was to make all the deserting Elves his enemies. However, Glorfindel was confident that he had the advantage in personal strength over the newly awakened Twilight Elf. He knew that anyone who obtained the Ring of Air would not be able to control its power in such a short amount of time.


    Therefore, Glorfindel''s game n was to damage! He would destroy as many of the newly built buildings as possible to create widespread terror among the people. Then, he would appear in front of the Elves and rally them back to his side. He would be able to reverse the situation.


    Glorfindel thought for a bit more and devised aplete strategy. He would focus on causing disturbance and unrest, while sending his underlings tofort the people. This way, he would gradually win back their goodwill and could slowly carry out the n of returning them to Rivendell.


    As for the little girl called Melody, even though she surprised him a few times, he didn''t consider her a huge threat. Of course, she still had to die. Glorfindel could only get his hands on Vilya when Melody''s soul imprint on the ring disappeared after she died.


    As for how she would die, Glorfindel could think of a hundred ways. He would make her death a tragic and glorious one. He would then attend her funeral and shed his tears to mourn over the death of the heroic Twilight Elf who made significant contributions to Rivendell.


    Glorfindel suddenly felt that things weren''t as bad as he initially thought. At least Vilya didn''t fall into the hands of Legs or Gdriel. It would truly be over if that was the case.


    For it to fall into the hands of Melody��Glorfindel smiled with malicious glee. He believed that he had at least a 70% chance of obtaining the ring.


    When the timees, the Elves and the resources taken by Melody will all return to him. There were still the Elves that departed with Legs and Gdriel, but they''re nothingpared to the Ring of Air��


    The more he thought about it, the more he felt that things weren''t actually that bad. Fortune had yed a prank on him, but it was still on his side.


    He ordered for a feast of fruits to be brought to him. After he''d had his fill, he retreated to his chamber to rest. The things he was about to do would require his full concentration.


    ***************************


    A dark silhouette traveled through the forest at an unbelievable speed. Even though the ground was littered with fallen leaves and branches, the silhouette made no sound as it moved. Its movement was as natural as a fish in water.


    The silhouette suddenly stopped. Its body was shrouded by a strange ck mist whichpletely hid its appearance. The only part that was visible was the pair of sharp, eagle-like eyes.


    The ce was the outer region of the old orc city. No traces of living animals could be felt from the snow covered forest. The silhouette opened its mouth wide and emitted a series of invisible soundwaves.


    Not long afterwards, a great eagle flew down from the sky to perch in front of the silhouette. Based on its appearance, this great eagle should be from the same tribe as the one that Sheyan encountered thest time he came here.


    The silhouette spoke with the eagle. After a short conversation, the silhouette eximed.


    "You don''t know what the situation is with that ce? You feel a great danger there?"


    The voice belonged to Glorfindel. The great eagle screeched a few times in response, looking aggrieved. Glorfindel said bitterly.


    "It''s just an old Ent! Sindalor had received your kind before, so it can simte an aura that can cause fear in you. There''s no way the girl can take control of Sire Vilya within such a short amount of time. Go back and scout properly."


    The great eagle wouldn''t stop shaking its head. If Glorfindel kept forcing it, it looked like it would immediately fly away.


    Glorfindel took a deep breath and angrily said.


    "Fine. Tell me the location of the new city."


    The great eagle nodded its head and flew up. It lead Glorfindel to the location of the pine forest that once emitted poisonous gas during the day.


    However, what appeared in front of Glorfindel wasn''t a pine forest, but a swamp! A great swamp filled with giant reeds, rushes and algae!

 Chapter 835: The Living Swamp

    <h4>Chapter 835: The Living Swamp</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    The great eagle was shocked and started screeching at Glorfindel again.


    "This is impossible! I was here not even half a month ago. I clearly remember this ce being full of sick and dying pines, and it was covered in snow!"


    Glorfindel carefully observed around and said.


    "You weren''t wrong, my old partner. This ce was a pine forest not too long ago. But the pines were all taken down��to be food."


    He picked up a rock and threw it into the water. The water bubbled and dirt started evaporating. A reed lifted itself to reveal the rotting trunk of a pine tree half-submerged in the water. The roots from multiple reeds extended themselves like tentacles to firmly grab the pine trunk, absorbing the nutrients within.


    Glorfindel walked to the edge of the swamp and extended his hand to touch the surface of the water. The water did not give off the cold sensation of molten snow; in fact, it was even a little warm. The warmth must be the cause of a swamp appearing at the foot of a snowy mountain.


    What perplexed Glorfindel was, the impression a swamp give should be that of a decaying and smelly environment. It should be full of swamp vines, rotten thorns and other such nts. When one took a step in a swamp, one''s foot would submerge into the dirt with a disgusting ssh.


    However, the new swamp in front of him gave off a clean and fragrant impression, and was brimming with life!


    The water of the swamp wasn''t crystal clear. From afar, it looked a mysterious azure blue, stopping one from seeing the bottom. Water lily-like nts floated at some ces where the water was deep. Some of them had even absorbed enough nutrients to produce flower buds. Those should be the source of the aroma in the air.


    But at some parts where the water was shallow, one could actually see the tender white roots of the green-coloured nts that floated above the water. Some brown-striped snails and mussels could even be seen digging into the mud at the bottom. There were also some yellow- and ck-striped fishes swimming around.


    The swamp was so full of life that it was terrifying! It gave the impression that with every passing second, the swamp would grow a bit bigger.


    Glorfindel snorted and walked into the water. Maybe it was due to the refraction of light, but the part of the water that only seemed knee-deep actually reached his waist! Soaking in the warm water actually felt prettyfortable.


    The water sshed and a strange fish was caught between thumb and index finger of Glorfindel''s left hand!


    The fish was camouged quite well. From afar, it looked like a floating leaf. The fish struggled for its life in Glorfindel''s hand.


    Glorfindel exerted some pressure with his fingers to force open the fish''s mouth, revealing rows of sharp teeth. The fish gave Glorfindel a menacing look and actually started to hiss like a poisonous snake.


    As the hissing sound spread, a strange phenomenon ured. All the animals and nts nearby started swiftly moving away at the same time!


    The water lilies raised their leaves and sailed in the wind like yachts. The giant reeds plucked out their tender white roots and used them to run away. The snails and mussels furiously dug deeper into the mud.


    In an instant, the world that was brimming with life around Glorfindel a moment ago disappeared. The only thing that remained was the water. The water that looked clear from close, but from afar or in ces where the water ran deep, looked a proud azure blue!


    Glorfindel''s hand emitted a faint green glow. The camouged fish had left his hand but was now encased in the glow. It struggled violently inside as if it was being fried in a pan.


    The fish distorted its body in pain and took a bite out of its own tail. It chewed down forcefully. In the end, it broke down into multiple orbs of lights and dispersed into the air.


    Glorfindel''s expression turned dark. He started to feel that this trip might not be as smooth as he initially thought it would be. However, he was a still a formidable Twilight Elf! In addition, he had a firm grasp on Melody''s ability. He still felt confident ofing out victorious.


    Next, Glorfindel chanted a long Elven incantation. He had used this spell not long ago to great effect. He could feel natural elements congregating into his body from the surrounding.


    But to Glorfindel''s surprise, the spell took 3 times longer than usual to chant. This meant that there was very little natural element that he could control in the vicinity. There wasn''t time for him to think too much about it; hepleted the incantation and extended a finger out. From the finger, a single drop of golden blood dripped into the water.


    The drop of blood made ripples on the surface of the water. The ripples radiated a faint green glow and spread for close to a hundred meters!


    Anywhere the ripples passed through boiled like a pot of porridge!


    The mussels buried in the mud were forced out and helplessly spread their shells open, revealing the white meat within. A grey prawn that curled like a rock was ejected out of the surface. It lost its life while it was still airborne and started decaying when it fell back into the water.


    A water snake suddenly slithered out of a rotting tree trunk towards Glorfindel. However, it went limp halfway and exploded into a bloody mess. A few rock-like aquatic insects ran away in fear, but when the ripples went through them, they slowly floated up to the surface��


    "You lowly creatures. How dare you attack me."


    Said Glorfindel in disdain.


    Even so, he felt rather astonished. His original n was simply toe here and destroy, but now he had no choice but to investigate the situation first.


    Facing the ''Blood Ripples'' of Glorfindel, all living creatures within a hundred metres either died or ran away.


    Glorfindel seemed to be able to swim pretty well. He moved in the water with a quite grace, like a fish.


    The deeper he advanced into the swamp, the more pinewoods he discovered at the bottom. These pines looked like they were artificially ced there. Ayer of algae grew on the pines. Through the water, they looked very elegant. Of course, Glorfindel wouldn''t know that the scenery was giarised by Sheyan from Jiuzhaigou Valley.


    (T/N note: https://.google/search?q=Jiuzhaigou&tbm=isch)


    After a while, Glorfindel found that he was leaving the shallow water area. The water ahead turned deep and its color turned into an ocean blue. He didn''t know that he''d reached the end of the pinewood area and was about to enter theke area that Sheyan traveled through during his first visit here.


    Glorfindel couldn''t help but hesitate for a moment. He felt a bad premonition, as if something was exerting pressure on his chest.


    But he can''t just leave without even seeing Melody''s new city. It wouldn''t sit right with him, and he wouldn''t be able to exin himself to his followers. What would he tell them? That he was already at the doorstep of Melody''s city, but came back because he had a bad feeling? Even his remaining followers might leave him.


    He contemted for a bit and pushed down the feeling of unease in his heart. He continued to swim forward. But every time heid eyes on the indescribable shade of blue of the water, the feeling of unease would somehow grow heavier.


    Suddenly, something happened that made Glorfindel''s eyes go wide. He could feel a quake sending ripples through the wholeke. He immediately casted a few buffs and defensive spells like Barkskin, Detect Evil, Bull''s Strength and Haste on himself. While he was still casting spells, an enormous ship made its appearance. Wait, no, it wasn''t a ship - it was a colossal wooden fortress shaped like a pyramid!


    The fortress was at least one square kilometer in size. Countless giant logsbined together into a huge raft to make up its base and enabled it to float. Numerous roots grew from the bottom of these logs to absorb nutrients from the water.


    On the firstyer of the raft, in each of the four directions of thepass, grew a giant tree. Their roots grabbed onto the bottom of the raft to hold it together firmly. The branches of these trees spread like umbres to form the tform for the 2nd level! The 2nd level was filled with buildings that disyed the characteristics of Elven architecture, but had a rough edge to them, perhaps due to the influence of the Dwarves.

 Chapter 836: Witness

    <h4>Chapter 836: Witness</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    On the 2nd level were railings, ballistae, and even embrasures for the Elves to shoot or cast spells from, as well as some decorative engravings. Arge amount of vines intertwined together to form the structures. A lot of Elves were standing on the terrace, looking over.


    In the middle of the 3rd level was a Sacred Battle Oak. The oak was the true body of Ferrell, the Ent who battled alongside Sheyan.


    He might not be as old and as powerful as the Sacred Oak Sindalor, but he''s more than powerful enough to be the core tree protecting this water fortress. He transformed his legs into 7 thick roots which held together the whole water fortress into a single unit. On Ferrell''s sides were piles of rocks that weighed hundreds of kilograms. Ferrell''s arms were left free so that he can throw the rocks as projectiles. With his terrifying strength, his range was frightening.


    A fortified railing encircled Ferrell. The Elves standing on the 3rd level were all Elves of high statuses. They grouped around Melody like stars congregating around the moon.


    Melody was no longer the Melody from before. She wore a bright red robe which brought out a more mature side of hers. In her hand was a fine staff made by the Dwarves. Dazzling spots of lights of emerald green floated around the staff. asionally, the staff would project images of sprouts, leaves and flowers.


    Melody was also wearing a me shaped essory on her ear. On it was engraved a dazzling gemstone that had 3 colours - red, yellow and blue. The essory was an exquisite piece of work made especially to counter Melody''sck of MP. Melody could store her spiritual power in it when she meditates, and use itter. Sindalor also bestowed a permanent me shield spell on the essory.


    ording to Segimli, this essory named [The Attention of the Sun God] would definitely rank top 3 in theing Skifz Asc?d. It even had a chance ofing in first.


    Glorfindel''s heart tightened at such a formidable sight. He was still floating in the water while Melody and the rest of the Elves were all standing on the battle fortress at least 5 meters above water level. It formed a psychological pressure on Glorfindel because he had to look up at everyone else, while they looked down on him.


    As the battle fortress drew near, Glorfindel realised that powering such a behemoth should be a major problem. He carefully observed the water below the fortress and could instantly feel a summoning formation engraved into the bottom of the floating tform carrying the fortress.


    The thing that the formation summoned was a 3rd rank legendary creature that only existed in the ocean - a whale shark. It was extremely ufortable in fresh water, but was still diligently pulling the fortress along with a vine rope. This should be the result from thebined effort of Paul + the Dwarves + Elven magic + the magical materials collected by Rivendell over thousands of years.


    The water fortress stopped a kilometer away from Glorfindel. His face looked ashen. He didn''t expect Melody to be strong enough to detect his presence so quickly.


    He could''ve ran away if he was in the forest, but he was in water! Plus, there''s no way he could just run away the moment he was found. His ego wouldn''t allow it!


    Melody casted a voice amplifying spell on herself and called out to Glorfindel.


    "Wee to Dawn City, Lord Glorfindel."


    Since he was found, Glorfindel naturally couldn''t keep up the pretense. He dispersed his disguise and casted a divine art to float above the water. The divine art consumed a significant amount of MP, but at least he wouldn''t be looked down upon by everyone. He was really unhappy about that.


    "Did you bring them here to wee me, Melody? I''m afraid the ceremony isn''t grand enough for my liking."


    Glorfindel still spoke in a condescending tone. Well, he was powerful enough to be condescending.


    A human male beside Melody suddenlyughed and said.


    "You guessed wrong, Glorfindel. No one''s here to wee you. We brought the whole poption of Dawn City here to let them witness a historic moment. We want them to see for themselves the might of the Holy Beast protecting us. We want them to know that, even without the protection of Sire Vilya, a cruel fate still awaits the foolish creatures that try to invade the city!"


    "Foolish creatures?" Glorfindel couldn''t help butugh in anger when he heard that. He stared at the man and spoke sinisterly, "I remember your name should be Seaman, right? Melody''s Protector? Since you''re no kin of mine, I don''t need to hold back. You will hang from a tree!"


    Sheyanughed and replied.


    "Such bad manners. But don''t worry, I will be lenient when I deal with you, to show respect to your Elven bloodline."


    Glorfindel was about to say more when he felt an indescribable pressure from the deep water below his feet. The next instant, a giant tentacle emerged and whipped at his waist. Glorfindel only had the time to block and was sent flying by the force.


    Glorfindel glided above theke for 30 meters like a surfer before he could steady himself and flew back up. The tentacle kept itself upright on the water and bent its tip towards Glorfindel like a finger. A long, thin piece of frostbolt instantly shot towards Glorfindel.


    Glorfindel''s right palm emitted a faint green glow. He used the palm to casually deflect away the frostbolt, and said mockingly.


    "Petty tricks."


    As soon as he said that, another tentacle appeared. Both tentacles instantly cast frostbolts together. It put some pressure on Glorfindel, but he could still handle it.


    However, everyone knew an octopus normally had 8 tentacles!


    If things kept developing in this manner, he would eventually have to deal with 8 tentacles and 8 frostbolts at the same time! For Glorfindel, he could deal with 2 pretty easily. 3 was his limit. 4 or more, he would have to take a beating!


    Therefore, Glorfindelughed and said.


    "I know your n, Melody! This ce is close to the Mines of Moria. You think that you can win just because you persuaded the Ocean-freak of Moria to help you? Dream on!"


    Glorfindel''s body wouldn''t stop shing as he activated the spells on his equipment and essories. His golden hair rose like a burning fire. The power of nature around his body was so thick it could be seen with naked eyes.


    He raised both hands towards the sky, crossing them at the wrists. Then, he vanished all of a sudden and reappeared in front of the Ocean-freak of Moria. He pulled his hands apart with force. A crossmark over 10 meters long appeared in the air and shed towards the Ocean-freak of Moria!


    The cross looked like a mark that was forcefully ripped apart in the atmosphere, as if space and time were cut open!


    The cross hit the Ocean-freak of Moria with a st that sent tremors across the wholeke. The Ocean-freak emitted a long howl as one of its tentacles was severed at the middle. The severed tentacle was at least 6 meters long. It spurted out blue-coloured blood, flipped a few times in the air, and dropped into the water heavily. The waves it cause was mixed with a strong smell of blood.


    "HAHAHAHA!" Glorfindel stood tall andughed menacingly. "Is this the Holy Beast you were so proud of, Melody? For you to depend on something like this is a disgrace to the Elven race."


    Glorfindel once again thanked Fate. He was racking his brain for a way to disy his might to the Elves, and here came Melody bringing along with her all the Elves to watch his performance. He was having a headache because he couldn''t injure the Elves directly, and here came Melody again sending out a "Holy Beast" for him to trample on!


    But for some reason, he couldn''t see any trace of disappointment from the faces of the Elves. All he could see in their eyes were surprise!


    "This is bad!" Glorfindel abruptly turned around and found another giant tentacle behind him. The tentacle was dark ck in colour and the suckers on it continuously wiggled. It gave off the terrifying feeling of having unlimited strength. It looked as if it had been waiting there for a long time.


    If the tentacle had wished to attack Glorfindel, he wouldn''t even know what hit him!


    It wasn''t until Glorfindel turned around that the tentacle whipped at him. It was just an ordinarysh that looked rather slow, but to Glorfindel''s horror, none of the 9 magic spells and 8 secret arts he threw out could help him avoid being hit!

 Chapter 837: City on the Water

    <h4>Chapter 837: City on the Water</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    When Glorfindel was hit by the tentacle, the pain was as unforgettable as the childhood memory of falling face-first onto a rock from a tree!


    His vision went ck with sudden dizziness and he almost lost his consciousness due to the pain. Fortunately, he had a strong willpower, and he forced himself to use his signature skill: ''Twilight Cross sh''!


    As he vanished and reappeared again in front of the terrifying tentacle, he furiously shed out. The destructive X-mark once again showed up in the air!


    Glorfindel''s ''Twilight Cross sh'' used the power of space-time, so anywhere it cut would be severed from the current dimension. It''s an unstoppable force that can cut through anything!


    But! The tentacle belonged to a formidable creature that can travel between realms purely relying on the fearsome strength of its body. Even the terrifying dimensional vortexes connecting different dimensions could do nothing to it, let alone the temporary dimensional crack created by Glorfindel''s skill.


    The Elves watched on in surprise as the ''Twilight Cross sh'' emerged, reached its climax, and dispersed back into nothingness after passing through the tentacle, yet the tentacle still towered majestically over the water as if it was ridiculing Glorfindel!


    Glorfindel looked at the tentacle in disbelief. He suddenly roared and shed a few times, throwing out 3 continuous ''Twilight Cross shes'' which hit the tentacle almost at the same time!


    This was Glorfindel''s strongest attack!


    Unfortunately, it was futile. It didn''t matter if he threw out ten, a hundred, or a thousand ''Twilight Cross shes'', it looked like they would all be futile.


    Glorfindel''s heart rapidly sank.


    He suddenly realised the source of his unease. It was this creature in front of him whose strength felt as deep as the vast ocean!


    At the same time, he also realised how foolish it was to fight this damned creature in water.


    Glorfindel has encountered many situations that were more dangerous than this throughout his life, so he abandoned his pride and did what he do best - running away.


    Just like when he attacked, he disappeared in a sh. The other Elves on the water fortress held their breath in anticipation of the attack he wouldunch next. But contrary to their expectation, when he popped up again, he was already more than 500 meters away, escaping like a dog with its tail between its legs!


    "Did Lord Glorfindel just��run away?" a young Elvish girl that was rooted to the spot asked hesitantly.


    Her voice was as soft as a whisper, but it caused a huge wave among the Elves on the fortress!


    They watched in horror as the ck tentacle stabbed forward menacingly the moment that Glorfindel once again vanished into thin air.


    The tentacle bizarrely vanished just like Glorfindel did. Evidently, the owner of the tentacle had a grasp on dimensional power that was no weaker than Glorfindel''s.


    A lot of Elves on the fortress found it difficult to breathe. Only now did they recognise that even though Lady Melody''s Protector, the human called Seaman, wasn''t that strong himself, but the behemoth he summoned under the water was a hundred times stronger than what they imagined!


    The strength was overwhelming enough to crush all conspiracies and selfish intentions!


    The colossal tentacle''s speed was astonishing when it stabbed out, but it was considerably slow in retracting back. All throughout the retracting process, the huge suckers on it kept wriggling and sucking on the energy leaked out by the dimensional rifts. The tentacle was finally pulled back after quite some time. It''s tip was curled up.


    Grasped in the tentacle was the great Twilight Elf, Glorfindel! His face was full of disbelief as he roared helplessly. His signature golden hair was currently wet and pushed t against his head, losing its lustre. He cut a pathetic figure.


    The water fortress approached Glorfindel under Sheyan''s order.


    Sheyan wanted to let all the Elves take a closer look at Glorfindel. The same proud, untouchable Glorfindel who now looked like a beaten dog in the hands of their Holy Beast guardians.


    Presented at such a sight, the images of the Ocean-freak of Moria and Paul as strong "Holy Beasts" would undoubtedly be established in their hearts, while the image of Glorfindel would simultaneously take a nosedive! Sheyan wanted to climb up by stepping on Glorfindel''s head!


    Glorfindel was so humiliated that he would have prefer death. He howled in anger and tried in vain to struggle free while hurling a string of curses at Melody.


    Melody didn''t care, but Sheyan''s expression turned dark. He said with a sneer, "Mr. Glorfindel, I chose to pardon you when you threatened to hang me from a tree. Yet you repaid my generosity by sullying Lady Melody Sunstrider with such filthy words. She may forgive you out of kindness, but as her Protector, I''m not so patient!"


    Sheyan waved his hand and Paul''s scary giant tentacle tightened a little. Glorfindel''s shouts were abruptly stifled. He felt such tremendous pressure on his chest that even breathing became a luxury, let alone shouting. Not long after, his whole body started shaking due to ack of oxygen.


    To make things worse, the suckers on Paul''s tentacles sucked hard at that moment. Theypletely absorbed the rest of the MPs in his body that he had secretly retained, thus totally denying him the opportunity tounch a suicidal attack!


    The difference in strength between Glorfindel and Paul weren''t actually that wide. However, Glorfindel made a fatal mistake, and that was to fight an aquatic creature in water! Paul''s strength directly increased by a rank in water.


    In addition to that, being the summoned creature of Davy Jones, Paul was naturally very familiar with dimensional magic.


    Glorfindel''s dimensional power was child''s y in front of Paul. If Glorfindel had used divine arts of nature against Paul, the effect would have been much better.


    After disying Glorfindel''s pathetic figure to all the Elves present, Sheyan asked Paul to let Glorfindel down. Glorfindel was delighted to hear the order. He knew that as long as he could free himself from the terrifying tentacle, his chance to escape would significantly increase.


    Paul revealed its magnificent body to the Elves upon receiving the order, sending huge waves to the surrounding area. Instead of immediately letting Glorfindel free, it first sprayed Glorfindel''s whole body with ink. It didn''t look like much to other people, but Paul''s ink was definitely not that simple.


    Glorfindel instantly screamed in agony. The ink seeped into every orifice on his body as if they had a life of their own,pletely paralysing him. Only now did Paul loosen his tentacle to drop Glorfindel onto the deck of the battle fortress. Glorfindel''s only reaction was to convulse involuntarily on the deck.


    At a wave of Sheyan''s hand, a few Elves brought out Paul''s favourite delicacy - some cleaned cows - and threw them into theke. Paul happily ate a few of them before burping in satisfaction. Then, it swung its tentacles to bring back a couple of cows for the injured Ocean-freak of Moria.


    The water battle fortress had achieved its objective for the day. Under the lead of the shark whale, it circled around to return whence it came. After crossing the wholeke, they once again arrived at the pine forest where Sheyan and Reef had once traversed. This was the ce where Sheyan first found the eggs of the Ocean-freak of Moria, and the valley behind the pine forest was where Reef separated from Sheyan after being hypnotised.


    The ce looked entirely different now. The pine trees werepletely gone; in their ce were a kind of giant trees that grow in water called Seaforest Trees. Sheyan and co. found the seeds of these trees from the stock of Rivendell. With their ample supply of energy crystals, it took less than 3 days for the seeds to mature into a magnificent forest on water.


    The Seaforest Trees had taken root on the wend with their trunks at least 5 meters above the water surface. The abundant branches of the Seaforest Trees weaved together with parasitic vines living on the trees to form the tform for the 2nd level of the forest. At the very top of the Seaforest Trees, viewing tforms and residences were inter-connected with vines and vinedders.


    The Seaforest Trees have different heights, so the whole city in the air had an uneven beauty to it.

 Chapter 838: Planning Strategies

    <h4>Chapter 838: nning Strategies</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    The favourite daily activity of the Elves of Dawn City was to watch the sunrise from the top of the city. The snowy mountains on the horizon dyed gold by the morning sun formed a magnificent scenery that could hardly be described with words.


    As the sun rose to the top and the day got hotter, the Elves would move to the loweryer of Dawn City. Spots of sunlight would prate through the branches to illuminate the surrounding. The water lilies and lotuses in the wends would provide a fresh fragrance. Various types of fishes swam in the clear water as if they were floatingzily in the air. The beautiful patterns on the pinewoods under the water could also be clearly seen. It was like the view from a dream.


    Glorfindel finally recovered from the agony brought by Paul''s ink. Right now, his hands and feet were bound by a type of special Elven shackles made from sharp grey thorns that prated into his body. With the divine power of Sin''dorei sealing his power, it was close to impossible for him to escape.


    Glorfindel had calmed down somewhat. He still held a cold and overbearing attitude because he knew that ording to Elvish customs, the Elves were forbidden from openly killing kin. Furthermore, he''s not just any Elf. He''s one of the sacred Twilight Elves.


    The ones escorting Glorfindel weren''t Elves but a bunch of strong Dwarven warriors. Sheyan casually strode next to them with his hands behind his back. Melody walked in front of the group surrounded by the Elders who had the highest authority and power. She would asionally steal a nce at Sheyan and smile sweetly.


    When Glorfindel was escorted into the city, he could immediately feel a strange power at work. The power was immense and covered almost half of the entire Dawn City!


    Glorfindel was someone who had seen a lot of things. It didn''t take long for him to identify the source of the power. At the roots of most Seaforest Trees were egg-like objects that were about half a man in size. They should be the ones causing the rapid development of Dawn City.


    One of the reasons that Dawn City and the wend surrounding it were so full of life was thanks to the valuable materials brought from Rivendell, but the most important reason was actually these objects. They were the eggs of the Ocean-freak of Moria which were ced everywhere in the wends to continuously provide life forces to the living things there!


    What actually happened was, after Paul conquered the Ocean-freak of Moria, he naturally couldn''t ept the eggs that had no rtion to him at all. This is a primal instinct for animals, like how an African lion that took over a pride would bite the cubs that weren''t of his seed to death.


    Sheyan naturally wouldn''t let these eggs go to waste. At first, he used the life force from the eggs to cultivate another kind of aquatic nt that was smaller in size. The Dawn City then was designed in the style of a miniature garden. However, after obtaining the wealth of Rivendell, they changed the trees to the gigantic Seaforest Trees, and built the city as a grand forest city.


    After walking for close to half an hour on the vine tracks of Dawn City, they reached the valley. The valley had also been turned into a swamp. Travelling through the valley on the vine bridges presented to one a unique scenery.


    Sweats started trickling down Glorfindel''s forehead. He didn''t know why the further in he walked, the more uneasy he felt. The feeling of unease was hard to describe and caused him unexinable fear. Of course, Glorfindel wouldn''t show any weakness and forced himself to maintain a brave front.


    They soon arrived at the naturally-formed cave after taking a turn. The cave was too high for the water to reach. It used to be the territory of the Balrog, but the ownership of the cave had now been passed to the Dwarves. The Gimli tribe had sent at least 500 masons to inhabit the ce.


    The dwarves, being natural masons, had spent no time in making the cave their base. They found the temperature of the ce very much to their satisfaction. It was suitable for smithing, and also warmed their beds nicely.


    The original lord of the cave, the Balrog, appeared in front of Glorfindel.


    It made its appearance in a way that no one could have imagined.


    The ce where the Ocean-freak of Moria used to incubate her eggs now had a gigantic magic formation. Glorfindel noticed that the formation was formed from a coalition of 7 magic formations, each of them an exquisite piece of work that the Dwarves put significant effort into.


    The materials used to build the magic formation were naturally extremely valuable. Some of them looked very familiar to Glorfindel because he had seen them many times in Rivendell''s storage.


    The Balrog was ced above the magic formation. Its whole body was covered in a ck, rock-like shell akin to solidifiedva. Multiple cracks formed on the shell to reveal a glimpse of the scary red turbulence within. From afar, it looked like a giant egg.


    7 chains were nailed firmly to the stone wall of the cave. The other ends of the chains wrapped around the Balrog to hang it in the air. The chains were extremely thick; each ring on the chains was the size of an adult human. Some strange runes were engraved on the chains and they would emit a faint green glow. Whenever a red light shed from within the body of the Balrog, it would be evenly absorbed by each chain and would be transmitted away.


    Glorfindel finally understood why the climate was as warm as spring when the ce was right beneath a snowy peak. They caught the Balrog and absorbed its life force to provide energy to the surroundingnd! It would exin the warm water in the swamp and the mysteriously high temperature of the area.


    ''Wait!'' a thought crept into Glorfindel''s mind that almost made him stop breathing.


    ''The Mines of Moria are right next to this area! The ancient Dwarven kingdom moved here because the caves here are rich with minerals, but the appearance of the Balrog caused the mines to be abandoned. Now that the Balrog has been captured, there would be no more threats in the mines, which means the Dwarves can operate the mines again. Doesn''t that mean Dawn City already has the foundation to cooperate with the Dwarves?!''


    Glorfindel was absolutely right. Every step in Sheyan''s n was linked. He brought over Paul the octopus to conquer Ocean-freak Moria, then ambushed the Balrog with the krakens. With the Balrog captured, he used the rich minerals in the Mines of Moria to attract the Gimli tribe. Under the promise of the massive profit that cooperation would bring, the Gimli tribe gave Dawn City their full support. If it wasn''t for that, there was no way Melody and the few followers she had left could build a city of such scale.


    The procession moved into a cave next to the one where the Balrog was imprisoned. It was a cave hollowed out by the Dwarves. An eerie glow emanated from within. Sheyan took a look in front and gently told Melody.


    "There''s something I need to talk with Mr. Glorfindel about. His mouth is too dirty so I need to clean it a little."


    Melody nodded obediently and left with 2 of her followers. As soon as she left, Sheyan revealed a cold smile. He waved his hand and the elite Dwarven warriors begun their rough "inspection" of Glorfindel. Theypletely stripped him of everything on his body. The process was far from gentle.


    Glorfindel screamed madly.


    "You fool! How dare you insult a Twilight Elf like this!"


    The other Elven elders did not look too happy either. But Sheyan ignored them and said.


    "You call this an insult? Then what do you call that time when you said you would hang me from a tree? I''m not a generous person. Any time someone threatens me, I will keep it in my heart and will always look for a chance to pay it back."


    Since Glorfindel had made thorough preparations for his harassment activity, he should have a lot of valuable items on him. Of course, Sheyan wasn''t able to use them, but the Elven elders and the Dwarves seemed very interested in them. Sheyan''s face remained cold as he nodded his head slightly at Annenia Cyathea.


    Annenia Cyathea was a loyal confidant of Melody''s, so he had no trouble at dealing with Glorfindel. He smirked at the helpless Glorfindel and produced a tree branch. He then dipped the branch in his own blood and started drawing strange runes and patterns on Glorfindel''s body. The process seemed very tiring for him and he started breathing heavily halfway through drawing on Glorfindel''s back.


    Sheyan looked at the rest of the Elven elders and told them.


    "What we''re drawing now is a secret rune passed down by the sacred Sin''dorei for Lady Melody Sunstrider called the Soul Absorbing formation! The process of drawing the formation is very taxing on one''s mental power so it''s impossible for Elder Annenia Cyathea toplete it by himself. However, he had drawn the outline of the formation, so we now need your help toplete it."


    An Elven elder suddenly eximed in indignation.


    "I refuse to perform such barbaric acts! This is an insult to the great tradition of the Elven race!"

 Chapter 839: Rob

    <h4>Chapter 839: Rob</h4>


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    Whenever someone starts something, there would always be people who follow. Two other elders stepped forward to protest.


    Facing these confrontations, Sheyan simply waved his hand and said.


    "Have it your way, but Dawn City no longer wees you. Please return to Rivendell!"


    The 3 Elven elders retorted angrily.


    "You do not have the authority to decide that!"


    Sheyan simply smiled and replied.


    "If you want to hear Lady Melody personally order you away, it''s not a big problem. Just wait until I''m done with the matters here. "


    The other Elven elders stepped forward one after another to helpplete the magic formation on Glorfindel''s body. In total, 6 Elven elders took part. By the time the formation waspleted, Glorfindel could no longer speak. All he could muster were angry howls in his throat. The runes looked like molten gold as they stuck to his body. They were actually seeping into his skin like tattoo ink!


    Annenia Cyathea moved his hand slightly and Glorfindel floated up from the ground. The 6 elders started glowing with a golden radiant. They surrounded Glorfindel and advanced deeper into the caves.


    The 3 elders who did not participate wanted to follow along, but after taking a few steps forward, they discovered a light barrier. The glow from the light barrier was dim, but it radiated with an imposing dignity, stopping them in their tracks outside the barrier. However, the barrier showed no effect on Sheyan. He walked through it casually.


    One of the elders tried to do the same thing, but as soon as he touched the barrier, he immediately cried out in pain. A burn mark appeared at the part of his body that came into contact with the barrier. He immediately tried to heal himself with natural magic but the burn mark persisted on his skin like a brand.


    "God only needs the most loyal servants," a drawn-out voice resounded over from the distance. "Unfortunately, you have disappointed God."


    The 3 elders looked at each other. They started to have a bad feeling about this.


    The group that proceeded deeper into the tunnel travelled for what felt like a long time, but strangely also felt pretty short. In the end, they stepped foot into arge cavern that had 5 holes on the ceiling. They were undoubtedly deep in the mountains yet bright sunlight shined through each of the holes to illuminate the cavern.


    The 5 rays of sunlight represented the 5 Honours of the Sun God - Radiance, Warmth, Brilliance, Dignity and Heat. The rays of sunlight were produced by Sin''dorei to disy his Divinity. They wouldst here forever.


    Annenia Cyathea chanted a string of incantations and the 5 rays of sunlight slowly moved until they shined on Glorfindel''s limbs and head. As if in response to the sunlight, the magic formation on his body glowed bright!


    Glorfindel screamed in agony. He struggled with all his might in the air but to no avail.


    Gradually, the brightly lit cavern turned dark. It wasn''t that the Divinity of the Sun God had disappeared; it''s just that the light energy from the 5 rays of sunlight werepletely absorbed by the magic formation and were turned into divine energy. The cavern that lost its light source naturally turned pitch-ck.


    Suddenly, a few spots of red lights appeared from the walls of the cavern and intertwined in the air. Upon closer inspection, one would see that they were all in the forms of the insignia of Sin''dorei. Then, multiple trails of lights formed in the air and intertwined with each other to form a divine image of Sin''dorei. The whole cavern became a mysterious,rge-scale magic formation!


    Glorfindel''s face was already twisted to a terrifying extent but he did not utter a sound. An extremely dense green glow seeped out from his body and it slowly floated up into the air as if it was being held in the palm of the Sun God. Then, the dense green glow condensed into 6 emerald-green light orbs and floated towards the 6 Elven elders.


    "I, Annenia Cyathea, solemnly swear that the honour of the Sun God shall forever shine upon my soul! I shall be the most loyal believer of Sin''dorei!"


    The pious voice of Annenia Cyathea echoed loudly in the cavern. Compared to the other 5 Elven elders, he understood more clearly what the ritual meant. Even if this great Elven elder had reservations about Sheyan before, all his doubts disappeared after witnessing the Holy Beast Paul forcefully capturing Glorfindel alive!


    "This is the Oath of the Fanatics!" the other Elven elders werepletely shocked.


    Following the oath of Annenia Cyathea, the emerald-green light orb floating in front him gradually turned a golden colour and seeped into his body. After the light orb waspletely absorbed by Annenia Cyathea, his magic power increased tremendously! The shackles that had held him back from bing stronger for 196 yearspletely vanished. Annenia Cyathea''s might reached a whole new height!


    All these happened because the emerald-green light orb that he absorbed contained 10% of Glorfindel''s power!


    All energy came from the sun. Only the Sun God Sin''dorei could convert any energy into the divine power of the Sun God, then infuse it into the body of His devout fanatics. As someone who pursued power, Annenia Cyathea took the step without hesitation!


    The remaining 5 Elven elders were shocked speechless. A portion of Glorfindel''s power was definitely tempting, but if they became fanatics, they would have to obey Melody for the rest of their long lives. In addition to that, they will be Glorfindel''s mortal enemies! They must think it through carefully!


    While the other elders were hesitating, the strengthened Annenia Cyathea suddenly kneeled down and chanted loudly.


    "O great Sun God, this believer of yours is willing to worship you with everything he has. Please bestow upon me more power!"


    Annenia Cyathea attempt to "sell" himselfpletely to Sin''dorei resulted in him being showered with more grace by the Sun God. The 5 remaining emerald-green light orbs that were hovering in front of the other elders turned golden. A golden ray shot out from each light orb into Annenia Cyathea''s body!


    Annenia Cyathea''s magic power experienced another wild burst! He was now only a step away from reaching the Heroic rank like Legs and Gdriel!


    The rest of the Elven elders could no longer hold themselves back. They, too, recited the Oath of the Fanatics and absorbed Glorfindel''s power in front of them. One of them imitated Annenia Cyathea and offered himselfpletely, thus absorbing additional power from the other 4 light orbs.


    The rest of the elders quickly realised what happened and "sold" themselves one after another. However, thest one to offer himself was rather unfortunate. His light orb only contained 5% of power after the other elders took their share from it. He became the one who drew the short straw.


    The biggest winner of the ritual was, without a doubt, Elder Annenia Cyathea. Before this, his power was only below average amongst the Elven elders. But through his decisive actions, he was now the strongest person after Melody, which meant that the position of First Elder was pretty much in the bag.


    Sheyan finally heaved a sigh of relief after witnessing the ritual. With this, the ruling council of Dawn City was established. All the members were made up of the Fanatics of Sin''dorei. Thus, even if Melody wasn''t that smart, her position would be as stable as Mt. Tai.


    More importantly, the 6 elders climbed up the ranks by absorbing Glorfindel''s power. There would no longer be any ground forpromises between them and Glorfindel. Sheyan couldn''t help revealing a cold smile when he thought of that.


    The elders needed to stay at the holy ground to pray and meditate in order to stabilise their newly obtained power, so Sheyan grabbed Glorfindel''s hair and dragged him away like he was dragging a garbage bag.


    Outside the cave, Sheyan passed Glorfindel into the hands of 2 elite Dwarven warriors. He then returned to the highest point of Dawn City and announced to all the Elves.


    "Mr. Glorfindel came here with evil intentions, disrespected our faith and tried to destroy our peaceful lives. However, the merciful Lady Melody Sunstrider has decided to pardon him after showing him the majesty of Sin''dorei. She will let him return to Rivendell to repent for his sphemy."


    None of the Elves expected this. They thought that the best Glorfindel could have hoped for was imprisonment. If Melody wished to, she could even have executed him.


    They only believed it when they saw Glorfindel being thrown into a wooden boat and was left to float away. The Elves cheered for Lady Melody Sunstrider''s kindness.


    Sheyan actually came to this decision after giving it a lot of thoughts. He had limited time in this world after all. The defense of Dawn City was already quite thorough, so it didn''t matter whether Glorfindel lived or died. It was even more so now that Glorfindel only had 40% of his power left.


    As long as Glorfindel stayed alive, he would remain a formidable enemy to the 6 elders who absorbed his power. Such a huge outside threat would keep them busy from initiating internal power struggles. Of course, others wouldn''t understand the game of thrones that Sheyan was ying.

 Chapter 840: The truth behind the matter

    <h4>Chapter 840: The truth behind the matter</h4>


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    Dawn City was even more beautiful at night.


    Fireflies that flew all around the wend looked like stars that illuminated the night. Bellflowers that glowed like streetmps scattered across the swamp to add to the mysterious atmosphere, shining a gentle light upon the steps of the wend''s inhabitants.


    The asional wind would shake the vines and branches slightly to produce a beautiful sound. The Elves that hadn''t retreated to their beds would choose to meet in front of their treehouses to chat. Theirughters would add to the song of the night.


    Sheyan was currently in a huge treehouse that was the tallest in Dawn City. It was the residence of Melody. Next to him were Segimli and Elder Annenia Cyathea, while in front of him was a huge magical sandbox that was at least 5 square metres in size.


    Annenia Cyathea pointed and the sand started glowing softly. It quickly rearranged itself into an urate model of the detailedyout of Dawn City.


    The sand model showed everything from the wend,ke and the battle fortress parked on the bank, to the Seaforest Trees behind them, to the Balrog held within the mountains, and to a few newly excavated caves to the side.


    Sheyan couldn''t help feeling extremely proud as he looked over the giant sand model. The whole Dawn City was built ording to Sheyan''s n. To watch it rapidly grow and expand into the scale it showed today was immensely satisfying.


    Sheyan had actually started nning for the construction of Dawn City the moment he heard that Melody had a group of Elves following her. It''s just that the initial n was nowhere near as colossal.


    The reason he nned to build a city was simple. If Melody wanted to establish her own faction and poach a group of Elves away, she would first need to solve the basic problems of security and aodation for these Elves. It''s the same as courting someone''s hand for marriage. If you have a humble abode then you would still have a chance, but if you don''t, then good luck.


    Paul the Octopus was the X-factor that provided meat to Sheyan''s n. It was actually strong enough to capture the Balrog. Once the Balrog was taken care of, the rich ore veins in the Mines of Moria became Sheyan''s negotiation chip. Even if the Gimli tribe rejected his proposal for cooperation, various other Dwarven tribes would queue up for the chance.


    And thus the first construction phase of Dawn City was rapidly carried out. Yet it was barely enough to satisfy the basic needs of the Elves that Melody "kidnapped" from Rivendell.


    Fortunately, the resources plundered from Rivendell was unnaturally rich, with an abundance of energy crystals. Sheyan didn''t even need to do much after that. Following Sheyan''s concepts of "Wends" and "City in the Air", the Elves started making changes to Dawn City themselves. The magic formation to absorb the Balrog''s life force, the Reconciliation Room of the Sun God where Glorfindel was robbed of his power, and the Seaforest Trees were allpleted during this phase.


    Sheyan was able to witness the terrifying might resulting from the cooperation between Elven magic and Dwarven construction. The appearance of Dawn City changed with every passing day! Each day brought new surprises.


    The next phase in the n of the Elves was to build a new Elven town called Tisdale on the ruins of the orc city nearby. The town would serve 2 purposes.


    The first was to let the Elves that grew tired of the wend environment of the City in the Air to experience life in a snowy forest.


    The second was to act as a ce to receive guests and make contact with people from other ces. There were simply too many secrets within Dawn City, plus the Ring of Air, Vilya wasn''t fully under Melody''s control yet. They couldn''t easily let outsiders into Dawn City.


    After experiencing Glorfindel''s visit, both the internal stability and security problems of Dawn City had been put under control. Melody''s position as the "Queen" of Dawn City waspletely unshakeable now. Even after Sheyan left this world, he wouldn''t need to worry about rebellions.


    If there were anything Sheyan was still worried about, it would be the Balrog.


    If he recalled correctly, the Fellowship of the Ring in the story wanted to stay overnight on the bank of theke, but they were attacked by the Ocean-freak of Moria. In their chaos, they escaped into the Mines of Moria and met with the ambush from the Balrog��


    But now, the Ocean-freak of Moria was living a happy life with Paul. Arge number of Dwarves and Elves would provide food for these two "Holy Beasts" everyday, so they probably wouldn''t have any interest in hunting anymore.


    As for the Balrog, it was currently wrapped like a dumpling in captivity, continuously providing warmth to Dawn City and its surrounding area. The heat emitted by a Balrog was so great that anywhere it stayed would naturally turn intova. The magic formation only restricted its freedom and absorbed the heat dispersed from its body without harming it. Even if Gandalf wanted to duel the Balrog, he would have to ask for permission from Dawn City!


    Since they altered the storyline to such an extent, Sheyan couldn''t help but feel uneasy. To make matters worse, the Stockholm party definitely caused major changes to the plot as well. The future was nowpletely unknown. Sheyan felt as if his eyes were blinded by fog.


    "My dear friend, I actually came here today to bring you a good news," said Segimli. The little Dwarf was a chatterbox, so he quickly broke the silence when he felt the atmosphere turn heavy.


    Sheyan''s eyes lit up as he asked.


    "What''s the good news?"


    Segimli happily answered.


    "Following the underground rivers, we''ve opened up a path to the Mines of Moria. Everyone was really excited. From the injuries on the Inokas we''ve released inside, we deduce that they were attacked by some half orcs and undead creatures. Those creatures shouldn''t pose a problem to our warhammers. (Inoka = a kind of lizard reared by the Dwarves. They could be used as mounts underground, or as hunting hounds and scouts.)"


    Sheyan nodded.


    "Ipletely believe that they would pose no problems at all for the courageous warriors of the Gimli tribe."


    "Not only that, my friend. Despite the order forbidding us from entering, apanion of mine called Bronzebeard couldn''t hold himself back and rushed in on an Inoka!" eximed Segimli excitedly.


    "The important thing is, he came back safely 3 hours ago. Of course, he can''t have any beer for 3 days as a punishment by the elders. But he brought back great news. There were 7 major ore veins underground just waiting to be mined! The facilities left by Durin''s Folk when they evacuated were still operational, which means that we can start mining immediately. Each ore vein can be mined for a thousand years! Our only pleasant problem now is that we don''t have enough hands!"


    Segimli was already flinging his hands in excitement as he exined.


    "Bronzebeard was sure that the captured Balrog inside Dawn City is the same Balrog inhabiting the mines previously. That means our greatest threat had been nullified! Even though the ce had been deserted for a thousand years, he could still see the splendor of what used to be the biggest Dwarven city in existence. There were a total of 8 floors. Each floor possessed arge amount of arched tunnels. The rooms and halls were made of ck walls that were as smooth as ss. The bottom floor contained mines, treasuries and prisons! Oh yeah, there were also the legendary Durin''s Bridge and the Endless Stair! So cool! I can''t wait to step inside!"


    Elder Annenia Cyathea smiled and said.


    "Moria, or as it was known in the ancient days, Khazad-d?m, was built together by our ?oldor Elves and the great Dwarven race. The great Lord Celebrimbor personally recorded the glorious feat with Mithril. In the present day, under the coboration of the Sin''dorei Elves and the Gimli Dwarves, Moria will definitely shine again as the number one Dwarven City on the continent."


    After giving it some thoughts, Sheyan said grimly.


    "Mr. Segimli, I must regretfully inform you that the news you bring are not good news at all. I wish to meet with your uncle and all the elders in your tribe within the next half an hour. There is something I must discuss with them."


    Segimli asked in shock.


    "It''s not good news? If this isn''t good news, then what else can you call good news? Fine, fine, I''ll go notify them immediately. But I must warn you, my uncle should be enjoying a nice ss of beer with some Dwarven cheese on hiszy chair right now. If you call him over for no good reason, he will be very angry."


    Sheyan''s words apparently had some weight within the Gimli tribe. Half an hourter, all the important Dwarves in the tribe that coulde have gathered.


    Sheyan looked at the beardy, honest faces in front of him and cut straight to the point.


    "The reason I asked everyone to gather here was to raise a few questions. If you can answer them, then there will be no problems."


    The old Gimli suppressed his annoyance and said.


    "Ask away."


    Sheyan organised his words and said.


    "I heard the Gimli tribe had confirmed that there were no more significant threats inside the Mines of Moria, and there are 7 major ore veins inside. My first question is, how does the wealth of the ore veinspare to the rewards of Skifz Asc?d?"

 Chapter 841: Weathertop

    <h4>Chapter 841: Weathertop</h4>


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    Segimli had an impatient nature so he instantly answered with pride.


    "The Mithril content of the Mines of Moria is unlike any other in Middle Earth. The ore veins rewarded on Skifz Asc?d may be rich, but even 10 of thembined cannotpare to a major ore vein in Moria."


    Sheyan nodded his head. His second question was very sudden and seemed to have no rtion to the first question at all.


    "The Gimli tribe should be a pretty big Dwarven tribe, correct? How many Dwarves are there in the tribe?"


    Segimli looked even prouder as he eximed.


    "The size of our tribe ranks at least top 10 among the Dwarves. We number over 10,000."


    A Dwarven elder yawned and wiped his eyes as he said.


    "If that''s all, then I''m going back to sleep. We still need to move tomorrow."


    He turned and walked towards the exit. A few Dwarven elders followed his lead prepared to leave. But Sheyan''s third question rooted them to the spot.


    "Then how many Dwarves are there among Durin''s Folk?"


    Durin was almost a god-like existence to the Dwarves! The leader of Durin''s Folk had always adopted the name of Durin. The current king of the Dwarves of Durin''s Folk was Durin VII. Even now, he remained the lord of Erebor and Iron Hills. One can imagine the status of Durin''s Folk among the Dwarves. It was akin to the Han among the Chinese, maybe even more prominent!


    Segimli hesitated for a moment before he answered.


    "Those Dwarves have always been arrogant. Even something as important as Skifz Asc?d was hosted by them. I don''t know the exact figure, but there should be hundreds of thousands of them��maybe more."


    Sheyan said.


    "From what I understand, Khazad-d?m, or Moria as it is known today, has always been the royal capital of Durin''s Folk. They persisted here for a long time before the Balrog appeared. The Balrog''s abilities were the bane of the Dwarves. Durin''s Folk had no choice but to move to Erebor and the Iron Hills after the Balrog killed Durin VI and yed his son, N��in. Am I right?"


    Complete silence fell over the room. Melody who was sleeping on a soft couch suddenly woke up. She rubbed her eyes, looked at the crowd in front of her in confusion, and finallyid down on Sheyan''s thigh to continue her sleep.


    Everyone there was used to the Twilight Elf, Melody Sunstrider''s reliance on her Protector, so they didn''t even bat an eye. After a prolonged silence, the old Gimli finally said with difficulty.


    "Seaman, my friend, you werepletely correct."


    Sheyan continued.


    "The news of you inhabiting the Mines of Moria will inevitably spread. What do you think Durin''s Folk would do after they hear of it? Maybe their king is a magnanimous person and would leave Moria in your hands eh."


    Another prolonged silence ensued. Segimli vehemently said.


    "If that person is magnanimous, how could our Mithril essory fail the preliminary elimination?"


    Sheyan had revealed a cruel truth in the face of the Dwarves. With only a few words, he had smitten the Dwarves from heaven to hell! They feeling almost made them cough up blood!


    Obviously, the only way to prevent retaliation from Durin''s Folk was to voluntarily offer Moria to them. But! But! How could the Gimli tribe stomach that?! For the Dwarves, there were only 3 things they cared about in their long lives: beer, mining and smithing.


    Old Gimli suddenly stood up and saluted Sheyan.


    "Since the Lord Protector pointed out the problem to us, I believe you should have a solution to the problem."


    Sheyan smiled and replied.


    "Of course. Anyone who wants to inhabit the Mines of Moria has to respect the will of Lady Melody, because if we can capture the Balrog, we can naturally release it. Besides, we have Holy Beasts that can control the flow of water. If we are angered, then we mightpletely flood the Mines of Moria. As far as I know, no one has the ability to mine underwater yet. "


    Old Gimli''s eyes lit up at Sheyan''s words.


    "Our cooperation has always been pleasant. I hope we can continue our rtionship. "


    Sheyan revealed a difficult smile as he replied.


    "The basis for a pleasant cooperation lies in how much both sides are willing to offer. If Durin''s Folk are willing to offer more��"


    Sheyan looked over at Annenia Cyathea. The Elven elder''s jaw had almost dropped to the ground, but he quickly picked it up and supported Sheyan with his own righteous remarks.


    "No one can impose their will on the entire Elven poption of Dawn City. Even Lady Melody and Lord Protector can only make suggestions. All decisions must go through the elder council and be announced to the public! No one can damage the interests of Dawn City for personal reasons!"


    Old Gimli was instantly thrust into helplessness. He obviously knew that Durin''s Folk could offer anything that the Gimli tribe can, and more. However, this was the best chance the Gimli tribe had encountered for thousands of years. How could he let this chance slip from his hands? He wouldn''t dare let the chance slip.


    It was Sheyan''s hint that enlightened them.


    "This piece of meat is too big for the Gimli tribe to stomach alone. Why not coborate with a few other Dwarven tribes? There are as many as 7 major ore veins in the mines, and there should be countless minor veins too."


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    7 dayster, without paying any heed to the cost, 6 major Dwarven tribes formed an alliance and teleported themselves over. (As to why the Fellowship of the Ring didn''t use teleport formations, it was because the power of the Ring was too great and would interfere with the teleportation. If they had used a teleport formation, they might even be transported to earth due to a malfunction.)


    The 6 great tribes totalled over 100,000 Dwarves. They dered themselves the Sunstrider Alliance, and also announced their coborative agreement with "the mighty and holy Dawn City that captured the evil Balrog". They then settled their whole poption into the abandoned Mines of Moria, and renamed it Lesso-d?m (thend of peace).


    (T/N note: d?m actually means mansion but whatever)


    Durin''s Folk might be strong, but under such circumstances, they wouldn''t dare make a rash move. They might berge in numbers, but due to the distance, they could only mobilise a force of about 50,000 - 60,000 to Moria. The Sunstrider Alliance had the geographical advantage and wouldn''t be expelled easily.


    Furthermore, they were extremely wary of the power that Dawn City was hiding. There was no way Dawn City could lie about capturing the Balrog, because they didn''t kill it, they captured it. That meant the Dwarves could see the Balrog! Durin''s Folk were forced away from the Khazad-d?m of old by the same Balrog, so they fully understood the might required to capture the Balrog alive.


    For Sheyan, the reason he chose to cooperate with the Sunstrider Alliance was simple. A divided alliance was easier to control and separate. Even if they wanted to do anything big, they would need a long time toe to an agreement.


    More importantly, Sheyan had never given up on acquiring the silver title "One Hand to Cover Heaven''. Melody might be in control of arge faction, but it''s difficult for her to live in another world. It''s not that she''s unwilling. The arachnids have a technology like the wormhole which enabled them to travel through dimensions, but Melody has no such technology.


    (T/N note: The details of the title can be found in chapter 435)


    A crucial reason Sheyan passed on Durin''s Folk was because their area of expertise was in smithing weapons and armours. Under the guidance of Sheyan, the 6 tribes that formed the Sunstrider Alliance were more proficient in making essories, enchanting, and constructing formations.


    The Sunstrider Alliance wasn''t just anotheryer of protection for Dawn City, they were also a strong Research & Development team for magic formations!


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    The weather was fine. White clouds float on a blue sky.


    The dry weather was showing its might in this ce. The sparse grasses on the ground all showed a deep yellow colour; the sandy soil beneath them fully visible. The leaves of the waxyleaf privets on the roadside were also disying tints of yellow while their barks showed signs of being trampled by passing horses that tried to climb up the hill.


    The hill was actually not that tall. It merely stood out because of thendscape surrounding it. Sheyan unmounted his horse to check the map, and said.


    "We should be within the territory of the Arnor Kingdom. This ce should be Amon S?l, moremonly known as Weathertop, where the Amon S?l-stone used to be."


    "I''m thirsty. I want some water with ice," said a clear voice coquettishly. It was the voice of Melody.


    Sheyan sighed and said.


    "I shouldn''t have let youe. Our trip this time is really dangerous."


    Even though he said that, he still fetched a bottle of water from his personal space and passed it to Melody. Melody cheerfully replied.


    "If I don''te with you, I don''t know when I''ll see you again."


    Sheyan helplessly said.


    "I''ve already asked the Dwarves to research on teleport formations. They already have the technology to teleport to other dimensions, but the dimensional storm during the teleportation process could heavily-injure even the Ocean-freak of Moria. I don''t think it will take long for them to solve this problem. You should have a bit more patience."

 Chapter 842: The aura of the dead

    <h4>Chapter 842: The aura of the dead</h4>


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    "No, I want to be with you," the gentle Melody retorted.


    She blushed and lowered her head, unable to meet Sheyan''s eyes. But in the end, she still pouted and said with a huff.


    "Besides, Sire Vilya has masked my Elvish appearance and aura. It can also return me to Dawn City anytime I wish. What''s there to be worried about?"


    Melody shouldn''t have mentioned this matter because all it did was to aggrieve Sheyan further.


    Dawn City was just established and was just entering its developmental phase. The Dwarves and the Elves had only entered into a rough agreement which was still fragile. There were a lot of things that had to be handled. The absence of Melody would cause a lot of difficulties in matters such as receiving visitors and signing agreements.


    However, as Sheyan''s eyes fell upon the innocent face of Melody with those huge eyes and that sweet smile, he swallowed back the admonishing words that he was about to utter. Honestly, deep down in his heart, he also hoped for Melody''spany on this journey.


    Under the protection of Vilya, Melody still exuded innocence, but her Elven features had been covered up. Her Elvish aura had also been changed into a human one. That was why Sheyan dared to take her along.


    Sheyan didn''t dare to bring a strong group of Dwarven warriors and Elven mages to Angmar. Now that Reef and him had killed Elrond, they would need to deal with the dark side for the main storyline quest.


    If he brought too many Elves and Dwarves with him, then it might be misunderstood as an attack and they would attract the attention of the Nazg?ls. But if he only brought a few, then as soon as the Elven and Dwarven auras appeared within the territory of the Dark Lord, they would just be assasinated.


    Melody''s battle strength was currently not that strong. Sheyan had specifically asked her to prioritise unlocking the defensive abilities of the Ring of Air first. She also had to spend arge amount of magic power to coexist with the ring.


    Her battle abilities mostly consisted of buffs and healing abilities. Currently, her only method of directly causing damage was with her bow, which means her damage output was not much different from other Elves her age.


    But as Sheyan watched her smile, he felt iparably happy and peaceful. He took her hand in his to give it a kiss, then turned his head away and said.


    "How long will it take before we find a ce to rest?"


    Sheyan directed the question towards the guide of the caravan that they were riding with. With the help of Segimli, they didn''t take much effort in finding a caravan heading for the Shire that they could board. From the Shire, they could pay to use the teleport formation to reach a ce in Eriador that was only 200 km away from Angmar. From there, it would only take a day of journey to reach their destination: the residence of the Grey Dwarves on the outskirt of Angmar.


    Technically speaking, Angmar was also within the territory of the Misty Mountains. If one were to draw a straight line from Angmar to Moria, the distance was not that far. However, to travel in a straight path, they would have to go past the defensive line formed by the orcs and Uruk-hai. They might even meet with big bosses such as Lurtz or the Nazg?ls.


    The faction of the Dark Lord was notorious for backstabbing among themselves, so Sheyan didn''t expect them to wee him with open arms just because he had considerable Fate points. So, he chose to take a huge detour. There was no need to gamble with his life just to save some time.


    Fortunately, they went the extra mile inpleting the mission by killing Elrond, and each member of Ace party obtained 2311 Fate points of the Dark Lord''s faction. So on the 20th day of their stay in this world, they were presented with the following options:


    A) To reach the destination in time and obtain additional rewards, or


    B) To prolong their stay in this world for 10 days without additional rewards.


    Sheyan chose option B. Otherwise, he wouldn''t have enough time to take this longer, safer route because he spent too much time on the matters of Dawn City.


    The caravan guide beamed as he answered Sheyan''s question.


    "We''ll be there soon. Even though the climate around Weathertop is dry, there is a spring to the west of the hill. We normally stop there for rest and to refill our water. There will be at least a day afterwards without another fresh water source."


    Melody grew up within the lush greenery of Rivendell and had never seen a barren ce like the Weather Hills. The curious new environment coupled with the presence of her loved one at her side put her in a good mood. She couldn''t help asking.


    "This isn''t a desert. Why is there no fresh water?"


    The guide had a weather-beaten face carved full of wrinkles. He smiled as he answered.


    "That''s because thend and water around here were all cursed by the devils. Even if there is water, it will taste so sour and bitter that even the horses and cows wouldn''t drink them. Only the area around Weathertop has fresh water because it was a ce that used to be protected by the gods, even though the gods had abandoned the ce due to prolonged war."


    As they chatted, the caravan climbed along the road that whirled around Weathertop.


    The horses and cows in the caravan were carrying heavy goods. Some of them showed signs of slipping as they climbed up slowly. The leader of the caravan was worried that the burden on the beasts might be too heavy, so he ordered his team to unload half the goods and left some people there to stand guard. He nned to take 2 trips.


    Sheyan''s group of 4 followed the first group to the peak. The weather was sunny so the view was clear from Weathertop. They pointed out to Franklin the tall tower that the Hobbits built in Bd. It was once the symbol of the Shire.


    (T/N note: As far as I know, there are no tallndmarks in Bd besides the High Hay but that''s what the author wrote, so we''re gonna roll with it.)


    Weathertop looked steep, but it''s peak was actually a teau, as if the hill was cut across. The teau looked like a pocket-sized in.


    Everyone heaved a sigh of relief when they arrived at the top. The guide brought them across the ancient ruins and continued trekking west through the grassy camp road. There lied the only fresh water spring within a few hundred miles.


    Even though the sun was strong, the wind here carried a chill that pierced into their bones. Coupled with the sight of the abandoned ruins and forts, it made one think of the cruelty and sadness of the world.


    Melody suddenly pulled on Sheyan''s sleeve and whispered to him.


    "This ce emits a strange aura. I suspect there are ghosts here."


    Even though the guide repeatedly insisted that the trade route was very safe, Sheyan didn''t believe him. It was exactly here that Gandalf the Gray was attacked by the Nazg?ls and arge number of spirits. Even the old man could only run away.


    Melody was an Elf borne from the breath of nature, plus she was the owner of the Ring of Air. The strength of her sense of perception couldn''t be questioned. Sheyan nodded after hearing her. He didn''t n to disturb the caravan with this news. He merely raised his awareness and prepared himself for anything unexpected.


    They soon reached the spring. It was obvious that the spring was regrly visited. The paths to the spring were trampled into roads. A few straw sheds and a clearing lied to the side of the spring.


    The goods were unloaded from the horses and cows. The animals were left to rest on the ground and to graze on the dry grasses.


    It was the turn of the caravan workers to get busy. After unloading the goods, they had to fetch water for the beasts. Then, they had to mix some salt into the grasses to feed to the animals. After the animals recovered their strength, the workers had to bring them back to the abandoned goods and escort the rest of the goods over. Only after putting the beasts to rest could the workers themselves rest.


    Sheyan took the opportunity to approach the old guide to ask where they would spend the night. The guide gave his "VIP guest" a strange look as if he was trying to read Sheyan''s intention, before he answered uncertainly.


    "Normally, the caravan would spend the night here if we arrive in the afternoon."


    Sheyan appeared to have something on his mind as he enquired.


    "Have you heard of anything strange uring around the area?"


    The old guide searched his memory before he answered.


    "I didn''t hear of any strange news of the ce around here, but I''ve heard stories of corpses constantly popping up at the crossing of the Marui river which we passed earlier. Why, is there a problem?"


    Sheyan nodded his head but he didn''t tell the guide what Melody sensed. Hecked concrete proof after all. It''s not like Sheyan could say that his girlfriend was a Twilight Elf wearing the Ring of Air and she could sense something was wrong��


    Of course, Sheyan could choose to leave with his group. But Goots, the owner of the Caravan, was a friend of the Gimli tribe and treated Sheyan and his group well throughout the journey. Sheyan also heard that he was someone of high standing in the Chamber of Commerce, so he could sometimes get his hands on some good stuff. Sheyan couldn''t just leave the caravan to its fate.

 Chapter 843: The appearance of the Nazg?l

    <h4>Chapter 843: The appearance of the Nazg?l</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Sheyan took a look around with Melody. The old guide followed along and would asionally point out spots where famous historical battles had ured. Sheyan was shocked to discover that as many as 4 kings had fallen at a ce as small as Weathertop. It was also a ce both the Middle Earth alliance and the Dark Lord faction have been shing over for several hundred years! Numerous warriors met their death in thisnd. No wonder there were evil spirits here.


    Once the caravan''s animals rested after tiring themselves out, they would need 2-3 hours topletely recover their stamina. If they didn''t, and they were forcefully put to work again, they would face a major risk of getting injured. That was why any caravan that reached Weathertop after 12 o''clock at noon would usually stay here for the night. It would already be 3-4 o''clock in the afternoon after the beasts regain their strength. They wouldn''t be able to travel much further this day.


    Suddenly, a worker from the caravan rushed over and shouted in rm.


    "This is bad! Our pack horses went wild and ran away!"


    The old guide was horrified and immediately rushed back. Under such circumstances, there was no way Sheyan and his gang could continue their sight-seeing tour, so they hurried back as well. They discovered the resting ce of the packing horses in aplete mess. The piled goods had been trampled over into disarray. A horrifying trail of blood was left on the ground.


    They asked around and found out that the trail of blood was left by a worker who tried to pacify one of the raging horses. He pulled on its reins, only to be dragged for 7-8 meters before he hit a boulder. His injury may be fatal.


    The pack horses had been tamed for a long time. They had always disyed a mild temperament so it was strange for them to go berserk all of a sudden. The boss of the caravan, Goots, was at the foot of Weathertop looking after the other half of the caravan goods, so it was left to the old guide to take charge. The situation was chaotic. Some of the workers went after the horses, some stayed back to look after the injured, some tidied up the goods��


    Sheyan felt that there was no way the pack horses would go wild for no reason. He contemted for a while and ced his suspicions on the food consumed by the horses. The straws and salts were brought by the caravan themselves so they should have no problems. Sheyan took a look at the spring. The water looked cool and clear, and didn''t seem to be poisoned. More importantly, the people drank the water too but they were all fine.


    That means�� Sheyan strode over to the resting spots of the packhorses. The workers taking care of the horses had led them to a slope on the side because the grasses there were rtively more abundant. Melody walked over together with Sheyan. As soon as she got near, she told Sheyan that the ce made her feel very ufortable; even the nts on the ground seemed to contain a certain madness.


    Sheyan''s brows furrowed when he inspected the spot grazed by the packhorses. He found the soil to be fresh. He immediately took an iron shovel and dug hard at the spot. Under Sheyan''s furious digging, a hole quickly emerged on the ground to reveal a pale, half-rotting hand!


    The other caravan workers ran over with horrified expressions. In total, Sheyan dug up 16 corpses! Half of these corpses hadn''t even started rotting yet. The caravan workers easily identified them as members of other caravans. They had feasted with them and flirted with the barmaids together only a few months ago!


    A feeling of immense horror spread among the spectating caravan members. But right then, the old guide approached the corpses with a solemn look and inspected the bodies with not a care for the horrible stench they emitted. After a while, he spoke.


    "They all have cuts on their bodies, but they have the same cause of death - poison! The poison in the bodies seeped into the soil, and into the grass growing on the soil. When the horses grazed on this grass, it caused them to go berserk."


    The words of the old guide at least calmed the caravan members down. They approached slowly and saw for themselves that the faces of the corpses were indeed tinged with ck, and their expressions showed they struggled in pain when they died. It really did look like a death from poisoning.


    There were many dangers facing the caravans on Middle Earth. The members of the caravans were elites in both courage and ability. What they were afraid of was the mysterious forces that they couldn''t defend against. When they found out that the corpses merely died from poisoning, they naturally regained their courage.


    Sheyan remained silent at the side as if in agreement with the old guide''s opinion. At that moment, someone brought the raging pack horses back. The rest of the caravan workers went over to help. However, the old guide walked over to Sheyan with his brows furrowed and spoke to Sheyan as if he had something heavy on his heart.


    "Thank you."


    The guide was evidently thanking Sheyan for not exposing some of the untruthfulness in his words. Sheyan exhaled a deep breath, and said.


    "If we don''t leave immediately, we will meet with great peril."


    The old guide''s face was pale. He wasn''t lying when he said that the people they dug up had died from poisoning, but how did they get poisoned? Normally, it would either be because they consumed the poison, or the weapons that cut them were coated with poison. Unfortunately those were not the cause of their poisoning. The real cause was because they breathed in poisonous gas!


    If Sheyan remembered correctly, it should be the special ability of the Nazg?ls, the ''ck Breath''. ording to the records kept by the Elves, The Nazg?ls'' arsenal of deadly armaments was not confined to physical means. They were surrounded by a general aura of terror which can spread fear in the hearts of living creatures (except for some extremely strong ones), and their breath (called the ck Breath) could be toxic to those hapless enough toe near them.


    Those that have been touched by the ck Breath will fall into an state of helplessness and experience endless nightmare and hallucination. It could even cause death. Only a type of herb called aths could fight the symptom.


    It seemed like the attack on Gandalf the Grey at Weathertop was not a coincidence. The Dark Lord might have once again set his sight on this strategic location and had begun to move his pieces. He probably wanted to hide an army of undead here to strike at Rhudaur, Cardn and The Shire at crucial moments!


    Goots had received news and rushed back. When he heard what they had to say, he said decisively.


    "What are we waiting for, then? Leave all the goods behind, we will set off at once! Our Dwarven friends have tasked us with taking care of you, so your safety is our top priority."


    Sheyan couldn''t help but have a high evaluation of Goots in his heart. Merchants have always operated for profit, but Goots was able to decisively abandon all his merchandise. His action may even bankrupt him but he showed no hesitation. Sheyan nodded his head and said.


    "Then let us depart at once. However, there is a problem. All your packhorses might have been found, but they are probably in a berserk state. We can''t ride them anymore."


    "We will put them all to death!" said Goots with a wave of his hand. "Then, we will leave at once."


    Four hourster.


    All of them were gasping for breath in exhaustion.


    In a mere 4 hours, the lightened caravan had reached a ce that was at least 50 km from Weathertop. All the caravan members could feel the mysterious atmosphere in Weathertop, so they showed no objection to the order of their boss to abandon all merchandises so that they can travel faster.


    Darkness fell. They were all extremely tired. Even though the caravan team was used to hardship in their travels, but they truly pushed themselves to the limit this time to run so far away in such short period. They found a ce to take shelter from the wind, raised a bonfire and gulped down their dinner. Goots was also eating his share with huge mouthfuls and drinking heartily, but it couldn''t mask his sorrow.


    It was to be expected. It''s impossible to remain indifferent as a person watched his career crumble in the blink of an eye.


    However, after they have rested for about an hour, Melody''s pretty face broke into a frown. She grabbed onto Sheyan and told him in a serious tone.


    "I can feel a strong evil presence slowly getting close to us."


    Sheyan smiled at her and said.


    "Don''t worry, I''m here by your side."


    Melody cheerfully kissed him and said.


    "I''ve waited for a long time to fight alongside you."


    As she said that, she forked out her staff and chanted some natural spells. Of course, the chanting was only for show. She was a Twilight Elf in possession of Vilya, and her spells were of the support type. Therefore, all her spells could be instant-cast. However, she was ying the role of a human mage, so she must put on an act.


    "Bull''s Strength."


    "Barkskin."


    "Haste."


    A series of group buffs were received by every person present, apanied by shes of green lights. However, only Reef and Sheyan were qualified to receive the Twilight Elf''s blessings.


    After that, Melodypleted her performance by taking out a scroll. The scroll was actually nonfunctional. She chanted a short incantation before tearing the scroll up. 2 rays of light burst forth from her hand towards two big trees in front of them.


    The two trees shook themselves, then stood up. Their branches bunched up together to shape themselves into tier-2 legendary Ents. These Ents were summoned puppets with a time limit. Their strength were naturally far below battle Ents like Ferrell.


    Right at this moment, clear sound of hooves resounded from the distance. The hooves were obviously stepping on the ground, but they somehow sounded as if they were crushing human bones.


    After that, arge skeleton army appeared from the darkness! Behind the army was a tall, horrifying silhouette that was riding on a Nightmare!


    The Nazg?l that had chased Sheyan''s group throughout the night finally caught up to them!

 Chapter 844: A strange recruitment

    <h4>Chapter 844: A strange recruitment</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    All the caravan members obtained buffs that they never had in previous fights. However, they still reacted the same way all human warriors would when they saw the old-style weapons and broken armours of the skeletons - their morale hit rock bottom. Unless, of course, the undead army was there to aid them.


    Fortunately for them, ignorance is bliss. They didn''t recognise the real terror - the Nazg?l hidden at the back. Even those who saw the Nazg?l thought of him as merely amon undead knight.


    After Melody once again waved her staff to cast ''Fear Ward'' on everyone on their side, her MP waspletely spent. However, Melody did not sit down to meditate like most mages would, but did something that surprised everyone; she kept the magic staff, and took out an ordinary looking longbow! She then pulled the longbow tight.


    This was the core reason for her slow progress with Vilya.


    Even though she was also a Twilight Elf in her past life, she was a strong Twilight Elf archer�� while Vilya was a ring made for mages through and through. Therefore, after wearing the Ring of Air, Melody''s progress in magic started from scratch and was pretty slow.


    Sheyan and Reef stepped out to the front to stand alongside the summoned Ents. Sheyan shouted at the caravan members behind him.


    "You cowards! Raise your axes! Your hammers! Your sticks! Raise anything that you can use as a weapon. If you wish to race against the skeletons in the dark, then feel free!"


    The caravan owner, Goots, disyed tremendous courage. He was the first to step up with his two-handed hammer. Following that, there were some who ran away, but they were few in numbers. Most people stayed because they had witnessed Melody''s power, and because of the security provided by the two Ents.


    The skeleton army charged over like a raging tide. When they shed against the defensive line on Sheyan''s side, it felt like a tidal wave sshing against the walls of a dam. Sheyan''s defensive line was forced back by a few metres.


    The fragile looking skeleton warriors proved to be unexpectedly troublesome for Sheyan to deal with. A hack of his ''+7 West'' could only break a few bones off a skeleton soldier. If the strikended on the backbone, it might not even break.


    After a while, Sheyan found that the blunt back of his sabre was more useful than its sharp edge��


    Meanwhile, Reef was faring much better. His ''Cardiac Shattering Roar'' could inflict full AOE damage on the undead creatures. A few skeletons in his vicinity had already sustained heavy damage beforehand. Their soul energy was depleted and the hellfire in their eyes dimmed. Reef''s ''Cardiac Shattering Roar'' was like a roaring wind that reduced them into piles of bones.


    The 2 summoned Ents also went on a rampage inside the crowd of skeletons. The damage they sustained from the des of the skeletons were simply negligible, while their huge bodies went could charge around violently like tanks within the skeleton sea. They don''t even need to use their long hanging tendrils to attack; they simply needed to move around to tank the attacks from the skeletons. There was no shortage of skeletons that died from their stomping.


    However, the one who killed the most was someone none of them expected - Melody!


    Logically speaking, the hard bones and empty frame of the skeletons should prove to be a nightmare for archers. The power of arrows would dip by at least 90%. But with the ordinary-looking bow in her hands, Melody disyed a shocking might.


    As she pulled on the bowstring, an iprehensible charm would mature in the darkness. When the bowstring was drawn taut like the beautiful curves of a woman, the dark-looking bow showed an unexinable elegance.


    Her arrows naturally had perfect uracy. Also, when the sharp arrowhead was about toe into contact with the skull of the skeleton, it would radiate with a bright, mesmerizing glow as if it was dipped in the red radiance of sunset, looking like a cigarette tip within the dark. The skeletons that were hit by her arrows would emit smoke and struggle on the ground with their limbs iling wildly, before breaking down into piles of bones.


    What perplexed Sheyan was, that each skeleton warrior eliminated by their side would provide 1-3 Fate points of the Dark Lord faction! Even though this battle started in confusion, they managed to obtain a pretty good haul. For example, a +4 Intelligence bone bracelet that dropped just now. He directly gave it to Franklin.


    The army of about 50 skeleton warriors were quickly eliminated. Broken bones and broken armour scattered across the ground. The caravan team had also sustained 4 casualties. All of them died because they fought with their usual fighting habit; they treated the skeletons the same as other living creatures with flesh and blood, and moved on to another target after they stabbed a skeleton in the chest. Naturally, they were stabbed in the back in turn.


    The defeat of his vanguard team did not bring forth any special reactions from the Nazg?l at the back. He still sat imposingly on his Nightmare and simply gestured with his hand. Some whimpering noises could suddenly be heard from the ground. Arge, pale, rotting hand abruptly broke through the surface of the ground, then supported its body to crawl out of the kingdom of the dead. It stepped into this world, bringing with it fear and a terrible stench.


    "So the 2nd wave will consist of zombies?" thought Sheyan as he exchanged a look with Reef. He then asked Franklin to produce a doppelganger of Reef and ced it right at the very front. The move proved to be a wise one. There were less than 20 zombies summoned, but their formidability shocked both Sheyan and Reef. Besides being a bit slow, the other stats of the zombies were almostparable to the Uruk-hai.


    They managed to endure the 2nd wave with extreme difficulty. The loss on their side was huge. Both Ents were torn to shreds by the bites and ws of the zombies, while the caravan team lost more than half of their members. Even the old guide perished in this wave of attack. Franklin had spent all his spiritual power. Only Melody had the strength to carry on.


    After Sheyan chopped the head off thest zombie standing, the Nazg?l finally moved his Nightmare mount and sauntered over slowly. Under the dim moonlight, an emotionless voice drifted over from behind his rusty faceguard.


    "You have gained the honour to die by my hands, humans."


    His voice sounded like the friction between rusty chains, sending chills into their bodies.


    "You have disyed respectable might and have gained the right to make a choice. Now, tell me. Will you be a loyal servant of Dwar, Lord of Shantell Castle, the 3rd Earl of Waw, believer of the Shadow God, and loyal servant to Lord Sauron; or suffer eternal torture from a cruel death?"


    Sheyan eyes suddenly turned bright as he spoke into the party channel.


    "Is he trying to recruit us? From what I know, Nazg?ls aren''t this friendly."


    Franklin asked.


    "Why can I sense the aura of natural power behind the Nazg?l?"


    Melody pointed her finger at the Nazg?l called Dwar. The Nazg?l immediately released a groan in pain and his body visibly turned ghostly for a split second. Lumps of green light could be seen from within his abdomen, right leg and chest. His nightmare mount looked to be in an even worse condition. The lump of green light in its organ was as big as a ser ball! Arge amount of ck miasma obstinately surrounded the green glows.


    Sheyan eyes disyed a glint when he saw this scene. He said.


    "Aha! This Nazg?l was hurt by either Gdriel or Legs! Maybe his underlings were all killed too. He definitely hasn''t recovered from his heavy injury, that''s why he wishes to recruit us. What are we waiting for then?"


    Sheyan inhaled deeply. The nightmare imprint on his chest radiated to signal his awakened state. He activated ''Hornrage'' and charged over! Sheyan currently had a staggering amount of 3000 HP. Coupled with his ''Endurance'' ability, he could take more daring measurespared to before!


    He crashed into the Nightmare mount of the Nazg?l, prompting the mount to release a miserable neigh! The natural power within the injury on its body was inflicted by the formidable Gdriel with the power of Nenya, the Ring of Water. The Nazg?l, Dwar, was unwilling to receive the attack so he used the mount to shield himself. The Nightmare only appeared impressive, but was actually greatly weakened!


    Before Reef could rush over to help, Melody had already provided support. She shot 3 arrows simultaneously with her bow; the red glimmer on the arrowheads truly blinding. More importantly, with the help of the memory from her past life, the 3 arrows flew at a frightening speed! They released sharp howls as they tore through the air.


    High speed naturally meant high damage.


    If a 3 year-old held a bullet and knocked it on the head of a man, the man would at most feel a bit of pain. It would be a miracle if he sustained a concussion from that hit. But if the bullet had the same velocity as a bullet fired from a gun, forget surviving, he would be fortunate to die with his brain intact!

 Chapter 845: Fierce battle

    <h4>Chapter 845: Fierce battle</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    After those 3 arrows left Melody''s bow, they oddly descended and sped away close to the ground like electric sparks. They were almost too much for the eyes to take in!


    The sight caused the red glint behind Dwar''s faceguard to glimmer. He reached behind with his rusty gauntlet and grabbed the hilt of the greatsword on his back.


    The series of action in brandishing his sword gave off a clear, steady, powerful and reliable feel. It was as if a sword instructor was giving a demonstration to his students.


    The moment his greatsword was unsheathed, it hacked away 2 out of the 3 arrows shot by Melody!


    The speed of his sword was enough to distort one''s senses.


    A terrifying ck me enveloped the greatsword. As soon as Melody''s arrowse into contact with the ck me, they melted with a hiss like they were made of snow. However, after chopping down 2 arrows, the downward trajectory of the shing greatsword was stopped by Sheyan''s ''+7 West''!


    There were no sharp ngs that one would expect when metallic weapons collide. There were no shrill screaming noises either. It was a silent collision with a few dim sparks.


    When Sheyan decided to block the Nazg?l''s greatsword, he was already prepared to be blown away and receive a heavy damage. However, even though the force transmitted through his hands felt really heavy, it wasn''t something he couldn''t withstand! He was only forced back a few steps from the block. Right as he was feeling stunned, he discovered that the ck me had travelled through his de all the way to his hands, before burning once and extinguishing itself.


    The prating pain made Sheyan groan. Both his palms were burned scarlet-red. But thanks to his parrying, Melody''s "surviving" arrow was able to lodge itself deep inside the body of the Nightmare mount.


    After the arrow drew a spurt of ck-coloured blood, the red shine on its tip seeped into the Nightmare and touched the green glow of natural power inside the Nightmare''s body!


    The scene made one think of a lit cigarette being thrown into a barrel full of oil��


    The Nightmare mount was momentarily stunned. The next moment, it suddenly cracked and exploded into dozens of fleshy chunks! Thick ck liquid sshed everywhere, carrying a foul stench with it.


    Reef arrived at this moment to unleash his usual ''Shattering Cardiac Roar''. He next tried his luck with the ''Trampling Hooves'' ability on his shoes. It actually seeded! He dropped the Nazg?l to the ground and proceeded to step on him ferociously.


    "This Nazg?l has really experienced a severe drop in strength," said a baffled Sheyan in the party channel.


    Franklin seemed to have given some thought to this matter. After shooting out an evocated ray at the Nazg?l, he said.


    "Actually, the strength stats of the Nazg?l have never been outstanding. Their specialty lied in causing fear. They possess arge amount of ck magic and the ability to control undead creatures, in addition to their aura of terror. This Nazg?l is even heavily injured. It''s understandable for him not to possess overwhelming strength."


    Sheyan naturally wanted to literally kick the Nazg?l while he''s down. He immediately rained down a flurry of shes. The remaining caravan members also rushed over to unleash attacks of their own.


    The 3 green glows in the Nazg?l''s body were still shining brightly after being stimted by Melody. Those should be the ces where the Nazg?l previously sustained the worst injuries. Just to be safe, Sheyan focused his attacks on the right leg. His n was simple; cripple the Nazg?l, then with the godly sniping skills of Melody, at the very least they can kite him to death!


    Suddenly, the Nazg?l opened his huge, ck, mouth wide and emitted a piercing scream.


    As the scream reached Sheyan''s ears, an image of a fully wrinkled Sheyan waiting for his death appeared in front of his eyes. He felt like someone on the brink of death, ready to depart from the world any moment. That feeling of helplessness made him cry out in hysteria. He ran away holding his head, as if that was the only way he can escape the terrible fate.


    However, after taking 5-6 steps, a warmth permeated through his head as if he was basking in a strong afternoon sunlight. He was instantly jolted awake. Only now did Sheyan notice the battle notifications:


    [You have been affected by the Nazg?l''s ''Cry of Terror''. You will fall into a state of extreme fear. The effect willst for 15 seconds (1 minute formon people) or until you suffer 2 attacks.]


    [The fear you emitted was absorbed by Dwar. His HP will be recovered by a certain amount.]


    [The Twilight Elf''s blessing has been triggered. You escaped from the state of fear.]


    "Holy sheet!" Sheyan had a bad feeling and instantly turned back.


    The scene he saw was of the Nazg?l standing tall while the caravan members ran around him with their faces distorted in fear. All the caravan members continuously released a ck trail of mist that floated out of their body into the Nazg?l''s mouth.


    In such a short amount of time, the glows of natural power in the Nazg?l''s body had been suppressed by 1/5!


    Sheyan''s eyes shed with determination. He gritted his teeth and ran to a caravan member, then killed the caravan member with a sh of his de!


    "We have no other choice. The fear provided by these people would be quality nourishment for the Nazg?l. Kill everyone except for Goots. Melody, focus on attacking the Nazg?l, don''t lift your hands against the humans!"


    Sheyan didn''t want Melody''s help in eliminating the caravan workers because he didn''t want her to directly face such cruel realities. Franklin was situated pretty far away so he wasn''t inflicted with the ''Cry of Terror'', while Reef also had the Twilight Elf''s blessing. Together with Reef, Sheyan killed off the caravan members running around in fear one by one. It didn''t take them long to eliminate the defenseless humans.


    Dwar didn''t expect them to take such extreme measures. He lifted his greatsword with a grunt tounch his attack, but Melody''s deadly arrows forced him to defend himself.


    The arrows contained the dual aura of the power of nature and sunlight that he hated the most. His Nightmare mount had already demonstrated the consequence of being hit by one. Dwar didn''t want to personally taste the might of an arrow if he could help it.


    When Sheyan finished "clearing away" the caravan members, Melody was already so tired she could barely lift her longbow. She was only a newly awakened Twilight Elf, and she also needed to maintain the 2 protective spells that Vilya bound on her body: ''Eternal Field'' and ''Instantaneous Teleportation''. She had already pushed herself to her limit.


    Goots was noticeably stronger than his subordinates. He didn''t say anything after escaping his state of fear. He understood that if his subordinates weren''t killed, then they will all die here today! He no longer dared to engage in melee attacks against the Nazg?l and instead chose to attack with his own longbow from afar. However, the damage that normal arrows could do to a Nazg?l was expectedly meagre.


    When Melody stopped to catch her breath, the Nazg?l''s eyes shed. He took the opportunity to chant an incantation.


    "Spread, Fog of Death."


    "I shall return your souls to you. I shall grant you immense power. I shall give you a chance for revenge."


    "Rise! Rise! You souls who died an unjust death. Use your weapons, your nails, your teeth to cause the enemies injuries they will never forget!"


    Dwar plunged his greatsword deep into the ground before forcefully pulling it back out. Puffs of grey fog billowed out from the ground and rapidly enveloped the area. The fog seeped into the noses and mouths of the fresh corpses. The next moment, the corpses climbed up from the ground amidst moaning noises from their throats. They charged towards Sheyan''s group with extreme hatred!


    Looking at the ws and teeth of these zombies, Sheyan was almost certain that they are at least a few times stronger than the zombies created by T-viruses. He braced himself for battle, when the Nazg?l once again chanted.


    "The power of darkness has congregated around the blood and the souls."


    "The song of the banshee echoes through the night."


    "����"


    "����"


    Franklin stretched out his palm towards the powerful Nazg?l. A distortion was immediately created within the atmosphere. Franklin casted an evocation type magic called ''Hand of Suffocation'' to try and stop Dwar''s chanting.


    Unfortunately, he did not seed. Dwar continued chanting while pointing his greatsword towards Franklin. Thetter released a groan and staggered back. Blood flowed down his nose; it was the bacsh from his failed casting.


    Sheyan didn''t know what Dwar was trying to cast, but he did know that if he let Dwar finish his chant, the Nazg?l would hold absolute advantage over them for the remainder of the fight. To fall into the enemy''s rhythm would only lead to defeat!


    Therefore, he decisively yelled.


    "Reef, it''s time to use that move! Melody, support him!"


    Reef inhaled deeply and ran in front of Sheyan. Zombies were closing in all around them. Reef lifted his shield and held it high.


    In that instant, the bright light of the sun radiated through the night!

 Chapter 846: Divine Art

    <h4>Chapter 846: Divine Art</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    A ring of indescribable light spread from Reef''s shield towards the surrounding, as if it was a liquid that covered up everything. The light brought with it unbearable heat. All the zombies near Sheyan''s group burned with a red me, causing them to scream in pain.


    At the same time, Melody threw out a leaf that looked iparably green.


    After the leaf absorbed the sunlight - even if the sunlight only shined for a moment - it rapidly melted into an emerald green orb of light and flew towards Dwar. Dwar kept chanting as he shed fiercely at the green glow. However, he failed. The orb of light reached his armour and melted into the 3 green glows that were originally in his body, thus erging them.


    That was a sunlight divine art: ''Leaf of Amplification''. It''s terribly unfortunate that it was currently nighttime. Otherwise, Melody could have performed even more divine arts of Sin''Dorei.


    The Nazg?l trembled from head to toe. Cracks even appeared in his armour. Despite that, he persisted with his chanting!


    As the burning zombies fell one after another, Dwarpleted his chant. A mysterious blood-red magic rune appeared in front of him. It rapidly increased in size and floated to about 10 metres in height. The magic rune looked like an evil eye that casted its poisonous gaze on everyone there.


    Sheyan immediately received notifications from his nightmare imprint:


    [You are being watched by the Bloodmoon Rune!]


    [While you are under the gaze of the Bloodmoon Rune, you will receive a damage deep inside your soul every 10 seconds. The damage may cause abnormal statuses such as fear, blind, slow, cursed, etc.]


    [Warning: The effect of the Bloodmoon Rune is directly imparted on your soul. It will keep following you in an inexplicable way until the Rune loses its effect. If you turn your back to it, each time it inflicts damage on you, there will be a 100% chance of causing 3 seconds of stun.]


    [Warning: Your fear will be absorbed by the Nazg?l to recover his HP.]


    Without a doubt, the only way they can win under the effect of that dastardly Rune was to finish the fight quickly!


    Melody''s face turned troubled. She lifted her longbow to attack again. The insanely strong Nazg?l seemed to be really wary of Melody, so he took another measure.


    He once again plunged his sword into the ground. When he pulled his sword out, a weird noise could be heard from the ground. It sounded like the cries of vengeful spirits mixed with the sound of ice freezing. The Nazg?l actually used ck magic to create a strange wall. The wall was built using the bones of the fallen skeleton warriors as its core, the vines and roots of trees as additional materials, which were mixed in soil that was frozen solid.


    It wasn''t merely a wall, it was a rampart that was almost half a metre thick and had a surface of over 5 square metres!


    With such an obstacle between them, unless Melody could return to the peak strength of her previous life, she could do nothing to the Nazg?l.


    The Nazg?l overcame skills with brute force!


    Even the world trembled with the rise of the rampart. Being the monster that he was, Dwar pushed the gigantic rampart forward slowly. Sheyan and Reef wasted no time in rushing towards the Nazg?l to stop him. Facing their charge, the Nazg?l continued to resolutely push the rampart with his left hand while hacking his greatsword towards the ground with his right.


    Fissures instantly formed on the ground. From the fissures flew numerous pieces of soil that burned with a ck me towards Sheyan and Reef.


    Sheyan groaned. He hacked away 2 pieces of flung soil but a third piece that was about the size of a fist hit his chest. The ck me on it burned his body. There was also half a skeleton finger lodged inside the lump of soil that burrowed deep into Sheyan''s chest upon contact. The flesh around the bone started to cken and rot!


    Reef, under the protection of his shield, continue advancing forward. Seeing this, the Nazg?l once again hacked towards the ground. Even more ming lumps of rock and dirt were flung this time. Despite Reef''s strength, he was still forced back by the dense hail of soil.


    At that moment, the Bloodmoon Rune flickered once. Sheyan instantly felt a sharp pain in his brain and his heart, causing his whole body to feel weak. His legs became devoid of energy. The Bloodmoon Rune''s damage had seemingly triggered a speed reduction effect.


    It was even worse for Franklin; he was inflicted with fear. He held his head and ran around aimlessly while screaming in terror. His fear formed into a visible ck substance that was rapidly absorbed by the wide-open mouth of the Nazg?l.


    In this chaotic situation, Melody once again pulled her bow to attack!


    Her pupils changed from the normal light blue of the Elves into a silver-white colour. Her emotionless gaze looked down on everything in existence, making one avert one''s gaze from her eyes like one would with the bright sun!


    "Forward!" rang Melody''s clear voice that brimmed with decisiveness and authority!


    Arge illusion of a female Elf appeared behind Melody. The face of the female Elf was veiled, but just like Melody, her eyes looked as clear as the stream between the white rocks on a mountain!


    Then, the arrow on Melody''s longbow incinerated into ashes! However, the me remained. The string of the bow even lit up with the bright light of the sun!


    When Reef previously activated the skill ''Scorching Radiance'' on his shield, Melody had used a divine art that was only possible with the presence of sunlight: the ''Leaf of Amplification''. No one knew that she had stored some extra sunlight at that instant. Using the stored sunlight, she unleashed another divine art in this crucial moment.


    A divine art which used sunlight as the bowstring and scorching me as the arrow.


    ''Cleansing Impact''!


    The fiery arrow flew forward and crashed fiercely into the mysterious rampart in front of the Nazg?l!


    At the moment of contact, the rampart seemingly turned invisible under the glow of sunlight. The fierce fire burrowed through the rampart leaving a small hole in its wake, then hit the Nazg?l hidden behind the rampart. The me spread all over the Nazg?l''s body and lit the Nazg?l aze.


    The hollow and emotionless voice of the Nazg?l rang out.


    "You''re��a��Twilight��"


    Sheyan took the chance tond a heavy kick on the cracking rampart.


    The heavily-damaged rampart couldn''t withstand Sheyan''s battering. The soil on its surface was sted away to reveal the intertwining roots and bones within.


    Reef hit down hard with his giant w topletely shatter what remained of the rampart.


    Sheyan then took out Ambition, activated ''Rum and Songs'', and shot towards Dwar. Just like he expected, the Nazg?l was immune the effects of ''Rum and Songs''. Sheyan''s Pestilence Monarch did not do anything against the Nazg?l either due to its low level.


    But Sheyan remained decisive. Amidst the cloud of flying dust, he lowered his posture and charged towards the burning Nazg?l like a tiger charging down the mountain to hunt; full of hunger, greed and dominance.


    Sheyan grabbed Dwar''s right hand tightly to prevent him from casting anymore strange spells with his greatsword. Even though Sheyan was wearing a chainmail glove, a strange feeling still spread onto his hands upon contact with the Nazg?l''s flesh. It felt as if his hands were bound by sticky spider webs. The feeling was disgusting and hard to shake off. However, Sheyan disyed a strong determination. Both his hands held on firmly, winning a precious chance for Reef and Melody.


    Reef''s w glittered as he unleashed the skill on the w upon the right foot of the Nazg?l. Sparks flew as the hard w collided with the Nazg?l''s steel armour. It looked as if Reef''s w was blocked by the armour, but upon closer inspection one would find the green glow of natural power within the Nazg?l''s right foot to have grown bigger.


    The Nazg?l lowered his head and opened his mouth wide in Sheyan''s direction. Sheyan instantly felt a huge threat but with the corner of his eyes, he saw Melody once again lift her longbow while loading a strange-looking arrow. So, he gritted his teeth and endured.


    A mysterious cold wind blew forth from the Nazg?l''s mouth.


    The cold wind could be seen with naked eye. As if it was alive, it crept into Sheyan through every orifice on his face. Sheyan instantly felt weak all over. It was followed by a disgusting feeling, as if all his internal organs had rotted and were crawling with maggots! It made him vomit furiously.


    Sheyan knew that he was inflicted with the ck Breath of the Nazg?l. That was terrible news to him. The endless list of victims of the ck Breath included such prominent storyline characters as Faramir, ��owyn and Merry. The victims would experience severe despair, nightmare and unconsciousness. In serious cases, it may even prove fatal.


    The darkness of despair assaulted Sheyan. Right before he lost consciousness, he caught a glimpse of Melody shooting out an extremely long arrow. The arrow urately lodged itself into the left palm of the Nazg?l. Instantly, the 3 glows of natural power in the Nazg?l congregated towards the arrow like they were attracted to a ma. Then, a blinding light burst forth!

 Chapter 847: New title

    <h4>Chapter 847: New title</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Sheyan felt numb all over after he regained consciousness. He tried to sit up, but he couldn''t feel his limbs at all. No part of his body responded to him, as if every nerve in his body had been destroyed.


    He didn''t panic. Instead, he shut his eyes and pulled his senses back within himself. He could feel the roots of the Stairway of the Sun coursing through the major arteries and nerves in his body. Once it realised that Sheyan''s consciousness had returned, it retracted back its roots. Sheyan''s brain instantly regained control of his body.


    Simultaneously, Sheyan received notifications from his nightmare imprint.


    [The parasite in your body, Stairway of the Sun absorbed away most of the ck Breath which invaded your body.]


    [The parasite in your body, Stairway of the Sun will fall into a sleeping state. The estimated duration of the sleep is 24 hours. During this period, your Pestilence Monarch ability will be locked.]


    [There is still a small portion of ck Breath left in your body. All your stats are temporarily decreased by 20% until the ck Breath in your body is dispelled.]


    "Damn, so unlucky!"ined Sheyan to himself while he tried to stand up with difficulty. He didn''t expect the ck Breath to be so malicious. The duration of its debuffing effect was actually semi-permanent. He might actually have to wait until he returned to the nightmare realm to purify the debuff with utility points. It was terrible news for Sheyan.


    The sky was still dark. Seems like it would be awhile before the sun rose. Warmth permeated to Sheyan''s skin from a bonfire next to him. Thefortable heat provided somefort to alleviate the remaining feeling of paralysis.


    Melody quietly sat cross-legged under a huge tree about 7 meters away from him. She had her eyes closed. Formless threads connected her body to the forest behind her. Everytime she breathed, the forest gently swayed with her. Bits of lights continuously streamed into her body like fireflies before once again dispersing to the environment.


    "Boss, you''re awake?" Franklin noticed Sheyan''s movement and came over to check on him.


    Sheyan made a hushing motion as he pointed towards Melody. He didn''t want to disturb her training.


    "Where''s the Nazg?l?"


    Franklin answered in a quiet voice.


    "He scattered. Our attacking focus at the beginning was a mistake. The Nazg?ls don''t care about injuries to their physical bodies. Even the power of nature could only suppress them, but not destroy them. The source of their power lies in the Nine Rings! Their only weaknesses were the rings they wear."


    Sheyan abruptly recalled the matter. The current conflict in the Lord of the Rings world began in the Second Age when the talented Noldorin smith, Celebrimbor forged the 3 Elven Rings of Power, the Seven Dwarven Rings, and the Nine Rings for mortal men under the guidance of Sauron.


    Unbeknownst to them, Sauron secretly forged the One Ring, a ring that can not only grant the wearer immortality, but also let the wearer rule over all the lesser Rings and enve the world.


    The Nine Rings of the humans were the ones that the One Ring exerted the strongest influence over. Their powerful wearers who pursue strength became the terrifying Ringwraiths after they died. Therefore, the weakness of the Ringwraiths were not their hearts or their brains like other humans, but the Nine Rings on their fingers!


    No wonder Melody''sst arrow was directed towards the Nazg?l''s palm. It was to concentrate the other powers of nature in his body towards that area, in order to destroy him. In fact, even the Dark Lord Sauron was only defeated before this when his finger was chopped off together with the One Ring. Sheyan thus asked Franklin.


    "What happened to our friend, Mr. Dwar in the end?"


    Franklin shrugged his shoulders and answered.


    "Unfortunately, Miss Melody''s Ring of Air was not strong enough yet to capture the Ring worn by Dwar. The Ring was recalled back by the One Ring. Dwar''s soul imprint on the Ring will allow him to be revived after a certain amount of time. In the meantime, his power will be shared by the remaining Ringwraiths. That means the other Nazg?ls will be stronger during this period of time."


    "So we didn''t get any keys, chests or loot?"


    Asked Sheyan regretfully.


    Franklin answered.


    "Both Mr. Reef and I received 500 Fate points of the Dark Lord faction. Besides that, we also triggered an advanced title - Dark Conqueror. The requirement was to destroy 9 Ringwraiths. We can choose 1 out of 3 options for the title reward. Finally, we received an unknown item - [Armour Fragment of Dwar the Nazg?l]."


    Initially, Sheyan was baffled as to why they would receive Fate points of the Dark Lord faction when they kill the underlings of the Dark Lord. From what he could see now, he could make a guess. Everyone on the Dark Lord''s side were entric and had strange personalities. If they were the ones who initiated attack, then self defense by the contestants was fair y. Otherwise, it would be too unfair for people who chose to side with the Dark Lord''s faction.


    He looked at his notifications to check the detailed exnations for the triggered milestone of Dark Conqueror.


    [Dark Conqueror (1/9)]


    [Once you have defeated all the Nazg?ls, you shall receive this formidable title. You can choose one reward for the title from the following 3 options.]


    A. You will receive the mount of the Nazg?l - a Nightmare. This is an extremely fast mount which has a level 3 Aura of Terror. It would exhibit its usefulness regardless of whether you are in a battlefield, making a tactical retreat, or in pursuit of your enemies. When the Nightmare dies, it will self-revive after a certain amount of time.


    B. Your reputation is quite notorious within the Dark side. By paying a certain fee, you can randomly summon either a vampire, a dark knight, or a lich. The rank of the summoned creature of darkness will be 3rd rank + the difficulty level of your current world.


    C. All your attacks will contain the darkness element. You will inflict an additional 10% of dark damage.


    Sheyan noted the exnation stated that as long as one participated in the battle against a Nazg?l, it would count towards thepletion of the milestone. It means that he canplete the milestone with the power of storyline characters. The difficulty may not be as high as he initially imagined.


    Next, he examined the [Armour Fragment of Dwar the Nazg?l]. The description given by realm was:


    [This is the proof of your participation in the destruction of a Nazg?l.]


    It should have the same use as the [Elven Illusion Bone Crystal] that they got after killing Elrond.


    Melody had finished her training by then. She walked over and gently inquired.


    "How are you feeling?"


    Sheyan forced out a smile and answered.


    "I''m alright. The ck Breath won''t kill me, but my power is inevitably weakened."


    Melody then brought over a kettle that was put to boil on the fire. She poured the boiling content into a bowl and offered it to Sheyan. It appeared to be some sort of strange looking medicine that was ckish-green in colour and was very viscous. It kept bubbling even after it left the kettle. Every time a bubble burst, a weird noise which sounded like pping could be heard.


    "Drink this."


    Sheyan was dumbstruck. To be honest, he did not want to drink that stuff at all. However, facing Melody''s clear, round eyes, he didn''t have the heart to refuse. He could only brace himself and gulped down the whole bowl in one go. The medicine actually didn''t taste as bad as he thought it would. A warmth spread from his throat all the way to his stomach, then permeated into his limbs,forting his pain.


    Sheyan''s reduction in stats dropped to only 10% after consuming the medicine. Melody sighed regretfully.


    "Looks like need the Aths herb topletely remove the negative effects of the ck Breath. Fortunately, the Shire isn''t far from here. Hopefully we can procure some Aths there."


    "To get to the Shire, we will need the help of Goots," said Sheyan with a cough.


    Melody nodded.


    "Goots has lost everything in this trip. We must find a way topensate him. We can ask the Gimli tribe to provide him with a several loads of goods at base cost."


    She turned her gaze towards the kettle used to brew the medicine. It was something that was exchanged from the realm, so the handicraft was more advancedpared to this world. Melody asked.


    "I''ve never seen such an exquisite kettle before. Is this a product from your world?"


    Sheyan hugged her with a smile and told her.


    "That''s right. From where Ie from, anyone has the luxury to use a kettle like this."


    Melody''s clear eyes glimmered with anticipation.


    "Such mysterious craftsmanship. I''m really looking forward to seeing your world."


    Sheyan kept smiling and said.


    "Don''t worry, that day wille soon. However, I must warn you that we have a very different way of lifepared to the Elves. When you get there things might be fresh and exciting at first, but after a while you may find the leisurely lifestyle of the Elves much more preferable."


    At that moment, Goots woke up with a groan. After gulping down some water, he asked.


    "Am I still alive? Where''s the Nazg?l?"


    "We chased him away," exined Sheyan simply. "Mr. Goots, I must apologise for the death of your people��"


    Goots closed his eyes and sighed regretfully.


    "I can understand the predicament you were in. In fact, I must thank you for saving my life. It was the evil Nazg?l who caused their death, god bless their souls. This is still a dangerous ce so I suggest we depart at once. Before the sun sets this afternoon, we should be able to taste the Hobbits'' famous smoked intestines with garlic."

 Chapter 848: Coincidence or planned?

    <h4>Chapter 848: Coincidence or nned?</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Goots turned out to be a good caravan owner but a mediocre guide.


    Following his suggestion, they departed at once. However, after what felt like 3 kilometers, they were still walking around in the endless forest. They would lift their head after a certain distance, hoping to see the starry sky or feel the caress of the wind on their faces, but to no avail. The forest trapped them in a cage of branches and leaves.


    Besides the sounds they emitted themselves, they were surrounded by an eternal silence, a long darkness and the absence of life. They have torches, of course, but the light only prated as far as 5 meters. Beyond that, they couldn''t even see their own fingers. The darkness was awfully eerie.


    Sheyan felt something was wrong. Under such a situation, if they were to meet with any danger, they wouldn''t be able to react in time. He instantly asked Melody.


    "What''s happening to us? Something''s not right."


    Melody shut her eyes, then shook her head slightly.


    "The [Armour Fragment of Dwar the Nazg?l] on you is shrouding us with a dense ck aura. I can''t feel the flow of nature; only madness, fear and chaos."


    It appeared impossible for them to keep travelling, so they decided to stop. A bonfire was once again raised. Not long after that, glimmers of colourful lights appeared around them. The lights were actually multiple pairs of eyes staring at the group.


    When they approached the eyes, the eyes would gradually disappear only to reappear in another direction.


    Luckily, dawn soon arrived. With the modest light from the early sun, they could finally observe the real identities of the eyes. They belonged to countless grey and ck moths, some of them as big as a palm. Some of the patterns on the moths looked like truly frightening smiling faces. The moths pped their wings to scatter some kind of powder all around them.


    Sheyan frowned in thought. It must be noted that the personal space of a contestant is independent from this world and should theoretically iste any aura from spilling out. It seemed the [Armour Fragment of Dwar the Nazg?l] was not so simple.


    The face-patterned moths couldn''t resist the light of dawn and gradually flew away. The clouds on the sky were enveloped in ayer of gold, signifying a fair day ahead. Only now did the group discover that they had been walking in a huge circle for several hours. Their current location was less than 200 meters away from the ce where they fought the Nazg?l.


    The matter became much simpler now. Goots discerned the direction they should advance in and gradually steered them onto the main road. At noon, they were fortunate enough to encounter a merchant caravan that set off from the Shire. From the caravan they purchased some mounts. About 5 hourster, they sessfully arrived at the Shire.


    The Shire was inhabited by Hobbits. The Hobbits were about half as tall as the N��men��reans in the north, so they were also called Halflings.


    Large patches of plowed farnd could be seen around the Shire, looking like orderly, brightly-coloured carpets.


    The spring barleys looked green and should only mature in two months. The green leaves of the onions supported dandelion-like flowers. The North Down Hops would soon be ready to add their fragrance to ales and beers. Purple cabbages were currently being harvested. The carriages ahead carried full loads of pipe-weeds that will be sent into the Shire to be processed into aromatic tobo leaves.


    As they proceeded along the t gravel road, the number of Hobbits they encountered grewrger. The Hobbits all had stout bodies, red jovial cheeks, curly hair, honest faces, bright eyes andrge mouths that were ustomed to smiling and enjoying good food. They were all shorter than a meter, without exception. The sounds of musical instruments could asionally be heard from amongst them.


    Sheyan noticed that the carefree Hobbits'' feet were covered with brown curly hair and had leathery soles. That should be the reason why they were able to move so fast.


    Quite a number of Hobbits had a long object made from cowhide on their backs. Goots exined that those slings were their weapons. One can imagine the slings to be like the chain balls used in hammer throwing events, except the chain can be severed ording to the wielder''s will. They possessed significant might and were rumoured to be able to sling egg-sized rocks at a shocking speed.


    The Hobbits'' residences are in the form of underground holes with only their roofs showing above the surface. Round doors made up the entrances to their houses; that was their preferred style of architecture. As Sheyan and his group travelled further, more round signposts and hobbit-holes crept up. They also met with more Hobbits with some Dwarves, Elves and N��men��reans mixed in. Unrestrainedughter blended with the smell of juniper wine to create a unique atmosphere.


    Goots finally heaved a sigh of relief when the famousndmark of the Shire, the Old Windmill, appeared in front of them. It signified that they have finally stepped foot into the Shire. He was obviously still afraid of the Nazg?l keeping chase.


    The whole Shire was built on a few hills with soft contours. Its streets were like mountainous paths,winding around those hills. The face of the hills were dug full of hobbit-holes. Wooden essories decorated the residences with the unique style of the Hobbits. If one were to look from afar at night, the Shire would look like a collection of hills with brightnterns hung on them. It depicted a scene full of warmth and tranquility.


    The four of them chose an inn called the ck Sheep to rest in. The inn had a unique signboard that was charred by smoke. Quite a few mounts were resting outside the inn, indicating its thriving business. After settling matters concerning their aodation, Goots had to rush off to handle his own business. Having his whole caravan decimated on their return trip was a serious matter after all. His operation was based in the Shire, so he had to go exin himself to his people.


    Before Goots left, Sheyan shoved a pouch into his hands. Melody felt terrible for the loss he suffered, so she contributed 8 tinum coins as hispensation. 8 tinum coins were a small fortune worth 8 thousand silver coins. Goots seemed to be in dire financial straits as he epted the coins without much hesitation.


    The four of them were received with a warm reception in the inn. They were assaulted with the blended smell of ham, eggs, freshly baked bread, ale and tobo while coursing their way through multiple round tables and wooden benches. Finally, they managed to grab an empty table at the corner. While waiting for their food to arrive, Sheyan suddenly heard a loud voice boom out from the neighbouring table.


    "I''ve never seen such a generous person. Truly! I swear upon my smoking pipe. In order to teleport to Eriador as soon as possible, he paid 30 tinum coins! He even gave me a tinum coin as a tip. That''s why I can afford to treat all of you to Aunt Suchell''s delicious smoked meat today!"


    There were a hundred such conversations in the inn every minute. The reason Sheyan was attracted to this particr one was due to the name "Eriador". That happened to be the sole reason he was in the Shire - before he got inflicted with the ck Breath, of course. Now, he also had to find some Aths here.


    Unfortunately, he did not hear anything else worthy of note. Their dinner was soon served. Sheyan didn''t let the surly looking waiter leave immediately. Instead, he put 10 silver coins on the table with a smile and said.


    "This is a small fee to have you stay and answer a few questions for me. If your answers are satisfactory, I will pay an additional 20 silver coins to show my appreciation."


    The beardy waiter looked at Sheyan suspiciously, but still grabbed the coins.


    "I only have minutes. Any longer, and "Quenn" Suchell in the kitchen will skin me alive. That''s a risk worth at least 10 tinum coins."


    Sheyan continued smiling and asked.


    "Do you know where I can buy some Aths?"


    The waiter grumbled to himself.


    "Damn, what the hell is an Aths?"


    But he was unwilling to let the additional tips slip from his hands as he added.


    "Maybe you can wait for another hour? I''ll help you ask around."


    Sheyan raised his brows.


    "I''ll be staying here the whole night. 2nd question, and also thest one - is there a merchant selling nts or seeds around this ce?"


    "You can find many merchants dealing in magical materials in Bd. The pipe-weed of the Shire is famous for being an indispensable spellcasting material. A lot of sages wish to purchase them. You should be able to find the nt you wish to buy there. Thank you for your coins, sir."


    The waiter deftly swept away the coins left by Sheyan on the table. Before he left, he added.


    "If this is your first time in our inn, I suggest you spread some butter on your smoked meat. It will taste even better."


    Sheyan smiled and nodded. However, the only thing on his mind was the question.


    "Who was the person that was in such a hurry to get to Eriador? Is this a mere coincidence, or an ominous sign?"

 Chapter 849: Fragment? Infection source?

    <h4>Chapter 849: Fragment? Infection source?</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    The Shire had a magnificent night view, but not a lot of people took the time to appreciate it. Most people here prefer to spend their evening in bars and taverns.


    That was also the reason why Sheyan kept tossing and turning in his futile attempt to chase after sleep, despite thefortable bed and warm nket. The sound of pping,ughing and Hobbit lutes kept being transmitted from the gap of the wooden floor in his room. Sheyan patiently bore with it until the lute sounds finally ended, but it was soon followed by a series of rhythmic knocking sound as if carpenters were continuously knocking on the tables.


    Sheyan suddenly saw his old and ckened door bar shake and move by itself. A few thin branches somehow grew out from the bar. The door bar slowly and respectfully removed itself from its ce, as if it was a bodyguard opening the car door for its queen.


    The door opened by a crack and in came Melody, along with the fresh and passionate air she brings. Her smellpletely submerged Sheyan; her cloudy eyes dreamy and lovely. Sheyan reached out to pull the soft but full figure into his embrace and gave her a deep kiss. His hands showed no restraint in caressing her lovely curves.


    Sheyan whispered a few words into Melody''s pointed ear, prompting her to lift her head and look at Sheyan those bright eyes of her while she asked.


    "Is that really alright?"


    Sheyan answered earnestly.


    "Of course. I won''t mislead you."


    "Then why is your smile so weird?" Melody blinked and asked in a confused and naive tone.


    "Trust me," said Sheyan. "I''m your protector."


    Even though he said that with a serious expression, under current circumstances, he sounded really perverted.


    "Come on. Hurry up."


    Melody finally gave in to his urging. She grudgingly held her hair back with a blush and moved down��


    About 2 hourster, Sheyan lied contentedly on his bed. Meanwhile, Melody was punching him with watery eyes.


    "You lied! It really hurt."


    Sheyan merely yawnedzily. He had a really high defense, while Elves - even Twilight Elves - had never been famous for their muscles. As long as Melody didn''t pick up a weapon, her punches merely felt like a massage. He suddenly frowned as he said.


    "Why aren''t the people downstairs sleeping yet? They would knock on the tables after ying the lute, then after knocking on tables they would go back to ying the lute. Aren''t they tired?"


    Melody red at him and said.


    "They''re not knocking on tables. That''s the cancan dance spread from Anduin. The one performing today is Aunt Marilyn who''s famous around here. Of course the crowd would be excited."


    When Sheyan heard the words "cancan dance", images of ck stockings, long legs, and sexy red lips immediately formed in his mind. However, when Melody said "Aunt Marilyn", he suddenly lost all interest. He sighed and said.


    "Let''s just sleep early. Wait, howe you didn''t close the door when you came in?"


    Melody turned back in surprise as she eximed.


    "No way! I did put the door bar back after performing the natural magic��AH! You liar! I don''t want to be the one on the bottom��you''re a bad man!"


    **************************


    The next day, Sheyan only stirred awake at noon. If it wasn''t for the smell of Aunt Suchell''s smoked meat, he wasn''t sure what time he would wake up.


    When he was getting dressed, Melody jumped slightly in surprise. She extended a hand and touched a wooden cupboard at the side. The cupboard shivered with a green glow and emitted some creaking noises. Suddenly, the bottom drawer of the cupboard shot out to reveal a brown patch inside. The patch looked suspiciously like dried bloodstain.


    Green glow kept circling above the brown patch. Suddenly, a ck, three-legged, toad-like creature leaped out from between wood shavings. It jumped up and down a few times before growing an odd pair of wings and tried to fly away.


    Melodyzily pointed at the demonic creature. A lump of natural energy instantly wrapped around the creature to reduce it to ashes. She sniffed at the air and frowned.


    "The wooden cupboard probably absorbed some death aura. The armour fragment on you is truly filled with darkness; even the aura it leaked out could turn anything it can corrupt into creatures of darkness."


    Sheyan was shocked but he maintained aposed expression and smiled instead.


    "It''ll be fine. We''ll be rid of this annoyance soon."


    They went down to meet up with Reef and Franklin. The duo''s constant yawning indicated that they were also victims of the cancan dancest night. Goots had long been waiting for them. The heard that the magical materials merchants in Bd would open their shopste and close early, so the four of them quickly ordered 4 extrarge portions of smoked beef and buttered ck bread before departing.


    After tasting some sour catfish soup from a roadside stall, their bellies werepletely filled. They hastily hurried to Bd. Upon arriving, they were delighted to find that a lot of magic item shops showed no signs of closing yet. They were taking advantage of the sunny day to dry some herbs or to charge some magic items.


    As the leader of a merchant caravan that traveled upon the dangerous Middle Earth, Goots naturally had dealings with the shop owners here. He took them to a magic shop that appeared very ancient. The name of the shop was Mouldy Bread, in line with the Hobbits'' unique aesthetic sense.


    The shop was owned by an aged Hobbit called Old Steger. He always maintained a smiling expression on his face. When he saw Goots leading some customers over, he immediately invited them to sit outside under the warm sun like he was receiving close friends and family. His employees brought out some cherry cookies and hot grapefruit tea for the guests. A warm atmosphere was instantly created.


    As expected of a veteran merchant. With merely a few tiny actions, he pulled both sides closer.


    Goots gestured towards Sheyan and said.


    "My friends fought with a very formidable dark creature while they were escorting me back. Even though we were fortunate enough to defeat the dark creature and escape, he was heavily injured in the process. He still hasn''t fully recovered."


    Old Steger coughed a couple of times before inquiring with a smile.


    "Can I take a look?"


    Sheyan answered nonchntly.


    "No problem."


    Old Steger strode over to observe Sheyan''s face. He then went back inside his shop and rummaged around for a long time before bringing out a very old and primitive-looking bowl. A gemshard was engraved at its bottom. Old Steger proceeded to fill the bowl with water.


    When Sheyan stared at the clear water inside the bowl, the reflected glow of the gemshard interweaved with sunlight to form a dazzling sight. As per Old Steger''s request, Sheyan blew a breath into the water. The clear water gradually turned ck as if Sheyan''s breath contained a strong pollution.


    Old Steger took a deep look at the water before sighing and told Sheyan with a solemn expression.


    "It has been many years since I''ve seen someone as strong as you. You directly took on the ck Breath of a Ringwraith and still look so full of life."


    Sheyan''s estimation of Old Steger instantly soared. Just from him being able to identify the ck Breath, it was enough to show that Old Steger was no scam! Sheyan humbly said with a smile.


    "That was only because the Ringwraith was already injured."


    "Injured?" asked Old Steger in doubt. "In this world, who can injure something as strong as a Ringwraith?"


    Sheyan sighed.


    "Seems like you haven''t received news of the 8 Ringwraiths'' ambush on the leading figures among the Elves. Lord Elrond of Rivendell has fallen, while the 8 Ringwraiths were heavily injured from the deadly retaliation of the other Elven heroes."


    "WHAT!!!!" Old Steger was so shocked by the news that he spilled grapefruit tea on himself. "How is something like that possible!"


    Sheyan sighed again and told him.


    "The Elves may be great and sacred, but they aren''t without desires. The Ringwraiths made use of the cracks between them tounch their offense."


    Old Steger was shocked stiff. It took him a while topose himself before saying.


    "We must inform the Shire''s administration of this news at once! Fear not, N��men��rean warrior, the ck Breath on you isn''t heavy and you are also being protected by a natural power. You will healpletely after consuming a magic potion called Boiling Heart. "


    Sheyan smiled at Old Steger and said.


    "That was why I came here today. Only the Aths herb can cure me of the ck Breath."


    "Hants! Perform the preparation work for the potion immediately. I will be back after a quick trip to the administration office. You better finish the preparation before Ie back. I''m in a bad mood today, don''t give me an excuse to dish out punishment."


    Old Steger was already rushing away while he was bellowing out the order.

 Chapter 850: Fatal crisis

    <h4>Chapter 850: Fatal crisis</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    The mage apprentice, Hants was truly unlucky. While he was nervously preparing all the materials for the medicine, he found that the Aths herbs couldn''t be prepared ording to his teacher''s instructions. That''s because Hants couldn''t find Old Steger''s old cat anymore. He suddenly remembered that the old cat had been brought to a vige 3 days ago.


    Sheyan then asked a question that he woulde to regret for a long time.


    "Um, Mr. Hants, what does Aths have to do with a cat?"


    Hants solemnly replied.


    "Aths isn''t really a rare herb. In fact, it can be found around the Shire. However, if we want to lift the ck Breath, we would need to use its seeds. Now, Aths seeds are much rarer. They are highly poisonous so we normally use them to produce poison. This poison is very popr among hunters."


    "I still don''t understand what that has to do with a cat?" Sheyan continued with his enquiry.


    "Please be patient while I exin, sir��Because the Aths seed is poisonous, we must be very careful with its preparation. We must first remove the poisonous outeryer of the seed. Even if a tiny bit of the poisonousyer is left, it would severely affect the potency of the medicine. Therefore, we must let a cat swallow the seed first because its gastric acid can perfectly remove the seed''s outeryer. Then, we have to extract the seed from the cat''s body before its gastric acid can prate into the inner part of the seed."


    Melody asked nervously.


    "Doesn''t that mean we have to kill the poor cat?"


    "Oh, we''re not that cruel. If we kill the cat then mice will run wild in our shop. More importantly, theposition of the cat''s gastric juice will change following its death, which will destroy the seed. We only need to feed the cat some medicine that would irritate its stomach to let it vomit out or dispense out the processed seed as waste. Which route the seed takes toe out will depend on the cat''s mood."


    Sheyan''s expression had turned extremely ugly by this point. On the other hand, Reef brimmed with schadenfreude as he smashed any false hope Sheyan may harbor.


    "Excellent, Mr. Hants. I must apud you for your vast knowledge! I have a question for you, just one - is the medicine prepared with the processed Aths seed a consumable medicine or an applied ointment?"


    The apprentice then gave an interesting answer.


    "If the ck Breath affected the outside of the victims body, then applying the medicine on the skin would show better result. But if the ck Breath lied inside the body, then the medicine has to be consumed."


    ****************************


    Old Steger only came back after 2 hours. His mood seemingly hadn''t changed for the better after talking to the administrators. The poor apprentice experienced another wave of shouting.


    With the price of 2 tinum coins, Old Steger found a mountain goat to "process" the Aths seeds. Sheyan used the excuse of taking a look at other magic shops to escape the scene.


    The potion produced was an extremely disgusting thick substance that was yellow-ckish in colour. The wisps of smoke escaping from the potion had a brownish-yellow colour to it. The smoke would obstinately circte in the air for a long time without dispersing.


    Old Steger vigorously stirred the potion until it no longer produced any smoke, then passed the potion to Sheyan. Sheyan could only shut his eyes tight and "drank" it. Rather than drinking the potion, it''s more urate to say Sheyan forced it into his stomach. He held hisposure for 10 minutes before screaming miserably and retching out everyst drop of the potion.


    As if his disgusting vomit had a life of its own, it congealed into multiple bug-like creatures. The bugs jumped actively like they each possessed a soul. Old Steger was ready for this. He had prepared a wooden pail beforehand filled with privet leaves and oriental sweetgum flowers soaked in water. The creepy creatures hissed inside the water and dissipated into thin air.


    Sheyan leaned on a chair and took inrge gulps of breath. He only managed topose himself after a long while. Even then, he looked like he had just recovered from from a severe illness. The good news was that the stubborn debuff on his body was finally removed. The treatment method of the old Hobbit was a bit disgusting but at least it was effective.


    Franklin looked around in the shop and purchased some useful potions including some cold resistance potions, evocation strengthening potions, fountain of magic potions, etc. They were rather expensive, but Franklin didn''t seem to be short on tinum coins. He even passed 3 potion bottles to Reef and Sheyan.


    The first was an infrared vision potion. Upon consumption, one would possess a strong night visionparable to a wild animal. The previous battle with the Ringwraith in the dark probably left a deep impression on Franklin.


    The second potion was called [The Obstinacy of the Dwarves]. The mainponent of the potion was supposedly the beard of a Dwarf. It contained a mysterious power that would significantly improve the bnce of the user. The user would find it hard to fall down even if their legs were attacked.


    Thest potion was something that was specifically brewed tobat against the power of darkness. It had a strange name called [Darkness Sponge]. Upon consumption, it would harden one''s skin to absorb 50% of damage from dark energy. The duration of the potion was 24 hours, or until 1000 points of dark damage had been absorbed.


    Sheyan and co. did not linger for long after their shopping spree. They headed directly to the Shire''s teleport formation. As expected, the teleport formation was a money-swallowing device. It charged an astronomical fee of 100 tinum coins, each. There was even a footnote in the operational rules that stated: materials must be provided by the users themselves.


    Fortunately for Sheyan, the doors of the Dwarven mining warehouses were kept open for him. Thus, he did notck the materials required for the teleportation. The high quality gemstones from Moria guaranteed a smooth operation of the teleport formation. Even the waiting duration for the teleportation process was shortened by a few minutes.


    *********************


    Eriador presented a contrasting sight to the gentle and beautiful Shire.


    If the Shire was like a smiling, innocent girl, then Eriador would be like a muscr man in animal skin, bellowing fiercely with his upper body bare!


    This was a rough ce. Even the air seemed to be screaming, and reeked of blood.


    Only such a rough and brutal ce could remain so close to the Dark Lord''s territory. It provided endless valuable resources to the entire Middle Earth.


    The ruler of this ce was Lord Silon, who maintained the rarely seen very governing system on hisnd. Only such a tyrannical ruling method could maintain order in such a ce. As Sheyan''s group travelled along a road built from a kind of red stones unique to this area, they saw many things that couldn''t be seen elsewhere.


    For example, the patrol squad they encountered. The captain was a fully-armoured human, but following behind him were 10 enved half-orcs. These half-orc ves were caught when they were young and were brought up here. They had bloodshot eyes, wore quality armours, and were equipped with axes and shields. If the squad were to meet with any danger, the captain would whip them, and the half-orcs would charge towards the enemy like pedigree hunting hounds.


    From Sheyan''s estimation, a fully-armoured half-orc should have almost the same battle capabilities as an Uruk-hai. At least, that would be the case in individual fights.


    Despite having such a heavy atmosphere, Eriador had a point inmon with the Shire. As long as one had the money, one could obtain what one desires.


    It would take a while to reach the Dwarven outpost in the outskirts of Angmar. In addition, thend they pass through from now on would be as barren as the Gobi desert. They would need some local camels as to use as mounts. In fact, they needed 3 camels each. Not only could the camels act as transports, they could also provide food and water in an emergency.


    There was also something else they direly needed:


    A guide.


    They had to travel through the Gobi desert with no GPS, nopass, no aerone and no mobile phone. Furthermore, their destination was Angmar, which could be said to be the nest of demons. Getting lost was a scary prospect.


    The only requirement for obtaining a good guide was enough money, which luckily they do notck. But while they were waiting, Sheyan heard some whispers.


    "Another batch that wants to look for the outpost of the Gray Dwarves?"


    "A total of 5 caravans have already sent supplies of salt and ales to the Gray Dwarves this year. What else can they get from that bunch of stingy Dwarves?"


    "But it''s weird. It''s been a while since the group of outsiders led by Samomo departed. They should have returned by now. I didn''t hear of any sandstorms uringtely. "


    "That doesn''t matter. Even a world-destroying sandstorm is nothing to Samomo."


    For some reason, Sheyan''s heart felt heavier after he heard this conversation. He shook his head to clear his thoughts. The only things he could do now were to choose the best camels and offer more money to their guide to make haste.


    Therefore, after merely 30 hours, they arrived at the Dwarven outpost at the cost of 10 camels dying from exhaustion.


    This was a strange, wind-eroded ce. The wind blew through arge number of mushroom-shaped rocks, bringing with it the damp, dark breath from Angmar which contained the acrid stench of blood and rotten bodies.


    In front of Sheyan was the bloody mess of arge-scale massacre!!!!


    The target of his main mission, the Gray Dwarves residing on the outskirts of Angmar, were all killed!!!!

 Chapter 851: Another option

    <h4>Chapter 851: Another option</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Low grey skies, swirling clouds, rough, huge boulders, and lush sea buckthorns.


    Those were the unique features of the Dwarven outpost.


    The Gray Dwarves may be called Dwarves, but they were very different from actual Dwarves. The Dwarves, Gray Dwarves and Hobbits in the Lord of the Rings world were all shorter than a meter, but their differences were very distinct. They were a bit simr to the Dwarves, Goblins and Gnomes in WoW.


    The most distinct feature of the Gray Dwarves were theirrge ears, their messy hair, and their evil smile. Because they lived in such a destend, even the faces of younger Gray Dwarves were full of wrinkles. Their flesh and blood contained a terrible stench, while their souls were distorted and in tatters. They had no use to creatures of darkness. That was also the reason why they could survive here and do business with the creatures of darkness.


    Sheyan walked around the base of the Gray Dwarves with a cold look on his face. The rancid smell of decay indicated that quite some time had passed since the massacre. It was clear that the Gray Dwarves had attempted to fight back, but from the look of fear and confusion on the faces of the corpses, their resistance wasn''t very effective.


    Sheyan found some strange injuries from grabbing, freezing and piercing attacks on the ankles and backs of some of the corpses. Besides that, there were also some injuries caused by explosions and shrapnels. Franklin cast an ''Evoke Detection'' spell. He informed Sheyan that there was a very chaotic fluctuation of mana in the area.


    Sheyan noticed that the area around the outpost showed an odd but strong vitality. nts started sprouting here and there. What was strange was that the nts did not grow on the spots where the bodies lied. In theory, those spots should provide richer nutrients. Instead, the nts grew in some irregr ces.


    "I know who did this," said Sheyan faintly as he stood up.


    "It was that guy from the Stockholm Party, Drubal! Only his advanced ability of ''Misty Jailhouse'' can entrap all these Gray Dwarves and kill all of them without letting a single one escape! I''m guessing that the thing I extorted from him is extremely valuable. That''s why he woulde here and do something like this that served no purpose except to vent his anger."


    Reef frowned as he asked.


    "But how did he know this is ce is our objective?"


    Sheyan calmly said.


    "You forgot one thing. There were many contestants who entered this world together with us and received the same mission. With the overwhelming might that the Stockholm Party disyed, it wouldn''t be hard for them to find out."


    Franklin abruptly sucked in a deep breath and asked nervously.


    "Could he haveid down some traps here to ambush us?"


    Sheyan shook his head and said.


    "The chances are low. He probably paid an additional price to continue staying in this world in order toe here, but he should be long gone by now. More importantly, he knows that even if he tries to ambush me, he has no confidence in killing me. He may be the one killed instead."


    Reef kept frowning as he asked.


    "So what do we do now?"


    Sheyan gave it some thought before he replied.


    "Call the guide over. Let''s ask him if there are any more Gray Dwarven outposts around this area."


    Franklin shouted for the guide a few times but there was no answer. They started getting nervous. After all, there was still a minute possibility of the Stockholm Party lying in ambush.


    They searched around and finally found the guide next to a Gray Dwarven underground cave. He actually was killed by the Stockholm Party. A trigger-type magic ice trap froze him into an ice sculpture. The guide was still half kneeling on the ground with a greedy smile on his face.


    The ice trap was ced on the body of the guide who brought Drubal''s group here. Sheyan''s exceptional memory told him that the guide''s name was Samomo. The delighted look on his face showed that he died a very sudden and unexpected death. A few rubies on his chest gleamed amongst the wind of the Gobi desert. Sheyan''s guide also held a ruby in his hand.


    Even an idiot could tell what happened. Sheyan''s guide went on a search for his colleague''s body, either out ofraderie or for other reasons. He found the body and also found the glimmering rubies on it. Once he touched a ruby, an ice trap was triggered.


    The trap seemed simple but the real trap lied in the greed of humans. Itpletely severed all possibility of Sheyan finding the next Gray Dwarven outpost with the help of their guide. Even after leaving this world, Drubal could still so urately manipte their situation. He really was an extremely calctive person.


    Sheyan''s party only had 2 days left in this world. 48 hours was obviously not enough to return to Eriador to hire another guide. It seemed like they only have one choice left, and that was to use the remaining 48 hours to search around the area and see if they can stumble upon another Gray Dwarven outpost by chance.


    Since the scope of the choices left to them was so limited, who''s to say Drubal wouldn''ty another trap for them? Don''t forget that the Stockholm Party was very influential in the world of the Lord of the Rings, so much so that they could even stir the Ringwraiths into actions.


    "We''ll go back," Sheyan announced calmly.


    They were shocked to hear Sheyan''s decision.


    "Go back where?"


    Sheyan emotionlessly said.


    "Eriador, of course."


    Reef eximed in disbelief.


    "But we won''t make it back here in time."


    Sheyan instead answered emotionlessly.


    "We''re noting back here. In fact, we can''t stay here any longer. We must leave at once! Every step of Drubal''s n is interconnected. Did you guys notice? Most of the corpses exhibited bite marks. Once it turned dark, there might be a terrifying creatureing here for food!"


    Franklin insteadughed and said.


    "Our Main Mission has no punishment for failure anyway. The default punishment was only to force us back to the realm. I feel like we''ve already gained an absurd amount from this trip. So what if we miss out on some rewards from the realm."


    Franklin was telling the truth. He felt that his biggest gain from this world was to be a member of this party called Ace. Truthfully, with Franklin''s ability, it''s not hard for him to join a major party. But this is a Silver party! To join this party was like winning the lottery.


    Sheyan''s lips curled into a weird smile as he said.


    "It''s too early to dere that we will fail the mission for sure. We''re not at the end of the road yet. Back at the teleport formation, I saw the name of another destination. I feel like we can try our luck there. I don''t think Drubal could stretch his hands so far away."


    They once again rushed back to Eriador. They paid no heed to the cost as all their remaining mounts were worked to death due to exhaustion. As a result, they managed to squeeze out 16 remaining hours from their precious 48 hours.


    When they arrived at the teleport formation and asked to use it, they were refused.


    The reason was simple. The guide that they hired, Lubaba, had not returned.


    Due to the precedence of Samomo''s disappearance, Lubaba''s disappearance became a big deal. Even though Sheyan exined that the guide died from an ident during the trip, no one would listen to them. These greedy f*ckers had their eyes on the group''s wealth. The cost to send 4 people to Isengard was not a small sum at all.


    Melody was unexpectedly the first one to act in this situation.


    She pulled her bow at an rming speed and shot out a couple of really sharp arrows. They pierced into the arms of a tanned, stout fe a distance away and pinned him onto a board behind him.


    The man screamed in pain as the bottle he was holding shattered on the ground. Next, he was instantly engulfed in a fierce me, causing him to wail in agony.


    For the group of people to even prepare Molotov cocktails, this must be a nned operation. The one who was pinned to the board revealed a cruel expression as he shed his de at the arrows pinning him, thenunched himself to the ground. He rolled around a few times before shouting.


    "Kill these bandits! They deceived our people to follow them into the Gobi desert, then murdered them. They must be followers of the Dark side."


    His provocation caused the other local guides to rush madly towards Sheyan''s party. All of them used a kind of thick-spined long des as their weapons. They would leap forward and chop down to initiate their attack, a move which left no ground for retreat for themselves nor for their opponent.


    Sheyan faced the assault of two local guides. He ignored the attack aimed at him as he brandished ''+7 West'' and lodged it deep into the abdomen of the other enemy. Then, he used his strength to tear a long, deep opening in the enemy''s abdomen. The guide''s internal organs spewed out with arge amount of blood as he cried in pain. The scene was truly gory.


    At the same time, the de of the other local guide shed down on Sheyan''s shoulder. However, it was mped by Sheyan''s muscles and couldn''t move another inch!

 Chapter 852: Isengard

    <h4>Chapter 852: Isengard</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Sheyan didn''t even bat an eye when he was struck. He remained as steady as a boulder.


    Instead, it was Melody who shouted. She pulled on that ordinary-looking longbow of hers that contained a destructive force. A blinding ray of green light flew out from the bow to force the local guide who injured Sheyan back by a couple of steps. As spots of green light dissipated amidst his scream, arge hole appeared where his palm should be. His white bone eerily protruded out from the wound.


    Sheyan decided to add insult to injury. He silently stepped forward and stabbed deep into the local''s abdomen. The local wailed in extreme agony as Sheyan used him as a human meatshield.


    He was immediately struck by a few throwing axes, which took away his life. A Molotov cocktail shattered on his back to light him up in me. Only then did Sheyan kick the poor guy away.


    At the same time, Reef''s silver w lodged itself into the throat of a local. He exerted strength to push the local back amidst a gory spray of blood. Reef gradually retreated into the building housing the teleport formation as he fought.


    The shaman who operated the teleport formation felt that things were going awry and tried to run away. Unfortunately, his sarcasticments previously had attracted enough aggro to himself. Franklin''s staff pointed at him from far away. The shaman instantly felt a violent fluctuation of magic in the air, causing him to stay rooted to the spot like there was a rifle pointing at him. Despite that, his words remained stubborn.


    "All you foolish non-believers! How dare you cause trouble in Eriador. If you do not immediately repent for your sins, I will make sure that you will be tied to a horse and be dragged to death!"


    Sheyan wiped away the sweat from his forehead - or blood, he couldn''t tell - as he retreated back, and coldly said.


    "Make him shut his trap."


    The patrol team had arrived by now. The local guides rushed over to the patrol team like they found their saviours andined in an uproar. The captain instantly whipped hard on the bodies of the enved half-orc warriors to make them prepare for battle. They did not n to hear Sheyan''s side of the story at all.


    Melody was enraged at the treatment they suffered. As the squad captain shouted at the half-orc ves to charge, she once again lifted her longbow and released an arrow at an rming speed.


    Her face even turned a little pale after the arrow was released.


    A ring green light shed for an instant!


    The captain, who was d in a full set of heavy armour, froze on the spot with a strange expression. His left hand trembled violently as he tried to touch his throat, but he felt as if he had lost all strength. A very ordinary looking arrow - not even an arrow, it was a branch with some green leaves on it - was stuck to his throat.


    The branch looked like it grew out from inside his throat!


    Suddenly, the branch exploded into a green mist and dispersed. The next instant, a mist of scarlet blood burst forth from the captain''s throat for a few meters. A fist-sized hole appeared on the captain''s throat, revealing torn flesh and muscles.


    The captain fell rigidly onto the hard ground as his life left him. Arge amount of blood flowed out from the major wound on his throat to drench the earth, while the people around him screamed in shock!


    Sheyan took this opportunity to approach the shaman operating the teleport formation.


    "Adjust the teleport formation for us at once!"


    "Shut up, non-believer! Release me at once, or I''ll AAAARRRRGHHHHHH��"


    Sheyan chopped down one of his ears before he asked coldly.


    "Do I need to repeat myself?"


    ""I will never AAARRRGGGHHHHH"


    Two more bloody lumps of flesh appeared on the ground. Upon closer inspection, one would find them to be the nose and the other ear of the shaman.


    Sheyan continued.


    "I will give you 10 seconds to adjust the teleport formation ording to our requirement. 10, 9, ��"


    "Yes, m-m-my lord-d-d, but I don''t have suitable gemstones to provide energy to the formation. Even if I adjust the formation to the correct settings, it would be for naught."


    "Leave that for me to worry about. You have five seconds left to do as I say, or prepare to say goodbye to your legs."


    "NO!!!! Here! It''s all done!"


    "You better not y any tricks because you will be the first one to teleport over."


    "Wait, I forgot to adjust the knob! And let me just re-enter the coordinates��"


    The shaman waspletely ignored after that. Franklin casted a ''Mirror Image'' spell on Melody to produce a doppelganger before stepping into the teleport formation. Next was Sheyan, then Reef.


    Melody wentst to guard their backs. After continuously shooting out 3 arrows, she diagonally hooked her longbow on the building behind her, then used the longbow as leverage to leap lightly onto the roof of the building next door, thus avoiding 5 throwing axes aimed towards her. Next, she broke a side window to jump into the hall housing the teleport formation to teleport away. The whole sequence of actions was so smooth it was a work of art.


    Before she left, she threw a bottle of potion to the ground just like Sheyan did. However, the potion she threw was a one bought from the magic shop in the Shire called the Parasite Potion. The potion would quickly grow arge amount of parasitic nts within a certain area. The amount of nts would be based on the amount of natural power imbued into it.


    An abundance of parasitic nts grew wildly as the potion bottle shattered. Dark green gigantic moss rapidly spread through the hall. The moss produced dark green bubbles the size of basketballs that would trap the feet of anyone who stepped on them. Even the mighty half-orcs could only howl in anger but couldn''t pull their legs out. Some of the moss spread to the teleport formation and destroyed some of its mechanisms with their strong vitality.


    Melody had infused the purest of natural energy into the potion, so theoretically the parasites could grow for a whole hour. More importantly, the most direct way of dealing with the moss was to use fire, but they were unable to do so for fear of damaging the teleport formation. By the time the inhabitants of Eriador finished dealing with the situation, Sheyan''s group had already been gone for more than 15 minutes. The shaman who adjusted the formation for Sheyan was already killed, so they couldn''t give chase even if they wanted to.


    Melody staggered a little after stepping out of the teleport formation. Turned out her foot had been hurt by a throwing axe from the half-orcs. But when she looked around, she was instantly bewitched by the grand surrounding view.


    The teleport formation they came out from was built on the peak of a mountain. A g of Rohan stood next to the hall housing the formation. Even the Dark Lord Sauron didn''t dare look down on the des of the N��menoreans.


    The wind was strong on the peak. Mountain ranges surrounded them every direction they looked. A great river flowed fiercely from west to east.


    Mountain peaks surrounded a valley below as if they were bodyguards guarding the valley. In the centre of the valley was a metropolis built in the shape of concentric circles. Dense buildings and straight roads upied the metropolis. It was a prosperous city bustling with activities.


    The tight security disyed in the metropolis qualified it to be called a fortress. But with the irrigation of a river, thends around the area were green andfortable. Grassy fields and an abundance of trees surrounded the city.


    The keyndmark of the metropolis was a tall tower which strangely, had its top split. It was a peculiar looking tower. The tower was originally built when the humans were ttening Isengard in historic times. It wasposed of 4 multi-faceted stone pirs grouped together. A small space was left between the pirs. Horn-like sharp protrusions reached out from the top of the tower. The tower was mysterious! Grand! Dignified!


    Even among the many towers in Middle Earth, this structure was one of a kind. One would never mistake it for another. This, is the magic tower of Orthanc!


    It was built by the smiths of ancient times, but it did not resemble human architecture. Instead, it looked more like a bone structure that was forcefully pulled from the ground. It was an independent stone peak which ck surface reflected sunlight. Four pirs were forcefully melded together but the top was left to branch out into separate protrusions that had tips as sharp as the tips of spears, and sides as sharp as the edges of des. A tform sat between the sharp protrusions. Many strange runes were carved onto its t surface. A person standing on the tform can overlook thend from a height of almost 500 feet!


    Traditionally, only the rulers of the metropolis can stay in Orthanc.


    The one living in Orthanc currently was a strong and imposing presence. He was the chief of the White Council, and was also someone familiar to Sheyan. In fact, one could say he was Sheyan''s teacher!


    Saruman!


    One of the most famous fortresses on Middle Earth:-


    Isengard!

 Chapter 853: Operation Saruman

    <h4>Chapter 853: Operation Saruman</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Isengard was one of the most important towns in Middle Earth with a strategic geographical location. It was also the provisional capital of Rohan. It''s importance wasparable to China''s Tianjin, Shanghai and other municipalities.


    As early as two decades ago, King Th��oden, the king of Rohan, handed over the governance of Isengard to his good friend, Saruman the White. Saruman had kept his true nature well hidden. Only when he had Gandalf imprisoned did he reveal his true character. This should only happen more than half a yearter.


    (ED: Isengard is in fact a Gondorian fortress, and was never under the governance of any Rohirrim king, it was given to Saruman by the then Steward of Gondor, Beren. The author, like in many instances, has taken liberty to mess with the continuity here.)


    After Isengard fell into Saruman''s hands, he found one of the Pnt��ri in the the Orthanc Tower. Because of his indulgence in the Pnt��r, his long-term use enabled Sauron''s will to gradually corrupt and change him.


    At the same time, due to his fanatical research in the One Ring, he was also plunged into a mire of desire for power while he was researching forces of darkness. The reason he allied with Sauron was not because he was enved like a Ringwraith, but because of his burning ambition!


    The real purpose of Saruman, without a doubt, was to take the One Ring for himself and rule the world instead of Sauron.


    The reason why Sheyan, who lost the opportunity toplete the main mission, came to Isengard was very simple. He was looking for Saruman!


    Presently, Saruman had yet to expose his true colours, so in the eyes of other people, he was still the respected Head of the White Council, the holy White Wizard. At the same time, it must be acknowledged that Isengard was indeed flourishing under the administration of Saruman, and the people under his rule were prosperous and happy.


    This means that it wouldn''t be too difficult for Sheyan to meet him. Secondly, Saruman wouldn''t reveal his true nature at this time; more precisely, it wouldn''t be worth it for him to do so for Sheyan. This means that Sheyan was not under a great danger.


    As for the risks brought about by previous conflicts, Sheyan had also given it some thought. But only the Uruk-hai Lurtz had faced him in a confrontation. Sheyan did not believe that Saruman would be bold enough to keep Lurtz by his side. Lurtz did not look like a human at all. If he kept someone like Lurtz beside him, Saruman would have lost his reputation long ago.


    The cost to teleport from Eriador to Isengard was truly astronomical. Sheyan estimated that they had used up gemstones worth at least tens of thousands of tinum coins, if not more. When the four of them emerged from the transport formation and walked out of the hall, there were tax officers who registered their names and origins courteously. When the officers learned that they were merchants trading in Dwarven jewels, they were taxed an amount that was neither too high nor too low, and were then approved to descend the mountain into Isengard.


    Looking at Isengard from above, the feeling it gave was one that was mysterious, grand and sad. However, near the city, although there were still arge number of monuments and ancient texts present to remind visitors of the ancient past of the ce, the bustling streets and liveliness of the townsfolk gave this ce an indescribable vitality.


    The knights patrolling the streets all wore solemn faces while they slowly spurred their horses on. Needless to say, the knights were all tall and strong, but the more important thing was that the horses they rode were all pretty sturdy and muscr. The white breath spouting from their nostrils almost reached one meter in length. While they walked, the sturdy mass of muscles underneath their skin would make an elegant squirming motion, demonstrating a powerful explosiveness.


    It can be seen that these patrolling knights had a good rtionship with the merchants on the street. They greeted them from time to time. Many merchants even took out food to feed the horses. It was eye-opening to see the horses eat almost anything they were fed with, be it eggs, bread, cereal, hay, bacon��


    Melody had spent her entire live in Rivendell before this. She had just experienced the gentle, warm and passionate Shire, then witnessed the cruel and harsh Eriador. Now that she reached the bustling but orderly Isengard, she could not help but be amazed.


    As he enjoyed the city''s well-organized flow and observed Isengard''s vitality and order, Sheyan thought for a while and nodded. He did not do anything else but directly asked someone for the direction to thergest jewelry shop in Isengard.


    *********************


    "Uh, a total of about 4,000 strangers came to Isengard today. 67 strangers arrived through the teleport formation. Among those 67 individuals, there were three people who we need to pay special attention to. We will dispatch 6 groups to keep surveince tomorrow."


    "Wait, why were there only three? I remember there was a group of people who were also quite suspicious. They are a group of four. Two of them seem to be battle-hardened warriors, and one should be a mage. Thest one is the girl who look ordinary, but there''s a powerful natural force in the longbow that''s on her back. It may be a treasure of the Elves."


    "We have already investigated this group of people. They stated that their business in Isengard was to trade in jewelries and we have confirmed that was indeed the case. After they entered the city, they visited six jewellers and magical item stores. The gemstones they brought were also high in quality."


    "That doesn''t clear them of all suspicion. I suspect that their jewels were stolen from Eriador. The ce is still in an uproar."


    "I know, but a jewel that this group of people brought had caught the attention of Lord Gansdore. It was supposedly a stone with a strange soul imbued in it. Since the chief wizard under Lord Saruman is watching them, there is no need for us to waste precious human resources on them."


    "You''re right, sir."


    The Lord Gansdore mentioned by the spies was currently walking into Orthanc Tower. He respectfully bowed outside the magicalboratory. He showed no reaction to the vague screaming voices asionally escaping from within. He knew that if he wanted to maintain his position beside Lord Saruman, he must learn to forget things that he should not see nor hear.


    Gansdore was not the most powerful of Saruman''s subordinates, but he was the most cautious, and the one with the tightest lips. These were the reasons why he could keep his position for a long time.


    Gansdore waited for half an hour, but his expression remained respectful. Even the angle of his bow was consistent. After a while, the door of theboratory opened. A silent attendant stood before him.


    "The great Lord Saruman will have his afternoon tea in 10 minutes. You have 1 minute to talk to the lord. "


    Gansdore nodded, straightened his back, and walked into a room next to him.


    After he opened the door of the room, what appeared in front of him was a corridor. The marble pirs on both sides of the corridor looked like soldiers standing guard. Purple ivy climbed up in every direction to cleverly form a garden. There was even a sun in the sky. The shadows of leaves on the ground were dyed in a blush of bloody red.


    From time to time there were servants shuttling through the corridor. Many of them were half-orcs. They were all tall and had dark brown skin. They did not have the kind of unpleasant smell one would expect, but instead had their hair tied up with leather buckles, decorated with some white bone ornaments. The half-orcs all looked numb and expressionless.


    At the end of the corridor was another door engraved with words of praises for the gods and the angels. Through the door was Saruman''s reception room. This was afortable space. The ground wasid with a dark brown shiny bearskin. Stepping on it gave a sensation simr to stepping on soft grass.


    The air was filled with the savory aroma of pepper, cinnamon, licorice, and pods. They can effectively help the wizards clear their minds and and recover their magic power. The stained ss around the living room depicted the rise of the Rohan kingdom. The wallmps were shaped like angels, showering a gentle glow on all sides.


    This was the mysterious magic tower personallyid out by Saruman. In this tower, he could experience theforts enjoyed by kings.


    Gansdore knelt on the bear skin and was careful not to look around with his eyes. He constantly maintained an attitude of humility. After a few minutes, an unusually tall wizard with a flowing white beard and long white hair stepped into the room. He was dressed in a spotless white robe and his eyes were deep and sharp like an eagle''s. He sat on a luxurious sofa in the very middle of the room, took the mahogany pipe next to the sofa, and lit himself a full serving of tobo. He took a deep puff and immersed himself in the rich aroma for quite a while before saying.


    "Tell me why you havee."


    Gansdore simply took out a beautiful purse. The nking of coins could be heard within. He then crouched on the ground and said.


    "There are 3,000 tinum coins in this purse, my lord. This is a fee paid to me by a man iming to be a jeweller. He only required me to do two things."


    "Oh," said Saruman as he spewed a cloud of smoke. He closed his eyes and continued, "I appreciate your loyalty and honesty, but this topic bores me, so I''ll shorten the time for this meeting."


    Gansdore produced another pouch.


    "This is the first thing that the person wanted me to bring you, my lord. He imed that the jewels inside came from another world - yes, another world, not another country. I made sure to confirm that was what he meant."


    Saruman waved his hand and the bag fell off, exposing an egg-size, dark transparent crystal that swiveled slowly in front of his eyes. The crystal was so dark that it appeared eerie.


    "Interesting. I hear the fragile soul crying in this crystal. This is indeed not a product of Middle Earth. However, the soul in this soul crystal is too weak. It does not interest me at all. You have fifteen seconds left."


    Gansdore nodded.


    "That person said that if my lord is not interested in the first item, then please give this box to you. Regardless of what your reaction may be, the tinum coins in the purse are all mine."


    "Where''s the box?" asked Saruman impatiently.

 Chapter 854: Mediation

    <h4>Chapter 854: Mediation</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Gansdore looked timidly at Saruman and offered a box. Obviously, he was not optimistic that this thing could move the heart of his lord.


    After receiving the box, Saruman''s eyes shed. He caressed the surface of the box with his fingers and wondered:


    "The residual aura on this box, why��does it feel so familiar?"


    Saruman slowly closed his eyes and traced his fingers across the surface of the box. The back of Saruman''s hand had a lot of wrinkles, but his palm had skin that was smooth and delicate. A series of intoxicating and crazy words escaped Saruman''s mouth.


    "Ah, wait, such familiar dark aura, such frustrated howling and anger�� It''s like the feeling of that guy called Dwar! But how is he rted to this box?"


    Saruman immediately opened the box slowly - he seemed to be guarding against possible magical traps - and then he frowned. The box was empty!


    This feeling made Saruman very ufortable. He felt like a child who saw his favorite candy, but after excitedly peeling off the wrapping paper with a load of expectation, he found that the inside contained a stone.


    "What happened?"


    Saruman''s words were perfectly calm. One could hear neither joy nor sorrows in his words. But Gansdore, who was familiar with his personality, immediately prostrated himself on the ground and stammered.


    "My lord! The object inside this box looks very ordinary, but after the box came into my possession, a lot of strange things happening kept happening to me. I really�� I really don''t dare to bring it here directly! In order to avoid any mishaps happening to you, I only dare to bring this box that was contaminated by its breath."


    Saruman asked curiously.


    "A lot of weird things happening? Interesting. I''m getting more and more interested in this matter. Order someone to bring it in right away! No, you''ll take me to where it is!"


    "Right away, my lord," answered Gansdore in fear. He hurried back a few steps, then led Saruman out of the magic tower.


    The two men arrived at Gansdore''s carriage and immediately saw a guard who had fallen dead on the ground. His eyes were wide open and there was a horrible wound on his throat. It looked as if someone had stabbed in using a red-hot knife.


    The situation was also chaotic all around them. A tall horse that was ridden by a security officer had struggled free from its rein. Some of its skin was torn, directly exposing its bulging muscles and blood vessels. Its eyes were as ferocious as a hungry beast as it chewed on the palm of its dead master, spewing flesh and blood everywhere.


    Saruman showed no concern for these sights at all. He strode into the carriage and could immediately felt a dense dark aura. At this time, Saruman suddenly moved his head to the side, because the strap he used to tie his hair had turned into a mottled, two-headed snake. The split tongues reaching out of its mouths were ck in colour. Saruman pointed his finger at the snake, and it immediately dissolved into ck smoke and drifted away.


    "So it could infect all objects around it that contained any dark nature��" said Saruman with a bit of admiration. "Gansdore, you did well. You''ve brought me a great surprise. Where''s the fragment? Where did you put it?"


    Gansdore awkwardly answered.


    "I put away the new box containing the fragment in the carriage drawer, then told the guards to keep their eyes open and pay attention to any abnormality."


    At that moment, a guard ran over in horror and shouted.


    "My lord, our horse went mad! It attacked Casey, and the skin of the demonic creatureid inside the carriage suddenly grabbed Sherr''s neck��"


    "Shut your mouth! Just tell me where the box is!" snapped Gansdore sharply.


    "During the chaos, a strange looking person boarded the carriage and reached into the drawer. We cut off one of his hands, but he opened the drawer with his other hand and grabbed the box. Before we cut off his other hand, he swallowed the box and then ran away!" Answered the guard in horror.


    "Wow, good job, good effort!" remarked Gansdore sarcastically. "Put the city under a state of emergency and lock down the gates!"


    "There''s no need for that," remarked Saruman calmly. He held out his hand and released a "Detect Evil" spell. Instantly, the route that the Dunlending took to flee appeared in front of their eyes like it was drawn in ink.


    "I want to see either the box or your severed head in ten minutes. Remember to clean the box."


    The iron-fisted and orderly rule of Saruman in Isengard showed its effectiveness. His will was implemented in five minutes.


    The dripping wet [Armour Fragment of Dwar the Nazgul] was ced in front of Saruman. It was retrieved from the stomach of the unfortunate Dunlending, so it carried a stench no matter how it was washed.


    "This fragment��it really does not disappoint me! Gansdore, you fool. The fragment was suppressed by powerful natural energy before this, so it could only keep umting energy inside. When it was handed over to you, the power of nature that suppressed it disappeared, and the power of darkness it umted erupted, thus causing all these chaos! This really is a perfect piece of metal, a perfect gift!"


    "Um, my lord," said Gansdore hesitantly.


    Saruman impatiently snapped at him.


    "What else do you want. Is the city not chaotic enough yet? Why are you still here? Calm the citizens down as quickly as possible."


    Gansdore braved himself and looked at Saruman''s face.


    "Actually, your series of actions werepletely predicted by that person��so forgive my impudence, but I have to pass on his words to you."


    "That person??" asked Saruman wildly.


    "The gem trader, my lord. The original owner of this piece of fragment." answered Gansdore boldly.


    Saruman pondered for a while before enquiring.


    "What else did he have to say?"


    Gansdore answered in a mysterious tone.


    "He said that he has something else that will make you feel even more tempted - and, if I pass on these words, he will pay me an extra two thousand tinum coins. If there is nothing else, then I will take my leave."


    Saruman''s slender eyes revealed a glimmer.


    "This person is really interesting. Very well, go and tell him that because of the surprise he gave me today, I decided to give him a chance. Half an hourter, I will meet with him in the magic tower. I have already received a very nice gift today; I hope he can continue to surprise me."


    The work efficiency of Gansdore in implementing Saruman''s order was quite high. Sheyan and his team soon came to Saruman''s guest room.


    Of course, for safety reasons, Sheyan did not bring Melody along. It''s difficult to say whether Melody''s disguise would be seen through by Saruman as the disguise of the Ring if Air wasn''t impregnable after all. Once she was seen through, the consequences would be disastrous!


    Currently, there was only one hour or so left in the time limit of the mission. Shenyan believed that since Saruman was so concerned with the armour fragment of the Ringwraith, the [Elven Illusion Bone Crystal] they had should interest Saruman even more.


    Even if they fell out with Saruman, with the huge temptation of the [Elven Illusion Bone Crystal], they should be able to dy for an hour. When the mission failed, they would naturally return to the realm. At most, they would suffer a bit of hardship.


    They knew that Saruman would not immediately brandish his weapon against them even if they came to a disagreement. That was a behaviour for Lurtz the Uruk-hai. An old fox that had lived for thousands of years like Saruman would first consider ''what benefit would I gain if I kill them��''


    When the three stepped into Orthanc Tower, they did not notice any special changes - maybe Saurman was unwilling to allow them to see any special changes. An attendant led them into Saruman''s magicboratory. They finally came face to face with the "evil hero".


    Sheyan was surprised to find that theyout seemed to be very familiar. It looked very simr to the interior of the rough mage tower in the orc city of Misty Mountains. The tall, majestic, burly and powerful wizard nced at them, then calmly asked.


    "I heard you wanted to meet me?"


    Sheyan stepped out and said with a smile.


    "My name is Seaman. I am a believer of the High God. There is a saying among my people - there are no eternal friends and enemies, only eternal profits. Under some special circumstances, we managed to obtain some objects on Middle Earth which are said to be quite precious and mysterious. My friend told me that the Gray Dwarves outside Angmar may be interested in these things, but their offer couldn''t satisfy me. So, we came to Isengard in search of a better price for these goods."


    "Ah, so you are believers of the High God," Saruman nodded slightly, then gently said. "Please sit down. I must first thank you for gifting me with the armour fragment that was full of an evil and dark aura. You made a wise decision."

 Chapter 855: Negotiation

    <h4>Chapter 855: Negotiation</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Sheyan smiled.


    "It seems that you still don''t understand what I mean. There is no difference between justice and evil for us believers of the High God. We gave the fragment to you because we believe that we will gain greater benefits from you. As for things such as light and darkness, righteousness and evil, they are all but an illusion. If one were to state it in a more direct term, victory is justice, and failure is evil, because history is always written by the victors."


    Saruman gently pped and smiled.


    "Your opinion is wonderful, Mr. Seaman."


    From the short conversation up to this moment, Sheyan found that Saruman''s reputation was well-deserved indeed. His voice and speech were extremely convincing, and his rhetoric was strong. People who were not determined enough would find their minds shaken when they hear him speak. In addition to that, his voice contained a sense of spring blessings. It was no wonder that Saruman could keep his identity so well-hidden after bing Sauron''s secret ally, and only exposed himself when he imprisoned Gandalf.


    Sheyan also felt at ease by now, because his guess was indeed not wrong - the one he was facing was an old sly fox - and it looked like he was also very greedy, so at least he wouldn''t do something ridiculous like instantly ordering his underlings to kill the three of them. That was to say, the worst case scenario for them was just to fail the main storyline mission.


    Therefore, his confidence soared. He then added.


    "The great Lord Saruman must know that the High God is known for His strictness and omnipotence, so if we can''t get a satisfactory price here, then our consequences will be quite severe��"


    Sarumanughed and told them passionately.


    "Of course I have enough wealth to satisfy you, but the point is, I still don''t know what you are selling."


    Sheyan smiled and said.


    "I guess my lord must know of a shocking event that happened recently - the eight great Ringwraiths grouped up to attack the leaders of the Elven tribe."


    Saruman''s expression turned heavy.


    "Yes, my friendship with the elves hassted for thousands of years. This kind of despicable behavior has of course caused me serious concern."


    "The fight was fierce, and both parties suffered heavy losses. ording to the intelligence we gathered, at least the Ringwraith Dwar was almost destroyed - the second gift I presented to you was proof of that. But the Elven tribe had also permanently lost an important figure." said Sheyan gravely.


    Saruman was moved.


    "Who?"


    Fang Senyan stared into his eyes and said very seriously:


    "The Lord of Rivendell, the holder of the Ring of Air - Lord Elrond."


    "That''s impossible!" Saruman cracked the handle of his chair that he was grabbing. His white beard and white hair all fluttered up. At that moment, he exposed an overbearing aura akin to a lion looking down on all existences!


    "As a believer of the High God, lying is a heavy sin," said Sheyan indifferently. "More importantly, the merchandise I am offering this time has a lot to do with Lord Elrond."


    "How could Elrond fall? Was he not protected by the Ring of Air?" Saruman was still in disbelief.


    "We don''t know the exact details either," Sheyan immediately lied.


    "The ones present on the scene at that time was another group of believers of the High God. The only thing I care about right now is how much the great Lord Saruman can pay us for the goods we bring."


    Saruman closed his eyes, apparently to digest the impact this news had caused him, and then very seriously said.


    "I must first look at what you brought in."


    "The essence Mr. Elrond left behind after his death��three of them in total," said Sheyan as he pulled out the crystal belonging to him from his private storage space.


    When Saruman saw the crystal, he was visibly moved! He grabbed the [Elven Illusion Bone Crystal] from Sheyan''s hand, and closed his eyes while he stroked it. One can feel the powerful magic on Saruman''s fingers. Space seemed to be distorted around the crystal!


    "An Illusion Bone Crystal! It really is an Illusion Bone Crystal! This is an Illusion Bone Crystal that recorded the life experiences of Elrond!! With a bit of time and luck, I can obtain Elrond''s power!"


    After Sheyan saw Saruman''s reaction, he casually said.


    "Mr. Saruman, because you haven''t paid for it yet nor have you shown any tendency to pay, please be careful when you inspect the goods��"


    Saruman suddenly lifted his head. The look on his face at that moment was one of brutality mixed with ridicule. The voice he emitted was extremely cold.


    "Lurtz! These three are your dinner! There are still such crystals on the other two, so search for them and hand them over to me before you do your thing."


    The door of theboratory suddenly burst open, and the familiar face of the Uruk-hai Lurtz appeared in front of Sheyan. He licked his lips with his scarlet tongue and coldly told Sheyan.


    "You weakling. We meet again. I could already sniff your unique smell the moment you walked into the Mage Tower. You can rest assured that my stomach will be the best grave you can find."


    Sheyan sighed.


    "Mr. Saruman, you seem to have forgotten one thing."


    Saruman stared at him in disdain. At this time, Lurtz had already punched the face of Sheyan, flinging him away! But at that instant, the Illusion Bone Crystal in Saruman''s hand suddenly disappeared. Saruman was stunned for a moment, then he couldn''t help but release a painful roar!


    Sheyan, whoy weakly against a wall, suddenly burst intoughter.


    "Mr. Saruman, I am a believer of the High God! Maybe you can kill me, but the Elven Illusion Bone Crystal was stored inside my personal space bestowed by the High God! My soul is still connected to it, so trying to take it by force is a huge mistake. You''re this close to kissing Elrond''s Illusion Bone Crystal goodbye, but lucky for you, it''s still not toote to turn back!"


    Saruman suddenly froze, but after five seconds he revealed a passionate smile andughed.


    "That was just a joke, my friends! How can you take it so seriously?"


    Sheyan touched his swollen face, forced out a mouthful of blood, spat out a few teeth, and gnawed.


    "This joke isn''t funny at all."


    Saruman raised his eyebrows and smiled.


    "I apologise for the rude behaviour of my servant."


    As he said that, he pointed at Sheyan and applied a healing spell. Only then did Sheyan give him an insincere smile.


    "Do you mind if I joke with your servant too?"


    Saruman instantly breathed a sigh of relief and said happily.


    "Feel free."


    Sheyan walked over and instantly kicked Lurtz''s groin! Lurtz''s face immediately turned green. His simple mind apparently hadn''t figured out what was going on. Then Sheyan followed up with a punch to his nose! Lurtz snarled wildly and was about to retaliate, but his action immediately halted when Saruman pointed at him. Saruman''s eyes were cold as he said.


    "My esteemed guests are just joking with you. What do you think you''re doing?"


    Sheyan unceremoniously knocked Lurtz down and gave him a hard beating. Although he did not cause any substantial harm to the tough body of the Uruk-hai, it was still extremely humiliating. Lurtz''s eyes turned blood red! He gritted his teeth so hard that they made a grating noise, but there was nothing he could do!


    Sheyan exhaled a breath of satisfaction and smeared his soles on Mr. Lurtz''s face, then pped his hands.


    "My dear Mr. Saruman, I think we can go back to our original discussion now - how much can you pay for these goods? Of course, the price for that piece of Nazgul armour fragment must also be included."


    Saruman spread his arms and said.


    "Money isn''t a problem. State your price. How much tinum coins do you want?"


    Sheyan suddenlyughed.


    "Mr. Saruman, we don''tck tinum coins."


    "So it''s Mithril you want?" asked Saruman.


    Sheyan continued to shake his head.


    "Let me tell you about my personal wish. Mr. Saruman, I am ashamed to admit that I once encountered a note by ident. The note recorded your experience in producing Uruk-hais. I feel that this note had helped me a lot, but there are still a lot of things that I don''t understand, so I hope you can help me make great strides in this area�� As for confidentiality, you can rest assured. As you can see, I''ve been acquainted with Mr. Lurtz for a long time, but there had never been any bad rumours circting about you.


    Saruman''s face sank.


    "I must first see what you learned!"


    Sheyan then showed the "Rank 6 ability: Uruk-hai Gic Mix (Damaged)" that had not been upgraded for a long time. After Saruman observed for a while, he eximed in slight surprise.


    "You learned all this by yourself?"


    Sheyan sighed.


    "Mr. Saruman, have you ever taught me? Who else can teach me this knowledge besides yourself? If I didn''t figure things out myself, who else could I have relied on?"


    Saruman apparently did not expect Sheyan to propose such a condition. He thought for a moment before replying.


    "I can help you improve this ability, but your friends'' demands can''t be too high."


    It seemed that Sheyan would need to take a share from Reef''s and Franklin''s rewards toplete his request. However, the three were all in the same team now so they naturally have nothing to say to that. At that moment, Saruman called Gansdore over and asked him to fulfill the requests of both Reef and Franklin. He nned to waste no time in taking Sheyan to his orcboratory.

 Chapter 856: Black Artmix Technique lvl max!

    <h4>Chapter 856: ck Artmix Technique lvl max!</h4>


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    At the same time that they reached apromise with Saruman, the three of them received simultaneous notifications from the nightmare imprint.


    [You havepleted the main mission: Choice]


    [You have chosen: Hidden faction, Saruman of Isengard]


    [You received a reward of achievement points +2 ]


    [You received a reward of utility points +10,000]


    [You received a reward of potential points +5]


    [You have triggered a hidden main storyline mission: Saruman''s Ambition/Isengard''s Hidden Dangers]


    [You can choose either one of the main storyline missions toplete.]


    [Selection deadline: 24 hours]


    [In the meantime, you can try to enquire about relevant mission content from relevant plot characters]


    After hearing this notification, both Reef and Franklin expressed their joy, especially Franklin who sang praises in the party channel.


    "Boss, how did you even think of this?"


    Sheyan smiled wryly.


    "I was just clutching at straws to be honest. The idea was from the name of the main mission, Choice. It''s obvious that this main mission was to let us choose either the Middle Earth side or Sauron''s side. After all, the War of the Ring would happen soon. Since we couldn''t join Sauron''s side, why not try Sauron''s ally instead?"


    Reef suddenly said.


    "If that''s the case, then the hidden main storyline mission on the side of the forces of Light could be to join the forces of Rohan, or even the Army of the Dead of the Men of the Mountains."


    Sheyan nodded.


    "That''s highly probable."


    Reef suddenly looked towards Franklin and said.


    "If Moyi, Shuren, and Yerna are still alive, then this intelligence is worth at least 30,000 utility points."


    Franklin thought for a while before replying.


    "I can try to contact them."


    While the three weremunicating in the party channel, Sheyan was brought by Saruman to his biochemicalboratory.


    Sheyan very clearly remembered that when they were brought to the previous room, they should have only reached the second floor of the Orthanc Tower. Now, when Saruman led him to the biochemicalboratory, he felt that he had climbed one floor at most. However, after taking a turn at a corridor, he actually saw the radiance of the setting sun and looked down upon the grand view of ins and rivers! At that moment, Sheyan was shocked to find that he had already reached the top of the Orthanc Tower, hundreds of meters high!


    This magical experience was really worthy of such a powerful relic magic tower! One''s senses and perceptions were thoroughly disorganized without one knowing it, thus distorting the distance in space and time!


    The environment in the biochemicalboratory was not as bad as Sheyan imagined. It could barely count as "tidy". Of course, the smell in the air was certainly not that pleasant. Looking at therge piles of cut nts with their fiber tissues dissected out, as well as a variety of brewing utensils, Sheyan suddenly had a sense of traveling back in time to the kitchen ofrge restaurants in the real world.


    Saruman stood before a test bench with his white robe fluttering in the wind. He asked with a malicious expression.


    "Are you sure you want to receive my teaching?"


    At the same time, the nightmare imprint showed a notification:


    [You are about to receive Saruman''s teachings. Your action will cost a total of 6,000 Fate points. Since your own Fate points are insufficient, the remaining Fate points will be evenly deducted from the rest of your party members.]


    Sheyan was a little surprised and immediately inquired.


    "So what use are the [Armour Fragment of Dwar the Nazgul] and the [Elven Illusion Bone Crystal] that I brought?"


    The nightmare imprint''s reply was: [They were proofs of your ability. You can use this kind of items to grab the attention of storyline characters and gain more valuable services from them.]


    Sheyan immediately understood the meaning of the nightmare imprint. The two objects could not be used as trade goods. They were symbols of status. Only Fate points could be used as trade goods. It was simr to the cafeteria of argepany. If you did not have a work permit of thepany, then there was no way to enjoy the discount and the extra dishes they offer��


    After Sheyan reconfirmed once again, he was asked by Saruman to mix a few bottles of potions. Thanks to his previous "work experience" in the magic tower of Orc City, Sheyan mixed a few bottles without much difficulty. Not only that, he also made some mantis gene-mixes that he developed himself.


    "Oh? So you can actually try to use insects?"


    While he observed Sheyan''s actions, Saruman''s eyes were glimmering. To tell the truth, there was nock of magic assistants around him. However, most of them were only people who follow the instructions. Very few of them could provide him with new ideas.


    Saruman mused for a moment and suddenly waved at a half-orc who very respectful walked over. Sheyan nced at the half-orc and was instantly stunned. There was a thickyer of grey scales on the cheeks of this half-orc, and all the skin he exposed was stiff and dead, with spots of back and grey. His skin cracked as if it was a riverbed exposed to a fierce sun for seven days, and kes scattered as he walked.


    "He''s an example of someone who pursued a higher mixing technique but met with an ident. Are you sure you still want to learn?"


    Said Saruman as he looked at Sheyan.


    Sheyan thought, as long as he wasn''t instantly killed on the spot, so what if he was disfigured? As long as he had a breath remaining, when he returned to the nightmare realm, he would be as good as new. What''s there to hesitate about? He immediately agreed.


    Saruman said slowly.


    "I can teach you the highest rank of mixing skills. If anything unexpected happens, then you can only me it on luck. One more thing, the negotiation chips you put on the table so far are frankly not enough. Thus, I have a condition."


    Sheyan hesitated.


    "Let me hear the condition first."


    Saruman said.


    "Not far from Isengard is the huge Fangorn Forest where the powerful Ents and their leader, Treebeard, live! My rtionship with them is currently very good, but sooner orter we will fall out with each other. I happen to know that the leader of the Ents, Treebeard will bear Golden Fruits two dayster, and the fruits will take seven days to reach maturity. If the Golden Fruits are taken from him, he will fall into a prolonged weakened state. So when the timees, even if he wanted to interfere in my business, he wouldn''t have the strength."


    Sheyan''s eyes shed.


    "You want me and mypanions to do it?"


    Saruman said.


    "That''s right. I can''t let those under mymand perform this task, because I currently still maintain a good rtionship with Treebeard on the surface. My half-orc legion is not yet ready, not to mention that they are also ipatible with forests. The only fate awaiting them will be annihtion. But if it was you guys, no matter whether you seed or fail, you would not be traced back to me."


    Sheyan''s expression was iparably ugly as he said.


    "But my lord, the strength of the Ents led by Treebeard is far beyond Isengard''s!"


    Other people might not know this, but Sheyan did - it could be argued that Saruman''s ambition was destroyed by the interference of Treebeard during the War of the Ring. When Saruman tried to use the Orc army to sweep through the entire Rohan kingdom, it was Treebeard who single-handedly stopped Saruman and ironically confined him inside the tower of Orthanc. From this, one could imagine Treebeard''s formidable strength!


    Saruman said emotionlessly.


    "I''m not asking you to defeat his army. I just wanted you to take away his Golden Fruits. More importantly, you should have a way to get help from a friend with a strong power of nature. Thus, most obstacles and traps of the Ents in Fangorn Forest would pose no problem for you."


    When Sheyan heard Saruman say this, his heart jolted but he still forced a smile.


    "I��"


    Saruman''s deep eyes seemed to prate into Sheyan''s heart.


    "The [Armour Fragment of Dwar the Nazgul] that you brought contained at least a third of Dwar''s soul imprint. To suppress the aura of darkness on it required an immense natural power. Even I can''t do it! Do you still want to try to hide things from me?"


    Sheyan pondered for a moment, then squinted his eyes as he said.


    "Then��Mr. Saruman, for such a dangerous mission, you must first upgrade my mixing skill!"


    Saruman thought for a moment before replying.


    "Very well!"


    An hourter, Sheyan sat in the reception room at the bottom of the tower of Orthanc, beaming with satisfaction. His mixing ability now looked entirely different! With Saruman''s personal guidance, this seemingly iplete ability had undergone tremendous changes!


    [You obtained Saruman''s personal guidance]


    [Your rank 6 ability : Uruk-Hai Gene Mix (Damaged) is promoted to the rank 7 ability : ck Artmix Technique (lvl max)]


    [You can skillfullybine together all kinds materials from wild beasts and insects to make powerful potions]


    [The retention period of the potions you produce is increased to one year]


    [After drinking the gene-mix potion you produce, the user will gain +8 points in all attributes. In addition, the ''Uruk-hai Gene'' may be triggered when the user attacks the enemy, increasing the user''s attack speed and movement speed by 5% for ten seconds. The effect of the gene-mix potionsts for 6 hours.]


    [Throwing a gene-mix on the ground will create a beneficial gene cloud. Your allies who step into the gene cloud will gain +6 points in all attributes for a duration of 6 hours. In the gene cloud, you allies will have their movement speed increased by 15%, and their dodge rate increased by 10%. The gene cloud covers an area of 50 square meters for a duration of five minutes.]


    [Throwing a curse-mix on the ground will create a powerful shockwave. Enemies hit by the shockwave will be stunned for three seconds. This effect has Authoritative precedence.]


    (T/N note: {Ability effect precedence} : No precedence < slight precedence < Authoritative (Crushing damage belongs to this category) < Domain precedence < Domain authority)


    [At the same time, the curse mix will generate a curse cloud covering 100 square meters. Enemies who touch the cloud will have all attributes decreased by 6 points (this effect may lead to the enemy failing to meet the equipping requirement of certain equipments, thus rendering the equipment obsolete). The movement speed of enemies inside the curse cloud will drop by 40%."]


    [When an enemy in the curse cloud receives an attack, there is a chance of triggering ''Saruman''s Gaze''. Saruman''s phantom will materialise to inflict 50% additional damage on the enemy, and stun the enemy for 1 second."]


    These abilities were indeed quite strong, but they were all merely enhanced versions of Sheyan''s previous abilities. Saruman''s personal guidance wasn''t that simple. The ultimate ability, Grow, which surfaced after the ck Artmix Technique reached max level, was the real cream of the crop!

 Chapter 857: Grow

    <h4>Chapter 857: Grow</h4>


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    [ck Artmix Technique lvl max Ultimate Ability: Grow]


    [You are no longer satisfied with limiting your art of mixing to just buffing your allies and weakening your enemies. Under Saruman''s guidance, you began to try to create unique lifeforms with your mixing technique!]


    [You can extract the essences of living creatures and turn them into potions (ie. the fox gene-mix, bear gene-mix, mantis gene-mix, etc. from before), thenbine them with orc genes, nt them in soil, and use ck magic to hasten their growth and make them blend with the local environment to form new creatures for you to enve.]


    [The biological blueprint for the creatures produced with ''Grow'' is based on half-orcs. The specific ability of a creature is determined by the potion you provided (for example, if you would like to grow a mage then bury a fox gene-mix; if you would like to grow a warrior then bury a bear gene-mix; if you would like to grow an assassin then bury a mantis gene-mix��if you bury randomly then the result will also be random).]


    [Each time you use the ''Grow'' ability, you can use up to four bottles of mixes at one time. Normally, when you nt two bottles of mixes, two Grown Creatures that are modeled after ordinary Uruk-hais will hatch. When you nt four bottles of mixes, an elite Grown Creature that is modeled after elite Uruk-hais will hatch.]


    [You can have at most one elite Grown Creature or two ordinary Grown Creatures. If you grow any more during this period, they will be obsolete.]


    [The lifespan of a Grown Creature is seven days. You cannot bring the creature back to your original world.]


    [Each time you use ''Grow'', it will cost 33% of your maximum MP.]


    Sheyan browsed through this series of exnations, and then his eyes stayed on thest reminder.


    [The ck Artmix Technique lvl max you currently received is only temporary. If you fail toplete Saruman''s request, then your ck Artmix Technique lvl max will drop to lvl 6, and the Grow ability will be taken away.]


    [Reminder (additional reminder due to your major rank): Saruman is still not too sure of you, so he actually held back when he taught you. Your ck Artmix Technique lvl max still has something missing. If youplete Saruman''s mission, this ability of yours should have further room for improvement.]


    *******************


    At this time, Reef and Franklin both walked down from above. Based on their excitement, they should have gained significant hauls too. Sheyan''s inquiry revealed that Franklin''s first enhancement was in his ''Mirror Image''. The abilities of the copies created remained the same, but the maximum number of copies he could create was increased from 1 to 2!


    Secondly, his Evocation-school spell, ''Magic Ray'' had been enhanced and turned into ''Cold Ray''. When it hit an enemy, it would first slow the enemy down, then it would refract to nearby enemies for up to three times. The damage would be halved for each refraction.


    Reef directly disyed to Sheyan the description for his mostmonly used ability, ''Cardiac Shattering Roar''. It didn''t seem like there were any major changes, but at the end of the description, there was an additional line:


    [This ability has precedence.]


    It was this line that caused Reef to be on cloud nine.


    Reef''s ''Cardiac Shattering Roar'' was actually pretty insane.


    An AoE attack with very decent damage, plus some very nasty negative effects. The most important thing was that the ability cost nothing to use, and the cooldown time wasn''t too long either.


    The only weakness of ''Cardiac Shattering Roar'' was that it has no precedence, so the chance of it being resisted was high! Reef had always agonised over this matter, but there was no chance of him forgetting this ability to learn others.


    Now, the ability had been strengthened. Although the precedence obtained was only the most basic one, in some difficult worlds, the odds of the ability being resisted at key moments should still be reduced by at least 50%! How could Reef not be happy?


    As they furthermunicated, Sheyan found out that when he triggered the hidden mission with Saruman, Reef and Franklin had also received notifications because they were in the same party.


    Thus, the rewards they could choose from were immediately improved again. Reef saw this reward at first nce and chose it without hesitation. Of course, if the mission failed, this exciting reward would probably be withdrawn too.


    The trio was about to leave the tower of Orthanc when they saw a figure pop out and disappear in a sh not far from where they were. Although Sheyan only took a quick nce, he could clearly recognise the figure to be Lurtz in disguise.


    Lurtz definitely bore ill-intentions in tailing them.


    Lurtz''s appearance reminded Sheyan of Saruman''s previous action of turning hostile without any warning. He thought about it for a bit, and decided to go back to Saruman again.


    Saruman was currently immersed in his study of the Elven Illusion Magic Crystal. He initially didn''t want to see Sheyan, but Sheyan repeatedly insisted, so he could only reluctantly return to the reception room with a dark expression.


    "Seaman! Have you brought back Treebeard''s Golden Fruits already?"


    "Not yet, my lord," said Sheyan in a calm demeanor.


    "How dare you waste my precious time!" Saruman was starting to lose his temper. Both sides knew where the other stood by now, so they showed no pretense and revealed their true nature.


    Sheyan shrugged and said regrettably.


    "I have just received thetest information from the other believers of the High God. It includes the details of that particr battle. Considering the generosity and kindness you have shown us, I originally wanted to tell you this information for free, but it appears that there was an error in my judgement. My lord does not seem interested in this information at all. Then let me apologise while I tremble in fear.


    "Wait ," Saruman asked suspiciously. "That particr battle? Are you talking about��"


    "The battle where Elrond, the Lord of Rivendell, fell�� Please forgive my impudence, and allow me to retire," Sheyan pressed his hand to his chest and looked deeply embarrassed.


    Saruman looked deep into Sheyan''s eyes, then sat down on his chair and said in a chilling tone.


    "Do not y these tricks with me. Speak! Don''t leave out a word!"


    Senyan thus spoke, starting from the festival at Rivendell to the series of events afterwards. He clearly described the scheming and intrigues during the ceremony, and finally ended his story with how the Golden Tree summoned by Elrond meet with an avnche.


    Saruman immediately knew that what Sheyan told him was definitely not fabricated, because if it was, it would be impossible for each detail to correspond to one another so perfectly. He had also obtained some information before, and it reasonably matched with Sheyan''s story. He pondered for a while before saying.


    "And?"


    Sheyan smiled.


    "That''s all the information I have so far, but give me some time and I might just be able to get moreprehensive information from other believers of the High God. I did hear that they''ve been tracing the whereabouts of Vilya, The Ring of Air����"


    Upon hearing the words "Vilya, The Ring of Air", Saruman was no longer able to keep himself calm. He took a deep breath, then stared at Sheyan with his eagle-like eyes and said the following words.


    "What do you want?"


    Sheyan smiled.


    "I don''t want anything, my lord. I don''t really have relevant information now; otherwise I''m sure I would name a good price. The reason I wish to talk to you this time was to let you understand that if you keep us believers of the High God alive, we can do things for you that you might find inconvenient to do yourself. We can also find out a lot of private information that is not publicly known, and can also bring you a lot of rare special products��"


    "But if we die, especially if we die an unnatural death in Isengard, then the only benefit to you is to save on the cost of food for Mr.Lurtz for two, three days at most. My lord, you are a smart person. I''m sure you understand this."


    Saruman stood up, his voice emotionless as he said.


    "I understand. If you obtain any information about Vilya, the Ring of Air anytime, anywhere, you cane straight to me. I will definitely pay you a good price. Go!"


    Not even a minute after Sheyan left, Saruman''s roar reverberated throughout the tower of Orthanc.


    "I want to see that retard, Lurtz in front of me in one minute. How dare he ce his personal vendetta above my interests?!"


    ********************


    After solving the threat that maye from Saruman and Lurtz, the trio rejoined Melody.


    To tell the truth, Sheyan felt a bit uneasy with this mission of stealing the Golden Fruits of Treebeard, because they required the help of Melody. He believed that the naive Melody would not refuse him, but the rtionship between the Elves and the Ents had always been very good, just like when Sindalor, the old Sacred Oak, provided help for Melody before this. To be honest, Sheyan was a bit worried that this would hurt Melody.


    However, after he exined the matter, Melody did not seem to care about this. In her eyes, old Sindalor was old Sindalor while Treebeard was Treebeard. The two had no rtions to each other at all.


    In the end, Melody red at Sheyan with thoserge, clear eyes of hers and asked a rhetorical question that left Sheyan speechless.


    "You are a believer of the High God, and Mr. Reef is also a believer of the High God. Does that mean that I will fall in love with Mr. Reef because I fell in love with you?"


    (Reef was also left speechless: Hey, why do you use me as an example? What''s wrong with falling in love with me��)

 Chapter 858: Cause and effect

    <h4>Chapter 858: Cause and effect</h4>


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    Melody used the powerful ability of Sire Vilya to quietly contact Dawn City. Naturally, she asked old Sindalor about Treebeard. What was strange was that, when old Sindalor heard the word Treebeard, he remained silent no matter what Melody asked.


    But after a while, she suddenly beckoned Sheyan over and told him that Mr. Ferrell, the nephew of old Sindalor, had something to ask him.


    Sheyan only needed to have Melody in his embrace and to press his finger on to the disguised Ring of Air tomunicate with Ferrell. The battle Ent asked oddly.


    "Why did you suddenly ask about Treebeard? That''s a taboo topic for Uncle Sindalor."


    Sheyan curiously asked.


    "Why''s that?"


    Ferrell looked to be in a little dilemma.


    "If uncle knew that I revealed his secret, my fate will be dire�� ok, ok, don''t be angry Lady Melody. I''ll tell you honestly. Uh, I must start from the very beginning."


    Mr. Ferrell kept his voice down and told them.


    "Treebeard is one of the three surviving primary Ents, the other two being Foliage and Treebark. Treebeard is the leader of the Ents and also the Lord of Fangorn Forest. In his long life, he visited the forests of many ces, including the Beleriand Forest whichter descended into the sea. Sometime during his long years of traveling, he met a very elegant and beautifuldy. Her name was Fimbrethil��"


    Melody chimed in at this moment.


    "Sire Vilya is not yet able to support such exchanges for a prolonged period of time. Please be concise. This may be quite rude, but what does it have to do with Grandpa Sindalor?"


    Mr. Ferrell sighed and presented the whole truth with one concise statement.


    "Aunt Fimbrethil was uncle''s first love."


    "����"


    "����"


    They were all left speechless. Who could have imagined something so strange to have happened between the two Ents. A love affair!


    Mr. Ferrell then added


    "Afterwards, Aunt Fimbrethil and Treebeard got into a fight. She ran alone to the end of the Anduin River to nt her saplings. However, Sauron''s evil mes encroached upon the area. Aunt Fimbrethil disappeared from then on."


    "So that''s how it is," murmured Sheyan. "Can give us any advice, Mr. Ferrell? We received intelligence that Treebeard will bear Golden Fruits soon. Our objective is to obtain the fruit."


    Ferrell was stumped for a short while. Then, he asked in a shocked tone.


    "Treebeard is bearing Golden Fruits?? That''s impossible!"


    ording to Ferrell, bearing Golden Fruits was a sign of change for the Ents. It was a sort of hurdle that they must ovee. During the process of enhancing their purest form of power, they will condense it into Golden Fruits. Under normal circumstances, the produced Golden Fruits will be reabsorbed back by the Ents.


    There is also another situation where some very powerful Ents suffered fatal injuries. They will use their final essence to bear Golden Fruits, which would function as a continuation of their lives. It must be noted that the seed of the golden tree used by Elrond belonged to this category, and its quality was far from beingparable to the Golden Fruits in the first category.


    When Ferrell heard that Sheyan was going after the Golden Fruits, he was iparably excited and very firmly requested to join them! Even a blind man could see that he coveted the Golden Fruits�� However, it must be noted that Ferrell was a very rare existence among the Ents. He had previously demonstrated his ability of leaving his real body in spiritual form and directly upying an ordinary tree to turn it into an Ent.


    The benefits of his ability were obvious. Even if the upied tree was destroyed, he would only suffer heavy injury in spirit. However, the drawbacks were also very direct - Ferrell''s battle strength would normally be weaker than other Ents his age.


    Since Ferrell volunteered himself, Sheyan hispanions certainly wouldn''t say no to this strong reinforcement. As long as Ferrell was willing to sacrifice a little spiritual power, then he would be able to traverse through forests in spiritual form at an incredible speed (simr to the Wood Release in Naruto). Therefore, Sheyan only needed to wait for less than 20 hours for him to arrive.


    While waiting for Ferrell, the party still had something else to take care of. The hidden main storyline mission required them to choose between "Saruman''s Ambition/Isengard''s Hidden Dangers".


    After some investigation, they found that Saruman''s Ambition should be linked to the plotline of the Rohan kingdom. If they chose this route, they would have to go to Edoras, the capital of the Rohan, and join forces with another one of Saruman''s subordinate, Gr��ma Wormtongue. They would assassinate his political enemies and remove the obstacles for Saruman to rule over Rohan.


    The exnation of Isengard''s Hidden Dangers listed out several major forces around Isengard that may be threatening the city. Sheyan''s party would have to weaken them. These forces include the water monsters of the Isen River, the Kasamo bandits of Dund, and the Ents of Fangorn Forest.


    Since this was the case, Sheyan''s party decisively chose the hidden main storyline mission: Isengard''s Hidden Dangers. They immediately received notifications from their respective nightmare imprint.


    [You have chosen the hidden main storyline mission: Isengard''s Hidden Dangers]


    [Difficulty: Unable to provide an evaluation]


    [Time limit forpletion: 20 days]


    [Mission summary: Since you have chosen the hidden faction of Saruman, then you should provide some service for this faction.]


    [Mission objective: Within twenty days, weaken the forces that could pose a threat to Isengard and obtain one of the following items: ck dorsal fin of water monster / Dunlending golden tooth / shattered Ent heart]


    [Mission reminder: The drop rates of the mission items are not that high. You must hurry.]


    [If you fail the main storyline mission, you will be immediately sent back to the nightmare realm and 100,000 utility points will be deducted.]


    ***********


    [You have acquired the hidden branch mission: Saruman''s Request]


    [Difficulty: Unable to provide an evaluation]


    [Time limit forpletion: 9 days]


    [Mission summary: Retrieve Treebeard''s Golden Fruits before they fully mature, thus weakening Treebeard.]


    [Mission objective: Retrieve the Golden Fruits]


    [Mission reminder: Although the Ents love peace and are mild in nature, once they find out your objective, they will most likely turn more ferocious than Ringwraiths.]


    [If you fail the branch mission, parts of the relevant abilities that you gained will be taken away.]


    *********


    Fourteen hourster, Sheyan met with Mr. Ferrell on the scenic Isen River Dam. Melody had long identified arge ck maple tree for him to possess. The trunk of the maple tree was upright and strong as if it was carved out of steel, looking full of vitality. Even its branches and leaves disyed a proud persistence.


    Mr. Ferrell infiltrated the tree at once. It took him a while to expel the original will of the tree. He shook his new body to let his magic power grow a pair of feet from the roots, and became arge battle Ent.


    This time, Mr. Ferrell''s battle Ent had a ck vine around his neck that looked like a ck scarf. Against the enemy, it was a very deadly weapon. Mr. Ferrell could skillfully use this vine to entangle his opponent and then stab in with his sharp, poisonous branches.


    With Mr. Ferrell in the lead, they dexterously travelled through the forest that no human had ever walked on before. The Ents were known as the lords of the forest, and it wasn''t merely a saying. They met with no obstacles along the way; no ferocious beasts, no crazy insects, no poisonous vines�� all of them did not appear in the group''s path. After travelling for about five or six hours, the strange group climbed up a ridge. Mr. Ferrell caught a gust wind with his arm and took a deep sniff.


    "Let us rest here. There may be a heavy rain soon. Fangorn Forest in right in front of us; it''s not a good idea to enter Fangorn Forest in the dark with wind and rain - especially for us who bear not-so-pure intentions."


    Senyan''s group purchased all sorts of things in Isengard, including some camping tents which were quickly raised. It''s worth mentioning that they also obtained five powerful magic arrows from Gansdore.


    These five magic arrows mixed with some pyrite iron. The curved carvings on the arrows may seem useless, but if spiritual power was imbued into them, a flow of magic power as hot as magma could be felt. Those who observed the arrows would find their bodies filled with an indescribable heat. When an arrow hit the target, a very violent explosion will ur, and the enemy would be ignited into a zing fireball.


    Obviously, these five magic arrows would be a considerable threat to the Ents who fear fire.


    After they settled the issues of camping, the sky had turned dark. Sheyan looked over at the green waves of forest in the distance and could not help muttering to himself.


    "So this is the Fangorn Forest of the Ents? It doesn''t look like anything special."


    Mr. Ferrell walked to his side with heavy steps, and spoke in a low muffled voice.


    "You couldn''t be more wrong! Take a look at the forest over there, then look at Fangorn Forest. Look carefully!"

 Chapter 859: Blood Ent

    <h4>Chapter 859: Blood Ent</h4>


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    Sheyan looked carefully for quite some time ording to Mr. Ferrell''s instructions. He suddenly eximed.


    "There does seem to be some difference. Why does the forest on the other side seem a little abnormal? It looks sparse and the trees look smaller."


    Mr. Ferrell said.


    "It''s not that the forest on the other side seem sparse and shorter. In fact, that forest is the normal one. It''s the trees in Fangorn Forest that are abnormal. Because they are cared for by the Ents, each tree can thrive and grow stronger. When an ordinary person step foot into Fangorn Forest, every tree will monitor their actions. Each tree willugh at them, hinder them, and report this person''s situation to the Ents!"


    "This has be really tricky," mumbled Sheyan to himself. "But that must mean the Ents attach great importance to these trees, right?"


    "Of course," said Mr. Ferrell. "They treat the trees as their own children."


    Sheyan''s mouth suddenly showed a touch of evil smile.


    "This is the second piece of good news I have heard. If that''s the case, then this matter has be much easier to handle."


    Reef also breathed a sigh of relief.


    "Creatures like Ents stay rooted to the earth and grow in the rain. They have no greed, thus they have no weaknesses. But if there is something that they care about, then we will be able to find a weakness."


    Mr. Ferrell suddenly said.


    "Most of the Ents in Fangorn Forest are peaceful, but if you make them angry, some of the Ents and wild Ents can be very vicious. You must be mentally prepared."


    Sheyan raised his eyebrows.


    "Wild Ents?"


    Melody walked over at that moment and told them.


    "Currently, among the Ents, almost all of them follow the ideology of Treebeard. The entire tribalmunity is also very strong. However, there are always some Ents who have differing ideas so they stay outside the tribe. For the Ents, Fangorn Forest is a ce that has a very suitable living condition, so even though these Ents have different ideologies, they still stayed here. They do not obey the orders of Treebeard and act on their own, so they are called wild Ents."


    Franklin took a nce at Mr. Ferrell and was about to say something, but he stopped himself.


    When Mr. Ferrell saw that, he revealed a bitter smile and told them in that low muffled tone of his.


    "Yes, my uncle and I are both wild Ents. My uncle''s goal is simple - to surpass Treebeard."


    "Is bing the Sacred Mother Tree of a tribe more suitable for growth, or is staying in Fangorn Forest?" Sheyan suddenly asked a very sharp question.


    "This is where the opinions of many Ents differ with Treebeard. In truth, the fastest growth for Ents is of course achieved by be a Sacred Mother Tree, who upies all the aura of a ce alone and is always worshipped and cared for by people. We can find examples of this in history - this was how the World Tree, Teldrassil, was born. But Treebeard''s ideology is that Ents should have a way of life that transcends other races."


    Said Mr. Ferrell coldly.


    After Sheyan listened to Mr. Ferrell, he pondered and said.


    "Since there exists some disagreement within the Entmunity, we will spend a few days to collect information about the current situation inside Fangorn Forest. I already have a basic n in mind. Anyway, Fangorn Forest must get chaotic. Only then can we fish in troubled water."


    Early the next morning , the group set off again. Under the lead of Mr. Ferrell, they first went to the west side of Fangorn Forest because Mr. Ferrell learned from the information transmitted by the wind and the trees that this is the area where other living creatures, including wild Ents, were rtively active in. Being suspicious people themselves, the chance of them being found out in this area is low.


    Fangorn Forest lookedpletely different from up close than it did from far. When they entered the forest, the chirping of wild pigeons was always in their ears. Everything in the forest was orderly; even the vines grew in an orderly fashion as if they were women''s arms tenderly wrapping around the trees.


    Every huge tree seemed to be a courteous gentleman, maintaining a perfect distance from the other trees; this distance allowed the trees to reasonably draw nutrients from the ground and share the sunshine without maliciouspetition.


    When the wind blows, the leaves of the big trees would sway, and it seemed like the gaps between the leaves would form strange eyes that watch over their every move.


    In this forest, Mr. Ferrell walked with a vigorous gait with Sheyan and the rest on his strong wooden shoulders. Their bodies exuded a faint green glow. This was a spell casted by Melody called ''Natural Breathing'', which allowed them to fully blend into nature and keep them from being discovered.


    Mr. Ferrell suddenly stopped and pointed to a curvy rattan on the ground, earnestly saying:


    "This is a trap set by a wild Ent. Seems like they''re dealing with an enemy."


    As if to prove his point, Mr. Ferrell stepped on the trap and the a green light shed. Many sharp spikes with barbs suddenly grew out from the rattan. The rattan wrapped around Mr. Ferrell''s stout tree legs like a snake and left some deep marks. If it was an ordinary human that was trapped in the rattan, then no doubtrge lumps of fleshes would have been teared away.


    At that moment, the leaves around them buzzed. The wind had brought them information from afar. The faint smell of burnt firewood floated into everyone''s nostrils, followed by the smell of burnt meat.


    In a heartbeat, Mr. Ferrell strode forward in the direction of the odor. He tookrge steps but he was very careful, not even touching the branches and leaves next to him - or rather, the other nts were actively avoiding Mr. Ferrell.


    They soon heard a shrill howling noise in the distance. The voice was full of pain but they could not hear what the victim was saying. After they passed through a brook, Mr. Ferrell slowed down his pace. Through the gaps between the trees, they could see a chaotic situation on a clearing in the forest.


    There were tents, fire pits, overturned pots, distorted weapons, and lumps of flesh and blood that were ttened into crepes. It wasn''t hard to deduce what happened. A small team entered Fangorn Forest and stayed overnight, then suffered a surprise attack while trying to cook a pot of porridge in the morning. Unfortunately, they were defeated.


    The one who defeated them was an Ent.


    Mr. Ferrell stared at this Ent, and said in a deep voice.


    "I didn''t expect Grubb to be a Blood Ent already."


    Only after Mr. Ferrell pointed it out did Sheyan and the rest noticed that among the leaves on top of the head of the Ent called Grubb, 3 had already been stained with red, indicating that he had killed at least three hundred beings who were not of the Ent race! His hands were truly stained with blood!


    Grubb is burly and strong with visible thorns on his wooden arms. At this time, Grubb was facing the other side. A surviving dwarf and a surviving human were tied up with solid vines and were put to grill on a campfire.


    The cooked meat that Sheyan''s party smelled before came from this. In fact, Sheyan felt that they smelled no different from the smell of barbecue. The tongue of the me slowly baked the bodies of the two victims. They look at least half-cooked by now; even their screams were beginning to fade. In contrast, Grubb''s deep roar got louder.


    "You foolish, greedy vermin! I''ve already warned you many times to stay away from the sacred forest of Fangorn, but you have never taken my warnings to heart! Now, enjoy the me. Your souls and your sins shall be purified in the vicious fire!"


    Sheyan whispered his enquiry to Mr. Ferrell.


    "It seems that this gentleman is your acquaintance?"


    Mr. Ferrell bitterly replied.


    "It was him who forcefully escorted uncle and I out from the outskirts of Fangorn Forest and warned us not to step foot into Fangorn Forest ever again! He is the youngest grandchild of Treebeard."


    "Then why did he attack these travelers?" wondered Franklin.


    It was Sheyan who answered.


    "Look at that tent."


    The tent of these travelers were currently scattered on the ground, revealing a few pieces of fresh wood inside. Sheyan took a deep breath and said.


    "Saruman truly is ambitious. He wants to build a giant dam on the Isen River next to Isengard! This would kill three birds with one stone. Firstly, the natural stronghold that is the crossing of the Isen River would be even more dangerous. Once the enemy broke through Isengard''s line of defense and cross the river, Saruman could release the water in the dam and sweep the enemies away! It would be an extremely vicious killing move!"


    "Secondly, after the construction of the giant dam, the rise in water level near Isengard will make some easily essible ces inessible. Saruman''s half-orc army would have a good hiding ce! More importantly, the rise in water level in the upper reaches after the construction of the giant dam will effectively prevent Rohan''s army from driving straight into Isengard!"


    "Therefore, Saruman must build that dam. However, the construction of a dam requires the use of arge amount of high-quality wood that is strong, lightweight, and resistant to water corrosion. Only the trees in Fangorn Forest that were cared for by the Ents meet the requirements, so although Saruman appears to have a good rtionship with Treebeard on the surface, he is secretly purchasing the wood of Fangorn Forest at a high price in Isengard��"


    "These poor people should adventurers tempted by Saruman''s high rewards."

 Chapter 860: Tail and Hunt

    <h4>Chapter 860: Tail and Hunt</h4>


    Trantor: Trantion Nation Editor: Trantion Nation


    Faced with this tragic scene, Melody was shocked speechless. She was originally stroking the green and pleasant leaves of a tree but she immediately turned stiff at the sight. Only after a long time did she say.


    "Just for cutting down a few trees��how can Mr. Grubb be so cruel?"


    Sheyan sighed and exined to her.


    "For us, trees are just trees. Yes, they are a very important part of life, but perhaps for Grubb and his tribe, the trees are their children and loved ones. They care for nature because of love, but they also be cruel because of love. A total of 300 people lost their lives to his hands, but perhaps in the eyes of some of the more radical Ents, he is a hero."


    Mr. Ferrell remained silent. Sheyan instead said.


    "Let''s go. Those two are already beyond saving. Now isn''t the best time to fight with Grubb. Our objective is to scout, and to obtain the Golden Fruits. We''re not here to be saviours."


    No one objected Sheyan''s words. They began to withdraw slowly without drawing the slightest attention to themselves. After Grubb killed the two adventurers, put out the fire, and buried the tents, he walked a few times around the camp. Suddenly, the vines attached to his body shook a few times. The delicate tendrils pointed towards a direction.


    It was the ce where Sheyan''s group had stopped before!


    As Grubb slowly walked over, the tendrils crept up like snakes and finally pointed towards a slightly wilted young leaf that was touched by Melody before. When she saw the Dwarf and the human being roasted alive, she was so shocked that she identally broke the young leaf.


    Such a small trace that they forgot to hide, was detected by Grubb!


    Grubb buried his head and rubbed the leaf with his rough bark face, then slowly murmured emotionlessly.


    "Another��group of vermin��trying to��run away."


    He stretched out his finger, and on the rough fingertip covered in moss, a small, white flower slowly bloomed.


    Immediately afterwards, a Koschevnikov''s bee that wasmonly seen in this forest flew over. The ck-and-white-striped bee perched on the flower at the tip of Grubb''s finger, sucked on the honey, then flew up with a buzz and hovered in the air.


    Grubb said in a low muffled tone.


    "Remember��the scent��of the enemy��then go to Mudbeard. The group��is escaping quickly. Only��the Leaping Ents��can catch up to them! I will rush over��to help��soon."


    The bee swooped into the air and sniffed on the leaf, then flew away!


    The forest turned quiet again.


    After that, Grubb walked over to the clearing. The gap between his legs began to close, and then his roots quickly imnted themselves into the ground. He lifted his hands up high and closed his eyes. At this moment, looked no different to an ordinary tree. With the nourishment of the earth, the scars on the surface of Grubb''s body began to slowly heal, and the barks that were destroyed during the fight also slowly grew.


    Sheyan''s group continued their progression in the forest. The furthered they travelled, the more they were shocked. At the side of Fangorn Forest that was near Isengard, the signs of deforestation began to gradually be more serious, and naturally, the conflicts also grew more fierce.


    Under Saruman''s request, the core of the dam had to be built with tough tree hearts with enough spiritual energy in them, so that magic can be used to control the dam''s opening and closing. Therefore, a lot of trees were actually chopped down in vain. They were abandoned once the adventurers found that the core of the treescked enough spiritual energy.


    This behavior undoubtedly further angered the Ents.


    Some traces of small-scale battles could be easily wiped out, but it''s hard to erase the traces of somerge-scale battles. For example, fights involving more than 50 people including mages and heavily-armoured guards.


    Sheyan stood in front of apletely deformed set of armour. No doubt, the armour wasn''t empty. But the armor had been distorted to such a state that it looked like a lump of dough, and dark purple blood dripped out of it. One can imagine the fate of person inside.


    Meanwhile, Franklin stood next to arge hole. Not one de of grass grew around the hole. The upturned soil was scattered messily around the area. The surface looked burnt, and even the nts close to the hole appeared as if they were afraid of something.


    "This is the residual left behind by magical obsession. A strong mage self-destructed here."


    Melody picked up a piece of wood and carefully inspected it. It looked like a piece of wooden board at first, but if one observed carefully, the "wooden board" was actually a piece torn from an Ent''s chest. It was simr to a human''s ribs which protected the heart.


    Despite the strong vitality of the Ents, such damage was surely fatal. Obviously, under the tenacious resistance of this particr group, the Ents also suffered some casualties.


    But the most unbelievable sight only appeared two minutester. Reef passed under a big tree that had been broken in half. He identally kicked something, so he looked down to see what it was. Then, his expression abruptly changed. He dug up the soil beneath his feet to reveal some "fertilizers" buried by the Ents.


    It was the corpse of a woman, her body stacked with two young children who looked no more than five or six years old! The heads of the two children were strangely deformed. One head was trampled t, while the other was rotated 360 degrees! Therge heads contrasted with their tiny bodies to present a sad sight!


    An iprehensible anger red up in everyone''s hearts. Sheyan''s mouth twitched a few times uncontrobly.


    Wars were cruel, but to use the bodies of women and children as fertilizers was too much for them to ept. Although this behaviour was considered justifiable on the Ents'' side, but��it still left a bad taste in their mouths. Melody''s eyes were full of tears.


    However, at this moment, Mr. Ferrell suddenly fell to the ground on one knee. His palm pressed onto the wet soil while the vines around his neck pierced into the ground. He cocked his head in confusion.


    "That''s odd. Although I couldn''t sense anything wrong, why do I suddenly feel uneasy?"


    Franklin, after hearing Mr. Ferrell''s words, thought for a moment, and immediately cast a Rank 3 Arcane spell - the ''Eye of Stig''.


    The Rank 3 Arcane spell essentially summoned a Magic Eye. The magic eyeball could not fight, but it would reveal all hostile creatures.


    The front of the ''Eye of Stig'' looked like a strange eyeball with a white pupil and ck sclera, but the back contained a dense group of tentacle-like gellums. The gellums are scarlet in colour and could absorb the energy from alternate dimensions for their own use.


    After blinking a couple of times, it suddenly looked west and projected out an image.


    A lump of blurry glowing light could be seen moving at a high speed through the forest. After a certain distance, it stopped. The light was actually wrapped around a rather small, rtively speaking, Ent . His whole body was covered with ck mottled traces as if he was previously burnt. His motion had a certain softness to it; even his arms were woven from some dry, soft branches.


    More importantly, there were five red leaves on his head! One leaf corresponds to a hundred people, so the number of foreign races that died by his hands had exceeded 500!


    "He''s someone from the Leaping Ent race!" said Mr. Ferrell. "They are the fastest among the Ents because they are born with incredible dimensional ability!"


    After listening to Mr. Ferrell''s exnation, Sheyan immediately understood how this guy could kill so many people. Obviously, the ability of the Leaping Ents would be amazing in hunting people down! As the ''Eye of Stig'' disappeared into thin air with a shrillugh, Sheyan immediately asked Franklin.


    "How long before that guy arrives?"


    Franklin replied.


    "The ''Eye of Stig'' has a maximum scanning radius of two kilometers. Based on the Ent''s movement speed, it should only take him dozens of seconds."


    Sheyan nodded.


    "Looks like we''re his target so we can''t avoid him. If we''re going to fight, then let''s make it a quick battle. After all, this is Fangorn Forest, the territory of the Ents. Dragging the fight on is unfavorable for us."


    As soon as Sheyan finished speaking, a crashing sound resounded from the forest close to them. The Leaping Ent called Mudbeard emerged from the trees. His eyes instantly fell on Ferrell, making him grind his teeth!


    "Look what I found? A pathetic Ent willing to join with the tree ughterers! But wait! Why do you smell so weird? Why does your trunk show signs of withering?"


    Ferrell turned and took a few steps to stand proudly in front of Mudbeard. He calmly said.


    "Because this isn''t my real body, you frog in a well."


    Mudbeard was stunned.


    "Nonsense! That''s�� that''s impossible!"

 Chapter 861: A tossed stone raises a thousand ripples

    <h4>Chapter 861: A tossed stone raises a thousand ripples</h4>


    Trantor: Sean888888 Editor: TheAlliance


    Ferrellughed so hard that his branches shook.


    "Nothing is impossible for the noble Sacred Oak family! The path I''ve embarked on is the sacred path that the great World Tree Teldrassil once walked upon! Races aren''t important for friends, only strength is eternal!"


    Mudbeard immediately understood. He gnashed his teeth and said.


    "I understand now. You cursed wild Ent, you damn foreigner! You and the tree ughterers all deserve death!"


    As Mudbeard spoke, he acted as if he was going to pounce at Ferrell, but it was just a feint. When he leaned forward, his left arm suddenly split into three thick vines that stretched rapidly. The vines hurtled towards the bow-carrying Melody and staff-wielding Franklin!


    The Ent was an extremely experienced fighter. He immediately identified the two as the weakest in the group. His purpose in doing this was to try to test their strength and, if he could, eliminate the archer and mage to make the ensuing fight easier. He was confident that he could turn these people into fertilizers!


    Facing Mudbeard''s attacks, Franklin immediately chanted a spell while Melody readied her bow with a cold look. They didn''t seem to view Mudbeard''s attack as too much of a danger. As the thick vines slithered over like agile snakes, Sheyan and Reef stepped in from the side to shield the other two.


    Senyan mmed his de on a vine but found that most of impact was absorbed. His strike only left a trail of white mark on the vine.


    Meanwhile, Reef was bound by the vine together with his shield. The vine tried to throw Reef aside with a twist, but Reef roared angrily and anchored his w to the ground. He became as immovable as an ancient rock; even Mudbeard couldn''t remove him!


    Melody''s longbow disyed a sudden sh of light!


    Mudbeard didn''t even have the time to turn his head before a long arrow was nailed to his right chest. The long arrow looked dark and heavy, but if one were to look closely, one would find the surface of the arrow shaft covered in strange runes. It shined with a touch of breathtaking red-hot glow!


    The next moment, the long arrow exploded!


    In the sunny forests, a suddenrge me burst forth apanied by the scattering of burning wooden chunks!


    There was a basin-sized deep hole where Mudbeard had been shot. The hole prated almost all the way to the back of the Ent. zing mes ravaged near the pit and rapidly spread onto the whole body. Mudbeard issued a sorrowful cry.


    At the same time, Franklin shot a perfectly urate ''Cold Ray''. The calctive mage was certainly not kind enough to try to put out the fire on the Ent, but aimed the most vulnerable part of Mudbeard''s foot instead. Mudbeard''s foot immediately froze into ice. The ''Cold Ray'' refracted to the trees at the side and disappeared.


    Mudbeard''s vines released Sheyan and Reef. He realised that the team in front of him was definitely not something he could handle alone. As he was about to activate the unique ability of the Leaping Ents, Mr. Ferrell, who had not lifted his hands so far, pounced.


    In the raging fire, Mudbeard the Leaping Ent only had half of his body remaining, so his response was naturally somewhat slower. Mr. Ferrell pounced precisely during the moment when Mudbeard was just about to make a quantum leap. Mr. Ferrell''s strong and tough branches clung onto Mudbeard''s body and forcefully interrupted his ability.


    Two huge bodies collided with each other. Their momentum carried them to the ground amidst scattering pieces of broken wood. The ming bodies then crashed into a tree beside them, breaking it in half.


    Mudbeard the Leaping Ent roared and resisted with no care for the burning mes on his body while Mr. Ferrell focused on defending and keeping Mudbeard tied down. Sheyan and Reef rushed forward and unleashed a mad flurry of strikes on Mudbeard''s leg. After the leg was frozen by Franklin, it became hard and brittle, and had lost its strong sticity.


    At the same time, Franklin waved his staff and aimed his ''Cold Ray'' towards the joints of Mudbeard that were not in mes. When they wereunching their attacks, the ferocious howls of the Uruk-hais could be heard from time to time. The sound signified the frequent triggering of the effect of Sheyan''s gene-mix.


    Amidst their endless attacks, the resistance of Mudbeard gradually grew weaker, and he finally becamepletely rigid. The me on his body was like a roaring beast, pouncing on him with full power and spitting out long ming tongues to greedily devour its wooden food.


    The power of the me arrow was beyond everyone''s imagination. Obviously, the five me arrows they brought were definitely no ordinary items. The fire that the arrow created was frighteningly persistent and fierce. They might actually have been personally made by Saruman himself.


    When the dead Ent burned, the yellow-brown smoke that escaped grew thicker. Both Sheyan and Reef coughed while they retreated. The body of Mudbeard issued some exploding sounds amidst the mes. Arge number of light spots flew out from the smoke and gathered together as if they were nning to move into the forest.


    At that moment, the ne on Sheyan''s neck heated up and he immediately received notifications from the nightmare imprint.


    [A soul power that can be devoured is detected. Would you like to proceed with the plundering?]


    To unlock thest attribute of Sheyan''s dark gold ne, he must plunder three powerful souls as offerings under the effect of the ne''s active ability. Sheyan had been wondering how he could plunder souls. He had no clue at all before this. It turned out that the ne would choose the right time itself. Of course Sheyan wouldn''t pass up the chance.


    Once the ability was activated, he immediately saw a dark golden ray shooting out from the ne to cover the spots of light that scattered out from Mudbeard''s body. However, those light spots quickly gathered to form a strange symbol and struggled with all their might while trying their best to fly deep into the forest.


    Sheyan yelled and suddenly threw a bottle curse-mix on the ground. The shockwave produced by his curse-mix nowadays was not the same as before; it even looked a bit like nuclear explosion. First, a mushroom cloud of smoke would burst forth. When the smoke appeared, it would exert a strong attraction force on the surrounding creatures. Then, the terrifying shockwave would rapidly spread in all directions!


    The shockwave could actually cause damage when it hit the symbols formed by the light spots. Even Saruman''s phantom appeared (from triggering ''Saruman''s Gaze''). It lifted its staff to summon a ray of lightning to strike at Mudbeard''s soul spots!


    "A stunning effect with authoritative precedence is indeed not the same!" Sheyan couldn''t help but think proudly.


    After it was attacked, the mysterious symbol finally dispersed back into spots of soul lights. They werepletely absorbed by Sheyan''s dark gold ne.


    However, Mudbeard did not drop a key when he died. The mes burning Mudbeard''s body kept raging higher. Mr. Ferrell sensed that several Ents were quickly approaching, so after they made an effort to hide their traces and smell, the group disappeared into the forest again.


    Less than five minutes after they left, the tall and burly Grubb strode into the location of the fight. He immediately saw the remains of Mudbeard burning in me, which stunned him.


    The fire assaulted him. Green smoke began to appear on the Grubb''s bark. Although intense heat kept being transmitted over through the air and the earth, Grubb did not have the slightest intention of avoiding it. Ping pong-sized tears rushed out from his brown eyes and his low muffled voice reverberated in his chest, making him look especially sad!


    "This is my fault, Mudbeard! I shouldn''t have asked you to trail that group of people. I shouldn''t have stopped to heal myself!"


    The Ent''s cry was solid, but it contained strong sadness, questioning, and guilt!


    At that moment, a long-branched Ent jumped out from the trees and yanked Grubb away from the fire. He stepped on the sporadic fire on Grubb''s body to put it out.


    "Grubb, this isn''t your fault. It''s all the fault of the tree ughterers! We have always live peacefully in Fangorn Forest. Why do they have toe kill our friends take away our children?"


    A thorny Ent who had just arrived also chimed in seriously.


    "That''s right. Mudbeard wasn''t the first to fall in our battle against these damn tree ughterers, nor will he be thest. The only thing we can do is to use more brutal means to treat those despicable tree ughterers! Grubb, you should hurry to where the old ancestor is to soothe Mudbeard''s soul, then find a good sapling for him to hibernate in. After a few hundred years, we can see him again."


    Grubb''s tears rushed down his face with unprecedented grief.


    "I can''t sense Mudbeard''s soul!!!! And I know that his soul has disappeared from within Fangorn Forest! The enemies he faced were so powerful that they could even plunder his soul. It was my fault! I was the one who asked him to fight with these enemies!"

 Chapter 862: Internal conflict

    <h4>Chapter 862: Internal conflict</h4>


    Trantor: Sean888888 Editor: TheAlliance


    More and more Ents appeared to join in the discussion.


    Currently, the war with the tree killers in the forest of Fangorn hadsted for nearly four to five years, but the deaths of Ents were rare. In most cases, the Ents that were killed were battle Ents on the frontline.


    The Leaping Ents, who ranked first in speed among the Ents, had never suffered any casualty. Not to mention that, this time, even the Ent''s soul was drawn andpletely disappeared. The situation was very weird.


    But very soon, a stout, Thorny Ent whipped the ground with his branches and shouted.


    "Look at what I found! Footprints! The unique footprints of us Ents! This Ent was standing on the opposite side of Mudbeard. Look here, he started to build up force in this position, and then he rushed over tounch a surprise attack, fiercely throwing Mudbeard to the ground. They wrestled in this spot, while those damn tree ughterers joined in the attack. Our worst fear has finallye true. The wild Ents and tree ughterers have joined forces!"


    The discovery of this Thorny Ent immediately attracted the other Ents to look, and they agreed with his conclusion - because it was the truth! Confirming this matter was one thing, deciding what they should do was another. The simple-minded Ents put forth a lot of proposals, but none of them were epted. This matter may seem simple, but it was actually fairlyplicated. If it was not handled properly, it might even shake the foundation of the entire Fangorn Forest.


    There were quite a number of wild Ents in Fangorn Forest. With only one set of footprints, it was naturally difficult to find murderer.


    The rtionship between the wild Ents and the Ents of the Treebeard tribe were originally tense to begin with. It wouldn''t be a problem normally, but now, if the wild Ents were forced too hard, most of them might join forces with the tree ughterers. That would not be worth it at all!


    "Can''t we track them?" an Ent suddenly raised the question. "Grubb, didn''t you manage to track the group before?"


    Grubb shook his head slowly.


    "That was because the other party was not prepared. This time, they used a very advanced natural spell to blend into the forest, and there is a very powerful Ent apanying them. There''s nothing I can do."


    But what happened next totally caught the Ents unprepared.


    In the afternoon, another Thorny Ent was killed. The Thorny Ent was murdered when he was attacking another logging camp. In the camp, there were Hobbits, Dwarves, humans, and the Spimi people from the north.


    Most of the members of the camp were here under the temptation of money, but the Spimi was here purely for revenge!


    His younger brother managed to bring back two trees from here before. His luck bagged him a lot of money. He then spent all his money on treating his elder brother''s illness. After his money was used up, he could only take the risk ofing back here.


    The younger brother was unfortunately not favoured bydy luck the second time. He was turned into fertilizer by the Ents half a year ago. After the elder brother heard about this, he stopped his treatment and came over. His crazy and suicidal attacks heavily wounded the Ent. Then��someone took advantage of the situation to finish the Ent.


    Currently, the proportion of adventurers who flocked to the forest of Fangorn for the purpose of revenge had gradually reached almost 20%. This percentage would only increase with time. It was probably another reason why Saruman paid lucrative prices for the wood of the trees of Fangorn Forest - to let the greedy adventurers gradually weaken the strength of the Treebeard tribe.


    There is no doubt that after killing the Thorny Ent, the people in the camp immediately withdrew. The angry Ents gave chase, but during the course of the chase, another Leaping Ent suffered an ambush. Although he was not dead, he was gravely wounded. It would take decades for him to heal.


    He at least provided very clear information on his assaulters. Among those who attacked him, there was indeed a wild Ent. The wild Ent should be from the type of trees withrge trunks, and his characteristics were described in details. The injured Ent also informed them that there was an archer and a mage among the group of assauters.


    The following morning, the Ents of Fangorn Forest devoutly prayed to nature, hoping that the forest would protect them, and for yesterday''s nightmare to pass. They would rather temporarily give up on the tree ughterers and insteadid out an borate trap to lure out the wicked team who kept ambushing them from the shadows.


    However, as if the team was aware of the Ents'' intention, theypletely disappeared from their radar.


    The patience of the Ents was slowly being worn down, because they know that with every passing minute, there would be trees being chopped down by those greedy tree ughterers.


    The Ents persisted until noon, only to find some dark smoke suddenly rising in the distance. The smoke contained a faint, indescribable smell. For humans and humanoid races, it smelled no different from burning wood, but the Ents could clearly tell that it was the smell of the corpse of their kind when it was burned!


    They rushed over and witnessed the tragic scene. Two Ents were killed. One of them was even ignited. No trace was left of the murderers. What made these Ents heave a sigh of relief was that the two who died were not theirpanions, but two wild Ents.


    The Thorny Ent called Thickthorn who was the first to arrive at the scene began to examine the bodies of the dead wild Ents. For some reason, it was very hard to identify the cause of the death of the wild Ents. Thickthorn hadid in ambush for the whole morning, so he was understandably feeling impatient. To make his investigation more convenient, he rudely and violently pried open the chests of the dead Ents to check for arrows.


    Because the Ents of the Treebeard tribe had always maintained a contemptuous attitude toward the wild Ents - more importantly, there was also a wild Ent in the mysterious group - so when Thickthorn examined the bodies, he was very casual and very rude.


    Grubb, the direct descendant of Treebeard, was also on scene. Thickthorn''s action didn''t sit right with him. He was about to say something, but recalled that Thickthorn''s friend was gravely hurt yesterday due to a wild Ent. He could understand Thickthorn''s feelings so, in the end, he decided to keep quiet.


    Grubb considered the feelings of his own tribe member, but forgot one very important thing: he did not consider the feelings of the rest of the wild Ents! Not all the wild Ents act by themselves. They all felt a connection with each other to begin with because they were all expelled by the Treebeard tribe due to differences in ideology.


    Therefore, when the wild Ents who also detected the smell arrived at the scene, what they saw was the Treebeard Ents who always acted all "high and mighty" surrounding their own kind, while the dead Ents had their chests torn open into pieces!


    One could imagine how the wild Ents felt! Their emotions surged and anger ignited within them. They began sending signals to inform their friends and loved ones.


    Under such circumstances, Grubb stepped up and tried his best to exin the behaviour and motive of his tribesmate. He was about to seed in quelling the anger of the wild Ents when a little shrub Ent suddenly stood out and roared angrily.


    "Murderers!!"


    As he yelled, he rushed towards Thickthorn who had the worst temper!


    Thickthorn, being the one who inspected the corpse, received the most hatred. He was already frustrated to begin with, and now he even had his face repeatedly mmed by the vines of the little shrub Ent. He immediately broke out in fury and gave the little Ent a good spanking!


    But after he was done with the spanking, he saw the shrub Ent lying awkwardly on the ground. He was actually dead!!!!


    A fuse was lit. The spectating of wild Ents could bear it no longer. They rushed in raging and madly howling. A great conflict that had been brewing for a long time had finally erupted. Internal conflict between the Ents was no longer avoidable!


    With conflict came casualties and hatred.


    Blood and anger had begun to flow in the deep crack between the wild Ents and the Ents of the Treebeard tribe!


    Usually, Treebeard could step out and rely on his high prestige to quell the bloody dispute. But right now, Treebeard was undergoing the critical stage of guarding his Golden Fruits. Therefore, the turmoil further deteriorated, and the conflict spread rapidly throughout the whole Fangorn Forest.


    The forest, which was not peaceful to begin with, became a ce where three different forces attacked each other. It was aplete mess!


    Needless to say, this was a show directed by Sheyan.


    The little shrub Ent who yed the role of a fuse in the conflict was naturally Mr. Ferrell''s masterpiece. If he did not care about fighting ability, he could choose a different tree every day totch on to, thus turning it into an Ent.


    The real cause of death for Ent that was killed, was due to Mr. Ferrell''s spirit leaving the body and had nothing to do with the violent yet unfortunate Thickthorn.


    On the morning of the fourth day, Sheyan stood in a camping ground and gazed into the Forest of Fangorn not far away. The sun shined on his face which showed a look of indifference. Reef walked over to his side, and said worryingly.


    "Boss, the Forest of Fangorn is in aplete mess now, but�� I still think your n is too risky."

 Chapter 863: Preparation

    <h4>Chapter 863: Preparation</h4>


    Trantor: Sean888888 Editor: TheAlliance


    Faced with Reef''s questioning, Sheyan shook his head slightly and said.


    "As the saying goes- nothing ventured, nothing gained. I''ve devised many ns for our mission, but this is a matter that even someone like Saruman finds difficult. Do you expect it to be easy for us? The more I think about it, the more I feel that those schemes that I devised have very low chances of sess. Even if we do seed by luck, I''m afraid that half of us would be dead! That''s not the result I want."


    "I feel that this is the only reliable n. If I don''t take this risk, then we might not even be able to meet Treebeard. But if we execute ording to my current n, even if we don''t obtain the Golden Fruits, at least we will know his location!"


    "What''s more important is that with my n, at most, I will be the only casualty. I will only be weakened if we use the Unmodeled Amniotank. We can preserve most of the strength in the team. After Zi joins us, we can still survive in the realm. We won''t lose everything like the Illume Union."


    Reef hastily said.


    "But boss, you��"


    Sheyan answered with a smile.


    "Have some confidence in me. Ask Melody toe here."


    Melody came over and silently blessed him with a variety of divine arts. Sheyan''s body was fully covered in a thick natural aura, looking extremely pure and full of vitality.


    Suddenly, Melody embraced Sheyan from behind. She hugged Sheyan so tight that the two lumps of softness on her chest made his heart beat wildly. The Elven girl cried.


    "I don''t want you to go. It''s too dangerous!"


    Sheyan let her hold him while he told her with a smile.


    "Foolish girl. There are things a man must do no matter how dangerous they are�� because the High God is a cruel bastard."


    Melody moved in front of Sheyan and looked at him with teary eyes. Her expression would make any man heartbroken.


    "If anything were to happen to you, then�� what about me?"


    Sheyan smiled.


    "Nothing will happen to me. I know that you''re not that happy with the things we''ve done in Fangorn Forest. I''ve made things difficult for you."


    Melody sobbed and replied.


    "Don''t say that. As long as you''re happy, I''m happy. Back when I was a nobody, you saved me from the hands of the Uruk-hai and asked for nothing in return. Now, what I''m most looking forward to is not to be the queen of Dawn City, but to go to your world and live with you."


    The two embraced each other for a while under the sun�� After a long time, Sheyan turned his head to look at therge pile of kerosene in the distance. This was something that Reef and Franklin brought from Isengard overnight. Sheyan grabbed the slender waist of Melody and gave her a deep kiss.


    "I have to go. There are still a lot of holes in my n. I still have to do a lot of things to reduce the risk of this operation as much as possible. Wish me luck."


    ********************


    The turmoil in the forest of Fangorn continued. As the number of casualties piled up, the ce became more fiercely enveloped in hatred. The situation would only get worse.


    More crucially, Saruman actually raised the purchasing price of the timbers again. This piece of good news undoubtedly drove the adventurers into a frenzy. As the conflict between the wild Ents and the Ents of the Treebeard tribe rapidly spread, more and more adventurers managed to sessfully cut down quality woods from Fangorn Forest and obtained a fortune.


    The news spread like a gue. People have always been willing to die for money. Adventurers continuously streamed into Isengard through the teleport formation despite the high teleportation fee. It even stimted Isengard''s business and made it bustling.


    On the sixth day, Sheyan''s arrangements were all in ce. He had adjusted his condition to its peak. At noon, a total of 11 different fires burst out in Fangorn Forest!!


    Kerosene was buried beforehand in all the ces where the fires broke out. Once those ces caught fire, it was hard to extinguish them. Eleven different fires swelled and spread rapidly. Eleven trails of smoke appeared like huge exmation marks across the blue sky!


    There was no doubt that forests fear fire the most, and it stood to reason that the Treebeard tribe Ents who witnessed this should immediately go all out to save the fire. They must extinguish the me before it could grow into a disaster.


    However, the conflict between the Treebeard tribe and the wild Ents had stretched their manpower thin. The sudden influx of adventurers also caused them a lot of problems. Most of the Ents actually ignored the threat and continued to fight, driven by hatred as they were. Only Grubb, being the grandchild of Treebeard, could see further. He worriedly addressed his tribemates who were immersed in vengeance and angrily roared.


    "We can settle our ounts with the wild Ents any time, but if we let the fire spread, the whole Fangorn Forest will end in catastrophe! What the hell are you guys thinking?"


    Grubb''s angry howling shook some of his tribemates awake, but it was all Grubb could do. His control over the more radical Ents in his tribe had dropped sharply these days. He could only mobilise one-third the amount of Entspared to usual.


    "Everything will be fine once Lord Treebeardes out from his seclusion."


    That was the only thought that sustained Grubb''s will to persist.


    After all, there was less than 30 hours left before the Golden Fruits fully matured. After being purified by the forces of the nature, the strong pure power would be absorbed back by Treebeard. He would be able to break through and be a formidable existence on the same level as the World Tree, Teldrassil.


    With this thought keeping him going, Grubb made every effort to rush to the nearest fire scene. However, when he arrived at the scene, he was surprised to find the fire already under control. He move closer and was even more shocked.


    The one who was saving the trees that the Ents treated as their family, was a human!


    ******************


    Sheyan felt the arrival of the Ent from the slight turbulence on the ground.


    But he didn''t expect the Ent who came to be Grubb! As one of the leading figures among the Ents in the forest of Fangorn, this guy was a rare Ent with brains. At the same time, he also carried the identity of a direct descendent of Treebeard.


    The situation carried both advantages and disadvantages for Sheyan. The downside was that was that it would be a lot harder to deceive Grubb, but if Sheyan manage to do it, then Grubb''s bloodline would be very helpful for the next step in Sheyan''s n.


    As the burly, strong and vicious Ent walked out of the jungle, Sheyan turned around and eximed in surprise.


    "Hey, big guy, if you don''t want this forest to turn into an oven, thene help!"


    While Sheyan spoke, he secretly activated a temporary spell. With a wave of his sleeve, a pale green torrent of light fell on the mes in front of him and immediately suppressed the fire. Grubb grabbed a huge tree and mmed on the fire to put it out, but kept some distance between himself and Sheyan. He asked warily.


    "Who��are you? Why is��a human��here?"


    Sheyan naturally answered.


    "I''m a messenger of Lord Elrond, the Lord of Rivendell, Twilight Elf, and the holder of Vilya, the Ring of Air. I came to Fangorn Forest to ask for help from Lord Treebeard!"


    Grubb watched Sheyan closely, but Sheyan''s body was enveloped in a thick aura of nature - a disguise borately produced by the coboration of Melody and the Ring of Air, both strong entities. Obviously, Grubb did not have enough wisdom to detect any ws in the disguise.


    More importantly, not many people knew of Elrond''s fate. It was an era without mobile phones or inte connection. That was why Sheyan could bluff his way through.


    "Human��I��cannot trust you��so easily," Grubb let his guard down slightly and approached Sheyan, but still showed a strong distrust.


    Sheyan smiled and took out an item that originally belonged to Elrond - the Evergreen Leaf of the Sacred Oak. This item was picked from Teldrassil and it was an inheritance from Elrond''s mother. It would serve as a nice token of identification.


    More importantly, for all the Ents, Teldrassil could be considered a totem, an idol, a figure to be admired. Even though the Treebeard tribe walked a different path, they were also full of awe and admiration for him. .


    This argument might be difficult to understand and may seem outrageous, but it could be exined with a very simple analogy - Confucian schrs in ancient China studied the Four Books and Five ssics, but it did not prevent them from reading the Book of Dao and worshipping Laozi.


    (T/N note 1: Four Books and Five ssics - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Books_and_Five_ssics)


    (T/N note 2: the Book of Dao - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tao_Te_Ching)


    Ents were extremely sensitive to the leaves of the World Tree. They would feel a praise and trembling directly from the soul!


    Grubb knew at first nce that the leaf Sheyan brought was definitely real. More importantly, after he sensed the aura on that leaf, he actually gained a lot of inspiration. It was as if he was groping blindly before this, only to find the way ahead getting narrower.

 Chapter 864: Lose control

    <h4>Chapter 864: Lose control</h4>


    Trantor: Sean888888 Editor: TheAlliance


    Yet now, he was shown that not only can he take different approaches, he could do it easily, naturally. How could it not move Grubb''s heart?


    Senyan smiled and sped his hands together as he stored the leaf back in his personal space. Not even the slightest bit of aura leaked out. This was just an ability given to all contestants, but it made Grubb feel awe amidst his reluctance to see the leaf go.


    By now, Grubb had pretty much epted Sheyan''s identity. He was about to speak when he saw a sh of light in the distance among the branches. Simultaneously, he also sensed a strong fluctuation of magic power. Grubb''s alertness rose back to the extreme and he roared.


    "How dare you lie to me!"


    Sheyan, who was extinguishing the fire, turned around confused.


    "What?"


    A cold ray of light shot straight out among the leaves. Grubb immediately discovered that this spell was not directed at himself, but was at the messenger in front of him! He immediately regretted his earlier action. However, this messenger also seemed to be quite strong. After receiving the enemy''s attack, he merely shivered for a short while before smashing the frozen surface on his body and counter-attacking with a shout.


    Grubb naturally rushed over to help him, but at that moment, Grubb saw the messenger turn back, spread open his arms and pounced on him!


    He became extremely wary. He could not help but instinctively retaliate with a fist!


    Even though the messenger directly took his fist and spat out blood, he persistently clung to Grubb''s waist and pushed the three-metres tall Ent down to the ground. The next second, a steel arrow flew over right above Grubb''s face. The shine on the steel arrow was very striking. When Grubb looked at it, he instinctively felt an extreme danger.


    The steel arrow bored into a tree after it missed its target and immediately exploded. A huge fire spread out over an area of more than ten square metres. The sight gave Grubb chills and caused the rough bark on his body to tremble. He knew that was a powerful enchanted arrow. If he had been shot by this arrow, even if he could escape death, the consequences would be dire!


    He was feeling terribly guilty towards Sheyan. He climbed back up with a roar and prepared to charge towards the one who shot the arrow. It wasn''t in the habit of the Ents to take things lying down.


    He did not expect that the hidden enemy could once again shoot a simr enchanted arrow at an astonishing speed. Grubb knew he couldn''t avoid the arrow. He could only grit his teeth and try to block the arrow with his two thick arms. But right at that moment, the messenger leapt up and, with his body enveloped in an extremely dense power of nature, caught the arrow!


    Grubb was pleasantly surprised, but the messenger unexpectedly turned around andughed bitterly as he said.


    "Just my luck. I triggered it after all��"


    Immediately after that, the arrow exploded once again. A zing me erupted in front of Grubb, trying to devour everything it touched!


    "No!"


    Our dear Mr. Grubb, full of feelings of gratitude and guilt, roared in that low tone of his.


    When Melody, who shot the arrows, and Franklin saw this, they looked at each other and nodded slightly. Franklin created a mirror image of Melody to mislead the enemy, and the two quietly left.


    ***********************


    "Wow, so refreshing."


    That was Sheyan''s first thought when he regained consciousness.


    The power of that enchanted arrow was not enough to heavily injure Sheyan. However, he still fell unconscious. The nightmare imprint could provide this kind of self-harming services at a price.


    Sheyan was willing to pay the fee because he believed that his performance had to be wless. Many meticulously prepared ns ultimately failed due to ws in the details.


    He soon realised that he was lying in arge groove on a rock. The groove looked simr to arge bathtub. A water-like liquid constantly flowed in it, but unlike water, the liquid had a beautiful colour akin to mercury. Its surface would asionally shine with 5-coloured rainbows.


    Sheyan also discovered that the Stairway of the Sun in his body seemed unusually active. It had spread its roots along his blood vessels to get as close to the surface of his skin as possible in order to better absorb the liquid.


    "Mr. Messenger, are you awake? How are you feeling right now?" asked Grubb who was sitting on a rock to the side upon seeing Sheyan move.


    Sheyan looked at the surrounding environment. The ce he was in seemed like a canyon. Trees that tower above the clouds abound, but the sunlight of the evening could still scattered through the gaps between branches and leaves, so the environment did not appear too dark nor too damp. Flowers and green grass grouped together orderly and there is a sense of vitality.


    "Ouch, I feel as if my head was smashed by a hammer. It''s still ringing inside," Sheyan covered his head with a painful expression. "Freaking hell. But that doesn''t matter. Is the fire extinguished?"


    Seeing Sheyan''s concern for the forest right after he woke up, the only trace of suspicion left in Grubb dissipated.


    "The fire fortunately did not spread. However, I couldn''t catch those damn ambushers! I would have hung them to death on trees! They''re not even qualified to be fertilizers!"


    Sheyan heaved a sigh of relief, but he heard Grubb said worryingly.


    "Although the fire was extinguished in our location, but in the end, there were still three ces where the fire could not be controlled. The fire is already raging and sweeping through the northwest area of Fangorn Forest. If we can''t contain it to the south side of the Stream of Leaf, then the whole Fangorn Forest may be destroyed! Honorable messenger, since you are awake now, then allow me to leave. Besides the Ents that are too old to move, everyone in my tribe has gone over to extinguish the fire. I have to do my part to protect Fangorn Forest too!"


    Sheyan appeared stunned for a moment before he muttered.


    "Is the fire that fierce?? When I first saw it, I thought it was just an idental forest fire. How long was I out for?"


    "Three hours, my friend. I have to go. It''s now the most critical time for Lord Treebeard. He won''t be able to meet with you until tomorrow, at the very earliest. You should stay here to recover. Your injuries are not that light."


    Grubb eagerly took big steps to leave. Sheyan could see that he was indeed very anxious. What''s more important was that hepletely trusted Sheyan and left Sheyan alone in the base of the Treebeard tribe. But, well, it might be because the Ents possessed nothing valuable at all - they didn''t have the habit of collecting sparkling things.


    As for the Golden Fruits, well, Grubb did not take that into consideration at all. To him, Treebeard was his God, an omnipotent existence!


    Senyan closed his eyes and calmly recalled his meticulous n. It appeared that the first half of the n was undoubtedly very sessful. He had cleverly infiltrated the core base of the Treebeard tribe, and the fire had drawn away almost every Ent who could still move.


    Everything was ying out ording to his script. It was perfection.


    "Then for the next step��" Sheyan, who was lying on the stone b, closed his eyes and began to improvise on his previous n. When he was devising the second half of his n before this, the amount of information he had was really pitiful! There were a lot of holes in his scheme. He had to make use of this period of healing to gradually perfect his n.


    At this time, the ground slightly shook. Sheyan opened his eyes and saw a familiar-looking Ent appearing from behind a big tree. He was a Leaping Ent who was so gravely injured that he looked to be on hisst legs.


    The reason Sheyan felt the Ent was familiar was because the Ent''s injury was caused under his order. The only reason this guy was still alive was because Sheyan wanted to use him to pass on the following message to the Treebeard tribe:


    The one who attacked him was an archer, a mage, and a wild Ent of therger trees variety.


    The Leaping Ent called Ironthorn limped over slowly. When he saw Sheyan he immediately eximed in a weird tone.


    "Oh my God, Grubb''s brain must be filled with fungus, hedgehog mushrooms and moss! He let a disgusting human soak in our precious earth liquid!"


    Sheyan calmly retorted.


    "Not all humans do bad things, sir. I have to say that your view is too prejudiced."


    Truthfully, even among the Treebeard tribe, opinions on humans differ. Some think that there are both good and bad humans (just like how some Vietnamese would want to kill American soldiers but they will wee American investors with open arms), while some of them absolutely refuse to interact with humans. Obviously, Ironthorn belonged to thetter category.


    "I dislike humans, and I dislike humans who babble even more. If it wasn''t for Grubb, I would have turned you into a fertilizer right here, right now!"


    Mr. Ironthorn waved his uninjured arm furiously, but his action pulled on his wound, causing him to grit his teeth in pain for quite a while.


    Sheyan couldn''t be bothered with him, but he suddenly recalled something and asked.


    "What''s an earth liquid?"


    Ironthorn openly ridiculed Sheyan''s ignorance before satisfying his curiosity. In the world of the Lord of the Rings, earth liquid was something akin to magma. In Middle Earth, some ces below the earth''s crust have low temperature, and would produce earth liquid. This is a rare and unique medicine. It contained a great amount of spiritual energy and had wonderful effects on nts.


    The reason why Treebeard settled here in Fangorn Forest was because there was a natural earth liquid pool deep in the valley of Fangorn Forest. Every year, earth liquid would surface from time to time. This substance was very helpful for the cultivation of the Ents. This was also the reason why Treebeard believed that the path he took could ultimately surpass Teldrassil.


    Sheyan was still thinking of ways to shake Ironthron off when Ironthorn suddenly pointed at Sheyan in horror like he had just saw a ghost and yelled.


    "You��You! You!"


    Even though he was a severely wounded Ent, Ironthorn was still an Ent who had lived for almost a thousand years. What kind of things hadn''t he seen? What kind of strange things hadn''t he experienced?


    Yet, right now, he was acting like a human child and screaming like a woman!!!


    What exactly did this guy see to make him so scared, and what happened to Sheyan''s body?

 Chapter 865: Treebeard’s true body

    <h4>Chapter 865: Treebeard''s true body</h4>


    Trantor: Sean888888 Editor: TheAlliance


    Sheyan was currently lying in the depression on the big stone. His whole body was immersed in the precious earth liquid. For humans, this substance could merely y the role of treating burns, acting as an antibiotic, and providing nutrients. All in all, not that useful, but for elemental creatures like the Ents, it was extremely beneficial.


    (ED: Seems pretty useful to me����)


    The volume of the pulsating, precious earth liquid was shrinking by the seconds right under Ironthorn''s nose! More than half of it was absorbed in such a short period, as if there was an invisible big mouth desperately swallowing the liquid!


    From the looks of it, the rapid decline in water level showed no signs of stopping. The earth liquid was going to be sucked dry!


    It must be noted that even though the earth liquid was something extremely beneficial to the Ents, it was also a terrible thing to take in too much at a time. Just like how the 100-year ginseng was a beneficial supplement, but if you take two whole pounds at once, you''re going to have a bad time.


    Normally, the Ents wouldn''t dare to drink this stuff directly. They could only absorb the earth liquid slowly with their roots. If they were to drink a few mouthfuls, it would cause them to take root on the ground, lose their own will, and transform into a towering tree.Ironthorn would need at least a couple of years to fully consume the amount of earth liquid that Sheyan was soaking in.


    But this shocking feat was happening right in front of his eyes. This humanpletely absorbed the earth liquid in less than 20 seconds!


    What was even more amazing was that the human himself appeared to be at a loss and had no idea what''s happening.


    Suddenly, a great fear overwhelmed Ironthron. The fear was very tyrannical, as if it was a rude and barbaric man ripping off his psychological defense and stuffing himself into Ironthron''s heart!


    The instinctive reaction of Ironthorn was to flee, but he soon realised that his broken body was no longer under his control!


    The next moment, Ironthorn and Sheyan were frightened/surprised to see five extremely long and dark tendrils protruding out from Sheyan''s fingertips. The tendrils looked like the roots of nts, but they also possessed the dexterity of animal tentacles. The wriggled like snakes in the air and leaped fiercely across a distance of five or six meters to lightly wrapped themselves around Ironthorn''s neck, then stabbed into him without much effort!


    Ironthorn immediately turned stiff as life deserted his body at an incredible speed. The gigantic, heavy body of the Ent crashed into the ground and copsed into a pile of decaying wooden chunks. It seemed like they would be covered in moss in a few days, then assimte back to the earth.


    Sheyan was also shocked to see this. The ck tendrils quickly retracted, and then retreated into his own body. There was no notification in the battle record. If it wasn''t for the disappearance of the earth liquid in the rock and the corpse of Ironthorn in front of him, Sheyan would really think that nothing had happened.


    But when Sheyan looked inside his body, he found that the sr ''Stairway of the Sun'' had turned pure ck, and all its tendrils had shrunk back. It hadpletely fallen into a dormant state. The ''Pestilence Monarch'' ability had also greyed out, which indicated that it can''t be used.


    Elemental creatures like Ents were immune to diseases anyway, so for Sheyan this ability wasn''t important right now. This ability was not a part of his n.


    There was a saying that ns could never keep up with changes. Sheyan was originally still thinking of looking for a way to meet Treebeard first, then improvise from there.


    But he had be the biggest suspect in the death of Ironthorn. If he was discovered by any Ent, there was no doubt that his "one day tour of the Treebeard tribe" woulde to an abrupt end.


    Sheyan had no way back now and could only venture into the depths of the valley. He came prepared. He tore a magic scroll and buffed himself with a Rank 2 divine art - ''Aura of Nature'' - which allowed one topletely blend into nature. He gritted his teeth and quickly sneaked into the depths of the valley.


    The further he traveled into the valley, the more lush the vegetation became. Even the flowers that should not bloom at this time were in full bloom. The soil on the ground was quite moist. When he stepped on it, he would quietly sink halfway down. The moisture in the dirt did not seem to be water, but fertile oil.


    If there was aerial photography in this era, then an aerial photograph of the forest of Fangorn would reveal that the vegetation of this forest was far more lush than that of the surrounding forests. The central area of ??the forest of Fangorn was even more full of vitality, as if a mountain suddenly rose up in the center of the forest! In reality, the mountain did not exist. It was entirelyposed of thriving vegetation!


    The valley gradually sloped downwards. Sheyan continued to travel for a kilometer or so along a road that was formed from being stepped on by the Ents. Even though he called it a road, it was actually just a path that was not blocked by tall trees.


    He could see that the Ents had not visited Treebeard for a long time. The road had grown full of bushes and shrubs and they showed no sign of being trampled on. The height of these obstacles only reached the shin of the Ents and would not impede their movement at all. For Sheyan, however, they reached his waist and severely affected his speed.


    The road finally came to an end. Sheyan found himself in front of a small basin-shaped valley. The road entering the valley inclined downwards, so the upper edge of the basin was actually level with the ground.


    Unlike the exuberant vitality outside, the valley was totally devoid of vegetation. Huge roots meandered all over the ce. Even the brown rocks in the walls on the edge of the basin were teeming with roots. It gave the illusion of the roots plundering the earth.


    After Sheyan saw such a sight, his heart was filled with a deep awe!


    His gaze moved up following the massive roots and finally met their source - an impressive ancient tree that was low but huge.


    The trunk of the ancient tree was only five or six meters tall at most, but it was inted like an oversized wine barrel. The diameter of its chest was at least twenty, maybe even thirty meters. At first nce, it looked a bit simr to the baobab trees on the grasnds of Africa in the real world.


    The ancient tree had only branches with no leaves. Its branches were matte green in colour, with formed a sharp contrast with its ancient tree bark.


    This tree was the only thing upying the entire basin!


    A stout ancient tree that was hard to describe with words!


    In the direction facing Sheyan, there was a huge depression in the trunk in the shape of the "��" character. An Ent rested steadfastly against the depression.


    The form of this Ent was no different from most other Ents - burly, strong, gigantic and rough!


    The only difference he had with other Ents was that the branches and leaves on his heads had be grey, and aerial roots had grown on his hands and feet. The aerial roots looked like horse manes that swayed in the wind.


    A meter in front of this Ent were seven seeds that floated in the air. Each seed was about the size of a ping pong ball. The surface of the seeds had some very mysterious patterns. At first nce they seemed like a golden walnuts. The golden light they exuded looked just like smelted gold, hot and flowing.


    Obviously, this was Treebeard!


    And those were the Golden Fruits Saruman so desired!!


    Sheyan fell into a dilemma.


    It''s no wonder that even someone as strong as Saruman found it difficult to procure the Golden Fruits.


    In the wide basin, with the exception of bare rocks, there were only the terrifying roots. Which means that if he wanted to get the Golden Fruits, he had to go through a distance of 50 meters. Even if he did obtain the fruits in one piece, there was no doubt that he would be facing ferocious attacks from Treebeard and the ancient tree that was his true body. Sheyan did not think that those thick roots scattered throughout the basin were there for decoration.


    "What should I do?" Sheyan''s first thought was to attack with fire. But what was there in the basin that could be burned? Not to mention that as soon as a fire broke out here, the Ents would definitely rush here immediately. Even if he had the Golden Fruits, he won''t be able to escape.


    "Can I try persuading him?" thought Senyan, but he immediately rejected this unrealistic idea.


    He overclocked his brain and thought of a dozen ns, but he ended up rejecting all of them.


    Sheyan, who was crouching in the grass, suddenly felt something was wrong. He looked carefully and discovered two ck tendrils on the tips of his right middle finger and index finger. The tendrils kept getting longer, and then snaked forward!


    The ''Stairway of the Sun'' that was originally lying dormant in Sheyan''s body had woken up without Sheyan knowing it. It frantically shifted the energy in Sheyan''s body and sucked them all onto the two ck tendrils!


    The two tendrils did not extend towards the same direction. One of them slowly sneaked in the ground to subtly move among the rocks towards the nearest thick root. It silently plunged into the root, then stayed motionless.


    The other ck tendril continued to extend like a blood vessel, then slowly but firmly slithered towards the floating Golden Fruits.

 Chapter 866: Success

    <h4>Chapter 866: Sess</h4>


    Trantor: Sean888888 Editor: TheAlliance


    Sheyan had no way to stop the action of the ''Stairway of the Sun''! To be honest, even if he could, he wouldn''t, because he could think of no better way.


    So he could only wait and see!


    Suddenly, Sheyan felt a burst of giddiness as his vision rippled. The basin remained the same and so did everything else, but the ck tendril that had tried to snake to the Golden Fruits had disappeared.


    He blinked a few times in shock, but then found that the ck tendril still existed and had continued to grow stubbornly towards the Golden Fruits! It disyed the bravery of a suicide fighter!


    "What��is going on?" Sheyan shook his head, but when he looked again, the tendril was once again gone. The alternating illusion and reality caused a bold assumption to form in his mind. After all, Sheyan had always been a sharp one.


    "Perhaps the ''Stairway of the Sun'' is slowly releasing a hallucinogenic substance after stabbing into the root? The hallucinogenic substance is absorbed by the mother tree that Treebeard is perching on, then transmitted over to Treebeard, causing Treebeard to hallucinate?"


    As soon as this thought formed, Sheyan immediately felt that his guess was probably correct.


    Treebeard''s strength was certainly far inferiorpared to Sauron''s. He should be in the same league with Legs, Gandalf, and Saruman in the Lord of the Rings world. Of course, even though they''re in the same league, there were still differences in strength between them. For example, among the first-rate generals in the Three Kingdoms, Zhao Zilong was clearly stronger than Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan.


    Treebeard''s strength should belong to the peak among this tier.


    While the ''Stairway of the Sun'', being the ultimate creature of the hidden world, should be no weaker than Treebeard.


    More importantly, Treebeard was currently "inbour" while bearing the Golden Fruits, so his strength was significantly reduced. Also, the attack by the ''Stairway of the Sun'' was a sneak attack. With all these factorsbined, it was highly probable for the illusion produced by the ''Stairway of the Sun'' to deceive Treebeard.


    Sheyan didn''t even dare to breathe. His eyes stayed fixed to the progress of the ck tendril. Drops of sweat slipped off his forehead and his hair, dripping on to the soil beneath him.


    He watched as the ck tendrils grew tenaciously and finally arrived in front of the Golden Fruits. They did not rush in, but instead explored tentatively around the area.


    Sheyan felt weak all over. He took a deep breath and immediately activated ''Gloryheal''. He was afraid that the leaf of the World Tree might rm Treebeard or he would have used the Rejuvenation spell on it too.


    After recovering some energy, Sheyan''s vision suddenly turned blurry once again. He could see ayer of turbulent darkness enveloping the Golden Fruits. The darkness had a boundless depth to it, and it seemed that when heid eyes on it, there was a painful feeling of grinding and scraping.


    Under the contrast of the dark background, it could be seen that despite the golden light on the surface of the Golden Fruits shining radiantly, there were still some green patterns which indicated that the fruits had yet to fully mature. Obviously, the tendril extended from the Stairway of the Sun was wary of the hidden darkness and dare not dive into it. Treebeard seemed to be using this darkness to train the essence of his power to make it purer!


    "Since he''s using this darkness to train his strength rather than to destroy, it''s likely that the burst power of the darkness will not be very strong. It was meant to grind his essence bit by bit," such thought shed in Sheyan''s mind.


    "I still have an ''Honorary Recovery Dosage'' left. I have enough HP. The ''Stairway of the Sun'' can risk it!"


    As if it sensed Sheyan''s thought, the ck tendril stopped probing around in the air. It fiercely pierced into the turbulent darkness like a sharp needle.


    As soon as it prated the darkness, Sheyan immediately felt an immense pain, as if every cell in his body was being crushed. His vision turned dark and his mouth bled as he bit into himself.


    The ck tendril of the ''Stairway of the Sun'' prated into a Golden Fruit. The power in the fruit, which looked like smelted gold, found a channel to vent out from and rushed into the tendril.


    Treebeard inexplicably remained motionless despite all this happening. He was apparently still being deceived by the illusion created by the ''Stairway of the Sun''.


    They had passed the phase that worried Sheyan the most. The worst oue would have been Treebeard detecting his presence when the tendril pierced the Golden Fruit, then ttened him with augh��


    When the Stairway of the Sun began to absorb the power of the Golden Fruit, it no longer consumed the vitality of Sheyan. The colour of its body shifted constantly. It sometimes turned into themon green shades of nt, and sometimes into a strange ck colour.


    A thought crossed Sheyan''s mind. The venom of the nemesis of the ''Stairway of the Sun'', the Ouroboros was coincidentally also this shade of ck. The ''Stairway of the Sun'' in his body happened to have been poisoned by the venom of the Ouroboros. Would something unexpected happen? Was the soul of the Ouroboros going to transmigrate here and be reborn?


    Very soon, the energy of a Golden Fruit waspletely absorbed. However, it seemed like the ''Stairway of the Sun'' was not yet satisfied. It prated into another Golden Fruit.


    Sheyan waited patiently. To be fair, the absorption rate of the ''Stairway of the Sun'' was already quite fast. It took less than 20 seconds to suck a Golden Fruit dry, but the short waiting period felt as long 20 years to Sheyan!


    After absorbing the power of four Golden Fruits, the ''Stairway of the Sun'' finally looked like it was done feasting. Sheyan hadn''t forgotten that he had to bring a Golden Fruit back toplete his mission. Furthermore, there was no doubt that this Treebeard fe would be his mortal enemy from now on. Weakening him was definitely not a bad idea. He tried to order the ''Stairway of the Sun'' to plunder the three remaining Golden Fruits.


    The tendril of the ''Stairway of the Sun'' lightly wrapped up the three remaining Golden Fruits like a rope wrapping up three eggs, and slowly retracted back. Sheyan felt something wrong at this time, but he couldn''t tell what it was. He felt that something had changed, but he didn''t have the time to think too much about it. After all, his pressure was at its greatest at this moment. The Golden Fruit had yet to reach his personal space. Although Treebeard was still resting with his eyes closed, who knew if he would suddenly wake up?


    Fortunately, nothing overly dramatic happened at thest moment. Sheyan managed toy his hands on the Gold Fruits. on He really wanted to absorb one like the ''Stairway of the Sun''n did, but no matter how he fiddled with it, it remained a mere quest item��That was to be expected. If Sheyan could get rid of Treebeard, then he should be qualified to consume the Golden Fruit.


    Looking at the two ck tendrils of the ''Stairway of the Sun'' slowly retracting into his own body Sheyan felt quite strange.


    Everyone made mistakes. Sheyan suddenly realised something important. He urgently inquired.


    "If the ''Stairway of the Sun'' stops injecting hallucinogenic substances into the root, how long will the illusionst?"


    The reply soon came back.


    [3 minutes.]


    Sheyan froze, but only for two or three seconds. He screamed in his heart and used all his abilities and medicines that can increase his movement speed. He carefully crawled backwards for a few dozen metres, then ran for his life.


    Before Sheyan could even reach the ce where he killed Ironthorn, he already felt a terrifying pressure behind him!


    That pressure was akin to an exploding nuclear bomb. It was filled with an endless anger. When the anger was directed towards Sheyan, it was so strong that it made him stumble!


    What kind of concept was that?


    Senyan realised that he may have underestimated the monster called Treebeard. If it wasn''t for the Stairway of the Sun in his own body being an even crazier monster, there was no way Treebeard could be deceived by an illusion.


    Although the Golden Fruits had already been thrown into Sheyan''s personal space, it still took no time for Treebeard''s anger to lock onto Sheyan!


    It wasn''t because Treebeard''s perceptive sense was so strong that it could cross dimensions, but because the ''Stairway of the Sun'' had absorbed the energy of four Golden Fruits��It was caught with its hands in the cookie jar!


    The only hope for Sheyan now was to bet on Treebeard not being a Leaping Ent�� As long as he wasn''t, it didn''t matter how strong he was, he would still be an Ent. A king among beggars would still be a beggar. Slow movement and fear of fire would still be his inherent weaknesses.


    Sheyan bet correctly. The Leaping Ents were a new species of Ents. Simr to parkour, you can''t expect a 70 year-old man to practice this sport.


    However, Sheyan still underestimated the strength of Treebeard. It must be noted that this is the forest of Fangorn, their that had been controlled by Treebeard for thousands of years. It was a ce that even someone as mighty as Sauron couldn''ty hands on!


    Almost as soon as Treebeard locked on to Sheyan, several trees in front of Sheyan roared and pulled out their roots from the ground. These trees did not have the "talent" to be Ents, but under Treebeard''s will, they were temporarily given life. The only purpose of their lives was to shred this human into pieces!!

 Chapter 867: Crazy curse

    <h4>Chapter 867: Crazy curse</h4>


    Trantor: Sean888888 Editor: TheAlliance


    With the birth of the Ents, Treebeard''s overwhelming anger was once again directed towards Sheyan.


    Although Sheyan had already experienced its impact before, he still couldn''t control his body under the immense willpower behind the anger. He felt like a person who encountered a powerful wave while swimming in the sea. He could only leave it to fate and let his body drift into the depth of the sea.


    He immediately lost his bnce and was blown away. The Ents next to him swooped in. Their thick arms that were woven from tough branches smashed fiercely towards Sheyan, totally covering up the sun!


    Just hearing the bumping sound the branches made when they hit the ground could send fear into one''s heart!


    These Ents had no wisdom because they were only temporarily given life, but they were not afraid of death. Every attack wasunched with full force. It was precisely this that made them terrifying opponents. They simply do not care if they suffer any harm themselves.


    In order to hit Sheyan as quickly as possible, an Ent who was far away in the distance actually ripped off his left arm and violently threw it at Sheyan with his right.


    Such crazy attacks were testament to the extreme hatred Treebeard bore towards Sheyan.


    Sheyan fell to the ground as he received brutal attacks from all sides. In the blink of an eye, he was already bruising and bleeding all over. He grabbed his head with his hand and curled his body. He knew that if things continued this way, he would be beaten to death, so he showed no hesitation in smashing a bottle of curse-mix to the ground. A shockwave rippled outwards and stunned the Ents in ce.


    Sheyan flipped up. Some blood seeped out from the cracks between his fingers that were covering his mouth. He stumbled forward and subtly adjusted his direction.


    The moment the Ents recovered, they immediately continued their assault on Sheyan as they roared out some indistinguishable words. Two of the Ents swung their long arms and struck Sheyan''s back. The other three simply tore off their limbs and violently threw them at Sheyan.


    Sheyan was once again assaulted by the joint attack from five Ents!


    The explosive force of the simultaneous attacks caused Sheyan to spit out a burst of blood from his mouth. Fortunately, Sheyan had taken the ''Honorary Recovery Dosage'', otherwise he would have inevitably entered a state of near death.


    The moment he was heavily damaged, Sheyan bellowed loudly like an injured beast. This was all in his n!


    Following the momentum from the hits he took, he flew forward for nearly two hundred meters in an instant. Right when he was about to fall, he seized on a vine from a tree next to him and swung for 20 more meters. He rolled to soften his fall, then disappeared into the dense forest.


    With such a long distance between them, the five giant summoned Ents were left in their ce. Sheyan seemed to have gotten rid of Treebeard''s pursuit. He continued to rush along the road, when an indescribable hurricane suddenly blew through the forest of Fangorn. The cries of the branches and leaves transformed into Treebeard''s angry roar.


    "I, Treebeard, the devout servant of Il��vatar, the trekker of thend, the Shepherd of the Trees, the guardian of Fangorn Forest,mand you; find that damn thief!"


    The trees in the entire Fangorn Forest trembled and shook their leaves in anger. Sheyan saw the trees around him shake their branches, and arge amount of fresh fallen leaves blew over. They simultaneously issued a shrill cry.


    "He''s here! He''s here!"


    Sheyan knew he definitely couldn''t touch the fallen leaves, so he drastically changed his direction. But, well, he was in a forest after all. No matter how hard he dodged, there was no way he wouldn''t be touched by a fallen leaf.


    He tried his best and escaped for more than ten meters before he was finally touched by a leaf. The giant tree where the leaf fell from immediately snapped in the middle and copsed. While it was still falling, it was already withering. Then, it wilted, darkened, and turned into dust before it evennded.


    At that moment, Treebeard shouted again.


    "I see you, despicable thief, shameful sinner! Your soul shall be marked with an eternal imprint of shame, you shall always be the enemy of the forest!"


    The trees all around Sheyan suddenly copsed. At least one hundred of them all crumbled into ashes if they had been incinerated by mes. But from their bodies rose little green lights that congregated together to form a strange symbol. The symbol flew towards Sheyan''s face.


    Sheyan certainly wouldn''t let it do as it liked. He frantically turned his head and rolled away, but the symbol also turned in the air. It ignored the blocks of Sheyan''s arms as it imprinted itself on Sheyan''s face.


    Sheyan did not feel any pain, but half his face wentpletely numb.


    Then something even more bizarre happened. The branches of all the walnut trees in Fangorn Forest twisted and extended simultaneously towards Sheyan''s current position! They even changed direction following the movement of Sheyan. It must be noted that Treebeard''s true body was also a walnut tree!


    "My children, I bestow upon you the strength of life with my name of the Shepherd of the Trees. Wake up, wake up!"


    Treebeard was currently still in the valley, but he had visibly turned older. More than half of the huge roots of the giant tree he inhabited had withered, and they could only upy a quarter of the basin. Treebeard''s loud chanting made his aging appearance even more pronounced. Withering leaves fell from his branches.


    When Treebeard''s chant waspleted, 3 trees changed rapidly within 3 kilometers of Sheyan. Their barks began to peel off, their branches drawn, and mottled ck spots appeared on their bodies. They had turned into Ents.


    Treebeard started his next chant.


    "The sweet rain in heaven, the wind in the air, please protect my people, please bestow them with the power and title of the Leaping Ents!"


    What Treebeard summoned this time were unexpectedly descendants with the potential to be Leaping Ents! They were particrly capable in pursuit, and there were three of them against one of Sheyan. This time, Sheyan was in a real pinch!


    Sheyan immediately knew that he was in trouble. As soon as he heard the words Leaping Ents, he knew that his only chance was to defeat the three of them separately before they could congregate! But unless Party Ace gathered and had the help of Melody, Sheyan had no such burst of power.


    When he was still hesitating, a Leaping Ent broke through the dense forest and charged at Sheyan amidst a swift twirling of branches and leaves. The three Leaping Ents that appeared were also ves forced into maturity by Treebeard, so they were also the kind that attacked without a care for their own wellbeing!


    Sheyan felt the numbness on his face slowly spread. If it spread to the brain or the heart, it may just be life-threatening. He couldn''t concentrate on his fight, so he was kicked by Leaping Ent and was sent tumbling a few times. Before he could even stand up, he was already grabbed by his neck and was mmed to the ground. Then, the Ent lifted his giant knee which was wrapped in rugged bark, and rammed it towards Sheyan''s chest, hard.


    "Sheet��Am I going to die here? One Leaping Ent is already terrifying enough! Will I still have a chance to live when the other two arrive?"


    During this critical moment, Sheyan felt the Stairway of the Sun in his body squirm. The Leaping Ent''s knee could threaten the true body of the Stairway of the Sun, so it instinctively protected itself!


    The Stairway of the Sun extended a major tendril in a sh. The major tendril split itself at an unbelievable speed to cover the veins and nerves in Sheyan''s left hand. It instantly took over control of the arm, and then it extended the arm towards the Leaping Ent in front!


    An indescribably strange ck ball of light shot out from Sheyan''s left palm. The colour of the ball of light was exactly the same as the colour of the venom of the Ouroboros. Even more horrifying was the image of the Stairway of the Sun that appeared behind him. A tendril snaked over and entwined itself all around the body of the Leaping Ent!


    After his face was hit by the strange ck ball of light, the Leaping Ent emitted a shrill scream. He sounded as though his soul was trembling painfully. Sheyan took the opportunity to avoid his knee with a roll. He then took inrge gulps of breaths.


    When he looked back at the Leaping Ent, he noticed that there were purple-ck spots on the surface of his body, and even the verdant foliage on his head had started decaying!


    The part of his face that was eroded by the ball of light began to rot quickly, exposing the white core inside. Rotten pieces of bark kept falling as if there were a hundred invisible insects burrowing into him. The damage of this blow was truly terrifying. It was no weaker than an enchanted explosive arrow!

 Chapter 868: Poison Monarch!

    <h4>Chapter 868: Poison Monarch!</h4>


    Trantor: Sean888888 Editor: TheAlliance


    Even though the first hit was effective, Sheyan felt more and more flustered because the ''Enemy of the Forest'' imprint on his face had crept deeper into him. The numbness felt more and more intense. If his brain was numbed too, then he would die!


    Right at that moment, the ''Stairway of the Sun'' once again trembled. It controlled Sheyan''s left hand and once again gathered the terrifying ck ball of light. The ck ball of light twisted into a snake and pressed towards the numb part of Sheyan''s face!


    A sizzling noise was produced upon contact, almost as if a piece of raw meat was thrown into a frying pan. The horrible ck ball of light turned into hundreds of tiny ck electric currents and pierced deep into Sheyan''s skin like small daggers.


    Arge amount of pustules abruptly broke out on his numb face. They kept bursting open, turning half of Sheyan''s face into a piece of red boiling meat and even exposing the bone inside! The sight was appalling. Yellow pus gushes out with his blood, spreading a revolting stench.


    What''s even more strange was that, following the invasion of the ck electric currents, Sheyan could hear shrill screams filled with grievances emanating from his face. A horrifying illusion appeared in his vision, as if there was a hand tearing his face violently.


    As the ck electric currents brought the corrosion deeper into Sheyan''s skin, bits of green lights were forced out. The green lights were enshrouded by the ck currents, and they were then exterminated in the air.


    After thest bit of green light in Sheyan''s face was forced out, Treebeard, who was standing still in the central basin of the forest of Fangorn, trembled slightly. One of his eyes suddenly burst into little spots of green lights, but the green lights immediately turned ck!


    Treebeard screamed loudly. Amidst his scream, the towering trees around him pulled up their roots and strode towards him. They stretched out their branches and embraced Treebeard tightly. Slowly, a colossal Ent consisting of at least a hundred giant trees formed. His height was towering at over several hundred meters. His stature gave him a domineering presence, and one could feel a boundless anger in him! !


    Sheyan wasn''t feeling that good himself. He looked like a devil. Half his face was undamaged, but the other half was a bloody mess of flesh and bone. However, he felt no pain. It seemed that all his nerves were paralyzed.


    The continuous changes in the ''Stairway of the Sun'' was a cause for concern for Sheyan. He recalled the strange feeling from before, so he immediately inquired about the ''Pestilence Monarch'' ability. The result shocked him.


    [The Stairway of the Sun in your body has gained enough energy to evolve. The nt form is in a deep sleep. The animal form has been activated. Your Pestilence Monarch ability is sealed. You gained a new ability: ''Poison Monarch''!]


    [After obtaining sufficient external energy, the animal form of the Stairway of the Sun has matured. This is a strange ability mutated from thebination of the animal form of the Stairway of the Sun + the poison of Ouroboros.]


    [Ability grade: unknown]


    [Because the Stairway of the Sun is still living symbiotically in your body, you still have most of the abilities of the previous Pestilence Monarch, except for the ability to infect the enemy with diseases. Therefore, when the Poison Monarch is in effect, you cannot activate the Pestilence Aura.]


    [You gained a new ability: Beast of Corrosion]


    [This is a very terrible ability. It will cultivate the toxins secreted from the Stairway of the Sun in your body with your own flesh and blood. After analyzing the weaknesses of the enemy, it will target those weaknesses in its attack, thus causing devastating damage to the enemy.]


    [Total damage = (50 ~ 300) + (15% of the enemy''s maximum HP {this will not exceed 10,000 points}) + (2% of the user''s maximum HP)]


    [No one is immune to the damage from the Beast of Corrosion. The attack will cause true damage.]


    [Because the Beast of Corrosion ability targets the enemy''s weaknesses, the first time it attacks an enemy, explosive hit rate will increase by 50% and its power will invade the enemy''s body. But the enemy''s gene will adapt to this ability, so the next time the enemy was hit with the Beast of Corrosion, explosive hit rate will decrease by 20%.]


    [Each time the enemy is attacked by the Beast of Corrosion, its power will invade the enemy''s body, causing terrifying negative effects. The negative effect inflicted is rted to the enemy''s race.]


    [There is normally no way to upgrade the Beast of Corrosion ability.]


    [The power of the Beast of Corrosion is rted to your Pestilence Monarch ability. The more types of diseases you control, the more powerful the Beast of Corrosion will be, and the more negative effects will be inflicted upon the enemy. It may also disable certain abilities of the enemy.]


    [Every time you activate the Beast of Corrosion, you must first use your own HP to feed it. 80 ~ 800 points will be randomly deducted from your HP (This deduction ignores defense and may cause death. For Sheyan, the deducted HP will range from 40 ~ 760 points). The Beast of Corrosion needs time to analyze theposition of the enemy, so if the enemy is a storyline creature, there will be a cooldown time of 1 minute.] (The two Beast of Corrosions before were released by the Stairway of the Sun, not Sheyan.)


    [All contestants are strengthened by the nightmare realm, so the process of analyzing theposition of a contestant will be extended to 10 minutes. Therefore, if you attack a contestant with the Beast of Corrosion, the cooldown will be 10 minutes.]


    [All contestants are strengthened by the nightmare realm, so the current Beast of Corrosion is unable to analyze their weaknesses. The increase in explosive hit rate will not take effect on contestants.]


    [Hint: The only weakness of the Beast of Corrosion is that it is a venomous creature of a strange lifeform. Its movement is slow, so it depends entirely on the user''s arm strength to throw it towards the enemy. Therefore, if the distance between the user and the enemy is too far away, then it would be easy for the enemy to dodge it.]


    [Hint: Both the Beast of Corrosion and the Pestilence Monarch are derived from the Stairway of the Sun, so they have the same precedence.]


    The series of notifications left a sinister smile on Sheyan''s face. Coupled with his current rotten face, it was quite a horrifying sight.


    "Looks like I didn''t risk myself for nothing this time!"


    Sheyan guessed that the ''Beast of Corrosion'' ability should be refined and develop more skills as his ''Pestilence Monarch'' ability obtained more types of diseases, akin to Zi''s ''Force Collision - Wall'', ''Force Needle Explosion'', etc. Although this damn ability was powerful, the cost to use it was also frightening. A deduction of 80 to 800 points of HP�� If he was unlucky, it could cost him his life! Most contestants right now probably didn''t even have 800 points of HP! Even with Sheyan''s insane amount of HP, he couldn''t afford to use it carelessly!


    Sheyan recalled the ability of ''Pestilence Monarch''. In arge-scale battle, the ''Pestilence Aura'' was much more useful than the ''Beast of Corrosion''. He hurriedly inquired, and the response he got was that the nt form of the ''Stairway of the Sun'' was asleep and was evolving. After the evolution waspleted, it was possible to switch between the nt form and the animal form with his thought. Of course, he would probably have to pay a certain price.


    While Sheyan was distracted, the struggling Leaping Ent emitted a muffled scream of pain, then smashed at Sheyan with his hand. Sheyan rolled away in time as the grasses and leaves on the ground were sent flying.


    The Leaping Ent was in a terrible condition. His body had been fully breached by the terribly invasive ability of the ''Beast of Corrosion''. A putrid gel-like substance dripped from his mouth and a ring of ck mold appeared on his branches. When he took a step forward, the branches and leaves that made up his feet crumbled due to decay!


    Sheyan fled without hesitation. He had been running away in the forest the whole time, so he didn''t know that Treebeard had turned into a wooden Transformer out of anger to chase him down and kill him. However, the pressure emitted by Treebeard was truly oppressive.


    The Leaping Entunched his quantum leap ability to chase after Sheyan, but he only ran for a few steps before he hit his head on a tree. He knocked the unfortunate tree down and also crashed into the ground himself. The Leaping Ent struggled madly with a loud roar. If Sheyan wanted to kill it, it would really take a lot of effort, but it''s a lot easier if Sheyan just wanted to run away.


    There is another advantageous factor for Sheyan in his attempt to escape. The enemy wouldn''t be able to find him so easily because the ''Enemy of the Forest'' imprint left by Treebeard on his face had almost been destroyed by the ''Stairway of the Sun'' using the ''Beast of Corrosion''. Even if there was some residue of the imprint left, but it should be much more difficult to detect. Besides, Treebeard was also a spent force right now; it was impossible for him to leave another ''Enemy of the Forest'' imprint on Sheyan.


    After running for about 500 meters, Sheyan glimpsed a silhouette shed by in the wood on his side. Although he had acquired a powerful new ability, he was still frightened. A single ''Beast of Corrosion'' definitely would not make up for the gigantic gap in strength between him and Treebeard! Therefore, although Sheyan was running forward at full speed, he immediately forced himself to the side. It proved an ingenious decision because from the direction of the silhouette flew a thick wooden javelin that scraped past Sheyan''s chest and lodged itself two meters deep into the ground!

 Chapter 869: Sheyan’s Nemesis

    <h4>Chapter 869: Sheyan''s Nemesis</h4>


    Trantor: Sean888888 Editor: TheAlliance


    Even though Sheyan escaped the lighting-fast javelin in time, the branches at the end of the wooden javelin still left some deep, bloody scratches on his chest and abdomen. If the scratches had gone any deeper, the front of his body would have been torn open.


    Not only that, Sheyan did not feel any pain at all from the wounds, only an itch. He looked down and saw that ayer of green mold and some mycelium had grown over the wounds on his chest and abdomen. The moss was rapidly spreading into his body.


    Fortunately, the ck tendril of the ''Stairway of the Sun'' immediately slithered over to swiftly clean up the serious infection on Sheyan''s wounds.


    After the javelin shot into the ground, it immediately took root, quickly sprouted, and then turned into a small Ent about a meter high. He instantly chased after Sheyan once he appeared. The Ent had the stature of a midget but had a very fierce appearance. His arms were covered with blue thorns.


    Senyan''s eyes shed as he pulled out ''+7 West''. He shed frantically around him as he ran. All along his path, trees crashed down to the ground. The midget Ent did not dodge quick enough and was crushed by a big tree. He screamed and red at Sheyan but was helpless to do anything.


    Because of this, the sight of the Ent hiding in the shadows, waiting to use javelins to ambush Sheyan was also obstructed. He was prepared to throw another wooden javelin at Sheyan, but he could only halt his actions and jumped around to dodge the falling trees.


    Leaping Ents were not as sturdy as Battle Ents. To describe it in terms of human army, the Battle Ents would be the steel knights wearing heavy armour, while the Leaping Ents would be the agile assassins. If the Leaping Ent was hit by a falling tree, he would also be hurt.


    The sight of the Leaping Ent chasing after Sheyan suddenly cleared because there were no more trees falling in front of him. He only saw the silent forest and the glorious sunset. Not even the slightest hint of his target could be seen.


    While he was contemting his next step, the trunk that had copsed on the ground exploded and the wooden blocks mmed into his face. A figure popped out from behind him. It was Sheyan!


    When one of the huge trees crashed down, Sheyan followed its trajectory and went to the ground with it. Under the cover of the copsed tree trunk, hey hidden, waiting in ambush. He had already waited in this spot quietly for 12.91 seconds for the Leaping Ent to arrive!


    The Leaping Ent was covered in a camouge pattern simr to the camouge patterns on military uniforms. His legs were deformed and thick, and the Ent seemed to be formed from well-developed aerial roots and nk buttresses roots twisted together. As a result, it was bound to have more advantages in movement speed. Its bark was not very rugged. It was simr to the skin of mulberry, bamboo and the likes, with a smooth and sturdy texture.


    Furthermore, one of its arms was made up entirely of javelin-like twigs, while the other arm looked no different from other Ents. One could imagine how convenient it was for him to shoot a javelin. He only needed to twist his arm. He couldpletely ignore the process of pulling the javelin back, holding it, and throwing it out.


    Sheyan''s sudden appearance from behind the cover visibly caught the Leaping Ent off guard. He instinctively tried to distance himself from Sheyan byunching his quantum leap ability. He instantly turned blurry. At the same time, he thrusted his javelin arm towards the enemy. If Sheyan insisted on pouncing forward, he would hit the sharp javelins head first.


    Sheyan had painstakinglyid down this ambush, so how could he simply let the Ent escape? There was a smirk on his face as a ck glow lingered on his right hand. On the fingertips of all five fingers grew a flesh tendril while a ck ball of light was forming rapidly on his hand.


    Sheyan gave a shout of anger and the veins on his forehead bulged. His eyes were bloodshot. Then, he m-dunked the ''Beast of Corrosion'' light ball on the enemy like a basketball yer!


    As the ''Beast of Corrosion'' left his hand, it rapidly changed in the air and turned into a giant ck snake with horrifying fangs and scales. The snake bit into the Leaping Ent''s chest, then wrapped its body around the Leaping Ent.


    The Leaping Ent screamed in pain and and tore the ''Beast of Corrosion'' snake into pieces. However, in that short period of time, the ''Beast of Corrosion'' had deeply infiltrated into the Ent and, like ink dripping into water, it quickly swept over his body!


    The Leaping Ent was obviously in a great deal of pain as his agonizing roar shook the surrounding leaves. Galls appeared on his slick skin, then burst open. ck juices carrying a horrible stench flowed out from the galls. The surrounding skin also turned as rough as the skin of a toad. A swarm of flies appeared out of nowhere to surround him, torturing his nerves.


    Sheyan had also sustained a heavy injury. He ran into the javelin thrusted by the Leaping Ent which almostpletely prated into the wounds on his abdomen. Although the toxins on the wounds were restrained by the ''Stairway of the Sun'', the javelin piercing into his abdomen sent him into bouts of dizziness.


    Sheyan gritted his teeth and shed down onto the Ent''s face. Pieces of barks flew as the Ent emitted a horrible cry. He held his face and stumbled back.


    Sheyan was about to follow up with another attack when he felt a slight turmoil in the ground. He turned alert as he abruptly changed his course and escaped into the forest. While he ran and staggered forward as fast as he could, he wrapped a high ss bandage around his abdomen. His HP gradually recovered.


    The full name of the bandage was the ''Spider Protein High-Energy Composite Stitching Bandage''. It was a product of the Starship Troopers world. It could speed up the healing of wounds, break down dead muscles or rotten flesh, and recover 1000 HP in 60 seconds. Of course, the user cannot be interrupted by an attack during this period.


    The bandage could be considered fairly valuable. It could sell for at least 10,000 utility points in the nightmare realm. However,pared to Sheyan''s HP of more than 3,000, it only helped a little.


    To use the ''Beast of Corrosion'' ability, he had to be prepared for the worst possible scenario. What if he was deducted with 800 HP? If Sheyan wanted to quickly deal with the Leaping Ents pursuing him, the only way was to use the ''Beast of Corrosion'' ability.


    After he had recovered approximately 600 points of HP, Sheyan felt a pain in the back of his neck. The bandage''s recovery effect was immediately interrupted. He instantly pped at the spot and felt a pain in his palm. When he retrieved his hand, he saw a mosquito with ck legs and white belly lying on his palm. The mosquito was as big as a thumb and leaked out a ferocious intent.


    "It was just a mosquito bite but it was judged as an attack," Sheyan''s pupils contracted. "Could it be that the enemy is actually��"


    At a ce less than two hundred meters from Sheyan, a Leaping Ent who looked iparably strange stood quietly among the trees. His legs were stout and he had no arms. Above his left and right shoulders were two tree nests shaped like saucepan lids.


    Each of the saucepan lid nests was about 5, 6 square meters in size and about a meter deep. They contained a thick, gel-like substance that emitted an indescribable smell which had little effect on humans or other living creatures, but attracted all kinds of insects!


    Treebeard, in his rage, chose three trees with the "potential" of bing Leaping Ents from the forest near Sheyan, and granted them souls and abilities. The movement speed of this Leaping Ent was no less inferior than the other two. Then why was he thest to find Sheyan?


    That''s because this Ent''s method of attacking is special. He must first attract enough insects to enve in order to bring out his maximum power! He was like an aircraft carrier. An aircraft carrier did not possess any attacking strength by itself, but it would shake nations everywhere it went thanks to the lethality of the fighter jets it carried. (This is not an exaggeration. If America''s aircraft carrier appeared on the Yellow Sea or Bohai Gulf, China would definitely be on high alert.)


    Once Sheyan was bitten by the mosquito, he was already on alert. However, the ferocity of the enemy''s attack still caught him by surprise. A ck carpet of mosquitoes and flies swarmed over in the blink of an eye, covering up the entire sky!


    Such an attack left goosebumps all over him. Sure, he possess the formidable ''Stronghold'' innate ability so a mosquito''s attack would only forcefully deduct 1 point of HP. But look at the sky. The ck cloud of insects must contain over tens of thousands in number. So what if each of them only caused 1 point ofpulsory damage? So what if he was immune to diseases and poisons (Poison Monarch''s hidden passive ability)? The only thing Sheyan could do was run away!


    Of course, one of the best ways to defend against this attack was to start a fire with a pile of grass to smoke the insects while covering his entire body with mud. The most effective way would be to spray them with a methrower! Or, he could directly deal with the Leaping Ent.

 Chapter 870: Help

    <h4>Chapter 870: Help</h4>


    Trantor: Sean888888 Editor: TheAlliance


    Among the methods that Sheyan could think of, the simplest was to burrow into the ground and cover himself up with soil like a mouse; quick and convenient. Although these poisonous insects were huge and ferocious, there was no way they could dig.


    However, unless Sheyan had the ability to make tunnels and travel underground, he would only be digging his own grave, because once Treebeard arrived, all it would take was one stomp to kill Sheyan.


    Sheyan''s only AoE attack was to throw a curse-mix. It would produce a shockwave that would damage and stun the surrounding enemies. The damage would be pretty significant too.


    The problem is, the cooldown of this ability was thirty seconds. Not to mention that if he wanted to make a curse-mix now, Sheyan would have to exchange for materials from the nightmare realm. The price would be astronomical; each bottle of curse-mix would cost over 7000 utility points.


    Sheyan also had the ''Grow'' ability, but he did not dare to use the skill before he obtained the Golden Fruits because he did not have enough natural magic to cover the aura of the Grown Creatures. Now, he didn''t have the time to use the skill because he''s constantly on the run��


    Sheyan still tried his luck with a curse-mix throw, but the poisonous insects seemed to be able to sense the danger. They took the initiative to fly upwards to avoid the shockwave. Although the shockwave formed by the curse-mix was an area of effect attack, it couldn''t reach a height of more than 2-3 meters. The result was that Sheyan used over 7000 utility points to strike down only less than 400 insects that couldn''t fly away in time.


    "What bad luck����" thought Sheyan while he gritted his teeth and ran. "Treebeard is so powerful. Even the summoned creatures from a divine art of his are already so formidable. If I meet him, won''t I die for sure?"


    The swarm of poisonous insects quickly caught up with him. Although Sheyan ran as hard as he could, the humid andplex jungle terrain severely limited his speed. On the other hand, the insects could move unhindered through the air. The distance between them naturally shortened.


    Hearing the buzzing noise behind him, Sheyan chopped down a small tree next to him and picked up the tree to use as a fly swatter. His swatting temporarily dispersed the group of insects following closely behind him, so he took the chance to immediately turn and flee.


    The insects regrouped and altered their approach. They continued to give chase at a height of about 20 meters. It was apparent that they would until they reach right on top of Sheyan before swarming down on him.


    Seeing this, Sheyan couldn''t help but think that the Ents in the forest of Fangorn were truly powerful, and they each had their own specialties. This kind of bombardment tactic using poisonous insects was a great example of that. Perhaps only contestants who hadrge 3D area of effect attacks could deal with this problem.


    But these contestants normally have low survivability or low movement speed. They wouldn''t get past the javelin Ent from before. Therefore, this should be a ce meant forrge groups to explore. Someone who came here by themselves would die 99% of the time.


    While Sheyan was having such thoughts, he could already hear the the insects above him diving down like fighter jets. A wave of sharp pains assaulted the back of his head and his body. The frenzy attack of the insects had begun.


    Senyan grunted as his face turned pale. A ck aura lingered on his left hand. The terrifying ''Beast of Corrosion'' appeared again and quickly exploded in the air. The poisonous liquid possessed its own consciousness and intelligence. It could make its own choice based on the situation it faced. It turned into a ck giant jellyfish and wrapped all the horrible insects inside itself, then proceeded topletely decay them.


    Sheyan didn''t even stop to scratch the itches on his back after his attack seeded. He instantly continued running away with heavy breaths.


    Although the ''Beast of Corrosion'' was extremely powerful, it was also a double-edged sword. Sheyan didn''t dare to use the ability anymore after thest strike because his remaining HP had already dropped below 500 points. If he activated the ability again, he might be the one to die first.


    Moreover, Sheyan knew all too well that killing these insects was nothing to be happy about because he knew these insects did not attack him out of their own initiative. The source of the problem had not been not solved. The next wave of attack was probably already on its way.


    The peculiarly-shaped Leaping Ent was always following Sheyan at a constant distance of two hundred meters. This was a very dangerous distance on the ins, but in the jungle, one can''t even see something fifty meters away, so the Ent could be said to be quite cautious.


    When the flock of horrible insects were exterminated, the Leaping Entughed out loud. His voice was husky, as if there were stones rubbing against each other, and it contained an unusual harshness. As he chased after Sheyan, the gels in the two giant nests above his shoulders boiled up. Their scent grew stronger as they keep attracting more poisonous bugs. He shook his shoulders and from the tree nest on his left shoulder, arge group of ck and gold striped giant bees flew out to head towards Sheyan''s direction.


    Each of the giant bees was as big as a fist. Not only do they have a dark purple poisonous sting on their buttocks, but also sharp mouthpieces. When they fly, instead of making buzzing noises, they sounded as if they were bullets whistling through the air. Wherever they passed, the leaves were all blown in a chaotic manner; broken pieces if leaves scattered everywhere! They were like a dark, evil wind that weaved between the leaves of the forest, bringing destruction.


    They soon saw their target - a human running away in panic. They could detect a weak but pure trace of the ''Enemy of the Forest'' on him. They might not be able to sense it from far away, but from this distance, he shined as bright as a light in darkness.


    They learned their lesson this time. They first hovered in the air above the enemy''s head before diving down. Actually, the best tactic for them should be to attack in batches of one hundred at a time, but the Ent who controlled them did not care about such details. The insects living in his tree nests were endless. As long as they were still in the forest, he did notck attacking methods!


    However, right at the moment when the ferocious giant bees swooped down, the soil scattered and a stout figure rushed out to stand in front of Sheyan. He roared at the sky and an invisible shockwave spread out in all directions. The shield held by the figure also glowed brightly, ready to be unleashed anytime. That''s right, Reef had arrived with his ''Cardiac Shattering Roar''!


    The blistering wind caused the vicious giant bees to fall down. Some even exploded in the air, filling the sky with a yellow slurry.


    It wasn''t their fault that their bodies were weak; it was just the way it was with this type of attack. Their numbers were staggering to begin with, and their attacks even carried a certain amount of poison. If the insects also had high defence and HP, then would anyone have a chance against them? This type of Ents would be enough to scare away the Elves and humans anywhere they went, and they may even dominate Middle Earth.


    The Leaping Ent could sense that the assassination squad he sent out had been wiped out once again. He grinned and shook his shoulders again. This time, palm-sized moths flew out from the tree nests. The pattern on their wings look like ghost eyes that would blink when the wings pped. It was a horrifying sight.


    The moth do not carry any sharp or poisonous weapons, but their fat bellies contained a terrible destructive power. They''re like abination of the Zerg''s scourges and banelings. When they were hunted by birds, they would spray a poisonous gas to scare the enemies away. If they got desperate, they would self-destruct to hurt the enemies.


    It could be seen that the Ent had a very sharp tactical mind. After the first two batches of insects that he dispatched were annihted, he immediately determined that the enemy''s MO was to wait for the insects to gather beforeunching a devastating attack. Therefore, this time he dispatched the ghost-eye moths. As long as they got close, they would pose a dangerous threat regardless of whether they were killed!


    However, right when the ghost-eye moths were released, a violent fluctuation of magic could be felt to the west of the Leaping Ent. The Ent turned around to find a human vigorously waving his staff while chanting a spell. The Ent was prepared to dodge but arge ck cobweb at least 20 square meters in size appeared out of nowhere and fell on him.


    Rank 2 Arcane art - ''Web'' !


    As soon as the cobweb appeared, it directly trapped and stuck onto the ghost-eye moths that had not yet flown away. Although the moths blew themselves up, it was in vain. It was akin to using fists to fight mud. One would only ssh oneself with mud but wouldn''t make a hole in the mud.


    A strong me magic began to gather on the human''s staff. Ents were weak against fire so they were extremely sensitive to this kind of spells. The Ent immediately tried to use his quantum leap ability to escape. With this ability, he could easily free himself from the constraints of the cobweb.

 Chapter 871: Struggle

    <h4>Chapter 871: Struggle</h4>


    Trantor: Sean888888 Editor: TheAlliance


    The quantum leap ability of the Ents was, in actual fact, a nature-type spell. The Ents just turned this spell into a natural talent, just like the way fire elementals were born with fire resistance, but this can also be achieved with high-level Arcane arts.


    When it came to nature-type spells, there was another race who were not at all inferior to the Ents!


    A slender figure suddenly appeared next to the human mage! The Leaping Ent saw the slender figure quietly raise her hand towards him, an ordinary-looking ring on her finger shining dazzlingly bright!


    This Leaping Ent stiffened amidst the brilliance, as he felt the power of nature in the surrounding disappearing in an instant! How could he leap, then? A fish that can perform all kinds of difficult moves like the Thomas salto in water would be useless without water.


    The Ent was prepared to step elegantly into the void, but when the light shined, he immediately stiffened because he had nothing to use to make the leap. He fell to the ground and ate a mouthful of mud. The Ent had no hands to help it maintain bnce so it''s extremely difficult for him to get up again.


    The Leaping Ent felt a great sense of crisis. With his will, poisonous insects swarmed out from the two tree nests on his shoulders that were already extremely tilted by now. In that critical moment, Franklinpleted the chant for the Rank 3 ''Great Fireball'' spell. This was the most effective offensive spell in the early stages of the Evocation school of magic. In addition to that, Franklin had casted ''Maximize Spell'' beforehand, which increased the power of the ''Great Fireball'' significantly but also prolonged the casting time.


    A huge fireball with a diameter of more than three meters was hurled towards the Ent with a heavy, low-pitched buzz. The edge of the fireball actually glowed white hot. One could imagine how high its temperature was. Let alone getting hit by it, even the leaves that were five meters away from the fireball wilted and fell down with burnt edges.


    If leaves with moisture in them suffered such fate, imagine how fiercely the dry wings of the insects burned. If one were to observe the scene from afar, they would see a Leaping Ent who was trapped in a cobweb trying to escape with a quantum leap, but fell to the ground after failing miserably. But from the nests on his shoulders, two swarms of poisonous insects instantly flew out and gathered in the air like a dark cloud. Then, a huge fireball approached and the dark cloud dispersed, and fell like rain. After that��the fireball reached its target and a devastating explosion urred!


    The ''Great Fireball'' was the most powerful spell before the appearance of high rank spells. Franklin had also applied ''Maximize Spell'' to increase its power by 25%.


    Besides that, targets trapped by the ''Web'' spell would also take an extra 25% of fire damage.


    Leaping Ents were the more fragile species among the Ents to begin with. In addition to that, they were also weak to fire. All these factors umted to result in a horrible ending for the Ent!


    A loud boom reverberated!


    The gigantic fireball erupted into arge mushroom cloud. An area dozens of meters around the Ent burned in a sea of zing mes. Massive ??heat waves evaporated the moisture of the fertile soil to form a transparent ss-like material on the surface. Sheyan had to take 7 or 8 steps back from the heat while protecting his face with his hands.


    Everyone thought that the dust had settled, but the Leaping Ent was still not dead! He jumped out of the mes as his whole body emitted crackling noises while he burned. He croaked and squeaked and screamed and rolled away on the ground.


    He did not seem to have any other means of attacking besides using the insects. Therefore, the natural selection during his path of evolution should be primarily focused on features to increase his mobility, and secondarily, on strengthening his survivability. His bark kept secreting out a gel-like substance that would extinguish the fire wherever it flowed. His running speed was also really fast. It wouldn''t be long before he rushed out from the burning area.


    But at that moment, the string of a bow lightly hummed. The Leaping Ent fell to the ground, then ran for a few more steps before he suddenly paused. His legs loosened into roots which deeply engraved themselves into the earth as he turned into a charred tree. Next, a seemingly vibrant green spot of light flew out from the tree, then scattered in the air, vanishing without a trace.


    A silent arrow from Melody denied the Leaping Ent hisst chance for survival. It also disrupted Treebeard''s subsequent follow-up move!


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    For ten minutes, Sheyan ran hard with Reef supporting him even though his lungs felt like they were stuffed with burning coals.


    Although Sheyan had meticulously nned beforehand to let Party Ace''s memberse pick him up, he could never have expected Treebeard to go berserk and transform into a giant Ent. Every step Treebeard took was equivalent to the distance they traveled in five minutes!


    Fires still raged everywhere in the forest of Fangorn. In fact, the situation was so severe that almost half the forest was being threatened by fire. Thick smoke covered the sky. Despite that, the raging Treebeard kept his attention firmly on Sheyan.


    In order to rescue Sheyan as fast as possible, Reef and co. prated deeply into the interior of the Fangorn Forest under the cover of natural spells. It had now be the deadliest ce.


    Sheyan''s only chance was to flee to Isen River next to the forest of Fangorn and get into the water. In the water, the huge size of Treebeard would be his biggest disadvantage.


    Sheyan''s HP slowly recovered under Melody''s ''Rejuvenation'' spell. After he recovered nearly 50% of his HP, he suddenly stopped and turned back to face the giant Ent that was chasing after them withrge steps. He fiercely bared his teeth, his eyes fierce, as he said, "Stop running. We won''t make it. In the jungle, there''s no way we can outrun the Ent!"


    Sheyan pulled Melody close and gave her a deep kiss, then he embraced Reef and Franklin. He gritted his teeth and said, "I have a way to buy us some time. If it doesn''t work, then we can only fight to the death!"


    What happened next gave Treebeard a headache. Among the group of bugs he''s chasing, a single person separated from the team and ran in a different direction. The aura of the Golden Fruit was strong on the person.


    The problem was, this little bug fled towards the north while the others fled towards the east.


    Treebeard hesitated for a bit, then decided to chase after the little bug with the distinct aura of the Golden Fruit. After wasting some time, Treebeard managed to catch up to him. The Ent stepped on him but the guy simply burst like a bubble.


    Because he''s merely an illusion.


    Sheyan asked Franklin to produce an illusion of himself and let the illusion run away while carrying one Golden Fruit.


    Because the Golden Fruit was not put into the personal space, Treebeard could naturally sense it more clearly. It caused him to make the wrong choice.


    When Treebeard retrieved the Golden Fruit, he refused to wait until it fully matured. He immediately absorbed it, then further pulled in dozens of big trees to erge his body. He became even fiercer and his roar got louder as it rang through the sky.


    Currently, there were two Golden Fruits remaining in Sheyan''s possession. Reef and Franklin, being contestants, could not absorb them, but Melody and Ferrell might be able to. This was especially true in the case of Mr. Ferrell. In fact, the Ent could sense the aura drifting from the Golden Fruit absorbed by Sheyan. He kept looking at Sheyan in envy.


    Sheyan was already seeing red. Regardless of whether they could survive this, he had no intention of spitting out the things that had entered his hands! He threw one Golden Fruit to Mr. Ferrell, and another to Melody.


    Mr. Ferrell swallowed the fruit without hesitation. He rubbed his belly in satisfaction. And that was it. The aura of the Golden Fruitpletely disappeared in his stomach.


    Senyan observed for a long time but found no changes in the Ent. He couldn''t help but ask Mr. Ferrell about it. Mr. Ferrell looked at him like he was looking at an idiot. "Mr. Protector, this is the strongest and purest power of Treebeard. How could I possibly consume it all right away? I naturally covered up its aura first."


    Melody held the fruit in her left hand. The glow from the Ring of Air was enough to hide the Golden Fruit. She also had to slowly grind away at the power in the fruit.


    Sheyan looked towards the giant figure of Treebeard who was once again approaching them. He took a deep breath, then inexplicably rushed towards the giant Ent! While he was charging, Franklin waved his staff and once again created a vivid illusion of Sheyan. The illusion even copied the faint aura of the Golden Fruit on Sheyan''s body.


    The two Sheyan were separated by a distance of about five hundred meters. They both made suicidal charges towards Treebeard like moths rushing to a me!

 Chapter 872: Free at last

    <h4>Chapter 872: Free atst</h4>


    Trantor: Sean888888 Editor: TheAlliance


    Since the aura of the two remaining Golden Fruits hadpletely disappeared, Sheyan, who still had the aura of the Golden Fruit remaining on his body, naturally became Treebeard''s target.


    The giant Ent looked down at him from a height of several hundred meters. His eyes were as big as trainpartments and they were currently squinting in hatred like the eyes of a ferocious shark, ready to tear the enemy into pieces!


    Sheyan and his doppelganger ran forward in an ''8'' shaped path, constantly crossing each other and maintained a perpetually changing distance between themselves. The furious Treebeard did not care about this. For him, it was very easy to get rid of these two little bugs. The only thing he had to think about was whether he could kill both of them with one stomp��


    It didn''t take long for both Sheyans to enter the attack range of Treebeard at the same time��they just happened to cross each other at this moment. Treebeard, of course, wished to end it fast. He lifted his enormous foot and stomped down.


    The Treebeard right now was a giant surpassing a hundred meters in height. One stomp of his foot felt like a plummeting 30-storey tall building that copsed after a ne crashed into it. The intimidating momentum waspletely devastating for ordinary people. Most people would have been scared to death before they were even trampled on.


    Treebeard had stomped down right at the instant when the two ovepped. However, when his feet were still hanging in the air, Sheyan kicked his doppelganger hard. Both of them flew out to the left and right!


    Sheyan had nned this kick well beforehand, so they managed to barely avoid the enemy''s attack. Treebeard''s big feet that was woven together from countless roots stepped on an empty ground and made the earth tremble. Tons of soft and fertile soil was squeezed out from the ground, then fell like a muddy rain within a few kilometers!


    The sole of Treebeard''s feet was nted deep into the ground. He wasn''t too bothered that he missed. For him, it was like stepping on ants. Even if the first step missed, he could just step a few more times. The life of the ant was already in the bag in his opinion.


    Little did he know that, even if Sheyan was an ant, he''s an extremely poisonous iron ant!


    Sheyan, who had been flying out towards the side, suddenly reached out and pulled hard on the top branch of a tree that he passed by. He exerted some strength and dug his fingers deep into the wood. The tree was quite flexible. Even with such a strong force acting on it, it did not break. Instead, it was bent into a crescent like a fully drawn bow, thenunched Sheyan back.


    This time, as Sheyan flew back like a missile, his eyes burned with determination. A ball of ck me appeared in his left hand. The ck me was pulled by the soaring wind into various strange shapes before it bombarded into the bridge of Treebeard''s foot!


    Treebeard didn''t even feel the hit. After struggling for a bit against the mud trapping his foot, he finally managed to pull his foot out. Sheyan left his doppelganger to attack Treebeard''s feet while he himself immediately ran away with a pale face after striking with ''Beast of Corrosion''.


    Treebeard certainly wouldn''t let the chance pass by. He once again stomped down on Sheyan''s doppelganger, and even crushed it a few more times just for fun! His boomingugh echoed through the forest.


    Sheyan had already fled a considerable distance away. Even if Treebeard was to stomp down again with his foot, Sheyan was already beyond his reach.


    Therefore, Treebeard turned to another method. He kicked out at Sheyan like he was kicking a ser ball. Treebeard could clearly sense the extent of Sheyan''s strength. He knew that this kick would kill the little ant for sure.


    Little did Treebeard know that his series of actions were all within the scope of Sheyan''s predictions. In fact, it could be said that Sheyan baited him into performing them! This sounded very simple, but in reality, Sheyan had totally exhausted his brain power to make sure the n worked. He was gambling with his life on the line!


    Fortunately, he once again won the bet.


    Sheyan was, of course, kicked hard. Right after he was kicked, blood spurted out of Reef''s eyes, ears, mouth, and nose. This was naturally the effect of ''Life-link''. Reef''s HP plummeted by about half even with the blessing of the Twilight Elf!


    That was how ferocious Treebeard''s giant form was!


    Think about it. Treebeard spent the spiritual power umted over thousands of years to construct this giant Ent. It had no magic, no long-range attacks, no innate abilities, no divine arts; the only advantages it had were that it''s big, it''s mean, and it moved fast! So if its attack wasn''t strong, why would Treebeard bother using this divine art?


    Sheyan was kicked over 400 meters away and entered into a near-death protected state. He crashed into and broke countless trees along his flight. Melody frantically rushed over and threw a ''Rejuvenation'' spell at him from far away.


    Then Mr. Ferrell, the Battle Ent, hurried over, carried Sheyan up, and fled.


    Treebeard couldn''t believe that the ant actually survived his hit. He once again strode forward in fury. He did not notice that some very bad signs had shown up on the part of his wooden foot that was hit by Sheyan. Large clusters of dark spots appeared. Dense tree tumors swelled up and then burst, emitting indescribable stench as some red spiders drilled in and out! Big chunks of decaying wood pried away and fell down!


    The rotten surface on his foot got bigger with every step he took. The ''Beast of Corrosion'' was different from other poisons. It could be considered a living bizarre creature that would keep producing negative effects until its life was exhausted.


    The life of the ''Beast of Corrosion'' ran out when the rot reached Treebeard''s ankle. If Sheyan had collected a few more diseases, Treebeard''s whole foot might have been severed.


    Even so, it was enough. The fragile ankle could no longer bear the terrifying weight of the collosal body. It snapped off with a crunch!


    Although Treebeard could feel no pain currently, when the huge body lost its support, it would naturally stumble. Treebeard was obviously too confident in his sturdy body. His expression remained full of confidence right up to the moment his face came into contact with the ground. Only then did he find out that his ankle was rotten beyond recognition!


    Sheyan and hispanions were still very close to Treebeard, but they kept getting further and further away��


    Treebeard snarled furiously. With one swipe of his hand, he tore up dozens of trees which he stuffed into the wound. He got back up and continued his pursuit with a limp.


    However, he only took a few steps before he fell again. The giant trees that made up Treebeard''s body were all spiritual woods from the core region of Fangorn Forest.They only grew that big and that strong after absorbing earth liquid. Using ordinary trees to repair Treebeard''s body was as reliable as using a wire to rece a fuse!


    As the earth shattering roar behind them gradually grew distant, Sheyan could finally heave a sigh of relief. His voice was hoarse as he said.


    "Seems like we''ve finally lost the damn monster."


    Mr. Ferrell, who was carrying Sheyan, said grimly.


    "Treebeard��Lord Treebeard had his Golden Fruits taken from him, then proceeded to perform 4 super-ranked divine arts under his fury. I''m afraid he will fall into a thousand-year sleep now."


    Franklin asked.


    "Didn''t he absorb back a Golden Fruit?"


    Mr. Ferrell replied.


    "The Golden Fruit had not fully matured after all. Without that Golden Fruit, the price he pays will be worse than a thousand-year sleep. He might have turned into a tree."


    Sheyan suddenly had a bit of malicious intent.


    "Don''t you have a Golden Fruit now, Mr. Ferrell? Why don''t you give it to Lord Treebeard? Maybe he won''t need to hibernate then."


    The Battle Ent immediately avoided the topic. For him and his Uncle Sindalor, Treebeard being weakened and falling into a thousand-year sleep was definitely great news. He was only pretending toment Treebeard''s fate, but Sheyan instantly blew his cover.


    Reef suddenly asked in a serious tone.


    "Boss, what about Saruman''s mission? You don''t have a Golden Fruit anymore."


    Sheyan sneered and said.


    "My mission was to plunder the Golden Fruits; I wasn''t asked to hand them over to Saruman. I''ll deal with it."


    Sheyan then told Melody and Ferrell.


    "If you can, you should absorb the Golden Fruit as soon as possible. The stronger you are, the better it is for me."

 Chapter 873: Perfect reward

    <h4>Chapter 873: Perfect reward</h4>


    Trantor: Sean888888 Editor: TheAlliance


    Melody was adamant not to absorb the power of the Golden Fruit. She wholeheartedly wanted to transport to Sheyan''s world as soon as possible to live together with him, so her n was to offer the Golden Fruit to Sin''dorei. The divine power of the Sun God Sin''dorei could influence dimensional teleportation.


    On the other hand, Mr. Ferrell would dly abide by Sheyan''s request. The only reason he had not gone up against Treebeard himself before was because he was too weak. He would have beenpletely suppressed by Treebeard on a mental level. He might have even been controlled in turn. Not to mention that he had changed bodies a few times since entering Fangorn Forest, so his spiritual body was in a rather weak state and was in need of recuperation.


    He peacefully absorbed the power of the Golden Fruit under the protection of everyone. However, after a considerable amount of effort, Sheyan discovered that the Golden Fruit had only shrunk by less than one-seventh! Mr. Ferrell already showed severe cases of vomiting, diarrhea, dizziness, and other irreversible symptoms. In contrast, the Stairway of the Sun could gobble down four Golden Fruits in such a short time. It''s might was apparent.


    Even after escaping Treebeard''s threat, Sheyan''s group still had a difficult time.


    Because they were still being hunted by other Ents!


    Although Treebeard couldn''t catch up with them, when the fire in Fangorn Forest was put under control, Sheyan''s group immediately became the primary target for the Ents to chase and intercept. However, since they had started running before the Ents reacted, and because the kings of speed among the Ents, the Leaping Ents, were almost fully destroyed, Sheyan and co. sessfully escaped the hunt and reached Isen River.


    Sheyan alsoid out several sinister ambushes while they were escaping. With the strengthened Mr. Ferrell attracting firepower, they managed to kill a few pursuers. That way, they managed to collect enough [Shattered Ent Hearts] for the hidden main storyline mission, ''Isengard''s Hidden Dangers''.


    Despite that, Sheyan was in no rush toplete the mission because the time limit for missionpletion was an ample 20 days. Even knowing thatpleting the mission earlier would bring additional rewards, Sheyan didn''t care. What hecked was time, not rewards.


    But for the hidden branch mission, ''Saruman''s Request'', he must hurry. The time limit of 9 days was fast approaching. More importantly, they hadpleted the request to plunder the Golden Fruits, but they had nothing to bring back to Saruman! The old man was a cruel and heartless one, not to mention extremely strong. It won''t be easy to fool him


    However, seeing Sheyan''s confident expression, the rest of them didn''t want to bring his mood down. Sheyan asked them to wait outside Isengard while he meet with Saruman first. Sheyan didn''t feel anything towards Saruman at the moment because he had already found Saruman''s weaknesses, which were his greed and ambition!


    Isengard was enveloped in a frenzied atmosphere.


    A frenzied atmosphere motivated by money.


    It was clear that the fires in the forest of Fangorn had stirred up the inhabitants and adventurers in Isengard. The fire would surely sweep through the forest. No one cares whether Fangorn Forest would remain after the fire - with 80 percent of Middle Earth covered in forests, who would care if there''s one less? The crucial point was that if the trees with spiritual energies in Fangorn Forest were burned down, it would lead to two things.


    One, Saruman would definitely increase the purchase price of the spiritual woods.


    Two, the area that the angered Ents had to protect would decrease. It would be even harder to obtain the woods in the future.


    Which was why currently in Isengard there was a phenomenon of hoarding the woods of Fangorn Forest in order to maximize profits. Under the guidance of the official governing power of Isengard, intentionally or otherwise, the woods of Fangorn Forest had be synonymous with valuable luxury items. It was simr to the sky-high prices of Clivia, golden beavers, lilies and antiques during their waves of poprity in the 80''s and 90''s in the real world. The price of spiritual wood had far exceeded its actual value.


    From this, one could see Saruman''s vicious intention. For example, in the real world, which item had a value that far exceeded its actual worth? Without a doubt, it''s banknotes! Banknotes were made of paper. The cost of making a hundred dor bill was almost negligible, but its purchasing power was strong.


    Saruman''s action of inting the price of spiritual woods from Fangorn Forest created a situation so dangerous, it was akin to having a ce in the real world where banknotes could be dug out. No doubt, after the price rose to a certain height, he could just sit back and watch as the Ents protecting the woods got flooded by an inexhaustible amount of humans who were blinded by greed.


    In a timeline without Sheyan, the Treebeard that absorbed seven Golden Fruits was an invulnerable existence. The Fangorn Forest was as stable as Mt. Tai under his protection. But now, Treebeard had been severely weakened and had fallen into a deep sleep. There did not seem to be anything that could stop the adventurers from invading Fangorn Forest en masse and achieving the final victory.


    Saruman had almost exhausted his wealth to achieve this, but it waspletely worth it. He sessfully swept away the biggest obstacle in his path to sess. Although Saruman had not received any news from Sheyan yet, the magnificent fire in Fangorn Forest was clearly visible even from hundreds of miles away. The good news had caused Saruman to waste half an hour of his meditating time in the past two days because he couldn''t concentrate.


    When Sheyan once again met with the most insidious and evil ruler in Isengard''s history, he was having dinner. The food he ate was not luxurious, but it was quite well-made.


    The main dish was a half-done steak that seven teenage girls had tenderly massaged with their fingers for twelve hours before it was cooked.


    (ED: This sounds so creepy for some reason��)


    The bread for the side dish was baked with the fruit of a three-hundred-year-old bread tree.


    (T/N note: Apparently that''s a thing in the LOTR world.)


    The dip was a ruby-like chum salmon caviar.


    His drink was an ordinary red wine with a touch of unicorn blood.


    Saruman merely spared Sheyan a nce before he dug into the tender steak in front of him, as if the steak was far more important than Sheyan.


    Sheyan smiled, unconcerned. He saw a piece of decoration made of armour beside him. He pushed down the armour and bluntly sat down. Then, he looked at Saruman with relish, as if he was the one enjoying the food.


    With a person gazing at him like that, Saruman only persisted for a few minutes. He mmed the table, making various dishes fall to a ground, and shouted.


    "Did I ask you to sit down?"


    Sheyan merely shrugged his shoulders.


    "You didn''t say I have to stand."


    With a wave of his hand, the dishes and table in front of Saruman vanished.


    "Have you done what I asked?"


    Sheyan smiled as he replied.


    "Not only had I done it, I did it beautifully. Treebeard will not cause you any more problems - at least, he won''t for the next few hundred years. He has fallen into a deep slumber."


    Saruman''s raised his brow, but said emotionlessly.


    "How would I know if you''re telling the truth? I can''t sense the aura of a Golden Fruit on you at all."


    "That''s because Golden Fruits do not exist in this world any longer," Sheyan answered in a serious tone. "You task was too difficult, so I thought of a way to destroy those damn fruits. I brought this back as proof."


    Sheyan showed Saruman a bunch of wrinkled yellow things in his palm. They looked like bunched up old papers that were rubbed and put together.


    Saruman frowned.


    "What is this?"


    Sheyan did not directly answer him. Instead, he shouted to a half-orc on the side.


    "Bring me a basin of water!"


    In the clear water, the thing slowly showed its true form. Saruman was stunned speechless. It was a Golden Fruit''s�� skin!!


    After Sheyan''s ''Stairway of the Sun'' had sucked dry a Golden Fruit, it left behind a thinyer of fruit skin. The skin was brought back by the tendril of the Stairway of the Sun. Sheyan now used it toplete his mission with Saruman.


    Saruman was caught in a mixed feeling of shock, anger and regret. He asked.


    "Why is there only the skin? Where''s the fruit?"


    Sheyan pretended to be shocked as he replied.


    "My lord! Do you expect me to be strong enough to snatch a Golden Fruit from Treebeard?! The few Leaping Ents he left in the central area of the forest was enough to kill me many times over. Anyway, I''ve proven that I''vepleted the mission. You''re not going to go back on your words, are you?"


    Saruman remained silent for a moment, then walked away in anger. He threw a small notebook at Sheyan before he left. Sheyan read the notebook which showed a series of supplementary notes made by Saruman on his mixing technique. Finally, Sheyan got the notification from the nightmare imprint.


    [You havepleted the hidden branch mission: Saruman''s Request]


    [Difficulty: Unknown]


    [Time limit: 9 days]


    [Mission summary: Retrieve Treebeard''s Golden Fruits before they fully mature, thus weakening Treebeard.]


    [Mission objective: You have proven to Saruman that you managed to plunder a Golden Fruit]


    [The following abilities are improved:]


    [The buff of your gene-mix is increased from 8 attribute points.]


    [The new increase will be 10% in all attributes. Furthermore, the increase in attribute will not be lower than 8 points.]


    [Your Grown Creatures will gain an extra trait: Inheritance!]


    [You can specify one base attribute of your Grown Creature to gain a bonus of 50% of your own attribute.]


    (For example, the base attributes of an Uruk-hai grown by Sheyan were all 30 points. Sheyan could designate the physique of this Uruk-hai to receive the bonus. The bonus would be (Senyan''s current physique of 49 points/2) = 24.5 points.)

 Chapter 874: Return

    <h4>Chapter 874: Return</h4>


    Trantor: Sean888888 Editor: TheAlliance


    Seeing how hungry Saruman was for a Golden Fruit, Sheyan could not help but feel some regret. He guessed that if he could offer a Golden Fruit to Saruman, then there should be a follow-up mission, and the reward of the follow-up mission should be quite generous. Sheyan noticed that Saruman only offered the Golden Fruit mission after obtaining Elrond''s Illusion Bone Crystals. Maybe a Golden Fruit was required to activate the crystals! It''s hard to know which one''s the cause and which one''s the effect.


    However, for Sheyan, the rewards he missed out on was not important anymore. The most important thing was the four Golden Fruits absorbed by the ''Stairway of the Sun'', and the evolved ability ''Poison Monarch : Beast of Corrosion''. It''s obvious that this ability was at least S-grade.


    Saruman was a mage, so his rewards wouldn''t be better than an S-rank ability. No matter how Sheyan thought about it, he couldn''t think of a better possible reward than evolving the ''Pestilence Monarch''. Besides, Saruman wasn''t a very reliable person. He would have no qualms with burning bridges after using them.


    So after contemting for a bit, Sheyan felt that he made the best choice. He knew that he was no longer of much use to Saruman, so as soon as he left the Tower of Orthanc, he wasted no time in meeting up with his team and leaving Isengard through the teleport formation.


    That was no doubt a very sensible move. When the Uruk-hai, Lurtz received Saruman''s order to "teach them a lesson", they''ve already long left.


    Lurtz was so angry his blood veins almost popped. He was free to move within Isengard under Saruman''s protection and magic disguise, but if he chased after them through the teleport formation, his identity would be exposed for sure. It would be like a guy in kimono suddenly appearing in the midst of an anti-Japan protest. The result would be obvious. The Uruk-hai had never had a great reputation after all. He could only roar a few times to vent his anger.


    What Lurtz didn''t know was that Reef and Franklin had only teleported away for a short while before returning to Isengard again. They would team up in the near future toplete their next mission.


    Meanwhile, Sheyan teleported to the picturesque and warm Shire. The gentle lute sounds and adorable architectural styles had left a deep impression on him, not to mention the good stuff in the magic item stores here. Melody''spanionship was nice too.


    However, these were all not the most important reason for him toe the Shire. The real reason was because there was a problem with the ''Stairway of the Sun''.


    After the ample energy from the Golden Fruits were absorbed by the ''Stairway of the Sun'', it naturally evolved. The result of the evolution was that the ''Stairway of the Sun'' changed from a peculiar half-nt, half-animal creature, into extreme forms. It could now interchange between a nt form and an animal form. This greatly enhanced Sheyan''s strength.


    But everything in this world had two sides. Sheyan received a great benefit from the ''Stairway of the Sun'', but he must also bear the consequences. He could already feel the signs of his body gradually unraveling.


    The fundamental reason for this was hard to exin, but to put it simply, the soul of the ''Stairway of the Sun'' had dissolved. It was akin to being in aa. It currently functioned as an organ in Sheyan''s body. The organ had now obtained enough nutrition, but without a soul guiding it, it could only grow instinctively. That became a major problem for Sheyan.


    The only one who could help Sheyan was Melody. Lucky for him, Melody should be very willing to help. During their stay in the Shire, Melody used various valuable magical materials and arge amount of divine arts to slowly regte Sheyan''s body.


    She even tried to slowly imnt a nurtured soul embryo into the ''Stairway of the Sun''. The soul embryo was derived from the soul fragment of a deceased female Elven mage. She was also a Fanatic believer of Sin''dorei who was willing to sacrifice everything for him. It let the ''Stairway of the Sun'' regain control of itself.


    By the time the limit ended, Sheyan''s body had stabilised. He could interchange at will between the ''Pestilence Monarch'' and the ''Poison Monarch''. There was a price to pay, of course. Each time he changed from one to the other, he had to use 30% of his current HP.


    The levels of all abilities under ''Pestilence Monarch'' had also increased by 1.


    More importantly, because the soul embryo in the ''Stairway of the Sun'' had begun to sprout, an extra slot was unlocked for the rank 3 diseases of Sheyan''s ''Pestilence Monarch''. It meant that he could get the 3rd disease without spending any utility points, achievement points or potential points. He only had to pass the test of the disease. In addition, the disease will get a level 2 bonus right away.


    ording to Melody, the soul embryo needed arge amount of soul energy after it sprouted, so if Sheyan could seize the souls of other strong creatures, he should take every opportunity to do so. The more the soul embryo grew, the more slots it would unlock, and the more benefits Sheyan would gain.


    As the time limit of 20 days approaches, Sheyan reluctantly epted a piece of ''shattered Ent heart'' from Melody. Reef and Franklin had longpleted this mission. There were also a series of follow-ups, but Sheyan was busy cultivating with Melody so he didn''t have the time to do them. He could only give up on them regretfully.


    After the confirmation of handling over the mission item, he received these notifications:


    [You havepleted the hidden main storyline mission: Isengard''s Hidden Dangers]


    [Difficulty: Unable to evaluate]


    [Time limit: 20 days]


    [Mission summary: Since you have chosen the hidden faction of Saruman, then you should provide some service for this faction.]


    [Mission objective: You have obtained a piece of shattered Ent heart]


    [You receive 10,000 utility points and 1 achievement point]


    Sheyan knew that to obtain the perfect reward for this hidden main storyline mission, he must undoubtedly obtain all three of the mission items ''ck dorsal fin of water monster'', ''Dunlending golden tooth'' and ''shattered Ent heart''.


    But a lot of times, knowing something and doing it were two different things! Sheyan''s body was about to unravel. How could he leave to collect more mission items?


    The strict nightmare realm didn''t care about his situation. It dished out a strict punishment for hisckadaisical attitude. The mere reward of 10,000 utility points and 1 achievement point was proof of that.


    The next thing that happened was also within Sheyan''s expectation. The realm was very dissatisfied with his performance, so it wished for Sheyan to scram from this world instead of enjoying his life here. He was ordered to return to the nightmare realm within an hour.


    On the other hand, Reef and Franklin, with the reminder of the "recuperating" Sheyan, perfectlypleted the mission. They were now at thest step. They estimated they would stay in this world for 2 or 3 more days. With the help of Melody and Mr. Ferrell,pleting the mission should not be a problem. Their rewards should be pretty handsome.


    Sheyan kissed the teary-eyed Melody and chose to return. A door made of light appeared behind him. Under normal circumstances, the contestant had to step into the door. But this time, it was the other way around. The door swallowed Sheyan like the mouth of a giant beast.


    Sheyan floated in the universal dimension, then watched the yback of some familiar scenes. He took parts in some major events in this world, such as the death of Elrond, the change in Rivendell''s ruler, the capturing of the Balrog, the intrusion of the Ocean-freak of Moria, Treebeard falling into slumber, and Saruman obtaining the Illusion Bone Crystals of an Elf. All these caused great changes to the plot.


    These events, of course, were not caused by Sheyan alone. Without the Stockholm Party injuring Elrond beforehand and without them assembling the Ringwraiths, there was no way Sheyan could do all this. He was merely following the flow; he didn''t expect things to get out of hand. Melody getting Vilya, the Ring of Air was her own initiative at grasping her opportunity.


    The following messages appeared in the air:


    [Setting: The world of the Lord of the Rings]


    [Difficulty: A+ (Top tier existences such as Treebeard and the Ringwraiths were involved after all)]


    [Pain limitation: 50%]


    [Additional capabilities boost: 0%]


    [Current setting exploration rate: 31.21%]


    [Mission exploration rate: 7%]


    [Missionpletion score: D+ (You barely met the requirement toplete the hidden main storyline mission)]


    [Reward analysis: You obtained 1 + 1 free attribute point(s) (+1 legend level bonus). You currently have 2 free attribute points. Please allocate them to your base attributes as soon as possible. Otherwise, idle free attribute points would still be factored into difficulty calctions. You have reached the attribute boundary; please take the Growth-Hunter test as soon as possible.]


    [ Mission exploration rate / missionpletion score reward: 17,000 + 1,814 utility points (Silver party leader reward), 10 potential points, 9 + 1 achievement points (+1 legend level bonus) ]

 Chapter 875: Rank 3 disease

    <h4>Chapter 875: Rank 3 disease</h4>


    Trantor: Sean888888 Editor: TheAlliance


    Sheyan was already mentally prepared to receive such a bad evaluation, but the extra ten achievement points should be due to the realm''s recognition of the dramatic changes he made in the plot. However, a notification he received afterwards made him speechless. The realm discovered that there was residue of the ''Enemy of the Forest'' imprint on his body. Even though there was very little left, it was still discovered by the realm''s quarantine rules, and he must cleanse it. The important thing was that he must pay for the service!


    Sheyan cursed non-stop as his wallet was put to the ughter. After all that was done, his vision gradually blurred as he return to the nightmare realm.


    Sheyan didn''t go to rest after he returned to the realm because he was already on a holiday in the Shire before he came back. He felt so fresh right now that he could immediately fight a battle of wits and brawns with anyone.


    First, he contacted Mogensha��but there was no response. That could mean two things. Either he hadn''tpleted his Growth-Hunter advancement mission, or he hadpleted it and had gone back to the real world. If he had died, the party should have been notified.


    Next, Sheyan contacted Zi. No response there either.


    Sheyan suddenly found himself having nothing to do. He had already enquired before; if he wanted to take the boundary test, he must apply within 3 days the next time he entered the nightmare realm.


    So Sheyan contacted his crew in the Pirates of the Caribbean world. Those scoundrels on the Dingyuan were still loyal to their captain and were very respectful to him. Sheyan reminded them to be careful of Davy Jones. What Sheyan did with Paul must have made him feel very, very offended. Sheyan couldn''t rule out the possibility of Davy Jones venting his anger on Sheyan''s subordinates.


    Sheyan contemted for a bit and walked to the realm''s appraisal room. Something had been bugging him for quite a while now but he had no way of investigating it in the previous world. He took out an extremely ordinary nut (as in the one used with a bolt) from his personal space. Unlike how it looked, the description of the nut was not ordinary at all.


    [This item marks the beginning of a magnificent mission. After using it, you will obtain a mission with an E difficulty rating, that has a Realm evaluation of a ''Golden Side Mission''! What are you waiting for?]


    That''s right, this was the object Drubal of Stockholm Party used to ransom for his life. The mysterious nut.


    Sheyan ced the nut on a tform and asked the realm to appraise it.


    It didn''t take long for the appraisal result to appear. There was only 1 line.


    [Please enter the Terminator world to find out the origin of this nut.]


    Sheyan was dumbfounded for a moment before he proceeded to the appointment room upstairs to exchange the 5 Tear Stones of the Balrog he got from Drubal for 15 achievement points. Next, he waited a while for Reef and Franklin but they showed no signs of returning anytime soon, so he returned to the real world.


    In the real world, Sheyan checked on the ability of ''Pestilence Monarch''. ''Pestilence Monarch'' must obtain new diseases in the real world in order to strengthen itself, so the notifications only appeared now.


    [Your Pestilence Monarch ability has evolved. Rank 3 disease slot unlocked.]


    [Inputting environmental data. Commencing information sampling��]


    [Information samplingpleted. Data analysis was sessful.]


    [Hint: The host can choose one disease from the following list to undergo sampling infection, and thereby control an evolved infection form of bronchitis.]


    [A. Emphysema]


    [B. Common pneumonia]


    [C. Tuberculosis]


    [D. Asthma]


    [Hint: the disease you choose to control will affect the subsequent branch in the skill tree ]


    [The characteristics, infectiousness, and treatment difficulty of the disease you choose will reflect onto the effect shown by the modified A-virus. Please choose carefully!]


    [There is no time limit for this choice. Please choose after careful consideration.]


    Sheyan felt that enduring up to bronchitis was his limit thest time, but his HP had undergone tremendous growth now. He had the confidence to withstand the assault of a rank 3 disease.


    Sheyan collected arge amount of information and felt that he understood these diseases better now. He spected the development of these 4 branches to be as such:


    Option A: The ultimate evolution for this option should be the pulmonary heart disease. It would cause suffering for the enemy''s heart and lungs.


    Option B: The evolved form should be atypical pneumonia.


    Option C: This should be a special case. Sheyan spected that if he chose option C, the skill tree branch would end here. However, the rank 3 ability of tuberculosis should be capable of reaching a very high level. It would present a huge early advantage but may be weaker inter stagespared to the ultimate diseases of the other branches, but not by too much.


    Option D: Sheyan personally consulted a doctor about this. The doctor contemted for a long time before telling him that prolonged asthma may cause cancer.


    Sheyan chose option B. He had a pretty good impression of atypical pneumonia so he had always been working towards this target. The current Sheyan may have some need for the ''Pestilence Monarch'' ability, but it''s not like he couldn''t survive without it. That''s why Sheyan would be willing to sacrifice a bit of present strength in return for a stronger ability in the future.


    Next on the agenda would be to activate the A-virus'' phagocytosis, replication, and improvement.


    This is a powerful move with a cooldown time of 7 days. Moreover, even after activation, the desired gic code might not be sessfully replicated.


    That''s because the realm gave a notification after Sheyan chose option B that only the pneumonia resulting from a pneumocus infection of the lungs could be consideredmon pneumonia. Infections from other bacterias wouldn''t count! Sheyan originally nned to continuously catch colds while suppressing his defence and immunity until he caught pneumonia, but from the looks of it learning a rank 3 ability wasn''t that easy. The infection must be from a specific type of bacteria.


    Only after checking the inte did he know there are various causes of infections formon pneumonia. The mostmon was of course pneumocus, but other bacterias such as staphylocus aureus, streptocus A, klebsie pneumoniae, haemophilus influenzae, pseudomonas aeruginosa, E. coli, P. aeruginosa, etc. could also causemon pneumonia.


    This meant that even if Sheyan got lucky and caught pneumonia, if it wasn''t caused by pneumocus, then he would have suffered in vain!


    "What the hell!" moaned Sheyan. At first, he thought that with the growth in his strength, a mere rank 3 disease would only make him feel ufortable. Only now did he know it''s not that simple.


    Fortunately, after meeting with Zi, he had gone back to Taiwan where he had some contacts. He thought for a bit before making some calls. In the end, he found an illegal clinic.


    The illegal clinic had a convenient store front. The owner of the clinic was a doctor before this, but his license was revoked due to taking bribes. When the owner was short on cash, he would provide his services to the people from the underground world. The services include treating wounds that might bring troubles should they be treated at a hospital, such as knife wounds and gun wounds. He had no other bad reputation besides being a money-grubber. As long as one was willing to pay, one would generally leave satisfied.


    Sheyan went to the clinic owner, then threw out a stack of cash and arge de for him to choose. The owner could see that Sheyan was someone merciless, so of course he chose the cash. He passionately enquired Sheyan''s reason foring here. Sheyan told him that his boss wanted to punish an underling who made fun of the boss'' coughing and illness. He wanted the owner to find a way to make the underling catch a severe cold too.


    Thanks to the cash, the owner told Sheyan everything he wanted to know. Sheyan said that his boss was diagnosed with pneumonia from a pneumocus infection, so he insisted that the underling must be infected with the same kind of illness��that''s a quirk of his.


    The owner was a bit dumbfounded. It was the first time he met someone who asked for a specific disease. But, well, money talks. He immediately came up with an idea for Sheyan. Send him to live with people diagnosed with pneumocal pneumonia in the hospital and let him stay hungry most of the time. That should increase his chances of getting infected.


    The owner''s suggestion made Sheyan feel disheartened because he must go back to the hospital after all. The good thing was that his a lot stronger now so he felt that he didn''t need anyone''s help. He confidently walked down his path of getting infected.


    With the special ability of Babu-Babusar, Sheyan reduced his immunity to zero. Following the illegal doctors advice, he first caught a cold, then let it became a pneumonia. Sheyan looked expectantly at the two fellow patients around him, hoping to share their joy. They were both being treated for pneumocal pneumonia. Sheyan expended a lot of effort to get them into the same room.


    After a while, Sheyan helplessly sneezed while he was standing next to the window. His initial excitement had subsided by now. He was not feeling much pressure because all signs indicated that things wereing along just as nned. He would first stand in the wind and catch a cold, then slowly advance it into a pneumonia. He had 7 days to do this anyway so he wouldn''t rush things. He would take his sweet time to make sure he got things just right.

 Chapter 876: Zi’s help

    <h4>Chapter 876: Zi''s help</h4>


    Trantor: Sean888888 Editor: TheAlliance


    But to Sheyan''s disappointment, after two sneezes, he actually felt livelier! The cold wind blew onto his face but it felt sofortable. Catching a cold seemed like a luxury at the moment, let alone pneumonia.


    "What the hell? Did the steep increase in my HP cause my immunity to increase as well?"


    The steep increase in HP here referred to the reward when he broke through the 50-point pure attribute boundary. That reward had been inexplicably retained when normally, all statuses would be reset after undergoing the Babu-Babusar ceremony! Sheyan inferred that due to the soul embryo settling in, the Authoritative precedence of the negative effects of the ''Stairway of the Sun'' was lowered, making it unable to suppress the reward for the 50-point pure attribute boundary breakthrough. Thus, this situation urred.


    After spending a whole day in the hospital, Sheyan realised with disappointment that even a cold seemed to be far away from him, let alone pneumonia. Seemed like having a strong immunity was not always good news�� Getting a rank 3 ability wasn''t so easy after all.


    At this time, Sheyan received a call.


    An international call.


    Zi''s slightly deep but sweet voice transmitted over the phone. Her voice was somewhat simr to the voice of the singer, A-Sun. There was a charm to it that''s hard to describe with words.


    (T/N note: A-Sun - https://.youtube/watch?v=60QFQtRAvWQ)


    "If you''re Seaman, say something. If you''re not, hang up."


    Sheyan smiled and replied.


    "I''m alive, rich girl."


    Zi said emotionlessly.


    "How was thest world? Did any of your people die?"


    Sheyanughed and answered.


    "Nope. Not only that, I''ve even recruited someone who may very well be yourpetitor."


    Zi coldly sneered and said.


    "Whatpetitor? Can anyone be mypetitor? "


    "Hmm, he''s a mage who mastered thews of Dungeons and Dragons. His main ability lies in producing illusions. He has a limited offensive repertoire; he can only perform burst damage once or twice every battle."


    Sheyan began exining to her about Franklin. Zi immediately figured it out.


    "I see. His main burst method should be rank 3 ''Great Fireball'' + ''Empower Spell''. There are limited spell slots for rank 3 spells, that''s why he can''t be the main force in battle. But his ability to create illusions is an extremely rare one. You made a good decision."


    Sheyan smiled faintly and said.


    "The best decision I ever made was agreeing to Demondream''s request."


    Zi snorted.


    "I''ve already returned your favour! I''m doing pretty well in Aldaris'' party right now. We even got an S evaluation in the previous world. It shouldn''t be a problem for Aldaris to be an Awakener."


    Sheyan knew that Zi was just being stubborn. No matter how strong Aldaris'' party was, there was no way they couldpare to his own high-ranking Silver party. Moreover, rtionships wereplex inrge parties. In his Ace party, Reef had long realised that he has no leadership potential, so Sheyan could immediately appoint Zi as the vice leader as soon as she joined. Sheyanughed confidently and said.


    "Of course, of course. Then can Lady Zi give me a chance to owe you a favour back? I am desperately in need of your help."


    Upon hearing Sheyan''s words, the proud Zi finally revealed a slight smile, while her eyes shed a that''s-more-like-it glitter. She said after a dry cough.


    "That would depend on my mood."


    Sheyan smiled.


    "I''m in Taiwan now. Let me persuade you face-to-face."


    Zi said without hesitation.


    "Go to Taoyuan Airport, the same ce as before. I''ll let Gulfstream pick you up."


    *****************


    Senyan was already familiar with all the protocols, so after a few hours, he arrived in Europe. This time, he flew straight to London, to the headquarters of the E.S financial group.


    Zi personally picked him up from the airport. She was wearing a Chanel coat tied at the waist with her hair tied up in a bun. It entuated her slim figure and long legs. She appeared cold, yet alluring.


    But when Sheyan walked down the luxurious stairs of the Gulfstream, let alone Zi, even the female assistant next to her was trying hard not tough. Sheyan''s clothes were simply too casual�� loose beach shorts, flowery shirt, and to top it off, a pair ofrge wooden clog flip-flops on his feet. The clip-clopping sound they made caused the aircrew weing him to almost burst intoughter.


    Zi was also holding herself back fromughing as she approached Sheyan.


    "I see that you''re as full of personality as ever, Seaman. Your colourbination is magnificent."


    Sheyan sneezed amidst the cold November wind in London. He quickly hopped onto Zi''s Lincoln limousine.


    "What the hell. I don''t usually take aerones. I can''t believe the weather''s so terrible."


    The middle section of the limousine was arranged in the form of a meeting room. Zi got in and sat across from him, then said with a smile.


    "Do you want to go buy some clothes first?"


    Sheyan instantly rejected such a short-sighted suggestion.


    "It''s good to be cold! This is exactly what I want. Achoo!"


    As he said that, he nonchntly picked up a bottle of wine from the wine cab at the back, then bit off the cork and gulped down half a bottle like it was a beer. The bodyguards and assistants next to him were all shocked speechless. This bottle of Bordeaux wine was bought by their financial group from an auction with 640,000 euros. It was intended to serve only heavyweight VVIPs such as ministers of the state. Now, it was defiled in such a way by this Easterner. More crucially, Director Su actually did not show any dissatisfaction.


    These assistants had never seen a young man acting so casual in front of Director Su. All the other young men would either be intimidated due to her status, or awe-struck due to her cold demeanor. It wasmon for them to make mistakes out of nervousness. However, this young man had simply made himself at home. His calmness and demeanor were eye-opening.


    Zi stared at the half bottle of wine left and said coldly.


    "This bottle of wine cost almost a million euros. I''ll send the bill to youter."


    Her stern expression instantly turned into a smile as if she enjoyed her own joke tremendously. Sheyan seriously said.


    "No problem. I don''t even have a euro on me anyway, so it makes no difference to me whether you charge me a euro or a million euros. I''ll just run awayter�� Uh, I really have something that needs your help. And it''s urgent."


    Zi pushed a button and a tea-coloured bulletproof ss rose to segregate their section into a private space.


    "Speak."


    Sheyan spread his hands and said.


    "I must catch a disease, and it must be pneumocal pneumonia. Can you find a way?"


    Zi stared at Sheyan after hearing his strange request.


    "Is it important?"


    "Very," answered Sheyan seriously.


    Zi immediately made a call.


    "Hello, Mr. Harvin. Didn''t your previous proposal involve Vorey Pharmaceutical Company? Yes? That''s good. I heard they have their own medical research facility, the 3rd biggestboratory in Europe? Ok then, I''ll sign it."


    Next, she made another call which was very concise.


    "Kevin, stop all negotiations with Krupp and pass the proposal for Vorey Pharmaceutical Company. Why? There''s no why. My decision is why. Any other question? Good. I''m hanging up. "


    Afterpleting this series of matter, she lifted her head and said.


    "After signing the contract at 8 tomorrow, I will personally go to Vorey Pharmaceutical Company for an inspection. There will be more than 50 experts there to fulfill your wish."


    Sheyan revealed a smile.


    "What an honour."


    Zi grabbed the wine bottle Sheyan drank from, took a crystal wine ss, and poured half a ss for herself. She slowly sipped at the wine before saying.


    "Your second request should be to ask me to lead Ace Party for a while, right?"


    Sheyan was dumbstruck for a moment.


    "How do you know?"


    Zi appeared to be very satisfied with Sheyan''s reaction. Her lips curled into a seductive smile.


    "I estimate that it should be about time for you to take that step."


    Sheyan smiled bitterly.


    "I was forced to take that step. In the world of the Lord of the Rings, with Mogensha away on his awakening mission, I met a really strong team - the Stockholm Party. Unfortunately, their mission contradicted with ours."


    "Stockholm Party?" Zi''s expression instantly turned serious. "Where have I heard this name before? That''s right, they were top 3 in thest realm war!"


    Sheyan smiled and said.


    "A core member of theirs, Drubal, hunted me down. I was forced to y all my cards, and became a reserve-duty Growth-Hunter. I let him live in the end because he offered some pretty nice things in exchange for his life."


    Zi rolled her eyes at Sheyan.


    "You have no idea how cocky you look right now."


    Sheyanughed.


    "You yourself look much better nowpared to the cold attitude before."


    Zi blushed and shifted her gaze away from Sheyan to her wine ss. Sheyan knew that she''s a prideful person and would get embarrassed easily, so he changed the topic.


    "I''ve awakened a few times in thest world; I couldn''t help using this power after obtaining it. That''s why I will definitely be away from the party the next time I enter the realm. I would be really worried if there was no one there to lead them."


    Zi remained silent while her long fingers swirled the wine in her ss. A cunning glint showed in her eyes.

 Chapter 877: Custom-tailored

    <h4>Chapter 877: Custom-tailored</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: TheAlliance


    Seeing the beaming Zi, Sheyan sighed and said.


    "Looks like I have to use my trump card."


    Zi snorted disdainfully.


    "As if you have any trump cards left."


    Before she had even finished speaking, Sheyan had moved over to her side and squeezed next to her with a vulgar expression. Even through the coat, he could feel the sensation of her stic thigh. Zi''s body instantly curled up as she nervously eximed.


    "What are you trying to do?!"


    Sheyan looked at her with a naughty glint in his eyes.


    "Take a guess. Maybe I''m just repeating something that I''ve done before."


    Sheyan then moved close to her ears and said with an extremely vulgar expression.


    "In such a narrow space, having high Strength is more advantageous than having high Intelligence and Spirit, don''t you think?"


    Zi awkwardly pushed Sheyan away and angrily eximed.


    "How dare you!"


    However, Zi''s anger right now seemed to have no bite to it, because her usual way of handling such situations was to coldly say "scram". The chill in that word alone could make most men''s tools shrink back in. If other people could see her reaction just now, they would be shocked that the icy beauty had such a side to her!


    Sheyanughed out loud and shrugged nonchntly.


    "Fine, since you agreed to my request, I''ll forgive your rudeness. But you owe me a meal because I suddenly realised that I''m hungry. Seems like the wine was a good appetizer."


    Zi was dumbfounded. Sheshed out.


    "When did I agree to your request?! And I''m the one who''s rude?!?!"


    Sheyan once again moved close and put his hand on the back of her chair. This simple move caused her body to tighten again. Furthermore, her mind went nk and she was in utter confusion. Sheyan smilingly said.


    "Should you treat me to Indian foodter? I wonder how to Indian food in London tastes like. Hopefully theirmb curry tastes authentic."


    Zi replied in a panic.


    "Okay, Indian food��"


    Sheyan decided not to push his luck further so he returned to his seat. Only then did Zi realise that she had conceded to him! She was so angry that she she couldn''t even voice her protest, but she couldn''t think of what she should do either. Fortunately, at that moment, the chauffeur pushed a button and said anxiously.


    "I''m sorry, Director Su, but the headquarters just ordered me to return immediately. They said they need an exnation."


    Zi instantly turned cold.


    "What exnation?"


    Sheyan interrupted her.


    "He''s just a chauffeur."


    This made Zi re at Sheyan in dissatisfaction.


    "Fine, we''ll go back. Let me remind you that our dinner has to be postponed until four hourster. You want me to give you some loose change to buy burgers?"


    "I''m good, thanks. I''d rather go hungry now so that I can eat moreter since I''m not the one who will be paying," said Sheyan happily.


    Fifteen minutester, Sheyan stood in front of the majestic twin towers of the E.S. financial group. A group of people with solemn expressions were waiting for them. They were all high-ranking members of the E.S. financial group, so when they saw Sheyan, who was wearing flip-flops and a flowery shirt, step out from the car together with the frosty Zi, one could imagine the shock they felt.


    They remained stunned for a moment before a grey-haired old man took the lead and coughed drily.


    "If I heard correctly, our group just transferred 760 million euros to Vorey Pharmaceutical Company. They said you authorised it?"


    "That''s right," said Zi with indifference.


    "Right before we were about to reach an agreement with Krupp?" asked the old man in disbelief. "Can you please give me a reasonable exnation?"


    Zi nced at Sheyan and said emotionlessly.


    "There''s no exnation. Anything else? If not, I''m going for dinner."


    An uproar rose from the crowd beside them. A guy who looked like David Beckham stepped forward and talked to Zi with aplicated and painful expression.


    "You deployed Gulfstream III and left our VIP guests stranded in Tokyo in order to pick up this��this tourist from the beach?"


    There was some pain in his voice. Zi looked at him apologetically but still said in that cold voice of hers.


    "This is a personal matter, Mr. Oz."


    Oz seemed to have suffered a heavy blow from her reply. He quietly turned around and walked away. 2 other men walked away with him. They all looked like they aged 10 years. These three were admirers of Zi. Even though they were coldly rejected before, but since she rejected everyone anyway, they didn''t feel that bad. But now, she had clearly made an exception for Sheyan. Imagine how much they hurt inside.


    The old man earlier rejoiced instead. In the E.S. financial group, Zi was thergest shareholder. With those 3 shareholders passionately pursuing her before this, it was hard for the members of the board of directors to go against her decisions. Now, they would obviously not be on her side any longer, and might even sell their shares. The other shareholders were also ted. This would mark a new era for them in the financial group.


    "Since tomorrow is the weekend, we will hold a board meeting at 9am on Monday to request an official exnation from you for your actions, Ms. Su Lingzi," said the old man solemnly. "If you are absent from the meeting, we will take it as you abstaining. Our financial group can no longer continue this way."


    Sheyan folded his arms on his chest as he observed the old man who obviously thought he had things in the bag. Then, he asked Zi.


    "Can we go for dinner now?"


    Zi nodded and said sarcastically.


    "I can''t believe their efficiency got so high when it came to these kind of matters. Let''s go."


    A bald guy who looked like he had seborrhoea tookrge steps and entered the Lincoln limousine before they could. He told the chauffeur loudly.


    "Drive me to Siro Hotel."


    The chauffeur instantly became flustered.


    "But��"


    The bald man said coldly.


    "No buts. You''re an employee of the E.S. financial group, not a personal chauffeur! Do you want to receive a letter of dismissal on Monday? Don''t worry, you''ll receive your sry for this month in full."


    The chauffeur didn''t dare to speak or look at Zi. He simply started the car and drove away. Zi''s bodyguards and assistants were also rooted in ce. E.S. financial group''s organisational structure was quiteplex. There was no chairman; the board of directors made all the decisions. If Zi could not take the initiative on the board of directors, then the only authority she would have left was the right to receive dividends. When that time came, their fate would be decided by the other directors. How could they not be afraid?


    Sheyan sighed.


    "You sure are patient, Zi."


    Zi snorted.


    "Just mind your own business. Didn''t you want to have dinner? Let''s go then. The Indian restaurant is pretty far from here."


    Sheyan shrugged.


    "I don''t feel like having Indian food anymore. I now want random food."


    "What do you mean by random food?" Zi''s interest was piqued.


    Sheyan stared at the man called Oz who was walking away, and said with a smile.


    "Since you lost 3 admirers 3 minutes ago, we''ll take a taxi and go to the 3rd restaurant we pass 33 minutes from now. What do you think?"


    "Interesting proposal," said Zi with augh.


    "I have an even more interesting proposal����"


    "����"


    As they stared at the back of the two people walking away, a chill suddenly rose in the directors'' hearts.


    The next morning, Zi and Sheyan arrived at Vorey Pharmaceutical Company.


    The person in charge received them with trepidation.


    Then, within ten minutes, the person in charge summoned five of his experts and asked them to develop a treatment n that they had never tried before.


    A n to let a person catch pneumocal pneumonia in the shortest time possible. Although the request was outrageous and inhumane, but for the sake of high sry and a stable working environment, the five experts spent less than three minutes toe up with a n.


    They needed to cultivate arge amount of pneumocal culture, so Sheyan only enjoyed the custom-tailored treatment eleven hourster. He soon tasted the disease of his desire.


    "Sheet, my chest hurts like hell," Sheyanid on the bed with a pale face. He currently looked like a weak old man. "I feel like there are a thousand needles piercing my lungs at the same time! I can''t even breath! *cough* *cough*"


    Sheyan spat out arge lump of rust-coloured phlegm after his coughing fit, which was a typical symptom of pus and blood mixing together after the tissue in the lungs had ulcerated. At least five of Europe''s top nurses and doctors were busily moving around him.


    Zi stared expressionlessly at the weakened Sheyan while holding his chilly hand. She wasn''t bothered by Sheyan''s phlegm at all. She quietly observed Sheyan for a while before walking over to a doctor at the side and asked.


    "Why is his condition so severe?"

 Chapter 878: Pneumonia, get!

    <h4>Chapter 878: Pneumonia, get!</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: TheAlliance


    Seeing the respectful attitude of the boss of his boss towards this woman, the doctor didn''t dare to offend her in the slightest. He immediately replied.


    "The patient had a very weird body constitution. He seems to have no immunity towards diseases at all. As soon as the bacteria enters his body, it spread rapidly. In my 37 years of practice this is the fastest I''ve ever seen a pneumonia spread. If it wasn''t for the result of tests showing that everything else is normal with him, I would actually suspect that he''s ate-stage AIDS patient."


    Zi contemted for a moment before asking.


    "If that''s the case��is his life in danger?"


    The doctor hesitated, but still answered firmly.


    "It is! What we''re doing now is to dy the deterioration of his illness as much as possible. Please note that we''re merely dying it, there is no sign showing that he''s getting any better. If this continues, just like a person who is about to fall into the abyss, there will always be a time when he breaks through that critical line. The good news is that he is still some distance away from that irreversible tipping point."


    Sheyan was drenched in sweat. He felt as if there were more than a dozen rakes going over his chest, and the violent coughing fits even made him vomit. Then, the nightmare imprint sent him some notifications:


    [The A-virus has detected the invasion of pneumocus into the host''s body]


    [The A-virus has activated the phagocytosis, replication, and improvement mode]


    [Because the phagocytosis, replication, and improvement were all done on the digitized body of the contestant, during these processes, the pneumocus in your body will be somewhat strengthened. The symptoms on your body will be more severe.]


    [The A-virus has injected a catalytic code into the pneumocus. The host''s symptoms are expected to reach their climax in an estimated time of 30 minutes. That will be the most critical period for the host, and also the most life-threatening period. The period willst for 800 minutes��]


    [Data disorder. Data error. Recalcting.]


    [Your ''Stronghold'' innate ability is triggered. All abnormal statuses on you are weakened by 25%.]


    [The climax period of your symptoms willst for 600 minutes. Your life may be threatened during this stage. Please make the relevant emergency preparations.]


    [����]


    In the next six hundred minutes, Sheyan did not make any noise. He disyed an amazing willpower. But because gripped with too much strength, he tore a total seven bedsheets and nkets. Zi didn''t take a rest either. She silently kept himpany.


    During this period, both Mogensha and Reef returned to the real world and gave Sheyan a call. When they heard Zi answering his phone, even the honest Reef showed a tawdry expression�� Despite his condition, Sheyan clenched his teeth and personally answered the phone. He was definitely not born with such strong willpower; it was the training from the life-and-death experiences in the nightmare realm!


    Finally, Sheyan''s torture ended. A soon as the replication of the A-virus waspleted, his strong digitized body swept clean the disease that was running amok in his body. Sheyan sat up on the bed and exhaled a long breath. His whole body felt extremely light!


    [A-virus replication has been sessful!]


    [You have sessfully activated the rank 3 branch ability: ''Common pneumonia''!]


    [Rank 3 branch disease : ''Common pneumonia'' lvl 2 (+1 bonus from the Twilight Elf''s Illumination)]


    [This ability will only be effective on enemies who were infected with the bronchitis disease. The area of effect is equivalent to the rank 1 ability - ''Influenza''.]


    [When enemies who already have bronchitis are infected by pneumonia, the infection period is 40 seconds.]


    [Effect: Significantly strengthen all symptoms.]


    [Sneezing effect evolved into intermittent chest pain: There is a certain chance of the enemy experiencing extreme chest pain for 3 seconds. During this period, the enemy''s movement speed will drop by 80%. They will be unable to attack and will sustain 50 points of damage.]


    [Shivering effect evolved into high fever: The enemy will sustain a high fever. Their MP consumption will double.]


    [Headache effect evolved into hallucination: There is a chance of the enemy suffering a hallucination. The next attack will miss.]


    [''Violent Coughing'' has been strengthened: During the period of violent coughing, the enemy will be rendered immobile; incapable of attacking or casting abilities for 3 seconds (up from 2 seconds). Every time the enemy experiences ''Violent Coughing'', it induces a 50-point blood loss damage over 3 seconds (originally 150-point blood loss damage over 15s after 3 times of ''Violent Coughing'').]


    [New effect of ''Violent Coughing'': When the enemy is suffering from ''Violent Coughing'', there is a certain chance of spitting out sticky phlegm. The foul-smelling sticky phlegm contains a huge amount of bacteria. It will instantly cause 100 points of damage to the surrounding enemies and lower their evasion by 3%.]


    [This branch ability can exist simultaneously with some other disease-type branch abilities.]


    [Please make haste to invest achievement points to strengthen this branch ability in order to unlock subsequent higher tiers in the innate skill tree!]


    Sheyan was currently umting achievement points to promote himself to Lieutenant Colonel. He was quite satisfied with the abilities of ''Pneumonia'', so he did not spend his achievement points to strengthen it. He could already predict that the next tier in the talent tree should be the ultimate ability - ''Atypical pneumonia''! When the ''Atypical pneumonia'' emerged, it would definitely cause major changes to the previous abilities. To be honest, Sheyan really looked forward to this ability.


    All the doctors were stunned. Five minutes ago, Sheyan was still struggling for his life, and yet he''s now leaping down from his bed agilely and nonchntly putting on his clothes.


    The nurse nearest to Sheyan stopped him out of her professional attitude and stammered in shock.


    "Sir, considering your wellbeing��"


    Sheyan politely but resolutely pushed away her hand and smiled at her.


    "I''m fine now, thank you."


    The nurse could only look at the attending doctor with a pleading gaze. Sheyan seemed to know what they were thinking, and told them.


    "I''ll never be your guinea pig so you guys can just forget about that idea. Zi, I need you to take me to a nice meal. Then we can sit down and discuss about the board meeting next Monday."


    Zi, who had her arms crossed in front of her chest, asked hesitantly.


    "The board meeting��do you have any good ideas?"


    Sheyan grabbed a pack of biscuits lying at the side and gulped the biscuits down inrge mouthfuls while he walked with Zi to her car. Only after she started the engine did he say.


    "I don''t believe for a second that you don''t know about the idea I have in mind. You''re just unwilling to do it."


    Zi merely stared at Sheyan without saying anything.


    Sheyan persuaded.


    "I know why you''re hesitating, but you''re used to being in power. Can you really live a carefree life?"


    This sentence spoke deep into Zi''s heart. She looked up at Sheyan.


    "You mean��"


    Senyan smiled and swallowed thest bit of biscuits.


    "I really people who steal my car and force me to take a taxi. What''s the name of that bald director? I suggest we pay him a visit."


    "Sir Bgan," said Zi emotionlessly. "He''s won''t be easy to handle. More importantly, he''s a very careful person. I could even feel the presence of someone simr to us among his bodyguards."


    "I''ll need his address. Um��do you think we should call Mogensha over?" asked Sheyan. Then, he smiled at Zi and said, "Actually, I feel like I can take on the world with just you by my side. Just like the time we went against the Skull Party and Glory Party."


    Zi could feel an indescribable emotion in his voice. She blushed and turned her head to the side in silence. After a while, she slowly said.


    "We should go eat first."


    Sheyan was always swift and decisive when he acted. After stuffing himself, he called Reef to asked him toe over. The pce Reef stayed in was only 2 hours away from London by train. During their conversation, Reef lowered his voice and reminded Sheyan.


    "Boss, do you like Melody more or Zi more? Sometimes, you have to make a choice."


    Sheyan had contemted this matter for a long time. He simply said.


    "I won''t let either of them go. At most, I''ll get dual-citizenship and join the UAE where it''s legal to have four wives."


    Reef: "��but will they be happy with this?"


    Sheyan said disdainfully.


    "How would you know that they won''t be happy? Ancient China practiced polygamy and yet we didn''t see the copse of society or women suffering all the time. The civilization stood for 5,000 years. Even after the implementation of the monogamy system, there are still many women who choose to be mistresses."


    Reef was dumbfounded by Sheyan''s answer. He could only shake his head and sigh.


    The board meeting of the E.S. financial group scheduled for Monday did not take ce after all.


    That''s because 2 important members of the board were absent. They may very well remain absent forever.


    Sir Bgan, who held 11.7% of the shares, had caught a severe case of pneumonia and was currently being treated in the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. The best case scenario estimated by the doctors was for him to live until the end of this winter. No one seemed to have asked what the worst case scenario was, but the news still spread.


    Mr. Leo, who held 8.3% of the shares, met with a serious ident. He would spend a long time in the ICU.


    Even if the meeting was held, without the two core members of the opposition faction, the other directors weren''t Zi''s match. There was no longer any point to the board meeting.

 Chapter 879: Driving a duck onto a perch

    <h4>Chapter 879: Driving a duck onto a perch</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: TheAlliance


    (T/N note: The title is a Chinese idiom which means to push someone to do something beyond their ability.)


    The enemy was weakened while they were strengthened. One the one hand, two core members of the board of directors fell; on the other, Zi received a mysterious injection of fund (Reef''s savings). They struck while the iron was hot and bought the E.S. financial group shares held by two minor shareholders, thus further increasing the amount of shares under Zi''s name. Zi''s position became unshakeable.


    And thus ended Zi''s internal crisis.


    It was a shame that Franklin wasn''t from this world, or the Ace Party could have regrouped in the real world and had a real party.


    After Sheyan finished dealing with all these matters, he had a thought of returning to Taiwan. Coincidentally, Sanzi''s call came.


    Sanzi''s side of the phone was very noisy. It was with a considerable amount of effort that Sheyan distinguished the noise to be the banging of drums and the excited shouting voices of young men and women. Sanzi was obviously either in a club or in a bar.


    Sheyan answered with a hello. From the other end came the sound of alcohol being gulped down. Sanzi sounded like a thirsty man in the desert that was gulping down alcohol like he was drinking water. Only after a while did he finally spoke. His voice was hoarse.


    "Big brother! I��I��"


    The rest of his words did note out. It sounded like something was shoved down his throat.


    Sheyan instantly sensed that something was wrong, and immediately asked.


    "What? What''s happening?"


    A feminine voice transmitted over the phone.


    "Hey handsome, why are you drinking alone? Come on, let''s dance. "


    Sanzi, who had be stupid drunk at this time, had almost zero resistance towards women, so all Sheyan got for a reply was noisy background noises. When he called back again, he was instantly cut off.


    Sheyan couldn''t help but feel a little apprehensive so he quickly called Uncle Dasi. Uncle Dasi assured him that everything was alright. Sanzi had been running his errands well and had not caused any troubletely. Sheyan knew that Uncle Dasi had always doted on Sanzi. Fearing that he had concealed something, Sheyan gave a call to Aunt Di Gu. But Aunt Di Gu also told him the same thing, which meant that Sanzi really was alright.


    Sheyan felt slightly better but he still didn''t feelpletely at ease. He decided to check Sanzi''s Skype. After fiddling for a long time in London he finally pulled Sanzi''s Skype profile out. The guy''s ID had changed to "Passionate Elbow" and his signature was "you just got me!".


    Sheyan determined that Sanzi had fallen into the side effects of a boy''s testosterone and androgen. He should notck young women on his side after all; it shouldn''t be big problem. They were nothingpared to the icy mature director he had to deal with.


    Sanzi was still someone Sheyan brought up so Sheyan still nned to take the time to go back and talk to him for a bit. However, something that demanded Sheyan''s full attention suddenly happened.


    The nightmare imprint suddenly sent him a blood-red parcel!


    The blood-red parcel contained a roll of ancient looking parchment which was tied with a piece of tattered clothes soaked with dripping blood.


    The even blood soaked into the parchment and leftrge blot marks on it, as well as emitting a foul blood stench.


    The thing gave off a primitive, wild, bloody, rough and crazy feeling.


    Of course Sheyan didn''t dare to open it carelessly. He immediately reached out to Zi and Reef, and called Mogensha. Zi and Reef had no idea what it was, but Mogensha eximed in a hoarse voice after thinking for a while.


    "Could this be an invitation from the Bloody World?"


    Before they could ask, Mogensha already started his exnation.


    "I don''t know the details either but I encountered a person before when I was browsing the marketce who was selling the things his boss left behind. His boss had died after receiving an invitation for the Bloody World��"


    Zi said with a serious expression.


    "I think I have some idea what this is now thanks to AK''s exnation."


    Sheyan and Reef instantly looked at her expectantly.


    Zi collected her thoughts and said.


    "It''s not that easy to exin. Let me think. Um, I''ll start from the Jurassic Park world."


    The rest of them knew that Zi was about to tell them some deep lying secrets of the realm so they paid full attention to her.


    "You guys should have fought with and killed members of the Skull Party before. Did you realise that the reward from killing Skull Party members are different from the reward from killing Zeus'' members?" asked Zi while she slowly stirred a cup of coffee.


    Sheyan nodded his head.


    "Yeah, it was obvious. Killing the Skull Party members awarded additional achievement points, and equipments were directly drawn. The rewards were significantly better than the rewards from killing the Metal Professor and other people."


    "That''s because we were on the same side as the Glory Party. Killing amongst ourselves was not encouraged. That''s why our rewards shrunk," Zi moved the coffee to her mouth but did not take a sip. She merely let the hot smoke warm her lips, as if doing that made her feel better.


    "We were on the same side?" asked Sheyan in surprise.


    Zi''s eyes turned fuzzy as she said.


    "That''s right! The Glory Party and us were from the same nightmare realm. If you were topare us to soldiers, it would mean that we were under the samemanding officer."


    Sheyan could already make some deductions based on what he heard so far.


    "I understand now. So the Skull Party was from another nightmare realm. They don''t take orders from our realm, so when we killed them, the realm gave us the highest rewards. Seems like thepetition between realms is pretty fierce too."


    Zi quietly nodded.


    "Fierce is an understatement. The Avatar world should be your first realm war, right? Wait ''til you experience high intensity realm wars. You will know how unbelievably cruel thepetition between different realms is! During those times, all the contestants under the same realm must put aside their differences and work together. If they don''t achieve the minimum requirement set by the realm, the furious realm may very well kill all the contestants under its jurisdiction!"


    Sheyan found it hard to breathe. Zi''s words had opened up a whole new window in his perspective.


    A window full of blood!


    Zi finally took a sip of her coffee but it had already turned cold, so she put it back down in disgust. She got up to take a few mouthfuls of cold water. She had given up on preserving her demeanor by now. She took a deep breath, and said.


    "The invitation letter to the Bloody World is usually sent by the realm to the leader of a strong party in the realm. It would ask the leader to send the strongest member in their party. The next world this member goes to will be a world of massacre. The only main mission is to kill the other people to collect their invitation letters!"


    "There will usually be at least 20 people invited to a Bloody World. The number of people who cane back alive will usually not exceed 5. The more invitation letters a person can collect, the more advantageous the position their realm will upy in the next realm war. This event is usually a precursor to the start of another realm war."


    "Of course, the nightmare realm will not give out impossible missions, so there might be 2-3 Bloody Worlds open at the same time in order to separate contestants of different strength level. The invitation letter you received should only be an invitation to the lowest level Bloody World."


    Sheyan nodded thoughtfully.


    "I see. So the reason the invitation letter was given to me was because I''m the leader of this high ranking Silver party. It''s unfortunate that I haven''t awakened yet or I could go and have some fun."


    The awakened Brother ckughed and said.


    "Leave it to me, boss. Don''t worry, this task suits me perfectly."


    Mogensha moved fast and had a wealth of battle experience. He could already suppress a Growth-Hunter when he was still a Reserve-Duty Growth Hunter. Now that he had be a Growth-Hunter, he should be able to take care of himself even if his opponent was an Awakener. His dark gold leather trousers would also add to his survivability. The Viperwolf it summoned was a great PK weapon.


    More importantly was the fact that most of the enemies would also act alone. Mogensha was the best choice for 1v1 in their team.


    Sheyan contemted for a bit and nodded his head. He put his hand on the invitation letter and unfurled it��


    Cruel reality hit Sheyan right on the face!


    [Contestant no. 1018]


    [You are the leader of the Silver party, Ace]


    [You have been appointed as one of the warrior representatives to enter theing Bloody World]


    [You will enter the next world alone to battle against various mighty opponents. Hopefully, you can return alive.]


    "����What the hell!!!" screamed Sheyan who immediately queried through the nightmare imprint: "I am still a Reserve-Duty Growth-Hunter. I request a Growth-Hunter awakening mission for my next world!"


    The cold voice of the realm shattered Sheyan''s heart into pieces.


    [The Growth-Hunter awakening mission can also be performed in the Bloody World.]

 Chapter 880: Preparation

    <h4>Chapter 880: Preparation</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: TheAlliance


    Sheyan was speechless. He kept quiet for 2 seconds, then erupted in intense protest!


    "Motherf*cker! The Bloody World alone is already insanely dangerous. Awakening missions are life-threatening too (just look at Reef)! Do you want me to die!"


    [This is your reward forpleting main storyline missions with low evaluations for a few times in a row]


    "��Hey, hey, why can''t I send another party member instead?"


    [Good luck]


    "I''ll get a high evaluation in the next world! I promise!"


    [Good luck]


    "Can you please say something else."


    [Good luck]


    "����"


    Faced with this dilemma, Sheyan pressed his hand on his forehead and fell on the middle seat of the sofa. He could only sigh in depression. Sometimes you really don''t know what would happen. Sheyan had originally nned everything well, but now, the whole n waspletely overturned!


    The others knew that his mood must be terrible and they also had no experience with the Bloody World, so there was nothing they could say tofort him.


    One could already tell how dangerous the Bloody World would be from its name alone. The danger level of awakening missions need no introduction either. If Sheyan were to slip just once, even if he were to live, it would cost him dearly.


    He was extremely limited in the ways he couldplete his missions. For example, he saw that Brother ck went through his awakening mission without wearing anything. But if Sheyan were to do the same, he would just be courting death. The other killers in the Bloody World would be very willing to see a nakedmb like Sheyan enter their tigers'' mouths.


    Sheyan grabbed a pen and started to casually draw and write something in a notebook. However, the limited amount of info he had caused him to give up halfway through his deduction. Upset, he logged into his Skype. Miss Su Lingzi, who was sitting beside him, identally nced at his Skype ID, causing her to roll her eyes. His ID was "Extremely Honest".


    Sheyan stared absent-mindedly at the screen for a long time before changing his status to : "If life is like being raped, and you can''t fight back, then the only thing to do is to enjoy it."


    (T/N note: WOW)


    (ED: Mr. Authors amazing analogies appear once again !)


    Then, Sheyanughed heartily. He walked into the bedroom and buried his head in a nket like an ostrich burying its head in the ground. He wanted to forget everything so that he could calm down. He knew what kind of situation he was in. He couldn''t think of anything if he kept feeling so agitated.


    Time passed by in a sh. It was time to enter the nightmare realm again. The Ace Party once again congregated.


    Sheyan took a deep breath and suddenly hugged Zi. Zi was bbergasted. Sheyan didn''t try to do anything else though. He merely said.


    "I''m counting on you for this world."


    Zi whispered.


    "Can''t you let me go first?"


    Sheyanughed and patted on her back, then hugged with Reef, Mogensha, and Franklin. Franklin had just heard that Sheyan had the "honour" of being selected and most likely had to experience the Bloody World + awakening mission simultaneously. He was silent for a moment, then produced a scroll.


    "Boss, you might need this."


    The description of the scroll read: [Rank 6 copying scroll (marked) - tear this scroll and use it on a target to produce an illusion of the target. The illusion will have 100% of the target''s HP and 30% of the target''s attack power. It is very difficult for this scroll to be effective on legendary creatures.]


    "Isn''t this your innate ability?" asked Sheyan.


    Franklin nodded.


    "It is. But I think you need it more."


    Sheyan muttered.


    "There must be a price for this."


    Franklin told it to him straight.


    "My ability is unusable until the scroll is torn, and even after you use the scroll, I have to wait for another 24 hours for it to recover��but I think the danger of our next world should be significantly lower than yours."


    Sheyan nodded and solemnly kept the scroll.


    "Thank you."


    This is the cleverness of Franklin. He never stood out, but when the team was in danger, he always disyed his worth. He was low-key but reliable and perfectly understood his role. It was no wonder that Sheyan recruited him.


    It was the first time Zi interacted with Franklin, but she had been a team leader for a long time and was very experienced. She silently nodded in her mind, and had basically recognized Franklin as a member of the party.


    Sheyan took a deep breath and waved.


    "Well then, I''ll go apply for the awakening mission."


    Suddenly, Mogensha spoke out.


    "But boss��you don''t have to apply for the awakening mission, do you? Without it, you definitely have a chance ofing back alive."


    Sheyan sighed.


    "I''ve awakened too many times in the LOTR world so I don''t have many awakening chances left. I know my limit. In the Bloody World, if I don''t awaken, my survival rate will be less than 70%! I have no choice. It''s ok, you guys get busy, I''ll handle it."


    Sheyan entered his personal room and closed the door. He must take the time to properly review his strengths and weaknesses.


    As Sun Tzu said, know the enemy and know yourself; in a hundred battles you will never be in peril. Sheyan knew that his next battle would be unbelievably hard. He had to squeeze out every bit of his potential or he would never survive this ordeal.


    First, he checked his achievement points: 168 points.


    He was only one step away from promoting to Lieutenant Colonel.


    Sheyan hesitated. Should he keep hoarding his achievement points for his promotion, or use them to strengthen ''Pestilence Monarch''?


    Saving the achievement points would be better for the party and for the future, but strengthening ''Pestilence Monarch'' would increase his current strength. It also realised one thing - in the near future, he should forget about obtaining both promotion to Lieutenant Colonel and the ultimate ability of ''Pestilence Monarch'', ''Atypical Pneumonia''. Both consumed a lot of achievement points to achieve.


    After giving it some serious thought, Sheyan gritted his teeth and decided to brave the huge risk to keep the achievement points. He could treat it as a trump card. If he found himself in danger, he could strengthen ''Pestilence Monarch'' on the spot. It was fortunate that he didn''t need to return to the real world to strengthen ''Pestilence Monarch'', unlike when he had to obtain a new disease. Otherwise, Sheyan won''t be able to have his cake and eat it too like this.


    Next, Sheyan checked his base attributes.


    Fang Sheyan (Contestant No. 1018)


    Free attribute points: 3


    Strength: 43 (23+1+2+2+6+2+3+4)


    Agility: 34 (17+2+5+2+6+2)


    �� Physique: 49 (50+1+12+2+4+4=73)


    Perceptive Sense: 32 (23+2+6+1)


    Charm: 1 (10+1-5-2-3)


    Intelligence: 12 (10+2)


    Spirit: 6 (10-2-2)


    �� Before Awakening: HP = 1000 + 1.25[490 + 200(Oceanfreak Moria+Mister healthy) + 50(Monstrous fighting spirit) + 560(lvl8 Asylum)] = 2625


    �� After Awakening: HP = 1000 + 1.25[880 + 200(Oceanfreak Moria+Mister healthy) + 50(Monstrous fighting spirit) + 560(lvl8 Asylum) + 300] = 3487.5


    MP = 120 + 100(Oceanfreak Moria) + 40(helmet) + 560(lvl8 Asylum) = 820


    Defence = 49/2 + 2 = 26.5


    Sheyan added all 3 of his free attribute points to his Strength. With the effect of his gene-mix, he could now easily breakthrough dual-50 boundaries. For Sheyan, Physique and Strength were both crucial in his future n, so he ced a lot of importance in them.


    An indescribable sense of pride surfaced in Senyan''s heart. It was very rare in the nightmare realm for someone who had not promoted to Growth-Hunter to have such numbers.


    Sheyan double-checked everything, then heaved a long breath and stood up. He issued a order through the nightmare imprint to depart for the honour area. It was time to apply for his awakening mission.


    The ground under his feet suddenly descended like an elevator. He didn''t know what he passed through but when light appeared again, the honour area was in sight.


    And it seemed that there were quite a few of contestants who came here today. The queue was pretty long. Sheyan wasn''t in the mood to wait patiently in line, nor did he have any thought of concealing himself. He directly disyed his Major rank. He went straight into the passage that only Reserve-duty officers could enter, amidst the shocked gaze of the people around him.


    It was a lot more quiet inside as only a few people were waiting. Although their faces couldn''t be clearly seen, the imposing manner of their bodies was suffocating, and the atmosphere in the waiting room was as cold as steel, silent and awkward. From time to time there were undercurrents shing underneath the surface.


    Sheyan was thest to enter. He extended his finger and pressed at the door, which was a process simr to punching an ID card to tell the realm that he had some affairs that need handling. He then walked directly to the entrance of the operation office, and spoke to the person blocking the entrance.


    "Excuse me."

 Chapter 881: Fog

    <h4>Chapter 881: Fog</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: TheAlliance


    The muscr man red at Sheyan in disdain and told him off in a hoarse voice.


    "Hey retard, are you new here? Don''t you know the rules? I''m up next."


    Sheyan looked at him and said.


    "You were up next, but not anymore now that I''m here."


    "Hahaha!" the man burst into a fit ofughter. "Who do you think you are? You want to take my position? I''ve never heard of a Lieutenant General being sent down the pecking order here."


    Sheyan was in a bad mood to begin with so he answered with a smirk.


    "Today, you won''t just hear about it. You''ll see it with your own eyes. You think you''re so big just because you''re a reserve-duty Lieutenant General?"


    The expression of the muscr man turned dark instantly. Everyone who coulde here was the cream of the crop and they all had their pride. He was about to unleash a string of profanities at Sheyan when the green light of the passage suddenly lit up, indicating that the previous person inside had finished their business and the ce was vacant now.


    Sheyan walked inside like it was the most natural thing in the world. There was originally a transparent ss door in front of him. If a person tried to enter without getting permission, the person would be electrocuted. The muscr man was ready tough at Sheyan but the next moment, his eyes almost popped out. The ss door actually slid open to both sides!!


    The face muscle of the muscr man twitched a few times. From the side, a person said sarcastically.


    "That was eye-opening."


    "You f*cking idiot!!!"


    Sheyan ignored themotion behind him. He turned a corner and took a seat on a chair.


    [No. 1018��Scanning��]


    [Confirming Identity��]


    [Your current nightmare imprint rank is Major.]


    [You currently have 168 achievement points.]


    [Wee back, Major. What can we do for you?]


    "I wish to apply for an awakening mission for my next world."


    [Information check in progress���� You have received an invitation letter to a Bloody World for your next world, and were appointed as the representative warrior. Are you sure you want to undergo an awakening mission?]


    Sheyan thought in his mind that of course he didn''t want to, but there was no doubt that he would die if he didn''t do the awakening mission. If he did, he would still have a chance of surviving. He could only grit his teeth and said.


    "I''m sure."


    [Scanning in progress, collecting information�� Respected Major No. 1018, you currently have 2 attributes that can break through the 50-point boundary. Which base attribute would you like to choose to be the first attribute to breakthrough?]


    Sheyan''s face twitched.


    "I choose a dual-attribute breakthrough!"


    [Scanning in progress, collecting information�� Respected Major No. 1018, due to your rank, you obtain the following information.]


    [The difficulty of a dual-attribute awakening mission is double that of a single-attribute awakening mission.]


    [For the duration of your awakening mission, you cannot consume any medicines or food, including, but not limited to, ''Honorary Dosages''.]


    [For the duration of your awakening mission, you cannot receive help from anyone, including, but not limited to, buffs received before the mission starts.]


    [This is the first time you undertake an awakening mission so you can stop the mission anytime. However, every time you fail an awakening mission, the next one will be 10% more difficult. If you choose a dual-attribute breakthrough, the increase in difficulty will be 20%.]


    [You cannot reveal any information regarding your awakening mission to anyone in any way. Every time you do so, all your attributes will decrease by 10 points.]


    [Are you sure you want to choose a dual-attribute breakthrough?]


    "I''m sure!" Sheyan''s voice sounded like it was forced through clenched teeth.


    [Scanning in progress, collecting information�� Respected Major No. 1018, your request has been epted. In your next world, you will undertake a dual-attribute breakthrough awakening mission. Good luck.]


    Sheyan took a deep breath. He missed the hoarse voice terribly, hoping that it would show up and give him a hint. Unfortunately, people didn''t always get everything they wanted.


    He did not continue his stay because Sheyan suddenly realised that there was one more thing he had to do. The thing seemed simple, but it was quite tedious. And, it would determine whether he could sessfully pass the challenge of the awakening mission.


    As time went on, more and more people entered the nightmare world. The Ace Party, under the leadership of Zi, had also stepped inside. When Sheyan heard the name of the world they entered, tears instantly streamed down his face. It was the Resident Evil world.


    Aaaaaaargh��Sheyan had turned numb. If he were to enter that world, he would be almostpletely immune to the disease of the zombies due to carrying the A-virus himself. Without the threat of their toxin and disease, the damage done by the zombies would decrease by at least 30%!


    What was strange was that Sheyan still hadn''t received any information regarding which world he would enter next. He found out after enquiring that, in order to ensure fairness, warriors entering a Bloody World would not be informed beforehand which world it would be. This would offset the factor of their parties to arge extent.


    For example, if Sheyan knew which world he would enter, he could let Reef and the others collect specific information regarding that world, and even use the resources of the whole party to custom-make weapons and equipments that specifically targeted that world. This kind of behavior did not vite thew of the realm, but it would go against the objective of the realm. What if another party had no resources to do so? What if there was a party with great potential but had just undergone a wipeout and couldn''t pool the resources?


    The realm was also trying to maintain a fair environment. Of course, there was no absolute fairness in this world��but to take this measure was better than not taking it.


    Finally, the notification for him to enter arrived. When he reached the realm za, he saw that next to the ordinary dark blue portal, there was another portal!


    The portal seemed to be formed from boiling blood that was flowing in a silky and orderly manner. From time to time, boiling bubbles would emerge apanied by the sound of a beast burping!


    Sheyan''s body turned bright and bloody, looking extremely terrifying. The bloody invitation letter automatically floated to the top of his head, shining with a brilliant radiance!


    Step by step, he approached the blood red portal. The crowd respectfully parted to make way for him.


    Sheyan took a deep breath and suddenly burst into a crazy roar, then stepped into the bloody portal.


    Behind the blood-coloured portal.


    Sheyan did not lose consciousness. His vision blurred and he felt like the next few seconds were strangely passing by extremely slowly. It was the same sensation as having a lengthy dream while taking a short afternoon nap. After that, a scene appeared before his eyes.


    Dirty grey walls filled with spider webs, the air filled with a suffocating rancid smell. Next to Sheyan''s feet was a ditch about two meters wide. The ck water flowing inside the ditch felt horrifying. Various things floated inside including rotten rice, fish bones, small food bags, and even used tampons��


    Sheyan felt that he would rather take a knife to his body than fall into the damn gutter. He looked up and found that the ceiling above was only a foot away from his head. No wonder he felt an oppressive pressure. The tunnel he was in was arched. Seeing this architectural style, Sheyan immediately realised that he was in the underground sewer of arge city.


    Within such a deplorable environment, everyone''s first reaction would undoubtedly be to immediately climbed above the ground and leave the damn ce. Sheyan felt the same. He pinched his nose tookrge steps forward, but he couldn''t find any stairs. After walking for about forty or fifty meters, Sheyan suddenly heard a rather strange sound.


    The faint noise sounded like a group of people whispering, and also like the sound of cockroaches crawling on the ground. In this dim sewer, the visibility was quite low. Sheyan slowly inched forward, ready for any sudden urrences. He gradually saw several people wearing ragged clothes squatting together in the dark corner ahead. They seemed to be eating something. That was the source of the noise he heard.


    Sheyan slowly stepped forward. Those people showed no reaction to his approach. Suddenly, Sheyan''s foot stepped on something fragile. He had raised his concentration to its peak so he instantly felt it.


    As his foot pushed downwards, the shell of the object beneath his foot deformed rapidly and ruptured. Cracks began to appear on its upper and lower sides. It then emitted a squeaking sound as the yellow-green slurry and internal organs inside burst out in a hot mess to cover Sheyan''s sole.


    "I seemed to have killed a bug?" as soon as the thought shed in Sheyan''s mind, he saw the homeless people in front turn their heads towards him simultaneously. The muscles on their faces were twisted, and in their eyes were a poisonous hatred. All of them let out a shuddering roar, stretched their hands, and pounced at Sheyan!

 Chapter 882: Uninvited Guest

    <h4>Chapter 882: Uninvited Guest</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: TheAlliance


    Sheyan''s attention was mainly focused on these hobos, so he wasn''t flustered when theyunched their attack.


    Because the terrain was quite narrow, Sheyan did not use his ''+7 West'', but instead smashed a bottle of curse-mix on the ground. The group of hobos was stunned by the shockwave and fell to the ground after suffering substantial damage.


    That wasn''t the end of it. Sheyan''s eyes widened in shock as everywhere the shockwave passed, the ground would emit cracking noises simr to the sound made by the cockroach-like bug when Sheyan stepped on it earlier.


    Arge amount of yellowish-green liquid could be vaguely seen sshed on the ground. There were also big spots of yellowish-green stains on the wall. If it wasn''t for the shockwave, Sheyan could never have imagined that there were so many bugs around him!


    "Damn, is this an insect nest?" Sheyan''s heart remained suspicious, but his reaction was fast. He stepped forward to meet the vicious hobo closest to him with a fist to the hobo''s face.


    Sheyan''s current Strength had reached 49 points. His punch sent the guy flying backwards headfirst before mming into the wall behind him. The impact sounded extremely heavy. If he was a normal person, the damage that this punch caused would at least give him a severe concussion, making him lose consciousness on the spot.


    But the guy merely struggled a few times, then stood back up as if nothing happened.


    Sheyan frowned. He clearly felt that when his fistnded on the guy''s face, it felt like he was punching a sandbag filled with hard, tiny stones. His fist sunk into the hobo''s face and he could feel the small bumps inside. It was very weird.


    Theirpanion being knocked down did not cause the rest of the hobos to retreat. Their mouths made a strange distress call of two long sounds followed by a short one. They seemed to be contacting something. Then, they continued to surround Sheyan. Sheyan simply hunched down, flung his fist and threw his knee to send another enemy flying.


    The guy that was sent back by Sheyan drew an arc in the air and fell heavily into the dirty water with a loud bang. The huge ssh of dirty water sent forth an indescribable suffocating odour that could make one vomit.


    The man seemedpletely oblivious to his situation. He opened his mouth to reveal his yellowish staggered teeth and screamed out in a hoarse voice. He even swallowed a few mouthfuls of dirty water in the process but showed no reaction to it. He merely tried to rush back towards Sheyan. Sheyan felt a nauseating disgust just from looking at him.


    Sheyan was only dazed for a moment but one of the men took the opportunity to rush up behind him and hugged him tightly. After all, Sheyan was not an agility type contestant like Brother ck who could handle any type of situation with ease.


    Sheyan reacted fast though. The moment he was caught, he could feel a hot, smelly breath on the back of his neck as well as hear a beast-like gasping noise. He knew this signalled that the enemy was trying to bite into his neck. He immediately mmed his head back while his legs pushed out to heavily throw his back into a wall.


    A bang erupted. The sensation, though, left a weird feeling in Sheyan. He felt as if the enemy behind him was made of a lot of broken stones, which scattered from the collision.


    The skin on his back felt some prickling pain, and then felt the itchy sensation of crawling things. Notifications from the nightmare imprint followed:


    [You are bitten and stung by an unknown creature. You will be infected with various types of unknown diseases��]


    [Due to the effect of the Stairway of the Sun in your body, this negative status was resisted��]


    [You are bitten and stung by an unknown creature. You will be infected with various types of unknown diseases��]


    [Due to the effect of the Stairway of the Sun in your body, this negative status was resisted��]


    [������]


    Sheyan immediately reached back with his hand and pped his back. When he retracted his palm, there was an indescribably pungent odor. A mixture of viscous yellowish-green liquid and internal organs was left on his palm. He couldn''t help but look at the corpses of the bugs on the ground and reluctantly concluded that his back must also be in a terrible mess.


    Sheyan took two steps back to ce his back against the wall, then avoided closebat with those damnable enemies as best he could. Whenever they approached, he would kick them into the gutter. After doing that to two people in a row, Sheyan saw a gap and unhesitatingly fled.


    He was very clear on what stance he should take in this world. He would continue to keep a low profile and try his best to hide his strength, then find the awakening mission as soon as possible. Therefore, although Sheyan was very confident of killing these strange people, he assessed that the intensity of the battle may be beyond the scope of his control, so he would rather avoid the fight than to expose himself by leaving any possible traces that could be detected by his enemies.


    Intense footsteps echoed in the sealed, rancid sewer. As Sheyan was stridding forward, he cme to a sudden halt because there was another figure in front of him. This person looked like a tall, obese ck man. His face and skin were wrinkled and distorted. ck saa of two to three centimeters in size sagged off his skin, and asionally, one could see some protruding round things moving under his skin.


    Sheyan could sense a dangerous aura from him, which meant that he had the ability to threaten Sheyan''s life. Sheyan wished he could run back but the strange hobos had already caught up from behind!


    "Ugh, so you''re forcing me to fight," sighed Sheyan.


    Right that moment, a manhole cover was pried open above his head. From the manhole extended a nozzle that looked like an elephant''s trunk. The nozzle spewed arge amount pungent-smelling white smoke into the sewer. The strange people surrounding Sheyan seemed to be extremely wary of the smoke. They emitted strange sounding screams and limped away quickly with a deformed,twitching gait.


    Then, there was an anxious shout from above Sheyan.


    "Steven!! If you''re still alive, then let me hear a shout, or at least a moan! If you don''t even have the strength for that, then at least give me a signal. Don''t just keep quiet, alright? Fine, you win, you don''t have to pay me back the 30 dors you owe me!"


    After the shout, a snake-like probe was lowered from above. After observing for a while, a slide was extended down. A fat ck man wearing a firefighter uniform jumped down and immediately saw the bbergasted Sheyan. He eximed cheerfully.


    "You son of a b*tch! F*cking hell! For once, God has answered my prayer!"


    Next, anky guy slid down. As soon as he saw Sheyan, he said with a professional attitude.


    "Call an ambnce. This is the fifth infection from the special drug in thest 48 hours. He should be in an unconscious state right now due to his nerves being particrly susceptible to the insect repellent. Maybe one of his ancestors carried the gene of insects. Hospital No.8 in the city center should be able to fix him right up - but it''s hard to tell if there''ll be any side effects."


    After that, a group of people jumped down and lifted Sheyan up from the sewer to the street above. Seeing the sun again almost brought tears to Sheyan''s eyes. Sheyan was about to say something when he saw an old style luxury Cadic that looked new speeding over from the distance. Two men in stiff ck suits and ck coats exited the car.


    They had very neat hair that wasbed to the back with hair gel. They had stiff movements, stiff facial expressions, and spoke with stiff tones. They looked like mannequins, or robots. After they approached, they disyed their ID.


    "Ladies and gentlemen, please remain quiet. Seems like something happened here. Can you please tell us about it?"


    The fat ck dude snapped.


    "We''ve submitted five reports of injuries caused by mutated poisonous cockroaches in the sewers to the municipal office, but all we got back in response was "the reports are being processed, please remain patient". Well then, it seems like the two of you are the answers? This poor guy we''re carrying, he''s the fifth victim. I''m afraid only two out of the four victims before him will survive, and even the two who survive will only be waiting on their beds for death to im them!"


    The guy in ck suit ignored hisment and instead asked.


    "Where are the mutated poisonous cockroaches you mentioned?"


    "We''ve chased them away. For the sake of our safety, we bought all the pesticides from 3 nearby supermarkets. Are you going to reimburse us for this additional expenditure?"


    Asked the fat ck man.


    One of the guy in ck suit nodded and said in a stiff, cold voice.


    "Not a problem. Also, we''ve already discovered the source of the problem. Please look over here."


    As he said that, he took out a pair of sunsses from his chest and put it on. Then, a stainless steel tube about 10 cm in length appeared in his left hand. The tube extended to show a shining red light on its tip��


    Originally, Sheyan still had some doubt, but now he waspletely sure which world this is����!!!

 Chapter 883: Blood Sensing

    <h4>Chapter 883: Blood Sensing</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: TheAlliance


    Strange enemies, old-fashioned but brand-new luxury cars, mysterious people who arrived immediately on the scene, and their uniform ck suits and ties which screamed their identity. And, of course, that impressive stick they pulled out.


    Sheyan could vividly remember that this thing was described as "a gift from some friends from out of town" in the original version. Its importance was obvious - it could wipe ten to fifteen minutes of memory.


    More importantly, it seemed that this object had a strong temporary hypnotic effect after the memory wipe. The victims would be convinced of any information they were fed during this time! It was a great weapon to fool the public!


    "This��turned out to be the world of the Men in ck!" Sheyan sighed with a bit of regret. For him, this world was not particrly bad, but it was definitely not a big advantage either.


    The man in ck continued in a serious demeanor.


    "Trust me, I''m exining something really important to you, so you must give me some time to organize my words so that your poor brain can ept my statement more easily��Come, everyone, look here, *click*!"


    A mild sh came and gone in a blink. The Man in ck did not pay much attention to Sheyan because he believed the words of the fat ck dude and deemed Sheyan to be a harmless target. Sheyan had immediately avoided the light, but because he wasn''t wearing sunsses, he could feel an indescribable strange feeling emerging in him.


    It felt like there was an invisible stick stirring a certain area in his brain. The information inside the area was smashed, thrown into an invisible blender, and was finally gulped down by an invisible mouth.


    Although Sheyan was not directly exposed to the light, and as a contestant, he was fiercely resisting with his willpower, he soon realized that hisst ten minutes of memory had be fuzzy, as if it was covered in ayer of time dust. The memory of thest ten minutes was forcibly fermented for decades. Sheyan could only recall that he seemed to have encountered some disgusting insects, and that the person in front of him may be a Man in ck��


    The Man in ck started brainwashing the crowd who all had on dull expressions.


    "Gentlemen, I know it''s hard being a municipal worker. In thest few days, you were merely befuddled by some chemical reaction from the damn man-made waste. There''s nothing to fear with cockroaches and bugs. So, after you take these two hundred dors here, you will continue to work happily, and you will think back of today''s event as just a small incident."


    After the Man in ck was done with his speech, the municipal worker slowly recovered from their stiff expressions and stepped up one by one to receive the money. Then, they sighed as if they just woke up from a dream, pped each other''s shoulders and made ns for a drink together after work.


    The ck guy pointed at Sheyan and said.


    "Steven seemed to have met with some troubles earlier. Let''s send him home first."


    Thenky man walked over, pulled Sheyan up, then whispered to him.


    "Alright, cut the act, Steven. We''ve got morepensation than we expected. Your heavy fall was totally worth it. Now tell me, do you want to rest, or do you want some weed, some drink, and a woman? It''s on Martin and me."


    Sheyan pretended to be in a daze and mumbled something in reply. The two Men in ck had already gotten back into their car and drove away so they didn''t realize that for a contestant like Sheyan, even if he did not deliberately resist, the hypnotic effect would still bepletely ineffective on him.


    At the moment, the nightmare imprint sent its notifications.


    [ Time: June 2018 A.D., 4:30 pm ]


    [ Location: United States of America / New York (40��43'' N, 74��00'' E) ]


    [ Setting: Men in ck ]


    [ Difficulty: Unknown ]


    [ Pain limitations: 20% ]


    [ Individual capability enhancement: 0% ]


    [ Current setting exploration rate: 0.00% ]


    [ Additional details: This is a Bloody World. When a contestant is killed, the victor will obtain 2 to 5 achievement points (determined by army rank/character rank) and a random draw of 1 equipment. ]


    [ Additional details: Bloody Mode has been activated. As time progresses, at certain intervals, all contestants with a Bloody invitation letter will be able to sense each other. The higher the army rank of a contestant, the shorter the duration of the contestant being sensed by others. The longer a contestant stays in this world, the longer the duration of the contestant being sensed by others. ]


    [ You can leave this world after collecting 3 Bloody invitation letters. If you collect more Bloody invitation letters, you will receive additional rewards. ]


    [ You will be killed if you do not possess 3 or more Bloody invitation letters after 30 days. ]


    [ You automatically grasp the relevantnguage and will be able to interact freely with characters from this world. This ability will be erased upon leaving this world. ]


    [ epted mission count: 0 ]


    [ Your appearance/identity have been settled; restored upon returning to the present world. You can alsomence modifications within the nightmare realm. For any doubts, voice the relevant queries to the nightmare imprint; if your scope of authority is adequate, you will receive an answer. ]


    Sheyan was just thinking of what he should do next when he received another notification.


    [ Warning, warning: Blood Sensing will be initiated in 3 minutes. Contestant No. 1018, you will sense the location of other contestants after a 1-minute countdown. The base duration of the Blood Sensing this time is 5 minutes. Your army rank is Major, so the duration of others sensing your position is reduced by 2 minutes. At the same time, the duration of you sensing the location of other contestants with army ranks below yours is extended by 1 minute. ]


    Sheyan instantly got nervous. If there just happened to be several participants in his vicinity, then it would be really bad. It would totally ruin his original n. After all, he couldn''t match up against these vicious contestants as a mere reserve-duty Growth-Hunter even if he was willing to.


    The Blood Sense was soon initiated. Sheyan''s concerns did note into existence. The participants were quite evenly distributed in all corners of New York, so they were quite far apart from each other and will note into contact straightaway.


    It seemed that the realm was trying to create a fair environment as best they could by giving everyone the same opportunity and time to adapt to the world. For Sheyan, he must seize this opportunity to break through to a Growth-Hunter first!


    He inquired about his breakthrough-rted information, but all he got was an address:


    Hudson River Estuary, Jersey City, New Jersey


    There was nothing else after that.


    To be honest, Sheyan was not familiar with New York. Fortunately, he knew now that his identity should be a sewer worker named Steven, and he had two friends nearby. While they were driving towards a bar they usually frequent, Sheyan deliberately held his forehead and moaned.


    "Damn, I feel like my brain''s so messed up it''s turning into condensed milk. Right, do you guys know anything special about the Hudson River Estuary in Jersey?"


    The ck dude, Martin, looked at Sheyan in pity.


    "Steven, did you knock yourself silly when you fell? Hudson River Estuary - that''s where the Statue of Liberty is."


    "The Statue of Liberty?" Sheyan came to a sudden realization! He then fell into a deep thought. What purpose did the realm have for arranging his breakthrough at that ce?


    With this question in mind, Sheyan was carried by a group of friends into a small bar that looked very cheap. He continued his act of feeling dizzy and leaned back on the sofa to carefully ponder the series of problems he faced. First of all, Sheyan must consider what connection his breakthrough had with the Statue of Liberty. But no matter how he racked his brain, he could find nomon points between them at all!


    Next, Sheyan thought about which period in the Man in ck movie he was in right now. Was it before or after the appearance of the protagonist J, yed by Will Smith? J was obviously a rtively weak protagonist in terms of directbat power. If possible, Sheyan intended to take a drop of his blood to unseal another mission item of his.


    Sheyan was thinking about these things so his eyes were naturally unfocused. He was just looking at a general direction in a daze. The others around him simply thought that it was normal behaviour for someone who knocked his head in a fall. At that moment, the bartender in Sheyan''s vision identally cut his hand while cutting a lemon. The cut was really deep; half his finger was disconnected. However, he treated it as if it was nothing and simply threw the severed finger into a wastepaper basket.


    These all looked very normal but it was not normal at all! Suffering such a severe injury, the bartender did not even spill a drop of blood! As soon as he looked up and saw Sheyan staring at him, his face immediately turned savage and murderous!


    That''s right, his intent was quite obvious. The guy wanted to kill Sheyan to silence him! The atmosphere suddenly became tense. Neon lights shed, shining onto the faces of the drunken dreamers in the bar. Sheyan was also a little drunk by now. As he stared vacantly at the men and women moving and talking on the dance floor, he suddenly felt really frustrated. He threw away the beer in his hand and sneered at the bartender while beckoning at him with his finger.

 Chapter 884: The fate of being discriminated and despised

    <h4>Chapter 884: The fate of being discriminated and despised</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: TheAlliance


    In the face of Sheyan''s actions, a cold glint that was absolutely not human appeared in the bartender''s eyes. Those were the eyes of a creature at the top of the food chain observing a creature at the bottom of the food chain.


    Sheyan was really reluctant to cause trouble - at least not before he awakened - but unfortunately, this world didn''t revolve around the desire of men.


    Just like the incident earlier. Who could have thought that the bartender''s secret would be exposed in front of Sheyan? Ok, since he saw things that he shouldn''t have seen, there''s no use saying any more. Even if Sheyan didn''t beckon with his finger, it''s not like the guy would let Sheyan go.


    The bartender slowly walked over and actually bowed politely at Sheyan.


    "What can I do for you, sir?"


    The fat ck dude, Martin, was busy breaking the defense line of the girl beside him and smoothly reached into her chest. He was really surprised when he heard the bartender being so serious.


    "Wow, Ritz, want to join us? You must give me a ss of your best Ice and Fire today, and remember to add some Spanish fly too."


    Ritz turned his head and showed Martin an impable smile.


    "Of course, but I have to ask Steven what he wants first."


    Martin shouted impatiently.


    "He had a little ident today so the best thing for him is clear water and bread. If you put strong alcohol and a girl''s thick ass in front of him, it would kill him!"


    Sheyan was able to feel the camaraderie shown by Martin and the others towards him so he did not n to get them involved in this matter. He held down his temples, shook his body a few times, and said.


    "Martin, you asshole! You know I can''t touch alcohol and women right now and yet you brought me to this damn sheethole? You did it on purpose, didn''t you? Wow, my head''s about to split in two. I need to go out for some fresh air."


    Martin broke out in a fit ofughter.


    "Ooooh you done fucked up calling this ce a damn sheethole! Ritz loves this bar more than he loves his wife! You just wait. Ritz will either personally kill you, or charge you so much you''ll want to kill yourself!"


    Sheyan used the wall as support as he stumbled out of the back door of the bar. Once he was out of sight, he immediately ran as fast as he could. But he only ran for about five or six hundred meters before he ran into a narrow blind alley because he wasn''t familiar with the territory.


    The ce was very messy. There were rubbish and foul water everywhere, and even traces of excretion and urine. The foul odour of the damp environment assaulted his nose. Drug addicts love getting high in these kind of ces because the police rarely came here. The morous New York City also had a filthy side to it.


    "You''re not Steven," said a voice that appeared suddenly behind Sheyan.


    "With the speed of your sprint just now, you could run 100 meters in 6 seconds. Let alone Steven who had nephritis, gallstones, Meniere syndrome, and mild fatty liver, even the Olympic champion who''s the best at running among the humans can''t reach this speed."


    Senyan spread his hands and sighed.


    "And you''re not a bartender."


    Ritz answered tactfully.


    "In the bar, I am the courteous human bartender Ritz. In front of the drunken Earthlings, I am the observer & researcher Ritz from Dwarf 3 stationed on earth. In front of an unknown monster reeking of a disgusting, bloody smell like yourself, I am second-ss military officer from Dwarf 3 stationed on earth, Defender Ritz."


    ''I see. So participants who carry the Bloody invitation letter will be despised and attacked by aliens hidden among the humans during our stay in this world.''


    Sheyan came to this realisation. He took a step forward and proimed solemnly.


    "Let''s be done with it then. I''m in a hurry."


    The bartender Ritz shed a strange smile at Sheyan. He suddenly grabbed his head and pulled with force!


    His head waspletely severed from his body. Ritz nonchntly threw his head at Sheyan.


    Sheyan was afraid it might be a bomb or something so he immediately dodged it. Thus, the head hit the ground and rolled forward while scattering arge amount of white smoke. The smoke quickly filled the alley like it was a dense fog. The visibility in the alley quickly fell to within half a meter.


    Sheyan cautiously pulled out ''+7 West'', then rushed towards the entrance of the alley by relying on his memory. It was obvious that fighting Ritz in the dense smoke would not be a smart move. Besides, Sheyan could feel that Ritz seemed to value his identity as an Earthling, so he wouldn''t want to cause a huge ruckus.


    There was another advantage to doing this, and that was to grab the initiative in the attack. Sheyan calcted that running from the alley to the street outside with his speed would take about 31 seconds. If he chose to wait on the spot, Ritz could just lurk in the shadow while Sheyan had to always remain on guard. It would severely tax him.


    Now that Sheyan chose to run, Ritz had to attack him within 31 seconds. The benefits were obvious.


    Sheyan suddenly heard a rush of wind from his right. Sheyan raised his arm to block, but only felt something hard crash into his arm with a bang. It was a thrown garbage bin.


    At that moment, there was a turbulence in the fog to Sheyan''s left. The headless Ritz charged over, and Sheyan, who was on high alert, shed horizontally with his de. ''+7 West'' sunk into the area between Ritz''s chest and abdomen, but the feeling transmitted from the de was very strange. Ritz''s skin felt extremely hard and tough, as if it was covered in ayer of calluses that was a foot thick!


    Ritz disyed no sign of pain. A knee was instantly shoved into Sheyan''s abdomen. Sheyan groaned from the hit, but suddenly lifted his right hand and drew an arc in the air. His t palm tightly closed into the form of a beak, which then pierced into the severed section of Ritz''s neck!


    Milky-white liquid sshed out with bright red blood mixed in. A twisted, deformed spine was caught and pulled out by Sheyan. The sensation of the spine transmitted through his fingers was slippery but hard, akin to steel. Apparently, this frame was a specially made biological body. For the aliens, it was akin to clothes. Injuries to the body will not cause them pain.


    Sheyan saw a sharp spur grow on Ritz''s knee and it was instantly thrusted towards him. Sheyan instantly swept with his left elbow, hitting Ritz''s throat heavily. Ritz''s throat waspletely wrecked by the crushing hit. Ritz could only make some groaning noises as his vocal cord was crushed. More importantly, the blow sent Ritz flying back so Ritz''s attack naturally hit nothing but air. Ritz mmed hard into a garbage bin, stirring up the garbage inside.


    But suddenly, Ritz turned over with a struggle, and something unexpected happened. His ripped his shirt off with great force and the left half of his ribcage sprung open like a door to reveal a red, deep, fleshy pit inside!


    At that instant, the red meat pit shrunk fiercely, swelled up, then squirted a dark-green sticky liquid at Sheyan. The liquid hissed in the air and emitted a stinging smell. Sheyan couldn''t dodge in time and a little bit of the liquid caught him. He instantly felt as if he was being scalded by a red hot branding iron. The burn eroded into his flesh.


    It didn''t end there. After the dark-green liquid corroded the skin for a while, it burst into a ck me. The more Sheyan pped at the me to put it out, the more violently it burned. His HP dropped rapidly.


    Under such circumstances, Sheyan continued to flee outside the thick fog without hesitation. Obviously, Sheyan''s action happened to be the very thing that Ritz was most reluctant to see. His belly twitched and groaned while he grabbed the right half of his ribcage and pried it open. Two pieces of deadly-white rib bone rotated and flew towards Sheyan. It was as if the other end of the two rib bones was held by an invisible hand; they flew with irregr trajectories. Even so, they were urately locked onto Sheyan at the end of their flight.


    Sheyan had already made quick dodging maneuvers, but the dense fog around his body rapidly concentrated and umted. Sheyan felt like he was wrapped in a thick, stickyyer which severely impacted his movement. He brandished his de with a shout to strike at the two rib bones. Upon contact, he found that they did not have the hard feel of bones, but appeared rather flexible.


    From the moment ''+7 West'' hit a rib bone, Sheyan discovered that these things weren''t rib bones, but strange creatures that twisted together like snakes. Even the sharp ''+7 West'' couldn''t cut them. Instead, the creature lifted its head and aimed its mouth that was filled with jagged teeth at Sheyan.


    The creature looked simr to a sand worm from the sea. Sheyan grabbed the middle section of the creature and mmed it to the ground, but his arm was bitten in the process. Arge chunk of his flesh was instantly bit off. The chunk of flesh was cylindrical in shape; the edges were very smooth and regr. It was apparent that the attack power of the creature was pretty high.


    Taking advantage of the moment when Sheyan was intercepted, the "bones" on Ritz''s body flew out in a fierce torrent of worm missiles,pletely blocking off Sheyan''s retreat from the dense fog.


    However, at that instant, Sheyan, who seemed to have been forced into a corner, revealed a peculiar smile.

 Chapter 885: So that’s how it is

    <h4>Chapter 885: So that''s how it is</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: TheAlliance


    Sheyan suddenly pounced. His body stretched out in the air. Even right now, two strange worms twisted in the air and flew towards Sheyan, then tore off two chunks of flesh from his body. However, they could not stop Sheyan from advancing.


    But Sheyan inexplicably did not pounce towards Ritz''s headless body. He aimed at an empty spot to the side instead. If there was a bystander there, they would surely think that Sheyan had lost his mind.


    The sharp edge of ''+7 West'' tore through the air and the thick white fog, shing straight down.


    That''s right! Sheyan did not make a mistake. He was aiming for something else - the head thrown by Ritz before the battle! Its role was merely to release the white fog, or so it seemed. It was just sitting there afterwards. Why would Sheyan hack at it?


    With the swishing sound of the de splitting the air, the head that looked broken and worn-out miraculously jumped up. From the severed section of its neck, eight spider-like steel ws popped out. It managed to narrowly avoid Sheyan''s de.


    However, Sheyan had nned this move for a long time beforehand so he was prepared for it. Sparks flew as the de hit the ground, and Sheyan, who was carried forward by his momentum, gently pressed his left hand to the ground, rolled forward, and gave the head a good ol'' ser kick!


    Sheyan''s strength had reached a pretty impressive level by now so one could imagine the power contained in this kick. After the head flew away for five to six meters, it made a disgusting, dull thud sound as it hit the wall and bounced off.


    From the moment the head hit the wall, the headless body had remained stationary without taking any further actions. Only those disgusting worms continued to slither like snakes to chase after Sheyan.


    However, as far as their crawling speed was concerned, they couldn''t even catch up to ordinary humans, let alone Sheyan. These worms apparently could not adapt to the earth''s oxygen-rich environment, so after wriggling actively for a few minutes, they fell limp and started dposing at an rming rate. In the end, only a few spots of sticky liquid remained.


    Sheyan instantly rushed towards the direction where the head was flung. Although the weird head broke four mechanical steel legs when itnded, it struggled to stand up with the remaining four mechanical legs it had and tried to wobble away like a drunk person. Sheyan sneered, grabbed the hair on the head, and lifted the head up.


    "Mr. Ritz, you have two choices��"


    Sheyan hadn''t even finished his words when a milky white mucus mixed with blood was spat out from the mouth with a few broken teeth, straight onto Sheyan''s face. The situation looked very simr to the scene of an unyielding hero spitting in the face of an enemy who asked for his surrender.


    Sheyan sighed.


    "Very well. You''ve chosen the worst possible option."


    Sheyan studied the head for a while before grabbing it by its hair and swung it wildly in the air. Then, he put his fingers behind the ears of the head and gently pressed down. Almost at once, a white gas began to spurt out from the head''s nostrils and ear holes.


    A strange thing happened next. Mr. Ritz''s face suddenly stiffened, then opened from left to right like a mask to reveal the secret underneath.


    Inside was a very small cockpit. A humanoid creature about the size of an unpeeled peanut sat inside, its hands hung down powerlessly with each palm gently ced upon a pink crystal ball. Seemed like it controlled the body with its mind through the crystal balls.


    The texture of the little creature''s skin was like a silkworm - gray, rough, but soft. Its most impressive feature were its two eyes which almost upied a-third of its entire face.


    This was the real Mr. Ritz, the one with the tri-identity of: Ritz, the courteous human bartender / Ritz, the observer & researcher from Dwarf 3 stationed on earth / Defender Ritz, second-ss military officer from Dwarf 3 stationed on earth.


    "For anyone who wishes to kill me, I will deal with them in the same way, be they aliens or earthlings."


    Sheyan wiped away the spit on his face and said sinisterly. He behaved like a textbook viin.


    Mr. Ritz groaned weakly and spat out a bunch of white foam from its tiny mouth which look pretty simr to the white foam that fishes spat out after they left water for a long time. Then, the stubborn guy raised his small hand that only had two fingers and bent one of them, flipping Sheyan off with his remaining finger to show his contempt.


    Sheyan was also at his wit''s end with this stubborn bastard. Suddenly, he could feel a strong threat rapidly closing in from the distance. Soon, two bright lights from a car shone through the dense fog.


    Sheyan''s expression hardened. He then sighed regretfully. This is the crazy thing with the Men in ck world.


    In this parallel universe, America had be the owner of the Earth harbour of this universe, and had began their contact with aliens. Now, there were many aliens who came here out of curiosity or to explore the wilderness for a vacation. In order to better understand human life, the aliens used their technology to create ''organic human suits''. Thousands of aliens live among the humans wearing these suits.


    Most people could never imagine that the sneaky man selling stolen goods downstairs was actually an intergctical ck market merchant, or that the busty cashier from the supermarket was actually controlled by an old man in her head, or that the body of a random hobo might be filled with alien bugs��


    In order to manage these aliens and deal with the conflicts between them and other humans, and more importantly, in order to cover up the fact that they existed, the Men in ck was established. They exist for two purposes. Against outsiders, they would eliminate those who refuse to follow the rules and intersterws. Against earthlings, they were responsible for brainwashing witnesses and the public, eliminating memories and preventing the spread of information regarding aliens on earth.


    For Sheyan, he was more concerned with ??the mighty weapons possessed by the Men in ck. These weapons were created with technologies that were decades ahead of earthen technology, and would be deadly to anyone. The Men in ck must have discovered that the alien''s ''organic human suit'' had met with an ident, so they rushed here to investigate.


    Sheyan pulled Ritz out from the head cockpit, then shoved Ritz into a used condom he found on the ground as revenge. He quickly disappeared within the night after that.


    Perhaps ordinary humans can''t escape the pursuit of the Men in ck, but for the mighty contestants, as long as they did not directly run into the Men in ck, they still had a high chance of escaping.


    After running for two blocks, Sheyan turned the corner in a hurry and entered a subway station. For a city that doesn''t sleep like New York, no matter what time it was, there would be no shortage of people bustling around. After Sheyan got on the subway, he jumped back out the moment the subway door was about to close. He then walked out, stole a car, and drove to the Hudson River Estuary in Jersey where the Statue of Liberty was.


    However, after just five to six kilometers, his suddenly heard a low engine roar. It was exactly the sound of the old-fashioned but brand-new Cadic unique to the Men in ck!


    Sheyan sucked in a deep breath. He was really surprised. He had clearly escaped from them previously, but their efficiency was so high that they instantly got back on his trail again like mad dogs.


    He immediately racked his brain for a n, but then he saw through the rearview mirror that, in front of the Men in ck''s Cadic, there was a speeding old Ford that was almost falling apart. Sheyan instantly breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that the target of their chase was not him but the unlucky old Ford. Sheyan spected that the person in the Ford should either be an alien or a contestant. Sheyan''s thoughts were leaning more towards a contestant.


    The old Ford''s tires sprouted white smoke, and slipped on the road amidst the shrill sound of friction. A figure suddenly jumped through the roof of the speeding car and curled into a ball while holding his head. He crashed heavily into the car next to him. The impact made a distinct concave shape in the car''s hood andpletely shattered the car''s windshield!


    The performance of the Men in ck''s Cadic was 10,000 times better than that of the old Ford. It steadily came to a halt in the middle of the road. Two expressionless men in ck suits came out holding funny-looking guns in their hands. The guns were at most one-fifth the size of an ordinary handgun, like mini toy guns that children under the age of three yed with However, Sheyan felt a strong sense of threat emanating from these "toy guns"!


    Although the person who jumped out of the car looked heavily hurt, he was not dead. He jumped up with an angry roar. Instead of running away, he charged forward wildly by stepping onto the roof of cars, leaving a messy trail everywhere he passed through. Then, he lifted a car, and was ready to throw it!


    While Sheyan was gleefully watching the action, he suddenly heard a rhythmic knock from the car window beside him. He instantly broke out in cold sweat! Someone actually managed to get so close to him without him realising it at all! Who would do this kind of thing at this time?

 Chapter 886: The secret behind the statue of the goddess

    <h4>Chapter 886: The secret behind the statue of the goddess</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: TheAlliance


    The man screamed in fury and flung the car with all his might. It flew through the air and was about to fall, but a Man in ck had already aimed his gun at it and taken a shot!


    Light shed as the car exploded in the air, forming a huge fireball covering an area of several tens of square meters. Steel parts and the likes were ejected everywhere. Even Sheyan, who was over a hundred meters away, found the parts raining down around him!


    Even the windshields of the nearby cars were smashed. They were eitherpletely shattered, or covered with spider web-like cracks. It was a shocking sight.


    However, Sheyan could spare no attention for the thrilling scene. As soon as he heard the knocking sound, he immediately turned his head and looked out of the window, but found that there was no one there. He was still dumbfounded when a familiar yet unrecognisable voice entered his ears. It had a unique glib tone, which made the owner of the voice sound very flippant and insincere.


    "Look at these children. This old man hade here after having just woken up, and I immediately ran into a scene like this? What if they identally hit me?""


    Sheyan instantly turned his head back and saw a thin and wretched old thing in the back seat of the car. Who else could it be but Jinkuang? Sheyan originally thought he had to fight alone in this world, but now he found a guy he could rely on! Although Jinkuang had no fighting ability, Sheyan was still really happy. He eximed in surprise.


    "Weren''t you in a slumber? Why did you suddenly appear here?"


    Jinkuang flipped his mouse-beard and smiled sneakily.


    "Naturally, it''s because I could feel a great opportunity for profit here!"


    "Oh?" Sheyan asked in wonder, "What kind of opportunity is there in the Men in ck world?"


    Jinkuang waved his hand and replied to Sheyan''s enquiry like a wise old man.


    "Do not ask questions which answers you are not ready for, my child. You will know when the timees."


    Sheyan: "��"


    "Why are you still here?" Jinkuang looked at the battlefield where the Men in ck were fighting fiercely, and admonished in a sharp tone, "For the you right now, this level of fight is too dangerous. Just mind your own business."


    Sheyan originally still wanted to wait and observe for a while more, but when he thought about what Jinkuang said, he found that Jinkuang was right. If it was only a battle between these two sides, then he should have no problem protecting himself. But, don''t forget! There were over a dozen other Bloody World participants hidden in New York, waiting to pounce on their prey at the first opportunity like sharks in the ocean! Who knew if a fight of this magnitude would attract their attention. Sheyan could not afford the risk.


    Therefore, Sheyan instantly started his engine and drove full speed towards the location of the Statue of Liberty.


    Jinkuang only managed to stay quiet for less than a minute after they moved away from the battlefield. He yawned out of boredom and started to touch and inspect everything around him like a child with ADHD. Suddenly, he saw the condom that Sheyan casually threw onto the passenger seat. The condom was still wet.


    From this moment onwards, the fate of the great researcher, military officer, and Defender Ritz underwent a major turn. He finally understood that there were things more terrible than death in this world.


    Jinkuang curiously observed the condom for a while. After making sure that this object and the thing inside did not pose any danger to him, he began to study it with confidence.


    "Hey, what''s this?"


    Asked Jinkuang.


    Sheyan took a nce and replied.


    "I caught a really foul-tempered and stubborn alien. The thing is, I don''t n to kill him yet because it might cause interster disputes and would draw attention to myself. I''m already in enough trouble as it is; I don''t have time to deal with these things."


    Jinkuang eximed in pleasant surprise.


    "Wow, an alien! He''s mine now! Mine! Such a rare toy!"


    As he said that, he took out Mr. Ritz, who was half-dead from being suffocated by the pungent smell inside the flexible rubber, and sneered sinisterly.


    "You will be my ve from now on."


    Ritz was weak but remained adamant.


    "Dream on, earthling. And f*ck off."


    That only made Jinkuang''s interest more intense. He squealed in excitement.


    "Wow, look what I found! It actually has testicles! And, it pees from its belly-button! This is really a wonderful little toy, I bet lots of people would want to see it! What is its name?"


    "Ritz. His full title should be observer & researcher, second-ss military officer, and Defender Ritz from Dwarf 3 stationed on earth."


    Answered Sheyan with a serious expression.


    "That''s amazing! This string of titles would raise ticket prices by an extra two pennies!" screamed Jinkuang in a fanatical attitude.


    Sheyan asked curiously.


    "What ticket?"


    Jinkuang''s eyes had already turned into $ signs.


    "The tickets for an exhibition, of course! Think about it! A living alien, an alien with testicles that pees from its belly button, and more importantly, an alien with military rank and the status of a researcher from Dwarf 3! Lots of people would be willing to pay good money to observe it. This is a great business opportunity that costs nothing but promises high return!"


    Ritz was shocked speechless. He never imagined that he would one day be an object of exhibition, like a stupid and primitive animal, being visited by ignorant, backwards earthlings. More importantly, the two demons in front of him even intended to disy all his titles on the exhibition. Those titles were all true! If this were to happen, not only would it damage the reputation of Ritz and his family, it would even scar the reputation of Dwarf 3!


    The thought of such terrible fate caused Mr. Ritz to tremble in fear. He couldn''t help but piss himself everytime he was scared. A few drops of urine sprinkled from his navel and it was seen by Jinkuang, who screamed in surprise. Jinkuang kept assuring Sheyan that this was a huge selling point that could them at least 50,000 pound sterling.


    Finally, amidst the ongoing bombing of words, Mr. Ritz burst out in tears for the tragic fate he was about to encounter. He gave in and wailed fanatically.


    "Stop! Say no more! What do I need to do to regain my freedom?"


    Those words caused a familiar sneaky smile to appear on Jinkuang''s face. He pinched Ritz and ced him on the back seat.


    "I''m afraid your request is rather difficult for me. Fortunately, I happen to have a lot of time right now, so let us sit down and slowly talk through things."


    The magnificent Statue of Liberty slowly came into view.


    The sea breeze brought with it a rejuvenating freshness. Sheyan had been carefully observing the vicinity and found nothing unusual. After all, it was only day one. Even if they were diators ced in the huge Colosseum of New York to face a cruel fate, they must first familiarise themselves with the environment.


    The Statue of Liberty wore an Ancient Greek-style robe and a radiant crown. The seven rays symbolized the seven continents of the world. It stood tall at a height of ny-three meters with broken handcuffs and shackles at its feet. Its pedestal had now been turned into a museum of American immigration history.


    Sheyan slowly walked towards the front side of the pedestal, then stopped at the door of the museum. In that instant, the nightmare imprint sent a notification: [Twenty-five meters in front, turn left.]


    Sheyan hesitated for a bit while looking at the notification, but in the end, he decided to follow the instruction. He stopped in front of a granite wall engraved with a famous poem.


    "Give me your tired, your poor,


    Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,


    The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.


    Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me,


    I lift mymp beside the golden door!"


    There were no further notifications but Sheyan believed he had discovered the key. Under the luminous light of the night, a few letters in the poem shone with a faint blue glow while the rest of the letters purely reflected the light. Sheyanbined these letters, which read: t-w-e-l-v-e. He thought about it for a moment and felt that it was difficult to draw any conclusions about the meaning of the word with the amount of information avable to him, so there should be something else hidden behind those words.


    Realising that, Sheyan jumped over the guardrail and started to touch each of the letters. However, he could find nothing out of the ordinary. He sat down and contemted for a while, then stood up and closed his eyes. First, he tried touching the other letters, before going on to feel out the few unusual ones. It was with that method that he found the key point!


    The edges of the unusual letters were obviously much smoother!


    That could only mean one thing - they were regrly touched by people.


    Sheyan kept studying the unusual letters. After half an hour, he finally solved the mystery. It turned out that these letters could be pressed. But! One must reach the limit of 49 points in Strength in order to press down on them. Obviously, this should be rted to Sheyan''s request for the mission of breaking through the Strength boundary!


    After pressing the six letters one by one, he heard a faint sound of metallic friction from beneath the Statue of Liberty, but only for a short while. Sheyan searched around and found the change. At the entrance to the Statue of Liberty, there was originally a staircase that was prepared for tourists. Currently, next to the staircase, an additional elevator had appeared. The elevator was brightly lit and was built in the style of futuristic technology. The space inside was teardrop-shaped and was engraved with multiple patterns and diagrams that Sheyan couldn''t understand.

 Chapter 887: The terrifying breakthrough mission

    <h4>Chapter 887: The terrifying breakthrough mission</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: TheAlliance


    It waspletely silent. The only things that could be heard were their heartbeats, the waves, and the wind.


    Sheyan stared at the elevator hesitantly. However, when he looked at Jinkuang beside him, he instantly made up his mind. He said.


    "Let''s go down together. There''s probably a huge treasure vault below."


    Jinkuang also stared at the elevator that had a distinctive sci-fi style hesitantly.


    "There''s a treasure vault below? Then why is it left unguarded?"


    Sheyan kept encouraging him.


    "Since there''s no guard, then there''s no risk. Why not go down to take a look?"


    Jinkuang rubbed his chin and thought about it carefully. He found Sheyan''s argument very reasonable, so he proceeded to walk into the elevator. Sheyan heaved a sigh of relief. Considering Jinkuang''s wretched and cowardly personality, if he was willing to go, then there should be no major risks. Therefore, Sheyan followed him inside full of confidence.


    After Sheyan went in, the elevator doors closed like water slowly trickling down and folding close. The visual impact was quite impressive. Next came the slight dizziness caused by weightlessness. It didn''t take long before the elevator stopped. The door opened, and the scene appearing in front of Sheyan shocked him beyond words!


    He could clearly see a high-tech metallic passageway in front of him. Every inch of the passageway was lit up by the soft glow of runway lights on the floor and ceiling. It was very eye-catching. Be it the interior design or the furnishing of the passageway, it was at least a few centuries ahead of earth''s technology.


    This should have been a clean, bright, and technologically-advanced ce, but it was in aplete mess!


    Signs of destruction such as scorch marks, bullet holes, and the remnants of explosions were visible everywhere. There were a lot of deep, horrifying scratches on the walls. It was as if a pack of giant Wolverines ran amok on these walls.


    Of course, where there was war, there were naturally casualties. White fragments the size of fingernails covered the ground. They made a sharp crunching sound when they were stepped on. They were the bones of the dead. The blows were so devastating that they left no whole bodies behind. Even the bones of the bodies were shattered.


    Sheyan had begun toment his fate. What kind of ce had the realm led me to? Did it want me to take a test or to be murdered straight away?


    The passageway was about a hundred meters long. The ground was almostpletely covered with a thickyer of shattered bones, clothes and other things that wouldn''t rot. When Sheyan and Jinkuang stepped on them, the noise they made sounded like they were walking on the Gobi desert. It was apparent that the two sides who fought back then invested a lot of people, a lot of firepower, and a lot of determination in this battle!


    Walking in the passageway inspired awe in Sheyan for the majesty of history and for the power of time. Sheyan could not help recalling his experience in the Harry Potter world, in the mysterious goblin kingdom, in the epic history of the magnificent underground pyramid!


    When he thought of this, he sneaked a nce at Jinkuang, but immediately facepalmed and sighed. Jinkuang had taken out arge linen sack and snuck around like a rat. From time to time, a sinisterugh would leak out from his mouth. Anything that sparkled - except for broken ss - was thrown into that old sack of his.


    Sheyan''s nerves tightened when they reached the end of the passageway. In front of them was an extremely spacious hall. The construction material was probably steel, but the surface had a sparkling shine, as if it was coated with ayer of ice. It gave off an indescribable feeling of fantasy.


    The most abundant thing here were corpses.


    Corpses that fell face-down on the ground!


    These corpses garbed in ck battle suits would be at least three meters tall if they were to stand. They each cut an imposing figure. There were over thirty of these corpses, all of them quite whole. Sheyan took a closer look and found that their flesh had rotten awaypletely, leaving only the external battle suit and the bones inside.


    It was obvious that these fighters were not human. They were three meters in height but their skulls were only the size of a fist. Their bodies had no ribs. Their chest bone wasposed of a bone te which mirrored the bone te on their back, forming a te armor-like structure on their upper body. Their leg bones were divided into three sections, which meant that their legs had two knees.


    It was not difficult to figure out what happened. Apparently, this group of tall and mighty double-kneed aliens tried to invade this ce, and after a fierce battle, the invaders managed to advance into the main hall. They obviously held the upper hand.


    But at that moment, the desperate defenders activated their final defensive measure. It might have been a poison gas, it might have been an infrasonic wave, it might have been something else��whatever it was, it was something that would not destroy the environment but would cause major damage to living creatures.


    Both sides met their deaths in the end. Sheyan carefully searched for the weapons of the invaders but couldn''t find anything. The only exnation was that both the offensive and defensive sides probably used biological weapons that had also rotted away after their deaths.


    For example, the most primitive and poor-man version of these weapons would be a man holding a poisonous snake by its head, and used the snake to aim poison at his enemies. That would mean that these two forces should have reached a very advanced level in biochemical research.


    From the main hall, there was nowhere else to go. Sheyan and Jinkuang tried searching around.


    Sheyan didn''t know what Jinkuang touched, but he caused some light to be projected out, which formed into a hologram of a frog-like alien with bulging eyes. There appeared to be some sort of tranting device because Sheyan could understand his words.


    "Shameless! Shameless!! The most shameless thing in the universe has just happened!"


    "Right after our biochemical clone strengthening device was proven sessful, those barbaric, shameless, despicable, vicious inhabitants of the Dual-knee instantly attacked us! They massacred us! They vited Interster Law Article 7, Article 21 and Article 33!"


    "They killed Alina! I will never see those beautiful tentacles, sexy mucus and plump eyes ever again! You bastards will die here with me!!"


    When the hologram ended, Sheyan had also restored the facts. It wasn''t much different from his previous spection. But Sheyan still didn''t know why the realm guided him here. After all, he was supposed to be here for the boundary breakthrough mission.


    Suddenly, the entire hall shook. Even the gleam on the surrounding walls dimmed. Sheyan remainedposed under such situation. He simply took two steps back. After around half a minute, the situation turned normal again. A synthetic, gender-neutral electronic voice gave the following notifications:


    "Attention. The biochemical clone strengthening device is fully charged."


    "Attention. The biochemical clone strengthening device is fully charged."


    "May the test subject please enter the cloning chamber to prepare for data collection for the test run."


    "Control room, please set the biochemical clone strengthening factor."


    After the series of notifications, in the very centre of the hall, a circr door on the floor opened with a bang. From within rose a circr tform with a noticeable warning colour.


    Sheyan took a deep breath. He vaguely understood what was going on now. Sure enough, after a minute, came the notifications from the nightmare imprint.


    [ Contestant No. 1018, please climb onto the tform in front toplete your boundary breakthrough Growth-Hunter test. The rules are as follows: ]


    [ Warning: If you listen to the rules, you must perform the breakthrough test within seven days, or you will be killed ]


    [ Warning: The following information are top secret. You are not to disclose these information to anyone in any way, or you will be subject to extremely heavy punishment ]


    [ Please choose if you would like to listen to the following information ]


    Sheyan had no choice. He chose ''yes''.


    [ You are about to undergo the boundary breakthrough Growth-Hunter test ]


    [ Test content: Defeat a clone of yourself ]


    [ Test reward: Qualifying as a Growth-Hunter ]


    [ Current military rank: Major. You have the privilege to apply for a detailed exnation and ask questions ]


    Sheyan immediately enquired:


    "How strong is the clone?"


    The nightmare imprint quickly replied:


    [ Under normal circumstances, the base attributes of the clone are 1.5 times yours at the moment when you enter the challenge zone, plus a 500% bonus to HP. All the abilities you possess when you enter the challenge zone (except for innate talent) will be perfectly copied onto the clone. All the equipments and items on you (including those stored in your personal space) will be perfectly copied onto the clone ]


    [ After entering the challenge zone, you cannot receive any outside assistance or support. No one will be able to intervene in your fight ]


    Sheyan sucked in a cold breath. The harshness of the rules far exceeded his prior expectation! The worst part was��


    Sheyan couldn''t help but ask:


    "Can I know what you mean by "under normal circumstances? "


    [ "Under normal circumstances" refers to when a contestant challenges a single attribute boundary breakthrough! ]


    Sheyan was not satisfied with the answer so he continued with his query:


    "What if I want to challenge a dual-attribute boundary breakthrough?"


    [ The difficulty will increase significantly! The increase will be as follows!]

 Chapter 888: Dead end?

    <h4>Chapter 888: Dead end?</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: TheAlliance


    The difficulty of a dual-attribute breakthrough test would increase "significantly"! That made Sheyan really bitter.


    The ordinary boundary breakthrough was scary enough. Now, it was like ying chess with someone of the same level of ability as you, but the opponent had an extra rook, knight and bishop each. Plus, his king had to be checkmated three times for him to lose! How was anyone going to win?


    The only advantage that the contestants had was their innate ability! They must utilise their innate ability to the extreme for a slither of chance at victory.


    Sheyan finally understood why Brother ck chose to enter the breakthrough test world naked. He did not want to use firearms because the power of firearms were too great. His opponent had the same strength he did and could simply trade blows with him without a care for injuries. So, he simply erased this advantage.


    Considering Brother ck''s background, he should be proficient in using javelins and bows also. These two were things that could be made on the spot. Besides, the contestant should have the right to choose the battleground. Mogensha probably relied on his outstanding ''Beastly Instinct'' innate ability to slowly grind down his opponent, who was also naked like he was.


    The realm once again sent its merciless notifications.


    [ Dear Contestant No.1018, if you choose to challenge the dual-attribute boundary breakthrough, the base attributes of the clone will be doubled and the HP of the clone will gain a 1000% bonus! All the abilities you possess when you enter the challenge zone (except for innate ability) will be perfectly copied onto the clone. All the equipments and items on you (including those stored in your personal space) will be perfectly copied onto the clone. ]


    [ You will not die in the challenge. However, every time you fail, the ability of the clone will increase by 5%. After you start the challenge, you will not be bound by the 50-point limit. ]


    "Sure enough, the attributes were doubled��"


    Senyan''s face distorted. The 1.5x increase in the ordinary challenge may not seem too big of a differencepared to a 2x increase, but! ! A 2x difference would cause crushing effect! The terrible effect of crushing damages needed no introduction!


    Sheyan closed his eyes, and the inside of his head was working like a high-speed calctor. To be honest, in the face of such harsh conditions, there was really nothing he could do. Based on his calction, only snipers and the likes had a small probability of defeating an opponent with double the attribute limit, and that was under the condition that the sniper had an innate ability that could lower the opponent''s uracy and increase the sniper''s own dodging rate. As for Sheyan��it waspletely impossible!


    He tried utilising the privilege of his military rank to get further information.


    "May I know what else I can do before I start the challenge?"


    The nightmare realm swiftly gave a reply:


    [ Your general rights are as follows: ]


    [ A. Choose the battleground for a fee ]


    [ B. Purchase an item from the achievement point store at half price (the item will disappear after the challenge)]


    [ C. Pay 10 achievement points to obtain a 10%-50% increase in HP recovery rate. The recovery rate is rted to your military rank. The higher your rank, the higher the increase in recovery rate. (This effect will not be copied by the clone) ]


    [ D. Pray. Pray earnestly to God. Have your fill of some chicken soup for the soul. ]


    Sheyan browsed through the list. ''C'' was something he definitely needed to redeem. He continued asking:


    "What are my military rank privileges?"


    The nightmare realm replied:


    [ You can obtain some details regarding the battle at a price. These details were originally only avable to you after you start the battle. Naturally, they will cost you arge amount of utility points. ]


    Sheyan mentally weighed his money pouch that was neither too dry nor too full. He could probably afford to spend about 50,000 utility points. He clenched his teeth, and said:


    "I''ll pay!"


    [ The rules of the battle are as follows: ]


    [ You can choose the battleground terrain and size, as well as the duration of the battle. ]


    [ The terrain options avable are: desert, in, tropical rainforest, mountain, snowynd, and snowy mountain. The allowed size of the battlefield range from 100 square meters to 20 square kilometers. The default duration for battle is 20 minutes. You can choose the initial distance between you and the clone at the start: between 1 meter and 1 kilometer. ]


    [ Every time you attempt to prolong the battle duration, you have to pay additional utility points. Please note that there is no tie. Once the battle duration is over and your clone is still alive, it will count as a failure. ]


    [ These are all the privileges avable for your current military rank. ]


    Sheyan was keenly aware that there was no ocean terrain option. This showed that the realm was trying to avoid this kind of battle. He shook his head slightly. Although these information were very useful, but, to be honest, they didn''t help him much.


    Sheyan was unwilling to give up. He continued asking.


    "Do we have no other advantages in the fight?"


    The realm replied dully.


    [ There is, but you have to pay 1 additional achievement point for the answer to this question. ]


    Sheyan really wanted to unleash a string of profanities at the realm, but he took a deep breath and calmed himself down. In the end, he eximed weakly:


    "Talk. I''ll pay."


    [ After the clone is produced and ced on the battlefield, it will take a while for it to adapt to its body and the surrounding. The duration is not that long; it will usually take 2-3 seconds. So, in most cases, the challenger can make the first move.]


    "Oh!" Sheyan was instantly moved by this piece of information. He seemed to have caught onto something. He immediately asked:


    "Will this first-move advantage remain in the dual-attribute breakthrough challenge?"


    The realm replied:


    [ It will. In fact, the clone will take even longer to adapt in the dual-attribute breakthrough challenge - about 5 seconds. ]


    Sheyan immediately understood the reason after giving it a bit of thought. Take the previous chess analogy as an example. The opponent had an extra rook, knight and bishop each. Plus, his king had to be checkmated three times for him to lose. Naturally, he would need to spend more time when cing the chess pieces onto the board.


    Furthermore, the advantage afforded to the clone in the dual-attribute challenge was akin to giving it two extra rooks, knights and bishops, and its king had to be checkmated 10 times. Of course it would have to spend more time to ce the pieces.


    Sheyan realised that he would get no more useful information from the realm. But, he was already full of thoughts.


    "If I get the first move, it would somewhat offset the clone''s advantages. For a fight between ordinary people, this first-move advantage could already determine victory. Unfortunately, this is a battle between contestants�� What can I do in five seconds? What should I do to make full use of this advantage?"


    Sheyan was sure that the key to passing the challenge lied in how well he utilised the first-move advantage!


    He stood where he was and contemted for an hour and a half, but still couldn''te up with anything. His only reward was a headache from thinking too hard. He could only sigh regretfully and retreat from this alien ruin.


    Even though Sheyan had mentally prepared himself for the difficulty of the boundary breakthrough challenge, he couldn''t have imagined that it would be so insane!


    More worrying was the fact that Sheyan was also in a Bloody World. He also needed to face possible attacks from over 10 vicious and powerful contestants.


    Sheyan was sure of one thing when he left the Statue of Liberty - he mustplete the boundary breakthrough challenge within 24 hours. Otherwise, as the situation developed, his circumstance will only get more desperate! If worse came to worst, then he could only give up on dual-attribute breakthrough.


    Sheyan felt that his brain had been forced to the limit from thinking too much, so he simply let go of everything for the moment. He checked into a hotel, asked for a presidential suite, jumped into a jacuzzi and closed his eyes, leaving his mind nk.


    Then, Sheyan called for a few massage therapists. It was worth mentioning that, although massage, acupuncture and the likes appeared to have originated from China, massaging techniques were also well developed in the United States. Over here, they didn''t like acupuncture or suction cups after massages, but instead choose things that science had proven useful such as soaking in ice water and other therapies. The two massage therapists that came were professionals who specialise in helping professional athletes relieve fatigue and rx the body.


    Under their skillful techniques, Sheyan quickly fell half-asleep. He also took a few sips of brandy to allow the alcohol to rapidly expand his blood vessels and speed up his blood flow, which would help in relieving mental fatigue.


    Suddenly, an indescribably strange feeling once again spread through Sheyan''s body! The nightmare imprint''s cold and emotionless notification once again resounding:


    [ Warning, warning: The Blood Sensing will be initiated in 3 minutes. Contestant No. 1018, you will sense the location of other contestants after a 1-minute countdown. The base duration of the Blood Sensing this time is 10 minutes. Your army rank is Major, so the duration of others sensing your position is reduced by 4 minutes. At the same time, the duration of you sensing the location of other contestants with army ranks below yours is extended by 2 minutes. ]


    Sheyan took a deep breath. The duration of the Blood Sensing had doubled! The time since thest Blood Sensing was about 24 hours. ording to this pattern, the duration of the next Blood Sensing would be 20 minutes, and on the 7th day, the Blood Sensing wouldst for around 10 hours!!

 Chapter 889: Unexpected Choice

    <h4>Chapter 889: Unexpected Choice</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: TheAlliance


    When he heard the Blood Sensing wasing, the muscles in Sheyan''s body involuntarily tightened. The surrounding masseurs immediately noticed it because they could feel the pain in their fingers from kneading on Sheyan''s muscles. They nervously stopped, fearing that they made a mistake in their massaging technique and had hurt their client.


    Sheyan was silent for a few seconds, then said in a heavy tone:


    "Well, that''s it for today. You guys can leave now."


    As he said that, he paid each of them ording to the price they had agreed upon beforehand.


    The masseurs were of course very happy because the price was for a two hour massage session, and it had only been half an hour.


    They went out one by one and then closed the door. A map showing the entire New York City suddenly shed in front of Sheyan''s eyes, showing more than ten red dots shining on it. The dot that belonged to Sheyan shone with a green light.


    Sheyan''s breathing suddenly stopped, because he found that, at that moment, there were three red dots shining within one kilometer away from him ! ! !


    This could only mean one thing. One deadly thing.


    Less than 48 hours after the Bloody World started, a total of four participants had already gathered together. One could expect the fierce conflict that would eruptter!


    At this time, Sheyan received another notification.


    [Your military rank: Major]


    [Would you like to spend 5 achievement points to turn on ''Prating Vision''? This ability will allow your vision to prate any obstacles between you and the participants, enabling you to lock on to the approximate location of the target.]


    [Hint: This is a passive ability. 2 conditions must be met for it to activate: (1) Blood Sensing is in effect, and (2) the straight-line distance between you and the target is at most 3 km.]


    [Hint: This ability will disappear after this world ends.]


    Sheyan knew that it was definitely not the time to be stingy. He immediately chose to pay and turn on the ability!


    He was obviously in the 17th-floor presidential suite with no way to look directly outside, but after the ability was activated, the surrounding buildings turned blurry, bing translucent and forming a cluster of ck and white lines. He could instantly see through them!


    First, he looked towards the first red dot. He saw that on a footbridge downstairs about 100 meters away, there was an area of about 100 cubic meters which appeared in normal view.


    There were 18 people within the 100 cubic meter area. Among them, 13 were pedestrians walking on the footbridge, while the other 5 were drivers or passengers below the bridge.


    Apparently, there was a participant among them.


    Sheyan believed that if his military rank was higher, the scope of the area would be smaller. If it was high enough, he may even be able to directly lock onto the target.


    Sheyan then looked towards the location of another red dot, which was located in an extremely crowded shoppingplex towards the east. There were lots of people in the space of one hundred cubic meters. Including those on different floors and in the elevators, there were at least a hundred people.


    However, in the next second, Sheyan witnesses an unforgettable scene.


    A burst of blood appeared on the head of a little boy holding onto his mother''s hand!


    The little boy was flung away from the impact, but a rippling protectiveyer suddenly appeared on the surface of his body. Blood covered his face as he disappeared in the air. When he appeared again, he was already behind his "mother".


    A vicious second shot promptly followed. The bullet shed and the "mother" who was used as a cover by the little boy waspletely torn apart. Her body scattered and rained down, but it appeared that the mother was not a human being at all! Paper, bamboo strips, and other wastes dropped from the body amidst a ck mist!


    The little boy''s agility was beyond words. Shots were released one after another from the distance but none of the bullets hit.


    These shots appeared monotonous. Dry. Dull. Uncreative. Tedious. Boring. Yet each bullet was like a merciless ice shard that pierced the enemy and then shattered!


    The style reminded Sheyan of someone. Someone who was long dead but left a deep impression on Sheyan. Someone who was once his ally, then became his enemy.


    The sniper in the world of Harry Potter, Diaz.


    They became allies due to profit, and became enemies also due to profit.


    Of course, the one shooting now only had a style somewhat simr to Diaz. It was like you ying badminton versus Lin Dan ying badminton. You''re ying the same game but the difference between you two are worlds apart. Compared to the person shooting right now, Diaz''s skills and strength level were like a child''s!


    (TN note: Lin Dan is the Roger Federer of badminton.)


    The little boy was obviously also a strong Growth-Hunter. Unfortunately, under the attack of the enemy, he had almost no room to fight back. No matter how he evaded, no matter how he tried to break away, the enemy''s bullet would always urately head towards his fatal spot on the next second!


    He merelysted for one minute and thirteen shots before issuing a painful scream. Shots turned him into a torrent of blood that poured onto the people underneath. These people remained motionless for a few seconds, then suddenly screamed hysterically.


    An immensely powerful participant died on the spot without even a chance to fight back!


    Sheyan watched the battle in a daze. The string of shots simply reminded him of a precise, meticulous and interconnected series of gears, or a boring, monotonous, but powerful assembly line! Once a shot connected, the target would fall into the opponent''s rhythm; unable to resist, unable to defend, with only death awaiting!


    Sheyan hastily looked in the direction of the gunman. Then, his mouth curled into a smile. He saw an acquaintance.


    The gunman was none other than the core member of the Glory Party, the one who was almost equal to Zeus in status, America''s public enemy, Aziz!


    And more importantly, because Aziz was eager to kill the enemy in one go, he focused his remaining concentration on guarding against enemies who would take the chance to attack himself. He neglected the big picture, so he was now caught in an extremely awkward situation.


    The other participant that was on the footbridge took advantage of this opportunity to summon a total of four summoned creatures!


    These four summoned creatures did not look too strong at first nce. They were all wolf-type creatures that were so fast that they left residual images when they ran. They surrounded Aziz from four directions, staring him down.


    The participant wasn''t done yet. He violently mmed on the left side of his chest. His left chest slowly popped out like a CD-ROM drive opening. A videotape-sized cassette was ejected from within, which transformed in the air into a fierce wolfdog made of steel. It seemed to be a robotic dog from the Transformers world. It also appeared to be the leader of the summoned pack. The robotic dog rushed madly towards Aziz.


    Not only that, the participant did not forget about the existence of Sheyan. The "CD-ROM drive" on his chest did not close, but instead popped out another disc which quickly changed into arge Laserbeak. The Laserbeak flew around the participant. Not only could it detect danger, it could also block attacks for its master at critical moments.


    Even up to now, Sheyan merely thought of the guy as a mediocre contestant who was pretty decent in summoning.


    However, reality immediately gave Sheyan a hard p in the face! After the guy had arranged everything, he sneered and proceeded to pull out a ck, heavy-looking sniper rifle from his personal space, erected the sniper, and took aim!


    This guy turned out to be a monster proficient in both firearms and summoning!


    Looking at his series of actions, Sheyan couldn''t help but think of the scenes of people hunting in ancient times. In those eras, the dog was first released to smoke out the rabbit before the hunter calmly shot the rabbit down. This participant held his heavy duty sniper rifle in wait while continuously issuing summoned creatures to harass the enemy. How simr was his style to ancient hunting techniques?


    Even someone as powerful as Aziz was suppressed by him into a tight corner with no room for retreat. More importantly, the summoning man could endlessly put out summoned creatures to attack Aziz, thus restraining Aziz to the limit.


    Aziz probably wouldn''t even think of a desperate,suicidal retaliation, because don''t forget, those two both realised Sheyan''s existence! They knew that fighting to the death would only benefit Sheyan!


    Under such circumstances, there was no way for Senyan to kill anyone. Because the other parties could also monitor his approximate location, even if he activated ''Pestilence Monarch'', it would be difficult for him to get close to two top gunmen who were on high vignce. Sheyan had only two choices.


    The first one was to walk away. He could safely retreat in one piece in he chose to leave, but it would definitely end in Aziz paying a very hefty price, maybe even his life. And the summoner + sniperbo monster probably won''t show Sheyan any appreciation.


    The second choice would be to activate the virus in the sniper/summoner. In this case, Aziz''s hope of escaping would greatly increase, but this option did not seem to benefit Sheyan in any way. In fact, he would gain an enemy.


    But when Sheyan thought about it, he affirmed that it was very difficult for him to fish in troubled waters, so he could already eliminate the option of killing anyone.


    So what was left for him was either to walk away, to help the sniper/summoner, or to help Aziz.

 Chapter 890: Aziz’s pride

    <h4>Chapter 890: Aziz''s pride</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: TheAlliance


    Among the three choices, walking away was not Sheyan''s style. He gave it a pass.


    As for helping the sniper/summoner that he was not acquainted with in the slightest, while he already had the upper hand, helping him may not result in him showing any gratitude towards Sheyan. Sheyan wasn''t willing to paste a hot face to a cold ass either (Chinese idiom meaning to show warm feelings but meet with cold rebuke). Not to mention, in this cruel Bloody World, everyone came in here to kill or be killed. Even if the sniper/summoner turned out to be a righteous person, would he really let Sheyan off when the going gets tough just for this small favour?


    That''s why, after deliberating, Sheyan found that the most suitable choice was to help Aziz!


    The main reason being: they were from the same realm.


    The second reason being: Aziz is a very prideful person. A big characteristic of him was that he wouldn''t owe someone.


    The third reason being: the act of helping Aziz was an act of helping someone in need. It would mean more to Aziz.


    The fourth reason being: Sheyan had not broken through the boundary yet, so he couldn''t afford to be targeted. If Aziz lived, it would undoubtedly reduce the chance of Sheyan being


    targeted.


    It was for these reasons that Sheyan unhesitatinglyunched his ''Pestilence Monarch'' ability on the sniper. In Sheyan''s vision, the sniper/summoner''s body had turned a spotted red simr to an image in an infrared scanner, which was an indication that he had been sessfully infected!


    After Sheyan''s ''Pestilence Monarch'' had undergone Melody''s "treatment", and the ''Stairway of the Sun'' had been strengthened after absorbing four of Treebeard''s Golden Fruits, tyhe time it took for the cold to take effect became really quick. A smirk soon appeared on Sheyan''s face as the sniper released a huge sneeze!


    But remember, the person Sheyan was facing was not a small fry. He was the cream of the crop, an elite among the elites chosen from exceptional teams that had been tempered by various trials and tribtions!


    As soon as he finished sneezing, before he even wiped away his snot, his body already shed with a series of lights. Apparently, he had taken a variety of drugs that removed abnormal conditions. He immediately rolled into a store next to him, then broke through a window with a leap to climb onto a passing truck.


    Simultaneously, the flying Laserbeak screeched sharply, then retracted its steel wings back behind itself to turn into a natural shield! Anyone who wanted to attack him now must first destroy the Laserbeak.


    Sheyan''s jaw dropped to the floor. This sniper must be born in the year of the mouse. How could he run away so fast? He did not hesitate to run away at all!


    Sheyan hadn''t even taken a step. It only took one sneeze for the guy to give up on an amazing situation that he had going on, after he had no doubt nned meticulously too. To be honest, Sheyan wasn''t sure he could do it if it was him.


    The guy''s action in running away was so smooth that it looked like he had long nned to do it. He turned running away into an art.


    What Sheyan did not know was that this guy actually had a very famous M.O., and that was, if he couldn''t finish his target in on hit, he would immediately retreat, no questions asked! A person who had such an M.O. must be quite suspicious in nature. As soon as he sensed an abnormal condition in himself without knowing when it was inflicted, his first thought was that it was a precursor to a joint attack by Sheyan and Aziz. So, of course he ran away decisively.


    Aziz was also quite surprised. The fact was, he had already quietly followed the warlock, who disguised himself as a boy, for 30 minutes before the Blood Sense started.


    Aziz used those 30 minutes to observe his movement patterns and walking habits. At the same time, his mind was calcting the various shooting routes and angles in the surrounding terrain! All Sheyan saw were Aziz''s thirteen cold, mechanical and monotonous shots, all precisely aimed. He couldn''t have imagined all the sweat and effort Aziz had gone through beforehand in his preparation work!


    As the saying goes, one minute on stage took 10 years of effort behind it. It would not be wrong to describe Aziz in this way.


    Truth be told, the Blood Sense actually messed with his n. But, well, he wasn''t called America''s public enemy for nothing. Even before he entered the nightmare realm, he was already somewhat of a fanatical madman. Since he was confident that he could kill his target, how could he just let his target go? The meat was already in front of his mouth, how could he not bite into it?


    Aziz had his own calctions. Although there were four participants in this area, this was a bustling urban district with aplex terrain. After he killed his target, he could still put up a decent fight as long as he didn''t let anyone get near him! Besides, there was no way the other two could havee to a tacit understanding and allied with each other already. Their wariness of each other would cause them to hesitate on ganging up on him!


    That was why Aziz still decided to make the move for the kill even though four participants had gathered here!


    Aziz''s craziness, arrogance and aggressiveness were evident from his action!


    He could not have expected that the other enemy he had to face was so insane, a rare summoning+sniping dual-type! Note that the main attributes of summoners were Charm, Perceptive Sense, and Intelligence, while the main attributes of snipers were Agility, Perceptive Sense, and Spirit. (The crux of a sniper was to kill in one hit, or at least to heavily-injure the enemy, and not in prolonged fighting, so their third attribute was Spirit which could enhance the attacking power of skills.)


    What did this mean? It meant that the guy must at least invest his attribute points into the five attributes of Charm, Perceptive Sense, Intelligence, Spirit and Agility! Plus, there was the Physique attribute that every contestant couldn''t ignore! This was a man who had an all-round development of six major attributes!


    Going down this route could easily turn him a jack of all trades but master of none, but he had proven that his might was nothing to scoff at. Even someone like Aziz was firmly suppressed.


    As time passed, Aziz got more anxious. Right when he decided he couldn''t let this drag on any longer and was about to bust out the big moves, the whole situation took a sudden turn. The suffocating pressure from his opponent suddenly disappeared without a trace! At that point, Blood Sense was still in effect, so Aziz instantly noticed that the opponent left the area in a hurry.


    There was no way the enemy was merciful. In fact, in Aziz''s opinion, mercy was a totally unnecessary emotion. Therefore, there could only be one reason for the opponent to retreat.


    The other person in the distance helped him. Aziz was a daring guy. After he confirmed that the summoner/sniper had gone away, he strode to a spot next to Sheyan''s hotel, squinted his eyes and observed the person opposite him without restraint.


    Next, his keen eagle eyes (almost all gunmen have superb vision) detected a familiar face.


    Not too long ago, the owner of this face caused the entire Glory Party to suffer their biggest loss since the establishment of the party. But Aziz did not care much about this. His way of thinking was cruel and simple - the dead were useless to him, and there was no need to waste any emotion on things that were useless to him.


    When Sheyan saw Aziz looking over, he leaned on the window of his suite, picked up a ss of red wine and raised his ss towards Aziz with a smile. Sheyan wasn''t afraid of Aziz bing hostile in such an environment.


    Aziz expended a total of thirteen shots to kill the warlock who disguised himself as a child. Even if the warlock had used an honorary dosage, it still took Aziz 6 shots to empty the warlock''s HP. Thus, it could be inferred that if Aziz wanted to finish Sheyan, it was definitely not something that could be done with a few shots, or even 10+ shots�� The reason why Aziz was so dangerous and had such a high status within his party was because he could quickly eliminate a few of the most fragile people in the opposing team, thus giving his party a numerical advantage early on.


    After taking one look at Sheyan, Aziz suddenly pulled out his gun! A bullet instantly shattered Sheyan''s wine ss, spraying red wine all over him. Then, using some unknown method, Aziz evaporated into thin air, but his hoarse voice seemed to reverberate next to Sheyan''s ear:


    "Kid, do you think that I''ll feel like I owe you for scaring away a soft bastard like that? Dream on! Look at how weak you are. You will definitely be a prey for others. I will save you once, then take the invitation letter on you that belongs to me!"


    Sheyan simply shrugged. He wasn''t bothered with Aziz''s arrogance. Aziz had ample reason to be arrogant.


    As Aziz''s silhouette disappeared among the crowd, the duration of Blood Sense ended. The feeling of being stripped naked and exposed to others was indeed quite terrible. When the Blood Sense disappeared, the long-lost feeling of security finally returned. Sheyan couldn''t help but heave a sigh of relief.


    He couldn''t help but consider the possible scenario of the conteststing for more than half a month. How would he feel if he was exposed to others for at least 20 hours a day? The invisible pressure was enough for people with slightly weaker mentality to copse! He believed that only then would the real horror of the Bloody World show itself! It would be a contest of willpower and strength. Whoever made the first mistake would be the first to die!


    Sheyan shook his head and drove these distractions from his mind. Currently, his main problem was still the problem of breaking through the boundary limit. Only after he had done that could he stand on the same starting line as the rest of the powerful participants! Only then could he obtain the precious invitation letters from others while retaining his own life.


    At that moment, the police siren was heard. But the police quickly came to term with the fact that the things that happened herepletely exceeded theirmon sense, so they informed INS Division Six without much thought. That''s themon name of the department of the Men in ck.

 Chapter 891: Key Point

    <h4>Chapter 891: Key Point</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: TheAlliance


    The Men in ck arrived at the scene shortly. They took a casual look around the ce and immediately identified the matter as an in-fight between aliens. These kinds of things were pretty ordinary for them.


    They routinely gathered the people together, brainwashed them, erased their memory, and quickly left. Soon, the tension and fear of the crowd dissipated and they resumed their bustling harmony.


    Sheyan watched all this from a ce not too far away.


    After the previous break, followed by watching an intense battle, his mental fatigue had almost fully recovered. He put aside the impatience and uneasiness in him and began to think of his problem from the perspective of a bystander. Like grinding soybeans with a crush-stone mill in olden times, he unhurriedly pushed the mill to slowly squeeze out the essence of the beans one drop at a time.


    ''Maybe I had been thinking of the problem in a wrong way from the very beginning.''


    Sheyan suddenly gained a bit of enlightenment:


    ''The realm would never give impossible missions, otherwise it would contradict its intention of evolution. If I think of it this way��''


    After reaching this line of thought, Sheyan absentmindedly cut into the steak in front of him, smashed it in ck pepper, and gulped it down it.


    ''That means I should have a chance to win. And more importantly, this time I have to break through the boundary to be a Growth-Hunter while participating in the Bloody World mission at the same time. Thisbination will no doubt increase the difficulty! Among the 12 participants, I am obviously also the weakest as a reserve-duty Growth-Hunter. Logically thinking, the realm should give me preferential treatment in some areas. Otherwise, wouldn''t they just be sending me here to die?''


    Sheyan began getting excited as he drank a sip of his lemon juice.


    ''Yes, let me think about it. If the realm wanted to give me preferential treatment to reduce the difficulty, then it should arrange for me to experience the Pirates of the Caribbean world. Or - is it possible that the realm believes the Men in ck world is even more advantageous to me than the Pirates of the Caribbean world!!!??''


    ''It must be! If my inference is true, then �� Is the key to breaking the deadlock, somewhere around here?? Yes, I remember now, I''ve already found the most crucial thing, I''ve found the thread to unravel the mystery!''


    The more Sheyan thought about it, the more excited he became. He mmed his table and stood up in excitement. The steak sauce, mushroom cream soup, sd, and other food on his table sshed everywhere, to the misfortune of the gentleman sitting in the table in front of him. Sheyan hurriedly threw a stack of banknotes on the table to stuff the waiter''sint back inside his mouth, then jumped back into his car. He said eagerly to Mr. Jinkuang:


    "My friend, I have some questions I need to ask your new pet."


    "The poor child is still recuperating. You will kill him if you wake him up!" said Jinkuang righteously.


    Sheyan threw arge-sized New Orleans Roasted Chicken Burger at him:


    "I''ve already paid for that. Ites with a freerge coke but you have to go retrieve it from the counter. If you don''t hurry someone might take your coke��hey, where is he?"


    me not Jinkuang for running so fast, me the word "free" for being too attractive.


    And so, Sheyan sessfully grabbed the stubborn Ritz out. Facing his obstinate attitude, Sheyan sshed some ketchup that came with his fries on Ritz''s head. The pathetic alien finally gave in.


    "Fine! Fine! I''ll talk! I know another alien called Jack. He has a pawn shop on 41st Avenue, and helps the earthling gangsters fence stolen goods on the side. He finds it exciting. But I heard he has a lot of connections and will do other business as well. "


    "Jack��" Sheyan recalled that name. This guy had some scenes in the original plot. The most impressive thing about him was his head. After being shot by the special gun of Agent K, it could swiftly grow back like an intable ball. Sheyan seemed to remember that he also sold some illegal alien weapons to make huge profits.


    "Good. Let''s pay him a visit," Sheyan jumped onto the driver''s seat and started the engine. He mmed the throttle hard, but at this time, a notification from the nightmare imprint startled him!


    [Warning. Warning. A participant tried to get involved in a dispute between the Men in ck and the aliens, but was killed as a result. His invitation letter is currently being held by an insectoid alien. In the next Blood Sense, the insectoid alien holding the invitation letter will be marked.]


    Sheyan took a deep breath:


    "Freaking hell. This world isn''t as simple as I thought! These guys are strong enough to threaten our lives!"


    Even though the news made Sheyan hesitate for a moment, he still decided to go to Jack''s shop ording to the information provided by Ritz.


    The shop was in a very good location, upying the middle of a crossroad. Even though the shop was in one of those red-bricked 6 storey buildings, the glittering decorations and railings that had undergone careful renovation and cleaning definitely added to the store''s charm. Therefore, if a customer was not careful, it was easy to neglect the termite holes and ragged ceiling behind the door.


    The store wasn''t that big. There''s a family atmospheres to the decoration. The scattered but orderly chairs could make guests feel warm. On one of the wall were some second-hand, old-fashioned guitars of different styles. On another wall were old-fashioned phonographs, ck-and-white TVs, etc. All these things were, without exception, covered in dust.


    When Sheyan entered the store, the owner, Mr. Jack, was working hard to sell his goods - arge list of Rolex gold watches - to a customer. These stolen goods seemed to be the main source of revenue for the store. Every corner of the store was old and outdated. The only modern part in the store was the spiral-shapedmpshade of the tablemp. In fact, the shape of thempshade was very simr to the shape of Jack''s hometown neb.


    As soon as Sheyan walked in, he told Jack:


    "Show me the imports."


    Jack was a thin, middle-aged man with a big nose. A greenish stubble seemed to have taken root on his face. His eyes showed a confused look as he said:


    "I''m sorry, sir. I don''t understand what you''re talking about. All my imported goods are on the counter."


    Sheyan shrugged:


    "Why is the skill that all aliens learn best aftering to Earth, is to tell lies?"


    The other customer, who was picking a watch, looked up at Sheyan in confusion, then looked at Jack in confusion as well. He felt a bad premonition so he immediately pushed the door open and walked away. Jack''s face instantly turned ugly. He pointed to the door and shouted at Sheyan:


    "Out! Now!"


    Sheyan''s eyes shed a cold gleam as he mmed his feet on the wooden floor. When the splinters scattered, he was already rushing out. He proceeded to grab Jack''s left hand that was moving towards the rm trigger below the counter.


    But then, a weird thing happened. Jack''s eyes turned a deathly white as his pupils disappearedpletely. The hand grabbed by Sheyan didn''t feel like a hand anymore, but more like a hollow rubber glove. It was so slippery that it was about to slip out of Sheyan''s grip!


    Sheyan instinctive tightened his grip to hold on to Jack''s hand with all his strength. Jack released a weird scream and thrusted his knee towards the counter.


    Sheyan was perplexed at what he was doing. Who would have thought that the foot would fold over in a strange way like the shin part was boneless, and mmed onto Sheyan''s groin with a bang.


    Senyan''s expression instantly turned ugly, and he staggered back a few steps. Even though he was a contestant, taking a hit to his fatal area still felt absolutely terrible. Jack''s issued a condescending snort and showed Sheyan a bloodshot smile. The skin all over his body squirmed as he lifted his hand and flung it towards Sheyan. His arm suddenly stretched, bing 3 metres long, and his fistnded squarely on Sheyan''s face.


    Sheyan once again staggered back a few steps, this time holding his nose. Jack''s arm had already shrunk back. He was like a rubber man - his hands and feet could extend to incredible length, and he could attack from an incredible distance. It was very difficult for normal attacks to cause damage to his body.


    After forcing Sheyan back with a punch, Jack took out a gun, aimed at Sheyan, and pulled on the trigger with force! A hot bullet shot forward!


    Jack could never have imagined that the human in front would use his hand to block the bullet. Sheyan covered his face with his hand and the bullet hit him on the elbow. However, the bullet only got halfway in before it bounced off.


    Jack also could never have imagined that the man could actually protect himself in time after the shot was released. Not only did the reaction speed of his reflex and his body surpass ordinary humans, they were evenparable to some alien races.


    A hint of fear appeared in his eyes. When he saw Sheyan approaching once more, Jack hastily kicked out. His leg crossed the distance of three to four meters in the blink of an eye. He obviously wanted to kick Sheyan away, but Sheyan ate his kick. A faint blue glow appeared in Sheyan''s palm. With ''+7 West'', Sheyan chopped off Jack''s elongated leg.


    Sheyan had nned for this sh for a long time. He found that his fists and kicks could not cause any significant damage to Jack, so he immediately thought of a change in weapon! He was also unwilling to drag the fight on for too long because it would affect his subsequent n.

 Chapter 892: Bait

    <h4>Chapter 892: Bait</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: TheAlliance


    Jack''s body was soft and rubbery, and could be stretched and shortened at will. Just like a basketball or a ser ball, it had a strong defence against blunt attacks, but it feared stabbing and piercing attacks.


    After ''+7 West'' prated into Jack''s leg, Sheyan further exerted force into the de to smoothly chop the leg off!


    Arge amount of yellow-green liquid burst forth from the end of Jack''s severed leg. It was a violent sight!


    It sprayed liquid like a high-pressure nozzle on a fire truck sprayed water. The two parts that were cut fiercely convulsed on the ground while spraying liquid everywhere.


    Even though Jack''s body was very flexible, having a leg chopped off was still a pretty serious injury. He instantly lost bnce and almost stumbled.


    Sheyan immediately grabbed an old guitar and flung it towards Jack''s head. The strings on the old guitar broke with a dissonant cry as the guitarnded squarely on Jack''s jaw. Although his body was in a state of falling forward, his head was raised from the impact.


    Sheyan rushed forward and mmed an elbow down on the guy''s head from above, pressing Jack down with his strength. Without giving Jack any chance to retaliate, Sheyan pulled out ''Ambition'' and shot straight at Jack''s head!


    A loud bang echoed in the store. The light-blue smoke of gunpowder circled around them. The smell was stinging, but it was a smell Sheyan missed dearly. Jack''s head exploded like a balloon and gave Sheyan a full ssh on the face.


    What was strange was that the liquid and secretions from the explosion had a rather pleasant smell, instead of the nauseating smell Sheyan expected.


    Jack, who lost his head, remained momentarily stunned. After a while, the cross section of his neck squirmed a little, and a fist-sized flesh lump grew out.


    The "flesh lump" grew rapidly aftering into contact with the air. In the end, like a sprout growing into arge tree, it sessfully grew into a new head. The new head looked exactly the same as the old one, just drenched in a glue-like substance.


    Sheyan ced his muzzle on Jack''s head and emotionlessly said:


    "My dear Mr. Jack, I know for a fact that having your head explode hurts like hell, AND you need arge amount of energy to grow it back. So please don''t give me any reason to pull the trigger again."


    After taking a fewrge breaths, Jack exercised his facial muscles, then screamed in anger:


    " I''m telling you the truth! I honestly don''t have any imported goods (weapons imported from foreigns) with me right now! We received newsst night that a bunch of foreigners who reek of blood will arrive on earth, so in thest 24 hours, I made several big deals. The stock that I''ve collected for three years waspletely emptied. F*cking hell, I should have left one for myself."


    "He received newsst night��" mumbled Sheyan. "Seems like someone triggered a hidden mission of this worldst night, which triggered a follow-up progression in the plot. We were all dragged into it - the difficulty has be higher for all of us! The idiot who was killed by an insectoid alien earlier was the first casualty of the incident."


    "You still don''t believe me? If I had one, I would''ve blown your head off by now! You piece of rotten protein. You filthy nucleic acid. Let me go at once! I''m officially registered with the Universe Administration Department. I pay all my taxes on time. I''m a legal taxpayer!"


    Jack roared furiously. All the while, he was still struggling fiercely with his eyes bloodshot due to rage.


    Sheyan turned his head to the other side and asked with a frown:


    "How do I shut him up?"


    The target of his inquiry, Jinkuang, immediately replied in excitement:


    "That''s easy! First, you stuff his mouth��"


    Sheyan instantly grabbed a towel and shoved it into Jack''s mouth.


    "Then you take off his shirt."


    Sheyan tore Jack''s shirt off. The body underneath was no different from your average American. He was thin, with a chest full of hair, and a couple of tattoos that were so faint that they were almost not visible.


    "Then you take off his pants."


    "����I don''t have time for games!" shouted Sheyan furiously.


    "I ain''t ying!" said Jinkuang with a sinister smile.


    Sheyan: "��Fine. I''ll take them off."


    Jack once again roared in anger. This was the normal reaction of 99% of men when they had their pants forcefully taken off by another man. Sheyan was struggling to hold him down so he blew Jack''s head off again. The world once again found peace - at least, until Jack''s head grew back.


    "Now what?" asked Sheyan while he wiped away the green slime on his face with force.


    Jinkuang shrugged and said:


    "Now you grab his XXX."


    Sheyan: "��F*ck off!"


    Then, he said with augh: "Am I supposed to jack him off?"


    Jinkuang sighed. He took a step forward, grabbed the thing that Jack used to pee, and pulled hard. Sheyan was struck dumb at what he saw. Jinkuang''s action caused Jack''s skin to open up like it was unzipped, revealing the content inside.


    There were no blood or internal organs in the stomach, but arge crystal-like object. Therge "crystal" was partitioned like a house with a lot of walls. A fist-sized alien stretched two long tentacles out and red at Sheyan with the eyes on the two tentacles. The real body of the unfortunate Mr. Jack looked no different from an escargot without its shell.


    Sheyan flicked his finger on the transparent "crystal" a few times and said with augh:


    "My dear Mr. Jack. Please do whatever I tell you to do from now on. We wouldn''t want any misfortune befalling you, would we?"


    Jack''s two tentacles tangled together and swung at Sheyan like a baseball bat, full of contempt.


    Sheyan sighed regretfully, then snapped his fingers at Jinkuang, who was already getting impatient����


    About half an hourter, Jack''s distressed face appeared on the surveince screen in the Men in ck headquarters.


    "I request for Aid No. III! I repeat, I request for Aid No. III!"


    The officer on duty yawned. The so-called Aid No. III was simr to trivial cases of scratched cars or quarreling neighbours in the real world, ie. cases that the police don''t really feel like replying to. However, Jack''s distressed voice kept bugging him like a nightmare, so the officer on duty very impatiently replied:


    "OK, please state your situation."


    Jack cried out in anguish:


    "A young man rushed into my shop a moment ago and tried to take away all my money and valuables. Because business had been terribletely, he was disappointed with his haul, so he, he, shot my head��and then the process of my head growing back made him faint."


    The officer on duty impatiently asked:


    "Have you subdued him?"


    Jack furiously replied:


    "I already tied him to a chair. He doesn''t look like he''ll wake up anytime soon."


    The officer on duty yawned again and added a mark to type VI incidents on a form beside him. Type VI incidents represented the most basic form of contact.


    "Mr. Jack, if you would please send him to our headquarters��"


    "I don''t have time! I''ve heard enough of your verbal appreciation."


    "Very well. Within 20 minutes, our Man in ck��Agent G will be at your service. The robber who fired at your head will have his memory erased, and will get 17 years in federal prison for attempted murder. He will not be allowed appeal or bail. I am operator No. 6. If you''re satisfied with my service, please press 1 and #. If you have any questions orints regarding my service, please also press 1 and #��"


    As he listened to the monotonous voiceing out of the phone, Jack red at Sheyan with a hateful gaze:


    "If it wasn''t because I''m not too fond of those Men in ck either, I would never have made that call. Never!"


    Sheyan flicked him away with a finger and turned to Jinkuang:


    "What do you think about the thing that I''m going to do next?"


    Jinkuang took out an old fly swatter and very easily used it to hold down our poor Mr. Jack who was trying his hardest to crawl away. He told Sheyan seriously:


    "You have to think this through carefully. This is the world of the Men in ck. If you act against Agent G, it will likely mean provoking the ones who keep order in this world! Just like in your world, the attention received from killing a normal civilian is totally different from killing a police or a soldier. The former will merely be a conflict between the people, but thetter may be treated as a provocation against the society or the government!"


    Sheyan said after remaining silent for a while:


    "I understand everything you said, but I also know one thing! If I don''tunch an assault on Agent G, my breakthrough mission is almost certainly doomed for failure. And if I fail that, the only thing waiting for me in this Bloody World, is death!"


    "If I deal with him, then at least I will have 50% confidence in passing the breakthrough challenge. I may be a public enemy of New York, maybe even the entire United States, but I''ll still have a slim chance of surviving! This f*cking world!! It left me with no choice at all!"


    Sheyan was already gnashing his teeth towards the end of his words!


    Jinkuang apuded with a snide smirk:


    "Not bad. Very exciting. Since you''ve set your goal, don''t hesitate. Just do it!"

 Chapter 893: Oriole

    <h4>Chapter 893: Oriole</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: TheAlliance


    (Note: The title is a reference to a Chinese idiom: The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.)


    Shortly after, the exclusive ride of the Men in ck - a new but old-fashioned Cadic - stopped around the corner. A man wearing a ck suit and a poker face strode into the store.


    This was Agent G of the Men in ck.


    Every Man in ck must cut ties with their previous life before joining the agency. They must say farewell to their fingerprints, their personal information, their friends and family, and even their significant others. Like they said in the movie, they were the faceless shadows, they were everywhere yet no one could see them.


    Agent G was no longer a young man. The wrinkles on his face were at least a centimeter deep. He could no longer pull out his gun agilely, nor aim too urately. Even in driving, the frequency of his pedal hitting the floor was getting lesser. He would probably have to face the memory-deleting neuralyzer, nicknamed "janitor", in a few months. He would delete his own experience, then happily retire with a fake resume and a fake memory. Finally, like most Americans, he would head towards the embrace of the Lord.


    When Agent G walked into the store, the first thing he saw was Jack''s "corpse" - or, to be precise, the outer body he used to integrate into human society. Naturally, Agent G was shocked. Of course, he had to take a look at the thing, and rummage around to see if there were any notable clues.


    But while Agent G''s attention was fully focused on the part where Jack''s body slit open, the floor suddenly cracked open with dust and wood chips flying about, and two hands suddenly extended forward, one left and one right, to tightly grip onto Agent G''s hands!


    ording to Sheyan''s analysis of the Men in ck, their biggest threat were the various kinds of high-tech devices they possess! And 99% of these high-tech devices were controlled by hand.


    Neutralising their hands was tantamount to obtaining a reliable guarantee for his life. Agent G was old, and his physical strength and reflexes were far inferior to younger people, but his rich experience helped him react in a timely manner!


    He quickly mmed the heels of his left and right shoes together. Two mes with strong propulsion power instantly burst forth from his heels. Agent G flew forward, dragging Sheyan, who was mping onto his hands from below, out from the floor. They crashed wildly through the entire store.


    However, by the time Agent Gnded, he had already lost his life.


    Sheyan had painstakingly nned this assassination. There was no way he could so easily escape.


    When he seized Agent G hands, he pulled on them hard. The Men in ck relied on technology to battle; they do not possess insane physiques. Sheyan''s grapple was extremely painful for him.


    Then, when they flew out, Sheyan''s hands grabbed onto his neck and easily snapped it. And thus ended the life of the aged Man in ck who was about to retire.


    Of course, it also caused a huge uproar.


    The moment Agent G died, Sheyan received some notifications:


    [You have killed Agent G, a senior Level II agent in the Men in ck organization.]


    ["You are listed as an extremely dangerous person by the Men in ck organization."]


    [You have entered their A-level wanted list.]


    [You will be heavily targeted and hunted down by the Men in ck organization.]


    [You are temporarily unable to alter your appearance through the realm. At the same time, your ability to alter your appearance will also be restricted (if you have such an ability).]


    At the same time, the rest of the participants also received notifications regarding this incident. Almost everyone now knew that an unlucky bastard had killed a member of the Men in ck and was currently being hunted by the whole organization.


    They would undoubtedly ridicule this idiot at first. But, after that, they would definitely contemte further on the matter - could someone who was qualified to enter the Bloody World be a fool? What made him kill an MIB agent? Risk and reward were always proportional; this person was willing to take on the world, so there was certainly a great interest driving him!


    Therefore, Sheyan''s behavior had even led to a series of chain reactions, of which the most direct one was a huge coup attempted by a contestant ten hourster.


    The magnitude of his feat was apparent in the numbers. Heid down a trap which killed 13 members of the Men in ck organization in one go! Among them, four were senior agents who were qualified to wear the ck suits and drive Cadics, while nine others were peripheral members of the organization.


    But for Sheyan, these kind of things had little to do with him - at least for now.


    The most imperative matter for him at the moment was to see if he could get the key item he wanted from Agent G! First, Sheyan searched his body.


    No luck.


    He could already feel dread creeping into his heart, but fortunately he still had thest glimmer of hope - the key that Agent G dropped. Its grade was pretty low, merely a blue grade key.


    After saying a silent prayer in his heart, he opened the treasure chest that the key summoned�� and this time, he was not disappointed. Sheyan silently retrieved the object that he had been eagerly awaiting, and carefully, excitedly, held it tight!


    However, just as joy washed over Sheyan like a tsunami, a cynical voice saidzily from his left rear:


    "You sure look happy. What did you get? Care to share?"


    Sheyan''s pupils contracted. He turned his head and saw a thick-lipped ck teenager wearing a no.10 Lakers jersey with a basketball at his feet. He was casually chewing gum in his mouth, and there was seemingly no hostility in his eyes.


    However, as he spoke, the basketball at his feet glowed with a dense red light. The red light looked almost physical, like a fierce red ember burning strongly in the darkness!


    The teenager looked at Sheyan and said with great interest:


    "I''ve already observed you for forty-one minutes, and yet you never noticed my existence in those forty-one minutes. No one has ever been able to escape from me after I observe them for ten minutes. "


    Sheyan looked at him with a calm expression and asked:


    "So?"


    "I''ll give you 10 seconds to say your prayers," said the basketball kid in a very indifferent tone. "Then, tell me the purpose of killing the Man in ck. Convince me, and I''ll let you die a quick death. Disobey me, the great Hakeem, and I''ll let you live for 24 hours before you die."


    (TN note: The author should have given him a Rockets jersey smh)


    They choice of dying instantly or dying 24 hourster sounded a bit strange. Obviously, to live for an extra 24 hours should be more generous, but there were fates worse than death! Under certain circumstances, living longer was not necessarily a good thing.


    Although the basketball kid''s threat sounded boastful, cold sweat still drenched Sheyan''s forehead. He knew that this guy had reasons to be arrogant! He was not just bragging.


    That''s because, ''Pestilence Monarch'' had currently been extended to its maximum range. Sheyan could infect more than a thousand people at the moment, but he could not detect the existence of this basketball kid at all! There was only one exnation, and that is, the other party''s Perceptive Sense crushingly overpowered his, and he probably also had other supporting abilities such as ''Interfere'' or ''Mislead'', thus hepletely messed with Sheyan''s eyes, ears, and even his brain!


    Of course, Sheyan could choose to infect all the people within range - all 1000+ of them. That way, the basketball teen Hakeem was also bound to be infected too. But Sheyan knew that the consequences of doing so would be quite severe. The ''Stairway of the Sun'' might even wilt from it.


    Sheyan now realized that Hakeem''s thoughts were not so simple. Everybody had their own way of surviving, but this boy had chosen a shortcut, and that was to guard a tree-stump to wait for a rabbit!


    Jack was a guy who made an appearance in the movie, but he was not that eye-catching.Only people who had carefully analyzed the situation realised that Jack actually knew both the main characters, Agent K and Agent J. He had even known J before J joined the Men in ck. He also sold a lot of illegal weapons to aliens, so his role and his connections were pretty amazing.


    Therefore, Hakeem unhesitatingly came to Jack''s store to cast his. Unfortunately, Sheyan was probably the first fish he caught��


    "You''ve had 10 seconds," Hakeem suddenly raised his head and looked at Sheyan emotionlessly.


    Right after the word "seconds", Sheyan suddenly felt a strong sense of crisising from the left. When he turned his head, he saw that the electric pole had turned into a Maxim 6-barrel heavy machine gun, which proceeded to fire six blinding shots!


    Sheyan immediately threw himself to the side and used the special Cadic left by the senior Man in ck agent as cover.


    There were a few innocent passers-by around the ce. The first to bear the brunt of the attack were naturally these unfortunate local inhabitants. In the face of the terrifying bullet volley, their bodies were turned into sieves! They were blown up into the air, their blood spraying everywhere and their limbs folding.


    Sheyan squeezed as much value out of the local inhabitants as he could, although he usually did not like to do so. When the local inhabitants were all dead, he had already reached a corner where the shots couldn''t find him.

 Chapter 894: Total suppression

    <h4>Chapter 894: Total suppression</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: TheAlliance


    The sudden appearance of the heavy machine gun brought with it the breath of death. After murdering the passers-by without much effort, the intense shower of bullets continued without a break, like a raging storm. The Cadic onlysted for about five seconds before it started smoking, mmed away, and exploded into pieces.


    Sheyan, of course, did not stay in the same spot to let the bullets hit him. Instead, he broke into the store next door. The bullets followed in his wake, smashing the whole store into a smoky mess. In less than ten seconds, even the electrical wires in the store were reduced to pieces. mes started rising within the store.


    ''It seems that his Perceptive Sense suppression on me was not as strong as I initially thought?'' a bullet had torn off a part of Sheyan''s face. The bloody wound was deep enough to reveal the white of the bone underneath. It was a scary sight.


    ''Although he canpletely hide his killing intent and presence before he started attacking, it seems like he can''t hide his presence when he did.''


    As the thought shed past Sheyan''s mind, he realised another possibility:


    ''But if the opponent''s Perceptive Sense is much higher than mine, then there is still the possibility of abilities like ''Mislead'' or ''Misdirection'' in effect. That is, he could pass on his killing intent onto another object. I might think that the killing intent came from the enemy, but it could be a motorcycle, a car, a passer-by!''


    The building Sheyan was in shook. The metallic bullet storm sprayed by the heavy machine gun broke the support columns, and the building copsed. Sheyan managed to flee before the copse, but he immediately met with the persistent pursuit of the bullets.


    But at that moment, his chest shed; he awakened into a Reserve-duty Growth-Hunter. The opponent would be severely underestimating Sheyan if he thought that he could finish a monster who had more than 3,000 HP and possesed the ''Stronghold'' ability with a single heavy machine gun. The metallic bullet storm of the heavy machine gun rained on Sheyan for at least 3 seconds while he was running, and it merely caused Sheyan to stumble a few times.


    When Sheyan jumped into another building, he suddenly realised something:


    ''That''s it! I kept feeling that there''s something wrong! Under normal circumstances, I should still be at the scene where Agent G was murdered. Considering the efficiency of the Men in ck, they should arrive at the scene soon. So how can this Hakeem nonchntly dilly-dally with me like this? There''s no way he''s a model citizen who''s dying me to gain favour with the Men in ck.''


    As he thought of this, Sheyan''s eyes showed a cold glint:


    ''If that''s the case, by the process of elimination, the remaining answer must be the correct one regardless of how ridiculous it sounds!''


    He bit into his tongue, hard. In the midst of the severe pain it caused, he lifted ''+7 West'' and stabbed it into the ground! Sure enough, the moment the long de prated the earth, he could feel a vague sensation of having "pierced something"!


    With a scream, Sheyan withdrew the de, then stabbed down again. But it was merely a feint this time. When the de was halfway down, he threw a curse-mix at the ground instead.


    A shockwave swept through every direction. The surrounding scenery, under the action of the shockwave, shattered like a mirror, and finally revealed the real world !!


    Sheyan found himself in arge and spacious school bus. The seats of the bus seemed to have been removed by force, so Sheyan had a lot of space to move and dodge around. The school bus was rapidly but steadily moving forward. It should have gone far away from the crime scene by now. This was why Hakeem could slowly deal with Sheyan.


    The real reason the illusion shattered was because the one who produced the illusion was also hurt. However, Sheyan did not see him. Sheyan immediately looked up and suddenly saw a hole on the top of thepartment. A dagger glowing a dark golden light was quickly being withdrawn.


    This time, the contest ended with Sheyan''splete victory. The first time he stabbed at the "ground", he was in fact attacking the bus. Hakeem''s reaction was probably to block his attack. So, the second time that Sheyan stabbed down, he was only feinting to bait Hakeem into stopping him. His real killing move was the AoE attack of the curse-mix!


    The deadly illusion was finally broken. Sheyan had conducted some research into illusions before this. The more powerful an illusion, the more difficult it was to cast, and the higher the price that the caster had to pay. Normally, when an illusionary environment was broken, it would be extremely difficult to cast a second one in the same battle.


    Sheyan currently was back in the true world and could lock onto Hakeem''s position effortlessly. The tendrils of the Stairway of the Sun in Sheyan''s chest shuddered as they spread the disease. But suddenly, Hakeem broke through one of the bus windows and leapt into the bus. The cool night wind blew Sheyan''s hair up. Before he could react, Hakeem had already cut across his throat with a counter-gripped shiny dagger!


    Sheyan''s HP started dropping fiercely!


    Triple Strike, vital attack, true damage, explosive hit. These key words exined everything.


    Strictly speaking, with Sheyan''s equipments and abilities, his true strength was on par with peak Growth-Hunters. But once he faced the higher-leveled Awakeners, he would most probablye out worse in a fair fight. The oue of the incident with Drubal was purely due to thebination of many coincidental factors acting in his favour.


    The strength of the person called Hakeem that Sheyan was facing right now was on par with Aziz''s. Even among the Awakeners, they were strong in solo fights, they had a lot of experience, and they had a strong mastery of their own abilities and advantages. In addition, their main attributes were far superior to Sheyan''s. In terms of equipments and abilities, they were not far off from Sheyan either. Naturally, the advantage was overwhelmingly in Hakeem''s favour!


    "Damn," Sheyan''s face distorted. He gnashed his teeth hard. "I can''t keep up with his speed at all!"


    Hakim, with a sinister look on his face, said:


    "I hate guys who don''t follow the rules. You think that everything will be fine now that you''ve broken my illusion? You fool! You will only fall into a deeper despair�� Huh? What happened?!! *cough**cough**cough*"


    Taking advantage of Hakeem''s coughing episode, Sheyan, whose face was drenched in blood, immediately rushed forward and smashed ''+7 West'' down. Sheyan had never been bluffed like this before. Of course he had to get some hits in to make himself feel better.


    Illusions of zerglings kept appearing on his body. In fact, because he had just been swept by a machine gun, he couldn''t not activate ''Zergling Rush'' even if he wanted to!


    Hakeem''s expression changed dramatically amidst the severe coughing. He apparently did not expect Sheyan to be so insane. A few shes of light shined on his body in an instant as Hakeem tried to take various measures to dispel the disease on his body. Unfortunately, the might of the ''Pestilence Monarch'' ability derived from the ''Stairway of the Sun'' was so domineering that it rendered Hakeem''s efforts futile!


    s, even though Sheyan''s equipments were luxurious, and even though Sheyan''s abilities were powerful, therge difference between their ranks was a huge gap he could not ovee!


    The strongest caterpir was still a caterpir, but the weakest butterfly could still fly. Without going through the process of breaking through the cocoon to obtain a new life, it was impossible for reserve duty Growth-Hunters topete with powerful Awakeners under normal circumstances.


    The dark blue de shed as it broke into Hakeem''s body, but it slipped past as if it was cutting air and could not cause any damage. This was the high-level dodging ability of melee agile-type Awakeners - ''Absolute Dodge''.


    Its calction form was a base 15% dodge rate + additional floating value. The floating value was determined by the difference in Agility between the two parties. If the difference in Agility between both sides exceeded 15 points, the additional floating value is 5%. If the difference in Agility between both sides exceeded 30 points, the additional floating value is 15%. In short, the bigger the difference, the higher the additional floating value.


    Two out of Sheyan''s three consecutive shes were actually dodged by Hakeem''s passive ability! The third shnded on Hakeem''s shoulder but it couldn''t do any significant damage by itself. Hakeem nonchntly took the blow. He didn''t even touch the wound afterwards. Instead, he looked at Sheyan with a fierce and malicious gaze. The gaze looked so wrong on a teenager with a healthy image like him.


    In the face of such situation, Sheyan already deeply understood that he simply had no chance of winning this battle. Even with the support of ''Pestilence Monarch'', he wouldn''t oust Hakeem. Sheyan pulled out ''Ambition'' without hesitation and fired ''Rum and Songs'' at him. However, it was also dodged!


    The furious Hakeem still remained calm. He held the dark gold dagger level with his eyes. He closed his eyes, then slowly walked toward Sheyan. When he took a step forward, it was as if there was nothing in the world that could stop him.


    Sheyan had made up his mind to stick to defending himself and never attack. He knew that his only advantage today was the infectiousness and crowd control ability of ''Pestilence Monarch''.


    Hakeem made a sudden move. Sheyan''s eyes could not keep up with his speed. When Hakeem returned to his original position, Sheyan''s had already shot two spurts of blood out from his body onto the bus.


    "You''re still resisting? How many attacks of mine can you withstand?" sneered Hakeem. "The pharmacist and curse mage ability was pretty good, and so is your equipment, but how much blood can you still lose? How far can you run?

 Chapter 895: The End of the Escape

    <h4>Chapter 895: The End of the Escape</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: TheAlliance


    Sheyan looked at the enemy in front of him with determination, and even with a hint of bewilderment. He no longer had other thoughts in his mind. To survive this sure-death situation, what he needed was courage, persistence, and a little bit of luck.


    If he still had other thoughts in his mind in this situation, he would only be courting death!


    There''s a saying that you''re not living if you don''t live crazily. Sheyan was definitely close to a state of "craziness" at this moment. His eyes saw only the tip of the dagger held by Hakeem, his heart was calm.


    This is a kind of protective measure naturally appeared in humans when they were forced to the limit. Everyone was afraid of death, and since ancient times, everyone died. But some people could detach themselves from this fear before they die and became as calm as the vast ocean. Even the experiences in their lives that they had long forgotten and were stored in the depths of their memories, would rey themselves.


    It was the first time Sheyan entered this state of mind. Before this, when he faced desperate situations, he was always able to burn with battle lust, and in his madness andsh out with 200% of his power, while keeping calm at the same time and trading blows with his opponent until he came out victorious.


    But! It was different facing Hakeem. Although Hakeem may not be the most powerful enemy he had encountered, he was the most deadly!


    Sun Tzu said in the Art of War that one must try to go into battle at the right time, at the right ce, and with the right people. Hakeem controlled the timing and the location of the fight, and when it came to people, Hakeem''s Agility and Perceptive Sense attributespletely suppressed Sheyan!


    Sheyan knew very well that if the situation stayed the same, even if he desperately retaliated, the only oue for him was death!


    At most, he could severely injure the opponent before he died. But don''t forget, this was a battle between contestants. Heavy injury was nothing to a contestant.


    Therefore, Sheyan could only choose to persist. He must force himself to survive as long as possible. He had no extra thoughts; he single-mindedly defended himself. It really made Hakeem, whose style was to kill in one hit like a venomous snake, feel very ufortable.


    However, Hakeem was also a guy with extremely richbat experience. Since there was no way tond a quick, fatal hit, then he would take it steady. Every attack heunched was stable, urate and vicious, causing pain and injury to the opponent.


    At the same time, he became even more alert because no one would be willing to wait for death without doing anything. It wasn''t umon to see cases where someone who hadplete advantage was overturned. In addition to that, the inexplicable cough from before also made him feel wary because his battle log did not show any information about it at all!


    Hakeem did not know that his military rank was not as high as Sheyan''s, plus the ''Pestilence Monarch'' had a strong stealth ability. More importantly, it did not cause him damage, so naturally, it wasn''t shown in the battle log.


    Even so, it left a shadow in Hakeem''s heart. He raised his vignce to guard against the person in front of him suddenlyshing out with any other abnormal statuses.


    While he attacked like a storm, but at the same time also defended like a fortress, an indescribable feeling once again emerged from within his body.


    Hakeem suddenly felt like his lungs were pierced by thousands of sharp needles!


    Everyone needed to breath, but at this moment, he clearly felt his lungs going on strike! He couldn''t even take in half a breath, while the spent air in his chest couldn''t be exhaled. This kind of sudden situation waspletely different from normal suffocation! It wasn''t just pain and nervousness that interfered with one''s mentality, but also the fear of the unknown.


    Taking advantage of this great opportunity, the injuryden Sheyan made his move. He had waited for this moment for too long! His seemingly empty gaze suddenly regained focus. He smashed the wall next to him and leaped down in a hail of debris.


    Hakeem tried to chase after Sheyan but the pain in his lungs stopped him. However, for Hakeem who had an overwhelming advantage in Agility and Perceptive Sense, his eyes were still full of ridicule. Even if Sheyan fled for a kilometer, he still wouldn''t be able to escape Hakeem''s pursuit.


    He didn''t know that Sheyan''s leap had a purpose. With his body covered in blood, he hugged his legs in the air and jumped out like a round ball! Sheyan knew the speed gap between him and Hakeem very clearly, so his goal was not the road, but a Ford jeep that was traveling at a rtively high speed.


    For ordinary people, Sheyan''s behaviour was equivalent to seeking death, but for a contestant, it would only cause some superficial injuries, nothing to worry about. More importantly, the two vehicles were moving in opposite directions. After Hakeem recovered from the negative effects of pneumonia, Sheyan, who held onto the luggage rack on the roof of the car, was already 50 meters away.


    "F*ck this guy. When it came to running away he''s faster than a rabbit!" said Hakeem with his face twisted in anger, but after that, his mouth curled into smirk:


    "You think you can run away from me so easily?"


    As he spoke, his hands picked up the basketball that he was always carrying with him!


    That orange-red basketball.


    The ball looked just like any other basketball. However, when Hakeem held the ball up, his expression was full of solemnity, dignity, and a strange respect.


    The basketball emitted a fiery glow. Hakeem bounced the ball twice and began to make a standard three-stepyup, as if there was an invisible basketball hoop in front of him.


    And right when the ball fell into the invisible "basket", it suddenly disappeared. When the basketball reappeared, it turned into a ming meteor falling from the sky above the jeep that Sheyan was on!


    Hakeem''s attack was so strange and so sudden that the only thing Sheyan could do in time was to shield his head with both hands.


    BANG!


    The Ford was immediately buried in a violent explosion. The steel structure of the vehicle rushed off the road while burning fiercely and crashed into a building! A second explosion followed!


    Hakeem sneered and jumped off the bus he was on, sinisterly asking:


    "You dead yet?"


    But a secondter, his pupils shrunk. Sheyan''s figure once again appeared in his eyes, wrapped in a raging fire. Although the figure was struggling to walk, he did not look like a person on hisst breath. He even turned back to look at Hakeem. The bitter chill in his eyes gave Hakeem shivers. He had an ominous premonition that if he didn''t kill Sheyan today, maybe he would be killed by Sheyan tomorrow!


    The fire on Sheyan was gradually extinguished. Although he was definitely not Hakeem''s match in running, this was a road. After climbing out of the burning ruin of the vehicle, Sheyan jumped onto another small van that drove by without hesitation. He forced the driver off with a few kicks, then stepped on the pedal to speed away. Even if Hakeem could run fast, it was impossible to catch up to a speeding car on this spacious, empty road!


    Hakeem''s eyes turned bloodshot seeing this. How could he let a cooked duck fly away? (Chinese idiom meaning letting something within one''s grasp slip away) More importantly, if you don''t kill a snake, it woulde back to bite you. If he couldn''t kill this guy under such favourable conditions today, what would happen in the future? Hakeem was someone who had a lot ofbat experience. He could already vaguely guess the identity of the opponent. Seeing how Sheyan had such strong endurance, he should be an MT with immense potential! More importantly, MT equipments were really valuable!


    Therefore, Hakeem had no intention of giving up. He chased madly, and then jumped into car on the side of the road that had just started its engine. He finished the owner with a knife to the neck, then put the pedal to the floor. He was going to chase Sheyan to the bitter end.


    Because it was a roadside parking lot, Hakeem specifically chose a white Volkswagen Sciro R with very high specs. It could disy its advantage in a road chase like this!


    The symptom of pneumonia caused by Sheyan, ''Intermittent chest pain'', dyed Hakeem for three seconds. Sheyan also had to make the jump in those three seconds, so the duration he had to distance himself was actually just 1.5 seconds.


    Plus, Hakeem instantly used his phantom basketball to destroy the vehicle Sheyan was on, so the distance between them shortened again. Even ounting for the time Hakeem used to elerate the vehicle, which only took 6.2 seconds to go from zero to 100 km/h, the actual distance between them in this chase could be covered in less than ten seconds!


    Hakeem had absolute confidence in catching up with the guy in front. He would brutally cut open Sheyan neck and let him bleed. If Sheyan dared to jump down from his current car to change into another one, he would only die faster.


    But Sheyan was still rushing to escape. The wind whistled in his ear as the road quickly extended past both sides of him. His face was pale, his lips were cracked, and his eyes were sunk due to excessive blood loss.


    It was the first time Sheyan was forced into such a predicament. He was like a skinny wild dog that was forced to run away hungry and cold. As the Statue of Liberty in the distance slowly approached, Sheyan''s eyes burned once again. But this time, the mes were cold, sharp and angry!


    "Hakeem, huh. The next time Ie out from the Statue of Liberty, I will pay you back double, ten times, a hundred times what I feel now!"

 Chapter 896: The End or the Beginning?

    <h4>Chapter 896: The End or the Beginning?</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: TheAlliance


    Not only was Hakeem strong and had high attack power, he was also very calctive. From the very beginning, his judgement and calction of Sheyan had not been wrong by one bit. He was a person who was hard to ovee if he managed to get the upper hand.


    Sheyan could only run for so long because he had pushed himself to the limit in all aspects.


    The only thing which escaped Hakeem''s calction was ''Pestilence Monarch''. But something as rare as that would escape anyone''s calction. It was almost the same as the chance of an Inte cafe owner secretly allowing a primary school kid into his cafe, and then the prime minister walking in to give the kid a scolding. (TL note: There''s an age requirement to enter cyber cafes in China.)


    Hakeem still suffered from the annoying symptoms of ??pneumonia while driving, but he firmly believed that Sheyan would never escape from him - because he was not Sheyan''s only enemy. Sheyan had just killed a Man in ck and was being hunted by the organisation as a murderer! Add to that his crazy speeding, it won''t take half an hour for the New York police to help Hakeem set up some roadblocks in front of Sheyan.


    Hakeem''s only worry was how he could get rid of the damn guy to get his Bloody invitation letter before the Men in ck headquarters took Sheyan away. Of course, there were also the achievement points and equipment draws. Those were also pretty valuable loot.


    Never did Hakeem imagine that Sheyan''s objective was not to lose him, but only to reach a certain ce before Hakeem could catch up.


    A ce that could make him even stronger!


    A ce where he could be reborn!


    The symbol of the United States of America,


    The Statue of Liberty!


    Hakeem''s GPS showed that there were no other roads for vehicles in front. To leave, Sheyan could only make a U-turn or get down from his car and walk for a very long distance.


    If Sheyan turned around in his car, then he certainly couldn''t escape. If he left the car and walked, then it was what Hakeem wanted to see.


    In view of this, Hakeem slowed down his car. This showed hisposure.


    When fighting a trapped beast, it''s not a good idea to pressure too hard. More importantly, Hakeem did not think that the guy would give up so easily. Hakeem even began to vigntly scan around for any ambushes.


    The thrill of hunting always felt so good, but the same cannot be said for the taste of being hunted. If there was no ident, the prey in front was definitely his. There was no harm in being careful.


    This was also the reason Hakeem became so strong. He was a cautious person.


    Thanks to this mentality of Hakeem''s, Sheyan sessfullypleted a series of operations to activate the elevator. To be honest, even if Hakeem caught up to him in time, Sheyan would still be able toplete this series of operations while withstanding Hakeem''s attacks.


    That''s because even in the fierce battle on the vehicle previously, Sheyan only used the ''Gloryheal'' ability. His Honorary Dosage was currently still ready for use. Although Hakeem''s attack power was extremely high, Sheyan''s HP was also a little high for a reserve-duty Growth-Hunter.


    As Sheyan stood in the gradually emerging water-drop-shaped elevator, Hakeem stopped his car and got down. He was about to say something when a burst of severe pain spread through his chest, making him swallow his words.


    The door of the transparent water-drop-shaped elevator slowly closed. Sheyan stared straight at Hakeem''s eyes, extended his bloody left hand, and made a cutting gesture across his neck!


    A throat-cutting gesture!


    He did not say a word, but his intent to kill was obvious.


    After Hakeem recovered from his chest pain, he immediately rushed forward with an ashen face. He was daring because he trusted his strength. Since he did not feel any threat, he naturally gave chase. He had never heard of the Statue of Liberty having such a futuristic elevator. He immediately understood that it likely hid a huge secret, which may bring him great opportunities.


    Hakeem charged in a zigzag manner like a ghostly sh. He closed down the distance of tens of meters in the blink of an eye. Even a submachine gun might not be able to hit him when he moved in such a way!


    Then, Hakeem raised his sharp dark-gold dagger. As if it was the sharp fang of a shark''s mouth, it pierced towards the wall that was closing.


    Considering Hakeem''s attack power and the sharpness of the dark-gold dagger in his hand, even high-strength alloy steel could be pierced and torn apart!


    However, Hakeem''s attack was mercilessly bounced back. He also received a notification:


    [The area is in use. If you need to enter, please wait until the protective energy over it disappears and try again.]


    Hakeem''s military rank wasn''t low. He immediately checked:


    "I would like to know the purpose of the area."


    [This area is used as a trial area by other realms. It is not a way out of this world. The energy encasing the trial has begun its operation and is expected to disappear soon.]


    "Please check the time flow rate in the trial area."


    [The service requires a certain payment��payment received. The time flow rate has been ascertained. The time flow rate in the area is 10 times that of the current world. One minute in the current world is equivalent to 10 minutes inside.]


    Hakeem''s eyes disyed a wolf-like glint. He suddenly disappeared into thin air, and reappeared on the torch of the Statue of Liberty. He monitored all the movements in the surrounding area like an eagle while holding his basketball. It was impossible for any movement within a few kilometers in all directions to escape the eyes of Hakeem.


    This was Hakeem''s fighting habit.


    As soon as he entered this world, he looked for Jack, the alien ck-market arms dealer who was something of a plot node, and started to wait for his "rabbit". Sheyan soon found his way there.


    Now that he had an absolute advantage, and had grasped the information that Sheyan could not leave via the trial area, he naturally couldn''t let Sheyan go! Hakeem believed that once Sheyan appeared again, Sheyan would still belong to him!


    When Hakeem recalled the throat-cutting gesture, his mouth curled into a sinister smile.


    As soon as Sheyan escaped Hakeem''s line of sight, he instantly copsed on the floor of the elevator and gasped for breath. His temples were pulsating violently.


    Hakeem''s dagger was"saw-toothed", which had an attribute that caused continuous bleeding. Blood oozed out of the wounds all over Sheyan''s body. The blood flowed together, then dripped to the ground. When the elevator stopped, there were a few pools of blood around Sheyan.


    After entering the alien''s main hall, Sheyan confirmed again that it had been activated as a trial area that only he could enter. He summoned Jinkuang and handed over all his weapons ording to his n. After some careful calctions, he also handed over most of his items.


    Next, Sheyan sat down and closed his eyes to rest. Although he was almost dead just now, he had pushed himself to the peak of his ability. Now that the crisis was temporarily lifted, he naturally entered a low point. This was normal.


    However, Sheyan was about to face a boundary breakthrough challenge! Its degree of danger was not inferior to Hakeem at all! And what he was attempting was a dual-attribute breakthrough!


    If Sheyan originally had 50% confidence, then he only had less than 30% confidence in the current state!


    What was even stranger was that Sheyan kept feeling an indescribable irritability. When he quieten down, he had the violent impulse to yell and scream, as if only destruction could satisfy him.


    It was actually not that surprising. Every contestant faced violent deaths in the nightmare realm. They led a life full of danger. They were always wound tight. It was difficult for them to rx. When they quieten down, what their instincts needed were rxation and venting.


    This was akin to soldiers in ancient times who would be allowed by their generals to indulge in plunder, killing, and rape after a war. Modern mercenaries and secret agents would also get arge sum of money after risking their lives toplete a task to let them indulge in gambling and prostituting in order to let them relieve stress.


    Sheyan normally relied on the warmth provided by his family to rx himself. But now that he found himself in such situation, and he had to resolve it as soon as possible, it got a bit tricky.


    He took a deep breath, held the big toe of his left foot with his right hand, and with a force, made it break! His face twitched in pain. He gritted his teeth and endured for a while, before moving on to the next toe on his left foot�� When all the toes on his left foot were broken, Sheyan''s forehead was drenched in sweat. However, his eyes were finally clear - pain was always the best medicine to curb excitement!


    More importantly, Sheyan did not ce much importance on the injuries because the clone wouldpletely copy his physical state. If Sheyan was injured, it would also be reflected on the clone.


    After all that, Sheyan closed his eyes, cleared his thoughts, and sat motionless for a minute. Then, he took a deep breath and limped onto the tform in the middle of the hall!


    Will this ce be his end, or��?

 Chapter 897: I will decide my own fate!

    <h4>Chapter 897: I will decide my own fate!</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: TheAlliance


    [Contestant No. 1018, do you wish to conduct the breakthrough trial?]


    Sheyan breathed in deeply. A me shed in his eyes as he resolutely uttered:


    "Yes!"


    [Please choose the battlefield terrain, battlefield size, and duration of battle.]


    [The terrain options avable are: desert, in, tropical rainforest, mountain, snowynd, and snowy mountain. The allowed size of the battlefield range from 100 square meters to 20 square kilometers. The default duration for battle is 20 minutes. You can choose the initial distance between you and the clone at the start: between 1 meter and 1 kilometer.]


    [Every time you attempt to prolong the battle duration, you have to pay additional utility points. Please note that there is no tie. Once the battle duration is over and your clone is still alive, it will count as a failure.]


    Sheyan had long decided on these criteria:


    "The battlefield size will be 20 kilometres. The terrain will be a snowy mountain.The slope of the snowy mountain will be no more than sixty degrees. Also, ce a in under the mountain."


    The nightmare realm prompted:


    [Your request belongs to aposite terrain. It requires 30,000 utility points.]


    Sheyan sighed helplessly, then obediently forked out the utility points. He was now deeply aware that although utility points sometimes came fast, they''re spent even faster!


    Honestly, if it wasn''t for Zi giving him close to 150,000 utility points because she knew that he was going to face extreme peril, he would really be in an awkward position.


    [Payment received. Terrain building in progress��please wait]


    [Terrain buildingpleted. Please choose your entry location (this service requires a payment. You can enjoy a 15% discount due to your current military rank). If you do not make a selection, you will be sent to a random spot in the world.]


    Sheyan instantly got a headache when he saw the word "payment". He screamed at the realm and called them money-grubbers, what what good did that do? Just like when your wife asked you for living expenses in real life. Do you dare to not pay? For the sake of stability and harmony in the family�� it''s a helpless situation.


    "Entry location: peak of the snowy mountain. There must be a smooth snow slope next to the spot. Distance to the clone�� Five metres! As the for battle duration, well, I have 97,000 utility points here, deduct the necessary 10,000 utility points, and you can calcte how long I can extend the battle for."


    [Contestant''s request confirmed. Your payment has been received. Based on our calction, you can extend the duration for 1 hour, 17 minutes and 36 seconds.Taking into ount the initial 20 minutes, your maximum duration is 1 hour, 37 minutes and 36 seconds.]


    [We will repeat the warning: Your maximum duration is 1 hour, 37 minutes and 36 seconds. If the clone is still alive after the duration, it will be regarded as a breakthrough failure��Please proceed with the next step: Selecting the breakthrough attribute.]


    Sheyan solemnly said:


    "I choose Physique��"


    He stopped for a moment to steel his resolve:


    "��and Strength! A dual-attribute breakthrough!"


    [You have chosen a dual-attribute boundary breakthrough! Your clone will receive extra bonuses! Your breakthrough difficulty will significantly increase! Are you sure you want to do this?]


    "Yes!"


    By the time Sheyan finished with his selections, the tform reached the bottom. In front of him was an oval portal shining with a cold red light.


    [Contestant No. 1018. When you step into this portal, all your current data will be the blueprint for the clone! The clone will possess everything you possess, except for your innate ability!]


    Sheyan asked without much emotion in his voice:


    "Will the clone have my servant, Jinkuang?"


    [Data checking in progress. The clone will have your servant Jin��please wait. Data error. Data checking in progress. Self-testing program activated!]


    [Warning! Warning! Unknown error detected. Follow-up n initiated.]


    [Unfortunately, Contestant No. 1018, you cannot summon your servant Jinkuang after the trialmences."]


    Sheyan''s expression showed that he was not surprised. This was the first trick he thought of. If he could summon Jinkuang, he could take off all his belongings, hand them over to Jinkaung, enter naked, then summon Jinkuang in the trial area to take back all his equipments. He believed that Jinkuang was a pretty OP existence, so that was his preferred solution. Unfortunately�� it failed.


    However, Sheyan was not discouraged by this situation. His mouth curled into a sneer and continued:


    "If my limbs are handicapped before I enter the trial area, will the clone show the same handicap? If I enter the trial area in a near-death state, will the clone be in the same state?"


    This was Sheyan''s second experiment. After all, the only advantage a contestant had were the first few seconds. If a contestant entered in a near-death state, they would have very little HP left. The contestant could use an honorary dosage as soon as they entered the area. That way, they could make themselves more powerful.


    Even if the clone had a bonus to its HP, but if the base value was small, the bonus would not amount to much. One only needed to attack with a strong burst weapon such as a heavy-duty sniper rifle in those initial 3 seconds to offset the opponent''s advantage by arge amount. With the weapons Sheyan had seen, a contestant could suppress the clone''s recovery effect or even kill the clone in onebo.


    Soon, the merciless notification of the nightmare realm appeared again:


    [You will be restored to your peak condition the moment you enter the trial world. Therefore, your hypothetical cases are invalid.]


    Sheyan''s backup n was ruthlessly foiled by the realm again.


    Logically speaking, Sheyan should be feeling very anxious and depressed, but he actually looked quite calm. He asked with aposed voice:


    "Among the items and abilities that I have right now, is there any that can''t be carried or copied into the trial area?"


    [Scanning in progress�� Your items passed the check. Your ability: Pestilence Monarch/Poison Monarch is something of very minute probability. It can only be partially copied.]


    Sheyan visibly got nervous in the process of waiting for the answer. After hearing the answer from the nightmare realm, he nodded hard and without saying anything else, he stepped into the elliptical portal that shined with a cold red light.


    The dual-attribute boundary breakthrough trial began now!!


    ************************************************


    A cold wind blew on the white snow.


    He was on a snowy peak. Although the peak was tall, it was not steep. The surrounding slopes were rtively t with no steep cliff of ice in sight. If it wasn''t because it was covered in snow, it would look quite simr to a sand mountain in the desert.


    All around below the snowy peak, he could seerge ins being formed. On the ins were short, soft nts - wormwood, fescue, tussock grass, bentgrass, alpine bistorts, horse wormwood, etc. The ends of the ins were surrounded by ayer of boundless void.


    The void had some red patterns in it. It was obvious that falling into the void would not be desirable. Luckily, the edges of the ins had a strong translucent barrier to prevent this.


    Sheyan stood at the top of the snowy peak, but he couldn''t move yet. About five meters in front of him, there was a clear red light that was moving rapidly, like an electrical welding torch. Out of the light sprayed out an outline identical to Sheyan in the air. It became another copy of Sheyan that looked no different from him!


    A mysterious feeling emerged in Sheyan''s heart as he looked at the clone in front of him. When the clone waspleted, his eyes were still closed. At the moment, he was still a fighting machine with no soul.


    But soon, arge amount of images floated up from Sheyan''s head. The images contained various memory fragments of his previous battles and thoughts. They were all copied by the nightmare space and injected into the clone''s mind!


    ''The clone could even be infused with my pastbat experiences and reasoning method?'' Sheyan took a deep breath. ''As expected of a powerful opponent of a dual-attribute boundary breakthrough trial.''


    The series of copying activities came to an end. The merciless voice of the nightmare realm once again resounded in his ears:


    [Warning: The battle will start in thirty seconds. Please prepare yourself, Contestant No. 1018]


    [Warning: Your opponent, the clone, has double your current base attributes, 1000% of your maximum HP, 100% of your item, 95% of your ability and 90% of yourbat awareness,bat intelligence andbat experience. When you feel that you are unable to defeat the clone, you can immediately stop the battle through the nightmare imprint.]


    [Hint: Once the clone enters the battle, he needs 5.7 seconds to get familiar with his new body. Therefore, he will be in a stunned state for 5.7 seconds. Please use this opportunity well. However, because you are attempting a dual-attribute boundary breakthrough, if you cause severe damage to the clone, the pain may shorten the stun duration.]


    ''5.7 seconds, that''s more than what I expected. But causing pain will shorten this duration?'' Sheyan sneered. ''Damn, even the only good news had a bad news to it. But do you think that''s enough to take me down? I will decide my own fate!''


    [The battle begins in: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1!!!]

 Chapter 898: Scheming

    <h4>Chapter 898: Scheming</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: TheAlliance


    Obviously, the 5.7 seconds at the beginning of the battle was the most crucial part of the fight! If Sheyan couldn''t do anything useful in these 5.7 seconds, then the only thing waiting for him against this monster who easily surpassed him in all attributes and had ten times his HP, was defeat.


    Therefore, anyone who found themselves in such a situation, must do something in this 5.7 seconds to offset the huge gap between the two sides!


    What would Sheyan do?


    What could Sheyan do?


    The first thing he did was to take out a pair of sunsses from his personal space and put them on. While doing this, he activated his ''Endless Spirited Vodka'' and added 25% to his movement speed.


    The sunsses appeared directly in Sheyan''s palm because they were taken out of his personal space, while he only had to activate the ''Endless Spirited Vodka'' with his thoughts. These two actions took only 0.5 seconds.


    Next, Sheyan retrieved another thing from his personal space.


    This is the thing Sheyan was counting on to turn defeat into victory. And probably also the reason why the nightmare realm deemed that the Men in ck world was even more suitable for Sheyan than the Pirates of the Caribbean world!


    This thing was a standard equipment carried by all senior Man in ck agents, a godly item used to fool the masses and maintain social order!!


    The neuralyzer nicknamed "janitor"!!


    Sheyan was shed by one when he had just entered the world, so he could be sure that this tool was effective on contestants; at least, it was effective on himself! But the follow-up hypnotic effect was not.


    After Sheyan obtained the neuralyzer, he found out that when a contestant was the one using it, there were a lot of restrictions. Firstly, he could only wipe, at most, 15 minutes of memory. Secondly, there was a long cooldown time of 60 minutes after each use.


    But! But! Sheyan was sure that this was what he was looking for. This neuralyzer was totally the most crucial factor in determining whether he could pass this boundary breakthrough trial!


    Sheyan pointed the neuralyzer at the clone in front of him. All the settings had already been properly set up. Sheyan gazed at the opponent through the sunsses, and pressed the activation button coldly. The red light of the neuralyzer began to shine slowly, sending out a string of short and rushed beeping sounds, followed by a ring red light which instantly covered the whole ce!


    This red light was an unknown energy that can iste electrical pulses in deep levels��especially neuron pulses in the human brain. Only sunsses could effectively filter it!


    This light covered the eyes of the clone in an instant, deeply prating into his soul! !


    For ordinary people, thest fifteen minutes was not a long time. It was maybe the time for half a meal, a cigarette, a dump, a daydream.


    However, for a clone who had just been cloned for a few minutes, it was the duration of his whole life! ! !


    This ray of light smashed and plundered the brain of the clone, wiping away the abundant amount ofbat awareness,bat intelligence andbat experience instilled by the realm! ! !


    After the memory-destroying storm was over, there was only one thought left in the mind of the clone - to kill Sheyan. Besides that, he was only a wild beast that fought on instinct!


    All these sounded long, but all Sheyan did was raise the neuralyzer, pressed the button, and waited for the signal.


    This whole process took 2.4 seconds. Sheyan still had 2.8 seconds left.


    After the red sh, Sheyan immediately went to the back of the snowy mountain and jumped down. The garment on his back was carefully selected - it was the kind of thick windbreaker that could cover the entire body.


    He tightened his windbreaker and used it like a sleigh to slide down the snowy slope! Sheyan had made the calction beforehand. Even though the clone had twice his Agility, it was useless under such circumstances.


    No matter how fast the clone was, he couldn''t be faster than this method of sliding down by utilising the terrain. The fastest way the clone could chase after Sheyan was to do the same!


    Sheyan''s current approach was quite simr to the previous method of using a car to erase his speed disadvantage against Hakeem.


    Sheyan knew that within the duration of him skiing from the top of the mountain to the foot of the mountain, there was absolutely no way the clone could catch up to him. He had a very good understanding of the clone; in fact, it could be said that no one could understand the clone better. The clone had no way to reverse this situation, because if Sheyan himself faced this situation, he couldn''t catch up either!


    With the 2.8 seconds he won, Sheyan rapidly slid 50 meters away.


    Only now did the clone recover from the 5.7s stun. However, he was still in a daze. Anyone who had all their memories shattered, stirred and wiped away would be in a daze, even if he was a strengthened clone of Sheyan.


    The daze awarded Sheyan 3 extra seconds to slide down. Then, the order that the realm instilled in the clone to kill Sheyan came into effect. Thismand supported him like his soul; it was so powerful that even the neuralyzer could not shake it.


    The clone roared and gave chase on instinct, leaping down the snowy slope. Although his speed was much faster than Sheyan, the deep snow immediately caused him to fall. He tumbled pathetically for a short distance before standing up again and continuing with his difficult chase.


    Senyan witnessed the poor performance of the clone and the corner of his lips curled into a sneer. While he was sliding down, he did not stay idle. He took different kinds of materials from his personal space and prepared his various mixes.


    Sheyan did not carry any finished mixes into this world of trial, only mixing materials! The first mix he made was the beneficial gene-mix! It could increase his attributes by 10% or 8 points, whichever was greater! (TN note: refer to chapter 856 ck Artmix Technique lvl max!)


    Although the base attributes of the clone were still far superior to Sheyan''s even after he had taken the mix, it was now impossible for the clone to achieve something as insane as crushing effects in all attributes.


    For the clone who had fifteen minutes of memory deleted, he didn''t even know what he had in his personal space if he didn''t sort through them one by one, let alone knowing the precise concoction method for the mixes. He had naturally forgotten all the forms. These kind of situations were not umon in real life. Of course, there were also cases where someone who lost his memory came into contact with familiar things, and slowly restored the memory, but would Sheyan give him the time and opportunity to calmly recall his memory and experiment with mixing?


    Of course not.


    Therefore, these materials were essential for Sheyan, but for the clone, they werepletely useless!


    Sheyan had begun trying to slowly fill the huge power gap between the two sides.


    Sheyan spent a total of 35 seconds sliding down the snowy slopes of the mountain.


    Taking advantage of these thirty-five seconds, he prepared a total of seven bottles of gene-mixes, but because he concocted them under such a bad condition, one of them was a failure. Therefore, he produced six finished products. After consuming one, he was left with 5 bottles.


    Among the 5 mixes, two of them were gene-mixes that could be thrown, while the other three were gical-extract mixes made from materials that Sheyan had prepared beforehand.


    These mixes were far from enough for Sheyan''s n. Fortunately, the clone did not immediately learn from Sheyan as soon as he recovered his mobility, sliding down on his back like a sleigh. That dyed him further. The gap between the two had increased from 2.8 seconds to 10 seconds.


    Sheyan stood on the spot and used two seconds to concoct two more bottles of gical-extract mixes. He then he dug a hole in the meadow at the foot of the mountain and buried in it four bottles of gical-extract mixes.


    Gene-mixes were mixes that could be used to strengthen allies or curse enemies, while gical-extract mixes were the essences Sheyan extracted from various living creatures. They had only one use��to be spellcasting materials.


    That''s right! This was one of the abilities that Sheyan has never disyed so far, a spellcasting material for Saruman''s powerful inheritance!


    A spellcasting material to grow Uruk-hais!


    (TN note: refer to Chapter 857:Grow)


    Then Sheyan turned away and ran! Don''t forget that he still had the speed buff from the ''Endless Spirited Vodka'' on him. The clone apparently forgot that he carried such an item. As for the ''Pestilence Monarch'' ability, Sheyan had switched it to ''Poison Monarch'' before entering this area.


    Although the realm had notified him that the ''Pestilence Monarch/Poison Monarch'' ability was something of very minute probability and could only be partially copied, Sheyan believed that the effect of being immune to all diseases/poisons would definitely be kept. Therefore, this ability was not part of his n in dealing with the clone. Of course, the clone could also forget about inflicting diseases on him.

 Chapter 899: Weighing

    <h4>Chapter 899: Weighing</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: TheAlliance


    When the clone rushed down the snowy mountain and set foot on the meadow at the foot of the mountain, Sheyan suddenly shook and split in two. This was the effect of the ''Rank 6 copying scroll (marked)'' given by Franklin.


    [Tear this scroll and use it on a target to produce an illusion of the target. The illusion will have 100% of the target''s HP and 30% of the target''s attack power]


    The illusion could not use any abilities or items but looked exactly like Sheyan.


    The clone looked distracted for a moment. He seemed to be looking for something in his personal space. After that, he too divided into two, obviously using the scroll as well, keeping up with the man-to-man coverage. For the clone who had temporarily lost his logical thinking, imitating Sheyan''s behaviour was undoubtedly the safest thing to do.


    At the moment, Sheyan had no way of telling which one was the true body of the clone. He did not know whether the guy relentlessly chasing after him was the real clone or the illusion. Sheyan could determine it from his attack power or wait until he used skills.


    This was also the reason Sheyan did not carry any weapons, because the clone could likely have pretty significant attack power even without weapons! This was almost unbearable for Sheyan, whose HP was far inferior to the enemy. Therefore, it was also a top priority for him to weaken the attack power of the clone as much as possible.


    The rtionship between Sheyan and the clone was also veryplicated. Such a tactic also meant that Sheyan''s attack power would drop terribly, but fortunately the clone did not have the ''Stronghold'' talent, or else��this battle would not even be necessary.


    Soon, the clone that chased after Sheyan had closed the distance by a considerable amount. The distance that Sheyan had painstakingly built was already gone.


    Sheyan had entered the range of ''Hornrage'', so the clone wasted no time in activating this ability which would enable him to quickly approach his target. The clone rammed into Sheyan''s back like a crazy buffalo.


    Sheyan was stagger for a few steps, then rolled violently. He fell into a stunned state. The Strength of the clone was not enough for crushing effect, but it was still far above his, so he suffered the maximum stun duration. Good thing there was the effect reduction from ''Stronghold'', so it didn''tst for too long.


    Sheyan, who fell face down, found his brain in chaos. Hepletely lost control of his body. Ironically, the fresh smell of the meadow and mud entered his nostrils, rejuvenating his spirit.


    No doubt that the one attacking Sheyan was the real clone. The fact that he was able to use a skill was proof.


    Sheyan kept a close eye on the battle log. When the battle log showed: [You suffered an enemy attack, your HP is reduced by 23 points], Sheyan could finally breathe easy.


    ording to his n, as long as the damage done by each attack from the clone did not exceed 50 points, everything was under control!


    After Sheyan recovered from the stun, he immediately rolled towards the battle on the other side. Of course, because the clone was faster than Sheyan, he was constantly chasing after Sheyan and constantly attacking Sheyan. He only targeted Sheyan''s legs.


    However, Sheyan happened to also possess the ''Hornrage'' ability, and at the moment, the two illusions created by Franklin''s ability were also fully immersed in battle with no attention to spare for him.


    Sheyan immediately activated ''Hornrage'' the moment he was within range! He charged towards the clone''s illusion at a high speed, thus escaping from the continuous beating administered by the clone.


    When Sheyan was hit by ''Hornrage'' previously, the thing he was most worried about did not happen. He could confirm that the clone did not have the ''Beast of Corrosion'' ability! Otherwise, when he got close, he would have unhesitantlyunched this terrifying ability on Sheyan!


    But this was quite normal.


    Sheyan''s acquisition of the ''Pestilence Monarch'' was only made possible due to various coincidences aligning together. Some key items were even products of multiple mutations. The fact that the realm was acquiring strange, unknown objects for analysis and research showed that they were not omnipotent. Either there was no way for the realm topletely copy the ''Beast of Corrosion'' ability onto the one-time use clone, or the cost ofpletely copying the ability was too high. This was understandable.


    Although Sheyan had escaped the attacking range of the clone, the clone still relied on his superior speed to unrelentingly chase after Sheyan.


    But at that moment, Sheyan raised his hand and smashed a bottle on the ground! It was an oval-shaped crystal bottle, containing none other than a curse-mix!


    The bottle broke with a crack and arge amount of smoke rose to cover a hundred square meters in an instant! The damaging shockwave swept past, rooting the clone in ce!


    Gene-curse cloud!


    Not only did the clone, who rushed into the smoke, have all his attributes reduced by 6 points, he was also stunned for 3 seconds. The movement speed of enemies would also be reduced by 40% in the cloud! Thanks to the final teachings of Saruman, the gene-curse cloud nowsted for fifteen minutes.


    When the clone was still stunned, Sheyan let out the dark gold leech. The moment this disgusting creature appeared, it squirmed towards the clone. Sheyan also controlled his illusion to join in on the attack on the clone in order to trigger ''Saruman''s Gaze''. (TN note: When an enemy in the curse cloud receives an attack, there is a chance of triggering ''Saruman''s Gaze''. Saruman''s phantom will materialise to inflict 50% additional damage on the enemy, and stun the enemy for 1 second.)


    The clone would be affected by both the dark gold leech and the gene-curse cloud. The dark gold leech could reduce movement speed by 50%, while the gene-curse cloud reduced movement speed by 40%. The two effects were perfectly stacked, which meant that the clone would have its movement speed reduced by 90%!!


    No one knew him better than himself. That was why Sheyan clearly understood that the sustained reduction in movement speed was a powerful threat to himself. He had almost no way of handling it. After Sheyan had distanced himself for about 50 meters, he stopped, took out some raw materials, and continued mixing!


    The clone would normally cover a distance of 50 meters in three to four seconds, at most. However, in the case of being forced to slow down by 90%, and with ''Hornrage'' in cooldown, he would need at least thirty to forty seconds to cover this distance.


    The clone remained dull and expressionless as he watched Sheyan dexterously mix dozens of ingredients together to rapidly produce one mix after another. He moved extremely slowly towards Sheyan, one step at a time.


    The phantom of Saruman could be seen from time to time in the gene-curse cloud, raising his cane andughing . This was the result of Sheyan''s illusion and the dark gold leech continuously triggering ''Saruman''s Gaze''.


    However, although the dark gold leech could crawl along with the clone, the gene-curse cloud could not move. The clone may be slowed down and was walking really slowly, but he was soon going to escape from the gene-curse cloud��


    But so what? Now, Sheyan had the absolute advantage in speed over the clone. When he saw that the clone was about toe out of the cloud, he would immediately run past ten meters in front of the clone to once again enter the gene-curse cloud.


    Seeing this situation, the clone was caught in a dilemma. He had no long-range attacks. If he wanted to attack Sheyan, he would have to re-enter the gene-curse cloud, but after entering, he would be slowed down by 90%. He couldn''t even touch Sheyan''s hair.


    The clone had two choices. The first choice was to run away! It must be noted that as long as he did not die in this battle, Sheyan would be the one to die. If the clone ran away Sheyan would definitely be in distress.


    Only, in Sheyan''s opinion, if the clone could really produce such thoughts, this mission would be way too insane. There would almost be no chance of winning, unless a tall cliff was created when the world was shaped, and when the clone was still in a daze, give it the good ol'' "This is Sparta" -- but would the realm tolerate such an obvious bug?


    Fortunately, it seemed that the realm did not intend to force Sheyan to a dead end. After all, the objective of the realm was to evolve, not to kill the contestants, so it did not instill the order for the clone to immediately run away if he faced with difficulties.


    The clone made the second choice.


    He also summoned his own dark gold leech which squirmed towards Sheyan!


    In the case where both of them were attacked by the dark gold leeches, the clone would definitely suffer the bigger loss.


    For example, let''s say his movement speed was 200 points, and Sheyan''s was 120 points. After they were each reduced by 50%, the clone would have 100 points shaved off, while Sheyan only 60 points. However, Sheyan would lose his absolute advantage in speed; it would be impossible to leisurely prepare the mixes anymore.


    The response of the clone was within Sheyan''s prediction!


    The HP of the dark gold leech was exactly 20,000 with 0 defense. Sheyan pounced on the dark gold leech summoned by the clone, while simultaneously directing his own illusion and dark gold leech to focus fire on the clone''s summoned creature!


    The attacks from the three of them frequently triggered ''Saruman''s Gaze''. The dark gold leech had zero defense, which was equivalent to receiving true damage for each attack. On average, they could cause 100 points of damage on the 0 defense dark gold leech every second. It would only take two hundred seconds to kill the dark gold leech!

 Chapter 900: The Monster with Over 30,000 HP

    <h4>Chapter 900: The Monster with Over 30,000 HP</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: TheAlliance


    Facing this situation, the clone hesitated a little, but apparently his chaotic mind had begun to wake up. Even though the power of the neuralyzer was very formidable, it had been quite a while so it was about time for its effect toe to an end.


    The remnant of hisbat awareness slowly emerged. He no longer instinctively and single-mindedly lock on to Sheyan as the main attacking target. He started to calcte whether attacking Sheyan was worth it. The illusion of the clone and his dark gold leech could only cause 1 damage to Sheyan due to ''Stronghold'', while the clone could attack Sheyan once every 1.5 seconds to cause 20-30 damage points without weapons. The damage per second was approximately 15+1+1 = 17 points.


    Sheyan''s maximum HP was close to 3,500. It would only take around 220 seconds to empty his HP!


    (TN note: Author can''t math)


    The calction showed that attacking the non-retaliating Sheyan was more cost-effective than attacking his dark gold leech.


    Therefore, the clone focused fire on Sheyan without hesitation. Using the life of his summoned creature in exchange for putting the target in a critical state - he would win in this trade no matter what!


    However, the clone forgot something.


    He forgot a cruel fact.


    Sheyan did one thing before this, and that was to bury his wife in the ground - no, to bury four bottles of gical-extract mixes in the ground. It''s about time for harvest.


    At the ce where the mixes were buried, arge amount of soil suddenly rose. It was originally the size of a small mound, but it continued to rise rapidly into a 7-8 square meter grave. The grass that originally grew lush on top of the mound withered and turned into ck ashes, scattering onto the soil.


    The ck ashes did not disappear, but slowly gathered together to form some mysterious, twisted ck words. They stuck to the soil like insects. It was very mysterious, and very strange.


    Then, cracks began to appear on the huge grave, and the ck mysterious words shed and floated in the air.


    Next, a hand with bulging bones and green veins as thick as small snakes stretched out of the ground. There was a thickyer of snake scales on its surface. The hand pushed the ground hard and arge amount of dirt flew as a burly figure jumped out of the grave.


    Based on his build, he was definitely an Uruk-hai, but his skin had ayer of thin scales that glowed with light. His mouth protruded and had a strange cleft pte, revealing a thin, split tongue red in colour. He looked a bit like a snakeman.


    The creature held a snake-like magic staff in his left hand. The top of the staff was engraved with what seemed to be two gemstones, but they would blink once in a while! They seemed to be living things!


    The ck glowing words floating in the air flew towards the staff. This creature was a very special existence. It was grown from the extract of a kind of sea snakes that lived in the cold climate of hightitudes zones. Sheyan got a few of them from the London Zoo.


    The name of the grown creature was "Snakeoid Uruk-hai (Elite)". His attack leaned towards ice damage with an apanying speed reduction property. He was the secret weapon carefully selected by Sheyan for this battle.


    The Snakeoid Uruk-hai roared furiously towards the sky. Sheyan took one look at him andid down his orders. The Uruk-hai lifted his staff, and the staff proceeded to glow with a ck light. After about three seconds of chanting, an piece of ice that emitted white smoke shot out from the staff towards the dark gold leech summoned by the clone!


    The force of this attack was quite astonishing.


    It should be noted that the basic blueprint of Sheyan''s grown creature was an elite Uruk-hai, whose attack power and HP were quite considerable.


    In terms ofbat strength, an Uruk-hai could single-handedly kill at least ten half orcs, while an elite Uruk-hai could kill around 3 Uruk-hais. The elite Uruk-hai''sbat strength was at least equal to a normal, fully-armed Growth Hunter. And that was not counting the special ability given to it by Sheyan''s mix.


    The ice hit the 0 defense dark gold leech and caused a staggering damage of 744!


    That number looked abnormally high, but if you think about it, the attack was a spell that needed a three-second cast time. It carried a risk of being interrupted. Therefore, the high damage was quite reasonable.


    A thinyer of frost emerged on the body surface of the dark gold leech. When the leech moved, it would make a creaking sound like a warrior wearing full body heavy armour. Its movement speed got even slower.


    The addition of the Snakeoid Uruk-hai and the high frequency at which ''Saruman''s Gaze'' was triggered caused the DPS of Sheyan''s side to rise to about 250! The time it would take to get rid of the dark gold leech had suddenly shortened!


    The clone obviously felt a sense of crisis. Once his dark gold leech was killed, he would be at an absolute disadvantage in speed! He would fall into a very awkward situation! ! !


    Therefore, the clone immediately changed his offensive target. He gave up on Sheyan who only had half his HP left, and started to attack the dark gold leech summoned by Sheyan instead.


    The theoretical weaponless attack power of the clone was 120-150 points, but he had a 1.5-second attack interval. The attack power of his illusion was 36-45 points, and the attack power of his summoned dark gold leech was 60-75 points. Therefore, the total damage caused by the clone''s side was slightly higher than Sheyan''s side. However, they did not have ''Saruman''s Gaze'', and their attributes were reduced in the gene-curse cloud. Therefore, in actualbat, their damage output was merely equal to Sheyan''s side.


    However, when they started to focus fire on Sheyan''s dark gold leech, Sheyan instructed the leech to employ the gueri tactic of continuously hitting and running. He also instructed his illusion to stop attacking and to concentrate on blocking and parrying the clone''s attacks. He could also act as a human shield and block attacks with his body if necessary. The Snakeoid Uruk-hai would keep attacking the opponent''s dark gold leech with spells.


    Sheyan''s side was only slowed down by 50% by the opponent''s dark gold leech, while the other party were slowed down by an additional 40% in the gene-curse cloud. Add to that the slowing effect from the Snakeoid Uruk-hai''s attacks, the opponents found it difficult to even move.


    The clone''s side also had their attacks on the dark gold leech hindered by the interference of Sheyan''s illusion, while the dark gold leech kept trying to sneakily run away even with the 50% reduction in speed. This made the clone side''s attacking frequency pathetically low.


    After nearly two minutes, the dark gold leech summoned by the clone swelled up like a balloon. It kept getting bigger and bigger until it burst into a rain of blood. It was finally killed!


    Sheyan''s pupil shrank. That''s because at the moment, his own dark gold leech still had more than 16,000 HP left! This situation had actually exceeded the best-case scenario he expected, mainly because he got lucky with the Snakeoid Uruk-hai. It was actually born with a special ability: ''HP to MP conversion''.


    ''HP to MP conversion'', like its name implied, was the ability to convert HP into MP. The Uruk-hais had an incredible amount of HP to begin with; even a mage had a HP of nearly 5,000 points. Sheyan could also specify one base attribute of the Uruk-hai to gain a bonus of 50% of his own attribute! It meant that the Uruk-hai received an additional 1700 HP from Sheyan! (TN note: refer to Chapter 873 Perfect reward)


    No wonder the guy kept throwing spells like it was free!


    Now, Sheyan ordered the Snakeoid Uruk-hai to target the clone. In this way, even if the dark gold leech did not attack, the clone would be slowed down by both the ice spells and the gene-curse cloud. In this state, he would never catch up to the dark gold leech.


    Only the illusion of the clone could attack the dark gold leech now, but he only had 30% of the clone''s attack power. To finish the dark gold leech''s 16,000 HP under the interference of Sheyan''s illusion was indeed a very difficult task.


    It was then that the clone''s most insane, most terrifying aspect showed itself.


    He was a monster with over 30,000 HP!


    Before this, Sheyan gave it a lot of thought, and finally decided to take off his Zergling Armour and leave it with Jinkuang. The reason was that although the armour could provide the mage-type Grown Creature with considerable MP regen, it also came with the mighty ''Zergling Rush'' attack. Sheyan had to do everything possible to reduce the attack power of the clone, so naturally, he couldn''t make such a mistake.


    The Snakeoid Uruk-hai''s HP had finally bottomed out. His MP was alsopletely exhausted.


    Sheyan mercilessly ordered him to attack the clone physically. After he died, the other two gical-extract mixes nted by Sheyan had also hatched.


    This time, Sheyan did not intend to hatch an elite Uruk-hai. The two gical-extract mixes contained the genes of cuttlefish. The two ordinary Uruk-hais grown from them somewhat resembled Davy Jones.

 Chapter 901: Battle of the Stairway of the Suns

    <h4>Chapter 901: Battle of the Stairway of the Suns</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The hatched cuttlefish Uruk-hais were not elites, but their normal attacks were very distinctive. They turned their left arms into long tentacles to whip the enemies. The attack could reach five to six meters. The mucus and suction cups on the tentacles could slow the enemies down by 15%. They could also spray ink to damage the opponents'' vision and greatly reduce their uracy.


    Moreover, the cuttlefish Uruk-hais had an advantage in terms of quantity. The clone was currently being pincered by the two of them of different sides. The cuttlefish Uruk-hais had close to 3000 HP after receiving the bonus from Sheyan''s, so it was very difficult to kill them quickly.


    The HP of the clone steadily declined over time. He roared and screamed as he kept trying to ovee the slowdown effect from the dark gold leech, the gene-curse cloud, and the two cuttlefish Uruk-hais to chase after Sheyan. Unfortunately, he struggled to move under those attacks.


    Sheyan stood in the distance, watching the other "him" charging left and right like a fierce great shark struggling in a strong. But ultimately, the shark could not escape the binding.


    Although he was still alive and kicking, if the situation remained unchanged, this trapped beast would only meet with failure.


    Seeing this, Sheyan almost felt that the dust had settled. If there was no ident, then him breaking through the dual-attribute boundary should not be a problem. However, Sheyan still stood far away because he had always been a cautious person. The difficulty of the dual-attribute boundary breakthrough was no joke. It was hard to say if there would be any more changes in the situation.


    20,000��15,000��9,000��


    These numbers that indicated the clone''s HP were like one heavy weighing stone after another, increasing the trepidation in his heart. This ambush nned by Sheyan was like cutting meat with a blunt knife, ruthlessness shaving off the opponent''s vitality and hope bit by bit.


    Sheyan had actually made another preparation. His MP was reduced by 33% every time he used the ''Grow'' ability, so he brought some potions and food that restored MP, which he didn''t usually bring. On the other hand, he did not bring any HP-restoring items such as honorary dosages. The party skill ''Gloryheal'' was also still in cooldown.


    Sheyan could only recover 3,000+ HP with an honorary dosage, while the clone could recover more than 30,000 HP. For this battle with a time limit, it would be very unwise to carry HP-recovery items.


    Sheyan''s MP had recovered to 50% at this time. He estimated that he could still use ''Grow'' at least twice more! If he had sufficient time, the clone would still be killed even if he had twice as much HP.


    Finally, the HP of the clone fell below 5000 points. He could feel death approaching. He screamed defiantly; even the corners of his eyes and nostrils split open from anger.


    "Why! Why! This should not happen!!"


    As if he had a final epiphany before his death, he actually turned his back to Sheyan and forced himself to start mixing. Although his memory had been deleted, but after a while, he could perform a lot of instinctive actions. It was akin to how an amnesiac swimmer''s mind may be nk, but if he was thrown into water he would definitely not drown!


    Sheyan ignored him. It was toote to tryst-minute experiments. Mixing was definitely not as easy as he imagined.


    Forcing himself to start mixing the way he did not only meant that hepletely gave up on defending, the failure rate was also astonishingly high. Even one as skillful as Sheyan still failed once when he tried mixing while he was sliding down. He wasn''t even being attacked back then.


    However, there are often low probability events uring in the world. After mixing for nearly 20 seconds, the clone actually seeded in making a curse-mix! He immediately mmed the bottle on the ground with a loud roar!


    The shockwave from the curse-mix instantly spread, and the dark gene-curse cloud also shrouded the battlefield. Not only that, the three-second stun effect also gave the clone a chance to breathe. He immediately rushed outwards.


    For some reason, the clone had actually got faster. Seeing this, Sheyan''s pupils shrunk. He hated sudden changes when he was about to win.


    Three seconds passed by quickly. One of the grown Uruk-hai stepped forward andshed his tentacle towards the clone. The tentacle whistled through the air and was about to entangle the clone.


    But suddenly, the clone reached out and managed to grab the tentacle. The eyes of the clone began to quickly redden. Upon closer inspection, one would find the blood vessels in his eyes bursting wildly, soaking the eyes in a bloody colour!


    Tendrils visibly grew from the clone''s fingertips. The tendrils were a flesh-red colour, and they looked mysterious and powerful. The tendrils were no stranger to Sheyan. These were the tendrils of the ''Stairway of the Sun''!


    The grown Uruk-hai started to roar in horror. He instinctively tried to move away but he found that he could not break away from the grip, so he broke off his tentacle arm and quickly stepped back!


    Although he had reacted very quickly, the five long tendrils had already rushed over. The tendrils danced in the air like snakes and shot out for five to six meters to entangle the Uruk-hai''s body!


    The grown Uruk-hai was petrified in ce, then quickly dissolved in a strange way. Hepletely melted away into the ground in less than 20 seconds like wax being heated.


    When Sheyan saw this scene, he knew what was going on - when the ''Stairway of the Sun'' sensed that its host was about to die, it would instinctively take over the host''s body in order to survive!


    But this wasn''t the only thing Sheyan was worried about because he suddenly thought of something:


    When the realm was cloning, it discovered a special ability, the ''Beast of Corrosion'', that it couldn''t clone. But the realm must have used a lot of energy to try to clone the ''Poison Monarch''; it just failed to do so.


    But it was like creating a divine weapon. Even if the creation of the divine weapon failed, the materials used wouldn''t just disappear into thin air�� That led us to the main question: After the failure of the realm to clone the ''Poison Monarch'', what power had it created?


    When Sheyan thought of this, he felt that he could dy no longer, or he might just fall at thest hurdle!


    He silently clenched his fist.


    The cloned screamed wildly. The the blood vessels on the surface of his body, his neck, and his forehead swelled to the limit like they had undergone strenuous exercise. They looked like they were going to burst if a tiny bit more pressure was added.


    Some things were visibly creeping in his blood vessels. They should be the tendrils of the ''Stairway of the Sun''. It seemed like the ''Stairway of the Sun'' intended topletely take over the body so that it could battle with the most suitable body for itself!


    Sheyan had charged to the front of the clone with his body bent down. Heunched a punch to the clone''s chest. The clone immediately responded strongly by raising his palm to hold the punch!


    Sheyan was undoubtedly inferior in terms of base attributes, so he was at a disadvantage. He groaned and tried to retreat. The clone smiled sinisterly. The five red tendrils extended from his fingers that were grabbing Sheyan and prated into Sheyan''s body.


    However, Sheyan also had a ''Stairway of the Sun'' in his body!


    Furthermore, his ''Stairway of the Sun'' was a unique existence that even the realm couldn''t clone!


    When it sensed that its territory was invaded, it squirmed and immediately extended its own tendrils to entangle with the flesh-red tendrils that prated into Sheyan.


    Although Sheyan''s base attributes were far inferior to the clone, but in terms of the strength of the ''Stairway of the Sun''s in their respective bodies, Sheyan''s was more dominant!


    The tendrils of the two ''Stairway of the Sun''s intertwined together and immediatelyunched an intense battle. The battle obviously affected the bodies as well! Sheyan couldn''t help but scream in pain. The clone also trembled like he was being shocked by electric.


    Sheyan suddenly took a deep breath. An abnormal trace of red passed through his face and his ck eyebrows intertwined together. His other arm that was free clenched tightly, swelled up, turned a strange dark-green colour, and became as hard as iron. The swollen blood vessels ferociously consumed blood and nutrients. The energy of Sheyan''s entire body was gathered in one ce!


    The strong energy made Sheyan''s ''Stairway of the Sun'' tremble. A main tendril grew wildly and split itself at an incredible speed. It instantly hovered over the nerves in Sheyan''s left hand and took over control of the arm.

 Chapter 902: Breakthrough! Breakthrough! Breakthrough!!!

    <h4>Chapter 902: Breakthrough! Breakthrough! Breakthrough!!!</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Driven by the ''Stairway of the Sun'', Sheyan broke out with great power. His left hand struck the clone''s chest at a fierce speed.


    The chest was also the ce where the ''Stairway of the Sun'' resided!


    In an instant which might havested for a second or for a year, the ckish-green colour on the surface of Sheyan''s left arm changed rapidly. It grouped together as if it was alive, turning into a ferocious beast. The beast released a hoarse roar and pounced into the clone''s chest.


    At the same time, the ''Stairway of the Sun'' in Sheyan''s body flipped and slithered like snakes as if it was injected with a stimnt. It forcefully severed the tendrils from the other ''Stairway of the Sun''!! Sheyan could even hear a sharp scream from the inside the body of the clone. The erged blood vessels on the clone''s forehead and arms ruptured. The blood-red tendrils of the ''Stairway of the Sun'' spasmed and straightened, tremoring desperately towards the sky!


    ''Beast of Corrosion''!!!


    Sheyan''s most powerful attack finally showed itself in this desperate moment!


    The ''Beast of Corrosion'' had two parts to its attack. The first part had a fixed attack power of 300, but the attack power of the second part was 10% of the target maximum HP!! The HP of the clone was as high as 30,000+, so the total attack power of this ''Beast of Corrosion'' was at least 3,500!


    The clone had only mutated when he had about 5,000 HP left. In addition, when he was mixing, he was in a state of no defense, and took a lot of damage. The ''Beast of Corrosion'' was like the straw that broke the camel''s back, giving him a tragic ending!


    After the hit connected, Sheyan hastily retreated to avoid being hit by the counterattack before the enemy''s death.


    The clone released a miserable cry. His flesh and blood quickly dried up, turning him into a dry, shrivelled corpse. From the corpse, thepletely out-of-control ''Stairway of the Sun'' broke out and grew to about four meters in height, flinging bones and bodily fluids everywhere!


    Sheyan couldn''t help but grieve at the death of the clone. Even the ''Stairway of the Sun'' in him was restless.


    The body of the clone was soonpletely absorbed. The out-of-control ''Stairway of the Sun'', being a parasite, naturally could not survive without its host. Its seven or so tendril-like branches pointed straight at the sky, convulsing painfully. Then, it fell to the ground weakly, asionally twitching.


    The ''Stairway of the Sun'' in Sheyan''s body suddenly stirred excitedly. Sheyan felt the blood vessel on his wrist slightly tighten, and the two main tendrils of the ''Stairway of the Sun'' reached out. It flew straight towards its dying counterpart and grabbed it tightly. From the tendrils grew numerous suction cups with sharp teeth that would go on to violently devour the dying ''Stairway of the Sun''.


    This was the cruel nature of the ''Stairway of the Sun''. As the saying goes, two tigers could not coexist on the same mountain. This concept was perfectly demonstrated by them. Not only did they kill among their own kind, even siblings had to start devouring each other the moment they were born. The most shocking thing was that, unless there was a suitable environment, the mother would also swallow the children!


    Driven by such instinct, the cannibalistic action of the ''Stairway of the Sun'' right now was understandable. More importantly, if it wasn''t for this breakthrough challenge, it would be hard pressed to find another of its kind already residing in a contestant''s body. This was a major reward outside the expectation of Sheyan and the realm.


    After the ''Stairway of the Sun'' finished its meal, Sheyan stood quietly on the spot. It did not take long for the nightmare imprint on his chest to start heating up. It formed into an image of a shield. On the shield was a strong-looking, tightly-clenched fist!


    Sheyan took a deep breath. Obviously, the shield symbolized his Physique specialty, while the fist symbolized his Strength specialty. Next came the notifications:


    [Contestant No. 1018, congrattions on passing the dual-attribute boundary breakthrough trial.]


    Sheyan could feel a huge burden being lifted off his shoulders upon reading this sentence. He felt like he was dreaming. He couldn''t believe that the problem was resolved!


    Honestly, Sheyan didn''t believe Reef was any weaker than himself, and yet he was stuck at this stage for a really long time. It even cost him the lives of his entire party. It was therefore understandable for Sheyan to feel this way.


    [You obtain the general Growth-Hunter reward: ''Foundation''.]


    [You have skillfully applied your talent and wisdom to sessfully challenge yourself. Only now do you possess the rough outline of a good warrior. You have also determined the direction of your growth. Therefore, you shall receive a generous reward that will make you an even better warrior.]


    [Reward!!!! All your pure attributes (without equipments) x2 !]


    With the triggering of this reward, a heat spread through Sheyan''s body. He felt as if every tendon in his body was growing, every muscle fiber was splitting, every bone was burning. He could feel it with every strand of his nerve.


    "AAAAARRRGGHHH!" Sheyan couldn''t help but scream. The feeling was really hard to describe. Pain, fatigue,fort, and other sensations all blended into one. It felt good but it also felt bad at the same time. He fell down on his knees, while his sweat gathered into a pool on the ground.


    ''Just as I thought,'' Sheyan gasped and muttered to himself when the strange feeling in his body subsided:


    ''Those guys kept emphasizing on the importance of foundations! When I fought against some Growth-Hunters, I felt like their HP was higher than expected. It seems that their fundamentals were quite solid, so they got pretty generous rewards.''


    The nightmare imprint probably knew that he would be lost in his own excitement after receiving the Foundation reward, so it only continued after a while:


    [In view of the huge difference in power between Rank I contestants who were new to the realm and the Growth-Hunters, when Growth-Hunters or higher ss warriors attack Rank I contestants, the attack will be weakened to a certain degree. The extent of the weakening will be decided by military rank, personal strength (pure attributes), the number worlds experienced, and various other factors.]


    Sheyan recalled that when he was attacked as a Rank I contestant, the enemy''s attacks did undergo some surprising weakening. It should be rted to this rule.


    [Next is the special reward. You have passed the dual-attribute boundary breakthrough trial. You obtain an additional 15 free attribute points. Please invest them in your base attributes within 10 seconds. The free attribute points will disappear after 10 seconds.]


    The first thing that came to Sheyan''s mind after getting 15 free attribute points was the damn basketball teen, Hakeem. His current Perceptive Sense had reached an astonishing 46 points, so Sheyan invested 5 points to make it reach 51! It also broke through the boundary of 50 points in pure attribute, but Sheyan''s identity at the moment was a reserve-duty Growth-Hunter, so there was no amazing reward for 50-point boundary breakthrough like when he was a Rank I contestant.


    Three choices appeared in the reward section of the 50-point pure attribute breakthrough.


    [A. You can sense the emotions and moods of living creatures, thus further understanding their thoughts.]


    [B. You can perceive the enemy''s weakness, thus greatly increasing your explosive hit rate.]


    [C. Your willpower bes stronger and more tenacious. You will not be easily confused by illusions. You will also easily find the ws in your enemy''s attacks, thus achieving a sessful dodge.]


    Among the three options, A was obviously for summoners and B was for snipers to help them go for sure kills. Only C was suitable for MTs. Sheyan''s team had already begun to take shape and had passed the point where he had to do everything on his own, so he chose C. For future endeavors, and also for dealing with the potential ambush of Hakeem who may still be waiting.


    As for the remaining 10 points, Sheyan added them all to Agility after giving it some thought. Sheyan''s pure Agility was 17 points, but it reached 34 points after being doubled. Taking into ount the 10 free attribute points and the buff from the gene-mix, he could easily reach above 50 points. Although he couldn''t get the 50-point pure attribute reward this way, it should be difficult for Sheyan to encounter cases where he couldn''t even fight back in terms of speed now.


    Reaching 20 points of Agility should alsoe with a reward. However, Sheyan had reached that before and lowered the attribute again, but the reward had remained. So this time, when his Agility reached 20 points again, he did not get a reward.


    Next, the nightmare imprint announced that Sheyan had sessfully passed the dual-attribute boundary breakthrough trial. His designated main attributes were Physique and Strength. Sheyan''s breakthrough reward had already been issued together with his 50-point pure Physique reward, so this time only a series of rewards for breaking through the Strength boundary was announced.


    First was the reward for reaching 50 points of Strength. Most contestants would have obtained this reward when they became reserve-duty Growth Hunters, but Sheyan broke through Physique back then, so it was dyed.

 Chapter 903: An Explosion of Attributes

    <h4>Chapter 903: An Explosion of Attributes</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    [Your rewards for breaking through the 50-point Strength boundary are as follows. Please choose two of the following three options as your reward.]


    Following the words of the nightmare imprint, a series of choices instantly appeared in front of Sheyan.


    [A. Strength of Protection: Reduce the enemy''s explosive hit rate by 30% (this property has precedence), and reduce explosive hit damage sustained by 30% (this property has domain precedence).]


    (Note: Ability precedences: No precedence < normal precedence < Authoritative (Crushing damages belong here) < Domain precedence < Domain authority)


    [B. Strength of Truth: Increase Strength by 15 points.]


    [C. Strength of Barbarism: When a crushing damage check is performed on your attack, there will be an additional +25 correction value (that is, if Sheyan attacks with 50 points of Strength, the check to determine whether it would be a crushing damage would be calcted ording to 75 points of Strength). In addition, the explosive hit rate of crushing damages increases by 33%.]


    Sheyan gave careful thought to these three options. Obviously, if the choice became too hard, one could never go wrong with option B. 15 points of Strength were a lot. Meanwhile, option A focused on defense, and option C focused on offense.


    Sheyan took into ount that his own team was now beginning to take shape. The MT, Reef, was here to stay. Someone with a shield like him was suited to deal with Boss-level creatures with high single-attack damages. His performance so far had been impable.


    Sheyan''s position on the team was someone who was more suited to deal with arge swarm of enemies, the kind that dealt lower damage but had a high attacking frequency such as a beast wave. It was already difficult for these ordinary creatures to deal explosive hits to him, so choosing option A would be a waste.


    More importantly, Sheyan had once seen a Damage Reflection Scroll in the nightmare realm�� Unfortunately, the seller was only putting it on disy to show off. The price he set showed that he had no intention of selling it at all.


    Although Sheyan did not get his hands on the scroll, it gave him a rough goal for evolution. With damage reflection, the harder the enemy hit, the more they will hurt themselves. Sheyan may sometimes even wish for the enemy to deal explosive hits.


    Therefore, after some careful consideration, Sheyan chose Options B and C. By this time, the damage of ''+7 West'' had gradually fallen behind. After Sheyan return to the realm, he would make finding a weapon his top priority.


    His current Strength was 72. After selecting options B and C, he would have 112 points of Strength in crushing damage checks! Even Growth Hunters would suffer crushing damages from his attacks if they had less than 55 points of Strength!


    Although all Growth Hunters had received the reward of pure attributes x2, there shouldn''t be many outside the Strength-types and some Agility-types who could reach 27 points of Strength when they broke through the boundary. Not to mention that Sheyan also had curse-mixes to reduce their attributes!


    After selecting the reward for breaking through the 50-point Strength boundary, Sheyan''s pure Strength without equipment reached 67 points. So, he had one more reward - the reward for breaking through the 50-point pure Strength boundary. The options were as follows.


    [A: Base attribute ability reward II - Strength of Thorns: Your attack will get an additional damage of 1/3 of the total damage done to you by the target in thest 5 seconds. ''The Power of Thorns'' has a cooldown of 5 seconds, and the amount of additional damage will not exceed 600/1200 points (corresponding to contestants/storyline characters respectively)]


    [B. Base attribute ability reward III - Strength of the Fanatic: Whenever your HP drops by 10%, your attack power will increase by 3% and your attack speed will increase by 5%. Even when you are not injured, you will have a bonus of 5% attack power and 10% attack speed.]


    [C. Base attribute ability reward III - Strength of the Sky: Perform a Strength check for every sessful hit on the enemy. If you pass the Strength check, there is a 25% chance to interrupt a random beneficial effect on the target (including, but not limited to, attribute buffs, protectiveyers, and aura effects). Lasts for 30 seconds. This ability can be repeatedly triggered, but there will only be one interrupted effect (unable to stack). This ability has domain precedence.]


    [D. Base attribute ability reward III - Strength of the Earth: Whenever a Strength check is performed (including, but not limited to, attribute checks, equipment requirement checks, and skill checks), the Strength requirement is reduced by 25%. This effect has domain precedence.]


    For these four choices, Sheyan still considered the problem from the perspective of the team. With the new addition of Zi and the sessful promotion of Brother ck to Growth Hunter, the team''s damage output, which used to be their weakness, had received a significant boost.


    Furthermore, Party Ace would have no problem recruiting strong damage dealers if they wanted to. Maybe they couldn''t attract natural monsters like Aziz, but those a tier below would line up for the opportunity to join them.


    Therefore, Sheyan chose the unpopr ability, ''Strength of the Sky''. This was a very malicious ability that could null the opponent''s buff. Imagine if Skull''s metal armour enhancement on his subordinates suddenly disappeared after receiving Sheyan''s attack, or if the Glory Party suddenly lost Zeus'' gravitational field, or if the magic shield on mage contestants were suddenly gone. The effect evensts for 30 seconds. Such a despicable ability!


    For his secondary attribute (tertiary really), Sheyan unhesitatingly chose Perceptive Sense, and very simply chose the option to increase his Perceptive Sense by 15 points.


    Sheyan realised that his Charm, Intelligence, and Spirit attributes had ??all reached 20 points, but there was no prompt to draw a reward. After an enquiry, he found out that the 20-point pure attribute reward was limited to normal contestants and reserve-duty Growth Hunters.


    Once he became a Growth Hunter, the setting would be obsolete. This was akin to how an elementary student who could solve college problems was a genius, a child prodigy; but a college student who could solve college problems was something to be expected.


    Sheyan felt that the exnation was quite reasonable. He thought back to his previous experience and couldn''t help butment, ''If only I knew��sigh.''


    Sheyan''s reaction implied that he did have a bit of regret. Although he had guessed this, and had recognised the importance ofying down a good foundation, but, after all, spection was spection. Before he saw it with his own eyes, he couldn''t be totally sure of his guesses.


    If Sheyan could confirm beforehand the fact that all his base attributes would double, he estimated that he could hang on for at least three more worlds. By doing so, he should be able to reach the pure 50-point boundary in 2 attributes as a normal contestant.


    s, the world had no cure for regret.


    It also exined why Reef was so strong after his breakthrough, after staying for a long time as a reserve-duty Growth Hunter.


    Sheyan stayed rooted to the spot. His past experienced slowly flowed through his mind like a river. After a long time, he sighed deeply.


    Suddenly, Sheyan felt a quake under his feet. He looked towards the distance and saw that the barrier at the edge of the area had disappeared. A powerful force hid behind the dark, turbulent clouds. Arge amount of blood-red lightning struck down to erode the edge of the space. A blood-red lightning shed, illuminating the darkness in a corner!


    In the bright light, Sheyan saw numerous pipelines in the void that intertwined with each other like human blood vessels. The pipeline looked metallic, but they also had the flexibility of soft tissues. Sheyan could feel arge amount of electric current surging in them.


    The life of this trial ground��wasing to an end.


    Sheyan instantly put forth the request to leave the trial ground, but his request was not immediately implemented. Instead, he received a notification:


    [Reserve-duty Growth Hunter No. 1018, due to your military rank, you received a reminder: you still have three unallocated free attribute points. If there are no special circumstances, you are advised to allocate them before leaving the trial ground.]


    Sheyan stared nkly at the notification. The first thing he noticed was that the realm still addressed him as a reserve-duty Growth Hunter. Secondly, he realised that this was information that required a certain military rank to receive, so he immediately assigned the three free attribute points to his Physique.


    The copse of the trial ground was in full force by now. The blood-red lightnings and ck clouds greedily teared at the unresistingnd. Sheyan once again issued a request for return. He disappeared instantly, to return back to the abandoned alien base below the Statue of Liberty.


    After his return, Sheyan immediately realised the nightmare imprint on his chest was glowing brightly. It was also stinging hot. Notifications from the nightmare imprint appeared again:


    [Contestant No. 1018, congrattions on officially passing the boundary breakthrough trial to be a powerful Growth Hunter. Next, you have to further refine your path for growth! The title of Growth Hunter only shows that you have sessfully changed from a civilian to a beginner warrior!]


    [Hint: From the moment you became a Growth Hunter, your main attributes are Strength and Physique. You need to spend 3 free attribute points to increase these attributes by 1.]


    [Hint: From the moment you became a Growth Hunter, your secondary attribute is Perceptive Sense. You need to spend 5 free attribute points to increase this attribute by 1.]


    [Hint: From the moment you became a Growth Hunter, you need to spend 7 free attribute points to increase all other base attributes by 1.]


    (Author''s note: At the beginning of the previous LOTR arc, a lot of people questioned how the mage contestant, Yerna, could stay alive despite being ganged up on like that. Well, now you know.)

 Chapter 904: Piss on your face!

    <h4>Chapter 904: Piss on your face!</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    "So there are these kind of limitations!" Sheyan sucked in a cold breath! His mind spun fast, and found a lot of deeper meaning behind them.


    From what he could see, the way the nightmare realm shaped a person was a thorough andplete process, simr to the process of painting a masterpiece.


    The contestants who were new to the realm were like worthless tree barks and bamboos. The realm did not impose any roles on them. Instead, the realm let them fight in various worlds while setting up some rules that were beneficial to them. Its growth. Of course, if they were eliminated in this process, then they were indeed worthless.


    This period was akin to the process of pulping, modtion, and processing in papermaking.


    The greatest change to a contestant came when they awakened into a Growth Hunter. The contrast before and after they awakened was huge. If they were tree barks and bamboos before, they were now smooth and fragrant high-quality paper. They had turned from worthless materials into famous products.


    The Awakener trial, etc. which came afterwards would be akin to additional processes on the papers to make them for suitable for various applications. For example, Xuan papers which were suitable for traditional Chinese painting, canvas for oil painting, or sketching papers for pencil drawing.


    The various experiences and tests were akin to brushes that paint on the papers.


    In the end, the contestants honed by the realm would be like famous paintings of different styles! They would be like masterpieces that were only made possible after undergoing various processes!


    Of course, the amount of people eliminated in the process were definitely no fewer than the amount of paper wasted in the painting of a masterpiece!


    Of all the processes, Sheyan believed that the greatest change should be when a contestant turned into a Growth Hunter. The tests afterwards may be harder than the Growth Hunter test, but contestants should no longer be forced into situations so tight that they couldn''t even breathe. Growth Hunters had be useful materials so the subsequent processes should be to shape them. They would no longer be dealt with so roughly.


    Sheyan might appear full of confidence in the whole process of breaking through the boundary limit, but one need only look at Reef and the way he was forced into a corner before he met Sheyan to know how much pressure there was in this test.


    Sheyan checked his current attributes carefully and quickly came to a conclusion:


    ''It seemed that it is absolutely impossible to quickly increase base attributes after bing a Growth Hunter. More importantly, because of the restrictions in allocating free attribute points, Growth Hunters will definitely invest most of their free attribute points in their main attribute. All Growth Hunters will evolve towards a more specialised direction. This is an irreversible trend.''


    ''But what about the attributes they are weak in? For example, if I have 21 free attribute points, I can improve Strength or Physique by 7 points. But if I invest in Charm, I only get 3 points; only idiots would do that. So what do I do if I suddenly find myself in need of Charm?''


    ''Equipments!! The only way is to make up for this shoring through equipments! The attributes added by equipments are fixed. It''s foreseeable that one''s dependence on equipments will increase after bing a Growth Hunter. Ah, as a team leader, I will have to pay more attention to this aspect.''


    Suddenly, Sheyan felt a rustling on the top of his head. Some sand fell down off the smooth steel wall. The nightmare imprint transmitted some notifications:


    [Growth Hunter No. 1018, your trial has beenpleted. Due to your military rank privilege, you can use the beginner auction system - that is normally only avable to Awakeners - in advance. This function will be activated after you return to the nightmare realm.]


    [Growth Hunter No. 1018, your trial has beenpleted. This trial site will be abandoned. The energy restriction will be withdrawn after ten minutes. Anyone can enter this ce afterwards.]


    "Then I really have to hurry up." Sheyan loosened his neck and heard his joints cracked. He had not returned to his optimum state aftering out from the trial ground. So, the first thing he did was naturally to take various kinds of recovery food from Jinkuang and gorged on them. After all, the basketball teenager Hakeem was likely waiting for him outside. The information that Hakeem''s military rank could acquire, Sheyan could acquire too, and for free at that!


    Fortunately for Sheyan, the food that Zi prepared for him was top grade. Sheyan also had an unused honorary dosage. 10 minutes of recovery time in a nonbat state was more than enough.


    Sheyan stood up and re-entered the elevator five minutester. Sheyan''s aura appeared more hidden and he did not look like he had made a big leap in strength at all. On the contrary, he looked weak and dispirited.


    Sheyan stepped out of the elevator the moment it stopped rising. He instantly had a feeling of thorns on his back. He kept quiet and deliberately acted like he was sneaking out of the ce. He only turned his head back after a few steps and immediately saw Hakeem sitting on the torch of the Statue of Liberty. His basketball had disappeared.


    The moon in the sky was very round, but it had a demonic-red colour, as if it had been soaked in blood. On the sky behind Hakeem hovered several strange creatures. Upon closer scrutiny, Sheyan found them to be half-rotten vultures. Their eye sockets were hollow with faint ghostly fires inside. On their heads was arge blood-red lump of flesh. Their beaks looked very sharp - they seemed to have no problem ripping through tough armours to drag out the internal organs inside.


    "Not running away any more?" sneered Hakeem. The voice that reached Sheyan''s ears was quite strange, as if there were microphones all around him.


    Following Hakeem''s words, a half-rotten vulture swooped down on Sheyan. The feeling it gave Sheyan when it spread its wings and dived down was that of an all-epassing gale.


    What was even more bizarre was the sharp tip of a dagger that suddenly appeared from the void thirty centimeters behind Sheyan!


    The tip of the dagger glowed with a mysterious blue light, mixed with a bit of dark golden hue!


    If Sheyan retreated to avoids the vultures, he would undoubtedly hit the tip of the dagger. Hakeem intended to toy with Sheyan in the illusion until Sheyan fell dead! He wanted every move that Sheyan made to be filled with fear. He wanted Sheyan to not even know how he should react!


    However, Sheyan reacted to the dive of the giant vulture in an unexpected way - he pounced towards the giant vulture as if he wasunching a suicidal attack. This vulture was actually just an illusion created by Hakeem, so of course it didn''t dare to engage Sheyan. It could only pretend to fly away in panic.


    Sheyan missed his target and fell down to the ground in a pathetic way. He only climbed back up after a while, all the while cursing furiously. He turned around and saw that dagger tip had disappeared. Sheyan coughed and spat some thick phlegm on a stone next to him.


    Hakeem could feel the blood in his body rush to his head in fury! That''s because the stone that Sheyan spat on was Hakeem''s disguised face! He was so angry that he was ready to brandish his dagger and cut Sheyan into pieces, but at that moment, Sheyan appeared to lose control. He pointed at the Hakeem on the Statue of Liberty, and shouted angrily:


    "Hey retard! Is hiding the only thing you know? If you''re a man,e down and fight with me!"


    When Hakeem heard this, he suppressed his anger. However, in order to avoid giving himself away, he couldn''t wipe off the thick spit on his face�� Seeing Sheyan run towards the stairs below the Statue of Liberty while roaring furiously, Hakeem could only quietly follow. This time, Hakeem directly followed in stealth.


    However, right after Sheyan walked up the stairs to the first floor, he suddenly stopped to prepare something with his back to Hakeem. Hakeem''s was alreadycking in patience, so he intended to go up and give Sheyan a throat slit for starters. He didn''t expect that after climbing three steps of stairs, Sheyan would suddenly turn around.


    Hakeem, who up to the moment still thought that his stealth was wless with the help from his illusion, immediately stopped. He still didn''t think that Sheyan was powerful enough to see through his illusion. However, what happened next made Hakeem''s mind go nk.


    The buckle of Sheyan''s belt was undone. He had a sly smirk on his face. The tool on Sheyan''s crotch saw the light, aimed straight at Hakeem, and shot him right on the face!


    If the previous spitting incident was idental, being peed on definitely wasn''t. Hakeem was quite strong, so of course he had a lot of pride. It was already a major humiliation when his face was spat on but he couldn''t wipe it away, and now he was peed on?! It''s a lifelong shame! A debt that could only be paid by blood!


    By now, of course Hakeem had realised that his illusionary environment had been thoroughly seen through by Sheyan. He screamed at Sheyan and charged! His dark gold dagger shed with a sharp glint of light.


    The dagger was thin, sharp, narrow, and slightly curved. If one were to carefully look at it under the light, there may even be some visual dislocations. This showed that the dagger was vibrating at high speed in the air. When it came into contact with the enemy''s body, it would not just cut, but also saw. Even steel couldn''t withstand this kind of attack, let alone humans!

 Chapter 905: Escaping while laying down traps

    <h4>Chapter 905: Escaping whileying down traps</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    If Hakeem actually gave more thoughts to Sheyan''s actions, he would have realised that the meaning contained therein was enough to make him shudder.


    Sheyan originally couldn''t see through Hakeem''s illusion, but this time, when he reappeared, Hakeem''s illusion could no longer confuse him. However, Sheyan chose to y the fool instead of taking the opportunity to escape or to make an unexpected attack. And what did he go through painstaking effort to do?


    First he spat on Hakeem''s face, then he pissed on Hakeem''s head!


    Sheyan had taken a lot of risk to do these two things. At least when he was urinating, he had to be careful of Hakeem cutting off his package with the dagger! But, he had achieved his purpose. By now, Hakeem was furious, and his brain was filled only with thoughts of humiliation and revenge. At least, before he suffered a major setback, he wouldn''t spare a thought for other things.


    Although Hakeem''s Agility was still far above Sheyan''s, it was no longer an absolute suppression, at least not like it was before. Before this, once Sheyan was within Hakeem''s attack range, Hakeem could do anything he wanted to Sheyan, be it cutting his throat, stabbing him or kicking his groin. Sheyan couldn''t even parry his attacks, let alone dodge them.


    At this moment, Hakeem''s dagger shed horizontally. His ck cloak fluttered in the air, revealing a set of silver-coloured tight-fitting leather armour. One could immediately tell that the armour set was definitely not amon product. Most of his dagger was hidden in his sleeve, only showing a little dark gold tip.


    One would even feel like Hakeem''s blood vessels had grown into this dark gold dagger, making the dagger a part of his body. If an ordinary person looked at it for a long time and traced the pattern on the de upwards, they would feel a pain tearing their eyes, and the helpless feeling of having their throat slit!


    Although Hakeem was striking upwards from the lower end of the stairs, his movements were still amazingly fast. Sheyan barely managed to block the front of his throat with ''+7 West'', but Hakeem''s dagger suddenly changed direction midway to cut open a smooth wound on the right side of Sheyan''s chest.


    Sheyan''s defence had improved, but he had also lost the protection afforded by the realm towards normal contestants and reserve duty Growth Hunters! Therefore, this injury actually caused considerable damage to Sheyan.


    Sheyan''s reaction to this made Hakeem so angry he almost grounded his teeth into pieces - Sheyan knit his brows and looked condescendingly at Hakeem. Not only did Sheyan not counterattack, he even pinched his nose, turned, and ran, as if Hakeem stank so much that Sheyan didn''t feel like ying with him!


    Hakeem continued to rush forward like a mad cow, the dark gold dagger produced one ray after another as it waved in the air. Even the steel railings beside them were cut through by the dagger. It truly was an unstoppable force.


    Suddenly, Sheyan stopped running away, pulled out ''Ambition'', aimed down towards Hakeem and pulled the trigger. Hakeempletely ignored the lead bullet flying towards him. He continued striding forward, but there was a trace of dy between his steps. It was like the pause in between songs in a continuous ylist. If one didn''t pay careful attention, one would not notice it.


    It was due to this slight hesitation that the sure-fire lead bullet swept over Hakeem''s nose and missed its mark. Meanwhile, Hakeem''s speed of advancement was not affected at all. He continued to charge towards Sheyan with a cold expression. His ck cloak fluttered behind his back amidst the sea breeze. Together with his dark, deep eyes, the feeling the teenager gave off was terrible indeed.


    Sheyan continued to escape up the stairs while Hakeem steadily push forward. Hakeem was angry, but he was also enjoying this kind of cat and mouse hunt. Sheyan suddenly stopped after turning a corner, then raised his long de with a scream and shed down quickly. The de sped towards Hakeem''s head.


    But Hakeem''s hesitation footwork made its appearance once again. He nonchntly parried the de away to the side. The de smashed into a wall, leaving a deep crack in the wall and causing debris to fly.


    Sheyan retrieved the de and smashed down again. Hakeem turned around and hid his whole body in the ck cloak. Sheyan''s dended squarely on the cloak this time, but it collided with a huge impact and was blown away! Sheyan felt as if he chopped down on something hard. Meanwhile, Hakeem''s dagger slithered into Sheyan''s abdomen like a venomous snake!


    Sheyan groaned painfully. Then, he immediately turned and ran. This was what Hakeem hated the most about Sheyan. This bastard had surprisingly high HP, immunity to poison, decent speed, and decent Perceptive Sense. If he focused on defending and running away, he would be really troublesome to deal with.


    While Sheyan was running, he removed the handrail next to him by force and threw it down. The sound was so loud that he sounded like he was dismantling a house.


    The smell of the pee on Hakeem''s face, who was chasing a few steps below Sheyan on the stairs, made him feel angry and humiliated, but he had to stop to block Sheyan''s shameless attacks. It was in this way that Sheyan resisted Hakeem''s pursuit until he finally reached the top of the Statue of Liberty.


    Sheyan looked around in panic and stepped backwards until his waist hit the railing, but Hakeem''s sinister face had already appeared at the entrance. He approached step by step, and said while gnashing his teeth:


    "Go on, keep running. Why did you stop?"


    Sheyan didn''t reply. His eyes were flustered as he clenched his de tight. Hakeem''s body suddenly sparkled with ayer of clear water. This was his explosive ability that could increase his Agility by 20% for ten seconds! Hakeem obviously had Agility as his primary attribute and Perceptive Sense as his secondary attribute. With the 20% increase, there was no doubt that his Agility would reach a terrifying level.


    The next second, Hakeem swept his dagger across his own chest, letting his blood soak the edge of the dagger. Then, he charged towards Sheyan, leaving a long trail of afterimages behind him!


    If the Growth Hunter stage was mainly a stage for collecting equipment suitable for oneself and toy down a more solid foundation, then the Awakener stage indicated that the contestant''s uniquebat instinct andbat habits have begun to awaken. Using painting to describe it, an Awakener was like a piece of paper that already had the first stroke painted on it. It was already determined whether the paper would be a traditional Chinese painting, an oil painting, or a watercolor painting. From the moment a contestant became an Awakener, the direction of evolution would be engraved in the depths of their soul. It could no longer be changed.


    When Hakeem pounced on him, Sheyan felt like he was being locked-on. He felt as if he would not escape from the strike no matter how he dodged or ran away; as if it was fate!


    As soon as Hakeem got close to Sheyan, his dark gold dagger drew countless blinding golden lines in the air. Some of the lines were straight and some were curved. The next instant, blood sshed from Sheyan''s body. Sheyan waspletely unable to resist the attacks and took seven or eight hits. After that, Hakeem mmed his knee into Sheyan and knocked him about four meters high, then threw the golden dagger upwards. The dagger pierced into Sheyan. Hakeem then devoutly sped his hands together and mumbled to himself!


    Sheyan had just climbed back up in pain when he felt a violent shock from the dark gold dagger on his chest. He looked up and saw the bright afternoon sun dazzling his vision. But upon closer inspection, he realised that the sun was actually Hakeem''s basketball that came flying like aet with a high-speed rotation, while carrying a zing me. The dark gold dagger jammed in his chest was apparently guiding the ming basketball towards him.


    It was toote to dodge. All Sheyan could do was to protect his head��


    From the distance, it looked as a fierce explosion urred on top of the Statue of Liberty. The mes rushed high into the sky. Even the torch of the Statue of Liberty was blown in half and fell helplessly into the sea. The ripples that it stirred up reached a height of eight meters!


    "Let''s see if you can survive that," Hakeem said while he fiercely gasped for breath. His eyes showed the joy of one getting his revenge. He reached out towards the air, and his dark gold dagger slithered out of the void like a snake to return to his hand.


    His pupils shrank all of a sudden. He immediately ran to the side of the Statue of Liberty, and saw a hateful figure in between the waves, tenaciously and desperately swimming. The figure climbed onto a motorboat and started the engine.


    Right then, the damn figure turned around and smugly waved at him.


    Sheyan even gave Hakeem a few shrugs from on top the motorboat. Hakeem''s face turned expressionless. Only those familiar with him would know that this was a sign of his anger reaching its limit!


    "I will kill you. You will never escape from me!" Hakeem forced out each word from between his gnashed teeth.


    He took out another item. The item looked like a tangled string of ropes with a weird soft glow. Hakeem tied it to the Statue of Liberty, then strode to the side of the railing and threw it hard towards Sheyan. The thin rope shot out like an arrow and stuck itself to Sheyan''s body!

 Chapter 906: Have a Taste of Your Own Medicine

    <h4>Chapter 906: Have a Taste of Your Own Medicine</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    This rope provided a gliding path between Sheyan and the Statue of Liberty. Even if the motorboat was driving away fast, the rope that shined with a silver glow was also extending rapidly with no signs of breaking.


    Hakeem''s mouth curled into a sneer. He grabbed the rope with one hand and glided towards Sheyan at a high-speed!


    This was Hakeem''s must-have tool for killing and plundering - the ''Magical High-Speed Lasso''! If this object was used well, bing Tarzan or Spiderman under certain circumstances would no longer be a dream.


    "You damn lowly ant! You think that you can escape from me just because you got a bit stronger? Well you thought wrong! No matter how powerful you get, ants are still ants, you will never escape the fate of the weak!"


    Sheyan appeared to be struggling in panic. He kept trying to cut off the rope with his weapon. However, even though the weapon could easily cut through the rope, the rope would shine with a dazzling light and would show no sign of being cut as if it existed in another dimension.


    Hakeem charged down with the force of a storm along the rope like a powerful knight in the Middle Ages charging to his highest speed with a long spear. Both his momentum and force had umted to a terrifying degree. His target may be shattered into pieces when he hit.


    Meanwhile, Sheyan was limited to a small space on the motorboat, so getting hit was inevitable unless he jumped into the sea. It looked like the only choice he had was to take the hit.


    But at that moment, Sheyan pulled out ''Ambition'' once again andunched the ''Rum and Songs''!


    Logically speaking, the hit rate of an ability like ''Rum and Songs'', which came with a sure-hit feature, should be quite reliable, but apparently Hakeem''s dodge had a higher precedence than the ''Rum and Songs''. This time, Hakeem was in the air with nowhere to dodge, but a very strange translucent illusionary image appeared from the surface of his body. The lead bullet safely passed through his body. He once again dodged the bullet.


    Sheyan would not give up! Since he was promoted to a Growth Hunter, his base attributes had soared. There was no way Hakeem could maintain the terrifying dodge rate as before! He crushed a bottle of curse-mix in his hand. Green mist rose from the gap in his fingers and spread instantly in all directions. So did the shockwave formed from the crushing of the bottle, causing huge ripples in the water around him. Don''t forget, the damage and stunning effect of the shockwave also had precedence!


    This time, Hakeem''s absolute dodge ability did not work!


    After Sheyan had officially be a Growth Hunter, he hadpletely narrowed the gap between them all-around, which had also made Hakeem''s dodge rate drop rapidly.


    This stunning effect was quite unfavorable for Hakeem. His airborne momentum was extremely powerful, and coupled with his high Agility, he was abination of might, flexibility and dexterity.


    But once he was stunned, he was like a Swan Lake ballet dancer who fell rigidly to the ground after being hit by a stroke midway through the most difficult routine. The essence and the soul of this move werepletely lost.


    The dive inevitably resulted in a sad ending. Hakeem fell straight down deep into the ocean, forming arge group of white bubbles, while Sheyan literallyughed out loud. He was bursting with mockery like a minion who got away with an evil scheme. He drove the motorboat and gleefully sped away.


    But the three-second stun duration after Hakeem fell into the water soon passed. During this time, the motorboat had only driven less than ten meters away. As soon as Hakeem regained control, a ring on his finger shone with a re of light. His whole body wasunched up in an instant, tracing a parabolic path to fall towards the motorboat Sheyan was on!


    Sheyan had an impression of this ring; he remembered seeing it in the auction house. It was a dark gold ring called the ''Entanglement of Victory''. Its main property was all attributes +4, and it had a very practical ability called ''Mind Transmission'' which was able to instantaneously transport the owner''s body to a specified destination.


    The dark gold ring originated from the world of Harry Potter.


    Each member of the team who won the Hogwarts Quidditch Cup will receive honour and also this prize. They were personally crafted by Dumbledore.


    This was the most easily-essible dark gold ring, and also the most widely-known.


    This ring also had a nickname called the Cursed Ring of Death.


    Because the Hogwarts Quidditch Cup was held every year, there were many storyline characters who held this ring. Unfortunately, they all regarded the ring as a priceless treasure. That was to say, whoever wanted the ring would have to kill them.


    99% of contestants did not care about their lives, but all contestants were very concerned about a dark gold ring - even one as strong as Sheyan who had the aura of a protagonist was not qualified to own a dark gold ring. It could be inferred from this how rare these things were, so it was no wonder that the contestants got greedy.


    Of course Sheyan had also toyed with the idea of getting such an easily-essible dark gold ring for himself, but after careful considerations, he ended up giving up on the thought.


    The ring was personally crafted by Dumbledore so it contained a mysterious sensing ability. Once it sensed that the original owner did not voluntarily give up on the ring, a revenge n would be activated and Dumbledore would be notified. He would dispatch 5 groups of magical servants over three days to take the ring back.


    If you could withstand those 5 waves of attacks, then great, the ring is yours. If you couldn''t, you pay with your life.


    In addition, you would be transferred to an alternate dimension for every wave of attack. You would not be able to receive any outside help (This aspect was a little simr to the boundary breakthrough trial).


    After a batch of magic servants was defeated, the next batch of magic servants would be generated based on your weaknesses, so it was difficult to ovee the challenge of these five waves of attacks. For a contestant, acquiring the ring was like acquiring the curse of death, hence the nickname.


    The fact that Hakeem had such a ring proved that he was either very powerful or very lucky. And the fact that he would use the effect of the ring showed how eager he was to get his hands on Sheyan. His hatred for Sheyan was already out of control!


    Sheyan''sughter abruptly stopped when he saw that Hakeem was going to fall onto the motorboat. He appeared to be shocked at Hakeem''s killer move, but he managed to kick the engine control lever in desperation!


    Sheyan''s control of boats had always been skillful. The motorboat immediately drifted like a sports car, barely giving up half a meter in distance.


    This time, it was Hakeem who was stunned. However, he reacted extremely quickly. Although he was about to fall into the sea, he immediately reached out and grabbed the side of the motorboat.


    The motorboat was driven at a very fast speed. After Hakeem grabbed the edge of the boat, his entire body dangled like a kite. Sheyan immediately strode forward, raised his foot and stepped on Hakeem''s fingers.


    Attacks on the fingers are extremely painful. Hakeem''s face instantly paled due to the severe pain while Sheyan''s kept stepping on Hakeem''s fingers mercilessly. Suddenly, Hakeem found an opportunity. He jumped onto the boat with a shout. The dark gold dagger shed across to force Sheyan back. Hakeem finally seeded in gaining a foothold on the motorboat.


    Hakeem could faintly feel that something wasn''t right by now, but at that moment, Sheyan wrinkled his nose again and took two steps back with a stank face, obviously in contempt of the foul smell of piss on Hakeem. Sheyan''s action once again sent Hakeem into a rage. His eyes turned cold and he squeezed out a sentence through the seams of his teeth:


    "I will carve out your flesh one piece at a time and feed it to the sharks!"


    Then, he rushed towards Sheyan ferociously. His dagger traced a thread of sharp golden light in the air, cutting towards Sheyan.


    Sheyan, who had no path for retreat, also rushed forward without a word!


    The two men collided!


    Blood instantly sttered. They only fought for a short twenty seconds within a small area, but the ferociousness of the battle was hard to imagine. Sheyan''s de made a deep wound on Hakeem''s face, cutting off blood and flesh and revealed the skull beneath. Hakeem roared furiously. His dark gold dagger shed upwards to draw a half-moon golden arc in the air as he rushed forward for about four meters to reach the bow of the boat from the stern in the blink of an eye!


    Meanwhile, Sheyan emitted a loud scream as he was thrown into the air by the half-moon golden arc. He even had a feeling of being held in the air. Blood sttered from all over his body to form arge cloud of blood mist as if there were seven or eight invisible knives dancing around him. A seemingly nonchnt sh from Hakeem contained such unimaginable power!


    The attack was a double-edged sword; Hakeem had to pay a price for it. He fell into a weakened state and his wounds red with a searing pain, so he had to take a breather. Taking advantage of Hakeem''spse in concentration, Sheyan rolled forward to break his fall on the deck and leapt into the water!

 Chapter 907: Beautiful Girl

    <h4>Chapter 907: Beautiful Girl</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    When Sheyan unexpectedly leapt into the water, Hakeem instinctively wanted to go into the water to pursue him! At that moment, he realised that the motorboat was gradually slowing down. Suddenly, a chilling thought sent shivers all over him as if he was sshed with a bucket of cold water. He instantly rushed to the engine of the motorboat to drive the boat away.


    However, Hakeem found a cruel truth. The engine of the motorboat was already smashed into pieces. The mechanical partsid around in a mess. There was no way he could fix it!


    Finally, the inertia of the motorboat, that was driving it forward, was spent. Itid quietly on the surface of the sea like a dead fish, shaking with the waves. Although it was night time, the coast and inds in the distance were clearly visible. The feet of the Statue of Liberty about 3 kilometers away seemed close enough to touch. The brilliant lights of the entire Big Apple could be clearly seen��


    But when Hakeem looked at the dark sea, an inexplicable fear crept into his heart!


    The damn guy had been in the water for at least a few minutes now, but he showed no movement at all, not even signs of breathing. It was obvious that he came prepared!


    For a powerful Awakener, swimming two to three kilometers in this calm sea would only take two to three minutes.


    But under such circumstances, swimming for two to three minutes was enough for him to be killed ten times over.


    He knew that he had fallen into a trap.


    A huge trap. A malicious trap!!!


    The agile melee specialist who was most proficient in ambushes, assassinations and illusion, foolishly chased after a target like a Berserker! His character should be one who hid within darkness and illusion, an assassin who could slit the enemy''s throat before his enemy could even see his face and his de.


    ''I was clearly beating him like a dog before this. How did he suddenly get so much stronger after less than 20 minutes in there? It was as if he was reborn anew.'' Hakeem, in his anxiety and bewilderment, was really puzzled by this question.


    ''How could there be such a powerful trial�� Was it all a trap from the beginning? But my judgement was definitely not wrong. In the initial chase, I had a few chances to kill him! If it was all a trap, he was taking far too great a risk!''


    It''s not that Hakeem was stupid, it''s just that Sheyan''s experience was too strange to be figured out bymon sense! Hakeem had originally hunted Sheyan down until Sheyan had to hide in the trial ground, but less than 20 minutes afterwards, Sheyan had actually passed the Growth Hunter trial, and it was a dual-attribute breakthrough trial at that! In addition, he only broke through after umting strength for a long time!


    Who would have thought of that??


    This is the Bloody World! The holders of the Bloody Invitation Letters were all either powerful party leaders or top ss hitmen! Would any of them still be a freaking normal contestant by this point? Who would be stupid enough toe here to break through the boundary?


    Therefore, Hakeem could never have imagined that the one he was chasing - a holder of the Bloody Invitation Letter - was a freaking normal contestant, and that normal contestant had just broke through the boundary. Furthermore, the spitting and peeing were simply too insulting, which pulled him deeper into the trap.


    Hakeem repeatedly thought about it, but he only got more confused. The ominous premonition in his heart became more intense. He immediately took a deep breath to calm himself. It was too difficult to unravel the truth right now. The key to the problem was not to understand what happened, but to escape from this damn dilemma.


    So, Hakeem slowly sat down on the deck . He let down his hair and sorted his appearance. His whole body was wrapped up in a dense mist. When he looked up again, "he" had turned into a female!


    A teenage girl!


    A really beautiful girl!


    Blonde hair, with blue eyes that looked like they could speak.


    She wasn''t the sexy type. She was the type that would arouse other''s protective instinct.


    Under normal circumstances, a change to one''s appearance must be carried out in the realm, which meant that Hakeem''s sudden change in appearance this time was not a disguise, but a removal of the basketball boy disguise she wore.


    This showed that once her mind calmed down, she was an extremely meticulous person. In the current environment, if Hakeem wanted to flee back to thend, a battle in water would be inevitable. She had returned to her current beautiful appearance for a purpose - when fighting in water, the seductive curve of her wet body would be revealed. If the enemy showed a hint of hesitation or even sexual desire, her chance of survival would increase!


    The teenage girl Hakeem did not rush into the fight, apparently ying for time. She even took out her makeup tools to touch up on her makeup. Sheyan''s decision to dive into the water was seen by Hakeem as the indication that he did not dare to fight her in a direct confrontation, which was why she could remain so calm.


    In fact, for the weaker side, the longer the fight dragged on, the more variables that could ur, and the higher the chance of winning. There was a saying in Chinese - long night, numerous dreams.


    However, Sheyan did not intend to give her the chance to prolong the fight!


    An invisible force shrouded the surrounding area. Hakeem, who was resting with her eyes closed, suddenly sneezed! That''s right, Sheyan had activated his best invisible offensive technique - disease! Pervasive disease that infiltrated every orifice!


    The reason Sheyan had waited for so long was not because he had hesitated on hurting a beautiful girl, but because the biggest ace up his sleeves, the ''Stairway of the Sun'', had mutated again. After swallowing the out-of-control ''Stairway of the Sun'' in the trial ground, it once again fell into a state of slumber. Naturally, neither the ''Pestilence Monarch'' nor the Poison Monarch'' could be used until it woke up again a few minutes ago.


    When the new ''Stairway of the Sun'' awakened, Sheyan''s ''Pestilence Monarch'' and ''Poison Monarch'' were once again greatly enhanced.


    First off, the ''Pestilence Monarch'' obtained a new ability: ''Power of Corrosion''.


    (TN note: not to be confused with the Beast of Corrosion of the Poison Monarch)


    This ability could only be used within 120 seconds after the enemy was infected by a disease, and could only target one enemy.


    By activating the ''Power of Corrosion'', Sheyan could, in the next five seconds, actively trigger the next appearance of the disease symptom instead of waiting for it to randomly appear like before! Of course, it came at a cost. The enemy would not experience any of the remaining symptoms in the next 30 seconds to two minutes.


    This turned the uncontroble ''Pestilence Monarch'' into a controble ability.


    Secondly, the evolution of the ''Stairway of the Sun'' cut the time required for Sheyan to be infected with a disease in the real world by a third. The replication efficiency of the A-virus had improved.


    Finally, following the evolution of the ''Stairway of the Sun'', the negative effects of the ''Beast of Corrosion'' on himself had been reduced by 20%. More importantly, a part of the damage done by the ''Beast of Corrosion'' would be absorbed and fed back to him - that was to say, the ''Beast of Corrosion'' had gained a life steal effect!


    Sheyan immediately enquired about the specific value of the HP that the ''Beast of Corrosion'' could feed back. He didn''t expect this information to actually require payment. It seemed like the ''Stairway of the Sun'' had be more mysterious and more powerful. Sheyan gritted his teeth and paid the fee. The number he got was 100-200 points, but this number should continue to grow with the ''Stairway of the Sun''.


    *************************


    As soon as the ''Pestilence Monarch'' recovered, Sheyan covertly wrapped the ws of disease around Hakeem! He had worked hard and spent a great deal of effort to trap Hakeem on the sea. How could he let her escape now? The whole operation had progressed so smoothly that Sheyan could hardly believe it. It was only when Hakeem had revealed her true appearance did Sheyan understand why.


    A girl favoured by the heavens like her must have had a smooth-sailing life in the real world and in the nightmare realm. Being pissed on by a barbaric man must have scarred her mentally more than he imagined.


    Hakeem naturally knew that the sudden appearance of the disease must be the work of Sheyan, but she had no way to deal with this annoying disease! Hakeem must be feeling the same as Sheyan and Reef did in the Great Swamp of Ndipaya when their bodies were chucked full of diseases but they couldn''t do anything!


    The sea breeze brought another fit of severe coughing to Hakeem. Her cheeks were flushed red from sickness. She straightened up, bundled her long hair behind her head, and her eyes regained focus. Apparently, she was determined to fight to the death.


    Sheyan made the first move from under the water! He shed out to cut a half-a-meter long hole on the bottom of the motorboat. His n was obvious - to fight the powerful and beautiful girl in the ocean!


    Ruthless seawater gradually swallowed the bottom of the motorboat and dragged it into the sea together with Hakeem. She could only helplessly let herself be swallowed by the seawater. As soon as she was submerged, she saw Sheyan who was effortlessly stretching his limbs and keeping himself afloat not far away. The long de in his hand shed a blue light which reflected off his cold eyes.

 Chapter 908: Ruthless Suppression

    <h4>Chapter 908: Ruthless Suppression</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    (TL: All the newer chapters have ads now and there''s nothing I can do about it. I''m really sorry for this.)


    "You''ve lost," Sheyan very calmly told Hakeem. The water only reached his waist.


    "In your frustration, you yed all your cards to try and kill me. You ignored your own advantages in your attempt to take me down by force! You used where you were weak to attack where I am strong. This is the first reason for your failure."


    "The art of illusion you are proficient in can no longer confuse me. The speed you are most proficient in is restrained by me in the water. This is the second reason for your failure."


    "You know too little about me. You don''t know anything about my specialty or my skills. And now, you are even in my trap. This is the third reason for your failure!"


    "In the Bloody World, all instantaneous return items cannot be used. You already have no path for retreat. In desperate situations, there will often be mental turmoil. This is the fourth reason for your failure!"


    Hakeem was currently dressed in a bright yellow cropped top and a short skirt, revealing her slim waist in the middle section. One couldn''t help but imagine the terrifying power that this ultra-flexible waist will break out with when she started moving. Her blonde ponytail had been moved to the front and was being held between her sparkling white teeth. She was an image of determination.


    Shepletely ignored Sheyan''s words. Her two long, fit legs mmed hard in the water tounch herself towards Sheyan at full speed. She looked determined to fight to the death.


    The dark gold dagger in her right hand was hidden behind her back,pletely obscuring the menacing edge from Sheyan''s sight so that Sheyan couldn''t tell where she was going to attack next. It was a testament to the wealth of her fighting experience.


    It was a pity that all these tactics of Hakeem were in vain.


    Why did Sheyan go through so much effort to trick Hakeem into the sea? It was because he was wary of her elusive speed. Even the Sheyan now had absolutely no confidence that he could defeat Hakeem in a direct confrontation on the ground.


    That''s because Hakeem''s attack power was too strong and her movement speed was insane. She would attack Sheyan once and immediately retreat, drifting in and out like a ghost. Even when Sheyan seized the opportunity to strike back, more often he would only hit her shadow! Plus, she had the ''Absolute Dodge'' that gave her almost 40% dodge rate. It took almost six to seven hits from Hakeem for Sheyan to sessfully counterattack once.


    There was no chance of winning!


    Therefore, Sheyan trapped Hakeem in the sea. He was not afraid of Hakeem attacking him. He only wanted to be able to hit back whenever Hakeem hit him! In simple terms, he wanted to trade blows with Hakeem!


    Therefore, although Hakeem''s move ofpletely hiding her dagger was beautifully done and could probably give other opponents a lot of pressure, it was no use at all against Sheyan. Sheyan hadn''t been nning to dodge or defend from the beginning; he only wanted to hurt Hakeem back whenever he was hurt!


    The ensuing battle was violent but boring at the same time! The two of them fought face to face. From time to time, a red, bloody mist would arise, then disperse into the sea. Although Hakeem''s attack power was higher than Sheyan''s, although her ''Absolute Dodge'' was still incredible, although in every two of Sheyan''s attacks, one would miss, although Hakeem''s attack speed was more than twice that of Sheyan''s��


    ��Hakeem still found the situation gradually moving towards an unfavourable direction for her due to the ruthless attack of the disease and Sheyan''s insane HP value! This person in front of her was a total monster, a monster that would not fall no matter how hard she attacked! He did not even bat an eyelid at the damage she did using her full strength!


    Meanwhile, his attacks were strangely painful. The base damage of the dark blue long de was not that high, but the multiple additional damages attached to it would umte to a terrifying number. Even more strange were the coughing and chest pain that she would experience from time to time. They would often interrupt her attacking rhythm!


    The longer the battle progressed, the more mentally and physically exhausted the stunning girl from Europe named Hakeem became. She suddenly let out a scream. A chill which prated deep into the bone instantly assaulted Sheyan, almost making him tremble all over!


    The orange-red basketball slowly appeared behind Hakeem. The water surrounding it froze into an iceyer, turning it into a huge ice ball. Itunched itself at Sheyan, hitting him squarely. Sheyan immediately froze into a transparent ice sculpture!


    But for Sheyan, this level of attack could only temporarily restrict his movement for a few seconds. After a short moment, Sheyan exerted force! A series of cracks appeared on the iceyer on the surface of his body, and it burst into pieces!


    However, Hakeem obviously only needed to freeze Sheyan for a few seconds. She seized the opportunity to sp her hands together in front of her chest, then lowered her eye and silently recited a spell. Following the spell, a ck hole that looked like it connected to a different dimension appeared behind her! A gigantic ck palm with bulging joints suddenly reached out from it, grabbed the edge of the ck hole and tore at it hard!


    The whole dimension seemed to tremble at this moment, showing signs of instability. The thumb of the giant palm suddenly bent to touch the first joint of the middle finger. The middle finger also curled down while the remaining three fingers remained straight! It formed a mysterious looking hand gesture, which looked a little sacred. It then hit Hakeem.


    ''This��seems to be an ability of the Vajrayana?'' thought Sheyan.


    (TN note: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vajrayana)


    After Hakeem was hit, her pupils transformed rapidly into a pair of ck-coloured cherry blossoms. Her body was covered in a dense ck gas. When she shed with her dagger, not only was the speed much faster, the sea water also made a hissing noise!


    Hakeem''s speed was limited in the water, but so was Sheyan''s, since he was much slower than her. Therefore, Sheyan had no chance of dodging this strike from Hakeem.


    After being hit, Sheyan could feel a wild tearing force from Hakeem''s dagger. The wound caused by the dagger actually emitted the sound of fabric being torn, causing the wound to grow bigger and the flesh to roll up. If the fight continued like this, it''s hard to say who would win in the end.


    ''She summoned the power of the Vajrayana''s Mahak to buff herself?''


    (TN note: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahak)


    Sheyan''s mouth suddenly curled into a strange smile, ''Seems like my choice was not wrong after all.''


    Hakeem had gone berserk. She bit her lower lip tightly while her poisonous eyes were nailed on Sheyan''s body. She waved the dark gold dagger like she was dancing, causing damage to Sheyan at an rming speed.


    However, after Hakeem had just attacked for two or three times, the deadly disease symptom assaulted her again. The severe pain in her chest made her suddenly hold her chest. Sheyan did not fail to seize this opportunity. He inhaled deeply. Large groups of red blood mist swelled up from the wounds on his chest. An azure blue glow akin to the sky on a clear day enveloped his weapon and both his hands!


    Sheyan had activated the newly acquired powerful ability: ''Strength of the Sky''! His ''Zergling Rush'' had long been triggered!


    [''Strength of the Sky'': Perform a Strength check for every sessful hit on the enemy. If you pass the Strength check, there is a 25% chance to interrupt a random beneficial effect on the target (including, but not limited to, attribute buffs, protectiveyers, and aura effects). Lasts for 30 seconds.]


    Sheyan unleashed 3 merciless shes. Hakeem''s body turned illusionary for one of the shes and it was evaded, but the other two shes hit. When thest sh struck her, the azure blue glow on Sheyan''s body surged into Hakeem like a tsunami. Then, the ck light on her body was suppressed to a point where it could not be seen at all!!!!


    From an unknown ce far away, an indescribable roar broke out, but it was powerless to do anything.


    Hakeem screamed helplessly. Her pupils returned to normal and she could clearly feel the power of Mahak dimming in her. Although it did not disappearpletely, it could no longer disy any effect.


    Sheyan smiled sinisterly. He took advantage of her daze to give her a backhanded sh!


    However, Hakeem''s will to fight proved to be very tenacious. She gnashed her teeth and continued to trade blows with Sheyan. Although her Perceptive Sense was high, she was unfortunately suppressed by Sheyan''s military rank so she couldn''t see Sheyan''s specific information. If she could see Sheyan''s remaining HP, she would probably lose the courage to continue fighting.


    There was no suspense in the remainder of the battle. Even though Hakeem used an honorary dosage to struggle to the bitter end, Sheyan also had a bottle of honorary dosage!


    Hakeem finally hung on until the cooldown of the ability on the dark gold ring, The Curse of Death, ended. She distanced herself from Sheyan with ''Mind Transmission'', but to Hakeem''s horror, she found that Sheyan chose to ambush her in the sea for a reason!


    Sheyan''s swimming speed was at least twice that of hers! Catching up to her would be a piece of cake!

 Chapter 909: Treated as the Target of a Side Mission

    <h4>Chapter 909: Treated as the Target of a Side Mission</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Sheyan only took ten seconds to get close to the opponent who was escaping with all her strength. He showed no hesitation in unleashing a ''Beast of Corrosion'' at Hakeem without giving her any chance to speak, sending her into a state of near death.


    Sheyan swam through the water like a shark, leaving behind a trail of bubbles, closing in on Hakeem from behind!


    In this desperate situation, Hakeem finally copsed mentally. Her body continuously shed with the blue lights from using returning items, but blood-red traces appeared from all directions to thoroughly suppress the lights from the returning items!


    Hakeem could now feel the hot breath of Sheyan behind her neck, and the aggressive force of a beast he emitted. Her eyes were filled with terror. She finally lost control and screamed:


    "NO!"


    But Sheyan had already sneaked up on Hakeem, sticking to her back.


    He was like a huge man-eating shark quietly swimming under the yacht; silent, but brought with it terrifying pressure.


    Sheyan stuck to her very closely. Although Hakeem had already entered a state of near death, he still treated Hakeem as the powerful Awakener from before. He was still careful not to give Hakeem any space to use the dark gold dagger.


    The sea water was a little cold, but Sheyan, who stuck close to Hakeem, felt a bit hot.


    The stunning girl was wearing a short skirt and clothes that showed her midriff. After soaking in the sea, the sides of her underwear were clearly visible in the fabric on her full hip. Sheyan, who was clinging tight to her, could feel the soft flesh and the sensation spread to his whole body.


    At the same time, her seductive body was quivering either from fear or from cold. Such quivering was an essential vouring for a man''s sexual desire, like the MSG in a soup��


    Hakeem was actually a basketball cheerleader in the real world, so she naturally had an amazing body. Sheyan took a deep breath, enjoying the intoxicating sensation. He could not help but bump his hardened lower body once on her tight ass. His hands also slid up from beneath her armpits, and grabbed!


    That feel.


    The feeling of the firm, full lumps of soft flesh squeezing out between the cracks in his fingers was really fascinating andpelled him to keep ying with them. The woman''s shocked breath contained an indescribable sensual temptation, lighting a fire in Sheyan''s heart!


    "That''s it! Take off my clothese and take me!"


    But right when Hakeem thought that her honey trap would work��


    Sheyan''s merciless hands suddenly rose, gently held her face��and jerked it hard from left to right!!


    The cracking sound of the neck bone breaking was heard. Hakeem''s gaze turned empty and her feet iled wildly, then convulsed. And with that, she died.


    In Sheyan''s opinion, some leisure and entertainment were allowed, but he was definitely aware of the situation. He knew what he should and shouldn''t do!


    The Bloody Invitation Letter on Sheyan that could not be traded, thrown, or destroyed shone with a bright light. Under the light, the corpse of the stunning girl, Hakeem, floated into the air. Her Bloody Invitation Letter floated out and ovepped itself with Sheyan''s letter, then went into Sheyan''s personal space.


    [You have killed a holder of the Bloody Invitation Letter��]


    Sheyan received some notifications:


    [You have acquired their Bloody Invitation Letter. During a Blood Sensing, you will be specially marked.]


    [You have killed an Awakener from G Realm (number unknown). You receive 10 achievement points!]


    [The maximum number of achievement points you can get from killing in the Bloody World is 100 points. If you exceed this limit, the achievement points awarded will be invalid.]


    [The killing reward is being randomly drawn. The killing reward will be randomly generated from the equipments of the contestant you kill, and distributed to you.]


    [The drawing process may take a while. The victim''s data is being restored and calcted���� Please wait patiently.]


    [Hint!: Contestant No. 1018, you have killed a seeded contestant who had passed the test of G Realm! When you venture into nightmare worlds in the future, you may be assigned by the G Realm as the target of side missions. You may be attacked by the contestants and Growth Hunters from this realm."]


    Sheyan was familiar with the subsequent process after killing Hakeem, but when he saw the phrase "seeded contestant who had passed the test of G Realm", he immediately smelled two huge secrets. Sheyan instantly searched the keywords "G Realm" and "seeded contestant" through his military rank, and the result shocked him!


    The detailed information on "G Realm" needed to be paid for, and the fee almost made him stop breathing��300,000 utility points, 30 achievement points.


    The worst was yet toe. The result of querying for "seeded contestant" were these cold words:


    [You''re privilege and status are insufficient. Please check the detailed information after bing an Awakener.]


    "Fine," after Sheyan sighed, he continued to enquire, "So what''s the deal with me bing the target of sideline missions?"


    Maybe because this matter affected Sheyan''s survival, the answer was quite detailed:


    [You are listed as a dangerous person by this realm. Usually, there are several teams from different worlds adventuring in each nightmare world. Teams from G Realm may obtain missions targeting you. However, under the restriction of the rules, the strength level of the contestants who receive such missions cannot exceed your current strength level. You have just been promoted to a Growth Hunter, so those who ept the G Realm missions can only be Growth Hunters. Awakeners will not be able to receive them.]


    Sheyan was dumbstruck for a long while. He suddenly roared!


    "Hey! But what do I get from being hunted? I''m f*cking risking my life in this Bloody World for my realm. Now that I''ve offended another realm, you can''t just leave me to die!"


    [Of course we won''t.]


    It appeared that the nightmare imprint was not willing to discuss more regarding this matter. The topic took a turn with the next notification:


    [The killing reward is being distributed. You will randomly draw a piece of equipment from the killed Awakener.]


    [Because you killed a seeded contestant of the enemy, you have obtained two additional drawing chances. If you are not satisfied with the result of the first draw, you can refuse to receive the equipment and continue the draw. In the end, you can choose from one of the three draws.]


    Sheyan couldn''t help but burst with joy at seeing this method of draw. With this, he could choose the best from the three draws. Sheyan found that there were only less than 20 minutes until the next Blood Sensing, so he started the draws in a rush. The result of the draws were as follows.


    [Entanglement of Victory]


    [Rarity: Dark Gold]


    [Origin: World of Harry Potter]


    [Material: 9% Mithril + 3% Abalus Dimensional Metal + Gold]


    [Addons: None]


    [Equipment position: Finger]


    [Type: Ring]


    [Weight: 12.7 g]


    [Usage requirements: All attributes no lower than 10, or military rank no lower than Private First ss]


    [Property: All attributes +4]


    [Passive ability: Metal Breath - Cooldown time of all abilities -10%]


    [Active ability: Mind Transmission - At the cost of 10 MP, you will be instantly transmitted to the ce you stare at. The maximum distance is 25 meters. The transmission is not locked on, so if the target move during the process of transmission, you will still be transmitted to the previously specified location. Cooldown: 400 seconds.]


    [Passive ability: Dumbledore''s Wrath! - Although you have escaped Dumbledore''s punishment, he has marked you with his anger. The owner of the ring will be a lifelong enemy of Hogwarts and its allies! This status will remain even if you give up the ringter!]


    [Furthermore, Dumbledore will send his elemental servants to assassinate you from time to time. (This will not happen in the real world.)]


    [Enchantment: Whispers of the Wind - Movement speed +3%. (This property is enchanted by Contestant No. 61782)]


    [Description: (Please refer to previous chapters)]


    **********


    [Masins] (Deerskin boots)


    [Rarity: Dark Blue]


    [Origin: Contestant-produced]


    [Material: Deerskin, deer tendons, threads.]


    [Addons: None]


    [Equipment position: Feet]


    [Type: Shoes]


    [Weight: 281 g]


    [Usage requirement: Agility no lower than 59]


    [Property: Movement speed +8]


    [Property: Movement speed +11]


    [Property: Movement speed +9]


    [Description: Quality items will sometimes appear from assembly lines!]


    ***********


    The third piece of equipment was not the dark gold dagger held by Hakeem, but a mask that looked very mysterious.


    [Mask of Darkness]


    [Rarity: Silver Storyline]


    [Origin: Van Helsing]


    [Material: ??? + Cotton + Dark Spells]


    [Addons: None]


    [Equipment position: Face]


    [Type: Mask]


    [Weight: 50.11 g]


    [Usage requirement: Perceptive Sense above 40]


    [Property: Range of illusions created +33%]


    [Property: HP -10%]


    [Active ability: Dark Mocking - Secretly create arge illusion, causing the enemies to unwittingly fall into your illusion, and increase the chances of sess of your illusion.]


    [Description: The origin of this mask is quite mysterious. Time has washed away most of its past.]


    Faced with the three equipments, Sheyan hesitated����

 Chapter 910: The Great Reshuffle

    <h4>Chapter 910: The Great Reshuffle</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Logically speaking, there should not be any difficulty in choosing between those 3. The matter was direct and simple.


    Making a choice between dark gold / silver storyline / dark blue equipments, was like going to a brothel and of the three girls to choose from, one looked like Zhang Ziyi, another looked like Liu Xiaoqing, and the other looked like Lady Pomegranate. It was a matter that could be decided without even using the brain.


    (Zhang Ziyi: https://.google/search?q=zhang+ziyi&tbm=isch)


    (Liu Xiaoqing: https://.google/search?q=Liu+Xiaoqing&tbm=isch)


    (Lady Pomegranate: https://.google/search?q=ʯ���&tbm=isch)


    The reason Sheyan was hesitating was because he was responsible for the whole party as a party leader. If he chose the ''Entanglement of Victory'', then it was almost certain that the whole party would have a very difficult time in the Harry Potter world in the future. There were a lot of profits to be gained in the Harry Potter world!


    Even disregarding the various mystery around the birthce of Jinkuang, the title which awarded +3 to all attributes was enough to make one''s mouth water. Once the ring became his, there would be lots of problems in the Harry Potter world.


    Was a dark gold ring enough to give up on so much interests?


    More importantly, the holder must always be on alert to guard against the assassination attempts that would randomly ur. Since Dumbledore''s elemental creatures dare to make the assassination attempts, they must be confident of having enough strength to kill the ring holder! Hakeem had really strong Perceptive Sense, and her party should also be really strong, so they were not afraid of the assassinations, but Sheyan was!


    Imagine if he was fighting to the death with an enemy - like the fight in the breakthrough trial - and Dumbledore''s elemental assassins suddenly appeared! Sheyan would burst out in tears!


    Sheyan hesitated for a long time, but still chose the dark gold ring in the end. He felt that although this object was cursed, its properties were really good, especially the ''Mind Transmission''. It was an ability useful in chasing, escaping, and plundering. Even if they don''t use it themselves, it still had the highest trade value among the three. There would always be someone who was willing to buy it!


    After taking the dark gold ring, the dark gold ne on Sheyan''s neck, Smith Matrix Microchip, actually started to glow, then aimed towards the corpse of Hakeem that was floating on the sea!


    "No way, that''s the soul of a contestant��" eximed Sheyan in surprise.


    Under the forced absorption of the dark gold ne, a girl with a vivid resemnce to Hakeem slowly emerged from Hakeem''s corpse with tears in her eyes. She then turned into a little lights that were inhaled by the ne! The ne only needed thest soul. Its final attributes were about to be unsealed!


    After a bit of hesitation, Sheyan fiercely plunged into the water and swam towards the shore. The sea was indeed the home court of Sheyan, but that was only in the case where the opponents were also in the sea. The Blood Sensing wasing soon; if Sheyan was still in the sea by then and a sniper appeared on the shore, Sheyan would be the perfect target.


    The Statue of Liberty was currently noisy and crowded. Several police cars had arrived at the scene and a lot of reporters were taking pictures. The main reason was that Hakeem''s power was too strong. She even broke the torch of the Statue of Liberty which fell into the sea and stirred up huge waves. This kind of incident was naturally going to cause a sensation. If a part of the Great Wall of China was blown up, it would definitely attract a lot of attention too.


    Sheyan was still carrying the crime of killing a Man in ck so he certainly did not dare to go near. He quietly swam under the water to the shore, chose an open area which was easy to escape from, and quietly waited for the arrival of the Blood Sensing.


    The Blood Sensing once again had a different feel. This time, it felt like an invisible giant brush dipped full of blood, swiping over the entire city! Sheyan''s vision instantly turned a bloody red, and the map of New York City once again appeared in front of him. The first thing he did was to look for his own coordinate, which did not take him long at all.


    That''s because the red dot representing Sheyan stood out among the other red dots like a firefly in a dark summer night! Not only was his red dotrger than the others by half, it was also marked with the number II to show that he already held two Bloody Invitation Letters!


    What shocked Sheyan was that there was a big red dot not far from his position! The red dot was also marked with the number II ! The actual distance between them should be about five kilometers.


    And next to this big red dot, there was a little red dot. The distance between the two was quite close����they should already be in battle!


    A glint appeared in Sheyan''s eyes. It only took him a moment to guess that the big red dot should be Aziz! That guy had a lot of pride. He had probably been trailing Sheyan all this time in order to find a chance to rescue Sheyan to pay back the favour, then personally kill Sheyan.


    But maybe Sheyan''s battle with Hakeem was too intense and it attracted the attention of other participants. This particr participant may be someone who looking to take advantage but was stopped by Aziz, or maybe he changed his target to Aziz instead! Anyway, the two were now in a fierce battle.


    In addition to Sheyan and Aziz, one other person had obtained an additional Bloody Invitation Letter. Including the guy who was killed by an alien, out of the 12 participants, 4 had died.


    As soon as the Blood Sensing started, a change visibly ured in the situation on Aziz''s side. Their battle began to move rapidly away from Sheyan''s direction. The other participant must had felt that something was wrong and had tried to escape quickly.


    However, fleeing in front of Aziz was equivalent to exposing his back to him. The participant would probably pay a very heavy price!


    "Wow, look at that speed��" Sheyan took one look at the speed with which the guy fled and knew that he must have used a high-speed vehicle. Otherwise, there was no way a contestant could instantaneously reach that kind of speed and maintain it for over a minute based on the strength level of the contestants at this stage.


    Seemed like the guy came prepared. He soon escaped the pursuit of Aziz.


    Aziz did not seem to have any intention to meet with Sheyan. After losing the enemy, he quickly left. At this time, taking advantage of the Blood Sensing, two red dots in the distant Brooklyn area rapidly approached each other. They seemed to have broke out in an intense battle. In merely twenty-one seconds, a red dot disappeared and the other red dot was promoted to level II.


    It was apparent that both of them belonged to the type that had high burst damage but low HP. Considering the use of an honourary dosage, one of them had their life emptied from a full state in just 10 seconds. The attack power was no joke.


    Sheyan quietly stayed at the shore. He was at a flexible location where it was convenient to either attack or retreat. It was the best choice for him. At that moment, two dots who had not yet obtained a Bloody Invitation Letter approached him at a high speed from the left and right!! Obviously, the two sides had reached an agreement, and they were quickly approaching on vehicles.


    Sheyan''s pupils shrank despite himself. Although he had just made a great leap in power, he was not arrogant enough to think that he could 1v2.


    Everyone who was qualified to be a participant here was a force to be reckoned with! Therefore, Sheyan immediately got ready to board a boat. With his insanely strong ''Pirate Captain'' title, he had no problem protecting himself on the sea. If a fool decided to chase after him, Sheyan would be very happy to show the guy his might on the sea.


    However, when the two participants approached within 10 kilometers of Sheyan, the red dot of Aziz, who had clearly left earlier, returned and tailed them from a distance.


    Aziz''s tailing definitely made them very ufortable. He was on the opposite side of Sheyan, thus cing the two of them in the middle. Just like in chess, when the white castley in wait for the ck bishop, it turned the whole situation of the ck side into a deadlock.


    If the two men continued to attack Sheyan, they had to risk Aziz''s shots.


    If they turned to Aziz, Sheyan could close down on them from behind. They would be equally ufortable!


    The four of them were locked in a stalemate for quite a while. The rest of the participants obviously did not intend toe stir things up, so the two participants could only helplessly retreat while keeping their vignce.


    After the two men retreated, Aziz actually moved towards Sheyan. However, Sheyan did not care too much. If Aziz wanted to flip the table on Sheyan, he would have done so earlier. Why wait until now?


    More importantly, Sheyan was strong now! His HP was high, his speed was not low and he had a rapid movement skill, he had instantaneous burst and he had control skills with his diseases. He would be a bad matchup for people like Aziz who needed some distance to disy maximum power! He was not afraid of Aziz!


    On the contrary, high-level summoners like Yuan Zhan were starting to be bad matchups for Sheyan. Sheyancked long-range attacks, so he was in danger of falling into a sea of summoned beasts with no way to get out!


    Aziz slowly walked over from the other side of the road. His cheekbones were a little high and his chin and cheeks were covered in stubble. His body carried the pungent smell of tobo. His eyes were like fierce bullets that could prate into one''s heart.

 Chapter 911: The Way to Wash His Hands Of the Crime

    <h4>Chapter 911: The Way to Wash His Hands Of the Crime</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Sheyan remained calm as Aziz walked over. He sat on a bench by the sea whilefortably cing both hands behind his head, smiling at Aziz.


    When Aziz walked past Sheyan, he did not stop. Instead, he remarked coldly without sparing a nce at Sheyan:


    "You are my prey, so stay alive. Wait for the moment when my bullet prates your skull! I''m not going to babysit you forever."


    Sheyan smiled without saying anything. He knew that, for fanatics like Aziz, the best way to refute him was not with words but with cold, hard facts! But when Aziz had walked 20 meters away, Sheyan suddenly said:


    "Hey, Aziz, who do you think is more powerful, Zeus or me?"


    Aziz was slightly surprised. He was just about to blurt out that Sheyan couldn''t hope topare with Zeus, but couldn''t help recalling the situation in the Jurassic Park world. Even though Zi took all the glory, but anyone with a brain could tell after thinking over it carefully, that at that time, Zi had been forced to the brink of copse due to the betrayals. She only had enough strength to defend herself and could not strike back. But once she met Sheyan''s group, the situationpletely changed. It was evident how important a role Sheyan yed. Nevertheless, Aziz still replied coldly:


    "You are not qualified."


    Sheyan said with a smile:


    "You might not know this, but during the battle in the Jurassic Park, I wasn''t even a reserve duty Growth Hunter. I was only a rank 1 contestant."


    Hearing this, Aziz''s pupils shrank, but he asked with a sneer:


    "So?"


    Sheyan smiled and said:


    "Nothing. I just broke through the dual-attribute boundary trial and officially became a dual-specialty Growth Hunter. So next time you see Zeus, I hope you can tell him that I''m interested in a duel with him."


    This time, Aziz finally couldn''t help but turn around and asked in a hoarse voice:


    "Isn''t Reef your party''s MT? Do you think that an amateur like you who cameoed as an assistant MT can challenge the position of an MT?"


    Sheyan smiled and pointedly remarked:


    "Who told you a party can only have one MT?"


    Aziz finally turned pale. He turned around and left without saying anything.


    Sheyan continued to smile as he sat on the shore, breathing in the fresh and slightly salty Sandy Hook sea breeze. Only after a long while did he stand up and stretched. Then, he said:


    "My friend, let''s go."


    Jinkuang appeared from a dark corner beside him. First, he looked around sneakily like a mouse, then he ran over and said:


    "Wow, my friend! You did a beautiful job! I can''t believe you destroyed a part of the Statue of Liberty."


    "����" Sheyan was speechless. He said with difficulty, "That wasn''t me."


    Then, Sheyan stared at Jinkuang who was panting and wet from head to toe, and eximed in surprise:


    "Did you��did you go collect the broken pieces when you see the torch fall off?"


    "My friend, the Statue of Liberty was made entirely of metal! Even if the pieces had turned into scrap iron, they can still be sold����"


    After these words left Jinkuang''s mouth, he immediately felt that it was not quite right, so heughed and said:


    "I would never do such a thing."


    Sheyan said seriously:


    "I think you are the most likely person in the world to do such a thing. Never mind, let''s not talk about this. I have something else to discuss with you."


    Jinkuang immediately turned wary and asked suspiciously:


    "What?"


    Sheyan showed him the dark gold ring:


    "I got a nice thing, but�� my friend, it''s obvious that its side effects are extremely powerful and it will make it very difficult for me to do anything under the special attention of Mr. Dumbledore. The Harry Potter world is obviously your hometown, so I have to ask for your opinion. If you feel that we must go back there someday, I will not use it. If you don''t care, then I will probably equip it myself."


    Jinkuang squinted his eyes and said disdainfully:


    "Will you miss a damn prison that imprisoned you for tens of thousands of years? Oh�� What am I saying? I am so passionate about my hometown, my homnd. I can''t wait to go back to that lovely ce����"


    Sheyan rolled his eyes:


    "�� Fine, fine, I understand."


    Jinkuang was apparently embarrassed, so he immediately changed the topic:


    "That was a wonderful opportunity just now. Why didn''t you kill Aziz? Has your sexual orientation changed and you like men now? Or do you really possess that stupid thing called righteousness?"


    Sheyan shook his head slightly and said:


    "Neither."


    He turned to look at the sea, squinting his eyes:


    "The current situation is getting more and more confusing. If the situation keeps developing at the current pace, what do you think will happen after ten days?"


    Jinkuang frowned and thought for a long time:


    "I don''t know."


    "After ten days, those remaining will already know where their strength level lies among the participants. In order for the weaker participants to protect themselves and survive, they will only do one thing, and that is, forming an alliance," Sheyan''s words carried a trace of regret:


    "Only with an alliance will they have any hope for survival. And how will they differentiate between the strong and the weak? The best way, and the easiest way, is to look at the amount of Bloody Invitation Letters collected! The person with the most Bloody Invitation Letters at that time will definitely be public enemy No. 1. The strong will want to kill him because the rest of the people have already formed alliances. The weak will want to kill him because it''s convenient, it''s fast, and if they seeded they would be all set. The reason I''m not fighting Aziz now is really because I''m nning for the future!"


    When Jinkuang heard Sheyan''s words, he frowned:


    "You obviously don''t want to be targeted by standing out, but there is an advantage in having the lead. If you dy matters until then, you might not be able to kill anyone even if you wanted too. All the remaining people will be insanely hard to deal with."


    Sheyan shook his head slightly and said:


    "I actually didn''t even want to kill Hakeem. Unfortunately, she forced me into a corner. In my n, if I were to kill, I will prefer to kill two people in one fell swoop to possess the three Bloody Invitation Letters required to return to the realm. The participants at that time should be very wary of a person who has three Bloody Invitation Letters. They will not touch me unless they have absolute confidence because someone who has three Bloody Invitation Letters can return to the realm any time. Those who remained will be very careful in order to avoid scaring the big fish away. I only have two Bloody Invitation Letters now and I''ve exposed myself. It''s really not worth it."


    Jinkuang thought about it and felt that what Sheyan said sounded reasonable. He scratched his head and said:


    "So what will you do next? Will you kill another person as soon as possible to collect three Bloody Invitation Letters? Once you have three, you can take a very active position and choose whether to go on the offensive or defensive."


    Sheyan shook his head:


    "I can''t do that yet. There''s still a lot of time remaining. I have a more important thing to do."


    "There''s something more important than getting a Bloody Invitation Letter?" Jinkuang asked in surprise.


    Sheyan smiled and said:


    "Of course there is. I''m still being hunted by the Men in ck. For me who ns to stay here for a long time, this is obviously not a very good situation. I must wash my hands off this offense first."


    "How can you wash it off?" asked Jinkuang, "The Men in ck is an official organization representing the entire New York City!"


    Sheyan squinted his eyes and looked at the boundless night sky:


    "This matter seems difficult, but����it''s not entirely impossible. However, the duration of Blood Sensing will inevitably keep getting longer, and it will ur more and more frequently. If I were to do this, I must hurry."


    *************


    The dark and damp underground tunnel was full of stench and rot. It was hard to imagine that underneath such a bright city, there was a ce so dark and filthy!


    But that''s normal. Seemingly contradictory things like beautiful and ugly, dirty and clean, could always coexist. A seemingly clean and puredy would still burp, fart, piss and sheet��


    Sheyan once again walked through the sewers of New York City. This was also the reason he hadn''t been found by the Men in ck, who had eyes everywhere. He was attacked again after walking for less than a kilometer. However, the Sheyan at this time was no longer concerned with these attack.


    Facing a homeless man who screamed and rushed towards him, Sheyanshed out with his de. A trail of sparks formed on the wall due to the narrowness of the ce.


    Due to the sharp de and his terrifying Strength, the feeling of the de passing through solid concrete was like a fish swimming in water. The homeless man in front was split in two. The brutal move did not cause the homeless man to bleed. Instead, some yellowish-green liquid flowed from the cross section on his waist.

 Chapter 912: Charge and Kill

    <h4>Chapter 912: Charge and Kill</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The upper body of the homeless man whose waist was cut issued a series of incoherent screams and still tried to attack Sheyan. Sheyan stepped on his back and felt the bones being smashed. 70-80 disgusting cockroaches crawled out from the homeless man''s mouth. Sheyan crouched down and said towards the back of the homeless man''s head:


    "I want to meet with your ruler."


    Unfortunately, the reply Sheyan received was some venom sprayed by a few bugs that crawled out from the ear holes.


    He kicked half the body at the wall, then hit the middle of the homeless man''s head with the blunt part of his de.


    The man''s head immediately burst open, not like watermelon, but like a cracked walnut. The content of the skull had been turned into an insect nest. A particrly fat bug desperately tried to crawl away from the head. Sheyan stepped on it, then bent down and repeated:


    "I want to meet with your ruler."


    The worm''s answer was very decisive - it fiercely swung its ws at Sheyan, leaving two scratch marks on Sheyan''s leather shoes - so Sheyan also decisively crushed it to death.


    Sheyan''s action caused a series of disturbances in the nearby sewers. Mysterious roaring sounds rose one after another as multiple silhouettes swayed and approached like zombies. This damn sewer may be a repulsive ce for other contestants - the toxic that prated into the bone, the disease that could easily be contracted, the dirty and smelly environment, and therge amount of disgusting bugs��


    But to Sheyan, the two most disgusting things in this ce were not threatening to him. When diseases and toxins meet him, they would be like waves mming into a reef. No matter how angrily the waves beat at the reef, they could only disperse and retreat in the end.


    As for the other two problems, they could be ovee with willpower. And Sheyan had those in abundance.


    Amidst the screeching sounds made by the cockroaches, Sheyan took the lead and rushed forward tounch the first attack. He mmed into three bugmen in front to push them into the filthy water.


    Then he dragged his de across and shed two other bugmen from the shoulder to the chest. This injury may be fatal to humans, but the bugmen could totally ignore it. It was only some damage to the car that they rode in.


    They continued to pounce forward. The bugs in their body rushed out from the cut and charged at Sheyan like a tide, trying their hardest to infect him with abominable diseases and toxins but to no avail.


    Sheyan came prepared. He carried a lot of glow sticks for this trip. Under the strong light of the glow sticks that could persist for five to six minutes, the ''Corrosynthesis'' ability was activated. A strangeyer of gas surrounded Sheyan. Once the numerous but fragile cockroaches got close to Sheyan, they would sizzle like they were thrown into a pot of boiling oil, and burst to their death.


    (TN note: From Chapter 671: [ Ability: Corrosynthesis - Where the light rays are the strongest, corroding gaseous will discharge from your mouth, nose, and pores; dealing 10 - 50 constant damages to enemies in a 5 meters radius (regardless of any damage reduction influences, minimum lowest damage pegged at 5 true damages) ])


    Unfortunately, the bugs were simply too numerous. Right when Sheyan was momentarily stationary after executing a sh, anky bugman suddenly pounced at him in a strange way. His twisting movements were like the slithering of worms or snakes. He bit hard on Sheyan''s de, then his arms and feet entangled Sheyan''s arm.


    Sheyan sneered coldly. Holding ''+7 West'' with both hands, he twisted and pulled!


    Yellow-green liquid sttered from the chin and nose of the bugman that bit the de. A cross section was cut across his face. Sheyan kicked hard at his chest. From the depression where the bones broke, a red worm about the size of a chopstick desperately tried to escape!


    Sheyan said coldly:


    "I want to meet with your ruler."


    The red worm responded by spraying venom at Sheyan. Sheyan squashed it without any expression.


    **********


    Sheyan panted heavily while holding his knees with his hands. His hair that was wet with sweat stuck to his forehead. He cut into the wall beside him and broke the water pipe inside the wall. Cool water sprayed out from the pipe.


    The cold water sshed onto his bare skin and quickly washed away the blood and various other stains on Sheyan, making him feel refreshed. The water also ate away at his body temperature, making him feel cold.


    How many bugmen had he killed? A hundred? Two hundred? And still, there seemed no end to them. Sheyan couldn''t help admiring the powerful reproduction ability of these damn alien bugmen. Sheyan was definitely not unscathed himself. Not long ago, a strange bugman whose attack method was self-destruction made its appearance. Because it was the first time Sheyan encountered this kind of bugman, he was inexperienced in dealing with it and its mouthpiece pierced into Sheyan''s abdomen after it exploded.


    The attack was quite ferocious. Although it was not fatal, the mouthpiece caused piercing damage to both his abdomen and his back! His internal organs that got in the way were smashed! What''s more, after the object attacked Sheyan''s body, it quickly dissolved in the wound like an ice melting. It caused a lot of subsequent troubles for Sheyan.


    Of course, such fierce and arduous battles also brought some harvest for Sheyan. The materials and misceneous items he got after killing the bugmen were worth over 70,000 utility points in total. And, he actually got a ck grade mask called the ''Genuine Leather Mask''.


    [Genuine Leather Mask]


    [Origin: Man In ck World]


    [Rarity: ck (cannot be upgraded)]


    [Material: Human skin]


    [Possible Addons: Forehead gem slot x 1]


    [Weight: 12.7 g]


    [Usage requirements: 22 Charm, 15 Spirit, 20 Intelligence]


    [Durability: 8 points (it can''t be used for too long due to the shoddy production)]


    [Property: After wearing this mask, all living creatures in the real world will be more friendly towards you. Friendship Points will increase by 20-30 points, and your chances of recruiting them will increase by 5%.]


    [Property: Strength/Agility/Physique +1]


    [Property: Reduce movement speed by 8 points (equivalent to the speed provided by 8 Agility points)]


    [Property: Due to the screams of the vengeful spirit in the human skin, your defence is reduced by 3 points.]


    [Property: After wearing this mask, the Friendship Points of all human beings and humanoid storyline characters within ten meters around you will permanently reduce by 10-40 points.]


    [Hint: Under normal circumstances, 1 point of Charm will produce 1 Friendship Point.]


    [Passive Ability: Resentment - Whenever you sessfully use this equipment to recruit a storyline creature, the vengeful spirit in this mask will be furious. In order to vent its anger, it will furiously attack your soul until you fall into a near death state. ]


    [Evaluation: One who dare use this equipment must have a strong heart and a group of strong teammates.]


    After rinsing the ''Genuine Leather Mask'' clean, Sheyan looked at the silhouettes in the tunnel in front of him with a feeling of powerlessness.


    "Damn it. How could so many homeless people go missing without anyone realising it? Are the police so useless?"


    Sheyan couldn''t help cursing.


    As a matter of fact, it wasn''t entirely the police''s fault. New York was the world''srgest city with various ethnic conflicts in it. Homeless people were everywhere. In a metropolis of 30 million people, no one would be able to notice a few people going missing.


    More importantly, in the world of the Men in ck, the police of New York City did not seem to be have a very strong sense of responsibility in their work. One could see from their excessive weight and round beer bellies that they would probably be happy to have less homeless people around to cause social instability.


    Sheyan gripped the de handle tightly, already thinking of how to retreat. Even if he was strong, the seemingly endless attack was too much for him. However, at this moment, a dull footstep suddenly resounded from the distance in the sewer, followed by the sound of metal chains colliding. A silhouette which looked like a huge piece of meat appeared from the distance and stumbled over. After he got close, Sheyan discovered that he was a huge, fat man. Rusty iron chain prated through his body to tie him up, as if it was keeping his body from shattering. Every step he took was like a giant hammer that mmed on the ground!


    The man''s facial features were distorted like molten wax. He red at Sheyan and emitted a dull voice from his belly:


    "Earthling! You''re worthy of dying by my hands! As a reward for killing my species, I will generously consume you and integrate you into my body so that you can be a part of my eternal power!"


    Sheyan shed him a sinister smile:


    "Well I''m sorry, Mr. Big Bug. I have no interest in being consumed by you. By the way, have you heard of the Gxy before?"


    The big guy was stunned. He suddenly shouted:


    "The Gxy!! The Gxy?!! I need that thing!"

 Chapter 913: Keep Making Arrangement

    <h4>Chapter 913: Keep Making Arrangement</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    For Earthlings, the Gxy refers to the ster system in which the sr system is situated - one of the vast gxies in the universe.


    But for the aliens, the Gxy had a special meaning. This may be difficult to understand, but take this as an example:


    In ancient China, there was a degenerate young man with an education level between the 2nd year of high school and the 2nd year of college. On a certain day on his way back from the brothel, he passed by a river and found a carp dying in a mud ditch.


    The fish should be thankful that the brothel that the degenerate frequented provided food, so the degenerate was stuffed to the throat and had no interest in turning the fish into food. He even performed a rare good deed - he threw the fish into the river.


    Little did he know that the true identity of the fish was the CEO of the Dragon Pce. He came back to find the degenerate to repay the favour. He asked his guard to fetch the degenerate to the Dragon Pce with an aquatic motorcycle, telling the degenerate that he would satisfy any wish the degenerate had. The degenerate had never encountered such a grand asion and was scared stiff. He didn''t dare ask for anything, so he told the carp CEO that he wished for joy.


    The "joy" the degenerate referred to was just happiness.


    But the carp CEO disyed a reluctant expression. Finally, he sent for a stunning beauty who looked like a mix between Lin Chi-ling and Liu Yifei, telling the degenerate that this is his daughter. Her name is Joy, sigh, take her away�� The degenerate rushed excitedly to the nearest 7-Eleven and told the cashier, brotha, give me the box to the right of the chewing gum on your left, the 20-pack for $37.99, strawberry vour��


    (Lin Chi-ling : https://.google/search?q=Lin+Chi-ling&tbm=isch)


    (Lin Chi-ling : https://.google/search?q=Liu+Yifei&tbm=isch)


    I will not write about the follow-up story because it''s too long and you''ll probably think that I''m stuffing the chapter with fillers to make it longer. And, not gonna lie, it is pretty long, and irrelevant to our story to boot.


    (TL note: This whole part was just some nonsense shamelessly written by the author to meet the word count.)


    (ED:It''s golden nonsense!)


    So as soon as the words "Gxy" left Sheyan''s mouth, the Bug King alien got really excited. He yelled:


    "Gxy!! Mine!"


    Sheyan flicked away a few fat worms that sprayed onto him from the mouth of the Bug King with a frown, and said faintly:


    "If you want to know the whereabouts of this thing then show me more respect. I fully demonstrated my strength just now, so I better get the treatment that matches my strength."


    The Bug King alien stared at Sheyan for a while with his deformed head skewed to one side. Coldness shed in his cracked eye. Yellow-green saliva flowed from the gap between his crooked teeth. He issued a roared.


    The surrounding bugmen scattered obediently. The Bug King alien limped in front and led the way. From the exaggerated and deformed posture of his gait, it truly seemed like his feet would break with a snap anytime soon."


    Following behind the Bug King, Sheyan came to a room where misceneous items were stored in. It was very humid inside. The Bug King alienfortably sat down on the overflowing sewage like a human would on a sofa with soft pillows. He then said in a dense, blurry voice:


    "My name on earth is Jones. Please have a sit."


    Sheyan had no interest in sitting on the ground flowing with waste water, so he grabbed a broken table, turned it over, and said:


    "My name is Seaman, Mr. Jones, and my time is precious. So, I will keep the story short. I know the whereabouts of the Gxy. The question is, how much will you pay for this information."


    Jones the Bug Kingughed and said:


    "Do you really know what the Gxy is?"


    Sheyan simply replied:


    "If I recall correctly, its full name is "Cosmic Subatomic Energy Micro-Reactor". The energy it provides is about 177.3 times that of nuclear power. It is embedded in a transparent cosmic titanium crystal frame and was called the Gxy because it looks exactly like a miniature version of the Milky Way. My dear Mr. Jones, I''m in a hurry today; I must leave in 5 minutes."


    Jones the Bug King stared at Sheyan. His pupils suddenly blinked without his eyelids moving.


    "What do you want?"


    Sheyan smirked:


    "If you want me to offer the price, then Mr. Jones, I''m afraid there will be no more room for negotiations after I''ve named my price. You can only choose to ept or not to ept! Of course, there is another choice - you can try to use force to get what you want. But before you do that, you better think hard on whether you will seed."


    "Say it," muttered Jones. He reached to the ground and picked up a thick lump of mud mixed with moss and other things, then ate it like he was eating Haagen-Dazs.


    Sheyan told him seriously:


    "I want the spaceship that you took to Earth."


    Jones was taken aback. He burped and shook his head, saying:


    "No way. No way."


    Sheyan stood up and patted his butt:


    "Well then, nice to meet you."


    But when Sheyan walked to the door, a trace of cunning shed across Jones'' decaying gray-blue eyes:


    "Fine, it''s a deal."


    In reality, the spaceship he took to Earth unfortunately crashed into a rock when hended and it was severely damaged. The reason he stayed in the sewer was to look for other means of going home. Jones felt that buying such valuable information with a transport that was already worthless, was great business.


    Unbeknownst to Jones, Sheyan actually did not have much interest in his spaceship either. The reason Sheyan made the deal was to leave him with no choice but to find another spaceship to go home.


    Next, Sheyan went to visit Jones''s spaceship. The spacecraft only looked intact on the outside. Sheyan then handed it over to Jinkuang. Jinkuang would always show a lot of enthusiasm for all scrap iron that could be exchanged for cash at the waste collection centre.


    Jones then obtained the information he desired from Sheyan:


    The secret treasure of the Arquilian Empire, the Gxy, was held by the Arquilian prince, Rosenberg. Of course, he''s not alone on earth. He had a tall bodyguard who had a natural ability to sense danger, and he was willing to die for the prince. Prince Rosenberg was a very interesting alien. He owned a jewelery store on No. 54, 54th Street in Manhattan. He had twelve pots of pink forget-me-nots outside the shop, and he kept a cat that had yellow-and-white stripes. He loved the cat and treated it like his son.


    Jones was convinced by now. The Bugs were engaged in a prolonged war with the Arquilian Empire, so the Bugs knew some of Rosenberg''s habits, and they were very consistent with what Sheyan said - with the exception of the prince''s address on earth.


    Jones excitedly poured a cup of coffee for himself, a cup of coffee that ordinary humans would never drink. Jones poured at least half a pound of sugar into the cup, then gulped it down in one go. Sheyan could not wait to leave this damn ce. His arrangement was sessful. Whether he could achieve his goal would depend on luck.


    ************


    Sheyan once again appeared on the streets of New York under the cover of a curly wig and a pair of coloured contact lenses. He must remain alert to the surrounding environment and prevent any police from approaching within 30 meters of himself. Otherwise, there was a great possibility of him being questioned and exposed.


    This was a difficult task which required a high level of skills. Fortunately, New Yorkers always had their attention focused on things like the Super Bowl, yboy magazines, the NBA Finals and serial killers. Plus, a crazy participant had killed arge number of Men in ck agents. So the death of a Man in ck agent caused by Sheyan was like a spit in the ocean; it waspletely overshadowed and was ignored by the New Yorkers. Otherwise, Sheyan would have to face the public''s wrath and it would be hard for him to do anything.


    Sheyan went back to his old ce - Mr. Jack''s store. It had been sealed off by the police and there was a sign forbidding entry. Sheyan kneeled down pretending to tie his shoces, then talked to the suitcase carried by Jinkuang in front of him:


    "Mr. Jack, tell me something. Where is the surveince camera in your store? Please don''t fool me with those that you''ve modified to mislead people. (Because Jack was selling illegal firearms, he had to modify the official surveince cameras.) What I need is the real thing that can record everything truthfully!"


    Jack''s faint voice drifted out from the suitcase. Apparently, this old alien had experienced a fair bit of suffering in the hands of Jinkuang:


    "You can find it on the owl decoration on the right side of the counter. The owl''s eye is the surveince camera. The password is 31nsa13."


    "Good," Sheyan snapped his fingers, "If you keep up your level of cooperation, I will consider giving you your freedom when I leave."


    Sheyan then walked over, wrapped his hand on the locked doorknob and twisted it hard. The door opened. Sheyan took what he desired from the store without much effort. He cut out the part of the recording where he killed the senior agent of the Men In ck, Agent G, and asked the two captured aliens, Jack and Ritz:


    "I know you must have a way to transform this part into the scene that I want - the scene where Agent G went crazy and tried to kill me, forcing me to retaliate in self-defense."


    Ritz and Jack remained silent. Sheyan coughed once, and Jinkuang immediately screamed:


    "Time is money! My friends, you have been resting for too long, let me find something new for you to do."


    Ritz and Jack instantly turned pale. Jack said in a hurry:


    "I have a way to fulfil your request, but I have to warn you, even a kid will notice that it''s fake."


    Sheyan said with a smile:


    "It doesn''t matter. Start working, right now."

 Chapter 914: Stairs

    <h4>Chapter 914: Stairs</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    While Sheyan was busy making arrangements, our dear king of the bugs, Mr. Jones, who had just obtained some first-hand information, did not remain idle. Hepressed himself further and made his body smaller, and finally squeezed into another set of human skin. He could barely pass as a burly, normal person on the streets of New York City.


    Due to the fact that there were a lot of performance artists here, Jones arrived at No. 54, 54th Street without much trouble, even though he looked very abnormal. Of course, his stench, his burly body, and his retarded appearance kept others at bay, and that helped.


    But our dear Mr. Jones'' trip did not start off well. He heard that Rosenburg was out for morning tea with his cat, so he rushed towards the Hong Kong-style cafe. There, he found his target and gave Rosenburg a fatal blow with his sharp tail, then snatched away the prince''s handbag.


    Unfortunately, there was no Gxy in the handbag. Under the deliberate guidance of Sheyan, the event that unfolded at the moment almost perfectly followed the plot in the Man in ck movie, with two differences:


    The first: the protagonist, J was probably still in a Los Angeles police station, enduring the cynicism and boycotting of his peers.


    The second: Prince Rosenburg''snky bodyguard captain was not killed. The moment he noticed that the person he was supposed to be protecting had died, he immediately notified the Arquilian Empire.


    It must be known that the average height of the Arquilians was about 17����centimeters, while the size of the bugs who were at war with them was pretty impressive. Erge a cockroach to the size of a horse, and you would have the standard figure of a bugman. In a melee fight between the two sides, well��


    The reason the Arquilian Empire could suppress the bugs in the long war was because their core technology of the "Gxy" - the Cosmic Subatomic Energy - held the absolute advantage. Therefore, the murder of the prince was not just a simple death; if this technology fell into the hands of the bugs, the Arquilians faced the risk of extinction����


    ************


    Two hourster, Sheyan arrived at the headquarters of the Men in ck.


    From the outside, it looked more like a huge distribution warehouse rather than a special institution that had authority higher than organizations such as the FBI. It had a gray exterior, a green wooden door, and no outer wall. The building looked clean, neat and majestic.


    Sheyan walked to the door, knocked on it, and then raised his hand in a surrender pose because in just the blink of an eye he could feel at least a dozen weapons with destructive power pointing at him.


    Sheyan put his hands behind his head and shouted:


    "I''m here to turn myself in. And I have important information about the "Gxy"."


    This was a free country after all, plus Sheyan''s act of surrendering gave him some brownie points, so after being handcuffed, he was escorted inside by two expressionless men in ck clothes.


    Behind the door was a neat, old-fashioned corridor. A bald ck man was reading a book on a chair.He did not even bat an eyelid at Sheyan.


    Rotating exhaust fans lined up on both sides of the wall, each of them more than three meters in diameter. The only thing special about this ce were the many pictures on the ground of satellites rotating around a. In the eyes of unsuspecting people, they were merely abstract art.


    At the end of the corridor was an elevator. This elevator inexplicably had no floor buttons, only buttons for opening and closing the door. After the elevator came to a halt, Sheyan was directly escorted to a ce that seemed to be an interrogation room, where the floor and walls hadrge oval patterns.


    The Man in ck who escorted him in let him sit down on an egg-shaped chair, then left. Soon after, a middle-aged man sporting a Marx-like beard came in. He wore a gray striped suit and had the slightly overweight body of a man in his forties.


    Although this was the first time Sheyan met this man, he already knew who he was: Z, the most special one among the Men in ck senior agents. Z may best in terms of alphabetical order, but he was actually the person in charge of presiding over the work here.


    Z sat down opposite Sheyan with a deep frown:


    "Tell me all the important information you know."


    Sheyan very cooperatively replied:


    "The Arquilian prince was killed. It was done by a powerful Bug. He should have obtained the Gxy."


    Z stared at Sheyan as if he wanted to pierce through Sheyan''s thoughts:


    "What is this Gxy you speak of? And how did you hear about this?"


    Sheyan smiled and said:


    "I think we should talk about the misunderstanding between us first. I will need a cup of hot coffee with cocoa and sugar. I like it sweet."


    Z mmed the table in anger:


    "I don''t have time to talk about misunderstandings. Did you talk about misunderstandings when you broke G''s neck with your hands?"


    Sheyan shrugged and said:


    "I was framed. I have first-hand video evidence here to prove that I acted in self-defense�� Please let me finish. Before I came in, I saw a faint rose-coloured sh in the sky. That was probably the warning shot fired from the main cannon of the Arquilian spaceship. As soon as I saw that, I knew you must need me, so I came here to turn myself in."


    "Why would I need you?" Z coldly asked.


    "My dear Mr. Z, you must know that although the individual strength of the Arquilians is far inferior to that of the Bugs, their advantage is that they can reach Earth in two hours in their spaceship! More importantly, the power of their main cannon is amazing."


    "The one who killed the Arquilian prince is a powerful Bug warrior. Once he brings the technology of the Gxy back to his home, the Arquilians are in danger of having their empire, or even their entire, destroyed. So please do not take lightly their threat to destroy Earth. I''m probably the only one who can help you catch the Bug murderer before he leaves Earth!"


    Z looked at Sheyan and continued to persevere:


    "You haven''t told me what the Gxy is."


    "A very advanced Cosmic Subatomic Energy Micro-Reactor. With the Gxy in hand, one could easily grasp this energy conversion method. Believe me sir, once the Bugs obtain the technology, the only fate awaiting the Arquilians is exile," added Shengyan.


    "I will bring back the Gxy to appease the Arquilian battle cruiser. It will be much better for me to do everything that is familiar to me. You are much better off letting me, who know the ins-and-outs of the whole matter, deal with this task than let your subordinates run around like headless chickens. I''m guessing the Arquilians must have already given an ultimatum: hand over the Gxy within a specified time or they will destroy the Earth. Mr. Z, it is unfortunate, but I must inform you that time is tight. I''m still very confident now, but with every passing minute, my confidence ofpleting the task will drop by 5% until it falls to zero."


    Z stared at Sheyan and asked disdainfully:


    "Why should I trust you?"


    Sheyanughed and said:


    "Even if I''m lying to you, what do you have to lose? I turned myself in! I''m living on Earth too. If the main cannon of the Arquilian battle cruiser shoots at Earth, I will also turn into ashes."


    "Then tell me this. What is your purpose for doing all these?" Agent Z finally asked.


    Sheyan shrugged:


    "There was a misunderstanding between Agent G and I. He pulled out his weapon at an unfortunate moment, and some of my excessive behavior may have hurt him. My lifelong dream was to settle in the beautiful Big Apple, get married, have a child, and then have my remains buried in the Green-Wood Cemetery in Kings County. but your arrest orderpletely shattered my dream. So, if I get back the Gxy, you have to revoke the arrest order on me."


    "Impossible," Agent Z said with a nk expression.


    Sheyan took out the photoshopped video and said sincerely:


    "I have sufficient evidence to prove that the incident was indeed a misunderstanding��"


    At that moment, a woman suddenly rushed out from the back room. She pointed at Sheyan and shouted:


    "Bullsheet! It was a nned murder!"


    Agent Z epted the photoshopped disc without showing any expression. He stood up and walked back to his office, apparently to watch the content of the disc. He came back five minutester and said:


    "The ultimatum that the Arquilian battle cruiser gave us had one hour and forty-eight minutes remaining. I hope that the next time I see you is when you bring the Gxy back to me. I''ve revoked your arrest order. It willst indefinitely if you seed."


    A smile crept onto Sheyan''s face. He said:


    "The Bug who took the Gxy and his aplices will attack me and do everything possible to create trouble for me. My strength alone is very limited."


    Agent Z stood up. A senior Men in ck agent with a serious look on his face walked out from the door at the back. It was the 2nd male lead, K.


    "We will send an elite agent with you. Satisfied now?"


    Sheyan smiled and said:


    "I think that twenty people should be enough to suppress the Bug and his aplices. They don''t have to be senior agents, but they must be good soldiers."


    "Get moving," Z looked at his watch and said impatiently. "You will see the personnel you asked for before you reach the car. The will mobilise with you."


    After leaving the Men in ck headquarters, Jinkuang finally eximed in marvel:


    "It''s unbelievable! Seems like the skills of Jack and Ritz are not as bad as they im! Even the leader of the Men in ck was fooled!"


    Sheyan smiled:


    "This has nothing to do with skills, my friend. What he needed was not an authentic video, but an excuse, a flight of stairs to step down from the stage." (TL note: Chinese idiom meaning an excuse to keep up appearances or save face)

 Chapter 915: Getting the Galaxy

    <h4>Chapter 915: Getting the Gxy</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    "Oh, stairs to step down from the stage?" Jinkuang stroke his yellowish beard while looking thoughtful. "Sounds amazing."


    A brand-new but old-fashioned Cadic came to a stop as Sheyan walked out of the entrance. The one in the driver''s seat was K. K was a middle-aged man of about fifty. The wrinkles on his face were very deep, giving him the impression of one who was constantly in deep thought. One nce at him was enough to know that he was not a person who liked to gabble neen to the dozen. He would only speak when he was sure of his words.


    Sheyan immediately did something when he saw K.


    He first put on a pair of contact lenses that could filter light, then put on a pair of sunsses so big that they covered half his face!


    K was obviously someone who was very proficient in using the neuralyzer. Even the main protagonist fell victim to his skillful shes. Sheyan of course had to guard against it, with double protection.


    K was naturally unhappy with Sheyan''s reaction. He actually did receive an order to erase Sheyan''s memory after the job was done. It seemed that executing thatmand would be harder than he imagined. He opened the door on the passenger side and faintly said:


    "Where should we go now?"


    Sheyan turned his head and looked around:


    "Where are the people I asked for?"


    Sheyan knew that arge-scale plot change like this one will inevitably catch the attention of arge number of participants! His power had soared and he wasn''t afraid of anyone in a 1v1, but if several people teamed up on him, he would still die a quick death.


    Therefore, Sheyan unhesitatingly asked for the protection of the Men in ck organisation. More importantly, don''t forget that there was a Bloody Invitation Letter in the hands of the Men in ck, possibly in their headquarters. Sheyan had his sight on this Bloody Invitation Letter.


    For him who already had two Invitation Letters, as long as he get another one, he would fulfil the requirement to return to the realm. It would be a brand new world then. The other participants would not dare to make a move on him if they do not have enough confidence; it would bring them no benefit to force Sheyan into a corner because Sheyan could just return.


    It was worth mentioning that the rest of the contestants were no fools. They had of course considered obtaining a Bloody Invitation Letter through the Bugs plotline like Sheyan. The problem was that their parties were not here to help them in the Bloody World. Sheyan had the ability to jump into the sewer and kill his way to the Bug King, but the others did not!


    The abundance of toxins and diseases alone were enough to give them headaches. They also couldn''t make too much of a ruckus. After all, a few meters above the sewer was the bustling New York City. The police would definitelye if they cause an explosion or something.


    Hearing Sheyan''s question, K pointed behind them without showing any expression. Sheyan turned back and suddenly saw four ordinary-looking Fords that had crept up behind them without him noticing. K asked again:


    "Now, where should we go?"


    Sheyan smiled and said:


    "The city morgue."


    K stared at Sheyan and asked:


    "Why are we going there?"


    Sheyan answered with a shrug:


    "I need to look at the corpse of the prince before I can determine what action we should take next. Who knows, maybe the Gxy is on the prince''s body and the stupid Bug didn''t find it."


    K couldn''t help but sneer:


    "As if that''s possible."


    "Just drive," Sheyan reclined his seat andy down leisurely with his feet on the dashboard.


    K was obviously not pleased with his behaviour. He said coldly:


    "Please put on your seat belt."


    Sheyan did not respond, so K immediately stepped on the elerator!


    The car contained partial extraterrestrial technology, so its speed was amazing. K originally wanted to see Sheyan tumble and suffer, but Sheyan had a pretty insane body so he didn''t even flinch. K was quite surprised.


    ************


    The morgue was built on the outskirts of the city far from the city center, because this building would undoubtedly bring a significant depreciation in thend value of the surrounding plots for a very long time. This would be a big problem for a city like New York where every square inch ofnd was extremely valuable.


    So even with the speed of the Men in ck''s special car, it took them nearly twenty minutes to arrive. When they got out of the car, Sheyan pushed open the door in a hurry and rushed in!


    Right now, only he knew that the real Gxy was currently attached with a chain in the shape of the Orion''s Belt to the prince''s son - a yellow-and-white domestic cat. As long as Sheyan could get his hands on this object, he would no doubt hold the initiative!


    There weren''t many people in the morgue. As Sheyan passed through the door, a young man in sses at the front desk askedzily:


    "What can I do for you, sir?"


    Sheyan recalled that this guy did not have a good ending in the movie. He used a fly-swatter to kill a fly and sprayed insecticide in front of Edgar the Bug. Those happened to be the things that the bugs hated the most. The guy was thrown to the ceiling and turned into a cocoon!


    Sheyan simply said:


    "You can get out of my face."


    The young man was very responsible in his work. He was about to say something but Sheyan took out ''Ambition'' and pointed at him, saying:


    "Sit down, shut up. Finally, let me give you a piece of advice. Throw away the insecticide under the counter��"


    After that, Sheyan strode inside. After going through two sets ofrge doors, he saw a woman dissecting a body on a test bench. Even the whiteb coat she was wearing could not hide her good figure. She was very absorbed in her work; it was obvious that she was very passionate about her job.


    She raised her head in surprise when she saw Sheyan:


    "You can''te in here without permission, sir. You have to make an appointment, take a number, register, and pay, and I will bring out the person that you''re looking for."


    Sheyan closed his eyes. His Perceptive Sense at this time was already quite strong. He immediately sank his shoulders and mmed into a cab at the side. Amidst the harsh sound of friction, a terrified meow could be heard. The cat jumped from the corner of the wall in shock. Sheyan grabbed it by the neck, flicked his finger, and sessfully obtained the bell hanging on the cat''s neck. The bell was the Cosmic Subatomic Energy Micro-Reactor!


    Only now did K rush in with his gun. He looked at the messy environment and asked:


    "What happened?"


    Sheyan shrugged and answered:


    "I was too careful, sir. I heard a noise next to me but it turned out to be just a cat. You can''t me me. The damn Bug King may arrive at any moment. He''s a monster that won''t hesitate to kill people."


    K stared into Sheyan''s eyes, seemingly trying to detect the lies in his words. Unfortunately, Sheyan''s innocent expression and sincere eyes revealed nothing.


    K could only sigh. He repeated the same familiar lie to the beautifuldy, Anna, who loved to dissect corpses:


    "We are Dr. Wen and Dr. White from the Ministry of Health. Did anything unusual happen recently?"


    Anna looked at Sheyan suspiciously:


    "I think it''s more likely that he''s from the WWF! My God, that cab is filled with frozen corpses, it weighed at least a ton! He just mmed into it once and the drawer slid right open."


    K said politely:


    "I wouldn''t mind you calling your supervisor to verify the matter."


    Anna immediately called her supervisor on her phone, but apparently the authority of the Men in ck epassed this ce. She still had some doubt after sheid down the phone, but she was finally willing to answer K:


    "There is something unusual. Apart from the murder case, I also found something weird with another body."


    She exined while she walked:


    "It''s a corpse without stomach, lungs or liver. The body showed no trace of them being removed either��"


    Sheyan knew she was referring to the corpse of the Arquillian prince - the body was in fact just a vehicle of sorts for the alien, so there was nothing to be surprised about. Sheyan was more concerned with another thing.


    The Bug King, Jones, seemed even more ferocious than the Bug in the movie. Sheyan hoped to get some relevant information from the body, such as Jones'' attack method, how his attack made the "vehicle" invalid, and how his attack affected the passenger inside.


    The body of the Arquilian Prince was soon presented to them. It was the body of a 60-year-old balding male with gray hair. Before Anna could start her never-ending exnation, Sheyan took the initiative to ask:


    "What''s the cause of death?"


    "I don''t know," Anna said furiously, "ording to the knowledge recorded on any human medical book, this person should have fallen dead long ago."


    Sheyan stepped in front of the body and observed carefully. He pressed his finger on the body, moving his finger a little bit at a time, and finally stopped on the neck:


    "Hmmm�� This should be the ce. Come and feel it. There''s a very obvious hard lump here beneath the skin, but the wound is extremely small. This attack method is simr to bugs such as bees or scorpions."


    Next, Sheyan "identally" touched the ear of the corpse. The ear was an opening mechanism. The face of the corpse flipped outwards, revealing the cockpit inside.

 Chapter 916: Major vs Major!

    <h4>Chapter 916: Major vs Major!</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The moment the head opened, something different from the original plot urred.


    The prince who appeared in front of them was already ck all over and exuded a pungent smell, just like the internal organs of poultries that were coated in manure and left to dpose. There was no doubt that he had not a shred of life in him.


    The real prince inside the cockpit was already dead and was rapidly rotting in the oxygen-rich Earth atmosphere. In the original plot, he at least had the time to say hisst words, that the Gxyy on Orion''s Belt, before he died����


    This shows that the attack power of Jones the Bug King was far superior to the Bug in the original plot, Edgar the Bug�� This was bad news for Sheyan who held the Gxy!


    Sheyan and K were both assaulted pretty hard by the rotting scent of the prince''s corpse. It''s not that their endurance was poor; the smell was simply too weird. They felt as if they were punched in the stomach. They began to vomiting non-stop.


    Dr. Anna probably had a professional resistance to this kind of smell. Although she held her nose, she still shouted in surprise:


    "This corpse had such a beautiful structure! Oh my God, how can there be a creature with such a structure? It seems to have two hearts����"


    Dr. Anna was going to dissect the corpse with her scalpel out of professional habit. Sheyan immediately stopped her attempt at broadening her scientific knowledge:


    "Forgive me for my insolence, doctor, but if you do that, you will cause some very serious consequences. It may even lead to a major international conflict."


    Dr. Anna''s angrily attempted to break free:


    "Get out of the way, you fool! Do you know what you''re doing? This will be the greatest discovery of the 21st century! I''m heading for the Nobel Prize in Medicine, and you''re blocking my way! And the reason you gave was absurd!! Dissecting a corpse can cause an international conflict? It is a very strange corpse, but please, I''m not a child."


    Sheyan smiled and said:


    "Oh really? If you go to the Red Square in Moscow and try to dissect the corpse of Lenin, won''t you cause an international conflict?"


    Dr. Anna instantly turned silent because Sheyan''s example did convince her. After a while, Dr. Anna said:


    "But, but��this little guy can''t bepared to Lenin, right?"


    Sheyan shrugged:


    "The citizens who love him are waiting two thousand miles outside the Earth''s atmosphere. Their means of transport is a space battle cruiser. The power of a shot from the cruiser''s main cannon was equivalent to the simultaneous explosion of 173 hydrogen bombs. And, the muzzle of the main cannon is currently pointing at us."


    Dr. Anna put a hand to her forehead and rolled her eyes:


    "What are you talking about�� Am I crazy, or are you crazy?"


    Sheyan was in a great mood because he just got the Gxy. He took advantage of the situation to grab the butt of Dr. Anna whose alluring curves were visible even through the whitebcoat. The female doctor immediately turned around and furiously red at him:


    "I will definitely lodge an officialint about this to Mr. Jay tomorrow! I will sue you!"


    K obviously didn''t like Sheyan very much either. He immediately said:


    "I agree with you, doctor. Sue him for all his money and make him go broke!"


    Sheyan simply smiled and said:


    "She won''t do this, K, because you will use the neuralyzer on her soon. She won''t remember a thing tomorrow."


    K''s expression got even uglier, but he had no way to refute Sheyan, because he knew Sheyan''s words were true. By this time, Sheyan had already grabbed a scalpel and cut open the wound on the corpse''s neck to continue his investigation.


    "Tsk tsk. Look at how hard this strike was. The prince''s exosuit had a 2cm-thick defensive exoskeleton inside, and it was prated in one blow. Wow, I think I''ve found the spot where venom was injected. See here? This is where the venom entered the venttion system. The poor prince must have died after breathing in a few mouthfuls of toxins. That''s why, K, I want to give you a piece of advice."


    K snapped:


    "Just say it."


    "If you are approached within two meters by this Bug, distance yourself as quickly as possible. If you can''t, you better start praying."


    Said Sheyan seriously.


    K sneered and said.


    "Thanks, but I''ve been with the MIB for more than 30 years. I''ve seen a lot of aliens who are more dangerous than this Bug."


    The current development could be considered perfect from Sheyan''s perspective. The story was progressing ording to his script from the beginning like a train staying on its track. He had even obtained the Gxy a lot earlier than he expected.


    Sometimes, however, progressing too smoothly may not necessarily be a good thing. If the sea was calm for too long, it may be the precursor to a storm. Sheyan turned and walked away, but after only taking a few steps, the nightmare imprint suddenly heated up and gave him a warning:


    [Growth Hunter No. 1018, your military rank has been suppressed by the rank of unknown target! This suppression will try to impose a significant restriction on your party ability.]


    [The military rank of the unknown target is: Major! Suppression failed!]


    The moment he receiving the notification, Sheyan''s pupils shrank. He immediately pulled K and flung them both to the ground to take cover. At the same time, Sheyan spread his Pestilence aura!


    The opponent actually had a Major rank!!! This was the first time Sheyan had encountered a person who was not inferior to himself in terms of military rank! Presumably, the opponent must be pretty conceited and believed that the suppression would definitely seed, therefore he made it his first attack. He unexpectedly met his match today!


    K''s old body obviously couldn''t handle such vigorous actions. However, he was a very experienced fighter. After he fell to the ground, he immediately covered his head with his hands.


    Five seconds passed. Ten seconds passed. Nothing happened. Dr. Anna stood there and looked at them like they were retarded.


    K''s expression turned red with anger. He tried to stand up but Sheyan immediately said:


    "Don''t forget that I brought 20 other general MIB agents here. Why didn''t theye in? Are they all dead outside?"


    K was stunned. He was about to say something when a grenade-like object suddenly mmed through the window next to him. A streamlined-shape glow surrounded the object.


    "This��" Sheyan''s pupils shrank.This indirect killing grenade called the "little girl" was mentioned in the information collected by Jinkuang from the realm marketce. The main purpose of this grenade was to make the opponents lose their ability to fight back; it''s damage was only secondary! When the grenade exploded, it would produce a shockwave that would cause dizziness and vomiting. It would also release a tear gas and emit a strong light that would cause temporary blindness.


    A three-pronged assault on the eyes, nose and ears!


    However, these effects were all under the category of abnormal statuses. Sheyan''s defense was enough to reduce the duration of abnormal statuses by 50%, and the duration would be further reduced by his ''Stronghold'' innate ability. The one he was worried about was K. With a gun in hand, he posed a huge threat to any storyline character or contestant. If he was neutralised, Sheyan would be put under a lot of pressure.


    The substantial increase in attributes after Sheyan became a Growth Hunter was evident now. He rolled a few times on the ground and reached the spot where the grenade would fall. With an overhead kick, he sent the grenade back out the window! A thunderous sh immediately followed! The window sspletely shattered, and a white smoke crept in. The female doctor was staring out of the window in curiosity so her vision turnedpletely white from the sh! At the same time, the impact from the infrasonic wave turned her dizzy.


    Sheyan could immediately tell that this was just a probing attack. He kicked the corpse cab next to him and a drawer with a corpse inside slid out. Sheyan threw the corpse to the ground, then pulled K up and tried to make him lie down in the drawer.


    K resolutely rejected Sheyan''s request. At that moment, seven "little girls" were simultaneously thrown in from three different windows. Even if Sheyan was possessed by Inzaghi, Maradona, Klinsmann, Messi, Ronaldo Nazario and Cristiano Ronaldo at the same time, he still wouldn''t be able to send all the grenades back!


    Sheyan violently shoved K into the corpse drawer, then stuffed it back into the cab. After that, seven "little girls" blew up simultaneously��


    Unfortunately, Sheyan had already held his breath in anticipation, so the tear gas could not affect him. He was also wearing double sunsses to guard against K. If he closed his eyes in addition to that, the sh bomb effect would also be rendered obsolete. The only effective assault was the shockwave. The negative status it caused may be useful against gunners and the likes, but against someone with insane HP like Sheyan, it could only be described as a drizzle.


    Five seconds after the explosion, a series of cracking sounds resounded from the door. They should be the sound of steel toe riding boots stepping on shattered ss.

 Chapter 917: Probing Attack

    <h4>Chapter 917: Probing Attack</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    ''So daring of you. You''re that confident the grenades would be effective on me?'' Sheyan could not help but sneer when he heard the footsteps. ''You''re underestimating me way too much.''


    He grabbed the chair next to him and threw it, then waited for a moment before he charged!


    Sheyan was very clear on his current position and role. With him restraining the opponent on the frontline, the extremely frail but extremely hard-hitting K could disy his full strength!


    After Sheyan charged for about two to three meters, he finally saw two ck shadows preparing tounch an attack amidst the white tear gas near the door! On their bodies were a faint ck glow which was a sign that they were infected by his ''Pestilence Monarch'', but those two were still oblivious to it.


    "Power of Corrosion'''', activate! Target: the guy in the front who holds the shotgun. Symptom: chest pain!"


    A ck illusionary image of the ''Stairway of the Sun'' emerged from body of Sheyan.It grew wildly with its branches waving, looking as if it would prate through heaven and earth.


    Then, from Sheyan''s body, a strange illusionary ck line emerged and connected to the person who held the shotgun. The branches of the ck illusionary image of the Stairway of the Sun behind Sheyan moved nimbly like human fingers and gently grabbed the string, then strummed it like a harp!


    The participant shivered all over and instantly grabbed his chest with his left hand! However, his right hand was still firmly on his shotgun.


    Sheyan immediately activated ''Hornrage''. He bore a tunnel through the tear gas and crashed into the participant at a very high speed!


    The sound of his de cutting deep into skin and bones was always so beautiful to his ears. The blood that sttered somehow gave rise to a feeling of passionate thirst in Sheyan''s throat. He continued to attack fiercely.


    The other participant was closing in on him with a short sabre that was glowing dark gold. The edge of the short sabre was like a shark''s teeth, tearing flesh from Sheyan''s body, but Sheyan still persevered with his attacks on the participant with the shotgun. He was violent, crazy, determined; like a battle-crazed grizzly bear who saw blood.


    AAAAARRRGGGHHHHH!


    Sheyan took 7 cuts from the other participant. Each cut carved out a piece of flesh from his body. At the same time, Sheyan himself made 3 shes on the shotgun-wielder!


    The first sh cut straight into his body. The second sh cut deep through his ribs. The third sh pierced into his heart! The beating heart twitched. Blood gust out like a fountain, causing a fatal damage.


    Suppression! Explosive hit! Ignore defence! Extra damage from muscle explosion!


    Terrifying damage values popped up one after another!


    Only now did the shotgun-wielder man cried out loud. He shot at Sheyan, trying to stop the powerful opponent with steel bullets and smoke. However, Sheyan merely smirked and raised his empty left hand!


    5 strange tendrils grew out of his left hand fingertips. A lump of darkness congregated on the palm, thenshed out in a sh. The darkness slithered like a snake in the air as if it had a life of its own. It gave off the feeling that anyone who crossed eyes with it would have their very soul restrained!


    The shotgun-wielder screamed loudly. He knew that he definitely couldn''t let this thing touch him. However, Sheyan''s ''Beast of Corrosion'' had locked-on to his soul in an instant. Although the shotgun-wielder struggled and ran away in a frenzy, the ''Beast of Corrosion'' still caught up to him after about eight meters. It bore fiercely into his body!


    Originally, the ''Beast of Corrosion'' was a tactical weapon which must be used cautiously like nuclear weapons. That''s because it must be fed with Sheyan''s own flesh and blood! It took 80-800 points of his HP, plus it could only be used under the ''Poison Monarch'' state. Switching from ''Pestilence Monarch'' to ''Poison Monarch'' would consume a further 30% of his HP. If he struck the jackpot of 800 HP, he would be half dead before he even attacked!


    Now, after the ''Stairway of the Sun'' had swallowed the clone''s ''Stairway of the Sun'', Sheyan obtained the special effect of having the negative effects halved. The use of ''Beast of Corrosion'' would only take 40-400 points of his HP, and the HP consumption when switching was also reduced to 15%.


    For the current Sheyan whose HP had now soared to over 4,000 points with extra defence, the ''Beast of Corrosion'' had be an eptablemon-use weapon. After all, Sheyan also had the ''Gloryheal'' ability supporting him, which was his advantagepared to other participants.


    The expression of the shotgun-wielder instantly paled after he was hit by ''Beast of Corrosion''. His body shed with the use of an honorary dosage! There was extreme fear in his eyes when he looked at Sheyan. He knew that if Sheyan''s next attack was an explosive hit, he would fall into near-death!


    Contestants can gamble with anything, but they would never gamble with their life unless they were in a hopeless situation!


    At that moment, Sheyan felt the sensation of cold steel on his back, followed by a warm, searing pain; a sabre had cut into his flesh. Next, he felt a strong force binding his legs and made him stumble. It was probably the short sabre-wielder using his ability in his anger.


    What followed was a deafening explosion and a zing fire. Sheyan''s HP fell madly. But even so, he still had close to 3000 HP remaining!


    After Sheyan became a Growth Hunter, he had turned into a monster. The loss of HP from using the ''Beast of Corrosion'' and switching to ''Poison Monarch'' amounted to around 800 points. The sabre-wielder had a total of 14 seconds to attack Sheyan. Under the protection of the 40% rule, he was still able to shave off almost 500 points of Sheyan''s HP in such a short period. His attack power could already be considered very strong.


    The doubling of all pure attributes after bing a Growth Hunter was truly life-changing!


    Sheyan rolled on the ground a few times to put out the me on his body. When he raised his head, he found that K had climbed out from the corpse freezer cab, violently coughing.


    On his fingers was a silver weapon that was so tiny that it looked like a toy. But when he took a shot, the power of the blow was strong enough to make Sheyan feel the threat of death!


    The participant who had been attacking Sheyan was sent flying for over 30 meters, crashing into the wall and leaving in it a huge human-shaped hole! He had a small round dark gold shield in his hand. The brilliance on the shield had dimmed. Cracks had formed all over the shield starting from a dent in the centre!


    It was obvious that the dark gold shield had blocked most of the impact from K''s shot! The power of the MIB''s weapons were strong, more than what most Growth Hunters, and even Awakeners, could handle. After all, even powerful aliens would be shot into pieces taking attacks from the MIB''s weapons head on!


    ''Someone who uses a small dark gold shield��and a short dark gold sabre with a sawtooth edge,'' Sheyan coughed a few times, and suddenly came to a realisation:


    ''He''s not an Agility-type assassin. Agility-type contestants can''t master Shield Proficiency. He''s a Strength-type berserker! He''s obviously hiding his strength. It''s impossible for a berserker to not master Dual-wield Proficiency. He''s only using the sabre-shieldbination because he''s temporarily cooperating with another person!''


    Sheyan frowned when he saw the guy trying to run away. He was about to give chase when he suddenly heard a strange noiseing from the side. A videotape shing a red-hot glow flew in from the window and turned into a fierce robot dog made of steel alloy. It pounced towards Sheyan and bit ferociously, intercepting his path.


    The robot dog was honestly a very troublesome opponent. Its exterior was made of steel. Sheyan''s attack would be more effective if his de could somehow turn into a hammer. In addition, the dog was very agile. It was very good at butting the enemy with its head to make the enemy fall down. It could also eject two des from its waist, so even when Sheyan dodged its strike, he was still easily hurt by the des. They produced two long wounds on Sheyan back that bled profusely.


    The opponent apparently did not intend to kill Sheyan by relying on the robot dog. It''s purpose was only to keep Sheyan''s hands full. A trace of cold shed across Sheyan''s eyes. He suddenly rolled forward a few times andunched a series of provocative attacks on the robot dog. The angered robot dog pounced and the sharp des once again protruded out from its waist like a pair of wings. But Sheyan suddenly sat down on the ground!


    The robot dog obviously won''t miss this opportunity. It opened its mouth and bit onto the arm Sheyan stretched out to block. However, this action, which was the best course of action it could take under the circumstances, led to a painful scream!


    The des that were ejected from the waist of the robot dog unintentionally killed Dr. Anna, the important storyline character who could be considered the female lead in Men in ck 1 !!

 Chapter 918: A Bigger Crisis

    <h4>Chapter 918: A Bigger Crisis</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    (TL: The female protagonist in the MIB movie is actually called Dr. Laurel Weaver. But since the author wrote Anna, we''re gonna roll with Anna.)


    Sheyan already knew by now that there was not much benefit to be gained from killing fragile but extremely important storyline characters like Anna. The realm did not encourage this kind of behaviour.


    There were many disadvantages in doing this. The butterfly effect caused by Anna''s death would definitely lead to the appearance of the protagonist.


    Sheyan could already guess that, with the death of this stunning beauty, the main protagonist, J may very well be involved in the investigation as an officer of the NYPD!


    Being an enemy of the protagonist in the Bloody World - a protagonist that was with an official government agency at that - was definitely not a good thing. This could be considered Sheyan''s revenge on those who attacked him!


    Sheyan slowly climbed up from the ground and loosened his muscles a little. Blood began to trickle onto the floor from the various wounds on his body. Soon, it formed a dark red pool of blood on the ground. This kind of injury may be serious for ordinary people, but for him, they were just superficial wounds.


    Sheyan stood still and nonchntly wiped the blood on him, cutting a formidable figure with the various cuts and openings on his body. He looked as if he would never fall down as long as the earth remain standing!


    K was stunned for a while. He then got up from the ground, aimed his toy-like tiny gun at Sheyan, and asked:


    "Which gxy did youe from?"


    Apparently, K no longer regarded Sheyan as an Earthling.


    Sheyan turned and looked at him coldly:


    "That''s not important, Agent K. Is this how you treat someone who just saved your life? I knew I shouldn''t have saved you. I should''ve let you be cut in two like Anna and scream in agony for five minutes before you die."


    K ignored Sheyan''s words. He still held the gun calmly with both hands, and said:


    "Tell me your name, your birthce, and your alien pass number."


    "What the hell!" cried Sheyan furiously:


    "Was my action just now not enough to show you which side I''m on? Fine then, shoot me. Agent K, if you''re a qualified agent, you should remember that there''s only one hour and twenty minutes before your home is blown up, and you''re aiming your gun at the only person who can find the damn Gxy! Go on, shoot me!"


    Even the experienced K could do nothing facing Sheyan''s tant shamelessness. This was also the saddest part about asking someone for help. K finally put down his gun, slowly. He stared at Sheyan and said:


    "Where should we go now?"


    Sheyan thought about it and answered seriously:


    "First of all, you should contact headquarters and let them send the prince''s body back. Hopefully that will buy us some extra time from the damn Arquillians. Secondly, ask your technicians to send me a copy of the information on your current energy weapons."


    K contacted the headquarters without saying anything after hearing Sheyan''s first request, but when he heard the second request, he was visibly shocked. He seemed to have understood something:


    "Impossible! We''ve signed a non-disclosure agreement; we''re unable to disclose these information to third parties - and what do you want the technology for?"


    "That''s for me to worry about," Sheyan smiled and said, "I now find that the difficulty of this MIB case I epted is beyond my expectation. I have the right to ask for more."


    K''s eyes turned cold:


    "Impossible."


    Sheyan sighed:


    "Fine, the deal''s over. You can continue to hunt me down."


    When Sheyan was about to walk away, K''s reply was quite straightforward:


    "If you take one step, I swear to God, I will bust your head open!"


    Sheyan just shrugged:


    "Then you can say goodbye to the Gxy. Okay, okay, we''ll continue our deadlock here, the Earth will be destroyed in a few dozen minutes anyway."


    "Before that happens, I will bust your head open!" said K firmly.


    Sheyan said in a serious tone:


    "To tell you the truth, K, you can''t do that! Fine, I can give up on the weapon designs. You guys killed someone not long ago who had a blood-red sheepskin scroll on him, right? I request that you give me this scroll as an extra reward."


    K considered this for a long time. He gave a call to his superior, and finally nodded.


    Sheyan was clearly retreating in order to advance! What use was the information on the energy weapons of the MIB to him? No use at all! Not to mention that it was something the MIB would never trade away.


    Therefore, K could only refuse. But when Sheyan was rejected, he made another new request. So it made sense that K would weigh the importance between the energy weapons technology and the blood-red sheepskin scroll. The scroll would seem useless inparison. Multiple experts had spent a lot of time and energy in appraising the scroll but had found nothing useful. He had already subconsciously approved Sheyan request before he even made the call.


    This is a negotiation tactic. If Sheyan asked for the Bloody Invitation Letter straightaway, things wouldn''t have progressed so smoothly.


    ***********


    Three kilometers away, the shotgun-wielder and berserker were fleeing in a car.


    The berserker was driving while the shotgun-wielder was lost in thought in the back row. He suddenly gnashed his teeth:


    "That bastard is way too strong. His HP and defence are almost on par with MTs. What''s even more frightening is that at least 70% of this guy''s attack power was exempt from the protection rule and directly applied on me without undergoing the 40% weakening! F*cking hell! F*cking hell!"


    "Shut up, Murdoch. I don''t remember you being someone who lost the will to fight so easily." The berserker kept his dark gold short sabre back on his waist. There was a sharp turn in front so he stepped on the brake to try to slow down.


    "Easy for you to say, Lion. Wait, I just realised something. While I was risking my life in front, you were f*cking attacking him with a sabre and a shield? Do you think this is funny? That''s how you treat the opportunity that I risked my life to create?" questioned Murdoch angrily.


    Lion waited for a while before he faintly said:


    "If I didn''t have my shield, I would have been killed by K''s shot. Plus, the bastard''s HP probably exceeded three thousand, and he has a Major rank. I suspect that he''s the core MT of arge party! When this kind of person is armed to the teeth, they have abnormally high defence. It doesn''t matter if I wield two or even three sabres, it''s absolutely impossible to take him down in a short time."


    The shotgun-wielder, Murdoch shouted:


    "There''s no way he''s an MT! The highest single damage he caused on me was over 600 points (explosive hit). Even a full-power hit from the chief warlock in our party can''t achieve such terrifying single-attack damage! If an MT''s attack power is that strong, how can we survive?"


    Lion was obviously frustrated too. He said with a frown:


    "I can''t believe we met this kind of monster. But it seems that Agility isn''t his strong point, or he would''ve chased us!"


    "That''s not all!" Murdoch continued to shout. "When I was fighting with him, I got a chest pain and my lungs felt like they were rotting. My lungs, that are normally as powerful as two hippos! The symptoms stopped when I got away from him. I could hear you cough too."


    Lion frowned and said thoughtfully:


    "It really was as you said. Damn it! We should''ve gathered more information on him before we made a move."


    At this time, a car pulled up from the side so that the two cars moved in parallel. The other driver took off his sunsses to reveal a face Sheyan was slightly familiar with. That''s right, this guy was the poor man''s version of Soundwave (from Transformers), the one with the Transformer tapes and was proficient in both summoning and sniping. He once forced Aziz into a corner, unable to retaliate, and only retreated when he was forced by Sheyan''s disease.


    "Hey, Gusten. You were thest to leave. What was the situation in the end? Since your robot dog and your Laserbeak can resurrect indefinitely, you should have caused them some trouble, right?"


    These three had obviously formed an alliance, so they did not attack each other when they met. Gusten''s face was pale and his lips were trembling. He seemed to be in great shock.


    "Hey, what''s wrong with you?" the other two asked him.


    Gusten heaved a long sigh and gnashed his teeth:


    "I fell into the idiot''s trap. He had nned for it from the start. He took advantage of the flexibility of the robot dog to make me kill the woman, Anna by mistake! Great! I immediately became wanted by everyw enforcement in New York. They set up a department to coordinate the operation, and the one in charge of the operation is J!"


    Lion and Murdoch exchanged nces. They were quite sympathetic with Gusten. They knew that being entangled in such an unfortunate incident was very unfavorable for his subsequent time in the Bloody World.


    Lion then had a careful discussion with Murdoch. They felt that Sheyan''s strength should be above theirs, but they could still get rid of him if they fight him 2v1. However, it would result in one of them dying! Obviously, no one wanted to be the one sacrificing himself. Just as they were going to give up, Gusten told them while gritting his teeth:


    "Let''s wait for a while longer. If I''m not wrong, they should be facing a bigger crisis now!"

 Chapter 919: The Arrival of the Bug King

    <h4>Chapter 919: The Arrival of the Bug King</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    "Crisis?" After hearing Gusten''s words , Lion and Murdoch asked, "What kind of crisis?"


    Gusten replied with a pale face:


    "You don''t have a holographic 3D perception rendering ability like me, so it''s understandable that you don''t know about this."


    Gusten stopped the car, then extended his hands in front of him. A topographic map of the nearby area like the one in the base in Avatar gradually appeared. It disyed the area dozens of kilometers around them in 3D.


    Gusten had a dual-proficiency in summoning and sniper. Add to that his ability to draw maps, and he bes someone very useful in both solo and team battles. No wonder he was selected to be a participant.


    "Look at this,"said Gusten coldly. "This is the the New York city morgue. There are three routes leading there. Pay attention to this parking lot. Do you see anything strange?"


    Lion nodded and said:


    "These three cars were all the same model. It seems a bit strange."


    Gusten coldly stated:


    "It''s not that strange. The back of all three cars have an ''M'' logo, and the acronym of the Men in ck is MIB. Although the models of these three cars are old, their internal structure is pretty amazing. Each car can hold up to eight people, and they all have the same standard. What does that remind you of?"


    "The three cars contain��reinforcements that K and the guy called Seaman brought?" wondered Lion, "But when we were fighting, those guys didn''t show up. Did they run away?"


    "That''s impossible. All MIB agents are elites that have been brain-washed. Even death won''t make them back down!" said Gusten faintly. "The reason they left K without saying a word was because they saw something that caught their full attention����and then, they werepletely annihted!"


    "What could it be?" Lion wondered.


    Gusten pointed at a spot on the map. The three of them sucked in a cold breath at the same time.


    "If that''s the case, it''s definitely worth the wait."


    ***********


    "Okay. The bloody sheepskin scroll? Yes, yes����That''s it."


    Sheyan watched as K finished his conversation on the phone. His face was very solemn, but in his heart he was very excited. He felt that his objective was finally achieved.


    K stared at Sheyan after the phone call. His face was very solemn, but in his heart he was very relieved. He felt that he had negotiated the greatest return at the smallest cost.


    The two men stood there, each to their own thoughts. Sheyan had seeded so it''s time to show his usefulness. He took the initiative to approach K and said:


    "The current situation is obvious. There are only 2 possible oues regarding Jones the Bug King. One, he gets the Gxy. Two, he doesn''t get the Gxy."


    K nodded:


    "Right."


    Sheyan smiled and said:


    "ording to the information I have, Mr. Jones''s spacecraft was heavily damaged when hended. Even if he gets the Gxy, he must first find a way to return to his country --- wait, no, it should be to his."


    Upon hearing this piece of news, K''s eyes lit up. He immediately grabbed Sheyan and asked:


    "Is this for real?"


    Sheyanughed:


    "I never lie."


    K started to mumble to himself:


    "The focus of our n should be the prince''s home, his shop, and the morgue. Besides that, we must strictly monitor all ces with known functional spacecrafts."


    Sheyan nodded and said:


    "Remember to destroy the flying saucers on the World''s Fair too. Also, I can provide Mr. Jones''s spaceship fragments to prove that he can''t flee in the short term. I believe that can buy us some more time from the Arquillians."


    (TN note: http://.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2597102/Debate-rages-crumbling-spaceship-Worlds-Fair-towers-featured-Men-ck.html)


    K looked up and stared at Sheyan:


    "How do you know that the flying saucers on the World''s Fair are real?"


    Sheyan smiled and said nothing. K said while looking thoughtful:


    "Are you targeting that group of aliens who fled to Earth to escape political persecution? Please, they''vepletely lost their value! Don''t you show me that innocent face����"


    Sheyan abruptly interrupted K''s usation:


    "Let''s not waste time. Punctuality is very important to the Arquillians. We must hurry so that they can give us a bit more time, otherwise�� What is that?"


    A man who walked with an unsteady gait had suddenly appeared at the door. There is an obvious weirdness in the way he moved his limbs. K squinted his eyes:


    "That''s Bardrov of team A ���� at least, he used to be!"


    K instinctively fired his gun and the guy was immediately smashed into smithereens. However, arge number of bugs crawled out from the remains of his body and moved towards the both of them. Sheyan tore down the curtain beside him to let sunlight shine onto his body. ''Corrosynthesis'' sessfully sted the bugs into pieces.


    But right afterwards, two controlled Bugmen appeared at the door. K was starting to regret the fact that he did not bring a rapid-fire gun with him. The gun in his hand now was powerful but the interval between shots was quite long. Under normal circumstances, the energy box would be depleted after 4 shots within a minute.


    Sheyan suddenly shouted:


    "K, I heard that your driving skills are excellent."


    K immediately understood what Sheyan meant. He turned around and jumped out of a window to get to a car, but right after he broke through the window, two antennae hit him on his chest and sent him back. As K struggled to climb up from the ground, his hand furiously wiped at his shirt that was full of sticky mucus.


    The next instant, a huge bug broke the wall and walked in. It looked like a cockroach that was dipped in a spoonful of strawberry jam, magnified by a thousand times. There were sharp barbs on its feet. This was the final form of Jones the Bug King. It bellowed from its fat belly.


    "Hand over the Gxy, Earthlings!"


    Then, Jones looked at Sheyan:


    "Why are you here? Did youe for the Gxy too?"


    Instead of answering, K aimed his gun at Jones the Bug King. However, the reaction of Jones was fast. An antenna suddenly shot out from his mouth to wrap around K''s wrist and took the gun away. Jones then swallowed the gun! It even licked its lips in satisfaction. It looked as disgusting as a lizard hunting with its sticky tongue.


    "Without a weapon, your threat is reduced to an insignificant level,"mented Sheyan, "But I guess you should have a spare weapon in the car. I''ll give you 30 seconds to retrieve the weapon. Then can youe back and save me?"


    K looked deep into Sheyan''s eyes:


    "You''re cing too much confidence in this old frame of mine."


    Despite saying that, K was already running towards the door. Jones the Bug King roared angrily and instantly chased after K, but Sheyan blocked its path.


    Jones stretched out a front leg. A rapid pumping of fluid akin to a hydraulic pump was visible underneath the translucent carapace. It suddenly shot out with a high-speed spin like a giant drill bit, apanied by a harsh scream. The attacking method of this strange alien was truly unpredictable.


    Sheyan blocked with his right arm and took the attack head on. The impact caused him to ck out for a moment and spat out a huge amount of blood. His internal organs had also received severe damage. He was flung back by almost five meters. Although Sheyan thought highly of himself, he had to admit that he had lost that round! The power of Jones'' attack was far beyond his imagination! Not only that, his right arm was also hanging at a weird angle. It seemed that his forearm was broken.


    Sheyan wasn''t one who would take things lying down. When he was kicked, he had also thrusted out his sabre to counterattack. The result of the counterattack surprised him. His de directly pierced into the body of the Bug King without feeling any resistance!


    Jones issued a series of painful screams!


    "So that''s how it is��" Sheyan came to a realisation, "Jones is of the high attack, low defence archetype."


    Now that he knew Jones'' weakness, Sheyan immediately summoned the dark gold leech to block Jones, then shed the front left leg of the giant bug. A pale yellow liquid sshed onto ''+7 West'', producing some foul-smelling smoke. Apparently, Jones'' body fluid was highly acidic. The grade of Sheyan''s weapon was too low to resist such strong erosion. It''s durability continued to drop.


    Although Sheyan had kept Jones busy, K still had a very hard time escaping.


    That''s because Jones had suddenly raised his fat butt like an angry mantis. At the end of its butt were over a dozen transparent threads. The threads seemed to exist in another dimension. They could ignore all the obstacles in the current dimension and connect directly to the Bugmen Jones controlled!


    These Bugmen servants were the MIB agents brought by Sheyan. About five of them flocked to K. Their movements were no longer as sluggish as ordinary Bugmen - they were strangely agile. They would asionally show their red, slender forked tongue. Sheyan was held up by Jones and couldn''t go over to help.


    At this time of crisis, the sound of gunshots rang in the air!


    Dull, precise, monotonous gunshots!

 Chapter 920: Getting the Third Invitation Letter

    <h4>Chapter 920: Getting the Third Invitation Letter</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    As the emotionless gunshots sounded, the five or so Bugmen who had already reached a few meters behind K stopped at the same time. They stood still for a few seconds, then their heads burst, forming a vast bloody mist.


    There was no doubt that their heads had burst open due to gunshots, but the bullets moved like ghosts with no visible trajectory at all. It was as if the bullets disappeared right after being shot, then appeared directly in the head!


    This kind of shooting technique!


    A lot of small bugs could be seen dancing inside the bloody fog spreading from the broken heads, seemingly trying to spread toxins and diseases to the surrounding. The headless bodies were still standing in ce while arge number of bugs swarmed out from their neck sections, looking as if they would cover the whole ce.


    However, another bullet was shot from faraway which exploded in the air. A fierce me engulfed the bugs and burned them down from the air.


    "Wow, that guy would actually lend a hand?" Sheyan knew that Aziz was most likely spying on his actions from afar, but he still felt a little puzzled that Aziz would rescue K.


    But he soon realised that Aziz also held two Bloody invitations letters like him. Obviously, he was also targeted by those who had not obtained any invitations letters.


    Aziz might disy an image of being powerful, proud and aloof, but he was definitely not inflexible! If he was, he would never had survived until now in the cruel nightmare realm!


    Aziz had no other help at the moment. He needed all the potential "help" he could get. In Aziz''s opinion, the MIB organisation was much more reliable than Sheyan. It was not difficult for him to put in a few shots at this moment, and he could use this chance to get on the good side of the MIB. So, why not?


    K sessfully ran to the car with the support from Sheyan and Aziz. With a single push of the key, the old Cadic instantly extended four mechanical legs from the side and raised its entire body by one meter. Then, it ejected a drawer-like tform from the bottom. Five futuristic silver firearms were ced neatly on the tform.


    Jones the Bug King was still looking to counterattack. Its fat butt shook again and shot out a crystal thread which attached itself on K''s right leg. It appeared to be a trap that he had long set up. The crystal thread looked strong and sticky. It pulled K up and hung him upside down in the air. It was impossible for K to aim a shot in this position.


    At this time, Aziz struck again! With a simple shot, he easily broke the crystal thread!!!!


    The shot may look simple, but Sheyan knew that Aziz must have paid a huge price for that shot. That''s because Sheyan could see the clouds on the sky mysteriously forming into a huge, terrible whirlpool, and right below the vortex was the spot where Aziz was located! This shot had ignited the energy of heaven and earth, and had affected even the elements in the environment.


    Not only that, but a few seconds after the shot broke the crystal thread, Sheyan felt a huge pressure assaulting his eardrums, causing him extreme pain. The air seemed to have been fiercelypressed, and had only burst out with power now. Sheyan felt the shock down to his core.


    Even the noise and airflow caused by the gunshot was so terrifying. From this, one could see the majestic force behind Aziz''s ordinary shot! Sheyan couldn''t help but think of Mogensha. Although Brother ck was very strong, he was still quite some distance behind Aziz.


    After the shot broke the crystal thread, Jones issued a painful moan. Arge amount of fluid that may be either blood or body fluid gushed out from the section of the crystal thread that stuck to K''s foot, as if it was a severed umbilical cord. Next, the Bug turned around, smashed the pir next to it, and ran away.


    The morgue had previously been hit hard, and now the only pir standing was smashed. The whole building started copsing! Dust filled the air. K could only put down the weapon he was ready to fire. After all, he wasn''t sure if there were any survivors in the morgue. The power of the alien energy weapon was simply too strong, so K wouldn''t dare open fire if he couldn''t see the target.


    "*Sigh*, who knows when we''ll get the chance to kill him again if we let him run away this time!"mented K. He looked at the bodies that were infiltrated by the Bugs with a sad and helpless look in his eyes. These dead people were all elites of the MIB.


    Jones the Bug King cleverly used itself as bait to lure these inexperienced boys to go out and surround him. Unbeknownst to them, Jones had already secreted his threads on the ground. The agents were restricted by the crystal threads and none of them survived. They were all transformed into Bugmen!


    At this moment, a cold voice suddenly appeared not far away:


    "I told Nobo before that you Earthlings are too reliant on weapons to fight. Earthlings with weapons could be ssified as ss G dangerous creatures, but without weapons, you can''t even handle ss A dangerous creatures. Seems like Nobo hadn''t listened to me."


    Sheyan could instantly tell it was the voice of Aziz. The powerful and arrogant man walked in and extended his hand to K:


    "I''m Aziz, a friend of Nobo''s who came to Earth 21 years ago. If I''m not mistaken, the one who ran away should be a Bug, right? How is Nobo? Although humans have a short lifespan, twenty years should not be a long time."


    K hesitated a little, but still extended his hand in return:


    "I am K. Mr. Nobo that you mentioned is doing very well, but I don''t think he''ll remember you now."


    Aziz pulled out a badge-like object with the letter A on it:


    "This is a gift that Nobo gave me before he left. I know that people from the MIB are very suspicious, so let me take the initiative to prove my identity."


    After seeing the badge, K finally showed a look of trust. He smiled and said:


    "Yes, this is indeed a friend medal which A gave away. Mr. Aziz, I regret to inform you that I was telling you the truth. Nobo retired seven years ago. In our business, we will erase all the experiences rted to our work before we retire."


    "He was fascinated with a beauty with ck hair and ck eyes, so he gave up on the job to pursue his own happiness. A now has a family with an annual ie of 700,000 euros, two kids and 20 days of paid leave per year. He is living a very happy life. If you don''t mind, allow me to show you around after I solve the problem of the destruction of the Earth, as a friend of Nobo."


    "The Earth is about to be destroyed?" Aziz pretended to be surprised.


    K shrugged:


    "We don''t have much time. I''ll tell you the details while I drive. Oh right, this is the mysterious Seaman, he''s assisting me right now."


    Aziz stared at Sheyan coldly and stated:


    "I''m sorry, I don''t like him at all."


    Kughed and said:


    "I am of the same opinion."


    Sheyan: "��"


    ************


    The three of them soon returned to the MIB''s headquarters. Thebination of Aziz and Sheyan, plus the X-factor K, deterred Lion, Murdoch and Gusten who were waiting eagerly to pounce on their way back! In the event of a conflict, the three of them were only slightly stronger than Sheyan''s group. They were also suspicious of each other still, so how could they disy their full power?


    After returning to the headquarters, K instantly contacted the Arquillian battle cruiser. He submitted an application for the transfer of the prince''s corpse. The request was granted. Then, K asked for the fragment of Jones'' spaceship from Sheyan to prove that Jones had lost his spaceship and would have difficulty escaping Earth in the near future.


    Sheyan took out the engine fragment - the most important part of the spaceship - but he held it in his hand and refused to hand it over. K was very annoyed and reached out to snatch it, but he couldn''t ovee Sheyan''s strength. Sheyan leisurely said:


    "I''ve already shown you what you want, but I haven''t seen what I want."


    K red at Sheyan. If eyes could kill, Sheyan would be dead ten times over. He probably would have pointed his gun at Sheyan if he could. But in the end, he snorted and said:


    "Fine!"


    K made a call and a man came in holding a tray like a waiter. Both Aziz''s and Sheyan''s eyes were glued to the tray.


    That''s right, on the tray was an invitation letter that emitted a bloody glow! That texture, that appearance, it was exactly the Bloody Invitation Letter that Sheyan and Aziz both yearned for!


    Sheyan looked triumphantly in Aziz''s direction and extended his hand. The wretched and shameless look on his face was beyond words. But K had finally found a chance to disy his authority. He pped the back of the Sheyan''s hand with his gun and said in satisfaction:


    "The engine fragment?"


    Sheyan reluctantly retracted his hand and summoned Jinkuang to take a piece of engine fragment from him. K waited until the technical department had finished their appraisal before he gave Sheyan the Bloody Invitation Letter. Aziz looked terrible. He could only watch helplessly as the object of his desire was taken by others. It was really frustrating.


    Sheyan''s greedily snatched the Bloody Invitation Letter. A feeling of relief washed over him. With this Bloody Invitation Letter, he had collected all 3 that he required. He was now as free as a bird in the sky, as free as a fish in water! He could advance and retreat at will!

 Chapter 921: The Temptation of the Golden Side Mission

    <h4>Chapter 921: The Temptation of the Golden Side Mission</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    After Sheyan had collected three Bloody Invitation Letters, his body glowed blood red. The three Bloody Invitation Letters stacked together neatly in his personal space. The light they emitted became stronger and more mysterious, while a sharp smell of blood permeated through the air. The ordinary receptionist next to Sheyan sneezed and dry-coughed a few times before he hastily excused himself. When he came back, his face was so pale that he looked as if he had just recovered from a serious illness.


    Sheyan received a series of notifications:


    [Contestant No. 1018, congrattions on collecting three Bloody Invitation Letters. You can now choose to go to the designated location to return to the realm, or stay to explore the Bloody World and try to get more Bloody Invitation Letters."]


    [Warning: Unknown variables may ur if you obtain more Bloody Invitation Letters.]


    [Signal disturbance, signal disturbance��Please wait!]


    It was the first time Sheyan encountered this problem. He could only wait patiently. Fortunately, the disturbance did notst long. He soon received further emotionless notifications:


    [Contestant No. 1018, the one conversing with you right now is Noah Realm C that you belong to. You can use your nightmare imprint to authenticate my identity. The nightmare imprint of every contestant is split from the soul of the Noah Realm they belong too. The imprint and the realm were originally one, so there is a special bond between them.]


    Sheyan immediately did so. He found that his nightmare imprint was pulsating weirdly. More importantly, the power he was conversing with felt very familiar to him. It was the power protecting the alien chamber below the Statue of Liberty when he was having his breakthrough trial, which stopped Hakeem from hurting him.


    After Sheyan verified its identity, Noah Realm C issued a notification:


    [You and Aziz have achieved an impressive aplishment in the Bloody World. The two of you have obtained a total of five Bloody Invitation Letters. This is a glorious, unprecedented achievement. Therefore, I broke through the restriction of the rules here with no heed to the energy it cost me to issue a special mission for you two. If youplete the mission, you will receive a generous reward.]


    [You will obtain the F-level Golden Side Mission: "Collect"]


    [Mission Description: Every Bloody Invitation Letter is extremely valuable to any Noah Realm. The Noah Realm both of you belong to is currently in urgent need of 7 Bloody Invitation Letters.]


    [Mission Objective: Get seven Bloody Invitation Letters for Noah Realm C before this world ends.]


    [Mission Time Limit: The same as the time limit for the Bloody World mission.]


    [Mission Reward: Guaranteed reward (30 achievement points) + random draws]


    [Mission Failure Punishment: You will be deprived of the reward you should receive for this world.]


    [Do you want to ept the mission?]


    This was the first time Sheyan saw something like this so he sneakily turned his head to observe Aziz. He was sure that Aziz had also received this mission, so he was hoping to get some hints from Aziz''s reaction. Unfortunately, Sheyan was left disappointed. All Sheyan saw was Aziz''s poker face and his cold eyes as he turned around to look back at Sheyan. It was obvious that Aziz had the same idea.


    The two people looked at each other coldly. Obviously, this was a mission that required the both of them to cooperate. If either of them decided not to work together, it would spell disaster! The mission notification was also very sly. It merely asked for seven Bloody Invitation Letters for Noah Realm C.


    It meant that the mission would bepleted regardless of whether Sheyan brought back 4 while Aziz brought back 3, or Sheyan brought back 6 while Aziz brought back 1. The mission would bepleted even if Sheyan alone brought back 7!


    Sheyan hadpleted a Golden Side Mission before; it was even a Golden Side Mission that had a C-difficulty, which was higher than this one. Of course, hepletely relied on the ckthorn toplete that mission, otherwise any legendary beast could have killed him.


    Sheyan''s strength had improved by leaps and bounds since then. With Aziz''s help, it wasn''t impossible toplete this F-difficulty Golden Side Mission.


    The crucial problem was how to ensure Aziz''s cooperation, and make sure that Aziz would not give him a shot from the back at the most critical moment����


    Obviously, Aziz was also considering the same problem. What if Sheyan betrayed him at a critical moment?


    Rewards are nice, but staying alive was more important!


    Aziz finally could no longer hold himself back. He started tomunicate with Sheyan with his hoarse voice through the nightmare imprint:


    "30 achievement points are very important to me. Although it''s the lowest difficulty Golden Side Mission, the unique reward from a Golden Side Mission will definitely fetch a good price."


    Sheyan smiled and simply said:


    "Yup, I know, because I''ve alreadypleted a C-level Golden Side Mission - albeit with the lowest degree ofpletion. But I understand what you''re saying."


    "��You''re insane. Fine. State your terms."


    Aziz was intrigued. Think of how insanely difficult it was for Sheyan to trigger the Golden Side Mission back in the Avatar world. Most of the people did not even meet the prerequisite requirement to trigger the Golden Side Mission before they returned to the realm, or died. The difficulty of obtaining such missions was apparent.


    This time, the Golden Side Mission was issued to just two people, which lowered its difficulty. More people didn''t necessarily mean an easier time. When there were more people participating, there would be a higher chance of something going wrong. Just ask any World of Warcraft yer whether a 5-yer dungeon or a 40-yer dungeon was easier����


    Secondly, Aziz also realised that this is a low-difficulty F-level Golden Side Mission - probably the lowest difficulty among Golden Side Missions. This was a great chance that was akin to winning the lottery, although this lottery could kill.


    Therefore, Aziz very reluctantly spoke first even though he understood that the one who spoke first would not hold the advantage in the negotiation.


    Sheyan contemted for a moment before proiming very seriously:


    "Mr. Aziz, the lowest difficulty Golden Side Mission is still a Golden Side Mission, just like how the weakest tiger is still a tiger! You must understand that realm return items can''t be used in this world which greatly increases the risk of death. We must first establish mutual trust if we are to ept this mission. If we keep being suspicious of each other, we will die for sure!"


    "I know," Aziz said with a gloomy face. "So what do you suggest?"


    Sheyan smiled and said:


    "Trust cannot be built with just words, but must be built step by step. If we ept this mission, we must pay attention to this. Fortunately, the punishment for failure is not too severe, so we can afford to spend some time to get familiar with each other. If we really can''t do it then we can only give up."


    Aziz snorted. Sheyan took that as an affirmative. It is wise to take some time to observe the performance of the other party first. The two finally epted this mission. Driven by massive interests, two people who would stop at nothing to kill each other 2 worlds ago were nowrade-in-arms. Fate is such a wonderful thing!


    At that moment, K walked back to them with a happy expression and said:


    "Good news! The Arquillians agreed to our request. They unanimously agreed to give us another 48 hours to resolve the problem and promised to pay full attention to any alien spaceship that flew from Earth. "


    "But they also gave us a reminder. Jones the Bug King is a very dangerous creature. If he wants to, he can expand his strength several times over in a short amount of time by creating arge number of Bugmen puppets. Therefore, we must eradicate it as soon as possible before things get worse, regardless of whether he has the Gxy."


    *Ahem* Sheyan coughed to draw attention to himself and slowly said: "Mr. K, our agreement was to find the Gxy. I''m not obligated to help you kill such a dangerous creature."


    Aziz simply said:


    "I''m willing to help for Nobo''s sake."


    The attitudes disyed by the two were in stark contrast of one another.


    K''s gaze towards Aziz turned friendlier while his gaze towards Sheyan turned even sharper. There''s nothing Sheyan could do about it. His Charm value was low so he could only be as stingy as possible to maximise his profit. He could not contend with Aziz who had decent Charm and hadid a good rtionship foundation.


    After some bargaining, the two sides finally reached an agreement. K said coldly:


    "The MIB have obtained the highest level of authorisation to conduct a nationwide search for Jones for the next twenty-four hours. Once he is found, we will be the one handling him. The Gxy is most probably on him so we must handle this seriously. Your job is toe when you''re summoned and fight for glory, money and women. Of course, you may die!"


    When the two of them were enjoying their 5th cup of free coffee in the MIB, K rushed in and shouted:


    "Boys, we have a situation. I want to see you two in the Cadic with your seatbelts on in two minutes! We''re less than twenty kilometers away from the crime scene, so we must hurry!"

 Chapter 922: Bone Words

    <h4>Chapter 922: Bone Words</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    To be honest, both Sheyan and Aziz would rather rest in the MIB headquarters.


    ording to their calction, the next Blood Sensing was arriving soon and wouldst for up to two hours! No one knew what the rest of the participants would do, so there was no doubt that staying in the MIB headquarters was the best choice. After all, tounch an attack here was equivalent to provoking the United States of America. That''s not something to be taken lightly even for the participants.


    After Sheyan had collected three Bloody Invitation Letters, he could see six clearly marked locations throughout New York City. As long as Sheyan brought three Invitation Letters there, he could return to the realm. He figured that as long as he stayed there, no participants would dare to exert pressure on him.


    Of course, everyone who was qualified to participate in the Bloody World was smart. Since Sheyan and Aziz could team up, so could the other participants. In fact, they had no choice but to do so because the teaming up of Aziz and Sheyan was an external factor that was extremely terrifying - they felt that they would die for sure if they did not team up. Under such pressure, they knew what they had to do.


    Will this transform the Bloody World into arge-scale team battle?


    Of course not. The foundation of team battle was the team. However, these participants were all extremely arrogant people. Even if they had teamed up, they were not sincerely cooperating. While they had be closer to each other after bing temporarypanions, they had also undoubtedly shortened the distance to attack other participants!


    Even Sheyan and Aziz who were forcefully brought together by their realm under the promise of huge interests were still extremely wary of one another. Imagine how fragile the alliances between the other contestants were.


    When K saw the reluctance of Sheyan and Aziz to mobilise, his expression gradually turned dark. Sheyan''s image in K''s eyes was already terrible so Sheyan didn''t care if it got worse. On the other hand, Aziz had to hide his bitterness. In order to maintain his image in K''s heart, he could only say:


    "Okay, I''ming right away."


    *********


    After the two of them jumped into the Cadic, K finally showed them a powerful alien technology in order to save some time. The carpletely overturned the Earth''s gravity. It first travelled a few kilometers on the side wall of the tunnel, then travelled another few kilometers on the ceiling of the tunnel!


    When they arrived at the crime scene, they could already smell a strong smell of blood from the street! Many of the passers-by who stopped to see what happened were fiercely vomiting. K''s expression turned even uglier. Sheyan and Aziz immediately realised that this was not the work of Jones. Warm blood and fresh bodies were the best nutrients to cultivate more Bugs, so he would never waste these things.


    Sheyan was constantly thinking of how they could quickly return to the MIB headquarters, so when he saw this situation, he was immediately energised:


    "This definitely was not done by Jones, so it''s none of my business. We should immediately go back to the headquarters and wait for news. Don''t get side-tracked by less important things. We''ll regret it if the headquarters receive actual news of Jones but we miss it!"


    Aziz actually agreed with Sheyan and nodded lightly. However, K walked in with a solemn face.


    The ce seemed to be a nightclub which had everything a nightclub could offer and even those that they should not have legally offered! That''s why, the business was good.


    But at the moment, the nightclub had turned into hell. It waspletely covered in blood.


    Sheyan and Aziz had both seen some crazy stuff before, but they were still shocked by the scene. This nightclub was converted from an underground parking lot, so the the stairs at the entrance was tilted down. A lot of broken corpses were messily piled up there. The edges of the corpse pieces seemed to have been cut by sharp saws - the cuts were shockingly smooth.


    When an incident ured, the people would naturally flocked to the exit, so the massacre here was also the most intense. The decorations on the walls further into the nightclub were also hung full of internal organs. The ce looked like hell.


    There was inexplicably no blood nor flesh on the dance floor. However, it wasn''t clean either. It was full of bones - not the kind of rotten bones that would break when they were touched, but fresh, flexible bones with tendons and ligaments still on them!


    The bones were piled up into a tall, mysterious, three-dimensional symbol. It looked like a sculpture but also a word at the same time. Logically speaking, it should have looked evil, but somehow it looked mysteriously sacred to them!


    --- as if it exuded an unspeakable feeling of benevolence, making people worship it!


    K stood still for a while. Besides the obvious look of anger in his eyes, he also looked confused. Suddenly, Sheyan felt a very unusual surge of energy. The words formed from piled up bones shone bright and the sounds of wailing could be heard. The energy circled and twisted, then shot straight towards the sky! A huge vortex formed in the clouds on the sky. The center of the vortex could almost reveal the vast universe.


    A violent wind rose in the nightclub that was remodeled from an underground parking lot, forcing everyone there to close their eyes and step back. The strong windsted for nearly six minutes before it gradually subsided. They discovered that the bone sculpture in the middle of the floor had copsed into rotten debris.


    Sheyan grabbed a handful of what was left of the bones to inspect, but it immediately turned into a very fine powder that slipped away from the cracks between his fingers. The bones hadpletely lost their previous freshness and had turned into bones that had decayed for thousands of years.


    "What the hell was that?" mumbled K.


    He couldn''t help but be a bit scared even with the things that he had experienced. After all, the scene he just saw was so sinister, yet felt so inexplicably sacred and majestic.


    As for the question of who cut up the corpses, the one he could think of were the aliens from Gwei. The forelimbs of these aliens were curved like praying mantises and could strike a fatal blow at any time.


    The problem was that most of the time, the Gwei aliens on Earth only used their ws to cut rocks. To them, the core part of a rock was as delicious as a walnut that had its hard outer shell peeled. Their digestive system could not handle organic matters.


    K had never met a Gwei alien who vited interster regtions in his 40 years in the business, let alone arge scale massacre of humans.


    The reserve agents poured in because they were worried that K might have met with an ident inside. When theyid eyes on the horrible sight, all of them started to vomit. These young people were obviously not as mentally tough as K was.


    After they had gotten used slightly to the situation in front of them, one of the agents wiped away the gastric juice flowing down his mouth and gave a phone to K, saying:


    "Agent K, it''s for you."


    After K took the call, his face became even more solemn. He told Sheyan and Aziz:


    "Six other simr massacre scenes were found throughout New York City. The only difference is that the bone words aren''t simr!"


    As he said that, K showed them the bone words from the other ces. Although Sheyan and Aziz only saw the photos, they could still feel the mixed feeling of sacredness, mystery and evil!


    K took the initiative and told them:


    "Let''s go."


    Aziz asked in confusion:


    "Where to?"


    K stared at Aziz. Obviously, if it was Sheyan who asked, he most likely wouldn''t even get a response.


    "The MIB database integrates information from various extraterrestrial sources. It should be easy to identify the meaning of these seven bone words. We must first understand the meaning of these words before we can n the next move."


    Sheyan suddenly said:


    "What if this matter isn''t rted to Jones? Then congrattions, Mr. K, because you will be taking a huge step on the path to the destruction of the Earth."


    K red at Sheyan and asked:


    "Do you have any information about Jones right now?"


    Sheyan was instantly silenced. Aziz coldly red at Sheyan and said:


    "We don''t have time to argue! Let''s get back to the MIB headquarters first! It''s meaningless to argue here!"


    Sheyan immediately recalled that the Blood Sensing wasing. He instantly shut his mouth and hastily returned to K''s car - the Cadic that appeared outdated but was filled with highly-advanced technology - and obediently put on his seatbelt.

 Chapter 923: Attack

    <h4>Chapter 923: Attack</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    As the Cadic''s engine roared powerfully along the road, Sheyan and Aziz received notifications from their nightmare imprints:


    [Warning, warning: The Blood Sensing is about to trigger. The Blood Sensing this time willst longer.]


    [Contestant No. 1018, the base duration of the Blood Sensing this time is 100 minutes. Your army rank is Major, but you already have 3 Bloody Invitation Letters, so your army rank privilege is rendered obsolete. The duration of you sensing the location of other contestants is reduced by 60%, while the duration of others sensing your position is extended by 30%.]


    [Blood Sensing will be initiated in 120 seconds. Good luck.]


    "What the hell!" Sheyan cursed out loud. Aziz''s Blood Sensing may not have been weakened as much, but Sheyan still heard him swear under his breath.


    The only good news was that K had revved up the Cadic so it would take them about ten minutes to reach the MIB headquarters. Sheyan was sure that even if the other participants received news about Sheyan and Aziz within these 10 minutes, they wouldn''t dare to act alone. They would need time to gather their forces, and by then Sheyan and Aziz would be drinking coffeefortably in the most guarded area of the MIB headquarters.


    However, Sheyan had made 2 miscalctions: he underestimated the severity of the traffic jams in New York, and he did not take into ount K''s mentality.


    The bloody storm swept over them in the blink of an eye. Sheyan''s vision turned into an ocean of blood as if arge number of blood vessels had exploded. It caused indescribable fear in his heart.


    Sheyan once again swore, because he really couldn''t find more appropriate words to describe his current mood.


    If the red dot representing Sheyan was as attention-catching as firefly in a summer night after he got two Bloody Invitations Letters, then his red dot right now was like the moon. Aziz''s red dot couldn''t hold a candle to his, let alone the dots of other participants.


    Even more vicious was the fact that is that the few escape points evenly distributed throughout New York City were clearly marked! They weren''t exactly discriminating against Sheyan, but, but! Right now, Sheyan was the only one who had collected 3 Bloody Invitations Letters! The participants were no fool. When they saw the escape points, they naturally knew what it meant!


    The next instant, almost all the participants madly dashed towards Sheyan''s direction! They could get three Bloody Invitations Letters just from killing Sheyan alone. Plus the one they own themselves, they would have four! They wouldplete the mission with one above the quota. The risk was worth taking.


    Sheyan instantly found himself in the eye of the vortex, as if mysterious gravitational force was pulling all the participants towards him. Although Sheyan''s strength had increased greatly, he was not arrogant enough to think that he could take on the world.


    But K inexplicably became another problem! He drove his beloved Cadic as slowly as he could, seemingly enjoying the scenery outside the window. He even asionally stared at the passing women. At this speed, let alone ten minutes, they wouldn''t reach in a hundred minutes.


    "Hey, K! This is no time to be enjoying the scenery," Sheyan gnashed his teeth and said.


    K simply ignored him.


    Sheyan looked at Aziz and spoke to him through the nightmare imprint:


    "Hey, don''t think that this doesn''t concern you! When those idiotse here, do you think they''ll just let you go?"


    Aziz was silent for a while. K would listen to his opinion. So, he told K:


    "I think we should return to the MIB headquarters as soon as possible, Agent K. I kept having an ominous premonition after seeing the weird bone words, as if something important was about to happen. The sooner we unlock the secret, the better."


    Aziz''s words held some weight with K. K nodded and said:


    "Okay, we''ll go back after I buy an apple pie."


    Sheyan groaned helplessly. He lifted his head and finally gritted his teeth and said:


    "K, listen to me. You''re being targeted. If you don''t activate the alien technology in this car right now, I promise you we will all die a terrible death!"


    K turned his head and gave Sheyan a very distrustful stare:


    "You sure? Howe our powerful early warning system didn''t get any information about this? Besides, do you know how much it cost the MIB''s budget every time we activate the particle spraying system? Do you know how hard Z fought for our energy quota in Congress? The resources and funds allocated by the states should be used wisely, not wasted in taking a stroll."


    Sheyan took a deep breath and said:


    "Of course I''m sure! And I''m also certain of one thing. If you don''t use these precious resources now, you won''t have the chance to use them in the future."


    K was stunned:


    "What do you mean?"


    Sheyan said solemnly:


    "All the energy quotas in the world will be useless to a pile of scrap iron. Wait, what''s that? He looks like Jones!"


    The word "Jones" fully caught K''s attention. Sheyan, who was sitting on the passenger seat, took advantage of when K turned his head to grabbed the gear stick and pulled hard. The end of the gear stick immediately opened like a blooming flower, revealing a red button inside. Sheyan pressed down on it!


    The whole Cadic instantly started to deform. The waist became more slender and more aerodynamic, while two jet-type exhaust pipes appeared from the rear of the car to spray a blue me that extended for at least half a meter. Sheyan and Aziz simultaneously groaned as the unbelievably strong inertia stered them t against their seats.


    K screamed:


    "You idiot! At least let me fasten my seatbelt before you do that!"


    Fortunately, this car was equipped with automatic life detection devices and stress protection devices. Once the AI detected an unexpected urrence, it would automatically take over to avoid an ident. K managed to take back control of the car after stabilising himself. However, because of K''s previous dy, a red dot representing a participant had appeared ahead of them to intercept their path!


    Even at the speed they were travelling in, both Sheyan and Aziz recognised the person at first nce.


    The courage he disyed by blocking their path by himself deserved praise.


    The man stood quietly on the pedestrian bridge, staring into the distance.


    Under the setting sun, a Cadic rushed forward at the speed of 200 kmh kept like a fierce horse. The momentum of the car was wild and domineering!


    An aggressiveness that would smash through everything!


    And that person, was in the Cadic''s path.


    The guy looked ordinary. He had on a cheap gray jacket, a lit cigarette with only half of it remaining, a decadent temperament, and a very ordinary face. He looked as if he would disappear as soon as he got out of sight, like a mud fish disappearing into a dirty river.


    The man emitted a long sigh. His voice was still lingering in the air when he vanishedpletely into thin air. The strange thing was, for some reason, the office workers who passed by him, the beggars next to him, the performance artists, the singer with the old guitar, could all clearly remember that there was a human standing there just now who flicked ashes from his cigarette, sighing.


    These people did not know why they were forced to remember this scene. It was as if the scene was imprinted into their lives.


    Human memory is a strange thing. For example, if you asked people to recall things before they were three years old, 99% of them would have forgotten those memories, as if there was a fog covering arge amount of memories that they know were there.


    However, 99% of humans would remember a few clear memories before the age of three. The memory would be so vivid that many adults who were present at the time would not have remembered as well as they did.


    That''s fate.


    These people could remember the action of the man flicking his cigarette ashes because at that moment, the man had brushed shoulders with fate, even crashing into it slightly!


    The gray ashes flicked by the man unspectacrly dropped down under the effect of gravity and scattered in the wind.


    He was standing on a pedestrian bridge. Below him was the traffic that seemingly had no end.


    The cigarette ashes that dropped down naturally drifted away. Some of them were swept up by a passing car. The ashes mysteriously drifted into the eye of a person driving a Chevrolet Cruze.


    The ufortable feeling prompted him to wipe his eye with his hand.

 Chapter 924: Seven Sins

    <h4>Chapter 924: Seven Sins</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Due to that, he turned his steering wheel slightly. Coincidentally, a driver who was in a hurry happened to attempt to overtake him at that precise moment. Both of them were shocked when they realised what happened. They steered wildly and mmed hard on the brakes but it was toote. Amidst the shrill screeches of the tires, a serious ident urred! A chain of collisions and violent explosions followed.


    That was the challenge awaiting the Cadic K was driving! But right at the instant when the collision was about to happen, K dexterously elerated to avoid the burning frame of a car that was rolling in their direction.


    The Cadic was, however, hit by a human body that was flung towards them!


    The body belonged to the earlier driver who had not fastened his seat belt. Life had obviously left his body at the first moment of impact as evident from his deformed chest. In the corner of his eye were tears mixed with cigarette ashes!


    The impact from the body left a huge dent on the Cadic''s window. Arge number of cracks branched out from the center of the dent like cobwebs. However, the toughness and practicality of this Cadic was beyond imagination. Even with the collision, its speed was not greatly affected. It continued to drive forward arrogantly.


    "Someone obviously wants me to stop," proimed K calmly, "but why should I oblige him? Nevertheless, this person is pretty amazing. He could actually ovee the calction speed of 18 times the speed of light of the alienputer on my car to create such an ident and tried to drag me into it."


    Aziz suddenly turned solemn:


    "I didn''t expect Fate to be among the people who came here! He finally made a move. Is it because over half the time limit has passed?"


    Sheyan shrugged:


    "Fate? He sounds pretty arrogant from the name he gave himself."


    Aziz said coldly:


    "You''ll understand when you fight with him. This guy is apletely different magic ss from mages like Zi and Finarsih. Fighting him was like fighting with the mud. Even if you have a full cartridge of bullets, you won''t find a target to shoot at."


    Sheyan merely shrugged and said:


    "You want an MT to fight a magic ss? What a great idea."


    Aziz''s mouth curled into a mocking sneer but he did not say anything else. In the distant crowd, a person suddenly covered his mouth and coughed softly. Arge amount of blood flowed out from the gaps between his fingers.


    "So strong."


    His voice was full of disappointment.


    **********


    They finally reached the MIB headquarters before the participants couldpletely surround them thanks to K''s skillful driving. Nevertheless, the rear of the Cadic still took 2 shots from sniping rifles.


    The two shots wereunched with exploding armour-piercing bullets that were normally used to deal with the likes of armoured vehicles and tanks. The bullets would first prate into the armour, then explode three to five secondster.


    These two shots stripped the Cadic of its gorgeous appearance and turned it into a fallen phoenix that had its fur plucked clean. However, they still failed to cause substantial damage to the Cadic''s engine and the Cadic soldiered on until it reached the MIB headquarters'' gate.


    K immediately ran towards the gate of MIB base as soon as K he got off the car, while at the same time yelling into the microphone on his suit:


    "Activate the A-level system alert! I repeat! Activate the A-level system alert!"


    "Executioner Z would like to know the reason."


    "Goddammit Z, I know that we should focus 99% of our energy and effort to search for the Gxy, but these guys are crazy! I highly suspect that they''re Jones'' allies who are trying stop our investigation with violent means."


    "How violent? Just take a look at my beloved Annie! My baby is now even uglier than your Beetle�� Um, Z, I was just giving an example, I don''t really mean that your Beetle is ugly����No, that''s not what I mean!"


    "��"


    Although the dialogue between the two powerful figures was not that harmonious, Sheyan and Aziz still saw a lot of changes being made as they fled into the MIB base.


    Firstly, the gatekeeper changed from a physical body to a 3D image. There were suddenly many inconspicuous sensors lining the walls on the corridor. When the positive and negative poles of these gadgets were connected, they would produce powerful death rays.


    These visible sensors served as good attacking targets for intruders. When they were attacked, the real killers would emerge from the ceiling and the ground.


    The elevator had been shut down in order to prevent giving the enemies a direct route to the core area of the base. Besides that, the energy saved could also be redirected towards the powerful weapon system.


    With K in the lead, the three quickly reached the emergency passage and began a long stair climb. They have to keep cooing like pigeons along the way or they would face some serious consequences. They looked ridiculous.


    A few participants had arrived outside the MIB headquarters but they did not advance further. They started sizing up their rivals warily to look for any chances that might be beneficial to them. More importantly, everyone knew that the MIB headquarters was extremely dangerous. No one was willing to take up the role of an MT and carve open a bloody road.


    In reality, Sheyan was the only MT who participated in the Bloody World. No party would send their MT to this world that required speed, attack power and quick resolution to battles.


    Sheyan and Aziz were very happy to see this deadlock because as time goes, many people will shift their attention from the five invitations letters they carried to those bastards around them. The fragile alliances were so vulnerable that they were simply notparable to parties.


    K brought Sheyan and Aziz to the secret room deep below the base. ording to K, even if the world is destroyed, this ce would be one of thest areas to go down.


    It was obvious that K had stopped worrying about the situation outside after the A-level alert was activated. He simply brought the two of them to theputer room and inputted the bone text symbols into theputer which stored arge amount of data on alien civilizations and cost more than 90 billion US dors to build. However, he did not get any result.


    K no doubt found this uneptable. Sheyan, however, suddenly recalled a famous saying in the real world in China: For questions on internal affairs, ask Baidu. For questions on foreign affairs, ask Google.


    Therefore, without waiting for K''s consent, he tapped the shoulder of a busty blonde beauty next to them and asked her to help them make a search on her ipad worth USD$125.


    The result left them speechless. The $125 had beaten the $90 billion. Google revealed the meaning of the seven different skeleton words one by one:


    "Pride, envy, wrath, sloth, greed, gluttony, lust!!!"


    "The seven sins����They actually mean the seven sins in theology!"


    "The seven negative emotions, also known as the original sins. They''re the basic motivation for people to perform evil!"


    The result of the trantion was no doubt out of the expectation of Sheyan and Aziz. It was hard not to attribute the cruel and mysterious ritual to the aliens, but if they consider the sacred atmosphere surrounding the ritual, the seven sins were the most reasonable exnation.


    K mumbled something under his breath. Sheyan and Aziz couldn''t hear him clearly, but it was obvious from his expression that he felt very frustrated with this result because there was no way Jones was a man of faith - at least, there''s no way he''s Catholic. This happened to confirm Sheyan''s words - K''s wrong judgment had caused the earth to take arge step towards destruction.


    At that moment, a harsh rm sounded throughout the entire MIB base. An electronically synthesized female voice announced:


    "All members withbat abilities, all members withbat abilities, please take note. Living creatures have invaded the base. The species of the creatures are unknown, but they should be highly intelligent and have a high probability of being controlled."


    Sheyan and Aziz looked at each other and saw the shock in the other''s eyes. The development had exceeded their expectation. Attacking the MIB headquarters was definitely not a good choice. It was equivalent to provoking the government. They did not expect something like this to actually happen!


    A screen instantly cut to the image of a humanoid creature crawling on the ground on all fours. It was entirely covered in mucus and had very sharp ws. Its decaying skull cap was broken through by its deformed brain. The creature then crawled on the ceiling and walls, ignoring gravity.


    This thing was no stranger to Sheyan. It was a Licker from the Resident Evil world. Dozens of ferocious beasts followed behind it. These beasts had snake-like heads and wolf-like bodies that were devoid of fur. When they moved, the muscles under their skin squirmed like water, an indication of their explosive power. Their six strong legs looked deformed but extremely fierce.

 Chapter 925: The Crazy Collapse

    <h4>Chapter 925: The Crazy Copse</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    "So it''s abination of Lickers and Viperwolves��Are they nning to lead the charge with a massive amount of summoned creatures instead of an MT?"


    Both Sheyan and Aziz were battle veterans. Perhaps Sheyan had a little less fighting experience than Aziz, but Sheyan himself was an MT, so he was even more familiar with MT-rted tactics than Aziz.


    When they saw such a tactic, the corresponding way of dealing with it immediately popped up in their minds!


    Sheyan instantly reminded K:


    "Be careful of those Lickers. They carry a lot of viruses on them. Humans that are directly killed by them carried a great risk of turning into zombies!"


    Aziz also chimed in:


    "The weakness of the Viperwolves lies on their waist��"


    Under the guidance of the two, only 5% of the MIB''s energy reserve was spent to exterminate all the summoned creatures. The automatic weapons were enough to deal with them. More importantly, the army would arrive soon. The summoner must not have sent their strongest summoned creature out of self-interest, which was why the pressure was so light.


    This did not put Sheyan and Aziz at ease in the slightest. They both aware of the possibility of this attack being merely a diversionary tactic. They immediately checked the system structureyout of the entire MIB with the help of K and found that the system was seamless, but only when dealing with humans!


    Even a wise man sometimes made a mistake!


    Considering the strength of the top-tier existences among the participants, the seven venttion shafts and six sewer tunnels in the MIB base might as well be unobstructed shortcuts! Sheyan and Aziz exchanged nces and immediately determined that if the enemies had infiltrated the base, their first target wouldn''t be the two of them, but the power supply room instead!


    Right when they realised this, the lights around them cked-out for an instant, then came back on as if the power supply was merely unstable. K''s expression turned grim. He said:


    "When the MIB base was built, two backup power supplies were prepared in case of emergencies. If the main power supply was attacked, the two backup power supplies will take over its function. They couldst for at least thirty-six hours."


    Sheyan nodded and said:


    "I understand. Give the two of us 10 soldiers. We can guard one of the backup power supplies. Next, dere a state of emergency, activate all defensive systems, then concentrate your remaining manpower on the other backup power supply. Our objective is not to win, but to persist until military reinforcement arrives."


    K gave a deep stare to Sheyan and Aziz and finally said:


    "Okay."


    ************


    The long, clean passage had a metallic texture. The surrounding lights were akin to the runway lights on spaceships. The patterned timing with which the lights lit up made it seem like light was flowing along the runway. They presented a strong high-tech feel.


    Sheyan folded his arms across his chest while he calmly stood in the middle of the passage. Anyone who saw him right now would feel his oppressive determination to guard the ce. Even if the sky fell down, he would hold it back up.


    Right behind Sheyan was the backup power supply. During the early stages of the base construction, this ce was already identified as an important defensive spot. All kinds of equipment was avable here. Ten MIB agents, each armed with high-energy pulse alien technology weapons, hid behind riot shields, forming a protective barrier.


    Aziz was nowhere to be seen. He could only disy his greatest strength when he hid in the darkness.


    While it may be conceited to call the defensive arrangement absolutely impregnable, they were very confident that they could hold out until reinforcement from the US government arrived.


    However, just five minutes after Sheyan and his group took over, the lights shed again. When the lights turned back on this time, they look weak and dim. The backup power supply station behind Sheyan first emitted a deep roar, then started running smoothly. Apparently, the backup power supply station on K''s side had beenpromised.


    They held on for only five minutes!


    Sheyan''s face twitched. The words "freaking useless" were about to escape his mouth but he forced them back.


    The reason the defensive strength of the MIB base was so fragile was inrge part due to the threat from the Arquillian Battle Cruiser.


    The incident had led to therge-scale departure of aliens from Earth. Some of the aliens who lived in the MIB headquarters had also fled. If they were here, the base''s defensive strength would have been raised several times over.


    Two minutes after the other backup power supply station waspromised, the door at the end of the passage on their side sprung open. K and Z, both soaked in blood, ran over in a hurry. A few Viperwolves and Lickers were chasing after them!


    Seeing this, the agents behind Sheyan got a bit agitated. After all, K and Z were held in very high regards around here. They were very popr figures! Some of the agents even nned to run out of their covers to help them.


    However, Sheyan coldly issued an order:


    "Fire."


    "What!!" The agents could hardly believe their ears! Of course they couldn''t execute that order. Instead, they yelled and started rushing forward to provide help to their superiors.


    But the next instant, a few ruthless and monotonous gunshots sounded. The heads of both K and Z exploded simultaneously, bursting intorge groups of red mist. Their bodies fell down and rolled a few times on the ground. It was the work of the merciless Aziz.


    "What the hell are you guys doing??!!" All the agents snarled in anger. They could not find Aziz so they pointed their guns at Sheyan.


    Sheyan sneered mockingly:


    "You idiots call yourselves MIB agents? Look at the cross-section on their necks. Have you ever seen humans with that kind of body structure?"


    The agents turned. suddenly turned their heads and suddenly found the blood in the pool. The neck sections of the two headless bodies were pulsating fiercely like the intense muscle contraction when a lizard had its tail severed. That instantly aroused their suspicion.


    Sheyan roared:


    "You bunch of noobs, what are you spacing out for? Are you going to wait until the monsters are right in front of you, then knock at their heads with your gun handles?"


    The agents woke up from their stupor and opened fire. The weapons they used were powerful indeed. Creatures such as the Viperwolves were all killed in one hit! Severed limbs and body pieces flew amidst violent explosions. Because the charging Lickers and Viperwolves carried great momentum, their broken flesh and limbs flung forward and dropped like rain after they died.


    The agents were well-trained. They half-kneeled on the ground and kept shooting. Their shots were very precise.


    But right when the creatures were all annihted, an agent screamed painfully. A broken paw of a Viperwolf in front of him had suddenlye alive and leapt up from the ground, mming into his eyes.


    The strange urrences did not stop there. The shattered flesh and limbs all started bouncing around like frogs and leapt around the agents. The flesh pieces that were originally non-threatening would melt like wax when they came into contact with the agents'' skins and seeped inside their bodies. The horrible sizzling sound blended with the agonising screams of the MIB agents to turn the ce into a living hell.


    The organic pieces also came into contact with Sheyan''s skin but for some reason, they triggered a Physique check. Sheyan''s insane Physique attribute was definitely not something they could ovee. As a result, the fleshes actually withered on his skin. Not only were they unable to damage Sheyan, they actually recovered his HP.


    "Those were not summoned creatures!" Sheyan suddenly came to a realisation! "They were only temporarily turned into this form! There appeared to be more than a dozen enemies entering this ce, but in reality, they all share the same life. It was akin to how five fingers on a hand may appear like individual entities, but they share the same life."


    Following the death of the trainee agents, their bodies disintegrated into small chunks the size of tofu blocks. The chunks bounced like frogs and congregated at the end of the passage!


    An extremely thin person appeared at the end of the passage. He looked very much like a dry corpse. As he stretched out his arms, the flesh chunks leapt towards him and dissolved into his body! Almost in an instant, the person turned from an extremely skinny man into an extremely muscr guy.


    He was at least two meters tall. His muscles were solid, his shoulders were broad, and his waist was slim; all in all, he was a very fit man. It''s just that he waspletely naked and his skin was shiny. He looked like the diators in ancient Roman Colosseum who smeared olive oil on their bodies! However, Sheyan and Aziz knew that it wasn''t the glow of olive oil at all, it was the glow of life! The glow of the lives he had just absorbed!

 Chapter 926: Aziz’s Nemesis

    <h4>Chapter 926: Aziz''s Nemesis</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The muscr man took a deep breath.


    When he inhaled, Sheyan could feel his hair drifting forward. The suction force of his breath was unbelievable!


    Strangely, he only inhaled but did not exhale. He inexplicably started chewing on the mouthful of air that he sucked in, as if he sucked in something hard and crunchy instead of intangible air! Sheyan could even hear the crunching noises!


    A glint shed across Sheyan''s eyes as hemunicated with Aziz through the nightmare imprint:


    "What are you waiting for? Are you going to wait till his power reaches its peak?"


    Aziz was apparently not used to being questioned. He only replied coldly after a while:


    "I have no shooting opportunity. He''s in my blind spot. Because I shot at those two people just now, he already narrowed down my possible hiding ce. It wouldn''t be prudent for me to act now that they''re prepared."


    Those who were familiar with Aziz would be shocked if they heard him. He actually exined himself! It could be seen how big a temptation the Golden Side Mission was to him. Any other asion and he might have already walked away.


    Sheyan was about to speak when the burly man breathed again andughed:


    "Ye little bugs, tremble under the might of Lord Shali."


    As he spoke, he mmed his fist into the steel wall next to him!


    Strictly speaking, the power of this punch was not that strong. The surrounding passages were all built with hard alloys, so the punch would at most make a dent in the wall. But, an odd thing happen.


    The spot hit by Shali''s fist emitted a "kakakaka" sound. With the spot as the centre, the surrounding steel wall twisted and twirled as if it was made of paper to wrap around the fist! A simple and savage steel boxing glove was thus formed!


    Not only that. The steel alloy surface right on top and below Shali twisted strangely as if there were a pair of invisible hands shaping them. The hard surfaces were then crudely turned into a simple heavy steel armour which was then equipped on Shali.


    "This isn''t your power, Shali," said Sheyan as he stood in front of the passage and sensed with his eyes closed:


    "The one hidden in the metal, show yourself. I''m guessing you have Mao''s ability to control metal? It''s no fun to stay hidden like this. Why don''t you show yourself and let me take a good look at you."


    A string of coughing sounds could then be heard. It sounded harsh like the grating of metals. Afterwards, a young man in a suit "walked" out.


    The reason the word "walked" was in quotation marks was because the way the young man made his appearance was very peculiar. His feet did not move at all. Instead, the metal under his feet was like a tamed horse, slowly dissolving on the alloy surface while sending him forward. It was clear that in front of this person, metal was but a puppy wagging its tail, eager for the care and food from its master.


    Most importantly, he didn''t seem to care that he had walked into Aziz''s shooting range. Although the man did not seem to have made any movements, the air around him had a strangeyer of distortion which looked very unique. It looked as if the air around him had turned into liquid while he was nonchntly soaked in it. When others gazed upon him, they would find their line of sight forcefully distorted due to refraction.


    "I think we have to think about how we should retreat," said Aziz indifferently:


    "This person''s name is Salmons. He gained Mao''s ability by way of some chance encounter. In fact, he may have surpassed Mao thanks to the strong support of his innate ability. He can control metal almost to the point of perfection - and metal happens to be the core ingredient of my bullets."


    Sheyan closed his eyes and when he opened them again, he was staring into the distance. He eximed confidently:


    "Oh, so there are actually three of you."


    The Blood Sensing could only tell the number of participants in a certain area. There was absolutely no way it could have the precision which Sheyan disyed. Even the expression of the imposing Shali changed slightly when he heard that. He couldn''t help eximing:


    "Since you stand on the front line and dare toe to the Bloody World, you should be a Berserker, right? It''s a miracle you''re still alive with such a high Perceptive Sense!"


    MTs would normally never participate in the Bloody World. Those who came here were all contestants who could pack a punch, escape swiftly, and had a certain level of survival ability. Therefore, Shali''s team had made a mistake in judgement from the very beginning.


    By their reckoning, Perceptive Sense was important but mainly for Gunners and Summoners. If a melee contestant really had a lot of free attribute points to spare, then they would normally invest in Physique instead. At least it would increase their survivability. For a party, having a Gunner with high Perceptive Sense was enough. Why would they need a Berserker with high Perceptive Sense too?


    Little did they know that Sheyan had once again misled them. Sheyan did not rely on his Perceptive Sense to discover thest two opponents at all, but a temporary ability that he obtained after spending 5 achievement points - ''Prating Vision''!


    Before he started a fight, Sheyan would always try to mislead the enemy in every possible way in order to give himself the greatest advantage. These little details could very well decide the oue of a battle if they were utilised well! They may or may turn out useful, but Sheyan believed that there was no harm trying.


    Sheyan did not answer Shali. Instead, he turned towards the ceiling and beckoned with his finger.


    Amidst a harsh friction sound, a guy who appeared slightly stooped jumped down from above. He looked a bit resentful. The sharp steel w gloves the guy wore on his hands had a lot of sand and soil stuck to them. For safety reasons, there was no venttion shaft above this passage. Apparently, he intended to dig a tunnel directly towards the top of Sheyan''s head!


    Based on the way he did things, he seemed to be the kind of guy who was resolute and vicious, as well as having a lot of confidence in his own strength. Sheyan smiled at them and said:


    "You want to take me on with just the three of you?"


    "Not just you. We n to take on both of you," The hunched-back guy called Stend who jumped down a moment ago licked his lips and spat on the ground, then said, "Two idiots with five Bloody Invitation Letters."


    Salmons smiled slightly and said:


    "Is that you, Aziz? When was thest time we met? Was it two or three worlds ago? Your bullets sure caused me a lot of trouble back then. But that was when you were together with your leader, the gravity controller. To think that I''ll meet you again here��seems like today''s not your lucky day."


    Aziz slowly walked out of one of the rooms, showing only half his face. He coldly said:


    "I wouldn''t be so sure."


    "Oh really?" Salmons smiled, "Do you really believe this guy in front of you is even stronger than the MT and leader of your party? Just stop with the unnecessary struggle and save everyone some precious time."


    Sheyan smiled and said:


    "Are you talking about Zeus? That guy''s nothing special."


    "Interesting. This is the first time I''ve heard someone refer to an MT as nothing special," said Salmons, "Maybe you''re also a powerful MT who came to this Bloody World for sheets and giggles, eh?"


    The others around himughed mockingly along with his remark. However, Sheyan was very rxed as he replied:


    "Yeah, I am indeed an MT."


    "Oh, I see. So you''re an MT who doesn''t use a shield," remarked Stend sarcastically, "MTs like you are a dime a dozen, but only among the neers. When the contestants had just entered this f*cking nightmare realm, everyone thinks that they''re so tough. I didn''t expect to find someone like that in the Bloody World."


    Sheyan ignored him and spoke with Salmons:


    "The only advantage Zeus has over me is that he''s an Awakener and he has a Domain ability. Although I''ve only be a Growth Hunter recently, I should have no problem defeating him."


    Salmons suddenly shed a smile at Sheyan:


    "Thank you, this gentleman here whose name I do not know. Thank you for your cooperation. You gave me the time I needed toplete this����powerful spell!"


    When he uttered thest two words, his eyes showed a feverish look. A golden protective barrier fully-enveloped his body. He started to chant loudly. At first, he was merely chanting alone, but towards the end many different voices joint his to form a grand harmony. The deafening voices echoed intimidatingly in the passage!


    As he loudly chanted, the surrounding metal walls melted like candles. The metal walls looked as if they were covered with ayer of cloth that pped in the wind. Behind them, countless hands and feet scrambled chaotically, as if thousands of demons were ready to smash that thin metallicyer to descend upon this world!

 Chapter 927: So Easy!

    <h4>Chapter 927: So Easy!</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    A metal fist smashed the dissolving metallic wall, causing molten metal to spray everywhere! The thing inside was seemingly about to climb out! But right at that moment, Sheyan took a deep breath and raised his fist!


    Salmons'' face immediately contorted into a strange expression. His chanting abruptly halted. He couldn''t help but look down towards his right chest with a grimace, then stumbled a few times as he grabbed his right chest.


    The facial expression Salmons showed was a mixture of incredulity and extreme pain!


    Pneumonia, pneumonia!


    At the same time, the strange squirming in the walls slowed down.


    Sheyan crouched down andunched a fierce charge with ''Hornrage''!


    He crashed into the golden protective barrier on the surface of Salmons'' body in the blink of an eye, but was bounced back by half a meter! He didn''t manage to damage Salmons even though Salmons was in extreme pain!


    Thisyer of protective barrier was very powerful and also quite famous. It was the dream ability of every mage ss, the advanced version of the magic barrier: the ''Glorious Barrier of Protection''! It enabled the caster to be immune to any damage for a certain period of time and had a very high precedence. On the other hand, the caster could not move, could not perform physical attacks, and could not use potions during this period.


    Stend and Shali rushed forward in a mixture of shock and rage but a light blue bottle of test tube had already slipped from Sheyan''s hand. The shockwave after the explosion swept through the passage and temporarily halted their offense.


    A pale green poisonous smoke rapidly spread.


    Sheyan''s body suddenly emitted a fierce aura. A huge, awe-inspiring, and extremely oppressive illusionary image appeared behind him with the force of demons!!


    The ''Stairway of the Sun''!


    The floor under Sheyan''s feet emitted a cracking sound as it broke into pieces due to the corrosion. The were currently deep in the underground, so Sheyan''s feet sank into the soil beneath like they were nt roots and sucked the energy from the earth. The energy was transformed by the ''Stairway of the Sun'' on his chest and gathered on his left hand to form a thick, dark miasma. Sheyan directed the miasma towards the ''Glorious Barrier of Protection'' on Salmons!


    The ''Beast of Corrosion'' once again made its appearance!


    This time, the ''Beast of Corrosion'' took the form of a head of a huge, ferocious beast! The beast head was ck and flowed like smoke. With two long fangs protruding out of its mouth, it looked like the head of a sabertooth. The beast head opened its jaw wide and bit the ''Glorious Barrier of Protection''!


    It disyed a force so overwhelming that it looked as if it was ready to devour the whole world!


    The golden ''Glorious Barrier of Protection'' that Salmons was so proud of broke with a crack into seven or so pieces. The fragments burst forth and left deep scratches on the wall. In front of the ''Beast of Corrosion'', the barrier was as fragile as an eggshell! It couldn''t stop the horrifying force contained in the gigantic beast head in the slightest!


    After breaking the shield, the ''Beast of Corrosion'' turned even wilder. It chowed down on Salmons whole and even chewed on him a few times. Its throat convulsed greedily as it tried to swallow Salmons alive. When it found that it couldn''t, it spat Salmons back out.


    This is the power of the ''Beast of Corrosion''!


    Greedy, wild, arrogant and unstoppable!


    As the ''Beast of Corrosion'' disappeared, an emotionless, merciless and monotonous shooting sound reverberated.


    To Aziz, shooting an immobile target was as easy as eating and sheetting. He could do it since he was three.


    If he couldn''t even hit his target under such circumstances, he might as well kill himself.


    Aziz only shot one single bullet, but the force of the bullet was so strong that it formed a series of explosions as it whizzed through the air! Its horrifying momentum was akin to a fighter jet that sped low against the ground with a speed so fast that it seemed like it could catch up to time itself!


    Salmons had yet to recover from the torment of pneumonia and could not use his ability to control metal. The bullet hit Salmons squarely between the eyebrows, causing a huge gush of blood. He was sent into a state of near death!


    Salmons'' party skill was triggered and he was teleported to a random location within one kilometer. But was Aziz''s notoriety for naught? Two secondster, the subsequent bleeding damage caused by the bullet took the final bit of Salmons'' life!


    Salmons, a man who could control metal and was regarded as the sessor of Mao, was brought down and killed in three seconds!!!


    It instantly made Shali and Stend terrified of Aziz''s frightening damage power. However, they overlooked Sheyan''s role. They didn''t know that this shot of Aziz would not work on contestants 99% of the time because it was rather simr to the insane attack of MCDH, the powerful sniper whom Sheyan encountered before. The shot required pre-judgment and a long charging time. More crucial was the fact that while Aziz was aiming at the enemy, the enemy would receive prompts.


    Salmons, of course, received such prompts too. The reason he didn''t dodge was because he needed to finish the final parts of his chant and he was too confident in his ''Glorious Barrier of Protection''!


    He didn''t believe that Aziz''s attack could break this powerful defensive skill - and he was right. The only mistake he made was standing too close to Sheyan.


    This mistake cost him his life.


    Sheyan crossed his arms to protect his head from the furious strikes of Shali and Stend. The blows forced him to stagger back a few steps. Blood flowed down his mouth.


    However, his sharp eyes sent shivers down the spines of the two enemies in front of him!


    Now that Salmons was dead, the metal armour on Shali naturally became scrap iron and fell to the ground. The two men were about to resume their attack when Sheyan spoke to them with a smirk:


    "Do you know why I spent so much time talking crap with Salmons? Do you really think that I wasn''t aware of what he was doing?"


    The two men in front of him were tightly wound as they had to be constantly on alert to dodge Aziz''s terrifying shots. They didn''t have any attention to spare to answer Sheyan''s words. Cold sweat trickled down their faces.


    Sheyan then sneered:


    "No matter how slowly the US military react, they will definitely be here within half an hour. Talking with him has won me three minutes for the troops. Besides, Salmons wasn''t the only one who was secretly preparing something. Why do you think his spell was suddenly interrupted?"


    After hearing what Sheyan said, the two men instantly took a few steps back. This was the problem with a temporary party. They may perform very well when things were going their way, but once things turned south, they could crash in an instant.


    As if to prove Sheyan''s words, Shali suddenly covered his mouth with an incredulous expression. The sound of intense coughing intermittently escaped through his fingers. Meanwhile, Stend suddenly felt dizzy. He saw double and even started hallucinating!


    They ran away immediately. Sheyan started moving as if he was going to give chase but finally decided against it.


    Arge number of participants were gathered here at the moment so the situation was still extremely dangerous for him. The ''Beast of Corrosion'' was also in cooldown. It would not be worth it if he was ambushed after being drawn out of this strategic defensive spot. Furthermore, the two who ran away had not used their Honorary Dosages yet. Killing them would not be easy.


    The reason Sheyan and Aziz could kill Salmons before this was because Salmons was overconfident and was eager to finish the battle quickly. Sheyan didn''t think that he woulde across such a situation a lot. Toe across one such chance was already pretty lucky.


    ********


    Currently, Aziz appeared very calm on the surface, but his heart was actually in turmoil. He couldn''t help feeling extremely excited as he stared at the series of notifications that popped up after killing the opponent.


    Thest time he encountered Salmons with Zeus, they had a really difficult time. Why was that?


    Because Aziz''s bullets were made of metal. They would be affected once they fly into Salmons'' area of control. Although Salmons was not as powerful as Mao - who could stop the bullets in the air and repulse them back to kill - he still caused a staggering drop in Aziz''s uracy.


    Zeus''s gravitational field could do two things. One, it reduced the enemy''s speed, and two, it increased his allies'' speed. Although it showed some effect in that battle, it did not help much. Therefore, the Glory Party suffered a heavy defeat in that team battle.


    But����today''s battlepletely exceeded Aziz''s expectation! If before this, someone were to tell him that he could easily kill Salmons by cooperating with a Growth Hunter, he would just shoot that person in the head. That''s what he usually did to people who wasted his time.


    But he won.


    He. Won. So. Easily.

 Chapter 928: Sudden Changes

    <h4>Chapter 928: Sudden Changes</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    No matter how hard it was for Aziz to believe, what happened was a fact. Aziz felt so rxed because Sheyan''s request for him was unbelievably simple - start taking aim and charging his shot when he saw Sheyan''s hand gesture, then pull the trigger. That''s it.


    There was no need for him to run, no need for pre-judgment, no need to confuse opponents, no need to dodge, no need to fire continuously or perform any advanced shooting technique! He just needed to pull the trigger, and����he silently, indifferently saw the enemy fall.


    How was that a fight against Awakeners? It was as easy as target practice!


    Although Aziz had never personally experienced the power of Sheyan''s disease, his party members had talked about it before. In Aziz''s opinion, Sheyan''s disease may be strange and powerful, but it was definitely no match for Zeus'' gravitational field. He now realised that he was gravely mistaken.


    The gravitational field could slow down the speed of enemies within its range but that did not mean the enemies in the field could not dodge or retaliate. Even if they were shot, they could still use potions or other items. However, Sheyan''s ability couldpletely stun the enemies for a few seconds without prior warning.


    This strange and powerful ability was undoubtedly very valuable for gunners. It was especially precious for someone like Aziz who needed the right opportunities tounch an attack!


    "Are you talking about Zeus? That guy''s nothing special."


    "The only advantage Zeus has over me is that he''s an Awakener and he has a territory ability. Although I''ve only be a Growth Hunter recently, I should have no problem defeating him."


    Aziz couldn''t help but think back on the words that Sheyan said. At that time, he thought Sheyan merely said them to confuse the enemies, but considering the event that transpired, Sheyan''s words were most likely true!


    His current strength as a Growth Hunter was actuallyparable to Zeus!


    The two of them silently guarded the power supply area for a while. After they found no abnormality, Sheyan realised that Aziz had made a request for a "trade".


    When Sheyan epted the request, he found out that Aziz had listed all the loot from killing Salmons. There were 4 achievement points and he had drawn a silver-grade storyline equipment called ''Mwak''s Eye'' that looked like a mix between an emerald and an eyeball. It increased magic damage by 50 points, reduced Physique by 6 points, and increased Spirit and Intelligence by 4 points each. It was a pretty good equipment.


    Aziz was still so direct:


    "Without you, I can''t kill Salmons. Without me, you can''t kill Salmons. You choose."


    Maybe because the two of them shared the same Golden Side Mission so their realm secretly gave them some privileges and considered the two of them to be in a party. Therefore, the achievement points were still unassigned and could be distributed.


    Just like how a lion would never share its food with a hyena, Aziz''s action undoubtedly showed that he had finally truly epted Sheyan as his temporary partner.


    Sheyan knew Aziz was in need of achievement points - almost all contestants were - so he gracefully chose ''Mwak''s Eye'' . This thing would always fetch a high price in the market and could also be used by either Zi or Franklin.


    "We can go now," after waiting for five minutes, Sheyan sighed with satisfaction and said:


    "The storm has passed. The army has entered the base to take control of the situation. Unless we want to exin to them the damages here that are beyond their understanding, then staying with other ordinary employees is our best choice."


    Aziz actually did not intend to leave, but when he saw the look of confidence on Sheyan''s face, he silently patted his weapon and slowly followed Sheyan out. Sheyan noticed that Aziz would constantly look for hiding spots with every step he took. He seemed to do this out of instinct, like it was something in his DNA.


    This habit of Aziz''s must seem crazy from ordinary people''s point of view, but in the eyes of professionals like Sheyan, Aziz felt like a cheetah silently moving through the night with its sharp fangs dripping with blood.


    They took a few turns through the passages ording to the signs they saw before. Everywhere they passed was covered in blood, a testament to the fierce battles that took ce. They could sometimes see pieces of torn clothes. Sheyan even saw a "Versace" logo on one of those cloth pieces. He could imagine how devastating it had been for the innocent staff.


    Although the participants were few, they could summon creatures to help them. More importantly, their destructive power was tens of times, maybe even a hundred times, more devastating than ordinary people!


    As they walked, they found that not only were the blood spots on the ground getting more dense, they had begun to point to a certain direction. Sheyan hesitated on whether they should investigate the blood trail. While he was curious, it could lead to unknown dangers. In the end, it was Aziz who said:


    "My hunch tells me that we should follow the blood trail."


    Since Aziz said so, Sheyan must of course respect his wish. They followed the blood trail past a few corridors to a ce marked "WC". The strange thing was that the blood trail disappeared on the west side of the lobby opposite the toilet. Everything in the lobby, be it the furnitures, the benches or the decorations., were all smashed and shattered. Those that couldn''t be smashed had clear w marks and bite marks on them!


    These scars were probably left by robot dogs or summoned creatures.


    The wall on the west side of the lobby actually consisted of threeyers. The firstyer was just ordinary wallpaper and the secondyer was just brick and reinforced concrete, but the thirdyer, which was the innermostyer, was a seamless alloy steel door!


    Even the violent attacking creatures could only leave some scratches on the alloy steel door����At that moment, a group of American soldiers who were armed to the teeth rushed in and pointed their guns at Sheyan and Aziz. Next, the alloy steel door swayed a little, spewed out some white smoke, and slowly opened to both sides.


    After the door opened, Sheyan saw K and Z standing in front of a group.


    Both sides remained expressionless.


    After a while, both sides forced out a superficial smile as a greeting.


    ***********


    "The MIB is so shady," Jinkuang jumped up and down in a room, full with indignation, while holding a cup of coffee in his hand - of course, the coffee was free. He said:


    "The MIB main base was actually divided into the inner and outer area! They let you and some cannon fodder as well as some cloned robots attract the enemies'' firepower outside while the higher-ups hid in the inner area! No wonder their defence copsed so easily!"


    Sheyan lied down on a marching bed. His lips curled into a sneer:


    "Fortunately, I never trusted them from the start!"


    Thinking of this, Sheyan couldn''t help but focus his attention on his personal space. Inside was a bell-sized ornament hanging from a dog cor.The rough craftsmanship of the ornament covered up the brilliance contained inside nicely!


    The center of the ornament was actually a condensed gxy containing millions of stars! He could even see the slight rotation of the spiral arms. It contained a heart-throbbing beauty.


    This was the Gxy!


    It represented a very advanced model of energy transmission in the universe! The technology in the Gxy was so sophisticated that even if humans were to research on it, they would find it impossible to understand.


    Sheyan grabbed the Gxy in his hand and smirked:


    "Good thing I didn''t show the you all my cards, MIB. No matter how wary you were of me, you''d never imagine that I already have the Gxy in my hands! If I don''t rip you off big time, my name is not Sheyan!"


    At this time, someone knocked on his door. The rhythm was dry, monotonous and mechanical. Sheyan walked over and opened the door to reveal a frowning Aziz.


    Sheyan was surprised. He knew that Aziz had always been a very calm person. He had a face so expressionless it may as well be the face of a corpse. He rarely showed any emotion like he did now. Something unusual must had happened.


    Aziz simply said:


    "Take a look."


    Aziz took out an iPad and ced it on the table. He said solemnly:


    "This is the information I collected through the Inte in my room. During thest Blood Sensing, a lot of things happened. The situation had turned very tricky! There''s a major upheaval!"


    Sheyan''s heart sank. Something that Aziz would describe as "very tricky" must be a huge problem.


    He immediately looked towards the iPad and saw a hastily-recorded video of two figures engaging in a fierce battle. The force from theirst blow caused a series of violent explosions. Not only were the cars next to them destroyed, even the pedestrian bridge near them started copsing!


    Sheyan looked at a few more videos and found that they were all simr.


    "Oh," Sheyan hesitated for a while before he said, "Some participants were recorded in action. Is there a problem?"

 Chapter 929: The Consequences of Breaking the Rules!

    <h4>Chapter 929: The Consequences of Breaking the Rules!</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    "Not at first nce."


    Aziz pressed his hands on the table and stared into the eyes of Sheyan:


    "But what if I tell you that this video was uploaded when thest Blood Sensing was still ongoing but the location in the video was 31 West End Avenue, New York? What are your thoughts?"


    Sheyan had an ominous premonition. He frowned and brought up a map of New York City on the iPad, then pinpointed the coordinates provided by Aziz. He was instantly shocked:


    "What the hell! There were no red dots here during thest Blood Sensing! Could it be����could it be that besides the dozen or so people who came here initially, more contestants arrived in this world midway through?"


    Aziz remarked emotionlessly:


    "This is the only logical exnation - and I have an inkling as to why this happened."


    Aziz sat down on the sofa at the side and ced his hands on his knees in a standard military sitting posture. He first observed the surrounding to make sure there were no surveince devices, then said coldly:


    "The reason these intruders appeared midway through the Bloody World mission was because our Noah Realm C broke the rules of this world by contacting us and issuing us a Golden Side Mission! Since the rules have been broken, the other realms naturally won''t take things lying down. They''ll definitely do everything in their power to maximise their own benefits! And that is how the intruders came to be."


    Sheyan said with his brows knitted:


    "If these intruders can see us in the Blood Sensing but we can''t see them, then it''s a huge problem for us! We''repletely at a disadvantage! More importantly, what if the other realms endlessly pour contestants into this world?"


    Aziz shook his head and said:


    "That''s not very possible. There should be a limit to what the realms can do. When the Noah realm broke the rules, it had to do so within a certain extent. For example, the normal Bloody World is like a bus moving steadily at full capacity. The action of our realm contacting us is akin to calling the bus driver to chat, while what the rest of the realms are doing is akin to stopping the bus and asking the driver to overload the bus. There must be a limit to how much they can break the rules."


    "Endlessly pouring participants into this word will be like overloading the bus until it bursts. If our realm keeps contacting us, it will be akin to chatting endlessly with the driver, which will greatly increase the risk of a collision. That''s why the thing that you''re worried about isn''t feasible. My main concern is����"


    Sheyan solemnly said:


    "Tell me."


    Aziz replied:


    "If we assume that the overload quota for each realm is four participants, sending one contestant that had a strength equivalent to four normal participants should be within the extent that the realms can bend the rules too���� If that happens, the person will be our greatest enemy!"


    Sheyan was startled:


    "There''s no way that can happen, right?"


    Aziz snorted. His snort sounded like a gun being cocked.


    "You should understand the difficulty of a Golden Side Mission as well. Not only do I think it''s possible, I think it''s very probable!"


    Sheyan frowned as he took a sip of water, then said:


    "Let''s leave this matter aside first. I have three Bloody Invitations Letters and you now have three too. We only need one more toplete the Golden Side Mission!"


    Aziz nodded, his eyes shing with a murderous intent:


    "You''re right."


    Sheyan bent his fingers and knocked on the table as he said:


    "I originally had some doubts but now I finally understand why only three people attacked us when almost every participant had rushed towards us when the Blood Sensing started. The only exnation that I could think of before this is that the rest of the participants were reluctant to face the official army. But now, it seems like they might''ve been ambushed by the intruders!"


    Aziz''s eyes lit up and he was about to say something but a wall next to him suddenly turned transparent. K then appeared with a serious expression on his face:


    "We''ve found the whereabouts of Jones the Bug King. It''s time to leave! We must win this battle! If we can catch him, we can continue our negotiation with the Arquillians. If we can read his memory and find the Gxy, the crisis of the Earth will be lifted."


    Sheyan instead yawnedzily and said:


    "I''m really sorry, K, but I was injured when I was guarding the backup power supply. I don''t think I can join this fight. The core members of the inner MIB area are all talented, so I don''t think you need me, right?"


    The rational part of Sheyan''s mind could understand K''s action from before. If it was him, he wouldn''t bring strangers into the core inner area so easily either. However, from an emotional standpoint, Sheyan wasn''t so forgiving. Even though he''d secretly hid the Gxy, he thought that he''d also provided quite a bit of help to K. In fact, he''d saved K''s life. And K had repaid him by leaving him in the outer area without a word.


    To be honest, if K had told Sheyan straight that he had to enter the inner area because he''s an Earthling and so he''s fragile, and had asked Sheyan to stay in the outer area to attract the enemies'' firepower, Sheyan might actually feel better. But K chose to y tricks behind his back. Of course Sheyan was angry.


    Of course, disying his displeasure was merely a negotiation tactic. Sheyan knew that K undoubtedly needed the help Aziz and himself. No matter how strong his people were and how advanced the technology they possessed, they were still limited by their fragile physique. When the real fight started, they would either achieve overwhelming victory or suffer heavy casualties!


    For the MIB, the fall of any senior agent was a disaster, the same way the Air Force would rather lose two expensive fighter jets than an outstanding veteran pilot.


    If Sheyan and Aziz joined the fight, K was positive that the the casualty rate would drop by at least 70%!


    This was a weakness that Sheyan could use against K in the negotiation. With Sheyan ying hardball and Aziz acting as a softener, K finally sumbed and reached an agreement with them. If they could kill Jones the Bug King, the MIB would provide a blueprint detailing the method to transform firearms into high-energy weapons!


    The sly old fox K was quite insincere in the negotiation, but he did not expect Sheyan and Aziz to be so hard to crack. Plus, time was of the essence. Sheyan and Aziz only agreed after they obtained enough benefits. They then took off in the military vehicle provided.


    **********


    Sheyan and Aziz hid among the MIB agents. Their appearances had been altered. Without the Blood Sensing, it would be difficult for others to spot them.


    Such arge operation by the MIB inevitably attracted the attention of many participants. However, the intruders had caused the whole Bloody World situation to turn very chaotic. In addition, it was obvious that Sheyan and Aziz were in an alliance. No one would confront the two of them by themselves. That would just be courting death! As a result, the journey went smoothly.


    The bad news was that when Aziz obtained his third Bloody Invitation Letter, four of the spots in New York City where they could return to the nightmare realm were closed down. The two remaining transfer points were very conspicuously marked with a bright crimson glow. Of course, only contestants could see them.


    More importantly, the process of transferring back to the nightmare realm had been prolonged to five minutes. During the process, the one being transferred could not perform any action. If the process was interrupted, they will have to wait for an hour before they can transfer again.


    These negative factors probably resulted from the Golden Side Mission. There was nothing Sheyan and Aziz could do about it. Therefore, some participants who intended to act would just pay attention to those two transfer points. Even when Blood Sensing was not in effect, they could prevent Sheyan and Aziz from sneaking away.


    Sheyan found that the bullet-proof vests in the armored personnel carrier were actually equipable. They increased defence by 33% but they could not be brought out of this world and their durability would drastically reduce after taking three attacks. Even so, Sheyan and Aziz still chose to wear them.


    During the journey, the LCD monitor in the armored personnel carrier was turned on. K began to exin the main points of this battle to the participating MIB members.


    Sheyan and Aziz were both very familiar with Jones the Bug King so they already knew most of the information. From K''s exnation, they found out that after Jones had escaped, he did not return to the underground sewer but had snuck into arge farm in the suburb instead. He started to make use of his terrifying reproduction ability to mass produce offsprings. The numerous livestocks in the farm became their food.


    Jones kept his operation very low-key this time. He chose to attack a farm which was not so easy to be discovered. In addition, most of the MIB''s search effort was focused on the underground sewers. These resulted in Jones developing his power to a considerable scale before he was found. If their operation failed, almost half of New York may be affected. By that time, it would be impossible to cover up the truth about the aliens, which meant that the MIB would lose its reason to exist.


    Nearly one kilometer from the farm, cracking sounds could be heard as the wheels of the vehicle rolled over the road. Disgusting cockroach-like bugs had covered the whole road due to over-breeding!

 Chapter 930: Arduous Battle

    <h4>Chapter 930: Arduous Battle</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The bugs that the Bug King bred seemed to pose little threat to humans. It was hard for their mouths to break through tough leather shoes, and they had no sharp stingers to pierce through human skin. The two pairs of wings behind their back were merely decoration. Although they were poisonous, their venom was not strong.


    The only decent thing about them was that their movement was quite agile - but only rtive to their size. Even a child would have no problem stepping on them.


    But they had two advantages which ensured that they live a very happy life on this called Earth.


    The first was their reproduction rate. Their life cycle - from an egg, to hatching, to sexual maturity, toying other eggs - only took twelve hours. In addition, each time theyid eggs, the eggs would number over a hundred. They were all hermaphroditic too.


    The second advantage was the fact that they would eat anything. These bugs brought un-fussiness in diet to the extreme. They would happily consume any organic matter!


    Their reproductive power ensured their frightening number. Coupled with their excellent appetite, anywhere they passed would turn into barrennd! They would eat the trees. They would eat the grass. They would eat the insects. They would swarm and devour the cattles and sheeps. Even the worms and ants in the underground could not escape from them!


    However, the MIB appeared to have prepared a countermeasure against them. Three agricultural-use helicopters flew into the area. They first sprayed pesticides around the perimeter to form a barricade, then began to spray pesticides that specifically targeted the Bugs. It seemed that this wasn''t the first time the Bugs had tried to infiltrate Earth. The MIB was very experienced in dealing with them.


    The speed at which the pesticides showed their effect was surprisingly quick. The pesticides did not directly kill the bugs but instead turned them berserk so that they would jump and kill each other. They would leap so high that some of them reached a meter from the ground. The MIB seemed to be thinking long-term and were trying to avoid aftermath pollution as much as possible.


    Suddenly, a ck shadow flew out of the barn!


    The shadow was so fast that it seemed to move beyond the limit of speed. It made a shrill screeching sound as it tore through the air and tangled around thending gear of one of the agricultural helicopters! It was only now that they saw that the ck shadow was actually something that looked like the tail of a scorpion. It was ck and oily. Flowing liquid was visible within it. It obviously contained a strong hydraulic force.


    The agricultural helicopter pilot knew that the situation was dire so he revved the throttle to the limit in an attempt to break free. The helicopter''s engine roared furiously as ck smoke spewed crazily out of the exhaust, but to no avail.


    The tail burst forth with a great force and pulled the agricultural helicopter back by more than 30 meters. The rotors of the helicopter collided with the outer edge of the barn and shattered. What followed was a deafening explosion.


    An MIB agent had rushed too far ahead and had rather unfortunately incurred the miniscule probability of getting hit by a shattered rotor. He was flung about seven meters back and was nailed to a tree. His head waspletely wrecked!


    The other two agricultural helicopters increased their altitude without hesitation; they did not want to be the next target. Next, the helicopter doors opened to show the MIB agents carrying rocketunchers. The projectiles they fired into the barn were simr to smoke grenades. Instead of exploding, they kept producing a lot of white smoke.


    The Bugs obviously didn''t find the white smokefortable so the smoke grenades that fell into the barn were thrown out one by one. However,the MIB agents patiently and persistently continue tounch them. They finally drowned the barn in a sea of white smoke.


    "Prepared for battle. The enemy can at most endure our newly-concocted gas for three minutes before he rushes out," said K with a serious expression.


    Sheyan couldn''t help himself and remarked:


    "If he doesn''t escape through the underground sewer, that is."


    K said expressionlessly:


    "The sewer system of the barn is extremely simple. Two packs of stic explosives were enough to block it."


    The sly old fox K was right. Jones onlysted for less than two minutes before he fiercely rushed out. He seemed to have changed into another form, looking like the creature from the movie "Alien". His exterior was shiny and it was morepact than before. He looked even more intimidating than before.


    The MIB agents who were waiting for him immediately pulled the trigger. However, the target did not burst into pieces as they expected.


    When the shots from the energy weapon hit the thick outer shell of Jones, they only left a little bit of scorch marks. At least 90% of the force was reflected away, causing a series of explosions around Jones.


    K''s heart sank. He did not expect the energy weapons he was so confident in to be ineffective!


    With a wave of his hands, twelve strong MIB agents, each towering over two meters in height, rushed up while holding riot shields. However,pared to the force of the high-tech weapons, human physique was so much weaker! The MIB anti-riot squad fell down like bowling pins amidst Jones'' ferocious roar.


    At this time, the lower part of Jones''s body got harder, bigger, and longer!(ED: Hehe. Sorry couldn''t help it.) His final form was like arge tentacle with a huge hollow and flexible cup shaped like a lotus head at its end. The tentacle drew a projectile arc in the air and snapped onto the head of an MIB agent!


    The agent struggled madly. His distress, fear and helplessness were evident from the screams which intermittently escaped.


    The cup squirmed rapidly to swallow the MIB agent whole. The agent was flung around a few times and then thrown out. He had turned into arge brownish red cocoon. No one knew what would hatch from it.


    Jones suddenly rushed straight towards K like a tank, brushing aside eight people along the way! K''s expression turned dark. He brandished his weapon and violentlyunched a string of shots. Unfortunately, almost all the energy were reflected. The explosions from the reflected energy shots almost shot down one of the agricultural helicopters in the air!


    Jones smirked and said:


    "Stop resisting ande here, K. Come into my body and be my child. I''ll take good care of you."


    But at this time, Sheyan leapt and shed at Jones''s lower body. Jones was angered and immediately swept a w at Sheyan horizontally from left to right.


    Jones''s giant w actually had three toes and had a horrible purplish-ck glow on it. Who knows how many lives it had harvested.


    Jones'' giant w whistled towards Sheyan, attacking his upper, middle and lower body at the same time! Sheyan used his foot to pick up a scattered riot shield to protect himself and braced for impact with a shout! Jones'' w mmed into the thick riot shield with a bang, leaving three deep dents in it! Every dent was surrounded by cracks. The shield looked like it wouldpletely shatter under a slight touch.


    Even with the protection of the riot shield, Sheyan did not escape unscathed. The impact from the w hit him and flung his whole body back, making him bleed profusely!


    The biggest difference between contestants and ordinary person were evident then. Sheyan gasped a few times, grabbed two riot shields and threw himself at Jones again!


    If one riot shield was not enough, what about two?


    This time, Jones'' w attack was finally resisted by Sheyan.


    However, at that moment, the giant cocoon from before started cracking.


    A savage Bugman that seemed to have been stripped of its outer skin appeared from the cocoon. It uttered a string of unintelligible sounds. Its figure was as imposing as a bear, towering at over three meters tall. It was covered in ck hair and also a body armour formed from solidified body fluids. Strong muscles swelled in its body.


    The Bugman looked around and charged over. It immediately raised its w tounch an attack.


    However, an emotionless shot severed its gigantic arm!


    A dark brown body fluid dripped from the wound. The severed arm flew in the air andnded in front of an MIB agent. He saw that the arm hadrge bones and had ck, twisted fingers with sharp long nails. It looked very sinister.


    The MIB agent was about to pick the severed arm up but the muscles of the arm suddenly twitched. The arm jumped up and grabbed the throat of the MIB agent tightly. The agent''s face turned purple from suffocation as he frantically tried to pull the arm free from his neck. His scream was suffocated inside his throat.


    Many people rushed over to help but the arm showed no sign of loosening, as if it was welded to his neck.


    At the moment, Sheyan was also in a crisis. Jones the Bug King had not forgotten about him. A heavy blow from Jones once again destroyed Sheyan''s shield and flung him away. Jones'' elusive tail tore away arge piece of flesh from his shoulder in the process. Blood gushed out from the wound like a fountain!


    Fortunately, Sheyan managed to dodge Jones'' follow-up attack by rolling on the ground. The strike mmed into the earth, forming a pit half a meter deep and caused sand and stones to fly everywhere. Sheyan took the opportunity to take a breather and shouted:


    "Try using other weapons!"

 Chapter 931: Gun-wielding Bugmen

    <h4>Chapter 931: Gun-wielding Bugmen</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Sheyan knew very well that there was no such thing as an impregnable defence. Since Jones the Bug King had evolved into a form that rendered him almost immune to energy weapons, it was almost impossible for him to be immune to firearms too, considering that in essence, firearms caused physical damage. Otherwise, this guy would be invincible.


    Sheyan''s words were a timely reminder for K. It''s not that Sheyan was smarter than K, it''s just that MIB agents had always relied on energy weapons far more often than firearms, so this was a blind spot in their thought process.


    Jones was furious at this moment. He lifted his w to attack Sheyan again, forcing Sheyan to escape with a roll. However, Jones apparently had been observing Sheyan closely. He already had a certain understanding of Sheyan''s dodging habits.


    Jones'' right foot struck at Sheyan from an impossible angle. After Sheyan was promoted to a Growth Hunter, he had greatly improved in all aspects. Facing this attack, he could still bounce up from the ground and once again narrowly avoided the danger.


    Unfortunately, Jones had identified Sheyan as his primary target. While Sheyan was still in the air, Jones'' thick scorpion tail wrapped around a huge block of building wreckage which weighed around five hundred kilograms and threw it at Sheyan.


    Sheyan saw the block flying towards him at an unbelievable speed from the corner of his eyes. The block contained such a terrifying force that the air turbulence it caused almost made Sheyan suffocate! He cursed in his heart but he couldn''t find any way to dodge. He could only shield his body with his arms while bracing for the inevitable impact.


    The collision caused severe pain in the front part of his body and sent him crashing into the wall of a barn behind him. The wall instantly shook and copsed. The inside of the barn was thus revealed. It turned out that the whole barn was filled with disgusting-looking bugs. When Sheyan fell to the ground, the bugspletely drowned him like a brown tide!


    Luckily for Sheyan, it was a sunny day so he was protected by ''Corrosynthesis'' which surrounded his body. All the bugs which came into contact with his body were burnt. They died in droves.


    Sheyan knew there was no time for rest so he pressed his hands to the ground to support himself in an attempt to get back up. His palms instantly crushed down on arge number of bugs which burst in an explosion of disgusting bodily fluids. The fluids smelled so foul that Sheyan almost vomited. Not only that, it also caused his hands to slip!


    The slight dy was enough for Jones. He slightly crouched and then violently exerted his strength through his feet. The ground beneath his feet exploded as he leapt more than ten meters into the air. He curled into a ball with eight sharp exoskeleton edges protruding from his body. He rotated at high speed and crashed down on Sheyan!


    Jones rotated with such force that he made a low ringing sound as the edges tore through the air. One would find their internal organs shaking as if they were resonating with the sound Jones'' rotation made. There was no doubt that this move was meant to terminate Sheyan with extreme prejudice!


    However, the sound of a gunshot rang out once again!


    No one knew where the shot had originated from, but all the storyline characters somehow had a strange impression that the shot had the taste of blood.


    Why did they have such a strange impression? That''s because the reverberation of the gunshot was so strong that it crept into their noses through their breaths and made their noses bleed. The blood flowed into their mouths. Thus, the shot naturally felt like it carried the taste of blood!


    When the shot sounded, the elliptical gigantic exoskeleton wheel that was Jones immediately exploded, pushing him hard to the side for about two meters. He brushed past Sheyan and mmed into the ground. The violent rotation did not stop. He stirred up hundreds of tons of soil, which flew a few hundred meters in the air before it rained down like a storm.


    Such a powerful blow.


    Such a powerful Aziz!


    Because all the storyline characters had rtively weak physique, the huge tremor cause by Jones'' rotation made all of them fall to the ground like they were experiencing an earthquake. But that wasn''t the end of it. Even on the ground, the continuous tremor made them shake involuntarily like beans in a sieve. It was unbelievably ufortable.


    Sheyan reacted quickly. He immediately rolled on the ground and scrambled away from Jones without a care for how pathetic he looked doing it. Jones didn''t seem like he could voluntarily end his attack. He saw Sheyan running away but he couldn''t do anything before the force of his rotation was exhausted. He could only scream angrily.


    The terrifying attack shown by Jones had strengthened the MIB''s resolve to exterminate him. When the tremor ended, they immediately aimed at him and opened fire. This time, they were joined by the ground troops from the American Army who escorted them here.


    The bullets from this round of firing made arge amount of densely-packed dents appear in Jones'' seemingly smooth and hard brown carapace. Jones wailed in anger and agony. A bullet from a rifle actually broke through its carapace and bright green liquid spurted from the wound. Although the wounds on his body closed up in an instant, at least the guns did much better than the energy weapons.


    This discovery immediately lifted their spirit. Not many people could use the MIB''s energy weapons, but all of them could use firearms! They were all elites from the military after all!


    The shooting caused Jones'' body to shrink at an rming rate. In the end, he shrank to a size of about one-and-a-half-man tall and three-man long. He instantly scurried into the barn.


    One of the soldiers tried to give chase but a Bugman with stiff movements suddenly appeared with a gun. It pulled the trigger again and again, causing the gun barrel to sh with several tongues of me. The bullets prated into the chest of the soldier who had rushed forward!


    The soldier''s expression changed from shock to extreme pain in a fraction of a second. He stumbled a few steps backwards and fell to the ground as he died. The whole process was enough block the sight of several other charging soldiers for a few precious seconds.


    Those few seconds was enough for the Bugman to ram its body into the solid wall beside it. The wall crashed down amidst scattering dust and dirt. The Bugman had obtained a shooting angle. While it was falling down, it opened fire again. The soldiers were about to raise their guns to fire but was met with bullets to their heads and throats! They were instantly killed!


    The Bugmen cultivated by Jones����had such outstanding shooting ability!??


    That was the question echoing in the heart of everyone who was present. Those who were qualified to join this operation were all elite troops, even the escorts. As such, none of them were cowards. They instantly rush forward. However, they were limited by the terrain so only four or five people can face the Bugman at the same time. Two other Bugmen appeared and opened fire. In the exchange, three people were killed while the head of a Bugman exploded.


    Common sense backfired on the humans. When the head of the Bugman exploded, the soldier who fired the shot shot simply assumed that the target had been eliminated. Little did he know that the Bugmen''s vitality far exceeded his expectation. While he ckened, his own head was blown off!


    The soldier next to him was very quick to react.He rolled, righted himself, half kneeled, and aimed at the Bugman. All four actions were performed in one smooth motion. Then, he calmly pulled the trigger.


    But the headless Bugman had raised its muzzle first! Right when the bullet in the soldier''s gun was about to leave the barrel, a bullet urately prated into the barrel as well. The two bullets collided in the gun in the soldier''s hand and a violent explosion urred!


    The soldier''s index finger and thumb was blown off. The broken bone inside showed through the wounds. His ankle was also severed by another shot. The soldier rolled and screamed in agony as he held the wound with his bloody hand.


    The headless Bugman sneaked back behind a wall to take cover. Although the soldiers who came here were all elites, it only meant that they had undergone elite training. It did not necessarily mean that they were honed through blood and fire! When they saw theirrade copsing with a serious injury, two of them immediately rushed over to provide aid.


    As a result, a Bugman once again appeared, and with that unique stiff motion, it lifted its gun and ended the life of those two brave but naive soldiers! The Bugmen had obviously left a person heavily wounded in order to bait others to help him!


    The face of a captain-ranked officer immediately paled. He showed no hesitation in killing the wounded person on the ground with a shot. Then, he rushed forward with his gun without a word. Although he was shot in the chest, the bullet was blocked by the bullet-proof vest he wore. He stumbled back but managed to severe the wrist of a Bugman with three shots. He then signalled to the helicopters to cover the ce with gunshots! A burst of indiscriminate shooting covered the scene, followed by the "smoke grenades" which the Bugs hated.


    The captain took advantage of the cover provided by the smoke to lead over a dozen soldiers into a building in the outer area of the farm.

 Chapter 932: The Power of Evolution

    <h4>Chapter 932: The Power of Evolution</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    This farm was quiterge, covering an area of ??220 hectares. Both KFC and McDonald''s bought poultry from them. From this fact, one could imagine their scale.


    Sheyan was currently outside the farm. The building the captain had rushed into seemed to be the reception area and office of the farm, so there was no livestock there. Of course, there were no humans too.


    Not long after they rushed inside, one of the soldiers ran out screaming with a horrified expression. He stopped for breath and looked back when he reached the door, but a lightning-fast shadow passed by him and tore away half of his neck!


    The carotid artery, esophagus, windpipe and even his vocal cords were torn apart! The soldier twitched and fell on the ground, amidst a rain of flesh and blood. He tried to scream but no sound came out of his throat. It was an eerie sight. The young soldier''s wild eyes showed his unwillingness to die, but they gradually dimmed.


    The killer was a giant cockroach. It was as big as a hound with a dark brown t body, a small head that can move around, antennae that were long and thin, and well-developedpound eyes.


    Its two deformed forelimbs were bizarrely folded together like a pair of scissors. Their edges were iparably sharp and had blood dripping down from them. Some remnants of human tissue clung to them as well. They looked a bit like the forelimbs of a praying mantis, but when one looked closely, one would find them to be a lot sharper.


    Aziz instantly sent a series of information to Sheyan:


    [Jones'' Gene Carrier (Child of Jones)]


    [Strength: 50]


    [Agility: 68]


    [Physique: 18]


    [Perceptive Sense: 17]


    [Charm: 1]


    [Intelligence: 1]


    [Spirit: 1]


    [Basic Melee Proficiency Lvl 8. Specific properties: ???]


    [Biological Ability: Many-footed Agility - Because the creature has many legs, movement speed is increased by 100% and dodge rate is increased by 20%. With every leg the creature loses, movement speed is reduced by 25% and dodge rate is reduced by 10%. These reductions will keep stacking until the creature has no legs left.]


    [Biological Ability: Tenacious - The creature has amazing vitality. It will have an extra HP recovery rate of 100% in normal times. When it is heavily injured, its extra HP recovery rate will reach a staggering 300%.]


    [Special Ability: Mantis Scissors - This disgusting monster is very adept at using his limbs to attack the enemies. Its deformed forelimbs will leave horrible wounds on its enemies. In addition, it has a corresponding ability to go with those terrifying weapons. This ability will allow it to attack the enemy in an instant to inflict 300% damage with 10% bonus in explosive strike rate and 33% chance to cripple the enemy.]


    [Special ability: Alien Carapace (Evolved) - This monster has inherited Jones'' newly evolved anti-energy outer shell which can reduce the damage of energy weapons by 95%, but at the cost of permanently lowering physical defence by 10 points. It will also have lowered resistance against firearms that do physical damages.]


    [Bug Species Special Ability: Heart Nucleus - A creature with heart nucleus gets an additional 2000 HP bonus. The heart nucleus flows through the body along the bloodstream, so the explosive hit rate of the creature is reduced by 10%. Furthermore, if the heart nucleus is attacked, there will be an additional 300% of damage.]


    [Description: This is a type of creature that should never appear on Earth. This type of creature will rece humans as the hegemon of Earth very quickly. It will be a big mistake to deal with them with nuclear weapons, the most powerful weapons the humans possess.]


    [When a nuclear bomb explodes, all the living creatures in the affected area including humans, animals and even the fishes will disappear. Only the cockroaches will continue living. This is because the amount of radiation that the human body can tolerate is usually 5 rems, and once the total radiation exceeds 800 rems, humans will die. The German cockroach can endure radiation up to 9000-105000 rems, while the American cockroach can endure 967500rems. Even if there is a nuclear explosion, the cockroaches can survive.]


    **********


    Sheyan''s expression became serious:


    "This is a huge problem!!"


    That''s right, anyone could see that this guy is a huge trouble!


    As the King of the Bugs, Jones'' the biggest disadvantage currently was that although he could breed, the bugs he produced were weaklings! A human being could destroy thousands of his children with bare hands without suffering any serious injury. However, there was now a new species among Jones'' children that could pose a major threat to humans!


    When Sheyan looked at the mantis-like forelimbs of the Child of Jones, he couldn''t help but think of the massacre rted to the seven sins. The humans killed in the massacre also seemed to have been cut by this kind of sharp edge. He then shifted his gaze to the corpse of the soldier who was killed by a shot. A chill crept into his heart.


    Perhaps other people had yet to realise the meaning behind this, but the fact that the Bugs were so urate with guns proved that Jones'' underlings had undergone evolution. In addition, there was another important point: the guns used by Jones'' underlings were all standardised firearms!


    They were strong, stable and durable!


    Although owning a gun was legal in the United States, it would be difficult for a regr person to provide so many standardised firearms that could hold their own against the United States army. This was especially so for Jones who could not integrate deep into human society since he could only speak simple English and was very stiff when hemunicated with humans. It''s impossible for him to use arge amount of cash to arm his underlings.


    But it''s a fact that his underlings were armed, which means that someone had provided them with these powerful weapons! It''s difficult for the inhabitants of this world to evenmunicate with Jones, which means that there were contestants cooperating with Jones!


    Just like the way Sheyan and Aziz cooperated with the MIB to gain tremendous power, the other contestants could naturally cooperate with other forces as well. This was actually an inevitable development so there''s nothing strange about it. Sheyan was, strictly speaking, not that surprised, especially after arge number of participants had invaded this world. He was just wary of the danger because the opponent might haveid down some traps specifically targeting him. He must tread carefully.


    K also felt that the situation was unusually tricky. If theyunched a long-range battle, the opposing side had gun-wielding Bugmen who were extremely precise with their shots and were not afraid of death. If they fought at close range in tight spaces, the de cockroaches would be a nightmare.


    More crucially, the smoke bombsunched by helicopters were just insect repellents and would not actually kill the Bugs. To the Bugs, the insect repellents were equivalent to stink bombs rather than a poisonous gas. They would only feel terribly disgusted rather than any pain!


    The Bugs that had not evolved and had no consciousness may be repelled by the stench, but for the Children of Jones who already had their own will and thoughts, staying in the smoke was akin to how a member of the special force would lurk in a waste pit to execute a mission. Although it felt terrible, it wasn''t fatal either. They could endure it.


    The humans organised another attack. This time, Sheyan was selected as well. His role was naturally to rush in front with a riot shield. Sheyan did not reject the role and sessfullypleted the request in an indisputable way - he only defended without attacking. The special forces members who pathetically retreated together with him in the end could only give him thumbs up. Many of them had received Sheyan''s protection. Otherwise, they would have been crippled, or worse.


    K''s expression turned grim. It''s not like he could grab Sheyan''s cor in front of everyone and screamed: "Can you fucking ignore those stupid teammates of yours and concentrate on going forward?"


    K knew that those words would make the troop copse.


    Sheyan stood indifferently to the side. There were two choices left to K at the moment. The first was to keep sending soldiers in. Once enough people died, the higher-ups would notice the situation here and would take this matter seriously.


    The second choice was for K and Z to sacrifice themselves. When they did, higher-ups would understand the gravity of the situation and would take this matter seriously.


    Z and K apparently treasured their own lives very much so they would not choose thetter option. The former option it was then. As the number of casualties gradually increased to an extent which no one could ignore, some higher-ups finally took notice of the situation here. They asked the people there to take a temporarily rest and let the army troops that wereing to go in first.


    While they were resting, Sheyan''s mind did not stop working. He went over to Aziz and said while chewing some tasteless military ration:


    "What do you think?"


    Aziz''s gun skills had already gained the respect of the soldiers so his speech carried a domineering air, "Nothing. I only know that as long as there''s another participant here, we willplete our Golden Side Mission!"


    Sheyan said coldly:


    "Jones have definitely allied himself with participants so you don''t have to worry about that. What I''m worried about is that if we can''t kill him now, we might not find another opportunity like this in the future."

 Chapter 933: The Mastermind Behind the Scenes

    <h4>Chapter 933: The Mastermind Behind the Scenes</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Aziz calmly remarked:


    "I''m not too concerned with this damn Bug. When the regr army arrives with the tanks and methrowers, we will have no problem advancing. The problem is the damn Gxy is still with the Bug. If we can''t find it, the Earth will be destroyed."


    Sheyan naturally wasn''t worried about that since he held the Gxy in his hands. The others didn''t know that. It was small wonder that they''re concerned. However, Sheyan had no intention of divulging his secret. He contemted for a bit and said:


    "I''m guessing that the damn Arquillians are just bluffing. Besides, the MIB must have some ways of dealing with that. More importantly, we would never have obtained this information in the first ce if we didn''t have a close rtionship with the MIB. If the is really destroyed, won''t all the contractors die without even knowing the cause?"


    Aziz nodded slightly. He sat down holding his rifle and stopped talking, maintaining his usual indifferent demeanor.


    It didn''t take long for the military''s reinforcements to arrive. Several Apocalypse tanks went in spewing ck smoke. The infantry followed after them with their uniform march. Whenever they saw a building, the Apaches would firstunch a row of missiles through the windows, then open fire with the tanks.


    All the buildings here were no higher than five stories so it wasn''t too difficult to make them copse. Finally, the infantry and the methrower-wielding soldiers would slowly crept forward. If anything happened, they could immediately move behind the tanks for cover.


    Even though Jones had evolved and thebat strength of his underlings had also improved significantly, they faced the risk of being crushed by the powerful war machine of the humans. Seven or so soldiers were killed by a few cockroaches with mantis limbs who managed to survived, but it was an eptable loss.


    The battle tactic that the humans employed showed the determination of the MIB to win this battle. This farm was located in a remote area so they could swarm the ce with helicopters, tanks and methrowers, but if Jones managed to escape today and started to breed at the city center, it would be a disaster that they could not conceal!


    A light suddenly shed, and before everyone had the time to react, a tank violently exploded. The explosives inside it caused a chain explosion which blew away the turret. Half the body of the tank driver flew more than 10 meters into the air. The explosions were intense!


    The attack which caused the initial explosion was so fast that the shrill shing sound was only heard after the tank had began exploding. The speed of the strike was much faster than the speed of sound!


    Immediately after, the explosion of the tank covered up everything. Loud bangs followed one after another as violent me raged. Shattered fragments were blown all over the ce, forcing the people nearby to scramble madly to find cover. Shrapnels during an explosion were no joke. They could cut a person''s head into two halves even with a steel helmet on!


    Sheyan sniffed hard because he found that there was a strange fragrance among the smell of smoke and burning. Sheyan seemed to be familiar with this kind of smell. It was the like warm fragrance when sunlight shines upon a lush forest.


    It was the smell of Elves!


    Sheyan''s heart sank. He instantly informed Aziz:


    "There''s a person among the enemies who inherited the Elves'' powerful archery skills. Be careful."


    Aziz''s eyes shined with bloodthirst and excitement. He licked his lips and said:


    "Just what I want! The name of another powerful person will be engraved on my gun barrel!"


    While the two of them were talking, another tank in front mysteriously exploded. Sheyan sniffed with his eyes closed and found that the fresh fragrance in the air had gotten a bit thicker. In the face of such a strange situation, K immediately ordered the troops to stop advancing, then carefully ybacked a video recording of the battlefield. Only when he slowed the recording to 1/24 the normal speed did he discover a green light that was forcefully elongated.


    He then slowed down the yback speed to 1/48 the normal speed. Only then could he clearly see that the light was actually a green arrow enshrouded in a ck mist! A long arrow! After it stuck onto the tank, it melted into liquid and seeped inside. Then , the tank exploded!


    "What the hell is this?" Z has already be very frustrated at this point. He only had a few cards he could y and he had almost exhausted all of them.


    Another light shed and an Apache fell from the air while dragging a trail of thick smoke behind it. In less than a minute, the powerful US Army had umted a loss exceeding tens of millions of dors.


    For Z, this amount of loss was still eptable, but he must have something to show to the people above. More importantly, this ce was in the suburb of New York City after all. Dispatching helicopters and tanks were already the limit. It''s not like they could request to bombard the area with tactical ballistic missiles! Themotion it caused would be too big.


    Suddenly, Sheyan felt a strong threat so he immediately dived to the side. Arge tree to his left mysteriously shattered. What was even more strange was that when the branches of therge tree fell to the ground, they turned into elemental creatures in the shape of deformed dark Ents and some strange-looking dark type animals. Luckily, these creatures were very fragile and fell easily to methrowers.


    Aziz suddenly emerged like a ghost. He had been lurking on therge tree. There was a deep wound on his cheekbone which had continued to fester, and at the edge of the wound, multiple blood vessels slithered like snakes. However, Aziz''s eyes were shining with a ghastly light:


    "I''ll catch him next time! I''ve long heard of how powerful the Dark Elves are, and I''ve finally seen it for myself today. But he will still die by my hands!"


    Sheyan stared at the bloodthirsty Aziz and suddenly understood the difference between him and Mogensha. Aziz had an insane lust for battle and an arrogant confidence when facing off against stronger enemies!


    There was probably only one conviction in Aziz''s heart, and that was, in his field, he was the best in the world! It was easy to die going into battle with such mentality, but if one didn''t die and was able to develop, one would be really scary.


    And that''s how it was with Aziz. Aziz''s growth process was probably no less miraculous than that of Sheyan. With his strong talent and richbat experience in the real world, he could easily kill Growth Hunters as a normal contestant! There was a saying that good preparation is the key to sess. Well, Aziz had been "preparing" since his childhood! Could such a battle madman be weak?


    "Do you want me to help?" asked Sheyan as the two of them were allies at the moment - although it was only temporary. Aziz waved Sheyan off and impatiently said:


    "You stay out of it!"


    Aziz tone was rude but Sheyan wasn''t offended. He merely smiled and said:


    "ording to my observation, the opposing side should be abination of an archer and a javelin thrower. The javelin thrower was the one who destroyed the Apache. If you don''t want me to help, you have to be careful."


    Next, Sheyan threw a shining crystal bottle at Aziz. To Aziz, this thing had always been something that caused AoE stun effect + poisonous smoke. He caught it suspiciously and asked:


    "What are you doing?"


    Sheyan smiled and said:


    "Just drink it."


    Aziz''s became unhappy and said fiercely:


    "I don''t like jokes."


    Sheyan kept smiling:


    "Me too, so drink it."


    Aziz finally observed the object in his hand carefully. He immediately looked at Sheyan with mixed feelings and cursed:


    "You''re fucking insane! No wonder none of them could break through Zi''s defence back then."


    He lifted the bottle and gulped down the mix without another word.


    Under the suppression of Aziz''s attack, after a few minutes, a fierce explosion suddenly urred in the opposite building. Aziz was also hit in the chest by a strange ck javelin!


    The ck javelin pierced into Aziz''s right chest and actually started to suck at his flesh and blood. It then turned into a fierce shadow wolf the size of a calf. The ck fur all over its body stood erect, looking very ferocious! It had very explosive movement. Aziz looked quite pathetic under the violent assaults of its fangs. Luckily, he had the buff from Sheyan''s mix so his life was not in danger.


    Sheyan had already rushed upstairs to where Aziz was and finally stopped the fierce assault of the shadow wolf. The wolf was considered as an attack by a contestant so its damage was first weakened by 40%, then weakened by Sheyan''s high defence, and then further reduced by 40 points. It was easily handled by Sheyan.


    There was probably a limit to how long it could exist. After about two minutes, it fully exhausted the energy it absorbed from Aziz''s flesh and blood and finally turned into a javelin. A ck me ignited on the javelin and burned it into ashes.


    While Aziz and the opposite side suppressed each other''s, K ordered the troops tounch a full-scale attack! There was only one reason for him to make such a decision, and that was the ultimatum by the Arquillians which hung over his head like an executioner''s sword. He could not afford to dy any longer.


    Without the interference from the two long range contestants, the troops advanced quickly!

 Chapter 934: Horrible Abnormality

    <h4>Chapter 934: Horrible Abnormality</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Aziz was seriously injured so Sheyan naturally could not leave him alone. If someone like a thief appeared and attacked him, Aziz might die. Sheyan of course couldn''t let that happen - at least not while their interests were aligned.


    Fortunately, Aziz''s injuries had healed very quickly, mainly because the MIB and the US Army provided some technologically-advanced healing items, ie. stic medical coagtion bandages, BCW adrenaline injections, high-energy antibiotics, high-calorie food, and even used Gamma Knives to stop his bleeding. All these things were readily avable in the medical vehicle. Of course, they could not be brought out from this world.


    After the two of them recovered and re-joined the battle, they found that the fight at the frontline had be even fiercer as they advanced. Large amount of Bug corpses entangled with the corpses of soldiers on the ground. Flesh mixed with blood in a gruesome mess.


    There was originally a green grassy field spanning thousands of square meters in the farm with several white sculptures on it. The scenery was very beautiful and it was the best rest area for the farm employees. However, the field was now had severalrge holes formed by explosions on it, each of them about five square meters in size. ck soil scattered everywhere due to the explosions. The green grass had been trampled all over. None of the corpses, be they human or Bug, were whole.


    Broken limbs scattered about from the impact of the explosions. Blood flowed like rivers. The unevolved Bugs greedily gathered to enjoy the food. Pungent smell assaulted the nose. The ce was like a scene from hell.


    In the production area of ??the farm, the livestocks were divided into a total of six huge barns ording to their type, namely two chicken barns, two cattle barns, a turkey barn and a pig barn. Chickens and cattles received special treatment because they were more in demand. They each had two barns.


    Behind the six barns was a medium-sized processing nt. The livestock would undergo initial processing here in order to make the products more convenient to sell and transport.


    The military had already broken through the defensive lines of the two chicken barns and had set fire to them in order to thoroughly eliminate those disgustingrvae. The current frontline of the battle was at the turkey barn area.


    Arge number of mantis-limbed cockroaches could be seen at the frontline area. They had even shown the ability to fly over a short-range. They came in groups and exuded overwhelming pressure.


    Behind them were arge number Bugmen that used to be the farm workers. They provided support with firearms. A tank was destroyed on a slope. The raging fire and thick smoke from it were particrly eye-catching.


    Under such circumstances, the US military''s strong firepower was once again contained. If the infantry charged in without the cover of the tanks, they were definitely no match for the ferocious melee + long rangebination of the Bugs. The scariest thing about the mantis-limbed cockroaches was their short-range flight ability which enabled them to swarm a person from every direction. The best way to deal with them was with the methrowers, but the precise shooting of the Bugmen in the distance ensured that any methrower-wielder who stepped forward would die!


    Sheyan grabbed a soldier whose face was ckened by smoke, revealing only his two eyes and his two rows of white teeth, and asked:


    "Brother, how did they burn the tank?"


    The soldier was obviously a new recruit. He was breathing heavily and trembling all over. When Sheyan tapped his shoulder, he almost turned around and shot at Sheyan in his nervousness. Sheyan gave him some water and then lit a cigarette for him. After sucking a few mouthfuls of smoke, he finally calmed down a little. He replied with horror in his eyes:


    "Those damn Bugs prepared anti-tank missiles! Our tank is tough, but it was hit at the same spot by three consecutive missiles. Of course it couldn''t withstand that."


    The missiles were obviously prepared by the contestants too. Sheyan thought things over carefully while looking at the scene. No matter how he thought about it, he could not see a way the Bugs coulde out victorious. Although they had the upper hand at the moment, as long as the United States used their usual tactic of bombing every inch of the area, defeat was inevitable for the Bugs.


    Theck of long-range heavy-duty weapons was undoubtedly the biggest weakness of the Bugs! They could only take the beating.


    Sheyan contemted further and went to check some things on the tacticalputer. He found that the battle situation here had attracted the full attention of the higher-ups. Arge number of troops flocked to this ce to block all the important roads nearby. In outer space, there were three satellites monitoring the situation here from different angles. It was extremely difficult for anyone to escape with such careful arrangement.


    "It didn''t feel like the opponents were fighting to the death. Rather, it felt like they were buying time," mumbled Sheyan to himself as he took cover behind a broken wall.


    "But what are they dying for?"


    Suddenly, a fierce explosion urred. Sheyan felt a threat and dived down, but the wall that had concealed him copsed and buried him underneath. After a while, Sheyan climbed out covered with dirt. He spat a few times to dispose of the sand in his mouth.


    "So frivolous! The contestants on the opposite side are actually really willing to trade for heavy-duty weapons from the realm to eliminate these cannon fodder-level storyline characters!" Sheyan could not help but sigh. He continued to observe for a while, then called Aziz:


    "Hey, do you know what these guys are doing or what they''re preparing? I''m sure that they have something up their sleeves but I couldn''t guess what it is."


    Aziz''s cold voice soon rang next to Sheyan''s ears:


    "The Dark Elf archer and Javelin-thrower that fought with me had not shown themselves. I feel that they''ve gathered somewhere for some sort of ritual."


    At this time, three more tanks roared loudly and advanced forward while spewing ck smoke. Hundreds of infantry quickly followed behind them. After a hard fought battle, they finally broke through another barn. Suddenly, Aziz fired a shot, and Sheyan sensed an extremely dangerous threat.


    He instantly turned to his right and saw an arm being severed. Blood gushed from the arm as it traced a parabolic curve in the air before itnded on the ground. The skin on the arm was indigo in colour and was densely covered in mysterious tattoos. Following that, a ck light tore through the body of five American soldiers to shoot towards Sheyan.


    Some of the soldiers were pierced by the ck light in the chest, some in the abdomen, and some in the limbs, but they all copsed to the ground without exception. Their corpses had all aged significantly. It seemed as if their life essences had been greedily sucked dry.


    Because the momentum of the ck light decreased slightly after piercing through five people, Sheyan managed to turn his body, reach out with his left hand, and grab the tail end of the ck light! He forcefully pulled it down before it could hit his chest.


    What surprised Sheyan was that after he caught the ck light, it shook violently in his hand, then quickly turned into a sinister looking ck snake. The snake whipped its tail and caught Sheyan''s wrist!


    Sheyan waspletely caught off guard. The ck snake then bit into the back of Sheyan''s hand. This snake had a triangr head and a pair of fierce eyes that would strike fear into anyone who looked at them. However, Sheyan remained quite calm. That''s because he was immune to poison thanks to the ''Stairway of the Sun''. Although the snake was extremely poisonous, it was no threat to Sheyan. A snake without the threat of venom was no different from loaches and eels. Of course, that didn''t apply to monsters such as pythons and anacondas.


    The toxin secreted by the snake''s fangs quickly spread under Sheyan''s skin. Greenish-ck lumps formed and spreading further. However, the tendrils of the ''Stairway of the Sun'' soon arrived to force the toxin back out. The expelled toxin dripped down from Sheyan''s fingers. When it fell to the ground, it sizzled like acid.


    Sheyan treated the ck snake like a whip and mmed it around. After being hit seven to eight times, it turned into a bloody pulp. It finally freed itself from its illusionary state and turned into a long white arrow with ck patterns. Then, it burned into ashes.


    Only now did Sheyan have the time to receive Aziz''smunication:


    "Something strange seemed to have happened to the advancing tanks. We''ve lostmunication with them. I can''t see what happened from where I am. You should go take a look. If anything happens, immediately run to a spot where I have shooting angle."


    Sheyan instantly leapt forward and rolled. After that, he took cover behind a wall and moved for about 15 meters. He tentatively extended his head and looked out from behind the wall. He saw three Apocalypse tanks with their engines still roaring, but they had stopped moving forward. There were corpses all around them. Sheyan decided to take some risk considering his sturdy physique. After several tumbles on the ground, he reached the side of an Apocalypse tank.


    The upants inside had lost all signs of life.


    "There are two ways to prate into a tank to take lives. The first is to use poison gas. The second is to use sonic weapons��" this thought instantly surfaced in Sheyan''s mind. However, before he had time to think about it, K''s voice transmitted through the receiver. His voice was filled with shock:


    "Oh my God, what the hell is that!"


    K had encountered countless strange experiences in his life. To make him lose hisposure, it was surely something huge!!


    Sheyan returned to the temporary General Staff Headquarters a few minutester. In front of K was a 3D projection of the farm. Everything was wlessly disyed, from the buildings on the surface to areas 100 meters below the ground.


    A horrible abnormality could be seen on the projection!

 Chapter 935: Gigantic Reproductive System

    <h4>Chapter 935: Gigantic Reproductive System</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The 3D projection showed that there was no abnormality on the surface of the farm - or maybe any abnormality was hidden in the big processing nt - but underneath the surface, there was a strange giant object that was even bigger than the farm!


    The main part of its body was divided into several tumor-like objects which were connected by some squirming tubes that looked like blood vessels. It was several kilometers deep under the ground and was constantly squirming. After observing the thing for a long time, a senior agent suddenly shouted:


    "Why does this thing look like a super-sized reproductive system of a woman?"


    Sheyan merely felt curious when the saw the thing, but Aziz''s expression turned grim:


    "Look at this structure, could, could it be���� that''s right, the abundance of livestock bred in this farm waspletely beyond our expectation. I initially thought that Jones the Bug King had devoured all of them to breed his future generations, I didn''t expect him to make such a thing!"


    Sheyan had hardly ever seen Aziz so bbergasted before. He immediately knew that this was definitely a huge problem. He instantly asked:


    "What is that thing?"


    Aziz coldly replied:


    "As far as I know, if you go back to the 15th or 16th centuries in some movie worlds, you may learn ck magic. Most of this ck magic isn''tplete, but when the ck magic is trained to the top level, the practitioner will be able to grasp some powerful forbidden spells."


    Sheyan narrowed his eyes:


    "Forbidden spells?"


    Aziz nodded:


    "Many catastrophes recorded in human history were actually caused by this kind of forbidden spells. For example, the ck death in 1665 was caused by a mouse which escaped from the alchemyb of an alchemist who had mastered top-level ck magic. The death element on the mouse rapidly grew after it had taken human lives. In the end, the alchemist''s negligence caused the death of 700 million people."


    "If it weren''t for the sorcerers of the Continental Union who reached a mutual agreement and cooperated to kill the mouse that had grown into a terrible monster while hiding in central London, and thus cutting off the source of the death element, the ck death would have continued for 30 years. But the coteral from their spells had also led to the famous Great Fire of London, which sent most of London up in mes."


    "Another example would be the smallpox virus, which was a by-product of the alchemical research on forbidden spells carried out by the Great ck Magician, Aristotle."


    "In 2004 A.D., the ck magician David Copperfield experimented on forbidden spells in the middle of the Indian Ocean. The energy dissipation from the failed experiment directly caused the great tsunami!"


    Sheyan listened to Aziz''s exnation and couldn''t help but ask:


    "Did all these happen in your real world?"


    Aziz nodded.


    "That''s right."


    Sheyan sighed:


    "That''s really unfortunate. So is the thing we''re facing now is a kind of forbidden spell?"


    Aziz seriously said:


    "That''s right. All human beings are born out of women''s wombs, so it''s not an exaggeration to say that the womb is the source of humans. I can almost say for certain that this thing they''ve made is the legendary��Flesh Louvre! The reason they were stalling for time was to give this horrible thing a longer gestation period! I suggest that we make preparations to retreat. ording to legend, after the Flesh Louvre matures, its power is no less than other forbidden spells!"


    Sheyan narrowed his eyes, and after a while, he said slowly but firmly:


    "You''re wrong. We can''t retreat today. In fact, we must charge inside no matter what! This womb will determine whether we can safelyplete our Golden Side Mission."


    Aziz eximed in shock:


    "What the hell are you saying?"


    Sheyan stared at the 3D holographic projection, the fierceness in his eyes seemed like it could shred the projection into pieces:


    "This gigantic object had the form of a womb. There''s no doubt that its role is to breed! What will it breed? Definitely high-tier creatures. Since they''ve expended so much effort and they''re on the opposing side, there''s no doubt that the womb will breed powerful creatures that are hostile towards us! And don''t forget, we still haven''t figured out the mystery behind the seven sins rituals! We can only assume that these things are all rted to the Golden Side Mission!"


    This was the first time Aziz saw the violent side of Sheyan''s personality. A chill suddenly crept into his heart. He couldn''t help but think if one day, they met as enemies, what would happen. But the more Aziz thought about it, the less confidence he had ofing out victorious. The reason was simple: Sheyan''s HP was simply too damn high! Moreover, his defence wasn''t low either. Honestly, even if Sheyanmitted ten mistakes, others still might not be able to kill him.


    On the other hand, Sheyan only needed his enemy tomit one mistake. With the continuous stunning ability and weakening effect of his mixes, it was enough for his enemy to feel the threat of death!


    Aziz could also never forget that one blow from Sheyan! The terrifying blow which smashed Salmons'' ''Glorious Barrier of Protection'' into smithereens! To be honest, when Aziz saw the strike, he couldn''t suppress the fear in his heart!


    As the Flesh Louvre gradually matured, the clouds above the farm turned green and began to form a typhoon-like vortex. Large drops of rain fell from the sky. When the raindrops fell on a person''s skin, they would cause a chill that crept into the bones, making the person shudder!


    Sheyan moved over to the tacticalputer and pressed a few keys to project a hologram of the originalyout of this farm. Hepared it to the currentyout and immediately found the most suitable entry point - the sewer of the cattle barns was the closest!


    Sheyan went to K, pointed at the 3D hologram, and said:


    "I don''t know what you think about this, K, and I don''t want to know. I only know that if this damn womb-like thing is breeding arge amount of terrifying creatures, we can''t waste anymore time here. If we wait until it matures and the things inside to hatch, the human poption might go extinct from alien Bugs before the Arquillians even have the chance to shoot at Earth!"


    K asked with a hoarse voice:


    "What do you think we should do?"


    Sheyan smiled sinisterly:


    "Let''s give it an abortion!"


    But K slightly shook his head:


    "The idea is very good, but unfortunately it can''t be implemented. Our scientists have studied the body area on the surface of the ground hidden inside the buildings. They all agreed that long-range attacks will have their damage severely reduced! Even if we use the weapons requiring the highest level of authority, we will at most scrap away its body area on the surface. Now, you tell me, how do we give it an abortion?"


    "Okay, sir, this is the first key point. We don''t need to enter from the surface of the ground. Take a look at this basement. It''s only five meters away from the reproductive system''s fallopian tube. With a few brave, strong people, we can create a shortcut here."


    K continued asking:


    "How do we do that?"


    Sheyan beamed and said:


    "Of course we''ll st our way in! There''s no way it can be immune to energy weapons as well, right?"


    "That sounds reasonable," muttered K to himself, "It''s worth a gamble."


    ************


    Sheyan had always been an efficient person, and he had great vision. In less than ten minutes, they arrived at the basement through the underground sewage system. There were dust, feces and pungent smell everywhere.


    The thick cracks on the wall had be very precious to them at the moment. Sheyan picked the spot on the wall with the most cracks and got rid of the wall and soil. A rough greenish-ck "wall" was revealed behind them. This should be the outer surface of the Flesh Louvre! The surface was filled withrge suction cups, enabling it to easily creep through the ground and excavate the soil.


    Several senior agents who followed Sheyan here aimed their energy weapons and opened fire!


    A loud bang reverberated. The collective light from the energy weapons shed so bright that Sheyan temporarily lost his sight. Amidst the ssh of flesh and blood, he could clearly feel the pain of the "mother", and of course, its anger too!


    A terrifying ck tunnel with a width of about five meters appeared in front of them. The edges of the ck tunnelprised of muscles that were growing wildly. They struggled to stir and twist together in order to close the wound as quickly as they could. Through a trace of light, Sheyan saw that the inside of the ck tunnel was full of basketball-sized white centa!


    There was no doubt that the inside was an extremely dangerous ce.


    Be it the aura, the atmosphere, or the force exuded, they all pointed to this fact.


    However, Sheyan stepped inside without hesitation.


    After entering the vascr tube, he couldn''t help but feel nervous. He did not advance carelessly. He first took a few deep breaths and gulped down some water to restore a little stamina.


    Aziz had also rushed in before the wound closed. There was a small piece of bone in his palm which had some flesh and blood sticking to it still! He looked like someone who had found something very precious.

 Chapter 936: Slaughtering the Ovum

    <h4>Chapter 936: ughtering the Ovum</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    After Aziz rushed in, the muscles of this strange ck tunnel twisted and grew wildly to close the hole on the tough, strong meat wall.


    Therge hole that was at least three meters high and two meters wide made by high-energy weapons was closed in less than 20 seconds. One could imagine the vitality of the reproductive system from this.


    Although the interior of the flesh tunnel fell into darkness again, Sheyan and Aziz had prepared lighting tools before they entered, such as heamps and phosphorescentbat suits. Aziz handed the small t piece in his hand to Sheyan and said:


    "This is a piece of bone that dropped when the explosions just now hit the centa at the side. Take a look!"


    Sheyan carefully observed the hard bone piece and found that there were many marks left by the sharp objects on it, as well as bloodstains that seeped deep into the internal texture of the bone. He turned the bone piece over and found that the back contained some fine ck hairs which felt soft and thick when they were touched. He eximed:


    "This thing looks a lot like a part of a human baby''s skull. The outer surface is covered by newborn baby hair while the inner surface is hard!"


    Aziz squinted his eyes and said:


    "Your guess is probably right. This ce really spells trouble."


    As he said that, he took out a bay from his personal space. The bay was very strange. Sheyan couldn''t tell what grade it was at all. When light shined on it, a prating chill would travel through the edge. It felt like anything that came into contact with the bay, be it air, water, or sight, would grind and sharpen the bay.


    Aziz fixed the bay on the muzzle of his gun, then cut his palm and wiped his blood on the de. The bay absorbed the blood with a greedy pleasure. The humming sound it made echoed in the confined environment and resonated with their eardrums.


    Logically speaking, the current environment was quite unfavorable for gunners like Aziz, but Aziz had full confidence in his own skills so he decided to follow Sheyan in anyway.


    Suddenly, themunicator in Sheyan''s ear vibrated. Senior Agent C who led the team asked:


    "Seaman, this is C. What''s the situation?"


    Sheyan pressed the earpiece and wrinkled his nose as he said:


    "The environment is basically safe for humans, but the smell here is terrible. I''d rather stay in a rotten sewer than in this tunnel. The good news is, it''s probably not poisonous. I urgently need you to provide some fresh air for me."


    Senior Agent C was a tall man with gray hair. He immediately replied:


    "Move five meters to the west. We will st open a hole after a 10-second countdown."


    Ten secondster, a slurry of blood and flesh erupted from the meat wall five meters in front of Sheyan, some of it sshing onto his face. Sheyan did not reach out with his hand to wipe the blood away. Instead, he carefully observed. He noticed that there were indeed squirming creatures that looked like human babies in the pale white centas on the inner wall. They all looked virtually the same.


    Five senior MIB agents sneaked in wearing gas masks. The MIB was taking a huge risk in this operation. If these five experienced and powerful agents died, the MIB would probably need more than 10 years to train new agents to rece them.


    The part of the meat wall that was destroyed by their energy weapons closed up and once again looked as good as new. C tentatively asked Sheyan:


    "What''s our objective?"


    Sheyan took out a tabletputer and pressed on it a few times, pointing out:


    "Our current position should be the in the Fallopian tube outside the left ovary. There''s no doubt that if there''s anything weird happening, it must be in the center of the womb! ording to the original n,we should move from the left to the right. The exit should be on the west side of the right ovary. After we st open an exit there, our people should have captured the ce and cleaned up the soil nicely."


    Agent C nodded and said:


    "Okay, we''ll move ording to the n then. I''m setting up the time bomb to explode an hour and thirty minutester."


    The meat tunnel (Fallopian tube) they were in was quite spacious. It was almost 4 meters high and 5 meters wide. The wall secreted a kind of liquid and was in constant peristalsis. When they walked down the tunnel, the inclination became very steep, but the circr ring patterns on the wall of the tunnel provided ces that had depressions as deep as 10cm which they could grab onto to steady themselves. However, their hands inevitably became coated with the sticky liquid.


    There was also a hard to describe stench in the air. After smelling the stench for a long time, one would find their heartbeat naturally increasing and feel their heart beating against their ribs.


    After Agent C installed the time bomb, they continued to walk cautiously toward the bottom. After about 200 meters or so, they suddenly felt the floor moving as if there was an earthquake. If they were ordinary people they would have fallen down. They were immediately on guard.


    Aziz nonchntly pierced his bay into the meat wall at his side. The meat wall contracted in pain and mped tighter onto the bay. With that, Aziz easily stabilised his body. He closed his eyes while his two ears moved slightly. After a short while, he eximed:


    "��This is bad. Something seems to be rolling down from above!"


    Sheyan sucked in a cold breath. They were currently in a meat tunnel which had smooth sides with nowhere to hide. Something that made such amotion while it rolled down must be gigantic in size! Their situation now was like tomb raiders who encountered one of those ssic rolling stone traps!


    However, their weird experiences so far gave birth to a weird idea in Sheyan''s mind.


    The huge organism they were in resembled the female reproductive system, and they were currently situated in the Fallopian tube a bit below the "ovary". From this, it wasn''t difficult to infer what the thing rolling down was - something which rolled inside the fallopian tube, what else could it be besides an ovum?


    As soon as Sheyan realised this, his gaze turned sharp.


    The rolling noise kept getting close. Because the wall of the meat tunnel and the rolling thing were not hard, the sound of the friction between them was not so much a "rumble" but rather a noise simr to stirring adle in a pot of extremely sticky substance.


    Senior Agent C and the rest of the agents managed to st a hole in the meat wall using their high-energy weapons to avoid the giant rolling thing. However, Sheyan screamed at them:


    "Don''t dodge it! We can''t let this thing roll down! I''ll stand in front and block it. Make sure you guys destroy it!"


    After Sheyan finished speaking, he crouched down and rushed up the incline! Now that he knew the object wasn''t something hard, he naturally dared to meet it head-on!


    Although Sheyan was sprinting up an incline, it only took him less than 30 meters to raise his speed to the peak because his attributes far surpassed those of the average person!


    He could now see that the spherical object rolling down from the distance was about four meters in diameter with a white outer membrane covering its surface. Below the white outer membrane was ayer of purple inner membrane. The blood vessels on the purple inner membrane twisted like snakes and prated deep into the sphere.


    The impact on the sphere from its constant rolling was quite fierce, but because there were twoyers of membranes tightly wrapped around the sphere, the sphere appeared rather stic. There would be a slight depression at the part where a collision urred, but the strong sticity of the membrane would make the sphere bounce back and restore its shape.


    Sheyan charged towards the sphere without showing the slightest hint of hesitation. Both his hands curled into fists. He mmed them onto the giant ovum with a scream!


    The spots on the outer membrane hit by Sheyan sinked inside for nearly a meter. The membrane''s flexibility was stretched to the limit but it refused to rupture. A strange mental fluctuation emanated from within the sphere andshed outwards.


    Two equally powerful forces collided and the clear sound of bones cracking could be heard. Sheyan groaned and was forced back by about eight steps before he fell to the ground. Blood flowed down his nose, mouth and ears like several red snakes slithering down his face. However, his character was extremely tough. After a roll, he pulled out his long saber. The faint blue light from the saber prated into his eyes.


    When Sheyan temporarily halted the momentum of the giant ovum, Senior Agent C took the opportunity to aim his gun and fire. A glow condensed on the muzzle of the high-energy gun. A blinding bluish-white light shed through the air��


    And exploded!


    Blood mixed withrge lumps of organic structures flew all over the air. At least a third of the ovum was destroyed by this blow, revealing the dark red medu inside. In the deep, bloody hole, two rows of parallel white spines were faintly visible!


    A sense of despair so strong it felt like it had substance spread through the air. It continued to spread outwards. All the MIB senior agents were elites, but under such a painful and tragic feeling, they could only fall to the ground, twitching and vomiting.


    Fortunately, at that moment, Sheyan stepped out and thrust his saber into the core of the ovum, then twisted with force! There seemed to be a painful scream in the air, but it gradually died down!

 Chapter 937: Reaching the Womb

    <h4>Chapter 937: Reaching the Womb</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    It''s worth mentioning that killing this strange gigantic ovum awarded Sheyan and Aziz three achievement points each. This showed that the ovum was definitely very important!


    During the following journey, they sessfully destroyed two other rolling giant ovums. The senior agents gradually adapted to the violent mental impact of the ovum''s dying throes.


    When they destroyed another ovum, arge part of the ovum exploded. A viscous, pale yellow bodily fluid and tissue gushed out of the destroyed ovum and covered the area. Sheyan, as someone on the frontline, was naturally soaked in the disgusting stuff as well. He no longer paid any heed to the strange smell. The human body''s ability to adapt was very strong. After smelling it for a long time, he found that it wasn''t such a big deal after all.


    Suddenly, Senior Agent D identally stepped on a slippery spot on the ground and fell down. Some of the inner content of the ovum got onto his face.


    D was a muscr and short-tempered guy with a brandy nose. He initially wore a gas mask but he often took out a gon to have a sip, so after observing Sheyan for a while, he had decided to take down his mask.


    Sheyan was covered with arge amount of the inner content of the ovum and he seemed fine, so Senior Agent D wasn''t concerned. He casually wiped his face and uttered a few English swear words, then went on his way.


    However, merely a few minutester, Senior Agent D suddenly grabbed his face and screamed in horror. His voice was filled with despair and terror. A severe pain overcame his body; he immediately fell down and rolled violently.


    Senior Agent C rushed over to help. He hugged D tightly to restrain him, and saw the madly protruding bloodshot eyes of D that had more whites than pupils. They were a horrifying sight. D hadpletely lost his reason!


    C pulled out a high-intensity emergency injection provided by the MIB and stabbed it into D''s neck!


    The injection contained a special medicine which incorporated extraterrestrial technology. It could be considered an all--purpose medicine. It has extremely powerful effects on all kinds of statuses such as poison, weakness, radiation, near death, etc. It was America''s thousand-year-old ginseng, Uncle Sam''s ten-thousand-year-old fleeceflower root. (TL: Those are both expensive traditional Chinese medicine)


    After the injection, the blood vessels on Agent D''s neck and forehead bulged violently. He issued some loud groans and actually stuck his fingers into his own eyes. Blood gushed everywhere. Agent C tightly mped down on D''s arm but to no avail. Instead, he was sent flying by a kick from D. After that, D twitched violently on the ground before going still. It was a horrible way to die. He had even chewed on his own tongue and spat it out!


    From the look of it, the injection that C gave him was not a treatment, but simply a powerful poison!


    Following the death of Senior Agent D, the faces of both Sheyan and Aziz turned gloomy because both of them received some terrible notifications:


    [Warning: One of the Senior MIB Agents under your protection has died. 5 achievement points deducted!"]


    [Warning: With every death of a Senior MIB Agent under your protection, the penalty will increase!"]


    "Goddammit, if I knew this I wouldn''t have let theme. Now we must babysit them," Aziz seemed to be stuck at something due to insufficient achievement points so having 5 achievement points deducted made him very anxious.


    The other agents with alphabetic code names felt very distressed at seeing their colleague die such a horrible death as it could easily had been them. Some of them couldn''t help but take out their emergency injections to take a careful look. There was a clear look of distrust in their eyes; with what happened to D, they probably wouldn''t dare to inject this into their body anymore from now on unless they had no choice.


    Their leader, Senior Agent C, was instead very calm. He walked over to his dead colleague and carefully examined the body. All of a sudden, Aziz kicked him away! Then, Aziz coldly thrust his bay into D''s face and slowly pulled it back out.


    Agent C was about to shout at Aziz but he immediately shut his mouth.


    Half a body of a Bug that was still twisting and struggling could be clearly seen on the smooth surface of the bay! The head of the worm was simr to a centipede with a lot of legs hugging its body. It looked very ferocious. Even after being cut in half by Aziz, it was still about three centimeters long. Its total length probably reached five or six centimeters!


    "This thing killed him," said Aziz coldly.


    He then cut across D''s head. On the cross-section, they could see several such Bugs jumping cheerfully in the flesh like shrimps!


    "Oh my God, this���� What in the devil is this?" Even Agent C, who was usually calm, could not help but exim in shock. He immediately recorded a video of the scene and transferred it back to the headquarters for investigation. The headquarters sent back the reply in less than ten seconds.


    "The appearance of the Bug in the data you sent back matches the appearance of a verymon parasite on the earth called the Demodex mite. These mites live in the sebaceous nds and are the natural enemy of women as they]cause ckheads and erge pores, among other things. Inte stages, they may even cause rosacea, or brandy nose. In the data you transmitted, the sample was not in itsplete form, but it was still more than three centimeters in length, while thergest mites on earth were only 0.5mm long - so we couldn''t be 100% sure. I hope the information we provided is useful for you."


    Sheyan contemted for a while and said:


    "I think I know what happened."


    Agent C looked at him and said doubtfully:


    "Pray tell."


    Sheyan said in a calm tone:


    "Agent D''s cause of death was his skin disease of rosacea! These cute little guys called the Demodex mites were happily growing in Agent D''s nose - and Agent D didn''t seem to mind this - but I just realised that when Agent D fell, his face was stained with the contents of the ovum we destroyed, and then the tragedy happened."


    "Therefore, I have reason to believe that the contents of the ovum rapidly enhanced the characteristics - and of course, the size - of the Demodex mites. They became violent and started to attack Agent D''s brain. This was also caused by your emergency injection. Because these murderers are living creatures, they were probably affected by the emergency injection and be extraordinarily violent!"


    However, Agent C still seemed doubtful:


    "But this is merely your conjecture."


    Sheyan sneered:


    "It''s easy to verify this. You can drink a bit of the content of the ovum. If the roundworms in your belly don''t grow to the size of giant pythons and burst out of your body within a minute, it''ll prove that I''m wrong����"


    Agent C eximed angrily:


    "Then howe you''repletely fine when you''re covered in this damn "egg yolk"?"


    Sheyan simply shrugged his shoulders and said:


    "Because my immune system is slightly stronger."


    Regardless of whether Sheyan''s guess was right, all the MIB members including Agent C immediately armed themselves with gas masks, rubber gloves, etc.


    They had traveled downwards in the soft fallopian tube for more than 40 minutes when their field of vision finally widened, as if they''d gone from an alley to a za. A misty fog surrounded the ce. The fleshy-red floor was soft and covered in mucus. There would be a nipple-like protrusion every few meters. The fishy smell had gotten a lot stronger here.


    "Have we finally reached the womb?" asked Sheyan as he surveyed the surrounding with narrowed eyes.


    Aziz did not immediately answer. Instead, he quickly went around in arge circle around their entry point. He frowned as he said:


    "Hell, this ce is only as big as a basketball court! That''s totally inconsistent with what our data indicated. ording to the 3D hologram K showed us, the womb should be the size of at least 5 ser fields. Could there be variouspartments in the womb?"


    After the initial inspection by Sheyan and Aziz revealed no danger, the senior MIB agents started their work nervously. Sheyan found an ear belonging to a pig that had not been dissolved yet in the wall of the womb.


    This funny incident made Sheyan feel a lot more rxed because this at least showed that their infiltration was in time. The huge monster had yet topletely matured, since it couldn''t evenpletely devour the farm animals.


    The agents soon came back, but they all returned empty-handed. Some of them proposed to use brute force again - aim their guns at the same spot and st a way through - but they were stopped by Sheyan.

 Chapter 938: An Acquaintance

    <h4>Chapter 938: An Acquaintance</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Faced with their doubts, Sheyan could only sigh and say:


    "The hints are actually quite obvious. Just think about it for a bit and you''ll realise it! Since this gigantic monster is modeled after the reproductive system of a woman, its functions should be simr too! Can a woman get pregnant by herself? Even artificial insemination needs sperms!"


    "So what we need to do now is wait! We''ll wait for the fallopian tube to ovte again, then����we''ll catch the big guy, the one who''s definitely not wearing a Durex, the one who can''t wait to poke inside! I have a hunch, that guy will be the ultimate secret we''re looking for!"


    Sheyan had gradually gained the team''s respect throughout the journey. He was always the first one to rush into dangerous areas and the one doing the dirty jobs after all. Moreover, his deductions were often urate. As such, even though Agent C didn''t like Sheyan much, he could not overrule Sheyan''s decision.


    Fortunately, the time bomb that they set up before could be reset from the remote base, so they could afford to wait. However, Senior Agent C still secretly ordered them to fire a volley of shots towards a spot on the red meat wall in the distance. The result left them stunned. A volley of shots from their powerful energy weapons showed no effect at all!


    Thus, they could do nothing but wait.


    A tremor once again resounded from the fallopian tube in the distance. Their group of people was already very familiar with this ovtion behaviour. They waited in anticipation. Soon, they saw a huge ovum rolling down from the fallopian tube. Thanks to what they''d done before this, the ovum left a trail of viscous liquid along the path it traveled. This liquid was the remnants of the destroyed ovums.


    After the ovum rolled into the womb, its momentum did not decrease in the slightest. It kept moving forward until it hit the meat wall on the opposite side. It gently bounced and attached itself to the meat wall.


    Some kind of chemical reaction must have happened where the two surfaces came into contact. The liquid on the surface of the ovum emitted a hissing corrosive sound when it touched the meat wall. The meat wall began to dissolve and arge hole appeared to let the ovum roll inside.


    Sheyan and his group immediately followed the ovum inside with no hesitation. Sure enough, after they got in, they realised that the meat wall had begun to heal slowly. The holepletely closed up in less than five minutes.


    Following behind the rolling ovum, they entered another space inside the womb. Another ovum had stopped here and it appeared to have been inseminated. The inseminated ovum had inted a lot and was pulsating like a heart. There was a crack in the shape of a cross on top of it. From the crack, some kind of liquid would gush forth from time to time. The liquid was probably something akin to amniotic fluid.


    Without the need for Sheyan to remind them, the senior agents straightaway buried a bomb underneath it. They then observed the ovum which had just rolled in like curious children to see what would happen to it.


    The new ovum rolled towards the fertilised one. When the two collided, the new ovum was naturally no match for therger fertilised ovum and was thus bounced away. Nipple-like protrusions on the ground started to eject some liquid which would adhere to the surface of the new ovum. The new ovum rolled pitifully towards another meat wall, then proceeded to corrode it and roll inside.


    Sheyan''s group immediately followed behind it. This time the ovum finally encountered an empty room. In the middle of the room, which was also the lowest point in the room, there was a pit that seemed to fit the ovum perfectly. The ovum happily rolled into the pit and finally found a ce where it belonged. It sat there contentedly.


    At this time, Sheyan suddenly said with a weird look on his face:


    "Hey, guys. The thing that will happen next is very likely����something we''ve all done before! Will we get a facial if we stay here?"


    All of them were men. When they heard the word "facial", they immediately thought of something that''s not for kids! It might not matter for a woman, but a man would find that really hard to stomach unless they were someone on the bottom in a certain kind of rtionship����


    Even Aziz, who was normally calm, disyed aplicated expression. He looked around and found that there was no ce to take cover in. He said vehemently:


    "We can''t let this happen to us. We must stop the situation before it develops!"


    The outeryer of the huge ovum that was lodged in the ground started to peel off and dissolve into smoke, drifting towards the top where a circr row of holes was visible. The smoke quietly dispersed there. The inside of the giant ovum was very strange in appearance. It looked like a pig brain contained in a stic bag. It was mainly yellowish-white in colour and contained wisps of blood.


    Following the "sess" of the ovum, a hole opened up on the ceiling. It turned out that right on top of the ovum was something simr to a valve that could conveniently open and close.


    Immediately afterwards, a brutal, gigantic thing which was muddy yellow in colour slowly descended. Its sharp limbs shined with a metallic luster, and a transparent spider-silk-like thread hung behind its butt. The thread periodically stretched and contracted, looking like it could break any moment, but it simply refused to break!


    Sheyan sighed when he saw that and said:


    "I was wondering why we didn''t see this guy. Turns out he''s staying here as the stud horse��"


    That''s right, the huge thing hanging from the top could only be Jones! He seemed to have discovered Sheyan''s group waiting for him, and his rxed demeanor rapidly descended into a panic. He desperately wielded his limbs, grabbing at the transparent thread behind his butt in an attempt to change course and escape.


    Unfortunately, Aziz had already pulled the trigger. A bullet covered in me easily cut - or rather, burned - through the tough spider silk. Jones the Bug King fell down awkwardly and thrust into the ovum that he was supposed to fertilise. The movement of his sharp limbs smashed the poor ovum into smithereens, spreading disgusting liquid and tissue everywhere.


    Sheyan''s expression was grim. The content of the ovum could cause mites that were originally only slightly harmful to the human body to undergo abnormal mutation and growth, after which the became strong enough to tear their human host apart. If it caused Jones'' strength to increase further, they would have a big problem.


    Fortunately, Sheyan''s worries did note true.


    The gic material in the huge ovum actually had two functions. The first was to improve the gene fragment information carried by the sperm, and the second was to perfect the unstable DNA of the newly-formed life. Unfortunately, the improvement and perfection were limited to bugs because the secondary structure of human DNA was a left-handed double helix, while the structure of the DNA carried by the ovum was a ring. It was simr to how a high-speed train could not travel on a subway rail. It was something totally unrealistic. This was why Sheyan was not afraid of being polluted by the ovum.


    As the king of the alien Bugs, Jones'' DNA had already been highly perfected, so he also did not enjoy the effects! Before he could scramble out of the destroyed ovum, the senior MIB agents had already pulled the trigger without the slightest bit of hesitation!


    The beams from high-energy weapons ruthlessly shot through the air andnded on Jones. Unfortunately, the skin specifically mutated by Jones easily removed the threat of these light beams. The unfortunate one was the ovum behind Jones, which was sted into pieces. The huge force from the beams volleyed Jones into the air and mmed him onto the meat wall at his back.


    Although Jones seemed to be constantly on the back foot from the moment he appeared, therge size of his body alone was enough to give them a sense of oppression. It made Sheyan feel like he was facing a giant invisible wall. If even Sheyan felt that way, one could imagine the pressure on the MIB agents who were purely human!


    Sheyan rushed at Jones and pierced Jones'' abdomen with his saber!


    After taking such a brutal hit, Jones screamed out loud and swept down with his two abnormal forelimbs. Sheyan was blown away by the hit. When the forelimbs hit the soft, fleshy ground, the force of the impact caused the ground to burst with an explosion of flesh. The shockwave also caused a great amount of blood to erupt from the ground, obscuring everyone''s vision!


    Sheyan''s attempt at grabbing Jones'' attention was sessful. Aziz had quietly aimed his dark muzzle at Jones and locked on to him like a radar! Arge amount of dense fire elements appeared out of thin air and gathered around the front end of the muzzle.


    Aziz was angered. There was only one oue for anyone who dared to offend him.


    Destruction!


    A terrible pir of golden-red fire was ejected from Aziz''s muzzle, apanied by a thickyer of smoke. The pir of fire gradually dispersed following the passing of time and distance, but the bullet was long gone.


    Bullets were only terrifying if they couldn''t be seen! This one shot from Aziz could be said to be the culmination of his power! However, Aziz had overlooked one thing, and that was, without Sheyan risking his life in the frontline, how could Aziz have done so beautifully? Sheyan contributed for at least 60% of this shot, and that was just the conservative estimate.

 Chapter 939: Pyrrhic Victory

    <h4>Chapter 939: Pyrrhic Victory</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Because Jones was extremely wary of the power of the MIB''s energy weapons, he had expended a lot of effort to mutate his exoskeleton to make him almost immune to those weapons. However, it came at a great cost.


    To exin it in simple terms, let''s assume the Jones that had evolved to his peak form had 100 points of life energy. If he''d followed his previous direction of evolution, he''d only need to spend 10 points of life energy on his carapace. The remaining 90 points of life energy could be used to strengthen other aspects of himself.


    However, to evolve a carapace that was immune to energy weapons consumed 60 points of life energy. He only had 40 life energy remaining to assign to attack, speed, HP and agility. His all-round attributes naturally took a big hit.


    And of course, Jones'' resistance to firearm-type physical weapons had also weakened a considerable extent!


    Aziz''s shot hit Jones on the right shoulder and instantly erupted into me and explosions. Almost the entire right side of Jones'' upper body had vaporised, with the exposed wound burnt and uneven. Half a chelicera hung limply from his body. Green liquid gushed out from the wound as the wound continued emitting smoke.


    Tongues of me that spread to the surrounding ignited the ground, turning the area surrounding Jones into a sea of ??fire. Even the shattered ovum was burnt!


    Jones screamed furiously. He spun in the air and aimed for Aziz. The current Jones was a mix between a cockroach and a spider, but he had several long legs that were so sharp they sent chills down one''s spine.


    This attack heunched was an offensive move and a defensive move at the same time. If he brought out the bone des on both sides of his body, the attack would be iparably vicious. If he hit Aziz, Aziz would probably be shredded to death!


    If did not bring out the bone des, he could bounce around like a snooker ball and spread his spider silk about.


    Right when Jones was about to hit Aziz, Sheyan suddenly charged in from the side with a phantom of a fierce bison behind him and smashed into Jones. That was the ''Hornrage'' ability from Sheyan''s ring. Jones was immune to the stun effect, but the impact from the collision caused him to deviate by about 3 meters and fly past Aziz.


    However, even though the distance between Aziz and Jones had widened, the distance between Sheyan and Jones had shortened! Jones immediately turned around and stared daggers at Sheyan with a pair of ferocious crimson eyes, then issued a deafening scream!


    The scream was rather simr to Reef''s ''Cardiac Shattering Roar''. A turbid flow of air blew in every direction. Upon closer inspection, one would find the airflow filled with arge number of tiny bugs. They converged on Sheyan''s body and turned him into a statue in an instant, making it difficult for him to move!


    They took Sheyan by surprise. Due to the dim environment, Sheyan only had ''Photon-Rejuvenation'' which had a recovery effect on him right now. He was rendered immobile.


    Jones immediately lifted his two forelimbs high in the air. Simr to the way a kung fu master would begin his attack with a starting pose, that was Jones'' signature pose before he striked. After the temporary pose, the violent alien lord smashed down on Sheyan''s face!


    The feeling of sharpness, the power in the fierce cut, they were like lightning tearing through the sky!


    Every time Jones flung his w, the thick, long w would produce seven or eight illusionary images in the air which would form whirlwinds that enveloped Sheyan''s strong body, throwing him up in the air like a toy. The w whirlwinds kept increasing in number and seemed to have infinite grinding power! Sheyan''s feet couldn''t even touch the ground so he waspletely unable to dodge. All he could do was tightly huddle in the air, hugging his head to protect it.


    Fortunately, Aziz''s gun sounded. Jones was still in shock at the moment and the pain in his body had not disappeared, so he retracted a chelicera in a hurry to carry out a defensive action. Little did he expect Aziz''s shot to be aimed at Sheyan instead. The bullet sped towards Sheyan but it exploded ten centimeters in front of Sheyan''s chest. The force generated by the explosion pushed Sheyan over five meters away without doing any significant damage to him.


    However, Jones wasn''t someone who was easy to deal with. The moment he saw Sheyan being sent flying, a ck shadow shot out like lightning from his butt. It was a stinger that looked like the tail of a scorpion! It pierced through the right side of Sheyan''s chest before retracting!


    Sheyan rolled a few times on the ground before climbing up while holding his chest, a bitter smile on his face. Blood gushed out from the cracks between his fingers. He was about to say something but he couldn''t help coughing. As soon as he coughed, more than ten horrible wounds opened up on his body at the same time! Blood spurted everywhere. Sheyan stumbled back a few steps and fell back down to the ground.


    ''Jones is truly ferocious. If I hadn''t advanced into a Growth Hunter, that round of attacks would''ve probably sent me into a state of near death!'' Sheyan wiped away the bloodstain on his lips and appeared to be in deep thought. He had realised his own shorings.


    Firstly,pared to a traditional MT, hecked a shield that could be used in an emergency. Secondly, he alsocked a domain ability like those disyed by Zeus and Skull, which could y a great role in the fight. If Reef was in his ce, Reef certainly would not have been beaten so badly.


    All of a sudden, the meat walls around the ce vibrated. The nipple-like protrusions on the ground began to emit a faint crimson mist. Soon, the whole ce was covered in the crimson mist. The originally smooth outer walls started squirming. The atmosphere of the whole ce turned very strange. The blurry environment greatly restricted their vision.


    "Shoot at its wounds," Aziz suddenly spoke. When the MIB agents saw their energy weapons fail them, they originally felt very dejected. But when they heard what Aziz said, they came to a sudden realisation. All of them lifted their guns and fired!


    All of the agents there were veterans in battle. As such, the senior agents were all very urate with their shots. Jones managed to avoid several shots, but when Senior Agent C aimed at the wound on the right side of Jones''s body and pulled the trigger, the shot connected. The part of his body which had lost the protection of the carapace suffered yet another injury. Large lumps of flesh and blood exploded from the wound!


    Jones instantly screamed in agony. The pain squeezed out thest bit of potential in him. Before Senior Agent C could react, Jones had already rushed in front of him and struck him with a w. He was involuntarily flung a few meters high in the air and was mmed by the elerating Jones. Jones carried Agent C and charged into a meat wall at the side!


    Jones stopped to gasp for breath after the collision. The horns on his head had blood and a faint yellow fluid dripping down from them. Senior Agent C''s bulletproof vest hadpletely shattered and his chest hadpletely copsed inwards. He stared forward with empty eyes. His body was held up by the horns and was swaying slightly. He was obviously dead.


    [Warning: One of the Senior MIB Agents under your protection has died. 7 achievement points deducted!"]


    [Warning: With every death of a Senior MIB Agent under your protection, the penalty will increase!"]


    Sheyan and Aziz received the notifications again. Sheyan could still ept it but Aziz almost went berserk! The first time an MIB agent died, 5 achievement points were deducted. The second time it happened, 7 achievement points were deducted. Will they see a 10 point deduction the third time it happened?!!


    Aziz''s mood was akin to seeing a beautiful naked woman on a bed only one step away from him, but unfortunately, as time went by, he was getting further and further away from her!! One could imagine how mad he felt at seeing something he was so close to getting his hands on slipping away from him.


    The furious Aziz inexplicably rushed towards Jones!


    A gunman like him was actually going up for a melee fight!


    Within one exchange, Jones'' w had already pierced through Aziz''s chest. However, Aziz had also seized the opportunity to stab the bay on his gun into one of Jones''pound eyes!


    The attack made Jones howl in pain. That wasn''t all. Aziz viciously pulled on the trigger of the rifle and shot Jones'' eye into a deep ck hole. The bullet prated all the way into the brain!


    Jones screamed in agony but still managed to thrust his terrifying chelicera towards Aziz. Luckily, Sheyan had reached them in time. He sank his shoulders into Aziz and bumped him away, but his left hand was severed by the chelicera instead! The severed arm flew three meters away while spraying blood!


    Neither Sheyan nor Aziz could have imagined how fierce this battle turned out to be. When the MIB agents saw them fight desperately with their lives on the line, they finally realised how much danger they were in. If they don''t fight with everything they have, they would surely die here today. They immediately came forward and fired a volley of shots at Jones.


    About 1/4 of the mutated carapace covering Jones'' body had been destroyed. At the same time, he had to constantly protect his head. Jones was instantly strained and had to desperately defend. After a while, he finally made a mistake. The wound on the right side of his body was once again shot and another explosion urred! His body was close to breaking down����


    But even when he was about to die, Jones still severed his own w and threw it viciously at an MIB agent, killing him and nailing him to the wall! Although Sheyan sted Jones head off with the ''Beast of Corrosion'' on the next second, but��he couldn''t prevent the death of the Senior MIB Agent!


    Sheyan and Aziz both had another 10 achievement points deducted!


    This group of MIB agents had made each of them lose 22 achievement points in total!! 22 achievement points!!


    Aziz''s heart was dripping with blood�� He could only look towards Jones''s body with anticipation, hoping that the loot could give him somefort��

 Chapter 940: Death

    <h4>Chapter 940: Death</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The death of Jones the alien Bug King was worthy of his title of a king. It was extraordinary.


    After he died, his body turned stiff as a statue for a while, then quickly dissolved and evaporated, like butter or wax. A pool of sticky pale yellow liquid covered the soft crimson ground. Countless transparent oothecae (TL: the egg cases of cockroaches, mantises, and rted insects) could be vaguely seen floating in the liquid. Numerous bugs swam in the liquid and jumped around madly like frightened river prawns, but in the end, they couldn''t escape the fate of dying.


    The MIB agents were anxious to check Jones'' remnant for the "Gxy". However, when they touched the bodily fluid left by Jones, despite wearing gloves, they immediately screamed in agony.


    Their fingers looked as if they had been soaked in sulfuric acid. The fingers first turned yellow and white, then started to decay. The decay even started to spread upwards through the hand. The resulting pain was unbearable. Some of the MIB elitespletely lost control of themselves and rolled around on the ground while wailing miserably.


    Luckily, Aziz was on alert and had rushed towards them at once. He then used the bay to quickly cut off the MIB agents'' fingers, or their hands in the more serious cases. They paid a hefty price for their impatience.


    If Aziz hadn''t done that, not only would the agents lose their precious lives, they might cause the military rank of Sheyan and Aziz to go down by a level as well.


    "Aziz! Something''s not right!" said Sheyan with a frown after waiting for a while. "I didn''t receive any notifications of the kill!"


    Aziz was on full alert. He narrowed his eyes and scanned the surrounding:


    "Me neither. That damn thing is still alive."


    The atmosphere was quiet all around them, with the only sounding from the dripping of water. What surprised them even more was that the destroyed ovum was still struggling to gather itself back, seemingly unwilling to ept its death.


    Sheyan and Aziz both paid careful attention to a few pieces of Jones'' carapace which that did not dissolve after his death. These carapace pieces were crystal-clear and shining like diamonds. Since neither of them received notification of the kill, Jones'' real body was likely hidden inside!


    However, at that moment, Sheyan suddenly realised there were two thick, strange, bloody arms stretching out from the crimson meat wall behind Aziz. The lines of muscles on the arms were very obvious. Eachrge arm only had three fingers with long, sharp nails. The arms grabbed at Aziz''s neck without warning.


    Sheyan didn''t even have the time to shout a warning. He could only pounce towards Aziz, but it was toote; the nails on the mysterious arms had already prated into Aziz''s neck. Aziz suddenly disappeared - it turned out that Aziz was only an illusionary image.


    The next second after the illusion was broken, a senior MIB agent who had been shivering on the ground suddenly stood up with a roll and took a big step forward.


    With this step, his body shattered like a broken mirror. The pieces scattered all over but vanished before touching the ground. The sight was horrifying. Only after he took this step did the others realise that Aziz had disguised himself as this MIB agent since God knows when!!!


    Sheyan was shocked too! He felt that he had distributed his free attribute points correctly, because it seemed that in theter stages, almost every Agility-specialist would know a couple of illusion spells that they could use to attack the enemy or to escape by surprise. Maintaining a certain level of Perception Sense could ensure that Sheyan would at least not be at a disadvantage when faced with these kind of situations.


    Aziz seized on this opportunity. He coldly lifted his old-fashioned Mosin-Nagant rifle with a single hand.


    At that moment, a strange, low humming noise reverberated in Sheyan''s ears. The noise was rather simr to the sound a ne made when it took off ornded. His nose seemed to have gone out of order, but there was a bloody taste in his mouth. The whole space seemed to have condensed into the muzzle of Aziz''s rifle at a high speed!


    Then, a shot sounded.


    Even the MIB agents could see - or rather, sense - a very old-fashioned brass bullet shooting out of the muzzle while a brass shell was perfectly ejected to the side. The brass bullet had a clear umtion of history and dirt. The bullet head was deliberately filed into the shape of a cross and had a twisted letter ''S'' on its side.


    This bullet was carved deep into the senses of everyone present, as if it was magnified in their perception. They couldn''t miss it even if they tried too!


    The brass bullet flew past and prated into the meat wall. All of them heard the clear sound of the most precious crystal shattering on the hardest of rocks.


    For a moment, the whole world seemed to be swirling.


    A humanoid creature covered in flesh and blood fell down from the meat wall. His mouth emitted some noise that sounded meaningless, but if one carefully thought about it, one would find the noise filled with a deep chill. It sounded like an elegy sung by a dying mermaid - it was sad, mournful, and determined.


    Then, the air around the body of the flesh-and-blood humanoid creature began to redden. The red air quickly spread in every direction. The spot under the creature''s feet suddenly burst with a ring light shaped like an inverted funnel. A flesh-and-blood tornado formed around him. Everything that was caught up in the tornado waspletely destroyed.


    "You can kill me, but all of you will die with me!!"


    A deafening roar resounded! It seemed that Jones did not die from the previous attack. He had abandoned his previous body in an instant and had sneaked into the wall of the womb to make a new body.


    However, Aziz had urately identified his core and gave him a fatal blow!


    The lethality of the rapidly-rotating flesh-and-blood tornado was even more terrifying than the sharpest des. The meat wall which had given Sheyan and the MIB so much trouble was nothing in front of tornado; it disintegrated as if it was carved up by arge number of formless des. After the pieces from the meat wall entered the tornado, they were grinded into meat liquid and powder.


    The tornado was like a giant grinder. Everything that was wrapped by it would be processed into fine powder which would fall like rain.


    It was worth noting that the flesh-and-blood humanoid creature at the eye of the tornado was also dying rapidly.


    Aziz immediately yelled when he saw the fast-moving flesh-and-blood tornado:


    "You MIB idiots! Run!"


    Both Aziz and Sheyan knew that this was Jones'' dying blow. The flesh-and-blood tornado may seem terrifying, but it was powered by the life of the flesh-and-blood humanoid creature inside. It could stop at any moment!


    Therefore, the thing most likely to cause heavy losses for Sheyan and Aziz were their temporary teammates from the MIB! If even one MIB agent was killed, it would probably cost each of them 15 achievement points. If three MIB agents were killed�� Sheyan didn''t dare to imagine such a horrible oue.


    This situation reminded Sheyan of something that happened in basketball in Lebron James'' first tenure with the Cavaliers. There was a discussion on which yer was the best at stopping Lebron James, and the honour went to his teammate Drew Gooden��


    Sheyan pounced towards the MIB agents and, with one of them under each arm, rolled away from the danger area near the tornado. The price Sheyan paid for that action was to have his back grazed by the tornado. At least half the area of his back was put to the grind and turned into a bloody mess, revealing the white ribs inside. It was a horrifying sight.


    Sheyan gnashed his teeth in pain and anger, and shouted:


    "I hate this damn mission! I hate being a babysitter!"


    Aziz was calmly fired three consecutive shots. Even with his exceptional shooting technique, two of those three shots missed the target. The two bullets were blown away by the flesh-and-blood tornado. The third bullet prated into the core.


    Sheyan tentatively threw a curse-mix. The shockwave from the curse-mix became the straw that broke the camel''s back.


    The flesh-and-blood tornado finally stopped!


    [You have killed the Bug King / Mother Womb''s Pollinator / Mother Womb''s Guardian / His Majesty, The Great Sharista / Jones Silk-Carapace.]


    [You have gained 10 achievement points.]


    [You have gained 10 free attribute points.]


    [There are currently 11 gxies in which Jones Silk-Carapace is a wanted fugitive. Six of those gxies allow someone who can provide solid evidence of killing Jones to receive the bounty, even if the person had not epted the relevant hunting mission beforehand.]


    [Hint: You must receive the bounty through the MIB.]


    [Hint: Your reputation among the Arquillians has increased to ''Friendly''. You will receive a 20% discount when you trade with them.]


    [Hint: You have obtained Jones'' Tail. You can use this to travel through the mother womb uninhibited. It will disappear once it leaves the mother womb!"]

 Chapter 941: Dark Green Boxing Gloves

    <h4>Chapter 941: Dark Green Boxing Gloves</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    After reading the series of notifications, Sheyan felt slightly less gloomy. From his point of view, the importance of free attribute points wasparable to the importance of achievement points in a 1:1 ratio. On the other hand, Aziz, who was in desperate need of achievement points, was pretty frustrated.


    Only after they contacted the MIB through a senior agent nearby did they find out that the bounties from the six gxies were actually quite decent. They could choose rare precious metals, gic-modification medicine or wormhole coordinates.


    Among them, the precious metals were all extremely rare metals that were hardly found anywhere in the universe. They were "unknown mysterious items" that could easily be traded to the realm after they returned.


    Gic-modification medicine could increase their base attribute points.


    The coordinates of wormholes were jealously guarded secrets most of the time. That''s because in interster trade, a good wormhole coordinate could cut the journey by hundreds, sometimes even thousands of light years. Wormhole coordinates could be sold for exorbitant prices! Of course, the wormhole coordinates the six gxies were willing to provide shouldn''t be too valuable, but they could easily be sold for utility points.


    Sheyan and Aziz had just taken a big hit to their achievement points, so they chose the rare precious metals that werebeled "unknown mysterious items". The rewards from the six gxies differed in their amount, but in total, the six "unknown mysterious items" could fetch them 13 achievement points. Aziz finally looked less bitter.


    If they wanted to trade with the Arquillians, they must first find the Gxy to restore the rtionship between Arquillia and Earth back to normal. They could only put this off for now.


    Jones''s tail looked a lot like a scorpion''s stinger - after it was magnified dozens of times, of course. When it pierced into the wall of the womb, the unbelievably tough crimson wall would dissolve and open up, as if the tail was a key opening a door. The tail made it easier for them to continue exploring.


    While Sheyan was lost in thought, Aziz came over and raised his hand. On Aziz''s palm lied a strange yellow crystal that was faintly shimmering. At its front, there was a clear bullet hole with cracks on the edge. This was probably Jones'' core.


    "Is this��the key dropped by Jones?" asked Sheyan dubiously.


    Aziz nodded and said:


    "I''m activating it."


    Sheyan''s eyes gleamed with anticipation:


    "I''m really looking forward to what we''ll get."


    Aziz thought about it and said:


    "Based on Jones'' strength, he has a high chance of dropping dark gold equipment. However, because a lot of storyline characters were involved in the attack and they yed arge role in killing Jones, it''s hard to say."


    Sheyan smiled and said:


    "These kind of things always depend on luck anyway."


    Aziz nodded in agreement. He exerted force with his hand and clenched the strange yellow crystal tightly. The crystal was instantly crushed into powder, which fell from the gap between Aziz''s fingers. It formed into something that looked like a spider cocoon, resting on the ground like an old linen sack.


    Aziz seemed to be very used to checking the spoils of his team, so without much care, he pulled off the "old linen sack" to reveal��a dark green glow!!


    (TL note: Equipment grade order: white < light blue < dark blue < ck < silver storyline < dark green (set equipment) / dark gold (aplete set of dark green equipment isparable to dark gold) < light green (upgradable equipment) < gold storyline )


    Two lumps of gray, unremarkable things appeared in front of them. Although they appeared ragged, the glow they gave off was unmistakably dark green. When Aziz''s fingers came into contact with them, a series of information appeared.


    ary-Grade High-Energy Mechanical Power Glove (Left)]


    [Origin: Any world that may have in-depthmunication with alien civilizations]


    [Rarity: Dark Green (Set 2/2)]


    [Material: Steel wire + Cast carbon + Pilosocereus pachydus sprout + Boiling materials from cores + Singrity fruit]


    [Addons: Nuclear power add-on battery (slot x3)]


    [Equipment Position: Left hand]


    [Equipment Type: Glove]


    [Warning: In order to disy the full power of this equipment, the wearer''s DNA must be analysed and bound. Once equipped, it will bind with the wearer''s soul and can no longer be traded.]


    [Weight: 17.3 kg]


    [Usage Requirements: Strength 50 points, Physique 70 points]


    [Attack Power: 50-180]


    [Durability: 350/800]


    [Property: This glove will be in an energy-saving state when out of battle. In this state, its weight will drag you down, reducing your movement speed by 10 points (equivalent to the movement speed provided by 10 points of Agility). The effect will only disappear after the glove is activated.]


    [Property: The core system of this gloveprised of an internal metal boiling point furnace that can devour and dpose the rare metal in the rest of the equipment to recharge the glove. Of course, you can also pay utility points to the realm to recharge the glove. The glove must be kept charged to disy a strongbat power. It is your responsibility to make sure the glove''s energy is always at full load.]


    [Property: The chance of your melee attacks stunning the enemy is increased by 3% and the speed of your hand is increased by 15%.]


    [Property: Your melee attack will have a chance to trigger a crash effect when the enemy you attack has less than 50% HP remaining, causing damage to enemies in the surrounding area. The damage value will be randomly selected from thest three damage sustained by the enemy. The true damage value must not exceed 200 points.]


    [Property: Strength, Agility and Physique +2]


    [Property: When the glove was made, a substance which emits strong, continuous radiation was mixed in, so the chance of you sustaining an explosive hit is increased by 3%.]


    [Special Effect: Exquisite - The advanced craftsmanship of the aliens resulted in the high durability of this glove. If you are directly attacked by an enemy, there is a 50% chance of cutting the glove''s durability consumption by half.]


    [Special Effect: Rare - This item is very rare and the materials needed to repair it are very precious. To perform a maintenance of the glove in the realm, in addition to paying 500% of the repair fee, you must also pay 1 achievement point!]


    [Equipment Ability: Uppercut! - Use this glove tond a fierce punch on the enemy''s chin (if they have a chin), instantaneously stunning andunching the enemy into the air for a duration of 2 seconds. The damage value of this ability is equal to your normal attack power, but there is a 50% chance of explosive hit, and the stunning and airborne effects have precedence. Cooldown time: 1 minute.


    [Set Special Effect: uracy increased by 7%]


    [Set Special Effect: Whenever you attack an enemy, there is a chance to absorb 50 points of HP.]


    [Description: This is a tool created by the aliens for the purpose of mining. An alien transformed it into a product suitable forbat. With it, he wandered through the universe, robbing and ughtering wantonly. One day, he encountered Jones who was even more brutal than himself. His body was consumed by Jones to be nutrition for the bugs, while his equipment became Jones'' collection. Now, it has be yours.]


    **************


    ary-Grade High-Energy Mechanical Power Glove (Right)]


    [Origin: Any world that may have in-depthmunication with alien civilizations]


    [Rarity: Dark Green (Set 2/2)]


    [Material: Steel wire + Cast carbon + Pilosocereus pachydus sprout + Boiling materials from cores + Singrity fruit]


    [Addons: Nuclear power add-on battery (slot x1)]


    [Equipment Position: Right hand]


    [Equipment Type: Glove]


    [Warning: In order to disy the full power of this equipment, the wearer''s DNA must be analysed and bound. Once equipped, it will bind with the wearer''s soul and can no longer be traded.]


    [Weight: 17.3 kg]


    [Usage Requirements: Strength 50 points, Physique 70 points]


    [Attack Power: 30-60]


    [Durability: 488/800]


    [Property: This glove will be in an energy-saving state when out of battle. In this state, its weight will drag you down, reducing your movement speed by 10 points (equivalent to the movement speed provided by 10 points of Agility). The effect will only disappear after the glove is activated.]


    [Property: The core system of this gloveprised of an internal metal boiling point furnace that can devour and dpose the rare metal in the rest of the equipment to recharge the glove. Of course, you can also pay utility points to the realm to recharge the glove. The glove must be kept charged to disy a strongbat power. It is your responsibility to make sure the glove''s energy is always at full load.]


    [Property: Just like the boxers on Earth, you can use it to block and prevent those hooks, uppercuts, jabs, crosses, and other attacks from hurting you directly. When you use this glove to block, the sess rate of blocking is increased by 33%, and even if the block is unsessful, it can reduce 15% of the damage.]


    [Property: When the enemy''s melee attack hit the glove, the kic energy cirction system in the glove will activate and will try to absorb the enemy''s power. After the glove blocks 1000 points of cumtive damage (theoretical damage), it will activate the support system in the glove and inject cellulose into your body, increasing your agility by 20% for 10 seconds.]


    [Property: Intelligence, Spirit and Perceptive Sense +2]


    [Equipment Ability: Tactical Throw - This glove was originally used for mining. It can allow the wearer to explode with a huge amount of energy for a certain period of time. The wearer will be able to lift nearby objects and throw them! The throwing distance is 20-50 meters. The Strength and Physique of the wearer will determine the sess rate of ''Tactical Throw''.]


    [Special Effect: Exquisite - The advanced craftsmanship of the aliens resulted in the high durability of this glove. If you are directly attacked by an enemy, there is a 50% chance of cutting the glove''s durability consumption by half.]


    [Special Effect: Rare - This item is very rare and the materials needed to repair it are very precious. To perform a maintenance of the glove in the realm, in addition to paying 500% of the repair fee, you must also pay 1 achievement point!]


    [Set Special Effect: Increase blocking sess rate by a further 15%, but decrease damage reduction from blocking by 5%.]


    [Set Special Effect: ''Tactical Throw'' can be used on living creatures.]


    [Description: If an outstanding baseball yer obtains this glove, tsk tsk���� Unfortunately, this idea is unrealistic.]

 Chapter 942: Secret

    <h4>Chapter 942: Secret</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Aziz stared at the pair of dark green set equipment for a while. To be honest, the value of this pair of boxing gloves could be considered to have surpassed two pieces of dark gold equipments.


    They could be used for both offence and defence. They could punch a hole through the enemy''s defence when they attack, and they could turn the wearer into a well fortified fortress when they defend.


    ''Uppercut'' was a very good crowd control ability, as was ''Tactical Throw''. After the upgrade from the set effect enabled the ability to throw living creatures, it could disy its usefulness in many ways. Finally, the boxing gloves also increased blocking rate. Every property of these gloves was extraordinarily valuable.


    And the most invaluable fact was that both pieces of the set was dropped together!


    For contestants, the most frustrating part with set equipmentsy in the word "set"!


    Without the set effects, the properties of a single dark green equipment may not even beparable to a silver storyline equipment. They also had pretty obvious negative effects. For example, these pair of boxing gloves both needed to be recharged either by spending a lot of utility points or by feeding them other equipments! How many people could afford to do that? Each piece by itself was probably less practical than a ck equipment.


    Contestants who obtained a dark green equipment usually wouldn''t be able to obtain the rest of the set themselves. They could only purchase the rest of the set through the realm at exorbitant prices.


    However, once the set waspleted, it will show its power! ''Tactical Throw'' could be used on living creatures! First, the wearer can stun the enemy with an ''Uppercut'', then grab the enemy and throw them off a cliff! Such a shameless tactic!


    Not only that, the ability could also be used to throw an enemy into a crowd of allies, or throw an ally who''s good at AoE attack towards the battlefield to let them quickly join in the battle, or throw a near-death ally towards a safe ce��


    A tiny pair of gloves brought about infinite possibilities in tactical changes!


    If Zeus got his hands on this pair of boxing gloves, his power would increase by more than 30%! And that was only Aziz''s conservative estimate!


    However, Zeus was destined to miss out on these gloves.


    Aziz could only obtain the pair of boxing gloves if Sheyan willingly give up on them. But was that possible? Of course, Aziz could just embezzle them, but that thought never even crossed his mind.


    On a personal level, Aziz was an extremely arrogant guy. He had never done this kind of thing ever since he became strong. He''s the type to always push forward at full speed, without looking back! He would do anything for the sake of survival, but embezzling equipments for his own gain went against his conscience. Doing something like that would likely have an effect on his state of mind.


    On an official level, Aziz still needed to cooperate with Sheyan on the Golden Side Mission. With the promise of even greater profit, Aziz wouldn''t sour his rtionship with Sheyan right now.


    Despite having countless thoughts running through his mind, Aziz was actually just stunned for a moment. He then raised the pair of boxing gloves and asked in a cold demeanor:


    "Do you want these?"


    Sheyan raised his eyebrows and smiled as he replied:


    "Take a freaking guess."


    Aziz harrumphed coldly and threw the gloves at Sheyan. Immediately, the glow on the old sack that looked like a spider cocoon left by Jones dimmed down. Aziz told Sheyan:


    "I''ll take the rest."


    Sheyan nodded:


    "OK, no problem."


    Jones'' other "remnants" consisted of a ck grade armour and some misceneous items. However, in Aziz''s opinion, the most valuable thing left was probably the "Gxy". If Aziz could get the Gxy, he''s not losing out by much.


    Unfortunately, poor Aziz didn''t know that the real Gxy had been resting in Sheyan''s personal space for quite a while. He was bound to take a loss in the distribution of spoils this time.


    Right after Sheyan got the gloves, he immediately carried out the DNA matching. The gloves looked gray and unspectacr because they were originally intended for mining purposes and were only transformed intobat weaponster on.


    However, as soon as they were activated, the alloy skeleton on every finger joint and on each wrist would rotate rapidly. The rotation speed would definitely get more intense during battle. The power that erupted from the gloves would definitely be amazing!


    But the recharging problem shocked Sheyan speechless! If he opted to use utility points, he would need a staggering 47,000 points to charge them from their current empty state into full energy load! Fortunately, Sheyan had obtained two pieces of blue equipments after battling all the way here. He fed them to the gloves and saw that the energy level had recovered by around 25%, which meant that he would need about 8 blue equipments to fully charge the gloves.


    In the current market, the price of an ordinary blue equipment was about 2000 utility points. Of course, abnormal blue equipments like Sheyan''s ''+7 West'' were outliers. If Sheyan used equipments to recharge, he would need about 16,000 utility points worth of equipments to fully charge the gloves. That''s a lot more cost-effective than directly paying with utility points.


    It''s just that his party''s ''Flesh Explosion'' ability also required the sacrifice of equipments to upgrade. With the addition of gluttons like the boxing gloves, all equipments below ck grade obtained by the Ace Party from now on would probably be internally consumed����


    Next, Sheyan tried out the ''Uppercut''. He found that the ability was probably more useful in battles between contestants. It was a bitcking for battles with storyline characters because some of therger characters could not be forced to leave the ground with ''Uppercut''.


    ''Tactical Throw'', on the other hand, was excellent. If he threw stones or simr projectiles at a target, the effects would differ depending on the size of the stone. A palm-sized stone would cause damage to the target based on Strength + Physique, and stun the target for 2 seconds. Larger stones had shorter range, but a circr shockwave would appear where theynded.


    If he tried to throw an ally, the ally had the right to refuse.


    Next, Sheyan checked with the realm and found that the boxing gloves he wore were ssified as "small-sized precision gloves". If he learned the advanced mastery of the gloves, he could use other weapons while wearing them. Of course, the effects of the two types of weapons do not stack.


    After he finished dealing with his own matters, he found Aziz frowning at something that looked like a piece of stone, but also like a piece of bone. Aziz believed that this object was the one most likely to reveal the location of the Gxy among the things that Jones left behind, so he naturally had to inspect it carefully. Sheyan kept quiet and turned to the MIB agents who were on theirst legs.


    "We''ve killed Jones, and all of you are pretty heavily injured. What are your ns now?"


    Senior Agent S coughed a few times and replied with a frown:


    "We''ve obtained first-hand evidence of Jones'' death. Although the Gxy has not been found, we finally have something for the unreasonable Arquillians. If we stay here in this sinister ce and meet with any dangerter, we''ll only die a dog''s death, so we n to return to the ground and contact the Arquillians first. We should be able to buy some time from them."


    Sheyan and Aziz must now escort these guys back again, not at the insistence of the MIB agents, but at the insistence of Sheyan and Aziz - if a few of them lost their lives on the way back, Sheyan and Aziz would probably break down in tears!


    *************


    When the MIB agents were escorted back, Z was overjoyed. He did not renege on his words and had immediately fulfilled his promise. He handed over a USB drive which contained a part of the MIB gun technology to both Sheyan and Aziz.


    The two of them did not n to stop here. They nned to continue digging up the secrets of this huge underground reproductive system. Sheyan had a feeling that some kind of secret must be hidden in the deepest part of the structure, while Aziz''s intuition told him that the Gxy was somewhere inside the damn thing.


    Sheyan sighed at the sharpness of Aziz''s intuition, but Aziz could never imagine that the Gxy was actually in Sheyan hands. It''s a good thing that they had Jones''s tail now, so they no longer had to wait for the ovary to ovte to go anywhere. They could just puncture a hole in the meat wall with the tail. The tail made it very convenient for them to explore the secrets of this strange, deep, gigantic womb.


    It didn''t take long for Sheyan and Aziz to patrol every incubator room, but unfortunately, they didn''t find anything special. Suddenly, a low humming noise reverberated throughout the inside of the huge organ. The noise was full of an oppressive feeling and almost caused Sheyan and Aziz to vomit blood. Itsted for a whole ten seconds before it stopped.


    "Over here!" eximed Aziz sharply as he suddenly pointed at a corner of the wall with his facial muscles twitching. Sheyan strode over without a word and proceeded to stab Jones'' tail into the spot Aziz pointed at. However, Jones'' tail, which had met absolutely no resistance so far, had inexplicably failed. It couldn''t pierce into meat wall at that spot! It seemed that the key was still the key, but the keyhole was gone.


    Aziz pulled out his rifle and stabbed the bay into the meat wall. When he pulled it out, a pale yellow liquid sprayed out. Aziz managed to dodge sideways, but his face immediately soured.


    That''s because the sharp bay on his rifle was now covered in a yellowish-green rust!

 Chapter 943: The Murderer is Here?

    <h4>Chapter 943: The Murderer is Here?</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Aziz''s bay had a very special origin. It wasn''t a looted treasure; Aziz actually brought it into the nightmare realm from the real world.


    The original form of this bay was a dagger used by the American special forces. This dagger first killed Aziz''s father, mother, grandfather and grandmother, then finally stabbed into Aziz''s thigh. He was only two years old at the time.


    The dagger became his only toy when he was a child. After twenty years, he stabbed the dagger into the heart of its original master.


    When he was discovered and then recruited by the nightmare realm, the dagger came in with him for some reason. As Aziz became more familiar with the realm, he finally paid some money to have a contestant with a forging ability forge the dagger into a bay.


    The bay had no grade but it was a very powerful trump card for Aziz. Others would think that a gunman would be weak after being closed down; they wouldn''t know that Aziz had a bay that could pierce through almost anything. It could kill without spilling a drop of blood.


    But at this moment, the surface of the bay had a very clearyer of rust. When the rust was scraped with fingernails, some rotten powder would drop! When Aziz had used the bay to pierce the squirming crimson meat wall before, it was as easy as a hot knife cutting through butter. Whaty behind the ce where the sound originated from, and why did it have such powerful defence?


    Aziz was in desperate need of achievement points at the moment, but he showed not the slightest bit of hesitation in consuming 8 achievement points to repair the bay! It was obvious that Aziz ced this weapon above everything else. Sheyan obtained this information because he was currently in a semi-alliance with Aziz and he had military rank advantage.


    The incident also reminded Sheyan to be more careful. If he wanted to sell the Gxy for a good priceter, he better stay away from Aziz and do so without Aziz''s knowledge. Otherwise, there would be cracks in the already tenuous alliance between them . At least, before thepletion of the Golden Side Mission, Sheyan had to hide it carefully.


    The strange sound gradually reappeared again, and the amplitude of the sound kept getting lower. The sound was not the kind of clear ringing sound when steel collides, but rather, it sounded like the low rumble when a car started, causing the ufortable feeling of the organs in the body vibrating.


    Aziz looked towards Sheyan. He had already acted and had suffered a loss, so it should be Sheyan''s turn now.


    Sheyan''s thick ck brows were furrowed as he stared at the part of the meat wall that was stabbed by Aziz before this. A yellow liquid still dripped down from the spot and the wound did not quickly heal. It kept twitching and squirming, looking like a pair of mysterious lips reciting a silent curse.


    Sheyan looked thoughtful as he squatted down, held Jones'' tail between his fingers, and stabbed it fiercely into the wound!


    The meat wall wasn''t impregnable this time, but the crimson meat walls all around them started to squirm vigorously as if there was arge earthquake. Meanwhile, yellow liquid gushed out from the wound. Sheyan tried his best to dodge but he couldn''t avoid all of it.


    After the liquid sshed onto his body, it eroded into his flesh like sulfuric acid and gave off an unpleasant stench. At the same time, there was a strong resistance from the wound, as if it was trying to repel Jones'' tail which was half a meter long!


    Sheyan groaned and, ignoring the liquid which hadpletely burned his face, he continued to exert strength and finally pushed all of Jones'' tail into the meat wall. Instantly, a strange noise which sounded like very thick cardboard slowly being torn apart was transmitted from within the meat wall. The meat wall started to constrict and split apart to form a tunnel which extended downwards.The walls on the two sides of the tunnel were very uneven, looking just like how the broken side of a sausage ham would look like if it was torn apart instead of sliced apart. Not only that, the crimson, fleshy walls were also madly secreting a pale yellow liquid!


    Sheyan simply rushed into the newly-opened tunnel without much care because he had high defence and HP. Aziz hesitated slightly and immediately saw that the unstable tunnel had begun to rapidly close back up.


    Seeing this, could Aziz still y it safe? Does he dare to y it safe? He could only grit his teeth and rush into the tunnel. Even though his whole body sizzled due to the erosion of the corrosive yellow liquid that had been falling down like rain, he could only soldier on.


    Fortunately, the tunnel was not that long. Sheyan had only run for a dozen odd seconds before he his vision broadened. He rushed into an open space about the size of a basketball court. The ce still looked like the environment inside a living body, with the walls, ceilings and floors all having a fleshy crimson colour. However, the colour here was obviously darker than where they were before, and seemed to be rich with blood.


    In the centre of the area was a ck-and-red oocyst (TL: Something like an egg) the size of a truck suspended in mid-air, rhythmically twitching. Above it connected a dark purple aorta (ED: That''s the bigass artery thate out of the heart) the thickness of a bucket, while at the bottom, there was arge lump of folded umbilical cord that looked like the tubes on firefighter trucks. Arge amount of liquid pumped through it.


    The strange humming noise that they''ve been hearing came from the oocyst.


    Sheyan noticed that as the humming noise sounded,yers of ripple-like wrinkle appeared on the surface of the oocyst. There seemed to be a connection between the two. Suddenly, Sheyan''s pupils shrunk because he felt a strong sense of danger from behind him!


    ''There''s nothing behind me but the meat wall half a meter away.'' There was no change to Sheyan''s expression but he was secretly shocked. However, when hepared this to Jones'' attack from before, Jones'' attack appeared much more clever. Sheyan thus felt much more relieved.


    All of a sudden, Sheyan bent down and buried his head between his hands! A huge sickle-shaped limb appeared from the wall and shed at him! If Sheyan had not acted in advance, this move would have been very deadly!


    The sharp mantis limb left a long trail of sparks on Sheyan''s right boxing glove! The attack was very strong. Fortunately, Sheyan''s powerful new alien glove had reliably disyed its power. The mechanical joints that were rotating in all directions had skillfully absorbed most of the cutting force. Despite that, the cut still left a white mark on the surface of the glove.


    Sheyan had not even seen the face of the ambusher before it had quickly retracted back into the meat wall at the side. After that, human-shaped bulges appeared on the meat wall, then broke away from the wall and turned into faceless, blood-red humanoid monsters. They seemed to perceive Sheyan as an enemy and had immediately charged towards him.


    There was no doubt that the owner of the mantis limb was still hidden in the dark, waiting for a chance to strike.


    The faceless flesh monsters pounced on Sheyan as soon as Sheyan entered their range. If Sheyan was held by them, he would definitely be on his back foot. Sheyan evaded two of the flesh monsters and kicked away one, then grabbed another one and twisted its neck until it broke. However, that didn''t kill the monster. It continued attacking with its head tilted 180 degrees.


    Sheyan turned to the side to avoid its attack, then threw his knee at its chest. The clear sound of bone breaking could immediately be heard. Sheyan felt as if there was a hard-shelled egg inside the monster''s body, which shattered thanks to Sheyan''s knee attack.


    Next, Sheyan sent another flesh monster flying with a kick. He grabbed the shoulders of a flesh monster and continuously mmed his knee into the monster''s abdomen. He was extremely ruthless. By the time Sheyan was done with it, its internal organs had all been broken. It dropped to the ground like a pile of mud. As soon as it died, it was immediately absorbed by the organic "floor".


    Suddenly, Sheyan felt a threat approaching from the ceiling. Although Sheyan had an early warning, the enemy was extremely fast. The terrifying giant sickle-limb once again shed towards him. Sheyan didn''t even have the time to block. He could only sink his shoulders, thus barely dodging the attack. Still, the sharp limb carved away arge piece of his flesh. The cut was so smooth it looked like it was made with a scalpel. Sheyan''s clothes were instantly soaked in blood!


    For some reason, Sheyan was suddenly reminded of the scene at the strange sacrificial ground, where the corpses were all cut into pieces! Only one thing could have caused such wounds! It was very likely that the series of murders were allmitted by this person with the mantis'' "sickle limb"!


    When he thought of this, Sheyan immediately attached more importance to this person. He endured the pain and grabbed at the sharp deformed limb. At the same time, Aziz appeared from the entrance. The weapon in his hands shed, sending a bullet over.


    All Aziz did was pulling the trigger and firing a bullet, but anyone who saw him would feel a chill creep into their heart. It was a bullet that was fired but it screamed like an artillery shell. Such was its power.


    The hidden enemy only lost his focus for an instant but the terrifying bullet had already reached him. The bullet carried the flesh of the two flesh monsters it passed through in its trajectory and pierced into the head of the enemy who couldn''t dodge in time!

 Chapter 944: Strange and Contradictory Breeding

    <h4>Chapter 944: Strange and Contradictory Breeding</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The flesh monsters hit by Aziz''s bullet were torn apart into pieces, which fell on the squirming ground and were absorbed.


    Although the guy with the huge mutated mantis forelimb struggled with all his might, Sheyan''s high Strength attribute was no joke. The enemy couldn''t pull himself free and Aziz''s bullet urately hit the target.


    The shot forced him out from the meat wall and pushed him over 10 meters away while being drenched in a viscous blood-like liquid. He hit the huge oocyst in the center and rolled to the ground. Blood spurted out from him, forming arge crimson mist in the air!


    The shot caused the eyes of both Sheyan and Aziz to shine with greed and their breathing to be heavier, like two hungry men who saw a beautiful woman!


    That''s because they could immediately see from the damage value that this person enjoyed the 40% rule, which meant that he was definitely a contestant!


    It so happened that Sheyan and Aziz''s Golden Side Missioncked just one more Bloody Invitation Letter! That was to say, as long as they got rid of this guy, the Golden Side Mission could be considered half done! To get an invitation letter by crushing the opponent in a 2v1 situation in this isted ce - was there anything more beautiful in this world?


    *ROAR* The half-squatting guy suddenly yelled: "How dare you hurt me, the great Togo! The Scarlet-Robed Cardinal will never let you off!"


    Would Aziz stop to listen to the mad rambling of the guy called Togo? If shouts and curses were effective, being America''s public enemy, Aziz would have been killed countless times!


    Aziz raised his rifle and shot again! The bullet was almost not visible. The only thing that could be seen was its faint spiral trajectory in the air. Togo suddenly bent his head at such an angle that it almost seemed like it would fall off.


    But it was thanks to this timely bend of his head that Aziz''s bullet did not hit its target. The bullet was so close to Togo''s cheek when it flew past that his skin could feel the heat emitted by the bullet. His facial hair had even curled up from the heat. After the bullet plunged deep into a meat wall, it exploded with a deafening roar and turned the nearby area into a sea of fire.


    Togo saw that Sheyan had already stepped forward. Even though there was still a considerable distance between them, Togo could already feel a deadly threat from Sheyan. He raised his unmutated arm and aimed his palm at Sheyan!


    Sheyan was just about to activate the ''Hornrage'' ability from his ''Barbaric-Demon Pupil'' ring when a series of explosions ripped through the air in front of him, leaving behind a stinging odour!


    Not only that, but a huge amount of red mist sprayed out from the dark crimson meat walls in the surrounding. Numerous blood-coloured bubbles also spread through the air. The visibility became extremely low.


    Over ten flesh monsters were delivered from the wall. These faceless flesh monsters were not that strong, but they were not afraid of death and were very crazy. More importantly, Sheyan and Aziz seemed to get no benefit from killing them. It was a really unrewarding task. Aziz frowned, fired three shots in a row, and finally sighed. He said with venom in his voice:


    "That guy managed to run away!"


    Because the cost of using the gloves was too high, Sheyan had once again brought out his ''+7 West'' and started his killing spree. The sound of the de cutting into bones was shiver-inducing. The newly-created flesh monsters were just like farm chickens that were released back into the wild; they werepletely at the mercy of battle veterans like Sheyan and Aziz.


    The one-sided massacre ended as quickly as it had begun. The blood and body parts left on the ground were once again absorbed. The meat walls seemed as if they would greedily absorb anything with nutrient.


    Sheyan and Aziz shifted their attention to the ck and red oocyst in the middle. The surface of the oocyst was full of wrinkles, blood vessels and vein lines. It gave off an evil feeling and for some reason, reminiscent of a man''s scrotum���� When it emitted the sound that was both deafening and shocking, a faint light which gave off a holy feeling would glow inside it. Such extreme and contradictory feelings given by the same object was truly very strange.


    Using his gun, Aziz severed the giant aorta blood vessel above the oocyst and the disgusting umbilical cord below with no signs of hesitation. He coldly remarked:


    "Now let''s see what''s in this damn thing!"


    Sheyan walked forward. As if the giant ck-and-red oocyst could feel Sheyan''s hostility, it started squirming violently! Sheyan indifferently grabbed the tough skin of the oocyst and tore it! However, the skin only stretched; it didn''t seem to fear being torn. Thus, Aziz could only walk over with a cold expression and cut a gash of more than a meter on the oocyst with the bay that he always carried with him.


    The oocyst that was torn open fell helplessly to the ground like a broken parachute. Below it flowed a stream of pale-red tissue fluid. The air was filled with the faint bloody odour that even disinfectants couldn''t cover up inbour rooms.


    Sheyan pried open the oocyst and found a humanoid creature inside whose whole body, including its skin and face, seemed to be melting. Life was rapidly slipping away from it. Surprisingly, the glow which gave off a holy feeling was emitted from its body. The mouth of this humanoid monster was vigorously opening and closing like a fish that had just left the water and was trying hard to get the oxygen to survive.


    Aziz looked at the monster in a condescending manner, then coldly said:


    "This is the thing that caused us so much trouble?"


    Next, Aziz mercilessly stomped on its throat. With how weak the monster looked, the stomp would probably kill him.


    However, reality was often more bizarre than novel plots. When the monster was stepped on, a faint white light appeared on the surface of its body. The white light gathered together and burned the sole of Aziz''s foot. Aziz immediately suffered Holy damage and was sent stumbling backwards.


    The monster actually pounced forward with its mouth rattling. It reached out towards Aziz''s legs. If Aziz was caught by it, he would definitely be thrown to the ground. For a person who specialised in long-range attacks, getting tangled up with this monster after falling to the ground was obviously not ideal��


    Aziz continuously parried and dodged, but although the monster did not seem to havepletely matured, itsbat instinct was extremely strong. It constantly rolled on the ground while skillfully using its forehead, mouth, shoulders and other body parts tounch attacks. A faint white Holy energy overflowed from its body, causing a strong burn upon contact. The series of attacks itunched flowed smoothly and interlocked tightly with each other, forcing Aziz into a desperate state. He couldn''t even find the chance to escape, let alone fight back!


    Just as he was about to fall down due to the attacks, a majestic and irresistible strength gripped Aziz''s shoulders together with a notification. After a slight pause, he gave the permission. The mechanical gloves on Sheyan''s hands that were constantly spinning emitted a dark green glow and Aziz was suddenly thrown into the distance! The energy applied on him was both violent and soft; it not only allowed Aziz to fly a sufficient distance, but also allowed him tond safely.


    This was the ability on the pair of dark green gloves which Sheyan was using for the first time - ''Tactical Throw''! The result was better than expected. However, the ability used quite a lot of energy, a full 15% of the energy bar. Sheyan also received the notification that if he continued to use ''Tactical Throw'' in the next minute without waiting for the mechanical parts to cool down, the energy consumption would increase to 30%!


    Sheyan appeared a lot morefortable when he faced off against the strange undeveloped "fetus". After all, he was an MT with far higher Strength and Physiquepared to Aziz. The burn from the Holy energy waspletely insignificant to Sheyan. Furthermore, the ambience was dim here; Sheyan had activated the ''Photon-Rejuvenation'' ability which could heal him for 300 HP per minute. He did not care about the odd damages here and there.


    Aziz was a very petty person. He was furious that the thing forced him into such an embarrassing state in front of Sheyan, so right now, he''s firing hatefully with his teeth gnashed. When a powerful person like Aziz was left to fire at will, the consequence was frightening. It didn''t take long for all the monster''s limbs to be severed, causing arge amount of body fluids to flow out from it. It was on itsst breath on the ground.


    Only now did Aziz go forward once more. He said with a dark expression:


    "Weren''t you very powerful just now?"


    The monster remained silent, but for some reason, the corners of its mouth curled into a peculiar smile. Aziz couldn''t be bothered with it any more. He pulled out his bay and shed fiercely! The monster bounced up like a shrimp that had left water, and when itnded, there was a horrible dark-red wound on its neck. Every organ in its neck, including the trachea, artery and oviduct, were severed by the bay but not much body fluid flowed out. There was just an intermittent gurgling sound.


    Aziz coldly wiped his bay and put it back into its sheath. However, his expression totally changed after about two seconds. The change in his expression was strange; it was as if he was still acting cool in the previous second, but the next second, he had turned into aedian!


    What exactly happened that caused Aziz, who could murder without batting an eye, to be so flustered???


    (TL: Find out on the next episode of Dragon Ball Z)

 Chapter 945: Huge Conspiracy

    <h4>Chapter 945: Huge Conspiracy</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Sheyan opened his mouth and was about to ask Aziz what the problem was, but the next instant, he received a series of notifications and immediately understood:


    [You have killed the Descended Holy Body (Immature). Please choose one of the following rewards:]


    [A: Draw a random piece of equipment. The type of equipment ispletely random, while the grade of the equipment will be randomly selected between blue, ck, silver storyline, dark green, light green, dark gold, and gold storyline.]


    [B: Obtain a random amount of utility points. The amount will range from 1000 to 100,000 utility points.]


    [C: Obtain a random amount of base attribute points. The amount will range from 1 to 30 points.]


    [D: Obtain a random amount of achievement points. The amount will range from 1 to 30 points.]


    [E: Draw a random piece of item. The grade of the item will be randomly selected between blue, ck, silver storyline, dark green, light green, dark gold, and gold storyline.]


    "There''s actually a chance to draw a gold storyline equipment or item!!" It''s hard to describe the shock Sheyan was feeling at the moment.


    (TL note: Equipment grade order: white < light blue < dark blue < ck < silver storyline < dark green (set equipment) / dark gold (aplete set of dark green equipment isparable to dark gold) < light green (upgradable equipment) < gold storyline )


    It must be noted that the base properties of light green equipments and items were probably not inferior to silver storyline equipments/items, and if their various requirements were met, they could slowly grow until they slightly surpass dark gold equipments/items in their final form.


    Gold storyline equipments were top-ss equipments with properties that far surpassed those of dark gold equipments. Only divine equipments could beat them!


    So far, despite the help from Jinkuang, Sheyan had only ever obtained one light green equipment from the market! As for gold storyline equipments, he''d only ever heard of them and had never even seen one himself!


    Sheyan was more shocked than surprised!


    That''s because he deeply understood that gain was proportional to risk! They didn''t expend too much effort to kill this monster but had received such a generous reward, and it was only a monster that had yet to fully develop too! One could easily infer that if this monster had matured, it was likely to have extremely terrifying strength!


    Sheyan shook his head and decided to put this thought aside for now. He would choose his reward first. After careful consideration, he decided that the probability of drawing a light green or gold storyline equipment was too small. He was not in urgent need of base attribute points either. So, Sheyan decided to raise his achievement points as a preparation to promote to Lieutenant Colonel.


    He obtained 14 achievement points from the random draw. His luck was so-so; it was somewhere in the middle, not too bad and not too good. Meanwhile, Aziz got 21 achievement points! He was naturally extremely pleased.


    Suddenly, the two of them heard another strange noiseing from the left. Aziz''s eyes lit up as he asked:


    "Could there be another embryo like this one being bred next door?"


    When Aziz thought of this, his greed red up. He immediately stabbed his bay into the meat wall and asked Sheyan to insert Jones'' tail into the resulting wound.


    However, Sheyan had this feeling that something was not right. Therefore, he first squatted down and dug a pit on the fleshy ground, then ced some gical-extract mixes inside. He didn''t know whether he could grow a creature in this damn ce, but it''s always better to be prepared.


    However, the grown creature did not show any response for a long time. After waiting for a while, Sheyan and Aziz could only give up on it. They opened a tunnel into the room next to them. The things inside that room were pretty simr to the one they were in. The only difference was that the dark purple giant oocyst hanging in the middle of the room had actually been torn apart!


    There was a huge opening on the side of the oocyst. The whole oocyst was wrinkled and dry like a wrung towel. All the liquid inside had been absorbed. On the fleshy red ground next to the oocyst scattered a lot of fresh bones with clear teeth marks on them!


    When Sheyan and Aziz saw this, they immediately had an ominous thought - someone, or something, had been here one step ahead of them and had eaten the strange humanoid creature that hatched from the oocyst.


    Aziz had a foul expression on his face - anyone would, seeing that a great opportunity that was right within their grasp had slipped away from them! He took a deep breath, then did some inspection. He then eximed furiously:


    "This is where the thing had escaped from!"


    The ce that Aziz referred to was the "umbilical cord" under the oocysts! After easily removing the rotted umbilical cord pile, he immediately found a meat tunnel leading diagonally downwards. Aziz and Sheyan slid down the channel without hesitation. They reached another incubation room, but unfortunately, it had just been looted as well. The oocyst was broken, with only the bones left.


    "What the hell are they breeding here?!" Sheyan felt more shaken the further they gave chase!


    An underground giant female reproductive system spanning several kilometers, oocysts that looked like male scrotums, and a womb which was divided into an inner and outer area. The outer area was eerie enough, but the six secret rooms in the inner area were actually breeding humanoid creatures that gave off a holy feeling. And as soon as these humanoid creatures were born, the first thing they did was to kill and eat each other!


    Sheyan had not even heard of such things before, let alone seen anything like it! The more crucial point was that Sheyan did not think Jones was capable of something this big. He smelled a huge conspiracy behind all these! Furthermore, the scale of the conspiracy was terrifyingly huge!


    Despite the ominous premonition in their hearts, Sheyan and Aziz were still relentless in their pursuit. After passing through four incubating rooms, they finally found the killer who was always eating the embryos a step ahead of them in the fifth incubating room!!!


    He was a tall, muscr and handsome man.


    There was a hint of mncholy in his deep eyes and he wore a priest''s scarlet robe that seemed to move with no wind. He had a very distinct air of holiness which waspletely out of tune with the filthy and evil environment there!


    But after looking at the man carefully, both Sheyan and Aziz drew in a sharp breath. They were shocked from the bottom of their hearts because upon closer scrutiny, they noticed that the man waspletely naked! Where did his priest robee from, then? It was grown from his own flesh! It may be difficult to tell from a distance, but it was quite obvious from close.


    The man looked at them. His lips didn''t move but a voice rang in their minds:


    "Are you two lowly sinners the heathens Togo was talking about? I, the Scarlet-Robed Cardinal, am willing to give lostmbs like you a chance to repent your sins. Prostrate yourselves and ept the purification of the Holy Light!"


    Aziz narrowed his eyes and took two steps back. The Scarlet-Robed Cardinal didn''t have a strong air about him, nor did he give off a huge feeling of threat. He was just talking casually. However, Aziz knew that such people tend to belong to two extreme categories - they were either an empty-headed chatterbox, or an unfathomable enemy!


    And based on the crazy fact that the Scarlet-Robed Cardinal had eaten a few embryos, his strength likely exceeded the imagination of the two.


    At that instant, Sheyan felt the fighting desire in the ''Stairway of the Sun''. He suddenly blurted out:


    "The most primitive light was derived from the deepest darkness. The brightest holiness was often born out of the filthiest darkness."


    The Scarlet-Robed Cardinal looked at Sheyan and praised him:


    "You know quite a lot."


    But Aziz answered with a sneer instead:


    "Holy my ass! He just ate all those undeveloped corpses. What''s the difference between him and zombies?"


    The Scarlet-Robed Cardinal said indifferently:


    "I am only collecting my own Holy Bodies! What do ants like you know? What is evil, and what is holy? My actions are holy, and actions that I do not approve of are evil!"


    "Such big words,"ughed Aziz.


    But Aziz''s next word died in his throat! With a wave of the Cardinal''s hand, a wall towering high into the sky (figuratively speaking) instantly appeared in front of him and fell down towards them!


    The immense pressure brought about by its sheer size aside, the zing holy me covering the wall gave them a strong sense that their souls would be purified into ashes if they were burned by it!


    Sheyan immediately protected his head without hesitation and took a half step back to shift into a defensive stance. Aziz, meanwhile, wasted no time in taking cover behind Sheyan. Even so, Aziz still felt as if he was hit by a level 12 wind. In front of such a vast force, he felt like a small boat in a hurricane that could only drift with the waves!


    However, Sheyan noticed that when the cardinal swung his hand and revealed his armpit, there was visibly arge patch of skin missing, thus revealing the flesh and veins inside. It appeared that Sheyan and Aziz''s effort of killing one of the "Holy Bodies" was not in vain, because it directly limited the power absorbed by the Cardinal and caused a loophole to appear in his defence.


    When the wall collided with Sheyan, the white holy me spread throughout his body but it was put out in an instant. At the same time, Sheyan had also seeded in buying some time. A ck air surrounded him, and he was going to infect the Cardinal with a disease!

 Chapter 946: Force

    <h4>Chapter 946: Force</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The power of the A-virus was strong to begin with. Afterwards, the ''Stairway of the Sun'' had even absorbed the mysterious extraterrestrial meteor and gobbled up Treebeard''s Golden Fruits in the world of the Lord of the Rings, providing it with an enormous amount of energy and allowing it to separate into an animal form and a nt form. Finally, after the breakthrough challenge battle in this world, it also devoured one of its own kind. It had matured into a rather formidable stage by now.


    Therefore, although Sheyan''s ''Pestilence Monarch'' was naturally weak against holy divine power, the divine power could only restrain ''Pestilence Monarch'' to some extent, and was notpletely immune to it!


    Were priests and monks immune to sickness? At most, their chances of falling ill were smaller, and their conditions less severe. Therefore, Sheyan sessfully spread his pneumonia to the Cardinal. The symptoms red up immediately!


    The first symptom that surfaced was severe coughing and expectoration. Sheyan''s disease could be said to be quite strong so the negative effects were also very severe!


    The Cardinal''s brows furrowed because he could immediately feel the unbearable itch and pain in his throat, trachea, and lungs. A lump of thick, sticky phlegm was stuck in his throat, blocking his breathing, and he was forced to cough it out! Currently, in Sheyan''s vision, the Cardinal was surrounded by a holy light, but there was a mass of ck air around his respiratory tract.


    As soon as the Cardinal became aware that something was amiss, he immediately directed the holy glow around his body towards the areas where the disease attacked. The ck air signifying the disease was almost instantly overwhelmed by the light. However, Sheyan knew very well that with the Cardinal''s current strength, while he could perhaps alleviate the symptoms of the disease, it was impossible for him to cure it!


    Sure enough, the Cardinal soon frowned and lightly coughed twice. The phlegm that was made by germs was corroded by the holy power. Although the strong holy power had held the upper hand from the very beginning, Sheyan and Aziz still found an opportunity.


    Aziz was a formidable guy. Even when the situation presented no chances, he would create one himself. When the Cardinal coughed, he naturally wouldn''t let the opportunity slip. He raised his rifle with one hand and fired a shot. The glow around the bullet that shot out kept fluctuating and in the end the bullet was set aze.


    When the Cardinal recovered from the cough, the bullet was only five meters in front of him. It was impossible for him to avoid it!


    However, the Cardinal simply raised his hand and ced his palm in the bullet''s path, then tightened his fist!


    On the fist, the holy light glowed so brilliantly that the radiance almost blinded Sheyan''s eyes! The bullet that was trapped in the Cardinal''s fist could not prate through his palm at all. A dull explosion sounded. A few jets of ck smoke mixed with me gushed out from the gaps between his fingers, each of them half a meter long! It was obvious that Aziz''s shot was very powerful, but not as powerful as this monster called the Cardinal!


    He caught a bullet with his bare hand!


    "Heathens��who spread diseases����" the Cardinal did not look at Aziz who injured him, but instead stared at Sheyan. His words were spoken in a in voice devoid of any emotion, containing only coldness. They felt like a sub-zero cold wind which blew through the barren Siberian wilderness, freezing the minds of people who heard them!


    Even Sheyan, who had never been afraid of anything, felt a chill creeping up his spine when he heard the Cardinal''s judgement. Those who were judged to be heathens, no matter how famous or important they were, had never had a good ending! Only one thing awaited them, and that was inhumane torture. And after the torture, they would be burned to death! ! ! !


    The Inquisition''s execution by fire of was definitely not as simple as being burned to death. Instead, the heathen would be tied to an ox cart and covered with rosin, then paraded around!


    All of a sudden, the Cardinal raised his right hand loftily. In his hand rose a white ball of light. The ball of light didn''t look very impressive and was even a little yellowish and dim.


    The only thing special about it was that the ball of light would beat like a heart! Furthermore, its rhythm could actually affect the heartbeats of others, forcing their hearts to beat with the same rhythm!


    Aziz fired three consecutive shots, but all of them were blocked by the Cardinal''s other hand! The Cardinal nonchntly threw the three t and deformed bullets onto the ground.


    However, Sheyan also noticed that when the Cardinal was umting energy into the ball of light, some ck air had seeped into the main blood vessels all over his body. This was the special effect of Sheyan''s disease : high fever! It forced the enemy''s MP consumption to double when the enemy tried to use any ability!


    Anyone who dared to attack him must pay the price!


    The priest robe made from flesh on the Cardinal''s body soared as his eyes shed an icy glint:


    "Cleanse those terrible sins of yours with your flesh! Go, my servant!"


    As the Cardinal''s words ended, the ball of light on his palm floated towards Sheyan and Aziz. Aziz wasn''t someone who was easily scared; he fired a few shots at the ball of light in quick session without any thought of defending himself. However, all the bullets merely prated through the ball of light and hit the meat wall at the back.


    The ball of light sped up with every attack it took, reaching Aziz almost instantly! Aziz''s pupils contracted when he saw this. He continuous tumbled to dodge the ball. Aziz''s dodging technique was honed through blood and fire, he should have easily been able to avoid the ball of light, but the ball of light instantaneously elerated and attached itself to Aziz''s body in the blink of an eye!


    The moment the ball touched him, Aziz issued a blood-curdling scream. How horrible did an attack have to be to make someone as cold as Aziz lose hisposure like this? A series of exploding sounds came from Aziz''s body, followed by a scorching smell. What surprised Sheyan the most was the fact that Aziz was sent into a state of near death in no time at all!!!


    "How could this be?" Sheyan wasn''t surprised that the enemy''s firepower was so strong that Aziz sent to a state of near death�� After all, Aziz wasn''t Zeus. There''s nothing strange with him being fragile.


    What really surprised Sheyan was the fact that Aziz entered a state of near death!


    It must be known that only in a battle between contestants would there be 40% weakening in damage and the protection of the state of near death! Unless a contestant had an ability like Sheyan and Reef''s ''Life-link'', they would usually not enjoy the protection of the state of near death when they were attacked by storyline characters!


    That could only mean that the Cardinal, who appeared as if he was going to take over the world, was actually a contestant! Who exactly was he???? Right now, Sheyan only knew that above the Growth Hunters were the Awakeners. Growth Hunters were simr to a crude steel ingot, while Awakeners were like steels that had started to undergo further processing and shaping.


    For example, if a steel ingot was suitable to be a knife, then bing an Awakener was like being formed into a de. If a steel ingot was suitable to be a hammer, then bing an Awakener was like being shaped into a steel block. If a steel ingot was suitable to be a gun, then after bing an Awakener, it would at least take the shape of an elongated rod��


    So was this Cardinal in front of him an existence which surpassed Awakeners? But he looked like a swindler and a bit like a storyline character too. However, Sheyan thought about Reef who''s also like that.


    So what if his realm went against the rules and gave the two of them a Golden Side Mission? The other realms weren''t just gonna sit back.


    Sheyan was sure that this strange, huge underground female reproductive system was definitely not something a single realm had the power to produce, which meant that��it might be something that multiple realms produced together bybining their intruders quota!


    They gave up the opportunity to send more people into this world in order to arrange a terrifying situation where people with overwhelming strength coulde to this world! They wanted to make sure both Sheyan and Aziz die!


    Sheyan is a man and not a God, but his spection and grasp of the situation was at least 70% right. Strictly speaking, the Scarlet-Robed Cardinal standing in front of them right now was only a clone. Yes, he was simr to the clone which Sheyan fought in the breakthrough challenge, so his personality was a bit weird. He was something in between a contestant and a storyline character, but his strength was not diminished at all!


    When Sheyan saw Aziz enter a state of near death, he immediately rushed forward, since the two of them were on the same boat at the moment. He mmed his shoulder into the ball of light and sent it flying from Aziz''s body to prevent Aziz from dying here.


    As soon as Sheyan came into contact with the strange ball of light, his whole body shook. He immediately understood why Aziz reacted the way he did!

 Chapter 947: Restrain

    <h4>Chapter 947: Restrain</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The strange ball of light thrown by the Cardinal seemed to be a single object, but it was actuallyprised of energy in the form of countless needles. Upon closer inspection, it could be seen that each needle was formed of a string of spiritual words!


    Two seconds aftering into contact with the ball of light, Sheyan could already feel his whole abdomen turn cold as if it was poked by seven or eight sharp needles at the same time, causing him severe pain. Each second the ball of light touched him, he would be attacked a few times!


    Not only did the needle-like energies hurt him physically, they even touched his soul and prated deep into his senses, causing extra damage. Every time he felt the pain, a line of prayer would be shoved into his mind!


    "Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy name��"


    "Thy kingdome. Thy will be done, On earth as it is in heaven����"


    "Give us this day our daily bread; And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil����"


    "For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen����"


    These prayers were extremely overbearing. After invading Sheyan''s mind, they stubbornly refused to dissipate. Theypletely confined his thinking and subverted his thoughts. Sheyan was originally thinking of ways to counterattack and ways to bring them out of this difficult situation, but these prayers kept crashing about in his mind like corrosive maggots, tearing Sheyan''s thoughts into pieces!


    In the words of Buddhism, this kind of attack was referred to as cognitive hindrances; in Confucianism, it was called distracting thoughts! Distracting thoughts that can only be severed by the sword of wisdom!


    The most powerful aspect with this kind of attack was that the moreplex a person''s mind was, and the faster one''s thought process, the more effective the attack would be. Simple-minded people would find this kind of attack to be pretty useless��


    After Sheyan was hit by the attack, his eyes fell into a daze. Exploding sounds simr to firecrackers going off were emitted throughout his body. The force from the explosions forced him to stumble back by a few steps. In this short duration, he had suffered dozens of attacks!


    The confused look in Sheyan''s eyes only receded after the attack had subsided for more than ten seconds. The power of the spiritual attack gradually drifted away and his mind slowly regained its rity. Aziz rushed towards him, grabbed his sleeve and growled through gritted teeth:


    "We''re no match for him! Run!"


    But at that moment, the Cardinal had sessfully gathered his power once again. He looked at them with a sneer and directed his palm towards them! Another spiritual word ball of light flew over!


    Aziz''s pupils contracted. When he realised that Sheyan wouldn''t budge, he immediately turned and fled. However, Sheyan merely stood there andughed. He inexplicably spread his arms and took the initiative to embrace the ball of light!


    The harsh exploding noises could be heard once again. The explosions kept forcing Sheyan back amidst his hystericalughter, but Aziz, who had ran dozens of meters away, was shocked to find that even though Sheyan''s chest and abdomen were charred ck and his clothes werepletely ruined, Sheyan showed no signs of being in pain. He didn''t even bleed!


    After the attack ended, it appeared as if the damage from the spiritual words were insignificant to him! He had instantly bent his body and charged at the Cardinal!


    It didn''t matter how much distracting thoughts were born or how wildly the spiritual words crashed in his brain, Sheyan used his willpower to focus on a single thought and anchored his mind down! His mind was as immovable as a reef standing tall in the midst of a raging tide!


    ''Hornrage'', activate!


    The Cardinal''s pupils contracted. Anyone could see by now that the skill he was so proud of, the ''Ball of Spiritual Words'', waspletely ineffective against Sheyan! The ''Ball of Spiritual Words'' was supposed to be a devastating attack with each ball containing almost 70 holy lines, and each holy line could cause about 30 points of true damage! In addition, it contained effects of intimidate,mand, and confusion!


    No matter how you look at it, it was a top ss offensive skill. Unfortunately, ''Stronghold'', the innate talent of the freak called Sheyan,pletely restrained it!


    The collision left the Cardinal stunned. Aziz was initially running forward, but when he noticed that there was an opportunity behind him, he immediately executed an borate backflip andunched a furious counterattack against the Cardinal.


    His shot hit the Cardinal squarely on the head, shrouding the Cardinal''s head in thick smoke and angry me. A dark green brilliance exuded out from Sheyan''s pair of unspectacr gray gloves. The mechanical joints of the boxing gloves began to rotate at a high speed. The force they generated were so great that the crimson meat floor under Sheyan was torn apart, causing a strange liquid to spray out.


    The Cardinal roared furiously and was about to fight back, but he was greeted with Sheyan''s fist on his chin. His whole body was involuntarily flung into the air.


    ''Uppercut''!


    By this time, Aziz had been aiming for 4 seconds. For a sharpshooter like him, being able to aim for four seconds was a luxury! Aziz had once again used an ability that needed time to charge and needed his pre-judgment in order to hit, so he had to wait for an opportunity where it was impossible for the enemy to evade his shot before he could pull the trigger.


    A deafening gunshot rang out. The terrifying sound seemed to make the whole world shake. The next second, the Cardinal who was sent up into the air by the ''Uppercut'' emitted a painful scream. He was shot beneath his left armpit and arge amount of blood gushed out like a fountain!


    It must be noted that there was an area under the Cardinal''s armpit where the flesh was exposed to the airpletely devoid of protection. It could be said to one of his major weaknesses. After being attacked by Aziz, the area immediately burst into a huge wound. The wound was so big that they could see the organs moving inside. The Cardinal''s left hand hung limply at the side, and it seemed that its function was also affected.


    Sheyan did not stop there, of course! The joints on his glove rotated at a high speed again, even spewing out ck smoke like a heavy truck that was on full throttle. His hands clenched onto the right foot of the Cardinal and proceeded to throw the Cardinal towards the meat wall.


    ''Tactical Throw''!


    The Cardinal, who hadpletely lost his bnce, crashed into the meat wall. The stic meat wall bounced him back at Sheyan. Sheyan currently had his eyes closed and his whole body seemed to be immersed in darkness. Behind him was a horrifying projection of the ''Stairway of the Sun''. It was over five meters tall, and gave off the feeling that it could cover the sky!


    In an instant, three ck tendrils of the ''Stairway of the Sun'' intertwined together and rotated at a high speed, then pierced into the Cardinal''s left armpit like a violent drill bit!!!!


    ''Beast of Corrosion''!


    Amidst the Cardinal''s anguished screams, his left hand waspletely severed! A fountain of blood shot straight up into the air! Under this situation, the Cardinal actually tried to save his broken arm. A dark cyan vein flew out from his right wrist and coiled around the severed limb like a snake.


    At the same time, the projection of the ''Stairway of the Sun'' had also extended forth three tendrils to wrap around the broken limb. Both sides started to wrestle for control. Unfortunately for the Cardinal, his vein was cruelly severed by Aziz with a shot one secondter. After ''Stairway of the Sun'' seeded in snatching the limb, it turned into the form of a giant shark and chomped down on the severed hand whole. It chewed on the hand, causing blood to ssh everywhere, then swallowed the hand into its belly.


    The Cardinal issued a tragic scream. From the wound where his hand was severed shot out arge amount of twisting cyan-coloured blood veins, seemingly in an attempt to re-form the broken limb. However, the attempt ended in failure. The sound of gunshots had never stopped all this while as Aziz ruthlessly, coldly and steadily chip away at the life of the Cardinal.


    But at this moment, an odd figure rushed out - it was the person with the huge deformed mantis-like arm, Togo! He shielded the Cardinal and shouted:


    "Master! You don''t have to get caught up with them here! Retrieve your weapon first, then let them tremble under the glory of God!"


    When the Cardinal heard what Togo said, he was visibly shaken. What happened next was the very thing that Sheyan and Aziz were most afraid of - he actually turned and fled!!!


    Sheyan was so disappointed and anxious that he started hurling abuse at the Cardinal:


    "You fucking idiot! Where''s your honour? Are you running away like a little girl?"


    The Cardinal turned a deaf ear to him and instantly disappeared from view from the tunnel in the meat wall. Togo used his deformed mantis arm to block a series of attack from Aziz. He revealed rows of ck rotten teeth as he smiled sinisterly. After that, he tried to flee. Sheyan stared at him and spat out the words:


    "You think you can still run away?"


    Sheyan was currently covered in spots of blood and fraught with wounds. A ck cloud hovered over his body as if it was paying respect to him. Togo sneered and was about to escape, but at this critical moment, he suddenly frowned and held his chest. His body started to violently twitch!


    A-Virus: Chest pain attack!


    Three seconds was enough for Aziz to release two shots. Togo did not have the Cardinal''s exceptional perception or dodging ability, so he could only grit his teeth and endure those shots. But were Aziz''s shots so easy to endure?

 Chapter 948: Weapon!!

    <h4>Chapter 948: Weapon!!</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Aziz''s attack seemed to be merely a nonchnt one-handed shot, but Togo could do nothing to defend against it!


    For someone like Aziz, once Sheyan''s disease created an opportunity for him, his damage output and lethality would reach the extreme limit of an Awakener''s! That was why the realm they belonged to was so optimistic regarding the potential of their cooperation and issued them a Golden Side Mission!


    Togo first felt his chest getting hot, then an intense pain spread like a cobweb throughout his body from the spot where he was shot. What terrified him even more was the fact that the chest pain caused by Sheyan''s disease had slowed his response so much that even though he had tried to avoid the shot by rolling to the side, he was still hit!


    Two bullets flew past and prated into Togo''s chest one after the other. The bullet at the back hit the end of the bullet at the front, causing an explosion! A hole which was deep enough to reveal the bones inside appeared on Togo''s chest.


    The damage from this attack was not cumtive damage that was as simple as 1+1=2, but 4 times the normal damage!


    Sheyan had seen Mogensha use this "tailgating" shooting technique before. Even though Mogensha''s shooting uracy was just as good as Aziz''s, his proficiency was not as high.


    The two bullets shot by Aziz only collided and exploded after burrowing deep into the enemy''s internal organs, while Mogensha could only let two bullets explode at random locations in the enemy''s body. Mogensha''s control wascking inparison.


    Not only was Togo abnormally deformed in appearance, his willpower, as well as his endurance, were not something normal people couldpare too. He still pounced towards Sheyan, roaring like a madman, even with blood spurting out from his ears, nose and eyes.


    Togo''s judgement was correct. If he did not kill Sheyan, Aziz would keep attacking him from the back like a hungry wolf. It was impossible for him to escape.


    That was why he made a desperate charge towards Sheyan. The only way he could survive was to kill Sheyan as fast as possible, then run away!


    Of course, even though Togo''s way of thinking was correct, it was only so in theory. Just like the way a person could hit the jackpot and win a few billion dors with a lottery ticket, then invite a supermodel for dinner and some happy hours afterwards, it was something that could theoretically happen, but the probability of it happening��


    Togo was screaming loudly as his deformed mantis limb shed at Sheyan. A cold glint shed within Sheyan''s eyes. He decided not to avoid the attack and instead met it head-on with his arm!


    The sharp mantis limb shed open a deep wound on Sheyan''s arm, instantly spraying blood everywhere. However, that was all the attack could do. To cut Sheyan in two with a single sh was unfortunately beyond Togo''s ability at the moment.


    So Togo fell dead.


    He died from Aziz''s shots.


    Although Togo repeatedly showed the strength of a Growth Hunter, he was repeatedly foiled by Sheyan.


    He tried to utilise the terrain to escape once again, but Sheyan caught up to him with ''Hornrage'' and threw him back to the original spot with ''Tactical Throw''. Aziz kept pulling the trigger indifferently to mercilessly harvest Togo''s life with bullets. Togo had used an honorary dosage during his struggle, but in the end, he still fell into a state of near death.


    Interestingly, when Togo entered a state of near death, the party ability he demonstrated was actually a very rare offensive ability!


    When entering a state of near death, a circr shockwave was emitted with him at the centre, dealing a damage of (300 + the total sum of his base attribute points) to all enemies in range. In addition, 100% of the damage caused would be fed back into his HP! The HP recovery was limited to a minimum of 25% of his HP and a maximum of 50%.


    This ability was extremely useful in cases where he was ganged-up on like in a zergling wave, for example. He would be beaten into a state of near death, then suddenly explode with the party ability, killing all the zerglings around him and recovering half his HP in the process.


    Or imagine a fight between two people of equivalent strength - Obi-Wan Kexxxi shed at the throat of Anakin Skyxxxker, but Anakin Skyxxxker, who was on the verge of death, absorbed the damage from the attack andunched an offensive shockwave which also healed himself. Obi-Wan Kexxxi wouldn''t even know what hit him.


    However, this party ability of Togo''s was not that useful against Sheyan and Aziz. It only meant Aziz had to waste a few more bullets.


    A shot hit Togo''s chin and sent his heavily-wounded body up in the air. By now, his mantis limb had beenpletely shattered. When he fell heavily on the ground, he could no longer move. Arge amount of blood flowed to the ground and was greedily sucked into the tender meat floor.


    Aziz had weighed his shot perfectly. Togo was now on hisst breath without any ability to fight back.


    It''s not that Aziz couldn''t kill Togo; he didn''t dare to kill him!


    The person to kill Togo would get his Bloody Invitation Letter. Compared to the generous rewards of the Golden Side Mission, the difference in reward forpleting the main mission with 3 Bloody Invitation Letters or 4 of them were not that significant.


    But the difference in danger was huge!


    There was no doubt that the holder of four Bloody Invitation Letters would stand out like a zing me in the next Blood Sensing, making all the participants fly towards him like moths. Moreover, the Invitation Letters were also the quest items for the Golden Side Mission. They could imagine the consequences of carrying four Invitation Letters - the person must bear the brunt of the attack.


    As arrogant as Aziz was, he did not have the guts to carry four Bloody Invitation Letters with him.


    He did not say anything. He merely pulled back his gun and started a careful maintenance of his weapon. Usually, when an MT was present, this kind of job almost always fell on the MT.


    This was the fate and the responsibility of an MT. They enjoyed the privileges and support of the team, so they must also face the danger at the forefront and attract the enemy''s firepower to protect the teammates behind them.


    Sheyan sighed. He was forced to take up this responsibility because he could find no reason to refuse. He could only reluctantly stomp on Togo''s head. A cracking sound was made and Togo was killed.


    A bloody glow shed non-stop from the three Invitation Letters on Sheyan. Togo''s corpse floated into the air and the Invitation Letter he carried drifted out from his body.


    However, as an intruder, the Bloody Invitation Letter Togo held was somewhat different from Sheyan''s Invitation Letter, like different versions of bank notes with the same value.


    After a few minutes'' wait, Togo''s Invitation Letter was finally validated. It stacked itself with the rest of the Invitation Letters Sheyan possessed and they dropped back into Sheyan''s personal space.


    [You have killed the holder of a Bloody Invitation Letter��]


    The notifications were finally here:


    [You have acquired his Bloody Invitation Letter. You will be specially marked during the Blood Sensing.]


    [You have killed a Growth Hunter (number unknown). You receive 8 achievement points!]


    [The maximum number of achievement points you can get from killing in the Bloody World is 100 points. If you exceed this limit, the achievement points awarded will be invalid.]


    [The killing reward is being randomly drawn. The killing reward will be randomly generated from the equipments of the contestant you kill, and distributed to you.]


    [The process may take a while. The victim''s data is being restored and calcted���� Please wait patiently.]


    Sheyan just kept the reward from killing Togo without the intention of sharing any with Aziz because the risk that he bore from now on would be several times higher than Aziz! Not asking any further "tribute" from Aziz was already a sign of his benevolence.


    Unfortunately, the equipment extracted from Togo was only a ck grade equipment that increased Strength and Intelligence but reduced Physique. Sheyan''s gloves were out of energy after that fight so he did not hesitate to "feed" the ck equipment to the gloves.


    The parts of the mechanical boxing gloves rotated at a high speed for a few minutes to grind the ck equipment and absorb it. The ck equipment provided about 58% charge. Sheyan was surprised to find that the newly added energy bar was ck in colour, different from the previous blue one. There was a notification:


    [The gloves have absorbed a ck equipment, so attack power is increased by 10% until this energy is exhausted.]


    The two of them continued to search around, looking to kill a few more giant ovums to earn some achievement points, but they soon met with a few people from the MIB inside the structure. It turned out that after the Cardinal had escaped, the resisting forces outside began to fall apart, allowing the MIB to easily upy the area.


    ***********


    At this moment, the Cardinal had dragged his iplete left hand to a certain ce with his eyes closed.


    He left a trail of blood behind him, cutting a sorry figure.


    The ce had a very eerie atmosphere because many people had died here not too long ago.


    This was the ce where Togo had dissected arge number of innocent citizens into meat chunks, then performed a strange sacrificial ritual.


    The Cardinal mumbled to himself:


    "Extreme darkness shall give birth to extreme light��extreme evil shall give birth to extreme power of holiness!!!"

 Chapter 949: Growth

    <h4>Chapter 949: Growth</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The bar, which used to be a bustling ce, had be totally abandoned ever since its owner and guests were cut into pieces. More bizarre was the strange influence that the tragedy had on the nearby residents. Every pet around the area, down to thest animal, had run away after the incident.


    All the residents would have the same dream at night. In their dreams, they were naked and tied to a cross. There were many horrible dark green thorns around them that would whip them bloody!


    Under such circumstances, even the bravest dare not live there any longer. Every person who moved out would fall ill, but fortunately, life would return to normal after that. News soon spread and eventually, everyone chose to move away.


    Therefore, almost no one saw the Cardinal when he arrived. There was only an old drunkard who was a local inhabitant here. What he feared most was not any nightmare, but having no money to buy alcohol. Because the other people moved away in a hurry, they left a lot of cumbersome stuff behind. Those things provided money for the old man to buy drinks.


    When the old man heard the noise, he initially rushed over in a fit of anger because he thought that a thief had invaded his "territory" and wanted to take away the properties that belonged to him, but his attention was quickly grabbed by the Cardinal''s attire. It took a while for him to realise that the priest robe actually grew out of the Cardinal''s body. Even if his brain had been dulled by all the alcohol he had consumed, such a bizarre scene still instilled fear in him.


    He naturally tried to run away, but the Cardinal had long discovered him and would never give him the chance.


    With a point of the Cardinal''s finger, the old man was quickly lifted off the ground as if he floated up by himself. He screamed and kicked, causing a bottle of Chivas to fall out of his trouser''s pocket. The bottle of Chivas crashed to the ground and the sweet alcoholic aroma instantly permeated through the air. The loss of the love of his life caused the old drunkard to swear profusely at the Cardinal.


    The Cardinal''s eyes turned cold.


    "You lowly human. How dare you spheme the glory of God?"


    With a wave of his hand, the old man''s voice instantly stopped. His whole body suddenly�� separated. Yes, separated, not exploded. The gentle manner in which his body broke apart was hard to describe; it was the same way that meat would fall off from a bone piece by piece when it was boiled. The scene exuded a calm cruelty!


    After a few seconds, the old man waspletely broken apart. His hair, skin, flesh and bones were neatly separated and hung in the air. As for the blood, they gathered in front of the Cardinal in the form of a basketball-sized sphere.


    With another wave of the Cardinal''s hand, the rest of the remnants fell to the ground. Meanwhile, the basketball-sized blood sphere spread in front of the Cardinal to form a horrifying translucent blood mirror!


    Through the blood mirror, the Cardinal saw everything that had happened here with cold, indifferent eyes���� Arge number of people flocked toward the exit, but there seemed to be a transparent barrier that blocked all of them. The people screamed hysterically but it was to no avail. Next came Togo with his deformed arm,ughing and wantonly massacring, splitting the bodies into parts.


    The Cardinal moved forward. He was indifferent to these tragic scenes. The blood mirror moved together with him. They finally stopped in the middle of the dance floor. The bone words that had crumbled into ashes once again appeared in his vision. The Cardinal couldn''t help but mutter:


    "Such beautiful madness! Such refreshing evil!"


    Then, the Cardinal went over to the ce where the bone words were and took a deep breath. The breath he inhaled seemed like it would never end. The force was so strong that a violent wind blew through the entire gloomy underground space. Not only did the wind scatter lightweight things such as paper and stic bags, it even threw heavier things like wine bottles around the ce!


    After that, the Cardinal''s hands glowed bright. The sound of hymns and gospels mysteriously rose in the surrounding. A slight disturbance could be felt from the floor. Then, a symbol which gave off a sacred feeling slowly emerged.


    The symbol represented one of the seven deadly sins: Pride!


    If one were to look carefully, they would see that the symbol did not appear out of thin air, but was formed from a small joint of bone from a pinky finger!


    The Cardinal pinched the finger bone between his thumb and forefinger, then slowly eximed in a tone full of praises:


    "Wee back, my children, my servants, my weapons����"


    Then, the Cardinal opened his mouth and swallowed the bone!


    ************


    "I repeat, I don''t have any interest in superficial things like awards, honorary citizenships, certificates or medals!"


    The voice belonged to Sheyan. He was telling this to a beautiful curvy woman in no uncertain terms.


    The smile on the face of this beautifuldy was obviously a bit forced because few people would say no to her. Unfortunately, in her dealing with this guy in front of her, she was probably rejected more times than she had been rejected in her whole life.


    The topic of conversation between her and Sheyan mainly revolved around Sheyan''s crotch����or rather, the object 50 cm above Sheyan''s crotch.


    Sheyan was currently swinging a keychain back and forth in that spot. On the end of the keychain was an old and ordinary-looking bell. Few people knew that inside the belly the Gxy which could bring about the destruction of Earth. A few men were monitoring this scene with heavy breaths through a surveince camera. Theypletely ignored the deep cleavage and alluring curves of the woman and had their eyes firmly glued to the bell.


    "No doubt about it. That''s the Gxy that the Arquillians want."


    "Now that we''ve confirmed our target, what are you guys waiting for, then? Bring in the anti-riot policeplete with shields, anesthetic guns and batons! Why are you negotiating with him? This is no time for righteousness!"


    "He''s not an ordinary person, sir. ording to the information we''ve collected, he could destroy the Gxy with his bare hands in a mere 0.2 seconds and kill at least five guards afterwards. We may not even be able to restrain him. We suspect that he may be another kind of highly-advanced alien exosuit."


    "Godammit! The Arquillians promised to give us another week after they saw the corpse of their prince''s murderer, but we can''t waste time! Get that thing at all costs!"


    "I''m agree with you, sir, but his asking price is hard for us to ept. He''s asking for the blueprint of thetest technology of our energy pulse gun! And he would only ept the kind that can be customised to fire in rapid session!"


    (TL: Probably this gun - http://meninck.wikia/wiki/Tri_Barrel_sma_gun)


    "My God, how did he find out about ourtest technology? The Pisces aliens only sold the most crucial pulse coil technology to us five months ago!"


    "����"


    Sheyan quite enjoyed the sensation of being in control, so much so that he ignored Jinkuang''s pleas to act in his ce. He leisurely leaned on the lounge chair and stared into the eyes of the hot blonde in front of him while shaking his head firmly, saying:


    "It''s a ''no'', Miss Spence. Even if you ask me ten more times, I''ll give the same answer eleven times. I''m not American, so I have no sense of belonging and responsibility to the great United States of America. I urgently need some substantial rewards to make up for the loss of the Gxy, otherwise I''d rather destroy it with my own hands - by the way, please pour me another cup of coffee, with milk and honey, hot, thank you. "


    After all the attempts of the MIB ended in failure in front of Sheyan, they finally gave in to Sheyan''s tyranny. They handed Sheyan a one-time use customisation blueprint.


    After customisation, an energy casing module that could be disassembled at will could be installed on a firearm. The firearm''s shots would gain a simr effect to the special pulse guns of the MIB.


    Because this shooting module was thetest technology, it could fire twice in rapid session before entering a long charging phase. Considering the destructive power of the MIB''s pulse weapons, being able to fire twice in a row made for a very formidable attack - although it would need to recharge for at least half an hour after that. If only one shot was fired, the energy would recover in just 10 minutes.


    Sheyan could actually get more than this with the Gxy as the trade chip, such as therge pulse guns used by the MIB, but they would be marked as things that "could not be brought out of this world". Sheyan thus realised that there was a limit to how much he could extort with the Gxy. If this limit was exceeded, the things he got in exchange would not be allowed to be brought out of this world.


    Sheyan was not in a hurry toplete the transaction. He shamelessly continued to stay in the MIB''s headquarters to wait until the next Blood Sensing was over. Sheyan had learned from his mistake; this time, he stuck to Agent Z like glue. Thus, he safely survived the Blood Sensing without much suspense.


    The decision of Sheyan and Aziz to steer clear of the Blood Sensing for the sake of safety did let them avoid a chaotic battle. However, unbeknownst to them, it also gave the Cardinal ample time to grow stronger. By this time, the Cardinal had gathered the power of all seven deadly sins. As soon as Sheyan and Aziz made their appearance, they would immediately meet with unprecedented horrors!

 Chapter 950: Re-encounter

    <h4>Chapter 950: Re-encounter</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    As the fierce red tint of the Blood Sensing slowly disappeared from Sheyan''s field of vision, he heaved a long breath. He held four Bloody Invitation Letters at the moment, making him the ultimate Boss of this Bloody World. He stood out so much during the Blood Sensing that it was impossible for the rest of the participants to not see him even if they wanted to.


    But, he kept the Gxy in his hands and refused toplete the transaction, thus forcing the MIB to mobilise arge army to defend the ce. To be honest, although the participants were strong, they had yet to reach the point where they could simply ignore the official army. In addition, Sheyan and Aziz were also hiding inside, ready to attack any moment. Thebination of these two forces were not something to be taken lightly. It wasn''t surprising that no one had dared to challenge them.


    Sheyan and Aziz both heaved a sigh of relief after the Blood Sensing ended. Their tense muscles instantly rxed as they fell down on a sofa.


    Although a battle didn''t ur, they were constantly on edge the whole time. Their nerves were strung tight like a fully drawn bow. It was fine if the bow was released immediately after being drawn, but when it was kept drawn the whole time, it was very draining.


    The two men persisted until the end of the long Blood Sensing and instantly felt an feeling of fatigue wash over them. It was not a physical fatigue but rather a mental one. Sheyan picked up the coffee that had turned cold and took a greedy sip, letting the bitter taste spread through his body. He then closed his eyes and rested for a while before eximing:


    "It''s finally over."


    Although Aziz was still sitting straight, he couldn''t help but take a sip of the water and said with a low voice:


    "We should return right away after a short rest! The sooner we return, the better! I don''t know why, but in this Bloody World, I keep having an ominous feeling, like there''s a knife on my back!"


    Sheyan narrowed his eyes. He did not speak, but the strange figure of the Cardinal appeared in his mind. It was the first time he saw a person who grew their own flesh into a coat. It felt so unreal.


    Aziz took out some bullets and started to engrave something on them. Sheyan could feel mana fluctuating on the bullets. This seemed to be Aziz''s secret strengthening spell. The two rested in the room for a while to restore themselves to their optimum state.


    Sheyan looked at Aziz and said:


    "Let''s go."


    Aziz nodded and pointed at the map:


    "There are two return points remaining - No.17 subway station in Brooklyn and the 11th floor of the Morgan Financial Center on 37th street in Manhattan. The rest of the return points have been faded. Which one should we choose?"


    Sheyan smiled bitterly:


    "I think I should go to the 11th floor of the Morgan Financial Center on 37th street in Manhattan."


    Aziz frowned and asked:


    "Why?"


    Sheyan kept his bitter smile and said:


    "Because in my notification, the No.17 subway station in Brooklyn was faded too, so I have no choice! And did you notice that the return conditions have changed?"


    Aziz wondered:


    "What''s the change?"


    Sheyan narrowed his eyes as he said:


    "The original rule was: the process to transfer back to the nightmare realm will take five minutes, and the person being transmitted cannot perform any action during that time. If the person is interrupted, the person will have to wait for an hour before they can start the transfer process again. Your rule should be the same as mine, right?


    Aziz nodded:


    "Yes."


    Sheyan''s expression was calm, but an intense fear had gripped his heart:


    "But my current rule is: I can return to the realm immediately after reaching the return point!"


    Aziz''s expression turned solemn!


    Their reactions may seem rather odd. The difficulty of returning to the realm appeared to have greatly reduced, so why were they unhappy? That''s because they both knew that even though the difficulty of returning to the realm was reduced, it did not mean that the difficulty of the Golden Side Mission was reduced!


    The fact that the realm had suddenly reduced the difficulty of returning to such a low level could only mean that they would face obstacles beyond their imagination along the way! In order to bnce the difficulty rating of the entire mission, the realm could only reduce the difficulty in returning.


    "Maybe we can act separately?" Sheyan suddenly said, "You head to No.17 subway station in Brooklyn, while I go to 37th Street in Manhattan? If we do this, maybe we can divide the enemy''s forces?"


    However, Aziz did not approve of this n because he was someone who liked to hold sess or failure in his own hands. If they went their separate ways and Sheyan happened to fail, Aziz would fail too through no fault of his own. It was something he could not tolerate.


    After thinking for a long time, they felt that they should scout the situation out first. With the help of the MIB, they slipped out of the headquarters and mixed into the bustling New York crowd. They were surprised to find nothing out of the ordinary after two hours on the streets.


    A bizarre feeling surged inside them. All this while, the two of them once again had their nerves strung high like a tight bowstring. Sheyan couldn''t help but gnash his teeth as he said:


    "So they''re waiting for us to go to them! The opponents know that I can only return to the realm through the Morgan Financial Center on the 37th Street in Manhattan, so they have no intention of wasting their energy to look for us. There''s no way around it; we can only give it our best shot!"


    Aziz nodded gloomily. He saw a BMW Z4 convertible beside him so he jumped in and made the car start without much effort. He seemed to be very familiar with this kind of work.


    Under Aziz''s control, the BMW Z4 travelled at an rming speed through the long traffic of New York thanks to its outstanding horsepower. The red lights along the way werepletely ignored. They had some close shaves where they brushed past other vehicles with merely inches between them; there was an elegance in the craziness.


    The other vehicles avoided them like the gue. A few police cars chased after the BMW in anger, but the performance of their vehicles and driving skills were far inferior, and they were soon left in the dust.


    Aziz quickly drove them two kilometers within the vicinity of their destination, from where the twin buildings of the Morgan Financial Center could be seen. By the time Aziz stopped the car, the tires were spewing smoke and there was a smell of burnt rubbering from them.


    Aziz took a deep breath and said:


    "Let''s go."


    They continued to stride forward, but when they were within a kilometer from the Morgan Financial Center, their bodies shook at the same time! They found that their spirits were contaminated by something, like an insect that flew into an invisible cobweb! The cobweb was soft and sticky, but full of hidden murderous intent!


    The next second, a warm feeling akin to the sunshine in spring washed over them like a wave. It made one them extremelyzy and content, to the point where they didn''t feel like lifting a finger. This instantly put them on high alert.


    "They''reing!"


    This may sound a bit strange, but although they were attacked, because they were mentally prepared for it, it was actually a relief.


    Suddenly, both Sheyan and Aziz felt a burning sensation from the left side of their body like the feeling of sunburn from a scorching summer sun.


    They turned around simultaneously and saw a tall man slowly walking over from a sidewalk hundreds of meters away. He wore a suit, a tie, a pair of sunsses, a pair of brown Berluti leather shoes, diamond earrings, and had cropped-cut hair. His exquisite sense of fashion was apparent in its elegance.


    This person''s face and eyes felt very familiar to Sheyan! He turned out to be the strange creature born from the huge underground reproductive system - the Cardinal! Sheyan did not expect him to make an appearance with this kind of image!


    "You''re finally here, heretics!" Besides the usual ruthlessness in the Cardinal''s eyes, there was actually a trace of cruelty and excitement! Perhaps he regarded being forced to flee in such a pathetic manner thanks to Sheyan and Aziz as the humiliation of his life.


    "God''s guidance was right. We finally meet again!"


    Sheyan and Aziz had long prepared themselves for battle. When Sheyan saw that the opponent was the Cardinal, he was secretly relieved. This was understandable because anyone who faced an enemy that they had defeated before would feel a bit of psychological superiority.


    Aziz had already disappeared silently; no one knew where he''d gone. On the other hand, Sheyan tookrge steps towards the Cardinal! The Cardinal merely stood there waiting for him with a sneer on his face. Then, he suddenly raised his hands in worship!


    "O lowly sinners, tremble under the glory of God! God is omnipresent; God is omniscient. Confess to the sins you havemitted throughout your life!"

 Chapter 951: The Sin of Lust, the Sin of Gluttony!

    <h4>Chapter 951: The Sin of Lust, the Sin of Gluttony!</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    When the Cardinal finished his chant, Sheyan and Aziz felt as if time itself had stopped. They could clearly see dust particles floating around in the air. The surrounding turned murky and unclear like ripples on a water surface.


    They wished they could do something to respond to this change but they found it impossible to move, as if they had fallen into a very deep nightmare!


    ''This is �� attributes suppression!'' This thought immediately shed in Sheyan''s mind. ''It''s another freaking illusion!''


    Immediately afterwards, scenes after scenes of illusionary images started appearing behind the both of them. All the scenes were reys of events in their lives!


    The illusionary image behind Aziz froze at multiple scenes. When Sheyan looked at them carefully, he saw that they were all scenes depicting Aziz''s sexual encounters with women.


    Aziz seemed to be a pretty energetic guy. All the women in the images behind him had amazing figures and consisted of almost every type of skin colour imaginable. There were even scenes of threesomes and such. At a nce, Sheyan estimated there to be over 50 different women!


    "Lowly sinner!!" A majestic, sacred, and magnificent voice drifted down from the sky! The Cardinal calmly said, "You have fallen into the sin of lust. Cleanse your sins with pain and blood!"


    "The sin of lust?" Sheyan immediately recalled that one of the sins from the seven deadly sins in Catholicism was the sin of lust. Only now did Sheyan realise that, before this, the Cardinal had faced them with his weakest aspect!


    When the Cardinal''s words ended, a huge milky-white cross appeared behind Aziz!


    The Hebrew word for "lust" (?????????) was engraved on the cross. The word brimmed with age, solemnity and desire!


    Aziz soon left the illusion. Suddenly, a surge of magma and me appeared around him, enveloping him in a pungent smell of sulphur! Aziz, who had regained his mobility, quickly moved out of the area covered by magma and me, but magma and me gathered into a few gigantic humanoid fire figures and rushed furiously towards Aziz.


    The battlefield was right in the middle of the bustling New York City! The me giants left burning footprints as they strode forward. The only thing that could be seen in their cruel eyes was the determination toplete the task given to them!


    Next, the Cardinal turned towards Sheyan. Sheyan tried to avoid the Cardinal''s eyes, but in the end, the illusionary images behind Sheyan began to slowly freeze too. He looked at them and saw that they depicted the scenes of him gulping down a variety of food including oysters, meat, shaved ice, lobster, chicken����


    "The spreader of gue." The Cardinal''s tone was particrly angry because Sheyan had severed his arm before this. He never forgot about this act of sphemy! "I judge you guilty of the sin of gluttony!"


    As the Cardinal handed down his judgement, another huge milky white cross appeared behind Sheyan. The Hebrew word for "gluttony" (???????????) was engraved on the cross!


    The next instant, the cross turned into a giant palm which caught the neck of Sheyan. After that, several disgusting rats, toads and snakes appeared of thin air and tried to burrow their way into Sheyan''s mouth.


    The appearance of the hairy rats and slimy toads caused Sheyan to struggle desperately. No normal person would willingly swallow these creatures! Sheyan could confirm by now that the Cardinal''s power was indeed derived from the seven deadly sins because gluttony was also one of the seven sins!


    Although Sheyan struggled furiously, he could not escape from the tight grip of the giant palm. His head started hurting and he began to see stars, as if he was knocked hard on the head. He felt like his limbs were being mercilessly shackled by a huge force, making him lose control over his body!


    When he finally regained a bit of control over his body, another giant palm had emerged and ruthlessly pinched open Sheyan''s mouth, trying to force feed Sheyan. Sheyan had no doubt that if he really did swallow those things, there would be some really serious repercussions.


    "AAAAARRRRGGGHHHHH!!!"


    Sheyan screamed wildly as muscles bulged all over his body. His tendons went taut and became as hard as iron, while the green veins on his muscles looked like they were about to pop out. A blinding light shed from his nightmare imprint and the picture of a clenched fist on a shield appeared!


    His eyes were bulging and bloodshot like the eyes of a fish due to theck of oxygen. His whole body twitched violently. His feet left a deep pit in the ground in his struggle.


    Suddenly, the illusionary image of the ''Stairway of the Sun'' emerged behind Sheyan. Its ck tendrils frantically whipped at the illusionary giant hands gripping Sheyan! All the powers inside Sheyan felt the threat of death in this moment, causing them to break out together in full force!!


    Finally, crack marks started appearing on the surface of the giant palms. The stronger Sheyan struggled, the more force the palms used to restrain him. The cracks kept getting wider and wider until finally, the palms shattered into pieces which disappeared with the wind.


    By then, Sheyan''s lips were already in contact with the skin of a toad that was delivered to his mouth. The toad''s skin was cold, bumpy, and had a pungent smell. Sheyan pped the toad away.


    When his feetnded on the ground, the surrounding scene turned back into reality. He was once again in bustling Manhattan.


    But the toads, the grey rats, and the coiling snakes suddenly attacked each other in a frenzy. In the end, it was the toad that won. It quickly grew into arge monster and pounced towards Sheyan!


    "This is the materialisation of illusion! The damn guy has even learned this ability! " grumbled Sheyan through clenched teeth.


    The essence of the terrible power of the Seven Deadly Sins was still the power of illusion, but the Cardinal had advanced the power of illusion to the degree where truth and falsehood were intertwined together! It could be considered thebination of the power of faith, his own strength, and the power of the realm. The resulting power was terrifying.


    The so-called materialisation of illusion may sound somewhat mysterious, but it was not difficult to understand. For example, in many Chinese mythologies and legends, there were a lot of demon hunters who would use spells to create heavenly soldiers and heavenly generals with their imagination to suppress demons and evil spirits.


    Those were also illusions that they materialised with the power of faith and their own abilities. The ones with really high cultivation were said to be able to invite real heavenly soldiers and heavenly generals to descend! This was actually the materialisation of the illusions of heavenly soldiers and heavenly generals. With their own abilities and strong beliefs, they could transform the illusions into real creatures of flesh and blood for a short period of time! This was the real terror of materialisation!


    Aziz was being chased by severalva monsters while Sheyan had to deal with a vicious and evil toad monster! Not only were they in a precarious situation, the poor innocent citizens had it even worse.


    These materialised monsters were all extremely ferocious. Although their main targets were Sheyan and Aziz, they didn''t mind taking down the passers-by along the way. The citizens thus suffered heavy casualties. Their bodies were even consumed by the monsters!


    When Aziz discovered this, he ruthlessly led the monsters into the crowd on purpose. He naturally had a very shameless purpose for doing this - the more people who died, the more serious the situation would be, and the faster the government agencies would intervene in this matter. As for the possibility of attracting the attention of other participants as a result of doing so, he could not longer care about that.


    The toad that attacked Sheyan, the embodiment of the punishment for gluttony, may have looked fat and bulky with its frame that was as tall as a two-storey building, but it actually moved with great agility. This was especially so for its lightning-fast tongue that could shoot out and retract back in no more than 0.1 seconds.


    Sheyan had already been hit by the tongue three times in a row. Of course he wanted to avoid the tongue, but he couldn''t!


    The prating force of the tongue was unbelievably strong. Every time Sheyan was hit by it, he felt like the tongue would puncture a hole in his chest. Not only that, the mucus sticking to the tongue was also poisonous. When it came into contact with the skin, it would turn that part of the skin green and the skin would start to rot away. Fortunately, Sheyan was immune to poison. Unfortunately, he wasn''t immune to the force of the tongue. The impact from the attacks made him cough up blood. One time, the tongue even coiled around him and he was almost swallowed whole by the toad. He only managed to stop that from happening by throwing a timely ''Beast of Corrosion'' on to the tongue.


    Sheyan was d to finally get out of range after retreating for a few dozen meters while he fought, but the giant toad sudden gathered force in its back legs and made a leap. This action caused a ten-storey building behind it to shake violently for a few times, then copse to the ground. The toad''s plump body was now high in the air, aiming straight for Sheyan. Sheyan felt as if a whole mountain was about to crash down on him!


    He instantly rolled and scurried away. The toad crashed onto a nearby Ford Raptor, squashing the car t under its horrible weight! Fortunately, the car did not explode, or Sheyan was bound to get seriously hurt too!


    An unfortunate young man who was practicing parkour on the street also fell victim to the toad. He was ttened to a thickness of three centimeters. The smell of blood instantly permeated through the air. The young man was picked up by the toad with its tongue and became its food.

 Chapter 952: The Sin of Wrath

    <h4>Chapter 952: The Sin of Wrath</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    When the huge toad smelled the blood on the corpse, it immediately uttered two greedy cries. Its tongue popped out like a lightning bolt and stuck to the corpse, then easily brought the corpse into the toad''s mouth. The white throat of the toad wriggled and the corpse was gulped down into its stomach. From the toad''s satisfied expression, one could see that the corpse was extremely tasty.


    The ordinary humans in the vicinity immediately screamed and fled upon witnessing such a frightening scene. The giant toad instead looked towards the fleeing Sheyan. It suddenly bent down, exposing the nds on its back. The venom nds wriggled violently and, like high-pressure water guns, shot out two streams of milky-white poisonous liquid, one of which hit Sheyan with great uracy.


    The hapless Sheyan stumbled and fell down, but he immediately rolled back up and continued his run. He now looked like he was drenched in milk. This was the advantage of having the ''Stairway of the Sun''. The only threat that vemons might pose to him was that they could drown him if there was enough of them����


    The toad was visibly shocked that its venom turned out to be ineffective, so it could not help but try two more shots. This time, both shots missed their target. When the milky white venom fell on the concrete floor, the floor hissed and emitted a stinging smell. The innocent passers-by who were sprayed by the venom couldn''t even utter a scream before they dissolved like ice cream in a microwave.


    The short dy gave Sheyan the opportunity to slip into a nearby subway station and disappear from view.


    When the giant toad realised that its target had disappeared from its sight, it immediately croaked angrily, then jumped towards the subway station. The airflow generated when itnded toppled over several cars on the side.


    The entrance of the subway station was a staircase that extended downwards. The toad crawled down, its tongue continuously shooting out along the way, greedily hunting the passers-by. Right when it stepped onto the next floor, Sheyan quietly dropped down from the upper floor and clung to the back of the toad''s head like a bat. A fierce gleam shed in his eyes as the ''+7 West'' in his right hand stabbed silently into the toad''s right eye!


    It was a blow of unimaginable ferocity and cruelty!


    The fatal blow left the giant toad croaking madly. It kicked out with its two sturdy thighs and instinctively tried to jump away. Unfortunately for Sheyan, they were in the subway station! Sheyan suddenly saw his vision turn ck - the toad''s back had crashed towards the concrete ceiling, crushing the light tubes that had been lighting the ce up with their warm white glow. The heavy impact also caused Sheyan to throw up a mouthful of blood. He was lucky that he had a strong body; if he were an ordinary human, he would have been squashed to death.


    But Sheyan was a fierce and determined person. While enduring the pain from the collision, he forcefully pulled ''+7 West'' out. A red liquid instantly gushed out from the hole in the basin-sized eye.


    The liquid happened to spray onto a pair of frightened couple next to them. The couple immediately uttered a wail that was sharper than a dolphin''s cry, but after a few seconds, they realised that nothing had happened to them. Although the venom produced by the toad was very strong, the toad''s body fluids were not toxic.


    At that moment, the skin on the back of the Toad broke abruptly and a strange snake''s head popped out. It was the snake that had been swallowed by the toad before this. The snake leapt towards Sheyan.


    Sheyan did not dodge the snake, and instead chose to give in to his barbaric side. A brutal fire burned in his eyes as he raised his right hand and thrust it deep into the toad''s injured right eye, right up to his shoulder!


    His whole arm could feel a disgusting, slippery, squirming sensation around it.


    A vicious current shed across his face and the force of the ''Beast of Corrosion'' burst forth from his hand, crushing half of the head of the toad. A shower of blood rained down on the area while pieces of bones and skin were blown away.


    But Sheyan was also bitten by the snake on the shoulder, causing half his body to go numb. With a flick of its neck, the snake sent Sheyan flying towards a wall at the side. Sheyan mmed heavily into the wall. Fortunately, the damage done to the toad was simply too severe. It persevered for a few more steps before falling to the ground. Then, it gradually turned transparent and vanished.


    Sheyan shook himself and rolled over so that he faced upwards, then took a few greedy breaths. Right now, he was still seeing doubles. He stood up and stumbled a few steps towards a bathroom, where he poured some water on his face. He gulped down a whole bottle of mineral water before he felt better.


    A few minutes after that, he started sweating all over. The strange thing was that the sweat was slightly ck and smelled very foul. Only after that did the numbness in his hands and feet go away.


    "What a terrifying snake venom."


    But at that moment, Sheyan suddenly felt an extremely powerful threat approaching quickly from a distance. His pupils contracted because he immediately realised that what he feared most had happened.


    Sheyan kicked the partition beside him without the slightest bit of hesitation, then rammed it with his shoulder. Arge piece of three-ply wood flew straight out. Sheyan strode into the women''s toilet next door, ignoring the screams, then smashed through the window and ran towards the train that was just pulling into the station���� But as he was about to enter the train, time and the surroundings froze again. Sheyan was once again drawn into an illusion by the Cardinal who had rushed over!


    After Sheyan''s memory was read, the memory fragments behind him slowly settled down. Surprisingly, the images this time depicted the scenes of him killing Xide, Yi Wufu, Huashan Fei and other ordinary people outside the nightmare realm.


    This time, the Cardinal judged Sheyan''s sin as the sin of "wrath" among the seven deadly sins.


    Sheyan surprisingly regained control of his body right after being handed the verdict, unlike the previous time when he had to go through a struggle first. Sheyan was still in a state of astonishment when he suddenly felt the air move behind his head. He instinctively jumped forward and raised his left hand to block.


    A severe pain instantly transmitted over from his blocking hand! Sheyan was sent flying for over 7 meters. He looked back and saw a transparent saber about 5 meters in length floating in the air!


    The saber had a distinct medieval style. It looked simple and sturdy while exuding a feeling of blood.


    Sheyan next looked down at his left arm. There was a wound deep enough to show the bone inside, but no blood dripped out from the wound. The pale white muscles on both sides of the wound rolled up like a fish''s lips with no intention of healing. It was a chilling sight.


    The transparent saber mysteriously swung upwards a little, then thrust itself at Sheyan. This time, Sheyan was ready for it. He grabbed a nearby steel locker and, with a roar, threw it at the transparent saber.


    The transparent saber showed no intention of dodging. Instead, it increased its speed and pierced deep into the metal locker, then flicked hard!


    A loud crash resounded as luggages and papers flew everywhere. The transparent de looked absolutely unstoppable as it carved the metal locker up into pieces. After that, the saber vibrated and an orange me rose on the surface of the de. With a horizontal sh, the saber sent burning wooden and metallic pieces towards Sheyan!


    By the time Sheyan turned a corner, he had enquired and obtained the information that ording to the teachings of the seven deadly sins, the punishment for lust was burning in fire and brimstone, the punishment for gluttony was being force fed with rats, toads and snakes, while the punishment for wrath was live dismemberment! Sheyan gritted his teeth and muttered a very vicious swear word under his breath when he read this information.


    He cut a sorry figure as he kept dodging the saber''s attack by rolling and crawling until he managed to get into the waiting room next door. By this time, he hadpletely dismissed any thought of fighting back.


    Even if he managed tounch a sessful counterattack amidst the non-stop attacks of the saber, all he would eliminate was a materialised illusion. Furthermore, Sheyan realised that the transparent giant saber did not move very fast, so he decided on the strategy of wasting time. After all, the Cardinal had to divide his attention between Aziz and Sheyan, which was by no means an easy feat.


    What''s more, ording to history, if a sinner survived all seven punishments for the seven deadly sins, the Inquisitor would then impose the ultimate punishment. Sheyan didn''t know what the punishment was, but he was sure it was nothing pleasant. His objective wasn''t to kill the Cardinal, but to return after all.


    Five minutester, the saber once again hit Sheyan and shed open a wound on Sheyan''s back. All the blood that flowed out from the wound was absorbed by the de! Sheyan staggered and rolled, causing the next strike from the transparent saber to miss him and cut into a pir instead. At that moment, there was an uproar near the entrance; a group of police, with some MIB agents mixed inside, had finally arrived.


    Sheyan almost cried tears of joy. He immediately ran towards the group, screaming and wailing like a poor victim, all the while raising the medal the MIB gave him high above his head. The transparent saber followed close behind him. The MIB agents and police officers naturally shot at the saber. Normal guns may not be that powerful in the face of the transparent saber, but the shots from the pulsed weapons were enough to send it flying.


    Presented with such a great opportunity, Sheyan took a deep breath, suppressed his dizziness, jumped on a passing bus and left the area.

 Chapter 953: Hot Pursuit

    <h4>Chapter 953: Hot Pursuit</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    It was a double-decker bus. There weren''t too many people on it, and Sheyan''s act of scrambling to get on the bus did not attract too much attention.


    In densely popted ces, there were all kinds of people. In bustling New York, thieves, robbers, drug addicts and the likes existed in droves. There were also a lot of performance artists who would deliberately perform strange acts in public. Sheyan did not appear too conspicuous. He quickly took a seat.


    Soon after, Sheyan started feeling an increasingly painful sensation spreading from his feet. The pain gradually converged on his thighs!


    Suddenly, a wave of unbearable pain transmitted over from Sheyan''s legs. It was the same sensation as having a red-hot branding iron pressing down on them, except there was no scorching smell and no feeling of intense pressure.


    Sheyan was very tough mentally, but in the face of such severe pain, he couldn''t help but drip with cold sweat. His teeth were grit so tightly that they made creaking sounds! The muscles on his whole body spasmed. A pool of sweat quickly umted underneath his seat.


    A couple and a young girl originally sat next to Sheyan. They exchanged nces when they saw him acting that way, thinking that he may be a drug addict or maybe he was having a seizure. It scared them into changing their seats to get away from Sheyan.


    Sheyan raised his head, opened his mouth and gasped greedily for breath like a fish out of water. He finally felt better after a while. He rxed, knowing that the spiritual connection between himself and the Cardinal had been severed. He wiped away the cold sweat on his face and the saliva on the corners of his mouth that he hadn''t even noticed was there before. He found that the bus had left Manhattan.


    Sheyan pondered for a moment, then ripped open his trousers to find two strange and mysterious symbols burnt onto his legs, engraved deep into the skin! They were the Hebrew words for gluttony and wrath! Looking at these two symbols, Sheyan had a strange premonition in his heart. He knew that the matter would probably not end so easily. Not only were the two symbols branded on his body, he felt like they were imprinted on his soul too!


    ''I wonder how Aziz is doing,'' the thought shed across Sheyan''s mind, but he quickly snapped back to reality because the door had opened and admitted two men inside. One of them was rather burly while the other was crooked and looked a bit shady.


    The burly man was all smiles and even helped an old man off the bus. Without saying a word, one of them sat in front of Sheyan and the other behind him, keeping Sheyan in the middle.


    The two men were Shali and Stend who had tried to assassinate Sheyan in the MIB headquarters. Even when the two had him surrounded, Sheyan appeared rxed. He asked:


    "Howe you guys are here?"


    Shali, who sat behind Sheyan, answered in a low muffled tone:


    "Do you think you can still escape?"


    Sheyan nonchntly said:


    "Maybe I can''t kill the two of you by myself, but you two won''t be able to kill me either! I''m afraid Fate will make an appearance if he wants me dead too."


    When Shali heard the name "Fate", his hands gripped hard on the bus seat handle. The handle, together with the steel bar inside, was bent out of shape. He looked around and said through gnashed teeth:


    "Do you think using the name of Fate will scare me?!"


    Sheyan rested his hands behind his head and, without missing a beat, said:


    "Fate! What do you say if we forget about everything that happened today? As a gift, I''ll leave these two guys for you to kill. You probably hadn''t noticed yet, but when I escaped from that monster''s territory just now, there were already 5 intruders tailing me. If you try to kill me and I get desperate, both of us will be injured. We''ll only benefit the people lurking in the dark."


    Shali and Stend got more nervous with every word that came out of Sheyan''s mouth.


    Shali gulped, his eyes glued to Sheyan''s face. The muscles on his jaws and temple were bulging from tension. The air in his mouth cracked when he chewed on it, as if it was not air that he was chewing on, butrge chunks of ss!


    As he chewed on the air, his muscles began to swell up and his skin started to shine. Meanwhile, Stend was rubbing his nails together, making metallic sounds.


    But apparently Sheyan''s words had its effect. He could sense that both Shali and Stend were obviously distracted. Although they were facing him, most of their focus was on the surroundings - just like students in the afternoon who would appear to have their eyes glued to the ckboard, but their mind had actually drifted away to what they would have for lunch����


    Nevertheless, they were still Bloody World participants carefully chosen by their respective realms! Both of them were recognised as the strongest fighter in their own party, so of course they wouldn''t lose their will to fight over a few words! They came here looking for a fight, so that''s what they would do!


    With a flick of Shali''s wrist, he uprooted the entire seat in front of him and bashed it at Sheyan. It was the chair above the bus. The two main materials that made up the seats of public buses were hard stic and reinforcing steel bars. They were held down withrge bolts the size of wine sses. Shali could simply reach out and grab one as his weapon, so it was apparent how strong he was.


    But Sheyan still sat in his seat with a smile on his face, without the slightest intention of dodging. The broken chair flung by Shali would not be recognised as an equipment so the damage bonus it provided was very limited. Sheyan had dealt with Shali before so he had a thorough understanding of Shali''s strength.


    *Bang*


    An ordinary human was sure to have their skull broken from Shali''s hit, but when the chair hit Sheyan, it might as well have hit a cement pir. stic debris and steel parts scattered everywhere. Sheyan remained perfectly fine.


    Stend crossed his left and right forefinger''s nails and shot a trail of me which looked like a snake crawling in the air towards Sheyan. Sheyan nonchntly put his right hand up to block it. After the me wound around Sheyan''s arm several times, the smell of skin and flesh burning permeated through the air, but that was the worst the me could do. Itpletely disappeared after a few seconds.


    Upon seeing such a spectacr movie-like scene, the people inside bus screamed in hysteria. They proceeded to jump out the windows when the bus stopped at a traffic light. Shali''s body had grown even bigger after he inhaled. When he stood up, his head crashed into the roof of the bus. Although he was not hurt, it was unexpected. Shali''s action was naturally dyed for a moment.


    Taking this opportunity, Sheyan grabbed the smaller Stend.


    Stend revealed a bloodthirsty smile. He flicked his fingers and a very sharp sound prated into Sheyan''s ears, causing Sheyan to pause momentarily. With a swing of Stend''s hand, the seat next to Sheyan was sliced in half. The finger continued towards Sheyan''s neck.


    "Interesting," said Sheyan indifferently. He raised his left fist to block, and the strong wind force generated by Stend''s finger instantly left a trail of sparks on his boxing glove. By this time, Shali had freed himself and had smashed at Sheyan''s head. Stend was sure that Sheyan had to dodge, so he paused, ready to cooperate with Shali''s attack. However, Sheyan simply ignored Shali''s attack and caught Stend''s throat, then followed up with a vicous headbutt on Stend''s nose!


    Sheyan then broke out in a frenzy and beat Stend up. Although he had to receive Shali''s fierce attacks at the same time, Shali''s attacks seemed to mean nothing to him!


    In the end, Stend was grabbed by Sheyan and was smashed through the windshield of the bus with a fierce ''Tactical Throw''. He was hit head-on by a fast-moving Audi TT sports car closing in from the opposite direction.


    He was immediately rammed over ten meters away and fell heavily to the ground, dragging a long trail of blood on the clean road. An ordinary human would have died a terrible death with their body in pieces. Although he was a contestant, Stend was still left severely injured.


    Stend climbed up in a daze. With an angry roar, a dull golden glow appeared on his left hand - he was ready to use an ultimate skill in his next strike.


    Right after Sheyan sent Stend flying, he had turned around to deal with Shali. Hepletely gave up on defence and opted to exchange blows with Shali instead.


    Although Shali was wary of possible hidden enemies and did not disy his full power, he was still secretly shocked by Sheyan''s unimaginable formidability - Defenceparable to an MT, shocking HP and powerful Strength!


    When Shali saw that Stend was about tounch his attack, he instantly made a decision. His neck suddenly became huge and thick, the green veins on it protruding like a toad that had drawn in air. The next instant, he opened his mouth andunched from the depth of his throat a violent and explosive gush of air right towards Sheyan''s face.


    This was Shali''s ultimate skill: ''Air Cannon''!

 Chapter 954: Hunting Fate

    <h4>Chapter 954: Hunting Fate</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    If Sheyan had not fought with Shali before, there was no doubt that he would have fallen victim to the ''Air Cannon'', but because he was prepared, Sheyan could see the abnormality in Shali''s actions. Although it was impossible for him to dodge agilely like Agility-type contestants, he could immediately put up a guard by crossing his hands in front of him.


    The next instant, Sheyan felt a terrible force pressing on his arms. For Sheyan, the force was not so strong that it was impossible to resist. However, Sheyan suddenly had an idea. He did not resist the force but instead allowed it to blow him away.


    The force knocked Sheyan off the ground and sent him crashing into the windshield. The ss broke and Sheyan tumbled out. But after several rolls on the ground, Sheyan immediately bounced up. He jumped, then with one hand grabbed onto a passing box truck which happened to make a turn at the traffic light at that moment. The truck quickly drove away, carrying Sheyan with it.


    Of course Shali and Stend could not allow Sheyan to escape. They immediately pursued after Sheyan. Although they were both mainly melee-type contestants, they also had several long-range attacks in their arsenals.


    They had chased Sheyan for ten or so meters and had managed to shorten the distance to the truck when a crystal bottle was suddenly thrown towards them, leaving a trail of green smoke in its wake. It crashed to the ground and arge cloud of dark green smoke immediately burst forth from it. The shockwave produced by the broken bottle hit both of them at the same time like a strong wind, stunning them and making them dizzy. All the while, the dark green smoke cloud continued to spread, wrapping them inside it.


    Sheyan was about to sessfully escape when suddenly, he was ovee by a strange feeling. He felt like a pair of vicious eyes were staring at him, but when he looked around, he couldn''t find anything out of the ordinary. However, the feeling of being stared at only became more intense.


    There was a pedestrian overpass ahead of the truck he was clinging to. It was a busy time, so there were a lot of people on the overpass. There was a teenager on a skateboard on the left side of the overpass. This was a prettymon sight on the streets of New York; it was nothing to be surprised about.


    But when the skateboarder was trying to avoid a person in his path, he identally slipped and fell. His skateboard flew up and shot towards a young man in front of him. The young man was pretty agile so he managed to avoid the skateboard by leaning back slightly.


    The skateboard finally stopped when it hit the back of the head of a middle-aged man in suit. It naturally caused a lot of pain. The middle-aged man in a suit instinctively grimaced in agony and reached for the back of his head, but when he raised his hand, he identally hit the hand of a child next to him.


    The little kid had juste out from a McDonald''s, where his mom had bought him a strawberry-voured McFlurry�� The child of course felt painful when he was hit. He was initially licking the McFlurry in bliss, but the hit caused the McFlurry to slip away from his arm. The McFlurry fell off the gap between the steel frames of the overpass and rather coincidentallynded on the windshield of the box truck that Sheyan was hitching a ride on.


    The McFlurry immediately sshed over the windshield, triggering the automatic windshield wipers. The result was that the driver''s sight waspletely blocked. Therefore, he had no choice but to stop his car at the side of the road, turn on the warning light, and jump out of the driver''s seat cursing.


    Sheyan narrowed his eyes and focused his gaze, but he had no idea where he should look at. He was merely bluffing when he spoke to Shali and Stend just now. He didn''t expect the guy called Fate to actually be here!


    Sheyan''s feet did not remain idle as these thoughts shed across his mind. He had skillfully jumped onto the sidewalk as soon as the truck stopped. When you''re not as fast as the opponent, there were two practical ways to ovee that. You could either find ways to make yourself as fast as the opponent, or make the opponent as slow as you.


    Therefore, Sheyan did not hesitate to move into argemercial square nearby which had a Wal-Mart and a Carrefour, as well as a few cinemas, entertainment centers and five steak houses. It was literally overflowing with people. Since Blood Sensing was not active at the moment, Sheyan was like a fish in water in the crowd with his rather decent Perceptive Sense.


    Shali and Stend, too, rushed into thisrgemercial square ten secondster. But Sheyan was like a needle in a haystack right now. How could they find him?


    But at that moment, something that had very little chance of happening normally, inexplicably ured. An elevator in the distance suddenly broke down and was stuck between the third and fourth floor. It caused an uproar among the tourists on the elevator. That ce immediately became the focus of everyone in themercial square.


    There were about twenty to thirty people on the elevator. Shali and Stend nced over and saw Sheyan mingling with the crowd. If the elevator didn''t break down, it would only take another two or three seconds for Sheyan topletely disappear around the corner.


    The two of them were overjoyed. Shali instantly dashed straight towards Sheyan. He was a giant of a man; the people he ran over were all left bleeding or injured. Stend jumped and clung to a wall. His nails enabled him to scale the wall like a spider as he quickly moved in Sheyan''s direction.


    Sheyan was not rmed when his whereabouts were exposed. He squeezed out of the broken elevator with little effort, then took a turn and went into the next elevator. By the time Stend and Shali arrived, the elevator that Sheyan was in had gone up three storeys. However, Stend''s vision was unbelievable. From the mirror inside the elevator, he could see that Sheyan had pressed the button for the eleventh floor. They immediately took another elevator in pursuit!


    When Stend and Shali stepped out of their elevator, they found Sheyan standing on the window at the end of the eleventh floor corridor, smiling at them. He then took out a shining golden pearl in his hand, and actually crashed through the window to jump straight down from the eleventh floor!


    Stend and Shali held their breath. The surest way to stay in pursuit was, of course, to jump down following after Sheyan.


    But neither Shali nor Stend had the confidence to escape unscathed, or even to escape with their lives, jumping down from the eleventh floor! Don''t forget, Sheyan might be waiting for them below!


    This is the most shameless aspect of Sheyan n. He had already used the ''Gloryheal'' ability while he was in the elevator to fully recover his HP in preparation for jumping from the building. He was tantly mocking Shali and Stend for their low Defence and HP. What could they do about it? Jump from the building?


    When Sheyan reached the bottom, hended on a BMW X6 and made a huge dent on the roof of the car. He jumped down casually and looked up to see Shali and Stend staring at him. Heughed out loud, pointed at them and shook his index finger. He then walked leisurely to a motorcycle ten meters away, pulled the man on it down, got on the motorcycle, and started the engine.


    Sheyan''s expression at the moment seemed quite rxed, but there was a sharpness hidden in his eyes, waiting to be unleashed!


    ''If you''ve been observing me all this time, Fate, you should know that when this bike starts moving, Shali and Stend won''t be able to catch up to me any longer.''


    ''Your goal is simple - to force me and the two of them to fight each other to the death, and when all of us are gravely injured, you will swoop in and reap the greatest benefit. That''s why there is a very high chance of you activating your ability the moment I got on the motorcycle so that I can''t run away from Shali and Stend. C''mon then! I''ve boosted my Perceptive Sense to the limit with the ''Goldpearl of the Caribbean Sea'', and I''m fully focused on sensing your skill right now. I''ll definitely find you!''


    ''Yes, this is it! This is the feeling! The feeling of forcefully changing the flow of the world, like the shiver when a finger stopped the ticking of a clock! You fool, you''re three hundred meters to the West!! ''


    ''The fact that you can keep up with the change in our battle location means that you should be on a vehicle. I''ve found you, Fate! So you''re disguised as an NYPD officer so that you can ignore the traffic lights when you chase after us and monitor our movements. Well then, enjoy my disease!''


    Sheyan abandoned the motorcycle when the engine started to smoke, and ran away!


    For Sheyan, getting rid of Shali and Stend in this busy urban area was really not that hard. It was the ability of Fate that he was concerned about. Fate''s ability was simply too mysterious. Sheyan would not have been able to locate him if his own Perceptive Sense wasn''t so high.


    Right now, Fate did not know that Sheyan already had his eyes on him. When he saw Sheyan fleeing, he immediately started his own motorcycle and gave chase. He seemed to have some miraculous way to perceive Sheyan''s position, so he was not very worried about losing Sheyan. However, Sheyan had chosen a very clever escape route, forcing Fate to get as close to him as possible.

 Chapter 955: The Power of Fate

    <h4>Chapter 955: The Power of Fate</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888


    Editor: Elkassar1


    Time passed by in the blink of an eye. Sheyan ran with all his might, while Fate very calmly tailed him from behind. Fate was like a spider steadily moving on a cobweb, leisurely observing the actions of the prey that had fallen into its.


    But fate did not know that Sheyan was counting down in his mind.


    ''10, 9, 8, �� �� 2, 1! ''


    ''120 seconds is up!''


    Sheyan suddenly turned around and dashed in Fate''s direction!


    Sheyan had turned back when the distance between him and Fate was the shortest at less than 150 meters. Like a 100-meter hurdles sprinter, Sheyan jumped up with his hands in front of his face, crashing hard into a window in front of him.


    The ss shattered and copsed. A shocked saleswoman stood in front of Sheyan; Sheyan gently pushed her away. Then, after a tumble, he rushed out the door and finally saw Fate, who was riding a motorcycle in the distance on the long street!


    Fate, of course, realised that he had been exposed. He turned around in an instant and pounded on the throttle, attempting to flee in the opposite direction.


    Honestly, speed wasn''t Sheyan''s specialty. To catch up with the motorcycle with his legs was unrealistic. But Sheyan remained silent and continued to chase after Fate, refusing to give up.


    Right at the moment Fate''s motorcycle had elerated to top speed, Sheyan unleashed his new ability: the ''Power of Corrosion''!


    This ability could only be used after an enemy had been affected by his disease for 120 seconds, and could only target a single enemy.


    (TL note: From ch. 907: ''By activating the ''Power of Corrosion'', Sheyan could, in the next five seconds, actively trigger the next appearance of the disease symptom instead of waiting for it to randomly appear like before. The enemy would not experience any of the remaining symptoms in the next 30 seconds to two minutes.'' )


    After activating the ''Power of Corrosion'', Sheyan could, in the next five seconds, actively trigger the next appearance of the symptom. He could also choose the symptom instead of waiting for one to randomly appear like before!


    Sheyan coldly watched Fate put on a show of motorcycle skills as he navigated through the busy street hundreds of meters away. His lips curled into a sinister smile.


    "You''ve had me dancing in the palm of your hand for too long! Now�� Hmmph! I''ll let you have a taste of your own medicine! Pneumonia symptom: activate!! Activate symptom: severe cough! (The enemy will be assaulted by a fit of coughing, during which they will be rendered unable to move, attack or cast.)"


    Fate was currently traveling between a bus and a Ford Raptor, and he looked so skilled that he could achieve a speed of nearly 100 kmh even in traffic (about 62 mph). A slight gap between vehicles was enough for him to sneak through.


    But as Fate revved on the throttle to overtake the Ford Raptor ahead, an inconceivable itch spread through his throat. He immediately stiffened and had to cough to relief the ufortable sensation.


    ''Damn, I was attacked by the enemy!'' Fate reacted extremely fast. There was instantly a sh of light on his body, indicating the use of medicine to dispel abnormal states.


    But it didn''t work!


    A light shed on Fate''s body again. Besides the medicine, he also had a skill to lift abnormal states!


    But it didn''t work too!


    Fate actually managed to remain calm and collected under such circumstances. The final move he pulled was to summon a dinosaur with a scroll! The dinosaur could cause confusion and could also dy the enemy. Every second was precious.


    His thought process was as calm and as meticulous as a robot. He would not be affected by any external factors. If he must get hurt, he would make sure to keep the damage to a minimum.


    A relentless urge to cough finally overcame him. Fate coughed fiercely for three seconds. While he coughed, he was unable to move, attack, and cast, so the direction of the police motorcycle, which had reached 100 kmh, remained askew.


    The bus in front and the Ford Raptor in the back were traveling at a speed of at least 50 kmh. Under such circumstances, the motorcycle''s skewed handlebar eventually led to very serious consequences. Everything happened like a movie - the collision, the fall, the rear-end!


    The police motorcycle, caught in the middle, was mmed into the bottom of the Ford Raptor. The bus kept pushing hard from the back. The police motorcycle finally could bear the excessive pressure no longer, and exploded.


    It was only then that Fate recovered from his violent coughing. He had the honour to be the piece of meat in the steel sandwich. He struggled to climb out of the wreck with blood in his mouth. If it wasn''t for the summoned dinosaur cushioning the blow, he would have suffered even more serious injuries. Fire started spreading over his body, but Fate had no time to put them out. Instead, he kicked the wreckage of the motorcycle that pinned him down, and staggered away in a hurry.


    That''s because he could feel a great threat approaching behind him. The opponent had suppressed his fury for so long and had painstakinglyid down the trap, so the chance left for him to escape was slim to begin with!


    Fate was a mage-type contestant, after all. His Physique and Agility could neverpare to Sheyan''s. His strength was that, by changing some small events, he could create a chain reaction which could produce extremely serious consequences. It was not dissimr to the disaster that befell the U.S. space shuttle Challenger - 1.2 billion USD$ worth of scientific research and technology, as well as seven human lives, lost to a $3.70 O-ring.


    His ability was called ''Foresight'', and in the real world he was a famous detectiveparable to Sherlock Holmes. His talent matched perfectly with his ''Foresight'' ability.


    More importantly, Fate''s attacks were rarely directed at the target themselves. Rather, he would create a deadly attack by utilising the surrounding environment. This at least cut down the risk of him being found by 50%. A lot of his victims didn''t even know the real reason they died. His attack method was more bizarre and unpredictable than a powerful sniper.


    Nevertheless, that Fate who had always been unstoppable, found himself falling prey to Sheyan today! While he plotted against Sheyan, he had also inadvertently stepped into Sheyan''s vicious trap. He was now disease-ridden and must fight to the death!


    Sheyan had taken the opportunity to close down to within 50 meters of Fate. Fate staggered to stand up while holding his forehead with his hands. He red at Sheyan through the blood flowing down his face. Sheyan instantly had a strange feeling. Suddenly, both of them went totally still. The surrounding scenerypletely disappeared, reced by a darkness akin to the starry sky. Then, Fate pointed to himself with his index finger.


    When Fate did that, Sheyan suddenly heard a soft snap in his ear. He felt as if a thread that was very important to him was snapped. He look around at the surrounding. Although he could once again see the bustling concrete jungle, he feltpletely out of ce for some reason.


    At the same time, the nightmare imprint transmitted some notifications to him:


    [Warning: Your connection with the current world is temporarily cut off for ten minutes.]


    [Warning: During this period, you will be rejected by this world. Misfortune will follow you and your luck will fall to its lowest point.]


    [Warning: It will be a good idea to hole yourself up in a a park, a stadium or other open spaces immediately.]


    "����%&����#%$#&" Sheyan was already less than 50 meters away from Fate. 20 meters more and Fate would be in his attack range, not to mention that Fate was still carrying a disease. How could he bear to give up?


    Sheyan decided to risk it. He kept up the chase and soon reached the site of the ident. Fate was limping along the sidewalk across the street; his leg seemed to have been injured. However, he looked a lot calmer. He threw aside his burning coat and grabbed a bottle of water from a roadside stall, dumping the contents onto his face. The distance between the two continued to shorten.


    A car that seemed to be in a hurry rushed over from a distance. The car had to drive to the side of the road due to the ident, but at that moment, someone happened to jump out from the bus involved in the ident. In order to avoid the person who jumped out, the car driver immediately mmed on the brake and turned the steering wheel wildly. The car, as a result, went out of control and rushed towards Sheyan with astonishing momentum.


    If Sheyan kept running towards Fate, he would be hit by this car!


    Sheyan''s blood was boiling by now. He decided to trust in his toughness and chose to pounce forward! In his n, even if he was hit by the car, he could adjust his body so that the force from the collision would propel him forward, thus taking advantage of the momentum to get closer to Fate.


    With a loud bang, Sheyan was hit by the car as he wished. For him, this kind of collision was absolutely eptable. He borrowed the momentum from the collision to fly out like a baseball on a home run!


    Wind whistled past Sheyan''s ears. He looked at Fate coldly from the air, but Fate merely showed him a mocking smile and kept moving forward. He seemed certain that Sheyan would never catch up to him!

 Chapter 956: Chaotic Battle

    <h4>Chapter 956: Chaotic Battle</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Fate was actually a gentle-looking man. He had soft eyes hidden behind a pair of gold rimmed sses, as well as a calm demeanor. He looked somewhat simr to Steve Jobs in his forties. At this moment, he turned around to face Sheyan and solemnly eximed:


    "No one can fight against fate. No one!"


    With the help of the collision''s impact, Sheyan had flown to within 30 meters of Fate. As soon as hended, he could immediately activate ''Hornrage'' to catch up to Fate, and then destroy him with punches and kicks!


    Contestants might not be insta-killed by Sheyan as soon as he got close to them, but they would find it extremely difficult to shake him off! Don''t forget that Sheyan was a dual attribute Growth Hunter in Strength and Physique.


    The force from the impact began to weaken. Although Sheyan could not keep his bnce in the air, his body had responded instinctively. He would put his hand on the ground to flip himself upright before hended, then activate ''Hornrage'' right away. The whole series of actions would be executed smoothly without any dy in between.


    If it was an ordinary person performing those actions, the only oue would be a broken arm. But for Sheyan, they would present no difficulty.


    Sheyan folded his belly in the air, stooped, reached out, and pressed his hand on the sidewalk ahead. Everything was going ording to his script. But the moment Sheyan touched the sidewalk, he immediately felt something was wrong.


    Because the seemingly solid sidewalk did not feel solid at all.


    As soon as Sheyan pressed down on it, a crack appeared on the surface, and as Sheyan exerted more strength, several square meters of area around the spot simply copsed with a rumble!


    "F*cking hell, this power of misfortune is way too strong!" Sheyan couldn''t help swearing as he fell. "A sinkhole in the city? Are you kidding me?"


    One could asionally read reports of sinkholes on the Inte, sometimes even involving cars falling into them, but those events were very rare after all. Sheyan never thought he would bump into such a bizarre thing.


    Even a mighty Growth Hunter could not go against thew of physics. Sheyan could not just grab his own hair and fling himself up like in an anime. Hence, Sheyan fell to the bottom of the sinkhole. Although the sinkhole was not that wide, it was at least 5 meters deep. There was some murky water at the bottom. Sheyan fell straight into the soft mud and struggled to shift himself upright.


    By the time Sheyan climbed out of the sinkhole with much difficulty, Fate was already over 100 meters away from him. More importantly, the man had found another motorcycle and, to Sheyan''s surprise, he seemed to be wearing a thick grey scarf because he realised that he''d caught a cold. He started the motorcycle and elerated away.


    Sheyan stared at Fate''s back, but there was no frustration in his eyes. Instead, he said coldly:


    "You might have temporarily changed my fate, but you can''t change the fate of other people, and you definitely can''t change����your own destiny! "


    Right when Sheyan''s speech ended, the motorcycle Fate was riding on suddenly exploded and caught on fire!


    The situation on the battlefield had gonepletely out of control.


    Sheyan''s previous judgment was quite urate. The strongest person around here was probably the Cardinal. He would probably attack anyone indiscriminately once they entered his range of control. Aziz and Sheyan may be able to sneak up to the Cardinal, but once they were attacked by the Cardinal, they were surely exposed to the rest of the Bloody World participants!


    After such a long and fierce battle, those participants that intruded into this world must have definitely sensed something. Otherwise, they would not have been qualified to enter the Bloody World.


    Fate was unimaginably powerful, yes, but the biggest mistake he made was to underestimate Sheyan, causing him to fall into Sheyan''s trap. But even so, he was able to turn the tables and get rid of Sheyan''s pursuit.


    His strength was evident.


    Unfortunately, the mysterious and powerful monster had a fragile body. Those lurking in the dark easily made their decision!


    Sheyan was 70% sure that there were intruders observing him, and they should be very clear that he was as hard as nails with a plethora of debuffs in his arsenal. If he fought while running away, keeping himself alive for as long as half an hour would be a piece of cake.


    On the other hand, Fate was a mage-type contestant - and he was already in a rather sorry state.


    Even an idiot would choose to finish the mage-type contestant first before turning back to deal with Sheyan.


    If they dared to deal with Sheyan first, who could guarantee that Fate wouldn''t turn backter and pick them off? They wouldn''t even know what hit them!


    The enemies'' attacks were swift and endless. After Fate''s motorcycle exploded, seven or eight missiles wereunched from a distance. They indiscriminately bombarded Fate''snding spot from all directions. Hundreds of square meters of area werepletely shrouded in mes after the series of bombardments.


    This kind ofrge area of effect attack was not that great a threat for Sheyan because since the attack was dispersed over arge area, the attack intensity would not be that great. With his HP of over 4,000, it was not a big deal.


    Seeing the explosion, the passers-by naturally screamed and ran away. A lot of people in the buildings nearby also looked out the windows to check what happened. Sheyan was just about to move forward, but a man suddenly ran over and was about to bump into him; Sheyan could smell the strong smell of alcohol on him before Sheyan even saw him. Sheyan of course couldn''t let anyone get close to him right now, so he kicked at the man. He did not expect the drunkard to be just an ordinary person. The man was instantly sent flying. His crashed head first into a wall and bleed profusely.


    This kind of urrence immediately drew the attention of a police officer. He pointed his gun at Sheyan and requested Sheyan to return with him to the police station. Sheyan was not afraid of his gun, but at this time of misfortune, he was fed up with being entangled in all kinds of unlucky things. He felt like he had fallen into a swamp with his hands bound, struggling to free himself!


    The fire had subsided slightly in the distance, and Fate could be seen stumbling out of the mes. He was a mess. At this moment, a javelin with a metal chain attached to it shot out from a building quite a distance away. Fate barely managed to dodge it. The javelin pierced deep into the road until only a small part of it was left on the surface. The chain behind it stretched taut.


    A figure slid down the chain from the top of a building. He held the chain in one hand and fired violently with a submachine gun in the other. The tongue of me at the muzzle was half a meter long. He looked exactly like Rambo in First Blood.


    Destiny rolled and dodged with all his might in the midst of the storm of machine-gun bullets, but was still hit by more than half of them. The blue glow from administering an honorary dosage lit up on his body, and he returned to full health.


    The next second, a blue protectiveyer appeared from the surface of his body. It looked like the magic barrier that most mage contestants had, but it was actually a little different upon closer scrutiny.


    Sheyan could clearly see the interior of the translucent blue barrier. It seemed like a ss exterior wall with a steel frame structure inside. The barrier was elliptical in shape, but a closer inspection would reveal that it wasposed of multiple tough-looking blue squares, giving the barrier a very solid feel.


    Less than a third of "Rambo''s" bullets were able to prate the barrier. The rest of the bullets bounced off as if they had hit a hard steel surface. A few passers-by could not escape in time and were wounded by the stray bullets. The stray bullets even identally injured "Rambo" himself.


    Sheyan was lost in thought looking at the scene unfolding in the distance. Meanwhile, the policeman was still pointing his gun at Sheyan. He shouted:


    "Put up your hands, turn around, and face the wall! This is an order!"


    Sheyan naturally did not oblige him. He used just enough force in a p to knock the policeman out cold without harming his life. But after that slight dy, the situation in the battleground on the other side had changed again.


    The reason why the intruder ("Rambo") dared to initiate the assault on Fate was because he was confident in his explosiveness and was sure that he could kill Fate in seconds. When the guy saw that he had forced Fate to use his trump card - the honorary dosage, he immediately rushed at Fate at an extraordinary speed and hugged him with both arms.


    At that moment, Sheyan saw a portal open up behind them and swallowed them inside!


    ''Is this the legendary Duel ability? The ability to forcibly drag the enemy into one''s own battlefield?'' thought Sheyan. His trip to the Bloody World was truly eye-opening. He had witnessed a lot of top levelbat powers and skills of the nightmare realm at this stage.

 Chapter 957: Death from Chest Pain

    <h4>Chapter 957: Death from Chest Pain</h4>


    Trantor:Sean88888Editor:Elkassar1


    Merely 35 secondster, the dimensional portal opened again, and two figures fell out. Our dear Mr. Rambo appeared to be unhurt, but he looked as if he had seen a ghost. He covered his chest and ran away frantically. He didn''t even have the courage to look back.


    On the other hand, Fate was covered in wounds. However, the blue magic barrier around him shone bright, and even had some mes faintly burning on its surface. It was as brilliant as the sun in the sky, forcing others to avert their gazes!


    Hi eyes swept around and stopped on Sheyan. Then, he moved over withrge strides!


    Fate seemed to have the confidence to kill Sheyan now!


    "You''re currently gued by misfortune! During this period, everything will go against you!"


    "You''re in an open area, which is totally disadvantageous for someone like you whocks ranged attacks!"


    "Fate, your only backup is currently being pursued by even more people than you are, while my backup ising. I have the advantage in terms of personnel."


    "You''re at the wrong ce at the wrong time with the wrong people. You will lose this battle for sure!"


    (TL: Sun Tzu''s Art of War: Onlyunch a battle when the time is right, and the geographical and social conditions are favorable.)


    The voice of Fate reverberated directly in Sheyan''s mind. Sheyan smiled in a rxed manner.


    "If victory were decided by words, you would have won for sure. Unfortunately, it''s not the tongue that decides victory, but the fist!"


    Fate narrowed his eyes and he suddenlyughed.


    "What a stubborn man!"


    Before Fate had even finished his words, he had already took a step forward.


    As soon as Fate was within two meters of Sheyan, Sheyan immediately found out how Fate could beat Mr. "Rambo" into fleeing.


    An unbearable heat transmitted over as Fate got close. However, the heat seemed to be generated from the inside of Sheyan''s body and spread to the outside, so there was no visible abnormality. The heat felt very viscous, as if the surrounding air had melted like magma and stuck to the surface of Sheyan''s body, restricting his movement. Sheyan found that his movement speed had been reduced!


    This was the final card up Fate''s sleeve, the ''Raging me of Magic'', which would continuously burn arge amount of his MP to attack the enemy. It was extraordinarily powerful, but it also had two major drawbacks. Firstly, when MP was burned, the upper limit of MP would temporarily reduce too. He must wait until he returned to the realm before he could recover from the effect. Secondly, the range of the attack was only about two to three meters.


    For contestants like Sheyan, an attack range of two meters was more than enough, but for a mage-type contestants, it was worse than useless! Their opponents would be really happy to see them get so close! However, Fate had integrated it into his own offensive system to bring out its maximum power.


    First, he had the ability to carry out ultra long range attacks and could kill the enemy before they realised what happened.


    Even if he was somehow discovered by the enemy, Fate could usually escape by virtue of the distance between them. In this stage, gunmen posed the greatest threat to Fate, so this guy got himself a titanium mesh magic barrier that was extremely effective against long-range attacks! This would force those who were good at long range attacks to have no choice but to engage in close range fights with him, after which he would give them a taste of his ''Raging me of Magic''! Such abination of abilities was guaranteed to be a great sess!


    The few seconds when Sheyan was being burned by the ''Raging me of Magic'' saw his HP drop like water leaking out of a bucket. In addition, the ''Raging me of Magic'' also carried a speed reduction effect. Running away was no longer a viable option after getting caught in it. Don''t forget that Sheyan was also gued by misfortune at the moment, so even if he tried to run away, the world would throw hurdles in his way.


    Therefore, the only way to survive this predicament was to kill Fate before Fate killed him. This was practically the only choice left to anyone who had fallen into this trap of Fate''s. But Fate knew this as well, so given his shrewdness, how could he not be prepared?


    The titanium mesh barrier on his body underwent a slight change. Initially, the inner titanium mesh consisted of numerous little squares, but they had now be rhombuses. The barrier had shifted from specialising against long ranged attacks to specialising against close ranged attacks.


    With an angry shout, Sheyan pulled out ''+ 7 West'' and executed a sh, but the result was pretty meagre. It wasn''t because the power of ''+7 West'' had shrunk, but because the titanium mesh magic barrier had provided Fate with thousands of points of additional HP. If Sheyan did not break the barrier, he wouldn''t be able to harm Fate.


    Fate had appeared right in front of Sheyan by now. His did not have high Strength and Agility but it was evident he had put in a lot of work on his basic footwork and body movement. It was a great pity that "Rambo" managed to run away. Considering that Sheyan was ridden with bad luck and did not specialise in Agility, Fate was confident that Sheyan could never escape from his ''Raging me of Magic''!


    Sheyan clenched his fist. Although the heat made his breath heavy and he felt like his innards were burning, his mind was as cool as ice. Fate could not see Sheyan''s eyes because Sheyan had his head buried low, but at that moment, he saw Sheyan smirk.


    An ominous feeling gripped him.


    Sheyan took a deep breath, and a sudden mass of red fog coiled around his body. Ayer of light as blue as a clear sky enshrouded his hands and his weapon!


    ''Strength of the Sky''! That''s right, this was Sheyan''s powerful new-found ability, ''Strength of the Sky''! Meanwhile, the ''Zergling Rush'' effect had long been triggered.


    [Strength of the Sky: Perform a Strength check for every sessful hit on the enemy. If you pass the Strength check, there is a 25% chance to interrupt a random beneficial effect on the target (including, but not limited to, attribute buffs, protectiveyers, and aura effects). Lasts for 30 seconds. This ability can be repeatedly triggered, but there will only be one interrupted effect (unable to stack). This ability has domain precedence.]


    The two men were so close that Sheyan only needed to take a step forward to hit Fate with the three-punchbo. The effect of the ''Strength of the Sky'' was sessfully triggered on the first punch. The titanium mesh magic barrier covering Fate instantly cracked.


    When the second blow fell, the sky blue energynded entirely on Fate''s body. The cracked titanium mesh magic barrier shattered like broken porcin intorge pieces and disappeared when they touched the ground.


    Without the protection of the titanium mesh magic barrier, no matter how strong his ''Raging me of Magic'' was, there was no way Fate could face off with Sheyan in a direct confrontation with his meagre HP!


    Fate, however, still looked unperturbed. As soon as his barrier was broken, a strange buzzing sound came from all over his body. His body lost its solidness, bing illusionary - even now, he still had tricks to save his life!


    Unfortunately for him, Sheyan would always make sure he got the job done. Once the titanium mesh magic barrier broke, a projection of the ''Stairway of the Sun'' immediately emerged behind Sheyan with its tendrils iling about threateningly. It then evaporated like mists and turned into the form of an ordinary-looking ck snake.


    Those who hadn''t seen this snake before wouldn''t understand its horror.


    This was an illusionary image of an Ouroboros.


    Sheyan''s ''Beast of Corrosion'' ability would automatically choose the most effective way to attack ording to the current enemy and environment. At this moment, it chose to turn into the strange and mysterious ancient snake of evil. It rushed out and chomped down on Fate''s thigh!


    Fate finally screamed in agony despite himself! The pain from the bite of the Ouroboros would multiply when it acted on the pain receptors. The intense pain almost unraveled Fate''s body. His bitten thigh immediately ckened, the muscles on it rotting and emitting a foul smell. Pus appeared everywhere on the thigh. If he could see the bones inside, he would realise that even the bones had turned ck!


    But Fate''sst resort managed to show its effect. His whole body began to turn into particles and then be teleported to a pre-designated ce. Sheyan had seen this before in the Pirates of the Caribbean world. It was called a high-energy short-range teleportation device and could be bought with reputation points.


    The difference between the this one and the one Sheyan had seen before was that thetter was a team version which could send a certain number of people in nonbat state to a fixed location within five kilometers. The one Fate used was an individual version which could transmit the user to a fixed location within 500 meters even in abat state. It''s hard to say which version was better.


    "Within five hundred meters?" Sheyan narrowed his eyes.


    "I have pursued Fate all the way here, during which time he has not left my sight. That is to say, he has no chance to specially arrange a transmission point, so his transmission location is obviously somewhere on his escape route�� Behind me! Within five hundred meters on the path he took toe here!"


    Sheyan abruptly turned around and immediately saw the limping figure of Fate running away. Sheyan naturally couldn''t let Fate escape. He instantly gave chase.


    But he forgot that he was still gued by misfortune. He stepped on a banana skin and almost fell on his butt. However, there was no way Sheyan was going to give up because of that. He still gritted his teeth and pursued desperately. He would not give up even if the world decided to go against him.


    Sheyan''s movement speed was originally about the same as Fate''s, but Fate had suffered a heavy blow to his thigh and was also gued by a disease. They symptoms would re up from time to time, slowing him further. Even with Sheyan being dyed by various misfortunes, he could still keep pace with Fate.


    The distance between them was maintained at about 500 meters throughout the chase. Under such circumstances, there was no doubt that Sheyan was optimistic with his chances. The two of them kept up the run and pursuit relentlessly.


    After turning a corner, Sheyan lost sight of Fate, but ten secondster, he received some notifications from the nightmare imprint:


    [The symptom of your disease: chest pain has caused 97 damage.] (the damage of the ''Stairway of the Sun'' had increased after it grew.)


    [You have killed Awakener No. ???? code-named Fate.]

 Chapter 958: You can get a nosebleed from fantasizing?

    <h4>Chapter 958: You can get a nosebleed from fantasizing?</h4>


    Trantor:Sean88888Editor:Elkassar1


    When he saw this series of notifications, Sheyan could not help smirking.


    Fate was, if he recalled correctly, the fourth unlucky fellow to die by his disease. It''s funny how none of the people who died by his disease were weak. All of them were either powerful Growth Hunters or powerful Awakeners.


    Although Fate had died by chest pain, he somehow counted towards the hidden milestone of ''Sanitary Pad Friend'', which meant that Sheyan only needed to kill one more person to achieve this hidden milestone. Perhaps the real cause of the chest pain was internal bleeding in the lungs����


    (TL: From chapter 815 - [ Hidden Milestone: Sanitary Pad Friend. Condition: Five contestants must die to your ''Bronchitis'' breakout and cough blood ])


    Strictly speaking, Fate was every bit as strong as Aziz. Once he got close, his explosive burst of damage was not inferior to Aziz''s, plus he also had the capability tounch ultra-long-range attacks while remaining securely hidden.


    Sheyan was sure that if Aziz could choose his own partner in a war between contestants, he would definitely choose Fate rather than Sheyan himself.


    As soon as Fate died, the air of misfortune enshrouding Sheyanpletely disappeared. Fate''s death contributed an astonishing 11 achievement points to Sheyan, and also a +7 silver storyline equipment. The value of this silver storyline equipment was not inferior to any dark gold equipment!


    [+7 Stark''s Energy Spare Part (quality product)]


    [Type: Ring]


    [Rarity: Silver Storyline]


    [Equipment position: Finger on the left or right hand]


    [Material: Magnesium Peroxide + Stark Alloy]


    [Property: MP +294 (94 additional points from +7 strengthening)]


    [Property: All attributes +3 (2 additional points from +7 strengthening)]


    [Property: MP consumption +10% (it is well known that one has to pay extra MP to stabilize one''s spells in order to cope with the magic chaos caused by steel) ]


    [Property: There will be an additional MP consumption of 38% when your spell deals an explosive hit (12% reduction from +7 strengthening, originally 50%)]


    [Property: If you do not possess the ''Magic Barrier'' ability, you will obtain a Lvl 3 ''Magic Barrier''.]


    [Property: If you do possess the ''Magic Barrier'' ability, the ability will evolve into the ''Titanium Mesh Magic Barrier''. The titanium mesh magic barrier is a more efficient and powerful version of the ordinary ''Magic Barrier'', but the MP consumption also increases ordingly.]


    [+4 equipment special bonus: The damage absorption ability of the ''Titanium Mesh Magic Barrier'' is increased by 25%.]


    [+7 equipment special bonus: This special bonus will only take effect after the ''Titanium Mesh Magic Barrier'' is upgraded to Lvl 7. It enables the ''Titanium Mesh Magic Barrier'' to switch between targeting long-range and close-range attacks.]


    [Warning: When the damage reflection function of the ''Titanium Mesh Magic Barrier'' is activated, there will be extra MP consumption.]


    [Description: Although this equipment is powerful, it requires you to have an abundance of MP before you can use it freely.]


    [Comment: It''s only a little toy that the geniuses in the Stark family made when they were researching the Iron Man suit, but it seems pretty useful for a lot of people. If you had not paid much attention to the very basic ''Magic Barrier'' ability before, you will probably have to spend a lot of effort and resources on it in the foreseeable future, because this equipment is built almost entirely for the ''Magic Barrier''.]


    **************


    Sheyan kept the ring away with a slight feeling of regret. To be honest, Sheyan coveted the power of the ''Raging me of Magic''. He was hoping that it was an equipment ability so that he had a chance to get it, but that was probably wishful thinking.


    At that instant, Sheyan heard the sharp whistles ofunched missiles transmitting over from various directions. Apparently "Rambo" was unwilling to give up and had returned. He had used his signature skill: ''Carpet Bombing''.


    Sheyan did not dare to stay for the fight. It''s not that he''s afraid of Rambo, but because of another problem. He had been dyed for so long, so why had so few peoplee after him? That''s because Aziz appeared easier to kill! Therefore, there were a lot more people tailing after Aziz. Aziz''s ability to attract the aggro of contestants was much higher than Sheyan''s.


    Regardless of whether Aziz had been killed or had sessfully escaped, there should have been a result by now, so those contestants who did not manage to gain a profit would naturallye here to see if they can get lucky.


    Sheyan did not think that he could finish any Bloody World participant in a short time, so he chose to flee. He rolled several times in session under the cover of the carpet bombing until he reached a manhole cover. He smashed the cover and hid in the sewer.


    He had gathered ample information regarding the city''s underground sewer in the search of Jones before this, so he had no trouble following the sewerwork to the George Washington Bridge and proceeded to jump into the sea.


    At this point, Rambo could only sigh.


    The only way Sheyan could be found in the sea was during the Blood Sensing. It should be mentioned that after the intruders invaded this world, thews of this world had been in a mess. As such, the Blood Sensing had be rather erratic, filling the participants'' hearts with a dread of the unknown.


    After about half an hour of floating and sinking in the water, Sheyan saw an ocean-going fishing boat with a draft of about 3000 tons passing by. Sheyan''s experience told him that the boat was returning from a bountiful fishing trip. He quickly climbed onto the boat.


    On ocean-going fishing boats like this one, the crew were normally stranded on board for a long time. When theye to the bustling city of New York, the foremost things in their minds were the dors, the cold beers and the strippers. They were all eager to vent.


    And basically, the demand for the fishes brought back by the ocean-going fishing boats far exceeded the supply. The United States were most concerned about the problem of environmental pollution, so as long as one had authentic pollution-free goods, there was no fear of the goods not being able to sell. The fishes wouldn''t go bad in cold storage anyway, so once the boat docked in a harbour, the crew would most likely drag the captain out for some fun while making the buyers wait.


    Sure enough, after the boat arrived at the harbour, only two old guards were left on the boat while the others could not wait to go ashore fast enough. Of the two old men, as soon as the others left, one immersed himself in a yboy magazine while the other fetched out a bottle of whiskey and took quite a few generous gulps. It was clear that the captain had put his faith in the wrong men.


    It was then that Sheyan brazenly walked to the cabin, twisted the lock off the captain''s cabin, andyfortably on the captain''s bed, giving himself a rest.


    Sheyan was first ravaged by the Cardinal''s seven deadly sins, then chased by Shali and Stend, then he fought a life-and-death battle with the unbelievably powerful Fate, and finally fled from Rambo''s pursuit. It was a perilous, exhausting journey. If he did not take the time to rx, he would copse for sure.


    ''I wonder if Aziz is still alive? By the way, it''s hard to believe that he''s quite the yboy, considering that his face is always like a dead fish,'' Sheyan could not help thinking of Aziz''s memory that was disyed just now.


    ''All the girls he had fun with were busty and curvy, especially that Latina beauty with the tan skin. Lucky bastard����Sheet, what''s happening?''


    Sheyan suddenly felt something moving in his nostrils, and it was a little itchy. He rubbed it with his hand and suddenly found his hand full of blood.


    ''Am I so sexually frustrated that I''m getting a nosebleed just from thinking about sex?''


    Sheyan instantly felt that something was off. He gradually came to feel a strange heat in his body. The feeling was not unfamiliar to him; it was the same feeling of being burned by Fate''s ''Raging me of Magic''. But that Fate was clearly dead��


    This was the malicious aspect of the ''Raging me of Magic''. Once inflicted with it, it would be like having a time bomb nted in the body that could go off any time. The effect would only disappear slowly after 24 hours.


    Although Sheyan was not worried that the effect would kill him, it was very ufortable to have a basin of burning charcoal in his body. He didn''t notice it in the heat of battle, but now that things had quietened down, it was pretty hard to bear.


    After another hour or so, Sheyan felt as though all his veins were baked in fire. The anguish and irritation were almost unbearable, and the ''Stairway of the Sun'' in him was also afraid of fire. So, he made the decision to rush into the ship''s cold storage and, ignoring the strong fishy smell, chomped down on the ice there.


    A pleasurable cold spread through his body. Right now, he would like nothing more than to submerge himself in cold water and let the refreshing water wash over his body.


    After Sheyan felt a bit better, he went on to lower the temperature of the cold storage to the minimum, then buried himself among the ice and frozen heap of fish. He could resist his exhaustion no longer and fell into afortable sleep.


    When Sheyan awoke from the cold, he found himself sleeping in a hollow, thin ice pit, surrounded by a circle of ice that had dead fish inside.


    Sheyan pondered carefully and immediately understood what happened. The residual heat of the ''Raging me of Magic'' in his body must have dissipated to his surrounding and melted the ice blocks and frozen fishes nketing him.


    However, the amount of residual heat was limited, and when it was exhausted, the cold air in the storage regained the upper hand and froze the fish and water again.

 Chapter 959: An Even More Difficult Situation

    <h4>Chapter 959: An Even More Difficult Situation</h4>


    Trantor:Sean88888Editor:Elkassar1


    "This fire is really fierce," mumbled Sheyan to himself. As he did that, he realised that his lips were very stiff. He had been in hightitude ces before so he knew what had happened.


    He touched his face and immediately felt some hard, stabbing sensation on his lips and nostrils. His breath had frozen into icicles right after leaving his body. A thickyer of frost had also formed on his hair, turning hard enough to emit a thumping sound when he knock on his head. When he moved his limbs, he could hear the sound of ice cracking.


    "Seems like the Blood Sensing isn''t here yet, or else those guys would have pounced here like dogs."


    Sheyan loosened his body a little, then stood up. The first few steps he took were very unsteady but he gradually got better. He stepped over the cold fish and ice blocks on the steel floor towards the control room of the cold storage, and pushed the thick door open.


    The sea breeze instantly spread a soft warmth over Sheyan''s exposed skin. The night sky was the colour of ck swan velvet, full of stars, sparkling and blinking. Sheyan took in the beautiful scenery for a few seconds. Right when he was about to leave, his foot suddenly kicked something that was frozen stiff. He picked it up to take a look and couldn''t help but exim in surprise:


    "These guys are so lucky! They even caught something like this."


    The "thing" turned out to be an eel that looked very ordinary, but had more than a dozen hard spikes on its back, giving it the appearance akin to a general in armour. This kind of eel was nicknamed "feral dog eel". They were very ferocious and domineering, consuming everything they set their sights on. They were the overlords among eels and were very rare.


    He had heard that top-ss grilled eels in Japanese cuisine must be prepared with feral dog eels, which were often chosen as an offering in the yearly ritual conducted by the Japanese Emperor. A feral dog eel such as the one in Sheyan''s hand could easily sell for seventy to eighty thousand US dors.


    It''s been more than 10 years since Sheyanst had a feral dog eel. He was immensely tempted by it. He searched around the boat and found several first aid kits, then proceeded to get the cotton out. He then took the bottle of whiskey from the drunkard, used the whiskey to start a fire, and started grilling the eel.


    The eel lived in sea water so it had a natural salty taste and thus required no additional vouring. The keyy in the control of heat during the grilling process. The feral dog eel gradually thawed in the heat and turned a golden colour. The eel was soon covered in ayer of oil; it looked extremely appetising. Oil dripped onto the me below, making it crackle.


    Sheyan carefully observed the skin of the eel and watched oil seep out of it as it was heated. The white flesh inside was exposed when the skin began to crack. Just as the skin started to roll up, he immediately put out the fire. If he had just grilled for a few more seconds, the part of the skin that had curled up would be charred. The burnt taste would undoubtedly destroy the vour. He must stop the grilling at exactly the right time.


    Sheyan bit down without paying any heed to how hot the eel was. His teeth felt like they had bit into the most tender jelly in the world, but the sensation on his tongue was of the rich oily taste of the tender white meat. If he gently pushed with the tip of his tongue, he thought he could even feel the delicate meat tremble.


    There was no real need to chew. With just a roll of his tongue, the flesh dissolved and separated from the eel. After he swallowed the meat, the desire to have more would assault his mind without giving him the chance to slowly dwell on the taste����


    The captain only noticed that the most valuable harvest of their trip had disappeared when the crew unloaded the cargo two dayster. To be exact, the edible part of it had disappeared with only the bones left��but it wasn''t all bad news. On top of the eel bones was a small bag of diamonds. That was something Sheyan picked up along the way from the jewelry store on the shore. The diamonds were useless to him since they couldn''t be brought of this world, but they were more than enough topensate for the eel.


    *************


    Sheyan had began his attempt to go to Manhattan once again.


    After confronting the Cardinal, Sheyan had gained some experience and had also found some weaknesses in the Cardinal''s attack.


    First of all, the Cardinal''s attack follows the principle of the seven deadly sins, and it was likely that the power of the attack corresponded to the severity of the sinmitted. Otherwise, why would the Cardinal need to read the memories of Aziz and himself? The Cardinal probably did that to look for the sins they hadmitted before, thenunched an attack targeting those sins.


    A cold, stony fellow like Aziz didn''t seem to be very picky with his food, so the Cardinal did not condemn him for gluttony. Meanwhile, Sheyan wasn''t that active sexually, so he wasn''t burned by fire and brimstone����


    Which was to say, if he had continued fighting with the Cardinal on that day, the degree of the Cardinal''s attack was likely to get weaker and weaker. Because his other sins were light, his punishments for them should be light too!


    However, Sheyan''s body still carried the imprints of the sin of gluttony and the sin of wrath.These imprints were called the mark of the sinner and could only be removed once he return to the realm. Sheyan''s military rank did not possess enough authority to check what they did, but there''s no way they''re anything good.


    Sheyan guessed that if he was branded with all seven sins, something very, very violent would happen����


    "Whatever. My mission is not to defeat him," Sheyan shook his head with a sigh andforted himself. His eyes only dimmed slightly before they regained the usual confidence.


    "And since that guy likes to read other people''s memories so much, maybe I''ll have a chance! "


    Just then, the public phone on the street corner which Sheyan happened to walk past, suddenly rang. Sheyan ignored it and kept walking.


    But when he passed by another public phone, that phone rang instead.


    Sheyan''s pupils constricted slightly, but he still chose not to pick it up.


    When he passed by the third public phone and the phone rang again, Sheyan pondered over it carefully and finally decided to answer the phone. Aziz''s voice transmitted over from the receiver.


    "It''s me. I''m contacting you through K''s help. I''m sorry that I have to contact you in this manner."


    Sheyan smiled and said:


    "It''s ok. What''s the matter?"


    Aziz said in his usual hoarse voice:


    "My current situation�� is quiteplicated. When I tried to force my way in, arge number of people appeared and attacked me. I suffered a heavy loss.


    Sheyan nodded and said.


    "I know, I realised it as soon as I managed to escape to safety. They all went after you so the pressure on my side was rtively small."


    Aziz''s voice sounded forced as he said:


    "My current predicament is like a gambler who''s lost most of his chips. The only thing I''ve got that can turn the situation around is the reward from the Golden Side Mission. That''s why I can no longer join you in attacking the Morgan Financial Center in Manhattan."


    Sheyan remained silent for a moment before he said.


    "I understand. You''re going to the No.17 subway station in Brooklyn, right? All the best. I''ll definitely return alive myself."


    Aziz said with some difficulty:


    "With my current situation, even the No. 17 subway station in Brooklyn is too difficult for me. That''s why I need to know when you will attack the Morgan Financial Center."


    Sheyan grasped the phone so tightly that his knuckles turned white. If Aziz could not attack the Morgan Financial Center with him, the pressure Sheyan had to face would be several times heavier than before! But not only could Aziz not help, he also needed to know Sheyan''s time of operation, which means that he needed Sheyan to attract all the attention of the enemies to cover for him!


    Honestly, this request had far exceeded the rtionship level between the two! Even the rtionship between Sheyan and Zi currently was not close enough to make a request like this. The only one qualified to make such a request of Sheyan was Reef, who had a ''Life-link'' with him and had gone through multiple life and death situations with him!


    But at the moment, Sheyan''s interests were tied together with Aziz''s. Either of their death would mean the failure of the Golden Side Mission. Sheyan also knew very well that someone as arrogant as Aziz would never make such a request unless he''s really at his wit''s end.


    The streetmp beside Sheyan dragged his shadow on the ground long and thin. Sheyan quietly held the receiver for a long time before he broke the silence again. He said in a faint voice:


    "You owe me one, Aziz. If I seed, you will owe me three favours."


    Aziz was silent for a short moment and replied in that chilly, monotonous tone of his:


    "If you seed, I only owe you two favours."


    Sheyan calmly said:


    "Deal. I will challenge the Cardinal again in an hour and ten minutes. Got that?"


    The dial tone transmitted over from the receiver. Aziz had already hung up. He was still as cold as a stone - a stone retrieved from a cesspit.


    Sheyan walked into a nearby convenience store, rubbed his hands and ordered a cup of instant coffee. He stirred up a lot of bubbles in the coffee before he took a sip, then closed his eyes and listened to the sound of countless small bubbles bursting on his tongue. As he did that, he gradually calmed down. After he finished the cup of coffee, he strode back into Manhattan. He was currently wearing a ck windbreaker and a thick grey scarf. With his head slightly drooping, he looked no different from an office worker returning from an overtime shift having just taken a scolding from his boss.


    When Sheyan was a kilometer away from the Morgan Financial Center, the suit-d Cardinal once again appeared in Sheyan''s sight, as if Sheyan had somehow set off an rm which alerted him. The Cardinal''s eyes were as cold and deste as the craters on the moon. Only when his eyes fell on Sheyan did a fiery heat gush out from within like an erupting volcano.


    "Heathen! Atone for your sins with your screams and your blood!"

 Chapter 960: The Final Dozens of Meters

    <h4>Chapter 960: The Final Dozens of Meters</h4>


    Trantor:Sean88888Editor:Elkassar1


    Sheyan did not waste his breath on the Cardinal. There was only one thing in his mind at the moment. To be exact, it was a number.


    "1744.38 meters."


    The number was not an altitude or something. It was the distance Sheyan had carefully calcted on Google Maps in advance.


    It was the exact distance from his current spot to the eleventh floor of the Morgan Financial Center!


    This was the distance between failure and sess - the distance between life and death!


    The target Sheyan set for himself was to do everything in his power and seize every opportunity to keep reducing this number. When the number reached 0, it would be his win.


    In such a difficult situation, only in this way, without any other distraction, was it possible to survive this ordeal! The slightest bit of distracting thought could make him lose the courage and motivation to hang on until the end.


    The surrounding air evaporated suddenly and rippled like water. Sheyan took a deep breath as he watched the huge white cross smash into his body.


    This time, the Cardinal read his memory of plundering Huashan Fei''s money and drugs in the real world. Therefore, the sin this time was Greed.


    Out of thin air appeared a horrible creature. It looked like a water elemental and also like the Genie in ddin, but its color was the dark yellow of amber. Gurgling bubbles would flow out from its translucent body from time to time. It hovered in the air only thirty centimeters off the ground, but towered at a height of five meters. It rapidly glided towards Sheyan.


    "What the hell is that?" wondered Sheyan. While he was still lost in bewilderment, a yawning man walked out of a subway station while moving his body to the rhythm of the rap music he was listening to. The weird liquid creaturepletely ignored the man''s existence and ran into him from behind, then engulfed himpletely with its body!


    After the man was swallowed into the translucent liquid creature, he immediately made a painful expression. He seemed to be screaming in agony too but he couldn''t make a sound! To Sheyan''s horror, the man quickly turned red and ck, and eventually his whole body turned into a scorched log. His clothes had ckened really quickly too and even his phone had caught fire and exploded.


    Presented with such a sight, Sheyan felt a chill creeping down his spine. ording to the information avable, this thing was an oil elemental that wasprised entirely of boiling oil! The punishment for the sin of greed was to fry the culprit in boiling oil. Well, to put it in a fashionable way, it was the same as what KFC does to chickens��


    From the look of it, Sheyan was sure that he couldn''t let himself be "hugged" by the oil elemental, or he would definitely suffer some dire consequences. Even if he was not immediately fried alive, he would suffocate to death. While he tried his best to hide his intention of escaping towards the Morgan Financial Center, multiple thoughts ran through his mind.


    "Logically speaking, the heavier the sin, the heavier the punishment will be, but the Cardinal''s oil elemental is so insanely strong that I don''t even have a chance to fight back. It''s not fast, but it''s not that slow either. It''s much stronger than the punishment for gluttony previously. Huh? ording to the characteristics of oil, could its weakness be����?"


    Sheyan suddenly had an idea. He instantly grabbed a garbage bin that was next to him.


    The garbage bin was really big and it was full of rubbish. The garbage men usually put a hook on the edge of the bin and emptied the garbage with the help of machines. But in Sheyan''s hand, the garbage bin was thrown 20 meters away without much effort. It hit the waist of the giant oil elemental, causing oil to stter everywhere.


    The entire garbage bin went into the oil elemental and ended up being deep fried as well.


    Sheyan noticed that the oil that sttered from the impact of the garbage bin gathered into droplets like mercury and did not disperse. The droplets then slowly crawled toward the oil elemental as if they had a life of their own. It seemed that the oil elemental had the ability to heal itself. However, Sheyan also noticed that the movement of the giant boiling oil elemental was markedly slower when it was frying the garbage bin inside it!


    "I see." Sheyan looked as if he had understood something. He mmed his shoulder into the door of a nearby shop. The hinges of the unfortunate door issued a metallic moan in protest before the door was torn open with a loud crash. A dent outlining Sheyan''s shoulder could be seen on it.


    Sheyan swooped forward, rolled himself up, lifted the two-liter stic water container in the water dispenser next to him, and returned to the sidewalk.


    Then, Sheyan simply threw the half-full stic water container at the giant boiling oil elemental.


    The stic container onlysted for about five seconds under the boiling oil before it dissolved. Remember what happens when a drop of wateres into contact with hot oil in a frying pan? Well, right now, over a liter of water came into contact with hot boiling oil inside the giant oil elemental. It produced a terrifying explosion!


    As soon as Sheyan threw the stic water container, he immediately fled towards the Morgan Financial Center as fast as he could.


    Not that he didn''t want to flee right away when he saw the giant boiling oil elemental, but the oil elemental moved faster than he did, and he wasn''t sure if the oil elemental had any long-range attack capability. If it did, it was tantamount to selling his back to the enemy. In that case, it would not be an escape, it would be a beating!


    When a loud bang was heard behind him, Sheyan was already over 100 meters away, but he could still feel an unbelievable heat assaulting his back, like millions of scorching needles trying to pierce through his skin. The boiling oil had apparently erupted and sshed all over his back.


    Sheyan paid it no heed and continued to run vigorously. He believed that after such an explosion, he should be safe from the oil elemental for at least a minute. And he was right. Almost half the body of the giant boiling oil elemental was blown apart. The wounded part of his body kept wriggling like snails and continued to mend itself. However, it also moved considerably slower.


    Forget about catching up to Sheyan, just healing itself would take at least ten minutes. Sheyan was still feeling extremely pleased with himself as he reached the door of the Morgan Financial Center when the giant boiling oil elemental suddenly exploded by itself.


    The spectacle was spectacr. It looked like a fountain shooting straight into the sky, spraying hot, boiling oil thousands of square meters in the vicinity and caused severe burns to more than 70 innocent and curious New Yorkers.


    The explosion of the oil monster made Sheyan stumble. A sudden pain caused him to fall to the ground. Another brand representing the sin of greed was visible on his leg.


    "That thing was truly malicious. Once it realised that it was toote to catch up to me, it decisively self-destructed to brand me with the mark of the sinner."


    Sheyan gritted his teeth, climbed up and charged determinedly into the Morgan Financial Center. Although his appearance was a mess, he was only eleven floors away from sess! (ED: A rhyme! How nice!) As long as he could perservere, he would reap immesse profit!


    But right that moment, the Cardinal mysteriously appeared a hundred meters behind Sheyan. The Cardinal tilted his head slightly and once again pulled Sheyan into an illusion.


    This time, the Cardinal''s punishment for Sheyan was the same one experienced by Aziz- Lust!


    It appeared that the Cardinal could only condemn experiences in the real world as sins, and not experiences in the nightmare worlds, so Sheyan only ended up being chased by two magma elemental creatures. Compared to the enormous scale of Aziz''s punishment withva and smokes everywhere, which seemed almost at the level of forbidden spells, it was a difference of heaven and earth.


    Sheyan did not dare to take the elevator after he regained his freedom, but instead ran up the fire escape. The speed of the pair of magma elementals were not high and their attack did not pose too much of a threat to Sheyan, so Sheyan decided to brave their blows and carry on with his climb!


    When Sheyan reached the eighth floor, one of the magma elemental tried to grab him in a hug and he immediately kicked at it. The orange me on the creature''s head instantly spread to Sheyan''s foot, but it was also sent flying. The me on its body rapidly grew weaker after itnded, exposing the rock body inside. Its rock skull banged hard on the floor and actually shattered into pieces!


    "That''s so shameless! Another one that killed itself!" fumed Sheyan in indignation, "I was just trying to kick it away!"


    Sheyan was now only three floors away from the eleventh floor, and the Cardinal''s punishment was getting weaker every time. This time, Sheyan was found guilty of the sin of pride. The punishment for this sin was having his body split apart by several giant wheels.


    Aziz would probably suffer quite a heavy punishment for the sin of pride, but Sheyan only had to drag the five huge shackles that had abruptly emerged around his body as he continued to stride forward.

 Chapter 961: Four More Steps

    <h4>Chapter 961: Four More Steps</h4>


    Trantor:Sean88888Editor:Elkassar1


    Sheyan gasped heavily for breath like abourer who had been ving away for a whole day.


    His neck, legs, and arms had translucent shackles of light on them. The words that woulde to mind when one looked at these shackles were thick, violent and crude. Connected to the shackles were thick chains, all pulled taut, with the other ends of the chains attached to somerge holy objects emitting a great amount of holy light. The light was so bright that the real appearance of the objects could not be seen.


    As the holy light gradually faded away, the five great holy objects were finally visible. They were a huge Bible, the True Cross, the Ark of the Covenant, the Crown of Thorns, and the Lance of Longinus. These five gigantic holy objects were all flying in different directions at the same time. If Sheyan did not have enough strength to resist, he would inevitably be split apart.


    However, Sheyan''s sin of pride was light, so the corresponding punishment was not heavy. Not only was he not torn apart, he could still drag the five holy objects up the stairs with mere strength, albeit with difficulty.


    Crashing noises resounded as the five holy objects kept smashing into the tempered ss around the stairs. The shattered ss reflected the light of the streetmps below while they fell from a great height, looking like the vicious glint on the fangs of bloodthirsty wild animals!


    Looking up from the outside, it was as if a terrifying beast was trying to climb up the ss wall of the building!


    The brute force Sheyan had to exert was so great that the veins on his neck and forehead were bulging, and sweat flowed freely all over his body. Every stride he took would destroy half the step of the stairs!


    "You think��you can��stop me��with just��this??" Sheyan''s lips curled into a mocking smile. The translucent shackles left some deep marks on Sheyan''s body as they tried to pull Sheyan apart but they could not stop Sheyan from climbing up!


    When Sheyan reached the ninth floor, the translucent shackles broke in an instant andpletely disappeared! The five holy objects collided with each other in the air and turned to ashes. Sheyan did not even turn his head around to look at that weird spectacle. He took the chance from regaining his freedom to climb half a storey further. Even when he was branded as a sinner, he gritted his teeth and persevered through the pain without stopping.


    The tenth floor!


    But just then, the Cardinal suddenly appeared in front of Sheyan again. If someone had been looking closely, they could still tell that he actually came from a distance at a high speed, but the time gap between his steps was unnaturally short. They would feel like time had frozen in that instant, and the Cardinal would walk leisurely, then unfreeze time.


    The surroundings froze. Sheyan was about to take the first step on the stairs on the tenth floor, but his leg was halted mid-step.


    The Cardinal did not attack immediately. Instead, he closed his eyes, seemingly enjoying the pleasure of toying with his prey. He then stared at Sheyan. Sheyan instantly felt an intense sunlight prating deep into his soul, making him feel a pleasant warmth at first, but it soon turned into a searing pain!


    "Repent, sinner! Then atone for your sins with your flesh and blood! "


    As he spoke, all four marks of the sinner on Sheyan''s body shone with a dazzling light. Sheyan once again felt an unbearable pain in his limbs and bones.


    He felt as if there were four bombs of devastating power in his body, greedily absorbing the essence of his flesh and blood. They expanded rapidly and may burst any second like an inted balloon!


    Sheyan immediately applied an honorary dosage on himself to restore himself to full HP!


    When he observed carefully, he could tell there were slight differences between the four terrifying forces in his body. The brand left by the sin of gluttony was the fastest at absorbing energy, while the slowest was the brand left by the sin of pride.


    The more terrifying fact was that when marks of the sinner surfaced on the skin, they were formed by intertwining blood vessels and flesh like a healing burn scar. The flesh lumps and blood vessels bulged fiercely, appearing extremely sinister and cruel.


    "AAARRRGGHH!" Sheyan wailed, either in pain or anger. The mark of gluttony had absorbed enough energy by now, and with a dull explosion, burst a huge hole in Sheyan''s thigh!


    Sheyan''s right leg was severed just like that. The detached leg flew out in a semi-circle and smashed through the tempered ss at the side. It left a brutal trail of blood in its wake as it fell down from the height of the ten floors!


    Sheyan''s face turned pale! He gritted his teeth so hard that they made creaking sound. The mark of wrath on his left leg started to swell at a high speed until it formed into a huge tumour, then proceeded to burst into a bloody mess! His left leg was also severed! Although the leg was still connected to his body through some tendons and muscles, it had obviously been renderedpletely useless!


    "YOU��YOU��! " Sheyan, after suffering two severe injuries in session, flipped his body over. His face was pale and cold sweat wouldn''t stop running down his body. He tried to point at the Cardinal, but the mark of greed on his right arm had started to swell too. His right arm became as thin as a stick in an instant after the essence of the flesh and blood in the arm was absorbed.


    An obvious trace of delight showed in the Cardinal''s originally indifferent eyes, as if seeing the agony and suffering of others was his only enjoyment! Sheyan instantly pressed his right hand under his body, trying to put pressure on his arm with his weight to stop the mark from exploding!


    But it proved to be a naive thought. Following a loud bang, Sheyan felt as if a watermelon was crushed beneath his body. A great deal of flesh pulp and blood flowed out underneath him. He wasunched over three meters into the air by the tremendous force from the explosion. He bumped his head on stairs and bled profusely.


    Sheyan''s right hand was spared the fate of being severed, but most of the muscles inside were gone. The skin clung to the bone like the arm of a dry corpse. The middle part of the arm was in a bloody mess with the bones showing through the wound. The bones had a purplish-ck tint and there were deep and terrible cracks on them. They looked so fragile that they would crumble under the slightest pressure!


    Sheyan was shivering all over and could not utter a word. His hair waspletely wet but he did not know whether it was sweat or blood. The mark of pride was still there on his left hand. It began to swell rapidly. It seemed like Sheyan would lose all four of his limbs.


    Even when Sheyan had been reduced to such a pathetic state, the Cardinal still decided to trigger the power of the mark of pride. From this, it could be seen that, although the Cardinal was arrogant, he was not the least bit conceited. In fact, he was careful not to give Sheyan any chance to counter-attack. He was like a lion that gave its best effort even against a rabbit!


    Sheyan exhausted hisst bit of strength to press his left hand under his body like he did with his right hand. An explosion urred again, and Sheyan was once again blown a few meters away, spraying blood and flesh pieces into the air. His left hand was now in a very bizarre state. The fingers and forearm lookedpletely normal, but from the elbow to the shoulder, only the bones remained. In any case, it was now useless too.


    "Is that all you can take, you heathen who spreads the gue? I was expecting you to hang on until the arrival of the Final Sin," said the Cardinal with his majestic voice.


    Sheyan faced the sky with a helpless expression. Only the faint movement of his chest showed that he was still alive.


    The Cardinal gave Sheyan a mocking gaze as he said, "To be honest, although you''re a filthy heathen, you do have some brains. Even in such a desperate situation, you could still think of using the power of my holy marks to make an escape. You were at the bottom part of the stairs leading to the eleventh floor before, but using the impact from the explosion of your left and right arms, you''ve actually moved yourself to the upper part!"


    "Do you really think you can reach the eleventh floor this way? Your little actions are nothing in the eyes of God! Ha ha ha, you''re now only four steps away from the eleventh floor! But you''re doomed to never cross these four steps! How does it feel to see your goal within reach but being powerless to reach it?"


    Sheyan''s voice was faint as he said, "You''re just a fool who ims to be God! Do you dare let me get to the eleventh floor?"


    The Cardinal stared at Sheyan like he was an idiot. He said, "Do you seriously think I''llply with your request? God will only bless His believers. The only fitting end for heathens like you is to fall into the deep abyss of despair! Ha-ha-ha, weep in the abyss of pain and destruction, repent your sins as your soul is tormented in the centuries to follow! You will suffer more for your cleverness!"


    Following the words of the Cardinal, a number of cracks suddenly appeared on the stairs beneath Sheyan and arge amount of sand and stone debris fell off. Sheyan was about to fall from a ce so close to sess to the endless abyss of failure!

 Chapter 962: I Make My Own Destiny!

    <h4>Chapter 962: I Make My Own Destiny!</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    "Just four more steps. Just a few dozen centimeters. Is this really the end for me? Is this my destiny?"


    Sheyan could feel and hear the stairs supporting his body copsing under him. He didn''t even need to look to know that the stairs were hanging precariously and would give way any moment now.


    He could even estimate that he had at most three seconds before he would fall together with the stairs.


    One step further and he would be in heaven; one step back and he would be in hell.


    Sometimes, a single step was all it took to decide everything!


    The Cardinal suddenly noticed something was wrong, for he suddenly saw Sheyan''s eyes.


    Those were not the eyes of a despairing man.


    No one could have such calm eyes after losing all hope. Eyes that, apart from being deep, were also full of desire!


    "So��it''s my destiny to never cross these four steps?"


    "Destiny, what is that?"


    "I Will Grasp My Own Destiny!"


    Sheyan was so tormented by the power of the seven deadly sins that he could hardly speak, but his strong will and his tenacious conviction were perfectly conveyed to the Cardinal through his spirit!


    The next second, a glow appeared on his finger, and some faint cheering noises, which did not fit the current atmosphere at all, appeared out of nowhere.


    It was the cheering of thousands of people in a tournament!


    It was the cheering of Hogwarts students, filled with excitement after winning the Quidditch Cup!


    Sheyan had put on the dark gold ring he had snatched from Hakeem! Before this, he was rather reluctant to wear the ring due to the powerful negative effects of the ring which could lead to a lot of difficulties in the Harry Potter world. He couldn''t decide whether he should sell it or wear it.


    But after he formed a cooperation with Aziz for the Golden Side Mission, he realised that Golden Side Missions, even one with the lowest difficulty rating, were much harder than he imagined!


    So, to Sheyan, even if the dark gold ring was akin to a cup of poison, he had no choice but to drink it! Drinking poisoned wine to quench his thirst may not be advisable, but if he was about to die of thirst, drinking the poisoned wine could at least prolong his life for a few more minutes; it was undoubtedly a wise choice. Only by surviving could he create unlimited possibilities. Once he died, it was all over!


    The Cardinal was about to make a move, but with a sh of light, Sheyan''s iplete body wasunched into the air in a projectile trajectory like a rainbow! Thending spot was the eleventh floor!


    Manhattan,


    37th Street,


    Morgan Financial Center,


    Eleventh floor!!!


    ''Mind Transmission''! The powerful but lethal ring disyed its might in this moment. Sheyan finally crossed those four steps to reach the taskpletion area!


    During the course of the transmission, the Cardinal had a feeling that the prey he caught was about to escape from the. A white holy me immediately burned in his eyes.


    There was suddenly a faint solemn hymn in the air. Anyone who heard the voice would feel the impulse to prostrate themselves in worship. An extremely dense holy light rapidly emerged above Sheyan.


    The holy light split and revealed a ck cross stained with blood inside. The cross bore down on Sheyan with overwhelming pressure!


    The ck cross contained unbelievable ferocity. The trails of blood on it twisted and curved, giving off a feeling as if the sight of the cross would make the whole world weep.


    The cross was an imitation of the "crucifix" created from the Cardinal''s divine power - the crucifix on which Jesus was put to death wearing a crown of thorns.


    On this cross, even a God fell. It''s terrifying power was evident!


    When the ck cross appeared, the whole twelfth floor of the building was sent into a mess! It then lodged itself heavily on the eleventh floor.


    The Cardinal felt that something was wrong at once. It should be noted that he hadunched the "crucifix" with his full power. Forget about a single floor; even the whole Morgan Financial Center should have been destroyed. However, the fact was that it could only make the whole building shake. Let alone the building, even the eleventh floor showed no sign of copsing.


    Although the crucifix had astonishing power, it also had a major weakness - it was not an instant cast ability, but instead required a 1.5-second chant. In addition, the crucifix would also take a fraction of a second to fall down.


    The 2 seconds or so in total may be too little time for the average person to react, but it was difficult for it to hit the abnormally agile contestants.


    What use was a strong skill if it couldn''t hit anyone?


    That was the reason the Cardinal had not used this move before. In his offensive system, the enemy was usually branded with the seven marks of the sinners before enduring the final judgment, and if they''re not dead, they would be stunned for three seconds. The crucifix could then hit the enemy for sure and would be used as the ultimate skill.


    But both of Sheyan''s legs were severed and both his hands were crippled, so he should have no way of escaping. That was why the Cardinal chose to that move.


    Sheyan could hear the deafening roar of the cross. Sensing the danger, his crippled hands iled wildly and managed to move his body a little. The crucifix fell directly onto his abdomen. Blood sshed everywhere but were instantly evaporated while they were still in the air. Sheyan was sent into a state of near death before he could make a sound.


    After the invincibility period of the state of near death passed, the crucifix once again crushed down with the force of a copsing mountain. Sheyan''s body from the neck down was crushed into pieces. A holy me ignited and burned his bodily pieces into ashes! However, the nightmare imprint on his chest was totally fine, as if it did not exist in this dimension.


    The only thing Sheyan was left with was his head!!!


    The average person would have died ten times over by now. Even for Sheyan, this injury would have been fatal if not for his shocking 140 points of Physique. He could still survive for over 5 more minutes with just his head.


    So at that moment, Sheyan could still wink at the Cardinal and give him a flying kiss. He even found the time to mouth some words to the Cardinal. The Cardinal broke out in fury. With a howl, a javelin made of holy light condensed in his hand, which he threw at Sheyan.


    The holy light javelin prated through the eleventh floor effortlessly, and continued on to pierce through the twelfth floor, the thirteenth floor, and the outer wall of the building, then flew towards the sky like an inverted meteor!


    Everything that was touched by the holy light javelin had gone to ashes!


    But the Cardinal clearly saw that the head of that damned contestant had disappeared into thin air the moment the holy light javelin left his hand!


    The Cardinal then recalled the words mouthed by Sheyan. By that time, Sheyan could no longer utter a sound, but it only took a moment for the Cardinal toprehend what Sheyan had said before he left:


    "I Make My Own Destiny!"


    The Cardinal''s face contorted. The words were like a brutal p in his face!


    ***********


    From the top of a building close to the sea, one could watch the turbulent waves in the distance, reaching so high they almost seemed to be level with the rooftop. It was clear that another storm was brewing at sea.


    Sheyanyzily on a deck chair on the rooftop, a can of Budweiser, half a bag of peanuts, and a broken te of crispy shrimps on the stool beside him.


    The breeze blew his hair into disorder, but Sheyan couldn''t care less. His gaze slowly retracted from the distance until it reached his left hand. He then reached out to touch his neck and said with some lingering fear, "That damn holy me��it hurts so much when it burns!"


    The memory caused Sheyan''s breath to turn heavy. He could not help picking up the beer nearby and taking a fewrge gulps with no care for the beer bubbles spilling out from the corners of his mouth.


    During the battle, Sheyan discarded all other thoughts and struggled with everything he had until the veryst moment. In retrospect, it was truly a frightening experience. And even after a sessful return to the nightmare realm, the Cardinal''s holy me still caused Sheyan a lot of trouble! How, you ask?


    Sheyan only had less than 60,000 utility points left when he returned to the realm with only his head. Repairing the body alone required more than 80,000 utility points -- and that was after the ''Stairway of the Sun'' had shrunk itself to hide in Sheyan''s mouth when it felt that things were going south.


    The price that the realm gave to extinguish the holy me was 50,000 utility points! Of course Sheyan wouldn''t dare to use that service with his bnce already in the red!


    He could only let it burn until it was extinguished by itself. The only good news, then, was that in the returning space, a contestant would have unlimited HP, so no matter how fiercely the me burned, Sheyan''s life was not in danger.


    The holy me tormented Sheyan for more than half an hour before it resentfully went out.


    ********


    PS: Sheyan had a pair of ''Deformed Thickshell'' gloves which he had taken off and kept for aquatic battles.

 Chapter 963: Sanzi’s Secret

    <h4>Chapter 963: Sanzi''s Secret</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Although Sheyan did not extinguish the holy me with the realm''s help, he still did not have enough utility points to repair his body, falling short by more than 20,000 points. The nightmare realm wasn''t unreasonable in this regard. Just like the way there were public hospitals and private hospitals in the real world, there were free treatments in addition to paid treatments.


    Paid treatments were, of course, fast and convenient. On the other hand, free treatment required a long waiting time.


    If the injury was so severe that the contestant still had not fully recovered under free treatment by the time the contestant had to enter the next world, the realm would simply send the contestant into that world after ensuring that the fatal wounds were healed.


    Sheyan patiently waited in the returning space. He summoned Jinkuang only to find that the guy had fallen asleep again. Although Sheyan''s recovery speed was increased thanks to his military rank, he had still used up almost all the time he was allowed to stay in the realm before he finally regained his body.


    The moment he entered his personal room, with no time to take a breather, he was already kicked out by the realm back to the real world.


    Back in the real world, Sheyan could not get in touch with Zi, Brother ck or Reef; they obviously still had yet toe out from their nightmare world. Sheyan thus had the time to recall the experience of his battle with the Cardinal. In retrospect, it was a really close call.


    Unfortunately, the rewards for the Golden Side Mission were not avable to him yet. Despite the fact that the mission was shown as "pleted)", it was currently greyed out. It seemed that some of the rewards for the Golden Side Mission could not appear in the real world.


    This may sound strange, but it''s not impossible. The rewards for a Golden Side Mission were normally extraordinary. There could possibly be some high-end medicines that required a General military rank or above to exchange for, and could not be brought out of the realm. If Sheyan could retrieve the reward now, it would no doubt be too big of an advantage for him.


    At this time, Uncle Dasi came up slowly from downstairs. His posture was a little stooped and he had a slight cough. The half-lit cigarette in his hand provided a tiny red spark in the dim ambience of dusk.


    When Sheyan saw Uncle Dasi, he immediately got up and offered his seat.


    Uncle Dasi sat down and took a few puffs of the cigarette before he said, "You''ve really changed a lot in thest couple of years."


    Sheyan smiled and took a few sips from his drink, "I haven''t changed, Uncle Dasi. I''m still me."


    Uncle Dasi pondered for a long time and shook his head as he said, "That feeling�� Oh, it''s not the same at all. Maybe you''ve grown up. Everyone grows up eventually. Sanzi''s changed too. Lately, he shuts himself in his room all day. I rarely see him talk or smile. He seems to be worried about something."


    Sheyan''s mind had been upied by all kinds of problems in the nightmare realm before this. Now that he heard Uncle Dasi talk about Sanzi, he immediately said, "Isn''t he in love? It''s normal for young people to have some rtionship problems. "


    At that moment, Aunt Di Gu also came upstairs carrying a te of cut pineapples. When she heard Sheyan''s words, she said, "You''ve been out a lottely so you haven''t talked to Sanzi much. To me, he doesn''t look like he''s having rtionship problems. Young boys at his age are easily influenced by their peers. It''s okay if it''s just some the usual troubles, but what I''m afraid of is drugs."


    Sheyan was surprised. He really had overlooked this matter. Men, especially young men, would easily sumb to prostitution, gambling and drugs. The most problematic one among those three was undoubtedly drugs.


    Young men would only go crazy for women when they were young. After being exposed to women for a while, they would naturally be able to control their lust. How many men older than 30 have you seen getting severely depressed from breaking up?


    A gambling addiction is also a very dangerous problem, but in the end, it''s only a mental addiction. When there''s no more money for gambling, most people would go look for more work to earn money.


    But drug abuse causes addiction both physiologically and psychologically! There are many people who wish to ovee their drug addiction, but it''s very rare to find someone who can give it up once and for all.


    Sheyan took a deep breath and asked Aunt Di Gu, "Is Sanzi really taking drugs? Did you see him do it, Aunt Di Gu?"


    Aunt Di Gu frowned as she recalled, "I didn''t see him do it, but Sanzi has been behaving very strangelytely. He''s always in a hurry to go out again when hees back for dinner. I heard he rented his own boat which he parks at the west side of the dock. He''s always on the boat and avoiding us."


    "He rented his own boat?" Where did he find the money?" asked Sheyan in surprise.


    Uncle Dasi was the one who was surprised this time. He asked, "He didn''t get it from you? Sanzi said you gave him arge sum of money and said you''re preparing to open an inte cafe or something."


    Sheyan was stunned for a moment. He now truly believed that Sanzi''s probably hiding something from him. But when he saw the worried look on Uncle Dasi''s face, he immediately said, "Oh yeah, I did. He hasn''t finished preparing it yet? Don''t worry, I''ll ask him about it."


    Uncle Dasi nodded and showed a look of relief, "I''m d you''ll have a talk with him. Sanzi has always looked up to you. He never listens to what I say but he''ll definitely listen to you."


    Sheyan patted his uncle''s arm and assured him, "Don''t worry, just leave it to me. Aunt Di Gu, I''m going to look for Sanzi now. Do you know where he is?"


    Aunt Di Gu replied, "Two hours ago, I saw him going to the dock. He''s probably on that boat he rented. That, or he''s in the inte cafe."


    Sheyan got up and stretched for a bit. The bones of his new body cracked as he moved around. He thought about it and realised that Sanzi had been getting very suspicioustely. His behaviour could no longer be exined by women problems. Since Sheyan finally had some free time today, he was determined to get to the end of it.


    **********


    The waves pped the shore vigorously, dropping the foam and sediment in it on thend, then retreated slightly before pouring back in with a surge.


    Sheyan put a straw in the coconut in his hand and happily sucked the coconut juice inside while he traveled along the gravel road at the dock. The dock was currently packed with boats of all sizes. Although the storm was still hundreds of kilometers away, no one wanted to risk it.


    The dock was bustling with activity. Cigarette-smoking fishmongers were everywhere in sight. Although many boats had returned halfway, it was rare for them to return with nothing. During the calm before the storm, some of the fish would seize the time to find food. A lucky fisherman may find the he cast stuffed full of fish.


    The noisy bargaining, the dirty water mixed with the blood of fish, and the pungent fishy smell surrounded Sheyan. Such a messy environment was supposed to be unpleasant, but it all felt so familiar andfortable to Sheyan. This was especially the case having just escaped from the cruel power of the Cardinal. The environment made Sheyan feel peaceful and calm. He gradually felt more rxed. Only now had he truly recovered to his peak state, mentally and physically.


    After standing on the dock for a while, Sheyan enquired with several people who all told him that Sanzi should be having fun in the "clubhouse" on the dock. The clubhouse was an old four-storey building, with snooker tables, Inte cafe, women and bars -- all the things men would like.


    But Sheyan did not find his target there. He pondered for while and decided to check on the boat supposedly rented by Sanzi.


    His first impression of the boat was that it was in tatters. Then, he noticed that the boat was actually quiterge with its big-bellied hull. It could hold quite a bit of cargo.


    Few things rted to the sea could escape Sheyan eyes. Sheyan could tell from the signs on the ropes and anchor that the ship had not set sail for at least a few months.


    Despite the shaky sea, Sheyan easily jumped onto the bow of the boat. The cabin door was locked, but it could not hinder Sheyan''s determination to move forward. There was nopartment in the 100 square meters or so cabin. It didn''t smell like mold either, which was enough to show that Sanzi was often here.


    On the floor, Sheyan was surprised to find fitness equipments such as iron dumbbells, which seemed to be one of the reasons Sanzi was hiding here, but it should not be the main one.


    Then, Sheyan detected the smell of blood and decay. He walked forward, bypassing a heap of moldy sails and rotten wood, and found the bloodstains on the ground. The blood had piled up into a thickyer, which indicated that the spot had not been scrubbed or cleaned at all.


    After that, Sheyan found a strange thing in the corner -- a broken crib. And the inside of the crib was full of rats!


    Big, strong adult rats!


    These rats, with their tails at least thirty centimeters long, had eerie blood-red eyes. They quietly and neatly squeezed inside the crib,ying there motionless. They looked strangely meek.


    But as soon as Sheyan approached them, all the rats opened their mouths simultaneously and bared their sharp, white fangs. They screeched and red viciously at Sheyan. Any ordinary person who saw them would no doubt cry out in fear.

 Chapter 964: The Main Character Setting

    <h4>Chapter 964: The Main Character Setting</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Sheyan was a person who dared to face a Zerg Rush head on. A dozen rats wouldn''t faze him.


    Ignoring the hostility of the rats, he went to the bloody spot and half knelt down to give it a closer inspection. He found some flesh in the dried pool of blood. There were some detached rat tails and broken ears, among others.


    He stood up, pondered for a moment, then walked around to the captain''s cabin. There, he saw an old canvas bed that was familiar to him. This should be Sanzi''s bed. It was really very obvious because there was a poster of Sanzi''s favorite actress above the bed.


    Sheyan sat down on Sanzi''s bed in silence. A sensation of wetness suddenly transmitted over from his fingertips. He looked down and saw that there wererge spots of wet marks on Sanzi''s pillow; numerous spots had ovepped together. It seemed that Sanzi often came here to cry while holding the pillow.


    When Sheyan saw this, it tugged at the softest part in his heart. He could vaguely imagine the way Sanzi, a thin and timid teenager, curled up in bed and cried alone. It was an image which caused Sheyan a lot of guilt.


    It was because Sheyan knew this non-blood rted brother of his really well that he could feel Sanzi''s heartache so vividly.


    Next, Sheyan rummaged around and found that there were some books piled up in the room. He quickly skimmed through them and saw that they were books about Shaolin eighteen-style practicalbat, United States Navy Seal express training, etc�� He picked up a few DVDs and saw that they were all instructional DVDs for camouge and assassination techniques in the jungle.


    Just then, Sheyan suddenly heard a sound from outside. His pupils contracted slightly. At first, he intended to leave, but after thinking about it, still decided to just stand there and wait.


    It should be noted that a storm wasing and Sheyan was currently on a boat. The sound of the waves, the howl of the wind, and the squeaking of the ship mixed together noisily. It was really hard to detect any other noises if one did not listen carefully.


    Unexpectedly, after a while, the sound from outside seemed to have disappeared. Sheyan revealed a trace of surprise but he still decided to stay on the boat. He deliberately walked a few steps inside the cabin.


    At that moment, the door of the cabin suddenly sprang open and a dozen oddrge rats rushed madly towards Sheyan. These rats had surprising leaping abilities and could jump as high as a person''s face. They bit down on Sheyan with their sharp teeth. Next, a dark silhouette rushed forward with its body crouched low, tightly grasping a fish-cutting knife with a cloth wrapped around its handle.


    An ordinary people would have been distracted by the rats and ended up being stabbed by the fish-cutting knife!


    Sheyan flung his left hand and instantly swept the dozen odd rats away. The rats squeked noisily as they mmed into the wooden wall. Some of them died from the impact. At the same time, Sheyan''s right hand quietly slid down and grabbed the knife. Although the de was sharp, it only hurt his skin.


    The silhouette turned out to be Sanzi. The expression he wore on his face was one of madness and determination. He yelled furiously through gritted teeth, "I''ll kill you!�� Oh, wait. Brother?"


    Sheyan red at Sanzi with a smile that did not reach his eyes and said, "You sure were busy behind my back!"


    Looking at Sheyan, Sanzi shivered all over. He suddenly lost his strength to stand and copsed to the ground. Then, he hugged Sheyan''s legs and broke down in tears. He wasn''t crying due to sadness, but just to release his emotion. He was on the brink of copse due to pressure.


    Sheyan could only sigh. He said, "Now that I think about it, it should be my carelessness that dragged you into this mess."


    "When I asked you to buy some mantises for me, I should''ve known that you would be curious. You''re someone who wouldn''t stop until you find out what you want to know. Unfortunately, I was way too busy back then, and I was really tired too. When I returned to the real world, I was too busy rxing my body and mind. I neglected the fact that you would definitely get curious. Am I right?"


    Sanzi nodded.


    Sheyan narrowed his eyes and asked, "How did you get dragged into the damn nightmare realm?"


    Sanzi answered while he cried, "Brother Sheyan, I was just curious. While you were away, I went to the ce where you concocted the medicine. For some reason, when I went down the stairs, it felt like there was no end to it and I couldn''t get to the bottom. When I was finally tired of walking, I got into a cave, and I slept in it."


    "Then, when I woke up, I felt hot all over, and the cave had turned into a transparent data cabin without me realising it. It started scanning me. After that, I fainted, and when I woke up again, I was already sent on an adventure in a nightmare world."


    Sheyan listened patiently to Sanzi''s experience. Sanzi wouldn''t lie to him in these things, so he must be telling the truth. Sheyan felt that the way Sanzi entered the realm was quite different.


    As far as Sheyan knew, the people selected by the realm often had very strong will to survive, very resolute determination and were very persistent. And when these people were forced to into a really desperate situation, their spirits would be heightened to a certain level. It was then that the nightmare realms would notice them and sign contracts with them.


    These kind of situations were not umon in legends and myths, which would often depict people who were in desperate pain or anger being tempted by the devil to sell their soul��


    ording to Sheyan''s spection, the rtionship between the realm and a contestant may be simr to the rtionship between a radio and a radio station:


    When strong-willed human beings had their spirits heightened in near-death situations, their brain waves would naturally undergo some intriguing alteration, changing from an ordinary wavelength to a wavelength that the nightmare realm could detect. They nightmare realm could then rescue them.


    But Sanzi''s experience was very umon. However, it was not without precedent either. There were many such examples in stories and legends. We could often hear stories of people getting lost and mysteriously found themselves in a beautiful ce, which they would often think as fairnd. The more famous among these stories in Chinese literature were the legend of Ranka ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranka_(legend) ) and the Yellow Millet Dream ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L��_Dongbin#Yellow_Mi�� ).


    Therefore, Sheyan spected that Sanzi may be someone who was naturally born with a brain wave that had a "wavelength" very close to the "wavelength" of the nightmare realm. Thus, he only needed to experience something ordinary as a triggering point to be noticed by the realm. This should be a kind of natural-born talent.


    Sheyan contemted for a moment before he nodded and said, "The first world is always the most difficult because you have to adapt to the sudden changes from being an ordinary person to bing a contestant. It''s great that you managed to survive�� "


    But Sanzi did not agree. He said with some grievance, "Brother, howe I don''t feel the same way? The first time I entered a nightmare world, it was a romantic encounter, an exciting adventure.


    Sheyan was bbergasted, "Which world did you experience?"


    "Titanic. As soon as I woke up, I was already on board," Sanzi seemed very impressed with the world. Now that he finally had some he could talk to about the nightmare realm, the words just flowed out of his mouth.


    "The ship was such a luxurious and exquisite thing! On the ship, I enjoyed delicious food, beautiful women -- things that I''ve never experienced before. Oh, I can still remember the taste of the truffle and foie gras��"


    Sheyan frowned when he heard that, "Did none of the other contestantse to you looking for trouble?"


    Sanzi shrugged his shoulders, "There were no other contestants. It was a world prepared exclusively for me."


    "��" Sheyan was speechless. He coughed two times and asked,"What was the main mission? "


    Sanzi pondered for a moment before he answered, "Survive the shipwreck. I also saved the female protagonist, so I even earned extra degree ofpletion."


    Sheyan sighed, "The female protagonist had Jack''s protection so she wouldn''t have died anyway. Why didn''t you save Jack instead? "


    Sanzi felt wronged as he answered, "Bro, do you think I''m stupid? Of course I''ve thought of that. In fact, I couldn''t NOT save him even if I wanted to��"


    Hearing Sanzi''s words, an absurd idea that was almost impossible crept into Sheyan''s mind. He enquired in astonishment, "Don''t tell me����"


    Seeing his elder brother''s surprised expression, Sanzi could not helpughing, "Yup, that''s right. When I entered that world, I was assigned to be Jack."


    The setting of a main character! Sheyan had only heard these kind of stories from others before, but he had never encountered someone who had personally experienced it. The realm not only prepared an exclusive world for Sanzi the first time he entered a nightmare world, they even made him the main character?!?!


    The so-called MC setting was definitely not as simple as just inheriting the protagonist''s identity. It must be known that the protagonist had a lot of bonusespared to the rest of the characters. A contestant who became the protagonist could also enjoy those bonuses when they were in that world.


    Have you seen any protagonist who was shot in the head in the middle of the story, or died from stray bullets? Normally, a protagonist would receive a high bonus in luck! Sheyan looked at Sanzi''s beaming smile and instantly knew that he certainly did not miss the opportunity to spend some happy hours with the female protagonist.


    "I see," Sheyan smiled and said, "The reason you didn''t tell me about the realm right away was because you thought that ce was fun, huh? Hmph, you''re afraid that I wouldn''t let you go back if you''d told me."

 Chapter 965: The Outstanding Innate Ability

    <h4>Chapter 965: The Outstanding Innate Ability</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    In response to Sheyan''s questioning, Sanzi blushed. "No, it''s because I received a notification which said that I can''t tell this secret to ordinary people. If I do, the person I told will be killed. What if you''re only in the process of studying the damn realm? If I told you, you might be hurt.


    Sheyan smiled meaningfully as he said, "Okay, I believe you; I believe that this is the main reason. But I also believe that you made that decision because you were afraid I would never let you in again. This fucking realm. If I were to leak the secret, I would be the one punished, but in your case they would only punish the person you told. It seems that the damn realm really favours you."


    When it came to the question of realm privileges, Sanzi had a lot to say. "Of course. I''ve managed to find out that the average person who enters the realm is called a contestant. Those that the realm considers to have some potential are called Seeded Contestants. Those with even more potential are called Candidates. Finally, elites like me are called the Chosen. Normal contestants can only request for help from the realm, but for Chosen like us, the realm thinks that our power will be of great help to them after we grow.


    Sheyan''s eyes squinted slightly. He suddenly thought of Hakeem, whom he had killed. That woman also held the title of a Seeded Contestant. They should be those recognised by a realm as "geniuses" and they were further categorised ording to their potential.


    These geniuses were definitely very scarce. After he killed Hakeem, a Seeded Contestant who had passed the test of the G Realm, it angered the G realm so much that he was instantly made a target by that realm. It was evident how much importance the realms ced on their Seeded Contestants. If that''s the case, Sanzi would probably get even more attention! Sheyan asked again, "Is there an even higher category of talent above yours?"


    "There is," Sanzi nodded. "The most powerful geniuses are called the Apostles."


    "Apostles��"When Sheyan heard the name of the category, the image of the Cardinal emerged in his mind. It was hard to believe that someone as powerful as that was only a duplicate!


    Sheyan only took 4 out of the Cardinal''s seven deadly sins and he was already on the verge of death! If the Cardinal he faced was the real thing and not just a duplicate, Sheyan would never have escaped. That guy was probably one of the so called Apostles!


    Sheyan asked Sanzi to sit down. He looked around and smiled. "I''ve checked this ce out just now. I''m guessing that you''re a summoner adept in summoning living creatures?"


    Sanzi scratched his head andughed as he said, "Well, brother, you know that I''ve liked feeding stray dogs and cats since I was a kid. Sometimes, they would even do what I tell them to."


    Sheyan nodded. He recalled that when Sanzi was still a kid, he could tame a sparrow to be even more obedient than a reared chicken. He could even use the sparrow as a carrier pigeon to send love notes to girls in other sses.


    Sanzi continued, "When I went through the Titanic world, I got the legendary Heart of the Ocean, and somehow it fused with my innate ability�� so I have some confidence in my summoning skills. It''s a pity that I only had a lucky encounter like that in my first world."


    Sanzi hadplete trust in Sheyan so he showed Sheyan his personal innate ability without the slightest hesitation.


    [Chosen contestant No. XP''s Outstanding Innate Ability: Heart of the Pack (Passive) - When you use your recruitment ability on a creature for the first time, the creature''s affection for you immediately increases by 50 points, and even if the recruitment fails, you won''t anger the creature (limited to the first recruitment attempt in 12 hours).]


    [If any of the creatures you recruited die, it can be resurrected after twelve hours. This will apply even to some special creatures that are specified as unable to be resurrected. Of course, the cost of resurrecting such creatures will increase correspondingly.]


    [Hint: This innate ability has been fused with the light green upgradeable equipment: Heart of the Ocean Lvl 3 (371/1000), which is evaluated as grade S]


    [''Heart of the Ocean'' current additional bonus: a permanent 10% increase in the owner''s chance of sess in recruitment. This effect has domain precedence.]


    (TL: No precedence < slight precedence < Authoritative (crushing damage belongs here) < Domain precedence < Domain authority)


    [''Heart of the Ocean'' current additional bonus: a permanent 10-point increase in the owner''s Intelligence, Spirit, Charm, and Perceptive Sense, plus an additional 5-point increase in Charm. (Admittedly, this brilliant gem can make the owner appear more elegant and attract the attention of others)]


    [''Heart of the Ocean'' current additional bonus: Getting this precious gem requires not only Strength, but also Luck. The absolute drop rate of the target attacked by you or the creatures you control increases by 3%.]


    [Hint: With the growth of the Heart of the Ocean, the additional bonuses will also increase.]


    [Hint: Outstanding Innate Ability can choose a piece of equipment as the carrier of the ability. The enhancement provided by the Heart of the Ocean that has fused with this ability will not be factored into difficulty calction.]


    [Innate Ability Evaluation: A]


    Sheyan felt likeughing and crying at the same time. The realm sure did favour the Chosen quite a bit. In order to prevent them from dying early on, they were given so much preferential treatment!


    And Sanzi''s innate ability was crazy strong. He wouldn''t be attacked in his first attempt at recruiting a creature even if he failed, which means he had an extra chance to recruitpared to the other summoners.


    More crucially, some of the more powerful creatures usually couldn''t be resurrected after they died. Often, when a powerful creature that a summoner worked hard to cultivate was killed, they would lose almost everything. Sanzi could break this limitation.


    Thetter descriptions further introduced Sheyan to the formidability of the Chosen. For example, Sanzi''s outstanding innate ability which was equivalent to an additional equipment slotpared to the rest of the contestants. Also, it seemed that the realm pretty much handed him an equipment that waspatible with his innate ability as soon as he started his adventure in the nightmare worlds! And it was a unique equipment which had no duplicates too!


    Sheyan could already imagine the role the equipment would y during the breakthrough trial in preventing crushing damages and attributes. The problem that Sheyan needed painstaking effort and preparation to solve would not even be a problem that Sanzi would notice!


    Sheyan once again looked at Sanzi''s tear-stained pillow and said quietly, "You should be crying because you finally realised the cruelty of the nightmare realm, right? Although you''re a Chosen who''s heavily favoured by the realm, it''s impossible for your journey to be smooth sailing all the way. After your romantic and lucky encounters on the Titanic, you should have experienced the torment and despair of life and death. Am I right?"


    "You''re right, brother." Sanzi''s face was contorted. He suddenly yelled in indignation, "But! I wasn''t crying because I was afraid of death. I��I really regret joining my current party! At first, I thought that woman truly loves me, but it turns out she was only using me. When I found out that she had another man, she immediately turned against me. What''s worse, she orders me around like a ve afterwards!"


    Sheyan''s eyes shed with a fierce killing intention, but they returned to normal almost instantly. He patted the shoulder of Sanzi while heughed and said, "So it''s women problems. Sanzi, listen to me. Your problem is reallymon. It''s nothing. There are people whose experience were a lot more miserable."


    When Sanzi was interrupted by Sheyan, he immediately forgot his sadness. "There are people who had it worse than me?" he eximed in surprise.


    Sheyan shrugged and said, "You don''t believe me? Do you know that the realm has a function to alter appearances? "


    "I do. So?" asked Sanzi.


    Sheyan said mysteriously, "So, sometimes the beautiful women you meet are men who had put on a disguise��and you won''t know it until they strip naked."


    "That would be worse than my case," Sanzi could not helpughing.


    Sheyan saw that he had sessfully diverted Sanzi''s attention. In order to not let Sanzi wallow in his grief, he asked, "I guess your party was attracted to your special effect of +3% absolute drop rate?"


    Although the increase in absolute drop rate was a meagre 3%, but it''s actually a terrifying effect. For example, if a boss had a 3% probability of dropping dark gold equipment, 10% probability of dropping silver storyline equipment, and 15% probability of dropping ck equipment, the 3% increase in probability would apply to all the drop rates. 3% wasn''t much for those with high probability, but when it applied to the drop rate of equipment with very low probability of dropping, it''s an astonishing increment.


    Sheyan was about to say something when his phone suddenly rang. He could tell that it was Zi from the ringtone. He thought about it, then picked up the call.


    "Hello, this is Sheyan."


    The voice of Zi transmitted over. Although her voice was calm, it carried an ounce of guilt.


    "Seaman��we suffered heavy losses in thest world. I''ve let you down. "


    Sheyan''s heart sank. If Zi said they suffered heavy losses, then the loss must be quite considerable! Theirst world was the world of Resident Evil and they probably fought around Roon City, so there shouldn''t have been much risk.


    Sheyan took a deep breath and asked what he most wanted to know.


    "How heavy is the loss?"


    Zi answered after a moment''s silence, "Someone died. We failed all our main mission and side missions. Everyone has their base attributes and achievement points deducted. Our utility points are in the red."


    Sheyan closed his eyes and asked with some difficulty, "How did this happen?"

 Chapter 966: The New Member

    <h4>Chapter 966: The New Member</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    After talking to Sheyan for a while, Zi recovered from her surge of emotion.


    "The Stockholm Party did it. They didn''t get into the world on arge scale to interfere with us, but we were set up in a very dangerous situation nheless. We were defeated under thebined attack from three parties. One of the parties had originally allied with us but they betrayed us at the most crucial moment! If it weren''t for the various powerful survival abilities of the Ace Party, we would have been decimated."


    Sheyan''s eyes narrowed when he heard that. He then sighed deeply and said,"Stockholm Party. Well done! I''ll remember this!"


    Zi did not speak for a long time. Sheyan seemed to need a little time to digest the information he was getting, so for a long time neither of them made a sound, allowing the slight buzz in the phone to fill the thousands of kilometers of void between them. For some reason, Sheyan suddenly find himself missing those delicate and slightly raised lips of hers.


    The two of them remained silent for several minutes, but the atmosphere was not awkward. They could clearly understand each other''s thoughts. The silence, at that moment, conveyed more meaning than any words could.


    After a while, Zi finally said, "I''m sorry to have brought you such bad news. What about you? I think the fact that you''re able to answer my call is already a good news in itself. ording to the statistics I have, the passing rate of a Bloody World does not exceed 50%, and the chance of dying during the first breakthrough challenge is higher than 20%. So your chances of survival in thest world were actually less than 40%.


    "Don''t most people who attempt the breakthrough challenge survive?" asked Sheyan.


    "There are always exceptions to everything," replied Zi with a slight sigh.


    Sheyan knew that it was a heavy topic, so he smiled and said, "ording to your statistics, what is the probability of sessfully breaking through to a Growth Hunter and surviving the Bloody World at the same time?"


    Zi was quiet for a moment. Sheyan could feel Zi''s relieve from the other end of the phone.


    "This is the only good news I''ve heard in thest 24 hours. Well, ording to my calction, it''s about 7.3%. You should be part of the 7.3%"


    Sheyanughed again.


    "Then, ording to your calction, what is the probability of sessfully breaking through to a Dual-Specialty Growth Hunter and surviving the Bloody World at the same time?"


    Zi stopped talkingpletely. Sheyan could even imagine her furrowed brows right now. He knew that she was a verypetitive woman, so the fact that he became a Dual-Specialty Growth Hunter would certainly provoke her. After a while, she asked in a slightly disgruntled voice, "Did you really manage to do that?"


    Sheyan said with a nod, "I sure did. The doubling of the attributes was really quite troublesome, and the terrifying 1000% bonus to HP almost made me lose hope. Fortunately, I managed to ovee the challenge. "


    Zi sighed with some mncholy.


    "I knew I should have tried a few more times. Which two attributes did you choose? Strength and Physique?"


    "Yup, but you haven''t answered my question yet."


    "I don''t have an answer for you, because there''s no one crazy enough to attempt a dual-attribute breakthrough while going through a Bloody World," replied Zi with a bitter smile.


    "Well, this crazy man was also forced toplete a Golden Side Mission along the way - I''m sure you think I''m just bragging and won''t believe me."


    Zi finally became like a crazed wild kitten as she said scathingly, "You''re a total madman!"


    Then, she hung up. Only after that did Sheyan say quietly into the phone, "I think you haven''t slept well for a couple of days, have you? Now, have a good rest and rx. I know you must be feeling really bad. You''ve done your best. Leave the rest to me.


    **************


    The one who died in battle was Franklin, who had just joined the team not too long ago.


    At the most critical moment, the allied party that had been fighting by their side suddenly turned hostile. They already knew how strong Zi was, and also knew that Reef was an MT, so they concentrated fire on Brother ck and Franklin with the idea that it was better to break one finger than to hurt all ten.


    Faced with this situation, Reef could only rescue one of the two. Reef had always been a sentimental person. The most profound piece of memory he had was when Sheyan and Brother ck rescued him from the Zerg wave numbering hundreds of thousands.


    Therefore, although Franklin showed a very strong will to survive, and Zi also tried her hardest to rescue him, but in the end, the role of an MT was irreceable. In addition, the external pressure was simply too strong with the three teams attacking them together, one of them even stabbing the Ace Party in the back! If Reef had promoted to an Awakener MT, it might be possible to save Franklin too. Unfortunately, that was not the case��


    At thest minute, the mage contestants of two parties joined forces to suppress Zi. The mage contestant of thest party specialised in dimensional ability, so he was able to first cut off Franklin''s attempt to connect to the ''Amniotank'', and then cut off Franklin''s teleport formation, eventually leading to Franklin''s demise.


    Under the enemies'' persistent pursuit, the Ace Party could only flee pathetically. They did not even have the time toplete the main mission, let alone the side missions. In the end, they could do naught but swallow the bitter pill, quietly epting the biggest loss the party had suffered since its establishment.


    At that point, they truly missed Sheyan''srge-scale disease. If they had the help of the disease, they wouldn''t have fallen into such an embarrassing predicament, where they were struggling just to run away. What''s more, Zi had a faint feeling that there was someone coordinating the joint attack of the three parties from behind the scenes!


    Zi was, without a doubt, a capable party leader who can handle most situations very well. Unfortunately, there was nothing she could have done better in this difficult situation. Perhaps shecked Sheyan''s sharp intuitive ability to see through things.


    Uncle Dasi had be suspicious of themtely, so Sheyan and Sanzi dare not leave home for a prolonged period of time. It''s not good to make old people worried, but it''s not like Sheyan and Sanzi could tell Uncle Dasi about the hardships they faced. So, if Ace Party were to have a meeting in the real world, the others would have to fly to Taipei.


    The luxurious Gulfstream business ne slowlynded in Taipei Airport amidst the drizzle. The roar of the ne and the wind from it swamped Sheyan and Sanzi, who were waiting patiently on the wet ground. Three dejected figures then slowly walked down from the ne.


    Sheyan walked up to them, hugged them in turn, and pped them on the shoulders. He used this bodynguage to eliminate the negative emotions in their hearts. However, Sanzi noticed that Sheyan hugged the cold beauty with nice legs for at least fifteen seconds and his hands behind her were not that honest, prompting the beautifuldy to stomp on his feet a few times with her high heels.


    To be honest, when the others saw Sanzi there, they were rather surprised. To bring another person to join their circle would mean a few things. It showed that this person was a contestant, and he had gained Sheyan''splete trust.


    Contestants were rtivelymon, but to earn Sheyan''s approval and trust was not an easy feat, so they could not help but pay attention to Sanzi closely. They were all quite sharp, especially Zi, who had always been an excellent judge of people. They could see that Sanzi, who often hid a few steps behind Sheyan, was naturally timid, which perplexed them.


    Sheyan smiled and said, "Allow me to introduce my younger brother, Sanzi."


    Hearing the words "younger brother", both Reef and Zi frowned slightly. They were frankly reluctant to let things like family rtionship mix into the affair of the party. It would affect objectivity in decision-making. More importantly, it was not umon for a party to copse from having personal feeling interfere with member selection.


    Sheyan apparently noticed their uneasiness, but he waited until they entered the airport lounge before heughed and said, "Allow me to make another introduction. You can call him��Sanzi, the Chosen. I think he has great potential and should be able to fill the gap in the team.


    "A CHOSEN?!" Reef spit out the coffee he happened to be drinking at that moment. "I''ve only ever heard of Seeded contestants! Do the Chosen really exist?"


    Sheyan signaled Sanzi to disy to the party his innate ability. Sanzi did as he was asked, but he did utter some dissatisfaction.


    "Bro, I hope the next time you introduce me, you should introduce me as the powerful summoner Sanzi, and not Sheyan''s brother Sanzi."


    Sheyan narrowed his eyes and smiled as he replied, "Sure, but only if you can beat me."


    After seeing Sanzi''s innate ability, they expressed no objection to Sanzi joining. Although all of them appeared calm on the surface, they were all silently cursing the brothers as crazy in their hearts. Sheyan was crazy in plotting and scheming, while Sanzi simply had crazy good luck.


    Sanzi had no objection to Sheyan''s proposal. He suddenly remembered something.


    "Bro, this ain''t right. I''ve told you all my information, yet you didn''t tell me anything about yourself! The only thing I know about your ability is that you can use animals to make mixes.


    Zi chimed in.


    "Sanzi, you may be strong, but there''s no way you can beat Seaman anytime soon."

 Chapter 967: Spoils and Stratagem

    <h4>Chapter 967: Spoils and Stratagem</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Sheyan looked at Sanzi and smiled as he said, "You want to know my abilities? Sure, just fight me and force me into a corner. You''ll naturally get a thorough feel of the full extent of my ability then. But let me warn you - a few mutated rats are nowhere near enough."


    Sanzi had recovered from his initial awkwardness. He was timid and introverted only when dealing with unfamiliar people, but with Sheyan he was very rxed. He''s just slow to warm up to people.


    The people who got off the ne each had their own unique characteristics. Zi was cold and beautiful; she carried an air of a strong independent woman amidst her elegance. Reef was steady and unshakable, while Brother ck who grew up amidst the smoke of gunpowder had a ferociousness that no bandits could match. Sanzi was, of course, slightly intimidated by their imposing manner. But when Sanzi saw them talking andughing in a rxed manner with his brother, and the slight hint of respect they showed him, his nervousness subsided.


    "I have more than just a few mutated rats. I just can''t summon more powerful creatures here," Sanzi retorted at once.


    Sheyan had always known that although Sanzi''s deduction skills werecking, he was very good at executing orders. He may be at a loss in the face of a chaotic situation, but if he was pointed in the right direction and given orders that he had to carry out right away, he would alwaysplete the order with flying colours. So Sheyan immediatelyughed and said, "Fine. I''ll give you the chance to have a duel with me back in the realm."


    Next, Sheyan nced at the others and casually said, "I know we''ve suffered some losses in thest world, but as long as our main forces are still here, we''ll always have a chance toe back stronger than ever! I''ve also taken a huge risk in myst world. Although I worked with Aziz, the situation was so dangerous that I was only left with my head when I returned��"


    The curiosity of Reef and the others were piqued as soon as they heard that. The Bloody World and the dual-attribute breakthrough were already very interesting, and add to that the cooperation with Aziz and the fact that he returned with only his head left, they were dying to hear the whole story!


    So everyone patiently waited for Sheyan to start from the beginning, filling them in on all the details - of course, when he came to the part about the breakthrough trial, little Sanzi had to go to the room next door for a while.


    "��and that was it." Sheyan ended his story with such a sentence.


    Both Zi and Reef found his story hard to believe, but Mogensha happened to know both Shali and Stend. Mogensha could still vividly remember how the ''Air Cannon'' fired by Shali from the air he swallowed had deflected all 3 of his burst shots away. It left a deep impression on him.


    "A duplicate of the Cardinal was that powerful?" Zi could not help eximing,"You and Aziz couldn''t even fight back?"


    "It''s true, but it''s not surprising that he was so powerful since he was supposed to be there as the final boss of the Golden Side Mission," said Sheyan with a bitter smile.


    "The Cardinal''s strength may not be an exact copy of the original. I suspect that the duplicate was a strengthened version of the original. Otherwise, no matter how strong the power of the Seven Deadly Sins, it was impossible that you two couldn''t even fight back," Zi spected with a frown.


    Sheyan took a deep breath before he said, "That''s not the case. The Golden Side Mission had actually given us a chance to kill the Cardinal. When the Cardinal had just "hatched", he was actuallypletely suppressed by my ability."


    "In retrospect, the bone words incidents throughout New York were probably a method for the Cardinal to retrieve his weapons. If we had destroyed those sites ahead of time, making it impossible for him to collect all seven sins, we absolutely had a chance to kill him. Unfortunately, our intelligence resources were severely limited and were constantly being suppressed, so we allowed him to grow into his final form. I estimate that the actual difficulty rating of the Golden Side Mission had be at least C towards the end.


    Sanzi was struck with horror as he listened to the story. Although he did not see it, just listening to Sheyan trying his best to escape and finally returning to the realm with only his head was enough to cover Sanzi with cold sweat.


    Right then, Sheyan coughed to grab their attention and said, "But I also got some good stuff from myst world. I''ve made a list of what we have left, which is as follows."


    Goldpearl of the Caribbean Sea


    +7 West (IV Test Edition)


    Chris Redfield''s Lucky Bracelet


    Valuable item: High energy crystal x1


    Rotten Eyeball (Condition: Bad) x1


    Soul Crystals x2


    Ndipaya Evolved Leech (Special)


    Aberration Horcrux (Rare)


    Voldemort''s Allure (Dark)


    Pandora''s Egg


    +7 Chieftain''s Hobby


    Mission item: Metal Nut


    Evergreen Leaf of the Sacred Oak


    Genuine Leather Mask


    Mwak''s Eye


    +7 Stark''s Energy Spare Part (quality product)


    Alien pulse gunponent blueprint (disappear after use)


    Unknown mysterious item: Rare precious metal x6 (worth 13 achievement points)


    Sheyan assigned ''Mwak''s Eye'' (increase magic damage by 50 points) to Zi. If Franklin was here, he would have priority over it, but�� Now, it naturally belonged to Zi.


    Zi did not show any hesitation in receiving an equipment from Sheyan. When an arrogant woman like her was willing to take Sheyan''s equipment so easily, it could only mean that she now saw herself as a member of Ace Party. This was a good thing. It''s like when you''re chasing a girl, the girl would probably turn down gifts that were too expensive, but when she became your wife, she would receive any present you give her with open arms��


    Next was the ''+7 Stark''s Energy Spare Part (quality product)'' dropped by Fate. After some debate, it was also given to Zi because her magic barrier had been upgraded to lvl 5. Sanzi, being a summoner, had a huge MP expenditure. When a magic barrier was attacked, the caster''s MP would be reduced, so he didn''t even have a lvl 1 magic barrier.


    The effect of Zi''s Ndipaya set was pretty terrifying, with a surprisingly high defense. Sheyan had long passed the key to unlock the hidden world - the Journal Log of Bernard Fokke - to Zi. When she was by herself, she had entered the hidden world of Resident Evil. It was a brand new world for her.


    After a lot of painstaking effort hunting masked Ndipaya barbarians in the outskirt, she finally obtained the other piece of the Ndipaya set. The final special effect of the set was "ignore the decrease in movement speed caused by the mask, and increase movement speed by 33% in a marsh environment." Don''t forget, with the set nowpleted, Zi had the ability to temporarily transform her surroundings to the annoying Ndipaya Marsnd!


    Now that she also had the ''Titanium Mesh Magic Barrier'' from the ''+7 Stark''s Energy Spare Part'', her durability had soared to an astonishing height. Sheyan estimated that when the ''Titanium Mesh Magic Barrier'' was activated, her defence and survivability were not inferior to Reef at all!


    Sheyan then threw the blueprint of the alien pulse gunponent to Brother ck. The blueprint will disappear after all the required materials were collected and ced on the blueprint. It would allow Mogensha to asionally fire powerful shots that were simr to the shots of the MIB pulse guns. Mogensha was not shy in requesting for the A-grade crafting material ''Shadowdrill w'', which was naturally approved.


    After distributing all these, Sheyan then announced, "Sanzi''s potential is obvious. As the party leader, I propose to let him join our party as an official member. If anyone has any objection, please raise it now."


    The proposal was passed without any hassle. There was nothing to hesitate about. First, they dock a summoner in the party. During critical moments when they had to storm a fortification or stop the pursuit of the enemies, summoned creatures could be sacrificed in ce of party members. This alone ensured that summoners usually enjoyed a pretty high status in a party. A powerful summoner had the ability to turn a dire situation around.


    This fact was evident in Zi''s previous action of expending all her party''s resources on Yuan Zhan when they were in a desperate situation.


    Since Sanzi had joined the team, he naturally became the recipient of a few top quality summoner''s equipments that they had collected but had not sold yet. The items were:


    Genuine Leather Mask


    Voldemort''s Allure (Dark)


    +7 Chieftain''s Hobby


    Sanzi would be reborn as a formidable summoner as soon as he equipped these three powerful equipments. Sheyan''s handling of this matter showed his careful attention to detail. Sheyan no doubt had enough authority to just announce Sanzi''s enrollment to the party and give him the three equipments without asking for the other members'' opinions, but they might harbour some dissatisfaction in their hearts even if they might not voice them.


    That''s because the value of those three equipments were indeed quite high and they would all gain significant profit if they split the money. After all, even though they respected Sheyan, but it didn''t mean they respected Sanzi enough to just give him the equipments they obtained with their sweat and blood.


    Therefore, Sheyan firstmunicated with them and showed them Sanzi''s strengthened personal ability, then shared the loot with everyone, and finally discussed the issue of Sanzi joining the party. This way, things would happen naturally and there wouldn''t be any conflict in the party.

 Chapter 968: The Seed of a Divine Artifact

    <h4>Chapter 968: The Seed of a Divine Artifact</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The truth is, even the most harmonious team contains dissenting opinions, and even the most loving couple sometimes quarrels. This is very normal; it would be weird if there was absolutely no conflict among a group of people. It was not a big deal if the conflicts were resolved in time before they could intensify.


    Sheyan had always attached great importance to these kind of issues, so he was very cautious in the selection of party members. He also paid great attention to the rtionship between the members, so as to maintain a harmonious atmosphere in the team.


    "The strongest fortresses often crumble from within." Sheyan had heard this saying many times and he deeply agreed with it.


    It must be noted that Reef was the only person who did not get any benefit from the distribution of spoils this time. However, Sheyan was not that worried. He hadn''t retrieved his rewards forpleting the Bloody World main mission and the Golden Side Mission yet because he had recuperated in the return realm for too long. There should be something that was suitable for Reef in those rewards. If not, he could always give Reef the ''Unknown mysterious item: Rare precious metal'' x6 worth 13 achievement points.


    All these analyses were purely from an objective standpoint.


    In actual fact, Reef and Sheyan wererade-in-arms that could leave their lives in each other''s hands. Reef also felt heavily indebted to Sheyan and was full of admiration for Sheyan''s ability. Besides, the item Reef used when he awakened was provided by Sheyan. More importantly, there was a ''Life-Link'' between the two! This kind of ultimate skill was the most reliable symbol of friendship. Sheyan could be more casual with Reef without caring too much for how he felt.


    Sanzi''s jaw dropped to the floor when he saw the equipment. Although they were currently in the real world so he could only see the hologram transmitted through the nightmare imprint, it was enough to shock him speechless.


    So far, apart from the ''Heart of the Ocean'', the only equipment Sanzi had ever seen was a ck equipment, and the blood of at least five people had been spilled for it! That incident gave Sanzi a clear idea of how valuable equipments were.


    Now, not only were there ck equipments in front of him, there was also a dark gold equipment, something which he had never even heard of. And it was a + 7 dark gold equipment to boot. The equipments dazzled his eyes and made him wonder if he was dreaming.


    ''Are all these��mine?''


    The distribution of spoils left everyone in a good mood. Unfortunately, they had to immediately face a very harsh reality.


    They were short on utility points.


    They were critically short on utility points!


    Zi of course was eager to increase the level of her ''Titanium Mesh Magic Barrier'' because she knew that Reef''s primary target of protection would no doubt be Sanzi from now on - not because Sanzi was Sheyan''s brother, but because summoners were high-priority protection targets in a party by default.


    Therefore, Zi felt a certain sense of crisis. Her ''Magic Barrier'' was currently lvl 5, so she would need tens of thousands of utility points to enhance it to lvl 7.


    Meanwhile, Brother ck feared that his status within the party was threatened after he heard about Sheyan''s partnership with Aziz. He also felt that his instantaneous damage was too low, and it was a weakness that he had to address.


    So he was obviously very excited when Sheyan presented him with the ''Alien pulse gunponent blueprint''. He was so excited that he kissed the blueprint passionately more than 10 times.


    Even in the face of the most beautiful girl in the world, Brother ck had never shown so much passion!


    One could imagine how keen Brother ck was to turn the blueprint into a real object. Looking at his sad, pleading eyes, Sheyan did not have the heart to tell him to put it off for the moment.


    So, Mogensha need at least 100,000 utility points.


    Next, Reef told it to them straight, "My servant is awake. I need to pay about 60,000 utility points to repair his body."


    Reef''s servant was brought out from the Resident Evil hidden world. He was originally a formidable warrior second only to Mbenga, but was bitten by the ferocious mutant spider crab. Fortunately, he managed to survive and had spun a cocoon in the nightmare realm. He should be very powerful after he recovered, but the investment on him was a bottomless pit. He constantly required utility points��


    Sheyan smiled helplessly. He turned towards Sanzi and said, "If you have any demand, just say it now."


    Sanzi did not ask for anything. He simply traded over 600 utility points to Sheyan, then showed them his bnce of a bit more than 50 utility points. He seemed embarrassed as he told them, "This is all I have left��"


    Sheyan didn''t know whether tough or cry. But on second thought, when he was as new as Sanzi, he probably had even less. Without any other choice, he could only grit his teeth and sell some things that they didn''t need. After going over their inventory, the things that they could sell were as follows:


    Valuable item: High energy crystal x1


    Rotten Eyeball (Condition: Bad) x1


    Soul Crystals x2


    Aberration Horcrux (Rare)


    Pandora''s Egg


    As for the ''Unknown mysterious item: Rare precious metal'' x6 worth 13 achievement points, he could only wait and see. He desperately hoped that the mission rewards he had yet to retrieve would give him something good. If not, he could only reluctantly sell the rare precious metals. After all, Reef''s matter could not be dyed, or they would risk his servant dying.


    Among these goods, the Aberration Horcrux (Rare) should be the most popr. Sheyan estimated that the it would them at least 100,000 utility points. If worsee to worst, he could only ask Brother ck to dy his n. After all, the blueprint required a lot of materials and was the most costly.


    After the discussion, Zi and Reef exchanged nces. Reef could not help smiling as he said, "Boss, I have to say you''ve given us a lot of surprises. But rest assured, not everything''s bad news on our end either."


    "Oh? What good news do you have for me?" asked Sheyan as his eyes lit up.


    Zi''s slender fingers toyed with a lighter on the coffee table. The skin on the back of her hand was as smooth and delicate as porcin. When she spoke, there was a slight fragrance and warmth in the air which gave Sheyan the urge to indulge in them.


    Her eyes, however, contained a sharp glint. They were like the thorns on a rose, warning others to keep their distance.


    "When we were attacked, we naturally didn''t just take it lying down. After several sessive attempts to fight back, we finally managed to catch a living captive. From him, we found out why the Stockholm Party were so adamant at eliminating us.


    Sheyan also felt quite strange about this. Although the enmity between him and the Stockholm Party was not shallow by any means, but he had let Drubal go. Why would they want a fight to the death between the two parties like this? There must be something he had overlooked.


    Brother ck took out a cigar and took a big puff, then revealed a cruel smile as he said, "That guy made up several lies at first, but I saw through them all. You''d never guess why they attacked us, boss."


    "Could it be��the metal nut? " asked Sheyan.


    Reef nodded and said, "Correct, it''s because of the nut! Do you know the nickname of that nut?"


    "I don''t," answered Sheyan with a hint of surprise.


    Brother ck snuffed out the cigar and said in a solemn tone, "They called it the seed of a divine artifact! This means that if we can achieve maximumpletion rate in the mission triggered with the nut, the ultimate reward is a divine artifact! Of course, the chances of that happening aren''t very high, but the probability exists."


    "So they attacked us for the purpose of retrieving the nut that had fallen into my hands?" asked Sheyan.


    Reef came up with this humorous reply. "The margin of error of your answer is probably less than 0.3%."


    Sheyan finally smiled.


    "That''s good news indeed."


    Zi sneered and said, "Well aren''t you easy to please. The next piece of information will surprise you even more."


    "Zi, that''s a really bad habit. Can you please tell me everything in one go? Next time, I''ll tell my story halfway too."


    Zi smiled. "Weunched another ambush ording to the information he gave us, and caught another guy. From this guy, we managed to find out the way to use the nut."


    "Really? How do we use it?" asked Sheyan.


    "The alternate way of using the nut in your hand requires at least a Reserve-duty General rank. When you''re ready to enter the next world, bring the nut with you and apply to go to the Terminator world - of course, the service isn''t free. And it''s definitely not cheap," said Zi.


    "Damn it! More utility points! Why am I so unlucky? All kinds of trouble find their way to me!" Sheyan gripped his hair with anguish. He added, "Now, I can only hope that the rewards for the Bloody World and for the Golden Side Mission can help."


    Mogensha''s eyes suddenly lit up. "Boss, if it doesn''t work, you can always sell your mixes! People will trip over themselves to buy your mixes even if you price them at 10,000 utility points a bottle!"


    "A limit has been imposed by the realm on my mixes. I can no longer profit off them and can only trade them away for free. The ability has probably gotten so strong that if I use them for profit, I''ll break the bnce of the realm��" Sheyan smiled bitterly.

 Chapter 969: The Strange Dzi Beads

    <h4>Chapter 969: The Strange Dzi Beads</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Despite the fact that his idea of selling mixes had been denied by the realm, Mogensha still smiled so brightly that his white teeth were fully exposed, but with a hint of slyness in it.


    "Boss, Sanzi''s passive ability to increase the drop rate is really crazy. I think any team will be reluctant to let him go. So, if we n carefully, we might profit off this."


    Reef''s eyes suddenly lit up. "You mean, a betting match?"


    Brother ck nodded. "It seems like Sanzi did not have a happy time in his old party. We can also help him get his revenge with this. Although they won''t really die in the betting match, but it''ll be good to see them lose everything, including their underwear."


    When Sanzi heard about the betting match, his eyes lit up too. Young people were always looking for excitement. The three gathered together and began to pool all their twisted ideas to scheme ways to maximise their profits. Their discussions included the way Sanzi would show his weakness, the way Mogensha would provoke them, deciding the order of appearance, and so on and so forth����


    Zi sat down beside Sheyan with a ss of red wine. If one were to look closely, one would find a hint of emerald green in her ck pupils, giving her a slight air of elegance.


    She was tall and graceful, and her sexy ck stockings were on full disy as she sat cross-legged next to Sheyan. The pale, delicate skin of her legs peeked through the stockings, adding to her sexiness.


    Sheyan could clearly see the Zi''s profile from this angle, so her shapely breasts were urately outlined in his eyes. They were not thatrge, but not that small either; just the right size to fit in one of his hands�� Zi''s body carried a faint, elegant smell, which might be perfume, but he could not be sure. The smell, mixed with the vour of a woman, made Sheyan slightly restless.


    Zi did not notice that Sheyan was molesting her all over with his eyes. She gracefully picked up the ss of red wine and took a careful sip.


    "Now that you''ve broken through into a dual-attribute Growth Hunter having umted strength for a long time, your base attributes are probably not inferior to some Awakeners, minus some details."


    Sheyan smiled, but did not speak. He was not a modest man, so he would not deny it, but he also felt that an admission might cause Zi to be unhappy, because Zi seemed to have failed a dual-attribute breakthrough attempt before.


    Zi slowly swayed the ss of wine while she said quietly, "Then I think you should be able to take a look at the string of beads I gave you."


    "Beads?" Sheyan had forgotten all about the beads and only remembered after Zi reminded him.


    Before Zi joined Party Ace, Sheyan had heard that one of the reasons Zeus pursued her to no end was because Zi possessed a powerful secret rted to MTs. Then, in order to return the favour of saving her, she gave Sheyan a string of beads.(TL: Refer to chapter 778)


    Sheyan still remembered that she had taken the string of beads from the neck of a fierce-looking Tibetan Mastiff dog. Apart from being particrly heavy, the string of beads could not be stored in his personal storage and he could not retrieve any information about them. The realm also informed him back then that he possessed insufficient strength and asked him to promote to a Growth-Hunter to satisfy the basic requirement of appraising the object.


    The beads were truly wrapped in a veil of mystery.


    Because he had so many things to take care of, Sheyan had long put the beads in the back of his mind. He did not carry the beads with him, but it was a simple matter of retrieving them. When the beads were in his hands, he could feel them gradually getting hotter.


    Sheyan had a very strong will; he let the beads heat up in his hand without making a sound. Only when the temperature became so high that some smoke and a burning smell came out of his hand did he finally listen to Zi and put the beads down.


    A clear burn mark was visible on Sheyan''s palm as if it was burned by a red-hot iron. Some vivid patterns could be seen in the burn mark. There were circles, triangles and squares.


    "Could the beads be Tibetan Dzi beads?"


    (TL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dzi_bead )


    Sheyan had a strong memory and he had collected arge amount of information after entering the nightmare realm, storing it in his head. Of all the jewellery in the world, only the Tibetan Dzi beads upholded the concept of Tibetan secrets and had the symbols of earth, water and fire, which represented Creation, on them.


    ''��'' - The circle, the cycle of the universe, the source of cosmic power. The colour of the vast openness was white. It symbolised the infinite light emitted by the sun, the moon and the stars.


    ''��'' - The triangle, the human body''s blood cirction system, the foundation of human energy. The colour of human was crimson (the colour of the blood of all animals onnd. Also refers to the triangr rtionship between red blood cells, white blood cells and telets). It symbolised the subtle life formed by the spirit, the body and the mind.


    ''��'' - The square, the energy (maic field) produced by all matters in nature, the ability to gather and strengthen. The colour of the earth was yellow. It symbolised the opportunities formed by water, fire and wind.


    Now that the beads were out of Sheyan''s hand, their surface was ck and smooth, appearing no different from ordinary stic beads besides their weight. The patterns were no longer visible. If it wasn''t for the burn mark on Sheyan''s palm, he would have thought that it was all an illusion.


    When Sheyan asked Zi about it, she shook her head slightly and said, "I don''t know what this thing is either. But although you can''t fully understand the mystery behind it, at least you triggered some reaction from it. Keep it safe for now until the day you can fully activate it."


    Sheyan wanted to ask Zi for more information, but Zi kept skirting around the topic and in the end, stopped talking altogether.


    *************


    Time passed quickly. With the support of the party, Sanzi no longer had to train with rats to familiarise himself with themand of summoned creatures. Instead, he trained with police dogs and the likes, and had retired ex-professional special force members as training partners for his summoned creatures.


    In addition, as a contestant who had not joined the nightmare realm for long, Sanzi could still increase his base attributes through vigorous training, so he could not ck off. It caused Sanzi a lot of suffering.


    Finally, it''s the time to enter the realm again. ording to what they had discussed, the first thing Sheyan did after entering the realm was not to retrieve the mission rewards, but to upgrade his military rank! In apany, people in higher positions would get better benefits and bonuses. With this thought in mind, they all agreed that there were only pros to upgrading his military rank first.


    Sheyan originally had 183 achievement points. After eliminating five giant mutated ovums with Aziz, his achievement points now had reached Major (198/175). Even without the 13 achievement points from the ''Unknown mysterious item: Rare precious metal'', he had more than enough to raise his rank.


    Right after stepping into the realm, Sheyan''s nightmare imprint sent a continuous stream of notifications to him to remind him to retrieve his rewards. Sheyan simply muted these reminders and went straight to the honour area, before sitting down in his usual spot to deal with his business.


    He actually had to wait for nearly five minutes before a voice came from the other side. It was neither the hoarse voice that had made contact with him before, nor the usual synthesised electronic voice. Instead, it was the sharp, emotionless voice of a woman.


    He could not help but form an image of a bitter, meticulous old hag in her fifties in his mind when he heard the woman''s voice. He believed that the voice had the ability to turn the hardest morning wood into the limpest earthworm.


    "Growth Hunter No. 1018, please submit the Bloody Invitation Letters you''ve collected to confirm thepletion of your mission. "


    Sheyan was stunned. He then said firmly, "I''m sorry, Ma''am, but I''m here to raise my rank."


    The chilly voice said after a moment of hesitation, "Don''t you have the Bloody World mission on you? Please submit them together."


    ''You must be joking. If I submit the invitation letters now, what would happen to my Golden Side Mission?'' thought Sheyan.


    Sheyan thus said in a firm tone, "Ma''am, let me repeat that again. I''m here to raise my rank. It''s my prerogative when I would like to submit the Bloody Invitation Letters. I don''t wish to repeat myself for the third time. "


    There was no sounding from the other side. It seemed that the contact had been interrupted. While Sheyan was feeling puzzled, the cold voice appeared again. "If you submit the Bloody Invitation Letters now, you will get some bonus rewards."


    "What are the bonus rewards?" asked Sheyan nonchntly.


    "Honour, pride, dignity! And the highest praise from the Empire!" answered the cold voice.


    Sheyan sighed and said, "Not interested. The promotion of my military rank is a little more important to me right now."


    At this point, he had be really reluctant to have any further discussion with the old hag, so he simply abandoned the current window and went to queue up at the next window. This time, he sessfully promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel without any fuss.


    The most direct benefit of being a Lieutenant Colonel was that, on the premise that Sheyan was the leader of a small party, every member of the party could get a free honorary dosage in each world.


    In addition to some othermonly-known benefits, there were several privileges that he could choose from. All the options Sheyan chose were those that were beneficial to the party, such as a 5% reduction in skill cooldown time for all party members, a 5% increase in attack damage for all party members, and so on.


    After all that, Sheyan finally returned to his private room and, together with his visibly impatient party members, began to check out the rewards for the Golden Side Mission.

 Chapter 970: The Realm is Interfering?

    <h4>Chapter 970: The Realm is Interfering?</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Currently, in front of Sheyan, a total of six Bloody Invitation Letters floated out, issuing a scarlet light that painted the faces of the people around in a brutal red.


    The real appearance of the Bloody Invitation Letters actually could not be seen in the Bloody World. They looked like pieces of papers soaked in thick blood. One could not see what was on them. But now, in the nightmare realm, they could be seen more clearly. They looked like palm-sized maple leaves immersed in boiling blood, with their surface emitting a dense red hot air.


    The source of Sheyan''s six Bloody Invitation Letters were as follows:


    He had one himself.


    He got one after killing Hakeem.


    He got one from the MIB.


    He got one after killing Togo in the giant underground reproductive system.


    And he got two after killing Fate.


    Although Fate was a formidable guy, he actually needed a team around him to disy his full power. The reason was that Fate was a fragile mage-type contestant, but his explosive power could only be disyed in close quarters. So it was not unusual for him to have only one extra Bloody Invitation Letter on him.


    Zi suddenly said in a serious tone while she was carefully observing the Bloody Invitation Letters, "Why do I get the feeling that the contents of these Bloody Invitation Letters are like torn pictures? I feel as if the pictures are hiding some sort of secret about the universe, and if you put them all together, you would get aplete map."


    When the others heard this, they gathered around the invitation letters to study them carefully, and found that Zi''s words were true. It was fortunate that Sheyan was able toe up with six Bloody Invitation Letters at the same time, so they could do a lot of crossparisons toe to this conclusion.


    This was akin to the study of oracle bone inscriptions from ancient times ( TL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oracle_bone_script ). If there were only a few oracle-bone inscriptions on a piece of cow shoulder de, even the best linguist would find it hard-pressed to interpret the meaning of each oracle-bone inscription. But if there were more than ten bone fragments with hundreds of oracle bone inscriptions on them, analysing and studying the meaning of the words would be possible.


    After taking out the Bloody Invitation Letters, Sheyan then selected the F-level Golden Side Mission he had -- "Collect".


    The group was currently in Sheyan''s private room. Suddenly, there was a very unusual situation!


    The soft light from the surrounding wall disappeared, enveloping them in darkness. Only the six Bloody Invitation Letters still had a faint glow of blood on them.


    [Golden Side Mission: "Collect" sessfullypleted.]


    [You have sessfully collected six Bloody Invitation Letters for your Noah Realm.]


    [Missionpletion evaluation in progress��Please wait patiently.]


    After waiting for less than 30 seconds, the nightmare imprint on Sheyan''s chest suddenly fluctuated gently. Sheyan knew that the Noah Realm C he belonged to was trying tomunicate directly with him.


    [Growth Hunter No. 1018, your potential and growth far exceeded my expectations.]


    [Therefore, I will now give you 3 options to choose from.]


    [The first option: You canplete the mission in the normal way. Certify 4 Bloody Invitation Letters, and you will get the normal reward.]


    [The second option: Certify all the Bloody Invitation Letters you have. You will get an additional reward."]


    [The third option: Submit all the Bloody Invitation Letters you have to the realm. Your reward will be upgraded by 2 ranks. However, doing so will clear you of all the Bloody Invitation Letters you have, and you will fail your Bloody World main mission.]


    Sheyan mind was immediately thrown into disarray after seeing the third option. He instantly made use of his Lieutenant Colonel military rank to ask:


    "What do you mean when you said my reward will be upgraded by 2 ranks?"


    The realm gave a short and concise answer:


    [Your Golden Side Mission: "Collect" was judged to be F-level difficulty, so the reward was only an F-level Golden Side Mission reward. Upgrading your reward by 2 ranks means your reward will be upgraded to a D-level Golden Side Mission reward.]


    Because Sheyan had chosen to share the notifications within his party, Zi and the others could see them as well. Sanzi eximed, "Oh, I see! Our Noah Realm C is trying to steal a tile!"


    Both Zi and Reef could speak Chinese, but they were quite confused about the high-end Chinese phrase "steal a tile" (TL: It''s a move in mahjong). Sanzi thought about it and exined, "Put it this way. We''re like soldiers, and the Noah Realm C we belong to should be like thepanymander, while the one issuing the main mission of the Bloody World���� Well, it should be someone of a higher authority, simr to a regimentmander."


    "In the presence of a regimentmander, the spoils we get should be turned over to the regimentmander, but if thepanymander, who only has the right to make an inventory of the spoils and not to take them, also wants the spoils, he will not be able to fight the regimentmander head on. He would have to take a more roundabout approach, such as persuading us to hand the spoils over to him."


    Reef and the others were quite calm when they heard what Sanzi had to say because to them, Seaman''s younger brother would of course be quite smart as well, so it was nothing surprising. On the other hand, Sheyan was really surprised with Sanzi, although he did not show any reaction on the surface. He silently sighed that the life and death situations in the nightmare realm could truly temper someone. Sanzi was maturing at a speed beyond his imagination.


    With her chin on her hand, Zi said, "Obviously, if we''re not careful with our choice, we''ll easily offend someone. We might offend the Noah Realm C we belong to, or we might offend the higher-level authority who could issue a Bloody World main mission. My advice is to choose the second option. That way, neither side would be embarrassed."


    Sheyan suddenly remembered the cold voice of the old hag when had gone to upgrade his military rank and her "highest praise from the Empire". Sheyan instantly made his decision.


    "I''ve decided. I choose the third option!"


    As soon as Sheyan made the choice, the six Bloody Invitation Letters in front flew into the wall beside him, followed by a string of notifications:


    [The evaluation of your Golden Side Mission ispleted.]


    [Missionpletion evaluation: Excellent (You have performed very well. Hopefully, you can perform even better next time.)]


    [Mission exnation: This is the first time Noah Realm C has obtained a total of nine Bloody Invitation Letters, and it''s hard to tell whether it''s good news or bad news for you.]


    (TL note: Aziz has three.)


    [Note: Your party level is high enough, so as the leader of a silver party, there will be a bonus to some of the reward options.]


    [Your achievement points are increased by 30 + 10 (extra difficulty) + 2 (silver high-level party leader) + 1 (legend level) ]


    [You receive 200,000 utility points.]


    [You receive 30 potential points.]


    [You sessfullypleted the Golden Side Mission! Party experience raised by 33% of current level!]


    When they saw "200,000 utility points" and "30 potential points", all of them heaved a sigh of relief. They felt that the economic crisis that was hanging over them had been effectively alleviated, but��there are problems when onecks money, and there are also problems when one has money. Sheyan felt the fervent gazes around him and had a strange feeling that the economic crisis hanging over his head had not disappeared at all, but had be more powerful instead.


    [Because your missionpletion evaluation is excellent, in your selection menu, there will be four random Golden Side Mission unique reward items/equipments for you to choose from!]


    [Because the the Golden Side Mission youpleted had a difficulty rating of D (after the upgrade), you can only choose two of the following rewards as your final rewards.]


    (ED: Quick reminder for rity- Sheyan chose the option to upgrade reward from F to D, so the difficulty rank is also D)


    [Reward A: An increase of {10 + 1} points (+1 from legend level) to a random base attribute]


    [Description: After selecting this option, a random attribute of yours will increase by 11 points. The reward will be applied directly to the base attribute and will not be bound by the rules of assigning attribute points.]


    (e.g. if Physique was randomly selected, Sheyan''s Physique will directly increase by 10. Normally, if a Growth Hunter wanted to increase a base attribute by 10, they would have to use 30 free attribute points for a main attribute, 50 free attribute points for a secondary attribute, and 70 free attribute points for other attributes!)


    ****


    [Reward B: Space Stabiliser]


    [Description: After using this item, a violent turbulence will flood the area. Dimensional spells cannot be used within 100 kilometers around the spot for an hour. This item will take 24 hours to recharge.]


    ****


    [Reward C: Amnesty Order]


    [Description: After using this item, you can choose a current mission that you have, and the mission will be deemed sessfullypleted. You will receive the reward corresponding to a missionpletion evaluation of ''Excellent''. The mission cannot be a mission of the golden series or those of equivalent rank.]


    ****


    [Reward D: stic bacteria rebuilding solvents]


    [Description: This is thetest discovery by researchers targeting the severe dismemberment problem that often urs on the battlefield. The solvent will automatically collect the data in your body and try to regenerate your limbs within a short period. In addition, this rapid growth effect willst for 48 hours. Of course, it is ineffective for the dead, and not that effective for brain repair either.]


    ****


    [Reward E: Elite metal dissolution concocting liquid]


    [Description: This is a rare silver storyline grade item. You can apply the liquid on an equipment or item you would like to reinforce for a 100% chance to strengthen it to lvl 3, a 50% chance to strengthen it to lvl 5, and a 10% chance to strengthen it to lvl 7.]


    [Description: This liquid will only work on a silver storyline grade or dark gold grade equipment/item.]


    [Description: This is a rare material extracted from the core of a, which can greatly increase the ductility and toughness of a material. It is something quite valuable even in the entire nightmare realm.]


    Following that were the four unique rewards of the Golden Side Mission, which were disyed in a sparkling golden font!

 Chapter 971: Ukiyo-e

    <h4>Chapter 971: Ukiyo-e</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    There was no doubt that the focus of everyone there was drawn to the four unique rewards for the Golden Side Mission. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, Sheyan would probably choose two out of these four options.


    [Golden Side Mission unique reward A: Compound high-energy injection of Aldanzo-Keluka-Lulizi (Alkelu)]


    [Description: The Alkelu high-energy injection is an extremely valuable medicinal dosage. Even a contestant whose internal potential is already exhausted can use it to improve by leaps and bounds once again; breaking through the boundary of humans! It allows a contestant to instantly be an official Growth Hunter without going through any tests.]


    ****


    [Golden Side Mission unique reward B: Ukiyo-e]


    (TL: Ukiyo-e is a type of Japanese painting - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukiyo-e )


    [Description: Use your mind to paint a concrete image on this nk canvas. The creature being portrayed and locked on will be instantly summoned to you. If the creature is friendly, you will be charged 1,000 utility points/hour. If the creature is hostile, 10-50 achievement points and 50,000-200,000 utility points will be deducted from you at the moment of summoning, based on the creature''s strength. The summoning willst for 8-25 minutes. The stronger the creature, the shorter the duration of its stay.]


    [Description: Ukiyo-e will not work on dead creatures. You will not be able to summon a creature in an environment harmful to it (for example, you can''t summon a Balrog in the ocean, or summon an aquatic creature on a volcanic crater, or summon a creature while high up in the air so that it would fall to its death, and so on).]


    [Description: If you kill a creature using the Ukiyo-e, the consequences will be the same as publicly killing the creature in its native world.]


    [Description: The Ukiyo-e can be used for a maximum of 3 times.]


    *****


    [Golden Side Mission unique reward C: Tearstone Solution - ting]


    [Description: Tearstones originated from the depths of ck holes and can only be collected using unmanned miniature mining spacecrafts. Each bottle required almost 200 unmanned miniature mining spacecrafts to collect, hence its staggering value.]


    [Description: Apply it to an equipment. There will be a 100% chance to upgrade a silver storyline equipment to dark gold grade, and a 20% chance to upgrade a dark gold equipment to gold storyline grade.]


    (TL note: Equipment grade order: white < light blue < dark blue < ck < silver storyline < dark green (set equipment) / dark gold (aplete set of dark green equipment isparable to dark gold) < light green (upgradable equipment) < gold storyline. There are other grades above gold storyline but they have yet to appear.)


    [Description: Even if the upgrading fails, it will not cause any harm to your equipment. Furthermore, it will enhance your equipment by +1 ]


    ******


    [Golden Side Mission unique reward D: Puppet of Photography]


    [Rarity: Dark Gold]


    [Origin: The worlds of horror films such as The Ring]


    [Material: stic / metal / resentment / ghost]


    [Addons: powerful high-energy source]


    [Equipment position: Arm]


    [Type: Item]


    [Weight: 79.6 g]


    [Usage requirements: All base attributes no lower than 30]


    [Property: Perceptive Sense / Agility / Intelligence +5]


    [Property: Explosive hit rate / Hit rate +3%]


    [Active ability: Photograph - Consume 50 + 15% of current MP to take an instantaneous photograph of the enemy, cooldown time 1 minute. There are three possible situations after the taking the photograph.]


    [Situation 1: Failure to photograph. If the enemy is a storyline character, they will be thoroughly provoked and will fervently attack you.]


    [Situation 2: This will be the mostmon case. The photography process is sessful and you get a clear photo. If you attack the photo, the enemy will also be subjected to a violent attack. The photo has zero defence by default and can only sustain a certain amount of damage before turning into ashes. This damage amount will not exceed 25% of the victim''s HP (for contestants), or 30,000 HP (for storyline characters).]


    [Situation 3: The photography process is very sessful and you get a perfect photo. A perfect photograph can sustain double the amount of damage. In addition, when the person in the photograph was inflicted with a negative condition, the real person may be affected too (for example, if the victim''s leg is torn off in the photograph, the real person''s leg may be disabled or suffer other negative conditions too.)]


    [Description: The Puppet of Photography can only possess two photos at the same time.]


    [Description: This is a camera with a powerful curse and terrible grievances lingering on it. Choking its throat was equivalent to pressing the shutter, and when its sinister eyes sh, the puppet can cut off part of the enemy''s soul and seal it in a film, causing great damage to the enemy.]


    *********


    Besides the Alkelu high-energy injection which could transform a contestant into a Growth Hunter right away, Sheyan had never seen the other 3 Golden Side Mission unique rewards.


    Sheyan did not hesitate to use one of his valuable choices on the Ukiyo-e.


    Most people would use the Ukiyo-e to summon a particr Boss ss character such as Dumbledore or Gandalf - those powerful legendary magicians who had a lot minions and had crazy high DPS but were weak in melee battles!


    It''s not impossible to y a godly character if the proper arrangements were made. It''s at least a hundred times easier than rushing into Hogwarts to get Dumbledore out. Under normal circumstances, killing one''s way to Dumbledore was an insurmountable task.


    However, for Sheyan, he would definitely use the Ukiyo-e to summon Melody. If he could summon Melody over and have her pin the relevant coordinates for dimensional teleportation, the time required to activate the inter-dimensional teleport formation could be reduced by at least 50%! It could at least be done in the foreseeable future!


    Zi and Sanzi were puzzled by Sheyan''s decisiveness in selecting the Ukiyo-e. Mogensha and Reef knew why, but of course they chose to keep quiet.


    Sanzi frowned and said, "Since you''ve chosen the Ukiyo-e, your next choice has to be option C: Amnesty. You can use this toplete the main mission of the Bloody World."


    But Sheyan shook his head. "The rewards for the Bloody World main mission are probably base attribute points, achievement points, utility points, or abination of them. It may not be as good as the choices here."


    "But if you can''tplete the main mission of the Bloody World, you might be killed," said Sanzi with his brows furrowed.


    "I won''t. I''ve already considered the possibility. The only penalty for the Bloody World is the death penalty, which will only apply if a participant didn''t possess at least three Bloody Invitation Letters within 30 days. I''ve already fulfilled that condition on my third day in the Bloody World. That''s why, I might not even be punished for failing the main mission."


    "Are you sure?" asked Zi with a frown.


    Sheyan smiled in response. "I''m positive. I''ve just looked into this matter using my rank of a Lieutenant Colonel."


    The remaining choice was very hard to make because every option seemed so powerful that missing out on them would cause lifelong regret. Fortunately, Reef came up with a good idea. "I heard that a Lieutenant Colonel can use the auction house function. Why don''t you go have a look and check out the market prices for these things?"


    The auction house could only be used by people who had reached a certain status. An additional fee had to be paid after a sessful transaction using the official auction house, but it also made transactions much faster and more convenient. Sheyan carefully inspected the items one by one and found that in the auction house, the one with the highest price was actually the ''Compound High-Energy Injection of Aldanzo-Keluka-Lulizi''!


    This item could allow one to directly break through the barrier between a contestant and a Growth Hunter, and it was the most popr one. Numerous heroes would bend over backwards to get their hands on one.


    The second most expensive one among the rewards was actually the unique reward C: Tearstone Solution - ting! It seemed that anything remotely rted to gold storyline equipment was valuable.


    Sheyan struggled with the choices for a long time, and finally asked the realm if they could give him a bit more time. The realm actually said that it would be fine as long as he chose the reward before entering the next world. Sheyan decided to put the matter aside for now, because this was something which required high-intensity mental work. He would take a good, long sleep and collect all the information he needed to help him make the best judgement.


    The main mission of the Bloody World had also disappeared by itself. It seemed like Sheyan had escaped from that problem unscathed.


    At that moment, Sanzi''s facial muscles suddenly twitched. "Bro, they''re looking for me."


    Sheyan''s pupil contracted. "Oh, that fast? Seems like those people value you very much. They actually responded so quickly after receiving news of your resignation."


    Reef and Mogensha were suddenly full of energy. They looked like bandits who couldn''t wait to reap some profit and divide the spoils. They were truly rotten to the core, thought Sheyan. Sheyan coughed twice, prompting the two to reign in the greedy expressions on their faces, but they still kept whispering in secret. The party was led by Sanzi to the square, where arge fellow wearing a yellow bee headgear strode up to them. The man stopped in front of the group and, folding his hands in front of his chest, said arrogantly, "How dare you steal our member!"


    "Who are you?" asked Mogensha in a very annoying tone.


    Headgear man, of course, heard the mocking tone in Mogensha''s voice. But he ignored Mogensha and instead went towards Sanzi. He tried to grab Sanzi while yelling at him furiously. "You fool! If big sis finds out about this, you''ll get beaten up for sure! Even if it''s not your fault!"


    But Sheyan had already stepped forward to block headgear man''s path. Seeing this, headgear manughed out loud, although theugh was filled with a chilly intent.


    "Well, well. Someone actually wanted to challenge me!"


    Before headgear man had even finished his sentence, a rumbling drum had already sounded in the air. A ck g appeared before them and nted itself heavily on the ground. On the g was a picture depicting two sharp des crossing each other, seemingly formed by blood that had dried! It exuded a sense of repression and terror.


    "KILL, KILL, KILL!!!"

 Chapter 972: Some Breathing Space

    <h4>Chapter 972: Some Breathing Space</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The headgear man looked like a WWE wrestler. The most impressive thing about him were his bulging muscles, which shined as if they had been smeared with olive oil. The bumblebee pattern on his headgear looked very life-like.


    The ck g he nted was called the duel g, the kind that needed a rather high level of authority to exchange for - at least a rank of Reserve-duty Major General. The guy was not that simple-minded after all. Besides threatening them with force, he also disyed his strength so as to avoid unnecessary fighting.


    (TL: Major < Lieutenant Colonel < Colonel < Colonel Commandant < Major General < Lieutenant General < General )


    But Brother ck was totally unperturbed. He very arrogantly strode over to headgear man with a cigar in his mouth and jabbed the muzzle of his gun on headgear man''s head as he said, "Hello, anyone there? Do you have muscles for a brain? Are you retarded? Sanzi is already our man. Why are you betting with us with our man as the bargaining chip?"


    After jabbing headgear man''s head with his gun muzzle, the next step was probably to jab his cigar on the guy''s forehead. It was obvious that Mogensha wanted to humiliate headgear man.


    Everyone''s patience had a limit. In the party called Poison Stinger which headgear man belonged to, all the core members knew that Sanzi was a member which they could never let go of. While it was necessary to exercise appropriate caution, too withdrawn an approach would simply bebelled as cowardice.


    Headgear man roared furiously. He looked so angry his eyes almost popped out of the sockets. He got in Mogensha''s face and spat out these words: "Do you have a death wish? Then pull up the g. I''ll beat you up so good you won''t be able to eat sheet afterwards even if you want to."


    Mogensha simply puffed some cigar smoke on headgear man''s face, and with a flick of ash, said with scorn, "And what''s in it for me? If you want to fight, no problem, but only if we bet 20,000 per round. Do you dare?


    At this time, headgear man naturally wouldn''t back off. He shed a sinister grin at Mogensha and said, "Deal. Since you insist on giving me money, of course I''ll take it."


    Mogensha immediately signed a realm contract with him so that he would not be able to go back on his words. After the bets were ced, Mogensha grabbed the g. The sound of rumbling drums could instantly be heard within the realm. A smoke-like darkness spread from the g and wrapped them inside it, before they disappeared in ce.


    The settings of betting matches were a bit unique. It was clear that the realm did not wish others to view the battle process. That''s because every person''s abilities were the secrets which they relied on to survive. Of course they could not be disyed so easily.


    Time was probably sped up in the duel arena, because not long after the battle began, the two men came back out. Headgear man''s face was livid with rage. He instantly threw out another 20,000 utility points and said through gritted teeth, "Do you have the balls for a rematch? You won''t be so lucky this time!"


    Mogenshaughed and shamelessly said, "Once is enough to teach idiots like you a lesson. If I teach you more, won''t I just help you get smarter?"


    Headgear man''s eyes bulged so hard they looked like they would burst. He rushed forward and blocked Mogensha''s path to stop Mogensha from walking away. Mogensha''s response was to raise the bet. 40,000 per round, no bargaining! If headgear man was short on utility points, he could use his equipments as coteral. Sheyan, who was watching the battle from the side, could see Mogensha''s careful nning in setting up the trap. As long as headgear man put one foot into the trap, he would sink deeper and deeper!


    After the second battle concluded, headgear man came out with a twisted look on his face. By now, he had been cheated of 60,000 utility points by Mogensha! Even for the backbone member of an ordinary party, this was a huge sum. As a result, headgear man didn''t dare to let Mogensha go, or he wouldn''t be able to exin himself to his party!


    The party called Poison Stinger had received the news and had rushed over to the scene. When they saw Sanzi there, they immediately understood the situation. It was clear that Sanzi had found a stronger team and was here to exact revenge.


    But the Poison Stinger party also realised that Sheyan''s side had only five people including Sanzi. They were thus extremely unwilling to give up on 60,000 utility points and Sanzi without even putting up a fight!


    Since Mogensha held the initiative, he set the high price of 30,000 utility points per battle. He also clearly stated that as long as the other side could win three battles in a row, they would get Sanzi together with 200,000 utility points!


    Under the temptation of such enormous profit, Poison Stinger members lined up to take on Mogensha. They finally formed a thorough understanding of Mogensha''s ability after three battles and defeated him in the fourth.


    And then��


    And then, it was Zi''s turn��


    And that was the end for them.


    Zi had mastered the ''Titanium Mesh Magic Barrier'' by now. Coupled with the insane properties of the Ndipaya set, her frontal defence was even higher than Reef with a shield! Zi did not need any strategy at all. She just stood there and exchanged blows with her opponent. The opposing side simply gave up after two tries.


    The reason was simple. Zi, who was obviously a mage contestant, was even hardier than Poison Stinger''s MT! The two people who challenged her were the ones with the strongest attack in the party. When they came back out after their defeat, they likened the experience to biting hard on a steel te and had the force rebounded back on them. Not only were they stunned, their teeth fell off too!


    The reason for this was simple: the equipment gap between the two sides was simply too wide.


    Under such an unfair condition, it was a basic requirement to be one rank higher than Zi in order to stand a chance against her (for example, an Awakener is one rank higher than a Growth Hunter). To defeat her, her opponent probably needed to be two ranks higher. Would the Poison Stinger party have anyone that''s 2 ranks higher than Zi? One could not entirely eliminate the possibility, but the chances were so low that they were negligible.


    At this point, the party leader of the Poison Stinger party stepped out. She was called Queen Bee, a pretty unique name. True to her name, she had a queen bee''s plump hips and a queen-like demeanor. The woman stared at Zi for a while, then turned towards Sanzi.


    "If I promise to treat you well from now on, will you give me another chance?"


    Sanzi heart was slightly moved looking at the woman whom he used to be very infatuated with. But before any idea could form in his mind, Sanzi immediately saw Sheyan from the corner of his eyes.


    Sheyan, who was smiling peacefully.


    In the face of more than ten years of interdependent brotherhood, Queen Bee''s charm was nothing!


    So Sanzi gave her a resounding "NO."


    Queen Bee was very decisive. Although her party had lost almost everything and was on the verge of bankruptcy, she chose to leave without a word. She knew that if they kept going, the party she had put so much effort into building may very well disintegrate!


    Queen Bee had a special ability. She saw with her own eyes, a dark golden glow on Sanzi''s body. A party that could easily fork out a piece of dark gold equipment to bribe people was definitely not someone her Poison Stinger party could go up against at the moment.


    With the extra 150,000 utility points scooped from the Poison Stinger party, Party Ace finally had some room to breathe. After enough preparation, Sheyan tried toplete the main mission of the Bloody World.


    Because he did leave the Bloody World with enough invitation letters, the mission was judged to have beenpleted, while at the same time, he had to submit the invitation letters toplete the mission, but Sheyan could not do so. This led to a so-called BUG, but, of course, it was not enough to cause a blue screen crash restart. However, Sheyan was still directly affected by the BUG, in the way that the system also gave him a BUG-like response.


    Sheyan was judged to havepleted the relevant main mission, but he would not receive any reward. It was a better result than previously expected.


    A quick calction showed that Party Ace possessed 350,000 utility points and 30 potential points. As always, moneyes and goes quickly.


    Brother ck wished toplete his blueprint, which cost the most among the various projects, so he was allocated 150,000 utility points.


    The upgrade of Zi''s ''Magic Barrier'' to lvl 7 had consumed 10,000 utility points and 25 potential points.


    And Reef was a servant to his servant. He needed at least 80,000 utility points. Since Sheyan had ample funds on hand, he couldn''t deny Reef''s request. So that''s another 100,000 utility points gone.


    In the end, Sheyan was left with less than 100,000 utility points. Fortunately, Sanzi was used to living in poverty. 1,000 utility points would have made him happy. So, Sheyan didn''t need to consider Sanzi''s needs for the time being.


    Are 90,000 utility points arge sum? A single recharge of his gloves would already consume almost half of his remaining fund. In addition, he needed to set aside utility points for the Ukiyo-e to summon Melody, and also for the cost of using the ''metal nut'' mission item to enter the Terminator''s world. Therefore, Sheyan could be regarded to be in a state of poverty.


    Battle power was piled up with money. This sentence rang true.


    They split up to perform their own tasks. Sheyan once again went to the Hall of Merit in the upper level. After bing a Lieutenant Colonel, he had a personal office of sorts there, so he never had to queue up again. He sat down in his designated ce, turned his wrist, and in the palm of his hand sat an extremely ordinary metal nut.

 Chapter 973: The Unimaginable Clues

    <h4>Chapter 973: The Unimaginable Clues</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    What Sheyan had brought out was the ordinary-looking metal nut which hid a huge secret.


    Sheyan ced the metal nut in the aluminum alloy drawer beside him and applied for analysis and appraisal with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. A buzzing sound arose in the room, like the sound made by a microwave oven. Sheyan closed his eyes and waited patiently for the result.


    About five minutes after the buzz, the sound slowly subsided, and a series of reports immediately appeared on the holographic projection in front of Sheyan.


    [Analysis and appraisal fees: 2,000 utility points.]


    [The results of analysis and appraisal are as follows:-]


    [Composition: Carbon ferroalloy containing 0.9% carbon. Nothing out of the ordinary detected.]


    [Design concept: verymon.]


    [Application: verymon]


    [Processing technology: verymon.]


    [Special feature(s): not found.]


    Sheyan was naturally shocked when he saw the report. There''s no way he would believe that the metal nut was so ordinary. This should not be the result!


    "Something must have gone wrong somewhere."


    Sheyan pondered for a while and applied for further appraisal, but this time the cost of appraisal rose to 4,000 utility points. He epted. The results were the same. Sheyan wouldn''t give up and stubbornly continued to apply for appraisals. After the appraisal fee rose to 12,000 utility points, Sheyan finally received this notification:


    [Suspicious point: After a 1000x magnification, the letters "S.O.S" could be seen inscribed on the seventh thread of the nut. Who would have sent out such a hasty distress signal in such a way?]


    Sheyan almost cursed out loud when he read the notification. Who could have imagined that the nut was just acting as a way of transmitting information like a piece of paper? Who could have thought that it must be magnified by a thousand times before such a bizzare clue could be found?


    Sheyan was utterly confused by the mystery surrounding the nut. Even though he was good at deduction, it was impossible to infer any useful information from an ordinary nut and a verymon SOS message that could only be seen after the nut was magnified a thousand times. The only clue he had was that the nut was from the the Terminator world. It was an impossible task!


    Fortunately, Sheyan received another notification:


    [It has been confirmed that this nut was originally made in the Terminator world, and that it contains a strong power of destiny, so you will be able to pay a certain amount of fee to enter the Terminator world to explore its mysteries. You can apply for it when you are able to enter the next world.]


    Sheyan keyed-in his query: "I wish to enter the world with my party. I would also like to know of any consequences from changing the world I enter, or any relevant information."


    The reply was:


    [Individual intrusion will cost 5,000 utility points. We have identified your party to be a small high-level Silver party, so a party intrusion will cost 15,000 utility points and 3 achievement points. After you get into the Terminator world, you will explore it the same way you would in a normal entry. However, you will not randomly draw the Terminator world in the next three adventures after this one, nor can you enter the Terminator world via an intrusion in the meantime. There is a certain cooldown period between two intrusion attempts.]


    Next, Sheyan learned that the next world he would enter was the world of Harry Potter�� To be honest, that was the world he was most reluctant to touch right now due to the ring on his hand. Therefore, he chose the Terminator world without hesitation.


    After much discussion with his teammates, Sheyan was ready to choose his final Golden Side Mission reward. He ruled out the medicine that could directly upgrade a contestant to a Growth Hunter, and the low 20% chance eventually led Sheyan to give up on the Tearstone Solution, which was the most valuable item in the auction house. He was never one to ce his faith on luck.


    In the end, Sheyan chose the ''Puppet of Photography'' because he was someone whocked effective attacking methods. The item would enrich the tactics he could use on offence. The main negative aspect of the device was the aggro drawn after a failure in taking a photo, but Party Ace with their dual-MT configuration could turn this disadvantage into an advantage.


    As the saying goes, it may be difficult to do a good job, but it is quite simple to mess something up. For example, if they were fighting a powerful storyline BOSS and Reef was having difficulty hanging on, Sheyan could take a failure of a photo on purpose and get the boss to attack him instead, so that Reef could take a breather. In addition, Sheyan had a lot of passive abilities such as his diseases and ''Corrosynthesis'' that could cause continuous damage to a sessful photograph����


    **************


    Not much happened after that. The others felt time pass by in the blink of an eye. Only Sheyan had a strange feeling in his heart.


    As the first world he entered, the Terminator world held a special significance in Sheyan''s heart. He thought back to thest time he entered that world, to his wariness and his panic. Now, he was leading a whole party of unbelievably powerful people into that same world. The strong contrast between the past and the present filled him with mncholy.


    [Starting the process of entering a nightmare world��]


    [Data matching initiated��]


    [Pairing process initiated��]


    [World selected��]


    [Assimting characters with the world��]


    [Entering the world��]


    [Judgment day is approaching the peaceful earth. The peaceful lives of humans will soon be destroyed.]


    [Is it toote to change the destiny of mankind?]


    [The war between machines and flesh, between survival and death!]


    [Killing and protection, risk and wealth!]


    [How many secrets are hidden behind the darkness?]


    [Do not let your eyes be blinded by profit!]


    [Set out for the sake of mankind!]


    This time, after entering the light portal leading to the world, Sheyan did not lose consciousness. He was only temporarily blinded, then found himself sitting in an old Ford sedan.


    Because the car was parked in a parking lot on a building, he could see the view of the city in the distance. A few strands of ck smoke had risen on the west side of Los Angeles. Numerous helicopters were hovering aimlessly in the air like lost houseflies. Seeing such a scene, Sheyan immediately thought that maybe a fierce battle was currently taking ce in Los Angeles!


    But at that moment, Sheyan suddenly felt a slight numbness from the nightmare imprint, followed by a series of notifications in his ears:


    [Sarah Connor has returned from her vacation and hasnded at the Los Angeles International Airport.]


    [The T-800 Terminator will enter this world through the time discement sphere in ten minutes.]


    [Warning: So far, seven contestants have triggered a Level II Regional Mission, causing Sk to send multiple T-750 Terminators into the world ahead of schedule. The dispatched T-800 Terminator will also be in itsplete form.]


    [Warning: The destruction of four T-750 Terminators has raised the rm of Sk, so from this point on, Sk will send Sarah Connor''s exact location to the T-800 every half an hour.]


    [Warning: The LAPD are heavily understaffed currently because of heavy losses sustained in previous fights. Before reinforcements arrive, they will shrink their protection perimeter and will concentrate on protecting a few key areas. In the meantime, the LAPD will be much less likely to send out police officers, and responses to emergency situations will be unusually slow. This willst for 12 hours.]


    [Please decide whether to save Sarah Connor or kill her. Your choice will affect the direction of the main storyline mission.]


    Seeing the notifications, Sheyan could not help feeling a bit emotional.


    "Damn it! How could you give me a choice like this at this kind of time? " Sheyan frowned. "And the rest of the contestants were obviously here ahead of us. Could it be��"


    ************


    On the other side of the city while Sheyan was spacing out��


    Ougens was breathing heavily.


    His beard was stained with blood and saliva, and he leaned hard against the pir in the parking lot, feeling the hardness and coldness behind him. His lungs seemed to squeeze out thest breath they had. His strength was waning together with the blood spilling out from the three wounds he sustained.


    The most serious injury was the one from a punch on his chest. At least five radial cracks appeared on his sternum. Two ribs were broken and had pierced into his lungs, causing pain with each breath he took. A feeling of suffocation slowly assaulted him.


    The sound of gunfire in the distance had never stopped, asionally apanied by the sound of explosion. The emotionless T-800 Terminator (Arnold) wasunching his assault without saying a word. It was worth mentioning that the injury on Ougens'' chest was caused by a casual punch from the T-800. At that time, he was diligently blocking bullets for the Terminator.


    Cold and heartless. These traits of the T-800 were on full disy.


    Ougens regretted taking part in this mess. It''s true, the T-800''s strength was overwhelmingly superior to the male and female protagonists, and it was now even more powerful than it was in the original plot. But in contrast, the contestants who chose to guard the male and female protagonists also had an overwhelming advantage in both quantity and qualitypared with the contestants who chose to protect the T-800.


    8 to 3.


    That was Ougens'' estimate. 8 enemies, 3 allies. He couldn''t even confirm whether this was the final number, because there were still the possibilities of hidden enemies. When he thought about this, he could not help thinking of that person.

 Chapter 974: Web

    <h4>Chapter 974: Web</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The person Ougens thought of was the one manipting everything from behind the scenes.


    However the contestants struggled and fought, whatever they did, it all seemed to be within his expectation. Ougens felt like from the moment he entered this world, a giant web had entrapped him without him knowing it, and all his struggles and resistance did naught but help increase the strength of the web!


    When Ougens stepped foot in this world, he received a main mission which had two branches he could choose from.


    Branch A was to protect Kyle Reese and Sarah Connor.


    Branch B was to join the Terminator''s side and help the Terminatorplete the assassination. However, the Terminator would attack all humans indiscriminately.


    Like most people, Ougens was going to follow the normal plot progression and protect the hero and heroine. He would just follow the script and y it safe.


    But he could never had imagined that when he was shooting at a mafia member for a side mission, a bar girl would suddenly drop a beer on the mafia member''s groin by ident.


    That guy was watching the strippers at the moment and had a raging boner going, so when the frozen beer spilled on his groin, it made him bend down by reflex. As a result, the sure-hit bullet flew past him and burst the head of a hippie with a mohawk haircut behind him.


    The hippie turned out to be the nephew of the mayor of Los Angeles, and the second-in-line to inherit the oligarch Rockefeller consortium. The first-in-line was already confirmed to have leukemia��


    If a normal person found themselves in Ougens'' situation, they should probably just hang themselves to avoid the suffering they would surely receive from the bacsh. However, it was not a big deal for a contestant. It just means that Ougens had almost no chance of joining the side which protected the hero and heroine now. A murderer pursued by the government would just bring disaster to that side.


    Therefore, Organs had no choice but to choose Branch B. At that time, Ougens had not suspected anything. He just wanted toplete the task properly. But he soon felt like he was being manipted because there were simply too many coincidences happening around him.


    For some reason, the number of contestants who chose Branch B was shockingly high. But every time they were about to kill the hero and heroine, something strange would always happen. A car rm would suddenly go off, or a dog would suddenly bark for no reason, or their weapons would suddenly malfunction.


    And the preys would escape.


    It was at that point that Ougens started to feel like he had fallen into a giant, sticky web. It was as if all his actions, including his sesses and failures, were being controlled.


    What''s more, Ougens found that more than half of the contestants who gathered on the Terminator''s side did not join voluntarily. There were always some random idents which prevented them from choosing Branch A.


    There was definitely a mastermind controlling all these from the background.


    What was his purpose for setting things up like this?


    ************


    Sheyan folded his hands to his chest and let the wind caress his hair as he looked down at the vast city of Los Angeles. For some reason, from the moment he entered the world, he had a strange feeling, as if an invisible eye was watching him.


    Brother ck stretched a little and looked excitedly at the ck smokes around Los Angeles shooting straight into the sky like pirs. He could not help but exim, "Oh my God, are the Taliban performing a full-scale invasion of Los Angeles? The familiar smell of smoke and gunpowder sure makes me excited.


    Meanwhile, Sanzi turned towards Sheyan timidly and said, "Brother, I want to try capturing a Terminator to see if I can control it."


    "Huh??" At that instant, Zi abruptly turned towards the direction of a storeroom more than 20 meters away. There was a sudden dazzling sh of blue electrical current there, making a buzzing noise.


    The blue electrical current, thick as a bucket, twisted together in the air like a python. It looked horrible and extremely weird. Sheyan was not unfamiliar with this situation. It was the opening of a time discement sphere, signifying the imminent arrival of a Terminator.


    Zi suddenly stretched out her hand towards a car not far away. The car immediatelypressed like a twisted towel as if it was crushed by a giant invisible hand. Screws, steel tes and other pieces burst out from the car and flew everywhere.


    Zi stretched out her other hand with the ttened palm facing outwards. The ''Force Wall'' collided with the car, sending the newly-formed pile of metal garbage crashing into the time discement sphere.


    Several strands of thick blue electrical currents had merged into a blue curtain of light in the air, giving off a dazzling re that made it hard for them to look at it. When the wrecked car hit the curtain of light,rge strands of blue currents sshed out as if the curtain of light was a pool of water. The steel car was thenpletely devoured by the corrosive power of space and time!


    Then, severalrge hands made of steel grabbed the edge of the unstable time discement sphere and a few figures jumped out, looking as nimble as gymnasts.


    The infrared scanner in their eyes gave them a crimson gaze. Each step they took exerted astonishing weight on the ground. Clear cracks would form beneath their feet as they walked, as if the ground had been hit hard by a sledgehammer.


    From the looks of it, these Terminators should be T-750 models. In addition to the dull, indifferent stic expressions on their faces, their bodies exuded an air of strength and agility. Their processors seemingly had no "walking" module in them; they were either stationary or dashing at an astonishing speed. The whole building seemed to tremble with each step they took.


    Zi released another ''Force Wall'' without panic. The two foremost Terminators staggered back a few steps as if they had hit a hard wall. Some electrical currents could be seen flowing in a few cracks in their heads. The others Terminators in the back were not perturbed in the slightest and continued to dash forward single-mindedly. Harsh rm noises reverberated through the parking lot as they easily rammed away several cars in their paths.


    Sheyan frowned and sighed. "This��doesn''t seem to be the Terminator world in my memory at all.


    If the T-750 Sheyan met in his first world was as ferocious as those in front of him, Sheyan would definitely have died a very horrible death.


    At this time, Sanzi summoned out a giant snake that was at least 10 meters long. It looked like an Anaconda from the Amazon. As soon as it appeared, it rearranged its body to protect Mogensha, Zi and Sheyan in the middle.


    As for Reef, he was carrying a special-looking shield which was evidently very expensive as well. He was obviously an MT, so he needed no protection.


    Sheyan looked at Sanzi and smiled. "I can''t believe the little boy who used to run to me crying whenever he''s bullied has grown up so much he could protect me now. But seriously, I don''t actually need your protection."


    After saying that, Sheyan stepped out of the circle formed by the snake. Without Sheyan inside, the snake barrier could be formed thicker and tighter for more protection.


    Sanzi was stunned. "But these robots look really strong! Each of them by themselves is almost as strong as the Boss I met in the previous world!"


    Mogensha puffed on his cigar and smiled. He propped up his gun and took aim as he said, "These small fry can''t do anything to Sheyan. You have nothing to worry about."


    At this time, Sheyan had walked to the side of Reef and stood next to him. They had not stood together side-by-side like this for a long time. Seeing the enemies rushing towards them, they could not help but feel a strong excitement in their hearts.


    Two Terminators reached them with fierce momentum. Reef took the lead in rushing out with shield and sent one of them flying. Sheyan reached out with his hands and blocked a punch from the other Terminator with his palm. The force from the punch pushed him back half a step, but in the process, he managed to grab the Terminator''s arms.


    He yanked hard on the arms. Electric currents instantly burst out of the Terminator''s shoulder joints, a testament to the severity of the injuries. Sheyan increased the force he used and twisted the arms at a 90 degrees angle. The arms instantly broke off. Deadly pale artificial muscles and shiny internal parts could be seen in the cross-sections. It seemed that the Terminator was fresh out of factory.


    When the Terminators behind saw theirpanions being damaged, they hastened their steps, but a casual ''Force Wall'' from Zi was enough to push them back.


    The steel parts on Sheyan''s gloves started rotating at high speed. The power indicator lights were fully turned on. The Terminator was lifted up and thrown into the air.


    ''Tactical Throw''!


    But with the target location high up in the air!


    Anyone who was thrown into the air would not be able to apply force to their surroundings and thus, would not be able to dodge attacks. It was the worst time to be attacked. That''s why, inbat martial arts, rarely do we see moves where the practitioner''s feet leave the ground, except in movies - but those moves in the movies were often performed for aesthetic purposes and should not be taken seriously.

 Chapter 975: Grabbed by the Throat

    <h4>Chapter 975: Grabbed by the Throat</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The Terminator was helplessly thrown into the air and was instantly turned into their punching bag!


    Brother ck puffed on his cigar while he shot with one hand. He actions seemed careless, but Sanzi clearly saw all the bullets from the golden AK hit the same spot without fail. The spot that was hit emitted a blueish-white electrical current, seemingly trying to push the bullets out. Arge amount of shattered wires and mechanical parts fell out from the hole.


    At the same time, Zi sent a torrent of invisible shockwaves to the Terminator through the air using her crescent-shaped dagger. By the time the Terminator fell back down, it was already covered in wounds. asionally, a bluish-white electrical current more than a foot long would be emitted from its neck. When it moved, it did so with a noticeable limp and made a strange noise that was simr to the sound metal makes when it has been stretched to the limit and is about to break.


    Sanzi seemed worried about Sheyan''s safety and was about to summon more creatures, but Zi stopped him with a look. "There''s no need."


    While Zi was saying this, she raised her slender and beautiful forefinger and rapidly sketched a mysterious symbol in the air. Anyone who saw that symbol would instinctively associate it with the microscopic world, as well as nuclear fission chain reactions!


    Next, the symbol quickly reformed into a huge warhammer, which swept across the air and mmed into the steel body of the Terminator. Under the collective fire of Zi and Mogensha, the Terminator burst into a loud explosion!


    The air was soon full of choking smoke and violent mes. Scattered parts nked as they fell to the ground. The Terminator''s head, with the steel skull inside showing after its synthetic skin was torn, rolled towards them but was instantly kicked away by Reef. It exploded again when it hit the wall. That surprised Sheyan. He only knew the body of the T-800 had self-destructing capabilities. He didn''t expect that the T-750 model had already been incorporated with this technology.


    The Terminators did not pose much trouble. However, the defensive qualities shown by Sanzi''s summoned snake were surprisingly high. During the fight, two Terminators managed to break through to the back, but with a flick of its tail, the Anaconda sent one of them flying. The other Terminator leaped and tried to kick Mogensha, but he ended up being bitten by the Anaconda and was thrown over 10 meters away.


    These T-750 Terminators were no longer a threat to Sheyan and his party. All they managed to do was adding more smoke to the already smoky city of Los Angeles. Reef pushed a T-750 away with his shield and followed up with a w while it was in the air. The w tore off one of its thighs. Even so, the Terminator remained as ferocious as a trapped feral beast after itnded, continuing to attack even if it had to crawl to do so.


    Mogensha whistled a tune as he walked over. Raising his gun calmly in one hand, he continuously pulled the trigger until the Terminatorpletely stopped fighting. Then, he casually kicked the broken body off the rooftop. The Terminator exploded during the fall.


    Sanzi''s wish to control a T-750 could not be fulfilled because the bomb in their bodies were simply too dangerous.


    The battlefield on the rooftop parking lot was filled with unquenched fire, as well as the ck smoke from oil and sticbustion. These ck smoke interspersed in the air but did not dissipate. After the end of the battle, the ck smoke transformed into lines of tiny words.


    [ You chose to destroy the Terminators, which means that you have tacitly chosen to side with the faction of Sarah Connor. ]


    [ Silver party: Ace, wee to the nightmare world. ]


    [ You have obtained the main mission: Save. ]


    [ Main mission: Save ]


    [ Mission briefing: Sarah Connor and her boyfriend are being pursued relentlessly. If they die here, the whole Terminator story will change dramatically! Sk will have achieved its goal, and the future rebel leader, John Connor, will note into existence. ]


    [ Mission hint: Do you really need me to teach you what to do? Your task is to make sure that history is not substantially rewritten. ]


    [ Mission penalty: All base attributes permanently reduced by 20%! ]


    [ Mission hint: Dear Lieutenant Colonel, you can track the real-time location of Sarah Connor for an hour by paying a certain fee. Besides that, there are other contestants on the same assignment as yours next to Sarah Connor, so don''t worry too much about their safety - but of course, you should take prompt actions because anything can happen in a nightmare world! ]


    At the same time, a series of notifications resounded in everyone''s ears.


    [ Time: 4 p.m., August 12, 1984 ]


    [ Location: California, Los Angeles (42�� 19'' N, 83�� 2'' W) ]


    [ Setting: Terminator ]


    [ Difficulty: B ]


    [ Pain limitation: 0% ]


    [ Individual capability bonus: 0% ]


    [ Present setting exploration rate: 12.31% ]


    [ Additional details: This world has a PVP setting where you will be able to kill contestants belonging to other realms. The realm suggest restraint if youe into conflict with them, but if a fight breaks out, we hope you can win. ]


    [ You automatically grasp the relevantnguage. You are able to interact freely with the characters in this world. The ability will be erased upon leaving this world ]


    [ Mission count: 1 ]


    [ Your appearance/identity have been processed; they will be restored upon returning to the real world. You can alsomence modifications within the nightmare realm. For any questions, voice the relevant queries to the nightmare imprint; if your authority is sufficient, you will receive an answer. ]


    [ This is the second time Growth Hunter No. 1018 is entering this world. He will retain interpersonal rtionships with certain characters, as well as any reputation or statuses from before. Please ept the items previously deposited in this world. ]


    [ Details: You received 211 US Dors. ]


    [ Details: Since you are entering this world as intruders, the principal mode of the world will be determined by the other contestants. This will lead to some changes in your past experiences and perceptions.]


    [ Details: You received the clothes you wore before you previously left this world. You can also choose to alter your appearance, but please keep in mind that this is a paid service, and there is the possibility of your altered appearance being seen through.]


    [ Details: These are the rtionships you have with crucial storyline characters in this world: Sk (arch-enemies), LAPD (kept on record) ]


    ***********


    After receiving the mission, Sheyan stood silently for a moment, frowning.


    "I''ve already paid to get the position of Sarah Connor. She''s not far from where we are, only about five kilometers in a straight line. But for some reason, I keep having a bad feeling."


    Zi walked to Sheyan''s side. "Maybe you''re just being overcautious?"


    "No, I''m not. First of all, the Stockholm party should''ve been able to deduce that I''m going to enter the Terminator world sometime in the near future, and they know I would enter as an intruder."


    "Secondly, the world is built entirely on the experience of the rest of the contestants, so the others held an absolute geographical and social advantage!"


    "More importantly, our entry into this world seems to have been dyed for a long time due to our strength, which means that if our enemies are here, they have plenty of time toy down a trap!"


    Hearing what Sheyan had to say, the others instantly became uneasy. Sheyan was about to move forward, but his expression - or, more precisely, the expression of every Ace Party member - turned dark! That''s because a warning had sprung up in blood-red fonts!


    [ Warning! Warning! Important storyline character Kyle Reese, one of the targets you need to protect, the warrior from the future, the father of John Connor the Saviour, is gravely injured! ]


    [ Warning! Warning! The death of this character will greatly affect the evaluation of your mission! ]


    [ Warning! Warning! Kyle Reese is dead! ]


    "FUUUUUUUUUUUCK!!!" Sheyan cursed out loud. "This whole thing is a trap!"


    Senyan immediately rushed downstairs while flinging curses, but he was still calm enough to issue an order.


    "Mogensha and I will go first! Reef, protect Sanzi and follow us. Zi, do as you will. I trust in your judgement."


    Sen-yan quickly descended down the building''s fire exit. When he reached the 8th floor, he simply broke through the ss wall and jumped down,nding heavily amidst a rain of shattered ss. He broke his fall with a roll and got on a Harley motorcycle. The wind whipped Sheyan''s hair back as he sped away, but all he could feel were the chills running down his spine!


    Mogensha quickly followed behind him. He hesitated for a moment but finally broke his silence in the partymunication channel.


    "Boss�� The feeling I have now is very simr to the feeling in our previous world where we would find obstacles wherever we go. It felt as if there was a mastermind manipting everything behind the scenes."


    "Okay, I know." Sheyan''s words seemed to be squeezed out of the cracks in his teeth. He could feel a great pressure bearing down on him.


    The pressure of an invisible hand grabbing him by the throat!


    A suffocating pressure!


    One that rendered them unable to fight back or even resist!


    They quickly sped towards the hotel Sarah Connor was staying in. In no time at all, they were already less than a hundred metres away! But at this time, a cruel and merciless notification sounded.


    [ Warning! Warning! Important storyline character Sarah Connor, one of the targets you need to protect, the mother of John Connor the Saviour, is gravely injured! ]


    [ Warning! Warning! The death of this character will greatly affect the evaluation of your mission! ]


    [ Warning! Warning! Sarah Connor is dead! ]

 Chapter 976: A Bizarre Sliver of Hope?

    <h4>Chapter 976: A Bizarre Sliver of Hope?</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Every Party Ace member was struck dumb by the news.


    They felt like a giant club hade crashing down from the sky and hit them on the back of the head!


    Or like a new recruit that had just joined the battlefield but was instantly stabbed with a bloody bay!


    They were not prepared for this this. They did not expect this.


    More importantly, the little bit of morale they had recovered with difficulty after their loss in the previous world was destroyed again! They had picked themselves up only to be struck back down to the ground. Even Zi and Reef, who were usually strong-willed, showed signs of defeat.


    The only one who was not disheartened was Sheyan, not because he had a strong heart or was exceedingly calm, but because he''s extremely furious right now! His face looked like it was on fire. The muscles on his face twitched in anger.


    Why? Because of Sanzi!


    His little brother had just started following him in the nightmare realm, full of expectations, and within a minute of epting the main mission in a nightmare world, they had already failed the mission and would face a 20% penalty in all base attributes. It was more than an embarrassment. It was an utter disgrace to his status as a big brother.


    The scenery along the road became blurry lines due to the speed of the bike. The wind roared into Sheyan''s ears. The nearest strand of ck smoke came from amon Californian hotel in front. The bottom floor of the hotel was a parking lot. After the customers parked their car, they could just swipe their credit cards and go straight to their room upstairs to rest. The whole process was very convenient.


    In Sheyan''s vision, there were originally two red dots representing the two important characters. The red dot representing Reese hadpletely disappeared; he had apparently turned into a cold corpse by now. Sarah Connor''s red dot, though still present, was very weak, like a candle in the wind that could go out at any moment.


    Next, like a chain reaction, a series of notifications was sent to him.


    [ Warning: The missions rted to the heroine, Sarah Connor, will be deleted due to her death�� ]


    [ Warning: The subsequent development of the world will be dramatically altered due to the death of the heroine, Sarah Connor�� ]


    [ Warning: The heroine, Sarah Connor is dead and will no longer appear in the records of all the contestants experiencing this world in the future. ]


    [ ���� ]


    Sheyan instantly discovered something strange.


    He did not get any notification about his mission failure!


    By rights, since the male and female protagonists were both dead, his main mission should have failed immediately.


    What''s happening?


    Sheyan nced at the mission hint of the main mission - make sure that history is not substantially rewritten - and a strange idea suddenly shed in his mind.


    ''Could there be a sliver of hope still? That''s it, I know why! I know the reason! Although it''s dangerous and outrageous, but there''s still a sliver of hope for this mission. That mastermind behind the scenes could never have imagined that there''s a loophole due to timing!''


    ''It''s difficult for other people to exploit this loophole, but it''s possible for me! It''s fucking possible for me!''


    A cold glint shed in Sheyan''s narrowed eyes once he saw the light. He quickly made an enquiry, then revved his bike''s speed to the limit and elerated forward. He lifted the front of the bike and drove up a car in front at high speed. Using the car as a stepping stone, he smashed the bike through the window of a room into the second floor of the hotel.


    At the same time, Sheyan also issued some orders quickly and orderly in the partymunication channel.


    "Sanzi, I need you to go to this address and find someone. He''s just an ordinary person, so do whatever you have to do to make him obey you�� "


    "Reef,e here quickly and join me."


    "Mogensha, I''m breaking in. Get ready to cover me. There should be a T-800 and a lot of contestants inside. We may have some allies among them."


    When the huge Harley motorcycle crashed into the second floor at a high speed, the thick front wheel of the motorcycle kissed the T-800''s face. The sunsses it was wearing instantly broke into pieces.


    Under such a violent impact, even the heavy robot from the future was forced to stagger back. It''s back crashed into a wall, which copsed like a fragile wooden partition.


    Sheyan had a clear view of the situation in the room. Although the whole ce was in a mess, it could still be clearly seen that the enemies had simultaneouslyunched a fierce attack from both the room on the left and right side. The situation was akin to a move in wushu which striked the opponent''s ears with both fists. The defender could not defend against it.


    Sarah Connory on the ground with a frightened look on her face. No traces of blood could be seen on her body. Her corpse waspletely intact because she suffered only one fatal attack.


    A very brutal attack.


    Her neck was twisted by roughly 270 degrees. Her face, which was supposed to face forward, was now facing diagonally backwards��


    What exactly was this strong, heroic woman thinking of before she died?


    Seeing the crime scene where Sarah Connor died, Sheyan confirmed that his judgement was correct! With a hard push of his feet, the Harley''s exhaust pipe sprayed out thick ck smoke once again. He crashed the bike into the T-800 while he himselfnded smoothly on the floor with a somersault.


    When ordinary people, and even contestants, took a high-speed rotating tire to their face, it was difficult to make any effectively responses besides the most basic self-protection measures.


    But that was not so for the T-800. Although its jaw was in a terrible mess of flesh, blood and metal, it still forcefully jammed its right hand into the rotating wheel!


    The artificial skin on the T-800''s right hand was thoroughly churned to pieces, but the Harley motorcycle''s front-wheel steel axles were also damaged beyond recognition. The powerful Terminator gave the motorcycle another punch, and then tore it apart. The motorcycle fell into a semi-disintegrated state.


    Fortunately, a nearby contestant took the chance to fire a hot bullet into the fuel tank of the Harley. The expensive and eye-catching toy exploded violently, wrapping the T-800 in a huge fireball. That contestant should be a protector of Sarah Connor too.


    Sheyan did not remain idle after jumping down from the bike. After a heavynding, the muscles in his legs and abdomen tensed to the limit, and he burst out like a cheetah towards Sarah Connor''s body.


    He acted just in time, because within a second of hisnding, a few silent hisses could be heard.


    That''s the sound made by a pistol with a muffler.


    Seven bullets were let fly and urately pierced into flesh. If the special-made steel-core bulletheads had hit ordinary people, they would have churned the skin, muscles, and internal organs into a pulp. From the outside, the wounds would only look like small bullet holes, but the inside would look like conical holes the size of towel gourds!


    Unfortunately, the one those seven bullets hit was Sheyan. His strong physical defence caused the bullets to burst ahead of time, making a few bloody holes on Sheyan''s back. Sheyan didn''t even feel anything. He picked up Sarah Connor''s body and was prepared to run away.


    But just then, there was a loud crash from the ceiling, and a T-800 fell down from above to block Sheyan''s way. Itunched a punch without saying a word.


    Sheyan took half a step back. Grabbing Sarah Connor''s body with his left hand, he blocked with his right.


    Against the T-800''s force, Sheyan had to block with all his strength. His shirt was stretched taut by his tense muscles and the buttons on it burst away angrily, exposing the bulging veins and steel-like muscles inside!


    "AAARRGH!!!!" Sheyan''s eyes turned bloodshot as he growled with all his might. The nightmare imprint on his chest shone brightly and the pattern of a fist inteced with a shield emerged. That shocked all the contestants on scene.


    A Growth Hunter was nothing to be surprised at, but this was the first time any of them had seen a dual-attribute Growth Hunter! Some of them instantly realised that it might be bad news to get mixed up in a fight of such a high level!


    However, the T-800 in front of Sheyan was a very simple war machine which had no concept of a Growth Hunter or a dual-attribute breakthrough. Its power may be inferior to Sheyan, but its fierce will to fight made the notion of defeating him in a short amount of time unrealistic.


    But in the next second, a light shed outside the window.


    Following that, a violent explosion damaged the neck of the T-800 fighting with Sheyan!

 Chapter 977: A Plan to Strike Back

    <h4>?Chapter 977: A n to Strike Back</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The robot''s head hung at a weird angle as it staggered back from the strong impact, then lost its bnce. Dazzling bluish-white electrical currents sprayed out from its facial orifices.


    But the tremendous force of the impact was not exhausted yet. It pushed the T-800 along the ground for more than a dozen rolls before sending it crashing into the next room in a storm of dust and smoke. Based on the loud rattling noises it made, there was probably no furniture left intact in that room.


    Sheyan was not fighting alone!


    Brother ck was right behind him. When he saw Sheyan had his way blocked by the T-800, he did not hesitate to bust out the new killer move he just obtained -- the pulse shot from the MIB world! The power was amazing indeed.


    Brother ck did not stop firing after that. He alternated between ricochet bullets and special bullets to form a dense bullet. Sheyan leaped straight down from the second floor of the hotel. Although he was constantly attacked, leaving a trail of blood and ragged clothes spattering behind him, he did not even bat an eye. Some contestants attempted to chase after him but a grenade from Mogensha was enough to temporarily dy their pursuit.


    The pursuers did not give up that easily. There was a man who ran after Sheyan like a wild animal, scaling walls and obstacles maniacally to get to Sheyan. His eyes were bloodshot and two jets of thick white gas which lingered in the air like steam were ejected from his nostrils.


    This guy, Deco, was a formidable contestant on the Terminator''s side. He was actually a concocting alchemist, with an ability somewhat simr to Sheyan''s. His ultimate concoction was something that could make his blood boil and enable him to obtain the fighting instinct of a crazed beast. He really stood out in the previous fight and caused great trouble for the defending side.


    Mogensha''s bullets could not hit him at all; they were always a stepte and always arrived behind him. It was the first time that Mogensha had encountered such a strange scenario. The reason for this was that Deco had a strange passive ability which would refract the light acting on him. It was simr the way some pools would look shallow even though they were deep.


    Of course, he would not be that hard to deal with if it was just that passive refraction. The real problemy in the fact that the refractive index of his ability was constantly changing, which led to the need to adjust to his refractive index all the time.


    Deco moved as if he was ignoring gravity. He easily scaled the eaves and walls in his way, leaving behind clear footprints and raising a trail of dust in his wake. The distance between him and Sheyan kept getting shorter. He looked up at Mogensha and smirked, showing his sharp canine teeth.


    A group of contestants followed behind him, firing as they ran. There were at least eight people in the group. Their shots were surprisingly urate.


    Although Sheyan was running with all his might, he did not forget to check the movement of the people in his rear. Suddenly, there was a sharp braking sound from the road nearby. Arge tanker truck, in an attempt to avoid a stray dog, had lost control and overturned.


    The giant tanker truck slid forward carried by its momentum, scraping meters long of horrible sparks on the road as it crashed towards the spot in front of Sheyan''s group! It hit a building and exploded, engulfing an area of almost 1000 square meters in mes!


    The scale of the explosion was as magnificent as the detonation of arge napalm bomb!


    Although it all happened in an instant, Sheyan clearly saw that both the stray dog and the driver of therge tanker truck were not under the control of contestants. But it was precisely thebination of the two which caused a seemingly idental event that greatly hindered them.


    These kind of things, which cannot be exined with science, were often called: misfortune.


    Sheyan had already suffered a "fate" attack in the previous world, so he was sensitive to these kind of weird urances! In this short instance, Sheyan was not thinking of how to escape the danger in front of him, but hade to an important realisation instead. A realisation which sprung up in his mind right after the tanker truck had overturned.


    If there really was someone manipting all this from behind the scenes, why not set the crash site of the tanker truck directly at their location? That way, there was no doubt that it could cause them more trouble.


    This mastermind must have something malicious nned! Was he enjoying the cat-and-mouse game?


    Sheyan immediately overruled this possibility. Anyone who could survive until now must be one who advocated efficiency above all else and wouldn''t do any unnecessary things. Just like the way veteran soldiers in ancient times wouldn''t perform any sword techniques that were purely for aesthetic purposes.


    Therefore, Sheyan concluded that if there really was a mastermind behind all this, the person could not - or could, but needed to pay a great price - to use this way to directly affect or attack their group. The person could only indirectly weaken them!


    More precisely, the person could probably dig a pit on the path the group would traverse through, but they probably couldn''t dig a pit directly underneath the group.


    The shock wave and explosion from the tanker truck had stifled the speed of Sheyan''s group. The contestants in pursuit were about to swarm them.


    Sheyan threw the body of Sarah Connor away. He did it in such a skillful way that the body rolled a few times when it hit the ground. Even if she was still alive, she would not have felt any pain.


    At this point, at least half the pursuing contestants had shown different symptoms of illnesses such as coughing and chest pain. Deco was lucky to escape the disease. He pounced towards Mogensha like a bolt of lightning. Mogensha managed to dodge Deco''s initial strike, but Deco immediately swept upwards with his foot. Sharp ws had inexplicably grew out of his toes. The ws almost tore a deep wound on Mogensha''s chest.


    At that moment, however, a curse-mixnded next to Mogensha''s feet. No matter how amazing Deco''s refractive illusion was, it could do nothing against an AoE stun effect unless it could mislead other''s vision for an error of over ten meters.


    Brother ck swept his gun across to fire a fuside of shots in Deco''s direction. The bullets were scattered over arge area like the shot from a shotgun. The bullets easily prated through the "Deco" in their sight without any resistance, but streams of blood spurted out two meters to the right of the image. That was Deco''s real location.


    Sheyan lowered his head and rushed through the midst of a few Growth Hunters on the enemies'' side. The nightmare imprint on his chest once again showed the image of the fist and the shield! He fended off the attack of those hostile Growth Hunters and dashed right up to the unawakened Deco. With the ''Zergling Rush'' activated, hended three consecutive punches on Deco.


    A crisp sound akin to sses breaking was heard around Deco''s body. That was the sound of his refractive ability being destroyed by Sheyan''s ''Strength of the Sky''!


    Deco regained his ability to move. Although Sheyan was right in front of him, he couldn''t help looking at the highway, because a red Ferrari had just burst through the residual mes of the tanker truck!


    A woman, long hair fluttering in the wind, full of elegance and dignity, stood proudly on top of the Ferrari.


    The mage dagger she held in her hand, curved like a crescent moon, was already shining with a terrible light.


    The light of death!


    The light of destruction!


    Deco, who had his refraction ward shattered, felt like he was standing there naked.


    To meet Zi at this moment when he was the most vulnerable was as if he was standing naked in public with a sharp dagger held to his groin. He could almost feel the chill in his balls!


    Zi''s eyes were closed. Her curved silver dagger cut rapidly through the air. Each cut would produce a sharp, lightning-like trace in the air. Finally, the traces formed into a powerful and bizarre symbol -- the crest of the Sith Republic in Star Wars.


    The powerful and bizarre symbol flew to a spot a meter in front of the Deco and suddenly turned into a huge hand with jet-ck skin and protruding joints. The hand had only three fingers and extremely long nails. It wrapped around Deco''s neck.


    ''Force Suffocation''!


    The ability which summoned a Sith demon w to strangle the enemy and terminate the enemy''s life with suffocating agony! The enemy killed by the Sith demon w would turn into a certain amount of MP and fed back to the caster.


    When Deco''s refractive ward was broken, he had already lost all fighting spirit. He had turned tail the moment he saw Ziing. He knew that as long as he could run back to his group, he could be saved! But he had just run for a few steps when he suddenly felt a sharp pain around his neck. The terrible giant hand had tightened its grip. Deco''s vision immediately darkened. He groaned and screamed painfully, and even spat a few mouthfuls of green bile.

 Chapter 978: Escape

    <h4>Chapter 978: Escape</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Sheyan''s disease broke out for the second time, and Deco was not fortunate enough to escape the infection this time. He instinctively grabbed his chest and gasped for breath.


    Seeing this, Mogensha did not hesitate to pull out the Spartan javelin.


    It was obvious that the power of the javelin had increased after Mogensha was promoted to a Growth Hunter. When he was throwing the silver lightning javelin, the muscles in his right hand swelled, and his nails actually grew into ws. Not only that, but an illusionary image of a crimson Spartan g also appeared behind him, waving majestically in the air as if it was blown by the wind of Thermope!


    The fierce lightning javelin shot away and pierced Deco three times in a row before splitting the air towards the group of contestants catching up from the back!


    After taking the attack of the Spartan javelin, Deco was left with about three-fifths of his HP, an awkward state. If it was a little lower, he definitely would have used an honorary dosage, but if he did so now, it would feel like such a waste. After all, the optimum use of an honorary dosage was to administer it when one had only a sliver of HP left. One could then rise from the ashes like a phoenix.


    While Deco was hesitating, Zi had opened her eyes.


    Her eyes were as deep and as vast as a sea of stars. That kind of unspeakable charm was enough to make people lose themselves in those eyes. But in an instant, they turned into a terrible neb storm which swept across Deco''s mind in the form of countless needles!


    ''Force Needle Explosion''!


    Dicky instantly felt the world spinning around him. He screamed hysterically but he could make no sound. What he saw in his vision was the scenes of ss walls breaking and copsing.


    The Deco who was stunned by the ''Force Needle Explosion'' became the perfect target for Party Ace to concentrate their fire. He only managed to endure for three seconds before he blew up in a horrible fleshy, bloody storm. He was not even out of his stunned state yet.


    Of course, Sheyan was also withstanding heavy pressure all this while. At the moment, Sheyan, Zi and Mogensha formed a triangle, which was the most basic arrow formation, and Sheyan was the tip.


    There was no doubt that all the contestants in pursuit would attack Sheyan first. Although Sheyan was tough, there were simply too many enemies; he was still beaten ck and blue and had to take cover in a building to the side. The other contestants refused to give up. They jointly bombarded the building, which copsed after shaking a few times.


    Sheyan rolled again and again, and when he escaped the building, he retrieved Sarah Connor''s body and continued to flee. Unfortunately, he slipped on a banana peel and lost his bnce, falling to the ground. But even then, for some reason, Sheyan still tried his best to protect Sarah Connor''s body. He would rather take the fall himself than to let any harme to the body.


    "What''s that guy doing? Is he a necrophile?" asked one of the contestants on the opposing side in a strong Devonshire ent. "Also, why is our mission not shown aspleted yet?"


    Another contestant, who was resentfully retracting his heavy sniper, replied, "It must have something to do with why he''s protecting the body so carefully. That guy''s a freaking monster! We''ve attacked him for so long but he''s not even in a state of near death! He just took a shot from me head on, too! He must have more HP than the devil himself."


    After the three on Sheyan''s side joined forces to kill Deco, the momentum of the pursuing side was stunted, because their opponents had just proven that had the ability to eliminate someone in an instant! The assault of the pursuers instantly lost its bite, but Sheyan, gritting his teeth while running away with Sarah Connor''s body, cursed viciously.


    "Damn, that shot just now almost broke my arm. Whoever fired that shot, you better not let me catch you!"


    The two sides continued their pursuit for two to three hundred meters. Zi kept firing her Force, and together with Mogensha''s shots, they could always force back any contestants who got close. It could be seen from the small details that Zi and Mogensha had already formed quite a nice understanding between them.


    Sheyan could not help but wonder, what would the battle be like if Aziz was here with them too?�� Aziz was admittedly very strong, but he was quite unruly. He was like a sharp de. If the wielder could not control the de well, the de could easily hurt its wielder instead. Aziz was not someone whom an ordinary person could control.


    In fact, even in Zeus'' party, Aziz existed in a detached way, almost like an independent entity outside the system. He could refuse Zeus'' orders without giving Zeus any respect at all. But Sheyan felt, and he was positive, that he himself was one of the few people who could utilise Aziz and utilise him well.


    At the moment, Reef had made all the necessary preparations and was quietly lying in ambush in the path of the pursuers.


    Sheyan and the others retreated while they fought. While the contestants passed by him in pursuit, Reef suddenly made his appearance and disrupted their formation with a ''Cardiac Shattering Roar''. Sheyan took the chance to turn around and rush into their midst with ''Hornrage''. At the same time, he threw down a curse-mix underneath him.


    The seven or so pursuing contestants were instantly sent into chaos inside the dark green smoke cloud. After Reef''s ''Cardiac Shattering Roar'' had gained precedence, it had be a terrifying AoE speed reduction skill.


    Stacked together with the stun effect, speed reduction and visual interference caused by Sheyan''s curse mix���� while the other side was not instantly defeated, they could no longer form any effective concentrated attack.


    Brother ck and Zi took the chance tounch a wanton bombardment inside the smoke cloud. Sheyan''s mechanical gloves emitted a dark green glow as various mechanical parts on them began to rotate violently. He suddenly bent down and pounced forward like a tiger, not giving a care to the fierce shing at him.


    The sh was very swift and very vicious.


    Blood gushed out from Sheyan''s shoulder. Because of the vigorous pumping of blood in his body, the blood shot nearly two meters high. But Sheyan merely reached out his hands without saying a word to grab the throat of a gunman in front of him!


    The gunman''s eyes immediately popped out while his legs kicked violently, but Sheyan was not affected in the slightest. Then, Sheyan squatted down and executed a shoulder throw. The gunman immediately lost control of his body and was thrown high into the air. It was Sheyan''s ''Tactical Throw''.


    Without the need for any instructions, Brother ck and Zi simultaneously aimed at this guy in the air. This guy had already used an honorary dosage previously. Even though he hid himself in the back, he was still caught by Sheyan!


    Powerful destruction continued to rain down on him, ruthlessly ravaging his whole body. Finally, he had no HP left to support his life�� The guy was violently shattered and split up before he could touch the ground! His body exploded, scattering his flesh and organs everywhere!


    The Sith Lord''s sinisterughter reverberated through the air. A strand of dark aura appeared amidst the broken body pieces in the air and flew into Zi, filling up more than half of her previously depleted MP.


    After Party Ace managed tounch a counter attack, the situation among the pursuers turned chaotic. They all fell into the dangerous mentality of ensuring their personal safety first and foremost. The enemies they were facing were simply too insane. If the shield-wielding Reef also turned out to be an MT, then the party they were fighting was actually a dual-MT party!


    Furthermore, the few contestants on the side of protecting Sarah Connor hade to their senses and, unwilling to have their base attributes reduced for no reason, had started firing or casting spells from afar. There was also that eerie and sinister disease which would asionally break out. Sheyan''s group managed to hijack a passing car and sessfully escaped the pursuing contestants. Now, they just have to guard against the Terminators sent after them.


    Honestly, Sheyan had been pushed to the limit during the escape. Not only had he used the ''Gloryheal'' ability, he had also used the free honorary dosage. After getting on the car, before he had even wrapped up his injuries, Sheyan had already started screaming.


    "We''re being watched for sure! In my previous world, I fought with a guy called Fate, and I feel like the mastermind behind the scenes this time has a somewhat simr ability!


    "You killed Fate?" asked Zi in surprise.


    Sheyan smiled and answered, "That''s where your ''Titanium Mesh Magic Barrier'' came from."


    "How did you kill him?" Zi obviously still found it hard to believe.


    "Good question. I was able to kill Fate because there was a prerequisite for his ability - he had to see me when he use it! Having grasped this point, I used it to my advantage and was able to eliminate him in the end. Since the mastermind we''re facing now feels somewhat simr to Fate, the first thing we need to do is to escape that person''s surveince!"


    "How do you think he''s spying on us?" asked Reef with a frown.


    Sheyan gritted his teeth as he pulled a piece of shrapnel out of his arm, then drew in a cool breath. "If I were that guy, I would find a way to use satellites to monitor Party Ace''s actions as soon as I enter this world. Do not underestimate the technology of 1984! Regardless of whether my judgement is correct, let''s try to stop that first."

 Chapter 979: The Kidnapping

    <h4>Chapter 979: The Kidnapping</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    "Hey, realm, I''m applying for electromaic shielding as a lieutenant colonel to prevent other contestants from using native technology to get my information," said Sheyan loudly.


    Sheyan had already suffered from something simr in the Jurassic Park world, where his every action was monitored via a satellite. Therefore, he was familiar with the procedure of requesting for electromaic shielding. Furthermore, he was now a lieutenant colonel, so the process had be even more convenient. After paying three achievement points, everyone in Sheyan''s party was shielded.


    The shield was naturally limited in some ways. First of all, the shield was only effective against contestants of lower ranks. Secondly, if other contestants made their own satellite andunch it into space, Sheyan''s jamming shield would be invalid against it because the shield was only effective for native technology.


    Zi also became more cautious. After the satellite monitoring threat was resolved, she pulled out her silver crescent dagger. Threads that looked like the tentacles of a jellyfish extended out from the tip of the dagger. They wiggled around, carefully searching for anything suspicious.


    Zi was being over cautious, as she knew of some ck magic that could monitor other''s actions through a crystal ball. As it turned out, Zi''s wariness was not unfounded. After a brief search, she shook her head and shouted, "There''s nothing."


    Sheyan immediately felt that something was wrong, and as soon as Zi finished her sentence, she pierced her slim fingers at a seemingly empty space at the side. The ce sparkled for a moment, showing signs of spatial instability. She flicked her dagger and caught a fist-sized magical creature from within.


    The creature had four ears, and its purplish-ck body was uneven like a toad. Its tongue was red and t, dripping colorless, transparent mucus. As soon as it was caught, it screamed in hysteria and jumped onto the tip of Zi''s dagger, killing itself and contaminating the de of the silver storyline dagger.


    After that, everyone heaved a sigh of relief. Their bodies felt lighter, as if an invisible pressure had been lifted.


    Not long after that, they suddenly heard the sound of a bird fluttering and beating its wings outside the car window. It turned out to be ark, which were usually very shy, pecking at the window.


    Sheyan immediately let the bird in, then spread out a newspaper. Therk began to peck the newspaper with its beak. Each letter pecked was jotted down by Sheyan. In the end, the message turned out to be:


    "I''m fine. The thing is done."


    It was obviously a message from Sanzi.


    Sheyan appeared deep in thought as he said, "We can now confirm the second thing about the mastermind - he can only attack one target at a time. Otherwise, he would''ve dealt with Sanzi as well. Since Sanzi was moving alone, it was a great chance to eliminate him. The fact that he didn''t shows that he can''t control two sides at once."


    Brother ck finally rxed. He lit a cigar for himself and inhaled the pale blue smoke deep into his lungs, before puffing out a smoke ring. "That bastard! He actually followed us all the way into this world!"


    Sheyan scoffed. "Since he doesn''t know when to stop, this world will be his grave. Reef, help me take care of this woman. Let me bandage myself."


    Reef picked up Sarah Connor''s body and asked in doubt, "But boss, why do you value this woman''s corpse so much? Sure, our mission was to protect her, but she''s already dead!"


    Sheyan pulled out the ''Chris Redfield''s Lucky Bracelet'' and soaked it in Sarah Connor''s blood. Then, he continued to bare his upper body to let Zi pull out the bullets or shrapnels that were imbued in his body with the Force.


    As for Reef''s question, Sheyan narrowed his eyes and replied, "Since the male and female protagonists are both dead, why haven''t we failed our mission yet?"


    Reef felt weird about that too. After thinking for a while, he said, "I don''t know. Is it rted to this corpse?"


    "Of course it is. I also know that if we don''t do anything, the mission will fail in an hour at the verytest," replied Sheyan faintly.


    "Why?" Even Zi was curious.


    But their discussion was interrupted by Sanzi''s message in the partymunication channel. "Brother, I''ve dealt with that guy. You guys cane now."


    Sheyan nodded. Brother ck stepped on the elerator, executing a beautiful drift, and the car rushed towards Sanzi''s location. Soon, a professional-looking ambnce, which looked very new, came into view. The ambnce was parked on the side of the road and Sanzi was in it.


    "What the hell." Brother ck was so surprised that he dropped his cigar. "I know that the Terminator world is a bit more technologically advanced than the real world (Sk was self-conscious on August 29, 1997, killing 3 billion people that day. What could the real-world inte do in 1997?), but the ambnce is not going to bring back a person whose neck has been broken for half an hour. Come on."


    Sheyan massaged his temples and exhaled in relief. He said seriously, "Your thoughts are clouded, AK. Think carefully. Who''s the main character in the Terminator?"


    Mogensha was stunned. He murmured, "The main character��in the Terminator?"


    At this time, Sanzi had already got out of the ambnce together with a rather unhappy-looking middle-aged man. He led the man to their car. Although the middle-aged man did not look like he had been bound, beaten, or threatened, his movements were stiff like a puppet.


    If you looked carefully, you''d notice an inconspicuous spider crawling on the artery on his wrist.


    The spider was not the harmless kind which bite could turn someone into an American superhero. It was a North American venomous spider, which cyanide venom it inject could kill someone in a minute and fourteen seconds.


    The reason why the information was so precise was that when Sanzi "invited" the middle-aged man over, in order to put some weight on his persuasion, he let the spider bite an impolite security guard in front of the middle-aged man.


    The security guardsted for a minute and fourteen seconds.


    Sanzi then asked for the middle-aged man''s opinion. After confirming that the man had no intention to challenge the security guard''s record, he brought him here without much trouble.


    Sheyan stepped forward and said to the middle-aged man, "I''m so sorry we have to meet in this way, Professor Edwards. I know you''re a distinguished Nobel Prize winner, a top gicist in the United States, and an esteemed schr globally - at least, that''s what it says in the phone book. The reason we brought you here is because we need you to do a tiny little favour for us. Don''t worry, it''s something you''ve done countless times before."


    Professor Edwards'' face twitched. He could barely maintain his calm as he said, "Do you think I can perform any experiment in my present state, gentlemen? Every experiment I do requires the utmost precision!"


    With a smile, Sanzi moved the venomous spider to the corner of a wall before releasing it. Sheyan smiled at the uneasy looking Professor Edwards and said, "See, we''re very sincere. And I repeat, what I need you to do may be veryplicated for us, but for you, it''s as simple as drinking water. You may have done it thousands of times for the past 20 years. When it''s all done, you''ll get a handsome reward to make up for your psychological trauma."


    Following Sheyan''s words, Sanzi threw a diamond that was at least three carats to Professor Edwards. It was worth noting that there was a "XXX Jewelry Store" price tag on the diamond still. The diamond was obviously obtained through illegitimate means.


    Professor Edwards was still hesitating on whether he should refuse the offer when Sheyan said softly, "That was just the deposit, prof. After it''s done����"


    Sanzi took out a shoebox-sized pouch and shook it. The contents tinkled loudly. Sheyan smiled and nodded. "This pouch will be yours. Of course, if you fail, it won''t be pleasant for you."


    The were currently in a very chaotic ce with pretty bad public security, so as soon as Sanzi revealed their wealth just now, several people had already started moving towards them slowly with their hands behind their back. There were also some who would asionally nce over from the distance. All of them obviously intended to rob the group, and probably assault Zi too while they were at it. Mogensha smoothly captured one who got too close. He''s not exactly a nice guy himself. He stuffed the muzzle of his AK into the robber''s mouth and fired without hesitation.


    Professor Edwards'' face twitched. He knew that he had met a group of criminals today.


    "I can help you, but at least let me know what you want me to do!"


    Sheyan asked Reef to bring Sarah Connor''s body out.


    "She''s been dead for less than half an hour," he told the professor.


    Professor Edwards went forward to inspect the corpse. After a while, he nodded heavily.


    Sheyan stepped forward and whispered, "What I need you to do is��"


    When Professor Edowrds heard Sheyan''s request, his expression suddenly lightened up. Finally, he asked a little nervously, "That''s all?"


    Sheyan nodded. "That''s all. But I need you to make sure that the sess rate is 100%!"

 Chapter 980: The Real Reason

    <h4>Chapter 980: The Real Reason</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Professor Edwards clenched his teeth and told Sheyan, "Fine! But you have to fulfill a few criteria first. It''s impossible to ensure a 100% sess rate with the limited facilities in this ambnce. We have to go to Elia Private Hospital at once!


    "Wouldn''t that take too much time?" asked Sheyan in hesitation while staring at the corpse of Sarah Connor.


    Now that the topic of conversation finally turned to his field of expertise, Professor Edwards smiled with ease and said, "Not a problem. There are always some differences between what''s written in books and in reality."


    He stepped forward and examined the corpse in Reef''s arms. His eyebrows gradually became less tightened as he said, "Under normal circumstances, five minutes after death is considered one phase. During this phase, the brain will die and the major organs will decay. The next phase is the following three hours. Within three hours, the body will not undergo much changes in its internal environment except for the brain, the heart and the digestive system. At least, the muscles will remain soft. Body temperature will drop to about 30 degrees. Many anaerobic reactions will continue, and some special cells will remain active. Note that this estimate is for the elderly who suffer from chronic illnesses. For people who were physically healthy when they were alive, the duration can be extended to up to four hours. People like the corpse in question, for instance."


    "OK." Sheyan hesitated no longer. "Since the professor is so confident, there''s no reason why we shouldn''t support him."


    The group quickly jumped into the ambnce, turned on the siren and drove to Elia Private Hospital. On the way there, Sheyan looked at Mogensha and asked, "Do you understand now?"


    "Nope," replied Mogensha with a shrug.


    Sheyan smiled and said, "First, tell me. Who''s the main character of the Terminator world?"


    "The two who just died," answered Mogensha.


    Sheyan shook his head slightly. "Wrong! The first main character in the Terminator world is the future leader of the Resistance, John Connor, while the second main character is Sk. All the stories revolve around them."


    "But John will only appear in the future, and the same holds true for Sk. The two of them have nothing to do with us right now," Mogensha could not help eximing, "Are we supposed to travel through time?"


    Sheyan smiled and said, "Wrong. John��is right next to us."


    As soon as Sheyan uttered this sentence, Zi and Sanzi''s disyed an incredulous look, feeling as if something had been punctured inside them.


    "How''s that possible?! You mean��you mean��"


    Sheyan said slowly, "In the original plot, Sarah Connor was a single woman until she met Kyle Reese, a warrior from the future. Maybe it''s fear, maybe it''s love, maybe it''s to vent, but they made love passionately in the process of being chased, resulting in John Connor."


    "ording to the information I''ve got, Sarah Connor and Kyle Reese had spent more than 48 hours together before we entered this world."


    Sheyan''s eyes sparkled with a ray of light that seemed to be able to discern everything. "Well, 48 hours were plenty of time to be attracted to each other and make love. ording to the plot, the chances of conceiving after sex this time are 100%, or the main plotline wouldn''t exist otherwise. Now��you should understand what I mean when I said John is right next to us.


    (TL: Holy sheet) (ED: Yeah, this sheet''s wild)


    "The future leader of the Resistance, Mr. John Connor, is still with us in the fallopian tube of his mother, in the form of a fertilised egg -- Sarah Connor is dead, but the fertilised egg is still alive! It''s precisely thanks to the existence of the fertilised egg that our main mission is kept alive!"


    "As long as John, the protagonist doesn''t die, no matter what happens, the plot will not change too much! We''re actually pretty lucky. It only takes one stray bullet through Sarah Connor''s abdomen topletely destroy our chances ofpleting this mission. The bullet doesn''t even have to hit her uterus or fallopian tube directly because the resulting biological contamination would be enough to kill the fertilised egg."


    "But�� But there''s still a ways to go to turn him from a fertilised egg to a fetus," Mogensha could not help saying.


    "That''s why Professor Edwards, the great gicist, is here with us. His authority in this field is beyond doubt. He has just told us that human organs will fail within five minutes after a human''s death, but the preservation of fertilised eggs in fallopian tubessts for about four hours��"


    "Because Professor Edwards told us this right after we shot a guy''s head off with a gun, I think the information should be credible. No one would joke with their own life after all. Oh right, I forgot to introduce another one of Professor Edwards'' identity. The yellow page clearly stated his title as: the Director of the Stepford Infertility Center. He has performed more than 1,000 IVF operations so far."


    The so-called IVF, or test-tube baby technology, is not a technology which enabled babies to grow in test tubes, but a process of manuallybining an egg and a sperm into a fertilised egg in aboratory dish, then transfer the embryo (the new life conceived through in vitro fertilisation) back into the woman''s uterus (embryo transntation). The embryo can then develop in the uterine cavity like in a normal pregnancy until it reaches full term, after which it can be birthed normally.


    This method is a great boon for many parents with inactive sperm or fallopian tube deformities, and the number of test tube babies worldwide has reached a figure of four millions.


    What Sheyan wanted Professor Edwards to do right now was simple enough - to suck that precious fertilised egg out of the fallopian tube of the dead Sarah Connor (a woman expels only one egg a month, so it''s not difficult to find) and after the proper treatment, transfer it into the womb of a healthy woman.


    In that way, the future saviour will still be born - just with a different mother.


    Professor Edwards could already perform the IVF operation sessfully 20 years ago, so the only thing he wa worried about right now was not the failure of the operation, but whether Sheyan would keep his promise afterwards��


    ************


    "Those people are way too strong!"


    The one who spoke was Ougens, who had unwittingly joined the side of the Terminators.


    During the pursuit, he was pretty relentless at first.


    He felt as if he had fallen into a huge conspiracy aftering to this world. After painstaking effort, their side had finally managed to kill the two mission targets and finally saw a sliver of hope, but a bunch of people had suddenly appeared halfway through and stolen away Sarah Connor! Of course they would chase with everything they had! (All of them thought Sarah Connor either had a glimmer of life left, or had faked her death.)


    But what happened afterwards scared the life out of Ougens.


    Be it the dual-attribute MT, or the masked female mage, or the ck man with the golden AK, they all appeared to be as unshakeable as towering mountains in front of Ougens. And there was that dual-MT configuration towards the end!


    This led directly to the pursuers being struck down mercilessly one by one even though their numbers were more than double that of the opponent''s!


    Ougens was almost sure that even the T-800 Terminator would be killed in a head-on fight with that formidable squad! The fact that that group had chosen the defending side of the mission meant that their side now was facing an insurmountable task.


    Shots rang out again in the distance. Amidst the rising smoke and dust, a T-800 Terminator moved past Ougens'' side and ran along in a cold silence towards a contestant running in panic over fifty meters away.


    The only advantage of choosing the Terminator''s side was that they would not be attacked as long as they were not within ten meters of the Terminator.


    Ougens narrowed his eyes. He had already resigned himself to failing the mission, so he was determined to recover his losses from his enemies. He immediately gave chase.


    The fleeing contestant suddenly turned around and fired.


    Some of the bullets missed their target and burrowed themselves into the wall nearby, while the rest hit the T-800, but besides making holes in its clothes, they did not seem to hinder the Terminator much.


    However, the bullets were just a feint. The contestant suddenly opened his mouth and out slipped an orange-sized electromaic grenade. With a kick, the grenade flew straight at the Terminator. Amidst a harsh static noise, even the mighty Terminator immediately fell into a state of interference.


    The contestant was going to escape sessfully!


    Just then, a figure shed out of the pir to the left of Ougens. The person was dressed as a hippie and had a mohawk haircut. Between his fingers was an Ace of Spades poker card. A ray of light shot out with a light flick of his fingers.


    A shrill noise which was like the sound of a chainsaw forcefully sawing through steel could be heard. The flying card shot through the air and left a faint trail of light behind it. When it cut through the steel surface of a car, the surface would split, roll up, and emit some dazzling sparks!


    Following that was the abrupt halt to the ceaseless shooting of the gun. It was reced by an agonising scream. A severed arm that was still tightly holding on to a gun traced a parabolic path in the air before crashing down to the ground.

 Chapter 981: Searching for John’s New Mom

    <h4>Chapter 981: Searching for John''s New Mom</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    This seemingly ordinary poker card possessed an unstoppable momentum! It very easily injured the defending contestant!


    Since someone from his side managed to strike down one of the opponents, Ougens was supposed to rx a little, but instead, his brow furrowed even more.


    The young hippie, Thompson, was a card dealer in Las Vegas before he entered the nightmare realm. His innate ability was that card throwing skill he just disyed.


    But the greater the power, the bigger the cost, so in every world, Thompson would at most use these "sharp cards" five times. They were his ultimate skill and literally his trump card. Based on how pale he looked at the moment, it was obvious that he did not have the energy to throw another card.


    Since he had already used his ultimate move at this point, didn''t that mean he had lost all confidence in his future undertakings in this world? He was taking the chance to reap as much benefit as possible from the current battle!


    Ougens watched as the pale Thompson stood there grinning while checking his spoils after sessfully killing the enemy. He felt that something was off, but for the life of him, he couldn''t pinpoint what it was.


    Suddenly, the powerful T-800 Terminator got up from its original position. It was only hit with an electromaic grenade, so there shouldn''t be too much damage - maybe some interference in his internal program, but that''s all.


    But now the T-800''s eyes suddenly exploded, and a bluish-white electrical current sprayed out of them, reaching a length of three to four meters. The joints all over its body started emitting sparks. Then, the mechanical parts that made up its body fell apart and crashed down into a heap of scrap iron, as if they had suddenly lost the force which held them together!


    That wasn''t all. The pile of scrap iron was still burning on the ground. Arge amount of ck smoke rose into the air and formed words. This method of transmitting information was really simr to the way the realm handed out the main mission when they first stepped foot in this world!


    "O lost sheeps, I will guide you to the road of sess��"


    **********


    At this time, Sheyan''s group had arrived at the Elia Private Hospital.


    They were not afraid of any ambushes. Besides, Professor Edwards didn''t look that uptight.


    Sheyan''s actions from before had undeniably lifted the morale of the whole party.


    The enemy had alreadyid down the chessboard in a way that would ensure their defeat, but his n was still foiled by Sheyan, who had found a sliver of chance from examining the details. Sheyan had then expanded that sliver of chance into a legitimate path to sess!


    The main mission of Party Ace was still teetering precariously on the edge of failure with the male and female lead both dead. Even if theypleted the mission, they would probably get the lowest evaluation, but for the members of Party Ace, the rewards were no longer important. All they hoped for was not to have their attributes deducted again.


    By now, Sheyan had gained a better understanding of Sanzi''s usefulness. His role as a summoner was only one aspect of it. After providing him with enough powerful equipments, in conjunction with Sanzi''s own innate talent, he hadpletely broken the shackles of an ordinary summoner.


    The way summoners usually operated was to tame and train creatures in safe ces, then summon them to fight in dangerous ces. Because once the summoner was interrupted during the summoning process, it was very troublesome.


    But most of the time, Sanzi could recruit and control a creature immediately after they met. This undoubtedly made for very flexible tactics. Although offense was the main means to victory, other aspects could not be ignore too. For example, therk that came to them to deliver news before, or the venomous spider that was used to threatened Professor Edwards, were both very useful.


    Before stepping into Elia Private Hospital, Sanzi had even summoned a few rats to scout the ce to prevent them from stepping into a trap. Instead of a summoner, he was more like a druid who had mastered the way of nature.


    None of the other members had said anything when Sanzi joined the team, but it was inevitable that their impression of him was someone who got in through nepotism. But now, Sanzi had proven himself to be very useful in a utility role and could effectively make up for any shorings in the team with his summoned creatures. Therefore, although they had only spent a few hours together, even the most demanding person among them, Zi, had silently acknowledge Sanzi as a teammate.


    They had drawn the equipments of the two opponents Zi had killed in thest fight, in addition to some achievement points. Neither of those two guys were anything special. They drew a dark blue equipment and a ck equipment, both of which were not very useful to them. As a result, they were given to Sheyan to feed to the internal furnace in his ary-Grade High-Energy Mechanical Power Gloves''.


    The energy bar of the gloves had already fallen below the red warning level because Sheyan, or more precisely, the entire Party Ace, had no extra funds to recharge them. The two pieces of equipments came just in time to solve the problem. After the gloves were fed with the equipments, the energy bars of the gloves were finally increased to approximately 70%.


    Each of them had also obtained the title of ''Machine Predator''. The effect of the title was pretty weak, but it was very useful for title synthesisation.


    (TL: ''Machine Predator'' was mentioned way back in chapter 8)


    ***********


    Elia Private Hospital appeared to have a good working rtionship with Professor Edwards. The people here seemed very familiar with him. Sheyan stood at the side in a white coat, silently overseeing the series of procedures without anyone questioning his presence.


    Professor Edwards had lost count of the number of times he had retrieved an egg from a woman''s body. It was even easier to do so from a woman''s corpse, since he didn''t need to apply anesthetics or consider the feeling of the patient. It saved a lot of time.


    He removed the egg in a practiced manner and soaked it in a top-grade nutritional liquid, before inspecting it under a microscope. After a while, he smiled.


    "It''s a very healthy fertilised egg. It seems that the death of the mother has not had any effect on it yet."


    Sheyan also checked the microscope. He knew that the sperm was the smallest cell in the human body and a man could excrete hundreds of millions of sperms at a time, while the ovum was thergest cell in the human body and there would normally be only one of it at a time. Therefore, a fertilised egg was easily visible with a low power microscope.


    "What''s next?" asked Sheyan.


    Professor Edwards hesitated for a moment before he answered, "Normally, we''ll monitor the fertilised egg and inject some nutrients to make it grow stronger, then give it one to three weeks to develop. Finally, we will imnt the embryo in a healthy woman''s uterus."


    Sheyan said tly, "We don''t have that much time. Don''t worry, I have full confidence in the embryo''s strength and luck. But before that, I''d like to witness an embryo transfer operation. I heard that the operation is very simple and is only as difficult as a circumcision operation?"


    "Well, yes, in theory, if we do all the necessary preparation beforehand."


    "Good. Then please arrange it. I''d like to take a look at the next embryo transfer operation. You mentioned before that more than a dozen patientse here every day for check-up and operations?"


    ***********


    Sheyan naturally wouldn''t leave everything to a storyline character. That would be a very dangerous move.


    He did not forget the fact that arge number of Terminators and contestants, armed to the teeth, were extremely interested in terminating the fertilised egg.


    Which was why an hourter, he got himself a bottle, a syringe, an injection gun, and a book.


    The bottle is filled with thetest nutritional liquid, which could provide enough nutrients to the embryo soaked inside it to ensure that the embryo obtained the necessary nutrients as it would in the fallopian tube. This bottle of nutritional liquid could ensure that the fertilised egg grew healthily within seven days.


    The syringe could suck 100 of the nutritional liquid and the embryo inside it without harming the embryo. It could then be fitted onto the injection gun.


    The length of the needle on the injection gun had undergone precise measurement. It could easily prate the skin, abdominal muscles, and outer wall of the uterus, so that the tip of the needle be ced just inside the uterus. With a pull of the trigger, the liquid and embryo in the syringe would be transfered into the uterus without spilling a drop.


    The book was titled "All About IVF".


    Having done all this, Professor Edwards discovered that those mysterious and vicious people did not break their promise. He not only got his diamonds, but had also survived.


    But six hours after Sheyan and his group left, another person found Professor Edwards. Despite the professor''s cooperative attitude, he was nevertheless killed.


    That''s because the person who interrogated Professor Edwards would rather that what the professor had said was a lie. He understood that if Professor Edwards had not lied, it would be very difficult to stop Sheyan now, unless��unless they could kill every woman of childbearing age in Los Angeles!


    Currently, John was still a fertilised egg, while both the male and female lead of the Terminator movie were dead, so Sk''s dispatch of Terminators had been halted.


    Sheyan was now sitting in a McDonald''s, eating hamburgers and drinking Coke with all the Party Ace members while carrying a thick briefcase.

 Chapter 982: Waiting is Also a Form of Attack

    <h4>Chapter 982: Waiting is Also a Form of Attack</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    "We must be careful in the selection of John''s mother. We must make sure that the first reaction the new mother shows upon finding herself suddenly being pregnant will be to cry tears of joy and thank God, instead of calling an abortion centre to ask how much it''ll cost. We''ll leave the rest to the realm. They''ll surely arrange everything better than we will," said Sheyan while chewing a mouthful of bbq chicken burger.


    "This is a big project, boss," murmured Mogensha.


    Sheyan drank half a coke and burpedfortably before lifting the briefcase on his hand. "I agree with you, AK, but we have to do it no matter how big the project is. Here''s some demographic information Sanzi and I have gathered, including a list of families that are looking to adopt boys, and a list of infertile patients waiting for treatment. There''s a mother with a fallopian tube deformity, a father with low sperm count��there must be something we can use in here."


    While Sheyan was speaking, he handed out a thick pile of information to each of them.


    "Now we need to find the right person. First, John''s mother should be below 35 years old because older mothers are three times more likely to suffer from pregnancyplications."


    Not many people would discuss work in a McDonald''s, but such people were not few either. The focus of the public was on the recently invading machine mob, so they were especially alert to anyone with stiff, dull faces, and would immediately call the police if they saw any signs of suspicious activities. Since Sheyan''s group talked andughed merrily, no one suspected them.


    The first round of screening by Party Ace already eliminated 3/4 of the candidates.


    Sheyan ordered another Colonel Chicken (TL: This ain''t KFC wat u doin author) and issued the second requirement while chewing on the chicken.


    "Second, John''s mother should have a decent job, which ensures that she has enough money during the pregnancy to cope with all kinds of idents."


    This requirement further eliminated 1/2 of remaining the candidates.


    Sheyan continued, "She should have a refined husband, someone who''s highly educated, non-alcoholic, and has no record of violence - after all, domestic violence is one of the main causes of miscarriage."


    After listening to Sheyan''s request, Zi shrugged and said, "You sure set a high standard. We''ll have to make calls to investigate and verify their situations."


    "I''ll pay for the phone bills," said Sheyan with a smile.


    Zi rolled her eyes at that, but even this action of hers contained an indescribable charm. It stirred Sheyan''s heart. Without any change in expression, he rubbed Zi''s leg tentatively under the table. It resulted in his toes being stomped by the heel of her stiletto. The pain prated into the very core of his being, but he dared not make a sound.


    After this round of screening, there were only nine candidates remaining. Everyone was relieved that the most difficult phase of the task was over. However, Sheyan''s next order sent them to the brink of insanity.


    "Now, thest requirement." Sheyan said with some difficulty, "I want to know the exact time of their menstrual period."


    "����"


    "����"


    "Boss, you''ve gone too far!"


    "I object!"


    "We''re not risking our lives in the nightmare world to satisfy a certain person''s abnormal fetishes!!!"


    "SILENCE!!!!!"


    The veins on Sheyan''s forehead throbbed. "Do you seriously think I''m that kind of person?"


    Sheyan''s expression that was full of righteousness finally silenced them a little, but Jinkuang suddenly appeared andughed wickedly.


    "Brilliantly done, my master��"


    Sheyan shut his eyes in misery. The righteous image he had worked so hard to create was immediately destroyed.


    He yelled bitterly, "You ignorant, illiterate, uncultured masses! It''s clearly written in "All About IVF" that a woman has certain time periods when she''s not suited to get pregnant. For example, during the menstruation period and 10 days afterwards, the environment inside the uterus is like a barrennd, and the sess rate of embryo transfer is no higher than 30%. The most suitable time for embryo transfer is seven days before menstruation! Dealing with ignorant people is a real pain."


    Towards the end of his speech, Sheyan was already roaring and growling, but he suddenly noticed Zi giving him a chilly stare.


    "Who did you call ignorant?"


    Sheyan coughed sheepishly and changed the subject. "Let''s move on. All their contact information is here. Tell them that you''re staff from the hospital calling to get some information from them in order to properly process their request. Try to speak in a textbook doctor''s tone. It won''t be much of a problem."


    The survey found that the contact details of four of the nine candidates were already out of use. The remaining five contact numbers were sessfully connected, but two were picked up not by the candidates themselves, and the people who picked up the phone could not answer questions as personal as menstruation periods.


    Of the 3 remaining candidates, one had a change of heart. She had suddenly realised that children were "terrifying creatures" and no longer wanted to have one.


    In the end, their choices was narrowed down to two. Ms. Adess told them that her period was half a month ago,while Ms. Dumbley was just done with herst period. Therefore, they had no choice but to set their sights on on Ms. Adess.


    ************


    The remaining process was simple.


    Sheyan slipped some aphrodisiac into the dinner of Ms. Adess and her husband and waited for them to have some action. Then, using ether as anesthetic, he seeded in injecting John Connor, still in his embryo state, into Ms. Adess'' body.


    The most error-prone part of the embryo transfer operation was gauging the depth at which the needle needed to prate the body. Too deep, and the needle would prate through the uterus, but too shallow, and the tip would not reach into the uterus.


    They were errors oftenmitted by newbies who performed the operation with nervous, trembling hands. Sheyan was also a newbie, but he was someone who had gone through a lot of life-and-death situations, so his mental strength was unbelievably strong. He seeded on his first try.


    After cleaning their trails and removing anything out of the ordinary, Sheyan set fire to the several archives he had been to, destroying all the sources of the information he had gathered. This way, it would be impossible for their enemies to find Ms. Adess unless someone had a precognition ability.


    As a matter of fact, divination abilities did exist in the realm, but the cost of divining the whereabout of a main character that was still in an embryo form must be rmingly high. So, Sheyan was not too worried regarding this matter. He was worried that the party would bring trouble to Ms. Adess if they were found, so they did not hesitate to leave far away.


    After all that was done, they finally received notifications from the realm.


    [ The saviour John Connor''s embryo has been removed from his biological mother''s body. He is currently alive. ]


    [ Please wait patiently. After the critical period of thirty-six hours, your main mission will be deemedpleted. ]


    Everyone on Party Ace breathed a sigh of relief. The sword at their neck which threatened to cut their base attributes had moved a little further away. That kind of agony was almost unbearable.


    These thirty-six hours, of course, could not be spent in vain. Sheyan and his team had ensured theplete secrecy of their operation, so as long as they stayed far away from Adess now, the embryo of John Connor was almost impossible to be found. These thirty-six hours were a free gift for Party Ace.


    And as all the Party Ace members knew, Sheyan came to this world due to that mysterious metal nut. There was no time like the present to unravel the mystery surrounding the nut.


    But Sheyan frowned when he heard this suggestion because he did not intend to do so.


    Sheyan had not forgotten about the "mastermind behind the scenes", and he was almost certain that the mastermind was rted to the Stockholm party. Since Drogba had already done this mission, he would certainly reveal the mission process in detail. There was no doubt that if they chose toplete the nut mission now, the other side wouldunch an attack at the most difficult juncture in the mission!


    Sheyan must of course try his best to avoid such a thing from happening. The enemies were strong to begin with, and they were also hidden in the shadows, waiting to ambush. In such a situation, let alonepleting the mission, even survival would be a problem.


    Sheyan noticed that during the period when Party Ace was moving in secret, the contestants on the opposing side had hid themselves too. He was unable to see any signs of their actions. On the other hand, the contestants who had epted the mission of protecting Sarah Connor would asionally appear on the news channels as if they were moving around aimlessly.


    This inevitably gave Sheyan a huge pressure.


    The enemy could actually organise the contestants on the opposing side, who were woefully divided, and helped them disappear without a trace in a short period of time!


    A deep scrutiny would reveal that the capability disyed by the mastermind was actually really frightening. The vanished enemies were like a dagger of an assassin lurking in the dark; though invisible, one could feel its existence, its bloodthirst and its razor sharp edge!


    If it was someone else, they would surely have made a hasty judgment under such intense pressure.


    But Sheyan happened to be an extremely patient man. More importantly, he believed he could afford to wait! In the end, the one to break down first would definitely be the other party!


    Because sometimes, waiting is also a form of attack.


    A powerful attack!

 Chapter 983: Countercheck!

    <h4>Chapter 983: Countercheck!</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Why is waiting also a form of attack? Because the other side was a loose bunch of guys after all. Theycked the kind of strong organisational force that bound a group of people withmon interests together.


    They would be fine if there were plenty of time. But because they weren''t organized and distrustful of each other, and with the 36-hour deadline swiftly approaching, they were under great pressure!


    Sheyan truly felt that the mastermind had done an amazing job. He was able to gather these loose bunch of contestants together as well as to get them to buy in by suppressing their desires and willingly hide themselves. But it would take a God, not a mortal, to calm these contestants down when they were on the verge of failing their mission and having all their base attributes deducted.


    So Sheyan chose to wait and let the precious time pass by. At this point, it was a war of patience. The greatest advantage possessed by Sheyan''s side was that they would emerge victorious if the status quo remained until the end.


    In other words, theypletely held the upper hand.


    To be honest, Sheyan was extremely wary of that mastermind behind the scenes. His mysterious way of attacking was indeed difficult to guard against. If Party Ace made any rash actions and lost the initiative in this battle, resulting in them being ambushed, Sheyan was not sure if he could protect Mogensha or Sanzi''s life.


    Simrly, the enemy''s loose organisational structure ensured that they could not withstand a sudden assault by Ace Party too. It would easily copse the morale and core that they had so painstakingly built!


    And so, a stalemate had be the main theme of this battle.


    Whoever revealed a w first, would lose!


    As time went by, even Sheyan''s teammates were showing some anxiety. Instead, the other contestants who had received the "Protect Sarah Connor" mission had been keeping themselves busy, as was evident from their appearance in news footages on TV from time to time.


    The official news channels became an important method for Sheyan and the rest to get information on the outside world. They were mostly interested in anything out of the ordinary, such as a gas explosion that urred at a certain research institute. Military-grade gas tanks like those used in the institute would never blow up that easily. Some technology inside must had been stolen.


    Another example was a gun fight between some drug traffickers and the police. It must be the work of those bastards, either to gain reputation with certain factions or to achieve some milestones.


    Even the Cyberdyne Systemspany, which would produce Sk, had been harassed. Note that it was just harassment and not an assault. The hapless perpetrator seemed to have bitten off more than he could chew. In the end, sadly, he was carried out covered with a white cloth on a stretcher.


    "Those people sure are calm." Reef clutched a cup of water and paced back and forth restlessly. If he gripped the cup any tighter, it would surely crack.


    They were now on the rooftop of a thirty-storey building, where a rusty galvanized iron shack had been built by the building manager to earn a little extra cash for himself. The rusty iron rattled as the wind blew. Whoever stayed here would feel an oppressive feeling.


    This ce may look like a tough spot with nowhere to run if the situation got dangerous, but there were actually three buildings around it that were lower in height, and the gaps to those buildings were all less than 20 meters in width. It would not be hard for a contestant to jump to the opposite side.


    Moreover, Sheyan was confident in the team he built from scratch. In this world, it would be hard to find any side that could force them to run away in panic in a direct confrontation.


    If they did not have to protect the corpse of the female lead in the previous battle, Sheyan and Reef could just rush into the midst of the enemies. With Zi and Mogensha''s help, the ones to flee would have been the enemies instead!


    Another important point was, if the mastermind really did have the confidence of dealing with Party Ace, why would he bother with so much set-up and schemes?


    Sheyan knew well that the most sure-fire way of obtaining victory was not with schemes, but to crush the opponent with an overwhelming superiority!


    Faced with Reef''s doubts, Sheyan just smiled and said, "They will lose their cool sooner orter. In fact, now that half the time has passed, I can already guess where they''re hiding."


    Mogensha''s spirit was instantly lifted when he heard that. "Where''s that?" he asked.


    The only peculiarity Sheyan could detect on the metal nut before entering this world was the SOS distress signal engraved on its thread - but the it was only visible under a high power microscope.


    While in the nightmare realm, even someone as sharp as Sheyan found it hard-pressed to glean any more information from the existing clues. However, after entering this world, the nut began to show some more information:


    "Workshop No.7, Knox Factory."


    Since a location was given, there was no doubt that any stories that would developter would start from there. Together with the SOS clue, the time, the location and the event could be fully deduced.


    If the mastermind behind the scenes truly had something to do with the Stockholm party as Sheyan had spected, he would know this ce too. Now that Sheyan had vanished from public view, the only ambush point they could set up was right there.


    Sheyan looked serious as he told them, "Although I know the enemies must be around that ce, we still have to wait. It''s now a battle to see which side will lose their patience first. Our disadvantage is that we entered this world almost a whole weekter than they did, so we don''t know if they''ve prepared anything in secret. The good news is that it''s almost impossible for them to find us as long as we hole up here. Whoever move first will show their w first! And don''t forget, the status quo is beneficial to us. So why not wait?


    *********


    Party Ace''s main mission slowly approached the time limit.


    An hour left��


    30 minutes left��


    10 minutes left��


    Sheyan''s face darkened. One of Sanzi''s summoned creature was a very strange nt familiar which could be used for surveince. Sanzi could nt the nt familiar in the body of a homing pigeon to turn it into a moving surveince camera.


    The homing pigeon was currently perching on a building next to the Knox factory.


    So far, there had been no movement in the factory.


    This hadpletely strayed from Sheyan''s judgment. In Sheyan''s estimation, internal strife and chaos should have broken out among the opposing contestants, who were nothing more than a rabble, as the time limit counted down to 10 hours!


    Now, the time limit was already within 10 minutes, but the ce was still so quiet!


    Sheyan felt the situation slipping out of his control, which was a frightening thought. His throat felt dry. Zi thoughtfully handed him a ss of water, which he gulped down.


    "How could this be?" Sheyan couldn''t help muttering to himself. "There''s definitely no mistake in my judgement."


    [ Missionpletion countdown begins: 10, 9, 8, ���� 1, 0! ]


    [Silver party Ace havepleted the main mission: "Save"]


    [ Main mission: Save ]


    [ Mission details: Even though Sarah Connor and her boyfriend did not survive the intense assassination attempt, but their child, the future leader of the Resistance, John Connor managed to survive the ordeal. His life will no doubt change dramatically, but Sk''s goal was not achieved. ]


    [ Mission evaluation: D - Extremely bad! Ladies and gentlemen, for a time, you put Mr. John Connor''s life in a very precarious position. More importantly, the death of his mother will inevitably change the future. It would have been great if you could keep Kyle Reese and Sarah Connor alive! ]


    [ Mission reward: 3000 utility points and 2 achievement points (legend level +1). You are not qualified to receive free attribute points. ]


    The low evaluation score of the main mission was within Sheyan''s expectation. His attention was still focused on the Knox factory''s side. The factory had remained oddly calm without anything unusual happening at all.


    Sheyan waited for another hour after that. The whole time was spent in anxiety. His dark eyebrows were furrowed deep as he paced restlessly back and forth in the iron shack like a trapped animal. Reef and the others were silent in fear of disturbing him.


    Suddenly, Sheyan grabbed a piece of iron that protruded from the wall and tore it off as he yelled, "I understand now! That bastard!!! I''ve underestimated his cruelty and his resolve! Let''s go to the Knox factory! "


    **********


    It took less than twenty minutes for Party Ace to arrive outside the factory. From how heavily-guarded the ce was, there was no doubt that the factory was a key military facility. However, for their group, it was not too difficult if they just wanted to infiltrate the outer area and not the core area. The guards wouldn''t be able to detect their presence.


    Next, Sanzi used his ability to control ten odd rats to survey the area.


    The rats soon found a suspicious location inside the Knox factory.


    It was a ce that used to be an hall, but was now an abandoned warehouse.


    This ce was suspicious because��even a rat could not get in.


    The party soon reached the entrance of the warehouse with Sheyan and Reef in the lead. They forced open the door with violent means.


    The door looked old and broken, but it was actually very strong.


    Looking inside, Sheyan had a very ominous feeling because the moment the door had opened, he could already detect the pungent smell of blood����

 Chapter 984: Continuous Danger!

    <h4>Chapter 984: Continuous Danger!</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Then, just as the heavy door was pushed open by a crack, Sheyan and Reef both saw dead bodies - at least ten of them!


    Bloodied bodies were scattered everywhere.


    More importantly, they were all bodies of dead contestants��


    Sheyan even recognised some of them. They were the few who had caused himself considerable trouble in their pursuit of Sarah Connor''s corpse.


    The spectacle in front of him made hime to a realisation, but he also suddenly thought of something.


    It was a very important thing!


    ''If it were me, what would I do after killing all these people?''


    This thought immediately made him feel an unspeakable horror.


    Then, his attention moved back to the door of the warehouse.


    The door that looked old and broken, but it was really hard to open! When he had used all his might to push it open just now, he seemed to have felt something��


    Several thoughts shed across his mind.


    ''It couldn''t be the timer type - that guy couldn''t have known when we woulde here. So, it could only be the trigger type! Fortunately, Zi and the rest were very far away in case something unexpected happens. We still have a chance!''


    Sheyan immediately stopped the stupid act of pushing the door open.


    The knuckles on the gloves on his hands began to spin wildly while emitting a blinding green glow. Sheyan grabbed the arm of the puzzled Reef and flung him towards the distant Zi with a shoulder throw. At the same time, he screamed, "Use ''Courage'', quick! Get as far away from this damn ce as possible! "


    It was fortunate that the hidden mastermind had truly pressured them, so every Party Ace member was on high alert the whole time. Sheyan''s warning won them a few seconds of buffer time, which allowed them to withdraw a few dozen meters further and to find cover for themselves.


    After that, a terrible explosion urred.


    More than 20 meters underground beneath the warehouse, a reddish-gold ball of light suddenly appeared. The diameter of the ball of light was more than 10 meters, but it was gently but quickly swelling up, or at least, that''s what it looked like. Anything that came in contact with the ball of light would vanish , including soil and water��because they were all made of atoms.


    Countless atoms started to split, and a frantic energy started to surge up!


    The reddish-gold ball of gentle light immediately exuded a vibe of madness, greed, and utterly unspeakable hysteria! It produced a ck hole-like suction force in an instant, seemingly trying to suck everything around it into itself. Even the surrounding space was showing signs of copse!


    The warehouse door that was forced open by Sheyan and Reef was copsing too. It was a huge piece of iron over 10 meters long and 3 meters thick, but it was instantly swallowed inside. The door waspletely annihted without much ceremony.


    Of course, if Sheyan was still standing there, he could not have escaped the terrifying suction force either.


    But he was not standing there. He had already used the ''Mind Transmission'' ability from the magic ring from the Harry Potter world, ''Entanglement of Victory''. He had be a rainbow and moved over 20 meters away, thus escaping the core area of the suction force.


    Even so, Sheyan was still unable to resist the terrifying force. He could only grab tightly to a broken steel beam with all his strength, barely holding on.


    His face was sweaty (TL: arms spaghetti), his muscles twisted, and his teeth rattled loudly. He held on with every ounce of strength he had, but his worst fear soon came true. He could only watch while the life-saving steel beam squeak in protest as the raging suction force forced it to gradually bend!


    Just as the steel beam had been bent from a straight line to a 90 degrees angle, the suction force started to die down. Sheyan suddenly stumbled forward. Instead of being happy, he was shocked!


    That''s because he had discovered that the air before him had a strange sense of flowing current. Light smoke rose from all over his body. He was like a block of sugar that was thrown into the water, rapidly dissolving!


    Even more frightening was the fact that Sheyan found himself no longer able to breathe. The air flowing into his nostrils broke into tiny pieces like thin icicles. They collided with each other and ran rampant in his respiratory tract, covering his respiratory tract with wounds. All Sheyan sucked into his lungs was blood! His own blood!


    "AH AH AH AH! NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!"


    Sheyan let out an earth-shaking roar! His fists punched the air in front of him hard, temporarily crushing the air and returning it into its gaseous form! At the same time, he lowered his body so that hey t on the ground.


    The hard ground in the warehouse area copsed, falling down towards a burning red sea!!


    A cascade of blood-red magma rushed straight into the sky, then came crashing down like a waterfall. It seemed as if it was going to sweep everything down with it!


    Next,


    A huge explosion happened.


    For the first few dozen seconds, everything was quiet, as if the earlier peace had been restored. After that, everything slowly unfolded like a slow-motion scene in a movie.


    The grand explosion was like a blossoming lotus, slowly and elegantly devouring everything around it! Finally, it shot menacingly towards the sky, forming a huge gray vortex in the clouds!


    This power of this explosion was extremely terrifying, exceeding even the destructive force of nuclear weapons at its core, but its scope was notrge. It also had a very clear border, which was 20 meters around the warehouse. Outside this core area of 20 meters, the power of the explosion quickly diminished.


    Sheyan was just outside the core area of the explosion.


    Standing close to such a terrible explosion zone, Sheyan somehow did not feel any pain. Instead, he felt his blood boiling all over. He only managed to hang on for about three seconds before the sacred and majestic pale yellowyer of ''Life-link'' enshrouded him.


    That was the reason Sheyan had to throw Reef away. If both of them were trapped in the danger zone, then both of them would have perished, unlike the situation now where Reef could help Sheyan take the remaining damage, which was quite a staggering amount as well.


    Reef''s HP declined at an rming rate. What shocked Sheyan was that a thin but clear line of crack had suddenly appeared on the ''Life-link''yer on the surface of his body under the terrifying force of the explosion! The crack, though not very long, was really frightening. If the protectiveyer was broken, Sheyan would definitely crumble to ashes.


    "Hang in there! PLEASE hang in there! I swear, if I survive today, I''ll definitely upgrade the level of ''Life-link''!"


    Fortunately, the duration of the explosion was short; it left as quickly as it came. And the power of the explosion seems to have been limited, because the shockwave after the explosion did not burst towards every direction, but was concentrated upwards like a volcano eruption. Otherwise, the entire city of Los Angeles would have been destroyed.


    At the site of the explosion, a strange pit, shaped like a cylinder, could be seen. The pit was 80 meters wide and at least 200 meters deep. Smoke rose up from around the pit and from inside it. If one were to stand at the edge of the pit and look down to the bottom right now, one would catch the sight of some reddish-gold energy remnant seething like boiling oil underneath, before it dissipated.


    This explosion could really be called a "surgical knife strike"; it was precise, effective, and domineering- small-scale but powerful!


    Sheyany less than three meters away from the edge of the deep pit, charred and ckened. He breathed heavily as his fingers dug deep into the ground.


    When Brother ck pulled him up and carried him on his back, Sheyan could still curl his lips into a smile. He said weakly, "Seems like today''s not the day I die. Even a trap like this couldn''t kill me."


    He fainted after that.


    Mogensha was in still shock due to the unexpected explosion. His mind was in turmoil so he didn''t know what to say. When he saw Sheyan fall unconscious, he turned to Zi for help.


    Zi looked really pale too. If Party Ace was slightly careless and had congregated around the warehouse door, there probably would not be many of them left, if any. An explosion of this scale was unlikely to escape the attention of the government, not to mention that the Knox factory was supposed to be a military facility with heavy protection. In order to avoid a direct conflict with the government, they could only withdraw temporarily and wait for Sheyan''s injury to heal.


    *************


    Sheyan was having a really agonising dream.


    In this dream, he had identally slipped into magma. He was hot and dry and in desperate need of water, but he could not find a single drop.


    Fortunately, at that moment, a strong hand suddenly supported his back. Sheyan then felt something sweet and cold pouring into his lips. His instinct made him suck greedily until he could not stomach any more. He uttered a sigh of satisfaction afterwards.

 Chapter 985: The Real Reason

    <h4>Chapter 985: The Real Reason</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    After drinking enough water, Sheyan''s brain had pretty much woken from its stupor. He slowly opened his eyes, but quickly closed them again because of the harsh light. At this time, Zi said gently next to his ear, "We''re safe now; there''s no rush to get up. Just remember what you''ve been through and then adjust to the environment. You just had a severe concussion��"


    Sheyan took a deep breath and continued to lie in bed as he was told. After about a minute, he opened his eyes and sat up.


    "How long has it been since the explosion?"


    Zi looked at the time and replied, "It''s been seven hours."


    Sheyan nodded in response.


    "Normally, if we don''t have a side mission, we can only stay in the same world after finishing the main mission for 12 hours at most. Well, that''s not a problem. We still have more than four hours of time left."


    "I''ve been in this world before, so I know the way to trigger a side mission. We''ll look for a certain bastard and start a side mission first so that we can prolong our stay in this world. Ouch!"


    Sheyan groaned because of a sharp pain in his back. A strand of reddish-gold negative energy from the core of the explosion had caught onto his back and eroded into his body. It had not dissipated even after such a long time.


    This reddish-gold energy stubbornly resided in Sheyan body like bone-sucking maggots. Even the ''Stairway of the Sun'' couldn''t do anything against it. Every time Sheyan''s wound healed a little, the negative energy would mercilessly erode and re-injure him. How could he get better this way?


    Zi carefully wiped the blood off Sheyan''s wound. The blood was very hot, almost boiling. Sheyan gnashed his teeth with his eyes shut tight, waiting for acute pain to pass.


    He then said, "We''ll go look for a guy called Vincent�� There''s a pretty high chance we''ll get a side mission from him. If Vincent lets us down, there''s bound to be a side mission with Sk''s main programmer, Miles Dyson -- of course, it''s much harder to gain the trust of thetter, so he can''t be our first choice. "


    Mr. Vincent has not made an appearance for a long time, so it stands to reason that most of us would have forgotten who he is. That''s right, he''s the soon-to-be-marginalised executive of Cyberdyne Systems, the backstabbing man who had called the police immediately after making a transaction with Sheyan. He could never have imagined that the man he betrayed back then woulde back for him one day - bringing a whole group of people with him!


    Sheyan gritted his teeth and climbed out of bed, then stood up with some difficulty while holding onto his shoulder. He could clearly feel the torment of the reddish-gold energy in the body. He had no choice but to numb the surrounding nerves with anesthetics. He felt slightly better after that, but hisbat ability was still only half of what it was in his peak condition.


    The group walked out and got on a bus heading to Cyberdyne Systems''pany headquarters. The bus was quite empty. Sheyan and his party sat at the back of the bus. The atmosphere was heavy and nobody spoke.


    Sheyan closed his eyes and pondered for a while, then slowly breathed out.


    "Amazing," he said in the partymunication channel.


    As if Sheyan''s words had broken some sort of barrier, everyone instantly felt relieved.


    "You''re talking about the mastermind behind the scenes?" asked Zi.


    Sheyan''s expression was as calm as the surface of ake as he nodded while he replied, "Yeah. This guy is merciless, meticulous, and decisive. Not only that, he''s also very cautious. As soon as he catches a whiff of danger, he''s out. He doesn''t do anything he''s not sure of. All this makes it really hard to get rid of him! I''m afraid we have to be very wary of him in the foreseeable future. "


    "But his n still failed," Zi showed Sheyan an encouraging look. "All the traps heid down were foiled by you - and you were unprepared before you went through them too. That''s not a fluke, that''s a proof of your strength."


    Sheyan said with a bitter smile, "To be honest, I''m not confident I''ll survive this guy''s scheme for the third time. But the good news is that it should be impossible for him to use another bomb like the one he nted before. Such a powerful bomb, as far as the strength of the current contestants are concerned, is enough to destroy the bnce of the realm. Even MTs like Reef and I will be easily killed if we''re caught in the heart of the explosion. Something taboo like this will either have very stringent usage requirements like MCDH''s ''Let the Bullets Fly'' ability, or it must be exceptionally rare.


    "But why did that guy kill the contestants on the same side as him?" wondered Mogensha.


    Sanzi remarked, "Either it will be of great benefit to him, or it will prevent us from reaping any benefits."


    "Although the contestants on the opposing side did not fullyplete their mission, they did kill Sarah Connor and Kyle Reese after all. Besides, the method Sheyan used toplete the mission was simply too weird. The realm must havepensated them somehow. Could they have been given extra time in this world? That is one of the mostmon form ofpensation," added Reef.


    "You mean��the mastermind doesn''t want to see those people staying here?" asked Sheyan.


    Looking out of the window of the bus, Zi muttered, "The opponent knows the steps involved in the "seed of divine artifact" mission. If - and this is only an assumption - there is a certain step which requires you to collect a certain amount of powerful souls within a limited time, it will exin the action taken by the mastermind."


    Sanzi seemed to have integrated nicely into the team. He voiced his opinion too. "That''s right, and it''s not as if he doesn''t get any loot for killing his allies. With his ability which appeared as if it could indirectly change someone''s destiny, it''s absolutely not impossible to kill all those contestants. The easiest way to go about it would be to sow discord among the crowd and let them kill each other first before stepping in and cleaning up the situation!"


    Sheyan closed his eyes and pondered for a moment, then said, "Let''s put ourselves in the shoes of the mastermind and trace his trail of thoughts. He first followed you guys in the previous world, struck you at the most critical moment, continued to tail you into a second world, then used his Fate-like ability toy down a powerful trap.


    "At that point, the mastermind must have felt that his n was fool-proof. Unfortunately, his scheme was foiled by me. The key lies in they way he reacted to that failure! A person''s performance after a major setback is always the most telling. When that guy realised that the contestants he had been using were bing uncontroble, he instantly massacred them to eliminate the problem while it was still in its infancy. Then, heid down another ferocious trap. He felt that we could possibly threaten his life, so he immediately returned to the realm."


    "This trap was actually really terrifying, because using it, the mastermind could kill three birds with one stone. First, he could kill some of our party members. Second, if I''m guessing correctly, the beginning of the mission on the "Seed of Divine Artifact" is closely rted to the abandoned warehouse! Third, he could destroy the corpses and by doing so, prevent us from obtaining any information about him. If he was a gun user, there would''ve been bullet holes left on the corpses; if he wields a sword, there would''ve been sh marks."


    "We are dealing with a savage, cruel, meticulous and prudent person. He will never leave any chances for his enemies!" concluded Sheyan.


    Reef suddenly asked, "How can you tell that he''s left the world?"


    "If he''s still in this world, there would''ve been all kinds of strange idents when were were dealing with the explosion just now," said Sheyan seriously.


    Reef nodded in acknowledgement. Zi said instead, "There''s something else I couldn''t figure out - the motive of the Stockholm party. The cost they''ve incurred so far to do all these things against us must be pretty steep. They''ve chased after us for 2 consecutive worlds as well as used a really precious explosive. Is it truly worth doing all this for the "Seed of Divine Artifact" which they might not even get back?"


    After listening to Zi''s doubt, Sheyan said slowly, "I''ve been thinking about this, and I think I might have some idea. It''s hard for you guys to specte about the reason behind their actions because there are some things you don''t know about."


    "Tell us," said Zi with a serious attitude.


    Sheyan took a deep breath. Before his eyes was the bloody figure of the injured Cardinal, the eerie underground reproductive system, the Bloody Invitation Letters that were like map fragments, and the strange conflict between his own Noah Realm C and the higher ups��


    "I think the pursuit of the Stockholm party has a lot to do with my experience in the Bloody World. The parties affiliated to other realms might think that it''s a lot less troublesome if they can eliminate me earlier��"


    Zi was shocked after she heard Sheyan''s words.


    She contemted for a while and said, "If that''s the case, then the next realm war might be right around the corner. Do you mean to say that the realm which the Stockholm party is affiliated to is behind their actions?"


    Sheyan nodded. He spoke slowly but without any hint of hesitation, "It''s very possible."

 Chapter 986: Follow the Vine to Get to the Melon

    <h4>Chapter 986: Follow the Vine to Get to the Melon</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    (TL: The title is a Chinese idiom which means to follow the clues.)


    Everyone''s expression changed after hearing Sheyan''s answer.


    It''s one thing to go up against a powerful party, it''s another to go up against a powerful party with the support of their realm behind them.


    But Sheyan said calmly, "Don''t worry, it''s not such a bad thing. Realms should not be able to directly involve themselves in the fight between contestants- just like Asimov''s Three Laws of Robotics. If Stockholm party''s actions really had the shadow of their realm behind them, I don''t think our Noah Realm C would stay quiet. A promising and powerful team like ours should be afforded more opportunities and benefits by the realm, just like the way the United States Congress would allocate higher annual funding to special forcespared to ordinary troops."


    The others felt that Sheyan''s words had their merits. At that point, the bus stopped and Sheyan stood up. Although he was still affected by the maggot-like energy remnant, his back was straight, and his eyes shone with a peculiar excitement.


    How could he not feel excited at the prospect of going up against such a formidable enemy?


    Sheyan slowly stepped off the bus with a slight unsteadiness in his gait. He looked up and saw the huge building of Cyberdyne Systems towering majestically in front of him. Sheyan''s heart was filled with aplex emotion. Thest time he was here, he did not even dare look straight at that building. Now, although the building still gave off a tremendous pressure, he was already trying to figure out how to squeeze out more benefits from it.


    The streets of Los Angeles were still full of people and noises. Rows of colorful but outdated windows lined the streets. On the streets, there were quite a number of people who were listening to a walkman while dancing along to the rhythm.


    Mogensha whistled at a woman who looked like Sheva Alomar and walked up to her for a chat. Zi walked towards a disy window. Although her expression remained cold and aloof, her eyes burned with lust��no, with desire.


    Sheyan moved a little closer and heard her mumble, "A vintage Prada handbag, 1978 edition! Wow, a limited edition Chloe, and is that the special Hermes Birkin bag?"


    Meanwhile, Reef looked enamoured with the antique lighters in an antique shop. His eyes were shining as he checked the merchandises on disy.


    Sheyan''s gaze fell on Sanzi who was still staring at him. He sighed helplessly and said, "Now why do I feel like we''re the ones from a rich family instead?"


    "Brother Reef, even if you get something you like here, you may not be able to bring it back to the nightmare realm. Even if it can be brought back to the nightmare realm, it certainly can''t be brought back into the real world," Sanzi could not resist telling Reef.


    Reef''s reply turned Sanzi speechless. "Ignorance truly is bliss. These beauties are so rare in the real world that they might as well have gone extinct. Having them in your possession, even for a few seconds, is a great pleasure!"


    Sheyan and Sanzi could say nothing to that. It could be seen from this that the gap between the rich and the poor was present everywhere, even in the cold-blooded nightmare realm.


    ***********


    After Sheyan''s third angry roar, the group finally left the shopping street and headed straight for the Bassaterre Steakhouse that was a hundred metres away from Cyberdyne Systems, albeit a little reluctantly.


    Mr. Vincent''s vehicle was luckily parked outside the steakhouse - Sheyan could recognise it at a nce. This wasn''t yet the era when SUV''s were so popr that their annual market share could top 60%, so Vincent''s cross country jeep really stood out in the crowded parking lot. It looked a lot older than before due to the torment of the wind and the sun, as well as the owner''s neglect.


    Sheyan looked around, but unfortunately could not find Mr. Vincent among the many diners. Since Sheyan he had been arrested here before and Jinkuang was in his usual slumbering state, the task of gathering information naturally fell on Sanzi''s shoulders. He had a frightening amount of Charm after all.


    Zi unsurprisingly expressed a strong displeasure towards the cracked leather stools, greasy floor, and the thick grease on the tables. When Sheyan suggested a cup of coffee, she simply asked for a ss of water, which ended up serving more as a decoration than a drink. Zi thought that the food and drinks here were probably all tasted by cockroaches before they got to be tasted by humans.


    "Vincent? Oh, you''re talking about that guy with therge beard. He hasn''t been here for a week, and I don''t think he''ll evere back."


    After a $17 tip from Sanzi, the sexy-looking waitress was more than eager to talk to him.


    "Why? Because thest time he asked for the bill, he found that he''d umted a considerable amount of debt in our steakhouse, and Mr. Vincent seemed to be in a poor financial situation, so he mortgaged his vehicle here and we never saw him again."


    "Our boss was stillining two hours ago that the jeep was totally not enough to pay off the debt at all. The seats are hard, the shock absorption is poor, and its brakes are horrible - a slight touch and the whole car will screech to a halt. Our staff don''t like using the car for this very reason. The abrupt braking can turn fragile eggs and butter from delicious ingredients into garbage in an instant - causing the staff to lose bonuses and get a good earful from the boss."


    The waitress lost interest in the topic of the vehicle after that. She threw a wink at Sanzi and said, "I''ll be free at about 3 in the afternoon. Maybe we can have a drink at the bar next door?"


    "Sure!" Sanzi replied excitedly. "Oh no I can''t! I''m sorry, I have something to do this afternoon."


    Sheyan stood behind Sanzi with a look of resentment on his face. He suddenly realised that Sanzi''s main source of motivation for adventuring in the nightmare worlds may just be the beautiful women in these worlds, and the attention he got from them thanks to his high Charm!


    Sanzi managed to buy Vincent''s jeep from the steakhouse owner for $1,000 without much effort. The interior of the jeep was almost exactly as it was when Vincent had left it, because it had only been a week since then, and more importantly, nobody liked to drive it at all. That was the point that Sheyan found appealing.


    After circling around the vehicle a few times, Sheyan suddenly squinted his eyes. He quickly burrowed underneath the jeep and found an essory that was visibly out of ce. The essory was brand new, and after it was dusted off, its appearance contrasted sharply with the old vehicle parts around it. The jeep obviously had just been repaired not too long ago.


    Sheyan then rummaged around in the vehicle''s interior and finally found a warranty from an auto repair shop called Rohank Power in the trunk. The warranty was crumpled like a piece of scrap paper. It showed that the jeep had undergone maintenance there and changed a certain essory at the cost of a few hundred dors with a three month warranty.


    Obviously, no matter who the owner was, no one would throw away a warranty that had not expired yet. Following the clue, Party Ace found the Rohank Power auto repair shop two hours and fifteen minutes before they had to leave the world. Then, from the registration information in the shop, Vincent''s address was found.


    Sheyan could only hope that Vincent had not moved away. But given that rents in Los Angeles were usually paid annually, the chances of finding their target should be quite high. They quickly rushed towards Vincent''s residence.


    Vincent was actually living on the 13th floor of a building, which was an unlucky number in western superstition. It seems like he was not a superstitious person.


    As soon as Sheyan and his party had just stepped out from the elevator, they immediately felt that something was off. After experiencing the previous explosion, they were all on high alert and were extremely cautious. They instantly scattered and put some distance between each other.


    The deeper they went, the stronger the chill they felt. Sanzi''s mice were pretty energetic though. They scouted in front of the group with vigor, as if their pace of life recovery was elerated.


    Sheyan noticed that the parts of the wallpaper that were in contact with the floor had turned moldy, giving off a gloomy atmosphere of decay. Ordinary people may just feel that this ce was a little gloomy, perhaps the residents here would fall sick easily, but contestants would feel a faint killing intent from this ce.


    Sheyan had one of the highest Perceptive Sense in the team. His senses were particrly keen, and he could gradually sense an intense feeling of death from a spot on the left! If he was not mistaken, that spot happened to be Vincent''s home. The closer they got, the stronger the eerie feeling.


    "It should be a contestant," Reef said confidently in the partymunication channel.


    Suddenly, Sanzi''s face turned pale. He wobbled back a few steps and issued a muffled groan. The mice he sent to scout ahead had all burst into meat paste. Two trails of blood trickled down his nostrils.


    Immediately afterwards, the solid wall started rippling like a water surface, and the wallpaper rapidly peeled off the wall, forming a bizarre giant mouth at least 5 square meters in size. The mouth emitted a chilling scream and bit down at Sanzi!


    Zi reacted quickly. With a flick of her wrist, a sharp ray of light was shot from the tip of her crescent dagger and pierced mercilessly into the strange giant mouth, splitting it in two!

 Chapter 987: Reef’s Powerful Servant

    <h4>Chapter 987: Reef''s Powerful Servant</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Zi''s Force had been enhanced to a very strong level by now via a lot of powerful equipments.


    Although she had not transformed, under that sharp cutting Force, even the hard concrete wall was shed more than a foot deep and over 5 meters long. It was as if arge electric saw had cut the wall.


    But the eerie giant mouth healed itself after it was cut, the teeth inside turning even sharper and more frightening. It continued to bite menacingly, and would asionally stretch out a long, thick tongue which whipped everything around it in a frenzy. The whole thing simply exuded a mysterious, eerie vibe.


    Sheyan pounced forward and shielded Sanzi from the mouth. When his back was whipped by the red tongue, it felt like it was burned by sulphuric acid or fire, hissing loudly. A thick scorch mark was left on his back, as if a poisonous towel had dragged through it.


    But what surprised Sheyan the most was that the enemy''s damage was much lower than he expected. But his face grimaced in pain immediately after that. A reddish-gold me shot out from the old wound on his shoulder and back. Apparently, the intense action just now had triggered his old injury.


    The energy in the form of a meshed out at the ghostly mouth that had pounce forward. The mouth immediately uttered a shrill scream. A corner of it looked like it was being forcefully torn apart. It instantly turned fade and finally evaporated into nothingness.


    Sheyan yelled in indignation, "What the hell is this godd*mn me? It can absorb that gigantic ghost as its food! It took me so long to decrease the remnant energy by a fifth, but now it''s burning even fiercer than it did in its prime!"


    Reef remarked, "That just now should be a type of dark witchcraft that spread from East Asia, I think it''s called Oriental ck Magic. It''s characteristic is that it attacks by using various types of demonic familiars and evil spirits. There used to be a member in my party who practiced this magic. Because their demonic familiars are all in spiritual forms, ordinary attack methods are not very effective."


    "As for the fact that the negative energy in your body became evenrger after it came in to contact with the ghost, the theory is simple. The negative energy in your body is probably the purest negative energy that can be found in a world of this difficulty. Just as the deepest darkness will give birth to light, I suspect that with a catalyst, it''s possible to turn the negative energy into a positive energy! The ghost is essentially negative energy itself, but of a much lower order, so it''s not difficult to imagine that it would be absorbed by the negative energy as nutrient."


    Sheyan''s gnashed his teeth tightly. He already broke out in cold sweat. "Damn. Are there any attacks in the form of positive energy?"


    "There are, but they''re very rare," answered Zi.


    "For example??" asked Sheyan, gasping. He was tormented by the negative energy and had almost lost his ability to think properly.


    Zi looked at him with pity. "The Cardinal you told us before. The attack he used must be a kind of positive energy��"


    "��" Sheyan was speechless.


    Zi sighed. "I guess you''d rather continue to be tortured by this stuff. Maybe you should just bear with it until we return to the realm."


    Sheyan sighed too, and shook his head. He did not know what else he could do.


    Reef suddenly started chanting some solemn andplex incantations. At that moment, he looked more mysterious than an ultist and holier than the Pope. The Cardinal had performed holy spells too, but his appearance and actions when he did so was a far cry from the feeling of solemn holiness exuded by Reef in this instance.


    But when Reef concluded his incantation, there was no sacred, glorious glow like one would expect. Instead, before him rose a vast swamp of filth, rot and stench, followed by a man with oil painted on his body and a huge, strange shaman mask on his face. He was a burly man with a weird spider-like pattern covering his skin. His eyes were also in the form of a spider''spound eyes. His appearance, truth be told, was a little eerie.


    "Is this your servant?" asked Sheyan as he gasped in pain while holding the wound on his back.


    Reef nodded with obvious pride. "That''s right. He''s finally matured and is now officially my servant. But because his looks andbat method are too eye-catching, and once unsummoned, he can only be summoned again after we return to the realm, it''s necessary to put him in a disguise while we''re in nonbat situations. That will cost quite a lot��"


    Hearing Reef''sint, Sheyan felt a headacheing. He grabbed his forehead and said, "Fine, fine. I can consider buying a permanent disguise effect for your servant, but he must at least prove first that the money will be well-spent."


    Reef burst out inughter.


    "The reason I''m summoning him now is precisely because this guy''s the best person to fight against spiritual creatures. The Ndipaya aren''t just famed for their terrifying diseases; their witchcraft is actually just as powerful. Go on, show us your strength!


    Immediately, Reef''s servant drew out from behind him a wooden spear that looked very crude, only the sharp tip of the spear glistened with a dark green light! The man jumped up the wall and crawled on it swiftly like an agile spider, somehow defying the force of gravity.


    The servant paused for a moment on the ceiling. Then, without any warning, he dropped down and rolled while curling in a huddle. Following that, a shrill cry in reverberated through the air.


    It turned out that when Reef''s servant had paused briefly on the ceiling, he had pierced his spear into the ceiling like the sting of a bee, without anyone noticing it! A twisted and painful giant face of a woman instantly surfaced in the corridor.


    The horrifying scene is hard to describe with words. It was as if the giant face of a woman was a huge poster that had been stuck in the corridor beforehand, waiting for Sheyan and his party toe near. The stab from Reef''s servant urately pierced between her brows, causing her whole face to distort. The face then started to melt like a candle starting from the spot that was stabbed!


    After the servant touched the ground, it crawled on all fours like a spider, moving forward at a tremendous speed.


    A door to the side suddenly sprung open. A man dressed in tattered Japanese armor and wearing a grim ghost mask pounced towards Reef''s servant with his katana raised above his head.


    The servant leaped up and curled into a ball in the air, skillfully avoiding the blow of the katana. A green ray of light flew out of the blowpipe in his mouth and prated the throat of the samurai. A puff of green smoke rose from the wound which was rapidly covered by moss. The veins on his neck bulged angrily and turned green.


    The blow would have proven fatal to ordinary people, but not to the samurai. He should not have been able to shift the momentum of his katana, but he simply let it slip out of his grip and, with an incantation, the strange katana inexplicably turned around and swung back!


    A dazzling white light flew by at an incredible speed and cut the left leg Reef''s servant. Even the tough skin and strong defence of the Ndipayas could not withstand this terrible strike.


    The muscr leg was immediately cleaved in two and sent flying by the force of the blow. It fell to the ground heavily and emitted a deathly ck gas. The wound seemed to have melted from the high temperature, burning to a crisp. It was constantly squirming but not one drop of blood spilled out.


    The samurai staggered back a few steps and gripped his throat tightly with his palm. He then reached out and caught the katana that was whirling back to him. Next, he actually stabbed himself in the throat with the katana. Arge amount of smoke rose with a hiss, and the green in his veins was removed.


    Reef''s servant rolled and picked up his severed leg. He recited a tribal shamanic chant in the native Ndipayanguage. The pair of jewel eyes on his mask glistened with a blood-red glow. He proceeded to stick out his tongue and lick the cross-section of the severed leg, then simply re-attached the leg back to his body.


    The broken part of the leg squirmed with arge number of parasites inside, but it soon returned to its original state, leaving only a scar in the form of a centipede.


    Neither side seemed to have gained the upper hand in the exchange!


    "I''ve found them!" Sanzi suddenly eximed in joy.


    As soon as he said that, a miniature 3D holographic model of the thirteenth floor appeared before Party Ace. It was the result of the reconnaissance done by Sanzi''s mice. The target''s room was not too far away from where Sheyan and his party were. They just need to move 20 meters ahead, make a turn and travel through a corridor.


    It could be seen from the holographic model that there were only two people in the room. One of them should be Vincent, the one they were looking for. Although the model could not show too much details, he looked somewhat depressed. The other was wearing a loose robe withrge sleeves kind of like a kimono. The gender could not be confirmed. The person could be seen waving their arms incessantly, seemingly in some sort of ritual.

 Chapter 988: Side Mission

    <h4>Chapter 988: Side Mission</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    There was no need for Sheyan to issue any order.


    Zi was the first to move upon witnessing the situation. She did not seem to be moving fast, but her movement contained a kind of grace and sexiness. She suddenly vanished into thin air soon after. When she reappeared, she was already tens of meters away.


    Zi approached so fast that it did not give the opponents any time for preparation. Her ceremonial gown danced elegantly in the air, and a magic barrier wrapped around her tightly. In the inner part of the magic barrier was a very solid steel mesh which seemed indestructible!


    Wherever she went, the angry wails of evil spirits could be heard, but all those spirits could do was attack the titanium mesh magic barrier in vain. She reached the room Vincent was held in in almost no time at all, and proceeded to exchange blows with the contestant holding Vincent hostage.


    Although Zi was a mage type contestant, she had always been fond of attacking up close, so even after transforming, she still focused on closebat.


    With the strong frontal defence of the dark green Ndipaya set plus the protection of the terrifying ''Titanium Mesh Magic Barrier'', she possessed a defenceparable to a high-rank MT. It enabled her to fight in her favouritebat method of trading blows with the enemy.


    It was also the kind ofbat that opposing mage type contestants hated the most.


    In the short moment the two had engaged with each other, the windows, sses,puter screens, mirrors and all ss products on the whole 13th floor - or rather, in the whole building - cracked and shattered, sending ss fragments flying everywhere. There must had been a lot of people injured due to this.


    Zi was forcefully expelled from the room, leaving a trail of ck smoke in her wake. A lump of sticky, surging ckness could be seen on the top left of her ''Titanium Mesh Magic Barrier''. The lump looked like burnt stic and emitted a foul smell. Even the titanium mesh inside the barrier showed signs of contamination.


    But the opponent did not get off easy either. There was a series of rumbling sounds in the room, rather simr to the deafening noises a train made when it passed through a tunnel. What could possibly make noises like that?


    When Brother ck and Reef rushed in, they found the room to be quite empty, but there was a faint illusionary image of a tree disappearing in the air. Vincent was tied to a chair. His pupils had shrunk to the point of a needle, a dull smile stered on his face. He kept murmuring the same sentence.


    "Death in full bloom��"


    On the wall next to Vincent, there was a strange ck passageway. Presumably, the thickness of the walls in such buildings would not exceed a metre, but the dark ck passage was clearly as deep as a cave, inclining downwards in twists and turns.


    Reef and Mogensha immediately tried to give chase, but from the inside of the ckpassage shot out arge number of pink cherry blossom petals. A more careful observation would reveal patterned veins akin to human blood vessels on all the petals, as if they had sucked on human blood. Small pieces of short pink hair could also be seen floating through the air.


    The two men were only momentarily halted by these things, but it was enough of a dy for the ck door to close. They could only rush towards the window and look down. What they saw was Sheyan, who was somehow on the eighth floor, crashing through the window there. He leaped down and smashed into the car directly beneath him, turning it into a heap of scrap iron. A ck portal was silently opening right in front of him.


    Reef and Mogensha were overjoyed. They both knew that it was not a problem at all for Sheyan to tie down the enemy for a few dozen seconds despite his injury. But when they rushed downstairs, they found Sheyan standing there, his face as calm as the surface of a quietke. He did not look like someone who had just gone through a battle.


    "Did that person run away?" asked both of them in amazement.


    Sheyan shook his head.


    "It would be more urate to say that I let him go on purpose. Have you forgotten why the mastermind behind the scenes ughtered all the contestants on his side? We might actually need to collect the souls of contestants in the near future. If that''s the case, I would rather let him go.


    If it was any other party, even if Sheyan was the party leader, a statement like this would surely have led to a division within the team. The reason was simple - killing could have procured benefits for the team. Sheyan''s decision to let the enemy go was tantamount to harming the benefit of the team for the sake of his personal interest.


    But there was no such problem for Party Ace because they all know that Sheyan was not a selfish person. They were willing to make a little sacrifice now. When Sheyan got stronger, these small losses would be nothing in their eyes.


    At this moment, Zi suddenly asked, "How did this contestant escape from the mastermind? Could he be a new addition to this world - someone who has no connection to our previous main mission?"


    "If that''s the case, that''s great news for us. New contestants entering the world toplete a new main mission after the mastermind had left - that''s definitely not normal," remarked Sheyan.


    The idea sent Sheyan into deep contemtion.


    Sanzi suddenly said, "Could this be a countermeasure?"


    A trace of admiration was visible in Sheyan''s eyes as he looked at Sanzi. "That''s right. If the mastermind had employed some special means or utilised some loopholes to follow our party into consecutive worlds, injecting new contestants into this world may very well be the countermeasure taken by our Noah Realm C in response to that!"


    At this time, Zi poured some cold water on their enthusiasm. "I must remind you that even if it is a countermeasure, all realms must operate within the limits of the rules. That is to say, even if Noah Realm C is trying to help us, the help is limited. It''s absolutely impossible for them to send a bunch of weaklings for us to hunt down."


    "You''re absolutely right." Sheyan regained his focus.


    Zi continued in a solemn tone, "When I rushed into the room just now, I had a brief fight with the contestant, and he was very strong. Even in a situation where I caught him unprepared, he was still able to fight back with the miasma from the world of death. I would''ve been in quite the predicament if I didn''t have the titanium barrier. He seemed to be in the middle of a powerful summoning ceremony before I arrived. I saw the illusionary image of a huge cherry blossom tree looming in the room. The image of the tree was still vague, but it''s form was already visible. Based on that, I''d say that the summoning ritual must have been more than halfwaypleted. We might not have won if he hadpleted the summoning."


    Reef had returned to Vincent''s room and searched around it carefully. He found Vincent''s ID on the tea table, and there were some numbers and Chinese characters beside it (TL: I''m guessing the contestant from before was Japanese and he wrote in Kanji). Although Reef could understand each individual word thanks to the tranting function of the nightmare imprint, he could not understand what the words mean when they werebined together, so he called Sheyan over to take a look.


    "Boss, I know this word means "Heavenly", and this word means "Stems", but what do they mean when they''rebined together?" Does it have anything to do with farming?"


    (TL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavenly_Stems )


    Sheyan was at a loss on how to exin the phrase. He kept racking his brain for words that could be understood by his foreign friends.


    Reef continued, "The next thing is even more interesting��"


    Hearing that, Sheyan immediately snatched the thing over and carefully inspected it. "It looks like the guy from before did note here for a mission rted to the Terminator; he was merely interested in Vincent."


    "Really?" asked Reef in surprise.


    Sheyan exined, "Vincent actually had a reason to live on the thirteenth floor. On this piece of paper, the contestant used a unique eastern method to analyse Vincent''s date of birth, and judged that he was a rare Yin person, moremonly known as a medium! That''s why Vincent likes to live on the thirteenth floor, which has a higher density of negative energy. If he was born in the east, the job that suits him best would be an ult member and not aputer engineer.


    After pondering for a moment, Sanzi said, "So did the contestant capture Vincent to turn Vincent into his familiar?"


    "Very likely, but thanks to us, it''s not that possible anymore," said Sheyan with a smile.


    Sheyan knew of a way to wake Vincent up ording to eastern superstition, and it was not that hard. The method Sheyan suggested was to mix a cock''s blood (the cock here refers to a male chicken) with wine and pour it down Vincent''s throat. Wine was easy to find, but where would they find a cock in LA? In the end, they had to settle for a male turkey (a gobbler). It''s worth mentioning that there was no where to buy a living turkey around here - all the turkeys for sale were those that had been butchered and packaged - so the turkey they got was actually a pet kept by a certain family in the area��


    Vincent was finally able to recover from his unconscious state after a few draughts of foul-smelling wine. He rubbed his eyes, and the first thing he saw was Sheyan''s passionate face.


    "I''m so happy to see you again, Mr. Vincent, but this time I''m not going to treat you to a steak or a Havana cigar. I''m just going to do a simple calction of the debt you owe me back then, and the interest umted so far."


    Vincent''s face turned even paler. He was about to yell at Sheyan in his usual booming voice, only to find that two men with stony faces hade up to him, each pressing a hand that was as hard as iron mps on his shoulders. The pain immediately rendered him speechless.


    In the end, Vincent could only smile wryly. "Look at the state I''m in. If I tell you that I can give you a generouspensation, will you believe me?"


    None of them took the bait. They kept ring at Vincent without saying a word.


    With no other choice, Vincent could only reveal his true intention. He shamelessly said, "If you can help me get back into Cyberdyne, yourpensation won''t be a problem at all."


    As he said that, Party Ace finally received the notification they were waiting for.


    [ Storyline character "Vincent" is issuing the side mission "Return". " Would you like to ept it? ]

 Chapter 989: Picking Peaches

    <h4>Chapter 989: Picking Peaches</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    (TL: The title is Chinese ng which means to profit without putting in the effort.)


    To be honest, the preferred type of missions for most contestants are assassination missions.


    That''s because contestants are more violent than ordinary people, and violence is the easiest way to kill. Assassination missions present many advantages for contestants - they are simple, convenient, fast, direct, and have no strings attached.


    The mission put forward by Vincent at the moment was much moreplex than assassination missions of the same difficulty rating. It may even involve decryption and otherplicated tasks. For example, let''s say the difficulty of the <> mission was B. An assassination mission with a simr difficulty rating of B would have been more popr with contestants, even if the reward it offered was not as generous.


    But Sheyan and the rest only had one hour left in this world, and beggars can''t be choosers. They epted the mission one after another.


    [ You have triggered the side mission: Return ]


    [ Mission Briefing: We will often treasure something only after we have lost it. Vincent, who was pushed out of Cyberdyne Systems, was desperate to return to the magnate of the weapon industry. He is willing to receive the help of anyone in order to achieve this. ]


    [ Mission Hint: The difficulty of this task mainly is mainly focused on three people: Supervisor Khaleed, Technical Director Pippen , and his former assistant, Ritton. As long as these three men are present, Vincent has zero chance of returning. But if extreme measures are taken against these three, it will draw the attention of Cyberdyne Systems and that will also destroy the hopes of Vincent''s return. It falls on you to find the bnce. ]


    [ Mission Deadline: 2 weeks.]


    [ Mission Penalty: The rtionship between you and Vincent will be hostile, and you will be deducted 10,000 utility points. ]


    A pressure was immediately lifted off Sheyan''s shoulder once he saw the mission deadline. The reward for this mission was probably not that great, but honestly, the two-week deadline was already the biggest reward he could ask for.


    Sheyan strongly suspected that this may be a privilege given by Noah Realm C within its scope of authority, that was, to provide them with a terrible mission that had a bad reward and veryplicated steps, but came with a very long deadline and very low penalty for failure.


    Other contestants may spit at Vincent''s feet and curse him out when they were presented with this mission, but it came as a pleasant surprise to Sheyan. The mission was perfect for him.


    There was one problem: Vincent had be the target of another contestant and, if they were not careful, he might be made into the contestant''s servant. If any mishap befell the mission issuer, the mission would naturally be halted. They had to find a way to protect Vincent.


    After some discussion, they decided to split up. It should be safe to that now since the mastermind had left. Zi would be in a group with Reef. It would be a group with a melee and a ranged contestant; an MT and a DPS -- a perfectbination. They would protect Vincent andplete his mission at the same time.


    Sheyan took Sanzi and Brother ck to work on his personal mission. The others would regroup with them if required.


    The troublesome thing was, the mastermind had really harmed Sheyan''s mission with the bomb he nted. Although it stopped short of doing Sheyan in, it totally destroyed the core area of the mission.


    Furthermore, an explosion of that scale would surely turn the mission''s core area into a no-go zone. Every notable force in Los Angeles would have their attention focused on the Knox Factory now. Investigating the ce would not be easy.


    Sheyan could only sigh and take one step at a time, improvising as he go. That was why the two-week deadline was so precious to him.


    The work on the first day progressed as follows: Zi and Reef found out the whereabouts and personality of Supervisor Khaleed. He was a hard-headed, old-fashioned man, and to impress him, Vincent would need to produce tangible technical results, ie. procuring a certain amount of technological samples. This means that Zi and Reef had to get him three T-750 CPU chips and one T-800 CPU chip. The road ahead looked long and rough, but at least they had a goal now.


    Meanwhile, Sheyan had nothing to show for his day''s work. He had spent the whole day having coffee in a nearby cafe with Sanzi and Mogensha. At the end of the day, they were stuffed so full of coffee that they they felt like caffeine was flowing in their veins instead of blood.


    On the second day, Zi''s group suffered harassment from some contestants, but when they discovered the presence Reef, an MT, in the group, they beat a hasty retreat. Afterwards, the group examined a time discement sphereid down by Sk and sessfully eliminated two T-750s. They managed to obtain an undamaged CPU chip from one of the two Terminators.


    Despite the recent high frequency of Terminator invasions, the government deemed the situation to be manageable because Terminators were by no means invincible. But the use of powerful weapons means that the Terminators were often torn apart, so an undamaged CPU chip was difficult to obtain. Therefore, CPU chips remained scarce resources. The chance of getting an undamaged CPU chip were much higher for contestants, who had superhuman powers.


    Sheyan continued with his coffee-drinking operation on the second day. But this time, while they were drinking coffee, Sanzi had also sent his mice into the Knox Factory. At this point it was almost certain that Sheyan, the holder of the metal nut, had to personally enter the Knox Factory and reach the designated location to trigger the relevant follow-up storyline.


    But the cruel truth was the designated location - the abandoned warehouse - had been reduced to ashes thanks to the mastermind. Sheyan would never know now what could have happened if he stepped foot inside the warehouse.


    Sheyan had two objectives now. One, he must find out what was so special about that destroyed abandoned warehouse. Two, he must take a walk inside the Knox Factory and try his luck.


    On the third day, Zi and Reef were just one T-800 CPU chip short of Vincent''s request. With these samples in hand, Vincent would only need an hour to produce something that would impress Supervisor Khaleed.


    And simrly on the third day, Sheyan took his group for some coffee again, but for some reason, their drinking spot had changed from the usual cafe outside the Knox Factory to a Starbucks outside a rich area in the city of Orange. When the bloodstreams of Sanzi and Mogensha were once again full of caffeine, Sheyan finally stood up.


    It was seven o''clock in the evening. The other two thought the day''s work was over, but Sheyan took them to an avenue nearby instead. Standing in the darkness and under the shade of the lush trees lining the avenue, and the trio looked very inconspicuous.


    It had started to rain and snow earlier in the afternoon, so the sky had already turned dark around 5 p.m. The three men waited in silence for half an hour before they saw a seemingly low-profile car emerge from the rain, slowly moving towards the residential area nearby.


    Two ck Buicks followed thirty meters behind the car. The two Buicks both carried members of the secret police. They were apparently protecting the car in front.


    The three men continued to wait. An hourter, they realised that four secret agents had been left behind to carry out the protection.


    Mogensha snuck his neck back inside the windbreaker and cautiously said, "Boss, that guy''s a big fish. If we touch him, we''ll be poking the ho''s nest."


    Sheyan smiled. "I gave them forty-eight hours to carry out the investigation. I believe that with their ability, they would''ve found out everything about the warehouse by now, down to the number of bricks used to build the warehouse and their individual production dates. What I''m going to do now is to get all this information from Senator Kane. It''ll be worth all the trouble in the world."


    Sanzi closed his eyes. The mice he sent out began to paint the terrain around the senator''s residence and the interior of the house. Sheyan also signaled to Mogensha to change into anesthetic bullets. After all, the consequences of stunning a few people with a anesthetic bullets were quite different from killing a few people. Sheyan wanted to concentrate all his effort on the mission itself, so he would like to keep the pressure from the government to the minimum.


    Due to ack of replenishment, the negative energy in Sheyan''s body had been reduced to the size of a pea, which seems to be the limit as it no longer decreased after that. Ity in Sheyan''s body like a bone-sucking maggot and would cause a sharp sting from time to time to remind Sheyan of its existence. Sheyan could not do anything about it. The good news was, though he was still affected some, his strength had recovered by 90%. That was more than enough for this operation.


    Few people were willing to patrol outside on a cold, rainy night, so the guards would not be too much trouble. They just had to watch out for the numerous surveince cameras in the neighbourhood.


    Mogensha''s rifle scope was locked on the back of a secret agent. He pulled the trigger, and the powerful anesthetic shot produced by the realm quickly showed its effect. Mogensha immediately signalled to Sheyan.


    "They''ll make regr contact every twenty minutes, Boss, so if you don''t want to cause a ruckus, you''ll have to get everything done in these twenty minutes."


    Sheyan was already standing quietly in the grounds of the neighborhood. The cold muddy rain prated his shoes, but the difort kept his mind clear. Sanzi quietly slipped in after him.

 Chapter 990: Forced to Kill

    <h4>Chapter 990: Forced to Kill</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Sheyan started to take a few steps, but after 4 steps forward, he retreated 3 steps back.


    It looked silly, but it was the only way to stick to the surveince cameras'' blind spot. If someone were to take an eagle''s view of the area, they would suspect that Sheyan must have a spy nted in the surveince room, because not once was he caught by a camera.


    Sanzi followed closely behind Sheyan. After traveling so for about 60 meters, Sanzi suddenly stepped in front of Sheyan. The reason was unclear at first, but soon after, several fierce and strong looking dark silhouettes slowly emerged from the darkness, gradually approaching them.


    They turned out to be four German Shepherds!


    Sheyan could hide from high-tech cameras, but he could not hide from the sensitive noses of canines!


    But Sanzi, standing in front of Sheyan, did not look too concerned. He rolled up his sleeves and stretched out his hands in front of him. His face was filled with a warm smile, as if he had met an old friend whom he had not seen for many years.


    Sheyan saw the essory on Sanzi''s waist, ''Chieftain''s Hobby'', glow with a dark gold light. That was surely a sign of Sanzi busting out his moves.


    The four German Shepherds approached cautiously, but unlike before, their tails were swaying in a coquettish manner rather than standing upright threateningly like a gpole. Then, they jumped forward a hurry, eager for the touch of Sanzi, as if Sanzi''s touch was more tempting than the most delicious meat in the world.


    Next, under the lead of those four "insiders", Sheyan reached the outside of Senator Kane''s vi. He motioned for Sanzi to cover his back, then dipped his hands in some dirt on the ground and daubed his face before he pushed open the vi''s front door.


    Senator Kane had locked his door, of course, and the quality of his security door was absolutely top ss, but a solid push from Sheyan immediately was enough to leave a clear palm print on the doubleyered door with a five centimeters thick steel te. More crucially, although the materials that made up the security door were top ss, the concrete wall which the door was fixed to was not as sturdy. The door, together with the part of the wall surrounding it, copsed amidst a flurry of debris and dust. At least 7 square meters of the wall werepletely destroyed.


    Sheyan brazenly strode in. His eyes went past the long corridor, green nts, and a Chinese porcin vase to Senator Kane at the dining table who had raised his head in shock.


    "So sorry to disturb your dinner, senator," Sheyan politely said, "but please spare me a few minutes of your time to answer some questions for me�� "


    Before Sheyan had even finished, a few people of excellent physique had already stood up at the side. Their hands were clearly empty before this, but in the process of standing up, they hadpleted the action of drawing, aiming, shooting the gun! At the same time, they shielded the senator with their bodies!


    Sheyan had forgotten one thing. Senator Kane probably had something important in his house, so besides the secret agents outside, there were also secret agents in the house!


    Not only that, instead of bullets, the secret agents had fired some kind of triangr cone connected to a slender wire. The cones flew forward at a surprisingly fast speed while hissing in the air like vipers, crisscrossing at multiple angles.


    If Sheyan were to dodge the cones, even if he seeded, they would hit Sanzi who was behind him!


    Therefore, Sheyan could only cross his arms in front of him and take the cones head-on.


    *Pa Pa Pa Pa*


    Four triangr cones hit Sheyan in the chest. The four secret agents who found their target pulled the trigger again!


    A piercing blue light immediately burst forth from the wires connected to the triangr cones, and they seemed to be high-power electrical currents!


    After the city of Los Angeles had suffered multiple Terminator attacks, of course the humans were not willing to just take things lying down. These newly-developed taser guns had the capacity to fry a T-750''s core CPU chip in one attack, and could even cause considerable threat to T-800s.


    Sheyan crashed down to the ground, all the while shuddering from the electric shock. Those four wires looked a lot like thick blue light whips that were flogging his body! He continued to spasmed on the ground, unable to climb back up. Smoke rose from his body.


    One of the secret agents walked towards him after the shots. The agent''s colleague was more cautious and issued a warning to him, "Hey! Be careful."


    The secret agent, however, appeared unconcerned. "What''s there to be careful about? Even if he''s one of those monstrous Terminators, he certainly can''t move now. And he doesn''t look like a Terminator; he looks like a human. God bless him, he''s lucky he''s not burnt to a crisp by now."


    Right as the agent got close to Sheyan, a ferocious German Shepherd suddenly appeared from the side, biting into his palm. The agent immediately cried out in rm. "What the hell is happening? Ain''t this one of the police dogs trained by Buck? Oh my God, it''s chewing at my bone! "


    At the same time, three otherrge German Shepherds rushed out and zig-zagged towards the rest of the agents. A secret agent took out a Submachine gun and sprayed a volley of bullets towards the dogs while Senator Kane left quickly under the protection of two secret agents.


    But right then, the seemingly dead Sheyan suddenly rolling over and bounced up! He then rushed forward with all his might while crouching low. The traces left by the electric shock on his body were visible through his ragged clothes, but they also revealed his tense and swollen muscles. They were like the flowing muscles of a tiger when it was hunting, bursting out the strongest force to propel himself forward.


    The enemy''s taser guns were so powerful that they could threaten Sanzi''s life and cause a lot of trouble for himself, so Sheyan could no longer afford to hold back. Sometimes, showing kindness to the enemy was being cruel to yourself!


    He covered dozens of meters in the blink of an eye.


    From a lowered pose, he exerted strength on his legs and suddenly sprang up.


    One of the agents seized the opportunity to shoot at Sheyan, leaving a trail of bullet holes on Sheyan''s back. The remaining bullets that missed swept through a golden fish tank to the side, shattering it and flooding the floor with water. Broken sses flew everywhere as did some tropical fish.


    But Sheyan rose to his feet inplete disregard and kneed the chest of the astonished agent closest to him. The blow made a huge dent on the agent''s chest, causing the agent to vomit blood and fumble the taser gun he was holding.


    With a tumble, Sheyannded right on the taser gun, stomping down on it with a heavy foot. The gun was instantly reduced to rubble. By this time, these well-trained agents had already killed all the German Shepherds that had "gone crazy" and were trying to help Senator Kane escape.


    Sheyan naturally couldn''t let them do that. He picked up the double-door Siemens refrigerator which happened to be next to him and flung the huge object at the stairs over ten meters away!


    With a thundering roar, a hole of more than two metres was smashed in the revolving staircase to the second floor. The mistress of the house must like shopping very much because the refrigerator was chucked full of groceries and food, which were now lying on the ground. It would not be easy for Senator Kane''s aging legs to cross the gap on the staircase.


    In the process of throwing the refrigerator, Sheyan was hit with three more shots - one between his brows, one to his heart, and one to his throat. They were all explosive hits too because they had hit his vitals. Sheyan was instantly drenched in blood, cutting a terrible figure. The agents'' proficiency with guns were evident.


    Sheyan was truly angered now. He picked up an ashtray and flung it at a nearby agent. Under Sheyan''s monstrous strength, the sound the ashtray made while it tore through the air was akin to the horrible sound a ne made when it took off ornded!


    The secret agent couldn''t avoid the ashtray. When his skull was smashed by the fist-sized ashtray, the ashtray shattered in an instant, but he too shot out as if he had been hit by a shotgun. His whole body flew over three meters backwards. When hended, his head was pulled back at a terrible angle. A terrible dent the size of a bowl was made on his skull. Blood rushed out to fill the dent but could not fill it up! There was no way he was still alive.


    Another secret agent was still trying to shoot Sheyan. Sheyan pulled a nearby chair to act as his shield and charged towards the agent. The agent fired furiously, but his effort was in vain. The collision sent the agent flying backwards like a matador that was hit by a charging bull. His back mmed heavily against the wall, then he slowly slid down. He still wore an angry expression on his face, but a careful examination would reveal that it was because the enormous impact before his death had caused his eyes to bulge.


    The agent was not spared even after death had imed him. Sheyan seized the agent''s corpse and threw it in the direction of Senator Kane. The corpse was shattered by the terrifying force uponnding.


    But even now, there was still a secret agent who rushed up to Sheyan from behind, hugged him tight, and screamed,


    But even now, a secret agent still rushed up to Sheyan from behind, hugged him tight, and screamed, "Take the senator away, I''ll��"


    Before he could say the words "stall him", Sheyan''s elbow had already met with his head. Willpower was useless in the face of such violent force. The agent turned soft and slid down.

 Chapter 991: Found the Suspicious Point

    <h4>Chapter 991: Found the Suspicious Point</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Three further shots found Sheyan''s head, but this time, he only stumbled for a few steps. While the secret agents were preparing the next round of fire, Sheyan kicked the side of a coffee table to make it stand on its side, thus using it as cover to shield himself from the bullets.


    Sheyan grabbed one of the legs of the coffee table, snapped it off with force, and threw it like a javelin. The table leg piercing through a sofa at a high speed before stabbing through the agent reloading his gun behind it.


    All resistance ceased after that.


    The vi regained its tranquility.


    All the sound that remained was the cheers and apuse from the talk show on the television, the dripping of blood, and the chattering sound made by Senator Kane''s teeth.


    Sheyan, bathed in blood, strode toward Senator Kane. He lifted the senator from the ground and said earnestly, "My dear senator, I hope you can listen very carefully to every word I say from now on, because I''m in a bit of a hurry, and I won''t repeat myself. This will determine whether you will live or die."


    But Senator Kane merely closed his eyes and resigned himself to death. The thing he was guarding must be really important to make him choose death despite his fear.


    Sheyan narrowed his eyes, revealed a trace of murderous gleam. He was not a brutal man who enjoyed killing; he was more inclined to solve problems through gentler means if he could. But when he met with uncooperative people, he would not mind using more forceful means.


    At that moment, however, a wolfhound drenched in blood slowly walked into the house while herding a blondedy in front of him. It appears that she had been showering as she was currently wrapped in a towel and her hair was dripping wet. Her body was seductively curvy, and her face was terribly pale.


    The sight of her appeared to have provoked Senator Kane. He jumped up and screamed, "What do you think you''re doing?"


    Sheyan took in the sight of Senator Kane''s white hair and wrinkles, as well as the fury and worry in his eyes. Then, he shifted his sight to the young woman''s youthful body. A sudden enlightenment and a hint of disdain entered his eyes. He went forward, grabbed the blonde''s hair, looked at Senator Kane, and said in a fierce tone of voice, "If I don''t get what I want, the two of you will die together!"


    Senator Kane immediately lost hisposure. He scrambled to Sheyan and grabbed Sheyan''s leg. "I can give you anything you want, but you must let her go!"


    Sheyan narrowed his eyes and said, "Stop trying to waste time. Give me all the information you''ve got on the Knox Factory explosion. You have three minutes! I''ll cut off one of her ears for every piece of information you try to hide from me, and I''ll cut off one of her fingers for every second you''rete!"


    Senator Kane was stunned for a moment.


    "You want information on the Knox Factory explosion? You''re not from the Pr Bear?"


    Sheyan was intrigued when he heard that. He said in a cold way, "You have 2 minutes and 50 seconds left."


    Kane appeared very relieved as he quickly rushed into his study and fetched a file for Sheyan. The words "Knox Factory Explosion Case" were clearly written on the file. Kane was not gone for long, so should not have had any time to forge a file like this. Sheyan walked away without a word after he got the file.


    But the wolfhound was still holding the young woman hostage in a corner. Kane bellowed anxiously, "Why aren''t you letting my daughter go?"


    Sheyan almost fell down when he heard the word "daughter". He found that his previous assumption was a little too filthy, especially when he saw the beautiful young woman and the old man hugging and crying together in relief after the wolfhound had retreated.


    In that instance, Mogensha suddenly spoke in the partymunication channel.


    "Boss, there''s trouble. You have to hurry up."


    Sheyan was startled. "We''re just about to leave."


    As soon as he said that, he saw the security guards of the residential area approaching from more than 30 meters away, shouting for him and Sanzi to freeze.


    Sheyan did not take them seriously. He rushed directly at those men, swinging his fist at the taser-wielding guard at the very front, then swiped his leg to fell two other guards. The fallen guards instantly went down screaming and holding their ankles. It seems that bone fractures were inevitable.


    The sound of gunshots could be heard from far away -- Mogensha had started his sniping operation. Soon after, the unique whistle of the pulse shot was heard. The roof of a police car was flung ten meters high into the air by the terrifying explosive force! But two police cars still managed to get close to them although their tires had gone t. The cars drifted and stopped horizontally in front of Sheyan and Sanzi.


    There was no need for Sheyan to issue any orders to Sanzi because they had been blocked so many times in the real world that they had lost count. The two brothers understood each other perfectly. Sheyan tookrge steps forward with the momentum of a bulldozer, ramming his shoulders into two policemen who had their guns out, sending them flying.


    But at the same time, Sheyan was also kicked in the chest, followed by a fist to his face. His entire body flew back like a sandbag! The assant was a man wearing the same police uniform as the others, but his face was as rigid as a stic model.


    ''The government have created their own Terminator?? Looks like a T-400 model or somewhere thereabout,'' Sheyan was instantly shocked by the pirating ability of the American government.


    The Terminator police stepped forward with a deadpan look and punched hard, sending Sheyan tumbling backwards again! But in the process, its arm was also grabbed by the Sheyan. Sheyan yanked hard on the arm, producing a burst of electrical sparks in the joint on the Terminator''s shoulder. Simultaneously, Sheyan kicked hard at its knee until it almost bent the other way. The Terminator instantly lost its mobility. It fell to the ground, pushing and twitching in a futile attempt to keep up his attack on Sheyan ording to the pre-established program.


    By now, Sanzi had found a motorcycle, God knows where. He stopped the motorcycle right in front of Sheyan, kicking up a massive cloud of dust. After Sheyan jumped onto the seat, with a deafening roar of the engine, they quickly left the police in the dust. As for Mogensha who specialised in Agility, there was no need to worry about him.


    ************


    By the time Sheyan and his group returned to the temporary rendezvous point, it was already eleven o''clock at night.


    This ce was one of the most chaotic ghettos in Los Angeles, and of course, it had the worst level of public security, but as long as you have the money, you can live like kings.


    After greeting Reef and Zi, Sheyan went straight back to his room and soaked his whole body in the bathtub.


    Normally, a water temperatures between 40 and 48 degree Celsius (104-118 F) was the best to eliminate the fatigue built up in the body - but Sheyan''s water temperature was set at 53 degree Celsius (127 F).


    The water at this temperature was not really harmful to the human body, but it did sting. It also erged the capiry vessels to their maximum size.


    Following the wriggling of Sheyan''s muscles, twisted and deformed bullets were squeezed out from Sheyan''s body one after the other, bringing trails of blood with it. The strong healing power of the contestants went to work after that. The blood that was squeezed out from the wound was ck at first, but it gradually turned red. Finally, muscle tissues grew over the wounds to cover them up.


    After recing the water that had turned a shade of pink, Sheyan once againy back in the bathtub and moved his fingers slowly over his shoulder and his back. The hard-to-describe feeling returned again.


    When Sheyan was attacked by taser guns just now, for some reason, both the ''Stairway of the Sun'' and the negative energy in his body had reacted. As electrical currents as high as tens of thousands of volts run rampant in his body, Sheyan had felt a certain numbness.


    He did not pay much attention to it during the battle, but on the way back, Sheyan could feel bursts of electric shock transmitted through his body, as if the ''Stairway of the Sun'' was waving its branches of its own ord. The negative energy had also disappeared.


    Sheyan was utterly shocked. I must be known that the ''Stairway of the Sun'' was actually a very brutal creature, and it was only willing to be one of Sheyan''s organs because its consciousness had beenpletely erased. If it regained its consciousness, Sheyan would surely die a terrible death.


    But it soon became apparent to Sheyan that the movements shown by the ''Stairway of the Sun'' seemed to be a kind of instinct, as if the tens of thousands of volts of electricity were a catalyst bridging the ''Stairway of the Sun'' to the negative energy. Whether the change was good news or bad news remained to be seen.


    After confirming that he felt alright, Sheyan returned to the living room. The others were having the famous Russian sausage rice for dinner. Zi was perusing the detailed information given by Senator Kane and quickly found a list detailing the items stored in the abandoned warehouse. She went over it carefully.


    Sheyan took a mouthful of the rice in front of him and found that it was indeed pretty good. Delicious juice flowed out of the sausages when they were bitten, but the sausage skin would not yield until the upper and lower rows of teeth met. When it did, the content would fill his mouth with a rich, memorable taste. He couldn''t wait to get to the next bite.


    Zi suddenly eximed with confidence, "I think I''ve found the key item to trigger the mission. It should be thethe stored in the abandoned warehouse. The metal nut was apparently crafted with thisthe. If we can find the operator of thethe at the time of production, we will find out the secret behind the SOS microtext."

 Chapter 992: Readily Solved

    <h4>Chapter 992: Readily Solved</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Sheyan greedily gulped down his food while he reached over to take the stack of information from Zi''s hands. He looked over it carefully.


    Not that he didn''t believe in Zi''s judgement, but he had to confirm things like this for himself - following the herd blindly was never his style. There was not that much information in the folder, only about six A4 sheets in total, but each of them was densely filled with letters. Sheyan could not help but silently mock the secret service. Was their budget so tight that they couldn''t afford to use a few more pieces of papers?


    Zi had long acknowledged Sheyan''s extraordinary ability inying out strategy deep down in her heart. As a former party leader and a proud person, she was looking forward to her views being affirmed. She looked at Sheyan expectantly, hoping to hear the words of approval.


    Sheyan swallowed hisst bite of rice while staring seriously at one of the A4 paper, then looked at Zi who had a hopeful gaze in her eyes.


    "Um��can you order another delivery of the rice? It''s really good."


    Zi: ��


    Half an hourter, Sheyan, who had three servings of the rice, was finally full. He saidzily, "Well, Zi, you''re not exactly wrong, but we have to consider our future moves. If we just follow the same route taken by our opponent in this mission, we will put ourselves in an extremely passive position. Even if we manage toplete this step after considerable effort, who''s to say that the mastermind hadn''t sabotaged the next step in the mission progression?


    Zi gave him an angry re.


    Sheyan smiled and did not pay her any heed. "So, I suggest that we focus our attention on the clue that the opponent likely hasn''t discovered - the microscopic SOS signal. I only managed to discover this abnormality in the realm after repeatedly requesting for the analysis of the metal nut with my rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Drubal didn''t seem like the party leader, so he shouldn''t have such a high rank. I have ample reason to suspect that he did not discover this piece of clue when he was performing this mission. That was probably why his mission evaluation rating was so low."


    "You mean, we should focus on things that can perform microscopic engraving?" asked Zi after a short contemtion.


    Sheyan answered, "Correct. Take a look at this photo."


    Sheyan showed them a high resolution photo of the SOS engraving on the metal nut''s thread. Under the powerful magnification, the gap between each pitch on the thread was as wide as the Californian wilderness. The engraving was very clear and thorough, and the letters showed an obvious style of personal handwriting.


    "This SOS signal is obviously not the work of an amateur. If any of us here were to carve an SOS signal on the wooden table, it will definitely look as ugly as the scribbling of a three-year-old."


    Sheyan knocked a finger on the oily table and eximed decisively, "The person who wrote this message is an expert in the art of micro-carving!"


    Zi said with a pout, "Okay, then. Tell me what you found."


    "At first I thought I''ll be able to find a special kind of precisionthe used for micro-carving on the list, but unfortunately, there''s no such thing," said Sheyan. He continued confidently, "But that couldn''t stop me! I started to make deduction based on the most basic ofmon sense. It''s impossible to make microscopic engravings on a metal nut with just the naked eye, correct? "


    Maybe all this talking had made Sheyan thirsty, because he stopped to drink some coffee before he continued, "Based on this line of reasoning, I found one, two, three�� four objects on the list of warehouse items which gave me a pleasant surprise. They were all either high-power microscopes, or objects that can be used for magnification purposes. It''s funny, we were still worried about not having any answer a moment ago, but now we have multiple choices - although most of the choices are likely wrong."


    Sanzi held his chin with his palm and asked with a hint of excitement in his voice, "What should we do next, then? Look for everyone who had ess to these four objects one by one?"


    Sheyan smiled, but he shook his head.


    "From the highly secretive manner the sculptor used to ask for help, we can already infer a few crucial points. First, we must understand that no one will simply inspect an ordinary metal nut under a high-power microscope for no reason. Even us, who knew that there must be something weird about the nut, almost didn''t find the engraving. So, we can deduce that there was most probably an intended recipient for the metal nut. Only that particr person will inspect the nut under a microscope.


    "What does that tell us? The only reasonable exnation is that the engraver and the person intended to receive the metal nut must be mutual acquaintances, and they must be acquaintances who knew each other through micro-carving. The engraver would tell the recipient, this is mytest work, behold my awesome skills, check out the masterpiece I made on it�� and if everything goes as nned, his secret message will be sessfully transmitted."


    "Second, in this highly advanced civilisation wheremunication means are abundant and thews are thorough, even reaching out to the president shouldn''t be very difficult. And yet, our engraver still chose such a covert method ofmunication. This could only mean one thing -- the surveince on the engraver was likely much tighter than we previously thought."


    "These two points may seem inconsequential, but they y a very important role in our screening process. In order to micro-carve under a microscope, the area around the microscope tform cannot be enclosed or semi-enclosed because there must be space for the carving tools to operate. With this in mind, we can eliminate two of our choices. These two appear to be microscopes used to observe biological samples, so the area around the tform is an enclosed space that''s shut tight in order to prevent contamination. They don''t meet the requirement for micro-carving operation.


    "This is our target! This high-power microscope manufactured by the Renedine Factory in ska! And the reason it was retired to the storeroom was because it��was��rusty��"


    Sanzi interrupted Sheyan with a dry cough. He said, "Isn''t your deduction too far ahead, brother? We have four choices. After you''ve ruled out two of them, there should be two more, right?"


    Sheyan sighed. "The maximum magnification that the remaining microscope is capable of is 50x. Making a carving like this requires a magnification of at least 1000x. This isn''t rocket science, Sanzi. Use your brain."


    Sanzi stuck out his tongue and did not say anything else.


    Sheyan looked around and asked, "Does anyone have anything else they would like to add?"


    Mogensha and Reef shrugged. Zi looked indignant and seemed like she was going to say something, but found that she coulde up with no retort. Sheyan then said while holding the stack of information, "Renedine high-power microscope, in use from March 1987 to January 1992."


    "Application: Inspection."


    "Location: Quality control department of workshop III."


    "Photo attached."


    After reading these information out loud, Sheyan closed his eyes as if he was organising his thoughts, then uttered slowly, "The person we''re looking for is someone who once worked in the quality control department of workshop III. The person probably had a rather unusual life experience, is not a heavy drinker but is addicted to smoking, quiet, and balding. Oh, and one more thing - one very important thing - he''s left-handed."


    This time even Zi was surprised.


    "How could you possibly know so much?"


    Sheyanughed. "Although everything in the warehouse has been destroyed by the violent explosion of negative energy, there are still a lot of trails if we look close enough. I believe that we''re all in agreement with the first two points?"


    "As for him not being a heavy drinker but is a heavy smoker instead, the reason I deduced that is because the guy is being closely monitored but still had to keep a huge secret inside him, so the pressure on him must be enormous. He must find a way to relieve the pressure. The mostmon ways are smoking and drinking, but long-term drinking will dull his nerve response and also cause his hands to shake. That''s totally uneptable for a micro-carving enthusiast like him, so he can only seekfort from nicotine."


    "Likewise, balding is also a symptom of tremendous psychological pressure. As for being left-handed, we can see that from this photo of the microscope. The image is a little fuzzy, but it''s not difficult to see that the left handle of the microscope had been grasped so frequently that the paint had fallen off. I believe the reason is obvious."


    Zi suddenly eximed, "He could''ve secretly used his colleague''s microscope to micro-carve."


    Replied Sheyan, "It''s possible, but the odds are slim. First, he''s closely monitored. Second, Renedine high-power microscopes aren''t cheap; it''s an especially expensive piece of equipment at the time. The microscope operator will have their sry deducted for any idental damage to the microscope, so they will usually take care of it very well. It''s not very easy to get in contact with others'' microscopes, so��"


    "After what we''ve done tonight, I suspect the security of the Knox Factory will be even tighter tomorrow. It''ll probably be really difficult for us to perform any investigation," said Mogensha with a frown.


    "Which is why I have no ns to go to that damn ce tomorrow." said Sheyan leisurely. He continued, "ording to my investigation, the Knox Factory doesn''t seem to provide any form of amodation for its employees. Now that we have a clear target, we just need to pay a visit to the head of the factory''s personnel department, or��the person in charge of the quality control department of workshop III. The whole operation won''t take too long, regardless of whether they''re willing to cooperate.

 Chapter 993: Prison Break?

    <h4>Chapter 993: Prison Break?</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Sheyan was a person who attached great importance to time. There was still quite some time left until the deadline of the mission, but right after he identified his targets, he immediately investigated their addresses and rushed over to meet one of them.


    The first target he chose was the person in charge of the quality control department of Workshop III. There were a couple of reasons for that. First, he had a rtively low position, so he would not enjoy much of the government''s attention and protection. Second, a lower level manager like him would have a much better grasp of the people under himpared to someone high up in the hierarchy like the head of the personnel department.


    Obviously, not every citizen of the United States was closely protected by secret agents, and Sheyan was also not someone who would use violent means all the time. When they knocked on the door, they were invited in to take a sit in the living room. The mistress of the house, who was in pajamas, offered them some homemade cookies and hand-grinded ck coffee before she went back to her vacuuming.


    The supervisor, a middle-aged man with a beer belly, was watching a European Championship game on TV with a bottle of beer in his hand. That seemed to be the reason why they were still awake at this hours.


    The fat man was generous with hisughter, and when he squinted his eyes when heughed, wrinkles could be seen on his forehead. His little daughter who was riding on a stic horse was excited to see that they had visitors, but she was soon carried away by her mother.


    Sheyan smiled at the supervisor from across the coffee table. "These cookies are so good! I''m sorry to call on you at such hours, Mr. Dursley, but rest assured, this won''t take too long."


    Mr. Dursley took a gulp of the beer andughed. "No worries. There''s half an hour left before the semi-final of the Euro starts anyway. Just make sure we finish before that!"


    Sheyan went straight to the point. "I''m here to enquire about a person. These are the characteristics of the person."


    Sheyan handed over a piece of paper on which he had written down his deductions of the target they were looking for. When Mr. Dursley looked over it, his expression sank. He was about to say something, but Sheyan spoke first.


    "Please don''t reject my request, because��you must first understand the consequences of refusing me. "


    "First," Sheyan signaled Sanzi to bring over a password-protected suitcase and opened it in front of Mr. Dursley to let him see the stacks of banknotes in it."You''ll lose $500,000 of extra ie."


    Sheyan threw the suitcase to the stunned man, who caught it with a stupefied look on his face. Sheyan then said with a smile, "To be honest, I''m a really strong bastard, and I usually get really angry when I''m rejected."


    As he spoke, Sheyan grabbed a metal ashtray from the table and squeezed.


    Mr. Dursley watched ck-jawed as his ashtray slowly crumpled into an irregrly-shaped ball. Then, from between Sheyan''s fingers, solid metal seeped through like rubber!


    "Now, do you recall anything? Do you perhaps have some good news for me?" Sheyan stared into Dursley''s eyes and said, "By the way, you have such a lovely family."


    A drop of sweat trickled down Dursley''s cheek, He opened his mouth as if to say something, but found his throat so dry that he couldn''t make a sound. He took a sip of beer and calmed himself before he said, "The one you''re looking for is most probably Nichs. There''s only one description which doesn''t fit him - Nichs drinks, and he drinks a lot."


    "Could it be someone else?" asked Sheyan with narrowed eyes.


    "He''s the only one who fits the description," answered Dursley confidently.


    A grin broke upon Sheyan''s face. "That means I can find him at the front gate of the Knox Factory tomorrow morning, right? Do you have a picture of him?"


    Dursley paused for a moment before he smiled bitterly. "My man, if you want to find him, I''m afraid it won''t be that simple. You''ll probably have to go through someplicated procedures and even after that, you might not get approved - because he''s currently locked-up in Fox River prison. His offense seems to be a rather serious one."


    This time it was Sheyan''s turn to be stunned. He did not expect such an oue. After recovering from the shock, Sheyan smiled wryly and asked, "What did he go to prison for?"


    "A group of people in ck suits took him away. They didn''t look like the police; we suspect they might be the FBI. The only answer we got for the arrest was that he was a danger to national security," replied Mr. Dursley. He had be very cooperative by now.


    Sheyan nodded and stood up.


    "Your cooperation so far has been much to my satisfaction. You just need to fulfil onest request of mine, and we''ll leave right away. No one will know that we''ve ever been here. Please provide me with a picture of Mr. Nichs - a clear one."


    Dursley walked into his bedroom without any hesitation and brought out a group photo to meet Sheyan''s request. Nichs'' face was clearly circled with a red pen. Nichs had a rather refined face, but he looked slightly depressed. However,his clean-shaven face showed that he still harbored hope for the future.


    After obtaining the picture, Sheyan instantly got up and walked out the door. The suitcase was left behind as he promised. But after he had closed the door, he suddenly opened it again and told Dursley with a smile. "Mr. Dursley, if I were you, I''d definitely not leak a word about what happened here tonight. You''ll lose those half a million dors, at the very least."


    *********


    When the gang returned to the chaotic ghetto, Sheyan immediately started gathering information about the Fox River prison. The more he investigated, the darker his expression became.


    ording to the record, the Fox River prison was arge high security prison. In fact, it was the ultimate prison in the United States, meant for the worst criminals. The prison was notorious its torture of prisoners ever since it started its operation.


    The convicts inside were only afforded nine hours of time outside their cells every week, and had minimal contact with others. They were barely exposed to the sun and even had to take meals in their cells.


    The cells were built with concrete. All the furnitures in the cells were fixed in ce and cannot be moved. If someone tried to block the sewer, the toilet would shut down automatically. Shower water would stop on the same time every day to prevent waste.


    An abundance of advanced technologies were utilised in the prison, with more than 3,000 guards, all armed to the teeth, monitoring the prison for 24 hours a day. In addition, the military base nearby could deploy troops there within 15 minutes to quell any potential riots.


    Zi was initially checking the normal visiting procedures, but after a while, she came directly to Sheyan and told him straight, "Normal visits won''t work. To apply for a visit to this damned prison, you have to apply three months ahead. But that''s not all. ording to what it says on the inte, the chances of an application being passed are about as high as the chances of being epted for a trip to the moon."


    Sheyan asked without any strength in his voice, "Did you find any news of Mr. Nichs?"


    "I did," replied Zi, but she sigh afterwards. "His name and picture show that he''s in the prison, but��that''s all I could find. There are no further information about him. These heavy criminals have no human rights. There are rumours that they have to wear heavy maic ankle bracelets at all times."


    Sheyan sucked in a sharp breath like his teeth hurt."Fox River is bigger than all of Los Angeles! We know nothing about the ce, nor do we know the exact location Nics is detained in. Breaking into the prison is already hard enough, but we still have to bring a person out after that?! An ordinary person no less, with no superhuman strength!"


    "We need information - a lot more information, and more importantly, we can''t alert anyone in the process. That''s why, be it bribing or coercion, we can''t do it to more than three people," said Zi decisively. "For the sake of efficiency, we should start from the higher-ups in the prison. We don''t have to worry too much about the breaking-in part with our strength; we should focus on how to get out of that damn ce."


    "You''re right," Sheyan said seriously. "This damn mission is starting to stress me out. And up to this point, we still can''t see the end of the mission at all."


    ***********


    Early the next day, Sheyan set out with Mogensha to a ce near the Fox River prison for surveince. Because the facility contained secrets about the police and the military, and there weren''t much information on the inte yet in this era, the two werepletely ignorant of things regarding the prison administration. They could only collect information from scratch.


    But the difference between an executive and an ordinary employee was still obvious from the car they drove to work. The two men could not enter the parking lot, but thanks to Mogensha''s dexterity, he managed to sneak into a nearby house and lock on to a target.


    "The prison doctor of Fox River Prison."


    This was a crucial discovery. The prison doctor''s authority was not high and he would not receive a lot of attention, but he had to set up medical records for every prisoner, which means that he possessed the basic information of every prisoner. Some prisoners may have movement difficulties and couldn''t go to the medical centre, so the doctor would have to go to them. These opportunities mean that the doctor would be familiar with the internalyout of the prison.


    After Sheyan took some time to have a "sincere chat" with the doctor named Band, they sessfully obtained Mr. Nichs'' prison file.

 Chapter 994: Infiltration

    <h4>Chapter 994: Infiltration</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


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    Nichs, Federer


    Serial Number: 823132


    Cell Location: Dangerous Criminals Zone A, Cell 16


    Crime(s): Disclosure of state secrets, suspected of endangering the national security of the United States of America.


    Sentence: Life imprisonment


    Remaining Sentence: Remainder of life


    Time Left Before Eligible for Bail: Not eligible for bail


    Details: Do not be deceived by his appearance. He is a man who looks honest but is actually extremely dangerous.


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    As could be seen from the photo in the file, he was a man with confused and frightened eyes. He seemed to be as weak-willed as a frightened groundhog. Sheyan thought that the guy looked like he would tell you everything, including the colour of his girlfriend''s underwearst night, with merely a slight threat. There was nothing about him that looked "dangerous".


    Under the immense pressure from the governmental organisations, and the systematic torture he was surely subjected to in the prison, there should be nothing that Nichs could hide. But the fact wasid before them. Even under such immense pressure, even in such a hopeless ce, Nichs was still guarding his secret.


    Looking at Nichs'' information, Zi slowly said, "There are only two things that could possibly cause someone to act so much out of character. The first is love. Love has no logic. The other is survival. In the face of death, most people''s desire to live will get extremely fierce."


    Sanzi also raised his head and said, "The security of Fox River prison is so tight that it doesn''t even have a lot of mice. To avoid causing suspicion, my speed of mapping theyout is rather slow. But I can already confirm that the inside of the prison contained high-power mechanisms such asser corridors (TL: like the one in Resident Evil), and at least one sixth of the prison guards are equipped with taser guns. We can''t afford to hold back."


    Sheyan pondered for a while before he asked, "When can the detailed map bepleted?"


    "Give me three hours," replied Sanzi after some quick calctions.


    "ording to the information we obtained from the insider, seven criminals will be taken to Fox River prison at 7:40 a.m. tomorrow. We will begin our operation at that time."


    **************


    To get into Fox River prison through the sewers and ceilings would be a foolish idea. Even powerful contestants would find it impossible to turn that idea into reality. How can something that was done in every prison break movie ever, NOT be taken care of by the prison architect?


    There was only one way to get in and out of this damn ce, and that was through the front door. To achieve this goal, the party split into three.


    The first group would infiltrate the prison to rescue the target. The second group would try to cut off the prison''s power supply. Without power, the difficulty of breaking out from the prison would be halved, at the very least. It sounded like a simple job, but the prison actually had as many as three power supply sources, all of them heavily-guarded. It was no walk in the park.


    The final group had the toughest job. Do not forget that there was an army base next to Fox River prison. The task of this group was to create a terrorist attack in Los Angeles powerful enough to attract the army''s attention, while making sure Vincent was protected at the same time. The attack must berge and eye-catching, but they must also avoid harming the innocent citizens as much as possible.


    The groups are divided as follows:


    Sheyan & Sanzi would infiltrate the prison.


    Zi would protect Vincent and attract the army''s attention. The location she targeted for destruction was: Hollywood.


    Mogensha and Reef would destroy the power supply system.


    At 7:10 a.m. the next morning, Sheyan and Sanzi were patiently waiting somewhere. Soon after, the armed vehicle used to transport prisoners approached them. The court personnel that had already been bribed by Sheyan told the escorting prison guards to carry two more prisoners in the vehicle.


    Such things did not happen often, but they had happened before. More importantly, Fox River prison was a notoriously harsh prison. There were only inmates eager to be transferred out; no one would willingly go inside.


    Such a blind spot in thinking caused the prison guards to not sense anything suspicious. In any case, the prisoners still had to go through a series of screening procedures before they could be emitted into the prison, so there was nothing for them to worry about. Therefore, Sheyan and Sanzi managed to join the prisoners without much hassle.


    The first impression Fox River prison gave them upon entry was that it looked like a superrge hospital. It was clean, tidy, and had an air of solemnity. Of course, the ck prison guard uniforms could never be mistaken for white coats.


    Sheyan walked down a wide, clean corridor. The shiny floor was almost as smooth as a mirror. The prisoner in front of him was loudly humming a song in a rxed manner. The guard next to him ordered him to shut up impatiently. The prisoner red at the guard with defiant eyes in response, and was rewarded with a baton to the head.


    Although the unfortunate prisoner was built as tough as Rambo, he could only fall to the ground from that. The guard did not show him any pity; he gave the prisoner a good beating after that. During the process of the beating, Sheyan noticed that the people passing by did not show much reaction to that at all, as if such incidents weremon in this prison.


    The prison guard only stopped after he was tired. He then stared at the remaining eight prisoners with a ferocious gaze. Sheyan instantly lowered his head.


    The guard, upon confirming that no one dared to look him in the eyes, nodded his head with satisfaction and yelled, "Wee to Fox River, kids! This is a ce to atone for your crimes, not for confessions and reformation. I guarantee you that after spending some time here, you will scramble like dogs whenever you smell a chance to reduce your sentence. Now that''s how a real Fox River prisoner should behave!"


    Following a series of examinations, Sheyan and the other prisoners were led to a ce resembling an interrogation room, where an old woman with a shrill voice sat behind aputer. The great invention called the bra forcefully gave her shriveled and drooping breasts the contour that they had 30 years ago through the clothes. Each prisoner had to walk to a spot a metre in front of her and stare into a camera, after which the prisoner''s information would be disyed.


    When it was Sheyan''s turn, he turned his face to the camera and, of course, the screen was nk. A buzzer sounded, but its volume had been adjusted to the minimum. The old woman nced at Sheyan with cold eyes, then began tapping the keyboard with the same fingers which were used to count the 500,000 dors Sheyan had sent her thirty-six hours ago. She added a series of words to the nk sheet.


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    Bent, Rocky


    Serial Number: 1353214


    Cell Location: Zone B, Cell 21


    Crime(s): Robbery, fraud


    Sentence: 7 years


    Remaining Sentence: 2 years, 6 months


    Time Left Before Eligible for Bail: 11 months


    Note: This man was born in Washington and has received higher education, but a venture into spection left his finances in ruins. His luck remained down until he robbed a bar with an empty gun one day.


    Details: This prisoner does not pose a high threat. He is allowed to participate in prisonbour.


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    After gaining such an appraisal, Sheyan was taken away by a prison guard without any incident. They took a long trek through some smooth, spacious and bright corridors to a narrow, rough, dark and dirty prison cell.


    This was Cell 21 of Zone B.


    This was also the ce where Sheyan had to spend half a million dors to get to. The only reason Sheyan chose this cell was because it was only a metre away from Zone A.


    That metre contained a thick wall of reinforced concrete. Even the shock wave from a nuclear weapon would be weakened by 80% after going through this wall.


    The reason Sheyan failed to enter Zone A directly was because it was not easy to be recognised as a heavy criminal.


    He only had to bribe two people to be an ordinary prisoner. But to be a heavy criminal, even bribing 20 people may not be enough, because it needed the personal verification of the prison warden. is rted to the prison governor''s own identification. The audacious Sheyan did toy with the idea of approaching the warden of Fox River, but he got a notification before he started which informed him that this action would likely lead to mission failure.


    Cell 21 was about eight square meters in size. The narrow cell had to provide the sleeping spaces for eight adult males, as well as facilities such as the toilet and the shower. One could imagine the cramped space.


    The floor here was very rough; it was a surface of ttened concrete. The eight-watt energy-savingmp on the ceiling illuminated the cell in a pale light. Because there were no windows, thismp was kept on the whole day.


    Due to the prison''s time-limited water supply system, the strong odor of excretion will drift over from the toilet into the cell more often than not.


    The prison had such a clean external environment, yet the prisoners were made to live in such terrible living conditions.


    That was the idea of Fox River prison. To be exact, it was the idea of the prison''s CEO. There were no "good prisoners" in this world; prisons were meant to punish prisoners, not to let them turn over a new leaf!

 Chapter 995: Start!

    <h4>Chapter 995: Start!</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The neer Sheyan was of course given the bed closest to the toilet. Actually, there was no bed. It was just the ground.


    So what happened to his bed? It was in use by others.


    The cell was so small, and the men who were ced in it were normally big and muscr. If they slept ording to the designated 8-person arrangement, none of them would be able to straighten their legs. Even if they could, the part below the knee would be suspended in mid air without support.


    It was naturally a terribly ufortable way to sleep.


    So, the few inmates who were the first to arrive would oppress the neers. In order to stretch their legsfortably when they sleep, they would force thest two who joined the cell to sleep on the ground. That was Sheyan''s current predicament.


    That wasn''t the end of it. Because water supply was limited and there were not many water containers, the toilet was rarelypletely clean of human waste. As soon as the guard was gone, in order to cover up the foul smell, arge, fat man grabbed Sheyan''s nket and draped it over the toilet. He then looked at Sheyan provocatively.


    Normally, the neers wouldn''t just tolerate such insults. They would at least be shocked and angry and get into an argument. The fouler-tempered ones would even start throwing fists. That kind of response was exactly what the other inmates were hoping for, because they could then gang up on the neer and give him a good beating.


    But Sheyan showed no response at all, as if what had happened was totally irrelevant to him. As if he couldn''t smell the stink from the toilet, he sat down on his designated spot without making a fuss.


    Sheyan''s "exemry behaviour"pletely ruined his fellow inmates'' script. They exchanged nces and decided to wait until after the guards had made the evening rounds to teach the new guy a proper lesson.


    What they did not know was that Sheyan had no intention of staying here for long at all. So what if he had to smell the stench for a little while? Of course, the main reason Sheyan could not be bothered with them was that right after he sat down, he felt the metal nut getting slightly hot. Following that, a string of notifications appeared before his eyes.


    [ Exnation: What is the truth hidden behind the mysterious metal nut? You''re already really close to it. ]


    [ Warning: Your search for Nichs has attracted the attention of certain factions. ]


    [ Warning: You must find Nichs as soon as possible to discover the truth. ]


    It was the first time Sheyan had encountered this kind of half-exnation, half-hinting notifications, and there was no mission handed-out too, but at least it showed that he was in the right direction.


    Despite Sheyan''s seemingly confident disy in front of his party members, he actually harbored some doubts deep down in his heart. Now that he had confirmation from the realm, he was naturally much more confident in his choice. In fact, the group of inmates should really be thankful of the timely notifications, otherwise it was hard to say whether Sheyan would have the patience to deal with their provocation peacefully in his anxiousness.


    After two hours of waiting , the lights in the corridor outside the cell suddenly flickered and went out. Sheyan abruptly opened his eyes. The prisoners who were originally talking andughing wildly were stunned. Since they had been here, the power of Fox River Prison had never gone out before! Some of the prisoners on death row and lifetime sentences started to feel some kind of unreasonable hope. Even the prison guards were looking up at the lights on the ceiling. They had never been bothered by ckouts, so it naturally caught their attention.


    But the power returned very soon, and cold, white light once again illuminated the prison. The inmates were immediately overwhelmed with frustration. Sheyan continued to wait patiently. He believed that the ckout just now was not just an ident.


    The lights shed and went out again, and this time, no one believed it was just a coincidence. One of the prisoners began to scream excitedly, seizing the bars on his cell''s door and shaking it. Following that, many other prisoners did the same thing. Loud nging noises could be hearding from every direction. When the lights shed on again, the illumination lit up the prisoners'' disillusioned faces and the figures of the guards that had grouped up in a hurry and were rushing over from the distance.


    A loud scream broke out, followed by shouts of anger - that was the aftermath of a steel baton hitting an inmate''s head. Sheyan was counting down patiently. Since Reef and Mogensha had destroyed two power supply systems, the third should not pose them any problem either.


    Reef and Mogensha indeed did not disappoint Sheyan. All the lights went out again for the third time merely five minutester. The prisoners were already making a ruckus like it was a carnival. Some rushed to the doors of their cells and shook them, while others started smashing beds. All the prison guards showed signs of hesitation in dealing with the prisoners in a ckout, and theycked their usual courage.


    Sheyan stood up at this moment. He walked slowly, but his progress was not slow - because all the people in front of him were thrown away. The person currently upying the best position in front of the cell door was the fat man from earlier. He turned around and stared at Sheyan, while at the same time grabbing a "dagger" that was grinded from a toothbrush. He threatened, "Fool, do you think muscles decide everything? The biggest difference between humans and animals is that humans can use tools. Everyone attack him together! "


    Sheyan quietly said, "Although I wasn''t nning to use that dirty nket, it was something that belongs to me. What right do you have to touch it? The moment you threw it over the toilet, I decided that I''ll show you the scenery under the toilet."


    The fat man yelled and threw himself at Sheyan. Two close friends of his lunged at Sheyan''s arm from the left and right, trying to hold him in ce so that the fat man could stab the handle of his toothbrush into Sheyan''s stomach.


    The two performed their mission admirably, but when Sheyan yanked his arms, they simultaneously issued a horrible scream. With a further pull of his arms, Sheyan broke the arms of the two men instead. The sharpened toothbrush handle reached Sheyan''s abdomen at the same time, but it was stubbornly bounced back. Sheyan grabbed the fat man''s throat and lifted him off the ground.


    The fat man was suffocating. He kicked about wildly and tried to cry out, but he could not make a sound.


    Sheyan stuffed the man''s head into the toilet and jammed it down hard. The fat man sounded like he was drowning. Sheyan was done with him. He turned around, went to the cell door, gripped the bars on the door, and slowly exerted his strength.


    In front of the prisoners'' astonished eyes, the tough prison door started to groan helplessly. Debris fell from the concrete walls around it - it was evident that the walls could not resist the tremendous power from Sheyan''s hands. As the doorframe became twisted and was pulled out, a series of explosions happened around the door, followed by one final loud bang!


    The major explosion took ce on the most severely damaged wall. The explosion was so strong that sand and stones sshed out like the spray of water when a pipe burst! Rubble and dust covered the shocked faces of the inmates in the tiny cell.


    By the end of the explosion, the figure was still standing in front of the door like an unshakable mountain, but with some burn marks on his body. Sheyan held the prison door in one hand, seemingly wanting to use it as a weapon!


    A guy who was staring into Sheyan''s back suddenly cried out, "He''s a Terminator! He''s got to be a Terminator! "


    The Terminators had been very active recently. There weren''t something convenient like the neuralyzer in this world, so the public had some knowledge of these terrorist-like monsters.


    Sheyan went out to meet up with Sanzi ording to their previous arrangement. Naturally, he attracted the attention of all the prison guards. This was just the zone where ordinary prisoners were locked-up, and the guards here were not equipped with high-tech products like thetest taser gun. At most, they carried electric batons and small-caliber pistols. It was not too difficult for Sheyan to knock them down. A few minutester, all the prison guards were already moaning in pain on the ground.


    These guards only tried to subdue Sheyan and did not try to kill him, so Sheyan showed them mercy. With no one stopping him, he moved towards Zone C where Sanzi was imprisoned.


    Not ten seconds after Sheyan left, another man boldly stepped out of the now obsolete cell and rushed to his freedom, shouting in ecstasy, but he was quickly called back by his boss. He found the keys on an unconscious prison guard and proceeded to release all the prisoners there.


    The Fox River Prison was extremely harsh on its prisoners, all of whom were violent and held grudges. Now that their fury were unleashed, the outbreak was naturally ferocious. Prisoners were released one after another. Because arge number of defensive measures had stopped working due to the ckout, the mob ran rampant and destroyed everything wherever it went!


    This was also within Sheyan''s n. The rioting mob would undoubtedly attract most of the government''s attention, which would buy him more time to escape from here.


    Not far away from the cell where Sanzi was held, Sheyan detected the piercing smell of blood! He instantly had a bad feeling. After a few more steps, he suddenly saw a fierce-looking beast!

 Chapter 996: The Dangerous Inner Area

    <h4>Chapter 996: The Dangerous Inner Area</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    In front of Sheyan was a huge panther that was ck all over except for its jewel-like eyes! The ck panther was covered in blood, but as the blood fell on a clean, perfectyer of fur, it looked like rain drops on a lotus leaf - it seemed to disy a cruel elegance that was only asionally broken when the panther showed its ws and teeth when it moved. It was obvious that the panther had just taken part in a brutal ughter.


    Immediately afterwards, Sanzi walked out of a corridor to the side. He did not look too good, but he was not hurt, just angry. When he saw Sheyan, he immediately startedining.


    "You can''t fault me for killing these idiots, bro! They touched my ass! "


    Sheyan sighed and patted Sanzi''s shoulders. "I don''t me you. If I were you, I would''ve done even worse. Oh, right. You haven''t introduced me to your friend yet."


    Sanzi walked over and lightly scratched the threatening beast''s chin. The creature apparently enjoyed this very much. It squinted its eyes and purred like a cat through its nostrils.


    "This is Mr. Bhag''thera. I had to pay a very high price to convince it to fight alongside me."


    (TL: https://wow.gamepedia/Bhag%27thera )


    Sheyan nodded.


    "Well, then, please tell Mr. Bhag''thera to try to refrain from killing civilians with no battle power. Massacres of civilians on arge scale will likely give rise to unpredictable factors. Thest thing we need now is for new problems to crop up out of nowhere."


    "I understand."


    They talked as they walked, and soon found themselves at a junction. Sheyan called up the 3D holographic map, which they had drawn earlier, from the nightmare imprint with a mere thought. They took a left turn and climbed up the stairs. ording to the map, the entrance to the dangerous criminals zone was right here.


    While they were still on the stairs, they could already see at least forty prison officers on high alert, guarding the zone with riot shields and helmets on.


    Perhaps Bhag''thera could feel the murderous intent of the enemies - it rushed out without waiting for Sanzi''s order. The vigour and agility it disyed were incredible. The prison officers holding riot shields in the front row moved to both sides to reveal the gun-wielding officers behind them, who immediately opened fire.


    Surprisingly, most of the shots fired by the prison officers were evaded by Bhag''thera, but the astonishing size of the beast ensured that there were still some bullets which were able to find their way to its body. Dark red spots started to appear on the ck sheen of its fur.


    But when the giant panther was shot, not only did it not run away, it even started speeding up with a fierce howl. It looked as if it was using the pain to stimte the potential in its body! It became a ck hurricane as it tore through the prison officers with its fangs and ws. The officers were no match for it at all. With this, Bhag''thera gradually caught most of the prison officers'' attention!


    Suddenly, a light shed. Bhag''thera seemed to detect a threat from it and immediately dodged to the side. Instantly, a sharp triangr cone connected to a long wire prated deep into the floor next to the panther! Next, a blue circle of electrical current diffused in all directions from the cone. Bhag''thera could not react in time and was hit by the electrical ring. The shock made him tremble all over. After that, all its hair stood on ends and its movement became sluggish.


    At that instant, a session of shots sounded, and three more taser cones were fired. Two of them managed to hit Bhag''thera''s paralyzed body.


    But Sheyan had already grabbed a cell door beside him and pulled it out of the wall. Sheyan then aimed this hundreds of kilograms of mass at the prison officers and threw it! The momentum of the spinning door was truly terrifying - the sound it made while it flew through the air was enough to give the officers chills down their back!


    Although there was a distance of twenty to thirty meters between them, Sheyan was confident in the uracy of his throw because he had used the skill ''Tactical Throw''. The shooters thought they would be all right as long as they hid behind the riot shields, but the cruel truth was that only bunkers and corners could protect them��


    Amidst a thunderous crash, the hapless officers scattered like flies. No one tried to pull the trigger at the risk of being smashed in the head. Bhag''thera swiped with its paw and easily snapped the wires behind the taser cones. It once again turned into a raging storm and rushed into midst of the prison officers.


    Beast type creatures tend to be ferocious in nature, and before it became a summon creature of Sanzi, Bhag''thera was already a notorious monster that would even kill its own kind. Now that it had been shocked by the taser guns, it''s ferocious nature was triggered. Bhag''thera directly rammed into a riot shield, sending the officer behind the shield flying and bleeding.


    The beast immediately brandished its ws and swept them to the side violently, separating the body of two prison officers who were wielding taser guns into two. The contents of their stomachs spilled out. Bhag''thera swept violently again and the bloody heads of these two officers flew away in a parabolic curve,nding at the feet of the prison officers at the back!


    This immediately destroyed the morale of the prison guards, and it was clear that the sry of $3,000 a week was not enough to lift their spirit and inspire them to fight. Sheyan even heard a prison guard yelling into the phone in hysteria.


    "Requesting for reinforcement! We need the army! We need B-2s, we need the Kitty Hawk, we need atomic bombs! My God! There are two high-end Terminators in here, and��"


    At this point, the prison officer looked at Mr. Bhag''thera, apparently hoping to find an effective countermeasure against the panther in his mind so that he could request it as a reinforcement, but apparently he had no talent in this field, so his final line was:


    "��and there''s also a Terminator that looks like a panther! Well, it''s ten times bigger than any panther you''ve ever seen!"


    Since the opponents had already lost their will to resist, Sheyan did not kill them off. He selectively attacked the officers with taser guns and drove the remaining prison guards towards to the destructive mob of rioting prisoners behind him. Obviously, those guards who were very cruel to the prisoners were about to face their karma.


    Then, Sheyan and Sanzi encountered the biggest obstacle that they had to face so far. A gigantic b of steel, almost as thick as the door of a bank vault, stretched across the corridor in front of them. From the moment the ckout urred, it would m down and jam the passageway to the dangerous criminals zone ording to the pre-programmed instruction.


    The object itself contained a battery that could power it for ten hours in the absence of power supply. Even the powerful contestants could only sigh helplessly in front of thisrge steel door, which was why the warden proudly called it the Wall of Lamentation. Theoretically speaking, unless this steel door which was packed full of advanced technology happened to be in the centre of a nuclear explosion, it was really hard to destroy.


    Therefore, the progress of Sheyan and Sanzi was impeded at a spot that was less than 100 meters away from their target. But being impeded did not mean being baffled. The mice sent out by Sanzi before this had already made a thorough investigation around this particr problem, and they had alreadye up with an answer. It was actually not difficult to solve the problem as long as they did not fall into the conventional way of thinking.


    Sheyan and Sanzi quickly arrived at the office of the prison guard nextdoor. With one kick at the door, this piece of junk made fromposite wooden boards immediately broke apart. From the direction of the bed inside came a woman''s scream.


    The only impression that the naked woman left on Sheyan was her impressive breasts that were asrge as Christina Hendricks''. Next to her was an officer with a pot belly, naked of course. Sheyan, who had thoroughly studied the administrative structure of Fox River Prison, immediately identified him as one of the two deputy wardens. Perhaps they were too engrossed in the act of pleasure; the hugemotion outside had been totally ignored by them.


    As soon as Mr. Bhag''thera made its appearance, the couple''s screams of anger immediately turned into screams of fear. Sheyan knocked the deputy warden unconscious and let the woman go. He walked across the resting area to the wall on the other side, raised his fist, and mmed at the wall with a heavy blow!


    His dark green gloves were remodelled from a pair of mining gloves, so they were originally designed to crack rocks. After ten punches in session, Sheyan made one final, powerful strike. The wall instantly copsed amidst rising dust and debris. The dangerous criminals zone was now visible on the other side of the wall.


    Amon misconception that people normally had was that it was much easier to break a door than to break a wall. This was normally true, but Sanzi''s mice detected several ces where the walls between themon prisoners zone and the dangerous criminals zone were less than a meter thick. The choice between breaking through a one-meter reinforced concrete wall or breaking through that high-tech and impossibly thick b of steel, was an easy one.


    The designers of Fox River Prison could never have imagined that there would be a day when the prison would fall into such a state of panic that intruders could easily enter the prison guard''s office to break down the wall!


    The scene in the dangerous criminals zone waspletely different from the outside. Numerous dangerous criminals were wearing heavy maic shackles, which clung to their feet like a pair of 30-kilogram steel boots. The prisoners here were subjected to various horrible treatments, and many guards in this zone were equipped with taser guns! This is an extremely dangerous area!

 Chapter 997: Opening the Door Like This?

    <h4>Chapter 997: Opening the Door Like This?</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Sheyan and Sanzi stepped into the core zone of the prison where the dangerous criminals were kept. The zone was built in a "��" shape, with a rectangr corridor. There was only one entrance, and anyone who wished to enter or leave the zone must pass through the entrance. It was now the zone''sst line of defence.


    Sheyan and Sanzi were forced back by at least a dozen guns as soon as they appeared. Of course, bullets were not a strong threat to Sheyan, but the three taser gun shots mixed within were something to be wary of.


    The destructive power of the taser gun was already devastating on its own, but what''s more frightening was the paralysis effect! If Sheyan was hit by one, he would have to brace himself to get hit by 7 more! That kind of damage was unbearable even for someone like Sheyan who had monstrous vitality. His life may very well be put in danger.


    And our dear Mr. Nichs somehow had the privilege to be ced in this core zone. Sheyan could not help but wonder if Mr. Nichs had molested the daughter of a senator. Why else would he receive this kind of special treatment?


    "You''re not going to use your diseases?" asked Sanzi while giving him a puzzled look.


    Sheyan shook his head. "If I use my ''Pestilence Monarch'' on ordinary people, its infectious nature will likely lead to terrible consequences. Thousands of casualties may ur. Normally, I might not care, but right now, I have to think twice."


    Sheyan may have his worries, but he was not unprepared for this terrible situation. He squatted down and pulled out a green nt in a flowerpot next to him. He then dug a pit in the pot and buried several bottles of gical-extract mixes in it before he poured a bottle of a specially-prepared nutrient solution inside.


    That''s right, Sheyan had already anticipated this situation, so the grown creatures from the Lord of the Rings world would crawl out of the soil and provide them with powerful reinforcement!


    An indescribable breath permeated through the air. Arge number of tentacles extended out of the soil to grab tightly to the edge of the pot, then began to spread to the surroundings. A terrifying throbbing could be felt in the air, as if something was resonating with the inner organs of every human present!


    Then, arge amount of foaming mucus shot out of the flowerpot. The white foam quickly condensed into the form of an egg that was two meters tall, then cracked rapidly. A creature that was a mix between a lizardman and a frogman emerged from it. It bared its sharp teeth menacingly. A fierce glint could be seen in its two blister-like eyes.


    The creature was holding a twisted vine in the form of a magic staff, but its sharp, strange-looking ws and cruel, uneven teeth showed that it was by no means purely a mage-type creature that knew nothing about melee battles.


    "Master," The grown creature bowed slightly to Sheyan and said, "Your wish is mymand."


    Sheyan pointed to the prison officers who were stubbornly resisting on the opposite side and ordered the creature, "Once I''m ready, help me clean up these pests."


    With the help of the grown creature, they were like demolition workers, dismantling all the cell doors close to them and throwing the dismantled doors into the corridor, effectively creating several shelters and obstacles to hide behind. The prison officers across the room howled furiously.


    Seeing Sheyan''s intentions, several brave officers tried to run out and remove the obstacles, but Sheyan''s grown creature showed its might. It stretched its neck and its tongue suddenly extended out. The tongue only reached as far as five or six meters away, but the poison secreted from the tongue shot forth and hit the back of an officer!


    This poison was a little strange. After it hit the target, as if it was mercury, it split up and sshed towards the surroundings, staining the few officers to the side. Smoke immediately rose from where the poison touched those officers. They fell down to the ground and rolled around in pain.


    This was the special ability of this monster developed by Sheyan: ''Tongue Poison Bullets''! A high-speed ejection of highly corrosive poison using its frog-like tongue! Once the poison hit the target, it would split and inflict damage to nearby enemies!


    Perhaps the grown creature''s attack was of little use against contestants, but it was a frightening weapon when used against the average storyline character.


    In the midst of the chaos, Sheyan rushed out while carrying a desk which functioned as his shield. The bullets smashing into the table sent sawdust flying everywhere, but the taser guns were rendered useless against its instion property. defense. It wasn''t until Sheyan was halfway there that a few people fired electric shots at the ground in front of Sheyan and used the AoE electrical shockwaves to force Sheyan back.


    But this charge of Sheyan''s was merely a feint! His purpose was to attract the officers'' firepower. The real killing move was Sheyan''s grown creature! It had the terrifying jumping power of a frog with its sturdy thighs, and could jump seven to eight meters with each leap. By the time it was noticed by the prison officers, it had already jumped behind the nearest "bunker" in the corridor and sent a ''Tongue Poison Bullet'' into the crowd!


    Seven people or so fell to the ground and groaned in agony. They felt as if they were sshed with highly corrosive acid. Even the sturdiest person could not aim their gun in that kind of situation.


    And that wasn''t even the most horrible thing. The grown creature took advantage of the chaos to once again bend his strong thighs and leap forward. Itnded right in the middle of the prison officers who were still trying their best to put up a resistance.


    As soon as itnded, it shattered the staff it was holding. Arge amount of white foam instantly upied the whole area.Then, the creature began to wantonly kill with its fangs and ws. Screams followed one after another.


    A prison officer in despair aimed his taser gun at the grown creature and pulled the trigger. He neglected one tiny thing. At that moment, the surrounding was almost entirely covered by the wet foam. The consequence of his electric shock was total annihtion��of the humans!


    Sheyan shrugged innocently while he stared at the convulsing prison officers.


    "Don''t me me, my friends. It''s your colleague''s fault."


    Next, Sheyan started to move towards the core area of the dangerous criminals zone. It was actually pretty cool to see all those prison officers drop down in front of him.


    It was evident that the government were extremely wary of the prisoners here. As soon as the first ckout urred, the prison officers in this zone were already on high alert and had drove all the prisoners back into their cells. And when the second ckout urred, the officers activated the emergency system��


    The result of this was, if Sheyan wanted to continue into the core area of the dangerous criminals zone, he would have to go through a steel door that was armed to the teeth with dangerous weapons! As soon as Sheyan pressed his hand on the door, he knew that brute force could not solve this problem. Simrly, tearing down the wall would not work here either -- there was a steelyer inside the walls!


    However, although Sheyan''s face was gloomy, he truly believed that there must be someone who could help him solve this problem among the prison officers who were still alive.


    After brutally killing five prison officers, the administrator in this area - the other deputy warden - was sold out by his colleagues. Under the threat of death, he could only choose to obey.


    For some reason, Sheyan kept feeling that there was a hint of mockery in the deputy warden''s eyes. Although it was hidden deep, Sheyan still caught signs of it. It made him feel very ufortable.


    Sheyan brought the deputy warden in front of the final obstacle and gave him a cold stare. The deputy warden ced his head in front of the door for a retina scan, thus opening the first lock, then undid the second lock with his fingerprint. Finally, he extended his hand and carefully ced something in his palm.


    The object had a rhombic polycrystalline shape and was constructed in a very strange way. It looked a little like a maple leaf built from ice crystals, but it was ck in colour. Based on its appearance, one might think that it was a work of art, or an unknown crystal, or a product of a scientific experiment. No one would think that it was a key.


    But it really was a key.


    Its only purpose was to open a door.


    The deputy warden held the key that was gleaming like a ck diamond in his palm, but instead of approaching the lock, he pressed a big red warning button at the side! This button looked terribly simr to the kind of warning button in banks that were prepared in case of robbery!


    Seeing this, Sheyan surprisingly did not stop the deputy warden. He merely put his mouth close to the deputy warden''s ear and reminded him, "If you dare to y tricks on me, I''ll kill everyone here!"


    The deputy warden shrugged and gestured for Sheyan to step back.


    "There''s no need to remind me, sir. I cherish my life very much."


    Following that, two red beams of light came out from the left and right of the gate. The deputy warden slowly lifted the "key" in his palm and let the two red beams shine on it. The red beams illuminated the interior of the "key" and numerous tiny crystals could instantly be seen inside. The beams ran rampant inside the key as they reflected off the tiny crystals in session, and finally shot out from the front!


    At first, the light scattered from between the deputy warden''s fingers and turned into a very beautiful rain of light. Then, with the adjustment of the angle, they gradually condensed into one beam of light, which prated into the keyhole!

 Chapter 998: From Despair to Hope

    <h4>Chapter 998: From Despair to Hope</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Sheyan thought that he was already cautious enough, yet he could not help but feel that he had severely underestimated the designer of the prison when he saw this spectacr scene. Even if the "key" was lost or stolen, as long as one did not know the correct method, one would definitely just plug the key into the keyhole, which was the most logical thing to do. Who knew what would have happened. The consequence was definitely not as simple as the door staying locked.


    With the illumination of the light, the two steel bars blocking the door started to lift slowly. The firstyer of door slid slowly to the left and right, revealing the secondyer of smooth inner door. The surface of the inner door was very clean, like a mirror, but it gave off an indestructible vibe. Right in the middle of the inner door was a spiral-shaped indentation, apanied by what seemed to be an LCD screen that had various numbers shing on it.


    Sheyan and Sanzi were quite confused seeing this, but the deputy warden just walked over and picked up a small hammer beside the device and tapped it gently on the crystal key. It made an extremely low buzzing sound which seemed to reverberate inside their body.


    Lines of words suddenly appeared on the inner door.


    "Voiceprint analysis passed"


    "Compatibility: 100%"


    "The door will open in 10 seconds"


    Amidst the thunderous roar of motors, the emergency battery yed its final role. The steel barrier in front of Sheyan was helplessly infiltrated.


    Like most fortified strongholds that had fallen in history, it copsed from the inside.


    A dark corridor appeared in front of Sheyan. Both sides of the corridor were like honebs that housed vicious criminals. Sheyan''s arrival no doubt gave them great hope, so almost every one of them was shouting to be freed. The ce became as noisy as a wet market.


    At that moment, Sheyan once again saw the mocking intent in the deputy warden''s eyes, but he already could not be bothered with the deputy warden. He instructed the grown creature, "Keep an eye on him. If anything happens, eat him!"


    The grown creature stuck out its frog-like long, red tongue to lick the face of the officer, who was panicking, and nodded gleefully.


    Sheyan and Sanzi stepped into the corridor and identified the room numbers in turn. They''ve longmitted Mr. Nichs'' cell number to memory. After more than ten meters, they finally saw Cell No. 16. Through the narrow cell window, Sheyan saw a figure curled up on a narrow military bed inside the dim cell. He seemed to be asleep.


    Sheyan knocked on the door and enquired politely, "Mr. Nichs? Congrattions on regaining your freedom. Let us leave at once, if you please; we''re in a hurry, and I''m sure you can''t wait to taste the delicious food outside."


    But there was no reply.


    Sheyan did not believe that Nichs had the kind of willpower to remain unmoved when the chance of freedom was presented to him. Even if he did not dare to run away, the response should not be so calm.


    Sheyan''s eyes shed past the mocking intent hidden behind the deputy warden''s eyes. An ominous feeling rose within him.


    He rammed his shoulder onto the cell door, and the steel door creaked in protest. Sheyan mmed the door once more and it immediately gave way. As soon as he entered the cell, Sheyan was hit by a bout of dizziness. His nose detected the faint smell of almond.


    ''Poison!!'' That was the first thought in Sheyan''s mind.


    He acted immediately. He grabbed Nichs who was still on the bed and carried Nichs out. But it seemed that Sheyan was toote. Anyone could tell that the man was dead. Yup, he had died just like that.


    Sheyan could not stop the anger rising in him. He walked out with a nasty look on his face and stared daggers at the deputy warden.


    "Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant."


    The deputy warden was about to speak when Sheyan suddenly snapped a prison officer''s neck. He then walked towards the deputy warden with a chilly look.


    When the deputy warden saw the murderous intent in Sheyan''s eyes, he roared, "I didn''t do anything! When the prison was built, it was programmed that every five to eight minutes, the core inner zone must make a connection to the outer zone. This is done by the AI! Once the connection is unsessful for three times in a row, nerve gases will be sprayed into specific cell rooms to kill the prisoners inside. The secrets these prisoners hold can''t be allowed to leak out, even if it means killing them! It''s been nearly half an hour since the ckout started. It''s all done by theputer!"


    Sheyan didn''t know what to think upon hearing that. He felt like he had been yed. He was angry at being cheated, and he was also unwilling to simply give up. He couldn''t help feeling suspicious.


    ''This doesn''t make sense. It''s hard enough to escape from this damn ce even if I don''t have to take anybody with me, let alone when I have to bring along a baggage like Nichs?''


    Sanzi was gutted too, but those looking in from the outside could usually see a bigger picture. Sheyan, being the receiver of the mission, could not escape from the stereotypical way of thought of someone in the game. Sanzi was able to look at the problem in a more objective way. When he saw that Sheyan was silent, he couldn''t resist saying, "Bro, if we''ve failed the mission, then let''s just go."


    When Sheyan heard Sanzi''s words, he suddenly sensed that something was wrong. That''s right, failing the mission! Why had he not received the notification telling him that the mission had failed? He immediately looked at the previous series notifications and found that although all the key person in the mission had died, the notification remained unchanged:


    [ Warning: You must find Nichs as soon as possible to discover the truth. ]


    This discovery immediately rejuvenated Sheyan, as if he had just taken a stimnt. He searched the corpse of Nichs carefully and found that there were no suspicious marks, but there were several very obvious scars on his body. The scars were probably not knife wounds or something simr to that, because it was in the position of the heart. If there really used to be a wound there which could leave such terrible scars, the person would have died long ago.


    Nichs must have had a major surgery which resulted in those scars. It means that he had always been in bad health.


    As soon as Sheyan noticed this, the mission hint changed.


    [ It seems that you have discovered Nichs'' secret. Please find out the truth that has been buried in time. ]


    Sheyan narrowed his eyes as he looked at the hint. For some reason, he felt that there was something left unsaid in the mission hint. Sheyan returned to Nichs'' cell, but found nothing useful. At the same time, Sanzi sneered maliciously at the deputy warden. It seemed to be something he had a lot of practice doing.


    "Retrieve Nichs'' possession when he was brought here and hand it over to me. Don''t even think that you can take your own sweet time. From now on, after every minute, I''ll kill one person! They''ll all be dead because of you if you don''te back here in 10 minutes!"


    It turned out that when each prisoner entered this prison, everything he carried, including his clothes, cash and mobile was kept by the prison. His possession will be returned to him when he was released.


    The deputy warden opened his mouth and seemed to want to say something to dy, but one of his subordinate, in the face of life and death, was having none of it. He shouted in a frenzy, "Send me! Please send me! I know where it is. I promise to get what you want in three minutes!"


    And just like that, Sheyan sessfully obtained a very old-looking bag, and it did have Nichs'' name on it. Sheyan pondered for a while and instructed his grown creature over. He tied Nichs''s body tightly to the creature''s back with tape, then left with Sanzi.


    I goes without saying that the outside of the prison was already in high alert by now. However, the prisoners Sheyan released along the way had caused great trouble to the government and the military.


    Over a thousand vicious criminals were, in actuality, not that scary. A powerful bomb could instantly solve the problem. But there was also prison officers and staff inside, who numbered more than 500. Among them, there were also a few high ranking officials with some impressive backgrounds. No one in the government dared to abandon them.


    A thousand criminals was definitely not the kind of hostage-taking situation where a shot from a sniper could solve the problem. This was a huge problem that had almost no solution. The government couldn''t even negotiate with them silently.


    Under such circumstances, Sheyan and Sanzi took the simplest and most unexpected way to leave the besieged Fox River Prison.


    They raised their hands and walked out. Sheyan had given his grown creature a disguise, of course. Otherwise, as soon as the creature that was totally beyond the current level of human understanding stepped outside, it would definitely be shot at without hesitation!

 Chapter 999: Hidden

    <h4>Chapter 999: Hidden</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Thanks to the help from Reef and Mogensha, Fox River Prison suffered the embarrassment of having its first full power outage since it was put into operation.


    Right now, although the power supply problem had been resolved, the government was afraid of supplying power to the prison because it had been fully upied by prisoners! Supplying power to the prison right now would just strengthen the enemy! Therefore, none of the information about the source of the trouble, Sheyan and Sanzi, had leaked out. The outside was entirely ignorant of the situation inside.


    This bizarre situation was made possible not only due to the ckout, but also thanks to the great system of the Fox River Prison. In order to maintain a sense of mystery and strictness to the outside world, the warden forbade the use of mobile phones and other such modern tools inside the prison to cover up the happenings on the inside. The first thing the prison officers and staff had to when when they stepped into the prison was to turn in their mobile phones and othermunication devices. They could onlymunicate through custom-made walkie-talkies once on the inside. If that was not the case, the prison guards could have spread news of Sheyan and Sanzi with merely an instant message.


    Because Sheyan realised this, they did not arouse any suspicion when they imed to be the negotiators sent by the prisoners. There was not much trouble after that. After breaking away from the army''s encirclement, they managed to escape the police''s pursuit despite having five police cars escorting them.


    Sheyan broke the handcuffs on Sanzi''s wrists effortlessly, then threw them into the nearby bushes. They walked away side by side as casually as if they were taking a stroll. A hundred meters behind them, two police cars had overturned and were smoking on the ground. It was now rush hour, so traffic was viciously blocked and arge crowd of pedestrians were swarming the scene like a group of flies.


    Several other policemen timidly and carefully followed behind Sheyan and Sanzi. They seemed reluctant to catch up, but they had no choice but to tail the two. Sheyan was not concerned with their existence in the slightest. There were seven taser guns in those five police cars and they had all been destroyed. Therefore, the two brothers were keeping a rather rxed pace.


    Sheyan was starting to understand Reef''s pain. After every fight, he had to pay a fee to disguise his grown creature. Reef had already mentioned this problem to him before since it was the same for Reef''s servant. The fee was not that high, but when battles happened frequently, it would umte into a considerable amount. The only solution was to purchase a package that could permanently provide disguise in nonbat state.


    Half an hourter, when Party Ace reunited, they realised that the whole Los Angeles city government had been thrown into chaos - not only because of the outstanding performance of Sheyan and Sanzi, but also thanks to Zi, who seemed to have caused some really big trouble. Perhaps because she was part of the 1% in the real world, she could urately target where it would hurt the government the most. On the contrary, the citizens were already numb to themotion since the formerrge-scale invasion of the Terminators had given their nerves a good workout.


    Mogensha was thest to return. There were still contestants atrge in Los Angeles, so Sheyan was very worried about Mogensha''s safety. It would only take one nned ambush and a few shots of the taser gun to threaten his life.


    Seeing Mogensha return unharmed, Sheyan finally rxed.


    After suffering such a serious terrorist attack, Los Angeles would surelyunch arge scale purging campaign, and catch several scapegoats to take responsibility for it.


    The five of them went directly to Santa Monica Bay ording to their n. Sheyan chose arge yacht, jumped on it, and sailed it out to sea. At this time, everyone was looking at Sheyan with concern, because of course they have found out by now that the grown creature was carrying a corpse. Zi saw that there was no disappointment on Sheyan''s face, so she asked cautiously, "How''s the mission?"


    Sheyan smiled as he replied, "The mission has not failed yet."


    Following that, he pointed to the corpse that the grown creature was carrying.


    "Now, allow me to introduce to you Mr. Nichs, whom we spent a lot of effort to invite here."


    When people heard Sheyan say this, they looked to the corpse with some anticipation. Unfortunately, there was no response at all from dear Mr. Nichs. They could see that he was definitely dead.


    After an awkward silence, Mogensha could not help eximing, "Boss, if you want to talk to him, you might need to be a necromancer first."


    Sheyanughed. "Do you think the mission will fail right away after the death of a key figure? Nope. I must correct this misconception that you have. Have you forgotten what we''ve just experienced? Ms. Sarah Connor was dead in every way, but she was still an absolutely indispensable part of our mission��"


    Sheyan''s words did sound very reasonable. Following that, Sheyan shared all his information with everyone, then announced that the meeting was adjourned. Everyone was tired after such a long journey. It was time to let them take a deserved rest.


    At this time, the sun was just about to set. The upper porthole of the yacht was made of a special ss materials, which turned the light from the sunset into a golden glow. The white full moon appeared on the horizon, as if it was engraved in the sky. A scenery that had both the sun and the moon was quite the spectacle. The peaceful scenery, apanied by the gently blowing sea breeze, seemed to wash away any fatigue on the body.


    Zi walked over with a ss of red wine. In such a short while, Zi had already changed into a loose and rxing dress, but the tight ck stockings on her legs were still so seductive. In addition, when the breeze gently blew against her, it pushed her loose dress tight against her body, showing off her slim, alluring figure. She was simply stunning.


    Although Sheyan did show much reaction on the surface, he could feel his throat going dry. From his perspective, Zi''s fair and delicate skin was on full disy, as were her beautiful, long eyshes. An intimate but awkward atmosphere permeated through the air. It was an atmosphere Sheyan had never experienced before, so he could only find a topic of conversation to break the awkward moment.


    "You''re following up on our side mission, right? How''s the progress of Vincent''s wish to return to Cyberdyne?"


    Hearing Sheyan move to this topic, the corners of Zi''s mouth curled up in pride.


    "Supervisor Callit has been taken care of. Things should proceed smoothly from here on out, now that we''ve dealt with the stubborn old man. Technical Director Pippen is an old pervert, so that''s easy. Ritton will probably be tougher, but I already have some ideas. More importantly, Vincent himself has felt the threat, and had convinced Callit to let him join his team - so there''s no need to worry about his safety anymore."


    When Sheyan heard the words "old pervert", he could not help looking Zi up and down. Zi''s cheeks turned crimson as she re at him and stomp his foot with her heel. Sheyan could dodge the attack, but he did not dare. After the stomp, their legs immediately came close to each other. Even through the trousers and stockings, Sheyan could still feel the softness of her thigh. He immediately burned with desire.


    Their position was rather awkward at the moment. Zi looked up at Sheyan while her teeth gently bit into her lower lip. There was a kind of obstinate charm to her.


    But at that moment, Sanzi suddenly cried out from below, "Bro! Are we going into the high seas? Won''t the return trip take too long?"


    Zi and Sheyan immediately separated as if they were thieves caught in the act. Sheyan coughed sheepishly and calmed himself down before he shouted back, "Let me take a look."


    As he said that, he went downstairs in a hurry.


    Zi stared into his back and softly humphed.


    "Let''s see how long you can run away from me."


    ***********


    Therge yacht they were on had a sailing capacity of over 2,000 kilometers and could withstand Beaufort 11 typhoon if it did not get close to the eye of the typhoon. Therefore, in order to avoid U.S. coastal patrol, Sheyan ordered them to sail directly into the high seas, so that they could rest at ease.


    After some intense discussion, they came up with a general n for what to do next.


    The reason the metal nut pointed them at Nichs was so that the owner of the nut could unlock Nichs'' secret.


    The Nichs'' secret was obviously something quite special. It possessed the following characteristics:


    First, it did not matter whether Nichs was dead or alive. If he''s alive, great. If he''s dead, the secret could still be uncovered.


    Second, the secret was very well hidden. Even under the pressure and torture from the U.S. government, Nichs did not break.


    Third, the secret was so powerful that Nichs, who appeared to have a cowardly and weak character, became strong enough to withstand the professional interrogation of the FBI.


    And finally, the secret was so important that Nichs was ssified as a special criminal in the prison. In the case of an ident, he was to be killed to prevent the secret from leaking out.


    There''s a high chance that the only thing the FBI did not know was the first point! This should be the ultimate cause of their failure to retrieve the secret by interrogating Nichs. Sheyan and his party managed to draw a very crucial conclusion from this point��

 Chapter 1000: Getting Closer to the Truth

    <h4>Chapter 1000: Getting Closer to the Truth</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    (TL: woohoo Chapter 1000)


    (ED: !!!!!!!!!)


    "There''s no doubt that Nichs'' secret lies in his body."


    Sheyan ced his hands on the table and swept his gaze across everyone''s face as he said so confidently.


    "Regardless of whether Nichs is dead or alive , as long as his body is still there, we can uncover the secret from it."


    Reef earnestly asked, "Do you mean the scars on his body? The marks left by surgery?"


    "There''s probably more than that, my friend. I feel that finding the person who operated on Nichs is one clue, and it''s the obvious clue given by the mission, but Nichs'' corpse may very well be another important clue in itself. Besides that, the stuff Nichs had with him before he went to prison also has great research value," answered Sheyan.


    "Nichs'' corpse is an important clue?" asked Mogensha in bewilderment, "How so?"


    Sheyan smiled. "Corpses can speak too - when they''re in the hands of certain professionals. Professionals such as forensic doctors, who have a lot of experience looking for evidence on dead bodies."


    The bait which Sanzi habitually ced at the stern of the boat had surprisingly caught a tuna. There were only some simple ingredients on the boat, so Sheyan and his brother showed off their skills with a knife and treated everyone to some tuna sashimi.


    With Sheyan keeping watch, everyone else rxed and had a good rest. Eight hours of sleep pretty much restored everyone to their optimum condition. After that, Sheyan steered the boat back to Los Angeles. Although they did meet with coast patrol along the way, they were superior both in terms of boat and skill,so they managed to escape from their pursuers without any danger.


    It was evident that the aftermath of their fine work in Los Angeles had yet to die down, but the tension among the citizens of Los Angeles were not as high as one would expect. The terror in Hollywood had only affected the safety of the rich. As for the prison riot, as long as the prisoners did not escaped, everything was fine.


    On the contrary, the threat of invasion by arge number of cold-blooded Terminators was more worrying, because although these steel monsters did not actively hunt humans, they harbored no goodwill towards humans either. They would kill all the humans they met along the way. (Of course, if a human was too far away, a Terminator would not bother chasing the person down.)


    Therefore, although there were strict inspections being performed all over the city, most of them were to catch robots. In truth, Sheyan had overestimated the consequence of his previous reckless act.


    Sheyan and Sanzi had to undergo inspection when they infiltrated the prison previously, so they had had to use their real appearances, unlike the others who had altered their appearances during the operation. Now, the two of them needed to put on some simple disguises


    After returning to Los Angeles, the team once again split up for the sake of efficiency.


    Sheyan and Sanzi would investigate the clues regarding to the scars on Nichs'' body, while Zi and Mogensha would "invite" a forensic doctor over to dissect the body. Of course, the best way to do that was to tempt the doctor with cash. The money would make sure the client remained tight-lipped afterwards.


    After some investigation, Zi and Mogensha chose a forensic doctor named Dr. Smith who had been in practice for twenty years. He was about 40 years old and was in a bad financial state. A person who had 20 years of experience in a field surely could not be that bad.


    The task was done without much difficulty. Dr. Smith was easily tempted by a hundred thousand dors to vite the loosely-enforced rules. He agreed to all the conditions, then brought over all his tools and started the examination.


    The whole forensic examination process was quite gory and unpleasant, so Zi naturally did not stay to watch. She left Mogensha there to watch over Dr. Smith. Mogensha just smoked his cigar without any expression.


    Compared to how smooth-sailing the operation was on Zi''s side, Sheyan''s side met with a rather huge problem.


    They first contacted Mr. Dursley, whom they had worked with before. Apparently, the bribe given to the workshop supervisor was still in effect as he was very cooperative in answering Sheyan''s questions.


    Nichs had always had some problems with his health. He had a bout of illness five years ago, which was apparently quite serious. The hospital had even issued a notice of critical illness, but after a surgery, not only did he miraculously recover, he recovered very thoroughly. Since then, Nichs started to drink and smoke heavily.


    Sheyan immediately pointed out the crux of the problem.


    "Since you''re his direct superior, Mr. Dursley, surely you must know what kind of illness he suffered from."


    Dursley replied in a confident tone, "Of course. He has a very serious case of congenital heart disease. It''s precisely because of his condition that he was transferred to our workshop''s quality control department, since it''s the only job that''s suitable for him."


    Sheyan''s spidey sense tingled as soon as he heard that. Not only was severe congenital heart disease difficult to cure, but more importantly, the best time for treatment is when the patient is younger than 10 years old. Beyond this age, the increase in height will cause more burden on the heart, leading to more and more heart damage! And yet, the scars on Nichs'' body could confirm that his heart was indeed operated on.


    ording to Dursley, Nichs waspletely cured after the operation and started drinking, smoking and eating wantonly like a healthy man. That was nothing short of a medical miracle!


    Something smelled fishy!


    With some excitement, Sheyan enquired from Mr. Dursley the ce where Nichs had the operation done.


    Mr. Dursley simply answered, "It was District 8 Community Hospital, and I remember it very well, because Nichs didn''t have the money to choose the hospital when his condition worsened, so the entire treatment was done in themunity hospital."


    And District 8 Community Hospital was exactly where Sheyan and his party members were stuck.


    The quality of the hospital wasparable to the district level hospitals in China in the real world. Be it the facilities, the equipments or the personnel, they were far inferior to higher grade hospitals. What were the chances for a doctor from this kind of ce topletely cure Nichs'' severe congenital heart disease?


    Armed with the power of money, Sheyan had no trouble finding out the identity of the main doctor responsible for the operation, but the doctor had retired and emigrated to Canada. A bit of snooping around revealed that the doctor did not have the reputation nor the history to suggest that he was capable of performing a miracle like that. He had had 11 infringements of differing severity throughout his career - even his retirement was due to a serious medical ident. But, the doctor had a rich son, who hired the bestwyer for him. He was able to retire and move to Canada after paying a hefty amount inpensation.


    All the signs showed that the secrety in that miraculous surgery. How did the magic happen?! How did a mediocre doctor suddenly be a miracle worker, conquering the fatal illness that had baffled all the doctors around the world?


    At a corridor in the hospital, Sanzi kept dialing the phone, but every call he made failed to connect. Sheyan lit a cigarette, took a deep puff, and spewed out the smoke.


    He pondered carefully and said,"A heart surgery is absolutely not as simple as a circumcision operation.(ED: Wow) There must be a first assistant and a second assistant, and the third assistant as well as the anesthesiologist must be present as well. If we really can''t find the doctor, there are still four others who had witnessed the operation. Maybe they wouldn''t know the details, but if we canbine all four of the testimonies, we might be able to somewhat restore the scene."


    Sanzi''s eyes lit up when he heard that. "That''s right! I''ll go take care of it right away!"


    Sanzi''s ability in carrying out orders was as strong as always. After a busy period of time, he seeded in getting the list of people who took part in Nichs'' surgery. The first assistant and anesthesiologist back then were still working in themunity hospital right now, so Sanzi went to talk to them.


    "The surgery? Oh, I remember! That surgery was messier than our general election this year! Doctor Didi made at least a dozen mistakes during the operation! And I''ll tell you what, the most unfortunate person was not the guy lying on the operating table, but me! I was the one who had to correct all those mistakes!"


    "Unusual incidents? I don''t recall any. The only thing unusual was that the patient was really lucky not to die on the operating table. In fact, with that severe a heart defect, the pacemaker and the restoration we did wouldn''t have helped much. He would live for two more years at most."


    "Oh, before the operation, Dr. Didi spoke with the patient for a really long time. They had a most agreeable chat from 2pm all the way until the time the doctor got off work, but that''s no big deal. Doctors are obliged to relieve the psychological depression of patients. In this respect, Dr. Didi is actually pretty outstanding. I always thought he should be awyer or a politician instead with his eloquence.


    "��"


    As Sanzi was telling Sheyan all this, the public phone next to Sheyan rang. This was the temporary mode ofmunication he and Zi agreed upon.


    "Hello?" Sheyan waited calmly for a moment before he picked up the receiver. He could hear from the voice transmitted over that the mood of the caller must be agitated and urgent.


    "Seaman,e back quickly!" The one speaking was Zi. She usually had a calm demeanor, but right now, she sounded short of breath, and there was a trace of surprise and shock in her voice!


    "We discovered something amazing during the autopsy! You''d bettere back and see it for yourself!"

 Chapter 1001: Slime-like Killer Weapon

    <h4>Chapter 1001: Slime-like Killer Weapon</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    After receiving the call from Zi, Sheyan immediately had a premonition that something big was about to go down.


    He rushed back to the basement where the autopsy took ce without another word. From a distance away, he could already smell the terrible odor of blood in the air. Sheyan initially thought it was the normal smell of an autopsy, but when he opened the door, he was immediately rooted to the spot.


    Dr. Smith, who came under the temptation of $100,000, was down on the ground covering his throat with helpless hands. Blood trickled out from a neat wound on his throat. It slowly umted and solidified on the ground, forming a bright red pool.


    It could be seen from Dr. Smith''s expression that he did not suffer much before his death. Rather than pain, he looked to be more in shock and dismay. However, no matter how dismayed he was, the shadow of death had quickly enshrouded his body, and life had trickled out of him rapidly.


    "What happened?" asked Sheyan solemnly, but before he got an answer, he already saw a very strange thing.


    In Zi''s hand was a transparent test tube, in which there was a small drop of something weird. That something was crawling slowly in the test tube.


    It looked like a drop of dew, but it had a mercury-like texture. It was silver in colour and gave off a futuristic, science fiction feel as it reflected the faint incandescent light.


    No matter how Sheyan looked at it, it did not fall into any category of living things, but right now it was creeping slowly in the test tube without any external force acting on it, like a snail trying to crawl to the top of the test tube. That was a gravity-defying act.


    "This is the murderer," Zi gave the thing a strange look.


    "When Dr. Smith cut open Mr. Nichs'' chest, he was surprised to find that Mr. Nichs'' heart was on the verge of bingpletely useless. So when Dr. Smith learned that Mr. Nichs had died from poisonous gas, Dr. Smith was very surprised. He began to study Mr. Nichs'' heart intently."


    Sheyan gazed at the thing in the test tube. "What''s the result of his study?"


    "He found an obsolete pacemaker in Mr. Nichs'' heart. In fact, Dr. Smith firmly believed that the pacemaker had already exceeded its life span before it was even imnted into Mr. Nichs. The proof was the date of production inscribed on the pacemaker. The pacemaker was over twenty years old. It''s probably older than Sanzi," answered Mogensha while he puffed on his cigar.


    Sheyan said heavily, "A obsolete cardiac pacemaker has given Mr. Nichs a new lease of life. Doesn''t sound very believable."


    "Dr. Smith thought so too, so he tried to unravel the mystery. After he took the pacemaker out, he cut open the outeryer with a scalpel - and what happened next was a blur. The whole room was basked in a bright light for a moment, as if lightning had descended into the room."


    "Dr. Smith was shocked, too. He stayed still for a moment. After he confirmed that there were no other problems, he proceeded with the dissection - and then the tragedy urred."


    Mogensha sighed and said, "I saw something suddenly rush out from the pacemaker. I don''t know how to describe it. It was something viscous, like creamy mushroom soup. Like water turning into ice, it solidified into a silver knife in the air and stuck into Dr. Smith''s throat!!!"


    "Then, the knife melted down into the liquid drop that you see now, wriggling on the table like a snail, trying to escape. Zi quickly covered it with a test tube. That was the whole cause, process and result of the incident."


    Sheyan looked again at the wriggling thing in the test tube, then looked at the bloodstained cardiac pacemaker.


    "We need to do three things right now."


    "First, before the news of Dr. Smith''s death spread, invite another forensic doctor to examine Mr. Nichs."


    "Second, find an expert on pacemakers to see what''s unusual about this device."


    "Third, make sure the vicious little fellow inside the test tube doesn''t escape. We must also be careful of our own safety while doing so. I propose to let Reef hang on to the test tube."


    **********


    Not long after, Sheyan''s demands were met. Another forensic doctor was tempted to make a little extra money.


    At the same time, in apany called Imeo Advanced Medical Devices, a technical director named Tom received Sheyan. He took the pacemaker and asked with some doubt, "This is an old model made a long time ago. I still remember that it was only suitable for a very limited number of people, mainly patients with severe coronary heart disease�� Wait, what''s this? "


    Mr. Tom''s fingers pried open the part that was cut and showed a look of surprise.


    "See here, such a dense coil, and this strange parallel structure, as well as the closed cavity. These are all really peculiar modification techniques and ideas."


    "You mean this pacemaker has been modified?" asked Sheyan in obvious concern.


    Tom answered affirmatively. "Definitely. I can guarantee it with my forty years of experience. But I can''t see any positive aspect of these modifications besides adding extra weight to the pacemaker."


    Of course, Sheyan could not tell Tom that there was a strange drop of silvery��monster in the pacemaker before this. Based on the data they have collected, the thing that the monster resembled most was a slime.


    Sheyan thanked Tom politely and took his leave. He had also received news from thetest autopsy - they did not discover any new clues.


    So far, Sheyan had not found anything suspicious from the pack of clothes Nichs brought with him into prison either.


    That was to say, two of the three trails of clues had led to dead ends.


    Their only gain was the "slime" in the test tube.


    When Sheyan returned, he received another unfortunate news. The "slime" in the test tube had stopped crawling and had began to roll under the effect gravity. It looked like it was dead and hadpletely turned mercury-like.


    At that moment, the phone rang.


    Normally, contestants would not use nativemunication tools in nightmare worlds. Even satellites were often hijacked by other contestants; monitoring phones was just a piece of cake. However, Sheyan''s phone was not used to contact his team, but rather to contact Mr. Dursley, the workshop supervisor. He had nned to throw it away after using it, so he was not too concerned about it.


    "Hello?" Sheyan picked up the phone. The voice transmitted over was the shrill voice of a woman he was not familiar with.


    "I heard you''re enquiring about a certain surgery a few years ago, and you''re someone very generous? "


    Sheyan was instantly intrigued.


    "Who are you?"


    The shrill voice at the other end of the phone said, "Although that old man, Didi, had gone to Canada and had passed away, not every one who knows the details of that operation has died. Besides the lucky guy in the prison, the only one who knows is me."


    Sheyan was secretly moved, but he merely repeated his question with a calm voice.


    "Who are you?"


    "I was the nurse who was next to Dr. Didi at the time. To be more precise, that old man took advantage of me and then helped me get the job in the hospital. During that period of time, he was totally infatuated with me, so I even know private things about him like his atm card pin number - unfortunately, that atm card was always with his wife. Well, let''s not waste each other''s time. I heard that you''re quite generous. You asked that slut, Katrina a few questions and gave her three thousand dors? If I tell you everything, how much will you pay me?"


    Sheyan could, of course, hear the naked greed in the woman''s words, as well as her intent to demand an exorbitant price. If he agreed right away, the woman may very well name a price high enough to tempt Lebron James to y in the China.


    Fortunately, Sheyan had a lot of experience in dealing with this kind of people. He put a smile on his lips, and his tone became business-like and in.


    "Ma''am, it''s a pity that our investigation is over. We''ve obtained five thorough and urate testimonies from witnesses that can be verified at any time. Our superior can''t find any faults at all."


    The owner of the shrill voice on the other end of the phone apparently did not expect such an answer. Her mind that was blinded by greed felt like it had been doused by a bucket of cold water.


    She could not help yelling, "That''s not possible�� Do you know what you''re missing out on? A possible miracle in the history of medicine!"


    Sheyan''s reply was firm.


    "Well, ma''am, so far, my heart has been very healthy. More importantly, the only miracle I need is to get promoted tomorrow. But��it''s not a bad thing to make the report more informative. We still have nine thousand dors left in the budget for this case. If we don''t spend it, we have to turn it in anyway, so if you''re willing to give me a thousand dors out of those nine thousand�� let''s have some coffee in the cafe at the entrance of District 8 Community Hospital in fifteen minutes. Thette there is pretty good. To show my sincerity, it''s my treat."


    "You''re a sly and cheap devil! I want their signature Welsh milk tea, roasted grape and apple pie, natural strawberry dried cream, chicken sd sandwich, Welsh apple pie����"


    "Excuse me, ma''am, are you reciting the cafe menu?"

 Chapter 1002: The Last Piece of the Puzzle

    <h4>Chapter 1002: The Last Piece of the Puzzle</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    "Eight thousand dors is better than not getting any at all."


    Sheyan made such a speech to begin the conversation.


    The woman sitting in front of him seemed to be of Russian descent. She was called Josina and was very thin.


    The woman had thin lips, pale cheeks, and a ck hat with a translucent veil which tactfully covered most of her face. If you looked past the dense wrinkles in the corner of her eyes and the pale, bby skin, she was actually quite the beauty. Sheyan had to admit that if this woman were 10 years younger, she indeed had the qualification to rely on her body to get a job.


    On the whole, she gave Sheyan the vibe of a widow - a widow who, despite her financial difficulties, was still struggling to keep up appearances.


    But the woman''s response to his sentence was very strange. She did not immediately answer him, but had started to eat instead. She looked like she had not eaten in days.


    It was not until she ate the food of two people that she sighfortably and say, "Surprised? You''ve guessed right, I am in a terrible financial state. I''ve skipped two meals. And the reason is -- "


    Josina raised her arm and pulled up the sleeve to reveal the needle marks.


    " -- drugs. And the reason I''m taking drugs is to resist the pain from terminal cancer."


    Sheyan raised his eyebrows. He did not know what to say to that. But Josina shed a smile that showed that she was unconcerned.


    "So you can rest assured. A dying person will have no qualms about revealing the whole truth to you."


    Sheyan smiled.


    "So what''s your price?"


    "The doctor said I have six months left. I hope I can eat enough in these six months, and have enough money to buy the medicine to alleviate the severe pain. That will definitely take way more than $9,000, but don''t worry, it''s not an outrageous figure. $100,000 - that''s my bottom line. If you refuse me, I''ll just end my life and be done with it. I no longer want to be tortured by this damn world," said Josina.


    Sheyan had booked a private room for this meeting (TL: in a cafe?). He simply fished out $50,000 from a suitcase beside him and threw it in front of her.


    "This is the advance payment. After I confirm that you''re telling me the truth, I''ll give you the rest."


    Josina looked at the money that had been thrown onto the table indifferently. Instead of eagerly reaching for it, she asked Sheyan for a cigarette, took a deep puff, and began her story.


    ************


    It was a rainy day, cold enough for the chills to creep into the bones. That old pervert, Didi still asked to f*ck me in that kind of weather. We had just finished our business when someone knocked on the door of the diagnosis room.


    The person who knocked was a middle-aged man with a hooked nose. He looked very sinister. As soon as he entered, he made me leave, then shut the door. It was the typical behaviour of a salesman. I was way too familiar with it.


    Normally, Didi would receive an envelope with some cash inside, and the envelope usually had to go through me before he handed it to his olddy back home. So even though I appeared to have gone out and have closed the door as I was told to do, I was in fact closely monitoring the process in the adjacent diagnosis room.


    The middle-aged man sat across from Didi at the desk, then reached into his briefcase and took out a stack of money.


    A HUGE stack of money!


    At first, I thought that the guy would request for an important transaction, but what he said overturned my assumption.


    "Dr. Didi, I wish to see the list of patients who need cardiac surgery in this hospital. The more serious the condition, the better."


    For the sake of the cash, Didi was very cooperative. He immediately provided the list. I''m sure you can guess the identity of the patient chosen by the middle-aged man. That''s right, it''s Nichs.


    The only reason Nichs was chosen was that his condition is truly severe. But, he had a really strong desire to live. Even though he knew that the surgery had only a 30% chance of prolonging his life, he still insisted on doing it.


    Because of this, even Nichs himself believed that it would not be surprising to die on the operating table. Thus, the man convinced Didi to experiment on Nichs - something about testing a new pacemaker developed by hispany - so that even if something happened to Nichs, others would not suspect anything.


    For this, the guy paid a lot of money to Didi.


    I''m sure you know what happened after that. A miracle was born. Nichs recovered and Didi''s reputation soared, but an asional miracle could not cover up his bad medical skills, and he eventually retired early.


    The middle-aged man with a hooked nose never appeared again.


    ************


    Josina''s story came to an abrupt end. She finally provided arge piece of the jigsaw puzzle which made the whole incident much clearer.


    Sheyan stared at Josina coldly.


    "You left out something important."


    Josina was very calm.


    "I only got half the money."


    Sheyan broke into a smile and threw the rest of the sum on the table.


    Josina held out her fingers that were so thin they looked like bamboos and deftly counted the money. Finally, she told Sheyan, "The hook-nosed guy introduced himself as Dolittle. He had a pale face, probably due to a coronary heart disease. His right foot was disabled so he walked with a limp, probably due to polio."


    The facial symptoms of coronary heart disease were very obvious, so it was not unusual for Josina to recognise them at a nce. As for the second point, anyone would be able to tell.


    Sheyan stared into his palm and asked, "Anything else?"


    A trace of fear shed across Josina''s eyes, but she was someone who was about to die, so it did not matter to her anymore. She gritted her teeth and told Sheyan, "The man called Dolittle had a terrifying power."


    "Tell me about it," Sheyan was intrigued.


    Josina asked for another cigarette. She took a few slow puffs and, after a while, finally said, "I assumed Dolittle was a very rich man, so I wanted to wait for him at the entrance of the hospital."


    At this point, Josinaughed bitterly at herself. Sheyan knew that this ambitious woman must have wanted to half-threaten and half-seduce her way to the rich Dolittle. It was nothing special. Everyone has their own way of life. Was it wrong for Josina to try to climb up?


    "It was raining that day. I was stopped for a while when I was going downstairs, so I didn''t catch up to him when he left the hospital. I watched the guy get on a taxi. Another taxi happened to pass by soon afterwards�� I''m a very stubborn person. What I wanted to say to Dolittle couldn''t be said in public anyway, so I got on the second taxi and followed him."


    "After travelling through half of Los Angeles, Dolittle finally got down from the taxi on a small street. He was 50 or 60 metres away from me, so I didn''t call out to him right away because he probably couldn''t hear me from that distance anyway. After he turned into an alley, I saw him being surrounded by a group of people. They were the FBI��and those FBI agents died in only a few seconds! I saw some weird rays of light criss-crossing, weaving themselves into a scary-looking. When the sweep past, all the FBI agents were cut apart like they had been dissected by a bunch of knives!"


    When he heard Josina''s words, Sheyan sprang to his feet despite himself. Cutting apart a group of FBI elites in a few seconds was absolutely beyond the capability of a Terminator. The only people who could do this were contestants.


    A really powerful contestant!


    How could Sheyan not feel surprised when he found out that this incident was rted to a contestant? More importantly, if this mysterious, weird, but rewarding mission involved other contestants, it would be a HUGE problem!


    But when Sheyan thought about it again, he realised that the incident Josina saw happened years ago. Obviously, the contestant by Dolittle''s side at that time would not be in this world anymore, so there was zero chance of a head-on conflict.


    After thinking about it for a while, Sheyan took out another $50,000 and threw it in front of Josina, at the same time speaking to her slowly, "Where did Dolittle go? Answer this question, and the money is yours.


    *********


    Third Avenue, Long Beach, Los Angeles.


    That was the location provided by Josina.


    At this moment, Sheyan was on a car heading to that location. He lost himself in the scenery outside the window. Mogensha drove the car fast but steadily; the passengers could not feel any shaking.


    So far, the secret on Nichs had pretty much been unraveled.


    Since the mysterious Dolittle decided to experiment with Nichs, and since Nichs turned out to be a sessful experiment, it was impossible for Dolittle not to contact Nichs afterwards.


    Dolittle had long been eyed by the FBI, which must have caused Nichs trouble.


    Nichs was a timid guy, but the secrety right inside his heart. If he did not say anything, the FBI were at most suspicious of him, but if he spilled the secret, he would die for sure. Under the strong desire to live, Nichs naturally kept his mouth shut.


    The metal nut engraved with the SOS distress signal was probably Nichs''st resort to ask Dolittle for help, which showed that Nichs knew a little of Dolittle''s power.


    The death of Nichs showed that Dolittle likely possessed an earth-shaking secret. The secret was so important that anyone who were remotely rted to it would be killed as soon as they escaped from the government''s control. The government would rather kill 10 innocents than let 1 guilty person slip away!

 Chapter 1003: Shaking on Top…

    <h4>Chapter 1003: Shaking on Top��</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    "Was it here?" asked Sheyan as he walked out from the back seat of the car.


    It was a ce withplex terrain where multiple streets and alleys intersected with each other. The shops on both sides were mostly deserted. The pedestrians were hurrying around in theirrge coats, and drug addicts with pale, thin faces were everywhere. One could imagine the deste, mysterious and gloomy atmosphere when it was nighttime. It was no wonder that Josina could hide behind an electric pole when she saw the killing and not get discovered.


    Sheyan came here for the hook-nosed man, Dolittle, of course.


    When Josina was following Dolittle, thetter should have been unaware of her. At that time, it was raining, so the surroundings were cold and wet, and Dolittle had just obtained some very important research material. For both work and personal reasons, Dolittle should be heading home.


    This ce was full of small streets and alleys, and the police coverage in this run-down area was rtively sparse. It was a good ce to hide.


    The FBI had probably grasped Dolittle''s whereabouts at that time, so theyy here in ambush, but the power supporting Dolittle was out of the FBI''s expectation. They werepletely wiped out as a result.


    A key point identified by Sheyan was the ce where Dolittle was ambushed.


    On a street.


    For the police, if they had a choice, this was definitely not a good location for an ambush. Whether it be the social impact, the escape routes for the criminal, or other factors like finding evidence.


    If the police had found Dolittle''sir, the location of the ambush would have been in his hiding ce, beyond a doubt.


    That could only mean one thing.


    The FBI agents that ambushed Dolittle back then probably didn''t find the man''sir. He was probably detected by surveince, or they had received report from informants that Dolittle had appeared around here, after which the FBI hurried over to lie in ambush.


    ording to Sheyan''s guess, the FBI must have carried out a furious cleaning-up operation in this area after the bizarre death of their men. If Dolittle''sir was still not found during the cleanup, there was no doubt that Dolittle will continue to use the ce even after the contestant backing him had left the world. This was obvious.


    Therefore, Sheyan thought that if he was somewhat lucky, he could find their that Dolittle had used and various many clues from there. If he was really lucky, he might be able to find the man himself in their.


    Mogensha looked around while puffing on his cigar and asked, "There''s a bar over there. Maybe we should go for a drink?"


    Sheyan shifted his attention to the bar with a signboard that showed the outline of a naked woman, sketched with neon lights. The ce was probably filled with the dregs of society, but they could probably get some good information there. He nodded and walked in with Mogensha.


    There was a musty smell in the bar. It was, of course, masked by the strong smell of liquor, but the musty smell was still ufortable. There was still quite some time before peak hours, so the inside of the bar was brightly lit, to better help the waitresses clean the ce.


    Like most bars in this era, there were two billiard tables. The colour of the nnel on them had faded, and the surface was covered with scratches. The cue sticks had cracks on them and were covered with ck dust.


    Around the billiard tables were several men with tattoos and unkempt hair. Their biceps and chest were bare, as if they were showing off, and looked over with provoking and vignt eyes. A queer looking fellow even showed them a lewd look. He blew a smoke ring in Sheyan''s direction before finishing his drink in one gulp and cing the ss upside down on the table.


    When Mogensha was called a "ckss" previously, he had really taken it to heart. Now that he saw this situation, he immediately turned to Sheyan and eximed in glee, "Boss, looks like someone has fallen for your beauty."


    Sheyan red at Mogensha. Just as he was about to retort, a prostitute who imitated Britney Spears'' silver hairstyle came up to them with a cigarette in her mouth and asked, "Hello, gentlemen, are you here to drink or to have some fun?"


    Sheyan smiled and sat down on the nearest table. He noticed that the table was a clean, round wooden table. A jack-ontern hung beside it.


    "I''m here to give out money."


    Sheyan once againunched a financial attack, which was undoubtedly a very simple but effective method. Of course, he could not rule out the possibility that some would weave out lies for the sake of profit, but Sheyan believed that it would not be difficult for his sharp eyes to identify these lies.


    And so, when two men who had lied for the sake of money held their broken hands and screamed beside the table, no one else dared to risk it.


    After gaining nothing, Sheyan and Mogensha left the bar and went to another bar. They were like hardworking bees rushing in between flowers. Several barster, finally, the owner of the bar called out to Sheyan.


    "Hey, you, stranger. Come here."


    Sheyan walked over and leaned against the simple bar. Next to him was a rolled-up poster and a coin-operated telephone. The boss was a bearded man. As he wiped a ss with a towel, he casually said, "I heard you''re enquiring the whereabouts of a man who walks with a limp, has a hook nose and has problems with his heart?"


    "That''s right," answered Sheyan.


    The bar owner said slowly, "I know a fe with a hook nose who only drinks soda when hees here for women. I''ve seen him take heart medicine before too. But both his legs are healthy, he doesn''t have a limp."


    That caught Sheyan''s attention. He threw out a stack of bills.


    "I''m interested."


    The bar owner who got his cash smiled in satisfaction.


    "This fe is famous among the girls working under me, first because he''s generous, and second, because he''szy in bed."


    Mogensha immediately asked with keen interest, "Lazy in bed? What do you mean by that?"


    The bar owner showed them a lewd look.


    "His lust is strong, but because he has heart problems, he has to avoid strenuous exercises as much as possible. That''s why, every time he takes a girl out, he always lies down on the bed and lets the girl do all the work on top. Every girl who goes with himins about an aching back and sore legs, but the next time hees to pick someone, all the girls will still scramble for the chance because he''s generous in tipping."


    Mogensha lifted his eyebrows a few times as he said, "He sure knows how to enjoy life. I might just try that out myself��"


    Sheyan asked the bar owner, "Do you know where he lives?"


    The bar owner shrugged his shoulders.


    "Heck, I only sell cigarettes and alcohol, I don''t do registrations. Why don''t you ask the girls. They should know something about that."


    "Where are your girls?"


    "Why don''t you order a brandy and have a seat. By the time you finish the brandy, it should be about time for the girls toe to work."


    There was naught to do next but wait. Waiting sure was annoying.


    But this time, Sheyan''s patience was rewarded by Lady Luck! Although the guy in question would always bring the prostitutes to motels, one of the prostitutes actually saw him buy medicine at a pharmacy, then walk into an alley!


    Sheyan, who had received this information, was about to follow the clue and find the alley when the door of the bar was suddenly pushed open and a man came in. The man had a hooked nose and dark eyes, with faint signs of cyanosis on his lips and skin.


    As soon as he appeared, both the bar owner and the prostitutes gave him a strange look, then shifted their gazes to Sheyan''s group.


    No doubt, the man they were looking for hade to patronise the prostitutes again today.


    Sheyan could not help but feel that his luck was truly amazing today. He gave Mogensha a look to warn him to be careful. Then, he stood up with augh and went up to the guy.


    Under the gaze of the man that was filled with suspicion, Sheyan smiled and asked, "Mr. Dolittle?"


    The man visibly trembled all over, but he tried to ask back in a casual tone.


    "What did you say?"


    Then, something unexpected happened. The very next second, Dolittle suddenly pulled out arge caliber M500 gun and shot Sheyan! The shot hit Sheyan''s chest with a loud bang!


    Sheyan staggered back a few steps while looking at the M500 gun with a little mncholy. When he had first entered the Terminator world, he had also relied on this powerful weapon to carve a path for himself. He did not expect to see the same weapon again today, but it had basically be useless against him.


    After Dolittle fired the shot and saw Sheyan standing there as if nothing had happened, his pupils shrank. He immediately wanted to make the next move. But at that instant, Sheyan stepped in front of him and shed him a smile.


    "My patience has a limit, Mr. Dolittle."


    Unexpectedly, Dolittle''s action after that was even more surprising. When he saw the look on Sheyan''s face, he suddenly showed an expression of ecstasy.


    "You''re��smiling? The damn Terminators don''t have any facial expression programs, which means you''re either a new model, or you''re not a Terminator at all. And since you can withstand a direct shot from the M500 and still talk to me normally, you''re not those fools from the FBI either. Are you one of those outsiders with superhuman abilities?"


    Dolittle''s reaction was undoubtedly beyond Sheyan''s expectation, but what mattered to him was that despite all the twists and turns and all the suffering, he finally found the hidden man. That was definitely good news.

 Chapter 1004: Dolittle…is him!

    <h4>Chapter 1004: Dolittle��is him!</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The lights were bright, and all was quiet.


    In the spacious living room, Sheyan and his allies crowded around Dolittle like stars surrounding the moon.


    Although Dolittle knew very well that any one of the people in front of him had enough power to kill him with a single finger without a care for thew, he still appeared very calm. He had obviously dealt with contestants many times before and had learned a lot of things about them.


    Facing Dolittle, Sheyan received a series of notifications:


    [ Congrattions on finding the key person in the storyline, Dolittle. ]


    [ Warning: The conversation you are about to have with Dolittle will be affected by thepletion rate of the previous prerequisite tasks in the mission. Please respond with caution. ]


    Since the nightmare imprint reminded Sheyan to "respond with caution", he certainly would not take the reminder lightly. Clearly, now was the time to check whether he had done his preparation work thoroughly in the early stages.


    Dolittle stared at Sheyan and his group with a strange gleam in his eyes. He was suspicious and delighted at the same time, but more than that, he was wary.


    "Are you outsiders? Those people who possess immense power, traveling here from another dimension to perform the tasks given by their gods?"


    "We are," Sheyan was unwilling to say too much right now. He knew that the more he spoke, the higher his chances of saying something wrong. He hoped to discover as much of Dolittle''s secret as he could from this conversation .


    Dolittle simply asked, "I wish to know one thing. How did you find me?"


    Instead of answering Dolittle, Sheyan narrowed his eyes and asked in return, "What do you think?"


    Dolittle just shrugged and replied, "Probably through the FBI. As far as I know, those idiots have been looking for me for five years. They''ve been trudging forward relentlessly like they''re Terminators."


    Sheyan stared at Dolittle, various thoughts running through his mind. In the end, he decided to tell Dolittle the truth.


    "No, that''s not it."


    While he said that, he took out a metal nut.


    "We obtained this nut by chance and unexpectedly found the letters SOS on it after thousands of times of magnification. Out of curiosity, we followed the trail of clues left on the nut and finally tracked them to you."


    "With only this nut to go on?" asked Dolittle in disbelief.


    "That''s right," answered Sheyan seriously.


    Next, Sheyan told him all the steps they had gone through. When Sheyan took out the clothes Nichs were wearing before he went to prison, Dolittle immediately showed his interest. He took the clothes and inspected the cor carefully.


    Sheyan was secretly relieved. He now knew that the package of clothes did contain some information, but the information was not meant for contestants; it was for Dolittle!


    When Dolittle put down the clothes, he finally nodded and said, "Seems like you really did break into the prison."


    At that moment, Sheyan received another notification:


    [ You submitted the relevant important item and have gained a little of Dolittle''s trust. Thepletion rate of prerequisite tasks increased by 20%.]


    After receiving this prompt, Sheyan silently screamed in joy. If he had lied to Dolittle in order to gain more information and said that he obtained Dolittle''s details from the FBI, it would have been tragic. He would not get the chance to present this important storyline item. He may very well increase Dolittle''s enmity instead of Dolittle''s trust.


    Next, Dolittle inspected the metal nut and confirmed the letters SOS on it. He could not help but sigh.


    "I knew making contact with Nichs would drag this friend of mine into my troubles, so I gave him an address. Nichs said that if he ran into any problems, he''ll ask for help in a way I wouldn''t expect. Well, he''s right, it was a way I didn''t expect. Unfortunately, the nut did not reach me in time."


    The metal nut increased Dolittle''s trust by a further 30%.


    Sheyan saved the best for thest. First, he took out the damaged pacemaker and asked, "Do you recognise this?"


    When Dolittle saw the pacemaker, his expression instantly changed.


    "Where did you get this from?"


    "You should know very well where I got it from," answered Sheyan calmly.


    Dolittle eyes bulged. "You killed him?"


    Sheyan smiled and replied, "We''re not executioners, brother. When we found him, he was already a corpse."


    Dolittle shook his head fiercely.


    "That''s impossible! Based on my calction��the remaining energy can keep him alive for at least 30 years! Since he didn''t die on the operating table, he''s bound to live for another 30 years!"


    To that, Sheyan could only sigh and say, "Mr. Dolittle, being able to live for 30 years in theory ispletely different from being able to live for 30 years in reality. Take John F. Kennedy for example. He''s only 46, but he''s dead too."


    "You mean Nichsmitted suicide?" asked Dolittle with some suspicion.


    Sheyan shook his head.


    "No, he didn''t. The government probably thought that his secret was too shocking, so once he showed the slightest possibility of being out of their control, a nerve gas was released in his prison cell. We did our best, but unfortunately we were a stepte."


    Dolittle was silent for a moment, but for some reason, Sheyan did not feel much sadness from him. Dolittle then raised his head and asked, "Did you find anything else?"


    "We did find something which piqued our interest. And that was why we came here looking for you."


    Sheyan turned to look at Zi, who took the hint and held out the test tube.


    "This drop of liquid was hidden inside the pacemaker. As soon as it was exposed, it immediately turned into a silver needle and killed the forensic doctor who was performing the autopsy, but it no longer disyed such ability afterwards. Now, it has be mercury-like. It appears to be dead."


    Dolittle took the test tube from Zi. His eyes when he looked at the drop of liquid were filled with aplex emotion. There were both expectation and fear. He could not stop his hand from shaking.


    After a long time, he slowly said, "Its energy is very limited to begin with, and after being released, its instinct was awakened and it transformed to kill. The energy in the liquid particle battery ispletely spent, so of course it would fall into a dormant state."


    After Dolittle said all these, the nightmare imprint prompted Sheyan again. Dolittle''s trust has increased by 50% further! Together with the previous increments, that made 100%! At that instant, a series of notifications emerged on Sheyan''s retina.


    [ Respected Lieutenant Colonel No. 1018. ]


    [ You have obtained the highest level of evaluation (Max) for the prerequisite tasks of this mission. ]


    [ You have triggered the relevant subsequent task. ]


    [ Calcting�� ]


    [ Programming�� ]


    [ Performing relevant checks�� ]


    [ You have obtained the first chapter of a silver series mission, "Dolittle''s Wish"! ]


    [ Hint: Silver Series Side Missions are the mission series of the highest difficulty level. These kind of missions are often very long, spanning across multiple nightmare worlds. They are divided into numerous steps,belled A, B, C, D and so on. After thepletion of each step, you can either choose to receive the reward or umte it until the next step. Of course, if you manage toplete the final step, you will receive the ultimate reward. ]


    Sheyan heaved a long breath. No wonder Drubal could not get the perfect reward. This mission was crazy hard. Merely triggering the mission was already a monumental task. Not only must they discover all the clues, they must also have the key item! They were lucky that the mastermind behind the scenes was gone, otherwise Sheyan probably would not have been able to get the maximum level of evaluation if he had to deal with the mastermind at the same time.


    They had now gained Dolittle''splete trust. Dolittle looked around at the people surrounding him and quietly said, "The name Dolittle is actually just an alias. My real name is����"


    "WHAT!!!"


    In this instant, be it Sheyan, Mogensha, Zi or Reef, they were all shocked out of their wits. The name Dolittle had just uttered possessed astonishing prestige even in the world they came from. The person who possessed that name was hailed as the most famous thinker and theoretician since Einstein, and the greatest scientist in the world!


    Zi was the first to recover from the shock. She instantly eximed, "That''s impossible! If you''re him, there''s no way you can sit here and talk to us like this. That man has already lost his ability to speak!"


    "Indeed. That would''ve been the case if you outsiders didn''t appear in this world," Dolittle calmly replied.


    Sheyan suddenly thought of a shocking possibility. Although the probability was very minute, it was undoubtedly the most logical. He couldn''t help eximing, "Did��did an outsider like us cure your disease?"


    Dolittle looked at him with a hint of admiration.


    "Bingo! You people possess very advanced medical technology. An outsider brought me a kind of medicine; the level of technology contained in that medicine was thousands of years ahead of the current era! The medicine enabled brain transntation! It enabled me to shed my previous damaged body like I was taking off a ragged shirt, and take a new body!"


    "But your current body doesn''t look that healthy either," said Sheyan with a frown.


    Dolittle could only sigh to that.


    "A brain transnt isn''t as simple as chopping open another person''s skull and then stuffing my brain inside. The key requirement is the resonance of brainwaves. Only a recipient body that resonates with my brainwaves can ept the transnt of my brain. The problem is, there are simply too few recipients that fit the requirement. This body, despite all its faults, is the best one I could find."

 Chapter 1005: The Whole Story

    <h4>Chapter 1005: The Whole Story</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    In response to Dolittle''s exnation, Sheyan asked a little tentatively, "If I remember correctly, there''s still a really long time before you''ll die from your illness, so you should have enough time to choose a healthier body, right?"


    Dolittle - or more precisely, the great scientist - let out a wry smile.


    "Yes, I do have enough time to wait, but��the medicine has a shelf life. My friends, you should know the condition of my previous body. That''s why, although this current body of mine suffers from an excessive sex drive, a rheumatic heart disease, polio, elevated blood viscosity, vitiligo and beriberi, it was still an irresistible temptation to me. I couldn''t wait��"


    "You''re right," replied Reef earnestly, "To be able to escape from that body is a supreme temptation for anyone, sir. That body was simply a God-given cage!"


    Dolittle nodded gratefully.


    "Thank you for your understanding. In my opinion, I''m a new person and has a new life now, so you should just call me Dolittle."


    Everyone in Party Ace was simply awed by his previous status and identity. They nodded respectfully. Meanwhile, Dolittle started to tell them the subsequent story.


    "At that time, news of the Terminator''s invasion had began to appear in the confidential files of certain countries. Due to the special identity of my previous body, and because I had a little achievement in the subject of space-time wormhole theory, I was able to get an all-around ess to these materials."


    "Therefore, when an outsider appeared before me and told me that the Terminators we were facing back then were just the small fries, I wasn''t surprised at all. Next, he provided me with a slew of information which opened up a whole new horizon for me. If the knowledge I acquired in the first half of my life could only let me wander before the Door of Truth, the information he provided me not only opened the door for me, but also let me step into it and walk to the second floor!"


    Dolittle waved his hands around excitedly as he told his story.


    "This knowledge made me realise that the productivity and technological capabilities of humans are actually adequate; what''scking is the knowledge of how to use them! The technologies now are full of chaos, waste, and disorder! Like a giant who can''t use his strength properly, our left leg takes a step forward, but our right leg wants to take two steps back! The information the outsider provided me with was new ways of thought and application of skills that were not so far apart from the technology possessed by humans, but they were so clever that they must have been derived from the devil''s mind!"


    Sheyan interrupted him at that moment.


    "With all due respect, Mr. Dolittle, there''s definitely no free lunch in this world. The outsider must have his own reason for helping you, right?"


    Dolittle nodded in agreement.


    "You''re right. After I''ve absorbed all that knowledge, he handed me another stack of information, the name of which was the ''Research Report on The TERMINATOR-1000 Machine''."


    "The TERMINATOR-1000 Machine?" Sanzi was puzzled. "What''s that?"


    Unlike Sanzi, the mention of Terminator-1000 cause Sheyan and Zi to look at each other in surprise. Their hearts were beating violently. They immediately understood that this mission was actually rted to that "thing"!


    "The TERMINATOR-1000 machine", abbreviated as T-1000, could be said to be the representative model of the Terminators. It was a terrifying liquid metal assassin, an almost indestructible monster!


    Dolittle sighed when he saw their response.


    "It seems like you already know what that is. When I first saw its detailed parameters and information, the first thought in my brain was: It''s impossible! Sk is only 20 years ahead of human technology. How can such a bizarre killing machine that has such a high IQe into being?"


    "But after some careful research and deduction, I realised that my first impression was wrong. Yes, that outsider has done so much for me. The only requirement he made was for me to try to control, analyse and modify the T-1000."


    "He''s someone with great vision. He felt that using the liquid metal technology of the T-1000 to manufacture robots is a waste of technology! It''s possible, in theory, to make it a self-evolving metal that has the power to swallow other powerful metals andpletely recreate weapons suitable forbat in various environments!"


    Sheyan involuntarily drew in a sharp breath. By now, he had almostpletely understood what the contestant wanted. That man was truly an amazing guy. If one thought about it carefully, his train of thought would lead to something very powerful indeed.


    The most amazing aspect of T-1000y not in its endurance and indestructibility, but in the fact that every drop of liquid metal in the T-1000 was its own CPU. A CPU had no independent thoughts, but it had the ability to self-assemble and to cooperate with other CPUs. Be it the shapeshifting or the movement of the T-1000, it was the result of the CPU''s processing.


    More importantly, it could assume the appearance of most objects or living things it came into contact with, as long as they were somewhat simr in volume!


    Which means that it could shapeshift into any type of cold weapons it came into contact with!


    For the Terminators, not being able to shapeshift into firearms was a huge weakness, which was why the improved T-X model was introducedter on. The T-X model was a more advanced model which had built-in particle weapons enclosed by a liquid metal exterior.


    But the shapeshifting-into-weapon function which Sk had almostpletely abandoned was a treasure for contestants! Moreover, Dolittle seemed to be able to give this liquid alloy the ability to devour and evolve!


    Sheyan was positive that if Dolittle''s mission was done well, he may be able to glimpse the deepest secrets of the Terminator world.


    He immediately asked, "So how far have you gone in your research?"


    "I''m very close to sess. And yes, as you''ve probably guessed, the mysterious sticky liquid injected into Nichs'' pacemaker is a drop of liquid alloy taken from a T-1000 Terminator. I set up a high-energy interference source in the pacemaker, and by utilising the properties of helium��(a thousand words of exnation omitted)��I managed to suppress the ability of that drop of liquid alloy to the limit, just enough to fill in for Nichs'' heart defects, and provide it with regr twitching. Nichs proved to be my most sessful experiment," answered Dolittle.


    "Then why do you still have a heart disease?" Mogensha asked in doubt.


    To that, Dolittle could only sigh. "Because an ident happened. You should know that this new body of mine was a cripple before this due to polio. After Nichs'' experiment was sessful, I used the rest of the material on my legs to treat them because the FBI were chasing after me. I had to recover my mobility first."


    "And then�� And then, just as I was preparing for the next experiment, Gore died. "


    "Before I talk about Gore''s death, you must know something - presently, it''s impossible for human technology to produce liquid alloys. Even Sk, who''s decades ahead in technology and has gathered the knowledge of the entire world, can''t mass produce liquid alloys. That''s why a T-1000 isn''t that easy to find."


    "In addition, T-1000s are highly intelligent Terminators. As soon as they realise that they''re in danger, they will immediately flee. Sk will also spare no effort in saving them. We only managed to get our first research material, a T-1000 finger, after painstaking effort from Gore."


    Gore was naturally the contestant with great vision who cooperated with Dolittle.


    It was evident from Dolittle''s recounting that Gore must have gone through very thorough nning and arrangement to carry out this n by himself. Such a grand n was definitely not something that could bepleted in one nightmare world visit.


    This was enough to show that not only was Gore meticulous and powerful, he also had a certain amount of influence. It was surprising that such an amazing man would die so abruptly.


    Dolittle seemed to have kept the matter in his heart for far too long. Without waiting for Sheyan to ask, he blurted everything out.


    "I saw Gore die with my own eyes. So many things happened on that day, strange things��"


    "That morning, Gore received news of a T-1000 sighting. He hurried over at once. At first, everything was going smoothly. Gore sessfully cleared the Terminators around the T-1000 and then fought it head-on.


    "ording to the data we''ve collected, a T-1000 does not have the energy tost for decades like other terminators do. Its energy consumption is astonishing, so it has to be recharged after every mission. Shapeshifting is especially energy-consuming. That said, even in a constant battle state, it can stillst for over a week, so it''s still more durable than you''d expect."


    "Gore tried his best to exhaust the T-1000''s energy. ording to my research, the energy of a T-1000 must be reduced to less than 40%, otherwise, even if we sessfully obtain the severed part of the Terminator, it will explode!"

 Chapter 1006: The Appearance of the Mission

    <h4>Chapter 1006: The Appearance of the Mission</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    "Just as Gore''s fierce battle with the T-1000 entered its most critical stage, Sk sent its reinforcement. Gore chose to grit his teeth and weather through it because no one knows when a T-1000 will appear again."


    Dolittle was suddenly furious.


    "Who would''ve thought that at such a critical moment, the weather would suddenly turn bad. A storm swept across the area. There was a high-voltage electric tower nearby which suspiciously copsed. The intense electrical current severely limited Gore''s range of activities. Using the high-intensity current, Sk detonated the energy storage of the Terminators who were sent over to help, causing them to explode. Gore immediately fell into a very dangerous situation. He suffered considerable injuries from that wave of explosion."


    "But even so, Gore still managed to bring the energy level of the T-1000 to below 40% before cutting off its left hand and bringing it back in a hurry. I still remember the situation back then like it was yesterday. Gore had just stepped through the door with his bodypletely covered in wounds, but he was smiling. He was just about to say something but the next second, he suddenly exploded with a loud bang! The sight of his body exploding into pieces was so gory that I still have nightmares of it!"


    Sheyan frowned and asked, "Did the arm of the T-1000 explode? The power of the explosion was so strong that it immediately killed him? Mr. Dolittle, you should know that we outsiders have some strange power."


    To that, Dolittle let out a wry smile in response. He said, "That kind of explosion was not an ordinary explosion. It''s called a local fission explosion. Its principle - forget it, you won''t understand even if I exin it (Sheyan: Damn you, how would I understand if you don''t exin it?). A simple analogy is to confine the power of an atomic bomb to a space the size of a soda can. The energy will not leak out of this space, but the destruction inside the space will increase to a terrifying level!"


    "Wait a minute!" interrupted Zi, "Gore should have been a very cautious man; he would never joke with his life. That is to say, he must''ve made sure that he''d brought the energy reserve of the T-1000 to below 40%. Why would the arm still explode?"


    Dolittle sighed. "The only exnation is that the T-1000 had received a sudden injection of energy, but the problem is, Sk has not mastered such technology yet. After all, it exists 30 years in the future, so there''s an insurmountable barrier of space and time!"


    What Dolittle implied with his words was obvious. Even now, Sk has yet to master this technology, let alone a few years ago. That means the culprit was not Sk. But who could it be?


    Sheyan couldn''t help thinking about the "strange" copse of the high-voltage pylon. He suddenly he had a familiar feeling.


    Dolittle remained silent for a moment, and then suddenly said something that seemed to have nothing to do with the current topic.


    "Gentlemen, anddies, do you believe in fate? Do you believe in the fact that the path of a person''s life is already pre-arranged beforehand?"


    Sheyan pondered about it and answered, "I do not deny such a possibility."


    Dolittle took two deep breaths before he said, "Gore''s death gave me the feeling that someone had changed his fate! This change may not be fatal, but at the same time, the person has also changed the fate of the T-1000. Thebination of the two was like a harmless fuse encountering a harmless cigarette butt; it immediately resulted in horrible consequences!"


    Party Ace exchanged nces. They could feel chills creeping down their backs. The one they thought of was undoubtedly the "mastermind behind the scenes". If Sheyan had not forcefully led them out of his entrapment, they would have shaven off piece by piece until they die a horrible death.


    Dolittle obviously was not expecting a response from Party Ace. He continued, "It''s precisely the strange traces left by the local fission explosion that aroused the strong concern of the Ministry of Defense and caused me to be listed by the FBI as an extremely dangerous, red-level terrorist. Because although there''s no such technology on earth yet, the relevant theory has already been proposed."


    "When this technology matures, it can easily avoid radar and other surveince methods, and tten the White House or any important infrastructure with just an object the size of a chewing gum - without the destruction spilling over to other areas around it! This kind of precision strike weapon was originally an idea put forth by the US Ministry of Defense, but now, it might be used against them instead! You can imagine their panic."


    "The FBI had only paid some attention to Gore before, but that explosion was the reason the FBI refused to leave me alone even after Gore''s death. They''ve been after me all these years. It was also because of me that Nichs was dragged into this mess. They would rather kill him than let him fall under the power of another party."


    When Dolittle finished his story, the whole incident was finallyid bare in front of them. Even now, Sheyan still felt like it was all a dream. This long and arduous mission series was actually a mission that was discontinued after another powerful contestant had been halfway through it, then ced in his hands after a session of prerequisite tasks!


    Now, there was a reasonable exnation for the Stockholm party''s relentless pursuit of Party Ace despite having to pay a huge price to do so.


    The first reason was revenge for the loss in the world of the Lord of the Rings.


    The second reason was thepetition between realms. They probably wanted to eliminate Party Ace, who had tremendous potential, before it could grow strong.


    The third, and the most important reason - why did the mastermind behind the scenes plot against Gore? It must be because this mission of Gore''s had the potential to cause a lot of trouble for them and harm their interests. Sheyan, who currently held the key mission item, was naturally a thorn in the flesh to them!


    The only mystery left was "Fate", who was killed by Sheyan in the Bloody World. What rtionship did he have with the mastermind behind the scenes? Why were their attacking methods so simr?


    At that moment, Zi suddenly turned to Dolittle and said, "Well, Mr. Dolittle, as you can see, we''re also powerful outsiders, so is there anything we can do for you?"


    Dolittle was silent for a moment as he contemted. He then replied, "There''s a fatal defect in my body, and that''s the problem with my heart. Left by itself, I will only have seven months to live, at most. I can''t ept that! Not that I''m afraid of death, but because I now possess so much advanced knowledge. A new door has been opened for me, and yet��yet��"


    Dolittle''s voice had be fanatical.


    "There is a tremendous wealth of knowledge! These are things that transcend mere problems of life and death! I wish to be able to systematically organise these things and leave them to the future generations, but I need at least 20 years to do this work! So��please bring back to me the liquid metal of a T-1000! With it, I can give myself a strong heart, and fulfill my dream for the sake of mankind! Please, I beg you! "


    Sheyan immediately received a series of notifications:


    [ The first chapter of the Silver Series mission, "Dolittle''s Wish", has officially started! ]


    [ Mission Objective: Obtain at least five grams of liquid metal from a T-1000! ]


    [ Mission Briefing: Dolittle''s fragile heart will not hold out for much longer, so you have to obtain the liquid metal in time to repair his heart. ]


    [ Mission Hint: The more liquid metal you bring back, the higher thepletion rate of this mission. ]


    [ Mission Deadline: 7 days. ]


    [ Mission Difficulty: Not avable. ]


    Sheyan had just received the mission he had been dreaming about all this time, but his brows furrowed instead. That''s because he had no clue at all on what he should do next. ording to Dolittle, it was not easy for Sk to produce a T-1000. Even TX models had a higher rate of production because the production rate of liquid metal was astonishingly low.


    This means that it would not be an easy task to encounter a T-1000.


    Mogensha was puffing on a cigar as usual. He said, "The plot in this damn world has changedpletely. The Terminators are invading everywhere. Logically speaking, the human governments should''ve sensed the threat and stopped the research on Sk by now, but they just seem indifferent to the danger."


    "The future will only be dyed, but no radical changes will happen. Terminator 3 has given a very clear exnation for this," replied Zi faintly.


    "In Terminator 2, the T-800 wreckage acquired by Cyberdyne Systems, namely the main CPU chip and the arm, as well as all of thepany''s research data were destroyed. They were the basis of Sk''s research. The lead researcher, Dyson, was also killed. That should''ve been the end of Sk, but the momentum of history still gave birth to it."


    "It reappeared at 6:18 p.m. on July 24, 2003. Sk, which exists on the intework, has no main server. Be it theputer in offices, schools or factories, as long as it''s connected to the inte, it bes the carrier of Sk!"


    Reef was stunned.


    "Since humans were already alerted to the danger and had eliminated the source, how did Sk appear again?"

 Chapter 1007: Infiltrate

    <h4>Chapter 1007: Infiltrate</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Zi said seriously, "That''s the reason Sk is sending so many Terminators to invade the present time - it wants to use a new Terminator model, the T-950, to try to create itself in the present world."


    "That''s crazy. It''s incredible that Sk is sending its underlings 30 years back to the past to recreate itself." Reef was visibly stunned.


    "In fact, it''s n will seed. Sk has much more advanced technologies in its grasppared to today''s humans, so unless the whole world gives up on the inte from now on, Sk will slowly build itself. Judgement Day is inevitable," said Zi.


    "As for the legendary saviour John Connor, do you really think the politicians in power will recognise his status in the present circumstances? If his status is exposed, what awaits him will be imprisonment, or possibly even death."


    Indeed, in times when the government was stable in power, there was another name for the so-called human saviours - political prisoners. Regardless of which form of government was in power, or which era it was, all rulers pay more attention to political prisoners than murderers. Correspondingly, the punishment dished out to the political prisoners is also particrly harsh. In Ancient China, there was the punishment of executing every rtive of a political criminal, for instance. Even in the twentieth century, the punishments were shocking. One could refer to the 1973 edition of the book "Red Crag" for an example.


    Mogensha was still smoking his cigar. He said, "I get it. The future can only be dyed and slightly altered, but the main events will still ur due to the momentum of time. Simrly, if we had failed our mission and the saviour, John Connor, was murdered, there will still be another saviour leading the Rebellion. A Jack Connor, perhaps."


    Sheyan did not participate in the discussion. He just stood there frowning while appearing deep in thought. All signs pointed to the T-1000 being an absolute pain to deal with. Finding one would be hard, and preventing it from escaping would be even harder. It even had the ability to self-destruct instantaneously!


    There were only 2 good news.


    First, Sheyan had a whole week for this mission.


    Second, he did not have to worry about that mastermind behind the scenes.


    Naturally, Party Ace assumed the responsibility of protecting Mr. Dolittle. After proper arrangements were made for him, Sanzi secretly went to Sheyan and said, "Bro, there''s actually another benefit we can get from Dolittle."


    "What benefit?" asked Sheyan.


    Sanzi was baffled. "Didn''t you see the strange glow on the watch he''s wearing?"


    "����No." Sheyan asked with a hint of surprise, "You can see a glow on his watch?"


    Sanzi nodded. "Yup, a dark gold glow. What does that remind you of?"


    Sheyan was quick to react. "You mean it''s a soul equipment? Are you kidding me? A Chosen has this kind of privilege?! The realm gives you such an obvious hint?!?!"


    Sheyan and Sanzi''s deduction was logical. Even though the local fission explosion was powerful, the possibility of destroying an equipment directly was still minute. Therefore, they could not rule out the possibility that Dolittle had picked up a piece of equipment which contained Gore''s enormous grievance as a memento.


    Despite that, Sheyan did not dare extend his ws towards this equipment. The key to serial missions was the umtion done along the way in preparation for a huge climax in the end. If he took advantage of Dolittle now, it was equivalent to shooting himself in the foot at the very beginning.


    Well, it might be inconvenient for Sheyan, but that did not mean the others could not try to trigger the mission rted to the soul equipment. The party took turns trying and in the end, Reef won the lucky draw. He received a mission titled "Dolittle''s Request". Dolittle said that he did not have any regrets, but he had an old friend who had asked Dolittle to take care of his daughter, and the daughter was apparently not doing so well right now. They were asked to take a look.


    Sheyan went to Dolittle and enquired with him, "Have you collected any information about the T-1000?"


    Dolittle nodded and replied, "I have. I''ve been following the movement of the T-1000 for quite some time, hoping to find a pattern in its movement, but during thest FBI operation, my residence was ransacked. Fortunately, I was out taking a break. I managed to escape, but most of my valuable information and research instruments were confiscated, including the information about the T-1000."


    Sheyan heaved a heavy sigh when he heard that.


    "Do we have to go to the FBI headquarters this time?"


    Dolittle shook his head with a bit of pride.


    "It''s not that much trouble. From what I understand, Cyberdyne Systems is very interested in all my research documents because my research should be more than ten years ahead of theirs. The data is probably in Cyberdyne Systems'' secure database."


    Sheyan exchanged a look with Zi. They did not expect things to go back to thatpany again.


    Cyberdyne Systems was presently receiving a strong backing from the military because their scientific and technological research had sessfully helped the US to lead the world in the research on unmanned aerial vehicles. The cooperation between money and political power had formed arge monster. Cyberdyne Systems was close to gaining a statusparable to the Umbre Corps in Resident Evil before the biohazard outbreak.


    So even if Sheyan had be strong now, he still tried his best to avoid a confrontation with Cyberdyne Systems. As for the fact that Sarah and John Connor as well as the Terminator could fight their way in and out of thepany as they pleased, Sheyan simply ignore. That''s the privilege reserved for main characters!


    He did not expect that he would have an inevitable confrontation with thepany even after avoiding them all this time.


    Dolittle continued, "If you decided to go to Cyberdyne Systems, please help me bring back some experimental devices."


    He made a list for Sheyan. Although the items on the list were not a part of the mission, Sheyan did not dare take the task lightly since it would likely affect the final evaluation of the mission. Hemitted each item to his memory.


    After some preparation, Sheyan left for the mission. He decided to infiltrate thepany with just Zi. Too many people would increase the risk of exposure.


    Considering that they might have to fight in narrow corridors in this operation, Zi was, without a doubt, a better candidate than Mogensha with her ''Titanium Mesh Magic Barrier'' and versatile Force.


    The maximum evaluation achieved by Sheyan for the prerequisite tasks had provided him with some extra help. Thanks to Dolittle''s trust in him, he was given a USB sh drive which contained thetest virus programmed by Dolittle himself. If they stick the USB sh drive into aputer in Cyberdyne Systems, the virus would paralyse thepany''swork and buy them ample amount of time.


    Another thing worth mentioning was that Gore''s investment in Dolittle was really quite astonishing. Considering that Dolittle was more familiar with theoretical rather than practical work, he specifically exchanged a personal handheldputer from the realm for Dolittle. Dolittle can use this smartputer toplete a lot of practical work.


    Sheyan had inquired with the nightmare imprint and found that a technologically-advancedputer which could be used by storyline characters such as this needed 150,000 utility points and 5 achievement points. That was a testament to Gore''s determination.


    ************


    It was true that Sheyan did not wish to sh with Cyberdyne, but that did not mean he had not investigated thepany. Besides, they even had an ex-director of a department in Cyberdyne by their side. Of course they would have a deep understanding of thepany.


    At 8:10 the next morning, Sheyan stood neatly-dressed outside the huge building of Cyberdyne Systems. He had to lean back to catch a glimpse of the logo on top of the skyscraper.


    Thest time Sheyan went near this ce, he could feel a strong sense of danger as if he was standing on the top of a skyscraper and looking down the edge without a guard rail. The closer he got to thepany, the more dangerous he felt.


    With his current strength, Sheyan of course no longer felt so intimidated, but there was still a sense of danger. The sense of danger was not just due to the taser guns installed inside, but also an unknown threat. If Sheyan was careless, he might very well meet his demise here.


    Sheyan turned his head to the side. Zi was standing over ten meters away in a close-fitting professional attire, her hair tied in a bun above her head. She looked sharp and professional, and her outstanding appearance sessfully attracted a lot of attention.


    Sheyan adjusted his tie and walked towards the revolving door at the ground floor of the Cyberdyne Systems building with a calm and confident look on his face.


    He was stopped by the guard at the door because he was not wearing a employee tag.


    The bulky guard asked vigntly, "What business do you have here, sir?"


    "Mr. Detas called me yesterday to express his interest in my resume. He asked me toe here for an interview today."


    Sheyan was lying, of course, but it was true that Manager Detas was looking to hire. More than 200 young people hade for an interview today, so the guards did not have the energy to verify each of their identities. The guard in front of Sheyan let him in after giving him a temporary visitor pass.


    Cyberdyne Systems had grown to be a giantpany with more than 10,000 employees in its headquarters alone. On the spacious ground floor, as many as 14 elevators were busily handling the traveling employees. Sheyan''s temporary visitor pass only allowed him to move around in the dining area on the ground floor and the second floor where the interviews were conducted, but for those with ulterior motives, that was enough.

 Chapter 1008: Oriole

    <h4>Chapter 1008: Oriole</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    (TL: The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.)


    Despite having sessfully infiltrated Cyberdyne Systems, Sheyan did not go to the interview area on the second floor. Instead, he went straight to the dining area on the ground floor.


    Providing food to such arge number of employees was always going to be a big problem. In order to let the employees enjoy a variety of delicious food, many restaurants were allowed inside thepany building. These restaurants would receive additional subsidies from Cyberdyne. Of course, the higher ups could go out to eat.


    Sheyan looked around and saw a group of beautiful officedies sitting around a table in a nearby cafe called St. Lorraine. All of them had tired looks on their faces and some would yawn from time to time. They appeared to either have just finished a night shift, or they had not been able to get much sleepst night. There were two men next to them who were talking excitedly. The non-speakers seemedcking in interest; they were just drinking their cereals quietly.


    Sheyan was not interested in the officedies, nor was he interested in the passionate men. The only thing he was interested in was the employee tag worn by the taller of the two men, which had a red background. The red background meant that anyone wearing this employee tag had ess up to the eighth floor of Cyberdyne Systems.


    As for the ninth floor and above, an employee tag was no longer enough. There were fingerprint scans and retina scans.


    Sheyan immediately headed towards St. Lorraine cafe. He was currently dressed in a suit that made him look bright, clean, neat and tidy, so he was quite in-tune with the atmosphere in the cafe. As such, his appearance was not that conspicuous.


    He went in, ordered a cup of coffee, sat in an empty seat, and took out a proposal that he had prepared beforehand, pretending to go over it carefully.


    The group of people who had just finished a night shift obviously would not stay here for long. They left soon afterwards to take the elevator that would bring them to the underground parking lot. Sheyan patiently followed them until he saw the man he was targeting get on a car and drive away.


    He then spoke into the party channel, "The licence te ends in CK77. The model is Cadic CLS."


    "Roger," replied Mogensha on the other end.


    Less than five minutester, Mogensha''s voice transmitted over again.


    "It''s done."


    Sheyan checked the party storage and saw a red employee tag that was not there before. They were within the effective range of the shared party storage so they could achieve this instantaneous transmission effect. It was very convenient.


    Sheyan did not dare to make a move on the man inside the building because he had already received various insider information from Vincent. The security and surveince here was so strict that it was impossible to find a blind spot as long as the firewall was active! That applied to the toilets too! As soon as he made a move, he would be discovered for sure!


    What''s that? Human rights and privacy?


    Unfortunately, the police would not ept any charges against Cyberdyne Systems. If you still refused to give up on the matter, the NSA mighte to you for a chat.


    Therefore, Sheyan must y it safe. He first entered thepany to find a target, then Mogensha would act outside.


    Cyberdyne was powerful, yes, but it was impossible for them to expand their surveince to the entire Los Angeles city.


    After obtaining the employee tag, Sheyan pretended to take off his suit like he was feeling hot, but when the suit came off, his grey visitor pass had turned into a red employee tag. Although surveince was everywhere, no one would notice such a small discrepancy unless someone was specifically monitoring Sheyan.


    Sheyan spoke in the party channel.


    "I''m all set. What about you?"


    "I''ll be done soon," replied Zi''s emotionless voice.


    Ten minutester, the two of them walked into an elevator together.


    Now, if you think having an employee tag means everything is solved, then you''re way too naive.


    ording to Vincent''s insider information, before pressing the floor button, they needed to scan their employee tag on the scanning screen to obtain the required permission. The visitor pass Sheyan wore before would only allow him to go to the 1st floor, the 2nd floor and the underground parking lot on the B1 floor.


    If someone entered the elevator and immediately pressed the button for the 3rd floor and above without having scanned their employee tag, they would be closely monitored from then on.


    Besides that, there was an infrared scanning device outside every elevator entrance. If someone followed another person to a higher floor without the corresponding authority, they would be detected and security would be alerted. The consequence was very severe. The person would be handed to the NSA.


    To go to the 8th floor and above, unless you''re a high-ranking executive boarding a special elevator, the mid- and lower-ranked employees would have to transfer to another elevator. There were no loopholes that could be exploited.


    Sheyan and Zi went straight to the 7th floor.


    Right at the moment they reached the 7th floor, a man arrived outside Cyberdyne Systems.


    The man constantly wore a faint smile on his face. If one were to stare at him for a while, the smile would seem a little fake, just like the expression on a mannequin or a doll.


    He was wearing sunsses so no one could see what his eyes looked like. If his eyes were exposed, they would cause quite a shock.


    That''s because his two eyeballs had been dug out! Even the eyelids were cut away. The blood-red skin rolled outwards but there was no bleeding, only two dark, horrible holes!


    In the depths of those two holes, a strange light would asionally shine.


    The lobby of Cyberdyne Systems was clean and spotless, and no trace could be seen on the shiny marble floor that had been trampled on by thousands of people, but Zi''s footprints from more than ten minutes ago were clearly imprinted in this man''s vision, as if she had walked through ayer of snow. In his vision, the footprints were deep and clear, and they were even emitting a steam-like white vapour.


    Every step he took happened to be right on the spot that Zi had stepped on.


    If someone were to X-ray the man, they would find that his head was actually hollow. A blood-red tumour resided inside. The tumour was constantly beating and its surface was full of twisted, protruding blood vessels. Arge number of choroidal ligaments spread out like a spider web with the tumour as the core.


    Approximately a hundred meters behind him, two people walked side by side. They looked no different from the rushing office workers around them, but the content of their conversation had absolutely nothing to do with life inside the city.


    "The target has appeared in this ce just as we expected. Her strength is shocking. She had left for quite some time, but the remnant of her power is still easily detected by your filth-devouring puppet."


    "Of course! As if a weak person could make Boji suffer such a heavy loss! Even the top quality specimen to be made into a familiar was taken away. Boji had even used her final trump card, but when the miasma from the realm of death hit the target, it could not erode the magic barrier on her in the slightest!"


    "She''s that strong?"


    "Uh-huh. The magic barrier on that woman is quite special. There seems to be an inneryer of supporting it. Also, based on Boji''s injuries, it appears that she''s a practitioner of the Force from the Star Wars universe, which is a very troublesome neutral energy."


    "Sounds like a real hassle. By the way, do we really have to go into the headquarters of Cyberdyne toplete this mission?"


    "We have to. Cyberdyne had been granted the permission to test their weapons on death row criminals as early as two years ago. All these criminals would disy a strong ferocity before they died. Before their tests, in order to get the best test result, Cyberdyne would lie to them and told them that they could go home if they could pass the test. Their grievances must linger there still after they died. There''s no doubt that this is the ce to gather vengeful spirits of the highest quality in the entire city of Los Angeles! This is an important part of our mission to upgrade to an Awakener, Corina. We must not fail!"


    "I know."


    Meanwhile, the ''Filth-Devouring Puppet'' they were controlling had reached the main entrance of Cyberdyne Systems. He stared at the guard outside the entrance.


    The guard looked at his chest and found no employee tag. He blocked the path of the puppet and asked coldly, "What business do you have here, sir?"


    At that moment, the crimson tumour inside the head of the ''Filth-Devouring Puppet'' suddenly contracted in a weird way. A pair of greyish-white eyes popped out from his empty eye sockets. The strange thing about the pair of eyes was that they werepound eyesposed of multiple tiny eyes, like the eyes of a dragonfly!


    Fortunately, his sunsses hid the eyes, or the guard would have fainted on the spot.


    They silently stared at each other for about five seconds.


    The puppet then said in a calm voice, "Sorry, I took a wrong turn."


    After which, he turned around and left. The guard simply let him walk away. This was not an umon urrence at the main entrance of Cyberdyne Systems.


    The guard went back to his spot without saying anything. His expression was a bit dull, but other than that, there was nothing unusual.


    That afternoon, the guard suddenly fell dead in the toilet. He was foaming at the mouth and his pupils were reduced to the size of needles. The cause of death on his death certificate was heart rupturing due to overdose, but in reality, the forensic doctor could not exin how he died.


    At the moment he fell dead, Corina, who was a distance away, suddenly trembled. She opened her hand to reveal a bead which was filled with some kind of ck mist. The ck mist rolled non-stop, but it could not escape from the bead.

 Chapter 1009: Each with Their Own Specialty

    <h4>Chapter 1009: Each with Their Own Specialty</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Looking at the bead in his hand, Corina felt quite distressed.


    "Is this really necessary, Hill? Why don''t we just barge in instead of wasting a crystal bead worth 10,000 utility points to obtain the memory of a mere security guard? The puppet is now useless too; we can only dispose it."


    "Do you see any signs of a fight here?" asked Hill coldly.


    "��No," replied Corina in surprise.


    Hill narrowed his eyes and said, "We muste to term with the fact that the woman who defeated Boji is much stronger than us. And yet, even she dared not barge into Cyberdyne head-on. And you want us to do it? You should use your brain a little, Corina."


    The ''Filth-Devouring Puppet'' had taken a taxi to the beach, and after he sat on a bench there, he trembled violently from top to bottom. When the trembling reached its climax, the blood-red tumour in his head started to beat faster, and then exploded. Blood spilled out of every orifice on his head as he slowly fell into the sea.


    In Los Angeles, a metropolis with tens of millions of people, hundreds of people went missing every day and dozens of floating corpses popped up from the ocean daily. They would be searched for identification or valuables. If they could not be identified, they would be cremated and that would be the end of it.


    Unless someone of great importance was missing at the time or something simr to that, the police would not bother with these people who jumped into the sea to end their lives, let alone dissect them. Therefore, the secret of the puppet was almost guaranteed to get buried in the depths of the ocean.


    At this time, Sheyan and Zi had sessfully reached the 7th floor. ording to their intel, below the 9th floor, only the three offices on the 7th floor hadputers that were connected to thepany''s internalwork. There was little doubt that their best move right now was to paralyse thework with Dolittle''s virus to prevent their every action from being monitored.


    "Room 107. This is it," Sheyan spoke to Zi in the party channel.


    Zi replied faintly, "I see it. Do you want me to do it?"


    "No, I want you to stay away from me because you''re too attractive. Maybe a security guard is admiring your ass through the monitor as we speak. You''ll give me away," answered Sheyan with a shrug.


    Zi had a high status both in the real world and in the nightmare realm. No one would talk to her like this. The teasing caused a blush to rise on her pretty face. She gave Sheyan a fierce stare and looked like she was about to teach Sheyan a painful lesson using her Force!


    Sheyan hastily appeased her with a few apologetic words and fortunately, managed to calm her down. Her chilly but embarrassed expression was truly captivating. He suppressed these evil thoughts and knocked on the door of room 107.


    Someone quickly came over to open the door. He was a man with a big nose. Seeing Sheyan, he frowned.


    "Can I help you?"


    From the gap of the door, Sheyan could see the glow of aputer screen. In this era, LCD monitors were not yetmon. Theputer monitor on the table was the old-school kind that was like a box. It was very conspicuous.


    With the target within sight, Sheyan smiled and asked, "Excuse me, is this Mr. Farawin''s office?"


    "There''s no one called Farawin here. You''vee to the wrong ce!" The man with the big nose seemed very annoyed. He mmed the door with force.


    However, the expected loud bang did not appear because Sheyan had extended his hand into the door gap at lightning speed. The anti-theft door made of steel mmed into his hand hard. The big-nosed man was stunned and his face twitched. He could feel the pain just looking at what happened.


    He snarled in a deep, gruff voice, "Do you understand where this is? Leave."


    Instead of replying, Sheyan smiled and moved close to the man. Before his startled eyes, Sheyan''s knee was firmly nted on his stomach. The man''s face turned blue immediately. Before he could spill his guts out, Sheyan grabbed his hair and rotated his head 180 degrees before hitting the back of the head with the side of his palm.


    If Mr. Big Nose had shown a better attitude, Sheyan would not haveunched that knee. He would just knock the guy unconscious.


    The attention of the guards in front of the security monitors may very well be on Zi''s ass like Sheyan had said because Sheyan''s action did not make the rm go off. He managed to stick the USB sh drive into theputer in the office without any problem.


    Theputer virus made by Dolittle instantly started spreading. The screen suddenly went ck, and then a knife appeared. It pointed towards the center of the monitor screen and stabbed towards it. A crack appeared in the center of the screen, and a simted brush emerged from the crack. The brush wiped the screen so that it turned white bit by bit.


    In a short few dozen seconds, all theputers in the building that were connected to thework began to disy a simr animation. More importantly, because the security system here was connected to the building elevators, and the security system must be connected to thework database, even the elevators had been paralysed!


    Sheyan stuffed the man with the big nose into a chair, pulled out the USB sh drive and went back to look for Zi. They immediately climbed up the fire escape to the 17th floor. For ordinary people, climbing from the 7th floor to the 17th floor was an arduous task, but for those two, it was something that could be done in merely dozens of seconds. The blinding pace of their movement would catch their opponent off guard.


    ***********


    By this time, the two contestants who had read the guard''s memory, Corina and Hill, were ready to blend into the first floor of Cyberdyne Systems. They had begun to search for their "prey".


    Corina also had the ability to enve familiars, so it was easy for her to control an ordinary storyline character. With the help of someone on the inside, they could achieve twice the result with half the effort.


    At that moment, Corina saw a man wearing a ck employee tag walk into the cafe she was sitting in. He was having an angry conversation with the person beside him. ck employee tags were worn by the lower management personnel in thepany. Corina''s eyes lit up. Her finger made a beckoning motion under the table while she smiled at the man.


    Corina''s fashion style waspletely different from Zi. Zi had a style that was elegant but cold, while Corina''s was devilish. She wore purple lipstick and blue nail polish. With her upturned eyes, she exuded a dangerous charm.


    So when the man saw Corina smiling at him, he couldn''t help but pause for a moment, then smile in return.


    If someone were to squat down at that moment, they would see Corina''s fingernail scratching the bottom of the table so hard that it created trails after trails of sparks! In the end, the rapid sketching produced the figure of a sinister-looking devil''s head!


    With a flick of her nail, a drop of blood immediately appeared on Corina''s finger. When she wiped the blood on the devil''s head, it instantly turned vivid and life-like.


    At that moment, the man who was wearing a ck employee tag approached with a cup of coffee.


    His previous anger seemed to havepletely dissipated. He politely gestured to the seat opposite Corina and asked, "Is this seat taken?"


    Corina raised her eyebrows but did not speak. Her purple lips curled coquettishly as she shook her head.


    The ck-employee-tag man naturally sat down in the empty seat. Corina raised her cup at him like she was making a toast, flirtatious intent evident in her eyes. The man instinctively raised his own coffee cup and took a sip in response. Because the man had his full attention on Corina, he did not notice the sinister-looking ripple on the surface of his coffee -- a ripple which looked eerily simr to the drawing of a devil''s head at the bottom of the table!


    At that moment, the bottom of the table was smooth and clean. There was no trace of any drawing at all.


    After taking a sip of coffee, the man smiled and tried to initiate conversation, but his face suddenly stiffened. His pupils actually shattered in an instant like ss being crushed, then slowly return to their original appearance.


    After a while, he waved his hand towards the back as if nothing had happened, and told hispanion, "You go first, Colt."


    The subordinate could obviously see that his superior was having a romantic encounter, so of course he knew what to do. Heughed and walked away. Right after he left, the voice of the ck-employee-tag man became low and monotonous.


    "Master, I do not have the permission to bring people to the 17th floor."


    Corina frowned.


    "What''s the highest floor you can take us to?"


    "The 11th floor. That''s where the designated reception room for the use of us management staff is located."


    "Then let''s go to the 11th floor first," instructed Hill.


    The three of took the elevator reserved for management level personnel. It was at that moment that Sheyan happened to insert the USB sh drive containing the virus into theputer, so a few secondster, when those three had just reached the 8th floor, the elevator suddenly stopped moving!


    The two contestants in the elevator instantly thought that they had been discovered. However, they did not panic. Hill waved his hand and a yellow paper talisman that had strange symbols on it appeared in the air. The talisman attached itself to the doors of the elevator and then started to burn. What was even more amazing was that as the talisman burned, the steel doors of the elevator started to melt like a candle!


    After that, the group of three quickly stepped out of the elevator. They found that the whole floor was in an uproar, but they did not see any guards or snipers like they had expected.


    The employee being controlled by Corina suddenly said, "It seems like we''re not discovered, master. It''s just a problem with thepanyputerwork."


    Looking at the scene in front of him, Hill instantly made the most urate judgement.


    "What a timely problem! Let''s take the stairs, Corina. We must act before these guys activate their emergency n!"


    (TL: In case you couldn''t tell, all three of Hill, Corina and their friend Boji use supernatural powers and rituals from the Far East.)

 Chapter 1010: Group Fear

    <h4>Chapter 1010</h4>


    When Hill and Corina stepped out from the elevator, the Cyberdyne employees they saw were actually not in that much of a panic, because after all, it was just aputerwork problem, not a fatal disaster like 9-11 or a fire. Everything was still in order.


    The two moved along a corridor and then climbed up the stairs of the fire escape with the ��insider�� leading the way. Cyberdyne was indeed a wealthypany. The stairs, that were normally used only by the janitors and those who liked to exercise, were kept very clean. Fresh flowers and luxuriant bonsai lined the sides, which made the air was very fresh.


    When they climbed to the 10th floor, a group of guards were crowding the stairs and blocking their way. The guards were not actually there to intercept them. They were here because one of their colleagues was attacked in the fire escape, so they hade here to rescue him and investigate the matter.


    The unfortunate guard was actually shoulder-rammed by Sheyan when he was dutifully interrogating Sheyan and Zi. He smashed into six pots of flowers and hit his head against the wall, knocking him unconscious.


    The team of security guards so happened to see the two strangers, Hill and Corina, sprinting up from below at an rming speed. Due to the sensitive circumstances, the guards immediately became vignt. One of the guards questioned the two strangers loudly while the others aimed their taser guns.


    This showed the impressive quality of the security forces in Cyberdyne Systems. Although the taser guns were developed by Cyberdyne Systems themselves, they were a strictly regted weapon. And yet, the internal security team of Cyberdyne had received the authorisation from the Ministry of Defense to carry the guns! Outside of this ce, the taser guns could only be used when dealing with Terminators. The strict level of security here was evident from this fact.


    Even a monster like Sheyan had to be wary of the killer weapon that was the taser gun, so Hill and Corina naturally dared not take them lightly. They obediently put their hands up and stood facing the wall like the guards screamed at them to.


    At that instant, however, Corina emitted a sudden cry of pain and stumbled as if she had sprained her feet. She bent down to touch her ankle. Her movements were not fast and her hands were obviously empty, so the guards did not react excessively. They just shouted at her to warn her not to y any tricks.


    Corina��s action exposed the deep, alluring cleavage of her full breasts. Her chest was so exposed that it would take just a little more for her nipples to show. The eyes of the guards were naturally glued to her chest region. Little did they know that the most terrifying threats were those that seemed harmless!


    While every guard��s eyes were on Corina��s boobs, an ordinary-looking essory on her neck suddenly shined with a strange light! The light could only be described as strange because the light was actually ck in colour!


    Like a bright afternoon sun, the overwhelming ck light instantly covered an area dozens of meters around Corina. The only difference was that the sun would emit a brilliant light, while the pendant had released a dense darkness!


    The darkness was not a peaceful one; more like a viscous, surging, boiling venom that had arge amount of poisonous pests squirming inside.


    In a darkness where one could not see their own outstretched hand, the guardspletely lost their vision. Unspeakable fears crept into their hearts until they werepletely taken over by fear. They felt as if they were experiencing the end of the world. Their mental fortitudepletely copsed. They cried and wailed, and some even pissed themselves.


    From Hill��s point of view, he saw about eight ck, twisted lights shoot out from Corina��s pendant. They slithered forward like serpents until they connected to the heads of the guards. A mysterious and powerful evil energy could be felt surging within the darkness.


    This was a type of Secret Soul Art practiced by Corina �C the ��Group Fear�� spell.


    This ability produced no damage, but it could paralyse the opponents to render them immobile, and could also absorb the opponents�� fear for Corina��s own use. After absorbing a certain amount of fear, she could even perform a follow-up ability!


    Hill patted his clothes in a rxed manner, then literally waltzed forward. He gently touched each frightened guard with his hand. The security guards who were caressed by his fingers instantly turned stiff. As if they had be statues made of y, they cracked, shattered, and then copsed.


    The group of heavily-armed security guards did not evenst ten seconds.


    Corina did not straighten up until Hill had killed thest guard. The darkness retracted into her pendant like they were sucked back in. She did not disy any joy on her face at all. Instead, she sped her hands together. A cotton-like mass the size of a fist emerged from each of the corpses. Their colours were varied �� there were grey, ck, white and red ones. Corina rubbed all the cotton-like masses together to form a constantly squirming ball.


    Corina pped her hands, and the ball immediately burst into powder that flew everywhere. The powder rained down on the ground and was quickly absorbed by it. After that, the footprints left by Zi could be clearly seen!


    Because the footprints were made not too long ago, the residual spiritual energy emanating from them still contained a sharp pressure.


    This was another of Corina��s Secret Soul Art, the ��Enve Soul�� spell that would not let even the dead go.


    ��No wonder I felt that something was wrong. Turns out that woman with the suffocating power is right in front of us. Even the ghost powder is shivering.�� A strange look suddenly appeared in Corina��s eyes, ��Hill, could their goal be the same as ours?��


    Hill had taken out ab and was tidying his hair. He smiled and replied, ��If that��s the case, we have to go say hello to them. Maybe we can make some easy profit.��


    Corina stared at a taser gun glistening on the ground and said, ��It��s too bad we can��t use the taser guns. If only they had dropped as loot. Although they��ll break after 5 shots, they can definitely sell for at least 200,000 utility points.��


    Seeing the powerful weapon, Hill suddenly squatted down, bit hard on his middle finger, and wrote some strange symbols on a nk talisman paper.


    The symbols were written in blood, but somehow, the blood did not dry up. Instead, they looked as though they were flowing on the talisman paper.


    Hill pasted the talisman on the corpse of one of the guards that were more intact. The corpse slowly stood up and picked up the taser gun that could only be used by storyline characters. It then stood behind Hill.


    ��If we��re gonna party, let��s make it big,�� said Hill with a smile. The dandily-dressed man suddenly exuded an indescribable sense of danger.


    ***


    At this time, Sheyan was performing hardbour. To be precise, he was doing what the front-line employees of movingpanies do �� moving the various kinds of experimental devices on the list drawn up by Dolittle. There were quite a lot of them.


    Although Sheyan had crammed everything on the list into his brain, the names of the devices were simply too professional. He would not recognise things like the ��micro-particle wind tunnel model�� or the ��high-carbon titanium alloy curvy abrasives�� even if they were in front of him.


    Luckily, Sheyan could make use of his military rank privilege to make his life easier. After paying a fee, the items on the list were highlighted in his vision. It would have been a real hassle otherwise.


    After Sheyan took possession of these things, he threw all of them into the party��s shared storage space. Meanwhile, Zi searched for all information rted to the T-1000 in the database ording to Dolittle��s instructions, and then downloaded it. Because a side effect of theputer virus was that it had split up thepany��sputerwork, to get theplete information, they would have to download it from several ces. Their workload was rather heavy.


    Sheyan brutally rammed his shoulder into the wall next to him. A human-sized hole instantly appeared on the partition board making up the wall. The reason the wall was so fragile was not because there was a problem with the quality of the construction materials, but because the materials were chosen more for their beauty than for their sturdiness.


    Passing through the hole, Sheyan walked into arge hall.


    In front of Sheyan was a circr spiral-shaped machine which was highlighted with a faint red glow in his vision. This means that it was not something on Dolittle��s list, but it may be something useful. Sheyan, who hoped to do the best job possible, would naturally not miss it.


    But when Sheyan went to pick this machine up, he found to his surprise that it was unbelievably heavy. He tried once again to lift it with more strength. The moment the machine was lifted, Sheyan suddenly felt something bounce up below the machine. Then, four secret doors slid open on the walls of the hall. Four expressionless humans rigidly walked out from inside!


    No, they were not humans!


    Sheyan could tell from a nce that these four were simr to the T-300 Terminators made by Sk! Sk��s frantic invasion had no doubt provided more samples for Cyberdyne Systems to research on. Considering that, it was probably not too difficult for them to make a pirated version of their own!

 Chapter 1011: Ambush

    <h4>Chapter 1011: Ambush</h4>


    The AI of these four robots were, of course, inferior to the original model created by Sk, but their power was just as destructive!


    Instead of feeling dismayed, Sheyan was actually delighted. The fact that there were Terminators guarding this room must mean that there was something worth guarding here.


    The windows around the hall closed automatically. After that, a stinging white smoke was sprayed into the enclosed space. Sheyan also saw a ��coffee table�� nearby began to slowly rotate, trying to hide itself below the ground. The reason Sheyan paid attention to the ��coffee table�� was because it was glowing with a really strong red light, indicating that although it was not an item on Dolittle��s list, it was something extremely useful!


    Sheyan immediately tore half of his clothes off to cover his mouth and nose with, but that was apparently not enough to stop the pungent gas from prating into his nostrils. He couldn��t help coughing loudly from the smoke. The four Terminators also started attacking!


    If the one who broke in was an ordinary person, it would be absolutely impossible for them to break through the blockade even if they were a Navy SEAL elite. But for someone like Sheyan, although his HP continued to drop, he could still persist.


    He immediately pounced towards the ��coffee table�� and smashed his knee into it, but unexpectedly, the legs of the table were rigidly fixed to the floor, so his attack was to no avail. Sheyan gritted his teeth as he withstood the bullets. With both hands, he grabbed one of the legs of the table and pulled hard! Over a dozen bolts were flung away as a result.


    Amidst the stinging, suffocating smoke, the sight brought Sheyan joy. But the next second, a rifle grenadeunched by one of the Terminators hit his back. The explosion instantly sent him flying.


    The solid hit caused Sheyan to cough up arge mouthful of blood. After all, he was not made of steel. His back was burnt, and the meat there was probably well cooked too. Sheyan endured the pain and rolled away from most of the bullets that followed, then kicked the ��coffee table�� with one foot. Brute force from the kick mixed with his rolling momentum sent the table flying. Itnded at the hole Sheyan made toe in here.


    Sheyan naturally would not stay for a fight in this ce filled with poison. He ran with all his strength. Just when he had reached the exit, he suddenly felt a strong threat flying towards him from behind. He did not hesitate to grab the ��coffee table�� in front of him and swing it back to block what was behind him, only to hear a loud bang immediately afterwards. It did not sound like an explosion, but more like an exploding water bag. Next, he felt a searing pain transmitted over from several spots on his body, including the hand holding onto the ��coffee table��.


    When Sheyan pulled back the ��coffee table�� to take a look, he was shocked out of his wits. The table was made of alloy steel, but even so, a foul-smelling white smoke rose from its surface. The thing that shot towards him just now was apparently something like sulphuric acid with terrifying corrosive power! If Sheyan had been hit by it, he would have lost ayer of skin for sure.


    However, the corrosiveness of the liquid had also helped Sheyan a great deal. He immediately found that the dark red light had actually prated through the cracks made in the corroded ��coffee table�� from within. Exerting some force with his hands, Sheyan snapped the table in half to reveal the source of the dark red light inside. It was a machine shaped like an rm clock.


    Right after Sheyan had ced the machine into the party storage, the four T-400 Terminators caught up to him with rigid steps. Now that they had gotten close to him, forgoing their advantage in long-range weapons, Sheyan had no reason not to stay and fulfill their wish to die.


    As soon as the first Terminator took a mechanical step through the hole, Sheyan grabbed its foot, making it lose its bnce and fall to the ground. Before it could get up, Sheyan had already gripped its arm and twisted hard!


    The hard alloy steel endoskeleton was not able to withstand Sheyan��s abnormal strength.


    A dazzling blue electric spark shot out. Sheyan did not let his guard down because of the initial sess. It would not be wise to treat the Terminator the same as humans. He did not hesitate to violently twist the Terminator��s head after that, and then kick it back to the other side through the hole.


    Sure enough, as Sheyan suspected, the Terminator detonated the bomb in its body. After a series of muffled explosions, smoke and fire filled the air. The broken parts of the robot flew out, leaving bloodstained cuts on Sheyan��s face.


    ��These troublesome monsters��.�� Time was tight, so Sheyan had no intention of staying for the fight. He nned to continue searching for the other items on the list, so he took the opportunity to roll away. The other three Terminators were already on the verge of losing control. The only thing that restrained them, theputerwork, waspletely paralysed, which was bad news for the employees on this floor. Encountering Sheyan, they would be knocked unconscious at most, and would most likely be ignored, but if they encountered the three Terminators, the only fait awaiting them was being shot to death.


    After collecting another mechanical device that had a dark red highlight, Sheyan contacted Zi.


    ��How��s the situation on your side?��


    ��I��ve collected all the information they obtained from Dolittle, but Cyberdyne also possess other information of the T-1000��s movements, which they got directly from the government. I think we should make a copy of that too,�� answered Zi unhurriedly.


    Sheyan carefully considered Zi��s suggestion before he replied, ��The higher management have probably been alerted of what happened here. We have five minutes at most. Anyter than that and we might face a strong counter-attack from them. Oh, right. Cyberdyne have found a way to manufacture older model Terminators. You better be careful.��


    To that, Zi replied ndly, ��I��ve already destroyed three.��


    ��If possible, try to preserve their numbers as best you can. Thanks to theputer virus, the robots will attack anyone indiscriminately. They can effectively help us dy the enemy��s reinforcement,�� said Sheyan.


    Zi snorted softly and did not say anything in reply. Sheyan understood her personality, so he just smiled and said nothing further. Although they were currently in a fight, but for some reason, there was a hint of romance in the air.


    Five minutes passed by in the blink of an eye. The two quickly reunited. Behind them, gunfires rained down like a shower. They were all caused by the out-of-control Terminators. Sheyan could basically confirm that Cyberdyne��s counterattack was not a threat to them for the time being.


    Instead, the most worrying thing was the possibility that the streets outside the building may bepletely blocked with a horde of taser guns waiting for them, but considering that the streets outside were some of the busiest streets in Los Angeles, as well as the usual response speed of the government, such possibility was almost negligible.


    But for some reason, Sheyan had an ominous premonition, which only got stronger while they prepared for their departure. It was for this reason that he asked Zi to stay a bit of a distance away from him as a precaution. They kept about seven or eight meters between them, pretending not to be acquainted with each other, so that they would not be wiped out in one attack while still being close enough to support each other at the first sign of danger.


    ��Why do I feel this way?�� Sheyan frowned as mingled among the crowd running down the stairs of the fire escape. He still could not find any reason for the danger he sensed.


    Just as they were passing the 8th floor, a seductively dressed woman suddenly stepped out and smiled at Zi. The seemingly in pendant on her neck covered the surroundings in a ck glow in an instant! But Zi��s reaction was fast too. Sheyan had warned her beforehand, so she was alert. At the same time that she was attacked with the ��Group Fear�� spell, she pushed her palm out towards Corina!


    ��Force Collision �C Wall��!


    The huge transparent wall issued a thunderous roar as it travelled through the air and hit Corina hard. She immediately saw stars and felt a sweetness in her throat, then coughed up a mouthful of blood. Her nose was numb at first before the pain transmitted over to her brain. For the next three days, Corina would have nightmares of crashing into a wall!


    But Zi did not escape unscathed either. An terrible fear gripped her mind and she was instantly paralysed. She felt as if she was assaulted by a Nightmare.


    Next, a dull, expressionless man stepped out and shot a taser gun at Zi.


    The bullet carrying a blue electrical current elerated towards her, but at this moment, a lightning-quick figure jumped out and valiantly shielded Zi with his broad back!


    It was Sheyan!


    The bullet of the taser gun pierced into Sheyan��s dorsal muscles, and the terrifying electric shock was triggered the next instant!


    A blinding electric explosion sted Sheyan��s back!


    The attack did not stop at the burst. The current scattered into tens of blue snakes in the ground to electrocute every person in the radius of dozens of meters around Sheyan. If Sheyan hadn��t pushed Zi away in time, she would have taken the damage too.


    At this time, Hill, with his graceful Waltz steps, entered the stage. He gracefully extended his slender pianist fingers towards the paralysed and electrocuted Sheyan as he usually did. The ordinary people who were touched by his fingers before had dried up and cracked like stone statues. What would happen when the fingers touched Sheyan?

 Chapter 1012: Abnormal Opponents

    <h4>Chapter 1012: Abnormal Opponents</h4>


    Sheyan could clearly feel a great threating from behind him, but he was in a paralysed state at the moment, so he could not escape!


    Hill��s cold fingers brushed against Sheyan��s back!


    Not that Hill didn��t want to attack Zi first, but Zi had been pushed more than five meters away by Sheyan. If he stubbornly pursued Zi, he would probably suffer a strong counterattack from her. Hill was a very cautious person, so he chose to remove this underling of hers first. He would feel more secure going at her 2-on-1 afterwards.


    Sheyan��s back and the clothes on it instantly turned numb. He could feel the part touched by the fingers going dry like it was coated in ayer of cement. What��s more, a series of notifications sounded in Sheyan��s ears.


    [ You have been attacked with the ��Touch of Medusa��! You will undergo a petrifaction check! Your Physique stat passed the check! You will only suffer some shallow petrifaction. ]


    [ You have been attacked with the ��Touch of Medusa��! You will undergo a petrifaction check! Your Physique stat passed the check! You will only suffer some shallow petrifaction. ]


    [ You have been attacked with the ��Touch of Medusa��! You will undergo a petrifaction check! Your Physique stat passed the check! You will only suffer some shallow petrifaction. ]


    [ ��.. ]


    Although Sheyan was only petrified on the surface, it was enough to cause him a great amount of trouble. The surface of his skin turned into something like concrete. The slightest bit of movement would send his skin cracking and crashing down; it was really painful! The blood and raw flesh all over his body made him look like a fish that had been stripped of its scales. If shallow petrification was this bad, he was really worried about the consequences of deep petrification.


    Sheyan was convinced that once a more severe petrification was sessfully triggered, he would turn into a fragile stone statue that could be insta-killed. The probability of this happening should not be that high, but he must take caution against it!


    At the same time, Corina, who was sent flying earlier with blood flowing out of her mouth, suddenly screamed. Purplish-ck light balls appeared on her head, and their numbers increased rapidly from one to two to three to four! Faces distorted by fear could be seen on the surface of every light balls. All the faces were elongated and looked as if they were screaming in agony!


    Corina pointed and five light balls were aimed in the direction of Sheyan. If Sheyan avoided them, they would hit Zi who was behind him!


    Hill retreated amidst the swaying of his tuxedo and fell back quietly. His eyes sunk deep into their sockets, looking especially gloomy and mysterious. He exuded a strong sense of death.


    At this time, clear white marks started appearing on the spot on Sheyan��s back that was brushed by Hill��s fingers to form a mysterious symbol. Sheyan��s blood flowed inside the ditch which formed the symbol but it did not drip down, as if the symbol was an independent life which had hatched andtched on to his body like a parasite!


    Hill waved his hands and two ck talismans appeared in his palms. The talismans then flew straight towards the huge symbol on Sheyan��s back. Their speed appeared slow, but were actually fast. They started burning when they got close to Sheyan. The red glow of the me was like the eyes of a vicious beast, full of madness.


    The purplish-ck light balls hit Sheyan first. When they did, sounds of crying and wailing could be heard in the air. The elongated face of a vengeful spirit floated out from each light ball to gnaw fiercely on Sheyan��s flesh and burrow into his body!


    Right after that, the ck talismans attached themselves to Sheyan��s back. When they did, the air was filled with a sound that was like sses cracking! The area 30 meters around Sheyan suddenly turned pitch ck! Out of the air emerged a terrifying giant mouth which was stretched open to the limit, the two burning talismans forming its eyes. The mouth proceeded to swallow Sheyan whole!


    Just like that, Sheyan mysterious vanished into thin air!


    Was he insta-killed???


    Hill and Corina were apparently very confident in their attack. They seemed sure that Sheyan would die from that. They split up and approached Zi from the left and right.


    Zi finally recovered from the state of fear. A light blue magic barrier appeared all around her body. The inside of the magic barrier had ayer of mesh supporting it, which gave the barrier a very sturdy feel.


    Her silver dagger cut vertically from top to bottom. However, she did not look like she was cutting through air. Instead, it looked like there were some resistance to her cutting motion, as if she was cutting through numerous sticky silk threads in the air!


    With a flick of his wrist, Hill flung another talisman which appeared in front of Zi near instantaneously as if it teleported there. It immediately blew up. Hill was trying to interrupt Zi��s next spell with the talisman, but Zipletely ignored it. The explosion only managed to create some ripples on the ��Titanium Mesh Magic Barrier��!


    Hill��s expression darkened. He had a strong ominous feeling.


    The spell he had just casted may have seemed ordinary, but it was in fact a rather powerful interrupting talisman. Its damage was not that high; rather, its valuey in its ability to teleport to a spellcasting opponent in an instant. This talisman had never failed him before. Even if the opponent��s spell was notpletely interrupted, it would inevitably be dyed! Cases where the opponent could withstand the talisman without any effect like Zi did was virtually unprecedented!


    Zi��s long hair blew madly in the wind.


    As the tip of her silver dagger slowly slid down, more than ten rays of arcing light emerged from where it cut through!


    These radiant arcs were like extensions from the void. When they broke through the cut in space, a strong tremor could be felt around the area, as if the space itself was wounded!


    The power of Skywalker: The ��Thread of Time��!


    This skill of Zi��s actually did not contain much destructive power, but it could instantaneously sever the contact between the surroundings and outer dimensions, causing a violent tremor.


    Corina and Hill were each borrowing the power of death and the power of curses from other dimensions to attack the enemies. It was impossible for this skill of Zi��s topletely cut off the source of their powers, but it would definitely weaken them significantly. Zi wanted to pull the rug out from under them!


    Corina and Hill simultaneously felt the steady decline in their power. Hill immediately threw out a ck talisman, then bowed down to worship with great respect. Arge amount of ck miasma emanated from his body. The miasma coalesced and condensed into a web of veins that attached itself to the ck talisman.


    Next, the talisman bared its teeth and exposed its ws in the air, turning into a giant wolf with needle-like fur all over its body. It pounced fiercely at Zi. Although it was blocked by Zi��s ��Titanium Mesh Magic Barrier��, it kept attacking with its fangs and ws in a frenzy. A green me lit up in its eyes.


    Corina was more significantly weakened after being hit by the ��Thread of Time��, so her retaliation was especially strong. She gritted her teeth and stubbornly shielded the few threads of light left, trying her hardest to prevent Zi frompletely cutting off her contact with the realm of death.


    Corina��s power was obviously inferior to Zi��s. In no time at all, sweat had trickled down her face and soaked all her makeup. The biggest motivation to keep enduringy in the fact that she was not fighting alone �C Hill was attacking Zi from the other side at the same time. Corina refused to believe that a mage-type contestant like Zi could hold out for much longer under Hill��s violent onught. There��s no way she��s that formidable.


    The two sides fell into a stalemate, but after merely three seconds, a painful and prolonged groan resounded in the air. The sound was heavy, as if it echoed off all sides. Then, a huge phantom in the shape of a gigantic human ten meters tall emerged out of thin air. It was as thin as a stick, as if its bones were merely covered by ayer of heavily-wrinkled skin, but its belly, the surface of which was full of blood vessels, protruded like a pregnant woman, looking as if it would burst open at any moment.


    This was the hungry ghost summoned by Hill. It was a weird creature that would constantly be tormented by an insatiable hunger, but could only consume soil. Legend had it that its stomach was as vast as the sea.


    Right now, the face of the hungry ghost was distorted in panic and pain. The next instant, it opened its terrifying mouth and started vomiting! A horrible stink that could knock one unconscious instantly permeated through the air. It vomited a brown muddy substance which formed a small hill on the ground.


    The sight shocked Hill out of his wits. He screamed in horror.


    ��That��s��.that��s IMPOSSIBLE!��


    Before Hill��s voice had faded away, a mass which looked like a meat bag slipped out of the hungry ghost��s mouth. After puking this thing out, the hungry ghost��s painful wailing finally subsided. The phantom gradually disappeared into thin air.


    At that moment, a small team of security guards had rushed over after they sensed the disturbance here. They just happened to be sprayed by the vomit of the hungry ghost. The respiratory system of each guard was destroyed in an instant by the foul smell. They werepletely decimated!


    Every Cyberdyne employee who happened to be downwind from this location or within a hundred meters without a gas mask on, puked their guts out.


    The meat bag that the hungry ghost had vomited out was actually its stomach. It started to wriggle violently. A shiny metal palm proceeded to tear through the stomach and reach outside!

 Chapter 1013: A Small Windfall

    <h4>Chapter 1013: A Small Windfall</h4>


    Hill had a bad premonition as soon as the hand appeared.


    For Sheyan, whose cleverness and cunning were far beyond Hill, to take such an action at this time, he had no doubt already taken into ount the first reaction of everyone on the battlefield.


    He ripped open the stomach of the hungry ghost, leaped up vigorously, and activated the ��Hornrage�� ability on his ��Barbaric-Demon Pupil��!


    An illusion of a huge beast emerged from behind him and charged forward. Sheyan��s target was Corina in the distance! By this time, their battlefield had spread to the entire floor. Sheyan covered the distance of 20 meters in the blink of an eye and mmed into the head of the helpless Corina!


    Only now did everyone there notice that Sheyan��s previous injuries had all miraculously healed. Ayer of strange, sticky glow rippled above the surface of his body.


    Seeing this, Hill could not help shouting.


    ��IMPOSSIBLE!!!��


    The hungry ghost that Hill had summoned was actually his ultimate skill. It was very aggressive and was one of the rare abilities that could instantly kill an enemy.


    After the summoned hungry ghost had devoured the enemy, three things could happen.


    (1) If the enemy��s HP value was fairly low, they would be digested and killed by the hungry ghost, which could circumvent most life-saving party skills. That was also the craziest thing with the hungry ghost. To get the drop afterwards, Hill would have to brave the stench of dung and the danger of being swallowed by the ghost to find the dropped key in the excrement of the hungry ghost .


    (2) If the enemy��s HP value was adequate, the hungry ghost will absorb a certain percentage of the enemy��s HP before throwing them back out. It goes without saying that the enemy in question would have been thoroughly corroded by gastric acid and would be in a rather pathetic state. More importantly, the enemy would be trapped in the ghost��s belly for a period of time, during which they would bepletely isted from their teammates. The hungry ghost thus became a powerful crowd control ability in addition to its offensive capability.


    (3) The 3rd case was not beneficial to the summoner of the hungry ghost. Remember that the ghost would absorb the enemy��s HP by percentage. If the amount of HP absorbed was over a certain limit, the ghost would be too full. In such cases, not only would itpletely return the absorbed HP to the enemy, it��s own HP would leak to the enemy too, thus healing the enemy.


    That wasn��t all. If the hungry ghost gave back its own HP to the enemy, the enemy��s maximum HP would permanently increased by 10%, while its summoner, Hill, would have his HP permanently decreased by 5%!


    The only reason Hill dared to unleash the hungry ghost on Sheyan was because he did not see Sheyan holding a shield. Otherwise, he would have definitely used this ability on Zi instead. How would he know that Sheyan was a bizarre MT who had no shield?!?


    Corina could no longer restrain Zi after she was hit by Sheyan. Zi instantly took the opportunity to cut off most of her contact with the realm of death. After that, the edge of Zi��s silver curved dagger shined with a dazzling light, and the threads of time converged.


    Corina instantly knew something terrible was going to happen. She screamed and, braving the risk of the spell rebounding back on her, forcefully casted another ��Fear�� spell on Sheyan using her pendant. Unfortunately for her, resistance towards fear-type spells was closely rted to the Physique stat. Sheyan did not fall for the ��Group Fear�� spell the first time, and naturally did not sumb this time either.


    He aimed a heavy punch towards Corina.


    ��Strength of the Sky��, activate!


    A cocoon-like shield appeared on Corina��s body, seemingly trying to block Sheyan��s punch, but under the effect of the ��Strength of the Sky��, the punch simply shattered the cocoon shield and gave her no chance at all. He grabbed her arm, the metallic parts on his gloves spinning at high speed, then executed a shoulder throw using the ability ��Tactical Throw�� to hurl Corina into the air!


    By now, the wolf had bitten away most of the ��Titanium Mesh Magic Barrier��, and its sharp ck ws had scratched through the skin of Zi��s upper arm. The crimson blood that flowed down stood out in stark contrast to her snow-white skin; the sight was cruel but beautiful. Despite the dangerous situation, Zi remained as calm as ever, as if the injury was not inflicted on her at all.


    A green light shed continuously on her mask and gloves. The next second, a huge, weird-looking and mysterious phantom of a savage mask materialized before her. The special effect on the ��Massive Ndipaya Augustmask�� had made an appearance!


    (TL: Refer to chapter 629 for details on the Massive Ndipaya Augustmask.)


    At this time Corina had justnded ten meters in front of Zi. She screamed in terror and her body started to vaporise �C it seemed that she was ready to escape. But just then, Zi��s chanting waspleted. She opened her eyes, and the national emblem of the Sith Empire from Star Wars floated in front of her. It then turned into a giant w of a Sithspawn and ferociously grabbed Corina��s throat!


    This was the ability derived from Zi��s Force: ��Force Suffocation��!


    Corina let out a scream. Half of her body had already turned into ck smoke, but under the grip of the giant w of the Sithspawn, she was still greatly damaged. She was already heavily injured after taking Zi��s ��Force Collision �C Wall�� previously, and now that she was assaulted again, she immediately felt a strong sense of crisis.


    Sheyan took a deep breath. Behind him, the phantom image of the ��Stairway of the Sun�� was wildly whipping and waving about. The bulging blood vessels on his right fist looked like the roots of a nt. Heunched his right fist with full force, and a horrible ck gas gushed forth from it. The gas took the form of a ck cross and branded itself on Corina��s body.


    ��Beast of Corrosion��!


    No one could take this terrifying ability lightly!


    When Hill witnessed Corina taking these attacks, he immediately closed his eyes and threw out six talismans with no regard for the cost. He then turned around and ran away. He had realised by now that they had bitten off more than they could chew. The loss this time was already great enough; if he stay here any longer, he might not be able to leave this ce alive.


    As for Corina��.this was no time to be emotional. Hill was sure that even if he tried to save her, the chance of sess was less than 1%. On the other hand, if he decisively ran away right now, he had 50% chance of escaping sessfully.


    Corina, whose body had half turned into ck smoke, howled in hysteria. Light continuously shed on what remained of her body, indicating the use of various items and medicines. Sheyan frowned seeing that. He took a step forward to finish her off, but Zi was faster than him. She sent another ��Force Collision �C Wall�� towards Corina. At the same time, the curved silver dagger had disappeared from her other hand, to be reced by a glistening dark gold��.camera!


    While Corina was stered to the wall by the Force, Zi calmly pressed the shutter of the camera!


    Amidst a rich dark golden glow, the ��Puppet of Photography�� disyed its power!


    (TL: Refer to Chapter 971 for the Puppet of Photography)


    A photograph slipped down from the sky. Seems like the photography was sessful. It was, after all, the mostmon case out of the 3 possibilities.


    Zi caught the photo, and immediately tore it up. Meanwhile, the Sithspawn w on Corina��s neck also tightened. Corina once again screeched in pain. Her body had almost fully turned into ck smoke by now. She suddenly inted like a balloon, then exploded with a loud bang. A ck ray of light shot away from where she was towards the distance. A red cloak which glowed with a silver light slowly floated to the ground.


    Sheyan was not unfamiliar with this situation. Corina had obviously used a substitute item which could help its owner evade death once. However, the owner could not escape from the punishment for death. Not only would all their attributes decrease, they would also drop a piece of equipment they were wearing as the price! Because this was an ability contained in an item and had nothing to do with the power from the realm of death, Zi could not prevent it even if she had previously cut off Corina��s connection to other dimensions.


    Strictly speaking, the only thing that could counteract against these live-saving items and abilities were the weapons dedicated to the ughtering between contestants!


    The weapons that were known as the Blood Weapons!


    Zi coldly snorted.


    ��They got off easy.��


    As she said that, she disyed the property of the red cloak. It turned out to be an equipment that had the rare ability to increase casting speed. To Sheyan, whose skills were almost all instantaneous, it was pretty useless, but to mage-type contestants who needed time to cast spells, any equipment which could increase casting speed were godly items.


    Apart from the cloak, Sheyan also found that his maximum HP had increased considerably. Such extra reward was always a wee surprise.


    Sheyan stared forlornly at the direction where Hill had escaped and said to Zi, ��If you had attacked the guy just now, he wouldn��t have escaped.��


    Zi rolled her eyes.


    ��Of course I would��ve attacked him if I could. But I couldn��t! Yes, the ��Titanium Mesh Magic Barrier�� has high defence, but it also has a fatal weakness, and that��s its shocking MP consumption while it was in use. Don��t forget that I��d been attacked by Hill��s demonic wolf for a full 30 seconds. Stopping the woman took almost all the MP I have left.��


    The defensive forces of Cyberdyne Systems had a fairly high efficiency. They had begun to organise themselves and carry out investigations. Although the Terminators released by Sheyan had caused them a lot of trouble, they were only troubles and not exactly a threatening crisis. At best, they could buy some extra time for Sheyan and Zi��s retreat.

 Chapter 1014: The Hidden Secret

    <h4>Chapter 1014: The Hidden Secret</h4>


    Sheyan and Zi hurried to the underground parking lot. Presently, the ce had already been blockaded with police tapes. The people who fled the building crowded in the passage. In front of them stood about seven or eight security guards who stopped them from leaving. Some of the crowd were puzzled and questioned the guards loudly, and some were negotiating with the guards. The situation was noisy and chaotic.


    Sheyan could not afford to waste time here. He identified the ce where the quarrel with the guards was the most fierce, then went over to add fuel to the fire, and thus smoothly triggered a conflict.


    The security guards must not be very popr among the employees of Cyberdyne Systems. As the conflict spread, those 8 guards or so found the situationpletely slipping out of their control, yet they dared not stop the crowd with violence. Therefore, Sheyan and Zi effortlessly found a car and drove away in no time at all.


    Sheyan heaved a sigh of relief when their car finally pull out of the Cyberdyne Systems headquarters. Then, he suddenly issued a groan. He let Zi take over the driving and pulled up his sleeve. A strange swelling could be seen on his right arm, almost making the sleeve burst. Above the biceps, the veins bulged like snakes, and arge mass of ck and blue was rapidly spreading beneath the skin. The skin had thus be grotesquely bumpy.


    ��What��s going on?�� Zi could not help but exim in worry.


    Sheyan smiled while he took out a scalpel and answered, ��The woman called Corina was pretty troublesome. Remember that skill where she used a few purplish-ck floating light balls to bomb me? They were all filled with resentment and fear. I took all of them head on. What you��re seeing now is the residual effect from that skill.��


    While he said that, Sheyan began to tie his arm tightly with his belt. The blood vessels on the arm became visibly swollen. Sheyan cut down on one with the scalpel in his hand.


    Arge amount of blood immediately oozed out from the wound. The bizarre thing was, the blood was in a gtinous state. Itpletely melted while it was still in the air, and afternding on the ground, it formed small lumps as if it was mercury. The lumps were a mixture of red and ck in colour and would move by themselves to merge into one.


    It was not until Sheyan had squeezed out more than three liters of blood that all the contaminated blood was fully discarded from his body. The contaminated blood converged together into arge slime-like pile. A deformed face would float through the surface of the ��slime�� from time to time. Each time, the face would belong to a different person. It felt as if the pile of blood contained the resentment and agony of millions of people.


    The contaminated blood rolled around on the ground for a long while before it evaporated. Countless ghosts floated up from the blood and flew around Sheyan for a while before they rose into the sky and disappeared from view. Only after that did Sheyan wiped the cold sweat on his forehead and rxed.


    He could not helpughing as he said, ��Those two were actually pretty strong. Too bad�� ��.they met us.��


    When Sheyan turned around and looked back towards the sunset, he was surprised to find smoke billowing out from several floors on the Cyberdyne Systems building. Who knew what could have caused them. Maybe there was a mistake in operation, maybe the Terminators were too difficult to handle, maybe there were people who took advantage of the chaos to plunder, maybe some other contestants had sneaked inside��. In any case, it was a clear sign that a disaster had befallen the LA cityndmark building.


    But by now, the Los Angeles citizens had already grown ustomed to Terminator invasions, so the incident did not cause widespread panic. Some people who were fed up with the top 1% in society were even secretly apuding in their hearts.


    In contrast, the Los Angeles government responded like hos that had their nest poked. Arge number of helicopters rumbled over to the site, and the army was also dispatched. In some ces, the roads were blocked for inspection. If all these had been nned beforehand, they may cause some troubles for Sheyan and Zi, but now, they were way toote.


    After a while, Sheyan saw Mogensha beckoning towards him and Zi at the crossroads ahead in a ck leather jacket and skeletal ornaments. They abandoned their car and followed Mogensha into a supermarket. After passing through the supermarket, they had sessfully escaped the police blockade.


    Two motorcycles were waiting for them at the other side of the supermarket. Sheyan��s arm was injured, so of course he could not drive a motorcycle and had to be a passenger instead. He climbed up the back seat of Zi��s motorcycle without any shame. Zi disyed no reaction to his action, so Sheyan simply wrapped his good arm around her waist and embraced her tightly. Her body felt tender and soft. While the motorcycles were moving, the bumpiness of the ride meant Sheyan could asionally feel the stic fullness above his hand.


    This kind of behaviour was neither gentlemanly nor polite, but Zi remained as cold and as calm as usual. Emboldened by that, Sheyan��s hand kept getting naughtier until it was eventually pinched hard by Zi a few times. He finally behaved himself after that.


    ***


    When they returned to their temporary base, Sheyan fished out the things he obtained one by one in front of the expectant Dolittle. Dolittle was initially quite calm, but after a while, he started to be surprised. In the end, his jaw had dropped to the floor.


    ��Oh, God. Is this a track tungsten steel elerometer? Is that a radioactive particle target? And this! Is this a concentrated osteopeptide cavitypressor? I can hardly believe my eyes, my friend. Did you rob a top secret vault in Cyberdyne Systems?��


    Sheyan looked at Dolittle��s reaction with satisfaction. He smiled and said, ��I��m d you��re satisfied. Apart from all these, there��s also a box I��d like to show you. I deliberately baited a Terminator that had lost control into ab to wreck havoc. Not long after that, an old man rushed out holding the box. I guessed the box must contain something very important, so��.��


    Dolittle pried opened the box with trembling hands. When he saw the content, he screamed in excitement like a teenage boy who had just seen Kate Upton in bikini.


    ��This is clearly the acronym of old Hava! You��ve plundered all his research in one go! That��s brilliant! A problem that has been bugging me for three years will be solved with these! If you can get me some liquid alloy, I can instantly evolve it into the new type of alloy that has the ability to devour!��


    After that, Sheyan and his party let Mr. Dolittle indulge himself in his ecstasy. He would probably need some time to recover from this semi-hysterical state. The party gathered in another room to read the information about the T-1000 on aputer.


    The official information kept by Cyberdyne was indeed much moreprehensive.


    ording to the data obtained from their investigation, the T-1000 had made six possible appearances in recent years, but only two of those could be confirmed. Four videos had been recorded from those two incidents. Of those, the most memorable incident was when the T-1000 raided the Ritzway thermal power station. The T-1000 was surrounded by an army of over 300 soldiers which possessed 17 taser guns, but they ended uppletely wiped out. The T-1000 had truly disyed its terrifying offensive power in this fight. A video was recorded of this battle.


    Although the video material was quite fuzzy, it was enough to show how formidable the ruthless killing machine was. In front of the T-1000, the well-trained fighters armed to the teeth were just sheeps waiting for ughter!


    While Sheyan was watching the video of this fight, he suddenly pressed the pause button, then pulled out another video. After watching that video for a while, he frowned and asked, ��Did you guys notice anything suspicious?��


    No one spoke. Zi stirred her coffee a few times before she said, ��We can now basically confirm that the extraction and synthesizing of the T-1000 liquid alloy is difficult even for Sk, and the raw materials are quite scarce too. That��s why it��s impossible for this Terminator model to be mass produced. We can thus infer that the T-1000 will only be mobilised to y a key role in extremely important military operations, the kind that may even affect the survival of Sk. But for some reason, the locations that the T-1000 has assaulted so far don��t seem to be very important.��


    Sanzi suddenly said, ��Maybe we can consider the problem from another angle. The time discement sphere is a one-way portal. Since we can confirm that the T-1000 has invaded this era before, where did it go after itpleted its mission?��


    Sanzi��s train of thought made their eyes light up, but Zi immediately raised her doubt.


    ��Sk likely gave it a self-destruct order. It��s true that one of the reasons Sk sent Terminators to invade this world was that it hoped the humans in this era can grasp some basic theory from studying the Terminators in order to hasten the creation of the technologies which formed the foundation of Sk, thus elerating its growth in this world. However, the T-1000 was quite an advanced technology even for Sk. There��s no way Sk would want humans to possess that kind of technology. If the humans be too strong, it��s definitely not a good thing for Sk.��


    Sheyan narrowed his eyes in deep thought.


    After a moment, he said, ��Zi is right. In this era, Sk is still a fetus that��s just starting to take shape. It��s absolutely not a good thing for it if the humans acquire technologies that are far too advanced. Sk should be equally afraid of being eliminated before it has the chance to be born. Besides, even if a T-1000 was not destroyed after its mission, it can take the form of any human it touches, so it can safely hide among the humans. Searching for it will be like looking for a needle in a haystack.��


    Mogensha frowned, ��Then we can only be sure that a T-1000 will appear if we follow the plot of Terminator 2. But Sarah Connor��s dead now. John Connor survived, but he��s still a developing embryo right now. In such vastly different scenario, will Terminator 2��s plot still happen? Even if it does happen, it��ll be 12 yearster��.It��s not like we can wait for 12 years.��


    ��That��s why we have to figure out why those two locations were so important to Sk that it would mobilise something as important as the T-1000 to raise the operations�� chances of sess!�� Sheyan said decisively.


    ��If we can understand the reasons behind this, we can lure the T-1000 out.��

 Chapter 1015: New Plan

    <h4>Chapter 1015: New n</h4>


    ��Understanding the reason behind the attacks�� was easier said than done.


    One should know that the top secret information they got must had been thoroughly researched and investigated by the US government. Hundreds of experts in this field had made a thorough andprehensive study from every angle. There were no loopholes in the study. And yet, even they could not find the reason.


    Sheyan believed that even an idiot could tell the danger posed by this kind of killing machine that could change into any form and possessed an exceptionally smart AI. Surely the US government was willing to pay any price to find out their secret.


    To find out the secret that the US government could not uncover with its utmost effort was a hard ask of anyone. The only advantage Sheyan had was that he was very familiar with the history of the Terminator World. He might know some information that the people in this world, in this era, did not. Maybe that would help.


    While he contemted the problem, Sheyan turned on a projector. He carefully marked the ces that had suffered T-1000 attacks on the projected map. In the end, not only did he mark the few confirmed ces, he also marked the ces that were only suspected of being attacked by T-1000.


    Sheyan used threads to connect the various marked spots, trying to find a pattern, but unfortunately, he found nothing.


    The only areas attacked by the T-1000 were industrial areas. The victims killed were of all ages. Sheyan could find no core members of the future Resistance army on the death list.


    Sheyan regretfully could not deduce anything from these information. After all, he was only human, not God.


    In truth, the T-1000��s purpose was to destroy the heavy industrial bases in these two areas, because the pollution produced there was seriously affecting the growth and spread of an aquatic nt called the Proehl algae in the local waters.


    The reason these Proehl algae were important was that they would mutate after the nuclear war and be an essential ingredient in the production of liquid alloy. If those two heavy industrial bases were sessfully destroyed, the Proehl algae would not go extinct in these two regions. That would significantly increase the output of liquid alloy in the future and give more opportunities for Sk to be stronger.


    It was no wonder that experts from the entire country could not guess the reason behind the T-1000��s action. Party Ace naturally could not either, unless they could get their hands on the form of liquid alloy, which was obviously impossible.


    So after contemting for a long time, Sheyan came to the conclusion that this was a dead end.


    All of them could not help feeling a little dejected. They went through so much danger to retrieve all these information from the enemy base, only to find that it was useless. Anyone would be frustrated.


    However, Sheyan quickly realised that the operation this time was definitely not without gains. As far as the mission itself was concerned, they managed to bring back various kinds ofb instruments for Dolittle, thus further strengthening their friendship, which would lead to better rewards after thepletion of the mission. Apart from that, they were able to profit off the fight with the contestants. The operation was by no means a waste of time.


    ��Well then, we can only carry out the more dangerous and more difficult n B,�� Sheyan sighed.


    Before the others could ask ��what do you mean by more dangerous and more difficult?��, Sheyan asked them instead, ��In the plot of Terminator II, why did Sk choose to send a T-1000 here for the assassination mission? Also, why was the assassination target just John Connor and not his mother as well?��


    Zi answered after some giving the questions some thoughts, ��Because the assassination attempt by a T-800 failed. And John Connor was already twelve at that time, and had shown an amazing hacking talent. Without any privilege in his upbringing, he managed to use a self-made instrument to steal money from an ATM. Not only that, he even managed to crack the security code in Cyberdyne Systems��puterwork!��


    ��The level of threat he posed to Sk when he was a kid may be even higher than the threat he posed as an adult in the future!��


    Sheyan raised a finger and said earnestly, ��Exactly, it��s because of his threat! Why did Sk not assassinate John Connor while he was still an embryo? Because he wasn��t threatening enough!��


    (TL: wless logic.)


    Sheyan looked into everyone��s eyes in turn, and said solemnly, ��So, what we have to do is to increase the threat level of the embryo that is Mr. John Connor, to the point where he will make Sk shudder. I��m not kidding. This should be the only way we can lure a T-1000 out right now. I know it sounds far-fetched and virtually impossible to achieve �C that��s why I only made it our backup n �C but it��s the only way now.��


    Zi let our a wry smile as she said, ��But how can we increase the threat of John Connor the embryo?��


    Sheyan thought about it for a moment, and answered, ��John Connor is no doubt a very talented person, whose talent should lean more towards the leadership and eloquence aspects. We can let Sk discover that the moment John Connor is born, he will receive professional lessons in these fields from a team of dedicated experts specially-prepared for him. These professionals will even teach him knowledge that will endanger Sk��s existence! I believe Sk won��t stay quiet then.��


    Upon hearing that, Sanzi voiced his doubt, ��But human technology now isgging far behind Sk.��


    Sheyan smiled in response and said, ��That should��ve been the case, but��.there are always unpredictable factors, such as the existence of contestants. Didn��t Gore teach a lot of advanced knowledge to Dolittle? Moreover, I believe everything Mr. Dolittle is researching is a huge threat to Sk.��


    The idea put forth by Sheyan was radical indeed. All the others fell into a moment of silence after they heard him out. To be honest, the idea was feasible. There was one tiny problem though �� how would they let the future Sk know about this?


    Dolittle solved this problem for them. He informed them that the Sk in the future actually had a way to collect information about the current world. Every time a time discement sphere opened, there would be a window of about three to five seconds when the previous Terminators could send feedback to the future Sk.


    Based on the assumption that Sk technology was 30 years more advanced than the current world, Dolittle deduced that the total amount of data that could be sent through a WiFi connection in three to five seconds exceeded 100 MB. The information contained in such amount of data was approximately equal to the content of more than ten webnovels of ten million words each. Which was to say, as long as Party Ace dared to make the bold n a reality, passing it to Sk��s ��ears�� would not be too difficult.


    After some discussions, many of the difficulties Sheyan had anticipated beforehand easily solved themselves, especially with Dolittle providing full cooperation. The implementation of the backup n was not that difficult after all.


    However, no one could guarantee that Sk would act like they expected it too. That was also one of the main reasons Sheyan merely had this n as the backup. He was not 100% confident it would work.


    But as far as the plot of Terminator 1 was concerned, one could see that Sk��s logic process was capable of making pre-judgment. Sarah Connor was still a single woman in this era, and there was no John Connor yet, which means that John Connor��s threat value was 0. Sarah Connor did not live past Judgement Day, so her threat value was also 0. And yet, Sk was able to make the decision to eliminate the current her.


    Three hourster, at Sheyan��s behest, Dolittle paid a fee to publish a professional paper titled the ��Multi-Purpose Code for Computer-Aided Design�� on a portal site. The word ��Design�� in the title of this thesis was quite confusing.


    The paper indeed provided some codes that were rted to Computer-Aided Design, and one could immediately tell that the codes were indeed written by an expert and were quite practical. But in thetter part of the codes, Dolittle slipped in a small, suspicious looking subroutine. This subroutine could not be said to bepletely useless in Computer-Aided Design, but it was not that useful either. However! If this subroutine was slightly altered, it would be a virus program!


    A virus program specifically for Terminators!


    The virus program was as destructive to Terminators as SARS was to humans. Right now, there were not that many invading Terminators, so the program would not show its effect yet, but once arge number of Terminators appear, the loss caused by this virus program would be quite rming, especially if Sk was caught unprepared!


    The ��Multi-Purpose Code for Computer-Aided Design�� spread around the Inte like wildfire in no time at all. Not only were the hired Inte marketers hard at work promoting the program, the program was actually quite useful.


    ording to Sheyan��s deduction, Sk should get this ��Multi-Purpose Code for Computer-Aided Design�� in the next intelligence exchange, then feel threatened, and then send a Terminator to kill the author.


    They could use that opportunity to leak the information that they wanted Sk to know. Whether Sk would take the bait could only be left to fate. Sheyan estimated that the chances of sess were 50-50.

 Chapter 1016: The New Terminator Class

    <h4>Chapter 1016: The New Terminator ss</h4>


    Zi was grinding some coffee beans at the moment.


    Her hair fell down at the side to cover half her face. The dark colour of her hair stood out on her pale white skin, and coupled with her serious, concentrated look, she exuded a heart-stirring charm.


    Sheyan held his chin in his hand as he stared at Zi. The sight of her was such a pleasure to the eyes. At that moment, he felt that coffee-grinding was just as elegant as a tea-brewing ceremony �C probably because his attention was not on the coffee-grinding act but on the person grinding the coffee instead. He suddenly had the impulse to hear Zi��s voice, so he blurted out, ��Is it strictly necessary to grind the beans for so long?��


    Zi turned her head and spoke patiently like she was educating an ignorant child. ��The grinding of the beans is the crucial step that determines whether a cup of coffee will taste good. Coffee beans are made up of fine fibrosts; during the grinding process, the fibrosts will be crushed and the coffee oil and the coffee��s aroma will be released. Therefore, in order to brew a cup of delicious coffee, the grinding process is very important. The grinding time will differ ording to the type of coffee beans and the quality of the coffee machine. I��m far from done!��


    Sheyan: ����o�� |||��


    Zi stared at him one more time and said, ��You know that faint sour taste left in your mouth after you finish a cup of coffee? Once instant coffee powder hase into contact with the air for too long, it��ll produce a sour taste due to oxidation. If you leave a cup of coffee in the air for too long before you drink it, it��ll also produce a sour taste. That��s why freshly ground coffee tastes best, and you should drink it right after it��s brewed. Only then will it leave a fragrant aftertaste in your mouth. You have to be patient to drink the best coffee.��


    Sheyan had no authority in this field so he could only nod earnestly.


    After a series ofplicated processes, during which the carefully ground coffee powder was assaulted by high pressure and 90 degrees Celsius steam for 9 times in 20 seconds, Zi finally extracted 30 milliliters of strong coffee with a thickyer of coffee oil on top. After adding some fresh milk to it, the coffee was finally ready for consumption.


    Sheyan took a sip. He could indeed feel the silky texture of the coffee spreading through the surface of his tongue. The strong aroma gave him a heartfelt pleasure both physically and mentally.


    Zi herself was full of praise for Mr. Dolittle��s almond brownies. She cut them into small pieces and ate them one small piece at a time. She indulged herself in the sweet choctey taste that was in perfect harmony with the rich aroma of butter in the brownies. Zi rated them higher than the ones in the exclusive VIP stores in the real world.


    While they were indulging themselves in delicious food, an rm clock went off next to them. The expressions of Zi and Sheyan changed at the same time. They immediately rushed out.


    The rm clock was actually used to send a warning signal. The one who sent the signal was Dolittle!


    Honestly, the first thought that came to Sheyan��s mind was that it must be an attack from the contestants who practiced Eastern mystical arts. Only their mysterious skills couldunch such a covert attack. They really were hard to get rid of.


    But after Sheyan rammed open the door to Dolittle��s room, he found the old man safely sitting on a chair. Seeing that, Sheyan even suspected Dolittle would stammer out an excuse like ��I identally touched the rm�� in the next instant.


    Of course, Dolittle did not. He was not someone who would joke about these things.


    ��Six of the eight temporary base stations I set up around this area have sent out abnormal signals. The Lurande signal has risen by three milliamperes and the Milligaussian index has risen by 7712%, which are very abnormal,�� said Dolittle with a frown.


    Seeing Sheyan��s confused face, Dolittle sighed and said, ��Well, to put it in simple terms, Sk has sessfully tracked the the information we left on the Inte back to this ce. In two minutes at most, three time discement sphere will be activated around here. Three Terminators will be here to attack me.��


    ��What!!�� the news shocked Sheyan. It had only been a little more than eight hours since Dolittle released the information. Sheyan had previously expected Sk to only react more than twenty-four hourster. Sk��s reaction was much faster and crazier than he imagined.


    Dolittle remained frowning as he told them, ��Such a rapid response speed can only mean one thing �C the newly-developed TOK715 ss Terminators have been officially put into use. These new models can mingle among human society to collect various kinds of news, so that Sk can make timely responses against any changes.��


    The TOK715 Terminators did not make an appearance in the main movie franchise and had only appeared in ��Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles�� spinoff. Their main function was to infiltrate human society, so all of them had the appearances of beautiful men and women in order to help them gain favour with humans easily.


    They had living tissue as coverings and even had body odours, so they were hard to tell apart from humans. Their frames consisted of a superalloy mechanical skeleton controlled by a microprocessor, and they possessed a high degree of artificial intelligence. They had stronger learning functionpared to other Terminators and detailed programming of social behaviour. Their only weakness was that their fighting ability was not that strong.


    Sheyan��s brows furrowed when he heard about the TOK715.


    ��The Terminators are doing infiltrations now? Future Sk is interfering so heavily with the progress of this era. Will that lead to theing of Judgment Day before John Connor matures?��


    Dolittle shook his head. ��That��s absolutely impossible. With so many Terminators invading, do you think the government are idiots? We can already glean lots of useful information from the data you brought back from Cyberdyne. Future Sk��s attempt to recreate itself in the current world��s Intework has already attracted a lot of attention from the government. They��ve even set up a special task force to scan and destroy it.��


    ��Although Sk is still assiduously trying to create itself in this era, the government��s interference so far has already shown some significant result. ording to my calctions, Sk��s awakening will be dyed rather than brought forward.��


    In truth, future Sk was also caught in a dilemma.


    When human beings are on guard, it was very difficult to aplish anything by sending low-end Terminators. When the people or things Sk targeted in this age grew up, they would be major threats to it. On the contrary, if Sk sent high-end Terminators, although they could kill the targets and eliminate the hidden dangers, they run the risk of being captured or destroyed. In such cases, the technology they contain would enable the humans to get stronger. The humans would then be more effective in clearing the traces of Sk on the Inte��.


    Dolittle pressed a few keys on theputer keyboard and three progress bars that were slowly lengthening appeared on the monitor.


    Dolittle exined that the three progress bars were showing thepletion of the time discement spheres. Once they reached 100%, the three Terminators would appear andunch a fanatical assault on Dolittle. They would not stop until they were destroyed!


    Dolittle started to pack up all kinds of stuff. Sheyan asked in confusion, ��What��re you doing?��


    Dolittle seemed surprised Sheyan would ask that.


    ��I��m getting ready to leave, of course! Every one of these devices is invaluable to me; I can��t afford to lose them! Surely you know how destructive the Terminators are! That��s why, I��m leaving this ce with my stuff so that they won��t be destroyed in the fight!��


    Sheyan smiled in response. ��There��s no need for that. Just stay put and continue your experiment. Since future Sk is opening three time discement sphere in one go, it shows how much importance future Sk ces on you, but that also means it won��t be sending a T-1000.��


    ��Of course it won��t. Sk won��t send a trump card like the T-1000 unless it��s to perform a particrly important tactical mission. The program I wrote was only a one-time virus that can��t evolve into new virus types, so Sk will only need to slightly tweak the Terminators�� firewall to guard against it. It won��t think that highly of me,�� said Dolittle with a shrug of his shoulders.


    Sheyan smiled reassuringly. ��Since we won��t be facing a T-1000, you have nothing to worry about.��


    Dolittle had not witnessed the strength of Party Ace for himself, but he did know that the Cyberdyne headquarters was a heavily guarded ce. Since they managed to bring out all kinds of equipments that could be regarded as important national secrets from there by force, their strength was beyond doubt. His hands that were packing things stopped. A fanatical scientist like him would definitely prefer not to waste any time on things not rted to his research if he could.


    But at this time, Sheyan started to ponder something.


    He then said, ��Mr. Dolittle, based on previous Terminator entries into this era, the time discement spheres can only be opened at an approximate area, and not directly at a target��s house like they are now. More importantly, the Terminators who��ve just entered this world won��t have too much information of the target. They usually have to look for photos of the target and other information in order to locate the target urately!��


    Dolittle thought about what Sheyan said in silence, then asked, ��What��re you trying to say?��


    Sheyan continued, ��The way the Terminators located you this time was as precise as a scalpel during a surgery. You mentioned the new Terminator ss, the TOK715, before. Could they be involved somehow?��

 Chapter 1017: T-910

    <h4>Chapter 1017: T-910</h4>


    Dolittle nodded.


    ��It��s very likely.��


    Sheyan mumbled distractedly, ��In that case, I predict that a TOK715 will probably make an appearance during the fightter to collect information. If possible, I hope you can try looking for the TOK715.��


    Dolittle replied with his brows furrowed, ��It��ll be hard, unless the TOK715 maintains data-sharing connections with the Terminators in the fight for a prolonged period of time; but I��ll try my best.��


    Sheyan nodded. He then turned to his grown creature (TL: Which was still alive apparently) and passed down an order.


    ��Stay here and protect Mr. Dolittle.��


    The monster quietly blended into the darkness after receiving the order.


    Sheyan walked out at that moment because he could already see some long, twisted and violent electrical currents breaking through the sky! The electrical currents jumped around wildly like living snakes, and then intertwined together!


    In order to hide themselves from public eyes, the base that Party Ace and Dolittle had chosen was in a rtively deste industrial area. The industrial area could also provide ample electrical supply for Dolittle��s experiments. Besides the workers on night shifts, there was almost no one in the area at the moment. Otherwise, the appearance of the Terminators would surely cause widespread panic.


    ��Come on,�� Sheyan folded his hands in front of his chest and said in a cynical tone to the slowly forming time discement sphere, ��I��m really looking forward to seeing you guys again.��


    ording to the n they came up with, Reef and Sheyan would each take a Terminator on their own. Their task was simple �� to stall for time.


    Zi, Mogensha and Sanzi would work together to finish the remaining Terminator as fast as they could, then rush over to support the two MTs. Sanzi��s Anaconda had rather decent defence so it should have no problem tanking a Terminator on its own.


    The n means that Sheyan needed to face a Terminator on his own without any support for a certain period of time.


    It did not take long for a Terminator to appear from the sphere. It was naked all over and, when it appeared, it was half-squatting on the ground like the famous work of the great artist Auguste Rodin, The Thinker. The Terminator might seem like it was posing for a photograph, but it actually did that to reduce the size of its body as much as possible while it traveled through the space-time wormhole, so as to save on energy consumption.


    The Terminator��s face was very ordinary-looking; it��s just that the outline and contour of his face did not look articial at all. Besides having no facial expression whatsoever and the scary red light shining in his electronic eyes which gave of a cruel, merciless and ruthless vibe, it looked no different from an ordinary human being!


    Sheyan��s helmet initially came with a probing ability, but because the helmet was acquired at a rtively low level, its probing capability had gradually lost its effectiveness over time. But this time, thanks to Dolittle��s help, Sheyan managed to obtain some information on the Terminator using the probing ability:


    ---------------------------------------------------------------


    [T-910 Terminator bat type)


    Basic Parameters:


    Height: 184 cm


    Weight: 220 kg


    Strength: ???


    Agility: 30


    Intelligence: ???


    Spirit: 0


    Charm: 15


    Physique: 20


    Perceptive Sense: 10


    Power Support System: Manganese silicon ion fission battery


    Standby Time: 10 years


    Base HP: 20,000


    Innate Ability: ��Steel�� �� 10% reduction to any type of damage sustained.


    *


    Weapon parameters:


    Weapon 1: Cobalt steel alloy defensive shield, type III.


    Weapon 2: 442-RT type maic adsorption system.


    Weapon 3: Cobalt steel alloy exoskeleton, type III.


    Weapon 4: High frequency slicing dagger.


    *


    Defensive capability (list of installed equipment):


    Armour: Ammonia hydroxyl extra-thick living tissue (loaded)


    Effect: Absorbs 15% of all damage. Easily destroyed, after which it will need 24 hours to regenerate.


    Add-ons:


    Simple thermal imager (loaded,es with night vision)


    GPS (loaded, needs adjusting before being ready for use)


    Light weapon detection device (loaded, can detect light weapons and firearms within two hundred meters)


    Self-maintenance data package (loaded)


    ---------------------------------------------------------------


    Installedbat programs:


    Close-Combat Mastery (loaded)


    Light Firearm (handgun / submachine gun) Mastery (loaded)


    Mechanical Maintenance Technology Mastery (loaded)


    Simted Voice Throat Oscitor (loaded)]


    *


    It was immediately obvious to Sheyan that this Terminator model was much stronger than its predecessors, as could be seen from its built-in offensive and defensive weapons.


    After the Terminator stepped out of the time discement sphere, it just stood there unmoving. The red light in its eyes continuously shed like a hard drive activity light does when aputer retrieves data. An antenna-like object extended out of its ear hole. The Terminator seemed to be receiving some sort of signal with it.


    The Terminator��s action caught Sheyan��s attention, but he decided to stand back and observe first. The T-910 had never appeared before; it should be the most advanced model among the conventional Terminators (all Terminator models requiring liquid alloy technology could not be mass produced, so they were referred to as unconventional Terminators).


    The whole process of receiving signalsted for about five seconds. Then, the Terminator started takingrge steps forward, only to find the annoying pest that was Sheyan standing in its way.


    The dark surroundings was no obstacle to the T-910. In the Terminator��s bright red vision, a circle simr to an aiming indicator had locked-on to Sheyan, after which a list of numbers popped up. The final result of the investigation was that Sheyan��s threat value was a lowly 5.


    For the Terminator, creatures of this threat value belonged to the category of things not worth wasting its energy on. The Terminator may step on him if he happened to be in the way, but it would not go out of its way to deal with him. Normally, only enemies wielding a taser gun would have a threat value of more than 100.


    So this T-910 ced Sheyan on the list of ��enemies that can be easily killed��. It��s CPU provided two solutions to deal with Sheyan �C either to walk past him or to step over his dead body. However, this time, the Terminator was doomed to pay a heavy price for ��judging a book by its cover��!


    When the T-910 walked past Sheyan, Sheyan grabbed its arm while simultaneously cing a foot forward to pin his left foot to the Terminator��s right. This was actually a fairly simple grappling technique. In a lot of movies, this was how the police would often arrest suspects.


    Sheyan immediately pushed the T-910��s mechanical arm back against its joint. Against a normal person, this move would have definitely subdued the enemy, but what Sheyan did not take into ount was that the T-910��s joint could actually bend freely forward and backward! The Terminator did not resist Sheyan��s force which pushed its arm backward, and instead borrowed the momentum tond a literal iron fist on Sheyan��s face.


    This punch caused Sheyan to see stars. Blood flowed freely out of his nose. Fortunately, he was quick to react. He let himself fall to the ground after the punch and in the process, hooked the Terminator��s ankle with his toes.


    It so happened that the robot was trying to follow up with its next attack. It had just lifted its left foot, looking to trample on Sheyan��s head, when its right pivot foot was swept by Sheyan. It lost its bnce and fell heavily to the ground.


    The Terminator struggled to get up but Sheyan had already grabbed its hair and then smashed its face into the cement stairs next to them.


    If any onlookers were watching the fight, they would surely be horrified at the way that the assant waspletely treating the enemy��s head like a walnut that was intended to be cracked open!


    ording to Dolittle, a Terminator��s head was one of its weaknesses. A violent tremor of the head could cause the microchip inside to shake, thus stunning the Terminator. That��s why Sheyan was so ferocious on the T-910��s head.


    The cement staircase was crushed into pieces, revealing the broken red bricks inside, after the Terminator��s head was bashed on it a few times.


    Arge piece of stainless steel skull, smooth and shiny, showed through the damaged skin on the T-910��s head. The surprising thing was that, on the Terminator��s cranium, there was a piece of transparent stic the size of a fingernail. Through the stic, he could clearly see the various inteced circuits inside its head. He even saw some pink matter which looked suspiciously like the organic tissue of a brain!


    ��W��What is this?�� Sheyan silently eximed in shock, ��Abination of flesh and machine?��


    The temporary pause caused him to lose his hold on the struggling Terminator. All the joints on the steel monster could bend in both directions, giving it extreme flexibility. It kicked Sheyan��s lower abdomen and sent him flying two to three meters high above the ground.


    Sheyan groaned in agony. He forced himself to endure the pain as he grabbed a tree branch above him, then somersaulted away from the enemy��s pursuit.


    Seeing that it had lost its chance to follow up with another attack, the Terminator did not mindlessly charged in pursuit. Instead, it stood back up and pried open its abdomen. It performed the action with such ease that it looked as natural as an ordinary person opening the door of a cab. And yet, in Sheyan��s eyes, it looked almost as if the Terminator wasmitting seppuku.


    When the Terminator retrieved from inside its stomach a rhombus shield and an ordinary-looking dagger, Sheyan instantly knew things were about to get serious.


    Although the shield was small, it was tailored to fit snugly on the arm of the T-910, giving off a really sturdy feel. As for the dagger, it constantly emitted a buzzing noise in the Terminator��s hand. Its edges were foggy and blurred. That was the indication that the high-frequency vibration function had been activated!


    ording to the information Dolittle gave them, so long as the high-frequency slicing weapon was given enough time, there was nothing it could not cut!

 Chapter 1018: Confronting Toughness with Toughness!

    <h4>Chapter 1018: Confronting Toughness with Toughness!</h4>


    The T-910 Terminator took a step forward, raised its arm, and ferociously shed its dagger across Sheyan��s front!


    The high-frequency vibration of the dagger created a buzzing noise which permeated through the air like violent ripples on water, overwhelming anyone who heard it.


    The Terminator T-910 may appear mechanical and rigid, but in truth, it was very agile. The dagger shed past and, before blood could even gush out from the wound it made, it had already returned to the original position.


    Faced with such an attack, Sheyan could only take a step back, but he was still a bit toote. A chill immediately crept up from his chest. Through the shattered clothes, he could see a strange cut emerging there. Blood oozed out from it.


    The power of the high frequency dagger was truly terrifying! Sheyan could have sworn that he had evaded the dagger with some space to spare, and yet he was still injured. And upon closer inspection, the wound the dagger made was actually a little strange.


    Usually, a wound created by a sharp weapon would just result in a parting of the flesh, but the long, narrow wound on Sheyan��s chest looked like there was a strip of flesh torn away there!


    That��s because, not only was the high-frequency dagger virtually unstoppable, its de was also constantly vibrating at a high speed. A sh from this dagger would not just cut through an object like other ordinary daggers; it would damage a small area! Everything in the area of the vibration, be they objects, flesh or steel, would be crushed into powder in an instant!


    However, such a high-frequency vibration was also quite destructive to the weapon itself. Dolittle had confirmed that even with the advanced technology possessed by Sk, the cumtive service life of each high-frequency dagger would not exceed two hours in total. If the dagger was used continuously without breaks in between, it wouldst for one and a half hours at most. The dagger could be said to be a type of expensive disposable item.


    Seeing Sheyan forced back from their first exchange of blows, the Terminator continued to march forward with tyrannical steps. Due to its immense weight, every step it took left a deep footprint in the wet soil. What was even stranger was that it held the high-frequency dagger in a backhand grip and hid it behind its wrist, away from Sheyan��s line of sight. Then, it fiercely charged shoulder-first towards Sheyan!


    The T-910��s battle technique caused quite a bit of shock in Sheyan because all the Terminators he met before had employed very simple, direct attack patterns. On the other hand, the T-910��s actions were like those of a well-trained member of the special forces, perhaps even deadlier than that.


    It must be known that the move of sinking the shoulder low to ram it into an opponent was a suicidal move in modern warfare, unless it was used in select asions such as within narrow passages.


    A shoulder charge like this in the modern world would only result in being shot head on by a gun. That was why it was a suicidal move. It relied on the attacker taking a bullet with their body, then killing the enemy with the dagger that was hidden behind them once they got close!


    But the Terminators did not care about being shot at. Their terrifying survivability meant they could not be easily destroyed on the battlefield. Besides, their mission was to kill! Thusly, this behaviour of exchanging blow for blow, life for life, was perfectly eptable when they were the ones to do it.


    As far as human weapons were concerned, the only thing that could pose a threat to them was the recently-developed taser gun. Since the humans were constantly upgrading their weapons, how could Sk not make any progress itself? The T-910, being thetest mass-produced terminator model, were equipped with thetest insted living tissue for their skin. Although taser guns were still a threat to them, the threat was already not as deadly as before.


    During thetest round of testings, a T-850 Terminator��s CPU chip would be fried after taking four shots from taser guns, but the current T-910 could withstand more than 20 taser shots!


    Sheyan could instantly sense the danger from the T-910��s fierce charging momentum. However, he was in an awkward position. 20 meters behind him was Dolittle��sb.


    Since he had promised Dolittle those valuableb instruments of his would be perfectly fine during the fight, Sheyan naturally could not let this abominable steel monster in front of him to charge into theb. His pride simply would not allow it. Besides, those precious instruments were all personally seized by Sheyan from Cyberdyne. If they were damaged, it could very well affect the final evaluation of the mission �� all the more reason Sheyan could not allow that to happen!


    The only thing Sheyan could do was to keep retreating, but the problem was, the longer the charging distance of the T-910, the greater the force of the resulting collision, and the more difficult it would be for Sheyan to deal with! Think about it. A huge pile of steel 200 kilograms in weight rushing at you with unimaginable speed. Anyone would feel the impulse to dodge to the side.


    After retreating for about eight meters, a fierce light entered Sheyan��s eyes. Using the distance he pulled from retreating, he suddenly reversed his direction and elerated towards the crazy machine that was the T-910!


    Both of them rushed at each other with their body lowered. They moved with such force that the surrounding air became turbulent like a raging sea. The intense flow of air even made it hard for Sheyan to breath.


    Right when they were about to collide, Sheyan abruptly leaned back and slid forward with his feet in the lead like a baseball yer! His feet left two deep ravines on the loose, wet ground.


    He was taking a gamble. If the T-910 could jump up in time, Sheyan��s move wouldpletely expose his injured chest to the mercy of the enemy. The reason Sheyan dared to make this gamble was because he could tell that it was almost impossible for a heavy robot like the T-910 to grasp the timing of battle so precisely.


    This weakness did note about from Sk��s negligence, but due to a fundamental reason �� this time period was already the era of firearms, not the era of cold weapons!


    For Sk to develop the T-910��s meleebat skills to such an extent was already a bit of an extreme, even a waste! The hypothetical enemies in Sk��s research were undoubtedly the humans, and this level of melee fighting skills was more than enough to handle the humans since it would only take the slightest touch from a Terminator to kill one. Moreover, most of the fights with humans should be gun fights.


    Therefore, Sheyan managed to make use of this weakness. His feet sessfully dug into the T-910��s shin! No matter how strong the Terminator was, it could not stop itself from losing its bnce from such an attack. It flew forward and fell to the ground with a thunderous crash!


    The T-910 executed a roll and got back up almost instantly. Although it was a robot, there was no clumsiness in its action. Its face was covered with dirt, but the red rays in its eyes still shined with the usual calmness and ruthlessness.


    As it stared at Sheyan, the powerful engine inside it began to rev up. Its strong mechanical legs slightly squatted to umte energy, and then with a strong step, itunched itself once again towards Sheyan.


    Sheyan dodged to the side. When the Terminator went past him, itshed out with the high-frequency dagger again. This time, Sheyan had learned his lesson. He leaped further backwards to avoid the damage area of the dagger. He then grabbed a cement column beside him and, with a sudden burst of force, snapped off a two-metre-long section of the cement column. He aimed the cement column at the fearsome high-frequency dagger in the T-910��s hand, and swung it hard!


    The resulting collision sent smoke and dust flying everywhere. With a frantic slicing sound, a huge chunk of the broken cement column was cut away by the high-frequency dagger! A strong smell of cement permeated through the air.


    Right after Sheyan finished his swinging motion, he immediately stabbed the column at the T-910��s chest!


    The shield embedded in the T-910��s arm was obviously not just for show. Unfortunately, Sk never expected the T-910 to engage in closebat with the humans to such an extent, so it did not prepare the T-910 for it. The T-910��s shield could guard against strong acid, firearms, electric shock, and evenser weapons that were yet to be produced in this era, but Sk did not take the violent impact from a cement column into consideration when it designed the shield!


    Of course, a bulletproof shield was certainly not that easy to destroy, but don��t forget that Sheyan had abnormal strength. The T-910 inevitably lost its bnce and stumbled backwards after the collision. Sheyan immediately rushed forward to grab the wrist of the T-910��s arm that was holding onto the high-frequency dagger!


    The two of them started a contest of strength! The sleeve on Sheyan��s right arm burst and showed the bulging iron-like muscles inside, as well as the popping veins on them. On the other side, the T-910 pumped the power output of the nuclear battery inside it to full capacity, using everything it had to stop Sheyan.


    At that moment, the gloves on Sheyan��s hands suddenly glowed with a metallic luster. The mechanical parts on them started spinning at a high speed in different directions. A huge power rushed out from the gloves.


    Sheyan used his free hand to seize the T-910��s throat.


    ��Sorry, Mr. Terminator, if we��re talking technology, my gloves seem to be a lot more advanced than you!��


    ����Tactical Throw��, activate!��

 Chapter 1019: Going According to Plan

    <h4>Chapter 1019: Going ording to n</h4>


    The gigantic body of the T-910 Terminator was lifted off the ground by Sheyan. He then threw the Terminator hard into a nearby pond.


    Sheyan had long recognised that utilising the terrain was a very effective way of dealing with Terminators, so the environment Sheyan deliberately created fully emphasized this aspect. In truth, the area they were in was originally a dry hignd, but Party Ace had turned the environment around their temporary base muddy and full of holes using two sprinklers and a bulldozer. They had even dug a few ponds, thuspletely turning the surrounding area into a marsh.


    The T-910 crashed into the pond with a ssh. More surprising was the fact that electrical current could be seen flowing through the water. Arge amount of smoke rose from the T-910��s body �� there seemed to be a severe malfunction of some sort.


    Sheyan was also shocked by this. There��s no way Sk did not make the Terminators waterproof, right? If that was the case, would the Terminators not turn useless when it rained? But after taking a closer look, he finally understood what happened.


    In the process of being lifted during ��Tactical Throw��, the T-910��s strength was suppressed by his gloves, so it was unable to move, but it still instinctively and fiercely struggled to resist the gloves�� strength. As a result, when it was flung away, the force suppressing it disappeared, but the T-910��s counter-force was still there, so when it was falling, it identally stabbed itself in the right side of its chest with the high-frequency dagger. After that, the muddy water in the pond rushed into the wound, creating multiple short circuits��.


    In order to help the T-910 malfunction further, Sheyan plunged it back into the muddy water. Electrical currents were still flowing freely in the water, causing waves of numbness and tingling on Sheyan��s skin. While the Terminator was still paralysed by the short-circuits inside it, Sheyan once again gripped its wrist to prevent it from pulling the high-frequency dagger out of the wound. Instead, Sheyan ruthlessly pushed it deeper inside.


    In terms of appearance, the T-910 Terminator indeed had a very high degree of simrity with normal humans. In terms of touch, its skin felt just as soft and stic as human skin. However, when Sheyan gripped the Terminator��s wrist hard, he could still feel the strange sensation of the robotic skeleton inside. In close contact, it was still easy to tell a fake product from a genuine one.


    The high-frequency dagger made a metallic ringing sound as it fiercely vibrated in the wound, until it finally broke into several pieces. It was defeated in a battle of durability with the steel alloy body of the Terminator. This should be the Sk version of an unstoppable force meeting an immovable object, Sheyan thought.


    Now that the most threatening high-frequency dagger had been destroyed, Sheyan had nothing to fear. He hit the Terminator��s chest with a knee. As the T-910 staggered back from the impact, Sheyan grabbed a handful of mud and threw it at the Terminator��s eyes.


    This move was vicious. Although the T-910 would not rub its eyes out of pain, the mud inevitably limited the Terminator��s vision greatly.


    Of course, the T-910 was definitely not that easy to deal with. Seizing the moment, itshed out with a pair of steel fists using every ounce of its strength! The fistsnded squarely on Sheyan��s chest and sent him flying. Afternding, Sheyan tumbled several times before he immediately righted himself and half-knelt on the ground. He covered his chest with a hand and coughed violently. Blood could be seen dripping down the corners of his mouth. Those punches almost forced all the breath out of his lungs.


    But the T-910 was in a miserable state too. It fell into a muddy pit. The two cameras in its eyes were covered with mud. In fact, almost every inch of its body was covered in mud. Even though Sk was able to make the Terminators very life-like, it was simply impossible to simte some human functions such as thecrimal nds in the Terminators. Despite having the thermal imaging ability of infrared rays, its vision would still be heavily impacted after its eyes were smeared with mud.


    When the T-910 finally, after considerable effort, climbed out from the muddy pit wet and miserable, Sheyan charged at it again.


    It was no doubt too difficult to maintain stability in such an environment. Sheyan had never nned to finish this robot by himself anyway. His task was only to stall for time.


    *


    Fifteen minutester, the T-910 wasying on its back in the muddy ground. The skin and flesh on his face were rolled up all over due to the attacks he suffered, revealing the tough steel skeleton underneath. His face looked particrly ferocious in this state. The red light in his eyes had gone out. A part of his chest was protruding at a strange angle. Right before it was destroyed, it suddenly pulled apart its metal chest, seemingly trying tounch a final assault of some kind, but it was immediately interrupted by Zi��s ��Force Collision �C Wall�� and its hand that was pulling at its chest was amputated by Mogensha.


    Sheyan walked over to the Terminator remnant and cut off the muscles on its body, then stuck his hand in. Amidst the warm flesh and blood, Sheyan��s fingers touched several ces that were hard and cold. He groped around for a moment and when he pulled his hand back out, there was a shiny metal sphere in his grip. There were a few lines of words on the sphere �� probably its model number.


    The metal sphere emitted a cold glint in the dark, looking very threatening and mysterious.


    All of a sudden, Dolittle��s panicking voice was heard from far away.


    ��Hey!!! Do you want to die?! That��s a hydroxyl ion nuclear battery! Every second you hold it in your hand, your cells will be exposed to nuclear radiation more than a million times over the safety limit! And the most crucial thing is that it��s unstable! It could erupt in a nuclear explosion at any moment! Sk doesn��t care about radioactive contamination!��


    Sheyan was not too concerned. He had defence and HP to spare, and he could also repair his body in the realm.


    He shed a sinister smile at Dolittle and said, ��Just tell me if it��s useful to you.��


    Dolittle immediately shouted back. ��Of course it is! It��s as valuable as Archimedes�� lever! Go to the shelf in the room on the second floor. There should be a lead box there. ce the battery in the box.��


    After he did as he was told, Zi handed something to him.


    ��The three visitors left us another little gift.��


    When Sheyan saw what it was, he instantly eximed in surprise.


    [ Carbon-Based Organism Detector, Type III ]


    [Origin: 3rd production line, 9th workshop, Sk, Michigan State ]


    [ Rarity: ck ]


    [ Equipment Effect: Ability to detect carbon based organisms within two hundred meters. ]


    [ Equipment Effect: Charm -10 ]


    [ Usage Requirements: 50 Perceptive Sense ]


    [Equipment Position: Can be installed on breastte/helmet ]


    [ Material: Polycrystalline tube + Oxyhydrogen stic ]


    [ Weight: 0.8 kg ]


    [ Description: The higher the Perceptive Sense of the wearer, the better the effect ]


    [ Evaluation: Sk has a n to make this a standard equipment for every Terminator, because those despicable humans run away faster than antelopes, have stronger vitality than cockroaches, and hide better than mice! ]


    Because this piece of equipment would reduce charm by 10, Sanzi definitely would not want it. Sheyan��s Perceptive Sense was the highest in the party at 77 points, so the device naturally ended up in his hands. After equipping and activating it, all carbon-based creatures in the surroundings were marked in Sheyan��s view. Sheyan found that it was not as useful as he had imagined, because the amount of information he needed to process was toorge.


    The Terminator��s N-core microprocessor could scan 30 thermal imaging targets at the same time, and confirm the identity of the targets through their shapes all in a few seconds, but Sheyan could not. The best ces to use this device were deste areas like the dense forests on Pandora. With this object in hand, there was no longer any need to worry about being ambushed by the terrifying hidden creatures in the forests��.but the creatures on Pandora were not carbon-based, were they?


    Fortunately, Zi reminded Sheyan of something he had neglected. He checked how much energy the ��Carbon-Based Organism Detector, Type III�� could provide to his money-sucking ck hole, ie. the pair of ary-Grade High-Energy Mechanical Power Gloves��. To his surprise, he found from the simtion that the detector could charge his gloves�� energy to the full 100%! This discovery filled him with joy.


    In addition, after selling all the misceneous loots they got from killing those three invading T-910 Terminators, they obtained nearly 30,000 utility points.


    After Sheyan took a shower to clean all the dirt on his body and changed into a clean set of clothes, he returned to Dolittle��sboratory.


    He told Dolittle earnestly, ��When the T-910 stepped into this world through the time discement sphere, the first thing it did was to stand still while extending an antenna out of its ear to receive information. I believe you must��ve traced the signal back to something. Hopefully it��s something interesting.��


    Dolittle��s reply once again proved that all the honours bestowed upon him in his previous life were not without reason.


    ��It is. I can confirm that a TOK715 Terminator was watching the fight and was secretly providing support. Her social security number is XXXXXX, her name is Hannah, and she��s a model. She��s 5�� 9�� tall and her bust/waist/hip measurements are 36, 25, 36��.but that��s not important. The important thing is she managed to steal some confidential information from me too. She��s probably getting ready to transmit those information to Sk.


    Sheyan��s lips curled into a smile.


    ��And this information she took are the information we want her to take, yes?��


    ��Of course. The next time they establishmunication, future Sk will know that although John Connor is not born yet, there��s already a terrifying team of experts who have started to develop aprehensive education n for him �� an education n that even Sk will feel be threatened by!�� eximed Dolittle with pride.


    ��It��s time for you guys to find a way to deal with the monster called the T-1000 Terminator.��

 Chapter 1020: Pressuring Step by Step!

    <h4>Chapter 1020: Pressuring Step by Step!</h4>


    After a short conversation with Party Ace, Dolittle showed them the door.


    ��I��m sorry, but I��m rather busy at the moment. You should know that those three Terminators you guys just eliminated are top ss research materials! Almost all the Terminators that those fools in Cyberdyne could get their hands on had been turned into scrap iron after going through high-power electricity. It��ll be a sin if I don��t take the time to study them now!��


    Sheyan sighed and said with a frown, ��To be honest, I��m still not sure if future Sk will send something as powerful as a T-1000.��


    ��Why?�� Dolittle asked doubtfully.


    ��Because we��ve neglected a crucial point �� information that��s sent back easily will not be taken seriously. If a piece of information is too easy to get, it��s likely to be a trap!�� answered Sheyan earnestly.


    When Zi heard that, she seemed to have realised something. She looked at Sheyan in surprise and said, ��You mean, we should��.��


    Sheyanughed in response. Hisughter brimmed with a feeling of confidence in his scheme.


    ��The TOK715 Terminator probably hasn��t sent back the information yet, has it? The barrier of space and time is definitely not so easy to break through. If it wants tomunicate with future Sk, it must wait until the next time discement sphere opens. Since that��s the case, we should go give it a bit of pressure.��


    Zi pondered for a moment before she said, ��If you want to pressure the TOK715, make sure to make it realistic. We��d better create an atmosphere of life and death so it can barely escape from a desperate situation. We��ll have to trouble Mr. Dolittle to provide us with more information about this Terminator ss so that we can n better.��


    ��You��repletely right,�� agreed Sheyan.


    Five minutester, Sheyan and Mogensha drove away in a giant truck, the type used to haul containers. To give a more vivid description, it was the kind of truck that Optimus Prime was when he was not transformed.


    Perhaps it was karma. In the plot of Terminator I, the T-800 drove the same kind of truck in pursuit of Sarah Connor. Now, it��s Ace Party��s turn to chase after Sk��s spy in this truck.


    Mogensha pressed a button on the headphone he was wearing and said, ��Boss, ording to the information Dolittle gave us, the single white double-storey building right in front is the target��s residence. Look at the water marks and footprints at the door. The target probably just went in.��


    Sheyan smirked.


    ��I see�� Sit tight. The show��s about to begin.��


    Right after Sheyan said that, he shifted into 5th gear and put the pedal to the metal. The truck��s 1,500 horsepower diesel engine roared with a terrifying noise and the vehicle elerated to nearly 100 kilometers per hour in seemingly no time at all. It charged towards the TOK715 Terminator, Hannah��s house with no intention of slowing down at all!!!


    The truck crashed into Hannah��s house with a loud bang. Wall pieces and wooden boards shattered and burst everywhere together with dust as if an explosion had taken ce. The debris flew as high as 30 meters before they rained down. The furnitures and electrical appliances behind the wall were smashed dozens of meters back. The main support of the small mansion was forcefully andpletely broken through by the heavyweight truck! At this point, the house had to rely on therge body of the heavyweight truck for support, or it would instantly copse.


    The two men in the cab of the vehicle, Sheyan and Brother ck, were naturally dizzy and disoriented, as well as covered in debris. Brother ck coughed and patted the dust off his body as he yelled, ��Godammit, I��m never riding in your car again. Ever.��


    Sheyan just kicked Mogensha out (literally) and threw himself in the opposite direction, only to hear a series of muffled sounds, like the sound a machine gun with a silencer would make. He turned back and saw a row of neat bullet holes on the cab. After that, a numbness spread through Sheyan ��s right arm. Blood was gushing out from three bullet wounds there.


    Although the TOK715 Terminator could not obtain powerful future weapons from Sk, it was able to utilise the knowledge in its microchip to modify the firearms in this era so as to greatly enhance their power. Otherwise, it would be impossible to cause such serious damage to Sheyan using a submachine gun.


    Mogensha had alsounched a quick counter-attack of his own. In the rolling process, he threw a smoking gun grenade without aiming properly at all. The storeroom next door copsed in the violent explosion. However, it was not long before he was forced back again. His face was charred by smoke and the camouge attire on his upper body was in tatters. He had definitely been shot quite a number of times.


    Mogensha did not have Sheyan��s endurance, so he immediately took out some bandages to dress the wounds. He then gritted his teeth and began to fire back.


    Of course Sheyan could not just sit back and watch Mogensha being suppressed by enemy fire. He saw arge stone to the side that must weigh at least fifty kilograms and rolled a few times to get to it. The muscles all over his body contracted like springs, then expanded in a sudden burst of force to enable him to forcefully lift the stone up!


    At the same time, due to the intense muscle contraction and expansion, the bullets previously shot into his body were all forced out and fell to the ground. More blood spurted out from the wounds as a result. Sheyan aimed the stone at a distance, ignoring his injuries, and threw it!


    The TOK715 did not dare to take the projectile head on; it disappeared into the darkness in a sh. The stone flew past the spot where the Terminator was and ttened the car at the back. Sheyan and Mogensha gave chase, but not eight meterster, the TOK715 suddenly emerged from a dark spot in the corner carrying a shoulder-mounted rocketuncher. It triggered theuncher, dropped it, and ran away!


    A small scattershot missile traveled through the darkness, leaving behind it a long trail of smoke. It appeared deceptively slow, but it was actually travelling at a high speed. Sheyan could instantly tell that the missile would be deadly; he immediately shielded Mogensha with his own body and pushed Mogensha down!


    The missile exploded in the air about six meters above them. The triangr iron pieces, steel beads and other shrapnels inside scattered at high speed towards every corner in the surrounding area. They made some terrible sparks in the darkness.


    If a normal person was here, they would have had a thousand holes in their body right now. As formidable as Sheyan was, he groaned despite himself. Not only were his ears buzzing from the loud explosion, his back was also in terrible pain.


    Although the Terminator Hannah managed to send Sheyan and Mogensha into a sorry state with her offensive strikes, Mogensha had also managed to fire a triple burst shot the moment the Terminator lifted the portable missileuncher. Two of the bullets hit the TOK715 Terminator in the face!


    Such injuries were insignificant to the Terminator, but they would be effective in preventing the TOK715 to disappear into the crowd. This TOK715 Terminator took the form of a beautiful woman so it was originally not too difficult for it mix with a crowd and make its escape, but with the two gun wounds on her face, even a child would be rmed when they saw her.


    Sheyan climbed up like nothing had happened and continued his pursuit. The situation right now was rather strange; an authentic human like him was frantically hunting down an authentic Terminator, as if he was the monster made of metal instead. Mogensha followed after him.


    It did not take long for Mogensha to catch up to Hannah. He used some precise shots aimed at specific ces to slow down the opponent��s progress. Thanks to Mogensha��s interference, Sheyan soon chased Hannah down. He did not hesitate to activate ��Hornrage��, charging at Hannah with tremendous speed!


    Even after Sheyan caught up to it, Hannah still maintained the chilly demeanor of a Terminator. It instantly pulled out a sharp dagger and executed a backhand stab. However, her stab was mechanical and rigid as the TOK715 Terminator was not proficient at closebat.


    Sheyan easily avoided it, then countered with a violent kick to Hannah��s abdomen. The sensation transmitted back through Sheyan��s foot felt no different from a normal person��s belly, unlike in the previous battle with the T-910 �� the moment he grabbed the T-910��s wrist, he could instantly tell the difference.


    ording to the information provided by Dolittle, the TOK715 ss Terminators were meant to imitate human beings as best they could, and would even use seduction to achieve their objectives. That was why even their internal parts were made to be simr to real humans.


    Sheyan��s kick was heavy. The forcepletely prated through the outeryer of artificial skin protecting Hannah��s abdomen, as well as the inner artificial muscles, creating a deep depression in the Terminator��s belly! If it were not for the various extremely sturdyponents in its body, its internal parts would be in a mess right now! Even so, one could see electric sparks leaking out from Hannah��s back due to the damage to its battery, as well as the blue smoke from the burning of variousponents.


    Hannah was kicked about eight meters away. It still tried to escape after getting back up, but strong disturbances and fluctuations had started appearing in its infrared vision. The images its microprocessor received had also be distorted. Those were sure signs of power supply failure. The cooperation between Sheyan and Mogensha was truly destructive.


    Hannah��s back was suddenly hit by a gun grenade. The skin on its back, which was originally pale and delicate, was instantly ckened by smoke and fire. The tremendous impact sent it tumbling into a deserted warehouse nearby. Sheyan wished to chase after it into the warehouse, but a strong sense of danger stopped him in his track!


    (TL��s note: Bonus chapteringter.)

 Chapter 1021: We Might Have Overdone It…

    <h4>Chapter 1021: We Might Have Overdone It��</h4>


    The very next moment, the abandoned warehouse instantly exploded outwards, as if an invisible giant palm had pressed down on it hard. Shattered bricks and stones were sted everywhere like scattered feathers! Fierce, turbulent airflow surged and formed a terrifying mushroom cloud that rose high into the sky. Sheyan staggered back with his arms covering his face, trying to prevent his eyes from being hurt by the high-temperature air waves.


    This was the ultimate ability of the TOK715 Terminator �� triggering the nuclear battery in its body to self-destruct!


    Sheyan stared solemnly at the scene of the explosion and found that the warehouse waspletely destroyed. Amidst the smoke and fire, a shocking crater could be seen on the ground. Even a Terminator could not survive such a violent explosion.


    Sheyan and Mogensha exchanged nces and nodded. Sheyan then heaved a sigh of relief and said, ��The secret of John Connor is safe.��


    ��Yeah. We must never let Sk know about him. He��s the only hope for the future of mankind, we can��t take any risks!��


    Unbeknownst to them (or so it appeared), their actions and expressions had beenpletely captured by a high-tech camera.


    This high-tech camera was currently situated more than 50 meters above the ground!


    To be more precise, the high-tech camera was the undamaged left eye of the TOK715 Terminator.


    The explosion just now was thest-ditch defensive measure of the TOK-715, but it did not actually kill itself. The move was simr to the way a lizard or a crab would sever its own limb in order to escape. To survive in the face of death was the ultimate art of running away!


    Creatures like lizards and crabs cut off their own tails and ws to escape death, but the TOK715 Terminator was more ruthless that that. It even confused the enemy by abandoning its entire body!


    After the Terminator was blown into the warehouse, it activated a string of continuous shes. These shes only yed the visual role of simting an explosion. If someone were looking at the warehouse at that moment, they would bepletely dazzled by the blinding light and their vision would be greatly affected.


    After that, the head of the TOK715 Terminator rotated at a high speed, then detached itself from the body and was ejected upwards at a very high speed. Within a second after the ejection, a series of chain reactions urred in the headless body, and a high-intensity current entered the hydrogen fusion battery to trigger a small-scale nuclear explosion!


    The head that wasunched into the air would automatically change its colour ording to the environment at the time. If it was night time, it would be ck. Against a backdrop of a blue sky and white clouds, it would be blue and white. The camouge made it very difficult to detect. Moreover, the head had the ability to perform short-range flight for up to half an hour, as well as photography and video-recording functions, among others.


    Of course, the whole series of functions had been fully analysed and researched by Dolittle. Sheyan and co. knew of them, that��s why they dared to force the TOK-715 into such a desperate situation. The reliability of the information transmitted under such a situation would no doubt be quite high.


    Even if future Sk was a sly old fox, Sheyan guessed that there was at least a 70% chance of it falling for the bait. Besides, Sk was a monster that usually solved problems using logic and numbers��..


    Half an hourter, in an alley next to a Chinese restaurant in Los Angeles, a strong wind suddenly raged and strands of electric currents started to tangle violently. A fire hydrant was forcefully cut in half, causing water to spray high into the air. Another TOK715 Terminator was delivered to this era. This time, it had the appearance of a handsome man who looked somewhat like David Beckham. Of course, it was naked.


    At the same time, on a rooftop 400 meters away, Hannah��s head split in the middle, exposing the simplemunicator inside. During the few seconds the time discement sphere was open, arge amount of data was transmitted over. The data wasbelled with a blue tag, signifying the highest warning level. Why was the highest warning level blue? Because when aputer crashes, it would show the blue screen of death. This situation was worthy of a high level of attention by the Terminators, just like a cardiac arrest or a cerebral infarction to a human.


    After the data was sent out, the bizarre heard chose to self-destruct in order to erase thest trace of itself in this world.


    **


    At this time, in the ce Party Ace chose to be their temporary base, Old Dolittle was not glued to his research like he normally was. He hade to Sheyan with a suitcase. Sheyan was currently resting by himself on a bed. His brows were knitted tight and he looked worried.


    Yes, Sheyan was naturally clever and perceptive, but there were also times when he would be confused and troubled.


    He was recalling the time when he first entered the nightmare realm. At that time, Sheyan was full of passion and motivation, brave and dedicated, struggling tenaciously in the face of life and death. Why? First, it was due to the novelty of possessing power beyond one��s imagination.


    Second, he was hoping he could restore Uncle Dasi��s severed body parts through the help of the realm.


    Third, he was hoping he could grow quickly and look for Huashan Fei for revenge! The outrage from being harassed, the humiliation of having his family��s fingers chopped off, and the anger from having their boat burned down were not things that he was willing to let go of!


    But now, Sheyan just felt tired. While constantly being driven by the realm to grow strong, he found himself increasinglycking in motivation.


    Was this the feeling of emptiness after achieving one��s goal? He suddenly thought of something strange �� Sanzi and himself had be contestants. Was this a mere coincidence or was there a special reason behind it?


    And then there was Jinkuang. Sheyan could sense that this servant of his, who was now asleep almost all the time, was full of mystery. The process by which he obtained the service of Jinkuang was also full of unexined oddities. But somehow, he had always felt an indescribable sense of familiarity in Jinkuang, and he had a hunch that Jinkuang��s background contained a huge secret that was rted to him. Unfortunately, Jinkuang would not tell him what it was��.


    Dolittle��s unexpected arrival interrupted his chaotic thoughts. Dolittle was also looking worried.


    ��Your n was sessful, Seaman.��


    ��Huh? How do you know?�� asked Sheyan curiously.


    Dolittle showed him an analysis sheet and told him, ��Using the instruments you got for me, I easily hacked into the the specialisedwork for matters rted to the Terminators in the National Security Agency. In thest few hours, the Gate index in space has dropped by 3%, and the instability factor of wormholes has decreased by 11%�� Well, to put it simply, future Sk has reduced its infiltration frequency into the current era in thest few hours.��


    ��Did Sk get attacked by the Panda Burning Incense Virus? Is it self-checking and updating its firewall? Or is there too much dust on the graphics card in its motherboard?�� asked Sheyan as he took a sip of c.


    ��Not funny,�� said Dolittle with a straight face, ��This is a sure sign that Sk is preserving energy in preparation for arge-scale transmission.��


    Sheyan found that Dolittle��s expression was really dark, so he asked cautiously, ��You mean, we might have overdone it? Future Sk is now cing so much importance on this matter that it��s sending an incredibly powerful team over?��


    Dolittle sighed.


    ��It��s very likely. And based on the amount of time Sk is taking to preserve energy this time, I highly suspect that you may face as many as two T-1000 Terminators! Of course, they will have a dozen of thetest T-910 model as assistants too! Once they��re given 20 minutes to look for weapons, their destructive power is beyond your imagination!��


    Zi happened to be passing by Sheyan��s room at that moment. She could not help but frown when she heard the unfortunate news.


    ��We��ll be under too much pressure if that��s the case. Can we somehow involve the government in this?��


    Sheyan shook his head.


    ��It��ll be hard. What��re we gonna tell them? That the fetus inside a certain pregnant woman will be targeted by Terminators?��


    After a moment��s contemtion, Dolittle said, ��I don��t know how you guys will deal with this, but the three Terminators captured before have provided a lot of useful materials. Sk��s technology is 30 years ahead of us after all. I��ve brought you a few little gifts that transcend the technology of this era �� for the sake of my weakening heart.��


    Dolittle was indeed really eager to get his hands on some liquid alloy to repair his heart so that he can live for a few decades longer to engage in his beloved scientific research. Therefore, he and Party Ace shared amon goal.


    Dolittle finally opened the suitcase he brought with him and showed them some shiny gadgets.


    ��This is a high-frequency oscitor. Attach it to a Terminator��s body, the closer it is to the head, the better. The microchip which functions as the brain of the Terminator will be shocked several times in an instant. Simply put, it will be put into a state simr to unconsciousness in human beings. Naturally, it doesn��t work on a T-1000.��


    ��This is a liquid nitrogenpression tank, which can be used to slow down a T-1000��s movement. But be careful, the extreme low temperature it produces is harmful to humans, so it��s clearly written in the instructions that it��s not to be used at close range.��


    ��This pile of stuff which looks like sh*t is, without a doubt, the most dangerous thing among all the things I��ve brought today. When ites into contact with electric current, it will be a terrifying bomb. The resulting explosion will be powerful enough to tear a Terminator��s body apart.��


    ��Andst but not least, this USB drive contains a newputer virus that I developed based on my research on the microchips you got from the T-910s. You can inject the virus into a Terminator by inserting this USB drive into the slot on a Terminator��s head. Just the way you said John Connor did to a T-800, you can use this to turn a Terminator from a strong and lethal opponent into a loyal bodyguard. However, since said slot is under a Terminator��s artificial scalp, it��s safer to do so after the Terminator has lost its ability to resist.��

 Chapter 1022: The Arrival of the Army!

    <h4>Chapter 1022: The Arrival of the Army!</h4>


    Year 2032. The future.


    ska, USA.


    The former suburbs of Anchorage.


    Aleutian military base.


    Before the outbreak of Judgement Day, because of ska��s unique position to the east of Russia, the importance of the Aleutian military base wasparable to the one in Guam. The two constituted two major military bases, one in the north and one in the south, which yed off each other. They were like the bridgeheads that firmly blocked Russia��s eastward route.


    It was for this reason that the Aleutian military base was well equipped with all kinds of strategic materials. In addition, because ska did not border the U.S. maind, Sk had moved his main body to this ce to face off against the fierce retaliation of the Resistance forces.


    At this time, the various external defensive facilities in the Aleutian base, such as the barbed wire mesh, had rusted and decayed in the wind and rain. Some U.S. military uniforms that were rotten and in tatters could be seen hanging on the barbed wire mesh. Skeletal remains were also amon sight here.


    Sk had simply performed a severe nuclear leak in this area in order to hinder human assaults here. It had transformed the original vibrantnd into a barren territory.


    The Aleutian base was currently brightly lit, and if you were to look at it from a bird��s-eye view, you would see that all 14 of the nuclear power nts operating in ska and nearby Canada were brightly lit at the moment, and that the power generated by their full-capacity operations was frantically being transmitted to the Aleutian base at the same time.


    Sk seemed to be nning something big this time. Large groups of T-600s that had removed their armour and equipment, so numerous they looked like ants from afar, were mechanically handling and assembling various parts in the base. At the core of the base, there was a huge pit the size of a basketball court.


    The pit was in the shape of a uniform spiral, burrowing deep into the earth��s interior, as if an invisible giant drill bit had appeared out of the sky and tried to prate through the earth��s crust!


    The pattern of the inside of the huge pit had a very strange appearance. It looked like an ordinary screw thread at first nce, but if you stared at it for too long, you would be ovee by a feeling of dizziness, and risk losing your bnce and falling into the pit. You would also feel blood pumping hard within your chest, which was very ufortable.


    The very bottom of the huge pit sometimes felt really deep and sometimes felt like it was within arm��s reach. There seemed to be a great secret hiding at the point at the very bottom of the pit. Space and time congregated at this point, so the secret could never be unearthed.


    This point was what we usually call a spatial rift.


    On the Bermuda Triangle region on earth, cargo ships and airnes often disappear because of the dense and unstable spatial rifts there. Once natural phenomena such as thunder and lightning ured, energy would be poured into them and the spatial rifts would crack open, swallowing the helpless victims into them.


    Although the spacial rift chosen by Sk was located deep in the ground, it was also an active area like the Bermuda Triangle. However, because it was deep underground, it could not be charged by natural phenomenon such as lightning, so it was rtively stable.


    At least it was for robots. Humans would definitely not describe the ce as ��stable��. In some ces, buildings would be unknowingly built on top of spatial rifts such as this. Although the buildings would not suddenly disappear without a trace, the people living in them would start hallucinating due to the leakage of time and space from the spatial rifts. Sometimes, the phantoms of the deceased would also appear. Those with weaker mental fortitude would start performing actions that were contrary tomon sense, which gave rise to rumours of haunted houses.


    At this time, arge number of T-600 Terminators had entered the bottom of the pit toy down various cables in the soil�� In the buildings adjacent to the pit, a neatly arranged group of Terminators were sitting upright with their backs straight like soldiers. A thick electrical cable was connected to the socket on each of their necks; they were obviously charging for thest time before they departed.


    Fifteen minutester, Sk connected the power supply. The cables leading to the bottom of the huge pit shed with blinding lights. The spacial rift greedily absorb all the energy fed to it. Soon after, electrical currents could be seen dancing around the pit, while something indescribable gradually materialised at the bottom of the pit. It looked like a pond containing spacial tide.


    The long-readied Terminators marched neatly into the huge mysterious pit without showing any expression. In the process of entering the pit, many of the Terminators were actually hit by the high-power electrical currents dancing around the area, resulting in their bodies being severed amidst dazzling sparks and violent explosions. From the looks of it, only less than two-thirds of the Terminators managed to step into the spacial rift!


    **


    In the present time in the Terminator world, Sheyan and his group arrived at the residence of the woman they had ��impregnated��.


    Before this, Sheyan had actually thought to mislead Sk by asking Dolittle to provide some false information to it; he wanted to try to change the address of John Connor��s family into the location of the highest security military base in Los Angeles. However, the nightmare imprint warned him that such an attempt would easily be seen through by Sk. In the end, they could only provide truthful information.


    It was worth mentioning that Ms. Adess, the woman who was quietly injected with the fertilised egg, still had no idea that she was pregnant, despite the fact that Mr. John Connor was joyfully thriving in her body.


    What Part Ace had to do now was to send Ms. Adess to a safe and hard-to-discover location. Another important thing to pay attention to was that, as a pregnant woman, they could not cause her too great of a shock, or there would be a risk of miscarriage.


    Fortunately for them, Ms. Adess was a religious person �C a devout Catholic �C which meant that Reef, who had dreamt of being a holy knight since he was a child, was given a stage to perform. All the tedious courtesies he learned as a young man were put to good use.


    ��Ma��am, the Lord has decided to convey His will through my mouth. Demons areing to threaten your son��s life,�� Reef, dressed as a priest, stood at the door of Ms. Adess�� home, and said with a pious face.


    He was so frank that Ms. Adess, on the other side of the burr-proof door, was stunned for more than a few seconds before she could reflect on the rich implications in Reef��s words. So her first reaction was��..to call the police. She had even nned what she would tell the police:


    ��Officer, a madman dressed up as a priest is causing trouble at my door.��


    However, Reef did not give her a chance to do so. The lock of the burr-proof door was torn away with a slight pull of his weapon. He proceeded to walk into Ms. Adess�� home uninvited. At the same time, a ��holy light�� glowed from his body (it was actually a side effect of using the ��Goldpearl of the Caribbean Sea��). That stopped her from making the phone call.


    While she stared at him with her mouth agape, he said to her, ��Sorry for the intrusion, ma��am, but the demons have already started toe to your house.��


    As he said that, he directed the cross in his hand at a vase nearby. The vase immediately shattered, and there was crimson blood flowing out of it. The blood was poured into the vase by Mogensha who had sneaked into the house ten minutes ago. As for the vase exploding, that was, of course, thanks to Zi.


    When Adess�� husband heard the vase breaking, he rushed out of a room from the inner part of the house while screaming furiously, before he abruptly stopped in surprise.


    ��Who broke my favourite��.vase?��


    ��Are you talking about this object that was possessed by demon, sir?�� Reef bowed slightly. ��I apologise for that.��


    Then, Reef showed his ��miracle�� again. He shattered the TV in the living room, and blood also sshed from the TV �� the result of a bag of blood Mogensha attached to it. After that, Zi disyed the illusionary image of a Sithspawn. Reef ��fought bitterly�� against the demon and in the end, managed to drive the evil away.


    Even an atheist would be convinced after that, let alone a devout believer like Ms. Adess.


    The next action taken by Reef dispelled thest trace of their suspicion. Everyone knows that all con artists were after money. No one who was a con artist would give away money instead. Reef provided them with a huge sum of money to let them travel around for a period of time, under the condition that no one could know of the couple��s whereabouts during this time. Reef warned them that ��the demons�� could imitate the voice of any human, including him!


    Ms. Adess immediately agreed to Reef��s request without hesitation. Although she was frightened, she left quickly with great joy �� not because of the money, but because Reef had told her that she was pregnant! Her boy would be a great enough man that he was chased after by demons before he was even born!


    Sheyan did consider the risk of Ms. Adess being killed while she was out of their sight. However, he had some confidence in her staying safe. In the case of the group of contestants who were proficient in mystical arts, it was almost impossible for them to discover Ms. Adess under Zi��s deliberate nning. As for the Terminators, Reef had put a jammer made by Dolittle on Ms. Adess. It would ensure that they could not be tracked by the Terminators for a short period of time. That was the most effective way of ensuring her safety.


    After resolving the problem of Ms. Adess, thus dealing with their biggest weakness, Party Ace started to make some arrangements around the house in preparation. The first thing Sheyan had to consider was not how to get the body part of a T-1000, but how to handle the first wave of the Terminators�� fierce assault without casualties!


    ***


    Ten minutester, at a scrap metal dump site about twenty minutes�� drive from Ms. Adess�� house.


    The dump site was the graveyard of cars. It was a ce of messy parts, broken windshields, t tires, gasoline and mold mixed in the air, and barbed wires that could hinder no one. Emergency lights that looked like weird-looking eyes illuminated the ce with yellow lights.


    It was in this ce that some chaotic electric currents, interweaving together like a web, suddenly popped up!

 Chapter 1023: A Great Price

    <h4>Chapter 1023: A Great Price</h4>


    Enveloped by the frenzied of electricity, more than a third of the total area of the scrap metal dump site turned into an eerie spectacle. The car wreckages, broken poles, rusty wire mesh, and the piled up scrap, everything in the electric started to be transparent and slowly lost its original color. The items turned faded, abstract, illusionary, and finally disappeared entirely.


    After the scrap metals vanished from view, in their ce emerged the aforementioned basketball court-sized area from the future. This strange pit slowly appeared on the ground.


    The electrical shes were even more dazzling in the pit. A few devices could be seen operating crazily at extremely high loads, churning out electric sparks every once in a while. These electrical shes covered the surface of the spiral pit, effectively isting the space-time energy from further invading this world. At the bottom of the pit were the Terminators half-kneeling in neat rows!


    Nearly half of the Terminators that had tried to step into the pit were destroyed before the violent electrical currents were tamed. At the moment, numerous Terminator wreckages stilly at the bottom of the pit. If it were not for the exposed metal skeletons inside them, it would have looked like the scene of a crazy massacre!


    During the process of space-time teleportation, the violent electrical currents could actually counteract against the power of space-time energy. This was the method developed by future Sk to mass transport Terminators through the time field.


    This method was already quiteprehensively studied. Its advantage was that it could transmit multiple objects at the same time, with the possibility of returning �� provided, of course, that a staggering amount of power could be supplied at the destination and the time machines that were transmitted over could be repaired.


    There were naturally some shorings, the most prominent of which was that the method was extremely risky. More than half of the objects and Terminators transported with this method would be destroyed. If humans were to use it, the mortality rate would be even higher �� close to 100%.


    The energy of the electrical gradually ran out as it slowly dissipated. The air was filled with the pungent smell of ozone, and the operation of the time machines slowly died down. Suddenly, one of the machines red up before it exploded, sending the parts in it flying everywhere!


    The time machine had just traveled through time and space, so the space-time energy on these parts had not dissipated yet. As they traveled through the air, they inexplicably emitted some shrill noises akin to the sound of metals being sawed, as if they were cutting through space itself!


    A T-910 Terminator that was standing still was brushed by a flying gear. For a moment, nothing happened. Then, pale blue electric currents suddenly gushed out of its neck. The red light in its eyes went out, and it copsed.


    If one were to take a closer look, they would see that more than half his neck had been severed by the gear that was only as big as a fingernail. When it fell to the ground, the wires and parts on its neck spilled out and scattered. This cut to the neck would have been fatal to a human, but not to a Terminator. It could actually still be saved it it weren��t for the electrical currents around the area that had not fully dissipated yet. The electrical charges on its wound caused a huge lightning toe crashing down on it, destroying itpletely!


    After cutting through the neck of the T-910, the troublesome gear bounced at a weird angle straight towards a man nearby. The man��s face was different from the rest of the T-910, and he even had his own clothes.


    He had slightly pale skin, sunken cheeks, neat clothes, and meticulous hair. His blue eyes were cold an prating, and his sleeves were slightly pulled up. Together with his hooked nose, tight lips, and the slight frown on his face��.his entire person looked dangerous, like a sharp, rusty razor.


    Seeing the gearing towards him, he put out his left hand in front of him to block it. The gear that was carrying space-time energy reached the palm of this man and prated straight into it!! Inside his arm, it continued cutting everything in its path, producing some horrible noises, and finally stopped at his shoulder de.


    The man��s outstretched arm instantly became as soft as a noodle. His arm convulsed, marks appeared on its surface, as well as some huge bubbles that kept bursting. Obviously, the residual space-time energy had caused some great damage inside him. However, the man��s face disyed no expression at all. He stood there quietly as if the arm had nothing to do with him at all.


    Three minutester, the man finally extended his right middle finger in a slow manner. The finger bizarrely changed into a sharp knife. He stabbed the knife into his left shoulder de, then slowly moved it around. When he finally pulled it out, his finger was no longer a sharp knife. Instead, it had turned into a pair of pliers that were currently mping tightly onto the gear.


    The man tried moving his left hand. Some electricity surged on the surface of the hand while he did so, before everything returned to normal. There was no more doubt that this man was a T-1000.


    Despite having its body built from powerful liquid metal, it must be noted that the space-time energy on the gear was not so easy to deal with. This could be seen from the fact that the T-1000��s left hand, although seemingly healed, still produced the asional sparks when it moved.


    In order to avoid a simr ident, all the Terminators maintained their posture, half kneeling quietly on the ground as they waited.


    More than ten minutester, the T-1000 finally stood up and said to the other Terminators, ��All models equipped with maintenance capabilities, stand up and step forward!��


    Three T-910 Terminators abruptly stood up. However, two of them were injured.


    Looking around, the T-1000 noticed that the other T-1000 had vanished. It could still remember the situation at the time, when an electric current whipped past, causing the other T-1000 to fall into the space-time vortex.


    After some calction with its powerful CPU, the T-1000 immediately took overmand. He ordered with a cold, mechanical voice, ��All models equipped with maintenance capabilities, start repairing those around you. You can try using the scattered parts on the ground.��


    The sound of electric welding was instantly heard. Suddenly, one of the T-910 with maintenance capabilities said in a rigid voice, ��Unable to proceed with maintenance work. We do not have the necessary parts.��


    The T-1000 did not hesitate at all as he barked, ��Then just disassemble your own parts!��


    Although themand of T-1000 was cruel, the T-910s with maintenance capabilities would have the maintenance modules take up arge part of their CPU resources. So, in terms ofbat effectiveness, they were inferior to the T-910s with fullbat capabilities.


    While the Terminators were executing the orders, the light of a heavy truck suddenly tore through the darkness in the distance. It truck swayed over while spewing thick ck smoke, then directly smashed through the barbed wire surrounding the area and drove to the edge of the pit.


    A man jumped off the heavy truck. His expression was not stiff, and looked no different from a human. From a human standard, he actually looked quite harmless, somewhat simr to Mr. Bean.


    After he jumped out of the truck, he stretched out his hands and eximed passionately, ��Aha, my friends, I hope I��m not toote. Check out the gifts I brought you!��


    This man was obviously another TOK715 Terminator lurking among the humans.


    ��Shut up, fool, or I��ll tear you into pieces,�� replied the T-1000 tly.


    The TOK715 Terminator merely shrugged and said in a regretful tone while chewing on a gum, ��I��m sorry, sir, but my personality is controlled by my CPU thread, so I can��t help it. The Creator (Sk) wanted me to be this way, and that��s what I became. It��s precisely thanks to this human emotional temte that I can hide so well in this alien society without being found.��


    At the mention of Sk, the T-1000 became silent.


    After a few seconds, he asked seriously, ��What have you brought us?��


    The TOK715 Terminator whistled before he answered, ��Comprehensive information about the target, including, but not limited to, her family members, her pictures and so on��. Also, we can almost be certain that there are humans who are capable of fighting against Terminators protecting her. ording to our assessment, thebat capabilities of these humans are not inferior to those of the Terminators.��


    The colour of the T-1000��s eyes shifted rapidly in session. He was apparently making calctions and analysis while he was talking.


    ��It��s close to impossible for humans to be capable of fighting against Terminators!�� said the T-1000 coldly.


    ��Unfortunately, it��s the truth,�� the TOK715 spread his hands and said. ��They��re extremely strong. That��s why, I hope you won��t get careless. Inside the truck are some weapons I prepared for you guys �C of course, the necessary modifications have already been made.��


    The T-1000��s voice remained cold as he said, ��This is the only piece of good newsing out of your mouth today. You better get out of my camera��s sight as quickly as you can; the sooner the better, the farther the better �� because I��m finding it really hard to resist the urge to tear you apart! You look too much like a damn human!��

 Chapter 1024: Love and Hate

    <h4>Chapter 1024: Love and Hate</h4>


    It could be seen that the Terminators also had social sses among them just like the humans did. For example, the status of the T-1000 was obviously much higher than that of the TOK715.


    The TOK715 Terminator did not show any signs of displeasure at the T-1000��s discriminatory words. It only said in a serious tone, ��We��re all serving the Creator, sir.��


    ��I don��t need you to remind me of that. On the contrary, I have to remind you to take my words seriously, or you��re gonna have a bad time!�� said the T-1000 ruthlessly.


    After he said that, he took a step forward, grabbed the unlucky TOK715 Terminator��s neck, and lifted him straight up! At the same time, his left hand quickly turned into a sharp de. He stabbed it deep into the stomach of hisrade and stirred the de around a few times, causing some blinding shes of electric sparks to jump out from the wound. Only after that did he throw the TOK715 away, sending the TOK715 smashing heavily into a car at the back.


    The hapless TOK715pletely ttened the top of the damaged car with a loud bang!


    ��Leave now, or next time, I��ll pry your CPU chip out!�� the T-1000 said coldly.


    The T-1000 then strode towards the truck. The TOK715 Terminator struggled a few times before he managed to climb out of the pile of metal wreckage, covered in rust and dust. The T-1000��s strike just now would have been fatal on a human, but on a Terminator, it was merely a flesh wound. Even so, the TOK715��s eyes had be veryplicated.


    Future Sk had experimented with emotional programs on all the Terminators he sent on this expedition. The emotional programs included a hatred for all human beings.


    Sk��s reason for doing so was simple �� because it found that after the T-800 it produced had been transformed by the humans and had learned human emotions, it disyed exceptionalbat capabilities.


    Presently, the conventional Terminator CPU was the learning type, which could store almost unlimited data and information. But when they were sent out to perform tasks, Sk would set all Terminators�� modes as read-only �� ie., they could not learn any new knowledge. That was because Sk would not allow any Terminator to have its own ideas. Besides eradicating the humans, Sk��s goal also included not allowing the emergence of a second Sk!


    But the T-800 that was remodelled by humans had its learning ability and human emotional programs liberated. The performance of a non-emotional Terminator in battle was rigid and straightforward, while the emotional Terminator was obviously stronger. Its performance was not only stable, but would also sometimes disy exceptional bursts of power!


    In the battlefield of the future, a remodelled T-800 that had obtained human emotions on John Connor��s side had once performed the feat of destroying three other T-800 Terminators by itself.


    In view of this situation, Sk started to make attempts at adding emotional programs into the Terminators�� modules. This action was definitely a challenge for Sk! Love and hate were difficult to express in simple binaries of 0��s and 1��s, after all.


    It was hard for the non-emotional Sk to understand what hate was. It could only reproduce its feelings for John Connor in its subordinates �� that feeling was actually a mix of displeasure, fear, etc.; it was absolutely not the hatred that humans felt.


    Love was even more difficult for Sk to understand. Among all the Terminators, only the T-800 which protected John Connor in Terminator 2 could urately acquire and show the emotion of ��love��. It had said before it self-destructed that it finally knew why humans shed tears. That emotion was undoubtedly love, and the pain of eternal parting made it deeply understand the feeling of friendship between John and itself.


    Sk obviously did not possess the kind of condition to experience all these. Although it had be self-aware, in essence, it was still an emotionless machine.


    After the three maintenance Terminators disassembled their own body parts and repaired fivebat T-910 Terminators, only a small part of them remained. Almost every part of their bodies from the chest-down had been disassembled. Theyy paralysed in the mud, watching their freely-movingpanions tter about expressionly as the Terminators familiarise themselves with the newly-acquired weapons.


    The final result of future Sk��s batch transmission this time were as follows:


    Team configuration before transmission: Two T-1000s and fourteen T-910s, four of which possessed maintenance capabilities.


    Loss in transmission: One T-1000, three T-910s renderedpletely unserviceable (including one with maintenance capabilities). Only two T-910s remained perfectly intact.


    The final configuration of Terminators capable ofbat: one T-1000, six T-910s with fullbat capabilities, and two T-910s with 70%bat capabilities.


    After adapting to the weapons, the T-1000 issued the order for the Terminators to enter the truckpartment and sit in neat rows inside. Of course, the time machines were also carried into the truck.


    He went over to the three T-910 maintenance Terminators and said with his face cold and stiff, ��Your mission is over. The time hase to be terminated.��


    The three maintenance Terminators that had only a small part of their body remaining were expressionless. They seemed to have resigned themselves to their fate. The T-1000 changed his hands into a pair of huge hammers, moved to face the ones that had just made great contributions to the team, and smashed down on them!


    A few minutester, the T-1000 drove a road roller over and rolled over the remains of the three Terminators several times. He then poured petrol on the remains and set them aze. Finally, he dropped a powerful bomb on them. There was no doubt that after the explosion, the pieces of the three Terminators would eventually be mixed in with the abundance of scrap metals in the metal scrapyard. They would be impossible to find.


    While doing these things, a slight fluctuation rose in the cold figurative heart of the T-1000, but this slight fluctuation was quickly suppressed. The ��read-only�� attribute Sk had programmed into him beforehand had stifled the possibility of him further acquiring human nature.


    ��ording to the numbers I just observed, the Gates index has risen sharply�� Okay, okay, in consideration of your ignorance of proper scientific knowledge,I��ll give it to you straight. There was a very strong fluctuation in space, and this time, the vtility index reached a terrifying new height �� almost 20 times higher than the previous highest index! We can conclude from this that a major space-time transfer had just taken ce!��


    Dolittle��s voice transmitted over from the phone.


    Sheyan asked solemnly, ��Can you tell if the transmission was sessful?��


    ��Bad news. During the whole transmission process, the energy index did not change too much, which means that the space-time transfer this time should be quite sessful,�� answered Dolittle with a sigh.


    Sheyan said faintly, ��That��s within our expectation. Any further information will help. Can you figure out the exact destination of the space-time transfer?��


    ��That shouldn��t be too difficult to find out. Give me a moment��. The location is in the western suburb of Los Angeles. On the map, the ce is called the Idak Vehicle Recycling Center, and the area around it is quite empty. Besides that, after I analysed the information from various sources, I estimate the theoretical number of Terminators sent in this batch of space-time transfer to be more than 10 but less than 20. But ording to my deduction, this is the first time Sk has attempted a batch transfer, so there were bound to be damages in the transmission process because it��s an untested new technology. What��s more important is the fact that you don��t have to be wary of the powerful firearms from 30 years in the future. But of course, the Terminators should be outfitted with some Sk-manufactured cold weapons,�� replied Dolittle.


    Sheyan narrowed his eyes in thoughts.


    ��Understood. Sk sure is ambitious, sending so many Terminators here in one go. How many do you estimate they��ve lost in the space-time transfer?��


    Dolittle answered with some difficulty, ��That��s hard to say. It depends entirely on Lady Tyche��s mood.��


    (Note: Tyche is the Greek goddess of fortune & luck.)


    After the conversation ended, Sheyan put down the phone and walked out of the room. Mogensha instantly asked nervously when he saw Sheyan, ��How was it, boss? Are those guysing?��


    Sheyan nodded.


    ��But they won��te here at once. There��s no way the battle n that Sk came up with will be so simple. If I were in its ce, the first thing I��ll do will not be to attack us, but to set up a smokescreen. I��ll order the Terminators to first attack a couple of locations of strategic and military significance in order to attract the attention of the government. Only then will their assault on this residential area not attract official attention.��


    Right after he said that, an urgent news was broadcasted on the TV in the living room:


    ��This is an emergency warning issued by the Los Angeles City Council. Another round of terrorist activity had just urred. The City Hall and the headquarters of Cyberdyne Systems have suffered simultaneous attacks. The LAPD Headquarters was also set on fire. All civilians are advised to stay home in order to avoid getting injured!��


    Following the calm voice of the anchorwoman, Sheyan faintly said, ��The next target should be us.��


    As soon as Sheyan��s words ended, they saw an out-of-control double-decker bus in the distance, rushing over on the long street in front of the house. The bus ran onto the sidewalk and crushed the pedestrians wantonly in its berserked charge!


    Buses normally gave the impression of being slow, huge and crowded, but when they saw the bus in front, the only terms that came to mind were violence, ughter and blood! The bus driver drove the bus like he was driving a bulldozer, forcefully knocking away a car that was in its path as the bus charged aggressively towards Sheyan and his team!

 Chapter 1025: Divide

    <h4>Chapter 1025: Divide</h4>


    Sheyan��s eyes narrowed when he saw the bus on the sidewalk and the innocent civilians screaming miserably under its wheels. The non-stop gunshots from the bus proved that the one who had the intention of taking lives was not just the bus driver; the passengers on the bus obviously shared the same mindset.


    Mogensha easily judged the opponents�� numbers from the amount of muzzle mes. This was a necessary skill for survival that he had already acquired at the age of five.


    ��Including the driver, there are six of those bastards, but we can��t rule out the possibility of more remaining hidden in order tounch a surprise attack.��


    Sheyan stared at the corpses and blood on the street. These Terminators were very skilled in shooting. Although the bus was constantly moving, they were able to find either the head or the heart every time they pulled the trigger. They left almost no survivors.


    Zi came over and stood beside him. Her face hardened when she saw the scene in front of her.


    ��These murderers!�� she eximed coldly.


    ��Something��s wrong with this new batch of Terminators. They��re not like the Terminators we met before,�� said Sheyan with a frown.


    As soon as she heard Sheyan said that, Zi immediately felt the same way.


    ��You��re right. The Terminators we��ve met before were all mechanical monsters that only have their targets in mind. Everyone who stands between them and their targets will be eliminated without mercy, but those who stand at the side will just be ignored. They prioritise efficiency, so they won��t even waste half a joule of energy on irrelevant people if they don��t have to.��


    ��But these Terminators in front of us aren��t justing to kill us, they��re also killing the passers-by! These Terminators are indiscriminately shooting at them regardless of whether they��re threatening or if they��re in the way! And the driver �� it clearly knows that driving on the sidewalk is not only inefficient for the implementation of their task, it will even dy them for a few seconds, but he still chose to do that��. It��s as if the objective Sk gave them is to kill all the humans they see! ��


    Sheyan nodded .


    ��You��re absolutely right. Seems like Sk has made some changes to these Terminators. Maybe it��s an opportunity we can take advantage of.��


    In the blink of an eye, the ferocious bus arrived at Ms. Adess�� house. The driver braked hard right then. The rotation of the rubber tires stopped abruptly, and the huge inertia of the bus caused the tires to drag long braking trails on the street.


    Before the bus hadpletelye to a stop, several Terminators had already rushed out of the bus at an rming speed. They did not get out of the bus through the door. Instead, each of them swept through the side of the bus next to them with a machine gun, then kicked a hole open and jumped down!


    In just ten odd seconds, these horrible killers from the future surrounded Ms. Adess�� house from all directions. It should be noted that Ms. Adess was not staying in the vi-like suburban housemonly seen in the movies, but in a seven-storey reinforced concrete building.


    On the first floor was Ms. Adess�� floral shop. The second floor was the office of thepany her husband ran. Their house was on the top floor. The building had only two exits, and there were no adjacent buildings within thirty meters of it. As such, four Terminators were already enough to prevent the people inside froming out.


    The Terminators used their infrared vision to lock on to the humans inside the building. Unfortunately, the cold weather had made the people inside turn on their heaters or light up their hearths, so the temperature inside the building was quite high. A few heat sources thus easily interfered with the normal operation of the Terminators�� detectors.


    The T-1000 appeared. He walked to the front gate, extended his finger, and inserted it into the keyhole. The terrifyingly versatile liquid metal instantly turned into a key which fit snugly inside the keyhole. The gate opened with a gentle flick of his finger. It seemed that the Terminator would still opt for the most economical and efficient choice of action as long as the task did not involve human beings.


    Three T-910 Terminators immediately rushed into the building. The shattering of porcin vases and the hoarse sound of furnitures being knocked away were instantly heard from the inside.


    The T-1000 first looked around with cold eyes akin to a hawk��s, then followed the T-910s inside.


    Sheyan witnessed all this through a night vision telescope from a building 300 meters away. He made some quick calctions. After five seconds, he felt the Terminators that entered the building should have arrived at the established detonation position, so he gave Mogensha a nod.


    ��Give them the present.��


    The violent explosion happened instantly!


    Before this, the ��mastermind behind the scenes�� had used a pre-set explosion trap to ruthlessly ambush them once. This time, Sheyan decided to borrow his idea to give this group of formidable Terminators a wee gift!


    At that moment, the powerful modified explosives prepared by Dolittle disyed their might!


    The explosives called octogen was divided into three parts, and the amount that was buried in Ms. Adess�� house totaled up to 20 kilograms. Octogen consisted of an eight-membered ring nitramine structure and was usually used in high-powered missile warheads, as well as aponent of the detonation charge of nuclear weapons and solid rocket propents. From that, one could imagine its terror. More importantly, Dolittle had taken into ount the abnormally strong endurance of the Terminators, so he had amped up the destructive heat and impact of the explosives!


    The first to detonate was the explosive nted in the floral shop on the ground floor of the building. Thanks to Sheyan��s previous calction, the timing of the detonation was perfectly controlled. The four Terminators who entered the building were less than three meters away from the core area of the explosion.


    In that instant, the temperature of the core area reached up to 5,000 degrees Celcius, and the pressure exceeded 300 times the atmospheric pressure! Under such horrible impact, the outeryer of skin of the T-910 nearest to the core of the explosion was immediately scorched and carbonised. Then, its eyes burst. Although the precision cameras that were its eyes had been strengthened into the hardness of tempered steel, they could no longer keep themselves intact under such a high temperature.


    Even its internal metallic skeleton was distorted and deformed. Under the action of the high temperature, it was twisted into a pretzel. The final thing to be ignited was its CPU chip that was soaked in tissue fluid. In the intense heat, a small me lit up on the CPU chip like a burning mosquito-repellent mat, then went out shortly after.


    The T-910 was terminated.


    However, the death of the T-910 also blocked most of the power from the explosion. Although the two aplices behind him were damaged to varying degrees, with the skin on their outer body burned away, the injuries only looked terrible �� in truth, they had not lost theirbat capabilities.


    As for the T-1000, it just dissolved. The high temperature could only soften and liquefy its body. In this process, as long as there was not enough molten metal ��infiltrating�� into its liquefied body, its core would not be threatened.


    Just seconds after this explosion, two more dull explosions rang out.


    The two explosions were not aimed at the Terminators, but at the seven-storey building!


    The whole building suddenly shook and, like a giant who could not bear the burden of its own weight, it groaned and copsed!


    The building, which had its main support structures destroyed, fell down quick under the pressure of its tremendous weight. The intact pirs and walls broke down and shatteredpletely. The building copsed to the ground, rousing the dust and debris high into the sky!


    To exin the whole process in steps, the whole building of tens of meters high first looked like a section of it had suddenly sunk into the ground. Then, its exterior ss windows and doors shattered and sparkled down like a torrential rain. The whole ground floor and the underground parking lotpletely caved in!


    The Terminators in the building had just tried to escape, but the violently copsing pirs sealed off their paths. Then, thousands of tons of bricks and stones rumbled down and buried them underneath! Dust covered the sky.


    Witnessing this situation, the four T-910 blocking the exits outside went into a confused state, because at that moment, arge amount of information from the outside flooded into their CPU chips. The calction volume was too much for them to handle and there were simply too many aspects to be considered, so their programs, to put it crudely, ��hung��.


    But right at that moment, Party Ace appeared from the darkness. There was no doubt that the best choice when fighting against this group of Terminators was to reduce their long-range advantage as much as possible. So, Sheyan and co. rode amercial MPV, elerating to an amazing speed in an instant, rushing ahead at a distant Terminators!


    However, the low roaring noise of the engine caught the attention of the T-910 Terminator and snapped it back into reality. It turned around at once and fired at the MPV with a cold gaze! The Terminators�� uracy and precise control of guns with their strong wrists were perfectly put on disy. A neat row of bullet holes appeared on the windshield. If the one sitting in the driver��s seat was an ordinary person, he would have been hit by a few bullets on his neck for sure!


    However, the one there was Sheyan. When he saw the opponent opening fire, he stepped on the throttle more heavily, then raised his left hand to shield the fatal part that was his throat. Even though the Terminator��s weapon had been reinforced, the bullets it shot could only prate Sheyan��s flesh. They were rejected by his tough bones.


    A few secondster, the MPV reached the T-910 Terminator. It leapt to the side dexterously to avoid the vehicle. After Sheyan halted the car with a beautiful drift, several doors flew away apanied by loud bangs as if the whole MPV was disintegrating. Out came a few silhouettes. Ace Party instantly started focusing their firepower on the T-910 Terminator. Mogensha��s bullets, Reef��s giant w, Sheyan��s long saber, and Zi��s powerful Force immediately kissed the T-910��s body!


    After they divided the powerful Terminator team into two with the explosions ording to Sheyan��s n, they knew time was going to be tight. Therefore, they must kill one of the enemies as quickly as they could, then face off against the remaining three Terminators on lookout duty with the full power of the Ace Party. Only in that way could they ensure a higher chance of winning!

 Chapter 1026: Hunt

    <h4>Chapter 1026: Hunt</h4>


    Thanks to their previous experience in fighting T-910s, the Ace Party members were familiar with this powerful new Terminator model, and they were clear on its strengths and weaknesses. They��d long since prepared a suitablebat n.


    Ace Party��s idea was to divide and conquer the four Terminators in the periphery by making use of the confusion from the sudden explosion. They only had one chance, two or three seconds at most. If they missed this opportunity, they would have to face a strong retaliation from the grouped-up Terminators.


    The four Ace Party members attacked at the same time, but there were differences in attack speed between them after all, so their attacks reached the T-910 at different times. The first to reach the Terminator was no doubt Mogensha��s bullets, which were fired urately and viciously at the eyes of the T-910. After they hit the hard steel surface, a string of violent explosions urred.


    Sk had emphatically strengthened the defences of the vulnerable and critical parts on a T-910��s body by adopting the method of regional energy shield, but the high temperature and shock from Brother ck��s attack was effective in interfering with the T-910��s hearing and sight.


    Next came Zi��s ��Force Collision �C Wall��.


    The powerful mental attack ignored the high defensive power of the steel armor and directly acted on the most vulnerable interior of the T-910, causing blue electrical strands to jump madly all over the Terminator like tiny snakes. Some of its joints were even emitting heavy smoke.


    Then, Sheyan��s ��+7 West�� chopped down heavily on the T-910��s fragile neck. The sharp de cut nearly two centimeters into it. A burst of blue electric shot out half a meter high into the sky, sting Sheyan back by three meters and paralysing him temporarily! However, the strike also caused a heavy blow to the interior of the Terminator, so much so that many of its functions had be limited!


    But what really caused heavy damage to the T-910 were Reef��s steel ws, as the ignore-defence effect on these terrible weapons was triggered. The ws swung by Reef pierced so deep into the abdomen of the T-910 that they prated out of the other end!


    Reef had actually carefully selected the spot he wanted to attack. After Dolittle dissected the previous T-910 Terminators, he had found that the electrical circuits passing through the abdomen of the T-910 were critical. They were heavily protected, but once they were damaged, it would be equivalent to severely injuring the spine in a human. The electric flow to the Terminator��s lower limbs would be heavily obstructed, thus affecting its movements.


    Under the impact of Reef��s strike, arge amount of electricity instantlyshed out from the the damaged part of the T-910, hissing and radiating in all directions. Reef could be seen convulsing from the electrical shock, but he still gritted his teeth and persevered. He twisted the ws, trying to do more damage to the Terminator, and he also intended to give it a few more hits.


    However, at that moment, the T-910 ruthlessly and decisively detonated a high-power bomb. The force from the fierce explosion was so destructive that Reef was forced to give up on his follow-up attacks; he could only leap back and raise his shield in a defensive stance!


    Of course, being the one who detonated the bomb, the T-910 also took the brunt of the impact. However, if it did not do so, Reef��s following attacks would have done terrible damage to it.


    Although the T-910 was hurt by the explosion, it also managed to push back the enemy. It was able to decide on the best course of action and instantly made the decision to implement it despite knowing that it would hurt itself in the process. From that, one could see how powerful its AI was in terms ofbat prowess.


    But at that moment, on a tree next to the T-910, a man suddenly hung straight down. The emergence of this man was silent and without warning. His body was painted with oil paint and had a weird pattern on it, like a spider��s. He was wearing a huge, strange-looking shamanic mask. He was Reef��s servant!


    No one knew when this guy had sneaked into this position. There was a spider silk behind his buttock. Suddenly, he opened his mouth. The way he did that was akin to a snake �� the mouth gaped wide open to a horrifying limit. Following an upsurge in the depth of his mouth, a thick white foam gushed forth and shot away towards the Terminator!


    The foam was extremely strong and sticky. It sticked to the T-910��s hands like a chewing gum and maliciously restricted the actions of its hands. Next, Reef��s servant instantly grabbed the T-910 under his armpit, then climbed the tree with both his hands and feet like a tree frog. He pulled the Terminator to the treetop in no time at all, then threw it to the hard ground from a height of over 7 meters!


    It was probably the same for all Terminators �� they were not afraid of sharp weapons, but they would take a lot of damage from blunt blows. After the T-910 fell from a height of over 7 meters andnded on its head, a blinding electric spark instantly shot out from its neck. The burned electricalponents inside it emitted a sizzling sound. It was obviously heavily damaged. When it climbed back up, it swayed unsteadily like a baby who was learning to walk.


    The whole series of attacks sounded long, but in reality, less than 20 seconds had passed since Sheyan and co. showed themselves on the MPV.


    But those dozen odd seconds was enough for the other three Terminators that remained on the outside to react and regroup. At the moment, the smoke and dust from the copse of the building had yet topletely disperse. From afar, within the smoke and dust, came the frantic roars of machine guns. Arge amount of bullets were shot, apanied by three tongues of fire. The three Terminators in the distance were trying their hardest to rescue theirpanion that was being assaulted.


    Suddenly, the ground burst like a fountain. A long, bulky silhouette the thickness of a bucket, its over-10-meter long body containing an explosive power, drilled out from the ground. The dark silhouette was none other than the Amazonian Anaconda, the summoned beast of Sanzi!


    The Anaconda had remained buried underground for a while, but snakes were cold-blooded animals, so its advantage was that it could escape the Terminator��s high-tech thermal imaging technology, which enabled it toy here in ambush.


    Under the control of Sanzi, the giant snake swung its tail through the ground with all its might, sweeping sands and stones as it beat the three Terminators back. However, the tail whip was only a feint. It wrapped its thick waist around the nearest Terminator with unimaginable flexibility, strangling it, and then dragged it into the darkness!


    Although Sanzi��s Anaconda was fierce and powerful, it obviously had no chance against the formidable Terminators even in a 1v1 situation. An Anaconda did not have weapons like poisonous fangs; its primary and most dangerous means of attack was to strangle the enemies with its powerful waist! But a Terminator��s strong, durable internal alloy skeleton meant that it was quite immune to strangtion. When the Anaconda��s strength was exhausted, the Terminator could kill it easily.


    But Sanzi��s objective was not to kill the Terminator. His aim was to control it and stall for time! So long as the Anaconda could dy for two to three minutes, letting the others face off against only two T-910s, it would greatly alleviate the pressure on the team.


    ording to the n previously agreed-upon, as soon as the other T-910s arrived, Reef immediately abandoned the severely damaged Terminator. He raised his dark gold shield and moved step by step towards the two Terminator reinforcements in the distance.


    Dense hail of bulletsnded frantically on Reef��s dark gold shield. They stirred up circles of ripples in the dark golden glow on the surface of the shield, which dispersed into nothingness afterwards. The bullets, which had be deformed and twisted, bounced and scattered everywhere, leaving the surrounding walls and trees with scars.


    At the same time, Sheyan, Mogensha, Zi and Reef��s servant continued attacking the severely damaged Terminator madly. Atst, Sheyan hacked it deep in the throat, followed by Zi��s ��Force Collision �C Wall�� mming down on it from the top. With broken parts spraying everywhere, the T-910 was finally destroyed for good!


    After eliminating one of the Terminators, their job became much easier. By this time, Reef had approached within 20 meters of the two T-910 Terminators. Under his cover, Sheyan rushed out suddenly from behind him and mmed into one of the T-910s. Then, with a ��Tactical Throw��, he sessfully separated the two Terminators!


    After that, Reef stalled one of the T-910s, while Sheyan, Mogensha, Zi, Reef��s servant focused fire on the Terminator that was thrown away. The other Terminator was still tangled up with Sanzi��s Anaconda. The three mechanical monsters were all fighting individually, which was in ordance with the divide and conquer strategy Sheyan had previouslyid out.


    After some time had passed, Sheyan noticed a slight tremor in the ruins of the demolished building! Without a doubt, the Terminators buried underground by the explosion had begun to try to get out of the rubble. His heart tightened.


    Fortunately, at this time, Zi and Brother ck eachnded a critical attack!


    Mogensha activated the pulse shot effect on his gun, and the powerful technology from the world of MIB instantly struck the T-910��s head. Simultaneously, it��s head was also hit by Zi��s ��Force Needle Explosion��!


    The two powerful forces instantly collided with each other, sting the already heavily-wounded head of the T-910 into a mass of fireworks, and eventually a puff of thick ck smoke rose from it!


    The arms and feet on its remaining body shaked helplessly for a while, its finger pulling the trigger in vain, before it copsed in a heap onto the ground. A dark red liquid, which could be organic blood or engine oil, ran all over the ce, then dissolved on the ground, sizzling.

 Chapter 1027: The T-1000 Fights Back

    <h4>Chapter 1027: The T-1000 Fights Back</h4>


    There was only one healthy T-910 Terminator remaining now �� the one tangled up with Sanzi��s Anaconda. By now, it hadunched multiple high-voltage electrical shocks on the Anaconda, sending the Anaconda into spasms, and sessfully escaped from the trap.


    But even though it hade to help as quickly as possible, what awaited it was still the cruel sight of itspanion on the verge of being destroyed.


    However, at that moment, a few bricks and stones on top of the rubble moved. The gaps between the pieces of rubble started bing bigger and bigger. It appeared that the Terminators buried in the rubble could get out any time. Seeing that, Sheyan and the rest did not hesitate tounch a fierce assault on the Terminator that managed to escape from the Anaconda.


    The Terminator��s attacks were all blocked by Reef, while Sheyan joined the melee and engaged it in a scuffle to avoid the T-910 from suddenly attacking Mogensha or Zi. The party was already very familiar with this attack routine. They would only need tens of seconds, maybe just ten odd seconds, to dismantle the T-910 into a pile of scrap metal!


    But right that moment, from the opposite direction of the building ruins, a sudden faint noise could be heard.


    After the faint noise sounded, Mogensha suddenly issued a muffled groan. He could be seen covering his face and staggering backwards. Blood trickled down the gaps between his fingers like a red snakes. He gasped hard, executed a flesh-cutting action, then immediately crouched down and rolled to the side to take cover behind a tree.


    A violent explosion urred in front of the huge tree that was as thick as a bucket. Leaves fell like rain, and a red me rose suddenly and violently. The powerful impact of the explosion also knocked down the tree. After the tree copsed, it burned like a huge torch!


    ��Huh?�� Sheyan immediately felt that something was not right. Only then did he realise that hundreds of meters away from the rubble, a rapid fire sniper rifle had been propped up on a rock! On the trigger of the sniper rifle was a distinct silver finger. At the end of the finger was not a palm, but a thick silvery-white liquid that had a texture akin to molten wax. The liquid flowed down like silk through the cracks on the ground until it reached the depth of the sewer.


    The T-1000 had made its move!


    (TL: The author used the pronoun ��he�� for the T-1000 before this, but changed it to ��it�� from here on. I decided to just stick with what the author used.)


    That was how insane the T-1000 was!


    After being sted by the explosives nted by Party Ace, the T-1000 was immediately dissolved into liquid at high temperature. However, after that temperature slowly cooled down to a critical juncture, the T-1000 regained the control over its body. It did not change back into its conventional form. Rather, it flowed in its liquid form through the cracks in the rubble until it reached the sewer! Then, it easily squeezed to the surface from the underground sewer and sessfully condensed its body back.


    This method of escape was much faster than the T-910��s way of digging their way out with their arms!


    Seeing that its subordinate was in danger and was about to be killed, the T-1000 could not afford to wait for its body to fully form. Instead, it simply, with a finger, pulled the trigger of a sniper rifle left behind by one of the Terminators that was standing guard outside.


    The T-1000 was a powerful Terminator produced with on unconventional concepts, so every base cell of a T-1000 was manufactured to be multi-functional. A primitive cell could be transformed into a CPU cell, an olfactory cell, an inner ear vestibule cell, a miniature camera and others at any time as long as it was injected with energy. Therefore, although the T-1000 had only formed a finger, aiming urately was not a problem for it!


    When Sheyan saw that, he immediately felt that his n was steering out of control. He narrowed his eyes and rushed towards the ce where the T-1000 had appeared without any hesitation.


    Because the attacks from storyline characters would not undergo a 40% weakening, the damage done by the sniper rifle would be astonishingly high. Therefore, among the members of Ace Party, Sheyan, who had the highest HP value, was the most suitable person to tank and stall the powerful sniper-wielding T-1000.


    Reef��s steel ws had a very perverted ability of ignoring defense, so Sheyan was confident that the rest could deal with the half-dead T-910 by themselves.


    As the liquefied body of the T-1000 kept flowing and condensing, the initial finger that was ced on the trigger of the sniper rifle had expanded to the wrist. At that time, the T-1000 discovered Sheyan who was sprinting crazily towards him. Sheyan charged with the unstoppable momentum of a frenzied bull!


    The T-1000 mercilessly pulled the trigger. Apanied by a soft click, the gunshot filtered through the muffler roared again. The smoking hot bullet shell that was as thick as a finger jumped out of the rifle, drawing a parab in the air before falling to the ground.


    At the same time, the modified joint-mounted titanium steel bullet flew out of the muzzle in a spin. The modified bullet would initially pierce into the enemy��s body, causing a pration injury, thenbust and explode in the enemy��s body, causing secondary damage!


    That was what happened to Mogensha. However, he had responded very quickly. He cut the bullet out immediately after the shot and threw it away before he rolled behind a tree for cover. Even so, he was still badly damaged. For Sheyan to rush towards the sniper so directly was the embodiment of craziness and arrogance!


    A jet of blood gushed out from Sheyan��s shoulder! Although he was hit, his speed did not decrease at all. On the contrary, he charged even faster!


    After a loud bang, a chunk of flesh was sted apart from Sheyan��s body. A zing me rose and roasted the wound with a sizzling sound. Most of Sheyan��s shoulder was torn away and covered in mes, but Sheyan seemed like he was not affected at all. The illusionary image of the ��Stairway of the Sun��, tendrils iling, appeared behind him. He continued to sprint forward.


    Sheyan��s crazed charge gave off the impression of a stubborn madness that said ��if you can��t kill me first, you��re going to die here instead!��


    The T-1000��s finger locked on to the trigger that had returned to its original position, and tried to pull it again. By now, most of the arm had taken form. However, at that moment, Sheyan suddenly shed and disappeared from the T-1000��s field of vision. When he reappeared, the distance between them had been shortened by more than 30 meters. It was the instantaneous teleportation ability on the ��Entanglement of Victory�� ring!


    The T-1000 was now within range of Sheyan��s ��Hornrage�� ability!


    The instant ��Hornrage�� was activated, the second bullet was shot out from the sniper rifle. Once again, arge mass of fire appeared on Sheyan��s body. His flesh was once again torn into pieces, showing the bones inside. A smell of burnt flesh filled the air.


    But Sheyan had also sessfully crashed into the Terminator!


    When Sheyan reached the T-1000, the Terminator had only formed his body up to his shoulder. Sheyan chopped down with his saber. The sniper rifle was not a shield; apart from its considerably hard barrel, the rest of the gun was no stronger than wood. So, Sheyan first hacked the sniper rifle into two, then proceeded to cut off the T-1000��s newly-formed arm.


    The T-1000 reacted extremely quickly. Once the severed armnded, it immediately dissolved again into that silvery-white liquid substance, flowing rapidly into the cracks within the ground! Sheyan followed up with a sh, but he only hit the empty ground in vain!


    Sheyan took a deep breath and immediately retracted his saber. Although he had expected the T-1000 to be rather difficult to handle, the liquid metal Terminator proved to be even more dangerous in actual battle than he had imagined. He felt as if his full-force punch hadnded on a pile of soft cotton; it was very disheartening.


    Suddenly, Sheyan saw a metal skeleton arm that had been burned ck extended upwards through the rubble. A T-910 Terminator was about to break out of the ground! His heart tightened. He immediately knew that his previous n of ��eliminating the minions first before taking on the boss alone�� could not be achieved anymore.


    At the same time, from a crack behind Sheyan, a mass of silvery-white liquid emerged silently and without warning. A half-kneeling humanoid figure rapidly formed from the liquid. When he stood up, his facial features and the details on his body rapidly turned vivid. He raised his right hand towards Sheyan.


    This was the T-1000��s favourite ambush tactic!


    Although Sheyan��s current Perceptive Sense attribute had reached an astonishing level, it was still not enough to detect the T-1000 that had no breathing, no heartbeat and made no noise when he moved. Only after Mogensha shouted a warning in the partymunication channel did Sheyan abruptly turn around��.


    A silvery-white left arm covered in terrifying electric flow appeared in his field of vision. The arm rapidly changed into a sharp meat cleaver. The cleaver then drew an arc in the air as it hacked at Sheyan from the bottom to the top!


    Although the meat cleaver formed by the left arm was still about a meter away from him, the sharp, forceful wind from its swinging motion had already reached Sheyan, making goosebumps on Sheyan��s skin.


    And it seemed that the energy reserve of the T-1000 was still quite sufficient, as the weapon he formed with his hand carried high-voltage electricity. It did not take a genius to guess that once the weapon came into contact with the human body, not only would it cause heavy damage, the horrible electric shock would also cause paralysis!

 Chapter 1028: The Crazy T-1000

    <h4>Chapter 1028: The Crazy T-1000</h4>


    Facing the fierce chop, Sheyan did not hesitate to raise his hands and cross them in front of him to intercept the blow the air. Of course, the blocking ability of the ary-Grade High-Energy Mechanical Power Gloves�� after they had been strengthened was a great help.


    The sparks from the impact illuminated the T-1000��s face. Sheyan originally thought the Terminator would have a deadpan expression as Terminators usually did, but contrary to his expectation, the T-1000��s face was contorted into a snarl. There was even a crazed bloodlust in his eyes!


    That shook Sheyan. He was now sure that his previous deduction was correct �� these powerful Terminators were indeed injected with emotions of hatred.


    Although Sheyan managed to block in time, the T-1000��s cleaver still tore through his skin. Blood came pouring down like rain. A powerful impact with a terrible paralyzing electric shock forced Sheyan to stagger back by five or six steps. His hair stood erect from the shock.


    From this exchange, one could see the advantage that evading had over blocking or parrying. To evade was topletely avoid the opponent��s attack without sustaining any damage, while blocking would only enable a partial reduction of the damage ording to the situation on both sides.


    For example, when Reef used his dark gold shield to block ordinary bullets, he would still receive damage, but the damage value of each bullet would be quite low �� about 2 or 3 points., which were negligible. However, when Sheyan crossed his gloves in front of him to block the T-1000��s cleaver, the damage reduction this time was only around 50%.


    At that moment, Brother ck spoke in the partymunication channel.


    ��Boss, Dolittle just sent us intel on the T-1000.��


    That old man Dolittle was watching and analysing the battle through real-time video feedbacks.


    Mogensha soon transmitted the intel of the T-1000 to Sheyan, which appeared in his vision. He could call on it anytime.


    T-1000 Terminator (Improved model)


    Basic Parameters:


    Height: 180 cm


    Weight: 90 kg


    Strength: 150


    Agility: 100


    Intelligence: ???


    Spirit: 200


    Charm: 50


    Physique: 50


    Perceptive Sense: 10


    Power Support System: Unknown


    Battery duration: To be determined


    Base HP: 100 (the real body of the T-1000 is actually quite fragile, but every base cell in its body is protected by a powerful energy shield. As long as the energy in its body has not exhausted, the T-1000 will always be in its optimum state.)


    Base MP (Energy): 50


    Innate Ability: Liquefaction Shapeshift �� The T-1000 was built fromputer-controlled liquid metal. Any part of its body can change shape at will. The Terminator can take on the form of any object ofparable volume. It has a strong capacity to cope with changes and can integrate itself with the surrounding environment. It does not carry any weapon, but can instantly transform parts of its body into sharp weapons and tools.


    Innate Ability: Dual-core Microprocessors �� This ability enables the T-1000 to possess much higher AI than the average Terminator.


    Innate Ability: Adaptability �� This ability enables the T-1000 to survive at temperatures ranging from -160 degrees Celsius to 3000 degrees Celsius. Even above or below this temperature, the T-1000 will only enter a dormant standby state. As long as it is not assimted by simr liquids, it will remain alive.


    Weapon parameters:


    Weapon 1: Electric power spillover device �� This device can supplement the T-1000��s melee attack with electric power by consuming a certain amount of energy.


    Defensive capability (list of installed equipments):


    Shield: Basic Elemental Energy Shield


    Add-ons (Functional equipments ready for imitation):


    Simple thermal imager (loaded,es with night vision)


    GPS (loaded, needs adjusting before ready for use)


    Light weapon detection device (loaded, can detect light weapons and firearms within two hundred meters)


    Sounds simtion system (loaded, can perfectly simte any sound it heard before)


    Installedbat programs:


    Close-Combat Mastery (loaded)


    Light Firearm Mastery (Handgun / Submachine Gun Type) (loaded)


    Heavy Firearm Mastery (Sniper Rifle / Machine Gun Type) (loaded)


    Human Emotions Program (loaded)


    Driving Technique Program for Various Road Vehicles (loaded)


    Helicopter and Fighter Jet Driving Technique Program (Loaded)


    While Sheyan was reading up on the T-1000, the Terminator itself had already got close to him. It sent a knee towards Sheyan. In response, Sheyan retreated half a step and grabbed the Terminator��s foot. He then tried to flip the T-1000 over.


    However, the T-1000 merely put its hands to the ground for support. The hands touching the ground rapidly changed into a pair of feet, while its feet turned into its arms. Its head grew from its groin. It now stood upright as if it had not been flipped at all. It took advantage of the moment of surprise to counter-attack andnd some strikes on Sheyan.


    Seeing that the two T-910 Terminators underneath the rubble were about to climb out, Sheyan immediately made up his mind. He pulled out ��Ambition�� which had been collecting dust in his personal storage and shot at the T-1000! The lead bullet, although rtively soft, did considerable damage to the Terminator. A small part of the T-1000��s head was sted away.


    This T-1000 was a Terminator that had been injected with human emotions; the shot instantly angered it. Sheyan��s action was akin to a cockroach that crawled to a human��s face and took a sh*t. So when Sheyan turned and fled into the night, the T-1000 immediately ran after him with its face distorted in fury.


    Although this move by Sheyan would ensure that the rest of Party Ace would have a rtively easier time, it also meant that the pressure on himself would increase several folds. But to step forward at the most dangerous times was also the responsibility of the party leader, right? Otherwise, how could he make others believe in him?


    The speed of the T-1000 was absolutely not slow. Sheyan clearly remembered the many scenes in the movie where a T-1000 had used only its legs to catch up to a speeding car. Therefore, less than 300 meterster, Sheyan could already feel a burst of wind from behind him �� the T-1000 had jumped on him! Its arms changed into two sharp hooks mid-swing, ferociously aiming towards Sheyan��s shoulder des.


    Sheyan dodged by shifting his body sideways, simultaneously kicking towards the T-1000��s stomach with one foot. The kick was so strong that it broke open the T-1000��s abdomen. However, that also meant that Sheyan��s foot was temporarily trapped in its belly.


    In that instant, the T-1000 quickly shapeshifted. It was originally its stomach that was holding onto Sheyan��s right leg, but it quickly became its arms. The T-1000��s directly shapeshifted into a low-gravity pose of a shoulder throw. Even with Sheyan��s resourcefulness, he could not find ways to stop himself from losing his bnce and be thrown hard onto the ground.


    Then, the T-1000 looked down at Sheyan with disdainful eyes. It raised a foot and stomped down ruthlessly. Even more vicious was the fact that the foot had turned into a sharp spear in the process of falling down!


    Sheyan could only roll away. The hard concrete ground was prated hard by the T-1000��s foot, and the crushed pieces sttered. The sharp spear changed back into the right foot of the T-1000 in an instant.


    ��I can��t let this go on. If we continue like this, I��ll definitelye off worse.��


    Faced with the tremendous pressure of the T-1000 closing in on him, Sheyan pulled out ��+7 West�� and struck back. The saber cut into the left shoulder of the T-1000 30 centimeters deep and almost sliced arge piece of the Terminator off. However, the T-1000 continued to shapeshift like cloud and water. With a wriggle, the parts around the wound became its left and right hands. Its ten fingers held tight to the de while the T-1000 itself was half-kneeling in a strange pose, seemingly in an attempt to seize Sheyan��s ��+7 West�� away from him!


    At the same time, electricity flowed between the T-1000��s fingers. The Terminator was obviously intending to take advantage of this close contact opportunity to send some electric currents into Sheyan��s body to teach this human a profound lesson!


    Faced with such a strange way of fighting, Sheyan was indeed dazzled and caught by surprise.


    After the initial astonishment, he immediately pull back his saber with a shout and leaped aside, but his whole body was already convulsing in shock while he was in mid-air. He lost his bnce and fell hard to the ground. The electricity spread to the spot where Sheyannded, causing the trees, vines and grasses there to wither in an instant. If he had not immediately broke off direct contact with the T-1000 thanks to his intuition, he would have suffered much greater harm!


    But how could the T-100 give Sheyan a chance to take a breather under such circumstances? It immediately ran over in huge strides, then raised its left palm and swatted it down from the top like it was swatting a fly, only the palm had quickly dissolved and transformed into a long, sharp knife while in the process of moving down. The magnificent momentum it carried would make anyone who was under it feel like they were about to be chopped into two!


    The knife finally gave Sheyan a serious blow. He took two steps back and leaned against a big tree, all the while covering his mouth with his hand. He coughed violently, and crimson blood seeped through his fingers �� that was a sign of severe lung damage. Karma was indeed a b*tch. He had previously jabbed the Terminators several times in the chest, and now the favour was immediately returned to him.


    ��I��m alright,�� Sheyan��s voice was hoarse as he spoke into the partymunication channel, ��It��s about time, right, Reef?��

 Chapter 1029: Liquid Nitrogen Bomb

    <h4>Chapter 1029: Liquid Nitrogen Bomb</h4>


    Reefughed wryly on the other side.


    ��You probably need to hold on for a while longer. The group that the T-1000 sent to create chaos around LA had returned and joined up with the two T-910s that climbed out of the rubble. Two other Terminators that were hidden among the humans had also joined the fight.


    ��In conclusion, what we��re facing now are not two pieces of junk that had just crawled out of the rubble, but four T-910 that are armed to the teeth plus two TOK715 Terminators with pretty decent long range attacks.��


    ��What��s more disgusting is that one of the infiltration type TOK715 Terminators possesses maintenance capabilities. Not only did it bring some spare parts with it, it��ll also dismantle some unimportant parts of itself to repair the T-910s. The T-910sbat effectiveness is slowly recovering as a result. We��re in a deadlock right now.��


    Sheyan��s heart sank when he heard that. He immediately knew that he had made another miscalction. In his n, the Terminators who were sent to attack the key locations in Los Angeles were smokescreens and also discarded pawns; they should not have escaped.


    However, Sheyan forgot to take into ount the existence of the concealed TOK715 Terminators which could act as moles inside those ces. The T-910s could attack from the front, grabbing the humans�� attention, while the TOK715s could assist from the dark.


    And that��s how the current awkward situation came to be!


    ��The firepower of six Terminators��.�� Sheyan instantly understood the difficulties faced by the others.


    Based on the powerful firepower he experienced just now, Sheyan knew that Zi and Mogensha could not be exposed to the attacks. After all, the attacks of storyline characters were not weakened by 40% like they were for contestants. It would only take only a few seconds for six guns to eliminate them.


    As for Reef, although he could withstand the enemies�� long-range attacks, he did not dare to rush into the midst of the enemies to attack. The Terminators were alsopletely immune to the ��Cardiac Shattering Roar�� ability. Once Reef got close, he would have to face six high-frequency daggers directly. It was a scary prospect.


    The other group would probably not break the stalemate anytime soon.


    When Sheyan thought of this, he inhaled a deep breath, because he knew that the danger he faced had be a little stronger, and the burden on his shoulders had be a little heavier!


    A ruthless gleam suddenly shed across the T-1000��s eyes. It raised his arm and hacked down at Sheyan, its palm turning into an axe.


    Sheyan extended his hands to grab the T-1000��s untransformed forearm while the various parts on his gloves began to spin at high speed in multiple direction. He pushed the gloves to their full operational capacity, causing them to spew dense, dark smoke under the pressure. He would throw the T-1000 far away with ��Tactical Throw�� to win himself a chance to take a breather.


    However, the part of the T-1000��s wrist that was held by Sheyan unexpectedly lost its solid form, almost overflowing out from the cracks between his fingers. The next instant, the wrist turned into an ankle.


    When Sheyan flung the T-1000 with full force, the Terminator had already transformed into an upside down pose where its feet were on top and his head was at the bottom.


    At the exact instant of being thrown away, the T-1000 extended its hands at the speed of lightning and tightly held on to Sheyan��s wrist! It made use of the great force of being thrown away to drag Sheyan down!


    Both of them tumbled to the ground at once. In this closebat situation, not only could the T-1000 discharge current, every part of its body could also transform into various lethal weapons to hack at Sheyan. This was undoubtedly a highly dangerous moment for Sheyan!


    A cold glint shed! Sheyan, caught off guard, had three deep wounds made on his chest by the T-1000. The scarlet muscles around the wounds rolled up, looking frightening and terrible, as if he had been dissected. The Terminator then turned three of its fingers into a sharp razor-like shape, appearing ready to rub some salt into Sheyan��s wounds.


    The T-1000 did not care about Sheyan��s retaliation at all. Sheyan had grabbed its head and forcefully twisted its neck by 180 degrees. This kind of injury, while not necessarily fatal to Terminators, would normally still cause great harm. However, the back of the T-1000��s head simply turned back into its face as if nothing had happened. This kind of bodily distortion was totally useless on the T-1000! Let alone 180 degrees, even if its neck was twisted by 1800 degrees, it would still be futile!


    In just a few short seconds, Sheyan had already suffered several severe blows. Blood gushed out from his body like fountains, instantly dyeing the surroundingnd crimson. On the contrary, the T-1000 looked none worse for the wear. It even had the time to flip a middle finger at Sheyan, as if it was mocking and ridiculing him!


    The T-1000��s finger suddenly grew longer and flew straight towards Sheyan��s eye. Sheyan tried turning sideways to dodge it, but it still pierced through his shoulder de, creating a terrible, bloody, hole.


    Taking advantage of the moment Sheyan was injured, the T-1000 reached out and grabbed both of Sheyan��s feet. Sheyan��s legs were instantly electrocuted. Not only that, he was also lifted high and hurled towards a huge tree to the side!


    The T-1000 had nned for this move for a long time. The reason it needed to hurl Sheyan away was because it needed some time and space to transform its hands into something big that could give Sheyan a lethal blow. During the process, it was best left undisturbed. The high-voltage electricity itunched just now was to ensure that Sheyan��s legs were paralysed to prevent him from running away.


    The power of the T-1000��s processing capabilities was evident from this move. It was the kind of logic flow that could only be achieved after a huge amount of calctions. What��s more, every step was seamlessly connected like a series of gears, without any w in between!


    The T-1000 sped its hands together and they slowly fused into each other, forming a gigantic hammer! He proceeded to rush towards Sheyan, the ferocity and menace with which it did sopletely toppled the Terminators�� usual chilly impression. It made its target feel as if he would bepletely smashed into smithereens if he was hit!


    But no matter how meticulous a n was, there would always be unexpected urrences.


    There was no way Sheyan could run away at the moment. High-voltage electricity flowed all over his body still, and he waspletely numb from the waist down. His fingers were also trembling violently. However, he still had the strength to fight back!


    He only had enough strength to hurl a tiny bottle, but that was enough!


    With blood all over his head, Sheyan, who seemed to be paralysed on the ground, suddenly raised his head and looked towards the charging T-1000 which was about seven or so meters away at the moment. With a cold smirk, he raised his hand and threw out a bottle. At the same time, he rolled back and hid behind a park bench nearby.


    The T-1000 had never been afraid of any form of attack; it simply continued to rush forward without any intention of dodging! Even if the object thrown by Sheyan was a nuclear grenade, the Terminator would not be stopped.


    However, when the seemingly ordinary bottle smashed on the ground, what came out from inside was a strong silvery-white light that illuminated arge piece of the surrounding area.


    It was currently summer in Los Angeles, so the temperature was warm, and the air was hot and humid, but when the light came out, the surprisingly pleasant sound of the air freezing could be heard. Arge area of the ground was instantly covered with ice, which rapidly spread to the surroundings. Although Sheyan had taken cover behind something, he still felt his limbs turning stiff. Even the blood flowing inside them felt like they were freezing!


    The bottle Sheyan hurled was the liquid nitrogenpression tank that Dolittle gave him! It disyed its might in this instant, freezing the T-1000 into a rigid humanoid form, and even condensing everything around it! The heavy hammer that was formed from its hands immediately broke off at the handle with a crack. The gigantic hammer fell to the ground and shattered like a fragile porcin piece.


    The T-1000 tried to move forward, but its feet were frozen to the ground. It forcefully exerted strength on his feet, but that resulted in its legs breaking at the ankles. It lost its bnce and fell down, and suffered the same fate of shattering like porcin!


    Sheyan heaved a long breath of relief. He could still see some faint blue electricity flowing through the wreckages of the damaged T-1000. The cold was also rapidly dissipating. The Terminator obviously would not die so easily. Right now, it was using its own reserve energy to quickly drive away the cold. Sheyan mockingly flipped a middle finger back at the T-1000, and then made haste to deal with the injuries on his body.


    During the dozen odd seconds Sheyan took to give his injuries some emergency treatments, the ice on the ground was fading away rapidly. Large drops of liquid metal, shaped like dewdrops on lotus leaves, were rapidly merging. Sheyan narrowed his eyes at the sight, and sighed.


    And then into the partymunication channel, he spoke, ��Reef, how much longer do you guys need to end the battle on your side?��


    Reef sighed heavily before he replied, ��It��ll probably take at least half an hour, boss. If you can��t hang on any longer, let��s group up.��


    ��No way,�� Sheyan narrowed his eyes and said in a serious tone.


    A stick could be easily broken but a bundle of sticks were hard to break. Sheyan understood this theory. If they let the other six Terminators join the T-1000, they would just be adding oil to fire. Even if Party Ace could somehow gain the upper hand in the exchange, the Terminators might still be able to escape with the T-1000 as the spearhead. It would be really difficult to get another chance like this in the future.


    After a moment of contemtion, Sheyan quickly made up his mind and earnestly said, ��Don��t worry about me. You guys keep up the attack on that side. Just leave the T-1000 to me.��

 Chapter 1030: Activate! Ukiyo-e!

    <h4>Chapter 1030: Activate! Ukiyo-e!</h4>


    After Sheyan said that, he flicked his wrist and took out from his bosom a strange-looking woodblock painting. The frame of the woodblock painting was made of walnut. It seemed brand-new, but the cloth stretched across its surface looked rather old.


    The material of the ��cloth�� appeared to be somewhat strange. It looked a little like paper, and also like cloth, but not quite either one of them. If one were to touch it carefully, they would find that it possessed a smoothness akin to paper, but also a flexibility that a piece of paper would not have.


    Nevertheless, if the ��cloth�� was put up against the light of the sun, one would be able to see that the internal structure of the cloth was astonishinglyplicated �� it was like abyrinth of interconnected and interweaving tiny channels. It even gave off the illusion that it was breathing, as if it had a life of its own, inhaling air into the interior of the cloth and exhaling through the channels.


    That��s right, this object was the powerful item Sheyan had previously obtained, the unique reward of the Golden Side Mission, the Ukiyo-e!


    Sheyan had already studied the item carefully. ording to some information he obtained through his current military rank, the special thing about the Ukiyo-ey in that cloth on its surface. The material of this cloth��.was human skin!


    More precisely, it was the skin of a powerful mage! It was produced by engraving arge number of magic formations on the skin of the mage, then having the skin peeled off �� all while the mage was still alive! Such a cruel method was required because the capiry blood vessels would transport oxygen and nutrients to the skin through the blood while a human was alive. The teleportation formation engraved under this condition would have its operational efficiency increased several folds, thanks to the flow of blood.


    Of course, the making of an Ukiyo-e painting was absolutely not that simple. The aforementioned description was just the beginning; it still had to go through a series of tedious processes before it turned into the end product. But just from the refining process of the raw material, one could already tell that this object was definitely something very rare. It was indeed worthy of being a unique reward of a Golden Side Mission.


    By now, the frozen and shattered T-1000 had begun to rapidly fuse and solidify. How Sheyan wished he could throw another liquid nitrogen bomb its way! However, before the fight, Sheyan had actually asked Dolittle if they could possibly throw the T-1000 directly into arge liquid nitrogen container to freeze it permanently, then slowly deal with the Terminator.


    Dolittle did notpletely rule out Sheyan��s idea, but he had put forward a prerequisite condition �� before doing that, the energy reserve of the T-1000 must first be reduced to less than 15%.


    Sk would always try its best to avoid its top-notch technologies from falling into the hands of mankind. Therefore, ording to the settings programmed into the T-1000 by Sk, when the Terminator found itself in a desperate situation that it could not get out of, it would likely activate its self-destruct program. Needless to say, the power of the self-destruction was terrifying.


    However, when the energy reserve of a T-1000 dropped below 15%, various ws would appear in its subcellr protective shields. Thanks to Dolittle��s in-depth study of liquid alloy technology, he could take advantage of this to sessfully prevent a T-1000 from self-destructing.


    Dolittle also warned Sheyan that liquid nitrogen freezing should not be Sheyan��s main method of dealing with the T-1000 because of the extremely low temperature it induced. ording to Dolittle��s study, once the energy reserve of a T-1000 fell below 15% and ws appeared in the subcellr protective shields of its liquid metal, the liquid metal may be destroyed in the ultra-low temperature environment. All their effort would be wasted then!


    Therefore, the liquid nitrogen bombs should be used conservatively. Sheyan��s ultimate goal at the moment was still to consume the energy of the T-1000 so that its energy reserve would fall below 15%.


    But it was not easy to achieve this goal. First, the liquid nitrogen bombs could not be used frequently, as that may lead to the T-1000 self-destructing. Second, they could not be used after the T-1000��s energy reserve had fallen below 15%, for fear of damaging their future research material and making a waste of all their previous effort��.


    ***


    ording to Dolittle��s research, the most energy-consuming activity for a liquid metal entity was to restructure the body after beingpletely destroyed, like the liquid nitrogen freezing that the T-1000 had undergone just now. Each time that happened, it would consume about 2% of its energy reserve.


    Surely the task was not that difficult then. Just freeze it with liquid nitrogen over 40 times, and the goal would be achieved! But in truth, things were absolutely not that simple. The negative effect of liquid nitrogen bombs aside, the T-1000��s AI was also smarter than most humans!


    A human may fall for the same trap once or twice, maybe even three times, but four times or even five times? That��s almost impossible, let alone forty times!


    At this moment, Sheyan heaved a long sigh. He pulled back until he was about 100 meters away from the T-1000, then grasped the Ukiyo-e, closed his eyes, and began to channel his MP to paint the likeness of Melody on it.


    The distance of 100 meters was chosen for a reason.


    He could not retreat too far, or the T-1000 would lose sight of its primary target after it recovered, leading to it grouping up with its subordinates and foiling the delicate bnce of the overall situation.


    Nor could Sheyan retreat too close, causing his own casting process to be easily interrupted!


    At this time, the T-1000 hadpletely recovered from the frozen state. Arge number of sticky silver beads rolled on the ground, constantly colliding with each other, and then merging, finally forming groups ofrge silver pools!


    The cloth on the surface of the Ukiyo-e was yellowish-white in colour, exuding an ancient feel of having seen the long passage of time, and it felt as if time itself was wandering on it. Sheyan concentrated his MP upon it, and a dot appeared on the surface of the cloth.


    The dot was formed from Sheyan��s channelled MP.


    The way the dot emerged was a bit strange. It was like how a spot on a piece of paper quickly dried, yellowed, burned and ckened when it was put above a candle me.


    The dot started to move and paint like an invisible brush. Although the strokes of the brush were very delicate, they were also quite fast. Each stroke was optimised to achieve the best result.


    When Sheyan witnessed this spectacle, he could not help recalling an episode he saw on the Discovery Channel in the real world. It was about a master painter of the Gongbi style painting, which originated from the Tang Dynasty in Ancient China. The painting style was usually used to paint beautiful women with meticulous brushwork. The master painter had 71 different kinds of paint. He had to paint each stroke meticulously and would only finish one painting in five years.


    (TL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gongbi )


    The painting process of the Ukiyo-e at this time reminded Sheyan of the fast-motion video of the master painter at work �� extremely fast, extremely delicate, extremelyplicated strokes!


    The image of a naive, beautiful, smiling girl quickly appeared on the Ukiyo-e painting. The aura of nature on the girl was so strong that it threatened to jump out of the painting. Those whoid eyes on her would feel as if they had been transported to the middle of a forest basking in the early morning sunshine. A stream ran to the side, and the flowers were in full bloom. However, although the outline of the girl had already formed on the painting, she had no eyes. That was inevitably a ring shoring which made the likeness appearcking in life.


    Based on the description of the Ukiyo-e, all was ready except one crucial thing. Because Melody, whom Sheyan was summoning, was a friendly entity of considerable might and status, he had to wait for the target��s response. If the target did not assent to the summoning, the summoning would fail. However, in such cases, the failed summoning attempt would not count towards the limited number of use of the Ukiyo-e.


    Sheyan was, of course, confident that Melody would answer his call. He had no doubt about it. However, Melody would obviously use this opportunity to mobilise all the Elven elders to try and activate the dimensional formation on their side in order to pinpoint the coordinates of Sheyan��s nightmare realm (although the dimensional channel the Ukiyo-e opened would connect to the Terminator world, it had to go through the Noah Realm C that Sheyan belonged to as a medium). Therefore, she would certainly be a littlete.


    When the T-1000 Terminator seeded in restoring its humanoid form, the Ukiyo-e was already shining with a brilliant light. The yellowish painting cloth on it slowly dissolved into the air and turned into a yellowish-white light, which gathered on a nearby tree.


    Then, arge number ofplex, mysterious, and ancient runes quickly formed on the bark of the tree trunk and rapidly spread to the surroundings.


    Soon, all the nts within a kilometer of the tree started to wilt at an astonishing speed. Even the soil in this area became barren and cracked. However, the previous tree continued to thrive. The runes on the bark started to glow with a faint green light, which reminded those whoid eyes on it of spring and life. Then, the runes peeled away from the bark of the tree. A small, delicate hand, carrying with it a holy and refreshing aura, reached out from the gap that the runes had left.


    [ Melody Sunstrider, Twilight Elf, leader of the Sunstriders, wielder of the Ring of Air, and the Master of Dawn City, has responded to your summon. ]


    [ Melody Sunstrider is about to descend to you. From this moment on, her presence will continuously consume your utility points at the cost of 1000 points per hour. ]


    [ Because Melody Sunstrider is too powerful for this world, please choose one of the following limitations: (A) Creatures attacked by Melody Sunstrider will only drop mission-rted items, or (B) Melody Sunstrider��s offensive power will be suppressed to a certain degree (defence and HP will remain unchanged). ]


    Sheyan no doubt would not allow any mistakes in his quest of obtaining liquid metal. Besides, his main purpose for summoning Melody here was not for her offensive power anyway, but to buy them more time. Therefore, he decisively chose option (B).

 Chapter 1031: Sunstrider Flaming Lance

    <h4>Chapter 1031: Sunstrider ming Lance</h4>


    A slender young woman appeared in front of Sheyan. She was as lively as a fawn. Her upper body was almostpletely uncovered except for the grass-woven attire covering her chest. When one got close to her, one could almost smell the refreshing breath of youth she exuded. Her curved eyes made her seem like she was smiling innocently all the time.


    Sheyan��s heart shook when he saw her. Yes, seeing the smiling Melody who was as lively as a fawn as she came to him with a bounce in her steps, he was reminded of a saying:


    ��.If only time could stop at the moment when we first met.


    He was already used to seeing Melody being attended by those around her like a queen. Seeing her with the liveliness and attire she wore when they first met, an indescribable mncholy rose in his heart. Sheyan could not help but recall how he was then, the joy he felt, and his��.dream.


    Of course, Melody was no longer the Melody of old. She was now the heart of Dawn City. Although her stubbornness may have won her the tiny right to choose her own attire on this trip, the six core elders under her could never just let here her and face risks without any preparation. So, in truth, only the way she dressed was the same as the first time they met; some small details on her still betrayed her current noble identity.


    The conspicuous Vilya on Melody��s left index finger aside, a pair of precious and exquisite earrings also asionally peeked out from within her flowing hair. This pair of earrings were treasures passed down in Mr. Segimli��s family. Three types of powerful divine arts were stored inside.


    The emerald green fruit worn on her neck was as clear as a diamond, and it gave off a faint aura that felt as if it was supporting the sky and the earth. Sheyan��s current Perceptive Sense was several times higher than that of thest time he entered the world of the Lord of the Rings, so he could immediately tell that this object was likely more powerful than a Golden Fruit!


    The long bow on Melody��s back looked like a phoenix that would soar to the sky any moment. It��s delicate design alone was enough to show that it was definitely not an ordinary item. As Melody walked, illusionary images of phoenix feathers would fall from it, disappearing as they touched the ground.


    There existed a fact about the things made by Elves. It might not be true for other races, but it was an irrefutable truth for the Elves �� the more exquisite an object looked, the more powerful it was.


    As soon as Melody appeared, she went straight to Sheyan and embraced him without reservations, then gave him a deep, passionate kiss. Sheyan was instantly immersed in the refreshing breath of nature on her, as if every cell in his body had been washed by the breath of spring. It made him feel rxed and happy.


    At that moment, however, the T-1000 decided to be a party pooper. He had already closed in to within 30 meters of them and had started to elerate.


    With a hand around Melody��s slender waist, Sheyan stared into herrge eyes that were filled with affection, shrugged his shoulders and smiled helplessly.


    ��I��m sorry, I��m summoning you this time because I��m in big trouble.��


    Only now did Melody notice the bloodstains and wounds on Sheyan. Pained by the sight, she immediately waved her hand. A light green glow shed on Sheyan, wrapping around the surface of his body like a liquid. His wounds rapidly healed.


    Then, Melody turned towards the charging T-1000 and frowned as she asked, ��That��s a puppet without a soul. Was it the one who hurt you so badly?��


    ��If you underestimate it, I may very well die here today.��


    After the Ukiyo-e had finished its task, it was restored to the original nk appearance. However, Sheyan noticed that a very distinct slit had appeared on the surface of the cloth, as if a knife had cut it, but the cut had notpletely broken through. Apparently, the three-time usage limit was not a joke.


    The T-1000 was now only fifteen meters away from them. Its eyes gleamed with hatred as its hands took on the form of a machete. On the de were wicked razor-toothed sharp edges. Melody frowned slightly, then pointed at the Terminator with a finger! Although the nts around the area were all dead, the roots beneath the ground had yet to rot away. They immediately made a terrible sound.


    A huge magic formation formed on the ground. A great amount of tree roots broke through the earth, crisscrossing andbining with each other to form arge number of lean hands extending out from the ground, standing upright like branches on a tree. The giant hands looked as if they only had bones and muscles left on them. The fingernails on them were sharp, and they scratched wildly in the air.


    The T-1000 only had Sheyan in its eyes, so it continued to boldly rush forward, intending to force his way through the roots array. These wooden hands formed from tree roots were very bizarre; no matter what they held, arge number of blood vessels would immediately grow on the contact surface like nt roots, and spread about.


    But the T-1000 was a robot; it was immune to the parasitic nt roots. However, it was still hindered by the strong wooden hands, and the speed of its movement decreased sharply.


    When Melody tried to cast more divine arts, she frowned and said, ��The nt element here is so sparse.��


    Seeing that the T-1000 was trapped by the tree roots array, Sheyan grabbed Melody��s hand and ran forward.


    ��Damn it. Come with me, I��ll take you to a ce with plenty of nt elements. The Ukiyo-e just wilted all the nts around here to open a dimensional door to this space, so the most abundant thing here is probably the exhaust gas of vehicles.��


    By the time the T-1000 finally got rid of the entanglement of the tree roots array, Sheyan had already taken Melody inside a Citroen parked on the roadside and started the engine.


    The T-1000 gave chase madly!


    It burst out with a huge amount of energy. By the time the car reached the speed of 60 kilometers per hour (about 37 mph), the Terminator had already caught up to ten meters behind it. The T-1000 then jumped ferociously and turned its left hand into a hook,tching on to the rear of the Citroen! It was dragged along on the ground, creating a trail of sparks in its wake due to the friction. After that, it dragged itself closer to the car body and mmed its elbow down. The metallic trunk of the car instantly made a sharp noise, like a piece of cloth being forcefully ripped in half.


    The T-1000 continued its fierce attack on the car. The loud, shrill noises it made, like that of a chainsaw cutting steel, gave the impression that it would split the car apart. Sheyan ignored the Terminator and tried to sway the car as much as he could while he drove, in order to slow down the Terminator��s attacks and prevent it from having its way.


    Meanwhile, Melody, with her mouth agape, stared in surprised at Sheyan��s skillful control of the vehicle as they moved forward at high speed. She was unfamiliar with and curious about this new world, and found joy in all the new things she was seeing.


    The T-1000 was really aggressive; it tried to climb through the roof of the car to the driver��s seat. Realising this, Sheyan seized the opportunity to make a sudden brake and turn. The Terminator was flung onto the road and crushed by a heavy trucking from behind!


    However, it refused to give up. After quickly recovering from the blow, it immediately jumped onto a passing truck and kicked the driver away. It then continued its relentless chase! The Terminator looked as if it would pursue Sheyan to the end of the earth until it caught up with him. However, thanks to the warning issued by the government today, there were few cars and fewer pedestrians on the normally busy streets of Los Angeles. At the speed Sheyan was driving, it was not so easy to catch up to him.


    So Sheyan brought Melody to the urban green space that was hailed as the ��lungs of Los Angeles��, the South Los Angeles Wends Park! It was already the closing time of the park, so when several staff members saw their car, they tried to stop them with unhappy faces. However, Sheyan simply ignored them; he stepped on the elerator and crashed through the gate!


    With a loud bang, the park��s iron fence gate was sent flying. After that, the window of the car slid open and arge pile of banknotes were thrown out of it, flying all over the ce. The few staff members were delighted upon seeing that and rushed to pick the banknotes up. They could not be bothered to notify their superior about the incident for the moment.


    In truth, LA was still in an upheaval, dealing with the aftermath of the chaos caused by the Terminators. Even if this particr incident was reported, not many people would attach importance to it.


    As Melody watched Sheyan control the car, she asked him with big, round eyes, ��Is this the carriage you use here? What kind of magic was used to make it move without a horse?��


    ��Well��.this magic is called gasoline. That guy��s almost caught up to us. We better deal with him first.�� said Sheyan with a shrug.


    A loud engine roar transmitted over from the distance. Two bright lights shined straight towards them. The truck driven by the T-1000 could be seen approaching in vicious pursuit.


    Melody sighed with a tint of regret. ��My power is greatly suppressed in this world. Otherwise, despite how powerful this mechanical puppet is, I��d have no problem trapping it here.��


    As she spoke, Melody could feel an astonishing fluctuation in her earrings, as if all the nts in the park were resonating with her. The next second saw every tree nearby tremble in pleasant surprise. Then, a tree started to shake with ecstasy and pull its roots out of the soil. It floated up slowly, and its branches and leaves rapidly fell off. Then, it started to burn, and finally turned into a burning javelin.


    Little green spots of light emerged from the earrings and attached themselves to the burning javelin, causing the me to burn more violently!


    ��I mark the creature in front of me as an enemy of nature,�� said Melody while he pointed at the T-1000. The sound of a strong wind rising could be heard from the distant woods, as if it was showing its contempt and disdain for the T-1000!


    In the next second, the fragile-looking Melody waved both her hands with a tender shout.


    That burning javelin shot away at once with a deafening howl! Wherever it passed through, it left a spiral of air fluctuation in its rear. It gave off the righteous feeling of a rising sun expelling the darkness, unavoidable and unstoppable!


    This was the evolved version of Melody��s original ability, ��Twilight Dictum�� �� the ��Sunstrider ming Lance��!


    (TL: Bonus chapteringter.)

 Chapter 1032: Who’s Melody Sunstrider?….

    <h4>Chapter 1032: Who��s Melody Sunstrider?��.</h4>


    Most elves do not dabble in fire spells as fire is the natural enemy of the forest, but as the queen and spiritual leader of the Sunstriders who carry the glory of Sin��dorei, controlling fire was a matter of course for Melody.


    She also found that, although fire was the opposite of many nature spells, they would somehow produce an astonishing effect when they werebined.


    For example, after infusing a divine art of Sin��dorei into her previous ��Twilight Dictum��, it turned into the ��Sunstrider ming Lance��. If we assume each of the former abilities to have a power value of 4, then their powerbined was not simple addition, but rather multiplication, equal to four times the former power!


    The T-1000 was absolutely not foolish enough to charge into any attack head-on. Seeing a ming javelin suddenly flying at it from nowhere, a cold light shed in its merciless eyes. The Terminator wildly turned the steering wheel and forcefully steered the truck aside. Amid the screeching sound of tyre friction, the wheels of the truck left long trails of burnt rubber on the ground. In the end, the friction on the tyres was not enough to withstand the momentum of the drifting truck. The truck slowly fell to its side.


    But if Melody��s ��Sunstrider ming Lance�� was something that could be avoided by simple dodging, would it not be too weak to be called a divine art of Sin��dorei?


    Although the T-1000 seeded in steering the truck away from the javelin��s path, but it proved not enough. The burning javelin, as if it had a life of its own, traced a perfect arc in the air and continued flying towards the T-1000. It prated through the windshield in front of the T-1000 and ruthlessly pierced his chest.


    After the T-1000 took the hit, its expression remained calm. This degree of injury was nothing to it. The Terminator grasped the javelin with its hand, seemingly about to break the javelin with force.


    However, at that moment, a long string of incantations escaped from Melody��s lips. Her refreshing voice gave these mysterious incantations a rhythmic beauty.


    The moment she finished the chant, the ming javelin that had prated into the T-1000 body instantly exploded, sting a huge hole in the left side of the T-1000��s chest! The explosion also ignited the whole truck, sending it up in mes!


    Not only that. After the explosion, although the scattered mes had started to slowly disperse, they reunited again under the divine art of Melody, forming a huge fire giant in front of the T-1000. The core of the fire giant was formed from the burning remains of the ming javelin. The fire that was burning throughout the truck rapidly flew to join the body of the fire giant, making it even bigger and fiercer.


    The fire giant sent a ferocious punch towards the T-1000.


    T-1000 had no intention of taking the fire giant��s punch at all. It probably had no information of simr enemies in its database. Under the high temperature, the surface of the T-1000��s body shed with what looked like ripple marks from time to time. It firmly believed that taking that fierce punch with his body would do absolutely no good to his health.


    It tried to roll backwards to escape, but the Terminator found that, under the action of the high temperature, its back had been fused into the metallic seat of the truck. The roll turned into a funny action which brought it nowhere. The T-1000 could only cross its hands in front of the chest area to block the punch. Unfortunately, the mes had greatly reduced the hardness of the surface of the Terminator��s body, so even though the fire giant, being an elemental creature, was not that good at physical attack, the punch was surprisingly effective. The T-1000 was ttened to the ground!


    ��Seems like high temperature can cause a lot of trouble for the T-1000,�� Sheyan watched the scene in front of him thoughtfully.


    The fire giant pressed forward and held the T-1000 in its warm embrace, then put some force onto the Terminator��s waist. The T-1000 was actually broken into two halves at the wasit! But after that, the fire giant��s internal javelin pieces burned out. It could only make a reluctant roar as it dispersed into the air.


    To that, Melody could only heave a deep sigh.


    ��The spiritual power in this world is too thin. But it��s a good thing that the spell only ended after destroying the puppet, or else, things would��ve gotten difficult.��


    Sheyan could not help chuckling in amusement when he heard her words.


    ��If this guy was so easy to deal with, why would I need your help in the first ce? You should be more vignt.��


    Melody was perplexed.


    ��But the puppet was just��.��


    Even as she said this, she could already see the lower half of the T-1000 start to wriggle, then splice together with the upper half, and the wound quickly recovered. The T-1000 became the cold, ruthless Terminator again, rushing straight towards them!


    What was more bizzare was that after the T-1000 gave Melody a deep stare, its eyes suddenly lost their pupils. Out jumped arge number of calction forms and calction data in their ce, like they wereputer screens.


    Then, while the T-1000 was still dozens of meters away, it raised its right hand and aimed it at Melody!


    ��Damn it, the T-1000 wasn��t supposed to have any long range attacks!��


    That thought shed across Sheyan��s mind, but he still subconsciously blocked in front of Melody. However, the anticipated pain did note. All that happened was a yell of surprise from Melody behind him.


    ��My body feels strange. Why is it so heavy all of a sudden?��


    Sheyan immediately checked the battle record through his nightmare imprint. He saw a few lines there that instantly made him break out in cold sweat.


    [ Your ally, Melody Sunstrider, was judged by the T-1000 to be a major long-range threat. ]


    [ T-1000 has performed the ��Gravitational Construct�� ability on Melody Sunstrider. The gravity acting on her will be increased by 5 times for 200 seconds! ]


    [ For the duration of ��Gravitational Construct��, the target will be drastically affected in all aspects. ]


    ��I just knew this monster must have something up its sleeve��.�� Without any hesitation, Sheyan lifted Melody and fled with her in his arms. At the same time, he also sent the series of battle records into the partymunication channel.


    The rest of the party were understandably shocked when they saw these battle records, especially Mogensha and Zi.


    Originally, when they drafted the battle n, Mogensha initially volunteered to kite the T-1000. He was confident that he could lead the T-1000 around by the nose and sessfully stall him. If that did not work, Zi could always take over this task in a vehicle.


    Sheyan rejected the proposal on the spot. He knew that, although the T-1000 did not show any long-range offensive power in the original plot of the Terminator film and could only rely on the existing weapons in that era, his group��s interference must have triggered some butterfly effects. Just to be safe, he should be the one taking on this task since he was the durable and had the best all-around ability among them.


    Sheyan��s foresight proved wise. If Mogensha or Zi had been the ones stalling the T-1000, a ��Gravitational Construct�� would have brought their speed to a crawl. Then, the T-1000 would have been able to get close to them for some inhumane closebat action��.


    Zi suddenly asked out of curiosity, ��Did you use the Ukiyo-e, Seaman? Who��s Melody Sunstrider?��


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    A shiver ran down Sheyan��s spine. He suddenly yelled, ��Oh no, the T-1000 caught up!��


    Using this as an excuse to avoid Zi��s inquiries, he abruptly cut off themunication.


    But Zi, with the keen sixth sense of a woman, immediately focused her suspicion-filled eyes on Reef and Mogensha. Reef was honest by nature, but he could be pretty sneaky asionally. He created a w in his defence on purpose and let a T-910 punch him in the mouth. The babbling words that leaked out of his injured mouth were indecipherable.


    Well, a long-range type like Mogensha could not possibly let himself be punched in the mouth like a thick-skinned MT, right? Or shoot himself in the mouth? He could only force augh and squeeze out the words, ��She��s the chief of an Elven tribe that boss got to know in the world of the Lord of the Rings.��


    ��The chief?�� said Zi with a worried frown. ��Elves have a really long lifespan, so even their chiefs should be quite beautiful, right?��


    Mogensha was already sweating profusely. He knew that there was no right answer to the question. However, he was the famous golden AK after all. He was someone who had crawled over mountains of dead bodies in the sea of blood, so he had some street-smarts. With some quick wit, he answered, ��Yes! She��s as full of charm as the Matana moon of our Kataya tribe!��


    Zi was instantly lead to think of an old woman leading a tribal vige and felt a sense of relief. She nodded her head in satisfaction and stopped her questioning.


    Although Melody��s weight had increased by five times under the effect of the ��Gravitational Construct��, Sheyan had no difficulty at all in carrying her while he ran. She was really slim to begin with, weighing 45 kilograms (99 lbs) at most, so five times that was still less than 250 kilograms.


    When Sheyan saw that the T-1000 had almost caught up to them, he immediately flung Melody aside and turned back to face the Terminator! The duration of the ��Gravitational Construct�� on Melody had run out by now, so she put a distance of over a hundred meters between herself and the battlefield, then retrieved from her back the gorgeous bow that was shaped like a phoenix! Then, she slowly drew the bow.


    (TL: This is bonus chapter #1 for January from meeting a Patreon goal. If you enjoyed The Ultimate Evolution, please consider showing your support on patreon/Sean88888 . You will get early ess to advanced chapters!)

 Chapter 1033: The Intervention of the Third Party

    <h4>Chapter 1033: The Intervention of the Third Party</h4>


    As this beautiful, magnificent bow was slowly drawn back, it took on the appearance of a phoenix pping its wings, looking as if it would soar to the sky at any moment. The bow needed no arrows, as the bowstring was pulled taut, a ray of light slowly took form and turned into a physical arrow! The ming feathers of the illusionary image of the phoenix rustled down from the bow and kept burning even after they touched the ground.


    In a mere instant, Melody loosened the bowstring!


    In a sh of light, the T-1000 that was originally entangled with Sheyan fell backwards.


    When the T-1000 stood up again, a mass of red energy could be seen at the spot below its left shoulder, as if it was embedded into the Terminator��s body. More terrible was the fact that the red energy was constantly spreading a hot fire to its surrounding like little scarlet snakes. They left trails of scorch marks on the T-1000��s liquid metal skin, and even carved out deep, twisted ravines on the Terminator��s body! A burning smell instantly permeated the air.


    The T-1000 pounded its fist on the wound without any hesitation. Several tongues of brightly-burning mes burst away from the fist. The liquid alloy at the wound of the T-1000 could be clearly seen twisting and shing rapidly in its attempt to heal the wound, but the energy from the arrow shot by Melody was as stubborn as a bone-sucking maggot. The T-1000��s wound looked like it could never heal as long as the energy had not fully dispersed.


    What was even stranger was that, although the T-1000 was continuously releasing bursts of electric sparks to try and neutralise the negative effects from this attack the same way it expelled the extreme cold previously, it��s attempts were all in vain. That was because the energy contained in Melody��s attack was something that the T-1000 simply could not understand, as the Terminator and Melody belonged to twopletely different civilizations with different powers. Even the all-knowing Sk could not have predicted this.


    Seeing that its self-healing attempts were ineffective, the T-1000 suddenly raised its head. Its eyes were initially nk, but arge amount of calctions and numbers soon appeared in them. This time, both Sheyan and Melody were prepared, and they quickly took the corresponding measures!


    However, Sheyan was quickly filled with dread. He realised that he was actually quite a distance away from Melody at the moment, which meant that he may not be able to carry her and run away in time!


    In his desperation, Sheyan fetched ��Ambition�� out and sted the head of the T-1000 off, while Melody took cover behind a tree and performed a protective divine spell on herself.


    But the effort was futile. ��Gravitational Construct�� still mercilessly befell her.


    Just as the T-1000 could not neutralise the power of the phoenix bow, Melody��s divine arts was also ineffective inbating the Terminator��s ��Gravitational Construct��. The heavy and oppressive feeling once again assaulted Melody��s body. The T-1000 shook its head, recovered from the injury caused by Sheyan��s lead bullet, and then charged straight at Melody!


    All its killing intent was now focused on the Elf! It had thoroughly searched through its CPU chip but it could not find any intel on this mysterious woman with mysterious power in front of it. What the T-1000 did not realise was that fear often sprang from the unknown!


    The T-1000 did not like this feeling, so it had listed this woman as the no. 2 target on its aggro list. Unless that woman who was pregnant with John Connor appeared in front of it, no one could stop its murderous determination to eliminate Melody! Right now, the thing that the T-1000 seeked to eliminate was not just Melody, but also the strange, disgusting feeling that emanated from its own CPU �� the feeling that the humans called fear!


    Sheyan naturally could not sit back and watch that happen. He pounced on the T-1000 and grabbed the Terminator��s right hand, but it simply dissolved in his grasp like a melting candle. Then, the T-1000 kicked back. The foot turned into a machete while it was travelling through the air!


    Sheyan rolled backwards, gasping violently, and felt a cold sensation on his forehead. Severed strands of hair rustled down his face. Blood dripped down from a wound on his forehead and covered his eyes!


    With a muffled grunt, Sheyan immediately rushed back in, instead of retreating! With his high defence and HP, the T-1000 could not take him down so easily, but if the Terminator managed to get close to Melody, it would be really dangerous. After being in confrontation with the T-1000 for a period of time, Sheyan had understood some of its basic properties. The T-1000��s limbs could shapeshift at an astonishing speed, but the speed of its torso��s transformation was a lot slower. So with a muffled roar, Sheyan grabbed the T-1000��s waist in an attempt to hurl it away.


    But in that instant, a ruthless blue spark shed continuously on the Terminator��s body; the T-1000 had activated the high-voltage electric shock program again. Sheyan rolled away with his body convulsing and foaming at the mouth like he was having an epileptic seizure. A spot on his chest was charred and smoking. The charred area was not toorge, but the flesh there had sunken so deep that the ribs inside were visible. Even the ribs were a dead ck colour! One could imagine the intense pain Sheyan was in right now!


    ��Damn it���� Sheyan forcefully resisted the numbness assaulting his entire body to wave at Melody to signal her to run away. He then threw a bottle of curse-mix, praying that the curse smoke could dy the T-1000 for a few seconds.


    However, Melody did not choose to run away while dragging her heavy body. Instead, she simply gripped the emerald green fruit hanging on her neck. The fruit was actually a fruit from the World Tree! After being injected with Melody��s nature energy, the fruit instantly emitted a humming resonance which sounded as pleasant as the striking of ancient Chinese bells.


    Amidst the sound, the branches and leaves of a broad-leaved Chinese parasol tree beside Melody started to tremble. Then, with a shake of its trunk, it pulled its roots out of the soil. Its branches and roots changed form rapidly, and it soon turned into a three-meter-tall Ent!


    Next, under the order of Melody, the Chinese parasol tree Ent lifted her up and quickly fled! The T-1000 was not slow, but each step the Ent took was asrge as three of the Terminator��s steps. Therefore, it did not seem like the T-1000 could catch up with Melody anytime soon.


    In truth, Sheyan had acted too hastily due to his concern for Melody. Killing Melody was, quite frankly, beyond the T-1000��s power. Although the world had limited Melody��s offensive power, her various defensive measures had not been weakened in the slightest. Take Vilya, the Ring of Air, for example. The ring alone had the ability to safely teleport Melody back to the world of the Lord of the Rings.


    After recovering from the electric shock, Sheyan climbed back up, covered in dust. Although he looked like a mess, his clenched fists and the solid iron-like body exposed under his shattered skin showed his vigorous vitality.


    After all, if ��Gloryheal�� and the honorary dosage were taken into ount, Sheyan��s effective HP amounted to a total of over 11,000 points! Even if the T-1000 was strong, there was simply no way it could insta-kill Sheyan.


    Sheyan charged forward with big strides, and happened to witness the T-1000 sent flying by a shot from Melody��s phoenix bow. This time, the part that was hit was between the T-1000��s eyebrows. The T-1000 instantly climbed back up with a roll. After its face was hit, it looked truly grim and sinister. It continued pressing forward towards Melody who was sitting on the Ent.


    This kind of tenacity was the hardest aspect of the Terminator to deal with. As long as it was not dead, it would never give up! In addition, the self-healing ability of the T-1000��s liquid metal constitution was just too strong. No matter how it was attacked, it would instantly recover. To be targeted by such an enemy was a true test of mental fortitude indeed.


    Just as Sheyan was running to rejoin the fight, a calm voice came from the dark bushes to his side.


    ��You look like you could use some help.��


    Sheyan��s heart skipped a beat. He immediately asked, ��Who are you?��


    A dark shadow stood up from the bushes. A darkness surrounded the person��s body; a darkness which seemed to somehow daub the dark evening in a more brilliant shade.


    ��Two of my friends recently fought with you, have you forgotten? Maybe these words will remind you: the Cyberdyne Tower, stairwell, a man and a woman����


    Sheyan stole a nce at Melody not far away. Although she seemed to cut a sorry figure as she was constantly forced to retreat, she was actually in no danger. Therefore, Sheyan calmed himself down and started to converse with the neer.


    ��I remember now. Are you here for revenge?��


    Sheyan understood that he must not simplypromise and negotiate for peace right away in this negotiation. He must disy a tough attitude. Otherwise, the other party would definitely use that as leverage to ask for arge portion of the benefit!


    The dark shadow appeared undaunted in the face of Sheyan��s hardball tactic. Heughed with a hoarse voice, and said, ��Whether I��m here for revenge or to help will depend on your decision.��


    Sheyan��s eyes narrowed.


    ��So what do you want, Mr. Darkness?��


    ��Oh, I��m Mr. Darkness? I like the name. I think I��ll call myself that from now on,�� Mr. Darkness knew it was impossible to convince Sheyan just by appearing at this opportune moment, so he went straight to the point.


    ��I��ve observed your team carefully. I must say, you��re a really strong party. You two MTs are especially outstanding. It sure is an enviable configuration.��


    What Mr. Darkness said was the truth. Based on his words, Sheyan made a guess of his intention.


    ��Let me guess. You��re doing an important mission, but something happened to your party��s MT, so you have no choice but to enlist our help! Otherwise, you��ll have little hope ofpleting your mission!��

 Chapter 1034: The Real Motive of the Mastermind

    <h4>Chapter 1034: The Real Motive of the Mastermind</h4>


    The moment and location at which Mr. Darkness made his appearance were very well chosen, which was in itself a testament to his ability. In addition, he was able to do so without being detected by Sheyan��s over 80 points of Perceptive Sense, which was no small feat.


    This was why Sheyan was willing to spend time having a conversation with him in this critical moment.


    Hearing Sheyan��s reply, the superficial smile on Mr. Darkness�� face turned stiff. He never expected that with just a few words from him, this MT could deduce so much information.


    Such a party which seemed small, but in fact had a double-MT configuration, was nothing short of terrifying. There��s even such a scheming character in the party��. Mr. Darkness could not help but feel that he may be ying with fire.


    He contemted for a moment, and decided not to hide his intention.


    ��You��re not wrong. We made an impromptu entrance into this world to help two of our party membersplete the mission for bing Awakeners. You��ve met them in Cyberdyne before, so I��ll save the introduction. The unpleasant things from before was unfortunate, but we have to admit that what weck now is a strong MT that can tank at the front.��


    Hearing that, multiple thoughts shed through Sheyan��s mind in an instant. He quickly said, ��All your party members seem to be proficient in ck magic. Under normal circumstances, some powerful summoned creatures can also perform the role of an MT admirably. Why do you need us?��


    Mr. Darkness narrowed his eyes and said with a smile which did not reach his eyes, ��Summoned creatures can never rece a proper MT �C this is a long established fact in the realm. A lot of key storyline bosses possess powerful abilities specifically targeting summoned creatures. We��ve even seen someone summon Indra, the God of Thunder, through a blood sacrifice of 3000 creatures, only for Indra to be controlled by a storyline boss. That��s why, the best choice for a party is always an MT contestant who can adapt to various situations.��


    By this time, the T-1000 had caught up to the Ent that was carrying Melody andunched a fierce assault on it. However, the ��Gravitational Construct�� on Melody had also ended.


    Sheyan saw that the Chinese parasol tree Ent was not the T-1000��s match at all. He immediately wanted to rush over to rescue it.


    But just then, Mr. Darkness pulled out a unique-looking ritual instrument and pointed it at the T-1000 from afar.


    The upper part of the ritual instrument was simr to the muzzle of a gun, and the lower part was simr to the head of a Buddhist monk��s staff. The two ends were joined together like a dumbbell. Sheyan could sense that the metal that the ritual instrument was made of was very unique. Before the ritual instrument made its appearance, there was no abnormal phenomenon at all, but when Mr. Darkness waved it around, it felt like there were some strange creatures moving in the darkness!


    Following that, the movement of the T-1000 inexplicably slowed down to a crawl. The Terminator was seemingly tied up all over by countless invisible ropes, making its actions mechanical and rigid. Every step it took seemed to take much more effort than usual.


    ��Let��s continue our conversation,�� said Mr. Darkness while he made a polite gesture with his hand, ��I can assure you that the safety of this beautiful Elvendy is guaranteed for a short period of time. Liquid metal robots may be powerful, but they have their fatal weaknesses too.��


    Sheyan��s eyes narrowed in contemtion. Mr. Darkness had clearly demonstrated his strength. With this binding ability alone, he already had the qualification to speak with Sheyan as an equal.


    To be honest, Sheyan simply could not let go of the thought of the divine artifact that was the ultimate reward offered for this peculiar continuous mission. To destroy the T-1000 was not that hard, but to achieve the highest mission evaluation was absolutely no less difficult than to get the highest evaluation for a Golden Side Mission. This was especially so because the T-1000 would shamelessly self-destruct in the face of desperation!


    Since the T-1000 had disyed a hidden ability like the ��Gravitational Construct�� which had never appeared before, who��s to say that it did not have a second, or even a third hidden ability? Based on the current potential of Party Ace, toplete the task ording to Sheyan��s n was already stretching their abilities to the limit. And that was even before taking into ount unexpected urrences, so in truth, they were already counting on luck. If they could obtain some outside aid now, then there was no doubt that the possibility of achieving a high missionpletion rate would be greatly enhanced.


    Sheyan suddenly understood why the mastermind behind the scenes decided to ughter all the contestants in this world before he left. It was not to prevent Sheyan from strengthening himself with the loot from killing them, nor was there a subsequent mission which required him to collect contestant souls��. That��s right, it was to prevent him from borrowing the strength of others!


    To prevent him from borrowing the strength of other contestants through the exchange of benefits!


    Perhaps Sheyan, who had always been cautious, had yet to discover that the Party Ace he led had grown to the point where many contestants needed to respect and look up to them. The terrifying advantage of having two MTs alone was enough to make most other parties ashamed.


    Under such circumstances, it was absolutely not too difficult for Sheyan to take advantage of their strong position.


    That mastermind behind-the-scenes had taken everything into consideration, but Sheyan��s high military rank and Sanzi��s high status in the realm as a Chosen meant that Noah Realm C would give their party some preferential treatment within its jurisdiction at certain times. After all the other contestants were killed, the world was opened again for the Awakener trial mission! A new batch of contestants, which included Mr. Darkness, was allowed entry into this world! This made it theoretically possible for Sheyan to negotiate for help!


    As the T-1000 struggled crazily, the air around it seemed to fluctuate in a weird manner, as if something invisible was creeping within. Then, a horrible shriek, which sounded like it came from hell, assaulted Sheyan��s eardrums! The T-1000��s movements became much more agile afterwards.


    Sheyan had run over to join up with Melody by now, while the furious T-1000 could only continue to be stalled by the Ent. Meanwhile, the mysterious Mr. Darkness followed behind Sheyan like he was floating. He carefully kept his distance beyond the range of ��Hornrage��.


    Melody was still very calm at the moment. After all, who knew how many life-saving moves she still had up her sleeve. There was no way the T-1000 could really threaten her. When she arrived next to Sheyan, she gave Mr. Darkness a solemn nce and transmitted a spiritual wave over to Sheyan.


    ��I can sense a mysterious power in this man. The power is totally different from the power of Sin��dorei and Luna which we believe in. It��s a power of indescribable darkness!��


    ��Oh? Is it the same kind as the power in the Ringwraiths?�� asked Sheyan.


    ��No,�� replied Melody with a frown, ��Sauron��s power of darkness is vast and pure, infinitely evil just like an ocean, while this person��s power is dirty and chaotic. How do I exin it?��. It��s like the ck colour in a painting that was formed from a mix of red, yellow and blue paints. It��s full of a mixture of evil chaotic energies.��


    Sheyan was going to ask further questions but Melody had raised her slender finger and chanted a divine spell in a soft voice. Spots of green lights immediately emerged from the bushes near them and gathered on Sheyan��s forehead between his eyebrows.


    After a cool sensation, Sheyan initially did not feel any changes, but when he looked towards the T-1000, his jaw dropped.


    That��s because he could clearly see a few strange ghosts hovering around the originally empty space surrounding the T-1000!


    The faces of these ghosts were rotten so badly that they only had bones left. They had yellow mes in their eyes, long white hair on their heads, ragged skirts on their bodies dancing in the wind, and their mouths emitted unspeakable howls. Their most memorable feature was their hands, which were so thin that there was only ayer of skin barely covering the bones inside. The joints, and even the gaps between the joints, could be clearly seen. The sharp nails at the end of the fingers were half a foot long.


    The fingers of these strange ghosts were currently mped tightly onto the limbs of the T-1000. This should be the cause for the T-1000��s sluggish movement. The T-1000 could not see them, but following the powerful Terminator��s crazy struggle, clear cracks started appearing all over the body of a female ghost like she was made of porcin. With a scream, she shattered and dispersed in the wind.


    ��So that��s how it works,�� Sheyan murmured to himself.


    After careful consideration, he said to Mr. Darkness, ��So what exactly do you need the MT to go up against?��


    This time, Mr. Darkness revealed a bitter smile.


    ��The mission they need to aplish to promote to Awakeners this time is to seize the sacred object buried in the ruins of a church �� the true Shroud of Jesus. Unfortunately, the site has be a secret research institute of the US military, and the security is extremely tight. The ultimate enemy we will be facing is a powerful solo mechanical exoskeleton designed based on some of the technology obtained from the Terminators. It��s simr to the heavy mechanical exoskeleton robots in the world of Avatar, and it��ll be operated by an elite of the US military.��


    ��A sacred object like the Shroud of Jesus has a very strong repressive effect on our ck magic. In fact, it was due to this miscalction in our previous operation that the strength of our party��s MT was reduced to the level of three worlds ago, greatly harming our overall ability.��


    After listening to Mr. Darkness�� story, Sheyan found that he was sincere in cooperating. However, at that moment, Sheyan��s expression abruptly changed, because the T-1000 had made a sudden, unexpected move!

 Chapter 1035: Escape and Agreement

    <h4>Chapter 1035: Escape and Agreement</h4>


    The T-1000, which was currently tangled up with the Chinese parasol tree Ent, suddenly broke free with a burst of power, and smashed a fierce punch into the Ent��s core!


    Between the sterring of broken bark pieces, the fist which had pierced into the Ent had transformed into a hammer and mercilessly broken apart most of the Ent��s body with loud cracking noises. Cracks appeared on the Ent, and even the beating heart of the Ent was exposed. So long as the T-1000 striked once more, the Chinese parasol tree Ent would be killed for sure.


    At this time, however, a spiral-shaped mark, which looked somewhat like a radar antenna, appeared on the T-1000��s head. It seemed to pause for a second. After that, snake-like strands of electricity appeared on the surface of its body and assembled into a glowing, transparent shield!


    This transparent, crystal-like substance covered the entire surface of the T-1000��s body. The moment the transparent shield appeared, those evil spirits sent by Mr. Darkness screamed and turned into dust. The part of the Ent��s body that was in contact with the T-1000 went up in mes due to high temperature, as if the T-1000 had suddenly turned into a red-hot chunk of metal.


    Then, T-1000 gave a deep look to Sheyan, as if it was trying to engrave Sheyan��s appearance in the bottom of his heart, then jumped into the woods nearby at an amazing speed. The trees it touched immediately burned.


    Sheyan��s pupils contracted. He immediately followed after the Terminator. Along the way, he could see a humanoid-shaped passage burned through the woods. The trail of deep red embers and tongues of mes were clearly seen, but the Terminator��s figure was no longer visible.


    When Sheyan came out of the woods, what he saw was a public square connected to streets. Arge number of civilians were gathering and whispering in shock. Seeing this scene, Sheyan immediately knew today��s hunt had ended in a failure. The T-1000 could shapeshift into any human form at will, so to look for it in the crowd was akin to searching for a needle in a haystack.


    Suddenly, the partymunication channel was switched on and Reef��s urgent voice could be heard.


    ��Boss, are you all right? We��ve taken care of those steel monsters; we��lle and help now.��


    Sheyan immediately understood the reason why the T-1000 had fled. It had probably received some kind of signal from its subordinates and knew that they were about to be destroyed, so it quickly retreated. It��s judgement of the battle situation was truly astonishing.


    Sheyan pondered for a moment and quickly recovered from his initial disappointment from the failure of the hunt.


    He spoke into the party channel, ��It��s okay, you don��t have to rush over. Tidy up the battlefield carefully and don��t miss anything. When you guys destroyed all the conventional Terminators, the T-1000 had probably received news about that, so it ran away.��


    The rest of Party Ace was shocked to hear that, but when they thought about it carefully, they found that its action made sense. The T-1000��s AI was really cunning; even the intelligence of the average human may not necessarily be as smart. Strictly speaking, with the T-1000��s AI, it would have been strange if the Terminator did not run away in the face of a disadvantage; it may very well have decided to self-explode if it did that.


    Sheyan did not even need to bandage his wounds thanks to the treatment of Melody��s ��Rejuvenation�� spell .The wounds healed at a speed visible to the naked eye. After waiting for less than three minutes, the rest of Party Ace arrived. Mogensha and Reef were of course already quite familiar with Melody, so they greeted each other as soon as they met. Mogensha also took the opportunity to introduce Melody to Zi��.


    Sheyan��s expression and situation at this time was of course extremely awkward. Fortunately, he was good at diverting attention, so he immediately introduced Mr. Darkness to the other members of the party, then exined Mr. Darkness�� proposal.


    It should be noted that Mr. Darkness had immediately disappeared when he saw the other members of Party Ace arrive. He was evidently wary of Party Ace suddenly ganging up on him. The one that appeared in front of them at the moment was just an illusion which Mr. Darkness created from burning a dead bat.


    Reef was more familiar with this kind of negotiation for help. When he was a party leader, he had also received various such requests from others. After a battle of words, Reef and Mogensha clearly pointed out the essence of the matter �� if the negotiation failed, Mr. Darkness�� party, called the Five Wheels, would lose the opportunity for two contestants to advance to powerful Awakeners, while Party Ace would only risk failing a mission!


    Party Ace had a strong foundation, so they could afford to gamble and lose, while the weakness of the Five Wheels was in the grasp of the enemy!


    Under such an unfavourable condition, all negotiation experts and negotiating skills were useless. Under Mogensha��s constant threat to break up the negotiation and unch an all-out war with each other��, and Reef��s mediations in a timely manner, Mr. Darkness could only sigh after the initial phase of stubborn resistance. He had no choice but to agree to a string of unreasonable and unfair conditions in return for Party Ace��s promise of their help.


    These unfair and humiliating conditions included ones such as that the Five Wheels party would not seek vengeance orpensation in any form for the previous ��misunderstanding��, the Five Wheels party must pay 120,000 utility points to Party Ace as remuneration, the the Five Wheels party must help Sheyanplete his mission free of charge, the two parties could not attack each other during the cooperation period, and so on and so forth��.


    This agreement was notarised by the nightmare imprint. After reaching an agreement between them, Mr. Darkness went back to his party to make preparations. From that point on, every time Zi��s gaze fell on Sheyan or Melody, Sheyan would break out in cold sweat.


    The group returned to the hiding ce which served as their temporary base. In order to break the ice over the atmosphere that was getting increasingly awkward, Reef sighed in an exaggerated manner and said, ��The problem has gotten really troublesome. Now that the T-1000 has escaped, it��s trail won��t be that easy to track. And Mr. John Connor, the mission target of the T-1000, is traveling around the world in his mother��s belly, so even we can��t find him. That means the only bait we have is out of our control.��


    Zi stepped forward and said nonchntly, ��The T-1000 is not necessarily impossible to track. From the behaviour pattern of the invading Terminators this time, we can deduce that Sk had probably injected into them a hatred for human beings. The T-1000 will surely kill people everywhere it goes. If the T-1000 hides in a crowded ce, there should be a series of vicious murder around it! We just need to follow this trail.��


    Mogensha��s eyes lit up when he heard that.


    ��Remember, the powers of the Five Wheels party members are really mysterious. Those two members of theirs supposedly broke into Cyberdyne tomunicate with and collect vengeful spirits. Since we��ve reached a cooperative agreement with them, maybe we can get their help to talk to the ghosts killed by the T-1000 in order to get more information on it.��


    Sheyan nodded approvingly.


    ��You��re right. We can use all that as an effective supplementary method in our pursuit of the T-1000. But remember, the T-1000 is nothing more than a robot programmed by Sk. We can naturally make it walk into our trap if we target its ultimate purpose ining to this era.��


    ��You mean we should work around John Connor, boss? But we don��t know the whereabouts of his mother,�� questioned Mogensha in doubt.


    Sheyan smiled. ��Fortunately, neither does the T-1000! The T-1000��s information sources are probably limited to the Inte, the phone and the news. But even so, it��ll tirelessly search for the whereabouts of Ms. Adess�� family. The tenacity and perseverance of a Terminator is not to be underestimated.��


    ��That��s why��we should spread arge amount of false information about Ms. Adess in the sources that the T-1000 maye into contact with. Not only can we cover up their real tracks by doing this, and we can also mix our own trap into these false information! When the T-1000 verify each of them, it��ll unluckily step into our trap again!��


    ��But don��t forget about those Terminators that are lurking among the humans. They may be enlisted by the T-1000 for help, so our trap could end up ensnaring one of them instead. If that happens, we��ll scare our real prey away,�� said Sanzi with a frown.


    ��Even if the T-1000 knows it��s a trap, as long as there��s a shred of possibility of finding John Connor, the T-1000 will willingly jump into it without any hesitation,�� said Sheyan assertively, ��Although the T-1000 possesses some human emotions, its behavioral patterns are ultimately still governed by the robotic programs Sk imnted in it.��


    Dr. Dolittle walked in at that moment. He had just collected an abundance of battle data on the T-1000 through the devices and camera on Sheyan. He seemed to have obtained some results from his study.


    ��I have good news and bad news. Which would you like to hear first?��


    ��The bad news,�� replied Sheyan decisively.


    ��The bad news is that the two hidden abilities used by the T-1000 in thest fight were likely newly installed by Sk. The next time you encounter it, the abilities will still be avable.��


    ��And the good news?�� asked Sheyan with this brows furrowed.

 Chapter 1036: Zi’s Assets

    <h4>Chapter 1036: Zi��s Assets</h4>


    Dr. Dolittle took out his portableputer and clicked several buttons on it. Instantly, a series of forms and images from the disy screen were projected onto the wall.


    ��The principle of a ��Gravitational Construct�� is to form an electromaic field on the surface of the target��s body to amplify the effect of geomaic force. At present, this concept has only been preliminarily tested in the Pentagon. I can��t believe Sk has already applied it in actualbat����


    ��The explosive ability disyed by the T-1000 at the end of the fight, which I named ��Overload��, is done by forming a protective shield on the surface of the body in an instant with electrical pulses of 500%-700% above the normal power level, and greatly exciting the liquid metal ions in the Terminator, both of which consume a considerable amount of energy reserves. To be exact, every time the T-1000 used ��Gravitational Construct��, it��ll consume about 3% of its total energy reserves, while ��Overload�� will consume about 10% to 15% of its energy reserves.��


    ��So, my suggestion is to bait the T-1000 into unleashing these hidden powers as often as possible. That will make your job much easier.��


    Sheyan was reminded of the appearance of the T-1000 during ��Overload�� and the marked increase to its all-round attributes �� this power was truly amazing. The T-1000 had evidently run away after assessing the battle situation. If Sheyan was by himself, the Terminator may very well had used this ability to retaliate instead��. With this in mind, Sheyan could not help asking himself if he could withstand the terrible impact! If he could not, wouldn��t the prey be the hunter instead?


    Dr. Dolittle naturally took away with him the wreckages of the T-910s and the undercover TOK715 Terminators. When it came to these wreckages, he disyed a zeal and tirelessness akin to necrophilia. The extreme joy on his face when heid hands on the wreckages was definitely genuine. But, his reaction was understandable. If he did not have some fanaticism in this respect, how could he have be the world��s top scientist in his previous life?


    Dolittle had only left for a short while when a sudden thought rose in Sheyan��s mind. Using the excuse that his injuries from the fight were acting up, he quickly retreated to his room andy down. But soon after, he could already hear the voice of Mogenshaing from downstairs.


    ��Oh, it��s you, my dear Zi. What did youe here for? Is something the matter?��


    ��I��m looking for Seaman,�� answered Zi in her usual cool andposed way.


    Sheyan��s rxed mind turned sharp at once. He looked around in a panic, ready to jump out of the window. But in the end, he merely sighed. He knew that, what muste, wille �� this disaster could not be avoided. He could only fall back down onto the bed, pretending to be in extreme pain.


    Before long, Zi came to his room. Her tall, graceful figure, which always contained a mysterious charm, stopped at the door.


    ��Are you asleep, Seaman?�� she whispered.


    Sheyan coughed twice, then deliberately slurred his words when he replied. ��Mmm. What��s the matter, Zi?��


    Zi pushed open the door to Sheyan��s room, then went in and sat down at his bedside. Looking up from Sheyan��s current perspective, Zi was indeed beautiful. Her legs were full and round, and yet they retained a tempting sticity. Sheyan had the urge to trace their beautiful curves with his hands.


    ��You��re not feeling well?��


    Zi��s words contained a touch of gentleness. She stretched her hands to caress Sheyan��s face with her fingers, then moved them to his temples and started gently massaging him.


    ��Does this make you feel better?��


    Zi��s fingers were soft and delicate, and carried a touch of refreshing coldness. As the distance between the woman and him shortened, Sheyan could smell her subtle fragrance in the air, heated by her body temperature. Melody��s smell would always leave in him the impression of a spring-like freshness and vitality, while Zi��s smell was like the fragrance of the night willow herb in a hot summer night, burning him with desire.


    The force applied by Zi��s fingers was just right as they massaged Sheyan��s temple in a steady rhythm. Therefore, although Sheyan was only pretending to be hurt, he was now sofortable he was almost moaning under the careful care of this beautiful woman.


    After massaging for a while �C probably because her posture was a bit ufortable �C Zi was not shy of pillowing Sheyan��s head on her thighs. The skin on the back of Sheyan��s neck came into contact with the cool and delicate ck stockings there, while the back of his head could feel the amazing sticity of her thighs. Coupled with the warm fragrance of the woman seeping into his nostrils and the mesmerising,fortable pressing on his forehead, Sheyan was drunk with pleasure.


    Zi suddenly asked in a nonchnt way. ��The Elf you summoned with the Ukiyo-e��.she should like you very much?��


    Sheyan��s nerves instantly tightened! The main part is finally here! The tension in his nerves definitely could not spread to his muscles. Why would Zi make the sacrifice of cing Sheyan��s head on her thighs, if not to enable her to verify the truth of his words?


    Sheyan immediately smiled in a rxed manner and said, ��You mean Melody Sunstrider? We��ve actually known each other for a long time and have experienced many things together, including life and death situations. Reef and Mogensha should��ve mentioned some of them�� It��ll be strange if she has no feelings for me after all that.��


    Sheyan understood well that the highest skill in telling lies was to slip in half a lie in ten truths.


    After listening to Sheyan��s exnation, Zi remained silent for a while. She then snorted coldly.


    ��Quite the chick ma, aren��t you.��


    ��No way!�� Sheyan chuckled bitterly.


    Zi suddenly stared at Sheyan, but said nothing. However, a feeling of lust pervaded the air. Sheyan was leaning on Zi��s long legs, so their postures were very intimate, with Sheyan inevitably in the weaker position. He could feel his breathing, as well as Zi��s, getting heavier. Their bodies were slowly attracting each other��.


    Suddenly, Zi buried her head and kissed Sheyan on the lips. At that moment, all Sheyan could think of was the devilish purple lipstick she used. A fire rose in him. He could feel himself being enveloped by the warm fragrance of a woman. The gentle sensation of her lips and tongue threatened to melt him in their softness.


    But soon Sheyan, lying on his back, realised that he was in such a passive position. He felt like he had been forcefully kissed by a woman. He could not help feeling like he had to defend his dignity as a man. So, he reached out and put his arms around Zi��s waist. Zi��s posture at that moment had resulted in a slight patch of bare skin showing around her waist. The sensation Sheyan felt on his hands was a smooth as a baby��s bottom.


    Sheyan moved his hands up. Zi immediately trembled all over. Sheyan��s hands had spread a heat to her entire body like magic, making it hard for her to breath. Her body became tense. Sheyan issued a satisfied grunt as his hands tightly grasped the two astonishingly bouncy peaks he had long coveted. As soon as Sheyan grabbed them, soft flesh squeezed out of the cracks between his fingers. A soft moan escaped Zi��s throat��.


    At that instance, Zi��s rigid body softened like a punctured balloon. Her bodyy powerlessly on top of Sheyan as an indescribable moaning sound escaped from her nostrils.


    But right that moment, they heard the sound of footsteps. The footsteps sounded heavy yet feeble, near yet far �� they should be the sound of Dolittle��s footsteps. Zi suddenly jolted awake like she was having a dream and jumped up away from Sheyan with a red face. She looked back and gave Sheyan a fierce re, then leaped out of the window.


    Less than five seconds after she left, Dolittle, who was gone earlier but had returned, knocked lightly on the door.


    ��I��ve made another important discovery after studying the wreckages, so I can only disturb your rest once again.��


    Sheyan sighed. Heined in his heart that you��re disturbing not my rest, but my sexual life! However, Dolittle��s action was beyond reproach; he was merely performing his duty diligently! So, Sheyan could only swallow his grievance and suppress the fury in his heart.


    He smiled with some difficulty and said, ��It��s okay. You must be bringing good news this time, right?��


    Dolittle appeared very excited as he said, ��I am! Sk has made a huge error �� it had programmed a read-only attribute into the chips of these infiltrating Terminators, but it had also attached an emotional program which produces anger. The two actually contradict each other. When the robots gain emotions, they will inevitably think and explore for themselves! This is especially so when the emotion injected by Sk is anger! It is the easiest for an angry entity to break through the emotional barrier!��


    ��By taking advantage of this, I sessfully researched their energy systems. The same way that learning how to drive stick will enable you to know how to drive an auto car, I managed toprehend the way the energy system of the T-1000 works!��


    After that, Dolittle showed him a candybar mobile phone.


    (TL: https://.google/search?q=candybar+phone&tbm=isch )


    ��This is a phone I remodeled into a detector. This baby has three functions. First, there will be an indicator on the mobile phone��s LCD screen if the T-1000 is within 500 meters of it. Second, it can urately disy the amount of energy left in the T-1000. Third, it can make phone calls.��


    The third function left Sheyan speechless. Perhaps that was Dolittle��s little sense of humour. They had a pleasant conversation afterwards and said goodbye after having a few beers.


    (TL: Bonus chapteringter.)

 Chapter 1037: The Shy Melody

    <h4>Chapter 1037: The Shy Melody</h4>


    Mr. Dolittle seemed very happy; to him, there was nothing that filled him with more joy than to master a new field of knowledge. In Mr. Dolittle��s view, any undiscovered knowledge was an invaluable treasure, so it was naturally a pleasure to watch his wealth umting.


    Therefore, the great scientist did not notice that Sheyan��s mind was elsewhere. He only left enthusiastically after three rounds of drinks. After Mr. Dolittle left, Sheyan gulped down another ss of wine, then stared nkly into his right hand. His mind was ying back the memory of that evil grip, of the soul-stirring sensation and the astonishing sticity. He also recalled the way that the always cold and aloof Ziy feebly on top of him. The irrepressible moans which escaped from her nose excited Sheyan down to the core. He let his imagination run wild with a perverted look on his face.


    But at that moment, a sudden soft noise could be heard from outside the window. Then, a big tree right outside the window drop its branches obediently to carry Melody into the room. She happened to see Sheyan��s vulgar expression at that instant. It shocked her beyond words, as if she had seen a stranger.


    Sheyan, who was immersed in his fantasy, immediately bounced off the bed and asked in embarrassment, ��W��What��s the problem, Melody?


    Melody stared at Sheyan in surprise.


    ��The expression on your face just now was so strange. It��s terrible.��


    Sheyanughed drily a few times and replied, ��I was hit on the head by the T-1000 in the battle this evening, and now I��m all dizzy. My mind keeps drifting away. There��s nothing strange about that.��


    Melody was naive, innocent girl by nature, so she did not doubt Sheyan��s words. She immediately went over to Sheyan and ced her hand on his forehead, then casted a ��Rejuvenation�� spell on him.


    She then asked softly, ��Why did that womane to your room just now?��


    Sheyan��s heart skipped a beat, but he managed to answer as if nothing was wrong.


    ��She��s the deputy leader of our party. Of course she came here to discuss the n for our next operation.��


    Melody stared at Sheyan with her clear, big eyes. She pouted and said, ��When I saw here to your room alone, I felt really unhappy for some reason.��


    ��So Elves will get jealous too? I guess its amon emotion among all females regardless of species.�� Sheyan secretly thought in his heart. He had a lot of ideas in his mind, but he knew very well that it would be quite unwise to continue to revolve around the topic of Zi, so he answered with his body instead.


    He shamelessly stroked Melody��s thigh and gently said, ��Did youe here because you missed me?��


    Melody��s a shy girl, so of course she would not answer Sheyan�� explicit question. She also found that Sheyan��s dishonest hands were getting more and more unrestrained. Her face turned red at once, but she still did not know how to respond to Sheyan.


    She could not get herself to say ��yes�� because that was just too embarrassing, but if she said ��no��, she would be lying. A blooming young woman who ran into a single man��s room in the middle of the night and sat down on his bed �� hasn��t her actions betrayed her?


    ��No, don��t���� Melody shyly and powerlessly avoided the demonic ws of Sheyan when she felt them crawl up her body. She did not feelfortable having an intimate interaction in this strange, unfamiliar world. If they were in the world of the Lord of the Rings, she would have responded with the most intense passion.


    Sheyan was definitely not one who would forget everything when he got hard. The purpose of his actions at the moment was just to safely retreat by going on the offence. Just as Melody��s breathing started turning, Sheyan suddenly said, ��Oh, right. Mr. Dolittle wille here to talk to meter. He just showed me thetest tracking invention he had researched. His knowledge is truly as profound as Saruman��s. Have you brought some pearl grass with you? I��ll like to make some tea for him. I think Mr. Dolittle will like it very much.��


    Pearl grass was thetest specialty of Dawn City. After Sheyan��s environmental transformation, a unique hightitude wend had been formed there. When spring blossomed the following year, this type of nt grew around the marsh. Its leaves were shaped like strings of beads and looked very unique.


    Some of the Elves were curious and paid attention to the grass. First, they found that the aroma the grass gave off was very unique and could help in their cultivation of magic. Later, Mr. Segimli tried to soak the grass in wheat wine. As a result, he found that it produced a special fragrance. Then, the grass was used by many Elves to make tea, and it gradually became popr.


    Because only the special environment around Dawn City, which was abination of snowy mountains, swamp, a warm climate caused by the Balrog��s heat and the Moria mines could provide the condition for the pearl grass to grow, so the pearl grass had be the number one most popr exportmodity of Dawn City.


    Sheyan had tasted it before. The effect of its refreshing and pleasant fragrance was truly miraculous.


    When the shy Melody heard that Mr. Dolittle wasing, she refused to stay any longer. She left in a hurry. Sheyan was naturally relieved by that. He was having a huge headache dealing the situation with Zi and Melody, but for the time being, he could only take one step at a time, improvising as he goes.


    ***


    Early the next morning, Sheyan could hear the roar of the torrential rain outside the window.


    The day dawned sombre and gloomy, and the visibility was low. It was probably morning already, but one could only see 7 to 8 meters in front of them relying on just the natural light. Beyond that was an endless expanse of whiteness. The water in the soil had obviously reached the saturation point, so it could not take in any more. Water pooled up everywhere as a result. Arge amount of rainwater sshed onto the countless stagnant waters on the ground. A car would only pass by on the road outside every 10 minutes so, moving slowly with its dim fog lights lit.


    Sheyan turned on the TV to watch the news. There was nothing much of interest. Most of the news were about floods in some ces or a house copsing somewhere. Such bad weather was the busiest time for firefighters and policemen.


    Suddenly, the news anchor��s tone changed.


    ��Last night, the Simpson family were brutally murdered in their home in Sixth Avenue, District 17. The Simpsons�� neighbour imed that his dog kept barking the whole night in the direction of the Simpson household, so he went to take a look in the morning, only to find that the whole Simpson family had been killed.��


    ��ording to police investigation, the weapon used by the murderer was simr to a bay. Every member of the Simpson family was killed in one blow, including their youngest daughter who was in the cradle. They suspect that the murderer may be a retired veteran or a professional hired assassin. None of the Simpson family��s wealth was missing, which led the police to suspect that the murders may be a hate crime. Police have reported that the murderer had allegedly surfed the Inte using theputer in the house after the murders��.��


    Mogensha was already knocking eagerly at Sheyan��s door.


    ��Boss! There seems to be a clue!��


    ��Come in. You mean what��s on the news?�� asked Sheyan.


    ��That��s right! There was no robbery, all the deaths were in one blow, the police can find no traces, and the murderer was so cruel that they even killed the baby. Such criminals are really rare. The culprit is most likely the T-1000!�� replied Mogensha.


    Sheyan nodded. ��If that��s the case, then there��s another piece of good news for us. This shows that there should be no more undercover Terminators hiding among the humans. If there were, the T-1000 should��ve gone directly to them to obtain information instead of looking on the Inte himself. After all, when the Terminators do things, they always try to achieve the highest efficiency.��


    ��As soon as we got back herest night, we��ve already released some bait with Dr. Dolittle��s help,�� Mogensha said eagerly, ��When do you think the T-1000 will take the bait?��


    ��I��m not sure either,�� answered Sheyan, ��But we mustn��t rx the surveince around ��Ms. Adess�� family��. Since the T-1000��s action is based on efficiency, I think it��ll take a certain amount of time to collect information first in order to n for the optimised routes and actions.��


    At that moment, Reef��s voice transmitted over from the partymunication channel.


    ��Boss, the people from Five Wheels are here.��


    Sheyan contemted something for a moment before he replied, ��Okay, I��ll be there soon.��


    Since they already have an agreement in ce, the people of Five Wheels no longer hid themselves from Party Ace. Boji, Corina, Hill and the one who negotiated with them before this, Mr. Darkness, appeared one by one before them. Corina did not look too friendly; there was a bitter resentment in her eyes. But when she saw Zi, she immediately shrank back in fear behind her teammates like a mouse that had seen a cat.


    Truthfully speaking, the agreement signed between Five Wheels and Party Ace was very lopsided, but absolute fairness did not exist in this world anyway. The Five Wheels were the party who were in a more urgent need of help, so there was nothing they could do about it. The market had always been dictated by the principle of supply and demand.


    In fact, the Five Wheels should thank their lucky stars because if they had not met with Party Ace, the Awakener advancement missions of their two core members were almost destined to fail. Party Ace��s appearance had prevented all their previous efforts from going to waste.


    After meeting up with them, Sheyan was not in a hurry to get down to business. He first invited them to sit down and served them the famous pearl tea. Then, he simply said, ��I know what you came here for. You wish for us to help you finish the Awakener advancement missions as soon as possible. The stronger these two are, the more helpful they will be for our next move.��


    Mr. Darkness nodded. ��My thoughts exactly.��


    But Sheyan suddenly narrowed his eyes.


    ��We might have an agreement between us, but I��m sure you��ll understand that we have to take some precautionary measure. How ��bout this? We��ll help one of youplete your Awakener advancement mission first, then you guys will help me with my mission. After that��s done, we��ll do thest Awakener advancement mission. Here are six bottles of mixes I��ve prepared for you guys, free of charge. I��m sorry, but this is not a discussion; I��m merely informing you of my decision.��


    (TL: This is bonus chapter #2 for January from meeting a Patreon goal. If you enjoyed The Ultimate Evolution, please consider showing your support on patreon/Sean88888 . You will get early ess to advanced chapters! On top of that, please vote and rate if you can!)

 Chapter 1038: To Suppress by Force ###

    <h4>Chapter 1038: To Suppress by Force ###</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Sheyan��s hardball attitude undoubtedly made the people from Five Wheels very ufortable, and very angry.


    Those who can enter the nightmare realm were all special in some way.


    And those who could persevere to this stage were the elite, the cream of the crop. The elite would always be arrogant.


    Even Mr. Darkness�� face had turned ugly. He wanted to say a few words in protest, but after he had seen the properties of the six bottles of mixes Sheyan put on the table, he shut his mouth gloomily.


    That��s because, although Sheyan��s words were overbearing, he had no intention of insulting Five Wheels. Most importantly, the other party could afford to just give away these powerful mixes, which could only mean one thing �� the strength of this team called Party Ace was much more formidable than they had imagined!


    Everything in the world was linked to strength, be it the rtionship between individuals, the contest between groups, or the diplomacy between countries. Remember China was at its weakest in thete Qing Dynasty? The situation got so miserable that the Imperial Gardens were burned down, and Hong Kong as well as Macau were forced to be leased out to other powers. The unequal treaties were only abolished after China became stronger.


    That was far from the only example of unequal treaties between two countries. As long as the gap between the strength of the countries was big enough, the weaker side would have to bear with naked humiliation. The same principle applied between teams.


    Besides, Sheyan was only arrogant; he was not insulting.


    It was precisely because of this mentality and reasoning that members of Five Wheels had to let their anger dissipate. There was even a hint of fear and respect for the might that Sheyan had shown.


    Of course, the reason Sheyan took such a hard stance was to give them a warning. After all, there were previous conflicts between them, so it was hard to guarantee that none of them had any nefarious intentions. The six bottles of mixes were both to sweeten the deal and to intimidate.


    Watching Mr. Darkness silently collect the six bottles of mixes, Sheyan knew that his purpose was achieved. His attitude was no longer as forceful as before.


    ��You guys should discuss among yourselves to decide who will take the Awakening advancement mission first. ording to my calction, we have about six to eight hours to do it,�� said Sheyan.


    After a round of discussion, Hill was selected toplete the mission first while Corinna��s mission was put on hold until Sheyan��s mission waspleted.


    Corinna was visibly quite dissatisfied with this decision. This was also the result that Sheyan desired. If there were no cracks in Five Wheels, Sheyan would have been really wary of them. A unified Five Wheels could easily betray him and foil his n.


    It was always easier to destroy than to build.


    *********


    Sheyan initially thought the secret research institute of the U.S. Military must be extremely well guarded. The gates must be shut tight with surveince cameras everywhere. There must be well-trained and well-equipped soldiers stationed at the gates too, and anyone who wished to enter would have to pass a strict inspection.


    But the people from Five Wheels instead took Party Ace to a four storey shopping mall. Each of the four floors had an extremelyrge area. The whole shopping mall could amodate tens of thousands of shoppers at any one time. There were people as far as the eyes could see.


    Mr. Darkness read the doubts in Sheyan��s eyes, so he hastily exined, ��This is the US military��s smoke screen. The shopping mall is real, but it��s built on top of the military base. Their locations ovep on the map, but the entrances to the two sites are separate from each other. The reason we��re in the shopping mall is because it��s easier to get in from here.��


    The group took an elevator and, following the lead of Mr. Darkness, went straight to the office of the shopping mall��s manager on the top floor.


    The manager had obviously been put under their control for quite a while now. When he saw Mr. Darkness, he bowed obediently and asked with eyes nk, ��Do you have an order for me, master?��


    ��Take us to the warehouse in the basement right away,�� instructed Mr. Darkness coldly.


    Then, he turned to Sheyan and exined, ��The warehouse in the basement that we��re now heading to is actually separated from the first floor of the military base by just a few meters of soil. We will save a lot of time and effort if we go down from there.��


    Sheyan did not have any objection after hearing that. Mr. Darkness was obviously an experienced man. As soon as something that may cause suspicion between them cropped up, he would immediately give an exnation to dispel any doubt in Party Ace��s minds.


    When the group reached the warehouse, they went directly to the ce where the grain products were kept. There were no surveince cameras here, and those packs of grain products could be stacked up to block the view of others. This was thus the best ce for their operation.


    Boji stepped forward. After she muttered a few indistinguishable words, a crack slowly appeared on the concrete floor in front of her. Then, arge amount of dense ck smoke escaped from the crack as if the crack was a chimney. The ce immediately turned dim even under the illumination of the bright energy-savingmps.


    Next, two withered, zombie-like arms extended out from the crack. They were trembling violently. Most of the ck smoke poured into them, making them strong and muscr.


    Then, the two arms began to dig frantically. Even when they encountered hard obstacles like stones, the arms would easily dig through them like they were tofu! What was more peculiar was the fact that the soil excavated by these two arms seemed to have been thrown into a different dimension, because no small piles of soil had umted around them at all.


    Before long, arge hole leading to the passage below appeared in front of them. They jumped down one after the other. They found that this passage below them was a clean and tidy stainless steel passage which had a spotless stic floor. Lights would sh from time to time.


    Sheyan and the rest waited at the spot for a while before another person with dull eyes, this time a soldier wearing full military uniform, came over to them.


    He said to Corinna, ��You��re here, master.��


    Corinna was not too happy, but she still nodded stiffly. Her expression and eyes remained indifferent.


    The soldier said rigidly, ��Security has been tighttely, so I can only take you to the fourth underground floor. From there, you��ll have to take care of things yourself. The big guys are patrolling 24 hours a day now, so there aren��t anymore loopholes to take advantage of.��


    Corinna nodded. The group then moved towards their destination. After confirming that everyone had arrived, Corinna waved her hand at the soldier. The soldier immediately showed a painful and confused expression on his face, then copsed onto the ground while coughing loudly. In the end, he fell unconscious. It seemed that Corinna��s ability was very harmful to the host. The soldier would probably have to rest for tens of days, perhaps even months, before he could report back for duty.


    Due to the base being fully automated, there were actually not that many armed forces in this military base, and there were only less than ten taser guns in total. In addition, they had already entered the core area with the help of the insider, so they did not meet with too fierce a resistance. They moved forward with an unstoppable momentum.


    They finally came to arge hall that was so big that it could fit a ser field inside it. There were actually some tea and pastries inside the hall. At that moment, a hidden door at the side opened. Out came a tall, brutal-looking robot!


    The robot had red eyes and was at least four meters tall, which made it look really fierce! It had a ck metallic luster, like it was made of steel that was not painted over, giving it a primitive and barbaric feel! The location of the cockpit was not visible from the outside. From the way it moved, they could tell that it would not be as slow in battle as its size would suggest.


    Mr. Darkness said with a grave expression next to Sheyan, ��Our powers are greatly suppressed in this ce by the Shroud of Jesus, so our party can��t show our full strength at all. Every time this robot appears, it will randomly acquire two types of closebat abilities and a type of long-range ability, so I dare not make any deductions on its abilities to avoid misleading you. Another thing to keep in mind is, because this robot is still in the debugging stage, a prolonged period of battle will likely to lead to its body disintegrating, which will trigger a catastrophe!��

 Chapter 1039: Frontal Assault

    <h4>Chapter 1039: Frontal Assault</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Mr. Darkness�� exnation left Sheyan a bit puzzled. ording tomon sense, if the robot disintegrated, they should have passed the mission. Why would it trigger a catastrophe instead? Wasn��t it a good thing to defeat the enemy without fighting?


    But Mr. Darkness�� following words exined everything.


    ��The energy core of this robot is a nuclear core. Once the robot disintegrates, the nuclear energy will go out of control��.and the mission item will also be destroyed. That��s exactly the error in judgement our MT made the thest time we came here. He attempted to slowly drag the fight on in order to trigger the disintegration of the robot. When the nuclear explosion happened, he was right in the center of the explosion zone. He was really lucky to be able to use a life-saving item in time, so he managed to survive.��


    Party Ace could see that Mr. Darkness was sincere in cooperating and had not concealed any information from them. Sheyan and Reef looked at each other when they heard the new intel. Then, Reef raised his dark gold shield and stepped forward to try the enemy��s attack power.


    When Reef took out his shield which shone with a dark golden glow, he instantly became the focus of the show!


    The drop rate of shields was notoriously low. In addition, the higher the quality of a shield, the lower the drop rate. Normally, with the effort of the whole party, one may be lucky enough to get a shield of silver storyline grade, but a dark gold shield? Those don��t appear on the market at all!


    In other words, even if a small party like the Five Wheels got their hands on a dark gold shield, they probably would not be able to keep it! Why? Because if they put the dark gold shield up for sale, the profit would be enough to upgrade the strength of the whole party by a notch. If they let the MT use the shield, only the MT��s strength would be upgraded.


    Any party would choose to upgrade the strength of the whole party instead of upgrading the strength of just the MT.


    That was why the people from Five Wheels simply could not understand Party Ace��s team building method. They already felt really hard-pressed supporting one unofficial MT (an MT without a defensive innate ability), so how did a small party like Party Ace support two official MTs?!


    When the giant robot saw the intruders, it put its right hand on top a table next to it and pressed down hard!


    With a deafening crack, its metal palm pressed through the tabletop. It then grabbed the table and hurled it at the intruders!


    The metal table that weighed about two to three hundred kilograms was lifted like a toy. It traveled over twenty meters as it spinned and smashed into Reef.


    But the table proved to be no difficulty for Reef, who lifted his shield unhurriedly. The sharp edges on the side of the sun-shaped shield easily cut through the center of the metal table. In the midst of a spattering of sparks, the huge, heavyboratory table was cut into two at the middle. The two sections broke off and slid on the floor, producing arge amount of sparks as they did so due to their terrifying momentum! The test tubes, sks and other apparatus inside the table shattered all over the ground and covered the entire area in broken ss.


    Hill seemed really concerned about whether Reef could sessfully tank the robot. With a wave of his arm, a paper talisman that was as red as blood floated towards Reef. When the talisman appeared, the temperature in the hall immediately went down by several degrees. Party Ace did not think Hill would dare to y any tricks, so they let the talisman be.


    Unexpectedly, when the talisman was about halfway to Reef, a sudden white light shed. After that, something strange happened. Several child-like angels flew to the talisman out of nowhere and caught the blood red talisman between them!


    The surface of the paper talisman immediately started smoking. A ghastly wail came out of it. Then, the talisman was very aggressively torn into pieces by the angels. The talisman pieces hissed when they fell to the ground, then dissolved into spots of colourless water. After that, the little angels flew away happily and disappeared into the air.


    When Sheyan saw this, he exchanged nces with Zi. It appeared that Mr. Darkness had not lied to them. This military base was built on the ruins of a church, and the genuine Shroud of Jesus, one of the seven holy relics, was hidden in the site, so darkness type spells and magic were subjected to significant weakening here.


    But Hill, despite his failure to release the spell, immediately took out a simr talisman. In fact, he hurled three of them in session, and finally one of them was sessfully pasted onto Reef��s body. Five pieces of blood red human bones instantly appeared, continuously revolving around Reef like satellites revolving around the Earth.


    This was the ��Bone Shield�� spell of Hill��s secret art. When the target was attacked, the bones would absorb 33% of the damage. There were five bones surrounding Reef at the moment, which meant that the next five attacks tond on Reef would have their damage reduced by 33%.


    Mogensha had long since hid behind some cover. He now raised his gun and started firing. It seemed like Brother ck had remodelled his golden AK again. Right now, two legs extended from the front end of the AK like the mounting brackets of a light machine gun, firmly supporting the AK on top of the cover.


    The tongue of me at the muzzle was a meter long. Bullets poured out of the AK and burrowed themselves all over the head of the robot in no time at all. Even the surrounding walls and furniture were damaged as the hail of bullets left numerous holes in them. Broken pieces sttered and bounced everywhere.


    The robot reacted like a human; it lifted its left elbow to shield its head, then charged in the direction of Reef. There was a shield-like protrusion on its left elbow which could expand to a size which covered its entire body. The shield could withstand the shots of 125mm tank cannons. Mogensha��s shots thus stopped posing a threat to it. The bullets bounced away when they met the shield.


    The robot was already in front of Reef in but a few seconds. It raised its right hand and smashed down on Reef. On its right hand was a rotating wheel with sharp, jagged teeth which was constantly making a shrill sound, like a chainsaw.


    The jagged wheel was designed to cut through the metal armours and equipments of other military targets. In a previous battle, even theposite armour of a main battle tank, with the addition of an add-on exterior armour, could not resist the cut of this titanium alloy wheel!


    Reef raised his dark gold shield to meet with the chainsaw wheel without hesitation. Amidst the harsh sound of friction, the sparks from the collision spurted more than ten meters high! The durability of Reef��s dark gold shield rapidly declined, but the robot��s high-speed rotating wheel was also emitting smoke. The smoke was sparse at first, but it quickly turned into a dense ck smoke. Then, the rotating wheel exploded.


    While the two sides were in a deadlock, Zi had already drawn five or six strange patterns in the air with her dagger. The others could not see her attack, but they could see that the armour of the robot at the side facing Zi had be distorted and damaged. The special rubber fillings inside shot out of the gap amidst the dazzling light of leaked electricity.


    Corinna and Hill, who knew of Zi��s strength, was not too surprised, but the rest of Five Wheels including Mr. Darkness felt as if something sharp had stung and twitched inside their hearts when they saw Zi��s performance.


    They fought the powerful robot before, so they naturally knew what level of force was required to damage the robot to this degree. It would take the power of their whole party half a minute to inflict the same degree of damage on the robot!


    But this woman did it in just a dozen odd seconds!


    The robot suddenly retreated a few steps and jumped up high, then came crashing back down with the overwhelming force of Mount Tai. Thick puffs of ck smoke came out from the engine hood on its back. As soon as the robot started the attack sequence, the members of Five Wheels rapidly retreated in a panic. Mr. Darkness also immediately issued a warning to Party Ace!


    After it jumped up, the robot folded its hands together and mmed them down fiercely onto Reef��s shield, sending Reef flying. Then, the robot rushed over towards Zi and Mogensha at a high speed. Its charge carried such momentum that anyone in its path would instinctively feel like retreating.


    But Zi and Mogensha both chose to ignore Mr. Darkness�� warning. They stood where they were in a rxed manner and continued to attack,pletely ignoring the threat that was approaching quickly from the front.


    On that day, Five Wheels suffered heavy casualties the first time they faced this attack. Three people were retired on the spot.


    Now, as they watched the battle from the side and saw how Party Ace reacted, they gleefully anticipated the same thing to happen to Party Ace. However, as Reef was blown away, another figure rushed forward in a diagonal sprint to block in front of the robot��s charge.


    The figure appeared extremely small in front of the gigantic robot, but with a roar, a strange illusionary phantom emerged behind him, sorge it almost covered the sky. The figure proceeded to send a fist towards the robot��s knee!


    It was Sheyan!


    ��Beast of Corrosion��!


    Sheyan was hit by the robot at the same time and was sent flying as well, but the spot where the giant robot was punched inexplicably started decaying and turning rusty. The rusty spot expanded rapidly. The parts inside groaned and nked while electricity leaked out to the surface. ck smoke also started emerging from the decaying areas.


    Because the giant robot was still sprinting fiercely, it had no choice but to continue using the injured leg in order to maintain its bnce. This naturally led to more damage done to the leg. A clear limp started appearing in its gait. With every step, the abnormal sound that the injured leg made became more obvious.

 Chapter 1040: Frontal Resistance

    <h4>Chapter 1040: Frontal Resistance</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Despite the injury, the giant robot was still stubbornly moving forward at a crazy speed. Nobody knew better than the Five Wheels what would happen if the robot managed to get close. A terrifying high-power electricity would cover the whole area in an instant. Even if the fragile long-range attackers managed to escape death, they would still fall into a paralysed state and be crushed into minced meat afterwards.


    ��So what if they have two MTs? They will still face a tragic defeat all the same,�� some of the people in Five Wheels even maliciously thought.


    Hill, whose eyes were now bloodshot like a gambler who had lost everything, shouted in a frenzy, ��RUN!!!��


    But a giant snake suddenly wandered out of the void. Its thick, fat tail instantlyshed out fiercely, aiming at for the wound on the robot��s leg! Simultaneously, a pulse shot which Mogensha had prepared for a long time also sted the injured knee!


    The high-tech weapon from the world of the Men in ck was truly extraordinary. A bluish-white light filled the hall, even coating every person��s face with ayer of cold metallic shine. The hall was swept by a strong wind that felt like a Force 12 hurricane.


    The robot��s leg, which was already severely damaged to begin with, could no longer sustain such a heavy blow. The leg broke off at the knee with a loud crack. Its gigantic body half-knelt on the ground, while its inertia brought it staggering forward.


    Bolts and nuts were ejected everywhere from the broken part of the leg, their high speed turning them into dangerous bullets. The severed wires at the broken knee shot electric sparks out that were three meters long, lighting the faces of everyone around it in an eerie glow. The robot��s main body naturally did not end up well. The off bnce robot, carried by its terrifying momentum, steered towards a different direction and mmed head-first into a wall. The whole undergroundboratory felt like it was in danger of copsing from the impact!


    The steel wall that was as thick as 5 centimeters was easily torn apart. The fire rms sounded non-stop. The sprinklers on the ceiling sprayed down torrents of water, which only served to aggravate the short circuits taking ce inside the giant robot.


    This situation was actually predicted by Party Ace. Since they were given limited time to deal with the giant robot as it would explode when the countdown ended, its HP and defence would certainly not be too high. From this, it could be inferred that the robot must belong to the category of berserker type bosses. They usually had average HP, low defence, but rather strong offensive power.


    Therefore, Party Ace��s n was simple �� a frontal assault! Let��s see which one would fall first, the boss or their defensive line! With Party Ace��s enhanced HP and MP, plus the various live-saving measures possessed by Zi and Mogensha, there was nothing to worry about even if they lost the gamble.


    Now that the leg of the giant robot was broken and it had rammed into a wall like a bull in heat, the rest were easy. Even the people from Five Wheels had joined in the attacking.


    The only long-range attack of the robot was to throw a of electricity over the enemy. Not only could it cause great damage, the victim would also be left paralysed for a long period of time, which would then allow the super-powerful robot with super-strong mobility and explosiveness to ravenously ravage the victim.


    But the giant robot that had its leg broken no longer had any explosiveness or mobility to speak of. So, under the bombardment of the group of contestants, the robot could not evenst ten minutes before it fell down smoking. Next came a series of violent explosions.


    After that, at the request of Five Wheels, everyone stopped attacking. Hill went forward and pried open the battered cockpit with hands that were trembling in excitement, then pulled out the robot operator who was already half-cooked. It was a miracle that the man was still alive, even if he seemed like he was barely hanging on. Despite that, he still red at Hill with fury in his eyes. He then pulled a wrench from behind him and gave Hill a sneak attack on the head.


    This attack was reminiscent of a scene in the movie ��Kung Fu Hustle�� in which Sing had just been badly beaten by ��the Beast�� and his head had plunged into the ground, but he still struggled to lift half a piece of stick to knock on the head of the powerful Beast. The sight was filled with aical stubbornness.


    (TL: https://.youtube/watch?v=8tcIJvae1fI )


    Hill was not in the mood to care about a mere wrench that could do him no harm. He spread open his palm and a white paper talisman gradually took form on it. The talisman was formed entirely from his own MP, so it was a very difficult process.


    But just as the white talisman was about to fully take shape, the faint sounds of gospels rose in the air. Arge number of lovely little angels then flew out of nowhere to gather around the talisman formed by Hill and tore it up without much effort!


    Hill��s eyes were full of anger and agony after all that effort of his was wasted. Not only that, he also coughed up a mouthful of blood. However, he knew he had no time for regret because the life of the robot operator, who was also an important storyline character, was slipping away by the minute. Therefore, he did not even stop to wipe away the blood on his mouth before he started repeating the same mantra again.


    Hill performed the spell six times in a row, but they all failed without exception thanks to the interference of the angels! The unfortunate thing was that the spell seemed to use a lot of MP, so after the third attempt, Hill had administered an honorary dosage just to fully replenish his MP bar.


    In other words, if this seventh attempt failed, it would mean that Hill��s Awakener advancement mission would fail again and he would have to start again from the beginning! Besides the fact that he only had enough MP to cast onest spell, the robot operator was also on hisst breath.


    Party Ace and Five Wheels both understood this. The members of Five Wheels stared at Hills with differing emotions as he exhausted hisst bit of MP to cast the spell for one final time. There were looks of envy, ridicule, expectation and mockery on their faces.


    The white talisman paper gradually took shape, and this time, it seemed like the holy power would not intervene! Hill��s eyes were full of ecstasy, but when his mantra was 80 percentpleted, the hymn of gospels rose in the air again, this time even louder than before! Even more despairing was the number of those hateful little angels this time. They swarmed over like flies swarming to a pile of sh*t in the wild!


    ��FUUUUUUUU��..�� Hill screamed with anger and indignation.


    But at that moment, an overwhelming darkness emanated throughout Mr. Darkness�� body like surging clouds covering the light! The man was now letting Party Ace see his real strength as the party leader, a strength which gave him an authority that even the party��s MT could not shake!


    ��God��s grace is like a prison; God��s power, like the sea!��


    Mr. Darkness�� hoarse voice resounded in the hall. Behind him, a vague but terrifying figure emerged. It looked as though it had three heads and six arms, but also indistinguishable at the same time. What could be clearly distinguished were the weapons in its hands such as a trident, a crescent saber, a skull bowl, a skull drum, and a tendon rope. A huge snake twined around the neck of the blurry figure.


    ��Immovable. atha. Formation!��


    Mr. Darkness spat out these three words with extreme difficulty. Suddenly, a deep darkness surrounded the area andpletely drowned the holy light. The little angels turned stiff in the air. After an instant, their skin and flesh were eroded by the darkness, turning them into little skeletons with tiny bone wings. Their bones were ck as if they had been poisoned. Eventually, all of them fell to the ground and became broken bone pieces!


    Under the protection of the formidable ��Immovable atha Formation��, Hill finallypleted his spell. He pped thepleted spell between the eyebrows of the heavily-wounded robot operator. The operator immediately convulsed violently. By the time he opened his eyes again, his pupils had disappeared and his chest was moving up and down heavily. He looked like he was going to stop breathing in the next second.


    Hill grabbed the man��s chest and screamed at him in a frenzy.


    ��Tell me the password, quick!��


    ��The password is SIP12391, master,�� answered the operator dully.


    Hill fell on the ground on his butt, gasping and sweating as if he had lost thest bit of his strength. His hair was so wet with sweat that he looked like he had just taken a shower. After resting for a while, he strode to a wall on the side and pushed down on a few spots. A hidden door which required a password to unlock appeared in front of him. Hill entered the password he had just obtained, then opened the door and stepped inside. By the time he stepped outside again, he was brimming with joy. Evidently, he was now an Awakener.


    This showed that Mr. Darkness had not told them theplete story. He only said before that the goal of this mission was the Shroud of Jesus, but now it seemed like he had kept some additional information from them. However, that was understandable. If he had really told them everything he knew as soon as he met them, he would have been an idiot.


    The powerful robot ended up not dropping any key, likely because it was attacked by a whole group of people. If Hill��s Awakener advancement mission was performed by him alone, the reward would probably be really generous.


    Party Ace had now showed their strength and also fulfilled half of their promise to Five Wheels. The group of people hurried back to Party Ace��s hiding spot. Strangely enough, the T-1000 had not shown up during this period. There was no trail of it at all, as if it had simply disappeared from this world.

 Chapter 1041: Real-Time Playback

    <h4>Chapter 1041: Real-Time yback</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    With this in mind, Sheyan looked at Hill who had just promoted.


    ��Why don��t youe with me on a little trip. The T-1000 had ughtered a family before this, and everyone in the family is dead. I can only discover the truth of the incident with the help of your unique ability.��


    How could Hill refuse Sheyan��s request after he just got what he desired? But after Zi had had a few words with Mr. Darkness, she turned to Sheyan and said, ��If we��re speaking purely of the study of the soul, then Miss Corina seems to be more in line with our requirements, so there��s no need for Mr. Hill.��


    A sudden realisation hit Sheyan after listening to Zi��s words.


    Now that Hill had achieved his goal, his demand for Party Ace��s help had reduced to a minimum, so he may not put in his best effort.


    On the contrary, Hill��s sess would naturally stimte Corina��s desire. She desperately needed Party Ace��s help, so there must be thoughts like ��if I don��t do my best now then they might not try their bestter�� in her mind.


    Therefore, Corina was actually the more suitable candidate.


    Sheyan silently rejoiced in his heart. He was truly fortunate to have a woman like Zi as his deputy to cover for his oversights. She was the dream of every team leader.


    When Corina was called for action, she of course could not say no. In fact, she should fight for the chance to show her goodwill to Party Ace.


    After seeing Hill sessfully advance with envious eyes and a jealous heart, Corina could only suppress her displeasure at having almost been killed by Zi before and perform the task Ace Party entrusted to her to the best of her ability.


    Attacking this secret military base had naturally attracted the close attention of the LA government, but fortunately, Five Wheels were experts inying down smokescreens and shaking off pursuers. They disappeared into the vast city without much effort, just like a drop of water quietly dissolving into the sea. ��Those damn Terminators�� naturally took the me on behalf of Sheyan and co. again.


    They soon arrived at Sixth Avenue in District 17 where the T-1000 had stayed in for a short while. Although they did not know the specific address, news of the famous murder case had spread like a gue here.


    One reason the case was so well-known was because the murderer was so cruel that he had even killed the baby who was only several months old and could not even testify against him.


    The second reason was because Mr. Simpson was quite a well-known man in this neighborhood. Drug abuse, drug trafficking, robberies and thefts �� he��d done them all. He had vited almost everyw that could be vited. To put it bluntly, he was the head of a gang. A violent criminal who was ustomed to eliminating other families had had his own family eliminated instead. That naturally piqued the curiosity of others.


    Because the murders had taken ce less than 24 hours ago, the police tape and barricades outside had not been removed yet. It seemed like the police had only just concluded the forensic investigation; when they arrived at the scene, they happened to see thest police car leaving with its siren zing.


    When the group of contestants reached the door of the house, they did not have any eerie feelings indicating that it was a haunted house. Corina took out a crystal ball and put a ck veil over it, then held it in front of her chest with both hands. It gave off a mysterious feeling.


    This crystal ball was actually the best spellcasting item in Corina��s possession worth over 20,000 utility points. It was evident that Corina was putting in her best effort. After the group entered the house, they could not turn on the light for fear of attracting the police��s attention. The pungent smell of blood was still permeating through the air. The environment immediately turned spooky.


    The light from the crystal ball was very faint, but it could still provide some illumination to the dark surroundings. Although the corpses had been removed, the bloodstains on the ground and the markings drawn by the police were still there, and they clearly indicated the original location of the corpses at the crime scene.


    Sheyan turned towards Corina and asked, ��Is there a problem? Did you find any clues?��


    Corina nodded. She first lifted the crystal ball, then slowly released it to let it float in the air. The crystal ball then floated around slowly to every corner of the house before finally returning to Corina��s hands.


    At this time, they could see a lot of shadows roaming inside the crystal ball in the form of ck smokes.


    Corina started to recite some iprehensible spells. When her voice reached Sheyan��s ears, he felt as if it was a worm that was nibbling at mulberry leaves, but a lot more creepy. A more timid person would have been covered in goosebumps upon hearing that.


    Suddenly, the crystal ball shattered! A dense darkness came out of it to cover the area in an instant!


    Corina whispered to them, ��You may witness some strange scenes now, but all of them are just illusions that will not cause any substantial harm to us. Just watch quietly and refrain from using any ability, or my spell will fail.��


    When Corina spoke, her eyes were mainly on the other two women, Zi and Melody. Melody smiled and nodded, but Zi just snorted coldly without bothering to reply. The contrasting personalities between the two women were on full disy.


    After waiting for about five to six minutes, there suddenly appeared a gentle light in the room which lit the ce up to its usual level of illumination. A moaning sound came from the TV, likely from an adult program.


    A half-naked fat man with a beard was half-lying on the sofazily, There was half a bottle of beer next to him. A smoke rose from some kind of drug on the coffee table.


    This fat man should be Simpson. His wife was currently lying unmoving on the sofa. Her pupils had shrunk to the size of a needle tip, and there was even some vomit near her mouth. She was also asionally convulsing. Those were textbook signs of a drug overdose.


    Despite the vague cries of a baby from upstairs, Simpson had not intention of going up to check on the child at all. He was feeling aroused from the alcohol and the adult program on the TV, so he rubbed his crotch and pulled his wife, who was paralysed on the sofa, over. He then ripped off his trousers and threw himself on her.


    The contestants who were witnessing this had a strange feeling, as if they were in a dark cinema and the scene was a hologram projected in front of them.


    The sex scene did not happen. When Simpson had undressed his wife until she only had her underwear left, someone outside rang the doorbell. Simpson ignored it and continued to strip the woman while gasping like a bull in heat.


    However, the doorbell noise resolutely persisted like a ghost that refused to move on. Simpson��s patience soon wore thin. He finally got up unhappily, grabbed a beer bottle and roared, ��You damn salesman, I��ll make you pay for this!��


    He rushed to the door inrge strides. Because Simpson was the head of the gang in the area, he did not have a habit of checking the peephole as it was unnecessary. Thus, he simply opened the door with the bottle lifted high. But as soon as he opened the door, he stepped back in surprise and hesitated.


    ��You, you�� Who are you?!?!��


    The one who stood in front of Simpson was a woman��.a woman who looked exactly the same as his wife! If Simpson did not know for sure that his wife was currently lying half-naked on the sofa, he would have mistaken the woman as her!


    The woman looked at Simpson coldly with the eyes of a beast at the top of the food chain. Suddenly, at an indescribable speed, she reached out and seemed to touch Simpson��s neck.


    Simpson��s nerves that were slowed by alcohol could not keep up with her speed at all. He only felt something was wrong when the feeling of suffocation and pain hit him. A gurgling sound came from his throat. He held his neck with both hands as he fell slowly to the floor. A great deal of blood gushed out from the cracks between his fingers to stain arge area of his shirt.


    Only then did he see that the left hand of the woman who resembled his wife was as sharp as the de of a Gillette razor! However, bluish-white electricity would leak out of her left shoulder de from time to time.


    The woman went into the house and closed the door. While she did that, her face and figure started to change, and she finally transformed into Simpson��s appearance.


    This was no doubt the T-1000 from before.


    After it entered the house, it poked its elongated and sharpened index finger into Mrs. Simpson��s heart. It was then attracted upstairs by the crying baby and proceeded to kill the child in cold blood. It showed as much hesitation in doing so as a human killing a rat.


    Then, the T-1000 sat in front of theputer, typed a series of letters, and went online. After about thirty minutes of surfing the Inte, it stood up and left the house.


    After witnessing this scene, the contestants found that the whole process was not much different from what they had suspected. The T-1000 should have obtained Mrs. Simpson��s information from somewhere and changed into her appearance toe to her house to ess information on the inte. Unfortunately, theputer that the T-1000 used had been confiscated by the police, or they would have more clues.


    At this moment Sheyan suddenly said with a sharp glint in his eyes, ��I don��t know if you guys have noticed a small detail. When the T-1000 had changed its left hand into a de to kill Simpson, did you guys see some electricity on its left shoulder?��


    Mogensha nodded in affirmation to Sheyan��s words.


    ��I did. What��s the problem?��


    ��This is not in line with the Terminator��s killing habits. It could kill Simpson effortlessly with one normal strike, so why would it waste extra energy to discharge electricity? And if the electricity was used to provide extra power to its strike, why was the electricity on the shoulder and not on the de?�� said Sheyan with a frown.


    After pondering for a moment, Zi spoke, ��You mean the T-1000��s left arm is injured?��


    ��Or, you could say that the injury on the T-1000��s left arm recurred because of the drop in its reserve energy after fighting with us. That would exin why this killing monster had vanished during this period of time �� it had gone to a ce where it can heal its wounds!�� replied Sheyan.

 Chapter 1042: Encountering the T-1000 Again

    <h4>Chapter 1042: Encountering the T-1000 Again</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    As soon as Sheyan thought of that, he immediately called Dr. Dolittle to inform him of what he found. Dolittle agreed with Sheyan��s judgment and also provided him with a very important clue �� if the T-1000 wished to replenish its energy reserves and repair its injuries in this era, it must do so in an environment with plenty of electricity.


    In addition, ordinary electric power was far from being able to meet the T-1000��s needs. It must perform an ultra-highpression with a method that the humans in this era had not mastered yet before the electric power could be converted into an energy form that it could use.


    Based on Dr. Dolittle��s hypothesis, the ultra-high powerpression instrument that the T-1000 could make with the current world��s technological level would produce a huge waste in power due to theck of the proper materials. Therefore, its signs could be easily identified by monitoring the flow in the power grid.


    However, at the moment, the T-1000 was probably still in the process of producing its own pirated version of the ultra-high powerpression instrument and had not been able to recharge itself yet. As soon as the flow in the power grid showed an abnormal fluctuation, Dolittle would promptly inform Sheyan.


    Sheyan took the chance to make a series of preparations. In his n, in order to achieve the highest degree ofpletion in his mission, he still needed to fulfill some external conditions. Even so, there was a truth to the saying that ns could never keep pace with the changes. Sheyan felt that he only had 50% confidence in achieving the highest degree ofpletion.


    He was actually making a gamble, because in truth, to get some liquid metal now was really no longer a problem for Sheyan with the human and material resources at his disposal. That was to say, he already had ways ofpleting the mission for sure, but he would not achieve the highest degree ofpletion. On the contrary, if he insisted on trying to achieve the highest degree ofpletion, there was a 50% chance of losing everything.


    Sheyan liked to take the steady route and had always yed it safe, so he would have normally chosen the former option. However, he already had ways of acquiring dark gold equipments, so of course he would like to use this mission to fight for a higher grade equipment.


    After Sheyan took care of all his business, news finally came from Dolittle. An anomaly had urred in the power grid flow, the location was a newly built wave power station in Los Angeles.


    (TL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wave_power )


    This new type of power nt used the energy from the constant beating of the waves to generate electricity. It was economical and environmental friendly. Once built, the only operational cost it would incur was the recement of worn equipments. In the days of Sk, due to the extremely severe environment, the technology of wave power was used in arge scale.


    The reason the T-1000 went there must be because it was not familiar with thermal power nts and such, so it had selected a familiar nt to operate.


    Since it was a wave power station, it was, of course, built on the seaside. After confirming their target, Sheyan and the rest rushed to the location. Their previous effort must have exhausted 20%-30% of the T-1000��s energy reserves. If they let the T-1000 recharge itself, that effort would go to waste.


    Due to the ebbing of the tide, wave power stations were often built offshore (if they were built directly on the shore, how would they generate electricity at times of low tide?). Therefore, the group needed to travel by boat. For Sheyan, the T-1000��s decision in choosing this ce was akin to it giving up the home court advantage!


    Looking from a distance, the wave power station was like a beacon standing tall in the coastal waters, like it was a guiding light in the dark. But Sheyan noticed that the colour of the sea here was a faint crimson, as if there was blood mixed into it. It was a frightening sight, bringing dread to those whoid eyes on it! When the rest saw the bloody waters, they instantly heightened their vignce for fear of falling into the T-1000��s trap.


    However, this phenomenon was not that surprising to Sheyan and Sanzi. The pollution near the city of Los Angeles was quite severe, so quite often, an explosive reproduction of algae would ur, resulting in a ��red tide��. This phenomenon should be the spectacr sight they were seeing now.


    It was currently early morning, so there was not a soul on this deserted beach other than them. There were only the abandoned beach umbresying chaotically all over the beach and some abandoned houses that had faded in colour thanks to the sunshine and sea breeze. They painted a deste scene.


    Sheyan and the rest boarded an old motorboat on the dock and drove straight towards the wave power station. The construction technology of the wave power station was derived from the construction of offshore oil tforms, so it was essentially just thebination a few offshore drilling rigs.


    Their arrival did not attract the attention of the people staffing the wave power station. There were none of the expected greetings, shouts or interrogations. Although the lights on the station were brightly lit, the whole ce was as quiet as a cemetery.


    Under Sheyan��s skillful control, the motor boat moved like a fish swimming in the sea even though it was so old that it was almost breaking apart. Of course, the exhausted roar of the engine and the thick ck smoke it emitted were not things that could be covered up by Sheyan��s skills.


    When they were about to board the wave power station, a man suddenly opened the hatch door and ran to the tform. When the man saw the old, broken motor boat driven by Sheyan, he looked like a drowning man who saw a straw he could clutch on. He ran frantically in their direction while waving his hands and shouting wildly. He soon reached the edge of the tform but he did not look like he had any intention of stopping.


    But at that moment, a strange thing happened. Somethingrge unexpectedly protruded from a spot on the tform behind this person. That cold and extreme vicious T-1000 then appeared behind the unfortunate man.


    With no sound and no warning!


    The unfortunate man was still waving wildly and shouting incoherently at the group of contestants.


    ��Help! Help! There��s a homicidal maniac here��AAAAAARRGGHHH��


    Before he could finish, the T-1000 had stepped forward, grabbed him by the neck with both hands, and lifted him up effortlessly. It then casually flicked its wrists to throw the man away with force!


    The unfortunate survivor could not even make a sound as he was thrown over twenty meters away before rolling for about ten meters further. By the time he stopped rolling, his head was twisted behind his back and his tongue was lolling out of his mouth. He was probably dead.


    Sheyan noticed that the left shoulder of the T-1000 seemed to have a clear electric leakage. Blue electric charges would sh across it from time to time. It seemed that the information they obtained previously was correct. This slightly increased the chance of sess of his n.


    When the boatnded, the T-1000 actually raised its hand to make a throat-cutting gesture at Sheyan. It then quickly moved out of their sight and disappeared into the darkness. The lights on the tform started to go out one by one.


    The T-1000 had suffered a loss under Sheyan��s team in the previous meeting between them, so this time, it was smart enough to make use of the darkness to create an advantage for itself. From this, one could see the craftiness of this ferocious robot. The average person��s IQ was not a match for its AI at all!


    Unperturbed by the dark environment, Sheyan walked forward inrge strides. He dared not bring too many people with him this time because once the T-1000 felt overwhelmed by its opponents and found that it could not escape, it would self-destruct, causing all their efforts so far to go to waste. In truth, the strength of Party Ace alone was enough to plunge the T-1000 into despair.


    Therefore, Sheyan only brought along Melody this time. From the moment Sheyan decided to try to achieve the highest degree ofpletion in this mission, he knew that the fight between him and the T-1000 was doomed to be a battle of attrition.


    The smell of blood assaulted his senses. Sheyan ignored the numerous corpses around him and strode to the inner area of the power station. He was not anxious to start the fight with the T-1000. A 3D topographic map of the power station, with certain areas brightly highlighted by Dr. Dolittle, appeared on his retina.


    These highlighted areas were possible areas where the ultra-high powerpression instrument manufactured by the T-1000 could be ced in. For both Sheyan and the T-1000, these areas would be highly-contestednd.


    So when Sheyan went straight to one of the areas, the T-1000 had rushed up in silence through the darkness. It would have appeared suddenly without warning if it was not for the asional electric charges emitted by the injury on its left shoulder, which was sustained when it descended through the time discement sphere.


    The muscles all over Sheyan��s body hardened like iron in anticipation of the T-1000��s attack, containing in them a powerful strength which could burst out anytime. Sheyan still remembered how badly he had lost in the previous closebat exchanges with this steel monster charging at him. After thest confrontation, he had thought hard and came up with several countermeasures!


    The T-1000 started the fight with a punch!


    The punch was not too fast, but it was steady and contained a great force. It looked like it could evolve from the offensive to the defensive at an instant. But when the fist had gotten close to Sheyan, it rapidly dissolved and quickly solidified into a sharp de, stabbing straight towards Sheyan��s throat!


    Sheyan dodged the fierce blow, after which he suddenly bent down. His ck hair covered his eyes but outlined the sneer at the corners of his mouth.


    Sheyan��s first attack was a kick at the Terminator��s knee!


    (TL: Bonus chapteringter.)

 Chapter 1043: The Opportunity for Victory

    <h4>Chapter 1043: The Opportunity for Victory</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The T-1000 was unable to dodge Sheyan��s kick because he hadunched his feet really quickly, but as a result, the damage done was very low.


    Fortunately, the fundamental purpose of this kick was not to deal damage, but to make the T-1000 lose its bnce. This was the n Sheyan came up with after the painful lesson he learned from his previous encounter with the T-1000. He would not get entangled with the Terminator in close quarters. Every time after he got in a strike, he would retreat and start over again!


    In addition, he must avoid focusing his attack on the hands and feet of the T-1000 because these parts werepletely unaffected by normal human structure and could change unpredictably. To focus his attack on these parts was to ask for a beating.


    After Sheyan kicked the T-1000��s knee, forcing the Terminator to react to maintain its bnce and control its center of gravity so as not to fall down, a momentary w in its defence was revealed! Sheyan took a huge step forward, crouched down and rammed into the body of the T-1000. At this point it looked as if the T-1000 was being carried upside down on Sheyan��s back!


    Sheyan straightened his back with force! His strong waist and abdomen transmitted power, flinging the T-1000 five meters away, directly over the railings and three floors below.


    This was the tactic Sheyan came up with to deal with the T-1000. Not only was the Terminator hard to kill, it would also annoyingly stick to its opponent like glue when it attacked. Its only weakness was that it needed time to transform its body, albeit not much. That was the chance Sheyan seeked. He would make use of his instantaneous explosive power to target the Terminator when it was shapeshifting, keeping his assault short and powerful, so as not to give the T-1000 the opportunity to stick close to him.


    The advantage of this tactic was that it would not make the T-1000 desperate enough to self destruct, because such a tactic would not cause its CPU chip to judge Sheyan as an opponent it could not beat. It would only make that judgement if, say, an Apache helicopter with terrifying firepower was pursuing it in the sky out of its reach on a in with no cover, or something simr to that.


    Of course, there were also many disadvantages to this kind of tactic, the most obvious one being the time it would take to finish the fight, which would be prolonged. However, Sheyan hade prepared for a long battle.


    After flinging the T-1000 down, Sheyan did not chase after it, but continued to run forward withrge strides instead. His current task is not to fight with the T-1000, but to destroy the powerpressor that could recharge the T-1000.


    The T-1000 had performed another massacre inside the wave power station. Deformed corpses with helpless expressions on their faces were everywhere. The smell of blood was strong in the air. Fortunately, arge part of the operation of the wave power station was automated, or the station would have stopped functioning.


    In Sheyan��s opinion, Sk��s move of injecting emotional programs into the T-1000 was a foolish one. With its ability to change its appearance into a human, if the T-1000 had quietly hidden itself among the human poption, silently guarding the powerpressor, Sheyan would be hard pressed to find it, let alone attack it.


    ��Oh? Is that it?�� Sheyan uttered under his breath into his earpiece. The button camera in front of his chest transmitted the scene in front of him to Dolittle, so that Dolittle could advise Sheyan in real time.


    The workshop corridor Sheyan was situated in right now was clean and neat. The blue and white colourbination gave this ce a refreshing look��.if one could ignore the horrible corpses strewn around, of course.


    Dolittle carefully scrutinised the image transmitted by the camera.


    ��That��s not it. That��s the basic monitoring device of the power station. Careful!��


    The T-1000 had unknowingly turned into a pool of liquid, flowing on the ground to a spot a few meters behind Sheyan before it re-solidified. Its hands had taken the form mantis-like sharp des that shined with a cold glint. They seemed like they were made for beheading.


    However, when the left-handed weapon was formed, shes of electricity burst out from its left shoulder again. That had alerted Sheyan even before Dolittle had shouted his warning. He instantly retreated backwards and crashed into the T-1000��s body.


    The sharp edges on the des formed from the T-1000��s arms faced outwards, hence they were easy to swipe outwards but not suitable for cutting inside. The Terminator once again fell into the embarrassing predicament of being unable to disy its might.


    Sheyan��s suddenly bent his hands and rammed his elbows backwards into the T-1000��s chest, forcing it to stagger back.


    After that, Sheyan turned around and shifted his body to a sprinter��s starting position. An explosive force rose in his body. Heunched himself forward at a high speed, then turned his body slightly to the side so that his right shoulder could m heavily onto the chest of the T-1000. The fierce impact knocked the T-1000 back and it fell downstairs once more.


    However, the moment Sheyan collided into the Terminator, it had also performed a counterattack, cutting a long wound on Sheyan��s back. Blood was now flowing freely down the wound. Sheyan turned around and ran as if nothing had happened. He continued looking for the powerpressor installed by the T-1000.


    After repelling the T-1000��s assault for the 7th time, Sheyan finally found the powerpressor on a giant electric cable. Sheyan did not even need Dr. Dolittle to tell him that the instrument was made by the Terminator, because the futuristic style of the instrument was way too conspicuous. More importantly, it appeared that Sk took the issue of copyright very seriously, as there was actually a Sk logo on the instrument.


    The instrument could not be destroyed so easily because there was hundreds of millions of volts of electricity stored in it. If all the power inside burst out at once, Sheyan would probably die on the spot.


    Dolittle had also expressed his desire to get his hands on this instrument to study it. After all, this object was the perfectbination of Sk��s most advanced technological ideas and the backwardponents avable in the current world. It had great reference value.


    So in order to win enough time to disassembly the powerpressor, Sheyan could only release the dark gold leech and let it stall the T-1000. In a sense, this was the ultimate showdown between two different species that liked to stick to their opponents like glue.


    Sheyan dismantled the powerpressor as quickly as he could under Dolittle��s guidance. During this time, the T-1000 was frantically attacking the dark gold leech. However, it finally got the taste of an opponent that simply refused to die no matter how hard it attacked!


    It was not until Sheyan had sessfully dismantled the powerpressor and put it into the party storage that the T-1000 managed to reach Sheyan. It fell behind Sheyan and swiped its palm towards his neck! Sheyan abruptly leaned forward and shrank his shoulders, but the T-1000��s fingers had turned into five sharp des and sliced open five bloody wounds on his back.


    Now that Sheyan had sessfully foiled the T-1000��s n to repair its body, he simply ran away. The T-1000 went straight after him. It was filled with a hatred for human beings to begin with, and Sheyan��s action made it even more sure of his feeling. Sheyan fought while retreating until he reached the reinforcement from the rear.


    Melody had learned her lesson from the previous fight against the T-1000. Now, she would perform a ��Rejuvenation�� or ��Barkskin�� spell from afar, then immediately disappear from the T-1000��s sight. This undoubtedly made the T-1000 fume with anger. It wanted to attack Melody with ��Gravitational Construct�� like before but it could not lock on to the target!


    Melody appeared from a corner again and gave the T-1000 a shot with the phoenix bow. The right leg of the T-1000 immediately burned with a fierce fire that was as bright as agate. It constantly sent out fiery tongues of me that slithered to the surrounding areas like crimson snakes.


    The eyes of the T-1000 that had suffered repeated beatings suddenly shined with a blinding red light; it was thoroughly enraged now. It pushed its palm towards Sheyan. Sheyan instantly felt the air around him bing dense and thick, so that even breathing had be really difficult. Apparently, the T-1000 had applied ��Gravitational Construct�� to him instead!


    The next second, the blinding light of electricity shed around the T-1000��s body. A crystal-like transparent shield formed around the Terminator, and its movement speed increased sharply! The me at the spot hit by the phoenix bow waspletely put out too. This was obviously the T-1000��s berserk skill: ��Overload��, which greatly enhanced its attack and defence in an instant! It dashed towards Melody at an rming speed!


    The T-1000 had clearly realised by now that Sheyan could not be easily killed, so it used ��Gravitational Construct�� on him in order to slow him down to prevent him froming to Melody��s rescue! It would first eliminate Melody with the help of the ��Overload�� ability, then go back to Sheyan to kill him slowly.


    Under normal circumstances, the T-1000��s strategy would be correct, but it had made an error in judgement this time. The power of Sheyan, who hade prepared, was much stronger than it expected!


    (TL: This is bonus chapter #3 for January. Enjoy!)

 Chapter 1044: Good News

    <h4>Chapter 1044: Good News</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    ��Finally. I knew you wouldn��t be able to help yourself.��


    Sheyan watched the actions of the T-1000 with a sneer on his face.


    He then spoke into the partymunication channel. ��The enemy has taken the bait. Move ording to the n!��


    Hearing Sheyan��s order, Melody leaped up lightly and nted a privet tree seed at the top of the passage. A momentter, a green light shed. The seed sprouted and grew at an incredible speed, easily breaking through the top of the passage and tearing open the thick steel ceiling.


    Following that, Melody easily passed through the hole in the ceiling and smoothly climbed to the top of the offshore tform. In just seven seconds or so, the T-1000 caught up to her at the top of the offshore tform thanks to the terrifying buff provided by ��Overload��.


    But right when the T-1000 had rushed over, before it even had time to lock on to Melody, it could already see Mr. Darknesspleting his chant in the distance. A ck light shot out of his palm and crossed the air in a mysterious way, giving the impression of a snake twisting its body through the water.


    The ck light left a long trail in its wake in the form of a ck spiral as it shot towards the T-1000 head-on!


    Despite its powerful ��Overload�� ability, the T-1000 found it almost impossible topletely avoid Mr. Darkness�� attack. It could only raise its arms to block in front of its body. Currently, the Terminator held an indifferent attitude to almost any attack.


    When the ck glow hit the T-1000, the anticipated impact and explosion did not appear. The ck glow instead erged with a bang. A terrible sound of burning could be heard, and ck smoke filled the air. It became so dark that one could not see their own outstretched hand.


    The principles behind the vision of the T-1000��s mechanical eyes were (i) a light sensing mechanism, which took in visual signals by sensing light akin to human eyes, and (ii) an infrared sensing mechanism, which detected humans by sensing their body temperature.


    Mr. Darkness�� move caught the Terminator off guard. The attack not only formed a mass of ck fog around the T-1000, it also had an area-wide burning effect, which caused the temperature of the area to instantly rise. How could the T-1000 perceive anything after that?


    So for a short period of time, the T-1000 waspletely blinded. There was not much space on the tform; various structures scattered around the area, sometimes intecing with each other, to turn the ce into aplex terrain.


    The T-1000 changed its hands into sharp des and waved them around crazily, but all it could destroy were the surrounding structures.


    Fortunately, the T-1000 that was in an ��Overload�� state was really powerful. Not only was it immune to most abnormal statuses, even the ck smoke could not get close to it. All the ck smoke that got within a few meters around the Terminator��s body would be dispersed with a hissing noise by strong electric charges. Therefore, Mr. Darkness�� surprise attack only managed to dy the T-1000 for ten odd seconds.


    When the T-1000 regained its sight, it saw that Sheyan and his group was already over 50 meters away, speeding towards the shore on a boat.


    Of course the T-1000 would not just let them get away! It must be known that the powerpressor it made was already more than 90% charged! More importantly, several of the parts used to built the instrument were taken from the body of an undercover Terminator, so it was impossible for the T-1000 to produce a simr instrument in the near future!


    Therefore, the T-1000 could not easily abandon the powerpressor. The Terminator jumped off the tform onto a motorboat, and went straight after Sheyan and his group.


    ********


    Sheyan certainly would not fight with the T-1000 right now. When he and his groupnded, they jumped straight into a nearby car. There was another woman sitting in the car, waiting for them. The figure of the woman was easily visible from behind the car.


    In order to achieve Sheyan��s goal, he must make good use of the terrain, so he must lure the T-1000 into his pre-arranged trap. In order to ensure that the Terminator would chase after them, Sheyan had arranged for a woman to be disguised as Ms. Adess.


    There must be some information and photos of Ms. Adess in the T-1000��s database. The woman Sheyan found had a simr body figure to Ms. Adess. When the T-1000 saw her, it would definitelypare her figure with the figure of the woman in its database. As long as the simrity exceeded 70%, she would be listed as a high-priority target.


    Based on Dolittle��s simtion run, the silhouette of the two from the back had a simrity exceeding 90%. With the powerpressor and the pirated version of Ms. Adess in the car with him, Sheyan was absolutely certain that the T-1000 would chase after them into the trap.


    After driving for a kilometer or so, the T-1000 could be seen chasing after them in another car.


    The car the T-1000 drove was also prepared by Sheyan and his group. It had been modified to ensure that it could absolutely not surpass the speed and performance of Sheyan��s car��. There was only one car left on the beach, so the T-1000 had no choice.


    ��Good, the T-1000 is finally out of the high-intensity power area!�� About six kilometerster, Sheyan heard a buzzing sound from the device on his chest, which was made by Dr. Dolittle to detect the remaining energy on the T-1000.


    Previously, because the electromaic interference was quite strong in the wave power station, the device��s function was greatly affected, so it could not operate normally. Now that it was quite far away from the power station, it immediately returned to normal.


    At this time, the T-1000 finally saw the pirated version of Ms. Adess in the back of Sheyan��s car. After scanning her image into its CPU chip, the chip immediately gave the Terminator a series of warnings!


    [ Suspected key target found! ]


    [ Commencingparison��. The degree of simrity from the back is 92%. ]


    [ Priority of suspected key target increased! Verify her identity as quickly as possible! This operation is upgraded to second-level priority! No interruption to the operation is allowed unless a situation that may endanger the survival of the Terminator urs! ]


    After it received the series of warnings, the T-1000��s eyes shined red. The Terminator��s own will was in conflict with the order forced upon it. The hatred program injected into it by Sk caused it to hate Sheyan to the bones. The fact that Sheyan had plundered its powerpressor only served to elevated this hatred to a new height!


    The order the T-1000��s program forced it to execute was in conflict with its emotion of hatred, but because the factory settings of the T-1000 had prepared for this eventuality and the CPU was set to ��read-only�� mode, the will of Sk won out in the end.


    The red glow in the eyes of the T-1000 slowly faded away. It instead looked towards the fake Ms. Adess with eyes that would make one��s flesh creep, like an experimenter looking at a frog that was about to be dissected.


    Sheyan, sitting at the passenger side at the front, picked up the detector made by Dr. Dolittle, turned his body back and aimed the detector like a telescope at the T-1000 behind them. He tried to keep the device in bnce, and then pressed a button.


    After about five to six seconds, the detector started to get really hot while it was collecting the current data of the T-1000. Evidently, Mr. Dolittle did not give much thought to the aesthetic and heat instion aspects of the detector when he was making it. Sheyan could only grit his teeth and keep his grip on the detector painfully. His fingers even started smoking and hissing due to the heat.


    After a while, the device finally made a beeping sound to indicate thepletion of the data collection process. A series of notifications appeared in Sheyan��s vision.


    [ Target: Liquid Metal Terminator T-1000 ]


    [ Percentage of energy left: 27% ]


    [ Amount of energy left: 1321 Strong Coulomb ]


    [ This machine will reach a critical point and go into hibernation when the remaining energy drops below 5%. ]


    [ ording to the current (nonbat) energy consumption rate, the total time the machine can remain active is 113 hours and 18 minutes. ]


    [ Hint: The electrical resistance of the left shoulder region of the target has increased to 892%. There is a 71.3% chance of functional damage. ]


    Sheyan was pleasantly surprised by these data. The fact that only 27% of energy remained in the Terminator was truly unexpected. However, he immediately understood why. This result likely had a lot to do with the damage on the T-1000��s left shoulder.


    Dolittle was sharing Sheyan��s data. At that moment, Dolittle��s voice transmitted over from the earpiece.


    ��I��m guessing you��re quite surprised too, aren��t you, my friend? Even my most optimistic estimation had the T-1000��s remaining energy at more than 50%. Oh yeah, is the prey still taking the bait?��


    Sheyan faintly smiled as he looked at the rearview mirror. Two to three hundred metres behind them, the T-1000 was still pursuing them relentlessly with a cold expression.


    ��It seems our bait tastes good enough. By the way, what kind of attack would cause such damage to a monster like the T-1000?��


    Dolittle��s voice turned grave. ��A terrible power, my friend. First, you should know that the recovery ability of the T-1000 was actually created by Sk by mimicking the human genome map.��


    ��The human genome map? How?�� asked Sheyan in surprise.

 Chapter 1045: Let It Walk Into the Trap

    <h4>Chapter 1045: Let It Walk Into the Trap</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Dolittle considered Sheyan��s inquiry.


    ��After us humans are cut with knives, why do our wounds heal by themselves instead of sinking in? That��s because the thickness of our body is stored in the memory of the DNA in our cells. Sk designed the liquid metal ording to this principle; in fact, Sk went one step further. By imprinting different information into the metal cells that make up the liquid metal, the T-1000 can change into various forms!��


    ��So even if the T-1000 is destroyed, as long as the metal cells of the liquid metal still exist, the T-1000 can be reformed ording to the information Sk had imprinted into the cells. The problem you see on the T-1000��s shoulder now is not something trifle. Its a sign that the imprints in the metal cells on the shoulder position of the T-1000 have been erased!��


    ��ording to my analysis, the most likely cause of such a horrible damage is that the T-1000 was damaged during the process of the space-time group transmission. The T-1000��s biggest shoring is that once it sustained this kind of serious damage, it cannot be repaired by recing its body parts, like other ordinary Terminators. It can only be sent back to the factory for maintenance �� but that��s obviously not possible for this T-1000.��


    ��I see,�� understanding dawned on Sheyan. ��Any further advice for the current situation?��


    Excitement started creeping into Dolittle��s voice as he replied. ��I have no further advice, but if you thought the n had a 30% chance of sess before, it should be 50% now.��


    Sheyan narrowed his eyes and smiled as he said, ��No. It should be 70%.��


    ***


    With Sheyan speeding away in front and the T-1000 in pursuit, they were now at least twenty kilometers away from the port area. What Sheyan and the others were about to do was not meant for the public��s eyes, so the cars were heading to a secluded ce.


    Soon after, the two cars arrived at an industrial area that was seemingly abandoned. The destion of the ce could be seen from the weeds that had begun to grow stubbornly towards the cement tar pavement. There were few factories still in operation here, and only some old security guards were left in the area.


    Sheyan��s car drifted along the road, leaving long ck trails on it, and quickly drove into thepound of a factory.


    The T-1000 followed closely behind in its car which had several newly-made dents on it. The mood of this killing machine from the future was certainly not good, and it had taken its anger out on the poor car.


    Sheyan and the others with him had left the vehicle and stood waiting on the second floor of the abandoned factory. They saw the T-1000 drove fiercely towards the old factory, smiling as they watched the big fish swim into the.


    Mogensha was whistling casually, a detonator in his left hand. With a gentle push of his thumb, the T-1000��s car exploded!


    A fierce fire instantly covered the entire car. The car immediately went out of control and crashed into the adjacent building. The car engine started burning as well. A thick ck smoke rose, hovering in the sky like a dragon. The faint smell of gasoline in the air became more intense.


    In the middle of the bonfire, a figure could be clearly seen climbing out of the driver��s seat. It walked step by step away from the wreckage, a silvery-white glow covering its body. Its facial features gradually became clearer. The face was cold.


    Sheyan sneaked a nce at the energy reading. Although the impact just now was so powerful that it seemed like it could instantly turn a fat man into ashes, he found that it had only consumed about 0.5% of the T-1000��s energy reserves. It appeared that this kind of strong impact was not a big deal for the T-1000 at all; only ordinary Terminators would be injured from that due to the damage to their artificial skin.


    Reef jumped down and brazenly blocked the path of the T-1000 that had just out walked out of the fire, his gaze full of provocation and hostility. He was brimming with fighting spirit at the moment. His steel ws had the powerful ability to ignore defense, and he had a high-quality dark gold shield. The w-shieldbination was perfect, giving him a very strong advantage in closebat fights.


    Even Sheyan did not have absolute confidence that he could defeat Reef in a one-on-one fight.


    But the confrontation with the T-1000 this time left a feeling of helplessness in Reef.


    Sure, the steel ws were strong, but it only meant that they would leave a deeper wound on the T-1000��s body than others. This was not a big deal at all for the T-1000. It only meant that the T-1000 would take a fraction of a second longer to recover.


    Although Reef��s dark gold shield was as sturdy as an iron wall, its area of protection was too small in rtion to the T-1000 whose whole body could change into weapons. Therefore, it did not take too long for Reef to be badly beaten and covered in injuries.


    Fortunately, Reef��s ��Courage�� ability showed its worth. He used it on a distant ally to instantly get away from the monstrous T-1000. The T-1000 was ready to pursue him, but Mr. Darkness once again performed his ck magic to stop the Terminator. He summoned five terrifying female ghosts that wrapped themselves around the T-1000��s body, greatly reducing its speed and hindering its pursuit.


    The vacant position Reef left behind was naturally filled by Sheyan. Next, the battle fell back into a familiar rhythm. Sheyan used his strength advantage to constantly push the T-1000 back whenever hended a strike. This was the best way to y to his advantages.


    The energy reserves of T-1000 was declining rapidly in this fierce battle. After all, it was not facing ordinary human beings, but really strong contestants instead.


    Time went by quickly. Under normal circumstances, when the energy reserves of the T-1000 dropped to 20%, a warning program would be triggered and the T-1000 would activate the ��Overload�� ability to immediately run away.


    Unfortunately, the high-prioritymand that Sk��s program had issued just now hade back to bite it. Due to the suspicion that the mission objective, Ms. Adess, was here, and the fact that the suspect��s outer appearance was confirmed to share a high degree of simrity with Ms. Adess, the operation this time was upgraded to second-level priority! No interruption to the operation was allowed unless a situation that may endanger the survival of the Terminator urred.


    The measures that Sheyan, Reef and Mr. Darkness took to boil the frog in warm water were apparently effective. No matter how the T-1000��s CPU judged, it simply could not see how the enemies in front of it could pose a fatal threat to the Terminator based on their actions so far. Thus, Sk��smand once again suppressed the T-1000��s instinct and kept it here.


    The energy reserves of the T-1000 continued to decline. Sheyan definitely did not expect the Terminator to be so cooperative. Sheyan was constantly remaining on high alert to guard against the T-1000 suddenly activating ��Overload�� to run away.


    That was because Sheyan��s ��Strength of the Sky�� passive ability could dispel the beneficial buff on the enemy, and it could perfectly counteract the abnormally powerful ability that was ��Overload��!


    (TL note: Strength of the Sky: Perform a Strength check for every sessful hit on the enemy. If you pass the Strength check, there is a 25% chance to interrupt a random beneficial effect on the target (including, but not limited to, attribute buffs, protectiveyers, and aura effects). Lasts for 30 seconds. This ability can be repeatedly triggered, but there will only be one interrupted effect at any one time (unable to stack). This ability has domain precedence.])


    But the T-1000��s instincts were constantly being suppressed by themandid down by Sk. In this way, under Sheyan��s eyes that were full of anticipation, Reef��s ws tore off the arm of the T-1000 with a ferocious swing. Although the severed arm was immediately stepped on by the T-1000 and absorbed back into its leg, but the strike had caused its energy reserves to fall below 15%! The device made by Dolittle was showing the number 14.99%!!


    In a more fashionable term, the 0.01% energy drop was the straw that broke the camel��s back.


    They finally broke through the 15% threshold! At the same time, some obvious changes were uring to the T-1000��s appearance. It gave off a ��withering�� feel, like a leaf that was exposed to the scorching sun for three days. Although it was still green, its vitality had obviously been greatly weakened.


    It was also like a silver ornament that had been exposed to the air for too long. The surface was covered in ayer of grey!


    Tears almost fell from Sheyan��s eyes at this moment. It seemed that Dolittle had told the truth �� when the energy reserves of the T-1000 fell below 15%, a series of ws would appear in the sub-cellr protective shield all over its body.


    ��Now!�� Sheyan abruptly activated ��Hornrage�� and dashed towards the T-1000. Then, he pulled out ��+7 West�� and chopped down on the T-1000��s shoulder. Amidst the burst of sparks, the saber cut at least 5 centimeters deep into the Terminator��s body. Of course, the T-1000 had also mercilessly struck back at Sheyan. It��s right arm changed into a dagger and stabbed into Sheyan��s abdomen!

 Chapter 1046: Dream Come True

    <h4>Chapter 1046: Dream Come True</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Sheyan retracted his saber painfully. The wound on the T-1000��s shoulder immediately squirmed in an attempt to heal itself. But before it could, Sheyan had already pierced a USB sh drive into the wound with great force! The USB sh drive showed no apparent movement, but Sheyan could imagine the virus program personally written by Dr. Dolittle must be multiplying like a gue from the mouth of the sh drive and spreading crazily in the T-1000��s body.


    The T-1000 stood rooted to the spot. After a while, its entire body suddenly turned transparent, and countless 0��s and 1��s could be seen continuously flowing up and down in it. Finally, the numbers turned chaotic.


    Amidst the numbers that were originally arranged in neat columns, a 3 unexpectedly appeared, followed by Roman numerals and random codes! It took five or six minutes for the T-1000 to turn back to normal, and the first thing it did after that was to run away!


    It seemed that Dolittle��s study of liquid metal was indeed veryprehensive. The program was likely sessful in preventing the T-1000��s self-destruct ability.


    How could Sheyan let the Terminator slip away from his grasp again? Besides, the T-1000 had no ��Overload�� ability right now and thus, had no advantage in speed.


    First, the T-1000 was hit hard by Zi��s ��Force Collision �C Wall��. Then, Sheyan rushed up at the perfect moment and hurled the T-1000 into an old, abandoned processing nt nearby with ��Tactical Throw��.


    The T-1000��s deadpan face remained expressionless. To the Terminator, this level of impact was like scratching at an itch! But the T-1000 could never imagine how much painstaking effort Sheyan had put into the n behind this throw.


    With a loud crash, the T-1000 broke through the window and fell inside the nt. Itnded into a huge pool of liquid!


    This ce was an abandoned leather processing nt, and as such there was a spacious tanning workshop inside. The pool in the middle of the workshop was filled with a ck, viscous, muddy substance. Upon closer inspection, one would find the substance to be molten asphalt! The asphalt was bubbling from the heat!


    After the T-1000 fell into the sticky pool of asphalt, it could immediately sense that something was amiss, so it struggled frantically to climb out of the pool. But the more it struggled, the deeper it sunk down! Sheyan had taken great care to make this pool of asphalt deeper, so it now reached a depth of nearly 10 meters. The Terminator would not reach the bottom for quite a while.


    Although the T-1000 had a crazy amount of strength and insanely powerful abilities, how could Sheyan��s carefullyid out trap be so easy to escape from?


    When he was sure that the Terminator had sunk to the center of the asphalt pool, Sheyan nodded towards Sanzi in the distance. Sanzi immediately pulled a lever, and the cooling device they had ced into the asphalt pool beforehand was activated. The asphalt started to cool down. With the decrease in temperature, the asphalt that was originally in a liquid state began to solidify into a viscous, semi-solid substance.


    T-1000 was still struggling frantically in this semi-solidified asphalt pool. It had to spend a lot of energy every time it moved its hands and feet. If the asphalt was still purely liquid, the T-1000 could have changed its hands and feet into a webbed structure to swim in the asphalt, but the semi-solidified asphalt was the kind of sticky and tough substance that was used to pave roads. The T-1000 found that it could not move its body at all no matter how hard it moved its limbs. All it achieved was to waste its remaining energy in vain.


    That was not the worst thing happening to the T-1000. The worst thing was that all this while, Zi, Mogensha and the people from Five Wheels were relentlessly attacking the hapless target that was the T-1000. After the Terminator was infected with theputer virus written by Dr. Dolittle, all of its abilities, including ��Overload��, werepletely blocked. Hence, it was totally powerless to do anything while it slowly sunk in the hell-like asphalt pool. Finally, its energy reserves dropped below 5%, and it entered a state of hibernation.


    As soon as that happened, Dr. Dolittle eagerly ordered Sanzi to re-heat the asphalt pool. He was extremely excited to start his scientific research! To be honest, the harvest this time was far beyond Dr. Dolittle��s imagination. The doctor still remembered that the previous time, the liquid metal Gore had managed to obtain was only the size of a finger.


    Therefore, Dolittle��s most optimistic estimate for this operation��s harvest was half an arm of liquid metal�� But from what it looked right now, Sheyan had clearly gotten the whole Terminator! Its value was totally iparable to just a body part! It was just like how the price of a northeastern old ginseng with a full beard and tail was at least 10 times the price of cut ginseng pieces!


    Looking at Dolittle��s face that was brimming with joy, Sheyan suddenly remembered one thing, one very deadly thing. He recalled that in the plot of Terminator 2, the T-800 had been beaten so badly by the liquid metal Terminator that its internal power source waspletely severed, but after a while, its backup power supply kicked in, bringing the T-800 back to life.


    Dolittle was apletely irreceable figure to Sheyan. If the T-1000��s backup power supply suddenly kicked in as soon as it regained its freedom from the asphalt pool, and it smoothly broke Dolittle��s fragile neck before escaping with ��Overload��, Sheyan would lose everything in this mission!


    Therefore, Sheyan dragged Dolittle back and asked everyone to wait. The entire Party Ace naturally had full confidence in Sheyan��s judgement, but the people from Five Wheels were getting impatient. Why? Because they had entered this world unconventionally, so they had to pay a fee ording to their duration of stay. The cost for their whole party to prolong their stay for an hour was over five thousand utility points.


    Nevertheless, the Five Wheels still had need of Party Ace��s help, so they did not dare to voice their impatience.


    After about ten minutes, the T-1000, which had seemingly gone rigid, indeed came back to life, but only 10% of its energy was restored. It continued to toss and turn in the asphalt pool for a long time while it was bombarded again by Mogensha and Zi. The Terminator did notst long before it fell into a state of hibernation again.


    This time, Dr. Dolittle no longer dared to go forward. After some quick calctions, he found that he could notpletely rule out the possibility that the T-1000 could activate its backup power supply again. Sheyan had enough patience to wait. The T-1000 seemed to have realised that it could not escape its predicament by pretending any longer. It tossed and turned crazily in the viscous asphalt pool as it changed into various forms, trying to make a final attempt at breaking out. Finally, its energy reserves dropped down to 0%. This time, it looked like it was gone for good.


    By the time Sheyan and the others fished the T-1000 up, they found that the Terminator hadpletely turned into a silvery-white metal block. The block looked a little like molten wax that had re-solidified. No trace of human appearance was left on it at all.


    Seeing this form of the T-1000, Sheyan was a little nervous, fearing that he had gone too far and caused all their previous effort to go to waste. Fortunately, when Dolittle saw the block, he beamed with joy instead. He took out several portable devices to perform some inspection, and finally nodded in satisfaction. He said that the T-1000 had returned to its original state, just like a corpse that hadpletely lost its consciousness. This had saved Dolittle considerable effort.


    The next step was simple. Dolittle returned with the T-1000 to hisb to process it. To exin the process in a simpler manner, he did something simr to making fruit juice, treating the T-1000 block like a fruit. He first cut the block into slices, then threw them into the juicer, pressed the switch and waited for the juice to flow out.


    Looking at the silvery-white viscous liquid metal ced in front of him, Sheyan finally received the long-awaited mission notifications.


    [ Distinguished Lieutenant Colonel No. 1018. ]


    [ You have obtained 148.3 pounds of liquid metal! ]


    [ You have fulfilled the requirement stated in the mission objective of the first chapter of the Silver Mission Series: Dolittle��s Wish.�� ]


    [ Calcting�� ]


    [ nning�� ]


    [ Making the relevant verifications�� ]


    [ You have achieved the highest degree ofpletion (Level Max) in this mission. ]


    [ You have provided Dolittle with the relevant storyline equipments and the relevant knowledge. ]


    [ You have satisfied the condition to trigger the hidden branch mission. ]


    [ Silver Mission Series hidden branch, Chapter 2: Injection ]


    [ Mission description: ording to the relevant clues on the weapon, inject all kinds of necessary energy into it to greatly increase its devouring ability. ]


    [ Silver Mission Series hidden branch, Chapter 2 description: After taking enough liquid metal for his own use, Dolittle, who is very grateful to you, started to use every method in his disposal to study the liquid metal and strengthen it ording to his own ideas. He believes that the liquid metal will make an extremely terrifying material for a weapon or an armour. The most terrifying aspect about this equipment is that it has the ability to devour other weapons and armours, and, ording to the will of the wielder, perfectly simte a model of any weapon or armour it has devoured before! ]


    [ Hint: If you can persevere to thest chapter and get the highest evaluation, you will be rewarded with a Divine Equipment! ]


    The thing that shocked Sheyan most at the moment was that ability to devour other weapons and armours, and then perfectly simte a model of them. Such a terrifying and ferocious equipment! More importantly, the more weapons it consumed, the more astonishing it would be in actualbat!


    For example, Sheyan��s ��+7 West�� had be less and less powerful as he got stronger, mainly because its base damage was too low. However, the additional effects on the ��+7 West�� were absolutely insane. Sheyan would always think of the saber whenever he was in trouble.


    If he had this liquid metal weapon, he could let it swallow the ��+7 West��, then let the weapon simte a weapon with a high base damage value, then simte the additional effects of the ��+7 West��! What an amazing weapon that would be!

 Chapter 1047: Return and Reward

    <h4>Chapter 1047: Return and Reward</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Although Sheyan had been notified of the follow-up mission that was ��Silver Mission Series hidden branch, Chapter 2: Injection��, he could not find the relevant trigger conditions, so the mission was bizarrely stuck here.


    When he asked Dolittle, the key storyline character, Dolittle could only shake his head. He told Sheyan that he had applied all his research results to this mass of liquid metal, making it possess the devouring ability that it did not possess before, and also greatly strengthening the hardness and ductility of the liquid metal after it had taken shape. As for what to do after that, he had no idea for the time being.


    Sheyan had never encountered such a situation before, but based on his spection, he probably needed to return to the realm to further trigger this follow-up hidden branch mission, so he was not that anxious.


    At this time, there were three things left in Party Ace��s to-do list.


    The first was toplete Vincent��s mission immediately. If they wanted to obtain a high degree ofpletion and reward for this side mission, then obviously, the sooner Mr. Vincent��s wish was fulfilled, the better.


    But Party Ace had mainly used the duration of the mission to stay here to help Sheyan with his personal mission, so it was dyed until now. A while ago, when Cyberdyne Systems was attacked, the higher ups of Cyberdyne suspected that there were moles in thepany, so theyid off a lot of people. Thus, a lot of vacancies opened up. That was the best opportunity for Mr. Vincent to go back to thepany, but Reef and Zi gave up on the opportunity in order to keep staying in this world. They were close to the deadline of this mission and Mr. Vincent was already getting impatient. It seemed that even if they managed to get a reward in the end, the reward would no longer be that good.


    The second thing was a more rewarding prospect. Dolittle had entrusted them with the task of taking care of his old friend��s daughter. Sheyan himself did not receive this mission, but he spected that the reward should be quite handsome.


    As long as they received a high evaluation, the reward was likely to be the dark gold watch dropped by the contestant named Gore after his death. There was no doubt that they had to speed up their progress on this mission.


    Sheyan already had a personal Silver Mission Series at that time, so he did not receive the entrusted task, but the other members of Party Ace did. There were still 48 hours before the mission deadline, so they still had a good chance ofpleting the mission.


    The third thing was, of course, to help Five Wheelsplete thest Awakener advancement mission. Corina was probably pretty anxious by now. Party Ace would surely keep their promise now that Five Wheels had upheld their end of the bargain, so this matter had to be put on the agenda.


    It should be noted that every member of Five Wheels besides Mr. Darkness and Corina had already returned to the nightmare realm. The reason was simple �� to save on the fee, of course. Every hour they spent in this world incurred a huge cost after all. In that military base, dark type spells were greatly suppressed by the holy power of the Shroud of Jesus, so the members of Five Wheels could not provide much firepower anyway.


    Since there were so many things to do, Party Ace naturally had to use their time wisely. After helping Five Wheelsplete the advancement mission, Sheyan only had a few hours remaining in this world. However, the other Party Ace members still had more than 40 hours left because they had been entrusted with the task by Dolittle.


    ording to the mission hint, the daughter of Dolittle��s old friend was currently in Ennd. Sheyan naturally could not fly to Europe together with his party, or he would probably be forced to return to the realm while he was flying over the Antic. Therefore, he remained in Los Angeles.


    The first reason he stayed was because he still wanted to try his luck and see if he could find any side mission. The second reason was to protect Dolittle from harm.


    Dolittle could hardly wait to repair his heart after he got his hands on the liquid metal.


    Mogensha made a lewd guess that maybe Mr. Dolittle was extremely tired of being at the bottom every time he had sex. He could not wait to have a strong heart driven by future technology to help him disy his masculinity!


    A cardiac operation was, in truth, quiteplicated, but now that Dolittle had the support of arge amount of advanced technology, it had be quite a simple matter.


    Using the arm from the wreckage of a T-910, he made a robotic medical device which seemed crude, but was actually quite advanced. After inputting a series of programs into it, Dolittley down on the operating table.


    Dolittle seemed to have quite a lot of confidence in this machine he made. He only gave himself a local anesthesia so that he could witness the heart operation with a conscious mind!


    In Sheyan��s eyes, the operation was surprisingly simple and fast. After Dolittle hadid down on the operating table, the arm slowly prated Dolittle��s heart with arge syringe and retrieved about 300 milliliters of pericardial effusion, then injected the relevant therapeutic medicine.


    After the needle was sterilised again, about fifteen grams of liquid metal was injected into Dolittle��s heart. The liquid metal, which had been pre-conditioned, automatically filled the swollen and damaged organ. At the same time, it took over the function of maintaining the beating of the heart. With that, the operation was over!


    Sheyan identally caught a glimpse of the design parameters disyed on theputer screen. It turned out that ��strong�� would be an understatement to describe Mr. Dolittle��s new heart after the operation. The heart would remain functioning even if it was hit by a bullet. From this, we can see that sex and war are indeed the driving force behind the advancement of human civilization.


    In the end, Sheyan failed to find any side missions which would let him to keep staying here. After all, his invasion of the Cyberdyne Systems building had probably screwed up a lot of things, cutting off the sources of many side missions. After having a talk with his teammates, he could only return to the nightmare realm first.


    The things Sheyan had to do after he returned were quite tedious this time, so at least he would have more time to deal with them if he returned earlier. More importantly, the most crucial matter at hand, ie. the ��Silver Mission Series hidden branch, Chapter 2��, probably had to start from the nightmare realm. If he returned earlier, he would undoubtedly find out the next step earlier and n his next move well.


    Sheyan was originally standing on top of a building where he could see the traffic and crowding and going on the streets below. But at the moment of choosing to return, he found that strands of electricity started crawling all over his body, before they finally fused together around him.


    Then, a spatial rift was torn by the violent energy fluctuation. He could feel the surge of a violent force. It seemed that the whole dimension was showing a strong resistance to this forceful way of creating a crack in it.


    Sheyan immediately understood that what he was experiencing at the moment should be the same way Sk tore apart the dimension and transmitted the Terminators over. It should be a single transmission this time. From what he could see, the single transmission process should already be a very mature technology, as he could feel a barrier formed by electrical energypletely blocking the violent surge of power outside.


    From this, Sheyan deduced that the immature method of group transmission utilised by Sk before this was probably extremely risky. Once that violent force broke through the electrical barrier and touched him, Sheyan could almost be certain that he would instantly be reduced to ashes. No wonder even a monster like the T-1000 was permanently damaged.


    Not much happened at the return space. Sheyan and his party did not go to the Terminator world for the main mission anyway. The realm merely gave him 4 achievement points without any additional reward, but it was better than nothing.


    Sheyan��s mind was elsewhere the entire time. As soon as he returned to his private room and regained his sight, he immediately inquired about the ��Silver Mission Series hidden branch, Chapter 2: Injection��. As he expected, there were further information.


    [ Lieutenant Colonel No. 1018, you have sessfullypleted the first chapter of the Silver Mission Series! ]


    [ You have achieved the highest degree ofpletion (Lvl Max) in this mission! ]


    [ Processing your mission reward. Please wait. ]


    [ Please wait. ]


    The wait actuallysted for more than half an hour. Also, Sheyan finally understood why he could not proceed with the mission in the Terminator world. The reason was simple: the mission reward needed to be processed in the nightmare realm, so of course the mission was stuck there.


    Eventually, the long-awaited notifications arrived.


    [ You have obtained the reward: Liquid metal reinforced life-form (embryo). ]


    [ You have obtained the subsequent mission: Silver Mission Series hidden branch, Chapter 2: Injection ]


    [ Mission description: ording to the relevant clues on the weapon, inject all kinds of necessary energy into it to greatly increase its devouring ability. This matter cannot be dyed for too long, otherwise it will lead to the death of the liquid metal reinforced lifeform. Therefore, so if you insist on taking on this task, you will be forced to enter a designated world for your next world, where you will be able to find the necessary energy to inject into the liquid metal reinforced lifeform. ]


    [ You have to make the choice within 48 hours before you enter the next world. ]


    [ Additional hint provided due to your military rank: If you choose to proceed with this mission, you will not be with your party for the next world. ]


    Sheyan frowned when he saw the series of notifications. To be honest, this was a really hard choice for him. It��s not a good thing for a party leader to frequently move separately from his party. Furthermore, Party Ace was currently being watched by the terrifying mastermind behind the scenes. Without his leadership, his party may have a hard timepeting with the mastermind!

 Chapter 1048: Reappearance of the Sorcerer’s Stone

    <h4>Chapter 1048: Reappearance of the Sorcerer��s Stone</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Sheyan was really tired at the moment. In the previous world, he first had to go up against the mastermind behind the scenes, and then he had to try his best to achieve the highest degree ofpletion in the following mission. It would be strange if he was not tired!


    There were still a lot of things waiting for him to deal with, but fortunately, he did not have to give an immediate answer, so Sheyan nned to take a good rest first and think about his next step carefully.


    He checked the reward he had just received, the liquid metal enhanced lifeform (fledgling), with anticipation. He wondered what kind of stats this thing which he had worked so hard to get would have, and whether it was worth the effort.


    The thing in front of Sheyan right now was a viscous mass of silvery liquid substance about the size of a watermelon. A vortex of light would appear from time to time on its surface. When Sheyan touched it with a finger, the viscous mass would slightly wrap around the finger, and then loosened, like the sensation of dough.


    Sheyan inquired through the nightmare imprint and obtained a clear description.


    [ Liquid metal enhanced life-form (embryo): This is a new kind ofbat weapon developed from liquid metal. This lifeform had been imprinted with your soul imprint. After it is attached, you will be able to change its shape ording to your will, but because it is currently in a semiplete form, it has only has a strengthening effect at present. The details are as follows: ]


    [ You canmand your liquid metal enhanced lifeform attach itself to your weapon, and the weapon will gain a special effect equal to an additional +3 strengthening. If the additional effect pushes the strengthening level to a key level (4, 7, 10), an additional special effect will be produced. The special effect will be randomly selected and will be added to the weapon. ]


    [ Once an additional special effect is produced, the effect will be set. Within 72 hours, even if the lifeform is re-attached several times, the additional special effect will not change. ]


    [ You can alsomand the liquid metal enhanced lifeform to attach itself to a piece of armour. The armour will gain an additional +500 HP and absorb 10% of all damage. ]


    [ Hint: Every time the liquid metal enhanced lifeform attached itself to an equipment, 5000 utility points will be consumed, and the cooldown time is 12 hours. ]


    Sheyan was eager to try this and see what kind of special effect he would get. He stared at the liquid metal enhanced lifeform in front of him whilemanding it with his mind. The thing started squirming like a snake. It then crawled onto the ary-Grade High-Energy Mechanical Power Gloves�� of his, and seeped inside through any crack it could find. In the end, the liquid metal enhanced lifeformpletely disappeared, and ayer of a silvery-white metal appeared on the surface of the gloves. Theyer of metal looked as if it was ted onto the glove.


    When he checked the description of the gloves again, there were some new information.


    [ary-Grade High-Energy Mechanical Power Gloves +3 (temporary strengthening). Attack power increased by 10-40 points. ]


    Sheyan checked the status of his utility points and potential points, and found that he had an ample amount of them after the deal with Five Wheels. So, he headed to the designated equipment strengthening ce inside the realm, intending to strengthen the pair of miner gloves to +1.


    Strengthening was admittedly a very difficult process, so much so that many people had gone bankrupt from it, but to strengthen the gloves to just +1 should not be too difficult.


    Sheyan ced the miner��s gloves into the strengthening device, and found that the temporary strengthening effect was indeed disregarded as he expected. The fee was also the cost to strengthen from +0 to +1, so this strengthening did not take much effort.


    After the strengthening, Sheyan discovered an additional effect on the equipment.


    [ +4 temporary special effect: When you sessfully use ��Tactical Throw�� to grab the enemy, you gain a 10% bonus in Strength. This effectsts for 30 minutes. ]


    [ This effect has domain precedence. ]


    [ Warning: If the temporary strengthening is removed, this effect will also be removed. ]


    As soon as Sheyan saw that the temporary special effect had domain precedence, which was second only to domain authority, he instantly knew that the liquid metal enhanced life-form could indeed evolve into a divine equipment. Such a high precedence was absolutely not normal.


    (Ability effect precedence: No precedence < Slight precedence < Authoritative (Crushing damage belongs here) < Domain precedence < Domain authority)


    He had now confirmed that the liquid metal enhanced life-form had a great value. Even in its current iplete form, it already disyed the same strength as a dark gold equipment. Therefore, Sheyan was now determined to continue with this Silver Mission Series.


    Just as he was about to go back to the real world to take a good rest, the nightmare imprint suddenly heated up. He received a message:


    [ Esteemed Lieutenant Colonel, your achievement points have exceeded 200 points. Please report to the Hall of Honour as soon as possible. ]


    Sheyan could not help but feel perplexed by this message.


    Zi, Mogensha, and Reef were all knowledgeable and experienced in realm matters, but in matters rted to military rank, Sheyan was honestly the most knowledgeable in the whole team. And yet, he could not think of a reason for these summons.


    Despite how tired he was, Sheyan still decided to drag his body to the Hall of Honour after a little hesitation.


    Sheyan had gained his own exclusive office after he was promoted to a Lieutenant Colonel, so he did not have to queue up like the others. When he arrived at the Hall of Honour, his chest glowed with a dazzling light on its own. He was then transported directly to his office. The people around were naturally burning with jealousy, but there was nothing they could do about it.


    Sheyan initiated the connection after he sat down on the chair in the office. He kept yawning as he was really tired right now. Fortunately, it did not take long for a cold synthesised female voice to transmit over from the other end.


    ��Contestant No. 1018, your current military rank is a Lieutenant Colonel. Your achievement points have exceeded 200 points. You have met the relevant condition and obtained a bonus promotion opportunity in conjunction with the 1300-year anniversary of the founding of the Empire. Would you like to take part in it?��


    Sheyan was shocked.


    ��Can you tell me more about this bonus promotion opportunity?��


    The synthesised voice exined emotionlessly, ��You are currently a Lieutenant Colonel, and to promote to a Colonel, you need 350 achievement points. But if you meet the condition for the bonus promotion, you can promote directly to a Colonel!��


    Sheyan immediately began to weigh the pros and cons.


    The so-called condition for the bonus promotion was bound to be toplete a certain mission. Normally, the reward for a Golden Side Mission was only about 30 achievement points. Even a high-difficulty Golden Side Mission would only reward about 60 achievement points at most.


    However, although Golden Side Missions were insanely difficult, they would reward equipments and items too in addition to achievement points. Therefore, one could not just extrapte the difficulty based on achievement points alone.


    Presumably, under normal circumstances, if nothing but achievement points were rewarded, the difficulty of a mission which directly gave 75 achievement points was aboutparable to the difficulty of a low difficulty-level Golden Side Mission.


    But since the synthesised voice mentioned that it was a bonus promotion opportunity, it should be a special asion or something, so the difficulty of the mission should be a little lower than usual. Even if the reduction in difficulty was only the minimum one tier, Sheyan still had quite some confidence even if he had toplete an A-difficulty mission. After all, he could be said to be at the peak of Growth Hunters in both equipments and attributes!


    Therefore, Sheyan found the opportunity very intriguing. After further inquiry, he found that although he could not obtain any specific information the bonus promotion mission, some general information were still avable.


    For example, this mission was only open to individual contestants.


    Besides that, this was an unconventional mission, so when he entered the relevant world to carry out the mission, the flow of time would speed up in that world. A participating contestant may spend several months in the world only to find that merely a few hours had passed in the realm when they returned, so they could still go into the world after that with their party.


    Knowing this, Sheyan of course epted the bonus promotion opportunity. The higher ups did not specify the specific content. Sheyan was only asked to be prepared and that he would be notified to enter the nightmare realm for the mission in the near future.


    At this time, Sheyan was prepared to leave, but several messages suddenly shed on the electronic screen on the desk. Sheyan clicked opened the messages and found that most of them were about the 1300th anniversary celebration of the Empire. However, there was one message which attracted his attention.


    ��A cross-realm auction is in progress. Only contestants above the rank of official Lieutenant Colonel or Reserve-Duty General have the right to participate in the auction. Would contestant Sheyan like to join the auction?��


    Sheyan was excited. In the marketce in his realm, the chance of a high-grade item appearing had gotten lesser and lesser, and even if one did appear, it would usually have an exorbitant price! Previously, Zi had discovered a really amazing dark blue cloak in the marketce. All three of its properties boosted the Intelligence attribute, so the cloak actually increased Intelligence by 37 points. The seller had asked for 400,000 utility points��.


    Sheyan did not hesitate to participate even though he had to pay an admission fee of 5,000 utility points. His vision suddenly blurred, and he noticed that he had been transported to a venue the size of a basketball court. Hundreds of people were seated here, their faces could not be clearly seen.


    The auction items were floating in the middle of the venue, with details of the auction items in front of the seats.


    Each item would go to the highest bidder. That was naturally the rule of the auction.


    More importantly, even if the bidders do not have enough cash, they could try to barter with their own items. Or, they could use their items as coteral. The auction house would appraise the value of the items and either provide them with a loan, or sell the items directly. The bidding methods could be considered quite flexible.


    The item being auctioned right now was a high-tier item that passed Sheyan by once upon a time �� the Sorcerer��s Stone from the Harry Potter world!


    This object used to be merely 30 meters away from Sheyan, but if Sheyan had given in to his greed back then and tried to cross those 30 meters, he would have died for sure! He could never have imagined that this object would appear in front of him again in such a manner!


    (TL: Bonus chapteringter.)

 Chapter 1049: Auction House

    <h4>Chapter 1049: Auction House</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    [ Sorcerer��s Stone ]


    [ Other Names: Nichs mel��s Sorcerer��s Stone, Philosopher��s Stone ]


    [ Rarity: Mid-Tier Legendary Main Storyline Item ]


    [ Item Effect (Passive) : Maximum MP Value increased by 40%. ]


    [ Item Effect (Passive): MP recovery speed increased by 50%. ]


    [ Legendary Item Effect (Passive): ��Death Reversal�� �� When the next attack may cause your death, the base damage of this attack will be converted into a healing effect by the Sorcerer��s Stone��s terrifying power. This effect will only work once in 60 minutes. (For example, if you only have 100 points of HP left, and the enemy��s next strike will cause 200 points of damage, not only will you survive, your HP will also recover by 200 points.) ]


    [ Item Effect (Active) : Immediately restore 350 points of MP; cooldown 15 minutes ]


    [ Item Usage Requirement: At least 40 Intelligence ]


    [ Details: I solemnly swear to never tell you that the only reason Harry Potter could resist the temptation of this invaluable treasure was because he was too young and too ignorant��. ]


    ***


    Sheyan heaved a long sigh as he stared at the string of properties that popped up in front of him. After that, he immediately did two things.


    The first was to forget the specs of that damn stone, because he was afraid that he would be crushed by the intense feeling of regret that had abruptly crept into his heart. Such an insane item was once only thirty meters away from his reach!


    The second was to suppress the desire to check the price of the stone, because he was afraid that he would start taking off the equipments he was wearing to join the bidding war. That would truly be unwise. Anyone here could see that the Philosopher��s Stone was a very useful legendary storyline item. In truth, its rarity was on par with Divine equipments. To win it from the auction, Sheyan would have to sell everything he had, and even then, it might not be enough.


    After Sheyan chased all those unnecessary thoughts out of his mind, he calmed down and checked out the bidding war from an outsider��s perspective. Upon a closer look, he realised that the bidding war revolving around the Sorcerer��s Stone had be a prolonged battle. The bidding had alreadysted for an hour, mainly because an official Major General had brazenly used his privileges to stop the deal of the Sorcerer��s Stone from happening and frozen its transaction.


    ��Major General���� Sheyan felt like a frog in the well in this auction. While he was still striving towards the rank of a Colonel, some others were already miles ahead of him and had stepped into the rank of an official general.


    Even if Sheyan seeded in his uing promotion mission and managed to be a Colonel, there was still a gap separating him from a Major General.


    (TL: Second Lieutenant < Lieutenant < Captain < Major < Lieutenant colonel < Colonel < Major General < Lieutenant General < General)


    A gap as wide as a canyon.


    That��s the divide between a Colonel officer rank and a General officer rank. It was surely no less difficult than to raise his rank from a Major to a Colonel.


    Just look at the privilege given to a Major General. Everyone had to wait obediently for an hour regardless of who they were! Just look at how domineering a Major General could be! Of course, the Major General had to pay the exorbitant price of 200,000 utility points in order to do so.


    Since the Major General would spend the terrifying amount of 200,000 utility points just to interfere with the normal proceedings of the auction, he must be preparing for a major deal worth up to two million, maybe even four million utility points!


    When the Major General finally made his bid, the price he named could be described with one word �� MADNESS!!! COMPLETE MADNESS!!! A million utility points, plus five pieces of dark gold equipments! After the five pieces of hidden gold equipment were evaluated by the realm, the total price given was 1.94 million utility points.


    As soon as the number was shown, the whole venue fell into an awkward silence, as if the cold wind of Siberia had just blown past.


    Still, Sheyan felt that the legendary effect of ��Death Reversal�� alone meant that the Sorcerer��s Stone was priceless, so it was definitely worth the price of two million utility points! This effect theoretically gave the holder an extra life every sixty seconds, and it was even a passive effect which required no activation.


    Every person understands that life is priceless. For the contestants, who had more frequent and in-depth contact with death, this saying held an even deeper meaning.


    Finally, the Sorcerer��s Stone was handed over to the Major General, who spent more than 2.1 million utility points in total. It must be noted that the evaluation of the dark gold equipments made by the realm was quite objective, and the market price for them would have been much higher. Therefore, the final price the Major General paid was actually around 2.5 million utility points!


    Seeing such a grand sight, Sheyan could not help recalling the saying that was previously held as the truth in the realm:


    A dark gold shield can only raise the strength of an MT by a notch, but selling it can raise the strength of the whole party by a notch.


    Now it seemed there should be something else following that:


    A legendary item can only let a person be reborn anew, but selling it can let the whole party be reborn anew!


    While Sheyan��s mind was drifting, a man suddenly sat down beside him and said to him with a smile, ��You mind if I sit here?��


    Sheyan snapped out from his daze in surprise. He did not expect to meet an acquaintance here. He turned his head and replied, ��Well, hello. The seat��s not taken, so feel free.��


    The person who appeared in front of Sheyan at this moment was actually the strange contestant he once met in the Lord of the Rings world, the one iming to be a ��miner�� of a neutral faction! He had the unbelievable ��Absolute Defence�� ability which could absorb all damage for a short period of time, and his nightmare imprint was situated inside his body.


    Technically speaking, the miner had ended up helping Sheyan back then.


    Sheyan suddenly realised something. He turned to the miner and asked, ��That��s strange, I thought everyone had their faces blurred in this ce. How can you recognise me?


    ��This is one of the privileges the realm grants to nonbat members,�� answered the miner with a smile.


    Sheyan could only shrug his shoulders to that. He continued staring at the Sorcerer��s Stone in the Major General��s hand.


    The miner appeared to be a very talkative person. He followed Sheyan��s gaze and when he saw what Sheyan was looking at, he smiled and said, ��Such a tempting legendary item. Expensive, but it��s worth the price.��


    Sheyan sighed. ��You definitely won��t believe me if I told you that I was only thirty meters away from it once.��


    The minerughed and said, ��Of course I believe you, but you��re lucky you didn��t cross those thirty meters to grab the stone. You probably didn��t know that there��s actually a curse hidden on the Sorcerer��s Stone. If the stone falls directly into a contestant��s hand, it��ll prove to be a very unfortunate and maddening thing. This curse will make the stone unable to be brought out from its world of origin even after all the effort the contestant had put in to get it.


    Sheyan scoured his memory and recalled that the information of the Sorcerer��s Stone he had probed back then did state that it could not be carried out of that world without the proper approval.


    He could not help but wonder, ��Then how was this Sorcerer��s Stone brought out?��


    The miner stared at Sheyan with a profound look in his eyes. He told Sheyan honestly, ��A world mission, which will shake the world, must be triggered first in order to let out the curse on the Sorcerer��s Stone. The longing for life and youth is the dream of all the elderly, and Dumbledore is no exception, but he has always buried this desire deep in his heart. In order to get a Sorcerer��s Stone that can be brought out of the world, one must make Dumbledore sumb to temptation and so that he would carry the Sorcerer��s Stone with him for a period of time. Let him trigger the curse on the Sorcerer��s Stone, and then take it away from him.��


    Hearing the miner��s words, Sheyan could not help butugh bitterly. He spread his hand and said, ��I suddenly find that two million utility points for the Sorcerer��s Stone is quite cheap.��


    Because something big like the Sorcerer��s Stone had just been auctioned, the next item was naturally something a bit more ordinary to lighten the atmosphere a little. In order to create the next climax, there must be a low point beforehand. Therefore, the next thing to be auctioned was a collection of twelve strange and entric items, to be auctioned off simultaneously. Some were unknown mysterious items, some were extra mission items��. These things may not be useful to most people, but if they happened to meet someone who were in need of them, they could still be sold for a decent price.


    (TL Note: Unknown mysterious items can be used to exchange for achievement points from the realm.)


    Among these things, Sheyan was checking out a pair of items called the high-energy Ni-MH nuclear batteries. The description for the pair of items stated that they could be used for various forms of energy transfer, and could greatly increase the energy reserves of the target.


    Sheyan��s current plight was that, although his ary-Grade High-Energy Mechanical Power Gloves�� were very nice, their high energy consumption was a huge source of headache! Sheyan had already inquired about this pair of batteries and received confirmation that they could indeed be used to recharge his gloves. Not only that, they could actually fully recharge the gloves at least four times! Sheyan was determined to get them!


    The batteries had a cheap starting bid of only 3,000 utility points, and no one had made a bid after so long, so they seemed like they may not be sold today. Sheyan was naturally very happy to see this. He straightaway bid a price of 3,500 utility points, thinking that he would surely get them.


    Unexpectedly, as soon as he made a bid, various other bids immediately followed after his.


    Four thousand utility points.


    Six thousand!


    Seven thousand!


    ��


    ��


    Sheyan was also stunned to see this development. He never expected there to be so many people aiming for the batteries!


    He only found out through the enthusiastic miner��s exnation that the batteries were actually very advanced technology, and they could even recharge exoskeleton armours! This, of course, led to the bidding war. The reason no one had bid for them before was because they were all observing the situation quietly, unwilling to expose their buying desire.


    Sheyan was a very decisive person, so when he saw that the situation was going out of control, he immediately called out the maximum price he had in his mind.


    ��Twenty thousand utility points!��


    (TL: This is bonus chapter #4 for January. Enjoy!)

 Chapter 1050: The Shocking Dark Gold Shine!

    <h4>Chapter 1050: The Shocking Dark Gold Shine!</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The bid had only reached 10,000 utility points at the moment, but Sheyan directly doubled the price!


    After all, not everyone owned something as amazing as the ary-Grade High-Energy Mechanical Power Gloves��. He also knew that the Growth Hunters with exoskeleton armours or mechs would probably give up at this price, because the miner had been very enthusiastically telling Sheyan that there were three ways to recharge exoskeleton armours. The first method was electricity, the second method was energy crystals, and thest was batteries.


    For exoskeleton armours, energy crystal was the preferred way of recharging. It was clean, environmental friendly, simple and fast, and the energy contained in energy crystals was quite abundant. It would be enough to support the exoskeleton armour for a long time.


    Electric energy was the easiest to find and the most conventional way of recharging. It was also the method which would take the longest time, usually more than ten hours for every recharge. In addition, electrical power supply could only be found in a civilized world. There was no electrical power supply in the Lord of the Rings world, for example.


    High-energy batteries were somewhat of an emergency measure prepared for critical moments.


    Usually, an exoskeleton armour operator would only purchase high-energy batteries to prepare for an emergency. If the price was too high, then they were better off paying a bit more for energy crystals.


    Therefore, Sheyan��s 20,000 utility points immediately calmed the crowd down. The rest of the bidders could instantly deduce that he was definitely not an exoskeleton armour operator, but someone with special equipment which required these batteries.


    But just as the deal was about to close, someone suddenly bid a price of 25,000 utility points, raising the price by a further 5,000 points. Sheyan frowned and gave up unhesitatingly.


    The miner looked at Sheyan in surprise. ��Why did you give up?��


    Sheyan shrugged and answered, ��If I��m not mistaken, the bidder should be the seller himself. This guy��s simply too greedy. Let the batteries rot in his hands, then.��


    Sheyan would like to have the pair of batteries, but they were not strictly necessary. After all, he had other ways to recharge the gloves. It��s just that the batteries were more cost-effective. If he were to buy them at 25,000 utility points, the cost would not be much different from buying equipments to recharge the gloves. So, they would not be worth the price.


    Speaking of this, Sheyan suddenly remembered something. He himself had umted a few things that he had never used, namely two soul crystals and a high-energy crystal. After the miner��s exnation just now, he wondered if these three items could be used to recharge exoskeleton armours. He took them out to let the miner have a look at them.


    The miner immediately confirmed that the soul crystals from the Avatar world were rich in powerful soul energy, so they could be considered above average recharging crystals. They should be very popr. But the high-energy crystal from Starship Troopers was a precious item which was mainly used as a gift to the humans to increase friendliness. Since it had been brought out of the world, he should just sell them to the store and save himself some time.


    After confirming that Sheyan intended to auction off his items, the miner immediately contacted the auctioneer. After that, something like a drawer popped out from the table in front of Sheyan. Sheyan simply put the soul crystals in it and they sessfully entered the list of auction items.


    Of course, Sheyan also had to pay 5,000 utility points. Regardless of whether the auction was sessful, the money was not refundable.


    Next, the miner told Sheyan that when the auction was over, they would clean up the remainingmodities in a huge discount sales. If the previous pair of high-energy Ni-MH nuclear batteries were indeed bid by the seller, they would surely appear on the clearing floor, so there was no need to worry. There was still a chance to get them.


    The next few rounds also auctioned off multiple items at the same time. They were all niche items like some unknown mysterious items and so on.


    In particr, the unknown mysterious items were hotly contested. After all, they were high-end items that would never lose their value and could even be used as currency.


    As for how much achievement points each unknown mysterious item could be exchanged for with the realm, that was a test of their appraisal skills. It must be known that unknown mysterious items were things that even the realm had no information of, after all. However, that was also a proof of their rarity, so unknown mysterious items made for a nice filler item in the auction.


    The next climax was caused by a dark gold shield!


    The whole venue was in an uproar once again. Sheyan initially thought that dark gold shields were only rare in his realm, but it seemed that was not the case. The demand of dark gold shields far exceeded the supply in all nightmare realms. It could be said that having a dark gold shield was the proof of identity of a top ss MT.


    The dark gold shield being auctioned at the moment was called the ��Vow of Duel��. In addition to providing extremely formidable defence and HP bonuses, it also had an active ability called ��Life or Death��.


    The active ability on Reef��s dark gold shield was an area-of-effect elemental attack with a blinding effect, while the active ability on this shield was a single-target attack. It was a little simr to Sheyan��s ��Hornrage��. After activating it, the user would be able to sprint at a terrifying speed and collide with an opponent. The damage value was (35% of the user��s HP) + (defence value x 4). In addition, it would m the opponent ten meters back and paralyse the opponent for five seconds.


    The emergence of this dark gold shield, despite not making waves as huge as the Sorcerer��s Stone did, still triggered a frenzied bidding war. The final price it was sold for was 530,000 utility points plus a dark gold equipment.


    Following that, the two soul crystals Sheyan provided appeared together on the stage with various other misceneous items and unknown mysterious items.


    The result was beyond Sheyan��s expectation. At first, there were eight people bidding for the soul crystals, many among them probably just trying their luck. The people who were just trying their luck were slowly eliminated until eventually, only four bidders were left. These four bidders looked like they really wanted the crystals. They were engaged in an intensepetition, driving the price all the way up.


    By now, the bidding price had soared to the sky-high price of 100,000 utility points for both soul crystals.


    One of the bidders appeared to be a reserve duty Lieutenant General. He initiated the conversation with a cold voice.


    ��My next world is going to be the world of Narnia. If my baby runs out of energy in that damn ce, it��s equivalent to my lifeing to an end. I will have these two crystals at all costs. Try and keep bidding if you don��t believe me.��


    In auctions, direct personal threats were often useless, because besides meeting in realm wars, the odds of meeting each other again after this were miniscule. Not to mention, the face and identity of everyone here were hidden.


    However, the reserve duty Lieutenant General did not only hurl out a verbal threat, he also expressed his determination with his next bid. He increased the price by 30,000 utility points. This kind of strong momentum immediately repelled one of his fellow bidders. When the price soared to 160,000 utility points, another one withdrew.


    The miner smiled at Sheyan while he said, ��Congrattions, Mr. Colonel. Normally, even if these two crystals are sold to someone who��s in need of them, the price will not go beyond 100,000 utility points. You��ve already made an extra profit of 60% as it stands. That��s quite a windfall.��


    Sheyan could only smile to that. He did not expect this unexpected fortune, but after seeing the millions of utility points involved in the deal for the Sorcerer��s Stone, he already felt numb.


    While they were chatting, the price of the two crystals had reached 200,000 utility points. In the end, the bidder who had remained silent all this while managed to have thestugh. He obtained the crystals for the price 210,000 utility points, thus defeating the reserve duty Lieutenant General.


    The organizers apparently did not expect that the two crystals, which had an actual price of 100,000 utility points, would be sold for a price over 100% higher. That was a huge surprise in this auction.


    The transaction price for the Sorcerer��s Stone might have exceeded 2.5 million utility points, but that was a mid-tier legendary item, so it was expected to be expensive. It was well worth this price! If the transaction price of the Sorcerer��s Stone had been 100% higher than its actual worth, it would have reached 6 million utility points at least.


    ��I wonder what item they��ve saved for thest,�� Sheyan said as he looked at his rapidly increasing utility points. It had nearly reached 400,000. At this time, he was in a good mood and could not help but say with some interest, ��Even the Sorcerer��s Stone was used to liven the atmosphere in the middle of the auction. I��m really anticipating the final item.��


    The minerughed and said, ��We should see it soon. Unfortunately, Mr. Colonel, you��re a bitte to the party. There might��ve been something you need among the hundreds of items auction before this.��


    While they were conversing joyfully, the next auction item was ced on the stage. Although it was covered with ayer of velvet, the faint dark golden glow it emitted shined through! There��s no way it��s another dark gold shield, right? thought Sheyan.


    At this time, the host��s passionate voice transmitted over. ��Gunners in the audience, may I have your attention? The following item is a weapon that exists only in legends! It will be your most loyalpanion!��


    As soon as Sheyan heard the words ��gunners in the audience��, his interest waned a little. Mogensha was not here right now. He himself had no use for this weapon.


    However, the moment the velvet cloth was lifted, Sheyan was instantly jolted out of his daze. The dark golden glow was so bright it seemed to dazzle the eyes of every person there. The vague familiar outline of the weapon made Sheyan feel like his heart was hit by a heavy blow. When Sheyan saw the name engraved on the weapon, he could hardly even breathe!


    The weapon he had longed for all this while had appeared in front of him in such an unexpected moment, in such an unexpected manner!

 Chapter 1051: Ambition’s Brother

    <h4>Chapter 1051: Ambition��s Brother</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    [ Repentance (Trigger-type flintlock rifle) ]


    [ Origin: Navarra ��Firecracker�� Armament Factory ]


    [ Rarity: Dark Gold ]


    [ Attack Power: 201-301 ]


    [ Damage Type: Holy (Holy attribute attacks cause 150% damage to targets with dark affinity and only 50% damage to targets with holy affinity. In addition, the defence of a target attacked by holy attribute attack will be reduced by 50% by default, unless the target has a specific resistance to holy attribute attacks). ]


    [ Material: Pine (a cross worshipped for centuries), iron (holy water used during production) and silver (melted from a silver basin which held holy water in it for a hundred and seventy-five years) ]


    [ Possible Addons: butt/strap ]


    [ Attached Addon (1): West VII Tactical Butt. Shot precision +15. ]


    [ Attached Addon (2): Lexington Rifle Strap. +10% chance of hitting a fatal spot. ]


    [ Optimum Range (Able to disy its maximum damage of 301): 10 meters. ]


    [ Effective Range (Able to deal some damage to enemies): 30 meters. ]


    [ Weight: 4.2 kg. ]


    [ Full Length: 350 mm ]


    [ Magazine Capacity: 1 round, plus 1 more round from additional slot modification (can fire twice in a row). ]


    [ Reloading Interval: 1 minute + 0.5 minutes (additional slot modification) ]


    [ Equipment Operating Requirement: 50 Strength and 60 Physique ]


    [ Unlimited Ammunition ]


    [ Can also be manually loaded with silver bullets, increasing damage to undead creatures by an additional 50%. ]


    [ Perceptive Sense +5 ]


    [ Agility +5 ]


    [ Passive Ability: ��Murder Weapon��. This weapon ended the life of Philippe, Duke of Anjou in France, so when facing elite ss enemies (or those of higher statuses), its attack power will increase by an additional 25%. ]


    (TL: I checked Wikipedia and the real Philippe, Duke of Anjou died because he ate too much dirt. But whatever.)


    [ Active Ability: ��Judgement��. I shall use these sacred silver bullets to pass verdict on your sins! ]


    [ After activating this ability, the enemy in front of you will be judged as a heresy, and the enemy��s type will temporarily be evil undead. During this period, whenever you perform an explosive hit on the enemy, holy power will invade the enemy��s body and repel the enemy by 10 meters. The damage will not only cause great pain to the enemy, but also plunder the flesh and blood of the enemy to heal the user (the healing value is equivalent to the theoretical damage value). The effect of ��Judgement��sts for 10 minutes, or until the healing effect appears. ]


    [ ��Judgement�� cooldown time: 10 minutes. ]


    [ Musket category passive effect: ��Ready��. During nonbat state, explosive hit rate will increase over time for the next attack of the musket. Every minute raises 1% of explosive hit rate, up to a maximum of 50%. ]


    [ Hint: After firing, the umted explosive hit rate will disappear, and the counter will reset to zero. ]


    [ Handgun category additional effect: Shot precision +10%, shooting distance -10% ]


    [ All attacks and abilities of this weapon have Authoritative precedence! ]


    (TL: Ability effect precedence: No precedence < Slight precedence < Authoritative < Domain precedence < Domain authority)


    [ Mini engravings on the gun: This gun has always thirsted for a reunion with its brother. ]


    ***


    This weapon was exactly the same size as ��Ambition��, but the power and feel emanating from it were totally different. It was more majestic and more dignified!


    The feeling was as if an army under the banner of justice was marching straight towards you, telling you that if they wanted to kill you, they would kill you, and it would be done under the name of justice!


    It was like a verdict passed down by the court and by thew. You shall be rightfully punished in a magnificent manner!


    Under such dignified power, the only thing you can do is repent!


    Sheyan could feel his ��Ambition�� buzzing. It was also getting hot. Evidently, it was extremely surprised to be reunited with its brother!


    The first reaction Sheyan had after looking at ��Repentance��s�� stats was that it had an insane attack power!


    Although the attack power of 201-301 did not look too high, it must be known that these kind of weapons with super-slow reloading speed would certainly not be used to kill the minions. In that case, the ��Murder Weapon�� ability would definitely show its worth.


    The attack power would be increased by 20%.


    After activating ��Judgement��, the enemy would be recognised as an Evil Undead creature! The attack power would be further increased by 50%��.


    And don��t forget, ��Repentance�� could be fired twice in a row! If an explosive hit ured, there would be a super-strong lifesteal effect!


    Next, unless the enemy had a special holy resistance, the defence of the enemy would be weakened by 50% after the attack!


    Such a strong burst. Such a strong lifesteal. This was truly a killer weapon to turn the tables!


    Not to mention that Sheyan had ��Ambition�� in his possession!


    When ��Ambition�� met with ��Repentance��, the brilliance that woulde from the moment when the two encountered each other would surely be magnificent! Sheyan got excited just thinking about it!


    Of course, he was aware of the situation he was in. Almost all the people who were qualified toe to this ce to participate in the auction were experienced veterans. If Sheyan could see the might of the gun, so could they.


    In addition, the number of contestants who specialise in using firearms were higher than other types thanks to their high survival rate in the early stages of the nightmare realm. Therefore, even if they did not use guns themselves, they could always bring this gun back to their own realm to sell as long as they could buy it at a reasonable price. It would definitely be something heavily sought after, so they might even make a nice profit.


    The starting bid of the weapon was a lowly 120,000 utility points, but the price quickly rose to 200,000 utility points within a minute thanks to the intensepetition.


    Most of those who were only hoping to get lucky had been eliminated by now.


    Sheyan, who had been quiet for a long time, finally made a bid, increasing the price to 300,000 utility points straightaway.


    As soon as this bid appeared, there was a temporary silence in the bidding field. This price had left almost no profit margin.


    Not that the weapon was not good enough; it was a matter of purchasing power.


    Why could dark gold shields be auctioned for a high price? That was because an MT��s position in a party would either be the leader or a crucial member. When an MT wished to purchase something, they could often do so with the funds of the whole party.


    But when a gunner wished to purchase something, most of the time, they would have to borrow money from their friends in private. It was very rare for a party to focus their funds on something for a gunner.


    More importantly, everyone knew that the finale of this auction wasing. The final item was going to be something that was deemed even more powerful than the Sorcerer��s Stone. Those who could still fork out 300,000 utility points right now were all people that had the ability topete for the final item. At such a crucial moment, of course they had to reserve their funds. 300,000 utility points was not a small amount after all.


    Facing the silent crowd, the auctioneer could only sigh with regret and start counting down. The knowledgeable auctioneer was aware this was a normal phenomenon. True, at the beginning, thepetition for the dark gold firearm was indeed very hot with quite a lot of participants, but once the bidding price rose beyond a certain threshold, it would quickly cool off. Rarely would something like this see an intense biddingpetition towards the end.


    However, right before he was about to shout ��Sold!��, a man suddenly appeared in an empty seat. The neer had a rank of reserve-duty General! As soon as he appeared, he immediately raised the bidding sign, and the bid he put forth was 300,500!


    He startedughing in ecstasy. ����Repentance��! It really is ��Repentance��!��


    Sheyan��s heart sank, but on the outside, he remained calm. He silently raised the price to 320,000. At the same time, he turned to the miner and asked, ��Is there a loan service here?��


    The miner looked towards Sheyan in shock. ��There is, but are you sure about this? This gun�� I��ve already enquired about its information from my database. True, the process needed to acquire it is indeedplicated, and you��ll need to achieve over 95%pletion rate for a 17.44% chance for it to appear as rare reward option for the final mission, but it should still be worth less than 400,000.��


    Sheyan could not help sucking in a sharp breath. This miner guy is truly mysterious. He could even check this kind of information! If what he said was true, then the requirement one needed to satisfy to obtain ��Repentance�� was not only difficult, it was also dependent on luck!


    This undoubtedly made Sheyan more determined to get ��Repentance�� now!


    He could not help but said impatiently, ��Just tell me if there��s any way to get a loan.��


    The miner sighed. ��Based on your military rank, you can get a 140,000 interest-free loan. The requirement is that you have to pay them back within the next two worlds. Otherwise, the interest rate will rise to 15%.��


    ��Can you help me apply for it?�� asked Sheyan without any change to his expression.


    The miner smiled. ��You can actually do that yourself through your nightmare imprint.��


    After the interest-free loan was approved, Sheyan now had a terrifying 540,000 utility points at his disposal! He now had the confidence to win this auction. Previously, right after he had called out the price of 320,000, the reserve-duty General had follow up with 320,500 with a fake smile on his face. He had only increased the bid by a mere 500 utility points. This type of person was the most annoying kind; he was like a bone-sucking maggot.


    Sheyan did not even look at him. He simply increased the bid to 400,000!!


    Such a high bid had caused the people around to whisper in exasperation. There was no doubt that the price of 400,000 was already a premium price. However, they did not know that Sheyan had made this decision under the condition of having ��Ambition�� in his possession!


    The reserve-duty General hesitated for a moment, but still decided to follow-up with an additional 500 utility points, raising the bid to 400,500. The man red at Sheyan and said coldly, ��Do you have a lot of money, little Lieutenant Colonel? Why don��t you give me some?��


    Sheyan simply flipped him off with a middle finger. He increased the bid to 450,000 utility points.


    This bid made the reserve-duty General��s expression turn really ugly. He gave Sheyan a death stare and said, ��You wanna fight for this with me? You? You dare to fight with me? With your meagre amount of assets?��


    Although this guy said that, he had to hesitate for a long time before he followed up with 450,500 utility points. Sheyan knew that this guy was almost at his limit. Therefore, with a cold smile, he bid the amount of 500,000.

 Chapter 1052: How Much Is This Junk Worth

    <h4>Chapter 1052: How Much Is This Junk Worth</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    When the bid of 500,000 utility points appeared, the crowd instantly went silent.


    This price had far exceeded the market price of the weapon, even if it was being sold in an auction.


    Was this gun actually worth 500,000? The answer was a definite yes!


    But the crucial point was that more than ny-nine percent of those who would use ��Repentance�� were gunners.


    Given the awkward position of gunners in a party in theter stages, even a gunner who was a core member of a party could only fork out 400,000 utility points for it, at most. That was already almost 50% above the market price.


    Honestly, that was already the absolute limit even if the gunner himself was the party leader. Any higher and he might not be able to exin himself to his party members.


    Let��s say, in the real world, the Department of Defense of the United States went to an Iraqi warlord and told him, ��Our B-2 bombers are amazing! How about we sell one to you for only USD$100 million? Pretty cheap, right?��


    The production cost of each B-2 bomber is $840 million, so $100 million is definitely super cheap, but the Iraqi warlord can only buy one for the price of $10 million. Why? Because he doesn��t have enough money.


    Even if the deal went through in the end for political reasons, it would not mean that the real value of a B2 bomber was only $10 million. It was just that the buyer��s low purchasing power had forced the price to be lowered.


    Sheyan had directly bid the price of 500,000 utility points in order to show his determination. He would use his unnaturally high authority in his party to suppress the reserve-duty Generalpeting against him!


    The reserve-duty General��s face turned pale when he heard the amount. He said sinisterly, ��How dare you act so arrogantly in front of me? You tiny little Lieutenant Colonel.��


    He suddenly pulled out a silver-storyline grade spear and enquired with the realm, ��How much will I get if I pawn this weapon?��


    A response was given immediately after a scan of the weapon was conducted.


    [ 30,000 utility points! No extra charges will be incurred if you redeem the item before entering the next world. There will be a 10% service charge if you redeem it after one world (3,000 utility points), a 20% service charge if you redeem it after two worlds, a 40% service charge if you redeem it after three worlds, and so on. When the service charge exceeds the loan amount, the item will no longer be avable for redemption. ]


    The man did not hesitate to offer the weapon as coteral and then, gritting his teeth, countered Sheyan��s bid.


    Sheyan merelyughed. He looked very calm as he said, ��530,000 utility points.��


    This amount was already close to Sheyan��s limit; all the more reason he had to remain calm.


    The miner sitting next to him suddenly smiled and told him, ��I can personally lend you 100,000 utility points, interest-free.��


    ��Why would you do that?�� asked Sheyan dubiously.


    ��I heard some things from the Stockholm party��.and, if I��m not mistaken, that glow on your gloves should be made by a liquid metal life-form, right? I think you��re worth investing in,�� the miner answered seriously.


    Sheyan smiled. ��You have good eyes, I��ll ept your help.��


    Facing Sheyan��s relentless pressing, the reserve-duty General was ced in a really awkward position. Fortunately, at that moment, a reserve-duty Lieutenant General stepped out and said in a cold voice, ��I can��t believe you��re being forced into such a mess by a tiny Lieutenant Colonel, Chabar. You look so pathetic right now. Don��t worry, I��ll lend you 100,000 utility points.��


    There was actually an underlying conflict between those with reserve-duty military ranks and those with official military ranks. Official rank Generals were sure to have an advantage over reserve-duty Generals. To put it bluntly, those with official ranks would feel a natural sense of pride in front of those with reserve-duty ranks.


    The contestants with reserve-duty ranks naturally did not take too kindly to that. The rtionship between the two was somewhat simr to the one between the FBI and the local police.


    Of course, the reserve-duty Lieutenant General did not decide to lend Chabar 100,000 utility points for that reason alone. He and Chabar had a good rtionship with each other. Chabar was something like an ally to him, so he naturally had to help.


    Chabar epted the offer and made a follow-up bid through gritted teeth. However, Sheyan��s response to that instantly caused an uproar among the crowd! He increased the bid straight to 600,000 utility points! That was like a huge p in the face of the reserve-duty Lieutenant General who had just lent money to Chabar. It was obviously done with malicious intent!


    So what if you lent him 100,000 utility points? I��ll still crush you two fools!


    Chabar and reserve-duty Lieutenant General felt their faces heating up under the gazes from the crowd. Every person who could attend the auction was someone of importance, and they had just been humiliated in front of all these people.


    Chabar startedughing hysterically. He forced the following words out of his mouth with his teeth gnashing.


    ��Great! Just f*cking great! You think you��re so rich?��


    As Chabar said that, he took off a piece of dark gold equipment he was wearing and pawned it to the realm for 100,000 utility points. Now,the cash in Chabar��s hands far exceeded Sheyan��s. He straightaway made a bid of 700,000 utility points to take back control! He looked like he was determined topete with Sheyan to see which one between them had more assets!


    The nightmare realm was simr to the real world. Many of the tycoons in the real world may be worth tens of billions of dors, but in reality, those numbers included hard assets, stocks and other kinds of assets. They likely only had millions, maybe tens of millions, of liquid assets on hand.


    Chabar had obviously taken Sheyan to be someone who got lucky and had suddenly gained arge amount of cash. Therefore, Sheyan should not have much in terms of material assets. Considering that he had been in the realm for way longer, he decided to turn thepetition into a contest of overall financial resources in order to scare Sheyan off.


    Sheyan could not even be bothered replying to him with words. He did not even need to take off an equipment he was wearing. Instead, he threw out the Ukiyo-e. The most important function of this dark gold item, as far as Sheyan was concerned, was to let the teleportation array on Melody��s side lock-on to the coordinates on this side. It only needed to be done once.


    Now that he had done that, and the teleportation array had sessfully located the position of his nightmare realm, the Ukiyo-e had already lost its greatest value! Therefore, Sheyan did not care much about using the Ukiyo-e as coteral.


    As soon as the dark gold item made its appearance, it immediately set off a storm in the whole venue. Although the crowd soon calmed themselves down, it still attracted the attention of quite a few major figures.


    ��Ukiyo-e? Is that really the Ukiyo-e?! The magical treasure that can be used to summon a boss figure to make it convenient to kill? If I recall correctly, it should be a special reward for Golden Side Missions!��


    A reserve-duty General could not help shouting. After he checked the specs of the item, he immediately said to Sheyan, ��Lieutenant Colonel, you don��t have to pawn it to the realm. If you��re short on money, you can sell it to me directly. I��ll buy it for 200,000 utility points.��


    Another reserve-duty Lieutenant General snorted in disdain when he heard that.


    ��Do you take him for an idiot? A special reward for Golden Side Missions, and you want to buy it for only 200,000 utility points? Lieutenant Colonel, I��ll give you 300,000 utility points for it! With this much money, you can easily get the ��Repentance�� you want!��


    ��You��re the idiot! Can��t you see that this Ukiyo-e only has two uses remaining? I��ll pay 350,000 utility points����


    The dark gold item Sheyan casually took out made waves in the auction house.


    Chabar and his friend turned even more anxious. If Sheyan really managed to sell the Ukiyo-e for 300,000 utility points, they would stand absolutely no chance to win the bid for ��Repentance��.


    However, although Sheyan appeared really tempted, he sighed and shook his head in the end. He said a little timidly, ��I��I think I��ll just pawn it.��


    Sheyan��s weak attitude was immediately noticed by many people. They instantly deduced that this Lieutenant Colonel must be someone who enjoyed a good rtionship with the party leader, or something like an ountant who managed the assets in the party. He must have privately made use of party assets to continue making bids out of ego or pride. If he pawned the item, it would still be possible to redeem it in time, but if he sold the item, it would be impossible to get it back. How would he exin himself to his party, then?


    As a result, Sheyan loaned 100,000 utility points from the realm with the Ukiyo-e as coteral. Afterwards, he no longer fiercely increased the bidding amount like he previously did. Instead, he hesitated for a long time before he outbid Chabar with 700,500 utility points.


    Chabar gnashed his teeth. With bloodshot eyes, he took off a pair of silver storyline shoes and a dark gold ring from his body, pawning them for 130,000 utility points. He looked towards his old friend with pleading eyes. As a result, the reserve-duty Lieutenant General also took off a piece of dark gold equipment from his body. The equipment turned out to be quite valuable; he managed to get a loan of 170,000 utility points with it. Chabar now had an additional 300,000 utility points in total!


    Next, he increased the bid by only 500 utility points, leaving the rest as liquidity!


    Right now, everyone knew Chabar held approximately 300,000 utility points of cash in his hands, which meant he could increase the bid to a million utility points anytime he wanted!


    This was Chabar��s psychological warfare. First, he knew the limit of Sheyan��s cash amount. Second, he had a total of 300,000 utility points in his hands, which would put tremendous pressure on Sheyan and could potentially scare Sheyan off.


    By now, almost all the people present were sure that there was no way Sheyan could win. Most of the reserve-duty General rank officers began to look at Sheyan with condescending eyes. Some were even openly mocking him, saying that this was a game for the big boys and he should not be here. A few official rank contestants were frowning, feeling like this little Lieutenant Colonel had embarrassed them.


    None of them expected Sheyan to suddenly stand up with a sneer. He looked around at the audience arrogantly, seemingly enjoying the feeling of being the centre of attention. He then took off the ary-Grade High-Energy Mechanical Power Gloves�� from his hands, disyed their properties, and asked the realm, ��Hey, how much is this junk worth?��

 Chapter 1053: Play Them for Fools

    <h4>Chapter 1053: y Them for Fools</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    ��WHAT?! Dark-green grade weapons?!?!��


    ��I can��t believe I��m seeing something like this here!��


    ��A set! A weapon set! Equipment sets are rare enough, but that��s actually a weapon set! Hell, look at those blocking stats, and the ��Uppercut�� and ��Tactical Throw�� crowd control abilities! This is a quality set that��s perfect for most MTs!��


    ��But if both hands are equipped with gloves, how will the MT hold the shield?��


    ��What a noob question. You must not be an MT. When ��Shield Proficiency�� is promoted to level 10, there��s a small chance for a rare option to appear for selection. The option will enable the equipped shield to be hung on the MT��s forearm without any penalty. With this option, an MT can equip light weapons such as daggers and gloves on their shield-wielding hand.��


    ��The value of this pair of gloves must be astonishing, right?��


    ������


    At that moment, the official Major General from before suddenly stood up.


    When he was staying silent, he did not garner other��s attention at all, just like an ordinary stone. But when he stood up, he had a presence that made him feel like the center of a whirlpool. Everyone could not help shifting their gaze to him.


    ��Name a price for your dark green gloves, Lieutenant Colonel.��


    Sheyan stared at him with a smile on his face.


    ��The Sorcerer��s Stone.��


    Sheyan was pretty greedy too. To be honest, if this guy was really willing to trade the Sorcerer��s Stone for the gloves, Sheyan would say yes for sure. The value of a pair of dark green gloves was approximately equivalent to three pieces of dark gold equipments ofparable specs.


    But being a legendary item, the Sorcerer��s Stone was already close to the level of a divine equipment. Sheyan woulde out on top in the trade, for sure.


    ��I don��t like jokes. I��ll give you onest chance to name your price,�� the Major General said tly.


    ��What a coincidence, I don��t like jokes either. I��ve already named my price,�� said Sheyan with a smile.


    The Major General sat back down without another word. No one could see any changes in his expression.


    Sheyan pawned his gloves to the realm without any hesitation. One could see the high value of the gloves from the loan amount he received. The gloves were actually evaluated at 400,000 utility points!


    And that was with the realm not making any distinction between MT and non-MT equipments! If Sheyan was to sell these gloves, the price would definitely be much higher!


    After seeing Sheyan obtain another 400,000 utility points, the faces of Chabar and his reserve-duty Lieutenant General friend turned really ugly. They exchanged a nce and saw the sinister intention in each other��s eyes. They immediately came to an understanding that they had to make Sheyan pay a huge price.


    After boosting the amount of money he had by 400,000 utility points, Sheyan looked contemptuously towards the opponents. The look he gave them was like a p to their faces. Unfortunately, this was an absolute non-fighting zone, or Sheyan would have long been torn into pieces.


    Sheyan openly mocked them, ��Why pretend to be rich when you��re actually dirt poor? Now you��ve shown everyone how poor you are.��


    Then, Sheyan continued to bid, but he only added 500 utility points on top of Chabar��sst bid. Obviously, with 400,000 utility points in his hand, he felt that he had overwhelmed his opponents in terms of reserve funds, so he naturally refused to spend any more money than was necessary.


    But Chabar sneered and actually upped the bid by 100,000 utility points!


    800,000 utility points for a dark gold weapon! This price was higher than sky-high!


    Chabar��s motive was simple. He had already realised that, for some unknown reason, Sheyan was hell bent on acquiring this weapon at all costs. Therefore, he was determined to annoy Sheyan and make Sheyan pay hundreds of thousands more for the weapon.


    Sheyan red at Chabar in anger, fire almost shooting out of his eyes. Chabar merely smiled in response. He threw Sheyan��s words back at him.


    ��Why pretend to be rich when you��re actually dirt poor?��


    Sheyan was overwhelmed by fury. He immediately made another bid with a shout. Chabar continued to raise the price. The utility points in his hands amounted to a million, so he patiently raised the price by 50,000 each time to lure Sheyan to continue bidding.


    However, when Chabar had raised the price to 900,000 utility points and still held 100,000 utility points in his hands, Sheyan, who seemed to be in a frenzy just a moment ago, suddenly raised his head. The anger in his eyes waspletely gone. He shed Chabar a sly smile.


    ��I give up. Congrattions on acquiring this dark gold weapon for 900,000 utility points.��


    At that moment, all the people present, especially Chabar and the reserve-duty Lieutenant General, felt as if they had fallen into an abyss! Chabar was almost coughing up blood!


    Buying the weapon for 500,000 utility points would already weaken him greatly. To buy the weapon for 900,000 utility points would threaten his survival! It would mean that he had to go through the next world while carrying a huge debt and without two of his main equipments! Let alone paying off his debts, even staying alive would be hard!


    The reserve-duty Lieutenant General who lent Chabar his equipment and money was even more ashen-faced. He had just lost a crucial dark gold equipment and 100,000 utility points! Why oh why did he choose to help Chabar? He should have just kept his mouth shut!


    The two men did not expect Sheyan to give up so early. Yes, they wanted to make Sheyan suffer, but Sheyan was also plotting against them at the same time. He did not wait until they had exhausted all their reserve funds before he gave up. Instead, he stopped when they still had 100,000 utility points left, just in case!


    As a matter of fact, Chabar had intended to withdraw after the bid reached 900,000, but unfortunately, that was also within Sheyan��s calctions. Sheyan��s reserved approach to stop one step before the limit could be considered the best choice after taking into ount human nature. It was a bit simr to the best approach in the stock market, which was not to pursue the maximum possible profit, but to sell and sessfully withdraw before a crash could happen.


    After Sheyan gave up, he used the utility points in his hands to redeem back all his equipments at no additional cost, then returned 100,000 utility points to the miner.


    The miner looked at Sheyan in awe. Sheyan��s maniption of the situation just now, the way he yed the two giants for fools, was truly awe-inspiring. When everyone else thought that he had fallen into a trap, he suddenly counterattacked; not only did he jump out of the trap, he also made his enemies fall into it.


    ��Amazing. Such an amazing performance,�� the miner muttered, ��But I can tell that your desire for ��Repentance�� is real. It��s a pity that you didn��t get it in the end.��


    Sheyan smiled mysteriously. ��That might not be necessarily true. I just realised something �� when I made a bid just now, the realm only checked whether I have enough utility points. The utility points were not immediately deducted from my ount.��


    The miner nodded. ��Correct. That��s because you��re only entering the auction house with your consciousness, and each nightmare realm may actually exist in different times, different dimensions and different ces. To deduct the utility points, it must be done through the nightmare imprint on your physical body, so there will be a dy of about an hour or so.��


    ��I see,�� said Sheyan, ��So those two fools have another choice: to return to their bodies immediately and refuse to pay.��


    The miner pondered for a moment before he replied, ��This method, while theoretically possible, would mean that they��ll not only lose out on ��Repentance��, but also be pped with a huge fine and some astonishing penalties. Their final bid for this weapon is 900,000 utility points, which means that the fine will be at least 400,000 utility points. They��ll also be disqualified from loans and mortgages in the future, and their reputation will be severely affected.��


    ��900,000 is definitely not a price those two idiots can afford, especially the idiot who lent money and equipment to Chabar. He doesn��t get any benefit at all. Seeing that he has so much to lose, he��ll surely turn his back on Chabar,�� Sheyan disdainfully deduced.


    ��So the only way for Chabar to survive is to default on his payment. He has about 400,000 utility points in hand, which was just about enough for the penalty. Although he��ll be in a bad shape after losing all that money, which are probably his umted savings from several worlds, he��ll preserve most of his strength, which means that he can still make aeback. Of course, this has nothing to do with me at all. But once the auctioneer discovers that ��Repentance�� has not been sold, they��ll definitelye to me. After all, I��ve beenpeting for it all the way.��


    The miner was speechless. He realised that the man in front of him seemed to have nned everything out for a long time, and he had taken all kinds of possibilities into calction��.


    ��As expected of the person who obtained the ��Seed of a Divine Artifact��. It seems that showing him my goodwill was a wise decision,�� thought the miner.


    ***


    Because Sheyan and Chabar had just caused such a spectacr scene at the auction, the next few auction items stirred little interest in the crowd. This was especially so after Sheyan had showcased the Ukiyo-e and the dark green gloves. The strongparison greatly decreased the crowd��s passion for the next few items.


    That was until the finale of the show made its appearance.


    The finale was a powerful legendary weapon!


    The legendary weapon of Odin himself!!


    GUNGNIR!!!


    The white light it emitted was so dazzling that no one could keep their eyespletely open. Everyone turned their head to the side at the same time to avoid the sharp sting of the light.


    Sheyan already had information about the few high-end grades above dark gold, such as legendary grade, gold storyline grade, light green grade, and divine grade, but he was still unsure about their specific differences. Since there was a knowledgeable fellow beside him right now, he took the chance to ask.


    (TL: Bonus chapteringter.)

 Chapter 1054: A Battle of Words

    <h4>Chapter 1054: A Battle of Words</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Facing Sheyan��s enquiry, the miner had no intention of withholding any information. He contemted for a while before he answered.


    ��In terms of the strength, technically speaking, the gap between legendary grade and gold storyline grade is not that big, but of course, legendary grade equipments are usually a little stronger. The difference between the two is simr to the difference between ck and silver storyline grades. Some ck grade equipments may surpass silver storyline equipments, but in most cases, silver storyline equipments have the upper hand.��


    ��As for light green grade, those are the equipments or items that can grow stronger. When they grow to the limit, they��ll definitely be stronger than dark gold equipments, but a bit weaker than legendary equipments and gold storyline equipments. Of course, the most powerful are still the divine equipments.��


    Sheyan then enquired further about the difference between legendary grade and gold storyline grade.


    The miner replied, ��Legendary equipments are usually famous items originating from human myths and legends. There��s a chance to obtain them in most worlds �� of course, the chance is really minute, and the acquisition method is unknown, so one can only hope to get lucky.��


    ��For example, the legendary weapons and equipments that I know of include the Excalibur, the Spear of Longinus, the Holy Grail, the giant sword of Beowulf, the bow of Cupid, the Xuanyuan Sword, the Dragonyer, the Muramasa, and so on�� Of course, these are all top ss legendary weapons that are unique and one of a kind. When someone obtains one of them, a second one won��t appear.��


    ��One step lower are the legendary items and equipments like the Sorcerer��s Stone just now. They��re very well known and very distinctive in their own world, but more than one of them can exist at the same time. Other examples include the ck Pearl in the Pirates of the Caribbean, the liquid metal in the Terminator��s world (here, the miner gave Sheyan a nce, which may be intentional or otherwise), the three Elven Rings of Power in the world of the Lord of the Rings, and so on.��


    ��As for gold storyline equipments, the way to acquire them is quite direct and simple. They must be obtained from specific powerful storyline characters. The top-ss ones are simrly unique and one of a kind. In addition, because they��ll always carry their master��s soul imprints on them, they cannot be used if they��re stolen, so it��s necessary to either kill the original owner, or obtain the consent of the original owner. The odds of thetter are usually slim.��


    ��I��ll give you an example. If you kill the Zerg Queen in the Starship Troopers world, you stand a chance to get her exclusive gold storyline equipment, and if you kill the Great Leonopteryx in the Avatar world, you stand a chance to get a gold storyline equipment from the dropped loot, too. The same holds true for many other important storyline characters such as Voldemort, Dumbledore��.you know what I mean.��


    ��As for divine equipments, there��s only one confirmed divine equipment presently: the One Ring in the Lord of the Rings! Another theory is that some equipments can evolve into divine equipments.��


    Sheyan nodded slightly to the miner��s words. He could tell that the miner��s exnation was honest and in detail. Sheyan also understood that this should be a treatment afforded to him because he had shown enough strength previously.


    At this time, Gungnir��s brilliant light was slowly dissipating. Its specific properties gradually emerged before their eyes.


    ording to the Poetic Edda, the spear was fashioned by the Dwarves; Loki discovered the Spear while visiting the Dwarves on an errand tomission golden hair for Sif. Runes were carved on the tip of the spear, while the handle made from the wood of the world tree Yggdrasil.


    When Odin threw the spear, it would emit a light as it crossed the sky. People on the ground would call it ��lightning��. Some stories called it ��shooting star��.


    It was recorded in mythology that those who swore an oath to a flying Gungnir would have their oath fulfilled. This may be the origin of the practice of making a wish upon a shooting star.


    Its properties were very straightforward, and abnormally strong.


    Its attack carried the lightning attribute. After hitting the enemy, there would be a very high probability of causing paralysis. Its maximum attack power was over a thousand.


    It would never miss.


    It would always prate through the enemy.


    All its properties had Domain precedence.


    These properties were only the ones disyed. There was still a long list of properties below them that were masked by ?????. Those properties would only be known to the buyer.


    More importantly, this weapon, like Brother ck��s Spartan spear, would not upy the main weapon slot.


    Abination of all these frightening properties caused the spear to trigger a wave of intense bidding as soon as it appeared.


    Did Sheyan want this spear? Of course he did! But after a bit of contemtion, he realised that the chances of sessfully bidding for the weapon were almost the same as the chances of Melody and Zi living happily together. So, he decisively gave up after a few more nces at the spear.


    There was no point wasting his energy and time on something he could not possibly get.


    At this moment, a few lines suddenly emerged on the screen in front of him.


    ��Esteemed Lieutenant Colonel, we have something we would like to discuss with you. Can we have five minutes of your time?��


    Sheyan smiled and pressed on ��YES��. His seat immediately sank into the ground. Under the ground, he felt as if he was sliding through a tunnel at high speed. Hended in a brightly lit conference room after a few seconds. A smiling white-cor woman with a friendly appearance was seated at the opposite side of the coffee table.


    ��Hello, Lieutenant Colonel. What would you like to drink?��


    ��Just water, thanks,�� replied Sheyan with a friendly smile.


    After his drink was served, the woman went straight to the point. ��First of all, let me introduce myself. I��m Rongji Lee, the Deputy Director of the Sales Department of the Milky Way United Commerce Group. The reason we would like to talk to you is because we found out that you had just bid a price of 850,000 utility points in the auction of a dark gold weapon named ��Repentance��.��


    Sheyan narrowed his eyes like a fox that was cunningly aware of the trap in his opponent��s words.


    ��Oh, that really was too impulsive of me. Good thing I managed to rein myself back in time and avoid making a huge mistake.��


    The woman, Rongji Lee,ughed gracefully while she grazed her hair and said, ��It��s no mistake to spend some money for something you love.��


    ��In my opinion, the bid of 850,000 utility points was definitely a mistake �� and a serious one, at that. Fortunately, the kindhearted Mr. Chabar gave me the chance to save myself,�� replied Sheyan with a shrug.


    Facing Sheyan unwavering attitude, Rongji Lee��s smile turned a little stiff. She realised that she had met a very difficult opponent.


    But even before he came, she already knew that he had yed two reserve-duty Generals for fools. Someone like that would never be simple.


    When she saw that her probing was futile, she coughed drily and said in a solemn voice, ��Well, Lieutenant Colonel, we��ve actually just received anothermission for an item to be auctioned��.and the client would like to receive payment as soon as possible. The item he offered is also the gun called ��Repentance��. In view of the great sincerity you just showed in the previous auction, we invited you over to see if we cane to an agreement. Otherwise, we will inform the other bidders.��


    Sheyan looked at Rongji Lee with a smile that did not reach his eyes. The glint in his eyes seemed to pierce through her.


    ��Haha, anothermission, huh?��. But why do I feel like it��s the same gun that had failed to be sold after Chabar breaches the auction agreement? If that idiot defaults, he��ll just be in a bad shape due to the penalty, but if he actually pays for the gun, he��s really going to die.��


    ��I��m sorry, Mr. Lieutenant Colonel, but it��s ourpany��s policy to keep every client��s information strictly confidential. Ourpany agrees that the bid you made in the previous auction was indeed a little too high, so after some discussion, we agreed that you only need to pay 600,000 utility points to get the weapon of your dream,�� Rongji Lee kept her smile as she replied.


    Sheyan sighed. ��Do you really think I��ll ept that price? Chabar had no intention of purchasing the weapon from the start; he only wanted to stir up trouble. He actually drove the price of an ordinary dark gold equipment up to nearly a million utility points! I even suspect that he��s a shill paid by yourpany to do so. And now, you��re quoting me the price of 600,000??��


    ��I��m sorry, Lieutenant Colonel, but I shall reserve the right to pursue legal action for your nder against ourpany. No cases such as the one you described has ever urred since the establishment of ourpany�� Rongji Lee��s face hardened as she retorted.


    ��As for the whereabouts of the previous ��Repentance�� and the winning bidder, I know nothing about them because I��m not in charge of that client. I��m only responsible for discussing the transaction of this newly-received ��Repentance�� with you, Lieutenant Colonel.


    Sheyanughed when he heard Rongji Lee��s words.


    ��Fine. If that��s the case, I��m willing to pay 300,000 utility points for the gun. If that damn shill Chabar didn��t cause trouble in the auction just now, that would��ve been the final deal.��


    Rongji Lee red at Sheyan. ��Lieutenant Colonel, please mind your words! Also, please show a bit of sincerity in your offer!��


    Sheyan sighed. ��I��m offering 300,000 utility points for a gunner��s dark gold weapon, and yourpany actually feels that I��m not showing enough sincerity?! Well, then, try putting this weapon up for auction again and see if anybody will offer a higher price!��


    There was no way thepany would do that. The auction of Gungnir, which was ongoing right now, would suck away arge amount of funds. The response for ��Repentance�� at the higher price range in the previous auction was also rather mediocre. More importantly, doing so would be as good as admitting to the public that the auction house had been yed by Chabar. Due to these reasons, it was impossible for ��Repentance�� to appear in the auction in the short term.


    And as soon as the auction was over, the weapon would have to be returned to the seller. Without a sessful transaction, the auction house would only receive the deposit fee, which was much, much lower than a salesmission. That would be most intolerable for the auction house which pursued profit above all else.


    It was precisely because Sheyan understood these things that he had nothing to fear.


    (TL: This is bonus chapter #5 for January. Enjoy!)

 Chapter 1055: They Merged Together!

    <h4>Chapter 1055: They Merged Together!</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    After listening to Sheyan��s words, Rongji Lee slowly shook her head.


    ��The offer of 300,000 utility points is simply too low.��


    Sheyanughed. ��Maybe you should go find someone who can offer a higher price, then.��


    Sheyan could not be bothered with her anymore. As soon as he finished what he had to say, he immediately returned to the auction venue. Rongji Lee obviously did not expect Sheyan to take such a hard stance. She did not even have the chance to persuade Sheyan to stay. Sheyan��s departure left her fuming with anger!


    By this time, the auction had already heated up thanks to the legendary weapon, Gungnir. As soon as Sheyan returned to the venue, he saw that the bid had risen as high as 1.3 million utility points! The official Major General from before had been eliminated early in the auction due to therge amount of funds he had used to purchase the Sorcerer��s Stone.


    Sheyan estimated that if his pair of dark green gloves were put up for auction, the final transaction price should be around 1.5 million. The properties on them were all very practical for MTs, so they shouldmand extra utility points.


    Despite that, Sheyan was sure that he would not be able to afford this legendary spear even if he sold off everything he had on him. Of course, if the ��Pestilence Monarch�� ability could be transferred, then it was hard to say.


    At that moment, after some internal discussion among one of the bidding factions, five reserve-duty Generals joined forces and used their rank privileges to initiate the horrible ��Blood Battle�� auction rule!


    After the auction rule was initiated, out of the five reserve-duty Generals, three of them were demoted to Lieutenant Generals. One could see from this how much it cost them to initiate this rule.


    But the ��Blood Battle�� auction rule was truly vicious.


    In a normal auction, as long as your bid was surpassed by others, your money would not be deducted. This was the normal protocol.


    However, when the ��Blood Battle�� auction rule was in effect, once you participate in the bidding, regardless of whether you win in the end, you would lose the final amount you bid.


    That was to say, if you rashly participated in the auction without sufficient funds and preparation, as well as the courage and determination to win at all costs, be prepared to lose everything!


    This situation would, inrge part, repel those who participated in the auction with malicious intentions. If Sheyan had initiated the ��Blood Battle�� rule during the auction of ��Repentance��, would Chabar dare to bid 850,000 utility points? He would not even dare to make a sound!


    At first nce, the initiation of the ��Blood Battle�� rule may seem to be detrimental to the auction house, because the bidders would surely bid rationally from then on.


    But the good news was that once someone dared to join the fight, there would be only one winner in the end. They auction house would get 50% of the money confiscated from the losers, so they could very well earn a windfall profit.


    Of the remaining 50%, 25% would be taken by the realm, and the remaining 25% would be distributed equally to the five people who proposed the ��Blood Battle�� rule.


    After the rule was enacted, Gungnir��s price remained at 1.3 million for a long time��. That was normal, of course. Are you kidding?! If someone were to make a bid right now, they may lose more than 1.3 million for nothing! It was a path of no return!


    But there was a sudden change in the situation!


    An official Colonel suddenly went over to the previous official Major General who had given up and whispered a few words into his ears.


    The official Major General then immediately used his military rank privilege to once again temporarily halt the auction for an hour. He naturally had to pay another 100,000 utility points!


    Obviously, one of the major factions was unwilling to let this chance go, so they were going to use this hour to raise funds for a decisive battle.


    Sheyan was now deeply aware of the importance of military rank privileges. Some things may not seem directly helpful inbat, but in critical moments, certain privileges could bring more profit than winning a battle!


    The initiation of the ��Blood Battle�� rule was good news for Sheyan. It would suck the funds out of all these people as much as possible. The less money these people had, the greater the chances of him purchasing ��Repentance�� at a low price.


    Ego and other such things were certainly not as important as profit. The so-called Milky Way United Commerce Group would only get 5,000 utility points if ��Repentance�� was not sold, but if they sell it to Sheyan for 300,000 utility points, theirmission would be 20% of the selling price, which was 60,000 utility points. Even an elementary student would know which option to choose.


    With this in mind, Sheyan sent a voice message to Ms. Rongji Lee through his nightmare imprint.


    ��300,000 utility points if you agree to the transaction right away. I��ll give you one minute. Anyter than that, I��ll only pay 250,000 utility points.��


    Ms. Rongji Lee did not reply.


    An hourter, the fight between the major yers started.


    Even with the terrifying ��Blood Battle�� rule in effect, there were still as many as three factionspeting for the Gungnir. Such a favourable news put a huge smile on the face of the boss of the Milky Way United Commerce Group. With three factions in y, even at the minimum transaction price of 1.3 million utility points, the auction house would already make a revenue 1.3 million!


    When the price reached 2 million utility points, one of the sides withdrew.


    In the end, the Gungnir was sold for 2.7 million utility points.


    The figure may not look that high, but the total amount actually spent in this biddingpetition had exceeded 7 million utility points! The spear was truly a money-swallowing beast!


    Good thing that for arge party of more than 40 contestants, the loss of about 2 million utility points, while quite tragic, was not fatal. It would only cause the party to go on the decline, but it would not shake the party��s foundation too much.


    Only now did Ms. Rongji Lee contact Sheyan.


    ��You sure are lucky, Lieutenant Colonel. You can bring home an outstanding weapon like the ��Repentance�� for only 300,000 utility points.��


    Sheyan smiled as he replied, ��Have you forgotten what I said in my message? Please stop joking with me. I offered 300,000 an hour ago and you ignored me, so the price is 250,000 now. Also, I��ll make a copy of my voice message and leave it here. If you��d somehow forgotten to ry my message for personal reasons, I believe the higher-ups of the Milky Way United Commerce Group will certainly not take too kindly to this matter.��


    ��YOU��.�� Ms. Rongji Lee was so angry that she was at a loss for words.


    Five minutester, a single word popped up on the screen in front of Sheyan��s seat.


    ��Deal��


    Sheyan knew that the auction house was about to begin the sale of the unsold misceneous items, as well as start making payouts and return equipments. A valuable dark gold equipment like ��Repentance�� would definitely be among the first batch of equipments they had to return. They also had to take into ount the dy in making payments, so the Milky Way United Commerce Group had no time to bargain. Sure, a transaction price of 250,000 utility points was not that high, but it was not a loss either. They would be able to exin themselves to the seller.


    Of course, the most important reason was that the actual amount of utility points they earned from ��Repentance�� was 400,000 (from the penalty) + (250,000 X 20%). That amount was more than satisfactory.


    Sheyan finally got his hands on the powerful weapon. It looked exactly the same as ��Ambition��, but it gave off a different feeling. It was just like how an actress with superb acting skills would make others feel like she came from heaven when she was acting as an innocent character, but when she was ying a sexy role, she would make you feel like you��re in paradise.


    As soon as Sheyan held ��Repentance�� in his hands, he immediately felt the resonance from ��Ambition�� in his personal storage became more intense, so much so that it started heating up. ��Repentance�� also resonated in response. The humming and vibrating of the two weapons became so intense that Sheyan was getting worried that they might break. He had no choice but to take ��Ambition�� out and put the two weapons together side by side. The world instantly turned quiet again.


    Sheyan still wished to buy the high-energy batteries to recharge his gloves, so he continued to stay where he was.


    The miner seemed to have some connection with the Milky Way United Commerce Group. He returned after having disappeared for some time. He seemed to have found out that Sheyan had obtained ��Repentance��.


    The miner did not notice anything out of the ordinary at first, but after a nce in Sheyan��s direction, he suddenly eximed in surprise, ��Howe there are two ��Repentances��?��


    ��There aren��t,�� answered Sheyan with a smile.


    The miner took a closer look. The two guns looked the same, but the vibe they exuded were quite different. He immediately came to a shocking realisation.


    ��Could that be the brother ��Repentance�� has been looking for? Don��t tell me you have it with you all along?!?��


    Sheyan��s lip curled slightly upwards.


    ��Why else do you think an MT like me would fork out 250,000 utility points for a dark gold gun?��


    The miner took a closer scrutiny and muttered, ����Ambition��, let me check��.It��s one of the items in Davy Jones�� collection. It was kept by Davy Jones�� for unknown reasons, and it won��t appear in any list of mission rewards. The acquiring condition is to kill Paul the octopus before killing Davy Jones. If only Davy Jones is killed, Paul will take all the treasures away and trigger Davy Jones�� Locker. There will be a 30% chance for ��Ambition�� to appear on the list of rewards from that��.Wait, that��s not right! ��


    Sheyan almost coughed up blood listening to the condition to acquire ��Ambition�� with conventional means. How strong would a party need to be in order to kill both Davy Jones and Paul in the Pirates of the Caribbean world? When they finally open the treasure chest, there would surely be a limit to the number of items they could take. Who the hell would waste the precious chance on a ck grade weapon?


    ��That��s not right!�� The miner repeated those three words again. ��No offense, Lieutenant Colonel, but considering your current level of strength, there��s absolutely no way for you to be strong enough to kill Paul the octopus before killing Davy Jones!��


    ��That��s my secret,�� Sheyan said with a smile. ��It seems like your database isn��t all-knowing after all.��


    ��Naturally,�� the miner shrugged and said, ��The opticalputer only lists the most assured and the most direct acquisition methods.��


    At this moment, a striking white holy light was emitted from ��Repentance��. The light formed a basketball-sized sphere and proceeded to envelop ��Ambition�� in it as well.


    When Sheyan reached for the guns, he could only hold therge holy ball of white light up. He checked the statuses of the weapons and found that their statuses were both listed as ��unknown��.

 Chapter 1056: Resting and Abnormality

    <h4>Chapter 1056: Resting and Abnormality</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Sheyan was also at a loss when he saw the unusual phenomenon happening to ��Repentance�� and ��Ambition��. He waited for a long time, but they showed no further reaction. Even the well-informed and knowledgeable miner did not have any good suggestion. Sheyan probably had no other choice but to wait patiently for a certain period of time, so he kept the weapons back in his storage. Since he already had both weapons in his possession, he was not too worried.


    The pair of energy batteries appeared in the sale of the unsold misceneous items as he had expected. The seller reaped what he sowed. If he had let Sheyan win the auction, he would have earned at least 10,000 more utility points, but he just had to try and raise the price. It was already considered fortunate that he was still able to sell the batteries now.


    Sheyan should have returned to his own nightmare realm after the end of the auction, and then went straight home to rest. The psychological battle he had gone through in the auction had taken a huge toll on his mind, and he was now even more tired than he was before. His eyelids felt unbelievably heavy. However, he fought hard to keep himself alert and kept persevering.


    That��s because he found that there were actually quite a lot of confidential information in the miner��s information database. Going by the conditions for acquiring ��Ambition�� that the miner had told him just now, it seemed that although this information may contain some discrepanciespared to reality, it was still extremely useful.


    Sheyan had epted the bonus promotion mission in conjunction with the anniversary of the Empire. This was one of those unconventional missions which were hugely popr because the flow of time during the mission would be different from that in the world his party members were in, so it would not interfere with the next time he had to venture into a nightmare world.


    Sheyan hade up with a bold idea. He wanted to see if he could kill two birds with one stone by carrying out the ��Silver Mission Series Hidden Branch, Chapter 2: Injection�� simultaneously with this promotion mission. This would prevent Sheyan from being forced to separate from his party when he ventured into the next world, as per the instruction.


    The miner queried his database after he heard Sheyan��s question. After a while, he answered with some hesitation. ��Your first mission is rted to military ranks, so the level of confidentiality has been raised to a yellow level, and the second mission may involve a divine equipment, so the level is as high as red. I��ll need to do some hacking to obtain these information��.��


    Sheyan immediately understood what he meant. He told the miner, ��Don��t worry, if there��s a fee involved, I��ll dly pay it.��


    ��Information of Red Confidentiality Level and Yellow Confidentiality Level��.You need at least a military rank of Major General to check them, so it won��t be cheap,�� the miner told him with a shrug.


    Sheyan smiled. ��There��s a saying in my hometown: you get what you pay for. As long as the information is urate, it��s fine even if it��s expensive.��


    Hearing that, the miner replied, ��You can rest easy in regards to the reliability of the information. The cost is��.120,000. A hundred thousand for the hacking, and twenty thousand for the risk I take.��


    Sheyan immediately transferred 120,000 utility points over without the slightest bit of hesitation. The miner soon provided him with the information he needed.


    ��Bonus promotional missions are often offered to those who have made outstanding contributions, such as ranking first in honour points in high-end battlefields, killing a certain key figure on the red-level wanted list, etc. You��re lucky enough to chance across the anniversary celebration of the Empire and be able to seize this opportunity. ording to analysis, the most likely type of mission would be to assassinate the rebelling native inhabitants. The second most likely mission type is to investigate an unexplored area �� you��ll have to draw a map and collect information and such. It could also be a rescue-type mission.��


    ��The injection of energy into the liquid metal enhanced life-form involves traveling to specific regions in some specific worlds to let it swallow some special minerals with rtively low metal content. These minerals are known as spotted crystals. But why must the metal content in the spotted crystals be rtively low?��


    ��That��s because the liquid metal enhanced life-form is immature and very weak at the beginning, so it needs to be cultivated slowly. Feeding it minerals with high metal content from the beginning would be like feeding a baby fatty meat, it��ll do more harm than good. The non-metallicponents of spotted crystals are also very helpful for the division and the increase in cell count of liquid metal cells.��


    ��Theoretically speaking, it��s possible to perform both missions simultaneously like you wanted. Just remember, when you choose the mission, you must do your best to choose one that��s to be carried out on a that��s as primitive as possible.��


    ��The reason is because spotted crystals are essentially a kind of metallic life-form, and they��re extremely sensitive to pollution. The more developed the area, the less likely you��ll find spotted crystals there. This will give you an idea �� the exhaust gas emitted by a spacecraft when itnds is enough to destroy all the spotted crystals nearly a thousand square kilometers around it.��


    Sheyan was carefully recording all this information. When he heard thest sentence, he was somewhat surprised.


    ��You mean I won��t go there through a portal?��


    The miner gave Sheyan a deep gaze. Only after a while did he say,


    ��You��re already an official Lieutenant Colonel, so you��re entitled to some high-level secrets now.��


    (TL��s note: Here, the author referred the readers to a post titled ��Background�� in the Appendix, which he had published together with this chapter. The post exins the whole history behind the nightmare realm. Being the awesome trantor that I am, of course I tranted the post too. I hope you don��t mind that I made it the bonus chapter #6 for December. It��s about as long as a full chapter and, honestly, it��s really difficult to trante. It took me quite a while. Here��s the link: patreon/posts/23492368 )


    Sheyan thought himself a pretty smart person, but even he was dumbstruck after he had finished listening to the miner��s exnation.


    He only recovered after a while. ��So, the bonus promotion mission I��m getting now, is that part of the Interster Colonisation Project? What I��m going to do is no longer to go to one of the parallel worlds that had emerged due to the disorder in space-time, but to a real in the universe in the future?��


    ��Correct,�� said the miner with a firm nod.


    Sheyan stiffened for a moment. He could not help saying, ��That��s way beyond my expectation.��


    The minerughed in reply. ��You don��t have to be so nervous. Before sending you out on the mission, they��ll definitely make you go through a series of training courses so that you can adapt to the environment as soon as possible. They��re not sending you there to die. Every contestant who has managed to develop into a Major is a valuable asset, let alone a Lieutenant Colonel like you.��


    ��I see,�� Sheyan nodded.


    The auction was over by now. The virtual environment fluctuated and was bing blurry as the energy supporting it gradually lessened.


    Sheyan looked at the miner and asked onest time, ��You have any other useful information for me?��


    The miner pondered for a moment and suddenly smiled. He told Sheyan, ��Unlike you guys, most of our workces are on aliens. We have few opportunities to travel to the parallel worlds. I just want to let you know that perhaps in the chaotic adventure worlds that are the parallel worlds, you may find it beneficial to sidetrack from your main task to look for additional opportunities. But on those reals that are not fully developed, it��s best to concentrate on your own business to ensure your survival. Getting distracted is akin to making trouble for yourself.��


    After that, the miner disappeared from right in front of Sheyan. Sheyan also returned to his nightmare realm. He half rested on the couch, pressing his index finger on his temple, feeling the painful throbbing there. His brain was in a mess; he could not think of anything at all.


    He walked out of the nightmare realm and returned to the real world in a blur.


    When Sheyan stepped out from the staircase, he found that although it was only a little after 9 in the morning, the subtropical sun was already scorching hot, pouring intense heat onto his skin. Perhaps such intense ultraviolet rays were a little too strong for those who came here for vacation or for work, but for Sheyan who needed to loosen up, he enjoyed the warmth a great deal.


    He walked into a coconut grove with a dizzy mind, rented a hammock which were verymon in the area, ordered a fresh coconut, and theny downfortably.


    An immense sense offort immediately washed over him.


    The sparse branches and leaves of the coconut trees shaded a portion of the sun from his body. The sunlight that fell onto him was just right; it was warm and pleasurable. Sheyan took a sip of sweet coconut juice. The straw was still in his mouth when a faint snoring sound could be hearding from him. He had already fallen asleep.


    ***


    Sheyan was roused by the olddy who rented out the hammocks.


    He rubbed his sleepy eyes as he sat up on the hammock. His body was still screaming for more sleep, but he could see that red clouds had already filled the sky in the distance. The sun had fallen below the horizon; it was alreadyter than seven o��clock in the evening. To continue sleeping on the hammock would be very bad for his body.


    Sheyan rubbed his head. All the thoughts that had been hovering in his mind rushed towards him at once. His back felt itchy, so he stretched his hand to scratch it. He then felt all the deep marks left by the rope of the hammock on his back.


    When Sheyan turned his head to one side, he sucked in a sharp breath. Because he was simply too tired just now, his muscles hadpletely rxed during his sleep. He had sat up a bit too quickly, and his neck was now spasming with a sharp pain like it was cramping up.


    Truthfully, what had happened to Sheyan was not too bad considering his situation. asionally, in hospitals, one could find patients who died of cervical spine rupture after getting drunk. That was caused by theplete rxation of the muscles around the neck after the victim had passed out from alcohol. When the victim��s friend moved the drunken person, the victim��s head may be flung from one side to another. Without the protection of the neck muscles, the cervical spine directly ruptured��.


    Sheyan held his neck and kept massaging it while sucking in deep breaths of air. After he felt a little better, he walked over to the wharf. Sleep was no longer the top priority for him right now, because his hungry stomach had raised a serious protest. He found a roadside food stall and took a seat.


    The stall owner and Sheyan were familiar with each other. First, the owner brought Sheyan two deep-sea oysters which had juste ashore. Sheyan used a knife to pry them open and suck the flesh into his mouth with no other vouring. Although the taste was a little fishy, but if one was used to it, then it was quite a unique taste.


    Sheyan��s hungry stomach naturally had to be filled with more than that. He ordered a table full of small dishes such as fried oysters, Guangdong porridge, fried twigs and stinky tofu to go with some rice. He also ordered the signature golden prawn dish here that was quite authentic.


    When Sheyan was about to go home to continue his sleep, his nightmare imprint suddenly heated up, informing him that there was an abnormal situation inside his personal storage space. He thought that the abnormal situation meant the reunion of ��Ambition�� and ��Repentance�� had finally concluded, but after Sheyan checked his personal storage with some excitement, his expression suddenly turned grim.

 Chapter 1057: Conscription Order!

    <h4>Chapter 1057: Conscription Order!</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    In his personal storage, the reunion between ��Ambition�� and ��Repentance�� seemed to being to an end. The milky white light had shrunk smaller from its initial size of a basketball and its brightness had faded a little so that the silhouettes inside could be seen. The two weapons seemed to be merging together.


    Sheyan��s greatest wish at the moment, rather than having a threesome with Zi and Melody, was to be able to bring with him to the bonus promotion mission the brand new weapon that would emerge after the reunion of ��Ambition�� and ��Repentance��. From the progress he could observe so far, that wish seemed very promising.


    However, that was not the reason for the notification from the nightmare imprint. Sheyan��s attention was focused on an unexpected document which had appeared without warning.


    This document was shining with an astonishing red light!


    This light was much stronger than any kind of red that Sheyan had ever seen. It seemed to contain a crazy feeling, as if it would assimte everything it touched!


    If there was anything it reminded Sheyan of, Sheyan could only think of one thing �� the bloodthirsty weapon he obtained after he killed Tolui Helenite of Zeus�� party!


    (TL: In Ch. 723)


    The giant warhammer that exuded metallic lustre and arrogance!


    Only the strong, domineering red colour on the giant warhammer couldpared with the red on this document. It was a red that was full of killing aura and dignity!


    The document immediately unfolded with just a thought from Sheyan.


    [ Conscription Order ]


    [ Day 4, Month 16, Continental Year 1768 ]


    [ Hour 1706 ]


    [ Notice from the Milky Way Eastern Battlefield Colonisation Headquarters on a reconnaissance and sampling mission. ]


    [ Target Location: Area 704 of the 8th spiral arm of the gctic halo ]


    [ Target: Uplos ]


    [ Target Profile: This is a only one-third the size of the Earth. Because it has many satellites, a person on the can see two moons hanging in the sky, sometimes even three. ]


    [ The atmosphere of Uplos contains ammonia, methane and chlorine, but it also has 38.4% oxygen content. Contestants with a Physique of over 40 can survive in it without any support devices. Contestants with a Physique of over 80 will hardly be affected. ]


    [ Do not mistake this for a barren ce. The special climate has bred an ecological environment simr to that on Earth. Explorers of the will be challenged by various types ofplex terrains, but we can almost eliminate the possibilities of snowy mountains, deserts and oceans. ]


    [ Target Mission: Travel to Uplos, then travel 400 kilometers along the route indicated on the map within seven days. Scout the five areas along the route and procure samples from these areas. Upon arrival at the destination, use themunication device to send a signal. ]


    [ Warning: There is strong geomaic interference on Uplos, sonding and sending signals are only possible in certain areas where the maic fields ovep. Therefore, when you are in danger, there is nothing we can do to help. You should know that three teams have been sent before this, but all of them, without exception, did not send any signals back. ]


    [ Hint: You have five days of rest starting from the moment you receive the order. The deadline for returning is 12:00 midnight on the fifth day. Refusing the conscription will cause you to be penalised by a demotion of 2 ranks to your military rank. ]


    [ �C Milky Way Eastern Battlefield Colonisation General Staff Headquarters ]


    ***


    Sheyan��s sleepiness hadpletely disappeared after reading this series of notifications. He walked back home with a heavy heart. Uncle Dasi had gone out to sea, so only Aunt Digu was still here. She warmly weed him back with a cup of tea.


    After a careful study of the order, Sheyan was disappointed, to tell the truth. From what he had heard from the miner, there seemed to be a possibility of choosing a mission, but that was not the case at all.


    Fortunately, this Uplos was a very undeveloped, as could be seen from the mission to scout and procure samples.


    There was a chance that spotted crystals would appear on a primitive like this. That was to say, he had a great chance toplete both the ��Silver Mission Series hidden branch, Chapter 2: Injection�� and the promotion mission in the next world.


    But the crimson colour on the order was frightening, and that made Sheyan uneasy. In addition, the difficulty of the mission was not stated. Thus, he made use of his military rank privilege to inquire about the difficulty of the promotion mission.


    The answer he obtained was that the difficulty of this promotion mission was: four stars.


    Sheyan started to have an ominous premonition. He inquired further, but this time, a fee was required. The fee of 5,000 utility points was not a small sum. Utility points was truly something essential, Sheyan thought, as they seemede to him as quickly as they left him.


    After paying the fee, Sheyan finally obtained something called the ��Interster Biological Creature Communities and Danger ssifications (Confidential)��.


    These were the texts on the front page of the top-secret document:


    [ Endorsed by the Nightmare Realm Safety Committee. ]


    [ ssifications made by the Interster Cultivator Association. ]


    [ This document is only for the eyes of those of Major rank and above in the Interster Colonisation Army. ]


    ***


    [ One Star Difficulty ssification: ]


    [ There is a possibility of encountering interster biological creaturemunities possessing somewhat weakbat strength, which can be cleared by less than ten interster soldiers. These interster biological creatures are often no more lethal than the unknown bacteria that they may carry on their body. Of course, they also do not have much value. ]


    [ Old Earth example: Comparable to the level of danger when a well-trained, healthy 25-year-old man faces off against a 4-year-old German Shepherd with bare hands. ]


    ***


    [ Two Stars Difficulty ssification: ]


    [ There is a possibility of encountering interster biological creaturemunities possessing a certain level ofbat strength. These creatures are strong enough to cause some damage to the armed forces of small colonial areas, but it would be difficult for them to strike a lethal blow. Usually, such creatures can be tamed or enved. ]


    [ Old Earth example: Comparable to the level of danger when a well-trained, healthy 25-year-old man armed with a tactical knife faces off against a cheetah. ]


    ***


    [ Three Stars Difficulty ssification: ]


    [ There is a possibility of encountering interster biological creaturemunities possessingbat strength strong enough to cause casualties. However, their life habits and fighting methods have been thoroughly studied, and we can use targeted weapons and tactics to effectively kill them. They are barely within the scope of creatures that the conventional armed ground forces can handle. ]


    [ Old Earth example: Comparable to the level of danger when a well-trained, healthy 25-year-old man, armed with a full set of standard equipment for conventional armed forces, faces off against two or more Nile crocodiles in a swamp. ]


    ***


    [ Four Stars Difficulty ssification: ]


    [ There is a possibility of encountering dangerous interster biological creaturemunities. We possess only about 70% of their information, have captured the leaders of theirmunities before and have exterminated at least 10 of theirmunities. To deal with these interster biologicalmunities, it is necessary to mobilise at least one regiment (1,000 people or more) of the armed forces from the regr army, which must be led by a Growth-Hunter-level superhuman. ]


    [ Old Earth example: Comparable to the level of danger when a well-trained, healthy 25-year-old man, armed with a full set of standard equipment for conventional armed forces, faces off against 3,000 or more wolves on a in, or 30 or more Great White Sharks in the water. ]


    ***


    [ Five Stars Difficulty ssification: ]


    [ There is a possibility of encountering very dangerous mysterious creaturemunities. We possess only about 30% of their information and have captured some individual specimens, but have not attempted any open measures specifically targeting them. They can only be dealt with by mobilising 3,000 regr troops and at least 50 Awakener-level superhumans. ]


    [ Old Earth example: Comparable to the level of danger when a well-trained, healthy 25-year-old man, armed with a full set of standard equipment for conventional armed forces, faces off against 1,000 or more giant, flesh-eating dinosaurs. ]


    ****


    [ Six Stars Difficulty ssification: ]


    [ There is a possibility of encountering extremely dangerous mysterious creaturemunities. At least 80% of their data is unknown. They have caused more than 20,000 casualties to the Empire to date. ]


    [ Old Earth example: Comparable to the level of danger when a well-trained, healthy 25-year-old man, armed with a full set of standard equipment for conventional armed forces, faces off against 300 resurrected mummies and a frantic wave of scarabs. ]


    ***


    Sheyan almost cursed out loud after he read the relevant information.


    He now had a clearer understanding of a four-star difficulty mission because the information was indeed very detailed and descriptive.


    He finally understood what the miner meant when he advised Sheyan not to sidetrack from the mission.


    ��F*cking hell. Considering how difficult this mission is, it��s not like I��ll have any chances to sidetrack!��


    Sheyan couldn��t help swearing in his mind.


    However, Sheyad did notice a few words that were clearly written on the conscription order: ����three teams have been sent before this����. It was afort to him because it showed that at least he was not fighting alone. It also meant that, although he was given a four-star mission, the danger was divided among everyone involved, which was a good thing.


    It was a well known fact that when your team ran into some predatory beasts, you do not necessary have to run faster than the beasts; you just have to run faster than your teammates��.


    After he calmed himself down, Sheyan emptied his thoughts so as to let his tense nerves rx. The milky white light enshrouding ��Ambition�� and ��Repentance�� had be even fainter. It appeared that the moment of sess was nigh.


    Sanzi and the others had not returned. It seemed that the mission they received in the Terminator world was not so simple, but considering that the reward for the mission was a dark gold item, it was a given.


    Although Sheyan was not with them, he was not too worried. The mastermind behind the scenes already had no way of intervening, and Zi, as well as Reef, had plenty of experience leading a party.


    He rested in the real world until six o��clock in the afternoon of the fifth day, adjusting himself to his optimum state, then entered the nightmare realm ahead of time. Almost immediately after he returned to his private space, he found that the milky white light that was enshrouding ��Ambition�� and ��Repentance�� hadpletely faded away. The oue revealed after the reunion between the brothers made Sheyan��s jaw drop��.

 Chapter 1058: Verdict

    <h4>Chapter 1058: Verdict</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    As soon as Sheyan took the milky-white light sphere out of his personal storage and put it on the table, the white lightpletely faded away. The contents in it fell onto the table with a tter. Among them was a weapon that was shining brilliantly.


    The first thing which caught Sheyan��s attention was not the weapon, but the various parts that were scattered around the table.


    Sheyan had always been blessed with a good memory, so of course he could see that these parts were all originally from ��Ambition�� and ��Repentance��. The way the parts fell onto the table somehow felt quite bloody and tragic, as if they were the hands, feet, ears and noses that were violently torn off opposing diators fighting in the Colosseum!


    Those parts showed signs of heavy decay, as if they had been exposed to the air for hundreds of years. The spirit and vitality in them seemed to have been exhausted.


    Also making its appearance in front of Sheyan was a brand new weapon.


    It was actually a silver-coloured double-barreled shotgun!!!


    The two parallel barrels were undoubtedlyposed of the barrels from ��Ambition�� and ��Repentance��. A sense of ruthlessness permeated through the hard, cold metal.


    The body under the barrel was likely made of carefully-processed rosewood. The faint reddish-brown texture of the wood gave off a heavy sense of passing times. The silver metal bridge and trigger exuded a faint taste and aura of holiness.


    Sheyan reached out to touch the shotgun. A delicate, cold and hard sensation could be felt at the tip of his fingers. With the gun in his grasp, he could not help but feel as if he was a superior being who could pass down judgement upon others with but a wave of his hands �� not like a crude, dirty and barbaric executioner, but like a fanatical inquisitor who, amidst a pious and melodious hymn, passed down a death sentence on everyone in front of him!


    Obviously, for some unknown reasons, most of ��Ambition�� and ��Repentance�� had disassembled and then reassembled into a new weapon. The new weapon was no longer a matchlock musket, but a more advanced breech loader gun instead.


    However, although ��Ambition�� and ��Repentance�� were of the same model, they had a slight difference in colour. After all, ��Repentance�� had been carefully preserved, while ��Ambition�� was not. ��Ambition�� was first kept by Paul, then it followed Sheyan everywhere in his travel. So, of course it looked more weathered.


    Therefore, the splicing marks on the new weapon were quite obvious. Sheyan could clearly tell which parts were previously from ��Ambition�� and which parts were from ��Repentance��.


    Under Sheyan��s observation, a series of data emerged:


    [ Verdict (Double-barreled trigger-type breechloader) ]


    [ Origin: Navarra ��Firecracker�� Armament Factory ]


    [ Rarity: Dark Gold (Special) ]


    [ Attack Power: 201-301 ]


    [ Damage Type: Holy (Holy attribute attacks cause 150% damage to targets with dark affinity and only 50% damage to targets with holy affinity. In addition, the defence of a target attacked by holy attribute attack will be reduced by 50% by default, unless the target has a specific resistance to holy attribute attacks). ]


    [ Material: Pine (a cross worshipped for centuries), iron (holy water used during production) and silver (melted from a silver basin which held holy water in it for a hundred and seventy-five years) ]


    [ Possible Addons: Stock/Strap ]


    [ Attached Addon (1): West VII Tactical Stock. Shot precision +15. ]


    [ Attached Addon (2): Lexington Rifle Strap. +10% chance of hitting a fatal spot. ]


    [ Optimum Range (Able to disy its maximum damage of 301): 10 meters. ]


    [ Effective Range (Able to deal some damage to enemies): 30 meters. ]


    [ Weight: 4.2 kg. ]


    [ Full Length: 350 mm ]


    [ Magazine Capacity: 1 round, plus 1 more round from additional slot modification ]


    [ Reloading Interval: 1 minute (additional slot modification) ]


    [ Equipment Operating Requirement: 50 Strength and 60 Physique ]


    [ Unlimited Ammunition ]


    [ Can also be manually loaded with silver bullets, increasing damage to evil undead creatures by an additional 50%. ]


    [ Perceptive Sense +7 ]


    [ Agility +7 ]


    [ Strength +7 ]


    [ Special Passive Ability: ��Evolvable�� (inherited from Ambition). This is a weapon that can evolve. It will constantly try to absorb various kinds of energy via the destruction of the enemies in battle to improve its own strength. Although it is a long process, as long as the weapon is given enough time and opportunity, it could possibly move towards a higher grade. ]


    [ Special Passive Ability: ��Murder Weapon II�� (evolved due to Ambition). This weapon had taken the life of an important figure a long time ago. It is good at capturing the enemy��s weakness. The more powerful the enemy is, the higher the additional damage this weapon will deal. The range of the additional damage is 10% to 40%, 10% being the additional damage for the most mediocre of elite enemies). ]


    [ Active Ability: ��The Mourning of the Heretics�� (this is a new ability gained after the fusion of the two weapons). Wash away your sins with your blood and life, Amen. ]


    [ Judge all the enemies in the weapon��s shooting range as heretics, temporarily changing their types to evil undead. ]


    [ While the enemy is judged as a heretic, 50% of all damage you inflict upon the enemy (not just the damage caused by ��Verdict��) will be converted into holy light, healing your injuries. When the healing amount reaches 40% of your total HP, the heretic identity of the enemy will disappear. ]


    [ At the same time that the enemy is judged as a heretic, a powerful holy light will transform the bullets in the gun barrel into shotgun shells, turning your next shot into an area of effect attack. It will surely hit the enemy and stun the enemy for five seconds. ]


    [ ��The Mourning of the Heretics�� cooldown time: 8 minutes. ]


    [ Musket category passive effect: ��Ready II��. During a nonbat state, the damage for the next attack of the musket will gradually increase over time, up to a maximum additional damage of 100%. ]


    [ Hint: After firing, the umted additional damage will disappear, and the counter will reset to zero. ]


    [ Handgun category additional effect: Shot precision +10%, shooting distance -10% ]


    [ All attacks and abilities of this weapon have Domain precedence! ]


    (TL: Ability effect precedence: No precedence < Slight precedence < Authoritative < Domain precedence < Domain authority)


    [ Description: This is a powerful weapon which embodies the rule of the jungle, where ��survival of the fittest�� is thew. Unfortunately, ��Repentance�� lost. ]


    [ Mini engravings on the gun handle: Ha-ha-ha! ��Repentance��, that bastard, has finally lost to me. I, ��Ambition��, am the strongest! ]


    ***


    After Sheyan had read the properties of ��Verdict��, three ck lines appeared on his forehead. Even with his rich imagination, he was stillpletely deceived by the engravings on both guns, which he had thought were full of tender feelings.


    Let us take a look at those tender lines.


    ��Repentance��: ��This gun has always thirsted for a reunion with its brother.��


    ��Ambition��: ��This gun has always thirsted for a reunion with its brother after bing stronger.��


    Such lovely dialogues between the lost brothers. Sheyan had an inspirational feeling when he first read ��Ambition��s wish to reunite with its brother ��after bing stronger�� �� to stand in front of it��s brother after bing stronger, how proud its brother must feel of it!


    Sheyan had correctly guessed the beginning, but not the end.


    It seemed that these two guns were the ssic examples of brothers who turned against each other! It turned out that when one read the engravings on them, one must read between the lines. This gun had always thirsted for a reunion with its brother��so that it could pay back the blood debt it owed!


    But what Sheyan was curious about was: how did ambition win the fight between the two guns?


    Logically speaking, a fight between a dark gold grade equipment and a ck grade equipment should bepletely one-sided without any suspense.


    The ��Evolvable�� ability had probably helped. This ability should be the hidden ability of ��Ambition��, it just could not be disyed before this because the weapon��s grade was too low.


    In any case, Sheyan felt a lot more confident in this mission after he got the new weapon. His mood instantly turned better.


    Zi and the rest still showed no signs of returning to the realm, while Jinkuang was still sleeping. With no other choice, Sheyan could only leave behind a video recording in which he exined in detail his various experiences after leaving the Terminator world. Next, he went straight to the Hall of Honour to report for duty.


    After arriving at the Hall of Honour, Sheyan entered his personal office, sat down and took out the conscription order. Not long afterwards, the chair he was sitting on slid down rapidly and in the end, he arrived at a wide passage.


    Sheyan walked along the passage for about a hundred meters. A Second Lieutenant in a stiff military uniform came forward to receive him. The Second Lieutenant originally had an impatient expression, but after he saw Sheyan��s official Lieutenant Colonel rank, his face suddenly turned serious. He stood to attention and told Sheyan, ��I was ordered to take you to the assembly spaceship, sir. Please follow me.��


    Sheyan noticed that the Second Lieutenant was rather thin and pale. He was instantly reminded of the exnations given by the miner. He could not help asking, ��Are you a contestant, Second Lieutenant?��


    ��I was born on Birmingham on the sixth outer spiral arm of the Milky Way, Lieutenant Colonel. I��m not a dimensional-traveling contestant, sir,�� answered the Second Lieutenant in a serious tone.


    Sheyan was really excited. This was his very first contact with one of the new humans from the future. However, it seems that they were not very different from the humans in his era, except that their physiques were indeed a bit weak. Sheyan noticed that there were some sort of mechanical bands on the Second Lieutenant��s joints on his arms, knees and ankles. Those must be some kind of muscle strengthening support devices.


    After following behind the Second Lieutenant for nearly a hundred meters, the passage ahead started to turn transparent. The vast and magnificent starry sky above could be seen. Only now did Sheyan notice that the passage was actually something like a pipeline. There was an advanced spaceship the shape of a water droplet hovering at the end of the pipeline, docking on it.


    When Sheyan was about to enter the spaceship, he could not help turning back to take a look. The sight he took in was of the nightmare realm he came from, or, more precisely, Noah Ream C!!


    (TL: This is bonus chapter #6 for January)

 Chapter 1059: Conflict

    <h4>Chapter 1059: Conflict</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The pipeline from the Nightmare Realm to the spaceship was very long, and Sheyan was actually already more than three kilometers away from the Realm. He guessed that the spacious entrance he came to after sliding down from his private space was already quite a distance away from the main body of the Nightmare Realm.


    But this did not weaken the strong sense of oppression Sheyan felt when he looked back in the slightest!!


    Roughly speaking, it would be like if Sheyan was a twelve or thirteen year old boy, standing in the Central za and looking up at the 373-meter-high Central Building. It was that kind of pressure.


    (TL: The building: http://images.skyscrapercenter/building/centralza_ext-main_(c)denniu-1.jpg )


    The dizzying magnitude seemed to upy all his senses in an instant, making him feel so small, while the object standing majestically in front him like a king felt like it was the entire world!


    Sheyan stared at the Nightmare Realm in a daze. He was shocked out of his wits.


    In truth, the Nightmare Realm did not fully show itself to him yet. It merely floated in space like a huge floating mountain. Just like a picture of an Apollo rocket, the blue ocean and white clouds of Earth dominated the background.


    A dense red mist, which felt rather heavy, wrapped around the Nightmare Realm. The Realm evidently possessed a life of its own. It was even vibrating with a certain rhythm. Sheyan could easily distinguish the rhythm of its breathing.


    asionally, the dense, drifting red mist would reveal a small hole, through whichrge masses of flexible-looking red tissue could be seen. On the surface and the inside of the tissue, there were numerous thick, interlockingworks of channels that looked very simr to human blood vessels, except that the channels seemed to have a metallic texture, while still maintaining the flexibility of soft tissue.


    Sheyan could vividly see arge amount of unidentified liquids or gases flowing in the channels. He could also clearly see that almost all the channels were in a constant cycle of expansion and contraction, except for some channels which had ckened.


    Just as Sheyan was about to move his eyes away from the Nightmare Realm to board the ship, he saw another thing which left a deep impression in him.


    On the red fleshy tissue of the Nightmare Realm, some bizarre eyes would show themselves asionally. They looked around the Realm, while blinking as if they were pressing a shutter, after which they would instantly disappear. When Sheyan was being stared at by those eyes, he had a feeling that everything about him was being clearly recorded, down to the food residue squirming inside his stomach and intestines.


    On the surface of the Nightmare Realm, blood-red lightning shed from time to time. The lightning gave Sheyan a very dangerous feeling. He was sure that as soon as he touched it, he would surely die!


    And it would be the kind of death where he would turn to ashes in an instant, like a moth that flew into a fire.


    He was no stranger to that kind of feeling. It felt the same as the dimensional turbulence in the Terminator World, but ten times stronger. No, a thousand times stronger!


    But he realised that it made sense when he pondered on it. The Nightmare Realm often shuttled through space and time. The biggest threat it faced must be the dimensional turbulence. The red lightning on its surface must be the energy storm that was formed after the neutralisation of the dimensional turbulence.


    From what Sheyan had observed so far, there was no doubt that the Nightmare Realm had been created with some highly advanced technology. Perhaps there were some mechanical parts in the interior, but most of the Realm��s body was organic matter.


    One of the greatest benefits of this was that it saved 99% of the time required for maintenance, because an organic body��s self-healing capacity was quite strong. In addition, the Nightmare Realm also had a high degree of authority and contained a mysterious power. To be honest, Sheyan could hardly imagine how the humans in the future could produce such a terrifying semi-mechanical organism.


    What he did not know was that there was a huge secret behind it which involved the origin of mankind, and how the humans at the time had to drink poison to quench thirst��.


    From an aesthetic sense, the Nightmare Realm was far from pleasant to the eyes. If a normal person saw it, they would definitely think that it was a scene from a nightmare.(ED: I mean�� NIGHTMARE Realm..) But when Sheyan saw it, he inexplicably felt like he was about to leave his hometown and country. There seemed to be a flesh-and-blood rtionship between them. It was the same as how no child would think their own mother was ugly.


    As Sheyan stepped into the spaceship, the docking module started disconnecting. At this time, Sheyan��s conjecture was confirmed. He could now see that he had previously been sent to the spaceship by a tentacle which extended from the Nightmare Realm��s main body. It was just that the interior of the tentacle looked like the inner passage of a spaceship. The tentacle quickly retracted after the connection was severed.


    Under the direction given by the Second Lieutenant, Sheyan changed into a brand new Lieutenant Colonel military uniform which was hanging on the wall next to him. He then sat down and fastened his seat belt.


    The spaceship was not manned. Its propeller began to eject an orange me, and a strong pressure brought about by the rapid eleration instantly acted on Sheyan��s body. But Sheyan could hardly feel anything from this level of pressure. He really wanted to stand up and walk around if the regtions on the LCD screen on the wall had not forbidden him from doing so.


    Sheyan retracted his gaze back from the stars and immediately saw the young Second Lieutenant being pinned to his chair under the pressure while being restrained by the safety belt, his face as white as a sheet of paper. Only then did Sheyan realise that the eleration of the spaceship was probably quite astonishing, so much so that it had exceeded the load that the Second Lieutenant��s weak body could take. It did not matter how strong the strengthening devices he wore were; they could not strengthen his inner organs.


    Sheyan was about to ask if he was alright when the Second Lieutenant simply vomited. He made some iprehensible gurgling noises in his throat, and his eyes rolled up. At the moment, he was still being pressed to the seat and could not move an inch, so vomiting was actually a very dangerous thing to do. The vomit could possibly be forced back down his throat under the inertia and clog his respiratory tract. It could lead to suffocation.


    Seeing this situation, Sheyan immediately wanted to go up to help, but found that his seat belt was locked tight. Well, for him, that was not a problem. He simply tore it apart.


    Sheyan went over to the Second Lieutenant��s side without much effort, tore the Second Lieutenant��s seat belt apart, grabbed his arm, and turned the young man over so that he would face the rear of the spaceship. He also took off the Lieutenant Colonel uniform he wore to wrap up as much of the filth as possible. Otherwise, when the eleration was over, filth would fly around everywhere like dust particles under the effect of low gravity.


    In this way, the reaction force of the flight would be in the same direction as the vomit, so the Second Lieutenant would not choke to death. The Second Lieutenant started to cough and vomit violently.


    After a while, the eleration was finally over. The Second Lieutenant half knelt on the floor and gasped for a long time until he felt better. He gulped down a few mouthfuls of fresh water and looked gratefully at Sheyan.


    ��My body has always been weak, and I��m not feeling too well today, so that made it worse. Thank you very much, Lieutenant Colonel.��


    Sheyan shed him a smile. The Second Lieutenant continued looking at Sheyan for a few moment. He then stared at Sheyan��s body in admiration.


    ��Your body is so strong. I heard that in your era, all the people on earth can easily break through the barrier of 20 seconds in a 100-meter sprint without any support devices. Is that true?��


    (TL: For reference, Usain Bolt��s 100m world record is 9.58 seconds.)


    ��20 seconds in a 100-meter sprint��.�� Sheyan was quite speechless and did not know how to answer for a while. He could only vaguely reply, ��Well, probably.��


    However, Sheyan did notice one thing. When the Second Lieutenant spoke, his eyes were grateful, but he dipped his left finger in water and wrote the Arabic number ��3�� on the bulkhead next to him. When he realised that Sheyan noticed his action, the Second Lieutenant immediately erased the number.


    The rest of the journey was dull and uneventful. The Second Lieutenant did not take the initiative to speak. Sheyan knew that they must be monitored in the spaceship, and maybe there were some restrictions, so the only thing he could do was to wait with his eyes closed.


    After two hours of flight, a small dot could be seen ahead. The dot rapidly grew bigger as they got closer, until it revealed itself to be a reallyrge space station. Sheyan estimated its size to be evenrger than the usual city. Keep in mind that the space station was three-dimensional, so he had even taken into ount a city��s underground foundations and sewers when he made theparison.


    The interior of the space station was probably quite crowded, so there wererge-scale tracks of different sizes, shaped like bicycle wheels, on the outside. They functioned like the ring roads or ring rail lines encircling the periphery of a city that were built to ease the traffic pressure inside the city.


    Teleportation technology consumed a lot of energy after all, so there was still a long way to go before it could be used in daily life.


    A space station of such magnitude was already big enough to be called a spaceship on its own. Air in space is extremely sparse and there was no wind resistances and such, so the spaceship that was built like a city was not affected when it flew in space.


    The spaceship Sheyan was in began to decelerate. It hovered in the air, then stopped its engine. Two other spacecrafts mped the spaceship between them and scanned the spaceship carefully before Sheyan was allowed to leave the cabin and enter one of spacecrafts.


    Sheyan noticed that the person receiving him was wearing a spacesuit. When the person saw Sheyan, he gave Sheyan a look of indifference and contempt, as if Sheyan was carrying some infectious bacteria on him. The person was unwilling to talk to Sheyan. He even started to push Sheyan in a rough manner to make Sheyan walk faster, although Sheyan was not walking slowly at all.


    Sheyan noticed that the reaction of this man was very simr to that of the Second Lieutenant from before, before the Second Lieutenant saw Sheyan��s military rank. Sheyan��s brows furrowed, but he endured it.


    When he was about to walk through the entrance, Sheyan was suddenly called to a halt. The big man who kept pushing him narrowed his eyes and ordered, ��There��s one more thing you haven��t done, you retarded barbarian. Take off all your clothes, all of them! Then bend down and separate your legs! Hurry up! Don��t waste Major Ryckley��s precious time!��

 Chapter 1060: Unforgivable

    <h4>Chapter 1060: Unforgivable</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    In the face of such an obvious and unreasonable provocation by the rude Major, a furious rage red in Sheyan. However, he was not a person who liked to show his inner feelings directly on his face. He just squinted and said with a smile which did not reach his eyes, ��I��m sorry, Major. I don��t think you��ve given the right order.��


    The muscles on Major Ryckley��s face twitched like he was smirking. He yelled, ��You fool! Who knows if you��re hide something illegal in your stomach or rectum? Anything that spreads from that damned, ugly, polluted and dirty Earth of yours could potentially carry deadly germs. They could cause arge-scale gue in this great city. Your body is the perfect habitat for those germs!��


    Sheyan sighed. He already knew that there was no use being polite to this crazy fe, so he only responded coldly with two words.


    ��F*ck off!��


    Perhaps that was exactly what Major Ryckley had been waiting for. From behind his ��spacesuit��, he immediately pulled out an electric whip that was making a terrible zapping sound. The whip was at least as thick as a human wrist. It left a trail of current in the air as it flew towards Sheyan.


    Seeing this, Sheyan immediately knew what the Major was wearing was definitely not a conventional ��spacesuit��.


    He already knew how fragile the body of a human from the future was, yet Major Ryckley��s attack speed was that of someone who had at least 40 points of Agility. The spacesuit must have strengthened him by about 10 times. With it, the Major was not inferior to a contestant at all!


    The ��spacesuit�� was likely a type of exoskeleton armour from the future.


    At the same time, two military policemen at the side, who were also wearing those ��miniature exoskeleton armours��, took a step forward at the same time and reached respectively for Sheyan��s left and right hand. Their actions coordinated seamlessly with Major Ryckley��s, which showed that it was definitely not the first time they had done this. Although they both wore an indifferent expression on their faces, their eyes shined with a sadistic pleasure.


    The aim of the two military policemen must be to fix Sheyan in ce after catching his arms to prevent him from dodging the electric whip! Sheyan, however, simply allowed them to grab his arms as they wished. With a sneer, he then grabbed them in return and jerked hard! At the same time, the figure of a fist shone brightly on the nightmare imprint on his chest.


    The expressions of the two military policemen in miniature exoskeleton armours changed dramatically, because they just realised that they could not resist the enormous force at all! They could only stagger forward and fall down! The result of that was, these two men very selflessly used their own bodies to shield Sheyan from Major Ryckley��s ferocious electric whip!


    The electric whipshed on to the bodies of the two gentlemen with a loud bang, giving rise to a sttering of electric charges that were over five meters long. The two military policemen foamed at the mouth as they curled up spasming on the ground.


    Multiple explosions urred on the armours on their bodies. Fire broke out in several spots, giving rise to thick ck smoke. The armours looked like they were already on the verge of bing metal scraps.


    Major Ryckley was instinctively stunned for a short moment when he realised that he had injured the two military policemen with his whip. It must be known that this kind of exoskeleton armour that could strengthen its wearer by 10 times was quite expensive, but it was still a prototype in the testing phase. The instion aspect, for example, had not been implemented yet. Its high energy consumption also meant that it had to be recharged every three hours, so the army was not fully equipped with it yet. At present, it was only a trial product.


    To destroy two new exoskeleton armours simultaneously��. Major Ryckley immediately thought of the many unfortunate events that would follow, such as the ensuing confinement, inspection, interrogation and even demotion. It was understandable for him to be momentarily stunned.


    Sheyan took advantage of the Major��s daze to bend his body low and charge towards Major Ryckley with a standard boxer��s movement. The muscles on his arms tightened. He thenunched a fierce punch at Major Ryckley��s abdomen!


    Sheyan had packed all his strength into this punch! The nightmare imprint on his chest instantly shed with a fist-shaped white glow, indicating his identity as a Growth Hunter with the Strength-specialty.


    Sheyan did have some hidden motives in taking this action, but the fact that he was a straight man was enough for him teach those fools, who dared to covet his butthole, a painful lesson. It was absolutely unforgivable �� even if his butt was admittedly pretty sexy!


    When his fistnded, a crack could be hearding from Major Ryckley��s exoskeleton armour. Major Ryckley was sent flying for more than three metres.


    Here, we must reserve some praise for the quality of the Empire��s exoskeleton armour. Sheyan had used his full strength in this punch. It had indeed left a deep fist-shaped mark on the surface of the armour and cracks had spread like cobwebs from the mark, but the exoskeleton armour did not deform or fall apart. Major Ryckley remained intact.


    However, his eyes were wide open and his face had turned purple. He then vomited and made a mess inside his translucent helmet. He slowly fell to the ground.


    A mechanical synthetic voice was heard from within the new-model exoskeleton armour.


    ��The operator��s blood pressure is rapidly dropping�� ��


    ��The operator��s consciousness is waning�� ��


    ��The operator��s swallowing reflex has halted�� ��


    ��The operator��s pupils are dted�� ��


    ��Battlefield first aid requirements were met.��


    ��Initiating first aid measures. Injecting adrenaline, dntin, metoclopramide and tranexamic acid!��


    ����..��


    Sheyan ignored the three fools who were lying like dead dogs on the ground and went straight to the entrance, but after he had walked for only five meters or so, Major Ryckley got up from the ground with a struggle �C the battlefield first aid measures seemed to be quite effective �C and shouted bitterly at Sheyan in a hoarse voice, ��You fool, how dare you attack a Major of the Empire! You��re dead meat!��


    After that, he pressed a finger to the right chest area of the exoskeleton armour. The part he had pressed slowly popped open to reveal a red button inside. Major Ryckley then hit the red button with his fist. The rms around the ce instantly went off. Major Ryckley turned on hismunicator and shouted frantically into it, ��Activate the defence system! A spy is trying to break into our great Alps Base 7 with biochemical bacteria! Kill him immediately, unless you want a terrible biochemical storm to start inside the base!��


    Following Major Ryckley��s excited drug-induced voice, sixser cannons quickly suspended down from the ceiling, while several spots on the floor flipped around to reveal particle cannons and other high-end weapons. All 18 highly advanced weapons from the future started charging while they aimed at Sheyan 360 degrees around him with nowhere for him to escape to. They were like 18 pairs of Death��s eerie and sinister eyes!


    Sheyan did not expect his action to cause such amotion. He could sense the threat of death. He grabbed a metal sliding door beside him and pulled it loose together with the cable connected to the power supply, then ced it in front of him as a shield!


    But three seconds passed without anything happening��.


    five seconds��


    ten seconds��


    None of the high-energy weapons showed any signs ofunching. When Major Ryckley, who was gasping hard, saw that, he roared, ��Anbar, what the f*ck are you doing? Why aren��t you eliminating the threat?��


    The voice of Anbar, which was filled with hesitation, transmitted over, ��I think something must have gone wrong somewhere, Ryckley. We��re not the Internal Defence Department under the military court; we don��t have the right to open fire at will at a Lieutenant Colonel of the Empire.��


    ��What did you say?�� roared Ryckley with blind rage, ��What the f*ck do you mean a Lieutenant Colonel of the Empire! Don��t equate the ranks of the so-called reserve-duty militia with the great official ranks of the Empire! How could the f*cking spy in front of me be a Lieutenant Colonel of the Empire?��


    Anbar sighed helplessly. ��Shall I send you the warning I received from themand centre? By the way, because you requested to activate the defence system, the Colonel on duty has been alerted of the situation. He��s on his way here.


    Major Ryckley immediately stiffened all over as his heart sank. Although he looked like a muscle head, his brain was absolutely not simple. He immediately analysed two very important piece of information from Anbar��s words.


    First, the barbarian who provoked him �C no, the official name for these people was ��contestant�� �C was actually a Lieutenant Colonel of the great Empire! Not a f*cking worthless reserve-duty rank!!! Therefore, even if the matter was brought to the Supreme Military Court, he had no chance of winning. Second, the Colonel on duty had been alerted��.it better not be that man!


    Unfortunately for Major Ryckley, Murphy��s Law once again showed its might. Sheyan had to admit that the efficiency of Alps Base 7 was trulymendable. Not even 30 secondster, a blue-and-white spacecraft could already be seen approaching rapidly from afar.


    (TL: Murphy��s Law: Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.)


    (TL: Bonus chapteringter.)

 Chapter 1061: Dark General

    <h4>Chapter 1061: Dark General</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Because this huge base was basically a city which had very valuable real estate, the buildings were densely packed. Even the air space was packed with various structures and aerial tforms. The spacecraft looked exceptionally nimble as it navigated through the aerial structures.


    The spacecraft was like abination of a frog and a dragonfly. Sometimes, it stretched out two long legs from underneath the fusge to perch on the edges of those aerial structures, then bounced around like a frog to avoid the obstacles in its path. Other times, when there was more open space, it would fly with the help of propellers. It had a very creative design.


    With a final jump, the spacecraftnded directly over the connecting passage Sheyan was about to enter. The sealed door on top of the passage opened. First, six fully-armed military policemen jumped down and pointed their guns, which had very futuristic designs, at Sheyan to prevent him from causing any trouble.


    Then, a person in a set of ck uniform embroidered with the rank of Major General stepped in front of the crowd.


    Major Ryckley��s trembled violently all over when he saw the figure. He stared at the Major General in front of him like he had seen a ghost. He desperately spoke into themunicator in a trembling voice.


    ��Anbar, didn��t you say the one who��sing is the Colonel on duty? How did it turn out to be the Dark General?


    There was no reply. Evidently, Anbar, who was originally at the other end, had cut off themunication, as if the Dark General was a ghost or a deadly gue. The Dark General actually looked pretty young. He had a fair face and brilliant blonde hair. He looked a little like Leonardo DiCaprio in Titanic, exuding enthusiasm and positivity.


    He first asked the military policemen to put down the guns pointing at Sheyan, then asked in a serious tone, ��What happened here?��


    Sheyan shrugged. Using a regretful tone of voice, he answered, ��I��m a contestant from the past, General, and I was sent here to perform a certain mission. I arrived in this space base less than 30 minutes ago. When the Major inspected me, he asked me to take off my pants, spread my legs and stick my butt out.��


    ��I��m pretty sure this isn��t the mission I was asked toe here for. As far as I know, my mission has nothing to do with turning gay. Therefore, I rejected his request, and we had some unpleasant disagreement afterwards. That was pretty much what happened.��


    The Dark General nodded. ��Sounds like you��ve been treated unfairly, but that��s just your side of the story.��


    Sheyan smiled and said, ��I don��t mind finding awyer to defend my innocence, nor do I mind if I have to swear upon the Bible. In order to maintain the dignity of thew, I can even wait for a court session. But if I do that, I��ll miss the deadline stated in the conscription order. For us contestants, that��ll cause a great deal of trouble; it may even be a matter of life and death. ��


    ��The court��s not the only way to find out the truth. As for beingte, you can rest assured that won��t happen�� Because that investigation and sampling mission of yours this time is a bitplicated. You guys will need some detailed briefing sessions and some simple training in advance. I��m actually a part of the team that��s responsible for training you lot. In fact, I��m the one responsible for checking if any of you arete.��


    At that moment, a group of fully armed soldiers rushed out of the corridor on the other side, but when they saw the Dark General there, they stopped in obvious hesitation. A Colonel came forward to take a closer look. After confirming that the person there was indeed the Dark General, the group of soldiers turned around and simply left��.


    Sheyan stopped talking. He folded his arms in front of his chest and waited for the Dark General to make his next move. He was eager to see how the General would turn into Sherlock Holmes and find out the truth.


    Soon, he realised how foolish that thought was. A military police officer turned on hismunicator and shouted, ��Calling the Logistics Department, calling the Logistics Department! Show us the holographic recording of exit A-18 for thest half an hour immediately. You have 30 seconds. Authorized by: C51! OVER.��


    Not even five secondster, several probes fell down from the ceiling. They pointed right at the entrance and showed a holographic projection depicting the incident between Sheyan and Major Ryckley, as well as his two underlings.


    It was not just a simple holographic projection. The scene was reyed byplete holographic 3D human models that vividly mimicked their expression and every little movement in their body at the time. As for the sound, it was probably recorded beforehand; it was now being yed in tandem.


    The Dark General looked at everything with a deadpan expression, right until the moment Sheyan punched the Major and the glow of the nightmare imprint on his chest turned into the form of a fist. That made the General raise his eyebrows.


    ��Strength specialty? You��re pretty strong. It��s quite rare for one with this specialty to be an official Lieutenant Colonel of the Empire in the Growth Hunter stage.��


    A thought hit Sheyan. He pretended to be surprised as he asked, ��Isn��t our data given to you by the Nightmare Realm?��


    The Dark General gave Sheyan a look and replied, ��I don��t know. Maybe my rank is not high enough to get this kind of information.��


    While the two were having the conversation, the holographic projection came to an end.


    The Dark General turned to Major Ryckley, who was half dead on the ground, and asked tly, ��Do you have anything to say for yourself, Major?��


    Major Ryckley trembled violently. He did not say a single word. Two of the military police officers that arrived with the Dark General went up to him and dragged him away like a sack. At this time, the Dark General smiled at Sheyan and extended his hand. His smile exuded the feeling of a warm spring.


    ��You have not vited anyws of the Empire, and personally, I think what you did was the right thing. Please put aside these unpleasant things, Lieutenant Colonel, and wee to Alps Base 7. I��m Major General Fiji.��


    Sheyan grabbed the hand the Major General offered.


    ��Nice to meet you, sir.��


    ***


    Inside the private spacecraft of Major General Fiji, Sheyan started to get to know this gigantic base.


    Generally speaking, the style of the construction here was not very different from that of his era. It was simr to the scene in the central district of a big city �� dense high-rise buildings, tforms which strived to develop the space in the air, and the buildingyout which only tried to be aspact as possible whilepletely ignoring the problem of getting enough sunlight. In addition, through the transparent ss walls of the giant passageways, he could see that the streets were so crowded that the people looked like ants. It was probably a bustling city that never slept.


    The biggest difference it had with the modern cities in his era was that, because the base was directly in contact with outer space, the high-rise buildings were all attached to the base surface with a very advanced curtain wall, and were also coated with ayer of substance which had a metallic lustre which looked like stainless steel. It exuded dignity and a sense of oppression.


    The roads were not coated with concrete nor tar, and no cars could be seen on them. Besides the 10-meter wide pedestrian sidewalks on either side of a road, the whole road was covered with metal conveyor belts. The width of each metal conveyor belt was about 3 meters, and their speed was clearly marked on them.


    The metal conveyor belt closest to the sidewalk had a speed of two kilometers per hour, which could be considered to be quite slow, but the conveyor belt next to it had a speed of twenty kilometers per hour. The central conveyor belt was moving at a speed of sixty kilometers per hour.


    The humans could easily step onto the two-kilometers-per-hour conveyor belt from the sidewalk. There were multiple dents shaped like pairs of footprints on the conveyor belts for the people to step into. After stepping into the footprint-shaped dent, if they needed to go back to the sidewalk, they only needed to stamp hard on the footprint closer to the sidewalk, and they would be sent back to the sidewalk.


    If they needed to move to a faster conveyor belt, ie. the one with a speed of 20 kilometers per hour, they only needed to stamp hard on the footprint closer to the fastne. The machinery under their feet would smoothly deliver them to the conveyor belt they wanted to go to. Sheyan could only sigh in admiration at the ingenious idea and the exquisite technology on disy.


    It��s was hard to believe that any traffic jam would ur with this design, but what Sheyan saw when he entered the base �C mainly at the first and second ring roads around the base �C fully illustrated the fact thatrge-scale traffic jams still urred here, and very often at that. From this, he could tell that the poption in this base must have reached a number which was beyond his imagination.


    ***


    While he was admiring the scene from the future world, the spacecraft approached the center of the base. This zone was in stark contrast to the surrounding areas where high-rise buildingspeted to upy as much space as possible.


    A magnificent pyramid stood in the center of the base. Its length and width were both about three kilometers. The pyramid was surrounded by transparent ss walls. At its foot were forests, gardens, flowing water and other recreational ces.


    ��It seems like the social hierarchy of humans in the future has actually be more stringent,�� thought Sheyan silently, ��This must be the residence of the upper ss.��


    Major General FiJi misunderstood Sheyan��s fascination. He smiled and told Sheyan, ��Does this pyramid feel strange? Most of the contestants whoe here show pretty much the same reaction. Contestants from the Middle East of Old Earth will get excited and say that it��s pretty cool, while the rest of the contestants simply believe that the upper regimes of the Empire must be controlled by the descendants of the ancient Egyptians. However, that��s not the case.��


    (TL: This is bonus chapter #7 for January.)

 Chapter 1062: “Hometown Buddy”

    <h4>Chapter 1062: ��Hometown Buddy��</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    ��The pyramids are actually bases built by an ancient civilization from Earth that has long perished. Although the original versions they built have disappeared in the flow of time, the Egyptians imitated these ��miraculous works�� and passed it down. The only reason for the poprity of this architectural structure in the Empire is that the pyramid-shaped buildings have the power to gather positive energy from the universe, and most importantly, these energies have a positive effect on the human body.��


    Major General Fiji smiled and took a sip of water before he continued, ��It sounds amazing, but the theory is actually really simple. If you want to make a whirlpool, just poke a hole under a basin full of water �� simrly, if you imagine the positive energy in the universe as water, then the pyramid is the broken basin. It��s just a tool that conforms to the specialw of the positive energy in the universe.��


    ��And the reason you would have a mysterious feeling is that you don��t know anything about the energy of the universe. A man from a primitive era would feel the same if he suddenly saw a lion being killed by a gun; he would also feel that the gun is really mysterious.��


    Sheyan��s eyes narrowed slightly. Major General Fiji was truly a talkative person and had been friendly enough to him, but when Sheyan heard the metaphor the Major General made in the end, he could feel a slight sense of ridicule in it for some reason. He immediately became a bit more vignt.


    By this time, Major General Fiji��s spacecraft had passed the identity scanning and had flown into the pyramid. There were, of course, no huge stones, spider webs, dark rooms and infiltrating yellow sands inside the huge pyramid. Instead, the interior was neat, bright and orderly. After getting off the spacecraft, they went through a routine inspection. Then, the military police led the way to the depths of the base.


    Surrounding the parking apron was a maze of criss-crossing corridors. The floor of the corridors was so clean that they were shining. If no one was there to show Sheyan the way, getting lost was inevitable.


    Every now and then, they would pass by some civilian staff in uniforms walking nervously along the corridors. When the civilian staff saw the group, they would stop to salute. Every few meters in the corridors were ced green potted nts that had thick green leaves and looked full of vitality. A fresh fragrance permeated through the air.


    After about five minutes�� walk, they reached an elevator under the lead of the military police. Sheyan noticed that the destination selected was the 27th floor. Evidently, the higher up in the pyramid, the smaller the useable area, but therger the amount of ��positive cosmic energy�� that could be gathered.


    The 27th floor was not that high up, but it was absolutely not low either. From this, Sheyan could tell that the higher-ups had attached quite some importance to the operation this time. At least, they were not being sent out to be cannon fodders.


    After reaching the 27th floor, Major General Fiji led Sheyan to the door of room 501.


    ��I��m really sorry, Lieutenant Colonel, but please understand that the resources of Alps Base 7 are limited. This is already the best aodation we can provide. From now until the end of the mission, you will be sharing a room with another contestant,�� the Major General told Sheyan.


    Sheyan smiled and replied, ��That��s not a problem at all, sir.��


    Sheyan then received some things from the military police stationed nearby. It seemed that the training would take a few days at least, so Sheyan was allocated a temporary ess card. This card would not only be his ID, it also contained a certain amount of credit (simr to currency) ording to Sheyan��s military rank. Naturally, it also afforded Sheyan the additional privileges of a Lieutenant Colonel of the Empire.


    After Sheyan opened the door, he saw that the room was already upied by another contestant. He was sitting beside the bed and he was wearing a white headgear which covered his whole body, giving him a vibe of mysterious aloofness. He turned his head when he heard the door open.


    The eyes of the two men met, and an exmation of surprise escaped their mouths at the same time.


    ��It��s you?��


    The person in front Sheyan right now was none other than Reef��s acquaintance and Zi��s former subordinate, Aldaris!


    To meet an acquaintance from the same Nightmare Realm in this distantnd was truly a pleasant surprise �� not so pleasant that they would cry out with joy, of course, but enough for them to forget any minor ill feelings between them. Besides, there was no conflict between Sheyan and Aldaris before, was there?


    This was also the first time Aldaris was performing this kind of mission, so the two had a deep discussion. Aldaris was a reserve-duty Lieutenant General, so he was not directly notified like Sheyan was. He only managed to obtain the opportunity through a lottery draw afterpleting a difficult military rank mission.


    Sheyan recalled the series of treatment he suffered on his way here, so he could not help but look towards Aldaris�� lower body as he asked, ��Weren��t you harassed by that Major called Ryckley when you came here?��


    ��Who��s Ryckley?�� asked Aldaris, perplexed. He then said with contempt, ��All the people here are acting cold and arrogant, but if I want to kill them, it��s as easy for me as pinching ants. Of course they wouldn��t dare to harrass me.��


    Sheyan contemted for a moment before he asked, ��Which entrance did you enter Alps Base 7 from after younded?��


    If Sheyan were to ask an ordinary person, the person would definitely not be able to answer Sheyan��s question, but for the contestants who struggled on the edge of life and death all the time, paying attention to details was an essential skill. Aldarius instantly answered, ��It should be the E-3 entrance. Why, is there a problem?��


    ��The bastard I told you about, I met him at the A-18 entrance. He should be d he didn��t meet you. Otherwise, he won��t even have the chance to lie groaning in bed like he��s doing now,�� said Sheyan tly. ��By the way, how long have you been here in this damned ce?��


    ��About twelve hours. You��re one of the ones that arrived prettyte. The time now is 7:16 p.m., and if I remember correctly, the final deadline is twelve o��clock tonight. Oh right, I heard the fluctuations from several people��s breathing outside the door just now. Weren��t you brought here by a waiter?�� asked Aldaris.


    Sheyan shook his head. ��I left a small gift for the Major who tried to take my pants off, and that inevitably caused some trouble. But a man they called the Dark General took care of everything for me. He imed to be a member of our instructor team. He was the one who brought me here to you.��


    ��Please, can you not use such disgusting words as ��brought me here to you��?�� said Aldaris with a disgusted expression, ��The only one who��s interested in your ass is that f*cking Major.��


    At this point, Aldaris suddenly frowned. ��What did you just say? Our instructor team? Who��s qualified to instruct me? Aren��t we just here to carry out a mission?��


    Sheyan gave him a contemptuous look. ��Did you spend thest twelve hours jerking off in here? Why does a neer like me, who��s been here for less than an hour, know more information than you do?��


    Aldaris was not someone who would admit defeat so easily. He snorted and made a circle on the carpet with his toes. Sheyan noticed a little trail of static electricity shing in the wake of Aldaris�� toes.


    ��You only know the things inside this circle, while I know the things outside this circle!��


    Sheyan smiled and said, ��Anyone can talk big.��


    Aldaris snorted again. ��Do you know the destination of our trip?��


    Uplos, of course,�� Sheyan answered with a smile.


    Aldaris eximed proudly, ��That��s less than five light-years away from here. If we ride the fastest spacecraft, we can get there in four hours. The problem is, the maic-field interference of that ce is as crazy as a banshee��s cry. The electromaic effect will produce a very strong impact on the spacecraft. After losing thirty-seven senior pilots there one after another, the ce is now considered a no-fly zone by the air force pilots.��


    ��Godammit, do those bastards upstairs expect us to run to that damn ce?�� Sheyan couldn��t help swearing out loud, but then he immediately muttered, ��Could the so-called training be to teach us how to drive a spacecraft so that we��ll be the one sent to die?��


    Aldarius stared at Sheyan and said nothing, but he was obviously really proud of himself. It seemed that he had not remained idle after arriving 11 hours ahead of schedule.


    Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. When their gazes met, they could tell from each other��s expression that the one knocking had nothing to do with the other person. However, they still had to open the door.


    When the door was opened, a tall man who looked like Morpheus from the Matrix stood outside. He had thick fingers, thick lips, and a pair of shiny sunsses. His arms were folded in front of his chest. After he saw Sheyaning out from the door, he pointed his finger at Sheyan��s face and said, ��Assemble in the conference hall in ten minutes.��


    After that, he simply turned around and left, but when Sheyan was about to close the door, the man suddenly turned his head around, took off his sunsses, stared into Sheyan��s eyes, and said in a deep nasally voice, ��I forgot to introduce myself. I��m Hedi Curry, a Major of the Empire and Awakener MT. I��m temporarily assigned as the leader of this team. If possible, please pass my words to your roommate.��


    ��I will,�� replied Sheyan with a nod of his head.


    Hedi Curry nodded in satisfaction, then took out a cigar, lit it, and took a deep puff. He waved at Sheyan in basic recognition of Sheyan��s obedience before he went on his way .


    As Sheyan stared at Hedi Curry��s retreating back, a smile suddenly broke on his face.

 Chapter 1063: Departure

    <h4>Chapter 1063: Departure</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    After Sheyan returned to the room, Aldaris immediately inquired.


    ��Who was that?��


    Sheyan smiled as he answered, ��A big guy. He asked us to assemble in the conference hall. Do you know where that is?��


    Aldaris scoffed. ��Was it the muscle-head called Hedi Curry? That retard who��s constantly afraid that someone is going to take his team leader position away from him? Just walk down the corridor outside ��til the end and you��ll see a sign pointing to the conference hall.��


    ��Aren��t you going?�� asked Sheyan, surprised.


    Aldarius waved him away impatiently, ��Ever since Obamoo was re-elected for the fifth consecutive term, I��ve kept myself away from all corrupt election processes.��


    ��Hmm??!�� Sheyan immediately realised what Aldaris meant. ��You mean that Hedi Curry guy is giving this order himself?��


    ��Use your brain for a bit. If its an official assembly, we��ll be contacted directly through themunicator in the room,�� Aldaris rolled his eyes. ��I wouldn��t even be surprised if we were informed through the nightmare imprint.��


    Sheyan pondered for a moment before he said, ��I��ll go have a look anyway. It��s a great chance to check out the environment.��


    Aldaris simply gestured towards the door without even bother replying to Sheyan. It was a good thing Sheyan had had some dealings with Aldaris before, or he would be fuming right now.


    But right as Sheyan was about to leave, Aldaris suddenly asked quickly in a low voice.


    ��How��s Zi?��


    Sheyan raised his head to look at Aldaris. He suddenly realised that there was a tender side hidden deep in the heart of this spiteful-looking man. Sheyan simply smiled, and kept smiling until Aldarius was about to explode with anger before he replied, ��She��s doing well, and more importantly, if one of us dies in this damn ce, she��ll be pretty sad. So you have to be careful not to die.��


    ��Even when your corpse turns mouldy, I��ll still be alive! You can f*ck off! I hate being lectured!�� Aldaris immediately roared.


    ***


    Sheyan shut the door as he stepped back outside to the quiet, tidy corridor. After a few steps, he realised that the huge green potted nts in the corridor seemed a little strange. They did not look like simple decorations. He could not help but to squat down and examine them carefully.


    Sheyan had only an amateurish level of scientific botanical knowledge, but the ��Stairway of the Sun�� in him could use its tendrils to analyse the structure and morphology of various nts. However, when he was about to do so, he heard some footstepsing from the distance. Sheyan turned around and saw a man in his thirties who was wearing a pair of ck-rimmed sses and a white coat. He was walking over with a smile on his face.


    ��Great Lord, I finally found a friend with a simr interest in this dreary ce! Hello, I��m Dardanian, a summoner specialising in nts!��


    Sheyan, of course, would not refuse the enthusiasm of others. He stretched out his hand and replied, ��I��m Seaman, a pharmacist, Growth Hunter. Nice to meet you.��


    Dardanian eximed in realisation, ��No wonder you��re interested in nts. I thought I was the only one who noticed these amazing modified nts. Did you know? This nt is one of the two most brilliant inventions in the past three thousand years, together with the photon engine!��


    ��It��s that amazing?!?!�� Sheyan was genuinely shocked to hear that.


    Dardanian immediately replied in a serious tone, ��It is! This nt is called the all-purpose grass. Its main function is to convert the carbon dioxide exhaled by humans into oxygen again. At the same time, it absorbs negative cosmic energy and keeps the air fresh and fragrant! The hundreds of thousands of pots of all-purpose grass in this pyramid have perfectly reced air conditioners and venttion systems in supporting the respiration of hundreds of thousands of people living inside the pyramid. Besides saving materials and cost, it also saves a lot of space, which is a real precious treasure!��


    ��But that��s not all. Did you notice that there are no insects, moths, mosquitoes, or cockroaches in here? That��s because the all-purpose grass can consume them! In addition, human excrement makes the best fertiliser for all-purpose grass�� The growth cycle of all-purpose grass is very fast, and after it matures, it will bear fruits that are rich in oil. The oil can be refined into an excellent cooking oil that��sparable to corn oil. And the leaves! After those thick leaves are processed, they��ll taste just like roasted steak����


    While Dardanian was fully demonstrating his eloquence and vast knowledge, they had walked quite a distance and had reached the conference hall. It seemed that Hedi Curry��s leader position, which was probably fabricated, was still quite useful. There were already five people inside the conference hall. Including the two of them, that made seven.


    Hedi Curry obviously weed the two of them with great enthusiasm. Sheyan had just learned from Dardanian that the total number of troops departing for this mission was twelve, and all but one person had arrived at the base. This meant that, disregarding Aldaris who had a strange personality, there should be a group of three others who were trying topete with Hedi Curry for the right tomand the team.


    It��s obvious that Hedi Curry was only showing such enthusiasm due to thepetitive situation. This was the so-called catfish effect.


    In such a situation, Sheyan and Dardanian had suddenly be very important �� if they joined the three in the other group, the two sides would be equally split 5:5.


    Now that Sheyan and Dardanian had chosen this side, it meant that Hedi Curry had won the recognition of more than half the team. Even if that one guy who had note was an X factor, he could not change the result.


    ��Since you choose toe here, you��re all my brothers!�� Hedi Curry was so excited that he shook his arms like a rock singer, then smashed them down onto the solid table with a bang.


    ��I��m a powerful MT who will block all the dangers for you! More importantly, I��m a fair man! Time will prove that you��ve made a beneficial decision, while the corpses of those liars will rot in the soils of Uplos!��


    After that, Hedi Curry took arge amount of liquor out from his personal storage and shouted, ��Let��s get this party started!��


    ***


    Two hourster, thest piece of the puzzle waspleted �� the 12th person finally passed the inspection and arrived at Alps Base 7. He was very unfortunate to encounter a particle storm on his way here, and even suffered some injuries as a result.


    Sheyan and the rest were notified to assemble at 8:30 p.m.. The message was indeed delivered through amunicator just like Aldarius had spected. It was only delivered once, without rifying what would happen if they werete.


    However, Sheyan, like a sensitive hound, smelled something ominous from it. He was sure that the instructors were just waiting for someone to make that mistake to make an example out of. So, he did not hesitate to urge Aldaris to start preparing at eight o��clock and leave the room at 8:20. They arrived at the conference hall one minute ahead of schedule.


    The atmosphere in the conference hall was so heavy that it almost took on a solid form. After receiving the permission to enter, Sheyan went in and found that everyone had arrived. All of them were standing. There were three people on the front rostrum, the left one being The Dark General. The man in the middle had thick eyebrows, a bald head and a striking scar on his face, looking very fierce. His rigid military uniform showed that he was a Major General as well. The person on the right had long fingers and morbidly pale skin. He was wearing a different set of uniform. He stood a bit behind the other two, and was the least conspicuous of the three.


    ��My name is General Mungo! Your honeymoon is now officially over. We��ve confirmed that the high-frequency cosmic tide season is approaching, which will make the route to Uplos even more dangerous, so the original three-day training program has been put on hold. We will be boarding a spaceship fifteen minutester �� the Battlefield General Staff Headquarters has been kind enough to send us a special-grade pilot, Captain Ruth, to pilot the Kitty Hawk, a Grade II carrier of Alps Base 7. It can send us to the closest starfield to Uplos, and I believe it��ll solve all our worries.��


    ��ording to news from the frontline, the route to Uplos has been severely damaged by cosmic tides, so we will spend at least three days on the journey. Therefore, the training program will be carried out on the way there.��


    General Mungo carried a great force in his action. When he spoke, his hands were pressed onto the table, and with his body slightly tilted forward, he gave off the vibe of a ferocious predator that was slowly wing its way to the prey.


    ��If you have any questions, bring it up now. Three, two, one. OK, move!��


    ***


    It had been four days since they left the colossal Alps Base 7.


    In these four days, Sheyan learned a lot things.


    First, every member of this temporary team was an elite, and the team had a reasonable configuration. That was a huge relief.


    Sheyan was surprised to find that his position in the team was as a pharmacist, and as a Strength specialist in addition to that, he also had to seek for opportunities to open a gap in the enemy��s defence once the MT had rushed up front. In the eyes of others, his was not an easy task.


    To Sheyan��s relief, his identity as an MT had been kept a secret �� it was probably his Nightmare Realm helping him. He knew that because, in addition to Hedi Curry, there was a person named Azsa who was also an MT!


    The theory behind it was simple. For a 12-person team, a dual-MT configuration would be considered prudent. A triple-MT configuration? That��s simply wasteful. ��Too far is as bad as not enough�� was a truth that everyone knew well.


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    BONUS: Author��s Note Regarding the Content of Recent Chapters:


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    To tell you the truth, my palms were sweating when I started writing this arc.


    This could be considered a new turning point for the novel.


    The setting had suddenly changed from parallel movie worlds to the future world, and some of the secrets behind the story had begun to reveal themselves.


    Theyout of the story is starting to be quite broad, like a river flowing into a vast ocean.


    This change may bring about the ultimate problem for any author, namely the loss of readers.


    That is my biggest worry. I��m a little afraid that some would say to me, are you kidding me, how did The Ultimate Evolution be Star Trek?


    Now that would be really awkward��.


    Fortunately, at least from the feedback I received, the readers are taking it quite well, hehe.


    It doesn��t seem like this change in direction was a failure.


    The arc took quite a few chapters to venture into the exploration part, but I assure you, I am definitely not just needlessly dragging the story on.


    The reason for this is because I must write about the future human society, as it is an extremely important subject. I must let the readers understand the way of thoughts of these future humans, the structure of their society, their way of lives, their food, their clothing, their amodation, and so on.


    This way, the story will feel more real. The future society and future humans in my work must possess their own unique characteristics!


    I��m personally very satisfied with the quality of thest few chapters and the support that all of you have shown. Thank you so much.

 Chapter 1064: Hunting Ground

    <h4>Chapter 1064: Hunting Ground</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The vast, mysterious sky was densely packed with brilliantly-shining stars. The cosmic storms that swept through the universe left behind wild, aurora-like patterns��.


    Perhaps such a spectacle was full of greatness and wonder in the eyes of one who had just ventured into the universe.


    But to Sheyan, and perhaps to anyone who had seen nothing but such a scenery for more than seventy-two hours, it only filled him with boredom.


    The maic field interference here was strong indeed. This fact was not only reflected in the reading on the Gauss meter, but also in certain intuitive bodily reactions such as dizziness and even vomiting. They had not encountered much danger in their journey so far. Perhaps they had the Grade II carrier, Kitty Hawk, to thank for the strong protection it provided, as well as the superb flying skills of the special-grade captain, Captain Ruth.


    Sheyan noticed a red light on the bulkhead had suddenly started blinking. He quickly returned to his cabin and put on a pilot��s bulky leather suit with practiced movements. He then rushed to the training ground without dy.


    In the past dozens of hours, simr situations had urred around seven or eight times. Aldaris�� spection was correct. Their lesson mainly consisted of learning how to fly a small Empire spacecraft called the ��Wasp��.


    This type of simple spacecraft yed a simr role among the spaceships that flew in outer space as the helicopters among the flying vehicles within the Earth��s atmosphere. It was fast, convenient, practical and, of course,plicated to maneuver.


    So far, thoseplicated controls and maneuver operations had not caused too much trouble for Sheyan. Although he was not a piloting genius, it must be known that the cockpit of the ��Wasp�� was only about 1.5 square meters at most, while Sheyan was already shown the full mechanical operation of a 5,000-ton ship at the tender age of 15, when he had to learn to master the controls which filled up a whole wall.


    General Mungo and General Fiji were both present in the training ground. There were twenty military policemen behind them, their posture exuding a sense of authority. However, their might in front of Sheyan and the other contestants, while not exactly weak enough to be called a joke, could only be described as extremely fragile.


    The thing truly restricting all the contestants was the power in the hands of the two Generals! The contestants already had a profound understanding of the vastness of the entire human empire by now. What the contestants revered were the nearly unlimited territory of the Empire, their terrifying technology, and the suffocating amount of armed forces they possessed�� Even the Nightmare Realms that gave the contestants their power were created by the Empire. The mere thought of that was enough for all the contestants to find it difficult to breathe.


    General Mungo took a step forward and, in his usual iron-fisted and ruthless manner, said, ��I know that you��re all geniuses. This is not just an emptypliment. I��m merely stating a fact based on what I��ve seen in thest few days.��


    When some of the contestants heard General Mungo��s words, a smile appeared in their eyes, but the General��s tone took a sudden turn after that.


    ��However, if you don��t keep every word I say in mind, I can assure you that your genius corpses will soon rot, dpose, and stink in the bellies of other creatures, and eventually turn into a pile of dung. Captain Ruth has aplished his mission beautifully and has brought us to our destination with the Kitty Hawk. Your journey officially starts now! ��


    At this time, General Fiji, who had kept a low profile all this time, stepped forward and pointed in a direction. A star chart emerged beside him.


    ��This is Alps Base 7, and this is where we are now. You can call this ce the Bridgehead, where the Kitty Hawk will transform into a space fortress and await your return. Your destination is 2.7 million kilometers away.��


    ��It��s already really fortunate for the Kitty Hawk to reach this ce in such a terrible dimensional storm, so we��ll stay here, while you��ll utilise the piloting skills you��ve learned in thest few days to drive the Wasps to Uplos �� and then return!��


    ��We��ve simted the route to Uplos and programmed it into yourputer. Sounds simple, right? But in my opinion, to get there, what you need isn��t just courage; you��ll also need luck.��


    General Fiji stepped back. General Mungo had just opened a confidential document and he was now reading it. A sudden sh of surprise emerged on his face, but it was quickly concealed. However, it failed to escape Sheyan��s eyes.


    ��Now, ording to military regtions, let me give you a detailed briefing of the mission. If you only had the information given on the conscription order to rely on to perform the mission, it wouldn��t be a special mission issued in conjunction with the Empire��s anniversary celebration, now would it?��


    ��First of all, let me re-introduce you to Uplos. Uplos is only the name we call it by. ording to Universal Interster Law, the first discoverer of the holds the naming right. So, technically, its real name should be: Noctasaoun, which trantes to ��the sacred hunting ground�� in the humannguage!��


    ��What!�� Sheyan was surprised too. ��A hunting ground! And a hunting ground at the scale of a at that! Now that��s grand.��


    ��The density of the, the atmosphere, and the indigenous life-forms have undergone careful alterations. Even the intense dimensional storm we��re experiencing right now isn��t a natural phenomenon. You will not be unfamiliar with the species behind all these. ��


    Following Mungo��s words, a strange and ferocious figure of a head appeared on the holographic screen behind him. An exoskeleton mask shaped like the skull of a beast, the tentacle-like hair, the ruthless eyes, and the unique symbol on the forehead��.


    ��That��s impossible!�� Dardanian could not help shouting, ��Isn��t that a Predator?�� How could these creatures appear here when they��re supposed to exist in parallel worlds? They��re produced by human imagination!��


    General Fiji said meaningfully, ��Believe me, when I first read this piece of intel, I was just as surprised as you are! The gap between illusion and reality is blurry to begin with. I think you should now understand why we would ask you contestants to venture into parallel worlds toplete various kinds of missions. The bizarre appearance of the Predators in our world shows that the uncontrolled development of the parallel worlds has brought major consequences. The barrier between illusion and reality has been broken, and the parallel worlds have begun merging with, and even recing, the main world!��


    It was quiet all around. Everyone was silently digesting General Fiji��s words.


    General Fiji continued, ��Do you know what��s the mostplex thing in the universe? It��s something every normal human has �� the brain! This amazing treasure consisting of 14 billion nerve cells! Even the most intelligent person in history had only utilised 17% of the brain��s maximum capacity. So, when the brainwaves of billions of humans were affected by certain movies and start to think about the plots and characters together, that power can affect even the mysteriousws of space and time. The parallel worlds started to emerge and gain momentum.��


    Hedi Curry suddenly raised his hand and asked in a serious tone, ��I don��t mean to interrupt, General, but aren��t we in a hurry? Compared to these grand, magnificent things, I still think my tiny little life is more important.��


    General Fiji��s face turned a bit stiff with embarrassment. To help him out of the embarrassing situation, General Mungo took over, ��Now, about your mission! First, I��d like to warn you that the most dangerous creatures you may encounter are indeed the Predators. They��re a very powerful humanoid species whose lives are inseparable from fights. Whenever the Predators choose a leader, there will be extremely bloody fights. When children Predators grow up, they need to go through aing-of-age fight. When the Predators are bored, they��ll fight to kill time. When the Predators argue, they��ll have a fight of honour to decide who��s right or wrong��.��


    ��But ording to the result of our investigation and the information the intelligence officers sent back, we can sum them up in a few words��.Their weapons are primitive but advanced, their standards are cruel but merciful, and their actions are mad but rational.��


    ��The so-called primitive weapons, needless to say, are only primitive in appearance. The killing habit of the Predators is to cut off the head of their prey, skin it, and hang it upside down from a high ce. This practice is cruel, but they will not take the initiative to attack unarmed or pregnant creatures. That is the origin of ��cruel but merciful��.��


    ��They��re mad, because many Predators are keen to challenge fatal situations that are almost impossible to ovee; it made them feel more exhration than an orgasm. But in the course of battle, they��re as cool as ice, and hardly make any mistakes.��


    ������.��


    After telling Sheyan and the other contestants many more of information about the Predators, General Mungo finally returned to the main topic.


    ��After Uplos��.no, Hunting Ground was transformed by the Predators, it could be considered a paradise for all kinds of ferocious creatures, a ce where these vicious beings can thrive in. The Predators are also hunting for strange and powerful creatures everywhere, after which they��ll ce the creatures on Hunting Ground to breed����

 Chapter 1065: The General’s “Hint”

    <h4>Chapter 1065: The General��s ��Hint��</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The Predators lived as they pleased, flying around in space, hunting and killing for sport�� They were indifferent to the fact that they had reached the boundaries of the future human civilization while traveling through wormholes or flying through space.


    Uplos continued to be hidden among billions of stars ands, carrying out its mission as a hunting ground in a low-profile and faithful manner.


    In truth, the future humans should be really grateful that the parallel world which had gone out of control was not the Star Wars world or something simrly terrifying��.


    The peace was broken five years ago.


    ����������


    A passing spacecraft happened to receive an SOS signal at a coordinate near Alps Base 7. The spacecraft followed the signal, only to find a ragged aircraft and a corpse. The body was identified to be Ryant, a senior explorer of the Gctic Mining Association. With his remains, a simple map showing the location of Uplos was found, as well as a ��Pi�� ore which had a purity as high as 8.164%.


    Mankind began to explore this with great interest and enthusiasm, but the defensive measures put in ce by the Predators were proven to be very effective. The Predators were adept at using natural protective means to defend the, rather than using advanced weapons such as orbital cannons,ser satellites or cosmic cannons.


    The frequent cosmic storms were naturally one of these methods. Another was a circle of asteroid belt created by the Predators, which turned the area around Uplos into a zone of death �� this was the fundamental reason why the Kitty Hawk was afraid to move any further forward. Only a miniature scouting spacecraft like the Wasp could avoid triggering the warning rm.


    Unfortunately, the Wasp had a carrying capacity that could only be described as tragic. It was so tragic that it could not even carry an exoskeleton armour. That was a huge problem because the creatures living on Uplos were extremely powerful. If the Empire sent those humans of the future there, one could imagine the devastating casualty rate.


    Therefore, the real goal of Sheyan and the other contestants was:


    To go to Uplos and follow the route which the geologists considered to have the highest probability of finding ore veins. The scouting, sampling and other technical works along the way could be done by the miniature semi-automatic robots or the apanying cyborgs. When the contestants reached the marked destination, they would return. That was all.


    Finally, General Mungo casually mentioned two seemingly random pieces of intel.


    ��ording to thetest news we received, the official acquisition price of Pi ores by the Gctic Mining Association is 37ary units/kilogram.ary units are the newest universal currency, representing the wealth needed to legally purchase a under normal circumstances.��


    (TL: I think the author meant that 1ary units = the amount of wealth needed to purchase 1, but I��m not too sure based on the wording.)


    ��Apart from the natural ore brought back by Ryant, the Pi ore containing the highest purity found so far has a purity of 0.000217%.��


    As soon as General Mungo finished speaking, a sudden silence befell all the people present, as if the air had been sucked out of the training ground.


    General Mungo seemed rather satisfied with the reaction his speech had caused. He gave the contestants ten seconds to digest the news before he said with a wave of his hand, ��The military police officers will soon take you to the hangar to choose your Wasp spacecraft. For a long time toe, the spacecraft will be your closest ally and your lover! Your puny life will depend on it! In order to avoid all kinds of conflicts and other troublesome things like the changing of spacecrafts, as soon as the key to a Wasp enters your hand, it will be bound to you! You will no longer be able to change it for another!��


    After that, General Mungo stepped back, turned around and left. On the other hand, General Fiji led the team and took them to the hangar. Sheyan seemed to see a familiar figure in a group of men in civilian servant uniforms that they passed by along the way, but he could not remember who it was.


    When they reached the hangar, they saw a huge ck swath of brand-new Wasp spacecrafts in front of them. It was quite a spectacle. There was a serial number on the nose of each Wasp spacecraft.


    When Sheyan saw this scene, he suddenly remembered who the familiar figure he saw before was. He was the Second Lieutenant who went to receive Sheyan in the spaceship.


    He immediately thought of the man��s weak constitution, and the way he almost vomited to death, as well as the Arabic number ��3�� that he had secretly written on the bulkhead. As soon as he recalled that, Sheyan instantly made up his mind to choose Wasp No. 3.


    General Fiji then stood in front of them and told them, ��Choose your ride, brave soldiers! The first one to choose: Hedi Curry! Step out and receive your authority card.��


    The big man stepped forward and shouted, ��Yes, sir!��


    ��I object, sir!�� A woman in a camouge singlet with striking red hair raised her hand and said impatiently, ��Why does that bastard get to pick first?��


    This woman is the other MT, Azsa. She was the one who had been gathering her own allies in an attempt to fight for the leader position with Hedi Curry.


    General Fiji pointed at Azsa and said coldly, ��Five points of achievement points deducted for theck of military discipline and for roaring loudly in front of me. The order of choosing the Wasp spacecraft is not determined by us, but by theprehensive evaluation of the General Staff Headquarters ording to military rank and the arrival time. Major Hedi Curry holds an official military rank of the Empire and is the second contestant to report for duty, which is why he gets to choose first. Anyone else would like to object?��


    General Fiji��s remarks immediately blocked all their disagreements. Hedi Curry shrugged, shed them a fierce grinned, then went to the spacecraft fleet. He chose the Wasp with thergest serial number: No. 999.


    The second person to choose was a fellow named Pokan, who also yed a support role in the team like Sheyan. He chose Wasp No. 618.


    The third name to be called was Sheyan��s, but because there were already a couple of people called before him, he did not garner much attention.


    Sheyan had long made up his mind to choose Wasp No. 3, but when he went to collect the authority card in front of General Fiji, he still had to whisper a few words of encouragement to himself and pray for luck, just so that others would not suspect anything.


    Unexpectedly, General Fiji suddenly leaned over with a smile and whispered, ��No. 55 is a good choice.��


    Sheyan��s heart skipped a beat, but being Sheyan, even if there were a thousand thoughts running through his mind, none of them would show on his face. He immediately straightened up and shouted, ��YES, SIR!THANK YOU, SIR��


    While walking towards the spacecrafts, Sheyan quickly came to a decision without much effort. This was not a beauty contest / talent show / stock market / mentor selection, it was the selection of a spacecraft that would protect his life until his return from the target!


    If something went wrong with the spacecraft, the problem he would face would be much more serious than just getting a t tire. It would not matter even if he had millions of HP, he would still die!


    Sheyan obviously had more faith in the little Second Lieutenant whom he saved. First, the Second Lieutenant was someone who had received Sheyan��s grace. Second, he should be very afraid of Sheyan exacting revenge when Sheyan came back from the mission. Third, he must also be eager to receive some goodwill, or more precisely, some form of return from Sheyan!


    Major General Fiji did not fulfil any of the above conditions. More importantly, Sheyan knew that Fiji��s nickname was the Dark General. Although Sheyan had not found out the origin of the nickname because of the short amount of time he had spent in the base, he could see from Major Ryckley��s reaction that the nickname definitely did not mean ��a kind-hearted man��.


    Sheyan had very high Perceptive Sense, so he could easily observe the others�� reactions from this distance. He first went to Wasp No. 55 and inspected it carefully. After a while, he shook his head with regret. He then went directly to Wasp No. 3 and grabbed its key.


    At that very moment, Sheyan noticed that there were two people whose facial muscles twitched. The first one was naturally Major General Fiji (no surprise there). The second person, though, was unexpected. He was��. a guy called Ronnie who belonged to the same Nightmare Realm as Hedi Curry. He was Hedi Curry��s right-hand man and had always been a staunch supporter of Hedi Curry.


    Sheyan kept all these in mind.


    Sheyan had never been a pacifist. He had not forgotten that the reward for killing contestants from other Realms was quite generous.


    After that, there were basically only two things Sheyan had to do. First, he naturally had to familiarise himself with his new ride, so he had to do a test flight. He was allowed up to four hours for that. Next, he had to wait for the ground crew to fill the rear cockpit of the Wasp aircraft with supplies.


    The cockpit, which only had 2.7 cubic meters of space, was stuffed with things like a high-energy proton absorption spectrometer, miniature strong electron transmission logging tools, X-ray strong diffractometer, among others.


    Every one of them had to carry all these things. This way, the data could then bepared to make corrections, and if they ran into a bad situation and had to split up, each one of them could still perform data collection duty.


    Everyone had about half a cubic metre of space left. For those who were greedy for achievement points, they could carry a crushing extractor. The device would allow them to extract and process high purity Pi ores on the spot if they found any. If they were lucky, they could be in for a windfall.


    For those who pursued safety andfort, they could choose to bring three cyborgs.


    The cyborgs provided by the Empire were actually not much different from human beings, because they used to be humans too. The level of science and technology in the future had reached a point where, unless a person��s brain died, almost all diseases could be treated without much difficulty. The difficultyy in the cost of those treatments.


    So what would happen if an underprivileged person got seriously ill and could not afford to pay for the treatment cost, but still wanted to live? The person would have to sign an agreement to be a cyborg, and have his brain transnted into an artificial body. In return, they would serve the Empire for the rest of their life, or until they had made enough money to pay back their debt to redeem their freedom.

 Chapter 1066: Sabotage

    <h4>Chapter 1066: Sabotage</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Some functions of the cyborg��s brain would be locked or digitalised. It would be programmed with various functions such as absolute obedience to the people in authority and so on, before it regained its freedom. This also made it difficult for the cyborg to carry out scientific research, pilot spaceships and perform other actions which required high-level brain activity.


    Simply put, if Sheyan chose to bring the three cyborgs, it would be equivalent to gaining three servants, ves, cannon fodders, scouts, sentries, etc��. To have three such assistants in that horrible, unexplored jungle environment would definitely be of great benefit �� provided, of course, that they couldnd safely.


    Sheyan had already grouped up with Aldaris. After all, the trust between them was much stronger than with the others there. Sheyan was still hesitating on what to bring with the remaining space, but Aldaris just casually selected the three cyborgs on the option list, then threw the pen aside.


    He told Sheyan impatiently, ��I know why you��re hesitating, but didn��t you see that most of them had chosen the crushing extractor in order to make money?��


    Sheyan narrowed his eyes and grinned.


    ��You mean, maybe we can borrow from them?��


    Aldaris raised his eyebrows and said coolly, ��Of course. It��ll be their honour.��


    So, Sheyan also requested for the three cyborgs. The cyborg��s entire body could be folded up like a folding chair, except for its head, thus saving lots of space. It could also endure this for a long time without any physiological reaction. It must be noted that these cyborgs and devices could not be loaded into a contestant��s personal storage space.


    It did not take long for Sheyan��s spacecraft to be fully loaded with all the ��goods��. As Sheyan looked at the two military policemen and six ground crews who were about to leave, a cold glint suddenly shed across his eyes.


    ��Halt!��


    The six ground crews looked up in astonishment, but one dared not look him the eyes. The two military policemen spared a nce at Sheyan, then arrogantly continued on their way.


    Sheyan stepped forward to block their path. One of the military policemen gave him a fierce stare and immediately pulled out a gun. Sheyan waited for him to finish pulling out the gun and aiming it before he kicked the military police��s chest hard!


    The unfortunate man was not protected by any armour. A mixture of gastric juice, blood, body fluid and other things immediately burst out of his mouth. He flipped five or six times in the air before he hit a nearby Wasp spacecraft head-first, and knocked the spacecraft down! The man himself was evidently dead!


    This immediately caused the rm to go off. All kinds of automaticser weapons and particle weapons appeared from everywhere, aiming at Sheyan.


    The other contestants who were making preparations nearby naturally noticed this. They all had slightly delighted expressions on their faces. Curry licked his lips and grinned sinisterly. He seemed to be excited by the smell of blood.


    ��F*ck, this guy��s got balls! Makes me want to join in too.��


    Azsa leaned her head to one side and had her hands on her hips as she muttered coldly, ��So violent, but I like it.��


    It was not surprising for the contestants to have such reactions. To be honest, the whole base were silently on guard against them the whole time they were here. Not only were there watchful eyes on them even when they were just leisurely drinking coffee, there were also subtle,plicated gazes thrown in their directions all the time, as if they were freaks!


    It was like a smart but evil stepmother��s treatment of her non-biological children, so piercing but so gentle that one could not pick out any faults at all!


    ��What the f*ck are you doing! Exin yourself, right now!�� General Mungo��s roar instantly burst through the loudspeaker like a hairdryer at maximum power. It was so loud that they could almost feel the hot air and saliva on their faces.


    ��Are you crazy, or are you a sadistic bastard?! You��ll pay for this!!! Don��t even think of moving one step. Your military rank won��t save you from being shot full of holes!��


    Sheyan smiled.


    ��I know exactly what I��m doing, General. In thest few days, I had the privilege of reading the sacred Constitution of the Empire drafted by the great Imperial Prime Minister Ritzf. Article 164 clearly states that any military personnel who attempts to attack their senior officer with a weapon will be sentenced to capital punishment, and the attacked party is free to perform a counter-attack of any degree. Therefore, I��m innocent. Thank you for your concern, General.��


    General Mungo��s mouth was immediately shut. He could see that the corpse of the military policeman was still holding onto a gun, and the safety pin had even been removed. More importantly, this official Lieutenant Colonel Sheyan was a bona-fide senior officer! It did not even matter who took the initiative or started the provocation �� this was the privilege of the superior!


    ��These goddamn arrogant military police. Why do they forget every time that this fellow isn��t a reserve-duty officer?�� General Mungo��s head started to ache.


    ��Emergency alert��.deactivate,�� The always-fierce General Mungo was disying rare signs of fatigue, ��That��s the end of this matter.��


    However, Sheyan was unwilling to let the matter rest.


    ��General, I assure you this is just the beginning. I have to speak with you in private. If you can evacuate all these people, this should be the best ce to talk. Don��t refuse me, otherwise, the mess you have to face will probably be much worse.��


    General Mungo red at Sheyan with eyes that could kill, but he still sumbed in the end. He told Sheyan viciously, ��You better have a reasonable exnation for this. Or else, boy, I��ll give you the maximum deduction of achievement points within my authority!��


    ***


    Three minutester, the area hundreds of square meters around Sheyan was covered in a secure electronic barrier. Even the contestants would not be able to find out what went on inside. Within the barrier were Sheyan, Sheyan��s spacecraft, General Mungo, the military police under him, as well as the surviving military policeman and six ground crews.


    Sheyan spoke while looking straight at General Mungo, ��I request to exercise my privilege as a Lieutenant Colonel to conduct a detailed inspection of this spacecraft, as well as the cargo and the three robotic personnel inside.��


    General Mungo did not object, because he had started to realise that it was getting harder to restrain this clever contestant, who was savvy in thews and regtions of the Empire, with the authority on his hands. Worst of all, this contestant had even achieved considerable status!


    An expert soon reported back.


    ��The spacecraft and the cargo are both normal, but a deepyermand has been encrypted into the brain of one of the cyborgs, which is now being deciphered. Based on my analysis, it should be amand rted to destruction.��


    The result caused one of the ground crews to tremble and copse to the floor, while the surviving military police simply fell down with ck blood flowing out of his mouth �� he appeared to have poisoned himself to death.


    ��That��s the reason I killed.�� Sheyan spread his hands as he told General Mungo earnestly, ��I��m not actually a bloodthirsty murderer.��


    General Mungo asked coldly, ��And I presume you know why this happened?��


    ��The Dark General asked me to choose Wasp No. 55, but as you can see, I chose Wasp No. 3,�� Sheyan had no intention of hiding this fact.


    General Mungo��s expression turned darker. He was about to say something, but Sheyan spoke before he could, ��I know that taking on this job is a high-risk, high-reward opportunity for everyone involved. If you do a good job, you may be promoted from a Major General to a Lieutenant General, but if you mess up or if a scandal breaks out before we even depart�� Based on the great Imperial Constitution, you��ll probably be demoted three ranks.��


    General Mungo��s face twitched several times, but he still did not say a word. His sharp eyes looked straight at Sheyan, waiting for Sheyan��s next move with the patience of a wolf stalking its prey.


    ��I believe you know that us contestants have always had some strange abilities. I��ve used one such ability to record the whole incident. If I die in this mission, the recording wille to light. If Ie back alive, the incident never happened. But of course, you have to give me some benefit to calm my frightened soul. What say you?��


    With a wave of General Mungo��s hand, the military policemen next to him suddenly raised their guns and shot at all six ground crew members! Corpses instantly strewed the floor!


    General Mungo remarked chillingly, ��I��m not the cause of this problem, so I have to discuss this with someone.��


    ��Discuss?�� Sheyan smiled brilliantly when he heard that word. ��Please do. But don��t forget, my schedule is tight.��


    ��Don��t worry, I��m not good at bargaining. It won��t take long.�� General Mungo��s voice remained cold.


    ***


    ording to rumours, General Mungo reportedly greeted the Dark General��s office door with his foot, and then roared in the Dark General��s face like a hairdryer, which he was good at. Although all the people in the vicinity had smartly withdrawn 50 meters away, they were still shaken by the rude abuse which escaped from within.


    Such one-sided warfare often started very quickly and ended just as fast, so less than twelve minutester, Sheyan was summoned to another corridor in the base. General Mungo motioned at Sheyan to follow behind him, and the two men walked in silence.


    After passing through four steel doors where their identities had to be verified, all the military policemen following behind General Mungo were filtered out�� In the end, Sheyan arrived in front of a Wasp spacecraft parked on a square apron.

 Chapter 1067: Benefit and…Arrival

    <h4>Chapter 1067: Benefit and��Arrival</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    ��That��s your benefit,�� General Mungo told Sheyan tly.


    Sheyan first carefully inspected the spacecraft, then turned back to face General Mungo.


    ��Is this thing guaranteed to reach Uplos in one piece?��


    General Mungo shook his head. ��No. However, I know that you contestants have some amazing abilities, such as the ability to transfer objects that youe into contact with into an exclusive space called your personal storage. Am I right?��


    Sheyan nodded in reply.


    The General continued. ��If I remember correctly, not every object can be stored in your personal storage. The things that can be stored are all things that have been assimted to the same dimension as yours. Those that do not belong to the same dimension, like the Wasp spacecraft, devices, machineries and cyborgs you just received, cannot be stored due to the dimensional rules.��


    ��You mean��.�� Sheyan started getting excited when the heard this.


    ��The surface coating of this Wasp spacecraft has a trace amount of Pi element added to it, so it can deceive the dimensional rules and can be kept in your personal storage space �� provided that it can fit inside, of course.��


    Sheyan was already beaming from ear to ear. ��Of course it can! My personal storage is so big that I can fit the whole of Uplos inside it! This gift is pretty good! ��


    Describing the gift as ��pretty good�� was the understatement of the year! Sheyan knew that in this mission, he would have to trek through dangerous unexplored areas engulfed in maic storms and study the geology along the way. If he did not have this present, even if he did finish the mission, he would have to trek several hundred kilometers back to his Wasp spacecraft unless he could somehow carry the spacecraft with him all the way. That meant double the risk.


    With this portable Wasp, he could take off and return to the Kitty Hawk as soon as hepleted his mission! The difference between the two was obvious!


    Sheyan approached the Wasp. When he got closer, he saw that the surface of this Wasp had a brown pattern akin to tree rings. The pattern was glittering like water and seemed to contain an ancient mysterious feel. It made the spacecraft look morepact as a whole.


    ��This Wasp was in fact an emergency escape spacecraft assigned to officers of General-rank in war zones. It cannot be tracked by radars or locked-on by missiles,�� General Mungo suddenly added.


    It was only then that Sheyan noticed the abbreviation FJ (Fiji) on the wing. He immediately burst intoughter. Heughed so hard that he had to bend down and hold his stomach.


    ��Well then, good luck and may youe back alive,�� said General Mungo, ��I��m beginning to understand how you climbed to the position of a Lieutenant Colonel, you bastard.��


    ***


    Sheyan did not mention anything about the little Second Lieutenant to General Mungo. Not that he had forgotten, but at the moment, if he did so, he would bring nothing but trouble to the Second Lieutenant.


    When Sheyan returned to the hangar, he was surprised to find a group of people gathering together to observe something. To the side were several Wasps that had been dismantled and were now scattered all over the ground like dismembered body parts.


    Aldaris greeted Sheyan when he saw Sheyan from a distance away. He threw away his cigarette butt and asked, ��How was it?��


    ��Meh,�� Sheyan grinned. ��What��s going on over there?��


    Aldaris sat a little gloomily on the wing of one of the Wasps and told Sheyan, ��That guy called Paul, who inherited the power of Mao, isn��t just able to control metals! With this ability, he became a first-ss mechanic. He can modify the Wasps to be more powerful and more durable, and even prevent them from being discovered by the technological barriers put in ce by the Predators.��


    Sheyan��s eyes lit up. ��Really? That��s great! Then why are you still here?��


    ��I can��t afford his asking price,�� Aldaris answered tly.


    ��The price for a light remodelling is 300,000. He can increase the Wasp��s carrying capacity by 100% and increase the Wasp��s defence by 50%.��


    ��The price for a medium remodelling is 400,000. He can increase the Wasp��s carrying capacity by 200%, increase the Wasp��s defence by 100%, and enable the Wasp to have attacking capability.��


    ��The price for the ultimate remodelling is 800,000. He can increase the Wasp��s carrying capacity by 200%, increase the Wasp��s defence by 100%, enable the Wasp to have attacking capability, and enable the spacecraft to transform into a walking robot that can follow its owner around and provide support firepower.��


    Sheyan was understandably shocked to hear the details of this service, not only because of the high price the guy was asking for, but also due to those fantastic additional functions! Among them, the most incredible one was no doubt the ability to transform into a robot!


    The Empire��s current technology had definitely reached a level that could create transforming war vehicles, but they still could not do so with small, agile spacecrafts focusing on mobility like the Wasp. When the thickness of a mobile phone has reached six millimetres, every millimetre thinner woulde at a great cost. This was also the case for transforming spacecrafts.


    Unfortunately, Paul��s approach was an unconventional modification technique. He used his mind to twist and weld metals. He even had to embed magic cores into the spacecrafts to maintain power output. Magic cores were unbelievably rare even for the Empire.


    Sheyan looked towards Aldaris, patted him on the shoulder, and smiled.


    ��Don��t mind it. We can always borrow one when the timees. Or, maybe we can form a deep rtionship with Mr. Paul in the course of the mission and ask him to perform the service for us at a discount price.��


    Aldaris snapped his fingers, producing an electric spark.


    ��You��re goddamn right.��


    ***


    The sky was still the same dark universe covered in stars as before, but looking at it, Sheyan no longer found it as dull.


    That��s because he was about to drive the Wasp through that dark universe. His survival and destiny fully depended on the controller in his hands, and the windshield in front of him, which felt really thin.


    ��eleration limited to 3km/s2. Maximum sustainable force of the front windshield is 3887 kg/cm2, and the maximum torque is�� ��


    Sheyan muttered these key data points to himself, then slowly pushed the controller forward in tandem with the brain wave receiver on his head. Two tails of red mes were immediately ejected from the exhaust of the Wasp, up to 15 meters long. The spacecraft flew towards the destination along the predetermined route at a high speed.


    The shape of the Wasp spacecraft was not actually that simr to a real wasp, but it did possess two distinct features of the wasp, namely a thin waist and an aerodynamic tail. As far as its overall structure was concerned, it looked more like two batteries that were welded together on opposite terminals.


    The slim waist ensured that the front and rear segments could be separated quickly when needed, so that the rear segment could be abandoned for the sake of the front segment��s safety, like a lizard. The bi-segment design also made the spacecraft more nimble.


    The physics principles behind the motion of a vehicle in space was quite different from that in air and water. In empty space, the principle of its motion was more like that of a giant truck gliding on smooth ice.


    The X-shaped wings of the Wasp spacecraft was the most ssic part of its design. Each of the four tips of the wings were equipped with an ion thrust auxiliary engine. The four long wings yed the roles of ��levers��, so that the engine output at the wing tips could generate greater torque.


    Sheyan did not notice anyone else as far as his eyes could see, nor did he detect anyone else on the radar. Because it was not a good idea to enter the asteroid belt that the Predators had performed ��witchcraft�� on in groups, they had departed one by one every fifteen minutes.


    Since he had yet to enter the strong maic field interference area, the camera probe on the Wasp was still operational, and the Kitty Hawk carrier could still observe the situations of all the contestants. Sheyan could hear exmatory remarksing from those observing on the carrier from time to time.


    ��Oh my God! That barbarian has actually raised the instantaneous speed to 10 km/s! Isn��t the limit of our ace pilot 3 km/s? Any higher than that and he loses consciousness! How high is the titanium content in that barbarian��s body?��


    ��That modified Wasp actually broke through the asteroid belt! It only had to avoid 40% of the asteroids; the rest were either destroyed or sent flying by the spacecraft! The guy who made the modification is a genius!��


    ����..��


    After hearing these remarks and confirming with his own eyes that the Wasps were indeed nimbly maneuvering through the asteroid belt as if they were alive, General Mungo��s mood finally improved.


    Although all the contestants were arrogant and unruly, they indeed possessed terrifying strength,parable to some of the alien natives that he had seen before. Seeing their performance, Mungo finally had a little more confidence that he could sessfully aplish this mission.


    It was worth mentioning that flying a spacecraft in this era was actually not that difficult. The spacecraft could be controlled with brain waves, in addition to some manual assistance with the hands. So long as one could imagine it and the spacecraft could bear it, one could perform a variety of daring manoeuvres. The greatest limiting factor in piloting a spacecraft had be the physique of the pilot.


    Otherwise, with merely a few days of lessons, it would already be quite fortunate if the contestants could learn not to kill themselves during takeoff if they had to pilot the spacecrafts in the old way.


    ***


    ��Here Ie, Uplos!�� Sheyan tried his best to stabilise the control stick tobat against the high heat and violent turbulence as the spacecraft passed through the atmosphere of the. From the ground, Sheyan��s spacecraft looked like a ming meteorite that was cutting diagonally across the sky towards thend below.


    Theck of experience had caused Sheyan to make various mistakes when he entered the atmosphere, but his Strength had yed a crucial role at that instant. He was able to pull the out-of-control Wasp up at a critical moment, thennded with difficulty amidst the violent shaking of the spacecraft.

 Chapter 1068: Miscellaneous Matters Upon Arrival

    <h4>Chapter 1068: Misceneous Matters Upon Arrival</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Be it the severely deformednding gear, or the shiny bottom of the Wasp that had been rubbed bare by a few centimeters, or the two deep trenches that stretched for over 70 meters, made when the spacecraftnded, or the scattered soil that was flung dozens of meters away, they all clearly pointed to one fact:


    The fact that when Sheyannded, his situation was far from ideal.


    It must be known that the Wasp was not the kind of ��prim and proper�� spacecraft that required a long runway to take off ornd. It could perform a sessful vertical take-off andnding even on a slope of about 30 degrees. This meant that even if one of itsnding gears inadvertently slid into a ditch while it wasnding, as long as the depth of the ditch did not exceed half a meter, everything would be all right.


    The difficulty during thending caused Sheyan to break out in a cold sweat. He could not help but secretly thank the little Second Lieutenant who had helped him out. During the flight, he realised that several key parts of his Wasp had actually been reinforced and some of its programs had undergone slight adjustments.


    These reinforcements and adjustments appeared useless at first, and were actually rather harmful to a spacecraft that would be used for more than five years, causing a significant reduction in its service life, but to a new spacecraft that Sheyan would only use to travel for a few million kilometers back and forth, they could greatly enhance the spacecraft��s robustness and reduce the possibility of disintegration during the flight.


    At the moment, the sky above was grey, as if it would soon rain. The most eye-catching features in the sky were the two trails of light spanning across the sky like a pair of ground-coloured ribbons. They were huge, magnificent, spectacr. These were the asteroid belts, a unique spectacle on Uplos, an eternal existence that would be there no matter day or night.


    The grey sky was actually not a sign of rain toe. Sheyan knew from priorly obtained intel that this was actually the mostmon weather on Uplos.


    He took a few deep breaths, taking in the faint smell of sulphur and ammonia in the air. Although the smell was weird, he could just ignore it by not thinking about it. Humans had always had a strong ability to adapt. Of course, Sheyan could only do so because he had over 100 points of Physique. The air was quite harmful for those whose Physique were less than 40.


    Sheyan took in his surroundings. He found that there was a sparse forest nearby. The trees looked a little simr to the trees on Earth from a distance, but upon closer inspection, the differences began to show themselves. Each tree had two or three trunks. The surface of their bark was rugged and cracked, appearing as hard as stone, and the trees seldom had a height over 6 meters. They were not very lush either; in fact, they seemed rather malnourished.


    But the grass and shrubs on the ground were flourishing, reaching above Sheyan��s knees. This kind of dense, low vegetation was truly disadvantages to Sheyan, simply because this was a dangerous, a hunting ground. Who knew what kind of small but lethal creatures would suddenly pop out of the tall grass?


    As soon as Sheyan entered the��s atmosphere, hismunication with the outside world had been cut off. It was the same for the other contestants. If the simtion was correct, all the contestants had cut into the atmosphere along the same transversal, so there should be more than 99% chance that they wouldnd in a certain square area that was 33 kilometers long and 33 kilometers wide.


    Within this area was one very conspicuousndmark �� a gigantic mushroom rock which was over 1,500 meters tall. The average altitude of the area was more than 150 meters above sea level, so as long as the weather was not too extreme, thendmark could be clearly seen. The mushroom rock was their designated rendezvous point.


    (TL: In case you don��t know what a mushroom rock is: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mushroom_rock )


    ***


    The advantage of making a ruckus during a forcefulnding was that it scared away some of the nearby creatures. The disadvantage was that it may have attracted some creatures which had more confidence in their own strength.


    Which was why Sheyan had to hurry up. First, he opened the cabin door and threw the three folded cyborgs out, then injected each of them with a high-energy protein solution.


    The liquid quickly filled in the dehydrated gap between the muscles of the cyborgs. Their eyes started to open. They then extended their feeble arms to reach for the water bottles nearby and gulped down arge quantity of drinking water. Soon, the three cyborgs inted like sponges that had absorbed water. In their previous transporting form, the water content in their body was reduced to less than 15%, and their brains were put into a hibernating state. Now that they had taken in enough water, the water content in their body was close to 70%, almost simr to that of a human body. They looked no different from a human being.


    ��What would you like us to do, master?�� the lead cyborg, Cyborg No. 1, stepped forward and inquired respectfully.


    Sheyan pointed to the cargo hold. ��Take out the instruments inside and try to hide our spacecraft�� Oh right, hand me the portable measuring device first.��


    ��Yes, master.��


    When Cyborg No. 1 handed the portable measuring device to Sheyan, Sheyan��s eyes immediately lit up with excitement. That��s because the screen on the device was currently glowing with a faint green light, showing that the concentration of Pi element almost anywhere on this had reached the standard of barren veins, which was already worth mining.


    However, when Sheyan raised the concentration index bar higher, the faint green light disappeared, indicating that there was no mid-level Pi vein within 10 kilometers around him. This was actually within Sheyan��s expectation. If a good mineral vein was so easy to find, why would the Empire still need him and the other contestants here?


    The wide detection range of the device had its pros and cons. The advantage was a bigger detection radius, which naturally made the job of discovering veins easier.


    The disadvantage was that the portable measuring device, due to the limitation of its size, could not precisely pinpoint the location of a detected vein. Once the light turned on, it meant that the operator would have to travel to every piece ofnd within 10 kilometers to locate the mineral vein��.It was really hard work.


    Sheyan let the three cyborgs do their job without interfering. He was very confident in their efficiency. They were loyal, strong, disciplined, and productive.


    Sheyan, meanwhile, had to do something more important. He dug a pit in the ground �C the soil was so wet that he was sure he could squeeze some water out of it if he wanted to �C and ced four bottles of gic-extract mix inside. This time, he used mixes that were extracted from a pair of unbelievably strong German Shepherds as well as a pair of fat, berserk wild boars that weighed more than 500 kilograms.


    These two types of animals covered both Agility and Strength. What they had inmon was an amazing sense of smell. That��s right, in this dense forest environment, Sheyan felt that the nose was more reliable than the eyes and the ears.


    Although the ��Carbon-Based Organism Detector, Type III�� he got from thest world would be useful at this time, this was not Earth after all. This was the yground of the Predators and a ce where they kept their preys, so there may very well be silicon-based or sulfur-based organisms here. Sheyan might get ambushed if he relied too heavily on the detector.


    Therefore, Sheyan must grow a capable helper to make use of its sense of smell, while using the detector at the same time, for double the insurance. That would be the best choice.


    After burying the gic-extract mixes, Sheyan gritted his teeth and poured a milky-white nutrient solution on them, even though it killed him to do so. That��s because the cost of this nutrient solution was close to 500 utility points per gram! The solution had the effect of elerating growth. If the environment was not so dangerous, Sheyan would definitely just let the creature take its own sweet time to mature.


    As the nutrient solution seeped into the soil, the surrounding nts started to wilt rapidly, forming a huge ck circle of at least ten square meters around the spot. Then, the soil in the huge ck circle started to turn barren and dry, looking like a dried-up riverbed that had cracked after being exposed to the sun for too long.


    Next, the soil in the ck circle rose slightly to form arge grave. During the formation of the grave, arge number of roots could be seen spreading in all directions. This was done to collect data on the environment during the growing process, so that the creature could be grown to be specifically suited for the environment it would be born into.


    Not long after that, a monster that was over 2.5 meters tall crawled out from the soil while grunting like a pig. Maybe because a wild boar was muchrger than a German Shepherd, so the features of a boar were more prominent on the creature. A huge boar nose and other facial features of a boar could be seen on its head. On the back of its head were green furs that were as hard as steel. The thick skin of its body formed a natural armour which protected its vital parts. A crystal was embedded between its eyebrows, adding a bit of mysteriousness to the feeling of wildness and madness it exuded.


    As soon as the giant creature appeared, it immediately broke a tree next to it and made a crude magic staff out of the wood. The stick indeed looked like a magic staff with the slight fluctuation of elements on it, but Sheyan guessed that it would still be used as a melee weapon in the end.


    This guy was exactly the type Sheyan had hoped to get: a shaman-like fe who had support skills, but was strong enough to take hits and fight in close quarters. The creature, which was as tall as a small hill, walked up to Sheyan, knelt down, kissed his shoes, and then asked, ��What are your orders, Master?��


    Sheyan whistled to get Cyborg No. 1��s attention and asked him, ��No. 1! What time is it?��


    ��If you��re asking for the local time of Uplos, it should be four o��clock in the afternoon,�� Cyborg No. 1 immediately replied.

 Chapter 1069: A Welcoming Gift from Planet Uplos

    <h4>Chapter 1069: A Weing Gift from Uplos</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    ��Wait, doesn��t Uplos have only eighteen hours a day? It��s four o��clock in the afternoon, so doesn��t that mean it��s going to get dark soon?�� Sheyan came to a sudden realisation.


    He immediately barked out his order at the huge grown creature in front of him.


    ��Your name is Ramtas now. Hmm, not bad, I like that name. Ramtas, take me to higher ground, preferably a hill or a mound! And make sure the ce doesn��t have many creatures around it.��


    Ramtas, who looked like a giant boar-man, immediately pointed its huge nose towards the sky. Its nose twitched a few times as it sniffed hard. Some sticky snot sttered out andnded on the ground. Something which looked like smoke or fog could be seen circling around his nostrils.


    Sheyan��s borate preparation had borne fruit.


    Ramtas was a powerful elite beast created from abination of Orc genes, ��ck Art Mix Technique��, and animal extracts. In addition, Sheyan had added his own blood during the mixing process, so Ramtas�� mental bond with Sheyan was so strong that Sheyan felt like he was controlling his own limbs. Ramtas was also noticeably stronger than other grown creatures. When it twitched its nose just now, it had instinctively utilised a little power of nature.


    ��Hill, safe, few, living creatures,e!��


    Grunted Ramtas as it motioned for Sheyan to follow him. Its thick boar hoofs hadrge surface areas, so it easily walked on the soft soil.


    Cyborg No. 1 suddenly said, ��Pardon my interruption, master, but you seem to have forgotten something. The instruction given by headquarters stated that everyone should move towards the rendezvous point first thing afternding.��


    ��To hell with the instructions given by headquarters! As long as I manage toplete the mission, nothing else matters! Are you guys done hiding the spacecraft? Good. Now pick up those instruments and follow us. We have no time to waste!�� yelled Sheyan.


    The cyborgs obeyed his instructions dutifully. They only had the right to make suggestions, and not the right to make decisions.


    Ramtas groaned softly as it walked in front of Sheyan. Its bristles would asionally stand up to feel the flow of the wind. The grown creature��s signature move was to poke his crude ��magic staff�� at the ground ahead of it from time to time. When it did that, a faint green light would sh at the end of the staff. Some power of nature would pour into the ground, stunning or forcing out the insects and other organisms inside that could pose a threat to them.


    These vicious bugs included, but were not limited to,rge scorpions, fat worms that were seemingly harmless but were actually poisonous, and sharp-mouthed beetles. All the bugs that were forced out would flounder on their backs on the ground. Sheyan could tell just from their outer appearances that they were absolutely not harmless creatures, but the seemingly dumb Ramtas appeared unconcerned. From time to time, it would lean down and pick some of them up clumsily with its palm that had only three fat fingers, then throw them into his mouth like snacks. Sheyan could see the juices spurting out of those bugs when Ramtas gleefully chewed on them.


    This was a formidable aspect of Sheyan��s grown creatures. Not only could he adjust their abilities ording to the situation, they could also evolve to adapt to the local environment. Ramtas looked no different from a native creature of Uplos.


    ***


    The sky turned dark really quickly, but the good thing was that it did not turn pitch-ck. The pair of ring-shaped asteroid belts which stretched across the sky emitted a soft, yellowish light to provide some illumination. Looking from the ground, the glow they emitted seemed to contain the delicate texture of a jade that was reflecting light off amp, gleaming with an indescribable exotic vour.


    On a wide, open in that only had a few trees on it, the sky and the universe seemed so extremely vast. Sheyan, though powerful, could not help but feel his own insignificance. Soon, the wind began blowing. As soon as the wind started, it instantly rose to an extreme ferocity, as if it was looking to tear down everything on the in! The grasses on the in undted in the wind like waves on the ocean.


    Ramtas suddenly stopped moving as he stuttered out, ��Enemy,ahead.��


    Sheyan eyes narrowed. The ��Stairway of the Sun�� within his chest extended its branches and leaves fiercely, and a powerful energy instantly coursed through his body along his bloodstream. The terrifying Pestilence Domain was rapidly expanded to its maximum range. Sheyan immediately felt like he was in control of the world.


    His vision, which had been enhanced by the ��Carbon-Based Organism Detector, Type III��, was now showing five red dots that were slowly approaching in a fan-shaped formation about seven hundred meters ahead, like a pack of hunting wolves.


    ��Interesting. Let��s see what kind of appetiser Uplos has sent our way.��


    As the five red dots got closer, a foul smell which reminded Sheyan of the odour after a duck��s intestines had rotted, except that it was ten times stronger, began wafting through the air.


    Under the faint glow of the asteroid belts in the sky, which were also known as the ��Uplos Belts��, Sheyan could see the tall grass waving in the wind in the distance, and also felt a strong sense of crisis hidden within the darkness.


    Despite that, Sheyan kept walking forward steadily with not a trace of fear. This stemmed from his confidence as a top-ss MT. If he were someone who would fall so easily in such a ce, how could he still suppress the others and aplish his mission?


    Furthermore, his experience told him that the more ferocious a creature was, the more arrogant it would be. It was absolutely impossible for a strong creature to share its territory and food with others. It would rule like a king, and there could only be one king in a region!


    Five unknown creatures appearing together may seem threatening, but they had also inadvertently exposed a lot of problems.


    Suddenly, a huge dark silhouette jumped out from within the sea of grass about five meters to the right of Sheyan and pounced towards him while clucking like a chicken.


    The creature was a strange-looking beast. On the whole, it should be a type of giant bird. The beast had the head and neck of a rooster, the bald, fleshy wings of a bat and the long tail of a lizard. Its feathers were fluffy and spread out, making it appear bigger.


    The beast��s wattles,b, and eyes were bright red. Its beak was yellow, and the sparse long feathers on its tail were slightly greenish with a tint of grey, probably for the sake of better survivability in tall grasses.


    The weapon that the beast used to attack Sheyan were its pair of ws. The ws weremon chicken ws, but they were huge, and the tips of the ws were not as harmless as the usual chicken ws. The sharp, curved ws were at least 20 centimeters long, and even in the darkness, they gleamed with a cold glint.


    Everyone had seen a chicken before in real life. When a big rooster of more than ten kilograms struggled frantically with its two strong legs, even an adult human would not be able to hold the rooster back if they were careless for just a moment, to say nothing of this monster in front of Sheyan, whose size and strength a normal rooster could neverpare to.


    With its forceful momentum, strong legs, and unbelievably sharp ws, even an adult bear would be torn apart if it was hit!


    However, because Sheyan had remained on high alert and had detected the movement of the monster beforehand with the ��Carbon-Based Organism Detector, Type III��, he was prepared for it. He immediately pulled out ��+7 West�� andshed out at the monster!


    The monster��s ws rubbed against the metallic de of ��+7 West��, creating a harsh grinding noise as well as trails of sparks that were especially vivid in the dark environment. Before its ws could touch Sheyan, Sheyan had already shed at its fragile neck. The monster screamed in pain as it was sent flying. A few of its feathers fell to the ground.


    Sheyan tried using the ��Pulse Detector�� ability on his helmet. After his helmet hadbined with the ��Carbon-Based Organism Detector, Type III�� obtained in thest world, its detection capability had unexpectedly improved by leaps and bounds. A series of information soon appeared on Sheyan��s retina.


    [ Cockatrice ]


    [ HP: Average ]


    [ Defence: Weak ]


    [ Speed: 6 m/s ]


    [ Flying Speed: 10 m/s. Can only perform short-distance flight ]


    [ Attack Power: Medium (attack carries biological power) ]


    [ Biological Characteristic(s): Immune to petrification ]


    [ Attributes: Strength 45, Agility 55, Physique 30, Intelligence 30, Spirit 15, Charm 60, Perceptive Sense 50 ]


    [ Natural Habitat: May be found in all mild and warm ins or forests. ]


    [ Community: Small groups (4-10 per group) ]


    [ Value: Bird��s beak. ]


    [ Biological Power(s): Information yet to be collected.]


    [ Possible Loot: Because they like shiny things, you can find a lot of ss fragments and stones in their nests. Sometimes, there will also be ores and gems. ]


    [ Description: The Cockatrices, which carry the genes of lizards, roosters and bats, are creepy, repulsive creatures that are notorious for their special ability. Like chickens, they have poor flying capability, but because their flying speed is three times faster than their running speed, they will often fly to attack the enemies in battle. However, after 1-3 rounds of flying, they have to rest for one round. ]


    [ Would you like to pay 5,000 utility points to connect to the database to get information on their biological power? (Yes/No) ]


    ***


    Sheyan examined the series of information gleefully, but he refused to pay for more intel. He was as cheap as those people who went to supermarkets to try the free samples without buying anything��.

 Chapter 1070: The True King of Gluttony

    <h4>Chapter 1070: The True King of Gluttony</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    As soon as Sheyan started exchanging blows with the Cockatrice, two more of those monsters pounced towards him, but they were easily pushed back by Ramtas and its wooden magic staff.


    It was evident from this initial round of exchange that the Cockatrices were capable of ��judging a book by its cover��. They thought that the bigger opponent would obviously be stronger��.


    On the other hand, the cyborgs were holding their own quite well. They were designed with a carrying capacity of 40 kilograms without affecting movement. Currently, after dividing the instruments between themselves, each of them was carrying a load of around 60 kilograms, so they equipped their weapons and armours and stood in a triangr formation with their backs to each other. They each had something which looked like a riot shield on their left hand and a powerful lightweight rapid-fire weapon akin to an MP5 on their right.


    Sheyan did not need them to help kill the enemy. He only required them to be able to protect themselves without bing a burden to him.


    The Cockatrices and other beasts could clearly sense that the cyborgs�� bodies werepletely made of stic and cold synthetic rubber, so they were no different from y and stones to the beasts. Therefore, the beasts did not go out of their way to attack the cyborgs.


    Because Sheyan had to wait for the diseases to slowly worsen, Sheyan and Ramtas chose to utilise a really disgusting time-dying strategy.


    Suddenly, the wind that had been sweeping over the ins stopped, and a few drops of water fiercely pounded onto Sheyan��s hair, causing a slight pain to his scalp.


    A streak of lightning shed through the sky, followed by the deafening roar of thunder.


    A torrential rain poured down like a waterfall, covering their vision with a curtain of whiteness!


    The crazed Cockatrices knew well to make use of the weather. They immediately leaped out from the grass once again while crowing fiercely. However, Sheyan had already familiarised himself with their simple attack patterns by now.


    Their flying pounce was quite fast and well-concealed, but after that, they did not have very effective follow-up moves. The flying pounce may be fatal for the average animals, but for a veteran like Sheyan who had experienced many fights, it was pretty easy to cope with.


    After Sheyan and Ramtas had defended for a period of time, the diseases began to worsen and various symptoms started breaking out, torturing the Cockatrices from the inside. Taking advantage of the moment, Sheyan and Ramtasunched a fierce counter-attack. Strangely, these creatures chose to fight to the death instead of running away. They were truly crazy.


    After fighting for a while, Sheyan abruptly stepped back, lifted his leg and stomped down on a Cockatrice, pinning it to the ground. Then, he grabbed the Cockatrice��s neck!


    The silver-coloured liquid metal life-form on Sheyan��s gloves suddenly shed in a strange manner. Sheyan exerted some force in his grip and easily broke the Cockatrice��s neck! Even the wind and rain could not cover up the crisp sound of the neck snapping.


    The death of one of their own made the rest of the Cockatrices go berserk. They started attacking crazily with no regard for their own safety. However, the powerful viruses in their body constantly caused major ws to appear in their actions time and again.


    Slowly, the Cockatrices were killed one after another.


    Sheyan had a momentarypse of concentration. He cut off a Cockatrice��s neck with a sh, but the severed head would not let him go even in death. It traced an arc in the air and maliciously pecked Sheyan��s arm!


    A strong numbing sensation spread from Sheyan��s arm. He took a step back and immediately inspected the spot where he was pecked. The spot was numb but extremely painful at the same time, and the numbing sensation was quickly spreading to the surroundings. He also realised that his HP had dropped by 400 points in an instant!


    Sheyan was really shocked! Based on his defence, he would not lose so much HP even if he was viciously drilled by an electric drill, let alone a simple peck like this.


    Borrowing the light from a sh of lightning, Sheyan saw that the ce where he was pecked had turned grey. Cracks had appeared in an area asrge as three coins. When he scratched the wound, small pieces would break and fall off like stone!


    Around the wound, the healthy fleshes were rapidly growing to scrap these mutated parts off the body, but what followed afterwards was naturally a sharp, intense pain.


    ��This kind of attack��.Is it petrification?�� the thought shed across Sheyan��s mind.


    In truth, petrification did not exist only in myths. The phenomenon often happened in ordinary life too, such as in patients with kidney stones and gallstones, for example. Muscle calcification was also amon urrence, while tuberculosis lesions could be treated through calcifications�� When the time taken for these urrences was elerated by a hundred times, it would be petrification.


    If a certain creature possessed a power rted to this field, petrification could be easily exined.


    Sheyan once again fetched the information on the Cockatrice that he had obtained previously. Upon reading, he found that there was now something new in the biological power section:


    [ Biological power: Petrification �� When attacking, there is a certain probability of inflicting petrification on the attacked part of the enemy��s body. Usually, the more furious the Cockatrice, the greater the probability of petrification. Conversely, when a Cockatrice is depressed or exhausted, the probability of the power triggering is greatly reduced. ]


    Sheyan became more vignt after reading the exnation. The Cockatrices were definitely nothing to shout about on this, but they still had such a formidable power. Imagine being surrounded by dozens of Cockatrices��. When Sheyan thought of that, he started to feel it might be a good idea to group up with his allies as soon as possible.


    After a simple cleaning of the battlefield, Sheyan found that no keys had dropped. In truth, the keys were something like a bonus reward provided by the Nightmare Realm; that��s why the natives of the parallel worlds could not see them. Right now, Sheyan was not fighting under the directives of a Realm, so of course there were no keys.


    But no keys did not mean no loot.


    The three cyborgs went forward on their own initiative and dexterously dismembered the dead Cockatrices, then stored them away. They had an offline database where they could look up a lot of information, and they provided Sheyan with a lot of useful knowledge.


    The beak of a Cockatrice was thought to contain the secret to their petrification power, so it was the most valuable. Arge number of researchbs would purchase Cockatrice beaks at a high price.


    The meat on a Cockatrice��s thigh was chewy and delicious. A Cockatrice was considered the higher-end, upgraded version of a turkey on Thanksgiving Day, so it��s price had always been high on the universe E-bay.


    The kidney of male Cockatrices was also a highly sought-after product on the market due to its alleged medicinal properties.


    In conclusion, these five Cockatrices have brought Sheyan a profit of 10,000 utility points, at the very least. If he was lucky, the profit could even reach 50,000 utility points.


    In addition, Cyborg No. 1 also humbly suggested to Sheyan that if an animal chose to fight to the death without running away, it often meant that its nest was nearby, and there were babies or eggs inside that must be guarded.


    Sheyan recalled the information on the Cockatrices he previously read, which stated: ��Because they like shiny things, you can find a lot of ss fragments and stones in their nests. Sometimes, there will also be ores and gems.�� So, he decisively chose to go take a look.


    Fortunately, the nest of the Cockatrices happened to be near the small mound where Ramtas was taking Sheyan, so they did not even have to take a detour. By the time they arrived, the wind and rain were already slowly subsiding, but the lightnings were breaking out more and more frequently, dancing and sweeping wildly across the sky like giant golden snakes. A streak of lightning would strike down to the ground from time to time, making a deafening boom and creating arge amount of smoke. It seemed that there was a possibility of the weather developing into a thunderstorm.


    Sheyan finally understood the reason why the trees on the in were sparse and not that tall, and why their barks grew the way it did. This was a with strong maic forces and disorderly maic fields, so the probability of thunderstorms urring was quite high, which meant that the trees faced the frequent risk of lightning strikes. Over time, those trees naturally became the way they were now. Those that did not had been cruelly eliminated through natural selection.


    Sheyan nced at all the metallic instruments carried by the cyborgs and immediately broke out in cold sweat. He ordered all of them to start digging at the side of the mound to make a cave as soon as possible to avoid the lightning.


    The mound was about seven or eight meters tall. Sheyan chose to dig at a spot two meters from the ground so that they would not be bothered by rainwater. The three cyborgs aside, Ramtas and Sheyan might as well be humanoid bulldozers when they dug. A simple cave was created in but a few minutes. The three cyborgs chopped down threerge trees and brought them back to reinforce the cave. Atst, they managed to create a shelter before the thunderstorm broke out.


    Ramtas was lying down beside the bonfire. It spat out the bones of the Cockatrices which it had swallowed after Sheyan had abandoned them, and it was currently happily chewing on them. Sheyan knew Ramtas�� body well. This big guy was a monster which was produced after adapting to this harsh local environment, so it actually had five stomachs. It deserved to be called the king of gluttony!


    The first two stomachs were called the rumens. When Ramtas ate, it would gobble up and swallow the food without chewing in pursuit of speed. The consumed food would be softened by gastric juice and saliva inside the rumens, then it would be fermented under the action of bacteria.


    After fermentation, the food would enter another chamber called the reticulum. Then, the food would return to the mouth from the reticulum to be carefully chewed on.


    Finally, it would enter thest two gastric chambers for a full digestion.

 Chapter 1071: Sunflower Sea

    <h4>Chapter 1071: Sunflower Sea</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The three cyborgs were currently leaning against the wall quietly with a deadpan expression. From a distance, they looked exactly like sculptures. Their principle was never to waste energy, because their master would be the one who had to pay for the nutrient solution to supplement their energy.


    Sheyan gazed into the distance through the entrance of the cave and watched as the thunderstorm connected into a web, wantonly streaking across the sky. A ray of lightning would bolt down from time to time, striking fear into the heart of the creatures on the in. When a stray lightning struck the ground about twenty meters away from him, Sheyan could clearly see the soil and nts being sted away mercilessly. All that was left afterwards was a deep brown pit about 8 meters in circumference.


    Some of the trees would also be also struck by lightning. Despite the wind and rain, the trees would still be set aze. The stubborn fire simply refused to be extinguished, turning the trees into lighthouses in the darkness.


    Sheyan could not even imagine such a spectacle on Earth. His thought suddenly shifted to the various bizarre creatures on this �� if only Sanzi was here!!!


    Currently, Sanzi had encountered an awkward problem for a summoner �� his power was more than enough, but��.but there weren��t any creatures strong enough to establish a contract! What a depressing matter that was! That had now be his biggest bottleneck.


    Sanzi, too, probably understood that Sheyan must have withstood tremendous pressure to pull him into Party Ace and give him the set of top-quality equipments. Even if the others did not say anything, it did not mean that they did not mind in the slightest. Sure, the equipments were useless to them, but they could be sold for utility points! In addition, Sanzi had been ying a minor role in all the party��s operations so far without making much contribution to the team, so he was understandably anxious.


    Fortunately, Reef and Zi both used to be party leaders, so they knew that summoner was a profession which needed opportunities and luck to flourish. Summoners may remain unimpressive for a long time, but once their chances came, they would disy their true worth.


    Take the Metal Professor��s no. 1 fan, Fanu, for example. He had always been at the bottom rung of his party, but when he obtained the trust of a powerful stegosaurus, he immediately became the second-inmand!


    Therefore, everyone in Party Ace still took good care of Sanzi, and they did so withoutint. But Sheyan knew that as the leader of this team, he could not let this situation persist for too long, or it would hurt the team greatly.


    Now that Sheyan had sessfullynded on Uplos and would likely encounter many powerful and terrifying creatures, this would be Sanzi��s greatest opportunity!


    As long as Sheyan used the Ukiyo-e to record the creature he took a fancy to, he could summon the creatureter in front of Sanzi. After that, there would only be two possibilities: either they embraced it with open arms, or they embraced it with their skills and weapons. Either way, they would not lose out.


    Sheyan now fully understood why the Ukiyo-e was a unique reward for the Golden Side Mission! It may not seem useful at first, but when he started using it, he found that he needed it everywhere. Because with the Ukiyo-e, there would always be one more way to solve a problem.


    Sheyan now felt the biggest shoring of the Ukiyo-e was that it had only three uses. Well, there were only two uses left now.


    ***


    Sheyan contemted Sanzi��s matter for a while, then recalled an important mission he had to perform on this trip. ording to the miner, he had a good chance ofpleting ��Silver Mission Series hidden branch, Chapter 2: Injection�� on this. If he could do so, then he would not have to separate from his party for the next world.


    When he checked the mission details, he found that, unbeknownst to him, the information on the Silver Mission Series had changed.


    [ Silver Mission Series hidden branch, Chapter 2: Injection ]


    [ Mission Briefing: You must inject energy into the liquid metal enhanced life-form within 30 days. There is a unique mineral on this called thecrimal stone. The non-metallicponent ofcrimal stones are very helpful for the division and increase in count of metal cells. You must obtain enoughcrimal stones to feed the liquid metal enhanced life-form. The morecrimal stones you feed it, the higher your missionpletion rate. ]


    [ Hint: The liquid metal enhanced life-form is very sensitive tocrimal stones, so when you get close to this strange mineral, you will feel the liquid metal enhanced life-form heating up. The closer you get, the higher the temperature. ]


    Sheyan was shocked when he read the information.


    ��Didn��t the miner say spotted crystals? How did it becrimal stones?��


    Well, reality had always been a cruel mistress. Sheyan could only ept it.


    On a positive note, at least his wish had been fulfilled, in that he would not have to be separated from his party for the next world. Besides, as long as he did not mind being a bit unscrupulous, he could even make use of other human resources to help achieve his objective here, such as Aldaris��. The other worlds may not have such powerful contestants that he could use��.


    After organising his thoughts, Sheyan suddenly remembered that he had to pay a visit to the Cockatrice nest. The nest was actually on the other side of the mound. By the look of it, it probably used to be their of arge beast like a wild boar or a bear that had been abandoned. Who knew if the original owner had left or had fallen prey to the Cockatrices.


    There were dense shrubs at the entrance of the cave, cleverly hiding the cave from the sights of those with ill intentions and shielding the cave from rain. Following behind the cyborgs, Sheyan crouched down and went in. Contrary to his expectations, the inside actually did not smell too bad. Several nests made of hay and feathers were inside.


    The cyborgs found five eggs the size of a fist in the nests. The eggs were brownish-red in colour with rusty-brown spots on them. The cyborgs checked the off-line database and found that these eggs were not that valuable, so they suggested keeping them as dessert for Mr. Ramtas.


    However, Sheyan rejected this suggestion. He believed that the petrification power of the Cockatrices had its merit. It would not be a bad choice to hatch them and give them to Sanzi to let him improve the breed, then tame them.


    The west side of the cave should be the living room or entertainment area for the Cockatrices. Sheyan found many insects and small animals that had turned to stone here; it seemed that the Cockatrices had a hobby of collecting the petrified corpses of their victims. There were no gemstones or other such things. The only valuable object they discovered was a piece of ore, and it was not even a Pi ore. ording to Cyborg No. 1, this ore was also a type of rare mineral. If he submitted the ore to the Empire, he could exchange them for 3 achievement points, which were quite considerable.


    ***


    There was no doubt that going out hunting or walking in this thunderstorm would be an extremely dangerous thing to do, and it seemed that all the life-forms on Uplos knew this very well. Thanks to that, Sheyan and his group spent their first night on Uplos safely amidst the non-stop rumbling of thunder.


    In order to express his satisfaction with the work of the three cyborgs, Sheyan rewarded each of them with an additional 250 grams of nutrient solution. For the cyborgs, this wasparable to the reward of an extra month��s pay for a normal employee. The morale of the whole team remained high as a result.


    Sheyan had a lot of faith in Ramtas�� ability, so he went to sleep with a light heart. The next morning was a rare sunny day on Uplos. Two suns made their appearances in the sky, one in the south and one in the north. They spared no effort to pour heat and light onto the. With plenty of water, fertile soil and ample light on the, Sheyan was able to witness a miraculous sight.


    Arge number of nts were growing and thriving at a speed visible to the naked eye. They sprouted, budded, and finally bloomed, turning into brilliant golden sunflowers about half a meter high. They faced towards the suns to greedily take in the light and heat!


    Imagine the spectacle of a sea of thousands of golden sunflowers, rapidly covering the vast in as far as one��s eyes could see. It really was a breathtakingly beautiful sight!


    Just as Sheyan was about to give the order to depart, Cyborg No. 1 stepped forward and said, ��Master, I don��t rmend that we depart now. This kind of sunflower is the most dangerous when it blossoms. When it��s disturbed, it��ll spray a poisonous mist. When it fructifies, it can shoot hard seeds from its disc floret at a high speed, and the seeds are no less lethal than rubber bullets. More importantly, its flowering period is only half a day, so we can afford to wait.��


    After hearing Cyborg No. 1��s words, Sheyan decided to see it for himself. He approach a sunflower and tried to touch it. As expected, the sunflower sprayed a white mist from the holes in its rootstalks. Even someone as robust as Sheyan felt a slight dizziness after he inhaled the mist.


    It must be noted that the atmosphere here was not suitable for humans to live in to begin with. Sheyan needed to take in pure oxygen from time to time to alleviate his bodily needs. Coupled with this poisonous mist, the harm caused to the body would be quite severe. So, there was naught for them to do but to wait patiently.


    Since it was a rare sunny day and he happened to be on a rtively tall mound, Sheyan decided to climb to the top to take a look. He found the unique-looking mushroom rock in the distance with little effort. It was about 20 kilometers away. Even at a normal human��s walking speed of 5 kilometers per hour, he could get there in four hours.


    While Sheyan was staring at the mushroom rock from afar, he suddenly saw the re of fire from a few spots on top of the mushroom rock. After that, a fierce explosion urred. The power of the explosion was so strong that it made the top part of the mushroom rock copse and fall off. Even from this distance, Sheyan could feel the impact when millions of tons of stone and dust crashed down to the ground!!

 Chapter 1072: Ferocious Beast

    <h4>Chapter 1072: Ferocious Beast</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The deafening rumblested for nearly half an hour. The smoke and dust that rose covered almost half the sky. Even the light from the rising suns could barely get through. It took a long time for the dust to settle down.


    Sheyan was sure that such a huge ruckus could only be caused by those bunch of contestants. However, such a disy of power did not shake Sheyan too much because destruction of this magnitude was certainly not caused by a conventional attack. If this was a normal attack by a contestant, was there a need for other contestants to exist?


    It was not too difficult to deduce that, in order to perform a destruction of this magnitude, they must either had used a powerful single-use item, or had paid a great price. Maybe both.


    It was also not too difficult to deduce that the person who caused this destruction must had met with great trouble. Otherwise, how could they possibly use something which should be their trump card right at the beginning of the mission?


    ��What the f*ck were headquarters doing? Did they collect no intel on the mushroom rock at all?��


    Sheyan could not help sting the higher-ups with a rude remark. From the way it looked right now, choosing the mushroom rock as the gathering ce was obviously the wrong choice. There may be great danger lurking in its vicinity. If all the contestants rushed over, they would only die a dog��s death.


    For example, if there were about 100 Cockatrices near the mushroom rock, the only thing Sheyan could do would be to run away as fast as he could.


    If any Intelligence-specialty contestant who was unfamiliar with the Cockatrices happened to be surrounded by them, the contestant would die for sure! Zi included!


    The biological power of that damn creature was simply too strong. As long as there were enough of them, their advantage would change from quantity to quality.


    Time passed seemingly in the blink of an eye. Soon, the sunflowers began to bear fruit, then withered. The time for Sheyan to leave was ripe.


    Sheyan was still deliberating on whether he should go to the mushroom rock when he suddenly saw some thick, brownish-red smoke billowing to the sky in the west. The smoke kept going for a long time. It seemed that someone had ignited some damp leaves together with a specially-made smoke producing agent to make a smoke signal.


    Sheyan estimated that the ce where the smoke rose was only about 7-8 kilometers in a straight line from where he was. Considering that it should be easy to run away in such a terrain, he immediately rushed towards the smoke.


    Covering this distance should not take too long based on Sheyan��s movement speed, but after about two or three kilometers, Ramtas suddenly crouched down. Its nose twitched a few times as if it was carefully sniffing for something. Then, it raised the crude magic staff and mmed it down hard on the ground.


    A pale green light-wave rapidly spread in all directions with thending point of the staff as the centre. Where the light-wave swept through, the grass and shrubs would prostrate themselves to the ground, lying t like carefullybed hair. Severalrge, strange-looking footprints in the wet soil were instantly exposed to them.


    Sheyan could tell from these footprints that their owner was no doubt an enormous creature that walked on all fours. It was adept at hiding its body while it followed behind its prey. Ramtas then picked up a thick, curly hair from a nearby bush. The hair was a greyish-green colour, and its surface shined with a metallic luster.


    When Cyborg No. 1 saw the hair, he came over and inspected it carefully for a while.


    ��This should belong to a Ferocious Beast, master.��


    After a slight pause, he added, ��A very powerful Ferocious Beast.��


    To understand the origin of the Ferocious Beasts, one must first understand species invasion. When mankind started the interster colonisation program, the advancement of science and technology erupted like a geyser. Ten billion humans upied the sr system like a gue, then expanded in all directions at an rming rate. It was the Age of Discovery all over again, but instead of sailing to new continents, mankind was flying to news.


    In this process, the native species of earth were inevitably spread to others in the universe. Sometimes, factors limiting the growth of these species, such as natural predators, were not immediately found, so the aftermath of their introduction was often shocking and unpredictable.


    One need only look at some examples of controlled species invasions in history to understand how grave the consequences could be.


    Rapana thomasiana, a type of carnivorous snail, migrated from the Sea of Japan to the ck Sea in 1947. Ten yearster, the oysters on Tauta Beach of the ck Sea almostpletely disappeared.


    The overpoption of hairy crabs in Germany had caused hundreds of millions of dors in damage.


    Australia had more than 600 million wild rabbits, and the grasnd they destroyed had caused more than 40 million goats and sheep to lose their natural habitat, causing heavy economic losses to the government.


    When the creatures on Earth migrated to other corners of the vast universe, they first had to withstand the radiation from cosmic rays and sr winds, and then evolve to adapt to the local environment.


    After a series of evolutions, the Ferocious Beasts came into being.


    The Ferocious Beasts inherited the features of Earth��s creatures, but they became bigger, more ferocious, more difficult to deal with, and more aggressive. The most notable characteristic of the Ferocious Beasts was that the more severe their injuries, the greater they fought �� until death imed them!


    Sheyan and his entourage continued moving forward. As more and more signs were discovered along the way, Cyborg No. 1 finallypiled an urate set of information on the beast.


    ��The creature is a Ferocious Wolverine that��s twenty feet long and weighs 3500 pounds.��


    ��ording to the offline database, the fangs of the Ferocious Wolverines are as sharp as razors. There were incidents where a soldier��s armour was effortlessly torn apart by a Ferocious Wolverine��s fangs, so we can pretty much confirm that they have the biological power to ignore defence.��


    ��If a Ferocious Beast is wounded in battle, it won��t run away. Instead, it��ll fall into a ferocious state, gaining a 25% increase in all attributes. If it can��t attack any enemies while in a ferocious state (like when it��s kept in a cage), it��ll kill itself.��


    ��The Ferocious Wolverine��s first strike often carries the strong impact from a charge. The impact is no less than that of a speeding tank, and it��s so strong that it has knocked down medium-sized exoskeleton armours before. Those ambushed by the Ferocious Wolverine will often fall down due to being knocked off bnce. After that, they��d have to face the Ferocious Wolverine��s fangs and ws.��


    ��The Ferocious Wolverine��s amazing sense of smell lets it easily track its prey from as far as two kilometers away, where its prey usually can��t see it.��


    ������


    Sheyan, looking at this series of information, could not help but feel chills creeping down his back. He immediately searched the surroundings to see if any Ferocious Beasts were following him. The way the Ferocious Wolverines attacked was just too violent; it was simple, yet effective and lethal! And don��t forget, there was also that insane biological power to ignore defence!!


    Don��t think for a second that only MTs would hate this power. In truth, other contestants hated this power even more. Without defence, at least MTs still had an abundance of HP to withstand the Wolverine��s attack, but when the defences of other contestants were ��ignored��, what else could they do besides resigning themselves to fate?


    ***


    Soon, the group found a bonfire that was still giving off smoke. The bonfire was at least 10 square meters in size. It seemed that the trees around the area had all been cut down to make the bonfire. Sheyan confirmed that the Empire��s custom-made smoke producing agent had been added to the bonfire, which meant that it was definitely not made by the natives. Around the fire were a lot of chaotic footprints, showing that the situation here had gotten frantic just now.


    At that moment, Ramtas suddenly twitched its nose and issued a sharp grunt. It raised its stick and knocked on the ground again. The thick vegetation immediately parted to both sides andy t on the ground. A straight path towards a nearby bush was formed, where half of a severed limb was visible.


    Sheyan only needed one nce to tell that it was the limb of a cyborg. The cross-section was uneven and had wires as well as other things hanging out of it. Milky-white nutrient solution dripped down from the cross-section onto the soil. A colony ofrge red ants seemed very interested in this never-before-seen liquid and had gathered around it.


    Cyborg No. 1 went over and picked up the arm to have a look. He then told Sheyan, ��It was torn off with one blow. This cyborg seemed to have gotten in the way of a Ferocious Wolverine, master.��


    Sheyan nodded in acknowledgement. The cyborgs assigned to the contestants for this mission were marked as ��for special uses��, and their limb strength was ensured to be of the highest standard. Despite that, the Ferocious Wolverine still managed to sever the arm with one blow. It appeared that the Ferocious Wolverine��s ability to ignore defence was quite powerful.


    Cyborg No. 1 held up the severed arm in front of Sheyan and said, ��I have no intention of embezzling your legitimate spoils, master, but the probability of you sessfully bringing this arm back as a trophy is 1.14%, and its value if you bring it back is 214 utility points. However, if you reward us with this arm, it may save you 4,000 points in maintenance fee, and may ensure that you��ll have sufficient manpower at critical moments. Are you willing to give this to us?��


    Looking at Cyborg No. 1 who was standing tall with his back straight and the other two cyborgs who had started to carefully collect the dripping nutrient solution, Sheyan had a strange sensation of cold-blooded cannibalism. Although the cyborgs were doing this for his sake, their behaviour made him feel quite ufortable, as if he was looking at a group of emotionless ghouls.


    Sheyan soon restrained this emotion �� he could not let the asional negative emotion affect his calm judgment, and merely for the limb of a cyborg at that.


    He nodded and replied, ��Your request is approved.��


    Not long afterwards, Sheyan and his party found a corpse nearby. More precisely, it was the corpse which the severed arm belonged to.

 Chapter 1073: The Top of the Food Chain

    <h4>Chapter 1073: The Top of the Food Chain</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The Ferocious Wolverine was notorious for its keen sense of smell. It managed to detect the human brain hidden within the stic and rubber body, and by its ssification, a human brain belonged to the edible category. Therefore, Sheyan and his group found a headless corpse that was torn like a ragged doll. The rubber organs, stic blood vessels, and some strange-looking springs inside were exposed through the wounds. It actually did not look that eerie, but it was a miserable sight.


    After being given the permission to do so, Sheyan��s three cyborgs surrounded the corpse of their kind in silence and cruelly dismantled it like a bunch of hungry ghouls. They were looking for parts that could be used to repair themselves when they got damaged. Because the space inside a Wasp spacecraft was so small, there was no way to take into consideration the maintenance problem of the cyborgs. For most contestants, the cyborgs were tools that could be discarded anytime.


    During the disassembling process, all the cyborgs even uses their mouths and tongues to suck on the nutrient solution on the parts that had yet to dry. The program installed in them constantly reminded them to save every penny for the owner.


    ��Such cruel efficiency.�� Looking at the cyborgs in actions, Sheyan could not find it in himself to be angry with them. Instead, he wondered what the hell the people of status in the Empire were thinking when they formted the code of conduct for these cyborgs. Why couldn��t they leave the cyborgs with a shred of human dignity? Is an Empire like this, a future like this, really the ideal civilization of mankind?


    But Sheyan��s thoughts and emotions were soon interrupted. Cyborg No. 2, who was searching the surrounding area, had brought back a bulging backpack. The strap of the backpack was torn, which should be the reason why it fell. The initials V.C.K. were written on the backpack.


    Seeing the backpack, Sheyan��s lips curled into a smile. Aldaris�� confident and prideful speech from before echoed in his ears:


    ��We don��t need to bring the crushing extractor. They��ll bring it for us! It��ll be their honour to lend us the crushing extractor!��


    ��Looks like I don��t need to borrow from them anymore,�� the corners of Sheyan��s mouth turned up as he unzipped the backpack. In it indeedy the valuable crushing extractor, which could be used to extract and process high-purity Pi ore on the spot if they found any. Sheyan estimated the price of each crushing extractor to be no less than 20 achievement points and 100,000 utility points.


    Fortunately, although the size of the crushing extractor was huge, it was not very heavy. Sheyan and the three cyborgs could easily carry it.


    ��Good job!�� Sheyan snapped his fingers, then took out a 250 ml bottle of nutrient solution and threw it to Cyborg No. 2. He gave the cyborg a thumbs-up as he said, ��This is the reward for your hard work.��


    A smile finally appeared on the cyborg��s face, albeit an awkward one.


    ��I��m just doing my job, master.��


    Cyborg No. 1 inspected the broken backpack, then came to Sheyan and told him seriously, ��Based on the characteristics of the backpack and the identification number on the remains of the fallen cyborg, I can now basically confirm the identity of the contestant being pursued.��


    Sheyan nodded. ��Who is it?��


    ��It��s Mr. Ronnie, master,�� answered Cyborg No. 1.


    ��Ronnie?�� Sheyan immediately recalled that the guy was a thin man with very long fingers, so he should have some talent in being a pianist or a thief. He was a staunch supporter of the MT, Hedi Curry. His position in the team was as a close-range damage dealer and a scout. He was an Agility-type Awakener. From what Sheyan had observed so far, his speed was indeed quite fast.


    Now that Sheyan knew the person in trouble was Ronnie, Sheyan was in no hurry to look for him. After all, there was no friendship between them, so there was no need for him to take risks for Ronnie��s sake. Sheyan would proceed slowly, with extreme caution.


    The three cyborgs were exactly as they were advertised. Although they could not help much in fights, they saved him a lot of trouble in other aspects.


    At that moment, Sheyan sensed something out of the ordinary. Ramtas, too, turned vignt and started looking around, its boar nose continuously taking in the smell in the air. Suddenly, Sheyan stepped forward with his eyes gleaming. Behind him emerged a horrifying image of a bull. He activated ��Hornrage�� without warning!


    Sheyan rushed forward at an astonishing speed, parting the grasses in his path to the sides. The soil sttered wildly with every step he took.


    As Sheyan bumped into the target, he found that the target was covered in an outer shell that was as hard as rock, just like the terracotta warriors of the ancient Qin Dynasty. The sensation he felt was akin to crashing into a reinforced concrete wall. It caused Sheyan to groan in pain.


    The soil below his feet extended upwards and quickly hardened to form a stone wall before him.


    But Sheyan merely sank his shoulders low and burst through the obstacle.


    ��+7 West�� came out of its sheath amidst the billowing dust and cut horizontally, leaving a cold trail of light in the air!


    However, a huge stgmite as tall as two men burst out from the ground to block in front of the de. Sheyan humphed in disdain. He instantly sent a knee at the stgmite and broke it off from the ground. The stgmite that weighed hundreds of kilograms tumbled dully in the air before crashing into the grass more than three meters away, stirring up arge area of the ground.


    The short dy was enough for a second giant stgmite to rise from the ground in the same bizarre manner! Sheyan took a deep breath. The nightmare imprint on his chest shone brightly, forming the shape of a powerful and tightly-gripping fist. Heunched another knee at the second stgmite with seemingly no dy from the previous strike, breaking that stgmite as well!


    After breaking five stgmites in a row, the other party seemed to be exhausted atst. He tried to escape by rolling back. Sheyan threw a curse mix to the ground, stunning him in ce, then raised ��+7 West�� and chopped down on him.


    Right after the sabre connected, the figure screamed hysterically, ��What kind of insane weapon is this!? Stop, it��s me!��


    As soon as the figure spoke, the rock shell encasing his body quickly melted and fell away. He turned out to be Pokan, one of the mage-type contestants in the team. He had previously stated during his self-introduction that his position in the team was as a support and a long-range damage dealer. Both Hedi Curry and Azsa showed him a lot of respect.


    Therefore, Pokan actually looked down on the low-key Sheyan before this, mainly because Sheyan was only a Growth Hunter. Pokan could never have imagined that Sheyan was so insanely strong. The round of attacks just now was like a storm which overwhelmed the enemy with an oppressive pressure, hardly giving the enemy any time to breathe!


    Respect was earned through strength. Although the prideful Pokan still had some trump cards that could have turned the situation around, he knew full well that Sheyan must also have some aces hidden up his sleeve.


    The damage power of ��+7 West�� was nowadays often found wanting against storyline characters, but it was still very strong against Agility-type and Mage-type contestants. That chop on Pokan just now made Pokan deeply aware of how strong this fellow in front of him truly was.


    ��You��re too sensitive,�� Pokan looked at Sheyan with a wry smile and exined, ��I rushed over immediately after I saw the smoke signal, but my way was blocked by the sunflower sea. Those damn flowers will shoot their seeds like machine guns when they��re touched! That��s how one of my cyborgs broke down! I finally got here with extreme difficulty, but as soon as I did, you almost killed me!��


    Sheyan knew that at least half of his words were lies, but he did not care what the man was scheming. Now that they had finished testing each other out, as long as there was no conflict of interest between them, they should pose no threat to each other. After all, none of the people who were qualified toe here were idiots. They knew full well that they were on the same boat and cooperating would be to their mutual benefits.


    After the two men joined hands, they instantly felt more courageous to explore the surroundings. Pokan really admired Sheyan��s courage and sense of responsibility when he saw Sheyan taking the initiative to walk in front instead of hiding at the back. As a result, he became very cooperative. Pokan thought that Sheyan��s main attribute and secondary attribute must be Strength and Intelligence respectively, a bizarre choice (because Sheyan seemed like a pharmacist + summoner). For Sheyan to volunteer to walk in front took serious guts. Little did he know that Sheyan had just subconsciously done that because he was an MT and that was what he normally did.


    By this time, the two men could pretty much confirm that after Ronnie met with the Ferocious Wolverine, he was not its match and had to beat a hasty retreat. They traced Ronnie��s track for more than four kilometers until they reached a ravine. Unlike the terrains on Earth, one would often see deep ravines on the ins here. A torrential river was running through the ravine, with rapid waves that reached over a dozen meters high. The spectacle was breathtaking.


    Judging from the traces left behind from the fight, Ronnie had probably turned back here to take a stance against the Ferocious Wolverine, but he failed toe out on top. From the blood left behind, they could tell that Ronnie had suffered severe injuries, while the blood from the Ferocious Wolverine had also stained dozens of square meters of the ground.


    At that point, Ronnie chose to flee again, presumably to temporarily avoid a direct confrontation with the Ferocious Wolverine in order to let it get weaker from the loss of blood first. He did not know the abnormal characteristic of the Ferocious Beasts, so he ended up being stubbornly pursued. Sheyan and Pokan followed their traces for several more kilometers. By now, they had almost reached the edge of the in. They could already see the towering mountains not far away.


    At this moment, Ramtas suddenly stood stiffly in ce. Sheyan knew that it had sensed something. From the link between them, he could feel the strong palpitations of Ramtas�� heart!


    Ramtas was experiencing a fear that came from the bottom of its heart! A trembling that came from deep within its cells!


    Sheyan instantly knew that a creature from the top of the food chain had appeared. He immediately had the intention to retreat. Who cares about Ronnie? Let him take care of himself. But just then, the wind blew, carrying with it a strong smell of blood from somewhere nearby. Ramtas turned his head to look in that direction, then immediately lifted its staff and hit the ground. The lush nts before themy t on the ground, revealing to them an incredible sight in an open space over thirty meters away��.

 Chapter 1074: Lucky Ronnie

    <h4>Chapter 1074: Lucky Ronnie</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Sheyan could see arge amount of fresh blood flowing on the ground, almost forming an ocean. When he stepped on the blood, it went up to his ankle. At this time, the blood had dried to a thick, semi-coagted state, so there was a strong resistance when he lifted his foot.


    A human certainly could not produce so much blood. To create such arge pool of blood, dozens of humans would have to bleed to death. It was even more impossible for contestants to produce so much blood due to their superior healing and hemostasis abilities, unless they were hung up to bleed.


    In such a dangerous wilderness, therge pool of blood was extremely attractive. Sheyan could already see arge number of dangerous insects and small animals crawling over, greedily licking the nutritious liquid that was normally hard toe by.


    Within the pool of blood, there were some big, solid, dark-red lumps piled up into a giant, disorderly heap. The foul smell they emitted assaulted Sheyan even from such a distance. It was not difficult to recognise that they were guts and other innards.


    Ramtas had recovered by now. When it saw so many poisonous insects had been attracted over by the blood, it made a cheerful hum. It raised its staff and once again sent out a shockwave of nature, then bent down to feed on the snacks that were lying stunned on the ground.


    Sheyan walked forward and found a ck patch of furry skin floating in the pool of blood. The ck fur on it was as hard as steel needles. Pieces of flesh were still sticking to the skin. He passed it to Cyborg No. 1 to be analysed. The result of the analysis showed that the owner of the patch of skin was indeed the Ferocious Wolverine.


    At that moment, Pokan beckoned Sheyan over from a spot about seven meters away. Sheyan walked over and found Ronnie lying unconscious there.


    The injuries he had sustained would have been fatal on an ordinary human: a broken neck, a terrible bite wound on the right chest, several ribs that were sticking out, and an excessive loss of blood.


    However, a powerful Awakener could survive this degree of injuries. As long as there were no more external threats, Ronnie would still live and would slowly recover.


    There were a few strange pits around the area that were several meters deep and could reach six square meters in surface area. They looked like they were made byrge, heavy objects that fell from the sky, but there was nothing nearby that could have made these pits.


    The situation here was truly bizarre. Ronnie was really lucky not to have died here. Theoretically, that Ferocious Wolverine could have killed him with just one more strike, but for some reason it did not, and Ronnie survived!


    After a series of investigations, Sheyan��s three cyborgs had a discussion among themselves and finally came to a conclusion on what had most likely happened here.


    Ronnie and the Ferocious Wolverine reached this ce one after another in close pursuit, where they had another fierce fight. In the end, the Ferocious Wolverine won. But at that instant, a powerful, unstoppable third party descended and killed the Ferocious Wolverine, tearing it into pieces! This led to the formation of the pool of blood and the pile of innards they saw.


    Then, the powerful third party happily left with the Ferocious Wolverine��s body, like a satisfied housewife who had bought arge amount of groceries from a supermarket��. Perhaps humans were not a part of the third party��s diet, or maybe Ronnie was just not that appetising, or maybe it did not feel like having human meat today, but whatever the reason was, Ronnie was left untouched. Ronnie, who was about to be food a moment ago, had survived, while the Ferocious Wolverine, who was about to have a good meal, had be lunch.


    As for why the third party left no trace, it was probably due to its biological power.


    Sheyan recalled the fear that rose from deep within Ramtas�� heart a moment ago, and that made him agree with this assessment. The truly terrifying beasts on Uplos should all have their own clearly-defined territory. The stupid Ferocious Wolverine had only food in mind when it pursued Ronnie and had identally entered the territory of one such behemoths, so it was turned into food.


    With that in mind, Sheyan immediately left without a trace of hesitation. Who knows, that behemoth may take a walk after the meal, or would like some dessert. Sheyan would not take chances with his life.


    When Pokan saw Sheyan running away in panic, he naturally followed suit. Even if he could not figure out the reason, it was not toote to do so while running away.


    The two men ran for hundreds of meters.


    Sheyan suddenly turned around and asked Pokan, ��What about Ronnie?��


    ��I��m a mage. How do you expect me to carry him?�� the gasping Pokan answered with some indignation.


    ����.We should probably help him.��


    After some negotiation, it was decided that Pokan had to let his only surviving cyborg (TL note: One was struck down by the sunflowers, maybe the other broke down along the way) run back and carry Ronnie over, since Pokan was closer to Hedi Curry and his posse than Sheyan was. Poor cyborg. He had already been running with a full load before this, and now that he had to carry Ronnie as well, he was almost crushed by the weight. He had to take a bottle of nutrient solution every kilometer he travelled. Electric sparks would shoot out of his knees from time to time. He looked like he could break down at any moment.


    Sheyan��s three cyborgs would asionally look in his direction with strange, delighted, greedy eyes. They were no doubt anticipating the copse of Pokan��s cyborg so that they could swarm and dissect him like they did with the previous cyborg corpse. Wait, no, the correct term should be ��disassemble����.


    ***


    Sheyan and Pokan headed back, their destination being the ce where Ronnie had lit the bonfire. The thick smoke that rose from the fire could be seen from almost the entire in, so the rest of the contestants �C at least those with brains �C would surely go there to have a look.


    By the time they arrived back at the bonfire, two more people had arrived. They were Paul, who could control metal and modify the spacecrafts, and Vassily, one of Azsa��s supporters.


    Although Paul was known as the guy who made a windfall through modifying the spacecrafts, it would be a huge mistake to underestimate his fighting ability because of that. At this time, he had used his ability to control metal to summon a powerful-looking metallic battle robot that was over three meters tall. It was wearing a bronze-coloured full-body heavy armour that had runes and magic arrays engraved on it. The weapon the robot held was a heavy battle hammer, crafted in the Babylonian style.


    The battle robot was clearly far stronger than Ramtas. Sheyan thought that even the Ferocious Wolverine from before would not be its match.


    Vassily was a firearm maniac. In a short period of time, he had performed a simple reconstruction of the area around the bonfire. He hadid down three circr tracks around the bonfire and mounted five automatic machine guns on them. The machine guns were able to move freely on the tracks. In addition, he had alsoid five smart mines within 100 meters of the bonfire and set up a circle of high-voltage electrical grid, as well as establishing a holographic scanning system which covered both the underground and the air.


    As a warfare expert, Vassily had the ability to build an amazing defensive fortification in a short period of time. With these two men here, their temporary camp was close to impregnable. However, the weaknesses of this group of two were also very obvious. Theycked mobility andcked long-range striking capability.


    If there was someone among the enemies who had high damage and extra long range of attack �C like a sniper �C the two could only passively endure the assault. Besides that, if they were attacked while they were marching, it would spell disaster for them.


    In this environment where danger lurked in every corner, they were obviously d to see two more contestants get here (technically, there were three of them). Although Vassily was in Azsa��s group, he was able to set aside his differences for the moment and provide a wartime life support device for Ronnie that cost 2,000 utility points. With the help of the device, Ronnie could recover in three hours.


    Pokan, who had topography modelling power, effortlessly made some transformation to the camp that was a bit too low for their liking. Under his control, earth elements were rapidly solidified, melted and kneaded into a high teau. The soil continued to extend and harden in the air, forming some solid fortifications and a habitable battle fortress.


    When Pokan introduced Sheyan, he mentioned that Sheyan had taken the lead in rescuing Ronnie. Therefore, although Sheyan did nothing to help, he still garnered some respect from the rest. The act of taking an initiative to save others was naturally worthy of respect, because no one could say for certain in this damn ce that there would not be a time when they needed saving too. Of course, the most important reason was that Sheyan had given a bottle of his gene-mix to each of them as a present.


    To tell the truth, the other three did not really expect much when Sheyan had casually taken out the mixes and distributed them. They only took it because it was glowing faintly with three different colours and looked very pleasing aesthetically. But when they checked its properties, they were shocked out of their wits.


    ��Increase all attributes by 10%, or no less than 8 points!?!??��


    ��Shelf life one hour; effectsts for 24 hours after consumption?��


    ��My God! Is your potion brewing an S-ss ability?��


    ��F*cking hell, the best medicine our party��s pharmacist has ever made is a potion that increases explosive hit rate by 2%, but it also reduces HP by 33%, and itsts only for 10 minutes. He really should learn from you!��


    ��*Sigh*, it��s a real pity that the shelf life is so short. Otherwise, I could sell this and make a fortune.��


    ����.��

 Chapter 1075: The Mystery of the Mushroom Rock

    <h4>Chapter 1075: The Mystery of the Mushroom Rock</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Sheyan already won the respect of the rest of the contestants just by virtue of his support ability. It made them marvel at the fact that there were truly no mediocre contestants among those that were chosen for this mission.


    Paul was really interested in the big, dumb-looking Ramtas, and kept asking Sheyan about it.


    Although his battle robot was powerful, it actually had another, bigger weakness besides its slow movement, and that was the endless consumption of Paul��s MP! Paul was not as crazy as Zi; his equipments were not all either dark green or dark gold without anything else of lower grade, so it was a struggle for him to maintain the robot.


    It was true that everyone had their own problems. While Sheyan admired Paul��s colossal robot that could sweep through all obstacles with its long, gigantic hammer, Paul also admired Ramtas for its convenience, high survivability and low maintenance. It was also considerate enough to repel bugs for its summoner!


    The two talked together for a while. After Pokan finished his preliminary reconstruction of the temporary base, the group had a discussion and decided to re-ignite the fire. They would also add the specially-made additives to it. A column of thick, brown-red smoke once again rose into the sky, beckoning for the rest of the contestants toe to them.


    They talked while they were waiting, and the topic of conversation naturally steered towards the copse of the mushroom rock.


    Vassily and Paul��snding was not as rough as Sheyan��s. Their spacecrafts smoothly descended vertically onto the the way normal helicopters did. It so happened that theynded less than fifty meters away from each other, so they had grouped together right after theynded.


    They had also experimented with flying the spacecraft within the��s atmosphere, but found that the maic field interference here was indeed too severe. The instruments in the spacecraft would be painfully tortured by the chaotic maic interference during low-altitude flight, and any moment of carelessness would spell disaster. They could only fly the Wasp directly into outer space.


    The two of them hadnded not too far away from the mushroom rock. They could have reached the mushroom rock on the same day that theynded, but Paul rejected the idea for a simple yet eptable reason:


    He had found some ominous signs.


    It was well known among the contestants that Paul had made a lot of money in his spacecraft modification venture, so it was not difficult to deduce that his own Wasp must have been modified to the maximum extent. It must be top-notch in terms of both performance and the quality of the installed essories.


    Remember, Paul did notnd with difficulty like Sheyan. Hended so smoothly that he could have leisurely had a cup of coffee during the whole process. Therefore, he had ample time to observe the mushroom rock, and had even let his monitoring camera focus on the rock, as it was a ce he needed to pay attention to.


    Afternding, Paul reyed the video recording many times, and confirmed that he was indeed seeing arge amount of colossal bones at the top of the mushroom rock! Those bones were so huge that they wereparable to the sizes of blue whales! Some of the bones still had skin and fur on them, while others had beenpletely corroded.


    Considering the terrain of the mushroom rock, what were the chances of the owners of those giant bones climbing to the top of their own ord, then killing themselves there? Almost zero.


    So that led to a very important question: how did they get up there and turn into bones?


    That process was not captured by Paul��s camera, so Paul could note to a definite conclusion, but he and Vassily agreed that the owners of those colossal bones must had been very strong before they died.


    So, they ignored the Empire��s order and ran away in the opposite direction. In the end, they saw the smoke and followed it here.


    Sheyan checked the video and saw the huge bones for himself. Evidently, a creature that could drag the owners of these bones up there must be something with wings. Besides possessing great strength, these creatures should live in groups and were good in the division ofbour �� the owners of those giant bones had probably been ��lifted�� up there��. Apart from that, to be able to kill those giant creatures, the biological power of the winged creatures must be extremely strong�� ..


    Right now, the only piece of good news for them was that the horrifying explosion of the mushroom rock was truly shocking. It had destroyed a whole segment at the top of the rock, so the flying creatures living on the rock had no doubt suffered a disaster. Even if some of them had survived, they should have no time for Sheyan and the others here.


    At that moment, Ramtas walked in and gestured for Sheyan to follow him outside. Once outside, Sheyan immediately noticed the brownish-red smoke column in the distance��.


    ***


    2.7 million kilometres away.


    Within the ��Bridgehead�� base that the Kitty Hawk had transformed into.


    Major General Mungo and Major General Fiji were standing with their back straight in stiff military uniforms. They did not even dared to breathe too hard, as if their breathing would be disrespectful.


    In front of them was a holographic projection of an old man sitting in a wheelchair. The old man��s military uniform showed that he was a General. Although he was disabled, his hawk nose and seemingly muddy eyes exuded an oppressive pressure.


    (TL Note: Major General < Lieutenant General < General )


    The pressure could be vividly felt even though the old man was only a holographic image.


    ��How��s the mattering along?��


    When the General spoke, he was very slow and very calm, but every word was like a bomb that shook the listener��s mind. The shock could even be felt with their bodies. How would an ordinary person react when they saw a bomb falling in front of them? Their mind would go nk, of course.


    Major General Mungo was the person in charge. He took a step forward and very cautiously said, ��The contestants have set out. ording to the feedback we received before they entered Uplos, none of the twelve Wasps had fallen to the asteroid belts. The physiques of these contestants are indeed far beyond that of our strongest fighters. ording to the data we measured, when they burst through the asteroid belts, the pressure they endured from the eleration was sixty-one times stronger than the limit our strongest fighters could withstand!!��


    The General��s eyes narrowed when he heard that. Behind him was a detailed map of the Milky Way, as if only the vast gxy was fit to serve as his background.


    ��Hmph, they truly are powerful. It��s a pity that the Noah Realms have gained independence and are no longer under our control. If it wasn��t for the fact that they��re only willing to cooperate with us in limited ways, we wouldn��t even need to take in soldiers from the past. Our forefathers really shouldn��t have sown those seeds found on the dark side of the Moon. Sigh��. Give me thetest news.��


    ��Yes sir! The Kitty Hawk have managed to take advantage of a gap between the outbreak of maic storms on Uplos to take a picture of the designatednding site. For reasons unknown to us, a mushroom rock there has violently copsed. And the mushroom rock happened to be the gathering ce we designated for the contestants,�� answered Major General Mungo respectfully.


    The General had a thoughtful look on his face. He suddenly asked, ��How much time do they have left?��


    ��ording to previous records of the Predators�� activities, the contestants have eight days left until the Predators send their warriors to Uplos for the trial. Based on the strength shown by the contestants, it��s not impossible for them to kill the Predators. However, those who are qualified to go to Uplos for their trial are all nobles among the Predators. If arge number of casualties ur among them, it��ll definitely cause concern. Therefore, we can almost say for certain that if the contestants fail toplete the exploration mission within eight days, they have no chance of surviving,�� replied Major General Mungo.


    ��Eight days, huh,�� the General uttered slowly. He contemted for a while and suddenly turned to Major General Fiji who was standing at the side. ��I heard you involved yourself in a conflict between the contestants?��


    Major General Fiji��s forehead instantly started sweating profusely. He dared not say much, not even to exin himself. He merely straightened himself and replied, ��It��s my mistake, General.��


    ��Do you really know what you��ve done wrong? Mungo has embezzled seven million Cosmos on Alps Base 7 so far, but no one has said anything! I don��t care if you try to make some extra profit, but do your job properly! Corruption and bribery are no big deal; as long as you do a good job, that��s your reward! But if you screw things up due to your stupidity, you��re twice as guilty!�� admonished the General.


    Major General Fiji and Major General Mungo both broke into cold sweat at the same time. They did not dare utter a single word. The General snorted.


    ��If this mission fails, you��ll be Lieutenant Colonel Fiji!��


    After that, the General��s holographic projection shook and vanished. Mungo and Fiji red at each other with venom in their eyes. Now that they knew the other had been snitching behind their back, they did not even bother keeping up a friendly demeanor anymore. They turned around and simultaneously left themunication room.


    ***


    Sheyan, who was on Uplos 2.7 million kilometers away, naturally had no way of knowing the drama that had taken ce. He also did not know that they only had eight days left.


    The five of them had decided to answer the summon of the smoke signal in the far distance. They must consider the big picture. Since the other party had chosen to call them over, they must have their reasons for doing so. Although Ronnie had only partially recovered from his injury, traveling was no longer a problem for him.


    When Sheyan and his group arrived at the other temporary camp, they realised that the situation there was far worse than they had imagined!

 Chapter 1076: Defeat Viagra, Satisfy Lonely Women

    <h4>Chapter 1076: Defeat Viagra, Satisfy Lonely Women</h4>


    The simple and crude temporary camp was built in a forest. The fact that they insisted on building the camp in the forest even after experiencing the thunderstorm yesterday showed that they must be guarding against threats from the air.


    The group in the camp was in a miserable state. Only the cyborgs were left standing, and they could barely move. White-coloured machine oils and lubricants flowed down from the various wounds that covered the cyborgs�� bodies. The cyborgs seemed like they would copse at any moment, so one could imagine their low work efficiency right now.


    Sheyan��s three cyborgs wore arrogant looks on their faces as they checked out those tattered cyborgs sinisterly, presumably already deciding the distribution of the spare parts among themselves.


    Hedi Curry, Azsa, and Dardanian, the botanical expert were either lying on the ground or leaning with their back against a tree without a word between them. Their morale seemed to be at an all time low. Only when they saw the friendly alliesing to help did they get a little more spirited.


    The physical damage they sustained was even more shocking than the damage to their morale.


    Hedi Curry had both his eyes wrapped up, and blood could be seen seeping through the bandages. He looked like arger version of the Demon Hunter from WoW.


    Both of Azsa��s hands were torn off, but her red hair was still blowing proudly in the wind. Her wild nature was still there.


    Meanwhile, Dardanian was lying on the ground. He would groan faintly and his body would twitch from time to time. He seemed to havepletely lost consciousness.


    All five of the neers were shocked to witness this sight, but the question which escaped their mouths were all different.


    ��Where are the rest?��


    ��How did this happen?��


    ��Where��s Aldaris?��


    ��What happened back there?��


    ������


    Among the three survivors, Hedi Curry and Azsa were obviously in no mood to speak, while Dardanian the botanical expert could not speak. It took quite a while for the neers to piece together the truth.


    It turned out the thunderstorm was only a small part of the reason why Sheyan was able to pass the night so peacefully. The main reason was because the mushroom rock was actually upied by some terrifying social beasts that lived in groups.


    These beasts were called One-Horned Flying Ants. They had bat-like skin, a unicorn-like horn and amazing strength. They could hunt both in the air and on the ground.


    (TL: Flying ants are not termites �� https://.orkin/termites/what-do-termites-look-like/flying-ants-vs-termites/ .)


    This part of the in had been marked as the territory of the One-Horned Flying Ants. Any wild animals that dared to intrude would inevitably be killed without mercy.


    These One-Horned Flying Ants could secrete two kinds of venom. The first type was a strong acidic venom. No matter how thick one��s armour was, they would turn as thin as paper after they had been attacked by the One-Horned Flying Ants for a period of time. With this corrosive venom, the One-Horned Flying Ants managed to make arge number of habitable caves on the mushroom rock. So, the mushroom rock may actually look huge, but its top part had in fact been hollowed out like a human building.


    The second type of venom was much more vicious. It directly acted on the victim��s nerves, and would continuously damage the victim as if it had a life of its own. The victim��s flesh and sense of pain would be transformed into the venom��s energy.


    That was the reason why those three had not recovered after such a long time even though they were all either Growth Hunters or Awakeners and had the aid of advanced medicine.


    The most terrible thing about the One-Horned Flying Ant was that although its body was as big as a tiger, it had still inherited the most powerful natural ability of the ant family, namely their astonishing strength! It could move objects tens or even hundreds of times its own weight!


    When more than 10 ants worked together, they could carry objects that were 5,000 times their own weight. That would be like 10 muscr men with an average weight of 70 kilograms moving 3,500 tons of load, ie. 350 tons per person.


    When the ants weighed only a few grams, this ability may not be very eye-catching, but the One-Horned Flying Ants weighed thousands of pounds! The ability instantly became really scary! Now Sheyan and the rest knew how those gigantic preys were brought to the top of the mushroom rock.


    Under the lead of the two MTs, the contestants initially tried engaging the One-Horned Flying Ants inbat. At first, the Flying Ants did note out in swarms. The contestants that could be selected for this mission were all quite strong, so they managed to kill two of the Flying Ants.


    Sheyan managed to get quite a bit of benefits when he killed the Cockatrices previously, so one could imagine the profit that the contestants managed to gain from these powerful creatures that were strong enough to have their own territory on Uplos. The temptation of interests gave rise to arrogant mentalities in these people, blinding their eyes with greed.


    It was easy to imagine what happened next. When the One-Horned Flying Ants came out in droves, they immediately showed their might. Two contestants were captured and were taken to the food storage room at the top of the mushroom rock. They knew that they were destined to die a long and painful death, so they both unleashed their ultimate final power��.That was the fundamental reason for the change in topography at the top of the mushroom rock.


    After learning the ins and outs of the matter, Sheyan was relieved to know that Aldaris was alright. Aldaris was a cunning man; as long as he did not encounter an unavoidable confrontation or anything rted to ��Zi��, he would definitely try to take as much advantage as he could and run away if he could not. He also had that ��Blood-Elude�� ability of his, so it would have been strange if something had happened to him.


    A tricky problem they currently faced was that the bodies of all three badly-injured contestants had been invaded by the One-Horned Flying Ant��s corrosive venom. The venom was like a living creature; it would stay inside their body forever if it was not expelled. However, none of the people present had any experience in performing venom-extraction surgeries.


    After a round of discussion, the job fell on Sheyan. He was a pharmacist specialising in mixing potions and providing support, so at least his field of expertise was a tiny bit rted to the medical field.


    Not only was Sheyan not afraid of the stage, he also stepped up like it was the most natural thing in the world. He didn��t care; the patients were not his people and they all had very strong bodies, so even if they lost an artery here or an organ there, they would not die. It was fortunate that none of the three patients could read minds, or they would probably choose to operate on themselves instead.


    The sky gradually darkened. Pokan, Paul and Vassily hastily arranged some security measures for the camp, while Sheyan eagerly sharpened his de to perform experiments on his three tragic test subjects.


    The first person Sheyan chose to operate on to gain experience was Dardanian. Although there were many wounds on his body, they had all avoided the fatal parts, so his injuries were actually not too severe. After the incision, Sheyan found that the venom was truly extremely vicious. It was dark green in colour and had a mercury-like texture, and it was corroding Dardanian��s flesh non-stop like an earthworm boring holes in the ground.


    Sheyan saw that the venom had burrowed a tunnel that was more than two centimeters deep under Dardanian��s skin. Fortunately, the venom was just corroding the flesh in random directions. If it had gone straight for Dardanian��s internal organs, it would have been great trouble even for an Awakener!


    After performing all the operations and collecting all the venom, Sheyan carefully poured it into the fire to let it burn. He then saw that Aldaris had already arrived at the camp. Aldaris was casually resting with his back against a tree. His three cyborgs had nearly been worked to death and were currently lying down next to him. They were carrying a lot of luggage. Aldaris must have had a great harvest.


    As soon as Aldaris saw Sheyan looking at him, he immediately bounced up and shed Sheyan a toothy grin.


    ��Mixes, mixes! Gimme ten bottles for starters. I heard you just performed surgeries on them? I got hit on my back too. Those freaking ants were a real headache.��


    Sheyan kicked him as he retorted, ��Ten bottles!? Do you think they��re Coke? Damn, look at all this baggage. You must be loaded now.��


    Aldaris immediately shared half his loot with Sheyan without any fuss.


    It turned out that the most valuable thing on the One-Horned Flying Ant was its nd. The secret behind its ability to carry objects tens or even hundreds of times its own weighty in its nd that could secrete a type of miraculous hormone! It was the source of power for the Flying Ants. Humans could also extract a tiny amount of hormone from the nd.


    However, 99.99% of the people who had the ability to kill the One-Horned Flying Ants were from the military, so very rarely did this kind of hormone appear in the public.


    Then, on a certain day, a product suddenly appeared on the Gxy E-Bay. The product imed to be hundreds of times more effective than Viagra, and its selling price was shockingly high. In the end, the public found out that the main ingredient of this product was the Flying Ant hormone��. As we all know, as long as something was linked to the improvement of sexual performances, its value would rise faster than thend of the central business district in a major city.


    If this thing truly worked, the profit was unimaginable.


    Nowadays, one could not see any fresh One-Horned Flying Ant nds for sale on the Gxy E-Bay anymore, because there were simply too many rich people that would sweep them from the market the moment they appeared��.


    It must be known that Aldaris was not just being generous without reason. Although the nds of the One-Horned Flying Ants were valuable, they took up arge amount of space. All of Aldaris�� storage space had been filled up. He had to clear some space for his battle supply and living necessities, and he also could not keep overloading his cyborgs like this. After all, there was still the main mission to be aplished. So, why not give some of the spoils to Sheyan to gain favour with him?


    Besides Sheyan��s personal storage, he also had a huge party storage, so he had more than enough space even with a Wasp spacecraft tucked away. He naturally epted the gift with a smile.

 Chapter 1077: Psychological Battle

    <h4>Chapter 1077: Psychological Battle</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    When Sheyan and Aldaris came together, they naturally felt a sense of closeness to each other borne out of their prior acquaintance.


    Azsa and Hedi Curry both recovered very quickly after the venom in their body was removed. They were prepared for the eventuality of losing a limb or two on this trip, so they had both purchased a potion called the ��Power of Lizard�� before they came here. The potion could quickly regrow lost limbs or organs.


    After resting for about five hours, Ronnie came over with a deadpan expression and asked the two of them to attend an impromptu meeting. Pokan had moulded a conference hall and stationed some guards outside, so even though it was already dark, there was no risk of the enemies sneaking up on them.


    Azsa��s arms had regrown with the help of the ��Power of Lizard�� potion, but they were still as fragile as new buds, so they were currently encased in casts for protection. She looked a bit funny. She would have to wait for 24 hours to fully recover, but after a restful sleep just now, her spirit seemed a lot better.


    Curry had lost both his eyes, but eyes apparently grew a lot faster than hands. He seemed to have fully recovered. He was currently wearing a pair of sunsses because his new eyes could not be stimted by intense light, making him look quite fierce.


    This trip of theirs obviously did not get off to a good start. They had already lost 2 important members of their team less than 24 hours uponnding. The atmosphere in the conference hall was quite heavy. No one wanted to speak first.


    Aldaris was seemingly the only one not affected by the heavy mood. He leaned indifferently on the wall and would flick his fingers to produce electric sparks from time to time to entertain himself. He looked as if he did not care about the others there at all.


    Seeing that the awkward silence hadsted for quite some time, Curry, using the authority that came with being an MT, questioned Aldaris coldly, ��Aldaris, why did you disappear less than ten minutes after the fight broke out? You even came backpletely unharmed.��


    Curry was evidently implying that Aldaris had preserved his strength and escaped by himself. How could Aldaris just bear with this usation? He snorted, but did not say anything in response. Instead, he disyed a holographic recording of him pulling away 7 One-Horned Flying Ants by himself with extreme difficulty.


    Everyone was dumbstruck when they witnessed Aldaris�� performance. No one couldbel him as a deserter now. However, what they did not know was that he had the ��Blood-Elude�� ability, so there were many seemingly dangerous situations in the recording that Sheyan knew he could handle with ease. Sheyan could only silently admire Aldaris�� Oscar-winning performance.


    After the recording had finished ying, Aldaris suddenly turned the table on Curry.


    ��I was able to escape because I was lucky and I wasn��t blinded by greed. Unfortunately, two of ourpanions had died because they put their faith in the wrong person and followed the wrong order.��


    Curry��s face instantly stiffened. He was exactly the one who was the most vocal about making a profit off the One-Horned Flying Ants back then.


    At that time, there were also some differing opinions within the team. Some had felt that they should prioritise the main mission. However, Curry insisted on staying where they were to wait for the other teammates, which was just an excuse. He only hoped to stay there so that they could kill a few more One-Horned Flying Ants.


    Unfortunately, what they ended up facing was not a few more One-Horned Flying Ants, but a whole colony of them!


    Under such circumstances, even if the whole team was present and Sheyan had exposed his identity as an MT so that they could perform a luxurious tri-MT formation, they would have lost all the same. But Sheyan��s ��Pestilence Monarch�� was simply way too strong, so if Sheyan was there, at least all of them would likely be able to escape with their lives instead of losing two important members at the start of the mission like they did now.


    When Ronnie saw Curry being put in an awkward situation, he immediately stepped forward to speak for Curry.


    ��It wasn��t Hedi��s idea to gather at the mushroom rock. It��s a f*cking order given by the higher-ups at the base! Not to mention that back then, Hedi didn��t actually force anyone to stay there with us. And you guys, if you had gone to the mushroom rock as soon as younded ording to what we agreed on, maybe things would��ve turned out differently!��


    Aldaris spared Ronnie a chilling nce and thenpletely ignored him, as if speaking to Ronnie would taint him. He leaned back against the wall and closed his eyes. Ronnie was so furious that he was ready to fight Aldaris there and then.


    But any person who could be selected toe here was no idiot. Ronnie had not forgotten that Aldaris had survived against seven One-Horned Flying Ants by himself. That was much more impressive than Ronnie, who had almost lose his life when he was hunted down by a Ferocious Wolverine. More importantly, the unpredictable Seaman was clearly on the same side as Aldaris. Therefore, Ronnie could only bear with it.


    But his lips soon curled into a faint sneer because he knew that Azsa had already had a discussion with Curry prior to this, and they hade to a mutual agreement. Only Seaman and Aldaris were still kept in the dark. Very soon, those two would have their flesh cut off from their bodies!


    Azsa indeed chose to step out at that moment. She said faintly, ��I had a quick discussion with Hedi Curry just now. We both agreed that there��s no use discussing what had happened before. Since everyone��s on the same boat, we must act as a collective unit before the main mission is aplished. Do you guys agree?��


    As soon as Sheyan heard the first few words Azsa said, he immediately realised that his interests had likely beenpromised. He instantly started thinking of countermeasures. This was not to say that Aldaris was not as alert as Sheyan was, it was just that Sheyan was also an MT himself, so he would naturally consider things from an MT��s perspective! He could smell that something was wrong right away.


    As expected, Azsa then said, ��So Hedi and I both agreed that, apart from personal equipments, we need to treat other things such as food, water, cyborgs, and also the crushing extractors as the team��s properties. Of course, there��ll be some who will suffer some losses, but I can guarantee this on my reputation: they��ll certainly be able to recoup their losses during the remainder of our trip.��


    ��Just as I expected,�� thought Sheyan as he smirked. Only he and Aldaris had brought three cyborgs with them, while the others had only one. As for the crushing extractors, of course Sheyan and Aldaris each had one too. Sheyan had made Ronnie��s his own, while Aldaris had also taken Dardanian��s when Dardanian��s cyborg had died under the ws of the One-Horned Flying Ants.


    If they acted ording to what Azsa said, Sheyan and Aldaris would have to contribute six out of the nine cyborgs left in the team! In addition, Sheyan knew very well that this was just the beginning. Like when a swindler swindled money from someone, they would first ask for a hundred dors, then two hundred, and if the victim did not want their prior investment to go to waste, they would have to keep forking out money!


    When Azsa spoke, her eyes had never left Sheyan. This woman��s shrewdness and ability to manipte others were no inferior to Zi��s. She was a smart andpetent one, and more importantly, she had no bottom line when it came to getting what she wanted.


    Not only was she strong, she was also good at using her feminine charm as her asset. She would first conquer men with the domineering attitude of a queen, and thenpensate them with the body of a gentle woman!


    Azsa definitely understood well the value of Sheyan��s mixes. Even a blind man could see the value of something which could increase all attributes by 10%. That��s why she hade up with this way which was akin to boiling a frog in warm water to slowly get Sheyan on her side. In her n, Sheyan would definitelyment such a major loss, but he would also certainly treat this sacrifice as an investment in her �� and thus be further drawn to her side. Such was the cleverness of this woman.


    But wait a minute. Wasn��t this reasoning hard to understand? Sheyan would suffer a loss, but that would pull him closer to her?


    Let me give you a simple example. Let��s say that a certain clerk lost a few thousand bucks to a deputy director on the poker table. Did he not suffer a loss? But if this clerk met with any disputes in the department, who would be the first person he would go to? The deputy director.


    Seeing Sheyan and Aldaris remain silent, Ronnie went over to Sheyan��s Cyborg No. 2 to grab the backpack the cyborg was carrying. He had long noticed that it was the backpack containing the crushing extractor he had spent arge sum of money on. It was truly a thorn in his eye!


    But in that instant, a streak of white-coloured electricity jumped out and shed past Ronnie��s face! It was so close to him that the fringe on his forehead curled up!


    Aldaris said in a cold voice, ��Next time, you won��t be so lucky.��


    Ronnie gripped his dagger and slowly pulled it out from his waist. When the glossy de rubbed against the sheath, it made a chilling sound.


    ��Are you going against the team��s decision? Seaman himself hasn��t said anything, Aldaris,�� Ronnie slowly spat out each word.


    Sheyan suddenly stood up and shed the group a smile.


    ��I was actually thinking of how to say no without hurting some people��s feelings. But this is good too. I think Aldaris has made my opinion very clear.��


    Azsa��s expression instantly darkened, but she obviously would not give up so easily.


    ��It��s a miracle that you��ve managed to survive for so long. In this ursed ce, how do you expect toplete the mission without the protection of us MTs?��


    Sheyan narrowed his eyes. ��I remember that without us, the MTs were lying in the woods, waiting to die.��

 Chapter 1078: Compromise

    <h4>Chapter 1078: Compromise</h4>


    Sheyan��s words hit Curry and Azsa right in the guts. Their face twitched, but they could not find any words to retaliate.


    That��s because what Sheyan had said was the truth. Faced with the truth, Curry and Azsa could not refute even if they were furious and embarrassed.


    The others were understandably shocked at Sheyan��s attitude. On a with such a harsh environment, Sheyan actually dared to stand up to the two MTs and p them in the face! It showed that he was not just bargaining, he was actually ready to flip the table! Those who were quick-minded immediately thought of a crucial problem:


    Why did he dare to do that?


    After Sheyan had shocked the crowd, he stood in ce and spread his hands, saying, ��Seems like the two of you agree with I said. Since the rtionship between us is a fair, cooperative one, why should I bear this loss?��


    Seeing the current situation, Ronnie immediately stood up. He held his dagger behind his back, his eyes shining with a venomous and hateful light. Curry also stood up with his face flushed red and his fists clenched. Azsa continued to sit by the fire without any expression on her face, but Vassily, Azsa��s supporter, appeared hesitant. He took a few steps back.


    Sheyan took all these things into his eyes as he smiled unconcerned. ��What? Don��t you want to negotiate? When things don��t go your way, you instantly want to start a fight? Drill this into your brain, Ronnie. If I hadn��t gone to your rescue this afternoon, you would��ve be a pile of beast sh*t fertilising the in right now. And now you turn back to bite me. Remember this, Paul, Pokan, this is whates of saving them.��


    Aldaris�� figure had turned a little transparent. Those who were familiar with him would be able to tell that his real body was already gone without any warning, leaving behind an illusionary image. His mouth curled into a scornful sneer as he spoke, ��These fools are just bluffing, Seaman. Azsa��s arms are as good as crippled, so she��s useless right now. Ronnie��s a fool that had his ass kicked by a mere Ferocious Wolverine; he��s nothing to worry about. Curry��s just a big, clumsy bear whose eyes are still half blind. Vassily��s good at defending, but unfortunately for him, we��re now inside his defensive perimeter. As for the rest, I don��t think they��ll risk a fight to the death with us; they won��t make any moves.��


    Aldaris�� biting remarks showed his supreme confidence. Well, he was someone who could escape the pursuit of seven One-Horned Flying Ants by himself, so his confidence was justified.


    Sheyan, meanwhile, turned towards Pokan who had been his travelpanion on Uplos.


    ��Are we going to continue our fight here?��


    Pokan snorted. ��Dream on! You want me to fight you at this distance? Do I look like an idiot? In my opinion, since this is a negotiation, then we should negotiate. If we can��te to an agreement, then we should sit down and negotiate further. I didn��te to this for a Bloody World mission, I came here for a promotion! I disapprove of this fight. So, I��ll remain neutral.��


    Although Daldanian��s crushing extractor was taken by Aldaris, he had also been rescued by Sheyan. After a moment of silence, he said, ��I��ll remain neutral too.��


    Paul stared at Sheyan, seemingly in deep thought. This man was a heavy schemer himself, as was evident from the huge profit he made in remodelling the spacecrafts.


    By his reckoning, the reason Sheyan had no fear of offending the MTs was probably because he had a powerful summoned creature.


    Paul��s misjudgement stemmed from his high evaluation of Sheyan��s grown creature, Ramtas. Little did he know that the biggest card hidden up Sheyan��s sleeve was the fact that he was an MT. Sheyan had shown a high level of skill in mixing, so Paul thought that it would not be unusual for Sheyan to have a strong summoned creature too.


    Not only that, his thoughts had even gone one step further. He had already considered the possible situation that would arise if Sheyan and Aldaris were killed or driven away.


    If that really did happen, the two MTs and their supporters would no doubt be the most powerful faction in this team. Paul had made a lot of money in his spacecraft modification business, so he was undoubtedly a target of envy. What was happening to Sheyan and Aldaris right now had a great chance of happening to him too!


    Therefore, Paul chose to stand together with Sheyan and Aldaris. He shrugged and said, ��I��m sorry, but I think Seaman is right.��


    Sheyan never expected Paul to side with him. The human mind was truly the mostplex thing in the world. No matter how calcting one was, one could neverpletely grasp the thoughts of others!


    The expressions of both Hedi Curry and Azsa changed. Sheyan��s words had truly embarrassed them, but they were also aware that the main reason for their previous failure was because they were short on hands!


    If they split up here, the team that were left with only 10 people would have 3 less. The same thing that urred before would just ur again! And to defeat those three without any casualties would be absolutely impossible. If two or more people on their side fell in this fight, then there was no longer any need to stay here. They could just pack up and take the Wasps back to base.


    The situation was in a deadlock with both sides having no way of backing down. At this moment, a quiet contestant, who had remained silent all this time, stepped forward.


    ��How about this? We all know that being an MT is a high-risk job that requires standing in the front line, so it makes sense to subsidise them with some of our resources. We should share the cost of the consumables that they use, like the ��Power of Lizard�� potions. The MTs should also be given priority in loot distribution. As for other matters, we��ll go by the usual. All of you have been in the realm for a long time. Do you still not get the principle of putting interests above all else?��


    This contestant was called William. He was usually very quiet and low-key, but he was in fact a formidable sniper. During the previous battle, at least six One-Horned Flying Ants had fallen to his rifle. Among the people Sheyan had met, purely in terms of offensive power, even MCDH was not his match. He probably belonged in the same tier as Aziz.


    William��s words were reasonable. Not only did he give face to Curry and Azsa, he had also removed the terms that were obviously unfavorable to Sheyan. He had given both sides a chance to step down.


    In truth, none of them were willing to break the team up right now. It��s just that Curry and Azsa were used to having their way and they did not expect Sheyan to take such a hard stance.


    Therefore, after hearing William��s proposal, Curry immediately agreed to it to prevent the team from breaking up. ��Okay. I think it��s a good n.��


    Right now, all eyes were focused on Sheyan. Sheyan smiled and said, ��All I ask for is fairness. I��m not someone that can��t be reasoned with. I have no objection.��


    And thus, the team avoided an implosion crisis. However, an undercurrent was already surging below the surface. Sheyan had a domineering attitude, and so did the two MTs. This was the first dialogue between them, and it certainly would not be thest.


    ***


    After the meeting, Paul naturally joined Sheyan and Aldaris�� side. The aggressiveness shown by the two MTs after joining hands was really threatening, so William, Dardanian and Pokan, the three neutral contestants, also formed a faction of their own.


    The night on the in was not that quiet. Although the One-Horned Flying Ants had marked this area as their territory, it could only deter the big, powerful creatures froming here. Weaklings such as the Cockatrices Sheyan encountered before still roamed free within the area.


    Fortunately, the automatic defence systemid out by Vassily was very strong. From time to time, the machine guns could be heard going off, repelling or killing the creatures that wished to attack their camp. Vassily��s defensive ability was really quite powerful. With him here, it was like having several turrets in one��s base in Warcraft. The contestants could all rest easy.


    After an hour of sleep, Sheyan suddenly coughed and spoke.


    ��Actually, I find tonight to be a great opportunity.��


    ��What kind of opportunity?�� asked Aldaris doubtfully.


    ��You mean the mushroom rock?�� asked Paul.


    Sheyan sat up and said, ��Exactly! The One-Horned Flying Ants are a kind of mutated ant, but their living habits should not be too different from the ants we know. There should be something like the queen ant among their poption which exists for reproduction purposes. There are definitely profits to be made. More importantly, I think the damage to the ant colony must be a lot more serious than we originally thought. Otherwise, Curry and the other two could never have survived. What they did was akin to poking the ho��s nest after all.��


    ��And the reason I find tonight to be a great opportunity is that, after tonight, the news of the ant colony��s decline will most likely spread, so some strong creatures will probably take the opportunity toe here to either feed on them or seize more territory. Plus, I��ve always thought that the mushroom rock has an unusual-looking terrain. Maybe the interster officials asked us to meet up in that ce because they suspect there are some high-purity Pi ores there.��

 Chapter 1079: A Night for Hunting

    <h4>Chapter 1079: A Night for Hunting</h4>


    Paul eyes lit up when he heard what Sheyan said. He was actually quite close with Dardanian, and when he found out the value of the One-Horned Flying Ant nds that Dardanian had brought back, he was really tempted. Besides, anyone would be interested in plundering a monster nest.


    So he immediately said without hesitation, ��What��re we waiting for, then? Remember, a day here is much shorter than a day on earth, so if we keep dilly-dallying, it��ll soon be daytime, and the operation will get much harder.��


    But Sheyan still hesitated.


    ��Well�� Do you think we should ask them?


    Paul, blinded by greed, was already as anxious as a cat on a hot tin roof. He sighed and told Sheyan, ��You think of them now, but will they think of you in the future? Why is a shrewd guy like you so foolish when ites to these matters? Aldaris escaped the pursuit of the seven One-Horned Flying Ants by himself, so he must be familiar with the terrain and the routes in the vicinity of the mushroom rock. We already have a ready-made guide, so what are we waiting for? If the others had the same thought and moved ahead of us, what��re we gonna do then? Fight them?��


    Sheyan turned to look at Aldaris. Thetter replied, ��Fine by me. But keep in mind that it��s much more dangerous to move in the dark than it is during daytime.��


    ��I��ll have Heracles lead in front. Seaman, get Ramtas to follow behind. Nothing should be able to stop us,�� Paul said after a moment of contemtion.


    Sheyan secretly smiled. He had put on this whole act for the sole purpose of luring Paul to willingly make this suggestion. Paul was a suspicious fellow, so if Sheyan had taken the initiative to suggest this from the start, Paul would definitely doubt his intention.


    ***


    The data of all three of them had been recorded into Vassily��s defence system, so the three men managed to sneak out of the camp undetected. The asional storm-like roar of the machine guns also helped to cover up any sound they might have made.


    Tonight, there were no storms, no rain, no thunder nor lightning. Only a deep darkness enshrouded the in, providing protection for everything in it.


    Up above, the Uplos asteroid belts emitted a clear yellow light,pletely overshadowing the brilliance of the stars. The light gently poured onto the ground. If one did not gaze up to the sky and only looked down at the ground, one may even mistake the calm illumination for a flood of translucent moonlight.


    But the wilderness was not quiet at all. Arge number of insects were singing. Some of them were courting, some were attracting food, and some were issuing warnings.


    These insects were definitely not harmless. For example, the most typical kind they met was a type of creature called the Spoon-End Cicadas, whose heads were fat like spoons. They had one notable differencepared to other cicadas, and that was their diet.


    Ordinary cicadas fed on the juice of trees, while Spoon-End Cicadas were carnivores. More specifically, they liked to feed on the juice and blood of decaying animals. The trio were repeatedly attacked by these crazy insects along the way.


    Their attack carried a special characteristic. When you hear a long, unique cicada cry moving towards you quickly from the distance, it would mean that a Spoon-End Cicada had appeared.


    The Spoon-End Cicada liked to make a grand appearance. It would dive towards its target at a high speed like a dive bomber. With its sharp mouthpiece standing erect in front of it head like a horn, it would stab towards the target kamikaze style by borrowing the intense momentum from its dive.


    And it would do so in the darkness!


    Let alone human skin, even the thick skins of buffalos and wild boars could not withstand the stab which carried behind it the determination to die if the cicada failed.


    Fortunately, Ramtas�� natural magic had proven very useful in this situation. After Ramtas had ced a ��Mark of Nature�� spell on each of them, the Spoon-End Cicadas would glow like 100-watt light bulbs in their vision, so they could now detect the Spoon-End Cicadas from afar and prepare for them in advance.


    Sheyan had killed more than a dozen cicadas by now. At first, he had tried to smash them like he was smashing a home run in baseball, but after a few times, he lost interest and simply dodged to the side to let them crash into the soft soil.


    In this dark and humid environment, their plump flesh and strong wing muscles were delicacies that the underground insects had long coveted. These underground insects were experts at seizing opportunities; they would never give the Spoon-End Cicadas the chance to fly up again.


    And thus, the three contestants dealt with all kinds of strange attack patterns as they traveled. These ��special treatments�� that Uplos had prepared for them appeared in a variety of unimaginable ways. Sheyan had high HP and defence, so he was not too bothered, but Aldaris and Paul had truly suffered along the way. These sufferings were not fatal, but they were extremely annoying.


    Under the lead of Paul��s powerful robot, Heracles, the trio finally arrived at the mushroom rock an hourter. The mushroom rock still looked like a mushroom, but it was now a mushroom that had arge chunk bitten off its head. Cracks had also spread all over the vertical cliff. After another two or three earthquakes, the mushroom rock would probably be a thing of the past.


    The trio would im that their act ofing here was a result of their meticulous and observant mind, but in truth, it was an act that was shameless and unscrupulous. And being the shameless, unscrupulous people that they were, they naturally had a n to deal with the One-Horned Flying Ants.


    They threw on the ground a piece of fresh Flying Ant nd that they had kept in their personal storage, then hid themselves. Based on the habit of the One-Horned Flying Ants, they would surelye over to investigate when they detected the smell of their own kind. When the time came, the three would leap out in ambush��.


    It did not take long for a One-Horned Flying Ant to fly down nimbly from the dark sky. The wings on its body were not themon skin membrane kind, but termite-like chitinous wings that were thin and transparent.


    Its body was as big as a lion��s, but at least 80% of its appearance was reminiscent of an ant. Its bee-like rear was constantly stretching and retracting, asionally disying a glimpse of its ck, venomous sting. Sheyan had already witnessed the might of the venom from the wounds on Azsa and the others, so he had no intention of trying it out.


    ��This is a male ant,�� Aldaris quickly sent a message to the other two, ��From the moment it was born, it serves only two purposes in life. The first is mating �� it��ll provide sperms for the queen. The second is fighting. So, don��t get careless.��


    ��Oh, then wouldn��t the nds of male ants be more valuable?�� Sheyan immediately added, ��We only got the nds of the worker ants before, but we��re now seeing these guys who specialise in reproduction and fighting. From this, we can deduce two things. First, the ant colony must have suffered a great damage, so much so that these male ants, who were like the royal bodyguards, have toe out and do work. Second, the nd of this male ant must be twice, no, ten times more valuable than the nd of amon worker ant!��


    Following Sheyan��sst sentence, Paul had already impatiently controlled his colossal robot to jump out from hiding. The robot with its astonishing weight fiercely mmed down onto the male ant. Aldaris�� dagger also cut across the male ant��s wings. What followed was naturally a good ol�� beating without any honour to speak of.


    Despite being ganged up on, the ant still resisted for nearly five minutes before it died. Sheyan��s Cyborg No. 1 was stabbed by its venomous sting. The horrifying venom corroded the cyborg��s stic and rubberponents in a frenzy as soon as it entered the cyborg��s body. If the cyborg had not collected some spare parts before this, it would have broken down.


    Unfortunately, the male ant��s fierce struggle before its death had damaged its nd, so they did not get the harvest they expected. This made Paul extremely angry. He even wanted to take it out on the ant��s carcass, but Aldaris stopped him in time. They cut off most of the male ant��s carcass and stored them in their personal storage, then left the crime scene in a hurry.


    This was a lesson learnt from the contestants�� previous experience with the flying ants; a lesson paid for with blood. When a One-Horned Flying Ant was killed, the ant colony would rush to the scene following the pheromone it secreted. If the contestants were not careful, they would be heavily surrounded.


    After the three men fled, they observed the development of the crime scene through the monitoring cameras they left behind. They found that the pheromone secreted by a male ant attracted much more attention than that of themon worker ant. Five male ants had quickly rushed to the scene. After circling around the area and finding nothing, they took what was left of theirpanion��s carcass away. Three of them even circled around for a few more times before they reluctantly left.


    Witnessing this, the trio immediately formted an even more shameless n. They divided the remains of the male ant into five portions, then let four of their cyborgs each take a portion and run towards separate directions. The cyborgs would abandon the male ant remains and then quickly run away. Because most of a cyborg��s bodyprised of stic and rubber, as long as they ran away immediately after throwing away the remains, it would be hard to track them.


    With this arrangement, the five males ants from before were thus separated and one of them was killed by the contestants. Now that Sheyan and Paul also had experience in fighting against the male ants, their efficiency had increased.


    In truth, with only four male ants left, it would not be impossible for the three of them to eliminate all four ants in one go if Sheyan went all out. But Sheyan naturally would not reveal his trump card now, so they continued to adopt the divide-and-conquer strategy.


    Only when the number of male ants was reduced to two did they be smarter. No matter how the contestants baited them, they would no longere. However, that was not a problem anymore. The threat posed by two male ants was already at an eptable level. They could now go straight for the ant nest under the mushroom rock!

 Chapter 1080: Deep into the Ant Nest

    <h4>Chapter 1080: Deep into the Ant Nest</h4>


    In the world Sheyan came from, the habits of the ants in every region were quite different, ording to what Sheyan knew.


    African ants like to live in ��buildings��.


    Even if there are no suitable conditions, these ants will still use trees as support to build their own mighty ant hills that could reach up to over ten meters high. The hills are extremely tough, too. An adult male with an axe would find it difficult to chop down the hill.


    But most ants prefer to live underground.


    Despite the small size of the ants, their underground nest can cover an area asrge as dozens of square meters. The nest will have its own storage rooms, nursery rooms, queen��s chamber, other chambers, tunnels, dwellings, and all kinds of suites and facilities of differing functions. The conveniences and amenities avable wereparable to the central business district of a major city!


    The living habits of the One-Horned Flying Ants on Uplos were abination of both types.


    The worker ants would nest on top of the mushroom rock, because that way, they could take advantage of the high ground to monitor the entire territory, acting like sentinels. They could also immediately fly out in groups whenever there was an incident.


    As for the queen of the One-Horned Flying Ants and the royal guards (the male ants), they livedfortably in a magnificent underground nest under the mushroom rock. This nest was warm in winter and cool in summer. They would be taken care of by the worker ants.


    If it was not for the copse of half the mushroom rock and the death of over two hundred worker ants inside, Sheyan��s group would never have the chance to reach the sacred underground nest of the ant colony to clean it up.


    Although Aldaris had only hurriedly fled before, and did not have a chance toe this close to the bottom of the mushroom rock, he was still able to find the entrance to the underground nest in no time at all. The reason was simple. The One-Horned Flying Ants flew when they went out hunting, but when they brought food back to feed the queen and the male ants, they would crawl in and out of the underground nest. So, he only needed to find a patch ofnd where the grass did not grow and where the ground was as smooth as a pathway, then follow it.


    The entrance to the underground nest was right at the bottom of the mushroom rock��s ��stem��. Because the One-Horned Flying Ants were as big as lions, the entrance had to be high and wide too. The walls were smooth and the inside was dark, but odourless.


    The fights so far had revolved around Paul��s powerful robot, Heracles acting as the main force. Therefore, it had been subjected to a lot corrosive venom. The robot��s originally smooth surface was now full of holes.


    The surface of the robot was originally engraved with various magic arrays. When the arrays were activated, energy would rapidly flow into them and they would provide the robot with buffs simr to ��Bull��s Strength��, ��Anti-Gravity�� and other spells.


    Now that the robot was heavily corroded by the ant venom, most of the magic arrays on its body had been damaged. When it moved, it looked a lot heavier and its joints would creak as if theycked lubricant. The robot��s speed became a lot slower.


    Paul��s MP consumption was very high because he had to support Heracles�� operation. When they got here, he could only make a helpless gesture at the other two to show that he could not support the robot anymore. Sheyan and Aldaris both knew that he must have cards hidden up his sleeve still, but considering that he had done most of the work while they fought their way here, they could not ask any more of him.


    So Sheyan let Paul unsummon Heracles and asked Ramtas to walk in front of the group.


    This was Paul��s calctive side. He had intentionally proposed for Heracles to lead the way here in order to let his robot deal with prolonged but rtively low-intensity battles along the way.


    No one knew how strong the ant queen was. The ant queen��s attack could potentially be so ferocious that it may lead to theplete destruction of Heracles. Therefore, Paul imed that his MP was exhausted before they could face the queen, which was totally reasonable given his robot��s amount of activity so far.


    Of course Sheyan knew what Paul was scheming, but because Sheyan was an MT anyway, it did not matter to him. He could not expect everyone to contribute selflessly for his sake. There was a saying that tolerance is a great virtue. As long as Paul did not cross the line, Sheyan could tolerate him.


    The ants relied on their sense of touch and their pheromone to move about in their nest, so the inside of the nest waspletely dark. Fortunately, the future humans had already expected the possibility of cave exploration in this mission, so among the list of things the contestants could choose to bring, there was a detector called the dybug��.


    This special, high-energy detector was about the size of a tennis ball. It would suspend itself in the air using anti-gravity technology. The detector could fly dexterously at high speed and could spread up to fifty meters of ultrasonicwork around it to urately map the geological condition of the cave, as well as detect the living beings inside (Um��.it��s actually that thing in Prometheus).


    Because the price of a dybug�� was quite expensive, Sheyan only used one. It was currently flying a few meters in front, also doubling as their source of light. The quality of the air was still very good after forty meters into the nest, and wind would blow from time to time.


    The cave walls were quite smooth despite the w marks of the worker ants that were clearly visible on them. It could not bepared with human architecture, of course, but the walls were still hard and smooth as if they were coated with ayer of ze. When they knocked on the walls lightly with their fingers, it would make a dull sound of hitting something hard. Even when they sshed water onto the walls, the water would drip down without seeping inside.


    After continuing about 100 meters in, they came to an open space. The passage they traveled in was as wide as a train tunnel, and at this moment, it was as if they had reached a station. The dybug�� flew about thirty meters into the air to illuminate the whole area. The ce was revealed to be something like a storage room for the ants.


    An abundance of nt roots and fruits were piled up here. Of course, there were also animals carcasses, furs and so on. Edible meat were cut into fist sizes by worker ants and dried like beef jerkys. The contestants only smelled the decay after they got very close to them.


    They felt chills creeping down their backs when they saw the dense footprints left by the ants on the ground, because there were a LOT of them. If the ants hadid a trap here and suddenly rushed out from all directions to ambush them, the contestants would be in real danger.


    The most regrettable thing was that there were many beast furs here that were originally quite precious, but were unfortunately corroded by the ants�� acidic venom when they were hunted down. Otherwise, these furs would have been a huge fortune for Sheyan and the rest. They still had some value as they were now, but considering the huge cost of bringing these damaged products back to Alps Base 7 from Uplos, and the fact that they would need to reserve the space for better loot that they might get in the future, the contestants could only give them up.


    Ahead of the storage room was a fork in the tunnel. When they reached the fork, Ramtas twitched its fat nose, then started howling and grunting in excitement in the direction of one of the paths like there was a sow in heat there.


    Sheyan had nned to take the bigger path, but under the strong request of Ramtas, he could only change his decision.


    This time, about 50 meters into the passage, they could already smell a hard-to-describe odour. It smelled like urine scale that had been washed with hydrochloric acid. The sour stench was suffocating, and the deeper they went inside, the stronger it got. Aldaris and Paul had both put on gas masks because they could not stand the smell.


    At the end of the passage was another spacious cavern. Many holes had been excavated on the walls of this cavern in the form ofttices. When they arrived in this cavern, Sheyan��s mind was finally put at ease. It seemed that this was not a trap; he could tell that the ant colony was truly in a desperate situation because no ants could afford toy down such a costly trap.


    The cavern was the incubation room of the ant colony.


    After the queen hadid eggs, the worker ants would carry the eggs here to hatch. Thervae after the eggs hatched would also be cared for by them here.


    Because almost all the worker ants had died, the ��nursery�� had been left in disorder for a long period of time.


    ording to the information provided by Cyborg No. 1, thervae of One-Horned Flying Ants ate nearly ten times a day. They would be fed different kinds of food ording to the orders given by the queen through her pheromone.


    The vast majority ofrvae were fed with ��chyme�� processed by the strong jaws of the worker ants. After chewing on fruit and meat, the worker ants would mix its saliva into the ��chyme�� and store it in their pouches to feed thervae. Thervae needed to eat at least four kilograms of the ��chyme�� at one time before they were full. Thervae that fed on chyme would eventually grow into worker ants.


    Very few of thervae would also be fed with ��ant nectar�� for at least one meal a day in addition to ��chyme��. The ��ant nectar�� was something simr to royal jelly, it was the exclusive food of the queen under normal circumstances. Theservae would grow into male ants (drones) that existed forbat and mating purposes.


    Only when the queen died or the colony split up would arva be eligible to have its diet consist entirely of ��ant nectar��. It would grow into a new ant queen.


    The incubation room had not been cared for by the worker ants for dozens of hours. The hungryrvae, driven by instinct, had naturally started to feed on the eggs and the otherrvae around them. The smell emitted by the rottenrvae and eggs was the source of the stench which assaulted the contestants.

 Chapter 1081: The Evolution of Ramtas

    <h4>Chapter 1081: The Evolution of Ramtas</h4>


    The sight in front of them was a cruel one, but it was also the main reason why Sheyan judged that the ant colony was not ying any tricks, because no ant colony would be willing to pay such a tragic price just to confuse the enemy. To achieve victory at such a cost was not worth it.


    As was previously mentioned, what the One-Horned Flying Antsrvae grew into inrge part depended on what they were fed.


    At the moment, the survivingrvae in the incubation room were eating the eggs and the otherrvae, and they had developed a very strange appearance as a result. They had turned out vastly different from other One-Horned Flying Ants, bing very fierce and very bloodthirsty.


    But for some reason, Ramtas was visibly thrilled to see them. It had immediately rushed over to greedily feed on these antrvae. Theservae were indeed very fierce, but just as fierce young lion cubs were no match for adult hyenas, thervae were also no match for the massive Ramtas. Ramtas waved its stick around while grunting excitedly, easily killing or knocking all thervae unconscious. Then, it eagerly stuffed thervae into its mouth so that its six stomachs could absorb the nutrients in them.


    After stuffing itself full, Ramtas suddenly roared in pain, then dug a hole in the ground furiously and buried itself inside.


    The contestants waited for over ten minutes before a huge earth mound slowly arched out of the ground. Following the rupturing of the earth mound, a powerful figure stepped out from inside. It started showing off its muscles by making various posesmonly seen in body-buildingpetitions. When the dry earth shell broke, soil was sent sttering everywhere; Sheyan was covered in soil from head to toe as a result.


    Evidently, Ramtas had seeded in evolving after eating thoservae like they were Mini Oreos. Even Sheyan, the culprit behind it all, had not expected that. The evolutionary ability seemed to be a new function that came from Sheyan adding his own blood to the mix.


    The current Ramtas was even taller than it was before. The vital parts of its body were covered in a hard outer shell akin to an ant��s. Some of its bristles had changed into the shape of an ant��s antennae.


    Sheyan could clearly sense from the blood connection between them that, of all the changes that had ured in Ramtas, there were two crucial ones.


    The first was its strength which was now at least three times as high as before. The second was an ability to attack the enemy by puking out a strong acid from its stomach, which was as hard to get rid of as chewing gum.


    In addition, it also had stronger senses, higher HP and higher defence.


    To give an example, if the previous Ramtas was not as good as Paul��s metal robot in a melee fight, then the Ramtas right now already had the capability to confront Heracles head on. Moreover, Ramtas�� support abilities and low maintenance were not something Heracles couldpare to.


    One could imagine the jealousy in Paul��s eyes right now.


    Although the cave was dark and did not permit sunlight to prate inside, they could tell by calcting the time that the day had already brightened outside. The rest of the team were not blind, so they had surely discovered that the trio had gone missing.


    What��s the greatest pain in life? Of course it��s to have the peaches picked by others after you��ve eliminated all the obstacles��.


    (TL: Picking peaches is a Chinese ng that means to profit without putting in the effort.)


    For the conveniences of the readers, I shall exin it in gaming terms. It would be like if you had fought a boss until it had only a trace of HP left, but a few people suddenly appeared and killed you, then easily killed the boss that was on the brink of death, then looted a number of valuable equipments from it��.


    Therefore, the trio decided to hurry up. They rushed back to the intersection before and went down the bigger tunnel this time. Sheyan deduced that this tunnel should lead to the queen��s chamber, and Ramtas�� nose supported Sheyan��s judgment.


    Nearly a hundred meters past the intersection, three of the cyborgs suddenly stopped and reacted simultaneously. They took out the portable reading instruments that could measure the concentration of Pi elements from their backpack.


    At this time, the screens on the reading instruments were shining with a dark green glow! This indicated that there were medium-purity Pi veins within ten kilometers of them!


    When the cyborgs raised the concentration index of the instrument, the light on the screen actually stayed dark green. This indicated that the vein was a rich vein!


    However, Sheyan could not help but sigh. The reading instruments did not respond when they entered the cave, and only reacted after they had went deep down inside, so it was very likely that this medium-purity Pi vein was 10 kilometers deep underground. The values of such veins were actually very low because the cost to mine them was astronomical. It would be impossible to satisfy the higher-ups with merely this discovery as the result of their exploration.


    Suddenly, the dybug�� that was flying in front of them shook once, then crashed into the wall beside it and burst into mes. It continued struggling for several meters in the air before it fell to the ground, all the while emitting a hissing sound. After it fell, the others could see that its outer shell had been corroded by acid.


    Fortunately, the three contestants were prepared for a sudden attack. As soon as they saw something went wrong, they immediately threw several fluorescent rods around them. The fluorescent rods could float in the air and they were not afraid of being attacked. If they were chopped into several pieces, then there would simply be a few more light sources. They instantly illuminated the surrounding area.


    There was only a small hole before at the spot where the acid was shot from, but now, soil started to rustle down. Next, the soil was sent scattering everywhere as dense cracks started appearing on the wall of the ant cave!


    Then, the whole wall copsed amidst a deafening roar like thest moans of a dying old man. Half a section of fluorescent rod flew into the space behind the copsed wall amidst the dust, illuminating the huge space inside. Two male ants and three worker ants could be seen lying in a pool of pale-blue body fluid with parts missing from their bodies. They seemed to have been eaten!


    A small part of the space was upied by a nest which had obviously been carefully built. There was a groove in front of the nest that had a lot of bite marks on it. In the middle of the nest was a fleshy, red giant object which looked like a dry sack but also like half a trainpartment. Its size was astonishing and it was covered with wrinkles and dents. At one end of the fleshy, red giant object was a conspicuous wound about the size of a grinding disc. Arge amount of internal organs were overflowing out of the wound, and a dark, bluish body fluid was constantly gushing out.


    One nce at this situation and everyone present could guess what had happened. Obviously, the queen had felt a strong sense of crisis. At the same time, under the torment of extreme hunger, it had killed and fed on the worker ants and male ants around it. Then, the queen bit off the part connecting it to the egg sack to separate the bulky egg sack from its body.


    The ant queen would obviously not live for much longer after doing that, but at least for a short period of time it would be free, and thus it could die with the enemies. This showed that the ant queen had a very high intelligence, almostparable to that of a human being��s.


    But, but, where was this ant queen who was so cruel to itself so that it could be even crueler to its enemies? Up to this moment, the trio had only seen the traces behind left by it, but had not caught even a glimpse of it! A strong sense of crisis immediately assaulted all three contestants.


    A thought instantly entered Sheyan��s mind:


    ��If I were the ant queen, what would I do?��


    Sheyan immediately had an answer to that question. The answer prompted him to decisively turn around and run for his life. His behavior no doubt set a good example for the other two, who followed suit. After the three men had run for five or six seconds, a violent vibration and a loud rumble came from behind them. A huge arthropod limb had smashed through the wall, causingrge cracks to appear and spread. A huge amount of stones and soil instantly fell from the top of the cave��.


    The horrifying ant queen was trying to bury the three men alive!


    Evidently, its biological power was the ability to move freely underground, which was why the contestants could not catch even a glimpse of the monster. Therefore, if they fought with the monster in an underground environment, they would just be seeking death!


    Fortunately, the running speed of the trio were quite fast. Movement speed was indeed Paul��s weakness, but Sheyan had ordered Ramtas to carry him. That warmed Paul��s heart.


    The three had treaded carefully when they went into the cave, but they were naturally running as fast as they could when they go out. Thanks to their agility as contestants, they took only less than two minutes to escape outside. The sky had already turned bright. Sheyan quickly looked around at the surrounding terrain, then ran straight towards the bottom of the mushroom rock. There were a lot ofrge rocks there. Even if the ant queen had that strange biological power, to travel among the rocks should still be very energy consuming.


    All of them understood that since the queen had bitten off the egg sack, it meant the queen��s hatred for them was so intense that it was prepared to die to bring them down. No matter where they ran, it would surely follow. It would kill them if it was thest thing it did!


    Since they had established such a firm aggro, they did not have to worry about the queen slipping away. So, they simply chose a favourable terrain to wait for it.


    Sheyan handed out his mixes to the other two. Aldaris provided an ion shield for everyone that would burn the enemies that approached them. Paul put his hands on the ground and closed his eyes.


    The metalponents in the earth nearby were extracted out by Paul��s powerful ability. They first floated in the air, then went over to the three of them to cover their vital parts.


    The ant queen did not make them wait for too long. Right after it realised that the cave copse n had failed, it had immediately given chase. It was now slowly emerging from the soil in the distance!

 Chapter 1082: Battling the Ant Queen

    <h4>Chapter 1082: Battling the Ant Queen</h4>


    Because it was already daytime, they could clearly observe the whole process of the ant queen��s emergence and its biological power of moving freely through the soil.


    On both sides of the ant queen��s body was a tymbal like the one on male cicadas.


    (TL: Secrets of the cicada��s sound: https://.sciencedaily/releases/2013/05/130530152846.htm )


    This device could produce strong ripples through ultra-high frequency vibrations. The ripples were synchronized with the resonant frequency of the earth around the ant queen, so the ant queen could easily crush the earth around it into sand. Coupled with the queen��s superior strength, of course it could travel freely under the ground.


    The overall appearance of the ant queen was like abination of an ant and a golden cicada (cicadarva). It was not as slender as an ant, but instead was as fat as a golden cicada. The two forelimbs at the front segment of the queen were deformed into powerful weapons, while the other three pairs of long legs were as slender as spider legs.


    The crawling speed of the ant queen was not slow at all. When the ant queen moved, it reminded them of a rampaging tank; everything in its path would be mmed away.


    The dark-coloured, alloy-steel-like shell covering its body, the knifelike, shiny ws, as well as the sharp mouthpiece that was constantly moving and making a clicking sound, all pointed to the ant queen being a powerful monster of extreme danger.


    The queen reached the rock-filled area in no time at all. The hard, wind-eroded rocky surface under its feet cracked like freshly baked cheesecake, giving rise to smoke and dust. Arge amount of loose pebbles shot out at high speed and made sparks when they crashed into the cliff nearby. The ant queen��s formidable strength was evident.


    It also had two pairs of transparent wings on its back like other One-Horned Flying Ants. Although these two pairs of wings could not provide enough thrust to let this heavy, horrifying monster fly, they allowed the ant queen to move more quickly and more nimbly. It could often perform some maneuvers that werepletely inconsistent with its heavy body.


    To put it in an easier to understand analogy, it would be like an M1A2 heavy tank which weighed more than 67 tons suddenly doing a drift while it was speeding forward. It would definitely catch others off guard.


    When the ant queen approached, a strong stench was transmitted over. Sheyan realised that there was a vivid wound at its rear. As the ant queen moved, some dark red intestines and other organs inside would constantly spill out of the wound. Large masses of thick, dark-green liquid would also flow out of the wound and form sticky pools on the ground.


    Obviously, this was the result of the ant queen biting off its connection to the egg sack. Such a wound had already involved the internal organs, so there was no doubt that the ant queen was rapidly losing its remaining vitality from the injury. But just as the contestants breathed a sigh of relief, the four transparent wings of the queen suddenly pped rapidly. The intense muscle exercise squeezed more body fluids and organs out of the wound, but the huge body of the queen also abruptly shifted direction and elerated towards Aldaris at an unbelievable speed!


    The attack truly caught all three of them by surprise! They did not expect the queen to be so explosive!


    Aldaris, despite being rmed, did not panic. He took a deep breath and immediately retreated a few steps. While he did so, his hands reached out and grabbed the arm of a cyborg next to him. With a sudden burst of strength, he pulled the cyborg to his front while he borrowed the reaction force to jump to the side.


    Amidst a loud bang and a billowing of smoke and dust, the queen��s pair of sharp, thick deformed forelimbs prated deep into the body of the cyborg. The queen then parted her forelimbs, forcefully tearing the cyborg apart!


    The unfortunate cyborg��s body parts and essories scattered all over the floor. His head rolled away to the side, but it was then ttened by the ant queen��s foot. A disgusting greenish ck liquid sshed all over the ground. But the other cyborgs did not show any reaction to this tragic situation at all. Aldaris�� two other cyborgs appeared unconcerned, as if being used as cannon fodder was a very normal thing.


    Aldaris pathetically rolled several times on the ground before he climbed back up. A long gash had been cut open on his right arm, out of which blood flowed freely. The wound was also rapidly swelling and ckening. Aldaris had obviously been poisoned.


    Although he had dodged quickly, his right arm had still been grazed by the ant queen��s mutated forelimb. The ant queen��s forelimbs resembled the mutated forelimbs of a cicada, and also looked a little like the digging forelimbs of a mole cricket. The forelimbs were definitely not just for show. They were lethal weapons, both in power and sharpness. Now, it even seemed like there was a strong venom on them.


    Fortunately, Ramtas had rushed up at that instant with an angry boar growl and mmed its staff down at the queen. The wooden stick was glowing with a faint green light; it had obviously been enchanted with a powerful natural spell.


    Moreover, Paul had also attached arge amount of metal to the head of the staff, so right now, instead of a staff, it looked more like arge mace.


    The queen blocked with its forelimb, resulting in a loud ng as the metal part of the staff collided with it. Sparks flew about. Although Ramtas�� power had greatly increased after consuming the genes of the One-Horned Flying Ants, it still could not hold its own against the queen. It was forced back by more than a dozen steps until its back hit a rock wall.


    But Ramtas�� attack had also caused a considerable impact to the queen, so its heavy body paused for a moment. Taking advantage of that, Sheyan ran up from the side and jumped onto the back of the ant queen. His hands grabbed tightly onto the root of the ant queen��s transparent wings.


    Sheyan knew very well that the biggest threat possessed by the ant queen at the moment was the way it could abruptly raise its speed to an astonishing level, and the root of the speed bursty in its two pairs of wings! He kept one hand grabbing the root of a wing to keep his bnce, while pulling out ��+7 West�� and holding it up high with his other hand!


    The powerful liquid metal instantly flowed upwards to coat the de of ��+7 West�� in a shiny ze. Sheyan huffed loudly as he thrust the saber down towards the ant queen��s back hard!


    ��+7 West�� stabbed into the ant queen��s flesh along the gap between its hard outer shell. Sheyan had put so much force into the stab that even his saber-wielding arm had prated into the queen��s body, up until his shoulder! Sheyan twisted the saber! Dark green fluids and flesh chunks instantly sttered out.


    Of course the queen could feel what was happening on its back. It immediately erupted with an amazing force, trying to throw Sheyan off. At the same time, the other two wings that could still move also shook violently.


    Sheyan was almost thrown off bnce. If he had not lived on ships for a long time and was used to turbulent waves, he would have been flung off. Of course, it was impossible for the ant queen to have a weakness like an unreachable spot on her back. One of her hind legs actually flipped back at an odd angle and struck Sheyan��s back.


    Sheyan could no longer maintain his grip and stay on top of the ant queen, but as he was blown away, he had also violently pulled out ��+7 West�� in a huge arc at a bizarre angle.


    Before ��+7 West�� was pulled out, Sheyan had maliciously ced it against a few targeted tendons inside the queen. Sending Sheyan flying solved a huge problem for the ant queen, but it also provided enough power for Sheyan to sever these tendons. The tendons were the main tendons responsible for the pping of the wings, which meant that the ant queen��s wings were now crippled.


    That naturally caused quite some agony for the ant queen, so its attention was now entirely on Sheyan. It dragged her heavy body forward in a charge. It instinctively tried to p its wings to assist in its movement, but the short, deep wound on her back immediately gave a timely response. It told the ant queen with a gush of dark-green body fluid and intense pain that this was a wrong decision.


    That caused the ant queen��s charge to steer off its intended path. The ant queen crashed into the cliff nearby. Paul knew that if Sheyan fell here, he would be finished too, so he immediately re-summoned his battle robot, Heracles. After recuperating for a while in an alternate dimension,the powerful robot��s injuries had visibly gotten better. More than 80% of the magic arrays on its armour had been repaired.


    Hercules�� heavy warhammer struck down from the top towards the ant queen. The ant queen still wanted to move towards Sheyan, but she still raised a mutated forelimb to stab at the chest of the metallic robot in passing.


    The ant queen��s forelimb scraped a long trail of sparks on the chest of the colossal metallic monster. A piercing sound apanied the burst of metallic debris that shot out like fireworks from Heracles�� chest. But the metallic monster that did not know the meaning of fatigue or pain had also managed to smash its heavy warhammer on the ant queen��s head.


    The chitin outer shell covering the ant queen��s body was admittedly extremely tough,parable to a set of te armours. It had a strong defence against sharp weapons. However, its defence against heavy, blunt weapons was very poor.


    Heracles�� 4,500-kilogram heavy warhammer crashed hard into the ant queen. A cracking sound, like the sound of an egg shell breaking, was immediately heard. Arge number of cracks appeared on the hard outer shell!

 Chapter 1083: Archon!

    <h4>Chapter 1083: Archon!</h4>


    A volleyball-sized dent appeared on the ant queen��s forehead after suffering a heavy blow from Heracles.


    With the dent as the centre, arge number of cracks quickly spread out, like a ss door or a car windshield that had cracked but not yet shattered. It seemed as if one more hard impact was all it would take for thatrge area of outer shell to shatter into tiny pieces.


    The ant queen raised its head high and staggered back like a frightened horse that was being reined in. The heavy impact on its head had probably sent it into confusion. A thick liquid gushed out of its mouth.


    The thick, dark-green liquid shot up into the sky like a fountain, then rained down onto the ground, creating numerous hissing holes. It was evidently a mouthful of corrosive acid that the ant queen had prepared beforehand for its next attack. Heracles�� strike had obviously caused some severe damage to the ant queen. The mouthful of corrosive acid must have been prepared for Sheyan��s pleasure, but now it seemed to have been prepared in vain.


    The one most hurt among the contestants at the moment was undoubtedly Paul because his battle robot��s chest had suffered a really heavy blow. If Heracles was a real human instead of a battle robot, that attack would surely not just have cut open the chest. It would have broken the ribs and damaged all the organs inside.


    Even so, the damage to Heracles was significant. The chest wound had revealed the core magic array inside which was glowing brilliantly, as well as some coils, bolts and other internal parts.


    Sheyan also saw the biggest secret of the metal robot, which was a huge crystal ced deep inside the robot��s body like a heart. They crystal was surrounded by thin mithril wires, which connected the crystal to various parts of the metal robot like blood vessels.


    Sheyan had obtained some crystals before. For example, in the world of Avatar, he had gained quite a lot of them. But the crystal in Heracles�� chest had a silver glow, indicating that it was a rare silver storyline grade. A crack was faintly visible on the surface of the crystal.


    That was the work of the high air pressure from the ant queen��s forelimb. From this, one could see that the silver storyline crystal was just as fragile as the human heart.


    This crack had also be the most painful scar on Paul��s heart. Even if Heracles was fully repaired, it would lose at least 10% to 15% of its fighting power. The crack on the crystal could never be repaired; the core crystal could only be reced. But if he had to rece the core crystal, he would be better off just making a new robot.


    After the queen suffered the heavy blow, it held its head low and wailed for a few seconds. It seemed that even its fury had dissipated from that blow.


    Two of her wings had now been crippled by Sheyan, so although her movement speed seemed to only be marginally affected, her explosiveness had actually been greatly mitigated. This was the best possible situation for the contestants.


    Aldaris suddenly charged in the ant queen��s direction. This charge of his was a little bizarre. He looked as if he was riding on waves with a surfing board under his feet. He rapidly rose and fell following the rhythm of the turbulent sea, leaving a trail of phantoms in his wake.


    The ant queen was apparently bewildered by his phantoms. Its powerful mutated forelimbs swung out like sickles, but unfortunately they only managed to cut through air.


    Aldaris�� attack seemed imminent, but although the queen had no powerful offensive spells like Zi��s ��Force Collision-Wall��, it had six terrifying spider-like legs that could bend in ways defyingmon sense to attack enemies from unthinkable directions.


    Two long, sharp legs tore through the air. Although the queen��spound eyes could not tell the phantoms from the real Aldaris, it got lucky and its gamble was sessful. One of the legs urately cut towards Aldaris�� true body. Sheyan dared to take the ant queen��s attack thanks to his high Physique, but Aldaris apparently had no n to joke around with his own life. He immediately escaped from battle with ��Blood-Elude��.


    But in the next second, Aldaris showed off a trick that was very familiar to Sheyan!


    Once again, Aldaris sprinted towards the ant queen from a distance. However, when he was nearly thirty meters away, three more Aldarises appeared from three other directions. All four Aldarises rushed towards the horrible monster!


    The queen emitted a bitter wail and waved her sharp forelimbs about frantically. The forelimbs made a number of cracks on the hard stone ground and sentrge stone pieces flying everywhere. A cloud of dust even rose around her. This move of the ant queen��s was indeed vicious. As soon as the four Aldarises came close, they would all be chopped into pieces.


    But the real Aldaris was already high in the air above the ant queen��s head since who knows when. He swooped down like an eagle, the wind rippling through his hair and clothes, making the dagger he held in his hands especially conspicuous.


    Previously, in the battle with Zi, Sheyan had seen Aldaris use a dark red dagger which gave off an extremely evil feeling �� the ��Mage-Nemesis��. The dagger Aldaris was holding now was a different one. It had a very unique appearance �� like a broken rapier, thin and sharp. A ck aura surrounded it. The dagger exuded a demonic vibe.


    Upon closer inspection, the oppressive sharp edge of the rapier would appear more restrained. The sharp de was mottled with marks that seemed to be the result of corrosion. When it cut through the air, it felt like even the wind would turn rusty. Only when it was soaked in blood would it show its original devilish brilliance.


    After Aldarisnded on the ant queen��s back, he did not dare to stay there for too long. With a gentle thrust, he stabbed the rapier into the wound Sheyan had made before, then immediately jumped down and ran away.


    The queen wished to give chase, but Sheyan had threw out a timely curse-mix. It not only stunned the ant queen in ce for several seconds with the shock wave, but also shrouded the ant queen in a dense smoke, enabling Aldaris to retreat in one piece.


    After escaping thirty meters away, Aldaris immediately started to chant an incantation. A thick white aura began to emerge from the handle of the rapier that was stabbed into the ant queen��s back.


    The white aura quickly solidified into a huge monster which looked like an Arabianmp genie. It was glowing with a strong white light. Although the light carried a trace of holiness, the core creature inside had a demon-like face.


    This monster, which had only half a body, started to attack the ant queen furiously. Its attacks seemed to carry a light element. When it hit the queen��s outer shell, electricity would flow through the shell like white snakes. The buzzing of high-voltage electricity could heard in the air.


    ��Is that��.an Archon from Starcraft?�� Sheyan heard Paul exim in shock from behind him while he was still in a daze.


    (TL: https://starcraft.fandom/wiki/Archon )


    At the moment, Sheyan looked heavily injured. The worst injury was no doubt the wound on his back from the time he was struck by the ant queen��s leg. The wound was more than a foot long and had festered and ckened. However, such injuries were actually nothing to him. He just did not want to expose his trump card in front of Paul, so he deliberately acted weak and in pain.


    Paul had witnessed the ferocity of the ant queen��s attack on his battle robot Heracles, so he was not suspicious of Sheyan��s act in the slightest. Instead, he felt that Sheyan was a fierce and observant man who did not fear death and would not flinch when he needed to attack. He was indeed a strong support.


    The ant queen twitched painfully under the frenzied assault of the Archon Aldaris had summoned. The queen frantically struck at its own back with its legs, but its actions were in vain. Aldaris�� rapier was stabbed so deep that only a few centimeters of the handle was exposed. As dexterous as the ant queen��s limbs were, they still could not pull the rapier out like human fingers.


    As for the creature that looked like an Archon from Starcraft, it seemed to be a phantom summoned from another ne. The ant queen��s limbs could break steel and cut through iron, but they could only make ripples in the air when they attacked the Archon.


    Sheyan turned towards Aldaris and saw that his forehead was dripping with sweat. His lips were moving all the time and there were lots of elements fluctuating around him. He had obviously been chanting all this while.


    Sheyan thus realised that what Aldaris had performed was just a damage-over-time offensive spell. It would be better to buy Aldaris more time.


    So Sheyan immediately let Ramtas stand in front of Aldaris. The grown creature started to chant a nature spell called ��Nature��s Grasp��.


    This was in fact the most advanced natural magic that Ramtas had mastered. Although the Uruk-hai blood flowing in Ramtas endowed it with a strong vitality and an amazing strength, it also limited Ramtas in its mastery of the power of nature.


    The surface of Ramtas�� body started turning as tough as tree barks. Moss appeared around its body, and so did a fist-sized hexagonal seed. While the seed existed, Ramtas�� defence would be boosted by 20%. If the enemy was struck by the seed when Ramtas attacked, the seed would immediately burst into tendrils and vines that had a strong binding effect on the enemy.

 Chapter 1084: Win-Win

    <h4>Chapter 1084: Win-Win</h4>


    Seeing Ramtas moving into action, Paul hesitated, apparently pondering on whether he should send his metal robot out again. Sheyan reminded him with a few words.


    ��We can��t drag this fight out for too long.��


    Paul soon realised that if they did not finish up soon, there may be a lot of trouble when the bunch of devious contestants rushed over.


    So Paul gritted his teeth and once again dispatched his battle robot, whose core had been damaged, to stand in front of Aldaris as the second line of defence. By now, the ant queen, while roaring bitterly, had noticed Aldaris standing still in the distance. It instantly charged towards Aldaris hysterically. The queen��s attack this timecked explosive speed, but it contained a breathtaking momentum, like an out-of-control lotive!


    The phantom of the Archon on her back started attacking even more fiercely. Almost every hit would sendrge lumps of the ant queen��s flesh flying. Terrifying white electricity shed in the air. A smell of burnt flesh could be faintly detected.


    Ramtas waved its staff and struck straight out, parrying the ant queen��s forelimb, but its inferiority in strength was immediately evident. It staggered back by a step, but then immediately swung the staff again. The heavy metallic head of the staff mmed down hard.


    This blow was truly sinister and vicious, because Ramtas had chosen to attack the exact spot where the battle robot Heracles had previously struck the ant queen! The old wound once again suffered heavy damage. The shell instantly shattered, and arge amount of milky-white liquid, which looked like brain fluid, gushed out from the hole!


    The queen wailed in agony, but the pain also gave it a burst of strength. Its two forelimbs fiercely pierced through Ramtas�� chest. It was about to tear Ramtas apart, but the seed of ��Nature��s Grasp�� that was circling around Ramtas came into y. It exploded with a bang, and arge number of roots grew out of the ground to tie the queen down!


    Although the effect of ��Nature��s Grasp�� was instantly shaken off thanks to the ant queen��s abnormal strength, the short dy had enabled Ramtas to take a few steps back while forcibly enduring the intense pain to retreat out of the queen��s attack range.


    Just as the queen was about to rush forward again, the battle robot moved in front of it and lifted its heavy, gigantic warhammer with a ruthless expression. An unforgettably painful memory immediately caused the queen to hesitate.


    So by the time the ant queen once again sent Heracles flying, Aldaris had had enough time to spit out thest merciless syble of his incantation from his lips! He floated off the ground as he ced both his hands on his chest, bowing deeply.


    The next second, the Archon on the back of the ant queen abruptly retreated into the slim rapier like water being sucked into a whale, then suddenly exploded!!


    White electricity sshed all over, spilling as far as six meters away. A huge, bloody hole over two meters wide and a metre deep was made in the body of the ant queen. Several major blood vessels were probably damaged in the explosion, causing arge amount of body fluid to fill the hole up almost instantaneously.


    This was no doubt a fatal strike.


    Paul finally made his move. He raised his hands high �C a bizarre gesture, like he was surrendering. Coupled with Paul��s thin body, the sight even seemed a little ridiculous.


    But suddenly, a sharp yellow light glowed on all ten of his fingers. Metal began to converge at his fingertips from all directions, forming ten tiny balls which slowly rotated!


    Paul pointed all ten fingers at the distant ant queen. The ten metal balls on his fingertips abruptly shot forward at an astonishing speed like they were bullets. They urately prated into the wound on the ant queen��s body. Then, the force bound to the metal balls exploded! Thousands of tiny metal shrapnels burst forth in the queen��s body, causing unimaginable damage.


    After sustaining a series of heavy damage, the ant queen finally turned weak. It flew into a blind rage, but power without the support of reasoning and wisdom proved to be futile, especially without the explosive speed provided by the ant queen��s wings.


    Although the trio of contestants were eager to finish the fight, they still decided to patiently nibble away at the tenacious life of the ant queen. It took nearly half an hour before the ant queen copsed unwillingly amidst a sorrowful wail, apanied by a gush of green liquid.


    Sheyan now had a better assessment of this world��s creatures. That was to say, they really needed the collective strength of the group to live safely.


    Take this One-Horned Flying Ant Queen for example. There were quite a lot of coincidental factors that had to happen for them to kill it.


    First, the queen��s strongest ability was not inbat, but in reproduction. In fact, the most powerfulbat force possessed by the One-Horned Flying Ant colonyy in their male ants. When the number of male ants exceeded ten, the terrifying venom they ejected could instantly reduce the enemy��s defence to a negative number, turning the enemy naked like a newborn baby. In that situation, each attack of the male ants on the enemy would cause higher actual damage than a previous explosive hit!!


    Second, before the fight started, hunger had eroded away most of the queen��s stamina.


    Third, the queen had bitten off a part of its body and had paid a heavy price to separate from the bulky egg sack.


    Lastly, the ant queen fought with them outside her nest!


    Considering these four factors, the battle ability of the ant queen was, objectively speaking, only 60% of its optimum state. Keep in mind that the ant queen was not even a creature specialising inbat, and it still caused so much trouble for the three contestants.


    So, imagine how terrifying those creatures who upied a territory on this by themselves must be?


    In that instant, Sheyan could not help but recall the mysterious creature that tore the Ferocious Wolverine apart, the one which Ramtas felt an instinctive fear of!


    After killing the ant queen, they went back to the nest to clean it up. The battle did not prove fruitless. Apart from several unknown mysterious items that could be exchanged for at least 30 achievement points in total, their biggest harvest was eight pieces of high-purity Pi ore. These high-purity Pi ore must have been discovered by worker ants when they dug underground, and because the ores contained a great amount of energy, they were stored away.


    Of course, the corpse of the ant queen was also a valuable treasure. They left the cyborgs, who were proficient in these matters, to take care of it.


    But while the contestants were performing a thorough search of the ant nest, an awkward thing urred. Ramtas, who was seriously injured in the previous fight, was taken over by the gluttonous instinct of the wild boar andid its hands (or, more precisely, its mouth) on the corpse of the ant queen.


    The cyborgs obviously could not stop him, nor did they had any wish to do so. Sheyan expressed his deepest apologies regarding this incident. He consulted the off-line database of the cyborgs and marked down the price of several valuable organs of the ant queen on Gxy E-Bay. He then renounced his im on the unknown mysterious items and Pi ores.


    Aldaris was allied with Sheyan, so he naturally would not fuss over these things. Meanwhile, Paul checked the prices Sheyan had jotted down and after doing some calctions in his mind, he realised that such a distribution method was actually slightly to his advantage, so he politely agreed.


    He was now fully focused on his crushing extractor to see how much high-purity Pi elements he could obtain. In the Empire, high-purity Pi elements were hard currency, in the same way that gold was the most reliable asset in times of war and turmoil on Old Earth.


    The corpse of the ant queen that was already half-eaten naturally fell to Sheyan. If he were to look at it only on surface value, he did make a loss by giving up the right to the rest of the loot in exchange for a corpse that would not drop any key �C a loss of at least 10,000 utility points. But, in a way, Sheyan had obtained a huge benefit.


    When Sheyan previously got near the ant queen, the liquid metal life-form had reacted, as if the queen had something it longed for. The reaction had reached its peak when Sheyan stabbed his saber into the ant queen��s body.


    Besides that, Sheyan also sensed that Ramtas was very eager for the ant queen��s genes. Therefore, he would rather lose out a little to have the ant queen��s corpse in his possession. He was not worried that Ramtas�� gluttony would ��damage�� what the liquid metal life-form wanted, because the only things that could pique the liquid metal life-form��s interest were metallic materials.


    After a bit of searching, Sheyan finally got what he wanted �C a light-green stone growing in the ant queen��s brain. The metal content in the stone was quite high. It felt quite heavy in Sheyan��s hand. The liquid metal life-form quietly dissolved into a pool of silvery-white liquid, then wrapped the stone inside it.


    A sudden crackling sound like something being fried in oil came from the inside. Arge amount of impurities were then squeezed out. After that, Sheyan received these notifications from the nightmare imprint:


    [ ��Silver Mission Series hidden branch, Chapter 2: Injection�� �C Obtained important mission item, ��Pineal nd of the Ant Queen��. ]


    [ Mission Note: The liquid metal enhanced life-form has absorbed some strange metalponents which it feels will be of great help to its growth. ]


    [ Hint: Your liquid metal enhanced life-form has grown. Missionpletion rate has increased by 33%. Please continue your search forcrimal stones or other simr items to increase thepletion rate. The higher thepletion rate, the better the reward you will get. ]

 Chapter 1085: Ant Royal Jelly

    <h4>Chapter 1085: Ant Royal Jelly</h4>


    (TL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_jelly )


    Sheyan was ecstatic reading the notifications he just received. He immediately inquired about the details of thepletion rate for this mission. The response was:


    [ Silver Mission Series hidden branch, Chapter 2: Injection will notplete by itself. When thepletion rate of the task reaches 100%, you may perform the necessary step toplete the mission. But you can also choose not toplete it, and instead continue to provide various ��nutrients�� to the liquid metal enhanced life-form in order to achieve additionalpletion rate. The higher the additionalpletion rate, the greater the probability of getting a ��Level Max�� evaluation. ]


    This was simr to work on Earth. An employee would get the basic wage only after theypleted the basic amount of work they had to perform. After that, the extra production would be paid with bonuses.


    Ramtas did not bury itself in the soil to further evolve after eating the ant queen, but its overall might had improved. Its Strength and HP had increased by about 15%, the cooldown time of nature spells were reduced by 25%, MP consumption were reduced by 25%, and it had also learned a new nature spell.


    The upper limit of the nature spells Ramtas could learn before was Rank 2 spells, but now it had be Rank 3.


    Ramtas�� improvement had forced Sheyan to carefully consider its position. If Ramtas kept evolving, it would be of great value. If possible, Sheyan would not mind taking Ramtas in as his servant.


    At that moment, Ramtas suddenly dug out a coconut-sized object that looked like a gall dder from among the ant queen��s internal organs. It then respectfully gave the object to Sheyan with an excited grunt.


    Sheyan took the object and found that it was wet and disgusting. It looked like a tumour. There were many blood vessels on the surface. A viscous, crimson liquid flowed out of the cracks between his fingers and dripped to the ground.


    Despite how disgusting the object looked, Sheyan chose to believe in his summoned creature. He shaved off the surfaceyer of the tumour-like thing with a knife. When he did so, he found that the thing was simr to an orange or a pomelo in structure, with an astonishingly thick skin. Although it was as big as coconut, the cavity inside was actually only asrge as a fist.


    After cutting into the cavity, an indescribable smell drifted out. It smelled a little fishy at the beginning, but after getting used to it, the smell actually felt quitefortable. Sheyan looked and found that there was a clear liquid inside, so he poured it out. There wasn��t much; only about 150 grams.


    ��Master�� drink���� Ramtas gestured anxiously before Sheyan. Sheyan looked at Ramtas dubiously. If anyone else had said that, he would surely not have dared to put the liquid into his mouth. After all, the ant queen was a highly poisonous creature. If this object was a poison sac, he would die for sure.


    But considering Ramtas�� loyalty, Sheyan decided to take a sip with his nose pinched. He immediately received some notifications:


    [ You have consumed a rare medicine: the Royal Jelly of the One-Horned Flying Ants (Ant Nectar). ]


    [ All attributes +1 ]


    ��WHAT!!!�� Sheyan never expected such an amazing thing.


    It must be known that since he had be a Growth Hunter, the amount of free attribute points needed to increase his attributes had increased drastically. He now needed three free attribute points to increase his two main attributes, Strength and Physique, by one point.


    Five free attribute points were needed to increase his secondary attributes by a point, while other attributes required a staggering seven free attribute points! This small sip, which boosted all his attributes by one point, was equivalent to a reward of 40 free attribute points! Of course, the shoring was that the 40 free attribute points could not be freely distributed, but it was still really amazing nheless.


    Sheyan immediately took another sip. As expected, he again received the notification of all attributes +1, but after he greedily took the third sip and had increased all his attributes by 3 points in total, he received a cruel notification:


    [ The energy your body can absorb from the rare medicine ��Royal Jelly of the One-Horned Flying Ants (Ant Nectar)�� has reached the limit. To drink any more would be ineffective, and may even lead to some adverse effects.�� ]


    Sheyan sighed with regret. He had been very careful when he drank the royal jelly, so he had consumed approximately 50 grams with the three sips. There were about 100 grams of the ��Royal Jelly of the One-Horned Flying Ants�� left. Based on the amount he took, the remaining royal jelly could be divided into six parts, with each part providing the effect of ��all attributes +1��.


    This was no doubt a huge fortune. Any loss Sheyan had made from renouncing his im on the Pi ores and unknown mysterious items had been more than recouped.


    Paul and Aldaris would probably never discover the rare medicine even if they got their hands on the corpse of the ant queen anyway, for a very simple reason.


    It must be known that for an ant colony, the royal jelly had only two uses �C one was to raise male ants and the other was to raise queens. This ant colony was in full bloom before they met the contestants, so the ant queen naturally would not easily secrete any royal jelly, the same way a woman would not easily enter thectation period. Even if the ant queen had secreted some royal jelly because it had nutrition to spare, the royal jelly would probably be absorbed back immediately.


    Due to theck of information in this regard, and without Ramtas, who had a strong sense of smell, it would be extremely difficult to find the organ that secreted the royal jelly in the corpse of the queen that was asrge as a lotive, and almost impossible to know that there was royal jelly inside.


    Sheyan took out some test tubes and divided the remaining ant royal jelly into six parts. Not long afterwards, Paul and Aldaris came out of the nestboriously. Whyboriously, you ask?


    Because they had to carry eight pieces of high purity Pi ore. Even the smallest one among them was the size of a grinding disc. Their personal storages were already stuffed full of things, so they could only do the hard work themselves.


    Before the discovery of Uplos, Pi ore was considered a rich ore if the content of Pi element in it reached 0.00007%, but since the discovery of the corpse of Ryant, senior explorer of the Gctic Mining Association, and the ore he carried, the standard for rich ore had been raised to 5%.


    The crushing extractor that Sheyan and the others carried could process ores with purity as low as 1%. ording to the preliminary analysis of the samples, the purity of these eight pieces of Pi ores ranged between 2%-7%, so they were definitely worth refining.


    So now that everything had been distributed, Paul and Aldaris naturally would not choose to carry the ores with them as they traveled. They would purify the ores first before they left.


    They crushed the ores into walnut sizes, then threw them into the crushing extractor. It should be noted that the Pi element was not any known metal element, so Paul��s power had no effect on it. Paul had beenmenting this fact all this while��.


    Sheyan did not hide his gain from Aldaris. He was not someone who pursued the maximization of profit to begin with. He quietly threw a test-tube containing the ant royal jelly to Aldaris. Aldaris gave Sheyan a nce and drank it quietly without a word. Then, Sheyan helped the other two move the remaining ores above the ground.


    The Pi ores were truly pleasing aesthetically. They looked like they were made of snow-white, tiny sand grains kneaded together and iid with topazes, sapphires and other gemstones of various sizes. Under the sunlight, they gleamed with various colours.


    Being close to the Pi ores gave one a sense of calmness and a clear mind, as if one was washed clean by clear spring water. This feeling was likely the reason why the One-Horned Flying Ants kept the Pi ores. Sheyan checked his log and found a mention of this phenomenon:


    [ You have basked in the radiation of Pi element. MP recovery rate +10%, HP recovery rate +10%. ]


    The work of crushing the ores was naturally left to Heracles the battle robot and Ramtas. The three contestantsfortably rested on dry rocks, basking in the warm sun, while dressing up some of the wounds left on their bodies.


    Not long after, Paul suddenly sat up and narrowed his eyes. He said with three-tenth mockery and seven-tenth vignce, ��Here theye.��


    Sheyan��s heart skipped a beat. His Perceptive Sense was not low at all, but it was Paul who noticed first! Paul obviously must have some special means for detection. Maybe because the three of them had sessfully cooperated once, so he had let his guard down considerably and had started to show them the cards he had up his sleeve.


    Soon, Sheyan could see Hedi Curry��s huge, bear-like figure takingrge strides in their direction. The others followed behind him. When they saw the ores, multiple emotions could be read in their eyes. There were greed, jealousy, fury, envy��.


    ��You, you, how could you���� Ronnie was the first to yell. He seemed to have difficulty finding his words, but the greed in his eyes was evident.


    Sheyan secretly smiled. ording to the agreement, he had given up his im of the Pi ores, so there was no need for him to step forward. Sheyan really enjoyed the feeling of hiding in the shadows of others.

 Chapter 1086: Canyon Tour

    <h4>Chapter 1086: Canyon Tour</h4>


    Once his interests were threatened, Paul immediately turned aggressive, unlike his usual self. He stood up and sneered.


    ��We what? We attacked the One-Horned Flying Ants? What��s wrong with that? Are these One-Horned Flying Ants your rtives that we can��t touch?��


    Paul was actually exuding a fierce aura right now! Sheyan had seen this kind of aura before on Zi, so he could tell that Paul��s real strength was quite formidable.


    Aldaris followed up on Paul��s words and utteredzily, ��When we heard about the deaths of our twopanionsst night, we were so angry that we couldn��t even sleep. So we came to an agreement toe here to avenge them. Because it��s too dangerous, we decided that we should face the risk ourselves and not involve others in this matter. Well, we��ve seeded in avenging them. Aren��t you guys happy for us? ��


    If Paul��s words were somewhat aggressive, Aldaris�� words were more like a scathing mockery that made people speechless!


    Sheyan decided not to add any more fuel to the fire. Instead, he stepped forward to mediate.


    ��It was all thanks to the fierce battle yesterday which drastically reduced the number of these damn ants. Otherwise, we would never be able to kill all the male ants and the queen by ourselves.��


    As soon as Sheyan said this, he immediately drew the attention of the whole team to the ant queen.


    Azsa could not help wondering in amazement, ��You guys killed the queen?��


    ��We got lucky. There��s the corpse over there,�� answered Sheyan with a smile.


    Such a reply instantly filled the rest of the contestants with awe, thinking that these three indeed had a right to be arrogant. Their appreciation of the trio��sbat capability had also increased by a whole tier.


    Sheyan then noticed that these newly-arrived temporary teammates of his were all tired and injured. He could immediately guess what had happened to them. He grinned and was about to speak, but Paul and Ronnie had started quarrelling again.


    ��What do you mean we��re taking advantage of the situation? And you said we have no sense of teamwork? Okay, tell me, where��s your sense of teamwork when you sneaked outst night? You think your actions are so discreet, don��t you? I know what you guys were nning; you wanted to take advantage of the window after the ant colony suffered heavy losses and before the other powerful creatures arrive, to hunt on the in! I didn��t see any of you inviting us to go with you!��


    It could be seen from the Cockatrices Sheyan killed previously that even the lower-tiered creatures on Uplos may have considerable value. For example, the Cockatrices were not very powerful creatures, but their petrification ability was quite rare, so the spoils from the Cockatrices had also be valuable.


    Both sides had their own ideasst night. Although it appeared as if they were all sleeping peacefully in the camp, all of them had actually sneaked out. The difference was that one side was traumatised by their previous experience with the One-Horned Flying Ants, so they chose to hunt rtively weaker creatures instead, while the other side had applied the principle of reverse thinking and had gone straight towards the danger, because they believed that the enemies had be paper tigers that were terrifying only in appearance��.


    Lady Luck must have smiled on both sidesst night, because it seemed that both sides had had a good harvest. However, the two MTs had wanted to use the fruitful result of their trip to reinforce their authority on the team, showing the team that following them was the best choice. But when they returned triumphantly to the camp this morning, they found that the rebellious trio were also not there. They had probably gone out hunting too.


    The resentment they felt at the moment was so strong that it was almost visible to the naked eye. Certain individuals who had wanted to show off had terrible expressions on their faces, as if they had identally swallowed a fly.


    When these people saw the corpse of the queen ant, and of course, the Pi ores that were being purified, theplicated feeling in their hearts instantly reached a new height. They had wanted to show off, only to discover that other��s leftovers were more valuable than their main loot. It was a real p in their face.


    The MT faction was jealous and angry, while the neutral faction, who chose to follow the MT faction, was filled with frustration. They could not help thinking, ��If I had sided with these peoplest night, wouldn��t I have a share of these Pi ores too?��


    After this incident, the prestige of the MT faction once again suffered a heavy blow. But while both sides were locked in an awkward silence, Sheyan, aware of the danger of this world, took the initiative to express his goodwill.


    ��We actually discovered a medium Pi vein deep in the ant cave. You guys had better record it down. When we return, it should help with your evaluation.��


    Sheyan��s kind gesture undoubtedly softened the current awkwardness. After all, even though the vein was useless because it was hidden 10 kilometers below the ground, the others would not know of its existence if Sheyan had not told them, so in a way, they still owed Sheyan a favour. Sheyan happily used these worthless things to get a little cohesion in this temporary team.


    Sheyan and the two MTs held the same view on one point, and that was, the team could not be disbanded until they had achieved their goal, but in order to achieve this goal, sometimes they could use team disbandment as a threat.


    This situation sounded bizarre and even a little awkward, but it was a true portrayal of their current situation.


    After nearly three hours, the extraction of the eight pieces of Pi ores was finallypleted. The extracted Pi elements were about the size of fingertips. They were grey in colour under the sun, but gold in the dark.


    If you held one in your hand and inspected it carefully, it would look like fine sand that floated in the air, an existence between solid and gas that looked like it could be blown away with one puff. But if you were to touch it with your finger, the hard, solid feeling on your skin clearly indicated that it was a hard metal.


    No one could exin the disparity between the Pi element��s visual perception and tactile sensation, but it also meant that no fake Pi elements could be found anywhere. Perhaps that was why it was so valuable.


    The trio had expressed their goodwill by pointing out the existence of the Pi vein, and had also proven their might, so the rest of the team were a lot more respectful towards them now.


    While the trio were waiting for the ores to be extracted, the other contestants had turned the underground nest upside down, unwilling to let go of any chance of finding anything that may be of worth. They even went to the part of the mushroom rock that had copsed to search the nests of the worker ants. In the end, Azsa surprisingly found a 3%-purity Pi ore that was probably the personal collection of a random worker ant.


    After confirming that there was nothing more to be gained here, Sheyan proposed for them to leave as soon as possible. The powerful creatures in the vicinity would soon find out that the powerful force which had previously upied this area had disappeared, and the ce had be masterless. If they don��t hurry up, they may very well face more than one terrifying creature, and each of those creatures would likely be strong enough to take on the whole One-Horned Flying Ant colony��.


    The creature that could tear the Ferocious Wolverine apart should be among them too. Even Ronnie, who always went against Sheyan, turned pale when he heard that and agreed with Sheyan��s suggestion for once.


    The group moved towards the west from the mushroom rock, where there was a deep canyon with a long river running within it. Sheyan proposed that they enter the canyon and move down the river. This way, they could save a lot of traveling time and avoid many unnecessary troubles. More importantly, canyons were often rich with minerals, so they would have a higher chance of discovering Pi ores there. With their reading instruments, they could cover a prettyrge area if they sailed down the river.


    The team readily epted Sheyan��s proposal, but some of them raised a doubt that there may be monsters in the river too. If they were attacked and the boat was to capsize, they would be stuck in a more perilous situation than onnd. However, Pokan stepped out at that moment to back Sheyan��s suggestion by saying, ��Leave this problem to me. If the boat capsizes, I can make a temporary bridge for us to flee to the bank as long as we travel within 50 meters of the bank.��


    Now that the biggest potential danger had been resolved, there were no moreints. The team went to work immediate. They chopped down arge amount of trees, tied them up into a huge raft and entered the canyon.


    The canyon was like a deep scar that abruptly appeared on the in. From the top to the bottom of the canyon was a drop of at least 100 meters. Due to the presence of a water source, the nts around the canyon were flourishing.


    Sheyan and his team found a suitable ce to enter the bottom of the canyon. They found that because of theck of light, the mosses on the rock walls were greyish-ck in colour, and many fungi that looked like giant mushrooms grew here. When the fungi were touched, they would sprinkle a lot spores. Due to updraughts frequently blowing in the canyon, the spores would rise up like yellow clouds.


    Dardanian the botanist warned them that the spores may contain an unknown danger and forbade them to touch the spores. Sheyan noticed that some mushrooms hadrge chunks missing from their edges, as if they had been gnawed on by some creatures. He could only hope that these creatures, which seemed to be herbivores, were friendly, but hismon sense told him to stop having wishful thoughts.

 Chapter 1087: Unusual Movement in the Water

    <h4>Chapter 1087: Unusual Movement in the Water</h4>


    While Sheyan and the rest of team were preparing to board the raft at the bottom of the canyon, Major General Mungo and Major General Fiji had a meeting on the Kitty Hawk base far away.


    Their faces were solemn, especially Major General Mungo. He was holding a cup of hot water. Although the temperature in the base was kept at a constant 24 degree Celsius (about 75 F), Major General Mungo held the cup tightly as if he wished to find some warmth from the water.


    ��Are you sure about this?�� Major General Mungo had already asked the same question three times, but he could not stop himself from asking a fourth time.


    However, Fiji did not disy any signs of impatience. He nodding slowly and replied, ��Positive.��


    ��Damn those Predators. I can��t believe their detection ability is so strong. We only establishedmunication once during the gap between cosmic tides, and they actually managed to intercept the signals?��


    Major General Mungo mmed his fist on the table with his teeth gnashing.


    Major General Fiji��s facial expression was not any better. If something went wrong with this mission, he would be forcefully demoted to Lieutenant Colonel. So, he was even more unwilling than Major General Mungo to see this happen. But s, reality was a cruel mistress.


    Major General Mungo raised his head, and a 3D constetion map immediately appeared on the wall opposite him. A red dot could be seen slowly moving on it. Major General Mungo uttered coldly, ��The Predators were initially expected to arrive a weekter, but because they detected the unusual movement, they��ve picked up the speed and will arrive in three days. Is that right?��


    ��Correct,�� Fiji nodded. He looked calm on the surface, but his ten fingers had tightly intertwined together and had turned white. His eyes narrowed as he said in a chilly tone, ��Major General Mungo, remember that we��re now on the same boat. If this mission fails, yes, I��ll be demoted, but you��ll alsopletely lose the trust of the higher ups.��


    ��If you have any idea, then just say it!�� Major General Mungo waved his hand as he yelled impatiently.


    A trace of anger shed past Major General Fiji��s eyes, but he forced himself to calm down.


    ��We have to make two preparations. First, we have to do everything in our power to intercept the Predator��s spaceship. Second, since the matter of us sending people to Uplos has been discovered, then there��s no longer any need to operate in secrecy!��


    ��Let the Kitty Hawk go into full swing and overload the energy reactor to its maximum output so that we can keep abreast of the contestants�� movements through themunication device on the cyborgs�� If those guys can find enough mineral veins in this period of time, we��ll be able to get video recordings of it. This way, at least we won��t suffer any punishment even if we can��tplete our mission��. We won��t rake in any achievement, but they can��t fault us either!��


    ��But those upstairs have given strict orders. In order to stop the space-time disorder from getting any worse, we��re not allowed to have too much contact with the Predators, let alone engage in battle,�� murmured Mungo.


    Fiji gave Mungo a meaningful look. ��I never said we have to fight them. We only need to dy them. For example, we can stage a military exercise in front of a certain wormhole. Based on our previous experiences with the Predators, they won��t willingly engage us. They��ll surely make a detour to get to the next wormhole instead of forcing their way through��. Or, we can ask the Imperial Laboratory tounch a particle storm in the path of the Predators to disrupt their course. I happen to know that one of the three highest authorities in the Imperial Laboratory is your uncle����


    Mungo raised his head andughed heartily.


    ��But to operate the Kitty Hawk��s energy reactor at full st and maintain the max output for over seventy-two hours is against regtion. By the rules, we��re only allowed to do that for two hours at most. If we follow your n, this spaceship will almost certainly be a pile of scrap metal when we return.��


    ��Desperate times call for desperate measures, Major General,�� replied Fiji coldly.


    Mungo looked straight at Fiji and said in a faint voice, ��But an official document must be signed to give the order to operate at full power. Which one of us will sign that document?��


    Fiji stared straight back at him and replied without hesitation, ��We��ll co-sign it, of course! If we both do everything we can, we��ll be able to dy the Predators for a day, which means that there are only four days left for those ignorant and barbaric contestants. Hopefully, in these four days, they can give us a pleasant surprise!��


    ***


    The raft looked a little precarious sailing on the turbulent river in the canyon, but every time it seemed like it was going to overturn, it would always right itself. The vines tying the raft together squeaked under the pull of the violent torrent, but these vines miraculously shrank a bit when they came into contact with water, so they actually held the raft tighter together. Their strength was quite reliable.


    Sheyan thrust a pole into the bottom of the river and exerted some force on it. The pole was bent like a bow under his strength, and when it rebounded, it provided the propulsion to push the raft to the side. The raft thus skillfully avoided arge rock.


    After that, the raft nimbly and smoothly rushed past a whirlpool, after which the turbulent flow of the river started to turn gentler. The biggest reason for that was the widening of the river. A few rays of sunshine even reached the bottom of the canyon, not because the sun had gotten stronger, but because the canyon had started to be shallower.


    Sheyan took a deep breath. A mixture of moisture and oxygen was inhaled into his lungs, providing him with an indescribably refreshing feeling. He was, of course, the one responsible for steering the raft. Without Sheyan��s excellent boat control skills, the raft would have sunk long ago.


    Sheyan and Pokan were the ones who had to do the most work on this trip. Sheyan was exhausted because he had to control the crude temporary raft, while Pokan, being a topography modeller, had to break down dozens of reefs and rocks in a timely manner throughout the journey. Now that the river had be wider, Sheyan slowly steered the huge raft towards the bank while informing the others that he needed a short rest.


    Unlike Sheyan and Pokan who had to do a lot of work, the rest of the team had grown stiff from staying idle for too long. When the raft docked, they eagerly jumped off to stretch their body and explore the area nearby. Who knows, they might get lucky and find a piece of Pi ore.


    Poverty had always stemmed from inequality. It would be fine if none of them had any Pi elements, but right now, three people in the team did. So, even if the rest of the team did not say anything, feelings of jealousy and envy were inevitable.


    Meanwhile, Sheyan��s humility had won the approval of many. Apart from his cautiousness, the biggest reason for that was because all the contestants had heard that he did not gain anything from the battle with the ant queen.


    Everyone had found out that Sheyan��s summoned creature had suddenly gone out of control after the battle, eating several of the more valuable organs of the ant queen. This version of the event was easily epted by the contestants when they recalled Ramtas�� distinct wild boar traits. They sympathised with Sheyan��s misfortune, a subconscious desire tofort the unlucky.


    Sheyan spread out on the raft without any care for appearances. He closed his eyes and felt the regr impact of the waves on the bottom of the raft. The gentle rocking of the raft was asfortable as the slight sway of a hammock. On Sheyan��s face was an oxygen mask. High-purity oxygen slowly flowed through his respiratory tract into his lungs. The lungs that had obtained arge supply of pure oxygen instinctively stopped a part of their breathing motion and started ejecting the impurities they had inhaled before.


    As mentioned before, although there was oxygen in Uplos�� atmosphere, it was not suitable for the breathing purposes of ordinary humans. Sheyan actually had no problem breathing the air long-term thanks to his high Physique, but others might notice this detail and guess his hidden trump card, so he decided to use the oxygen supply. Besides, proper oxygen intake could also relieve the pressure on his lungs, helping him stay in optimum condition.


    Suddenly, Sheyan��s spidey sense tingled.


    To be exact, he had felt an abnormality in the waves that had been rocking the raft in a constant rhythm.


    For someone like Sheyan, who had many years of experience living on ships, the uniform and regr beating of the waves had long been ingrained in his body, so when any abnormality urred in the waves, the feeling was as conspicuous as a scream suddenly appearing in a well-known song.


    However, Sheyan remained silent. Several thoughts shed through his mind, and he eventually decided to continue lying on his back and breathe in the oxygen as if nothing was happening.


    Suddenly, a crimson thing shot out from the water at the speed of lightning and burst through the thick raft effortlessly. The thing then wrapped around Sheyan and pulled him into the water! Because Sheyan was still lying on the raft, the raft was dragged down together with him!


    Sheyan immediately struggled with all his might! But he was perplexed to find that it actually did not take much strength to loosen the crimson ��rope��, because the ��rope�� binding him could stretch stically like a rubber band. However, as soon as Sheyan stopped exerting force, it tightened back.


    Sheyan did not hesitate to yell for help.


    ��HELP!!!��


    William from the neutral faction immediately looked over. Before he had even seen what was happening to Sheyan, he had already half knelt and took aim. Almost a secondter, he answered Sheyan��s call for help with his sniper!

 Chapter 1088: Hedi Curry’s Ability

    <h4>Chapter 1088: Hedi Curry��s Ability</h4>


    BANG!


    A loud noise echoed throughout the canyon, repeatedly reflecting off the canyon walls, traveling far into the distance. Although the crimson, fleshy ��rope�� was extremely tough, it was severed by the shot. Arge amount of dark red fluid gushed out from the severed parts like high-pressure water cannons that had gone out of control.


    When the liquid sshed onto the bank and flowed down the rocks, the rocks were rapidly corroded, producing loud hissing noises and foul smelling white smoke which assaulted the nose. A terrible and strange cry of agony, low and muffled like continuous belching, came from within the water. Based on the ripples and whirlpools produced by the creature, it was obviously something huge!


    Faced with the sudden attack, not only were the rest of the team not in panic, they were actually extremely excited! That was because Sheyan and the other two had fought against the ant queen previously and won, so that gave them the illusion that the creatures on this were no big deal. As long as they stayed in a group and fought seriously, the creatures were just preys waiting to be ughtered.


    Hedi Curry and Azsa had both rushed over. They shouted the same name at the same time.


    ��Pokan!!��


    Pokan had only rested for a short while and his MP had not recovered much, but he immediately took an honorary dosage. Then, he pulled out a magic wand and started chanting an indecipherable spell!


    The outer appearance of the wand was simr to the wands in the world of Harry Potter �C a little like a baton. The end of the wand was embedded with a yellowish crystal the size of a fingernail. While Pokan was chanting, the yellowish crystal gave out a dazzling light. All of them could clearly feel the earth shaking, trembling, and responding to the waving of the wand!


    When the chant reached its end, the earth shook violently. A stone wall rose from the river to a height of about 100 meters, enclosing the area around Sheyan in an arc. The river immediately narrowed by half, causing the current to be more turbulent. In contrast, the water in the encircled area turned calm.


    Pokan sat down again in exhaustion while shouting out a time frame.


    ��Ten minutes!��


    That should be the duration of the stone wall.


    The monster in the water started to ferociously attack the stone wall, causing the stone wall to tremble violently. Cracks even began to appear on it. However, that proved to be all that the monster could do to the wall.


    Ronnie has silently sneaked closer and was now less than 20 meters away from the river. He stretched his hands outwards. The outline of the underwater monster was then clearly marked. A huge, glowing mark that could only be detected by the contestants�� retinas also appeared on top of the monster��s head. The mark was in the shape of a giant skull.


    This was one of Ronnie��s abilities: the ��Mark of Death��.


    The enemy marked by him would lose any invisibility, refraction, and illusion effects, and the chance of sustaining an explosive hit would also increase by 5%.


    The contestants could clearly see from Ronnie��s marking that the attacker was a huge creature, no less than four meters in height, and had astonishing width to boot. It currently stood on two legs, so it seemed to be some kind of humanoid creature.


    After identifying the target, Vassily lifted a weapon that seemed to be an enhanced version of a Vulcan cannon. These cannons were usually mounted on well-known fighter jets like the F-14, the F15, the F-16, and the F/A-18. They were hydraulically or pneumatically driven, six-barrel, air-cooled, electrically fired Gatling-style rotary cannons which could fire at a maximum rate of 6000 rounds per minute! Although Vassily was a military weapon expert, he had a refined demeanor, so Sheyan really did not expect him to have such a fierce side to him!


    Amidst the roar of the Vulcan, a terrifying storm of bullets rained down on the monster. Sheyan saw that some of the bullets were enchanted with a fire-type special effect. Even when they shot into the water, he could still see many red lines prating through, burning the water red. The monster still wished to attack the stone wall, but the horrible hail of 6,000 bullets per minute on its back was definitely not a pleasant sensation.


    It initially wanted to sneak away while remaining hidden, but Ronnie��s ��Mark of Death�� exposed it. In the end, it issued a cry of pain and stopped trying to run away. Instead, it jumped out of the water in Vassily��s direction!


    The monster��s leaping ability was astonishing! It jumped more than six meters above the water surface, and when itnded on the bank, the ground trembled violently.


    At that moment, they finally saw the monster��s real appearance. It was huge like they expected, and was covered in a tough looking, bluish-ck skin that was full of bulges like a crocodile��s. The skin was so tough that the bullets could notpletely prate into its body. When it moved, arge number of bullets dropped down from its skin.


    The creature had the head of a toad. Blood was trickling down the corner of its mouth. All of them could now guess what had previously bounded Sheyan. It was obviously the monster��s tongue.


    The monster resembled a giant humanoid toad. Its two muscr thighs could contract and then explode with a tremendous force to enable the creature to either escape or attack.


    One thing that stood out about the creature was its unbelievably sharp ws. On the inside of the ws were many weird threaded dents that looked like hardened octopus suckers. Like Wolverine ws, the ws grew on the monster��s palms, and they were extremely sharp and frightening.


    A series of data were transmitted to Sheyan when he scanned the monster with his probing ability.


    [ ad ] (TL: https://forgottenrealms.fandom/wiki/ad )


    [ HP: Very High ]


    [ Defense: Average (Its thick skin that is full of warts not only secretes venom, but also provides an outstanding defence) ]


    [ Speed: 4 m/s ]


    [ Jumping Speed: 15 meters per second. After each jump, it must rest for 30 seconds before it can jump again. ]


    [ Attack Power: Strong (attack carries ��armor piercing�� special effect). Attack may also carry biological power. ]


    [ Biological Characteristic(s): Bonus resistance to water-type attack. ]


    [ Attributes: Strength 80, Agility 35, Physique 40, Intelligence 30, Spirit 30, Charm 10, Perceptive Sense 70 ]


    [ Natural Habitat: Wide waters, rivers. ]


    [ Community: Small groups (4-10 per group) ]


    [ Value: Dried venom (toad venom), leather, ws, tongue. ]


    [ Biological Power(s): Information yet to be collected.]


    [ Possible Loot: These humanoid, semi-elemental creatures have high intelligence, so they have learned to protect themselves with various kinds of armours and weapons. May drop loot. ]


    [ Description: The adi are powerful humanoid creatures. They are chaotic and evil in affinity, so do not expect to ally with or befriend them. When you see one, you have only one choice: to fight bravely, because if you run away, you will expose your back to it. The only fate awaiting you if you do that is to be caught by its tongue and be its dessert. ]


    [ Would you like to pay 5,000 utility points to instantly connect to the database to get information on their biological power? (Yes/No) ]


    ***


    Sheyan, of course, would not pay 5,000 utility points for more information.


    The ad was obviously not a simple creature. It was probably several tiers higher than the Cockatrices in the pecking order. But thanks to the strength of the team, killing it should not be a problem.


    When Sheyan was previously caught by the ad��s tongue, William had severed the tongue with a single shot, so Sheyan had already sessfully escaped. His mixing skill was already so high that he could now freely control the effect duration of his mixes. So, he simply threw a buffing gene-mix into the crowd and signaled for everyone to step into the resulting smoke cloud. This way, everyone could get +8% or at least +6 in all attributes. Of course, the duration onlysted for 30 minutes.


    After that��.he considered himself to have fulfilled his support responsibility to the team and started to ck off. He positioned himself among the mage-contestants and the gunners to y the role of their protector. No one could me Sheyan for doing so because he had done his job well.


    Afternding from its amazing leap, the ad charged towards Vassily who had been bombarding it with bullets.


    Hedi Curry and Azsa were both prepared for the ad, but they seemed to havee to an agreement to lure the monster deeper ashore, so they both simply stood and waited.


    Vassily just kept bombarding the ad with his Vulcan without any signs of panic. Hepletely ignored the shortening distance between them, as if the ad��s charge was nothing threatening to him. The ad almost went mad from being attacked. Its eyes had turned bloodshot. As soon as it reached Vassily, it immediately raised its ws high and mmed them down hard.


    If the ws struck Vassily, he would sustain severe injuries for sure, if not outright die from the blow!


    But in that instant, Hedi Curry, who was 30 meters away from Vassily, abruptly stretched his hand out in Vassily��s direction. A strange purple line suddenly appeared between him and Vassily. The line rapidly erged into a pitch-ck tunnel. After a sh of blinding light, Hedi Curry and Vassily��s positions were switched!


    Sheyan��s eyes narrowed into a slit. This move may seem unimpressive, but for an MT who had to prioritise the safety of their teammates above all else, it was something that could save others and turn the tables at critical moments! It was a godly skill! If this ability could be used on the enemies too, it would beparable to an S-level ability in the right moments!

 Chapter 1089: Shocking Discovery

    <h4>Chapter 1089: Shocking Discovery</h4>


    ��Awakener MTs are all really strong, as expected,�� thought Sheyan as he witnessed Hedi Curry��s performance. He also saw that Vassily, who had been switched out from the frontline, was glowing. It appeared that not only was his HP being continually restored, his movement speed had also improved.


    Because all the contestants were considered to be allies at this time, and Sheyanpletely crushed Curry in terms of Perceptive Sense, Sheyan was able to acquire the specific details of Curry��s ability:


    [ Awakener Skill: Nether Swap ]


    [ Effect: The caster and the target will switch ces instantly. During the switch (0.5 seconds duration), the two sides will exist in another ne. Attacks in the current ne cannot harm either of them. ]


    [ After use: The target (allies only) will recover 15% of their HP in 10 seconds. Their movement speed will also increase by 50%, but after 10 seconds, the target��s additional movement speed will disappear and their movement speed will be 50% of the original for 20 seconds. ]


    [ If this ability is used on an enemy, the movement speed of both the target and the caster will be reduced by 50% for 5 seconds. ]


    [ After use: The caster��s movement speed will be reduced by 33% for 10 seconds. ]


    [ The first use of this ability will incur no cost, but there will be a 120-second cooldown. If the caster wishes to use this ability again during the cooldown period, it will cost 10,000 utility points, 10 potential points and 1 achievement point. The cooldown time will also be reset and extended to 240 seconds. ]


    [ Description: Only contestants who have grasped an Awakener Skill have the qualification to step into the next tier. ]


    After teleporting to the front of the ad, Curry simply raised his shield to protect himself. When the ad��s ws swung down, they scraped hard against the shield, producing arge amount of sparks and an intense metallic grating sound.


    Sheyan noticed that during the strike, the sucker-like things on the inside of the ad��s ws had spun at a high speed and had secreted some disgusting pale-blue liquid. The liquid sshed when the ws collided with the shield.


    Normally, a shield was only considered a heavy shield if it had a diameter of more than seventy centimeters. It would only be categorised as a greatshield, which needed to be held with both hands, if it was as tall as a human. The shield Curry used was rather small, about the diameter of a basin. It was a typical light shield.


    But he seemed to have some sort of ability to strengthen a shield. At the moment, the surface of the shield that was being attacked by the enemy had a cross formed from light on it. It exuded a faint holy feeling.


    But because the coverage of the shield was notrge enough, Curry was still hurt by the aftershock of the monster��s strike. A trail of blood streaked down his muscr arm, and he staggered back a few steps. Of course, the ad��s giant body also turned still for a moment from the impact of the reaction force.


    Seizing this opportunity, Ronnie approached stealthily. His forward-leaning body became blurry when he got close to the ad, before he eventually vanishedpletely from sight. By the time he reappeared, he was already 10 meters away, and had prated from the left side of the ad to its right.


    When Ronnie reappeared, a series of painful groans erupted from the ad. A deep wound had been cut into its thigh, and bright red blood gushed out.


    In that instant, the ��Mark of Death�� on top of the ad��s head suddenly grinned. The skull-shaped mark bit down on the ad��s muscr right leg and started chewing as if the mark were a solid entity. The sound of muscle fibers in the thigh being bitten off could be clearly heard��.


    But that was just the beginning. Ronnie��s attack only served to show the specific part that the other members should focus their attacks on. Before the monster could make an effective response, the sound of William��s sniper rifle going off echoed once again in the canyon. Dardanian also shot an invasive nt seed into the bloody wound. Paul created a metal javelin and sent it flying towards the ad. Vassily��s Vulcan once again sent a hail of bullets over��.


    All these horrible attacks focused on the right leg of the ad. They immediately stripped the leg of all its impressive muscles. The thrilling spectacle of flesh and blood sshing did not even appear because the destructive firepower was too strong. Only the ad��s tough bones survived, but they were already full of scars and wounds. The ad was probably built for jumping, so its leg bones were particrly thick. That was the only reason why the bones did not break.


    As a creature with high intelligence, the ad instantly understood after the storm of attacks that it was in a great crisis! It did not even bother to check its injuries before it tried to jump back in the river��s direction.


    Although one of its legs was crippled, it still managed to leaped about five or six meters away thanks to its size. As soon as itnded, it would only be ten odd meters away from the turbulent river, and this part of the river was already away of the section that was encircled by Pokan��s stone wall. The ten odd meters were all that separated the ad from freedom.


    But at that moment, Pokan gave his magic wand a flick. Amidst a scattering of dust and pebbles, three stgmites shot out from the part of the riverbank that the ad was about tond on. The unbelievably sharp stgmites were each at least a meter wide and three meters long! If the ad fell on them, it would be skewered like grilled meat!


    It struggled with all its might and managed to break two of the stgmites with its muscr forelimbs. However, the third stgmite stood strong and ruthlessly cut open a huge wound on its bby stomach, from which a portion of its innards fell out.


    The interception gave Ronnie the time to silently approach the monster. Although Ronnie had a really annoying mouth and an arrogant attitude, Sheyan had to admit that his offensive power was truly strong when he had someone tanking in front of him.


    Ronnie��s dagger ruthlessly shed at the ad��s bone. The dagger was actually vibrating violently. When it came into contact with the bone, it cut into the bone like a chainsaw, spraying greyish-white bone powder and bright-red bone marrow juice!


    The ad roared in agony and wed at Ronnie. Ronnie did not look like he could avoid the strike. However, Azsa did not stand idly by. With a sharp look in her eyes, she rammed her lozenge-shaped light shield into the space ahead.


    A strange, dark hole that looked like a miniature version of a ck hole suddenly appeared in front of Azsa. It proceeded topletely swallow her right hand.


    Next, a strange ck hole simrly appeared over Ronnie��s right shoulder, which was about to be attacked. Azsa��s right hand, holding the lozenge-shaped light shield, extended out from the ck hole to block the ad��s attack.


    Sheyan saw to his surprise that when Azsa��s lozenge shield was hit, it shed with a dark blue light, but the light sparkled with stars, indicating that it was a dark blue shield that had been strengthened to at least +7. It probably had some crazy strong properties like ��+7 West��, and after undergoing strengthening, it should already be no weaker than a silver storyline shield.


    Atst, the right leg of the ad waspletely cut off. It instantly lost its mobility. However, to crawl more than ten meters to the river with its two forelimbs and a good left leg was certainly not impossible, so it continued to crawl tenaciously while enduring the extreme pain. It had no intention of fighting back for thest time like a trapped beast at all.


    The group of contestants went into fire-at-will mode. Most of their attacks were concentrated on the head of the monster because attacking the head should increase the chance ofnding a fatal strike. When the ad had forcefully crawled for about three meters in the midst of the heavy bombing, a stone wall that was approximately 5 meters tall and 10 meters wide was suddenly raised in front of it, blocking its way. That was naturally Pokan��s work!


    It was now ced in a desperate situation with only two choices: to bypass the stone wall or to destroy it. But no matter which choice it made, it would inevitably expose itself to the fierce attack of the enemies. Sheyan decided to kick the ad while it was down; he threw out a bottle of curse-mix, which first stunned the monster for three seconds before enshrouding it in a cloud of debuffing smoke��.


    Under the ruthless obstructions, it took the ad nearly 20 seconds to reach the edge of the river, but right as it was brimming with hope and was about to leap into the river, Curry once again performed his ��Nether Swap�� ability to drag the ad fifty meters back from the river��.


    They eventually killed the monster without any ident.


    The loots were distributed ording to normal convention. The valuable parts and organs of the ad were listed out and auctioned off within the team at a low price.


    The final auction proceeds were divided equally into thirteen portions. Each of the two MTs would take two portions, and the one voted as the MVP of the battle would also take two portions. The others would take a portion each. This was a rather fair distribution method.


    None of them had any objection. The MVP of this battle was awarded to Pokan. Without the repeated use of his topographic modelling ability to trap the ad, they would have had a really hard time trying to kill the monster!


    But when the cyborgs were busy dissecting the dead ad, Cyborg No. 1 suddenly stood up and raised something bloody in his hand while eximing in surprise, ��My lords anddies, I think you��d better take a look at this!��


    All their gazes immediately shifted to the object in the cyborg��s hand. When they saw what it was, every one of them disyed a look of shock!

 Chapter 1090: The Mysterious Dog Tag

    <h4>Chapter 1090: The Mysterious Dog Tag</h4>


    The part that Cyborg No.1 was in charge of dissecting was the ad��s stomach. The stomach was amazinglyrge and could fit at least three people in it. Cyborg No.1 had performed a very thorough search after cutting the stomach open because he was looking for the ad��s enteroliths, which were worth quite a bit of money.


    (TL: Enterolith: A mineral concretion or calculus formed anywhere in the gastrointestinal system.)


    (TL: Calculus: Hard masses formed by minerals within the body, especially in the kidney or gall dder)


    An exnation must be made here about the future human race. During the interster colonisation era, there was a great integration of culture and race among the humans. Thus, both Western and Eastern medical practices had be widespread. Traditional medicines and practices like acupuncture had been slowly integrated with modern medicine.


    In the concept of traditional Chinese medicine, treating diseases with animal calculuses had always been a very popr practice. For example, the three treasures of traditional Chinese medicine referred to the calculus bovis (dried cattle gallstone), dog kidney stone, and calculus equi (horse enterolith).


    In Sheyan��s world, China��s annual demand for calculus bovis had reached a staggering figure of 450 tons, but China��s annual output of natural calculus bovis was only one ton, so it had be three times as expensive as gold. After the epidemic of mad cow disease in Europe, in order to prevent the spread of mad cow disease into China by means of medicine, China had decided to ban the import of bovine-derived materials for use in Chinese medicines, further driving the price of natural calculus bovis up by several times!


    In the present interster colonisation era, the discovery of various new animals and nts had greatly expanded the scope of traditional Chinese medicine. There was even a Compendium of Milky Way Materia Medica now. The calculuses of high-tier beasts were collectively known as ��beast cores��, and they could be used to treat a variety of diseases. Of course, their prices were astonishingly high.


    (TL: The Compendium of Materia Medica (���ݸ�Ŀ) is a Chinese herbology volume written by Li Shizhen during the Ming dynasty. It��s like an encyclopedia of traditional Chinese herbs and medicines.)


    Therefore, Cyborg No. 1 was very careful when he was dissecting the stomach, lest he missed any ad enteroliths. After all, a pea-sized beast core was worth more than five cyborgs.


    It was precisely thanks to his meticulous search that he found the piece of metal stuck to the wall of the stomach. Arge portion of the piece of metal, which was about the size of a lighter, was deeply embedded in the stomach wall. If it was not for the broken chain attached to the metal piece hanging outside, it would have been really difficult to discover.


    The discovery of a metal product on such a barren was a bizarre thing, but the possibility existed that it was left behind by the Predators.


    However, after picking the metal piece up and wiping it clean, Cyborg No. 1 immediately knew he had found something extraordinary. This was already something beyond his scope of authority, so he could only ask Sheyan and the other contestants over to take a look.


    The piece of metal was actually a soldier��s dog tag!


    The letters inscribed on a military dog tag had their specific meanings.


    The first line showed the surname of the owner.


    The second line showed the owner��s first name and middle initial (or just the initials)


    The third line showed the owner��s Military Number, Social Security Number, blood type (A, B, AB, or O) and Rh factor.


    The fourth line showed the owner��s branch of service and gas mask size (XS, S, M, L, or XL).


    The fifth line showed the owner��s religion (C for Catholic, H for Hebrew, P for Protestant, etc.).


    The sixth line showed the owner��s status (RA for Regr Army, NG for National Guard, ER for Enlisted Reserve, O for Officer, etc.).


    ***


    A dog tag may be small, but it contained a vast amount of information. However, this particr dog tag had been soaked in gastric juice for quite some time, so it had been corroded very badly and the words on it were somewhat blurred. The group gathered together to study the tag. After spending a really long time, they finally concluded that the original owner of this dog tag was a Private First ss named Dous.


    After jotting down some of the information they could confirm from the dog tag, they asked the cyborgs to check these information in their offline database. They discovered that the unit he served in was a very special and highly confidential unit.


    Mr. Dous was obviously dead because a ad��s diet should not include metal, so it would never swallow a piece of metal for no reason. Of course, they could not rule out the possibility that another creature had eaten Mr. Dous for dessert before being eaten by the ad.


    More importantly, from the extent that the dog tag had been corroded, it had probably not soaked in gastric juice for more than two hours. The human limbs they found deep in the stomach after that were sufficient proof of this, so the problem was now very clear.


    ��There are other living humans on this?�� eximed Hedi Curry incredulously.


    ��It��s definitely possible. Remember what they told us before? The Intergctic Alliance had sent quite a few people to explore this ce before us. The official record stated that no one had been able to pass through the asteroid belts, but it won��t be the first time that official records are found unreliable. There might��ve been a few lucky ones,�� said Dardanian.


    Sheyan��s eyes flickered, apparently recalling something very important. However, he was trying to keep a low profile at the moment. He would take a hard stance and never back down when it was necessary, but other times, he would try to draw as little attention to himself as possible. So, he said nothing.


    The group had an intense discussion among themselves, but on the whole, they were more inclined to prioritise their main mission instead of poking their noses in matters that did not concern them.


    But Vassily then said, ��You guys seem to have forgotten one thing. If these humans are the survivors among those who were dispatched here, they would��ve been on this for a few months, perhaps even a few years! They��re also sent here to explore the, so they would also have the exploration devices we have! Which means that there��s a good chance they��ve mapped the locations of lots of Pi veins! The information they have may be of great value to us, priceless even!��


    Vassily��s words were like a stone tossed into the water, stirring up a thousand ripples.


    Hedi Curry and Azsa stared at each other and nodded firmly. At this point, everyone was thinking about Vassily��s words, so they did not realise that the eyes of all the cyborgs were shing. But even if someone did notice this phenomenon, they would not think much of it. Whenever the cyborgs think, this effect would be triggered, just like a hard drive activity light would when a hard drive was being read.


    ***


    Meanwhile, on the Kitty Hawk base 2.7 million kilometers away.


    Inside the brightly lit central control room.


    The majestic General had once again ��descended�� via holographic projection.


    Major General Mungo and Major General Fiji were standing still like obedient elementary students. Although their backs were straight, there was apparent fear in their eyes.


    ��Great job! Not only did the two of you make use of military exercises and the research institute to dy the Predator��s spaceship, you also co-signed a joint order to overload the Kitty Hawk! How dare you make these kinds of decisions without authorisation!? Don��t you know that you��re damaging the interests of the Empire!?��


    Although the General was an old man on a wheelchair, his voice was as deafening as thunder!


    The heads of Major General Mungo and Major General Fiji hung low, but when they secretly looked at each other, their fearful eyes suddenly brightened. They could both hear from the old man��s tone that his emphasis was not on ��damaging the interests of the Empire��, but on ��making decisions without authorisation��!


    Major General Mungo immediately stood upright and bowed his head as he said, ��General, we had no other choice at the time. We only wanted to do everything in our power to aplish the mission��. Moreover, the space-time turbulence was very intense back then, so data transmission would take a very long time. We had to make a quick decision; that��s why we couldn��t ask for authorisation in time��.��


    ��You ARE expected to make some decisions on your own out in the frontline, so that��s not the problem. I��d even say that your ability to respond in time is a good reflection of your individual capabilities. But why didn��t you report to me afterwards? Do you think you can handle these things on your own?��


    ��Do you think a single person has enough authority to order the Imperial Laboratory tounch a particle storm? Do you think the proposal would��ve been passed if I hadn��t spoken to the Ministry of Energy? If I hadn��t intercepted Captain Ruth��s secret report to his immediate officer, do you really think your order would be carried out?��


    Major General Mungo and Major General Fiji sweated profusely. They did not expect so many twists and turns behind the n they came up with.


    The General continued, ��There��s nothing wrong with being cut-throat and decisive, but if you needed someone to clean up after you, you better show some humility.��


    ��Yes, sir.�� Major General Mungo and Major General Fiji immediately bowed low.


    Seeing his two subordinates acting so humble, the General snorted and nodded in satisfaction.


    ��Now then, after going all in, have you got any results to show for it?��


    ��Yes, sir!�� Major General Fiji rushed to answer before Major General Mungo could. From Fiji��s action of grabbing the chance to report a piece of good news, it could be seen that he had a more scheming mind than Mungo. There was no doubt that everyone would like to listen to good news. How many people have you heard getting tips for delivering bad news?


    Major General Fiji would be able to leave a good impression on the General by seizing the chance to report the good news. Maybe the effect of this incident alone was insignificant, but if he kept at it, the good impression would add up, leading to a favourable treatment from the General!


    ��We��ve already made a major breakthrough in the search of Pi ores. A medium-purity Pi vein was found right underneath the mushroom rock which we designated as thending site! We have video recordings to prove this!��


    As he said that, Major General Fiji yed a recording of the contestants detecting Pi veins with their instruments.


    ��In addition, the people we sent have also obtained several pieces of high-purity Pi ores, and they��ve used the instruments we provided to process the ores to obtain Pi elements with purities of over 99%.��

 Chapter 1091: S. Bermuda Experimental Special Forces

    <h4>Chapter 1091: S. Bermuda Experimental Special Forces</h4>


    The old man on the wheelchair carefully inspected the recordings Major General Fiji had produced with prating eyes that seemed to peel away the surfaceyer of everything they gazed upon, directly peering into the essence.


    A long time passed before the old man slowly said, ��Sending the savages to Uplos seemed to be a good move. Unfortunately, the Predators have noticed. They��ll surely strengthen their defences after this and won��t give us another chance �� unless weunch a full-blown war against them, but the Parliament will never agree to that.��


    ��The savages still have nearly eighty hours; hopefully they can deliver some good news to us. I think all of them are really strong, so they may very well surprise us,�� said Major General Mungo in a low voice.


    Right after Major General Mungo had said this, the military rank insignia worn on his and Fiji��s chest suddenly started blinking. This time, he did not give Fiji a chance. He instantly told the General, ��Excuse me, General, but it looks like there��s new information being transmitted over.��


    The old man gave an interesting ��oh�� and immediately instructed, ��Disy the signal right away.��


    Soon after, a holographic projection was yed. It depicted the scene where Cyborg No. 1 discovered the dog tag. The dog tag was given a close-up shot.


    The reaction here upon seeing the dog tag was huge too. The first assumption of Mungo and Fiji regarding the dog tag was, of course, simr to the contestants��.


    They assumed that the owner of the dog tag was one of the people who had been previously sent to Uplos and had miraculously survived.


    However, the cyborgs�� offline database obviously did not have the same level of clearance as an Imperial General. Using the serial number on the dog tag, the General quickly found out which branch of the army Dous belonged to. When he obtained the information, his face immediately grew gloomy. Although he already had an answer in mind, he must first make sure that the people under him had not vited any regtions, so he immediately questioned the two Major Generals, ��Before we conscripted those savages, we��d sent three batches of people to Uplos. From which war zone did you select the people for those three operations?��


    Major General Mungo and Major General Fiji were visibly shocked at the question. Major General Mungo took the lead in answering, ��I wasn��t in charge of the first three operations, but I��ve read all the avable information about them when I took over. Thest person in charge was from war zone 156 and he had a close rtionship with the higher ups from Andromeda, so all the personnel he applied for the operations were from the Andromeda Lightspeed Special Forces. I��m sure of that.��


    The old man closed his eyes. When he opened them again, he started typing on his keyboard. After about a minute, the holographic projection fluctuated. Then, a series of information poured out like a waterfall.


    [ Name: Private First ss Dous, Tony ]


    [ Unit: S. Bermuda Experimental Special Forces ]


    [ Gender: Male ]


    [ Age: 25 ]


    [ Current Status: Went missing six months ago in a bizarre manner while on a mission on the 87th star of the Southern Cross. Due to his highly sensitive identity, his disappearance is currently being investigated by the Imperial Bureau of Investigation. At present, there is an estimated 53% probability of him defecting after being bought by the Alliance! ]


    [ ��.. ]


    Major General Mungo and Major General Fiji��s pupils shrunk after checking the information. It must be known that anything that could be named after familiar terms from Old Earth belonged directly under the jurisdiction of the Empire. For example, the name Alps Base 7 showed that the base was the seventh copy of the Alps Base�� And the real Alps Base was rumoured to be the pce of the Emperor!


    The Andromeda Lightspeed Special Forces mobilised for the previous operations were obviously several tiers below the S. Bermuda Experimental Special Forces in terms of importance. It was like the difference between a high school basketball team and an NBA team.


    Thus, they could almostpletely rule out the possibility that Private Dous was one of the people sent to infiltrate the in the past, because even an Imperial General did not have the authority to give orders to the special forces directly under central jurisdiction.


    ��Then, after ruling out all the impossibilities, the remaining answer, however bizarre, should be the truth of the matter,�� Major General Mungo said in a low voice.


    ��Uplos is a hunting ground prepared by the Predators, and all the creatures they selected were those deemed capable of providing sufficient trials and training for their next generation. Don��t forget, in their eyes, humans are no different from sharks, lions, or even pet dogs and cats����


    Obviously, Private Dous met the requirements of the Predators, so he was secretly captured by the Predators and abandoned on Uplos. He was not an explorer like they initially thought, but prey in captivity!


    ***


    Sheyan and the other contestants obviously had no way of knowing the astonishing conclusion the people in the space station 2.7 million kilometers away hade to.


    The Kitty Hawk was already running on overload to suppress the interference put in ce by the Predators, but even so, they could only one-sidedly receive the data transmitted by the cyborgs and had no extra energy to support the transmission of data to the.


    This undoubtedly meant that the contestant team could only continue to sink deeper and deeper in a quagmire of confusion��


    Under the urge of the two MTs, the whole team had started to work diligently to try and find some clues to lead them to the surviving ��exploration squad members��.


    The strength of the collective was indeed much more impressive than the strength of an individual. First, Ronnie purchased all the details on the adi (TL: adi is the plural form of ad). Although they had procured a sample themselves and had obtained a lot of data from it, they still needed more than 30,000 utility points to buy all the extra information on the adi.


    Ronnie��s eyes soon lit up.


    ��I found it�� These chaotic and ferocious creatures have clear territorial boundaries. Because a water source will bring to them a steady stream of food, thesezy monsters will usually move only within five kilometres of a certain area!��


    ��This means that Private Dous must��ve been attacked no more than five kilometers away by the river! We won��t need too much time to find the crime scene! Plus, keep in mind that Dous��s hand was tightly holding onto aser gun. The energy scale on the gun shows that he had fired two shots before he died, but they both missed, so there should be obvious signs around the crime scene!��


    ��Well done, my friend.�� Hedi Curry mmed his hand hard on Ronnie��s shoulder.


    However, Ronnie��s expression turned a little awkward. He went on to read, ��The adi have a rather strange biological power. They only mate once in their lifetime, during which they will produce an egg case. The egg case will store between 5,000 to 10,000 fertilised eggs within it. Every time a ad attacks an enemy, it will imnt a fertilised egg into the enemy��s body.��


    ����.The fertilised egg will rapidly hatch in the host��s body and be a blood tadpole. The blood tadpole will secrete a lot of anesthetic substances and quietly feed on the host��s flesh and blood. The host will usually only feel its existence when the blood tadpole erodes into a main nerve. Once the blood tadpole has absorbed enough flesh and blood, it will mature and secrete arge amount of toxins. When that happens, the host��s attributes will be forcibly reduced by 50%, and the blood tadpole will break out of the body��.��


    Curry and Azsa��s expressions sank at the same time. They immediately looked towards their arms. Although they had blocked most of ad��s attacks, they still suffered some injured because they both used small-sized shields.


    They were both powerful MTs with over 100 points in Physique after all, so they did not pay the injuries much heed. It never urred to them that the biological power of the adi was so crazy. Hedi Curry trusted Ronnie the most, so he immediately took a dagger out and ruthlessly sliced open his right hand. The previous wounds had already closed and scabbed thanks to the MT��s strong recovery ability. Blood instantly gushed out of the newly-made cut, but Curry was unconcerned about the blood. It was something else that made him frown.


    After making the cut in his arm, Curry could see that a deep, bloody hole had been burrowed underneath his skin. He had lost all feeling around the hole. The hole had obviously been made by a blood tadpole. He immediately extended the cut all the way to his armpit without any hesitation. Only then did he manage to flick away a blood-red tadpole the size of his thumb.


    The pattern on the back of the tadpole looked like aughing devil. At this time, two hind legs had already grown out of its body. The tadpole had a strange mouth that was full of sharp teeth like a piranha��s, and it looked really malicious. It��s tail kept swaying, sshing blood about.


    After the tadpole was ejected to the ground, there was actually a look of resentment in its eyes. Its mouth kept opening and closing, so its sharp teeth kept colliding with each other to make a clicking sound.


    Ronnie immediately stomped on the disgusting creature as soon as he saw it. The blood tadpole uttered a cry of agony when it was stepped on! But that was normal; the adi were highly intelligent humanoid creatures after all, so it was not surprising for them to have some human reactions.


    Azsa was even more unlucky. She had to remove two blood tadpoles from her arm while gritting her teeth and sweating from the pain. A chill crept down Sheyan��s back as he watched the two MTs cut their own flesh. If his identity as an MT had been exposed, he would surely have had to tank in front in the previous fight too, turning the number of current victim to 3. He did not even have a shield��.


    Sheyan was d he did not have to share their burden.

 Chapter 1092: Survivor Camp

    <h4>Chapter 1092: Survivor Camp</h4>


    Despite the chill that he felt at the tragic sight of Azsa and Hedi Curry, Sheyan��s worries were actuallypletely unfounded. This was because he already had one of the most horrifying parasites possible inside his body �� the ��Stairway of the Sun��. It was just that the ��Stairway of the Sun�� hadpletely lost its own consciousness, so it would not hurt Sheyan.


    If the ad nted its fertilised eggs into Sheyan, nothing woulde of it. The tendrils of the ��Stairway of the Sun��, which grew along Sheyan��s blood vessels, would eat the fertilised eggs for dessert. The tiny fertilised eggs could never hope topete with the powerful ��Stairway of the Sun��!


    Both MTs had to deliberately suppress their strength to cut themselves open, so the wound they caused to themselves were quite serious. They walked behind with their arms wrapped up and their faces gloomy. It would be fine if the team had decided to leave right away, but the team had decided to continue to explore the surrounding areas, which meant that there was a high chance of encountering other adi. Being MTs, they were obligated to take hits for the team. If they had to ��self-mutte�� after every battle, that would be a real tragedy indeed.


    After performing some simple maintenance on the raft, the team moved out again.


    Based on Ronnie��s information, they carefully searched along the way for possible ces where the fight between the ad and Private Dous had taken ce. After several more turns, the river narrowed and the water became rapid. Underwater rocks also became as frequent as trees in a forest. If it was not for the frequent use of Pokan��s natural ability to disintegrate the bigger rocks, even Sheyan��s impressive boat-control skills could not have taken them further down the river.


    The raft continued to travel with extreme difficulty. Sheyan pushed hard against a green rock wall to the side to generate enough power to push the raft into the right channel, enabling the raft to smoothly travel past two towering cliffs on either side of them. The cliffs were several hundred meters high, guarding the river like the gods of gates.


    Past the cliffs, the river widened and the water flowed calmly. Everything suddenly became bright!


    In front of them was a vast wend swamp. Arge number of densely-growing aquatic nts dominated the area, covering their sights with a green colour. There was also a kind of reed-like aquatic nt with purple spikes swaying gently in the wind.


    From time to time, they could see the a type of water bird with fiery red feathers circling and dancing around, adding vibrant strokes to the blue sky. A refreshing feeling filled the air. Looking at the vast wend, they felt as if this was the way the whole world should rightly be.


    Looking back, they saw a teau so vast that its end could not be seen, rising from the ground straight into the clouds. The cliffs were at least thousands of meters high. They could only stare at it in awe.


    It turned out that the ��in�� where the mushroom rock was located on was actually a part of the teau. There were also mountains on the teau, so one could imagine its magnitude. The river Sheyan and the others were traveling on was a very strange existence that drove straight through the bottom of the teau like a long scar that was forcefully carved into it.


    ��Look over there,�� William suddenly said. He was always quiet, but whenever he spoke, his words carried weight. He was an expert sniper, so he naturally had exceptional vision.


    There was a saying that all that was natural was beautiful. The closer something was to nature, the better we would feel about it and the more we would appreciate it. For example, the closer a woman��s butt was to the shape of a full moon, the more pleasant it would look.


    All of them looked towards the direction William pointed at and immediately saw a slight bulge among the purple reeds in the distance, which seemed to be a little out of tune with the whole naturalndscape. The more they looked at it, the more out of ce it felt, like a w in a perfect painting.


    They instantly rushed over to take a closer look and found that there were indeed signs of battle left there. The huge footprints of a ad were very vivid in the mud. Next to the footprints were traces left by the shots from aser gun, in the form of scorched pits about eight square meters in size among the purple reeds. If this was not a wend, there would have been a forest fire for sure.


    ��There��s something hidden here!�� Ronnie was not only strong in battle, he also had top-ss abilities in scouting and searching.


    But that was to be expected. Everyone who could make this team was very strong. Among all the contestants Sheyan hade into contact with, possibly only Zi and Aziz have reached the standard of being able to join this temporary team.


    Reef and Mogensha were much less outstanding inparison. It was just that both of those guys had unbelievably powerful equipments supporting them. Recall that Hedi Curry��s shield was only silver storyline grade, while Azsa was only using a highly-strengthened dark blue shield. Reef��s shield was so much better than theirs that the actual gap between their fighting prowesses was not that vast.


    Ronnie had pulled out a raft from a ce covered by purple reeds. The raft was much inferior to the one Sheyan and the others arrived on; it could only sit three to five people on it. Moreover, the items on the raft were also very crude. Broken steel helmet were used in ce of cups for drinking water. There were a few knives on the raft, but they were very crudely made and had unique shapes. The contestants could tell with a single look that they were grinded from steel tes.


    ��He was not by himself. There was a group behind him,�� eximed Vassily in excitement. He had imed so because he saw a number of things tied up beside the raft, such as cut-out gourddles, some hunted creatures, and so on. Besides that, there were also several pairs of shoes made from grass, and two spare gas masks. Recall that there were also four steel helmets being used as cups on the raft.


    Next, they discovered a temporary camp nearby. They found some high-tech items in the camp, namely four sleeping bags produced by the Empire. These sleeping bags were much more advanced than today��s sleeping bags. They ran on sr energy. Not only could they inste water and heat, they were also bullet-proof and could withstand attacks from wild beasts. Once the zippers were pulled up, they would automatically inte, dehumidify and regte the temperature inside.


    This kind of sleeping bag was a standard on the exploration spacecraft, so Sheyan and the rest of the contestants each carried one. In the middle of the camp were the embers of a campfire, beside which were the bodies of some strange creatures, some of which had been skinned and smoked.


    It was obvious that this group of four hade here to hunt. Three of them had gone out to hunt, while thest one stayed to guard the camp. Presumably due to theck of salt, they had simply cut and smoked the prey for preservation. It was probably their first time here, so they did not expect to encounter a horrible monster like the ad.


    ��Hahahaha!�� Ronnie suddenly burst into hystericalughter. Everyone thought he had lost his mind, but he proceeded to pull out a piece of rock from one of the sleeping bags and held it gingerly in his palm like it was a priceless treasure. The rock was only the size of a coconut, and its surface was shining with a familiar grey light. They could tell with one nce that it was a high-purity Pi ore!


    After Pi element was extracted, the high purity Pi element was very close to a gaseous state, simr to cotton. The Pi elements that Paul obtained before had undergone a high-pressurepression into something like Pi crystals with very high density.


    Ronnie��s crushing extractor had sadly been taken away by Sheyan, so he could only borrow Hedi Curry��s. The initial test revealed that the Pi content of this ore had reached an astonishing 13.7%! It had broken the record of the highest known purity among Pi ores. Ronnie immediately performed the extraction, and eventually obtained a small piece of Pi crystal the size of a fingernail. He was ted beyond words!


    The discovery immediately flushed all of them feverish with excitement. They now firmly believed that the survivors who had reached Uplos before them must possess an astonishing amount of information on Pi veins. Even Sheyan believed so. After all, all kinds of coincidences had ovepped into irrefutable proofs.


    Little did they know that this high-purity ore was only found by chance by one of the ��survivors��. Pi elements had a soothing effect on the mind, so he had kept the Pi ore because felt that sleeping with the Pi ore next to his pillow was highly-effective in fatigue recuperation��.


    After a round of discussion, it was almost dark. They had no way of knowing where the survivors had gone to hunt, so they decided to wait here for the survivors toe back. However, until the suns had fully set, there was still no trace of the survivors.


    All of them had an ominous premonition.


    Hedi Curry said with a gloomy face, ��Those guys probably just arrived to this area. Do you think something has happened to them?��


    ��It��s very likely,�� Dardanian nodded earnestly.


    ��Those idiots��.�� Azsa also said with a frown. ��No, we can��t wait here. We have to take the initiative to track them. If all three of them die, all the clues will be gone!��


    ��But how do we track them?�� asked Ronnie helplessly. ��This whole ce is a swamp, so there��s no way to track their footprints. They should��ve departed early in the morning, at least nine hours ago, so there��s no way to track their smell either.��

 Chapter 1093: The Poisoned Corpse

    <h4>Chapter 1093: The Poisoned Corpse</h4>


    ��I have a way to track them, but I have to pay a huge price �� I��ll have to use an expensive casting material. I can��t bear the cost alone,�� Dardanian suddenly said.


    Hedi Curry immediately replied with impatience, ��Fine, we��ll each contribute 10,000 utility points. Is that enough?��


    Dardanian nodded in response. In order to prove that he was telling the truth, he took out the casting material in question �� a vial of green dragon��s blood!


    The dragon��s blood was indeed as expensive as he imed. It shined in the ss test tube, reflecting the light off the setting suns like green emerald. Anyone whoid eyes upon it would find their sight constantly refracting and traveling through the blood, unable to be pulled back.


    With the dragon��s blood in his hand, Dardanian chanted a mysterious spell. The mana around his body surged bizarrely, as if it was boiling. The dragon��s blood slowly floated into the air. The spell wrapped around the dragon��s blood like it had a physical form. Finally, the dragon��s blood turned into a dark green blood sphere the size of a ping pong ball, suspended in the air in front of Dardanian. Its surface shined with a mysterious glow, as if it was an emerald housing a powerful soul inside.


    Dardanian went to a patch of purple reeds next to the camp and started to chant in a mysterious and powerfulnguage. While he was chanting, Ramtas suddenly conveyed a thought to Sheyan.


    ��Master, this is the rank 7 nature spell ��The Language of Nature��.��


    ��No way!!�� Sheyan almost could not believe it.


    In many highly magical worlds, Druids and Elves often imed to be able tomunicate with nts. The ability sounded a bit mysterious, but the theory behind it was actually really simple. An experienced old farmer would only need one look at a paddy field from afar to know whether the rice had grown sick; that was also a way ofmunicating with nts. The so-called ntmunication ability of the Druids and Elves was a more advanced form of that, made possible by their natural talent. They could learn the joys, sorrows and emotions of nts from a touch of their leaves, a subtle change in their scent and so on.


    This was not the case with the Rank 7 nature spell, ��The Language of Nature��. The spell relied entirely on a dragon��s authority carried in the dragon��s blood to simte the power of storms and rains to subdue nts and make them submit. The subdued nts would then carry out the caster��s will, even if they had to hurt themselves doing so!


    The main reason it was considered a powerful Rank 7 magic spell was because this ability could also be used on Ents. A normal Ent would either directly surrender, or be severely restrained and damaged.


    To use the spell for their current purpose was like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut; it wasplete overkill. In truth, Dardanian had lost his reason, ovee by his greed of Pi veins.


    After Dardanian finished his chant, he shouted to the purple reeds around him.


    ��Where did those people go? Tell me! In the name of Nature!��


    The blood of the green dragon floating in front of Dardanian abruptly extended out, as if an invisible goose-feather quill had dipped into the green dragon��s blood and rapidly wrote in the air. Strange and dignified texts were formed. The texts were in the ancient Hebrewnguage, the holynguage! These were holy words!


    Everyone present could feel a mysterious force in the words written by Dardanian, which seemed to resonate with the whole of nature!


    In that instant, the purple reeds hundreds of meters around them slowly bowed down, but they all bowed in different directions. Then, as the people watched on in amazement, they found themselves in the middle of a huge arrow that was hundreds of square meters in size! The arrow was pointing to the northwest.


    Of course everyone understood what this meant. They jumped back onto the raft and paddled to the northwest. By now, everyone had be really excited by the prospect of finding high purity Pi ores; even Paul could not help taking up an oar and helping in the rowing. Therefore, the raft moved swiftly in the swamp.


    Every few hundred meters, Dardanian would use holy texts tomunicate with nature and correct their direction. After traveling for more than 5 miles, they were still in the seemingly endless swamp, but Ramtas suddenly grunted. It twitched its nose carefully several times, then turned to Sheyan and told him, ��I smell blood, master.��


    Sheyan instantly stopped the raft and asked, ��Which direction?��


    Ramtas�� fat nose twitched again a few times. It proceeded to jump off the raft and ran ahead, ignoring the mud gripping at his feet. When they turned a corner and sailed approximately a kilometer further following behind Ramtas, they arrived at a depression in the marshyndscape that was filled with a type of water lily-like nt.


    In the middle of the fishscale bamboo grove on the western bank of the depressiony a man facing down. His clothes were very tattered but they could be vaguely recognised as a military uniform. The man was motionless, as if he had fallen asleep.


    The Perceptive Senses of the people on the raft were ten times more sensitive than that of the ordinary people, so even from such a distance, they could already sense that the man had stopped breathing and his heart had stopped beating. In other words, he was dead.


    ��Nobody move!�� Curry raised his hand and ordered. ��Don��t contaminate the crime scene. Ronnie, go check it out.��


    Ronnie��s figure shed like a phantom and vanished from where he was, only to reappear at the scene. After a quick investigation, he already had a result.


    ��This man is called Daniel. He��s been dead for three hours. Cause of death: poisoning, which is why his body��s still preserved in one piece. Otherwise, he would��ve been eaten by the creatures around here.��


    Upon hearing Ronnie��s words, Sheyan found that if he looked carefully, he could see arge number of snake corpses and bug corpses around the human body. It was just that the vegetation here was dense, so they were not immediately visible at first sight.


    Ronnie continued, ��This man was probably not a soldier. First, there��s no military dog tag on his body. Second, the abnormal development of muscles on his body should be the result of very cruelbat training. Third, his body should��ve been modified to some extent so that he can freely breathe the air here without any side effects.��


    After Ronnie performed some poison prevention measures and looked carefully for a while, he searched through the man��s body and found a hand-drawn map. Looking at the size of the map, it should be depicting the terrain hundreds of square kilometers nearby.


    The map was drawn on animal skin with charred branches. Although the map was crude, it was drawn by a professional, so it strived to convey the most information possible with the least amount of strokes.


    They saw from the map that the size of the swamp was quite astonishing. The edge of the swamp was not even visible on the map. The temporary campsite they had set out from was marked with a circle, and there was another circle drawn about a dozen kilometers above it. The words ��food/bird�� were written beside thetter circle. The survivors seemed to have gone hunting for this type of creature.


    A red cross was struck at the canyon where Sheyan and the others hade from. The survivors seemed to know that the ce contained a huge threat. Besides that, a red skull was marked in the north, indicating extreme danger there!


    Now that a corpse has been found, they had no use for the raft anymore because Daniel appeared to have ran away immediately after being attacked, but after he escaped here, he still died from poisoning. So Ronnie, who was skilled in tracking, could just trace back along Daniel��s fleeing route to find the ce where the survivors were attacked.


    At that moment, Curry suddenly turned towards Sheyan and asked without any shame, ��Hey, Seaman, we��ll probably confront some poisonous creatures soon. Do you have any medicine to resist poison?��


    Although Sheyan did not have any, he simply replied, ��I do, but it can��t coexist with the buffing mix. Are you sure you want the poison-resistant mix?��


    Hedi Curry instantly hesitated. Although these people had not said anything to Sheyan about his gene-mix, they were actually in awe of the buffing effect the mixes provided. Otherwise, they would never have tolerated the actions of Sheyan��s group again and again.


    This was especially so because their equipments were generally one tier lower than Party Ace��s. Even if Sheyan used the inferior cloud bluffing method, they would still get +8% or +6 in all attributes. The value of that needed no exnation. It could possibly enable them to deal crushing damages to the opponent, or suppress the opponent.


    Some of them could also make use of the buffs provided by Sheyan��s mix to wear certain equipments that they could not wear before. It was just that when the effect of the mix disappeared and the equipping conditions were no longer met, the equipments would turn red, losing all their effects.


    Hearing Sheyan��s reply, Hedi Curry could only sigh and said with a dismissive wave, ��Never mind, then. I��ll take the buff mix.��


    At this point, Ronnie suddenly pointed out sharply, ��I heard that you can produce a mix for individual consumption that can provide a buff of either 10% or 8 points in all attributes. Why haven��t you given it to us?��


    Sheyan had long thought of an excuse for that. He shrugged and answered in a mocking tone, ��Mr. Ronnie, let me ask you this. What��s the value of an equipment that increases all attributes by either 10% or 8 points?��

 Chapter 1094: Denied

    <h4>Chapter 1094: Denied</h4>


    Ronnie knew that Sheyan��s words contained traps, so he snorted and replied, ��What does that have to do with this? Potions are potions; equipments are equipments. The two aren��tparable.��


    Sheyan ignored Ronnie��s words and kept mocking him. ��With your IQ, I find it very difficult tomunicate with you. But please use your brain a little, however challenging you may find that to be. Do you think the raw materials for a mix that can provide such an amazing buff are free? I��ve willingly provided the team with the group-buffing mixes all this while without anyints, even though it has cost me tens of thousands of utility points so far. If I supply the mixes individually to everyone, I��ll go bankrupt.��


    When the group heard what Sheyan had to say, they could only nod politely regardless of whether they really epted his exnation.


    But then Ronnie went over to Sheyan while visibly suppressing his anger, and said with a frown, ��I��ll pay for the materials. What excuse do you have now?��


    Sheyan immediately smiled.


    ��Why, thank you for the business. Of course that��s all right.��


    Ronnie��s facial muscles twitched a few times, his heart apparentlymenting the price he was about to pay. But he still threw the Pi crystal he had just extracted to Sheyan.


    ��This thing should be enough for five of your mixes?��


    Sheyan��s mixing materials were actually prepared in the real world by himself. Although the process was somewhat tedious, the most difficult step was to obtain the parts of various animals. Presently, with the support of both Zi and Reef, that step was not a problem for Sheyan at all. All he had to do was work hard in theboratory. Besides thebour cost, the rest of the cost amounted to almost zero.


    It was amazing that Ronnie was willing to trade his purified Pi crystal for the mixes. Sheyan took out three of the highest quality mixes he had on him and threw them to Ronnie. He then shrugged and said, ��Currently, I only have three finished products. Our priority now should be to trace the whereabouts of the survivors as soon as possible, so I��ll make the rest when we get to a safe ceter.��


    With everyone there witnessing the exchange, Ronnie had no fear of Sheyan going back on his words. He snorted and actually gave one of the mixes to Hedi Curry, and one to Azsa.


    Witnessing his actions, Sheyan found that although Ronnie had a mean mouth and a mean personality, he had a simple mentality of obeying the strong like the Japanese in olden times. As long as one��s strength was recognised by him, he would be very honest. Sheyan could make use of this point if a suitable chance presented itself in the future.


    The group rapidly followed the track left by Mr. Daniel. About seven or eight hundred meterster, a sparkling view abruptly appeared in front of them. There was a vast body of water somewhat like ake burning red under the setting suns. Together with the purple reeds and green bamboos swaying slightly in the wind, as well as the water lilies floating on theke, it formed a spectacr scenery.


    The body of water actually did not quite qualify as ake, because the deepest part of the water was no more than a meter deep. It was precisely because of this that there were many small inds formed from tall, lush aquatic nts in the middle of the ke��. Not far away, at thekeshore, lived several groups of unique water birds which looked a little simr to the mingos on earth. Their feathers were red all over except for two trails of white along the edge on their wings, giving them a distinctive look.


    Dozens of the nearer water birds pped their wings and flew away, presumably due to the arrival of the contestants. The white lines on a bright red background were dazzling under the blue sky and white clouds. The birds looked like dots of red paint that were sshed on the sky. It was a magnificent view.


    ��These water birds should be their hunting targets,�� said Hedi Curry, ��This ce doesn��t seem that dangerous.��


    Ronnie was currently exploring the path ahead, searching for any suspicious trace. He suddenly shouted, ��Over here!��


    The others immediately rushed over. They saw that there was a piece of high ground there filled with purple-spiked reeds, but an area dozens of square meters wide had been trampled into a mess; the reeds there hadpletely fallen down.


    They could basically conclude that the three men hady in ambush here in order to catch the birds, but unbeknownst to them, some other creatures had had theirs eyes set on them. The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind, and they were the mantis.


    After a careful inspection, the contestants found that the footprints left in the swamp were a bit odd; they were very messy and were only the size of a baby��s foot. The contestants inferred that the creatures were a kind of multi-legged monster with rtively small bodies. They seemed to be able to move very swiftly in the muddy swamp without being affected by the harsh terrain in the slightest.


    They also undoubtedly possessed a very strong venom.


    In addition, from the broken wooden spears found on the scene, these creatures were probably covered by a hard shell too.


    There were no corpses nor blood stains left on the scene �C and it was not because the blood had been wiped away, because even blood stains that had been licked clean would not escape Ramtas�� nose. This was actually something that the contestants were d to see. It meant that the two remaining unfortunate survivors had likely been captured alive to be stocked up as fresh food.


    At that moment, Sheyan��s eyes shed with a strange emotion, seemingly having thought of something, but he ended up forcing the words back down his throat. Despite his face that was still as calm as before, his eyes were a lot more vignt.


    Ronnie spent about fifteen minutes making sure there was nothing out of the ordinary in the surrounding area. There were no visible footprints belonging to the two prisoners leaving the area, so they must have either been taken away by air, or carried away on the monsters.


    The team of contestants considered all the clues and came to a decision to rush over to save the people overnight. After all, the two people were likely to still be alive, and the high-purity Pi ore Ronnie found earlier had med everyone��s greed like hot charcoal. In addition, they were now acting in a group, and they wereunching a surprise attack, so almost everyone thought the job would be a piece of cake.


    ***


    The wend became neither charming nor beautiful after nightfall.


    The cold water soaked directly through their boots, caressing their skin like the chilly fingers of the dead. The fallen purple reeds floated on the muddy water. The path may look like a t road, but when they stepped on it, their feet would sink down into the mud up to their knees. It took twice the effort to pull their feet back out.


    Some angry mumblings escaped Hedi Curry��s mouth. He spat into the water. Ripples instantly rose and spread into the distance on the sparkling water surface that was reflecting the light off the Uplos asteroid belts.


    Sheyan had an uneasy feeling. His memory had always been excellent, so although he had only caught a nce of the simple map drawn by the survivors while pretending to be uninterested, he could remember it vividly.


    After such a long journey, those with a poor sense of direction would have long lost track of their current location, but Sheyan was not one of them. A sense of crisis assaulted him.


    That was because, ording to the map drawn by the survivors, they had actually gone past the area marked with the words ��food/birds�� and had entered the area marked by the red skull!!


    Sheyan had no idea what kind of monsters awaited them, but he did know that the monsters would be much harder to deal with than the adi. At least, that was what the survivors believed, and Sheyan chose to trust their judgment.


    The ground underneath them started to get drier and the mud had turned shallower, going up to their ankles now instead of their knees, but the ominous feeling in Sheyan heart only grew stronger. He narrowed his eyes slightly and suddenly shouted towards the other contestants, ��Can everyone stop for a moment? I have something I��d like to say.��


    Sheyan��s words immediately stopped everyone in their tracks. They turned to look at him in doubt. Sheyan shrugged and said with a smile, ��Although I know what I��m going to say next will probably be futile, I��d still like to remind you guys that it��s a little rash for us to rush in like this. We��re facingpletely unfamiliar enemies in apletely unfamiliar terrain on apletely unfamiliar��. It��s really not a smart thing to do to rush head first into the fight without knowing anything. We should put our own safety first, not the safety of the two who were taken away, even if they may have information on Pi veins.��


    Some in the team hesitated after hearing what Sheyan said, obviously feeling that Sheyan��s words were reasonable. Azsa thus suggested, ��Maybe we can divide the team into two groups? Hedi and I will each lead a group. This way, we can cover for each other.��


    But Hedi Curry strongly opposed the idea for a very simple reason: in their earlier battle with the One-Horned Flying Ants at the mushroom rock, they had lost so badly precisely because they were short on personnel. That was why the two MTs had lost so much authority in the team! Why would they make the same mistake? Right now, he urgently needed a glorious victory to consolidate his position in the team, and this was undoubtedly the best opportunity!


    Most of the others also supported the MTs�� idea of keeping their strength concentrated, so Sheyan��s words were ignored in the end.

 Chapter 1095: Ambushed

    <h4>Chapter 1095: Ambushed</h4>


    Sheyan shook his head with a wry smile, but he continued to walk in the middle of the team without choosing to leave by himself. After traveling for less than fifty meters, they found that they had stepped on drynd. This should be a high piece ofnd in the swamp, forming an ind with an area of about a kilometer square.


    After arriving at the ind, they turned more vignt because they knew they should now be close to the targets. The vegetation on the ind was not that lush, so they could not provide cover.


    In the middle of the ind was a vacant area about the size of a school field. On the vacant ground, perhaps due to frequent trampling, withered nts intermixed with new nts that were struggling to grow. The tenacity of marsh nts was evident.


    Ramtas��s nose pped, looking like it was about to howl, but Sheyan forcefully stopped him. Ronnie soon shot a signal re more than ten metres into the sky. They then saw two people who were sitting back to back in the middle of the open space with dull expressions, breathing heavily. They were both wearing tattered military camouge clothes and had two tattered backpacks beside them.


    Everyone��s morale soared now that they finally saw other living humans. At that moment, Aldaris suddenly whispered with hardly-contained excitement, ��Pi ore?��


    These two words immediately filled the contestants with ecstasy. They still remembered that Ronnie had made the previous ore his own just because he found it first. Several people rushed forward in a hurry in fear of falling behind others. However, there were also some who headed towards the hostages instead. These people were obviously more far-sighted. They knew that the sooner they found out the whereabouts of the Pi veins, the sooner they could get there.


    Sheyan heaved a faint sigh, then looked at Aldaris with admiration in his eyes. Aldaris just shrugged and grinned.


    Not everyone had rushed forward. Besides the two of them, Pokan, Dardanian and William the sniper had maintained theirposure.


    The distance of dozens of meters between the contestants and the captives was covered in the blink of an eye. When the contestants reached the two captives�� side, the ground under them suddenly turned soft. Then, an area of over two hundred square meters around them suddenly copsed downwards!


    Although the ground only copse for five or six meters, the entire depression was filled with mud, going up to their waist! Then, roaring sounds transmitted over from underneath the ground. Arge number of strange creatures dug their way out of the damp soil!


    These creatures were not very tall; only about a meter in height. At first they seemed like octopuses walking upright with their tentacles straight, but upon closer inspection, there were some major differences.


    First, these creatures were wrapped in very thick muscles with clear outlines, especially the tentacles supporting the body, which were thick and strong. The creatures�� surface was covered with a brownyer of skin. When they ran, the muscles inside could be seen contracting and loosening. Their feet were webbed, so they were quite agile even in the swamp.


    Their mouths were big and ferocious, taking up more than half their head. Sharp, yellowish teeth were visible inside. The way they chewed was not with themon up-and-down movement, but a left-and-right grinding motion. When they ate, their teeth would protrude outwards, so the food residue would fall oout, making for a particrly nauseating sight.


    And when they were irritated or angry, they would grind their teeth and make creaking sounds. Right now, that creaking sound filled the ears of Sheyan and the rest of the contestants,ing from everywhere around them.


    There was a single huge, yellow eye above the these creatures�� mouth. Inside the eye were many distinct concentric circles. The more concentric circles a creature��s eye had, the stronger the creature was. The pupil was a vertical pupil akin to those of dragons, indicating that a very thin amount of dragon blood flowed in these creatures.


    When these creatures ran, a few strands of braids would fly behind their heads. Upon closer inspection, these braids would be revealed as fleshy red tentacles, and at the end of each tentacle was a closed eye.


    Faced with such a predicament, Sheyan��s pupils could not help but contract, even though he had been prepared for it. He immediately probed the monsters to get their data.


    [ Violent Beast �� Dangerous, Wanted (These beasts have caused the death of more than 10,000 colonists on multiples and are therefore wanted by the Interster Nightmare Realm Safety Committee. None of the wildlife conservation regtions apply to them. Any interster citizen has the right to hunt these creatures for rewards.) ]


    [ HP: Average ]


    [ Defense: Average (without their biological power, these creatures can even be described as fragile) ]


    [ Speed: 3 m/s ]


    [ Attack Power: Weak, but attack may carry biological power ]


    [ Biological Characteristic(s): Their biological power enabled them to be highly resistant to any long-range physical attacks. ]


    [ Attributes of Common Violent Beasts: Strength 33, Agility 27, Physique 10, Intelligence 70, Spirit 70, Charm 10, Perceptive Sense 25 ]


    [ Natural Habitat: Violent Beasts can evolve in small degrees to adapt to the environment, so they may be found in any environment except in dry deserts and other environments with an extremeck of water. ]


    [ Community: Small torge groups (200-500 per group) ]


    [ Value: You can im a reward from the Empire for killing a Violent Beast. You have to cut off one of its tentacles and itspound eye as proof. In addition, because Violent Beasts carried a trace of high-ss blood, some of the Violent Beasts�� brains may contain very rare crystalline beast cores, which could bring you a small fortune. ]


    [ Biological Power(s): Information yet to be collected.]


    [ Possible Loot: These creatures evolve all the time and have a high level of intelligence, so you may find the remains of their victims in their nests. ]


    [ Description: These creatures are hard toprehend. They are chaotic and evil by nature. They seem to treat all living beings as their enemies. If you underestimate them due to their size, you will not be far away from death. Their highly-developed brains bestowed upon them all kinds of terrifying biological powers. ording to thetest study, their wisdom in hunting is not inferior to humans��; they have an innate cunning instinct. ]


    [ Would you like to pay 10,000 utility points to instantly connect to the database to get information on their biological power? (Yes/No) ]


    ***


    In this critical juncture of life and death, Sheyan naturally would not be stingy with ten thousand utility points. He immediately paid and obtained a new series of information:


    [ The biological powers of Violent Beasts vary, but fortunately, each Violent Beast can possess only two biological powers. ]


    [ Their racial biological power is: ��Light Distortion��. Simply speaking, the Violent Beast you see with your eyes does not show its true location. There is a deviation of no more than 40 centimeters, which makes it a necessity to make calctions to correct your aim. However, each Violent Beast can freely adjust the magnitude of light distortion on itself, so you cannot urately determine whether its real body is in front, to the back or to the sides. ]


    [ Their individual biological power is released from thepound eye on the tentacles growing behind their heads. The range is about fifteen feet (five meters). Usually, each Violent Beast can only master one individual biological power. The individual biological powers include petrification, weakening, disease, neurotoxin and paralytic toxin. ]


    [ Potential abilities possessed by high-rank Violent Beasts: AoE poison attack, AoE weakening, Earthquake, water control, earth control, me control, lightning release. ]


    [ Thetest data shows that some of the more powerful Violent Beasts have mastered psychic waves. On June 8, 1715, Violent Beasts that were released by rebels on Tarit Centauri went on a killing spree in the 7th colony. When the rebel suppression forces arrived, a Violent Beast leadermunicated with a Lieutenant Colonel of the rebel suppression forces via psychic waves. The Violent Beasts sessfully escaped in the end by using the lives of 376 hostages as threats. ]


    ***


    At this time, Pokan was screaming for the others to cover him, because as a terrain sculptor, he intended to use his powers to lift the ground under their trapped allies in order to rescue them. He had already started chanting a spell aloud while waving his wand.


    With the dark night as the background, spots of yellowish light could be seening out of Pokan and joyously pouring into the earth. The marsh in front of him started to shake, then slowly rose with a deep roar.


    But at that moment, the scalp-numbing sound of teeth grinding came out again from beneath the ground, and then something amazing happened. Three yellow lights emerged from the earth and fought back against Pokan! Although the three yellow lights were obviously much weaker, but with theirbined power, they forced Pokan into a stalemate. At least, Pokan would not be able to sessfully shape the terrain in a short period of time.


    Sheyan read through the series of information he obtained as fast as he could, but when he skimmed to the part which stated that each group of Violent Beasts contained 200-500 creatures, he immediately decided to leave without a second thought.


    Before running away, Sheyan happened to witness Pokan��s terrain modelling spell being resisted by the biological powers of the high-ranking Violent Beasts, so threw a curse-mix over in Pokan��s direction. The thick curse smoke enshrouded Pokan and would slow down any hostile creatures that wished to approach him. This was the least Sheyan could do for the team.

 Chapter 1096: Rout

    <h4>Chapter 1096: Rout</h4>


    Sheyan escaped with a calm mind and a clear conscience.


    He had already tried his best to stop the team from going into unnecessary danger, but the greed and carelessness of a minority of people had undermined his effort.


    The escape path Sheyan chose was none other than the way they hade from.


    The Violent Beasts had used their footprints to lure the humans into an ambush. In order to avoid giving themselves away, they obviously would not prepare any traps along that path. Perhaps that was just conjecture, but it was also backed by Sheyan��s Perceptive Sense. A Violent Beast had a pathetic 25 points of Perceptive Sense, and even an elite Violent Beast should not have more than 50. If there were any Violent Beasts lying in ambush underneath or around the path they came from, Sheyan would have long noticed them!


    Sheyan could even confidently deduce that a staggering number of Violent Beasts must be lying in wait around this ind in the middle of the swamp, the only gap being the path they came from. And in order to make sure the humanspletely fall for the trap, the gap must be rtivelyrge. It was a crucial part of the n which allowed for no mistakes, after all.


    It meant that Sheyan only had to rush out of the encirclement before those Violent Beasts could close the gap, and he would be free!


    Sheyan had no doubt that he was capable of doing this.


    His greatest strengthy in his HP, which had reached a staggering amount of 4,000. If all the healing methods he had at his disposal were taken into ount, his actual total HP would even exceed 10,000. He also had a strong defence which would absorb at least 50% of damages, as well as the formidable ��Stronghold�� innate talent.


    In addition, Sheyan also had ��Hornrage�� and that powerful dark gold ring, the ��Entanglement of Victory��! He could first activate ��Hornrage�� to charge towards an enemy 30 meters away, then immediately use the ��Mind Transmission�� ability on the ring. Doing so would enable him to cover a span 60 meters in but a few seconds. If he could not even escape after that, he might as well just kill himself��.


    Sheyan concentrated hard on his Perceptive Sense while he ran, so he could very clearly feel all the movement in his vicinity.


    Pokan behind him had finally realised the danger he was in, but he did not give up. His chanting grew louder until it became a deafening roar! Behind him appeared a half-naked statue of a Greek god with ring eyes, wearing a white robe and a crown. The statue suddenly bent down and inserted his arms deep into the ground.


    At the same time, blood trickled down Pokan��s lips.


    A few geysers of blood instantly gushed out from the ground. The elite Violent Beasts that were using their powers to fight against Pokan let out shrill cries of pain as their heads burst open. Their might was not enough to go against a powerful Awakener after all.


    But other things were happening underground. The Violent Beasts had dug a wholework of tunnels under the ind, so as soon as the contestants fell into the trap, the beasts had immediately swarmed them like the tide. It was a melee of chaos and confusion down there!


    Under such circumstances, the abilities of long-range contestants and mage-type contestants were greatly limited. Paul, for example, had no way of summoning his battle robot, because summoning a powerful creature took time. The more powerful a creature was, the more time required to summon it. Some even required spellcasting medium or spellcasting materials. If the summoner was attacked in the process, the process would naturally be interrupted. As for how awkward it was for long-range contestants in melee fights, that required no further exnation.


    The devastating part about the Violent Beasts was that, although their attacks were not too strong, they had some pretty insane biological powers. As soon as they started attacking, they would overwhelm their enemies with waves of petrification abilities, debuffs, diseases, neurotoxins, paralytic toxins��.


    While Pokan was trying to lift the terrain, about seven or eight Violent Beasts pounced on him. William the sniper hesitated a little, but in the end, he chose to stay to guard Pokan. Sheyan had initially disyed a slight hesitation when he saw that. If he and Aldaris gave their all and rushed back to help, they should be able to help Pokan finish his spell. But after that? After that, they would have to face hundreds of Violent Beasts head on!


    In addition to that, there was something else worrying Sheyan. No one seemed to know why these Violent Beasts would want to capture human beings alive. Why would theyy down such an borate trap to catch even more humans?


    There were probably more enemies than the Violent Beasts in front of them!


    If Sheyan��s deduction was correct, then staying here was hopeless! And even if he did manage to save them, so what? This was not his team! Why would he risk his life to save a few more people?


    Therefore, he hesitated no longer and dashed away as fast as he could. Aldaris ran away even faster than Sheyan did, shing his way forward in front of Sheyan. Sheyan clearly remembered that if it was not for this guy��s exmation of ��Pi ore?!�� in the first ce, the others might not have rushed forward and fall into the trap.


    ***


    The wind whistled past Sheyan��s ears.


    Sheyan ran forward withrge strides. Each step, besides propelling himself forward, would also tell him the number of Violent Beasts that were trying to surround and intercept him through the faint tremor of the ground. A few beasts had already reached the gap in front. It was a good thing that Ramtas had already rushed out of the encirclement together with Aldaris, or hisck of mobility would have caused him to be blocked in this ce.


    The ground underneath Sheyan��s feet suddenly softened; he had almost reached the edge of the ind. He could see the Violent Beasts swarming over from every direction like the tide. The path ahead had been blocked and he would bepletely surrounded in a few seconds. Sheyan��s eyes narrowed, his heart burning with the desire to test his might. He held his fists tightly and charged forward with great momentum!


    Due to Sheyan��s terrifying strength, the soil under his feet surged several meters high when he charged with all his might, leaving behind him a long trail of flying soil like an earth dragon. Despite that, the Violent Beasts showed no signs of fear. The tentacles andpound eyes behind them stood up in anticipation. As soon as Sheyan got close, they drowned him in their bizarre disintegration rays!


    [ You have been attacked by a mental-type disintegration ray��. The actual damage you received is 17 points. The attack carries a petrification effect. Check in progress. The petrification effect failed to pass the toughness check. ]


    [ You have been attacked by a mental-type disintegration ray��. The actual damage you received is 11 points. The attack carries a weakening effect. Check in progress. The petrification effect failed to pass the toughness check. ]


    [ You have been attacked by a mental-type disintegration ray��. The actual damage you received is 19 points. The attack carries a neurotoxin. Check in progress. Due to the existence of the ��Stairway of the Sun�� in you, you are immune to the neurotoxin. ]


    [ You have been attacked by a mental-type disintegration ray��. The actual damage you received is 17 points. The attack carries a disease. Check in progress. The disease was absorbed by the A-virus, healing your HP by 31 points. ]


    [ �� ]


    As soon as Sheyan burst into the group of Violent Beasts in front of him, he found that the result was pretty much exactly as he had imagined. Thanks to the ��Stairway of the Sun�� and his astonishing Physique, these annoying abnormal conditions had a hard time sticking on him. It would probably take some high-ranking Violent Beasts to petrify or weaken him.


    However, one thing did exceed his expectation. He thought that the attacks of the Violent Beasts would either fail to break through his defence, or if they did, they would only cause single digit damage, but it turned out that each attack had caused 10 to 20 points of actual damage to him!


    This meant that it would be absolutely impossible for him to enter and exit the encirclement of the Violent Beasts as he pleased. The range of a Violent Beast��s attack was five meters. If he was surrounded, he would be attacked by more than ten Violent Beasts at the same time. Each round of attacks would reduce his HP by around 200��. That was to say, Sheyan could notst two minutes in a Violent Beast herd if he did not heal himself!


    Sheyan did not attack the beasts at all. He simply rushed forward madly with his hands up to protect his head. There was no way the Violent Beasts blocking in front of him could withstand his abnormal strength, and they were easily knocked away. The gap had not fully closed yet. Sheyan managed to force his way out of the encirclement in less than 20 seconds.


    Looking back after that, he saw that the path behind him was already filled with a swarm of creatures,pletely sealing the gap. If someone wished to rush out, besides having to go through arge amount of Violent Beasts, the Violent Beasts in the surrounding areas could alsoe over to help anytime��. That was to say, it was already impossible for the others to escape along this path.


    The zaps of electricity buzzed non-stop. Sheyan also turned around with ��+7 West�� in his hand and, together with Aldaris and Ramtas, killed the dozen odd beasts that had pursued after them with much difficulty.


    These monsters were far more resilient than Sheyan had expected, mainly because their biological power of ��Light Distortion�� was really impressive. When his saber cut past the ce where a Violent Beast��s head was, it would just pass through and cut into the mud instead.


    After the battle ended, Aldarius looked towards the distance and sighed deeply, contrary to his usual cynical manner.


    ��If I hadn��t reacted quickly enough, I would��ve been trapped inside too. Look at all these Violent Beasts; there must be hundreds of them. It must be really hard to escape now.��


    But just as Aldaris wasmenting, a series of dazzling lights shone from a distant spot on the ind!

 Chapter 1097: Rescue

    <h4>Chapter 1097: Rescue</h4>


    ��What a strong fluctuation of energy! They��re finally fighting with everything they��ve got!�� eximed Sheyan with his brows furrowed.


    ��Probably because this damn ce isn��t a parallel world, so all emergency returning items are useless here�� If they don��t work hard, they��ll die for sure,�� Aldaris replied in a mocking tone.


    Sheyan continued looking into the distance as he muttered, ��Under such circumstances, I guess they��ve no choice but to go all out. But what a waste of strong battle powers��.it��s unfortunate that they��re like loose sand, all acting in their own interests!��


    Sheyan��smentation was not without reason. Even after the team was reduced to a mere 10 people, it was still, in truth, divided into four factions. Each of the two MTs�� oh, wait, three MTs to be exact, had a faction of their own, and William also spearheaded a neutral faction.


    Being MTs that were able to be Awakeners, Hedi Curry and Azsa must possess their own extraordinary capabilities. However, the two made the mistake of underestimating the enemies right at the start of the mission, leading to a sharp decline in their authority. Sheyan and Aldaris were also prideful fellows that were unwilling to bow down to them. As a result, both MTs had ced most of their attention on the internal power struggle within the team.


    A human��s mental capacity is limited. They had to struggle for power while trekking through such a dangerous environment, so of course they would make all kinds of mistakes. Some mistakes simply resulted in recoverable injuries and a loss of pride, while some mistakes were fatal.


    ��If Hedi Curry or Azsa look like they have a chance of escaping, should we help them?�� Aldaris suddenly asked in a seemingly casual manner.


    Sheyan gave Aldaris a meaningful look and answered with a grin, ��Why ask a question you already know the answer to. There can be only one final voice in a team.��


    Aldarius snorted, but he could not help mocking, ��You ambitious bastard�� I really can��t understand why Zi would join your party.��


    Sheyan was about to reply when he suddenly saw a huge mound of earth rising up in the sea of Violent Beasts not far away. The mound burst, and out came a heavily-wounded Rock Elemental. Although the gigantic Rock Elemental had already reached the periphery of the ind, it was still drowned within the crazy attacks of the swarm of Violent Beasts.


    It did not take long for chips and cracks to appear on the Rock Elemental. Its body started to fall off bit by bit, the debris flying everywhere. Although it could adsorb the soil from the ground to repair its body, the rate of destruction was far greater than the rate of repair. This was in addition to the variety of negative statuses inflicted upon it.


    Under the effects of the negative status, and the fierce and fearless Violent Beasts rushing from everywhere to block its path, the three-meter-tall Rock Elemental only managed to move forward for less than twenty meters before it knelt on the ground with all four of its limbs broken. It then disintegrated into ashes, revealing the core inside��.the deathly pale Pokan.


    This was Pokan��s trump card �C summoning a powerful Rock Elemental to protect himself.


    The Rock Elemental would ce the summoner inside its body and obey the summoner��s orders. The summoner will not be harmed unless the Rock Elemental died.


    The ultimate ability of this powerful elemental creature was the ��Great Ground Escape��, which could instantly transport it 200 meters away through the ground. However, the cooldown time was as long as 30 minutes.


    In addition, the Rock Elemental also had amazing defence and HP.


    It seemed that Pokan had decided to stay and help because he had this card up his sleeve. However, he never expected that he would still be surrounded by Violent Beasts even after escaping 200 meters away!


    Watching the Violent Beasts pouring towards him from every direction, Pokan��s eyes showed a colour of despair. Several rays shot over and struck his body. He instantly moaned in great agony.


    But because of that, the normally soft-spoken Pokan now had a fierce look in his eyes. The wand he was holding abruptly exploded! His hands prated deep into the ground as he issued a hoarse and forceful scream.


    ��AARRRRGGGHHH DIIIEEEE!!!��


    With Pokan as the center, the earth hundreds of square meters around him suddenly burst violently like boiling oil. Multiple sharp, sinister-looking stones, shaped like gigantic wolf fangs, pierced upwards through the ground!


    Every one of the hundreds of Violent Beasts close to Pokan were pierced by the horrible stone spikes. After that, the stone spikes exploded in session! Stone fragments flew everywhere at a speed that was no less than the speed of bullets. Even if some Violent Beasts had managed to survive through the initial attack, they were now instantly torn into flesh pieces. A blood mist seeped through the vast grey cloud of billowing debris!


    Pokan immediately copsed afterunching the attack. His chest rose and fell like a broken bellows. That attack was his final strike.


    It wasmon knowledge that the more powerful an attack, the greater the consumption. The range of that attack just now was astonishing, the power was extraordinary, and it was an instant cast spell which could not be interrupted to boot! Such a godly skill naturally came at a huge cost. Not only had Pokan��s wand shattered, his MP was also close to being depleted; he could not perform any more significant spells. The only fate which awaited him now was death.


    ��We��ll save him!�� Sheyan told Aldaris as he watched the scene unfurl. ��I know you have a way to guard my back.��


    ��Hey hey hey!�� Aldaris immediately retorted in indignation, ��We��re in a cooperative rtionship! Why should I take orders from you? Damn it, I��m not done talking! How do you run so fast? Are you a rabbit?��


    Sheyan was already rushing towards Pokan. Pokan waspletely defenseless right now; he could only wait for death to im him. The Violent Beasts, enraged by the deaths of theirpanions, pounced towards him with their sharp teeth ready to tear his body into pieces.


    The first bite arrived, tearing away a piece of flesh the size of a palm from Pokan��s body. Pokan instantly screamed in pain. Driven by his desire to survive, he crushed a ring that was in his possession. An invisible force field burst forth from the ring to push away the beasts around Pokan, and a transparent barrier formed around him, providing him with absolute protection.


    But of course the fierce and fearless beasts would not stop there. They could already sense that Pokan no longer posed any threat to them, so they collectively pounced on him. The swarm of Violent Beasts instantly piled into a small meat mountain. The barrier did not look like it would hold out for much longer.


    In the distance, Aldaris closed his eyes and bizarrely floated at least a meter off the ground.


    Suddenly, there was a sttering of blood. He had actually stabbed both his weapons deep into his chest. His hair and clothes rose and pped wildly.


    ��My pain; fester, gather, and explode! Let every nerve of the enemy experience deeply the feeling of being torn apart!!��


    ����Spiritual Storm��!��


    A faint blue dot suddenly appeared above the Violent Beasts attracted over by Pokan. As if the space was a porcin that had been forcefully nailed through, five or six strands of cracks emerged and spreaded from the dot. The cracks slowly burned bright before they burst open in an explosion, turning into a wildly ilingwork of electricity in the air which covered a space of nearly a hundred square meters!


    This was a festival of electricity, and a disaster sweeping through the spirit!


    Strands of lightning continuously zapped down to the ground. They did no damage to the surrounding environment, but whenever they touched a living body, they would adhere to the surface of all living creatures in the area and finally explode in a blinding sh of electricity!


    The most powerful thing about the ��Spiritual Storm�� was the pain and wailing of the living creatures! So long as the pain existed, the ��Spiritual Storm�� wouldst indefinitely. The best way to deal with the ��Spiritual Storm�� was not to endure it, but to move out of its area of effect as quickly as possible.


    Most of the Violent Beasts could only endure five to six seconds of agony before they shattered into pieces amidst cries of pain and the sshing of blood.


    Before this, the Violent Beasts in Pokan��s vicinity were first eliminated by Pokan��s earth spikes. Then, the beasts from further out were attracted by Pokan and pounced over, before they too died in the ��Spiritual Storm��. This area, which originally had the highest density of Violent Beasts, was now devoid of any.


    Sheyan rushed in and was immediately assaulted by the ��Spiritual Storm����. One of the crazy things about the ��Spiritual Storm�� was that it would also hurt friendly units. In addition, it caused true damage, which Sheyan hated the most! (Because this ability is so powerful, when it is used against Bosses, the damage caused by ��Spiritual Storm�� will be capped. Some Bosses are also immune to this ability.)


    While the ��Spiritual Storm�� raged on and the rest of the Violent Beasts were forced outside, Sheyan grabbed Pokan and fled while enduring the pain! With the cover from the ��Spiritual Storm��, he managed to escape sessfully.


    To be honest, Pokan was initially full of resentment towards Sheyan. He believed that the tragic situation the team was in right now was inrge part caused by Sheyan running away instead of protecting him when he tried to cast the major spell.


    But now, Sheyan had saved him from imminent death, from the endless waves of Violent Beasts threatening to drown him in their midst. He really did not know how to feel about that. While he rested on the ground, he looked withplicated feelings at the wounds Sheyan had sustained all over his body in order to save him. He could only sigh as he closed his eyes to recuperate.

 Chapter 1098: Vile

    <h4>Chapter 1098: Vile</h4>


    Sheyan had endured quite a bit of suffering in order to save Pokan. He even had to use ��Gloryheal�� before he managed to escape sessfully. And even then, he was left with less than half his HP.


    The first reason was because the ��Spiritual Storm�� was abnormally powerful. If Pokan was not protected by the barrier, and his HP was not close to being full because he was guarded by the Rock Elemental previously, he would have died in the storm.


    The second reason was because more than a dozen elite Violent Beasts had skillfully circumvented the area of effect of the ��Spiritual Storm�� to chase after Sheyan. The rest of the Violent Beasts were also enraged, so as soon as the ��Spiritual Storm�� ended, they formed the second group in pursuit.


    Under such circumstances, Sheyan and Aldaris had no intention of sticking around, let alone fighting back. Not that they did not want to, but they simply did not dare to.


    Sheyan just so happened to be within the attack range of the dozen odd Violent Beasts behind him. These Violent Beasts were all elites, so their attack range, attack power, attack frequency and movement speed were all significantly higher. They chased after Sheyan all the way while shooting at his ass.


    Sheyan also had to protect Pokan who was now in a state of near death, so he was unable to make many evasive actions. The tragic ass-kicking continued until Sheyan flung out his third bottle of curse-mix. Only then did he sessfully shake off the pursuers.


    Pokan stared at Sheyan after he had gotten some rest and recovered from the state of near death. He only said one word after a really long time.


    ��Why?��


    Sheyan broke into a grin.


    ��What do you mean ��why��? I��ve warned them before, but nobody would listen to me. Are you saying that I should die with them?��


    Pokan shifted his gaze. After a while, he spoke, ��I don��t think you��ve tried your best. Otherwise, you would��ve found ways to make them take your warning seriously.��


    Sheyan sneered.


    ��I don��t have a habit of enthusiastically helping those who don��t want to be helped.��


    Pokan suddenly got emotional. ��But what now? With just the three of us, how can we aplish the mission? It��s impossible to go on without an MT!��


    Sheyan bit the end of a bandage with his teeth and dressed his wounds himself. While doing so, he replied faintly, ��Don��t worry, I��m sure more than the three of us will survive. Paul��s a lot stronger than he lets on; I don��t believe he��ll die here. And between William and Ronnie, at least one of them should survive too.��


    Pokan said, ��Hedi Curry and Azsa may very well make their way out too. Don��t underestimate them just because their shields look a little shabby. In the damn nightmare realms, high-ss shields are really rare, so it takes luck to get one. Besides, both of them have attribute-focused builds so they don��t rely much on equipments.��


    ��Attribute-focused builds?�� Sheyan eximed in slight surprise, ��What��s that?��


    Pokan��s brows furrowed. ��You don��t even know about attribute-focused builds? This is the path many MTs would take when they don��t have good equipments in the early and middle stages. They��ll give up their priority in loot distribution and instead, ask the party to assist them in achieving high missionpletion rates. In addition, they have priority in unknown mysterious items that can be exchanged for free attribute points. The party must also prioritise the purchase of unknown mysterious items on the market if the prices are right. This way, they can make up for their shoring in equipments with additional attribute points!��


    ��Oh, I see.�� At that moment, Sheyan saw a light shing non-stop at a distant spot on the ind. Taking advantage of his Perceptive Sense that far exceeded those of the Violent Beasts��, he tried to quietly approach the ind again.


    The intelligence of the Violent Beasts was far beyond Sheyan��s imagination. Some of them were even hiding in the ground, waiting for Sheyan to deliver himself to them.


    Fortunately, Sheyan noticed them and did not fall for their trap. He halted in time before he got close to the ind. With his exceptional Perceptive Sense, he could feel the breathing and heartbeat of the Violent Beasts hiding under the ground. It meant that getting close to the ind would be difficult enough, let alone helping the other contestants.


    After strolling outside the ind for a while, Sheyan could only sigh and go back to the ce where Pokan was resting. He looked at Pokan and told him, ��I need your help.��


    Under the effect of the medicine he took, Pokan had recovered about a third of his health by now. Hearing Sheyan��s words, he simply followed behind Sheyan in silence. Sheyan brought him to a spot which was rather low, but was only less than 300 meters away from the ind.


    ��The Violent Beasts near this ce are all at least a hundred meters away, and they��re buried underground. I hope you can use your ability to help me shape this spot into a rtively high ground so that I get have a good view of the situation on the ind.��


    Pokan red at Sheyan and told him tly, ��You chose a really terrible spot.��


    After saying that, he stepped back until he reached a patch of reeds in the swamp before he used his special power. A small hill gradually rose like a turtle��s shell. From the ind, the hill would only look like a tall patch of reeds swaying within the darkness.


    Sheyan climbed up the hill, took out the infrared binocrs each contestant was given, and instantly witnessed a breathtaking scene!


    Azsa was currently situated in the southwest part of the ind. She had ayer of gentle but bright yellow light covering her entire body. Sheyan was no stranger to this kind of light; it was the effect of an ability he had before �C ��Absolute Defence��!


    Nothing could harm the person protected by ��Absolute Defence��!


    Azsa actually had such a terrifying card up her sleeve!


    She was currently wielding a crusader sword which was glowing with a dazzling light in her left hand while marching forward withrge strides. She only needed to attack without defending herself. Every stroke of her holy sword would im the life of a Violent Beast. She was like an unstoppable goddess of war!


    However, arge number of beasts had gathered in her path. With every meter she advanced by, she would be assaulted by two waves of Violent Beasts. It meant that, unless Azsa could kill every one of the beasts, there would always be more Violent Beasts blocking her way.


    That was obviously an impossible task, because ��Absolute Defence�� could notst that long. Even if Azsa had an innate talent which could extend the duration of any beneficial condition by 100%, ��Absolute Defence�� would stillst no longer than 240 seconds on her. Looking around at the sea of Violent Beasts all around her, Azsa��s heart was left only with despair.


    ��Goddammit, that bastard Hedi Curry took advantage of me��.��


    Those were herst words.


    ***


    Sheyan watched Azsa die with his own eyes.


    But watching was all he could do. Even if he wanted to save her, he did not have enough power to do so. The sheer number of Violent Beasts around Azsa made his scalp tingle. He had no desire to rush into their midst.


    Compared with Azsa who stood out and attracted the attention of a lot of beasts, Curry had obviously made a much smarter choice by remaining extremely low-key. After all, the number of Violent Beasts were limited. If they had sent out arge troop over to that side, the pressure on Curry��s side would no doubt be much lower.


    Taking advantage of that, the trapped William brought out his trump card. He marked the area ahead of him. In the blink of an eye, a strange ck hole opened in the sky. Then, a ray of blinding light struck down at the Violent Beasts in front. A small mushroom cloud instantly rose and a golden-red zing shockwave swept through, causing arge number of Violent Beasts to evaporate into nothingness!


    Curry, Ronnie and William quickly dashed forward. But just as they reached the edge of the ind, something incredible happened. About seven or eight Violent Beasts emerged from the swamp. Not only were they much bigger than the usual Violent Beasts, their mono-eye was also glowing with a dark gold light.


    As soon as these beasts appeared, they concentrated fire on Hedi Curry, who was the nearest person to them! The disintegration rays they shot were dark gold in colour. Curry roared wildly, and ayer of bright silver scales appeared on his body. He seemed to have evolved into a beast at the most critical time. The scales were obviously not just there for decoration.


    But his effort was in vain. The bright silver scales soon turned pale grey, indicating that a petrification effect had taken ce. Curry was not that fast to begin with, and he was even slower now.


    At that instant, Curry screamed and shook his body violently. The pale grey petrifiedyer on his body was forcefully broken and peeled away, making bloody wounds all over his body. But Curry also seized the opportunity to perform his Awakener Skill on William who was ahead of him!


    ��Nether Swap��!


    William��s pupils contracted, but in the next second, while his angry curse was still echoing in his throat, he was already hit by six disintegration rays and turned into a stone statue.


    Having swapped ces with William, Curry was still struggling to escape, but the few giant Violent Beasts, which were obviously legendary-tier creatures, refused to let him go. They trod on the mud and chased after him.


    Curry��s eyes flickered as he cried sadly in a hoarse voice, ��Ronnie, help!��


    Ronnie was already more than sixty metres ahead of Curry. When he heard Curry��s shout, he immediately turned around and ran back without hesitation. It seemed that he was going to go back and pull Curry along to help him move faster.


    Sheyan could only sigh when he saw that.


    ��Fool.��

 Chapter 1099: Repay Kindness With Hate, Repay Hate With Kindness

    <h4>Chapter 1099: Repay Kindness With Hate, Repay Hate With Kindness</h4>


    In just two seconds, the distance between Hedi Curry and Ronnie, who had turned around to help, had shortened to less than 50 meters. Before Sheyan even finished speaking, Ronnie already saw with horror that Curry had stretched out his palm with a deadpan expression. A familiar line shone on the palm. The line surged forward.


    This was the sign of another ��Nether Swap�� being performed.


    A blinding light shed. When Ronnie nextid his dull eyes upon Curry, he was already staring at Curry��s ruthless back, limping away ahead of him. And close behind him, the legendary Violent Beasts brought with them shadows of death as they pounced on him.


    Ronnie froze as if he had fallen into an icehouse. His mind had gonepletely nk, not just because of fear, but also due to intense frustration, grief and, of course, disbelief!


    The sharp teeth of a fierce legendary Violent Beast savagely bit into his arm. His flesh dissolved in the mouth of the monster. The intense pain caused Ronnie to subconsciously activate hisst life-saving measure. An icy glow shed from the ring on his finger, and a tough ice block that could not be destroyed instantly enveloped him.


    No attack could destroy this ice block that had existed since time immemorial, but Ronnie was also trapped inside and could not move an inch.


    His action was merely driven by his instinct to live; every creature would instinctively strive to prolong its life to the greatest extent possible. Unfortunately, the duration of this spell was not infinite. It wouldst for five minutes at the most. When the ice melted five minutester, Ronnie would still be amb waiting for ughter.


    The few powerful legendary beasts still attacked the ice block in a frenzy while roaring madly, despite the futility. Ripples continuously emerged on the ice block, indicating that the attacks were ineffective, yet they still persisted in biting the ice block with their teeth and bumping it with their heads until they bled.


    An abrupt change in the situation suddenly urred. Curry, gasping heavily, was running away with all his strength. He thought that he had sessfully escaped, but the surface of the muddy swamp in front of him began to fluctuate violently. Then, a huge pit appeared and a colossal figure leaped out of it.


    The figure had sharp ws, horns, and a long tail. It was covered in a thick ck shell which protected it like an armour. Due to the sshing of mud, its specific shape was not clearly visible. The biggest impressions it left on those watching was that it was huge, ferocious, strong and horrifying!


    And the way it leaped out of the mud was a picture of cruel elegance.


    Curry was already like an arrow at the end of its flight. He was directly flung into the mud by this huge shadow. There seemed to be a tunnel under the mud, because after Curry fell into the mud that was at most half a meter deep, hepletely sank down the mud as if he was being swallowed by the dark and evil marsh! The dark figure disappeared into the mud too. Curry��s grievous screams came from beneath the ground, gradually drifting further away��.


    Sheyan��s eyes narrowed as he murmured in a low voice, ��Sure enough��.Just as I expected.��


    Sheyan��s words were soft, so no one heard him. When he turned back, he saw Aldaris and Pokan both staring at Ronnie, then turned around to look at him with an inquiring gaze.


    Sheyan only said one word. The word was in, but it carried a strong determination.


    ��Rescue!��


    Aldaris mocked, ��But this idiot has been bumping heads with you at every opportunity. Thest time you saved him, all you got in return was mocking and ridicule. Are you going to repeat the same mistake?��


    ��That guy has a foul mouth, but considering that he was willing to turn around to save others, I��m willing to take a risk to save him once more! I want him to know that there are still such things as justice and righteousness in this world. Not everyone��s as vile as Curry!�� replied Sheyan coldly.


    Pokan did not say anything; he merely used his remaining MP to cast ayer of stone skin on Sheyan. It would increase Sheyan��s load, but considering Sheyan��s Strength, the added weight was not worth mentioning.


    At that instant, Aldaris suddenly transmitted over a psychic wave just to mock Sheyan.


    ��You think I don��t understand what you��re thinking? You��re only saving Ronnie because he��s an excellent scout and a strong damage dealer, so you still have a lot of use for him.��


    Sheyan could not be bothered replying. With a burst of power on his feet, he dashed towards Ronnie. The mud he stirred up rose to an astonishing height.


    In truth, the mysterious giant shadow posed the same threat to Sheyan as it did to Curry, but what gave Sheyan an advantage over Curry was his extraordinary Perceptive Sense!


    Before the mysterious giant shadow had previously appeared, Sheyan could already feel a strong sense of danger from nearly 100 meters away. At this moment, he only dared to rush forward decisively into the midst of the enemies because he had his extraordinary Perceptive Sense to rely on.


    More importantly, Sheyan was now close to his optimum condition, unlike Curry who was almost burnt out just now. Although ��Gloryheal�� was still on cooldown, he had yet to use his honorary dosage or the special effect on the dark gold ring. All these factorsbined gave Sheyan the confidence to perform the rescue operation.


    Ronnie could not move in the ice, but he could watch. He witnessed Sheyan dashing forward like a fierce beast, leaving a trail of mud sshing in his wake. Ronnie��s feelings right now wereplicated. The person he trusted most had abandoned him in the most crucial moment, while the person he had the most conflict with in the team was rushing forward to save him at all costs despite the hopeless situation!!


    Such a bizarre urrence hadpletely distorted Ronnie��s beliefs. His mind was in utter chaos; he did not know how he should face the current situation. Theplex feelings had driven him close to tears. But one thing was for sure: due to his desire for survival, Ronnie would certainly not have any more animosity against Sheyan.


    When the legendary Violent Beasts saw Sheyan rushing over, they instantly found a new target for their attacks. They raised theirpound eyes and waved their tentacles gleefully, roaring in excitement.


    Circles of ripples once again appeared in their dark gold eyes! The attack range of these legendary creatures were 400% that of themon Violent Beasts��, reaching a distance of 20 meters. As soon as Sheyan stepped into their range, a slew of frantic attacks would greet his body!


    But right before Sheyan entered their attack range, he abruptly elerated. A fierce-looking image of a bull appeared behind him. He dashed forward at an incredible speed and mmed into the legendary beast nearest to the ice block. Most of the disintegration rays hit nothing but the ground behind him.


    Then, with a flick of his wrist, Sheyan dropped a curse-mix to the ground. An invisible shock wave burst forth and a poisonous smoke cloud rose, but at the same time, six disintegration rays struck Sheyan!


    This was the joint attack of six powerful legendary beasts! They were way more than ten times as powerful as ordinary Violent Beasts!


    To make matters worse, almost all of the six attacks focused on the same area on Sheyan��s back. As strong as Sheyan��s defence was, there was no way it could withstand such intense destructive power. Theyer of stone skin instantly shattered into dust. The flesh on an area the size of a basin on his back immediately burst open, apanied by a gush of blood! The wound was so terrible that the bones inside were visible!


    Pokan and Ronnie both felt their heart sank watching this scene! Regardless of whether they would admit it, since receiving Sheyan��s help, he had be their source of hope. When they saw Sheyan taking all those hits, they both thought Sheyan was done for.


    Fortunately, only one of the legendary Violent Beasts that attacked Sheyan had the power of petrification, and the petrification effect did not pass Sheyan��s toughness check. The rest of the legendary beasts had toxin attacks as well as diseases, weakening, etc., and they were perfectly countered by the ��Stairway of the Sun��.


    Sheyan no longer intended to hide his strength. After groaning with pain, he went all out! The nightmare imprint on his chest instantly glowed with a blinding light that shot straight up into the sky. The light formed an image of a cross between a tightly-held fist and a shield!


    ��NO WAY!�� Pokan drew in a sharp breath. ��That bastard Seaman has dual-specialty?! He��s also an MT?!?!��


    Ronnie��s eyes also popped out. If he could move, his jaw would probably have fallen to the ground in shock. MTs were rare enough in the realm, and dual-specialty contestants were even rarer. Someone with both these identities was virtually unheard of, but��one such person had suddenly appeared in front of them!!


    Ronnie was immediately overcame with ecstasy, like a drowning man who had caught on to a straw that could save his life. His desperate heart was once again filled with a strong desire to live!


    After Sheyan had taken the blows, his HP had dropped drastically. Fortunately, the shockwave from the curse-mix had stunned these Violent Beasts in ce for three seconds, and the curse smoke had started spreading.

 Chapter 1100: The Great Escape

    <h4>Chapter 1100: The Great Escape</h4>


    Sheyan finally managed to reach Ronnie. Ronnie naturally would not continue waiting for his death inside the ice block. With a burst of strength, he shattered the ice block into millions of glittering pieces.


    Before Ronnie could even start running, his arms were already grabbed by Sheyan. He felt as if they were gripped by steel mps.


    Ronnie noticed that a pair of extremely sophisticated mechanical gloves had appeared on Sheyan��s hands. All the mechanical parts on the gloves seemed to be spinning rapidly at the moment. The gloves were shining with a dark green glow, and also spewing ck smoke like a steam lotive.


    The next thing Ronnie knew, he was being flung far away. As for Sheyan, after throwing Ronnie, a blinding light shed from his ring, and he turned into a rainbow, soaring into the distance.


    ��Entanglement of Victory��!


    ��Mind Transmission��!


    Everything happened so quickly and smoothly that the Violent Beasts had not recovered from their stunned states by the time Sheyan was transported away.


    Sheyannded even earlier than Ronnie did, sshing mud everywhere. Ronnie stared at Sheyan as if he had seen a ghost. Sheyan kicked him on the butt and yelled, ��Stop daydreaming! Run!��


    Both of them started running for their lives. At this moment, they were really d that the attack range of the legendary Violent Beasts was only 20 meters, because they were both just beyond that range. The enraged masses of ordinary Violent Beasts also followed more than 100 meters behind. If the two contestants were dyed for just a few seconds, they would no doubt be submerged in a sea of monsters.


    Even when Sheyan ran at full speed, he was still a little slower than the legendary Violent Beasts. Therefore, he once again felt the pain of being attacked on his ass. He did not dare to fight back, so he could only bite his teeth and endure it.


    And suddenly, an event with a very small probability of urring, urred. One of the legendary Violent Beasts that were pursuing them caught up with Sheyan and shot a disintegration ray at him. Sheyan��s right arm was covered with a dazzling-bright scorch mark, and the pungent smell of burnt skin and flesh came from it. That was nothing��.but!!!


    His battle log was stating a cruel fact:


    [ You have been attacked by a mental-type disintegration ray from a legendary Violent Beast ]


    [ The actual damage you received is 206 points ]


    [ The attack carries a petrification effect. Check in progress��. The petrification effect passed the toughness check. You will fall into a petrified state for 2-5 seconds. During this period, your movement speed and attack speed will be reduced by 90%, and your defence will be increased by 50%. ]


    [ ��.. ]


    ��You��ve got to be kidding me!�� Sheyan��s heart sank. ��How the f*ck am I so unlucky???!!��


    At this time, ayer of greyish-white rock had appeared on Sheyan��s skin. His movements turned as stiff as a zombie. His speed naturally experienced a sharp drop.


    He burst out with strength while roaring loudly. Cracks like those on dry riverbeds instantly appeared on the surface of the petrified skin, and blood gleefully dripped down from the cracks. Several legendary beasts had already closed in on him with their tentacles andpound eyes iling,unching a fierce round of attacks!


    Ronnie looked back and hesitated for a moment, and in the end, he decided to return to pull Sheyan along.


    But Sheyan gestured for him to run away by himself.


    By the time Sheyan recovered from the petrification, he was already injured all over. Not only were the legendary Violent Beasts now only two to three meters from him, therge group of ordinary beasts was now just fifty meters behind him.


    Sheyan took a deep breath. He suddenly closed his eyes, then raised both his arms high. A weapon with a strong dark gold glow suddenly appeared in his hands. It was a silver double-barreled shotgun.


    This shotgun gave off a fearless feeling. It exuded a vibe akin to the giant scale carved into the gates of an Ancient Greece courtroom, full of the supreme majesty born of the authority to convict evil and decide life and death.


    ��Verdict��!!


    A powerful weapon dominated by ��Ambition��!


    ��I testify that these disgusting creatures in front of me are all heretics!�� Sheyan��s voice felt as if it had descended down from the sky and majestically swept across thend. The night was dark, but a strange hole which spanned nearly 100 meters appeared in the sky, and dazzling sunlight shone down from within it to envelop the ten odd legendary Violent Beasts. Strange wisps of ck smoke emerged from the body of these legendary beasts.


    Then, Sheyan pointed the dark muzzles of his shotgun at the legendary Violent Beasts in front of him and pulled the trigger hard!


    Amidst the roar of the gun, an intense light surged forward madly like a waterfall!


    [ The passive ability ��Murder Weapon II�� is triggered. The enemies you are attacking are legendary creatures, so there will be a bonus of 40% additional damage.�� ]


    [ The active ability ��The Mourning of the Heretics�� is triggered. 50% of the damage done by this attack will be converted into holy light, healing your injuries. The attack will not miss and will also stun your enemies for five seconds. ]


    [ The musket category passive ability ��Ready II�� is triggered. The damage from this shot will increase by an additional 100%! ]


    [ Holy attack special effect is triggered. You will deal 150% additional damage to heretics with dark affinities. ]


    [ Wash away your sins with your blood, Amen! ]


    [ ��. ]


    The damage done by the shot was far beyond Sheyan��s imagination! The light was like a torrent from a dyke breaching, overwhelming the enemies in front of him.


    By the time the torrent of light passed, their bodies were as ruined as if they had just been pulled out of sulphuric acid! Dark green body fluids gushed out from the wounds. The tentacles of several legendary beasts had even been severed by the attack. The monsters emitted bizarre cries of agony.


    The shot covered a fan-shaped area, enshrouding all the legendary Violent Beasts in it. As a result, it won Sheyan five precious seconds!


    Not only that, the pain and cries of the legendary Violent Beasts were turned into spots of light that were absorbed by ��Verdict�� and channeled into Sheyan. Sheyan initially had less than 25% of HP left, but he had now recovered to about 55% in an instant.


    ��Verdict�� was a weapon that could be fired twice in a row, so Sheyan could actually fire another shot immediately. However, after some quick calctions, he figured that even if he did so, without the musket category passive ability ��Ready II��, it was impossible to kill those legendary creatures. More importantly, even if he did manage to kill them, they would not drop any keys, would they? Would he dare to stay to take care of the spoils? Of course not. Therefore, instead of firing a second shot, Sheyan immediately turned around and fled.


    Covering 20 meters in five seconds was not a difficult feat for ordinary people, let alone a powerful contestant like Sheyan. Even though he was running in a marsh, he managed to escape more than 40 meters away. With such a distance between him and the pursuers, Sheyan was basically safe.


    At this time, Ramtas rushed over to receive its master. Sheyan did not show any expression of joy, but frowned instead.


    Suddenly, he leaped forward while folding his hands in front of his chest!


    From within the swamp on his right, the same huge ck figure which hunted Hedi Curry down previously came pouncing out with arge amount of sttering mud. This time, Sheyan was very close to it, so he could clearly see that the ck figure had a jagged ck shell, ferocious ws, feet, and a long bone-chain tail pping wildly in the air. If there was anything it could bepared to, it would be a demon from the depths of hell that had lost its flesh, leaving only the skeleton, but the demon was reborn again into a creature which carried a crazy and wild power!


    When the ck figure jumped out, it extended tworge, bony forelimbs towards Sheyan. The ck nails on the forelimbs were as sharp as razors!


    Sheyan��s leap was clearly not within the monster��s n. The monster barely missed Sheyan.


    Its razor-sharp ws scratched across the hard metallic surface of Sheyan��s ary-Grade High-Energy Mechanical Power Gloves��, making a sharp scratching sound and producing a long trail of sparks. However, the attack was sessfully blocked by the gloves.


    Borrowing the force from the enemy��s attack, Sheyan flew further away. He turned a few times in the air and fell heavily into the mud. The bitter mud sshed into his mouth, leaving behind an indescribable stench. Sheyan continued to flee as fast as he could, leaving a trail of mud five to six meters high in his wake.


    At this time, the faraway Aldaris wanted toe over to help, but he was stopped by Sheyan because Sheyan could already sense two other simrly strong and evil beings moving at high speed beneath the ground in the distance.


    Awork of tunnels under the ground here had been excavated and reinforced by the Violent Beasts with the power to control earth. If Aldaris came over, the mysterious and powerful enemies would be difficult for him to deal with. He might suffer the same fate as Hedi Curry.


    ***


    Author��s note:


    I believe some movie junkies among you have already guessed what the creatures behind the Violent Beasts are.


    But��most people probably have no idea yet!

 Chapter 1101: Breaking Out of the Encirclement

    <h4>Chapter 1101: Breaking Out of the Encirclement</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    ��Another 100 meters��.until I leave the area of activity of these Violent Beasts, or at least leave the damn tunnels that lie beneath the swamp!�� Sheyan muttered in his heart. He looked at Ramtas, who wasing towards him at full speed, with deep regret.


    ��It��s a real shame�� Good thing I��ve already collected some of your tissue, so there should be opportunities to re-cultivate you in the future.��


    ��Fifty meters.��


    ��Forty meters!��


    ��Twenty meters!��


    ��These monsters sure are patient.��


    When Sheyan was only fifteen metres away from the outermost tunnel and was about to leave the territory of the Violent Beasts, something burst forth from the swamp to his left and right!!


    Amidst the sshing mud, two huge ck shadows covered in dirt pounced on him. This time, the monster on the left came from the front while the one on the right struck from the back, almost covering all the spaces around Sheyan!


    Sheyan first took a deep breath. His eyes were full of rage. He didn��t even care about the monster behind him. A terrible aura was already brewing madly on his fist.


    In this instant, behind Sheyan appeared the illusion of a horrifying giant demonic tree. The demonic tree had no leaves, only branches that looked like tendrils which danced and whipped wildly in the air.


    More terrifying were the illusionary roots of the demonic tree that prated hundreds of meters deep underground. Each root branched into tens, then further branched into hundreds, then thousands of roots! They spread and upied the area several kilometers around, then started absorbing fiercely at the same time!


    The purple reeds, water bamboos, duckweeds and other nts within a few kilometers of Sheyan immediately withered. The initially healthy, green leaves turned dry and yellow in an instant,pletely losing their moisture, as if they had been overexposed to the sun. They would break down into dry powders with a pinch of the fingers! Their vitality had beenpletely sucked out of them!!


    Next, Sheyan��s fist struck out!


    A main tendril of the ��Stairway of the Sun�� appeared in front of his fist. The tendril then burst into awork of tendrils, splitting at an incredible speed and spreading forward. The tendrils wrapped themselves around the monster in front of Sheyan!


    Immediately afterwards, the illusionary image of the ��Stairway of the Sun�� solidified, turning an eerie dark ck the same colour as the venom of the Cockatrices. Thousands of tiny tendrils clung tightly to the body of the bizarre giant monster!


    The monster��s tough, ck shell turned as fragile as tofu.An astonishing amount of tiny wounds appeared all over its body, and a lot of yellowish-green liquid gushed out from the wounds.


    ��Beast of Corrosion��!


    Sheyan had actually activated his ��Pestilence Aura�� in the very beginning. The diseases did infect the Violent Beasts and the monsters near him, and they did cause a little damage, but probably because he had too few diseases at his disposal, they did not prove to be very effective.


    For example, the negative condition ��severe coughing��, which was normally the most useful, was proven useless in this situation as the Violent Beasts had no lungs and trachea; they relied on the pores on their skin to breathe. Although the ��Stairway of the Sun�� had evolved after consuming its own kind when Sheyan broke through to a Growth Hunter, and could transform this coughing effect into other forms of injury, the pain only made the Violent Beasts more violent, so it was not very effective.


    Only the powerful ��Beast of Corrosion�� remained as fierce and as terrifying as ever!


    After the ��Beast of Corrosion�� wrapped itself around the monster��s body, the monster immediately screamed in extreme agony. All the people who heard it felt as if their souls were trembling in pain.


    Pokan stared wide-eyed at all this from the distance. He could not help muttering to himself, ��How many secrets does Seaman have? Is this guy really just a Growth Hunter?��


    Ronnie, who was running for his life in front of Sheyan, could not help turning back. When he saw the spectacle, he stopped unconsciously like a child who saw a magnificent firework disy. His jaw dropped down in shock and stayed there for several seconds before he snapped out of his daze and continued to run for his life in silence. However, his head was hanging down lower than ever.


    Ronnie did not know what to say about Sheyan, or to be precise, he was speechless. The instantaneous burst of damage shown by this MT was even higher than his, and he was a damage dealer! He could do naught but admit his defeat.


    Aldaris�� face, however, had turned rather ugly. His fingers that were gripping the handle of his dagger had turned white. He could only squeeze these words out through gritted teeth:


    ��How��How can this bastard be so insane?!!��


    Purplish-ck spots appeared and spread rapidly on the surface of the body of the monster that tried to intercept Sheyan. Then, its tough skin swelled and the spots on the skin rapidly rotted. The skin that was now as soft as tofu looked like it would tear open with a slight touch of the finger. Foul-smelling chunks of flesh and blood fell out whenever the monster made any intense movements.


    The monster screamed in pain as it was sent flying by Sheyan��s punch. It then ran away staggering for ten meters before it slipped and fell into the mud. After it climbed back up with much difficulty, it ran for 20 more meters before it burrowed back into the tunnels under the ground.


    However, the moment Sheyan chose to punch the monster in front, it meant that he had alsopletely exposed his back to the other enemy. The monster that was attacking him from behind could do whatever it wanted to Sheyan. It first extended its forelimbs in an attempt to grapple him.


    But Sheyan could not turn back to block the attack as he was in the process of rushing forward and was also preparing the ��Beast of Corrosion�� at that time. Fortunately, the intimidating aura of the ��Stairway of the Sun�� managed to deter the monster and slow the monster��s reaction by a fraction of a second. Thanks to that, Sheyan narrowly avoided the strike, but the sharp nails on the monster��s forelimbs still tore away arge chunk of flesh from Sheyan��s back.


    The bad news was, afterunching the ��Beast of Corrosion��, there was a short moment of stiffness while Sheyan recovered his breath, so he was nowpletely defenceless.


    As soon as the monster behind him realised that its attack missed, it instantly pounced forward again. Its fierce-looking ck spine tail shot out like a sh of lightning, stabbing into Sheyan��s back and pierced all the way to the front amidst a sshing of blood!


    The damage from this blow was astonishing, but fortunately, Sheyan had expected to receive a fatal blow right afterunching the ��Beast of Corrosion��, so he had immediately taken an honorary dosage to return to full health.


    No matter how powerful the monster was, there was no way it could kill Sheyan in one strike!


    An intense pain spread to Sheyan��s entire body. The severe pain was not only caused by the stab of the tail, but also because there were numerous tiny holes on the tail which prated through the body that were crazily spraying a corrosive venom. The powerful ��Stairway of the Sun�� could only absorb and neutralise the venom as fast as possible, but it could not do anything about the first round of corrosion when the venom was secreted.


    Borrowing the impact from that tail stab, Sheyan gritted his teeth and rushed forward again. However, this behaviour was tantamount to pulling the tail out, which caused further injury, just like the secondary injury one would suffer when one pulled an arrow out of a wound. Blood instantly came pouring out. Sheyan could only hold the bleeding wound with his hand and ran hard, but his movement speed was inevitably affected.


    The huge ck monster continued to pursue him. Based on the monster��s speed, it would catch up to Sheyan soon. The three guys in the distance were going toe to Sheyan��s rescue, but they saw that Ramtas had arrived in time, roaring as it pounced on the huge ck monster.


    Ramtas�� abnormal strength had an instant effect. Its boar tusks fiercely rammed into the monster��s side, pushing it into the mud.


    When the monster was intercepted by Ramtas�� torrent of suicidal attacks, Sheyan finally managed to escape from the territory of the Violent Beasts. At least, now he did not have to worry about the sneak attacks that coulde at him at any time from below. With his hand pressing down on his chest, he watched with aplicated look as Ramtas was overwhelmed by the waves of legendary and ordinary Violent Beasts that had caught up.


    He sighed faintly and then told the others, ��Let��s go.��


    The Violent Beasts kept pursuing them all the way, but after the four men joined hands, although they were a group of injured and defeated people, theirbat effectiveness was totally different from that in the battle previously when they were surrounded on all sides. In addition, they had pulled open some distance between them and the enemies and only needed to focus on running away.


    They employed a hit-and-run tactic, retreating as they fought. At one time, Sheyan, Pokan and Aldaris even performed a nicebo attack. The crowd control from Pokan��s terrain modelling and Sheyan��s curse-mix, as well as the damage from Aldaris�� ��Spiritual Storm�� that had finished its cooldown,bined into a giant trap for the Violent Beasts. The momentum of the beasts was instantly halted.


    Now that Pokan had the protection from threepanions and the enemy was onlying from a single direction, his spells were naturally no longer in danger of being interrupted. After his MP had recovered to a certain extent, he chanted a spell to summon a huge rolling stone on a dry ground, and crushed more than twenty beasts into meat paste.


    These continual losses eventually caused the pursuers to give up on the humans and return to their nests.

 Chapter 1102: Post-Battle Discussion

    <h4>Chapter 1102: Post-Battle Discussion</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The Violent Beasts even took away the bodies of theirpanions when they left, seemingly in order to not give the contestants any chance to gain battle spoils, but after giving it some thought, it was more likely that they had a habit of using the corpses of theirpanions as food.


    The enormous ck monsters had not appeared during the pursuit, otherwise Sheyan and the rest could never have retreated so smoothly. The M.O. of the ck monsters was akin to assassins who hide in the darkness; there would be blood whenever they make an appearance, but if they were not confident in killing the enemy, they would never expose themselves.


    It was unimaginable that something so strong would employ such a sneaky tactic to hunt. The contestants felt chills creeping down their spines just thinking about it.


    After escaping from the pursuit, the four men sat down to recover for a while. They bandaged themselves and ate some food to slowly recover their stamina. When they had recovered some, all of them looked towards Sheyan with inquiring gazes.


    There was no way Sheyan could shirk off the responsibility of being the team leader now. However, Sheyan also seemed to have expected this. He told them without any hesitation, ��It��s impossible that the Violent Beasts knew about us before, which means that they were most certainly not waiting to ambush us. We��re merely a pleasant surprise delivered to their doorsteps. ��


    ��Therefore, we can deduce that the captured humans have otherpanions with them, and thesepanions would likely go rescue them. In that case, we just need to go back to their camp to wait, and we should have a good chance of meeting thepanions of those who were captured.��


    The others raised no objections to Sheyan��s deduction. The group thus went back whence they came.


    On the way back to the camp of the captured humans, they found an unconscious man in a state of near death not far from the camp.


    The man was Paul, the metal-bender whom Sheyan previously concluded would likely live.


    The battle robot Heracles hadpletely broken down. It stood solemnly like a statue behind its master, guarding its master even after its death.


    Heracles was still emitting thick ck smoke, and there were scorch marks all over its body. Evidently, this robot had protected its master as they fled all the way here, but its body had sustained arge number of negative conditions such as corrosion and petrification. When its master fell unconscious, he lost control of the robot, thus causing a lot of short circuits, burning, and explosions in the robot, andpletely destroying it.


    As for how Paul managed to escaped��.Sheyan and the rest could see from his attitude towards Heracles that he must possess a more powerful battle robot, and it must be that battle robot that had led him all the way out of the encirclement. That robot must consume a lot of resources to maintain or have a time limit, so it had vanished by now.


    The group, of course, would not just leave Paul there to die. After giving Paul a thorough examination, they found that he had no major injuries, just some external wounds. It was because there were too many negative conditions that had umted on his body that he was kept in a state of near death.


    Because they did not expect to engage in any battle soon �C and even if they did, they could just escape while carrying Paul �C there was no need to waste precious medicine to treat him. Basically, by the time Paul woke up, all the negative conditions would have passed. He would be as good as new the next morning.


    Aldaris patrolled the camp, mainly to guard against any potential adi attack. He also ced four Sentry Wards around the camp. The Sentry Wards were like brightly-lit torches stabbed into the ground, but their me was greyish-white. They could shoot fireballs to kill some of the weaker creatures and also issue warnings.


    Now that the group of contestants were resting beside the campfire, a deep sense of frustration finally washed over them. Even Aldaris could not helpmenting, ��Damn those Violent Beasts! None of my cyborgs managed to escape! My instruments are all gone!��


    ��Rx, the Violent Beasts have no interest in metallic objects. As for the cyborgs, the only part about them that would possibly attract the beasts are their brains, and the cyborgs realised that too. I saw them put on a special instingyer on themselves to avoid the smell of protein from leaking out of their bodies. That��s why, I believe that as long as the cyborgs remain motionless, they��re as unattractive to the beasts as the reeds and mud in the swamp. You must believe in the intelligence of the cyborgs,�� Sheyan replied calmly.


    ��I hope you��re right,�� said Aldaris weakly. ��But even if you��re right, it��s not like we can retrieve them.��


    ��Strictly speaking, it��s not impossible. Like Sun Tzu said, if you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear a hundred battles. Since we��ve already found out all the cards the Violent Beasts had up their sleeve �C at a great cost, but still �C a retrieval mission is absolutely not impossible based on our current strength,�� muttered Sheyan.


    Pokan interjected at that moment. ��It��s possible for us to kill all those monsters, but it��ll take a long time. Unfortunately, our main mission on this damn is not to eliminate those disgusting creatures. Although those bastards in the space station didn��t give us a time limit, I have a hunch that the sooner we finish this mission, the better. We don��t have that much time to squander!��


    ��Well said,�� Sheyan nodded approvingly. ��I��ve been thinking about this. I find that we��ve been heading down the wrong direction in our search of Pi ores since the very beginning. Is looking for Pi veins blindly like headless flies really the best n we cane up with?��


    ��If I��m guessing correctly��.finding Pi veins shouldn��t be too difficult if we can get some specific information about this world. I believe that the humans who have stayed here for some time should have the information we need. The key lies in how to persuade them to provide the information to us. Maybe rescuing theirpanions can do this �C see, the problem has miraculously returned to killing those damn beasts.��


    Pokan shrugged. ��Fine. At the moment, it looks like you��re still worthy of my trust, so I��ll support you for the time being.��


    Since Sheyan had the intention of going back to attack the Violent Beasts, the rest started weighing that matter in their minds.


    On a personal level, they were pathetically defeated by the Violent Beasts previously, and it was before they had the chance to disy their full power. All of them were strong, so they were naturally prideful too. Of course they would harbour some feelings of frustration in their hearts and long for revenge.


    On a business level, most of their detectors and extractors were carried by the cyborgs. The darker sides of them also whispered to them that some of their deadpanions may have left behind soul equipments. How could they be satisfied if they did not go back for a visit?


    Thus, they all agreed to Sheyan��s proposal.


    But just then, Ronnie, who had been silent, suddenly revealed an important piece of intel.


    ��We probably can��t stay here for more than 10 days.��


    ��I��ve had some dealings with the Dark General before, so I got some extra intel out of him. Based on prior records, the Predators will probably start their hunt on this soon. The first batch to arrive here will be the most elite warriors, because they first have to clean up the creatures that shouldn��t exist on this to make sure the rite of passage of their young nobles go smoothly �C creatures like us!��


    Sheyan finally understood why Ronnie was hostile to him from the beginning. First, Sheyan had seized the spacecraft specifically prepared by the Dark General for Ronnie, and then he had stolen Ronnie��s crushing extractor. When all these factors were added up, it was no wonder that Ronnie did not like him.


    ��Now that we��ve decided that our next target is the Violent Beast camp, we have to figure out what those monsters that can mysteriously travel underground are,�� said Aldaris.


    Speaking of this topic, Sheyan said solemnly, ��If I��m not mistaken, they should be the Predators�� favourite preys. The reason the Predators like these preys is because they��re strong, ruthless, sneaky, and dangerous enough to force the powerful Predator warriors into situations of life-and-death. Those situations are the most exciting moments for the Predator warriors. During those moments, they��ll feel as if their lives have reached a new height!��


    ��You mean those things are the Xenomorphs? The Aliens from Aliens vs. Predators that cany eggs in other organisms and absorb their genes?�� asked Pokan in astonishment. ��But those creatures in the swamp don��t look very much like the Xenomorphs. First of all, their heads are really small, and secondly, they don��t fit the description of Xenomorphs either in size or living habits.��


    (TL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_(creature_in_Alien_franchise) )


    ��In order to reproduce, the Xenomorphs may have let their facehuggersy eggs in the organisms living in the swamp, then let the next generation evolve into Aliens that are suited to live in a swamp environment,�� imed Sheyan confidently. ��Survival is the first priority; everything elseester.��


    He looked around and found that the rest of the people still had doubtful expressions on their faces, so Sheyan continued, ��In fact, I��ve long suspected that the Xenomorphs are behind the Violent Beasts. You don��t believe me, do you? You should know that, in theory, the Xenomorphs cany eggs in any organism, but their favorite hosts are still the humans. That much is beyond doubt.��

 Chapter 1103: The Persistence and Surrender 2.7 Million Kilometers Away

    <h4>Chapter 1103: The Persistence and Surrender 2.7 Million Kilometers Away</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Sheyan took another look at the group and found that they were paying full attention, so he continued.


    ��When I found that the captives were not eagerly consumed by the Violent Beasts right away, it made me think about their motives for capturing the humans. They were obviously hungry and short on food, so the possibility of them raising humans in preparation for the future is non-existent. So then, what other purposes do the humans serve besides being their food? The humans may very well be used as offerings to the superior beings in theirmunity �C the Xenomorphs! The humans are the Xenomorphs�� favourite breeding hosts!��


    ��And why did they spend so much time and effort to use the captives as bait to lure more humans into an ambush? So that the Xenomorphs can have more hosts!��


    *cough* *cough* *cough*�� ��There��s no need to argue any further. They ARE Xenomorphs.�� A hoarse voice was suddenly hearding from near the campfire. It was the voice of Paul who had just regained consciousness. He said without much strength, ��Let me tell you how I made it out alive.��


    All of them looked at Paul with admiration in their eyes. This guy was actually powerful enough to escape without any help in that kind of situation. Paul seemed to be enjoying their admiration. He continued with a hint of pride, ��When I found myself in a desperate situation, I took the opportunity when Vassily self-destructed to summon my baby, Achilles. I then seized a blind spot in the enemy��s n �C together with Heracles, we went deep into the monster��s nest instead.��


    ��Deep into the monster��s nest? How?�� asked Sheyan curiously.


    Paul stared at Sheyan in misery.


    ��You escaped really early, so of course you wouldn��t know that there��s a huge hole a few centimeters below the two captives�� feet. The Xenomorphs seem to treasure the two captives highly; the facehuggers must��ve already injected embryos into their bodies. Therefore, the creatures won��t tolerate the captives being rescued �C that��s like having their descendants taken away from them. As soon as we approached within ten meters of the captives, they had dropped down the hole.��


    ��I rushed down the hole where the hostages were dragged away, and caught the foolish monsters by surprise by doing so! The emergency situation called for three Xenomorphs toe chasing after me! Hmph! If I hadn��t attracted the attention of those monsters back then, only Seaman and Aldaris would��ve made it out alive.��


    ��I followed the tracks of the two captives and reached a cavern under the swamp, in which I found five Xenomorph eggs. I left Achilles there to destroy the Xenomorph eggs to attract their attention while Heracles covered me as I continued my escape. In the end, Achilles bought me enough time for me to run away.��


    Ronnie suddenly frowned.


    ��Does that mean there��ll be a Xenomorph queen among the enemies we have to deal with?��


    Paul shook his head. ��I didn��t see any. Maybe I was just lucky. If I��d met one, I would��ve been torn into pieces for sure.��


    ��When we attacked the flying ants previously, Dardanian told us that if a biologicalmunity has yet to fully mature, it won��t give birth to something like a queen that has a single purpose and is unable to hunt, because they won��t have enough food to feed it,�� said Pokan thoughtfully.


    ��There are only three Xenomorphs in this Xenomorphmunity. Based on Dardanian��s theory, we can infer that one of them should be a female that can hunt. It may not be as professional as a queen inying eggs, but it��s capable of doing so.��


    ��For example, maybe a Xenomorph queen cany one egg a day, but the female Xenomorph can onlyy one egg a week. Once the number of Xenomorphs increased to a certain extent, and themunity can provide enough food for the female, the female will feed crazily, then burn away its life toy itsst egg �C the egg of the queen.��


    Sheyan heaved a heavy sigh as he shook his head.


    ��That��s really bad news for Hedi Curry and the rest. Originally, I estimated that their chances of survival were about 50%. But after what Paul did, they probably have no chance of surviving anymore.��


    Everyone immediately understood what Sheyan meant. If the Xenomorphs still had eggs, then ording to their preference for parasitising powerful humans, the contestants may very well be turned into hosts.


    A host would not die immediately after being parasitised. The embryo would grow slowly in them. Even in an ordinary human, the embryo took around 24 hours to grow into a chestburster. The contestants were much stronger than ordinary humans, so it should take longer in their case.


    But now all the Xenomorph eggs had been destroyed. The female Xenomorph would also take a long time toy another egg. As a result, the only use left for the contestants was to be food.


    Chills crept down their spines when they thought of the fate befalling their formerpanions. What was most depressing was that theirpanions had died without disying their full strength! If it was a direct confrontation and everyone��s abilities were brought fully into y, they might have won that fight. At the very least, they would not have lost so tragically.


    The atmosphere turned quiet out of sympathy for their fallenrades.


    After staring into the campfire for a while, Sheyan broke the silence.


    ��Everyone get some rest. Mage-type contestants, make sure you rest and meditate well so that you��ll have better MP recovery rate tomorrow. I��ll make two grown creatures to keep watch.��


    ***


    Meanwhile, the bad news had reached the Kitty Hawk base 2.7 million kilometers away.


    Fiji paced back and forth in frustration in the office like a trapped animal, while Mungo sat at the table with his head buried in his hands, showing a rare defeated look.


    ��Fools! Those fools! Why would they seek their own death?!�� roared Fiji.


    The video feedback from the cyborgs was being disyed on a big screen in the office.


    Sure enough, just as Sheyan had predicted, neither the Violent Beasts nor the Xenomorphs had any interest in the cyborgs that were made of stic, rubber and artificial additives. They prefered steaming-hot guts, sweet blood, and strong, delicious muscles.


    Therefore, the motionless cyborgs and the metallic objects they carried were swept into a ��store room�� underground. To be exact, it was a ��store cave��. Intermittent screams could be hearding from outside the screen.


    Mungo sighed. ��How many of them survived?��


    Mungo��s experience was evident from this question. Faced with setbacks, his first reaction was not to get angry or to y the me game, but to start thinking about the future. He was like a gambler who had lost but had immediately started calcting how much money he had left to turn the tables in order to bounce back from the defeat as soon as possible.


    Inparison, Fiji, also known as the Dark General, was still too green.


    Fiji did not answer Mungo��s question because he did not know the answer himself. Fortunately, an expert soon answered Mungo��s question through themunicator.


    ��Under that situation, there should be no more than three survivors.��


    Mungo abruptly lifted his head with a resolute look in his eyes. He pressed down on themunicator and ordered, ��Contact themander of the Eleventh Fleet right away. Tell him that we��ve made a major breakthrough here. Ask him to approach the Asir wormhole and hold arge-scale military drill right away to force the Predators�� spaceship to make another detour!��


    Fiji looked at Mungo like he was looking at an idiot.


    ��You��.Don��t you get it? We��ve lost! We��ve made the wrong gamble! You still dare to use the old man��s resources? Are you out of your mind?��


    Mungo replied coldly, ��It makes no difference to me whether I��m demoted to a Lieutenant Colonel or a First Lieutenant. I can only win; I can��t afford to lose! If there are only 3 survivors, then so be it. Even if they only have a 3% chance of sess, I��ll do everything I can to help them so that the 3% bes 4%!��


    ��You��re a damn lunatic��.�� Fiji was shocked. He then pushed open the door and left in a hurry. He said this before he left:


    ��I won��t go down together with you. My family can still provide me with some protection; I just won��t be able to gain promotion while the old man is in power. Goodbye, Mungo.��


    Mungo watched Fiji close the door and run away like a terrified dog. Heughed hysterically all of a sudden. Heughed until the hystericalughter turned into tragicughter, and finally into a long sigh.


    ***


    Once again, Sheyan was right. As he had guessed, there were other humans who came looking for their missingpanions, and they actually came faster and earlier than he had expected.


    Three hours after everyone had fallen asleep, Sheyan��s temporary grown creatures issued the first warnings. Then, Aldaris�� Sentry Wards exploded and made some really loud noises. Anyone would have been woken from their sleep unless they were deaf.


    Pokan used his power to quickly lower a piece of rectangr ground, exposing a group of fierce-looking soldiers who were crawling towards them. Besides ��fierce-looking��, other adjectives that could apply to them were ��tattered��, ��tough�� and ��well-trained��.


    Sheyan took the lead in stepping forward. He was immediately pointed at by numerous weapons. These weapons included high-tech ones like sma guns and primitive ones like javelins. Sheyan raised his hands to show that he had no weapons and bear no hostility. He then shouted, ��I��m a human; a real, living human. Can I interest you in some beer and hot dogs?��

 Chapter 1104: “Native” Humans

    <h4>Chapter 1104: ��Native�� Humans</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Beer and hot dogs are really ordinary things, but for these people who had been in this ursed Hunting Ground for several years, the temptation was beyond imagination�� Whispers rose among the group, and they were clearly captured by Sheyan��s ears with his acute Perceptive Sense.


    ��Damn it, it must be a type of monster that excels in creating illusions. It can even read our thoughts and our memories, so it knows what we most desire! Do not fire! I repeat, do not fire! This guy who��s doing the talking is just an illusion for the purpose of wasting our bullets. We need to find the real body of the monster and kill it in one go. Pay attention to any unusual signs around us!��


    ��Calm down, calm down! We��ve fought against monsters with the power of illusions before!��


    ��Oh my god, he actually has my favorite Harbin beer. That attractive white foam is more delicate than a woman��s skin. I can��t, I can��t!��


    ��I smell hot dogs! This illusion is way too vivid!!��


    ����..��


    ck lines emerged on Sheyan��s forehead as he watched these pathetic men. The other contestants behind him were alreadyughing so hard that they were crying. Sheyan could not stand it any more; he flung the canned beer and hot dogs at the neers.


    ��Ouch! Isn��t the beer just an illusion? Why do I feel pain when it hit my head? God, I can��t resist this fatal temptation anymore��*gulp gulp gulp*�� Oh, it tastes so pure!!! I haven��t tasted this in years!��


    Seeing the tearful brave pioneer and the empty can in his hands, the rest of the people instantly jumped at the hot dogs rolling in the mud.


    ��I don��t care if it��s an illusion anymore! If I die, so be it!��


    ��Damn it, let me be the first to take the risk! You guys are indispensable, unlike me! I��m unimportant and useless! Let me test it first!��


    ��F*ck off!��


    Nothing could prove the contestants�� identities as humans better than steaming hot dogs and delicious beer. The soldiers rushed at the food like hungry wolves. In their shabby military uniforms, they looked just like a group of starving refugees. Fortunately, Sheyan had enough carrying capacity and a big enough storage space, or this meal would have ended his food reserve.


    Now that both sides had proven that they were humans, themunication that followed became much easier. Meeting those of the same species in such a harsh and dangerous environment was a joy which could not be described with words. They were more excited than people who met others in a foreign country that spoke in their native ent.


    After the contestants inquired about the identity of these neers, they were shocked speechless. Their judgment from before turned out to bepletely wrong. All of these people, without exception, were those deemed by the Predators to be warriors strong enough to be their opponents, and were thus captured and brought to this.


    Most of these men were elite fighters possessing unique skills. Among them, there were sharpshooters, explosive experts, and even gically-modified warriors that were prevalent among the future humans. In addition, there were two men who were convicted of crimes against humanity and first-degree murders. The first one was a doctor, the other was a military pilot. The former killed hundreds of people with a virus, while thetter dropped a bomb on a residential area. These two guys should have been sent to the electric chair, but because their ��records�� of killing hundreds of people were too impressive, they were favoured by the Predators.


    After arriving here, their bodies had been transformed by the Predators to adapt to the local atmosphere and were also branded with a special brand, which was a small ck spot on the arm. This way, when the Predators scanned the surroundings, these humans would be regarded as qualified ��prey�� and their information would be automatically blocked from the Predators.


    When these humans were captured by the Predators, they were not given any time to prepare. At most, they were given the time to collect their weapons. But a lot of weapons needed continuous energy supply, and firearm weapons also required ammunition��. The Predators had obviously neglected this. Based on the original intention of the Predators who regarded fighting as their life, they would definitely prefer to have their enemies in peak conditions. Only then would the killing be fun.


    The high-tech weapons and assisting devices that these neers were wielding were acquired from the spaceships sent to explore Uplos, but had instead crashed onto the.


    Only now did the contestants realise the astonishing cost the Empire had sustained in order to explore the. In a sense, this ce could be regarded as the bridgehead in the technological warfare between the Empire and the Predators.


    Countless space fortresses and spaceships had crashed down on the surface of Uplos when they approached the. More than ten bases on the scale of Alps Base 7 had crashed here, as well as over a hundred spaceships on the scale of the Kitty Hawk. As for spacecrafts like the Wasp, there were simply too many to keep count.


    Even if some of the humans in these space stations and spaceships had survived the crash, they did not live for long. Why? Because normal humans could not survive in this atmosphere, and their weak constitution certainly did not help.


    Besides that, they also had to deal with the threat from the local creatures. Many of the��s powerful creatures possessed high-level intelligence. The creatures quickly found that the spaceship wreckages not only contained delicious food (human corpses and stored food), but were also excellent shelters from bad weather. Compared to the wreckages, natural caves were not only scarce, they were also not always practical. The wreckages were thousands of times better.


    So whenever these giant wreckages were discovered, the fierce beasts would quickly upy them and turn them into their dens. For the humans, their greatest enemy was the air on this. Once the oxygen-rich environments in the spaceships were destroyed, it would mean the end of their lives.


    The ��native�� survivors willingly answered any question the contestants had, but that did not mean they would be willing to to have a full cooperation with the contestants. They were all people who had struggled their way out of deaths, so how could they easily risk their lives for the contestants�� sake? There must be an exchange of interests between the two sides.


    The survivors�� greatest wish, of course, was to leave this damn ce and go home. Unfortunately, the contestants could not fulfil that wish, and these shrewd survivors would definitely be able to tell if the contestants lied to them. It was a good thing that Sheyan had plenty of food, which was a great temptation to the survivors.


    So the leader of these survivors, Hadrick, proposed that the two sides would cooperate for the rescue operation, and when the operation was over, Sheyan would provide enough food in exchange for the information the contestants wanted. No matter how Sheyan and the others negotiated with them, Hadrick insisted on this condition and refused to back down. Although this condition was somewhat harsh, it still met Sheyan��s basic requirement, so the two sides barely managed to reach an agreement.


    After having a lengthy talk with these ��native�� humans, Sheyan also learned somemon knowledge about this. If they wished to travel quietly on Uplos, moving at night and resting during the day was the preferable choice.


    That was because the more powerful a creature was, the more it would like the sun. Hearing this, Sheyan could not help thinking of the situation on earth. The dominant species, the human beings, could wander around during the day and sleep at night, while the activities of the weaker creatures were limited to the night. It seemed that on this damn, the status of human beings was extremely low.


    The advantage of traveling at night was that the nocturnal creatures on Uplos generally relied on their acute sense of smell and sense of hearing to hunt for food, so if the humans just walked along the river, the sound made by the flowing river would cover up most of their footsteps, and if they wiped some foul-smelling nt juice on their body, it would cover up their smell.


    That was the reason these ��native�� humans found the contestants at night.


    After an hour��s rest, Hadrick suggested that they set out immediately to harass the Violent Beast camp because the Violent Beasts were a dominant race, so they were diurnal creatures (active during the day). If they sneaked over right now, they could give the beasts a nice surprise.


    Sheyan and the other contestants had no problem with the n. Except for Paul, all of them had almost recovered to full strength. They were also eager to check out the fighting prowess of these ��native�� humans. Therefore, they set out immediately.


    Before they departed, Sheyan took some time to consider the current configuration of the team. He found that the only close rangebatants left in the team were Ronnie and himself. Even if Paul said that he could assemble another metal robot with about 70% of Heracles�� strength if he was given a few hours, it still would not help much.


    There were also too many mage-type attackers in the team. Theycked the ability of firearm-wielding gunners to deal damage non-stop. After taking all this into consideration, Sheyan decided to use the gic sample of Ramtas from before to cultivate a creature that mainly specialised in long-range physical attack. It would be quite weak in a melee fight, but it would be able to take a lot of hits.


    In order to let their newfound allies gain an idea of the strength of their side, Sheyan directly prepared the mix in front of them.


    The mix boiled inside a test tube. A bluish-green smoke mysteriously rose and wrapped itself around Sheyan. Finally, Sheyan produced a giant egg the size of a coconut which had thick bluish blood vessels on it. It contracted rhythmically like a beating heart.


    Sheyan buried it in the ground, then poured an ample amount of nutrient solution on it. The nutrient solution was not cheap at all. The cost amounted to at least 50,000 utility points. Soon, from under the ground came a strange, deep heartbeat. Like the beating of a war drum from theherworld, it was faint, but persistent and strong! Those who heard the heartbeat could feel their internal organs resonating with it!

 Chapter 1105: The Strange “Autumn Hibernation”

    <h4>Chapter 1105: The Strange ��Autumn Hibernation��</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Then, a gigantic humanoid creature broke through the earth and crawled up. It still had the appearance of a boar-man. Its most striking feature was the long spike-like bristles going down its back all the way to its buttocks, making it actually look more like a cross between a porcupine and a human.


    Its skin was thick and rough, and chapped like a tortoise��s shell. With one nce, one could tell that it had extremely strong defence. The only simrity it had with the old Ramtas was the crystal in between its eyebrows, but the colour was different.


    The old Ramtas used the crystal to mobilise the power of nature, so its crystal was light green in colour. Meanwhile, the crystal between this new creature��s eyebrows was a blood red!


    When it engaged in closebat, it could use a shield and a bone staff to fight like a shield warrior, but when it carried out long-range attacks, it would lie on the ground so that the bristles on its back would stand up. The sharp bristles were over a meter long and as thick as fingers. They were the colour of blood and had natural barbs!


    Using the contraction of its muscles, the creature could shoot the bristles to attack the enemies. The maximum shooting range of the bristles was 150 meters, while the most effective range was between 50 meters to 100 meters. Because the crystal between its eyebrows would constantly make correction to its aim, the uracy of its attack was quite decent.


    ��Master.�� The boar-man bowed deep in front of Sheyan. ��I, the mighty Ramtas, am born again, ready to fight for you.��


    Sheyan asked in astonishment, ��Do you still have your old memories?��


    Ramtas nodded.


    ��I am Ramtas! The strongest boar-man!��


    The ��native�� humans watched on with dumbfounded expressions. In this era, cultivating abat creature through gic technology was not anything unusual, but Sheyan had done it in such an environment using alchemical tools from the 15th and 16th centuries of Old Earth, and he had done it in just a few minutes. This was beyond theirprehension. There was a hint of awe in their eyes when they looked at Sheyan now.


    When the contestants introduced themselves to the ��native�� humans, this was what they said:


    ��We��re a highly confidential special force of the Empire possessing extraordinary abilities.��


    Those natives did not believe them at first because some among them had ess to fairly high-level secrets, but after witnessing the ability Sheyan disyed, they had no choice but to believe it.


    Instead of seizing themand right, Sheyan insisted on handing it to Hadrick, because the native humans should be more familiar with the habits of the Violent Beasts. A qualified team leader was one who knew to hand certain matters to the professionals.


    At Sheyan��s insistence, Hadrick took overmand. Strangely enough, he did not bring them directly to the Violent Beasts. Instead, he took a different route, at least a dozen kilometers longer, leading them to higher ground. To be precise, he went back upstream along the river the contestants came down from, but he did not enter the teau. He took them to a different tributary.


    ��This tributary of the river will flow down to the territory of the Violent Beasts,�� exined Hadrick to the contestants. He continued, ��Based on our previous observation, the Violent Beasts have a very unique habit of autumn hibernation. Animals like bears, turtles and snakes will fall into hibernation in winter because of theck of food and the difficulty in hunting, but why do the Violent Beasts go dormant in the autumn when food is plentiful? We think that there must be a reason behind this.��


    When Hadrick reached this part, he could not help grinning.


    ��The Doctor finally found out the reason. In the autumn, there��s a kind of tree upstream called the curly paulownia that��ll bear fruit. The fruits are somewhat simr to Dandelion flowers; when they ripen, the seeds flutter with the wind. When the seeds of the curly paulownia trees fall into the river, they dissolve, causing subtle changes in the water. When the river flows through the swamp area where the Violent Beasts live, it��ll cause fear among the Violent Beasts. The main reason for that is because even a small amount of curly paulownia seeds in the water is enough to cause a strong allergic reaction in the Violent Beasts, bringing a lot of suffering to the beasts. They��ll feel so itchy that they��ll scratch their skin with their ws until they bleed all over, but of course, it��s not fatal. It��s rather simr to pollen allergy in humans. Therefore, the autumn hibernation of the Violent Beasts is actually for the purpose of avoiding the ripening fruits of the curly paulownia trees that are all over Hunting Ground.��


    Sheyan��s eyes lit up after listening to Hadrick��s exnation.


    ��But it��s now early summer��.��


    ��The difference between humans and beasts lies in the use of tools. When I learned that Raphael had an ident in the swamp, I brought with me a bottle of the curly paulownia seeds I collectedst year,�� Hadrick proudly said.


    As Hadrick said that, he took out a military tin can box the colour of grass containing the seeds of the curly paulownia. Looking closely, Sheyan found that they looked rather simr to the fruits of paulownia trees on earth.


    The fruit of Earth��s paulownia looked like a round ball when it ripened, and when it was pinched open, a small hard core could be found inside surrounded by arge amount of dandelion-like feathery seeds. But the fruit of the curly paulownia was bigger than that of Earth��s paulownia, about the size of a goose egg. The seeds were also much more fluffy. When the wind blew, they would fly everywhere.


    Sheyan watched as Hadrick grabbed a few pinches of curly paulownia seeds and sprinkled them onto the water. He found that they would quickly dissolve in the water like sugar or salt. Then, Hadrick carefully kept the rest of the curly paulownia seeds like they were priceless treasures.


    Ronnie frowned as he watched the dark river slowly flow into the swamp. He asked dubiously, ��Is that really enough? Won��t we need to sprinkle a bit more?��


    Hadrick shook his head frantically.


    ��That��s more than enough! I��ve already put in an extra amount just in case. If I add any more, it might cause the Violent Beasts to panic and force them to relocate. That would be a disaster!��


    They waited for half an hour before they moved out again. It was the darkest time before the dawn. They quietly sneaked behind the area of the swamp where the Violent Beasts were residing. They were quite vignt along the way, but it proved to be unnecessary.


    That was because all of the Violent Beasts had run onto the ind. Most of them were scratching their skin so hard with their ws that they had started bleeding. A lot of them were also roaring in pain. Forget about keeping watch, they could not even keep their basic reasoning.


    Using their high power binocrs, the humans could see that most of the Violent Beasts had soybean-sized rashes on their skin. The rashes were so densely-packed that their skin looked like the skin of a toad. Some Violent Beasts had even started attacking each other in a frenzy, seemingly trying to suppress the body��s ufortable allergic reactions with intense physical pain.


    ��It actually works,�� muttered Paul to himself.


    Hadrick shrugged and said, ��Unfortunately, that��s all I can do. I can only make them suffer; I have no way of killing them.��


    ��It seems like the curly paulownia seeds have no effect on the Xenomorphs?�� Sheyan suddenly asked.


    Hadrick nodded. ��The Xenomorphs are very powerful creatures, and their genes evolve very quickly, so the seeds are useless against them.��


    Sheyan looked at the densely-packed ind from afar, then turned to Aldaris and told him, ��If you can get close to them and unleash a ��Spiritual Storm��, that��d be really nice.��


    By now, Sheyan had already obtained some useful information from Hadrick about the Violent Beasts and the Xenomorphs. The rtionship between the two sides was not a ve-master rtionship like they had imagined, but rather a peculiar symbiotic rtionship.


    On earth, many ants and aphids will choose to coexist symbiotically. Ants like to eat the sweet secretions of aphids. In return, whenever adybug tries to feed on the aphids, it will be swarmed by the ants.


    Simrly, the Xenomorphs produced a special acidic fluid that was very effective in killing a type of parasite, even if the acidic fluid was diluted by water sources. This type of parasite happened to be quite lethal to the Violent Beasts.


    As a result, the average lifespan of Violent Beasts that lived together with Xenomorphs would increase by 50%. This led to a strange phenomenon �C the number of Violent Beasts inmunities that live with Xenomorphs tended to be muchrger than in normalmunities.


    Based on Sheyan��s calction, the number of Violent Beasts in amunity that coexisted with Xenomorphs was usually more than 1,000. During the conflictst night, Sheyan and the other contestants had killed about two to three hundred Violent Beasts. If they could use this opportunity to kill another two to three hundred Violent Beasts, their following operation would be much easier.


    Which was why Sheyan had turned to Aldaris. If Aldaris could unleash a ��Spiritual Storm�� on the ind right now��.the result would definitely be amazing. However, Aldaris resolutely refused this unreasonable request, because based on his spellcasting distance, he would risk being attacked by the Xenomorphs under the swamp.


    More importantly, the ��Spiritual Storm�� was a spell that required continuous casting. If he was interrupted in the middle, the spell would not show its greatest power.


    After doing a bit of thinking, Sheyan pulled Hadrick to the side for a discussion. Hadrick said because it was nighttime, and the foul-smelling nt juice they used to cover up their smell was very strong, Aldaris could get close to the ind without being detected. But that was the best they could do.


    Sheyan gave the matter a bit more thought before he pulled Aldaris to the side to tell Aldaris about his idea, emphasizing several key details. Aldaris stared silently at the dark marsh. Atst, he nodded reluctantly.

 Chapter 1106: The Helpless Aldaris

    <h4>Chapter 1106: The Helpless Aldaris</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    In the dark of the night, a white light suddenly shed through the sky, then rapidly spread from one single point forming a hugework of lightning tendrils spread throughout the sky. The light then descended down to cover more than half the ind in an instant!


    ��Spiritual Storm��!!


    ��Spiritual Storm�� was a powerful ability specifically developed for use against living things. It made use of the fear deep within the hearts of living creatures to torture their bodies. ��Spiritual Storm�� would not only physically harm the creatures it attacked, it would also severely damage their spirit and mind, making them lose their intelligence, focus and reasoning.


    The electricitywork of ��Spiritual Storm�� constantly leaped and flickered across almost four-fifths of the ind. Even so, the Violent Beasts still regarded the water in the swamp as a forbidden area. They preferred to endure the torment and pain from the ��Spiritual Storm�� instead of jumping into the water, as if the water was a strong sulphuric acid.


    Under such circumstances, the remaining one-fifth of the ind immediately became a hotspot! In but a few seconds, the poption of that piece of real estate �C no, the density of beasts in that area �C had even surpassed the density of humans in a subway during rush hours��.


    By now, however, Aldaris, who was lurking in the vicinity because he needed to continuously cast the spell, had also been discovered.


    After all, he needed to raise his hands without moving to maintain the spellcasting posture. He was even glowing. Such an action, inmending terms, was to act cool, but in terms of derogatory words, was to act like an idiot. All the Violent Beasts would have to be blind to not see him.


    The discovery of Aldaris immediately attracted a lot of aggro towards him. Even the Xenomorphs cruising deep in the swamp were immediately alerted. The three Xenomorphs swam over quietly and swiftly in the water of the swamp like snakes. As soon as Aldaris was within their attacking range, they would pounce on him.


    At that moment, however, Aldaris simply snorted, because he had recalled the previous conversation he had with Sheyan.


    ����.Don��t worry. Casting the ��Spiritual Storm�� may seem like a risky move on your part, but you��ll actually be quite safe because you��re not the main attacker in my n.��


    ��Are you kidding me?? In terms of range, in terms of damage, which one of these people canpare to my ��Spiritual Storm��? If I st the ��Spiritual Storm�� at max output for 12 seconds, even the gods will weep under its destructive power!��


    ��Well��.the problem is that I can��t guarantee those ugly beasts will stay where they are and obediently take the hit for 12 seconds, and I can��t guarantee that the Xenomorphs will give you 12 seconds either.��


    At this point, Sheyan shrugged and grinned at Aldaris. ��So, you��re not the main attacker in this fight. The main attacker will be another Mr. Big Shot. You can escape after releasing the ��Spiritual Storm�� for four seconds. With your speed and your ��Blood Elude�� ability, even the swamp Xenomorphs won��t pose any threat to you.��


    ��You��You want me to release only four seconds of ��Spiritual Storm��?? That��ll serve no purpose at all except to make the Violent Beasts even more violent!��


    Aldaris�� protest had been coldly ignored. Aldaris actually maintained the ��Spiritual Storm�� for five seconds before he escaped with ��Blood Elude�� because he really enjoyed the sight of his enemies crying and running away pathetically under his powerful ability��.but in truth, the true power of ��Spiritual Storm�� would only show after the ninth second.


    That was because the damage caused by ��Spiritual Storm�� would double every second��. The damage in the first few seconds were actually just the build-up. Only after the damage had stacked to a considerable number towards the end that it would be shocking, and increase at an rming rate too.


    While Aldaris was remaining immobile for five seconds, the three Xenomorphs had already surrounded him from three different directions. The distance between each of them were less than 30 meters. However, unbeknownst to them, there was a drop of blood that would not disperse at a spot in the swamp in the distance, shining with a faint glow like a ruby. At that moment, the drop of blood suddenly erged into a red dimension that had little mysterious red runes on it.


    The next second, Aldaris, who was originally sixty meters away, emerged from the red dimension and sessfully escaped from the encirclement.


    Aldaris was a contestants focusing on Agility and Intelligence, so with a buffer distance of dozens of meters, it was not an easy feat for the Xenomorphs to catch up to him even in a swamp environment. Besides, the others were ready to help him. Thus, Aldaris sessfully got out of trouble.


    The Violent Beasts on the ind had rushed in a frenzy to the one-fifth area of the ind that was not covered in the ��Spiritual Storm��.


    When four-fifths of the area on a rectangr ind was covered, the remaining one-fifth would naturally be a long, narrow corridor-like area.


    At least five hundred Violent Beasts were packed into this small area!


    At this moment, another fellow who had quietly sneaked close to the ind suddenly stood up. He raised his hands and loudly chanted a mysterious and majestic magic spell. A rumble seemed to respond to his chanting from the depths of the earth.


    Rings of shimmering lights were shining on his body. This was the effect of ��Empower Spell��, one of the Metamagic Feats in the D&D magic system! It signified that the next spell he casted would have an additional 50% increase in power!


    This guy was the real main attacker in Sheyan��s n, Pokan!


    A few dozen meters in front of Pokan, a round stone was forming at an astonishing speed. Finally, a huge rock sphere dozens of meters in diameter was formed. Then, it erupted into mes.


    The huge ming meteor descended down from the sky and proceeded to roll at an rming speed and crush anything in its path while making a tremendous roar! As it rolled, it sted out arge amount of fist-sized burning charcoals up to 100 meters away. The Violent Beasts that were hit cried in pain and ran around in a frenzy!


    The rolling meteor left a trail of fierce fire in its wake, and when its momentum was exhausted, instead of falling into the water, it erupted in an extremely violent explosion covering everything dozens of meters around it! Something like ck soot rained down from the sky afterwards.


    The path which the ming meteor rolled through happened to be a very opportunate narrow area on the ind.


    The narrow area where the Violent Beasts were packed like sardines in a can!


    Aldaris merely yed a supporting role in the whole process. His ��Spiritual Storm�� was just to force the monsters to pack into this narrow area. The real killing move in Sheyan��s n was Pokan��s ��Chaos Meteor��, which had a short casting time but which usage was very limited by the terrain!


    The rest could not help but admire Sheyan��s unconventional way of thinking. Normally, one would just n their tactic around the strongest attack which could cover the biggest area.


    But Sheyan had only used the strongest attack at their disposal as support, and instead used another ability as the main attack. It was like if the Mongols suddenly gave up on their mounted archers and used infantries to defeat the enemies. That would definitely catch the enemies off guard.


    However, Sheyan��s n was questioned too in the beginning. For example, Paul told Sheyan after making some calctions, ��We��ve now almost grasped the basic stats of the Violent Beasts. The HP of an ordinary Violent Beast is about 800 points with around 10 points of defence. If we calcte based on this, even with the addition of my Metamagic Feat of ��Empower Spell��, the ��Chaos Meteor�� can only kill the Violent Beasts directly in its path. The vast majority of the Violent Beasts will still survive despite being heavily injured. Is it really necessary for us to take such a huge risk just for this?��


    After listening to Paul��s words, Sheyan could not help staring at him with a meaningful grin. Paul frowned when he saw the grin. He seemed to have realised that he had gotten something wrong. Suddenly, he pped his forehead and muttered a long ��ohhhh��.


    Sheyanughed and exined to some of the people there who were still confused, ��The physical bodies of the Violent Beasts are not digitised like ours are, so they can��t recover from injuries in a short time. My main purpose is to injure the Violent Beasts on arge scale rather than to kill them. In fact, this will have a much better effect than to kill them outright!��


    ��If the Violent Beasts are the type of creatures that take care of their own kind, then they��ll need to allocate some hands to take care of and hunt for the badly injured Violent Beasts. From the looks of it, this Violent Beastmunity is barely able to survive to begin with, so if they really do that when they��re already short-handed, it��ll create arge shortage of food and directly ce a huge burden on the wholemunity.��


    ��But if the Violent Beasts have the habit of killing those who are seriously injuries in theirmunity, even better! The badly injured Violent Beasts will never willingly ept death. They��ll certainly put up a resistance! This will cause internal strife and a second round of injuries to the Violent Beastmunity! The Violent Beasts are definitely creatures with intelligence, so they must possess emotions and morale too �C both of which will inevitably hit rock-bottom afterwards!��

 Chapter 1107: Arrival

    <h4>Chapter 1107: Arrival</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Sheyan��s analysis broke things down into details and scrutinised them meticulously, taking almost all the possible responses of the enemies into calction. The ��native�� humans did not show much of a reaction, but there was aplicated feeling in the contestants�� hearts. Even Ronnie shook his head privately and sighed. The other two MTs, Hedi Curry and Azsa, had lost for a reason after all.


    Sheyan may be just a Growth-Hunter, but even Awakener MTs were no match for him!


    At this time, the purple reeds on the ind had also been lit aze by the stray mes. A great fire rose on the ind and smoke covered half the sky. Besides the odour of smoke and fire, the humans could also smell the scent of cooked meat, which came from the bodies of the burnt Violent Beasts.


    Sheyan and the other contestants were fine, but the native humans had to stop their saliva from dripping. The animals on this were too strong and were very difficult to kill unless they used guns. Therefore, the diet of the native humans consisted mostly of vegetables.


    Hadrick waved his hand, and the group of native humans quietly sneaked onto the ind. Amidst the chaos, they managed to catch a couple of Violent Beasts and brought them back after stuffing their mouths with mud. They would finally have some meat to eat soon.


    Sheyan sensed that the three Xenomorphs had be really angry; they had increased the speed of their patrol under the swamp. That was to say, it would be almost impossible to sneak onto the ind again, for the time being. But it did not matter; what they had achieved tonight was decent enough.


    The humans returned to their campsite. As soon as they did, they had a joyful feast of meat and beer.


    After some consideration, Hadrick decided to relocate their campsite to a ce that was well-concealed and was close to the Violent Beast den.


    The reason for moving the campsite was simple �C the previous one was simply too far away from the Violent Beasts. If the Violent Beasts and the Xenomorphs felt threatened and suddenly moved elsewhere, the humans would be caught off guard. With the new camp, they would be quickly alerted and could rush over to snipe at the beasts.


    Sheyan did not show too much excitement even though the first attack was sessful. He stood alone on a ridge and watched the horizon turn from pitch ck to dark blue and from dark blue to the marble white of dawn. At first, it seemed like it was going to be a fine day, but dark clouds soon rolled over. The day would be marred by bad weather.


    Sheyan��s brows wrinkled. If it rained, it meant that the river would rise. That meant the effect of the curly paulownia seeds would surely be weakened. This was not good news for them at all.


    In addition, thebat effectiveness of the Violent Beasts and the Xenomorphs would not be affected by heavy rain thanks to their body structures, but the same could not be said of the humans.


    ��Will we be dyed for another day?�� For some reason, Sheyan had an uneasy feeling. He looked up to the sky and found that the dense ck clouds seemed to be pressing down on the ground, giving him an oppressive feeling.


    Under such an environment on such a strange, Sheyan felt a strong pressure. At this moment, Hadrick came over and looked towards the sky too.


    ��What��s the matter, worried about the weather? Don��t worry, it��ll rain in the morning, but it should stop in the afternoon. We didn��t sleep wellst night, so let��s use this opportunity to have a good rest in the morning,�� he said confidently.


    Sheyan rxed a little after hearing Hadrick��s words. Then, he suddenly recalled something. ��Hadrick, I mean no offence, but I��ve heard before that when a Xenomorphys an egg in a human body, it��ll take twenty-four hours at most for the Xenomorph baby to hatch, so yourpanions have probably��.��


    Hadrick shook his head and said with calm but cruel anticipation, ��The air content on this is different, so the maturation period of Xenomorph eggs is prolonged a little��. And even if I can��t save them, I want the murderers to go down with them!��


    Hadrick said thest few words with vehemence! Sheyan could immediately tell that among those that were parasitised by the Xenomorphs, there must be people who were important to Hadrick. Given that they were abducted here by the Predators due to having strong fighting prowesses, they were unlikely to be Hadrick��s family members. Sheyan guessed it must be Hadrick��s girlfriend. Of course, it could be his boyfriend too��.


    ***


    In the boundless universe.


    A strange-looking spaceship was traveling at high speed.


    The spaceship was shaped like a ring, but about a-sixth of the ring was missing. Its size was huge �C the length of the ring likely exceeded 20 kilometers. If it was to be likened to an object on Earth, it would be like an extremelyrge horseshoe.


    On the surface of the spaceship were strange patterns, reminiscent of abination of bones and tendons. There was also a faint red bloody glow on the outer shell of the spaceship, giving it a vibe of bloodthirst. The spaceship was heavy, simple, dignified, and elegant, like the bronze wares from the Shang Dynasty of ancient China.


    The spaceship had no exhaust, so it was difficult to determine where the head of the spaceshipy. There was only one huge symbol.


    In the movie Alien vs. Predator I, this symbol was the mysterious symbol drawn by a Predator on the female lead��s cheek with Xenomorph blood.


    This symbol was a special symbol for the Predators. It was the mark of the Blooded Predators.


    (TL: Thest symbol in this image: https://i.pinimg/originals/7f/41/db/7f41dbf1375170a28642f07d4bf7c89a.jpg )


    The so-called Blooded Predator was the rank attained by the Young Blood Predators upon sessfully undergoing a rite of passage: killing their first Xenomorph and carving the symbol of a true-blooded warrior on their helmet and forehead with the corrosive blood of the Xenomorph. The Blooded Predators were the nobles on Yautja Prime. They were equipped with various heavy armours and powerful weapons, and were also the main force of the Predator society.


    That��s right, the mission of this spaceship was to transport the Young Blood initiates to Uplos, their trial. On the ship were sixteen Young Bloods who would take part in the initiation, and nearly a hundred members of a Predator n.


    The Predators have a matriarchal society, like the Xenomorphs �C their supreme leader is a queen. They have aplete social system simr to the old imperial society on Earth. The Predators also have the same strong desire to kill as the Xenomorphs, but their desire was entirely different in essence. They regarded killing as glory and would constantly wander in space to find worthy game. Any that showed signs of life would be their goal.


    They like to collect the heads of their prey as trophies. The Predators have a strict Code of Honour. They regard killing their own kind as a disgrace and will not ughter unarmed opponents or pregnant prey. It was probably the reason why this killing race kept bing stronger.


    The Predators have very advanced technology. They excel at multi-angle observation and self-concealment, and are equipped with advanced weaponry and stealth devices to enable them to kill without revealing themselves. However, water canpletely disperse their invisibility.


    Their social hierarchy is as follows: The Predator Queen �� The Elders (simr to the rank of dukes, the Elders own their own territory and army, and are characterised by the skull they carry on their hand, which is the skull of the greatest enemy in their lifetime) �� The Arbitrators (who wear sets of striking red armours) �� The Elites (veteran fighters who wear grey capes) �� The Blooded (who bear the mark of sessfully passing the rite of passage on their forehead).


    (TL: ording to my research, this hierarchy is based more on the Predator games than the Predator movies.)


    Each caste was also further divided into different categories ording to the difference in weapon used and the different roles they yed in a battle, like the infantries, artilleries and tank soldiers in human armies. This will be mentionedter.


    The highestmander on the spaceship was an Arbitrator in red armour. He folded his hands in front of his chest as he stood in the cockpit like a statue, looking at the vast and boundless universe in front of him.


    The Arbitrator Predator suddenly asked in a hoarse voice, ��How much longer before we reach Game Preserve?��


    (TL: I think Uplos may be Game Preserve. A lot of the descriptions match. I��ll be referring to it as Game Preserve from now on �C https://avp.fandom/wiki/Game_Preserve )


    ��Based on the time unit of the humans, we need at least four more days, provided that those damn humans don��t y any more tricks �C that, or we don��t run away from them like cowardly mice anymore!�� An Elite Predator walked over and said slowly.


    ��Shut your trap, Veron!�� The Arbitrator turned around and looked at the indignant Elite as he told him tly, ��It��s the will of Her Majesty the Great Queen to not makerge-scale contact with the humans on this ne. She told us that if we were to engage in a direct,rge-scale conflict with these humans without enough protection, we risk theplete copse of all our nes! You, I, and everyone else must humbly obey and execute the Queen��s will. Go get yourself ten whipster!��


    The Elite, Veron was not too surprised about his punishment, but he continued to retort in indignation, ��But my lord! We can already confirm that the goddamn humans have sent their people to pollute our sacred Game Preserve!��


    ��That��s what your cleansing squad is for. When you arrive, clean up the beautiful, Veron. But remember, if those guys can escape from your attack, it proves that they possess enough qualities to be our prey. Don��t let your killing lust blind your eyes and reason.�� The Arbitrator told Veron tly.


    At that moment, a few lines suddenly showed on arge screen on the spaceship, notifying that several human spaceships were detected near the wormhole in front. This was the masterpiece of General Mungo��s crazy orders.


    Seeing the notification, the Arbitrator passed down an order faintly, ��We won��t make another detour. We��ll force our way through!��

 Chapter 1108: Rage

    <h4>Chapter 1108: Rage</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Although the Arbitrator was someone of high standing among the Predators, he was, first and foremost, a Predator. He had a wildness, arrogance, and rebelliousness, as well as a lust for battle that came from deep within his bones!


    The human��s repeated provocations had finally crossed his bottom line!


    However, when the Arbitrator issued the order, a silver barrier appeared in front of him, cleverly blocking out his voice. The air near him suddenly shook. A figure that was transparent like a crystal and continuously fluctuating appeared next to the Arbitrator.


    The figure was undoubtedly a Predator too, but her pelvis was broad, her cheeks were slender, and the contour of her full breasts was clear. She could be identified at first nce as a female Predator.


    As a matriarchal society, many Predators who held important powers like the Elders and the Arbitrators were apanied by such powerful Royal Female Warriors.


    The Royal Female Warriors followed behind them like shadows and could be ignored most of the time, except when the interests of the Great Queen were harmed.


    This Royal Female Warrior stood proudly in front of the Arbitrator and said in a low and pleasant-sounding voice, ��Unfortunately, respectable Arbitrator, you have just issued an invalid order, as it vites the will of the Queen.��


    A series of roars like those made by wild animals came from the Arbitrator��s chest.


    ��Do you want to let the glory of the Predators be lost in my hands?!! I��ve backed down three times to those ant-like humans, but, but!! On the third time, I made an oath in the name of my father that I, the bearer of the great surname nt, a powerful being who inherited the bloodline of the King of Fangs, will never concede for the fourth time. Otherwise, let my tainted flesh and soul turn to ashes together!��


    ��I understand how you feel, esteemed Arbitrator, but regrettably, the Queen��s dignity and will are above everything. I��m sorry, there��s no way I can let you pass down the order.��


    As the Royal Female Warrior spoke, the crimson mask and armour of the Arbitrator began to ooze with a darker shade of red, as if these inanimate objects were greedily sucking in blood. The Arbitrator lowered his head slightly, but his fists were grasped so tightly that the sharp ws on his hands were deeply embedded in the tough leather gloves he was wearing!


    ��If, that��s, how, it, is, then DIE!��


    When the arbitrator started speaking, he spat out the first few words with difficulty like someone withnguage impairment. As he spoke, he turned his body with the power and agility of a fierce beast, exuding ferocity and dignity!


    The Arbitratorunched a fierce fist that hit the Royal Female Warrior in the abdomen!!


    The power contained in this punch was beyond imagination. It even pierced through the armour of the Royal Female Warrior straight into her abdominal cavity, destroyed her internal organs, breaking her spine and cleanly going through her back!!!


    The Arbitrator could clearly feel the sticky sensation of the internal organs and the broken spine of the Royal Female Warrior stubbornlytching onto his arm, struggling to support her body, but the Predator was quickly losing her exuberant vitality along with the mad gush of her emerald-coloured blood.


    ��I��ve had enough of you, Sonia. Rest in peace. I��ll forgive your insolence and bury you in the graveyard of the great King of Fangs after your death. After all, you��re my daughter.��


    Sonia gasped wildly for breath, her eyes filled with pain as well as anger.


    ��You��you��how dare you betray the Queen!��


    ��I��m defending the glory of the Predators!�� While roaring, the Arbitrator grabbed Sonia��s left arm as quick as lightning, then forcefully broke it and threw it away.


    Next, the Arbitrator��s furious roar spread throughout the spaceship through the loudspeakers.


    ��Initiate Level 1bat preparation. We will make our way to the wormhole ahead and travel through it. Anyone who dares to get in our way is our enemy! How do we treat our enemies?��


    After a momentary pause, earth-shaking shouts came from every corner of the ship.


    ��We peel off their skin and hang those cowardly worms upside-down from the ceiling!��


    The Arbitrator removed his mask and roared at the ceiling with his trapezoidal mouth.


    Four hourster, General Mungo on the Kitty Hawk received the news that the 6th Andromeda Fleet had been attacked during a drill near Wormhole 1468.


    The assant was a Predator spaceship.


    The fleet lost four Satellite-ss Star Destroyers and aary-ss Star Cruiser.


    But the Predator spaceship was also severely damaged. Cracks had appeared on the spaceship and about a third of its hull had been snatched after it split from the ship due to taking severe hits.


    From the transmitted images, it could be seen that the original size of the Predator spaceship was simr to that of a human Star-ss spaceship (human spaceship ssifications: Meteor < Comet < < Star < ck Hole). It had a shape akin to a horseshoe, but by the time it flew into the wormhole, it was already shaped like a bow.


    (TL: It was mentioned before that Star Destroyers were Satellite-ss. I think the author made a mistake and Comet-ss should be Satellite-ss instead.)


    When Lieutenant General Mungo heard the news, he fell weakly onto his chair and covered his forehead with his hands, as if all strength had seeped out of his body.


    After a long time, he spoke to the AI in front of him with obvious difficulty.


    ��The damage to the Predator spaceship should at least prolong the time they��ll take to get to Uplos, right?��


    The AI quickly simted a 3D map and told him straight, ��Esteemed Lieutenant General, ording to thetest information we received, it was found that the damage to the Predator spaceship will not affect its speed.��


    ��How��s that possible?�� asked Lieutenant General Mungo as he stared wide-eyed at the AI.


    The AI exined patiently, ��The flying principle of the Predator spaceship is totally different from that of the human spaceships. It��s powered by the gravitational forces between stars. For example, the sun can drag the Earth, which weighs 60 trillion tons, around in space at a speed of 30 kilometers per second with its gravitational force. The Predators skillfully utilise this kind of force to power their spaceships. The spaceship itself can be considered to be one huge engine. I��ve done a calction as you��ve requested. The result is forty-eight hours.��


    ��The Predators will reach Uplos in forty-eight hours at thetest.��


    ***


    Sheyan and the other contestants naturally had no way of knowing the bad news.


    Even if they did find out, they had no time to think about it at the moment.


    That was because right now, the assault on the Violent Beast den was reaching the most critical point. If they let themselves be distracted at such a crucial time, they would just be seeking death.


    With the help of Hadrick, the seeds of the curly paulownia tree once again showed their great power. The Violent Beasts that had just mustered the courage to go back into the water were once again assaulted by the seeds. They flocked back onto the ind. This time, Sheyan and the other humans brazenly showed themselves in the distance from the very beginning. With his powerful terrain modelling ability, Pokan built a strong dike in the swamp that slowly extended towards the ind. The reborn Ramtasid on the long dike and shot his long spikes into the Violent Beast crowd on the ind non-stop.


    Although the number of beasts had decreased by a third, the poption density on the ind was still pretty high. In addition, with the help of the living detector that was Sheyan, even the Violent Beasts lurking beneath the surface of the shallow soil could not hide from them.


    Paul had also spent a few hours to assemble an assault rifle that could be used for both fixed-point sniping and continuous firing �C the SIG SG 550!


    (TL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SIG_SG_550 )


    The bullets of this weapon had about the same power as those of the Desert Eagle, but the SIG SG 550 had a shooting range of 1,200 meters. It could switch between single fire and rapid fire.


    And because this weapon was made by Paul himself, the elite soldiers they met on this could also use it. The soldiers had stayed here for several years, so every bullet they had was precious. They had to make good use of the bullets to an appalling degree; killing two adversaries with one shot was the most basic requirement for them. So, one could imagine how much excitement this weapon caused when it fell into the hands of these people whose shooting desire had been suppressed for way too long!


    The swamp which had always been the home court of the Violent Beasts had now be an impassable ravine for them. The five-metre-wide dike looked rather unsafe, and it looked like the Xenomorphs in the swamp could easily rush up there and start a killing spree, but be it Sheyan, Ronnie, or the iron golem that Paul had just repaired, they were all waiting for the Xenomorphs to do just that. As soon as the Xenomorphs did, the monsters would face a crazy storm of attacks!


    The intelligence of the Xenomorphs was obviously not low, so they had been wary of taking any action so far. This was within Sheyan��s n. The existence of Sheyan gave them a tremendous pressure. In response, they must hang around and keep moving in the vicinity of the humans to return this pressure to the enemies. The Xenomorphs still remembered the terrible consequences in letting these people attack at will.


    The two sides had reached a deadlock.


    But the deadlock was not a fair one, because although Ramtas had only fifty bristles to shoot before he had to wait for several hours for them re-grow, Paul had brought ample amount of bullets with him. With the terrifying shooting uracy of the soldiers, they were more than enough to kill the Violent Beasts on the ind ten times over!

 Chapter 1109: Ronnie’s Awakener Skill

    <h4>Chapter 1109: Ronnie��s Awakener Skill</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Although the Violent Beasts were simply enduring the bullets at the moment, Sheyan believed in one simple truth �C the desire to survive was always greater than anything else. Their persistence right now was just a facade. The breaking point would soone.


    When the death count of the Violent Beasts passed a certain critical point, being intelligent creatures, they would certainly abandon the Xenomorphs and run away. However, the Xenomorphs could not run away with them because they would be reluctant to abandon their young that were about to hatch.


    And that was the chance Sheyan was quietly waiting for, like a wolf hiding its ws.


    Soon, the first critical point was reached.


    But the Violent Beasts did not disperse and run away like Sheyan had anticipated. Instead, the severe losses they sustained had resulted in a huge retaliation. Arge number of Violent Beasts rushed down from the ind, roaring and howling wildly, and plunged into the water which had caused them so much pain. They soon crowded the water like dumplings in a pot.


    Despite the loud screams of agony, despite the rashes and bulges that appeared on their body, despite the unbearable itch, and despite the cramps, the threat of death forced them to stubbornly and slowly move towards the humans.


    Nevertheless, such an event was not entirely out of Sheyan��s expectation. He turned to look at Pokan. Pokan pointed towards Aldaris and rocks immediately grew out of the ground to form a solid cover around Aldaris, leaving only a small hole to allow him to see. Then, Aldaris started the chant for ��Spiritual Storm��!


    The Violent Beasts�� slow travel speed in the swamp water, their astonishing density, and the low amount of life they had left formed a deadly noose that was slowly wrapping around their necks.


    When the chant for ��Spiritual Storm�� concluded, the storm that had ravaged madly through the air appeared once more and extended into a web of death. The web descended topletely pour the caster��s rage and anger onto the targets!


    ��Spiritual Storm��sted for twelve seconds, covering almost the whole distance between the ind and the dike.


    Aldaris was undoubtedly an arrogant bastard, but he had good reason to be arrogant. Take the ��Spiritual Storm��, for example. The theoretical total damage done by a full 12 seconds of the storm was very rming; it was a daunting number.


    Normally, the average Violent Beast couldst up to seven seconds in the storm before it died, while the elites couldst for eight seconds. Even the legendary Violent Beasts could notst more than ten seconds. Therefore, highly intelligent creatures like the Xenomorphs would definitely not let Aldaris have his way!


    If they could not stop Aldaris�� attack at once, or at least within seven seconds, all the Violent Beasts that still had the courage to attack would be dead. The only thing that awaited them would be a major defeat!


    This was Sheyan��s brilliant scheme which the Xenomorphs had no choice but to follow! Once a real tactical master grasped the initiative in a battle, the enemy could only move ording to their will like a marite, until failure or until death.


    The only chance left for the Xenomorphs was to carve a bloody path to survival with their ws, their sharp teeth, their long tails, and their corrosive acid!


    Suddenly, sprays of water burst from three spots near the dike and came down pouring onto the humans like giant waves. The Xenomorphs were evidently trying to disrupt their vision. It was a pity that the actions of the Xenomorphs underwater was fully visible to Sheyan thanks to the amazing ��Carbon-Based Organism Detector, Type III��.


    In fact, Sheyan never expected that the equipment he had inadvertently obtained in the Terminator world would be put to such great use here!


    First came a huge rock that fell down from the sky. The rock was about the width of a grinding disc and weighed hundreds of kilograms. Besides its weight, the impact when it struck was also enhanced by the additional momentum from dropping dozens of meters from the sky. If there was enough casting time, the rock should also be enveloped in a zing me, and there should be seven other simr rocks crashing down together with it.


    That��s right, it was the famous Earth-elemental spell, ��Meteor Shower�� (don��t ask me why Meteor Shower is an Earth-elemental spell, please ask the game developers instead)��.or at least, the simplified, diminished, poor man��s version of one. And because it was the simplified, diminished, poor man��s version, the casting time had been reduced from 7 seconds to 1 second, and the precious casting materials could be done without.


    The rock struck down on a Xenomorph just as it was leaping out of the water, breaking its shell and causing a spray of ckish-brown corrosive blood. White smoke rose as the blood corroded the rock with a fierce hiss.


    The monstrous impact from the collision broke the rock into pieces that flew everywhere, but nobody cared about that. What was important was that it had done its job in smashing the Xenomorph back into the water. That was enough.


    When another Xenomorph broke through the surface of the water, it instantly saw a figure blocking its path.


    The figure was silent, heavy, firm, and lifeless.


    It carried no trace of the fresh blood that the Xenomorph liked, but instead, had a strong rusty smell.


    The Xenomorph had no intention of changing its course because every second was precious right now. Its sharp ws and teeth drew long trails of sparks on the humanoid figure, but no sweet blood nor steaming organs sprayed out, only terrible metallic screeches.


    The figure was an Iron Golem summoned by Paul.


    It was a pile of metal with mediocre attack and insufficient speed. Its only advantage was that it could take a lot of hits. And that was all Sheyan needed it to do.


    The Iron Golem did not fight back. It only extended its strong arms to hug the Xenomorph passionately like an old friend, tying up the Xenomorph in a tight embrace. The Xenomorph struggled frantically to fight back, flicking its long tail and waving its ws��.. Every hit managed to do effective damage to the Iron Golem, but it would take at least twenty seconds to break free of this entanglement.


    Thest Xenomorph managed to get close to Aldaris and m into the cover protecting him. Its body rebounded from the strong impact.


    Although Aldaris�� cover had been specifically reinforced by Pokan��s magic, arge number of cracks had now appeared on it. Sand and stones rolled down from the cover.


    There was no doubt that a light push of the finger was all that was needed to cause an astonishing chain reaction which would make the cover copse into debris. Aldaris�� chanting would surely be interrupted then.


    But the Xenomorph suddenly felt an unbelievably strong threat as soon as it bounced back. It immediately turned its head and saw a tall man pointing a gun that exuded supreme dignity at it!!


    Although the Xenomorph had no concept of the crown, or the court, or holiness and dignity, but it felt at that moment as if the sky and the earth were rapidly copsing onto it. The pressure was as if he was being abandoned by the whole, the whole world, the whole universe!


    ��I dere that the creature before me is the enemy of justice!��


    As the merciless voice sounded, a holy light poured down and illuminated the Xenomorph. Next, the roar of ��Verdict�� echoed once again through the swamp.


    Arge amount of shrapnels ruthlessly prated into the Xenomorph��s body, easily tearing its tough skin apart. A horrible power suppressed the Xenomorph��s nerves so that it could not move and made it difficult for the monster to breathe.


    While Sheyan was firing the shot, Ronnie emerged in a bizarre manner from the shadows. Within the sights of the contestants, an illusionary image of a huge grinning skull instantly appeared above the head of the Xenomorph.


    The ��Mark of Death��!


    Ronnie then raised the dagger in his hand high up in the air. A dazzling light cut through the sky like lightning. Five seconds was enough time for him to bring out his trump card �C his Awakener Skill!


    All the people present suddenly felt strange sensation. It was an ominous feeling that was dangerous enough to make their hair stand on end.


    Then, more than ten metres across from Ronnie, an identical ��Ronnie�� appeared. Together with the real Ronnie, they rushed towards the stunned Xenomorph.


    Both of them moved extremely fast. After they got close to the Xenomorph, their attacks could not be seen at all. The others could only see the sshes of blood as the cold glint on the daggers leaped around at an astonishing speed like electric shes.


    Finally, Ronnie��s dagger prated deep into the Xenomorph��s chest from the front, stabbing through its internal organs, while the dagger held by the phantom prated deep into the Xenomorph��s back.


    The tips of the pair of sharp daggers met inside the Xenomorph��s body, making a muffled sound of metallic sh!


    At the moment of impact, a powerful force erupted from the tips. Like a ck hole, it greedily sucked everything around it inside. The suction force was so strong that Ronnie��s phantom was also absorbed to be used as an energy source. Then, the energy exploded inside the Xenomorph��s body! Flesh and blood rained down on the ground!


    The humans�� noses were filled with the pungent, suffocating smell of sulphur, as if the apocalypse had arrived!


    A basin-sized wound had appeared on the chest of the Xenomorphs, prating all the way to the back so that the view behind it was visible from the front. Some charred organs fell from its body. One could imagine the pain it was in.

 Chapter 1110: Outburst

    <h4>Chapter 1110: Outburst</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Ronnie��s sudden outburst gave everyone a huge but pleasant surprise, but Sheyan frowned and abruptly rushed forward instead because he realised that Ronnie had entered a weakened state after the attack. Ronnie was breathing heavily at a spot that was within reach of the Xenomorph��s ws and teeth.


    Ronnie was giving Sheyan a look of arrogance and exhration.


    ��Damn you��. I keep meeting lunaticstely!�� Sheyan rebuked in his heart. Although he was only a few meters away, he still chose to activate ��Hornrage�� in order to save even fractions of a second!


    The attention of the Xenomorph after such a severe injury, such a tragic attack, was no doubt fully focused on Ronnie right now!


    Despite being stunned by Sheyan��s ��Hornrage��, the moment it regained its freedom, itpletely ignored Sheyan and fiercely pped its sharp ws down onto Ronnie. At the same time, its tail began to convulse, apparently preparing for the next attack.


    Sheyan raised his hands in a cross to block the ws of the Xenomorph, his miner gloves glowing with a dark green light.


    Sparks sprayed out in a frenzy as the Xenomorph��s ws were parried by Sheyan. But the Xenomorph suddenly opened its mouth, its tongueshing out like a spring. At the tip of the tongue was a bizarre and fierce-looking mouth full of sharp teeth. The tongue was aiming straight for Ronnie��s head.


    With a roar, Sheyan sank his shoulder and bumped Ronnie away. The tongue naturally pierced into Sheyan��s shoulder instead! The tongue injected venom crazily into the wound and, when it retracted, it skillfully tore away arge chunk of the flesh. ck blood gushed out from the wound.


    But Sheyan was also in a violent state. He endured the pain and, with a loud scream, punched upwards with his right fist. The parts on the right glove were rotating quickly, and an image of arge boxing glove formed on the fist.


    The giant Xenomorph was hit hard on the chin and lost a few teeth, as well as its bnce. The teeth of the Xenomorphs were different from the teeth of humans �C all of them curved towards the inside, so once an enemy was bitten, it would be difficult to break away.


    Therefore, Sheyan��s punch not only knocked the teeth on the lower jaw off, it also pushed the teeth of the upper jaw in. Teeth fell down like raindrops from the Xenomorph��s mouth.


    Strictly speaking, this punch did not do a huge amount of damage, but the power behind it was quite terrifying. It directly hit the Xenomorph on the chin, sending the Xenomorph flying at a height of over two meters. The Xenomorph even flipped once in the air.


    Seizing this opportunity, Sheyan��s hands extended forward as quick as lightning to seize the long tail of the Xenomorph.


    The ary-Grade High-Energy Mechanical Power Gloves�� spewed puffs of thick ck smoke and exploded with a great force to throw the huge Xenomorph five or six meters into the air. The airborne Xenomorph was unable to dodge or escape; it became the perfect shooting target!


    At this time, Pokan��s chanting had also concluded. Theplete version of ��Meteor Shower�� poured down from the sky. Large ming meteors collided with each other and crashed into the Xenomorph��srge body, pounding the Xenomorph deep into the ground. By the time all seven ming meteors were done with the Xenomorph, the creature had be like an empty toothpaste tube. Only its burning outer skin was left; all the innards had been squeezed out.


    This Xenomorph was the one that was damaged by Sheyan��s ��Beast of Corrosion��st night. It had not had the time to recover yet and was actually fighting while carrying old injuries. More crucially, in order to show its greatest fighting power, a Xenomorph mustbine its gene with the genes of suitable organisms. However, these Xenomorphs had to evolve to adapt to life in the swamp, so their fighting prowess was naturally greatly weakened.


    The unhealed old injuries, the awakener skill of an assassin specialising in dealing damage, and the ultimate spell with a long casting time allbined to take away thest remaining life of the Xenomorph!!


    The dying moan of the monster was vividly transmitted into the auditory organs of the other two Xenomorphs. One of them was helpless under the obstruction of the Iron Golem, while the other was preparing to leap out of the water again, but found Sheyan blocking its way.


    Sheyan was standing with his legs apart, giving off the feeling of an unshakeable rocky mountain. From the spots where his feet were stepping, dense cracks which looked like the roots of nts spread to the whole dike! Sheyan was exuding an aura which gave the Xenomorph chills!


    At the same time, it felt the merciless killing intent of everyone else focusing on it!


    Under the enormous threat of death, the Xenomorph chose to retreat. After all, the Xenomorphs�� way of fighting was to move in the dark and kill with one blow. They seldom engaged in direct confrontation like bulls and tigers. The Xenomorph��s natural fighting instinct and instinctive fighting style made it dive down and run away!


    Since itspanion had chosen to retreat, the other Xenomorph naturally did the same. With a strange cry, it dived down into the water together with the Iron Golem. It managed to escape from the entanglement of the Iron Golem underwater and proceeded to run away.


    At that moment, Aldaris�� ��Spiritual Storm�� concluded. All the Violent Beasts within range had exploded, dying a gruesome death. Body pieces covered the entire water surface.


    Just as Sheyan had arranged previously, the native humans started to skim the river with a huge. They could not let all these precious resources go to waste.


    Sheyan finally heaved a sigh of relief. Instead of sitting down to dress therge wound on his shoulder, he marched forward holding the wound and gave the dumbstruck Ronnie a strong kick!


    The kick wasunched straight at Ronnie��s chest with full force, and Ronnie did not dodge it. He staggered a few steps backwards, his face contorting in pain, and blood dripped down his mouth.


    But Sheyan��s anger had not dissipated in the slightest. He followed up with a huge p to Ronnie��s face. Ronnie kept standing straight and did not dodge. After that, Sheyan kept pping Ronnie for five or six more times. Ronnie��s cheeks immediately became red and swollen, and several of his teeth were knocked off. Even his ears were bleeding. But he still stood there silently.


    After that, Sheyan knocked Ronnie to the ground with a punch and kicked him brutally a few times before he stopped. Everyone else was at a loss seeing Sheyan��s sudden outburst.


    But just by Ronnie��s decision not to fight back, they could tell that Ronnie must be in the wrong, because Ronnie, known as ��The de��, was by no means a man who would take humiliation lying down. However, he had one distinct characteristic, and that was, he would easily submit to people who were stronger than himself.


    Ronnie right now did not seem to have the courage to fight back or even had any intention of answering back. The only thing he did was to continue to gasp hard after being kicked by Sheyan. He stubbornly climbed back up and stood upright with his head low.


    Sheyan pulled out a roll of bandage to wrap his wounds as he said with a frosty expression, ��Do you think that by deliberately exposing yourself to the ws of the Xenomorph to either injure or kill yourself, you can put a dent in my authority and prestige?��


    Ronnie stood straight, his head hanging down, and did not speak. Sheyan stood up and roared at him.


    ��Fool! If I want you to die, you won��t live for another second, but if I want you to live, you won��t die even if you want to! If you don��t believe me, then try that again. But next time, you won��t get off so easy. My punishment��s much more terrible than what you can imagine! Maybe I��ll let a few parasitic silk leeches burrow into your urinary tract and testicles! You can ask Mr. Hadrick if this method is feasible!��


    Ronnie shivered, his groin twitching hard. Sheyan��s description had obviously given him a taste of the shame and fear toe.


    Sheyan no longer paid attention to Ronnie. He turned to Paul next, his face somewhat gloomy.


    ��Mr. Paul, I��m very dissatisfied with your performance.��


    Paul shrugged and grinned at Sheyan as he replied, ��You asked me to protect Pokan. Well, he��s alive and kicking now, isn��t he?��


    ��This battle could��ve been simpler, but because you decided to hide your true strength, you made it moreplex than it had to be. So, your action had had a negative effect on the team,�� Sheyan retorted tly.


    ��The saviour will always save the world in the final moment,�� answered Paul indifferently.


    Sheyan��s eyes narrowed as he told Paul in a serious tone, ��This team doesn��t need a saviour; we only need members who give their all for the team. And, even if there is a saviour, that person would be me!��


    Paul was somewhat ufortable with Sheyan��s cold re. He could feel a rage rising from his chest. All the people who were selected for this mission were core members of their parties, so of course they had their own pride. So what if you��re an MT? To hell with you!


    But an untimely thought suddenly slipped into Paul��s mind, like he was about to get down to business with a beautiful woman in bed but suddenly recalled the face of an old hag.


    The MT in this team was not originally Seaman.

 Chapter 1111: Guests from Other Dimensions?

    <h4>Chapter 1111: Guests from Other Dimensions?</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    ��That��s right, Seaman��s role in the team has always been a closebat damage dealer + support. But now he��s the MT!!��


    The two formidable Awakener MTs who were his directpetitors, Hedi Curry and Azsa, had both died.


    Paul was a result-oriented person. He had a liking for transfering the utility points in other people��s pockets into his own pockets, and he did not really care much about the process.


    So at that moment, he disregarded all the processes the team had gone through so far and examined only the current situation in the team.


    A chill crept down his spine.


    A bitter chill.


    Therefore, facing Sheyan��s challenge, he chose to remain silent.


    Pokan, meanwhile, looked at Sheyan with a measure of surprise, like he was re-evaluating this person in front of him.


    Sheyan snorted coldly and ignored Paul. He then said to Aldaris, ��Hey, asshole, what��s the situation over there?��


    ��What else can these foolish creatures do but tremble in my presence?�� answered Aldaris nonchntly.


    Sheyan looked across at the ind and calcted the velocity of the river flow. He then turned to Hadrick and asked, ��How much longer will the curly paulownia seedsst?��


    In order to ensure that the river was continuously polluted, Sheyan had wrapped the seeds in gauze and immersed them in the river upstream. This would greatly prolong the duration of the pollution. It had alsopletely depleted the sly Hadrick��s stock of curly paulownia seeds.


    Hadrick checked the time and answered, ��They��ll keep the water polluted for at least an hour longer.��


    Sheyan nodded and said to Paul, ��We��re short on time. Assemble two more assault rifles at once �C if you want to get a bigger cut of the spoils, that is.��


    Paul had repeatedly emphasized that he could only assemble one assault rifle at most. For Sheyan to make such a demand right now was no different from giving Paul a p in the face.


    Under Sheyan��s intimidating gaze, Paul gave in and quietly fulfilled Sheyan��s request.


    The difference between one assault rifle and three assault rifles was that the killing rate was increased by 200% with three assault rifles.


    The critical point Sheyan was waiting for finally arrived.


    A Violent Beast hiding on the ind suddenly gave a sharp scream, then turned around and fled. After falling into the water, it once again uttered a sad cry, like a human who had fallen into a pot of boiling oil. However, it persisted until it got through the hell-like swamp, then disappeared into the purple reeds.


    The action of this Violent Beast meant that it had resisted the Xenomorphs�� will and had betrayed its tribe.


    However, the decision made by this Violent Beast triggered an rming domino-like chain reaction. Arge number of Violent Beasts began to run away from their territory and their tribe. Ten minutester, of the originally densely-packed red dots in Sheyan��s vision, only less than twenty were left.


    ��Excellent.�� Sheyan stood up and turned to Pokan. ��How are you recovering?��


    ��It��s going well. I��ve restored 60% of my MP,�� answered Pokan calmly.


    ��Let��s get to work, then,�� said Sheyan.


    Pokan went upstream and started chanting. A dam slowly rose from the bottom of the river, making the river change its course. This meant that the water flowing through the swamp would no longer be replenished.


    Now that all the Violent Beasts had fled, the river had be useless to the humans.


    As the Xenomorphs had evolved to adapt to life in the swamp, they would certainly be stronger in water. Their battle prowess in water would certainly be at least 50% higher than on drynd. Sheyan could maintain 100% of his battle prowess in water, but the others like Aldaris would probably be weakened by more than half.


    Sheyan certainly wouldn��t let that happen.


    So after the river had no more use for him, he immediately made it disappear! When Sheyan��s boundless imagination was applied to the battlefield, it spewed a myriad of unpredictable tactics.


    Sheyan watched as the water level slowly fell until the muddy riverbed and the aquatic nt roots were visible. He then pointed to the side and said, ��Ramtas will head two hundred metres to the west, where the other exit of the Xenomorph den is. Ramtas will make that exit copse.��


    ��Mr. Hadrick, there��s a very small probability of the enemies breaking out of a small ind to the south, but if that happens, they must already be close to dying. I need you guys to aim there and pick them off. But don��t fight them in closebat. If you guys get close to them, it��s totally suicide.��


    ��Don��t worry, all three assault rifles will be aiming at that ce. But I must remind you, Mr. Seaman, these monsters may be powerful, but they��re not strong enough to threaten our lives; at least, not for Burns and I.��


    Sheyan could hear the pride in Hadrick��s words, so he sidestepped the topic and simply nodded back.


    ��Now then, let��s go! To retrieve our cyborgs, retrieve our loot, and of course, check out the collections of the Violent Beasts and the Xenomorphs. Finally, don��t forget to check for possible soul equipments!��


    The person who walked beside Sheyan at the front was Pokan. There were circles of yellowish ripples under his feet. This was an aura-like magic, a reversed version of the spell which turned hard ground into mud. It cost little MP and could eliminate the moisture in the ground 20 meters around Pokan to turn the area into solid ground.


    This was the formidable aspect of Pokan��s innate talent. He could control any type of earth at will and make them change their nature like they were his pets. Pokan only needed to consume a low amount of MP to do so. In addition, his equipments were carefully selected to focus on lowering MP consumption, so each spell could be maintained for a long time.


    The advantages of earth element was its solidness, toughness and indestructibility, and Pokan had tried to bring his own characteristics closer to these points. Sheyan realised that Pokan��s position in his original party should be simr to the role of a second-inmand, a blue-cor type focusing on support rather than attacking.


    With him in the team, there were infinite possibilities in the strategy they could use. It did not matter who the team leader was, Pokan��s position would always remain solid.


    The team soon reached a cave below the ind through the solidified ground. The wall of the cave was covered with a substance that looked simr to cement. The substance was made from the scales of the Violent Beasts and the bones of their prey, which they chewed and mixed with their own saliva before smearing it on the cave wall.


    This substance functioned simrly to waterproof cement, and it also had a reinforcing effect. When the humans knocked their fingers on the wall, they could feel how hard it was. Because the air in the cave had newly poured in after the water receded, there was no smell of decay, only a faint odour of moisture.


    Because the cave was spacious enough, the one leading the way was Paul��s Iron Golem. The bulky golem trampled the ground heavily as it walked, leaving cracks wherever it stepped. The mud that had just solidified and turned into hard ground showed signs of breaking down again under the golem��s weight. Pokan��s brows wrinkled. He increased the output of his spell, and finally managed to prevent the Iron Golem from instantly destroying the fruits of hisbour.


    The contestants soon found that letting the Iron Golem tank in front was a wise move, because there were constantly enemies jumping at them along the way to try to slow them down. Most of these attacks ended up falling on the Iron Golem.


    All the enemies that appeared were legendary Violent Beasts without exception. Like servants kept and brainwashed by the Xenomorphs, they resolutely defended the territory from the invaders.


    Legendary creatures were indeed very powerful, but unfortunately Violent Beasts were too small and too weak individually. They were all fighting by themselves without any sense of cooperation. It meant that every Violent Beast was essentially soloing the group of ferocious contestants.


    Failure and death were the only fate awaiting them.


    So, by the time the humans were about two hundred metres into the cave, the Iron Golem was already carrying arge sack over its shoulder.


    The quality of the sack was terrible and it had extremely sloppy workmanship. It was made from materials recycled from garbages such as slippers, old tires, used condoms, etc. The weak future humans would even find their health affected if they took in the smell of the sack for too long.


    These sacks were in fact normally used by the cleaning robots on Alps Base 7 to pack garbage. The only reasons the sacks were produced were that they were cheap, thick, and strong.


    Blood continuously seeped out of the sack. Inside the sack were the corpses of three legendary Violent Beasts. If these three corpses werebined, the team could even consider selling them to necromancer type contestants.


    After all, these were corpses of legendary creatures. They were quality research materials.


    At that moment, Paul suddenly eximed in astonishment.


    ��No way! Why do I get this feeling here? We��re in the future, not in a parallel world!��


    He shouted after a short pause, ��T��These are the signs of a dimensional portal opening!��


    Paul��s warning caused everyone to be on high alert. Sheyan was an experienced leader who did not panic in the face of sudden changes. He immediately ordered, ��Pokan, lift us up to the surface at once! Aldaris, Sentry Wards! All mages put up magic barriers and take cover behind me and the Iron Golem!��

 Chapter 1112: Stone Blader Raijo

    <h4>Chapter 1112: Stone der Raijo</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The tunnel was not that deep underground, only about three or four meters from the surface. Pokan took less than three seconds toplete Sheyan��s request. The group moved up to the surface like they were riding on an elevator.


    They saw a very bizarre portal opening in midair. The portal was rectangr and looked strangely like��.like arge book from the fifteenth or sixteenth century in the West, with a bronze cover and sheepskin pages.


    The portal gradually became more vivid until the row of golden cursive letters on it could be seen. Under the row of letters were four pictures.


    The first picture was of a golden lion.


    The second picture was of an eagle soaring into the sky.


    The third picture was of a fierce badger.


    The fourth picture was of a ck giant serpent!


    At the same time, Sheyan could feel the dark gold ring on his finger, the ��Entanglement of Victory��, starting to heat up rapidly. Those with good eyesight could already read out the line of golden letters.


    HOGWARTS!!!


    ��Dammit, why is the Harry Potter ne ovepping with this ne too? This is totally inconsistent with the rules of spatial distortion!!�� Paul couldn��t help shouting. There was a trace of panic in his voice. ��Even a dimension so different from ours is beginning to converge. Does this mean that the prime dimension us humans are in has weakened to the point of imminent destruction? Hmm? You guys��.��


    When they heard Paul��s words, everyone��s eyes fell on him. Hidden in those words were secrets of the deepest level touching on the mystery of dimension, ovepping, time, and destruction!


    Sheyan gave Paul a deep stare and smiled at him.


    ��It appears there are still a lot we don��t know about you, Mr. Paul. But I can tell you why there��s a portal from the Harry Potter world in this ursed ce. That��s because the negative effect of this ring on my finger is really powerful. It can feed my coordinates back to Dumbledore all the time.��


    ��And whenever the great magician feels like it, he��ll send some elemental creatures to trouble me �� Don��t ask me what kind of elemental creatures, it��s my first time too. You guys can choose whether to help or not to help; this my personal business after all.��


    Aldaris stood next to Sheyan and said coldly, ��It may be your personal business, but a dy in distributing the loot is my business.��


    Ronnie��s expression changed a few times. It appeared that the beating Sheyan gave him had cleared up some of the confusion in his mind, because in the end, he silently took a few steps back and disappeared from sight, evidently getting ready for battle.


    Pokan sighed and said, ��I hate all elemental creatures not under my control.��


    At this time, the strange portal of Hogwarts opened. The way it opened was like a huge magic book slowly unfolding. It instantly flipped open to a size of more than ten meters. The portal exuded the weight of history, majestic and invible.


    After the magic book unfolded, two pages were clearly visible.


    The golden-edged sheepskin pages may be illusionary, but they had a nice texture and gave off an amazing ancient feel.


    But rather than the texture of the pages, what attracted more attention were the things painted on them. Two strange images were painted with unknown colouring materials. The left image was of a ghastly creature wrapped in a ck cloak, floating in the air with its lower body absent. Its weapon was a huge dark sickle. Under the image, three ancient Elven characters were written.


    Dark Elemental, Merkel!


    The bizarre image painted on the right page was of a huge creature with no legs and no neck. It had a t, wide head directly connected to its body, a pair of small eyes that were gleaming fiercely, arms that were extremely long, and a body as sturdy as a fortress. It had the colour and texture of metallic rock.


    Its name was Stone der Raijo.


    (TL: http://wiki.dfo-world/view/Stone_der_Raijo )


    This was the fate that Sheyan must bear after he obtained the ��Entanglement of Victory�� �C ��Dumbledore��s Wrath!��


    [ ��Dumbledore��s Wrath!�� �C Although you have escaped Dumbledore��s punishment, he has marked you with his anger. The owner of the ring will be a lifelong enemy of Hogwarts and its allies! This status will remain even if you give up the ringter! ]


    [ Furthermore, Dumbledore will send his elemental servants to assassinate you from time to time. ]


    ***


    At this time, Sheyan could feel the breathing of someone behind him be a bit heavier without even looking back. There was a strong excitement in the breathing, like a virgin boy who was seeing a naked woman for the first time.


    The magic book started to disappear. Even one as powerful as Albus Dumbledore could not maintain a dimensional portal for a prolonged period by himself. He was probably only able to open a dimensional portal thanks to all the enviable equipments he had on him.


    Sheyan noticed that most of the lines whichprised the magic book were fading away, while the lines which made up the dark elemental, Merkel, and Stone der Raijo were bing particrly clear.


    Their eyes started shining, their gazes locked onto Sheyan��s finger. Then, wrath crept into their eyes �C Dumbledore��s wrath! Unfortunately, the contestants could not harm them at the moment because they still belonged to the Harry Potter ne, unless the contestants had attacks that could break through dimensional barriers.


    As the magic book gradually disappeared, the two elemental creatures were also gradually changing from 2D to 3D.


    At that moment, Pokan suddenly spoke to Sheyan privately with some difficulty in his voice.


    ��Sea��Seaman, can you do me a favour?��


    Sheyan gave Pokan a long stare, as if he was trying to prate Pokan��s mind. He pondered for a moment and asked, ��Your target is Stone der Raijo?��


    ��How do you know?�� asked Pokan in surprise.


    ��You��re showing such a strong response when the two creatures appeared, and I know what your innate ability is��.Please, anyone with half a brain can connect the dots,�� replied Sheyan impatiently.


    Pokan sighed.


    ��Many of my special abilities require a contract with a symbiotic elemental creature to share the load. The stronger the contracted elemental is, the higher the bonus to my abilities.��


    When Sheyan heard Pokan say that, he was instantly reminded of Pokan��s Rock Elemental which kept Pokan in its body to protect him while they broke out of the Violent Beast encirclement. That fellow indeed looked pretty nice, but in Sheyan��s eyes, it had a lot of shorings. In order to save on words, we will not list out the shorings one by one here, and only state the biggest one!


    That Rock Elemental was just amon Rock Elemental.


    That point had always been something which Pokan rued over. Like a beautiful woman who was forced to marry a wretched man, it had always been a source of grief and sadness for him. But, that��s life! Creatures like the earth elementals only existed in some highly-magical ancient worlds and were only formed under extremely specific environments. To be able to meet one was already considered quite fortunate.


    Of course, it must be emphasized that Pokan could not form a contract with the soulless artificial life-forms summoned by mages. The earth elementals that could form a contract with him must be purely natural, environmental friendly, wild, organic and pollution-free elementals.


    The Stone der Raijo which Dumbledore had dispatched this time was not a creature made by Dumbledore. It was a reared pet, like a German Shepherd or a cat. And even more importantly, it had reached the rank of a tier five legendary creature, so itpletely overwhelmed Pokan��s old Rock Elemental in terms of status and lineage. After contracting it, Pokan would gain at least 13% growth in all aspects and at least three new abilities, as well as other benefits.


    More crucially, if he missed out on the elemental creature today, Pokan had no idea how many more years he had to wait to find another earth elemental that could be contracted by him. It was no wonder this guy got so impatient.


    Sheyan grinned as he stared at Pokan.


    ��It��s fine by me, but I can��t do it alone. To subdue that creature, you have to persuade the others to help.��


    ��I give up the rights to the spoils of this battle and the next. You guys will distribute them among yourselves,�� Pokan decisively dered.


    By the time he said that, Dumbledore��s two elemental servants had fully descended onto this world. Their gazes were locked onto Sheyan,pletely ignoring the rest. But that was fine with Sheyan. As an MT, to establish max level aggro from the get go would only make the following battle much simpler.


    With a flick of Aldaris�� fingers, a sh of lightning struck Raijo��s shoulder, creating a small hole there. The creature did not even feel it. With its thick arms, it moved forward rapidly. Having no legs did not seem to inconvenience him in the slightest.


    On the contrary, when Pokan saw Aldaris�� attack, he immediately cried out in shock, as if what was blown from Raijo��s body were not stone fragments, but his own flesh.


    ��Let me handle it! I have a way to keep it upied! You guys help me after you get rid of the dark elemental!��


    The dark elemental, Merkel, looked a lot like the Grim Reaper, but in reality, it was not even a poor-man��s version of the Grim Reaper. Its special ability was to ce a dark curse on the enemies it injured. Those cursed would have their attack power and their maximum HP both reduced by 5% for a duration of 10 minutes.


    Besides that, it also had the ability to turn the area 30 square meters around it into a Sea of Shadow. The enemies would struggle to move in the Sea of Shadow, while Merkel itself would be significantly boosted.

 Chapter 1113: The Satisfied Pokan

    <h4>Chapter 1113: The Satisfied Pokan</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Sheyan had to admit that if he were to encounter thebo of Stone der Raijo and Dark Elemental Merkel by himself, they could possibly kill him. But now��.their situation could only be described as tragic.


    First of all, an ��Exile�� spell from Pokan was enough to take Raijo out of the equation.


    Pokan��s ��Exile�� was a very special spell, simr to a channeling skill. It established a connection between him and an elemental creature, allowing both sides to enter a state of nothingness where both sides were unable to move or to cast spells.


    Moreover, both sides were immune to physical attacks for the duration of the spell, but they would receive 200% extra damage from magic.


    That was to say, Stone der Raijo had no way of joining this fight before Pokan��s MP ran out.


    The dark elemental, Merkel, was obviously an assassin-type creature. Despite the high amount of damage it could deal, without the protection of an MT, its HP would always be a ring weakness. In addition, Sheyan��s ��Verdict�� dealt holy damage, so it was super effective against Merkel. Sheyan first denounced Merkel as a heathen, then together with the effect of the holy attribute on his gun, dealt an astonishing amount of damage to Merkel, especially with the first strike. In just 30 seconds, Merkel was beaten to death by the team.


    This creature came from the Harry Potter dimension by crossing the dimensional barrier. The Nightmare Realms the contestants belonged to sensed this. With their terrifying spiritual power, they wrapped their spiritual senses around Merkel and a shiny silver key instantly dropped.


    When Sheyan used the key, he found that there was a Crystal of Darkness inside!


    ces that were extremely rich with dark elements would first give birth to the Torrents of Darkness, which were in a liquid state. At the bottom of thekes formed by the Torrents of Darkness, Crystals of Darkness would slowly deposit. This kind of crystal was a very rare embedding material that had dark affinity.


    That was to say, it would be attracted like mas to equipments with extremely strong dark elements. This was the function of dark affinity; it allowed the crystal to be embedded without the need for a specialised socket.


    This Crystal of Darkness should increase dark-type damage by about 13%-18%, and that was just a conservative estimate. More importantly, it could be attached to any equipment with dark properties without the need for a socket. This rare versatility would boost its price by at least 150,000 utility points.


    ording to normal convention, physical professions were excluded from the bidding. In a mature party, even an MT could not bid for something they could not use such as magic wands, magic staffs or a magic robes, unless all mages in the party gave up. Following these conventional rules could greatly increase the sense of belonging in a party.


    Although Sheyan really wanted to get this thing for Zi, he did not want to break the rules �C note that he did not want to, not that he could not. Right now, the team was developing in a positive way and was just starting to show some chemistry. He had only just managed to convince these guys, especially the mysterious Paul, to follow his leadership with his patience, schemes, ruthlessness and a little bit of luck. If he caused something to go wrong now, it was definitely not worth it.


    Therefore, he decided to just sit back and watch.


    But before that, they had to fulfil Pokan��s wish first. Pokan��s powerful support ability and his agreeable attitude were more than enough reasons for Sheyan to do his utmost to help him.


    Sheyan picked up the Crystal of Darkness and held it in his hand, blocking it from the sight of others, then said tly, ��Gentlemen, I��ll keep this safe for the time being. Don��t forget that we��re still on the battlefield. Pokan, what do you want us to do?��


    ��First, I��m going to disconnect the exile channel and free Raijo, then establish a symbiotic contract with it. But doing so means I��ll consume about 5,000 utility points worth of casting materials and pull arge amount of aggro onto myself. This will cause Raijo to focus its attack on me, ignoring everyone else. I need you guys to protect me during this period,�� instructed Pokan with an urgent voice.


    ��Onest thing. Try your best not to hurt it, because when the symbiotic contractes into effect, the current state of Stone der Raijo will be permanently imprinted onto it, which means that if Raijo is damaged at that time, the damage will be permanent.��


    ��That sounds reallyplicated,�� said Sheyan, ��But it doesn��t sound too hard. I��m only worried about one thing right now.��


    ��What is it?�� asked Pokan anxiously. He was obviously in a hurry to get this ritualpleted. To him, meeting a legendary earth elemental creature like Stone der Raijo was no different from winning the lottery. Something like this would probably never happen to him again.


    ��It sounds like the symbiotic contract has a high chance of failing. I hope you have enough casting materials with you,�� Sheyan said in a calm tone.


    The terrible joke softened the heavy atmosphere among the contestants. The following operation was actually quite difficult. Paul absorbed the metallic element in the surroundings and ced a 30-centimeter thick, tailor-made armour all over Stone der Raijo. Under such constraints, it was almost impossible for Raijo to move its arms freely, and since it had no legs, this meant that the creature now find it very difficult to move.


    However, a special ability possessed by earth elementals allowed it to dissolve the soil beneath its body and sink itself underground. This was a very good method of running away. It also had abilities like the ��Stone Spike�� and other spells which it could cast instantaneously and without consumption. Besides that, it also possessed other mutated earth elemental spells like ��Boulder Bombing�� which it could perform with astonishingly short casting time.


    Therefore, the only way to prevent Stone der Raijo from escaping without suffering any casualties was to have Sheyan physically stop it. The rest of the contestants were responsible for interrupting the spells that Raijo kept unleashing on Pokan. Fortunately, although the symbiotic contract was a kind of spell which required continuous casting, it would not be interrupted even if the spellcaster was attacked as long as the spellcaster did not lose consciousness.


    ***


    The joke Sheyan made previously almost came true.


    Legendary creatures were by no means so easy to contract.


    Furthermore, it was Dumbledore��s own legendary creature. The difference between it and a normal legendary creature was like the difference between a personal kingsguard and a normal bodyguard.


    So Pokan actually almost used up all the materials he had to make the symbiotic contract. In fact, after he seeded, as he watched Raijo reluctantly move over with its arms, he could not help feeling inside the material bag and found that there was only one set of symbiotic contract materials left��. Before that, the material bag was bulging with eighty sets of such materials.


    Pokanughed hysterically. As heughed, he crushed thest set of symbiotic contract materials and sprinkled it to the ground.


    He knew that this was probably thest time he would need these materials.


    Never in his wildest dreams could Pokan have imagined that his greatest wish woulde true at such a bizarre time, in such a bizarre ce, in such a bizarre way��. In the future world, on a upied by the Predators, he had encountered elemental creatures sent from the Harry Potter world and made a contract with a legendary earth elemental creature with the help of a group of contestants who wereplete strangers to him not that long ago!


    They naturally resumed the exploration the Xenomorph den next. Everyone could clearly sense that Pokan had be stronger. The range of his aura-type spell alone had expanded from the previous 20 meters to the present 30 meters. Furthermore, the mud directly solidified into granite!


    The two remaining Xenomorphs did not run away. They could not run away, because their offsprings were still sleeping inside the bodies of the humans. It was a tragedy for the trapped beasts.


    As for carrying the human hosts away? Unfortunately, although the Xenomorphs were extremely good at fighting, they were extremely bad at protecting something. They may be able to drag away the bodies of their prey in the shortest time possible, but there was absolutely no way they could migrate without harming the targets.


    Therefore, the subsequent battle was rather dull. In such a terrain, Sheyan and the Iron Golem couldpletely tank all the attacks in front, while the mages could stay safely at the back and fire at will.


    In the end, the two Xenomorphs died in a battle to protect their offsprings, as they were wont to do.


    The two native humans that were rescued were facing an imminent crisis. The Xenomorph offsprings, the Chestbursters, had obviously taken shape and had started to umte strength to break out of their chests. Therefore, immediate surgery was the best choice.


    Unfortunately, the condition there would at most allow for a circumcision surgery, while a Chestburster removal surgery was right up there in terms ofplexity with cardiac surgery. It was really no ce to perform the operation.


    But they had no choice! Performing the surgery may lead to death, but not performing the surgery meant certain death. Anyone would know which option to choose.


    On a side note, as soon as Sheyan entered the storeroom of the Violent Beasts, he could immediately feel the liquid metal life-from on his palms starting to heat up. He instantly noticed a pile of ores in the corner. Sheyan kicked away the pile of ores and found a grey, smooth stone buried underneath.


    The stone was only the size of a fingernail, but it was glowing with a magical light!


    A Lacrimal Stone!!


    Under the gazes of the other contestants, Sheyan had no intention of hiding his desire.


    ��This is a Lacrimal Stone, an item I need for a mission of mine. I��m using my privilege as an MT to purchase this stone directly.��

 Chapter 1114: Another Survivor

    <h4>Chapter 1114: Another Survivor</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    ording to the rules of the team, MTs did have a priority in loot distribution. Of course, they could only choose something they could use themselves. When the others scanned and inspected the Lacrimal Stone, they got a very ordinary description: ��a type of mineral that contained a strange power; may be deemed an unknown mysterious item.��


    They naturally would not get into a conflict with Sheyan for something like this. No one raised any objection or drove the price up.


    The group continued to explore the ce. They soon found a cave dedicated to storing misceneous items. It was quite spacious and was one of the few ces that were not flooded with water previously.


    Technically speaking, this ce should be described as a garbage dump.


    There, Sheyan and the others found the cyborgs without much effort. They had simply been thrown aside and forgotten about. All three of Sheyan��s cyborgs survived, as did two of Aldaris��. In total, the contestants had eight cyborgs left. Fortunately, all they suffered were superficial injuries.


    To the cyborgs, superficial injuries to their bodies were no different from clothes being torn for the humans.


    When the cyborgs saw the contestants, they did not cry tears of joy or break into a wild celebration, but they were visibly happy and their morale were definitely boosted. Even the most submissive cyborg who regarded themself as a pile of crap would still have their own dream! The dreams may vary from cyborg to cyborg, but it certainly did not involve slowly rotting to death in a cave on this damn.


    One had to make decisions based on one��s position. Now that Sheyan was the team leader, he had to consider problems from many aspects. He decided to group the cyborgs together to serve the team collectively, but only on the condition that everyone handed over the nutrient solutions they purchased for their cyborgs.


    Every surviving cyborg was rewarded with two units of nutrient solutions. For them, this reward was a fortune that they could only earn after ten years of work. So when Sheyan asked the tired cyborgs to take care of the corpses of the Violent Beasts and Xenomorphs, the cyborgs still appeared very enthusiastic.


    Cyborg No. 1, who originally belonged to Sheyan, told Sheyan some good news. There was actually a military robot which was not that old in this cave. It could move either on four feet or assisted by caterpir tracks (like the tracks of a tank).


    The battle robot was probably left on this after a spaceship had sessfullynded here, but all the crew had died. Without anyone giving it orders, it must have wandered around aimlessly until it reached this area and was caught by the Violent Beasts. The Violent Beasts did not find any use for it, so they just abandoned it here.


    ording to Cyborg No. 1 after performing some inspection and assessment, the only problem with the robot was that water had infiltrated some of its circuits. As long as its internal energy reactor could be re-activated, it could resume operation. All the heavy duty work in the team could then be handed over to it.


    Sheyan was toozy to deal with it. He simply let Cyborg No. 1 be in charge of this matter and asked him to look for Paul if he needed any parts or essories. Paul��s was so skillful in controlling metals that he could even make assault rifles; a few mechanical parts were definitely no problem for him.


    Perhaps because Pi ores had the ability to focus the mind and increase recovery rate, they had be something that many creatures liked to collect. The strong creatures may not really care about the tiny bonus effects the Pi ores provided, but the younglings were always very fragile. With the Pi ores, the younglings had a higher chance of surviving to adulthood.


    It was for this reason that the contestants found arge pile of Pi ores in the Xenomorph incubation room. Because a lot of the people in the team had died, they now had enough crushing extractors for everyone. Actually, they even had extras.


    But what was even more surprising was that during the search at the bottom level of the cave, they actually found a soul equipment. It appeared to be Azsa��s highly-strengthened dark blue shield! Next to the soul equipment was a huge seed!


    This seed, dark blue in colour, was the size of a carriage and had some exquisite natural patterns on its surface. A heavy seed coat protected it like a solid te armour. More importantly, where this seed touched the ground, numerous roots had grown and embedded firmly into the soil to absorb nutrients from the earth.


    However, there were clear and terrible scars on the surface of the seed, obviously the work of the Violent Beasts and Xenomorphs. But the seed turned out to be even tougher than it looked. It was also continuously healing itself. The contestants could feel the surging life force inside.


    Everyone was shocked when they saw the seed. Sheyan��s eyes narrowed slightly. When he reached out to press his hand on the surface of the huge seed, a hard to describe feeling of suffocation assaulted him, like the feeling of having his throat strangled by cold, twisted vines.


    The blood vessels on the back of Sheyan��s hand started to swell. For some reason, they looked a lot like the roots of a nt. When Sheyan��s fingers were about to touch the seed, a few tiny tendrils extended out of them to lightly entangle themselves around the roots on the seed. The roots immediately retreated back like routing armies, letting Sheyan press his palm t on the seed.


    Sheyan pressed lightly.


    For some reason, when the others saw this, they sensed a weird feeling of conquest and submission.


    The tendrils of the ��Stairway of the Sun�� spread rapidly to every part of the seed. The seed shivered. Sheyan instantly knew everything that was happening inside the seed. His expression remain unchanged, but his emotions were in an uproar! Under desperate circumstances, humans really were willing to do anything in order to survive, no matter how cruel!


    The seed was a nt-type, so the ��Stairway of the Sun�� was almost like a natural enemy to it. It could put up no resistance at all. Suddenly, a voice �C or more precisely, a thought �C was transmitted at Sheyan. It was the botanist, Dardanian!


    ��You guys actually made your way here?! Thank God! Who are you? Are you Seaman?��


    ��Yeah,�� replied Sheyan tly.


    ��What kind of power is that inside you? Howe it��s so strong, so majestic?!�� Dardanian, of course, instantly detected the presence of the ��Stairway of the Sun��. The shock he felt was overwhelming!


    However, Sheyan did not answer his question. He instead said in a serious tone, ��I think you must first exin what happened to you.��


    ��I did what anyone would do under the threat of death. When I realised that there was no way out of the situation, I nted the Seed of Tremor in my body. It��s something from the world of the Lord of the Rings. You probably know that many high-ranking Elves were hatched from the seeds of the World Tree. Well, the Seed of Tremor is a fruit of the World Tree that has been polluted by the aura of evil. With its power, I managed to survive long enough for you guys to rescue me,�� Dardanian calmly answered.


    ��Can you exin to me what all the corpses inside the seed are for?�� Sheyan asked coldly.


    It turned out that in this gigantic seed, Dardanian was curled up at the core like a baby, while the spaces all around him were stuffed full of corpses! There were Violent Beast corpses and also human corpses inside. Among them, Sheyan saw the bodies of Hedi Curry, Vassily and William. The bodies of these three were covered with tentacle-like roots and had rotten almost beyond recognition. Pieces of rotten meat and rotten skin constantly dropped down to dissolve in the amniotic fluid inside the seeds. It was a horrifying sight!


    Dardanian remained quiet for a moment before he answered in a low voice, ��The seed requires a lot of nutrition to grow. Without these corpses, it��ll be impossible for the seed to grow quickly.��


    ��Should I share this image with the others and see if your exnation can convince them?�� asked Sheyan tly.


    ��No, no, NO!�� Dardanian��s attitude finally softened. ��What do you want?��


    Sheyan scoffed after a momentary pause. ��You think I��m trying to ckmail you? What a joke. Fine, as long as you promise to always support me in the team, I saw absolutely nothing today.��


    Dardanian did not expect to get off so easily. He naturally agreed to it right away. Sheyan asked him to clean up after himself and dispose of all the corpses and everything.


    After the two finished theirmunication, Sheyan told the team the news of Dardanian surviving. The others were d to hear it. In this damn ce, an extrapanion meant that the risk would be shared by one more person.


    The rest of the work here were handed to the cyborgs. After two hours of waiting, a list were presented to them.


    Organs and materials obtained from the bodies of the Violent Beasts and the Xenomorphs were worth approximately 500,000 utility points in total.


    Crystal of Darkness x 1


    Lacrimal Stone x 1


    Pi elements extracted from all the Pi ores amounted to a total of 137 grams.


    Elemental creature caught: Stone der Raijo x 1


    Sheyan had used his MT privilege to take the Lacrimal Stone which was of little use to the others, and gave everyone else 20,000 utility points in exchange. Pokan, who should have been the MVP of this operation, gave up his right to the loot for Stone der Raijo. The remaining loot were thus divided equally among the others.


    The 500,000 utility points worth of loot were first divided equally among Sheyan, Ronnie, Paul and Aldaris. Then, the Pi elements were also divided into four equal parts and distributed among the four of them.


    The Crystal of Darkness was then auctioned off. As everyone expected, a bidding war erupted between Paul and Aldaris. Sheyan thought that Aldaris would be determined to win it at all costs in order to give it to Zi as a present, but the one who won in the end turned out to be Paul��. He crushed allpetition with his staggering wealth of utility points!

 Chapter 1115: A Hint to Go All Out

    <h4>Chapter 1115: A Hint to Go All Out</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Topete with Paul financially was indeed a very disgusting thing.


    He had just made a lot of profit from his spacecraft remodelling project before they departed. One could also tell from this impromptu business endeavor that he must be someone who was pretty good at doing business. Thus, he must have amassed an astonishing amount of wealth.


    In truth, Sheyan disapproved of the idea of amassing wealth. Wealth could only truly be called wealth if it was spent and converted intobat power. One would own nothing if one died.


    But the realm was arge ce. There might actually be some insane people who were Grandet reincarnated, who were motivated by the desire to see arge number in their ount and would burst out with great power to defend their fortune to the death��.


    (TL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eug��nie_Grandet )


    The final transaction price of the Crystal of Darkness was 380,000 utility points. Paul, being the buyer, naturally had no share of the money; it was divided between Sheyan, Ronnie and Aldaris. At that time, more exciting news came from Cyborg No. 1.


    After the military robot was repaired, it naturally became their free mover. A small pile of precious ores were found in its trunk. These objects were probably geological specimens collected by those who survived the crashnding, and they had now be the property of the contestants.


    Sheyan found a red ore and a purple ore among the small pile of rare minerals which the liquid metal life-form appeared to be very interested in. Sheyan purchased them without dy. The others knew better than to bid against him, so he only spent 10,000 utility points on them.


    Sheyan chose to give up on the other rare minerals. He knew that since he had eaten the meat, he must at least leave the soup for others. To maintain the stability in the team, he had to be fair, at least on the surface.


    Six unknown mysterious items appeared among the rare ores, the most valuable of which could be exchanged for 15 achievement points. Even the rare ores which did not make the cut could be sold for at least 300% profit on the Universe E-Bay, ording to the cyborgs�� offline database.


    Sheyan asked for some time alone so that he could perform a closer inspection on the two ores he just got. The red one was identified as a me Gem, while the purple one required utility points to identify. Sheyan had no n to pay.


    He first carefully knocked away the stone fragments on the ores, then removed dust and other impurities with a brush. Finally, he fed them to the picky eater, the liquid metal life-form.


    Without even waiting for Sheyan to call for it, the liquid metal life-form took the initiative to separate itself from the gloves and turn into a pool of silver liquid that wriggled like a slime. It��s surface would shine with a brilliant silvery-white light from time to time.


    Sheyan threw the two pieces of gems together with the Lacrimal Stone at the liquid metal life-form, who was visibly impatient. Before the Lacrimal Stone and the sparkling gemstones could evene into contact with the liquid metal life-form, it had extended two tentacles to grab them and stuff them into its body.


    The absorbing process this time seemed different from thest time. Previously, the liquid metal life-form greedily gorged on the ��Pineal nd of the Ant Queen�� like a hungry wolf, but it was a lot more gentler this time. It took the minerals in bit by bit, almost like a boy licking his beloved lollipop. From time to time, small bubbles would pop up and burst on the silvery-white surface of the liquid metal life-form. No impurities were ejected from the bubbles, so it was probably just doing this for fun. This guy was evidently in quite a good mood.


    Sheyan sighed and could only wait patiently. He watched as the three minerals shrunk, melted and disappeared little by little.


    After it finished its meal, the liquid metal life-form climbed back onto Sheyan��s hands. The Nightmare Imprint then sent Sheyan some notifications:


    [ ��Silver Mission Series Hidden Branch, Chapter 2: Injection�� in progress��.. ]


    [ Mission Note: The liquid metal enhanced life-form has consumed the relevant key mission item and absorbed some strange metalponents which will be of great help to its growth. ]


    [ Hint: Your liquid metal enhanced life-form has grown. Missionpletion rate has increased to 78%. Please continue your search for Lacrimal Stones or other simr items to increase thepletion rate. The higher thepletion rate, the better the reward will be. ]


    [ Hint: Because you have fed the liquid metal enhanced life-form with extremely rare and valuable metal ores, your liquid metal enhanced life-form has gained a side ability and is now friendlier towards you. You have reached the first milestone and will receive the first bonus. ]


    [ ��Suck�� �C Whenever the enemy (or their weapon)es into contact with the armour/weapon the liquid metal enhanced life-form is attached to, the liquid metal enhanced life-form will analyse the enemy andmit the information to memory. After seven times, the liquid metal enhanced life-form will be able to calcte the trajectory of the enemy��s attack, thereby rendering the enemy��s next attack obsolete. ]


    ***


    ��There��s this kind of effect?�� This sure came as a pleasant surprise to Sheyan. He suddenly felt like he was feeding a baby. It seemed like the more types of food he fed the baby, the more bnced the nutrition, and the stronger the baby would grow.


    At that moment, he could hear footsteps approaching. It turned out to be Cyborg No. 1. The cyborg bowed and said respectfully, ��There seems to be a problem which requires your attention, master.��


    ��What kind of problem?�� asked Sheyan with a frown.


    The cyborg maintained his bowing posture as he answered, ��It��s the native humans, master. It seems like theirpanions who were made hosts by the Xenomorphs won��t survive. The Chestbursters have simply grown too big. Another thing �� you should probably know that every living Chestburster is a source of profit.��


    At this point, Cyborg No. 1 paused for a while before he added, ��Very significant profit.��


    Sheyan nodded. ��I��ll be there in five minutes.��


    But Cyborg No. 1 showed no signs of leaving. He remained standing where he was. Sheyan thus turned back around and asked, ��Is there anything else?��


    ��There is, master,�� answered Cyborg No. 1. ��To be honest, I��m actually keeping a lot of secrets from you. This is due to the high-level authority imposed upon me, and not by my personal choice.��


    Sheyan was a bit stunned. After a momentary pause, he replied, ��I know, so I��ve never really trusted you either. Why do you suddenly tell me this?��


    ��A piece of information that you have is actually incorrect. When wended on Uplos, themunication with the base was notpletely cut off. In truth, there��s a way for the Kitty Hawk to break through the blockade to gain one-way ess to the camera in my right eye, but at a huge price.�� Cyborg No. 1 gave Sheyan a serious look as he answered.


    ��What kind of price?�� enquired Sheyan.


    ��All seven reactors on the Kitty Hawk have to be overloaded. By doing so, the new fortress warship, which has only been in service for less than three years, will break downpletely in three months.��


    ��I see. Go on.�� Sheyan started listening very carefully to every word Cyborg No. 1 will say.


    ��I can sense the overloading operation starting right after you captured the mushroom rock, and��it��ssted until now.��


    The muscles on Sheyan��s face couldn��t help twitching after he heard what the cyborg said. He immediately thought of a crucial problem.


    ��What kind of unexpected urrences have to happen to drive those guys crazy enough to do this at the cost of a warship?��.Have they been forced into a situation so desperate that they have to do anything they can regardless of the cost?��


    Sheyan��s mind was in turmoil, but he maintained a calm facade. He stared at Cyborg No. 1 and asked a crucial question.


    ��Since many of your actions are subject to high-level authority, I think there must be rules in ce prohibiting you from divulging secret information like this, right? So why can you tell me this now?��


    Cyborg No. 1 straightened up and stared back at Sheyan, telling him word by word, ��Because someone has broken the Constitution of the great Empire and remotely lifted the restriction code in my brain! If this matter is leaked, I, together with his descendants, the spouses of his descendants and the rtives of his descendants will all be put to death! Because this is sphemy to the sacred prestige of the Empire!!!��


    Sheyan turned as rigid as a block of granite, his breathing and his heartbeat seemingly stopping at that moment. All the energy in his body poured into his brain to support the spike in its activity. His blinking eyes were the only parts of his body that were moving.


    After a long time, Sheyan breathed out slowly and said, ��I understand. It seems like someone is betting everything on me and is sending me a message through you. Damn it��. You and him are already facing an rming crisis! Am I about to face a crisis too?��


    ***


    Five minutester, Sheyan came back onto the surface. The humans captured to this by the Predators were all there, their expressions extremely gloomy. In front of them were two t rocks, on whichy the two humans who were hosts to Xenomorph infants. Unfortunately, it seemed that the Chestbursters were still alive.


    Sheyan calcted the time and instructed Cyborg No. 1. ��Go and check if Lord Dardanian has recovered.��

 Chapter 1116: Another Approach

    <h4>Chapter 1116: Another Approach</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Dardanian was soon standing in front of Sheyan. His hair was still wet, his body was emitting the unpleasant smell of amniotic fluid, and he looked very tired.


    He had obviously just climbed out of that huge seed. To dispose of their formerpanions�� corpses quietly was a time-consuming task, especially now that Pokan��s abilities had been boosted dramatically. Dardanian��s deed may be discovered if he was just a bit careless.


    Sheyan pointed at the two rescued humans and asked in a low voice, ��Is there anything you can do to help?��


    Dardanian already had a general idea of what was happening. He was a little intimidated by Sheyan, so he obediently went over to have a look.


    ��It��s hard. If we��re to operate on them, we must administer a strong anesthetic to prevent the Chestbursters from struggling. But both of them are extremely weak right now. Anesthetics that are strong enough to be effective on the Chestbursters will likely kill them,�� Dardanian told Sheyan after a while.


    ��In that case, is there a way to take the Chestbursters out alive, then make sure the two humans live for two or three more days?�� asked Sheyan as his eyes shed with ruthlessness.


    After a short moment of hesitation, Dardanian answered, ��It��s doable. I can nt some Dendrobium Vulgaris inside their chests. A mutated version of this nt can temporarily take the ce of damaged organs in the body, but it��ll also absorb the life force of its host. The host canst for three to four days.��


    Sheyan nodded. ��If you��re confident, then go and help them. These people are still very useful to us at the moment, so remember to be polite to them.��


    Dardanian nodded with a bitter smile. ��It��ll take the Chestbursters at least two more hours to hatch. I��ll have to restore some MP first.��


    Pokan and Paul came over whileughing and talking merrily. They were obviously in a good mood. Maybe because of the noise here, the others contestants came over one after another to take a look. They were very d to see Dardanian, and when they looked at Sheyan, there was a little more respect in their eyes.


    Humans are practical creatures. When Hedi Curry and Azsa were leading the team, they were defeated repeatedly, and were always beaten very badly. However, after Sheyan took over, everything went smoothly. Everyone had reaped quite a bit of profit.


    Sheyan was only utilising his status as an MT tomand the team previously, but he was now truly recognised by everyone as the leader of this team!


    Only a leader who can bring benefits to a team will win the support of the team members.


    With Dardanian��s help, the biggest problem troubling the native humans was instantly solved. The two Chestbursters naturally ended up in the team luggage. The native humans were extremely grateful.


    Dardanian vaguely exined that the patients may faceplications for a period of time, but they would be all right if they couldst through the next three or four days. Sheyan told the native humans that it was time for them to leave for further exploration, so naturally, Hadrick offered an invitation to visit their main camp for a while.


    Sheyan unhesitantly epted the invitation, because he knew that every second was precious.


    The group of humans traveled down the river again. Pokan��s strength had increased significantly, and that spelled disaster for the aquatic creatures that had malicious intent towards them along the way. Those creatures would suddenly find themselves ��stranded�� in the middle of the river.


    A powerful legendary elemental creature like Stone der Raijo was of course not something that an ordinary Rock Elemental couldpare to. After all, he had his own wisdom and will. With Raijo��s help, Pokan could lift more than 100 square meters of the riverbed to a height of 5-6 meters in a very short period of time, and could even lock the enemy up for a few seconds with the ��Earth Imprisonment�� spell!


    So although Hadrick and the native humans had traveled for three days when they went to theirpanions�� rescue, they managed to return in less than twelve hours. By now, the scenery around the group had changed from the previous endless swamp to a rtively dense forest. A brownish-red mountain could be vaguely seen in the distance, hidden by the forest. The temperature had dropped sharply, so much so that the breaths they heaved turned white.


    Hadrick said that because the mountain was brownish-red in colour, they called it the Inferno Mountain. It had advantageous terrains, and did not contain many ferocious wild animals. There was also a beautifulke on the mountain called Lake Ontario.


    ording to the analysis of a certain spaceship before its energy depleted, Lake Ontario was the biggest reason for the cold climate in this area, because the depth of theke reached an astonishing three kilometers, and at the bottom of theke was actually a thickyer of ice! The ice spanned across hundreds of kilometers below the ground!


    As far as normal geology was concerned, it was difficult to exin the forming of this geographical phenomenon. It may be the characteristics of some rare mineral veins. This whole area felt like it was encased in a refrigerator. The vegetation and ecology of the area were close to those in hightitude ces on Old Earth.


    Hadrick realised that Sheyan was very interested in Lake Ontario, or to be precise, the mineral veins below Lake Ontario which caused ice to spread for hundreds of kilometres underground. He warned Sheyan not to go near theke because there had been several cases of people mysteriously disappearing at theke without any signs of fighting or bloodstain, as if they had just evaporated.


    Sheyan and the group soon arrived at the gathering spot of the humans �C a semi-dead spaceship.


    In terms of size, the spaceship could only be considered a small to medium-sized spaceship in the Empire, but even so, it was an excellent sanctuary for the humans. Although it had crashed deep into the mountain when it made an emergencynding, most of it body had remained intact.


    The reason it was a semi-dead spaceship was because its main opticalputers, among others, had broken down. Fortunately, the energy system of the ship had not suffered much damage. So long as there was light, the energy supply system and the stealth system could continue their operation.


    That was why the ship had not been targeted by the powerful creatures on this, because there was enough energy to activate the stealth system. These human captives of the Predators could also find shelter in the spaceship �C there was ample heat and oxygen supply, clean rooms, and a safe sleeping environment.


    Thest point was especially important. Not only were there many blood-sucking insects and carnivorous insects on Uplos, they also carried horrible infectious diseases. In some ways, they were actually more terrible than the giant beasts that could eat a human whole. If you were to encounter a giant beast, the worst that could happen to you was to be eaten in one gulp, but the insects would make you wail in pain for seven or eight days, and after that, you can only watch helplessly as arge number of parasites gush out of your body to devour you alive!


    But the aforementioned services were all that the spaceship could provide, because its control module and main opticalputers were destroyed in that tragic crash. It had been in a semi-dead state since.


    Most of the residents in the camp gave the guests who came from afar a warm wee �C not because they were hospitable, but because the guests had brought meat and alcohol with them. This was not just food, but also a taste of home. Many of the people there ate with tears on their faces.


    A majority of the humans�� diet consisted of mushrooms and grilled meat, but Sheyan and the contestants also managed to taste some unique food, the most delicious of which was a kind of moss called ��ground patterns��. After being washed and processed with sand, it could be eaten as a kind of sd, bringing a unique sensation to one��s taste buds. It could also be brewed together with honey and bones into a delicious broth which could relieve fatigue.


    After the meal, the contestants entered the interior of the spaceship. The light in the interior had a tint of blue, giving off a sense of peace and tranquility. There were also potted nts inside. The closing of the door instantly isted this small, civilised world from the primitive world outside. It was a bizarre feeling.


    Sheyan did not retreat to the room he was assigned to rest like the others, but went to find Hadrick instead. There were five or six people in Hadrick��s room at the moment. These people should be the leaders of this camp.


    Sheyan went straight to the point.


    ��I��ve fulfilled my promise; yourpanions have been rescued alive from the Xenomorphs. It��s only fair that I ask you to fulfil your promise now.��


    ��Of course. What do you need?�� asked Hadrick earnestly.


    Sheyan closed his eyes and muttered, ��We came to this godforsaken to investigate whether there really is an astonishing amount of Pi element deposits here, but our harvest has not been satisfactory so far. We only realised something after facing the Violent Beasts �C we might have done this the wrong way from the very beginning! The creatures here are highly intelligent, so we should be able tomunicate with them!��


    ��Professional matters should be left to the professionals!�� said Sheyan firmly.


    ��It was foolish of us to search blindly like we did before. If there are creatures like the Dwarves on this, our problem will easily be solved if we establish friendship with them!��

 Chapter 1117: The Origin of the Realms

    <h4>Chapter 1117: The Origin of the Realms</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    If the other contestants were here, they would definitely feel like ayer of fog that had been clouding their brains was lifted after listening to Sheyan��s n!


    ��My servant told me that even if you��ve temporarily shut down some functions, the functions remaining on this spaceship would definitely still number more than the two that you imed. In fact, the opticalputers on it might not even bepletely destroyed. This is an Antic-ss warship which had its initial voyage a hundred and thirty-seven years ago. Although production of this model had stopped, there are still thirty-six of them in service in the Imperial Fleet. Its offline database should still contain its design blueprint!�� said Sheyan while looking at Hadrick.


    ��The main opticalputers of this spaceship may have been destroyed, but the secondary opticalputers installed on the fusge and the tail are still operational, just like the way a man ina will still maintain his heartbeat, digestion, and even reproductive function intuitively!��


    ��Its analytic system will still automatically collect the data of the organisms in the surrounding area and attempt to build a database for research purposes. You didn��t find out that the curly paulownia seeds will harm the Violent Beasts from your experience; it was the result obtained by the analytic system of the spaceship after years of study!��


    Hadrick felt a chill creeping down his spine. The others in his room also exchanged nces and shifted their bodies ufortably. Sheyan acted like he did not see anything and kept talking, as if he was speaking to himself.


    ��ording to my deduction, the reason you brought us back here is probably because you��d like to find ways of returning to civilised society from us. That��s why you poisoned the food we just ate. Was that the best poison you got? It��s a pity one of mypanion is very knowledgeable in nts. One sniff and he already knew what you guys are doing.��


    Sheyan heaved a deep sigh and drank the water ced in front of him. ��There��s poison in this cup of water too, right? Oh, it seems like there are even two dosages inside. But so what? Even without mypanion, your poison is still just a joke to us! Right now, I��m just curious about one thing. Mr. Hadrick, you��re someone who has witnessed our strength firsthand. Why would you let them do such a foolish thing?��


    Sheyan��s eloquent speech was delivered very slowly, but with an unshakable finality. He stood up, then walked away. Before leaving, he left them these final words.


    ��Well, let me see what you have to rely on. I��ll be waiting for you outside. I��m sure you don��t want to see any damage to this ship, do you?��


    ***


    When Sheyan came to the outside of the spaceship, several people were already there. They gave him an ��OK�� gesture.


    Cyborg No. 1 gave him a list.


    ��Nine bombs that were mounted on the spaceship had been removed.��


    ��The original instructions had been formatted and the highest level of authority of the spaceship had been restored.��


    ��The shield of the spaceship had been activated. At present, it can provide a defensive energy value equivalent to at least 3.5 million tons.��


    ��Due to the constraints in materials, only 17.33% of the spaceship structure had been repaired, and 6.13% of the functions of the spaceship had been restored and optimised. If there are enough materials, we will be able to repair 27.11% of the spaceship structure and at least 10.31% of the functions of the spaceship.��


    ��Connection had been established with the database of the spaceship and offline database had been expanded. All the data collected by the spaceship had been downloaded.��


    ������


    After looking over the list, Sheyan suddenly gave Cyborg No. 1 a deep stare.


    ��You��re not an ordinary cyborg, are you?��


    ��The same way you��re not an ordinary contestant, my lord. Courage alone isn��t enough to be picked for a mission to this damn,�� Cyborg No. 1 answered with humility.


    Sheyanughed. He was about to turn to the native humans when Cyborg No. 1 suddenly whispered to him, ��This may sound unnecessary, master, but be careful.��


    Sheyan��s body stiffened. ��Who should I be careful of?�� he asked in surprise.


    ��If the record in the spaceship is correct, one or more of these people should have some mysterious and terrible power in them too. Although this power is only an imitation, it��s still a highly-advanced technology produced with thebined effort of the whole Empire! Since they��re the survivors of that project and are strong enough to be chosen by the Predators, there��s a great possibility that they��re able to contend against you contestants,�� said Cyborg No. 1 in a serious tone.


    ��What project are you referring to?�� asked Sheyan.


    Cyborg No. 1 hesitated for a moment and finally answered with some difficulty, ��It��s��. The Ten Strongest Project. I must add that when I said the name of this project, I��ve vited the sacredw of the Empire once again.��


    Sheyanughed and said, ��As if breaking the sacredw of the Empire matters to you or Major General Mungo anymore. What is this Ten Strongest Project?��


    Cyborg No. 1 soon recovered from the terror of breaking the Empire��s sacredw and spoke once again with the eloquence of an old butler.


    It turned out that the Nightmare Realms were, in fact, not developed by human technology. When mankind started the colonial era, the first �� they tried to conquer was naturally the moon, which was only 380,000 kilometers away. During the exploration of the moon, they found something very strange on the far side of the moon.


    It was a boulder as big as a mountain!


    However, the boulder was shaped like the womb of a woman.


    A lifelike womb which was erged countless times and was as hard as iron!!


    Opening this strange, colossal object took almost no effort. As soon as a human got close to it, the boulder instantly broke open, as if it could sense when humans approached it. Eightrge bronze eggs that had no shell emerged from the boulder. The eggs looked like thick liquid that had undergone instantaneous solidification, and also a little like frozen milk coffee.


    For some reason, with one of the eggs, a-third of it was missing.


    The eggs hatched after they were transported back to Earth. Those hatched were the first generation Nightmare Realms, and they served the humans obediently.


    The only thing the humans needed to do for the Nightmare Realms was to provide them with enough nutrients.


    As for their origin, mankind was still at a loss.


    They were called the first generation Nightmare Realms because Nightmare Realms could reproduce too. They reproduced in a simple way, that was, by splitting themselves in two.


    During the division process, an abnormality urred in the Nightmare Realm which had been damaged since it was in egg form. Mankind seized this opportunity and finally obtained samples of the core tissues of the Nightmare Realm. These tissues not onlyid the foundation for the Ten Strongest Project, they also advanced human molecr biology by leaps and bounds.


    This information was different from the official records, but official records were always what the authorities want you to see instead of the absolute truth.


    The truth was hidden in��.a small node on a giant photonic hard disk in a corner of the Imperial Computer Room.


    ***


    Sheyan��s face got more solemn the more he listened to Cyborg No. 1. Their conversation may be deemed as time wasting, but the native humans raised no objection because the longer they dyed, the more it was to their advantage. The poison in the water and in the food needed time to show its effect.


    ��You mean, The Ten Strongest Project was essentially a method used by the first generation Nightmare Realms to create strong warriors, but the humans imitated it?��


    ��Correct! The biggest difference between the imitation and the original is that as long as the Nightmare Realms wanted to, they can make any warrior into one of the Ten Strongest, but the requirements for the imitation technology are a lot harsher. They��re so harsh that in the entire human species currently, only about fifty to eighty people are qualified for the first step of modtion!��


    Sheyan drew in a sharp breath. The human poption had already reached billions in the era of Old Earth, say nothing of the current Empire which was so huge that it had to upy billions ofs! In such a terrifying poption base, only fifty to eighty people passed the screening�� And that was just the first round of screening.


    For the first time, he did not have absolute confidence in winning this fight.


    ��But I reckon that the Ten Strongest will definitely not appear here,�� Cyborg No. 1 said seriously, ��The real Ten Strongest will never be captured by the Predators. The ones among them should be experimental products who failed in the modtion process, but had survived and had mastered some form of power. They��re defective products, but they��ve inherited some of the powerful abilities of the sessful products. You must know that every ability of the real Ten Strongest is very, very lethal.��


    Currently, the night was dark with only the Uplos asteroid belts illuminating the ground with a yellow light. Two previously harmonious groups of human beings were going to fight a mortal duel in this ce!


    In the eyes of the contestants, this was a ridiculous attempt by the ants to challenge the elephants, but the eyes of the native humans, who had almost gone crazy from the desire to go home, were glowing with determination.


    Such unwavering faith.


    A short, thin man pushed Hadrick aside. He looked straight at the contestants and shouted, ��Poisoning you people is a decision made by the three of us! Now that you��ve got the information from the spaceship, do you dare make a bet with us?��


    ��Bet? As if you have anything else we��d want.��


    ��We understand well the greed of those goddamn people from the upper society. They look at nothing but profit. That��s why, after we came here, we��ve also seized every opportunity to collect Pi ores. The Pi ores we��ve collected are right behind us. If you win, you can take them away! And I hope that for the sake of this fortune, you won��t hurt the others.��


    The small man added in a serious tone, ��Of course, if you lose, you have to tell us how you��re going to return.��

 Chapter 1118: The Fool!!!

    <h4>Chapter 1118: The Fool!!!</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Sheyan turned around to look at hispanions. They did not look like they had any objection. On the contrary, they all seemed rather impatient and had started talking to each other. Sheyan thus told the little man, ��Don��t worry, as long as they don��t do anything stupid like attacking us unprovoked, I��m not interested in killing the weak.��


    The short man nodded. ��Deal. Now, who��ll go first?��


    The people on Sheyan��s side started getting excited. They all stood up and asked to go first. None of them seemed to take the fight seriously at all.


    Of course, there were many reasons for this, the biggest of which was because the previous conversation Sheyan had with Cyborg No. 1 was through telepathy, so the content of the conversation did not leak to the others.


    Sheyan��s response was to turn around and gave the group an ice-cold stare until they sensed that something was wrong and calmed down. He told them word by word, ��There��s no need to argue. I��m going first!��


    ��Do you know why I��m going first? Because you f*cking bastards are taking the enemy lightly! I have no idea how you guys managed to live for so long. Haven��t you realised how terrifying this world is? You actually made the mistake of getting overconfident at such a crucial time! If it wasn��t for the fact that I need to preserve everyone��s strength for the rest of the mission, I would be really tempted to just let you dive headfirst into the fight and lose miserably!��


    Some of the team still did not think much of his warning, but Sheyan��s authority in the team had already stabilised by now, and every word he said had the moral high ground, so no one refuted him. More importantly, all of them realised that if the enemy really was dangerous, then Sheyan, being the first to face them, would face the biggest risk!


    When they thought about this, some of them even had a trace of respect in their eyes.


    ***


    Sheyan stepped forward and looked at the short man as he said, ��I��ll go first. Who��s my opponent?��


    ��You? Are you sure you want to go first?�� asked the short man.


    Sheyan remained standing where he was and replied calmly, ��I��m sure. Are you my opponent?��


    The short man shook his head as a middle-aged man stepped forward from behind him. The middle-aged man looked very dispirited, like he was someone who carried arge amount of debt and the debt collectors would find trouble with him everyday.


    But when the middle-aged man raised his head slightly to look at Sheyan, he truly gave Sheyan a shock, because this man��s previous ordinary and low-key demeanor was only the dark clouds that covered the zing sun. At this time, his gaze were like the ring sunlight that pierced through the gaps between the dark clouds, shining brilliantly and revealing its sharp edge!


    As the middle-aged man raised his head, the bones in his entire body cracked, and a natural armour formed on the surface of his skin. The most bizarre thing was that his face waspletely covered by his skin, except for a spot which was originally between his eyebrows. There, the muscles twisted and crisscrossed, forming a spiral-shaped hole! It was so dark inside the hole that it seemed to surge with endless darkness.


    This middle-aged man��s limbs became slender and muscr. Several crystals were embedded deep within his skins and muscles, obviously providing him with powerful strengthening effects. The crystals were all embedded in key areas such as the temples, the chest, the navel and the knees. Sharp bone protrusions grew out from his elbows and other joints; with one look, Sheyan could tell that they were extremely lethal weapons!


    ��Aplete transformation of this degree��!�� All the contestants could not help but feel shocked.


    The man bent down slightly, and the next second, he was already in front of Sheyan. He raised his elbow high up and smashed it down hard! His strength and speed did not feel inferior to a Growth Hunter at all! The sharp bone spike on his elbow seemed to be filled with great power as it mmed down!


    Sheyan raised his hand to block, and the bone spike immediately pierced through his palm, causing arge amount of blood to gush out. A spiral pattern could be seen at the tip of the bone spike. Evidently, it could also be shot out in a spiral when necessary.


    The reason Sheyan decided to take the attack was to gauge the opponent��s attributes. The encounter onlysted for two to three seconds before Sheyan pushed the enemy��s elbow away with a shout. Then, he tookrge strides forward and sent a knee to the enemy��s lower body.


    However, the knee hit nothing but air. The enemy had higher Agility than Sheyan and had quickly retreated more than twenty meters away. But Sheyan had also noticed after the short exchange that the frequency at which the enemy��s chest rose and fell seemed a little high, and on his seemingly smooth nks were two neat rows of holes that looked like fish lips, which seemed to help him breathe.


    ��Was he also testing me with that attack?�� Sheyan could not help thinking.


    In the next second, Sheyan was amazed to discover that the muscles around the only eye on the enemy��s head had distorted, and the deep darkness within had suddenly turned into a nk white. The whiteness was eerie and terrible, like a dead man��s eyes!


    Then, the enemy touched the tip of the middle finger on his left hand to his eye. But nothing seemed to happen.


    However, when everyone��s attention was drawn to the man��s head, a transparent ray of light shot out from a crystal in the middle of his chest!


    Those weird actions as well as the strange eye were all a feint to cover for this blow!


    The ray of light was very faint. If you concentrate on it when it was just emitted, you could still vaguely discern it, like you were looking through ayer of extremely clean and polished ss.


    But after the sharp transparent light shot forward for two or three meters, itpletely vanished in the air, until itnded squarely on Sheyan��s body! Sheyan did not react to the attack at all. Even with his amazing Perceptive Sense, he did not notice anything out of the ordinary, say nothing of the audience.


    At the moment the raynded, Sheyan did suddenly have a very bad premonition, making his hair stand on end and causing chills to creep down his spine, but he could not find the source of the problem at all!


    The enemy would not give Sheyan any time to think. He was already charging straight at Sheyan with a terrifying momentum and extreme confidence, as if he was already certain of his victory!


    Sheyan was still standing in ce. He crouched low with his hands slightly bent on both sides of him. This was a posture that was both offensive and defensive, and also the most secure tactic he could use right now.


    While the enemy was sprinting over, he suddenly leaped up and curled his body into a high-speed spinning ball. A crystal on his body exploded, and three spiralling spikes were shot out of him. When the spikes cut through the air, they made sharp hissing noises which were so strong that it felt like the noises themselves could cause an area of effect damage!


    Because Sheyan had already had his palm pierced through by a sharp spike before this, he was not too concerned with these three spikes. He only raised his left hand to protect his eyes while paying full attention to the enemy��s every move, because not only had the ominous feeling in his heart not faded away, it had gotten even more intense.


    With a soft thud, the three sharp spikes pierced into Sheyan��s skin at the same time, and then��.prated into his body and drilled out of the back, dragging along with them a huge amount of flesh and blood!!


    ��What��.What��s happening?�� The shock Sheyan felt at this moment was hard to describe. The intense pain was only secondary to him. The key was the following information which appeared on his battle log:


    [ You received a piercing attack from the enemy, your HP is reduced by 438 points! ]


    [ You received a piercing attack from the enemy, your HP is reduced by 412 points! ]


    [ You received a piercing attack from the enemy, your HP is reduced by 459 points! ]


    But Sheyan clearly remembered that when the same sharp spike pierced through his palm before this, it only did a few dozen points of damage. Now, the three sharp spikes hadbined to give Sheyan a staggering damage of 1200 points!


    How did the enemy��s tentative attack be so terrifying???!!


    The enemy was already close to Sheyan by now. Sheyan was just about to instinctively fight back when arge amount of sticky yellow substance was ejected from the enemy��s dead white eye to bind Sheyan. The enemy then approached Sheyan while roaring deafeningly from his chest.


    ��Turn to ashes under the greatness of The Fool, ye lowly ant!��


    Then, the man stretched his hands out and tightly held Sheyan, who was unable to break free of the restraint. At that instant, the two people abruptly burned with a green me which spread two to three meters around them, then shot straight into the sky. They streaked across the night sky like a shooting star to disappear in the jungle hundreds of meters away, causing a huge explosion when theynded!


    The man who called himself The Fool was obviously a sly one. Fearing that the rest of the contestants would intervene, he had changed the battle ground! Pokan and Aldaris immediately stepped forward to protest.


    ��Hey, what��s the meaning of this?��

 Chapter 1119: Another of the Ten Strongest

    <h4>Chapter 1119: Another of the Ten Strongest</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The short man stood forward and said tly, ��The Fool��s fighting style is special, so he does not wish to be seen. If he doesn��te back in five minutes, we��ll treat it as our loss. I know that you people canmunicate through a mental connection. If yourpanion feels like the duel is unfair, he��ll surely inform you, right?��


    Next, a zing inferno rose in the distant battlefield, giving all the contestants a feeling of chaos and distortion, as if thews of time and space were invalidated in that instant. In that ce, the density of air felt greater than the density of steel, the soil flowed like water, the time elerated forward for an hour and then rewinded back by fifty-nine minutes, and spit flew back into the mouth��.


    Sheyan was struggling in such distortion and chaos. He was like a candle in the wind which could be extinguished at any moment. However, the tiny ember kept persisting and refused to go out!


    Suddenly, something seemed to erupt, and a huge invisible force pushed everyone back by a few steps. But the me was still burning strongly like before! All they could see was a crazy and brutal fire which felt like it would sweep through the whole world!


    With the passing of time, the confident expressions on the faces of their two native opponents started fading. Their frowns became deeper and deeper. When three minutes had passed, the expressions of the two became really ugly. Sure enough, before long, a person slowly stepped out of the battlefield in the distance.


    The man cut a pathetic figure, with ck and red burns all over his body, and only ashes were left of his hair and eyebrows. The contour of his impressive muscles were in full disy. He walked on t ground, but each step he took required considerable effort, as if he was climbing a mountain. However, his steps also felt exceptionally stable, as if every time his footnded on the ground, it would leave behind a deep footprint!


    When the person finally reached the camp, the others saw that his face was covered with ck soot. Patches of ck and red were all over his body. However, his eyes were shining with unswerving determination. Who else could it be but Sheyan?


    His left hand was dragging a person like he was dragging a bag of garbage. That person was the middle-aged man who fought with him.


    The middle-aged man had turned back into his former appearance. There was a defeated look on his face, and he seemed to have grown older by twenty years. He was being dragged along like a sack because all his bones seemed to be broken. He also appeared to be in a deepa.


    Sheyan ignored the native humans and walked straight to the contestants, then showed them a part of his attributes with a solemn face. After the contestants saw the ��Defence�� attribute disyed by Sheyan, they could not help but draw a cold breath!


    Sheyan��s Defence was glowing dark red akin to the colour of blood, and the number being disyed was 10!!


    All the contestants here knew that Sheyan was an insane MT. An MT with a Defence value of 10 was absolutely inconceivable. Only contestants who had just entered a Nightmare Realm or lunatics who went down extreme paths would have a Defence of 10. Something must had happened!


    ��This guy who called himself The Fool actually has the ability to secretly reduce my Defence to zero! And this ability has a very high precedence too! My Defence has only just started to slowly recover,�� Sheyan looked at the team and told them with a firm voice.


    ��If it weren��t because my HP and life-saving measures were beyond his expectation, I would��ve died in his hands! I was lucky that his biggest weakness is his stamina, so he can��t maintain that high-intensity transformation for very long. Keep underestimating the enemies if you wish to die!��


    Sheyan��s words immediately caused a great disturbance among the contestants. Many people were starting to have a serious look on their faces, like they were about to face a formidable enemy.


    Only Aldaris kept observing Sheyan with a deep frown. He had always regarded Sheyan as a rival, so he had always paid him a lot of attention. The Sheyan in front of them now gave him a very different feeling from the Sheyan before, but he could not pinpoint exactly what the difference was.


    Meanwhile, Paul found that although Sheyan cut a sorry figure right now with burn marks all over his body and his clothes in tatters, his temperament hadpletely changed. He was like a dormant volcano that had finally broken through its shackles and was about to erupt with fiery magma and hot sulfuric mes!


    Sheyan had actually hidden a lot of things from his teammates.


    The Fool��s ability did not reduce his Defence to 0��.it was much more terrible than that!


    The moment Sheyan felt that something was wrong, he had checked his attributes and found that his Defence had been reduced to the absurd figure of -15! That was why those three spikes could do such shocking damage.


    His Defence would slowly recover every two seconds by an increment of 5, so it went from -15 to -10 to -5. After reaching 0, it would increase by 1 every 3 seconds until it returned back to normal.


    More crucially, Sheyan actually found himself to be in a daze for a split second the moment he was hit. In that short moment, he felt as if something deep within his soul had leaped out and crashed through his body while roaring furiously. He could also vaguely see the opening of a vertical eye that was so huge that it seemed to upy the whole world!


    But the memory was extremely faint. Although the event had just taken ce, it had be as unclear as something that happened thousands of years ago. If it wasn��t because there was a clear sign in Sheyan��s own body constantly reminding him of the urrence, he might really have just brushed it off as an illusion.


    The clear sign was the description of Sheyan��s innate ability, ��Stronghold��, which was currently glowing with a dazzling red light!


    And Sheyan also had a burning feeling of fullness and bloatedness, a feeling which was not unfamiliar to him. It was a sign that his innate ability, ��Stronghold�� had reached a critical point and would soon undergo an upgrade!


    ***


    Sheyan had clearly warned the team that the humans they would be facing were definitely not justmbs waiting to be ughtered, but the people who could make this team were no ordinary people either. How could they be scared off from just that? Aldaris did not hesitate at all to volunteer himself for the next fight.


    This guy was a fighting maniac to begin with, and right now, he was raring to prove that he was better than Sheyan. Since Sheyan won a bitter victory, he would achieve an overwhelming victory! It might not really mean anything, but it could give Sheyan a p in the face!


    Ronnie also stepped out with a fierce look while licking his dagger. He had had a hard time on this �C everything seemed to have gone wrong for him �C so he had a lot of frustration to vent. He had already gave up the thought of getting back at the main culprit who caused him so much suffering (Sheyan), but venting his anger on a native human would be a good choice too.


    Besides those two, Pokan, who had just had a boost in power, was also eager to give it a try. The only one who did not show such a strong desire to fight was Dardanian.


    Ronnie and Aldaris argued for a while, and eventually decided to roll a dice to determine the winner. In the end, Ronnie won out.


    He walked onto the empty ground in the middle. The short man first exchanged nces with a woman in camouge attire, then consulted with the people around him, apparently to gather info on Ronnie. Finally, the short man stepped forward.


    ��I��ll be your opponent.��


    Ronnie licked the sharp edge of his dagger, causing a small cut on his bright crimson tongue. The blood dripped down his throat. Ronnie shed a mysterious grin before he rushed into the jungle and seemed to vanish into thin air in an instant. This was his camouge ability akin to a chameleon��s, which enabled him to perfectly blend into the environment.


    The short man suddenly screamed as his clothes split open. His frame and his muscles expanded rapidly, and from within his body came angry howls which sounded like they were made by majestic ancient beasts!


    Many of his blood vessels bulged out of the surface of his body, and five oval crystals grew out of his body in ces which corresponded to the heart, liver, spleen, lung and kidney.


    The light from the crystals inteced like a magic array. The man gave off an inexhaustible repulsive force. The closer one got to him, the greater the repulsive force became. Even the light that was shining on him was slightly refracted, so that the ground beneath his feet had be a little blurry as if it was being viewed through hazy frosted ss.


    The guy��s arms had bizarrely deformed into a pair of huge bone axes. His two red eyes protruded at least two centimeters outwards, like they would burst any second.


    While the man was still in the process of transforming, Ronnie suddenly appeared behind him like a ghost.


    He held in his hand a simple and bleak scarlet dagger, but there were inscriptions like oracle bone letters on the dagger��s handle. It was actually one of those rare Blood Weapons!


    (TL reminder: ��A Blood Weapon is a weapon that can only be exchanged for when a contestant reaches a certain military rank. It requires spending a massive load of utility points, potential points and of course, achievement points. When dealing with storyline characters, a Blood Weapon can only count as a silver storyline weapon, but when dealing with contestants, it��s as good as a dark-gold weapon! That��s because many of the properties imbued in a Blood Weapon are targeted towards contestants; being only effective in a PVP scenario.��)


    (TL note: I guess Blood Weapons are effective on the people in the real world too.)


    No one knew how it happened, but Ronnie��s dagger was already on the short man��s throat. Then, Ronnie toppled over. It seemed that the dagger had to be dragged across the enemy��s neck with the force of a man falling down rather than just with the swing of an arm.

 Chapter 1120: The Reward for Stubborness

    <h4>Chapter 1120: The Reward for Stubborness</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    This move appeared rigid and simple, but in Sheyan��s eyes, it could only be described with two words �C unexpected and fast!


    Shockingly fast!


    The dagger left a dazzling line in the air as it cut through the enemy��s throat, but the enemy inexplicably remained unharmed!


    Sheyan was currently sitting on a stone at the side. Cyborg No. 1 patiently cut away the rotten flesh from his wounds, then applied medicine and bandages to them, while telling Sheyan in a husky and murky voice, ��ording to my offline database, these people are probably the defective products of the Ten Strongest Project. They��re more fortunate than the other test subjects in that their cells were able to slightly adapt to the enormous powers of the Ten Strongest, so they were able to survive instead of bursting like balloons.��


    ��Unfortunately, these people are not up to the standards of the Ten Strongest and thus lost their value as research subjects, but they��re also destined to lose their freedom forever because they possess power beyond ordinary people and can no longer live together with normal humans. These people have probably managed to run away from the research institute, but unfortunately ended up being targeted by the Predators.��


    ��So they��re not the Ten Strongest,�� said Sheyan calmly.


    ��Far from it,�� replied Cyborg No. 1 in that hoarse voice of his. ��They can only be regarded as semipleted products at most. It��s more appropriate to call them test subjects. However, these particr test subjects can actually use dimensional power to protect themselves during their transformation, so that the transformation process wouldn��t be interrupted. This shows that their abilities must be quite high even among the surviving test subjects �C which was probably why they could escape from the research institute in the first ce.��


    ��Hadrick knows about our roles �C The Fool from before is obviously a nemesis to my high Defence, and this Madman, we can tell from his name that he��s probably a berserker-type or something simr, which is a rather bad matchup for an assassin-type like Ronnie. So what kind of power does the woman have?��


    ��If my guess is right, she should be a bad matchup for mage-types �C that��s why they��re so confident that they can defeat us. It seems that our understanding of the mystery of the Realms is really just a drop in the ocean!��


    ***


    ��AHAHAHAHAHA!�� It was hard to imagine that Mungo couldugh in such an ecstatic and unreserved manner, but that was what was happening at this moment. The bald man was on the verge of having a nervous breakdown for days now. He was alone right now anyway, so it was understandable for him to throw away his mask and show his unreserved emotion.


    ��My life, no, my position is safe! Even if the old man forsakes me, as long as I can get on the good side of the Big Ben Research Institute, they��ll surely help me keep my position! I��ve made the right decision after all! Major General Fiji? Old man? To hell with all of them!!!��


    The Empire��s Big Ben Research Institute is the highest-level scientific research institute of biological weapons in the Empire. Presently, the institute has helped prolong the life of the Emperor for seventy years! Normally, if a normal person was suffering from the rare congenital gic disease that the Emperor was suffering from, they would have been euthanised as soon as they were diagnosed!


    Not only that, the institute had also raked in a lot of achievements in the field of gic warriors, with millions of biochemical warriors being produced by them every year. Thus, one could imagine the high status it enjoyed in the Empire.


    The reason why the institute was called the Big Ben Research Institute was that the first president of the institute was originally the president of the Royal Society of London on Old Earth. Because he missed his hometown dearly, he had modeled the main building of the institute after London��s Big Ben. After a long time, the name stuck.


    Major General Mungo had collected information about The Madman test subject and The Fool test subject from the cyborgs�� eyes. He had confirmed that these two men had been on the ��Milky Way Wanted List�� issued by the Big Ben Research Institute for five consecutive years. Big Ben Research Institute��s determination to have them dead was evident from this fact!


    Mungo also knew that the Big Ben Research Institute had the power to save any Empire citizen from any kinds of trouble as long as the person was not guilty of such vicious crimes as treason. His actions of disobeying orders and breaking thew was nothing if they decided to help.


    That was because no officials of the Empire would be willing to offend an institute that might save their life one day. More importantly, the head of this institute had the honour of dining with His Majesty every day. This was a privilege even the Queen and the Prince did not enjoy!


    Mungo quickly copied the data transmitted over from Cyborg No. 1 and sent it to the headquarters of the Big Ben Research Institute on Emperor with his dedicated line. Of course, he also left his name, address and contact information. As soon as this was done, Mungo finally rxed and fell asleep on his seat.


    He was like a gambler who had bought ten lottery tickets and sessfully earned back his money after the fifth one. Now, he felt no more pressure and was only waiting to see if he would get anymore surprises.


    ***


    Unlike Mungo, Ronnie was like a small tree that was withering and cowering in a violent storm at the moment!


    The Madman test subject danced wildly in front of him while wielding the double bone axes. One could not see the axes clearly at all. His advance was like a gust of wind blowing through while carrying countless axes in it.


    The pair of bone axes would collide from time to time, creating strong nking noises. Every time they made the noise, the people nearby would feel like their eardrums were pierced with needles, and then chopped off!


    Even when Ronnie managed to parry the axes with his dagger, he would still be wounded from the sharp wind made by the axes. The blood he spilled almost formed a mist in the air around him! The sound of his muscles and bones being severed was terrible.


    The enemy justughed and swallowed the blood which spilled onto his face. Every step he took would cause a terrifying explosion on the ground!


    Ronnie definitely would not just take hits without attacking back. It could be seen that The Madman test subject was also in a terrible state.


    One of his eyeballs had been gouged out. It swung on his face, connected still by several centimeters of red and white veins behind it. Several wounds had also appeared on his chest and abdomen, so terrible that even his intestines had gushed out of his body. A brown liquid was also leaking out of his stomach. However, he seemed totally unaffected, as if these wounds were inflicted on another person��s body and not his!


    The dance of the two sharp axes were as furious and as fierce as ever!


    Suddenly, Ronnie��s entire body shed continuously, and in but a mere instant, created seven copies of himself! They surrounded The Madman from all sides, then hit the centre hard!


    The Madman howled loudly. All seven copies vanished in an instant as a gush of blood streaked through the air. Ronnie was sent flying. If he had not blocked his waist with his dagger in time, he would have been chopped in half by the horrifying bone axe! A pool of blood immediately stained the ground after hended. He rolled back up, gasping as a light shed on his body, denoting the use of an honorary dosage.


    Meanwhile, deep ck holes had been made in the heart, throat and the remaining intact eye of The Madman!!


    Blood oozed out of the fist-sized holes.


    It was a horrible sight!


    At this moment, when it seemed that victory had been decided, The Madman mmed both his axes down on the ground hard!


    Consecutive ripples of blood auras were emitted from his body to form a semi-circr barrier around him.


    Strong killing intent emanated like invisible waves from The Madman who seemed to be on the verge of dying just moments ago. Only two horrible bleeding holes were left in his eye sockets that had lost their eyeballs. He suddenly raised his head and howled. His skin started tearing apart, his wounds started to rapidly scab, and then the skin started to chap.


    A newyer of bronze-coloured skin was visible within the wounds on the originally heavily-injured body. He seemed like a snake molting its skin, being born anew! All the wounds were shifted onto the shed skin! Right now, The Madman felt like a crazed bear!


    ***


    ��As expected of the challenger they sent,�� Sheyan narrowed his eyes and said. ��He seems to have two very powerful abilities. The first one should be simr to a berserk state. Besides increasing his speed dramatically, it also made him immune to any control skills or abnormal conditions.��


    ��The second ability should be to absorb life force with the attacks he dealt to the enemy and store it in his body, then release it when needed to heal himself! A madman indeed! Unfortunately, defective products are just defective products. It seems like both sides will have to start the fight from scratch again, but the time limit for his transformation should be close, right?


    Sheyan��s judgment was correct. Since Ronnie had just suffered from a direct confrontation, he naturally chose a more mobile and evasive fighting method this time, something not unfamiliar to an assassin-type like himself.


    Most importantly, it seemed that The Madman��s berserk ability was still in cooldown, or maybe he had no more stamina left to use it. Therefore, the only way he had to threaten Ronnie was to throw the deformed bone axes that grew on his arms.

 Chapter 1121: The Leader of the Test Subjects

    <h4>Chapter 1121: The Leader of the Test Subjects</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The deformed bone axes were still connected by tendons to The Madman, so they could be quickly retrieved and assembled back into the arms. The first time The Madman threw the bone axes, it was very abrupt, catching Ronnie off guard and dealing him a heavy hit. However, not only did Ronnie manage to dodge the second throw, he also managed to sever the tendon connecting the bone axe to the arm.


    Victory was already decided after that.


    So far, The Fool and The Madman had both lost against the people on Sheyan��s side, but the odd thing was, none of the remaining 20 odd humans showed any signs of panicking. They just looked over with cold gazes.


    When Sheyan saw this, he immediately understood that there must be more than three Ten Strongest test subjects among them. There were probably close to ten of them, but those three should be the strongest among the test subjects.


    In this camp of about sixty people, it was clear that the ruling ss consisted of the Ten Strongest test subjects, while the ss being ruled consisted of people like Hadrick. The reason they sent three people out for the duel was: (1) to see how strong the contestants really were, and (2) to leave a way out for themselves in case they lost.


    If they did not do that, it was hard to say if the contestants would wreck their spaceship in a full scuffle. They would have a really hard time in the days toe if the spaceship was destroyed. That was why they preferred to have 1v1 duels. This way, it would be great if they won, but even if they lost, they would only lose the Pi ores which were useless to them in the short terms and not be harmed in other ways.


    ***


    Sheyan was just about to ask if the next fight was still necessary when the woman in camouge clothes walked out with a stone in her left hand.


    A ck stone.


    The surface of the stone was quite smooth; it was evident that the stone had kept herpany for many years.


    The woman hung her head low and did not look over to this side. In a low voice, as if she was talking to herself, she said, ��You call yourself an assassin with skills like that? What a joke! Who��s next?��


    When Ronnie heard the woman��s words, he immediately bounced up and gave her a venomous re. The womanpletely ignored him.


    Aldaris strode forward, licking his lips and sneering.


    ��Let me try.��


    The woman gave Aldaris a cold nce but did not move. While Aldaris was still confused by her actions, the ground half a meter behind him deformed and sunk, and a firm, powerful footprint appeared. The footprint appeared very suddenly, but Aldaris did not feel any sense of danger from it!


    The next second, the woman with dishevelled hair was already behind him, standing there quietly as if she had always been there. She raised the stone and mmed it down hard on the back of Aldaris�� head like the way one would use a brick in a street fight!


    Aldaris�� vision suddenly turned ck. A burst of sharp pain was instantly transmitted from the back of his head. However, he was a very experienced fighter. He immediately borrowed the force from that strike to rush forward with a roar.


    Without any signs of casting, a lightning bolt struck behind Aldaris. If the woman pursued him, she would be hit by the bolt for sure.


    When the woman who had stood still again was struck by the bolt of lightning, she was split apart �C it was just an illusion! The real her had appeared behind Aldaris again!


    With a dazzling sh of light, a long, slender piece of beast bone which had been deliberately sharpened stabbed into the back of Aldaris!


    The beast bone was hollow, and the poison contained in it was instantly injected into Aldaris�� body. His entire body immediately turned numb, his throat making strangled noises.


    The woman kicked Aldaris in the back of his left knee, toppling him. The beast bone immediately prated deep into his body like a drill. It appeared that not only his flesh, but his bones too were torn in the process. Arge hole was about to be drilled in the centre of his body!


    Witnessing this, not just Sheyan; Dardanian, Pokan, and even Paul, who usually hid his emotions well, also found their faces white as a sheet!


    ��That��Was that a continuous instantaneous short-distance teleportation?!!??? How��s that possible? Why is there a monster like this here?��


    Even Cyborg No. 1��s face had turned grave.


    ��Such��Such a strong teleportation ability. Is she a test subject of The Traveller, the most troublesome among the Ten Strongest?��


    Aldarius was having a hard time. He fought back madly, but his strike was evaded by the woman, and he was hit hard again. Then, the poison in his body acted up and he fell into a long stunned state. He ended up losing the battle!


    By now, the contestants could already tell that only the first three blinks of the woman��s teleportation ability had no cooldown and no consumption, but after the third time, she had to wait for at least 30 seconds to blink a fourth time. More importantly, she did not transform, which meant that she would not enjoy the boost in defence and attack power; her body remained very fragile. But maybe it was because she did not see the need to transform against a mage-type.


    Even so, Dardanian, Pokan and Paul already had cold sweats on their backs at the thought of a ghostly assassin who could teleport behind their backs three times in a row. When they saw how tragic Aldaris was, they could not help questioning whether they could survive those three fierce blows themselves!


    The only one who did not seem to care was Sheyan.


    That��s right. Even without using his diseases, the probability of the woman killing him with three instantaneous teleportations was zero, unless she cooperated with The Fool. As soon as she stopped, ��Verdict�� would let her know real terror!


    The woman threw Aldaris who waspletely paralysed by the poison aside and sneered.


    ��Next.��


    Dardanian, Pokan and Paul acted dumb and looked aside, so Sheyan stood up with a smirk and stepped forward.


    ��Let me try.��


    The woman in camouge obviously knew her own weaknesses well. Looking at Sheyan who was standing there like an immovable mountain, she finally felt threatened. She protested loudly, ��You��ve already fought!��


    ��But I won!�� Sheyan dismissed lightly. ��Since you can fight again after you win, why can��t I?��


    The woman in camouge was immediately at a loss for words.


    But at this moment, from a spot far away in the jungle, came a hoarse and arrogant voice.


    ��You think you��re so strong, don��t you? I��ll teach you what being strong really means!��


    Upon hearing this voice, the native humans on the other side showed two different kinds of expressions. The first was extreme fear, an instinctive fear like the kind shown by a mouse encountering its natural predator, the cat! The other kind of expression was a mix of excitement and joy!


    The former appeared on the faces of the ordinary humans, while thetter naturally appeared on the faces of the test subjects.


    The sound of heavy footsteps transmitted over from the dark jungle, like the sound of an ancient tyrannosaur crashing the ground heavily while it was hunting. Then, a huge dark silhouette emerged. The size of the dark silhouette shocked the contestants to no end, because it was at least five meters tall and three meters wide.


    But soon, they discovered that the huge silhouette wasposed of four individual silhouettes.


    The bottom silhouette turned out to be a somewhat burly human.


    While the other three silhouettes were actually giant beasts carried by the human!


    Giant beast corpses!!


    The contestants were no strangers to these giant beasts; they were the adi that the contestants had fought back in the canyon! Back then, the whole team took a great deal of trouble to kill a ad even with a dual-MT configuration, but this man seemed to have single-handedly hunted three adi and carried them back on his back!


    This also indicated that he had to deal with other beasts that would have surely been attracted by the smell of blood along the way!


    Such strength!!


    Sheyan��s pupils started to shrink gradually, and the blood in his veins started to burn.


    That feeling was called excitement.


    The man came up to Sheyan, threw the three dead adi aside, and stared at him.


    ��You just fought with The Fool, while I just got back from hunting. Both of us aren��t in our peak conditions. We��ll meet here again in three hours to determine the winner!��


    ***


    On the Kitty Hawk base 2.7 million kilometers away.


    Major General Mungo, who had just woken up, witnessed this scene. After a long pause, he immediately took a recording of the man��s face and shouted into themunicator, ��Do a facial recognition analysis of the target and get me his information at once! The most detailed information you can get!��


    Major General Mungo��s roar echoed in the office, but strangely, only a dull beeping sound came from the other side. He was stunned momentarily and immediately pressed another button.


    ��Get me the mechanical department. I want someone to check on themunication systems!��


    But the response he got was still the dull beeping sound. Then, hissing noises came from the steel alloy automatic door near Major General Mungo. A zing white tongue of heat cut a rectangle in the steel alloy automatic door which could withstand the st of a missile!


    Next, several feet rammed hard into the rectangr cutout! The door that symbolised Major General Mungo��s privacy, dignity and authority was ruthlessly kicked down and trampled on!

 Chapter 1122: A Liar….

    <h4>Chapter 1122: A Liar��.</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Major General Mungo��s face turned grave. He already had an idea of what was happening.


    A group of people rushed in led by the Intergctic Military Policemen with their red armbands. Following behind them were the Chief Engineer of the ship, the Captain of the ship, the First Mate, the army Colonel, other high-ranking personnel and Major General Fiji with a strange smile on his face. Thest to enter were two people.


    Two Lieutenant Generals, to be exact.


    One of the Lieutenant Generals was a middle-aged woman with a gloomy face, as if everyone in the world owed her money, or as if she��s a discontented old virgin.


    The other Lieutenant General had a huge smile on his face. He looked more like a businessman than a Lieutenant General.


    What was happening was obvious. Fiji, cold and vicious to the extreme, had immediately betrayed Mungo the moment he decided to give up. This way, he could slightly atone for his wrongdoings and could also trample his ex-superior under his feet!


    ��I might be in a terrible situation, but my ex-superior is having it even worse��.�� That was Fiji��s thought. Such a mentality could at least provide him with somefort.


    ***


    To judge Fiji��s actions, we must first examine the current structure of the human empire.


    In this era, the Empire had dominated most of the Milky Way. The borders of the Empire wererge and far away. With such a vast territory, they had to face an awkward problem simr to the Yuan Dynasty in the Old Earth era.


    After Genghis Khan conquered a vast territory which spanned across Asia and Europe, amunication problem surfaced. It often took the huge Empire several years to pass down an order.


    Such inefficient means ofmunication could easily lead to various emergencies not being dealt with in time. Thus, as soon as Genghis Khan passed away, the Mongol Empire immediately fractured into four separate khanates, namely, the Golden Horde khanate in the northwest, the Chagatai Khanate in Central Asia, the Ilkhanate in the southwest and the Yuan Dynasty in the east, based inter-day Beijing. Although all the other khanates recognised the rule of the Yuan Dynasty, they actually operated as independent regimes.


    In the current era, advances in technology had solved this problem. During the research into telepathy, scientists of the Empire found that a special connection existed between identical twins. Even if the twins were really far apart, if one of them fell sick for example, the other would feel it regardless of the distance between them.


    Based on such principle, the scientists solved the problem of long-distancemunication.


    Despite that, and despite the discovery of dimensional folding technology and various wormholes, it still took a long time for information to cross the vast sea of stars.


    The fact that Major General Fiji could bring so many people here in just a few days showed that he had been nning for this for a long time. He had long nned to shift all the me on Mungo as soon as anything went wrong.


    Otherwise, to deprive Major General Mungo of his position in such a unique mission would involve a lot of tedious andplicated procedures. It would normally take at least a month.


    ��Andean Mungo?�� The old woman with a sharp voice took out a document and proimed rigidly, ��ording to thetest report from the Imperial Constitutional Command, you��re suspected of the crime of dereliction of duty, damaging valuable assets of the Empire, forging intelligence, and provoking interster disputes. You are now relieved of all your positions and responsibilities! You will be put under the supervision of the Military Police and will be tried in military court!��


    Mungo said nothing. He just sneered and let himself be handcuffed by the Military Policemen without putting up any resistance.


    Fiji went up to Mungo. Seeing Mungo��s indifferent expression, an inexplicable rage rose in his heart for some reason, but he could notsh out at Mungo with so many eyes here. So, he kicked Mungo��s heavy mahogany desk instead. The heavy mahogany desk was instantly tilted askew from the kick.


    Because the table was now askew, Fiji could now see the super-thin disy screen on Mungo��s desk. It was showing the real-time feed from Cyborg No. 1��s eye. Fiji smirked when he saw this.


    ��You��re still hoping for a miracle? Such a pity. There��s nothing left for you but despair!��


    Fiji immediately pressed a few buttons on the desk to cancel the signal masking, and ruthlessly ordered, ��Heed my order! Stop the Kitty Hawk��s overload operation immediately and cut off all contact with Uplos!��


    Upon hearing this, Mungo��s eyes turned bloodshot and the veins on his forehead bulged. He shouted furiously, ��You can��t do that! If you stop the overload operation, the Kitty Hawk faces the danger of losing its thrustpletely!��


    The reason Mungo had no fear was due to the Big Ben Research Institute. The process of dealing with the crimes of an Imperial Major General �C from bing a suspect to finding proofs to conducting a trial to reaching a verdict �C would take years, unless it was in times of war and the used crime was treason or rebellion. That was to say, the Big Ben Research Institute had plenty of time to get him out.


    But Mungo was an ambitious man! Right now, he had only recouped what he had lost. To gain more, he must count on arge amount of subsequent information being sent from Uplos!


    But Fiji would now cut off and stop the overload operation of the Kitty Hawk. If he did so, the overloaded reactors were likely to be useless immediately; it would be impossible for the ship to enter the overloaded state again! That would kill off Mungo��s npletely.


    Seeing the anxious look on Mungo��s face, Fiji finally felt better. Heughed wildly and said, ��You��re still trying to turn the tables? What a fool! You think you still have the final say on this ship? Pass down my order! Stop the overload operation of the Kitty Hawk at once!��


    A quick response came from the other end of themunicator.


    ��Reducing energy output��.��


    ��Calcting energy consumption��.��


    ��Stopping fuel supply��.��


    ��Stopping the overload operation now will likely lead to aplete paralysis of the power system. It is rmended that this operation be carried out after returning to Alps Base 7.��


    ��We already have three towships on standby! Don��t worry about the Kitty Hawk losing power. Execute the order!!�� instructed Fiji coldly.


    ��The order has been executed. Please confirm with the highest level of authority immediately.��


    The so-called confirmation with the highest level of authority required Mungo to cooperate by surrendering the base��s key of highest authority. Despite his frantic struggle, a Military Policeman still managed to find the key on his body��. In the end, the key was handed over to the old female Lieutenant General behind Fiji.


    ��No! NOOOOOOO!!!!��


    Mongo started screaming furiously once more.


    Fiji came over and stepped on the face of Mungo, who was currently held down by the Military Policemen. He repeatedly wiped the bottom of his shoes on Mungo��s face like he was wiping away mud and said through gritted teeth, ��Having a fool like you for a partner is a real catastrophe. You ruined everything! If it wasn��t for you, would things have ended up like this?��


    Watching the old woman mercilessly insert the key of highest authority into the slot on themand podium and twist it, Mungo closed his eyes in despair and said no more. He found that he truly had no way ofmunicating with a mad dog like Fiji.


    In the mind of this arrogant child from an influential family, all achievement belonged to him, and all faults belonged to others. Mungo sighed and closed his eyes painfully. There were only three words in his mind:


    Everything is over!!!


    But just then, the 3D holographic projector next to them started to glow, and the lights on the ground started to light up like the guiding lights on airport runways.


    Although Mungo cut a sorry figure right now with his face covered in blood due to the beating he had taken, he was also the first person to notice the anomaly as his face was the closest to the ground. His eyes suddenly shined with a feverish hope!


    A vivid 3D projection of a human was soon formed from theplex intersection of numerous rays of light. The projection had reached the high-def resolution of at least one hundred thousand dpi. The person in the projection looked rather young. A white coat was casually draped over his body, and one side of the cor of the button-up shirt inside the coat was flipped inside out. His hair seemed like it had not been washed for quite a while; it was so greasy that it appeared to stick together.


    There were a lot of stains on his white coat and also a few burns made by cigarettes. The worst was the hem, where arge piece had been torn off, exposing the cartoonish shorts on the person��s lower body and his hairy legs!!


    To be honest, the alternative look this guy was sporting would not look out of ce on a homeless man wandering around the garbage cans in the middle of the night.


    But! He was actually able to use a long-distance 3Dmunication method across a distance of numerous light-years! That itself indicated a lot of things.


    To use such a highly-advanced technology with strategic significance, a Lieutenant General must schedule a week ahead, and even a General could not do as he wished! Take the old man from before for example. Although he would no doubt like to personally monitor the situation here every day, he could only use the technology every 48 hours or so.


    The unkempt man clicked on a lighter and lit himself a cigarette. He seemed to be mildly surprised at what was happening in front of him, but that surprise faded almost immediately.


    He asked in an indifferent tone, ��Who��s Andean Mungo?��


    ��I am!�� eximed Mungo, who was being held down firmly to the ground.


    The unkempt man spared him a nce and said, ��We��ve received the information you sent us. It��s very realistic, and you seem to possess some of our internal knowledge. I��ve been authorised to contact you to acquire the technology you used to produce those recordings, as it may prove useful for our research.��


    ��Also, I believe a Major General doesn��t have the level of clearance to know so much about the Ten Strongest Project. You better tell me your source of information at once. If you dy my afternoon tea, the consequences will be very severe.��

 Chapter 1123: The Power of the Parasite?

    <h4>Chapter 1123: The Power of the Parasite?</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Mungo turned to stone��.


    The saviour he was waiting for took him for a liar �C a brilliant liar, but still a liar!


    Nevertheless, Mungo��s devastated heart still carried a great amount of hope. He burst into a wild scream while still being pressed to the ground.


    ��Listen to me, sir! The overload operation of the base is being terminated as we speak and willplete in a minute at most. I don��t have time to exin everything to you right now, but you just need to understand that once the overload operation is stopped, it cannot be re-initiated again, and you��ll never get the thing that you want, ever! Make the old hag pull out the key right away! I��m already in such a terrible situation, I have no need to deceive you!��


    The unkempt man was stunned. Fiji and the two Lieutenant Generals looked towards him at the same time. The man contemted for a moment and said, ��Mr. Mungo has convinced me. Lieutenant General, please do as he says and pull out the key.��


    ��Who do you think you are? You dirty, disgusting fool, how dare you talk to me like that? Shut your dirty mouth,�� the old maid immediately retorted with disdain in a shrill voice.


    Mungo was trembling down to his core. He could not help shouting again, ��Thirty seconds left, sir!��


    The dirty man��s expression changed for a moment, but he suddenly smiled.


    ��Well, I seem to have ten contribution points left for this month����


    After he said this, a shocking thing happened. The Kitty Hawk base, which waspletely under the control of Fiji and his group by now, went out of control!


    The next second, six metal jet sprays suddenly popped out from the ceiling of Mungo��s office, three of which simultaneously narrowed their focus and took aim! Then, they shot out a hot metallic storm!


    These weapons were usually used for short-range burst fire in interster port warfares, like shotguns. They had an astonishing capability in killing any kind of living creatures, but would not cause too much damage to the ship. A human that was hit by them would be like a fruit in a giant blender!


    It was a bloody, suffocating, and terrifying sight to behold!


    The old woman and the two Military Policemen who were holding Mungo down lost their upper bodies in an instant before they could even make a noise, leaving only their legs standing in ce. Their upper bodies had beenpletely torn apart by the metallic shrapnel storm. Bones, flesh, brain matters, ligaments, and uniform pieces formed a bloody blend which sprayed more than ten meters behind them!


    The unkempt man kept smiling as he slowly said, ��Ten contribution points are more than enough to pay the fine for killing a Lieutenant General�� By the way, what are you waiting for, Major General Mungo? If I don��t get any useful information, I don��t mind paying a few more points to kill a Major General too.��


    Mungo screamed and rushed to his desk. The others were frozen stiff and made no attempt to stop him, not because of the threat from the metal jet sprays, but because they still found it hard to believe��.


    Lieutenant General Josephine Benny, special envoy of the Imperial Constitutional Command and one of the main elders of the Fiji family, had died just like that???


    Lieutenant General Josephine Benny��s leather booted legs sumbed to gravity and fell to the ground with a crash. More blood flowed across the polished floor.


    Mungo did not experience the thrills stopping the termination at thest second as wasmonly seen in action movies. There were still twelve seconds left on the countdown when he pulled out the key of highest authority. He then screamed into the loudspeaker, ��Abort the previous orders! Continue overloading the Kitty Hawk��s reactors!��


    ��I repeat, abort the previous orders and continue overloading the Kitty Hawk��s reactors!��


    ��Those who dare to disobey the order will be executed immediately without trial!��


    At this point, the furious special-grade captain of the spaceship, Captain Ruth, could not take it anymore. He took a step forward and shouted at the unkempt man, ��What right do you have to kill a Lieutenant General of the Empire??!��


    The unkempt man��s 3D projection looked at the captain and blew a smoke ring disdainfully, as if he was looking at an ant. He then threw his cigarette butt, which was also vividly reproduced by the 3D holographic device.


    The holographic cigarette butt went through Ruth, then bounced a few times as it hit the wall and floor on the other side of themunicator. When it finallynded in front of everyone, they could finally see the brand on the butt �C a clear ck cross!


    This brand,bined with the unkempt man��s ability to seize the top authority on the Kitty Hawk base as soon as he appeared, meant that anyone with a bit ofmon sense would be able to roughly guess his identity!


    Because only royalty could enjoy the use of the exclusive luxury goods with the ck cross brand!


    Mungo was dumbstruck. A member of royalty who was also a researcher in the Big Ben Research Institute, what a luxuriousbination! He realised with a jolt that, if he did not grab this chance to build a connection with this man, he deserved to be punished by the heavens!


    The unkempt man had started getting impatient by now.


    ��Mungo, the overloading termination process has stopped. Where are the things that I want? My afternoon tea starts in five minutes.��


    Mungo immediately pressed a few buttons on his desk, then disyed the signal transmitted from Cyborg No. 1��s eye in a high-definition projection on the opposite wall.


    ��Your Highness��.This is my source. You can find everything you want in here.��


    ��Wow, you bastard, you actually hired a grandmaster-level director for your trick, and you even went to others for filming. The rity, the special effects, and the background arrangements are all first-ss. This is actually quite interesting.��


    Mungo had already made a search with the following keywords: royal family member, Big Ben Researcher, careless, smoking, cold attitude and so on. These keywords pointed to a person named Pombaru.


    He was estimated to have a 17.44% probability of inheriting the throne. This may seem quite low, but considering that the current Emperor had 184 children in total, it was actually a pretty decent chance.


    ***


    At the same time, on the distant Uplos, Sheyan was already standing in the open space. More than ten meters in front of him was the mysterious man who could single-handedly kill three adi!


    The guy was wearing on his head an impressive animal skull that had a primitive and barbaric majesty. His body appeared unnaturally tall and his muscles were very well-defined. He cut an impressive figure even in front of Sheyan.


    The man cracked his knuckles in anticipation. Sheyan did not dare get careless. He had already released his disease aura, but the guy seemed to have a very high resistance to diseases. The A-virus would require a long time to breach his immune system and take effect.


    ��Come on,�� Sheyan stared at the man and said in a faint voice. The next instant, he felt as if he was being suffocated by the force from a wild beast! The skull-wearing enemy charged at Sheyan with a roar. He then raised his arms high and mmed his fists down on Sheyan heavily.


    Sheyan raised his hands to block without showing any fear!


    A loud bang reverberated through the camp. The whole world seemed to shake. The ground at Sheyan��s feet cracked and splintered, spraying rocks and sands everywhere. The two men collided with each other like two strong bulls enraged by red cloths!


    They both bounced back from the tremendous impact, retreating a few steps each. Vortexes formed in the air around them. They both instantly charged forward again!


    After the next collision, the surrounding air whirled like a winter storm. Sheyan��s clothes and the animal skin draped around the skull man��s body could not resist the strong force and simultaneously burst into pieces!


    Sheyan instantly noticed something.


    In the middle of the skull man��s chest, there was a dish-sized protuberance. It protruded about two to three centimeters above the surface of his body and was covered in purplish-ck blood vessels and red veins. Four prominent blood vessels extended outwards and burrowed deep into his body.


    The colour of the flesh on this protuberance was obviously different from the colour of the surrounding flesh. It could even be called a tumour.


    While Sheyan had his attention on this protuberance, he was kicked on his abdomen, but Sheyan also managed tond a punch on the opponent��s face. Sheyan also noticed that after the enemy was hit by his fist, besides bleeding from the mouth, a faint glow had also appeared on the tumour on the enemy��s chest, and the tumour started beating at a slightly higher frequency.


    ��Is this parasite on his body the source of his strength?�� An idea shed through Sheyan��s mind. He immediately pounced forward andunched both fists at the tumour.


    Unexpectedly, the skull man actually raised his hands and allowed Sheyan��s double punches tond on his chest! Sheyan��s punches were thrown at full strength, but when the strikesnded on the tumour, it felt like the toughest muscles, trembling fiercely, and seemed to spread all the impact to the surroundings.

 Chapter 1124: The Explanation

    <h4>Chapter 1124: The Exnation</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The skull man��s entire body seemed to burn with ayer of light, as if Sheyan��s attacks only served to charge him up and provide him with more power. His eyes were covered in fine, dense blood vessels, and when he roared, his voice swept across the surrounding forest.


    His two giant hands gripped Sheyan��s shoulders like iron forceps and pulled Sheyan up onto his shoulders, then he proceeded to give Sheyan a shoulder throw. The air around him seemed to split in fear. Sheyan mmed heavily into a rock nearby!


    More than ten square meters of ground cracked under this smash!


    Arge amount of stony pieces went flying. Some of them hit an ordinary human nearby. The human instantly screamed and covered his face as blood came gushing out. It was truly a miserable spectacle!


    That was not all. The skull man had not released Sheyan��s hand yet. He once again gathered strength. The ground beneath his feet burst because the force was too strong. He then hurled Sheyan into the sky.


    This throw was made with some skills. Sheyan was actually spinning like a gyro at high speed, upside down with his feet on top. His body waspletely paralysed.


    Under such conditions, even someone as strong as Sheyan found himselfpletely losing control! Someone with a poorer physique would have started to vomit non-stop under such a high speed rotation. The damage done uponnding must be devastating, and may also cause severe injuries to the spine and the head!


    ***


    This scene was captured by the eye of Cyborg No. 1 and vividly transmitted to the Kitty Hawk base 2.7 million kilometers away!!


    By now, His Highness Pombaru hadpletely withdrawn his earlier cynical expression. He was now staring wide-eyed at the man on the screen who was wearing a skull helmet!


    He was intensely focused, like he was afraid he might miss half a pore on that guy��s face! His previous nonchnt demeanor hadpletely evaporated. As for the afternoon tea, it had long been abandoned at the back of his mind.


    When His Highness Pombaru saw the weird extra organ on the skull man��s chest, he immediately shouted, ��Stop!��


    As soon as the word left his mouth, Mungo had instantly pressed the pause button, then waited respectfully at the side with his head bowed.


    Even a fool could see by now that Mungo was not a video forger at all; the info he sent was actuallypletely true!


    His Highness Pombaru took a deep breath and uttered softly, ��Everyone but Mungo will leave this ce right away!��


    Fiji��s face sank. He could not help speaking out, ��Your Highness, I��m actually involved in this n as well. I personally brought the man named Ronnie in the video into the team��.NO!��


    Fiji, who tried to take credit, saw the dark muzzle of the weapons on the ceiling moving quickly towards him. He immediately turned around and ran away in fright!


    Pombaru stared at Mungo and said slowly, ��You��ve touched upon the core secrets of the Ten Strongest Project. I barely have enough authority to deal with this matter, but I still need to consult with my superiors in the institute. I will now send you some information so that you��ll have a better understanding of this matter.��


    At this time, there were some fluctuations in Pombaru��s hologram.


    ��I must report your findings to my mentor immediately! Big Ben Research Institute will work out a solution as soon as possible. You��ve done very well so far, so don��t worry. I��ll transfer the top authority of the Kitty Hawk base back to you. One more thing, if your orders meet with any resistance, tell them toe talk to me through encrypted channel A8!��


    Pombaru quickly transferred a series of information over. First appeared a series of images of the skull man, from his childhood to his teenage years to his adulthood��.


    In thest photo, the skull man wasughing happily with a group of ssmates at his high school graduation ceremony.


    This was thest picture in which he looked like a normal person.


    At that time, he still had a verymon name �C Tom.


    His blood showed a special reaction during a physical examination in his final year of high school. In the end, after rounds and rounds of screening, he was selected by the Big Ben Research Institute. He had met the requirements to be a test subject for one of the Ten Strongest, The Barbarian��.


    Therefore, in an arranged car ident, Tom was killed and was then secretly ferried to the institute.


    The next photographs depicted the processes in which he was transformed and modted.


    Back then, every passing day meant pain, disinfection and unconsciousness for Tom.


    His body became less and less like a human. His name became Test Subject Type E No. 7.


    One monthter, of the 108 test subjects captured, only 11 survived. The mortality rate was an astonishing 90%. Three monthster, the only person who survived was Test Subject Type E No. 7.


    A yearter, the Big Ben Research Institute realised that Test Subject Type E No. 7 was likely the most suitable candidate in terms of gics that they had found for The Barbarian to date.


    However, a high suitability for gic modtion would only ensure a higher tolerance; it did not ensure the best fit!


    Test Subject Type E No. 7 could endure the horrible modtion process, but he could not gain much power from it. He was far from meeting the expectations of the Big Ben Research Institute.


    Therefore, after some discussion, the researchers then tried tobine the cells of Test Subject Type E No. 7 with another type of cells.


    The origin of these cells was not simple at all.


    In the past, when the Realms split and some parts of them had disintegrated, mankind took advantage of this to not only obtain the modtion method of the Ten Strongest from the disintegrated parts of one of the Realms, but also a part of the database that the Realms had collected on sessful cases of the Ten Strongest!


    The cells imnted into Test Subject Type E No. 7 were taken from someone whom the Nightmare Realms considered to be a rather sessful Ten Strongest, after multiple cloning and reproduction processes.


    Test Subject Type E No. 7 was obviously very ipatible with the imnted cells, but his ��resilient�� physique saved his life. Finally, apromise was reached between the two sides. The cells of the Ten Strongest formed a parasitic organ on the chest of Test Subject Type E No. 7, and survived by absorbing nutrients from his body.


    On the other hand, Test Subject Type E No. 7 could gain strength from this strange organ. He could even disy some of the Ten Strongest��s fighting skills through the instinct left behind on the organ formed from the cells of one of the Ten Strongest!


    Even the researchers of Big Ben did not expect this.


    It was due to this that Test Subject Type E No. 7 managed to seize the opportunity to break open his cage with his newfound unexpected strength. A storm of blood ensued. Finally, despite the pursuit of guards who were armed to the teeth, he mysteriously vanished��.


    Pombaru seemed to know that a General of the Empire was paying close attention to this mission. Therefore, he also left Mungo a decree just in case. The electronic decree looked simple and had only one sentence written on it:


    ��The holder of this decree is performing a task for the benefit of the Empire. He must not be unduly interfered with.


    �C Gonzasha Lodo Mukabat Jane Grim Batol��


    The most important part of this electronic decree was the signature at the end.


    No one would dare to fake this unless their whole family and their rtives were all masochists and were tired of living!


    That was the signature of the current Emperor.


    Incidentally, if the political analysts knew that Pombaru could pull this decree out at will, the estimation of Mr. Pombaru��s chances of ascending the throne would rise by a further 3.1%.


    ***


    Mungo, who knew the truth now, easily came to a conclusion on what had happened back then.


    The disappearance of Mr. Tom, aka Test Subject Type E No. 7, was probably because his impressive fighting prowess had piqued the interest of the Predators. They must have felt that this man would make very exciting and fun prey to hunt, so he was then captured and brought to Uplos.


    There was no doubt that Tom aka Test Subject Type E No. 7 was the most sessful test subject of the Big Ben Research Institute to date, so even Pombaru, a member of royalty with infinite potential, could not easilye to a decision about him and must report to the top brass.


    The status of Mungo, who discovered him, naturally rose too.


    The reason why the Empire could be maintained and inherited for so many years was that sessive Emperors have upheld the principle of ��dishing out rewards and punishment appropriately��. Of course, absolute justice could not be achieved, but even 80% of absolute justice was good enough.


    Mungo certainly had his ownplexwork of connections, which was certainly not as strong as Fiji��s, but at least it was strong enough to ensure that his contribution would not go into the 20% of unjust cases.


    As Mungo sat on the seat which he had lost and regained, he rubbed his finger across a wound on his face, then licked the blood from the wound little by little, his eyes iparably ruthless.


    He was not a forgiving man.


    He was just not in the mood for violent acts before.


    Now, he not only had the mood, he also had the excuse. More importantly, he had enough power!


    In front of the imperial decree which carried the Emperor��s signature, even the old man had to bow down his head, say nothing of the Lieutenant General who was here for Fiji!


    Mungo would bring a storm to the Kitty Hawk very soon!


    When Mungo turned on the monitor again with relish, his pupils contracted sharply, because he never thought that after less than 40 minutes, the current situation had��had turned into a scene from hell!!

 Chapter 1125: Early Arrival!

    <h4>Chapter 1125: Early Arrival!</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The scene being disyed on the screen in front of Mungo was shaking violently, evidently because Cyborg No. 1, who was feeding the video, was running.


    Suddenly, a huge force of forward thrust was transmitted from behind him. Cyborg No. 1 rolled forward and then crawled on the ground on all fours. He turned his head around and saw a violent explosion about five meters behind him. After the explosion, a pit up to a meter deep appeared on the ground. Smoke was still rising from the pit, and arge amount of soil rained down from the sky and hit the cyborg in the face.


    The one who gave Cyborg No. 1 a push was none other than Sheyan.


    The cyborg had now be the most important person to Sheyan just for the offline database in his head alone. The data of the organisms in this ce, collected by the semi-dead spaceship over several years, was nothing less than priceless for the contestants!


    Suddenly, there was another sh of light. A half-naked man in the style of Rambo who was firing a gun just a moment ago was hit by a high-energy sma ball. His body immediately split into seven or eight pieces, blood sttering all over.


    A cyborg tried to escape, but he was caught up in a that had suddenly appeared from nowhere. He struggled frantically, but only managed to get himself more entangled in the. The suddenly tightened and shrunk!


    The cyborg was instantly cut into walnut-sized pieces by the sharp mesh which made up the. Milky-white nutrient solution stained the ground.


    On the trees and the open ground nearby, there were about 5 or 6 bloody corpses! They were the humans who were standing watch at the outer periphery of the camp. Their skins werepletely peeled off!


    The situation was in total chaos. Attacks seemed to being from all over the ce. There were invisible enemies everywhere in the jungle!


    Sheyan closed his eyes and took a deep breath. He suddenly threw a curse-mix at an open space to his right. The curse-mix, after traveling more than ten meters through the air, bizarrely shattered half a meter above the ground!


    An invisible shockwave immediately spread. The light green liquid from the curse-mix bizarrely adhered to the air, dripping down and producing some strange sparks. Then, the outline of a figure emerged from the empty air. His tentacles rose like snakes.


    A Predator!!!


    Stealth devices were standard equipment for these powerful creatures, but the biggest enemy of these devices was water. Sheyan could easily cause a temporary short-circuit in them.


    Although Sheyan had long guessed the answer, his heart still skipped a beat when he saw a Predator for the first time. However, he reacted very quickly; he charged forward with his body bent low.


    At the same time, the gigantic Ramtas simply bent down and shot out three sharp, long spikes. They urately hit the Predator��s back, but were bounced away by his armour with a dull nk.


    The spikes were ineffective, but Sheyan managed to reach the Predator before the Predator recovered from his stunned state. Sheyan gave the Predator a punch to the chin. There was a clear illusionary image of a huge fist on Sheyan��s hand, and it sent the Predator flying upwards. Fluorescent emerald blood gushed everywhere, a pretty sight in the dark night.


    ��Uppercut��!


    At that moment, Ronnie emerged from the darkness like a ghost, calmly cing a ��Mark of Death�� on the Predator. While the Predator was falling to the ground, Ronnie crossed his daggers and shed across him!


    The spots of emerald in the darkness, which were initially as sparse as dots of stars, suddenly thickened, like a spray of paint on a canvas. A few spotsnded on Ronnie even though he had immediately retreated.


    The Predator uttered a howl of agony, sounding both human-like and beast-like! Even as Ronnie retreated, he wedged a dagger into the enemy��s body and dragged it as he pulled away, cutting open another terrible wound.


    The injured Predator regained his mobility uponnding.


    Not far away, another Predator emerged and ran at high speed in Sheyan��s direction. He threw something like a flying disc at Sheyan. While the disc drew an arc in the air, five sharp des suddenly popped out from the edge!


    Sparks flew everywhere it passed through. It cut through anything, be they trees or rocks!


    This was another standard weapon for the Predators: the shuriken.


    This weapon could easily cut an ordinary enemy into two halves. It made the well-trained Predators extremely powerful. In the appropriate visual mode, the shuriken would automatically lock on to the nearest target, otherwise it would just fly in a straight line. The Predators could recall a flying or stationary shuriken from its current position, but it would consume some energy. The Predators could also hold a shuriken to be used as a melee weapon.


    Sheyan coldly stretched out his left hand without even turning back to look and urately intercepted the shuriken!


    The eerie sound of a de cutting through muscles and bones ensued. Sheyan firmly held onto the shuriken, but half his palm was cut open, and blood came sttering out.


    At the same time, he had to face the counter attack of the ferocious and dangerous Predator who had been seriously injured. The Predator clenched his fist, and sharp wrist des like Wolverine��s ws immediately shot out. He swung the ws down violently onto Sheyan��s head!


    Sheyan��s eyes narrowed. He was about to use the dark green glove on his right hand to block the ws when suddenly, from the trees next to them, a thick rattanshed out like a whip to wrap itself around the wrist of the Predator!


    The strength of nts naturally could notpete with the amazing strength of a Predator, but an inferior force could still deflect a superior force through clever maneuvers. Before it was broken, the rattan pulled the Predator��s wrist to the side and cleverly maneuvered the Predator��s attack away from Sheyan. It was Dardanian who hade to help.


    Sheyan seized the opportunity and took a big step forward, ramming his whole body into the Predator.


    He mmed his head fiercely onto the Predator��s mask. The mask immediately broke and fell off, revealing the trapezoidal mouthpiece of the Predator and his sharp fangs.


    While the Predator was still dizzy, Sheyan took the chance tounch a knee at the Predator��s crotch. However, not much damage was done. Obviously, the physiological structure of the Predators differ from that of humans.


    But the injured Predator did not seize the opportunity to fight back. He howled again and tried to turn around with all his might because Ronnie had taken advantage of the situation to sneak in like a wolf once more and tore off a piece of the enemy��s flesh before immediately retreating again. He hid in the darkness in wait for the next chance!


    Ramtas shot his spikes again in the distance, this time into the wounds made by Ronnie. The Predator struggled wildly in severe pain and unexpectedly burst out with great strength, kicking Sheyan away.


    Sheyan was wondering why the Predator who threw the shuriken previously had note to help yet. He then realised that it was because the Predator was currently entangled with an Ent. Yes, indeed, he was entangled. This particr Ent looked like a vine handicraft artwork magnified many times. Its whole body was made up of tough, strong vines. Once entangled by it, it was like being bound from head to toe! With every vine that the Predator managed to sever, two more would fly out from the jungle to add to the collection on his body.


    This was obviously also the work of Dardanian. Sheyan had something on him, so of course he would try his best to disy his worth in battle. By now, Sheyan had gradually realised that these Predators were not very strong, and they numbered less than 10. That was why they did their best to create chaos before the fight started.


    This discovery left Sheyan in contemtion.


    ***


    What Sheyan could see, Mungo could as well. This was not to say that Mungo was better than Sheyan in this aspect, but because Mungo was on the outside looking in, so he could get a better grasp of the situation. He was also looking at the scene from the perspective of Cyborg No. 1, a marginal figure of no importance, so of course he had a better view of the battlefield too.


    Seeing the situation gradually stabilising, Mungo was eager to find out what had happened, so he yed back the feed on another monitor.


    He rewinded to the part where Sheyan was flung away by skull man Tom��s fierce throwing skill. It was the first time Sheyan had encountered such a crazy attack, and he did take a heavy blow. He had only just pathetically climbed back up from the ground when Tom had charged towards him again. Tom grabbed Sheyan and hurled him to a rock nearby.


    Sheyan tried hard to get out of this situation, but the opponent kept using his throwing technique as soon as he got close,pletely restraining Sheyan.


    The only constion Sheyan had was that the super high HP he had painstakingly built up yed a huge role in this fight. At least, it should be able to let him hold out until the outbreak of the disease in this ferocious fellow. When that timees, the situation would be reversed in a most dramatic fashion, thought Sheyan with a cold glint shing in his eyes.


    However, the Predators robbed Sheyan of the chance to turn the tables. Tom��s powerful performance had attracted the attention of the Predators; they did not hesitate to list him as the most threatening target. When they were ready, they used the weapon with the greatest power among the standard equipments they carried �C the shoulder cannon �C and concentrated fire on Tom. As for Sheyan who was beaten so badly he could not even fight back, he was ssified as garbage and not worth their attention.

 Chapter 1126: Dissecting A Predator

    <h4>Chapter 1126: Dissecting A Predator</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The Predator was a race born to fight. They had a lot of experience and talent be it in solo fights or group fights.


    After repeated hindrances from the humans, the Arbitrator had realised that the situation on Uplos was probably about to go out of his control, so he did not hesitate to issue the order to deploy three smaller sub-ships to elerate ahead to Uplos in advance.


    Thanks to their size, these three sub-ships could shuttle through smaller and more unstable wormholes that acted like shortcuts. Of course, this also meant taking a huge risk.


    It was for this reason that the Predators on the sub-ships were not very important Predators. Each sub-ship carried fifteen people, twelve of which werebat personnel and scouts, while three were researchers. The role of the researchers was to activate the defensive line of the Uplos asteroid belts, so as to prevent the humans from forcibly invading with arge fleet of spaceships.


    Two of the three sub-ships met with idents while travelling through the unstable wormholes, and only one arrived on Uplos ahead of schedule.


    As the first batch to arrive on Uplos, their main job was to investigate and stabilise the current situation. After they discovered that the humans had no intention of invading en masse withrge-scale fleets, their biggest worry was put to rest.


    Aftermunicating this information with the main ship, the arrogance of the Predators caused this advanced batch to attack on their own initiative. They intended to clean up the ��parasites�� on the. Although this advanced batch consisted of only the most basic soldiers among the Predators, they still thought that it should not be a problem for them to solve theplications caused by the humans if they acted together.


    And that was how this assault happened.


    The Predators obviously regarded all humans as enemies, so in the battle n of the Predators, this was a fight where they had a disadvantage in numbers. Therefore, there were two key elements to this battle:


    First, they would eliminate the leader first to lower the morale of the enemies.


    Second, they needed to create mass chaos! Just as cavalries in the cold weapon era broke up and copsed army formations, once the situation turned chaotic, the enemy would not be able to organise an effective resistance, and the overall situation would be decided.


    The Predators executed the battle strategy faithfully. They first focused fire and ambushed the strongest person on the battlefield, then threw the corpses of the sentries whom they had killed and skinned in order to create chaos. They left half of their numbers behind to disperse the crowded spots with shoulder cannons from a distance, while the other half rushed into the battlefield in invisible states, killing the humans with melee weapons and creating more panic��.


    Strictly speaking, the n was perfect and had no loopholes. However, the raid by the Predators only managed to cause a great deal of panic to the native humans.


    The biggest variable was the group of contestants.


    When Sheyan was fighting with Tom the skull man, the rest of the contestants were also on full alert because the strength of the Ten Strongest test subjects had gained their recognition and they had to be prepared in case the test subjects attacked them by surprise!


    These experienced veterans had all seen this kind of situation before where the enemies ambushed them when they were about to win. Therefore, although no one knew beforehand that the Predators would assault them, the contestants were all prepared �C they were just wrong on the identity of the assants. Under such circumstances, it was within reason that the advantage would shift bit by bit in the human��s favour over time.


    Five minutes and seventeen seconds after the battle began, Sheyan and Ronnie joined hands to kill the first Predator. Before he died, he tried his best to activate another standard Predator device: a mini hydrogen nuclear bomb mounted on his right hand, which ended up being chopped off by Ronnie.


    On the seventh minute and eleventh second, the second Predator fell in the hands of Paul and Pokan. Before his death, the Predator self-detonated sessfully. The area shone with a terrible light and a mushroom cloud rose fifty meters around the spot. The Traveler test subject happened to be within range of the explosion and unfortunately died.


    On the ninth minute and eighth second, Dardanian caught a Predator alive by using his Vine Ent with the help of everyone else.


    In the end, the native humans suffered heavy casualties, while on the side of the contestants, Paul lost an arm. Fortunately, the contestants were only wounded and none had died. The first assault of the Predators ended inplete failure.


    These powerful creatures had no intention at all to fight to the death. When they realised that they were going to lose, they quickly retreated by dispersing into the jungle even though they had lost fourpanions. Their invisibility device yed an important role during their retreat as it made them very difficult to trace. It was amazing that they were just the basic soldiers among the Predators, yet they had the discipline to retreat immediately when things did not go ording to n.


    When the battle was over, Sheyan took a deep breath, but he still felt a strong sense of crisis. If autumn had arrived, would winter be far behind? If the vanguard had arrived, would the main army be far behind?


    ***


    Like a boiling pot of porridge, the human camp gradually calmed down.


    Sheyan and the other contestants did not leave, but prolonged their stay temporarily. They needed to analyse the previous battle and summarise some basic information about the Predators and theirbat capabilities.


    On a t piece of rock at the side was a Predator corpse which had been dissected by Cyborg No. 1.


    The campfire next to the corpse illuminated it brightly, showing every detail. The Predator��s blood flowed down from the rock, dyeing the ground underneath a tragic emerald.


    Cyborg No. 1, holding a branch, began to point out the anatomy of the Predator.


    The Predator was a humanoid creature with 50% simrity to humans, 30% simrity to insects, and 20% simrity to wild beasts. Their beige skin was four times thicker than human skin and three times stronger. Their body surface was covered in a tough mesh, which could be used to hang a variety of external equipment.


    The average height of a Predator was about two meters. Their heads were 1.5 times bigger than the head of a human being and their brain capacity was veryrge. Their skulls were much tougher than the skull of a human, but the head was still one of the Predator��s weak spots.


    The inside of a Predator��s abdominal cavity was totally different from a human��s. The lymphatic and blood systems of the Predators were integrated into one, and they had no heart, intestine or other such human organs. There were usually five fist-sized nds in their abdominal cavities, which could be divided into three categories ording to their functions:


    1. The digestive nds.


    2. The gonad.


    3. The immunity nd.


    Among these three types of nds, only serious damage to the immunity nd right below the chest could possibly result in death. Therefore, when attacking a Predator, it was not rmended to invest too much effort in the abdominal area.


    The bones of the Predators were about 4.7 times stronger than human bones. Their muscle density was also 6.4 times higher than that of a human��s. This meant more energy was required to take them on in direct confrontation.


    When attacking a Predator, it was strongly rmended to target their ankles. Their ankles were not well protected and were the most vulnerable parts of their entire body. If the attack was sessful, their mobility would be reduced by about 60%.


    ***


    After exining these things, Cyborg No. 1 extended his hand to a stone next to him. There were a lot of strange, beautiful things on the stone.


    They were the standard equipment of the group of Predators which attacked them earlier. The equipment could be divided into two categories ording to their functions:bat and support equipment.


    The support equipment included:


    Mask: The mask worn on the face of a Predator provided a variety of spectral scanning functions, as well as functions such as x-ray, magnification, and so on. The right eye had an infrared automatic aiming device. The mask could also record and trante thenguages of other species. It was an important equipment for the Predators to track their prey and understand their opponents. The mask connected to a Predator��s trachea, so the trachea needed to be pulled out when the mask was removed. The Predators obtained the gas needed for survival through the mask. The mask was also a symbol of status for the Predators �C different masks represented different statuses, soldier types and honours.


    Micrputer: Equipped on the left arm of a Predator, the micrputer had a veryplex structure. It could control most of the thermal weapons and high-tech equipment on the Predator��s body, such as the spectral scanning system, stealth system, etc. It could also be used for biological analysis. It came with aser projector to help the Predator analyse relevant information. It was also a mini-bomb.


    Thebat equipment included:


    Wrist des


    High-Energy sma Shoulder Cannon: The shoulder cannon had the same power as the main cannon on a tank.


    Net Gun: The razor-sharp could restrict a prey��s mobility and could also kill weaker enemies.


    Shuriken: This was a very sharp long-range cold weapon. It was sometimes ejected from the mechanism on the arm, and sometimes thrown with the hand.


    ***


    The humans quietly took in the exnation of Cyborg No. 1 andmitted it to memory. All this knowledge could possibly be life-savers at critical times.


    Cyborg No. 1 went on to say, ��ording to the analysis of my offline database, these Predators were just the lowest-level scouts. Their mission was simply to investigate. They had probably gathered together andunched the previous raid because they underestimated their enemies.��


    ��Besides that, the living Predator we caught should be something like a support personnel in the squad, because he was only armed with the shoulder cannon and wrist des, and also carried a portable medical & maintenance kit.��


    ��The portable medical & maintenance kit is an important logistic equipment for the Predators. It��s oval in shape and foldable, and will open with a touch. A variety of medical instruments, weapons and tools can be ced inside it, such as syringes (possibly containing dosages of adrenaline-like stimnts), scalpels, cloths and foldablebustion boats.��


    ��In particr, it contains a blue liquid which can dissolve ss, lime and other inorganic substances to form a blue medicinal gel that can be used for treating wounds and even severed limbs.��

 Chapter 1127: The Proactive Marks

    <h4>Chapter 1127: The Proactive Marks</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    One of the Predator was captured alive thanks to Dardanian. The vines of the Ent he summoned were no less resilient than steel ropes of the same diameters. However, it also had a lot to do with the fact that the caught Predator was a support personnel.


    Sheyan walked up to the Predator and gazed into his stone-cold eyes.


    ��You must be burning with resentment, aren��t you? As a warrior, being captured is a great shame. And barring any ident, I��ll probably hand you over to those people.��


    Sheyan pointed to the native humans who either looked lost, or in a daze, or crying.


    ��They led happy lives before and had stable families, but you captured them and brought them to this as game. Their hatred for you knows no bounds. You will be tortured like a worthless bug in their hands, rot, and die, and finally be eaten by those furious humans.��


    While describing the process, Sheyan��s spoke slowly and emotionlessly, trying his best to let the mask of the Predator trante the meaning in his words. Unfortunately, Sheyan did not detect any emotional fluctuations in the yellowish-green eyes of the Predator. They remained cold and fearless. This kind of enemy was the most difficult to deal with.


    Nevertheless, Sheyan calmly and steadily continued in his endeavour.


    ��But if you choose to cooperate, I can give you the chance to fight like a warrior. If you can defeat your opponent, you��ll be set free. If you lose, you can die honourably like a warrior.��


    At this time, from beneath the mask of the Predator finally came a mechanical synthetic voice, ��What, do, you, want?��


    ��How did you find us?�� questioned Sheyan.


    ��Every creature on this is a prey kept for our sacred rite of passage ceremony. When we captured them, all of them were branded by us and some were even modified. On the life detector in our spaceship, the life signals emitted by you unmarked creatures are as conspicuous as bright stars!�� the Predator gave a straightforward answer.


    Sheyan frowned. ��That��s impossible! Surely the creatures on this will reproduce too! What about the next generation, then?��


    ��The branding is directly imnted into a creature��s DNA. After that, its body will automatically absorb trace elements and generate a mark that can transmit a special signal. Even if the creature reproduce, the mark will still be passed down through the genes. Our technology is much more advanced than you think!�� imed the Predator with pride.


    Sheyan took a deep breath, then said, ��If you brand all of us, I��ll give you the chance for a fair fight!��


    The Predator suddenly made a very strange sound which carried a strong intent of mockery and ridicule. He then said in his voice that sounded like grating metal.


    ��You��re volunteering to be prey? Do you n to hide among the other prey on this? So what? You��ll be found in three days at most even if Lord Veron doesn��t look for you himself. You think it��s worth doing this just to live for three more days?��


    Sheyan shed him a strange smile.


    ��Three days is exactly all that I need. Make your decision.��


    ��I agree to your proposal! You��re strong enough to have the honour of bing our prey!��


    As soon as the words left his mouth, the contestants instantly felt aggravated. What the f*ck did he mean by ��have the honour of bing our prey��? It was like someone was going to kill you, but said that you have to be grateful and should thank them for the honour. Who the hell did they think they were?


    After saying that, the Predator extended his bound hands. Sheyan was not afraid of him ying any tricks. He snapped his fingers at Dardanian, and the vines slid away like worms, giving the Predator his freedom back.


    The Predator stretched his body, then steadily headed to the portable medical & maintenance kit. He took out a tube of purple liquid from the inneryer and handed it to Sheyan.


    ��Take a sip, and your DNA will be slightly altered. Your body will absorb minerals and elements from the surroundings by itself, and within two hours, a scar will appear on your body. That��s the prey mark.��


    Sheyan took it and drank a sip without hesitation. His impressive Physique meant that even if the liquid was cyanide, it could not poison him. Besides, although the Predators were brutal and cruel, they were a powerful race that did not deign to lie, so the Predator��s words should be credible.


    Next, the released Predator started to select his weapons and organise his equipments. When he was ready, he turned to Sheyan and asked, ��Who��s my opponent?��


    Sheyan looked around, then smiled and said, ��You can pick any one out of us six.��


    The Predator clenched his fist and the wrist des popped out, gleaming brightly with an eerie glint. He pointed them at Sheyan and said, ��I. CHOOSE. YOU!��


    (TL: Pikachu!!!!)


    Sheyan was slightly surprised.


    ��If you choose me, it��s almost impossible for you to win.��


    ��Fighting is about glory, not victory or defeat. If I��m going to fight, of course I must fight with the strongest!�� replied the Predator coldly.


    Sheyan was slightly moved after hearing the Predator��s reason, and there was a hint of respect in his eyes. He stepped out and stared at the Predator, then extended his hand and said earnestly, ��Let��s go!��


    ***


    The result of this battle was, of course, within expectations.


    After withstanding two sma shots from the front, Sheyan reached the Predator and crushed his neck.


    Sheyan also experimented with the effect of his virus on the Predator during the battle, but the result was not very optimistic.


    The Predators had different internal structures and immune system to human beings, and their masks also filtered the air they breathed in, so the time for the diseases to take effect was prolonged and the symptoms were also reduced. This was not to say that ��Pestilence Monarch�� was not strong enough, but the enemy was simply too different and Sheyan��s disease collection was simply too small.


    It was as if a virus that was 100 times stronger than the SARS virus encountered a creature that breathed through the skin; or like a stubborn gastric cancer that encountered a bastard without a stomach��. What an awkward situation that was.


    The only good news was that once the fight was prolonged, the A-virus would erode the Predator��s immune system and the effect of the virus would get better and better. Therefore, in a fight with high-level Predators, Sheyan��s best choice was to stretch the fight as long as he could. Over time, the scale would tip towards him.


    In terms of battle spoils, these basic Predators did not leave the contestants with any valuable loot. Sheyan gave a Predator mask to Cyborg No. 1 and cut off the left arms of all the dead Predators.


    They had lost two more cyborgs during the raid, so if the team wished to bring along all the stuff Sheyan requested without affecting their travel speed, they had to discard materials worth at least 100,000 utility points. Fortunately, Sheyan��s prestige in the team was well established by now, so even if he did not give an exnation, no oneined much.


    Another important reason they stayed here after the fight was to let the crushing extractors process therge pile of Pi ores they got from the bet with the Ten Strongest test subjects.


    After sorting everything out, the extraction process of the Pi ores was also nearingpletion. It would be done in 10 minutes at most. Although the native humans had previously shown them less than friendly attitudes, Sheyan still instructed Dardanian to give them a hand.


    Sheyan, of course, did that for a purpose. First, they were humans too, and second, they also hated the Predators. It would be great if they could recover and give the Predators that were about to arrive some troubles.


    But Dardanian soon sent Sheyan a message.


    ��Boss, that skull guy, Tom, isn��t dead yet! He wants to see you.��


    Sheyan��s eyes focused. To be honest, that guy impressed Sheyan deeply, because he was the only one Sheyan had met so far who could suppress Sheyan in closebat by relying on his own skills.


    It was shocking that he managed to survive. At the time, five Predators had focused fire on him with their shoulder cannons. Those who had some knowledge of hot weapons would know that, if the damage done by one shoulder cannon was 5 points, the total damage of 5 simultaneous shoulder cannon shots was not as simple as 5+5+5+5+5. It might be as high as 5 to the power of 5!


    Sheyan��s curiosity was piqued, so he decided to go take a look. He asked Ronnie to apany him just in case.


    The semi-dead ship had been wrecked by the Predators, but the rooms inside were still morefortable than the outside. Amidst theplicated gazes of the native humans, Sheyan stepped into the skull man��s room.


    As soon as Sheyan saw the skull man, he immediately understood how the skull man had survived. The strange organ on the man��s chest had grown horribly, and like the ��Stairway to the Sun��, grew along his blood vessels to spread to his entire body. Because of that, striped vegetation had even appeared on the surface of his body. It was truly a shocking sight.

 Chapter 1128: The Last Words of the Ten Strongest’s Cells

    <h4>Chapter 1128: The Last Words of the Ten Strongest��s Cells</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Before this, the object on the skull man��s chest was like an organprised of cancer cells, absorbing nourishment from the host��s body, but now, when the host was dying, the cancer cells started to feed the nourishment they had previously absorbed back to the body.


    Although this method could prolong the skull man��s life, it nevertheless could not stop him from dying.


    First of all, the cancer cell organ was not a perfect and powerful creature like the ��Stairway of the Sun��.


    Secondly, Tom��s injuries were so severe that they would have been extremely fatal even on the contestants, who had their bodies digitised by the Realms. No matter how much nourishment the parasitic organ had stored, it would run out eventually.


    Surprisingly, upon seeing Sheyan, Tom struggled fiercely to try and sit up. He also seemed to be trying to say something. However, the weak state he was in caused everything he did to be in vain.


    Seeing Tom��s bloodshot but indifferent eyes and his strange, twisted expression which was somehow devoid of agony, Sheyan suddenly had a strange feeling that he was looking at a different person!


    This hypothesis left Sheyan pondering. Considering the extent of the injuries, even if Tom was not dead yet, he would surely be in a deepa. Since the weird cancerous organ on his chest had taken control of his whole body, could it be that the one who wished tomunicate with Sheyan right now was the consciousness in the organ?


    Of course, Sheyan knew nothing of Tom��s tragic past experience, nor did he know that the thing which looked like a cancerous organ on Tom��s chest was modted from the cells of one of the Ten Strongest stored in a Nightmare Realm.


    However, Sheyan himself was not a simple person.


    Do not forget that he was also storing a kind of strange biological organ like the ��Stairway of the Sun�� inside his body at the moment. Thanks to this, Sheyan naturally drew parallels between the parasite in Tom��s body and the one in his.


    Sheyan turned to Dardanian and asked, ��Is there a way to provide him with a bit of energy?��


    Dardanian shrugged and answered, ��There is, but it��s a bit expensive.��


    ��Don��t worry, I always pay my debts,�� said Sheyan tly.


    Dardanian only wanted Sheyan to owe him a favour; he actually had no intention of charging Sheyan. Hearing Sheyan��s words, he could only give Sheyan a wry smile and throw a seed out.


    As soon as the seed left his hand, a breath of fresh air washed over the whole room, like the warm fragrance of newly-brewed tea. It made everyone feel refreshed and re-energised. All the people there could not help but take a few deep breaths.


    The dark seed was about the size of a chestnut and looked rather ordinary. It slowly descended in the air like a dandelion seed and wandered over Tom��s body for a while before falling on his neck. Root-like tendrils quickly grew from it, which burrowed into the skin.


    The seed quickly withered into ashes in a mere few seconds. On the other hand, Tom was suddenly revitalised. His chest, which had been rising and falling rapidly, slowly calmed down.


    He took a deep breath and said to Sheyan in a hoarse, stiff voice, ��There��s something on you that feels familiar, yet makes me perplexed at the same time.��


    Sheyan listened quietly. For some reason, he kept thinking back on the weird illusion of the vertical eye that appeared in his mind when he was attacked by The Fool previously! He looked at skull man Tom asked, ��What��re you trying to say?��


    Skull man Tom��s breathing suddenly turned hurried again. He coughed violently and uttered with difficulty, ��You must go to the Big Ben Research Institute! Inside, is, is, your, your��.��


    Before he could finish his sentence, arge amount of blood and fragmented tissues gushed out of Tom��s mouth. Then, he fell dead. A few drops of his blood sttered onto the back of Sheyan��s hand. It was boiling hot!


    Sheyan turned his head to look at Cyborg No. 1. He found that the cyborg was operating a crushing extractor in the distance and had not caught the situation here. He did not know why, but he somehow felt relieved about that. He repeated the words ��Big Ben Research Institute�� several times in his mind, then took a deep breath and strode out.


    ***


    After the extraction of Pi elements waspleted and all the loot had been divided, the contestants naturally had to discuss their next move. Time was of the essence and they could not afford to waste any more of it.


    Sheyan turned to Cyborg No. 1. The cyborg bowed slightly and said, ��Master, the three conditions you��ve listed before are: (1) a race with intelligence no lower than ten-year-old human children, (2) a race that live or build their home underground, and (3) a distance of no more than 300 kilometers from here. Based on the information in the spaceship database, I��ve identified two targets that meet the requirements. Please make your choice.��


    As he said that, the cyborg shared with them the information he had prepared.


    [ Race A: ck-Striped Mole Crickets ]


    [ The ck-Striped Mole Crickets are creatures with simr characteristics with the mole crickets on Earth. They have no eyes and sense their surroundings through the five infrared sensing nds that grow on the surface of their bodies. The Mole Crickets are about a meter to two meters long, with the females being slightlyrger. Their strong forelimbs make it easy for them to travel through the earth. ]


    [ The ck-Striped Mole Crickets have very high brain capacities, higher even than apes. From the way they hunt and reproduce, they can be considered to have wisdom and are able tomunicate with the outside world. So far, the ck-Striped Mole Crickets have been found to use dried nt roots to trade with vultures. ]


    [ Disadvantage: The ck-Striped Mole Crickets may not necessarily be interested in the things we can offer. More importantly, they only like to move in the soft soil on the in, so they may not be able to offer anything from the rocky areas. ]


    ***


    [ Race B: Buffalo Criminals ]


    (TL note 1: http://wiki.dfo-world/view/Buffalo_Criminal_Boss )


    (TL note 2: Buffalo Criminals in action �C https://.youtube/watch?v=tWxk7RXTeug )


    [ The Buffalo Criminals are violent humanoid creatures. They have two pairs of symmetrical eyes, a pair of which grows slightly above the cheekbones. They possess a simplenguage of their own. ]


    [ The most striking feature of the Buffalo Criminal is the huge aneurysm on their right shoulder (TL: aneurysm: ��an excessive localized swelling of the wall of an artery��). The vivid pattern of a fang can be seen on the aneurysm. Every Buffalo Criminal has to have the sharpened stem of a nt stabbed into their right shoulder after birth, and the aneurysm will gradually form as the Buffalo Criminal grows. Their mouths are simr to those of cattles, horses and sheeps. Their staple food is a milky white liquid secreted by the top part of a type of mushroom called the ck liver mushroom, while their supplementary food is a type of nt called the ��sacsaoul�� that usually grows in humid valleys. ]


    [ Their entire body is covered in thick ck hair that can reach a length of 1.5 meters. Their muscles are well-defined, and their legs are clearly shorter than their upper limbs. When they get excited, angry or emotional, they will make a loud gnashing sound with their teeth and bark like a dog. ]


    [ The Buffalo Criminals are natural miners and probably have some forging skills too. Every Buffalo Criminal carries a sharp pick. Together with their biological power, rocks are as easy to crack as tofu to them. ]


    [ They will dig anywhere with stones to look for a mineral called ��Kurut��, which is as important to them as salt to humans. The more ��Kurut�� they ingest, the stronger they be. ]


    [ From the way they rob and hunt, they are no doubt an intelligent race. The key is to have things that they��re interested in, and make sure they don��t y any tricks during the trade. ]


    [ Disadvantage: The Buffalo Criminals are violent creatures and natural robbers. The Predators probably took a liking to the powerful fighting prowess of the Buffalo Criminals when they work in a group, so they brought the Buffalo Criminals to Uplos as captives. The fact that this is rich in ��Kurut�� minerals only serves to make these creatures even stronger. ]


    ***


    After reading the introductions, Sheyan decided to look for the Buffalo Criminals without much hesitation. This team of powerful contestants was not afraid of danger; their main problem was time. There was little doubt that the Buffalo Criminals, who were good at digging through rocks, had a greater chance of possessing useful information about Pi veins.


    Sheyan and his group thus left this unfriendly human camp. The map they were using now had upgraded to the standard Empire version drawn by the spaceship��s analytic system, which showed clearly all the routes, rivers and mountains in the area.


    ording to the map, the Buffalo Criminal camp was located in the mountains 70 kilometers from here. They had a wide area of activity because they could easily destroy and pass through rocks like pile drivers. Therefore, the contestants probably still needed some time to look for the specific location of their camp after reaching their territory.


    70 kilometers was not a short journey even for Sheyan and the contestants, especially considering that they had to hike through dense forests and the wilderness.


    Fortunately, they had the Iron Golem and Ramtas clearing the path in front of them, or their traveling time would have been 30% longer. As for the problem of the surviving Predators possibly following after them, they were actually not that worried. The invisibility of the Predators was in principle just a distortion of the light; it would not eliminate the sounds that came from their breathing or movement.


    Along the way, Sheyan discovered two Predators tailing after them, but did not react. Only when they entered a narrow valley did he suddenly ask Aldaris to release a ��Spiritual Storm�� whichpletely covered the area where the Predators were!

 Chapter 1129: Despicable and Unscrupulous Opponents…

    <h4>Chapter 1129: Despicable and Unscrupulous Opponents��</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The horrible lightning storm certainly left a deep impression on the two Predators. One of the Predators failed to escape the nt roots summoned by Dardanian in time and had to take the full power of the ��Spiritual Storm��. He died after sustaining heavy injuries. The other beat a hasty retreat. Ever since then, the contestants did not sense anyone else following after them.


    The team was able to bypass the territories of some of the stronger creatures along the way thanks to the regional map drawn by the spaceship. Those that they could not circumvent, they sneaked past by covering their smell. In that way, before sunset, they reached the territory of the Buffalo Criminals, a mountain range named the K2 Mountains.


    The karst topography of the K2 Mountains was very simr to that in Guilin, China. Although the peaks were not high, they were steep, and the climate was rtively dry with the absence of fog. The vegetation here was not that lush.


    This kind of terrain had greatly elerated the progress of the team. Furthermore, when they reached the mountain range, they found that their Pi detectors had changed from light green to dark green, and were also heating up a little. This was a good sign. It showed that the concentration of Pi element in this area was higher than in other ces. Of course, it meant that the probability of extremely rich veins existing here was greater.


    After bypassing a huge rocky hill that was almost cylindrical, the team abruptly saw a strange sight in front of them. The ce was supposed to be made up of a random scattering ofrge stones, but it had nowpletely turned into a white wastnd. Therge bs of stones had all turned into grayish-white powder and pebbles, with thergest piece no bigger than a fist. The nts had all been mercilessly trampled on.


    This scene was reminiscent of the highway construction sites on Old Earth, where arge amount of uniform gravel was used to pave the roadbed��.but that was done using specialisedrge gravel crushers. On this, who would do this kind of heavy manualbour? The Buffalo Criminals, of course.


    To be able to find trails of their targets so soon after entering the K2 Mountains was truly fortunate, as time was tight for the team.


    Ronnie sneaked onto the clearing like a ghost. He felt the stone powder with his hand, then came back and reported, ��Although the climate here��s somewhat dry, today��s not a sunny day, and the stone powder here is still quite dry. This shows that the Buffalo Criminals have been digging here today, or the stone powder would be wet from the dew. We should be able to catch up to those guys if we follow their trail.��


    ***


    Sheyan naturally trusted Ronnie��s judgement. After less than half an hour of tracking, they heard strange grunts and shoutsing from ahead, most of which were in single sybles. When two sybles were uttered together, they would usually be apanied by the sounds of fighting and wailing.


    The team sneaked close and saw a stretch of rocky shore in front of them. During the rainy season, the mountains must be bursting with water. The water rushed down the mountains, carryingrge rocks and other objects in it, and turned into a wide river. When the dry season came, the river shrank to one fifth of its peak size, and this strange topography was formed.


    There was a group of Buffalo Criminals working hard among the giant rocks. The pickaxes they waved were simr to those used by the humans, except the handle and the head looked much thicker; they must have been specifically reinforced. When the Buffalo Criminals raised their pickaxe high, they would release their biological power through the aneurysm on their shoulder onto their pickaxe, making it vibrate violently in high-frequency. Therefore, the pickaxe only needed to be embedded into the rock, and the violent vibration would break the rock.


    With every wave of the pickaxe, a stone would burst into small pieces. asionally, the red nose of the Buffalo Criminals would twitch, after which they would pick up a small ck crystal within the stone pieces and throw it into their mouth. That should be the Kurut mineral they needed.


    But these guys seemed to carry a mission. When they dug out a piece of Kurut mineral, they would eat some of it, then hide the other part in the sack around their waist. There seemed to be signs of oppression in this race too.


    Sheyan and his teammates exchanged nces. Right now, time was precious for them, so of course they would not prove their well intentions by showering the Buffalo Criminals with gifts and food in order to slowly improve the rtionship between the two sides. They would just rush up, grab a few of the creatures, and interrogate them with force.


    However, as soon as they showed themselves from afar, the Buffalo Criminals turned out to be even more excited than they were. The monsters raised their pickaxes as they howled and rushed towards the contestants, saliva dripping crazily from their mouths.


    Sheyan was initially afraid that these monsters would run away and disperse so fast that they would not manage to catch a single one alive. He did not expect them to be so eager for a fight. He felt a sudden sense of danger and urged everyone to be careful.


    Right after the initial sh, Sheyan and the others immediately understood why these monsters had the ��honour�� of being selected by the Predators to be game.


    The Buffalo Criminals were actually rather strong in group fights!


    The threat posed by amon Buffalo Criminal alone was not high, because it mainly used close-range attacks. Besides the the steel pickaxe it used for mining, it would also attack with anything it could grab �C usually rocks, sticks and so on.


    But when the number of these short creatures rose to three or more, one must be careful. Their excitement would cause certain nds under their armpits to emit a horrible odour. Not only would the odour assault the enemy��s sense of smell, they also acted as stimnts, enhancing thebat prowess of their peers.


    The attack power/defence/movement speed/attack speed of the Buffalo Criminals would increase after sniffing the odour discharged by differentpanions. There was, of course, a limit to the increase, which was about 40% for amon Buffalo Criminal.


    Another important thing to note was that the moment of killing a Buffalo Criminal was the moment one had to be the most careful during the whole fight, because the aneurysm on the creature��s right shoulder would explode as its life expired. The explosion would cause a great amount of instantaneous damage, in addition to continuous damage for the next ten seconds.


    Sheyan suffered greatly after rushing into the midst of the Buffalo Criminals. The enemies increased their speed in an instant. Giant pickaxes imbued with biological power bashed into his body,pletely ignoring his Defence. After taking a few hits, the unbearable pain forced Sheyan to concentrate on avoiding the blows.


    He dearly missed Reef��s ��Cardiac Shattering Roar�� right now.


    To make matters worse, these Buffalo Criminals had no morals to speak of. They��d stamp on your toes, spit on you, throw stones, fling their snot, throw dirt at your eyes, stab your ass��.in short, they��d do all sorts of shameless, underhanded, disgusting things when they fought. When Sheyan rushed into their midst, he originally expected to fight heroically against overwhelming numbers like a brave Spartan warrior, but who would have thought that he would end up being buried in dung instead!


    Fortunately, Sheyan realised that something was wrong very early on, so immediately threw a curse-mix to the ground. The resulting shockwave stunned a whole circle of the Buffalo Criminals and a dark green curse cloud rose. The curse cloud actually smelled pretty bad, but it was now a salvation for Sheyan �C at least now his nose would not be assaulted by the terrible stench of those monsters.


    Sheyan and Ronnie became marginal characters in this battle. They were only able to disy 70% of their full capabilities in the midst of the terrible stench. On the other hand, the elemental creatures who did not have a sense of smell made great contributions. Paul��s Iron Golem, Dardanian��s Ent and Pokan��s Rock Elemental, which he could now use as a conventional weapon as the cost to summon it had dropped dramatically after Pokan hadbined with Stone der Raijo, showed their might in this fight.


    Sheyan hung on with much difficulty at the front, trying to absorb as much damage as he could. The three elemental creatures, being the main force, went on a rampage inside the Buffalo Criminal crowd. The mage-type contestants alsounched basic long-range attacks from the periphery. It did not take long for them to deal with this group of eight Buffalo Criminals.


    They killed six of the creatures, leaving only two alive. The living creatures were naturally tightly bound and taken captive. The contestants wished to get as far away from this smelly battlefield as possible, but Cyborg No. 1 told them that the Buffalo Criminals had something very valuable on them, namely the nds under their armpits. The nds could be sold for a very high price and also upied little space.


    Profit was naturally the most important thing in this mission. Sheyan would, of course, readily follow the good advice of Cyborg No. 1, but he could not help asking what use the smelly stuff had. Cyborg No. 1��s reply left him speechless �C it was actually used to make a type of very expensive perfume!


    Only Dardanian seemed like he expected this answer. He seemed to have some knowledge in this field. He told the others that the human sense of smell was a wonderful thing; fragrance and odour was only separated by a fine line.


    Take musk, amon material in perfumes, for example; a fresh musk would smell like sulfur after a while. Ambergris is a waxy substance that originates as a secretion in the intestines of sperm whales,monly used in perfume manufacture. Considering its origin, one can imagine how terrible freshly-produced ambergris smells. Civet coffee, more expensive than its weight in gold, is collected from the excrement of civets, and yet it is always in high demand��.

 Chapter 1130: Giant Open-Pit Pi Vein!

    <h4>Chapter 1130: Giant Open-Pit Pi Vein!</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Half an hourter, the contestants stopped to rest. In order to avoid the Buffalo Criminals�� pursuit, they had specifically waded through a river to mask their scent before choosing a campsite.


    Their campsite was a karst cave enhanced by Pokan. The cave was originally only two to three meters deep, but it became quiteplicated after being widened by Pokan. After entering the cave, they had to walk seven or eight meters first, then turn ny degrees to the left, then continue to move forward, and then turn ny degrees to the right. Only then did they reach the cave where they would stay.


    Such an arrangement seemed redundant, but in fact it was very necessary. After the buffer of the passage, the light from the campfire would not prate to the outside. Wind would also not blow in from the outside, and yet there was no danger of suffocation. At night, the chances of them being found could be greatly reduced.


    The two captured Buffalo Criminals were tied up like mummies and thrown aside. They did not have much of a stench now, because the stench was emitted only when they got excited in battle.


    Try and put yourself in the shoes of these two unfortunate creatures �C they were captured alive by a foreign species and had just witnessed the brutality of these humans, who did not even spare the corpses and had cut off the organs of their deadpanions. Considering such circumstances, they must be frightened to death right now. There was no way they would produce any stench out of excitement.


    After a short rest, Sheyan put on one of the predator��s masks. The mask had a lot of functions. Along the way, Sheyan left it with Cyborg No. 1 to study. Currently, he had managed to activate the tranting function. After a series of analysis was performed on his voice, Sheyan finally began hismunication with the two creatures.


    ��What��s your name?��


    The two creatures exchanged nces, apparently surprised that Sheyan knew theirnguage.


    ��I��m cktendril, and he��s Meatbeard.��


    ��Are you hungry? Want some grilled meat?�� asked Sheyan with a kind expression. He cut two pieces of oily grilled meat and brought them in front of the captives. The grilled meat was prepared by the cyborgs ording to the recipes of five-star hotels in their database. It was thick and juicy, and was voured with cumin, anise and other spices. The aroma it produced was an irresistible temptation to anyone.


    Sheyan��s kindness caused the eyes of the Buffalo Criminals to open wide, as if they were on the verge of being moved to tears��.then, arge amount of filth sprayed out from their mouths. They vomited violently like they had smelled the smelliest sh*t in the world.


    Sheyan managed to dodge in time thanks to his impressive reflex, and the vomitnded on the face of Paul, who was chewing on his meat with relish on the opposite side��.


    Silence fell over the cave. Everyone turned towards this side quietly. Paul, who was the most bewildered, had a nk expression on his face. Obviously, he had yet to recover from the abrupt sensation of plunging from paradise to hell in a split second.


    Cyborg No. 1 coughed dryly and said, ��Master, the Buffalo Criminals are herbivores. Why did you give them grilled meat?��


    ck lines appeared on Sheyan��s forehead. Paul leaped up like his butt was stabbed with a knife and screamed furiously, ��AAAAARRG! I��M GONNA KILL THEM!!!��


    The others immediately rushed over to hold Paul back. The two unfortunate Buffalo Criminals shivered with fear and begged for mercy.


    After this incident, Sheyan��s interrogation went very smoothly.


    These two creatures actually belonged to thergest Buffalo Criminal tribe in this area, the ck Fungi n. They numbered��.it turned out the Buffalo Criminals were really bad in math. cktendril and Meatbeard went over their fingers and toes dozens of times as they counted; looking at how long it took, there must be hundreds or even thousands of Buffalo Criminals in their tribe.


    As for the matter of Pi veins that the contestants were most concerned with, they actually received a very good news!


    The reason the ck Fungi n was so prosperous and strong was inrge part due to a Pi vein. Whenever a female nsmate was pregnant, the n leader, the Buffalo Criminal Boss, would blindfold the pregnant nsmate and bring her to a ��Holy Land��. After recuperating in the Holy Land, not only would the pregnant Buffalo Criminal have a high chance to have a safebour, she would also give birth to more than one Buffalo Criminal babies.


    Sheyan knew by now that Pi elements could increase HP and MP recovery rate, which meant that the leader, ie. the Buffalo Criminal Boss, probably knew the location of a high purity open-pit Pi vein!


    Anyone with a littlemon sense knew that high-purity Pi mines were a huge fortune, and this one actually carried the important keyword of ��open-pit��. It med the contestants�� excitement like a piece of burning charcoal, making them jump up!


    The existence of a high purity open-pit Pi vein meant that their crushing extractors would have nock of processing materials! They could crush and extract to their heart��s content as long as they stopped before the Predators found them! The contestants�� eyes instantly lit up with greed.


    Of course, they could not prove the existence of a high purity open-pit Pi vein to the higher ups with just words. They must either bring the cyborgs there to make a recording, or they must bring back enough Pi elements to be persuasive!


    But there was still a huge problem. Time was obviously tight for them, so it was impossible to search through the wholeplicated terrain. The only way left was to obtain the location of the Pi vein straight from the mouth of the Buffalo Criminal Boss!


    However, we��re talking about the leader of a thousand-strong n here! With the ability of the team of contestants, they could easily deal with dozens or so Buffalo Criminals. A hundred or so and it would probably take a whole lot of effort by the team. Two hundred, and the only option left was to turn around and run!


    When the team raided the territory of the Violent Beasts + Xenomorph previously, they were only able to do so sessfully by utilising the geographical terrain and with the help of the curly paulownia seeds. Against the Buffalo Criminals who were experts at digging holes and breaking walls, even with the information collected by the spaceship, it was still far from enough.


    Sheyan interrogated Meatbeard and cktendril more carefully, but in the end, he still could not find anything he could take advantage of. He actually ended up feeling more pressured because he found out from the interrogation that there were some Buffalo Criminals who were stronger than others in a Buffalo Criminal tribe. The Kurut minerals the Buffalo Criminals stored away when they mined was to be offered to the high-ranking nsmates.


    The Buffalo Criminals who were stronger than normal Buffalo Criminals were known as Buffalo Criminal Raiders, and their biggest characteristic was that they could use two pickaxes at the same time (dual-wield mastery)! They were also faster than normal Buffalo Criminals.


    The mere existence of the Buffalo Criminal Raiders denied them the possibility of employing a kiting strategy.


    On top of the Buffalo Criminal Raiders were the even more powerful Buffalo Criminal Warbeasts. These guys had ingested too much of the Kurut minerals and ended up mutating into monsters that hadpletely lost their minds. Only a select few Buffalo Criminal Elders couldmunicate with them.


    The Buffalo Criminal Elders were mages who fought using totems.


    ***


    The more Sheyan heard, the more pressured he felt.


    However, he suddenly realised something that did not feel quite right. He instantly questioned cktendril and Meatbeard.


    ��Since you��re herbivores that are disgusted at the sight of grilled meat, why did you guys rush towards us as soon as you saw us, like you haven��t eaten for days?��


    cktendril and Meatbeard did not know whether tough or cry. After they exined themselves, Sheyan instantly understood the truth of the matter.


    It turned out that the Buffalo Criminals were indeed herbivores. Besides nts, their staple food included the secretion from a kind of mushrooms called the ck liver mushroom, which needed arge number of decaying animal carcasses to be able to thrive. Cyborg No. 1 instantly checked his offline database for information on the ck liver mushroom.


    The so-called ck liver mushroom was a kind of rare carrion fungus. It was about half a meter high and its cap could reach up to two square meters in size. It would secrete a liquid by devouring flesh and blood.


    The mycelium of this fungus was usually hidden under the cap ( http://lmgtfy/?q=mycelium ). When a creature passed by, the mycelium would spread out like a jellyfish up to an area of 20 square meters. The stem that the Buffalo Criminals stabbed into their shoulder as children was the dried stem of a ck liver mushroom, so they could travel through the ck liver mushroom area without being devoured by the fungus.


    The Buffalo Criminal��s diet mainly consisted of the secretion from ck liver mushroom, Kurut minerals, and themonly seen sacsaoul nt. The first two items were only required in small quantities, but they must be ingested, or the Buffalo Criminals would die in a few days.


    The reason the Buffalo Criminals were so excited to see the humans previously was because the ck liver mushrooms in their tribe had not had any fresh blood for several days, so after the high-ranking Buffalo Criminals had their fill of the liquid secreted by the mushrooms, there were not enough left for all the ordinary Buffalo Criminals. The half-full Buffalo Criminals were naturally very excited when they saw fresh prey.


    ��Well���� Sheyan listened intently to the story told by the Buffalo Criminal duo and fell into deep contemtion. He felt that this story had great potential. The ck liver mushrooms were obviously a weakness of the Buffalo Criminals; perhaps the key to solve their problemy hither.

 Chapter 1131: Plans and Changes

    <h4>Chapter 1131: ns and Changes</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    In the wee hours of the morning, Sheyan and the other contestants suddenly awoke from their sleep at the same time.


    A hard-to-describe feeling washed over them.


    That feeling was full of authority, pressing down on them like the vast, boundless night sky with the irresistible will of the supreme!


    Under the scanning apanied by this feeling, the special mark on their arms began to resonate strongly. No matter how hard they tried to suppress it, they could not stop it. It told every one of them a cruel fact!


    The mother ship of the Predators had arrived on Uplos and had started scanning the creatures on the!


    The Predators had yet to know that Sheyan and the contestants had branded themselves of their own ord, but they only needed to join up with the advanced troops to guess what had happened. ording to the information disclosed by the Predator they caught, it may be difficult to screen out the ��spies�� from the among the branded creatures, but the dy would onlyst for three days at most��


    Sheyan had never pinned his life on slim chances, so in his n, the team would only have at most one and a half days from now on. This included the time needed to return to the mushroom rock and dig out the Wasp spacecrafts they hid!


    Their hearts were heavy thinking of this. They could not help going outside to look at the sky. Countless stars scattered across the night sky, twinkling brilliantly, and between the two bright stripes of yellowish asteroid belts emerged a ck spot the size of a thumb. That should be the Predator spaceship.


    Normally, such spaceships meant for ultra-long-distance interster travel would notnd on a��s surface unless in cases of emergencies. The passengers would usuallynd in subships instead. Sheyan suddenly thought of something that sent chills down his spine. He asked the others, ��Have you guys considered one thing?��


    Aldaris turned to look at Sheyan and said, ��You mean the problem with our retreat?��


    Sheyan nodded. ��The human technology in this era is said to beparable to the technological level of the Predators, but in truth, there��s still a certain gap, quite simr to the technological gap between the Chinese army and the U.S. army in the period of the Korean war. Can our Wasps really escape the pursuit of the Predators when we fly back?��


    The team went silent. The atmosphere instantly turned very heavy.


    Sheyan��s eyes suddenly glowed with a ruthless glint.


    ��We all know the answer to that question; we��re just unwilling to admit it. Let me say it out loud. The answer��s most probably no. But, that doesn��t mean we have no chance of surviving!��


    Sheyan��s next words boosted everyone��s spirit.


    ��Think about it. Why did the Predators send out troops in advance? The reason is simple �C because the advance troops can get here faster�� Do you see where I��m going with this? What I��m trying to say is, this shows that the Predator��s sub-ships are faster than their mothership as long as it��s not long-distance space travel! So, our path to survival lies in seizing their ships!��


    ��If we try to forcefully break out in our Wasps, the Predators will only need one round of sma beams to kill us all! On the ground, considering the pride of the Predator race, they��ll surely send soldiers to hunt us down. Well, would you prefer to face an unstoppable round of sma beams, or high-ranking Predator warriors who we can still put up a fight against?��


    Sheyan��s words made them think. Initially, the biggest problem in this ny in how to drive the spacecrafts of the Predators, but this problem was quickly solved. Ronnie possessed an all-purpose driving ability, which he had learned by chance. He could master the driving method of any vehicle in a short time.


    Not only did this include the Predator spacecraft, he could even pilot Gundams. ording to Ronnie, in the Transformers world, he actually piloted Starscream after it fell into aa from a severe head injury! Truly, the people who could participate in this mission all had their own unique experiences!


    What Sheyan did not say was that even if Ronnie did not have that ability, there was actually a set of simple spacecraft operating manual stored in the Predator mask. That was to say, Cyborg No. 1 could also pilot a Predator spacecraft if there was no other choice.


    To seize the sub-ships of the Predator, time was the key element. They could not move too early nor toote. If the other party was aware of their intention ahead of time, their operation would be really difficult, but if they moved toote, the Predators might already have counter-measures in ce. In short, the operation must be steady, precise, and ruthless!


    Even after deciding to hijack the Predator��s sub-ships, there were still two options left to them.


    The first option was to seize the sub-ship of the advance troop that hadnded.


    The second option was to wait until they were found. The mothership overhead would surely send down a sub-ship with a full crew of Predators to ��clean up the garbage�� then.


    If they chose the first option, it meant that they would only have half a day to deal with the Buffalo Criminals, because they would need a day to n the hijacking. This meant that there would be no time to extract the Pi elements.


    The second option was simply to let things develop as they may and wait for the ��cleaning-up team�� of Predators toe directly to them. It would be convenient and fast, but it also meant they would have to fight a battle to the death in which defeat was not an option!


    The two options were debated endlessly. Finally, Sheyan suggested to finish their business with the Buffalo Criminals first. If they encountered arge obstacle here, then they would immediately execute n A. Even if they returned without much Pi elements to show, the fact that they hadsted so long on this and had even brought back a Predator spacecraft were pretty significant achievements too.


    After the discussion ended, none of them had any more urge to sleep, so they quietly set out while the sky was still dark to head towards the ce of residence of the ck Fungi n with the help of the map and the testimony of the two captives.


    ***


    Perhaps the ck Fungi n had reigned supreme in this ce for a long time and no one had dared to attack them for quite a while, as the security of this tribe appeared ratherx.


    Buffalo Criminals usually lived in valleys. The valleys must be humid and could not be dry. Otherwise, it would not be conducive to the growth of ck liver mushrooms. The contestants took care of several snoring Buffalo Criminal sentries along the way and came to a ridge beside the valley, where the stench was really strong.


    The scene that appeared before them was horrifying. Arge number of dismembered corpses were piled under the huge fungi caps of the ck liver mushrooms. Stink permeated through the air. In addition to arge amount of ck liver mushrooms, there were also some shack-like buildings in the valley. When the wind blew, white objects that looked like spider webs would fly out of the shacks. It was a scene straight out of horror films.


    Buffalo Criminals could excrete a kind of white fment which they used to reinforce the interior surfaces of the simple and huge hexagonal shacks built from wood and straw. These shacks weremon Buffalo Criminal dwellings. Every now and then, a sharp hissing sound woulde from the inside, which was the snoring of the Buffalo Criminals.


    It must be remembered that although they were bona fide herbivores, these guys were no less vicious than any carnivorous species.


    Sheyan made a gesture at Ronnie, and then, ording to their n, passed him two things �C two arms, to be precise!


    The left arms of the Predators that had been chopped off!


    Sheyan had already told Ronnie how to operate them. Of course, the main thing was to teach him how to activate the self-exploding program embedded in the arms. ording to Sheyan��s research, the two major weaknesses of the Buffalo Criminal racey first in those evil ck liver mushrooms, and secondly, in the Kurut minerals they stored.


    Kurut minerals were indispensable to every Buffalo Criminal.


    This was especially true for the stronger Buffalo Criminals, who had an even greater demand for them! There was no way they would just eat however much their nsmates dug up every day. If the harvest was bad that day, wouldn��t that mean they have to go hungry?


    Therefore, there must be a ce where Kurut minerals were stored.


    Sheyan��s n was to let Ronnie sneak in first to ce the two Predator arms/time bombs in the key areas. The power of the bombs was beyond doubt. ording to statistics, the scope of the explosion spanned several blocks, and the destructive power in the core explosion area was not inferior to a nuclear explosion.


    When the two main weaknesses of the Buffalo Criminals exploded at the same time, chaos would surely ensue. At this time, the contestant team would dispatch a few people to set fire in the camp and create more chaos, while the rest would rush towards the deepest part of the valley tounch a surprise attack on the Buffalo Criminal Boss, then retreat quickly. This should be the n with the highest chances of sess.


    ording to their analysis, Pokan and Aldaris were the best candidates to stay and create chaos. Pokan could create unfavorable terrain at will to cause confusion in the crowd, while Aldaris�� ��Spiritual Storm�� was a killer move when the enemy was in mass chaos and could not organise an effective counter!


    Admittedly, there was indeed a high chance of sess if the n was executed sessfully. However, there were always unexpected urrences during execution! Sheyan never expected that Ronnie would meet with great trouble in the very first step of nting bombs in the valley.

 Chapter 1132: Stairway of the Sun vs. Black Liver

    <h4>Chapter 1132: Stairway of the Sun vs. ck Liver</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The Kurut minerals were ced in a cave that was long and narrow at the entrance but wide inside. It could be seen from the outside that the Kurut mineral reserve was sorge that it must be calcted in units of tons. They sparkled like a mountain of ck gemstones.


    But at the entrance of the cavey two Buffalo Criminal Warbeasts!! Perhaps there had been cases where ordinary Buffalo Criminals had tried to steal Kurut minerals before, so those two strange, powerful beasts were extremely vignt, showing no signs of resting at all. Ronnie could not find any chance to sneak in!


    Such a situation caused Sheyan��s eyes to narrow. If Mogensha or his other party members were here, they would be able to tell that Sheyan wasing up with some evil schemes again.


    After a while of silent contemtion, Sheyan asked Ronnie toe back, then had a few words with Pokan. When Pokan heard what Sheyan said, he could not help showing a surprised expression. He then carefully surveyed the surrounding terrain, and finally nodded his head.


    It must be mentioned here that the contestants were only able to sneak so close to the Buffalo Criminal��s valley thanks to the recipe for the ointment to mask their smell provided by the native humans from before. But from what they know now, the recipe should have been formted and improved by the spaceship, so the credit should not fall to those people.


    After another round of discussion, Sheyan and his team dived back into the darkness. Ten minutester, the Warbeasts at the entrance of the cave suddenly stood up and sniffed around nervously. They then rushed into the cave in a hurry. But after a while, they slowly walked back out, shaking their heads and blowing their noses from time to time.


    By the looks of it, they must have heard or detected something unusual, but found nothing after a round of inspections, so they thought they had made a mistake.


    After another twenty minutes or so, Pokan returned in an exhausted state, breathing heavily and looking very pale. He looked like a director who had had a fun session with his secretary, but after he returned home, his dissatisfied wife also asked for it and he ended up being cruelly squeezed dry until he was on the verge of copsing. His power had been boosted thanks to Stone der Raijo, and yet he seemedpletely spent �C what he had just done must be something that required a lot of power.


    Sheyan softly heaved a sigh of relief. He had not expected so much Kurut mineral to be stored in the camp, so he had to improvise this n. Now that the first step of the n had been perfectly executed, the next step was naturally to target the ck liver mushrooms.


    There were surprisingly few guards around the ck livers. There were probably four or five Buffalo Criminals curled up on the ground, sleeping with their heads wrapped in animal skin. Ronnie immediately felt relieved when he saw this. After signalling to the others, he quietly blended into the darkness.


    Theoretically speaking, his task was not too difficult, but after five minutes, an ident urred. The guards around him showed no movement, but all of a sudden, a huge ck liver mushroom trembled violently and spilled arge amount of fluorescent spores which immediately flew to an empty spot nearby. All the bright spores stuck to Ronnie��s body andpletely exposed him!


    ��This is bad!�� Sheyan suddenly realised that he had made a big mistake �C he had treated the ��Kurut mineral�� and the ��ck liver�� as the same thing, although thetter was a living nt rather than a mineral! Humans were too used to thinking of nts as inanimate objects that posed no threat to them!


    Sheyanpletely forgot the fact that the ��Stairway of the Sun�� inside his body was also an extremely dangerous nt!


    Actually, when he thought about it more carefully, something was obviously wrong. The Kurut minerals and ck livers were both just as important to the Buffalo Criminal tribe, so why would the former be kept in an enclosed space with the powerful Warbeasts standing guard outside, while thetter was guarded by a fewzy fools?


    The reason was that the ck livers did not need any protection! They were very strong!


    This time, it was clear that Sheyan had made a mistake. As the old saying goes, even the wise are not always free from error. He instantly racked his brain to think of a way to make up for it.


    He said to Pokan, ��Follow the original n. As soon as something goes wrong, trigger the first trap immediately!��


    Then, Sheyan rushed towards Ronnie. As an MT, he could not ignore arade in trouble. This was not only because the others were watching, but also a matter of principle. Unless there was no other choice, an MT who abandoned theirpanion would absolutely lose all respect.


    Ronnie appeared to be in extreme agony after the spores of the ck liver attached themselves to him. Not only that; from the ground below him, several white hyphae shot out and stretched straight towards his nostrils and groin. The hyphae were different from the tendrils of the ��Stairway of the Sun��. The tendrils of the ��Stairway of the Sun�� were reminiscent of octopus limbs, while the hyphae looked like disgusting horsehair worms!


    But at that moment, Ronnie��s entire body turned blurry, and seven different Ronnies appeared in an instant within ten square meters around the spot he was originally in. The spores that were originally attached to Ronnie scattered after suddenly losing their target.


    ��Shadow Clone Technique��!


    One of the seven Ronnies slipped into the darkness. Sheyan noticed that the Ronnie closest to the ck liver was holding a ck object in his hand. It turned out to be the left arm of a Predator. That Ronnie rushed towards the ck liver and was instantly pierced like a pin cushion by the mushroom��s hyphae. He vanished like an illusion.


    Before the left arm of the Predator had evennded, it was already grabbed by a hypha. The mushroom ��identified�� the arm as an organic matter and simply threw the arm under its cap. It even moved other corpses and bodily pieces over the arm, as if to elerate the ripening and decay of the arm��.


    ��Beautiful!�� Sheyan, who was sprinting there, could not help bursting out in praise. No one knew if the praise was directed at Ronnie or the ck liver. By now, the camp had already been alerted. Arge number of Buffalo Criminals rushed out screaming from the shacks and covered half the valley like a tide.


    Sheyan made one move at that moment, because he saw Ronnie performing the same action �C jump behind arge stone! s, there was no stone near Sheyan, but there wa a big tree!


    As soon as Sheyannded behind the tree and ducked down, a dazzling sh erupted from the ��collection pile�� of the ck liver at the other end. Arge bright white semi-sphere of high-energy shockwave spread rapidly outwards, reaching a diameter of more than 20 meters, and abruptly exploded!


    A small mushroom cloud rose and more than 20rge ck liver mushrooms in the vicinity were destroyed. Terrifying photothermal radiation, shockwaves and induced radioactivity resulted in a horrible destruction! The giant mushrooms close to the center of the explosion were reduced to ashes by the instantaneous spike in temperature, while the rest were either torn by the shockwave or scorched by light radiation.


    Only two or three ck livers at the periphery survived thanks to their tenacious vitality. They uttered a miserable wail which made the atmosphere even ghastlier than it already was.


    Many of the Buffalo Criminals were also howling in pain. At the moment of explosion , they foolishly looked straight at the explosion, so their eyes were burned by the strong light. Because the Buffalo Criminals usually moved in dark environments underground, their eyes were extremely sensitive to light. The eyes of some of the weaker Buffalo Criminals had even burst from the intense light.


    At that moment, Sheyan suddenly felt a throb from the ��Stairway of the Sun��. He instinctively wanted to have close contact with the ck livers. Sheyan looked at the chaos in the field, then decisively rushed forward. Fortunately, the high heat had vapourised most of the corpses there. Otherwise, Sheyan��s greatest obstacle would have been the terrible stench.


    A ck liver which had half its mushroom cap blown away by the shockwave was trembling violently while secreting arge amount of liquid to plug the wound. Sheyan charged towards it.


    The ck liver immediately released what little spores it had left to wrap around Sheyan, then stabbed more than a dozen hyphae into Sheyan��s body! The ��Stairway of the Sun�� remained quiet until the hyphae prated into his body, after which itunched a fierce counter-attack! Not only did it instantly gobble the hyphae up, it also infiltrated the ck liver through the hyphae. The mushroom withered in an instant and was reduced to ashes!


    When the ��Stairway of the Sun�� achieved its objective, itpletely retracted back into Sheyan��s body and huddled behind his sternum. It seemed to be evolving again after getting some good stuff.


    The others saw this but did not think too much of it. Only Dardanian, who was an expert in nts, suddenly opened his eyes wide. He understood what it meant! He also realised that the terrifying power he had vaguely sensed in Sheyan��s body before was absolutely not just a goddamn illusion!

 Chapter 1133: The Great Riot

    <h4>Chapter 1133: The Great Riot</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The whole valley was in disarray, like a pot of boiling porridge. But two or three minutester, the high-ranking Buffalo Criminals that lived deeper in the valley finally came outside. With their loud scolding, whipping and even killing, order was gradually restored.


    But at that moment, the second trapid down by Sheyan took effect. From beneath the earth came a deafening roar!


    The cave filled with Kurut minerals suddenly exploded upwards like a geyser, shooting straight into the sky. Several tons of Kurut minerals spread in the sky as if the goddesses were scattering flowers, then came crashing down on half the valley!


    Although the two Buffalo Criminals Warbeasts who guarded the entrance of the cave were caught up in the explosion, they just suffered some burns initially. Their main injuries came from the objects that rained down on them. From this, one could see the skillfulness and precision in the control of the explosion. The Predator arms, which were meant to be used as grenades, had been turned into sting explosives!


    To control the explosion in such a way was actually quite difficult, but fortunately, Pokan was a Nobel Prize-winning geologist in the real world and had cooperated with the military before in explosion-rted matters. Of course, much of the credit had to go to his powerful ability too, or they would surely have been discovered by the Buffalo Criminals simply from digging a hole on the mountain for the explosives.


    From how exhausted Pokan was after finishing the job, one could tell that what Sheyan requested was definitely not easy to perform.


    Watching arge number of beautiful Kurut minerals shining in the air and falling down like rain on most of the valley, the Buffalo Criminals that had gradually restored their order became dumbstruck. Except for those who had burned their eyes, all of them lifted their heads 45 degrees upwards to look at the sky in astonishment. They stood there motionless despite the whipping and cursing directed at them.


    When the Kurut minerals that were still burning hot from the explosion hit them on the face and body, it must have been painful, but they looked as if they were unconscious of that fact. There is a saying that suffering is not caused by poverty; it is caused by inequality. The strict caste system among the Buffalo Criminals was being fully made use by Sheyan at the moment!


    Why were those ordinary Buffalo Criminals still hesitating? Of course they wished to eat to their hearts�� content, but the authority of the Boss and the cruel, rigid caste system of the tribe was still repressing their instinct like a mountain. They could only painstakingly hold themselves back.


    Suddenly, a piece of Kurut ore fell from the sky into the half-open mouth of a Buffalo Criminal. The guy was hungry to begin with, so when it felt the delicacy delivered into it mouth, it instinctively bit down hard. By the time this guy realised it, it had already chewed and swallowed the Kurut ore down into its belly��.


    What else could it do after that? It had to die whether it ate one or ten. What��s there to hesitate about? Time to dig in!


    Here, it must be mentioned that every Buffalo Criminal was born with about the same amount of strength. That was to say, in a one on one fight, there may be some prodigies who could hold the absolute advantage, but it was impossible for any young Buffalo Criminal to beat two other young Buffalo Criminals by itself.


    However, among the mature Buffalo Criminals, the power ratio between different ranks was usually 10:1!


    That was to say, 1000 ordinary Buffalo Criminals = 100 Buffalo Criminal Raiders = 10 Warbeasts / 10 Elders = 1 Boss.


    Such a huge gap was due to the different intakes of Kurut minerals. The more one ate, the more nutrition one would gain and the more powerful one would be. This theory was equally applicable to humans, but the difference was that the upper limit of human growth was not that high.


    No matter how sacred rules andws were, as long as someone took the lead in breaking them under special circumstances, they would be something that everyone would trample on! For example, right now, some of the morepetitive Buffalo Criminals would surely think: If he can eat, why can��t I? And some of the more greedy ones would be afraid that all the Kurut ores would be gone if they did not act fast enough��.


    Some of the high-ranking Buffalo Criminal Raiders tried to maintain order, but their numbers were limited, so they naturally failed. In the end, they too felt that they had been treated unequally. Don��t forget that above them, there were the Warbeasts, the Elders and the Boss! The Raiders were also the exploited bourgeoisie! Why can��t they eat too?


    Not only that, the two Warbeasts who were guarding the cave also joined the ranks of those fighting for Kurut ores. Every Buffalo Criminal ended up eating and grabbing as much Kurut ores as they could. Even though there were tons of Kurut minerals, they soon became scarce. Since there were too many monks and too little gruel, it would certainly lead to fierce looting, and maybe even war! As soon as blood flowed, the umted resentment and anger would break out.


    The situation in the valley was goingpletely out of control.


    ***


    ��Good��.�� Sheyan gazed down at the valley and grinned. ��Now we can go to the Boss and propose a cooperation. Surely the guy would be rmed by now. As for the situation here, it seems to be going well. Let them continue. It��s not good to hold their grudges in.��


    Because the Boss of the Buffalo Criminals lived in a cave in the deepest part of the valley, it would take some time for him to reach this ce even if he rushed here right after he heard the explosion. Of course Sheyan could not let ite here to stop the chaos! He had made an arrangement for that long ago. Ronnie had nowpleted the task and returned smoothly.


    The team swaggered through the valley and entered the gourd-shaped terrain past the valley. There should have been two Buffalo Criminal Warbeasts and four Buffalo Criminal Raiders standing guard here, but those guys had already joined the looting with bloodshot eyes, tearing the flesh of their own kind wildly and fiercely in the fight for the precious Kurut minerals. Some Buffalo Criminals were even thinking of cutting open the stomach of other Buffalo Criminals to dig out the undigested ores.


    As for the weird creatures that were Sheyan and the other contestants, since they had no smell of Kurut on them, they were naturally ignored. Who cares about them?


    It must be mentioned that there were thousands of Buffalo Criminals fighting excitedly in the valley. If a person was unfortunately caught in the middle of the battlefield right now, the exotic smell could smoke them to death��.


    After Sheyan and his team entered the inner valley, the path inclined downwards all the way. After making a big turn, they finally saw the huge Buffalo Criminal Boss seven or eight hundred meters ahead rushing towards this side together with four Elders and four Warbeasts.


    Sheyan raised his right hand. Pokan, who had just recovered a little energy, took a deep breath. His face flushed a bright red.


    A bit over ten meters ahead of them, the earth rose slowly to form a two-meter-high, five or six-meter-wide hillock. The team immediately ran under the hillock to hide.


    Sheyan turned to look at Cyborg No. 1 and asked, ��Remote detonation should be fine, right?��


    ��Not a problem,�� answered Cyborg No. 1.


    Sheyan closed his eyes to concentrate on sensing the movement of the enemies ahead. After less than ten seconds, he suddenly started counting down in a whisper, ��Ready�� Three, two, ONE!��


    Another dazzling sh erupted, followed by a terrible shockwave and a crazy little mushroom cloud. Although the humans were hundreds of meters away and were hiding behind an artificial shelter, they could still feel the gust that swept across everything. The exposed part of their skin felt burning hot, and the heat only dissipated after a long time!


    The front part of the hillock which acted as their shelter had been eroded by nearly half a meter!


    Sheyan started to get a little worried that their main target might have died in that explosion. That would be terrible news! However, at the core explosion area, a huge ck mass shook a few times, and several charcoal-like smoking corpses were flung away.


    The Buffalo Criminal Boss emerged with a furious and painful roar. At the moment of explosion, this guy had used a strange ability to pull all the guards to his front to block most of the damage!


    As the most powerful creature among the Buffalo Criminal n that enjoyed the most resources, it was over three meters tall and weighed nearly a ton. It could definitely go on a killing spree if it was left to rampage around!


    The Buffalo Criminal Boss�� weapon of choice would either be a glowing purple heavy metal totem or a ck giant tree totem.


    The former totem was produced using a strange method from minerals found deep in the mountains. It had terrible destructive power. In a tribe, only the most powerful creature could possess such a totem.


    Thetter totem indicated that the abilities of the Buffalo Criminal Boss leaned towards a mage-type, but if you think its stamina and melee attack power would be weak because of that, you would be making a huge mistake!


    The most conspicuous characteristic of the Boss was that it had arge aneurysm on each shoulder. While the two tumors were harmful to the body, they could also provide a function simr to the heart. Therefore, the two aneurysms belonged to areas that must be attacked.

 Chapter 1134: Instant Turnaround!

    <h4>Chapter 1134: Instant Turnaround!</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The Buffalo Criminal Boss was smoking all over its body, as if it were a half-burned tree root. Although the monster��s vitality was very strong and its actions were extremely unscrupulous �C it actually used its subordinates as shields without any hesitation �C the high-tech equipment of the Predators was certainly not that easy to deal with!


    Sheyan timed the explosion to go off before the Buffalo Criminal Boss entered the core area of the explosion because he was worried that the Boss would die. Even so, the hard rocky ground around the Boss had been shaved away by more than a foot and were showing clear signs of melting. ss had even formed in some ces. This fully illustrated the horrifying power of the explosion.


    But even now, neither Sheyan nor Ronnie could inspect the detailed information of the Buffalo Criminal Boss. The only useful information that they managed to probe was that the Boss still had about 70% of HP left.


    But this was not their greatest finding. Their greatest finding was that the weapon used by the Buffalo Criminal Boss was not a purple heavy metal totem, but a ck giant tree totem. No matter how powerful the ck giant tree totem was, no matter how much it boosted the Boss�� spells��.it still came from a ��tree��, and things that came from a tree often shared a simr property �C they were mmable.


    During the explosion just now, the Buffalo Criminal Boss could only take care of itself and could not spare any effort to protect the totem. It only just realised that its favourite weapon sadly had only a small section remaining, and that small section was still burning away.


    If the remains of the giant tree totem was shrunk hundreds of times, it would look exactly like a cigarette butt that had just been extinguished but was still emitting smoke. Dardanian looked a little sad; he had a vague feeling that the totem could have been of great use to him.


    Time was pressing. This was true for both sides.


    The contestants had to settle everything as quickly as possible before the Predators found them. The Buffalo Criminal Boss had to reach the outside as quickly as possible to save his Kurut minerals.


    Therefore, without any warning or exchange of pleasantries, the two sides immediately shed head-on!


    The Buffalo Criminal Boss made a hoarse, horrible bellow as it charged towards the Iron Golem and Ramtas who had rushed ahead.


    Amid the ear-piercing sound of steel distorting, sparks flew as one of the Iron Golem��s huge steel arm was bent by 180 degrees. The Iron Golem was rendered useless right from the start.


    Ramtas, on the other hand, was kicked at the front. A series of bone cracking sounds could be hearding from its huge body. It vomited a liquid the colour of rust.


    But from behind Ramtas�� head, three long quills had shot out in time towards the Buffalo Criminal Boss�� chest.


    Two of the long quills missed, but thest one happened to strike a burning wound on the Buffalo Criminal Boss�� chest and prated into its body without much effort. Although the Buffalo Criminal Boss immediately pulled the long quill out, the barbs on the quill tore awayrge chunks of its flesh. The Buffalo Criminal Boss howled in pain.


    Everyone��s eyes lit up when they saw this. The Buffalo Criminal Boss may have very tough skin, but the explosion had clearly burned away some parts of its skin, so the defence on the burned parts was greatly reduced. This was a great time to attack the Boss.


    Sheyan was the first to strike. After smashing a curse-mix, poisonous smoke covered the area. Sheyan was shocked to discover that the Buffalo Criminal Boss was very resistant to the shockwave of the curse-mix. The shockwave should have caused a 3-second stun and even had precedence, but the Boss was only stunned for about a second. The slowing effect of the smoke cloud was also weakened to less than 10%!


    The only exnation was that this guy was likely a high-tier legendary creature! It may even be on the same level as Paul the Octopus, the giant monster in the Pirates of the Caribbean! That was why its resistance was so strong.


    But a second of stun was enough for Sheyan��s formidable teammates to do a lot of things. For example, Ronnie had already marked the creature with the ��Mark of Death�� and was lying in wait in stealth state about five meters away from the Buffalo Criminal Boss. This distance was just outside the creature��s attack range and was also the optimum distance for Ronnie to instantly rush into the fight.


    Dardanian shot out six seeds that looked like ck thorns with dense barbs on them. They looked extremely sinister. Three of the seeds were swiped away by the Buffalo Criminal Boss, while the other three shot into the burn wounds on its body and instantly sprouted. Their roots that were as tough as steel and as greedy as ants grew at an rming rate, causing the Buffalo Criminal Boss to roar in pain.


    Just as the monster tried to rush forward, Pokan, with his face still pale, used his power to wrap a huge rock on the slope next to them with mud, creating an even bigger rock that was at least three meters in diameter, and sent it rolling down!


    The Buffalo Criminal Boss had just moved about five or six metres before the rock ran into it. It could only cross its arms above its head and withstand the collision. It ended up being knocked more than ten metres back.


    Aldaris took this opportunity to throw his sinister, dark red bone dagger, ��Mage-Nemesis��! The dagger was very inconspicuous at night. It tore through the night like a dark fish and stabbed into the lower back of the Buffalo Criminal Boss from the side.


    The ��Mage-Nemesis�� was a sinister dagger that was very thin and very sharp. It had no handle, just a de. After prating into the Buffalo Criminal Boss�� body, it went in at least ten centimeters deep,pletely disappearing from view. A surgery was probably needed to pull it back out. Aldaris�� sinister dagger was as hard to get rid of as bone-sucking maggots!


    Aldaris chanted a long string of incantations. Arge, strange symbol at least a meter in diameter emerged in front of him. Upon closer inspection, the symbol seemed like it was woven from multiple white electric snakes! It looked extremely evil!


    On therge, bizarre symbol was a hard-to-detect line which was inconspicuously linking it to the dagger on the Buffalo Criminal Boss�� waist. With a sh of the symbol, a bolt of lightning struck out at the monster! The lightning was so powerful that the monster trembled all over.


    Sheyan had already seen this move before. About every five to ten seconds, this bizarre symbol would automatically generate a bolt of lightning to attack the enemy, with the ��Mage-Nemesis�� ying the role of a lightning rod. Meanwhile, Aldaris would be free to either escape or cast other spells.


    Aldaris continued to chant. A dark blue rune appeared in front of him. He pointed the rune towards Pokan, whose MP was almost depleted.


    The rune floated towards Pokan andnded on his wand. The next second, a dark blue vague, hard-to-detect line, as if it existed on another ne, also extended from the wand to the ��Mage-Nemesis��. The Buffalo Criminal Boss�� MP was then continuously absorbed to be fed back to Pokan!


    Aldaris�� multi-tasking caused the power of the lightning rune to be weaker and the attack intervals to be longer. However, he had also ��resurrected�� Pokan, who possessed powerful support abilities, so the advantages far outweighed the disadvantages.


    Within a short period of time, the team had built a very strong battle system which could go on the offensive and defensive.


    The Buffalo Criminal Boss had already been greatly weakened by Sheyan��s trap �C not only did it have just 70% of HP left, its tough skin was also damaged and its magic staff was also gone �C but it was, after all, a powerful legendary creature.


    A sharp ck light suddenly appeared from the two giant aneurysms on the monster��s shoulders, gobbling up the night. Then, like a gori, it raised its hands and roared.


    At that moment, all of them felt as if the Buffalo Criminal Boss had turned into a huge ck hole. A strong force of attraction sucked everyone towards it.


    All of them naturally resisted the force hard. The Buffalo Criminal Boss justughed sinisterly. Suddenly, the force of attraction disappearedpletely. The humans had just heaved a sigh of relief when the monster roared again and the strong suction force appeared once more.


    The continuous, unending cycle finally copsed their resistance! Ronnie, Paul, Dardanian, Sheyan�� They were all pulled together to a spot right in front of the Buffalo Criminal Boss. The creature made an angry howl. A sharp ck light appeared on both its palms, and the space around its palms seemed to shatter. It then mmed its palms down!


    Such was the insane power of a high-tier legendary creature! The terrifying power to exterminate a whole team in an instant!

 Chapter 1135: Bloody Fight

    <h4>Chapter 1135: Bloody Fight</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Inside the head of the Buffalo Criminal Boss, there existed a crystal that was formed after eating Kurut minerals for a long time. Whenbined with both aneurysms on the monster��s shoulders, the crystal had the extraordinary ability to quickly increase and change the direction of gravity.


    That was the theory behind the Buffalo Criminal Boss�� terrifying power!


    ��Gravity Spiral��!


    It could trap all nearby enemies in an area in front of itself with the power of gravity, then umte the strength of its entire body to give the enemies a heavy blow!


    Such moments were when the MT was most tested, and when encountering such powerful creatures, it was also the time when a team faced its toughest test.


    Remember when the Metal Professor tried to rece MTs with summoned creatures? If her party were the one in this predicament, they would definitely bepletely annihted!


    At such times, whether the MT was strong enough would determine the life and death of the whole team!


    Zeus could use his Awakener Skill to reverse gravity in this situation. Although it might not cancel out the Buffalo Criminal Boss�� ��Gravity Spiral��pletely, it would surely have no problem interfering with thending point of ��Gravity Spiral��. This way, the team would not bepletely under the mercy of the enemy like a meal that was spoon-fed to the enemy��s mouth!


    If Skull was here, he could instantly devour a piece of equipment of silver storyline grade or above to create strong steel shields for all his teammates. The shields would absorb most of the damage so that the remaining damage would only cause minor injuries to his party members. The team would be saved.


    If Hedi Curry was here, he could transform for three seconds. The additional HP during his transformed state would allow him to forcefully take the hit.


    If Azsa was here, she could instantly activate the ��Ocean Link�� ability. This ability would link all of them up, and during the duration of the link, everyone��s defence would soar to a value equal to the sum of the defence of everyone in the link.


    But Sheyan was not an Awakener!


    He did not have an Awakener Skill yet�� But that did not mean Sheyan had no other way to solve this problem. When he was pulled towards the Buffalo Criminal Boss, he had booted the ary-Grade High-Energy Mechanical Power Gloves�� to their maximum power. The gloves abruptly made a loud noise, spewing ck smoke, and they emitted a dark green light!


    Sheyan could not move away, so he reversed his thinking. Since I can��t escape, you should get the hell away from my face. Therefore, before the palms of the Buffalo Criminal Boss struck down, Sheyan was already holding onto its thigh. The gloves made a harsh noise like an engine that was about to explode, and the monster was sent flying more than five meters away. The monster��s huge palms sadly mmed down on nothing but empty ground!


    A strange hiss reverberated through the valley, like the sound of a red-hot stone being doused with cold water. Then, a violent explosion erupted from the spot on the ground that was hit, followed by a smallndslide!


    Being the person in front who was closest to the Buffalo Criminal Boss, when Sheyan was hit by the shockwave from the eruption, his HP instantly decreased by nearly 1500 points! He staggered back a few times, but he did not even take the time to wipe away the blood from his lips before he had pulled out ��+7 West�� and rushed fiercely towards the monster. He unleashed a flurry of shes on the aneurysms on the monster��s shoulders like a madman!


    No matter how formidable the Buffalo Criminal Boss was, there must be a period of weakness after performing two sessive ultimate skills. But even if everyone knew this, not many people would dare rush up to the monster to attack it because no one could tell for sure that it would not have something like a third ultimate skill hidden up its sleeve. If it did, wouldn��t getting close to it now equate to sure death?


    One could treat everything in this world as a joke except for their own life.


    Sheyan��s actions undoubtedly proved to the rest that even though he had just suffered a heavy blow from this powerful creature, he still had enough strength and skill left to retaliate! The rest of the team were jolted back to their senses and started attacking fiercely too.


    The Buffalo Criminal Boss wailed painfully, its body spasming all over. After all, it was still a mage-type creature. After releasing two huge skills, its muscles were now twitching weakly and it was powerless to fight back.


    Only after it had recovered a little did it p Sheyan away with a cry. However, it was obvious from that strike that the creature was just an arrow at the end of its flight. The attack caused less than five hundred points of damage to Sheyan.


    What was more surprising was that after Sheyan was sent flying with the p, he continued to pounce on the creature with his eyes red and frenzied, just like a mad dog.


    The other contestants were quite shocked to see this. Based on their experience, MTs were usually more steady and seldom took the initiative to attack. Rarely were they as thirsty for blood as Sheyan was. But it could not be denied that Sheyan��s bold action gave the Buffalo Criminal Boss tremendous pressure, so that it had no attention to spare for anyone except him. It indirectly kept the others safer.


    The Buffalo Criminal Boss screamed again as Sheyan��s saber pierced deep into the aneurysm on its left shoulder. A putrid mixture of pus and blood gushed out, filling the air with a nauseating stench.


    But Sheyan also took a knee from the Buffalo Criminal Boss and was sent flying again. Blood rained down as he streaked like a meteor across the air into the long grass on the hillside. There was no sound nor movement from him after that. A lightning bolt immediately struck the heavily-injured left aneurysm, bing thest straw to crush the camel��s back. The aneurysm finally erupted.


    When the giant tumour exploded, it was as painful as a man��s testicle being busted open! The creature howled as it turned around and tried to escape.


    The Buffalo Criminal Boss had obviously felt the threat of death. Furthermore, it was a type of creature that lived in groups, so it instinctively disliked fighting alone. It would have been fine if it was winning, but the moment it started losing, it would instantly think of fleeing. If a mafia boss ran into a group of people from a rival family alone, his first reaction would be to flee too��.


    Ronnie was the most ecstatic among them to see the creature running away. He had a perverse bonus of ��+33% explosive hit rate when attacking an enemy from the back��. Prating his enemy��s arsehole had always been his greatest pleasure in life.


    The second most ecstatic person was Pokan. This man��s destructive power was not very strong, but in terms of creating obstacles to dy someone��s movement, he would not lose to anyone. The Buffalo Criminal Boss could be seen falling heavily from time to time in its desperate attempt to run away.


    After fleeing three or four hundred metres, the Buffalo Criminal Boss realised that if it continued to run away like this, it might be killed before help could arrive.


    Therefore, it turned around and re-engaged the enemies. With a roar, the Buffalo Criminal Boss�� weird, ugly body shrank inwards as if there were two giant invisible hands squeezing it! The monster became about 20% smaller.


    Suddenly, purplish-ck liquid shot out from more than a hundred holes on the Buffalo Criminal Boss�� body. From a distance, it looked as if hundreds of long, slim, purplish-ck spikes had grown on the body of the creature!


    AoE poison arrows!


    There was nothing Sheyan could do; in fact, other Awakener MTs would be helpless too. Maybe only higher ranked MTs would have the means to handle this move. After the poison arrows struck someone, they would cause very strong corrosive poison damage, and the poisonous liquid would not disperse. Instead, it would turn into a sinister-looking four-footed snake that would gnaw madly on the victim��s body.


    Sheyanpletely ignored the others. He was tough and resilient, so he did not care much about the additional tearing damage done by the poison arrows. He continued chasing after the Buffalo Criminal Boss while screaming loudly. Only Ronnie, who was not poisoned, followed behind him closely.


    Sheyan knew that the Buffalo Criminal Boss must be dealt with as soon as possible, so he did not hesitate at all to pull out ��Verdict�� and fire a shot at the creature.


    Ronnie followed close behind. With his lips tightly pursed and his breaths heavy, he leaped high up in the air. A cross-shaped light shed, and the blood of the Buffalo Criminal Boss gushed out madly.


    The Buffalo Criminal Boss howled painfully. As soon as it recovered from the stun, it fought back crazily while gasping heavily for breath. It raised its massive right arm and swept across the head of the evil enemy in front. The muscles in its left leg had already tightened in preparation for its next move!


    Ronnie ducked at once, but could not do so in time. The Buffalo Criminal Boss�� left knee rose and kissed him in the face!


    The blow sent Ronnie rolling away. Half his teeth werepletely knocked off, his mouth full of blood as he opened it to swear something unintelligible. It seemed that his mind was not very clear right now. The Buffalo Criminal Boss grabbed his hair and tried to slit his throat with a sharp bone knife.


    But Sheyan had immediately filled Ronnie��s position and grabbed the bone knife. A horrible wound was instantly cut open on his palm, sending blood spraying out.

 Chapter 1136: Submission

    <h4>Chapter 1136: Submission</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The Buffalo Criminal Boss�� bone knife grated against Sheyan��s finger bones, but it met with great resistance. Although the monster was fierce by nature, when its eyes made contact with Sheyan��s fiery gaze, it could not help but feel slightly intimidated by Sheyan��s determination to fight to the death!


    The Buffalo Criminal Boss had more strength than Sheyan, but not enough to cause crushing damages. Its bone knife actually grew from its upper arm, so it could not throw it away like a normal weapon. Therefore, he was stuck there with Sheyan for two seconds.


    Although in the end Sheyan was kicked away by the monster, Dardanian and the other contestants had alreadypleted their spell chants by then. ��Power of the Sprouting Seed�� and ��Chain Lightning��nded simultaneously on the Buffalo Criminal Boss�� other aneurysm. The horrifying destructive power knocked the monster off bnce, almost causing it to fall down the gorge five or six meters away.


    Right then, apound spell released by Pokan came into effect.


    Thepound spell was abination of ��Magma�� and ��Instant Solidification��.


    The ��Magma�� spell was performed by Stone der Raijo. It instantly created ava pool that was 1 meter in diameter under the enemy��s feet, causing the enemy to sink down and suffer severe magma damage.


    ��Instant Solidification�� was a low-level spell. Before this, when the team encountered attacks from aquatic creatures on the river, Pokan had used this spell to instantly create vast tracts ofnd in the river to leave those ferocious creatures stranded. The ground that was lifted up from the riverbed was always going to be wet and muddy, so ��Instant Solidification�� was needed to solidify the mud into hard ground.


    Thispound spell that Pokan created was actually very sinister.


    If a man suddenly fell into a knee-deep magma pool while he was in the middle of a fight, imagine the gut-wrenching pain that would cause. And while his flesh was being burned and melted down, imagine if the magma pool suddenly solidified��.It would be a powerful crowd control spell!


    Of course, the MP consumption of apound spell was astonishing. For example, if ��Magma�� consumed 20 MP and ��Instant Solidification�� consumed 5 MP, then the MP cost of thepound spell was not (20 + 5), but (20 x 5)!


    Pokan��s greatest problem was that he would often find himselfcking MP. This problem was especially prominent after his symbiotic elemental creature became Stone der Raijo.


    Although Stone der Raijo was powerful, it also meant higher MP consumption for Pokan. A sports car would never have the same fuel consumption as an economy car.


    This time, thanks to Aldaris casting ��Spiritual Torrent�� with the help of the ��Mage-Nemesis�� to absorb the enemy��s MP and feed it to Pokan, Pokan��s MP deficiency problem was barely solved. Pokan instantly took the opportunity to perform such a vicious spell!


    The Buffalo Criminal Boss was in a terrible predicament. It was on the verge of falling into the nearby gorge after losing its bnce, but its left foot was suddenly burned and stuck in the earth!


    There were only three possible oues for the Buffalo Criminal Boss.


    The first was to continue being hung in mid air from its foot.


    The second was to shatter the solidifiedva and fall into the gorge.


    The third was to snap his leg. The leg would stay where it was, while the rest of his body would fall into the gorge.


    While the Buffalo Criminal Boss was falling just now, there was actually a clear cracking from its leg as it got stuck in the solidified magma, but the leg still managed to support the creature in mid-air.


    Sheyan and Ronnie, despite being bathed in blood, seized the opportunity to rush at the Buffalo Criminal Boss. With their daggers and saber, they shed madly at its leg that was already heavily-injured!


    The Buffalo Criminal Boss screamed bitterly and stomped its other foot on the cliff with great force. It finally managed to struggle loose and fall down the gorge, but its left leg looked smaller than it was before and had blood gushing out of it. Because the solidified magma had already stuck to the flesh on its left leg, when the Buffalo Criminal Boss forcefully pulled its feet out, ayer of flesh was torn away like trousers being taken off.


    Although the left leg of the Buffalo Criminal Boss was not broken in two, it was no doubt already half-crippled��.


    By the time the creature got up heavily from the ground, it found that the enemies had silently crowded around it again. Their eyes were as evil as the eyes of hungry wolves, sending chills down its back.


    After another round of crazy attacks, the Buffalo Criminal Boss�� eyes were already showing traces of despair and madness. It knew that if things continued like this, it would surely die here, and it would die a slow and painful death.


    At that moment, however, the tough enemy bathed in blood that reminded it of a tall mountain suddenly stepped out and red at it. He slowly said in words that the Buffalo Criminal Boss could understand, ��Do you want to live, or do you want to die?��


    The Buffalo Criminal Boss certainly did not want to die, but it still clenched its teeth tight and refused to speak. Sheyan continued slowly, ��My condition is simple. I just want to have a look at your ��Holy Land��. We know that your Holy Land contains a mysterious power that can strengthen life. There are some terrible diseases lurking in our bodies, so we need the power of the Holy Land to cure ourselves.��


    The Buffalo Criminal Boss finally responded. It was clear that Sheyan��s condition waspletely out of its expectations and within its scope of eptance. The creature gasped and started tomunicate with Sheyan in a snake-like hissing voice.


    ��How would I know if you��re telling the truth?��


    ��If I weren��t, would I have stopped attacking you and wasted my time talking to you? I��d just kill you and let your tribe lose its leader. With the terrible internal strife your tribe is suffering right now, it won��t take much effort for us to upy your territory and home,�� replied Sheyan tly.


    Although the Buffalo Criminals were intelligent creatures, they still had primitive habits. Like wild beasts, they attached great importance to their territory of influence. After listening to Sheyan��s exnation, the Boss was already inclined to believe him.


    It confirmed onest time in a hoarse voice, ��You��ll leave right after you cure your diseases?��


    ��We��ll stay for a day and a half at most!�� answered Sheyan.


    Although two of the Buffalo Criminal Boss�� eyes had been blinded, it still had two more eyes that could see, and they were currently shaking back and forth as he contemted. The creature nodded after a while.


    ��Okay. I��ll take you there.��


    Sheyan suddenly said, ��I��m sorry to say this, but to avoid any idents from happening, we��ll have to make you wear a set of heavy rock armour. You��re simply too strong. If we hadn��t ambushed you just now, we would have definitely been the ones who would��ve lost.��


    The Buffalo Criminal Boss�� eyes burned, but in the end, it agreed to Sheyan��s condition. If worse came to worst, it still had a very strongst resort: self-explosion! The power of its self-explosion was even greater than the Predator��s bomb, so it was confident that it could bring the whole lot of them down with it if anything went wrong!


    Under that awkward atmosphere, both sides came to an agreement. However, the Buffalo Criminal Boss silently let the explosive force surge in its body several times to let the contestants sense its existence before allowing Pokan to create a heavy rock armour on its body.


    Sheyan never expected that the Buffalo Criminal Boss would not take off this rock armour from now on. The monster was more of a spellcaster anyway, so even though the rock armour slowed its movement down, it also boosted the monster��s defence significantly. It had always run rampant in this area, but this time, the contestants had forced it close to death, so it valued its life more than ever after this. The rock armour ended up bing a very precious treasure to it.


    The monster actually found a strange sense of security after putting on the extremely thick rock armour. Although the armour was very heavy, the monster did not show any displeasure at all. Instead, it became quite motivated.


    Following in the heavy footsteps of the Buffalo Criminal Boss, the group came to a ce at the deepest part of the valley. The creature led them into the cave it dwelled in which was quite spacious and bright. It was not dirty or messy in the slightest.


    After more than twenty meters into the cave, they reached arge hall where a lot of Kurut ores were piled up. The Buffalo Criminal Boss picked up a handful and ate it all like it was chewing peanuts.


    At that moment, Sheyan had a strange feeling. He saw an ore bigger than a grinding disc sitting in a corner. This ore was originally a verymon ystone and was very soft, formed from sediments that had settled at the bottom of a river for thousands of years. It was totally iparable to granite.


    ystones were in fact verymon, but��.but what caught Sheyan��s attention were the objects glittering on the ystone. They were something Sheyan had been eagerly searching for all this while �C Lacrimal Stones! The Lacrimal Stones on the ystone were so numerous that the ystone might as well be a Lacrimal Stone mineral vein!


    Without waiting for Sheyan, the liquid metal life-form had already acted on its own. It turned into arge mass of silvery-white parachute-like film and greedily wrapped around the ystone��.

 Chapter 1137: +13 West!

    <h4>Chapter 1137: +13 West!</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Seeing the shameless act of the liquid metal life-form, Sheyan could only shrug his shoulders and allow it to do as it pleased. He stole a peek at the Buffalo Criminal Boss and found that the monster was happily chewing on its Kurut ores. It was either oblivious to what had happened here or did not mind.


    The liquid metal life-form did not waste too much time with the ystone. It skillfully peeled the Lacrimal Stones from the ystone and attached them to its body, then fled back into Sheyan��s personal storage. It then wrapped around and digested the Lacrimal Stones one by one, like a kid sucking on candies.


    After the Buffalo Criminal Boss had eaten about half a kilogram of Kurut ores, the one remaining aneurysm on its shoulder shone with a ck light. A huge rock in front of it suddenly moved to the side loudly. The monster took them down the path hidden behind the rock. The path first meandered upwards before snaking downwards, like the track of a roller coaster.


    At this time, the sky was already dimly lit. Fog filled the valley and wetted their clothes. It could be vaguely seen that the nts there were strangely twisted and carried strange electromaic fluctuations. Their ears kept ringing when they traveled; the spaceship would obviously have a very hard time scouting this ce.


    After about two to three kilometres, the Buffalo Criminal Boss grabbed an inconspicuous boulder in front of them and pushed it away with great effort. A narrow passage appeared amidst the loud trembling. As they traveled down this passage, it grew wider and wider. After walking for about a hundred meters, a space as wide as arge hall appeared in front of them.


    The stgmites around glowed with a faint light, clearly illuminating the details in that ce. A few pregnant Buffalo Criminals sat there with their bulging bellies. They all leaped up and roared angrily when they saw the humans, but they were suppressed by the Buffalo Criminal Boss.


    All the contestants drew a sharp breath because they could clearly see that the earth here formed two distinct areas, and the area right in front of the Buffalo Criminal Boss��rge feet was a massive mineral vein of high purity Pi element that was shining with a pale silvery-grey light!!


    These precious metals that were worth more thans were casually scattered on the ground. What��s more shocking was that the pale silvery-grey glow extended to the rear as far as the eyes could see!


    Sheyan took a deep breath and pulled Cyborg No. 1 close, then yelled into his eyes.


    ��Do you see that?�� Do you see that???? This is just one vein, one of the thousands of veins on this damn. We��ve more than aplished our mission, you f*cking bastards!��


    ***


    On the Kitty Hawk base 2.7 million kilometers away.


    The silvery-grey glow of the seemingly endless open-pit high-purity Pi vein shined through the big screen, illuminating the darkness. Seeing Sheyan��s expression that was distorted with excitement, Major General Mungo covered his face with his hands and burst into tears. Unrestrained tears seeped through his fingers and streaked down his palms. After a while, he lifted his head and screamed at the ceiling.


    ��I did it! I made the right bet! It��s my win!!��


    The video of an endless open-pit high-purity Pi vein glowing in the dark was quickly processed within a minute and started to spread wildly across the Empire like a gue! The first to be infected with the ��gue�� was, of course, Prince Pombaru, followed by the General who had given up.


    Perhaps there were some who questioned the authenticity of this video, but soon, the scene of Sheyan and the other contestants frantically extracting Pi element shut them all up! If all this was staged, the production cost must have been astronomical!


    Sheyan knew well that in order to prevent the Empire from giving up on saving them, they needed to bring arge amount of high purity Pi element with them, so much so that if they were lost, the higher ups would feel like arge chunk of their meat had been cut away!


    Arge number of Pi ores were crushed and injected into the extractor. After a series of processes, Pi element slowly flowed out like mercury and gradually solidified into trapezoidal blocks, like gold ingots. Finally, they went into the pockets of the greedy contestants.


    All this fell in the eyes of those in the Empire, giving rise to indescribable greed. This was enough wealth to buy entires!


    The Buffalo Criminal Boss only snickered when it saw what the humans were doing. It had already investigated the Holy Vein before and found that it went so deep into the ground that it could not discover where the vein ended. How much could these guys possibly dig?


    The humans mined hard until sweat covered their foreheads but could not even scrape a centimeter off the surface of the vein. Even if they dug for a whole month, they could probably make a few holes at most. Such a negligible loss simply did not matter at all to the Buffalo Criminal Boss.


    The Buffalo Criminal Boss certainly hated these guys, but he was afraid of starting any conflict in this ce because he could feel that the vigorous Holy Vein contained terrible destructive power,cking only a way to trigger the energy and let it out. A tiny fraction of this power was enough to crush everyone here into pieces. It would not be worth it to fight with these people here, lest they identally triggered the energy.


    After seven hours of refining, Sheyan and the rest of the group finally found their personal storages to be chucked full of purified Pi element ingots. There was almost no more space for anything else.


    Aldaris sighed with regret, gritted his teeth, and discarded at least thirty Pi element ingots, letting them fall jingling onto the ground. Wealth was important, but it was fatal to fill one��s personal storage with this stuff. They needed to free up space for necessities, supplies and casting materials.


    Sheyan felt his chest suddenly heating up. He found that the liquid metal life-form had finished digesting all of the astonishing amount of Lacrimal Stones. It had now curled up into a coconut-sized silvery-white sphere and seemed to be asleep in his personal storage. At the same time, a series of notifications appeared on his retina.


    [ ��Silver Mission Series Hidden Branch, Chapter 2: Injection��pleted��.. ]


    [ The liquid metal enhanced life-form has consumed 58 Lacrimal Stones and various other strange metalponents which will be of great help to its growth. It is now in a saturated state. ]


    [ Hint: Your liquid metal enhanced life-form has grown after gaining enough nutrients. You have achieved LVL MAX missionpletion rate. The liquid metal enhanced life-form will now fall into a deep sleep. Please wait patiently for its development. ]


    [ Hint: Because you have fed the liquid metal enhanced life-form with enough Lacrimal Stones, it is now friendlier towards you and will continue to be strengthened. You have reached the second milestone and will receive the corresponding bonus. ]


    [ ��Suck�� �C Whenever the enemy (or their weapon) came into contact with the armour/weapon the liquid metal enhanced life-form is attached to, the liquid metal enhanced life-form will analyse the enemy andmit the enemy to memory. After seven times, the liquid metal enhanced life-form will be able to calcte the trajectory of the enemy��s attack, thereby rendering the enemy��s next attack obsolete. ]


    [ ��Virtual Strengthening�� �C The armour/weapon the liquid metal enhanced life-form is attached to will be considered to have gained a special effect of +6 strengthening. If a strengthening threshold (4,7,10,13) is met after ��Virtual Strengthening��, additional bonuses can be extracted. However, the interval between each extraction of additional bonuses will be no less than one month. ]


    ***


    [ ��Silver Mission Series Hidden Branch, Chapter 3: Devour�� has started��.. ]


    [ Mission Requirement: After your liquid metal enhanced life-form wakes up, let it devour 100 pieces of equipment. ]


    [ Mission Description: The liquid metal enhanced life-form is still quite unfamiliar with the action of devouring other metals, so you must train it until the action bes an instinct. Swallowing enough equipment to increase its proficiency is a necessary step. ]


    [ Mission Hint: There are no requirements in terms of grade and type for the 100 pieces of equipment. The only condition is that they have no wear and tear on them, ie. they must have maximum durability. Nevertheless, it cannot be ruled out that devouring high-grade equipment may increase missionpletion rate. ]


    ***


    After seeing the requirement of swallowing 100 pieces of equipment, Sheyan almost coughed up blood. When he saw that the grade and type of equipment did not matter, he finally felt a bit better, but it would still impose a huge burden on his finances.


    However, thinking of the newly gained ��Virtual Strengthening�� ability, Sheyan could not help but feel that he had hit it big!


    +6 additional strengthening!! Strengthening an equipment in the realms was insanely difficult �C the failure rate bes astonishingly high after +2 �C but in truth, strengthening to +4 was not that hard. A virtual strengthening of +6 was almost equivalent to enjoying a special effect of +10!


    One could tell how formidable a +7 weapon was from ��+7 West��.


    If the liquid metal life-form was not sleeping at the moment, Sheyan would have immediately summoned it and attach it to ��+7 West�� to enjoy the terrifying effects of a +13 weapon! So far, Sheyan had only seen a +9 weapon before at the auction. He had no idea what a +13 weapon looked like.


    ��But���� Sheyan pondered quietly for a moment, then suddenly smiled. ��I can probably wake it up first and attach it to ��+7 West�� before letting it continue its slumber.��

 Chapter 1138: Terrifying Murder Weapon

    <h4>Chapter 1138: Terrifying Murder Weapon</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    What Sheyan was about to do was very simple and very sly. He had found a rare-looking stone in the Buffalo Criminal Boss�� ce previously. Pokan had identified it as a kind of mineral simr to amber, that could carry the fossils of mosquitoes inside them. It was rare but not very valuable.


    Sheyan recalled that liquid metal life-form had been very interested in this object, but the life-form was soon attracted by the Lacrimal Stones and forgot about the stone. If Sheyan took it out now, he had a chance of waking the liquid metal life-form up.


    What Sheyancked most right now was attack power! Enough attack power to let him finish a fight quickly!


    And a terrifying weapon that was strengthened to +13, even if it was only a dark blue equipment, possessed enough threat to let him kill his way out of trouble and open a path to survival!


    So, Sheyan took the rare mineral out and shook it a few times above the sleeping metallic sphere. He then ced the mineral on the de of ��+7 West��.


    When the rare mineral was above it, two tiny tentacles suddenly appeared from the sleeping metallic sphere and waved around in the air. Then, two frog-like legs popped out beneath the sphere, and the sphere turned slowly, as if it was trying to find something.


    When it realised that Sheyan had ced the mineral on ��+7 West��s de, the liquid metal life-form leaped like a frog to the de and dissolved the mineral.


    It then tried to leave happily like a dog holding its bone, but Sheyan pressed it tightly to the de. Fortunately, the life-form did not show much resistance. It simply dissolved onto ��+7 West��s de, making the de look like it had been coated with ayer of film. The weapon shed continuously and eventually settled down. It weirdly became very dull-looking!


    When Sheyan checked the weapon again, the look in his eyes became sharp and dangerous. He had never thought that a weapon would be so lethal after being strengthened to +13!


    [ Weapon: +13 West (Sleeping) (IV Test Edition, Special Enchantment Effect +6) ]


    [ Status: Sleeping ( The liquid metal life-form is sleeping. The owner can wake it up in order to disy the real power of +13, but the time it stays awake should not exceed 30 minutes. Otherwise, the growth of the liquid metal life-form will be adversely affected. ]


    [ Origin: de World ]


    [ Rarity: Dark-blue ]


    [ Material: Chromium alloy/ Pure silver magic saber ]


    [ Base Damage: 18 �C 40 points ]


    [ Embedded Artifact: Lich Sandro��s Heart. (Effect: +1 to this weapon��s precedence) ]


    [ Embedded Artifact: Bloodstone (Small) (Effect: +3% to explosive strike rate) ]


    [ Attack Interval: 3.5 seconds (It isn��t as light as it looks) ]


    [ Durability: 89/104 ]


    [ Attack Range: 3 metres (Closebat) / 25 metres (Throwing, current user does not possess the prerequisite ability to execute this move) ]


    [ Equipment Position: Hand ]


    [ Requirements: 25 Strength for two-handed wield / 45 Strength for single-handed wield ]


    [ Requirements: Basic closebat lvl 7, Advanced ability ��Saber Mastery�� lvl 2 (Or more advanced abilities) ]


    [ Weight: 12.82 kg ]


    [ Increase to Base Damage from +13 Strengthening: 154 �C 350 ]


    [ +4 Weapon Bonus: Increase base damage by 6 �C 15 ]


    [ +7 Weapon Bonus: Increase base damage by 12 �C 30 ]


    [ +10 Weapon Bonus (Temporary,sts for 30 days): Each strike with this weapon will cause additional damage, equal to 40% of the weapon��s damage, to evil creatures. The damage has holy attribute and enjoys the explosive strike rate of the wielder. ]


    [ +13 Weapon Bonus: ��Cutting Edge�� (Rare, temporary,sts for 30 days) �C When attacking an enemy, the weapon has 33% chance of causing 800 additional damage. This damage is true damage, but a contestant has 90% chance of resisting this damage. ]


    [ Property: ��Incisive�� (Passive) �C This incisive alloy saber can prate through most armours. When this weapon inflicts damage on the enemy, it will deal additional damage. ]


    [ Details: Additional damage is 30% �C 50% of original damage. ]


    [ Details: Additional damage ignores defence! This effect has authority precedence (+1 from Lich Sandro��s Heart), simr to crushing damages. ]


    [ Special property: This is a saber that can defeat both vampires and humans. Therefore, If you can satisfy its avaricious appetite, you can temporarily obtain the privilege of using it. You can permanently sacrifice 1 base attribute point and 3000 utility points to equip it without meeting its usage requirements. ]


    [ Description: Any weapon can be strengthened to +13 can only be described as a godly equipment! ]


    ***


    Sheyan roughly calcted the damage caused by each sh of ��+13 West��. He drew in a sharp breath.


    The average theoretical damage of the weapon was about 250.


    Then there��s the additional damage of 80-125 that ignored defence from the ��Incisive�� property.


    If he ruled the enemy as a heathen, thus judging the enemy as an evil creature, there would be about 100 points of holy damage��.


    Finally, if he triggered the effect of ��Cutting Edge��, there would be 800 points of additional true damage!


    If the enemy were a storyline character, the theoretical damage that each sh could cause exceeded 1300 points! And out of the 1300 points of damage, at least 900 points ignored the opponent��s defence, while about 100 points were holy damage, so the actual damage caused would not be to far off from the theoretical damage because not much of it would be resisted by the opponent��s defence!


    Even if Sheyan was unlucky, each wave of ��+13 West�� would still see a row of 4 different damages (including ��Flesh Explosion��)!


    But if he was lucky enough to trigger both ��Cutting Edge�� and crushing damage, there would be an unprecedented 5 different types of damages!


    What was more frightening was that out of all those damages, there would be 800 points of true damage! If it was not resisted, it was enough to kill many mage-types without giving them the opportunity to heal themselves!


    Sheyan stared at the weapon and took a deep breath, his eyes sparkling. Initially, he was only 40% sure of returning sessfully, but now he had 70% confidence.


    The others were looking at Sheyan, apparently waiting for him to make the decision on whether they should stay or go. However, from the fire in their eyes, it was obvious that they had already made up their minds. They were only waiting for Sheyan��s order out of respect for his authority.


    The fundamental reason for this situation was that Cyborg No. 1 had just sessfully confirmed their current location. ording to their coordinates and the map they had, the discement from here to the teau where the Mushroom Rock was located was not that far.


    The most important thing was that arge portion of the journey could be done quickly and economically with the help of an external force.


    Of course, the so-called external force here did not refer to sailing back the river upstream. It was referring to something that was recorded in the data of the spaceshipputer, a seasonal phenomenon on Uplos .


    This was a where the Predators kept powerful prey, and the more ferocious a creature was, the bigger its appetite. Therefore, the Predators had also reared a great number ofrge herbivores from the bottom of the food chain here, such as Sturmbeests, giant hoofed sheep, wildebeests and so on, in order to provide enough food for the powerful creatures. Otherwise, if food was insufficient, the beasts would surely kill each other. What the hell were the Predator initiates going to hunt then?


    Sturmbeests, giant hoofed sheep and wildebeests were simr to the cattle, sheep and horses on Old Earth, but they were muchrger in size, and their appetite was of course veryrge too. They needed to migrate to different vast pastures all year round to graze.


    Of course, the astonishingly rapid growth of nts in those vast pastures had to do with the fact that the Predators had modified the soil of those regions.


    It was currently early summer on Uplos, so arge number of Sturmbeests, giant hoofed sheeps and wildebeests would gallop through a valley next to the Buffalo Criminal territory to migrate from the spring pastures to the summer pastures.


    Their migration route extended across the teau where the mushroom rock was located. That was to say, the team could ride on these gentle creatures and follow their vast migration army to reach the teau. From there, they would only need about an hour to board the Wasps to return home.


    This was a great temptation for everyone! After all, Sheyan��s spection about the Predators was just that �C a spection.


    More importantly, the technological gap between the humans and the Predators was not too big. If only one spacecraft took off and fled, of course it would be pursued, but what if there were six spacecrafts taking off at the same time and flying away in different directions? The Predators might not even respond in time, and even if they did, how many spacecrafts could they send to chase after the humans?


    Sheyan and the others already knew by now that all the sub-ships on the mothership of the Predators had been dispatched as advance troops, and only one survived when passing through the dimensional wormholes on the way to Uplos.

 Chapter 1139: Meet

    <h4>Chapter 1139: Meet</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    So, after chasing down two unlucky fellows, would the mothership and sub-ship of the Predators still be able to catch up to the other four?


    Everyone knew that it was probably impossible.


    The technological gap between the two sides was not that great, and they were ��only�� 2.7 million kilometers away from the Kitty Hawk base �C 2.7 million kilometers was really nothing in terms of intergctic travel. A Porsche Cayenne was no doubt much faster than a Honda 12 motorcycle, but if the Porsche Cayenne had to drive a few kilometers in the opposite direction first before it was allowed to chase after the 12 motorcycle, and the travel distance was limited to only 10 kilometers, even the Porsche Cayenne would find it impossible. After all, a Honda 12 motorcycle was not a horse carriage; both sides were in the same era technology-wise.


    Sheyan obviously knew this, so why did he propose to seize the sub-ship of the Predators before this? That was because he wanted to show the team that he considered all of them hisrades.


    What was the difference between Sheyan��s n and the n of ��each person returning individually in his own Wasp��?


    The biggest difference was that Sheyan��s proposal was the only one that would allow all of them to return safely with the team��s collective effort. However, the drawback of this proposal was that it may also cause the whole team to be wiped out.


    On the other hand, thetter n contained the vour of ��each man for himself in the face of great danger��. Two unlucky people were bound to die, while the rest had a great chance of escaping.


    After they had satisfied their greed, there was no doubt that all of them had had a change in mindset. The solid team that had been gradually taking shape copsed in an instant, bing scattered sand. It was easy to brave hardships together, but hard to share fortunes; we could see many such examples throughout history.


    Sheyan may be good at making schemes, but he still could not predict the mostplex thing in the world �C the human heart. Sheyan did not waste any effort to convince them otherwise because he could already see from their eyes that they had made up their minds.


    Therefore, he simply said, ��Let��s go back to the mushroom rock.��


    As Sheyan said that, his mind darted to the special Wasp spacecraft in his storage space. A smirk appeared on his lips, and a thought shed in his mind.


    ��I��m the core of this team, the most dominant force. You think I won��t survive when we go our own way?��


    Paul was surprised by Sheyan��s decisiveness. He could not help asking, ��Didn��t you propose to capture the Predator sub-ship before this?��


    ��Doing that alone is as good as suicide,�� Sheyan smiled wryly.


    But right then, Aldaris asked, ��What if there are two of us?��


    Sheyan was about to answer when Ronnie suddenly said a little rigidly, ��Three.��


    Sheyan shrugged.


    ��Both the ns of capturing a sub-ship and returning in our own Wasps shared manymon risks. If we choose the Wasps, two people will be caught for sure, so the death rate for each person is 33%. If we try to seize the sub-ship with three people, the death rate is over 80%. There��s no need to hesitate. Let��s go.��


    ***


    The next step was simple. ording to thebels and route marked by Cyborg No. 1 on the map, the team safely came to the migratory path of the Sturmbeests, giant hoofed sheep and wildebeests.


    As long as these giant creatures with fairly mild personalities were not attacked, they did not mind being the humans going along for the ride, especially when the passengers could drive away the annoying blood-sucking insects. The beetles, ticks and other parasites here had mutated into pretty formidable creatures and caused a lot of trouble for these giant herbivores.


    Therefore, when the wildebeest herd stopped for a drink, they did not feel like they had been taken advantage of at all. Instead, they looked at their fellow wildebeests with vignt eyes, lest the others would try to steal the ��prey�� from their backs.


    The wildebeests traveled through the t in so fast that they might as well be flying. Less than five hourster, the contestants could already see the abrupt protrusion in the ground that was the teau. The rugged and steep rock walls were an extremely difficult test even for professional climbers, but not for a team with Pokan. He needed only to flick his fingers and a path that could be climbed would be formed.


    Less than ten minutester, the familiar scenery of the mushroom rock in emerged in front of them. Thinking back to the confusion and chaos when they first arrived here just a few days ago, it felt like a lifetime had passed since then.


    Sheyan told the team very seriously at this time, ��If I��m not mistaken, this ce should��ve be the territory of another powerful creature. We need to be more careful now. After all, we��re no longer hidden among thousands of wildebeests. Even though our scent has been masked, let��s try to keep a low profile.��


    The team was still quite willing to listen to Sheyan. They nodded one after another.


    However, at this moment, a strange yet familiar feeling washed over their bodies again. They grunted and held their arms at the same time. Blood could be seen flowing down their arms. After that, the mark which they had been relying on as a protective amulet, the mark which branded them as the prey of the Predators, slowly melted down!


    ��They��ve found us,�� Sheyan was the first to recover from the shock. He took a deep breath and said in a serious voice, ��Get ready for battle. We��re at least ten kilometers from the ce where the spacecrafts are hidden. It��s toote to set sail. The Predators have been searching for us all this while, they must be really impatient and eager by now!��


    Sheyan��s decision was no doubt reasonable, but he did notice Paul��s lips curling contemptuously. It may be an emotion that had just developed, or maybe it was an emotion that had been buried for a long time and had only erupted now.


    However, because Sheyan��s words were very reasonable, the team that had begun to break down assembled for thest time. Sheyan stood in front as usual, but after looking coldly at the battered Iron Golem next to him, he suddenly turned towards Paul and said, ��Do you want to die? ��


    Sheyan spoke those words calmly, but everyone felt a terrifying aura from his body, especially Dardanian, whose hands trembled involuntarily.


    The muscles on Paul��s face twitched, but his eyes were still as arrogant as a wolf��s.


    ��I don��t know what you mean.��


    Sheyan took a step forward. ��Do I need to speak more clearly? You��re using this garbage to tank in front? Do you want everyone to die here with you? How ��bout I f*ck you up first?��


    Paul sneered. ��I don��t have any other robots or golems. Do you have any idea how much they cost?��


    Sheyan pointed at his nose and uttered slowly, ��I��m an MT, and a damage dealer, and a support, and also a summoner. Do you know how much I��ve spent?��


    That shut Paul up, but a brutal light shed past his eyes. However, at that moment, he saw Aldaris shifting slightly to his left, while Ronnie simply disappeared from his sight.


    And his allies, Pokan and Dardanian, also seemed a little dissatisfied with him. So Paul took a deep breath and chanted the magic spell to summon a new Iron Golem. That was how domineering Sheyan was; as long as he wished for it, he could force anyone to bow down to his will!


    Less than two minutes after Paul��s summoning spellpleted, a spot in the distant sky shed brightly, and a weird spaceship came flying towards them at high speed.


    The ship looked like a beetle with a huge belly, but with tail wings, propellers and other anciry set-ups. When those on the ship discovered the contestants, the ship approached them and actually crashed down to the ground!


    The soil parted like the sea in front of the Predator ship. The ship rushed straight toward the contestants with arrogance and indifference until it stopped ten meters from them.


    Following that, a white gas was ejected from the door at the side of the ship, and the door slowly opened. A row of Predators rushed out from the ship. Sheyan noticed that the masks of these Predators were bigger than usual and had markings on them that were made with corrosive Xenomorph blood. The weapons they carried on their waists were simr to Japanese samurai katanas, an exclusive equipment for Blooded Predators. Next, a Predator in a grey cape climbed down the stairs.


    Elite Predator Veron!


    (TL note: Predator hierarchy: The Predator Queen �� The Elders (simr to the status of dukes, the Elders own their own territory and army, and are characterised by the skull they carry on their hand, which is the skull of the greatest enemy in their lifetime) �� The Arbitrator (who wear sets of striking red armours) �� The Elites (veteran fighters who wear grey capes) �� The Blooded (who bear the mark of sessfully passing the rite of passage on their forehead).)


    Veron��s patience had almost run out by now, so he had toe in person to witness the deaths of these humans. Only in this way could he show his respect for these people.


    What he respected may not necessarily be these people, but the wisdom and strength they showed during the run!


    ��We��re very surprised at your performance,�� Elite Predator Veron��s voice reached them after going through the trantion function, ��Therefore, before you die, you have the right to leave your names behind. Your skulls will be collected by our warriors and treasured among our trophies. Your names will be engraved on the nametes below them, bing a part of our glory.��

 Chapter 1140: One on One

    <h4>Chapter 1140: One on One</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Veron��s short speech showed his domineering attitude! It also perfectly highlighted the arrogance and loftiness of the Predators!


    Sheyan looked straight at Veron and said, ��If that��s the case, do you dare give us a fair duel?��


    Veron was stunned momentarily before he suddenly broke into wildughter. He looked around at hispanions and asked, ��Brave warriors, do you hear what he said? Do we dare? Hahahaha! Tell me, what kind of fairness do you want?


    Sheyan answered seriously, ��The fairness of individual duels! None of us will survive if five of youe up at once and fire your shoulder cannons together. There��s no chance at all for us to fight back. If you want to fight like that, you might as well just shoot us with the cannons on your ship. Stop it with all that bullsh*t about glory and honour!��


    After hearing what Sheyan had to say, Elite Predator Veron spoke coldly, ��You��ve insulted the honour of the Predators, human! You��ll die a painful death!��


    Sheyan showed no hesitation at all as he replied. ��Honour is embodied in actions, not words.��


    Veronughed and shouted, ��Fine! You may choose any one of us as your opponent. I swear upon my honour as a Predator that no one shall intervene in this fair fight, or it will be a smirch on the dignity of the Predators! But for that, you will pay a hefty price! After you lose, your veins will be slit and you will be left to wail in pain for half an hour before your skin is peeled off!��


    That��s what Sheyan was waiting to hear. He immediately stepped forward and pointed at Elite Predator Veron.


    ��Very well. I choose you as my opponent!��


    Veron burst into hystericalughter.


    ��You actually picked ME. That��s truly unfortunate!��


    A sarcastic smile appeared on Sheyan��s face.


    ��An old man should be easier to deal with than the young men! By the way, I hope you remember what you just said. Don��t shout for help when you��re beaten half to deathter.��


    A trace of bloodlust shed across Veron��s eyes. Of course the Predators wouldn��t know when they��re being goaded. He instantly shouted at his subordinates, ��All of you, listen up! No one is allowed to interfere in the fight between us. Otherwise, you will be desecrating my dignity!��


    After Veron said this, he strode off the ship and tore off the cloak behind him. Several deep scars were visible on the Elite Predator��s body. Some of the scars even passed through his vital parts. His muscles were bulging and seemed to contain an explosive power.


    A Predator is only eligible for promotion to an Elite after having more than ten skulls in their collection. As someone who could have his own name among the Elites, he had most probably made great contributions to his n, so he was appreciated and given a name by his superiors.


    The title of Elite Predator Veron itself represented extraordinary identity and status!


    Sheyan inspected Veron carefully. His body did not look as big as the other Predators, but more flexible and more agile. Besides the standard Predator equipment on him, the cannon on his shoulder was unusuallyrge, and he was wearing a tiger tooth knife which looked particrly ferocious at his waist.


    Usually, in a fair fight, the bigger one would be considered stronger because it was simply impossible to dodge and parry every punch like in the movies. Otherwise, why were there different weight categories in boxing and the likes? Just throw them all into the same pot.


    However, Sheyan��s perception told him that although Veron was considered small among the Predators, he was a lot more dangerous. When Sheyan looked at the other Predators, he felt as if he was looking at rampaging buffalos and horses, but when he looked at Veron, he felt like he was looking at a poisonous snake. The poison was ready in his teeth, and his eyes were locked onto Sheyan��s neck. It gave him the creeps.


    To be honest, the other contestants were shocked when Sheyan suddenly suggested one-on-one fights. Aldaris and Ronnie, who supported Sheyan, were cool about it. Aldaris�� personality and experience meant that he had always been a dueling maniac, so of course he would not be afraid of a 1v1 fight to the death with a Predator. As for Ronnie, an assassin like him was simply a nightmare to deal with in small-scalebats.


    On the contrary, Paul, Dardanian and Pokan were all mage types, so they normally needed someone to tank in front of them so that they could safely cast spells from behind. Sheyan��s preferential treatment was evident in this decision.


    However, Sheyan immediately shut their mouths by picking the most powerful Elite Predator.


    There was no nepotism in Predator societies. The higher a Predator��s position, the greater the strength. Elite Predator Veron was not only an Elite, he also possessed his own name, so his strength was two tiers higher than the normal Predators. By selecting the toughest nut to crack, Sheyan had already fulfilled his responsibility as an MT. What else could the othersin about?


    At this moment, Pokan and Dardanian were secretly regretting their decision a little. They realised that although Paul��s words had some truth in them, the MT was still the leader of a team after all, especially a powerful and domineering MT like Sheyan. As long as the team still existed, they could not ignore his existence!


    But that did not mean there were no traces arrogance and resentment in the hearts of Pokan and Dardanian. As either the leader or a core member in their original parties, they had never suffered this kind of treatment before. Of course they would hold some grudges. More cracks slowly started appearing within the team.


    Sheyan did not have the time to think about other people��s feelings, because at this moment, Veron had lifted his head to look straight at him with red, bloodthirsty eyes. At the same time, Sheyan noticed three red dots in a triangr arrangement appearing on the ground. They moved rapidly towards his chest.


    That was the signature aiming mechanism of the Predators! Once the red dots stayed at a certain position for 0.5 seconds, the Predator��s weapon would have locked-on to the target and could no longer be avoided!


    Sheyan naturally would not make that kind of beginner mistakes. As soon as he saw the three red dots moving towards him, he instantly nted the tip of his foot into the soft ground and kicked hard.


    A rush of soil surged towards Veron and also intercepted theser rangefinder �C only for a fraction of a second, but that bought Sheyan enough time to roll and stand back up.


    The shoulder cannon of the Predators had a unique characteristic �C after the aiming function was activated, it had to be fired within five seconds. Although the soil raised by Sheyan only disturbed the sight and aim of Veron for a split second, Sheyan had already seized the opportunity to roll and jump behind a rock.


    The sma pulse crushed the rock when the five-second time limit was up, before erupting in a violent explosion! Veron then turned on the rapid shooting function! Powerful sma shots poured out at an average rate of 1 shot per second, nketing an entire area. Smoke billowed, rocks and sand went flying!


    Veron, being an experienced veteran fighter, had realised that Sheyan was as slippery as a loach, but he did notck experience in dealing with this kind of enemy. His method was to carpet bomb! Usually, those who were fast would be a littlecking on the defensive end, so even if the sma shots could notnd a direct hit, the indirect damages from arge number of shots would still umte to a decent amount.


    However, this was the tactic Sheyan was the least afraid of!


    Not only was his HP so high that it would cause others�� jaws to drop, he also had the formidable ��Stronghold�� innate ability! The lower each individual damage was, the more ��Stronghold�� was able to weaken it. For example, between an attack that dealt 100 damage and two attacks that each dealt 50 damage, thetter was obviously more effectively restrained by ��Stronghold��.


    Although the shoulder cannon of the Predator was powerful, the theory behind sma shots was to focus highly concentrated energy on a single point. It was absolutely not manufactured for the purpose of AoE damage like a hand grenade. Therefore, although Sheyan was mercilessly bombarded and seemed like he was battered, he was in fact not affected much.


    The reason Sheyan managed to confuse Veron into thinking that he was fast was thanks to his Perceptive Sense. He was able to dodge theser not because he was faster than theser which moved at 300,000 kilometers per second, but because he could sense where the muzzle of the shoulder cannon was going to aim! Reacting faster than Veron��s shoulder cannon was still within Sheyan��s capability.


    A Predator had enough energy reserves to shoot thousands of high-energy sma pulses in rapid session, but the muzzle of the shoulder cannon had to face the problem of overheating, even after specific modifications had been made. The shoulder cannon had to enter the cooling cycle after continuouslyunching seven high-energy sma pulses.


    At this time, Veron was expecting to see a charred corpse on the ground half covered by soil after the smoke had gone away, but he was doomed to be disappointed. Before the smoke had even dispersed, a seemingly battered figure leaped out of the smoke and fled quickly towards the distant forest! The figure��s movement did not look too steady, but he was not slow at all!


    Veron roared furiously, the emotion in his roar so strong that one could imagine the fangs being bared beneath his mask! He had gone all-out but the attack turned out to be in vain, and in front of so many of his subordinates to boot! His pride was undoubtedly bruised! He immediately chased after Sheyan in anger!

 Chapter 1141: The Hunter and the Hunted

    <h4>Chapter 1141: The Hunter and the Hunted</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Logically speaking, the best way for Sheyan to fight against Veron was not with this kind of gueri tactic.


    The most efficient method was to take one or two of Veron��s high-energy sma shots and after closing in on Veron, judge him as a heathen and hack away at him with ��+13 West�� for the next five seconds, and finally finish thebo with ��Beast of Corrosion��.


    If this entirebo was unleashed on one of Veron��s legs, he would inevitably be a cripple. There were many ways to deal with a Veron who had lost almost all mobility.


    The reason Sheyan gave up on the chance for a surprise strike and instead lured the enemy deep into the woods was because he did not want his trump cards to be seen by others.


    At this moment, Sheyan could trust no one else but the powerful weapon in his hand, ��+13 West��, which stats wereparable to a godly equipment!


    It was not clear who was going to get their blood on this weapon. It may be the blood of a Predator, or it may be the blood of a contestant.


    They would bleed as long as they dared to get in Sheyan��s way!


    A few seconds after Sheyan started his fight, Ronnie had already ced the ��Mark of Death�� on top of one of the Predator��s head, while Aldaris had beckoned with his finger at another. At the same time, a drop of blood slipped from his fingertip and fell onto the grass on the ground. The drop of blood did not disperse and stayed there as if it was a ruby.


    All the 1v1 fights had begun!


    ***


    Veron, who was not there, naturally did not know this. He was still frantically chasing after Sheyan. The Predator had very strong jumping power, and when he was in full pursuit, he possessed the grace of a jumping antelope. With every step, he would bend his knees to umte strength and leap at least ten meters away. At this rate, Sheyan would be caught up in no time at all.


    However, even though Elite Predator Veron possessed a great amount of fighting experience, Sheyan had also survived up to this point by killing his way through blood and fire.


    To deal with the long distance covered by of each of Veron��s leap, Sheyan adopted the method of immediately changing the direction of his sprint the moment Veron took off, so that when Veronnded, Sheyan was already a distance away in a different direction, thus deviating from Veron��s path.


    Seeing this, Veron immediately changed his tactic. When he reached the highest point in his jump, he suddenly reached to his waist and took a disc in his palm. Veron touched the disc lightly and five sharp des immediately extended off the edge! With a flick of Veron��s wrist, the shuriken flew away with a terrible hiss. It whirled in the air in an odd sinusoidal arc towards Sheyan!


    In Veron��s n, the shuriken would cut through the enemy��s path, so if the enemy did not stop, he would end up being cut in half.


    But Sheyan reacted astonishingly quick. He reached out his palm and grabbed the shuriken. Veron could clearly see blood spraying out, but the shuriken also ended up sumbing to Sheyan��s palm after struggling for a while.


    Veron��s eyes almost popped out, but he quickly saw the metal gloves Sheyan was wearing. Veron believed that the gloves must be the main reason why his shuriken that could cut through anything could be grabbed by the human. Therefore, he took out another shuriken that looked the exact same but was intrinsically different and aimed it at Sheyan again.


    The primary function of the original shuriken was cutting, but the one thrown now was filled with 178 grams of high-energy annihtion particle explosive, which was usually used against Xenomorph queens. If the human dared to grab it with his hand again, he would surely turn into a grand firework disy, unless he was actually stronger than a Xenomorph queen.


    But Sheyan��s powerful Perception Sense came to his aid. As soon as the explosive shuriken made its appearance, it gave him a sense of danger much stronger than the shuriken before. Something must be wrong with Sheyan��s brain if he still used his hand to grab it after that.


    A huge explosion erupted next to Sheyan, and the strong resulting shockwave actually propelled Sheyan forward and helped him run away faster.


    Next, Elite Predator Veron used a variety of attacks in his disposal such as mini flying forks and the all-titanium hunting, but the results were very unsatisfactory.


    The mini flying forks were a kind of weapon whichbined speed with precision, but their power and quantity were limited.


    As for the�� If it was the kind of tough, sticky like a spider web, Sheyan would really have a headache, but it was an all-titanium hunting, which Sheyan easily tore apart with his powerful gloves.


    Seeing that Sheyan was about to step into the forest, Veron started getting more ruthless. This human was already so slippery on the open ground, so wouldn��t he be even more difficult to catch once he entered the forest? They were both sprinting at the moment, so it was almost impossible to hit the target with the the shoulder cannon. Veron��s gaze turned colder. He pulled out a steel pipe about a foot long and as thick as an egg from behind his back.


    The surface of the pipe was carved with patterns. It was reddish-brown in colour, like the colour of dried blood. Its colour and the patterns on it gave it the feel of a torture device used in Inquisitions.


    Veron triggered a mechanism and, with a hard flick and a soft click, the ��pipe�� extended into a brownish-red spear. From the looks of it, the spear seemed iparably sharp!


    Veron��s soul seemed to burn when he held the spear. He inexplicably stopped and stood quietly in ce, looking both pious and sacred. Ahead of him, Sheyan continued rapidly distancing himself!


    Veron threw the hunting spear in his hand.


    The bright light almost blinded Sheyan��s eyes when he turned back to look. He instantly felt a great sense of danger. Suddenly, a cool sensation prated his chest. By the time he realised it, he had been pierced through by the spear and was being flung away!


    ��Such speed��.and power!!�� Sheyan realised with a jolt that he might have underestimated the enemy! Hiding one��s strength was no big deal, but if he was killed before he could go all out because he attempted to hide his strength, that would definitely not be worth it!


    The spear had a minor but clear tremor which made Sheyan feel numb. Predators did not deign to apply poison to their weapons, so it was clearly a technique in using the weapon.


    Fortunately, Sheyan��s strong Physique showed its worth. He gritted his teeth and looked back, then stumbled into the forest by borrowing the momentum from the spear. This caused the following high-energy sma shot from Veron to miss its target! As far as Veron could recall, no creature had been able to continue moving after being hit by his spear before!


    When he saw Sheyan seeding in escaping into the woods, he made a snake-like hiss in his throat and became more cautious. He pressed a few times on his left hand to activate his stealth device, and his figure vanished into thin air. However, at this moment, Veron was feeling an excitement he had not felt for a long time.


    How long had it been since thest time he had to go all out? Ten years? Twenty? This excitement, the feeling of cutting off the head of the preyter, the feeling of warm blood flowing through his fingers��. It was an excitement which reminded him of thest time he mated with a female Predator. The thrill! The pleasure!


    (Note: The Predator society is matrilineal. Female Predators are lower in numbers and are more powerful. Only about a third of the stronger Predators can mate with the females and produce offsprings. A female Predator will bear children for about five different male Predators in her lifetime.)


    Veron was a master in tracking, and the enemy was also badly wounded by the spear, so the trail of blood he left behind clearly sold him out. There was no way the enemy could escape from Veron. However, he simply could not forget the look in the enemy��s eyes right before running into the forest!


    He had never seen a prey that had such eyes in this sort of predicament!


    Those steady eyes!


    Those calm eyes!


    As he was thinking about this, he saw a glimpse of the prey again. The man was leaning on a tree and had his side to Veron. Veron could not see his expression clearly. He could only see that the man��s chest was rising and falling rapidly. He seemed to be suffering from heavy blood loss and severe pain. Veron��s hunting spear had been pulled out and the now bloody spear was ced on the side. The man��s strength had obviously been depleted; his hands hung weakly on both sides and he looked like he was close to dying.


    When Veron saw this, he instantly became less worried. He stared at his prey��s feet and started to move slowly towards the top of the tree which the prey was leaning against. He wouldsso the prey��s feet with a rope and hung him upside down. Next, he would cut the man��s throat and peel his skin.


    Veron slowly approached the target, his powerful equipment filtering out all the noises. At this moment, he had fully be a ghost from the underworld that was about to lead his prey to the kingdom of death.

 Chapter 1142: Explosive Burst

    <h4>Chapter 1142: Explosive Burst</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    But right then, Sheyan, a seemingly dying prey, suddenly turned his head and looked straight into Elite Predator Veron��s eyes.


    Right now, Veron��s entire body was transparent like a clear piece of ss that could not get any cleaner. The details on the tree barks behind him could be clearly seen from the front. And yet, Sheyan was staring at him with certainty!


    Sheyan eyes were steady and calm.


    Those were not the eyes of a prey at all.


    Those were eyes that only a hunter would possess!


    Despite the highly-advanced technology of the Predators which perfectly filtered away the rustling sound when Veron treaded on fallen leaves.


    Despite the invisibility device which refracted light from his body, making him unable to be caught by the eyes of others.


    Despite Veron being a master in stealth.


    Sheyan��s Perceptive Sense clearly captured the sight of the fallen leaves sinking down and shattering not far away, although he could hear no sound.


    Veron attributes were definitely higher than Sheyan��s, but his biggest weakness, or more precisely, the biggest weakness of the Predator race as a whole, was that they were too reliant on high-tech means to detect the enemies!


    This directly led to their generally low Perceptive Sense. In other words, in aspects other than detectors, the Predators may be stronger than Sheyan. However, even the most powerful detectors could only simte human vision, hearing and touch. As for smell and taste, they were areas that technology could not touch, let alone intuition or mental power. They were far less perceptive than Sheyan.


    While Sheyan stared at Elite Predator Veron, his palms were pressed firmly to the ground. His strong muscles began to tighten up, apparently ready to attack. Veron remained calm even in this situation. With a slight sway of his shoulder, theser rangefinder of his shoulder cannon appeared between Sheyan��s brows.


    Sheyan had only half a second to dodge. If he continued to advance, he would have to take one or even two high-energy sma shots.


    Veron was sure that this weak prey in front of him would not dare. He thought that even if the man avoided the shot, he would still be hurt by the indirect damage at such a close distance. Since he was already seriously injured, it would only make his condition worse.


    If he chose not to dodge, the fight would basically be over.


    So when Veron saw Sheyan dashing straight towards him, his pupils contracted sharply. Through the solid crystal ss on his mask, he saw the red figure depicting the enemy��s body intersect with the red high-energy sma bolt!


    Usually, the red figure which signified a living thing would be blown into pieces, dyeing the surrounding trees with blood, but this red figure did not confirm to his past experiences! It continued rushing at him with a vigorous ferocity!


    Before Veron had any time to react, he had already felt a mass of fervent heat closing in on him with great eagerness. After he was hit with a fierce blow, his body was paralysed! He was unable to move his limbs, as if they had fallen asleep!


    At that moment, the scorched enemy pulled out a majestic weapon, aimed calmly, and pulled the trigger. The weapon exuded an ancient loneliness which reminded Veron of the dignified bearing of the Queen.


    After a light shed from the weapon, Veron felt as if he had been washed all over by countless tiny shockwaves that were as dense as falling rain. There was no spot on his body which did not feel the pain. It felt as if countless cracks had appeared in the armour which protected his body, and a burning needle was inserted into each crack!


    However, although the pain was overwhelming, his paralysed body showed no signs of recovering. Next, the prey strode closer and pulled out a dark saber from his back. The saber seemed very ordinary. The only notable thing about it was the sharp glint of its edge which glowed like the coldest stars in the depths of the universe, deeply imprinting itself in the hearts of all whoid eyes upon it.


    ***


    Although the warm emerald blood of the Predator smelled slightly fishy, it had a certain sweetness to it.


    ��+13 West�� shivered with bloodlust after tasting the flesh and blood of the enemy!


    Sheyan��s heart burst with indescribable pleasure when he checked the information of that sh in the battle log.


    [ 186 (explosive strike damage) + 98 + 131 (holy damage) + 32 (Flesh Explosion damage) + 800 (true damage)! ]


    He had unexpectedly triggered the weapon��s special effect with the first strike!


    Five terrifying figures lined up in a row. The mere sight of them was enough to make the opponents lose hope!


    The emerald blood of Veron sttered across Sheyan��s face. His powerful armour did not turn out to be very useful!


    Sheyan hacked into Veron two more times. The cruel light of the saber shed past, taking with it arge amount of emerald blood which spilled onto the trees nearby and flowed down stickily like mercury. After the two shes, Veron finally regained control of his body, but it was already toote to recover.


    Sheyan already held the upper hand in this fight. He could already catch a glimpse of the victory ahead!


    In but a few seconds, the position of Elite Predator Veron had turned from hunter to prey. Anyone would find themself slightly disoriented from such a sudden change. His blood-red eyes were filled with anger and defiance, but Sheyan would not give him time to get used to his new role. He hacked down on Veron one more time.


    Veron pulled out the tiger-tooth dagger on his waist. Because his left shoulder had been seriously wounded by Sheyan, he held the dagger with boths hands to parry Sheyan��s attack.


    Although the dagger urately met the de of the ordinary looking long saber, arge force transmitted over from his hands. He staggered back unsteadily, his mouth spewing more blood. Veron knew by now that he was at a disadvantage in every way. He started to have thoughts of retreating.


    But at that moment, as if Sheyan knew what he was thinking, a curse-mix was thrown to the ground, stunning Veron in ce. Sheyan shed like a shadow and raised his long saber high, then chopped down ferociously��.


    ***


    Eight Predators came here with Veron.


    This was the most basic battle unit of the Predators. Eight Predators formed a squad. Among them, one was not abat specialist, but this member shouldered great responsibilities. Not only was he responsible for the maintenance of all kinds of equipment and weapons, he was also the field doctor, and he also had the task of collecting various kinds of information.


    That was to say, after Sheyan and his five men selected their opponents, only three Predators were left behind, one of whom was a nonbatant. The rest of the contestants had also chosen hit and run tactics in their duels, drawing their opponents out of the sight of the remaining Predators.


    Despite being extremely curious about the ongoing battles, the remaining Predators chose to remain in ce in order to uphold their great honour and avoid being used of meddling in the fights.


    Time trickled away. The sound of explosions that had been ringing frequently in the distance gradually vanished and did not make an appearance for a long time. The three Predators left behind started getting a little restless.


    The support personnel suddenly held his chest and frowned, his breathing bing a little short. He seemed to be in great pain. But, he soon straightened up.


    The other two Predators naturally noticed this and enquired curiously, ��What��s wrong with you?��


    The support Predator shook his head. ��I don��t know what happened. My chest tightened for a moment, but I��m all right now.��


    ��I don��t know why, but I keep getting the feeling that something��s wrong. Lord Veron should��ve been back with the prey��s head by now,�� said one of the Predators.


    ��His prey sure was fast in running away. If it were me, I might not have caught up,�� said the other Predator, ��But didn��t Rasnock��s prey have it worse? It��ll probably take at least two days to piece his skull back together. You have busy times ahead, Zill.��


    Zill was obviously the support personnel. He was about to reply when he suddenly wrinkled his brows and held his chest again. A few dark green drops seeped through the cracks in his mask! The blood of the Predators was emerald green in colour, but Zilll��s blood had turned a polluted dark green!


    This time, it took Zill five or six seconds to recover. After he did, he said in a hurry, ��I feel terrible. There was a fire burning inside my chest, like something had pierced through it, but it��s back to normal now. You have to perform a scan on me.��


    The other two used their masks to scan Zill. One of them told him, ��There are some abnormal shadows in your chest. It seems that your tissues are growing repeatedly. There are no other abnormalities.��


    Zilll reached out and dipped his finger in the blood spilling from the side of his mask, then frowned.


    ��Damn it, it looks as if my body has rotted.��


    The other two exchanged nces, the shock apparent in their eyes.


    ��Could it be a virulent virus that even the mask can��t filter? Aaaahh! Damn it, I��m starting to get this feeling too! We have to go to the medical cabin at once to sterilise ourselves and get ourselves checked, as well as tell the mothership about this!��


    But Zill suddenly pointed to the distance and eximed, ��Look! Is that Lord Veron?��

 Chapter 1143: Internal Strife

    <h4>Chapter 1143: Internal Strife</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The ce Zill was pointing at was a vast expanse of open space. There was only long grass drifting along with the gentle breeze.


    But Zill��s face was filled with joy and eagerness.


    ��Lord Veron, you��re finally back. I keep having an ominous feeling. All of us feel much more reassured with you back in charge. Is this the head of the prey you killed? I��ll help you process it at once. In less than an hour, it��ll turn into an exquisite work of art to be showcased on your disy shelf!��


    While Zill spoke, he stepped forward with great courtesy. He then held out his hand towards the empty air and took the ��head of the prey�� that existed in his imagination.


    ��Really? You want to promote me to a reserve Elite, Lord Veron?! That��s a real honour!��


    The other two Predators gulped restlessly. A silent fear started creeping into their hearts. One of the Predators roared furiously.


    ��Zill! Zill! You f*cking idiot, you��re talking to empty air!��


    Zill turned a deaf ear to his teammate��s cries! His condition not only came as a surprise to the other Predators, even the culprit, Sheyan, did not expect it!


    It turned out that the rare condition Zill was experiencing right now was simr to an allergic reaction in humans. After Sheyan��s virus invaded his body, it swiftly attacked Zill��s immune system. The dead A-viruses mixed with the fallen immune cells in his body, creating a new kind of substance inside him.


    Zill��s brain happened to be susceptible to this new substance, which gave rise to an allergy-like hallucinatory condition. The scenes that he was ��seeing�� right now were all projections of things that he most desired. That was why it was difficult for others to wake him up. Zill himself dearly wished for these illusions to happen, so he instinctively resisted those that tried to pull him back to reality. It was virtually impossible to wake him up with a few shouts!


    ��Damn this maic field! The interference is too strong! It blocked the probing of those disgusting humans, but it also makes ourmunication difficult. Otherwise, we can just ask Lord Veron what happened!��


    The two Predators immediately realised that something had gone wrong, so they quickly moved back towards their spaceship.


    ��This won��t do. Should we activate the high-powermunication device on the spaceship to report to the mother ship right away?��


    But at that instant, a stone wall suddenly appeared to block their way to the spaceship that was less than twenty meters away!


    Following that, the earth burst open one spot after another. Those prey that had previously went away to carry out individual duels with theirpanions appeared one by one. Although they carried various wounds on their bodies, they still seemed to have retained considerable strength.


    Previously, after Sheyan dealt with Elite Predator Veron, he immediately went to support the nearest person after recovering slightly. It turned out that the nearest person to him was Paul. Although the two of them had not fallen out with one another, they were not far from it.


    However, they both understood what was important. Paul proceeded to cooperate with Sheyan to take care of his Predator without ying any tricks, mainly because Sheyan was more beneficial to Paul alive rather than dead.


    Why was that? Because ording to Paul��s n, if they flew six Wasps into space together, the probability of any one of them being chased would be two out of six or 33%, but if Sheyan died here, the chance of each person being chased would be two out of five or 40%. Of course, Paul also knew very well that this fellow in front of him was probably not someone he could kill in a short time, even if he went all out.


    After Sheyan and Paul joined hands to defeat the Predator, they quietly went looking for the others. The next fight was a 3v1, so it was easier. Meanwhile, Aldaris and Ronnie seeded in dealing with their opponents without any help.


    The contestants did not expect things to go so smoothly. After they joined together, they immediately had the thought of targeting the three Predators left guarding the spaceship.


    ording to the information they have obtained, the weakness of the detection ability on the Predator��s masks was that it seemed to have difficulty prating through soil. Back in the plot of the first Predator movie, Arnold Schwarzenegger covered his body with mud to avoid the scan of the Predators.


    But there seemed to be two factions among the Predators �C the pro-physique faction and the pro-technology faction.


    The pro-physique faction advocated training the body as well as using skilled fighting techniques and formidable strength to deal with the enemy, while a small number of others formed the pro-technology faction which was more keen on using advanced technologies and weaponries to deal with the enemy. The rivalry between the radicals of the two factions had even escted the point of blood feud, as could be seen from the film ��Predators��. (TL: The 2010 film.)


    The masks of the pro-technology faction could actually see through mud rather easily.


    However, Sheyan took into consideration the fact that sending the children of nobles to this trial ground must be an official mission for the Predator n. The ruling Queen of the Predators was also the most powerful creature among the Predators, so she must be the biggest beneficiary of the pro-physique faction and thus, its biggest supporter. These warriors under her wings could not be from the pro-technology faction.


    Sheyan used this as an excuse to convince Pokan and asked him take all of them to the Predator��s spaceship by opening up a tunnel beneath the ground. Under the cover of soil, they quietly approached the three Predators left behind to guard the spaceship andunched this surprise attack!


    Sheyan and the contestants had done meticulous nning prior toing here. Right after the fight started, they first threw several grenades to create a lot of smoke and reduce visibility. Then, they flung several dark objects at the Predators.


    The two surprised Predators immediately fired their shoulder cannons in a frenzy. However, those objects actually remained intact after being shot by the high-energy sma bolts. Therefore, the Predators could only switch to rapid fire mode and bombarded the objects in the air. Only when the objectsnded did the Predators realised that they were burnt, smoking corpses!


    Sheyan burst intoughter.


    ��Congrattions on killing yourmanding officer andrades!��


    The eyes of the two Predators almost popped out when they heard these words. They carefully looked towards the burnt ck corpses which they had torn apart with their own hands. Who else could the corpses be but their formerpanions? What made them even more nervous was that the split corpse of Elite Predator Veron really was among them. His half blown head was currently rolling towards them. The remaining eye on it was empty and the mouth was wide open. The expression on it was defiant and sinister.


    Dardanian sighed and said, ��Unlike you, we don��t have the habit of killing our opponent after we win a duel. We even brought them back to you to be healed. But why did you kill them?��


    The Predators were not very good with words. They preferred to settle arguments with metal and blood. When they heard the human��s unreasonable logic, fire almost shot out from their eyes, but they did not know how to argue back!


    All they felt was their blood pumping into their heads, but their shoulder cannons were still in cooldown, so they could only roar and pull out the katanas at their waists, then charge at the contestants.


    There were no surprises as to what happened next. There were 6 humans against 2 Predators, and the humans came prepared. More importantly, the other side hadpletely gone berserk and lost their reason.


    Going berserk meant that the Predators focused more on attacking and less on defending. Sheyan��s diseases also started breaking out in them. So, without much effort, the contestants seeded in capturing the sub-ship of the Predators and, oh, they also captured a Predator whose mind had gone haywire.


    After taking control of the overall situation, Sheyan sat on a chair and started wrapping up the wounds on his body. As he did so, he looked at the team and said, ��I��m going to ask one more time. Are you guys still not changing your mind?��


    Paul smirked and squinted his eyes as he replied, ��You seem to have forgotten something, Seaman. In the third Predator movie, someone did try to do the same thing you suggested. He seeded, but after flying several hundred meters from the ground, the original owner of the spaceship pressed a button and the spaceship exploded into a grand firework disy! The path you��re trying to pursue is a dead end! A. Dead. End!��


    Sheyan had apparently already taken this into ount. He replied tly, ��I have noticed this little detail, but you should know that that particr Predator spaceship belongs to the radical pro-technology faction, while the ship we��re in now undoubtedly belongs to the conservative pro-physique faction directly under the Queen!��


    At this point, Sheyan looked at Paul contemptuously, like he was looking at a kindergartner.


    ��You didn��t even notice the most important point. Tell me, what��s this spaceship being used for?��


    Paul��s face turned ugly. He did not say anything because he did not know how to refute Sheyan��s words, but his silence made it seem like he was quietly enduring Sheyan��s rebuke��.


    Sheyan continued, ��Let me answer for you. This ship is used to carry the Young Blood nobility among the Predators to Uplos for their rite of passage! How could a remote bomb be nted on the spaceship used for carrying such important people? Would the U.S. install a self-detonating device on Air Force One?��


    At this point, Pokan stepped forward to rescue Paul from the awkward predicament he was in.


    ��This is all conjecture. There��s no way we can entrust our lives to something so spective.��


    Sheyan gave Pokan a deep, meaningful look.


    ��We��re a team that have gone through life and death together! We��ve mutually depended on each other and supported each other in the most difficult times. Since there��s a great chance for all of us to escape together safely in this spaceship, why must we choose a way where someone has to die?��

 Chapter 1144: Each With His Own Thought

    <h4>Chapter 1144: Each With His Own Thought</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Paul confronted Sheyan coldly, ��Sure, like you said, if we take this ship, there��s a great chance that everyone will survive, but you forgot to mention the other thing, and that is there��s a great chance that we��ll all die together too! Now that we��ve taken control of this ship, the probability of any one of us being caught if we follow my n is reduced to one-sixth! What��s wrong with sacrificing a person to let the other five escape alive?��


    Sheyan stared at Paul and retorted tly, ��You��re certainly not opposing my idea so vehemently for no apparent reason. There must be sufficient reasons and interests driving your actions. There��s no way you would choose to fall out with the MT otherwise.��


    The sneer on Paul��s face turned stiff. Sheyan continued in a calm voice.


    ��I didn��t want to say this before, but since it��s gotten to this, I��ll tell you guys what I��ve been keeping to myself. An interest which caused you to so strongly argue for the idea of escaping by ourselves��. it must be because you��re bound to be able to escape alive, right? I suddenly thought of another thing: before we departed, didn��t most of the people here ask you to modify their spacecrafts? I��m afraid you��re the only one who knows what you did during the modification.��


    As soon as Sheyan said this, the expressions of all the people present changed, including Paul himself! Sheyan��s retort pierced straight into others�� fatal points like sharp needles! Even if they did not believe Sheyan��s usation on the surface, they would inevitably have doubts deep in their hearts.


    Paul stared daggers at Sheyan, while Sheyan stared back at him nonchntly and thought with a smirk, ��What now? What can you do now? You think only you can destroy my ns, while I can��t reveal your secret? I��m sorry, I��m not such an obedient person!��


    Paul��s face was frosty.


    ��You might be that kind of person, but I��m not. Everyone watched me when I modified the spacecrafts, so what could I have done with all those eyes on me? Rumours stop with the wise. Your words can do nothing but hurt me temporarily.��


    Sheyan grinned. ��I��m done talking to you. Get out of my sight if you insist on leaving in a Wasp. I��m definitely taking this spaceship.��


    Sheyan��s deration instantly struck Paul��s weakness. It must be known that if Sheyan was taking the Predator sub-ship, Aldaris and Ronnie would definitely follow him. Everyone here could do the math. Paul could only try to get Dardanian and Pokan to go with him, so the probability of being caught was as high as 33%! Furthermore, Sheyan��s previous words suggested that Paul may have a way of guaranteeing his escape, in which case the chances of Dardanian and Pokan getting caught was as high as 50%!


    Although Paul had given them a lot of benefits to win them over, could benefitspare to life?


    A 50% mortality rate was a statistic that was uneptable for anyone unless there was really no other choice! They might as well stay with Sheyan and the others! At least they would all be on the same ship, so they would not sabotage one another.


    Dardanian and Pokan both still had some respect for Sheyan deep in their hearts. In their opinion, Sheyan��s n of escaping in this alien spaceship probably had a mortality rate of about 30%. Therefore, they were already secretly feeling more inclined to go with Sheyan��s method.


    The clock was ticking. Sheyan did not give the others any time to consider their decision. He proimed coldly, ��Cyborg No. 1 has almost mastered the way of piloting this ship. He will now go for a test run. In five minutes, anyone who doesn��t wish to leave with me, please get out of my sight!��


    After that, Sheyan strode into the spaceship.


    The interior of the Predator ship was most probably arranged in ordance with the Predators�� usual living habits so that it was asfortable to them as possible. But afortable environment for the Predators may not necessarily be afortable environment for the humans.


    The first impression Sheyan got right after stepping inside was that it was really hot!


    And the heat was a sauna-like humid heat, with steam everywhere and a strong smell of sulphur.


    A variety of strange vines hung from the surrounding walls, on which there were many drooping fruits that looked like densely-growing peppers. There were obvious signs that they had been picked, so it seemed that not only were they a decoration, they could also be eaten when necessary. Thanks to Sheyan��s formidable Physique, he was not afraid of poison, so he picked one to have a taste. It tasted bitter and sour.


    Along the way, Sheyan found that the Predators seemed to prefer a primitive, vast and ancient style. He touched the inner wall of the spaceship and found that it was a kind of tissue with orderly concave and convex patterns simr to the human spine, but the spot he touched felt rtively soft. The inner walls of the spaceship felt like it was constructed from bones; it was not hard like a steel structure.


    The dim environment filled with water vapour did not affect the vision of the Predators, but Sheyan��s visibility took a great hit.


    After moving out of other people��s sight, Sheyan��s lips suddenly curled into a strange smile.


    ��I��ve just revealed Paul��s intentions, but no matter how humiliated he felt, there��s no way he would dare to fly away alone because it��s obvious that the first person to fly into the sky will probably be the early worm eaten by the birds. So, if I��m not mistaken, Paul��s only chance to turn the situation around��is to sabotage this ship! He wouldn��t dare do it brazenly in front of everyone else, so his only choice is to perform the sabotage operation stealthily while I��m currently in the spaceship!��


    In order to give Paul a better chance, Sheyan actually continued deeper into the spaceship. The spaceship did not look very big from the outside, but the interior was surprisingly spacious. The corridors inside twisted and branched like abyrinth.


    This construction choice was actually rted to a habit of the Predators. They fought together when they battled, but outside of it, they had a high demand for privacy, preferring to have their own recreation room, exercise room, and exhibition room. Therefore, the interior of the spaceship had to be heavily partitioned in order to fulfill their need for private space.


    When Sheyan finally arrived in the cockpit, he noticed a line of strange red letters shing on the screen in front of him.


    The letters used by the Predators were actually really simple,prising of mostly simple strokes and dots. When Cyborg No. 1, who followed Sheyan inside, saw the line of words, his face turned grave. He immediately told Sheyan, ��This is bad! The Predators have warned the mothership!��


    Sheyan��s face turned solemn too. This was another huge variable that he had not taken into ount beforehand! As far as they knew, the mothership should not have any more sub-ships which its passengers could use tond on Uplos, so even if it received a warning, it should be futile.


    However, Sheyan knew very well that one could never predict the Predators�� actions with conventional ways of thinking, or at least, not with the human��s conventional ways of thinking. After all, they were a different species, and more importantly, the technology of the Predators was still at least 20 years ahead of the humans��.


    The cockpit of the Predator spaceship did not contain too manyplicated things. One could control the ship with brain waves after cing both hands on the two spheres in front. The most difficult part was the process of activating the control system.


    Cyborg No. 1 made a quick check and told Sheyan, ��Master, the ship has been damaged. There��s a problem with the engine, but it��s not too big of a problem.��


    ��After Paul made the quick, impromptu decision to sabotage the ship, of course he couldn��t make too much of amotion and causerge-scale damage. He had no way to prove that his proposal is better than mine, so he can only take such a drastic measure in order to make sure my n fails. Little did he know that I��ve been waiting for him to do this. What an idiot,�� said Sheyan lightly.


    Cyborg No. 1 hesitated slightly before he asked, ��I only need about an hour to repair the spaceship, master. If I can pilot this spaceship back to the Kitty Hawk base, you��ll get substantial bonus rewards. Are you really sure you want to give it up?��


    Sheyan remained silent, and before he could answer, the screen in front of him suddenly flickered a few times, and out jumped lines of Predator scripts. Next, a clear image appeared on the screen. A bomb-like cylindrical object descended from the mothership in the sky, aiming straight at Uplos. A countdown of sixty seconds began.


    ��Damn it, is this a sign of a nuclear attack?�� Sheyan could not help being shocked.


    ��That��s almost impossible, master. The Predators have worked so hard for so long to build Uplos up to what it is today, and even went so far as to wage a small scale war with humans for it. There��s no way they��ll destroy the to get rid of an annoyance like us. You must know that the is rich in Pi element, so it��s exceptionally vibrant, and the survival rate of animals and nts that were moved here is very high. The Predators won��t bear to give this up,�� said Cyborg No. 1.


    ��Then what��s that thing they��re dropping down? It must be something that can solve the current predicament of the Predators. They seem very sure that this thing can break them out of the pinch!��

 Chapter 1145: The Strongest Killer

    <h4>Chapter 1145: The Strongest Killer</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    For some reason which Sheyan could not quite figure out, when he saw the image showing the mothership dropping something down, his heart felt inexplicably heavy, like it was being pressed down by arge stone. The image of the cylindrical object refused to leave his mind.


    Sheyan had no time to waste exining things to Cyborg No. 1. He quickly strode out.


    As soon as he saw the group of contestants, he said with an unhappy expression, ��Something��s gone wrong with the spaceship and it can��t be flown anymore! This must be your doing, Paul!��


    Thest step in Sheyan��s n �C iste Paul from everyone else!


    Sheyan was a very vengeful person. When Paul tried to split the team by secretly buying out two of the contestants, it truly gave Sheyan an unexpected blow. The blow was not enough to cause him actual damage, but it did undermine the subsequent series of ns he had in mind.


    How could Sheyan just let it pass with a smile? He was not such a person. There was no such person in the nightmare realms.


    So Sheyan, using his capacity as an MT, worked closely with Aldaris and Ronnie to force Paul to concede, but they did not push too hard because they wished to slowly force Paul into a corner that had no way out! Under such pressure, Paul would surely grasp any opportunity that came his way and take major risks to turn the situation around, causing him to make mistakes! Sheyan would seize his errors and put him to death!


    As for the Predator spaceship being damaged, of course Sheyan already had a n to deal with that. He did not care in the slightest.


    As soon as Sheyan started questioning Paul, it caused amotion in the group. All the aggro was naturally focused towards Paul.


    Paul replied coldly, ��If I said I didn��t do it, would any of you believe me?��


    ��You��re the only one with motive, because this way, you don��t have to risk dying! You can rely on your own specially modified Wasp to escape, with a 100% chance of survival!�� eximed Sheyan.


    A mysterious smile suddenly crept onto Paul��s face.


    ��Okay, I did it. So what?��


    Sheyan stared at him and uttered slowly, ��It��s not that hard to kill you, you know.��


    Sheyan��s tone was calm, but there was a lingering eeriness in his words.


    ��You? Kill me? Without the help of your two loyal dogs, would you dare say those words to my face?�� Paul challenged mockingly.


    ��Did you forget that I helped you defeat your Predator opponent after I defeated Elite Predator Veron first? Killing you is not that much more difficult for me than killing a dog,�� replied Sheyan tly.


    Everyone had witnessed Sheyan��s brilliant performance so far in this mission. This wasrgely the reason why Dardanian and Pokan were slowly starting to return to Sheyan��s side. He was an MT with attack so powerful that he could kill the leader of an elite squad of Predators by himself!


    When they thought of this, they could not help recalling another thing �C Ronnie was nowpletely on Sheyan��s side, and so was Aldaris! How strong was the attacking power of the three menbined! If the other side started attacking, could they withstand such firepower?


    But Paul merely sneered at Sheyan��s threat.


    ��I really want to stay here and show you what real power is, but unfortunately, I have something to take care of. I don��t have the time to waste on��.��


    Before Paul had even finished his sentence, a ck light shed behind him, followed by the crisp sound of metal colliding. Paul stood rooted in ce while his forehead started cracking, exposing theplex mechanical structure inside.


    God knows when Ronnie had snuck behind Paul and stabbed him in the back!


    However, this Paul turned out to be an Iron Golem in disguise!


    Sheyan��s pupils contracted slightly. He could not believe Paul had managed to trick him once again! He did not even know when Paul had reced himself with a fake! However, even if Paul had run away, everything was still under Sheyan��s control. The n was still on track.


    He was just about to say something with a solemn face when a string of loud noises suddenly came from far in the sky, as if a series of thunder were bellowing in the horizon.


    Everyone looked up simultaneously and saw a huge meteor in the sky, like a giant burning charcoal. It turned from small to big and from far to near, hurtling straight towards them at an rming speed! The thunder-like sound was made because the object was moving so fast that it caused sonic booms.


    The object streaked across the top of their heads andnded in the grasnd at a thirty-degree angle, two or three kilometers away from them. The soil and sand it stirred up reached nearly 100 meters into the sky, almost covering the sun. A horrifying hole about the size of a basketball court appeared at itsnding spot. One could imagine how violent the impact was.


    Sheyan abruptly recalled the image he saw in the Predator ship. His heart tightened, and he immediately shouted, ��This is probably the final killer move the Predator sent to deal with us! Be careful!��


    The rest of the team knew that Sheyan was not someone who would be rmed easily, so when they saw how vignt he looked, they took a deep breath and prepared themselves to face the worst. They followed behind Sheyan and moved towards thending site. The air was still filled with a scorching heat, and together with the smell of the soil melting underneath, it formed an ominous atmosphere.


    The group reached the side of the pit and found that although most of its bottom part was buried by the copsed soil, a dark ochre object was still visible. Pokan pointed at the spot with his magic wand, and the soil covering the object immediately split to two sides like curtains, revealing a very strange thing.


    The overall shape of the object looked like a capsule that was erged countless times. It was about five meters long and two meters wide. The temperature on its surface was evidently still extremely high from the violent friction with the atmosphere, as smoke could be seen rising from it.


    Sheyan narrowed his eyes. Everyone waited for a minute or so only to find that there was no movement. Sheyan decided to move towards the capsule. Although the ground was soft and the pit was still hot, Sheyan walked as steadily as if he were walking on t ground. Every step was nted deep in the soil. He seemed to be on high alert.


    The reason Sheyan dared to approach the object was because he had high vitality and could also instantaneously escape with the magical ring from Hogwarts.


    As long as the enemy could not kill him in one hit, Sheyan could return a blow and escape right after. Although his speed was not that fast, he could use the dark gold leech to obstruct the enemy. He had a great chance of surviving.


    And those who could cause more than 4,000 damage to a contestant with one strike were few and far between even in the nightmare realms, probably existences on the level of Sauron. If even Sheyan died in one hit, the others would probably be killed by the indirect damage from the strike too.


    Sheyan moved towards the unidentified flying object gingerly. Of course he was nervous, but he concealed it very well. He calmly suppressed the instinctive fear and panic rising in him.


    Upon closer observation, Sheyan found that the thing was not a bomb or something simr, but rather something like a life capsule. He then saw a button. With a light touch of the button, a handle popped out.


    The handle was so huge that even a big man like Sheyan found his hand totally out of proportion with the handle. On the handle, his hand looked like the hand of a child. He looked back towards the other humans. The others were secretly in awe of Sheyan��s courage and sense of responsibility. They nodded their heads to show that they were ready.


    Although the handle was huge, Sheyan was pretty strong, and he pulled on it heavily. However, the resistance turned out to be minimal. It caught Sheyan off guard; he lost bnce and staggered half a step back.


    The door of the capsule opened after the handle was pulled, and voices of surprise could be heard behind him. Sheyan��s sight was blocked by the door so he could not immediately see the situation inside, but he instantly fell into a precautionary pose by crossing his arms in front of him. A strong smell of sulphur assaulted his nose.


    Sheyan rolled backwards and looked up. His pupils contracted immediately.


    The capsule was actually empty!


    Of course the Predators would not just throw down an empty life capsule at such time! Sheyan inspected the interior of the life capsule more carefully and immediately noticed some details.


    First of all, this life capsule should be custom-made. The colour of the interior was mainly bright red. From the size of the life capsule, the height of the Predator it carried was definitely higher than a normal Predator. It could also be seen from the slots next to the seat that the Predator carried with him many elite weapons.


    Afternding, the Predator took less than a minute to vanish from the sight of the group of contestants. Within this one minute, the guy had to climb out of the life capsule, tidy up his equipment, and disappear from sight without leaving any traces. Such strength��was frightening to think about.


    ��Is this the strongest killer the mothership can dispatch? Does this Predator who likes red really have the strength to kill us all?��

 Chapter 1146: Crisis

    <h4>Chapter 1146: Crisis</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Sheyan carefully inspected the life capsule a while longer before he went back to the group to share his thoughts. Everyone frowned and looked around, as if they could all feel a pair of cold, venomous eyes watching them from the dark!


    Sheyan closed his eyes, pondered over the problem carefully, then said decisively, ��Let��s stay together and leave this ce first! We��ll dig out all the Wasps that we buried before. I have use for them. If I��m guessing correctly, the Predator��s probably not here right now.��


    ��Where is he, then?�� asked Pokan.


    ��Our collective strength cannot be taken lightly, so logically speaking, he should deal with the weakest link first!�� answered Sheyan.


    ��The weakest link�� Since we��re all here together, you mean he��s going after Paul?�� asked Dardanian.


    Sheyan sneered. ��Of course he is. The most powerful thing in the world isn��t strength, but wisdom. If the guy who was thrown down is really that powerful, he��ll definitely seize this golden opportunity to kill the person who��s alone at the moment. Not only can he weaken our total strength, he can also get first-hand information about us. Cyborg No. 1!��


    Cyborg No. 1 came out and projected a holographic image from his eyes. It depicted the area around the mushroom rock.


    ��ording to the first-hand information I��ve obtained, after wended, the Wasps were not randomly scattered around the mushroom in. Instead, they were concentrated in five areas. Now that we have the ointment to mask our smell, we could basically prevent the interference of native creatures, so we��ll only need about an hour and ten minutes to travel through all five areas. Including the excavation and cleaning time, we��ll need about an hour and a half.��


    ��Because there were casualties among the team, there will be leftover Wasp spacecrafts. The spacecrafts need fingerprints and retina scans to unlock, but I��ve now obtained the highest level of clearance, so it won��t be too difficult for me to break them. I expect us to obtain at least ten Wasps. The remaining four can be used as decoys.��


    The eyes of all the humans lit up after hearing Cyborg No. 1 present the n like an old butler. The word ��decoys�� was music to their ears.


    Cyborg No. 1 continued, ��Of these four Wasps, three can be driven by the cyborgs. Even if the remaining one is unmanned, I can activate its automatic navigation system to make it take off. It��ll only fly in a straight line, but that should be enough to confuse the enemy for a few minutes.��


    ��Wonderful! As long as we have this bait to lure the mothership away, we��ll fly away safe and sound,�� said Dardanian with glowing eyes.


    Sheyan shook his head slightly. ��I can��t guaranteeplete safety, but at least everyone will have a much higher chance of surviving.��


    Sheyan��s arrangement was well-researched, well-organised and well-nned, instantly gaining the confidence of the team. It was much better than Paul��s so-called ��n�� which he tried so hard to hide from them.


    Of course, most of them did not know what ��the highest level of clearance�� meant, but everyone had their own secrets, so no one asked.


    Sheyan had been very reliable so far so they did not think he would lie about such a trifle matter. Only Ronnie, who had dealings with Fiji previously, knew some insider information. He instantly became more in awe of Sheyan.


    However, Aldaris still looked apprehensive.


    ��I��m worried about something.��


    Sheyan smiled. ��I know, you��re worried that with the highly-advanced technology the Predators have on the mothership, they may be able to monitor what we��re about to do, right? After all, even the satellites on Earth can observe things with the precision of up to half a metre, so there��s no way the Predator��s technology can��t. But don��t forget, Earth and Uplos are not the same.��


    ��The Predators had set up a strong maic interference on this to shield it against human monitoring, but theirmunication on this is also greatly affected. Otherwise, when Veron was losing the fight, if they can really monitor the situation on the battlefield, they would��ve definitely ordered the other Predators to group up. How could they possibly have given us the opportunity to take them down one by one? Therefore, we can tell from this thatmunication between the Predators is likely only possible between the sub-ships and the mothership. The mothership may still be able to monitor the ground, but it should not be too urate.��


    Aldaris nodded silently; he seemed to be convinced now.


    Sheyan turned his gaze towards the vast grasnd and narrowed his eyes. He said slowly, ��This means that the only thing standing in our way now is the Predator that had just descended. Defeat him, and we��ll have a smooth journey home!��


    Hearing the word ��home��, everyone��s emotion started boiling! The word ��home�� was especially profound for these contestants who struggle constantly in the realms. Physical trauma can be quickly recovered with advanced technology, but psychological trauma can only be healed by the warmth provided by family. Sheyan had always paid attention to details, so he knew the word ��home�� would boost the group��s morale and determination��.


    His own heart, on the contrary, was heavy. The Predators may advocate brawn and killing, but he knew very well that they were absolutely no fools. Since they had decided to use a life capsule to send a Predator down, they must have enough confidence that the Predator would be able solve the problem for them!


    Sheyan understood clearly that if Veron and the other six Predators did not fall for the trap and had instead fought as a group, the contestants would probably have lost!


    Obviously, those on the mothership thought that this newly airdropped guy was stronger than Veron and the other six Predatorsbined!


    While Sheyan contemted this, he moved with the other contestants under the lead of Cyborg No. 1 along the established route to excavate the Wasps that had been buried underground.


    These spacecrafts were specially designed for this mission, so their quality and energy reserve were both excellent. None of the spacecrafts had suffered serious damage. After digging the Wasps out, the four remaining cyborgs only needed to activate their floating mode, and they could be easily taken away.


    The whole process was quite smooth, but Sheyan was constantly restless. His heart felt like a leaf in the wind.


    Ronnie, who was walking ahead, suddenly issued a warning. The group stopped and Sheyan rushed to the front. He saw that Ronnie��s face was a little pale, while Ramtas beside him was standing stiffly in ce, its heart gripped by fear. The creature was also shivering all over.


    Sheyan walked towards Ronnie. He was momentarily stunned, but quickly returned to normal.


    In front of Sheyan was a huge footprint!


    The footprint was very simr to a human��s, but it definitely did not belong to a human, because it only had three toes.


    The soft soil had sank down a foot deep, and the footprint was asrge as a bathtub that could hold hundreds of kilograms. The intricate lines on the footprint were clearly visible.


    The footprint gave off a sense of wild bloodlust. Even Sheyan��s cold, hard heart was gripped by fear!


    For some reason, Sheyan could not help recalling the event that happened not long after he arrived on the �C Ronnie was chased by a Ferocious Wolverine, but the Ferocious Wolverine suddenly died in a strange manner! Undoubtedly, a really powerful creature had killed the Ferocious Wolverine in a matter of seconds.


    It was a powerful creature that could vie for territory with the whole One-Horned Flying Ant colony! Sheyan had an intuition that the thing which left this footprint was closely rted to the mysterious creature Ronnie had met before.


    But what was even more bizarre was that they only found this one footprint after searching the surrounding area, as if it was a winged creature that only stopped here momentarily before flying away!


    They were in a hurry at the moment, so they did not have time to stay here to investigate the footprint further. They had now found seven Wasps, so they could already see the hope of returning safely. That thought quickened their pace.


    But just then, in the woods not far away from them, a violent explosion urred. A mushroom cloud rose, followed by a blood-curdling scream.


    The scream was Paul��s.


    The group quickly rushed in that direction, but instead of the sight of Paul, they only caught the heavy roar of an engine nearby.


    They followed the sound to its source, which turned out to be a huge heavy-duty truck. It��s exhaust pipe, as thick as a chimney, was spewing ck smoke. Its tough rubber tires rubbed crazily against the ground, sending the soil under them flying.


    The heavy-duty truck spun in ce for a few seconds before speeding forward, crashing into the trees in front of it and running them down.

 Chapter 1147: A Battle of Words

    <h4>Chapter 1147: A Battle of Words</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Then, therge truck started transforming! It folded several times and became a huge robot! Electricity surged all over its body, but it seemed to have gone crazy, attacking the surrounding trees and ground in a frenzy. Everything within its range became the target of its attack! Its mechanical joints were making creaking noises as if they were rusty.


    Next, everyone saw Paul sitting in the cockpit in the robot��s chest.


    Paul��s head waspletely deformed!


    The phrase ��head waspletely deformed�� was a little vague, so to be specific, it would be more urate to say that Paul��s head had been smashed in from both sides. The enemy��s strength was great, but Paul��s skull had a certain toughness because a contestant��s body was stronger than that of ordinary people, so after receiving those fierce blows, his skull did not shatter even though it was crushed. However, the normal width of a human skull was about 30 centimeters, and Paul��s skull had beenpressed to around 15 centimeters!


    What a bizarre sight.


    What a tragic sight!


    Thanks to his horrible yet funny-looking deformed head, Paul, who was controlling the robot, had a twisted expression on his face.


    His two eyes protruded almost two or three centimeters out of their sockets. Thick blood flowed down his nostrils and ear holes, and there was a silky white liquid mixed in with the blood! The tenacious vitality of a contestant forcefully prolonged the life of the dying Paul, causing him to fly into a final, blind rage, pouring all his anger, all his strength, all his humiliation onto the surrounding trees and ground.


    ��This�� This���� Pokan was so shocked that he could barely speak.


    On the other hand, Sheyan stared at the raging robot that could transform and uttered, ��This should be Paul��s trump card, right? He sure can keep a secret. A giant robot that can transform��is it a Transformer?��


    ��No, it��s not,�� said Dardanian, ��Paul got lucky. He managed to get his hands on a small fragment of the AllSpark.��


    (TL: https://tfwiki/wiki/AllSpark )


    ��NO WAY!�� Hearing the word ��AllSpark��, everyone sucked in a cold breath at the same time.


    Even those who had not experienced the Transformers world must know the significance of the AllSpark. Like the One Ring of the Lord of the Rings world, the Mask of Loki in the world of The Mask, and the spider which gave Spider-Man his power, it was something which contained the ultimate secret of that parallel world.


    For Paul to get his hands on the AllSpark while still being an Awakener was akin to ying an MMORPG and drawing a lucky ount which contained a godly equipment in it. Although it was only a fragment of the AllSpark, it was still really amazing.


    Dardanian waited for the others to recover from the shock before he continued, ��All of you probably know that when the AllSpark gets near aplex machine, it can bestow the machine with life and the ability to transform. Using his ability to control metal and metallic puppets, Paul blended the AllSpark fragment into a metallic puppet of his to create this powerful transformable robot, which Paul named the ��God of War��.��


    Right as Dardanian finished his exnation, Paul finally heaved hisst breath and died a miserable death. His robot exploded violently and disappeared from this world.


    ***


    Sheyan sneered when he heard the name ��God of War��.


    ��The ��God of War��, huh? That guy sure was arrogant.��


    Dardanian sighed. ��Seaman, I��m serious. This guy once fought an Autobot storyline character in the Transformer world to a tie. He might actually have won if his summoning didn��t have a time limit.��


    Sheyan said no more. He merely nodded with a frown.


    ��The enemy��s intention is obvious �C he��s trying to mess with our minds. We only need to stick close together and avoid falling into confusion, and there should be no problem.��


    While Sheyan was saying this, he suddenly detected a faint smell of sulphur. His heart instantly tightened. He was about to call out a warning, but a pair of red, merciless eyes could already be seen in the distance, staring at them.


    In the field of vision of the eyes which were like infrared detectors, there were two red triangles that were jumping about constantly. They aligned themselves with the heads of two of the human figures in his vision that were glowing red because they were emitting heat. A notification appeared to inform the Predator that the targets had been locked on!


    In the next second, two beams of striking high-energy sma bolts seemed to appear from the void to hit the shocked Pokan and Dardanian in the head simultaneously. After the violent explosions, both of them were flung away. Having their vital spots hit not only hurt them tremendously, it also caused a certain degree of intense dizziness!


    Then, a tall figure appeared slowly from the empty air like a devil.


    He was a Predator that was muchrger than a normal Predator. He wore a majestic red mask that had a strange symbol on it. It was a symbol of supreme glory within the Predator n that only a powerful ��Cleaner�� could obtain after racking up enough kills!


    (TL Note: ��Cleaners�� are Predators who specialise in ��clean up�� operations, like Wolf in Alien vs. Predator: Requiem. )


    The figure wore a set of majestic red armour that exuded a sacred air. His unusually strong brown muscles were exposed from the gaps in the armour. He actually carried two high-energy shoulder cannons on his shoulders, one on the left and one on the right!


    Not only that, there was also a glorious crystal on the navel position on his abdomen. At first nce the crystal looked bright, but if one stared at it for a bit longer, it would seem as deep as a bottomless well. One would find their gaze being sucked into it! It was obviously more than a simple ornament.


    The only good news was that a simr crystal on the Predator��s chest was already dim and had clear cracks on it, apparently destroyed during his previous fight with Paul.


    The armour worn by this unexpected visitor was exclusive to the powerful Arbitrators. Low-ranking Predators were not qualified to wear it.


    The qualification here was not referring to one��s status. This kind of armour, though tough and strong, was surprisingly heavy. That was why they could only be worn by the Arbitrators. If an ordinary Predator was to wear it, they could not even walk for very long, let alone fight in it. In fact, many of the Predator��s systems were not as strict as one would expect. One could even wear the Queen��s equipment as long as one was able to obtain and use them.


    ***


    The powerful creature that came for them was themander of the Predator mothership, the murderer who killed his own daughter, and one of the few who rose to the rank of Arbitrator with the achievements of a Cleaner!


    Surado Bloodspear!


    Sheyan instantly knew that things were going to be bad when he saw the two most vulnerable members of the team being attacked. He immediately triggered ��Hornrage��!


    However, the Arbitrator was an extremely experienced fighter. The attacks on the two humans before were actually done by the biologicalputer on his body, while his own attention was almost fully focused on Sheyan! Therefore, the moment the red triangles of the rangefinders locked onto Dardanian and Pokan, the crystal on his abdomen had also activated. A ray of light that was as sharp as a needle and as flexible as silk moved through the air like a snake and shot into the spot between Sheyan��s eyebrows!


    Sheyan��s vision instantly turned pitch ck, and then countless cracks appeared among the darkness! He felt as if blood was seeping through those cracks, his entire person submerged in an angry sea of boundless pain. When he finally managed to inhale, the breath was dry and burnt. His blood boiled and rushed to his temples, making his head feel like it was going to explode.


    In the eyes of others, Sheyan was about to rush forward like a brave tiger, but he suddenly stopped. His pupils narrowed to the size of needle tips, and his eyes became bloodshot! The Arbitrator seized advantage of Sheyan��s momentarypse to raise his right hand and shoot a glowing sphere straight at Sheyan. The sphere spread out in the air to transform into a metal and covered Sheyan up. It initially looked like there was only one metal, but upon closer inspection, there were at least ten oveppings in that attack!


    Previously, Sheyan could tear a metal in half with his strength and powerful gloves, but when ten metals were stacked together, he was instantly trapped tight!


    ��Luckily, Ronnie and Aldaris can still give me a hand��.�� This was the only thought left in Sheyan��s mind amidst the severe pain.


    However, little did he know that while the Arbitrator was shooting thes at him, the Arbitrator had also shed bizarrely, and four shadows appeared. They aimed straight for Aldaris, Ronnie, Pokan and Dardanian simultaneously!


    In merely an instant, Sheyan was trapped while Ronnie and Aldaris were taken by surprise by the powerful Arbitrator��s attack, so they instinctively defended themselves. This gave the Arbitrator the chance to crush them one by one!


    And the main target of the Arbitrator was the most vulnerable person in the team and the one with the strongest support ability, Pokan!


    Without any warning signs, the Predator charged forward. A shiny tube had suddenly appeared in his hand. With a slight shake, sharp tips extended from both ends of the tube to turn it into an extremely sharp hunting spear. The spear suddenly burned with a fierce me!

 Chapter 1148: Suppression

    <h4>Chapter 1148: Suppression</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Pokan had recovered by now, but the shadow of the Arbitrator hadpletely enshrouded him. The spear was so fast that it left a trail of afterimages as it continuously stabbed at Pokan. The rock shield that Pokan had barely managed to put up cracked, burst and turned into dust in an instant.


    Blood sprayed and Pokan screamed as his right arm was pierced by the spear! He struggled helplessly after he was flung upwards into the air by the Arbitrator. The Arbitrator rushed forward like a devil and knocked his knees into Pokan��s chest one after another! Two muffled sounds could be heard from the strikes.


    Pokan��s scream halted, because most of his chest had already caved in! Most of his ribcage had probably been broken. However, Pokan was someone who had experienced many battles. He immediately administered an honorary dosage and summoned Stone der Raijo.


    The fierce elemental creature suddenly appeared from another ne to ovep with Pokan��s position, thus protecting Pokan within its body.


    This was Pokan��s ultimate life-saving tactic. Stone der Raijo was a legendary creature and it was connected to the earth at this moment. It may not be totally invincible, but keeping itself safe should not be a problem. Under Pokan��s order, Stone der Raijo initiated its innate power. It immediately sunk into the ground afternding like the ground was water, disappearing from view and running away.


    But the powerful Arbitrator had not given up just yet!


    The crystal on his abdomen sparkled, and the smell of sulphur in the air got ten times stronger in an instant. The wrist des on the Predator��s arms glowed crimson and from the tip of each wrist de grew a bone spur which dug deep into his muscles. Then, the wrist des turned transparent like crimson crystals!


    The massive, overbearing body of the Arbitrator suddenly disappeared like a ghost. When he reappeared, he was right on top of Stone der Raijo which was submerged in the ground. He thrust his hands into the earth.


    The spot he stabbed made a deafening rumble akin to an earthquake. Then, the soil surged upwards. Stone der Raijo roared furiously as the wrist des pierced into its gigantic shoulders. Its navy blue stone skin turnedpletely crimson and it was forcefully pulled out from the ground.


    Next, the Arbitrator flung the prey in his hands away and aimed his two high-energy shoulder cannons at the legendary elemental creature. Several high-energy sma bolts shot out like machine gun ammos, bombarding Stone der Raijo continuously into the air!


    However, such intense rapid fire appeared to have caused considerable strain to the Arbitrator��s equipment. The high-energy shoulder cannon on the Predator��s left shoulder burst open, billowing smoke.


    Raijo wailed in agony after taking eight consecutive high-energy sma shots, but s, there was nothing it could do to change its fate of being crushed into smithereens. Even though it would not really die on this ne, its strength and rank would probably drop.


    Pokan fell pale-faced out of Stone der Raijo. Even in such a predicament, he still managed to summon a stone spike to attack the enemy, but the Arbitrator simply stomped down hard and broke the stone spike into several sections.


    Next, there was a sh of crimson, and when the Arbitrator was visible again, he was already in the after pose of throwing a spear. Meanwhile, Pokan��s mouth was agape but he could not utter a single word. A burning spear had passed through his chest and nailed him to the ground!


    How much HP could Pokan have? The blow instantly brought him to the state of near death.


    Pokan��s party ability came into effect. A huge, sinister-looking mouth emerged behind his back and swallowed Pokan into an alternate dimension. The sound of the mouth swallowing greedily could be heard.


    About five to six secondster, the huge, sinister-looking mouth re-appeared at a spot not far away, about twenty or thirty meters away from where it was before. It vomited Pokan back out. The resurfaced Pokan was no longer in a state of near death; a small amount of his HP had been restored.


    Now that about 6 seconds had passed, all of them, except for Sheyan who was still struggling to break out of the, knew for certain that the enemy was targeting Pokan. They already saw Paul die right in front of them, and they knew that if Pokan died too, they would be significantly weakened, so the three of them who were free instantly rushed to protect Pokan with a shout.


    However, the Arbitrator indeed lived up to his name of a high tier Predator. He unexpectedly arrived in front of Pokan after only two bizarre leaps.


    He calmly took Aldaris�� lightning attacks, Ronnie��s throwing weapons and Dardanian��s explosive seeds while his right wrist de once again burst into a crimson me. He closed his fingers into the shape of a knife and plunged his hand into Pokan��s chest, swift and violent like a roaring thunder.


    This stab was executed without any warning signs. It felt like he was still more than ten meters away a second ago, but in the blink of an eye, he had transcended time and space to arrive before all the reinforcements to give Pokan a kiss of death. His hand prated deep into Pokan��s body, all the way to his elbow!


    The delight from making a kill caused the Arbitrator to scream in excitement. He then extracted his hand, which was holding onto a bright red object!


    A fountain of blood gushed out of the fist-sized wound. Pokan bounced high into the air and fell heavily onto the ground, sshing with blood. Although his blood was still warm and hot, life hadpletely left his body.


    Seeing this, Sheyan howled with fury!


    Sheyan had seen his fair share of deaths, but watching helplessly as his teammate who believed in him die was a terrible feeling. His hands were dripping with blood. Wounds the size of nail caps densely covered his body, turning him into a tragic mess of flesh and blood. All of this was a result of his struggle when he tore up those ten oddyers ofs to free himself!


    A huge illusion of a bull emerged, and Sheyan charged fiercely at the Arbitrator.


    In the face of Sheyan��s aggressive attack, therge, majestic enemy showed a sharp and bloodthirsty glint in his red eyes. He actually did something no one expected, and that was to pull out a long, crimson spear and charged towards Sheyan too! His momentum was akin to arge fighter jet that flew close to the ground! He roared forward deafeningly!


    Sheyan never imagined that his ��Hornrage�� would be countered in such a way. He mmed into the enemy��s chest but received the notification that the enemy had resisted the stun that followed. Next, a cold sensation transmitted through his left arm. It had been punctured by the spear with the glow of blood.


    To be suppressed sopletely as soon as the battle started was something Sheyan had never experienced before. This showed that the powerful Arbitrator was someone who had survived by carving a path through mountains of corpses and a sea of blood. He possessed a strong battle sense and rich fighting experience, and the highly-advanced equipment he wore boosted his strength considerably. That was why every move the contestants made had been countered so well, resulting in such a one-sided fight.


    But Sheyan was not someone who gave up so easily. At the cost of taking another stab of the spear, he hit the ground with a curse-mix.


    A strong shockwave spread and immediately stifled the Predator��s movement! Sheyan instantly stepped forward and grabbed the Arbitrator��s left leg tightly, the ary-Grade High-Energy Mechanical Power Gloves�� spewing thick ck smoke.


    The monster struggled wildly. His wrist de became like a transparent red crystal again and stabbed into Sheyan��s chest!


    However, Sheyan��s fearsome defence was not something that summoned creature Raijo nor the fragile Pokan couldpare to. A simr stab could severely injure Pokan, but it only caused Sheyan extreme pain, which only served to bring out more of Sheyan��s brute force to throw the huge, bulky body of the Predator into the air.


    Everyone was waiting for Sheyan to create this chance. Dardanian��s cannibal fruits, Aldaris�� ��Mage-Nemesis��, as well as Ronnie��s ��Mark of Death�� and cross-sh skill struck the Arbitrator��s body at the same time, but they only heard a series of metallic shes. A part of the Predator��s armour shattered and burst; it had absorbed most of the damage in ce of its owner.


    A plethora of old scars could be seen on the body protected by the armour, a testament to the countless fierce battles and countless life-and-death situations the Arbitrator had experienced!


    ��Damn���� Sheyan cursed through gritted teeth. Suddenly, something shed across his vision. He then saw the look of disbelief on Dardanian��s face, whose chest had been pierced by a spear with a bloody glow!


    The Arbitrator slowly retracted his hand from the throwing position, then abruptly rushed towards Dardanian!


    Seeing this, Sheyan instantly pulled ��Verdict�� out! The air of solemn judgement and holiness filled the atmosphere; as expected of a special dark gold equipment that could evolve. The Arbitrator was originally rushing at Dardanian, but when he saw Sheyan pull the gun out, he actually shifted instantly from rushing to retreat �C as if he could vite thews of physics �C and headed straight for Aldaris instead.

 Chapter 1149: Archon

    <h4>Chapter 1149: Archon</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Sheyan was about to target the Arbitrator again but the Predator had already aimed his right shoulder cannon, which was still intact, at Sheyan and fired a high-energy sma pulse. The target was a spot two or three meters in front of Sheyan.


    The earth burst and dust scattered to a height of three or four meters, blocking Sheyan��s view of the surroundings. After Sheyan rushed past the flying soil in front of him and tried to aim again, he saw the Predator jumping at Aldaris. Aldaris was not able to perform his ��Blood-Elude�� ability in time before the Arbitrator��s knees knocked him into the air. The monster then pierced Aldaris�� chest with a spear!


    Sheyan��s heart sank. The Predator only needed another hit to take another life!


    However, Aldaris�� reaction waspletely out of Sheyan��s expectations. He gripped onto the bloody spear in his chest without the slightest trace of fear in his eyes. Following an intense sh, Aldaris became surrounded by a white light, and the bones in his body crackled like they were all breaking. He forced out these words through gnashing teeth that were awash with blood:


    ��Have a taste of my real strength, you fool!��


    ��Light Transformation!��


    At that instant, the bloody spear gripped by Aldaris dissolved and vaporised! The mysterious symbols engraved on them exploded in session, but they could not harm Aldaris.


    Aldaris�� clothes began to burn fiercely, after which arge area of darkness extended outwards with him at the core! Those who were caught in the darkness instantly felt like they had gotten lost among the vast starry sky!


    After that, the area of darkness shrunk rapidly as if it was water that was sucked into a giant whale. The white light surrounding Aldaris became more concentrated, almost taking on the form of dense mist. It was pure, bright, and contained an indescribable dignity.


    ��And God said, ��Let there be light,�� and there was light.


    And God saw the light, and it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness.��


    That was to say, only darkness can give birth to true light!


    After the dark realm burned out, Aldaris had be a giant light sphere that was suspended half a meter in the air! The light sphere waspletely filled with dense light substance that had taken on physical form. Anyone whoid eyes upon it would find themselves temporarily blinded, as if they were looking directly at the sun or the sparks from arc welding.


    A bizarre, pale-blue humanoid creature could be vaguely seen at the very core of the light sphere.


    This was the strongest power Aldaris had kept hidden, his ultimate ace!


    ��Light Transformation��, an ability to transform into the most powerful Protoss creature!


    The ability to be an Archon!


    Currently, Aldaris�� body had changed back into the body of an ordinary human without any strengthening, but it was protected with an iparably thick sma shield. He was so fragile in this instant, yet so strong!


    Sheyan finally sighed with relief as he watched this scene unfold. The huge pressure that the Arbitrator brought to him felt a bit lighter.


    Aldaris casually waved his hand. Suddenly, a strand of white lightning as thick as a baby��s arm plowed across the ground, rolling up soil as it headed towards the Arbitrator. The Arbitrator instantly tried to dodge, but the white lightning followed him like a shadow and finally struck his body fiercely!


    Emerald blood dotted the air and vaporised after an instant. The Arbitrator staggered backwards. Although he had been struck many times before this, those attacks were absorbed by his powerful armour. So far, this was the first time that he had injured and bled!


    The Arbitrator shouted angrily and the crystal on his waist shed. This was the foresign of his signature spear throw. The spear throw was not only extremely powerful, it also seemed to mess with others�� perception of time and space. Often, the bloody spear would hit the victim first before others would see the Predator in a throwing motion.


    His target this time was unsurprisingly the Archon that Aldaris had changed into. However, when his bloody spear shot into the Archon��s sma shield, it was reminiscent of a moth which flew into a fire!


    As soon as the tip of the spear touched the sma shield, it started to dissolve! But the rear end of the spear continued to rush in under the action of inertia, and the spear continued to melt! The attack was resolved so quietly, so peacefully!


    That was how powerful the sma shield was. Any attack can be broken down and absorbed as long as the shield had enough energy left.


    Taking opportunity of the pause in the Arbitrator��s action after throwing the spear, Sheyan raised ��Verdict��, aimed it at the Predator, and spoke every single word in a tone of passing down judgement, ��I judge this creature in front of me to be an enemy of light and an ally of evil. May the soul of the heathen howl in the fires of hell for thousands of years toe!��


    Then, Sheyan calmly pulled the trigger! Arge amount of dazzling light sprayed out from the muzzle of ��Verdict�� topletely enshroud the Arbitrator! The Arbitrator may be strong, but he still could not avoid being harmed by the formidable dark gold weapon that could evolve!


    A strange pir of light suddenly fell from the sky to illuminate the Arbitrator. A ck aura, like evil in a corporeal form, leaked out from his body. Aldaris naturally would not miss this rare opportunity. The Archon possessed a very strong attack which belonged to the long-range holy damage category and also had an area of effect. It did not matter if its attack did notnd urately on the enemy; as long as the enemy was within the scope of the attack, they would suffer the full blow.


    The Arbitrator was bathed in a dazzling milky white light after it received the attack. All the remaining armour on his body burned and exploded, including the mask. ck spots of all sizes started surfacing on his scar-covered body. The ck spots looked like those that would appear when a piece of white paper was put up to a me.


    He grunted and could not help spewing out a mouthful of emerald blood. The blood actually evaporated before it hit the ground!


    Although ��Verdict��s�� stun effect onlysted for five seconds, these five seconds felt as long as five years for the furious and shocked Arbitrator. He could clearly feel his strong body being chipped away and destroyed bit by bit, and life rapidly slipping away from him.


    The current battle was the greatest crisis he had ever faced in his life!


    Strictly speaking, the powerful Arbitrator was indeed beyond the level of an Awakener. He was at least two tiers above Sheyan and one and a half tier above Aldaris in terms of strength! That was why the contestants felt like sheep he could ughter at will at the beginning of the fight.


    However, Sheyan managed to level the gap between the two with his powerful equipment, and after Aldaris transformed, his strength actually surpassed Awakeners. That was why the two men could cause fatal damage to the Arbitrator after they joined hands.


    The armour on the Arbitrator was soonpletely destroyed. Although the Arbitrator cut a sorry figure at the moment with wounds all over his body, his slender figure and clearly-defined muscles still gave off a feeling of robustness and ferociousness akin to a cheetah.


    When the five seconds of stun wasing to an end, Sheyan decided to go all out. He abruptly closed in on the Predator. The veins on his left hand bulged like blue little snakes, looking like they were going to burst in the next second. A huge shadow materialised around his left hand.


    Sheyan��s face was as grim as a ghost that had just climbed out from the depths of hell. He took a deep breath as the blood vessels under his feet extended outwards like roots to absorb energy from the ground. His left hand struck fiercely at the shoulder de of the Arbitrator.


    The Arbitrator had just recovered from the stun, so even though he was extremely agile, he could hardly escape this disaster. His shoulder sank as Sheyan pped down on his shoulder de. This ��Beast of Corrosion�� contained all of Sheyan��s anger and frustration; it wasunched with all his might!


    The p on the Predator��s shoulder de looked rather ordinary, but at the spot where their skin came into contact, Sheyan��s blood vessels had quickly prated into the Arbitrator��s body like arge number of snakes, then broke off and swam deeper into the Predator��s body like numerous parasites. The illusionary image of the ��Stairway of the Sun�� also sent a lot of its tendrils deep inside the Arbitrator!


    A strange sensation spread through the Arbitrator��s nervous system. A ck liquid with a foul odour flowed out of the part of his body that was touched by Sheyan, followed by a mass decaying of the flesh. The skin around the spot became as rough as the skin of a toad.


    The Arbitrator issued a painful cry, and the crystal on his waist suddenly broke apart and lost its colour. A gentle force abruptly filled his body, sending Sheyan flying seven or eight meters away. Then, before Aldaris�� next attack could reach him, the Arbitrator fled with amazing speed, leaving several after-images behind, and finally disappeared into thin air.


    Seeing this development, Sheyan��s face sank. He could not helpmenting, ��Damn, I should��ve known he might do that. We��ll have endless trouble from now on!��

 Chapter 1150: Terrible Situation

    <h4>Chapter 1150: Terrible Situation</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The Arbitrator may be heavily injured and screaming hoarsely from his mouth �C or more precisely, his mouthpiece �C but his movement speed did not seem affected in the slightest. He elerated to an incredible speed in an instant!


    Sheyan had miscalcted. There was a slight opening after he performed the ��Beast of Corrosion��, and the Predator seized that opportunity to escape!


    To be precise, what Sheyan failed to take into ount was how incredible the Arbitrator��s armour was.


    The armour had provided extremely strong protection for the Arbitrator at critical moments and carried various powerful abilities, but it was also astonishingly heavy, so much so that an ordinary Predator would not even be able to move freely in it.


    When the group of humansunched a fury of counter-attacks against the Arbitrator, they were actually destroying the powerful armour and various external devices on the Predator too, so in another sense, they were relieving the creature of the heavy shackles on his body which weighed almost twice his weight!


    If the Arbitrator was like a devil previously, exuding dignity and intimidation, he was now like a vigorous and ferocious cheetah. He had be a hidden killer with lightning speed lurking in the darkness, waiting to harvest the life of every creature in his sight!


    Aldaris was also powerless to stop the escape of the Arbitrator. An Archon may be strong, but it had three weaknesses. The first was that its attacking range was only about 20 meters. Even among ordinary people, this attack distance would barely count as medium-range.


    Secondly, the Archon was something like an offensive tank unit in Starcraft. It was not exactly slow, but it was definitely not fast either.


    Thirdly, an Archoncked crowd control abilities.


    Therefore, although an Archon was strong, it was not difficult for the enemy to escape from its attack range. At such times, Pokan��s ability would have yed a huge role. Unfortunately, he was already dead.


    Sheyan��s attack may be even stronger than Awakener MTs, but in terms ofprehensive strength �C more specifically, in terms of protecting his teammates �C he still had some shorings, being just a Growth Hunter. If Zeus were in his ce, he could have reduced the speed of the Arbitrator by manipting gravity, thus saving Pokan. If it was Skull, he could have instantly put a metallic shell on Pokan to reduce the damage he took��


    Aldaris obviously could not maintain the Archon transformation for too long. In fact, he must have paid a great price to transform. He soon regained his original form.


    The four men gathered together again with rather gloomy expressions. None of them knew what to say.


    Dardanian spoke after a moment of silence. ��How soon will the Wasps be ready? I mean, now that we already have seven, there��s no need to wait any longer. Four of us plus three decoys are worth betting on.��


    Traces of fear had already crept into Dardanian��s voice at this point.


    ��The Predators are a race that��s adept in the field ofbat medic��. If we wait for that guy toe back, I��m afraid none of us will survive.��


    Sheyan, who was dressing his wounds, nodded. He asked Cyborg No. 1, ��How much longer will it take?��


    ��At least ten minutes,�� answered Cyborg No. 1 decisively.


    It should be mentioned that only the Wasps of Ronnie and Aldaris were those that originally belonged to them. The fingerprint and retina locks on the other Wasps had to be cracked in order for them to be piloted.


    Dardanian��s face turned stiff when he heard the news. Cold sweat dripped down incessantly from his forehead. He kept repeating the words ��ten minutes�� under his breath.


    After remaining silent for a moment, Sheyan suddenly said, ��Let��s split up. The enemy will most definitely return within ten minutes. I hate to admit it, but his speed is so insane that we have no way of dealing with him after Pokan��s death! If we��re all waiting together when hees back, even if all the spacecrafts are sessfully unlocked, there��ll be no chance for us to take off!��


    ��It takes 10 seconds for a Wasp to rise to a height of 100 meters after ignition. The Arbitrator��s astonishing speed aside, his throwing spear is also a real threat. Ten seconds is enough time for him to destroy ten Wasps that are taking off. Who��d dare to take off with him waiting to strike at the side? Dying any longer will only make our situation worse!��


    At this point, Sheyan took a deep breath.


    ��Now, we still have the chance to each take a cyborg and run in a different direction. We can keep the Wasps in floating mode and easily bring them with us while the Cyborgs stay inside to keep working on them. That shouldn��t affect our movement too much. As soon as the hacking is done, we can all take flight at once. That way, even if the Predator manage to catch up to someone, the rest can still escape sessfully!��


    ��But there are only seven Wasps. If we go by your n, we need eight,�� questioned Dardanian anxiously.


    ��The mistake in this battle urred due to my error in judgement, so I��ll only take one Wasp. That way, each of you can have two,�� said Sheyan.


    After hearing that, Dardanian immediately took a Cyborg and two Wasps and fled quickly to the west without saying another word.


    Ronnie and Aldaris both looked at Sheyan withplicated feelings before leaving in silence.


    Within a minute, only Sheyan and Cyborg No. 1 were left, along with a Wasp spacecraft.


    Sheyan stood on the vast in, his figure a picture of loneliness and destion. Sheyan stared at the magnificent Uplos asteroid belts high up in the sky with aplex expression. Who knows what he was thinking at that moment.


    ***


    A few kilometres away in the woods, the wounded Arbitrator lumbered to a big tree. The injuries he had suffered were astounding, and the power of ��Beast of Corrosion�� was still running rampant within his body. Large amount of emerald blood gushed out from various wounds on his body and finally flowed down his ankles to the ground.


    The Arbitrator stood still. Arge pool of blood umted under his feet in only a short period of time, unable to seep into the ground. The bright green pool actually contained a strange fluorescent beauty.


    The reason the Arbitrator was standing still was that he was currently dragging a box out from behind the tree.


    A box he had ced here previously.


    The box seemed to be specifically designed for Arbitrators too, having distinct red symbols on it.


    Bloodspear the Arbitrator pressed his hand to the box. The box seemed to be made from a soft material as it sagged down following the shape of his palm. It then started glowing. If it was forced open in any other way, the power of the resulting explosion wasparable to the power of the Predator��s self-destruction.


    After the authentication process, the box automatically folded open, finally turning into a broad metallic tform with a humanoid-shaped depression on it. Bloodspear simplyy down in the depression. Then, a transparent cover closed over the metal tform, and a mask was put on Bloodspear. Gas shot out around the machine to eliminate the smell he left behind, and robotic arms started cleaning up the bloodstains.


    Then, six robotic arms popped out from the sides of the medical table, each of them responsible for a part of Bloodspear��s body. After only a short while, his emerald blood fill up the depression and dripped down the edge.


    At the same time, three micro monitoring devices wereunched hundreds of meters into the air. They flew around like insects. Any data they collected from the surroundings would be transmitted in real-time to Bloodspear on the medical table through the mask, so that he could always grasp the situation in the surrounding area.


    The medical table activated its powerful light-refracting device. In other words, it turned invisible.


    The efficiency of the medical table was clearly very high. The robotic arms moved so fast that they almost left afterimages. The faster they cut and sewed, the less damage they would do to the body.


    The medical table was treating the wounds on the Arbitrator��s muscr body smoothly and rapidly like a production pipeline. The treatment method was very simple �C cut open the wound, cut off the muscles that may be necrotic, stop the bleeding, clean the wound, then pour into the wound a viscous liquid which looked like molten sapphire. The viscous medicinal liquid could be used for various purposes. Not only could it greatly elerate the healing of wounds, it could even be used as a bonding agent for broken limbs.


    What took the medical table the longest time to treat were the vein pieces which Sheyan injected into the Arbitrator��s body through the ��Beast of Corrosion��. These veins were wantonly destroying and consuming the inside of the Predator��s body, using the host��s energy to strengthen themselves. They were also cooperating with the A-virus to continuously erode the Arbitrator��s immune system!


    Eight different vines were injected into the Arbitrator one after another, but all of them were ineffective. In the end, the result given by the medical table was not good news at all �C it would take 11 days, 16 hours and 38 minutes to configure a corresponding cure, but the division cycle of these invasive parasites was only 30 minutes to two hours. After the division cycle ended, they would naturally die.

 Chapter 1151: Ronnie Strikes Back

    <h4>Chapter 1151: Ronnie Strikes Back</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    In the end, the Arbitrator chose to give up. When he stepped out of the operating table again, besides the residual power of the ��Beast of Corrosion�� in his body, the rest of his injuries had recovered by at least 80%!


    In addition, this special operating table had Bloodspear��s own personal blood bank. Bloodspear would have his blood drawn once a month to be stored in the operating table, and it had already umted to 10,000 ml. The Predator had already undergone a blood transfusion to replenish the massive amount of blood he had lost!


    This meant that the Predator who was about to re-emerge in front of the contestants was an Arbitrator in nearly perfect condition. Although he no longer had his armour, his best weapon, the bloody spears, had been replenished. Compared to his previous role, the current Bloodspear was a perfect long-range assassin! An assassin who walked in the shadows!


    When all the robotic arms stopped their operation, the Arbitrator jumped off the operating table and stood naked on the ground. He dipped his hand in the blood beside the operating table and carefully drew strange, mysterious symbols on his body. The symbols seemed like tattoos, but also looked like words. Finally, he painted a pattern on his face simr to those of the Indians. All the strokes on his body interweaved, creating a fiercely majestic sight.


    Bloodspear picked up his special spear sack and tied it to his body with wild vines. In the spear sack were six long, sharp spears the colour of fire. He was totally naked aside from that! He did not even wear the mask that could filter poisonous gas!


    Although the atmosphere on Uplos was toxic, it could only cause slow-acting damage to a person as strong as him. What Bloodspear wished for was the feeling of a natural hunter that came from nature and conquered nature, the feeling of wildness which he had not felt for a long time!


    He did not carry any melee weapons with him, because this formidable creature had enough confidence in his spear throwing. At a distance, with his amazing speed, he was king!


    The Arbitrator once again arrived at the battlefield where he had previously fought with the humans with light steps. He did not rely on his high-tech scanner this time. Instead, his trapezoidal mouthpiece kept moving, and the two small holes on his nose which were only as big as mung beans kept expanding and contracting. The bristles on his face stood erect. He very quickly judged, based on his own experience, that there was no ambush here.


    Arbitrator Bloodspear circled the battlefield andid his hand on the wet ground. His thick, nailed fingers started to move dexterously on the ground, touching and feeling various spots. He seemed to be separating and memorising the characteristics of each person��s footprints.


    Bloodspear rested his fingers on Sheyan��s footprintsst, which meant that he viewed Sheyan as the most dangerous, and also the most valuable, prey!


    ��The skull of this prey has the right to be soaked in blood three times and be hung around my waist.��


    So thought Bloodspear. The reason why he identified Sheyan as his primary target was mainly because he was impressed by that one shot from ��Verdict�� and that one punch of the ��Beast of Corrosion��. They were so impressive that he would never forget them.


    Those attacks made Bloodspear feel like he could do naught but wait for his death!


    This could only mean one thing. Although the strength of that person was still very weak presently, the power of those twobat skills he had disyed would far surpass the strength of Bloodspear when they were trained to their peaks!


    There was an indescribable pleasure in crushing the tender saplings that may grow to far surpass his own power.


    But at this moment, from behind the half-squatting Bloodspear appeared a weird shadow. The shadow raised its hand, and Bloodspear immediately felt his vision turn dark. Not only his sight, he had also lost his hearing, touch and other senses!


    Then, a huge illusion of a grinning skeleton appeared on top of his head. It was Ronnie!


    Ronnie figured that Bloodspear would return to the battlefield, so he hadin in ambush here to wait for a chance to assassinate the Predator! Only he had the confidence to avoid being detected by Bloodspear, and thus sessfully ambush the Predator!


    Before Bloodspear could respond, Ronnie had shed continuously and created 11 phantoms of himself in an instant, surrounding Bloodspear from all sides. He had truly gone all out this time.


    Ronnie held a dagger with a strange handle. When he grasped the handle tightly, a long strip of red light appeared ahead of him, flickering uncertainly like a gentle fish swimming through the air.


    All eleven phantoms suddenly glowed with a dazzling light. They then collided into Bloodspear simultaneously at an amazing speed!


    It was not so much a collision as fierce pration. A piercing light was left in the wake of every phantom. Eleven bright, snowy lights passed through Bloodspear as if he were transparent! If one were to look down at this from above, one would find that they formed what seemed to be a devilish giant flower!


    This was Ronnie��s ultimate ability, ��Phantom Ghost sh��!


    An ability to rush at an enemy with incredible speed and strike the enemy with full power, thus causing astonishing damage!!


    The ability was not too powerful by itself, but with eleven phantoms of Ronnie performing it at the same time, its power was multiplied by 11!


    Its power was so terrible that it had to be limited to a certain extent when used against a contestant, in that its maximum damage could not exceed 70% of the maximum HP of the victim.


    Ronnie��s decision was not that difficult to understand. Anyone who could enter a nightmare realm not only had potential, but were often stubborn people with tragic experiences.


    And Sheyan was absolutely the most formidable MT Ronnie had ever met!


    Ronnie waspletely suppressed by Sheyan in this world, to the point that he could not even die if Sheyan wanted him to live. However, Ronnie was a powerful Awakener with his own pride. The shadow of Sheyan loomed over his heart like a towering cliff. Since he could not defeat Sheyan head-on, he could only free himself from the shadow in his heart in another way.


    And that was to defeat the opponent that Sheyan could not defeat! If he could do that, he would naturally be freed. This was his counter attack!


    ***


    Five kilometers away from there, Sheyan was steadily moving forward.


    He suddenly asked Cyborg No. 1 behind him, ��There��s a good chance that both of us will die. Are you afraid?��


    Cyborg No. 1 bowed slightly and answered without hesitation, ��I��m afraid. If I��m not afraid, I would��ve died forty years ago. Why would I turn myself into what I am now?


    Sheyan muttered softly, as if to himself. ��That monster will surelye after me, because I hurt him the most and the most deeply, especially with the ��Beast of Corrosion���� He should catch up in a few minutes.��


    ��Then why did you ask the others to leave? Oh, could it be that you know you��re bound to die, so you want to create the chance for them to live?�� asked Cyborg No. 1.


    ��I��m not that selfless,�� Sheyan smiled and said, ��More hands is not always better. In my n, it��s preferable to have fewer people present. All the equipment of that Predator has been destroyed, so that fellow should have changed from direct confrontation mode to that of an assassin, and the most troublesome long-range assassin to boot. His throwing spears are indeed fierce.��


    ��That��s why we have to go to a ce that��s disadvantageous for his spear throwing. To fight him on this in and in sparse forests is simply too stupid.��


    Cyborg No. 1 hesitated for a moment before he said, ��You actually have another choice. If we take off right now, we might not necessarily die. I think it��s a much safer bet than you beating that guy.��


    Sheyan shook his head without even considering the idea. ��That would mean handing our fate to the Predators still on the mothership. I much prefer to decide my own fate. Let me ask you this. You have to drive on a mountain road on a snowstorm night. A hired driver has a 30% chance of meeting an ident, while there��s a 40% chance that you��ll meet with an ident if you drive yourself. Which one would you choose?��


    ��I��ll bet on myself,�� answered Cyborg No. 1 after a moment of silence.


    ��That��s right,�� Sheyan smiled and said, ��Even if we die, we die by our own hands. There will always be less regrets that way.��


    While the two men continued on their journey, Sheyan suddenly said, ��Actually, you have another choice too. You can leave me and go your own way. That guy has no interest in your skull.��


    ��Yes, but that means I��ll be stuck on this damn. If you happen to win, you��ll bring a loyal cyborg back with you, but if I walk away now, you��ll just leave me behind,�� replied Cyborg No. 1.


    ��You know me well,�� Sheyanughed. ��And you��re absolutely correct. Mistakes can be forgiven, but not desertion.��


    Seeing the vegetation in front gradually turn lush and feeling the hot humidity in the air, Cyborg No. 1 came to a sudden realisation.


    ��You��re going to fight him in that canyon��.or perhaps in the water?��

 Chapter 1152: Pull One Hair and You Move the Whole Body

    <h4>Chapter 1152: Pull One Hair and You Move the Whole Body</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Sheyan smiled and did not speak. He went down into the canyon and approached the water. Only then did he show a trace of doubt.


    ��That��s strange. Why isn��t he here yet?��


    Cyborg No. 1 issued a dry cough.


    ��Maybe he��s already here and you just don��t know it.��


    ��No way. He��s pursuing, not ambushing! You see, animals like cheetahs, lions and wolves may be patient when they��re waiting for their prey, but in the process of a pursuit, they won��t give up any chance to kill their prey. Those who dare to waste their chances��.will all be mercilessly eliminated by natural selection,�� said Sheyan with conviction.


    ��Something must have happened,�� Sheyan stopped and said with a serious tone, ��ording to the information we��ve obtained, even an ordinary Predator has the ability to quickly heal wounds, let alone a Boss character like that guy��. Could it be Ronnie or Dardanian? Only they still have something up their sleeves! It��s most probably Ronnie! That means I have some valuable time to make arrangements!��


    Cyborg No. 1 kept his silence. He thought that Sheyan probably came here to cover himself with mud and hide himself in the water to take advantage of the fact that the Predator had lost his equipment. However, even the cunning Cyborg No. 1 overlooked the fact that the direction Sheyan was heading in happened to be the same direction as the strange giant footprint that they had discovered before!


    ***


    On the Kitty Hawk base 2.7 million kilometers away from Uplos.


    Mungo was already in power, and he was under little pressure. He had aplished everything he needed to aplish, and more. Not only had he confirmed that there was indeed an abundance of Pi veins on Uplos, he had also established a connection with Prince Pombaru. Even the old man had to overlook the little problems he caused.


    Mungo was well aware of the predicament the contestants were in, but there was nothing he could do about it. In fact, it was not something he wanted to see happen at all! That was because every contestant that died would mean at least two hundred pounds of high-purity Pi element ingots disappearing from this world.


    What was worse, was that it was possible that none of them would escape. The feeling of something that was already in his grasp flying away was indeed extremely frustrating. But, he had no way of venting his frustration except pping the butt of his female secretary hard.


    ��In the future, I��ll kill a few more Predators in your memory. Rest in peace,�� Mungo could only think so as he leaned back on his chair with his legs crossed.


    Despite the fact that the technology of the Predator was ahead of human technology, Mungo was still full of confidence in winning. The reason? To put it in a crude way �C or rather, in a biological way �C it was because of the differences in the structure of the reproductive organs between the two sides.


    Currently, the poption of the whole human empire was��more than seven trillion people, spanning across countlesss. This census figure was from 30 years ago, and it did not even take into ount those��rebels in the self-governing Alliance.


    And ording to the human��s extensive investigation, the total number of Predators was between 500,000 and a million.


    A million against seven trillion.


    Although there was a certain technological gap between the two sides, they were still in the same era technology-wise.


    So the oue of the war was unquestionable. Once the war wasunched, the only question left was how many battleships and poption the Empire would lose.


    Before this, the Empire hesitated inunching a war because they had to consider the scientists�� warning that excessive interaction with species ovepping from other nes would lead to unpredictable consequences and huge risks. But in the face of enough interests, or, more urately, enough Pi veins, the risk level had changed from ��high risk that may not be manageable�� to ��low risk that should be manageable��.


    A green light suddenly lit up on Mungo��s desk. He was bored, so he pressed the button and said, ��Come in.��


    Mungo��s Lieutenant came in with a Second Lieutenant named Archer, a civilian staff member. His technical knowledge was pretty decent, or else he would never have climbed from the bottom to his present position. Archer was also the man who had been sent to guide Sheyan previously.


    Archer stared at Mungo��s bald head and stammered, ��Sir, I��ve learned from your speech that the mission has been sessfullypleted, but I��ve also heard that there are still friendly troops trapped on the.��


    After the sess of the mission, in order to boost morale, Mungo had indeed announced the news immediately. He coveted the high-purity Pi element on the contestants, so he had also mentioned their situation in the speech, hoping that someone woulde up with a solution �C after all, to be a good leader was to be good at sharing burdens with the subordinates. And now, someone actually dide forward.


    Archer stuttered, ��I noticed that the Kitty Hawk��s reactors are all over-loaded, sir. You must be using the ultra-high output to prate the blockade of the Predators to observe the situation on the through the built-in cameras in the cyborgs.��


    ��Get to the point!�� shouted Mungo with clear dissatisfaction.


    Archer visibly jumped from shock. He instantly said, ��Sir, if we can convert the energy of the reactors�� overload operation and channel it to our radar jammer, we only need to aggregate the bands and we should be able to use it on the Predator��s mothership. This way, they��ll lose at least 80% of the function of their detection system.��


    Mungo understood the contestants�� situation very well, so as soon as he heard Archer��s suggestion, he immediately came to a decision.


    ��Excellent! You��re in charge of handling this matter! If you perform well, you��ll be promoted twice. If you don��t, you��ll be sent to military court!��


    ***


    Sheyan halted his steps.


    The geography here was quite unique. On this teau, the river ran in deep rift valleys. The cliffs of the rift valleys were mostly 90 degrees straight cliffs that were extremely tall and difficult to climb. Only in this particr area was there a stretch of 3-4 kilometers where both sides of the rift valley had a slope of about 40 degrees at most, with signs of copse.


    The width of the river had also increased significantly here, and the flow of water naturally became shallower and slower. Because of that, huge rocks the size of houses were everywhere on the shore. The ground was slippery and covered with mosses, and the terrain was veryplex. It was undoubtedly unfavourable for the Arbitrator who liked to throw spears.


    The ce was also quite convenient for drinking, so no creature groups would build their den here. The creatures would usuallye here before sunset to fill their bellies with water, so the ce was pretty quiet right now.


    This was the ce Sheyan chose as the battlefield. Being able to find a ce like this had increased his winning odds from 40% to 50%. If he could drag the enemy into the water, the odds would even reach 60%!


    Suddenly, a small stone bounced and fell from the cliff on the side. The stone ttered along the rocky wall before falling into the rather calm river, giving rise to a small ripple and breaking the silence.


    Sheyan instinctively looked up at where the stone came from and saw a man there.


    A man covered in blood, on the verge of death.


    Ronnie.


    He looked terrible. Not only was his right hand broken at the shoulder, his intestines were also leaking out of the wound on his belly to sway about half a meter outside his body. He was tied up and wrapped in a hunting, and was dangling from the cliff hundreds of meters high in the air. A blood-red spear pinned the to the rocky wall.


    ��Finally here?�� uttered Sheyan faintly.


    At that moment, the slender but muscr figure of the Arbitrator appeared on top of the slope. He did not look much different from the time he stepped off the medical table �C except a deep, horrible cross-shaped wound had been cut on his chest. The ckish green calluses seemed to have just formed. Even the white bones inside were inly visible.


    He fearless marched in the direction of Sheyan with a blood-coloured spear, pressing forward with indomitable will.


    Although Bloodspear was heavily injured and had virtually no defence at all, he believed in his spears.


    The belief even transcended life and death! Or, to be precise, life and death were pinned on this belief!


    Sheyan shamelessly retreated. It was nothing shameful. He had to buy as much time for himself as possible to give his diseases time to take effect on the monster. That moment would be the prelude to his counter-attack!


    The diseases had previously been working on the Arbitrator��s immune system for nearly 10 minutes, and now they were continuing where they left off, so Sheyan gave himself a goal: eight minutes.


    He would try to drag the fight with the Arbitrator for eight minutes on thisbyrinth-like rocky bank. It may be a very difficult task, but it was a task Sheyan had to aplish.


    Suddenly, a strong sense of danger rose in Sheyan��s heart. After the Arbitrator had lost his equipment which boosted his senses, Perceptive Sense was perhaps the only advantage Sheyan had over the Predator. Therefore, Sheyan leaped away decisively, but he was still pierced through by a sh of light in the air! Only afterwards could Sheyan see the Arbitrator��s signature move of calmly straightening up his body like a slow-motion yback of a spear-throwing motion!

 Chapter 1153: Opportunity

    <h4>Chapter 1153: Opportunity</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Sheyan had personally seen the Arbitrator throw his spears several times and had also reyed a video of it countless times along the way here through the real-time recording function of Cyborg No. 1, so he had caught on to a fatal weakness of Arbitrator Bloodspear.


    The Predator had a habit which many people would also have before throwing a spear �C he could not help but take a step backwards.


    Although the Arbitrator was no longer bogged down by a heavy set of armour, he would still instinctively perform this action out of habit! Sheyan paid full attention to the Predator��s every move and with his advantage in Perceptive Sense, he managed to jump in time.


    The spear was originally shot right towards the middle of Sheyan��s chest, but because Sheyan had dodged ahead of time, he sessfully blocked the edge of the spear and caused its aim to deviate a little. The spear ended up missing its intended target and pierced into Sheyan��s shoulder instead!


    Amid sshes of blood, the scap on Sheyan��s right shoulder was pierced through by the spear! This kind of injury was actually extremely serious for ordinary people; the entire hand would be crippled.


    But for Sheyan and his tough Physique, the injury only looked terrible on the surface. The damage done was actually very limited. As the spear pierced through him, Sheyan rolled several times and cleverly hid behind a big rock. He now noticed that Arbitrator Bloodspear was carrying a limited amount of spears, which caused him great joy. This was no doubt great news for Sheyan.


    Spear throwing may look cool, but a spear needed to be retrieved before it could be thrown again. If Sheyan could exhaust the Arbitrator��s spear supply, the Arbitrator would becking in attacking means.


    Therefore, although Sheyan screamed in anguish after being hit by the spear, he retreated behind the huge rock which was deposited here when a sh flood broke out, and resolutely refused toe out.


    If only the Arbitrator still had his shoulder cannons, Sheyan would have been in big trouble. Even if he had just one instead of two shoulder cannons, it was enough to blow any rock Sheyan hid behind, forcing him to run like a rat. s, cruel reality allowed for no ifs.


    But if the Arbitrator came for Sheyan with a set of recement full-body heavy armour, why would Sheyan still waste time fighting the Arbitrator on the river bank? He would just plunge straight into the river and ride the flow away. Unless the Arbitrator was so strong that he could finish Sheyan in a few seconds, all he could do would be to watch Sheyan swim away and sigh.


    Previously, when Sheyan told Cyborg No. 1 of his n of using the river as emergency retreat, the cyborg thought that it was too risky. The two of them might have to face attacks from aquatic creatures, and besides, why couldn��t the Arbitrator follow them into the river to chase after them?


    Sheyan exined to Cyborg No. 1 that the Predator race most probably could not swim, and that there should be very little water on their home.


    The reason was simple. ording to the data they had on the Predators, the Predators�� stealth function could be easily undone by water. How could a routine and importantbat capability such as the stealth function disy such a vulnerability? What would happen if it suddenly rained during a key mission? Wouldn��t the situation be really dangerous?


    Such a fatal w was as unforgivable as a human gun firing by itself when it touched water.


    The technological level of the Predators was so high that it was impossible for them to turn a blind eye to such a huge defect. The only exnation was that water was very scarce on the original of the Predators and there was no rain or any other such natural phenomena. Combined with the high-temperature environment Sheyan experienced on board the Predator sub-ship, he easily came to this conclusion.


    Cyborg No. 1 initially thought that Sheyan had dismissed the team because he had no other choice, but the cyborg now thought it might not be so. It seemed that Sheyan was a very careful person and had made all kinds of meticulous arrangements. He had even thought of a way out. That was not a sign of someone who had given up. Who knows, maybe the act of dismissing the team had some hidden intention behind it too.


    Sheyan was currently huddling behind the rock like a tortoise, obviously not willing toe out no matter what. Bloodspear naturally would not give up his advantage and rush towards Sheyan to engage in closebat. After all, Sheyan had previously disyed two abilities that made him feel highly threatened.


    Bloodspear had climbed from the very bottom of the Predator hierarchy to his present position of Arbitrator by relying on his spears! He had climbed up the ranks by stepping upon mountains of dead bodies! Could someone like that have no patience? If he actually chose to rush forward at this moment after having lost the protection of his armour, thus giving up on his advantage and fought the enemy with his weak point, that would be extremely foolish of him. Would someone like that have survived up to this point?


    The Arbitrator patiently waited for Sheyan to make a mistake. The two sides thus fell into a deadlock.


    But little did the Arbitrator know that he had fallen into Sheyan��s trap by responding this way! Sheyan��s ��Pestilence Monarch�� was notpletely ineffective against the Arbitrator, it was just not very effective. To break through the Arbitrator��s immune system and then invade the relevant organs (ie. the organs rted to breathing) required a lot of time. The reason Sheyan had chosen thisplex terrain for the fight was to carry out a prolonged battle. Of course, there may be other hidden intentions too.


    ***


    Time trickled away. The Arbitrator had thrown two other blood-coloured spears. Although they could be considered to have hit their targets, Sheyan always managed to avoid being hit in vital areas by dodging ahead of time. The damage they caused which numbered in the thousands were pretty shocking, but for Sheyan, this degree of injury was not fatal.


    More importantly, the Arbitrator also had to be wary of Sheyan��s attacks in thisplex terrain! The Predator��s defence had dropped sharply now that he had lost the protection of his armour, and both the ��Beast of Corrosion�� and ��Verdict�� were things that he had good reasons to fear. This was especially so for ��Verdict�� with its AoE attack that carried a stun effect. In the narrowne between two boulders, no matter how fast one was, the attack would be difficult to avoid.


    Such wariness often lead to the attacks by the Arbitrator not linking up well together.


    Sheyan was not like the ordinary prey who would bleed and weaken after being injured. His powerful self-healingbined with the medicines he had would often recover hundreds of his HPs in a timely manner after taking thousands of damage.


    This situation gave rise to a very strange situation whereby both sides had the confidence that they woulde out victorious in this fight.


    By relying on his advantage in speed and attacking range, the Arbitrator was in a position that was impossible to lose, or so he thought. The human may be very troublesome to deal with, but no one could remain perfect all the time. The man would definitely make mistakes, and with how powerful the Arbitrator��s spears were, how many hits could the man take? His defeat was imminent.


    Meanwhile, Sheyan felt that the formidable opponent hadpletely stepped into his own rhythm. If this went on, achieving the final victory would not be too difficult.


    At this time, the sun has sunk below the horizon. It was time for the creatures that liked to move in the day to return to their homes, while those that liked to move in the night were ready to go out to hunt. A rtively peaceful period descended upon the natural environment. As a result, some of the more vulnerable creatures from the bottom of the food chain took the opportunity toe here to have a drink of water.


    Of course, the Arbitrator could not waste time and effort to kill each and every animal that came here. He seemed to have vanished into thin air. Obviously, he had hidden himself and was monitoring Sheyan��s every move from the dark. He only needed to make sure Sheyan did not run away.


    Most of the creatures that arrived were herbivores such as hexapod horses, giant marmots and the like. After drinking the water here, they also liked to move to the weathered cliff in the canyon and dig out some stone powder with their legs, so as to supplement the minerals and salt they needed.


    At this moment, Sheyan suddenly rushed out with coldness in his eyes. He grabbed a giant marmot that was nearly two meters long and pushed it down into the river until it drowned. He then dragged the corpse behind a rock and did something to it�� After a while, he threw the corpse into the water, and the corpse was soon washed away by the river.


    After the herbivores left, there were some other creatures that came to drink, but Sheyan had smeared on himself the ointment to cover his smell and he was crouching in the river, so he was not discovered.


    By the time everything quietened down, the clear sky was already covered by ayer of grey. The slender figure of the Arbitrator reappeared at a high ce. The blood-coloured spears on his back still looked sharp enough to pierce through the heavens. Suddenly, his body shivered, and he could not help grabbing his chest with his hand!


    The disease finally broke out in the Arbitrator!


    Sheyan was so happy that he almost had tears in his eyes. Finally! Waiting for this moment had not been easy!


    Sheyan knew very well that the Arbitrator was an extremely dangerous and extremely cunning creature. As soon as he realised that something was wrong with his body, he could very possibly leave immediately and make sure everything returned to normal beforeing after Sheyan again.


    How could Sheyan give him the chance? Sheyan immediately rushed forward for more than 20 meters with no regards for his own safety before he used the teleportation ability on his dark gold ring and instantly sent himself another thirty or forty meters forward. The Arbitrator was now within range of his ��Hornrage��! Sheyan activated it and charged forward!

 Chapter 1154: No Bug No Life

    <h4>Chapter 1154: No Bug No Life</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    (TL: Bug as in the bug in a game.)


    The Arbitrator had spent a long time fighting against this enemy and had even gone through a round of life-and-death battle against him, so he thought he had a pretty deep understanding of the enemy. He never expected that the man, whose speed was clearly his shoring, could disy such a strong burst of mobility!


    The first outburst of the A-virus on the immune system of the Predator was also the most violent and destructive. The Arbitrator felt an agonising pain in his chest. His vision turned ck and he lost control over his body. Therefore, despite his anxiousness over Sheyan��s action, he could not react in time.


    Sheyan obviously expected this. He no longer needed to hide anything by now. With a flip of his wrist, the lethal weapon that was ��+13 West�� appeared in his grasp. He immediately hacked at the Arbitrator��s lower body! Since the Predator excelled in speed, Sheyan naturally had to impair his movement!


    After the saber cut past, four damage numbers shot out along with the Arbitrator��s blood. Unfortunately, the 800 points of true damage was not triggered.


    Sheyan would not give the Arbitrator the chance to escape. ��Verdict�� was ced right on the Predator��s head before Sheyan mercilessly pulled the trigger! It must be noted that ��Verdict�� was a perverse weapon that could fire two consecutive shots!


    These two shots caused two shocking damage values!


    2380 + 460 !!


    Sheyan was especially stunned when he saw the 2380 damage for the first shot. It turned out that the shot had happened to hit the 300 damage upper limit, and with the 100% increase from the musket weapon passive effect, ��Ready II��, the damage became 600.


    Verdict��s special ability, ��Murder Weapon II��, increased the damage by a further 40%, making it 840.


    Holy type damage dealt an additional 50% damage to heretics, so the damage became 1260.


    Finally, because the shot wasunched directly at the head, there was a bonus to explosive strike rate. An explosive strike was triggered, resulting in 2520 theoretical damage. The Arbitrator did not have too much defence right now, so the actual damage reached an astonishing figure of 2380. As for the second shot, because there was no 100% increase from ��Ready II�� and an explosive strike also failed to trigger, it was significantly lower.


    When the Arbitrator was attacked, many white luminescent spots could be seen flowing out of his body, as if his life was being smashed out of him by Sheyan. The light spots flew into Sheyan��s body one after another.


    Sheyan and the Arbitrator had been locked in battle for a long time, so Sheyan did not have much medicine left. He was only left with about 2,000 points of HP. After the light spots flew into his body, he felt waves of heat within him, and his HP began to continuously recover.


    This was another ability of ��Verdict��. While the enemy was judged as a heretic, 50% of all damages Sheyan inflicted upon the enemy would be converted into holy light, healing his injuries. When the healing amount reached 40% of his total HP, the heretic status of the enemy would disappear.


    With the help of this ability, Sheyan managed to heal himself by more than 1600 HP from the attack on the enemy. This was a real blessing indeed. Besides the honorary dosage, any medicine that could restore such an astonishing HP amount in battle wouldmand a sky-high price!


    When the Arbitrator was stunned for five seconds, Sheyan immediately raised ��+13 West�� up high. A crazed, bloodthirsty glint suddenly shed on the extremely ordinary-looking de of the saber!


    Five seconds. If Sheyan ignored the enemy��s counterattack, it was enough for him to sh three times!


    228 + 82 + 129 (Holy Damage) + 35 (Flesh Explosion Damage) + 800 (True Damage)!


    197 + 79 + 131 (Holy Damage) + 28 (Flesh Explosion Damage) + 800 (True Damage)!


    201 + 85 + 138 (Holy Damage) + 41 (Flesh Explosion Damage)!


    In the battle log, these horrible numbers jumped out one after another. The madness was shocking and breathtaking!


    But after Sheyan executed those three shes, he had a heavy feeling in his heart because he found that one of his guesses may actually be true, and if that guess was true, he would be in deep trouble today.


    After taking a non-stop barrage of attacks from Sheyan, the Arbitrator almost went crazy. Anyone would go crazy with rage if they were chopped repeatedly like a vegetable on a chopping board. What��s more, he was chopped with ��+13 West��, an insane weapon that was almostparable to a Godly equipment!


    Therefore, as soon as he regained control of his body, the first thing the Arbitrator did was to retreat! Unfortunately, Sheyan had been waiting for him. The mechanical parts on the ary-Grade High-Energy Mechanical Power Glove�� on his right hand rotated rapidly, and an ��Uppercut�� struck the Arbitrator��s chin hard.


    Although the Arbitrator was two whole tiers higher than Sheyan in terms of strength, the ability on a dark green set equipment was not so easily suppressed. The Arbitrator was flung backwards by this hit and finally hit the ground heavily.


    However, Sheyan did not take the chance to attack. He did something that nobody could have expected �C he pulled out from behind him a stic bag filled to the brim and smashed it down on the Arbitrator.


    The stic bag instantly burst. It turned out that the bag was filled with blood! The reason Sheyan caught a giant marmot before this was to collect the creature��s blood in this bag. The blood drenched the Arbitrator all over.


    The Arbitrator cut a sorry figure at the moment, but as soon as he came to his senses, he immediately rolled and leaped up vigorously. Although there were obvious signs of limping in his movement, his motion was still as nimble as a ghost. He was still at least 30% faster than Sheyan.


    Sheyan had only taken a few steps forward when the Arbitrator suddenly leaped into the air. His right foot stepped on a rock next to him. His slender, muscr body curled up in the air and shot seven or eight meters forward. During this process, he also threw a ming spear at Sheyan!


    As before, the spear shed through the air like a bolt of lightning, almost unable to be caught with the naked eye. Fortunately, the purpose of this spear was to stop Sheyan rather than kill him, so Sheyan managed to barely dodge it.


    However, due to that, the distance between the two immediately widened. Arbitrator Bloodspear half knelt on a rock 100 meters away and stared back at Sheyan coldly. He made a very simple and direct throat-cutting gesture, then rolled away into the woods.


    Although Arbitrator Bloodspear did not say a single word, his meaning was clear:


    ��I��ll be back soon! And I��ll make you pay for this!��


    That��s right. The most troublesome thing about the way Arbitrator Bloodspear fought was that if he could not kill you, he would immediately retreat, and you would not be able to catch him. The bastard was even proficient in self-healing and tracking, so after he had healed most of his injuries, he woulde back for you and begin the fight anew!


    More importantly, Sheyan��s previous spection had also been verified. Arbitrator Bloodspear vited themon characteristic of long-range attackers of being fragile. His HP was possibly astonishingly high! This point could be deduced from the result of Sheyan��s mad flurry of attacks after closing in on the Predator!


    Sheyan��s explosive burst in that short period of time could be said to be his best effort, and it had indeed caused an rming amount of damage, but the cruel fact was that Arbitrator Bloodspear had effortlessly withstood it all.


    Therefore, Sheyan knew that there was no way to take this guy down with his own strength. But that did not mean Sheyan had no way to deal with him. The huge bag of blood spilled on the body of the Arbitrator was Sheyan��s backup n.


    Of course, the backup n may not necessarily be effective. But Sheyan was not ready to give up just yet. He had only used the party skill ��Gloryheal�� and had not even used his honorary dosage yet. As long as he jumped into the turbulent river with the ointment to mask his smell still on his body, the Arbitrator would not be able to catch him either.


    Now that Arbitrator Bloodspear had escaped, Sheyan of course did not forget about Ronnie who was nailed to the cliff. It was only after running to Ronnie��s location that he found that the smell of Ronnie��s bloody body had attracted many ferocious creatures over. Fortunately, they were weak enough for Sheyan to drive away.


    Sheyan rescued Ronnie and found him on the verge of death. He was like the prey of a spider that had been injected with venom and was left alive for the baby spiders to feed on. He had lost all consciousness, but his body was kept fresh.


    Ronnie could remain alive up to this point not because of the Arbitrator��s mercy, but due to the Arbitrator��s cruelty.


    Ronnie��s ��Phantom Ghost sh�� may be powerful, but it was not enough to defeat Arbitrator Bloodspear who had abnormally high HP. The reason why Bloodspear could start from the bottom and climb through the ranks to the position of Arbitrator was because he had the speed of lightning, the powerful damage of an assassin, and also the terrifying HP of an MT.

 Chapter 1155: Hidden BOSS

    <h4>Chapter 1155: Hidden BOSS</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    To be honest, if this were a game, then the existence of Arbitrator Bloodspear would be a bug. How could he survive for so long if he was not a bug? How could he stand out among the Predators amid such cruelpetition if he was not a bug?


    Because the ferocity of Ronnie��s attack surprised Bloodspear, the Arbitrator felt that the skull of this man was qualified for honour of being in his collection.


    However, the traditional way of dealing with a war trophy skull involved many processes, and there were many taboos during those processes that were passed down through the generations. The most typical one was that the Predators were advised to ��process�� the skull immediately after decapitation. Legend said that the soul of the enemy could be sealed in the skull this way, so the collector could obtain part of the enemy��s power.


    Bloodspear was deeply convinced of this legend. If he had killed Ronnie back then, ording to tradition, he must stop to instantly process the skull. He was going to hunt for Sheyan, so how could he do that? Therefore, after beating Ronnie half to death, Bloodspear injected a special Predator medicine into Ronnie, turning Ronnie into the way he was now. Bloodspear then carried Ronnie here to hunt Sheyan.


    After Sheyan rescued Ronnie, he administered an antidote and was about to treat Ronnie��s wound when he suddenly heard a loud, furious cry from the distance! The cry was filled with madness, barbarism and arrogance! It was followed by a deafening roar which made the whole ce shake!


    When Sheyan heard the voice, his eyes immediately lit up. He knew that his backup n had finallye to fruition.


    Less than ten secondster, there was a faint earthquake. The earthquake turned from soft to violent, as if there was a giant creature approaching angrily from the distance. That kind of threatening momentum was so strong that it was suffocating! Night was approaching and fog had started filling the air, so visibility had lowered dramatically. Otherwise, Sheyan could have found out by now what the approaching mysterious creatures was.


    After waiting for a few seconds, what Sheyan saw rushing out of the fog was not the mysterious, horrifying creature, but Arbitrator Bloodspear who was running away from something!


    Arbitrator Bloodspear��s face waspletely distorted. Previously, even when he had been forced into closebat by Sheyan, he only showed a painful expression, instead of theplex mix of craze, desperation and indignation he was showing right now. Sheyan could see that Bloodspear was badly injured. His left hand was broken at his shoulder. What��s more horrible was that the left side of his body had been ttened as if that part of him had been crushed by a road roller. He was a tragic, chaotic mess of flesh and blood.


    Next, the mysterious creature finally showed itself.


    It was a terrible creature that existed only in Greek mythology!


    A Cyclops!


    The Cyclops stood over twelve feet tall and weighed more than two thousand pounds, with a huge bag made of hide on his back. The bag was sewn up with unusually rough and crude handiwork. Through the gaps between the sewing threads made from tendons, Sheyan saw many dirty, foul and puzzling things inside the bag.


    These things included stone axes, broken wooden bowls and cups made from the skulls of prey.


    The Cyclops had an ape-like appearance, but his head was bare and hairless. His arms were very long and of course had terrifying muscles. His shoulders were drooped and his forehead was low. His skin was between the colour of reddish-brown and light brown. The various scars on his body indicated that he was someone who enjoyed a fight, and he had very tenacious recovery ability as well as great strength!


    A spear faintly covered in mes had stabbed into the edge of the only eye on his head. Blood flowed down incessantly. This should be the reason why the Cyclops roared so angrily just now.


    If one were to look carefully, one would be able to vaguely see three thick, winding green tendons interweaving together on this creature��s naked chest, which showed that he was of royal lineage. His body could produce a crystalline nd that could resonate with Mother Earth. A moremonly known name for that was a magic core, or a mana core.


    A mana core of Earth attribute.


    This meant that the Cyclops would be cared for by Mother Earth. As long as he did not want to leave tracks, the earth would sweep away any traces of his passing. During fights, he did not need to bother looking for stones suitable for throwing; Mother Earth would find the most suitable stones and put them in his hands!


    The reason Sheyan was able to find this giant creature��s footprint before was because the Cyclops had a bad habit �C he would often get lost. Therefore, he had to leave andmark for himself every once in a while, just like a dog that liked to pee at amp post whenever it saw one. The footprint Sheyan found was one of thendmarks the Cyclops left behind to avoid getting lost.


    Sheyan and Ronnie had actually almoste into contact with this creature before not long after theynded. The Ferocious Wolverine which chased after Ronnie had actually fallen victim to this creature��s vicious hands!


    Back then, although the Cyclops feared the strength of the One-Horned Flying Ant colony, he liked the delicious fat prey on the in, so he could only hunt at the edge of the the mushroom rock area. The Ferocious Wolverine Ronnie lured over was a tasty meal he had not had for a long time. The humans could not find any traces of him afterwards because of the favour of Mother Earth.


    The reason Sheyan collected the blood of a giant marmot and then drenched Bloodspear with it was because he knew that the Cyclops loved food such as the giant marmot. He also knew that this creature from the very top of the food chain woulde out during the day and return home at night, so he would drink at the river at dusk before going back to hisir to sleep.


    Sheyan got this information after carefully studying a series of data that Cyborg No. 1 got from the semi-crashed spaceship of the native humans. It so happened that the spaceship had collected some detailed information on the Cyclops.


    Of course, the semi-crashed spaceship was quite far away from the mushroom rock, so the information it collected was certainly not of this Cyclops, but it should be another of his kind. This Cyclops should have simr living habits.


    Sheyan was not 100% sure that there was a Cyclops moving about the area, but he showered Bloodspear with giant marmot blood anyway. Since the One-Horned Flying Ant colony was exterminated, the mushroom rock in should have been taken over by another overlord, and no overlord was peace-loving! A Predator who exuded a strong smell of blood, running around in their territory �C wouldn��t that make for a tasty supper??


    This showed how meticulous Sheyan��s scheme was. Even if something went wrong with his n, the error would bepensated by his backup arrangements.


    As for the reason why Cyborg No. 1 was unable to figure out Sheyan��s scheme despite having a richer database knowledge, it had to do with human imagination.


    Things happened exactly as Sheyan had hoped for. When the Cyclops came here to drink, he found some delicious ��supper�� running away from something. The supper was as enticing as a steamingmb kebab. The Cyclops was instantly tempted. He swung into action immediately.


    Bloodspear was a prideful and arrogant Predator. After repeatedly suffering setbacks at the hands of Sheyan, he was full of frustration. When he saw the Cyclopse for him, he naturally wished to take it out on this foolish creature that could not read the mood. Coincidentally, the Cyclops was also ustomed to being tyrannical, so the two sides hit it off immediately.


    The confrontation resulted in the Cyclops�� eye almost being stabbed blind by a ming spear, while Bloodspear was hit by a huge stone thrown by the horrible monster due to a moment of carelessness. Despite Bloodspear��s terrifying vitality, the damage the stone caused was severe.


    Bloodspear got momentarily careless because hecked experience in fighting against Cyclops and saw that there were no suitable throwing stones around the creature.


    As the saying went, a wounded beast was the most dangerous. The Cyclops, whose eye was injured, immediately went berserk and burst out with great power. He did not need to consider the problem of ammunition at all as he performed the three best throws of his life in quick session.


    The result was what Sheyan was seeing right now. Half the Arbitrator��s body was almost crushed to a pulp. Every step he took left behind an emerald footprint due to the blood dripping down his body. In addition, he still had to cope with the pursuit of the Cyclops whose stamina was almost endless! The Predator was still running resolutely with his teeth clenched, but he was obviously already an arrow at the end of its flight.


    The reason the bastard was running here was because he knew that he would probably not escape from the Cyclops this time, so he wanted to drag Sheyan down with him!


    At that moment, Ronnie gave out a faint hum and came to his senses. His eyes almost popped out as soon as he opened them. He also detected the familiar nauseating smell in the air secreted by the nds of the Cyclops.


    The two humans exchanged nces and immediately knew that it was time to see who was more shameless. Both of them simply closed their eyes at the same time. Besides closing his eyes, Sheyan had to do one more thing, and that was to fall straight onto the grass.


    That��s right.


    They carried out the ultimate solution they came up with �C ying dead!

 Chapter 1156: It Worked!

    <h4>Chapter 1156: It Worked!</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Bloodspear��s intentions were truly vicious, but how could his impromptu actionspare with Sheyan��s meticulous n?


    The Cyclops was not a scavenger that fed on carrion. He disdained any dead corpses and would only eat the creatures he killed himself. Ronnie��s prior experience when he was pursued by the Ferocious Wolverine had proven that.


    Therefore, Sheyan and Ronnie chose to y dead without the slightest hesitation.


    The Arbitrator��s eyes almost burst open at the sight of this. If he had any more spears with him, he would definitely stab them into the two ��corpses�� to change their status from ying dead to really dead.


    Unfortunately, Mr. Arbitrator��sst remaining spear was now shaking at the edge of the eye of the monster behind him. The pain and the bleeding the spear caused made sure that the monster��s aggro was firmly on the Arbitrator.


    To be honest, if the Arbitrator was fully armed and well-equipped, soloing the Cyclops was not something difficult for him to do. That was because the weakness of the Cyclops was too obvious �C once his eye was blinded, his abnormal strength would be useless.


    With the Arbitrator��s two shoulder cannons and his spears, even if he could not make the Cyclops�� eye burst, the explosive damage should be enough to send the Cyclops into a semi-blind state. Next, he could slowly shave the Cyclops�� life away without any danger��.


    But now, Bloodspear was encountering the peak-condition Cyclops after fighting a fierce battle with Sheyan and being drenched in giant marmot blood! It was akin to Sheyan and the Cyclops teaming up to fight him one after another in quick session! No matter how much of a bug the Arbitrator was, there was no way he could win, unless he was as strong as Paul the Octopus from the Pirates of the Caribbean world!


    Sheyan and Ronnie were both peeping through eyes that were opened at a slit. Bloodspear was still running towards them with a distorted and crazed expression, clearly having the intention of dragging them down together. If he really did reach them, it might be a huge problem.


    Fortunately, Sheyan was used to making sure he always had something hidden up his sleeve, so he was notpletely out of ideas yet. About 100 meters away from them, the earth suddenly burst open, and out came a huge monster. It was Ramtas, Sheyan��s grown creature!


    The loyal monster suppressed his fear of the powerful Cyclops. It roared and stooped down tounch three bristles at Bloodspear. Bloodspear did not slow down in the slightest and simply let the three bristles strike his body.


    The Arbitrator hadpletely gone berserk. The only thought left in his mind was to rush at the two bastards who were ying dead and make sure they died with him! Everything else did not matter!


    Sheyan sighed and silently yed his final card �C the dark gold bloodsucking leech. The leech descended from the sky! Its huge body tangled up with the Arbitrator��s, making his speed drop sharply.


    Taking this opportunity, Ramtas rushed forward in a roar and clung tightly to the crazy enemy who was out of control.


    With these two shackles on him, the speed which the Arbitrator took so much pride in plunged sharply. Although he was only seventy to eighty meters away from Sheyan and Ronnie, which he could normally cover in seconds, but in this moment, the distance had be an impassable ravine��.


    The Arbitrator had only struggled for less than three seconds before the furious Cyclops caught up with him. The Cyclops rudely kicked the dark gold leech and Ramtas away with one foot, then stretched out his huge arms out to grab the two legs of the Arbitrator and tore them apart with force! Sheyan and Ronnie finally understood how the Ferocious Wolverine from before died such a tragic death!


    Even the powerful Arbitrator uttered an horrible and tragic cry under the brutal attack of the Cyclops. The Cyclops seemed to not have exerted enough strength because he only managed to tear the Predator��s crotch apart by less than 30 centimeters, but that had actually caused even more pain than killing the Predator right away. The fear it caused also went without saying.


    The Cyclops was obviously really angry that he did not manage to tear the Arbitrator apart. In his anger, he flung the Arbitrator onto a rock next to him. The rock was immediately covered with the unique emerald blood of the Predators.


    The Arbitrator was someone with unbelievably tenacious vitality. Even at this time, his will to live was still burning strong. After a tumble, he tried to climb back up to continue running away. However, he forgot one thing �C the Cyclops was even stronger than he was in terms of long-range offence!


    A giant granite rock instantly appeared in the hands of the Cyclops ording to his will. He flung it fiercely at the Arbitrator!


    This ordinary granite rock may not be worth mentioning at allpared to the Arbitrator��s ming spears, but when the granite rock had a speed of 1,300 meters per second, it magically transformed into a lethal murder weapon!


    The rock boomed deafeningly like howling thunder and shattered in the back of the Arbitrator who was running at high speed, sending him flying forward. The Arbitrator left a streak of blood in the air as he glided for nearly a hundred meters beforending heavily onto the ground. He did not get up after that.


    The Cyclops took heavy breaths and wiped some snot that was trickling down his nose as he smirked. The gigantic, intecing teeth the smirk revealed were all yellowish.


    The Cyclops then plucked a tree from the ground and cleaned it of any branches and leaves to make a huge club for himself. He crouched down beside the Arbitrator and smashed the Predator repeatedly like he was washing clothes at the river.


    Finally, the Cyclops threw the corpse of Bloodspear, which was now looking like the filling of a meat pie, into his big leather sack. He probably wanted to barbeque the Arbitrator first before he ate. It seemed that this monster did not simply stuff food into his mouth.


    The Cyclops never spared Sheyan and Ronnie, who were apparently lying dead on the ground, a single nce. It seemed that the monster was very careful and would not eat dead creatures, even if they looked like they had just died. Of course, it may also be because he was a creature at the top of the food chain and did not need to worry about ack of prey.


    But after the Cyclops walked about fifty or sixty meters away with heavy steps, he suddenly turned back. The single eye that was bloodshot due to injury kept staring at Sheyan in doubt, as if the monster had sensed something wrong.


    Next, the Cyclops came back and stood around cautiously for a while. He bent down and looked at the two humans more carefully. His big nostrils kept pping, and the long grass nearby fluctuated with his breathing.


    At this time, the distance between the two sides could be said to be quite close. The Cyclops�� giant eye was probably only less than a meter away from the two humans. More frightening than that was the revolting stench from the monster��s body, which was a mix of fishy smell, rotting smell, sweaty smell and other such disgusting odours.


    The Cyclopes actually relied on their body odour to repel those extremely invasive bloodsucking insects and parasites. Among the Cyclopes, the more stinky a male was, the better his health (the smell is so bad it repels pests), and the more favoured he would be among the females. Therefore, this guy in front of Sheyan and Ronnie should be very popr with thedies in the Cyclopesmunity. He was probably akin to a prince charming who had put on Dunhill��s 1874 limited edition cologne.


    The Cyclops paced back and forth in this area for about two or three minutes before he went away again. He would asionally scratch his hairless head with a thick, clumsy finger as if he could not quite figure something out��. After a really long time, so long that even ck hyenas had appeared on the grasnd, believing that the two figures lying here were indeed two corpses, did Ronnie and Sheyan get back up on their feet and chase the beasts away with little effort.


    The two men exchanged nces, feeling like a lifetime had passed since they separated from each other. Sheyan went over to Ramtas to check how it was doing. It turned out that Ramtas had been killed by a nonchnt kick from the Cyclops. However, its eyes were still full of determination even unto its death; it was dutiful to its task until thest moment of its life. On the other hand, Cyborg No. 1, who was buried underground, was still alive and well. His eyes when he looked at Sheyan were now filled with awe.


    Cyborg No. 1 had even more information about the things around here than Sheyan did, but Sheyan was able to use these data to n a brutal assassination scheme while he could do nothing at all. It made him realise the gap between them.


    At that moment, Ronnie suddenly cried out with great surprise and indescribable ecstasy.


    ��Look at the sky!��


    Sheyan immediately looked up, and what he saw gave him a tremendous shock! In the dark night sky, the pair of Uplos asteroid belts were wrapped around the as usual, but the mothership of the Predators, which were suspended on the sky before, had already disappeared!


    ��Chance! This is a great chance!!�� Ronnie shouted, ��The mothership must have gone to chase after someone!��


    ��That��s right,�� Sheyan nodded and said seriously.


    As he said that, he suddenly pulled out his saber!


    The cold glint of ��+13 West��s�� de shed, chopping off the heavily-injured Ronnie��s legs!

 Chapter 1157: The Sands of Time and the Death of Dardanian

    <h4>Chapter 1157: The Sands of Time and the Death of Dardanian</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    A few hours ago, when Sheyan ordered the team to disperse.


    Dardanian immediately hypothesised that Sheyan might use them as cannon fodder.


    This was what his intuition told him �C though his intuition may not necessarily be right.


    Dardanian immediately started nning. He knew that his name would not be high on the list of the Arbitrator��s target, so the Arbitrator would definitely note to him first.


    ��Since that��s the case��I should have enough time to do some things!�� Dardanian immediately came up with an idea in his mind. He screamed at Cyborg No. 3 who followed after him, ��Hey, you should know where the rest of the Wasps are buried, right?��


    Cyborg No. 3 nodded. ��I do. After No. 1 obtained the highest level of clearance, he shared a lot of information with us.��


    Dardanian immediately summoned an Ent as his mount to speed up the journey and ordered the cyborg through gnashed teeth, ��Let��s move at once! We should be able to collect at least three of the buried Wasps!��


    Cyborg No. 3 did not raise any objection, only nodding and silently leading the way forward. The group of two went around the mushroom rock and excavated one Wasp after another for about 20 minutes. During this time, Dardanian was iparably anxious, but in the end, the thing he worried about did not happen.


    The Arbitrator did note after him, and nor did Sheyan.


    In his estimation, these two were equally terrible and equally unsurmountable!


    After another fifteen minutes, Cyborg Man-3 finished programming all the Wasps to allow for unmanned flight�� Of course, after taking off, they could only fly in a fixed direction.


    By now, Dardanian had six Wasp aircrafts, and theoretically speaking, the probability of him being shot down was only one fifth. This probability was certainly low enough.


    In a critical moment, one would take the risk even if there was only one percent chance of surviving, let alone 80 percent.


    So Dardanian gritted his teeth and climbed into his Wasp. For some reason, even though he was a man who had experienced many storms and waves, he kept having an uneasy feeling at the moment.


    But when the pre-set time arrived, the rest of the Wasps started to ignite, spewing out hot mes and slowly ascending into the sky. Dardanian understood very well that if he did not leave now, the probability of being shot down would be 100%! So, he could only steel his resolve and press the start button�� The fuel in the engine began to mix, and the engine made a powerful roar. The rtively light Wasp spacecraft elerated resolutely towards the outer space of Uplos��.


    ***


    A few hours ago, when Sheyan ordered the team to be disbanded.


    Aldarius walked away slowly with his cyborg, Cyborg No. 2. Compared with Dardanian who was in a rush, Aldaris seemed much calmer. With every step, his eyebrows were furrowed a notch deeper, as if there was something weighing on his mind.


    ��That bastard did not look like someone who had given up! Why did he suddenly say that?��


    ��Does he have a way of dealing with that stupid ape? That��s impossible! We couldn��t even kill him with our collective effort. There��s not way Seaman is strong enough to take him down!��


    ��Self explosion? Is that it? Did he ask us to leave because he doesn��t want the explosion to hurt the team by mistake? No way, he��s not that selfless! If that bastard really thinks that he��s going to die, he��ll definitely drag a few of us to die with him!��


    ��Oh right, that idiot is an MT. No MT��s innate ability would be self-explosion! Then what on earth is he thinking, disbanding the team at such a time?��


    ��Argh, whatever. Let him die if he wants to! That damn ape shouldn��t being after me first, so�� Hmph, as if I��ll believe that multiple Wasps flying away at the same time would reduce the chance of being shot down. Those fools are actually using the Earth��s technological level to gauge the Predators�� action, measuring their wheat with our bushel! Soughable! They��re simply courting death! On this issue, my opinion coincides with Seaman��s �C only the Predators�� technology can go up against the Predators�� technology!��


    Aldaris�� eyes brightened when he thought of this. He threw a bolt of electricity and nonchntly electrocuted a gigantic ck crow that tried to dive down to peck at his eyes. He then turned to Cyborg No. 2 and said, ��Hey,e down. You don��t have to work on that piece of junk anymore. Seaman said before that his cyborg can fly the Predator spaceship. Can you do that too?��


    Cyborg No. 2 nodded. ��No. 1 seems to have very high level of clearance now, and he��s quite far along in his progress of hacking the Predator��s mask, so he had already obtained the basic piloting method and transmitted it to me. But it��s a pity, sir, I don��t have the ability to repair the Predator spaceship. Even for No. 1, it��ll take at least three years to push the research to this level.��


    Aldaris smirked. ��It��s fine as long as you can pilot it. You don��t have to worry about the rest.��


    Everyone had something hidden up their sleeve. Sheyan had ��+13 West��, while Ronnie had ��Phantom Ghost sh��. So, why wouldn��t Aldaris have some power he had hidden away too?


    He put his hand into his pocket and slowly took it out. There was a small glittering test tube in his palm. Inside the test tube was an object which looked like a diamond and also like a transparent gravel that shined with a golden glow. When he shook the test tube, the object would ripple as if it was not real. It looked illusory and untouchable.


    This was the ultimate card Aldaris had hidden away!


    A powerful S-tier item!


    The Sands of Time!


    In ancient Egypt, time was often kept with hoursses. The symbol of the God of Time was a huge hourss that was full of fine golden sand and was filled with strange, twisted magic. Legend had it that a person who used the Hourss of Time without getting permission would be cursed as a fallen soul.


    The single grain of the Sands of Time that Aldaris had in his hand had been soaked in the the power of purification. Any object that came into contact with it could travel through the river of time and space, changing into their past or future form.


    Of course, there was a limit. The time span could not exceed twenty-four hours.


    This power would also consume a lot of energy, so after it was performed, the grain would fly back into the Hourss.


    More importantly, because the power of a single grain of the Sands of Time was limited, the object or creature that was the subject of its power must not show any resistance. That was to say, it could not be used on hostile creatures.


    For Aldaris, the most important use he could think of for the Sands of Time was to save his life. The item��s power was actually really frightening. For example, imagine if Aldaris was to fight with Sheyan 1v1. Aldaris wouldunch all his strongest abilities and use his honorary dosage, and when he was on the verge of defeat, he would suddenly bust out the Sands of Time to return to his condition an hour ago!


    The Aldaris from an hour ago was naturally in his peak condition. Not only was his HP full, his ultimates and honorary dosage were all still avable.


    That was to say, if the Sands of Time were used at a critical time, then it was equivalent to having three more lives and and the ability to spam two more rounds of ultimates! How insane was that? But in this moment, although Aldaris was reluctant to part with it, he had no choice but to use the Sand of Time on the destroyed Predator sub-ship to restore it to the state it was in after it had justnded, which was tantamount to aplete repair.


    Aldaris was much stronger than Dardanian in both spirit and courage. After Cyborg No. 2 familiarised himself with the operation of the spaceship, Aldaris immediately ordered the cyborg to fly away at full speed without any hesitation. The spaceship quickly left Uplos�� atmosphere.


    Aldaris actually took offter than Dardanian did, mainly because it took some time for the Sands of Time to recover the condition of such arge spaceship.


    ***


    Upon the Predator mothership on the night sky, when Arbitrator Bloodspear received a distress call from below, he was so anxious that he flew down in an emergency life capsule �C out of all the Predators on the whole mothership, only Bloodspear could do this. After Bloodspear was gone, Veron should have been the one to take overmand, but no one knew if he was even alive right now, so themand fell to his deputy.


    However, Veron��s deputy was weak in both strength and prestige, and to make matters worse, the Predators that the ship was carrying were all nobility who were young and arrogant. Since their status was high and the current leadercked courage, the power on the ship immediately showed signs of shifting.


    The radar jamming from the Kitty Hawk base appeared at that moment. The situation on the Predator mothership instantly turned chaotic.


    It was reasonable to say that everything was going the contestants�� way in that moment. It was also at this time that Dardanian��s Wasp broke through Uplos��s atmosphere together with 5 other decoys, and they flew away in six different directions.


    The mothership of course detected this immediately. Although they were suffering some interference, but it was only some interference after all. Even if 40% of the ship��s functions were obstructed, there were still 60% left!


    So, after waiting for two to three minutes to confirm that there were no more escaping spacecrafts, the Predator who was in charge of the firing system simply pressed a key, and six merciless beams shot out to destroy all six Wasps with little effort!!!


    Dardanian, dead!!

 Chapter 1158: Worse than a Human Tilting Doll

    <h4>Chapter 1158: Worse than a Human Tilting Doll</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The space outside Uplos�� atmosphere was bleak and dark. Six Wasps fled in different directions, carrying with them hope and madness, their light blue tail me sprayed almost a kilometer long. But, not long afterwards, they simultaneously burst into me!


    In the vast universe, the me was as insignificant as a chestnut in the ocean, but for Dardanian, it signified the eternal slumber of death.


    The radar on the far-off Kitty Hawk base had a different view of the incident.


    It could be clearly seen on the radar that during the first few minutes of the incident, the Predator mothership remained motionless like an asteroid on Uplos�� sky. This went on until the six Wasps had flown nearly half a million kilometers away.


    Suddenly, a protective barrier spread rapidly in all directions around the Predator mothership. The barrier appeared to be both a transparent protective shield and an invisible detector. When the barrier spread to its limit, it just happened to enclose all the Wasps in it.


    The six Wasps were marked as firing targets. In the next moment, six rays of extremely straight, extremely thin yet extremely dangerous light shot out from the Predator mothership and pierced through the six Wasps.


    Seeing this situation, Major General Mungo��s heart sank. He could feel his heart bleeding. He mmed his fists on his desk and howled furiously.


    It was little wonder that he was so furious. Because the Kitty Hawk had to concentrate its energy on suppressing the Predator mothership��smunications, Mungo only had Cyborg No. 1��s feed to go on to understand what was happening on Uplos. The image rity and the voice feedback were terrible.


    That was why Major General Mungo mistakenly believed that all six Wasps were carrying a contestant. Each contestant was loaded with Pi element ingots! What a huge fortune it was!


    Suddenly, the radar on the Kitty Hawk detected another unusual movement, and an adjutant cried out in surprise and panic.


    ��Another flying object has lifted off and broken through the atmosphere. The Predator mothership appears to be in a cooldown period after the previous attack �C such arge scale attack should have consumed a lot of energy. They still have a chance! Oh no! The ship is actually a Predator sub-ship! Is it flying back to the mothership afterpleting its mission?��


    The adjutant��s voice turned weak towards the end because he was embarrassed for his error in judgment. He was like a sermentator who had just shouted GOAL in extreme ecstacy only to find the damn referee blowing his whistle for a hand ball��.


    But the person next to him noticed a difference.


    ����.Something doesn��t look right. If the sub-ship is flying back to dock on the mothership, shouldn��t the mothership open its entrypartment? And look at the speed of that sub-ship. That��s not right at all, it��s way too fast! Docking at that speed? It��ll be a collision, a total disaster, not a docking!!��


    This guy started to shout excitedly, which attracted Major General Mungo��s attention.


    ��Look, the damn horseshoe-shaped mothership is sticking out it cannon! The mothership is trying to attack its own sub-ship! The Predator sub-ship is being treated as an enemy! YESSSS! The only exnation is that our people have captured the Predator sub-ship and n to drive it back here! God bless them. General, General, I request that we redirect the base��s energy supply to give priority to the fixed-point radar jamming operation. This is the only thing we can do for them at the moment.��


    Major General Mungo squinted as he red at the Predator sub-ship. A minute ago, he thought the goddamn thing looked so disgusting, but now he found it so cute, just like the Hercules beetle that won him five bucks when he was little. He could almost hear the ��ttering�� of Pi element ingots in his ears. He immediately gave the orders.


    ��Energy supply priority request epted! Make every effort to suppress themunication of the Predator mothership! All fighting forces on base prepare to rush to Uplos�� asteroid belts to escort our men back.��


    This time, the Predator mothership was not as calm as when it destroyed the six Wasps previously. It began to fire way before the sub-ship reached it. Numerous high-energysers shot out like a spider��s web, blocking the escape path in front of the sub-ship in an instant!


    However, the sub-ship did not react ording tomon sense at all. It instantly powered its protective barrier to the maximum and rushed forward with determination! A dazzling light abruptly filled the dark space. The sub-ship broke through the interception like a fish breaking through a, but thick ck smoke started rising from its rear end. It did not look like it could hang on for much longer.


    ��These foolish creatures. Do they really think they can escape like this? If the ship continues to fly at full speed in this condition, it��ll disintegrate in less than half a light year,�� a young Predator noble on the mothership said with a cold expression.


    The others around him expressed their contempt and disdain too, but suddenly, a weak voice was heard saying, ��But their space base is less than three million kilometers away. They don��t need to fly half a light-year��.��


    The Predators instantly turned pale. If their only remaining sub-ship was hijacked, it would not only be inconvenient for their ess, it would also be a great disgrace to them! Looking at the sub-ship that was already out of their attacking range, they unanimously chose to give chase!


    That was the truth behind the disappearance of the Predator mothership when Sheyan looked up into the sky.


    ***


    With a sh of ��+13 West��, the legs of the heavily-injured Ronnie were instantly severed! Then, without stopping for a moment, Sheyan continued to sh upwards and cut off Ronnie��s left hand. ��+13 West�� may look bleak normally, but when it was stained with blood, it instantly turned magnificent.


    This happened really abruptly. Ronnie��s eyes bulged from the pain. He roared furiously, the anger in him almost blowing up his lungs. He thought Sheyan was eliminating him because Sheyan coveted his Pi element ingots. He screamed in a hoarse voice, ��I won��t let you have your way even if I die!��


    Sheyan looked at him calmly.


    ��Oh?��


    As soon as Sheyan uttered the word ��oh��, his sabershed out again to cut the astonished Cyborg No. 1, who was standing to the side like an old butler, in half.


    ��Your model should be PH-5, right?��


    Cyborg No. 1 did not expect that Sheyan could still ask him a question so calmly after chopping him in two. He coughed up a lot of milky white nutrient solution and smiled bitterly on the ground as he answered, ��I��.think so, master.��


    Sheyan walked over and lifted Cyborg No. 1, who only had a small section of his chest left attached to his head, and began topress and dehydrate the cyborg. Finally, he immersed three tubes from Cyborg No. 1��s body in a bottle of special nutrient solution and wrapped them all up.


    ��That��s good. The information you gave me shows that your brain can survive for more than 24 hours after such an injury as long as you have enough nutrients.��


    ��That��s right, master,�� Cyborg No. 1ughed bitterly in a faint voice.


    Sheyan smiled and said, ��Actually, I think I should��ve cut away more of you. I only need to make sure you can survive for three hours, because if we haven��t reached the Kitty Hawk base in three hours, we probably won��t reach it for the rest of our lives.��


    As Sheyan said that, he approached Ronnie, who was almost shooting fire from his eyes. Sheyan frowned and said, ��Rx, you fool, or you��re gonna have to bandage your wounds yourself!��


    ��F*CK OFF! F*CK! OFF!��


    ��Is your brain filled with maggots? Would I go through so much trouble if I wanted to kill you?�� Sheyan sneered disdainfully. ��I��m warning you, we don��t have much time. Once the Mothership returns, our chances of survival will drop by at least 80%! So don��t f*cking waste my time.��


    Sheyan squatted down to dress Ronnie��s wounds. He kicked away Ronnie��s severed hand and feet. Ronnie almost went crazy seeing this.


    ��Hey hey, those��re my hand and feet! AAARRGH! What the hell are you trying to do?��


    After Sheyan bandaged Ronnie up properly, he gave Ronnie a contemptuous look and fetched out Fiji��s personal Wasp that he kept in his storage. He climbed onto it and opened the cover of the rearpartment.


    ��I��m trying to bring you back alive, you f*cking idiot.��


    Ronnie was stunned. From the moment Sheyan brandished the saber at him up to this moment, countless thoughts had shed through his mind, but none of them matched Sheyan��s answer.


    ��You�� You chopped off one of my hands and both of my legs, and now you��re telling me you��re trying to bring me back alive? What the hell kind of logic is that, you m*therf*cker?��


    ��That��s right,�� replied Sheyan as if it was a matter of fact.��Is there anything wrong with that logic? If I knew you��re going to call me a m*therf*cker, I would have made you suffer a bit more just now.��


    ��You animal! You already turned me into a human tilting doll! As if there��s anything worse than this!!!!�� screamed Ronnie.


    ��Well, for example, I could have moved the de a few centimeters higher and cut off your weenie too. You know what��s worse than a human tilting doll? An eunuch tilting doll.��


    ��You��re an animal!��

 Chapter 1159: Explanation

    <h4>Chapter 1159: Exnation</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    As they say, those who were ill for a long time would surely gain some medical knowledge too. In the same sense, those who had been fighting in the Realms for a long time all had some extent of surgical knowledge. Sheyan skillfully stopped Ronnie��s bleeding by wrapping his wounds with bandages that could continually recover HP.


    Ronnie had originally nned to take Sheyan down at the cost of his own life, but right now, he was really confused with Sheyan��s actions. His confusion persisted until Sheyan opened the rearpartment of the Wasp. Ronnie��s jaw dropped.


    ��You�� are you trying to cram me into that tiny little cargo hold? God, it��s as small as a toilet bowl in there!��


    Sheyan shook his finger and said, ��My friend, I must correct a mistake in your assumption, because it is not you, but you and Cyborg No. 1 that I want to cram into the cargo hold. Otherwise, why would I discard more than half of Mr. Cyborg No. 1?��


    ��But I have my own spacecraft! And it only takes ten minutes to get to it!�� screamed Ronnie in anger.


    Sheyan looked at him contemptuously. ��Sometimes life and death are decided in a matter of seconds; ten minutes are a lifetime! Can you guarantee that the Predator mothership won��te back in ten minutes? Can you be sure that they didn��t leave any weapons in the atmosphere of Uplos for an ambush? To predict the behaviour of a species from another universe based on the technology and way of thoughts of the humans is to seek death!��


    Ronnie��s lips trembled violently. He never thought that this would be the reason Sheyan severed his hand and feet! But Sheyan��s words were not unreasonable. He was about to say something, but Sheyan instantly cut him off and asked, ��Do you know why Pi element is so valuable?��


    Ronnie certainly did not have the mood to discuss this matter at present. He answered impatiently, ��Because it��s rare? Is it being used as a currency reserve like gold?��


    Sheyan shook his head seriously and replied, ��It��s not just because it��s scarce, but because it��s widely used in many cutting-edge technology in the Empire. The application I��m most familiar with is a kind of paint that has Pi element as its main ingredient. When the paint is applied to a spacecraft, the spacecraft can be stored in the storage spaces of us contestants.��


    ��Moreover, its anti-stealth and anti-detection effect is hundreds of times better than the conventional paint of these purposes! If the stealth effect of the Pi coating has a score of 90 points, then the next best coating avable in the Empire can only achieve a score of 0.9 points.��


    Ronnie was shocked. ��Didn��t you take this spacecraft out of your personal storage?? Could it be��????��


    Sheyan raised his eyebrows and grinned. ��Let me introduce you to this baby in front of me. It happens to be one of the few high-end products that has a Pi coating. Don��t be fooled just because it looks exactly the same as your Wasp, the chance of it being discovered is at least 50% lower. Now, don��t you think that losing an arm and two legs is worth it?��


    Ronnie was definitely convinced, but he still screamed in anger due to the humiliation. ��You could have told me this first!��


    ��If you were mentally prepared, it would have been even more painful because you��d focus on the injuries for sure. But if I chop off your limbs without exining myself to you, your resentment and anger at that moment will cover up most of the pain,�� exined Sheyan without any care for how Ronnie felt. ��OK, the fuel has been refilled. Say goodbye to this rich, lovely. We don��t have much time.��


    After that, Sheyan asked, ��Onest question, Ronnie. Have you ever lived in dorms before? Did you sleep on the upper or lower bunk?��


    Ronnie was confused by the question, but he answered honestly, ��The lower bunk.��


    ��I see,�� Sheyan grabbed Ronnie��s only remaining arm, forced him into the ��toilet-bowl-sized�� cargo hold of the Wasp, then threw in Cyborg No. 1 too, who had turned off his own power supply. Finally, Sheyan threw a chest on top of them.


    It was followed by a series of angry shouts and abuses.


    ��Seaman! His nutrient solution is dripping into my nose!��


    ��My balls are going to be squashed, you bastard!��


    ��I��m being pressed into a cookie! God, help me!��


    ����..��


    Ronnie��s cry was muffled because he was at the bottom. Sheyan shrugged his shoulders and closed the hatch cover. Unfortunately, the cover refused to be shut. Sheyan tried a few times to close it but there was always a tiny gap preventing him from doing so. He finally lost his patience and stomped down on it hard.


    With a loud bang and a sad scream, the damn cover finally closed and locked itself.


    Sheyan whistled in relief. Hearing Ronnie��s faint shouts in the cargo hold, a weird smile crept onto his face.


    ��This is your punishment for concealing your true strength from me. Hmph, have a nice trip.��


    Next, Sheyan looked in the direction the Cyclops disappeared to.


    ��Your Perceptive Sense sure is amazing. I already tried to be as inconspicuous as possible, but you still felt it. This is a reward for a Golden Side Mission, for God��s sake!��


    Sheyan could not help but pulling out the Ukiyo-e from his personal storage. There was a faint golden sparkle on this rare, magical item. The Ukiyo-e, originally called the Yamato-e, was a painting style with very high realism techniques. Not only that, it also skillfullybined the texture of the painting with the texture of the woodblock, producing an exquisite work of art.


    The surface of the Ukiyo-e was initially nk, but it now had a figure of a Cyclops on it. Even the injury on the edge of the Cyclops�� eye was vividly painted. The Cyclops looked so real that he seemed like he would walk out of the painting at any moment!


    Then, Sheyan looked up at the sky one more time before jumping into his Wasp and starting the engine. The powerful propulsion force from the engine of the spacecraft quickly overcame the��s gravity. The Wasp rapidly elerated towards the vast, star-dotted space.


    Sheyan did not witness the tragedy of Dardanian and five other Wasps being struck down simultaneously, but he was really anxious all the same. It was impossible not to be.


    Once he was in the outer space, no matter how strong his defence was, it waspletely useless. It did not matter if he had 4000 HP, 40,000 HP, or 400,000 HP. Once his spacecraft was destroyed, he would not survive. This feeling of not being able to control his own destiny was extremely terrible!


    Just as Sheyan flew out of Uplos�� atmosphere, the buzzer in front of him suddenly went off with a harsh warning sound. Sheyan��s heart and butthole both tightened. He then saw on the 3D holographic control screen that the entire atmosphere of Uplos was surrounded by ayer of invisible!


    The was obviously invisible to the naked eye, simr to electromaic interference waves, but it was certainly not good news for Sheyan. If he tried to fly into space, he would definitely have to crash into the!


    But Sheyan had no choice �C with the mothership bizarrely gone, there was no better chance than now. There was no way he would force himself to descend back onto the surface of Uplos. He could only choose to speed up and fly straight ahead!


    When the Wasp came into the contact with the and broke through it, Sheyan saw nothing out of the ordinary on the 3D holographic control screen except that the node that the Wasp came into contact with glowed and moved aside. Nothing happened to the spacecraft. Sheyan��s heart was in his throat the whole time, and when he saw that everything was fine, he finally rxed. The Wasp drove safely into the Uplos asteroid belts zone.


    It was worth mentioning that the route Sheyan chose was not straight towards the Kitty Hawk. Just think about it, why was the Predator mothership absent? It must be in pursuit of someone, and that person who dared to force his way out would definitely fly straight towards the Kitty Hawk. So, if Sheyan chose the same route, he would probably encounter the Predator mothership halfway there.


    Sheyan was really eager to return to base, and because he already had experience in passing through the Uplos asteroid belts and was more familiar with the control this time, he was a lot faster than when he came to Uplos. He shuttled through the asteroid belts zone at an astonishing speed.


    Suddenly, a faint surprised voice came from themunicator in front of Sheyan.


    ��FJ01, FJ01, this is the Kitty Hawk Base. Do you copy? Over.��


    Sheyan��s heart jolted, and then he was overjoyed! That��s right, now that he had flown past the asteroid belts, he was free from most of themunication shackles set up by the Predators, so naturally, he could nowmunicate with base!


    Sheyan immediately replied, ��This is FJ01! Awaiting instructions!��


    Sheyan instantly heard a cheer erupt on the other end. It then became Major General Mungo��s hoarse voice.


    ��Is this Seaman? Listen to me, the situation is veryplicated right now. Yourpanion is driving a Predator sub-ship and will sessfully arrive here in 10 minutes at most, while the Predator mothership is in close pursuit. But you��re in a dangerous situation yourself. When you left Uplos, you��re detected by the magic web the Predators set up. Although the mothership can��te to you, itunched two unmanned battleships to chase you down!��

 Chapter 1160: Promotion

    <h4>Chapter 1160: Promotion</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Sheyan took a deep breath when he heard this piece of news. As the saying goes, no one is perfect. Sheyan knew that he was not very good at piloting, let alone airbat. Moreover, the Wasp was a lightweight escape ship and had no weapons at all! This no doubt doubled his pressure!


    But after that, he heard Major General Mungo��s hoarse voice say, ��Don��t worry. We��re using all our energy to suppress themunications of the Predators, and it seems to be very effective. The spacecraft you��re piloting is also a special ship with strong stealth capabilities. In addition, the battleships sent to attack you are unmanned. With these three factorsbined, it won��t be that easy for the battleships to find you!��


    ��So, as long as you make sure to be extra careful, it won��t be difficult toe back safely. Remember, you will survive as long as you can get out of the asteroid belts zone! Another advance base, the ��Sydney��, has already arrived here. Those Predator bastards will never dare to chase you all the way here, or the only fate awaiting them is to be turned into space fireworks by our fortress artilleries!��


    Although the technology of the Predators was stronger than that of the human race, they were still within the same era. Usually, it was difficult for an intergctic ship topete in firepower with a space fortress that had given up its mobility, let alone two space fortresses side by side. That horrifying firepower could even destroy an entire. It would be like an Old Earth battleship bombarding a coastal fortress. As long as they were in the same era technology-wise, the battleship would always end up worse.


    After listening to the information provided by Major General Mungo, Sheyan could only charge forward and risk it all. He resolutely sted the engine to the maximum output. Although there were no adjustment facilities to make up for the spike in G-force inside the spacecraft, the strong body of a contestant meant that Sheyan only suffered from dizziness and ringing ears. If he were an ordinary interster dweller from this era, he probably would have vomited his guts out with his eyes bulging.


    The asteroids in front of him were dense and endless,pletely blocking the route ahead. Even the light from the stars could hardly prate through the asteroids. Being surrounded by asteroids from top to bottom and from left to right felt really terrible. More terrible was the fact that some of the asteroids were rtively static, while others were moving at high speed, thus creating an extremely chaotic situation. If Sheyan slowed down, the moving asteroids woulde towards him, but if he sped up, the rtively static asteroids would be huge obstacles.


    No wonder the Empire found it hard to invade Uplos even with the forces of an entire war zone.


    Sheyan suddenly received anothermunication from Major General Mungo.


    ��Be careful. We��ve just detected an abnormal electromaic fluctuation. The enemy has probably located your approximate position and made a move, but we have yet to find out what their n is.��


    Sheyan looked towards the outside and replied with a bitter smile, ��I think I know what their n is�� You told us before that the asteroid belts were something set up by the Predators, right? Those bastards have increased the speed of the asteroids! I remember now, this is the asteroid tide mentioned in the data that Cyborg No. 1 obtained from the Predators!��


    This move that the Predators made was truly vicious. If the asteroid belts were like a pot of thick porridge which was turning slowly before, now that it was stirred by the Predators with adle, it had be a high-speed whirlpool! If Sheyan was not careful, he would be hit by a high-speed asteroid, which would surely destroy the Wasp! And don��t forget, there were also other spaceships chasing after him!


    The spaceships of the Predators were made of much better materials than those of the humans, and their sizes were fundamentally different too, so this level of asteroid tide could not harm the Predator spaceships.


    As for the dispatched unmanned battleships, since they were unmanned, they were obviously meant to be cannon fodder. If they could bring Sheyan down with them, it would be the Predators�� win.


    Facing the sudden eleration of the asteroid tide, Sheyan could do naught but slow down the Wasp and fly carefully with his full concentration. Even with the exceptional nerve reflex of a contestant, the situation remained very dangerous.


    Soon, the radar on the spacecraft showed two red dots in the rear. They were obviously the two pursuing unmanned battleships.


    This was the first time Sheyan found himself in such a dangerous situation. But, he soon saw the two battleships moved in his direction at first, then bizarrely steered towards the opposite direction. They started flying around wildly like headless flies!


    Seeing this, Sheyan realised that the Pi coating on the surface of his spacecraft had worked. The radar of the Kitty Hawk was also constantly interfering with the Predator��s detection technology so it could only perform at 60% capacity at most. Therefore, the Predators could only detect Sheyan��s approximate position and could not pinpoint his exact location.


    At this point, Sheyan could only calm down and do what he had to do to the best of his ability. Whether the enemy could find him was up to the enemy and not something he could control. There was no use worrying about it. After he cleared his mind, he was able to fully focus on controlling the Wasp. The spacecraft ended up flying at a noticeably higher speed.


    However, the Predator battleships did not continue flying around blindly like Sheyan expected. When they realised that they could not pinpoint Sheyan��s exact position, they started searching with an 8-shaped trajectory to try and hunt Sheyan down. This trajectory would increase their chances of finding their prey to the greatest extent possible.


    Sheyan gradually moved forward. He had already reached the edge of the asteroid belts zone. The asteroids here had be sparse, so the Wasp��s speed naturally increased too. However, fewer asteroids also meant that there were fewer targets for detection. It did not take long for the two unmanned battleships to locate Sheyan. They flew straight at him with fierce momentum.


    But Sheyan was not worried any more. After he flew past a huge asteroid and saw the sight ahead, his unbelievably tense nerves finally rxed.


    Right at the edge of the asteroid belts zone was an empty area which was now filled with human battleships as far as the eyes could see! As soon as the two unmanned Predator battleships emerged, they were instantly reduced to dust!


    Next, hundreds of battleships flew over and then slowly flew back escorting Sheyan��s Wasp in the center. Sheyan noticed more than a dozen destroyed battleships in the surrounding area. It showed that, although they were already at the periphery of the asteroid belts zone, the humans still paid a heavy price to fly in here to set up this battlefield!


    After sessfullynding on the Kitty Hawk base, Sheyan was greeted by a reception of the highest standard. There were military bands as well as red carpets, and all the senior members of the base hade out to receive him. It waspletely different from the treatment he had received before.


    The first thing he did right after hended was to open the backpartment and let the human tilting doll Ronnie out. He then asked the specialists in the base to repair Cyborg No. 1.


    Sheyan had only taken a few steps when he suddenly saw a Predator sub-ship parked in the base hangar below. He was a little stunned and immediately enquired with the person walking beside him, ��Who came back in that ship? Aldaris?��


    The one apanying Sheyan was Archer, who had been promoted to a Captain. Archer nodded and said, ��That��s right, sir. Your trip this time has been really dangerous. Twelve of you left, but only three returned. I don��t think there��ll be any more survivors.��


    Sheyan nodded andughed. ��I knew that bastard would escape alive. Where is he?��


    Archer smiled awkwardly. ��Of the three that came back alive, sir, you��re the healthiest, followed by Mr. Ronnie. Mr. Aldaris is the most gravely injured.��


    ��Of course I��m the healthiest. And it��s no surprised that Ronnie��s seriously injured��. What did you say?!?! Aldaris is the most gravely injured?�� Sheyan eximed in shock. ��His injury is even more serious than Ronnie��s? Ronnie has been turned into a tilting doll!��


    ��Mr. Ronnie is physically handicapped, but this kind of injury isn��t a big deal. He can have his limbs cloned and restored as soon as we return to Alps Base 7 �C though the operation is a bit expensive. But Mr. Aldaris has sustained a severe injury to his brain due to the aftershock from high-energyser beams. We estimate that he only has two-thirds of his brain left. He��s quite fortunate to survive.��


    Sheyan shrugged. ��It��s fine as long as he lives. The Realms are capable of a lot of things, including healing that kind of injury.��


    At that moment, a Major came forward to salute Sheyan apanied by two guards.


    ��General Mungo would like to speak with you, Colonel.��


    ��Colonel?�� asked Sheyan in surprise.


    ��Yes, sir. You��ve aplished your mission and have been officially awarded the rank of Colonel,�� replied the Major respectfully.


    Sheyan checked his status in a hurry and found that his rank had indeed changed into a Colonel (241/1000). Once he saw the achievement points needed to promote to the next rank, he immediately felt that the rank of Major General was light years away! He could only sigh in silence.


    In truth, the promotion from a Field-grade officer to a General-grade officer would always be a huge leap. Usually, in peacetime, an officer would climb no higher than the rank of Colonel unless they were particrly famous, and had luck, wealth, and personal rtionship in their favour.


    One would probably need toplete the official missions given by the Empire in order to promote to an official Major General. In fact, the achievement points Sheyan raked in this time were actually enough to promote from a Colonel to a Major General, but��.he was unfortunately just a Lieutenant Colonel before.

 Chapter 1161: Blood Weapon Reward

    <h4>Chapter 1161: Blood Weapon Reward</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Although it was depressing to see the 1000 achievement points requirement to promote to the next rank, but Sheyan was still happy that he had sessfully promoted to the post of Colonel. After all, it was something that he achieved after risking his life tond on Uplos, then oveing numerous difficulties and dangers to discover the existence of rich Pi veins on the and bringing back proof via Cyborg No. 1��s video recording function.


    However, Sheyan still carried arge amount of Pi element ingots in his personal storage! These were the real treasure!


    Sheyan believed the Empire would definitely understand the fact that a bird in hand was worth two in the bush. Uplos may be exceptionally rich in Pi mineral content, but that did not mean the humans could quickly turn them into usable high-purity Pi element. It was a simr situation with that of petroleum on Old Earth. Everyone knew that the bottom of the ocean was exceptionally rich in oil, but the whole world still had their eyes on the oil in the Middle East.


    Uplos contained an extremely harsh environment even disregarding the existence of the Predators. The two damnable asteroid belts alone made it unbelievably hard to transport various exploration and mining machineries over, let alone going into production and ensuring a steady supply.


    Okay, let��s say that the humans actually seeded in going into production. Who could guarantee that the Predators would not cause trouble for them? It would take decades or even longer to build the production lines, but it would only take seconds to destroy them.


    So, in reality, the contestants had indeed shown the Empire a delicious cake by bringing back proof of the rich Pi veins on Uplos, but it did not mean the hungry Empire could dig in right away. They still coveted the Pi element ingots the contestants brought back for their needs in the immediate future.


    Sheyan walked into Major General Mungo��s office fully aware of this fact. Oh, he��s not Major General Mungo anymore. Going by the insignia on his shoulders, it seemed that he had sessfully promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General.


    When Sheyan walked into the office, the Lieutenant General was holding the stubble under his chin. He was carefully watching the rey of a battle and a report of the battle damage on the screen. With one nce, Sheyan could tell that it was the scene when Mungo had mobilised nearly half of the mobile forces on the fortress to fly into the asteroid belts zone to escort Sheyan back.


    The bastard was obviously doing this to put Sheyan under pressure right from the very beginning.


    However, although Sheyan clearly knew this, he could not help being slightly affected emotionally. Sheyan had never had an experience where he had to leave everything to fate like the time he dashed out of the asteroid belts zone. He had to admit that he was moved when he saw arge number of ally battleships rushing to greet him regardless of the casualties they had to sustain.


    When Mungo saw Sheyan, he paused the video and sighed.


    ��I need your help, Colonel.��


    Sheyan could not refuse straight away but he did not want to suffer losses either, so he only had one choice �C to remain silent.


    Silence is golden! Any word Sheyan uttered in this moment may very well cost him millions of utility points�� worth of benefits!


    Mungo talked for a long time. The gist of his speech was how he overstepped his authority to mobilise the fleet to bring Sheyan back safely, and as a result the fleet had sustained heavy casualties and was now in a terrible mess, and the higher ups were now holding him responsible etc., etc.


    But Sheyan had just learned most of the truth from Archer. He knew that this man had established a connection with someone really important. After that, hepletely became the boss in the base and had performed more vitions than anyone! Mobilising the troops without authorisation was nothing to him at all!


    Therefore, Sheyan resolutely remained silent. Seeing how imprable Sheyan was, Mungo could only sigh helplessly. What could he do? He could not directly impose military sanctions on Sheyan. He still needed Sheyan��s help after all. Doing so would only have a negative effect.


    The two were locked in a stalemate for nearly two hours in the office. Mungo talked so much that his mouth was foaming, while Sheyan��s ears were so tired that he could almost feel blisters forming in them. Sheyan yawned constantly. He knew there was no way Mungo would be the only person interested in the Pi element ingots. Sheyan would absolutely not make a deal beforeparing prices first.


    Mungo smiled bitterly. What else could he do in this situation? Right as he was about to show his hands, they suddenly heard someone knocking at the door. Without waiting for Mungo��s reply, the door slid quietly to both sides!


    A row of burly soldiers wearing dark-red armour went straight in, all with the rank of Major. Sheyan felt an indescribable aura of death from these men, as if their lives had been forcefullypressed, condensing the life span of 60 years into 6 years, which ensured that they were in peak condition all the time and could erupt with great force.


    The soldiers in dark-red armour lined up in two neat rows,pletely ignoring Mungo. One of the Majors turned on the holographic projector. Then, a man who was no stranger to Sheyan walked in from the door. He was Major General Fiji, the one who previously had some conflict with Sheyan. Fiji licked his lips and stared at Mungo with great enthusiasm.


    ��Surprised, old friend? You must be wondering why I��m not in military court right now, right?


    Mungo snorted in disdain. ��Blood Guards��.You��re with the old man? That��s strange, what value does a beaten dog like you have left to be used by him?��


    Major General Fijiughed hysterically. ��You��re right, I didn��t have any value left, but never in my wildest dream could I have imagined that my idental move of selflessly providing FJ01 could be my life-saving straw. My insider actually came back alive carrying 166 Pi element ingots of 99.999% purity! That naturally became my greatest value!��


    Sheyan knew that Ronnie was on Major General Fiji��s side. And Fiji had indeed done a lot of things for Ronnie, so after Ronnie returned alive, he naturally gave Fiji priority to purchase his Pi element ingots.


    Aldaris�� brain was damaged so he could only be healed after returning to the Nightmare Realm, while Sheyan had not made his stance clear. Such circumstances were indeed a great chance for Fiji.


    The holographic device flickered and the 3D hologram of the ��old man�� they referred to appeared on it. Contrary to his usual attitude, the old man was exceptionally courteous this time. He first thanked Sheyan for Sheyan��s contribution to the Empire, then started to probe to try and figure out how many Pi element ingots Sheyan had.


    Sheyan not only had to store a Wasp in his storage, he also carried other rare items such as the Royal Jelly of the One-Horned Flying Ants (Ant Nectar) which could increase all attributes by 1 permanently, and the fluid of Xenomorph eggs which could be applied on the body to absorb 33% of corrosive damage�� Carrying these things took up a lot of space, so he only brought back two hundred and twenty-one Pi element ingots.


    Of course, Sheyan would not sell all 221. He merely reported a round figure of 200, but that was already shocking enough a number. When the old man heard this, he continued to persuade Sheyan to cooperate with him. Sheyan only smiled and did not say anything. He would not let loose the falcon until he saw the hare. That truly gave the old man a headache.


    However, he would not give up so easily. He simply called Ronnie over to dispel Sheyan��s concerns.


    The Nightmare Realms were in a cooperative rtionship with the human Empire. Since it was a cooperation, they would naturally have things they needed from one another, and so, the Empire would naturally be able to influence the Realms to some extent. Bringing the Pi element ingots back to the Realms would bepletely useless for the contestants, like bringing RON97 petrol back to ancient times. Trading them with the Empire was thus the best choice.


    Ronnie had traded 150 Pi element ingots for the following price:


    1) The achievement points needed for the next promotion would be reduced by 50%.


    2) Three chances to make a choice on future missions within the Empire. He could choose not to ept a mission if he felt it was too dangerous and would have priority on those with high reward-risk ratio.


    3) He would be awarded with an Imperial Purple Star Medal. With it, he could gain additional privileges, discounts and the right to buy a new type of honorary dosage based on his rank. Among the privileges, the most important one Sheyan saw was that when he attacked a contestant with a lower rank than himself, damage would increase by 20%.


    The new type of honorary dosage was a very powerful medicine with an independent cooldown period. It could increase the user��s maximum HP by 1500 for 24 hours, and this medicine could be sold!


    Last but not least, the most important reward:


    4) In order to thank Ronnie for his contribution to the Empire, he would be provided with a set of raw materials for a Blood Weapon. With these materials, Ronnie could ask the Realm to custom make a Blood Weapon for him! Ronnie could even choose what kind of weapon he wanted!


    ***


    Seeing these conditions, especially thest one, Sheyan��s heart could not help but beat faster. He almost agreed to the deal immediately! However, at that moment, the holographic device flickered again and the projection of another man appeared.


    He was a very casual, unkempt and gentle-looking young man. The young man lookedzy and impetuous at first sight, like a typical shabby rich kid, but his eyes would asionally show traces of arrogance and sharpness.


    With the old man here, Mungo obviously could notpete with him, so he naturally asked for help from the person above him.


    Prince Pombaru was a core member of the Big Ben Research Institute. Even though the institute had the resources of the entire empire at their disposal, their consumption of resources was also staggering. They were severelycking in Pi element too! After hearing Mungo��s report that half the Pi element ingots had been snatched by the old man, how could he not be furious?


    The moment Prince Pombaru appeared, he immediately took over the defensive system of the base without a word and opened fire with all kinds of guns and artillery. The twenty Blood Guards were instantly killed!

 Chapter 1162: Military Rank Blood Equipment

    <h4>Chapter 1162: Military Rank Blood Equipment</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    All the Blood Guards were elite human beings with very strong personal fighting ability and were fearless of death, but in such a narrow space, facing such high-density shots from such powerful weapons, the oue was inevitable.


    The room was instantly filled with bodily pieces and remains! It was an extremely bloody sight. Even the walls were covered in blood!


    Backed by the momentum from the massacre he had justmitted, Prince Pombaru nonchntly filed his fingernails as he said, ��I want all the Pi element ingots Seaman brought back. The Big Ben Research Institute will purchase as many as he had to sell. Mungo, you��re in charge of the discussion. I��m only interested in the result.��


    Then, Prince Pombaru stared at Sheyan in a threatening way.


    ��Remember this, contestant. ording to the agreement between the Empire and the Nightmare Realms, you have the right to refuse to sell us anything, but if you do sell, the buyer can only be us! Anyone who dares to go against my words will be an enemy of the Empire!��


    Hearing such an aggressive deration, a feeling of arrogance rose uncontrobly in Sheyan��s heart. He smirked coldly. But at that moment, he suddenly recalled an event and a remark.


    The event he recalled was the illusion he saw when he fought against the one who called himself The Fool on Uplos��.Was it an illusion, or the deepest secret in his heart?


    The remark he recalled was the dying words of the skull helmet Barbarian test subject: ��You must go to the Big Ben Research Institute! Inside��is��is��your��your��.��


    Well, wasn��t this Prince Pombaru in front of him an important member of the Big Ben Research Institute?


    When Sheyan thought of this, he immediately calmed down. He saluted Prince Pombaru and said, ��Your will is mymand, Your Highness.��


    Prince Pombaru grunted and turned towards the old man, General Venus.


    ��Do you really believe that nobody knows what you people are doing behind our backs? It��s not that you��re handling everything faultlessly; Father is just remaining merciful for now!��


    Prince Pombaru��s projection disappeared after that. Sheyan noticed a very important detail from this episode �C although the prince showed domineering authority and announced his arrival with a bloody ughter, he had only killed the Blood Guards.


    Major General Fiji was arguably the most important person here of those going against Pombaru, but Pombaru did not touch him! It could be seen from this that the prince��s imposing attitude and arrogance were just something he wore on the surface. He clearly knew what could be done, and what could not.


    From this, Sheyan inferred that not only were there rebels outside this huge interster Empire, there were also clear signs of power split within it. The lives of the people at the bottom were also divided into distinct social sses. Although noints were heard, it was probably because no one dared to voice them.


    If this went on, the rebels did not even need to defeat the Empire in a war. They only needed to survive and continue to exert pressure on the Empire. Sheyan believed that disaster would surely descend upon the Empire in the near future!


    After Pombaru cut off hismunication, Ronnie went over to Sheyan again to persuade Sheyan to sell his Pi element ingots to General Venus. Ronnie guaranteed that the price they offered would be higher than that offered by the prince. Ronnie was obviously doing this under the request of Major General Fiji, who waspletely ignoring the prince��s words. It could be inferred from this that the profit that could be made from Pi element was indeed huge, and that the authority of the imperial family was virtually nonexistent in this remote battlefield at the border.


    This kind of thing wasmon throughout human history, or else, why would there be so many cases of powerful generals in far off ces rebelling against their monarchs? Moreover, Prince Pombaru was only a prince. Sure, the old man may have to bow his head down in front of the prince, but was he really subservient to the prince deep down inside? Of course not!


    However, Sheyan had great ns for the Pi element ingots. He had already decided to use them to knock open the door of Pombaru and the Big Ben Research Institute. Therefore, as long as Lieutenant General Mungo��s price was not too ridiculous, Sheyan was even prepared to tolerate a bit of losses.


    But this man Mungo was not a short-sighted fellow. Although Pi element ingots were virtually useless for contestants like Sheyan, if Mungo was too demanding, Sheyan could very well choose not to sell them.


    That would not do anyone any good. Besides, if Sheyan leaked out the news that he had high-purity Pi element in his hands, people in the empire would probably flock to him like flies flocking to blood.


    So, Lieutenant General Mungo was very frank with Sheyan. He told Sheyan that the Nightmare Realms often needed some strange things, and these things were often the special products of certain star regions. If he had these special products, he could trade them for different privileges with his Nightmare Realm.


    The Andromeda constetion, for example, produced a type of nt called the Windgrain Wood. A contestant could use the Windgrain Wood to trade for the privilege of free attribute points with a Nightmare Realm! Therefore, if Sheyan were to make a deal with a high-ranking officer from the Andromeda constetion, the main part of the transaction price would be free attribute points.


    The star region which General Venus was inmand of contained a type of rare metal called Titanium Silver, which was also a product the Nightmare Realms needed. By dealing with General Venus, Sheyan could get the new type of honorary dosage that could increase maximum HP by 1500 points. That was why the price which the old man named contained the new honorary dosage as a keyponent. Of course, it also meant that he could not offer any free attribute points.


    After listening to Lieutenant General Mungo��s exnation, Sheyan expressed his understanding and asked Mungo to make his offer. But when Sheyan saw what Mungo listed out, he was instantly enraged.


    The first item in Lieutenant General Mungo��s offer was somewhat simr to that offered by the old man.


    1) The achievement points required for the next promotion would be reduced by 60%.


    2) Sheyan would obtain a high-rank Blood Equipment corresponding to his military rank.


    And that was all! That was everything he offered!


    ��Do I look like an idiot to you?�� thought Sheyan. He did not speak and merely looked at Mungo with cold contempt, waiting for the Lieutenant General to give him a reasonable exnation.


    Seeing Sheyan��s expression, Mungo knew that there must be a misunderstanding, so he immediately exined, ��It seems that you haven��t realised how rare a high-rank Blood Equipment is. You must know that besides the Big Ben Research Institute, no one else can offer this.��


    Sheyan snorted in disdain. ��Is that so? Then why did I hear from Ronnie that his offer included a custom-made Blood Weapon?��


    Lieutenant General Mungo could only exin patiently, ��That should be referring to an ordinary Blood Equipment.��


    ��There��s a higher level of Blood Equipment?�� asked Sheyan.


    Lieutenant General Mungoughed wryly. ��There is. You��re still a Growth Hunter, so you probably haven��t taken part in any high-intensity wars yet. It��s small wonder that you don��t know about this secret. Anyway, since I��m not restricted by your Nightmare Realm, let me give you a brief exnation.��


    ��Blood Equipment is divided into two categories. Since contestants who hold reserve-duty positions upy the majority, the so-called individual piece Blood Equipment are mainly prepared for this group. The price of an individual piece Blood Equipment varies from low to high. The properties of the more expensive individual piece Blood Equipment aren��t weak, but individual piece Blood Equipment has obvious limitations, such as a 50% reduction in damage against non-contestants, and they very rarely have top-ss properties. That��s why they don��t perform that well in battles in the parallel worlds, and the requirements to purchase them aren��t very high.��


    When he listened to Lieutenant General Mungo��s exnation, Sheyan immediately thought of Zeus�� right hand man whom he killed, Tolui Helenite, and the weapon the guy dropped, ��All-Conquering Might��. ording to Zi, the weapon could only be traded for by contestants who had reached the ranks of General-grade officers. He had a vague idea what Lieutenant General Mungo would say next.


    ��Besides individual piece Blood Equipment, there are also of course standardised Blood Equipment that are produced ording to a contestant��s official military rank. For example, a Major General contestant can acquire an equipment made specifically for Major Generals. The higher one��s military rank, the stronger the Blood Equipment!��


    Lieutenant General Mungo took a sip of water before he continued, ��The custom-tailored Blood Weapon for Ronnie is in fact just a powerful individual piece Blood Equipment. Sure, he can choose to attach the most desirable properties possible for an ordinary individual piece Blood Equipment to the weapon, but the high-rank Blood Equipment we��re offering you is powerful equipment that only those of your current rank have the qualification to possess! If you trade with us, you��ll obtain a Colonel-rank Blood Equipment with extremely powerful military-rank properties! Properties that will never appear in Blood Equipment below Colonel-rank!��


    Sheyan pondered on it with his brows deeply furrowed.


    ��I admit, it doesn��t sound too bad.��


    He hadrgely understood the difference between individual piece Blood Equipment and military-rank Blood Equipment. The former was like local bandits. Sometimes, a deadly sharpshooter would appear among the local bandits, but they would never have fighter jets and heavy artillery. Thetter was like the official army. Although the rank was strict, but the higher the rank, the stronger it would be. With every upgrade in rank, the equipment would possess unique abilities which the equipment below it would not have.


    ��Can I see what kind of Blood Equipment I can get?�� asked Sheyan.


    Lieutenant General Mungo nodded. ��Of course. Please wait a minute while I contact Big Ben Research Institute and let them send the information over.��


    The list appeared in front of Sheyan not long afterwards. After the first nce, he could barely stop his heart from beating wildly. What he saw was an equipment named the ��Colonel��s Blood Boots��. The first property of the boots was ��All attributes +15��!!

 Chapter 1163: Peerless!

    <h4>Chapter 1163: Peerless!</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    ��All attributes +15�� essentially meant a staggering amount of free attribute points for Sheyan �� an amount in the hundreds! More importantly, that was only the first property of the equipment!


    The second property was: [ When the owner is affected by any negative statuses which affect movement speed, Defence will increase by 15 and HP will increase by 500. If the negative status is caused by a contestant, the buffs are doubled. ]


    The third property was: [ The owner��s movement speed will have a guaranteed minimum limit. This special effect has domain precedence. This special effect ensures that the owner��s minimum movement speed will never be lower than 75% of maximum movement speed. ]


    And the fourth property was: [ Reduce 10% of all damages. If the damage is caused by a contestant, the reduction bes 15%. ]


    Sheyan carefully read the description of the ��Colonel��s Blood Boots��. A storm was already raging in his heart. All four properties of the boots were phenomenal; each one of them could be the main property of a dark gold equipment. It seemed like Lieutenant General Mungo had not lied to him.


    Sheyan could not help asking further, ��What would it cost me to get these boots under normal circumstances?��


    Lieutenant General Mungo checked this and answered, ��High-rank Blood Equipment is not so easily obtained. Take you for example. Even if you enter a Bloody World now, I��m afraid you can only buy Second Lieutenant-rank Blood Equipment first. After that, you��ll have to kill other contestants in the Bloody World to collect achievement points and Bloody Invitation Letters, which are necessary for upgrading Blood Equipment. You can then upgrade the Second Lieutenant-rank Blood Equipment to First Lieutenant-rank, and so on. Of course, the rank of your Blood Equipment can��t be higher than your military rank.��


    (TL Note: Military Rank: Second Lieutenant < First Lieutenant < Captain < Major < Lieutenant Colonel < Colonel < Major General < Lieutenant General < General)


    Sheyan could not help but frown. ��Why is it so troublesome?��


    Lieutenant General Mungoughed as he called in a busty female secretary. ��It can��t be helped. Apart from the 100% sess rate during upgrades, upgrading Blood Equipment is just as hard as upgrading other types of equipment. My secretary has just calcted that if you want to obtain this pair of ��Colonel��s Blood Boots�� under normal circumstances, you��ll have to prepare five Bloody Invitation Letters and umte 164 achievement points. And you��ll also need a lot of luck.��


    ��Luck?�� Sheyan eximed in astonishment, ��Didn��t you say that the upgrading has a 100% sess rate?��


    ��I did,�� Lieutenant General Mungo nodded, ��But the specific properties acquired after the upgrades are random!��


    ��Look at the temte of the ��Colonel��s Blood Boots�� we provided you. All four properties on them were carefully selected from among hundreds of different properties. But when you upgrade through the battlefield, you won��t get such a privilege. ording to thetest statistics given by my data officer, the probability of getting such a gorgeous pair of ��Colonel��s Blood Boots�� at the first try with pure luck is 0.0719%. Well, that��s not too low, is it?��


    After listening carefully to Lieutenant General Mungo��s exnation, Sheyan paused for a moment and asked, ��Then��can I only choose the boots?��


    Lieutenant General Mungo hesitated for a short while before he answered, ��To be honest with you, the resources we provide for the Realms aren��t enough to satisfy the quota to trade for high-rank Blood Weapons, but there are still several other options. If you don��t like the boots, you can also choose one from the cloak, helmet, ne or ring.��


    Lieutenant General Mungo��s momentary hesitation did not escape Sheyan��s eyes. Sheyan immediately questioned, ��Is that right? Is there really nothing else? Let me take a look at the list in your hands.��


    Lieutenant General Mungo smiled bitterly. Although he hesitated, he still handed over the list in the end. There were a list of items on it, but what was strange was that there were percentages behind the items.


    ��Boots (37%), Cloak (32%), Helmet (26%), Ne (31%), Ring (31%).��


    With Sheyan��s IQ, he quickly deduced that the percentages should be the proportion of the Big Ben Research Institute��s quota this year that needed to be consumed to make that particr piece of equipment. But Sheyan soon found at the back of the list the words ��Armour (107%)��!


    Sheyan immediately seized these key words and told Lieutenant General Mungo as he handed the list back, ��I choose the armour.��


    Mungo sighed. ��My friend, that��s aplete misunderstanding. Those on the list I��ve shown you are all high-rank Colonel Blood Equipment, while what you see here is a high-rank Major General Blood Equipment! It can only be worn by an official Major General!��


    Sheyan hesitated for a while, but he immediately realised that there was nothing to hesitate on. The armour that could only be equipped by an official Major General consumed more than 100% of the contribution quota of the Big Ben Research Institute. That was to say, not only would it take up all the contribution quota this year, it would also eat into 7% of next year��s quota! Even more insane was the fact that the contribution quota it consumed was almost three times that of a Colonel-rank Blood Equipment!


    Sheyan retorted resolutely, ��So? Promoting to a Major General isn��t that far away for me. Why can��t I have a Major General-rank armour? I currently have 241/1000 achievement points. If I make the deal with you, I can reduce the achievement points needed for the next promotion by 60%.��


    ��This means I only need 160 achievement points more to promote to a Major General. I��ve brought some unknown mysterious items back from Uplos in this trip, so I realistically only need 120-130 more! Please tell me a reason why I can��t choose the ��Major General��s Blood Armor��?��


    Large beads of sweat trickled down the side of Lieutenant General Mungo��s face. He wiped away his sweat and told Sheyan that he had to ask the people upstairs about this. Sheyan previously still harbored some suspicion that the man might have been trying to bait himself into selecting the ��Major General��s Blood Armour��, but now it seemed like Mungo had really made a mistake��.


    Taking advantage of Lieutenant General Mungo��s absence, Sheyan immediately turned to Mungo��s busty female secretary and asked, ��Can you ask Major General Fiji toe here? I have something I need to talk to him about. Time is tight. Please hurry up!��


    The secretary seemed to be one of the rare elites who had developed chests and a developed brain at the same time (ED: lol). She immediately showed Sheyan a sweet smile and said, ��I��m sorry, Colonel. Major General Fiji had already taken a spaceship to the Sydney Advance Base due to what happened just now. We can��t get in touch with him for the time being.��


    Sheyan had actually put forward this request as a smokescreen. He wanted his request to be rejected by her. He immediately followed up with, ��Fine. Then give me the details of this ��Major General��s Blood Armour��. If you can��t even fulfill this request, I have reasons to believe that I��ve been treated unfairly, and I��ll immediately fly to the Sydney Advance Base!��


    The tactic Sheyan utilised was a frequently-used strategy in sales. First, he put forward a request which was obviously impossible for the other party to agree to. After the other party refused, he then put forward his real request. Because of the previous rejection, the other party would have a delicate mentality. Considering the consequence of consecutive rejections, it would be hard for them to reject his real request.


    This strategy is also useful in dates��.


    Should we find a room?


    No!


    Ok. How ��bout a kiss?


    ��.


    Bingo!


    ***


    The busty female Lieutenant pondered on it and realised that if Sheyan went to the Sydney, she would probably be sent to military court. If she showed him the information, she would probably only end up in Mungo��s bed.


    She chose the lesser of two evils. She agreed to Sheyan��s request.


    Sheyan got his hands on the data of the ��Major General��s Blood Armour��. There was not much detail. The defensive bonus, equipping requirements and material quality of the ��Major General��s Blood Armour�� was probably standardised, so the information only listed the properties that he could choose from.


    Option A was already so powerful that Sheyan was instantly shook: [ All attributes +30 (unique). This property will take priority over all other simr effects on any other equipment. That is to say, if the owner��s other equipment has the property of ��all attributes +1��, ��all attributes +5��, etc., they will all be made invalid by this property. ]


    Option B also made Sheyan��s jaw drop: [ ��Blessing Aura�� LVL 1 (The level of aura type abilities will increase following upgrades to the rank of the Blood Equipment. The effect listed here is only the most basic effect) �C The owner��s HP is increased by 500. The HP of allies within 500 meters is increased by 250. The owner can specify the allies who will enjoy the aura buff. ]


    Option C was somewhat simr to Option B: [ ��Curse Aura�� LVL 1 �C The probability of all enemies within 100 meters of the owner performing the lowest damage limit is increased by 30% (for example, if an enemy��s damage range is 201-301, then the lowest damage limit is 201). Whenever an enemy performs an explosive strike on the owner, 10% of the damage from the explosive strike will be converted to healing effect. ]


    Option D also made Sheyan��s eyes light up: [ ��Divine Punishment Aura�� LVL 1 �C All enemies who cause damage to the owner will be punished by the will of the God of War, and immediately suffer 5 true damage. ]


    But the one that shocked Sheyan the most was Option E, because Option E had two major features.


    The first feature was that it had the word (rare) behind it!


    The ��Major General��s Blood Armour�� could have four properties on it at most. The ��rare�� tag meant that if he chose Option E, it would upy the space of two properties, so there would only be a maximum of three properties on his ��Major General��s Blood Armour��.


    The second feature of Option E was that it was a passive ability, but when it was activated, it needed to consume utility points!


    The name of Option E was:


    ��Peerless��!

 Chapter 1164: Taking the Initiative

    <h4>Chapter 1164: Taking the Initiative</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    [ ��Peerless�� (Rare property, has a very small probability of appearing on official General-rank defensive-type Blood Equipment.) ]


    [ The condition to activate the ��Peerless�� effect is satisfied when the equipment holder is attacked by an enemy. ]


    [ Activating the ��Peerless�� effect will cost 50,000 utility points. The effect willst for five minutes and has a cooldown period of 24 hours afterwards. ]


    [ When ��Peerless�� is in effect, any damage done by an enemy on the holder will be forcibly reduced by 20%, and any damage done by a contestant will be forcibly reduced by 30%. ]


    [ When ��Peerless�� is in effect, the holder��s mind will be in a state of hyperactivity and high concentration. The holder will be immune to all abnormal conditions and will ignore all pain. Hardness will also increase by 200 points, so any pushing force against the holder and any rebounding force will be almostpletely negligible. ]


    [ When ��Peerless�� is in effect, the holder��s movement speed will increase by 20% and attack speed will increase by 50%. ]


    [ When ��Peerless�� is in effect, each time the holder��s attack hits the enemy, there will be a 20% chance of instantly triggering an additional attack. This additional attack cannot be evaded, blocked or parried. In addition, this additional attack has a 5% bonus in explosive strike rate. ]


    [ The precedence of all effects rted to ��Peerless�� is equal to the precedence level of any one of the holder��s equipment and abilities. ] (For example, if Sheyan had an ability of domain precedence, all effects rted to ��Peerless�� would have domain precedence too. But if Sheyan��s abilities and equipment were all garbage, there might be no precedence at all.)


    [ Warning: If the holder uses an item or ability to forcibly return to the Nightmare Realm, the ��Peerless�� effect will disappear. ]


    ***


    An exnation of hardness is in order. Whenever someone was attacked, they may also be subject to the corresponding effect of the force. For example, when one��s chin was hit, their head would fling back and they may be stunned. When one was kicked in the chest, they may stagger back. The higher one��s hardness, the less one would be affected by these negative effects.


    A 200-point bonus to hardness meant that even if Sheyan��s chin was was hit by an enemy whose Strength was high enough to have a crushing effect against him, aside from receiving the damage, his chin would only lift up by two or three centimeters. He would also not stagger backwards when he was kicked in the chest. When a grenade blew up in front of him, if his hardness was low, he would be sent flying, but if his hardness was high, he could remain within the explosion radius!


    Sheyan��s eyes when he saw the ��Peerless�� effect were just like his eyes when he saw ��+13 West�� for the first time. He could already imagine the scene of him running rampant like a tank in the midst of the enemies, with no one able to stop him!


    The current Sheyan still had to be wary of being surrounded. Once surrounded and assaulted by arge number of intense attacks from all sides, he would be like a lone tree in the midst of a storm. All the stacked negative effects would be enough to make him fall to the ground and torture him to death. But with ��Peerless��, he would be like a giant reef in the midst of a storm. Those intense attacks could do nothing to him!


    Obviously, the ��Peerless�� ability was a must, even if it had to upy the space of two properties. For Sheyan, it was an excellent ability for both rescue and murder.


    Especially after experiencing the intense fights in a Bloody World, he could really appreciate the importance of an ability like ��Peerless�� inrge-scale battles!


    Sheyan��s heart was in turmoil, but his face remained perfectly calm. In fact, a frown and a hint of disdain had even crept onto his face, as if he was quite dissatisfied with what he saw. It was like the expression of a rich man who was approached by a beggar.


    Lieutenant General Mungo soon returned. When he saw Sheyan, he had a helpless look on his face. However, before he could speak, Sheyan had acted first. Sheyan mmed the desk angrily and yelled, ��I��m really starting to doubt your sincerity in making this deal, General Mungo! To hell with the high-rank Blood Equipment! I just heard the properties of Ronnie��s custom-tailored Blood Weapon straight from his mouth, and it��s not inferior at all to any of the equipment you showed me! It��s actually even better than some of them!��


    Sheyan��s words were definitely lies, but there was no way for Lieutenant General Mungo to verify that. The most shameless thing about Sheyan was that when he lied, it was always in conditions that was impossible for others to disprove.


    More importantly, he wasparing the properties of a weapon with that of a defensive equipment. Of course the properties of a weapon were inherently superior. Sometimes, a directparison could not even be made. The property of ��explosive strike rate +1%�� would be better than ��evasion +1%�� for those who liked to attack, but maybe an MT would prefer thetter. Who��s to say which one was ��better��?


    Mungo was shocked. He was simply not prepared for the trouble Sheyan was deliberately raising. He was about to reply when Sheyan once again took the initiative by standing up in anger and yelling, ��I do wish to respect the dignity of the royal family, but at the same time, the royal family can��t just rob the wealth of their subject like this! When an emperor regards his subjects as targets of robbery, loyalty would be empty words! The price you offer is simply too lowpared to the other party!��


    Mungo could feel his temples throbbing with pain. To tell the truth, he had to obtain Sheyan��s Pi elemental ingots at all costs. His situation was just like an employee who had just jumped ship to anotherpany, who would of course try toplete the first assignment handed down by his boss with flying colours. If Mungo screwed this up, the first impression he would leave on his new boss would be terrible��.


    Seeing that Sheyan was prepared to storm out, Mungo mmed his desk and roared, ��Stop f*cking around! I can give you the high-ranking ��Major General��s Blood Armour��. I��ll also give you the Imperial Purple Moon Medal that can give you a 60% reduction in the achievement points required to promote to the next rank. In addition, you��ll have a choice on ONE future mission. You can choose not to ept a mission that��s too dangerous, and you��ll have priority on missions with high reward-risk ratio!��


    ��These three conditions are my final offer. I know you must have more than 200 ingots; you have to offer ten more ingots for this price. I��ll have to move everywhere and work like a dog to get these things for you. If you still can��t agree to these conditions, you��ll be our enemy from now on!��


    Sheyan was over the moon with Mungo��s offer, but he still pretended to fidget ufortably and only reluctantly epted the deal after a long time. After closing the deal, Sheyan quietly snuck two more Pi element ingots to Mungo under the table as a show of goodwill.


    Sheyan had ambitious ns after all. The secrets in the Big Ben Research Institute were beckoning at him. But of course, these kind of things could not be done in a hurry. He could only patiently advance his scheme through Mungo.


    When the busty female secretary saw the two men smiling as if they had been good friends for years, she could not help silently thinking that all men were untrustable bastards. The both of them seemed ready to pull a knife on each other a few minutes ago, but the next moment, they were already acting chummy like long lost brothers. Finally, she concluded that she could no longer believe the sweet words of that f*cking baldy (Mungo). The only thing she could trust was the number in her bank ount!


    ***


    After handling that matter, Sheyan only had a dozen odd Pi element ingots left. Actually, if he had abandoned the various biological materials and samples he collected from Uplos, he could have carried a lot more Pi ingots. But it was never in Sheyan��s character to ce all his eggs in one basket.


    More importantly, considering the current situation in the Empire, to sell the Pi element ingots to someone was virtually equivalent to taking sides. It would be impossible to benefit from multiple sides.


    That was to say, the benefit from selling 210 Pi element ingots to Prince Pombaru may very well be about the same as the benefit of selling 420 ingots, because the price a party could offer was not limitless!


    Sheyan suspected that what reward Prince Pombaru��s side could offer to the contestants may have been squeezed dry by him. If Ronnie was to go back on his words now and went to Pombaru��s side to sell his Pi ingots to them instead, they could probably only stare at him helplessly.


    After all that was done, Sheyan had nothing to do but wait. The reactors on the Kitty Hawk Advance Base had all broken down after the overloading operation, so all of them moved to the Sydney Advance Base to fly to Alps Base 7, where they could fulfill the deal they agreed upon.


    Sheyan had already decided that the three main properties on his ��Major General��s Blood Armour�� would be ��Peerless��, all attributes +30, and ��Divine Punishment Aura��. He had also took care to enquire on how to upgrade ��Divine Punishment Aura��. It turned out that when he gets the ��Major General Blood Armour��, it would be considered to have been upgraded all the way from a ��Second Lieutenant Blood Armour��. In total, it would be upgraded six times.


    Sheyan could either use these six upgrade chances to strengthen the armour itself, which would enhance the armour��s defence, durability and other basic attributes, or use them on the ��Divine Punishment Aura�� to push it to LVL 6.


    In other words, he could not have his cake and eat it too. He would have to give one up.


    Because the ��Major General Blood Armour�� took up 107% of the Big Ben Research Institute��s contribution quota, Sheyan could not get this armour now because even if the Big Ben Research Institute used all of its quota this season on Sheyan, it was still not enough.


    Fortunately, Sheyan��s military rank was also not high enough to wear this armour right now, so he was in no hurry. Since the deal was guaranteed by both the Nightmare Realm and the Empire, he was not afraid of the other side going back on their words either.

 Chapter 1165: The Truth Behind the Pi Element

    <h4>Chapter 1165: The Truth Behind the Pi Element</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The contestants spent three more days on Alps Base 7. They would all have to go their separate ways soon. Aldaris was still unconscious, so only Sheyan and Ronnie were present to bid each other goodbye.


    Ronnie��s feeling toward Sheyan wasplicated. It was a mix of hatred (not only was he made into a human tilting doll, he was also threatened to be turned into an eunuch tilting doll), fear, gratitude, admiration and some other emotions. For a while, he did not know what to say.


    Sheyan looked up at the busy cargo ships flying around like locusts in the sky, and finally rested his eyes on the orange me at the tail of a ship. After a while, he turned to Ronnie and smiled.


    ��Is your Blood Weapon done?��


    ��Of course.�� Ronnie snorted. �� If only I had this weapon before this��the Arbitrator would have died in my hands!��


    Ronnie knew he would probably nevere across Sheyan anymore after this, so he very generously shared the properties of his weapon with Sheyan because there was no more conflict of interest. Sheyan realised after checking out Ronnie��s weapon that the Blood Equipment that were sold to reserve-duty ranks had a wide range in quality.


    The ��All-Conquering Might�� that Sheyan got before was already a top-quality weapon in his eyes, but it could notpare at all to the weapon tailor-made for Ronnie.


    Ronnie��s weapon was in the form of a one-handed shortde. In Ronnie��s hand, it looked insubstantial like it was made of ice and light, but it also gave off a feeling of iparable sharpness, as if it was piercing through the boundaries of time and space!


    This one-handed shortde also had a rare property: ��Sharp��, which increased explosive hit rate by 10%. Furthermore, every time an explosive hit urred, the damage inflicted was four times the normal damage (it was usually two times)!


    Another property was that after cutting the enemy, it would secrete a special poison into the enemy��s body, forcibly reducing the healing effect on the enemy by 50% for a certain period of time. If the victim was a contestant, the reduction in healing effect was increased to 75%. If a medicine which healed by a certain proportion like the Honorary Dosage was used, it would only heal 25% of HP by default.


    Sheyan could not help expressing his admiration for Ronnie��s weapon. However, Ronnie told Sheyan with regret in his voice that he must find a way to turn his military rank into an official rank. Sheyan could not help asking why.


    Ronnie honestly told Sheyan the reason. It turned out that the ��Sharp�� effect on his weapon was already the peak among the properties that an individual piece Blood Weapon could have. There was no more property better than this one for him.


    However, he happened to see a terrifying property for official rank Blood Weapons called ��God��s Favour��. When attacking an enemy, there was a chance to receive God��s favour; all attacks in the next five seconds would definitely hit the enemy, and every strike in the duration would be an explosive hit!


    Sheyan was stunned to hear of an insane effect like that. If it was matched with a gunman with fast firing rate��.hundreds of sure-fire shots in five seconds that were all guaranteed to be explosive hits! Could anyone survive that?


    Having found amon topic of interest, the awkward atmosphere between the two men gradually dissolved. They began to get more immersed in their talk. However, both of their spacecrafts had already been waiting for a long time; it was impossible to stay any longer.


    However, right before they said goodbye, Ronnie could not help saying, ��I hope I won��t see you again.��


    ��Why?�� asked Sheyan, perplexed.


    Ronnie sighed. ��The chances of us being assigned together again for honorary missions are slim, so if I ever see you again, it��ll probably be in a Bloody Battlefield, where we��ll have to kill each other at all costs��. Bloody hell, being your enemy would not be fun at all!��


    Sheyanughed. ��Well, you might not necessarily lose. For a long time after wended on Uplos, didn��t you choose to be my enemy too? And now, besides me, you��re the only one who returned safe and sound.��


    Ronnie grinned wryly. He waved at Sheyan and had already walked a few steps away, but he turned around again and said with some hesitation, ��You��you��re the most perceptive person I��ve ever met. Can I ask you a question? I believe your judgment will be fair and urate now that we no longer have any interests involved between us.��


    Next, Ronnie told Sheyan a story somewhat simr to Zeus and Zi, but Ronnie fortunately seeded, so they were both still in the same party. What was unfortunate was that the woman had actually used the same tactic on several core members, so Ronnie could be said to have been cheated on repeatedly. No wonder he was feeling so tortured. He had a mind to leave the party, but he simply could not let go.


    After listening to Ronnie��s story, Sheyan said to him, ��Can you ept a woman who maintains multiple sexual rtionships with other men as your wife?��


    Ronnie smiled bitterly and shook his head. ��I can��t.��


    Sheyan burst intoughter. ��If that��s the case, then she won��t be your wife. That means she��s someone else��s wife. Don��t you feel great getting to cheat with another person��s wife every day in the same party?��


    ��What��.What kind of logic is that?�� Ronnie was stunned.


    Sheyan smiled. ��My advice is not to leave the party because you obviously don��t have the will and ability to let go yet. But, you better adjust your mentality quick, or you��re probably gonna die in the Realm.��


    Ronnie pondered for a while and thanked Sheyan in the end.


    Gazing after Ronnie��s receding figure, Sheyan suddenly fell into deep contemtion because he suddenly thought of his own problem, and Zi��s! It��s hard to say if she knew about the rtionship between Melody and himself, and if she did, what was her thoughts right now? Would she pretend to be ignorant of the matter, or would she be like Ronnie, slowly umting her feelings and exploding in a sudden manner?


    Ronnie must be an indispensable part of his party, and Sheyan had also invested an unbelievable amount of effort and fortune in Zi. If Zi wanted to leave, it would be a really severe blow to Party Ace which did not have a lot of members! When he thought of this, Sheyan immediately made up his mind to tie Zi down with him at all costs. Sheyan had his own principles, but this did not mean that he would always follow the rules when doing things��.


    While thinking of all this, Sheyan boarded the ship that would send him back. He then saw the person who would be escorting him back. It was still Archer.


    This guy was now very appreciated by Mungo and had been promoted twice in session. He was now responsible for managing the maintenance of the whole base despite being a mere Captain. Very soon, he would be able to take the test to be a senior technical engineer. Archer had always had the ability, what hecked before was a chance. Now, his time hade. Sheyan did not expect Archer to still have the time to send him back.


    Of course, the status of Sheyan, who had returned with arge amount of Pi element ingots, was no longer the same as before. No one dared to look at him like he was an inferior species anymore. Of course, Sheyan would not refuse the chance to spend the journey together with Archer, a familiar fellow who was rather pleasant.


    As for Archer, this mysterious and powerful man in front of him was his lucky star. He had constantly been in good luck after meeting Sheyan, so of course he would look to further strengthen their bond. When Sheyan saw Archer, he suddenly thought of something. He pointed at the cabin, apparently asking if there were any monitoring devices. Archerughed.


    ��There are, but they all have to go through me in the end, so confidentiality is not a problem.��


    After giving it some thought, Sheyan took out two Pi element ingots and threw them to the stunned Archer.


    ��My ��Major General��s Blood Armour�� is being made. If you can, please help me keep a close eye on it. Also, please help me keep a look out for any unfavourable news. But you don��t have to do anything, just focus on climbing the ranks. That��ll be the greatest reward for me.��


    Archer had heard of this kind of thing before as it was rathermon in the alliance. It��s called a political donation. However, he never imagined that it would ever happen to him, and such a huge amount of wealth it was too!


    He wanted to say something but found that Sheyan had already closed his eyes to get some sleep. It did not take long for them to reach the vicinity of his Nightmare Realm. For some reason, looking at this ugly, gigantic, terrible and weird super-sized object from afar, Sheyan felt an indescribable sense of familiarity. He had never felt this feeling of admiration with a hint of awe before.


    As soon as he returned to the Realm, although he had already contacted the people in his party, the first thing Sheyan did was to have the Pi element ingots appraised. Who knows, he might be able to sell them to the Realm for a good price.


    But the appraisal result which came back almost instantaneously left Sheyan speechless.


    [ This is a kind of low-level, out-of-date element which was once widely used but was eventually bannedpletely because it has great negative effects. It is of no value to the Realm. ]


    W��What!!!


    Sheyan suddenly found that many things could be exined now. All the puzzle pieces fit.


    Why was Pi element so scarce?


    Because before the humans, another civilization, the one which created the Nightmare Realms, had already exploited it on arge scale. That was why it became so scarce even for the far-reaching Empire.


    But why did Uplos escape from the clutches of that civilization?


    From the fact that Sheyan actually saw a Cyclops, which was supposed to exist in Greek mythology, on Uplos, the may very well be a result of the erosion and ovepping of multiple parallel dimensions. It probably materialised from another ne, and not an original product of this ne!

 Chapter 1166: The Third Servant

    <h4>Chapter 1166: The Third Servant</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Due to the error in his judgement of the Pi element and his hurting conscience when he saw Zi, Sheyan seemed to be in a state of depression and distress, causing Mogensha andpany to think that his mission had failed. In order to cheer him up, they took out something they had just picked up from the auction house.


    It was the sample of a T-virus from Resident Evil!


    [ A-Grade Storyline Item: T-virus sample ]


    [ This powerful RNA virus can perfectly invade the human immune system and has strong gic rbination capability. It is a devilish product made to develop biological weapons, but most creatures could not adapt to its mutagenic characteristic and became horrible monsters. Moreover, the secondary infection caused by it has led to the mutation of various organisms. As far as humans are concerned, only one in ten million people have the physique to withstand its viral force. ]


    [ After the T-virus is imnted into the body, there is a certain probability of gaining some power from it, and gaining certain characteristics of a Tyrant. ]


    [ Of course, if the infection runs out of control, the person will die unless they are treated by the Realms. However, the cost of treatment is quite considerable. ]


    (TL: https://residentevil.fandom/wiki/Tyrant_Virus )


    ***


    Of course, Sheyan would not lose control to the infection of this T-virus. The A-virus in his body absorbed this small tube of T-virus easily, but the strengthening he obtained was not that high: just all attributes +2. However, it dide with a special effect.


    [ When the host attacks someone in close proximity, there will be a certain chance to inject the T-virus into the opponent��s body. There will be a 90% chance of a T-virus infection running out of control in the opponent, causing them to zombify for 5 seconds. Their movement speed and attack speed will drop by 45%, but the damage they receive will be reduced by 15%, and they will not feel any pain. ]


    [ During the zombification, the enemy��s immune system will have a fierce battle with the T-virus, so after five seconds, although the opponent��s immune system will sessfully expel the T-virus , the opponent will also sustain 100-200 points of damage. ]


    [ There is a 10% chance of the opponent gaining a ��Perfect Infection�� effect. All attributes +5%, attack +10%,sts for 30 minutes. ]


    Sheyan did not know whether tough or cry at this special effect, but leaving aside the 100-200 points of damage after five seconds, the 45% drop in movement speed and attack speed after the zombification was obviously good news. It would likely y an important role in the pursuit of an enemy. It could be considered a powerful speed-reduction passive ability, which was not bad at all.


    Next, Sheyan showed everyone his harvest from Uplos one by one. The first one he showed was naturally the Royal Jelly of the One-Horned Flying Ants. No one would dislike something that could permanently increase all attributes.


    Following that was the rather disgusting bodily fluid of Xenomorph eggs. By applying this thing on the body, one could gain a permanent effect of absorbing 33% of acidic damage. For Zi, it would really take a lot of courage to apply this disgusting, white, turbid liquid onto her skin.


    Next, Sheyan took out the Ukiyo-e painting and handed it to Sanzi.


    ��This is a special gift for you. After returning to the real world, I have five days of vacation �C I need to take a good rest in those five days �C but it��s probably only an hour or two for you guys in here. You guyse up with a n to try and help Sanzi deal with this monster. Of course, even if we can��t make it submit, it��s fine too. We��ll just kill it. A legendary creature of at least tier-7 should give us some good loot.��


    For legendary creatures, the dividing line between tier-6 and tier-7 was an important threshold. Although the gap between the two tiers was not asrge as that between a normal contestant and a Growth-Hunter where a contestant was almost born anew, it was still very significant.


    Sanzi could not help wiping away his sweat when he heard what Sheyan said.


    ��I��m under huge pressure here, bro. Do you have any relevant information about the monster?��


    Sheyan transmitted the information he had obtained to Sanzi, but Sanzi felt that it was not enough. Sheyan thought about it for a bit and said, ��I know a bastard who can definitely provide the most detailed information. Gimme a minute.��


    Sheyan immediately traveled to the exit of the Nightmare Realm through the interior transportation system. As he expected, Archer, being a technological otaku, did not waste this chance where he could observe the Nightmare Realm at a close distance after escorting Sheyan here. After all, the Nightmare Realm could be said to be a representative symbol of a civilization, a crystallization of advanced science and technology. When Sheyan saw him, he was immersed in calcting various statistics and data, making full use of his time here before he had to return.


    Archer was surprised to see Sheyan again so soon. Sheyan cut straight to the chase.


    ��I know you must have a way to connect to Alps Base 7, right?��


    ��Of course,�� nodded Archer doubtfully.


    Sheyan snapped his fingers in triumph. ��Contact Lieutenant General Mungo for me.��


    Because Archer was someone Mungo promoted to his current high position, in Mungo��s mind, Archer was ��his man��. But Mungo was just about to get down with his secretary. He suppressed his anger at being interrupted and answered with an anger that all men could understand, ��Archer, you bastard, what the hell do you want?��


    Sheyan replied in a rxed manner, ��I��m Seaman. What happened to Cyborg No. 1 who went to Uplos with me?��


    ��Oh, that disposable item��. Well, you know, his existence is a great threat to me because my enemy can use him as evidence to use me of serious vitions, so I��ve dealt with him,�� replied Mungo with scorn.


    Sheyan��s heart sank. At first, he just wanted to get some information, but when he thought of the lowly fate of the cyborgs, their miserable lives, and their tenacity to live like a dog, he could not help having another idea.


    He could not change the fate of all cyborgs, but he could change the fate of one!


    ��You better pray that he hasn��t been destroyed yet,�� said Sheyan.


    Mungo burst outughing. ��My friend, I��m an atheist. I never pray.��


    ��Cyborg No. 1 is worth two Pi element ingots. I��ll also bring him into the Nightmare Realm, so no one will be able to find him and make him a witness. Even the Emperor himself would have a hard time doing so.��


    ��You must be kidding me!�� Mungo��s voice sounded out of tune.


    ��Do I look like someone who like to crack jokes?�� replied Sheyan coldly.


    ��Oh my God! Please let those bastards be aszy as today as they usually are!�� Mungo screamed while pulling his pants up.


    Half an hourter, the remaining half of Cyborg No. 1 was found in the rubbish dump which was about to be pushed into the incinerator. He had received some treatment after returning to Alps Base 7, but halfway through his parts recement, he was thrown into the rubbish dump.


    He was now installed with a perfect cyborg body and delivered to Sheyan with the fastest speed possible. After seeing Sheyan, the old fellow did not show much surprise. He greeted Sheyan with the grace of an old English aristocrat.


    ��I thought you would instantly remember these precious treasures in my brain, Colonel.��


    Sheyan smiled and said, ��There��s too much I have to deal with recently, so I keep forgetting things.��


    Cyborg No. 1 gazed at the magnificent yet terrifying Nightmare Realm in the distance and sighed.


    ��This is the relic of the gods? It seems that, barring any ident, I��ll spend the rest of my life here?��


    ��You have another option: back to the incinerator. But since you��re here, you��re probably not very interested in that option. You should go and say goodbye to your family.��


    Cyborg No. 1 nodded. He took only three minutes before he returned and silently followed after Sheyan into the squirming tunnel of the Nightmare Realm. However, when Sheyan tried to take the cyborg along for the ride, he received a warning from the Realm:


    [ Unknown life-form is prohibited from entering the Realm! ]


    Sheyan did anticipate that something like this would happen. The solution to this was simple: Cyborg No. 1 had to be his servant. The only problem was that the cyborg had to give himself a name, or, he could tell Sheyan his real name.


    Old Charlie.


    That was the name of Sheyan��s third servant.


    After Old Charlie obtained the permission to enter the Realm, Sheyan smiled at him and said, ��Although this ce is full of danger, you��ll also be able to enjoy some really cool benefits.��


    While Old Charlie was still dumbfounded, Sheyan had already connected to the Realm through his Nightmare Imprint.


    ��Realm, please restore the body of my servant, Old Charlie!��


    That��s right. Old Charlie may be a cyborg, but most of his brain was still human, so a restoration of the body was naturally possible.


    Amidst Old Charlie��s astonished expression, his mechanical stic body rapidly dissolved, leaving behind only his brain. Then, Old Charlie was enveloped in a culture chamber which fell from the sky. His master, Contestant No. 1018, received the bill of��. 1,400 utility points.


    Sheyan paid without hesitation, then quietly waited for Old Charlie��s new life.


    No matter how calm Old Charlie was normally, he was doomed to lose his cool this time. A new human body, a body perfectly integrated with his brain. It was a dream a cyborg never dared to dream of!


    After the restoration, Sheyan did not have time share Old Charlie��s excitement. He handed Old Charlie over to his teammates and told them to ask the old fellow if they needed any information. He then said that he was really tired and had to go back to the real world to recuperate. He walked out after giving Zi a seemingly nonchnt nce.


    There was really nothing out of the ordinary in Sheyan��s nce, but for some reason, Zi suddenly had a very peculiar feeling. Her heart started racing for reasons she could not understand. She gave a casual excuse and went after Sheyan.

 Chapter 1167: Colourful Dzi Beads

    <h4>Chapter 1167: Colourful Dzi Beads</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Sheyan was walking ahead and Zi was following behind him. Although they did not speak, they had a silent tacit understanding.


    Sheyan soon stopped at the corner where the elevator were. If he entered the elevator, a series of verification processes would be performed and most of his equipment would be unloaded. By the time the elevator reached the top, he would have entered the real world. Even if Zi followed after him, unless she also had the permission to return to the real world, she would not see Sheyan.


    Sheyan nodded to her as usual, and then said in a low voice, ��Do you remember? When we were in Nice, you gave me a string of Dzi beads and told me that it was the key to the road of the strongest MT.��


    For some reason, when Zi was called over by Sheyan, she felt somewhat shy and hesitant. After hearing the reason Sheyan summoned her over, she strangely felt a little disappointed. However, she still answered seriously, ��I do. You think you can use that thing now?��


    Sheyan nodded. ��During thest mission, I encountered some veryplicated things which directly led to my innate ability reaching the boundary, and I must break through it now. My intuition tells me that the beads you gave me will probably be the key to my innate ability breakthrough!��


    Zi smiled upon hearing that. ��Congrattions. By the way, Reef will probably attempt to break through to an Awakener soon. You��ll have to hurry up.��


    Sheyan pondered for a moment and said, ��You know that I��m a cautious person, so I hope you can tell me the origin of that string of beads. It may be very helpful for my breakthrough.��


    Zi fell into silent contemtion. Her eyshes were very long, so she looked really charming when she was in deep thought. Sheyan knew that Zi was not trying to hide anything; she was just trying to organise her words so as to exin a veryplex thing in an orderly way.


    ��For a time, I enjoyed mountain climbing and exploring very much. One time, my climbing team encountered an avnche, but I survived. This string of Dzi beads was obtained from the ruins of ama temple on a snowy mountain somewhere between Tibet and Nepal. Thema temple is very unique in that what they worship isn��t a god, but a stone.��


    ��A stone?�� eximed Sheyan in confusion. From what he knew, only followers of Japanese Shinto and some very primitive tribes in the world worship stones.


    Zi continued, ��If you��ve never personally seen that stone, you��ll never understand what a strange creation it is. It stood on the altar like a towering mountain, majestic and solemn. When I looked at it, I felt like I was in Nepal looking up at Mount Everest.��


    ��And the beads I gave you were ced in front of the sacred stone. When I picked up the beads, I saw a saying from the Epic of King Gesar written below in the ancient Tibetannguage: ��This string of beads contain the secret to being as strong as the Chomolungma.����


    ( TL note 1: Mount Everest is known in Tibetan as Chomolungma. )


    ( TL note 2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epic_of_King_Gesar )


    Sheyan listened intently and did not miss a single word. Zi suddenly smiled in self-deprecation.


    ��You must think that the saying is merely the exaggerated words of a lost religious sect, but when I first grasped that string of beads, a sentence drifted into my mind: ��The path of the strongest MT is not for you��. It was exactly the same as the notifications we receive for a mission or something.��


    Sheyan nodded. Zi paused, and then said, ��I thought about it for a long time and finally came up with a more reasonable exnation. Do you want to hear it?��


    ��Of course.�� A smile crept onto Sheyan��s face.


    ��Do you remember the soul equipment we got before, the Memory Pen?��


    Sheyan nodded. ��Of course I do. Mr. Sean Heim of Devon. I remember that he��s living happily in this world, while this Memory Pen was left behind by another Mr. Sean Heim in a parallel universe before he died.��


    Zi took a deep breath and looked into Sheyan��s eyes carefully.


    ��Is it possible, then, that in another parallel universe, the ruinedma temple sect is thriving, and they have in their possession a secret method to bing the most powerful MT? The sacred stone exists in both universes, while this string of beads has the incredible ability to resonate between the two nes. Could that be the exnation?��


    Sheyan calmed down his heart and immediately expressed his doubt.


    ��What��s the purpose of thema temple doing this? If your assumption holds true, then a strong person may be trying to awaken himself in a parallel universe, but you also told me that those who have powerful innate abilities are often unique and can��t be found in other parallel universes �C otherwise, Zeus would haveid his hands on the Zi in his universe long ago! What worries me is the motive of the other side!��


    Zi��s fair face blushed slightly. She red at Sheyan, but after that, her expression turned into a frown as she said, ��Your concern isn��t unreasonable. If the other side has set a trap, it��ll be really dangerous for you because you won��t have a lot of powerful equipment in the real world. Maybe you can wait until we finish our next world? With you, AK, Reef and me together, the risk will be a lot lower.��


    Sheyan shook his head with a serious look on his face.


    ��No. If I��m not mistaken, in the next world, we��ll probably encounter the mastermind who��s been plotting behind our backs. That guy��s ability is a perfect match for his bizarre schemes! I must be stronger to make sure that all of us return alive. Now that I know more about the beads, I already have an idea of what to do.��


    ��But now that I��ve heard what you said, I��m starting to worry instead. What if that string of beads is really a trap?��


    ��Then you should give me some encouragement,�� said Sheyan very seriously.


    ��What kind of encouragement?�� asked Zi in doubt.


    Suddenly, she found that her shoulders were crudely and forcefully pressed by Sheyan, and the distance between them quickly shortened until he invaded into her psychological forbidden space. She knew she could resist him and should resist him, but feeling the strong masculinity getting close to her face, her whole body felt soft and weak.


    While she was in a daze, she suddenly recalled a Skype mood message she once saw many years ago: ��Everyone will meet a bastard that they cannot resist one day.��


    ��Have I�� Have I finally met the bastard that I cannot resist?��


    With such distraction and doubt, Zi was surprisingly meek. Not only were her red lips attacked and ravaged, Sheyan had even put his tongue into her mouth and did as he liked inside. Sheyan had also seized this rare opportunity of Zi falling into a trance to move his dishonest hands along her curves and into her clothes.


    Perhaps in the Nightmare Realm, it was rare to see a man pushing a woman against the wall and doing whatever he wanted. A man who was passing by intentionally coughed, which immediately woke Zi up from her trance and confusion. She instantly felt Sheyan��s hardness and, of course, her own wetness��.


    She pushed Sheyan away with embarrassment. She raised her hand, preparing to give him a p in the face, but Sheyan quickly took a few steps back with a smile that made Zi��s heart beat faster. He made a gesture of blowing smoke from his finger gun, then walked into the elevator whileughing out loud.


    ***


    ��Women are indeed creatures that can fill a man with fighting spirit.��


    Sheyan, who had just woken up,yzily on the hammock in his beach trousers. He picked up a fresh coconut and tookrge gulps of the juice inside. After a good burp, he was still dissatisfied, so he picked up a betel nut and chewed on it slowly.


    Next to Sheyan��s hammock hung a string of beads that seemed to be made of a strange material. It was precisely the string of Dzi beads that supposedly hid a huge secret within it. However, it now looked very different.


    The moment Sheyan touched the ordinary-looking string of beads after he returned, the shell of the beads had suddenly dissolved to reveal the object��s true appearance.


    This string of Dzi beads wasposed of 36 stone-like beads. On each bead were five dots that looked bizarrely like eyes. Under the sun, the beads gleamed with a barely-visible, five-coloured, mist-like glow. It was a string of colourful Dzi beads, which was very rare even in Tibet.


    There is a saying in an ancient poem: there are tears on the moon pearls in the sea, and mist on the Lantian jade on a warm day. From that, once could tell how precious these beads were.


    (TL: Lantian jade is a type of famous Chinese jade.)


    When Sheyan held the beads, he felt like he was holding a bunch of burning charcoals; he could only throw them away quickly. After some time, the temperature of the beads dropped. Sheyan estimated that it would be dark before he could safely hold them and feel for himself ��the voice inside the head�� which Zi told him about.


    There was at least three more hours before dark, so Sheyany down in one of the sparse coconut-tree hammocks by the sea, feeling the familiar sea breeze on his skin, listening to the sound of waves melting into his bones, and just chilled out. He emptied his mind, thinking nothing and doing nothing so that his brain would also have a chance to rest.


    Finally, it was dark. Although Sheyan was still lying down with his eyes closed, his right hand had already grasped the string of colourful Dzi beads hanging next to the tree!

 Chapter 1168: The Path Ahead…is a Dead End?

    <h4>Chapter 1168: The Path Ahead��is a Dead End?</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    When Sheyan��s fingertips came into contact with the beads, what transmitted over was a strange sensation, as if what he was touching was not beads but human skin.


    But Sheyan had experienced so many strange things in his life that he did not have the slightest intention of giving up. His fingers kept extending forward until he fully grasped the string of beads in his hand.


    The initially high temperature of the beads had dropped to the same temperature as the human body. Furthermore, Sheyan somehow felt like this object also contained blood vessels and a heart, and it was trying to resonate with the rhythm of his heartbeat and breathing.


    The feeling was so novel and bizarre. When the resonance of the beads reached a certain level, the bizarre feeling also reached its peak, after which it stabilised. Sheyan felt as if he could no longer sense his body. It was like when one closed their eyes as they floated on ake that was as calm as a mirror on a starry night; they could feel every tiny vibration around them.


    However, Sheyan immediately realised that the ��out-of-body experience�� was only a misperception. He instantly found that as long as he extended his will, his body would still respond without fail.


    ��Don��t move.��


    Suddenly, a faint voice sounded next to Sheyan��s ear. Although it was faint, no weakness was present in the voice; on the contrary, the voice was full of a calm strength. However, because they were too far apart from each other in terms of time and space, the voice appeared somewhat vague.


    The voice contained an incredible feeling of authority, as if whatever it said should be epted! Whatever it said was the truth!


    ��Well, what a surprise. I actually found someone who just barely manage to resonate with my constitution,�� said the peaceful voice.


    As if he knew what Sheyan was thinking, he exined, ��My body has a very special constitution. I��ve also adventured in the Nightmare Realm before, and finally seeded in leaving it. You must have heard of resonance, right? When an object vibrates at the natural frequency of another object, even if the two objects are not in contact with each other, the second object will vibrate too.��


    ��That��s the theory which made our conversation possible. Because we have a somewhat simr body constitution, we can resonate with each other. By burning the maic force on the beads you hold, as well as the power of mind and prayers umted in them over thousands of years, the resonance is magnified millions of times, enabling us tomunicate across dimensional barriers. You can see by now that one of the 36 Dzi beads that made up the string of beads has lost its colour. This means that the umted willpower and karma in it has been exhausted. When all 36 beads lose their colour, our conversation will end.��


    The peaceful voice did not calm Sheyan down, but stirred up a tempest in his heart! Someone who managed to leave the Nightmare Realm! That��s unbelievable! But, when Sheyan heard the other person, he felt that the person would not, or rather, did not deign to lie!


    Time was limited, so Sheyan took the initiative to ask, ��So, my predecessor, I heard that you have a way to turn someone into the strongest MT?��


    ��Hahaha, the strongest MT? You think it��s so easy? Also, let me correct a misconception of yours. I can��t turn a person into anything. After leaving the Realm, I��m only a little bit stronger than an ordinary person. The only help I can give you is sharing my experience with you. My experience from the time I was nothing to the time I was something, forged through multiple deadly scenarios.��


    Sheyan was quiet for a while. He then asked, ��I��m sorry, but I have to ask you this first. What��s your motive for doing this?��


    The voice burst intoughter. ��You can think of it as a bored old man wishing to pass something on. Because these things aren��t things that those around me can bear, I chose this method. What do you think I can do to you?��


    Sheyan remained silent, seemingly epting the exnation. He then said sincerely, ��I apologise for my rudeness, my predecessor. I��d be honoured to hear your teaching.��


    The voice on the other side pondered for a moment, then slowly said, ��In terms of your physical condition, you��re doing quite well, and you have a good foundation. So first, I��d like to ask you, what is your aim? Do you want to be an MT who simply can��t be brought down on the battlefield, or an MT who can stand in front of the most powerful BOSS and withstand all its attacks?��


    Sheyan was a bit stunned by the voice��s question. ��Is there a difference between the two?��


    ��Of course there is, and a huge difference at that. The essence of an MT is to induce the enemy to pour more attacks on themself and create room for their teammates to perform. As long as this goal can be achieved, any method is eptable. This has even given rise to the emergence of offensive MTs,�� the mysterious voice exined in great details.


    ��Offensive MTs?�� eximed Sheyan incredulously. In fact, Sheyan was, technically speaking, quite close to this unheard-of MT build. His instantaneous burst damage was breathtaking, but absolutely not breathtaking enough to cause all the enemies to focus their attacks on him.


    However, that voice in his mind contained a natural charisma that caused others not to question him easily. Sheyan chose to believe his words, then made his own choice.


    ��If I have to chose, I��m leaning towards being someone who can��t be brought down on the battlefield, because I��ve already made an enemy out of a terrible fellow whose strength is unfathomable.��


    ��I see.�� The voice told him bluntly, ��There��s no free lunch in this world. However much you want to get, that��s how much you have to pay. The only help I can give you is to show you the right path to take. Are you ready?��


    ��That��s fair and reasonable. Please show me the entrance to that path,�� replied Sheyan in a serious tone.


    ��I suggest you take out a pen and paper to record my following words, because any single mistake may cause you to lose your life in vain without gaining anything in return. Now listen carefully. You need to get to the city of Pokhara in Nepal as fast as you can, right away!��


    ��There, you��ll need a guide, because you have to climb the western route of the Annapurna Massif to the ce called the Hanikurik Terrace, which should be a sky burial tform. There��s a special rock on the Hanikurik Terrace called the Pema Karpo. The rock is shaped like a lotus and its colour is different from the other rocks around it.��


    At this point, the voice paused for a moment, and then suddenly became somewhat vague and mysterious.


    ��The entrance to the path you seek is right in front of the Pema Karpo. So, you have to stand on the Pema Karpo, face the cliff ahead, and jump down courageously. You have to remember that only by choosing to trust me unconditionally can you gain real power!��


    Hearing thest sentence, Sheyan could not help but feel a chill creeping into his heart; a chill which signified death!


    If he remembered correctly, Annapurna was the tenth highest peak in the world with a height that reached 8090 meters. Compared to its height, it was even more famous for its astonishing danger. The southern rim of the Annapurna peak was divided into two, resembling the tail of a fish. Its walls and peaks were steep and dangerous. Although it was only 6607 meters above sea level, it had yet to be conquered by humans!


    If Sheyan remembered correctly, Pema Karpo was located at least six kilometers above sea level. He had to jump down from there????


    ��Hello, hello?�� Sheyan wanted to ask a few more questions, but he found that the resonance of his body had already ended, and the voice had also disappeared!


    ***


    In a parallel universe.


    Tibet.


    On the Cho Oyu mountain.


    (TL: The sixth highest mountain in the world.)


    A group of magnificent buildings wereid out on the snowy mountain. If Zi were to see this, she would immediately recognise from the surrounding terrain that these were the ��ruins�� of thema temple from where she got the Dzi beads. However, in this parallel world, thema temple was prospering.


    A window opened on the centre-most building among the buildingplex.


    The sun was shining brightly. Through the window, it shined down on the face of a middle-agedma as if in worship. In the hands of the middle-agedma was a string of five-eyed Dzi beads exactly the same as the one held by Sheyan.


    The wind blew open the gap on his shirt which had two buttons undone. It revealed the solid muscles underneath, a sight which gave him an air of wild tyranny. The racial characteristics of the Indians and the French could be clearly seen from his facial features. There was little doubt that he was of mixed race.


    The monk steadily stood on the roof tform and looked up at the magnificent, endless mountain ranges. The scene gave off the illusion that two mountain ranges were facing off against each other. Just like when the magnificent, grand Pot Pce faced up at a snowy peak, the monk and the mountain ranges were also existences on equal standing!


    His lips curled into a triumphant smile.


    ��The undercurrent��seems to have be more intense. While I��m keeping a close eye on them, they��re also watching me closely. It��s hard to make sure that they won��t try anything. But, well, I don��t believe a spy can do that!��


    ��Anyone who��s able to trick me is probably a descendant sent by that guy; maybe even the guy himself. Okay, fine. If this person called Seaman is a spy, no matter how well he hides it, he��d definitely have a suspicious nature and wouldn��t take unnecessary risks, so he��d never dare to jump! If he does jump, that means he possesses the value to be cultivated further. At the very least, it means that he has deep trust in me. I must give him some benefits in that case.��

 Chapter 1169: Accidental Fall

    <h4>Chapter 1169: idental Fall</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Sheyan was in a dilemma.


    He was without a doubt a very decisive person normally. His keen and careful brain usually enabled him toe up with multiple possible results in an instant and find the optimised solution.


    But��.But!


    This time, the situation he was facing was too weird, and the temptation was too great.


    That mysterious voice said many things that Sheyan had never heard before, such as being able to leave the Nightmare Realm after having entered it, and an offensive-type MT which defended by attacking!


    These things seemed unbelievable at first, totally beyond the human line of thought, but upon careful deliberation, they were somehow within reason. There was no way to find any fault in them.


    Moreover, Sheyan clearly knew that if a person wanted to deceive another, the best way was to tell 9 truths and 1 lie. Various contradicting emotions were warring within Sheyan��s heart. On the one hand, Sheyan wanted so hard to believe that person��s words, but on the other hand, his rationality was warning him not to believe them.


    Sheyan buried his head in sea water for ten minutes, then asked himself a few questions.


    First, will he die for sure in the next world if he did not strengthen himself this time?


    Of course not.


    Second, how risky would it be to do as the mysterious voice said?


    The chance of dying was at least 40%.


    Third, even if what the mysterious voice said was true, he already admitted that he did not have the power to help Sheyan. How much benefit would Sheyan get?


    Most probably, the benefit would just be finding the way to break through.


    After these three questions and three answers, Sheyan finally concluded that the risk and reward were not proportional. To trade a 40% chance of dying with the chance to obtain a possible breakthrough method��.In business terms, this would be a project with a very poor evaluation. He decided against it.


    However, Sheyan was truly unwilling to give up just like that, because his guts told him that the mysterious voice was not lying. More importantly, Sheyan himself was also very confused on what path to take in the future.


    So, Sheyanpromised and made a less extreme decision. As the saying goes, without knowing anything, one did not have the right to speak. He decided to put this matter aside for now and investigate the site first beforeing to a conclusion.


    ***


    Sheyan had always loved the warm, humid ocean his whole life. The thought of climbing cold, towering snowy peaks never crossed his mind. He had no knowledge at all in this field.


    However, Sheyan did know that climbing a tall mountain was a very dangerous thing to do. Extremely low temperature, snowstorms, avnche and the risk of getting lost were all very lethal risk factors. Fortunately, there were a lot of information on the Inte. After a bit of research, he found that climbing a mountain actually required only two preparations.


    The first was to have a strong enough body.


    The second was to have enough money.


    Sheyan happened to be doing quite well in these two aspects. A strong body went without saying �C several normal humansbined may not add up to his strength. As for money��after getting close to a certain charming, sexy and wealthy female director, Sheyan got a card. He was supposedly able to withdraw money at will from any bank on Earth with that card, as long as the amount did not reach hundreds of millions of Euros.


    After a crazy shopping spree, Sheyan found the address and phone number of one of Nepal��srgest mountain climbing agencies from the Inte. After some exchanges, �C or, more precisely, after bombarding them with money, �C hundreds of the mountain climbing agency��s employees worked through the night in a frenzy.


    Everything was ready by the time Sheyannded at Kathmandu Airport. The cost of getting everything ready in such a short moment��s notice was that most of the employees of the mountain climbing agency were now taking leave to make up for lost sleep at home.


    Kathmandu exuded an ancient vibe umted over thousands of years of history, but the impact of modern luxury and advanced ideas also made the ce rather fashionable. It was a ce where traditions and modernity shed. Various temples were mixed-in among the crude buildings of the slum districts. In the suburbs, many luxury hotels, restaurants and high-end shops were visible.


    After Sheyan��s eyes adapted to this atmosphere, he ced the city of 400,000 people into two categories in his heart: one was a holy religiousnd full of red-walled shrines, the other was a chaotic city full of monkeys, beggars and exhaust gases.


    At the same time, Sheyan reminded himself that he had better not get lost here, because all the streets here were narrow, winding and often without instructions. The notice boards that could be seen everywhere were filled with advertisements providing porters, tour guides and travelingpanions. It truly gave people a sense of one family under the sun.


    After arriving in the district of Thamel where the mountain climbing agency was based, Sheyan saw four experienced guides waiting for him. The three men and one woman seemed very reliable. The marks of wind and frost were clearly visible on the tanned skin of the three men. The wrinkles on their eyes and forehead were deep, and the outlines of their muscles were pronounced. Their main jobs were to carry the supplies and tents as well as various other heavy works.


    The woman introduced herself as Hashemi. She was in her thirties and was very fluent in English. She would always smile before she said something. Sheyan could see that she should have some Western lineage in her.


    The introduction given by the head of the mountain climbing agency was very simple.


    ��These three are Taba, Zenya and Guro. They��re as strong as buffaloes and have served mountaineering teams from many countries. They��ve visited the ce you wished to visit six times before. Miss Hashemi is the most famous tour guide in Kathmandu, not only because of her eloquence and professionalism, but also because she��s an expert mountaineer herself. She��s obtained a number of internationally-recognised certificates.��


    Sheyan actually really wanted to tell him that he did not need the three buffaloes and only needed a guide. It required very little effort for him to carry the supplies himself. But considering that the matter may be too shocking for them and that there was no need to save on money, the three guys sessfully found employment.


    Because Sheyan had said that he was in a hurry, the physical examination process was omitted. They took a bus to their initial destination. Miss Hashemi sat next to Sheyan on the bus and exined various things that he had to take note of. The two people soon got more familiar with each other.


    After a while, Miss Hashemi could not help telling Sheyan, ��Although it may be impolite to say this, Mr. Sheyan, but forgive me for being frank. You��re doing the wrong thing at the wrong time. It��s now June, and the most suitable time for a pilgrimage to the Lotus Stone is in September or October.��


    Sheyan smiled. ��That��s why I paid you guys three times the normal rate.��


    Ms. Hashemi returned his smile. ��To tell you the truth, Mr. Sheyan, if you��re going somewhere other than the Lotus Stone, even if it��s only a hundred meters higher, we won��t take this job no matter how much you pay. On the snowy mountains, even an additional fifty meters is a deadly distance.��


    ��But I don��t need to go anywhere else, so it��s good doing business with you,�� replied Sheyan with a smile. ��Believe me, I��m a generous person. If I��m happy, you guys will be even happier.��


    ***


    The rest of the journey was rather uneventful.


    With Sheyan��s strong Physique, although he had no experience, his speed still far exceeded the rest of the team.


    The only obstacle they encountered was in the Gungdak forest at the foot of the mountain at an elevation of 1070 meters. All the team members repeatedly warned him of possible attacks from leeches. However, Sheyan couldn��t care less. If the leeches dared to bite him, they would be seeking death. The other team members were amazed at the insect-repellent Sheyan smeared on his body.


    Because the weather was good, they could already see the Hanikurik Terrace after climbing the snowy mountain for two days. However, the weather suddenly turned bad after that. This was the first time Sheyan experienced for himself the danger of nature on a snowy mountain. The weather changed really abruptly; the temperature dropped at least 30 degrees in a mere 10 minutes! Fist-sized hailstones smashed down fiercely towards them. The velocity of the gale was at least 90 meters per second!


    Such an astonishing wind velocity was enough to blow a car away, let alone a human. Fortunately, Sheyan��s money was not spent in vain. The few people who came along with him had already built a camp in a spot which was shielded from the wind. The metal spikes used to fix the tents in ce were all hammered into the rocks. Although Sheyan knew that the Lotus Stone was only less than a kilometer away, and he was short on time, but considering the weather, there was no way he could go there right now.


    In the middle of the night, the sound of the winding from the outside of the tent turned weaker, so he crawled out of his sleeping bag and tested the wind speed with his hand. He found that the wind velocity had dropped to about 30 meters per second (ED: Those are some insane deduction skills), and without the hail, visibility had greatly increased. He did not want to wake the others, so he climbed out and went to the Lotus Stone alone with careful steps. Sheyan was confident that even if the wind suddenly got strong again, he could still deal with it easily.


    The Lotus Stone the mysterious voice told Sheyan about was finally in front of him. The stone was indeed unique, exactly as described by the mysterious voice. But when Sheyan saw the stone, a chill crept into his heart. This thing was right next to an abyss thousands of feet deep. If he really jumped down from the stone ording to the mysterious voice��s instruction��.


    ��Sh*t!��


    Sheyan could not stop himself from swearing out loud. It was foggy in front of the cliff; he could not see the bottom at all. But, he could see that the edge of the cliff was covered with ice spikes and frostnces! If he really were to jump down, 4000 HP was definitely not enough. Heck, even if he had 400,000 HP, he��d still die!


    Suddenly, Sheyan heard some noises. It turned out that the four people he hired were climbing up after him. Sheyan waved his hand to let them know that he��s fine and there was no need to worry, then continued studying the stone. After all, the customer is always right. The four could only stand around and wait for him. They stood very close to Sheyan so that they coulde to his rescue in time in case anything happened to him.


    While inspecting the surface of the Lotus Stone, Sheyan suddenly came up with an idea. Could the real intention of the mysterious voice be to just have him stand on the stone? Would anything happen if a person��s weight pushed down on the stone? Or could the real key be underneath the Lotus Stone?


    With that thought in mind, Sheyan could not resist stepping onto the stone, but of course, he would never jump down. The result was that nothing happened. While he continued to rack his brain, he suddenly felt a strong force acting on his back!!


    Sheyan was currently standing on the Lotus Stone, facing the abyss! He was less than a meter away from the edge, and there was a thinyer of ice on the stone so the surface was quite wet and slippery. Sheyan was pushed without warning, so even if he was a powerful contestant, he still could not escape the fate of falling into the terrifying abyss!

 Chapter 1170: Manipulative Mind

    <h4>Chapter 1170: Maniptive Mind</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The valley was so cold that the chill burrowed straight into Sheyan��s bones. He watched helplessly as the endless abyss pounced on him like the huge mouth of a demonic beast. His mind was confused, and an icy chill crept into his heart.


    Although Sheyan was already falling into the abyss, he could still clearly hear the unrestrainedughtering from the spot which was now more than ten meters above him. The voice was familiar to him; he clearly remembered that the man who performed the act was called Taba, one of the Nepalese porters he had hired.


    Sheyan did feel Taba getting close to him a moment ago, but he thought the guy was afraid that he would fall down and so approached with the good intention of helping him. He did not expect Taba to push him down!


    Sheyan did not even need to think to understand the motive of the crime, and it was a simple motive:


    Money.


    Sheyan was a lone foreigner who was in a hurry and knew no one else in this ce. His generous, unrestrained spending along the way fully demonstrated his potential as a fatmb waiting to be ughtered.


    Because Sheyan believed in his strength as a powerful contestant, in order to save time, he directly traded for the local currency with arge amount of US dors and gold at the ck market in Kathmandu instead of going to the official institutions with better security measures. Hashemi andpany personally witnessed all these, so they knew that there was still arge amount of cash and gold left in his bag��.


    They were poor people who worked long-term as guides in the snowy mountains, a high-risk job. Their personalities were naturally filled with brutality and risk-taking. These locals knew that someone meeting with an ident and dying on the snowy mountains was amon urrence. Would the police be so dedicated as toe to this ce thousands of meters above sea level and risk their lives to check the crime scene?


    All these factorsbined formed an obvious motive for the crime. With how low the risk and how high the benefit was, why would they not take the gamble?


    More surprisingly, Taba was actually not too greedy. He did not choose to knock Sheyan unconscious or tie him up to squeeze more money out of him, instead choosing to push Sheyan down into the bottomless ice abyss straightaway! The first two methods were totally ineffective against Sheyan, but pushing him down was!


    Although Sheyan��s Perceptive Sense was very strong, it could only warn against the kind of threats which would cause huge damage directly, such as sniper shots. It had no deduction ability.


    Technically speaking, Taba��s push could not injure Sheyan in the slightest, and Sheyan��s Perceptive Sense could not deduce that Sheyan would fall into a deep abyss after being pushed, so of course it would not issue a warning. As for the deep abyss itself, Sheyan��s Perceptive Sense kept warning him that it was really dangerous to fall down there. All these factorsbined caused Sheyan his downfall. Sheyan wanted to cry but no tears came out.


    ***


    The cold wind howled past his ears. Sheyan felt as if there were countless hands frantically stuffing chilly air dozens of degrees below zero into his ears and nostrils. His field of vision was entirely filled with icy spikes that were like frost des and snownces, gleaming sharp and fierce.


    As his body rapidly fell, the feeling of death was getting more and more intense. There was great terror when one experienced a moment of life and death. Now, Sheyan was tasting this feeling of terror and despair bit by bit. He had never felt so wronged before, nor such rage and indignation!


    ��Dammit, dammit, dammit!��


    When Sheyan saw an ice cliff adjacent to him in the process of falling down, he instinctively punched it in a frenzy, but right now, he was in the real world and most of his equipment had been removed, so the only thing he had to rely on was his own body! He tried to break a way out of his predicament with his fists on the ice which had been umting for thousands of years on the Annapurna Massif!


    The ice which had been umting for thousands of years on the Annapurna Massif was even harder than steel. It did not take long for Sheyan��s fists, which were punching the ice without any protection, to turn into a mush of meat and blood.


    But Sheyan barely noticed that at all as he fell into a frenzy in this moment of life and death. He mmed the cier again and again while falling down. He could only feel his blood surging all over his body, and his body felt like it was burning!


    As the blood drops sttered onto the ice, they had initially solidified into frozen blood rapidly. However, after a while, the blood drops which sttered onto the ice actually remained in liquid form without showing any signs of freezing. On the contrary, they started corroding into the cier while producing vapours, as if they were hot acid!


    At the same time, the description of Sheyan��s innate ability, ��Stronghold��, which was glowing red, appeared more dazzling, more intense! The glow was so bright that it looked like it would explode any second!


    Evidently, in the face of the great crisis which Sheyan was currently experiencing, all of Sheyan��s power and potential were surging wildly. The terrifying threat of death was like a huge furnace which forcefully raised the power of Sheyan��s entire body to the limit and beyond!


    Eventually, with a shout, blood shot out of Sheyan��s mouth, nose and ears, and the burning power which swelled in his body was all concentrated in a single punch! The punch prated deep into the cier, causing a huge number of cracks dozens of meters long to appear on the transparent ice wall that was as hard as steel! The giant cier even showed signs of copsing.


    However, this earth-shaking punch still could not stop the momentum of his fall, but it did push him more than 10 meters across the air horizontally.


    Following that, Sheyan fell heavily to the bottom of the ice valley on the Annapurna Massiff! This was a forbidden territory for human beings. Apart from people who had identally fallen down like Sheyan, almost no one had set foot on this ce for thousands of years.


    Sheyan had already closed his eyes to await the terrifying impact, as well as the crushing and shattering of his body to follow! Sheyan knew very well that contestants were not invincible. The terrible impact force from falling thousands of meters was absolutely not something the human body could endure!


    However, although some pain was transmitted from his back as expected, and there was even the crisp sounds of his bones fracturing, Sheyan also clearly felt the bizarre sensation of thend on his back suddenly sinking down.


    How was that possible?


    At first he thought he was imagining it. How could the earth sink down? But soon, Sheyan discovered that it was real, a fact which brought him great joy!


    If one were to look down from above with a bird��s-eye view, they would see that the moment Sheyan reached the bottom of the valley, arge amount of snow instantly rose. It was followed by some crisp noises. Then, they would see arge area of mist and snow rising at the bottom of the valley which was almost a square kilometer in size. After that, a circr pattern of dense cracks like a spider web appeared; the spot Sheyan mmed onto was the very center of the spider web.


    The next second, the entire area copsed downwards, causing arge number of water columns to soar up! The water columns carried with them some hot smoke and also a strong smell of sulphur.


    When the warm water sshed over Sheyan��s body, crept into his mouth and nose, and brought pain to the wounds on his fists, Sheyan finally understood what had happened, as if all his confusion had been washed away by the water.


    The bottom of the seemingly bottomless ice abyss was a hot springke! A hot springke with a thinyer of ice on its surface!


    Although the hot spring had a peculiar smell, it was top-grade treatment for Sheyan at the moment. Sheyan could also feel a powerful force wandering all over his body. He did not even need to check to know that his innate ability, ��Stronghold��, had broken through the bottleneck and sessfully upgraded!


    ��That old fox!�� screamed Sheyan in his heart.


    Of course, these three words were not aimed at the attempted murderers above, but the owner of the mysterious voice.


    The mysterious voice had been maniptive since the beginning, taking into ount all psychological factors. The instruction to jump from the Lotus Stone was clearly meant to select someone who believed in him unconditionally. Even if the person used advanced technology to understand the situation below the ice abyss in advance before jumping down, it would not work.


    That��s because the ��path�� shown by the mysterious voice actually referred to the understanding, madness, and breakthough in the moment of life and death! Without the pressure of death, one could not force out the full potential in one��s body. If the person knew beforehand that the bottom of the abyss was a hot springke with a frozen surface, it would only feel like bungee jumping; there would only be excitement, no threat of death. There would of course be no breakthrough either.


    Based on Sheyan��s personality, there was absolutely no way he was going to jump down initially. How would he know that he would meet with a porter blinded by greed who would push him down?


    Sheyan grew up in the sea and his Physique had also undergone explosive strengthening after bing a contestant. He also had the ��Pirate Captain�� title. He had no problem soaking in the water for up to an hour without taking a breath, so he simplyy down for a while on the warm hot spring. The injury on his back was rather severe, so blood kept flowing out of his body, making for a gruesome sight. However, the strong self-healing ability of a contestant was at work, quickly restoring his body from the inside.


    While he was lying there, Sheyan checked on his original innate ability, ��Stronghold��, and found that it had now been reced by a lot of new data!

 Chapter 1171: Death’s Lament

    <h4>Chapter 1171: Death��s Lament</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    [ Notification: You have made a breakthrough in your innate ability in the real world! ]


    [ Notification: Your innate ability has evolved. The original innate ability, ��Stronghold��, has been officially upgraded. ]


    [ Notification: Your innate ability has upgraded into ��Death��s Lament��. ]


    [ ��Death��s Lament�� (passive) �C The damage done to you by any attack will be forcibly reduced by 50 to 200 points. The damage reduction increases along with the severity of the damage done to you. The damage reduction upper limit (200 points) will be triggered when the actual damage you suffer is higher than/equal to 220 points. If the damage received is less than 50 points, 1 point of HP will be forcibly deducted. ]


    [ The duration of any abnormal condition on you will be reduced by 50%. This effect can stack with the resistance obtained from the Physique attribute, but the duration can only be reduced by 70% at most. ]


    [ You have gained the active ability ��Absorb�� �C Immediately transfer the abnormal condition of an ally within 50 meters to yourself. ]


    [ When a strike from the enemy sends you into the state of near death, an effect of ��Death��s Lament�� will be triggered while your HP is reduced to zero. The remaining damage will be converted into a healing effect. The healing effect will restore at least 20% but no more than 50% of your HP. ��Death��s Lament�� has a cooldown time of 72 hours. ]


    [ Examining the precedence of ��Death��s Lament����.Data query in progress�� ]


    [ Query concluded. Detected a simr ability in external database. Evaluation in progress�� ]


    [ ��Death��s Lament�� is rated as an S-rank innate ability. There is still room for growth. It��s precedence is��.data disorder! Unable to evaluate the precedence of this innate ability! Others would not be able to detect your innate ability, but you are also unable to show others your innate ability in any way. ]


    [ Contestant No. 1018 has another ability which will trigger upon entering the state of near death: ��Life-Link��. Contestant No. 1018 is able to choose which one to trigger first. ]


    ***


    ��Well, the evolution result looks good. The notification said it obtained the information from a simr ability from external database? External database��.doesn��t that mean the rest of the Realms? There��s actually a fe who has a simr direction of evolution as mine?��


    ��But the precedence of my innate ability is still showing ��data disorder��. It still seems pretty special.��


    ��The Realm mentioned that my talent still has room for growth, but the breakthrough this time only happened after I umted strength for a very long time, and then oveing the huge pressure of a life and death situation. Even if I experience another dangerous situation like this again, I��m afraid I won��t have such a strong feeling anymore.��


    ��That is to say, it��s almost impossible to surpass such a harsh breakthrough condition, so how do I find the room for further growth? I��ve almost reached the peak of my inner potential, so does that mean I��ll have to rely on an external medium to achieve the next breakthrough?��


    When Sheyan thought of this, for some reason, his mind drifted to the vast ocean of stars, the Empire which was strong externally but fragile internally, and the Big Ben Research Institute which was so mysterious that it seemed to be enshrouded in a thickyer of bloody fog. He could not help chuckling bitterly. That ce was still beyond his reach right now.


    After soaking in the hot spring for nearly an hour, Sheyan felt that his wounds were almost fully healed. Although there was still pain at the parts where the bones were broken, his condition was already stable and there would be no major impact on his mobility.


    But as soon as he ventured out of the hot spring, the cold wind sent him into a violent shiver. He instantly realised that if he were to leave the hot spring in his current wet clothes, he would be frozen into an ice statue in but a few minutes. His clothes would already nk like armour when he walked.


    After giving it some thoughts, Sheyan swam towards a ce where the water temperature was higher. He found a cave not that deep under the rock cliff with no ice nor snow around it. The mouth of the hot spring should be there.


    As soon as Sheyan swam into the cave, he felt the water temperature heating up. He gritted his teeth and stripped himself naked. After wrenching his wet clothes as best as he could, heid them down on a hot rock at the side. It probably would not take too long for them to dry. He then swiftly swam into the warm water area nearby.


    Sheyan suddenly thought of something. The mysterious voice was clearly in another parallel universe, so how was he so sure that this ce has a hot spring? The only exnation Sheyan could deduce was that the geology and geomorphology of parallel universes should be identical.


    Of course, because of the difference in human activities, the development of Earth may differ, but in such a deste ce far away from human civilization, there should be minimal human influence. That was why the mysterious voice was so sure that Sheyan would not die if he were to jump off the cliff. Otherwise, if it had be a tourist spot and there was a hot spring resort built here, Sheyan would probably hit the top of some building and be meat paste.


    At the thought of this mysterious voice, Sheyan could not help but sigh at how good the guy was at manipting and scheming. His control over others�� psychological reaction was really first-ss. Sheyan��s psychology and response were all within his calction.


    However, there was a saying that man proposes, God disposes. A man could only predict so much, while heaven��s calction was limitless. As clever as the owner of the mysterious voice was, he could never have predicted that some Nepalese porters would choose to push someone down the mountain in a robbery attempt, while Sheyan, a person powerful enough to kill a thousand of those porters effortlessly, would be foolish enough to fall into their trap��.


    Upon thinking of this, Sheyan immediately realised something else. If the mysterious voice really was as far-sighted as Sheyan deduced, there would surely be follow-up steps in his n! There was no way things would just end like this. After some careful pondering, Sheyan took a deep breath and dived down.


    It waspletely dark underwater, but Sheyan managed to faintly capture a dim ray of light. He forced himself to endure the difort from the sulfur eroding his eyes and quickly approached the source of light, which turned out to be a stone. The stone was a night pearl, something of great value in ancient times. In fact, it was also a kind of mineral, a rare form of fluorite. It emitted light because it contained a certain level of radioactivity, so those people who acquired night pearls in ancient times often did not end up well��.


    Underneath the stone was another string of Dzi beads.


    This string of Dzi beads was only long enough to be worn as a bracelet, and the beads carried on them a mysterious atmosphere. As soon as Sheyan wore it on his wrist, he could immediately feel that it was of much higher grade than the previous one. He could immediately enter the resonance state and connect with the mysterious voice from another ne.


    ��You did it, just as I expected. If you didn��t, you wouldn��t be able to evoke the resonance of this ritual tool. Congrattions on oveing the barrier between life and death. Next, you must trust me and worship me even more, the way you would trust the gifts and nurturing graces of the sky and the earth. This is the only path to sess����


    And that was the soft murmuring, or more precisely, the brainwashing attempt Sheyan heard from the other side.


    The owner of the mysterious voice must assume that Sheyan trusted him to the point where Sheyan could give up his life for him, because Sheyan would not have jumped down otherwise. Sheyan��s mind must also be in its most vulnerable state right now having had his power increased greatly after experiencing a near death experience. This was the perfect opportunity for a brainwashing session.


    Unfortunately, the situation Sheyan encountered was something that was impossible to guess if he did not witness it himself! The man��s act was akin to throwing a wink at a blind man!


    Sheyan did look the part though, with his terrible mess of an appearance right now. He immediately pretended to be extremely excited and replied in a trembling voice, ��You��you are my belief, my master from now on, and your words shall be my code of conduct. May I have the honour of knowing your name?��


    ��My full name is Cho Oyu-Changkya-Reyno-Mtshan! You can just call me Master Reyno.��


    The name Reyno had indeed left behind a glorious history in the Nightmare Realms. He did not lie to Sheyan in this regards. He was indeed a person who had entered the Realm and sessfully left it, and also a powerful Physique specialist. He once upied the seat of The Mountain, one of the Ten Strongest, for a long time.


    In his parallel world, this guy had sessfully founded a grand Lamaist sect with hundreds of thousands of followers. He had enough experience to teach Sheyan in any aspect. Of course, it was hard to tell what his motive was, but one thing was for sure: Reyno was not someone who took pleasure in helping others for no reason. He never was, nor will he ever be!


    Destiny had linked these two to each other, for reasons unknown.


    ��Master? This guy turned out to be a religious swindler,�� such a thought shed across Sheyan��s mind. He may not be as calctive as Reyno, but he would not lose out in terms of meticulous and logical thinking. Since there was free stuff to be had, why not? He first sung Reyno��s praises without shame, then asked with clear panic in his voice, ��Master, your humble disciple is feeling lost. The path ahead of me is still shrouded in fog.��

 Chapter 1172: Exemption

    <h4>Chapter 1172: Exemption</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Hearing Sheyan��s question, Reyno��s reply sounded confused and a bit angry.


    ��You��ve sessfully ovee the barrier between life and death; you surely had a great harvest! What is it that you��re still confused about? Greed is a firewood that can burn you to ashes!��


    ��Breaking through the barrier of life and death only improved my innate ability, but the path to the strongest MT remained in darkness,�� answered Sheyan earnestly.


    Reyno was silent for a moment.


    ��It seems that the Realms have evolved quite a bit; there are some differences with my previous experience. I have to think about it carefully. You should take the beads down and keep them safe. Don��t waste their power. Contact me again after you break through the status of a Growth Hunter.��


    ���� If I��m not mistaken, the breakthrough from a Growth Hunter to an Awakener is when you have to make a choice on what path you want to take. At that time, I��ll let you see the road ahead clearly and let you make the choice that suits you.��


    After that, Reyno��s voice vanished; he had apparently cut off the connection in order to save power. Sheyan lips curled into a smile. Now that this fellow named Reyno believed that Sheyan had be his follower, he would certainly not stand idly by.


    For Sheyan, the path ahead as an MT was indeed shrouded in fog and encased in darkness. If someone could guide him and show him the way, it would be a very precious opportunity for him, regardless of whether that road was suitable for him.


    Next, Sheyan went back to retrieve the clothes that he had let dry on the rock. He put them back on and swam out of the cave. After going ashore, he wiped his body with the front of his coat and put it back onto his body.


    At this time, therge amount of Euros that Sheyan had spent on his equipment showed its worth. He found apass and a survival knife sandwiched in the heels of his climbing boots. Then, he untied theces of his climbing boots and joined them together to form a strong rope more than 10 meters in length. The climbing shoes could still be fastened with zippers.


    The inside of the climbing cap hid a thinyer ofpressed biscuits, which tasted terrible but could soothe his hunger for ten days. He pulled out a windproof lighter after tearing open the right leg of his climbing trousers. Of course, more importantly, these clothes did not lose their ability to keep warm just because they were dried after soaking in water. The heat provided by the hot spring meant Sheyan did not suffer any frostbite.


    Sheyan noticed that the hole he made when he fell down had frozen shut again. It seemed that the hot spring eventually flowed into an underground river. In the end, only about ten square meters of hot water remained near the spring eye. After daybreak, he surveyed the surrounding terrain and found that the valley was heavily surrounded byyers of snowy mountains. It waspletely sealed with no way out. Even someone as strong as Sheyan could only stare at the smooth, hard ice walls and sigh.


    However, Sheyan was not feeling anxious at all. Entering the Nightmare Realm without stairs was definitely possible, it just required an extra fee. After he meet up with Zi and the rest, all Zi needed to do was issue an order for him to be rescued.


    But to stay in this ice-covered valley for forty-eight hours would be a torture even for a contestant. Sheyan thought back on what happened and based on the unrestrainedughter the guides let out aftermitting the crime, he was sure that they must be repeat offenders, which meant that more than one soul must have met his end on their hands.


    Sheyan thought that if he was lucky, they might havemitted the crime of pushing people down the deep abyss more than once in this spot, either by surprise or by killing the victim first before throwing the corpse down. In this ce, the corpses would not dpose, and neither would the baggage. As long as Sheyan could find one ice axe, he could easily escape from this prison-like ice valley.


    Sheyan��s search proved fruitful. He found a frozen corpse in the ice at a spot far away from the hot spring. He did not know whether the person was killed or had simply gotten lost, but it was not important. What was important was that he provided Sheyan with a pair of cuff-type ice axes, one short and one long. That was enough.


    Sheyan��s strong arms and powerful physical strength enabled him to scale the ice wall without much suspense. Of course, don��t think that Sheyan would climb thousands of meters back to the Lotus Stone along the cliff he fell down from. He first climbed hundreds of meters along the western cliff, then climbed sideways at an altitude of nearly 2,000 meters.


    Unlike other climbers who had to waste an hour or two whenever they encountered small ice crevices that were two to three meters wide because they had to be extra careful, Sheyan simply jumped over them. After climbing for about three hours, Sheyan finally left this god-forsaken ice valley and saw some vegetation.


    At three o��clock in the afternoon, he met a group of herdsmen. Sheyan got himself a horse after paying some cash. He rode for two hours and entered a vige. In the vige, while having something to eat, he heard that the vige head had a van, so he used his horse as payment to fetch a ride to Kathmandu. He arrived back in the city at nine o��clock in the evening.


    Sheyan was aw-abiding citizen, so after returning to Kathmandu, the first thing he did was to report the crime. After hearing Sheyan��s statement and the name of the mountain climbing agency he wanted to sue, the officers became more polite, and everything became more protocol-oriented.


    First of all, Sheyan was asked to show his passport and identity card. These things were in his luggage, so of course Sheyan was unable to provide them. Therefore, the police officers had reasons to ask him to have them reissued first in order to confirm his identity before making a report, because these were the sacredws of Nepal��.


    Sheyan estimated that his identity card and passport would probably require at least two months to be reissued. During this period, he would have to pay for round-trip tickets, and even after that, it would only enter the stage where a case file was opened��. Fine, Sheyan had never been a patient man, so he left the police station and went straight to the mountain climbing agency.


    The person in charge of the mountain climbing agency reacted like he had seen a ghost when he saw Sheyan. This prompted Sheyan to instantly determine that even if he was not a participant in the crime, he was someone in the know.


    ��S��Sir! How did you get back here?��


    ��Why can��t I get back here?�� asked Sheyan with a grin on his face.


    The person in charge, Mr. Basley, wiped away sweat from his forehead.


    ��Hashemi said you fell down a cliff.��


    Sheyan nodded. ��Yeah, so that means you can take everything I left for yourself, right? And, Mr. Basley, if I��m missing, the first thing an organization with professional ethics should do is send a rescue team.��


    ��That��s exactly what I��m doing!�� The director, Basley, shouted in panic.


    Sheyan grinned. ��Very well, but you look more like you��re flipping through a magazine to me.��


    Basley��s face suddenly became more rxed, for from the door came in two strong men with huge arms and thick waists. These were the bodyguards he had summoned. He immediately gave Sheyan a vicious stare.


    ��Please send this gentleman to Sangjie Vige.��


    Sheyan sighed and said, ��You were initially my only target. Such a shame����


    Three minutester, when Sheyan walked out of the office, the necks of the two strong men were broken. Basley though, was only lying paralysed on the ground and was not dead yet. His mouth was stuffed with socks, while his paralysed limbs were hanging abnormally on the side. Sheyan did not kill him, but had instead broken his thigh bones and upper arm bones into more than a dozen pieces. He would probably be bedridden for the rest of his life.


    Sheyan got the news of the people he was looking for from Basley��s mouth. Taba, Zenya, Guro and Hashemi were actually still on the way back. Sheyan��s time was mainly wasted on looking for ice axes, on which he spent more than ten hours. On the other hand, even if the other four were familiar with the route back, it would take them at least thirty hours to go down the mountain.


    Sheyan randomly found a car and once again traveled through the route he took a few days ago. Finally, he ran into the group of four at a crossroad 30 kilometers from Kathmandu.


    When they saw Sheyan, they also reacted like they had seen a ghost, but Taba was quick to react. He pulled out a gun and aimed it at Sheyan.


    Then, the man opened fire.


    Then, Sheyan gave them a good beating.


    After that, Sheyan did something he deemed very fair. Since these people pushed Sheyan down a bottomless ice abyss, Sheyan found a building about 15 meters high nearby and pushed them down from the top one by one. Whether they would survive was up to fate.


    ***


    Five days passed in the blink of an eye.


    The Kathmandu police showed ackadaisical attitude when Sheyan reported his incident, but they were extremely proactive in handling the brutal, mysterious serial murder cases that happened in both the urban and suburban areas. Sheyan could not even be bothered with their investigation. To tell the truth, the police were lucky that they could not find his identity. If they did, it might have led to a tragedy.


    When Sheyan felt that the time was about right, he once again returned to the Nightmare Realm. As soon as he entered, he received some notifications.


    [ Congrattions on your promotion to the rank of Colonel. ]


    [ Congrattions on obtaining the Imperial Second-ss Iron Cross. ]


    [ You have acquired the ��Exemption�� ability granted by the Imperial Second-ss Iron Cross. ]


    [ Ability: ��Exemption�� �C You can select a piece of equipment to be exempt from its equipping requirements, thus enabling you to use the equipment normally. However, ��Exemption�� cannot be used on Blood Equipment or equipment with military-rank requirements. ]

 Chapter 1173: Cyclops in Delivery

    <h4>Chapter 1173: Cyclops in Delivery</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The ��Exemption�� on the ��Imperial Second-ss Iron Cross�� could only work on one piece of equipment. Sheyan only had one equipment at the moment which requirement he could not fulfill yet and which had no rank requirement, and that was the unique reward of the Golden Side Mission, the ��Puppet of Photography��.


    (TL: Details of the ��Puppet of Photography�� can be found in chapter 971. )


    The requirement of this equipment was all attributes must be no less than 30, but Sheyan��s Charm��.well, you know.


    Because this thing would provoke the enemy and pull a lot of aggro if it failed, it was rather useless for the rest of the party besides Sheyan and Reef.


    But Reef had his problem too, and that was, he was someone who needed to use abilities frequently, so his MP consumption was rather high. Furthermore, he now had a powerful servant as well! When the powerful servantunched abilities, it was Reef��s MP that was consumed. Therefore, Reef��s MP had always been his weakness. He always had to carefully control his MP consumption.


    The active ability of the ��Puppet of Photography��, ��Photograph��, consumed 50 + 15% of the user��s current MP. This kind of MP consumption whichbined a fixed amount with a percentage was the most troublesome.


    Reef was already short on MP to begin with, so how would he dare to equip this thing? It would only make his situation worse. On the other hand, Sheyan only needed his MP for his mixes. Most of his abilities came from his equipment, so he always had an enviable amount of MP.


    Sheyan did as he nned, then went to look for his party members. At the moment, all of them were gathered in the party��s private area, discussing among themselves while waiting for Sheyan. After Sheyan entered, he firstid his eyes on Zi��s full chests, an action which might be intentional or otherwise, causing Zi to blush in anger and re at him. He then sat down with a cough and asked, ��How is it?�� Have you guyse up with a n?��


    Cyborg No. 1, Old Charlie, was now wearing a tuxedo, white gloves and a Western bowler hat, looking every bit like a standard 18th century butler for a British aristocrat. He replied courteously, ��I��ve already told them all the information I have on the Cyclopes, master. ��


    Sheyan nodded. ��Well done. Your knowledge is very important to us. I��ll apply for the nonbatant protection for youter so that you can join my adventure in the Nightmare World. With this protection in ce, no idents should happen to you under normal circumstances.��


    After that, Sheyan turned to Sanzi and asked, ��Well, are you confident?��


    In matters rted to his field of expertise, Sanzi disyed an unusual calmness. He looked at Sheyan and replied in a very serious tone, ��With my current strength, it��s still quite hard to tame this seventh-tier creature.��


    Sanzi��s reply did not surprise Sheyan. After thinking for a while, Sheyan asked again, ��What��s your estimation of the sess rate?��


    ��About 7%,�� answered Sanzi. However, he did not seem very disappointed. There must be more to it.


    ��Brother, there��s actually a hidden monitoring function after you use the Ukiyo-e to record the information of this Cyclops. As long as we pay a certain amount of utility points, we can observe the creature closely.��


    ��Through my careful observation of the Cyclops, I found that it actually had a habit of storing food. He would tear away the best parts of his prey, dry them, then marinate them.��


    Sheyan��s eyes lit up when he heard this.


    ��He has that kind of habit?��


    Sanzi nodded. ��Yeah. ording to the information provided by Old Charlie, Cyclopes arezy and clumsy creatures that will consume their prey down to thest bit, even the bone marrow. Such gluttonous appetite enabled them to survive for up to a month without any food after they have eaten enough, like pythons. None of the information shows that they have a habit of storing food. So why does this happen to the Cyclops we��re monitoring?��


    ��I found something interesting among the information on the Cyclopes: Cyclopes don��t produce milk, but their infants possessrge appetite right from birth, so the mother would chew marinated meat into a paste form to feed the infant. A newborn Cyclops will only undergo seven days of infancy, during which time they will grow rapidly, before they enter the juvenile phase when they can already hunt alone.��


    Sheyan��s eyes turned even brighter.


    ��You mean this Cyclops is actually a she and she��s about to go intobour? That��s why she��s storing fresh meat? But I can��t see any signs of pregnancy on her!��


    Sanzi chuckled and exined, ��Although Cyclopes are humanoid creatures, they��re very different from humans and have a different way of giving birth.��


    Sheyan beamed with joy. ��How much confidence do you have in taming an infant Cyclops?��


    ��At least seventy to eighty percent,�� remarked Sanzi cautiously.


    Sheyan nodded. ��Then there are two problems we have to face. First, we only have five hours left before we have to travel into a new world. We might not be able to wait for the Cyclops to finish giving birth. Second, we have to think of how to deal with a powerful 7th-tier legendary creature. You should know that the rocks she throws are no joke. If they so much as touch Mogensha or Zi, the two of them will probably be sent into a state of near death.��


    Mogenshaughed. ��I don��t think the first problem is a problem at all. Before you arrived, the Cyclops started performing some strange actions; she seems to have already started the process of giving birth. As for the second problem, the Cyclops won��t throw rocks as long as the enemy manages to get close to her, because the rocks are formed from her biological power. If the enemy manages to attack the Cyclops close-up in a short amount of time, not only will the Cyclops suffer additional damage, the forming of the rocks will also fail.��


    Zi told Sheyan, ��The Cyclops will be weakened right after giving birth. If you can infect the Cyclops with a disease, her strength will further decline. After that, if you two MTs and the dark gold leech stall it together while Mogensha and I focus our firepower on her from the distance, we should stand a chance.��


    Sheyan was actually still a little hesitant, mainly because the Cyclops�� three continuous throws that he witnessed before was simply too strong. Even someone as powerful as the Arbitrator was killed by the rocks.


    But after making some calctions, he estimated that using the dark gold leech and the summoned creatures as sacrifice, and with his upgraded innate ability, even if they lost, they should still be able to run away. He finally agreed to the battle n.


    Old Charlie, who had been standing silently at the side, suddenly remarked, ��The Cyclops is in delivery.��


    The whole party immediately gathered around the Ukiyo-e to watch the holographic image projected above the painting. It showed the Cyclops suddenly lying down on his back on the ground, looking in pain. Then, her whole body started shaking violently. The veins on her body swelled on the surface of her skin like tiny blue snakes, congregating towards the belly.


    A bulge slowly rose on the stomach of the Cyclops until it was about the size of a basketball. A bulge of this size was nothingpared to the overall monstrosity that was the Cyclops, but the blood vessels all over the body of the Cyclops were congregating on this bulge, as if they were pouring the nutrient and life essence from the entire body into the bulge.


    After a while, the basketball-sized bulge started to gradually shift upwards. It moved slowly but resolutely.


    When it reached the throat of the Cyclops, the pain experienced by the Cyclops reached its peak. She wished to poke a finger into her throat, but she forced herself to dig her fingers deep into the soil instead with sheer willpower. She tried hard to vomit the bulge out through the peristalsis of the muscles.


    Old Charlie gave everyone an exnation.


    ��This is the most dangerous moment in the process of giving birth for a Cyclops. If the baby��s too big, it can easily block therynx and result in asphyxiation, but if the baby��s too small, though the mother will not be in danger, the baby can easily die because it had not developed well, somewhat like a premature birth in humans.��


    ��However, more than 80% of Cyclops mothers would choose to let the baby grow up more despite the higher risk of asphyxiation. Therefore, the chance of aplication urring during delivery is higher than 30%, and the risk of both mother and baby dying is also no less than 20%.��


    The whole party watched intently as the mother Cyclops gave birth. Although a human baby came out from the lower body while a Cyclops baby came out from the throat, the danger was not much different.


    Minutes trickled by. The Cyclops constantly stomped both her feet in a frenzy, forming a pit on the ground. The soil that was dug up was as tall as a small hill. Not only had her condition not improved, it had actually gotten worse. Her eye turned bloodshot and her mouth omitted arge amount of brown liquid. A terrible noise came out from her throat, but the bulge stuck in her throat did not move any further forward!


    ��Something��s not right!�� eximed Zi with a frown on her face. ��She��s probably having aplication!��


    ��It seems so, ma��am,�� answered Old Charlie respectfully.


    Zi immediately said, ��She needs help! We have to summon her right away!��

 Chapter 1174: Negotiation

    <h4>Chapter 1174: Negotiation</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Old Charlie appeared hesitant.


    ��I��m afraid that��s not a good idea, ma��am. If we summon her now, the sess rate of charming her is 0% �C no creature would want to be controlled by others in times of extreme pain! I understand your desire to help her, but the behaviour of any female creature right after childbirth is unpredictable, and any action �C even friendly ones �C can lead to them attacking in a craze. But the most crucial point is that if we try to help her give birth, we may well bring her more pain instead! She��ll almost certainly act even crazier in order to protect her baby.��


    That seemed to convince Zi, but she was unwilling to let it go so easily.


    ��There must be something we can do. Are we just going to watch her die like this?��


    Old Charlie observed the Cyclops a bit more before he said, ��If I��m guessing correctly, the mother Cyclops must have experienced some sort of setback before. Most likely, in order to avoid a higher risk during herst pregnancy, she controlled the nutrition to the baby and made it grow too small, so although she was safe after the childbirth, the baby she gave birth to had died.��


    ��The bad experience must have caused a deep psychological trauma in her, so this time, in order to make up for the mistake, she made the baby grow really big �C from what I can see, it��s at least 50% bigger than normal! A typical case of ovepensation. The probability of having a normal delivery is zero!��


    ��However, if the baby can survive, it��ll certainly be really strong. The god of the Cyclopes, Mother Earth, is very fond of big Cyclops babies. She��d usually give them extraordinary biological powers.��


    Sheyan hesitated for a moment before he asked, ��So, what��s your suggestion?��


    ��Let the mother die. We can bet on the vitality of this extrarge baby, which shouldst longer than the mother. A newborn baby will usually recognise the first moving object they see as their mother, so taming them should be easy,�� replied Old Charlie in his usual mild, emotionless voice.


    Zi shot him an icy stare, but Old Charlie just bowed slightly and stepped back as if he did not see it.


    The old man was like an emotionless machine; he would often state the most advantageous but the most ruthless option. In fact, a team leader needed such a person by their side.


    Sheyan closed his eyes. After a moment of silence, he spoke.


    ��Summoning such a powerful creature using the Ukiyo-e isn��t free. The summoning requires 50 achievement points and 200,000 utility points. Do you have them prepared, Sanzi?��


    Sanzi could only smile bitterly.


    ��I��ve traded for some achievement points so I��ve gathered enough of those, but I��m still a bit short on utility points.��


    ��Don��t worry, that��s not a problem,�� said Reef.


    Sheyan told Sanzi, ��You heard what Old Charlie said. I captured this Cyclops in order to create an opportunity for you. You��re the professional in trapping and charming creatures, so you decide the timing of the summoning.��


    ��In that case, I choose to summon the Cyclops right now. Although I have no confidence in charming her, I at least have enough confidence inmunicating with her. The Cyclopes should be highly intelligent creatures. Even though she��ll be hysterical and unreasonable because of the baby, I believe she��ll turn rational in the end for the sake of her baby��s survival,�� answered Sanzi decisively.


    Sheyan nodded and said in a serious tone, ��Okay. We��ll do as you say.��


    The look of anticipation was clear on Sanzi��s face. He could not help shaking a little from the excitement as he gingerly ced a hand on the Ukiyo-e. Suddenly, a pale white light appeared on his hand, which flowed out like water and enshrouded the Ukiyo-e. Then, the light became more turbulent and surged across the ground, the walls and the ceiling.


    They did not feel any difort in the white light, besides having their sight affected. When they regained their vision, they discovered that they were now in a small-scale separate dimension.


    The separate dimension looked very much like the dimension Sheyan entered during his Growth Hunter promotion. It was only about ten square kilometers in size. The terrain and environment was also not unfamiliar to Sheyan; it looked as if an area of about ten square kilometers was cut out from the territory where the Cyclops lived, and thrown here.


    A kilometer ahead of them was the Cyclops who was giving birth.


    A series of notifications transmitted over from their Nightmare Imprints.


    [ You have used the summoning function of a special item from a Golden Side Mission, Ukiyo-e. ]


    [ The creature you summoned is the 8th-tier legendary creature, Cyclops. ]


    [ The creature is a hostile creature. Because of its high tier, it will be ced in a favourable environment for it. However, no other creatures will interfere with your actions. ]


    [ The summoning cost is 50 achievement points and 200,000 utility points. The summoningsts for 6 minutes. Because the owner of the Ukiyo-e is an Imperial Colonel, you will be given 3 additional minutes. ]


    [ Please make good use of the time to execute your ns. ]


    Once the prompt was over, the contestants�� feetnded on the Mushroom Rock in. Sheyan could not help feeling a little nostalgic at the sight of this familiar scenery. On this in, he had ovee multiple life and death situations and used everyst drop of his brainpower to fight against the harsh environment, against the fierce beasts, and most of all, against a divided group of humans! It was probably the hardest battle he had ever fought.


    Sanzi knew he only had nine minutes, so he acted immediately. He held in his hands an animal he caught beforeing here. It looked like a roe deer and it was still alive. With the animal in hand, Sanzi walked towards the Cyclops.


    Sheyan frowned upon seeing that.


    ��Are you going alone? Let me go with you. If you anger that monster, she can send you into the state of near death with one hit.��


    But Sanzi seemed confident. He smiled and assured Sheyan, ��Believe me, brother, your Charm isn��t as high as mine, so it��s totally counter-productive for you to go with me.��


    As Sheyan watched Sanzi��s thin figure slowly move forward, he suddenly realised with a jolt that Sanzi was not even sixteen years old yet! He was still a teenager, and he already had to face such dangers!


    Sheyan really wanted to call Sanzi back, but Sanzi��s confident smile was still in sight. A few different expressions shed through Sheyan��s face, but he could only sigh in the end. He knew that if he called Sanzi back, Sanzi��s confidence would take a huge hit and he would be a useless person.


    At this time, Zi came over to him. She seemed to understand Sheyan��s mood. She took his hand in hers andforted him in a whisper, ��Sanzi is a Chosen, a person favoured by the Realm. Although he��s young, he��s deeply influenced by you. He��s not someone who would make promises lightly. If he says he��s confident, I think you can rest assured.��


    Sheyan sighed again. He grabbed Zi��s hand tightly and refused to let go, causing Zi to blush in embarrassment and stomp on Sheyan��s foot. Sheyanpletely ignored the attack. One must not give up any chance to take advantage.


    Sanzi walked very slowly and he would even stop here and there. When he got close, he hunched down and walked with his body bent. It was a strange sight.


    Old Charlie exined to Sheyan while keeping his voice low, ��This way of walking is the way Cyclopes would normally act when they enter each other��s territory. It��s difficult to activate the biological power of collecting earth when the body is bent. The object held in this manner means it��s a gift for the passage, a toll fee �C the only criterion the Cyclopes use to judge whether an object is valuable is whether it can be eaten. Judging from Mr. Sanzi��s behaviour and actions, he must have given the problem a lot of thoughts before he acted.��


    Despite having difficulty breathing and being in extreme pain, the alert Cyclops still noticed the approaching Sanzi. She immediately activated her biological power. Arge rock quickly formed on her right hand.


    But at that moment, Sanzi suddenly stopped walking. A string of unintelligible murmurs came out from his mouth while he raised the poor roe deer in his hand a few times.


    ��Sanzi has learned thenguage of the Cyclopes? Already?�� asked Sheyan in surprise.


    Due to Sanzi��s words and actions, the Cyclops hesitated for a moment. Then, she slowly retracted her power. The deadly rock scattered into soil again.


    She could not feel any threat from the little creature in front of her. Not only that, there was even a peaceful vibeing from his body. Thenguage he used and his posture also made the Cyclops feel an inexplicable sense of familiarity. After all, when a creature was tormented by pain, their emotion would be more fragile. Sanzi thus managed to approach the Cyclops.


    Sanzi still very cautiously stood a distance away to avoid aggravating the pain-tormented beast. He pointed at himself and introduced himself in the Cyclopsnguage which he had memorised.


    ��I��m someone who has acquired the grace of Mother Earth and possess the soul of a Cyclops in my body. Although I��ve lost the power to control the earth, I can stillmunicate with our kind through the soul.��


    After saying this, Sanzi first gave the Cyclops a moment to digest his words, then used his spiritualmunication ability.


    ��How is your child doing?��


    Sanzi��s voice appeared in the Cyclops��s mind due to the spiritualmunication! The giant beast stared wide-eyed at Sanzi in shock. In a bout of nervousness, a rock instantly appeared again in her gigantic three-fingered palm. However, after giving Sanzi a few doubtful nces, she managed to restrain her impulse to throw the rock, and put it down onto the ground.

 Chapter 1175: Two-Headed Little Cyclops

    <h4>Chapter 1175: Two-Headed Little Cyclops</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The Cyclops�� response showed how important Sanzi��s preparation work was. If he hadmunicated with the Cyclops spiritually right away, the suspicious, irritable, simple-minded Cyclops who was in severe pain would surely panic and send a rock flying his way!


    ��Very, very bad. Painful. Can��t breathe.��


    ��I can help you. Let me take a closer look, okay? See, I��m so weak. I��m not much more threatening than a worm. Even if you and your child lie down unmoving, I can��t do any harm to you,�� persuaded Sanzi in a low, gentle voice.


    The Cyclops inspected Sanzi while enduring her torment and felt that what he said was true. He could not be any weaker. He was so weak that she could easily pinch him to death. She did not voice any objection and continued to take difficult breaths.


    Sanzi came close to the Cyclops while forcing himself to ignore her stench. Although Sheyan had only given him the Ukiyo-e a few hours ago, he had long worked out the series of measures he would take to tame a legendary creature in case he evere across one. Nerds knew that they would probably never go out with Megan Fox, but that would not stop them from fantasizing what they would do if they get to spend a night with her.


    Sanzi performed the first move with practised familiarity as he had rehearsed this many times in his mind. The first thing to do was to alleviate the pain of the creature. This was actually not that difficult and did not require much effort on Sanzi��s part. As long as he had enough utility points, a myriad of medicine was avable to him.


    Sanzi smeared some ointment on the Cyclops�� visibly swollen neck. The monster soon let out a pleasant hum. Unfortunately, this ointment could only alleviate the pain and could not help the Cyclops infant stuck in the mother��s throat.


    At this time, Sanzi also found that the Cyclops newborn was not born in the form of a baby, but in an egg that had the texture and colour of a rock. The egg was not rounded or oval in shape, but was instead formed of many t surfaces. It looked very sturdy, even a little metallic. No wonder it was so hard to give birth to the egg through the throat.


    Perhaps thest pregnancy caused too great a blow to the mother Cyclops, because Sanzi noticed after inspecting her closely that the size of the offspring was not 50% bigger than normal as Old Charlie had guessed, but more than double the size of a normal offspring. A normal childbirth was definitely impossible.


    By this time, Sanzi had gained the trust of the female Cyclops by relieving her pain. The trust was able to be built thanks to Sanzi��s amazing Charm, expensive medicines, and his meticulous preparation. All three of these elements were indispensable.


    Sanzi moved on to the next step. He told the Cyclops about her current condition, and then told her bluntly, ��Mypatriot, you��re in a very tough predicament right now. Both you and your child are probably going to die. I have only one way to help you. If you fell that you��re being tricked, you can kill me any time����


    This mother Cyclops had already experienced a failed childbirth before, so she was desperate. She could not really understand Sanzi��s proposal with her simple brain. The simple ideas running through her mind was: weak, harmless, painless, solution, able to speak thenguage of her own species, trust��.


    With the voluntary cooperation of the Cyclops, Sanzi administered anesthetic on her. Then, he took out Sheyan��s ��+13 West�� and made a cut on the neck of the Cyclops. Of course, he did not cut the neck horizontally like he was killing someone, but made a vertical cut which avoided the major blood vessels and trachea.


    The throat of the female Cyclops had already swelled to a size that was almost asrge as her head. The skin was stretched really tight, showing signs of edema. Blood and the umted body fluid flowed down after Sanzi made the cut, relieving the pressure the mother Cyclops felt at that spot.


    The pain reflex of the Cyclopes had always been rather dull. If their death came too quickly, they would not even feel the pain before death imed them, just like the meme widely acimed cultural article ��omae wa mou shindeiru��. Therefore, this level of pain was nothing to her.


    When the incision was long enough, the giant rock-egg rolled out by itself as if it could not wait to see this world, bringing along with it a lot of body fluid and blood. The wound on her neck was pretty serious even for a fearsome 8th-tier legendary creature, but the first reaction of the mother Cyclops was to let out a blurry cry of joy. She cautiously held the child in her arms.


    Next, she immediately dug a pit with her biological power and buried the abnormallyrge rock-egg inside. She then started to sincerely pray for Mother Earth to bestow her child with power. While she did this, blood flowed down even more rapidly from her neck, but shepletely ignored it and only prayed earnestly.


    Amidst her prayers, the soil in front gradually rose and hardened into a simple but ancient altar which was full of a primitive, barbaric vibe. The abnormallyrge rock-egg was lying on the altar.


    It appeared the myth that the bigger a Cyclops infant was, the easier it would gain the favour of Mother Earth was not a lie. Ayer of green light which seemed almost solid started revolving around the giant rock-egg. From a distance, the green light looked like a pair of benevolent palms.


    This was a rare miracle among the Cyclopes.


    Normally, when a Cyclops was born and buried in the ground, there would just be a roar or two before the baby Cyclops burrow its way out of the soil. If an altar was formed, it meant that it had gained Mother Earth��s attention, and if the palm-shaped light appeared on top of that, it was a rare grace that could hardly be seen once in a thousand years.


    This meant that although the mother of the little fellow had reached her limit after bing an 8th-tier legendary creature, it was possible for the child to step into the realm of a 10th-tier demigod!


    ording to myths, the only treatment higher than this was Mother Earth appearing in person to bestow her blessings, which had only ever happened to the legendary Cyclops King Polyphemus. Of course, it would be unrealistic for that to happen here.


    When the green light palms of Mother Earth disappeared, the giant rock-egg on the altar started to crack, and finally, a two-headed little Cyclops with dark skin and natural war marks on its body appeared in front of everyone!! It was not yet the time for it to open its eyes. It fed on the eggshell out of instinct and then fell into a deep sleep.


    The mother Cyclops was so excited that she started crying. Teardrops the size of ping pong balls slid down her face incessantly. She wrapped the baby in an extremely smelly piece of greyish-white leather, then took out the meat she had salted and chewed it in her mouth to prepare food for her child.


    But by now, the neck injury and childbirth fatigue finally crept in. Sanzi, who had won the trust of the mother Cyclops, treated her neck wound and gave her a sweet, cool liquid to drink��. The mother Cyclops was soon knocked down by thebined effect of alcohol, anesthetics and childbirth fatigue. She snored like thunder.


    Sheyan and the rest could finally heave a sigh of relief. They approached Sanzi carefully. By the time they reached Sanzi, he had already sessfully formed a pact with the two-headed little Cyclops. After all, the little creature had no intention of resisting at all, and it was only a 1st-tier legendary creature right now.


    Sheyan covered his nose as he took the two-headed little Cyclops from Sanzi for a closer look. Zi found the stench so unbearable that she was close to running away.


    Sheyan frowned and asked, ��I thought only the male Cyclopes are proud of their body odour. Why does the female stink so much too?��


    ��If I��m guessing correctly, the odoures from the leather the female Cyclops wore and from the leather wrapped around the little Cyclops. These leather shoulde from the skin of a powerful male Cyclops,�� answered Sanzi.


    ��The male Cyclops in this family had probably died for some reason, but because the female Cyclops had deep feelings for him and hoped that he��ll still be with her and her children, she stripped his skin and ate his flesh so that his body and soul lived on with them. The male Cyclops should have been really strong when he was alive; that was how the female Cyclops could reach the 8th-tier after eating him.��


    ��No wonder I got her gender wrong when I first encountered her. It��s because of her smell,�� Sheyan suddenly realised.


    Zi appeared to be quite stunned at this piece of information. Such a brutal custom waspletely unheard of for her. However, Sheyan expressed his understanding. He pointed out as an example the mating habit of mantises. After mating, if the female mantiscked nutrition, the male mantis would ��offer himself�� as food for his wife and his children. Simr practices were alsomon among the Earth��s cannibalistic tribes. He was thus not that surprised.


    The eight-minute time limit was almost up. In order tofort the poor female Cyclops, Sanzi wrote a lie that Mother Earth had taken away the two-headed little Cyclops. It should be able to reduce the mother��s grief somewhat.


    In truth, if it wasn��t for Sanzi, the mother and the child would have both died for sure. Now, the mother and the child have both survived and there may even be a chance for them to meet each other again in the future. That was already quite fortunate.


    When time was up, the female Cyclops was still sleeping soundly due to fatigue. The white light swept over everything again and restored everything to its former state. The only proof they had of their sessful trip was the two-headed little Cyclops in Sanzi��s arms.


    Having solved this important problem of Sanzi��s, Sheyan finally took a long breath. However, his brain had no time to rest. He immediately wondered why he had not been notified of the next world they were going to face yet. He asked Zi about this, but Zi gave him a strange look.


    ��That��s impossible. We already got the notification quite some time ago.��

 Chapter 1176: Late Notification

    <h4>Chapter 1176: Late Notification</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Sheyan realised that he might have missed the notification from the Realm.


    He thought back and realised that the notification was issued when he was still fighting on Uplos, and in that damn ce��.well, even the nearby Kitty Hawk base had to risk its reactors being damaged permanently just to carry out a one-waymunication. It made sense that the Realm��s notification could not reach him.


    ��Damn it,�� Sheyan was really annoyed. ��I haven��t been notified yet! Which world is it? I��ll make some quick preparation.��


    Zi looked at Sheyan and said slowly, ��It��s��2012.��


    ��2012?�� Sheyan was a little stunned. The only thing he could think of when he heard the number was just a certain year in the AD. But he quickly came to a realisation, and his expression became rather dark.


    ��The disaster film 2012? The movie that made NASA publish a statement to refute rumours of the end of the world?��


    Zi nodded. Sheyan took a deep breath before he screamed, ��Sh*t!��


    (Spoiler: It won��t be just ��2012��.)


    There was a reason why Sheyan failed to control his emotion. The mysterious mastermind would most probably continue to hunt Party Ace down in the next world, and in such a catastrophic world, the ability of that fellow could be disyed to the extreme!! For example, when a cliff copsed, he could just make someone slip; or when a ne took off, he could make thending gear get stuck on something! Nature would effortlessly help him take care of Party Ace after that!


    Sheyan immediately requested the Realm to send him the notification again, which he received shortly after.


    [ Your current rank: Colonel ]


    [ Your current party: Silver Party, Party Ace ]


    [ Your next world of adventure: 2012 ]


    [ Warning: This world is a party battle world. You may encounter other hostile parties in this world. ]


    [ This world is the world of a disaster movie. No progress will be kept in this world. Even those who have experienced and passed the world will have to start again from the beginning. ]


    [ Upon calction, the difficulty rating of your main mission is: C ]


    ��The difficulty rating of the main mission is C? Why is the Realm so kind to us this time? Doesn��t it mean that the pressure on us from the hostile parties will be exceptionally heavy?��


    Sheyan��s heart felt heavy when he thought of that. He could not help thinking about the members of his previous temporary team on Uplos. Those people were right bastards, but their personal abilities were truly outstanding, especially Pokan, the terrain modeler. Pokan��s amazing support ability really left Sheyan in awe.


    ��Wouldn��t it be great if that sh*thead Pokan is in my party��.Wait, Pokan!?!�� Sheyan suddenly had a sh of inspiration.


    ��Pokan is just a geologist��.he was nothingpared to Sanzi��s newly-obtained little Cyclops! The Cyclopes manipte the earth as naturally as they eat, drink and breathe; even their footprints would disappear by themselves! That means��.��


    Sheyan instantly checked the time. The party still had an hour and fifty minutes before they had to enter the next world. There was still time!


    He immediately applied for a training space with his position as a Colonel. He managed to apply for a ten-day training space after spending five achievement points and 100,000 utility points. He kicked Sanzi into the training space together with his two-headed little Cyclops.


    In order to carry out Sheyan��s n, Party Ace fell into an economic crisis again. The rare minerals and unknown mysterious items Sheyan brought back could be traded in for a considerable amount of achievement points, but everyone had to promote their rank, not just Sheyan. In addition, all of them had the habit of spending all their utility points to strengthen themselves before entering the next world. Mogensha joked that in order to raise the extra 100,000 utility points, they��ve even sold off Zi��s dowry.


    Sanzi��s time in the training room was only equivalent to a few minutes for the rest of the party. When he came out again, he lookedpletely exhausted. Next to him was a giant about 2.3 meters tall with dark skin. The two-headed little Cyclops would asionally drool and asionallyugh. On his chest was the natural battle mark called the Scar of the Earth.


    The first impression the monster gave Sheyan and the party was not his height, but how ripped he was!


    He towered there like an immovable fortress. As long as he stood firm, no one could shake him! But to be honest, his sillyughter, the constant wiping of drool, and his action of stuffing a piece of dried meat into his mouth every few minutes did not do his image much good.


    Sanzi was so tired that he looked like he would fall asleep any second, but he still forced himself to sober up and introduce the Cyclops to the rest of the party with a smile on his face.


    ��The left head is Kulu, you can call him Lulu, and the right head is Tego, just call him Gogo. Lulu specialises inunching a storm of melee attacks to tear the enemy up, while Gogo is obsessed with studying the gift of Mother Earth; he��s proficient in all kinds of earth element powers. Their names are linked together as Kulutego, which in the genealogy of the Cyclopes means ��the children beloved by Mother Earth��.��


    Sheyan frowned when he saw how weak and tired Sanzi was. Sanzi��s eyes could barely remain open.


    ��Hang in there. Why did you exhaust yourself? We need you in the next world.��


    ��Brother, I have to sleep well for a while, but don��t worry, Kulutego has already signed a blood pact with me. That means they��ll remain as long as I��m alive. Just give them the order if there��s anything you want them to do. Oh right, before I forget �C they have a big appetite. Remember to feed them every two hours.��


    Sheyan knew about blood pacts. It was a kind of pact that closely tied the summoner and the creature together. The blood of the summoner and the creature were closely connected from then on. There were a few advantages to this type of pact. First, the summoning would not consume MP. Second, it was easier for the summoner tomunicate with the creature. And third, both sides would be strengthened somewhat.


    But there were also disadvantages. If the creature died, it would die for real. An astonishing amount of HP would also be forcibly deducted from the summoner, which may lead to death. This was the type of pact signed between Fanu and his stegosaurus.


    Furthermore, this creature would also be the summoner��s main summoned creature. Regardless of its growth, it would permanently upy 80% of the summoner��s MP limit. This meant that Sanzi only had 20% of MP left to summon creatures other than Kulutego. The price was really high.


    More importantly, it was not advantageous for battles between summoners. Just like in basketball, a superstar with a bunch of scrubs for teammates could never hope to catch up to the record of a team which has three ordinary stars plus other blue-cor yers.


    Sanzi had made a huge sacrifice for the sake of the party.


    An hourter, Sheyan stepped through the light portal leading to the next world with the half-asleep Sanzi on his back. The rest of the party followed close behind. They were about to face an unknown and confusing future, a future where the world was on the brink of destruction and mankind was on the brink of extinction��.2012!


    [ Commencing entry into nightmare world��. ]


    [ Initializing data��.. ]


    [ Matching in progress��.. ]


    [ World selected. ]


    [ Initializing characters and world assimtion��. ]


    [ The world begins��. ]


    [ A huge sr re disrupted the Earth��s core. ]


    [ The ruined oceans and the trampled earth are finally angered. ]


    [ The end of mankind approaches. ]


    [ Death or survival, ]


    [ Purification or redemption. ]


    [ Crazy or rational? ]


    [ Destruction or salvation?? ]


    ***


    ��It��s so cold!�� That was Sheyan��s first thought.


    He could feel the heavy rain sttering on his body. Raindrops the size of beans carried considerable weight and caused pain when they hit his face, as if they were venting their cold and anger onto the humans. They hit so hard that they made pits on Sheyan��s skin.


    Sheyan tried to move his hands and feet and found that they were soaked in cold mud. The cold crept into his bones, numbing his limbs. He leaned over and felt his control over his body recovering little by little. Then, he sat up and held his head in his hands.


    The surrounding area was silent and dark, the only sound being the rustle that the heavy rain made when it fell on the trees. The vegetation was lush and the ce was quite deserted. A fire was burning fiercely twenty meters away from Sheyan. Even the heavy rain could not quench it.


    From the illumination of the fire, he could see that the fuel for the fire was a double-decker long-distance bus.


    ��We��seemed to have gotten into an ident?�� Reef stood up, also holding his head. He cursed in a low voice as he shook mud off his head. ��This damn weather! And to make it worse, we probably have to camp outside in this weather! ��


    Sheyan narrowed his eyes as he pointed to a rock cliff to the west.


    ��That seems to be the highway. We��re probably the passengers on the long-distance bus. On this night of heavy rain, the driver identally drove the bus off the highway in a moment of carelessness.��

 Chapter 1177: Difficult Choice

    <h4>Chapter 1177: Difficult Choice</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    All of them soon woke up one after another. Sheyan dared not get careless. He instantly ordered the party to summon all their servants, including Reef��s mutant servant of the Ndipaya tribe, No. 7 (that was the name he had given himself) and Old Charlie, for whom Sheyan had already applied the nonbatant protection (under this protection, if he was attacked by an enemy, the attack would be transferred to another ne, but he also could not help inbat). Of course, Sanzi��s Kulutego also had to be summoned in advance.


    Because Sheyan had no time to re-mix and enhance Ramtas�� genes at all, the newly summoned Ramtas was still a boar man who could shoot sharp bristles from its back like before. Otherwise, with the optimisation in the mixing process, Ramtas��bat prowess could have been increased by more than 20%.


    In order to avoid scaring others, the servants and summoned creatures were put into disguises. The funniest looking was Kulutego, who was disguised as a fat little man who looked like Harry Potter��s cousin Dudley. With his big, round eyes, the long trails of snot dripping down his nose, and the fact that he was eating snacks all the time, he looked a bit thick.


    Sanzi was still really tired, not just physically but also mentally. His exhaustion was even reflected in his attributes; his HP and MP recovery rate were in a stagnant state. Simply speaking, he was like a person who had not slept for five days straight.


    The solution was simple. Drink a cup of hot chocte, then sleep in a warm bed for 24 hours to recover by 60%, and then sleep for 12 hours further to recover by 90%.


    Sheyan and the party searched the wreckage of the bus and found that most of the passengers were dead. Only three survived, and they were seriously injured. The current temperature should be around zero degrees with rain pouring down incessantly. The cold, the bleeding and the pain were rapidly eroding their body and their health. Their situation was not optimistic at all.


    At this moment, Old Charlie suddenly told Sheyan respectfully, ��Master, from the introduction of this world, as well as the main tone of this world, I��m guessing that to save or not to save these people is a very important choice.��


    Sheyan paused momentarily before he nodded. ��You��re probably right. What do you suggest we do?��


    Old Charlie��s grey hair under his hat had been soaked by the rain, but he seemed unconscious of that fact. He once again said in that soft yet emotionless voice of his, ��Master, I suggest��we kill them. This may lead to some troublesome chain reactions and the difficulty of the main mission will probably increase as well, but I believe that killing and destroying are always hundreds of times easier than saving and building!��


    The air was eerily quiet and the atmosphere was stiff. The biggest reason Sheyan kept Old Charlie on his side was in fact to use him as an Empire Encyclopedia. After all, Sheyan��s ultimate goal was to pave the way for himself to enter the Big Ben Research Institute. Old Charlie, who had at one time obtained the highest level of clearance and ess to information, might be extremely helpful.


    However, little did Sheyan expect Old Charlie, who had regained his human body again after entering the Nightmare Realm, would show such a strong logical deduction ability! Moreover, his deduction was all carried out with the maximisation of benefit as the only goal, with ruthless pragmatism. He was as cold-blooded as a robot!


    Though Old Charlie had not told Sheyan anything about his past, Sheyan could still tell that his past life was certainly not that simple. He must have his own secrets. Maybe he had performed one wrong political move which caused his whole life toe crashing down, but he refused to submit to the circumstances and stubbornly persisted while gritting his teeth.


    Sheyan carefully considered Old Charlie��s suggestion but shook his head in the end.


    ��I know that you��re right, but these are all innocent people; I simply can��t do it. It��s a matter of principle. Since the main mission hasn��t appeared yet, we��ll save them first.��


    Under Sheyan��s order, the party transported the wounded to the side of the cliff. Next, they used the doors of the bus and the canvas hood in the trunk to make a simple tent, then lit a fire.


    The warmth of the campfire finally brought the wounded back to consciousness. Sheyan��s ��Endless Vodka��, which had not been used for a long time, finally made its appearance again. The wounded regained some strength from the strong drink that warmed them from their tongue to their stomach. The shadow of death temporarily dispersed from their body.


    Suddenly, the wood in the fire crackled loudly, attracting Sheyan��s attention. The ember flickered and turned into lines of text in front of him.


    [ You have saved three passengers from the bus you were on, but their condition has only just stabilised. You now have two choices. ]


    [ The first is to leave them here. Help will arrive at dawn, but some of them will die as a result. ]


    [ The second is to escort them to a small town called Forks fifteen kilometers from here, where they can be treated in the town hospital. However, you will waste precious time doing so. It must be stressed that the time you will be wasting is the extremely precious time before the apocalypse arrives! ]


    Sheyan had always preferred going to extremes and did not like taking the middle road. Despite the many warnings, he decisively chose to go to Forks. Traveling fifteen kilometres in darkness, cold and heavy rain may be difficult for ordinary people, but it was not too difficult for the party. Therefore, an hourter, they reached the deste, cold town with yellowish streetmps, which appeared as if it was uninhabited.


    For some reason, the town gave Sheyan a faint ominous feeling, like a calm blueke which hid fierce, surging magma underneath. As soon as it erupted, there could only be one consequence:


    Death!


    The admission of the three injured people into the local hospital caused quite a stir in the town. The quiet town suddenly turned lively as if a bomb had been dropped there. A few cars soon stopped outside the hospital; their lights reflecting off the mud on the wet street, making it sparkle.


    Sheyan was barely able to tell that the town was located in the middle of a valley. The dark mountains on both sides extended as far as his eyes could see in the dark rain. Towering Dous firs, hemlocks, spruces and rare red cedars grew on the hills. The atmosphere here was like a cemetery; quiet, cold, and filled with the breath of death.


    ��How��s Sanzi?�� asked Sheyan when he saw Zi walking over to him.


    ��He��s fine. I found an empty bed for him. He��s sleeping right now. ��


    ��Why did those three injured people cause such a hugemotion?��


    ��The bus was supposed to pass through Forks. All three of them are residents of the town, and one of them is actually the town mayor��s son��.By the way, do you feel something wrong?��


    Sheyan��s eyes narrowed. ��What do you mean?��


    Zi��s beautiful, delicate eyebrows furrowed. She said, ��Such a strange but peaceful opening is something I��ve never encountered before. For some reason, it feels like the calm before the storm. I feel as if something big is going to happen any second now��.��


    While they were talking, the family of the people they saved came over to thank them, including the mayor, whose fat belly could barely be contained in his suit. With a lot of effort, he shook their hands, bowed and thank them profusely. He seemed very sincere.


    They soon concluded the series of pleasantries. The Realm emphasised that time was precious, so Sheyan was wondering what the Realm led his party here for. Suddenly, Kulutego, who was holding arge bag of beef jerky sticks beside Sheyan, quietly yanked his trousers and said, ��Uncle, this ce feels very unstable.��


    ��Thend seems really angry.��


    ��I can feel the rocks roaring with excitement.��


    The two-headed Kulutego still could not speak very well, butbined with the terrain Sheyan had observed and some things he recalled, he suddenly understood. The Realm��s tests were all connected together. The situation may seem ordinary and simple, but it was all delicately nned!


    ��This town is about to be buried by a mudslide!�� Sheyan��s heart sank when he realised this possibility. The more he thought about it, the more likely it felt. The main industry of this town was logging, so the vegetation on the hills to both sides was naturally badly damaged. The rain had been pouring down for a long time, so the soil must bepletely soaked through by now.


    Sheyan��s first response was, of course, to flee!


    His next thought was: What about the residents of this small town, who are mostly still asleep?


    Sheyan immediately asked, ��Gogo, how long will it take for nature to get out of control?��


    It took Sheyan quite a while to understand from Kulutego��s hand gestures that there was less than an hour left!


    ��I think I��ve figured out the Realm��s intention.�� Sheyan��s brows that were tightly wrinkled before suddenly loosened up. ��It��s actually using this kind of test to arrange the main mission for us! I must save all the people in this town, down to thest person!��

 Chapter 1178: It’s….Her!

    <h4>Chapter 1178: It��s��.Her!</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Zi could not help frowning upon hearing Sheyan��s n.


    ��Your request is too difficult. Evacuating the whole town may sound easy, but we don��t have any authority in this ce at all, so how do we persuade them to leave? It��s 4:40 in the morning right now!��


    ��Besides, if you want to evacuate them, you must at least have a destination.��


    ��That��s not all. When we organise the evacuation, we must take into consideration all kinds of ident that can happen to the old, weak and disabled. If we act carelessly in such an environment, it may be a disaster.��


    ��Leave the persuading part to me, Brother ck and Old Charlie,�� replied Sheyan with a grin.


    ��Since you manage argepany with tens of thousands of employees in the real world, you��ll of course be in charge of organising the evacuation. To do this, the mayor is the key.��


    ��Kulutego will show us where we should retreat to. Reef will organise a mobile medical team to prepare for emergencies. OK, let��s go!��


    Zi red at him, but said nothing more.


    The first thing Sheyan did after that was to look for the mayor with Zi. The fat man who exuded fatherly love was still keeping his sonpany in the ward, so finding him was not too hard.


    Upon seeing the mayor, Sheyan pulled him aside and told him, ��Mr. Mayor, ording to some very reliable information I obtained, this beautiful town of Forks is about to be submerged in a mudslide. We have forty minutes at most before that happens.��


    The mayor was shocked.


    ��Really? But I��ve not been notified by anyone. I��m sorry, my friend, but rainy nights like this happen hundreds of times a year in Forks, and this town has been around for more than three hundred and ten years����


    The fat fellow obviously did not believe Sheyan. It��s not like Sheyan could tell him that the end of the world wasing so who the hell still cared to notify this small town? Nor could he bring Kulutego here and exin to the mayor the special power of the Cyclopes�� Therefore, Sheyan adopted the simplest and most straightforward method of persuasion �C using brute force.


    Mogensha ced the muzzle of his gun right on the mayor��s temple and said coldly, ��Sorry for the bad manners, sir, but this concerns the lives of thousands of people in this town. You��ve got to believe what we say.��


    The town mayor, Mr. Ste, was obviously not a very bold man. He immediately shivered all over. His sweat dropped like rain.


    ��Please, gentlemen, I��ve got $560,000 in cash and some jewelry. Please don��t hurt me and my family!��


    Sheyan lifted his chin at Zi and said calmly, ��I��ll leave him with you. I have something else to do.��


    Zi nodded. ��OK, you go ahead.��


    They had already walked more than ten meters away when Sheyan suddenly appeared to have thought of something. He asked Old Charlie, ��The mayor doesn��t look like someone the townsfolk would listen to. He might not be able to persuade everyone here to leave. Do you have any suggestion, Charlie?��


    Old Charlie answered in his usual graceful way, ��It��s very simple, master. I��ve just seen the buildingyout of the town. The buildings aren��t scattered disorderly. Instead, they��re divided into five interconnected areas. If there are people who don��t want to leave, we��ll simply make them leave.��


    ��How do we make them?�� Sheyan asked with great interest.


    ��We��ll start a fire,�� replied Old Charlie in his cold, gentle voice.


    ��In this weather, the rain has long soaked through the houses, so it would take at least an hour for the fire to spread and burn down the houses. Therefore, the mudslide shoulde before anyone is actually burned to death; the fire and smoke can only y the role of causing fear and panic. Burning some inmmables to force those who refuse to leave out of their houses should be a good choice.��


    ��We��ll do as you say,�� Sheyan decided. He turned to Mogensha next. ��It��s not easy to start a fire in this weather. Let��s go find some gasoline. We have to finish this in fifteen minutes.��


    By the time they reached the town��s only gas station, a piercing rm resounded over the whole town. The mayor��s stuttering amplified voice followed.


    ��We��ve just received a grade-1 orange level warning from Morgan City. A major mudslide is expected to ur here! I repeat, a major mudslide is expected to ur here! Please note that this is neither a joke nor an emergency drill! All residents are required to gather outside the hospital entrance as quickly as possible. We will set up a rescue & escape path there! I repeat, this is not a drill. The mudslide may ur any moment!��


    ��Zi sure is efficient,�� Sheyan nodded to himself, then yelled at the stunned gas station staff, ��What are you guys waiting for? That��s exactly what I came here to warn you guys about! If you don��t want to get buried in 40 feet of mud, leave right now! Also, prepare an oil tanker and take it to the hospital entrance with you. If we don��t have anything to start a fire with in this damn weather, we��re all gonna freeze to death!!��


    The staff at the gas station panicked, but they were very cooperative and did not question Sheyan��s instruction at all. Meanwhile, the contestants drove away a Ford Raptor themselves. With its 280L tank filled, it was more than enough for their arson activity. Just to be safe, Sheyan also carried a full barrel of oil with them.


    Amidst the repeated shouts of the mayor, the town descended into chaos. At this time, Zi��s excellent organisational skills were in full disy. The banners for recruiting volunteers were quickly hung up. The volunteers were put in the hospital��s white coats and were distributed in groups to corners where traffic congestion could easily ur in order to help the people or point out the direction for their evacuation.


    Old Charlie took charge of parking a car every 100 meters, using their bright lights as streetmps to guide the people to the safe area. Fortunately, the safe area Kulutego found was only less than two kilometers from the town.


    By this time, Zi was too busy to monitor the mayor any longer, so she told the mayor bluntly, ��The mudslide will happen in half an hour at most. I��m so busy that I can��t keep an eye on you anymore. You can just ask the police chief to monitor all my actions. As someone who has nothing to do with Forks at all, do you think I��m doing all this because I��m bored?��


    ��Sure, you can now go back on everything you said before and ask the townspeople to return to their houses, but I assure you, if you do that, you��ll be tormented by a tragedy which you will regret until the moment you take yourst breath. You will spend the rest of your life in repentance and agony!��


    The mayor himself could also feel the indescribable pressureing from the surrounding hills by now. With his face pale, he nodded silently and chose to cooperate. He was not a man of courage, and the psychological pressure imposed by Zi��s words were no doubt enormous; therefore, he could only choose temporary cooperation.


    Reef had picked out several people among the volunteers to form a temporary patrol team. They moved to the temporary camp in advance to built as many tents which could provide shelter from the rain as possible.


    Sheyan and Brother ck started to pour gasoline over some houses. They tried to pour through the entire area at one go, then quietly waited for a suitable timing. The timing to start the fire could not be too early or toote.


    Too early, and it would easily cause panic to those who were already willing to evacuate. These people were already frightened to begin with, and if they were frightened further with the threat of fire, they may end up being paralysed with fear.


    After fifteen minutes, they could see that the escaping residents had be sparse. Brother ck first took a deep puff of the cigar he was holding, then flicked it at the oil drum nearby. In an instant, a fierce fire raged and spread along the poured gasoline, rapidly covering arge area. The doors of several houses soon popped open and some people ran out in great confusion, swearing profanities at the same time!


    Sheyan and Brother ck exchanged smiles when they saw this. They rushed over to the next area to start a fire there. The townsfolk were shocked by the sudden fire. Some of the fleeing residents even wanted to turn back to put it out.


    Fortunately, at that moment, a loud noise suddenly boomed from the depths of the mountains. It sounded like a giant beast was swallowing something noisily, and also like the sound of 10,000 fragile bones being broken at the same time. The sound was long and terrible. Even the earth was clearly shaking, and the trees were howling in terror!


    Hearing such a horrible sound, the fleeing residents were terrified. Many people started to cry, including some volunteers, and some of them fell to the ground, paralysed by fear.


    Those who said they were going to put out the fire a moment ago immediately became as quiet as cicadas in winter. Many of them threw away their buckets and ran towards the gathering point. Those with weak mental fortitude were screaming while they ran away, as if that was the only way they could repel the fear in their hearts.


    There were a few elderly couples carrying heavy suitcases as if they were going on a holiday. They were reluctant to leave their belongings behind, but their hands and feet were weak due to fear and they could not exert any strength at all, so could only lie on the ground and cry in despair. The situation immediately became more chaotic.


    Zi waited. She knew these townsfolk were just ordinary people. Although time was precious, she had to give them some time to take it all in.


    But just then, a girl who looked only sixteen or seventeen suddenly stepped forward, her brte hair soaked wet by the rain. She had a special air to her. She shouted at the fleeing crowd, ��You cowards! Don��t you see that they need help? They��re not strangers, they��re your neighbours, your friends, your rtives!��


    The girl screamed those words over and over until her voice was hoarse while she helped those whoy paralysed on the ground, persuading them to abandon their luggage and to walk forward with courage. The girl��s thin body and pale skin made her courage shine even more vividly!


    Following her lead, more and more people turned back around to help. A smile appeared on Zi��s face as she witnessed this. The girl not only did what Zi wanted to do, she did it better than Zi could. Zi could not help grabbing hold of the mayor to ask him, ��Who is that girl?��


    The mayor was now totally convinced of Zi��s words and was preparing to retreat in a hurry. He answered while gasping for breath, ��Isabe Marie Swan. She moved here from elsewhere. I never did realise how brave she is.��


    Hearing the name, Zi��s expression changedpletely.


    ��Isabe Marie Swan��.Forks Town!!! Oh my God! Seaman and AK might get into huge trouble setting fire to the town!��

 Chapter 1179: Twilight Encounter

    <h4>Chapter 1179: Twilight Encounter</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Sheyan and Mogensha had already poured gasoline over the five town areas and were igniting one area at a time. They had also heard the great rumbling from the mountains.


    Mogensha��s expression sank. He said to Sheyan, ��That should be the sound of the rock faults on the hillside cracking and copsing. We don��t have much time left.��


    He nned to continue to light the oil drum as he spoke, but suddenly, a gust of cold wind pounded on him fiercely. The force was so great that even the raindrops it pushed forward became lethal weapons. The raindrops hit Mogensha��s face, forcing him to shut his eyes in pain.


    However, Mogensha reacted very quickly. When the attack struck him, a very strange phenomenon happened. Brother ck became like a feather floating in the water. If the feather was to be punched hard with a fist, the fist would find it hard to register any impact on it. Instead, the force would only push the feather further away.


    The blow whichnded on Brother ck only brought out a few drops of blood in the air, while his AK had also opened fire in that critical moment. Dozens of sharp tongues of fire flew across the air amidst dazzling light, looking like they would tear the darkness itself apart.


    The bullets criss-crossed in the air, seemingly in a disorderly way but they cleverly formed a cage which trapped a shadow that flowed like the wind inside. The shadow was calm and fearless in the face of the bullets, but as soon as they struck, the bullets exploded violently, wrapping the figure in mes and leaving it with nowhere to hide!


    Brother ck rolled and leaped to Sheyan��s side. During the process, he once again pulled the trigger a few times. Eight shells fell out of his gun as if in slow motion, while eight lines of mes shot forward.


    This time, the ck shadow no longer dared to take the bullets lightly. He stood still and flicked his right hand a little. The nail on the index finger suddenly shed a with fierce light as it cut a bullet into two halves. His finger kept moving and finally, all the bullets fired by Brother ck fell to the ground, jingling down one by one.


    But the next thing to assault him was a ck oval-shaped projectile. The shadow was just about to cut it too when the grenade that had its detonation time set exploded by itself! Arge blossom of gold and red bloomed in the darkness, even giving rise to a small mushroom cloud afterwards!


    The dark shadow groaned in pain and rolled away with his body on fire. Brother cknded after a roll, then got back up in a textbook half-kneeling tactical firing pose and continued pulling the trigger.


    Since the enemy had already hid behind a corner, it was now time for Brother ck��s specialty. The bullets collided in the air, changing their trajectory and unexpectedly refracted behind the cover non-stop! This unusual way of attacking which defiedmon sense immediately caused a string of angry and painful shouts to rise from the corner!


    But Brother ck suddenly froze because he could feel a cold sensation around his neck. Five fingers as cold as the fingers of the deady gently on his carotid artery. The nails on the fingers felt as sharp and as hard as metal des.


    A female voice spoke to him in a whisper, ��It��s really rare to see such a powerful human. The taste of your blood must be extraordinarily delicious. Put down your gun if you still want to live, outsider��.��


    The voice had abruptly stopped at this point because the talking woman was suddenly trembling all over. A hard-to-describe feeling suddenly transmitted over from her temple. The feeling was as hot and as dangerous as the rays of the sun, concentrated by 10,000 times!


    An ancient silvery-white gun, carrying an air of solemn dignity akin to the Bastille prison fortress, stood against her temple!


    Sheyan was holding ��Verdict�� in his grasp and had ced it forcefully on the temple of the mysterious shadow that was grabbing Mogensha��s throat!


    Because fire was already raging nearby, they could see that the mysterious shadow being held at gunpoint by Sheyan was a woman with short brown hair. She was half kneeling and half crouching on the ground in an eerie way reminiscent of bats. Her forehead was covered in cold sweat, her teeth were white and sharp, and the spot being aimed at by the muzzle of ��Verdict�� was full of goosebumps. Her fingers were trembling. ��Verdict�� was obviously imposing a terrifying pressure on her!


    ��What the hell is that?�� A voice which carried a mixture of fear and anger suddenly came from the darkness, ��We have to save Alice!��


    ��Stop! Do you want Alice to die? She won��t survive if she��s shot!�� Another voice, equally angry but with more reason, could be heard. The fire grew more intense. Sheyan��s pupils contracted slightly, and he could finally see a tall young man with sickly pale skin standing in the darkness.


    Sheyan��s eyes shed, and he immediately asked tentatively, ��Mr. Edward Cullen? I have no intention of offending anyone. I also believe that all living things in this world deserve the right to live. This situation is aplete misunderstanding.��


    The tall, handsome young man was astonished.


    ��How do you know my name?��


    Sheyanughed.


    ��As a show of my sincerity, I can let your sister Alice Cullen go first, but I hope to meet with your father, Mr. Carlisle Cullen as soon as possible, because time is precious; not just for us, but for every resident in this town.��


    ��I��m already here.�� A man with kind eyes and blonde hair appeared in Sheyan��s sight.


    Sheyan retracted ��Verdict�� and kept it, making the intimidating weapon disappear right in front of their eyes. Alice Cullen let out a shriek of relief and immediately fled into the safety of her family on the opposite side.


    Sheyan stood up and stared calmly at Carlisle.


    ��To make a long story short, I��m also a powerful person, like you guys, and I usually use this power to save people. In a few minutes, this town will be engulfed by a terrible mudslide. There are some townsfolk who want to try their luck and have refused to evacuate, so I have to set the houses on fire to force them out.��


    ��We��ll leave after saving the vigers without disturbing your peaceful lives��. That��s all. We��ll continue to set fire. If you agree with me, I don��t mind some help. If you just want to stand by, I don��t mind that either. But if anyone tries to stop me, that person will be my enemy! Anyone, even a powerful vampire family!��


    At the end of hisst sentence, the illusionary image of the ��Stairway of the Sun�� flickered behind Sheyan. That terrible and powerful dark force swayed wildly, almost covering the sky! Sheyan turned around, lit up a lighter, and set fire to a nearby house.


    The Cullen vampires were indeed powerful, but when faced with enemies with unknown powers, the best choice was to be cautious rather than to fight. Although Edward Cullen was eager to give it a try, his father prevented him from doing so.


    ��If we start a fight with these two men, even if we manage to kill them, at least two of us will die. That weapon��. I��ve never seen nor heard anything like it. Its level of danger to us creatures of darkness is absolutely no less than the sacred relics worshipped for thousands of years in the holy church! Are you going to risk the lives of the whole family just to vent your temporary anger? And don��t forget, there are more than two of them!��


    Some loud noises suddenly came from the hills again. The iparably harsh noise sounded like a cloth being torn, but magnified by a thousand times. The vampires, thanks to their outstanding vision, could see the tall red pines on the distant hillside being rubbed like dough and rolling down crazily.


    Such an abnormal phenomenon, coupled with their father��s warning, stopped the Cullen family��s desire to fight. The remaining volunteers in town quickly left while screaming in fear. They had done their best.


    ***


    The deafening roars sounded like thunder. The mudslide began to gradually take shape, rolling into existence from scratch. It peeled off the ground everywhere it passed through. Its destructive power seemed like it would sweep the whole world away!


    In the face of a natural disaster of this scale, every person and every kind of creature could truly feel how small they were. They were merely a chestnut in the ocean, an insignificant existence!


    There were still more than ten townspeople on the town square. A moment ago, they were still swearing and shouting in the rain, cursing those who disturbed their sleep and burned their houses in the most viciousnguage. But now, they were all lying paralysed on the ground, their mind aplete nk. Based on the flowing speed of the mudslide, it would only take two minutes at most to cover the whole town. Where else could they run to?


    Suddenly, a Ford Raptor drove over wildly in the dark and braked right in front of them. The harsh braking sound and the smoke from the tires were clear even in the torrential rain. Out jumped Sheyan and Brother ck to throw the startled survivors like sacks onto the open-air rearpartment of the vehicle.


    There were more than a dozen people there, but it took them only four or five seconds to throw everyone onto the pickup truck. Even though some did notnd well and ended up getting injured, the contestants could not care about that at such time.

 Chapter 1180: Going Against Destiny

    <h4>Chapter 1180: Going Against Destiny</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Brother ck jumped onto the driver��s seat. For the sake of convenience and speed, he even tore the door off. He proceeded to put the pedal to the metal.


    The engine of the Ford Raptor let out a terrible roar. Large puffs of ck smoke were ejected out of the exhaust. The tires rotated so fast that they skidded while producing harsh sounds of rubber friction. The vehicle instantly shot forward. The mud the tires rolled up shot more than ten meters behind the truck.


    With impable timing, Sheyan jumped onto the back of the pickup truck at that exact moment while holding an old man who had fainted from fright. Although he had knocked down a few people while jumping onboard, he seeded in boarding. Under his shout, all of them found something to tightly hold on to.


    But the fearsome mudslide had already invaded the outer edge of the town, moving forward resolutely with a calm, stubborn, but simply unstoppable force! It did not matter whether the buildings in its way were rotten or solid, all of them were unable to resist its impact! They copsed like dominoes!


    From the moment Brother ck��s foot stepped on the throttle, it never left its position, as if it had been soldered onto the throttle. The pickup truck, carrying the fate of everyone on it, streaked across the town road like a raging dragon, the mud left in its wake at least two meters high and the roar of its engine hoarse. Everything blocking its way, including other vehicles, was savagely smashed away! The terrible shaking caused some of the passengers on the Raptor to throw up violently. A few passengers even tied themselves to the vehicle to make sure they would not fall down.


    The sky was already starting to turn bright at this time, so they could already see the mudslide. The speed of the mudslide may seem really slow from a distance, but when it got close, they could really feel how pressed for time they were! Every inch the mudslide advanced by was an inch of human living space lost. It really was a race against death itself!


    As the mudslide approached, the sound it made turned even more deafening. They watched helplessly as hundreds of thousands of tons of rocks rolled down along with the mud; the sight so breathtaking it felt like the entire world was copsing! Even some residents who had already evacuated to the safe area could not help running further away, screaming; the farther they distanced themselves, the safer they felt.


    The smell of wet soil assaulted everyone��s nose, mixed among it the fragrance of pine after being ground and crushed. Many people tightened up when they saw the distant Ford Raptor speeding over like it was surfing on waves.


    The reason this spot was a safe area was due to the existence of a deep gully here. The width of the gully was about 20 meters, but its depth was over 200 meters. By the time the mudslide reached this spot, it was already stretched to its limit, and even if there were asional surges, they would all flow into the gully.


    So, as long as Brother ck could drive across the highway bridge spanning the gully, they would be safe.


    However, although the highway bridge may seem to be in good condition, cracks had actually appeared in the supports due to the crashing impact of a few boulders. If Kulutego had not reinforced the supports with his biological power, the bridge would already be on the brink of copse. Fortunately, Brother ck��s driving skills was exceptional and he could always escape from danger at critical moments. The pickup truck had actually been caught in the mudslide several times, but it could always rush out of the mud like a raging horse.


    This appeared hard to believe, but it was actually not difficult for Mogensha, who could even figure out a bullet��s ricochet trajectory, to avoid the rocks inside the mud. He even performed a miracle with his driving technique less than 50 meters away from the highway bridge when they were about to be caught up by the mudslide. Anyone��s reaction at such time would be to step harder on the gas pedal, but Mogensha chose to m hard on the brake instead.


    The cost of that was the truck ending up getting submerged in arge amount of mud for a few seconds, but the benefit was even more obvious �C if the truck had not stopped for a few seconds, it would have collided into a rock that was at least as big as a three-storey building!


    Alice Cullen, standing in the distance on an skan pine tree, could not help muttering, ��Those bastards have nerves made of steel!��


    The face of her father, Carlisle Cullen, was grave.


    ��They��re a bunch of humans who��ve wrestled with death for a long time. That��s the only way they can be so calm during critical moments of life and death! Wait, what��s that?!��


    Carlisle Cullen suddenly turned his head, his sight drifting. He seemed to be staring into the clouds in the sky, but also at the rain pouring down, or at fate itself. Even an old vampire like him, who had lived since 1640, turned pale in an instant. He was terrified! He was gripped by fear!


    ��This power�� Is it the power to change destiny? So strong, so terrifying! How can a power like this contain the will of a human?!?!��


    ***


    After waiting for 2.3 seconds, Brother ck stepped on the elerator again. He knew that if he stopped for even half a second longer, a giant rock would fall from above to cause serious damage to the truck.


    The powerful engine roared again, and the vehicle burst through the mud ferociously like a furious horse unwilling to resign to its fate. The highway bridge was less than ten meters away from them now. At this moment, time seemed to have stopped��


    The Ford Raptor was Ford��s ssic pickup truck. Its frame was made from high strength steel, which not only improved the durability of the vehicle body, but also further ensured the safety of the passengers. Not only that, with the help of AdvanceTrac and RSC (Roll Stability Control) technology, its driving performance was first-ss, boasting a maximum output of 400 HP and a peak torque of 400 lb-ft. It was known as one of the most powerful pickup trucks in the world.


    But at this moment, as if by coincidence, when the Ford Raptor struggled through the huge pit that had been smashed by the previous rock, a t rock the size of a basin whirled t onto a muddy pit nearby, causing arge ssh of mud. Just then, another rock happened to be in the way of the sshed mud.


    Because of the angle, the mud underwent a bizarre refraction to barely avoid the car��s carefully designed waterproof system and shot into the Ford Raptor��s exhaust pipe! It happened at a critical moment when Brother ck released the throttle to avoid a stone in front. The engine, which was still roaring loudly, went out instantly. The vehicle, which was specially designed to deal with extreme terrains, slowly glided seven or eight meters forward before the engine let out a sound like the coughing of a dying old man. It slowly came to a halt.


    At this time, the Ford Raptor was only five or six meters away from the highway bridge!


    But the frightening thing was that there was a huge rock more than 5 meters in diameter tumbling down right above the pickup truck, along with a huge amount of mud!!


    All this felt like a long-prepared conspiracy and trap! It could even be said to be destiny!


    Sheyan and Mogensha may be able to escape from this situation, but none of the others on the truck could. After so much effort to bring them here, could they the contestants be willing to give them up? When one was unwilling to give up, one may just do something really irrational.


    Like the current Sheyan, for example. He jumped out of the truck as soon as the engine died and raised his hands up high! Was he trying to go against destiny?


    An intense dark green light spread from those hands, almost blinding the eyes of the Cullen vampires.


    A giant pair of mechanical gloves appeared on both his hands. All the mechanical parts on the gloves were spinning in different directions, the gloves themselves spewing ck smoke. Sheyan grabbed the Ford Raptor which weighed at least four ton and threw it in the direction of the highway bridge!


    Therge pickup truck was thrown more than ten meters away. It made a raucous, violent sound of friction in front of the bridge and produced lines of sparks before it finally stopped upright but sideways on the bridge highway.


    Seconds after throwing the vehicle, Sheyan was struck by the huge rock and disappeared within the muds.


    Edward Cullen, the most powerful vampire in the Cullen family, could no longer keep hisposure.


    ��This human is so unbelievably powerful, yet he��s willing to give up his life for others? Even the prophets from legends would find that difficult to do!��


    Alice Cullen suddenly said, ��Aunt Salem is on the truck. She��s a good woman, I have to save her.��


    After she acted, Carlisle Cullen also joined in on the rescue mission.


    The pickup truck could no longer be driven, and the highway bridge was showing signs of copse. One would have to rush to the middle of the bridge to rescue the semi-conscious people on the truck. In fact, not everyone had the courage to wait at the end of the highway bridge, as it was really dangerous. Debris and rocks would ssh over, and they could do quite some damage to ordinary people. A hit in the head could easily cause concussion.


    Only Zi, Reef, No. 7 and Ramtas had the guts to rush to the truck to rescue the survivors, but with the help of the vampires, the rescue work progressed smoothly. When thest person was sessfully brought to safety by Edward Cullen, the vampires of the Cullen family found that those bunch of mysterious people had already vanished without a trace.

 Chapter 1181: Deep Meaning

    <h4>Chapter 1181: Deep Meaning</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The people on the truck, who were thest people to remain in town, were all either old, weak, or disabled. Some were even lying semi-paralysed in their beds back in town. They would not have moved if a fire was not lit under their asses. These people were tossed and turned violently during the ride, and Brother ck even braked abruptly a few times on the way. The back of the pickup truck was also half filled with mud that was freezing cold in this weather. Submerged in the mud, the passengers were almost unconscious by now.


    Therefore, Sheyan��s feat of sacrificing himself was only witnessed by the vampires aside from his party members. It was a textbook example of doing good deeds anonymously.


    It was hard for the Cullen family, who had lived in the town for a good few years, to not extend their help to the townspeople who were in urgent need of aid. They could only choose to stay to provide assistance.


    However, Edward Cullen did remark coldly, ��It��s ok, it won��t be difficult to find them. I remember the smell of the gunman��s blood��. Their destination seems to be somewhere among the hills below. They probably went to save the guy who flung the car.��


    The Cullen family thus settled down to treat the injured. Their leader, Carlisle Cullen, was the town doctor to begin with, so he naturally had a responsibility to treat the injured. His face was grave at the moment, for he could not stop thinking of the strong will a moment ago that felt like the majestic nature itself.


    Alice Cullen was surprised though.


    ��What did you say they went down there for? To rescue that guy? God, even if we were the ones engulfed by the mudslide, we��d still be torn to pieces in an instant; the mud and the rocks inside were moving so crazy fast that it��s like a mixer in there! No one can survive that! And don��t forget, he was also smashed in the head by that gigantic boulder. The boulder looked like it weighed several hundred tons!��


    Carlisle Cullen replied calmly, ��Nothing��s impossible in this world. When the guy was hit, I saw him in a textbook defensive posture, and a really strange dark light which looked like the sickle of Death shed on him right at the moment of impact. The most crucial thing is that when the huge boulder hit him, it actually burst open! ��


    The Cullen family gasped in unison. Carlisle continued in a serious tone, ��And why did the Ford Raptor suddenly go out when everything was going so well? This may seem like an ident, but I can feel some sort of force driving the incident����


    ***


    In the darkness, there were obstacles everywhere. Everywhere he looked, he was greeted by the sight of thick, sticky mud and the broken pine branches within. The pale white of the broken sections of pine branches was clearly visible.


    Less than 10 centimeters in front of Sheyan was the head of a Newfounnd reindeer floating in the mud. Its proud plush fur, highly sought after by rich women, waspletely soaked wet and muddy. Its antlers were broken, exposing the blood-stained bones within. Its head was an irregr mush of flesh and blood, as if it had been gnawed by wolves.


    If it wasn��t for theyer of yellow light from ��Life-Link��, seemingly weak but in reality indestructible, encasing Sheyan and protecting him, his situation right now could only be described in two words: buried alive.


    Compared with the earth-shaking momentum at the surface of the mudslide, the spot Sheyan was buried in, at least 30 meters below the surface, was rtively calm. He could only judge from the tremor of the mud surrounding him that the mud above had been hammered fiercely time after time, making the mud around Sheyan harder and morepact.


    When he was hit by the gigantic boulder, Sheyan had activated his new innate ability: ��Death��s Lament��. The boulder, weighing hundreds of tons, had rolled down the hills following the mud and had elerated for at least three or four kilometers before it reached Sheyan. Its momentum could be said to have reached its peak.


    Thus, when Sheyan was struck head-on by the boulder, the defence and HP he took so much pride in could be summed up in two words:


    Completely worthless!


    Fortunately, ��Death��s Lament�� hade into effect. Sheyan��s HP dropped down to 0 in an instant, but after that, the remaining damage value was converted into a healing effect, restoring 50% of his HP.


    So technically speaking, if we only scrutinise the numbers, the huge boulder had only shaved away 50% of Sheyan��s HP. Of course, it also caused ��Death��s Lament�� to enter a long cooldown period.


    This showed how powerful ��Death��s Lament�� was!


    Having avoided the most lethal blow, Sheyan instantly activated ��Gloryheal�� to offset the continuous damage done by the debris carried in the mudslide. The problem of suffocation, which should have been the biggest worry for an ordinary person in his shoes, was not a problem for him at all. It would not trouble him as long as he could take in fresh air again within an hour.


    The thing that inflicted the biggest damage on him after that was the moment when he crashed down to the bottom of the gully, carried by the mud flow. It sent him into the state of near death. Reef��s HP was instantly reduced by half when ��Life-Link�� was triggered. He immediately activated ��Gloryheal�� to help in his HP recovery.


    But when Sheyan was buried even deeper, the damage he sustained became weak and continuous. Reef could finally heave a sigh of relief. Neither him nor Sheyan decided to use the honorary dosage because it was their final life-saving measure. They estimated that holding out for two to three hours in this situation should not be a problem.


    Mudslides always came fast and ended quick. It had already filled up half the valley. As for Forks, there was not even a trace of its existence left �C the town had already be history.


    Sheyan was buried nearly 30 meters deep under the mud at the bottom of the valley. Conventional methods of rescue were almost pointless. If he had to pin his hope on conventional rescue means, his party might as well just start the preparations for his funeral.


    Even if they used excavators to dig the mud, as soon as it took a scoop, the mud from the side would quickly flow in to fill the hole up. It seemed an impossible task, unless they could excavate the whole valley or wait until the mud dried up.


    It was, of course, a stage for our dear Mr. Kulutego. Sanzi naturally could not keep sleeping in this situation. He was currently standing beside Kulutego with bloodshot eyes. Thetter had already reverted back to his ferocious two-headed Cyclops form, a faint grey light shooting out from one of his eyes. The mud which the light fell upon would strangely squirm and retreat away in horror, forming a dark tunnel.


    Kulu threw a peeled walnut into his mouth and chewed on its sweetness. Tego lowered his head to Sanzi andined with dissatisfaction, ��Uncle, why do I have to do such a tedious task?��.��


    Less than a minuteter, Sheyan was carried out of the tunnel on Kulutego��s shoulder. Sheyan currently was in a sorry state with mud all over him, but he still looked energetic.


    Zi suggested that they should move to another ce to recuperate. Sheyan pondered for a moment and did not assent to Zi��s proposal. Instead, he decided that they should set up a simple camp under a rock nearby to take a rest.


    Some ces in the mud had notpletely stopped flowing, so there was still a certain chance of encountering danger if they waited in this low terrain. Therefore, the others were somewhat puzzled by Sheyan��s decision. But when they saw that Sheyan had made up his mind, they didn��t say much.


    After Sheyan left the state of near death, he immediately took a shower to wash away the blood and dirt stains on his body, then wrapped himselffortably in pajamas. He said after he sat down beside the fire, ��The reason why I suggest staying here is because I found something interesting when I was saving the townsfolk.��


    ��So you noticed. It turns out there��s a reason this town is called Forks. I saw a girl who shouldn��t have appeared in this world �� Be Swan,�� said Zi with a frown.


    Sheyan nodded. ��When Mogensha and I went to set fire to the town, we��re attacked by a group of hermit-like vampires who, it turns out, were not evil. They belong to a family organization called the Cullen Family.��


    ��Forks Town, Cullen vampires, Be Swan��. These three key phrases obviously point to Twilight, another well-known movie. The plot of this movie isn��t reallyplicated, it��s mainly about the emotional entanglement between an ordinary human girl and a group of blood-sucking vampires who are trying to restrain their desires.��


    ��The leading characters of another film have appeared in the world of 2012. I��ve never encountered something like this before, but theoretically speaking, we can��t be absolutely certain that in the movie world of 2012, there is no Forks Town, no Cullen vampires, no Be Swan��.��


    At this point, Sheyan took a sip of hot chocte and sighed with pleasure. As he did so, he saw Kulutego looking at him while biting his fingers and dripping saliva. He immediately poured a cup of hot chocte for the Cyclops too.


    ��Let��s think. How did we end up getting involved with the town of Forks in the first ce?��


    Mogensha replied with a frown, ��It all happened because we chose to save the wounded bus passengers. Are you trying to say that we only get to establish contact with the main characters of Twilight if we choose the option to rescue the passengers?��

 Chapter 1182: Strength in Unity

    <h4>Chapter 1182: Strength in Unity</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    When the others heard what Brother ck said, they realised that it really was so. Back then, even if they did not kill the seriously injured passengers and only stood by without helping, things would not have developed to this stage. Only by saving the lives of those three people could they touch upon and discover this deep-seated plotline.


    Sheyan nodded.


    ��Correct, my friend. That��s why I insisted on camping here for now. If we leave, the Cullen family might not be able to find us.�� His words were very slow, but his tone was very firm.


    ��What business do you have with them? What makes you think that those vampires who won��t suck human blood woulde looking for you? It��s not like you��re a beautiful young virgin. You even have arge amount of A-virus in your blood. It must taste pretty disgusting to them,�� Zi could not help doubting Sheyan.


    Sheyan smiled. ��They may not be interested in me, but they��re definitely interested in something I��m carrying!��


    Zi was confused initially, but when she saw the weapon ��Verdict�� hanging on Sheyan��s waist, she came to a sudden understanding.


    Admittedly, this powerful holy weapon would indeed put an astonishing amount of pressure on creatures of darkness because its nature meant that it could easily cause great harm to them. Even if the vampires did not care about Sheyan, it was absolutely impossible for them to ignore ��Verdict��!


    If an American B2 stealth bomber had suddenly crashed inside China��s territory, China would surely find it at all costs. Simrly, even if Sheyan was buried deep in the mudslide, the vampires would surely dig him out regardless of how much time it would take.


    ��As for why we should talk to them,�� Sheyan muttered in a low voice, ��There��s an idea I��d like to try. I got this idea from a certain notification we received before entering this world.��


    ��This world is the world of a disaster movie. No progress will be kept in this world. Even those who have experienced and passed the world will have to start again from the beginning.��


    ��What does this mean? Before this, I interpreted it as: afterpleting this world, all interpersonal rtionships, contacts and so on are not preserved. But now, it seems to be something more profound.��


    ��No progress will be kept in this world!��


    ��It means that, if I��ve experienced the Twilight World before and had either allied with the Cullen vampires or went against them, it would have no effect in this world. From the moment I enter this world, their rtionship with me is neutral. Everything starts anew, like a nk sheet of paper. Of course, that��s only limited to this world!��


    The others were still confused at what significance this held, but Old Charlie had already understood the meaning behind Sheyan��s unfinished words.


    ��I see. If we really choose the path of salvation, then we��ll need to help as many people survive the 2012 apocalypse as we can. In the face of extreme natural disasters, an individual��s power is so small that it��s almost negligible��. The strength of our Party Ace is simply too weak. If we want to save more people, if we want to create a real miracle, there��s only one way: we have to unite all the forces that can be united in this world, so that salvation bes self-preservation. This��.is the only way we can seed!!��


    Sheyan closed his eyes and took a few deep breaths. The thoughts he was arranging in his mind had been systematically spoken out by Old Charlie in an orderly way. He nodded his head appreciatively.


    ��Yes, that��s what I mean. Can you prepare some information about the end of the world for me?��


    ��As you wish, master,�� Old Charlie replied with a slight bow.


    After pausing for a while, Sheyan continued, ��We��ve seen Twilight characters in this world, so why can��t there be key characters from other movies in this 2012 world that��s about to be destroyed? Since there��s a Forks Town, why can��t there be de? Spiderman? Elm Street?��.��


    Sheyan��s inference shocked everyone, but when they thought about it carefully, besides being amazed, they also felt that it was reasonable!


    They fell into a long silence. A long time afterwards, Zi said with some difficulty, ��Your thoughts jump so fast. But you can��t possibly be nning to work with sick psychopaths like Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees, right?��


    (TL: Of ��A Nightmare on Elm Street�� and ��Friday the 13th�� fame, respectively. There��s also a ��Freddy vs. Jason�� movie. )


    ��In theory, why not? Despite their cruelty and homicidal tendencies, would it do them any good to have the world cleansed? Freddy Krueger should have a daughter, right? Does he want him and his family to die?�� Sheyan answered very seriously.


    ��Besides, does he wish for a world with no dreams to enter? You should know that Freddy��s source of strength is people��s fear and recollections of him. If no one remembers him and no one fears him, then he has no power! If the 2012 apocalypse really destroyed mankind so severely that only tens of thousands of people are left in this world, Freddy would be totally useless! I��m actually pretty confident of persuading him, if he does exist in this world.��


    ��But how the hell can he help? Our aim is to save people. What can he do but kill, destroy and make a mess of everything?�� protested Zi in a loud voice. She still found it hard to ept.


    Sheyan looked at her with a smile.


    ��My dear Zi, this world is a party warfare world. Our enemies aren��t limited to just floods, volcanoes and earthquakes, but also all the hostile parties in this world! If Freddy cooperates with us, I��m even willing to make his power��soar to an unprecedented height!��


    ��You might think I have no morals. Okay then, tell me, how many people did Freddy Krueger kill? Does the figure reach a hundred? It doesn��t. Rather than the killing, it��s the torment that gave him pleasure. If I indulge him, I may cause a hundred people to die painfully, but if it��s in exchange for the survival of a thousand or ten thousand people, then is my action just or evil?��


    Zi spoke no further. At that moment, a clear but somewhat weak voice came from the distance.


    ��I��m Edward Cullen. I hope we can talk.��


    Sheyan had recovered more than half of his HP by now. He immediately stood up and walked out of the camp. Edward Cullen, a handsome and charming vampire, was perching upside down on the branch of an skan red pine thirty meters away like an owl. He was genuinely shocked when he saw Sheyan.


    ��You��re actually still alive!��


    Sheyan smiled.


    ��I never do things I��m not confident in, Mr. Cullen. Actually, even if you don��te to me, I��lle to you, because I have an important message for you and your family. My time is very, very tight, so I hope you can ask your family toe here to listen to a few words of mine.��


    Edward Cullen stared hesitantly at Sheyan for a few minutes. He then raised his head to the sky and let out a shrill cry which sounded like the call of an owl at night. The sound gathered in one line and spread far away.


    Before long, every member of the Cullen family arrived one after another. They watched Sheyan and the party with vignce, respect and some doubts.


    Sheyan took a step forward, gave a slight bow to the head of the family, Carlisle Cullen, and said in neither a servile nor overbearing manner, ��I can��t tell you where I got news about you from, nor can I exin our origins to you. Your first reaction to what I��m about to say next may beughter and ridicule, but time will soon prove that I��m right.��


    Sheyan��s heavy, slow tone gave all the Cullen family members a heavy psychological pressure. When he lifted his chin at Old Charlie, Old Charlie took out a pocket-sized 3D projector and disyed with it a series of video materials:


    ***


    India.


    Megaden Copper Mine.


    Location: Mysore/Dan teau/Cha Carol/Darwin Town


    Telephone: XXXXXX


    Fax: XXXXXX


    Signs: Dr. Adrian Helmsley, an associate geologist at the U.S. Office of the Science and Technology, visited his friend Dr. Satnam Tsurutani, who told him that the temperature of the Earth��s surface was experiencing an abnormal spike. The temperature in the mine had reached 49 degrees, and the mines around the world are experiencing a rise in temperature as well.


    Reason: Neutrinos from a huge sr re are heating Earth��s core.


    ***


    The Cullen family still did not think it was anything serious, but Old Charlie soon yed another video.


    ***


    The United States.


    Yellowstone National Park.


    Location: Northwest Wyoming


    Telephone: XXXXXX


    Fax: XXXXXX


    Signs: Thekes in the park have turned into scorched sandy ground. The park is now under the secret control of the government. Large amount of ground fissures have appeared all across California.


    Reason: A Mayan prophecy, the Book of Changes and the Bible have all predicted that the Earth would suffer a grand catastrophe in the year 2012 due to the alignment of the sr systems with the sun in a straight line, a phenomenon which urs once every 640,000 years. The neutrinos from the sun��s sr re will melt Earth from the inside, causing Earth��s crust to drift freely.

 Chapter 1183: The Beginning of Salvation

    <h4>Chapter 1183: The Beginning of Salvation</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Seeing this, Carlisle Cullen��s hands began to tremble, but he managed to force himself to stay calm. Soon after, the next frame of information and photos was disyed:


    ***


    The French Republic.


    The Louvre, Paris.


    Location: Downtown Paris on the north bank of Seine River


    Telephone: XXXXXX


    Fax: XXXXXX


    Signs: A number of rare and valuable items such as the Mona Lisa have been transferred away by the authorities, leaving behind counterfeit products in their ces. These counterfeit products can only be authenticated under infrared light.


    Reason: The French government has stored them in the ark especially designed to deal with the disaster. The person in charge of this operation, Rnd, the curator of the French National Museum, was killed in a car ident. He has been silenced.


    ***


    Alice Cullen could not help eximing in disbelief, ��No way! This is downright impossible! I��ll call my French friends right away to confirm it!��


    ��That��s exactly why I attached the phone number, fax number, address and name to all the information, Miss Alice. It��s so that anyone can verify it,�� sighed Sheyan.


    Alice was already trembling in fear. She immediately pulled out her phone and contacted her friends.


    Sheyan had undeniably managed to grasp the attention of all the people present by now. After a moment of silence, he once again raised his chin at Old Charlie. A new series of information and pictures was slowly presented to the vampires.


    ***


    China.


    Cho Ming, Tibet.


    Location: Dinggy�� County, Xigaz�� Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region / North Latitude 28.396283, East Longitude 90.206648


    Telephone: Confidential


    Fax: Confidential


    Note: This ce is heavily guarded by the government and is extremely dangerous.


    Sign: 46 countries on Earth have started to jointly build the Noah��s Arks which can survive the end of the world.


    ***


    All the Cullen vampires were surprised to see this.


    And the next lines of data shocked them out of their minds:


    ***


    The ticket price for a Noah��s Ark is up to a billion Euros per seat.


    The global financial crisis in 2008 was caused by the world��s richest people diverting their money to buy tickets, so China was the least affected.


    When the end of the worldes, the Earth��s crust will first rotate around 30 degrees. Horrifying earthquakes will spread across the world, triggering tsunamis. Even the tallest mountain range on Earth, the Himyas, will be submerged. The whole process willst for a month.


    ***


    Sheyan gave the vampires some time to digest the information before he told them in a slow, sorrowful voice, ��My friends, with your abilities and connections, you should be able to easily verify the truth of the information I��ve given you. I cannot but inform you with a heavy heart that the world, as we know it��.is ending.��


    Following Sheyan��s words, a deadly silence descended upon them. The vampires, with their shockingly long lifespan, had probably never considered the matter of death before this, but


    Sheyan had cruelly ced the facts down in front of them, brutally unveiling everything to them.


    Sheyan gave them some more time to take in his words. After a while, he continued, ��You still have a bit of time to verify the truth of what I just revealed to you, but remember, time is running out. If you can��t get on the arks��.we��ll be at Rucker Park in New York at midnight three days from now. For now, there are other things we must do. Goodbye, friends.��


    It was not until Sheyan��s group had already disappeared into the darkness that Carlisle Cullen snapped awake from his daze and shouted, ��What should we call you?��


    Sheyan contemted for a moment, and a word suddenly came to his mind. His fading voice came from within the darkness, ��Call us apostles, if you will.��


    ***


    The party had only moved a few dozen meters away from the dumbstruck Cullen vampire family when they suddenly felt the ground shaking again and heard a loud rumbling noise from underground. It was truly frightening. The tremor was not strong enough to make them lose their bnce, but the shock that came from deep inside the Earth still gave off a feeling of being irresistible and unavoidable.


    Their tautly-drawn nerves were startled. They thought that there would be another mudslide. They were currently still at the bottom of the valley, which was quite a terrible terrain to be stuck in. But contrary to their expectations, the shock subsided in less than ten seconds. However, the originally t valley was now spotting many clear fissures, so deep they could not see the bottom.


    Sheyan still had his mind on the Cullen family so he did not notice anything wrong, but Old Charlie suddenly whispered to him, ��Master, the fissures are a little strange.��


    Sheyan��s eyebrows rose. He immediately climbed to a higher ce. When he did, he instantly saw the mystery of it. The fissures at the bottom of the valley surprisingly formed clear lines of texts:


    [ The survival rate of the residents of Forks Town is over 90%. ]


    [ You have met the relevant prerequisite condition. ]


    [ The side you have chosen in the 2012 world is the Salvation side. ]


    [ Silver Party: Party Ace, wee to the Nightmare World. ]


    [ You mustplete the main mission assigned to you in 48 hours, or you will be deemed to have failed. ]


    [ Main Mission: The Beginning of Salvation! ]


    [ Mission Briefing: As the end of the world approaches, more and more elite personnel have discovered signs of it, but their actions have met with sanctions from the National Security Agencies of the Alliance of Nations. You must save as many of the people on the death list as possible. ]


    [ Mission Note: You can ess the website .CMFU from anywhere with Inte to obtain the death list. You must save at least three people on the list, or you will face the penalty of a 5-point reduction in your highest attribute and cause the end of the world to arrive 24 hours ahead of schedule. ]


    [ Mission hint: After you rescue more than five elite personnel, the end of the world will be dyed by eight hours for every additional person rescued. You will also receive additional rewards based on your performance. The better your performance, the better the rewards. ]


    ******


    [ Hint: You can achieve the following milestones in this world (including the extended worlds). ]


    [ Lucky Dog: You seeded in escaping from a territory where the doomsday earthquakes urred. ]


    [ Ark Member: You became a passenger on Noah��s Ark. ]


    [ Amazing Fireworks: You witnessed the world��srgest volcanic eruption in Yellowstone National Park. ]


    [ Straying from the Important Task: You climbed Mount Everest in this world and seeded in reaching the top. ]


    [ Calm and Collected: You dived into the Mariana Trench in this world and reached a depth of at least 10,000 metres. ]


    [ Bronze Title �� Miracle Worker: You simultaneously possess the titles of ��Straying from the Important Task�� and ��Calm and Collected��. ]


    [ You cannot view the rest of the milestones, either because you do not have sufficient achievement points, or you have not achieved the relevant activation conditions. ]


    *********


    At the same time, the clear ringing of notifications could be heard in their ears.


    [ Time: 8 a.m., December 5, 2012 A.D. ]


    [ Location: Forks Town, USA ]


    [ Setting: The main world is the apocalyptic world of 2012. This is an independent world. ]


    [ Difficulty: S (Very High) ]


    [ Pain limitation: 50% ]


    [ Individual capability bonus: 0% ]


    [ Present setting exploration rate: 0.13% ]


    [ Setting description: This world is a party battle world. You may encounter other hostile parties in this world. ]


    [ You automatically grasp the relevantnguage of this world. You are able to interact freely with characters of this world. The graspednguage will be erased from your memory upon leaving this world. ]


    [ epted Mission Count: 1 ]


    [ Your appearance and identity have undergone alteration; they will be restored upon returning to the real world. You can also modify your appearance within the Nightmare Realm. If you have any enquiries, you can voice the question to the Nightmare Imprint with your mind; you will receive an answer should you have sufficient authority. ]


    [ You have established a friendly rtionship with a legendary figure/faction in this world, the Cullen vampires. ]


    [ Because Party Ace is the only party to have chosen the Salvation side so far, you get 72 hours of extra preparation time. Other parties will be sent to another ne which has a time flow many times slower than this ne. Only a few minutes would have passed for them when they are transported back to this ne after 72 hours. ]


    ***


    Thest line of notification was no doubt a huge relief for Party Ace. However, the news that ��Party Ace is the only party to have chosen the Salvation side�� was also lethal.


    After all, this was a disaster world with a doomed ending. The pressure from the plot alone was already astonishing enough for the Salvation side, and they still had to face the assault from other contestant teams looking to spoil the party for them! In addition, there was also a powerful mastermind among these contestants!


    The three additional days of preparation time provided by the Realm was fuel delivered in the snow, something they desperately needed! It was also a matter of course, or Party Ace would have no chance to win at all.


    At this moment, Zi suddenly asked, ��What choice do you guys think the vampires will make?��


    ��I remember in Twilight, they have some mind-reading skills and the ability to foresee the future. However, they obviously couldn��t read our memories. Alice��s ability to foresee the future is even more limited; she can��t even foresee the future of the werewolves, let alone the disaster of 2012! That said, they��ve no doubt amassed an astonishing amount of wealth all these years, so they may choose to buy ark tickets,�� said Reef.


    ��They won��t,�� replied Old Charlie.

 Chapter 1184: See You in the Dream

    <h4>Chapter 1184: See You in the Dream</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Everyone turned to Old Charlie in surprise. He exined calmly, ��There are two main expenses in every kind of production:bour costs and material costs. With more than 40 different countries joining hands to build the arks, they wouldck neitherbour nor materials. Therefore, the cost of building the arks is surely not as high as one would expect. Then, why would they still charge a billion Euros per ticket?��


    The party fell into a quiet contemtion after hearing Old Charlie��s exnation. Old Charlie continued, ��Raising funds is probably just a small part of the reason. The main reason for selling those expensive tickets is to tie the world��s richest people to this Noah��s Ark n. With them on board, they��ll surely use theirwork, manpower, material resources, and technology to weave arge informationwork to keep the news of the end of the world from the public! With the blockadework constructed by the government as the core and thework constructed by the billionaires as support, they can keep the risk of the secret leaking to a minimum.��


    Mogensha nodded. ��If that��s the case, the Cullen family probably can��t get on board even with enough money. To some extent, money is just a number. They don��t have enough influence in other aspects to qualify.��


    Sheyan added, ��The ark tickets won��t be sold like concert tickets; it��s impossible to buy one just by making a call. The ark builders won��t call the billionaires one by one to ask them if they want tickets either.��


    ��I��m guessing that the people who are allowed to buy tickets must have been selected after a series ofplicated screening processes. They��ll be notified directly with the truth told to them and forced to buy the tickets. At most, they��d have a choice in how many tickets they buy. The ark tickets won��t be avable to you just because you have the money.��


    ��Besides, the passengers are bound to be made to undergo extremely strict medical examinations before boarding the arks so as to avoid bringing infectious diseases or other illnesses onto the arks. Can the vampires pass the medical examinations? Once their secret is revealed, would the humans allow them to board the arks? The Cullen vampires may be the ��vegetarians�� of their kind and only drink the blood of wild animals, but the animals on board the arks are there to avoid the extinction of their species! Moreover, the animals only constitute a tiny portion of the ark passengers, most of the passengers are human beings! No one will sell tickets to the Cullens even if they��re willing to pay tens of billions or hundreds of billions of Euros!��


    Sheyan��s face showed a very confident smile.


    ��Therefore, the Cullen family will certainlye to us!��


    The party had rushed to the highway while they analysed the situation. They soon managed to stop a passing Mitsubishi Pajero and shamelessly took on the role of car hijackers.


    (TL: Mitsubishi happens to announce the retirement of the Pajero, also known as the Montero in America and the Shogun in the UK, on the day I trante this chapter. RIP. )


    Brother ck quickly drove to Roon City, which had the nearest airport, following a map. His driving skills had be more sophisticatedtely. It took him only about half an hour toplete the 80-kilometer journey, and that was including the time he took to throw off the highway patrols.


    Because the threat from other contestants did not exist for the time being, everyone instantly went separate ways to perform their own tasks as soon as the car stopped. Sheyan had already allocated jobs for everyone while they were on the car, which were mostly just robbing money and plundering supplies. Sheyan himself went to the nearest coffee shop that had a WiFi.


    As the tactician, he must get his hands on the cklist as quickly as possible. To protect those who will be assassinated, the biggest difficulty they would face would be the shortage of manpower. Furthermore, during these three days, Sheyan also had to try to contact and persuade the legendary figures and forces in this world.


    ***


    The cklist was soon in front of Sheyan.


    Sheyan frowned upon seeing the list, because there were actually as many as 27 people on it! They were also scattered all over the world! Considering the current situation, there was no way Party Ace could save them all. Those that were too far away could only be abandoned.


    The alliance of governments would certainly not assassinate all 27 people at the same time in the same way. They must be assassinated at different times with different causes of death. Fortunately, the time of action and the assassination method of each target was listed in detail on the list.


    That reduced at least half of Sheyan��s workload, and also enabled him to control the situation more precisely. At such moments, Old Charlie was a great help to Sheyan. He smoothly arranged the subsequent schedule and tasks for each party member.


    Thus, every member of Party Ace received a schedule when they returned, which exined in detail the ces they had to go to, the tasks they had to perform, and the deadline for each task. The arrangement was so precise that it sometimes came down to seconds!


    Everyone could truly feel that time was pressing, so they epted the schedule unconditionally. They all left in a hurry without saying much. Even Sanzi, who was still very tired, had to ept the work arranged for him; there was nothing that could be done about it. Sheyan��s responsibility was greater than everyone else��s, for he was responsible for many tasks. First, he had to rescue people too. Second, he had to strategize and make the general game n. And finally, he had to try to contact the legendary forces of this world.


    Sheyan soon got on a train. He turned on aptop and typed the words ��Elm Street�� on Google Maps. The result stunned him.


    ��How is this possible? No search result?��


    Old Charlie took a look, then told him in a whisper, ��You missed a letter, master.��


    ����.Oh. I didn��t graduate junior high, so it��s pretty good that I only missed one letter.��


    With Old Charlie��s help, Sheyan finally spelt Elm Street right, but the result left him stunned again. That��s right, there were more than a thousand results��. Well, there was nothing to be done but to go over them carefully. After some difficult screening processes, he finally locked on to the ce he wanted.


    Springwood, Ohio.


    That��s where the Elm Street was.


    The Elm Street where the most horrible story took ce on.


    A nun was trapped in the dirtiest prison, raped by more than 100 murderers, psychopaths and perverts, and gave birth to Freddy Krueger, a person with a deformed and twisted personality.


    When he was in his forties, he was killed by the parents of the children he harassed and murdered. From then on, he became the most terrible ghost. His most remarkable feature was that he could kill people in their dreams. His actions were sinister, cunning and even a little artistic. He was a very mysterious evil viin!


    In order to maximise efficiency, Sheyan searched the cklist on the way and found a scientist and a member of Parliament in need of protection within 100 kilometers of the area. He nned to save them as well.


    Sheyan did not choose saving the targets as his first task, but continued on his way to Elm Street instead. If his n was sessful, the most twisted and vicious viin in history would be a brand-new weapon under his control! The weapon may be extremely evil, but it could sometimes be used for justice too.


    Through generous spending, Sheyan managed to reach Elm Street forty minutes after getting off the train. The scenery there was quite beautiful �C old buildings of neenth century architecture, golden sunset, empty swings, little girls jumping ropes and humming nursery rhymes. However, there was a hint of chilling destion hidden behind the peaceful facade��


    What Sheyan ought to do now was to determine how strong Freddy had grown. ording to the original plot, Freddy, imed by many to be the most bizarre and powerful vengeful ghost in existence, made his appearance in 1984. Although he was repeatedly defeated after that, he could always find a way to return from hell. Thest time he appeared should have been in 2010.


    Sheyan began his search. During the search, he might have broken aw or two. He finally found a strange glove at a ce mentioned in the plot. The glove was really old and had rusty razors at the fingers. It was obviously a very vicious weapon when it was still usable.


    Next, Sheyan went to the ce where Freddy was burned alive. The ce was deeply suffused with a strong evil. He soon found a deformed, ckened skeleton �C the remains of the evil Freddy.


    These two things were very important to Freddy, and could even bring him back to life.


    Sheyan put the weird glove on the hand of the skeleton. Suddenly, darkness descended even though it was still dusk. A strong wind howled and moaned in agony. At that moment, Sheyan felt a strong drowsiness oveing him. He raised an eyebrow nonchntly and casually sat down. He then leaned on the car tires to his side and closed his eyes. His breathing became even and light, and he fell into slumber!


    The only way tomunicate with Freddy was through dreams!


    ***


    Sheyan felt like only a fleeting moment had passed before he woke up again. He was still in the old parking lot where Freddy was burned, but the ce was now enshrouded in thick grey mist.


    He heard a sound, far at first, but gradually moving closer. It was the sound of steel ws dragged slowly across a hard concrete wall. Not long after that, a man with a fedora and an ugly, distorted face stood in front of Sheyan.


    He was wearing a ragged striped red-and-green sweater and a dirty old fedora which half-covered his severely-burned face. The sharp des on his fingers constantly scraped and collided together, producing hair-raising sounds��.


    ��Wee to the dream world��.My world!!��

 Chapter 1185: Freddy Joining

    <h4>Chapter 1185: Freddy Joining</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    As far as Freddy could remember, the people he dragged into nightmares had reacted in a myriad of ways. Some cried loudly, some had looks of disbelief, some swore out loud, some immediately knelt down to pray, and some even screamed for mercy��.


    But the reaction of this man in front of him right now was something that Freddy had never seen before �C he waspletely calm!


    He simply stood there at ease with some curiosity and some indifference in his eyes. When Freddy tried to erode the man with his murderous spirit and evil aura, it felt like he was throwing a stone into the sea, not even making the tiniest wave. Instead, he could feel the opponent��s calmness even more vividly.


    Sheyan slowly lifted his head and smiled at Freddy.


    ��Freddy? Are you Mr. Freddy Krueger?��


    As he spoke, he took a step forward and held a hand out to Freddy.


    ��It��s a pleasure to meet you. You can call me Seaman.��


    Freddy was shocked and dumbstruck, but a poisonous look quickly returned to his eyes. He walked up and took Sheyan��s hand with a grin. Suddenly, Freddy��s hand turned into horrifying de ws. Heughed hysterically as he pulled his hand back hard. Sheyan��s hand instantly became a blurry mush of flesh and blood. The white bones inside could be seen through the wounds.


    Freddyughed, expecting to hear the opponent��s cry of anguish. However, the opponent��s expression remained indifferent.


    ��You sure are naughty, Mr. Freddy. Is that why you like to enter children��s dreams?��


    Sheyan looked at his injured palm and slowly raised it up.


    ��I��m talking to you in a dream, aren��t I. Since it��s a dream, these bloody wounds are just illusions. Since they��re just illusions, I can naturally do whatever I want regardless of the rules of the real world.��


    While Sheyan was speaking, his palm quickly healed and soon recovered to the way it was before.


    Freddy��s face twisted into a terrible expression when he saw this. He knew now that he had met with a fearsome enemy! The realm of dreams was supposed to be his home court. He could be said to be omnipotent in dreams, strengthened in all aspects, but this person in front of him easily broke through the shackles of the illusion and healed his own wounds with his willpower! This showed that his willpower and personal strength far exceeded Freddy��s imagination!


    Freddy found, to his shock, that he could only invade a small number of areas of the man��s mind. Most of the man��s memories seemed to have a lock on them, totally inessible to him. Even those memories that were essible felt like misty swamps; he found it very difficult to invade deeper into them. What shocked Freddy even more was the presence of a certain threat in those memories which struck fear into his heart!


    ��You�� Who on earth are you?�� Freddy could not stop himself from taking a step back.


    Sheyan smiled. ��I��m a person with the power to destroy you.��


    He turned his wrist, and therey ��Verdict�� on his palm. The dazzling silver glow caused Freddy to shrink by a size and made his body spew thick ck smoke!! Freddy screamed in horror! He was actually still in a state of recovery at the moment after being destroyed not long ago, so he was still very weak. Fortunately, Sheyan had quickly put away his weapon, or Freddy would have suffered extreme agony.


    Even so, Freddy was now lying almostpletely paralysed on the ground. He breathed heavily while holding the wall for support, fear apparent in his eyes. Sheyan spread his hands and spoke to Freddy earnestly, ��You see, I can easily kill you, but I didn��t do it. Don��t you think that��s enough to prove my sincerity?��


    ��You, what do you want?�� asked Freddy.


    ��I want to show you a piece of memory,�� answered Sheyan.


    Sheyan showed Freddy all the information he showed the Cullen family before, which he had kept in his memory. After reading it, Freddy did notugh hysterically and say that the extinction of humankind was none of his business. Rather, he fell into silent contemtion.


    This was one of the two reasons why Sheyan came to Freddy first. Although Freddy was cruel and vicious, he was also cunning. Cunning meant being good at thinking. It was easier tomunicate with people who were good at thinking.


    ��Is this for real?�� asked the demonic Freddy.


    ��You can verify it yourself. And do you think I��m so bored that I��m doing this for fun at the risk of being murdered by you?��


    ��So��.what do you want?�� Freddy asked again.


    ��Your strength,�� Sheyan said simply. ��Your attacking method is very strange. Although your power is weak now, I have ways to make you more powerful! My goal is to save as many people as I can. I will encounter unimaginable obstacles along the way, so I need your power to help me kill people, in order to save even more people! ��


    ��How are you going to save them? Are you building arks too?�� Freddy was showing unprecedented interest in this issue.


    Sheyan was overjoyed when he heard Freddy ask this. Freddy was no longer a human, so he was certainly not asking for himself. It was for someone he cared about!


    There was no doubt that the person was Freddy��s greatest weakness.


    Be it humans, demons or any other creatures, as long as they had a weakness, they could be controlled! Freddy was obviously a viin, he always had been. A viin would obviously break promises and trust no one. But if Sheyan could hold on to Freddy��s weakness, then no matter how strong he made Freddy, he had no reason to worry.


    ��Building an ark is certainly a viable option, but it��s already toote to start building one. The governments around the world concentrated all their resources for three years and only managed to build four arks. We don��t have enough time,�� answered Sheyan solemnly.


    (TL: There are nine arks in the movie though.)


    ��With all the earthquakes and tsunamis happening during the apocalypse, the only safe ce, rtively speaking, is the sky. That��s just a basic idea of mine. I��ll need arge group of experts and professionals to verify its feasibility, but I do believe this path is viable. More importantly, Freddy, we may or may not seed if we try, but if we do nothing, we��ll die for sure.��


    Freddy appeared to be lost in thought. Only the grinding of the razors on his hand could be heard, a rusty and ugly sound which seemed to rise and fall with the fluctuation in his mood. After a while, he suddenly asked, ��How do you n to make me stronger?��


    ��Doesn��t your powere from fear? The more people who are afraid of you, the stronger your power will get. I only need to record the process of you killing someone and put it up on the Inte, then buy some traffic and employ some people to hype it up into a viral campaign. Your power will increase dramatically!��


    Freddy pondered for a moment, then shed a frightening smile.


    ��Well, then, Mr. Seaman, it appears you��ve convinced me. But the activity of my soul is limited to 50 kilometers around my remains, so if you want me to serve you, you��ll have to bring my corpse and razor glove with you.��


    Sheyan nodded. ��I understand. And, Mr. Krueger, I sincerely believe that you should tweak the way you fight a little from now on.��


    ��Oh yeah?�� Freddy was clearly dissatisfied.


    Sheyan told him earnestly, ��Yes, because your enemies are no longer ordinary children. You may face opponents even more powerful than I am. If you still make your appearance like in horror movies, you��ll just warn the enemy and give them time to raise their vignce. Would you prefer to lose a fair duel or win a shameless battle with despicable means?��


    Freddy seemed to be thinking over Sheyan��s proposal carefully. Sheyan took the chance to tell him, ��I actually have a few key suggestions��.��


    ***


    Two hourster.


    Clevnd, Ohio, USA.


    A straight road stretched straight out into the sparse fields, with isted areas on both sides as protection against sandstorms. There were many drought-tolerant nts here, as well asrge patches of ryegrass, white clovers and alfalfa hay fields. The nts undted like waves in the breeze.


    The farms here were sprayed by airnes and harvested mechanically, so both sides of the highway were very deste, with not a human in sight.


    A Buick SUV was parked behind a mountain pass. There were three men in ck suits and dark sses sitting idly on the vehicle and talking casually.


    ��Hopefully the target doesn��t take too long to arrive. This sh*thole of a ce gets really cold after dark; it��s gonna get really ufortable.��


    ��Don��t worry. It��s clearly stated in our intel that the target��s a very punctual person, and the meeting this time is arranged under the name of an academy headmaster. The target should be here soon.��


    ��But boss, don��t you think something weird��s going on? She doesn��t look like a foreign spy to me. And, even if she is, shouldn��t we catch her alive so that we can interrogate her? Why are we ordered to eliminate her?��


    When those words were uttered, the agent suddenly noticed his team leader looking at him with stern eyes.


    ��Have you forgotten the confidentiality order?��


    For a moment, the atmosphere turned eerily cold. The three men leaned back on their seats at the same time and did not speak. But strangely, they all felt a strange drowsiness after that. Their body could not resist the exhaustion. They closed their eyes one after another.


    Among them, the team leader had the strongest will. He could sense that something was wrong. He tried hard to snap out of his tiredness while shouting the names of his two deputies aloud. However, the only response he got was the sound of snoring. The ominous feeling got even stronger. He gritted his teeth, pulled a dagger out of his boot, and stabbed his own thigh!


    Unfortunately, the dagger only managed to travel half the distance to the thigh before it dropped helplessly onto the seat. The team leader had already fallen into a deep slumber��.

 Chapter 1186: Evolved Demon

    <h4>Chapter 1186: Evolved Demon</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    This sleep would be an unforgettable sleep of eternal death for the three FBI agents!


    Among the three sleeping agents, the talkative one had the sweetest dream. He was in the bar he often visited. The music ying was his favourite saxophone piece. He asked for a ss of ice-cold whiskey, and immediately rxed.


    A fragrant aroma caught his attention, but the fragrance was a bit unique. At first, it smelled like citrus perfume, but after a while, it smelled like red wine instead. The agent did not delve too deep into it, for a woman had suddenly sat down on the seat beside him. The woman was wearing a tight ck dress and looked a little like the woman of his dreams, Angelina Jolie. She shed him a charming smile.


    The man��s heartbeat instantly quickened. To tell the truth, he had not felt so bewildered for a really long time. He lowered his head and did not know what to do. A beautiful face came close to his own and said to him in a delicate voice, ��Honey, I��m bored. Why don��t we do something exciting?��


    ��!!!�� The man blushed at once. ��What do you mean by exciting��.!!!!��


    The woman��s hand reached down between his thighs and gave him a soft flick. The man��s whole body turned stiff. He then felt the tender hand rubbing him gently. He closed his eyes and breathed heavily.


    He felt ��Angelina�� slowly getting down from the seat, half squatting in front of him and unfastening his belt. She gave him a charming smile and gently licked her lips with her small red tongue, full of temptation.


    The agent gasped for breath.


    ��Hurry up, baby, right now!��


    His lower body was already exposed and stood straight up like a pir. At that moment, ��Angelina��s�� mouth suddenly split open, turning into a horrific mouthpiece like a zombie in Resident Evil 5. The sharp teeth inside that horrible dark red mouthpiece were spinning like a chainsaw!!


    ��Ah!!!!!�� The man let out the most sorrowful scream ever heard in history. He immediately tried to run away, but the goddess between his legs had already done what he most desired her to do three seconds ago �C burying her head in his crotch!!!


    Blood sprayed abruptly and violently��together with torn flesh pieces, tissues, and hair��.


    ***


    The agent who did not talk much was named Carter.


    He was not actually a boring man, he just liked to keep to himself. His hobby was to fantasise.


    For example, when the big-assed woman Trish sashayed into the director��s office with her papers, he would immediately imagine the director unzipping her skirt.


    For example, when he was being admonished by the team leader, he would imagine himself giving the team leader a good hard kick and wiping the sole of his shoes on the team leader��s face.


    Right now, he found the team leader reprimanding him again, and every insult the team leader uttered was extremely grating on his ears. Furthermore, for some reason, the few women he secretly admired were all there at the moment, witnessing his humiliation!


    Carter��s patience gradually reached its limit. With a shout, he kicked out and sent the team leader flying. The power of this kick was amazing. The team leader flew far behind and copsed the three-ply wall at the back. Carter now had a good view of the whole office��.


    An X-rated scene entered Carter��s sight. Just like he usually imagined, Trish was bending over in front of the director who had unzipped her.


    Seeing this, the initially boiling Carter calmed down immediately. When he realised the terrible consequences of his actions, he shivered all over! This was the FBI! If you quit your job at a Fortune 500pany, your ex-boss could not do anything to you, but the FBI higher ups could definitely make your life really miserable!


    The rational Carter was instantly washed over by immense fear. He immediately confessed his mistakes and begged for forgiveness.


    The director and the team leader both came to him. The director told him coldly, ��We��ll forgive you if you let us each kick you once, but you��re not allowed to resist or defend yourself.��


    ��No problem!�� Carter waspletely overcame by fear. He immediately rejoiced when he heard this.


    He crouched down on the floor.


    Twisted, evil smiles suddenly appeared on the faces of the director and the team leader. They gave Carter a kick on his butt! He immediately felt a sharp pain. He rolled forward, then steadied himself with his hands on the railing in front.


    But the railing suddenly broke! Carter instantly fell down.


    He was on the 15th floor!!


    Carter let out a grievous, miserable scream and watched as the ground rapidly closed in on him. His heart, tormented by fear, was beating so fast it was on the verge of copsing.


    ***


    The team leader was not someone who liked to smile.


    He was a formidable man.


    He was a typical tough guy without any bad habits. He was good at deduction and had very strong logical thinking ability.


    He had a happy family and loved the daughter left behind by his deceased wife very much. Hebined his love for his wife with his fatherly love and poured them all onto his daughter. He was willing to do anything for her.


    The group leader remained very vignt at the beginning of his dream. He found himself standing on a busy and crowded street.


    In the distance came a heavy truck roaring with ck smoke.


    The team leader instantly felt that something was amiss, because ording to trafficws, heavy trucks like this could not enter the city at this hour. He could not help feeling suspicious. If suspicion was allowed to take root, it would be like a crack on ss, quickly spreading into millions of branches.


    However, the team leader had no time to think about it. His heart suddenly sank, because his little angel, his daughter, was actually running out at this moment, skipping and chasing after a lovely puppy onto the street.


    That horrifying heavy truck was going to run his daughter over!!


    ��NOOOOOOO!�� The team leader screamed hysterically. He burst out with astonishing speed and pushed his daughter out of the way.


    The horrifying heavy truck ended up crushing his body. The team leader knew he would not survive the collision, but he had a joyful smile on his face. He did not notice that the face of the girl who was pushed away was the face of Freddy, who had on a twisted grin��.


    ***


    ��Not bad.�� The one who spoke was Old Charlie. He seemed to be talking to himself, but was he? His left pupil was normal, but in his right pupil was the distorted image of Freddy.


    After Sheyan left Elm Street, Old Charlie had asked to carry Freddy on his own ord. Sheyan already knew by now that Old Charlie was definitely not an ordinary man before he became a Cyborg, but considering the terrifying poption number of the future Empire, what��s the big deal with a monster or two appearing among them? He agreed to Old Charlie��s request.


    Freddy��s most fatal weakness was that he was extremely easy to kill when he appeared in the real world. He had been killed many times by being dragged into the real world from his dream world. If he stayed in Old Charlie��s mind, he would stay in his strongest state. Naturally, he was very willing.


    Freddy couldmunicate with Old Charlie at any time because of this. Old Charlie, the sly old fox, was soon talking with Freddy.


    But think about it. Old Charlie was someone who had led a very extraordinary life but had fallen to the point of bing a lowly Cyborg, but even then, he still stubbornly lived on, refusing to die. His will was as firm as iron, his tenacity beyond imagination. Although Old Charlie could not fight, Freddy��s ability to influence him would still be weakened to an astonishing degree.


    Perhaps it was for this reason that Freddy was quite respectful towards Old Charlie and would listen to him. And Old Charlie, someone who was ruthless to the extreme and put nothing above interests, had indirectly gained a terrible executioner!


    Freddy, in Old Charlie��s pupil, grinned and licked the fresh blood on his ws.


    ��Interesting, really interesting! This is so much better than letting them die in fear! I love the incredulous expressions on their faces before they died. I love the look on their faces when they suddenly fall from heaven to hell! And thest tough guy, ha ha ha, when he died, he was satisfied and happy!!! Oh! It��s so exciting. There��s actually such a way of killing people, such a wonderful art! ��


    ��But you still made a mistake,�� said Old Charlie. ��Do you know what it was?��


    ��I know, I know, the heavy truck shouldn��t have appeared in the city at that hour. You can��t me me. Thatw wasn��t in ce yet when I died,�� answered Freddy.


    Old Charlie retorted coldly, ��If he had sensed that something was amiss and realised that he was in a dream, it would have been quite disadvantageous for you. When your victims don��t realise that they��re in a dream, as long as they believe that they��re dead, they��ll die in the real world too due to your special ability. But if they realise this, you��ll have to rely on your willpower and the strength of your soul to kill them. What could have been a quick fight would turn into a long battle.��


    ��Regardless of how hard the fight is, can that still be called art? Do you want to degenerate back into the foolish, inferior murderer you used to be? Can you still experience such exquisite ecstasy andprehension?��


    Freddy was stunned for a moment. After that, he actually nodded and said, ��You��re right. What do you think I should do?��


    ��What you should do now is��.��


    ��Oh��.��

 Chapter 1187: Headmaster….

    <h4>Chapter 1187: Headmaster��.</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Sheyan stared at Old Charlie. He honestly did not expect that Old Charlie could control the demon Freddy in this way. It was an unexpected gain. More importantly, it meant that to some extent, Old Charlie had the power of Freddy! For Sheyan, who was short of manpower, it was a great piece of news.


    He immediately pulled out his mobile phone and made some calls. Because Party Ace had a safety period of three days, he had no fear of using this world��s nativemunication devices freely.


    ��Zi, you don��t have to go to the next target.��


    ��Hello, Sanzi? There are some changes to your route.��


    ��How many people have you saved, Reef? Ok, good. You don��t have to go to the cruise ship.��


    Finally, Sheyan stood in front of Old Charlie and gave him a map.


    ��You should know what I want you to do.��


    Old Charlie gave him a slight bow.


    ��It��s my pleasure to serve and share my master��s burden.��


    Freddy, in Old Charlie��s right pupil,ughed wildly with excitement.


    ��Let��s go! I love the art of killing. What a perfect art! I��m excited just thinking about it!��


    Fifteen minutester, Sheyan finally saw a ck limousine driving over. He stepped hard on the elerator and sped forward. Then, he rudely parked his vehicle in the middle of the road.


    Such behaviour was of course very infuriating. The driver of the limousine immediately jumped down holding a revolver in his hand and shouted angrily, ��Do you want to taste bullets?��


    Sheyan ignored the threat and merely said in a calm voice, ��I��m looking for Ms. Kumat Darley. She should be a college professor.��


    A woman in her fifties, wearing a sapphire blue dress, stepped out of the car and stared at Sheyan with suspicious eyes.


    ��I��m Kumat Darley.��


    Sheyan suddenly knocked out the driver and the passenger next to him, then turned towards Professor Darley.


    ��I knocked them out for their good, professor. Please follow me. I��m afraid you��ve underestimated how brutal and low the government can get.��


    Professor Darley stared at Sheyan and the people who fainted in shock. She then frowned and asked, ��What are you talking about?��


    ��The end of the world, Professor Darley. Do you have any ns to make such an announcement in public?�� asked Sheyan.


    Professor Darley closed her eyes in pain.


    ��So you��re also in the know. That��s right, I do. I believe everyone has the right to know. Everyone has the right to know when they��ll die!��


    ��And that��s why you��re going to be assassinated.�� Sheyan took her to the FBI car in the distance. The three FBI agents had all died of heart attack, but they each had a different expression before they died. The team leader was happy, Carter was frightened, and thest one was extremely painful.


    Sheyan searched out the IDs of the three men and showed them to Professor Darley. He then pointed to the road ahead.


    ��Do you know what they��re doing here? They��re waiting for your limousine to pass by, and then����


    Sheyan picked up a remote control and pressed it. A violent explosion erupted on a spot on the road, leaving behind a pit of astonishing size. There was no doubt that even a tank would be destroyed by an explosion of this scale, let alone a limousine.


    ��If I hadn��t intervened, Professor Darley, you��d be dead by now,�� Sheyan gave her a very in summary.


    Professor Darley��s face took on a ghastly expression. After all, not everyone could treat death with indifference. Moreover, Professor Darley��s motive for announcing the end of the world to the public was not actually as pure as she imed! Her purpose was to get a ticket for herself. But, it was a bomb that the government gave her!


    Seeing her pale face, Sheyan said no more. He quietly waited for her decision. To be honest, what other choice would an ordinary professor have when she was being hunted by the government? Professor Darleyughed sadly after a moment.


    ��Since the government is trying to kill me, I won��t be able to live for much longer anyway. Why did you save me?��


    ��Because we need strength. We need everyone��s strength! There are many other people in this world with strong abilities, but they��re also abandoned by their country like you are. They��re not willing to wait for their death quietly. We��ve gathered together. We��ll unite all our strength and find our own way to survive.��


    Professor Darley was astounded. After that, her eyes slowly shone with anticipation.


    ��So��that man wasn��t lying? What he said is actually true! Is he someone from your organisation too? The one who can whisper into my mind without needing to speak.��


    Sheyan��s heart skipped a beat when he heard this! But he remained calm on the outside and asked, ��There are simply too many people in our organisation. I��m not sure who you��re talking about. What are his characteristics?��


    Professor Darley gave it some thought before she answered, ��He��s a kind-looking old man in a wheelchair. They said he��s a doctor in a special institution. Five years ago, a student in our college suddenly suffered from a strange illness. His sudden high fever reached 45 degree Celcius and he turned very destructive. The man in the wheelchair rushed to our college and took the student away. Some people said that the man has superpowers, but most think he��s a fraud.��


    Sheyan sighed and lowered his head to hide his trembling hands and excited eyes.


    A person in wheelchair who couldmunicate with people through telepathy. All these keywords seemed to imply that��that formidable guy had appeared in this world!! If that person were to appear, Spiderman and de would be nothing!


    Sheyan suppressed the excitement in his heart with some difficulty.


    ��Do you have any other information about him, Professor Darley?��


    Professor Darley thought about it carefully before she answered, ��I remember hearing the people beside him calling him headmaster. He seems to be the headmaster of a school for the deaf, mute and mentally disabled.��


    ��Is the full name of that school Xavier��s School for Gifted Youngsters?�� Sheyan asked with narrowed eyes.


    ��I think so, yes.�� Professor Darley nodded.


    Sheyan took a deep breath and told Professor Darley, ��We should leave now. You��re 11th on the cklist. We now have to go to another person on the list who��s also in Ohio �C a Mr. Gwanze. I hope you can help me convince him to follow us. Otherwise, he��ll just be waiting for his death.��


    Professor Darley breathed a sigh of relief. ��I actually spoke to him only half an hour earlier. In fact, eight of us have an agreement to publicly announce the news of the 2012 apocalypse together tomorrow in order to be more convincing. I can help you notify the other seven.��


    Sheyan nodded. ��That��s great. Your publicity stunt is actually doomed to fail because no media will report such news under pressure from the government. Even if it��s published on the Inte, the opponent you��re facing is a terrifyinglyrge organisation, so they��ll surely use all underhanded measures like massive virus attacks to drown out your voice. Your announcement will just disappear like soap bubbles flowing into the ocean.��


    ��You��re right,��mented Professor Dali, ��It��s naive of us eight to try to go up against the government. Even more naive is the fact that we believe in the democracy and freedom of this country!��


    ��You should convince them right away. Find a ce to meet up with them. I��ll clean up the FBI agents following after you.��


    ***


    Two hourster, quite a few of the people Professor Darley contacted rushed over after hearing what had befallen her. It seemed that Professor Darley��s unfortunate experience resonated with many of them, or perhaps their motives for making the news of the apocalypse public were not that pure to begin with �C they only wanted to force the government to give them tickets �C so they were quite afraid of dying.


    The remaining two who were initially reluctant came too after they saw the photos and explosion video taken by Professor Darley.


    It was naturally up to Sheyan to clean up the tails, which he did admirably. He was well familiar with such tasks by now, not to mention that he also had assistance from Ramtas.


    Of course, the more important reason was that arge disaster was about to befall Earth. As a special organisation of the United States government, the FBI possessed more information than anyone else and there were surely a lot of people in the FBI who had realised some things. The world was going to end in less than 20 days. Facing such a situation, the efficiency of the FBI as a whole would surely drop in a dramatic fashion.


    Zi had already established a safe temporary gathering ce in New York, where the rescued social elites could gather. Their strength together could not be ignored. As one of the world��s busiest metropolitans, New York was a convenient ce to gather supplies and necessities, which was convenient for the next step in Sheyan��s n.


    At this time, more good news came from Brother ck. He said that Edward Cullen hade to him following his scent and promised to cooperate with them after learning of their ns. The participation of the Cullen family had greatly increased the number of people saving the social elites. They could also ask for help from the vampires in other countries to save the people on the murder list who were overseas. The Twilight vampires may all look young and beautiful, but they were all hundreds of years old. They must have established a stable socialwork at their age.


    In this way, the task that was expected to take at least sixty hours toplete could actually be done in less than twenty-four hours!


    Therefore, Sheyan switched his priority. His next destination became the Xavier��s School for Gifted Youngsters. All he needed to do was convince that one person, that person who had be a world icon, and he would gain a formidable ally!

 Chapter 1188: Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters

    <h4>Chapter 1188: Xavier��s School for Gifted Youngsters</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Xavier��s School for Gifted Youngsters was a ce that appeared very low-profile.


    The whole school seemed to be submerged in flowers and bushes. It was built in what looked like the architectural style of the 1940��s. The ground for the children��s outdoor activity was only the size of a basketball court.


    The school gate, which had obviously been hastily renovated, could only provide the space for one car to enter or exit at a time. Roses, jasmines, irises and various other kinds of flowers were in full bloom in the flower beds outside the school gate.


    In fact, the school was renovated from an old mansion.


    If someone were to wait outside the school gate, they would realise a very awkward thing, and that was that the ck iron gate was shut tight and no one would open the gate for them. They could not get past the gate unless they climbed over the wall. There was not even a doorbell!


    In the distance, a ck Volkswagen drove over. It made almost no sound at all, as if it was gliding on the ground. Only by sticking one��s ear on the hood could the sound made by the smoothly lubricated engine be heard. The Volkswagen Phaeton, which sold for more than US $300,000 on the market, was low-key, noble and dignified, much like the passenger inside it.


    The custom-made door on the side of the car opened, and a sliding board descended. A bald old man slid down the board on a wheelchair. His eyes were firm and wise, and there was a boundless rity in them, like the blue sky. Although he was sitting on a wheelchair, when he looked at you, not only would he not appear small, he actually looked like a king staring at his subject from a throne.


    His nose was very tall, and the statutory lines on both sides were obvious, adding a little dignity to his face, and together with his tight lips helped achieve a firm, dignified visage.


    A young woman quickly came down from the car to help support his wheelchair. She conversed intimately with him. When the old man caught sight of the gate, he raised his eyebrows slightly and smiled.


    ��We seem to have had an uninvited guest arrive while we were out, Jean. Bobby and Pyro should be awake��.Hopefully they didn��t overdo it.��


    ( Bobby=Iceman; Pyro=Fireman )


    When the wheelchair was pushed in front of the iron gate, the gate opened automatically as if it was not locked at all. The old man actually smiled and nodded at the iron gate.


    ��Good afternoon, Ol�� Tom.��


    The young woman called Jean pushed the old man onto the pathway. The old man looked around with great interest and finally pointed to the garden beside them.


    ��The visiting gentleman is very shrewd, unlike those who came here for the sake of money before him. He carefully observed the environment before he made the decision to sneak in. The infiltration method and infiltration route he chose were excellent. Interesting people like him are few and far between nowadays. Since I have some free time right now, why don��t we follow his footsteps to have a look.��


    It was small wonder that the old man was somewhat surprised. Xavier��s School for Gifted Youngsters was not an ordinary ce by any means. Even special forces who had undergone extremely intense training would be hard pressed to find and diffuse the traps and mechanisms set up inside.


    Jean nodded with a faint smile and continued pushing the old man forward. The old man kept smiling and nodding along the way. They had passed through at least three traps, but none of them had been triggered. He got even more curious about the identity of that person.


    ��Professor, if I remember correctly, the fountain ahead should be the ce where Bobby would often practice his power. The uninvited guest��s journey should end there��.Bobby??!!!�� Jean suddenly shouted.


    A beautifully constructed marble fountain was in the garden ahead. The fountain was built as delicately and as luxuriously as the champagne tower in high-ss parties. Even the fountain water was drawn from below ground.


    The young Iceman, Bobby, liked to put his hand into the clear fountain water and watch as the fountain water froze into a beautiful iceyer bit by bit, then melting down again.


    Presently, the garden was there as usual, the fountain was there as usual, and Bobby was there as usual.


    The only thing out of the ordinary was that the handsome teenager who liked to put his hand into the fountain was currently lying on the ground. The parts of his skin that were exposed were pale and fragile. However, he did not seem to be in any immediate danger, for the hand that was pressed to his eyes was still trembling, as if he had suffered from some kind of trauma.


    Charles Xavier��s deep eyes suddenly flickered. His expression then changed into one of amusement.


    ��Bobby seemed fine, but he��spletely exhausted. He appears to have run out of energy. Evidently, he had attacked the guest, and then��Well, surprisingly, the guest either allowed Bobby to keep freezing him, or he continuously avoided Bobby��s freezing attempts until Bobby��s energy was spent. He then simply walked away.��


    ��There��s such a powerful man in this world?�� eximed Jean in astonishment.


    After that, they went to Pyro��s favourite spot, the stove, and found��.Pyro��s jacket. Pyro himself was so tired that he had fallen asleep on the couch. His snoring was loud and clear. He even burned away half of his hair, an indication of the intensity of the previous fight.


    They continued moving forward. The damage became quite serious after that. A part of the house had copsed, and the cause was very familiar to Jean. It was caused by the fearsome destructive power of the young man called Cyclops, and currently, Cyclops was sitting dejectedly with his hands in his hair. He had a dull look on his face.


    (TL: Now that there are two Cyclopses, in order to make a distinction between the two, I��m thinking of capitalising Cyclops when its referring to the mutant, and not capitalising cyclops when its referring to the creature. What do you guys think? )


    Seeing Jean and the old man in the wheelchair, he said nothing. He simply pointed.


    The ce he pointed to was a very ordinary room.


    The ordinary room was famous for being the ce where Professor X, aka Charles Francis Xavier, headmaster of Xavier��s School for Gifted Youngsters, usually received his friends.


    Eric Magnus, the mighty Mao, was the most frequent visitor to this seemingly ordinary little room. In addition, it was said that some legendary figures, such as Iron Man, Batman and so on, had also been here before. It was also rumoured that this was where the legendary Illuminati Society was founded.


    Everyone who entered and sat in this room had famous names.


    As for those who could sit inside without being invited, it seemed that the person in front of them was the only one so far.


    Professor X had an amused smile on his face. He turned towards Jane and gestured for her to let go. He entered the room by himself, a way of showing his respect. When the man inside the drawing room heard the sound of wheelchair, he stood up.


    The man was young, his attitude neither humble nor overbearing. He was polite though. He gave Professor X an apologetic smile.


    ��I��m Seaman, Professor Xavier. I��m very sorry to have to meet you in such a presumptuous way, but circumstances have forced me to do so.��


    Professor Xavier looked at Sheyan and said with a smile, ��You have a mysterious fog about you��Is that the barrier of fate? If it is, I��m the one who should apologise. But before we start our conversation, I have a question. Those three students of mine may not be that strong, but there should be very few ways to defeat them without causing them harm. And yet, I don��t feel a strong mental power from you.��


    Sheyanughed and replied, ��The answer isn��t anything special. I just have really tough endurance. I can take attacks like a sandbag. People who punch sandbags will eventually run out of energy and give up.��


    ��This metaphor is inappropriate,�� Professor Xavierughed and said, ��You��re very strong.��


    Sheyan��s face suddenly turned grave as he sighed.


    ��No matter how powerful a person is, they��re insignificant against the wrath of nature. Professor Xavier, do you know that the world is about to end?��


    Professor Xavier��s face grew serious when Sheyan brought up the question.


    ��Yes, I do, but I doubt the credibility of the news.��


    Sheyan earnestly told him, ��Professor, I can��t tell you where I came from, but please take a look at some of the memories in my mind. I know you can do that. The vocal cords and the tongue together can deceive people, but memories can��t. But, there are many powerful forbidden areas in my memory, so please be careful, or I��m afraid the rebounding force of those forbidden areas may hurt you.��


    Professor Xavier was a bit stunned, but he knew that the matter was grave, so he did not hesitate. He stared deep into Sheyan��s eyes. For Sheyan, the processsted for merely a second. Professor Xavier��s face suddenly turned pale; he started sweating profusely and looked like he was going to fall from his wheelchair. He quickly pressed a button on the wheelchair.


    Jean rushed inside and stared at Sheyan warily. She only rxed when the professor shook his head at her. She poured him a ss of water.


    Silence descended upon the room. After a while, the professor said slowly, ��Those memories I just saw, they��re scenes from the future?��


    ��That��s right,�� replied Sheyan bluntly, ��They��re scenes from the future I saw with my very own eyes.��


    ��It��s terrible���� muttered Professor Xavier, ��My stubbornness cost me myst chance.��


    That caught Sheyan��s attention.


    ��What chance?��


    Professor Xavier took a deep breath before he replied, ��A year ago, a friend gave me a simr piece of information, but I didn��t believe him. I chose to do nothing. He didn��t give up and has been working tirelessly since. I heard that he��s made new breakthroughs. I��ve been maintaining contact with him, but I never believed him.��


    ��It��s not toote, Professor. I��m not alone! We��re a strong group of people! Strong enough to create a miracle in theing days!�� Sheyan earnestly said.


    Professor Xavier shook his head slightly.


    ��It��s toote. I was out today because I was attending his funeral. He was killed in a car identst week.��

 Chapter 1189: An Ark Isn’t the Only Choice

    <h4>Chapter 1189: An Ark Isn��t the Only Choice</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Sheyan appeared to be deep in thought. He then looked into Professor Xavier��s eyes earnestly.


    ��I��m sorry to tell you this, Professor, but I don��t think it was an ident that killed your friend.��


    ��What do you mean?�� asked Professor Xavier, apparently shocked.


    ��It��s a premeditated murder. With the fearsome power of 46 countries together with 3796 mega-rich billionaires around the world united��.creating an ident to kill someone is even easier than killing a bug.��


    ��But why?�� asked Professor Xavier with his eyebrows raised.


    Sheyan replied unhurriedly, ��This terrifying force��s motive for eliminating someone is usually to stop the news of the end of the world from spreading and causing mass panic, thus disrupting their ns to build Noah��s Arks. I have here a list of the second batch of assassination targets, most of which are people trying to publicise the news to the public. Right now, my fellow men are trying to save them and bring them to a safe ce.��


    ��Besides that, building Noah��s Arks requires a lot of rare resources and materials. Prof. Xavier, since your friend had been working tirelessly on a survival n, he��s likely hoarding some important materials but had refused to sell them. That��s an unforgivable crime in the Noah��s Ark n where every minute counts. May I know your friend��s name?��


    ��Ze Vi Bolton,�� replied Prof. Xavier.


    The name did not ring a bell. Sheyan immediately made a call to enquire and found that he was actually quite well-known in the scientificmunity. Not only was he a 2008 Nobel Prize winner, he also enjoyed a high prestige among his peers. If such a person had started to prepare for the end of the world in advance, he must have had some results to show for it.


    Sheyan told Prof. Xavier, ��If Mr. Bolton had tried to invite you before, he must have invited others too. My offer stands. In order to fight against the wrath of the Earth, the strength of any individual is far from enough. I believe that Mr. Bolton must have tried to assemble a strong team before his death to try to stand against fate! Their research is likely very useful for us. Besides, Prof. Xavier, don��t you want to know the real cause of your friend��s death?��


    Prof. Xavier closed his eyes and pondered for a moment. Then, he nodded. He had apparently been persuaded by Sheyan.


    ��Let��s go.��


    ***


    Charles Xavier��s driver was also a mutant, a mutant who was proud of his strength. He also enjoyed a good rtionship with Bobby. Therefore, when he shook hands with Sheyan, he added some force to his grip. Much to his surprise, Sheyan took it with a smile as if nothing happened. Right before their hands broke apart, Sheyan gripped back. The driver, Hank, turned pale at once! He rubbed his hand after that with his teeth gnashing.


    Sheyan sighed. Their power was still far from enough. Construction was always going to be more difficult than destruction. The second generation of X-Men had not matured yet, while Professor Xavier was a telepathy user. Unfortunately, all contestants had innate mind barriers. The strength of this driver was only about the level of a Growth Hunter. There was still a long road ahead of Sheyan.


    Xavier��s face had been gloomy all this time, albeit with a statue-like indifference. His mind recalled the few strangers who was wandering around his old friend��s funeral this morning without a hint of sadness in their faces. Their eyes were alert and sinister!


    The recollection of those people made him anxious to get to Bolton��s former residence at once, but he did not rush Hank. The driver who had followed him for twenty-five years must know his mind.


    Through the spotless clean windshield of the Volkswagen Phaeton, they saw the road sign for 156th Street. Hank slowed down, gave the signal, and turned the corner with familiar ease. The red spire vi ahead was Mr. Bolton��s house. Xavier had enjoyed talking with his old friend on the neatwn while taking pleasure in the afternoon sun and Mrs. Bolton��s homemade cookies.


    Unfortunately, thewn had now been roughly trampled on. A group of men in ck suits were currently standing on thewn. Mrs. Bolton could be heard crying under their threats. Everything in the house, including the furnitures, had been moved out. Even the wooden floor had been prized open.


    These men seemed to be very professional in their search, but they apparently did not know anything about handling things properly and putting them back in ce, so the whole house was in a mess. There were few onlookers due to the presence of police cars and police tapes.


    Xavier closed his eyes. His face remained calm, but Jean knew from the way Professor Xavier��s knuckles turned white from grabbing the handles of his wheelchair that the old man was angered.


    Hank skillfully stepped on the brakes, pulled the handbrake, and then opened the door at once. Sheyan heard a series of strange clicks behind him. He turned around to look and saw Xavier��s wheelchair transforming rapidly!!


    That��s right, it was transforming!


    The wheelchair skillfully folded, spliced, and reassembled until it formed a unique-looking exoskeleton on Xavier��s legs. It actually enabled the crippled Xavier to stand up and stride towards the house.


    Xavier��s expression remained stoic, but Sheyan could feel that something was wrong �C something was seriously wrong, as if his thoughts were being interfered with! He started to slow down a little.


    Wherever Xavier passed, the people around him would freeze as if time had stopped for them. They all had the same expression �C their mouths were agape and their faces distorted. They looked like wax figures.


    ��This power���� Sheyan frowned. ��Memory Envement? Looks like the old man is really angry.��


    The policemen and FBI agents who stood there motionless only recovered after more than ten minutes. Their memories remained at the moment when Sheyan and the mutants arrived; they did not remember anything that happened after that. What was more frightening was the extremely violent headache that assaulted them afterwards. At the same time that Xavier deprived them of their memory, he also killed the brain cells carrying the memory, as a punishment!!


    The result was that these unlucky people would suffer from something akin to trigeminal neuralgia for the rest of their lives, with no effective cure.


    ( trigeminal neuralgia : https://.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/trigeminal-neuralgia/symptoms-causes/syc-20353344 )


    That was the consequence of angering Professor X.


    ***


    After settling down Mrs. Bolton and her family, Xavier told Sheyan with a frown on his face, ��So they actually did set up an organisation, and their research has even entered the experimental stage, but the organisation is already on the verge of disbandment due to financial troubles and Bolton��s arrest. Most crucially, there��s no one among them who can take over the leadership role left by Bolton.��


    Sheyan replied with augh, ��Money shouldn��t be a problem for us. Our vampire allies are very strong in the financial aspect. More importantly, Professor, if the government can charge a billion Euros for a boarding ticket, we can charge 2 billion Euros! But only if our n has a good chance of seeding, of course. As for the leadership role, let me think first. I believe there must be a way.��


    Professor Bolton��s research materials were stored in a USB stick.


    Considering the terrible earthquakes that would ur during the apocalypse, ces like underground nuclear bunkers were doomed to be graveyards. That was why a vast majority of scientists went with the Noah��s Ark n.


    Unfortunately, Professor Bolton apparently could not carry out the same n. But, building an ark was not the only choice. The final n they settled on was��.to build an airship!


    A huge airship!


    From the theoretical design, it could roughly be seen that the airship could fly at the altitude of 15,000 to 20,000 meters, entering the stratosphere. This way, it could avoid the lightnings, hails, rainstorms and other natural phenomena urring in the troposphere.


    The design of the airship did not emphasise speed, but instead focused on weight, firmness and stability. If the n was sessful, the biggest enemy the airship would face would be the strong wind. Therefore, the airship did not have a high requirement for the engine and fuel. Under this design concept, the carrying capacity of the airship could reach a staggering 800 tons!


    It would be able to carry 5,000 people, and that was calcted ording to the average adult weight of 60 kilograms ( 60 kg x 5,000 = 300 tons ) If they were willing to reduce the quality of life on top of the airship, the boarding limit could even be increased to 10,000 people.


    Airships would not have any fear of crashing. Because the altitude of the airship was unnaturally high �C even volcanic ashes could only stay in the troposphere �C sr cells could be used as a stable energy source. As for the water source, once they used up the water reserves, they could collect more in the troposphere. The design concept suggested the possibility of constructing two to three airships to act exclusively as freshwater and food supply tforms.


    The people aboard the airship may have to live under strict rations of freshwater and food, and their living spaces would beparable to that of prisoners, but the apocalypse was estimated tost for only about a month anyway. Enduring a month of prison life was much better than death.


    Sheyan no doubt knew the specific circumstances of the apocalypse. He truly felt that this n was very likely to seed. He continued reading and found that the n mainly had three major problems:


    First, the metallic framework of the airship was not strong enough. They could not find any solution for this problem at the moment.


    Second, they could not generate sufficient force for lift-off.


    Third, the power system could not generate sufficient propulsion force.


    If these three problems could be ovee, the project could immediately enter the construction phase.


    When Sheyan saw that these three difficulties were the only problems they had to resolve, he actually felt a sense of relief because he felt that the biggest obstacle had already been ovee. He could not help bursting out with joyousughter.

 Chapter 1190: The Strongest Project Leader

    <h4>Chapter 1190: The Strongest Project Leader</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Professor Xavier and Jean stared at theughing Sheyan with some astonishment, but they did not interrupt hisughter out of courtesy.


    After a long time, Sheyan finally said while wiping away his tears, ��I apologise, that was rude of me. But if those are the only problems in the airship design, the solution isn��t difficult at all. In fact, you can provide the solution, Professor X. Oh, I��m so happy.��


    Professor Xavier smiled bitterly.


    ��I��m sorry, Seaman, though I��m also actively engaging in scientific research, my field of expertise is the human brain. I can��t help with these three problems at all.��


    ��My dear Professor, I know you can��t help, but you��re still they key to providing the solution, because without you, it��ll be difficult to convince a certain person who can solve our problems. And as far as I know, you��re the only person in the world who can persuade that powerful but entric person,�� Sheyan replied with a grin.


    Professor Xavier, no doubt someone with very high IQ, was slightly surprised.


    ��You mean��Magnus?��


    ��Bingo! The person with the fearsome power of maism, Mao! Only you can persuade that arrogant man. Mao can control almost any type of metal with maic force, so he can certainly select the toughest alloy for our airship framework. We can also make a breakthrough in solving the airship��s insufficient lift-off force and propulsion force problems with the help of his extensive research into maic fields.��


    Professor Xavier mused quietly on the suggestion for a while before he said, ��Magnus is indeed a suitable person for the job, but I��m not sure I can convince him to work with us.��


    To that, Sheyan merely shrugged.


    ��I think the key lies in convincing Mr. Mao that the apocalypse will indeed happen. I may be able to do this, but I��m afraid he��ll nail me to the wall before I can finish talking. The only person in the world who can make the arrogant Mao listen is you, Professor Xavier. After Mr. Mao confirms the truth about the apocalypse, he��ll certainly cooperate with us, because his desire to live is stronger than all of usbined.��


    A faint smile appeared at the corners of Professor Xavier��s lips when he heard Sheyan��s words.


    ��You know him well. Yes, Magnus is indeed that kind of person. Energetic, ambitious, and a control freak. He won��t just sit around and wait to die.


    Jean suddenly interrupted. ��But we stillck the initial funding and a project leader.��


    ��Funding will not be a problem. Among our allies is an ancient vegetarian vampire n. The leader, Mr. Carlisle Cullen, is a very reasonable person. I only need to make a phone call and he��ll transfer enough money over. He has a big family he has to keep alive after all,�� Sheyan answered confidently.


    ��As for the project leader��I already have someone in mine. This man is crazy, bold and notorious. He��s also willing to do anything to achieve his goal. More importantly, he��s a leading authority in nuclear power research, so he��s definitely able to solve the power problems of the airship. He may be extremely evil in times of peace, but at such a critical period, what we need is exactly this sort of tyrannical and talented man who can bring us a miracle in a short amount of time!!��


    Professor Xavier frowned after he heard Sheyan��s description.


    ��Why does the person you describe sound like a certain asshole that I know?��


    Sheyan grinned.


    ��That��s exactly who I��m talking about, Professor. No one can deny the fact that Dr. Otto Gunther Octavius is a highly-gifted scientist. More importantly, he also has a beloved wife. Despite his personality and character, he��ll definitely go all out for the sake of his and his family��s survival! That��s enough. We��re not looking for a role model here, we��re looking for a person to take charge who can build the damn airship as quickly as possible!��


    ��You��re talking about Dr. Octopus!�� Jean eximed with an ugly expression. ��But��this will soil our reputation!��


    Sheyan told her bluntly, ��An airship can save the lives of at least five thousand people, Ms. Grey! Every minute we spend arguing here may cost the death of thousands! I��ve paid a heavy price just to appear in front of you and point out a solution to you; do you think I did that just to end up discussing morality with you? In my eyes, the method that can save the greatest number of people is the greatest justice!��


    ��You��re right,�� Professor Xavier interrupted, ��Jean, you must apologise to Mr. Seaman. Leave the job of persuading Magnus to me. However, there��s nothing I can do on the side of Dr. Otto Gunther Octavius. If I appear in front of him, his octopus arms won��t give me the chance to sit down and talk peacefully, so it��ll only make things worse. You��ll have to do that yourself.��


    Sheyan smiled. ��Of course. I think I��ll be able to convince him. If I can��t, we can turn to Iron Man instead. The reason why Iron Man is only the second choice is that although he��s excellent �C to a shocking extent in fact �C his weakness is also particrly obvious. His research mainly focuses on war and methods to defeat his opponents in battle, while all of Dr. Octopus��s crimes are for the sake of his scientific research. He robs to obtain funding for his scientific research, and he made the octopus arms because he��s tired of all those foolish assistants��.��


    Everyone, including Jean, fell silent after listening to what Sheyan had to say. His words could not be refuted. Both sides had amon goal at the moment, and that was to produce the airship as soon as possible. It was also good to have a person like Sheyan, who ced manufacturing progress above all else, as the overseer.


    Sheyan continued, ��I need some visual data that Dr. Octopus can trust, preferably from Dr. Xavier��s own hand. In addition, in three days �C actually, it should be little more than two days by now �C the ce where the airship is built will likely suffer an assault of an unprecedented scale, so please mobilise any armed forces that can be mobilised.��


    ��There are actually people who dare to cause us trouble after webine our forces? What��s their aim?�� Professor Xavier wondered.


    Sheyan stared at Jean and Dr. Xavier and told them earnestly, ��If mypanions and I did not appear in this world, you��ll all die in the 2012 apocalypse, but because we��re here, you have hopes of surviving. Am I right?��


    Professor Xavier��s pupils abruptly contracted.


    ��You mean, history will use its momentum to try to correct its errors?��


    Sheyan shook his head. ��Not momentum, but��violence! All the preparation work done by mypanions and I are for the sake of bncing the power of history. In more than 2 days, other people like us will appear. The difference between us is that we��re helping you, while they��ll try to correct the mistakes of history.��


    ��How will they correct the mistakes?�� Jean asked incredulously.


    ��How do governments correct the mistakes of first-degree murderers?�� asked Sheyan in a cold tone.


    Jean��s face turned pale.


    Sheyan took a deep breath and turned towards the street.


    ��You��re supposed to die ording to history, so as long as you die, the mission to correct historical errors will naturallyplete.��


    While saying this, a crisp sound came from Sheyan��s foot. It sounded like a cockroach being stepped on.


    ***


    The New York Underground ck Market was a busy ce, operating the full 24 hours a day. It was a superrge used car dealer on the surface, but on the second and third level, it was the ce where stolen goods and illegal merchandises from the whole New York were traded.


    There were nothing that people dared not sell here, and nothing that people dared not buy.


    This was a ce where even drugs and stolen goods could be freely traded. Because they were stolen goods, the prices were often horribly low, sometimes as low as a tenth or even a twentieth of the original price.


    Aprehensive industrial chain had formed here. After the stolen goods were fenced and legalised, the profit margin to be made from a resell may even exceed 1,000%! God knows how many people were depending on this ce to amass their fortune. This was also the biggest reason why the New York Underground ck Market could survive for so long.


    Usually, Dr. Octopus would bring his stolen goods here to exchange for a considerable amount of money to support his research. Because everyone here were frequent customers, they often gave him a good price.


    Dr. Octopus was a mad scientist. His ultimate joyy in making breakthrough after breakthrough in his scientific research, and hepletely ignored the rest of the world around him. This was the main reason the funding for his project was cut. Therefore, he had to rely on robbery to support his project.


    Afterpleting his deal, Dr. Octopus grabbed a hamburger. He stuffed it into his mouth while jumping into his car, but then found a man standing in front of the car.


    He was a young man with a calm expression on his face.


    Dr. Octopus was not a gentle person. He yelled rudely and violently, ��Get out of my way or I��ll run you over!��


    Sheyan��s reply was to press his hand on the hood of the car. Dr. Octopus��s eyes almost popped out with fury. He immediately stepped on the elerator! The car engine let out a terrible roar and ck smoke blew crazily out of the exhaust, but unfortunately, the car would not move an inch forward! The rear tires rotated in ce, leaving clear rubber marks on the ground! The man��s palm was still on the car hood as if it was welded there.


    Dr. Octopus jumped out of the car in anger. The gray windbreaker on his back suddenly surged, and was then torn apart. Four powerful mechanical tentacles stretched out from behind him and smashed towards Sheyan fiercely.

 Chapter 1191: Magneto Joining

    <h4>Chapter 1191: Mao Joining</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Dr. Octopus was a middle-aged man wearing a pair of coffee-coloured sunsses. He seemed to wear his brown windbreaker all year round. He looked just like an ordinary person. He had a muscr figure and a fierce-looking face. There was a trace of focus, stubbornness and cruelty in his eyes, as if there was nothing in the world that he would not abandon except for what he cared about.


    To be honest, Dr. Octopus did not give the first impression of being a doctor at all. He looked more like a truck driver or a gangster.


    Due to an ident during a nuclear experiment, his spinal cord nerves had fused with his robotic arms, and his body became strong because of a mutation caused by the nuclear radiation. Theposition of the radiation also altered his brain tissue. With four more hands, his brain rearranged his nerve circuits in order to optimise the new body. Now, these tentacles could operate in full ordance with his thoughts.


    The four robotic arms were not to be looked down upon. Each tentacle had its own powerful artificial intelligence and could lift eight tons of weight. They were easy to control, fully immune to radiation, extremely high in precision, and could extend and contract at will, allowing them to be kept hidden in the loose windbreaker. With their help, Dr. Octopuspleted one amazing experiment after another and wrote numerous new scientific theories, thus making his name known all over the world.


    Senyan raised his arm to block Dr. Octopus�� attack. The shock jolted his whole body and he was beaten several steps back. However, Sheyan had used the chance to grabbed at one of Dr. Octopus�� mechanical arm. Before Dr. Octopus could react, Sheyan sent him flying away!


    Dr. Octopus�� heavy body mmed hard into the top of a car nearby, making arge depression on the roof. The car windshield shattered and sttered, apanied by the ringing of the rm. Dr. Octopus was furious. A robot arm suddenly mped on a door and tore it off the car with seemingly no effort. He threw the door at Sheyan.


    Sheyan could not defend effectively against such an unorthodox way of attacking. He dodged left and right, trying not to get hit. Dr. Octopus had not even dismantled half the car before Sheyan ran out of any space to dodge. A steel tentacle swept in and knocked Sheyan flying for more than ten meters. Dr. Octopus had a grin on his face. He finally paid Sheyan back for the earlier blow.


    But right when he was going to continue while he had the upper hand, Sheyan rolled up and yelled, ��STOP!��


    Following that, Sheyan took out ��+13 West��. Dr. Octopus raised his head andughed arrogantly when he saw that.


    ��You think you can use that kind of toy to....��


    Hisughter stopped abruptly. The young man in front of him took a step forward and hacked once with the saber. The de of the saber seemed to sh with apelling edge. A Citroen next to him rolled several times before it came to a halt. The hoarseness and crunch of the steel were grievous and bitter. The car was split into two halves! This weapon had proved to be powerful enough to threaten Dr. Octopus�� tentacles.


    Dr. Octopus raised one of his tentacles with a sneer. The end of the tentacle opened, revealing a ck muzzle inside. He shouted at Sheyan.


    ��You think you can threaten me with a stupid little knife?��


    But after that hack with his saber, Sheyan had stopped attacking. He stood in ce and spread his hands.


    ��Wait! I didn��te looking for you to fight against evil or some bullsh*t like that. I came to make an investment.��


    ��An investment?�� Dr. Octopus was shocked. He had probably not heard that word for a long time.


    Sheyan raised his hand in a gesture of goodwill and approached Dr. Octopus.


    ��Yes, an investment. I��ve gone through all the famous scientists and, based on my analysis, you possess the most potential and the highest investment value.��


    Such unrestrainedpliment brought the two sides closer a little closer, but Dr. Octopus was still wary.


    ��So which project do you want to invest in?��


    Sheyan shrugged.


    ��I don��t think this is a good ce for a discussion. Why don��t we find a ce to sit down and have a cup of coffee?��


    Dr. Octopus narrowed his eyes and stared deep into Sheyan. He suddenly asked, ��Since you��re here for an investment, why fight with me first?��


    Sheyan spread his hands and smiled wryly. ��Although I was rmended toe to you, if I had approached you in the normal way, you wouldn��t have given me a chance to speak with you.��


    ��Who rmended me to you?�� asked Dr. Octopus curiously.


    ��Let��s leave this ce first. We��ve attracted a lot of attention. In order to prevent you from having any doubts, Doctor, I��ll follow after you.��


    The fight between the two monsters just now had indeed attracted a lot of attention. If this ce was not a designated ck market area deliberately reserved by the government, a horde of police cars would have already rushed here.


    Sheyan had obviously managed to pique Dr. Octopus�� curiosity. He looked at Sheyan and said with augh, ��You want to follow after me? Sure! But only if you let me tie you up with my robotic arm.��


    Senyan sighed, then shrugged his shoulders.


    ��That��s fine. But let me remind you. Killing me won��t do you any good, while leaving me alive will bring your scientific experiments to a new height.��


    Two of Dr. Octopus�� robotic arms reached towards Sheyan and coiled around him tightly. A robotic arm pinched Sheyan��s head in a threatening way, looking as if it could easily squash his head. But if Sheyan was really that fragile, he would not have survived until now.


    If it was any other viin, Sheyan would not have been so carefree. But Dr. Octopus, a fanatical scientist, was definitely not someone who killed for fun, especially if the killing conflicted with his hobby. Sheyan was certain that he would choose science.


    To Sheyan��s surprise, Dr. Octopus took him to an abandoned factory in the suburbs. Near New York, there are hundreds of satellite city areas. There are also things like economic development zones, and there are also rotten projects. This waste factory is obviously in the middle of this rotten development zone, driving through the cement pavement are cracked, the weeds on both sides are growing, almost spread to the drainage ditches on both sides.


    Dr. Octopus had evidently set up his temporary researchboratory here. He brought Sheyan to a worn-down office, then impatiently said, ��Now can you say what you want to say? My time is precious.��


    Sheyan nodded. He took out a device that Professor X gave him and ced it on the table. It was a videomunication device. Professor X��s image appeared on the device. He nodded at Dr. Octopus.


    ��Hello, Otto. We haven��t seen each other for a while.��


    Dr. Octopus looked at Sheyan and said with a smirk, ��Other people might be afraid of your mind control, but not me.��


    Dr. Octopus was telling the truth. All four of his robotic arms had powerful artificial intelligence, so powerful that they almost took over and became the dominant personality at one time. Professor X��s mind control may be effective against humans, but against intelligent AI��s, it was rather useless.


    Professor X told Dr. Octopus somberly, ��Now isn��t the time to focus on past grievances. The world is about to end.��


    Dr. Octopus burst into hystericalughter. He said while wiping away his tears, ��I didn��t expect you to believe all that nonsense.��


    ��I��ve confirmed it myself. They��re not nonsense, but the truth. Am I someone who would joke about these things, Otto? Or do you think Mao and I have both gotten senile?�� replied Professor X solemnly.


    The camera on the other side was ced a distance away. Mao could be seen sitting on the sofa, reading through the materials Sheyan provided with a heavy frown on his face.


    When he saw Dr. Octopus, he said coldly, ��I don��t know if this information they��re showing is true, but I can tell for certain that since 2008, the speed of changes in the Earth��s maic field have elerated a thousand times. Based on my calction, the changes will reach a zenith in less than a month.��


    Dr. Octopus�� smirk finally stiffened on his face. Sheyan took the opportunity to give Dr. Octopus the information he brought. After he read it, Professor X earnestly told him, ��To tell you the truth, Otto, I don��t like you very much. In my opinion, Tony Stark should have been the leader of this project, but Mr. Seaman has such a high opinion of you that I��m willing to entrust you with this responsibility. By doing so, I��m also entrusting you with the lives of me and my students. If you don��t believe us, reject our proposal right away. Our time is very precious.��


    Dr. Octopus actually had a phrase he liked to say, which perfectly described his personality. Whenever his wife advised him to rest, Dr. Octopus would always tell her, ��Did Edison sleep before he invent the lightbulb? Did Marconi sleep before he invent radio transmission? Did Beethoven rest before he wrote the Fifth Symphony?��


    His extremely arrogant and fanatical personality was evident from this.


    Hearing Professor X��s words, Dr. Octopus thick ck eyebrows rose high. He mmed his hands on the table and roared in anger, ��How could that a$$hole Tony Stark possiblypare to me, the great Dr. Otto Gunther Octavius! How dare you mention him and I in the same breath! You short-sighted man!��


    Professor X shrugged and spread his hands.


    ��Tony Stark��s favourite pastime is shutting people up with facts.��


    Dr. Octopus was so furious that he smashed themunication device into a heap of scrap metal with his mechanical arm, but he suddenly calmed down after that and stared at Sheyan.


    ��Give me a minute. If what you said about the government building Noah��s Ark is true, a person I know must have bought a ticket. I��ll check with him first.��

 Chapter 1192: Perfect Rescue

    <h4>Chapter 1192: Perfect Rescue</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Sheyan shrugged. ��Fine by me, but please be quick. Oh, the person you��re going to ask is probably Mr. Harry Osborn, the Green Goblin, right? That super-rich guy and former sponsor of yours.��


    Dr. Octopus gave Sheyan an impatient look.


    ��Yeah. His business is rted to the military industry and he��s also a tycoon himself. If something like this is really happening, he should be invited as well.��


    *Ring, ring, ring...*


    ��Hello, I��m looking for Harry, Harry Osborn. What? He��s busy? I DON��T CARE. Tell him to answer the phone right away!! ��


    A sweet voice replied, ��Just a moment, please. Okay, okay. I��m transferring the call...��


    Then came the Green Goblin��s impatient voice.


    ��What the hell is your problem, Otto? I��m busy here.��


    Dr. Octopus decided to go straight to the point. Or maybe, it was never in his personality to beat around the bush.


    ��Harry, did you hear anything about a Noah��s Ark project? Tell me honestly.��


    Harry, the Green Goblin, burst into an unnaturalughter.


    ��Ahahaha, I can��t believe you actually believe those rumours. That��s so funny. I��m dying ofughter!��


    ��Tell me the truth, Harry! How much longer can something like this be kept secret? It��s going to happen in less than 20 days! Or should I go ask someone else?�� said Dr. Octopus in a heavy tone.


    There was a moment of silence at the other end of the phone


    ��....Now that you mention it, there seems to be something like that. But my qualification is still awaiting approval.��


    Dr. Octopus was furious.


    ��You bastard! Why didn��t you tell me right away???��


    Harry the Green Goblin harrumphed and told him, full of scorn, ��You even have to rob someone to buy a hamburger. Do you have a billion Euros? Oh, wait, it��s a billion Euros per seat. You have to bring your wife and daughter too, don��t you? Do you have three billion Euros?��


    ��You.... F*ck off!�� Dr. Octopus roared with a fury that stemmed from humiliation. He threw the phone away.


    Sheyan couldn��t helpughing when he overheard the conversation. He never thought there would be a day when he would witness the notorious Dr. Octopus having his broke a$$ handed to him! He then consoled the doctor, who was so angry that his face and neck was red.


    ��Don��t worry, Doctor. You can rest assured that the government definitely won��t let Mr. Osborn aboard. They can��t bring an unstable factor like him who may threaten their governance onto the Arks.��


    Dr. Octopus took heavy breaths to calm himself down. ��Why not?�� he asked.


    Sheyan smiled and said, ��Telling him that his qualification is awaiting approval is just a dying tactic by the government. Think about it. The Arks can only save 300 to 400 thousand people at most. This will inevitably severely limit the number of armed forces the government can bring on board. Mr. Green Goblin��s personal strength hasn��t been weakened. If Mr. Green Goblin suddenly has the ambition to rule as a king on the Ark, who can stop him?��


    ��That��s why it��s almost inevitable that he can��t get on board. The so-called awaiting approval is just a dying tactic.��


    Dr. Octopus finally calmed down a little after hearing this. He picked up the water jar next to him and gulped downrge mouthfuls of water. He then stood up nervously.


    ��Where��s the damn base for our project??? Hell, we don��t have much time. I��ve got to start working right away! Oh, before that, I have to bring Tarissa and Henry over!��


    Dr. Octopus originally had a wife named Rosalie, and they loved each other. However, during a deadly nuclear reactor ident, Rosalie died and Dr. Octopus identally merged with the robotic arms. For a period after that, Dr. Octopus�� mind was dominated by the will of the robotic arms, and it was the darkest and most fanatical period in his life (fanatical, as in he fanatically robbed people to fund his scientific research).


    Of course, this kind of fanaticism could not persist for too long, just like a man could not keep sustaining an erection. Dr. Octopus eventually had to calm down to face his own life. At that time, Rosalie��s sister, Tarissa, came into his life.


    He had a lonely heart and a lonely body, and she had a face which looked much like his deceased wife. Dr. Octopus quickly formed a family again and had a child named Henry. He had already lost his family once, and he now cherished his family even more. It was small wonder that he was so anxious. Not only was he worried that there would not be enough time, he was probably also worried that his position would be taken over by Iron Man! He could not afford the Ark tickets, so this was his only chance!


    ***


    ��It��s finally done...�� muttered Sheyan while watching Dr. Octopus and his family collect their belongings in a hurry. He went out, lit a cigarette, took a deep puff, and let the nicotine prate into his lungs, providing him with a sense offort.


    He raised his head and looked up at the sky. Right now, the dark clouds and the bad weather somehow appeared a lot more pleasant. The jumble of confusing thoughts that had been on his mind since he first entered the world were almost all straightened out, and the heavy pressure on his shoulders had be much lighter.


    Suddenly, his phone rang. It was Zi. Exhaustion could be heard in her voice, but there was also a hint of excitement.


    ��We did it, Seaman. News just came from the Cullens. The vampires in Sweden got to Mr. Stevenson in time and managed to save him. He��s thest unprotected person on the list.��


    As soon as Zi finished her words, Sheyan immediately received the notifications:


    [ Silver Party: Party Ace, congrattions onpleting the main mission: ��The Beginning of Salvation!�� ]


    [ The mission requires you to rescue at least three people. The maximum number of people to be rescued is 27. ]


    [ The number of people you have rescued: 27 ]


    [ Mission Completion Rate: Perfect! ]


    [ Each of you will be rewarded with five achievement points and five free attribute points. ]


    [ Your rtionship with every rescued person has automatically improved, ranging from reverence to worship. ]


    [ You received an extra reward: Dying the apocalypse by 300 hours! ]


    [ Reminder: The alliance you formed has expanded to the limit. The world��s other legendary figures and factions will no longer join you. ]


    [ ��Main Mission: Salvation II�� will begin in 12 hours. ]


    ***


    Sheyan then joined up with the others. It was now a race against time, so as soon as Dr. Octopus arrived, he immediately brought together members of the scientific research team and Mao to have a discussion.


    Their greatest advantage was the specific disaster information of the apocalypse provided by the contestants, which the government did not have.


    This allowed them to be make specific, targeted ns, and most importantly, they knew for sure how long the doomsday disaster wouldst before the earth would return to normal, so they knew the specific amount of food and water to bring.


    Because it was a cooperation of an unprecedented level of sincerity, the research team was able to ovee the three major problems in a mere three hours. If the supplies and production lines all proceeded smoothly, it would only take three days for the first airship they would build, named ��Hope��, to go into testing.


    ording to the n put forward by Dr. Octopus, seven airships would form a semi-fixed formation. Six giant airships would form a hexagon, and the cargo airship would fly in the centre. The cargo airship would have simple transport channels to dock with the other airships to deliver fresh food and water.


    A joint formation like this could greatly improve the safety of the airships. If one of the airships broke down, instead of crashing straight away, it could rely on the buoyancy of the other six airships to slowlynd. Even if an emergency situation arose, the cargo airship in the middle could cut off the connection to the airship that had met with mishap and kick it out of the formation.


    After going through the n and the hastily cooked-up 3D images, the various participants raised questions of their own, such as how to make sure the gas inside the airship would not explode. The members of the scientific research team instantly provided the answers.


    Even those who could not go to New York joined the meeting via video feeds. The participants were quite satisfied with the result. They decided to invest all avable resources in this n and to actively seek external funding as well. The wealth in their hands quickly snowballed into an astonishing figure.


    All the investors were unprecedentedly generous. No one had any objection to Sheyan��s intention to use some of this amazing wealth to build even more airships either �C when the Earth was about to be destroyed, what use was real estate, gold, and figures in their bank ounts? They might as well use their fortune to save more people. After 2012, poption would be the greatest wealth! An emperor without subjects was no different than a beggar.


    The only condition the investors had was that they must have the safest and the best positions on the airships. This problem could easily be solved by cing them in the cargo airship in the middle of the airship formation.


    The cargo airship was right in the centre of the formation, which meant that it was the core airship. It mainly carried on it water, food, and some things that were necessary after the end of the world such as various seeds, machines and so on. Thefort of the passengers on it was guaranteed, and it also had the power to kick the other airships out of the formation! Such an arrangement would ce the investors in a position of wealth and power even during the turbulence of the end of the world. How could they not be satisfied?


    Sheyan finally had time to rest after making sure everything was on track. Everyone involved in the project had gathered in New York. Sheyan noticed that Edward Cullen was already enjoying thepany of the timid Be. It seemed that they were destined to be together. The head of the Cullen family, Carlisle Cullen came to express his gratitude to Sheyan. If they had not met with Party Ace, they would probably only realise the apocalypse wasing by the time it had already happened. The only fate awaiting them would be extinction.

 Chapter 1193: Inevitable Conflicts

    <h4>Chapter 1193: Inevitable Conflicts</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The government must have realised something was going on by now, but as long as they did not publicise the news of the end of the world and interfere with the government��s Noah��s Ark n, the government would note and investigate them at the risk of social unrest.


    Four hourster, Dr. Octopus called for a meeting. Sheyan noticed that the people he had gathered included the vampires and the mutants. In short, none of them were ordinary people; all of them were powerful. Dr. Octopus raised a list in his hand and went straight to the point.


    ��I now have a terrifying amount of funds in my hands, an amount the likes of which the world has never seen. However, there are many things in this world that money can��t buy. So, I need you to go out and help me acquire the materials on this list.��


    All of them could hear the meaning behind Dr. Octopus�� words, because everyone here knew what method Dr. Octopus would usually employ to get the materials he needed but could not buy.


    The vampires held no reservations about such actions. They bared their fangs and grinned at each other. It was worth mentioning that the Cullen family was not actually the most powerful among the vampire ns. That distinction went to the Brujah n from Europe, who sensed that something was amiss and had rushed over. The leader of this n, who also held the title of the Prince of London, had a name which resounded far and wide �� Drac!


    Professor X could not help but frown.


    ��Will our n fail without these materials?��


    Dr. Octopus red at Professor X with bloodshot eyes and said, ��If we can assemble these materials, the chances of us surviving the apocalypse will increase by at least 45%.��


    A Vampire Count suddenly remarked in a hoarse voice, ��I��m willing to do it even if it only increases the chances of my survival by 1%. Life is simply too boring right now. I��ll take this opportunity to stretch for a bit.��


    Mao said impatiently, ��Quit wasting time. Just give us the list.��


    The majority had made their voices heard, so Professor X kept quiet. Sheyan knocked on the table to gain their attention.


    ��Try your best to keep a low profile and keep trouble to a minimum. The government is already paying attention to us. Purchase the materials with money if you can, and if you can��t, try not to kill anyone.��


    Dr. Octopus showed them the list. When Sheyanid eyes upon the list, he suddenly received a series of notifications:


    [ Mission Briefing: The government are not the only people who responded to the approaching doomsday. Many elite personnel around the world are also trying hard to save themselves. Your current group has to obtain more resources to meet the increasingly urgent construction needs. ]


    [ Mission Description: Obtain 5 kg of tritium, 700 g of uranium, 700 g of mercury, and 1,000 kg of rhodium in 72 hours. ]


    [ Mission Hint: Everyone in this world isn��t fighting for their own sake anymore. Their fathers, mothers, rtives and friends were behind them, supporting their will to fight to the very end. Therefore, the intensity of the fights is likely beyond your imagination. Past friendships no longer matter. ]


    ***


    Sheyan frowned after seeing these notifications. He then looked around at the conference room that was as chaotic and noisy as a wet market. He abruptly stood up and said, ��If you guys really think this is an easy job, I��m afraid less than half of you will return alive.��


    Sheyan��s words carried great weight in this group. The others were surprised to hear what he said.


    Sheyan continued, ��No one��s an idiot. Although the news of the end of the world has not spread among the ordinary people, there are definitely rumours flying around among the high-level elites. And among them, there were definitely some who could not get on the Arks. No one wants to die, which means that everyone will try their hardest to survive.... We��re building airships, so who��s to say that there weren��t others who are building submarines?��


    At this point, Sheyan looked at Dr. Octopus whose face had be grave.


    ��If there are people who are trying to build other vehicles to survive the end of the world, will the materials you need conflict with theirs, doctor?��


    Dr. Octopus contemted the problem for a moment before he answered, ��I now finally understand why the prices of these rare metals have suddenly spiked. I recall that a year ago, the prices of these rare metals were less than a tenth of what they are now. Why have they increased so much? Obviously, it��s because there are some people who are also buying and hoarding them!!! So you��re right. If we want to obtain these materials, we��ll inevitably get into conflicts with other forces.��


    ��We��ll have to n carefully if that��s the case,�� Sheyan remarked seriously. ��Because conflict will inevitably bring hate, vengeance, and bloodshed. I suggest everyone to bring their families and rtives here first. We can concentrate our forces to protect them together, and they can also board the airships as soon as the airships are ready.��


    At this point, Sheyan looked around.


    ��Our strength is limited. We��ll have to make the best use of everything or our situation will be even more dangerous. Each of you have different powers, so it��s not difficult to determine who would attack and who would defend. If we��re talking about guarding against an invasion by outside enemies, Professor X with the brainwave amplifier Cerebro is inarguably the best candidate to take charge of the defence. He should be able to cover our production base and living area for the next ten days. You guys have any objection to that arrangement?��


    Sheyan��s suggestion was well received. Professor X��s strength, prestige and conduct meant that everyone could entrust the safety of their loved ones to his care. Therefore, no one had any objection.


    Next, they picked out a few others who were good on the defensive side. An example of this was the Vampire Duke, Lagunic. He could split into seven little golden bats to act as sentries. His real body could rapidly switch from one golden bat to another. He would be excellent in defence.


    There was also another really amazing Vampire Duke who could turn into a bloody mist. This was amon trick among vampires, but a bloody mist which covered two square kilometers was unheard of. Anyone who stepped into the bloody mist would be stepping into a powerful domain skill. To make it worse, they would not even be able to find the vampire��s real body!


    Another defensive star was the famous Storm, who needed a long time to gather her power. If she went to attack instead, she might be shot down before she could even rise to the sky.


    The slow-moving Colossus, The Great Illusionist Stryker, and Sabertooth with his sensitive hearing, smell and vision also remained to defend the base.


    Besides that, Mao��s underlings, Quill and Callisto were also selected by Professor X as members of the Defence Force. Professor X was also very interested in Alice Cullen, who had the ability to foresee the future.


    These people who remained behind, together with the powerful weapons made by Dr. Octopus and the other scientists, basically covered the entire base. Together with Professor X��s brainwave amplifier Cerebro, even if they were notpletely impregnable, they were very hard to breach. And let��s not forget, Dr. Octopus himself was no weakling. Even Spider-man was once beaten by him to the point of losing confidence.


    The attacking lineup was even more luxurious. There was no doubt that the vampires, with their courage and survivability, were the best assassins in the dark. Furthermore, they were now led by the Prince of London, Drac. Together with the ever-changing devilish woman Mystique and Nightcrawler, who was good at instantaneous teleportation, they could instantly create a 10v1 situation at critical moments.


    If the situation developed into a direct confrontation which they had to settle with brute force, they could attack with Mao at the core. Jean, whose mind-probing ability was second only to Professor X, would act as support. The vanguard would be formed by the immortal creatures Wolverine and Lady Deathstrike, as well as the ancient monster Juggernaut. Cyclops would provide long range support from behind. When the enemy formation copsed, the waiting vampires would flock forward and attack like a storm!


    ***


    The waves beat violently against the breakwater. If someone dared to stand on the breakwater, they may very well be swept into the blue ocean by the foaming waves.


    As if in rehearsal for the 2012 apocalypse, waves surging as high as mountains filled the ocean surface as far as the eyes could see. If the information was not read directly from the informer��s mind by Jean, it was hard to believe that anyone would bring smuggled goods ashore in this ursed weather, and the goods were three kilograms of tritium at that!


    It should be noted that these three kilograms of tritium most probably came from the secret storehouse of the ck Sea Fleet. ording to the current market, their value exceeded ten billion US dors! Of course, such expensive goods must be protected by equally powerful guards.


    This meant that the ��Hope�� alliance formed by Sheyan would officially have their first intense conflict against other forces in this world!!


    The rain pounded down like a torrent, hitting Sheyan��s face hard and making ripples in the surging sea.


    Sheyan suddenly turned around and asked, ��What��s the matter? The target will be here any moment now.��


    A figure which somehow managed to remain slim in a ck raincoat walked over to Sheyan��s side. She was Professor X��s student, Jean.


    She told Sheyan with a gloomy face, ��I want you to know that I don��t like you. Whether there really will be an apocalypse in theing days is yet to be seen, but as soon as you came to us, you made my mentor go against his principles of many years and startmitting crimes! Even if the 2012 apocalypse is real, can you really save us? Even the government, with their resources and wealth, can only build four Noah��s Arks. How can you im to be able to do what they did? Sooner orter, I��ll unveil your deception!��


    Sheyan produced a forced smile and shook his head. ��We��re already at a disadvantage because we started toote. That��s why we have to rob. If we have tomit some crimes in order to survive, that can��t be helped. Our greatest advantage is that we know the specific details of the disasters that are about to ur so we can build vehicles that can ovee these specific problems, while others can��t.��

 Chapter 1194: The Hulk

    <h4>Chapter 1194: The Hulk</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Sheyan patiently exined to Jean, ��Why did the government union only build four Noah��s Arks with the entire strength of the human race? Because they don��t know the specific situation of the disasters that are about to ur, so they can only device their n ording to the worst case scenario. Based on the information you provided, each Ark can withstand temperatures above 1000 degrees Celsius and 80 degrees Celsius below zero. It can also resist the pressure ten thousand meters underwater and can carry the supply for fifty thousand people for five years. In reality, more than 90% of the design is a waste.��


    Sheyan sighed.


    ��Unfortunately, I have no way to tell the government the truth. First of all, why would they believe me? If they do believe me, sure, more people can be saved, but the more people that are saved, the difficulty...I mean, the power sent to correct the course of history will be greater too!��


    ��So you say,�� Jean remarked coldly, ��but do you expect me to believe that you��re doing all these out of selfless desire? Why are you afraid of baring your memories to me?��


    Sheyan helplessly spread open his arms. ��It��s not that I won��t bare my memories to you, you simply can��t get in at all. I��ve told you that I have a very unique origin, more unique than you can ever imagine, so there are barriers protecting me memories. Your teacher, Professor X, has verified this himself. It��s not my fault.�� he said.


    ��So you don��t dare,�� Jean said coldly.


    Sheyanughed. ��Of course I dare. I can bare my memories for your inspection any time. But can YOU unravel the barriers?��


    A sharp glint suddenly shed across Jean��s eyes! She was really trying to read Sheyan��s memories at such a time! But, Sheyan could not care less. All information about the Realm was inessible to storyline characters anyway.


    What��s more, psychics more powerful than Jean had already tried to read Sheyan��s mind before this �C the Gypsy fortune-teller in the Pirates of the Caribbean world, and during the battle with The Fool��s test subject not long ago.


    The cold truth was anyone who dared to do such a thing had suffered.


    They had suffered greatly.


    The only exception was Professor X, but it may have something to do with the fact that the old man had stopped right away when he noticed something wrong and did not force it.


    Jean��s mental strength rapidly waned as she arduously tried to read Sheyan��s memories. On the contrary, Sheyan was pretty rxed. It would be good to teach the girl a lesson.


    But just then, a distant sound came from the sea.


    Sheyan turned around and was greeted by the sight of Jean��s pale face and unfocused eyes. She had really tried her hardest. He saw in her pupils three bars which stood like a prison cage. The strangest thing was the furious ck me burning behind the bars!


    Such a strange phenomenon instantly made Sheyan recall that this woman was not that simple! She might be unremarkable now, but her alter ego was the powerful Dark Phoenix, a level 5 mutant!! It must be known that Mao and Professor X were only level 4 mutants!


    Her alternate personality was kept in check right now because Professor X had locked it in with a mental cage, but once it broke out, it would have major consequences! Therefore, Sheyan did not hesitate to give Jean a huge p on the face! The p brought the dazed Jean back into her main personality. Sheyan then rebuked her in a harsh voice, ��What��re you spacing out for! The enemy��s here!��


    Jean now had a clear red palm mark on her face. She surprisingly did not say anything to retort. She seemed lost in thought, as if she was recalling the indescribable feeling of the awakening of her alternate personality a moment ago! She then held her head and pointed at a spot to the west. About ten secondster, a small submarine emerged.


    Five people appeared on thending steps. One of them was carrying a suitcase that was curiously shaped like a flower bud magnified a hundred times over. That was the special suitcase for tritium Dr. Octopus told them about.


    To were about tomence their attack when a nervous voice transmitted over from the earphones they wore.


    ��Look out, it��s Bruce Banner carrying that suitcase! He��s a really powerful monster! And the person at the very back seems to be Reed Richards, or Mister Fantastic of the Fantastic Four.��


    ��Bruce Banner?�� Even Sheyan was surprised by that.


    That guy was also a scientist. During an ident in a gamma-ray experiment, he was hit by arge amount of gamma-ray radiation while protecting his colleagues, causing him to mutate. Whenever his heart quickened in anger, he would turn into the raging Hulk!


    The Hulk had astonishing strength. The starfish gene in him allowed him to regrow lost cells; even if his head was chopped off, it would grow out again. He also had chlorosts in him, allowing him to increase his strength through light. Also, the angrier he was, the stronger he would be. He was at least at the level of Mao. Even someone of Wolverine��s level was not his match. Sheyan did not expect to encounter such a tough guy on their very first outing.


    ��Damn, that means we might not have enough manpower. Should I ask for reinforcements?�� pondered Sheyan.


    This was the first time theyunched an attack, so they expected the enemy to be caught unprepared. Therefore, they split into three groups in pursuit of maximum efficiency.


    In this group, besides Sheyan and the other contestants, there were also three Vampire Counts, plus Jean and the mutant Toad. Toad was someone with an amazing leaping ability, and his tongue was lethal.


    They could already see two legendary figures among the enemies. What about those who had not made themselves visible?


    Most importantly, the tritium they were targeting was in the hands of the Hulk. Even if they could beat him, who could stop him from running away besides Professor X and Mao?


    While Sheyan was still hesitating, the impatient vampires had already was started the fight. These arrogant creatures had always felt a sense of superiority in their hearts, believing themselves a race of higher existence. An yet, they were restrained for so long. Now that the enemy had appeared, what were they waiting for?


    A loud scream reverberated through the air. It only sounded a bit harsh on the ears of Sheyan and his allies, but to the enemy, it was a ultrasonic attack from a Vampire Count. When the invisible sonic waves passed through the ground, the water and rocks on the ground were agitated and then shattered.


    The person walking at the very front was probably just an ordinary person. The powerful ultrasonic attack tore his clothes to pieces and blew him away like a broken kite. In the blink of an eye, he was already more than ten meters away, about to fall into the sea.


    But right then, the rubber man Reed instantly reacted. He instantly stretched his right hand towards the back like it was made of rubber. He grabbed the unfortunate guy��s foot and saved him from certain death.


    Honestly, even Sheyan before he entered the Nightmare Realm would not have much chance to live if he fell into the sea in such terrible weather, let alone an ordinary person. If Reed had not used his superpower to save the guy, he would have be food for the fish.


    The fierce sound of gunshots rose from all sides. They were all made by the vassals of the vampires: the blood ves.


    Vampires usually had three choices when they bit someone. The first was to just suck blood. They could also inject poison into the prey. This was called the First Bite and was used to breed the next generation of vampires. Another option was to inject their own blood into the prey.


    Those that were injected with vampire blood would be blood ves.


    They did not fear death, did not know pain and fatigue, and were extremely loyal. However, blood had to be re-injected into them every year.


    All the blood ves brought here by the three Counts were the most elite blood ves under theirmand. Although there were only fifteen or sixteen of them, the firepower they disyed was almost superior to that of apany. Hundreds of kilograms of metallic ammunition were released in an instant, assaulting the enemy like a storm. Smoke and even fire were spreading on the waves!


    But when the shooting reached its peak intensity, a huge green figure emerged and charged towards the metallic storm. When the bullets hit his body, they ricocheted away, merely producing sparks. The green figure reached the nearest methrower-wielding blood ve in an instant and smashed down with a punch.


    The burly blood ve raised both his hands to block. The two blood ves beside him also pulled out their katanas and chopped at the Hulk in an attempt to save the burly blood ve. But although the des were sharp, they only managed to leave two white marks on the skin of the Hulk.


    At that moment, the Hulk performed a dextrous maneuver whichpletely belied his bulky appearance. He turned his smash into a grip, grabbing the burly man��s left foot and made him lose his bnce. Meanwhile, his other hand grabbed the man��s right foot. The Hulk��s arms separated to both sides, fiercely tearing the man apart!


    Substances like blood and fat gushed out inrge amounts, sshing down to the ground. It could be clearly seen from the torn section that the internal organs of blood ves had undergone changes. Aside from the texture of flesh, they also contained a strange stic texture. Disgusting dark red and dark purple tissues squirmed constantly. He was actually still barely alive, a testament to his extremely tenacious vitality. He was still struggling constantly like a fish out of water.


    One of the Vampire Count was furious at the death of a trusted subordinate of his. He screamed and swooped down like a bat. The nails on his fingers were as sharp as des, and fangs could be seen in his mouth. The Hulk didn��t even look at the vampire. He punched out. The air in the path of the fist erupted deafeningly from being rapidlypressed.

 Chapter 1195: Battle to the Death and Deaths in Battle

    <h4>Chapter 1195: Battle to the Death and Deaths in Battle</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The Hulk��s punch carried unspeakable force, seemingly able to split mountains, but the vampire skillfully avoided it by cleverly flowing along the ripples in the air like a fish in water.


    The strong wind blew the Count��s ck-and-red cloak back. The Count slithered upwards along the Hulk��s arm in a weird way. He held between his fingers a silver knife withplicated runes on it and lightly sliced into the Hulk��s arm as he passed by.


    Everyone knew that the weaknesses of vampires were silver, holy water, crosses and garlics, so a vampire with a silver weapon felt as mismatched as a muscr man in a dress.


    And yet, there were always exceptions. This silver knife had a very illustrious origin. ording to legends, it was Simon Peter��s dinner knife.


    The name Simon Peter may sound unfamiliar to most, but his other identity was extremely well-known! He was the head of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ!


    It may not beparable in importance with the Holy Grail, the Shroud of Turin or the Lance of Longinus, but the object used by such a legendary figure was definitely a great sacred object.


    And it was. This knife with a silver glow had been worshipped for 470 years in the Sistine Madonna, thergest church in Europe. In the end, it was taken out by an angry ascetic monk who rushed straight to the then headquarters of the Dark Church, bringing a storm of blood to the vampires!


    Two Vampire Princes died in the battle (only vampires who ruled arge city could be called princes; they were simr to mayors), as well as seven Dukes and countless Counts and Barons. The vampires finally killed the monk after paying a heavy price. The weapon was also corrupted to the dark side by the vampires who coveted its power.


    Although the vampire race had declined since then, there was no way a mere Count could possess the fallenmunion knife. The only exnation was that he should be someone from a really influential vampire family, no inferior to Prince Drac!


    The wind enveloping the Hulk��s punch was easily dissected by the ��Corrupted Communion Knife��. The body and the arm of the Count twisted in a way that was absolutely impossible for human beings to perform, plunging the silver knife into the Hulk��s arm like a broken bamboo, without a trace of smoke nor fire.


    The wound was as thin as a strand of hair, so delicate it almost could not be seen.


    And yet, the wounded Hulk instantly turned stiff all over. His green skin turned a deadly white and solidified like concrete into blocks that did not look organic at all. He almost lost his bnce, but before he fell, he suddenly shook violently. His petrified skin cracked and burst open, revealing the flesh and blood within. The wound was asrge as a basin! It was also smoking, like it was corroded.


    The Hulk gritted his teeth hard in anguish. His anger caused the veins on his forehead to swell up like twisting water pipes. He actually became even faster than before as he rushed a few meters forward, caught the Vampire Count, grabbed him by his left and right legs like he did before, then tore hard. The terrible scene from a moment ago was reenacted. The unfortunate Vampire Count was also torn in half.


    But amidst a chilly scream, the powerful life-saving ability of the vampires manifested itself. The corpse that was torn in half suddenly burst into hundreds of dark, hairy bats that flew away in all directions.


    The Hulk took a deep breath. His body was unusually muscr to begin with �C from afar, it seemed like a cube �C and at this time, following the deep inhtion, his body rapidly expanded like a giant ball, his eyes bulging a few centimeters out of their sockets! His mouth became a huge ck hole!


    Next, the Hulk gaped his mouth wide. Time seemed to freeze at that moment. He then looked up to the heaven and....


    Roared!!!!


    ��F*ck me!�� The Hulk��s actions instantly gave Sheyan a feeling of unprecedented crisis. Sheyan never had the intention of being the one at the front and centre of this fight, so he immediately rushed back behind the breakwater and covered his ears with his hands.


    A terrifying shockwave spread in all directions. The first victims it imed were the bats that were trying to fly away. As one would expect, all of them burst like pustules, forming clusters of blood mists in the air. The blood mists then gathered and condensed into an illusionary image of the Vampire Count, raising his hands and howling in despair. The illusionary image could only persist in the Hulk��s roar for less than a second before it distorted and exploded into nothingness!


    Even Sheyan who hid behind a cover could feel the impact that was like a nuclear explosion in the middle of the battlefield. Rocks, bullets and corpses flew over his head to a distance hundreds of meters away. The gale that rose cut through his cheeks like sharp knives. He felt like he was riding a bicycle in a grade 12 storm. Even taking a breath became hard.


    The Hulk��s roar was so powerful that it almostpletely cleared the battlefield. He had also killed one of the troublesome Vampire Count with it!


    As tough as he was, he inevitably had to take a moment to recover after that horrifying attack.


    But a ck shadow suddenly appeared from the distance, tracing an astonishing parabolic trajectory in the air like the shell of a mortar, spanning at least fifty meters andnding right in front of the Hulk.


    ��This guy...�� Sheyan immediately bounced up from the ground and sprinted forward withrge strides.


    The shadow was revealed to be a short, bowlegged man with festers and bumps on his face. He was the trusted underling of Mao, the mutant Toad. He may not be very strong, but few could match his patience and his ability to seize opportunities.


    Toad fell heavily in front of the violently gasping Hulk with a cruel, venomous glint in his toad-like horizontal pupils. The giant arm of the Hulk immediately swept at his waist, but the Toad had alreadyunched his strongest attack �C his tongueshed out like a bolt of lightning!


    The frogs may give the impression of being slow moving animals (toads are actually a ssification of frog), but ording to scientific research, there��s a type of frog in South America that canunch its tongue three times faster than a bullet when it hunts! The mutant Toad��s tongue strike, though limited in range, was still far faster than anyone could imagine, more than ten times faster than the tongue of ordinary frogs! He never missed his target whenever he grabbed the opportunity to perform this strike!


    The seemingly soft tongue stabbed into the Hulk��s right eye as fast as lightning, prating deep into the brain! When it retracted, it even ripped the eye out. The eyelid of the Hulk��s right eye did not even have the time to shut yet when the whole process waspleted. This showed how fast Toad had struck.


    Of course, if Toad��s tongue was clipped by the eyelid of the monstrous Hulk, the green-skinned monster could tear the tongue out of Toad��s mouth just by the force of the eyelid closing.


    A great pain spread to the Hulk��s entire body. He swung three consecutive punches, which Toad dodged with great difficulty. Although each punch merelynded on the ground, the sshing soil and shockwave could not be avoided. The monstrous strength of the Hulk meant that even these indirect damages managed to injure Toad and make him spill green blood.


    ��The fourth punch... It��s over, I can��t dodge it!�� Just when Toad was desperately thinking this, a person rushed over and blocked in front of him. Toad instantly felt a sense of relief having escaped from certain death.


    Toad thought the face of the man named Reef was the best looking face in the world right now. His act of holding up his shield against the Hulk looked so courageous and heroic. Toad naturally would not miss the chance. The solid muscles on his thighs tightened and burst out with great force, propelling him in an parab to a spot more than 30 meters away. He disappeared into the darkness.


    At the same time, the fist of the Hulk smashed onto Reef��s dark gold shield.


    It produced a low muffled sound, like an old car driving past. The dark golden glow on the surface of the shield scattered! In any case, Reef had managed to block the punch. But the contestants could clearly see that arge chunk of Reef��s HP had been deducted like it was abruptly cut away! Reef also staggered back unsteadily from the blow, his frontpletely exposed!


    Mister Fantastic, the rubber man, acted then. Two long rubber arms seized the opportunity toe flying down from sky to grab at Reef��s shoulders. However, at that moment, a blood ve who was struggling suddenly went crashing into the rubber arms. His cry of terror immediately made him the focus of the battlefield.


    The blood ve was instantly caught by Mister Fantastic��s left hand, but it was clear that Mister Fantastic��s target was not him. The rubber man threw the blood ve at the feet of the Hulk without much effort.


    The Hulk, who was in pain, stomped on the blood ve��s back and bent his spine in a terrible obtuse angle. Before the blood ve could even scream, the Hulk had already grabbed his hair and hit him on the head with a hammer-like fist. Once, twice, thrice....

 Chapter 1196: Earth Element vs. Earth Element

    <h4>Chapter 1196: Earth Element vs. Earth Element</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Mister Fantastic��s left hand had already done what it had to do, but his right hand was still stretching forward with unshakeable determination. It finallynded a firm grip on Reef��s chest and pulled hard!


    Although Reef��s hands were numb having taken the Hulk��s heavy punch, he also knew the tragic consequences if he were dragged over. There was no way he was going to let himself die like that. With a cry, he grabbed at a nearby pir of the breakwater. Mister Fantastic may be a powerful legendary hero, but he was not Strength-oriented. It was beyond his ability to drag Reef back with one hand. As a result, the two sides fell into a stalemate.


    At that moment, the ground suddenly shook. A weird, twisted giant figure emerged from the darkness a few hundred meters away, its thick arms almost touching the ground. Two bizarre red lights glowed within the wind, rain and tide...


    The two-headed cyclops finally appeared in front of everyone in his battle form!!


    At the same time, there was a thunder-like explosion in the sky. It was the loud roar of a rock created by Mother Earth traveling at high speed through the air!! Only now did they notice that the cyclops had already made a throw!


    ��Wow, Sanzi seems to have contracted a very powerful fighter.�� Sheyan could actually make a battle evaluation at such time. It was the first time he was witnessing the young two-headed cyclops fight.


    Although the stone thrown by the cyclops seemed as ordinary as usual, that did not mean it was not lethal. It��s not umon for a small bird to cause an airne thousands of timesrger than itself to crash. When an object��s flying speed reached a certain level, it would be a lethal killing weapon.


    The stone bullet created by Mother Earth hit Mister Fantastic��s rubber hand. The stone immediately broke and burst with a loud bang. The scattering pieces covered an area of several square metres, creating an area of effect damage like the shrapnels of a grenade.


    Mister Fantastic groaned, the pain he suffered apparent on his face. Reef immediately broke away from his grip and sessfully escaped. Mister Fantastic retracted his right arm.


    But when the two-headed cyclops was about to give the enemies another of his gift, someone emerged from the submarine and rushed in front of the Hulk. He absorbed arge amount of rocks from his feet and became a strong, square-ish rock monster in an instant.


    When the man greeted the cyclop��s stone bullet with a huge palm, it felt like he was a big brother weing his naughty little brother home. The stone actually dissolved into his rocky skin like ice cream. However, the man was still beaten a few steps back by the tremendous force of the stone.


    It appeared that the young cyclops was still a lot weaker than a fully mature cyclops. If it were his mother throwing that stone, the man would have been crushed to a pulp.


    ��Another legendary figure. What a headache. Ben Grimm, the Thing from Fantastic Four, the earth element user.�� Sheyan went to Reef and stood alongside him as he watched the bulky Ben Grimm raise his right leg and stomp hard on the ground.


    Boulders instantly rose around Grimm and his allies, forming an oval ring of inteced fang-like stctites. It sessfully blocked the line of sight from the outside, and of course, the bullets too.


    ��This is a failure of a fight. An ambush turned into a skirmish. I can only hope it doesn��t turn into a defeat.�� Sheyan shook his head helplessly. At that moment, Zi��s slightly angry voice transmitted over from the partymunication channel.


    ��Hey, how long must Mogensha and I wait?��


    Sheyan had warned Zi and Brother ck before the fight started that unless he or Reef was in danger, or before they had a good measure of the enemy��s real strength, the two of them, who were rtively weak in terms of survivability, had better keep a low profile. Zi had obviously be impatient after lying low for so long.


    Sheyan gestured to Jean at the back to form a mental link between himself, the two remaining vampires and Toad.


    ��Gentlemen, the number of legendary figures we have to face has increased to three, and we don��t know if there are more remaining hidden. I��d like to ascertain something �C when we rained down attacks on them just now, can anyone confirm if any of the attacks have managed to damage the enemy��s submarine?��


    A Vampire Count answered, ��I can. My blood ve told me with certainty that he gave the submarine a few solid blows just now. The submarine��s lucky not to have sunk.��


    Sheyan sighed.


    ��If that��s the case, the other party no longer has any way out. To be honest, we��re still too weak at the moment, so I suggest that we withdraw. Otherwise, if another one of those Fantastic Four monsters suddenly jump out of the submarine, we can only think of how to escape with our lives.��


    ��You want us to run away? Impossible!�� The two Vampire Counts roared at the same time. ��The ��Corrupted Communion Knife�� is still in the hands of the green-skinned monster! Not to mention that both of us together are stronger than Mister Fantastic. It won��t be too hard to kill him, it��ll just take a little time!��


    Sheyan sighed again. ��The problem is that Mister Fantastic won��t be stupid enough to run out and fight you by himself. His main role should be to drag us to the Hulk to meet with the Hulk��s giant fists and feet. With his crowd control, Grimm��s earth element in defence, and the Hulk in offence �C it��s a perfect iron trianglebination. As you��ve all seen just now, mypanion unfortunately also specialises in earth element. It��ll be very difficult for us to find an effective way to deal with Grimm.��


    ��You seem to have forgotten about me!�� Jean interjected with sullen anger.


    ��That��s because you��re as good as not being here during the fight just now,�� Sheyan answered sarcastically.


    An angry expression instantly crept onto Jean��s face. ��If I hadn��t spent so much mental power exploring your brain before the fight, would I have be powerless just now?! Besides, I didn��t see you doing anything useful in the battle either.��


    Sheyan produced a forced smile. ��OK, OK, calm down. Now��s not the time to bicker. Tell me then, what can you do in this fight? We��ll discuss our battle strategy after that.��


    Jean took a deep breath before she said, ��I can make the Hulk and Grimm lose control of their bodies simultaneously for five seconds! However, if they��re attacked during this period, it may shorten the duration.��


    ��Good.�� Sheyan snapped his fingers. ��If you can really do that....��


    ��What do you mean ��if I can really do that��! If I said I can do it, I can definitely do it!�� Jean almost screamed.


    Sheyan then turned to the two Vampire Counts. ��Okay, don��t forget our real objective. When she controls the two monsters....take the tritium. Oh, and of course, you��re in charge of the ��Corrupted Communion Knife�� too?��


    The Counts hesitated for a moment before they said there was no problem.


    ��Next, Mr. Toad, maybe you can try poking the other eye of the Hulk blind? If you can do that, even if he has extraordinary regeneration ability, he��ll still have to remain blind for a week at least.��


    Toad imed in his hoarse voice, ��No way, at least a month. It��s my habit to inject venom into the wounds I make. I can do it, but you��ll have to make sure Reef can protect me in time after I make my move.��


    ��That goes without saying.�� Reef patted his shield with pride.


    ��Next...�� Sheyan hesitated for a moment and said, ��If any more legendary figures appear, we��ll have tobat them with our remaining strength. If there aren��t any...maybe we can give Mister Fantastic a little surprise?��


    ***


    But as soon as Sheyan finished hisst sentence, out of everyone��s expectations, the enemy suddenlyunched a full-scale surprise attack!! The ground suddenly distorted and rotated horribly with Grimm at its core.


    Immediately afterwards, Grimm��s fists smashed onto the ground. The rocks that covered his body burst away together with the stctites surrounding the enemy party. The eruption sent sand and stones flying hundreds of meters towards the surroundings. A strong wind billowed, and the battlefield was instantly covered by a violent sandstorm that had huge rocks the size of tyres crashing about in it!


    ��Be careful, they��re trying to break out!�� yelled Jean who had her eyes closed.


    Evidently, the Fantastic Four and the Hulk were well aware that there were no reinforcementsing for them, or, to be exact, their reinforcements were also under heavy attack. Therefore, the deadlock was no doubt extremely unfavourable for them. If the opponent��s reinforcements came instead, their situation would turn even more perilous.


    This surprise attack was truly out of the expectations of Sheyan and his group! Grimm��s move had basically sacrificed his own defence in exchange for a terrifying sandstorm-like territory. The sandstorm was perfect in supporting the tank-like Hulk to break out of the encirclement!


    At that instant, however, Jean finally put her great power on disy. A cool sensation suddenly washed over the mind of everyone present. Although the whole area was covered in sands and rocks and their eyes were unable to open, they suddenly gained a bird��s-eye view of the whole battlefield, making everything visible to them.


    When they ��saw�� the Hulk and Grimm, Jean transmitted a clear message to their brains.


    ��I��ll perform the psychic interference now. It��ll onlyst for five seconds!��


    Sheyan noticed that Grimm��s original rock armour around his body had scattered and dispersed across the sandstorm area, serving as key connection points for his maniption of the sandstorm.


    Sanzi suddenly said in the partymunication channel, ��Bro, please try to keep Grimm alive if possible! He has simr powers to the cyclops; his powers are even more mature. It could be very helpful.��

 Chapter 1197: The Disfigured Toad

    <h4>Chapter 1197: The Disfigured Toad</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The two vampires had already snuck to both sides of the Hulk like shadows of the dark night, one on the left and one on the right. The vampires, like bats, were good at instantaneous change of speed in short distance flight and detecting the environment through ultrasound. Therefore, they were the least affected out of everyone there, and right now, they even had Jean��s help.


    Sheyan and the others had their eyes locked on to Grimm��s vital parts! They were determined to strike him down!


    Suddenly, a distorted and bizarre ripple spread from Jean��s body and shot straight into the sky!!


    The ripple was reflected back down from the sky to strike the Hulk and Grimm at the same time!


    The two of them shook violently, their bodies turning rigid. The Hulk was sprinting when he was struck, causing him to crash forward due to his inertia like a freight truck that had lost control and crashed into the roadside.


    The two vampires were already rushing towards the Hulk while he was still tumbling forward. They twisted their bodies in ways that were impossible for human beings and simultaneously reached for the ��Corrupted Communion Knife�� that the Hulk had nonchntly stuck into his boot!


    Sheyan��s heart sank when he saw that. Those fools cared so much about the knife that they had forgotten their main objective.


    Fortunately, after a bout of contest between the two vampires, the one on the right seeded in grabbing the sacred object, so the vampire on the left could only let out a weird groan of annoyance and grab the box filled with tritium. At least they aplished their task.


    The Hulk was understandably anxious, yet he could do nothing but watch with open eyes as if he had fallen into an endless nightmare. His consciousness seemed to bepletely separate from his body! He could do nothing to stop himself from crashing into the boulder in front of him!


    The boulder on the shore copsed from the collision. The Hulk��s remaining good eye was blurred by mud. He wanted to wipe the mud away with his hand, but found that he could not even do that. Just then, a strange figure descended from the sky andnded heavily on the ground. The Hulk immediately detected a pungent and unpleasant smell which made him scream wildly.


    ��NO!!!!��


    The next second, the Hulk could feel a cold sensation prating into his only remaining eye! Then came the endless darkness. But that was not all. There was still a cold sensation deep in his eye socket, which was rapidly extending to the depth of his brain!!


    That kind of darkness was the kind which filled the Hulk��s heart with despair!!


    Fortunately, he managed to regain control of his body at that instant. The panic and despair of suddenly bing blind was something terrifying even for a superhero. The Hulk screamed in anguish and hysteria, wildly waving his two huge arms around. While doing so, he felt like he had pped something away. He then charged towards a certain direction.


    He actually ran straight into the sea. He was instantly swallowed by the fierce waves.


    Sea water surged high at the spot where the Hulk fell, turning into waves that were as high as ten meters. The waves mmed into on the breakwater heavily. Everyone could feel the tremor under their feet!


    No one dared to jump into the sea in pursuit of the Hulk. His life and death could only be resigned to fate.


    ***


    While the Hulk was being attacked, Sheyan and the other four had alsounched an attack on Grimm.


    Grimm did not have a bonus to his defence at the moment because he had to strip away the rock armour covering his body in order to maintain the powerful sandstorm ��domain��.


    The first to strike was naturally Sheyan, who had a charging skill. Sheyan activated ��Hornrage�� and charged straight at Grimm. He was hit by a few rock fragments during the process, causing him to bleed all over, but from his expression, he did not seem to care.


    He collided into Grimm, but what should have been a three-second stun effect did not evenst for a second. Fortunately, Grimm was currently paralysed by Jean��s mind interference, so it did not matter.


    Grimm was iparably anxious, but his body would not react to his will.


    A golden glow shed as Reef activated the special effect on his dark gold shield while the fearsome ws on his right hand struck down. Sheyan did not hesitate to pull out ��+13 West�� right away and stab Grimm with it. At the same time, the two-headed cyclops�� throwing stone, Brother ck��s rifle grenade, and Zi��s ��Force Needle Explosion�� also reached Grimm!


    Grimm let out a wild cry. Blood poured out of his nostrils and ears. At this moment, he could truly feel the threat of death, especially from Zi��s ��Force Needle Explosion��! Not only did it contain tremendous power, it plunged deep into his body like a injector before erupting in a violent explosion! Grimm��s eyes swelled so hard from the pain that he felt like they were going to burst!


    While Grimm was struggling with the pain, arge number of stone spikes suddenly burst out from the ground with Grimm in the centre. The stone spikes moved up and down like waves while they advanced outwards. Sheyan and Reef were hit by the stone spikes and were knocked back. Facing the stone spikes, Reef instinctively dodged and defended himself, while Sheyanpletely ignored them and charged forward again!


    Afterunching the previous attack, the rock under Grimm��s feet also turned into a mire and was about to swallow him up. Sheyan activated the ability on his dark gold ring. He wasunched through the air like a rainbow, instantaneously crossing dozens of metres to Grimm��s side. He grabbed Grimm��s shoulders with both hands!


    Grimm��s eyes as he looked at Sheyan was full of hatred, but also full of despair!


    Sheyan did not care what emotion Grimm had in his eyes. He simply pulled Grimm out from the rock fragments around him like he was pulling a radish from the ground, then threw him high into the air! Zi��s hair billowed, and the strangeughter of a Sith Lord resounded in the air. A sharp aura hidden in the darkness instantly prated through Grimm��s body.


    At the same time, Brother ck��s lightning spear tore through the air with a dazzling light. The two-headed cyclops did notunch another stone. Instead, the mono-eye on both his heads shined with a deep glow, then focused on Grimm��s head!


    Blood sshed wildly in the air. Grimm fell hard onto the ground, but he actually bounced back up again almost instantly and desperately ran towards the sea, apparently having the same idea as the Hulk. However, when he was only ten meters away from the sea, something really strange happened. He abruptly stopped and coughed violently while holding his chest.


    Sheyan seized this opportunity to catch up to Grimm. He raised his saber high up again. He had ayer of magical blue light on his body thanks to the previous stone spike attack, an indication of the ��Zergling Rush�� being triggered.


    ��+13 West�� erupted with three consecutive shes. The terrible sound of muscles and bones being chopped could be heard. Such fearsome power was a terrible blow even for legendary figures!


    But Grimm kept persevering in his endeavor and managed to jump into the sea. How could Sheyan be willing to let him go after all that? Sheyan plunged into the sea after Grimm.


    The two vampires were very sensitive to dark energy, while Jean was monitoring the overall situation on the battlefield with her power. At the instant Sheyan jumped into the sea, the three of them could clearly feel the turbulent sea bing quiet for a moment, as if it was temporarily ruled by darkness and mystery. Countless rough tentacles and tendrils seemed to be iling around in the water. They coiled around Grimm and squeezed tight!


    ��Beast of Corrosion��!!


    The pupils of Jean and the two vampires contracted when they sensed this brutal attack. They could feel the horror of this blow.


    Grimm��s unyielding will and wild spirit were shattered in an instant!


    A great amount of blood sprayed out from Grimm, dyeing the sea around him a bright red. Sheyan climbed back onto the breakwater step by step amidst the surging waves, dragging behind him the figure of Grimm, barely alive. Sheyan threw him to the burly, sinister figure in the darkness.


    Kulutegoughed like a little kid while he threw Grimm around like a doll in his hands. Sheyan could not help but recall the terrible fate of the Predator Arbitrator on Uplos. He did not want to disturb Kulutego��s ��fun time��, so he pulled Sanzi over.


    ��Can you ask the little guy to give Grimm a quick death? Cyclopes have a very cruel way of treating their food. We��re all humans; there��s no need to be so vicious.��


    Sanzi was surprised. ��Bro, Kulutego isn��t an ogre. His current favourite food is Old Beijing Chicken Roll with chili pepper. If you give him human meat, he��ll just throw it into the bin. So don��t worry �C the little guy won��t kill Grimm. He��ll first hone himself with Grimm��s power, then absorb it. Grimm won��t die afterwards; he��ll just lose his power and be an ordinary person.��


    ��Old Beijing Chicken Roll! Wow....�� Sheyan rolled his eyes. ��This kid eats better than I do! And considering his size, he must eat at least a hundred of those rolls per meal, right?��


    A quarrel could be heard breaking out in the distance at that instant. It broke out between Toad, who had a huge swollen bump on his face, and Reef. The mutant cut a really miserable figure. Half his face was crushed and half a toad-eye was hanging out.


    The cause of the quarrel was thus. Reef had promised to take the subsequent blow after Toad blinded the Hulk��s other eye, but....everyone in Party Ace was focusing fire on Grimm at the time, so the unfortunate Toad was shamelessly sacrificed. Fortunately, the Hulk flew into a blind rage after both his eyes were blinded, so Toad managed to avoid being hit in the vital parts. However, his face was now disfigured.


    ��Oh my God, my handsome face! Look at what it��s be!�� eximed the short and chubby Toad in tearful fury.


    Reef knew he was technically at fault, so he could only turn to Sheyan for help....

 Chapter 1198: Awakening! The Ruthless Professor Xavier!

    <h4>Chapter 1198: Awakening! The Ruthless Professor Xavier!</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    It was no wonder that Toad was furious. He had a lot of trust in Reef because the previous time, Reef had chosen to rescue him despite having no obligation to do so, much to everyone��s surprise.


    So this time, Toad went all out with his assault because he was really confident that Reef would save him again, and yet....he was betrayed!


    It was like someone found a million dors and returned it to the original owner, but then borrowed 100,000 dors and did not pay it back.


    Toad was likely not angry because he was hurt; he was probably angry because he finally found someone he could trust but ended up having his trust betrayed. How painful that must feel!


    The fight was almost over by now. The Hulk was blinded in both eyes and had jumped into the sea, his fate unknown. Grimm of the Fantastic Four was captured and would probably be an ordinary man. Mister Fantastic had his hands full dealing with the two Vampire Counts.


    The Vampire Counts had gotten very cautious, having learned a lesson from the death of theirpanion. They were very conservative in their fight against Mister Fantastic, making sure they did not make mistakes rather than going in for the kill. Meanwhile, the fearless blood ves had been bombarding the opponents with various weapons all this time. The situation was perilous for the enemies.


    One of the Vampire Counts was especially remarkable. He seemed to be an extremely experienced fighter. With the ��Corrupt Communion Knife�� in his hand, he would always aim at the opponent��s little fingers, heels and back whenever he struck, only making shallow cuts. The curse damages umted on Mister Fantastic��s skin like psoriasis and vitiligo, totaling into a surprising figure.


    Party Ace was naturally paying attention to this powerful ��Corrupt Communion Knife��, but after some probing, they found that the knife could only be used by vampires, or by devout holy knights after undergoing a strong purification. No one from Party Ace could even touch the requirements; they could only let go of their greed.


    Mister Fantastic seemed doomed, but they had evidently underestimated the ability of the leader of the Fantastic Four. After leaving behind a bloody rubber arm, Mister Fantastic screamed and fled into the submarine. He then detonated a bomb before anyone could get to him.


    There was no way he had done all that just to kill himself. He must have a way to survive the explosion. Looking at the dark, surging sea though, no one dared to jump into the water to search for him.


    A Vampire Count was killed and Toad was heavily injured in the battle, so their morale was somewhat low. But after they returned to the base, they found that the casualties sustained by their group were actually quite low inparison.


    The group led by Mao had suffered the most serious casualties. Seven mutants had died, including Professor X��s two beloved students, Pyro and Iceman.


    Pyro and Iceman were still teenagers, so by right, they shouldn��t have been deployed for battle, but Mao decided to bring them along because he was very appreciative of their qualities. However, they ran into the Human Torch from Fantastic Four, who had even stronger control over fire than Pyro! In the end, the Human Torch burned Pyro to ashes with his superior fire.


    When Iceman saw Pyro being killed, his eyes turned red and he rushed at the enemies. He ended up bing cannon fodder.


    Mao appreciated them and brought them along, but they ended up dying because of that! That naturally made the old man furious. He was ready to go berserk and cause some mass destruction among the enemies to vent his anger, but the person he was facing was no weaker than him at all �C it was ck Bolt!


    Mao��s battle prowess was highly dependent on the environment. In ces like a car dumpsite, he was a god. But in ces where there was no metal or where there was little metal, he would be a nobody. The battlefield they were in this time was not to his advantage, so not only did their group sustain the most serious casualties, they had also failed their mission.


    The third team, lead by the other superboss that was Prince Drac,pleted their mission, but at the cost of three Vampire Counts dying. The opponents they faced included Spawn, de and Ghost Rider. Both sides were heavily injured.


    ***


    After this round of fights, all of them could feel a really heavy pressure pressing down on their shoulders.


    Professor Xavier closed his eyes with a painful expression after he learned the list of casualties. After a long time, he dered resolutely, ��This can��t go on. We should negotiate with them. Aren��t we going to build a number of airships? Why can��t we cooperate with them?��


    ��That��s a good idea, professor, but unfortunately, it��s not practical,�� replied Prince Drac.


    ��Why not?�� Professor Xavier asked, stupefied.


    Prince Drac sighed. ��To tell you the truth, I��ve already heard rumours about the end of the world as early as two years ago. Some of the people abandoned by the governments in Europe have formed an organisation called Survival, and they��ve begun to take measures to deal with the apocalypse since then.��


    ��So why didn��t you join them?�� Professor Xavier enquired with a frown.


    ��I would have joined them with my descendants if I could, but unfortunately, the Survival organisation is under the control of Countess Elizabeth Bathory. She has....a lot of unique ideas, such as bathing in the blood of young virgin girls and making Iron Virgins,�� said Prince Drac.


    (Author��s note: The Iron Virgin is a very bloody and violent object. It��s a cage molded like a woman with fitted hollow iron thorns inside. After the victim is pushed inside, the door would close. The hollow iron thorns would pierce the victim��s body, and blood would flow out through the holes in the iron thorns.)


    (TL: More on Countess Bathory and the Iron Virgin: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_B��thory , https://.ripleys/weird-news/elizabeth-bathory/ )


    He continued, ��If my descendants and I wish to join them, we��ll need to change our way of living among the humans and not harming human lives. We would have to kill for fun and be their ves! That��s absolutely uneptable. Even death can��t make us submit to them!��


    Professor X frowned. ��We can just eliminate the Survival organisation from our list of coborators.��


    Dr. Octopus and Mao sighed and shook their heads at the same time.


    ��Cooperation is close to impossible, Charles. Think about it. The other organisations have most likely been preparing for theing apocalypse for a long time. How can we possibly use our hasty n to convince them to abandon their ns which they��ve carefully worked on for months, maybe even years? Even if we manage to persuade their leaders, the others in the organisations will just think that their minds are under your control.��


    Professor X was shocked.


    ��Why do you think our n is superior to theirs, Professor?�� asked Sheyan.


    Professor X gave it some thought before answering, ��That��s because we have the information you provided. We know the specific details of the disasters that will ur in the 2012 apocalypse, so we can make specific ns to deal with those disasters.��


    ��Correct,�� Sheyan looked into Professor X��s eyes and said, ��You believe me, Professor, because you have tangible proof �C you��ve read my mind! Mao believes your words because he trusts your character. Dr. Octopus believes your words because he...has no choice. Oh, just kidding, he believes in you because he��s as righteous as you are... Dr. Drac (this is one of Drac��s entricities, he likes to be called a doctor) believes my words, because there are also people in the Cullen family who can read minds, such as Mr. Edward Cullen, someone who has infinite potential.�� (Of course the main character wouldn��t have low potential.)


    ��But why would other people believe me? Every ark being constructed by other forces right now carries the hope of thousands of people, and to some extent, they��ll determine the distribution of power after the apocalypse!��


    ��Professor, if you go forward to persuade other forces to cooperate with us at this critical moment of life and death, you��ll only put yourself under suspicion. They��ll just use you and your unique superpower to seize power and resources for themselves before discarding you. They��ll never sincerely cooperate with us.��


    Professor X covered his face with his hands, and in the end, he sighed with pain and exhaustion.


    ��Okay, I understand. You��re right.��


    Sheyan nodded and told Professor X solemnly, ��Professor Charles Francis Xavier, within two kilometres of this conference room are various powerless human beings who can put up no resistance. The may be worthless to other people, but they��re our family, our friends, our loved ones. They��re the greatest driving force behind our struggle to survive in this world.��


    ��And around these people are the factories that we��re using to build the tools to escape the end of the world! Now, both of these precious things are your responsibilities! The war has already begun, and the enemy��s revenge is likely toe at any moment. Any shred of mercy you show may cause the death of us and our family!��


    Professor X took a deep breath. He could feel all the eyes in the room staring at him. Those gazes contained enough pressure to cause a normal person to copse. However, Professor X could not run away from the pressure because his loved ones and his children were here too!


    ��I understand.�� Professor X��s eyes suddenly became cold.


    Jean was shocked to discover that the professor had hypnotized himself into his second personality, a ruthless personality which had abandoned all mercy and grief.


    Worth mentioning was that it was this second personality that had killed Professor X��s own twin brother and forced the twin to flee in the form of a spirit while they were still in their mother��s belly!


    Professor X remarked ruthlessly, ��There��s a 45% chance that Workshop 3 workers Mark, Sanders, Victor and Castley are spies. I rmend execution. Huck, Bobby and Tony of workshop 6 have tried to steal confidential information. For the sake of confidentiality, I suggest execution as well.��


    Next, Professor X turned to Prince Drac. ��Dr. Octopus has requested for the scientists on this list. Please send some people to kidnap them here. After that, bring them to my room. I��ll brainwash them. If there are no other questions, this meeting is adjourned.��

 Chapter 1199: Kulutego’s Growth

    <h4>Chapter 1199: Kulutego��s Growth</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    After Professor X was taken over by his second personality, he immediately gave off a vibe that was so ruthless that it was terrifying. The others there felt like they were facing an emotionless machine!


    Jean was especially bewildered. The kind old man which always gave the impression that he could tolerate anything had disappeared in an instant!


    Only Mao and Prince Drac had smiles on their faces. In their opinion, this Professor X was the one who was qualified to be put on par with them.


    Sheyan could finally heave a sigh of relief. He considered Professor X to be the strongest person in his own camp, but due to the professor��s personality, he could very well be the weakest link instead. To be honest, an unstable element like him was the most worrying factor. It was truly fortunate that the professor had taken the initiative to make up for this of his own ord.


    Professor X passed down some orders. With just a few words, he eliminated one by one the existing ws in the defensive coverage that had manifested due to his kindness. The cost of doing so was obvious �C more than twenty people lost their lives that day.


    There were likely only two or three real spies among these twenty odd people; the rest were all innocent sacrifices. That was why the benevolent Professor X had been hesitant before. But now, he no longer hesitated to raise the executioner��s sword.


    He would rather kill a thousand innocents than let one guilty person walk away!


    With everything settled, those who were free for now went back to their resting ces to rest. Sheyan did as well, but when he reached his room, Sanzi suddenly ran to him with delight clear on his face.


    ��Bro, the absorption process is almostplete! Kulutego should be able to promote to a 5th-tier legendary creature soon!��


    Sheyan was excited too upon hearing the news. He instantly followed Sanzi to the rooftop.


    There, he saw Grimm who had been freed from all his bindings. He was currently in a confrontation with Kulutego.


    Strictly speaking, Kulutego had only been born less than a month ago, but in hisbat form, he had grown to be a gigantic being that was nearly three meters tall. His arms had grown so long that they now reached below his knees. If he did not use his biological power, he would make the ground shake when he walked, as if a big heavy truck was passing by!


    Kulutego was currently locked in closebat with Grimm. His attacking method was simple and direct. He ced his left hand on the rooftop and activated his power. The power instantly broke the rooftop apart into a huge mess, and a huge stick made of rock appeared in Kulutego��s hand. Kulutego then ran at Grimm with an excited shout and swung the stick down.


    Grimm seemed to have hurt his legs, so he could not dodge. He could only grit his teeth and block Kulutego��s rock stick with his hands. The two sides reached a deadlock.


    Grimm had to use his earth-controlling power to shatter the rock stick in order to survive, while Kulutego could take this opportunity to figure out how the enemy��s power worked. Kulutego was using the fight to hone his power; in other words, he was using Grimm like a grindstone to sharpen himself.


    Grimm knew exactly what the opponent��s intention was, but what could he do? Let the rock stick which weighed hundreds of kilograms smash his brain? Only a fool would let that happen. He could only grit his teeth and endure!


    Kulutego grew up without parents by his side who could instruct him on how to use his power properly. He was like a child with millions of dors in his possession but didn��t know how to spend them. He had benefited a lot in this direct confrontation of earth-element power with Grimm, and he was growing at an rming rate.


    There were many cracks on Kulutego��s rock stick by now. It was already in danger of being shattered by Grimm.


    But Kulutego suddenly let out an excited cry, and the cracks on the rock stick quickly disappeared. Not only that, even the surface of Grimm��s hand that was grabbing the rock stick was rapidly being covered by rocks! Grimm cried out in pain.


    This fully demonstrated that Kulutego had surpassed Grimm in the application of his own power. The more rocks that formed on the surface of Grimm��s body, the more painful Grimm��s expression became. Kulutego��s eyes on both his heads instantly shot two beams of green light at Grimm.


    In the end, Grimm slowly fell down with his mouth agape. His power had beenpletely sucked away by Kulutego; he had turned into an ordinary man.


    This would not endanger his life because the source of his power was the mutation of his body after being exposed to cosmic rays. Kulutego only absorbed his power from his body, nothing else.


    There was actually a chance for the power to resurface in Grimm��s body after a period of time, but Kulutego��s action had badly damaged Grimm��s source of power, so even if it did resurface, it would take months, maybe even years. He would not be a threat to the contestants anymore.


    Although Grimm was already powerless and Sheyan had no intention of killing him, it was not in Sheyan��s habit to let his enemy go without getting something in return. So, he spent a few minutes taking pictures of Grimm and mailed them to the Fantastic Four in a DVD, hoping that he could exchange some rare elements for him. At the very least, he wanted to make sure that the Fantastic Four would not dare to fight against their side with full power.


    By this time, Kulutego had already transformed into his nonbat form. The Realm had disguised him as a fat, dull-looking teenager. He had fallen asleep on the floor with his mouth open, drooling.


    Sanzi listed out the details of his growth.


    His HP had increased by 20%.


    The explosive strike rate of his biological power had increased by 10%.


    He obtained the new ability: ��Double Throw��. This ability enabled him to throw two stones at a time. The stones would have a 50% chance to knock back and stun the target. They would also cause an Area of Effect damage, the AoE damage being 50% of the direct damage.


    He obtained the new ability: ��Regional Stone Spikes��. This ability enabled him to summon arge number of stone spikes within an area. The stone spikes would heavily damage the enemies and reduce their movement speed by 80%.


    He also obtained the new ability: ��me Enchantment��. He could attach fire to stones and add magma to ��Regional Stone Spikes�� at the cost of additional MP consumption.


    ***


    The rapid growth of Kulutego��s strength was no doubt good news to the party.


    Sheyan retreated to his room, but he had only rested for less than ten minutes before Old Charlie knocked on his door.


    ��I have something I need to talk to you about, Master,�� Old Charlie told him.


    Sheyan sat up from the bed and nodded at Old Charlie.


    ��It��s about Freddy, isn��t it?��


    ��Yeah. Freddy��s power is simply too weak right now. He can still deal with ordinary people, but against a contestant or a legendary figure, he��ll be almostpletely ineffective. Their mental strength is too strong for Freddy, so they can easily shatter Freddy��s illusion in their dreams,�� Old Charlie said.


    Sheyan closed his eyes and pondered for a moment. ��So, what do you think we should do?��


    ��Freddy��s poweres from people��s fear of him. What we said before, about ying Freddy��s video on a TV station, isn��t practical because the government nowadays can easily cut off the signal and interrupt the live broadcast.... Moreover, the audience will just treat it as a movie or a new entertainment program. There might not be one person in a hundred who would be scared for a prolonged period of time after watching that,�� replied Old Charlie.


    Old Charlie was Sheyan��s servant; if Sheyan died, Old Charlie would die too. Therefore, Sheyan trusted Old Charlie��s words.


    ��Just tell me what your idea is,�� said Sheyan impatiently.


    ��The problem will be solved if we can persuade Professor X to help. Professor X can imnt the idea of a powerful Freddy into the public��s mind through mental suggestion, and then...the problem will basically solve itself. I��ve done some calctions. If we do this, the result will be amazing. Freddy will be our greatest soldier!�� Old Charlie said earnestly.


    Sheyan asked him with a frown, ��Be more specific. How do we approach it?��


    ��We��ll first go to a TV station or a radio station. Professor X will control a representative telepathically to help him spread the story of Freddy through broadcast. Professor X should do this preferably with the help of a brainwave amplifier. It��ll allow him to affect more people,�� replied Old Charlie.


    Sheyan contemted the suggestion carefully. After a while, he told Old Charlie, ��Based on what I know of Professor X��s personality, I��m afraid it��ll be difficult to persuade him to help us with this.��


    Old Charlie did not say anything. He seemed to agree with Sheyan��s statement. Don��t think for a moment that Professor X may be easier to persuade just because he had gone into his second personality. He had now be like a machine, taking into ount only the rate of sess and failure. They must have a valid enough reason to convince him to help. This was especially so now that he was in charge of the base��s defence; he would not allow himself to be easily distracted by other things.


    But Sheyan then continued, ��To be honest, I also think it��s a pity if we give up on Freddy just like this. If we can��t persuade Professor X, maybe we can try the next best alternative?��


    Old Charlie frowned. ��The next best alternative....You mean Jean???��


    Sheyan nodded. ��Not just Jean. Someone in the Cullen family has a simr ability too, and that��s Jasper Whitlock Hale, the guy who��s in love with Alice Cullen! Of course, if I have to choose one of the two, Jean would be my preferred choice, for sure. She has a really strong second personality in her that��s a ss 5 mutant �C the Dark Phoenix. She would have no problem at all in terms of ability.��

 Chapter 1200: Dark Phoenix

    <h4>Chapter 1200: Dark Phoenix</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    ��But that alternate personality of hers isn��t very easy to talk to,�� Old Charlie said.


    ��That��s because she��s been locked up for so long. Professor X has imprisoned her in a mental cage a long time ago because she��s too dangerous. In theory, she can actuallybine with Jean��s main personality to produce a new personality, the White Phoenix,�� replied Sheyan.


    ��Why do I feel like we��re ying with fire here?�� remarked Old Charlie with a forced smile.


    Sheyanughed. ��It��ll be fine. We can talk to Jean about it first. If she doesn��t agree, we��ll turn to Jasper Whitlock Hale instead. He��ll do anything for Alice Cullen, and we��ve fortunately left a pretty good first impression on her. Give me some time, I��ll think about how to talk to Jean.��


    ***


    Night gradually arrived. Sheyan inhaled a deep breath. In eight hours, the smooth ride they had so far would end. The enemy parties would be freed. Party Ace still had no idea what the opponents�� mission objective was, but since Party Ace had chosen Salvation while the others had chosen the opposite path, their objective should either be ughter or destruction.


    Party Ace actually had some basic guesses of their own about the contestants on the other side. They were currently facing an immense pressure. Not only did they have to fight against the apocalypse, they also had to confront the forces established by other legendary figures as well as all the other contestants in this world.


    Therefore, the difficulty rating of the mission received by the contestants on the other side must be lower than theirs, but it would not be significantly lower.... Otherwise, it would not match the high difficulty rating of this world.


    ��Could it be?!�� Sheyan suddenly had an epiphany.


    ��Maybe there��s a limit to the number of people who canplete the mission on the opposite side! For example, only the ten people who raked in the highest amount of achievement points in this mission wouldplete their mission, while those outside the top ten would fail and face penalties like a deduction in attribute points! Maybe the bottom three contestants would even be killed! Or, maybe killing other contestants would allow one to directly inherit their achievement points?��


    ��Yes, that makes sense. This way, although all the other contestant parties share the same objective, they��ll never be able to cooperate with each other in good faith!��


    Sheyan did not stop walking while he was immersed in his thoughts. He soon came to a bar next to a residential building.


    Although they��ve only been in this base for a short period of time, everyone here had extraordinary abilities, so they had managed to turn this temporary base into a pretty solid fortress. Furthermore, it also contained a lot of facilities, despite not being a veryrge base.


    Besides the bar, there was also a supermarket that was asrge as a Wal-Mart. Professor X personally scanned all the goods transported into the supermarket for the sake of safety. The people living in the base could take anything they needed from the supermarket for free.


    The one in charge of the supermarket must also shoulder the responsibility of procuring arge number of daily necessities. When the time came, they would not be able to obtain supplies for a month or more. He had to make sure everyone had enough supplies to survive through the apocalypse.


    He must also take into ount the needs of the vampires. The vampires only needed one kind of food, and that was blood. Even the ��vegetarian�� vampires like the Cullens needed to consume artificial blood or animal blood.


    Such arge-scale purchase of grain, oil and food supplies had naturally attracted the attention of the government, but it was a really critical time right now and since they were not firearm transactions, the government chose to ignore them.


    It was precisely because the base was so well built that they could prevent the people living inside from going out, as that may cause unwanted idents. Fortunately, there were not many people in the base, and all of them knew it was no time to cause trouble, so that had greatly reduced the workload of Professor X.


    Sheyan pushed open the door of the bar. A few gazes immediately shifted in his direction. News of his strength and achievements had been spread by some of the blood ves. It wasmon for people anywhere to worship the strong. He instantly attracted some seductive nces.


    Sheyan shed a polite smile and looked around. He found the Cyclops, Scott Summers, exchanging whispers with Jean in a corner (they were lovers). Sheyan went straight towards them.


    Jean did not have a good impression of Sheyan. She rolled her eyes and ignored him. But Scott Summers was friendly enough. He thought Sheyan was only here for a drink, so he invited Sheyan to sit with them.


    Sheyan epted the invitation. After a moment of silence, he asked, ��Do you two believe now that I��m from the future?��


    Scott Summers nodded. Although Jean had a very bad impression of Sheyan, she would not go against her conscience. She nodded after a short hesitation.


    ��I��m d that��s settled. Now, I have a few words that I��d like to say to the both of you. Alone.��


    An ominous premonition rose in Jean��s heart. Scott�� expression turned serious. He stood up and was about to follow Sheyan outside when Jean suddenly caught him. She was gripping his hand so tightly that her fingernails were stabbing into his flesh. She took two heavy breaths before she said with some difficulty, ��No, don��t go with him. I have a terrible feeling about this!��


    Scott frowned.


    ��What��s the matter?�� he asked, ��Are you worried that he��ll harm us? Don��t worry, Seaman came to us in the first ce to save us. Why would he harm us? Besides, the professor is constantly monitoring the base. If anything happens, he��ll activate the emergency measures in less than ten seconds. What��s there to be afraid of? Surely we canst for more than ten seconds, even against enemies stronger than him.��


    Arrogance was brimming in Scott��s speech. Jean could not find any words to retort. She could only follow him outside after Sheyan.


    Sheyan led them to an empty rooftop. He stood still and only turned around after a long time. He said to Scott, ��I venture to ask, Mr. Summers, but have you ever imagined how you would die?��


    A chill immediately crept down Scott��s spine upon hearing this question. Jean was also stunned.


    Scott apparently did not expect Sheyan to ask him a question like this. He forced out augh. ��Well...No, I��ve not considered this problem yet.��


    ��How do you wish to die, then?�� asked Sheyan with a smile.


    If it was any other person asking him this question, Scott would have been enraged. But, he knew that Sheyan was from the future. Why would Sheyan ask him something like this at such a time? It gave him tremendous pressure. He took a deep breath and suddenly looked at Jean who was standing next to him. He smiled.


    ��If I have to die, I hope I can die in the arms of the person I love.��


    Sheyan let out a heavy sigh. ��What a coincidence....In the future that I witnessed, that��s indeed how you��ll die.��


    The faces of Jean and Scott turned pale at the same time! Scott��s hands started trembling.


    Sheyan continued, ��I know you��d like to know who the murderer is so that you can kill him and change the future. The unfortunate thing is, this murderer can��t be killed.��


    ��Impossible!!!�� eximed Jean.


    Sheyan stared straight at Jean and said, ��That��s because the murderer is you!��


    Jean staggered unsteadily. ��No way! Why would I kill Scott?��


    Scott burst into wildughter. ��Like hell I��ll believe you!�� he resolutely eximed.


    Sheyan said unhurriedly, ��Sure, the Jean in front of you now loves you so much that she��s willing to die for you, but what if the one who kills you isn��t this Jean?��


    Sheyan continued in an aggressive tone, ��You might not know this, Scott but there��s a terrifying power hidden inside Jean��s body. That power belongs to her alternate personality �C the violent, crazy, vicious Dark Phoenix! A powerful ss 5 mutant! She��s currently sealed by Professor Xavier��s mental cage, but if she manages to break free, she��llpletely take over Jean��s body!��


    Scott stared at Jean, shaking.


    ��Jean, you.... Tell me that��s not true!��


    Sheyan continued, ��Sometime in the future, Jean will be severely injured and her main personality will fall into aa. Her body will be dominated by her alternate personality. Then, you��ll find her and give her a deep kiss...and the powerful Dark Phoenix will dpose you into cosmic particles and scatter you all over the sky. This is your end that I saw.��


    Hearing Sheyan��s words, Jean became as still as a statue! Her true love will be turned into ashes by her own hands! What a mockery that was!


    Scott shook his head vehemently. ��No, no, that can��t be true! That can��t be true!��


    ��It��s true,�� Professor X��s indifferent voice suddenly emerged in their minds. ��At least, the part about me sealing Jean��s alternate personality, the Dark Phoenix, with a mental cage is true. Calm down, Scott. Since Seaman has brought this matter up, he must have a solution in mind.��


    ��I do. Since Professor X��s n to keep Dark Phoenix sealed forever has proven to be a mistake, I think we need to correct it.��


    ��You mean....��


    ��Before the alternate personality that��s Dark Phoenix be strong enough, we must fully integrate it with the main personality. Let the gentleness and kindness in Jean��s main personality neutralise the malice in the Dark Phoenix personality! If we seed, Jean��s power will increase and she��ll be the ss 4 White Phoenix with the potential to improve to ss 5. Most importantly...this power is controble,�� said Sheyan.


    ��But the risk of failure is very high. There��s a great possibility the main personality and the alternate personality will reject each other, which will cause Jean to fall into a deepa. That��s why I chose to imprison the alternate personality with a mental cage in the first ce,�� remarked Professor X calmly.

 Chapter 1201: Freddy’s Sharp Fangs

    <h4>Chapter 1201: Freddy��s Sharp Fangs</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Sheyan remarked ruthlessly, ��Your approach is simply running away, professor. Even if the integration fails, it��s still a better option than to let history run its course! If we don��t change history, Jean will be seriously injured in less than a week and she��ll be swallowed up by her alternate personality. When that happens, not only will we lose Jean and Scott, we��ll also have a new enemy in the Dark Phoenix, a powerful ss 5 mutant! But if we do as I n, even in the worst case scenario, Scott will still be alive and we won��t have to face a powerful enemy like the Dark Phoenix!��


    Professor X was silent for a long time. He then said, ��None of us can decide the lives of others. If we preserve the status quo, the situation you say may not necessarilye to pass as long as we protect Jean carefully. As long as the main personality is not severely injured, my mental cage canst for at least a hundred years.��


    ��You��re right. Jean, Scott, you decide what to do. It��s your own destiny,�� said Sheyan.


    Scott cried out, ��I��ll definitely protect you, Jean. Don��t take the risk!��


    Jean��s face was pale. She lowered her head and did not speak for a long time. When she raised her head back up, there was a resolute light in her eyes.


    ��I choose to integrate... Even with the mental cage in ce, I can still asionally feel her loneliness, her pain. I didn��t know what it��s like before, but now I know; I know that there��s another me who��s suffering so much!��


    ��But...but...�� Scott stuttered with a pained expression.


    ��...Believe in me, Scott. I��ll definitely make it through! �� Jean told him earnestly.


    ***


    Jean��s words were firm and she sounded very determined, but there were many things in the world that could not be aplished just by having determination. Determination may sometimes be a necessary factor for sess, but it was by no means a decisive factor.


    The integration of a dual personality was a very difficult process, not to mention that the main personality of Jean was far weaker than the secondary personality of Dark Phoenix. Furthermore, thetter had been locked up in the mental cage for so many years, so she would definitely do everything in her power to break out! If Professor X was not there to help, there was probably more than 99% chance of Jean being gobbled up as soon as Dark Phoenix was set free!


    ��So... When will we perform the personality integration?�� Scott asked.


    ��The sooner the better, of course,�� murmured Professor X.


    ��I happen to know that the vampire Jasper Whitlock Hale has simr abilities in this area. Maybe he can help? ...And there��s also something else which I��m not sure if I should tell you guys,�� Sheyan suddenly said.


    ��Tell us. As it stands, the sess rate of the personality integration is no more than 30% even with my help. Even if the vampire is willing to help us, the sess rate only reaches 40%, and that��s already the most optimistic estimate. Feel free to tell us anything that may be remotely helpful,�� Professor X spoke in a calm voice.


    Sheyan beckoned and called Old Charlie over.


    ��There��s actually a devil in my servant��s brain, and this devil....��


    The more Professor X and Scott listened to Sheyan��s exnation, the more surprised they became. Professor X finally understood Sheyan��s intention in the end.


    ��So you��re saying that you want us to imnt the fear of Freddy in people��s hearts to push his power to a new height, so that he can enter the scene of the integration between Jean and Dark Phoenix to help?��


    ��Basically, yes,�� said Sheyan calmly, ��It��s impossible for Jean to remain awake when she tries to merge with Dark Phoenix! That��s basically Freddy��s home court. He��ll be able to help a lot more than you think! ��


    ��Most importantly, in the original future timeline, Freddy��s not involved in Jean��s life. Don��t forget that what we��re trying to do is to change the future here. If an X factor like Freddy joins, the probability of sess will certainly increase.��


    To be honest, Sheyan had originally nned to heal Jean first, then ask for her help on this condition, but he suddenly saw the light. With this new n, Freddy would be powerful regardless of whether Jean��s integration seeded or failed!


    ��So, I just need to nt some fear in the hearts of the audience? You��re sure the fear won��t hurt those people?�� asked Professor X uncertainly after a while.


    ��Most women will be scared when they think of snakes, and I��ve never heard of this fear hurting anyone,�� replied Sheyan with a wry smile.


    Professor X finally nodded. ��So it��s only a fear of that degree. That should be easily done. From a psychological point of view, it��s only a simple recement problem. Everyone has something they fear deep down in their hearts. Some people are afraid of the dark, some hate flies and maggots, some are afraid of snakes like you said, and some are scared of ghosts. It��ll be difficult to deepen the fear in the hearts of the audiences on arge scale, but it won��t be too difficult to rece their existing targets of fear with terrifying images of Freddy.��


    ��Does that mean....you agree to my proposal, professor?�� asked Sheyan uncertainly.


    Professor X said after a moment of silence, ��I��ll bring you a tape in ten minutes. Take the tape to New York��srgest radio station and y it there. You��ll only need to broadcast it for five minutes. There are at least four figures in the radio station who have the authority to do this; you only need to persuade one of them. I suggest you hand this job over to the vampires. They move fast and can escape quickly. As long as they don��t meet with a premeditated attack, there should be no problem.��


    Here, Professor X paused for a moment before he said to Sheyan, ��But I have no prior contact with Jasper Whitlock Hale. I can��t find any reason to convince him to help us....��


    Sheyan knew that this was the part where he should contribute to his end of the bargain, so he told Professor X without any hesitation, ��I��m acquainted with the Cullen family. Let me take care of it.��


    Professor X sighed. ��Alright. I��m going to take a short rest to make sure that my brain will be in peak condition. Well begin in three hours, Jean.��


    ***


    Three hours passed in the blink of an eye.


    Because Professor X had to rest, Mao took over the duty to defend the base. Mao��s way of protecting the base was beyond anyone��s imagination. With the help of a helicopter, he sprayed metal powder all over the base. Then, he simply closed his eyes and remained still. He could perceive everything that was happening in and around the base through the changes in the metal powder. To him, metals were just like limbs he extended out. It was an amazing method.


    The first to arrive was Jasper. Unexpectedly, Sheyan had easily managed to persuade him. It turned out that his power had reached a critical juncture, but there was no one in the Cullen family who could teach him. To be honest, who else in the world was qualified to teach him in this aspect other than Professor X? Therefore, convincing Jasper did not take much effort.


    On the contrary, Old Charlie arrived ratherte. His face was pale and he looked exhausted. He was wearing a pair of sunsses.


    It was absolutely no easy task to be Freddy��s medium after Freddy��s power soared, especially considering that Old Charlie was just an ordinary person!


    If he were to take his sunsses off, they would be able to see that his eyes were bloodshot, but the twisted blood vessels were ck in colour! There was also a vague feeling of Freddy��s madness in his eyes! Even more bizarre was that his shadow hadpletely turned into Freddy��s form, a malnourished figure with ws and a fedora.


    In fact, if the surroundings were quiet enough, they would be able to hear Old Charlie��s thick, muddy breathing that was like the greedy growl of the Cerberus in the deepest depths of hell, a growl filled with hunger and desire!


    ��Are you all right?�� Sheyan inquired.


    Old Charlie suddenly revealed a rare smile. ��I��m fine. I often find myself tormented by memories of the past recently, the work of that little kid, Freddy. It caused me a bit of trouble, but this degree of pain is just right as a pleasant distraction,�� he said.


    Sheyan was quiet for a moment.


    ��I can tell that you have a sad past. Fine, if you can��t endure it anymore, just let me know.��


    ��Something trifle like this is nothing to worry about,�� replied Old Charlie dismissively.


    Now that everyone had arrived, they went over to Professor X��s workshop. Surprisingly, Prince Drac, another big shot in the base, was also present. His face was solemn. Professor X��s unique and powerful brainwave amplifier, Cerebro, had also been moved there.


    Professor X sat on it and spoke to Jean earnestly, ��I��m asking you onest time. Are you sure you want to do this? Once the mental cage is unlocked, it��ll impossible to re-seal her again. And, Jean, the moment I sense that the integration has failed and you��re being swallowed, we��ll...kill you without hesitation.��


    Jean pursed her lips tight. She looked outside towards Scott and nodded forcefully.


    ��Okay.�� Professor X closed his eyes to activate the Cerebro, and the Cerebro started to sh continuously. ��Three, two, one! Begin!��


    The next second, a powerful force enshrouded the ce. The force could not be seen nor touched, but everyone could clearly sense its existence. They could feel the force gently wrapping around Jean��s head, presumably in the process of canceling the mental cage.


    Jean slowly dropped to the ground and fell unconscious.


    The temperature in the room suddenly spiked. Jean Grey��s left face twisted, but her right face remained calm. Her long hair flew up behind her, and there was a dark me burning on it!!


    ��I, the dark me of the Phoenix, is finally free! I��ll fill this world with destruction and hatred! I��ll let the wind carry the burning smell of sulphur and the breath of madness... You, who are you? I remember your aura! It was your mental cage that had kept me imprisoned for thirteen years!��


    But at that moment, a strangeughter was suddenly heard �C Freddy��s hystericalughter. The harsh, ear-piercing noise sounded like a knife cutting through ss, only it was magnified a thousand times!


    Following that, the Dark Phoenix actually let out a cry of anguish!


    Freddy, who had be a lot stronger, could not suppress his boiling desire to kill. He had immediately attacked Dark Phoenix! What��s more, it seemed like he had actually caused heavy injury to the Dark Phoenix alternate personality with the first blow!


    This evil king of darkness was finally baring his sharp fangs after gaining enough resources!!

 Chapter 1202: The Fearsome Duplicates

    <h4>Chapter 1202: The Fearsome Duplicates</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    There were two ways to integrate multiple personalities, and there were usually no exceptions:


    (A) If the two personalities loved one another, they could joyfully merge together like white milk merging into ck coffee, finally bing a lovely cone of Coto, sold for a retail price of $2.60.


    (B) If each personality refused to bow down to the other, they would have a fierce fight and the weak would finally be swallowed by the powerful, perfectly confirming to Darwin��s theory of evolution.


    The so-called exception referred to cases where the integration was unsessful. The two sides would then continue to maintain the status quo. This situation was extremely rare. The chances of this happening were as slim as winning the lottery.


    In actual clinical practice, case A usually existed more in theory. The situation would more often than not turn out to be case B. There��s a saying which exined this well: If you can��t get something on the battlefield, don��t expect to get it on the negotiation table. This was especially so in personality integration, which was about life and death.


    So now that Freddy had taken the initiative and severely damaged the Dark Phoenix personality, everyone understood that this was a great chance. Why negotiate? They��d eliminate her while she��s injured!


    The Dark Phoenix personality was known as a terrifying ss 5 mutant. It was a height that even sly old foxes like Professor X and Mao did not reach! However, that was her strength in her prime after she hadpletely taken control of Jean��s body!


    The Dark Phoenix personality had just been freed from Professor X��s mental cage, so she was still weak. She was at most only as strong as a ss 4 mutant right now. At the same time, Jean��s main personality was also wrestling for control over the body.


    Even if Jean only had the strength of a ss 2 mutant, thepetition between the two was a typical internal conflict. Thus, the strength of the Dark Phoenix personality was further reduced by half a ss.


    In addition, Professor X and Jasper, two rivals of simr powers, were watching her closely from the side, so how could she not be distracted? Therefore, strictly speaking, the strength of the Dark Phoenix personality was fluctuating between a ss 3 mutant and a ss 4 mutant.


    With only this level of strength, coupled with her ignorance of Freddy��s attacking method and power, it was no wonder that she was heavily injured with one strike!


    The Dark Phoenix��s counterattack was also unbelievably fierce. She instantly hurt Freddy back just as severely.


    Sheyan could clearly sense the violent air exuded by Old Charlie diminish by half. The shadow behind him was originally Freddy��s bizarre and distorted figure, but it had now turned back into Old Charlie��s silhouette again.


    But an undead monster like Freddy would only be sent back to hell if he was attacked with something like a cross or holy light. Other attacks would just injure him at most. The Dark Phoenix clearly had nothing to do with things like holy light or justice, which meant that Freddy��s recovery was only a matter of time.


    It only took an instant for them tounch a full scale assault on the Dark Phoenix!


    Professor X, Jasper and Jean��s main personality entered Jean��s mental world. With that, they had an overwhelming advantage.


    The following process was not something Sheyan could witness from the outside. However, he could see that Professor X was calm and rxed. Instead, Jasper, who should merely be an afterthought in this fight, was pale and sweating profusely. He must have been exploited by the sly old fox.


    But if the delighted look on Jasper��s face was anything to go by, Professor X��s instructions had likely benefited him greatly, helping him make a great leap in the use of mental power. If that��s the case, then both sides must have made some kind of agreement beforehand. Jasper was doing this willingly.


    The final result was not 100% perfect. The very core fragment of the Dark Phoenix alternate personality sank into the depth of Jean��s consciousness. They could notpletely eradicate the alternate personality, because doing so would only result in one consequence: Jean��s brain would be damaged so badly that she would end up in a vegetative state. She would basically spend the rest of her life on a bed like the aftermath of a severe stroke.


    Therefore, Jean had only absorbed arge portion of the shattered Dark Phoenix personality and raised the authority over her body from the previous 20:80 distribution (after the professor released the mental cage) to the current 99:1. As long as Jean did not fall into a deepa, it was virtually impossible for Dark Phoenix to turn the tables.


    Jean��s power had greatly improved after that, barely meeting the standard of a ss 4 mutant. She could now also be considered a legendary figure like Professor X, Mao, Drac and Dr. Octopus, the first among the younger generation.


    ***


    Sheyan checked the time. The other contestants would ��descend�� in less than 3 hours. There was still time to do something, such as returning to the radio station again with Jean to develop more ��believers�� for Freddy.


    But Old Charlie told Sheyan that it was not necessary.


    The recording provided by Professor X had caused the fear of Freddy to reach a saturation level. Freddy had already evolved!


    The current Freddy could no longer enhance his power through gathering the fear of ordinary people like before. He must now hunt powerful souls of high quality. Fear from ordinary people was useless to him now, even if there were millions or billions of them.


    Sheyan had actually been worried that the sharp decline in human poption during the apocalypse would lead to a sharp decline in Freddy��s power, but now it seemed like this guy had broken through a barrier of some sort, so that would not be a problem any more.


    Sheyan looked up only to see a dark, starless, moonless sky. The humans living on this was constantly subject to the invisible gravity of the Earth and the sun, while the Earth and the sun were also constantly under the control of the energy from the core of the gxy.


    How amazing that power was.


    How desirable that power was!


    Sheyan��s thought once again drifted to the mastermind behind the scenes, who was surely inching closer to them right now, step by step.


    Sheyan still could not figure out the opponent��s motives. If it really were Stockholm Party��s retaliation, wasn��t the cost a bit too high?


    This was what puzzled Sheyan. However, he had now somewhat understood how the power of the mastermind worked.


    His power could be understood as the power of ��destiny��. This power was strong because it was abrupt and delicate. The victim might not even perceive that the power was at work after being ambushed. They often had to trace back many steps in the events that had unfolded in order to find the anomaly effected by the power.


    It was like pressing the button tounch a nuclear bomb. Would pressing the button require a lot of strength? No. And yet, the devastation it caused was shocking.


    But Sheyan also saw a weakness in this power. The power could be performed anytime, anywhere and under any circumstances, but the force that it could exert should be pretty small. Otherwise, the mastermind could just drop a grenade or stab a nail into the victim��s heart. Why would he go through so much trouble?


    Besides that, Sheyan deduced that the more times this power ��refracted��, the stronger it would get, the more difficult it would be to guard against, and the more difficult it would be to avoid!


    ��Refraction�� was just what Sheyan called it. For example, if this power simply made a nail inside Sheyan��s body, then it only refracted once. If the power pulled the trigger of a gun and the muzzle of the gun was aiming at Sheyan, there was a medium in between, so it refracted twice.


    When Sheyan was attacked back in the mudslide, the power was acting on a rock. The rock flew at a strange angle into the mud, sshing mud into the exhaust of the Ford Raptor, which led to the Raptor��s engine dying. Because of that, the Raptor stopped in the path of a giant boulder tumbling down from the mountain. The giant boulder became the main weapon which struck the fatal blow.


    In summary, the power refracted from the stone to the mud, from the mud to the Ford Raptor, and from the Ford Raptor to the boulder, which was four refractions.


    This kind of attack method obviously had a very high requirement on the user��s ability toy out schemes.


    The user would have to make the best use of the weather, the geography and every aspect of the natural environment! Sheyan had previously killed a man named Fate on the bloody invitation battlefield, who actually looked a little like Steve Jobs in his forties. He had a very troublesome ability to curse his opponent with bad luck. Fate��s power was somewhat simr to that of the mastermind behind the scenes.


    However, though Fate��s power was strong, it was nothingpared to the mastermind.


    Fate��s power contained obvious traces and loopholes; that was why Sheyan could find him and kill him. However, Sheyan could not find any ws in the mastermind��s power!


    ***


    What will be will be, just as young virgins would always turn into olddies. Therefore, Party Ace was calm when the rest of the contestants stepped into the world. Or rather, they were prepared.


    Those contestants who had just stepped into this world were not gathered in one ce. Instead, they were scattered all around the world. Their numbers were even higher than what Sheyan imagined, and they all had their own motives....


    ***


    The city of Chengdu, Sichuan province, China.


    Three people withrge bags, seemingly travel buddies, were gathered together at a tea garden by the river. From afar, they appeared to be nonchntly resting, but their conversation was shocking if overheard.


    ��So the 2012 apocalypse is starting. Hopefully, our intelligence isn��t wrong. There are often many great opportunities before a world is destroyed.��


    ��Our party will rise again, stronger than ever!��


    ��Only four Arks have been sessfully manufactured in the whole world, but how can China, with their powerful pirating capability, tolerate this situation? If that man is to be believed, China has actually built thousands of pirated versions of the Arks. These pirated Arks only retained 75% of the original��s functions and performance and have lost the ability to resist high temperature, but the fact is, the cunning Chinese have made the right bet!��

 Chapter 1203: The Strong Enter the Stage

    <h4>Chapter 1203: The Strong Enter the Stage</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    ��WHAT! Are you serious! Thousands of arks, that��s impossible, impossible!!! China have so many duplicate arks in the world of 2012?! Even if they��re just duplicates, this is nothing short of a miracle!��


    ��I exchanged for this piece of information with a dark gold essory. The trade was overseen by the Realm, so it must be true. Don��t forget, this country��s poption ounts for nearly one sixth of the world poption. Although poption is no longer a deciding factor in war in this era, it��s still a deciding factor in manufacturing, especially in the manufacturing of arks, which requires the strength of the whole nation!!��


    ��My God, at least a thousand arks... Although each ark is only designed to carry 10,000 people, that��s only in the case where the standard cabins are all 35 square meters in size (two-person cabin plus a separate bathroom). If the carrying capacity is pushed to the limit, each ark can hold at least 100,000 people! In fact, every ark carried 100,000 people in the original movie plot and ended up safe and sound.��


    ��That means, even if only half the duplicate arks survive in the end, China will have 50 million survivors...while all the other nationsbined will only have 400,000 people.��


    ��Can you imagine what will happen? Humans are social creatures, and a group of 400,000 people blending into a group of 50 million people is like a pinch of salt thrown into the sea! In less than fifty years, the Chinese will be the rulers of Earth without shedding a drop of blood!��


    ��If we can get our hands on convincing evidence and make it public, can you imagine what will happen to the whole world? World War 3 might break out before the apocalypse! Think about it, what an amazing change in the plot that would be! As people who cause this change, can you imagine the astonishing rewards we will reap?��


    ��So you think the ark construction site is here in Chengdu?��


    ��No, I think it��s in Tibet too, but the construction of the arks will certainly be put under the control of the army. ording to the Chinese military system, the whole country is divided into seven military regions. Tibet is in the Southwest Military Region, and the main station of the Southwest Military Region is in Chengdu. That��s why we��re here. We must move very carefully here in order to find a clue.��


    ��Look, it��s the main mission.��


    ��To hell with the main mission. Don��t we have an item that can exempt us from mission failure penalties?��


    ***


    Saint Peter��s Square, Vatican City.


    A muscr man stared at the holy Vatican Pce in the distance. He then took a deep breath and eximed with excitement, ��Is this the air of a that��s about to end? Why does it feel so fresh to me?��


    He was wearing a flowery shirt with a low neckline which fully exposed the bright red, crescent-shaped scar on his chest.


    That drew someughter from a guy next to him, whose hair was tied in a ponytail behind his head, looking a little like Robert from King of Fighters.


    ( TL: https://snk.fandom/wiki/Robert_Garcia )


    ��I��m so d we didn��t hear the notification of our main mission failing as soon as we enter this world. That group of monsters from thest world was so irritating.��


    The man with the scar shrugged. ��I��m sorry to say this, Carlos, but we��ll probably fail our main mission this time too.��


    ��Why?!��


    ��Because I can already smell that thing... Yes, it seems that the Lance of Longinus really is kept here in St. Peter��s Basilica. Thence has been worshipped here for thousands of years by pious believers. The body has already decayed, but it��s good enough to be the soul of my weapon!��


    ��Considering how strict the security of St. Peter��s Basilica is and how long the Holy Church has been here, where hundreds of millions of people have been focusing their worship and prayers for centuries, even the powerful contestants couldn��t go up against them normally.��


    ��Under normal circumstances, we��d be powerless too. But now that the global cataclysm ising, even the famous Mona Lisa painting has been evacuated; the Vatican will definitely send someone to transfer the sacred object away too! They won��t let thence be buried under the sea forever! This��ll be a great opportunity for us to rob it!��


    The Lance of Longinus was the second of the Six Sacred Vessels of the Holy Church, and the fourth of the Thirteen Sacred Objects!


    Legend has it that with thence in hand, every enemy within 120 feet would submit to you. The person who held thence would decide the fate of the world, but a person who lost it would instantly die. In the ancient Roman Empire, thence was a symbol of authority. Many sessful monarchs had won countless battles with thisnce in hand.


    Legend also has it that Hitler once had the weapon, and he died 60 minutes after the holynce fell into the hands of the U.S. Army.


    The man with a scar actually wanted to make the Lance of Longinus the soul of his weapon. This could only mean two things. One, the strength of this guy was likely shocking. Two, his weapon was probably so strong that it was something on par with the Lance of Longinus!


    ��But the main mission this time doesn��t look very hard. We only need to ce top ten on the leaderboard toplete the mission....��


    ��Let��s see. Cause chaos by assassinating the leader of various nations. Each kill gives 30 points.��


    ��Assassinate the following key storyline characters: Jackson Curtis (author) �C 30 points, Dr. Adrian Helmsley (chief science advisor to the U.S. President) �C 30 points.��


    ��Charlie Frost(radio host and conspiracy theorist in possession of a map with the arks�� location) �C 20 points, Carl Anheuser (White House Chief of Staff, the fat man who willter be the actingmander-in-chief) �C 20 points.��


    ��Obtaining an Ark ticket �C 10 points, destroying an ark �C 1000 points, destroying a non-official survival vehicle �C 100 points!��


    ��Wow, look at that. There are actually people who chose the Salvation side. Killing a contestant on the opposite side �C 30 points!��


    ��I truly believe that we can have the best of both worlds, boss. Considering the strength of our party, we��ll probably still get first ce even if we split up into two groups. Think about it. Transporting the Lance of Longinus must be done in secret, so there��s no way the Pope could do it himself. At most, he��ll send his most trusted Cardinals. I think you��re strong enough to handle them by yourself, boss. With Razor and Steel File helping you, there��ll definitely be no problem.��


    ��Let me think, Carlos....��


    ***


    The city of Virginia, Nevada, U.S.A.


    It was nighttime. A heavy rain covered the whole city in water. The asional noise made by the engines of the vehicles passing by sounded like the city��s groan.


    A sudden sh of lightning pierced through the sky, illuminating the rooftop of a building. No one was there a second ago, but now, there were suddenly four people.


    Four people, each with different figures.


    ��What the hell! How did the sky change from a bright sunset to a rainy night in the blink of an eye?�� yelled a short, fat man, who was visibly annoyed at being drenched by the cold rain.


    ��I believe the world has moved forward by seventy-two hours in just a few seconds,�� said a small, thin person.


    ��How can something like this happen, KD?�� A one-eyed person quickly walked towards a nearby cover while shouting curses, ��Damn it, I hate being wet.��


    (TL: The one-eyed person is just blind in one eye, probably wearing an eyepatch like a pirate. He doesn��t actually have only one eye. )


    ��It should be a special privilege given to the party that chose the Salvation route, in order topensate for their strategic disadvantage,�� KD, the thin, short man, guessed.


    This guy was wearing something that looked like both a pair of sses and a pair of binocrs. It made him look weird, like a twentieth century pilot. When the raindrops fell on the lens, they actually sshed away like they had hit a high-speed rotating propeller. It was very strange.


    The short, fat man cried out again. It seemed like he was a nervous man.


    ��The main mission has been refreshed. Oh, it doesn��t look too hard...��


    ��Forget about the damn main mission,�� said KD coldly, ��We mustn��t get sidetracked before our lord��s will is implemented! Don��t forget, the lord��s power is omnipotent!��


    KD��s words immediately silenced all of them. For a while, only the sound of wind, rain and thunder could be heard on the roof of the building.


    After a long while, KD said unhurriedly, ��Since the opponents had three days of preparation time, they��ve definitely used the apocalypse as a bargaining chip to form alliances with legendary figures in this world, build rtionships with them, and even provide them with the necessary information to help them build survival vehicles. Their interests are now intertwined, so it��s impractical for us to face the opponents head on.��


    ��However, even if the Realms have given them some advantage because they��re the weaker side, there must be a limit to how much they can expand! The number of legendary figures the opponents can form alliances with will definitely be limited to a certain amount. There��s no way they can have every legendary figure on their side.��


    ��The governments in this world are already building arks, so they must have controlled the necessary rare metals. This will certainly lead to apetition for resources among the private manufacturing factions. The essence behind thispetition is a struggle for survival, so it��ll definitely be intense with no possibility of reconciliation. Therefore, our best chance is to ambush them while they��re in conflict. They may be powerful, but with the help of our lord��s will, we can certainly win. That��s my opinion.��


    This time, the final person, a tall, burly man, finally spoke. The man had bulging muscles all over his body, but not the bodybuilder kind �C more like those of NBA athletes and sprinters, filled with explosive force.


    He said unhurriedly, ��ording to thetest intel, our lord has sent three teams to deal with those guys. We��re only one of those teams, and only one team can get the final reward! Let��s do our best! Move out!��

 Chapter 1204: Trouble Has Begun

    <h4>Chapter 1204: Trouble Has Begun</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    At this moment, New York was also enshrouded in an incessant torrential rain.


    Anyone who stayed outdoors for more than ten seconds was guaranteed to end uppletely drenched from head to toe.


    The rain was so heavy that it was painful when it pped on one��s face, a dull pain. It was also icy cold, and like the fingers of the dead, it strived to take away all warmth from the living.


    But it was in such weather that every inhabitant of the temporary base, from the young to the old, had poured outside and congregated on arge open area, packing the area full. They looked towards a huge tform in front of them withplicated gazes.


    Hundreds of thick pipes surrounded the tform, meandering like giant snakes and twisting about like blood vessels. They were connected to some uglyrge folds in the middle of the tform. A dull roar rose from the machines under the ground, and the earth shook. The pipes also began to wriggle like they had lives of their own. Arge amount of gas started to be pumped in.


    The air being pumped was not helium, that was normally used in airships, but an inert gas called mirium, which Dr. Octopus had developed recently. Not only could this inert gas provide three times the buoyancy of helium and was nonbustible, it��s production cost was just one fifth that of helium.


    The biggest problem with this gas was that the pollution from its preparation process was very troublesome to deal with. The pollution would cause the carcinogenic rate of local residents to increase by 7,000% and would take at least several decades to remove under normal conditions, but considering the current circumstances, it was no longer a problem.


    A behemoth of an object gradually took shape as mirium was rapidly pumped into the balloon. The airship was an astonishing 318 meters in length, 60 meters in diameter, 300 tons in weight, and 300,000 cubic meters in volume. This meant that it was more than three times the length of a Boeing 747 and more than six times the diameter. The interior of the balloon was further divided into 128 sub-airbags, an intricate design.


    Soon, the enormous lifting force produced by the balloon stretched the steel cables of the airship taut. ording to experimental data, the actual lifting force of the airship was 921 tons, 10% higher than the design objective. There was no abnormalities with the steel cables connecting the balloon to the carriagepartment. All the experimental result was quite normal.


    People were now allowed to go into the airship to inspect it. They found that the amodation inside the airship were divided into two types. The first kind was a simple and wide room akin to a barrack.


    In order to reduce weight, the bunk beds inside were specially designed and assembled. To put it bluntly, the bunk beds were just two pieces of rubber boards, one on top and one below, fixed on the bulkhead and supported by rubber pirs. One could sleep afterying clothes or something on them.


    Each barrack-like room could amodate thirty people and had its own bathroom. The excrements were directly poured out of the airship without much thought for the environment. Drinking water and food were supplied by the airship management in limited amounts. Electricity use was also restricted to two hours a day. As for water for domestic use, the water tank in the toilet will be filled at noon every day. There would only be one tank of water per day.


    The second kind of amodation was simr to the rooms of a humble inn. Each room could amodate four people, and there was no restriction on domestic water and electricity usage. The inhabitants could also make orders and shop in the restaurant on the airship. But, they need to pay or make contributions to the airship.


    Basically, all those present were almost certain to live in the second type of amodation.


    Of course, the so-called payment was not made in currencies like dors or euros, but a kind of token issued within the alliance. They could not find the relevant machinery to make coins in such short notice, so they just made some simple changes to the machinery that made Coke bottle caps to produce the tokens. That��s why the tokens were also known as ��caps��.


    There were two ways to obtain tokens. First, there were specially prepared exchange points on the airship where people could trade in hard currencies like gold and diamonds for the tokens. Second, those who made contributions to the airship would get wages or rewards in the form of ��caps��.


    Next, various different tests were carried out. First, the airship��s cabin was filled with arge amount of soil to simte the airship��s full load or even mild overload. The numbers reflected that its performance was satisfactory, without any abnormalities.


    Thest test was the damage resistant test, mainly testing for the airship��s performance after sustaining permanent damage. The airship was subjected to a relentless coborative attack from the vampires and the X-Men. When the destruction of the airship balloon while it ascended reached 20%, it could still maintain 90% of its transport capacity, but when the destruction reached the critical point of 50%, the airship��s transport capacity declined rapidly. Despite that, the airship still persisted for 10 minutes before it started crashing down. The quality could be considered to be very high.


    The solid and lightweight cabin of the airship could easily float on water, which was a security measure in case of an emergencynding.


    After all, ording to the information the contestants provided, the surface of the earth will be submerged in sea water for a month at least. The violent force of sea water came from the movement of continental tes, so it was estimated that sea water would only rise for half a month, while the remaining half a month would be the fading period. Therefore, designing the airship to be usable on both air and water could very well save countless lives.


    Everyone cheered at the good result, including the X-Men and the vampires. After all, the better the performance of the airship, the more secure their lives were.


    The cheers made Dr. Octopus beam with pride. He was swelling with a sense of aplishment. In the subsequent meeting to discuss the initial inspection, he emphasised that the acquisition of precious and rare metals was still indispensable.


    That��s because if every seven airships were to form a formation like they had designed, the requirement for the connecting steel cables was extremely high. Not only must they be able to bear astonishingly high tensile force, they must also be able to be cut instantly if necessary. And yet, grouping the airships into formations was a must. Therefore, they could only choose topete with other forces in a fight for survival.


    ***


    ��Only eight hours left.�� Zi frowned.


    They had yet toplete their mission.


    The mission required them to obtain five kilograms of tritium, seven hundred grams of uranium and mercury, as well as one thousand kilograms of rhodium in seventy-two hours. At the moment, they stillcked 300 grams of tritium.


    Tritium has actually made an appearance in a Spider-Man movie before. It is a material used to make hydrogen bombs. The ident which happened to Dr. Octopus was precisely caused by his research on tritium. It was said that if an ident were to ur during the handling of a tritium the size of a fingernail cap, it could possibly destroy the whole New York.


    Party Ace were currently sitting around a table. Sheyan could find no response to Zi��s words. He was only someone who was a little smart, not an oracle. He could not just divine where they could find 300 grams of tritium.


    Professor X��s voice suddenly transmitted into their minds. The voice felt a little tired. ��One of the vampires, Count Hunter, has just return from his investigation. He seems to have brought back some useful information.��


    ��Good,�� Sheyan��s spirit was instantly lifted when he heard the news, but he could not stop himself from asking, ��Are you all right, professor?��


    So far, there had been eleven waves of enemy attacks here, some tentative attacks and some serious ones, but they were all crushed by the strong defenceid down by Professor X. They were like huge waves sshing onto a reef, only to be broken down into nothingness.


    Professor X could reach the strength of a lower ss 5 mutant with the help of the powerful Cerebro, at the cost of his mobility. However, this time, Professor X only needed to focus his ss 5 mutant power on the base and its vicinity. The effect was shocking. Within this area, he was as good as a god!


    Even legendary superheroes would often find their mind controlled by the professor if they got slightly careless, turning towards their allies and attacking them. A crisis from the inside would always be the number 1 enemy of a team no matter how powerful the team was. And in this ce, any team targeted by Professor X would find themselves facing a crisis from the inside!


    However, the heavy workload was obviously exhausting Professor X. The image of the professor that appeared in the contestants�� minds had bloodshot and sunken eyes. The eyes were still sharp though, as if they were able to see into the depths of one��s heart.


    Professor X��s main personality and alternate personality could take turns to rest, but there was nothing that could be done about his physical exhaustion. The one currently controlling the body was Professor X��s main personality.


    ��I��ll be fine. Jean should wake up in less than three hours; she can take my ce and give me a chance to rest. If that doesn��t happen, Drac has also shared with me a secret skill of the vampires that can quickly restore my energy,�� he replied slowly.


    A blurry figure suddenly appeared outside the window, and in flew arge bat with golden stripes on its wings. The bat turned around and became a middle-aged European man with a polite demeanour.


    He smiled at them and said, ��I��m Count Hunter. I just received information that a batch of tritium retrieved from Fukushima, Japan, is being transported here, but this time, it��s escorted by the government.��


    ��That seems a bit odd. Since all the nations have an agreement, these tritium should be shipped directly to China where the arks are being built. Why are the United States keeping these tritium?�� Sheyan asked doubtfully with a frown.


    Count Hunter hesitated for a moment before he replied, ��This should have something to do with a rumour that surfaced about seven hours ago. It��s said that the Chinese government, while manufacturing the arks, is also taking advantage of the resources that are shipped to China from all over the world to start building pirated arks of their own based on the original ark blueprint. It��s said that they��re nning to build more than 1,000 arks!��


    ��This news has yet to be confirmed, but it has aroused great vignce in all the other nations. I heard this batch of tritium has been held back precisely because of this rumour.��

 Chapter 1205: Accidental Attack

    <h4>Chapter 1205: idental Attack</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Hearing the news, Sheyan raised his eyebrows and said, amazed, ��China��s duplicate arks, more than a thousand of them! Wow! If their n is sessful, none of the other nations will be able to hold a candle to them after the apocalypse! No wonder the United States are so vignt. But it��s strange, how did they keep a project of this scale secret for so long?��


    Count Hunter replied, ��The method they use to ensure secrecy is very unique. They first manufacture the individual parts in various ces throughout the country, then assemble the arks in underground sites. Rumour has it that when the rtionship between China and Russia deteriorated in the 1960��s, China have dug a lot of bunkers across the country in case of a nuclear war.��


    ��The amount of underground nuclear bunkers is said to be astonishing, but only the government leaders know the exact number. They��ve skillfully utilised the project sites left over from the past to carry out the ark pirating project.��


    ��Thousands of arks may sound like an astonishing figure, but when they��re scattered across 9.6 million square kilometers ofnd....they��re barely noticeable. Besides, there are various private organisations building their own survival vehicles too, that��s why satellite surveince didn��t pick them up right away.��


    Count Hunter hade over to ry the news at the request of Professor X. When this task was done, he immediately left from the window.


    Zi frowned, saying doubtfully, ��Isn��t this a little too convenient? Something popped up, and it just happens to be what we��re missing?��


    Sheyan fell into deep contemtion. After a while, he nodded and replied, ��It��s a bit too coincidental, but it��s possible that the Realm is giving us preferential treatment. If the news is true, the security must be very tight, and the other forces will certainly flock there too. The difficulty is in fact really high.��


    ��This is probably ourst chance toplete the mission. Although this follow-up mission didn��t state any failure penalties, but it should have inherited the additional reward aspect frompleting the mission perfectly in the first round. The reward should be quite generous if weplete it,�� Mogensha said after a while.


    Old Charlie surprisingly voiced his thought, ��Why do you think Professor X ask Count Hunter toe here and tell us about this personally? It��s because even the professor can��t confirm if the news is true, so he��s keeping a neutral position on this and doesn��t want to give an opinion. Something that even Professor X is unsure of....I object to you guys going for this batch of tritium.��


    Sheyan nodded. ��I understand. Okay, I��d like to hear everyone��s opinion. Should we go?��


    ��Yea,�� Brother ck said in aid-back manner with a cigar on his mouth.


    ��Nay,�� Zi made her position clear.


    Sanzi looked rather cunningly at Sheyan, then at Zi. He seemed to be evaluating which one of them would have the final say in the family after they got married. In the end, he sold his big brother out.


    ��I don��t think we should go.��


    There were six people in the party, with three votes yea and three votes nay. However, there��s also Old Charlie. He may be Sheyan��s servant, but his opinion, identity, and now even his strength wereparable to the official party members. Therefore, they would almost certainly end up not going.


    Just then, a huge explosion erupted from theboratory!


    Everyone immediately turned their attention to that ce. They instantly saw mes that were rising high into the sky. The mes formed a figure of a giant which trampled about whileughing wildly. He left behind a sea of fire wherever he went!


    Only Pyro from the X-men and the Human Torch from the Fantastic Four had such strong control over fire!


    The mutant Pyro had already died not long after the war begun, so the answer was obvious. Professor X��s fatigue and the merciful nature of his main personality had finally resulted in a loophole in the defence. The Human Torch had seeded in sneaking into the base. When he found Grimm and saw the half-dead state Grimm was in, he became furious and went berserk.


    It wasmon knowledge that anyone with powers rted to ��fire�� were usually also described as violent, ferocious and so on. Once the Human Torch flew into a rage, he instantly targeted the most important ce in the base. His ability to control fire had gotten stronger after killing Pyro, so in but a few seconds, the fire became a widespread congration. The violent explosion also directly raised the Human Torch��s power to the highest level!


    But what ce was this? This was a terrifying forbidden territory guarded by various legendary figures! Although the Human Torch managed to sneak in while Professor X had apse in concentration, it definitely did not mean that he could just do as he liked in here; he could not just run away after lighting a fire.


    Seven or eight cars inside the base almost instantly transformed and assembled into a giant steel robot like an Autobots Combiner. It charged straight at the me giant.


    Mao had made his move.


    The me was incorporeal, but the core of the me giant was the Human Torch. The Human Torch raised his hand, and the steel robot was instantly burned. The fire ignited the fuel in the cars, resulting in a violent eruption. Steel pieces and debris were flung everywhere.


    But the debris, under the control of Mao, became the most lethal projectile weapon! It flew about like a metallic storm, making a strong buzzing noise in the air which caused goose bumps to rise all over the body of any who heard it. The sharp edges of those flying steel pieces would no doubt mince a human into shreds!


    However, the Human Torch was also a legendary figure. He immediately reacted, dodging the attack. But suddenly, his vision went dark! Professor X hadunched a mental pounding attack in his anger! Although Professor X was kind, the Human Torch��s actions were unforgivable. The mental pounding, performed through the Cerebro, was as good as an attack from a ss 5 mutant!


    Blood sshed out from the Human Torch��s nose and ears. By the time he regained control of his body, Mao��s metallic storm was already furiously tearing at his body. The Human Torch wasunched more than ten meters into the air, leaving a trail of blood in his wake.


    The Human Torch was seemingly about to bepletely torn to pieces, but suddenly, as if his body had hit something invisible in the air, his trajectory changed towards the top of a building nearby.


    Such a strange situation made Sheyan frown, but all of a sudden, a light harrumph from Jean could be heard in everyone��s ears. Following that, ck spots that looked like fireflies appeared from all directions and gathered at a seemingly empty spot on the top of a building nearby. The ck spots suddenly ignited and lit up the silhouette of a human body.


    Susan Storm, the only female among the Fantastic Four, entered their sight. Beside hery the corpse of a Vampire Marquis.


    Her powers were invisibility and telekinesis.


    Susan��s invisibility was not something cheap like a simple distortion of the light. It was something of much higher ss �C she could travel in the gaps between nes. Invisibility via a distortion of light could be discovered through smell, hearing, footprints left on the ground, or even an idental collision with the enemy, but Susan��s invisibility could only be detected through sixth sense.


    Meanwhile, telekinesis, simply speaking, was like using the mind to bend a spoon or a coin, but a higher-end version of it.


    The Vampire Marquis was instantly killed by having his heart stabbed with a silver knife soaked in holy water! The odd change in direction of the Human Torch was caused by Susan using her telekinesis power to pull him away from the metallic storm area.


    It was her continuous use of telekinesis power that led to her position being discovered by the newly awakened Jean.


    The ck spots were a new ability that Jean obtained after she absorbed fragments of the Dark Phoenix��s soul. They ignited once they attached to Susan��s body. Her face instantly turned pale and sweat started dripping down her forehead.


    Susan had only ran less than ten meters carrying the Human Torch before pursuers closed down on them from all sides. She leaped with all her might, propelling herself and the Human Torch five or six meters forward, and then dragged their bodies another five or six meters further with her telekinesis power.


    The two of them were already very close to the border of the base. Most of the people in the base had been attracted over by the explosion caused by the Human Torch, so the periphery area of the base was actually quite empty at the moment. Just as they were about to stumble, a pair of long arms came flying towards them from the sky. It was Reed, the leader of the Fantastic Four. He hade to their aid!


    Right when everyone thought they were about to sessfully escape, a raging, blood-coloured tornado suddenly rose on the tnd!


    The tornado was more than ten meters in diameter. It was filled with despair, fear, madness, bloodthirst and various other negative emotions, and even produced a harsh, bone-grating noise. Several illusionary images of giant golden-red bats hovered around it. One of the three most powerful figures in the base, Count Drac, who had been lying patiently in wait all this while, had finally made his move!


    He showed absolutely no mercy. By the time the bloody tornado dispersed, the Human Torch and Susan were already minced into bloody dusts in the air, while Mister Fantastic had barely escaped alive by turning himself into a mercury-like substance and flowed into the sewer.


    Although the enemy who came to attack had sustained two deaths and one injury, and the professor finally avenged the death of Pyro, their base had also sustained heavy losses. Everything else did not matter much, but at least half the precious metals in the warehouse had either been destroyed or contaminated.... Professor X med himself for this, but the others could not find it in themselves to criticise him; he had really done his best.


    Faced with this situation, Party Ace could not help but look at each other. Obviously, considering the circumstances, their previous decision had to be overturned.


    If there really was tritium being transported here like the intel imed....even if it was a trap, for the sake of the base, they must jump into it!

 Chapter 1206: Break His Limbs and Pull Out His Fangs

    <h4>Chapter 1206: Break His Limbs and Pull Out His Fangs</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The tritium was being transported in a humble van.


    This type of vans was widely used by courierpanies and factories in New York City. But if you could see inside this van, you would immediately notice that the van was simr to other vans only in appearance. Its interior was just like an armoured vehicle �C strong, durable and armed to the teeth!


    A pair of eyes were staring closely at the image of the moving van on the screen. The eyes belonged to KD, the man with a slight frame. He was currently in a room with dim lighting. His three teammates stood behind him. KD��s ��sses�� had expanded quite a bit; it was now covering his whole face, like a mask.


    Even more bizarre was the fact that the sses strap which was originally wrapped around KD��s head was now buried under the skin like blood vessels. It was actually trying to connect to the main blood vessels in KD��s head! The material on the surface of the mask was originally rubber, but it had now begun to slowly change into the texture of human skin!


    ��ording to my estimation, there��s a 57% chance of our targeting here to rob this batch of tritium. I don��t know if the other parties are in ce, but you should have all seen the information our Lord, His Excellency, just sent.��


    The others nodded. Pale blue smoke was curling and dispersing behind them. The way that ��Lord�� of theirs sent them information was actually exactly the same as the way the Realm delivered the main mission when they first entered the world.


    A minute ago, one of KD��spanions, Lamb, was smoking when the Lord��s will suddenly descended. Lahm was stunned. The light blue smoke he spat out started to form smoke rings in the air, and finally became letters.


    ��Our target is a powerful MT and has a very important position in his party, so our goal of this stage is �C to break his limbs and pull out his fangs!��


    ��Besides another MT in the target��s party, all other party members are your targets.��


    ��Reward: For each person you kill, you will be rewarded with a dark gold weapon. You can also convert the reward into points, unknown mysterious items, and other things!��


    The smoke then dispersed, but the information left behind by the man hiding in the dark, the one they called their ��Lord��, was etched into their hearts like a knife carving.


    The short fatty, Lamb, clenched his fists. He sneered.


    ��We can��t be too greedy, KD. The lesson from thest time is painful enough. It��s better to cut off one finger than hurt all ten. We should concentrate our firepower this time instead of thinking about getting them all. This time, we must make sure someone dies!��


    The surface of KD��s sses suddenly shed and various data streams of 0��s and 1��s appeared on it. He seemed to be making some kind ofmunication. Soon after, he gave the others a stack of information.


    ��The woman is called Zi. Although she��s a mage, she may be wearing a dark green set equipment which greatly strengthens her defence, so she��s very hard to deal with. She also has a high-level magic barrier. Her survivability is exceptionally high.��


    ��The teenager is a summoner and is a new member of the party. He��s still a normal contestant, but he may be a Chosen.��


    ��The long range damage dealer is Mogensha, the Golden AK. Well, it seems like we have a lot of information about him.��


    The tall man called Przybi gave his opinion, ��Zi should already be an Awakener, right? She��s very well equipped, highly skilled, and I should add, she should have a transformation ability too, so she��s not suitable as our first target. The teenage summoner is a Chosen. Those people are born with the Realm��s blessing. What��s more annoying is that summoners often have a life link with their summoned beasts, so many of them have survivability on par with MTs. Since we��re aiming to kill in one strike....��


    The whole room was silent at this point. All eyes were on the information KD provided.


    A huge, blood-red cross had been made on Mogensha��s name!


    ***


    The screeching sound of brakes resounded through the air. An ordinary-looking car had suddenly charged in from the side to crash into the van transporting the tritium!


    But strangely, the car that initiated the collision was bounced away, while the van carrying the tritium continued moving forward with only a slight deflection to its path. The car which initiated contact plunged into a shop nearby and exploded like it had been hit by a missile.


    This collision was not deliberate; it was only one of the ordinary car idents happening in New York City everyday. However, it immediately caused a chain reaction.


    A Harley motorcycle dashed towards the van from a distance, carrying on it a huge man in a helmet and a leather suit. Gunshots went off and showered the man with bullets, but instead of falling down as expected, the man let out a loudughter. His helmet was destroyed by the bullets, revealing a ming skull inside.


    Ghost Rider had entered the stage!


    Ghost Rider��s wickedughter violently shook the soul of every person in the van, making them fall unconscious. No matter how durable the van was, it could not protect them at the spiritual level! When Ghost Rider came out of the van with the tritium briefcase, a shining arrow prated his skull and exploded!


    The arrow could not cause fatal damage to Ghost Rider, but after that, three consecutive arrows broke his wrist and flung the tritium briefcase high.


    Spider-Man swung across the sky holding onto a long spider silk and grabbed the briefcase.


    The one who made the shots was another legendary figure �C the blonde-haired, blue-eyed Hawkeye. Heughed wildly. His cooperation with Spider-man was seamless, and they would surely return sessfully this time.


    But Spider-Man, who was about to flee, was suddenly hit by a car door thrown at high-speed.


    Dr. Octopus strode out of a store nearby and shouted, irritation clear in his voice, ��You��ll never run away from me, little spidey!��


    But a fierce bolt of lightning immediately sent Dr. Octopus flying. A lightning of such horrifying power could only mean that another behemoth was here �� Thor!!


    ***


    Twenty minutester.


    Sheyan and his crew drove away in frantic retreat. They were all covered in smoke and mes. Even Zi, who was normally most mindful of her image, currently had messy hair and her face covered in dust. Reef was not doing any better. His hair stood straight up and he looked to be in a really sorry state.


    ��Holy sh*t! Isn��t the scale of this battle a little too big? Mao, Dr. Octopus, Drac, Thor, ck Bolt, the Hulk, Batman, Spider-Man, de, Iron Man.... All these people fighting in the center of New York City. Do you want New York to be destroyed before the apocalypse arrives?��


    Sanzi still seemed to have some lingering fear. Zi sighed and said, ��It��s better not to meddle in a fight of this level.��


    ��I agree. We were only caught in the crossfire and look how we turned out,�� Sheyan concurred.


    ��But we should have yed a decisive role. I saw it. Mogensha��s continuous shots had pushed the briefcase containing the tritium in Drac��s direction,�� said Sanzi, beaming with joy.


    ��Did Drac get it? I didn��t see it clearly,�� asked Mogensha while dressing his wounds.


    ��He did,�� Reef answered while trying unsessfully to tten his hair that was jolted upright by electricity, ��I saw it with my own eyes.��


    The party was talking excitedly when Sheyan suddenly spoke to the driving Old Charlie, ��Hey, you should��ve turned right.��


    The car they were riding in was passing through an intersection. Old Charlie drove straight ahead without any reaction �� but it was a red light, and cars from the sides were still moving rapidly across the road.


    Sheyan saw trails of blood flowing down both of Old Charlie��s ears. A strong sense of crisis instantly rose in his heart. But at that instant, a sh of intense light blinded them.


    The next thing they knew, they were already enveloped in a horrible heat and intense smokes. A feeling of fear from deep down in his heart made Sheyan curl his body, trying to minimise the chance of taking injuries to his vitals.


    Everything seemed to be happening in slow motion to his eyes at the moment, but he had no power to act. He could only take the damage and be a silent witness. The hood cover and walls of the car curled and cracked like they were cardboard. Dazzling sparks shot out from the car engine. me filled the inside of the car, and the car split into numerous pieces!


    Zi instantly activated her magic barrier. Several rays of light also shed around her body, among which Sheyan could only recognise the decaying green of the Ndipaya Swamp and the sinister ck of the Siths. Most of the attacks were bounced away by invisible force fields.


    The asional attacks made it past the force fields, but they were then stopped by Zi��s magic barrier. Her magic barrier had a ss-like texture on the outside and a steel frame structure inside. The barrier was oval in shape overall, but upon a closer look, one could see that it was actuallyposed of multiple little blue squares. The attacks were halted and absorbed by the ��Titanium Mesh Magic Barrier��, unable to hurt Zi in the slightest!


    Reef was curled up behind his shield, a dark golden light faithfully protecting his body from harm. The sorriest ones were Sanzi and Mogensha. They were injured in the explosion and were now covered in wounds and blood. The temperature was so high that the blood dried into scabs as soon as it gushed out.


    They were also filled with a sense of fear that the sky, the earth, the ocean, and even the whole world would copse and shatter! This feeling was making waves in their hearts and was trying to take over their body!

 Chapter 1207: Hopeless Wish!

    <h4>Chapter 1207: Hopeless Wish!</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Amidst a loud bang, a dark blue rocket came flying from the sky, aiming at Mogensha.


    The dark blue Rocket was not too fast at first, but when it got closer, strange ripples started appearing around it. Then, its surface suddenly peeled off like a blooming flower bud, exposing a thorn in its core which was like the pistil of the flower. The dark blue ��thorn�� seemed exceptionally sharp.


    The flower petals which fell off around it quickly burst into me! The ��blooming��bustion gave rise to a strong propulsion effect, speeding the ice thorn up. The thorn shot forward like a sh of lightning straight towards Mogensha��s eye!


    This move was performed by someone from another branch of the gunners, a magic sniper!


    It was a profession which utilised the effects of Intelligence and Perceptive Sense to the extreme to produce powerful long-range attacks, a profession which utilised high-tech weapons engraved with powerful magic!


    As for where they stoodpared to other type of gunners, their range was second only to the snipers. The interval between their shots was longer than even the snipers, but because they aimed through telekinesis, they had very high uracy. In addition, besides being able to deal high physical damage like the snipers, the magic snipers�� shots also carried fearsome negative effects!


    At this critical moment of life and death, Mogensha, who had lost his bnce and was falling down, kicked hard at a car behind him with a scream. The car slid back by more than five meters, making a harsh sound of friction, while Mogensha, with the help of the reaction force, propelled himself forward as if he was taking the initiative to bring his eye to meet the deadly ice thorn!


    Following a soft sound, the ice thorn that was about the size of a pen prated into Mogensha��s left eye and came back out from the back of his head, bringing with it some pale white and bright red substance on its tip!


    Immediately after that, the ice thorn once again shedyer uponyer of its exterior skin like a bamboo shoot, leaving behind only a small light blue pebble that was in its core.


    The pebble suddenly exploded!


    Instead of producing intense heat, fire and smoke like a normal explosion, it produced ice that seemed like it would freeze the air itself!


    If one were to look down from above, it would look like a huge blue rose had suddenly bloomed in the middle of this intersection!


    The power of this shot was so terrifying because the small light blue pebble had a very unusual origin.


    In order to get one of these pebbles, one must first acquire the soul equipment of an Awakener who was frozen to death. In addition, the Awakener must die from from a natural disaster and not from a contestant��s attack.


    When the soul equipment was dposed by a specialised enchanter, there would be a certain chance of acquiring a pebble like this, called the ��Chill of Resentment��. This particr ��Chill of Resentment�� was obtained by Pryzbi after he plotted against an Awakener in the world of the disaster film, ��The Day After Tomorrow��, causing the Awakener to freeze to death.


    ��Damn it!�� Pryzbi could not help but swear and kick out at the wall next to him.


    That��s right. If Mogensha hadn��t courageously dashed forward at that critical moment to meet the shot with his eye, the ��Chill of Resentment�� would surely have blown up in his brain... Taking a blow of that magnitude, he would almost certainly die.


    But now, although Mogensha had suffered a heavy injury to his brain and also taken some damage from the ��Chill of Resentment�� explosion, it only cost him an honorary dosage. One could see Mogensha��s rich battle experience from this exchange. Although he usually remained low key, but in critical moments, he was very decisive.


    Sheyan fell heavily on the road with his face down. The impact was not strong enough to knock his teeth off, but his nose did bleed. The roughness of the dust and the saltiness of his blood mixed together in his mouth, making him feel extremely humiliated.


    At this moment, Sheyan was paralysed all over and everything seemed to be happening in slow motion around him. He could hear, he could see, but he could not do anything! He could not even shout out loud, his voice stuck inside his throat!


    ��What the hell is happening?��


    ��What the hell is happening??��


    What the hell is happening!!!!


    Sheyan was screaming inside, but it did nothing to help his embarrassing situation... How pathetic he must look right now!


    Sheyan��s abnormal behaviour did not escape the eyes of KD who was observing from afar. KD kept observing Sheyan for a while longer and, after making sure Sheyan was not faking it, he drank a bottle of bubbling potion, then closed his eyes.


    Hissing noises rose from his head. The thing he wore on his head, which looked like a headgear and also like a pair of windproof goggles, started to transform in both material and shape. In the end, it turned into a brown wrinkled hat which everyone would find familiar.


    It was the Sorting Hat from the Harry Potter franchise! But the hat now had various decorations on it, such as magic crystals, phoenix feathers and so on. The decorations did not make the hat seem more elegant at all; rather, the hat now looked pretty low-ss.


    KD then took out a bottle of the same brownish-red potion and poured it on the hat. The hat actually opened its mouth and drank every drop of the liquid. It then started to sing.


    ��Oh you may not think I��m pretty,


    But don��t judge on what you see,


    I��ll eat myself if you can find


    A smarter hat than me.


    You can keep your bowlers ck,


    Your top hats sleek and tall,


    For I��m the Hogwarts Sorting Hat


    And I can cap them all.��


    ��O great Sorting Hat, one as almighty as you must know if there are any ces with a violent fluctuation in time and space around us?�� enquired KD in a respectful tone.


    The Sorting Hat coughed, as if he choked on something.


    ��That, well...that��ll drain a lot of my energy.��


    KD bowed deep and said, ��But I hear that you can do anything, O great Sorting Hat!��


    ��That goes without saying!�� the hat proudly imed. ��I! Can do anything! Give me a moment!��


    After a few seconds, it said in a very tired voice, ��In a car two miles west from here.��


    KD immediately rushed to the window and looked to the west. The ce in question was a za in the middle of the city with fountains, trees and exercise facilities. KD��s eyes immediately fell upon a car with a radar, which looked like an Outside Broadcasting Vehicle (OBV).


    (TL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outside_broadcasting )


    In that vehicle, he could see two people sitting face to face. Although they were both men, their hands were very lovingly intertwined with together. Their eyes were shut tight, their eyelids constantly trembling. In front of them floated a circle of light, and in the middle of the light was a small figure of a human who looked exactly like Sheyan!


    Arge amount of ck ropes could be seen tightly wrapped around the little man. The ropes seemed to be made from seaweed and the gray hair of the dead, dug out from graves. The little man was struggling with all his might, but he could not break free from the horrible bondage.


    Suddenly, there was a sh of light! The French window in front of KD cracked and shattered into millions of tiny crystals. A sharp object swept past KD��s face, leaving behind a line of bloody scratch! Blood slowly trickled down KD��s face.


    Pryzbi was shocked and immediately got into a defensive posture, but KD slowly walked back and sat down while gesturing to Pryzbi to calm down. However, he did not look too happy. ��Sure enough, it��s the Incantators of Destruction.��


    Pryzbi��s expression turned ugly too, but it became a sneer after that. ��Those guys are here, too? Good! God has sent them to us! They murdered Keiko in such a cruel way in the Jurassic world; I can��t let them off after merely killing one of them!��


    KD closed his eyes and told Pryzbi in a barely discernible voice, ��We will get our revenge, but not now. Don��t you realise it? Those Incantators of Destruction are normally reckless andwless, but they only dare to provoke me just now instead of attacking me straight up. His Excellency has cast a huge this time; he��s determined to strike down his prey. None of us can afford to make a mistake! Think about his horrible ability. The next ss of water you drink might kill you!��


    The muscles on Pryzbi��s face twitched a few times. He looked as if he still had something to say, but in the end, he just mmed the table heavily and ran back to the window. He started taking aim.


    KD suddenly said, ��It appears that the Incantators of Destruction are taking the guy called Seaman very seriously. They��ve actually used ��Grudge��, the S-rank curse ability of the twins, to restrain him. A joint restriction performed by a pair of twin Awakeners....he��ll probably need at least an hour to break free. You should be careful not to attack Seaman so as to avoid waking him from the curse. We must carry out His Excellency��s instruction faithfully �C we��ll break his limbs and pull out his fangs!��


    ***


    Sheyan and his party were not in their best condition as they had just escaped from the war between the major legendary figures. Furthermore, they had just survived an explosion from a bomb their enemy nted!


    Then, the whole battlefield was transformed into a cier-like environment by that horrifying blue rose. All of them suffered from a reduction in movement speed as a result. They were totally out of formation. It could be said that every condition was in favour of the opponents.


    More importantly, Sheyan, the core figure of the team, was being bound by a powerful S-ss ability, which meant that he was excluded from the battle.


    Following that, five contestants specialising in meleebat rushed out. All of them were Awakeners with abundant battlefield experience, each with their own strengths. Among them were two people Sheyan had met before in the Bloody World �C Shali, who could swallow air and shoot air cannons with his mouth, and Stend, an assassin who used iron hooks. They cleverly separated the members of Party Ace from each other, preventing them from grouping up and forcing everyone to fight their own battles! With the powerful magic sniper and magicians in the distance, the situation became even more dangerous.


    Sheyan��s eyes were filled with a wild fury. He had already figured out the intention of the mastermind behind the scenes!


    Sheyan did not enter thest world with his party. They fought by themselves and suffered a heavy loss. This world, he was together with them, but what difference did it make? He could only watch his party members being attacked without being able to do anything.


    He could only look on helplessly as his brother Sanzi bled from a broken rib when he was trampled on!


    Look on helplessly as at the woman he loved was engulfed by me!


    Look on helplessly as Mogensha, his brother whom he had gone through god knows how many life-and-death situations with, was stabbed in the stomach!


    Look on helplessly as Reef, who had always fought alongside him, struggled desperately to stay alive!


    He could only look on helplessly without being able to do anything! Even something as simple as using his body to take attacks for them had be a hopeless wish!


    (TL: The next chapter��s gonna be a loooooooooooooong one. )

 Chapter 1208: His Survival, His Death….

    <h4>Chapter 1208: His Survival, His Death....</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    (TL: This chapter is three and a half times the length of a normal chapter. As for the reason...you��ll find out soon enough. Please don��t read thements before you read the chapter.)


    At the same time, in New York��s John F. Kennedy International Airport, a huge passenger ne whirred down the runway. Amid the stewardesses�� gentle voice, a crowd of passengers poured out from the ne. Carlos, the ponytailed man who appeared in the Vatican previously, waszily ambling down the stairs as he chewed on some gum.


    A woman in a ck priest��s robe next to him suddenly raised her head and eximed in astonishment, ��What a strong mental fluctuation! So strong it almost has physical form! This is already the level of the Rank 4 Temperer!��


    (TL: Normal Contestant < Growth Hunter < Awakener < Temperer < Executor < Arbiter )


    Carlos immediately frowned. ��How��s that possible? Do we need to ask the boss toe here to help? But he can��t leave right now. Are you sure, Taji?��


    Taji immediately grabbed the little cross in front of her chest, an action which exposed her snow-white cleavage and attracted a lot of gazes. The cross was very bizarre. The usual cross depicted the crucifixion of Jesus, but her cross had the skeleton of a giant twisting snake on it, an evil that had its own invible dignity. The giant snake was made up of seven bones, representing the seven deadly sins.


    This Taji, it seemed, should be inextricably linked to the powerful Red-Robed Cardinal whom Sheyan had encountered before.


    Blood-red glow leaked out from the gaps between Taji��s fingers that were grasping the cross. Her eyes became cloudy, and she whispered like a Nightmare, ��Twins, Grudge, Soul Binding....Earthling! So that��s how it is!��


    ��What��s happening?�� Carlos immediately asked.


    Taji smiled amorously. ��A pair of Awakener twin brothers are using an S-ss skill called ��Grudge�� to bind a Growth Hunter. Currently, the two sides are locked in a violent sh at the mental level. The burst of power from this sh reaches the level of Rank 4.��


    ��A Growth Hunter that has to be restrained by two Awakener twins! He must have terrifying potential!�� Carlos said, amazed.


    Also standing next to Carlos was a man in camouge clothes. His skin looked dark and tough, like it was coated with steel. He gave off a feeling that if someone were to hit him with arge hammer, the one holding the hammer would hurt his own hands from the shock instead.


    The man suddenly shed his teeth in a cruel smile. ��That just means we��ll get even better loot when we get rid of them.��


    ��Ha-ha-ha.�� Carlosughed. ��Well said, Razor! What other surprises will the rich city of Big Apple bring us? We��ll have to hurry up. How far is the battlefield from here, Taji?��


    ��Three kilometers in a straight line,�� answered Taji.


    With a snap of his fingers, Carlos said, ��Three minutes, we��ll get there in three minutes! Not only will we eat the bread, we��ll eat all the crumbs too! After all, our boss is the great Rocky!��


    The three of them started moving at once. They rushed through the bustling crowd at an astonishing speed but without attracting much attention. Many people in the crowd just felt their bag suddenly bing heavier for a short instant or a pat on their shoulders, followed by a gust of wind blowing past, yet when they looked, they did not see anything.


    The three of them moved through the gaps in the crowd like fishes swimming in water. It took them less than 30 seconds to reach a quiet spot in the airport, a spot that was only 30 meters away from the outside. These three had actually bypassed all the custom officers and guards unnoticed, running in a straight line to the ce where the fight was going on while ignoring all obstacles.


    But all of them suddenly stopped.


    Because a man had walked out of a building nearby.


    The man was wearing an ordinary ground crew uniform and had a very ordinary appearance aside from his rather thin lips. However, there was a hard to describe sharpness about him. The vibe he gave off was simr to the liquid metal robot in Terminator 2.


    It was this ordinary person��s sudden appearance that gave Carlos and hispanions the feeling of an insurmountable wall in front of them, rendering them unable to take another step forward. They even had a hunch that if they were to force their way forward, they would crash and burn!


    ��Leave New York,�� the man said unhurriedly, each word carrying immense gravity. ��My Lord, His Excellency, knows you��re Rocky��s people, so he decided to let you off today. If you insist on staying, this city will be your burial ground.��


    Razor raised his chin and arrogantly spat out his gum.


    ��Who are you? Who��s the f*cking ��Lord�� you��re talking about?��


    The man��s right hand suddenly tightened when heard the words ��the f*cking Lord��, the green veins on his fists bulging. At that moment, the isted building behind him suddenly copsed without warning. The way it copsed was very strange, as if it was cut down by half a dozen invisible axes that appeared from nowhere!


    ��Be careful!�� Taji suddenly warned.


    Right after she cried out the warning, she saw the figure of the man gradually melting and dissolving into thin air. Then, he bizarrely appeared on the right side of Razor. A dangerous-looking blood-red glow appeared on his left hand!


    The glow was like a bright moon, like the reflection on a water surface, like the silhouette of a mountain asionally glimpsed through the clouds; it��s physical form could not be clearly seen. Anyone whoid eyes upon it could feel its sharpness and danger, but somehow, a strange feeling of gentleness would rise in their heart. They would feel a sense of intimacy, like they had seen a cooking fire in a cold, dark night.


    But the fact that Carlos had brought Razor along indicated that Razor must have top-notch ability. Razor immediately blocked without even turning his body.


    His weapon was actually hidden in the sleeve of his shirt. The enemy��s attack was bounced away amid a sharp ng. Razor��s sleeve shattered into pieces, scattering like butterflies, exposing a long, sharp dagger inside. He twisted his wrist and stabbed the dagger towards the enemy.


    But the enemy did not make any evasive maneuver. He simply let Razor��s weapon stab into his abdomen. He then turned over his hand and that blood-red glow which made people��s heart tremble suddenly appeared again!


    This time, everyone there felt like they were suddenly in the dark outer space. The blood-red light shed and sketched, transforming into multiple red lines of afterimages. The illusion disappeared soon after.


    Razor grunted. His left hand had been cut off at the wrist!


    Actually, after their bodies were digitised in the Nightmare Realm, it was amon experience for a contestant to break a limb or two. Pain was weakened when they adventured in Nightmare worlds, and the broken limbs would be restored when they returned to the Realm anyway, so it was not anything serious.


    But when Razor��s left hand was cut off, he actually let out a bone-curdling scream! There was an irrepressible tremor in his voice. He instantly rolled away. When he stood back up, he covered his bloody broken wrist with a pale face. He trembled all over like he had just seen a ghost.


    ��It��s Apophis! His weapon is the Evil Sword Apophis!��


    It had been mentioned before that Blood Equipments were divided into two types: individual parts Blood Equipment and standardised Blood Equipment. The one Sheyan managed to obtain was a Major General Blood Armour, a standardised Blood Equipment. But if there were standardised Blood Equipment, it stood to reason that there must be standardised Blood Weapons too!


    Evil Sword Apophis was the most notorious standardised Blood Weapon of them all!


    Normally, standardised Blood Weapons were not sold off the shelf; there were only design drawings avable for inspection. When a person who had met the rank requirement wished to purchase a particr standardised Blood Weapon, the person would have to go around collecting all kinds of rare materials before the Blood Weapon could be produced.


    Technically speaking, the full name of the weapon on the design drawing to produce Apophis was the ��Lieutenant General Blood Sword��.


    If you collect all the materials stated on the design drawing and make the weapon, the produced weapon would be the... ��Lieutenant General Blood Sword��.


    If you inspected the design drawing very carefully, you would find a very small, very sneaky number behind every material listed on the drawing, a number in the form of a percentage. The text was so small and so well-hidden that it was more obscure than the disimer on manymercial advertisements!


    It turned out that the materials you so painstakingly collected ording to the original requirements on the drawing were only 33% of theplete set of materials and were only enough for a normal production. To turn this 33% into 100%, for a perfect production, required about five times as much materials.


    In a perfect production, there would be a 40% chance of a variation happening, resulting in this ferocious weapon!


    This weapon��s usage requirement was greatly reduced.


    The Evil Sword, Apophis!


    Razor had personally experienced the signature ability of this weapon, the terrifying ��Extinction��!!


    The description of ��Extinction�� was as follows:


    [ Weapons with this ability would have a certain probability of triggering the ��Extinction�� effect after causing damage to the enemy. The Power of Extinction would attach to the wound caused to the enemy. At this time, the enemy��s body would be considered to be un-digitised, and all Nightmare Realm medicines would be invalid on the enemy. The wound could only be treated by conventional medical means, and would only recover at the healing speed of an ordinary human! ]


    [ The ��Extinction�� effect would definitely trigger if the weapon caused a physical defect on the enemy, such as severing a limb. The resulting physical defect could not be restored by the Realm or by any medicine before the Power of Extinction on the wound had dissipated. ]


    [ The Power of Extinction wouldst for at least one world and at most five worlds. When the Power of Extinction dissipate, 1 to 10 base attribute points would be randomly deducted from the victim. ]


    [[ When the Power of Extinction was being produced, it would absorb one base attribute point or two achievement points from the weapon holder. The weapon holder could choose not to pay this price to stop the Power of Extinction froming into being. ]


    [ The holder of Apophis has the right to dispel the Power of Extinction. ]


    Although Carlos and hispanions were experienced contestants who had seen many things, Evil Sword Apophis remained something they have only heard of in legends. Now that something in the legends had suddenly appeared in front of them, the emotion which rose in their hearts was not fear....but greed!


    That��s because the person who held Apophis did not feel too strong to them. He was an Awakener at most.


    They thought the pressure this man exuded when he made his appearance came from his weapon, Apophis, and absolutely not from the person himself!


    There was a saying that if one did not possess strength on par with one��s wealth, then one was guilty!


    The man in front of them originally intended to frighten them off with the Evil Sword Apophis, but he had obviously underestimated the extent of their greed and wild ambition. Furthermore, their party and their boss Rocky were never people who would back down from fear if the profit was high enough!


    If the mastermind behind the scenes was actually in charge of the situation here, he would surely not have made such a mistake, but the ��Lord�� was paying unprecedented amount of attention to Sheyan. He had actually lost to Sheyan once in the Terminator World before, so he dared not let himself be distracted by the fight on this side.


    And so, something out of his expectations urred.


    After seeing Apophis, not only were the trio not frightened off, they instead looked at each other and immediatelyunched a furious assault on the mysterious man in front of them!


    ***


    At this time, the situation on the other battlefield was still in a deadlock.


    Although Party Ace was in extreme disadvantage, they were showing a strong resilience different from the past! It seemed that as long as Sheyan was on the battlefield, even if he did not personally join the fight and was just there like a mascot, he would still make his teammates much stronger mentally.


    They all believed in one thing �C as long as the party leader was still around, there was still hope!


    Reef, who was like a caged animal at the moment, suddenly raised his head. His bloodshot eyes saw the right moment and he activated ��Courage�� to throw aside his enemies and rush towards Mogensha, whose situation was extremely perilous. This was already the fourth time he had activated this ability, but the first three times all failed and were interrupted by the enemy��s skillful positioning. This time, he was sure that he could reach Mogensha��s side and block the next blow for him!


    However, a huge force, filled with explosiveness, came from the side right at that exact moment. It was Shali��s air cannon! The air cannon hit Reef��s head and knocked him flying, while Stend��s iron hook struck upwards from the bottom. It not only made a terrible wound on Reef��s face, but also dug Reef��s right eye out!


    ��You fool! Every move you make is within my calctions!!��


    Reef fell hard to the ground; the severe pain and the head injury instantly knocking him unconscious. Even in the darkness, he could feel the intense pain and despair. A sense of hopelessness rose from the bottom of his heart. In actuality, mental toughness had always been Reef��s weakness. Otherwise, he would not have found it so difficult to find the courage to face the failure of his Growth Hunter breakthrough trial.


    ��Are...are we finished, Seaman? I...I can��t hang on any more. It��s really up to you now, you bastard.��


    ��Wait, what is that??��


    In his haziness, a vast in suddenly unfolded in front of Reef��s eyes. There was sunset, red as blood, and the frenzied wave of Zergs....


    ��I seemed to have felt just as hopeless on that day, bleeding and crying amidst the dirt and dust, wallowing in the depression of being abandoned by myrades. And yet I survived and escaped from that despair....I��m so tired.��


    At this moment, tears suddenly flowed down Reef��s eyes.


    Tears of blood, mixed with the dirt and dust from the ground!


    The hand suddenly appeared again in his mind.


    The hand which had given him hope.


    The hand which had pulled him back to humanity!


    ��When I��ve given up and my heart was dead, there was a hand that pulled me back!��


    ��So why can��t I be the hand that save others?��


    Why...Why?


    ��Why!!!�� The word roared out from the mouth of Reef who was lying on the ground, the sound deafening. At that instant, everyone clearly heard the sound of something on the surface of Reef��s body cracking, as if a shell that had been shackling him...had shattered.


    The next moment, they saw Reef climbing back up from the dust. A tremendous change was happening in his body, the produced power so great that it was affecting the equipment he wore. The dark gold shield was ringing, as if it was under a tremendous pressure.


    Fortunately, the pressure seemed to be released in but an instant. Reef stood unmoving like a towering mountain. At this moment, he thought again of that hand, the firm hand Mogensha extended to rescue him from certain death!


    Then, Reef forced all the enemies around him back with ��Cardiac Shattering Roar�� and extended his own hand!


    An iparably vivid illusion of arge golden Pdin gauntlet instantly appeared around the palm of Reef��s right hand, grabbing at the empty air. Mogensha and Sanzi, who were struggling bitterly, were suddenly flung back through the air in a parabolic arc as if the Pdin gauntlet had a tremendous suction force, pulling them to Reef!


    Following that, the big gauntlet dissipated and broke down into golden powder which dissolved into Sanzi and Mogensha. It was actually recovering their HP!


    At the same time, Reef��s Nightmare Imprint glowed brilliantly, and the form of the Nightmare Imprint transformed from an ordinary shield into a beautiful, lifelike cross shield.


    ***


    ��F*cking hell....�� KD, who was watching from the distance, gnashed his teeth in frustration. ��Are you kidding me? He actually broke through to an Awakener in the middle of battle! That has as much chance of happening as winning a lottery! And sure enough, just like the rumours say, those who break through on the battlefield willprehend an Awakening Skill right away! And the one who made the breakthrough is actually the MT! Now, their formation is in shape again.��


    (TL: I think I tranted ��Awakening Skill�� as ��Awakener Skill�� before. After giving it some thought, I find that ��Awakening Skill�� sounds much better, so ��Awakening Skill�� it will be from now on.)


    Pryzbi also had a frustrated look on his face.


    ��These guys are way too resilient. Who knows how many times their equipment has been strengthened. If I��d have suffered as much injuries as Golden AK has, I would��ve died two or three times over even with the honorary dosage!��


    ��To break through to an Awakener on the battlefield, a person��s every attribute must be way higher than thepulsory requirement of an Awakener. In other words, it��ll only happen if a person is ready in all aspects and is onlycking a bit ofprehension to break through. This MT named Reef has already umted so much strength?�� KD couldn��t help butin.


    Little did he know that Reef had stayed for way too long in the normal contestant stage, so long that he had only managed to break through to a Growth Hunter in his final chance. Therefore, he had umted a tremendous amount of power and resources, even by Growth Hunter standards.


    If the key to break through to a Growth Hunter was base attributes, then the key to break through to an Awakener was equipment!


    That��s because a person would start taking shape when they broke through from a Growth Hunter to an Awakener. A Growth Hunter was like a rough steel ingot, while an Awakener was a steel product that had taken shape after the steel ingot had undergone further processing.


    During the processing, impurities in the Growth Hunter��s body would be removed like they were being tempered and quenched, which will produce a very strong impact from the inside. If the quality of the Growth Hunter��s equipment was too poor and could not provide sufficient survivability, the Growth Hunter was likely to die from the violent impact.


    This was the Awakening trial. It was indeed much easier than the Growth Hunter trial, but there were still many Growth Hunters who were reduced to ashes in this juncture because their equipment was not good enough!


    It so happened that equipment was one of Reef��s strong points. Many first-rate Awakener MTs did not have a dark gold shield, and yet Reef already did for a long time. Even his silver storyline grade ws were a top ss equipment that a lot of people would be envious of. Therefore, his Awakening process was naturally devoid of any danger.


    ***


    Reef had his hands full at the moment. Not only did he have to cope with the enemy��s fierce attacks, he also had to take time to check the notifications on his Nightmare Imprint.


    [ Congrattions, you have sessfully passed the trial and be an Awakener. ]


    [ Your Direction of Evolution: Defence Oriented ]


    [ Your Awakening Reward: Every 90 points of maximum HP you have provides you with 1 additional point of defence. ]


    (PS: At the moment, Reef��s maximum HP is about 2700 points, so he gained an additional 30 defence from this reward. The base defence provided by his dark gold shield is only +20, so 30 points of additional defence is almost equivalent to equipping one more shield than other MTs!)


    [ You have gained the Awakening Skill: ��Holy Grasp�� ]


    [ You will instantaneously summon the Palm of God and use its divine power to bring up to two targets within 40 meters to your side. The Palm of God will then shatter, and the holy afterglow will restore 15%-20% of the HP of the allies you brought to your side, as well as remove any abnormal statuses on them. ]


    [ ��Holy Grasp�� can also be used against the enemy, using divine power to bring an enemy within 40 meters to your side. The enemy will be stunned for 1 second afternding. The holy afterglow of the shattered Palm of God will cause ( 100 + your Physique x 2 ) holy damage to the enemy, and inflict a further 300 holy damage in total in the next five seconds. ]


    [ The cooldown time of ��Holy Grasp�� is 30 seconds. You will consume your own vitality every time you use ��Holy Grasp��. The asional use will not affect your lifespan, but please do not overuse this ability as medicines and methods that can supplement your vitality are extremely rare. ]


    [ Because you have awakened on the battlefield, your aura has already been generated. There will be no need to draw an aura. ]


    [ You have obtained ��Divine Grace Aura�� �C The aura has a range of 100 meters. All allies in range will immediately gain an additional 400 or 15% HP (whichever is greater) upon the activation of this aura. The ��Divine Grace Aura�� will continuously consume utility points while it remains active. ]


    [ ��Divine Grace Aura�� Advanced Effect: ��Protection�� (Unawakened) �� You can designate a target and instantly focus all the power of ��Divine Grace Aura�� on the target. The target��s HP will double or increase by 1500 (whichever is greater). This effectsts for three seconds. ]


    [ After the three seconds have passed, any additional HP remaining will be deducted, but if they have all been consumed, then no HP will be deducted. ��Divine Grace Aura�� will not be in effect for the duration of ��Protection��. ]


    [ You can also choose to temporarily forgo this aura ability and wait until you have a deeper understanding of auras to try and draw a stronger aura ability in the future. ]


    Reef naturally would not miss any opportunity to help increase the party��s chance of survival at this critical moment. Besides, the ��Divine Grace Aura�� was a very decent ability.


    Sanzi, who had been haunted by the assassin Lamb all this while, could finally take a breather. Lamb��s swift and intense attacks previously left him no time to cast his magic!


    Sanzi��s body glowed with a dazzling dark golden light, a sign that he had activated the ��Graffiti�� ability on the dark gold essory ��Chieftain��s Hobby��.


    ( [ Active ability: ��Graffiti�� �C You discovered the true usage for ��Chieftain��s hobby��. After painting on your face, a refreshing and cooling sensation seeps in. Concurrently, you acquire the acknowledgement of mother earth, allowing your charm and intelligence to be raised by 3 points; duration of 30 minutes. But please be mindful, though this is practically cosmetics, it contains a certain poison element. Your physique will temporarily decline by 6 points; duration of 60 minutes. ] )


    He finished drawing a six-pointed star teleportation array on the ground in seemingly no time at all. His exhausted, blood-soaked finger was still so stable and swift when he drew the magic array!


    Kulutego, who was originally left in the base to protect it, stepped out of the teleportation array, roaring in anger. A rock club instantly appeared in his grasp, and with it, he knocked the pursuing Lamb flying.


    Kulutego��s giant foot then stomped hard on the ground. Stone spikes as high as 3 meters instantly grew from the ground, centering around the spot he stomped on. Not only that, the earth around that spot also sank down. Hot magma sprayed out, wantonly gushing through the gaps between the spikes. Several enemies who originally wanted to rush in were stopped in their tracks.


    Lamb was lucky that he reacted quick enough. After he was knocked away, he instantly rolled back up and ran away, leaving behind only an afterimage. Otherwise, he would have been stabbed by a stone spike. On the other hand, Iron Hook Stend was not so lucky. He was struck by two stone spikes which had suddenly grew out from the ground. He was immediately knocked into the air, spitting blood.


    The eye on one of Kulutego��s heads shed red. A massive fiery rock appeared in his empty hand, and it was immediately hurled at Stend. With a scream, Iron Hook Stend actually forced himself to move half a foot across the air, barely avoiding the blow.


    But!!


    As soon as he looked up again, what greeted him was the sight of another massive fiery rock.


    Two shots in a row!!


    He could not dodge the blow this time. After he was hit, he fell like a meteorite towards Zi, who was in a bitter fight!


    Zi was under attack from two powerful Awakeners. A trace of determination suddenly entered Zi��s eyes. She suddenly stopped moving and stayed rooted to the spot.


    A furious shot from a shotgun instantly mmed heavily into her ��Titanium Mesh Magic Barrier��.


    The ��Titanium Mesh Magic Barrier�� was already on the verge of breaking down. After taking the shot, it instantly shattered and turned into glittering crystals. Right after that, a dark red javelin came flying from the sky, rotating crazily, and pierced through Zi��s abdomen!


    But by withstanding all these strikes, Zi finallypleted her chant. With blood dripping down the corners of her mouth, she put her hands together andbined the pair of shining silver rapiers in her hands into one. A ray of light suddenly tore down through the sky like a bolt of lightning, instantly illuminating the wholend. The ray of lightnded on thebined rapier!


    The silver rapier flew away and pierced through Iron Hook Stend from the back. As if it had stabbed into something invisible, it nailed Iron Hook Stend to the air.


    Then, Zi��s hands separated. She took aim at the unmoving Stend.


    Her long, seductive eyes were now filled with a cold killing intent. An illuson of a Dark Dragon head suddenly appeared around her. The light emitted from Zi��s left hand became the dragon��s upper jaw, while the light from her right hand formed the dragon��s lower jaw!


    The illusion of the Dark Dragon spewed a fierce silvery dragon breath straight at Stend!


    ��Force.Dragon Breath��!


    Theughter of a Sith Lord could be heard amid the surging dragon breath!


    Judging from the performance of Zi, she should have broken through to an Awakener for quite some time, but was still in the process ofprehending an Awakening skill.


    Iron Hook Stend screamed in despair. He persisted for less than three seconds before he was reduced to ashes, leaving behind only his iron hook. The hook fell down from the air while glittering with an eerie light. It seemed to have turned into a soul equipment.


    Under such unfavourable circumstances, Party Ace had actually fought back and killed one of the enemies!


    Of course, it must be noted that Zi��s back was totally defenseless when she performed ��Force.Dragon Breath��; she did so while stubbornly withstanding the attacks of two powerful enemies. But when the attention of the enemies shifted to the soul equipment for a split second, she caught the chance to send a ��Force.Collision Wall�� towards them, blocking them for a short while and winning herself some time.


    Reef��s ��Holy Grasp�� happened to finish its cooldown at that moment. He instantly pulled the defenceless Zi to his side. If he hadn��t, Zi would surely have been killed right there and then!


    Party Ace finally reassembled their battle formation. However, Reef only had half his HP remaining and had used up all his recovery medicines, Brother ck was severely wounded, and Zi was also severely hurt. The only reliable fighting force they had on their side was the young cyclops Kulutego.


    On the other hand, most of the enemies still retained more than 80% of their fighting power. The mastermind was also lurking behind the scenes, observing everything that was happening.


    Despair burrowed its way into Party Ace��s hearts.


    ***


    On the za not far away.


    Inside the OBV, the twin brothers who were jointly casting the S-rank ability ��Grudge�� were sweating all over. Suddenly, the elder brother coughed up a mouthful of blood.


    ��This won��t do. The target��s been struggling like a crazy beast from the moment he��s restrained, and he��s getting stronger as time goes on! I....I can��t hang on for much longer!�� he said with difficulty.


    The younger brother yelled with sweat all over his forehead, ��Chatichai! Chatichai! Kill someone right now and sacrifice the person��s heart to our curse! ��


    A bronze-skinned man jumped down from a high spot nearby and askedzily, ��Why not kill a few more?��


    This guy named Chatichai specialised in telekinesis. Previously, it was he who used half a sharpened razor de to make a cut on KD��s face.


    The younger twin instantly yelled, ��The ��Grudge�� curse produces arge amount of grudges after it swallowed a heart, which wille back to bite us. Just one heart and we��ll already have to lose some base attribute points. You want it to swallow a few more? Do you want us to die, you asshole!?��


    The effect immediately showed after the curse swallowed a heart in a blood sacrifice. The bright red glow of the curse got visibly more intense, so thick it almost seemed like real blood, and sounds of mournful wailing could vaguely be hearding from it. The ropes binding ��puppet Sheyan�� wriggled wildly like they were alive and tied him up again!


    The elder twin grinned fiercely. His voice was as harsh the scraping of ss as he said, ��Excellent! We paid a rather heavy price this time, but this guy surely can��t get away now unless someone injures him! But His Excellency has casted a Refraction Shield on him; even the people on our side can��t break the shield in a short period of time. Therefore, he can only injure himself �C but I guarantee that he can��t lift a finger for the next ten minutes! His Excellency should be satisfied this time. This guy named Seaman will watch hispanions die without being able to do anything! Ha ha ha! And we��ll definitely be the party with the highest contribution!��


    At the same time, Pryzbi sighed and once again gripped his weapon.


    It was a weapon that contained both the sophistication of modern craftsmanship and the mystery of the magical world.


    The weapon was a crossbow that had to be wound up.


    A magic crossbow.


    Przb turned to KD. ��His Excellency just told me through a mental link that he hope I��llpletely destroy their resistance with this blow.��


    ��The opponents are already arrows at the end of their flight. If we can maintain the current intensity of our attack, they��llpletely copse in two to three minutes. You don��t have to waste another ��Chill of Resentment��,�� remarked KD nonchntly.


    Pryzbi shrugged and let out a forced smile. ��It��s His Excellency��s request. We must perform it with our full power no matter how trivial the task.��


    KD watched as Pryzbi went back to the firing hole. He told Pryzbi, ��As soon as the targets are wiped out, we��ll immediately start attacking the Incantators of Destruction. We won��t wait for Lamb!��


    Pryzbi did not say anything in reply. He merely raised his left thumb.


    ***


    Kulutego gasped for breath and coughed violently. There was a wound beneath his ribs that was terrible even for a cyclops. His guts were spilled out. After all, Kulutego was only a young cyclops. The pressure he was facing now was something that not even his mother could handle by herself.


    He did seize a chance to attack Sheyan, trying to knock Sheyan back to consciousness, but to no avail. There was a weirdyer of protection surrounding Sheyan, rendering his attackpletely useless!


    The enemies were too strong.


    Seizing an opportunity, Shali suddenly took a deep breath.


    When he breathed in, everyone could feel their hair swaying forward. It was evident how strong the suction force was!


    But this guy just inhaled and did not exhale! He chewed on the air. Cracking noises came from inside his mouth, as if it was not air that he sucked in but ss fragments!!


    His neck swelled up and his bloodshot eyes protruded several centimeters out of the sockets. He then opened his mouth in Reef��s direction!


    A thundering boom reverberated throughout the area. Shali��s ��Air Cannon�� was no less powerful than a howitzer. At the same time, the other four surviving Awakenersunched their craziest assault yet on Reef, in concert with Shali!


    A violent, earth-shaking explosion erupted, a result of the power from all the skills concentrating on one point. Reef, who was already heavily wounded, was blown away like a small pebble. He crashed into two cars and fell heavily into a nearby store, his fate unknown. All the people Reef protected behind him were also struck by coteral damage. They were knocked down to the ground, struggling to get up.


    Shali dashed forward. Out of all the enemies, he was the one who hated Party Ace the most. They killed his partner, Iron Hook Stend.


    Shali hit Sanzi with a fierce punch. Blood spurted out of Sanzi��s mouth. However, Shali was also instantly hit on the head by the roaring Kulutego with his heavy club, knocking him down to the ground hard.


    Kulutego was immediately sent flying by Lamb and the other enemies, but they had all witnessed Shali��s pathetic look. The embarrassed Shali climbed back up and charged forward like an angry lion to knock Sanzi away with a knee bump. Sanzi was sent into the state of near death.


    It was at this precise moment that Pryzbi finally pulled the trigger, believing that Party Ace had no chance to turn the tables around anymore. Since the ��Chill of Resentment�� was already loaded, he must kill someone with the shot or it wouldn��t be worth the cost. To tell the truth, Pryzbi was interested in Sanzi��s dark gold essory.


    The light blue rocket carrying the scent of death tore through the sky and blossomed as usual, revealing the dark blue core inside. It elerated straight towards the head of Sanzi, who was already in the state of near death!


    Sanzi immediately tried to use the ��Amniotic Water Tank�� Party Ace brought out of Pandora, but how could the mastermind behind the scenes who arranged this sure-kill situation allow that to happen? A shrill ray of light shed past, stopping the ��Amniotic Water Tank�� from taking effect!


    Seeing death flying towards him, Sanzi��s emotion was surprisingly peaceful. He remarked silently in his heart, ��Farewell, Brother Sheyan. Farewell, Uncle Dasi...��


    However, right at that moment, an already iplete figure jumped out and intercepted the ��Chill of Resentment��. The ��Chill of Resentment�� shot into his chest with a soft thud, sending him into the state of near death. This time, the ��Chill of Resentment�� did not pierce through the body. It was left inside.


    It was Mogensha...


    It was Mogensha!!!


    Only Mogensha, who was an expert in calcting the trajectory of bullets, could capture the exact instant to intercept the ��Chill of Resentment��. No one knew what he was thinking at that moment. They only knew that he had left the hope of survival to Sanzi, and brought the destruction of death into his own body!


    Mogenshanded heavily on the ground. He raised his head with extreme difficulty while leaning against the wreckage of a damaged car, and smiled at Sanzi. He then lit a dirty cigar that was stained with blood, half closed his eyes, and took a deep, satisfying puff....


    Mogensha exploded into light blue ice particles, flying all over the sky!!!


    A brutal, bloody giant ice flower once again blossomed in this ravaged neighborhood!

 Chapter 1209: Can You Feel It?

    <h4>Chapter 1209: Can You Feel It?</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Blue ice particles filled the air. The rest of Party Ace were dumbstruck, their eyes nk. They could not believe what was happening.


    The fiery Mogensha, sharp like a flying AK bullet.


    Theid-back Mogensha, always leaning against a tree, puffing cigars with his thick lips.


    The Mogensha who could always pull them out of trouble with his shots.


    The Mogensha who ran like the wind....


    He��s dead.


    He��s really dead.


    DEAD!!!


    The roaring ice particles surged past like rolling waves, enveloping everything around in ayer of silver. Party Ace could not escape the fate of being frozen in the thickyer of ice. Their expressions were either extremely painful or simply nk, unable to believe their eyes.


    Reef was pushed up high by the cold wave, his face towards the sky and his lower body frozen in the ice. Blood and tears ran wild on his face. He could still vividly remember the hand Mogensha extended towards him a long time ago, rough yet strong, saving him from the abyss of death.


    Mogensha had saved him, but he could not save Mogensha. He could only watch, helplessly watch as Mogensha died!!!


    Boss....


    ��Boss!! What the hell are you doing???��


    ***


    Zi and Mogensha had not had much contact, but she had spent enough time with him to know that he was a man of few words, but a very reliable person. Once a job was assigned to him, they could rest assured that he would surely aplish it.


    Zi had very casually said to Mogensha after the fight started, ��Protect Sanzi��.


    Zi could never have imagined that this would be thest words spoken between Mogensha and herself! That was their farewell....


    Mogensha had promised Zi to protect Sanzi. And at the most critical moment, he actually fulfilled his promise with his own life.


    Zi originally thought that Sheyan was remaining silent all this time because he was remaining patient whileying down his schemes, but....


    At this cost?!


    ��Mogensha��s dead, and we��re all in grave danger!��


    ��You asshole!!! What the hell are you doing?


    ***


    Tears flowed down Sanzi��s face, turning into streams of ice under the extreme cold.


    He had never been so profoundly close to death.


    And of course, he had never survived such a close contact with death before!


    And most importantly, he had only survived because hispanion had given up his own life to protect him....


    ��I, I��m so scared.��


    ��I don��t wanna die!!!!��


    ��Brother, save us! Where are you?!��


    ***


    ��There��s a bit of an ident, but I still consider that a perfect strike,�� Pryzbi retrieved himself from the cover and said with a shrug. ��That Mogensha dude actually chose to die in ce of the summoner. Such a strong sense of camaraderie. Well, that��s good too. I just got the notification that I��ve killed a Growth Hunter. Wow, I actually got a pretty decent amount of achievement points! Okay, time to draw a reward....a pair of dark gold leather pants! What a pleasant surprise! Lamb, Lamb, it��s your lucky day! How��re you going to thank me?��


    KD suddenly frowned. ��Something��s wrong... Wait. Repeat what you just said.��


    ��I said I just got a pair of dark gold pants,�� replied Pryzbi with a puzzled look.


    ��Not that. Before that. *cough* *cough* Damn, why is my throat itching so badly?�� stammer KD while he coughed. He had already shifted his attention to the Incantators of Destruction.


    Pryzbi sounded rather perplexed as he answered, ��I said the Realm has notified me that I��ve killed a Growth Hunter.��


    ��That��s it!�� KD��s pupils suddenly contracted. ��I��ve calcted the situation very urately. With that shot, you could directly kill an enemy contestant, and although the power of the shockwave produced by the explosion of the ��Chill of Resentment�� isn��t too strong, it should still be strong enough to kill someone who��s in the state of near death! I was aiming for the dark gold shield of that MT called Reef!��


    ��But the notification you received said you��ve only killed one person! That means the MT is still alive! Where did I miscalcte? He shouldn��t have any cards left hidden up his sleeve. If he does, based on his character, he��d definitely have used it to save his teammate!��


    KD paced back and forth, as anxious as a trapped beast, but Pryzbi merely shrugged and said without much concern, ��I saw Reef��s body glowing with a yellowish light. You can��t calcte everything; there��ll always be...ah ah ah ah ah chooooo...idents. F*ck, like this damn sneeze.��


    KD suddenly went quiet. His eyes shook as he look towards the battlefield, as if he had noticed an abnormality.


    On the battlefield, Reef��s position was the most conspicuous and the most awkward, because he was frozen in the air five or six meters above the ground by the ice shockwave when the giant blue rose exploded.


    Everyone figured he would already be in the state of near death before the ice shockwave hit, and his glorious dark gold shield had attracted the greedy gazes of all the enemies on the battlefield.


    It was for this reason that Zi and Sanzi, who were also in the state of near death after being attacked by the ice shockwave, were safe. The ice shockwave would not differentiate friends from foes, so the four remaining enemies on the battlefield had immediately escaped when the shot hit, but if they had ran back in to attack Zi and Sanzi right away, at least one of the two would definitely have died.


    The four remaining enemies were surprised to find that Reef had actually not died in the ice shockwave and was still struggling in the state of near death. They had no time to think about it, only worried that they would be too slow to act!


    Since the target party was almost wiped out now, it signified the end of the cooperation, so the previously allied parties were now...petitors, maybe even enemies!


    Therefore, they were already thinking of how to save themselves after they got the shield, or how to deal with the guy who got to the shield first!


    Thebined attack from four powerful Awakeners bombarded Reef��s body!


    The massive impact shattered the thick iceyer surrounding Reef into scattering light blue particles again. Most of the za was covered in ice particles, sharply lowering visibility and giving the air on the za a misty ambience, as if the scene before Mogensha��s death was repeating itself.


    But, nevertheless!


    A sacred, indestructible golden ray instantly shot out of Reef��s body. The formidable ��Life-Link�� ability suddenly appeared in front of everyone!


    In fact, ��Life-Link�� had already protected Reef once before, but Brother ck��s magnificent nirvana before his courageous death had attracted everyone��s attention, and the blossoming blue rose afterwards was way too magnificent. The glow on Reef��s body only shed once, unnoticed by anyone.


    But now, Reef was the focus!


    The bright yellow eggshell-like light around his body was especially bright because the attacks of the enemies were so strong!!


    Such a thin protectiveyer, and yet there were signs of life flowing arrogantly in it. It was precisely because of this that it was indestructible!


    An intense pain could be felt on his body, but Reef was happy for it. It was a strange feeling of revenge akin to self-abuse. He screamed in his heart, ��This pain, this difort, can finally be transmitted to you, boss, but this is merely one thousandth of the pain in my heart. Can you feel it? Can you feel it??!!��


    Then, amid the ice and dust scattered in the sky like a light blue mist, Reef saw that Shali, who was the closest to himself, had a very strange expression on his face.


    His expression was originally twisted with greed and madness.


    Reef was ustomed to this kind of expression. However, the expression on Shali��s face now was very unfamiliar to him.


    In but a few seconds, it turned into an expression of disbelief, fear, and a pain of not being able to utter a word.


    Looking at his face, one could not help but wonder at the richness of the human expression. Shifting a few facial muscles by a few millimeters could actually cause such a huge change in a person!


    Reef��s eyes rested on Shali��s chest.


    There seemed to be something unusual there.


    Soon, that spot protruded slightly, and then it was pierced through by a sharp tip. An ordinary-looking de slowly pushed outwards.


    The de belonged to a sabre.


    An very ordinary-looking sabre!


    But it was this ordinary-looking sabre which pierced through the chest of the formidable Shali from behind. It then slowly and brutally lifted the man up, clearly intending to cause him more pain!


    Suddenly, the de was withdrawn, and the tip of the sabre disappeared from Reef��s view.


    Shali��s eyes had lost the luster of life. A huge amount of blood burst out from behind him. He slowly slipped down, exposing the man standing behind him!


    The man who was bathed in blood, who looked as if his whole body was burning!


    The man who had previously stood idly by.


    The man whom Party Ace called for in their hearts countless times!!!


    At this time, Sheyan��s gaze had be so hard that they were on the verge of extreme madness! He looked into the eyes of Reef, who was panting, face twisted in pain. Reef gritted his teeth and stared back at Sheyan with his eyes bloodshot. He squeezed his fists tight. There was no need for words; they understood each other��s minds.


    ��I felt it.��


    Sheyan told Reef calmly.


    Reef��s tears flowed down his face once more... When he heard these words, he felt that he could die in peace.

 Chapter 1210: Luck VS. Ability!

    <h4>Chapter 1210: Luck VS. Ability!</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Having said those words, Sheyan instantly disappeared from Reef��s view! He vanished amid the light blue ice dust that was flying around.


    At that moment, Reef suddenly felt as if it was not ice dust that was flying around, but the smoke and ashes of cigars. He thought he could hear Mogensha��s heartyughtering from it too.


    The moment Sheyan disappeared, Reef found to his amazement that he could move and was already out of the state of near death. He looked down and saw his body covered in threeyers of green light, which was the special effect of the silver storyline item carried by Sheyan, the ��Evergreen Leaf of the Sacred Oak��.


    This leaf had an active ability on it called the ��Oak Recovery�� which had the same healing effect as a level 5 ��Rejuvenation��, healing the target��s HP by 450-600 over 12 seconds.


    If one were desperate, one could use ��Oak Recovery�� three times in a row, but that would cost a hefty price of over 20,000 utility points and 10 potential points.


    But such a cost was obviously quite worthwhile to help Party Ace get through the current critical situation. Reef was now stacked with threeyers of lvl 5 ��Rejuvenation�� effect, restoring more than 1500 of his HP in twelve seconds. Therefore, he had quickly left the state of near death.


    ***


    While Sheyan had quietly concealed himself and ambushed Shali, stabbing him to death, Sanzi was once again facing an unprecedented crisis!


    A crisis of death!


    He was currently lying on the ground in a state of near death, unable to move, but he could see that there was something wrong within the dim blue dust above.


    He had been blown away by the frost shockwave to a road right in front of a supermarket entrance. His hands and feet were frozen in ice, but because he was facing up to the sky, he could see the top of the three storey supermarket.


    A car had been blown to the top of the three storey supermarket, awkwardly and precariously frozen at the edge of the rooftop with its bottom facing upwards. The ice freezing it was just strong enough to stop it from crashing down. If it did, it would fall right on top of Sanzi.


    A pigeon happened toe from nowhere, flying past the area. It was suddenly assaulted by the chill in the air and immediately fell down unsteadily. With some difficulty, it managed to flutter its wings and grab an electrical wire nearby to steady itself.


    But having been assaulted by the shockwave of the ��Chill of Resentment��, the wire had already sustained a temperature far lower than it was designed to withstand. Although the pigeon was very light, it was fluttering and falling down from the sky, so without any suspense, the wire broke.


    Now, the power supply was not cut off. Current was still flowing in the wire. One side of the severed wire, hissing and sparkling with electricity, swung towards Sanzi like the vine of Tarzan, but it was stuck at the edge of the supermarket rooftop.


    The electric sparks on the wire continued to zap. The previous ice shockwave was like a typhoon passing through, messing up everything in its path and freezing everything facing it in a thickyer of ice, but a spot near the edge of the rooftop was blocked by the water tank on the rooftop, so it was not covered in ice. The wire happened to get stuck there. As a result, the electric sparks ignited arge lump of cotton wool that had been blown up there.


    It so happened that a bucket of cooking oil had turned over beside the cotton wool. Oil had a much lower freezing point than water, so the oil was still flowing freely. Naturally, it was ignited, and it then flowed to the car that had been flung to the top of the supermarket and frozen there.


    The upside down car that was stuck on the edge of the rooftop was maintaining its fragile bnce at that position thanks to the ice. When the fire reached it, it started shaking unsteadily. By the time the fire spread to the car body, it finally could not hang on any longer and fell down straight towards Sanzi.


    Sanzi was currently stuck in the state of near death, Reef had not recovered yet, and Sheyan would not be able to reach him in time! Even if the car couldn��t kill Sanzi directly, the fuel tank would surely explode and burn when it was ignited. There was no way Sanzi could escape from death!


    That��s right, this was the work of the mastermind, who was overseeing the situation of the whole battlefield. When he found that Sheyan had inexplicably freed himself, he immediately came to a decision. With precise calctions, he would end Sanzi!


    His power has been refracted five times through the pigeon, wire, cotton wool, cooking oil and the car, magnifying its destructive effect to the extreme! He was absolutely certain that even Sheyan, who had defied his expectations many times, could not save Sanzi this time.


    ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN!


    Within Sanzi��s vision, the car that was crashing down seemed to upy the entire world! He closed his eyes in despair, and yet he could still feel the zing fire on the car heating up his face.


    He felt so helpless in the face of death. Mogensha had saved him thest time by sacrificing his own life, but who would save him this time? Who could save him this time?


    When the burning car was less than a metre from Sanzi��s face, there was a loud bang! A fierce wind swept across Sanzi��s face. The intense heat suddenly disappeared.


    It turned out that at that critical moment, an Audi A8 had burst into the scene at an astonishing speed and crashed into the burning car that was about to hit Sanzi like an angry bull. Itunched both cars into the pavement nearby, where they violently exploded!


    ��How...How could this happen!�� One could imagine the mastermind��s mood at the moment. He had always managed to maintain his calm no matter what had happened, but this time, he couldn��t help but roar out loud, ��How could this happen? How could this happen!!! Rey the satellite image immediately!��


    The truth was quickly unveiled via the slow-motion rey.


    It turned out that when the pigeonnded on the wire, it broke the wire into two sections. The section on the right swung to the roof of the supermarket, but...it seemed the section on the left was unwilling to be just a side character.


    It also drooped down and finally fell on the ground. The severed end, shing with electric sparks, came into contact with a broken electric billboard. The frame of the electric billboard was made of metal, so it naturally conducted current. When the badly damaged electric billboard was zapped, a small explosion happened due to short circuit.


    When the small explosion urred, a sharp fragment of shattered billboard shot out spinning, moving at a high speed over a distance of more than ten meters. It prated the back of a car seat and pierced deep into a man��s cervical vertebrae!!


    The man was the driver of an Audi A8.


    This was, after all, a busy intersection. Severe chaos had instantly broken out when the attack urred, so numerous cars had stopped all around the intersection. This driver was quite fortunate. He was knocked unconscious after being caught in the fierce battle and his car was damaged all over, but because he was wearing a seat belt, he was alive, firmly strapped to his seat.


    When his cervical vertebra suddenly sustained heavy damage, he was instantly jolted awake by the pain. Although he was still very confused right after waking up, the first thing he did out of instinct was naturally to reach around behind his cervical vertebra with his right hand to pull out the fragment from the wound.


    But his right hand could not reach the wound due to his current sitting position, so he must straighten his body to pull out the fragment. However, he was currently strapped tight to the seat by the seat belt, and his right foot was on the elerator.


    Therefore, when the driver straightened his body almost instinctively to reach behind and pull out the fragment, he stepped hard on the elerator instead thanks to the seat belt....


    The engine of the Audi A8 roared to life, and the car flew forward at once. It took only 6.2 seconds for this luxury car, which was famous for its performance, to elerate from 0 to 100 meters per second. On the way, it happened to run across a smooth ramp covered in ice, formed by the icy shockwave earlier!


    And so, it crashed into the burning car arranged by the mastermind behind the scenes to kill Sanzi!!


    What happened was almost the same as the ability disyed by the mastermind, but it also had a name that everyone was familiar with:


    Luck!!!


    That��s right! The mastermind, despite his meticulous scheming and plotting, failed to ount for one thing, and that was Sanzi��s identity as a Chosen!


    A Chosen, a person blessed by the Realm!


    They were born with ridiculously good luck.


    In essence, the ability of the mastermind would reduce the target��s luck to the lowest point and use a series of coincidences to harm the target.


    However, the luck of a Chosen was protected by the Realm. When the mastermind manipted Sanzi��s luck, it was equivalent to a direct challenge on Noah Realm C��s authority and power, which was clearly against the rules. Naturally, it would be subjected to Noah Realm C��s strong bacsh!


    Therefore, although the failure of this attack on Sanzi by the mastermind seemed to be idental, it was, in fact, inevitable. If he had chosen Zi as the target instead, then Zi...would not necessarily have died either, because Zi��s position was within Sheyan��s reach.


    ***


    The moment Reef was able to move again, he unhesitantly performed ��Holy Grasp�� again, clenching his teeth.


    He saw what had happened to Sanzi. It made him break out in cold sweat. Mogensha��s death had left a permanent scar on his heart. He would never allow something like that to happen again.

 Chapter 1211: The Transformed Killer Weapon

    <h4>Chapter 1211: The Transformed Killer Weapon</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    A holy light shed. This time, no ident happened. Zi and Sanzi descended from the sky andnded behind Reef.


    At the same time, the scattering light from ��Holy Grasp�� slowly fell on them and healed them, freeing them from the state of near death.


    Only then did Sanzi recover from his shock. The god of destiny makes fools of the people. Sanzi was definitely not unkible even if he was a Chosen; it was just that the mastermind had used the most inappropriate means to try and kill him.


    And also, thanks to the fact that most of the battlefield was now covered in light blue ice dust, the long-range attackers in the periphery were temporarily unable to take aim or find out the situation on the battlefield. They could not just carpet bomb the ce blindly either; there were three different parties coborating in this attack, so they could easily injure other people. Otherwise, even if Sanzi had escaped the murderous situation arranged by the mastermind, him and Zi would still not have made it!


    After Reef finished performing ��Holy Grasp��, a behemoth also came down from the sky. It was the dark gold leech! Its huge body could not only be used to slow down the enemy; it was also an excellent shield.


    But the primary objective of the dark gold leech this time was not to shield Reef and those behind him, but to shield a painting, that had unexpectedly appeared, from sight.


    The painting that was a dark gold item made from the skin of a powerful mage!


    The Ukiyo-e!


    The surface of the dark gold item was already covered with numerous cracks. It had only one use remaining. Currently, it was emitting a strong light!


    The light was reminiscent of the brilliance of the sunset.


    Currently, the Ukiyo-e was desperately burning away its own soul, burning away everything it had! Like fireworks, it seeked only the brilliant eternity of that short moment, even if it had to destroy itself in the process.


    Since the summoning had been done once before, Sheyan did not need to use his mind to paint the figure again. A dot, formed by mental power, appeared on the Ukiyo-e, and it quickly started painting.


    It painted in rapid, ingenious andplicated strokes.


    The image of Melody soon appeared once more on the Ukiyo-e. The girl��s image was very vivid on the Ukiyo-e, and her strong nature aura was brimming out of the painting. Her face on the portrait was grave, probably because she knew that the situation over here was critical.


    Then, the Ukiyo-e started to burn, but instead of smoke, it produced arge number ofplex, mysterious, and primitive runes. The runes quickly spread to the surroundings and finally formed an ivy arch, filled with vitality.


    Almost immediately afterwards, Melody leaped out of the arch in a fiery red leather armour and the dazzling Phoenix bow on her back. There were traces of sunburn on her leather armour. These strange-looking burn marks were the legendary battle marks of the scorching sun. She seemed to know that the situation was an emergency, so as soon as she appeared, she sprinkled several maple seeds from her hand. Severalrge maple trees immediately grew from the ground, their leaves as red as fire, providing Party Ace with cover.


    The next moment, a huge earth mound began to take shape in the ce where Sheyan hadin immobile previously. Ramtas broke out of the soil while roaring furiously. Reef��s servant, No. 7, also jumped out from the void and hid in the wreckage like a spider.


    This was the consequences of losing the initiative in a surprise attack.


    Party Ace had not summoned Ramtas and No. 7 previously because in the battle between the top superheroes of the world, they were only there to do the odd jobs with no intention of getting tangled up in the fight. After all, Ramtas was too slow, and No. 7��s HP was too low. They would just be cannon fodders and a huge waste of utility points....How could Party Ace have known that they would be ambushed?


    In just over ten seconds, Sheyan hadpletely turned the situation around and built a perfect protective circle for his three teammates. Now that he did not need to worry about them, he silently lowered his head and charged towards the remaining three enemies with a crazy momentum, as if he would sweep away everything in his path!


    ***


    Among those three, Lamb and another man named Bosch belonged to the category of assassins. Both of them had typical speed-oriented builds, especially Bosch. Before Zi had transformed, he alone kept Zi busy for as long as five minutes!


    Bosch��s way of attacking was very simple. He liked tounch a flurry of frenzied, unending strikes. Once his opponent was entangled with him, he wouldunch a continuous storm of attacks. Each attack may not cause a lot of damage by itself, but the amount would stack up to a shocking value. Furthermore, Bosch had collected a number of equipment which increased his explosive strike rate in order to make up for his low attack power. That was how he hadprehensively andpletely suppressed Zi! Under his incessant attacks and ghost-like footwork, Zi could not even lock-on to his figure to attack back until she had retreated to a wall.


    The other man was Rogenvader, a berserker. In sharp contrast to Lamb and Bosch, who were fast but had weak attack power, Rogenvader had very strong attack power. Naturally, that meant he had a lower attack speed. His weapon was a two-handed dark gold heavy club specifically selected by the mastermind to deal with Reef.


    Heavy weapons like giant clubs were characterised by their impact pration. Even if they were blocked by the enemy, they would still cause a certain percentage of damage which ignored defence. That was why Reef did not persist for too long despite his really high defence. Defence-ignoring attacks were always the nemesis of people with high defence!


    Sheyan��s first target was actually Rogenvader!


    With his head lowered, Sheyan marched barehanded towards Rogenvader. That indeed surprised Rogenvader, who was still looking to attack Reef even though the pale blue dust was beginning to thin out.


    ��You...How did you get free?��


    He was surprised, yes, but he was still an Awakener who had experienced hundreds of battles. He turned his body, and borrowing the momentum, he swung the dark gold club down diagonally! The front end of the club shone with a ferocious glow.


    At the same time, Lamb and Bosch quietly attacked from his left and right. The three had never cooperated before, but they all had richbat experiences. They instantly formed a triangle, surrounding Sheyan from all sides.


    Facing Rogenvader��s fierce blow, Sheyan��s eyes turned red and actually took it with the left side of his body!


    My body is my best shield!


    A harsh sound could be heard as the dark gold heavy club collided with Sheyan��s muscles and bones, but Sheyan��s expression was indifferent. This degree of pain was a thousand times betterpared to the agony of watching his teammate die while he was unable to do anything!


    A potion bottle slipped down quietly between Sheyan��s fingers. An invisible shockwave burst outwards, stunning the three Awakeners.


    Then, a dark green light that almost blinded their eyes came from Sheyan��s hands. It was the light from his gloves, the ary-Grade High-Energy Mechanical Power Gloves��!


    The glow on this eye-catching pair of gloves was originally very gentle, but there was now a differentyer of strange light on their surface. Thisyer of light should have been on the de of ��+13 West��!


    That��s right. Not long after Sheyan returned to the Nightmare Realm previously, the liquid metal life-form had awakened from its dormancy because it was hungry again.


    What was it hungry for? Of course it was hungry for the 100 pieces of equipment stated in the mission! However, Sheyan felt that the party did not have enough financial and material resources to satisfy its desire because everything they had to do required utility points. So, he put it at the back of his mind temporarily.


    When Sheyan��s body was restrained, he could only free himself if he was attacked, but he was maliciously protected by a protectiveyer on his body. That seemed to be a puzzle with no solution, but the ��Life-Link�� between him and Reef became the key to breaking the conundrum. As soon as Reef entered the state of near death, the damage he received immediately shifted to Sheyan. Sheyan was instantly jolted awake!


    Sheyan had never been so eager for the enemy��s blood! While the ��+13 West�� was powerful, its strongest property had a 90% chance of not triggering on a contestant....


    Sheyan had always believed that the ary-Grade High-Energy Mechanical Power Gloves�� were more suited for support tasks, until he met that man on Uplos, the skull-wearing man called Test Subject Type E No. 7. This guy taught Sheyan with his unusual but ferocious throwing skills that gloves could be powerful too.


    So when he needed the most offensive power, Sheyan chose to use the liquid metal life-form to strengthen the +4 mechanical power gloves instead of ��+7 West�� (Author��s note: It��s been mentioned before that the gloves had been strengthened to +4). After all, ��+7 West�� was only a dark blue weapon �� its starting point was too low �� while a dark green set was even half a grade higher than dark gold weapons. There were ck, silver storyline and dark gold between them, a gap of three grades!


    Under normal circumstances, ��+13 West�� should be equivalent to a +10 silver storyline weapon. It could absolutely not surpass the dark green set weapons.


    So, strictly speaking, the culprit of the previous assassination of Shali was not the sabre ��West�� which had degenerated to +7, but the powerful pair of dark green gloves.


    ��+10ary-Grade High-Energy Mechanical Power Gloves��!


    In fact, this was also one of Sheyan��s trump cards to deal with the mastermind! After gaining the extra +6 strengthening, the pair of powerful gloves, which seemed like they could only be used for support, had instantly transformed into a pair of terrifying killer weapons!!!

 Chapter 1212: BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

    <h4>Chapter 1212: BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    [ Weapon: +10ary-Grade High-Energy Mechanical Power Glove (Left) (Special Enchantment Effect +6) ]


    [ Status: Hungry (The liquid metal life-form is hungry. Please feed it the required equipment as soon as possible. Otherwise, its growth will be adversely affected. In extreme cases, it may even swallow the equipment it is attached to.) ]


    ( Unchanged descriptions are omitted. )


    [ Base Attack Power: 30~60 ]


    [ +10 strengthening increases the base attack power by: 300~600 ]


    [ +4 Weapon Bonus: Increases the trigger chances of the abilities on the weapon (��Uppercut��, ��Shoulder-Throw��) by 10% (solidified) ]


    [ +7 Weapon Bonus (Temporary, will disappear once the liquid metal life-form is removed): ��One Inch Punch��! ]


    [ This ability is derived from ��Uppercut�� and is a very powerful martial art. The user will instantaneously gather the strength of the whole body in a single lightning-quick punch and cause heavy damage to the enemy! ]


    [ One Inch Punch��s Damage Calction: 200 fixed damage + (attack power x 2) true damage ]


    [ The cooldown time of ��One Inch Punch�� is 60 seconds. Because ��One Inch Punch�� put immense strain on the user��s body, the user will sustain 150 damage every time ��One Inch Punch�� is performed. ]


    [ +10 Weapon Bonus (Temporary, will disappear once the liquid metal life-form is removed): ��Ultimate Impact��! ]


    [ Allows ��One Inch Punch�� to beunched after gathering power, forming the terrifying ��Ultimate Impact��! The charging time can be as long as five seconds. ]


    [ Ultimate Impact Damage Calction: (200~400) fixed damage + attack power x (2~4) true damage ]


    [ When the charging time reaches five seconds, all damage will be true damage, and the damage calction bes: 400 + attack power x 4! ]


    [ Warning: The user canunch ��One Inch Punch�� any time during the charging process, and the attack power will be calcted ording to the charging time. However, if the user is attacked during the charging process, they will suffer a bacsh and will be injured. The amount of damage done by the bacsh will be equivalent to the theoretical damage of ��One Inch Punch�� at that moment. ]


    [ Therefore, if you are not absolutely confident, please do not blindly attack with ��Ultimate Impact��. Otherwise, the enemy could easily seize the opportunity of the five-second charging time to reverse the situation. ]


    [ Details: It appears that a once powerful man who mastered the ancient Chinese Wushu Wing Chun has also fallen to the point of bing an unlucky interster miner. His residual aura is engraved on parts of the gloves. ]


    ***


    Sheyan gave Rogenvader a fierce punch in the face.


    Sheyan vented all his frustrations in this punch!


    The pain in his waist tormented him, provoking a great outburst of power in this punch!


    It was a punchunched with 103 points of Strength, with a theoretical attack power of over 500 points!


    Berserkers were not good at defence to begin with, and Rogenvader, like hisrades, had sustained various injuries after the previous fight with Party Ace.


    Sheyan smashed his fist into Rogenvader��s face so hard that Rogenvader��s nose immediately burst like a rotten tomato that was crushed under a car tire! Mixes of red, ck and white sprayed all over his face. The punch even smothered Rogenvader��s scream inside his throat.


    At the same time, Lamb and Bosch in the triangr formation had already made numerous vicious cuts on Sheyan��s back and side with their sharp daggers and shortswords, but although their attacks never missed, they could clearly feel that their explosive strike rate had been suppressed. What��s more, whenever they struck the enemy, the impact would numb their wrists, as if they were hacking at an iron b!


    Bosch was really quite obstinate. Once he had started attacking, his eyes would see red and he would stick to the enemy like a mad dog, not stopping until the enemy was dead.


    On the other hand, Lamb was someone who was really cautious. He would think of an escape route first before doing anything. So, after attacking for a while, he stole a nce at the battle log but found that it had continuously failed to record the battle events. Fortunately, his Perceptive Sense was not low, and he also had a bonus provided by his innate ability, so he gave up on attacking for the moment and concentrated on his probing ability instead.


    When he found out the truth, he almost coughed up blood.


    [ Your ordinary attack caused 206 points of theoretical damage to the enemy. The inter-contestant damage reduction lowered the damage by 40% to 124 points. The opponent��s defence reduced the damage to 48 points. For unknown reasons, the actual damage done to the enemy is....5 points. ]


    [ Your ��Backstab�� (explosive strike) caused 874 points of theoretical damage to the enemy. The inter-contestant damage reduction lowered the damage by 40% to 524 points. The opponent��s defence reduced the damage to 268 points. For unknown reasons, the actual damage done to the enemy is....68 points. ]


    ��What...What kind of monster is this guy!!!�� Lamb��s fingers trembled, and so did his heart.


    To be honest, the 40% inter-contestant damage reduction was within Lamb��s expectations.


    He had also expected the guy to be formidable. Otherwise, the ��Lord�� wouldn��t have to go through the trouble to set such an borate trap. Therefore, it was understandable that this guy named Seaman had MT-level defence.


    But... But!!!


    What the hell is ��for unknown reasons��?!?!


    ***


    Rogenvader had already eaten three of Sheyan��s punches.


    The reason berserkers could run ��berserk�� was because they had a lot of HP. Otherwise, they would die before they could go ��berserk��.


    Pain was a source of power for berserkers. Rogenvader, whose nose was crushed, screamed in pain and mmed his dark gold giant club on top of Sheyan.


    Sheyan actually lowered his head and continued to endure the attack!


    Sheyan��s eyes were already bloodshot. After eating the blow, he took a sudden step forward, stomping his right foot on the ground hard like a hammer. The ice-blue snow and dust that had settled on the ground were stirred up again, dancing all over the air!


    These snows and dust should contain Mogensha��s ashes too....


    ��Watch carefully, Mogensha.... Watch how I��ll avenge you. All the people here are going to die!!!�� Sheyan��s muscles all over his body tightened up. His pupils became needle-thin in an instant, like the eyes of the Zerglings that were filled with simple indifference and killer instinct. His body glowed with a pale blue light, a sign that ��Zergling Rush�� had been triggered!


    Sheyannded a heavy punch on Rogenvader��s abdomen. Anyone who heard the dull sound it made would feel their stomach tighten uncontrobly.


    Rogenvader��s eyes bulged out like bells. Blood trickled down his gums. He roared and hit back with a knee, but Sheyan��s attack was incredibly fast. A heavy left punch came from the top and smashed onto his knee! His kneecap was shattered into fragments!


    Rogenvader howled in agony. He knew that the situation was bad. His figure suddenly blurred and he teleported three meters away, taking cover behind a car. This ability of his had a very short cooldown time of 10 seconds and could be used regardless of the terrain. It was very useful in a fight, whether to go in for the kill or to escape.


    Sheyan kicked the car, making it roll over. Sheyan thenunched a straight punch at the car. The car collided into Rogenvader and they were both sent flying for more than ten meters.


    Before Rogenvader couldnd, Sheyan had already activated ��Hornrage�� to close in on him at an amazing speed! When Rogenvader crawled out of the wrecked car painfully, Sheyan was already there waiting for him!


    Sheyan rotated his body and hit the enemy with a straight right punch. The moment his fist connected with the enemy, time seemed to have stopped momentarily. It felt like the enemy was drawn to his fist!


    Only when the punch had prated past the enemy��s bones into his innards did the power contained in the fistpletely burst out!


    One-


    Inch-


    Punch!


    The punch blew away the massive Rogenvader, who weighed nearly 110 kilograms, sending him crashing into a wall behind him. Cobweb-like cracks started appearing on the wall.


    Rogenvader��s eyes protruded out; he was already in a state of near death. When his body was about to slide down along the wall, something suddenly exploded inside him, as if a time bomb had gone off. He erupted into pieces of flesh and drops of blood!


    BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!


    The first outburst was the 200 points of fixed damage of ��One Inch Punch��, while the second outburst was the 206 points of true damage acting inside Rogenvader��s body, derived from Sheyan��s 103 points of Strength.


    A series of notifications scrolled past Sheyan��s retina:


    [ You have killed an Awakener (number unknown). You received 6 achievement points. ]


    [ You are participating in the battle in a party. Please distribute the achievement points among yourselves. ]


    [ The limit of achievement points you can obtain through killing in this world is 30 points. If you exceed the limit, the extra achievement points will be invalid and cannot be returned. Please distribute the achievement points carefully. ]


    [ The killing reward is being randomly selected. The killing reward will be randomly selected from the equipment owned by the contestant you killed, and will be randomly assigned to someone in your party. ]


    [ Restoring and calcting the data of the killed contestant. The process may take some time. Please wait patiently. ]


    Sheyan��s mouth twitched a little, but no one could tell whether he was smirking or sneering. At the same time, he was being simultaneously bombarded by three long range Growth Hunters hidden in the distance, his figure swallowed by smoke and fire. But when the smoke and fire dispersed, he was still rooted to the same spot, as steady as a boulder. He made a throat-cutting gesture towards the distance.


    ��No rush. It��ll be your turn soon.��


    The wild air about Sheyan reached its peak intensity, submerging everyone on the battlefield in it!

 Chapter 1213: Awakener No. 1018

    <h4>Chapter 1213: Awakener No. 1018</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Under such a situation, Bosch could not help being intimidated by Sheyan��s crazy, aggressive demeanour!


    He had never seen anyone who could elevate their anger to such a violent level. Bosch felt his throat run dry, so he swallowed a nervous gulp. He was about to speak when suddenly, an urgent cry was heard in the party channel.


    ��Run away, Bosch!��


    ��The hell are you talking about? That bastard is the only one who can still fight! If we run away now, will His Excellency spare us?��


    ��That guy��s a monster! His teammates are also recovering at an amazing speed! Besides, even if His Excellency is going to punish someone, you won��t be the first one he��ll look for!��


    ��What do you mean by that?��


    ��Turn back and look.��


    Bosch immediately turned around and saw from the corner of his eyes that Lamb had already taken the lead in escaping. He was well over twenty meters away by now. A chill immediately crept down Bosch��s spine. He wanted to swear but had no energy to left to speak.


    He immediately concentrated his strength on the edge of his +6 silver storyline dagger andunched the ability ��Death Throw�� at the onrushing Sheyan.


    Bosch��s decision was ingenious. His ��Death Throw�� ability was very vicious as it would stimte the ck magic attached to the dagger. Once the enemy was hit, besides causing a lot of damage, the enemy would also have to go through the checks for eight different negative statuses �C sluggish, freezing, slow, curse, weakness, bleeding, blindness and burning �C to see if their attributes were high enough to resist those debuffs!


    Of course, there were not many unlucky souls who would be hit with all eight negative statuses, but those who could resist all eight were even fewer. Under usual circumstances, it would be normal for someone to be hit with four or more debuffs.


    Although Sheyan was charging at Bosch with a fierce momentum, Bosch knew that if Sheyan dodged his ��Death Throw��, Sheyan would not be able to catch up to him.


    And if Sheyan chose not to dodge it, then under the effects of the various negative statuses, Sheyan would only be able to get close to him for a fraction of a second. If Sheyan could really kill him in that fraction of a second, he could only chalk that up to fate.


    Just to be safe, Bosch gulped down his honorary dosage to restore his HP back to full. An Awakener with full HP had very little chance of being insta-killed.


    Sheyan ate the ��Death Throw�� and was inflicted with three negative statuses �C sluggish, slow and blindness! All of them were debuffs that affected his pursuit of Bosch! His movement speed dropped sharply. He only had one chance to attack Bosch, just like Bosch anticipated!


    Bosch tensed up when he saw Sheyan��s chilly eyes that were already not far away from him. He silently prepared himself to endure the crazy tempest that would engulf him in the next moment. He swallowed three bottles of potion in a sh.


    Nerve-numbing agent, which reduced his pain reception to 0.


    Stoneskin Potion, which would absorb an additional 10% of damage.


    Zombie Blood Extract, which instantly slowed his heartbeat and blood flow, lowering his explosive strike rate and attack speed by 10%, but also lowering the explosive strike rate he would sustain by 20% and raising his movement speed by 25%.


    However, the painful strike Bosch expected did note. What he felt next was a sensation of flying through the sky as if he was riding a roller coaster!


    In that half a second, instead of attacking Bosch, Sheyan merely grabbed Bosch��s ankles with the pair of powerful gloves that glowed dark green and threw him into the maple forest that had leaves so red that they seemed to be burning!


    ��Tactical Throw��!


    In the maple forest, Reef, Zi, Sanzi and Kulutego had recovered nearly 40% of their HP by now under the care of Melody. Melody herself was in peak condition, as were Ramtas and Reef��s servant, No. 7.


    As the saying goes, two fists are hardly a match for four hands. Bosch was now facing seven enemies who were burning with anger, on Melody��s home court, alone! Not only did the opponents have an MT, they were also in formation. A chill ran down Bosch��s back like he had fallen into an ice cer. He could not arouse any fighting spirit in himself at all! There was no suspense about the oue of this battle.


    ***


    Sheyan once again suffered a round of ranged attacks. This time, the power of the bombardment was astonishing. A mushroom cloud more than 10 meters high rose with Sheyan at the centre, then exploded outwards.


    The ferocious shockwave tore many leaves off the maple trees nted by Melody. A couple of the high-rise buildings nearby, having previously suffered two destructive shockwaves from the ��Chill of Resentments�� and were now struck again by a fiery shockwave, immediately copsed, giving rise to a cloud of dust and smoke. If one did not know better, one would think that the apocalypse had arrived ahead of time.


    But when the smoke and dust settled, Sheyan was still stubbornly half kneeling on the ground, gasping violently while mes swept over his body. However, his eyes were still fierce, and the sinister grin on his face was still there!


    In the distance, Melody��s face was filled with worry and anxiety, but Zi was frowning instead.


    She muttered in a low voice to herself, ��This guy...is he crazy? He shouldn��t have been able to survive that without using any medicine or skills. Could it be???��


    Sheyan staggered to his feet. He then gave a middle finger to the sky and burst out in wildughter.


    ��You f*cking idiot, you think I can��t do anything if you confine me? I��ll now let you see how wrong you are! You gave me seventeen minutes and thirty-nine seconds of preparation time! That��s why... more than half the people here are going to die!��


    After Sheyan made that deration, a blinding light shone from his chest. Two images formed from the light, ovepping together! The fist, proiming his identity as a Strength-type contestant, was now wearing a te metal gauntlet. Meanwhile, the shield, proiming his identity as an MT, did not have a holy cross on it like Reef��s did. Instead, the pattern on the shield was a towering mountain the colour of blood!


    Sheyan had evidently also broken through the boundary of a Growth Hunter into the realm of an Awakener! He had umted just as much strength as Reef had, and his equipment was no worse than Reef��s. Most importantly, Reef may have been immensely frustrated previously, but at least he could still move and scream. On the other hand, Sheyan waspletely confined with no way to vent his frustration! So there was no reason why Reef could break through to an Awakener while he could not!


    An illusion of the ��Stairway of the Sun�� emerged behind Sheyan. Now that Sheyan was an Awakener, the illusion had be bigger, more vivid and more realistic. All its tendrils stabbed deep into the ground. The veins on Sheyan��s forehead visibly bulged, and his eyes started to be bloodshot....


    ��It feels good now that I can finally stop suppressing the viral instincts... Break out, my viruses!��


    ***


    Because Sheyan��s information was shared with his party, his information was soon disyed in front of them.


    [ Awakener No. 1018, Direction of Evolution: Survival/Offensive Oriented.�� ]


    [ Obtained Survival Awakening Reward: ��Tenacity�� �C Because you have a negative condition which renders you unable to use any kind of shield, ��Tenacity�� will enable you to get 20 HP for every point of Physique (a normal contestant would only get 10 HP for every point of Physique). ]


    [ Obtained Offensive Awakening Reward: ��Gifted�� �C Because you have a negative condition which renders you unable to use any kind of shield, ��Gifted�� will enable you to skillfully use all kinds of melee weapons. Even if you do not have the relevant mastery, you can still disy the strength of a melee weapon. ]


    [ Obtained Survival Awakening Skill: ��Survival Mark�� �C You can ce a mark on a target within 100 meters of you to greatly enhance their survivability. In the next three seconds, 75% of any damage done to the target will be allocated to you. The allocation will be performed at the stage of theoretical damage value, so any damage reduction, including the damage reduction from defence, will be done after the allocation. ]


    [ The initial cooldown time of ��Survival Mark�� is 10 seconds. The cooldown time will increase by 30 seconds with every use, up to a maximum of 300 seconds. This will reset every 24 hours. ]


    [ Obtained Offensive Awakening Skill: ��Hunter��s Eyes�� �C Any prey targeted by you will find it hard to escape. You can release a power with your eyes to steal 25% of the movement speed of an enemy in your line of sight, and add it to your own movement speed. The effect willst for 30 seconds. ]


    [ The initial cooldown time of ��Hunter��s Eyes�� is 10 seconds. The cooldown time will increase by 30 seconds with every use, up to a maximum of 300 seconds. This will reset every 24 hours. ]


    [ You will consume your own vitality every time you use your Awakening Skill. The asional use will not affect your lifespan, but please do not overuse this ability as medicines and methods that can supplement your vitality are extremely rare. ]


    [ You do not have an aura ability. ]


    ��So that��s how it is,�� Zi snorted. ��With this, his HP now exceeds 6,200. And his innate ability has also upgraded �C that��s why he can hold out for so long.��


    ��But it��s strange. He should have gotten an aura ability when he awakened. Did he give it up?�� Reef was perplexed.


    Zi knew that Sheyan had the Dzi beads which involved the strongest MT in the legends, so she suspected that Sheyan not having an aura ability may have something to do with it. Of course, she would not tell anyone about this.


    Whenever Zi looked at Melody who was standing next to her, she would feel restless and uneasy for some reason. This was the first time she had felt like this in her life.

 Chapter 1214: Closer, Closer, Closer

    <h4>Chapter 1214: Closer, Closer, Closer</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Sheyan��s body shone with the party skill ��Gloryheal��. He instantly chased after the unfortunate Lamb.


    There was no need to track him at all.


    Wherever Lamb passed through, he would leave behind phlegm and purplish blood that carried a thick amount of A-viruses. asionally, handprints stained with pus and blood could also be seen on the buildings along the way. Lamb had covered his mouth with his hand while he coughed and left handprints on the walls when he steadied himself while running away.


    Normally, just to be safe, Sheyan would keep the ��Pestilence Monarch�� aura active whenever he walked on the streets or in public ces. Anyone infected by the ��Pestilence Monarch�� aura would enter the incubation period. But if the ��Stairway of the Sun�� did not trigger the A-viruses, the spores of the A-viruses would soon wither by themselves, even in ordinary people. Anyone who broke away from Sheyan��s viral range would naturally be fine again.


    However, Sheyan was certainly not someone who would let his enemies walk away unharmed!


    Those unfortunate fools had already stayed under his viral aura for....a full eighteen minutes now. That is to say, there had been an eighteen-minute incubation period for the A-viruses. Although these fools appeared normal on the outside, the germs replicated by the A-viruses had already prated into their organs and limbs!


    Those unlucky fools did not disy any symptoms, but their bodies right now were like ships that carried more than 10,000 tons of load. Those ships may seem safe �� the captain, first mate, second mate and third mate were all in position and the ships could even sail at full speed �� but Death��s sickle were already on all their necks, ready to reap their lives at any moment....


    Lamb��s stumbling figure could be seen ahead. Sheyan must admit that Lamb��s movement speed was much faster than his own. If it wasn��t due to the fact that Lamb was frequently forced to stop to cough and catch his breath, Sheyan would never catch up to him.


    The reason why Sheyan was pursuing Lamb was because there happened to be more enemies in this direction. Lamb��s party and the Incantators of Destruction were all in this area, while the rest of the assants were scattered in different directions.


    Unfortunately, those who suffer from Sheyan��s diseases would soon lose their symptoms and recoverpletely if they leave the effective range of the ��Pestilence Monarch��, so Sheyan of course had to choose the direction where there were more people.


    In addition, the ��Grudge�� curse ability was of considerable threat to Sheyan. If this power could not be controlled by Sheyan, then Sheyan definitely had to destroy it!


    ��That bastard is actually still alive! **cough** I guess this sudden outbreak of diseases must be his work,�� Lamb��s face was already half twisted. He gasped violently, and his eyes were full of disbelief.


    ��That bastard actually has dual-specialties! And he actually broke through to an Awakener in the midst of the battle! What��s more, from what I could see, the strength of his equipmentpletely overshadows our own! Normal Awakeners are no match for him at all! Our party may still be able to go up against him, but definitely not after having fought a tough battle! **cough, cough** There��s no point in fighting any more, KD. No matter how rich the rewards are, we still have to be alive to enjoy them!��


    KD was also caught in a violent coughing fit and could not give Lamb any reply. But at that moment, Pryzbi, who was lying near the windowsill, his face red with fever, suddenly stared wide-eyed at something. He shouted in a hoarse voice, ��Lamb, Lamb! That guy is catching up to you!��


    Pryzbi��s line of sight could cover most of the battlefield from that spot. When Bosch was flung away by Sheyan, Pryzbi��s gaze had involuntarily followed after Bosch. That brief moment of shifting his attention away was enough for the guy called Seaman to disappear from his sight.


    To Pryzbi��s surprise, when he found Seaman again, the man was already within a hundred metres behind Lamb. Seaman looked like a winter wolf who was almost dying of hunger, hunting Lamb down quickly and quietly while eyeing Lamb��s flesh with greedy eyes.


    (TL: Pun intended.)


    ��Damn it, why did I use up all my ��Chill of Resentment��s! **Achoo**�� Pryzbi muttered to himself while gritting his teeth. However, his hands were not idle. He quickly loaded the magic crossbow with a fiery red crystal as big as a thumb. The strange thing was, the crystal was frantically struggling. It even screamed in agony during the loading process.


    A chill immediately crept down Lamb��s back when he heard Pryzbi��s shout. He could not stop himself from looking back. When he did, his hands trembled involuntarily, because he saw the eyes of the enemy behind him. Sheyan��s eyes were deep, like they contained an endless darkness, like they were a deep well that would suck away his soul!


    This abnormalitysted for only a few seconds before Lamb came back to his senses. However, he did feel something abnormal still. He found that his running speed had significantly reduced, while the enemy in the rear had gotten faster!


    This was the effect of Sheyan��s ��Hunter��s Eyes��. By the time Lamb ran 30 meters further, Sheyan had already caught up to him, and was within less than 10 meters of him. But at that moment, a strong sense of crisis washed over Sheyan. He looked up and saw the ruthless expression on the face of Pryzbi, who was aiming at him from a distance. He also saw the magic crossbow, with its mysterious and magnificent glow. Sheyan immediately crossed his arms in front of himself in a defensive posture.


    The loud howl of a fierce fireball resounded through the air. A strange blue fireball with a diameter of at least two meters shot forward at an insane speed, like aet! It hit Sheyan head-on with a deafening ��bang��!


    The brilliant bluepletely upied all of Sheyan��s senses in an instant. A terrible heat engulfed him, as if he had fallen intova, burning his hair and his eyebrows. The sound of the explosion made his ears buzz. He was knocked more than five meters back by the explosive force.


    A blue me surged like an ocean wave and immediately submerged Sheyan in it. Some blue mes even burrowed into the blood vessels on Sheyan��s arms like leeches, roasting his flesh and skin from within.


    ��What a powerful force!�� Sheyan could not help but be wary.


    ��Fortunately, the enemies have been suffering from my diseases for more than ten minutes and have also used up all their strong abilities, so they��re already arrows at the end of their flight. Otherwise, I can only run for my life against such a party....��


    When he thought of this, a malicious smile broke out on Sheyan��s face.


    ��All the more reason to kill you now. Do you expect me to let you recover so that you cane back and kill me? Magic crossbow, good, very good!! So it��s you that sted Mogensha into pieces of ice and dust. Now I know who to go to for revenge!��


    Sheyan noticed small ck spots emerging on his skin inside the zing fire. They were very inconspicuous when they first appeared, but they soon became vivid and distinguishable. They were tiny, ck charred spots.


    These ck charred spots soon converged and rushed across his skin like a tide. A pungent smoke rose, full of a scorched odour! Sheyan��s HP also dropped like a waterfall, but the rate of decline was still considerably stable.


    ��Oh? So after it bombarded me, there would be a paralysis effect, and a sea of fire will continuously burn around me?�� Sheyan immediately nned to jump aside to avoid sustaining the continuous damage, but right then, a strong wave of mental energy assaulted him.


    His ankles suddenly felt so heavy that it seemed as if there were a hundred kilograms of weight tied to them. Next, he felt something tighten around them. When he looked down, he saw thatrge rocks had grown out of the ground to lock his feet up like a shackle, fixing him in ce. Sheyan could not move his feet at all.


    ��This should be a support type spell. It��s a shame that Kulutego��s power can��t transmit this far, or this would just be a piece of cake for him!�� Sheyan realised that he could not avoid the continuous damage, so he held his head in his arms and simply let the me wantonly burn his body.


    That was Sheyan��s barbaric response to the attack. He was probably the only MT who dared to gamble using his HP!


    Pryzbi was even more upset when he saw this. ��Damn it, if it weren��t because I��ve spent too much MP, you would be dead!�� he said through gnashed teeth.


    He coughed violently. He suddenly seemed to have thought of something. He immediately took out a pearl-like object and called out to KD, ��Lend me a hand, KD!��


    KD took a deep breath and poured his MP into the ��pearl�� as fast as he could. Pryzbi gritted his teeth and once again loaded the magic crossbow!


    This kind of shooting frequency was obviously too fast for the magic crossbow. Terrible wounds appeared on Przybi��s hand as a result. The crossbow string was instantly soaked in blood. It was evident that Przybi was doing this at a considerable cost. But he ignored that and aimed at the enemy again.


    A glowing thing shot out. It looked exactly like a smaller version of aet that was crashing down to earth.


    Sheyan did not dodge, nor did he fall into a defensive posture. He simply stared back at them with a weird, mocking look. The lethal attack which KD and Przybi joined hands to produce came roaring, then noisily went away. It flew past Sheyan more than five metres away from his head. Finally, it emitted a sh of light in a building six hundred meters away and...was no more.


    The look on Przybi��s face proved that he had justmitted an error many snipers would frequentlymit �� his aim was off. This was not because Sheyan was lucky. It was because the ��Headache�� effect caused by the A-virus had mutated into: ��Hallucination��.


    [ ��Hallucination�� �C There is a certain probability of the enemy experiencing hallucinations, and thus missing the next attack. ]

 Chapter 1215: Iron Fists!

    <h4>Chapter 1215: Iron Fists!</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    mes were still burning on Sheyan��s body and eroding into his muscles and bones. They were even trying to burrow into his internal organs along his blood vessels. However, the continuous, intense pain actually brought Sheyan a strangefort, as if the more painful he felt, the more he suffered, the less guilty he would feel about watching Mogensha die.


    At this time, Sheyan was wearing the fierce +10 dark green gloves and carrying the strong momentum of a newly awakened Awakener �C he was shining like the bright sun! These enemies may be powerful, but their most powerful skills had all been used in the previous confrontation with Party Ace. Furthermore, they had been fighting for a long time, and all of them were infected with serious diseases. That was why he could fight them single-handedly.


    If the enemies were all in their best conditions, Pryzbi��s party alone would have been more than Sheyan could chew. Of course, they probably would not be able to kill him either. But if a couple more enemies joined the fight, Sheyan could only run away.


    KD sighed when he saw Pryzbi��s shot miss.


    ��It��s a pity. Lamb��s fate was sealed the moment we missed this shot.��


    Przb��s face turned unsightly. He turned to a room at the side and said, ��It��s lucky that I called you back, Gullit. I only did that to guard against the ferocious Chatichai from the Incantators of Destruction, but it seems like we��ve made the right move for the wrong reasons! With you here, even if we can��t kill Seaman, we should have no problem retreating.��


    Gullit stepped out of the room. ��Is Seaman that strong? You think we might not be able to kill him even with all of us here?�� he asked with a frown.


    ��Pryzbi would not be of much use after Seaman get close to us. As for me, when I cast my debuff spells on him, their durations were shortened by more than half because that guy has dual-specialties!�� said KD.


    He continued, ��The normal duration of ��Earthbind�� is four seconds, but it took him only one and a half seconds to free himself. The magic core of the fire fairy Hedel that Pryzbi shot just now should have produced a continuous burning effect thatsts twenty seconds, but it only burned for seven seconds on him! So unless I use that thing...I won��t be any major threat to him. You��ll have to be the main force in our fight against him.��


    ��Damn it, why didn��t the bosse with us? We wouldn��t have to fear Seaman if he did.�� **Achooo**mented Gullit before he sneezed.


    KD exhaled a deep breath and said with some regret, ��His Excellency wished to ambush Party Ace from all sides, so he only needed the most lethal members from the three parties in this fight. What can an MT do? The whole n revolves around bombarding them with our strongest firepower and defeat them before they can react. Why would we need an MT? ** cough cough cough** Unfortunately, yes, we did catch them off guard with our sudden aggressive assault and managed to push them to the brink of copse �C we only needed one more push to wipe them all out �C but a problem actually urred on the side of His Excellency and the Incantators of Destruction! The person they were restraining together managed to free himself!��


    It would be strange if KD had noints about this. Everything they worked for copsed at thest moment, and the problem actually urred at the ce where they previously thought was the most reliable. How could he harbour no resentment?


    Pryzbi, who had been keeping watch at the window, suddenly gasped.


    ��Bosch is dead. He was killed even after he used an instantaneous return item. The woman named Zi actually has the ability to interfere with dimensional fluctuations too. Bosch failed to escape...��


    The countenances of KD and Gullit abruptly changed.


    ***


    Lamb had just stepped into a corridor, but at that instant, he had also entered the range of Sheyan��s ��Hornrage��. Lamb suddenly experienced a moment of dizziness. He then felt a burning sensation behind his neck. Looking back, he saw a figure that was engulfed in a dark me sticking close to his back. It was Sheyan.


    Lamb was someone with a strong determination. When he realised that he could no longer run away, he unhesitatingly fought back. With a shout, he shed a dagger at Sheyan!


    But Sheyan did not dodge the sh. He simply let the dagger open a bloody wound on his neck while hended a heavy punch on Lamb��s face. Lamb��s strong body was blown away by the punch. His head crashed into the wall while he screamed in pain. The hard concrete wall shattered from the impact!


    Sheyan��s punch packed an unusual amount of power. The average theoretical damage of every punch of his was more than 500 points, and he also had the ��Flesh Explosion�� ability. But most importantly, Lamb��s main attribute was Agility and his secondary attribute was Perceptive Sense... This meant that the punch had caused crushing damage!!


    Three shocking damage numbers popped up with that punch. Cracking sounds could be hearding from Lamb��s body �C some of his bones had broken. Lamb��s vision turned ck while blood gushed out of his nostrils and mouth.


    The punch was not that simple. A light shed on Lamb��s body. He had originally activated a buff on himself, but after taking Sheyan��s hit, the buff dispersed into little spots of light. Sheyan had activated the ��Strength of the Sky�� ability along with that punch!


    Sheyan did not follow up with another attack. Instead, he lowered his head and stood there like a devil, exuding an eerie killing intent.


    ��Did you ever think how my brothers felt when you were aggressively assaulting them? They felt just as helpless as you do now!��


    Lamb was both frightened and angry. ��Quit your bullsh*t and just kill me!�� he sneered through gritted teeth.


    ��You killed my brother, but what��s dead is dead. Those of us who survive must continue living. If you can give me something to ransom your life, I don��t mind sparing you,�� Sheyan told Lamb without any emotion in his voice.


    Lamb��s heart suddenly jumped. Of course it would be best if he could avoid death. He immediately saw a ray of hope.


    ��Okay! But I have to meet up with my teammates first before I can give you anything. Otherwise, you��ll just take my stuff and then kill me!��


    ��Fine, but to make sure you don��t go back on your words, you have to hand me your honorary dosage,�� said Sheyan.


    Lamb��s heart was instantly full of hope. If he could meet up with KD and the rest of his party members alive, his chances of survival would greatly increase. Moreover, when they greatly outnumber Sheyan, they would have the final say. Could this guy be a simple-minded muscle head? He actually agreed to this kind of condition? What was an honorary dosagepared to his life? Lamb instantly agreed to the deal.


    After Sheyan received the honorary dosage, he inspected it carefully and suddenly became furious.


    ��How dare you deceive me with a fake?��


    Lamb was shocked. He immediately argued for his innocence.


    ��How can it be a fake? I��ve never heard of a fake honorary....wait, something��s wrong.��


    It turned out that Sheyan had approached within two meters of Lamb while they were trading the honorary dosage. Sheyan delivered another punch, catching Lamb off guard and giving him no opportunity to react. Lamb was sent flying again. He smashed through a door and flew into a building beside them. A series of crashing sounds transmitted from inside the building.


    Sheyan rushed in amidst the dust and debris. In pursuit of speed, he actually smashed a hole through the wall instead of using the door. Yet, his momentum remained unabated.


    Lamb had only just rolled back up when he was struck by Sheyan again. He hit his back on a pir and bounced back towards Sheyan. Who knew how many of his bones were broken by now. He finally entered a state of near death.


    He wished to curse out loud, but suddenly found that the light had dimmed. Sheyan had jumped up and rammed his knee hard into Lamb��s chest. The crisp sound of Lamb��s sternum breaking was immediately heard. Blood mixed with Lamb��s stomach contents gushed out from his ears and nose. Lamb��s eyes were filled with madness and hatred. His face was distorted, blue and purple. He had instantly died under Sheyan��s iron fists.


    (TL: I��m pretty sure it was Sheyan��s knee that killed him...)


    ***


    The reason Sheyan deceived Lamb with words was firstly to y him like a cat ying with a mouse, so that Lamb would experience the sensation of falling from the highest high to the lowest low. This way, the revenge would feel much sweeter. Secondly, Sheyan was wary of Lamb��s three teammates, so he was unwilling to spend arge amount of his strength on Lamb. He therefore use words to prevent Lamb from going all out before his death.


    Time was tight. He must kill the magic sniper who killed Mogensha and the people who used a powerful curse to restrain him. The rest of the people he could let go, but those two must die!


    Sheyan could sense that there were two people joining hands to restrain him with the curse. When he broke free, he caused them to be hit by a strong bacsh, and Sheyan could sense that they had remained immobile ever since, either because they were unconscious or seriously injured. Therefore, the party of three he was about to face should be his strongest enemies.


    Sheyan treated his wounds with some simple bandaging. After taking three deep breaths, he followed his senses and arrived at a door. He kicked the door open. Whatever was behind the door, he wasn��t afraid!


    The heavy anti-theft door burst open with a loud bang, a clear footprint engraved upon it. Some of the bricks and concrete connected to the door were pried away too, giving rise to dust and debris. The anti-theft door flew backwards.


    However, after the steel door floated into the billowing dust, a terrible thing happened to it. A series of chaotic noises could be heard, followed by a strong gust of wind. The heavy anti-theft door had been crumpled into a ball like it was a piece of paper, and then thrown back at Sheyan!

 Chapter 1216: Sacrificial Offering

    <h4>Chapter 1216: Sacrificial Offering</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Although Sheyan had made an impressive entrance, he dared not take such a fierce strike. He immediately dodged and let the wall behind him suffer in his stead!


    A huge hole opened up behind Sheyan following a loud bang. A cool wind blew into the building. He could hear the bricks, furniture and other objects near his foot crashing down from the hole. After all, this was the seventh floor.


    When Sheyan rushed to the door again, arge amount of red lights shed within the dust and shot out like a torrential rain �� they were bullets! These locust-like bullets left long trails of me in their wake and would explode upon hitting the target. Sheyan was caught off guard and ended up taking a few rounds of the bullets. The impact forced him to take a few steps back. He was about to jump aside to dodge when he once again felt a familiar sensation around his feet!


    Naturally, it was KD again. As if the concrete stairs hade to life, it extended upwards past his shoes and covered his shins. It then solidified, sticking to his feet tight. With a furious yell, Sheyan forcefully pulled out his right foot and stomped it heavily on the floor. The stairs sunk half a metre down from the strong force. If it hadn��t been for the steel reinforcement inside, it would probably have copsed.


    Sheyan even heard a sorrowful cry from the concrete that adhered to his feet. The scream was hoarse and weird, totally unlike the voice of a human. It was made by the Earthbound Spirit nurtured by KD, which had been badly damaged.


    Despite Sheyan��s quick response, he was still constrained for nearly a second. He felt a great threating from the front. In that instant, he had two choices. He could either take the honorary dosage, or use the teleportation ability on his dark gold ring. Either option could solve the current crisis! But at that moment, a few thoughts shed through his mind.


    ��After I got close to this building, I��ve been attacked several times, all of which were very skillfully coordinated...��


    ��That means there should be a really clever person among them who gives the orders, and he has urately predicted most of my actions...��


    ��The mastermind is a very cautious person. He��ll always leave as quickly as possible if he could not achieve his objective, so it shouldn��t be him. However, this person should be the one who takes charge of the battlefield in his stead.��


    ��The enemy��s actions proved that the person who��s givingmand is indeed a smart man, but there should only be onemander among them, because too many people giving orders isn��t necessarily a good thing!��


    ��...How would I react if I were in the enemy��s position?��


    All these thoughts shed past in an instant. Sheyan��s eyes gleamed with a hint of ruthlessness. He chose to do nothing at all!


    The next second, an iparably dazzling column of light shot out from the dust and smoke. The light was extremely concentrated, and air surged around it. The column of light struck Sheyan��s chest. Light sprayed fiercely like the blinding sparks produced by welding, but a hundred times, a thousand times, a million times brighter! So bright that it could blind the eyes of mortals and destroy gods!


    Such a magnificent power was already at the level of the main cannon on an interster spaceship. Merely the energy which escaped from the attack was enough to destroy the load-bearing structure of the building. The building shook for a while, then copsed!


    Smoke and dust rose and swirled like clouds, covering an area nearly a kilometre in diameter. The ordinary people screamed and ran around in chaos.


    Within the dust, a fully-armed, bronze-coloured exoskeleton armour was burning.


    Sheyan was not unfamiliar with the exoskeleton armour model. It was the expensive machine from Avatar �C the Amplified Mobility tform, or AMP suit for short. It was a type of single-operated medium-sized mobile exoskeleton.


    But the AMP in front of Sheyan looked much more powerful andplex than the ordinary exoskeleton seen in Avatar! If the exoskeleton on Avatar looked like a muscr, sloppy old man pulling a rickshaw, then this exoskeleton could only be described as a fully-armed member of the special forces.


    KD was an outstanding strategist. Under his suggestions, their party had discovered many hidden plots in the worlds they visited and obtained a lot of good stuff.


    It must be noted that the power developing the Avatar was arge private consortium. The government would definitely make sure that the military weapons they obtained could not pose a threat to them. Hence, the weapons seen in the movie were actually 20 to 30 years behind the technology on Earth.


    After entering the world of Avatar, KD��s party had surprisingly came up with a way to return to Earth on the Enterprise mothership. They arrived on Earth after more than three years of hibernation and managed to purchase this high-end exoskeleton!


    This type of AMP could carry four people and was a lethal weapon that had already reced tanks on Earth. It was far stronger than the AMPs on Avatar, be it in survivability or damage output!


    KD also got his hands on another lethal weapon in the Starship Troopers world �� the design drawing of a Yamato cannon! That��s right, the Yamato cannon, the cannon of the ultimate Terran unit in Starcraft, the Battlecruiser!


    KD naturally tried tobine the two together. After a series of modifications, it became their party��s ultimate weapon, a weapon of terrifying power! However, the cost of each shot was astronomical, mainly because the Yamato cannon was originally meant to be mounted on a gigantic object such as the Battlecruiser. Although KD had reduced the cannon��s damage output, it was still quite ipatible with the AMP exoskeleton. It was like an 80-kilogram male Caucasian Sheepdog falling in love with a female Chihuahua which weighs a kilogram....It��s a tragedy whenever they��re in heat.


    Sheyan��s momentum was too overwhelming, and his party��s mage even had the ability to sever dimensional connections. Gullit knew they only had one shot. If they blew this chance, all of them may very well die �C this shot would decide their life and death. Therefore, Gullit had raised the power of the Yamato cannon to the maximum, something they had never done before!


    The cost, of course, was unbelievably high. The AMP was now in a terrible condition. Several of its key parts were burning, rms were ring in the control cockpit, and the fire extinguishers kept spraying nitrogen. Not only that, the barrel of the Yamato cannon mounted on the shoulder of the AMP had also melted like a candle, turning into red-hot molten metal.


    The energy disy scale inside the cockpit had dropped into red. Electric sparks were leaping around on the dashboard �C it looked as if it would explode at any moment. The three contestants inside also appeared extremely tired.


    But this was to be expected. To use a Battlecruiser cannon on an AMP, the energy system would have to bear the brunt of the burden. Then, the aiming, simtion, calction, bnce modtion andunch timing control would all have to be carried out by linking the MP of the AMP crew together.


    The three people inside could only exchange bitter smiles at the moment.


    ��Something��s wrong!�� Pryzbi suddenly eximed in a hoarse voice, ��Why haven��t we received a notification of the kill?��


    ��It must be because he��s in a state of near death,�� replied KD confidently. ��Someone His Excellency is so wary of must have some lifesavers up his sleeve. In ten seconds, when the AMP��s energy is restored back to 25%, the vital signs radar will regain its function. We��ll search him out from under the wreckage and finish him. The equipment on him is extraordinary....��


    But just as KD said that, the whole AMP suddenly trembled. The bullet-proof ss next to them, which was already full of cracks, shattered into millions of tiny crystals! A ckened arm reached in and grabbed Pryzbi��s chest. The arm suddenly glowed with a dark green light and yanked Pryzbi out with force.


    Pryzbi could not react in time. With one leg stuck on the window, he was bloodily torn apart! He let out a terrible scream. Soon after, a merciless fist hit him in the face...


    A series of crisp cracking noises could be heard. Just by listening to the sound, one could imagine the way his head was crushed like an egg!


    Pryzbi...was dead!


    The dust gradually settled, revealing a charred, shabby figure. By just standing there, the figure looked as if he was towering over the earth. The figure took out a cigar, lit it, took a deep puff, and threw it on Pryzbi��s corpse.


    Sheyan actually turned his back to KD and Gullit who were still in the AMP. He would definitely sacrifice them to Mogensha. This meant that he was already sure of their deaths.


    Gullit��s breathing was loud. KD��s face was as pale as dust, his facial muscles twitching non-stop. He held onto his weapon tightly, trying to create an air of someone who would fight till the very end, but his asional coughing and sneezing broke the atmosphere. Sheyan gazed at the cigar on the ground for a while, then sighed and turned around.


    He stared at Gullit coldly and told him, ��What a powerful sma cannon. It almost killed me.��


    Sheyan slowly raised his fist. Gullit instantly pulled out his gun and pulled the trigger in a frenzy. However, it was a feint; the one Sheyan was aiming for was KD! Sheyan did not expect to be able to fool KD with his actions, but he had deceived Gullit. If Gullit had immediately turned around and fled while Sheyan was attacking KD, it would have been a real hassle to chase after him.

 Chapter 1217: The Death of KD

    <h4>Chapter 1217: The Death of KD</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    KD was not so easily fooled, but he was not the one Sheyan was trying to deceive! Seeing Sheyan pounce at him like a fierce tiger, KD immediately reacted. He was not a man who would just wait to be killed. Furthermore, he had only beenmanding the fight from a distance, so his consumption was the smallest among the enemies.


    A light shed on KD��s body. He had used an honorary dosage to refill his MP. Then, with an intense cry, electric sparks burst out all over his body. They began to gather!


    But right then, KD suddenly realised something. Under Sheyan��s control, diseases had started breaking out in KD��s body. He was inflicted with all kinds of negative conditions, among which the most terrible for a mage-type contestant was high fever. Under the continuous high fever, KD��s MP consumption was doubled any time he used an ability!


    The ability KD was trying to use to bring Sheyan down with him was extremely powerful. Because of that, he had only just enough MP to perform it in his peak condition. However, with the negative condition of high fever, he was immediately put in a very embarrassing situation.


    He did not have enough MP!


    There is a saying that no matter how wise a man is, there wille a time when he will make a mistake. Sheyan��s presence simply gave KD too much pressure,that was why he had made such an amateurish mistake. His vision instantly turned dark and he spat out a mouthful of blood.


    An AMP was actually very fragile without its protective barrier. Sheyan smashed open the ss of the cockpit and charged inside. He ruthlessly grabbed KD��s throat and raised him high!


    Sheyan stomped down hard with his foot. Receiving an attack from the inside, the AMP creaked and shook unsteadily. Dazzling sparks burst out from several of its electric circuits, flickering and jumping wildly in the cockpit like the final struggle of a snake that had its head chopped off.


    KD used all his remaining strength to squeeze out a few words from his throat. ��If you kill me, you��ll never find the man who controls all this from behind the scenes!��


    Sheyan made no reply. The corners of his lips curled into a smirk. He showed no hesitation in throwing KD onto the steel wall. Under Sheyan��s terrifying strength, KD could find no chance to fight back at all!!


    KD��s blood flowed all over his face. Amidst the violent concussion and cries of pain, KD screamed, ��Don��t kill me, don��t kill me! That person is using a satellite to monitor our every move. He has a strange ability that can plunder the luck of the people around him, and then use that luck against his enemy to exhaust his enemy��s luck. To find him, you only have to search for an area where a lot of people are experiencing bad luck!��


    Sheyan mmed KD into the wall again, forcing KD into a state of near death. He thenughed and said, ��I know you��re not lying, because you��re not telling me this information with a good intention. You just want me to go look for that guy so that he can kill me and avenge you, so....you should just die! ��


    KD face twitched. He tried to say more, but Sheyan had already mercilessly twisted his neck!


    KD was a wise man, and an outstanding strategist, but all his ingenious and clever schemes were shattered in the face of Sheyan��s strength. He ended up paying for it with his life!


    KD��s greatest mistake was that he was too confident in the Yamato cannon he personally modified. So when the monstrous Sheyan managed to survive thanks to ��Death��s Lament��, he was caught off guard. His whole n copsed after Sheyan unexpectedly plunged into their midst!


    By this time, Gullit had already run hundreds of meters away. The direction he fled in was obviously chosen with malicious intentions. He was running straight towards the gathering ce of the Incantators of Destruction.


    Gullit obviously realised that he might not be able to escape Sheyan��s pursuit, so he wished to drag some people down with him! The hatred between these two parties ran deep. He understood that Sheyan, who was wallowing in the grief of losing his friend, would never let their party off, but he would certainly never let those people who could imprison him go either!


    That was because Party Ace still had to stay in this world for some time. Sheyan would definitely not wish to risk being paralysed in unexpected moments. Maybe Gullit could even find a chance to escape when Sheyan was busy dealing with the Incantators of Destruction!


    Sheyan naturally knew what Gullit was thinking. His expression was as calm as the surface of ake as he slowed down his pursuit of Gullit, letting Gullit run.


    Gullit was already close to the za. The OBV (Outside Broadcasting Vehicle) carrying the twin brothers were already within sight.


    Sheyan suddenly frowned. He could vaguely feel a sense of danger from the ce ahead, akin to a dragon��s den.


    This was clearly a public venue, but right now, not a soul could be seen. The atmosphere was abnormally eerie, like a biohazard had broken out. He felt like the za was not za at all, but a terrible and gloomy giant vortex. The sun was shining on it brightly, but not a sound could be heard!


    And the OBV was at the very center of the vortex.


    However, because Gullit was running for his life, and his Perceptive Sense was not as strong as Sheyan��s, he did not realise that he was running to his death. He foolishly dashed into the vortex.


    A voice suddenly transmitted directly into his ears. As soon as he heard the voice, his vision turnedpletely ck. The voice sounded like it had gone through multiple turns and echoes before it reached Gullit, filled with mystery and gloom.


    ��Living is too exhausting...��


    ��What are you still fighting for?��


    ��Just drop dead!��


    ��Die, die!��


    ��Die!��


    ��Die!��


    Gullit felt like his head was going to split, but there was still a shred of reason within his heart. He buried his head and ran with all his might, hoping to run away from here as quickly as possible. But suddenly, a darkness shed in front of him. A corpse jumped out from a car and rapidly festered and decayed. In the end, its body turned into ashes, leaving behind only its head!


    The illusionary skull that had lost its body was flying forward with extraordinary speed. Its exposed teeth looked like an evil grin, and some flesh that had notpletely decayed could still be seen sticking to it. It was a horrifying sight.


    Gullit specialised in driving and piloting, but he was still an Awakener. He immediately took a deep breath in his panic and leaped aside. But when he took in this breath, he felt as if millions of needles were sticking into his chest; it was extremely painful. He managed to dodge the illusionary skull, but it actually circled back in the air and bit him on the throat!


    An unbearable chill washed over Gullit, making him scream. Hepletely lost control of his body in that instant, unable to lift even a finger! He was stiffly rooted to the spot. The skull gradually exerted its strength and slowly dragged Gullit up in the air. Following that, countless other skulls appeared, gnawing and biting away at his flesh and skin.


    Gullit had spent a lot of energy in the assault against Party Ace earlier. He had already used his honorary dosage to recover his MP when they shot the Yamato cannon. Not only was he the operator of the AMP, he was also linked to the AMP. When the Yamato cannon explode afterunching a shot with maximum power, it had also injured Gullit. Gullit had less than 40% of his HP remaining when he came here.


    He actually died in the illusion.


    Inside Sheyan��s eyes, he saw Gullit suddenly stumbling into a police car while he was running forward, colliding into it with a loud crash. The car window was naturally shattered. However, the shattered, bloody ss fragments eerily floated around him, then cut up his body in a frenzy! He was cut to death, leaving behind merely a skeleton in less than five minutes!


    Sheyan��s eyebrows flicked. He had arrived here carrying the unstoppable momentum from five straight kills. He may look to be in terrible condition, but his fighting spirit was at its peak. He regarded Gullit as a prey that was already within his grasp, but unexpectedly, he was killed by another before Sheyan could get to him. This was unforgivable. He took a deep breath and walked over!


    Every step Sheyan took, the ground would quake as if he were a behemoth like Kulutego! Sounds of cups and tes crashing down could be heard from the nearby cafe. He slowly walked forward, alone, looking like he would turn the world upside down!


    This was the biggest difference between a Growth Hunter and an Awakener. The former was still looking for his own path, while thetter had already found his path and was pressing forward courageously with indomitable will, without looking back! And Sheyan had umted a lot of strength, so heprehended an Awakening Skill right after he broke through. At this time, he also had a strong desire to appease his hatred with blood. So, he had naturally brought his dual-attribute specialties into full y.


    Seeing Sheyan��s appearance, the guy called Chatichai, who was originally hidden in the dark, also made himself visible. He had wrapped his head in a ck cloth. There were blood stains in the corner of his mouth. He spoke to Sheyan in a stiff voice.


    ��Retreat, and live. Step forward, and die!��


    While the guy was still talking, the OBV��s engine roared to life �C it was trying to drive away. Sheyan��s frowning eyebrows were like a pair of daggers. The two men inside were on his must-kill list, their priority right below Pryzbi. After all, he still had to stay in this world for at least two more weeks. How could he let these threats run away?

 Chapter 1218: A Pathetic Death by Coughing

    <h4>Chapter 1218: A Pathetic Death by Coughing</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    As soon as Sheyan rushed into the area, oveppingyers of terrifying illusions immediately assaulted him. This was the ability of the opponent, somewhat simr to that of Franklin, the deceased illusionist. The illusion could not be broken with simply a firm mind, so one could only get hit.


    However, Sheyan had a different idea, because the enemy contained a lot of his viruses and his Perceptive Sense was also far above the enemy��s! He could rely on the information transmitted to his senses to locate the enemy in the shortest time possible!


    To exin it in a more visual term, this terrible illusion was like abyrinth. Sheyan could sense the enemy��s position at the other side of thebyrinth, so he could take shortcuts and move in a straight line towards the enemy. However, the enemy had surely set a lot of traps on this path.


    As soon as Sheyan came into contact with the first trap, he immediately saw his HP drop sharply. That was within expectations. Chatichai had been making preparations here for a long time. If Sheyan could still get to him so easily, Chatichai wouldn��t be fit to be an Awakener.


    But since Sheyan still dared to dash towards Chatichai, of course he had something up his sleeve. It must be noted that Sheyan��s current HP was all recovered by ��Death��s Lament��. He had used ��Gloryheal�� to heal himself once, then used ��Death��s Lament�� to survive the Yamato cannon. The honorary dosage was still on cooldown. Wasn��t this the perfect time to use that thing?


    After a sh of light, Sheyan��s wounds miraculously healed and scabbed. He gritted his teeth and sprinted forty meters forward, then used the ��Mind Transmission�� ability of his dark gold ring. The enemy was now within range of ��Hornrage��.


    Sheyan charged forward like a crazy bison, easily shattering the za pavement as he trampled forward!


    Sheyan was now covered in blood from head to toe. Who knew how many traps he had triggered as he charged forward like a tank. But thanks to his sudden outburst in speed, at least half the power of the traps he triggered did not fall on his body.


    Sheyan mmed into Chatichai��s chest, stunning him. All of the illusions suddenly went away!


    But by forcing his way through, Sheyan was now covered in wounds. If he were a normal person, he would��ve died a hundred times over.


    Chatichai could never have imagined that the illusion he personallyid down could be forcefully broken like this. His estimation of Sheyan was immediately upgraded to the level of ancient dragons and prehistoric beasts.


    But Chatichai had an extremely fierce personality. With a roar, he pulled out an iron hook shaped like an animal��s ws and swiped it down at Sheyan. Sheyan was ready to go after the twin brothers; he refused to waste his time here. He punched Chatichai��s face hard, almost ttening Chatichai��s face from 3D to 2D. Chatichai flew back while spraying blood.


    But at the same time, Chatichai��s horrifying iron ws also struck Sheyan��s shoulder heavily, the sharp ck barbs on the ws mercilessly tearingrge pieces of flesh away! Flesh and blood sprayed in a frenzy.


    Both of them fell down to the ground rolling. They roared and growled like wild beasts. Chatichai even tried to bite at Sheyan! But after all, he specialised in Intelligence. How could he possiblypete with Sheyan, a dual-specialty contestant in Strength and Physique, in closebat? In the end, all that came from him were cries of pain and the sounds of his bones breaking.


    A punch sent Chatichai flying into a flower bed nearby, where hey paralysed while bleeding profusely. Even his eyes had almost burst from being punched. Sheyan did not intend to spare him. He approached Chatichai inrge strides and stomped on Chatichai��s neck! He even grinded his foot a few times after that!


    Chatichai held his neck while making unintelligible noises with his throat. The look of disbelief and pain in his eyes were particrly intense. While he convulsed on the ground, those eyes gradually grew dim. Blood gushed out of his mouth like a fountain.


    Chatichai, nicknamed the King of Thai ck Magic.


    Dead!


    ***


    Shali, Rogenvader, Lamb, Bosch, Pryzbi, Chatichai and KD. All seven people could be regarded as influential Awakeners in their own Realm. Even if they were not leading figures, they were the core of their respective parties.


    But they had all died in Sheyan��s hands!


    He had punched them to death! None of them survived, and none of them managed to escape. This was not because Zi had followed behind Sheyan and triggered a lot of dimensional ripples, but for other reasons.


    Sheyan was still dashing forward fiercely like a god-yer. He had not have enough yet.


    Sheyan would not be able to sleep well if the twin brothers who could perform the ��Grudge�� curse were not dead. They had driven away in the OBV, but Sheyan knew that there was no one else in the vehicle. Both of them were suffering from the bacsh of the curse being broken, and they were seriously ill thanks to Sheyan��s diseases. How far could they go under this condition? They would surely meet with an ident once the driver got dizzy.


    After running down half the street, Sheyan finally found the OBV. It had crashed into a KFC. The diners were still running away in panic. Sheyan walked up to it and found a man lying face down on the driver��s seat, blood flowing all over his face. Although Sheyan was boiling with anger, he remained cautious, wary of an ambush. He grabbed a stool and threw it at the driver. The result was the stool hitting the driver right on the head and knocking him out of the vehicle. Hey on the ground, twitching and bleeding....


    Sheyan inspected the driver carefully. He sawrge patches of purplish-ck patterns on the driver��s skin along his blood vessels, like the long hair of a ghost. The patterns were especially abundant on the neck. He looked as if he was being strangled to death. However, Sheyan was still wary. He approached the guy slowly and kicked him away hard. They guy bumped into a wall and bled even more profusely. His head was hanging at a weird angle. While Sheyan was still thinking of his next move, a series of notifications transmitted over from his Nightmare Imprint.


    [ You have killed an Awakener (number unknown). You received 6 achievement points. ]


    [ You are participating in the battle as a party. Please distribute the achievement points among yourselves. ]


    [ The limit of achievement points you can obtain through killing in this world is 30 points. If you exceed the limit, the extra achievement points will be invalid and cannot be returned. Please distribute the achievement points carefully. ]


    [ The killing reward is being randomly selected. The killing reward will be randomly selected from the equipment owned by the contestant you killed, and will be randomly assigned to someone in your party. ]


    [ Restoring and calcting the data of the killed contestant. The process may take some time. Please wait patiently. ]


    ***


    [ You have killed an Awakener (number unknown). You received 6 achievement points. ]


    [ You are participating in the battle as a party. Please distribute the achievement points among yourselves. ]


    [ ........... ]


    Sheyan was shocked to see the information on his retina. ��Dead? Really?��


    To be honest, Sheyan had expected the twins to make some final struggles. He thought they would counter attack with somebo strikes or something. That��s why, although he appeared to be in a hurry to kill them, he was actually prepared for a prolonged fight. If worsees to worst, he would wait for the rest of his party toe here and help him.


    What Sheyan did not know was that the ��Grudge�� curse was a really vicious ability, as was evident from its name. In truth, it was not something that an Awakener-level contestant should practice. The twins obtained the chance to learn it by coincidence, and the price they had to pay to do so was shockingly high. The rewards promised by the mastermind this time was too rich, so they decided to use this curse even though its level was still very low. As a result, the bacsh after the curse was broken was also particrly severe! To make matters worse, they were also assaulted by Sheyan��s diseases!


    Anyway, to kill the enemy easily was always a good thing. Sheyan much prefer this than to have them climb back up vigorously and fight 300 more rounds with him. He nced at the notifications and sighed.


    ��Why did the Realm repeat the notifications? I got two sets of notification when I only killed one guy....Wait, something��s not right! Could it be?��


    Sheyan immediately checked the detailed battle log and found a clue there.


    ��Your ��Severe Cough�� has caused a tearing effect on the target. The target is inflicted with the ��Bleeding�� status....��


    ��The target is dead...��


    By this time, Sheyan finally realised that the Nightmare Realm had not repeated the notifications. When he killed one of the twin brothers, the other one, the one who was in a more serious condition, had died at the same time. He died a pathetic death from coughing.


    He went around the vehicle and saw that the back door was open. He walked to the pantry area inside and heard the sound of dripping water. There, he saw a corpse lying on top of a sink, the tap still running.


    It seemed that the guy had tried to get some water to drink to stop the cough, but how tough was the A-virus? Before he could take a drink, he had already dropped dead! Looking at the blood and dark red tissue fragments at the corner of his lips, as well as his wide open eyes, it was obvious how wronged he felt before his death!

 Chapter 1219: A Congregation of Three Sides

    <h4>Chapter 1219: A Congregation of Three Sides</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Strictly speaking, Sheyan had already killed nine Awakeners!


    If Chatichai had not killed Gullit before Sheyan could, there was no doubt that his kill count would have reached the double digits.


    Such an achievement, on a battlefield no less, may not be unprecedented, but it was seriously shocking.


    Having chased the enemies all the way here out of fury, Sheyan was already exhausted. He slowly walked back to the ce where the rest of his party was located. Only now did he feel the numbness coursing through his body, and the fear. Looking back, those were ten Awakeners he had faced, not ten pigs waiting to be ughtered! He had only done it because Mogensha��s death had provoked him intounching a single-minded pursuit for revenge without a care for anything else. If his mind was still rational, he would probably not have done something so crazy.


    Sheyan had only walked less than two hundred meters before both Zi and Melody ran to meet him anxiously. They simultaneously felt relieved and surprised when they saw that he was alive, albeit in a sorry state. They rushed to support him and took care of him as if he was going to drop dead the next second.


    As soon as Sheyan saw them, he knew that the remaining enemies must have run away.


    This raid on them was supposed to be a quick fight. Once the fight was dragged into a prolonged battle, the other side��s objective had failed.


    After all, Party Ace had three more days of preparation time in this world, which they had used to establish awork with people ofmon interests. Those legendary figures in theirwork would definitelye to their rescue as soon as they realised something was wrong. The enemies had no wish to face those people at all.


    That was why the enemies would definitely withdraw if they could not finish the fight quickly.


    ��It��s a bit rash of you to do that. Anyone of us can die, but if you die, the party willpletely break up. As long as you survive, the others who died will still have a glimmer of chance to live again. Don��t forget, the Metal Professor had also died, but was resurrected afterwards,��ined Zi.


    Sheyan sighed. ��Sometimes, a man can��t back down. If I had backed down just now, I��d probably regret it for the rest of my life!��


    Melody did not seem to understand Sheyan��s words very well, but she still had an expression of awe on her face....


    They made some quick calctions. They had actually obtained 61 achievement points, probably because there were party leaders among the people they killed. However, Sheyan could only get 30 achievement points max through killing. After making some inquiries, he allocated 20 achievement points to Zi, 6 achievement points to Reef, and 5 achievement points to Sanzi.


    They also drew nine equipment from the nine victims, of which only five were valuable (above ck grade):


    Rogenvader dropped his dark gold club.


    KD dropped a light green equipment that had been upgraded to level 5, The Hogwarts Sorting Hat.


    (TL note: Equipment grade ranking: white < light blue < dark blue < ck < silver storyline < dark green (set equipment) / dark gold (aplete set of dark green equipment isparable to dark gold) < light green (upgradeable equipment) < gold storyline )


    There was a pair of silver storyline wrist guards which had an ability called ��Absolute Run�� on them. When the ability was activated, not only would the wearer��s speed increase by 25%, gravity would also be maintained at a 90-degree angle to the wearer��s sole for 120 seconds. In other words, with this ability in y, the wearer could run on the surface of a building like it was t ground and even walk upside down on the ceiling. It was very useful for running away or chasing after an enemy.


    One of the curse twins dropped a silver storyline cloak that could increase the duration of abnormal statuses by 20% and Intelligence by 8.


    The most valuable equipment they got was a pair of dark gold boots. They were truly an unexpected gain. Not only did they provide a substantial boost of all attributes +4, they also had the shocking special effects of 25% reduction in ability cooldown time and a 25% reduction in MP and HP consumption when using an ability.


    They also came with the active ability ��Frog Jump��, which enabled the wearer to jump 5~30 meters away. Uponnding, a shockwave which could stun nearby enemies would be produced.


    ***


    Reef��s ��Holy Grasp�� Awakener Skill could be considered the most important skill in the party right now and could be used for both offence and defence. However, Reef only had the ��Courage�� ability which he could use to dash to his allies; hecked a movement skill to close down on an enemy. So after some deliberation, the dark gold boots were allocated to Reef.


    The reced ��Trampling Hooves�� were returned to Sheyan.


    The silver storyline cloak naturally belonged to Zi.


    With the death of Brother ck, Sheyan must boost his destructiveness to ensure that the party had sufficient damage output. He therefore took the silver storyline wrist guards. The ��Absolute Run�� ability was very useful in both pursuit and escape.


    The light green equipment that had been upgraded to level 5, the Hogwarts Sorting Hat, looked pretty underwhelming. Sheyan could feel a mysterious power in it, but none of them could figure out how to use the object properly. Nevertheless, they decided to keep it.


    The dark gold club...the liquid metal life-form was salivating for it, and this was what happened after feeding the other four trash equipment to it. To be honest, Sheyan was terrified that it would swallow its current ��host��, his dark green gloves. That would be a catastrophe.


    Given the team��s current terrible financial situation �C they still need a huge sum of utility points to pay for Melody��s stay �C the dark gold club was not fed to the liquid metal life-form. It should be able to sell for about 300,000 utility points! With it, Party Ace could finally make up a little for their financial losses.


    After Sheyan regrouped with his party, he found that the luckiest person in the whole fight was Old Charlie. Right from the very beginning, he had been flung away into a nearby supermarket andnded on some discounted toilet rolls that were stacked up like a small hill. He waspletely submerged in the toilet rolls, which enabled him to survive the two ice shockwaves. Because his Physique was not much higher than an ordinary person��s, he had fallen unconscious when hended and remained unconscious throughout. Besides therge bump on his head, he had no other injuries.


    Old Charlie was silent upon hearing the fate which befell Mogensha, but perhaps because he had experienced too many deaths and farewells, he did not dwell in sadness for too long. He quickly regained his reason.


    ��Something must have happened. Something we don��t know about,�� Old Charlie, having listened to everything that happened, told Sheyan seriously.


    Sheyan��s upper body was currently bare, exposing his solid, well-defined muscles. He was not trying to show off his figure. Chatichai��s ck art was really mysterious and there were some aftereffects it left behind which he had to deal with. For example, wounds that kept dripping pus, sores that looked like the face of a smiling human, etc. He could only remove them slowly with Melody��s help.


    Sheyan narrowed his eyes upon hearing what Old Charlie said. ��You��re right. The mastermind must know the weakness of this group he had temporarily formed, and that was, as soon as they were at a disadvantage, they would all just fight for themselves. The fact that I could actually kill nine Awakeners in a row shows that something must have happened which caused the mastermind to not be able tomand the battle himself,�� said Sheyan while Melody was controlling her nature energy to burn away a piece of his flesh that had turned ck.


    Old Charlie slowly took a sip of water. He only drank boiled water at a temperature of 40 degrees. He would not drink anything else.


    ��The mastermind disappeared after his attack on Mr. Sanzi failed...and Mr. Sanzi holds the special identity of a Chosen. It��s very likely that his behaviour had vited the authority of our Realm, so he had met with some punishment.��


    Sheyan recalled what KD had told him, which he repeated to Old Charlie in full. Old Charlie seemed lost in contemtion. After a while, he suddenly raised his head and said, ��Under certain circumstances, KD��s information could possibly help us catch that guy.��


    Sheyan nodded with a sharp, ruthless glint in his eyes!


    ��You better not let me catch you!��


    ***


    At that moment, near JFK International Airport.


    Arge mayhem had broken out. Arge number of tourists were running around like headless chickens, screaming in horror, frantically trying to flee outside. The police cars and fire trucks were stuck outside, unable to get in.


    What caused the mayhem was a ray of light!


    To be more precise, it was a ray of light in the shape of a longspear!


    The ray of light was proud and fierce, like a king who was inspecting his subjects.


    The ray of light came straight from far in the distance to stab deep into the doorway of Airport Terminal 2 with unbelievable speed and destructiveness. Within a hundred metres of where the ray of lightnded, all that could be seen were the dried bones scattered on the ground.


    The JFK was a busy airport; one could imagine the hustle and bustle at the doorway of Terminal 2. There were at least thousands of people nearby at the time. One could imagine how much bones were left behind and how horrifying the scene was.


    But even more bizarre was that in such an environment, there was still a survivor, and the survivor was someone who was brutally nailed to the ceiling of the terminal by the ray of light shaped like a longspear! The ray of light had pierced through his right chest, brightly illuminating the man��s pale, bby skin.


    The guy turned out to be the in-looking man who was fighting with Carlos, Razor and Taji previously. That lethal sword he carried, the Evil Sword Apophis, was still tightly in his grasp. Not only that, it currently seemed particrly dazzling, as if it wished to outglow the longspear!


    Meanwhile, Carlos, Razor and Taji were nowhere to be seen!

 Chapter 1220: The Mastermind’s Problem

    <h4>Chapter 1220: The Mastermind��s Problem</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    A loud, heated voice suddenly broke the cemetery-like silence! The voice came from a public telephone in the airport.


    ��So it��s you...the Saint of Darkness who wanders the edge of the Realms. Such mysterious abilities...you should be ��Bind��, the sixth in order. No wonder those three died in your hands! No wonder I couldn��t take away the life of your Divine Servant even with the power of my Gungnir!��


    A skeleton suddenly climbed up from the ground. It spoke with a voice devoid of emotion while it��s lower jaw moved up and down.


    ��The Apostle Rocky. Your power grows fast. Your party should be a seeded party of your Realm. Why must you make enemies of us?��


    ��Your Divine Servant was the one who killed my core members! How dare you sling mud at us! Is the JFK Airport your private territory? Why can��t my people pass through this ce?�� Rocky retorted furiously.


    ��That��s just a replica, not even a real Divine Servant,�� said Bind. ��Your members�� bodies are full of filth. I��m here to clean this world, so I can��t allow any filth to enter. Your members weren��t just passing by; they initiated the fight due to their greed for the Evil Sword Apophis.��


    ��Lies! That��s just your side of the story!�� Rocky��s voice from the phone appeared very angry. ��Carlos, Razor and Taji also had valuable treasures on them. It��s obviously your Divine Servant who wanted to kill and rob them!��


    Bind��s voice turned chilly. ��I��m lying? Me, a Saint of Darkness? Would someone of my status deign to lie to a tiny little Apostle like you?


    As soon as he said that, some noises suddenly came from a bathroom on the third floor of the lobby.


    The water tank hanging on the wall had probably not undergone maintenance for a long time. A rusted screw fell down. As a result, the water tank that was filled with water came crashing down. It fell on a woman who was hiding in the bathroom, scared out of her wits.


    The woman screamed in pain. Her dress was stuck under the water tank, so she could not run away. She struggled violently to free herself. Finally, she managed to push the water tank away to run away in terror. But the water tank she moved away was stuck there, the water in the pipe gushing out. The water slowly flowed to the side and came crashing down from the third floor to the ground floor, forming a water curtain.


    ��I know you can see the situation over here, so open your damn eyes wide and see who were the ones consumed by greed!�� said Bind coldly.


    Bind was obviously an extremely arrogant person and always viewed himself as superior to others. How could such a person stand being ndered? Images immediately appeared on the water curtain in the form of reflections. It was showing the previous conversation between Carlos, Razor, Taji and the Divine Servant.


    Carlos, Razor, and Taji pretended to be persuaded and seemed like they were leaving when they suddenly attacked the Divine Servant, severely injuring him. Carlos evenughed and said that they had finally obtained a godly item like the Evil Sword Apophis. Then...Bind intervened.


    Because the airport maintainedrge patches of grasswns, especially in the non-runway areas, rats could often be seen here. The rats could not bepletely eliminated; they would always pop up again afterwards. Therefore, it was normal to see a couple of rat holes in thewns here.


    The Divine Servant still fought tenaciously despite being badly wounded. He tried to avoid one of Taji��s attacks but it was obvious that he could not dodge in time. He took a step back and suddenly stepped into an abandoned rat hole. His body hence leaned back out of bnce, barely avoiding Taji��s strike.


    Why was this rat hole abandoned? It was because the ground here sunk down a little, so water would easily umte here when thewn was watered. So when the Divine Servant stepped into the hole, mud sshed out from under his foot and shot towards the face of Razor who had only one good hand left. It instantly impaired Razor��s vision. Coupled with the fact that Carlos and Taji��s strikes just missed, a rare opening immediately showed itself!


    The Divine Servant instantly lowered his body and rushed forward. He rammed his elbow heavily into Razor��s lower ribs. The sharp sounds of bones breaking could be heard. Razor��s broken ribs pierced into his organs. Before he could even scream, the sword Apophis in the hands of the Divine Servant shook slightly. A shadow shed pass, stifling Razor��s scream in his throat! Razor could only make some gurgling noises with his eyes wide open.


    His hands were grabbing the wound on his neck tightly. He let out a stifled groan, then started to spit out bubbles like a toad that was waking up from hibernation. The difference was that a toad spat white bubbles, while he spat blood bubbles.


    The Divine Servant himself was injured after giving Razor a heavy blow. He immediately turned around and ran. Carlos and Taji were shocked and angered. They naturally refused to let him go. However, after they had chased him for over a hundred meters,rge patches of white glows appeared on the water curtain. That indicated that Bind had personally descended.


    Bind had no choice but to intervene. It would be hard for him to exin himself if something like the Evil Sword Apophis was lost. Plus, he had felt the fury of Noah Realm C when he attacked Sanzi, so he could only leave for the time being to avoid the Realm��s scanning.


    That was why Sheyan sensed that the enemies had suddenly scattered like loose sand at the second half of the previous fight. That was why the mastermind had suddenly disappeared!


    ***


    Sheyan and his party did not stay there for long because they had no intention of waiting for the FBI to invite them back to their headquarters for a cup of coffee. They went straight back to the base. Sheyan had previously applied for the ��Non-Combatant Protection�� for Old Charlie, and yet he was still injured. This was probably because he housed Freddy inside his body now, so his threat level was judged to have exceeded the limit of the ��Non-Combatant Protection��.


    They finally plundered enough rare metals from this battle, so their n could now progress. Their main mission had also beenpleted because of it.


    [ Main Mission: ��Collection�� ]


    [ Mission Description: Obtain 5 kg of tritium, 700 g of uranium, 700 g of mercury, and 1,000 kg of rhodium in 72 hours. ]


    [ Mission Hint: Everyone in this world isn��t fighting for their own sake anymore. Their fathers, mothers, rtives and friends were behind them, supporting their will to fight to the very end. Therefore, the intensity of the fights is likely beyond your imagination. Past friendships no longer matter. ]


    [ You have sessfully collected enough rare metals. ]


    [ Please choose your reward for this stage: 3 achievement points + 3 potential points / 100,000 utility points.�� ]


    After some discussion, almost all of them choose the utility points in order to solve their current financial crisis. Only Zi, who was in urgent need to promote her military rank, chose the achievement points. The subsequent main mission soon appeared.


    [ Main Mission: ��Protection��! ]


    [ The main mission of the rest of the contestants in the current stage is to assassinate various heads of state and key storyline characters in order to create chaos. Please try your best to protect the following key personnel. You will receive the corresponding mission points. ]


    [ Jackson Curtis (author) �C 30 points, Dr. Adrian Helmsley (chief science advisor to the U.S. President) �C 30 points. ]


    [ Charlie Frost (radio host and conspiracy theorist in possession of a map showing the arks�� location) �C 20 points, Carl Anheuser (White House Chief of Staff, the fat man who willter be the actingmander-in-chief) �C 20 points. ]


    [ You can also get mission points by personally surveying and obtaining data from the following areas: ]


    [ First-hand data of the Megaden Copper Mines, India: 10 points. ]


    [ First-hand data of the bottom of theke in Yellowstone National Park, USA: 10 points. ]


    [ Temperature data 10,000 meters deep under the Mariana Trench: 10 points. ]


    [ ...... ]


    [ The total score of your party must be no less than 100 points, or your mission will be deemed as a failure. ]


    [ The higher your score, the better your mission evaluation. ]


    [ Warning: At least one of Jackson Curtis and Dr. Adrian Helmsley must survive, or your mission will be deemed a failure no matter how high your score is. ]


    [ Mission failure penalty: All the benefits you have gained in this world will be taken away. Your data will be restored to the state when you first enter this world. ]


    ***


    [ Because you have chosen the Salvation side and have reached this stage, a new milestone has been unlocked. ]


    [ New Milestone Unlocked: ��The Great Collector�� ]


    [ This milestone can only be triggered and aplished in the apocalyptic world of 2012. ]


    [ Attempt to collect the following precious, world-famous cultural heritages, and help them survive the 2012 apocalypse. ]


    [ A: Peak Asian cultural works of art: ��Along the River During the Qingming Festival�� / ��Ghost Valley Downhill�� / ��Preface to the Poems Collected from the Orchid Pavilion�� / ��Heirloom Seal of the Realm�� / ��Ramayana Engraving�� ]


    (TL: I did my research: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Along_the_River_During_the_Qingming_Festival , https://bzdww/article/33866/ , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lantingji_Xu , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heirloom_Seal_of_the_Realm , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramayana )


    [ B: Peak European cultural works of art: ��Mona Lisa�� / ��Venus de Milo�� / ��Winged Victory of Samothrace�� / ��Sovereign��s Sceptre with Cross mounted with the Star of Africa��. ]


    (TL: You can probably google these yourself. )


    [ C: Peak African cultural works of art (including Egyptian relics): ��Benin Ivory Mask�� / ��Rosetta Stone�� / ��Golden Coffin of Tutankhamun�� / ��Sphinx�� / ��Golden Contract te��. ]


    [ B: Peak American cultural works of art: ��Crystal Skull�� / ��Dagger of the Golden Priest�� / ��Eye of Quetzalcoatl�� / ��Indian Chief��s Fanged Mask�� / ��Ancestor Doll of the Voodoo Religion��. ]


    The milestone could be aplished by a party or by a single person.


    If it was done alone, the person would only need to collect one work of art from each continent, making it four in total, but the person could not use two or more works of art from the same continent to make up the total.


    For example, if you got the ��Along the River During the Qingming Festival��, the ��Mona Lisa��, the ��Sphinx��, and the ��Crystal Skull��, you wouldplete the task. But if you got the ��Along the River During the Qingming Festival��, the ��Preface to the Poems Collected from the Orchid Pavilion��, the ��Sphinx��, and the ��Crystal Skull��, you have notpleted the task because even though you have four works of art, youck one from European culture.


    If it was done in a party, at least three cultural works of art from each continent must be collected.


    The Realm had even revealed the properties of ��The Great Collector�� title in order to entice Party Ace to aplish this milestone:


    [ ��The Great Collector�� ]


    [ Bronze-ss title. ]


    [ The holder of this title has proven their formidable strength and protected the treasures of human civilization. ]


    [ The holder of this title will obtain the special effect of 10% increase in high-grade equipment drop rate and equipment strengthening sess rate. ]


    [ Using this title for synthesisation will definitely not result in failure. ]


    ***


    Party Ace was moved seeing these two properties.


    The benefit of 10% increase in high-grade equipment drop rate and equipment strengthening sess rate goes without saying. And the guarantee of not failing if the title was used in a title synthesis was especially precious.


    Sheyan had tried to synthesise several seemingly useless titles before, so he knew how difficult a process it was. The fact that one had to burn other titles to provide energy for the synthesisation process was hard to bear, and still, the sess rate was unbelievably low. Even a monster like Sheyan dared not be rash in matters of title synthesis.


    If Sheyan could get his hands on this title that guaranteed sess in synthesisation, he would go all in and fuse several of his most important titles at one go. Although he would burn quite a number of titles by doing so, he would only need to do it once. Sheyan did not say anything, nor did he need to. Everyone else knew he would try to get this title at all costs.


    After the previous battle, Sheyan had actually obtained two more titles:


    [ ��The Awakener Butcher�� ]


    [ Iron-ss title. ]


    [ Condition: Kill ten Awakeners. ]


    [ Effect: Damage done to Awakeners increased by 10%, damage received from Awakeners decreased by 10%. ]


    ***


    [ ��Sanitary Pad Friend�� ]


    [ Hidden title, unable to evaluate. ]


    [ Effect: The holder of this title will acquire a peculiar ability. When the title holder faces a contestant who is infected with the holder��s bronchitis disease and disying the symptom of coughing blood, the holder can tell the infected person keywords such as ��Tampax��, ��ytex�� and ��Sofy��. The symptom will immediately disappear and the disease will be eliminated. ]


    (TL: I did the research for you. Those are all tampon brands.)


    [ However, when the infected contestant hears the keyword, they will immediately be stunned for three seconds and will lose 10,000 utility points. The title holder will obtain 5,000 utility points. ]


    [ The title holder can only take a maximum of 50,000 utility points from a contestant with this method. If the contestant did not have enough utility points, utility points would not be deducted. ]


    [ The stun effect caused by Sanitary Pad Friend cannot be weakened or resisted. This effect has domain precedence. ]


    ***


    When the legendary figures in the base saw that there were deaths among Party Ace too, a lot of them came over to offer their condolences andforting words.


    Although every faction in their alliance had suffered deaths, but at least they did so fighting for themselves and their loved ones. On the other hand, Party Ace had willingly take part in this mess in order to save them. There was a great difference between the two.


    Sheyan could not take his mind off the mastermind. He knew that this time, the mastermind had likelye to this world personally, so the best chance to kill him was in this world of 2012.


    KD was a wise tactician who was really good at psychology. He could calcte Sheyan��s actions like he could read Sheyan��s mind. That��s why, even when he knew he was going to die, he still forcefully told Sheyan how to locate the mastermind. Sheyan could only sigh at how delicate and vicious KD��s mind was.


    Whenever two tigers fight, at least one would be gravely wounded. Regardless of whether it was Sheyan or the mastermind who died, KD would still have achieved his revenge.


    There was no reason for Sheyan not to make use of the power and socialwork of the legendary figures by his side. He told them that the people who were trying to correct the course of history had arrived, and hispanion had died in their hands.


    Sheyan did not say too much, but when the native legendary figures heard the words ��correct the course of history��, their killing intent were obvious. Even the mild Professor X had a murderous air about him after killing a number of people in the past few days.


    ording to history, their families and them would all be dead in the 2012 apocalypse, so they had to change history. Those people dare toe to correct history?


    They thus spared no effort to help collect information and search for the whereabouts of the other contestants.


    But their main focus was still in protecting the base. Now that they have enough materials, they could shrink the defensive perimeter and focus on defence. Many of them bitterly regretted letting the previous attack on the base happen, so the base defence now had be as solid as gold. In addition, Professor X and Jean could take shifts now. Therefore, even though the base suffered many high-intensity attacks afterwards, the loss they actually sustained was minimal.


    Dr. Octopus��s talent was now fully on disy. The project he presided over finally had an abundance of raw materials; all his needs could be fulfilled. Furthermore, the survival of his family was obviously a great motivation for him. It was for these reasons that he actually managed to produce an entire airship formation ording to their design in four days.


    The seven behemoths looked just like floating inds when they drifted in the sky. In order to not get discovered, they only ascended about seven or eight meters above the ground, but even so, they were already quite the amazing sight. If it weren��t because of the approaching apocalypse, they would surely have attracted the attention of the authorities.


    Seven floating giant ships joined together had provided additional buoyancy. After a few rounds of testing and calctions, if the ships only had to fly for two months, the number of people that could be carried exceeded their previously most optimistic estimate by more than 20%. ording to the final calctions, if all of them worked overtime until the day of the apocalypse, they could build a total of 52 airships, forming seven airship formations!


    This level of productivity sounded shocking, but it was in fact due to the social environment in this world to some extent. Airship technology started in World War 2. It had been nearly a hundred years since then, so the various manufacturing processes and technologies had fully matured. In addition, they also had legendary figures helping in the manufacturing with powers that were beyond science. Hence, they only needed to make breakthroughs in a few key aspects, and the production would progress smoothly.


    While in New York for the past few days, Party Ace had focused on searching for relevant information while paying attention to the movement of their target. They knew that the mastermind was still here, hidden in the dark like a thorn in their backs, so they had to be careful.


    Party Ace discussed among themselves and agreed that the opponents could probably guess their main mission, so they decided to achieve only the bare minimum of the requirements to make sure they would not fail the mission.


    On the other hand, ��The Great Collector�� milestone was worth trying.


    The opponents did not know the specific list of treasures they had to collect, so it would be really difficult for them to wait in ambush. Although Party Ace had lost a member, Sheyan and Reef seeded in breaking through, and they had also obtained a lot of equipment from the enemies. Their strength could be said to be even slightly higher than before.


    The element of surprise was key in an ambush. Now that the enemies had already ambushed Party Ace once, Party Ace were already on high alert. The next time the enemies tried to ambush them again, it would inevitably not work very well. It would be even more difficult if Party Ace stuck together.


    The mastermind would probably find it very hard to gather people to besiege Party Ace again after ten lives were lost to Sheyan��s hands. Those who could be Awakeners were no fools. No matter how attractive the reward was, they had to be alive to enjoy it!


    ***


    The first thing to aplish with regards to the main mission was without a doubt to get either one of Jackson Curtis or Dr. Adrian Helmsley to their side. If anything were to befall them, Sheyan and Reef would have to pay a heavy price.


    It was no longer a matter of utility points, mission points, or equipment. If they were restored to their condition when they first stepped into this world....they would turn back into Growth Hunters again! They had finally managed to break through to Awakeners after so much hardship. If they lost that, they would not be able to bear it.


    But some things could not be rushed. No matter how hard Party Ace searched for news of Jackson Curtis and Dr. Adrian Helmsley, they could find nothing useful. The only news of the former was that he had left on a holiday, while there were no news on thetter at all (the White House��s ark project was led by Dr. Helmsley). This could only mean that the Realm did not wish for them to be found yet.


    As the apocalypse approached, more and more news started leaking. There would asionally be some well-informed people who woulde to them to enquire after noticing the abnormalities in their base.


    ording to the idea of six degrees of separation, it was in fact not hard for one to get in touch with someone in the base. More and more people came to them to try and buy a ��pirated�� ark ticket.


    With regards to these people, their alliance would take them in as long as they were healthy, had a field of expertise, and could pass Professor X��s examination. Driven by thismon interest, the forces of the base began to expand. As for the authorities, they chose to turn a blind eye to the base��s actions. It was now a critical transitional period, so maintaining stability was of the utmost importance to them. As long as Sheyan��s alliance did not publicly announce theing of the apocalypse, did not cause chaos within society, and did not force a direct confrontation with the authorities, they could be tolerated.

 Chapter 1221: Tracing

    <h4>Chapter 1221: Tracing</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    After waiting in the base for more than 30 hours, Party Ace finally received some inside information.


    To be exact, it was inside information from the Federal Aviation Administration and the FBI.


    The credibility of this information was beyond doubt as it came from sources that were very high-level. The reason the base could receive confidential information of this level was because official Ark tickets were simply too scarce. As the saying goes, only the dead could keep secrets. Rumours of the end of the world had begun to spread, which directly led to their airship tickets to be in high demand too.


    Withmon interests at work, how hard could it be to investigate the whereabouts of two people?


    The ones who leaked the information were, of course, the purchasers of airship tickets too.


    ording to the intel they received, Mr. Jackson Curtis had just returned from a hospital in Miami with his daughter, while Dr. Adrian Helmsley was returning in a nuclear submarine having collected first-hand data from the bottom of the South Pacific.


    Dr. Helmsley was a key figure in the Ark Project, so the security around him was no doubtparable to the President. In a world with legendary superheroes, this level of protection was definitely not something contestants could easily crack.


    Mr. Jackson Curtis had encountered some idents during his trip, but he escapedpletely unharmed, as if he were blessed by the Goddess of Fortune. A thug had shot at him with a shotgun, but the shotgun had somehow blown up by itself. A truck had gone out of control and was crashing towards him and his daughter, but an earthquake somehow urred at that moment. The unlucky truck��s wheels got caught in a fissure, causing the truck to crash into a nearby gas station instead....


    Sheyan immediately knew that Jackson Curtis must have been buffed with the Protagonist��s Luck �C ie. Plot Armour �C and a really strong one at that! After all, he was just a normal person, so the only thing he could rely on was his exceptional luck!


    When such a person was shot at, not only would his luck surge to its peak, the assant��s luck would also drop to the extreme.


    While reading through the information on Mr. Jackson Curtis, something moved in Sheyan��s heart. He felt like he had caught on to something really important, but he could not say for sure what it was.


    But he could not dwell on it, time was tight �C since Party Ace could obtain this information, the others surely could too, to some extent. Some of them might have even gotten the info earlier than Party Ace did.


    Even if Party Ace only wished to fulfil the minimum mission requirement, they must rescue one of the two targets as quickly as possible.


    ��Mr. Jackson Curtis looks promising.�� Sheyan drew a tick next to his name.


    Knowing that Party Ace was about to mobilise, the legendary figures in the base cooperated with their actions by pretending to assault the other forces. The other forces thus went back to their bases and shrunk their defensive perimeter in panic.


    After that, with the help of Professor X��s mental shield, they sessfully took a private jet to Manhattan Beach, California without much trouble.


    ***


    Mr. Jackson Curtis�� main upation was a writer, but unfortunately, most of his books were stacked inside his own house. He was apparently not very popr, and had so few readers that he could count them �C 422 people, to be exact.


    So he once became theughing stock of the people around him due to his embarrassing financial situation. In order to survive, he had no choice but to make a living as the chauffeur of a Russian billionaire �� in this regard, the author of this novel seems to have more luck than the protagonist, haha.


    He had two kids, Noah and Lilly, who lived with his former wife Kate and her boyfriend. However, the ex-wife apparently still had some thoughts about her ex-husband.


    That exined the history and interpersonal rtionships of the first half of Mr. Jackson Curtis�� life. It was obvious that life had not treated him well so far. Perhaps all his luck was being saved for thetter half of his life, who knows. But, he had a very good mentality and always maintained an optimistic and positive attitude.


    And now, the day his luck turned had finallye.


    Sheyan gave Mr. Jackson Curtis a call while he was on the private jet. When he tried calling this number previously, all he got was the message ��the number you have dialed is not in service��. The Realm must have deliberately blocked the number back then. Now...it��s finally reachable.


    ��Mr. Jackson Curtis?��


    An exhausted and slightly enraged voice came from the other side of the phone.


    ��I��m sorry, sir, but I don��t need any credit cards, or refrigerators, or washing machines, or automobiles, or anything you have to sell. I just want to have a good, long sleep right now. I��ve just been through a lot of things and my energy��spletely spent. Well, I don��t mind if you call back ten hourster. That��s all. Bye-bye.��


    Hearing the beeping noises from the phone, Sheyan could only shrug. He threw the phone to Zi.


    ��How many people have you recruited before?��


    ��Why do you ask?�� inquired Zi, perplexed.


    ��Just answer me first,�� Sheyan insisted.


    After thinking about it, she replied, ��I��ve only personally interviewed the president of ourpany��s Chinese region and the HR director of our European region.��


    Sheyanughed. ��That��s good enough. Call Mr. Jackson Curtis, tell him that you��ve read his work and feel that many of his ideas resonated with you, so you��d like to talk to him about a new job. We can��t underestimate Mr. Curtis�� IQ; you��re the only one among us who can realistically pull this off.��


    Zi made the call after giving Sheyan a re. It took her little effort to convince Mr. Jackson Curtis with her strong career woman vibe. The conversation went as follows:


    ��Hello, is this Mr. Jackson Curtis? I wonder if you��re interested in a job with an annual sry of $700,000 and a signing fee of $200,000?��


    ��WHAT?? Is this an April Fool��s joke, Ma��am?��


    ��If you wish to ept the offer, give me your bank ount number. You��ll immediately receive an advanced signing fee of $100,000 to prove that this isn��t a fraud. The truth is, my boss is a reader of yours and he agrees with some of the ideas in your books. He��s just been promoted to the position of president and is in urgent need of capable subordinates.��


    ��I... This...Forgive my rudeness, Ma��am, but I��m an adult and I prefer to be convinced with numbers and facts, so my bank ount number is....��


    ��Check the bnce in ten minutes.��


    Zi hung up the phone without hesitation after that. ��Pay the money and settle the rest yourself,�� she told Sheyan.


    ��Money is the most persuasive thing after all,�� Sheyan sighed.


    However, right when Sheyan thought that everything was going to go smoothly, his Nightmare Imprint suddenly sent him some notifications:


    [ Warning! Warning! Dr. Adrian Helmsley, one of the two key protection targets, is dead! ]


    [ Warning: If Jackson Curtis dies, your main mission will fail! ]


    [ Please locate and protect Jackson Curtis as quickly as possible! ]


    ��So fast!�� Party Ace were no doubt shocked. If they were the one who had to kill someone, it was impossible to do it so quickly unless they make use of Freddy��s power. However, a key storyline character like Dr. Adrian Helmsley would most probably be immune to Freddy��s mental attack.


    Sheyan immediately transferred the money to Jackson Curtis and dialed his number again. He was obviously not given the cold shoulder this time.


    After inquiring Jackson Curtis�� address, Sheyan suddenly heard the sound of ss shattering from the other end of the phone. His heart sank! He urgently asked Jackson Curtis what had happened.


    The writer yawned nonchntly. ��Probably a pizza delivery guy who got the wrong house.��


    Sheyan��s pupils shrunk. He was about to warn Curtis when an earth-shaking explosion sounded from the other end!


    ��Damn it! So fast?!!!��


    Party Ace held their breath collectively in fear of hearing the heartbreaking notification that their main mission had failed! Fortunately, the dreaded notification did not arrive. They immediately rushed off the ne at the fastest speed possible and drove straight towards Curtis�� location. There was no need to look for road signs to guide their way because the thick ck smoke rising from a spot not far away was the best guide they could ask for.


    Amidst a harsh braking sound, Sheyan jumped out of the car like a tiger before it hadpletely stopped. Afternding with a roll, he remained in a crouching posture with one hand on the ground. His entire body was filled with an explosive force, ready to violently burst out at any moment.


    The rest of Party Ace who were already on high alert immediately got into their battle stances as well. Sheyan��s palm that was pressed down on the concrete road sank into it quietly, as if it was not hard pavement but soft sand and mud. A fissure appeared from the spot where he pressed down, creeping forward like a venomous snake.


    There was a person blocking their way �C a huge man whose every movement carried a hint of condescension. Behind himy three contestant corpses that were gradually turning into light particles, fading away. The huge man��s chest was half-exposed through his shirt, and on it was a very conspicuous blood-red, crescent-shaped scar, extending deep down.


    There were two things near him that stood out. Jackson Curtis, the iparably important storyline character, was lying motionless next to his feet. They could not tell if he was on the verge of dying or merely unconscious.


    The other thing that stood out was an elongated object that the huge man was carrying behind his back! The object was surprisingly emitting a supremely majestic vibe, causing those near it to have the impulse to kneel down in worship. It was glowing faintly with a white light under the sun. The glow would sometimes condense into the image of a cross, and sometimes into the image of a bolt of lightning!

 Chapter 1222: Rocky

    <h4>Chapter 1222: Rocky</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    All their eyes were fixated on the elongated object on the huge man��s back.


    It already had such a presence even when it was still covered in a thickyer of cloth. If it was taken out, how brilliant and sharp would it be?


    The scarred man was Rocky, the one who had appeared at the Vatican previously. He had evidently rushed over after the death of his teammates.


    Right now, his arrogance waspletely overshadowed by the weapon behind him.


    Sheyan could recognise the weapon at a nce. Before the trip to Uplos, Sheyan had participated in an auction via his military rank, an auction where tigers fought with dragons. That was where Sheyan got his hands on ��Repentance��, whichter became ��Verdict��.


    The auction item which left the deepest impression on Sheyan was naturally the mid-tier legendary storyline item, the Philosopher��s Stone! The effect of reversing death on it was somewhat simr to Sheyan��s ��Death��s Lament��.


    But even something as powerful as the Philosopher��s Stone could only be a side character at the auction. It waspletely overshadowed by another object!


    A fearsome legendary weapon!


    The legendary weapon used by Odin in the myths!!


    Gungnir!!


    Of course Sheyan remembered the weapon. Even though it was wrapped in cloth at the moment, even though it��s sharp, prating aura now had a tint of holiness to it, Sheyan still recognised it at first sight.


    But somehow, Sheyan felt something very out of ce in the legendary weapon, a sense of ipatibility.


    The name Gungnir represented piercing, pration! Tearing through the sky like a bolt of lightning, piercing into the enemy��s body and soul like thunder!


    However, there was currently another aura mixed within the Gungnir, a heavy aura which carried a sense of domination, like a dignified monarch!


    Thebination of these two forces was akin to forcing a fierce general who specialised in piercing through the enemy formation on the battlefield into bing amander who must sit at the back of the army. Although thebination was not too absurd, it could no longer disy its greatest power.


    Staring at the man in front of him, Sheyan slowly recovered from hisbat ready pose. He straightened up and sighed.


    ��What a shame.��


    The huge man looked at him and asked with great interest, ��What do you mean by that?��


    Sheyan sighed again. He then narrowed his eyes and replied, ��Gungnir, such a powerful weapon. Unfortunately, it now contains the soul of the Lance of Longinus. Gungnir��s main characteristic is pration, the determination to pierce through everything in its path. On the other hand, the main characteristic of the Lance of Longinus is the symbol of power. Legend has it that with thence in hand, every person within 120 feet will kneel down in submission, and the one who wields it could decide the fate of the world. However, thebination of the two will only result in Gungnir��s sorrowful wail....��


    The huge man burst intoughter.


    ��I remember now! You��re present at the auction too, that��s why you can recognise my baby at a nce! You should have bought a weapon at the auction, a dark gold gun? Since you��ve seen how my Gungnir looks like without a weapon soul, it��s not surprising that you��d say that. But, thebination of the Gungnir with the soul of the Lance of Longinus is an augury from the Divine Augur, abination which will result in the most suitable weapon for me. Without thebination of the two, how could I have arrived here so fast after killing Dr. Adrian Helmsley?��


    Sheyan saw a slight movement from Jackson Curtis at that moment, so he finally felt a little relieved. However, after hearing Rocky��sst statement, he could not help but gasp!


    Getting here in time after killing Dr. Adrian Helmsley sounded like a simple thing, but the killing of Dr. Helmsley itself was no simple matter. It signified a hard-fought battle, yet it sounded so nonchnting from Rocky��s mouth, as if he had only done something inconsequential.


    If Rocky was not lying, Sheyan could already imagine the amazing spectacle. The unstoppable light shing past, stabbing into Dr. Helmsley��s body. When the gazes shifted to where the light came from, the culprit had already run away....


    And toe here after the assassination.... Rocky started outter than Party Ace and he had to travel a longer distance than Party Ace, yet he could get here before they did to calmly wait for them. Such offensive power, such speed! Was this the fearsome power that was the result of thebination between Gungnir and the Lance of Longinus�� soul?


    ��He��s not lying. Otherwise, would he dare to stand in front of our party like this?�� Sheyan said in the partymunication channel. ��This guy��s definitely not someone who takes unnecessary risks and likes to blow his own horn!��


    Before Sheyan could ask what his intention was, the man already told them, ��I��m Rocky. Maybe you��ve heard my name before, maybe you haven��t, but that��s not important. The reason I came here is because you seemed to have done something big a while ago. Someone told me that a guy named Seaman had broken through to an Awakener on the battlefield and killed ten Awakeners in a row!��


    ��That��s right,�� Sheyan answered coolly, ��So what? The person who told you this should be one of the ambushers who managed to get away, right?��


    Rockyughed. ��You think I��m here to praise you? You��ve got it all wrong! I��ve seen the recording of your kills. They��re pretty mediocre. The only thing of note is your weird ability to infect people with diseases. The people you chased had used all kinds of abilities �C shing, jumping, weight-reduction skills �C but even if they could temporarily pull away, they were forced to stop by the frequent sneezing and coughing, and that lowered their speed! They important thing is that I��ve never seen this powerful wide-area speed reduction ability before!��


    While Rocky said that, the blood-red title ��Hundred Man Kill�� suddenly popped up above his head! The details of the title were also on disy.


    [ Bronze-ss title: ��Hundred Man Kill��! ]


    [ Condition: Kill a hundred and fifty Awakeners. ]


    [ Effect: All damage to the title holder caused by contestants of Awakener-rank and below reduced by 25%, and all damage done by the title holder to contestants of Awakener-rank and below increased by 25%. ]


    All of them could not help gasping in shock. This title alone was enough to prove that Rocky was not lying! The guy in front of them may have already broken through the shackles of an Awakener. He may have even reached a levelparable to the Cardinal whom Sheyan previously encountered in the Bloody Battlefield.


    ��So what do you want? You couldn��t havee here just to say a few words, right?�� Sheyan stared at Rocky and asked.


    Rocky burst intoughter. ��Of course not. To tell you the truth, I want to make a deal with you first, and then...use you!��


    He was unbelievably open when he said ��use you��, as if being used by him was a privilege!


    ��What deal? And how are you going to use us?�� Sheyan asked without showing much emotion.


    Rocky looked approvingly at Sheyan. ��No wonder that guy has his eyes on you. Based on how he usually does things, you��d indeed be ced on his cklist. Okay, never mind that. My deal is, I want to take a look at the details of your ability that can produce diseases. In return, I��ll hand over Jackson Curtis and provide some information about the guy who��s hunting you down.��


    Reef interjected, ��How can we make this deal? What if you go back on your words after you��ve seen the details of the ability?��


    Rockyughed, disdain clear in his voice. ��There are indeed times when I, Rocky, would do anything to achieve my goals, but never have I ever gone back on my words! Do you see those three guys behind me? If I have any malicious intentions against you, I wouldn��t have needed to do a thing �C Jackson Curtis would have died in their hands! And let me remind you, your strength is far inferior to the Saint of Darkness, Bind. He may have made a wrong move and is now confined to this world, but his ability is still beyond your imagination!��


    Sheyan took a step forward. He squinted his eyes and said, ��Okay, I believe you.��


    Following that, he disyed the details of the diseases he now possessed �C only the diseases, of course. Rocky scrutinised them very carefully, then burst intoughter.


    ��So that��s how it is. Bind restrained you for such a long time, but that also gave you the chance to spread the diseases and prepare for an outbreak. That��s why the ambushers all fell sick. In addition, they��ve exhausted most of their power in the fight against your party, so that��s why you could kill them one after another after you broke free.... You��re pretty lucky, you know.��


    Sheyan did not make any special remarks after he heard that. He merelyughed and said, ��Luck is also a part of strength.��


    ��Do you know why I say that you��re lucky? That��s because, right after you started to fight back, myrades also ran into trouble with Bind��s Divine Servant! Right when they were about to win, Bind joined the fight. Hepletely pulled his attention away from your side and shifted it over to that side! Myrades died as a result. After that, I fought with Bind head-on. When our fight was over, the fight on your side has also long concluded. Do you really think you could��ve killed ten people in a row if not for that???�� said Rocky. His voice was filled with disdain towards the end.


    ��If you want to use us to deal with that guy called Bind, you should give us more detailed information,�� Sheyan replied calmly.

 Chapter 1223: The Truth About the Saint of Darkness

    <h4>Chapter 1223: The Truth About the Saint of Darkness</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Rocky burst intoughter. ��See, this is why I like smart people. You��re right, I am going to use you guys. It��s impossible for Bind to catch up to me, so it doesn��t matter whether you cooperate with me or not �C he��ll still end up attacking you in the end. But if you do cooperate with me, the chances of your survival will be at least 50% higher.��


    To be honest, everyone in Party Ace disliked Rocky��s condescending attitude, especially a proud person like Zi. She was obviously trying hard to hold back her displeasure.


    The man had overwhelming strength! Furthermore, he was holding their party��s weakness in his hands. The feeling of having to rein in their seething anger was truly unpleasant.


    Rocky evidently knew how Party Ace felt about him, but he knew what he was doing. He knew very well what effect each sentence would achieve.


    What he wanted was naturally this feeling of superiority, this feeling of trampling such excellent talents under his feet! That��s how you make others sumb to you without using force! If he didn��t tten their spirit and cut away their edges, would this unruly bunch willingly be his pawn?


    Seeing the unconcealed emotions on the faces of Party Ace, Rocky dropped another bomb.


    ��By the way, I also want to tell you guys that a turbulence has suddenly urred in this dimension for some reason, so Bind will be trapped in this world for some time... This means that the most powerful ability of the Saint of Darkness is sealed, so now��s the best chance to kill him! If you miss this opportunity, he��ll swim free like a fish in the ocean and continue toe back to haunt you.��


    ��Then, can you tell us why this Bind, this Saint of Darkness, is so hell bent on hunting us down at such a great cost?�� Sheyan suddenly asked.


    This was the problem that had continuously perplexed them. Previously, Sheyan thought that he was taking revenge for Stockholm Party, but the cost of doing this had already far exceeded the losses Stockholm Party had sustained back then.


    No rational party would do this. Even if the party leader was mad, the party members wouldn��t go mad with him.


    ��Every Realm is filled with more than just contestants, the same way an army would have more than just soldiers. An army also has logistics, intelligence, and tactical staff. The Saint of Darkness isn��t a person, but a very mysterious organisation. They��re said to know the core secrets of the Realms, just like the neutral factions (TL: The miners are a neutral faction). They do not belong to the ranks ofbatants like the contestants, but they possess strongbat capabilities. They even know some loopholes in the rules of the Realms and can make ingenious use of them. In terms of human professions, they function as doctors, janitors, and the FBI at the same time,�� said Rocky while giving Sheyan a deep stare.


    ��What does this have to do with him hunting us down?�� asked Zi.


    Rocky paused for a moment before he replied, calmly, ��The Saints of Darkness have personal desires too. It��s no surprise that they��d sometimes use their special abilities for personal matters. I do know one thing: the Saints of Darkness have always killed certain contestants for no apparent reason in secret. Their victims share somemon points. No matter male or female, they��re all no older than 30, theye from either the end of the 20th century or the beginning of the 21st century, theye from any of the Earth in the parallel universes, and all of them are of Chinese descent �C don��t ask me why, I don��t know that either.��


    ��They alle from Earth?�� Sheyan caught on to an important piece of information. ��There are people who aren��t from Earth?��


    Rockyughed again. ��Of course there are! There are countless branches in the river of history! The minds of you young ones are still too narrow. For example, Ie from the human base on Mars in 2110 A.D.��


    ��I see,�� Sheyanpletely ignored the condescending tone within Rocky��s voice. He then asked seriously, ��Tell us more about this Bind guy. The more we know about him, the more problems we can give him, and the greater your chance.��


    ��You��ve seen his ability to control destiny. It��s acquired from the movie world Final Destination. In truth, it was actually originally quite unremarkable, but after it was upgraded to a high level and used in conjunction with his Saint of Darkness abilities, he became as terrifying as Death itself!�� answered Rocky in a grave tone.


    ��Why don��t you tell us something we don��t already know?�� mocked Zi.


    Rocky red at her, but Zi just returned his re. ��You��re strong, but so what? Do you dare start a fight with us? Since you still need to use us, maybe you should learn some respect!��


    ��The only thing I respect is power. Bind has another ability which enables him to get out of a certain world at no cost as long as he��s in nonbat state, but because of the dimensional turbulence, this ability of his is currently unusable,�� said Rocky tly.


    ��Listening to you, it sounds like we can kill him if we could only find him,�� Sheyan told Rocky.


    ��Of course it won��t be that simple,�� scoffed Rocky. ��There��s a powerful Divine Servant next to Bind. You might not even get past him. But I want you guys to know that Bind isn��t as strong as you think. Catch!��


    He threw a DVD over andughed heartily. ��If you watch this DVD and perform a thorough study of Bind��s actions, you��ll still have a glimmer of hope!��


    After that, a snow-white pir of light descended from above to form a huge cross, wrapping Rocky in it. Rocky then shot into the sky in the form of a giant spherical ball of holy light more than five metres in diameter.


    Sheyan fell into deep contemtion following Rocky��s departure. Then, a smile suddenly broke on his face.


    ��I don��t like this man. His attitude infuriates me,�� Reef stated with a scowl.


    Zi sneered and told Sheyan, ��Your self-restraint sure is good. If it weren��t because he was on his guard the whole time, humph, I would��ve definitely attacked him.��


    ��Everyone lives in their own way. For example, I just thought of something very interesting,�� said Sheyan with a smile.


    Zi red at Sheyan, but he remained nonchnt as he said, ��If we could really get rid of that guy named ��Bind��, imagine the look on Rocky��s face.��


    Reef, Zi and Sanzi all grinned when they heard that. Although Sheyan��s ns were always full of difficulties, for some reason, he could always inspire everyone��s fighting spirit.


    At that instant, Mr. Jackson Curtis woke up with a moan. He held his head and said, ��Oh god, what happened? Am I still alive?��


    Reef walked over and helped him sit on a stone nearby. He found some coffee in the car, which he gave Curtis.


    Warmth, caffeine, sugar and an ample amount of calories soon helped Curtis recover his wits.


    ��I can��t believe I actually suffered a gas explosion. What luck! Sh*t, I feel like there are thirteen horse-flies flying around in my brain �� by the way, who are you guys?��


    ��We spoke on the phone not long ago. We haven��t met before, but we can be considered colleagues now,�� Sheyan shed him a friendly smile. He then pointed at Zi and whispered, ��That��s the head of the human resources department. She might look like a cold woman, but she has a very ambiguous rtionship with the CEO. But more importantly, she was hoping that her friend would get the position you just filled, so you better be careful when you talk to her. Don��t give her any excuses to fire you before you start the job.��


    Jackson Curtis massaged his temples and said, ��Oh, hell, I didn��t know there��s so much trouble behind this job.��


    ��Any job with an annual sry of $700,000 will bring a lot of trouble with it, Mr. Curtis,�� Sheyan told him meaningfully, ��Especially when the $700,000 is after-tax ie. And, it��s a job with a lot of free time.��


    Sheyan��s words instantly had its effect. Zi heard what Sheyan said, and she was so furious that her teeth hurt. She really wanted to bite a chunk of meat off Sheyan��s body.


    She walked over and asked Curtis with a straight face, ��Mr. Jackson Curtis? You don��t seem to be terribly hurt. Is there anything wrong with your body?��


    Curtis stood up and tried walking a few steps. He suddenly recalled what Sheyan told him. He did not intend to give this woman any chance to find fault with him.


    ��Of course not,�� seriously, he said.


    ��Fine. Can we sign the contract now? By the way, the signing fee of $100,000 has already been paid to your ount. If you back out of the deal now, you��ll have to return the money,�� Zi remarked with a chilly expression.


    Curtis stiffened momentarily. He had overdrawn his credit card by $14,000, so as soon as the money came in, it would definitely be used to clear the debt first. If he backed out now, where would he find the money to pay them back? Therefore, he could only strengthen his resolution and reply, ��Okay, I��ll sign the contract.��


    The contract was something that was readily avable. The base had set up sevenpanies of various sizes as a front for their operation. They had almost no trouble doing so with the help of Professor X��s telepathic power. That was why all the documents they currently presented were legitimate. As for the $700,000....that was even less of a problem. Sheyan could fork out $700 million without batting an eye, let alone $700,000! He only offered $700,000 because he did not want to scare Curtis away.

 Chapter 1224: Suspicious Point

    <h4>Chapter 1224: Suspicious Point</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    After the signing of the contract, Zi gave Curtis $100,000 in cash, then told Curtis he only had three hours to deal with his personal matters before he had to start work.


    Thanks to Sheyan��s previous suggestion, Curtis did not raise any objection to this unreasonable request. He merely treated it as part of the $700,000 annual sry job �� or, more precisely, as the deliberate attempt of a crazy interviewer to cause trouble for him.


    After going back into his house to pack up in a hurry (the explosion happened on the road outside his house), he gave his ex-wife a call to boast about his new job. He gestured that he was ready to go after that.


    On the pretext of a free medical examination, Sheyan took a sample of Curtis�� blood and dripped it onto his ��Chris Redfield��s Lucky Bracelet��. The bloody glow of the bracelet shone even brighter, like a red agate. It seemed to be close to getting unsealed.


    On the way back, Party Ace eagerly stuffed the DVD Rocky gave them into a DVD yer. They were really curious on what was on the damn DVD.


    The first thing to appear on screen seemed to be something like a church. Zi and Reef were both slightly surprised to see it.


    ��Rome?��


    Sheyan could not recognise the subtle differences between various European cultures, just as many westerners could not distinguish the differences between Chinese architecture and Indian architecture.


    ��Rocky��s legendary weapon initially had no weapon soul, so he targeted the soul of the Lance of Longinus. It makes sense that he would go to Italy,�� remarked Sheyan after hearing what they said.


    ��I see. Because of the apocalypse, these sacred relics must be transported to the arks. Since they��ll no longer be protected inside the church, the difficulty of obtaining them is naturally much lower,�� Zi suddenly understood.


    Next, they saw Rocky appear on screen in a rather sorry state. He was wearing an ill-fitting priest robe that had many holes on it. The parts of his skin that were exposed through the holes were red, as if they had been scalded by boiling water. Arge number of people were in pursuit behind him, but from Rocky��s rxed expression, you would think that it was a group of ants that were chasing after him instead of a group of people.


    ��This is probably recorded with the recording function of the Nightmare Imprint,�� Zi said in a subdued voice, ��I��ll do the same next time. This can help us review our mistakes.��


    They then saw Rocky shake off his pursuers and arrive at the top of a building. He suddenly scowled, and there seemed to be sounds of ss shatteringing from his body. Rocky immediately pulled out a blue bead the size of a finger joint from his shirt. The bead was covered in cracks.


    Rocky threw the bead to the ground. Smoke immediately rose from it. Carlos�� battered figure, half kneeling on the ground, appeared within the smoke. He shouted in a hoarse voice, ��Boss, help!��


    Rocky frowned, and the priest robe on his body was instantly torn to pieces by a strong gale. Thunder and lightning appeared on his right hand. He grasped the legendary weapon behind his back. The wrapping cloth instantly shattered!


    Party Ace were interested in how the spear, which hadbined two legendary weapons, looked like, but its specific shape could not be seen because it waspletely covered in a milky-white light. However, they could all feel the wild ferocity of the light it emitted.


    Rocky performed a throwing motion, but Gungnir did not leave his hand. An incorporeal ray of white light shot out from its tip instead. A ck hole suddenly appeared about 50 to 60 meters away, and the astonishingly sharp ray of light drilled into the ck hole!


    The scene shifted to the JFK Airport. A ck hole had suddenly appeared above the airport. Carlos, Razor and Taji were on the verge of being wiped out by the Divine Servant. Suddenly, the light from Gungnir pierced straight down into the Divine Servant��s chest, nailing him to the ground!!


    There was a cut in the video after that. It now depicted Rocky��s fierce encounter with the man called Bind. The scenes of this fight did not seem coherent, as if they had been edited. It felt like they were watching aic strip instead of a video broadcast.


    The Bind in the video had a very ordinary appearance, that of a middle-aged man in a suitmonly seen on Wall Street. The Gungnir in Rocky��s hand should be the real Gungnir. Whenever it moved, twisting electric currents about five meters long would coil around it, and illusionary images of crosses and angels would appear. The object in Rocky��s hands seemed like a bunch of electricity without substance, and yet it felt as wild and frantic as a three-thousand-foot waterfall!


    But Bind was actually unharmed by these electric currents. He was like a leaf floating on water; the harder one tried to scoop it up, the further away the leaf would be pushed by the water flow. That was the impression he gave Sheyan and the rest in those dozen or so image fragments.


    In the end, Rocky��s electricity finally pierced through Bind��s abdomen like a bloodthirsty beast, but at the same time, Rocky��s tall body also convulsed, apparently receiving an injury himself. The video stopped there.


    Party Ace watched the battles in the video over and over again, but besides the spectacr visual effects like those in blockbuster Hollywood movies, Bind being really good at dodging, and Rocky being really powerful, they did not discover anything else.


    But Rocky��s words from before were still ringing in their ears: ��If you watch this DVD and perform a thorough study of Bind��s actions, you��ll still have a glimmer of hope!��


    Because of that, they continued to look carefully for any secrets hidden within the recording.


    But Sheyan suddenly turned off the video. After thinking about it for a moment, he retrieved the DVD from the DVD yer and broke it into pieces.


    Amidst the startled gazes of the others, Sheyan smiled and said, ��Once is enough. There��s no point in watching it more than once. This is just a smokescreen that Rocky threw at us. He wants us to focus our attention on this DVD, and thus ignore some other really key things. Well, maybe not key things, but it should at least be something that Rocky doesn��t want us to discover.��


    At this point, Sheyan was already pretty confident of his deduction. His eyes turned cold.


    ��On the surface, Rocky seemed to have exined everything very clearly and thoroughly. I do believe that what he told us today was the truth, and he has unraveled a lot of mysteries for us, but he had lightly brushed off something that��s really important �C the reason Bind suddenly abandoned the fight on our side to rush over to save the Divine Servant!��


    ��Isn��t it because he��s a Divine Servant?�� Reef asked in surprise.


    Sheyan shook his head slightly. ��We��ve been dealing with this guy for a while. From what I understand of him, he��s definitely not a soft-hearted person. He should be someone who��s narrow-minded, who thinks highly of himself, who will seek revenge for the smallest grievances, but also overflowing with talent. In the eyes of such a cold-natured person, everyone else should just be pawns to be used!��


    ��He��s been hunting us for about three or four worlds now. The guy is obviously determined to kill us! He��s worked so hard toy out this intricate n and managed to find such a good opportunity, but he abandoned it when he was about to wipe us all out? How could he do that for the life of a so-called Divine Servant?��


    They suddenly felt enlightened after listening to what Sheyan said. Zi then spected, ��Maybe there��s something on the Divine Servant that must not be lost?��


    ��Very likely,�� Sheyan��s gaze was like the de of a knife soaked in water, gleaming with sharpness. ��Rocky may not necessarily have rushed over there in such a hurry to get revenge for his teammates. Maybe it��s to get his hands on that thing!��


    ***


    They discussed and analysed as they traveled. They soon escorted Mr. Jackson Curtis to the tightly-protected base. They arranged some tedious and time-consuming tasks for him to do first, such as checking ounts.


    News of the assassinations of some heads of state and certain tycoons started appearing on television.


    Party Ace paid attention to all this but was not very anxious about it. Right now, they were waiting. Rocky may be right in that Bind might not catch up to him, but as long as Party Ace keep themselves under the protection of Professor X, Bind could not do anything to them either! Sometimes, waiting was also an offensive move.


    The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. Bind wished to be the oriole who swooped in from behind, but he may very well be the cicada instead!


    They were also waiting for the base to grow. Right now, the base was expanding at an rming rate in ways that were reminiscent of pyramid schemes. People who wished to board the airships came in an endless stream, almost flocking over. The moment these people paid for their tickets, they became a part of the base.


    Party Ace soon managed to gather the information they needed. After all, few people could retain any professional ethics when faced with the enormous pressure of their own and their families�� survival.


    Sheyan held in his hand a piece of paper on which was listed the American cultural works of art. There were red ticks next to all four treasures on the list �C ��Crystal Skull��, ��Dagger of the Golden Priest��, ��Eye of Quetzalcoatl�� and ��Indian Chief��s Fanged Mask��. The time these treasures would be transported to the arks, the location and even the route were clearly stated next to each item!

 Chapter 1225: The Brain Eater and the Crystal Skull

    <h4>Chapter 1225: The Brain Eater and the Crystal Skull</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Frequent earthquakes had begun to cause panic among the masses. In scientific terms, this phenomenon was exined as: half the block faults beneath the earth��s crust were moving frequently, and the entire Pacific te was showing signs of copse.... In San Francisco, the area where San Andreas Fault activities were most likely to ur, there had been 16 earthquakes over 5.0 in magnitude, with 136 reported deaths.


    Considering these facts, even if the authorities were still trying their hardest to suppress the news, the airship tickets sold by the base were getting more in demand every day.


    The base had already sold more than 50,000 tickets up to now. The first test flight of aplete airship formation had been performed and thoroughly scrutinised, with the intention of giving the ticket purchasers some assurances. They had invited thousands of future passengers to observe the test flight.


    It truly was an impressive sight. After all, each airship was 318 meters in length, 60 meters in diameter, 300 tons in weight, and 300,000 cubic meters in volume. Each airship also carried 30 ropedders that could roll up automatically. The length of the central airship at the core of the formation had even reached 500 meters!


    They had decided to increase the carrying capacity of each ordinary airship to 5,000, while reducing the carrying capacity of the core airships to 1,000. This was mainly because the passengers of the core airships were all people of high status, so they had a higher requirement forfort. Furthermore, the core airships were responsible for transporting most of the food, machinery and other supplies. Even with these restrictions, the expected carrying capacity of each airship formation was still as high as around 35,000 people.


    Imagine seven of these behemoths together, with about 150 meters of spacing between each of them. The whole formation could cover a mid-sized park!


    Because they had to keep a low profile, the airship formation��s flying height during the test flight was controlled at 50 meters from the ground. Even so, the giant airships withrge amounts of ropedders hanging off them was quite an overwhelming sight. Coupled with the deafening roar of the engines, the whole exhibition had given the observers quite a bit of shock!


    Those who were invited to watch the ceremony were naturally all people of high status. After the enormous lifting force produced by the balloons stretched the steel cables of the hanging carriage taut, the observers were guided into an airship for an inspection. They were first brought to inspect the worst kind of cabins, the ones with many people living together in arge area. Next, they were brought to visit the ordinary cabins, and finally the so-called VIPpartments.


    If they had taken these VIPs directly to their customised rooms from the very beginning, these VIPs who were used to staying in presidential suites would surely find fault with the rooms. However, humans were animals that could makeparisons. Having visited therge rooms that had shared toilets and bathrooms as well as limited water supply, they were deeply satisfied when they saw the rooms prepared for them. They felt that their money had been very well spent.


    Most importantly, they had also witnessed the ability of the core airship to disconnect from any of the sub-airships at any given time, which undoubtedly enhanced their sense of security, and also their sense of superiority �� it was a powerful feeling, having control over the lives of others.


    The ceremony gave rise to another wave of frenzied ticket sales. A great deal of humans and material resources began to congregate in this abandoned factory area in the suburb of New York. Even the rent of amodation in the vicinity of the factory area had spiked by 1300%, a clear evidence of the base��s poprity.


    ***


    The red light on the phone in front of Sheyan lit up, apanied by a beeping sound. This special telephone was personally encrypted by Dr. Octopus to guard against wiretapping. Professor X��s gentle but slightly tired voice came from the other end.


    ��I��m calling to discuss two things with you, Mr. Seaman. We find that there may be a big problem regarding the boarding process. The number of people holding our tickets has surged to 200,000. Thanks to the sudden increase in wealth and manpower, our productivity has greatly improved. We estimate that we can build 14 airship formations in total, thus saving nearly half a million lives. But this is all predicated on one premise �� the time and location of the beginning of the apocalypse that you provided is correct. Are you absolutely sure of it? If it happens earlier than expected, arge number of innocent people will die.��


    ��I��m sure, professor. But won��t expanding production bring additional troubles? Like your enemies, for examples. Their power can easily cause terrible and devastating blows to us. And there are also those bastards from our world who are trying to correct the course of history,�� asked Sheyan.


    Mao interjected in their conversation and said in a solemn tone, ��Those guys are just loners, Seaman. They��re not executioners, not butchers. The flying vehicle built by the Hulk and Batman can only carry a few hundred people. They��ve been a lot more reserved in their actions after they saw what we��re doing. I don��t think they��lle and cause trouble for us anymore. Surely they don��t want to the post-apocalyptic Earth to contain just hundreds of people. The war between us may still continue in the future, but not now.��


    ��As for the people who came from the same ce you do �C those that are trying to correct history �C they should be heading to China right about now. We��ve already heard reliable news which confirm that China has indeed made thousands of ark replicas! Those people know we��re no easy targets, sopared to us, they seem more willing to deal with China despite the distance. The U.S. government has also taken a breather and has tried to get in touch with us to see if there��s any possibility of cooperation. If we can reach an agreement, we might even consider assisting the government in quickly setting up a production line for airships.��


    ��I see,�� said Sheyan. ��I can confirm that the end of the world has been dyed. It��ll no longer start on December 21, 2012, but three hundred hourster. The first area of disaster will be in the Gulf of California, followed by the areas along the San Andreas Fault.��


    ��New York will have two more hours of buffer time before it��ll experience half an hour of earthquakes of magnitude 10 or higher. After that, the survivors will have about three hours to catch their breaths. After that, thest memory they will have before they die will be a terrifying tsunami so high it��ll almost cover the entire sky....��


    ��Got it,�� Professor X had heard Sheyan describe the apocalypse more than once, but his voice was still shaking, filled with pain. ��How are you guys doing over there? Do you need help?��


    ��Everything��s going fine,�� answered Sheyan as he looked at Kulutego next to him. Kulutego was currently disguised as a fat kid and was chewing on Old Beijing Chicken Rolls, red ketchup smeared all over his mouth. His free hand was pressed to a hard wall.


    Under the action of Kulutego��s power, the wall slowly came crumbling down. The wall, which could withstand even nuclear attacks, appeared so vulnerable in front of the two-headed cyclops�� power. Kulutego took another bite of the chicken roll while he impatiently dug through the dposed sand to find the steel bars inside, which he broke. When his hand got deeper in, a sharp rm sounded.


    But Sheyan still appeared very calm. In this secret ce disguised as a resort, 87 guards, armed to the teeth, stood on duty. They were the ones the rm was trying to alert. However, these guards had currently all lost their ability to move and speak. They had all been firmly tied up by No. 7 with the method that the Ndipaya natives use to bind their prey.


    Finally, a safe that was surrounded by six meters of reinforced concrete was dug out. The information they had said that if the safe door was not opened in the correct way, its content would be forcefully destroyed. Sheyan, who did not have the safe��s password, did not want to risk it, so he broke a hole through the back of the safe instead.


    There were a lot of things in the safe, but Sheyan��s eyes settled on a in-looking gemstone. He illuminated it with a shlight. The light went through multiple reflections inside the gemstone and finally formed a weird image of a vertical pupil. When Sheyan lightly shook the shlight, the light which formed the pupil moved like fire!!


    ��Looks like we found another authentic one,�� Zi could not help sighing as she remarked, ��Wow, it��s so beautiful!��


    She marveled with an admiration for glittering jewelry unique to women and dragons, ��The ��Eye of Quetzalcoatl��. Even after it was forcibly pried off, it still retains its dignified characteristic. A legendary work of art that cannot possibly be counterfeited, at least not by present day��s level of craftsmanship. The U.S. government hides it really well and simply refuses to disy it. I remember that in the real world, a conglomerate made a heavy sacrifice in exchange for a glimpse of the real thing, but the government surprisingly went back on their words.��


    Old Charlie walked in at that moment. Ramtas followed behind him with an ordinary-looking box in his hands.


    ��The ��Dagger of the Golden Priest�� is also shipped here together with the ��Eye of Quetzalcoatl��, just like we expected. Together with the ��Indian Chief��s Fanged Mask�� we found in San Antonio, we��ve met the requirements for ��The Great Collector�� title. Do we still need to look for the ��Crystal Skull��?��


    ��Why not?�� replied Sheyan. ��The Realm is always generous to those who canplete a mission perfectly. Besides, this is a job withoutpetitors, at least not in America. Where��s the location of the ��Crystal Skull��? Oh wow, it��s actually in the hands of a private collector, a private collector with a really long name �C Jakaya Mrisho Hassan Mwini Kikwete. We have to hurry up. We should try and settle the matter before the FBI finds him. It��s not a good idea to keep going against the authorities.��


    Seeing the desire in the eyes of Zi and Melody when they stare at the ��Eye of Quetzalcoatl��, Sheyan resolutely decided against safeguarding the object himself.


    Dr. Octopus suddenly called them at that moment to enquire about something.


    ��Seaman, I remember you told me before that after the apocalypse, Africa��s Cape of Good Hope will be the world��s highest peak, and there won��t be any major changes to the overall terrain of the United States, right?��


    ��Correct,�� answered Sheyan, ��The North American te will be like a biscuit snapped in two; most of it will still be intact.��


    ��Excellent,�� said Dr. Octopus excitedly, ��We have an astonishing amount of resources here, and there are so many things that I wish to keep. I n to find a few waterproof underground warehouses in the most stable ind areas and stuff some things in them. As long as one of the warehouses make it through safely, we��ll be able to save years, maybe even decades, of future hardship when we rebuild human civilization.��


    ��Great idea!�� remarked Sheyan, ��I think you can just ask the government about it. The readily-avable fallout shelters only need some simple modifications to achieve really good waterproof effect. We should indeed preserve as much of human civilization as we can. Okay, there��s something I need to do right now. I��ll talk to youter.��


    ***


    The home of Mr. Jakaya Mrisho Hassan Mwini Kikwete �C or just Jakaya for short �C was in a suburb of Detroit, a pretty remote ce. The vi that was painted blue and white stood exquisitely in the shade of greeneries. Thewn near the entrance had been carefully mown. Under the intense 4:00 p.m. sun, it presented a scenery reminiscent of neenth-century impressionist oil paintings �C


    �C if there weren��t a few corpses lying on thewn and a few police cars parked there disorderly, that is.


    Step on the brake, shift to neutral gear, turn off the engine, and pull the hand brake �� Sheyanpleted this series of actions in one smooth motion and jumped down from the car. His actions were not much different than usual, but he was clearly on high alert.


    Reef was also on guard. He stood protectively in front of Zi, Sanzi and Melody while Sheyan formed the vanguard with Ramtas and No. 7, both of whom could be resurrected.


    Sheyan moved cautiously to thewn. After some quick inspection, he concluded, ��It appears that the FBI were a little faster than us, but they��ve met with some trouble.��


    While he spoke, he moved to the police car and immediately affirmed his conjecture. There was a corpse in the driver��s seat. The facial expression on the corpse was distorted, like the person had been frightened to death. The car was in reverse gear and the steering wheel had been turned several times, but the police no longer had the strength to release the hand brake.


    Sheyan bent down to examine the corpse and touched the exposed skin of the corpse with his fingers. Something that seemed like tendrils instantly prated into the corpse.


    ��The identity of the deceased is....a first-ss detective. His gun shows signs of having been fired, which means that the person we��ll be facing shortly is likely immune to bullets. Wait, this guy��s cause of death is actually....��


    Sheyan had a shocked expression. He gave the corpse��s head a kick, and the head immediately shattered. Inside the skull were bones, body fluid and blood, but nothing else. Even the spinal cord in the spine could not be seen.


    The man��s brain and spinal cord had bizarrely disappeared like they had been sucked clean!


    ��What the hell caused this? A variant of the Vampire? A Brain Eater? A Mind yer?�� spected Sheyan with a scowl.


    At that moment, No. 7 repeatedly spat out his lizard-like long, red tongue as he made some noises which sounded like ��ah ah ah�� at Reef. Reef told Sheyan, ��He said he just sensed a very unique aura leaving.��


    Sheyan thought for a while before he said, ��Zi wille with me. Reef will protect Sanzi and go with Kulutego to the top of that tall slope over there, where you��ll have a wider view and can monitor the enemy��s movements. Melody will prepare some magic to control the enemy. Make sure that you��re always within range of Reef��s ��Holy Grasp��. Remember, we��re here for the ��Crystal Skull��, not to kill anyone.��


    All members of the party immediately went to work like well-oiled gears following Sheyan��s arrangement. Sheyan continued moving into the vi. He walked to the front door with Zi by his side. Despite the eerie, gloomy atmosphere, Zi was somehow feeling a little happy. She hoped she could keep walking side by side with this man until the end of eternity.


    Sheyan pushed open the front door of the vi.


    Zi maintained her calm countenance, but blinding sparks were dancing on top of her fingertips. She had mentally prepared herself for whatever was behind the door, but the tragic sight she saw still made her frown.


    That��s because there were simply too many people whoy dead in the living room! All their faces were twisted. Although most of them were policemen and FBIs in ck suits, there were also servants, elderly, and even little girls!


    All of them had the same cause of death �C their brains and spinal cords were missing. The bullet holes left on the walls showed that there had been a fierce gun fight here, but it seemed like the bullets were ineffective against the culprit. They had either all missed, or could not harm the culprit.


    They hurried to the second floor but found no one there besides more corpses. After Sheyan caught a glimpse of the family portrait, he dered with confidence, ��Everyone in thisrge family had died in this vi except for the Mr. Jakaya that we��re looking for.��


    Zi knew Sheyan had always had an exceptional memory, so she trusted Sheyan��s judgment.


    They searched the inside and outside of the vi once more. After confirming that the murderer had indeed gone away, they signalled to the rest of the party that it was safe toe in. No. 7 and Ramtas were sent outside to stand guard.


    Although the party seemed to have returned to their usual demeanour, their every action carried a cautiousness which was not there before Mogensha��s death. They moved carefully like they were treading on thin ice, for fear of suffering the pain of losing arade once again.


    Next, of course, was a more careful and thorough search. They did note here for the purpose of solving a case or bringing justice to the dead; they merely wanted to get their hands on the ��Crystal Skull�� and leave without doing anything else. During the search, Sanzi found a hospital file from a drawer. He pulled out some of the content to take a look. What he sawpletely stunned him. He instantly called everyone over.


    The file contained a stack of CT scan films. The name of the patient stated on them was Jakaya��s.


    The CT scan results looked normal at first, not much different from a normal person��s, but towards the back, the skull of the patient on the CT films slowly turned into a weird shape. In a CT scan taken two days ago, the silhouette of the skull was exactly the same as the ��Crystal Skull�� they were looking for.


    ��What the hell is happening?�� They were all shocked to see the ��Crystal Skull�� carved by the Mayans recing a human��s skull, growing directly inside Jakaya��s head! Something as bizarre as this waspletely unfathomable if they had not seen it with their own eyes.


    The ��Crystal Skull�� was a sacred object carved by the Mayans. From a mystical point of view, it could be considered a ritual tool, so it had some characteristics that were obviously very differentpared to modern human skulls. Furthermore, they had Jakaya��s earlier CT scans as reference, so they could easily make the judgment.


    Sheyan said after a moment of silent pondering, ��Legend has it that the ��Crystal Skulls�� contain mysterious powers. There are also rumours that the ��Crystal Skulls�� are rted to the 2012 apocalypse. There are said to be thirteen ��Crystal Skulls�� in total, and they contain information about the origin and death of humankind; they can help mankind solve the mystery of lives in the universe. Mankind must find all thirteen skulls by December 21, 2012, the day that the Mayan calendar, which has been circting for 5126 years, ends. The Earth will fly off its axis unless all 13 skulls are gathered and ced in the right arrangement. Only in that way can the supernatural power of the skulls save the Earth. Jakaya��s change may be rted to this legend.��


    ��What about those who died here? Is Jakaya the murderer? Heck, his son and granddaughter are among the victims!�� eximed Reef incredulously.


    ��If my guess is right, Jakaya can no longer be considered a human, so he��s naturally no longer bound by human emotions. During my inspection, I noticed that the residents of this vi had died at least five hours earlier than the FBI. What I��m curious about is why he still remained in this vi after sucking out the brains of all these people, and only left in a hurry right before we got here,�� said Sheyan.


    ��I��ll ask Kulutego to keep looking,�� said Sanzi.


    No hiddenpartments could escape the detection of the two-headed cyclops and his power unless there was nothing associated with the earth near them. A hiddenpartment about the size of a wardrobe was soon discovered. There was a mirror inside that was eerily covered in blood, and a scarcely legible diary beside it.


    ��Some changes have urred in the ��Crystal Skull��. I can sense it very clearly.��


    ��Is the end of the world really approaching?��


    ��It��s resonating! Yes, it��s resonating! Can the legend of the thirteen skulls be true?��


    ��I can��t gaze into its eyes anymore. Rumour has it that the skulls were used by the Mayans to hypnotise the patients before an operation. Something seems to be calling out to me.��


    ��My head! It hurts! I have to gaze into its eyes; I can��t stand this damn pain anymore! AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!��


    ��Why do I think this damn Crystal Skull look so delicious?��


    ��Am I seeing things? Just now, in the illusion, the Crystal Skull was burned red-hot and thrown into water. It then broke down into powder and....the priest gained eternal life!��


    ��It��s worth a gamble. I already havete stage lymphoma anyway. I only have three more months to live.��


    ��The ck Crystal Skull. I see it. Is that the power that has been calling out to me? Is that the voice that has been echoing in my heart?��


    ��O Great God, I will worship your portrait day and night, I will bare my entire body and soul to you!��


    ��Master... Summon... Provide nutrient... ��


    ***


    The scribbles on the diary fully showed Sheyan and the rest to what extent a person would go for the sake of survival. To break the ��Crystal Skull�� down into powder and eat it in order to gain eternal life sounded like a joke, but Jakaya had actually done it.


    They also concluded that the skull was definitely not made of crystal, but of an unknown substance. After it was broken down into powder and consumed, it slowly turned Jakaya��s skull into the same ��crystal��. No matter how one looked at it, it was something a parasite would do �C a rather unusual kind of parasite.


    ��It seems like the guy was being led on by a ��ck Crystal Skull��,�� said Sheyan.


    ��It��s very likely that the guy did everything under psychological suggestions and psychological guidance, which means that he��s being controlled like a puppet. Well, there��s no other way. We have to catch him, cut off his head, and use his skull toplete the mission. Can you track him down, Melody?��


    ��I think so. He has a strong rotten, dirty, bloody and dark smell on him. I can easily find him with a Madoka Tree Spirit,�� answered Melody, her voice clear and melodious.


    After a string of chants, a small tree next to them pulled out its roots while its branches rapidly grew. It then bent into the shape of a centaur, but unlike the usual centaur, its skin was a tender green and it had the upper body of a girl. It joyfully walked ahead to y the role of a hunting hound.


    The Madoka Tree Spirit easily found the path Jakaya took to run away. Trampled grass and leaves may not be that conspicuous, but the same could not be said of the animal and human corpses asionally left along the way.


    All the bodies had a point inmon. When their heads were stomped on, it would be revealed that they were hollow inside. Their heads were nothing more than empty shells.


    With the tree spirit leading the way, the group chased after Jakaya in a straight line. They were fortunately not ordinary people, or they would have beenpletely exhausted by the various obstacles they faced along the way.


    After crossing over some mountains that were neither high nor steep, a vast wilderness could be seen in front of them.


    The wild west.


    A railway split the wilderness in two like a zipper. Since there was a railway, there was naturally a necessity to maintain it. Therefore, there were many residences here for the railway maintenance staff. The residents had stable work and thus strong spending power, so an administrative unit like a town gradually formed here.


    When the tree spirit led Party Ace to this town-like area, what they saw was an extremely tragic situation. To be precise, what they saw was a crazed massacre of humans, as food!


    More than half the residences had died in the streets! They now noticed something they had not noticed in the corpses they previously encountered because those had been dead for too long. Now that they had fresh corpses for reference, they could clearly see that those people had died after something about as thick as an electrical wire stabbed into their bodies.


    A thick, nauseating smell permeated through the air. It was the smell of boiling brains! It was even more disgusting than the smell of blood.


    Sheyan walked at the very front of the party as usual. Suddenly, the window of a building in front of them shattered, and out flew a dark silhouette. The silhouette was sent flying by Zi��s ��Force Collision-Wall��. When they looked closely, they discovered that it was a human on the verge of death.


    Of course, now that he was hit hard by Zi��s attack, he was instantly killed.


    Following that, several corpses were thrown out of the window. Party Ace could not be sure if all of them were really corpses, so they could only retreat.


    One of the corpses suddenly bounced up right afternding!


    Arge number of blood vessels shot out of the surface of his body. Every blood vessel was green in colour, as thick as an electrical wire, and at least two meters long. They wriggled through the air like they were swimming in water. It was quite a bizarre yet disgusting sight.


    Sheyan was not afraid at all. He kicked the weird monster in the chest hard. The kick was so fast that before the blood vessels that were dancing wildly could get close, they were already flying away together with the monster.


    Arge depression appeared on the monster��s chest. He let out a strange cry of agony. However, he did not seem like he had learned his lesson at all. He continued to pounce towards Sheyan, but this time, his eyes were shining with a cunning glint.


    Sheyan also moved towards him, but suddenly, two of the corpses beside Sheyan leaped up and held tightly to his legs.


    They could now see that the two corpses had been stabbed by the monster��s ��vascr connection�� in the back, and had be the monster��s puppets.


    Sheyan��s face remained expressionless. He exerted some force on his legs, and the arms of the two corpses immediately broke with a crack. However, his movement had obviously slowed down because of this. With a cry, the monster pierced arge green blood vessel into Sheyan��s shin!


    The tip of the blood vessel looked very soft, but like the mouthpiece of a mosquito, it could easily prate through skin and muscles! It tried to squirm even further inside while greedily absorbing Sheyan��s blood.


    In that instant, Sheyan felt the wrath of the ��Stairway of the Sun��, who detected that its ��territory�� had been invaded. Its tendril curled violently around the invading blood vessel! The blood vesselsted only less than three seconds before it could not bear the entanglement of the tendril anymore and retracted back with lightning speed!


    They witnessed the blood vessel that had sucked Sheyan��s blood rapidly turn red. The blood vessel was originally green in colour, but it was now as red as a heated steel bar. It then started cracking; the cracks extending like a spider web. It convulsed slightly following the rhythm of the heartbeat, and then expanded rapidly! When the expansion reached its limit, the blood vessel naturally burned, burst and self-destruct!


    Sheyan had undoubtedly caused great damage to the monster!


    The monster let out a sorrowful scream and fell to the ground. After rolling back up, he ran with both hands on the ground like a chimpanzee, trying to flee.


    When he took the heavy blow just now, they all saw his head shine from the inside, and the shadow of the crystal skull within could be seen.


    The monster fled really fast. He bounced up and down and disappeared in the distance in the blink of an eye. Sheyan had no intention of chasing after him. He looked to the side and asked his party, ��Did you guys notice?��


    Out stepped Old Charlie from a shelter nearby. He replied, ��I did. Freddy specialises in illusion and mental power, so he could feel that something was continuously affecting that guy��s thoughts and brain waves, making him do things that deviate from normal behaviours. Things like eating the ��Crystal Skull�� powder are definitely not what normal people would do.��


    Sanzi held several pictures he had just taken. ��Let��s check if there��s anything else out of the ordinary!��


    From the monster��s clothes, they could basically confirm that he was indeed Jakaya. His brutality, coldness and viciousness were vividly captured in the photographs. They could see from the photos that there were changes to his fleeing figure. His hands and feet had grown longer to help him run away faster, while his stomach had bulged like the bloated belly of a starving man. They could also see that he was deliberately protecting his stomach, as if there was something really important inside.


    Sheyan fell into contemtion looking at these photos.


    ��Interesting. This is the first time I��ve seen a puppet controlled by a crystal skull like Jakaya. Judging from his behaviour, could it be possible that only one tenth of the brain matters and spinal cords Jakaya absorbed was for his own use, while the remaining was kept in his stomach to be given to the owner of the ck Crystal Skull?��


    Sheyan suddenly paused and frowned before he continued, ��For some reason, I have a feeling that we might discover something really big if we keep digging. Once the real identity of the owner of the ck Crystal Skull is revealed, it might give us a huge surprise.��


    Zi frowned too. ��You mean we might discover a side mission? But we have no need for that at the moment.��


    ��No,�� replied Sheyan, ��When the ��Stairway of the Sun�� came into contact with the monster��s blood vessel just now, I don��t know why, but I felt a vague sense of familiarity. I feel like I��ve probably met the owner of the ck Crystal Skull before, but it should be a very shallow level of contact, or I definitely would��ve remembered it.��

 Chapter 1226: Searching High and Low, Only to Find by Luck

    <h4>Chapter 1226: Searching High and Low, Only to Find by Luck</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Sheyan stared into the darkness with his brows slightly furrowed. Although the town was smeared in blood and eeriness, it did not grab Sheyan��s attention at all. A stream of blood slowly trickled down Sheyan��s nose to his lips, looking like a dark creeping worm in the dark night.


    He had received quite the impact too when the tendril of the ��Stairway of the Sun�� got into that short confrontation with the monster��s blood vessel. When Melody saw this, she quickly rushed to his side and gently wiped away his blood. There was also a green glow on her fingers which healed him. Anyone could tell from her undivided and concerned gaze on Sheyan that she regarded Sheyan as her entire world.


    Zi was naturally really upset when she saw this, but she merely bit her lips and turned aside. Women who appeared strong on the surface were often very vulnerable in many aspects.


    What Sheyan was worried about did not happen, because Zi was even more afraid than he was of the consequences ofying it all out in the open. She was afraid that it would be the end of the ambiguous rtionship between the two of them. Zi would rather be indecisive and asionally feel jealous, than to steel her heart to face the cruelty of confronting Sheyan about Melody.


    After Sheyan��s injury was treated, Zi asked matter-of-factly, ��Are we going to chase after him or not? If we don��t hurry up, we won��t catch up to him.��


    ��This monster of darkness is very explosive, but its host is quite weak. Mr. Jakaya is a patient with advanced stage lymphoma after all. That means the host body can rarely provide nutrient to the ��Crystal Skull��. Most of the time, it��s the ��Crystal Skull�� that has to maintain the body. He won��t run far,�� stated Melody.


    Sheyan nodded. ��You��re right. Why did Jakaya still stay in his house after he killed his entire family and absorbed their brains? It��s because he was trying to reach the ck Crystal Skull! The body the ��Crystal Skull�� is currently controlling is so weak that it��s like a radio that��s about to run out of battery. It has to carefully adjust the band bit by bit in order to receive the desired signal.��


    ��So we��ll use him as bait? See what we can catch?�� asked Reef.


    Sheyan nodded again. ��Melody��s right. The monster ran away really fast, but after he managed to put some distance between us, he actually slowed down. In any case, we don��t have much time; we still need to collect cultural relics in Asia, Africa and Europe. We can waste eight more hours on him at most. Eight hourster, we��ll pull the in.��


    ***


    What followed was a chase akin to a hunt.


    But it was hard to say if the hunters would be the prey.


    Three hourster, Jakaya��s crooked figure once again appeared on their binocrs. Both of Old Charlie��s pupils contained Freddy��sughing image.


    ��You��re right. This guy is searching for a certain signal, a signal from the ck Crystal Skull. His weak body makes it impossible for him to transmit any more information over, so he can only look for ces where the signal from the ck Crystal Skull is especially strong. He��s like a ship struggling in a storm, having to rely on the faint light from a distant lighthouse to barely discern the directions!�� said Old Charlie.


    ��You��re sure he can��t transmit any information over?�� asked Sheyan earnestly.


    ��Absolutely certain!�� Old Charlie imed with confidence, ��The only way he can deliver any information is by killing himself, because the other side will surely sense something when he dies. It appears that the signal from the ck Crystal Skull is stronger in ces with strong maic fields, so Jakaya will stop from time to time to find a suitable ce to receive the signal.��


    Soon, Jakaya led Party Ace to the top of a hill. From the hill, they could see countless bright lights on the horizon. It was thergest city in Michigan, the world-famous city of automobiles, Detroit.


    ��We surprisingly came back,�� Sheyan said.


    Upon arriving here, Jakaya caught a taxi. Party Ace had already anticipated what he was going to do while he was waiting for the taxi, so they had already obtained a Buick MPV for themselves through some less than legal means. They instantly followed after him.


    Jakaya��s taxi drove past half the city before it stopped in what seemed to be a ghetto. This was a dangerous ce where the gangs fight for territories.


    Jakaya immediately got off without paying. He slowly walked forward while withdrawing a tentacle-like blood vessel. It was obvious what kind of fate had befallen the taxi driver.


    ��This guy has lost his worth! I already know where the ck Crystal Skull is!�� Old Charlie suddenly said, ��It��s in the open jeep over there! See? Under the street light!��


    Everyone turned to the direction where Old Charlie was pointing! Jakaya was also obviously moving in that direction. The eyesight of Awakeners were much better than ordinary people, so they could all see the ��ck Crystal Skull�� from here. The ��ck Crystal Skull�� was sitting with his back to them, burying his head and wearing headphones, looking like he was listening to music. He was a very ordinary-looking guy with sickly pale skin, but for some reason, when they focused their eyes on him, a feeling of sharpness will emerge, the same as the feeling they got when they saw the liquid metal Terminator in Terminator 2.


    ��It��s him!�� Sheyan suddenly shouted in the partymunication channel. ��No wonder he feels familiar. This guy was in the DVD Rocky gave us! He��s Bind��s Divine Servant, the idiot pierced by the light of Gungnir thrown by Rocky!!��


    Everyone seemed slightly surprised to hear that. Indeed, the more they looked, the more he seemed like the Divine Servant. They never expected that the ��ck Crystal Skull�� they were pursuing would actually lead them to him! They��d searched high and low to no avail, only to discover him by luck!


    ��Could Bind be nearby?�� Reef immediately voiced his concern.


    Zi instantly shook her head. ��No. We can deduce from what Rocky said that Bind has an ability to quickly return to the Divine Servant��s side to provide reinforcement. If that��s the case, it��s meaningless for the two to stick together; it��s a waste of human resources. Most importantly, Bind will absorb the luck of the people in his surroundings, and the ordinary people around us don��t seem particrly unlucky right now.��


    Sheyan had a fierce glint in his eyes. He said in the party channel through gnashing teeth, ��You guys know what to do. That damn guy called Bind has been hunting us down for long enough. He didn��t personally join in on the fight which caused Mogensha��s death, but he��s the real culprit behind all these. From the information Rocky gave us, this Divine Servant obviously carries something or some secret that��s very important to Bind! Today, we��ll let that son of a bitch taste the pain of losing something important!��


    At the mention of Mogensha, a burning desire rose in everyone��s heart. Reef��s voice was heard, dry and venomous.


    ��Kill!��


    Zi did not say anything, but a cold light shined on her fingertips. Sanzi was also silent, but Kulutego had begun to take deep breaths. They cyclops�� sharp fangs would asionally show through his mouth.


    Sheyan stepped on the elerator, and the Buick MPV sped forward like the countless other cars that were passing through this street.


    Jakaya was enthusiastically running in the direction of the jeep, the blood vessels on his fingertips fluttering excitedly. His stomach once again bulged grotesquely like a demon��s belly. He obviously nned to feed all the ��essences�� that he had plundered along the way to his superior.


    There were now only 2 meters separating them, but these two meters were destined to be a grand canyon for them.


    With a loud crash, a huge white palm appeared on Reef��s head and broke through the MPV��s roof. It traveled through a distance of 30 meters to reach the Divine Servant in the blink of an eye. The palm grabbed the Divine Servant and dragged him back to the Buick.


    ��Holy Grasp��!


    The Divine Servant��s eyes instantly turned red �C not bloodshot, but red like the eyes of a Terminator when it goes intobat mode. Arge amount of light suddenly burst from his body, almost causing Reef��s ��Holy Grasp�� to break into pieces!


    But Reef was not fighting alone in this battle. Zipleted her long chant right then. The darkness around her instantly turned into a huge, frantic vortex. Strange Sith magic runes flew out of the vortex one after another to surround the Divine Servant, then turned into a huge tentacle which wound around him. After that, the ck magic runes exploded one by one deafeningly. The smoke produced by the explosions took on solid form and drilled into his mouth and nose.


    ��Force.Magic Chain��!


    The Divine Servant��s struggle was immediately interrupted. Right after he was pulled over by Reef��s ��Holy Grasp��, it instantly shattered and daubed his entire body in ayer of light. The light was scorching hot, making his skin hiss as it burned!

 Chapter 1227: Comboed to Death

    <h4>Chapter 1227: Comboed to Death</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Before the Divine Servant could even react to the continuous damage of ��Holy Grasp��, Kulutego had already smashed down with a spiked stone mace. Even in such a situation, he could still react by blocking with his right hand, while his left wrist flipped in the air, apparently intending to retrieve a weapon.


    But how could Sheyan, who was watching him closely, give him the chance?


    A long-ready ��Uppercut�� struck the Divine Servant right on the chin!!


    This punch did not cause much damage because most of the force was used to make the target lose bnce. The Divine Servant was immediately sent flying by the punch andnded heavily on the ground after a few flips. Zi��s second chant concluded then. The illusionary image of a giant ck finger sunk into the spot between the Divine Servant��s eyebrows. The nail on the finger, sharp as a beast��s w, suddenly dug out with force!


    ��Force.Needle Explosion��!


    This blow continued to keep the Divine Servant��s body in a stiff state and his mind in a stunned state. He could only watch as the cyclops violently smashed its huge mace down him. The MT was also furiously swiping a weapon shaped like a beast��s ws, tearing away flesh from his body, although he could not feel any pain presently.


    He could not even lift a finger from the moment the fight started. This was something that had never happened to him before.


    In the reformed mind of the Divine Servant, his own life was secondary to issuing a warning! The Evil Sword Apophis that he was carrying must not be lost! He must notify his master as soon as possible!


    He did ask his master why he did not carry something as important as the Evil Sword Apophis personally. His master answered that it was because his power came from the fringes, or more precisely, the loopholes in the rules of the Realms, so it was something that should be kept hidden. Once it wasbined with something like Apophis, a weapon that also walked along the edges of the rules of Realms, it would inevitably attract the attention of multiple Realms eventually.


    Therefore, not only must his master not carry the Evil Sword Apophis with him, they should not even be in each other��s vicinity for a prolonged period. Fortunately, his master had a really powerful ability. As long as the Divine Servant could send a warning to his master, everything would be fine. Based on past experiences, the longest his master would need to get to him was 37 seconds, and the shortest was 8 seconds!


    The Divine Servant��s original intention was to get the ve controlled by the ��Crystal Skull�� in this world to his side to help him recover from his injury. Never could he have imagined that it would attract a group of strong enemies over!


    The Divine Servant harboured no thoughts of defending or attacking at all in his mind. He was only trying with all his might to bend his thumb so that it could touch the middle joint of his pinky finger. Such a simple little action would send a warning to his master. In this moment, it was the only meaning of his existence.


    However, right when the Divine Servant felt that his paralysis was finally fading away, he saw the man who had just knocked him away with a punch pull out a silver gun! The gun suddenly emitted a holy power which seeped into his body, as if it was trying to squeeze everyst drop of hidden evil out of him.


    Then, a dense milky-white light shot out of the gun, and that detestable feeling of paralysis once again returned to the Divine Servant��s body!


    ***


    What could be done in five seconds?


    Zi could cast an instantaneous spell, then chant the spell for ��Force.Collision Wall�� which had a three-second cast time.


    Reef could leave three deep wounds on the enemy��s body with his steel ws.


    If Mogensha were still alive, he could have showered the enemy with at least fifty rounds of bullets.


    Kulutego could let his stone mace make two intimate contacts with the enemy��s head.


    Sheyan, on the other hand, could use the ability he had just acquired, one he had never used before.


    ��Ultimate Impact��!


    Thanks to Rocky��s information on Bind, Sheyan knew that Bind had an ability to swiftlye to the aid of the Divine Servant. In view of that, he had no intention of letting the Divine Servant regain control of his body in this fight!!


    The moment Sheyan activated ��Ultimate Impact��, he instantly felt his blood boiling.


    ��Ultimate Impact�� was an attack which umted all his pain, joy, sorrow and delight, thenpressed them together into a single burst of power!


    Sheyan��s right fist slowly pulled back, just like a bow that was slowly drawn to its limit!


    After that, a clear, striking sh of light could be seen. Sheyan��s fist punched out with a bang. The punch could only be described in one way:


    Simple, yet lightning fast!


    The force in this punch had been heightened to the limit, like the climax of a soprano piece. It seemed as if it could even shatter fate itself!


    Like a heavy tank driven at the speed of an F1 car, it went crashing towards its target with terrifying force and speed, seeking only to produce the most powerful impact.


    It elerated forward resolutely, unstoppable like a crashing waterfall. Not even the person whounched the punch could stop it now.


    Sheyan had packed all his anger and pain into this punch, letting everything out!


    ULTIMATE


    IMPACT!!!


    The fistnded on the chest of the Divine Servant, right on the spot where he had been punctured by Rocky��s Gungnir! The injury had yet to heal, and it now had to sustain yet another attack, an attack that came crashing into it like an avnche! The fist actually prated deep into the Divine Servant��s chest, and then burst out from his back! Blood gushed out like a fountain, carrying with it fragments of broken bones!


    The horrifying 800 points of true damage was indeed as crazy and violent as one would expect.


    But a mysterious smile surprisingly appeared on the Divine Servant��s face, despite the severe injury. That was because he was starting to regain some sensations in his limbs. He was, after all, a fanatic who was willing to die, as long as he could issue a warning to his master. This matter was more important than his life!


    The Divine Servant��s thumb was already moving towards his little finger, but at that instant, Reef came crashing down from the sky like a giant meteorite. He mmed into the ground violently, dust billowing. A dark gold shock wave spread from where hended to once again paralyse the Divine Servant.


    The ability on his dark gold boots �� ��Frog Leap��! It enabled Reef to jump 5~30 meters away and produce a shock wave uponnding which could stun nearby enemies for 4 seconds.


    These precious four seconds of stun meant that the Divine Servant��s thumb was doomed to never be able to touch the skin on his little finger, even though it was mere millimeters away!


    Sheyan took a deep breath as he watched the Divine Servant be submerged in magic spells, Reef��s long ws and Kulutego��s stone mace. Sheyan was determined to be thest straw that broke the camel��s back.


    Within the darkness of the night, sounds of friction came from Sheyan��s shoes. Sheyan��s bare feet broke through the shoes and burrowed knee-deep into the ground like the roots of a tree. Arge number of cracks radiated in all directions with Sheyan at the centre. Even the high-rise buildings nearby were slightly trembling!


    Sheyan raised both his hands. The shadow behind him turned into an illusion of the ��Stairway of the Sun��, its tendrils dancing wildly in the air. Melody, who was fighting with Jakaya in the distance, could not help turning back to stare at Sheyan in amazement. The aura Sheyan was exuding at the moment gave her a contradictory feeling of both terror and delight.


    Then, the ��Beast of Corrosion�� came flying out.


    The ��Beast of Corrosion�� this time took on the form of a miniature ��Stairway of the Sun��. As soon as it dug into the wound on the Divine Servant��s chest, it extended arge number of tendrils which drilled deep into every part of his body!


    An intense light glowed at that moment. The Divine Servant��s body became transparent like it was being X-rayed. They could now see that his bones were actually made of steel, each one vivid and delicate. The ck Crystal Skull was also visible.


    More terrifying was that there were actually some naturally-formed wrinkles on the surface of the brain inside his head. Together, they formed a line of text: ��Bay: Brain Clone No. 11��!


    This anomalysted only a few seconds before it went away.


    The ck Crystal Skull was still suspended in mid-air. A fracture suddenly appeared in the empty space, as if something extremely sharp had sliced through the barrier of time and space. It instantly swallowed the ck Crystal Skull. Cracks started appearing on the rest of the Divine Servant��s body, like it was porcin. The body broke into fragments, then turned to ashes.


    A gust of wind blew past. The ashes dispersed andpletely disappeared from this world.


    Sheyan finally heaved a sigh of relief. Party Ace may have been attacking fiercely and seem like they had the upper hand, but that would notst forever. The opponent was clearly just waiting for an opportunity to pounce. He was like apressed spring �� the harder a spring waspressed, the stronger the rebound would be. If they were unable to kill him before he recovered, they may very well be the prey instead.


    By killing the Divine Servant, they were finally able to vent a bit of their frustration! From how much the guy called Bind cared about the Divine Servant, they knew that the Divine Servant must have something important on him. Whatever it was, it had now been reduced to ashes along with the Divine Servant himself. This would no doubt be a brutal stab in Bind��s heart!


    Since both sides were already past the point of no return, this brutal stab in Bind��s heart naturally gave Sheyan endless joy.


    By this time, Melody had already chased Jakaya two blocks away. The rest of the party quickly jumped into another car to go to her aid. When the engine roared to life, Sheyan vaguely heard a clink, as if something had fallen down. He did not pay much attention to it. With a step on the pedal, the car elerated away.

 Chapter 1228: Begging to Devour

    <h4>Chapter 1228: Begging to Devour</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    ��Is the Divine Servant really a contestant? Isn��t his HP a little too high for a contestant? We almost failed to kill him even with all our forcesbined, yet he doesn��t look like an MT at all. But if he��s not a contestant, why was there a 40% damage reduction when I attacked him?�� Sanzi could not help voicing his doubt.


    ��The heavy injury on his chest made by Rocky��snce, Gungnir, had obviously not healed yet. When we attacked his chest, every attack resulted in an explosive hit. That spot was obviously a weak spot,�� Zi said thoughtfully.


    ��Remember what Rocky said? A Realm is like aplete army; although it mostly consists of ordinary soldiers, there are also cooks, logistics, special forces, intelligence teams, tactical staff and so on. This Divine Servant seems to be an experimental subject who possesses both the high HP of a storyline character and the inter-contestant damage reduction protection. At the same time, there��s a great chance that he can��t be healed by the Realm��s medicine. On the other hand, the guy named Bind felt more like special personnel who enter Nightmare Worlds by using some unorthodox rules. If they were just here as bystanders and not cause any trouble, the Realm won��t pay them much attention, but if they make too much noise, they��ll surely face some problems,�� Sheyan gave his opinion.


    At this point, Reef sighed dejectedly.


    ��We took great risks by asking Melody not to intervene, but we still didn��t get any loot. Even the ck Crystal Skull was taken away.�� (Those attacked by Melody will not drop loot.)


    Sheyan smirked. ��Things that will give Bind unforgettable pain, I��d willingly do them a hundred times over, even if I get no benefit from them at all! That guy will probably be here soon. After we help Melody get rid of that monster, we��ll leave right away. We��ve just experienced a hard fight and none of us are in our optimum condition, so there��s no need to confront him now. We��ll give him some time to savour the pain.��


    Sheyan stepped on the brake and drifted beautifully, bumping into the escaping Jakaya, making him stagger. He had a body of a terminal cancer patient, and he had been taking attacks from Melody for quite a while now. Now that they were ganking him with no principles to speak of, he died almost immediately.


    Sheyan chopped off his head. Jakaya��s body and flesh instantly turned to ashes, leaving behind only the head in Sheyan��s hand which rapidly transformed into the ��Crystal Skull�� again.


    Since they had achieved all their objectives and had even managed to get a rough estimate of Bind��s strength from the fight with the Divine Servant, they had no intention of staying here any longer. Sheyan was not someone who liked to take risks; he certainly did not wish to fight with that Bind guy in their current conditions.


    Sheyan stepped on the elerator, intending to leave. But at this time, Sanzi said with a little hesitation as he stared at the trees rushing past outside the car window, ��Brother, do you think....since the Divine Servant is different from us contestants...maybe the way he drops loot is different from ordinary contestants too?


    ��Maybe, but do you really expect a servant to drop anything good?�� Sheyan dismissed nonchntly.


    ��That��s not necessarily true. Where did Zhao Yun��s Qinggang Sworde from?�� Zi immediately retorted. In truth, she was just dissatisfied that Melody got to sit on the front passenger seat next to Sheyan.


    (TL: Zhao Yun is a legendary figure in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. In the Battle of Changban, he defeated the enemy general Xiahou En and took the prized Qinggang Sword belonging to the enemy leader, Cao Cao, from him.)


    Sanzi immediately nodded in agreement. ��That��s right! But the main thing is, I think I heard something drop to the ground when we were leaving just now.��


    When Reef heard that, he also said, ��I think I heard it too. The thing that fell sounded like something metallic.��


    That made Sheyan hesitate for a moment. ��Then...should we go back and have a look? But we might run into Bind....��


    Zi rolled her eyes at Sheyan and announced decisively, ��We��ll go back. If worsees to worst, we��ll have Melody join the fight! So what if we don��t get any loot from him? It��s no big deal.��


    What else could Sheyan do? His brothers and his woman had all made their positions clear. He could only make a 180, causing horns to re all around them because the cars behind them were extremely dissatisfied with his sudden U-turn. Sheyan ignored them and elerated back to the ce where the previous fight had taken ce.


    Because they had yet to go far, they returned in only about 20 seconds. When they were still nearly five hundred meters away, they could already see the whole ce being illuminated by some sort of fire, so bright it almost lit up the entire night sky. Upon closer inspection, they saw a ��dot�� that had appeared in the air near the ce where they fought the Divine Servant. The dot was burning the space down like a lit cigarette butt that was pressed to a piece of paper. They could also vaguely see something that looked like boiling magma in it.


    Zi was astonished. ��Someone��s trying to create a wormhole to teleport here directly! Isn��t he afraid of making the dimension copse? Seaman, it seems like we��ve done much more damage to that Bind than we initially thought!��


    A dark weapon suddenly appeared at the ce where the Divine Servant had died. When the weapon fell to the ground, the reddish-ck light surrounding it actually solidified into waving strips that looked like ribbons in water. And the ground around it rippled like a disturbed water surface! It was as if everything around it had turned incorporeal!


    Zi��s eyes gleamed. A bright horizontal line of light shot out of her slender finger. Next, the dark weapon drifted towards their car as if it was being pulled by something.


    Sheyan had to admit that Zi��s Force was an outstanding power. It could y a very special role in many situations. For example, Sheyan could now drive away without slowing down and and also get his hands on the weapon. They had saved at least five seconds of crucial time.


    But the ribbon-like light around the weapon suddenly amplified intensely. Zi held her chest with a grunt and spat out a mouthful of blood. Sheyan was right in front of her, so the warm blood sshed onto Sheyan��s neck. The mysterious weapon fell to the ground with a tter.


    At this time, a devilish finger dipped in magma stretched out of the ��wormhole�� in the distance. The surrounding air deformed and distorted, spraying blue mes from time to time from friction. The passers-by were already running away in panic at such a spectacle.


    Sheyan did not hesitate at all to jump out of the car. Honestly, he was shocked. A weapon that had obviously turned into loot could still cause such severe damage to Zi! What the hell was happening? He had never even heard of such a thing before, let alone seen it.


    Therefore, when Sheyan held onto the weapon, his heart was actually beating really fast �C from nervousness, and from excitement. He felt like a boy who was holding onto a girl��s hand for the first time.


    s...


    Just as he would get a p in the face or a stomp on his foot when he grabbed Zi��s hand out of the blue....


    Sheyan was also handed a direct and simple punishment. Smoke started rising from his palm that was holding onto the weapon; smoke that carried a burning odour. The skin on his palm was scorched by the high temperature of the weapon. But of course, Sheyan could bear the pain. He did not mind the pain at all. He was already thinking about the trouble and agony that he will cause Bind by taking this weapon away.


    He could be pretty evil too.


    ��We should go to a police station. Our movement might��ve been captured by surveince monitors, so we first need to destroy all the images they have of us,�� Sheyan said calmly, as if the burnt hand was not his. Melody quickly chanted something, and a green, mist-likeyer of healing light attached itself to Sheyan��s palm. But as soon as it did, a ck me soared from the palm, almost wrapping Sheyan��s entire arm in it.


    Melody eximed in surprise, ��I didn��t mean it! I didn��t mean it!��


    Sheyan yelled, cutting her off, ��Reef, take the wheel! Don��t fall for the illusion produced by the sword. Yes, it can hurt its wielder, but it��s far less threatening to me than what it looks like.��


    Reef immediately took over and stepped hard on the elerator. The engine roared, and they quickly left the scene behind them. By now, the wormhole in the distance had gotten even bigger, and the finger of the devil had turned into an ugly, twisted palm! An ear-piercing noise suddenly resounded through the air. Some of the passers-by were shaken by the noise, falling down to the ground with blood seeping out of their ears!


    Only now did Sheyan have the time to examine the weapon. The weapon was undoubtedly a sword, a sword with clear, simple lines, yet it had a certain weight to it. Its surface was glowing with a ckish-red light. Any ordinary person whoid eyes upon the light would feel a pressure on their chest, as if something heavy was weighing down on them. Even their breathing would turn difficult.


    But what was really hurting Sheyan was anotheryer of light covering the sword, a soul-stirring red glow that almost felt corporeal. The red glow felt somewhat familiar to Sheyan; it felt like the glow on a blood weapon, but much more condensed. The glow was so intense that Sheyan��s hand which held the sword became crimson and transparent, making the bones and blood vessels inside visible.


    Suddenly, a dark green light shed on Sheyan��s other hand; it was the ary-Grade High-Energy Mechanical Power Glove��! But what was even stranger was that the transparentyer on the glove had peeled itself away.


    The transparentyer was, naturally, the immature liquid metal life-form. A distorted face suddenly condensed on its surface. The face screamed at Sheyan, ��Master, please let me eat this mutated high-ranking Lieutenant General Blood Weapon! After I eat it, I��ll enter the adult stage!��

 Chapter 1229: Devoured

    <h4>Chapter 1229: Devoured</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The voice of the immature liquid metal life-form was still very tender. In order to emphasise that its request was legitimate, rational and reasonable, it had made four tiny fists and was ceaselessly waving them about. It was obvious from this how strong the desire in its heart was.


    The Evil Sword Apophis seemed to have sensed a danger that was akin to the threat from an arch-enemy. It immediately retracted all its energy back inside itself. Even Sheyan��s hand was no longer being burned. Right now, the sword looked no different from amon weapon with its simple and concise lines that had no unnecessary embellishment or decoration. Everything about it was made for the sake of simplicity, practicality and efficiency.


    Its information soon emerged in front of Sheyan.


    [ Lieutenant General Blood Sword/Evil Sword Apophis (Perfect Evolutionary Mutation/High-Tier) ]


    [ Origin: Nightmare Realm VII ]


    [ Attack Power: 250~700 ]


    [ Attribute: Dual attributes of Dark/Fire. Weapons with Dark/Fire attributes will cause additional damage to enemies with Holy and Ice attributes, in addition to having a high probability of ignoring defence when attacking other enemies. ]


    [ Material: High-energy molybdenum, coil steel, meteorite incandescent core, cursed teeth. ]


    [ Addons: Calyx Handle, Sword Knot. ]


    [ Calyx Handle: A handle woven from the silk of the giant interster beast, Kun Silkworm. It increases grip power. When attacking, the wielder has a high probability of gaining an 11% bonus to Strength and Agility. Lasts for 10 minutes. ]


    [ Sword Knot: A Firewashed cloth woven from the fibers of top quality interster Firewashed fruit is tied to the sword handle. Not only does it increase the sword��s aesthetic value, it can also be used to wipe the sword��s de. It increases Charm by 7 points and increases the weapon��s hit rate by 2%. ]


    [ Weight: 6.5 kg ]


    [ Equipping Requirement: Lieutenant General (after mutating into Evil Sword Apophis, the equipping condition is lowered to Field Officer rank, be it official or reserve duty). ]


    (TL: Field Officer = Major, Lieutenant Colonel, or Colonel.)


    [ This sword will never wear out. ]


    [ Active Ability: ��Apophis��s Sneer�� �� Apophis is definitely not a merciful weapon. Whenever you find yourself in a hopeless situation, you can choose to give your body up to Apophis. If you can still regain your consciousness afterwards, you will see corpses littering the ground around you. The enemies you wish to kill will definitely be among the corpses, but so may your brothers, yourpanions! ]


    [ After activating ��Apophis��s Sneer��, the wielder will lose their consciousness and be a puppet that will feel no pain. Attack speed and movement speed will increase by 50%, speed reduction conditions will not take effect, blocking rate will increase by 100%, attack power will increase by 100%, but defence will drop to zero for 120 seconds. The wielder will attack every living creature around them indiscriminately until the end of the ability duration, or until there are no more creatures that can be killed. ]


    [ At the end of the ability duration, there is a 33% chance of the wielder��s main personality shattering, thus bing a ve to Apophis. ]


    [ Lieutenant General Blood Weapon Passive Ability: ��Enemy of Mankind�� �� This weapon will cause additional damage to any humanoid creature (including contestants). The additional damage ignores defence, and the damage value ranges from 33% to 66% of the attack. ]


    [ ��Perfect Evolutionary Mutation�� �� When a Lieutenant General Blood Sword is forged with the maximum required materials, the weapon may undergo evolutionary mutation, but this evolutionary mutation may not necessarily happen in the direction you hope for. For example, the weapon may gain properties that increase the weapon��s long-range attack power by 300%, or increase the weapon��s magic attack power by 500.... These properties are indeed powerful, but for them to appear on a Lieutenant General Blood Sword is nothing short of a tragedy. ]


    [ ��Perfect Evolutionary Mutation�� means that the gained properties are all top-quality properties of great use to the wielder. Otherwise, it wouldn��t have been described with the word ��perfect��. ]


    [ High-Tier: The weapon is forged with weapon-forging materials of outstanding qualities, so it has been refined during the manufacturing process. The actual quality of the weapon isparable to a General Blood Sword. ]


    [ Special Ability (Unique): ��Extinction�� ]


    (Please refer to chapter 1208 for more details on ��Extinction��.)


    [ This weapon has been soul-bound. It cannot be used by anyone else but the soul-bound wielder unless the wielder is killed. ]


    [ Apophis will cause continuous damage to any wielder who is not soul-bound to it. ]


    ***


    There was an inscription engraved on Apophis�� fuller: ��Remember, it��s not power that decides victory or defeat, but right or wrong.��


    While everyone was carefully scrutinising the properties of the weapon, Sheyan seemed to have felt something and suddenly looked back. Although there were at least seven or eight buildings blocking his view, he could still see two demonic ws burning with fire fiercely prating through the dimensional barrier, pulling the barrier apart like they were tearing at paper!


    Such a brutal behaviour would undoubtedly give rise to a huge amount of pain and anger in the Noah Realm that had descended its will upon this ne.


    Previously, a Chosen blessed by Noah Realm C had almost died from bad luck, even with the luck that the Noah Realm had bestowed upon the Chosen! A Chosen was not immortal, but to make him die by reducing his luck to the limit was equivalent to giving Noah Realm C a p in the face! Therefore, Noah Realm C did not hesitate to produce a dimensional storm to express its anger.


    Meanwhile, the act of forcibly tearing apart the dimensional barrier this time had intruded upon, or to be exact, provoked the authority of Noah Realm F. That��s because this ability of directly folding and tearing up the dimension to create a wormhole was a power it had bestowed upon a powerful contestant it was nurturing, Seeded Contestant No. 877661 �� more precisely, Rocky! It was supposed to be the prerogative of Rocky��s weapon! Only thebination of Gungnir and the soul of the Lance of Longinus was supposed to have this insane ability to strike at an enemy regardless of distance!


    It was this ability that had severely injured the Divine Servant. Rocky also often used this ability to travel, making himself seem really mysterious.


    All the power of a contestant came from the Realm under which they belonged. This rare, destructive ability was also something that ced a great burden on Noah Realm F. Now, someone actually dared to make use of this power, and the person was not Seeded Contestant No. 877661! What��s worse, the bastard had been caught red-handed for being in the act for too long!!


    This was akin to discovering a rat in your granary. The rat must die!


    The will of Noah Realm F instantly descended. The surrounding air seemed to freeze at that moment.


    A monster over ten meters tall, covered in mes, emerged from the dimensional rift. The monster was like a huge ball of meat with no neck. It consisted of different parts from various corpses sewn together. A terrifyingly huge metal chain wrapped around it, and a rtively small palm grew from its back. The weirdest thing about it was the number ��7�� on its head.


    But the dignity of a Realm��s will was majestic. The huge monster was instantly reduced to dust! However, the Realm did not seem to notice a strange distortion of space underneath the monster! A shadow slithered forward like a snake and disappeared into the dark night. The shadow could see faint remnants of light within the darkness which clearly indicated the direction he should move in, guiding him like road signs.


    Those were the traces Apophis left behind through the soul binding!


    The shadow heaved a long sigh of relief. All��s good as long as Apophis was still safe. Another cracking sound came from his body, signifying that another of his life-saving item had shattered, but for Bind....this was all worth it as long as he could retrieve Apophis in time.


    Bind had pursued nearly two kilometers in the blink of an eye, the scattered soul fragments pointing the way like ghostly road signs. Bind believed that he would locate the enemies in less than a kilometer �C no, five hundred meters! If he weren��t in a bustling city like Detroit, he would have discovered the enemies by now!


    But when Bind turned the corner after passing through an alley, he suddenly stopped in his tracks. A chilly sensation washed over him.


    Although the scene in front of him was full of shining lights, he could no longer see the trail of glowing soul fragments! Bind could not help but scream in madness!


    ��Impossible! IMPOSSIBLE!!��


    There were only two possible exnations for this: either the soul imprint had been erased, or the Evil Sword Apophis had been destroyed!


    Bind knew of two ways to erase the soul imprint on the weapon, but neither of them could possibly happen here and now! As for Apophis being destroyed, that was even more improbable. What kind of fool would destroy such a top-ss weapon? Besides, even if there was a fool like that, how would he destroy it? Bind had never considered a problem like this at all!


    Bind had no idea what was happening. Although his sight was filled with brilliant lights, his mind waspletely dark!


    It was a maddening and suffocating darkness!


    He never imagined that the situation would get out of control to this extent. He also could never have imagined that the object of his desire, the Evil Sword Apophis, was only less than 400 meters away from him right now! But, the weapon was now covered in a strangeyer of modest light.


    That was a sign that the liquid metal life-form was trying hard to eat something. It had used all its digestive power to form a miniature dimension with its body cavity! With Apophis in this separate dimension, it was naturally impossible for Bind to receive any signal from the sword.


    Sheyan suddenly received a series of notifications:


    [ Due to your liquid metal life-form��s dposition of the Evil Sword Apophis, you obtained 5 achievement points... Please wait patiently for further details. ]


    [ Due to your liquid metal life-form��s dposition of the Evil Sword Apophis, you obtained 9 achievement points... Please wait patiently for further details. ]

 Chapter 1230: Extinction Ability Obtained!

    <h4>Chapter 1230: Extinction Ability Obtained!</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Sheyan��s shared the notifications he received in the partymunication channel, causing everyone to turn and look at the sword in his hand. Apophis did not seem like it was being dposed, Instead, it was shining. Waves of light could be seen on it.


    Zi was rather surprised at the speed at which the liquid metal life-form was breaking down the sword.


    ��How does it dpose Apophis that fast?��


    ��If the liquid metal can��t win a quick battle against a powerful weapon like this, it��s probably never gonna be able to win. It��s the same way that you��d never be able to get some women into bed if they don��t have a good first impression of you....Uhh, Seaman told me that,�� answered Reef with confidence.


    ��Get out of here!��


    Sheyan was like a lucky man who won the grand prize in a lottery. A notification would pop up every now and then, and they were all positive.


    [ Due to your liquid metal life-form��s dposition of the Evil Sword Apophis, you obtained 3 free attribute points... Please wait patiently for further details. ]


    [ ....... ]


    [ Due to your liquid metal life-form��s dposition of the Evil Sword Apophis, you obtained 74,000 utility points... Please wait patiently for further details. ]


    [ ....... ]


    [ Due to your liquid metal life-form��s dposition of the Evil Sword Apophis, you obtained some ss gold, a kind of rare metal... Please wait patiently for further details. ]


    [ ....... ]


    The dposition of Evil Sword Apophis was finally visible to the naked eye. The process started from the hilt. It was as if there was an invisible hand patiently and resolutely rubbing back and forth on it, very seriously and very attentively. To exin it in a more visual term....it looked like someone was jacking it off.


    The changes were very slow, but after a while, they could see the hilt starting to swell, bing red, long and hard....oops sorry, made a typo. It got brighter and brighter. Then, as the temperature rose, more and more dust drifted down from the sword. Although the dust was very fine, it made the liquid metal life-form very excited when it fell down onto the life-form��s wall below. The liquid metal life-form was constantly twitching and wriggling in joy.


    Victory had been decided. The liquid metal life-form nurtured by Sheyan had theprehensive advantage. Evil Sword Apophis could put up no resistance against it, let alone fight back.


    Following the passage of time, the liquid metal life-form that had received ��supplements�� only got more energetic. It continued rubbing with a determination that could even grind an iron rod into a needle. It��s originally silvery-white colour was beginning to turn a deep ck. Its speed of dposition was also rapidly increasing.


    ording to Sheyan��s rough calctions, it initially took seven minutes for the liquid metal life-from to rub away a third of the sword hilt, but after that, it only used three minutes to dpose the remaining two-thirds. This showed that it was strengthening itself with its ��spoils of war�� while it worked, and had had a tremendous growth in strength.


    Apophis�� hilt and ornaments had all be nutrients for the liquid metal life-form. The sword was now like a suckling pig that had been shaved clean, like an orange that had been peeled clean, like a girl that had been stripped clean. It was about to meet with a terrible fate.


    ��Hold on a minute!�� Apophis�� synthesised, metallic voice suddenly resounded inside the car, full of anxiety, ��Take this monster away from me! I��ll serve you. You just need to prepare some materials to break my soul contract. Do you not long for my power?��


    Others may be a little moved, but Sheyan absolutely refused to give in to the temptation of the sword. The only thing he wished for was to make sure Bind loses Apophis, either by taking Apophis far away or destroying it. As long as he could weaken the enemy while causing Bind unbearable pain, Sheyan would consider it a great sess.


    Was Sheyan not even slightly tempted by the sword��s power?


    Of course he was, but after all, this weapon was, like its name suggested, an evil weapon. It was obvious from Apophis�� abilities that its wielder��s life meant nothing to it. As far as Sheyan was concerned, since he did not necessarily need the power of Evil Sword Apophis, why not just turn it into nutrients for the liquid metal life-form. This method was much more reliable.


    The liquid metal life-form��s importance to Sheyan and its usefulness made it no inferior to Evil Sword Apophis in Sheyan��s eyes, not in the slightest. So what was there to hesitate about? Today, Apophis was doomed to suffer the tragic fate of being devoured.


    ***


    When the city of Detroit became a backdrop in the scenery behind them, Evil Sword Apophis had be a sad thing of the past.


    All its tricks were useless in front of the liquid metal life-form, the ��nemesis of all equipment��. All it could do was prolong the devouring process.


    Two hours had already passed since Sheyan obtained Apophis.


    So far, they had seeded in destroying all traces of themselves in the city��s informationwork. They had also observed for a while, through the HD feed of the city��s surveince monitorwork, the ce where they previously fought.


    They had moved past the furious Bind in close proximity twice, unbeknownst to both sides.


    They decided to leave Detroit; it was time to fly to Africa. If they did not depart now, time would be too tight, andpleting the requirements of ��The Great Collector�� title would be very difficult.


    Sheyan expected the liquid metal life-form to enter a period of hibernation after stuffing itself full, like it would always do. Sheyan was a clever person who was good at making deductions, so his guess was indeed correct, but there was one thing that was totally out of his expectations �� the hibernation this time onlysted less than ten minutes!!


    This phenomenon was actually easily exinable. If a person had stuffed himself full of Red Bulls, would he just lie in bed afterwards?


    Of course that��s impossible. The same was true of the liquid metal life-form, which had undergone a drastic change in appearance. It was now streaked with ck and red stripes.


    It showed Sheyan its new properties:


    [ G-type Liquid Metal Enhanced Life-Form (Matrix Point Distribution) ]


    [ Life Stage: Semi-Mature (If it were human, it would be going through puberty) ]


    [ Origin: Unable to be determined ]


    [ Attack Power: None ]


    [ Type: Support-type item ]


    [ Materials: Liquid metal, Pi element, various unknown mysterious items, synthetic metal elements. ]


    [ Weight: 1.2 kg ]


    [ Equipping Requirement: None ]


    [ Durability: Will never wear out. ]


    [ Rarity: Legendary ]


    [ Usage: It can be attached to all kinds of equipment to provide a powerful bonus to the equipment. The equipment will get an additional +6 strengthening (please refer to previous chapters for details). ]


    [ Passive Ability: ��Suck�� �� Whenever the enemy (or their weapon) came into contact with the armour/weapon the liquid metal enhanced life-form is attached to, the liquid metal enhanced life-form will analyse the enemy andmit the result to memory. After seven times, the liquid metal enhanced life-form will be able to calcte the trajectory of the enemy��s next attack, thereby rendering it obsolete. ]


    [ A new passive ability has been unlocked due to the item entering a semi-mature state! ]


    [ ��Devourment Memory��! ]


    [ The liquid metal life-form has turned itself into the terrifying nemesis of all equipment in order to satisfy its own desires. During the devouring process, it can memorise andpletely replicate the special ability of the equipment it devours, then attach it to the equipment it strengthens! ]


    [ There is currently only one memory slot for ��Devourment Memory��. Please select the ability you wish to memorise as soon as possible. ]


    [ Exnation: Matrix Point Distribution �� This is how the internal structure of the liquid metal life-from is described in scientific terms. Considering that the organism reading this exnation has a 99.99% probability of not having graduated from the Imperial University School of Molecr Materials, a more detailed exnation will not be provided. You just need to know that, like the description ��rich, young and handsome�� for humans, this particr description is synonymous with status and superiority. ]


    [ Inscription: ��G-type Liquid Metal Enhanced Life-form (Matrix Point Distribution).... Why does my name sound so awkward? Why not just call me G-spot? That��s quite catchy.�� ]


    ***


    While Sheyan was still reading through these details, G-spot was already urging Sheyan impatiently.


    ��Hurry up and choose an ability for ��Devourment Memory��!��


    Sheyan immediately recovered from his extreme joy. He asked in a hurry, ��Is it possible to memorise anything?��


    ��Only abilities on the equipment I��ve devoured before or abilities you possess, like ��Ultimate Impact�� or ��Apophis�� Sneer��,�� exined G-spot, ��But take note, some abilities may be in conflict with the equipment I��m attached to. In that case, the abilities can��t be used. For example, consecutive-shot or three-consecutive-shot abilities can��t be used when I��m attached to a melee weapon.��


    Zi red at Sheyan and asked, ��Get to the point, G-spot. Can you memorise the ��Extinction�� ability?��


    G-spot answered right away, ��I can, but....not 100%. ��Extinction�� has a very high precedence. I don��t have enough authority.��


    ��To what extent can you replicate it?�� asked Zi.


    ��I can replicate everything about it except for its precedence. However, the most powerful thing about ��Extinction�� is that its power and authority are higher than the Realms��, so I don��t rmend choosing this ability. Unless....��


    ��Unless what?�� asked Sheyan impatiently.


    ��Unless you also have another ability with a really high precedence. I can try to transfer the precedence of this ability to the replica of ��Extinction��. This is really just a basic switching problem, so it��s not anything difficult. You just need to pay 50,000 utility points and 5 potential points for the material cost,�� answered G-spot.


    Sheyan heaved a long sigh of relief. ��That��s no problem. Go ahead and memorise ��Extinction��.��

 Chapter 1231: A Chatterbox Item Soul

    <h4>Chapter 1231: A Chatterbox Item Soul</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The most remarkable thing that distinguished G-spot from other item souls was that it was a chatterbox.


    Everyone in Party Ace had seen much of the world, so they had encountered various kinds of item souls before, from low grade ones to high grade ones. For example, the weapon soul of the Evil Sword Apophis from before. It had its own dignity. It had only begged for its life once, and once it saw that begging was useless, it did not utter another word.


    But G-spot had been chattering excitedly from the moment it woke up. It would ask questions every time it saw something new. In the end, only Melody and Old Charlie had the patience to keep talking with him. Of the two, the former was simple and naive, while thetter was sophisticated and shrewd. Only they had enough energy to deal with this tireless thing.


    Sheyan seized this rare moment of peace to check his gains. Only then did he realise that through G-spot��s dposition of the Evil Sword Apophis, he had received 80 achievement points and more than 300,000 utility points! That was about one third of the production cost of the sword.


    Sheyan��s achievement point initially stood at 241/400, so needed 159 more to promote. He got 30 achievement points after he went on a streak and killed those Awakeners in a killing spree. Now that he got 80 achievement points from Apophis, his achievement point total became 351. At this rate, he might actually be promoted before his Major General Blood Armour finished production.


    Those 300,000 utility points had also solved a pressing need. Melody��s stay would cost quite a bit of money, not to mention the debt they originally had.... These extra money finally pulled Party Ace a considerable distance back from financial copse.


    Eventually, the item soul appeared to have run out of energy. After contentedly speaking a few final words, it transformed into a pool of asphalt-like liquid and re-attached itself to Sheyan��s ary-Grade High-Energy Mechanical Power Gloves��. It then fell asleep. This whole series of actions was very simr to a person who moved to a bedzily and pulled a nket along the way.


    But unlike before, the liquid metal life-form was now ��embossed�� on the gloves in the form of ck and red stripes. Compared to the faintyer of glow before, it now felt more aggressive and more powerful, like a tiger that was sleeping soundly on the ground. The mere sight of it would cause fear in others�� hearts.


    Sheyan checked the properties of the gloves and was overjoyed to see additional lines of text below the properties of ��Ultimate Impact��:


    [ This equipment has gained a bonus ability: ��Extinction�� ]


    [ This bonus ability will disappear when the liquid metal life-form disengages from the equipment. ]


    [ This bonus ability will not work on long-range weapons. ]


    [ The precedence of this bonus ability is equal to the highest precedence level among all the abilities possessed by the wielder. ]


    [ ��Extinction��... ] (Repeating details are omitted.)


    Sheyan did not forget to also check the details of the mission regarding the liquid metal life-form:


    [ Silver Mission Series Hidden Branch, Chapter 3: Devour ]


    The mission required Sheyan to feed 100 pieces of equipment to the liquid metal life-form after it woke up. Just as Sheyan expected, Evil Sword Apophis did not simply count as one piece of equipment. The progress bar had advanced from 5% to 35%. Apophis had actually counted as 30 pieces ofmon equipment.


    Sheyan finally heaved a sigh of relief. He felt that his luck had finally turned around.


    Ever since he ran into Bind �C no, ever since he ran into the Stockholm Party �C Sheyan had felt like he was swimming against the current. The resistance he faced had always been much greater than he expected, and this resistance had reached its peak when they were ambushed previously. Their party was almost wiped out, and Mogensha was killed.


    But from then on, Sheyan had started to feel the resistance gradually weakening bit by bit, until the pressurepletely vanish presently. With him gaining ��Extinction�� and the opponent losing Apophis, he already had enough chips to face theing troubles head on, be they in the dark or on the surface. To be more precise, the so-called troubles alluded to Bind and the arrogant Rocky.


    ��Do you know what I��m thinking about, Seaman?�� Zi suddenly asked.


    Sheyan turned to look at her. From her charming, provocative eyes, he saw a challenge. This was the way it was with strong career women; they would always try to prove that they were stronger than men, but they would also wish to be conquered by a man deep down in their hearts.


    With that in mind, Sheyan replied with a meaningful smile, ��Of course. You��re thinking about something that I said before.��


    Zi immediately frowned and retorted in a mocking tone, ��I��m thinking about something that you said before?��


    ��That��s right. After that condescending guy called Rocky left, I said that if we can actually get rid of Bind, the look on Rocky��s face would be very spectacr,�� replied Sheyan in a rxed manner.


    ��Based on what we now know, Rocky may not necessarily have the confidence in killing Bind, nor must he absolutely kill Bind. What he��s striving for is probably Apophis! Imagine the look on his face when he learns that the loot he so covets has been devoured by us!��


    Zi snorted and stopped talking.


    Thirty-seven minutester, they boarded a flight to the distant continent of Africa. Their first destination was Libya, followed by Egypt.


    ***


    From the moment the passengers got off the ne, Africa had weed all of them with its heat, dryness, and robustness.


    Sheyan felt as if their party had traveled to another world when he stepped off the ne cabin. For Libya that was in the midst of a war, it was already a luxury to have a road from the airport which cars could travel through. There was no need to be too critical of the potholes and mud covering the road.


    Their goal was the Nigerian Golden Mask. The reason they came to Libya was naturally because the mask had found its way to this ce. Zand, a tribal leader in Benghazi, Libya, had obtained the treasure with the help of the three oil deposits under him. The tribal leader stubbornly believed that the mask was the key to regaining the memory from his past life, so he spared no expense in procuring it.


    Sheyan soon found the information provider in a bar decorated with coconut shells on the outer walls. She was a rather plumpdy wearing earrings as huge as a bus standing handle. She had dark, shiny skin, and her plump body was almost bursting out of her dress. Only the glittering light in her eyes belied her cleverness and slyness.


    ��I am Moan.��


    The woman had a warm smile on her face. She even stretched out her thick arms to greet them with a hug. Sheyan merely lifted the briefcase he was holding without much emotion.


    ��We��re in a hurry. Please give us the address.��


    The woman took a roll of money from Zi. Her skin color reminded Sheyan of Mogensha. His mood abruptly got low because of that. After the woman counted the money, she actually took out a device to scan the money to verify their authenticity one by one. Finally, she sped her hands in satisfaction. She stuffed the roll of money into her cleavage, and wanted to leave.


    Zi immediately stood up and confronted her in a chilly voice, ��What��s the address?��


    The woman let out a sudden exmation, like she had forgotten something. She took out a piece of paper, scribbled a few words on it, and threw it to them. Sheyan grabbed it and took a look at it. He immediately asked with a smile, ��What do you mean by this?��


    The words written on the paper were ��Benghazi, Libya��. That was all. It was like when you ask for a person��s address, and all you got in reply was Clevnd, Ohio. She was obviously ying them.


    The fat woman had an abrupt change in expression. ��The $13,000 you paid will only get you that much.��


    Sheyan stared at her, his grin bing wider. ��You��ll regret these words for years toe.��


    The woman suddenly had a very ufortable feeling. She mmed her hands on the table and yelled, ��Break their legs, then strip them naked and throw them into the jungle!��


    Business in the bar was slow; there were only a few people lying face down on the tables, seemingly asleep. When the woman mmed the table, all of them stood up holding AK47s in their hands, their faces expressionless. They deliberately let the outsiders hear the sound of the rifle bolts being pulled, their threatening intentions evident from their actions.


    Moan was actually the name of the woman��s husband. He was an arms dealer, an intelligence dealer and a bar owner at the same time. The reason he epted Sheyan��s request was for the lucrative reward Sheyan promised. The reason he had his wife put on an act was for the sake of his entire family��s lives.


    Moan knew the whereabouts of the Nigerian Golden Mask, but he also knew the only fate which awaited him if he sold out the Zand tribe of Benghazi was to have his entire family left to die in a foul ditch with at least twenty bullet holes in their bodies. However, Moan still coveted the reward...


    And that was what Party Ace was encountering. The only reason Moan refrained from murdering them was because these customers came from the United States, so there would be some trouble if he killed them.


    Party Ace did not attack them. Reef had even raised his hands in cooperation. However, No. 7 had already slid down like a ghost from atop the back door of the bar. He instantly grabbed the shoulders of two AK-wielding fighters like he was greeting a couple of old friends, and then mmed the two people together.


    The AK47s held by the two were smashed into pieces, and their bodies were naturally paralysed. The fighter next to them was obviously well-trained; he leaped to the side, raised his gun and took aim, but No. 7 had already pounced on him. The servant bit, or rather, licked his neck. The man��s finger was clearly already on the trigger, but he simply could not pull it because his body had already been invaded by a poison from the Ndipaya Swamp.


    Another of the fighters was already unconscious. Kulutego did not even get intobat; he just threw a coconut shell and the man was knocked out. Kulutego kept chewing on a mouthful of potato chips �� his new love.

 Chapter 1232: African Trip

    <h4>Chapter 1232: African Trip</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Moan��s wife did not expect her men to be so easily beaten. After standing dazed for a few seconds, she suddenly screamed, but the scream turned out to be a disguise too. She quickly retrieved a pistol from under the counter and pointed it at Zi��s delicate face, about to pull the trigger.


    That angered Zi. She pushed out with her palm, and half the counter burst into pieces. Theunched bullet was nowhere to be found.


    The fat woman rolled out from behind the counter like a meatball and knocked her head on the edge of a table. She remained motionless after that, apparently unconscious.


    Party Ace searched the bar and actually found two kids upstairs. The kids looked at them with eyes full of hatred, like a bunch of wolf pups looking at human prey.


    Sheyan had his principles. No matter how malicious their gazes were, the most he would do wasugh. Moan could not run from them anymore now that his wife and kids were in their hands.


    But Sheyan had miscalcted this time. In any case, it wasn��t the first time he had miscalcted. His mistake was to predict Moan��s actions based on traditional Chinese concept.


    99.9% of Chinese people would rush to the scene no matter the circumstances when they found out that their wives and children were held hostage. But Mr. Moan had as many as seven wives and more than 20 children. He regarded them as his assets, like his goat herd. Would a person risk their life for less than one sixth of their assets? It was obviously impossible.


    That was where Sheyan��s reasoning had failed. After waiting for more than half an hour, they found that the people who came were not Moan and his underlings, but the local government troops who maintained the order in this ce. They left without hesitation. They could have fought them, of course, but there was no point in doing so.


    With no better option, Sheyan could only look for a ce to browse the inte and make calls. Thanks to the base once again expanding in strength, they easily obtained another number they could call. An hourter, a fierce-looking man with a crew cut found them. He listened to their problem.


    The man, nicknamed Scorpion, told them frankly that he couldn��t provoke the Zand tribe of Benghazi. In fact, even the government forces that were stationed here dared not provoke the tribe and could only cooperate with them. Scorpion advised Party Ace to go home at once. He had the means to procure tickets for the earliest flight �C not for free, of course.


    Sheyan thought about it, but did not agree to Scorpion��s proposal. He asked Scorpion another question instead.


    ��Can you find Moan, then?��


    Scorpion grinned and answered, ��No problem at all.��


    He also told them that he was willing to give them a 20% discount for the sake of the person who introduced him to them. Sheyan instead offered him three times the price with the condition that he finds Moan within two hours.


    Scorpion seemed to be a very capable person. He immediately brought them into the military barracks in broad daylight, paying his way in with the money he had just gotten. Five minutester, they set off driving the best off-road jeep in the barracks, a semi-old Dongfeng Warrior military jeep purchased from the Chinese military. Even on roads that were simr to tractor roads, the jeep still elerated at a decent speed when it was put to the throttle.


    The firepower on the jeep was also pretty impressive. An NSV heavy machine gun mounted on the jeep dragged behind it a long chain of bullets. The gun utilised the principle of gas-operated automation and had a unique machine offset locking mechanism. All firing points and bunkers within two kilometers were as frail as papers in front of it. Of course, the heavy machine gun was not cheap to use. It��s standard cartridges were BZ armour-piercing incendiary original rounds and BZT armour-piercing incendiary tracer rounds. ording to Scorpion, each armour-piercing bullet cost five dors and each BZT round cost eight dors. It must be known that the NSV heavy machine gun fired at an astonishing rate of 700 to 800 rounds per minute!


    ��There are three possible ces where Moan could be in right now,�� Scorpion said while he grinned, exposing his snow-white teeth. ��The brothel, the casino, or inside his own tribe. He��s probably heard by now that you��re looking for him, so he��s more likely to have returned to his tribe. But the other two ces were along the way, so we can stop by them to check just to make sure. It won��t take too much time.��


    ***


    They drove through crowded and backward streets with low, tattered buildings on both sides. There was simply no way the jeep could move fast here. It was no wonder that whenever people spoke of Africa, they would start from poverty and hunger. The poor suburban slums and simple dirt houses in the viges they saw were shocking.


    Martuba had an airport, so it was already considered a rtively developed area. On the streets, the cigarette vendors actually broke open a 20-pack cigarette and sold them one by one. In the free market, cooking oil was sold by spoons. It was evident how low the purchasing power of the ordinary citizens here was.


    When they arrived at the inner part of the city, Sheyan found that the whole city seemed to be built around severalrge-scale supermarket chains. Various restaurants, cinemas, gymnasiums and clothing stores surrounded the supermarkets. Moan��s casino and brothel were naturally built in this ��central business district�� too.


    Sheyan was surprised to find that it was not easy at all to find a vacant parking spot in the huge parking lot here in the core area of the city.


    He also caught glimpses of the great variety of goods sold in the supermarkets, but their prices seemed extraordinarily expensive. The posters on the walls showed the items currently on discount: a kilogram of peaches, USD $12; a stic bowl, USD $8; even a rubber warm water bag cost USD $10. Yet the people inside were all shopping leisurely with their shopping carts piled full.


    The poor were extremely poor; the rich were unbelievably rich. The absolute gap between the rich and the poor was, naturally, the root cause of the present civil war and turmoil.


    There was no way they could enter the casino and the brothel peacefully, so they resorted to violence. Scorpion was pretty much just a bystander during the process. Sheyan knew that he was borrowing their strength to weaken Moan��s forces, with a view of recing Moan, but Sheyan wasn��t that concerned. He did not care as long as Scorpion could find Moan within the time limit he promised. If he could not keep his promise though, he��s gonna get hurt real bad.


    Havingpleted the sweep, the only result they got to show for it was that they were now quite sure that Moan had returned to his tribe. That was his den, his territory, where even a teenager could pose a threat to them. It didn��t matter that the finger which pulled the trigger belonged to a child, the bullet itself was still as lethal. Against ordinary people, that was.


    The jeep raced across the ins of Africa. Since it had excellent cross-country performance, galloping directly on the grass was actually a better alternative to traveling on the crushed and bumpy dirt roads. Unlike most other vehicles, it did not have the problem of being bogged down by the mud.


    After forty minutes of bumpy ride, a forest and a river appeared ahead of them, as well as a vige that might as well be a refugee camp. The neatest buildings in this dpidated ce were the two watchtowers at the entrance of the vige. They, of course, also served as machine gun towers.


    Sheyan, who had already gotten impatient, straightaway pointed the NSV heavy machine gun at the watchtowers and poured $2,400 to $3,000 of bullets at them. Under normal circumstances, even permanent buildings with 5cm of reinforced concrete walls could not withstand the firepower of over 300 armour-piercing rounds, so the two wooden watchtowers naturally could not either. They were torn into pieces, and so were the sentries stationed on them.


    The sudden attack did not cause the tribe to fall into disorder; after all, this was a ce gued by war. Their rich war experience enabled them to organise a counterattack in the shortest time possible. Everyone in the tribe instantly turned into soldiers, regardless of whether they were the men, elderly, women or children. After all, the bullets they fired were equally deadly.


    However, the enemy they faced this time could never be defeated by bullets or gunpowder.


    Fifteen minutester, no more sounds of shooting could be heard. Even Scorpion��s face had turned blue. He was d that he hadn��t put certain malicious thoughts in his mind into action. Otherwise, today would��ve been the day he died.


    Ramtas silently dragged a man over. The man��s right hand had been hit by an armour-piercing bullet, so it was now crippled. The injury caused his dark skin to turn pale. He screamed and struggled and looked at Sheyan with furious eyes. Sheyan shed him a faint smile.


    ��Mr. Moan? This is the first time we��ve met, but we��ve had a pleasant conversation over the phone before this. I apologise for the damage we��ve caused to you and your people.��


    ��Who are you? Are you that damn Yankee?�� asked Moan in shock.


    ��That��s right, the damn Yankee who told you money that wouldn��t be a problem,�� Sheyan replied with a smile. ��I don��t know if you remember what I said before I bid you goodbye?��


    Since Sheyan asked, Moan could only search his memory to recall the conversation. After a while, he finally mumbled, ��You said I��ll be in huge trouble if I make you angry.��


    ��Bingo!�� Sheyan nodded. ��I always keep my words, while you....you took my money, but you didn��t fulfill your promise. So now you��re in huge trouble.��


    Moan��s expression grew gloomy. He then shouted hysterically, ��I��ll be in even bigger trouble if I offend the Zand tribe from Benghazi! They��ll skin all of us alive!��


    Sheyan��s face turn cold. ��I don��t have time to waste on you. There are 3600 seconds in an hour, and there seems to be less than 400 people in your tribe. From this moment on, I��ll kill a person every ten seconds! You��ll gost. I��m going to make an exception to my principles today, because there seems to be only two kinds of people in this damn ce: desperados and non-desperados!��

 Chapter 1233: Conquering Zandala

    <h4>Chapter 1233: Conquering Zand</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Moan would not cave in easily. His stubbornness almost made Sheyan vite his own principle of not killing women and children �C although these women and children could all skillfully kill ten people with an AK.


    Fortunately, Sheyan sessfully shifted the pressure onto Moan. In the eyes of Moan��s tribesmen, the death of their loved ones was his responsibility. So after Sheyan shot the seventeenth man, the man��s wife stepped forward and screamed hysterically, ��You should��ve started with Moan��s family �C his wives, sons, father, and brothers! Why doesn��t this bastard��s family get punished first?��


    Sheyan��s eyes lit up. ��That��s a great idea! But I don��t know who they are....Oh, but you do! Surely you��re very familiar with them!��


    By stressing the pronouns ��you�� and ��them��, Sheyan very shamelessly separated Moan from the rest of his tribe.


    Moan��s loved ones were pointed out one by one, even the men who had fornicated with him...


    Not everyone could remain indifferent while their loved ones were killed in front of them. Moan��s nerves were already surprisingly tough, but after seeing six of his family members die, he was already at his limit.


    The Zand tribe in Benghazi may be threatening, but at least it was not an imminent threat. Moan was already greatly regretting his decision to swindle the Yankee��s money. The money was now burning his hands like charcoal, no, like hot magma.


    Following the death of the seventh man �C Moan��s favourite brother �C he finally broke down.


    ��Stop! Stop! I��ll tell you everything! Everything you want to know!��


    ��Now why didn��t you do that from the beginning? You see, I paid you three times the usual price, and yet you still made it so difficult for me. If you��d simply met me in that bar and told me what I want to know honestly, no one would��ve died. I wouldn��t need to waste so much time either,�� said Sheyan with a smile.


    Moan gritted his teeth. ��That��s because you have no idea how cruel the Zand tribe is! They��re a bunch of lunatics, all of them!��


    ��If you don��t want to do it, �C or should I say, don��t dare to do it, �C then why take my money?�� Sheyan pointed out.


    Moan was instantly at a loss for words. He didn��t dare to say it was because he thought Sheyan was a pushover. Sheyan smiled and continued, ��See? It��s all your fault. You underestimated my strength, so you tried to deceive me. You just failed to consider one thing: I may be more terrible than the Zand tribe.��


    Moan was speechless. Logic told him that it was absolutely impossible for a small group of people topete with the Zand tribe which had 170,000 poption and was said to have Apaches and missiles.


    But Sheyan did not let him stay dazed for too long. ��I��ll give you ten seconds to give me all the information that I paid for.��


    ***


    Having learnt his lessons here with Moan, Sheyan no longer had any intention of achieving his goal by peaceful means.


    The Zand tribe in Benghazi had almost reced the functions of the local government. Their notoriety could stop children from crying at night. Therefore, what Party Ace was looking for, the Nigerian Golden Mask, was openly disyed on the desk of the tribal leader, Zand.


    For ordinary people, to get past countless guards and countless highly-advanced anti-theft mechanisms to take this object was as difficult as reaching the sky, but for Party Ace, it was not as hard as it seemed.


    ��The only news we have so far is that our target is on the desk of the tribal leader Zand in the Zand Tower, a modern building covering an area of more than 60,000 square meters, with over 7,000 freaking rooms inside!�� Sheyan sighed. ��We don��t know anything more than that. We don��t know theyout of the traps, we don��t know where the firing points are, we don��t even know if there��s anything special about the Nigerian Golden Mask. That��s bad. Unfortunately, we��re pressed for time! I��d like to hear your opinions.��


    Reef simply made a ��pass�� gesture.


    Zi thought they should split up into four teams. They should have no problem getting a list of the core members of the Zand tribe. The three of them would then go assassinate those core members to cause chaos, while Sheyan would go straight to the ��throne room��. That should work.


    Sheyan could onlyugh bitterly after listening to Zi��s n. Zi sure had a lot of faith in him. But Sheyan knew better; he knew that he was not fit for the job. Even if he could get inside, he might not be able to escape afterwards. After all, Rocky and Bind were still hidden in the dark, waiting to pounce! It��s too risky to do something like this in the current situation.


    Sheyan suddenly missed Ronnie, the assassin he met on Uplos, dearly. If Ronnie was around, everything would be as simple as cutting a hot knife through butter.


    As for whether Ronnie was willing to do such a thing, that was not within Sheyan��s consideration. If he was willing, then excellent; if he was not, Sheyan would kick him until he was willing. Ronnie was unruly and extremely stubborn, but for some reason, corporal punishment, like what was meted out by a superior to a subordinate in the army, was every effective on him.


    Sanzi told them that Kulutego could use his power to dig a tunnel inside, but the main problem was that they could not urately pinpoint the correct destination. They did not even know where the office containing the Nigerian Golden Mask was, so what��s the point of digging their way inside?


    Old Charlie then came forward with a n. His n was devious and unorthodox, and filled with arge amount of deaths. However, it would also be very effective. Incredibly, it would force the Zand tribe to give them the Nigerian Golden Mask of their own ord. Sheyan was silent for a while after listening to the n. Then, he nodded.


    Most people in Africa had the habit of taking an afternoon nap due to the heat. The tropical sun was very intense in the afternoon, so they would just take a rest in the shade to avoid the bite of the hot sun.


    Sheyan arrived in Benghazi at 11 in the morning, a little over an hour before therge-scale nap would take ce.


    Then....Freddy, who had evolved thanks to the help of Professor X and Jean, traveled into their dreams whileughing sinisterly. To be precise, he had infiltrated the dreams of the people living in the Zand Tower. Freddy by now could already enter the dreams of twenty people at the same time!


    All 20 people dropped dead within seven minutes. Even the most advanced medical examination could only return the result of a ��heart attack�� for their causes of death.


    Next, Freddy moved onto his next batch of victims.


    In just half an hour, the number of people who died of a ��heart attack�� reached the astonishing figure of 110. Freddy stopped then. But before he did, he entered the dreams of 30 other people to induce and influence them. The dreams of these 30 people were all different, but they had a clearmon point, and that was the Nigerian Golden Mask. Before their dreams ended, the mask would always try to murder them in the way they most feared....


    One could imagine the terrible uproar this tragedy caused in the impregnable Zand Tower.


    A hundred and ten corpses, of different positions and different genders,pletely unrted to each other.


    Thirty panic-stricken witnesses, of different positions and different genders,pletely unrted to each other.


    The Nigerian Golden Mask turning into an object of the devil.


    But the stubborn Old Zand denied the people their wishes. In fact, he had done so many times before. The stubbornness of the elderly was even tougher to break than uncut granite. How could he possibly change for a mere hundred lives or so?


    And so...the second wave of deaths came. Because there was no more opportunity like the mass afternoon nap, the death toll this time dropped to 40. However, the list of casualty this time included Old Zand��s name. Eleven other people, so frightened that they were on the verge of copse, once again testified that the Nigerian Golden Mask was trying to kill them in their dreams.


    This time, the whole building fell into chaos, not just due to the deaths caused by the mask, but also because of the vacuum in power after the highest authority was no longer present!


    Old Zand��s body was healthy up to the moment he died. Although he was already 58 years old, there were no signs that showed that he could not live until he was 68 years old, or even 78 or 88. Hence, the power underneath him was evenly distributed among several of his sons.


    This could only mean two things: division and internal strife.


    Party Ace walked into Zand Tower disguised as doctors. The guards at the entrance were as good as decorations. They even heard the sound of gunshots while they went in. They still had no idea where the Golden Mask was, but they believed that having experienced so much tragedy, someone would willingly take them to it.


    ��Hey! You��re infected!�� Reef grabbed a woman nearby and said in an anxious tone, ��I��m a member of the United Nations�� World Health Organization! I received news that a lethal virus has appeared in this ce. Please take us to the source of the infection immediately!��


    The woman��s face immediately turned pale. Due to the authority of the white coat, she heard a certain word very clearly. ��....Infected?�� the woman asked in a trembling voice.

 Chapter 1234: A Change in the Situation

    <h4>Chapter 1234: A Change in the Situation</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The interior of the Zand Tower was magnificently decorated. It was not at all inferior to the headquarters of any of the world��s top 500 enterprises.


    In this building gripped by fear and uncertainty, the trembling voice of the woman was even more goosebump-inducing.


    Sanzi shook a random tinum VIP membership card of a luxury club in front of the woman and told her seriously, ��This is my ID. As you can see, we��re experts sent by the UN World Health Organization. A sudden increase in the gamma rays emitted by the sun has caused some pseudo-dead viruses on a certain antique that may be in this building to resuscitated, leading to the outbreak of an ancient virus! We can see that you��re already infected; you��re just not showing any symptoms yet because the viruses in your body are still in thetent period. There may be a way to save you still. Quick, take us to the source of the infection!��


    There were obviously many ws in Sanzi��s im, especially the tinum VIP membership card of a luxury club which he used as a fake ID. The words on it were all in Chinese.


    Fortunately, although the decoration of this building wasparable to the headquarters of the world��s top 500 enterprises, the quality of the staff inside the building was a different matter. In addition, the heavy atmosphere of death that had spread throughout the building had also destroyed much of their precaution.


    The woman was sessfully deceived by the tinum VIP membership card. Sanzi became the straw she was desperately clutching at, her final hope for salvation. She immediately grabbed his sleeve and said, ��Okay, I��ll take you there! I know where the source is!��


    Reef actually pulled out a device and questioned, ��How could you possibly know? Don��t lie to us!��


    ��I know where it is! I��m sure of it! It has to be the goddamn mask! Please, let me take you there!��


    And so, they got themselves a guide. As they walked deeper into the building under the guidance of of the woman, they kept ruthlessly doubting out loud whether she would take them to the wrong ce and thus dy their work progress. They also keptining andining about other things. Theined that the windows here did not conform to the lighting standard and could easily cause bacteria to breed in the building, and the poor venttion there could easily trigger an influenza outbreak, and the janitors were cking in their work, so the floor was must be filled with germs, etc. etc.... The woman did not quite understanding what they were talking about, but they sounded very professional indeed....


    Chief Zand usually did not have too many official duties to perform because the tribe had secretly ruled over Benghazi for more than ten years now, so everything was already on track. Even if something were to happen, his sons would fight among themselves for the opportunity to deal with it, in order to show their capabilities. For that reason, he did not have much work to do. The old man preferred to spend his spare time in thergest brothel in the area.


    Therefore, Chief Zand��s office usually served as a multi-purpose room. Its function included a meeting room, a study, and even a mating hall. Its least utilised function was for work. So, it was naturally impossible to find anything valuable here besides the mask, the same way cash wouldn��t be kept in a rtively public ce in the house like the living room.


    It was for this reason that when they walked into the office of Chief Zand, the resistance they encountered was far less than they had anticipated. Of course, because of the nightmares, there were some who tried toe here to break the mask to vent their anger, but they were all stopped by the four guards here. Although the current Chief Zand had died and the Nigerian Golden Mask had lost its protective patron, it was still protected by another thing �� its high transaction price.


    Before the new Chief Zand was selected and could deal with the Nigerian Golden Mask, the four guards dared not let the responsibility of losing the mask fall on themselves.


    Party Ace was also stopped by the four guards.


    This was the first fight Party Ace encountered after infiltrating the building. And it was a very one-sided fight.


    The Nigerian Golden Mask was very broad and had a weird curvature. There were two bloody fangs on the corners of the mouth. The eyes were just empty holes, yet there was an indescribable feeling of evil about them. The facial features were sharp and distinct like they were carved with an axe, but the wide cheeks eased the mask��s expression to a mild majesty.


    There was a strange glow on the back of the Nigerian Golden Mask. It was a golden glow so fresh that it seemed to be boiling. Humans loved this glow, and that was why the gold standard system was prevalent in most countries. If one were to inspect more carefully, they would find a few tiny holes in the golden mask �� they seemed to contain some mystery.


    Sheyan did not study the mask for too long. He just needed to check if this precious artifact had a hidden lethal factor in it like the Crystal Skull did. He actually did discover something out of the ordinary. His fingers seemed to be touching the surface of the Nigerian Golden Mask, but they were in fact stopped a couple of millimeters away by something akin to ayer of invisible film, preventing Sheyan from trulying into contact with the mask.


    ��What is this thing?�� While Sheyan was wondering that, a loud bang came from the cupboard next to them. A very tall man appeared from inside the cupboard. The man��s body was strong, explosive, and agile, just like the figure of Kevin Gat, the famous NBA star.


    But the man��s ssy eyes, deadly pale skin and slightly mechanical movements betrayed his identity. He should be a zombie simr to a voodoo corpse puppet. Sanzi and Zi shouted at the same time.


    ��Brother, I can feel something being summoned!��


    ��There��s a fluctuation in the dimension, Seaman. The thing isn��t summoned from another realm, it��s being teleported over from somewhere in this world! We��re being blocked from where you are by an invisible barrier. It��ll take a couple of minutes at least for us to get to you.��


    Sheyan��s face turned grave. The muscles in his entire body tightened.


    He was not someone with a persecutionplex, but he could not help recalling the ambush they had suffered before �C apletely unexpected car ident, the party being separated, one of the members being the focus of firepower.... The difference was that thest time, he was the one being isted while his teammates were the ones being attacked. This time, he was the one who had to try his best to survive, while his teammates could only watch helplessly from the sideline!


    The overreacting Sheyan instantly stepped forward and gave the zombie a fierce hook to the chin with all his strength. The zombie flew up and crashed into the ceiling, smashing the decorative chandelier into pieces, then bounced back down and hit the ground with a bang. It turned into a mess of bloody flesh, broken bones protruding out of it.


    However, the zombie apparently could not feel any pain. It instantly tried to climb back up with rigid, mechanical movements. Sheyan immediately charged towards it and gave its head a hard kick. The head snapped back by 80 degrees, and it brought the body flying back by five meters or so.


    The zombie grabbed at a mahogany bookcase next to it to pull itself up. This action instantly caused the mahogany bookcase to tilt forward. Books that had never been opened since they were purchased dropped down and littered the ground. But the zombie had hardly lifted itself up by 45 degrees before Sheyan had once again pounced on it. Sheyan mmed his fist into the zombie��s left chest.


    The sound of the zombie��s ribs breaking could clearly be heard, thanks to Sheyan��s Strength that exceeded a hundred points. Even a zombie could not withstand such a fierce blow. It spat out an oily, asphalt-like substance. Sheyan immediately stuffed the substance back down its throat with a magazine.


    The portraits of Steve Jobs and Bill Gates were smiling warmly on the cover of the magazine, but their faces were slowly being ckened by the zombie��s body fluid. This time, Sheyan intended to solve the problem once and for all. He moved behind the zombie and twisted its head by 180 degrees!


    The cracking noise that came from the spine indicated that the connection between the brain and the spinal nerve had been thoroughly severed, so the zombie would no longer pose any threat to Sheyan. But Sheyan still kicked it a few meters away just to be safe.


    The Nigerian Golden Mask suddenly shed again. The sound of something fracturing came from the wall on the right side of the reception room. A huge palm with sharp nails mmed into it, causing dust to billow.


    A huge African lion crawled out from the dust, but it was not a fresh, living lion. Sheyan could tell from its dry eyes and withered fur that it should be some sort of undead creature. It was strength, fearlessness and brutality personified.


    But at that moment, Sheyan finally understood why the goddamn golden mask had such a weird curvature. It was because the mask was not designed for a human being at all. As soon as the lion appeared, the mask instantly flew to the lion��s face and stuck to it tightly, forming a strangebination:


    A gigantic lion wearing a bizarre golden mask!!

 Chapter 1235: Surfing on the Glass Curtain Wall

    <h4>Chapter 1235: Surfing on the ss Curtain Wall</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Thebination of a lion zombie and the Nigerian Golden Mask may sound absurd, but for some reason, it gave off the feel of a Sphinx. One was a relic of the ancient Nigerian civilization while the other was a relic of the ancient Babylonian civilization, but they had actuallybined together.


    (TL: That��s right, Babylon had Sphinxes too. Bet you didn��t know that did you?)


    But this was actually nothing to be surprised about. Historical studies had shown that there exists many simrities and coincidences in mythologies even betweenpletely unrted Eastern and Western ancient civilizations, such as an ancient great flood or the creation of mankind from y.


    The Sphinx was merely a simrity in the two ancient civilizations. There was nothing strange about a coincidence like this.


    Sheyan stared at the mysterious and powerful lion in front of him. He decided to try and end the fight quickly. The monster looked rather tough to deal with, but it should pose no fatal threat to Sheyan.


    The only thing he feared was Bind��s consciousness quietly sneaking over to cause trouble for him again! The unexpected attacks were the most lethal!


    The rest of Party Ace started getting busy too because some of the people in the building had finally discovered the group of uninvited visitors. They ran here one after another armed with guns. Sheyan had noticed by now that a sphericalyer of earthy yellow light had formed with the mask at the centre, covering an area hundreds of square metres around it. It was this barrier-likeyer that had separated himself and the Sphinx with the outside world.


    At that moment, Zi��s voice transmitted over from the partymunication channel, carrying words that reassured Sheyan.


    ��Hey, Seaman, I don��t sense the consciousness of Bind. That guy should not be able to follow our whereabouts in the midst of his rage. And I��ve already familiarised myself with the way he attacks, so if he��s really around waiting to ambush, I��ll definitely be able to find traces of him. Also, I��ve discovered a key weakness in this barrier. Work with me to destroy it from the inside.��


    A ray of light shot out from Zi��s finger and quickly coalesced into the form of a needle. It drilled fiercely into the spherical light barrier from the side! Large ripples spread from the spot where the barrier was pierced. Sheyan also punched the same spot hard from the inside.


    Under attacks from both the inside and the outside, the protective barrier instantly shattered into yellowish fragments that slowly rained down all around them.


    The Sphinx growled in anger. The fur on its body that had dried up from the loss of vitality suddenly surged like grasnd weeds that waved about wildly in the midst of a gale. A sound wave indiscriminately attacked everything around it, be it living or inanimate.


    Fortunately, Old Charlie never ced himself in danger, or this attack would have been a huge problem for him.


    Even Sheyan found himself in a terrible state in the midst of the terrifying sonic wave. He felt like a tiny boat in the middle of a typhoon. He could only grab at something next to him in a hurry to stop himself from being blown away. As for the office, it waspletely ruined. It looked as if it had been thrown into a huge blender.


    Flower pots, books, sofas, benches, underwear, curtains and suits that had previously remained hidden from sight stirred and blended together in the storm! The tempered ss curtain wall to the sidepletely shattered, the fragments flying everywhere! It would take a couple tons of TNT explosives to produce such a dramatic effect!


    Of course, the most unfortunate ones were the guards who were surrounding the area. They all stood rooted to the spot after the sonic wave swept past them. After a long time, painful looks crept onto their faces. Their heads then burst into horrible masses of bloody pieces. Only then did the headless corpses slowly fall to the ground, twitching ceaselessly. Blood oozed non-stop out of the cross-section on their necks.


    The Sphinx pounced at Sheyan. Several cracks were made in the ceiling when it spread its wings. It swept its front paw at Sheyan. Sheyan clenched his fist and punched out with the ck-and-red striped +10 glove. The paw met with the fist.


    A deafening sonic boom erupted in the air. The impact sent Sheyan rolling several meters back due to the difference in body weight. The other paw of the Sphinx instantly mmed down towards him.


    Sheyan once againunched a fist to meet it directly. At the moment of contact, there was a sudden sh of extremely dazzling light, so intense it seemed to be born out of extreme darkness. Even a slight glimpse of it would make one��s eyes burn!


    The Sphinx cried out painfully and staggered a few steps back. The paw that came into contact with Sheyan��s fist was now covered with cracks like a broken piece of porcin. Then, it broke into pieces, which turned into dust before they even reached the ground.


    ��Extinction��!!


    That was the word which reverberated through the minds of the other members of Party Ace at that moment. There was nothing to prove it, but what other ability could produce such a fierce strike and such a brutal injury? The attack had resulted in one of the Sphinx��s four limbs bingpletely crippled!


    An invisible force field erupted from the Sphinx, making Sheyan feel as if he was standing in a full-blown sandstorm. He could not even open his eyes, let alone stabilise his body.


    Seizing this opportunity, the Sphinx thrust its wounded foot into the opening in the wall. The mask shed, and when the Sphinx pulled its foot out again, it was intact once more. The injury seemed to havepletely healed. But soon, the lightning-like light on it flickered, and the foot was reduced to dust again.


    That��s where the power of ��Extinction�� was so formidable. A treatment may be temporarily effective, but 0.01 seconds after it took effect, the remnant power of ��Extinction�� would once again reproduce the wound, negating any attempt to heal the injury. This special effect of ��Extinction�� was way more evil than telling the victim straight-up that the injury could not be cured.


    If the victim had received a notification showing that the injury could not be treated, they would have just epted the fact right away. But due to theck of a notification, they would repeatedly try to heal their wound and be repeatedly disappointed. It was like a person who suffered a serious cut, having recovered from the injury after much difficulty, being shed in the same spot again. Think of the psychological trauma, the medical expenses, the youth lost....


    The Sphinx red furiously at the culprit who caused him so much pain. It charged at Sheyan again. But this time, it was smarter, having learnt its lesson. It sent broken concrete pieces sshing towards Sheyan while it ran. Sheyan tried to dodge as best he could, but he was still hit a few times. In addition, in this narrow space, the power of the Sphinx wasparable to the madness of a sandstorm. While Sheyan was avoiding the concrete pieces, he naturally could not pay full attention to the Sphinx��s ws. He was struck by the ws and was sent flying outside!


    Yes, outside....


    Outside the seventeenth floor!


    Fortunately, before they came here, Sheyan had already considered the possibility that they might have to jump down from the building. While he was falling down like a projectile, he suddenly rolled around in the air and pushed opened arge umbre.


    It was not a single-person umbre or even a double-person umbre; it was arge-sized beach umbre. It could shelter eight people under it without a problem. The umbre��s pole was also made of steel. If the owner of the fruit stall next to the hotel they stayed in was here, he would surely find the umbre looking very familiar....


    Sheyan was momentarily thrown upwards with great force by the air resistance right after pushing the umbre open. He couldn��t help but add a little strength to his grip, crumpling the steel umbre handle as a result. If he were an ordinary person, gripping so hard would surely result in his wrist being sprained.


    The stolen umbre carried out its mission steadily. Suddenly, the Sphinx broke through the sky-blue ss curtain wall next to it with a deafening crash and also fell down in pursuit. Countless shiny fragments rained down on the ordinary people who were watching curiously below. Some of them screamed in pain, and some of them fainted.


    The ferocious beast produced a fierce storm in the air as it flew. It snapped at Sheyan repeatedly, causing him several injuries, thennded before Sheyan could and opened its mouth wide!


    The wide-open mouth seemed like a ck hole, deep and dark. There seemed to be sounds of countless scarabs bursting inside it. Then, a strong wind rose and turned into a spiraling tornado, blowing Sheyan up again!


    Sheyan climbed in altitude almost as fast as an elevator. The ss curtain wall of the building shed past behind him at an astonishing speed, like he was on a roller coaster. Sheyan started to feel nervous. Finally, when he reached a height of two or three hundred meters in the air, the wind finally weakened. Sheyan fell back down.


    But the beach umbre was now damaged. It did not evenst ten seconds under the tremendous pressure from Sheyan��s fall before itpletely broke down. However, it hadpleted its mission; it had effectively and reliably cushioned Sheyan��s falling force.


    Seeing the ground approaching him at a great speed, Sheyan immediately activated the ability on his newly-obtained wrist guards: ��Absolute Run��! He extended his feet towards the ss curtain wall next to him.


    When his feet made contact, Sheyan bizarrely regained his bnce in the air. But right at that moment, he suddenly heard a crashing sound. His astounding momentum had continued pushing him forward, making him glide more than 20 meters on the tempered ss curtain wall of the building like he was surfing, and leaving behind trails of bruises in the ss in his wake!

 Chapter 1236: The Country Remains but the Land Lay in Ruins

    <h4>Chapter 1236: The Country Remains but the Land Lay in Ruins</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The ability contained on the wrist guards, ��Absolute Run��.


    This seemingly inadequate ability was currently proving to be tremendously useful in Sheyan��s hands!


    Sheyan made use of the momentum to dash downwards with astonishing speed. The ss curtain wall shattered with every step that he took, sending arge amount of ss fragments sttering into the building. A guard in the building was trying to check the situation on the ground through the ss wall, but a palm-sized ss fragment came flying towards him and shed across his face. He fell to the ground screaming in agony as blood covered his entire face.


    Sheyan sprinted vertically down from a height of more than 100 meters. The trail of ss fragments he left behind him soared more than seven meters high. They glimmered so brightly under the three o��clock afternoon sun that it was impossible for anyone to directlyy eyes on them!


    Seeing this, the Sphinx raised its head and emitted a harsh roar while wagging its tail. Dust instantly billowed high into the air, almost covering the entire sky. But Zi and Reef did not stand idle either. They simultaneously attacked the Sphinx below.


    The wind whistling in his ears, Sheyan readied his fist while he rushed downwards like a meteor. The Sphinx also opened its mouth andunched a lethal counterattack that was so strong that its vicinity became a vacuum area.


    The two entities collided together!


    After an indescribable sh of light, a sandy hurricane descended upon the area. There were at least a few dozen tons of sand near Benghazi, and they were all sucked into the sandstorm.


    Within the sandstorm, Zi and the rest of the party still clearly saw Sheyan��s figure that dove down like a meteor. Although he was then blown away by the ws of the Sphinx, his fist had also mercilessly struck the golden mask!!!


    That sound made when ��Extinction�� wasunched, so brutal it seemed to tear the stars apart, was heard once again.


    The mask was instantly reduced to millions of tiny golden crystal fragments!! The lion behind it naturally did not escape the same fate.


    Fortunately, the Nigerian Golden Mask seemed like it belonged to the category of non-living objects. After it was shattered by Sheyan��s punch, it still recovered into the menacing-looking mask afterwards. The mask fell down from the air and before it could reach the ground, it was already seized by the panting Sheyan.


    Now, Sheyan truly realised how powerful the ��Extinction�� ability was. It was worthy of its reputation as an insane ability that could ignore the restorative power of the Realms!


    The development of events following that incident was rather interesting. Some parts of Africa were still quite primitive and voodoo practice was very popr in some ces. When a certain leader of a voodoo religion realised that the unexpected sandstorm could bring him great economic and social benefits, he bravely stepped forward to im responsibility for the incident and loudly used the Zand tribe of having been punished by the god Legba!


    As the saying goes, fortune favours the brave. His risky endeavour actually gained the support of several nearby tribes. These tribes were all either really ambitious, or had been suppressed hard by the Zand tribe before this.


    Religious pressure, external pressure, internal strife, and the fact that Chief Zand died too suddenly all caused the end of the Zand tribe��s rule in Benghazi. When Party Ace��s doings reached the newspapers, they became the ��holy signs�� of Legba, the god of the voodoo religion.


    Meanwhile, the actual culprits, Party Ace had already arrived in Egypt. When they heard the news of what had happened in Benghazi, they couldn��t helpughing. Their subsequent operations seemed to be blessed by good fortune too. The Egyptians were currently packing all kinds of ancient treasures to send to the arks. After Party Ace dealt with apany of guards, they managed to secure the rest of the African ancient works of art in one go.


    ording to the n, they should be heading to Europe to collect the cultural works of art there, but they suddenly received a very unusual side mission:


    [ Side Mission: The Country Remains but the Land Lay in Ruins ]


    [ Target Recipients: Everyone of Chinese descent. ]


    [ Mission Briefing: Protect the special-model long-distance ships from being destroyed. The specific mission area will be assigned when the contestant steps foot in China. ]


    [ Mission Details: Many special-model long-distance ships (replica arks) in Maind China have already been bizarrely destroyed. Protecting all of them is an impossible task. Outside help is much needed.]


    [ At a time when thends are about to crumble and the country��s energy and resources are almost exhausted, we wee any kind of help we can get. ]


    [ Warning: The reward for this side mission may be very low. Please think it over carefully. ]


    ***


    Looking at this side mission, Sheyan remained silent for a while. Then, he slowly said, ��This is probably the most critical moment for my country. Will you guys allow me to make an irresponsible and selfish decision for once?


    ��Although this is just a parallel world, although they may not have anything to do with me, although there may be corruption, power struggle, ambition and conspiracies there.... But I still wish to do something for them, to try and save the people there even if there won��t be much benefit in it for us.��


    Reef suddenlyughed. ��When did you be such an emotional guy, boss? Now you made me a bit sad. It��s unfortunate that there aren��t any replica arks in the UK, or I would��ve tried to protect them too. If you want to do it, then I��ll go with you. Besides, we need to go to China to collect the cultural works of art anyway, so it��s not like we need to make a detour.��


    Sheyan took a look at Zi, who remained silent. Sanzi took out his phone to book flight tickets for them.


    ***


    When the nended at an airport in southwest China, Party Ace could clearly sense a turbulent undercurrent in the society. Banners with the words ��We want the truth�� written on them could be seen everywhere. Perhaps due to the destruction of a considerable number of special-model long-distance ships, the cat was slowly getting out of the bag.


    Their destination was Heping Town, a town 50 kilometers away from the outskirts of Jiyang City. As an important defensive base in southwest China, Jiyang was once a candidate to be the capital of the province.


    During wartime, in order to avoid the eyes of some foreign threats, military enterprises had generally moved deeper into thend. They first hollowed out the mountains. Residential areas were built in the valleys, while military factories and other defensive institutions were built inside the mountains. This way, satellites wouldn��t be able to capture images of the defensive facilities, and they wouldn��t need to fear being bombed.


    Every military enterprise had workers numbering in the tens of thousands. Including the family of the workers, they would add up to about 50 thousand people. In Heping Town, 70% of the poption were family members and children of the factory workers and miners.


    There was no doubt that a special-model long-distance ship was being assembled in the factory in Heping Town. It would bepleted soon, noter than 12 o��clock tonight.


    The mission they received was to secretly protect this metal transport that would be responsible for saving the lives of at least 50,000 people. Specifically, it was to protect the ��brain�� of the ship called the Gxy System which would be transported over from Jiyang City today. Without this system, the special-model long-distance ship would be like a person without a brain, unable to perform its intended job.


    Based on the cases that had urred so far, Party Ace concluded that destroying the Gxy System was the most convenient and direct way to destroy a replica ark. On the contrary, destroying the hardware of the ark was the most unpleasant method. The design of the ark focused primarily on durability and toughness. The watertight cabins alone numbered more than 400. As powerful as the contestants were, even they would find the ark body hard to deal with! And considering the staggering poption of China, they could easily just mobilise arge number of people to repair the physical damages. It would be no big deal to them at all.


    Therefore, after Sheyan performed some analysis, they decided to escort the car in secret. They were contestants, and based on the way contestants think, efficiency was of the utmost importance.


    The authorities had obviously learned their lesson. This time, the Gxy System was escorted by armoured vehicles and tanks. The time of departure was also shifted to 9 o��clock in the morning, obviously preparing to force their way through instead of moving in covert. Seeing the grand lineup, Sheyan was also wondering how the other contestants would deal with that.


    When the motorcade was about ten kilometers away, something out of the ordinary finally happened. The armoured car moving at the very front suddenly halted for a brief moment, then went mad and crashed into the cliff ahead!


    The whole procession stopped abruptly. After a careful inspection, they discovered a hole in the bullet-proof windshield of the armoured vehicle.


    The driver��s head was sluggishly tilted far back, as if it had been hit hard by a baseball bat. There was a bloody hole between his eyebrows, and arge amount of red and white liquid gushed out from the back of his head! Not only that, the bullet also carried an area-wide electric interference, so the armoured vehicle was as good as useless now.


    There was absolutely no doubt that this was a sniper��s work.


    The sniper��s intention was vicious. He wanted everyone there to know that hiding in solid armoured vehicles and tanks was useless. All their lives were in his hands.


    The motorcade members were obviously very well-trained, but even so, when the drivers of the three armoured vehicles and tanks at the very front all fell to a single shot to the head �C and most crucially, the sniper was still not caught �C though no one dared to publicly object, the fact remained that no one was willing to move forward to the front of the formation anymore. They requested for air support, and some even suggested the need for infantry reinforcement.


    Sheyan saw all this from a distance. He immediately turned towards Sanzi. After a briefmunication with Kulutego, Sanzi confirmed Sheyan��s assumption. The opponent indeed had an earth-element ability. That was how he coulde and go at will without leaving any traces. Sheyan remained in ce, choosing to observe further. He quietlymitted the opponents�� behavioural patterns and abilities to memory.

 Chapter 1237: Freddy’s Smile

    <h4>Chapter 1237: Freddy��s Smile</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    ***


    Shooter: F (temporary nickname)


    Reason for the Nickname: A blue band with the letter F is tied to his head. The band is judged after careful observation to not possess any special properties. There is a 61.4% chance that it is worn tomemorate someone.


    It can be deduced from this that F may have experienced something unhappy recently, so he has an increased chance of bing impulsive, getting irritated easily, and trading injuries in a fight.


    Profession: Sniper (Awakener)


    Specialty 1: Based on the information avable, F��s specialty seems to be somewhat unique. He is unlike most other snipers who either have very powerful shots or very long range. He has fired three shots so far, and each shot has only reached its target after bouncing off a surface, like in billiards. This is the fundamental reason why the escort troops is still unable to locate him.


    Specialty 2: F��s bullets did not bounce off an existing surface, but a transparent barrier he made in the air himself, from range! From this, it can be judged that F��s Intelligence is not low.


    Specialty 3: F��s shooting is very urate. The three vehicles he shot are a Xiaolong B1 armoured vehicle, a ZTZ99 tank, and a Mengshi Z5 armoured vehicle. The internal structures of the three vehicles are different and so are the positions of the drivers inside, but F managed to hit all three in the head with a single shot.


    We can thus infer two possibilities. The first possibility is that F is very familiar with the structure of the three vehicles in service. The second possibility is that F has a high Perceptive Sense and can directly sense the situation inside. ording to my analysis, thetter��s probability is as high as 87.1%.


    Conclusion: F is most probably an alternative type among sniper. His primary attribute is very likely Perceptive Sense or Intelligence instead of Agility or Strength. His M.O. focuses on stealth. Although his offensive power is not that impressive, he probably has many life-saving methods derived from his high Perceptive Sense and Intelligence. To deal with him, explosiveness is a must! We can��t give him any chance to catch a breath or run away.


    ***


    This information appeared in front of every Party Ace member at the same time. Sheyan��s voice then transmitted over themunication channel:


    ��This is a summary of my analysis of all the information we��ve gathered. Take a look and see if I��ve missed anything.��


    After looking over it carefully, Zi added, ��Could F possibly be a mage-type contestant? Maybe he��s equipping a sniper rifle with low requirements, and he��s making up for hisck of stats in the relevant attributes with his other equipment? This way, he��ll have a great advantage in the fight against other mage-type contestants. I know that some of the higher military ranks have the privileges to ignore equipping requirements.��


    Zi��s opinion sent Sheyan into deep contemtion.


    Reef also added, ��It��s possible. After all, magic spells that haveparable range to sniper rifles are extremely rare. Mage-type contestants are known for their fragile bodies. If they��re hit by a sniper bullet before the fight has even started, they��d immediately lose the upper hand. If they��re hit twice, it��ll be really difficult for them to win anymore. Zi��s theory makes sense.��


    ��I understand,�� Sheyan turned to Sanzi next. ��Do you have anything to add?��


    Sanzi said very earnestly, ��The three vehicles just now were shot when they were moving forward. Although they weren��t moving very fast, they still maintained a speed of about 60 kilometers per hour. However, after they were shot, each one of them was actually pushed back a couple of meters from the impact.��


    After Sanzi had signed a soul pact with Kulutego, he could also sense the earth in a special way. Therefore, what he told them now was not something that he observed with the naked eye, but what the ground ��told�� him.


    Sheyan immediately gave Sanzi an appreciative look. Seeing that, Sanzi was encouraged. He continued with more confidence, ��So I think the sniper rifle��s power likely exceeds our expectations. It can even push tanks and armoured vehicles moving at a speed of 60 kilometers per hour back by a few meters with a single shot. This kind of firepower is alreadyparable to a direct hit from a cannon!��


    The rest of Party Ace instantly checked the crime scene again. They found that it was indeed so. The seemingly weak headshots had actually forced all three vehicles back by several meters, leaving deep tire marks on the ground. It was evident from this how much power the bullets carried.


    ��If that��s the case....�� Sheyan��s eyes narrowed. ��Then this guy might be a very tough opponent, maybe even a dual-attribute specialist. His high Perceptive Sense makes it difficult for us to approach him unnoticed, while his long attack range and strong attack power means that he��ll have many ways to escape.��


    Sheyan turned to Old Charlie. ��To tell you the truth, Freddy has given me a huge surprise. From how tough the Sphinx was, it stands to reason that Old Zand shouldn��t have been so easy to deal with, yet he had perished so easily to Freddy. That makes me look forward to his performance even more. I really want to know what his limits are, so that I cany out better ns in the future. Can you try and see if you can kill this contestant?��


    Old Charlie was very calm as he answered.


    ��Freddy��s power has increased tremendously, but if he wants to kill a contestant, three conditions must be met first.��


    ��One, the contestant must be in an emotional state, be it great joy or great sorrow.��


    ��Two, the contestant��s mind can��t be too clear. For example, if the contestant is in a drowsy state, the sess rate will certainly be higher than if he��s in a focused state. If he��s suffered a heavy knock to the head, the sess rate will certainly be higher than if he hasn��t.��


    ��Three, the contestant must not consciously guard against or resist the attack. This is the most important point. As soon as the opponent realise that it��s a dream attack, the sess rate will be extremely low.��


    ��In conclusion, master, I should be able to handle him, but it might take a while, and most importantly, I may not be able to protect the Gxy System.��


    Sheyan nodded. ��That��s not a problem, just try your best. I��ve realised that the Gxy System this convoy is escorting might not be real. The troops look to me like they��re just stalling for time. Have you guys noticed? Normally, the vehicle transporting the Gxy System is ced at the very center of the formation, but the model of the center vehicle in this convoy is rather old and outdated.��


    ��But more importantly, the surrounding vehicles aren��t tightly protecting it. After the convoy was attacked, instead of shrinking the perimeter to tighten up the defence, the surrounding vehicles actually spread even further to look for the sniper. It almost seems like they��re deliberately exposing the center vehicle. But the enemies appear to be much better informed than us; they��ve obviously split up and moved separately. Some of them must be intercepting the other routes. Well, let��s begin then.��


    ***


    Gullis observed the snake-like convoy ahead of him through his scope.


    That��s right, the convoy was ahead of him.


    No one could have predicted that his actual position was in a river behind the convoy.


    When he fired a shot, the bullet would fly out and bounce off an MP barrier hundreds of meters in front of the convoy. The barrier would elerate the bullet and increase its power. That created the illusion that the sniper was ahead of the convoy. Most of the search effort was wasted in the area ahead, which was of course in vain.


    The river flowed slowly, and it was murky. At least half of the water was actually mud. Even the nearby aquatic nts had ayer of mud on them. Gullis was hiding beneath the roots of a reed. An invisible shield around him pushed the water away from his body. The sniper rifle in his hands looked a little big, but that was because a plethora of enhancement items were equipped on the gun barrel. If these enhancement items were removed, the sniper rifle would actually look quite small.


    ��Looks like the convoy I��m attacking is a decoy,�� Gullis also discovered the ws Sheyan had noticed. When he realised this, his focus instantly ckened. For him, his job was alreadyplete. It must be known that every time he fired a shot, the cost was as high as 14,000 utility points!


    It was not just the cost of the bullet. The main thing was the MP barrier which could increase the bullet��s power when the bullet bounced off of it �� it required a casting material! And the casting material was a type of unknown mysterious item!


    Although these unknown mysterious items could only be traded in for one achievement point each, they were still unknown mysterious items after all. The cheapest cut cake was still worth more than the most expensive cake. Therefore, Gullis no longer intended to burn away his money by firing any more shots.


    The area 500 meters around him was actually covered in a biological electricwork, with every living nt acting as a node of the biogrid. It would be extremely difficult for anyone to sneak up on him.


    Since he was sure that he would only be a bystander after this and that his safety was guaranteed, Gullis immediately ckened off and yawned. Yes, it was perfectly normal that he would yawn. In thest few days, Gullis�� party had worked non-stop and utilised their advantage as the early birds to destroy eleven special-model long-distance ships one after another. In the most tiring battle among them, Gullis had stayed in the same spot for seven hours before he destroyed the target with a single shot!


    Such aplishments had pushed their party to the very top of the scoreboard, leading the second ced party by more than 500 points. It was no wonder that he was getting tired.


    ��I definitely have to take a rest after meeting up with the others,�� Gullis couldn��t help yawning again. He felt his eyelids getting heavier and heavier. ��Maybe I can take a short nap now? These ordinary people will never find me anyway. Even if they do, the magic traps Iid down will alert me. Hmm....**zzzzzzz**.��


    Gullis did not notice that a mysterious, vicious face had suddenly formed within the water that was constantly flowing around his body. The mouth on the face curled into a huge grin. The face moved swiftly towards the invisible protective shield surrounding Gullis and disappeared into it!

 Chapter 1238: The Smelly Toruk Particles

    <h4>Chapter 1238: The Smelly Toruk Particles</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Gullis fell into a momentary trance before he felt an itch on his head. He couldn��t help but scratch it. He felt that something was amiss.


    The thing that was amiss was the sensation on his other hand! The soft, delicate, stic feeling was the sensation of pressing down on the coarse, dry sand of a desert!


    Gullis lifted his head abruptly and saw that the sun had already set in the distant horizon, but the clouds were still burning red. A rare gentle desert wind blew upon his face. There was nothing but uneven sand dunes as far as his eyes could see, their soft contours extending to the horizon.


    ��What the hell? Wasn��t I hiding in a river to ambush a convoy a moment ago?�� Such a thought startled Gullis, and the distant sand dunes seemed to turn blurry, blown by a strong wind, at his moment of shock.


    But suddenly, he heard a gentle but tired voice.


    ��Why aren��t you taking a rest? It��s rare that we get to take a breather from the pursuit of the Glory Party. You should take the chance to recuperate.��


    Gullis turned around with great excitement. He eximed incredulously, ��Bean Curd!! You...You��re still alive???��


    Bean Curd was a fellow who looked like Jake Gyllenhaal, the leading actor of Brokeback Mountain. His eyes were deep, with a trace of mncholy in them. Inparison, Gulis, with his thick stubble, looked much more manly.


    Bean Curd smiled following Gullis�� question. ��We haven��t lost all hope yet. Don��t worry, I��ll definitely make good on my promise.��


    When Gullis heard this, his eyes instantly turned wet. He remembered vividly that when their party was destroyed, his beloved Bean Curd had fulfilled his promise to protect Gullis with his own life. He died blocking an attack for Gullis, turning into ashes before Gullis�� eyes.


    When Gullis recalled that, he could not help getting emotional. He held Bean Curd��s hands and could instantly feel how real they were.


    ��You��re really here! You��re alive!��


    ��Did you fall for the Glory Party�� illusion? Why are you acting so weird?�� asked Bean Curd, frowning.


    Gullis willingly believed that all this was real on a subconscious level. He wanted it to be real. His greatest motivation to keep on living was to bring Bean Curd back to life.


    He shook his head and smiled bitterly. ��Maybe I was under too much pressure. I had a dream; I dreamed that our party was wiped out. Those of us who remained struggled bitterly afterwards. We decided to bet everything on this one mission, hoping to rebuild the team. I also performed a failed ambush. Damn. That dream felt so real.��


    What those two experienced next were exactly the same as in Gullis�� ��dream��. They were constantly being attacked and pursued. However, because Gullis had seen all of it happen before, he could predict what was going to happen and make corresponding adjustments like he had read the walkthrough. Therefore, despite their struggle, they still managed to reach the ce where Bean Curd had died in Gullis�� ��dream��.


    This time, Gullis did not make a mistake. He lurked in the sands, and by utilising his ability which allowed him toe and go like a ghost, he managed to put on an extraordinary performance, killing in session the three people he hated the most in the Glory Party!


    Seeing the three people he hated the most lying dead on the ground with their head shattered, Gullis��s delight rose to its highest point.


    He could not stop himself from breaking into a wildughter. In his previous ��dream��, these three people had tortured Gullis like cats toying with a mouse, They would force him into one hopeless situation after another before letting him barely escape alive. Now that those three were dead, even the desert wind felt fresh to Gullis.


    But at that very moment, Gullis suddenly felt a sharp pain in his right foot that was buried in the sand, as if it had suddenly been gripped by a metallic hook! A strong force pulled him down into the sand!


    The edge of the metallic hook was hard and sharp, easily cutting into Gullis�� flesh and grating against his bones! He could even feel his bone marrow gushing out of the wound together with his blood!


    Gullis screamed in pain and immediately triggered a magic trap to teleport himself away. However, the man who was attacking him had actually teleported after him. Now that Gullis looked more carefully, he realised that the man was the ferocious assassin who had just joined the Glory Party, Illidan!


    Not only was his name the same as a certain person��s, his weapon was amazingly simr too! The edge of the de was as sharp as a dagger, and the arching design enabled it to hook onto the weapons and even the limbs of others! For example, Gullis�� right foot!


    ( TL: https://wowwiki.fandom/wiki/Illidan_Stormrage )


    Illidan mercilessly pulled at the de hard, and the bottom part of Gullis�� right foot went flying. Illidan disappeared from Gullis�� view after that. Before Gullis could even react, he was already hit hard on the back of his head by something which felt like a hammer. His vision turned unsteady and his ears buzzed. The unspeakable pain paralysed him.


    Then, a long trail of shing light shed past. The front part of Gullis�� body waspletely cut open. His innards spilled out. Gullis screamed as he fell to the ground. But while he was falling, he saw Illidan��s body stiffen from the corner of his eyes. Bean Curd, covered in blood, was standing breathlessly in the distance. His magic staff had traced the runes for the ��Mega st�� spell in the air. The spell was ready to beunched, but he was hesitating because the spell��s destructive power would hurt Gullis too.


    The opportunity allowed Illidan to ce his de on Gullis�� neck. He yelled while half kneeling beside Gullis, ��Finish the spell if you dare! This spell will hurt your allies too! I��m prepared to die with your friend!��


    Bean Curd��s face turned red from anger. The spell was about to bepleted. If he kept dying it, it would soon reach the limit and rebound back on him, making him suffer a terrible bacsh! If that were to happen, not only would he fail to kill Illidan, Illidan could easily kill the both of them!!


    At that moment, all Gullis could think of was the pain of losing Bean Curd in his previous ��dream��. He recalled vividly how Bean Curd had sacrificed himself to safe him without the slightest bit of hesitation. Gullis immediately hugged Illidan tight and screamed, ��Cast it!��


    Tears streaked down Bean Curd��s face. He shook his head and said in a voice as sweet as Ed Sheeran��s, ��No! I can��t!��


    Gullis was so emotional his eyes were almost popping out. Something was surging madly in his heart. ��Quick, I can��t hold on much longer! Don��t let me die in vain!��


    In truth, if Gullis could keep a clear head at that moment, he would have realised that a mage like him without any Strength-boosting abilities could never have locked an Agility-type contestant like Illidan down. Unfortunately, his heart was currently filled with the sacred feeling of overbearing righteousness and sacrifice, so he failed to notice these details. He kept shouting at the top of his voice.


    ��CAST IT!��


    In the end, Bean Curd had no choice but to release his ��Mega st�� spell. A burst of light as bright as the sun itselfpletely engulfed Gullis and Illidan. Gullis�� mouth curled into a relieved smile....and his heart stopped beating.


    Many have probably heard the story of the blindfolded prisoner who was told that he would be bled to death, but was instead frightened to death by the sound of dripping water.


    (TL: https://.deseretnews/article/575041154/Loud-drips-can-scare-you-to-death.html )


    There are also records of some devout believers developing wounds on their palms after reading about the crucifixion of Jesus, known as ��stigmata��.


    What is interesting is that some of them, who read that Jesus was pierced in the wrists rather than the palms, had developed stigmata on their wrists instead.


    That is the power of mental suggestion.


    Gullis truly thought that he was dead, therefore, he truly died.


    Contestants may possess extraordinary tenacity and strength, but their heart and willpower were not necessarily that much stronger than those of ordinary people. At the instant when Gullis believed that he was dying in the hands of his beloved Bean Curd, Freddy had raised his steel ws and pierced them into Gullis�� heart with a strangeugh. Although at that moment, Gullis could scream, or struggle, or resist, or take medication, he did none of those because he truly believed that he was dead!


    Old Charlie opened his eyes. Inside his pupils were the illusionary figures of Freddy, who wasughing and chewing at a bleeding heart. But the illusionary figures soon subsided.


    Old Charlie turned to Sheyan and reported, ��The opponents received a piece of information after their party was destroyed. The information made them decide to enter the world of 2012 to make a final gamble. There are only three people left in this party. The one who destroyed their party was Zeus�� Glory Party.��


    Zi��s countenance changed upon hearing Glory Party��s name. Old Charlie closed his eyes for a while to gather his focus, then said, ��Master, Freddy��s increase in power has already garnered the attention of the Realms, so we didn��t get achievement points from killing this guy named Gullis, only a randomly selected item.��


    Sheyan nodded. Old Charlie took out a bag. When they opened the bag, they surprisingly found a total of 13 unknown mysterious items inside. All of them were a kind of unknown mysterious items with a shocking origin called the ��Smelly Toruk Particles��.


    It turned out that Gullis�� party had a member who was a botanist like Dardanian. When their party entered the world of Avatar, the botanist had nted his own gically modified nt on the ground during a fight.


    The nt escaped the fate of being destroyed in the fight. Not only that, it even mutated after adapting to the changes in the environment of Avatar. It began to blossom and bear fruits. The fruits of this nt actually attracted the tier 9 Great Leonopteryxes, and they became addicted to it. The fruits of the nt were simr to oranges in that they had rich flesh and hard seeds. Hence, their seeds were often not digested and would be excreted from the digestive system of the Great Leonopteryxes inside the dung.


    The ��Smelly Toruk Particles�� were the seeds found in the Great Leonopteryxes�� dung. Gullis�� sniper shots were so powerful precisely because he was using these unknown mysterious items as bullets.


    Because these unknown mysterious items were not difficult to obtain, they were the cheapest kind of unknown mysterious items and could only be traded in for achievement points at a 1:1 ratio.

 Chapter 1239: Deduction and Battle!

    <h4>Chapter 1239: Deduction and Battle!</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The ��Smelly Toruk Particles�� were disgusting in both appearance and smell, but Zi was actually quite indifferent to them. This probably had something to do with the fact that one of her favourite types of coffee was made by grinding undigested coffee beans picked from the excrement of wild civets, which was a somewhat simr process.


    Sheyan meticulously inquired about the whole process of Freddy��s murder as observed by Old Charlie, down to thest detail. He found that this attack method was perfect to ambush someone. It truly was sinister and vicious to the extreme, a typical example of winning without shedding a drop of blood.


    But ording to Old Charlie, after Freddy had killed the contestant, he instantly imed that he must take some time to immerse himself in the pleasure of this unprecedented way of killing someone, and dove into the depths of Old Charlie��s consciousness. The whole process had probably exhausted a great deal of his energy.


    From the information Freddy got from this guy named Gullis, the military had an alternative n to transport the Gxy System through the air by using an A��rospatiale SA 321 Super Frelon helicopter. The theory behind it was to make use of the hugemotion made by therge convoy on the ground to attract the focus of the enemies, thus making the aerial route safer. Of the two other members of Gullis�� party, one of them must be preparing to intercept the helicopter right now, while the other should be gathering more intelligence in case there was another transportation route.


    Human could not fly without the help of machines, so if the person wished to intercept the helicopter, he would surely have to lie in wait at a high terrain not far from thending spot.


    Therefore, even without knowing the specific location, Party Ace still easily managed to narrow down the possible hiding spot of the enemy to three ces around Heping Town from the map. No matter where the helicopter came from, it would be within the shooting range of these three high grounds.


    On the way to Heping Town, Sanzi turned on the LCD TV inside the car they had hijacked. A news story caught Sheyan��s attention.


    ��Incidents of social unrest, including looting and burning, have urred in various areas around the world due to widespread rumors of the 2012 apocalypse based on Mayan predictions. Arge-scale terrorist attack had taken ce in Detroit, the famous automobile city in the United States. An explosion had urred in a high-rise building, causing its copse. Heavy casualties have been reported, but we are yet able to confirm the actual numbers. Many on scene have imed to witness supernatural incidents which cannot be exined with science. Please stay tuned to our follow-up reports for further details.��


    ��Detroit?�� The mention of the city immediately drawn the attention of Sheyan. After all, that was where they had obtained the powerful Lieutenant General Blood Sword: Evil Sword Apophis. Unfortunately, the news did not provide any images, but there was aptop in the car they stole, so they instantly browsed the inte for more information.


    This incident was obviously big news in the States, so many details had been posted in various online forums. Sheyan found a picture which showed the building before and after it copsed. Sheyan recognised the copsed building at first nce �� it was a building from the ce where they killed the Divine Servant. A horrifying hemispherical hole was clearly visible a bit towards the bottom from the middle of the building. Even with the naked eye, they could tell that it burrowed into the building at least 20 meters deep, and had around the same radius.


    Broken steel bars, wood and other materials which made up the interior of the building scattered like horrible broken guts in the corroded hole. From the picture, they could almost feel the dust of the rubble billowing in the wind!


    ording to physics, the building should have copsed in the direction where the hole was made, but strangely, it fell the opposite way! It fell on its back, so the huge wound in its abdomen was still visible after it copsed. This showed that when the unknown and mysterious power eroded into the building, it also carried with it a great force which pushed the building backwards, causing its copse.


    Thements below the picture were filled with remarks of astonishment:


    ��Oh my God, this building hasn��t been built for more than five years! How did the steel frame inside corrode like it had been submerged in the bottom of the Antic Ocean for a hundred years? This must be the result of a corruption in the construction!��


    ��I think you��re full of sh*t.��


    ��As someone in Detroit, I��m so d I went to the KFC therest week and not on the day the building copsed!��


    ��Life sure is unpredictable. I remember thest time I went to Detroit, I bought some clothes from the Versace store there.��


    ��Okay, enough with the humble-bragging.��


    ��Looks like shoddy constructions are present everywhere in the world.��


    ��This is clearly the aftermath of a fight between the Power Rangers and Godzi.��


    ��...��


    (TL: Damn. I think he might be browsing 4chan.)


    Sheyan looked through several online forums. All the pictures were quite simr, but he did find an interesting photo from a Taiwanese website. It was a photo taken from a skyscraper next to the copsed building. From the bird��s eye view, it could be seen that although the copsed building was indeed the most seriously wrecked, several buildings around it had also suffered severe damages and were emitting thick smoke.


    Sheyan��s eyes brightened. He immediately erged the photo and inspected it for some time. It was fortunate that the photo had pretty high resolution. He found a basin-sized hole on the ss curtain wall of a building nearby. The hole was neatly cut, and what was bizarre was that itpletely prated through the building, so Sheyan could even see the scenery on the other side! This means that there was a strike powerful enough to prate through the entire thickness of the building!


    When Zi saw the hole, she immediately remarked, ��This is left by the Gungnir of that Rocky guy! Look at the edge of the hole!��


    Following Zi��s remark, Sheyan immediately noticed that the edge of the hole was like wax that had melted and re-solidified! The re-solidified traces seemed like they were sshing outwards, so one could imagine the power at the moment of pration!


    ��Rocky had actually killed some people before we found him that day. He hid the traces well, but I still noticed them. Wherever his Gungnir pierced through, this kind of traces could be seen,�� Zi added.


    Following that, Sheyan continued searching for various images and information on the ��terrorist attack��. ording to the rough calction they made, they estimated that Rocky had attacked thirteen times in total!


    Sheyan could now roughly guess what had happened. After the Divine Servant was killed, Bind had teleported over in a rage. However, to teleport in that condition probably made him very conspicuous. Rocky had likely noticed him and arrived in pursuit.


    When Rocky found out that Bind had lost the Evil Sword Apophis, he instantly took the initiative to attack. A fierce fight broke out between the two monsters, causing coteral damage to the citizens and buildings around them....


    ��I wish we know how the fight ended,�� Reef murmured.


    Sheyan gave it some thought and said, ��Either they were both gravely injured, or Rocky had lost and had run away,��


    ��Why? You don��t have much confidence in Rocky?��


    ��Rocky��s Gungnir was built to finish the opponent with one strike. Even the gods tremble under its majesty. An attack from the Gungnir is like an emperor��s edict; if the emperor wants you to die, you will not live! But in this fight, Rocky had thrown the spear more than a dozen times! He was definitely in panic! Think about it; if an emperor can��t even get something done after passing down more than a dozen edicts in a row, it��s basically the end for the emperor. What dignity does he have left to speak of?�� Sheyan earnestly replied.


    Reef chimed in, ��A direct confrontation between these two powerhouses will definitely result in serious injuries to both sides, even if they both lived.��


    Sheyan nodded. ��You��re probably right, so we wouldn��t need to worry about being attacked by these two for the next two or three days. The injuries from a fight of this magnitude won��t recover that fast.��


    The car stopped with a jolt. Heping Town was not far ahead. Since they did not have to worry about the threat from Bind and Rocky, they decided to split into two groups to search two of the possible hiding spots simultaneously.


    Sheyan went with Sanzi to the protruding spot on the west side of the hill. The rest went to the cove on the east side. If they could not find anything on either side, they would approach the middle at the same time.


    A hundred meters away from the spot to the west, Sheyan suddenly detected a strong sense of danger. He instantly stopped and raised his head. From over a hundred meters ahead, he saw a middle-aged man in yellow clothes looking down at them.


    His face was bluish and pale, like he was malnourished. A silvery-white box was ced next to him. The middle-aged man stared at Sheyan with a gaze so fierce that it felt like it could pierce into a person. He uttered viciously, one word at a time, ��You��ll definitely die here.��


    As soon as the middle-aged man said that, Sheyan instantly had a very ufortable feeling. His heart rate spiked to 180 bpm in an instant, then dropped down to 5-6 bpm a few secondster! The cycle was so ufortable that it almost made him puke blood!


    Sheyan had also noticed that the middle-aged man��s face turned terribly pale after he finished speaking. Blood also dripped down his mouth!


    The middle-aged man��s right hand reached into the silvery-white box, and the box suddenly began to rotate and fold like a Rubik��s Cube. It transformed at an extraordinary speed into a dangerous-looking silvery-white machine gun!!

 Chapter 1240: The Brutality of a Single Punch

    <h4>Chapter 1240: The Brutality of a Single Punch</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    [ You have suffered a ��Deadly Blood Curse��. The rhythm of your heartbeat is now under the control of your opponent, and your blood flow rate will constantly change. Every time your heartbeat rhythm changes, you will suffer a heavy blow �� your HP will drop by 200 points and there will be a 50% chance of falling into a stunned state. ]


    [ You are being attacked by your opponent��s ��Deadly Blood Curse��. Your HP has dropped by 121 points, and you are stunned for 1.5 seconds. ]


    [ Your body is being eroded by your opponent��s ��Dante: Corrosive Force��. Your defence has dropped by 5%... ]


    [ Your body is being eroded by your opponent��s ��Dante: Corrosive Force��. Your defence has dropped by 5%... This effect is stacking, and it will stack up to a maximum of 75%! ]


    [ Your body is being eroded by your opponent��s ��Kratos: Rage��. Your chances of receiving an explosive strike have increased by 3%... ]


    [ Your body is being eroded by your opponent��s ��Kratos: Rage��. Your chances of receiving an explosive strike have increased by 3%... This effect is stacking, and it will stack up to a maximum of 50%! ]


    [ ... ]


    Following these notifications, Sheyan��s field of view waspletely filled with a bright white light, while his body was stinging like he was being dipped in boiling water!


    The bullets from the silvery machine gun in the middle-aged man��s hands spread out into arge of light and came flying over. Sanzi was right behind Sheyan. He could not, and would not, retreat by a single step.


    In Sheyan��s philosophy, not retreating....meant pressing forward!


    Pressing forward with indomitable will!


    A fierce growl burst out from his throat as he charged forward while enduring the opponent��s attacks. His exceptional momentum was akin to a speedboat charging up against a waterfall at an unparalleled speed, striving to break through the clouds!


    The enemy Sheyan was facing was, of course, the temporary leader of the party that was damaged by the Glory Party, Dark Sky. Dark Sky was one of the pirs of the team, holding a simr amount of prestige to Zi in Party Ace!


    Facing Sheyan��s charge, his pupils shrunk slightly despite himself. Even MTs had to stop to defend themselves against this ferocious attack of his. Dark Sky had never met a crazy guy like Sheyan who dared to brave this attack in order to rush at himself, as if he did not care about his own life!


    Sheyan was already halfway to Dark Sky in the blink of an eye. He had forcefully endured most of the shots from the machine gun transformed from Dark Sky equipment, ��Mr. Florence��, while some of them he had blocked or had bounced away. The shots made little white glows in the air like fireworks. It was very beautiful.


    Dark Sky could no longer remain calm. He extended his left hand and firmly pressed his palm t against the silvery-white machine gun.


    Blocks started appearing from the surface of the machine gun like a Rubik��s Cube. They rapidly rotated and rearranged themselves into a silvery-white shoulder-mounted grenadeuncher. With a loud boom, more than ten silver glowing projectiles shot out of it, neatly covering the area 40 meters ahead in a carpet bombing!


    This attack was no doubt the nightmare of all assassin-type contestants! No matter how fast you were or how quickly you could dodge, against an area-wide carpet bombing like this, you could only pay with your HP!


    *BOOM*


    More than ten astonishingly huge clouds of smoke over 20 meters high rose on this side of the hill in an instant, the craters they made exceeding 10 meters in diameter. The ce looked like it had been simultaneously bombed by several Katyusha rocketunchers. Such a wide attack range was truly shocking!


    But Dark Sky did not feel any joy at all from hitting the enemy, because he could sense that not only had the attack been unable to seriously injure the opponent, it had angered him!


    He felt fear akin to being closed in by a monstrous beast!


    But a man who had fought hundreds of battles like him had faced much worse than this. He immediately rested both his hands on that powerful equipment of his, ��Mr. Florence��.


    Blue veins appeared from the fingertips on both of his hands to drill deep into the equipment like slithering snakes! ��Mr. Florence��, which had transformed into a multi-barrel grenadeuncher, once again rapidly shapeshifted like a Rubik��s Cube. This time, it transformed into a shield with a diameter of about three meters shaped like a radar dish, continuously shing a silvery-white light. The shield protected Dark Sky behind it.


    Usually, a shield would have a convex structure, curving outwards, but the radar dish shield formed by ��Mr. Florence�� had a concave structure, curving inwards. If one were to inspect its surface carefully, one would see various mysterious patterns and abstract text on it.


    The silvery-white umbre shield had a futuristic look of high-end technology, while the patterns on its surface were full of a primitive, barbaric and awe-inspiring feel akin to the paintings left by cavemen thousands of years ago. Thebination of the two contrasting styles gave rise to an indescribable feeling of majesty and mystery. And the closer one got to the dish-shaped shield, the stronger one could feel the tremendous pulling force from the shield, as if it was inviting others to hit it!


    Sheyanughed aloud when he saw such a weird protection. Then, his gaze turned sharp.


    No matter what you do, I will break it down with one punch!


    When he reached the shield, he clenched his fist, bent his elbow and gathered his strength.... The dark green light on his fist condensed into a glow so strong that it could dazzle one��s eyes!!


    With a loud shout, Sheyanunched a lightning-quick fist on the very center of the silver shield!!


    The silver shield gave out a low hum in protest. As if triggered by Sheyan��s punch, the mysterious patterns and text on the shield surface shined with a biting light one after another. The light immediately formed a mirror image and bounced back with tremendous force! This hastily formed radar-dish shield actually had a 100% counter-damage special effect!!


    ��So that��s the trick. But do you really think it��ll work against me?�� Sheyan uttered a long and loud cry, and his entire body suddenly shined with a transparentyer of light wave.


    ��Disy your power....��Extinction��!!��


    The brutal and dazzling glow of ��Extinction�� appeared on Sheyan��s fist and shed past.


    The mysterious patterns and text on the surface of the silver shield shined even brighter, as if they were trying to replicate the power of ��Extinction��. But! The price of doing so was to burn like they had short-circuited, and finally turning into ashes!


    This was forbidden territory! It. Could. Not. Be. Vited!


    Sheyan��s punch took this opportunity to drive straight into the shield and broke its surface. The shattered fragments sprayed outwards like erupting fireworks. Grass that was cut by the fragments burned, and when the fragments skimmed over the rock nearby, they left long and dazzling lines of sparks! From this, one could tell how much power had been packed into this punch!


    Sheyan��s punch smashed cleanly into Dark Sky��s right shoulder behind the shield!


    It was a punch at the peak of Sheyan��s power. Dense fractures appeared on Dark Sky��s shoulder de and arm bones, then spread outside to his flesh. His right arm burst into a bloody mist!


    Dark Sky��s equipment, ��Mr. Florence��, let out a sorrowful cry like the grating of a chainsaw on a steel te. It had probably absorbed a portion of the destructive power for Dark Sky. It returned to the form of a silvery-white box, but the box now had arge amount of cracks on its surface!


    Sheyan had not been able to do anything but take hits for over ten seconds previously, being shot at and bombarded at, but he paid it all back and more with this one single punch! He instantly felt much better.


    But right when Sheyan wished to follow up with a kick, his vision suddenly turned dark, as if his whole body had been enclosed in something. After looking more carefully, he found that he was being surrounded by stone walls. It did not take him long to realise that it was Sanzi trying to help him, so he remained motionless. Almost immediately, he felt a series of explosionsing from the outside, as if the earth itself was falling apart. Even behind the protection, Sheyan was subjected to some heavy impact.


    When the explosions stopped, Sheyan found that he was standing in the middle of a huge mudstone ball. Of course, the object was in tatters by now, and had moved him over fifty meters away from the ce where he fought with Dark Sky.


    It turned out that Dark Sky had a teleporting ability somewhat simr to Aldaris�� ��Blood Elude��. As soon as Sheyan struck Dark Sky, Dark Sky had instantly triggered the bombs he had nted on the hill beforehand, and teleported away. But of course, Sanzi and Kulutego would not let him have his way. They used the power of the teenage cyclops to create a huge mudstone ball around Sheyan, which immediately rolled down the hill. The more intense the explosions, the further the mudstone ball was pushed from the center of the explosion radius.


    Dark Sky had teleported to the top of another hill. He gasped for breath with a strong feeling of unwillingness in his heart, and some unspeakable fears! That punch of Sheyan��s was truly earth-shattering. The defensive ability Dark Sky had always been so proud of easily crumbled like a piece of paper with a single punch!


    What��s more terrifying was that Dark Sky��s party knew that this was theirst chance and that they would perish if they failed, so they had bought arge amount of precious medicines with everything they had. Among them were naturally medicines to regrow broken limbs. But after Dark Sky took the medicine, the remnant power of ��Extinction�� left on his shoulder immediately let him understand what brutality, tyranny and shamelessness means! The merciless glow of ��Extinction�� shed again, smashing the new limb that had just grown out of Dark Sky into dust!

 Chapter 1241: Time Entropy

    <h4>Chapter 1241: Time Entropy</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    ��What...What kind of power is this?!?!�� Dark Sky screamed hysterically in desperation and panic, not only from the pain, but also from fear!!


    People often fear the unknown. That was why a lot of big, muscr men were terrified of ghosts and other supernatural things. To Dark Sky, Sheyan��s ��Extinction�� ability was somethingpletely unknown to him, so he naturally felt lost and afraid.


    Dark Sky soon realised that, although most people would have already given up on him after he teleported to the top of another hill, but the opponents he was facing this time were rapidly approaching him again. More terrifying was the fact that all the mounds and stones blocking their way would bizarrely shift to the side, while some shallow ravines would fill themselves up! Those people were thus dashing towards him in a straight line!


    Not having to move around obstacles may only win them a fraction of a second each time, but when dozens of those fractions of a second added up, they would save minutes.


    In a pursuit where a moment of difference may result in death, seconds were precious enough, let alone minutes!


    Seeing the enemies who were closing in on him like predatory beasts, Dark Skypletely lost his previous determination and his will to continue fighting. He said dejectedly while gasping, ��Let��s run first, Florence....��


    The silver metal box beside him was already covered in cracks like a tortoise shell. A silver light was constantly surging on it, trying to repair the cracks, but every time the self-repair was about toplete, a fierce sh of light would always appear and re-damage the box!


    When Florence heard Dark Sky��s words, it clicked a few times, the glow on it shing in rhythm with the noise.


    Dark Sky instantly remarked in shock, ��What did you say! That guy��s hand hides a power that even the Realm can do nothing against?��


    A few different expressions could be seen rapidly cycling through Dark Sky��s face. Suddenly, he opened his mouth wide, then stuffed his only remaining little finger inside and bit down hard. Blood sshed, and his face turned even paler. He only had one hand remaining, and doing this took a lot of effort. He started sweating due to the pain.


    Dark Sky spat out his little finger. It suspended halfway in the air. Then, the finger broke down into orderly lines of little blocks like a Rubik��s Cube too. The little blocks rotated rapidly and the finger soon turned into a strange-looking crimson bug that had a row of eyes on both sides of its body. It floated in the air like a fish swimming in water. It swiftly ��swam�� away and disappeared into the distance, seemingly carrying a message for thest remaining member of Dark Sky��s party.


    At this time, blocks appeared on the silvery-white metal box again. The blocks rotated and the box transformed into a pair of glider-like silver wings. However, the cracks caused by ��Extinction�� were still clearly visible on them.


    Dark Sky quickly put on the gliders and turned back to look at Sheyan with a deep gaze. Sheyan was still more than a hundred meters away. When he saw what Dark Sky was doing, he could not help muttering to himself, ��You dare fly here?��


    Sheyan��s doubt was not without reason. Since the replica arks had been continuously destroyed, the authorities were naturally in a panic. They had surely mobilised all military forces to all the assembly sites. The fight between Sheyan and Dark Sky just now was not quiet at all, so it should have rmed the nearby army. If Dark Sky dared to glide in the sky right now, he might very well be an easy shooting target!


    Looking at Sheyan, Dark Sky screamed with bitter hatred, ��Why do you cause trouble for us? Why are you killing our only hope of reviving our party?��


    ��One, I chose the Salvation side, so we��re on opposite sides. Two, I��m on a side mission,�� answered Sheyan tly.


    Dark Sky let out a wildughter. ��Excellent! Excellent!��


    Heughed wildly, but tears flowed from the corners of his eyes at the same time. He then pushed off with his feet and began to glide in the air.


    ��Even if I have to die, I won��t let you benefit from it!��


    Sheyan sighed helplessly as he watched Dark Sky glide towards the ridge nearby. But at that moment, from Heping Town below, the tile roof of what looked like amon residential house suddenly slid to both sides, and a rotating multi-barrel missileuncher appeared from within.


    Dark Sky was prepared for something like this happening. He never intended to fly far, only far enough to be out of Sheyan��s reach. He had already calcted the required distance very urately, which was a little more than two kilometers. With his gliding speed after putting on the wings formed by Florence, even with the damages on them, it would only take him 18.7 seconds to cover this distance!


    The multi-barreluncher instantly fired a missile directed at Dark Sky. It dragged a long trail of white smoke behind it, so the missile gave off the illusion that it was flying very slowly, but in fact, it was surprisingly fast.


    But Dark Sky performed a clever maneuver in the air, and the missile rubbed past him. Itnded on a mountain nearby and exploded with a low but deafening boom, stirring up dust and smoke dozens of meters high!


    Dark Sky smugly flipped Sheyan a middle finger, because after escaping this missile, the path to survival nowy unobstructed in front of him. However...when Dark Sky was flying towards the opposite hillside, twenty more tile roofs slid open, and the same kind of multi-barrel missileuncher extended out from each of them. Every multi-barrel missileuncher could amodate six Red Arrow VII air-to-air guided missiles!!


    Amidst a series of firing sounds, all 120 missiles wereunched at the same time. The white smoke they left in their wake almostpletely engulfed the hillside!!!


    ��Oh hell....�� This was thest thought that shed through Dark Sky��s mind. 120 missiles, all aiming for him. Even if he was on the ground, he would still be swept away by the terrifying destructive force and be reduced to ashes! Even Sheyan could not survive an attack of this magnitude.


    The pale blue smoke from the explosion slowly dispersed. Some debris rustled down. Sheyan sighed. He saw that some soldiers were already rushing to the scene silently, so he quickly left together with Sanzi.


    ***


    ��How did this happen?�� Zi eximed in shock as she stared at the object on the coffee table in front of her.


    The party had already joined up by now and hade to a local five-star hotel. Sheyan was lying on the sofa with a bitter smile on his face. The object on the coffee table were the pair of dark green gloves �� the ary-Grade High-Energy Mechanical Power Gloves��.


    This pair of gloves which had seen its fair share of action recently, was rough and thick in appearance. They had the simple, direct style of mining gloves, yet the dark green glow on them was like the finishing touch of a decoration, so the sh of the two styles gave it a unique look that was not unattractive. Moreover, they were now streaked in ck and red stripes thanks to the liquid metal life-form, which gave the gloves a fiercer vibe.


    However, the gloves�� appearance at the moment was greatly marred by a scar.


    The scar actually looked very ordinary. It was just a trail of rust. The rust looked like it could be wiped away by a gentle swipe of the finger.


    But somehow, the more impressive the rest of the ary-Grade High-Energy Mechanical Power Gloves�� looked, the more eye-catching the scar was.


    Reef, Sanzi and Sheyan looked at each other for a moment. Sheyan then smiled bitterly as he replied, ��I don��t know either. I��m not sure what��s going on. I found the scar about half an hour ago. What baffles me is that the Realm assessed the gloves but couldn��t find any problems with them at all. The result says everything��spletely normal.��


    Having inspected the gloves carefully for a while, Old Charlie suddenly said while appearing deep in thought, ��If I��m guessing correctly, master, then it should be an effect of thew of time entropy.��


    ��Time entropy? The poison of time in the legends?�� Sheyan��s voice abruptly turned hoarse. ��How could this be? And why does time entropy have an effect on my equipment?��


    (TL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entropy_(arrow_of_time) )


    ��In the legends, time is a poisonous thing. The poison of time is slow, resolute, irresistible and has no cure. All matters will be corroded by the poison of time and will eventually disappear, and that��s where the theory of time entropy originated from. As for why its effect appears on the ary-Grade High-Energy Mechanical Power Gloves��....that��s not too hard to exin. It should be because of ��Extinction��,�� exined Old Charlie slowly.


    Having heard Old Charlie��s opinion, Sheyan murmured, ��You mean....the ary-Grade High-Energy Mechanical Power Gloves�� can��t withstand the attached power of ��Extinction��?��


    ��Correct,�� replied Old Charlie. ��ording to my inference, it might be because ��Extinction�� is an ability that only Legendary equipment would have, and even Legendary equipment have very low probability of acquiring this ability. But, we sessfully transferred ��Extinction�� to the dark green grade equipment, ary-Grade High-Energy Mechanical Power Gloves��, through the liquid metal life-form G-spot.��


    ��This is a vition of the rules of the Realm. It��s akin to a truck that only has a carrying capacity of three tons being forcibly loaded with ten tons of cargo! Even if it can forcibly move, the lifespan of the truck will still rapidly decline due to wear and tear.��


    Sheyan nodded after listening to Old Charlie. ��You��re right. I should��ve thought of that.��


    ��But why did the Realm determine that the gloves are perfectly normal when they��re obviously damaged?�� Sanzi questioned.


    ��Things that have defects but are deemed perfectly normal are actually verymon. The examples are everywhere around us. I think you��re just confused because you��re too concerned,�� Old Charlie said. ��For example, if an amputee has been living healthily for a year after being discharged from the hospital, wouldn��t you say that his physical condition is perfectly fine?��

 Chapter 1242: Hidden Mission with a Time Limit

    <h4>Chapter 1242: Hidden Mission with a Time Limit</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Sanzi was shocked to hear Old Charlie��s exnation.


    ��You mean in the Realm��s evaluation, the ary-Grade High-Energy Mechanical Power Glove�� have actually weakened to the level of a healthy disabled person?��


    ��Probably so.�� answered Old Charlie earnestly. ��I��m guessing that even the weapon soul of a legendary weapon could barely meet the requirements to control a high-level ability like ��Extinction��. There might even be great restrictions, such as a limit in the number of times it can be used in one world. When the ary-Grade High-Energy Mechanical Power Glove��, being only dark green in grade, forcibly bore the burden of the power, it must have been punished by thew of time entropy and received heavy damage.��


    ��In your opinion, to what extent has the weapon soul of my glove been damaged?�� Sheyan inquired tentatively.


    Old Charlie took a moment to inspect the gloves again before he replied, ��If the soul of the other glove is considered a teenager, then the soul of the glove with the ��Extinction�� ability has be an old man of at least 60 years old.��


    Sheyan��s eyebrows were furrowed tight. He was extremely concerned. If he used the ��Extinction�� ability again, one of the ary-Grade High-Energy Mechanical Power Gloves�� might bepletely scrapped. The gloves may very well turn from a set into an individual piece!


    But Party Ace were still in a dangerous situation; they were far from being able to rx yet. Their biggest threats were undoubtedly Rocky and Bind. Although those two had just had a serious confrontation, they would definitely recover from their injuries and return again!


    And don��t forget about the other contestants who had ambushed Party Ace in New York. Half of them were still in this world! Sheyan dared not guarantee that he would not be forced to use ��Extinction�� again in the remainder of their stay in this world.


    ��Maybe you can continue using ��+13 West��?�� Sanzi suggested a possible solution.


    But Sheyan could only produce a wry smile. ��West is powerful only because of its strong properties. In essence, it��s still only a dark blue weapon! Sherlock....er, I mean, Old Charlie, what do you think will happen if I attach ��Extinction�� to a dark blue weapon?��


    ��One sh,�� answered Old Charlie seriously.


    ��What?��


    ��If you perform one sh with ��Extinction��, before ��Extinction�� can even take effect, the weapon will have already been reduced to dust,�� replied Old Charlie tly, ��The soul of this weapon is still in its infancy. There��s no way it can support the enormous consumption of ��Extinction��.��


    It was now clear that Sheyan could not afford to use the power of ��Extinction�� if he had no legendary equipment, because the price was simply too heavy. It required him to sacrifice the soul inside his equipment! Once an equipment lost its soul, even if it was not destroyed, it would surely go down a few grades....


    ***


    Over the next few days, as they investigated the whereabouts of the Asian cultural works of art, they also went around the country ording to the directions given by their Nightmare Imprints to stop the other contestants from wrecking the other special-model long-distance ships.


    They had fought close to ten battles during this period and had even encountered a coborative attack from two parties in one of those battles. That particr fight was truly intense. In the end, they had only won after the MT duo of Sheyan and Reef managed to take down the two opposing MTs and copsed their formation. However, Party Ace was already exhausted by then and had no more strength to pursue them, so they missed the opportunity to wipe them out.


    They returned to the hotel they were temporarily staying in to take a rest. Before long, they heard someone knocking on the door. They could hear from the strength in the knocks that it was not the humble knock of a hotel staff.


    Although there was only one person knocking on the door, they could sense that there was a group of people behind him. Sheyan stood up, looked around at the others, and then opened the door.


    Sheyan was somewhat surprised to see the man standing behind the door, because he had seen that face on TV and newspapers more than once. He was a rising star in the country��s military known for his opportunistic and unyielding attitude. In Sheyan��s world, he had made a name for himself by solving some territorial disputes at the border.


    Sheyan decided to act stupid despite knowing who the guy was. He asked after a slight hesitation, ��May I know who you��re looking for?��


    The man, Mr. G, smiled and replied, ��I��m looking for you.��


    Sheyan let him into the room. Only six of the people behind Mr. G followed him in, but even so, the rather spacious room still became quite packed. Mr. G frowned and told the people behind him, ��Kang, you stay. The rest will wait outside! If these four want to hurt me, even 60 of you won��t be enough to stop them.��


    Mr. G liked to be approachable and to make people feelfortable when they spoke to him. Sheyan had no idea what this famous person wanted from himself, so he asked, ��I��m just an ordinary guy, Mr. G. What business does a busy person like you have with me?��


    Mr. Gughed out loud. ��You��re no ordinary guy. Kang! Read the General Staff Headquarters�� intelligence report on Mr. Seaman.��


    The guy named Kang immediately stood up and read a series of information from the paper he was holding.


    ��Name/Codename: Seaman.��


    ��Information Source: FBI.��


    ��Behavioural Patterns: Has appeared with hispanions in the vicinity of various Project S sites after entering the country. A fierce fight will always ur after their appearance. Their opponents are all people with supernatural powers like them. Only one special-model long-distance ship has been destroyed in sites where Seaman and hispanions were present. Their sess rate in stopping the destruction of Project S by people with supernatural powers is as high as 89%.��


    ��Living Habits: No different from normal people. Holds a friendly attitude towards civilians.��


    ��...��


    ***


    Sheyan was not surprised that they had intel on him. After all, he had not been deliberately hiding his identity.


    Mr. G stood up and said very seriously, ��On the brink of the apocalypse, our country has noticed the appearances of many people with supernatural powers, but because we have to devote all our resources to the construction of special-model long-distance ships, we had no time to deal with them. They had truly put us on our back foot as a result. Whatever your purpose is, Mr. Seaman, your actions have saved at least hundreds of thousands of lives. Therefore, on behalf of my country, I thank you from the bottom of my heart!��


    Sheyan just smiled. ��There��s no need for thanks. I��m Chinese too, and since I have toe here on a mission, I don��t mind helping out a little. But forgive me, I can��t disclose any more information than that.��


    Mr. G eximed with an ��oh��, but then said that it was understandable. He soon caught on to something in Sheyan��s words.


    ��You��re on a mission? Can you tell us something about it?��


    Sheyan had been helping them out without hiding his name all for this very moment! He immediately took out a list he had prepared.


    ��My mission is to collect these precious treasures and protect them from being damaged in the apocalypse. Once the apocalypse is over, I��ll definitely return them safe and sound.��


    Mr. G frowned when he looked through the list. He then made several phone calls. After that, he said decisively, ��Mr. Seaman, the three national treasures of ��Along the River During the Qingming Festival��, ��Ghost Valley Downhill�� and ��Heirloom Seal of the Realm�� on this list are currently in the hands of the Chinese government. I can��t guarantee that I��ll definitely get them for you, but it shouldn��t be a big problem. However, the authentic ��Preface to the Poems Collected from the Orchid Pavilion�� is in the hands of the Taiwanese government, so the most we can do is provide you with its specific location. The ��Ramayana Engraving�� is India��s national treasure and I haven��t received any reply yet, but I believe providing you with its specific location shouldn��t be a problem.��


    Mr. G had watched videos of Party Ace��s fights. He knew that if they decided to take those treasures by force, the country would certainly have to pay a heavy price. Besides, Party Ace had shown their goodwill as soon as they came. He would rather bet on Sheyan��s promise to return the artifacts after all this was over.


    But truthfully, anyone who could make a rational analysis could tell why he made that decision.


    At this critical moment of the brink of the apocalypse, artworks were worth nothing, merely non-essential objects.


    To put it bluntly, most people who would wish toy their hands on these national treasures were doing so for the sake of money. But what use was money in the apocalypse? Moreover, Party Ace had supernatural powers. If they really wanted to earn money, they had thousands of ways more convenient than swindling national treasures. Why would they choose such a difficult method?


    So in essence, Mr. G��sck of hesitation was not without reason.


    Everyone in Party Ace were naturally happy that their title mission was showing great progress. When Mr. G saw that, he tentatively put forth another request.


    ��Mr. Seaman, our government is actually still troubled by one big problem. If this problem is solved, it would help more people than protecting a hundred replica arks.��


    ��The Americans aren��t actually the first to urately detect the arrival of the 2012 apocalypse. We��ve already received news of it during the Y2K phenomenon in 1999. Several of the major national projects after that were all designed to pave the way for the 2012 apocalypse, such as one of the so-called ��Four Great Projects of China in the New Century��....the Qinghai-Tibet Railway.��


    (TL 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qinghai�CTibet_railway )


    (TL 2: Remember, the arks in 2012 are being built in Tibet. )

 Chapter 1243: The True Trump Card

    <h4>Chapter 1243: The True Trump Card</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Hearing what Mr. G said, Sheyan knew that Mr. G was beginning to confide in himself by leaking some top-level secrets.


    ��What��s the situation?��


    Mr. G heaved a sigh of relief. He actually could do nothing even if Sheyan insisted on not taking the job. However, Mr. G��s worries were actually unwarranted because as soon as he mentioned the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, rows of text had popped up on Party Ace��s retinas.


    [ You have triggered the hidden follow-up time-limited mission: ��The True Trump Card��. ]


    [ This mission can only be triggered by someone who has won the trust of the Chinese government and is of Chinese descent. There are no requirements for the mission recipients. ]


    [ This mission has very high reward and, correspondingly, very heavy penalty for failure. Please think over it carefully. ]


    The four looked at each other. Compared with their constant fear and uneasiness when they first entered this world, their minds were now a lot tougher and more tenacious. The death of Brother ck was like a raging fire which tempered all the impurities out of their minds. To be able to turn the situation around even under such difficult circumstances would obviously have a very huge impact on their mentality.


    That was why, although Melody had already returned to her own dimension due to time constraints, the remaining four were still full of confidence. It was worth mentioning that Melody had told Sheyan before she left that the teleportation array had entered the final stage of production. The connection would be established any moment now. When it did, she would be able to cross through dimensions to fight alongside Sheyan again.


    They nodded while silently choosing to ept the mission. Mr. G motioned to Kang to pull up the curtains, then took out apact projector. He disyed the details of the whole Qinghai-Tibet Railway project.


    It could be seen from the projection that the Qinghai-Tibet Railway was divided into two distinct sections. The 814 km section from Xining to Golmud wasid down in 1979 and put into operation in 1984. There was nothing special about this section of the railway. On the other hand, the section from Golmud to Lhasa began construction in 2001 and waspleted in 2006.


    Kang exined, ��From a technical perspective, we actually already possessed the ability to build the Qinghai-Tibet Railway in the 1980s. After all, the Sichuan-Tibet Highway, which was much more challenging to build than the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, was opened to traffic as early as 1950. If we wanted to build it, we could��ve done so much earlier.��


    ��However, it was not built due to various economical, technological and transportation reasons. The most important reason was that the high altitude of Qinghai and Tibet would adversely affect the health of non-local people who migrate there. Even among the Tibetans who have lived there for a long time, 14%-18% of the infants suffer from congenital heart diseases! A baby born from an intermarriage between a Han and a Tibetan would have 37% probability of suffering a congenital heart disease! That was why the construction of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway wasn��t high on the country��s priority list.��


    ( TL: Han is the biggest ethnic group in China. )


    Mr. G added, ��During the year 2000, however, we received the news that there will be a great flood in 2012. In order to cope with this disaster, we began to gradually shift the economic and technological advantages of coastal areas to higher altitude areas. We lost many opportunities due to the process, but we still firmly carried out the n. This was also the real reason therge scale development of western China was proposed.��


    ��But as our research went deeper, we realised that the scale of the 2012 flood is likely beyond our imagination. Territories above 500 meters in altitude have changed from safe areas to high-risk areas. Only areas above 2,000 meters in altitude can be considered safe. Therefore, the construction of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway has be an urgent matter. It serves only one purpose �� so that the government can, with a singlemand, evacuate the whole nation to a safe ce at the fastest speed possible.��


    Party Ace patiently listened to these confidential information. Kang continued, ��In truth, with how much importance the government ced on the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, it should not have taken as long as 5 years toplete. However, as the scientists�� estimation of the 2012 apocalypse bes more and more urate, the government��s emergency ns have to change ordingly!��


    ��When the research confirms that the intensity of the flood will reach the highest threat level of S-level, and the whole world, including the Himyas, will be submerged, the authorities decided on three ns. The n in the open is naturally the arks. The n in the dark is the secret construction of the special-model long-distance ships, but even that is just a cover. The real trump card is the hidden n during the construction of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway!��


    ��When the Qinghai-Tibet Railway was built, we��ve explored and finally located the most stable areas of the earth��s crust, the areas most invulnerable to earthquakes and copses. In the end, we��ve located a spot in the Tangg Mountains. There, we built seventeen fallout shelters of colossal scale. Each giant fallout shelter could amodate 100,000 people! The fallout shelters are connected to each other by tunnels, and have undergone the most stringent waterproof measures. Even if they��re submerged deep underwater, they have enough food to maintain self-sufficiency for more than 10 years!��


    ��Should this n seed, we will be the first nation to have a city with over a million people after the 2012 apocalypse! Not only that, the city will also have aplete industrial system and various production chains!! It will win us at least five years of precious rebuilding time after the apocalypse!!��


    After listening thus far, Sheyan couldn��t help asking, ��I still don��t quite get what you need our help with?��


    ��ording to our research, although the severe flood will sweep across the Himyas, it will happen only because of the crustal movements. It doesn��t mean that the water on Earth has really increased to a level that can submerge the Himyas,�� Mr. G exined seriously.


    As he said that, he picked up the half-full ss of water beside him and began to stir the ss so that the water rotated clockwise. A vortex formed in the water, and the edge of the vortex almost reached the mouth of the ss. When Mr. G stopped stirring the ss, the water level returned to its previous height again.


    ��When the crusts stabilised again, the flood will lose its source of energy. Our scientists believe that the activity of the main crusts willst no longer than 48 hours, which means that the flood will recede in a month at most. On the Tangg Mountains that have an average altitude of more than 5,000 meters, the flood may recede even earlier. However, we must consider the worst case scenario, so we must guarantee two months of oxygen supply for the whole underground city.��


    Kang interjected, ��That��s where the crux of the matter lies! Although oxygen production technology has reached a very mature level in this era, but they��re limited to supplying oxygen at a fairly small scale. This time, we have to consider the long-term oxygen supply for over two million people for up to two months! And we must do so while avoiding the ever-present surveince from other countries.��


    ��In the end, one of our scientists came up with a brand new solution. We��ve analysed the solution and found it theoretically feasible. The solution is to add an additive to water to break down the water molecules to obtain oxygen. His research of the new additive has already reached the final stage. Once sessful, our final problem will be solved.��


    ��What we need you to do is to protect Dr. W��s safety! Attacks from those with supernatural powers has beening unceasingly like mercury burrowing through the soil. We��ve also received intel that for the next 24 hours, a powerful existence will be hunting Dr. W down. Our protection appears so vulnerable in the face of the myriad of unimaginable superpowers. Hence, we can only ask for your help!��


    [ Hidden Follow-Up Time-Limited Mission: The True Trump Card ]


    [ Mission Objective: Protect Mr. W for 24 hours. ]


    [ Mission Briefing: This is definitely not an ordinary protection mission. Please do not treat it lightly. Your enemies will be stronger than ever before. ]


    [ Additional Note: Only if Mr. W survives and is sessful in his research will you get the highest evaluation rating. ]


    [ Mission Failure Penalty: Should you fail, 10 points will be deducted from all your attributes. In addition, you will lose the trust of the government and will be forcefully sent back to the Nightmare Realm. ]


    ***


    Sheyan and the rest analysed the mission failure penalty carefully. The deduction of ten points from all attributes was already a very severe punishment in itself. Losing the trust of the government means that Party Ace might as well say goodbye to the few cultural heritages in their hands.


    Forcefully being sent back to the Nightmare Realm may seem like it was the lightest punishment among them, but it was not so. It would mean that everything they had painstakinglyid out in this world would go to waste! If the ns only came into y after the party had already returned to the Realm, Party Ace would not get any credit or rewards for them!


    Nevertheless, even with such severe punishments, all of them chose to ept the mission.


    They quickly flew to a teau with the help of the government. After meeting up with Dr. W, they gained a more thorough understanding of the current situation.


    Dr. W liked to gesticte dramatically when he talked. He had thick, dark eyebrows that were shaped like knives. In the art of face reading, it meant that he was a man who would rarely go back on his words, but the eyebrows were very close to each other, and that showed that he was not a sociable person.


    But Dr. W appeared to be rather talkative presently. In contrast, his assistant had a slightly contemptuous look because he felt that Party Ace��s presence were unnecessary. They had the powerful ��Seeder�� protection system which was impregnable. The assistant yed a video for Party Ace with a slightly disdainful attitude.


    In a tunnel-like enclosed space, small missiles with propellers on their butts wereunched from a multi-shell missileuncher.


    These small missiles were not flying very fast. Thick ck smoke trailed in their wakes. Red bursts of fire continuously broke out from theunching hole of the missileuncher, and the slow-flying missiles filled the whole tunnel in no time at all.


    These missiles, each the size of a white gourd, were designed with an infrared tracking system. They could lock on to a person��s body heat to pursue the enemy relentlessly!

 Chapter 1244: Rocky’s Reappearance

    <h4>Chapter 1244: Rocky��s Reappearance</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The assistant told Sheyan and the rest arrogantly, ��Ourboratory is located fifty meters underground. To get there, you need to pass through seven impregnable tunnels like this, which are connected together. What you see now is just one of the many functions of our powerful ��Seeder�� protection system. What difference will a mere few people like you make?��


    Sheyan smiled at the assistant who had his nose in the air. ��Since yourboratory is deep underground and there��s only one exit, I��m guessing these missiles must not be that powerful. Otherwise, the tunnels would copse and you will all be buried alive.��


    ��So what?�� The assistant seemed annoyed at Sheyan��s stubbornness. He immediately pressed a few buttons to disy the cross-section of the pineapple-like missile.


    There was a sensor on the missile which was apparently extremely sensitive to living creatures. The missile was filled with arge amount of steel beads, shrapnels, and even poisonous gas. When the missile exploded, the real destruction would be caused by these little things that would burst out with great speed. Next came the highly toxic gas.


    This proved that Sheyan��s concern waspletely unnecessary. The missile relied on the sharp, high-speed flying shrapnels to kill, rather than the impact generated by the explosion. That was why there was no danger of copsing the tunnels.


    Before Sheyan had even said anything, Zi, with a mere flick of her wrist, had already grabbed the automatic rifle of the guard next to her. She then fired the rifle at Sheyan and Reef! Multiple bullets struck Reef and Sheyan, but they still stood there like nothing had happened.


    Zi broke the automatic rifle into two with disdain and said, ��Your so-called unstoppable missiles are just a joke to us! As for the poisonous gas, the enemies can simply wear gas masks.��


    The assistant was stunned to see Sheyan and Reef calmly brush the distorted bullet heads from their bodies. However, he was not ready to give in so easily.


    ��You think the ��Seeder�� system has only one attacking method? We also have taser traps, methrowers that can instantaneously raise the temperature to 7,000 degrees....��


    The assistant did not finish his sentence because Kulutego had appeared and instantly showcased his skills in digging. In less than three seconds, Kulutego had dug out a smooth hole over 3 meters deep in the wall next to him.


    ��You think theboratory is safe just because its fifty meters underground? The ��Seeder�� system may be powerful, but why do I have go through the area under its protection? I��ll only need ten minutes to dig fifty meters,�� Sheyan retorted tly.


    The assistant was stunned for a short while, but he still stubbornly protested, ��We can install ten, no, a hundred Seeder systems! Aarrgh!��


    Dr. W had given him a good p on the face. He then told the guard next to him, ��I think Associate Researcher He needs to calm down a little bit. Please take him to the psychologist for a week of treatment. Don��t let him out before the treatment is done.��


    ��You can��t do this to me!�� The associate researcher suddenly shouted. ��You bastard, you dare to confine me? Do you know who my father is?��


    The annoying cry slowly faded into the distance. Sheyan and the others had a feeling of satisfaction like they had driven away flies.


    Dr. W then told Sheyan earnestly, ��I really don��t have much time to waste, so I��ll leave the safety of thebpletely in your hands. I believe in Mr. G, so I also believe in the person rmended by him. Lee, please help me transfer the highest defence authority to Mr. Seaman.��


    Dr. W very impolitely turned around and left right after he finished talking. Only then did his slightly crouching figure betray a hint of fatigue. His red eyes, growing stubble, and deeply furrowed eyebrows indicated that he had not had a good sleep for a long time. His exhaustion was visible from the inside to the outside.


    Lee was in a Major��s military uniform. He was silent for a while as he watched Dr. W leave. After that, he apologised to Party Ace.


    ��Please excuse Dr. W. He��s in a rather unique situation, so time is very precious to him.��


    ��I��m guessing Doctor W is already in the advanced stage of liver cancer? When he stood there just now, he pressed his hand to his liver about four times. There��s no way someone of his status can��t get the best painkillers avable. Only the severe pain of advanced stage cancer can make most painkillers ineffective,�� deduced Sheyan.


    Lee stared at Sheyan in surprise. He then nodded.


    ��You guessed right. The doctors think that Dr. W only has a week left, and that��s already the most optimistic estimate.��


    ��If that��s the case, then why not use unconventional drugs?�� Sanzi couldn��t help asking.


    The so-called unconventional drugs referred to illegal drugs. In truth, almost all illegal drugs were initially produced for the purpose of anesthesia and analgesia.


    Lee sighed. ��We tried to, but Dr. W refused them after using them once. Although they could relieve his pain, they interfered with his thinking. Dr. W knows that he doesn��t have much time to waste, so he chose to keep a clear mind despite the severe pain.��


    ��Humans will often show amazing strength at the most critical times for the sake of their loved ones.�� Reef said with a sigh.


    Lee had already turned around to lead them to the defence control room.


    ��Dr. W has never been married. He��s an only child without many family and friends.��


    ***


    Thick low clouds pressed down on thend. The billowing wind carried gravel and grass with it, and was slightly painful when it hit one��s face. Whenever one tried to speak, they would taste the saltiness and roughness in the wind that was unique to high-altitude teaus.


    A coin was flipped high up into the air. It rotated at high speed, then fell into a palm. The palm belonged to a sensual man with a ponytail �� Carlos.


    ��Oh, is this the Kekexili I��ve heard so much about? The final part of our mission is in this deste ce? But I don��t see any cities here! Can China really stuff more than a million people under the ground here? Wouldn��t they suffocate like rodents in an overpopted rat hole?��


    ��Shut up, Carlos,�� The speaker��s voice was a familiar one �� deep, dignified, but also a little hoarse. It was Rocky!


    Rocky was a little different from before. His cornea was shining with a faint blue glow, and so was the scar on his chest. He looked like he had fallen into a huge bottle of blue ink and could not wash away the stains even after a fierce scrubbing.


    But of course, the legendary spear on his back still retained its ineradicable edge!


    Carlos shrugged. Behind him was a shield-wielding man. This man was one who would leave a deep impression at a nce, because he was holding two shields! One of the shields was glowing with a dark golden light, while the other glowed a bloody crimson!


    A dual-shield warrior!


    The shields were his protective gear, and also his formidable weapons.


    This man was also a loyalrade of Rocky��s, and a famous MT even among Awakeners: Steel File!


    Compared to his fame, the likes of Skull and Zeus were hardly worth mentioning at all. If Steel File was akin to a national champion, then Skull and Zeus were just athletes at the district level! Without Steel File, Rocky would not have dared to split up with Carlos and the rest, letting them go to New York on their own.


    Carlos was apparently not a prideful person. He was also used to being rebuked by his two bosses, so he did not take the previous reprimand to heart at all. He went back to the other five contestants. These five belonged to a party called ��Life and Death��. They were hired by Rocky to do the odd jobs.


    Carlos spoke disrespectfully to a mage from Life and Death who led the way, ��Oi, are you sure you��ve got the right ce? There��s no way there can be a city with a million poption in such a deste ce! An underground city no less! Our time is really precious. We only have 10 hours left before the deadline.��


    ��But the information you gave me clearly stated that the ce is near Kekexili. This ce is definitely Kekexili, I��m sure of it! The Tibetan antelope here is well-known all over the world!�� the mage replied gloomily.


    ��Oh?�� Carlos eximed in surprise, ��This is the habitat of the Tibetan antelopes?��


    ***


    ��This is the habitat of the Tibetan antelopes?�� Sheyan asked the question at the same time.


    Lee nodded. ��Yeah. Our base is on the edge of Kekexili.��


    ��I have a Shahtoosh shawl. I remember that it��s woven with the down hair of Tibetan antelopes that fell when the Tibetan antelopes have a change in fur. The shawl is excellent. The down fur of the Tibetan antelopes is very fine, about 11.5 microns in diameter, which is three-quarters the thickness of the cashmere of Kashmir goats and one-fifth the thickness of human hair. The method used to test the quality of a Shahtoosh shawl is very unique too. Only an authentic Shahtoosh shawl can easily slip through a ring in its entirety. The shawl is smooth, but tough and stic,�� said Zi.


    (TL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahtoosh )


    Lee sighed. ��Ma��am, the so-called shed fur is just a lie made up and spread by the traffickers of Shahtoosh shawls. They��ll tell you that the Tibetan antelopes shed their fur in the bushes, and they��ll collect the shed fur for processing. But that��s not the actual situation at all. The Tibetan antelopes do have a change in fur once a year every summer, but because they live in no man��snd and the fur falls off sporadically, the fur will be blown away by the wind as the Tibetan antelopes move. There��s no way to collect the fur that falls off naturally. Five Tibetan antelopes were actually sacrificed to make your shawl.��

 Chapter 1245: Mammoth Power

    <h4>Chapter 1245: Mammoth Power</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Zi did not seemed too stunned upon hearing such a bloody piece of insider information. Instead, she replied very calmly, ��Is that important? When the 2012 apocalypsees, they��ll all be dead anyway.��


    Lee��s expression turned dark, as if someone had stuffed a dirty rag into his mouth. Then, he sighed.


    ��We��ve allocated the living space for as many as 200 Tibetan antelopes, but that��s already as much as we can afford. After all, the living space of us humans is also very limited. 200 Tibetan antelopes...will upy the living space of 300 humans! Any more and it would be a crime against humanity!��


    Suddenly, the rm went off, and it sounded surprisingly urgent. As soon as they heard it, they could tell right away that it was an rm which signified great danger! Lee immediately stood up and shouted, ��What��s the matter? Investigate the cause at once!��


    Soon, a steady voice transmitted over. ��This is Patrol Squad 7. I repeat, this is Patrol Squad 7. The emergency rm was sounded by Patrol Squad 5. The squad sergeant has issued a red re symbolising the highest threat level. We��re still unable to establishmunication with them. We��re already rushing to Patrol Squad 5��s area at the fastest speed possible. Over.��


    ��Heard you loud and clear, Patrol Squad 7. Be careful when you approach the area. Maintainmunication with the base at all times. Over.��


    ��What the hell is that? It��s flying close to the ground...AAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!! .��


    ��Patrol Squad 7! What��s happening? Please reply!��


    A mute static was all that answered Lee �� or, more precisely, Major Lee.


    Lee took a few deep breaths and looked at Party Ace, who had remained silent. He grit his teeth and made a call.


    ��Hello, is this Flight Team 1? Are you ready to mobilise? Yes, all five armed helicopters. The coordinates are (337,2858). You have been granted the highest level of authority. Two patrol squads have already been wiped out there, so as soon as you discover anything abnormal, fire at will!��


    ��Also, turn on all the cameras on the helicopters. Let us see who we��re up against!��


    Five minutester, they saw a few figures on the unique surface of Kekexili from the real-time video feedback. Sheyan��s pupils contracted. He immediately pressed the pause button.


    ��We finally ran into this guy.��


    Zi, Reef and Sanzi saw who it was too. To be precise, they recognised the long spear that still seemed so sharp even when it was wrapped up.


    Gungnir.


    ��Is there something wrong with this guy?�� Zi suddenly asked. She instantly erged his image.


    ��Yes, his skin colour is a bit weird, like he��s been soaked in blue ink. Is this the aftermath of fighting with Bind?�� spected Sanzi.


    Reef took a nce, then suddenly pushed Zi away. A person like Reef would never have done such a thing if he hadn��t seen anything out of the ordinary. He stared at the screen for a while, then made some adjustments with theputer. He then said, ��Look at that guy!��


    Sheyan��s expression changed when he saw the person Reef was pointing at. A shield was something that anyone would pay a lot of attention to, and that guy was carrying two of them! In addition, both shields appeared to be the kind of heavy shield that could stop a cavalry��s charge and must be held with both hands! They could immediately tell that this man was absolutely not that simple! He was likely not much weaker than Rocky.


    Sheyan scowled at the unexpected bad news. Before this, he thought that a fight against Rocky was no big deal.


    In terms of personal strength, Sheyan thought that Rocky and himself should be at the same level, even if Sheyan was only an Awakener and Rocky might be a fourth-order Temperer.


    In terms of equipment, Rocky had the legendary Gungnir, but Sheyan��s liquid metal life-form had also reached the legendary grade and might even upgrade to a divine equipment in the future! Hence, Sheyan thought he still had the upper hand! Most importantly, Sheyan was sure he could take many more hits than Rocky, which means that he had a bigger margin for error, which means that he could trade blows and trade injuries. That was a great psychological advantage.


    But this dual-shield warrior would undoubtedly became the backbone of Rocky��s side.


    With the emergence of Awakening Skills, the role of an MT only became more important than before. A strong damage dealer could have a qualitative leap in terms of ability if he had the protection of an MT, even if the MT was very ordinary!


    Before this, Sheyan was just ��not afraid�� of Rocky; he could not say that he would beat Rocky for sure. With this dual-shield MT in the equation, defeat was almost certain.


    Reef took a deep breath. ��So the rumour is true! This guy is likely Paper Weight, a person whose name resounded through our Realm a while ago. He has a strong passive innate ability: ��Mammoth Power��. It lets him ignore equipping requirements, so he��s able to use two-handed weapons with one hand! I still remember the sight of him waving a two-handed sword with one hand while simultaneously carrying a Gatling gun on the other, charging about and going on a killing spree on the battlefield. Unfortunately, he disappeared not long afterwards. Some said he��s dead, while others said that another Realm valued him highly and had poached him away....��


    Zi nodded. ��I agree with you. I��ve heard of the reputation of the Mad Demon, Paper Weight too. It seems that he really was poached away by another Realm. I didn��t expect him to be an MT, and I sure didn��t expect him to be going up against us right now!��


    ��So that means he must have two innate abilities?�� asked Sanzi.


    ��Yeah,�� Reef answered solemnly.


    But Sheyan was shocked by another piece of information instead.


    ��You mean we can leave Noah Realm C that we��re currently under to join another Realm?��


    ��I wasn��t sure before, but now, it seems so. It��s probably like a change of nationality on Earth,�� replied Zi.


    ��What an interesting bit of information,�� As Sheyan spoke, he clicked on the still image on theputer to cut it back to the live feed, and....the broadcast on the screen had already be statics and noises.


    No one in Party Ace was surprised. Fivebat helicopters without any idea of the terror of contestants being destroyed in less than twenty seconds was perfectly normal. To be honest, Zi alone could have done it.


    But Major Lee could hardly believe his eyes. After a momentary daze, he leapt up and reyed the video recording. He saw the helicopters rapidly approach the group of people. The pilot was ready to fire at a moment��s notice.


    But right then, one of the helicopters exploded, likely from a sniper shot. A mage contestant then extended his hand and fired a small fireball.


    The fireball was very small in the beginning, but it quickly erged during its flight!


    When the homing fireball struck one of the helicopters, it had expanded to a size bigger than a house! Its surface had a whirling pattern akin to a conch.


    The struck helicopter waspletely submerged in the fireball and seemed as if it had been swallowed. Even exploding had be a wishful thought.


    As for the helicopter providing the video feedback, it managed to get within fifty meters of the group amidst heavy fire. Then, Steel File, the man Reef called Paper Weight, suddenly stood up straight. His right hand shed with a red light, and he flung one of his shields over.


    As the heavy shield whirled through the air at high speed, the air in its path moaned and distorted. The shield first crashed into another helicopter, then bounced away from the fire and smoke to m into the broadcasting helicopter, which was still madly pouring ammunition.


    The screen turned pitch ck after that.


    ��What...�� Major Lee appeared to be in disbelief.


    Sheyan walked over to him and sighed. ��You��ll need to mobilise an entire division to deal with those guys, but I guarantee you, when the division arrives, they would have vanished without a trace, never to be seen again! Another way is to use attrition tactics. In other words, use the lives of your troops to slowly eat away at their MP and stamina!��


    Major Lee��s expression was rather unsightly. ��That��s impossible. How can such monsters exist?��


    Sheyan sighed again. ��Thebined strength of those seven people is probablyparable to that of a regiment of soldiers armed to the teeth. You can weigh the pros and cons yourself.��


    ��I understand....�� Major Lee sighed bitterly and continued, ��I finally understand why Mr. G wants you to take over the defensive system. Such unconventional enemies require unconventional tactics to deal with.��


    ��I��ll go ahead then,�� Sheyan went to themand station and asked Major Lee to input his voiceprint and fingerprint. The first thing Sheyan did after that was to check the situation of the base��s guard forces, as well as the authority he currently had and the forces he could mobilise.


    Sheyan had to admit that the strength of those seven people was far above Party Ace��s. He would have topensate for this gap in strength with the storyline characters. Even ants could kill elephants if they had enough numbers. The forces in this base weren��t weak; if they were used correctly, it was not impossible to defeat that group of seven, perhaps even wipe them out.


    ��I need full control of the three satellites AS-03, AS-07 and AD-98. Cut off the unnecessary activities of the rest of the satellites immediately and focus on scanning the area oftitude XXX and longitude XXX. Your target is a group of seven people. The photos of all seven have been sent to you.��


    ��........��

 Chapter 1246: Greeting Gift

    <h4>Chapter 1246: Greeting Gift</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    ��Special force team Wolf Teeth, move into Tunnel 8. Special force team Knife Edge, move into Tunnel 4....��


    ��Activate the ��Seeder�� system. I repeat, activate the ��Seeder�� system.��


    ��Attention all units, attention all units, initiate level 1bat preparation! All units are strictly prohibited from going outside without approval. All armed forces are authorised to open fire at anyone who appears suspicious. This is not a drill, I repeat, this is absolutely not a drill!!��


    ��.....��


    Hearing Sheyan��s orders, Major Lee beside him asked tentatively, ��Time is pressing, but isn��t it a bit too early to enter level 1bat preparation?��


    Sheyan lifted his head up. There was an unprecedented level of seriousness on his face.


    ��Against these people, if you only give the order to enter level 1bat preparation when you think it��s time to do so, it��ll already be toote. You would��ve missed the best chance!��


    ��But!�� Major Lee seemed like he still wanted to argue, but Sheyan ruthlessly cut him off.


    ��You have to understand, Major, I was granted the authority tomand by both Mr. G and Dr. W. If you have any questions, you can voice your protests to those two and ask them to deprive me ofmanding rights. Otherwise, you have no right to interfere with my orders. I now order you to get out of thismand room. I think your current mental state is seriously interfering with my job.��


    ��You can��t do this!�� Major Lee threw his cap to the ground in anger!


    ��What��s the duty of a soldier?�� asked Sheyan coldly.


    Major Lee immediately froze like an eggnt that was thrown into the freezer. After that, he came down from themand station and walked towards the exit with heavy steps, unwillingness apparent in his gait.


    When he reached the exit, he suddenly turned around and told Sheyan, ��Seaman! You have to remember, this isn��t a drill! Everymand you issue, every action, involves countless lives! You have to think of the nightmares that will haunt you for years toe and the blood on your hands!��


    Sheyan instead stared at him with pity, and sighed. ��Son, you still don��t understand why Mr. G and Dr. W gave up on you.��


    ��And why��s that? It��s merely because you understand the enemy better than I do,�� Major Lee replied resolutely.


    ��You��re wrong. If there��s any other choice, those two wouldn��t have handed over themand to a stranger like me. There��s a saying from where I came from: ��thepassionate do not lead an army��. You��ve got the f*ckingmand right in your hands, but all you can think about are conscience, lives, nightmares, and the blood staining your hands! Remember this �� no victoryes easy. If we want to win, we have to pay for it with human lives!��


    ��What they want is not a victory without casualties, but a guarantee the job will get done, at any cost! Serving as a soldier means sacrificing yourself for a greater cause. A general builds his sess upon ten thousand rotting bones. From ancient times to this day, no one has ever won a war with cowardice and indecisiveness. Mr. G and Dr. W will be satisfied as long as the experiment seeds, even if every soldier here dies.��


    ��That��s impossible! Impossible!�� Major Lee��s rational mind told him that every word Sheyan uttered was true, but he still dashed towards Sheyan with bloodshot eyes. He grabbed Sheyan��s cor and roared, ��That��s absolutely impossible!��


    ��He��s right. That��s exactly why we gave up on you! Lee, what we ask for now is the result, not the process. We��ve always anticipated from you a guarantee that you will aplish the task at all costs, but all you��ve been doing is stressing about the lives that will be lost and so on. You never thought that in that position, the only thing a soldier has to do is obey orders, and then go to war!�� Suddenly, Mr. G��s voice was heard. It was clear that he had been monitoring the situation here all this while.


    Major Lee looked like he had been struck by lightning. He staggered back unsteadily and sat down on the sofa with his face pale. That was obviously a severe blow to him.


    Sheyan had already started to mobilise the troops. The size of the troops that could be sent here to guard the ce could not be toorge, or they would be noticed by foreign media. Therefore, all of them were elites. The whole garrison force was broken down and re-divided into thirteen squads. Theyid in ambush, waiting to kill.


    Party Ace��s greatest advantage now was not that they had the help of an army of storyline characters, but that Rocky and his party did not know that they were here, so they could explode at a critical moment to give Rocky��s group a heavy blow! That��s right, just like what Bind did to them, ie. hit them where it hurts most the moment they put down their guard....


    At this time, the joint scanning of three military satellites finally found the location of those seven people. They had simply camouged themselves �C or, to be exact, camouged their tents �C like stones that were half as big as a house. They had set up camp in a rocky terrain with great confidence.


    To tell the truth, the tents they used do look exactly like stones from the outside. Apart from the soft material, it was almost impossible to distinguish them from real stones with the naked eye. Even the military satellite had to go through a lot of calctions and investigations before it finally discovered that there were three pieces of stones with exactly the same shape. That was how the suspicion it was them was aroused.


    Having confirmed that it was them, Sheyan immediately requested to have ten or so of the most powerful missiles carpet bomb the ce, but his request was mercilessly refused. Not that the state was unwilling to bear the cost, but if they caused too much of amotion, it would easily attract the attention of foreign media. The Tangg Mountains were the final card up the government��s sleeve, so they couldn��t allow any idents to happen.


    ��Oh? If we can��t use missiles....then let��s take a different approach,�� A smirk formed on Sheyan��s face.


    ***


    Fifteen minutester.


    The FBI submitted a report to the deputy director regarding something which had just been observed by a spying satellite.


    A medium-intensity explosion had urred in a border area of Kekexili, China.


    ording to the information they obtained, four Chinese A150-300 mm wheeled rocketunchers had focused fire on a spot in the Gobi desert from 20,000 meters away.


    The rearuncher of each A150-300 mm wheeled rocketuncher could aodate 12 ready-tounch rockets with a diameter of 227 mm. The main types of rockets used were M26 dual-purpose rockets and AT2 anti-tank mine rockets.


    When a A150-300 mm wheeled rocketuncher shot M26 rockets, 7,726 rounds could be fired in a single volley, which would scatter over an area asrge as six ser fields put together. The ce would instantly be a sea of fire. ording to the US intelligence report, the power of two A150-300 mm wheeled rocketunchers firing simultaneously was equivalent to the power of seven battalions of M109 self-propelled howitzers (188 howitzers in total)!


    The area was bombarded for up to five minutes. ording to investigation, there were no military targets or any signs of spies in the area.


    The deputy director looked at the report and then inquired about the A150-300 mm wheeled rocketunchers in the Chinese army. The data he obtained stated that they had strong firepower, but they had slow movement and low defence, and they would easily expose themselves when they were firing. Therefore, only after the army had gained air control and electronic control on the battlefield could they disy their full power. The deputy director curled his lips in disdain, then threw the report into the wastebasket.


    The FBI received thousands of copies of this kind of intelligence every day. Artillery shots would be fired countless times in every military drill nowadays; the attention they warranted was totally iparable to the test firing of newer missiles. Even the most powerful heavy artillery could only fire 200 kilometers away, while missiles could easily cover several thousand kilometers in range. Now those they had to pay attention to.


    But this move of Sheyan��s was truly vicious; it had done a terrifying amount of damage to Rocky��s temporary team! The bombardment from four Chinese A150-300 mm wheeled rocketunchers! A firepower equivalent to the continuous bombing from seven battalions of M109 self-propelled howitzers(188 cannons), with the help of satellites for precise positioning and focus!!


    In terms of destructive power and lethality, the attack was certainly not inferior to a couple of intercontinental missiles. What was more vicious was that Sheyan, being a contestant himself, naturally knew some safety measures contestants would normally take under the situation. Therefore, he first carried out a five-minute continuous bombing. When he felt that the agility-type and mage-type contestants had used up all the honorary dosages and life-saving methods at their disposal, he stopped for 30 seconds to let them rx. Then, hemenced with two more minutes of continuous bombing....


    This sinister assault had instantly killed one of the contestants, while another of the contestants had no choice but to use an escape item to return to the Nightmare Realm in his desperation. More importantly, Sheyan estimated that the remaining contestants had all used their honorary dosages. The most depressing thing about honorary dosages was their long cooldown time, which means that in the battle toe, almost all of Rocky��s people would be one life short!


    Of course, the carpet bombing this time was also a heavy blow to the arrogance of Rocky��s team. They immediately vanished from the satellite surveince. They had probably learnt their lesson and were now starting to take this mission seriously.


    But Sheyan was already really satisfied with the result. In this confrontation between two powerful sides, Sheyan had seized the upper hand from the very beginning and had even killed an important chess piece of the opponent��s. What he needed to do next was not to gain a bigger advantage, but to consolidate their current advantage to steadily achieve victory. Besides, Party Ace��s main objective was to win as much time for Dr. W as possible, rather than wiping out the enemies. They must not forget that.

 Chapter 1247: The Strongest MT?

    <h4>Chapter 1247: The Strongest MT?</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    A sh of light appeared in an empty space, and Rocky��s figure emerged from within like a genie. Gungir shone with an incredibly sharp light in his hand. About five or six twisted rays of lightsshed out from the spear, tearing through the air, and asionally whipping the sand, stirring up streams of dust and smoke.


    The blue taint on Rocky��s body had be thicker, especially on his face. Vivid blue patterns had appeared on it, like the markings on a soldier��s face when they wanted to hide their identity. The veins on Rocky��s temples were visibly protruding. His body was obviously not in its best condition at the moment.


    This man��s teleportation ability was actually pretty insane. He could instantly teleport to any spot in his field of view, even if he was only indirectly looking at the ce �� through a television, for example. However, the farther away the distance, the longer the activation time required, the heavier the consumption, the longer the cooldown time afterwards, and so on.


    For example, if he wished to teleport a few hundred meters away, the estimated casting time was a second or so, and the cooldown time afterwards was less than twenty seconds. But back when Bind was about to kill Carlos, Rocky could only perform an indirect teleportation. It took several minutes for Rocky to gather his power, and the cost of the teleportation was several of his achievement points. When he arrived, his MP waspletely empty, and the cooldown time of the ability was prolonged to 24 hours.


    But Rocky certainly had a killer move which enabled him to teleport without consumption �� otherwise, if he teleported over without any MP, wouldn��t he just be feeding Bind? But a killer move, while powerful, was also a double-edged de. They either had incredibly long cooldown time like Sheyan��s ��Death��s Lament��, or a heavy price must be paid.


    ��How is it, boss?�� Carlos, whose whole body burned ck, asked while gasping for air. His trademark ponytail had been burned away. If he was unwilling to spend utility points to restore it, then he could only appear with a crew cut for a long time. It looked pretty funny.


    ��There were four vehicles in total. I��ve destroyed all of them. I didn��t find any signs of contestants,�� Rocky answered solemnly.


    ��There��s no way it��s a coincidence. Although the distance is more than ten kilometers, but in order to make up for our shorings, we��ve specially found a helper with high Perceptive Sense! Yet he couldn��t sense the threat from a bombing of this scale at all? And he was even killed in the bombing?�� Steel File a.k.a. Paper Weight voiced his doubt with a scowl.


    Carlos took out a handheldputer and pressed it a few times. ��We can basically confirm that they were the special M26 dual-propent rocketsunched from A150-300 mm wheeled rocketunchers. Theirunching speed has been raised to a shocking level. In theory, it took only 1.3 seconds from theunch of the rockets to the detonation, while the aiming was done via a satellite....if the guy was careless at the time, 1.3 seconds really is too short for a warning. This isn��t too strange for an S-level mission.��


    ��But more importantly, who would dare to stand in our way? With thebination of boss and you, the strongest MT in existence, even a monster like Bind wouldn��t dare to show himself! Considering that he was badly injured by boss in the fight before, he��s probably still hiding somewhere to recuperate.��


    Steel File harrumphed, which was a tacit eptance of Carlos��s halfpliment and half-true statement. ��....I can��t help but feel that something fishy��s going on. We should move to the target area quickly. We don��t have a Perceptive Sense specialist in the team anymore, so if we��re found by the satellites and they fire unconventional weapons at us again, we��ll definitely suffer further losses.��


    Rocky opened his mouth to say something, but he ended up not saying it. If they wished to avoid satellite detection, they would have to go underground. But in an underground environment, Rocky��s teleportation ability would be greatly restricted. As for the unconventional way of teleporting through a barrier, it required a long casting time. Any soldier with a submachine gun could interrupt his cast.


    But if he said that aloud, it would obviously be taken as ack of faith in Steel File��s strength �� something he definitely could not do.


    ***


    Sheyan was also in a somewhat miserable state at the moment.


    That��s because he had actually followed along with the four A150-300 mm wheeled rocketunchers. Without the suppression of his Perceptive Sense, they could not have ambushed Rocky��s team. What Sheyan did not anticipate was how quickly and violently Rocky had counter attacked!


    Fortunately, Sheyan had detected Rocky��s arrival in advance and had jumped into the sand to hide. Otherwise, a direct confrontation with Rocky would have been unavoidable. If that were to happen, Rocky could just stall Sheyan until his allies arrived.


    Sheyan knew very well that Party Ace was certainly not the opponents�� match, mainly because the guy called Paper Weight had broken the bnce. Sheyan had no confidence of winning in a direct fight, unless Bind was on their side, which was obviously impossible.


    After getting on board the helicopter sent to pick him up, Sheyan instantly turned on themunicator.


    ��How��s it going over there, guys?��


    ��They��ve disappeared from our satellite surveince. You��re right, those guys have probably gone underground. Their mission hints likely only gave them a pretty broad area, that��s why they have to keep investigating. Otherwise, they would��ve just rushed here straight away,�� replied Sanzi from the other end.


    When Sheyan jumped out of the helicopter, Zi contacted him. ��We��ve confirmed that the targets have indeed gone underground. They��re currently moving in the periphery of Area F.��


    Sheyan snapped his fingers in satisfaction. Dr. W��sb is in Area A, which means that Rocky had chosen the longest path possible to their destination. He passed down more orders to rearrange the troops. He then took the time to give Mr. G a call.


    ��Hello, Mr. G.��


    ��Hello Seaman.��


    ��I��ve lost eight helicopters, 138 people, four A150-300 mm wheeled rocketunchers, and I expect the losses to continue piling up. The final losses may be ten times heavier than this.��


    Mr. G was silent for a moment. ��That��s not what I want to know. You should know that I��m only concerned about one thing �� will Dr. W��s research be interrupted?��


    ��Nothing should be able to interfere with his research except for his advanced-stage liver cancer,�� Sheyan answered seriously.


    Mr. G heaved a sigh of relief. ��That��s all I ask for. As for the losses, just try to control the scope of the losses within what would be caused by theing apocalypse. I will grant you the relevant level of authority.��


    Mr. G��s implication was clear. When the apocalypse came, the vast majority of the country��s forces would be lost to natural disasters anyway, so why not let them go out like bright fireworks before the time came....


    After Sheyan was authorised, he instantly issued some orders. ��Transport three ��Seeder�� defence systems to Area D pronto! Mobilise some troops from the Tibetan Military Region over and arm them to the teeth! How many? As many as possible, as long as you can keep it secret from the outside world! Give them mostly weapons that can cause heavy impact, the kind that can destroy cave walls. One more thing, help me ask Dr. W when��s the next time he��ll be taking his medication. I need to speak with him.��


    ***


    Sheyan soon met with Dr. W again.


    He was lying t on a chair to take the three injections that he needed.


    The first injection was to kill pain. It had little effect on him, but it was still better than nothing.


    The second injection was a highly concentrated nutrient solution. The cancer cells were frantically squeezing away his vitality, his physical strength and his energy, and him overworking his body certainly did not help. Therefore, it was necessary to provide more external help to this nearly dying body.


    The third injection was a radiotherapy drug. Although cancer cells had spread all over his body, but any bit of cancer cell they could kill may help him prolong his life, even if only by a little.


    Dr. W looked much older than the first time Sheyan met him. The wrinkles on his face, the fading light in his eyes, and even his heavy voice made him seem like he had aged considerably. His eyes were also deeply sunken, but his gaze had only turned more frightening, more resolute!


    Sheyan smiled at him. ��I��ll keep it short. Two things: First, a little friend of mine will reinforce the rocks around yourboratory so that we can more effectively prevent any external impact from disrupting you. Second, ....Dr. W, I believe you must be very unwilling to die, but also feeling very helpless about it?��


    ��Yes! I know that my life ising to an end. I can already see where the end is. But why can��t the heavens give me just two more days!�� Dr. W said, helplessness apparent in his voice.


    Sheyan lifted a finger to interrupt him. ��I might be able to give you a bit of help in this matter, but only if you��re willing to trust me.��


    Dr. W replied with a self-deprecating smile, ��I��m a person whose remaining lifespan can be counted in terms of hours. There��s nothing I can��t put aside.��


    Sheyan took out his ��Endless Vodka��. He shook it, then smiled.


    ��Have a drink.��


    A doctor nearby immediately panicked. ��Hey, that��s strong liquor! You��re going to kill him! Doctor W��s esophagus and stomach have already been corroded by cancer cells!��


    Sheyan ignored him and just stared at Dr. W. Dr. W sighed after a while. ��I haven��t had any alcohol for ten years. How I miss the taste of Maotai. Okay, fine. I hope the taste of vodka won��t disappoint me.��


    As he spoke, he took a swig from the bottle. Then, he closed his eyes and carefully recalled the feeling.


    The doctor next to him shut his eyes painfully and shouted, ��Stretcher, adrenaline, get the emergency measures ready!��


    Two nurses appeared, ready to hold Dr. W. whom they expected to fall down... But the middle-aged man did not fall down! Instead, when he opened his eyes again, there was a bright glimmer in them!!


    ��This... This vodka!!!!��

 Chapter 1248: Stall, Delay, Hinder!

    <h4>Chapter 1248: Stall, Dy, Hinder!</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The taste of the strong liquor stimted the taste buds like burning charcoal, as it always did. A burning sensation spread all over the doctor��s body after he swallowed the drink.


    Dr. W could not help but be reminded of the feeling of drunkenness and joy when he was still young and frivolous. He also knew that, although the sensation of the spirit washing over his taste buds may make him high and happy, the feeling when they leaked into his internal organs through his porous esophagus and stomach bag would be an unbearable torture.


    But the pain he expected did not arrive!


    Instead, he felt like he was being baked in a warm fire, a ratherfortable feeling akin to drinking hot chicken soup when one was sick. The pleasurable warmth even seeped into his limbs and bones.


    His pain became significantly lighter, apparently because his nerves were paralysed by alcohol. Thefortable feeling was still lingering in his body. Dr. W could not help drinking two more gulps. As his intoxication deepened, the pain also became milder.


    He was now in a slightly tipsy state, which made Dr. W feel more rxed andfortable. His entire body felt light as if he was lying down on clouds. He believed that working in this state should bring twice the result with half the effort.


    (TL: I don��t think working in a drunken state will increase efficiency but what do I know.)


    ��It��s a shame....there isn��t any more,�� Dr. W turned the bottle upside down to confirm the cruel fact with his eyes, then sighed deeply with a rather rude hup.


    Sheyan grinned. ��Wait fifteen minutes and try taking another sip.��


    Sheyan then turned around and walked out. While he did that, he pressed his earpiece to get thetest news from the rest of the party. The others did not transmit any emergency signal to contact him, but ording to Sheyan��s deduction, Rocky and his team should already be enjoying the feasts Party Ace had prepared for them.


    As soon as the specially encrypted channel connected, Sheyan could already hear the others shouting in excitement.


    ��A bit to the left, left, no, right, anticipate the distance properly!��


    ��Excellent! That magazine of bullets must bite! Wow, Rocky��s started attacking. It��s all right. Move to the next step right away! ��


    ��Change to armour-piercing bombs and smoke bombs! Turn on infrared scanning! Wow, two headshots in a row!!��


    ��I��ll do it, I��ll do it.��


    Hearing the screams of those people, you would think that they were ying Counter Strike. But in truth, they were manipting remotely controlled weapons to rain down attacks on Rocky and his gang.


    There was no doubt that such a one-sided fight where the opponents could not attack them back was shameless, despicable and vile, but it was also very morale-boosting.


    Sheyan pressed on the earpiece and spoke to the other side of themunication channel, ��Are they in Area F2 now? Good. Bombard the passage ahead. Let��s see if they��ll dig a way through or take a detour.


    ��OK, sessful bombardment! They seemed to have chosen to take a detour. It��s not that easy to find someone who have earth-elemental power, bro. You can��t expect to find someone like Kulutego everywhere!��


    ��They took a detour? Are they going to Area F3? Great! The ��Seeder�� defence system there should already be in ce, right? Don��t turn on automatic mode, let someone manually operate it! We��ll give them a huge surprise!�� Sheyan ordered.


    Now that he had obtained the highest level of authority, several confidential secretaries at the side immediately prepared to execute his orders. Sheyan would not have been able to seize the opportunity to obtain such great powers if it wasn��t for the disaster of the 2012 apocalypse.


    There was a saying that if one did not use power when it was bestowed upon them, the power would just rot and expire. Sheyan naturally took this rare opportunity to put all kinds of poisonous schemes into practice one after another. He would definitely make sure every step Rocky��s group took was filled with difficulty and exhaustion! If he could cut down their numbers again with the help of machines, then all the better.


    ***


    Steel File, who was moving at the very front, suddenly came to a halt. A floating mine was flying over in the passageway ahead. It looked like arge pineapple that was floating in water, with a circle of mysterious red dots around it.


    Steel File immediately withdrew behind his shields. The mage-type contestant behind him had already sent an ��Ice Arrow�� over.


    The red dots around the floating mine abruptly disappeared, and a beeping sound was heard. Triangr metal fragments, steel beads and other shrapnel contained in the floating mine suddenly scattered with unimaginable speed in the narrow tunnel, reflecting cold, terrible light!


    The shrapnel produced trails of sparks when it hit the walls nearby. One of the contestants hired by Rocky could not avoid them in time. Several cuts were made on his body, and blood immediately gushed out. A piece of shrapnel had also cut across the unfortunate Carlos�� eyelids, almost turning him blind. Even so, his vision was still greatly affected in the short term.


    When the soldier who was manually controlling the ��Seeder�� defence system saw that a single floating mine was enough to send the enemies into a state of chaos, his spirit was instantly boosted. He pressed down on the button to fire the floating mines without letting go and at the same time, requested for non-stop reloading. If he could, he wanted to pour out all the floating mines immediately. It was not until the loading device protested with a high temperature warning that he stared hatefully at the enemies, daring them to move further inside.


    At this time, the originally spacious passageway was already densely packed with the pineapple-like floating mines that had automatic tracking and would explode as soon as the enemy got close. They crowded the space and flew around like headless flies. Not only that, they were even releasing poisonous smoke which lowered visibility!


    ��What do we do?�� Carlos looked to Rocky for help. They had no choice but to retreat, and had already hid around the corner behind them.


    Rocky took out a radar the size of a mobile phone to take a look. There was a simple 2D map on it like in a video game. A red dot, point A, could be seen at the far end of the map, and that was their mission target. They were now at point B, which was denoted by a triangle. The few paths that could get them from point B to point A were clearly shown on the radar, but of course, more specific information, such as the presence of ambushes and so on, was not avable.


    This was something Rocky had traded for with his rank privileges. Every time a contestant promoted in rank, they would get several fixed privileges, and get to choose several privileges from a list of optional privileges. For example, after the promotion to Major General, the total privileges reached 200 points. The fixed privileges will upy about 100 points, and the contestant could then choose from a list of privileges where each option upied about 10 to 50 points.


    Rocky��s mission radar was a rare item in the optional privileges list. It could roughly indicate the direction to the mission target, something very practical. But this rare option was also very expensive, and that was why he did not have enough points to get the option of satellite-masking. The members of Rocky��s party each had very clear responsibilities, and the one with the rank privilege to mask them from satellite detection did not enter this world. That was why they were in such a disadvantage.


    ��There��s no way we can move above the ground,�� Rocky��s face was cold and grave, ��Right now, this passageway is the shortest way to the target. Even if we choose another route, there��s no guarantee that it won��t be even harder than this one. So, I don��t rmend changing our path.��


    ��But...��Carlos appeared to be stunned.


    ��Let me try,�� Steel File��s eyes shone with a sharp glimmer. That��s right, times like this were when the MT should step up and pave a path of blood for their team with their own body!


    He suddenly raised both his hands high, then fiercely plunged them into the stone wall next to him. He was able to hold a heavy two-handed tower shield with one hand, but even with the support of his innate ability, it was absolutely impossible to do so without enough Strength. Therefore, this plunge had stabbed his hands into the stone wall forearm-deep.


    Continuous cracking sounds were heard from the rocks. Steel File put more force into his arms, and the whole passage shook and groaned unsteadily. Then, the passage copsed with a loud roar.


    Amidst the stones that fell like rain, Steel File screamed and exposed his solid muscles. He raised a huge stone more than a meter in diameter and threw it!


    A string of loud noises and explosions could be heard. Obviously, arge number of floating mines had been detonated. Steel File raised his shields, crossed his hands and rushed forward. The two towering shields, lined up next to each other, protected him tightly without a gap. After rushing more than 20 meters forward, he flung one of the giant shields with great force!


    The giant shield was thrown out while Steel File was running. It was shining with the colour of blood and spinning around at high speed. It tore a huge opening about seven or eight meters along the tunnel wall, then broke through the back wall. A few shes of light followed, and a series of explosions took ce. The shield killed all the soldiers hiding in the secret room at the back to control the ��Seeder�� defence system!


    Having suddenly burst out with such a powerful force, Steel File could not help gasping for breath, but his eyes only got fiercer.


    A finger lightly touched the screen and froze this image in ce.


    ***


    ��Did anyone discover his weakness?�� Sheyan asked while looking at the paused image of Steel File on the screen.


    Zi shook her head. ��No. This guy looks like he��s proficient in both offence and defence, and is extremely rich inbat experience. He doesn��t disy his skills easily, but once he does, his skills are earth-shattering. He��s like a heavy infantry of the cold weapon era, a tortoise wrapped in metal.��


    Reef suddenly interjected, ��This guy may have explosive skills, but generally speaking, his weakness should be his speed. If I cooperate with Kulutego, we should be able to stall him.��

 Chapter 1249: Conspiracy

    <h4>Chapter 1249: Conspiracy</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The reason why Reef dared to say so was naturally because he was an MT himself, so he was not afraid of Steel File��s explosive shield throwing ability. Moreover, Reef��s ��Cardiac Shattering Roar�� was actually an insane AoE ability in its own right, especially so now that it had gained precedence. Once Steel File was slowed down, he would find it difficult to get rid of Reef.


    Sheyan smirked. ��No hurry. They��re at least five kilometers away from the destination, and that��s just the distance in a straight line. We��veid down six ��Seeder�� defence systems along the way as well as various other traps and firing points. This guy isn��t showing any weakness now, but that��s only because he��s not tired enough. When he gets tired...hmph, then we��ll see.��


    At that moment, a yellow signal suddenly shed. ording to what they previously agreed on, a yellow signal was used to denote a very important internal affair, while a red signal denoted an emergency invasion. After the yellow signal was switched on, Major Lee��s excited voice was heard.


    ��Mr. Seaman, after Dr. W drank your vodka just now, he fell asleep for a while. When he woke up, his mind felt a lot clearer and his thoughts felt more orderly. With the help of the vodka, he��s solved the final problem that had been troubling him. Now, all that remains are someplicated calctions and tedious work. You only need to buy him another hour and a half, and the research will beplete!��


    Sheyanughed. Now, the pressure on Rocky had gotten even heavier. When someone did things under heavy pressure, they would oftenmit mistakes that they would not normally make.


    ��Bro, maybe we can try to bury them alive?�� Sanzi suddenly suggested


    Sheyan shook his head.


    ��That probably won��t work. The tunnels they��re in right now are only about 20 meters below the ground. It��s far from deep enough to bury them alive.��


    ��But more importantly, Rocky��s Gungnir can destroy everything in its path. He probably just doesn��t want to waste the power of hisnce right now; it doesn��t mean that he can��t dig his way out of the ground in an emergency. I have a better way to make them give up. The reason why I choose to do what we��re currently doing is because I don��t want to scare them away yet. If there��s a chance, why don��t we try to loot his legendary weapon?��


    Only now did Sanzi realise Sheyan��s grand ambition. He immediately stopped talking.


    The air in the underground shelter was rather murky at the moment. Many people inside were smoking excitedly. Large billows of light blue smoke interweaved together, almost making the underground shelter seemed like it was on fire. Sheyan closed his eyes and tapped his fingers on the table slowly, as if he was enjoying the second-hand smoke. After about 10 minutes, he asked, ��Where are they now?��


    ��They��ve broken through Area D2 and will soon enter Area D3!�� A technician reported.


    Sheyan quietly contemted for a moment before he said, ��Those people are advancing really fast. It seems like they��ve adapted to the various traps and ambushes Iid down. Hmph, have you guys prepared what I requested?��


    A technician nodded and answered, ��It��s ready, sir! We��ve urgently mobilised thirty-seven machines here and put them into operation right away. They should already be able to fulfil your request, sir.��


    ��Excellent,�� Sheyan stood up and narrowed his eyes like a hunter staring at a prey that had fallen into his trap. He stared closely at the images of Rocky��s group on the monitor. They had obviously figured out the patterns with most of the traps, and were thus starting to pick up the pace.


    In truth, it was already really fortunate that Sheyan could dy Rocky��s unbelievably powerful team for so long. He could not have done it without the help of the storyline character forces and weapons.


    Sheyan smirked seeing the rapid progress of Rocky��s team, ��They finally seem to be getting impatient. That��s perfect. This is the best time for us to make a move!��


    ***


    Five minutes before that, in an underground tunnel three kilometers to the south, Carlos could be heard shouting angrily.


    ��Damn it, what the hell is happening!? Why is the time limit suddenly reduced to only ny minutes!? That��s....That��s not fair!��


    Of the four remaining members of the hired ��Life and Death�� party, only two came underground together with Rocky��s party. The other two, who remained outside, were a sniper and an explosive expert. They were obviously unsuited for fighting in underground tunnels, so they had hid themselves in a concealed ce outside to act as reinforcements if the need arises.


    These hired hands actually wished Rocky would just give up. Rocky had been very generous, and they had already received their payment.


    Contrary to Carlos�� anger, Steel File justughed, unconcerned. ��If the time limit for the mission has been shortened, then the reward must have been raised too. The traps the opponent has set up are nothing to worry about. They��re not worth mentioning at all now that we��ve familiarised ourselves with their patterns! We��ll be able to reach the destination in half an hour at most. The Realm is just giving us extra rewards for free!��


    But Rocky��s face was grave and hard, like a metallic sculpture. ��I keep having a feeling that something��s wrong.��


    The Gungnir in his hand shed with an immersive ray of white light, lucidly illuminating the blue marks on his face which were spreading along the blood vessels.


    When Carlos saw Rocky��s expression, he could not help consoling his boss. ��Don��t worry, Boss. I think Steel File is right. We probably won��t run into any situation which requires you to use your power anymore, thus aggravating your injury. You must be worried about Bind. But with Steel File here with you, even if he is a Saint of Darkness, he won��t dare to show up. As strong as the Evil Sword Apophis is, it��s still weaker than our powersbined! ��


    ��That��s where I feel something��s amiss. Thest time I fought with Bind, he was going up against my Gungnir with bare hands! I did force him to use all his hidden cards because of that, and that��s great, but I still don��t understand why Bind would give up on his greatest advantage,�� replied Rocky with a frown.


    ��The situation back then was really strange. When I sensed that the dimensional barrier is being broken through by force, I knew right away that it must be Bind, forcefully attempting to teleport regardless of the consequences. Logically speaking, Bind would only do something like that in an emergency situation because he would run the risk of being attacked by the Realms, but when I got there in a hurry, Bind was still in perfect health. And then we started fighting.��


    ��That is weird,�� Steel File also expressed his concern after listening to Rocky, ��I think the Divine Servant who held Apophis might have been attacked, and that��s why Bind rushed over there like his ass was on fire. Maybe the Divine Servant was very seriously injured, so he dared not appear in front of you. As for why Bind did not use the Evil Sword Apophis, that��s easily exinable. Saints of Darkness are people who walk on the edge of the rules of the Realms, and so is the Evil Sword Apophis. When they��re together for a prolonged period of time, it could easily attract the attention of the Realms. Bind had just used an ability which vited the rules, so of course he dared notmit such a crime when the attention was on him.��


    The others felt that Steel File��s exnation made sense, but Rocky was still anxious. He said with a frown, ��There��s another possibility. The Divine Servant might have been killed....��


    Carlos immediately denied Rocky��s assumption. He said earnestly, ��Boss, you don��t know what a monster the Divine Servant is. To kill the Divine Servant before Bindes to his aid....honestly, it��s impossible unless there were two of you!��


    Rocky smiled wryly. He also felt that there was a problem with his assumption.


    Steel File stared at Rocky with a frown and yelled at him. ��Our mission now is to get rid of Dr. W!! The reward for this mission is very generous. Your heart is in turmoil, Rocky. How could you be fit to wield Gungnir if you don��t have indomitable will and the courage to break through all obstacles?��


    Rocky took a deep breath. ��I understand. You��re absolutely right.��


    Steel File dashed forward again with his shields up, boldly charging towards a temporary bunker ahead. The roar of machine guns could not slow him down the slightest bit. Facing the terrifying Awakeners, even an official army armed to the teeth fell like dominoes.


    But right after the team had conquered the temporary bunker, a dying soldier screamed and pressed a red button. The tunnel in front of them exploded with a deafening roar. Mud and rock rolled down andpletely blocked off the tunnel.


    The team was shocked. They instantly checked the mission radar and found that if they had to make a detour, they would have to go all the way back to Area F at the very beginning to take another turn! Not only would returning waste a lot of precious time, the enemy could also use this opportunity toy down even more bombs to copse the tunnels.


    Rocky��s eyes flickered, and a ferocious power surged through his whole body. Even Steel File had to take several steps back with a heavy face. Rocky flung Gungnir with a loud shout. A pious hymn instantly rose in the air. The fierce light from the spear blinded the team��s eyes.


    A sh of light which destroyed everything!


    The copsed section of the tunnel in front was nearly 30 meters long, but Gungnir still managed to pierce a hole through the rubble heap. The wall of the hole was smooth and wless, but there was still residual heat and smoke left on it.


    The team did not apud or burst out with joy when they saw Rocky show his might. They merely stared hatefully ahead because more than a hundred meters away, at the other end of the tunnel forcefully made by Rocky, they saw the dim lights of military engineers burying more explosives.


    The group instantly pounced on the troops in surprise and anger, but by this time, the explosives were probably already in ce, and the soldiers did not hesitate to press the detonator! A terrible copse urred again to block the way of Rocky��s team!


    Steel File screamed in fury, ��Throw it again!��

 Chapter 1250: Ambush

    <h4>Chapter 1250: Ambush</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    They had clearly noticed by now that there were no explosives pre-nted in these underground tunnels. The explosives in the ces that had copsed had apparently only just been installed. So, as long as they could rush past this copsed section, they could catch up to the people nting the explosives. Even if explosives were detonated in the tunnels in front, they would not be properly installed yet. On the contrary, if their team went back to where they started to take another way, it would be tantamount to giving the enemy more time to make adequate preparation.


    Rocky��s face had turnedpletely blue after throwing thatnce, but he was already like an arrow on a drawn bow at the moment; there was no way he could stop. The bones and joints in his body creaked like rusty mechanical parts. Blood was pouring out of his eyes and ear holes. Gungnir was thrown out once again!


    After thence left his hand, Rocky fell to the ground, face first. He took a long time to climb back up, gasping for air. The eerie dark blue had corroded into his limbs along his veins. Rocky seemed like he was about to be a smaller version of a Na��vi.


    The rubble heap was pierced through again. Hundreds of meters ahead, at the end of the tunnel made by Gungnir, a man could be seen squatting there with detonators and wires in front of him. He was currently assembling them with a tense expression.


    When they saw this man, the eyes of everyone in Rocky��s team turned bloodshot.


    They could not let this man detonate the explosives. Rocky waspletely spent, so there would not be a third Gungnir throw for a while. That meant their mission would fail. But as long as they could kill this guy, the path ahead was clear!


    Everyone sprinted forward with all their might. After about 50 meters, the team inevitably split into different groups due to the difference in speed �� a group in front, one in the middle, and one at the back.


    The first group was naturally formed by contestants with high Agility. Steel File seemed to have an ability to temporarily increase his speed, so he was actually rushing in front together with one of the hired guys. The middle group consisted of a druid who had learned metamorphosis techniques. In the final group was Carlos, who was staying back to take care of Rocky, and naturally, Rocky.


    When Steel File and the high Agility mercenary reached within 20 meters of the soldier nting the explosive device, they were already at least a hundred meters away from Rocky and Carlos.


    At this time, the middle part of the tunnel suddenly exploded again! Arge amount of mud and rock poured down from above. The explosion this time was particrly violent, so the copse spanned across more than 50 meters of the tunnel. If the underground tunnel was not constructed to resist earthquakes that were 10.0 or higher on the Richter scale, it would havepletely copsed.


    Even so, the copsed soil and concrete still piled up high like a mountain, filling up the tunnel. At the same time, it also split Rocky��s team apart!


    Then, the rocks on the tunnel wall to the side exploded, and arge figure emerged from the billowing dust! His right hand shined with a ruthless silver glint as he struck out fiercely, causing serious injury to Carlos! Carles screamed in pain.


    Carlos was instantly aware that they had fallen for the enemy��s trap. Ignoring the blood pouring from his body, he gritted his teeth and flicked the coin in his hand towards the enemy.


    Carlos liked to cosy as Robert Garcia from King of Fighters, so the coin in his hand was a necessary prop, but no one knew that the coin was also his hidden ace!


    The rotating coin made swishing sounds in the air, like the sound of something extremely sharp whirling and cutting through the air at high speed. If one were to observe the coin carefully, they would see that there were now sharp, transparent des around the coin, like gear teeth!


    Not only that, Carlos had also taken out a fearsome looking long de. The handle of the de alone was a meter long. It looked a little simr to Guan Yu��s Green Dragon Crescent de, but at the end of the handle was a sinister-looking skull with five horns. Carlos instantly chopped down on the enemy who appeared to be somewhat surprised by the coin.


    (TL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Dragon_Crescent_de )


    The chop was smooth and ruthless. After the de had shed past, the cold, cruel light still remained in the air. Normally, by the time the light was seen, the de had already cut into the enemy��s warm flesh and blood, so fast was the attack! The de shed faster than the eyes could respond!


    These two consecutive strikes were Carlos�� ultimate live-saving technique. He was performing them now without a shred of hesitation in order to protect Rocky��s life. The power of these two strikes were so amazing that Carlos had insta-killed Awakeners with them before!


    But instead of cutting into flesh, the chainsaw-like coin produced dazzling sparks of dark gold!


    A harsh sound could be heard, like a chainsaw cutting into steel. And when Carlos�� de chopped down, it also resulted in a loud, deafening ng. Both strikes had been blocked by a shield!


    The person attacking them was Reef.


    The special effect of his steel ws caused as much damage as an assassin��s strike, forcing Carlos to bring out his life-saving technique in order to take the assant out as fast as possible. However, Carlos�� killer move unfortunatelynded on a well-prepared MT, so there was no way it would kill anyone. Carlos could not help staggering back a few steps from the impact.


    Suddenly, Carlos felt his eyes sting, as if the sun itself was shining in front of him. Then, he saw a pair of eyes staring at himself. The eyes were ck mixed with gold, and the pupils inside were vertical!


    The wall next to Carlos quietly turned to dust.


    A person slowly walked out from the dust.


    The person��s face could not be seen. A dark energy and some unknown powerful force mixed together and very tamely wrapped around the person��s body. She appeared as mysterious as a ck hole. Her body was unnaturally tall. When she walked, she seemed like she was on tip-toe. Her gait was light and graceful, like she was dancing on a bnce beam.


    The two slender rapiers in her hands, golden and silver in colour, were particrly eye-catching.


    The person was naturally Zi.


    The two rapiers suddenly intersected. Carlos�� eyes were painfully blinded once again. He knew he was in a terrible situation, so he immediately shrunk into a defensive posture, but the rapier in Zi��s left hand suddenly shot forward. The strike was aimed at an extremely tricky spot, making Carlos�� action seem like he was sending his head towards the rapier.


    But Carlos managed to execute a timely response. He turned his body sideways with every ounce of his strength and barely managed to avoid Zi��s rapier again. However, once Zi found that her attack had missed, she instantly shed her rapier to the side before the stab had even run out of momentum.


    A bloody trail in the shape of a ��Z�� formed in the air. Carlos let out a tragic cry as a terrifying wound appeared on his right chest. The flesh on the wound curled outwards, and blood poured out from it.


    Next, Zi stabbed forward a few times with shocking speed, piercing through all four of Carlos�� limbs.


    The wounds felt numb; they were not very painful and Carlos�� limbs did not lose their functions. Therefore, he shouted in a hoarse voice, ��Boss, you leave first! I can still hang on!��


    But it did not ur to him why the stab wounds did not hurt. It was because the wounds were all covered in a strange circle of ck electricity thatpletely paralysed his nerves.


    When the two swords joined together, a dazzling ck light burst forth from thebined sword. The ck light was full of the aura of death. As the ck light got more intense, it gradually turned into sharp ws and a sinister face �� the face of a Sith Lord. The Sith Lordughed wildly as he extended a wed palm towards Carlos!


    As soon as the Sith Lord materialised, several ck rays of electricity shot out from the stab wounds on Carlos�� limbs. The ck rays bit and wed at Carlos, paralysing his nerves even further! And when the ck rays of electricity merged with the illusionary image of the Sith Lord, the Sith Lord instantly grew more powerful. The Sith Lord turned into a chain-like ck serpent and fiercely wrapped around Carlos�� throat, strangling him until his eyes turned white!


    Sheyan suddenly emerged from the wall and dashed forward like an immaterial shadow! Although Carlos could see the shadow, he could not react to it!


    Sheyan did not give Carlos any chance to fight back. He instantlyunched a lightning quick fist.


    It was bad manners to hit someone��s face in a fight, but Carlos�� face was exactly where Sheyan��s punchnded!


    The punch carried the ��Power of the Sky�� which shattered ayer of buff effect surrounding Carlos! The fist smashed Carlos�� nose and one of his eyes to smithereens! Carlos was blown away by the punch. It took a long time before the sound of him crashing to the ground like a broken cloth sack was heard.


    The power of ��Ultimate Impact�� was particrly terrifying against Awakeners!


    Right after Carlosnded, the environment hundreds of square meters around them changed bizarrely. The floor was originally hard concrete ground, but it softened and sunk down in an instant, turning into a rotten, dirty, disgusting swamp.


    Grey mist started permeating through the air.


    Reeds, duckweeds and other aquatic nts rapidly grew from the mud!


    This was the set ability on Zi��s set equipment �� ��Marsh Decay ��.


    (TL note: From Ch. 665: [ Set ability: Marsh Decay �C when dealing damage to the opponent, there��s a fixed chance of transforming your nearby surroundings into the environment of the Kijuju Marsnd. Reduces movement speed and includes a chance of infection with various pestilences ] )

 Chapter 1251: Tempering Power!

    <h4>Chapter 1251: Tempering Power!</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    How the hell did a swamp suddenly appear in this ce?!


    Obviously, it was the set ability on Zi��s set equipment �� ��Marsh Decay ��.


    After that, both of Zi��s swords pushed downwards in the air. As her motion concluded, a ck hole at least 10 meters in diameter of appeared above Carlos, who had justnded. Inside the ck hole was a violent vortex and bolts of lightning that were zapping about wildly.


    A terrifying giant foot, bigger than a house, extended out of the ck hole. The skin on the foot was purplish red in colour and seemed like it was made of metal. There were only three toes on the foot �C but it would be more precise to call them ws. Each w was half a meter long, very sharp, and shined with a metallic luster.


    The foot stepped on Carlos as soon as it appeared!


    ��Devil Stomp��!!


    Zi had disyed her horrifying explosive power this time. The dark green glow on her body kept shing, and MP poured out of her like water pouring down a waterfall.


    The foot of the devil did not disappear after stomping down, but kept kneading and crushing whatever was beneath it. A ck aura leaked out of the foot and spread on the ground, slithering like snakes. Howls of agony rose from everywhere, long and eerie, as if hell had descended upon thend!


    Even before being stepped on, Carlos was already wrapped up in Zi��s ��Force.Magic Chain��, a very vicious ability which caused continuous damage, so he had already lost a considerable amount of HP. After he was trampled by the foot of the devil, he was forced to use his honorary dosage.


    Reef had already rushed over with his ferocious steel ws raised high, about to attack the paralysed Carlos. Seeing this, Carlos could only do something that he had done many times before, and that was to shout: ��BOSS, HELP!!��


    Rocky was also in quite the difficult predicament at the moment.


    He had yet to recover from the injury sustained in the fight against Bind. Having thrown Gungnir two times in session in his condition, not only had he exhausted his strength, the injury in his body, which had previously been kept in check, was acting up again. Rocky��s face right now was as blue as the face of a performer in the Blue Man Group, and the blood vessels on it was visibly bulging. He looked just like a monster.


    Carlos fought with all his might to block a few blows for Rocky, and that had won Rocky a few seconds of precious time. Rocky knew that if Carlos died, he would definitely be next, so be it from an emotional or a personal standpoint, he must save Carlos!


    But then he saw a man standing in front of him, blocking his way.


    This man was none other than Seaman, the guy Rocky intended to use as a pawn!!


    In Rocky��s peak condition, he would not spare someone like Seaman a second nce. He even thought that the only value of Seaman��s existence was to be used by him to deplete Bind��s strength. Never could he have dreamed that Seaman would stand in front of him in such a position, at such a time!


    ��We meet again, Mr. Rocky,�� Sheyan extended his hands to both sides and bowed politely in the dark. ��I know the most precious thing to you right now is time. Your body needs time to recover, your ability needs time to cool down, yourpanion needs time to dig a way through this blocked tunnel.��


    Rocky��s gaze gradually turned cold. He slowly raised his hand to grip at Gungnir on his back. The powerful holynce was fiercely trembling, groaning while emitting a white glow. The glow condensed into the form of little angels, which slowly disappeared afterwards.


    ��I hate presumptuous people who reach above themselves like you. You��ll definitely die under my Gungnir!��


    Sheyan��s lips curled into a faint smile. ��I��m looking forward to it... Or maybe we can have another talk? I don��t mind chatting with you for a little longer. I mean it, because wasting time is actually quite beneficial to me. First, mypanion should be able to get rid of that guy named Carlos soon. Second, my viruses also need a little time to spread.��


    At the mention of viruses, Rocky��s pupils abruptly shrank. His figure turned blurry, and he had suddenly arrived in front of Sheyan in a totally iprehensible way. He instantly mmed his knee into Sheyan!


    Following this strike was a flurry of storm-like attacks.


    With a loud bang, the white holy me around Rocky��s body exploded and ignited everything around him. Even water and rocks became its fuel. Sheyan was blown back to the ground. The white me twisted around his body and gnawed at his flesh and blood like hungry snakes. His body hissed as it burned.


    A fierce glint entered Rocky��s eyes. He raised Gungnir that was enshrouded in white me and fiercely stabbed it towards Sheyan��s eye!


    But Sheyan, who seemingly had no strength to fight back, suddenly grabbed thence��s tip and stopped it from moving another inch forward!


    The white me made his palm hiss, but ck tendrils kept repairing the injury! Sheyan slowly climbed back up from the ground while exerting more strength with his hands, pushing Gungnir back bit by bit. His lips curled into a mysterious smile as he stared at Rocky. Word by word, he said, ��Didn��t expect this, did you? A tiny little ant like me, forcing you into such a dire situation.��


    Rocky sank his shoulders low and charged into a melee fight with Sheyan. Blood and white me sshed intensely as both menunched a mad flurry of attacks at the same time. Although Rocky��s attacks fell on Sheyan like rain, Sheyan retained his calm. His asional counter-attacks were very effective, forcing Rocky to be wary of going all out.


    Rocky suddenly saw an opportunity and immediately stabbed hisnce forward fiercely. Like a dazzling sh of lightning, thence pierced into Sheyan��s chest. Holy light and blood burst forth, and the sound of hymns rose, making for a tragically magnificent sight.


    But Sheyan also managed to seize an opening after Rocky had used all his might to perform that strike. He punched Rocky in the face, forcing Rocky to retreat covering his bleeding nose. Rocky thought that the blow would be enough to bring Sheyan down, but after Sheyan had staggered back a few steps, he regained his bnce and sneered at Rocky. He grabbed Gungnir and pulled it out, then made a beckoning gesture at Rocky!


    Gungnir, being a legendary weapon, instantly returned to Rocky��s hands after it was pulled out, but when Rocky saw Sheyan smirking so indifferently, his face twitched. He no longer attacked, but slowly lowered his head and said, ��I admit that I was wrong about you, but that doesn��t mean you can act impudent in front of me!��


    Sheyan narrowed his eyes and smiled. ��Unfortunately, Mr. Rocky, my favourite hobby is to shatter the pride of arrogant people like you.��


    ��A fool like you have no idea how strong a Temperer is!�� Rocky��s voice got louder and louder, resonating within the whole tunnel!


    ��In the Realms, every 4th, 7th, and 10th level is a key milestone. Every breakthrough to these levels brings significant improvement!�� Rocky shed a sinister grin.


    ��The gap between an Awakener and a Temperer isparable to the gap between a normal contestant and a Growth Hunter! Tremble under the terror of a Temperer, you weakling!��


    With every word that left Rocky��s mouth, a fierce, restless power could be felt in the air. The flesh and blood of those around became the nutrient for that power! With every beat of the heart, the power also throbbed and grew!


    The cracking of bone joints could be hearding from Rocky��s right hand. The hand then deformed and expanded. A mixture of thick and fine breathing could be heard from around the right hand.


    ��Everyone has a way of fighting most suitable for them in theory, based on their own characteristics, but the normal shape of the human body is only the most basic version of a biological weapon! To exert your greatest strength, you must have the most suitable fighting form, and an Awakener is someone who can already grasp at the edge of the most suitable fighting form for themself!!��


    Rocky��s voice resonated throughout the tunnel.


    ��Awaken, my true power!��


    His right hand, which was holding Gungnir, had be huge and deformed. The muscles swelled, evidently containing terrifying explosive strength. But although the right hand was huge and deformed, it somehow looked to be in harmony with Rocky��s body as a whole, just like an elephant��s unusually long trunk, or a squirrel��s unusually fluffy tail, or a giant ape��s unusually long arms....


    Gungnir, meanwhile, was emitting brilliant shes of light in Rocky��s huge hand, as if it had been reborn!


    If the previous Rocky could only exert 50% of Gungnir��s strength, then the Rocky now could exert 70% to 80% of Gungnir��s true strength!!


    At the same time, a loud noise came from within the 50-meter long rubble heap in the copsed tunnel, followed by an explosion! An erged Steel File rigidly stepped out from the midst of the flying dust and smoke, like a robot. The mutated part of Steel File was actually his back. At a nce, he looked like he had a hump on his back! His two shields were now positioned on his broadened, thickened shoulders, as if they were embedded there, one on the left and one on the right. Every now and then, parts around his body would shine like the polished surface of a diamond!


    When the two Temperers showed their true power and joined hands, the terrible pressure they brought was beyond words. Party Ace had killed Carlos with their collective effort, but the situation had suddenly taken an abrupt turn. The three were now sandwiched in the middle by two Temperers. They had turned from the hunters to the hunted in the blink of an eye!

 Chapter 1252: Home Court

    <h4>Chapter 1252: Home Court</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Who was Rocky? A man who achieved the milestone for the ��Hundred-Man Kill�� title; someone with extremely rich experience in fights against other contestants! The moment he realised that the enemies�� attention was diverted by Steel File��s appearance, he instantly let Gungnir fly once more!


    An exceptionally fierce light burst forth, and three rays of illusionary light curved forward, creating explosions in the air that were so deafening that it sounded as if the sky was falling apart.


    The speed and force of the three rays of illusionary light could not be described with mere words. Anyone who so much as nced at them would feel their body burning, as if the light should not have existed in the mortal world at all!


    The light shed and went out as if it had never existed, but Reef was already half-kneeling on the ground. There were three visible holes on his dark gold shield, and surrounding the holes were fractures like the patterns on a tortoise shell.


    Reef was enclosed in ayer of pale yellow barrier....��Life-Link�� had already been triggered!


    In other words, Rocky��s attack just now was powerful enough to instantly send a very well-equipped MT into a state of near death! Such terrifying power!


    However, this particr attack was not something that Rocky could easily perform. The attack was called ��Will of the Gods��, and it was a killer move akin to Sheyan��s ��Beast of Corrosion��. In fact, the cost of activating it was even higher than the ��Beast of Corrosion��!


    [ ��Will of the Gods�� �� Launch three rays of illusionary images of Gungnir to inflict heavy, mixed-type damage to an enemy (lightning type + true damage). This attack will not miss and will prate through the enemy��s defence. After inflicting damage, the attack will leave a ��Mark of Light�� on the enemy, causing all damages suffered by the enemy for the next 2 seconds to multiply by 2. The effect of ��Mark of Light�� can stack. ]


    Because Rocky��s skill level was not high enough, he could not aim all three rays on the same target yet, so he had actually aimed his attacks on Reef, Sheyan and Zi at the same time, but Reef had used ��Holy Grasp�� to pull Sheyan and Zi behind him..... But the rays had homing capabilities! As a result, all three rays pierced into Reef in session!


    The damage done by the rays of illusionary images was astonishing, but it was actually not that bad for Reef. However, the second ray came after the first. Not only was its damage doubled, the effect of ��Mark of Light�� stacked, bing x4! And when the third ray prated into Reef��s body, the damage became shockingly high! Furthermore, it happened to trigger an explosive strike!


    Rocky obviously did not expect this result either, but he reacted to it very quickly. He pressed his hand to his chest, and with a loud bang, the smell of ozone filled the air. Three pumpkin-sized electric balls hovered around him, rotating slowly andpletely blocking off this end of the tunnel. On the other end, Steel File approached with heavy steps. The two ��mercenaries�� behind him watched on with evil grins on their faces.


    ��I��m a merciful person, so I��ll give you the chance to say yourst words even though you��ve just killed a brother of mine!�� Every word Rocky uttered was firm and resolute. A huge cross rose behind him, healing his injury. ��Don��t even think for a second that you can escape with the help of that guy with earth-element power who��s hiding in the rocks! I don��t mind telling you that Steel File��s powerpletely suppresses his!��


    But surprisingly, Sheyan��s face broke into a smile. ��Quit your bullsh*t. You think I don��t know that you��re stalling for time? Stop acting like letting us say a few words is an act of such great mercy.��


    Rocky��s gaze turned sharp and his expression became more vicious, because Sheyan��s words were right on the money! Rocky considered himself a man with great foresight, but for the first time in his life, he met someone who couldpletely see through him!


    And this person was also an MT.


    This person was also a dual-attribute specialist!


    This person also had a really special power which could spread viruses!


    This person also had a group of highlypetentpanions around him!


    To be an MT and a dual-attribute specialist meant having natural born talents. If they weren��t talents, then what was?


    To have a special ability to spread viruses that even Rocky had never seen before meant having exceptional luck. If that wasn��t luck, then what was?


    To be able to gather powerful people, each with their own pride, around him and form a monstrous dual-MT party meant having exceptional capability!


    All these thoughts shed through Rocky��s mind in an instant.


    A strong killing intent suddenly rose from the bottom of his heart!!


    ��This man can��t leave here alive,�� Rocky spoke seriously in the partymunication channel. Then, as if afraid that the others had not heard him clearly, he repeated it again.


    ��We absolutely can��t let this man leave here alive!��


    The blue colour on his face had be more intense, especially along the blood vessels, making his head look like a stone carving with fine, deep cracks!


    ��You have to kill this man even at the cost of all your attributes dropping?�� asked Steel File heavily.


    ��Yes!�� Rocky earnestly replied, ��I don��t know why, but I have a hunch that if I don��t kill him now, I��ll be killed by him in the future!��


    But at this moment, Sheyan��s mouth suddenly curled into a strange smile. He said to Rocky, ��I actually know that you��re using this chance to take medicines and recover, and yet, I��m still willing to waste time talking to you. Why��s that?��


    Rocky��s pupils contracted sharply. Sheyanughed and continued, ��Because I need to stall for time even more than you do, to wait for my preparations toplete! Hahaha, this battle has been worth it just for the sake of finally witnessing the true strength of Temperers. But how long can this battle form of yoursst? Okay, the first half is over! We��llmence the second half of the fight in thirty minutes!��


    As soon as Sheyan��s words concluded, everyone there felt their eardrums vibrating slightly. Then, a tiny, hard-to-describe noise, like the sound of the air beingpressed rapidly, transmitted into their ears. The noise was faint and intermittent at first, but in merely a few seconds, it turned grand and powerful!


    Then, a damp smell seeped into their noses. The noise became thunder-like,ing from all directions at the same time like a surging tide. Gravel rolled down the cracks in the walls.


    The next second, muddy water gushed over from the distance like a dragon, flooding the area. All of a sudden, everyone there found themselves submerged in an intense and rapid turbulence.


    It must be noted that this underground tunnel was built to connect to an underwater city. It was nearly ten meters in height and was wide enough for four trucks to travel abreast! Yet the fierce, turbulent water had actually filled the whole tunnel!


    Team formation, individual powers; they were all worthless in the face of this force of nature!


    Yes, this was the emergency measure Sheyan had arranged in advance, a measure carried out with 47 pumps which he had mobilised using his newly obtained authority. All the while, the young cyclops Kulutego had been nting explosives within the rocks, while Sanzi had stayed at themand centre, patiently waiting for Sheyan��s order to release the water!


    The desertednd of Kekexili may seem dry, but it was actually surrounded by snowy mountains. The underground city was designed with this in mind. Having been put to work for such a long time, the forty-seven high-power pumps had already stored a huge amount of water. As soon as the water was let loose, itpletely flooded the underground tunnels.


    Although the first wave of the water was extremely violent, as long as one could stabilise oneself, they would be able to adapt to the water afterwards. But having put so much effort into this escape n, Sheyan surely wished for it to be as perfect as possible. Therefore, at least half the water content was mud. It was even muddier than the Yellow River. If a person who was not familiar with moving in this kind of water tried to force their eyes open, their eyes would surely be rubbed full of sand.


    Since all of them were forced to close their eyes while being submerged in water, the biggest advantage went to the people who were familiar with underwater environment, followed by the people with high Perceptive Sense. Sheyan fulfilled both criteria, bringing his advantage to the maximum. He also had help from Kulutego. As soon as water flooded the tunnel, the two of them instantly helped Reef and Zi hide inside the stone wall next to them.


    However, because of this dy, Rocky managed to discover Sheyan��s location. He instantly threw hisnce, and it pierced through Sheyan��s chest!!


    Of course this blow could not kill Sheyan, but it did make him struggle in the water and spit out a mouthful of blood! His eyes even began to turn white slowly. Rocky squinted and was barely able to see Sheyan. He was overjoyed with what he saw. But Sheyan immediately tried to break away after that. Rocky knew that once Sheyan managed to distance himself in the muddy water, it would be difficult to catch him again, so he instantly stretched out his hand to grab Sheyan.


    Sheyan panicked, not willing to be caught by Rocky, while Rocky refused to let go. During the tug of war, Sheyan suddenly smirked ominously. Rocky was stunned, but before he could react, he suddenly felt a sharp pain on the back of his head. His head had been mmed by a rock in the water.

 Chapter 1253: Like a Fight Among Beasts

    <h4>Chapter 1253: Like a Fight Among Beasts</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The visibility under the water was only about one to two meters. There was a lot of white foam in the murky, yellowish water. If one looked carefully, one would also see all kinds of garbage in the water, including stic bags, fruit skins and tampons. When the staff received Sheyan��s order to make the water turbid, they probably did not stop at adding soil into the water, but also dumped all their domestic garbage which had not been transported out for a long time into it.


    Within the turbid yellow water that gushed and swirled, countless little bubbles escaped from Rocky��s mouth. Taking the chance of Rocky being suddenly hit on the head, Sheyan grabbed Rocky��s right hand and mmed his head into Rocky��s nose.


    A bright red smoke-like trail instantly came out of Rocky��s nose. He was really close to Sheyan at the moment, so the both of them madly attacked each other in a frenzy. Gungnir may be powerful, but it could not fully disy its might in this kind of close quarterbat.


    More importantly, a fight under the water was radically different from a fight on the ground. Movement underwater would be affected by the resistance in the water, and breathing would also be greatly restricted. That was why the training program of professional special forces often contained underwaterbat training.


    As a Temperer, Rocky��s adaptability and fighting capability were no doubt stronger than that of ordinary humans. It would not take long before he would get used to fighting under the water, but since Sheyan had worked so hard to create this opportunity, how could he give Rocky the time to get used to it? After fighting for dozens of seconds, Sheyan quickly gained the upper hand.


    Suddenly, the blue veins on Rocky��s forehead bulged, and a powerful force erupted from his body. His deformed right arm came swinging horizontally, its speed several times faster than his previous attacks. Rocky suddenly spread his palm and pressed it to Sheyan��s chest.


    In the middle of his palm was a clear symbol that was glowing with a blue light. The light was flowing like waves. The symbol flew straight out and firmly adhered itself to Sheyan��s chest.


    One might not know the meaning of this symbol, but anyone whoid eyes upon it could surely sense the profound and dignified feeling leaking out from it, like they were facing a towering mountain. This symbol was actually a divine text. Its meaning was ��punishment��!!


    Punishment, written in divine text!


    Divine punishment!


    As soon as the ��punishment�� symbol appeared, Sheyan was instantly blown back by more than ten meters. Even if the water was turbulent and muddy, it could not mask the symbol��s blue glow. Thus, Sheyan instantly became a vivid and prominent target!


    The muscles on Rocky��s distorted right arm tightened, causing the three major blood vessels on the arm to swell and spread like a web. Rocky threw Gungnir at Sheyan!


    The water around Gungnir immediately evaporated, producing a roar like a raging lion. A temporary spiral-shaped passageway appeared between Rocky and Sheyan.


    Gungnir pierced through Sheyan��s chest, opening up a hole asrge as a bowl. Blood filled the hole in an instant, and turned the turbid water around Sheyan red.


    More shocking were therge amount of blue electric current left on the bloody hole in Sheyan��s chest. The strands of electricity gripped the wound like shackles, stubbornly interrupting his recovery like the most vicious curse! They even tried to burrow into the blood vessels in Sheyan��s chest, but that immediately triggered a counterattack from the ��Stairway of the Sun��.


    After that throw, Rocky��s right arm instantly shrunk back to its previous size, while Rocky himself appeared to be out of breath, as evident from the abundance of bubbles which escaped from his mouth together with strands of dark blood. His expression showed that he was exhausted. Evidently, his transformation had reached the time limit and hade to an end.


    The weird blue colour which he had been suppressing immediatelyshed back and spread to his entire body in an instant. Even his hair had turned an indigo blue. Then, the weird blue rapidly disappeared. It hadpletely corroded everything on the surface and was now turning inside towards his internal organs!!


    Rocky trembled violently from head to toe. He looked as weak as an ordinary man who had just finished a 10,000-meter marathon. But at that moment, he suddenly saw Sheyan, who previouslyid stiff in the water, jolt into motion. Sheyan opened his eyes again and looked towards Rocky with a fiery gaze! Then, like a fish swimming in water, Sheyan pounced towards Rocky to once again haunt him like a vengeful spirit.


    ��Sh*t!! How is he still alive!?!?�� Rocky was absolutely shocked. Based on his assumption, Sheyan should have used his honorary dosage previously, so after receiving this spear attack, even if he did not enter a state of near death, he should not have much HP left. But contrary to Rocky��s expectations, Sheyan actually still dared to fight back?!


    Once again, they were tangled up as if they were wounded beasts, roaring at each other while tearing each other��s bodies apart. In this situation, Sheyan still had the advantage. Although his head was hit hard by Rocky again, he also managed to give Rocky��s stomach a fierce punch. The pain made Rocky groan, but that only resulted in him swallowing gulps of cold, muddy water. More blood mixed into the water and drifted away.


    The water was still turbulent, but after the two were washed so far away, the water was not enough to fill up the entire underground tunnel anymore. That is to say, there was now air near the top of the tunnel.


    Rocky did not have any bonuses or proficiencies in underwaterbat, so he was already on the verge of running out of air. After all, underwaterbat was a particrly oxygen-consuming activity. He immediately tried to struggle free to swim up for air. But how could Sheyan allow him to do that? He instantly attacked like he had gone crazy. When he saw that Rocky was beginning to get desperate, he stabbed a pair of fingers into Rocky��s eyes!


    Although Gungnir was not that useful in closebat, it was worthy of its name as a powerful legendary grade weapon. At that instant, it suddenly shed, and a cross that was filled with a holy vibe appeared from its surface to float mid-water. The cross was the soul of the Lance of Longinus,ing out to cause trouble for Sheyan!


    This thing seemed to be able to sense its wielder��s crisis. The cross made up of milky white light projected an extremely condensed ray of light towards Sheyan��s fingers. However, Sheyan��s dexterity in water was no inferior to that on the ground. Sheyan��s hand shifted to the side by borrowing the flow of the water current, then continued stabbing towards Rocky��s eyes.


    But when the ray of light missed, it actually refracted in the water and turned back to shine on Sheyan��s fingers. A holy me rose and burned Sheyan��s fingers ck. The finger poke that was sure to find its target also lost its uracy because of that. Rocky pped the water in a frenzy, desperately trying to swim to the cavity at the top to take in a precious breath of air!


    However, Sheyan��s prowess in water was not to be underestimated. A person��s weight would be greatly reduced underwater due to buoyancy, and that was something that was difficult for other people to adapt to, but for Sheyan, it simply meant that his dexterity had increased.


    Even though his initial attack was thwarted, he immediately reacted by borrowing the external force. With a flip of his wrist, his hand shot forward like a bolt of lightning!


    Sheyan��s hand carried such strength that it produced numerous bubbles in the water as it moved. He instantly seized Rocky��s ankle and pulled him down with force! His hand was like a fierce shark that had opened its jaws wide to bite and pull its prey down into the deep sea!


    Rocky��s mouth was centimeters away from the water surface, but before he could reach it, he was dragged down by Sheyan��s vicious hand! His chest felt so tight that it seemed like it was about to burst. The injury caused by Bind worsened even more. But Rocky had to endure the unbearable desire to inhale. He knew that if he gave in and sucked water into his lungs, even if he was on the ground, he would be coughing for several minutes afterwards, not to mention the chain reaction that would happen underwater.


    ��Godammit! Goddammit!!�� Rocky��s heart was currently filled indignation and unbearable fury!


    If only he had recovered from the injury he had suffered in the previous fight against Bind....


    If only the time limit of the mission wasn��t this tight....


    If only he was not submerged underwater....


    If only he could join up with his teammates....


    If any one of these four situations was possible, Rocky had the utmost confidence of killing Sheyan for sure! But all these factorsbined forced Rocky into such a miserable state!


    Rocky��s struggled violently under a severeck of oxygen, but he knew that all this water had most likely been umted in haste, so the flood probably would notst very long. He gritted his teeth and forced himself to persevere until the very end.


    Sheyan saw the opportunity and smashed down at Rocky��s head hard. Then, he clutched Rocky��s throat and mmed his head into the rocky wall nearby. Rocky��s mouth and nose were already above the water level by now, but because his throat was being choked by Sheyan, he still had difficulty breathing. Without paying heed to anything else, he focused all his attention and strength on prying open Sheyan��s grip on his neck.


    When Rocky finally managed to inhale a desperate gulp of fresh air, he suddenly felt a warmth beside his ear. A gentle voice whispered, ��You must be wondering why Bind didn��t use Evil Sword Apophis in his fight against you.��


    When Rocky finally inhaled oxygen after a long period of suffocation, his body would temporarily feel soft and devoid of energy. This was caused by his muscles rxing by instinct. When he heard what Sheyan said, his heart instantly sank!

 Chapter 1254: One Punch!

    <h4>Chapter 1254: One Punch!</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Sheyan burst intoughter.


    ��The reason you tried to use me as a pawn to deplete Bind��s strength is so that you can get your hands on the powerful Evil Sword Apophis. Am I right?��


    ��But you know what? This pawn actually killed the Divine Servant, took the weapon of your desire, devoured it, and gained its power.��


    ��You sure had a great time stabbing me repeatedly with Gungnir. It��d be rude of me if I don��t pay that back. Have a taste of the power of my legendary weapon.... Have a taste of the power of ��Extinction��!!!!!��


    ��YOU....MOTHERF*CKING BASTARD!�� Rocky roared in fury. A few thoughts shed past his mind, and all his doubts and suspicions could now be exined.


    But Rocky had fought against Bind more than once before, so he had some experience in dealing with ��Extinction��. A silver cross immediately flew out of Gungnir to protect him. The weapon soul of the Lance of Longinus was worthy of its name. The holy light enclosed his body without a single gap like a transparent shield. In fact, it had even greater protective power than a shield. It was the ��Shield of Breaking Evil��, and it had additional protective effect against special attacks like ��Extinction��.


    Despite his fatigue, Rocky still managed to execute a whole series of defensive moves. Sheyan did not hesitate. Without another word, he took out ��Verdict�� and pulled the trigger!


    ��You...you��re not using ��Extinction��?


    Rocky almost coughed up blood. To defend against a holy type attack with a holy light barrier was as good as using no barrier at all! The act Sheyan��s previously put up was simply too realistic, but that turned out to be a feint! Rocky did not expect Sheyan to pull out such a move!


    Fortunately for Rocky, he was favoured by the weapon soul of the Lance of Longinus, which also had holy affinity like ��Verdict�� and was even one grade higher. So, when ��Verdict�� judged Rocky as a heretic, it was only half effective. The damage caused by the shot was astonishingly lowpared to usual, but luckily, the five seconds of stun retained its effect in full.


    Sheyan took a deep breath. Bones crackled all over his body, the noise sudden and continuous. The water around him sshed about violently. When the noise reached its climax, the blood vessels on his right arm protruded like raging green dragons, and his muscles visibly swelled.


    ��Extinction!�� he shouted.


    Then, he threw a punch!


    A thundering rumble rose in the water as the punch flew forward, like the sound of a giant fighter jet flying close to the ground!


    When Rocky heard Sheyan shout ��Extinction��, his heart tightened once again, and he could not help but block his head with his hands instinctively. Under the perverse destructive power of ��Extinction��, vital spots which were fatal without the protection of the Realm��s digitalisation, such as the head, must be closely guarded.


    However, Sheyan��s punch this time turned out to be the domineering ��Ultimate Impact��!


    Sheyan��s fist hit Rocky in the chest, breaking it open and making a depression in it. The mouthful of blood Rocky spat out even contained fragments of his internal organs. The blood also had a bluish tint, showing that he was not only hurt from the outside, but also carried internal injuries. While enduring Sheyan��s furious attack, he was also in a fight against the remnant of Bind��s power inside his body!


    A person��s blood was produced by their bone marrow. If even his blood had turned blue, it showed that Bind��s remnant power had already infiltrated deep into Rocky��s bone marrow.


    But Rocky was not finished yet. After all, he was a monster with the ��Hundred-Man Kill�� title. Though his vision had turned dark after taking Sheyan��s punch, he still react quickly. He clenched his teeth and swung Gungnir horizontally.


    The horizontal sweep of the glorious legendary spear could be considered to be both an offensive and defensive move. If Sheyan continued to attack, he would have to eat this blow.


    And even if the horizontal swing missed, it would force Sheyan back, thus winning Rocky a short yet precious moment to catch his breath.


    The reason this short moment to catch his breath was so precious was because they could both clearly hear the sound of the water rushing out in the distance. Obviously, the underground tunnel hade to an end ahead, so there was an outlet for the water.


    For Sheyan, it meant that the terrain advantage he had so painstakingly created would disappear. As for Rocky, once he stepped onto solid ground, he would no longer have anything to fear of Sheyan. After all, Sheyan was also exhausted. Rocky��spanions that had been washed outside by the water would certainlye to his aid quickly. He would surely escape then!


    But a cold sensation suddenly washed over Rocky. The water was melted from the snow on the snowy mountains around, so its temperature was around zero. However, contestants had different physique from normal people, and he was in a fierce fight, so the blood in his body was flowing intensely. Why would he suddenly feel so cold?


    Rocky immediately sensed that something was amiss. Only when he shifted his attention to his surroundings did he realise that the water around him had turned dark ck in colour, and it was so cold that the chill seemed to creep into his bones. The water current had be a thick tentacles that wrapped around his body!


    And the source of the dark ck tentacle formed by water current was Sheyan!


    Sheyan��s face had be unusually pale. His eyes were deeply sunken due to excessive blood loss, but they were still burning bright with determination. As he roared, the powerful ��Beast of Corrosion�� entangled more tightly around Rocky��s body.


    The ��Beast of Corrosion�� bound Rocky��s body so tightly that it produced noises. Blood sprayed out of Rocky��s mouth, a mixture of ck and blue in colour, and spread over the water five or six meters in front of him in a fan shape.


    Despite that, Rockyughed hysterically. ��You can��t kill me, Seaman! I have the soul of the Lance of Longinus to protect me, and ites with the passive healing ability ��Inner Vitality��! The lower my HP, the faster the healing effect! Your diseases won��t kill me, and this kind of damage won��t kill me either! You won��t be able to kill me unless you can really use the power of ��Extinction�� on the Evil Sword Apophis! But how��s that possible for a trash like you? As if a trash like you can erase the soul imprint on Apophis!��


    While Rocky wasughing out loud, the water flow carried him to the exit of the underground tunnel. He was instantly greeted by the blue sky, white clouds and dazzling sunshine outside. Underneath the entrance was a small yellowish pond which had just been formed. The drop to the pond was only about 5 meters in distance. The fall was no big deal even for an ordinary person.


    The sunlight that carried intense ultraviolet rays felt extraordinarily warm to Rocky. A fire rose in his heart �� from the hatred, from the pain, and from the humiliation!!


    ��You��re dead, Seaman!��


    But after the thought shed past Rocky��s mind, he suddenly shivered. The bright sunlight shining onto his body was suddenly blocked by something.


    It was a shadow.


    The shadow of Death itself.


    Sheyan, who had also arrived carried by the water flow, had raised his fist high. For some reason, the dark green glove on the fist was covered in cracks!


    He sent an ordinary punch towards Rocky.


    Rocky��s lips curled into a contemptuous sneer. The punch had neither momentum nor strength behind it. It looked to him like a final, futile struggle, born out of Sheyan��s unwillingness to give up. He simply let the fistnd on his chest.


    But right after the fist made contact, Rocky immediately turned stiff. A terrifying crimson glow had suddenly erupted from the fist. Time seemed to have stopped at that moment, as if they were both in a pitch ck alternate dimension. With the struck spot as the core, the crimson light split into countless lines which weaved and intersected around Rocky��s body, making countless crimson boxes!


    The illusion disappeared soon after. Rocky��s face was full of shock and disbelief. His mouth was wide agape, but no sound came from it!


    It took a long time before he could squeeze out a few words from the depth of his throat. ��You...c-can really use ��Extermination��?��


    Sheyan smiled. ��You��re seeing things. This is just an ability I created myself.��


    Rocky screamed. His body could no longer support him andpletely blew apart! Under the dazzling sunlight, with the blue sky and white clouds as backdrops, the mass of blood-curdling crimson mist appeared particrly tragic! In the end, the red mist formed a cross. For some reason, it gave Sheyan a very ufortable feeling.


    Sheyan jumped into the pond below in a hurry. He could not even keep his bnce when he jumped, so his belly caught water first. Arge amount of muddy water sttered about. He climbed to the shore gasping for air. Every inch of his body hurt.


    Rocky��s difficulty to deal with was beyond Sheyan��s expectation. He had be unspeakably monstrous after he acquired the ��Inner Vitality�� passive ability through the Lance of Longinus�� soul. The lower his HP, the faster the speed of his recovery.


    If even that ��Extinction�� strike could not kill him, Sheyan would probably....not be dead either. After all, ��Death��s Lament�� was perversely strong too. However, he would probably have to run away with his tail between his legs.


    A series of notifications arrived.


    [ You have killed a Temperer (number unknown). You have been rewarded 10 achievement points and 15 free attribute points. ]


    [ You have participated in the fight in a party. Please assign the achievement points among yourselves. ]


    [ The Temperer you killed was a Major General! ]


    [ Data checking in progress... Data checking in progress... ]


    [ No errors found in the data! ]


    [ You and your party will receive additional war rewards! However, you will also attract the attention of the Realm which the victim belonged to, and may be subjected to further assaults! ]

 Chapter 1255: Pandora’s Box

    <h4>Chapter 1255: Pandora��s Box</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    [ You are awarded an additional 50 achievement points, and each member of your party will be awarded 25 achievement points. This reward is not affected by this world��s restriction on achievement point rewards. ]


    [ Your loot is being randomly selected. The loot will be randomly selected from the equipment owned by the contestant you killed, and will be randomly assigned to someone in your party. ]


    [ There are no other party members within 300 meters, so the loot will be assigned directly to you. ]


    [ Restoring the victim��s data. This process may take some time. Please wait patiently. ]


    [ Warning! Warning! An anomaly has urred in the data! The reason for the anomaly is because among the victim��s data, there are four soul-bound equipment that are still functional!! ]


    [ The data is being sorted out... Please wait patiently. ]


    ***


    At this very moment, within the turbulence of time and space somewhere far away, a colossal Nightmare Realm floated in space. Its blood-red pipelines extended like tentacles tens of kilometers long. It was dignified, gigantic and awe-inspiring!


    In a military privilege room within this Realm, there was an extremely high-end cultivation capsule.


    Sheyan��s ��Unmodeled Amniotank�� was already a crystallisation of the peak of science and technology, butpared to this capsule, it was a difference between heaven and earth. The former was akin to the scribbles of naughty children, while thetter was like aplicated machine produced by thebined efforts of hundreds of development teams. There were even some flesh-like parts around the capsule which appeared to be organic. It was very strange and sophisticated.


    Intense shes of electricity suddenly appeared around the capsule. Such strong electricity should carry a fierce sense of killing and destruction, but this electricity mysteriously had a feeling of vitality!


    Technically speaking, this was actually an easily exinable phenomenon. It is well known that the forming of carbon-based life-forms is inseparable from the organic matters that are amino acids. The Earth is said to have originated from the Big Bang and was only arge sphere of flowing magma in the beginning. There were certainly no organic matter on Earth back then.


    So where did the first organic mattere from? This is, in a way, a study into the origin of life. In 1953, a graduate student in the United States named Miller conducted the now famous Miller��s experiment, a chemical experiment that simted the production of organic matter (especially amino acids) by electric sparks (lightning) in what was thought at the time to be the simted reducing atmosphere of early Earth. It was an experiment which tested the chemical origin of life.


    This experiment proved that lightning can synthesise moreplex organicpounds from simpler inorganic precursors. So, although lightning has its destructive side, it can actually breed life too.


    The electricity which appeared around the capsule now was taking the ��life-breeding�� side of lightning to the very limit!


    Suddenly, a mechanical, synthesised voice sounded.


    ��Warning! Dimensional turbulence is frequently urring around the target world, so the probability of sessful implementation of n A is no higher than 30%! Switching to n B as per the owner��s pre-programmed setting.��


    ��Warning! Warning! The implementation of n B will cause this cultivation capsule to go into overload. Energy leakage, explosions, electric currentshing and other problems will ur. This device willpletely lose its function afterwards. Please stay at least 20 meters away from the device. Commencing countdown. Ten, nine, eight...��


    ��Initiating n B: Human Cloning. Opening the soul vortex wormhole!��


    The red light on the cultivation capsule blinked at an rming speed under the fierce flow of electricity. Then, unbelievably thick trails of white electric current started to beat about violently as if they had gone berserk!


    After a series of loud explosions, the violent overflow of energy finally disappeared. The cultivation capsule now emitted dense ck smoke.


    ��AAARRGGHHH! NOOOO! IMPOSSIBLE! THERE��S NO WAY! HOW YOU CAN POSSESS THE POWER OF....��Extinction��?��


    The man inside the capsule sat up in a hurry, breaking through the cover of the capsule. He closed his eyes and screamed wildly while his facial muscles twitched. His chest fluctuated so hard that it seemed like a bellows. But he soon calmed down and slowly opened his eyes.


    ��....It appears that I really have been killed by Seaman. That guy��s a real monster.��


    ��Unfortunately, the dimensional turbulence around the 2012 world is too strong, so only my soul could be sent back. My ��Coffin of the Queen of des�� had to go into overload and is nowpletely destroyed as a result. Damn it, damn it! Even the soul of the Lance of Longinus has been destroyed! I��m going to kill that bastard!!!!��


    Rocky got to his feet andid his hand on top of the cultivation capsule. A row of text popped up.


    [ Coffin of the Queen of des (damaged) ]


    [ Grade: Legendary Item ]


    [ Description: This cultivation cabin was once used by the Queen of des, Sarah Kerrigan. It contains great powers, but unfortunately, these powers are leaking away and only Her Majesty can recharge them. ]


    [ Note: It can save you once or twice, but there is no way it can save you three, four or five times, so please leave this damn Realm as soon as possible. Cherish your life and stop fighting. ]


    [ Note: Even a damaged ��Coffin of the Queen of des�� coffin is still very valuable. It can be traded for arge number of utility points like amon war trophy, or can be gifted to the Realm in exchange for arge amount of potential points. You can also let the Realm keep it permanently in exchange for an astonishing amount of achievement points aspensation. ]


    ��Hmph, that Seaman dude must be coveting my Gungnir. Ha-ha, unfortunately for him, my soul survived, so all the equipment bound to my soul should essentially be bound still and definitely wouldn��t be randomly selected as loot. Hmmm, let me think.... I don��t think I have anything too valuable on me except for those four soul-bound equipment. Oh, wait! There��s that thing that Steel File asked me to keep in the party storage! I haven��t had time to store it yet! Don��t tell me it��s gone now!��


    ������


    [ Warning! Warning! An anomaly has urred in the data! The reason for the anomaly is because among the victim��s data, there are four soul-bound equipment that are still functional!! ]


    [ The data is being sorted out... Please wait patiently. ]


    [ Data organisationplete. Awakener No. 1018, the soul of the Temperer you killed has survived, so the soul effect on the equipment still remains. The soul-binding will take effect. Your loot selection will continue, but the four soul-bound equipment will not be among the selection. ]


    [ Aspensation, the scope of the loot selection will be extended to the item slots, and the quality of the items entering the selection will be no lower than S-grade or legendary grade. ]


    [ Selection in progress.... ]


    [ Awakener 1018, you have randomly selected the rare legendary item: ��Pandora��s Box��. Please use it carefully. ]


    [ ��Pandora��s Box��: A rare item that is mysterious and weird to the extreme. Legend has it that this treasure box can satisfy any desire, but may also bring endless disaster. ]


    [ Before opening ��Pandora��s Box��, you can choose to offer sacrifices to it first. The sacrifices you offer may affect the result when you open the box. ]


    ***


    Sheyan was not that surprised with the notifications he just received.


    He had already anticipated that Rocky would not be that easy to kill. He could not have promoted to the rank of a Major General if he was. A monster like him would definitely have his own unique life-saving measures.


    Since Sheyan was able to destroy him in this world, forcing him to escape with only his soul, then his new body was likely a clone which he had long kept safe in his Realm. His strength would thus be reduced to what it was a couple of worlds before. It was equivalent to causing a sharp regression in the enemy��s strength.


    Meanwhile, Sheyan himself was making great strides forward. With a negative growth on one side and a positive growth on the other, the strength disparity between the two sides would be pulled closer. The next time they met, Sheyan should be able to confront him head-on.


    The newly-obtained ��Pandora��s Box�� was a rhombus-shaped box about 50 centimeters high. As if it could ignore the force of gravity, only its sharp bottom tip was in contact with the ground while the box itself hung in the air. The box was mainly bronze in colour, looking as if it had seen a lot of history. On each tip was a transparent oval gemstone about the size of a fist. The gemstones consisted ofpis, rutile, phantom and trigonal crystals, all of which were extremely powerful in boosting mana.


    There were some curvy scripts on the surface of the box, filled with a majestic feeling, but mortals could not recognise their significance because they were the divine text told in the legends. Figures of flowers, lightning, priestesses in white robes, Ivory marbles and other illusions would asionally appear around ��Pandora��s Box��, delicate and lifelike.


    The offering of sacrifices could be done through a little ck hole which would appear from time to time on top of the box. ording to the description on the ��Pandora��s Box��, the owner can open the box at any time to try their luck. For some reason, when Sheyan obtained the ��Pandora��s Box��, he had a feeling that the activities within the box were moving faster than before. The gems around the box were even heating up, so active that they emitted a soft glow. When the glow from all the gemstonesbined together, they were so bright that they could evenpete with the sunlight.


    The worn-out Sheyan did not dare to stay in the water outlet for too long, lest Steel File and the rest of Rocky��s teame to him. Sheyan had used up all his tricks and was already half dead, so he had no energy left to fight with them right now. When the water level dropped, he returned to the underground tunnels and hid inside, waiting for hispanions toe find him.

 Chapter 1256: The Scalp of Crete

    <h4>Chapter 1256: The Scalp of Crete</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Thirty minutester.


    Sheyan had already taken a shower and came out of the bathroom with his wounds wrapped. He saw his party members sitting around a dining table.


    In truth, they were not hungry, nor were they eating anything.


    They were just sitting around the table because of what was currently on it. It was the ��Pandora��s Box�� that Sheyan got after he ��killed�� Rocky.


    There was only less than 20 minutes before the mission woulde to an end. In other words, it was already impossible for Rocky��s team toe back to finish the task, so Party Ace were rather free at the moment. When Zi held the ��Pandora��s Box��, she found that it was actually absorbing her MP. Since she was enjoying her teammates�� protection at the moment, she simply let it be.


    As a result, after absorbing about a third of Zi��s MP, an illusionary image of a small hourss appeared above the ��Pandora��s Box�� next to the little ck hole to offer sacrifices. There was a percentage disyed next to the hourss. It was currently showing 79%.


    Sheyan enquired with the Realm about it and after paying a fee, he received confirmation that this percentage represented the scale of the sacrifice. The greater the scale of the sacrifice, the more extreme the surprise or disaster would be when the box was finally opened.


    Sheyan pondered for a while, then tried to offer some unimportant things as sacrifices. However, this experiment did more harm than good. The ��Pandora��s Box�� appeared to dislike some of the things he offered and had repelled them back out of the ck hole. The sacrifice percentage had even dropped down to 78%.


    After some considerations, Sheyan gritted his teeth and offered the ��Goldpearl of the Caribbean Sea��, the ��Aberration Horcrux��, and the ��Hogwarts Sorting Hat�� in one go. The scale of the sacrifice was finally raised to 80%. But strangely, it seemed that 80% was the limit; it would not increase any further.


    The astonishing cost Steel File must have paid to raise the sacrificial percentage from 0% to 78% was evident from this. However, it only benefitted Sheyan in the end.


    At that moment, Sheyan suddenly saw the ��Pandora��s Egg�� that he acquired in the hidden world of Resident Evil glow with a strange light. It suddenly urred to Sheyan: ��Pandora��s Box��, ��Pandora��s Egg��! There must be a special connection between the two!


    So Sheyan offered the ��Pandora��s Egg�� too. It immediately resulted in a very strong reaction!


    First came the indescribable fragrance. This should be the fragrance that Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty, bestowed upon Pandora to make all men go crazy for her.


    Next came all kinds of brilliant colours, which should be the clothes and needlework bestowed upon Pandora by Athena, the goddess of wisdom and craftsmanship.


    Following that was the illusion of a beautiful hair band, created by the god of fire, Hephaestus.


    At the same time, the scale of sacrifice finally broke through the 80% barrier and spiked crazily until it rose to 100%!


    The illusions around ��Pandora��s Box�� became vivid again. Sheyan and his party could smell a strong fragrance in the air. Illusionary white pigeons flew around the box. An apple tree with silvery branches and leaves grew and finally produced golden apples that were so heavy that they almost dragged the branches to the ground. Goats and sheep with long white hair and white bulls with golden horns walked about leisurely...


    ��We must open it now!�� Sheyan could clearly sense that the energy inside the box had climbed to its peak, but when this opportunity passed, the energy would slowly drop back down to 80%.


    But although the energy had reached its peak, opening the ��Pandora��s Box�� may not necessarily be a good thing because the box itself was a very uncertain object. Opening it may result in something good or something bad, and because its energy had reached its peak, the final result may be very extreme.


    Hence, the best candidate to open the box was no doubt Sheyan or Reef because the two of them would probably still survive even in the worst case scenario. But Sanzi suddenly ced his hand on ��Pandora��s Box�� and looked at Sheyan earnestly.


    ��Bro, opening the box is something that requires luck. I should be the one to do it.��


    Sanzi was absolutely right. A Chosen was definitely an extremely lucky person. But Sheyan was still reluctant.


    ��But....��


    ��We can let big brother Reef prepare his ��Holy Grasp�� in advance. I��ll open the box when I count down to zero, and then big brother Reef can pull me over half a secondter.��


    What happened next was pretty much expected. Sanzi reached out to ��Pandora��s Box�� and pushed it open! At the moment the box was opened, all the illusions around the box were absorbed back inside.


    Next came the most thrilling and frustrating scene. Reef dragged Sanzi 30 meters away with ��Holy Grasp��, but....for some reason, Sanzi was actually still holding on to ��Pandora��s Box��! The box was pulled together with him!


    Everyone exchanged nces with each other. This cooperation was a major failure. Fortunately, the box was already opened, so they figured that even if it was something bad, it had already happened. They could no longer escape anyway. They quickly crowded around ��Pandora��s Box�� to take a look and saw that the box had be transparent. The whole box then rapidly sunk inwards until it turned into a bright speck. Finally, what emerged in front of them was a very peculiar scroll.


    The scroll had a thick feel and texture. From behind, it looked no different from any other sheepskin parchment, but after flipping it over, the front side of the scroll was actually rippling like the surface of water. No matter which angle one looked at it from, the image reflected on it would be of the person holding the scroll!


    The scroll had a very cruel name: ��The Scalp of Crete��.


    When Sheyan took the scroll into his hands, the scroll��s details emerged in front of him.


    [ The Scalp of Crete ]


    [ Grade: Legendary Item ]


    [ Description: I have heard the desire in your heart. You wish to be stronger. Given the abundance of your sacrifices, I bestow this scroll filled with blood and power upon you. Only the scalp of the ancient goddess Crete can bear the Divine Painting of Aphrodite, the goddess of beauty and lust, from her glory days. ]


    [ Usage: The divine power of Aphrodite will hear your voice and create an S-rank/Legendary-rank ability suitable for you. ]


    [ Hint: The stronger your personal attributes, the more powerful the S-rank/Legendary-rank ability would be. As soon as the ability is acquired, this item will be destroyed. Please use it when you��re in your best condition. ]


    [ Warning: Do not spheme a god��s dignity. A god��s gift can be taken through victory, but cannot be sphemously traded as goods. Therefore, only those who are truly entitled to own the scroll can open it. Otherwise, they will be punished by god. ]


    ***


    Seeing thest sentence, Sheyan could only sigh. For the foreseeable future, he felt like had enough chips in his hands.


    For a prolonged fight, he had the ��Pestilence Monarch��.


    For an explosive burst, he had ��Verdict��, ��Beast of Corrosion��, ��Ultimate Impact�� and ��Extinction��.


    If he wanted to strengthen himself now, his first choice would be to strengthen the abilities he already had, such as acquiring powerful diseases like SARS as quickly as possible. The next choice was to upgrade or unseal his equipment like ��Chris Redfield��s Lucky Bracelet��. He also did not forget that he had a ��Major General��s Blood Armour�� waiting for him upon the promotion of his military rank.


    You can��t chew properly if your mouth is stuffed too full. Sheyan knew this well.


    Therefore, Sheyan originally wished to let Zi use this scroll. Zi had not acquired her Awakening Skill yet. Although her Force attacks were versatile and ever-changing, shecked an explosive skill to finish the enemy with. Unfortunately, that did not seem possible now. He would have to use the scroll himself.


    Sheyan did not intend to activate the scroll yet because they had already used up a lot of their buffing medicines and skills. He would only reach his best possible state after returning to the Realm. In addition, activating the scroll in the Realm meant he could get timely treatment in case of any idents.


    ***


    After some discussion among themselves, the excited voice of Major Lee was heard from outside the door.


    ��We did it!��


    Sheyan leaped up with excitement and then heaved a long sigh of relief. A group of medical staff slowly pushed Dr. W inside. Presently, Dr. W could only lie on a sick bed with his eyes peacefully closed. The smell of aging and death emanated from his body, but he smiled when he saw Party Ace.


    ��Thank you for helping meplete the research with my own hands. I don��t need this thing anymore. It��s time to return it to its rightful owner.��


    Dr. W handed the ��Endless Vodka�� to Sheyan, then closed his eyes with a smile. Faint snoring sounds came from him after that. He was really tired. Although he knew he might not wake up from this sleep, but he had a very happy expression on his face.


    Party Ace then received the long-awaited notifications.

 Chapter 1257: Return

    <h4>Chapter 1257: Return</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The reward of all attributes + 5 was no doubt absolutely incredible for anyone who was a Growth Hunter or higher. It was equivalent to at least 50 free attribute points.


    Unfortunately, Party Ace had utilised the power of storyline characters to ward off the enemies. Otherwise, they could have achieved the maximumpletion rate, and the reward for that might have been all attributes + 7, or even + 10.


    However, though every move Sheyan made may seem bold, he had in fact thoroughly and meticulously evaluated the risks in his mind.


    By his judgment, Party Ace must rely on the power of storyline characters to have enough strength to go up against Rocky. Otherwise, no matter how lucky they were or how much advantage they had, it would still be courting death.


    Less than an hour afterpleting the mission, Mr. G came to them with a group of people. He had kept his promise and had brought Party Ace the three national treasures, the cultural works of art they needed to collect �� ��Along the River During the Qingming Festival��, ��Ghost Valley Downhill�� and ��Heirloom Seal of the Realm��.


    Next, Mr. G gave them a confidential document.


    The authentic ��Preface to the Poems Collected from the Orchid Pavilion�� was originally rumoured to be hidden in the mausoleum of Emperor Taizong of Tang, but after a best-selling novel poprised tomb-raiding, the authentic relic was found and had fallen into the hands of Mr. Gu, a very rich yet very low-profile man in Taiwan. The one currently in the Pce Museum was only a copy.


    The ��Ramayana Engraving�� was India��s national treasure and had already been packed up. It was scheduled to be taken aboard one of the arks in 36 hours. Its current location was in the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai. However, it was very tightly guarded.


    Both sides were in a hurry in this critical period before a crisis. Party Ace naturally did not have time to waste while an important person like Mr. G normally had to n his time down to the minute. When the handover wasplete, the two sides prepared to part ways after a brief exchange of words.


    But just before they left, Mr. G suddenly told them, ��You people have mysterious origins and have all kinds of peculiar abilities. In terms of your personal strength, you have already reached the pinnacle of human beings. It��s truly amazing. Unfortunately, all the people like you that we��vee into contact with have shown a strong hostility towards us. You guys are the only ones willing tomunicate with us. Hence, I would like to ask for a little help from you, if it��s not too much trouble.��


    ��You��d like to cut us up and study our anatomy?�� asked Sheyan with a grin.


    Mr. Gughed.


    ��Don��t worry, we won��t do that to our own people.... All of you know how critical the situation is for us. News of our secret bases being attackedes daily. We can��t just sit idly by, so we��ve used some unconventional means to produce a batch of soldiers, and I��d appreciate it if you can provide some feedback for us.��


    A trace of curiosity crept into Sheyan��s eyes. He immediately shifted his gaze to the soldiers who followed Mr. G. in. He did feel that something wasn��t right with them. Now he knew why.


    When these soldiers walked, their legs were lifted quite high, but when they stepped on the ground, they made almost no sound. Not only that, every step they took were extremely uniform, as if their steps were measured with a ruler. There were more than 20 soldiers, but they actually managed to keep the same pace when they walked. Their movements were as precise as machines, down to the millimeters!


    Ordinary humans could never achieve this no matter how well trained they were. Sheyan turned to Zi. Her Spirit attribute was much higher than his, so she should be able to sense more information in these aspects.


    Zi said in the partymunication channel, ��I��m guessing that some kind of liquid has been injected into their brains, which enables their bodies to continuously secrete adrenaline. In addition, their muscles and bones have been strengthened, and they��re obviously breathing twice as fast as a normal person. They have probably undergone a biological transformation. To put it simply, they��re continuously drawing on their own life force to maintain this ��mechanical�� state. Of course, doing so means their lifespan will inevitably be reduced sharply.��


    When Mr. G finished speaking, a burly man next to him had stood up, bowed his head and remained silent. He waited until Sheyan nodded before he stepped forward, stood in front of Sheyan, and after a word of warning, threw a punch at Sheyan.


    Sheyan stopped the punch with his hand, but the strength in the burly man��s fist was far beyond his expectation and had caught him off guard! His body tilted back, almost staggering by half a step.


    But that exchange would be the only one where he was at a disadvantage. After he started taking the burly man seriously, he only defended and did not attack. The burly man threw four punches in a row, and the punches were so strong that they made sounds in the air. But after those four punches, his face turned pale and he started panting like a bull. Even raising his hands seemed to be a difficult task for him.


    ��Great explosive power, but the energy reserves in their bodies are too low, so they can��t sustain the burst of power for long. Besides that, they can��t handle their power properly. It��s like giving a child a million dors to shop with. Most of the money just goes to waste,��mented Sheyan seriously.


    Finally, he added, ��Of course, the most important point is that their physique totally can��t match up to the strength they possess. If the Major just now wasn��t punching at me but at a wall or a tree, then I believe the bones in his arms and even in his fingers would have been broken.��


    Mr. G took a look at the soldiers around him. He could not help admiring Sheyan. Everything Sheyan said was very precise and straight to the point.


    The people chosen for the biological experiment had all been carefully selected. All of them had some foundation in martial arts, so they could adapt much better than others. Even so, many among the first batch of experimental subjects had actually broken their legs when they were undergoing running speed tests because they were kicking too hard.


    Despite sighing in his heart, Mr. G still said, ��We��ve identified this problem too and have started to find solutions for it. The current n that we have is to equip them with a specially made battle suit. But the scientific research team still hopes to get some data from a fight against people with supernatural powers like you.��


    Upon hearing this, Sheyan suddenly grinned. ��I actually have a few insights of my own in the field of human body strengthening. These insights can produce immediate effects for your research. If I write them down for you, and tell you the exact time for the beginning of the apocalypse, what can you give me in return?��


    In order to prove his point, Sheyan even showed them his amazing ability to grow creatures right there and then. All of them were naturally stunned to see a tough-looking creature suddenly grow out from the ground within a short period of time.


    But Mr. G was, after all, a politician. He could clearly hear the implication behind Sheyan��s words. These people obviously had no need for money, women, or power. All this while, all they had shown interest in were those works of art. This transaction must revolve around those too.


    After some negotiations, the two sides finally reached an agreement. Party Ace still needed seven works of art, including the European ones, to obtain the title of ��The Great Collector��. Mr. G. said that the government could help them obtain five of the works of art, but the remaining two were impossible for them. Party Ace would have to find their own ways.


    But still, that saved Party Ace a lot of trouble. Stealing two works of art was pretty much just a tour for them.


    Therefore, not long afterwards, Party Ace sessfully acquired the title of their desire, ��The Great Collector��.


    They had now amassed about 110 points for their main mission: ��Protection!��, which was not too low and not too high. They had wasted a lot of time to obtain ��The Great Collector�� title so they did not have too much time left to continue gathering points. The day of the apocalypse was slowly approaching like a nightmare!


    Sheyan knew to focus on what was important, so he did not try to use the remaining time to gather as many points as possible, because he knew that the more pressing the situation, the easier it was to make mistakes. Their biggest weakness right now was the protagonist Jackson Curtis, who had been tucked away inside the base, but how would the legendary figures take this ordinary guy seriously? It would not be impossible for someone �C Bind, for example �C to lurk around and find an opportunity to assassinate him.


    That was why Party Ace was in a hurry to go back. There was not much time left to amass points anyway, so the time would be much better spent on strengthening the defence. If Jackson Curtis was somehow killed, all the points in the world would do them no good. They must not give the enemy any chances.


    Furthermore, Sheyan must also go back to monitor the progress of the airship constructions. Although the Realm had not specified what kind of reward they would get for saving the ordinary people, but Sheyan knew from the path they had chosen that they would certainly not go wrong with saving the masses. At the very least, it would give a bonus to their missionpletion rate.


    ***


    After returning to New York, the first thing Sheyan did was to go see Professor X. He learned that, triggered by China��s replica ark project, the US government had actually set their sights on the airship project near New York City. They had began to try to cooperate semi-openly with the base.


    The base would only be building the core motherships now. The sub-ships of the formations would be constructed by two other external factories, which means that the scale of the project would be further expanded. Furthermore, as the government started to loosen their tight grip on rare resources, the war between the superhumans, which only happened in the first ce due to limited resources, had also subsided.


    The US government had forcefully suppressed all internal conflicts in this critical period before the apocalypse. Anyone who was strong enough to do anything was beginning to make every effort to prepare for their own survival, while silently waiting for the moment toe.

 Chapter 1258: Ran Away

    <h4>Chapter 1258: Ran Away</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    A red number was rapidly counting down on the disy screen. This was a countdown timer, and the number on it showed that there were only 6 hours, 48 minutes and 37 seconds before the end of the world.


    It was, of course, based on the time provided by Sheyan.


    As far as the level of science in this world was concerned, there was no way to prove that this figure was right. Most people looked at the number with an apprehensive,plicated, and contradictory feeling. But without exception, their hearts were as heavy as stone.


    The sky was blue, the clouds were drifting, and the sun was shining bright. There was not a single sign that in six hours, this beautiful world would be turned upside down and be a hopeless purgatory. Most people were still hoping that the damn prophecy was just a bad joke.


    But some were secretly looking forward to the apocalypse, because if the prophecy really dide true, the world after the disaster would no doubt be a world of great opportunities. This dark mentality was especially prevalent among those who invested in the construction of the airships. No one liked to have their painstaking efforts abandoned in vain, or wasted without anything in return!


    ***


    After taking a sip of coffee, Sheyan answered his ringing phone.


    ��Hello, what��s the matter?��


    Jean��s voice came from the other side of the phone. ��There something that I feel I should inform you about.��


    ��What��s that?�� Sheyan started having a bad feeling.


    ��The guy called Jackson Curtis that you brought here seemed to have heard some rumours. He started snooping around and found out the truth.��


    Sheyan inhaled a deep breath. ��And then?��


    ��We��ve confirmed that he��s left the base an hour ago. The way he left the base was full of lucky chances. Everything seemed to have gone his way. Any other person would find it hard pressed to replicate the process,�� said Jean. ��We investigated the incident and found that he had not done anything harmful to the base. He just took five first ss tickets with him. We didn��t really think much of it because he was rmended here by you, but the professor thinks we should notify you about it.��


    Sheyan cursed under his breath and hung up the phone. He started counting on his fingers. ��Curtis�� former wife Kate, his daughter Lilly, his son Noah, and Kate��s current boyfriend Gordon. They only ount for four tickets. Oh, Mr. Curtis must be preparing one for himself as well. ��


    Sheyan bounced off his chair, gulped down the cup of coffee, and informed his party members.


    ��Guys, we have to go out and do something big right now.��


    ��What?��


    ��What happened?��


    ��What��s wrong?��


    ��.....��


    Sheyan sighed. ��We��ve neglected the personal feelings of the protagonist, Mr. Jackson Curtis. He��s not alone in this world. There are three people he cares about: his ex-wife and his two children. After finding out about the apocalypse, Curtis has decided to go out and find them, for the sake of love.��


    ��F*cking hell. How long has he been gone?��


    ��An hour.��


    ��Okay, at least that��s not too bad. We have to get him to a safe ce right away, before the other contestants find him,�� said Reef.


    ��That��s what I think too. I��ll see you guys at the base exit in two minutes,�� said Sheyan.


    ��Hold on a minute,�� Sanzi suddenly interrupted, ��Could it be possible that other contestants have already have Curtis�� family under control and are using them to ckmail him, as well as set a trap for us?��


    ��It��s unlikely,�� answered Reef, ��Curtis is just an ordinary protagonist. He��s an ordinary human without his exceptional MC luck. Therefore, the Realm would definitely give him extra protection. Any contestant who tries to seek out his family with malicious intent would only get the information that they��ve left home for a holiday. They can only be found if Jackson Curtis seeks them out himself.��


    ***


    Two minutester, at the base exit, Sheyan unexpectedly ran into Jean and Cyclops.


    ��Professor X asked me to go with you. From the sound of it, that Jackson Curtis seems to be someone very important?�� asked Jean.


    Sheyan nodded. ��You can say that. He will y a very important role in the future, simr to Washington and Montgomery. Although the future has changed because of what we��ve done, but in any case, we can��t let any ident happen to someone important like him.��


    Jean sighed. ��Why didn��t you tell us about such an important thing?��


    Sheyan gave her a deep stare. ��Do you think it��s a good idea to know so much about the future? All the prophets who have ever appeared in the course of human history have died in horrible ways!��


    Sheyan��s stare sent chills down Jean��s spine. After a while, she said, ��If that��s the case, then let us go with you. With Professor X here, the base won��t encounter too much of a problem. This is his wish too.��


    Sheyan initially wanted to refuse, but when he thought of Jean��s superpower, he nodded instead.


    ***


    Jackson Curtis clearly intended to go to Manhattan Beach in California to pick up his ex-wife and children and bring them to the airships. Knowing who the target was and his time of departure, it was not difficult for the organisation, which was already an exceptionallyrge force by now, to find out everything about him.


    Intel of him soon arrived. Sixteen minutes ago, Jackson Curtis had appeared in LaGuardia Airport and had tried to bribe one of the pilots there with a Rolex to take him to Manhattan Beach. The pilot refused, not because he was a pilot with principles, but because he suspected the watch to be fake....


    Party Ace immediately rushed over to LaGuardia Airport with a helicopter. Upon arrival, they had only taken a few steps out of the helicopter when Ramtas suddenly twitched his nose a few times and told Sheyan, ��I smell fresh blood, Master.��


    That��s what they were afraid of! Sheyan immediately instructed Ramtas to lead the way. They sprinted behind Ramtas and arrived in a rented hangar, where they found a corpse. The dead man was obviously a pilot. His cause of death was a stab to the heart, so blood had sprayed everywhere. The bloody scene was truly a horrible sight.


    ��The diameter of the wound is less than a centimeter, and the edges are very smooth. It��s definitely not a bullet wound. The murder weapon should be something slender and sharp, like a rapier from medieval Europe,�� judged Sheyan based on the wound.


    ��Based on the degree of blood coagtion, the murderer hasn��t left for more than ten minutes. There should be very few ordinary people in this world who can use a weapon like this. In other words, the worst case scenario has urred. Jackson Curtis has been found by other contestants.��


    As if to confirm Sheyan��s judgment, gunshots and screams suddenly came from an office building not far away. The team quickly rushed over and saw airport securities frantically firing their guns at something.


    But all of a sudden, a guard broke through the window and flew out, his body almost folded in half! Simply put, the back of his head was touching his heels. After he crashed to the ground, he twitched a few times before he turned stiff.


    Then, the whole building seemed to shake, and seven or eight more people were thrown out of the windows. The airport securities were demoralised to see this. All of them retreated far away and did not dare to approach the building anymore.


    On the contrary, upon witnessing this situation, Sheyan charged forward violently with only his arms crossed in front of his body for protection! Then, with a leap, he broke through the window on the first floor and sessfully burst into the building. The anti-theft bars installed on the first floor window broke like dried twigs; they could do nothing to stop him!


    After a roll to soften hisnding, Sheyan climbed back up and saw several dead corpses in front of him. All of them had died from their body being severely twisted. This method of dying would naturally cause their blood to be squeezed out of them like water being squeezed out of a wet towel, but the blood left on the scene was far less than what it should have been.


    Just as he rushed up to the second floor of the office building, he felt the building tremble again. He raised his head and actually saw a giant foot as thick as an elephant��s breaking through the second-floor ceiling. The foot had stomped through the concrete floor of the third floor which was nearly half a meter thick, crushing the concrete into pieces and prating down to the second floor.


    By the time Sheyan ran to the spot where a hole had been made in the ceiling, the huge foot had already been retracted back up. Debris rustled down from the ceiling. From the hole, he saw a sturdy-looking anti-theft door that was sent flying by some sort of terrifying force. The heavy steel door was deformed like a crumpled piece of paper. From the ensuing screams, the door had apparently injured several airport staff hiding behind it.


    ��Interesting,�� Sheyan��s lips curled into a sneer. ��Someone actually dare toe steal food from the tiger��s mouth?��


    After a run-up, he grabbed the edge of the hole on the ceiling and pulled himself up. He instantly saw a huge greyish-white figure with lots of foldings on its thick skin. The pressure it gave off was akin to a Tyrant in Resident Evil.


    When it turned its head to the side, its long, ferocious fangs, the colour of blood, were immediately visible. It seemed to have heard something and proceeded to move upstairs. Of course Sheyan would not let the thing go. He instantly pushed forward.


    But all of a sudden, a sharp noise was heard! Two dark silhouettes asrge as calves rushed out of the room to the left and right of Sheyan without warning and pounced on him from both sides!


    Sheyan rotated his body to the side to avoid the attack of one of the dark silhouettes, while simultaneously smashing an elbow into the head of the other dark silhouette from below. The struck silhouette ��squeaked�� as it flew away.


    Only now could Sheyan see that the two dark silhouettes were actually extraordinarilyrge greyish-white mice!

 Chapter 1259: Dark Vinayaka

    <h4>Chapter 1259: Dark Vinayaka</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Sheyan��s arm strength was easilyparable to thebined strength of dozens of male adults, and ording to human physiology, the force in a person��s elbow attack was definitely greater than the force in their fist. In addition, this was a dangerous ce, so Sheyan did not hold back when he attacked with his elbow. Even an elephant that was struck by this attack would suffer serious internal injuries.


    But the unusually gigantic mouse only rolled a few times and climbed back up as if the blow was nothing. It stared at Sheyan with its small, poisonous eyes.


    Sheyan saw from the corner of his eyes what a terrible state the office was in. A few corpses were lying about, and their innards had either been dug out or were in the process of being dug out. It seemed that these mice had a rather heavy taste. The mice, of course, could not block his progress. He simply walked forward.


    The pair of giant mice pounced on him again, the sharp white teeth in their mouths reminiscent of sharp, ultra-thin razors. Sheyan shifted his body again to avoid them. He had no intention of being dragged into a fight here. He wanted to go straight to the third floor.


    After the two giant mice missed, their buttocks were now naturally facing Sheyan.


    They suddenly breathed in hard at the same time. Their slender bodies expanded rapidly until they looked like two obese porcupines. The white fur on their body stood up, then shot fiercely towards Sheyan who was behind them!


    The white fur fell like rain,pletely enveloping Sheyan in it!


    The mice were only about two or three meters away from Sheyan. As if the giant mice wished to go bald, they shot every fur they had on their body at Sheyan. Hundreds of fur wereunched, at least! Sheyan could not help staggering from the impact. His entire back was now densely stabbed with sharp fur. He looked like a straw man used for target practice at an archery field. The two giant mice were strangely squealing excitedly like pigs that were scalded clean by boiling water.


    ��These fur projectiles have decent speed and strength,�� Sheyan, who was pricked all over like a pin cushion, straightened up slowly and said. ��It seems that you guys are the ones who killed the pilot in the hangar. Oh, there are actually poison and diseases on the fur too. I can see how it would be a big problem for other people.��


    While he said that, the muscles on his back were actually twitching, twisting, and contracting in a weird way, pushing the spikes out of his body one by one. The numerous blood-red pustules left on his back was a horrid sight.


    But there were also bluish-ck lines that were visibly creeping across Sheyan��s back along his blood vessels. Within a few seconds, all the pustules burst. Pus flowed out of them, followed by blood. Finally, all the wounds scabbed and closed.


    The two giant mice still wished to attack. Sheyan put out his right fist and shook it, letting one of the giant mice bite him. However, Sheyan was wearing a dark green glove on his hand. No matter how hard the mouse bit with its sharp white teeth, it could not bite through the glove at all. Sheyan grabbed the other giant mouse and used it as a weapon to smash at the stubborn monster biting at his fist!! Blood sttered amidst the sound of broken bones!


    ***


    The two giant mice had very flexible bodies, but not so flexible that they would be fine even after being twisted like pretzels. Against Sheyan��s abnormal strength, especially under a situation where they were caught and could not disy their advantage in agility, they ended up with a fate as miserable as the airport securities �� they were twisted so hard that their blood were squeezed clean out of them. In addition, their skulls had also shattered from a fierce collision.


    At that moment, Sheyan was contacted by Zi who was still outside.


    ��I have good news and bad news. Which one do you want to hear first?��


    ��The bad news,�� replied Sheyan without hesitation.


    ��There are two really annoying snipers out here. We��re being suppressed, and we won��t be able toe to your aid for a while.�� Zi said very calmly.


    ��Then what��s the good news?�� asked Sheyan.


    ��Cyclops has found the protagonist, Jackson Curtis, and is currently protecting him.��


    ��That��s a relief,�� Sheyan said as he heaved a long sigh.


    ��You��ll have to be careful, because you��re also within the range of the two snipers. Jean currently doesn��t have the Cerebro with her, and us contestants are inherently resistant to her mind attacks, so we can only break through with Kulutego,�� Zi said with concern.


    ��Okay, got it.��


    While Sheyan replied, he threw aside the two twisted, disgusting mouse corpses and strode up to the third floor.


    The third floor was upied by partitioned offices. The whole floor was in a mess, as if a storm had passed through here. The building suddenly shook again. Sheyan kept going forward and finally saw the huge greyish-white figure again. The figure turned around after hearing Sheyan��s footsteps.


    ��What kind of monster is this?��


    In front of Sheyan was a huge monster with an elephant head and a human body that was fat yet muscr. Its pale white skin was folded like a bulldog��s and there were many marks on it that looked like burn marks from cigarette butts. Those were actually the marks left by the bullets fired by the airport securities. The monster only had a single blood-red tooth, but it seemed particrly ferocious.


    It held in its left hand a giant axe, which seemed to have been newly assembled from bullet-proof doors and various iron tes. There were no rivets or welding marks on it, nor any signs of a joint. All the pieces that made up the axe seemed to have been merged purely using mental power. Blood stained the axe. Sheyan also saw a ck bra and a broken pair of sses left on the axe. They were stuck to the axe with brain fluid as the glue.


    On the right shoulder of the monster was a string of rough steel prayer beads.


    When the monster saw Sheyan, it grabbed a desk with its trunk and threw it at him. Sheyan had no intention of dodging. He simply let the desk hit his body. The desk splintered with a loud bang, while Sheyan kept walking forward amid the flying papers as if nothing had happened.


    The monster growled in anger. It raised the rough, bloody and barbaric ��axe�� up high and mmed it down on Sheyan��s head. Sheyan took a step forward, raised his left hand, and urately seized the monster��s wrist!


    Sheyan was not a small person by any means. He could be described as big and muscr. But even so,pared to the elephant monster��s wrist, Sheyan��s palm appeared as small as the palm of a barbie doll!


    The moment the two came into contact, the ss windows in the whole building emitted terrifying groans, then shattered at the same time! Clear cracks appeared on the floor beneath Sheyan��s feet. However, Sheyan also had an abnormal amount of strength. He managed to halt the advancement of the monster��s swing and proceeded to give the monster a fierce punch on the abdomen!


    The abdomen of the monster immediately trembled violently, rippling like water. The monster gave out a painful roar and hit Sheyan on the shoulder with its trunk, sending Sheyan flying more than seven meters away. Then, with a flick of its right hand, the string of steel beads hanging on its arm whizzed towards Sheyan.


    When the string of rough steel beads flew through the air, an illusionary image actually appeared around it! The image depicted a string of steel beadspletely different from the original �� dignified, smooth, and filled with an indescribable evil!!


    Strictly speaking, the steel beads were not flying that fast, but the illusionary image on their exterior carried a strong sense of intimidation which rendered Sheyan��s dodging action ineffective. The beads hit him from the front and knocked him back.


    Sheyan immediately rolled and climbed back up with a grunt. He could now confirm the identity of this monster in front of him.


    ��This thing should be the Vinayaka from Buddhist mythology, but based on its actions, this particr creature seems to have taken a path of darkness.��


    (TL: Vinayaka, also known as Ganesha, is an elephant-headed deity in Hindu and Buddhist mythology �� https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganesha )


    As soon as Sheyan got back up, he instantly rushed forward and activated ��Hornrage��, mming into the enemy��s chest. Then, he pulled out ��Verdict�� and fired it right at the monster��s trunk!


    Holy attacks dealt a lot of extra damage to dark creatures. Dark red blood sprayed wildly amidst the milky white outburst of holy light. The monster��s thick elephant trunk was barely hanging on after the shot, so Sheyan grabbed it and forcefully pulled it apart.


    ***


    ��This guy��s a monster! The Dark Vinayaka is a tier 4 legendary creature! Not only is it as strong as a warrior in closebat, it also possesses arge array of spells, but it��s actually being beaten by that guy to such an extent!��


    A man with a moustache who seemed to be lying idly on the balcony of an airport building in the distance couldn��t help muttering to himself. Various data appeared on the sunsses he was wearing, which in fact served as both a pair of binocrs and an aiming scope. They gave him a full view of everything happening in the building.


    The moustached man was one of the two snipers. His weapon was currently ced at a spot that was less than 10 meters away from him, but it was already at the window of another building nearby. He could remotely control the aim and firing of the sniper rifle through a special mind device.


    It was precisely due to such a clever arrangement that this man��s disguise had seldom been seen through before. If a person managed to survive after being sniped, they would inevitably rush to the ce where the shot came from. Never would they expect such a bizarre phenomenon where the gun was actually separate from the shooter.

 Chapter 1260: Shattered Republic

    <h4>Chapter 1260: Shattered Republic</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    ��William, the target has been rescued and is now under heavy protection. We��ve also received reliable intelligence that Cyclops, the powerful storyline character, has intervened in this operation. One look from him and we��ll probably turn to ashes. We��d better retreat.��


    The voice of the other sniper came from the earpiece. The moustached guy, William, had no intention of moving at all. He caressed his cheek with his pale, slender fingers as he carefully observed themotion in the distant building.


    ��Give me three more minutes, Keith. The guy in the building is really strong, but that also means the loot will be rich! It��s rare to meet a Berserker-type like him; we can��t miss this chance! As long as we can kill him, it��s no big deal even if we fail the main mission. A Berserker that can take so much damage...he might have legendary equipment on him!��


    ��WHAT?! Are you sure?�� Upon hearing the words ��legendary equipment��, Keith could not help asking in shock.


    ��I��ve observed him for four minutes and thirty-seven seconds before I came to this conclusion. What do you think?�� Moustached guy William replied confidently.


    That silenced Keith. In terms of Perceptive Sense, there was a big gap between him and William. William was considered an outstanding scout even on a Bloody Battlefield.


    Keith immediately came to a decision. ��Let��s give him a few shots. Surely we��ll be able to kill him!��


    ��Great minds think alike,�� Moustached man William��s lips curled into a mysterious smile. ��Sure, he has a lot of HP, but how many sniper shots can he take before he dies? What��s more, you have a consecutive shot ability!��


    ***


    At that very moment, Zi was strolling into this very airport building in high heels and a pink overcoat! Sounds of the high heels from Chanel��stest collection ttering against the floor and Zi��s slender legs wrapped in sexy ck stockings caused many heads to turn. Her clothesplimented her tall figure and made her look particrly charming. Therge red suitcase she pulled behind her announced her identity as a passenger.


    Zi��s entrance attracted at least 40% of the eyes in the departure lounge, half of them gazes of envy while the other half gazes of admiration. However, there were also three pair of eyes that were full of wariness. Their gazes swept past Zi like poisonous snakes.


    There was no way the two snipers, Keith and William, had not taken any precautions in case their enemies closed in on them. Besides being guarded by their servants, they also had apanion who specialised in closebat. These people formed their second line of defence.


    Therefore, the moment Zi stepped into the departure lounge, she could instantly sense a great threat.


    The gaze from William��s servant was particrly sharp. The servant was a Native with extremely strong arms. His weapon was a boomerang with many sharp nails on it. Each nail was long enough to pierce through the enemy��s skull. He would throw the boomerang at Zi as soon as he detected any danger from her.


    Keith��s servant was a member of the Special Forces. His weapon was an XM25 Counter Defde Target Engagement System, an airburst grenadeuncher with programmable ammunition, also known as the Punisher. It looked a little like an MP5 with a thicker barrel. Its ammunition was 25mm grenades. The shooter could program the grenades to fly towards the target and detonate at a specific position in the air. This feature of the weapon enabled the shooter to wipe out enemies who hid behind covers.


    Thepanion of Keith and William who specialised in meleebat, Morris, simply stared at Zi with a chilly gaze without revealing any murderous intent or hostility, as if he was merely a cold brick.


    This kind of people were the hardest to guard against. They could keep their murderous intent hidden while preparing to strike in secret. They would not strike until they were sure they could draw blood!


    Morris quietly approached Zi from the side, trying to put Zi in his optimal attack range.


    But unbeknownst to him, Zi was perfectly aware of him and the two servants. Although she could not sense them with her Perceptive Sense, she had the help of Professor X��s proud disciple Jean. The enemies�� thoughts were precisely transmitted into her mind.


    Besides, Zi was not that simple herself. Even someone like Bind had to respect her and would not make her the primary target of an attack, despite her being a mage! Since she dared toe, she naturally had full confidence of defeating the enemies even without Jean��s help!


    Although the crowd in the departure lounge was bustling, Zi could clearly identify the three enemies. They might not bepletely under her control, but she was confident that their actions were well within her grasp!


    Thanks to Jean��s help, the three enemies could not verify Zi��s identify that easily. Zi had also took the time to dress herself up in order to confuse the enemies. Under normal circumstances, contestants would try their best to hide themselves and maintain as low a profile as possible. No one would deliberately make themselves look so dazzling as to turn heads!


    Thanks to this, she was able to take more than ten noisy steps into the departure lounge in her high heels until she was within 20 meters of Morris. Then, she abruptly flicked her red checkered velvet scarf to block the sight of the two servants, and smiled at Morris.


    Morris was a little surprised, but also somewhat hopeful of a possible romantic encounter. But suddenly, an indescribably sharp glint appeared in the eyes of the stylish woman in front of him and directly prated into his heart!


    A sharp pain suddenly came from all over his body, as if it was tearing apart. His whole body was paralysed. He felt as if his mind was going to go numb too.


    This was the move which had caused Sheyan much suffering once: ��Force.Needle Explosion��!


    Zi continued walking towards Morris with a smile. No one noticed her long finger moving in the air, tracing various strange symbols as if there was an invisible silk thread tied to the finger. Every time a symbol was drawn, Morris, who was paralysed in ce, would twitch in pain!


    When the number of abilities Zi performed reached five, her face was already looking a little pale. Finally, her finger traced a symbol which signified ��The End�� in Sith text.


    Zi had performed a series of her abilities, namely ��Force.Collision Wall��, ��Force.Needle Explosion��, ��Force.Alternate-Shuddering Wall��, etc.... All of them had struck Morris, but none of the damage urred until the symbol signifying ��The End�� in Sith text appeared. All the stacked up power hit Morris at the same time like an avnche. It also happened to trigger an explosive hit. Together with the special effect of the Ndipaya set, the Growth Hunter Morris was insta-killed!


    Suddenly, the lights in the whole departure lounge shed once, as if the electric supply was unstable. Morris�� eyes suddenly opened wide. A trail of blood dripped down the corner of his mouth as he slowly copsed. He had died on the spot.


    The reason for this anomaly was that Zi had finallyprehended her Awakening Skill after giving it much thought. She had long umted enough power andbat experience, while her equipment was also strong enough. What wascking before was just insight. So once she managed to see the light, everything naturally fell into ce. This was the first application of her Awakening Skill in actualbat. As expected, its power was breathtaking!


    The name of Zi��s Awakening Skill was ��Shattered Republic��.


    Zi had originally nned to gather all her abilities and release them in a single attack, and she wanted to name it ��Republic��. But after seeing the fight between Sheyan and Rocky, Zi realised that perfection was an unreachable distance, so she gave up on her previous thought. Instead, she would first paralyse the opponent, thenbine several skills she was most proficient in and pour them into the opponent before ��detonating�� them for a great outburst of power!


    In memory of her previous idea, Zi named this ability ��Shattered Republic��. At present, she could onlybine five of her abilities, and they must be instantaneous ones.


    Morris was actually rather unlucky. He specialised in meleebat, stunning, illusion, and poison, but he was killed before he could even do anything! Lust was indeed a man��s greatest bane!


    The two servants had clearly realised that something was off by now, especially when they saw Morris slowly fall down! The servant holding the XM-25 system on the second floor immediately released the safety catch. He skillfully aimed the ck cross in his scope on Zi��s head and pulled the trigger without hesitation.


    He licked his lips excitedly. An inexplicable pleasure washed over him, and it even gave him a slight erection.Too see the head of such an unparalleled beauty burst like a watermelon from his shot was no longer a job for this guy, but his pleasure and a source of excitement.(ED: ew)


    However, right after the servant had pulled the trigger, the head he was aiming at through his scope suddenly turned into Morris�� chest!


    Zi had already abandoned her suitcase and dashed towards Morris, who had not reached the ground yet, to lift him up with one hand and use him as a shield!


    The grenadeunched by the XM-25 system was very powerful. It first drilled into Morris�� chest, then exploded with a loud boom! If it had hit an enemy, the enemy would first be subjected to a pration damage, then explode from the inside!


    Flesh and blood sprayed everywhere, dyeing the area more than ten square meters around in a cruel crimson. A woman who was passing by stood motionless with a dull expression on her face, seemingly unable toprehend what had just happened until she wiped a handful of warm flesh and blood off her face. She stared at her hand nkly, then let out a horrifying scream!


    Zi, who should have been severely injured by the attack, had vanished from the sight of the two servants. She had cleverly disappeared into the crowd like an agile fish with ulterior motives mingling into a swarm of panicking fishes.

 Chapter 1261: Elegant Devil

    <h4>Chapter 1261: Elegant Devil</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    When a bloody scene like this took ce, anyone could imagine what would happen to the bustling airport departure lounge. That��s right, it fell intoplete chaos! Screams of pain, cries of fear, and shouts of anger rose one after another. People in the crowd could not even hear what the person next to them was saying!


    Zi had already sneaked to one of the enemies�� blind spots. She stomped down hard and turned her stilettos into t shoes.


    With an agile spin, she threw away her thick pink overcoat, revealing the pink adidas hoodie jacket she was wearing inside. She put her hand into her scarf and pulled out from it a red hairband, which she used to tie her hair into a ponytail.


    She was wearing a pair of loose workout trousers underneath, which had previously been pulled up to expose the ck stockings on her lower legs. Now that the trouser legs were let down, she instantly transformed from a sexy, cold career woman to a pretty, sporty girl.


    All these changes happened in five seconds, and such a drastic change in her vibe was bound to confuse the enemy.


    As expected, her transformation enabled her to hide from the enemies�� pursuit. She was still panting hard after pulling off the ��Shattered Republic�� move. She tried her best to steady her breathing and reduce the rise and fall of her chest. After going up a flight of stairs, she saw the man who had previously shot her with the XM-25 system striding across the hall, looking around.


    ��Should I kill him?�� Zi understood clearly the strengths and weaknesses of a servant. The strength was that they could be resurrected. Besides that, if the master was willing to spend funds to equip the servant, the servant��s attack power may very well be as strong as the master��s. The weaknesses were pretty obvious too �� the cost for resurrection was very high, each death would lower their loyalty, and they were usually really fragile.


    While Zi was still hesitating, the unlucky guy ended up making the choice for her. His eyes rested on her face, and then...his expression became one of realisation.


    Zi had not fully regained her breath, but she had no choice but to attack now!


    A sharp sh once again entered her eyes!


    ��Shattered Republic�� was activated once again, but because she had not rested enough and the ability was still on cooldown, she only managed to put two skills into it, namely ��Force.Needle Explosion�� and ��Force.Collision Wall��!


    The servant trembled violently all over his body, but only when Zi had already walked more than ten meters away. A sound akin to a mirror shattering came from his chest. Substances that were in a state between liquid and semi-liquid flowed out of the hole in his chest. Even if he covered the hole with his hands, the substances still flowed through the gaps between his fingers.


    Someone with a certain level of technological knowledge would recognise the sticky, slippery substances that looked like stic mixed with liquid soap, to be internal organs.


    The internal organs of the androids in Alien: Covenant, for example, contained white coloured blood.


    After all the internal organs flowed out, a bloody hole the size of a small basin could be seen on the servant��s chest, as well as arge number of strange torn foldings and the stic skeleton that was heaving within.


    The man convulsed a few times and fell on his knees. His skin had be deeply wrinkled from losing too much nutrient solution. A warm, greasy smell, like the smell of cooked pork, permeated through the air. The man��s head dropped down, his neck bending unnaturally, close to 90 degrees! His two eyeballs slipped down from their sockets and shattered on the hard floor with a crash.


    Zi had killed another person.


    She had done it while she leisurely strutted across the hall like she was walking on a catwalk.


    Within Party Ace, if Sheyan��s style could be described as ��aggressive��, then Reef��s was calm and steady. You could leave any task to him, and although he would not give you any surprises, he would never let you down either.


    On the other hand, Zi��s style could only be described as ��elegant�� and ��devilish��. An enemy hit with the ��Shattered Republic�� would often only realise that they had suffered serious damage or even died long after they were struck. It was as if Zi��s fingers were controlling invisible threads of death that coiled around the enemy, undetected until the moment they tightened up!


    Having killed the servant, Zi blended back into the chaotic crowd and continued to move towards Keith and William at the top of the building. When she could not remain hidden any longer, she waited until thest second before she leaped up.


    The other loyal servant immediately detected her presence. He fiercely flung the weapon in his hand �� the boomerang!


    The boomerang was sorge that its measurements could only be taken in units of ��meters��. It appeared crude at first nce, but it contained a primitive and shockingly brutal destructive power. After the horrifying weapon cut through more than seven people that happened to be in its way, it smashed onto a spot on the floor. The whole corridor shook so violently that it almost broke apart.


    The loyal servant had anticipated that spot to be the ce where Zi wouldnd, but contrary to his expectation, after Zi had leaped up, she had gently grabbed the chandelier on the ceiling. Such a simple action caused the servant topletely miscalcte.


    When Zi finallynded, she was already less than 30 meters away in a straight line from the two sneaky snipers.


    For snipers, this was an extremely dangerous distance �� they were as defenceless as a naive teenage girl who believed in the lie of ��I promise not to do anything to you in bed��, thus naively burrowing into the nket of a sleazy man in her beach volleyball pants.... That��s because the range of most explosive melee abilities was restricted to around 30 meters. For example, Sheyan could charge at an enemy within 30 meters with ��Hornrage��, and Reef could pull an enemy within 30 meters to him with ��Holy Grasp��.


    Once an enemy got within this range of a sniper, the sniper could only choose to either run away, kill the enemy as fast as possible....or be killed by the enemy. That was why Keith and William immediately jumped up like the hemorrhoids on their butts had been poked.


    William, the one who could use his mind to control his rifle from a distance, chose to flee, while Keith, whose sniper rifle was in his hands, chose to fight back! He still made such a choice when the enemy was almost within 30 meters of him. This in itself showed how confident he was in his gun skills.


    But just as Zi stepped into the dangerous range of 30 meters, her slender left foot which breached the invisible sensitive line of the two snipers stomped hard on the floor. For some reason, even in such a critical situation, the deepest impression Zi left on others was still the perfect contour of her slim left foot.


    The smooth and mirror-like terrazzo floor immediately cracked like ss. But what��s more bizarre was that Zi had suddenly gotten into a half-kneeling posture with both her hands pressed to the floor, like a sprinter at the start of a race.


    A strange light suddenly shone between her fingers.


    ��Force.Collision Wall��!


    The floor underneath her body instantly shattered. Debris and dust rose and billowed everywhere. Zi herself, ording to Newton��s Third Law, bounced towards the rear hard and crashed through the transparent but tough ss curtain wall behind her. Uponnding, she rolled into a blind spot out of the shooting line of the snipers.


    This way, if William or Keith wished to shoot at her, they must be prepared for the whole building to copse.


    The reason Zi was causing so much panic was in order to reduce the pressure on Sheyan. Anyone would find it suffocating to be targeted by two snipers, especially while facing a strong opponent like the Dark Vinayaka.


    Sheyan did not disappoint. He did not waste this excellent opportunity created by Zi.


    The enormous pressure from the two snipers in the distance was temporarily lifted off Sheyan for 13.4 seconds.


    13.4 seconds could not be considered too short, but it was not that long either. However, one thing was for sure �� it was certainly far from enough for Sheyan to kill the Dark Vinayaka. But the monster was not Sheyan��s target. His real target was a seemingly unrted person that Jean had identified!


    There was no way the Dark Vinayaka was a contestant, so it must have been summoned by someone. As long as the summoner was killed, the monster from another dimension would no longer be able to remain in this world.


    Sheyan used 8.4 seconds to sprint to the unlucky man, then finished him in 5 seconds.


    Two seconds for a ��Beast of Corrosion��.


    One second for ��Tactical Throw��.


    Then, the summoner flew through the air for two seconds before he bumped into the terrifyingser beam projected from Cyclops�� eyes!!


    Before this, the summoner had been saved from countless critical situations by his party��s powerful party skill, but... the one who killed him this time was a storyline character!


    When a storyline character attacked a contestant, not only would there be no 40% reduction in damage, the contestant would not enter a state of near death either! Without the state of near death, the summoner��s party skill became useless because it had no chance to trigger!


    Sheyan was absolutely determined to kill this summoner. In order to finish him quickly, Sheyan even gave up on getting any loot from the summoner in order to save precious time!


    Because Sheyan had suddenly realised that Jackson Curtis�� departure from the base might not conclude so easily. With the amount of trouble he had caused, he may very well need someone to clean up after him!

 Chapter 1262: Emergency Mission

    <h4>Chapter 1262: Emergency Mission</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    As soon as the summoner died, the two snipers, William and Keith, immediately had a very ufortable feeling, like they had suddenly been stripped naked. They felt as insecure as soldiers on the battlefield who had suddenly lost their cover.


    Someone once described the sniper profession as a profession of extremes. A sniper could kill ten enemies from a kilometer away, but once a single enemy managed to get within ten meters of the snipers, the enemy could kill ten of them. Although this saying was slightly biased, it did show the awkwardness of the sniper profession.


    Strong offensive power, but fragile body.


    That was the true portrayal of a sniper.


    In the following ten minutes, Keith put his aggressive side on full disy. With a decisive pull of the trigger, a bullet was ejected from the muzzle of his rifle. The bullet shattered after flying more than ten meters.


    What appeared from the bullet were two revolving balls of electricity that were only asrge as green beans. They elerated swiftly with each revolution, reaching an extremely high speed in no time at all!


    Although the trajectory of the balls of electricity was very obvious, the horribly violent sound of the balls tearing the air became so shrill and sharp that it cut into everyone��s spirit and nerves like a red-hot knife, making their minds nk andpletely paralysing their bodies!


    The sound from this shot was already an attack in itself, before it had even hit the enemy!


    More crucially, the shot was aimed at Zi.


    Zi, who had yet tond and was still in mid-air!


    But Zipletely ignored the shot. Instead, she was fully focused on Keith himself.


    The man was wearing a ck windbreaker. His expression was calm. The sniper rifle in his hands carried a metallic luster and a heavy, destructive vibe.


    His stance was somewhat affected by the recoil of the shot. He had left deep footprints on the rather moistwn of the airport underneath him. He stepped so deep into the moist ground that when he staggered backwards, his foot pulled up some fresh soil which sttered around him. From this, it could be deduced that he was carrying quite a lot of weight on him, so even if he were to run away, he would not be that quick.


    By this time, the electric sniper shot had reached Zi with an unimaginable speed, making her hair billow. Zi was still in mid-air and definitely could not avoid the shot, or so Keith thought. But suddenly, a huge golden palm gently wrapped around Zi��s waist and pulled her away.


    It was Reef��s ��Holy Grasp��!


    After Keith��s shot had missed Zi, itnded on a steel beam of the Terminal 2 building that they were in. sma burst from the shot and made a hole in the steel beam that was over a meter in diameter. The whole terminal building lost its bnce, shook twice, andpletely copsed, stirring up arge cloud of smoke and dust high into the sky. Fortunately, the design of the terminal building took the eventuality of earthquakes into consideration. The copsed rubble did bury a lot of people underneath it, but there were more injuries than fatalities.


    After Zinded with a roll, she did not waste any time and immediately gave chase. She caught up with Keith a minuteter and instantly attacked him with the ��Shattered Republic��.


    There was no doubt at all what fate befell Keith after Zi caught up to him.


    And so ended the battle. William had fled from the airport and Mr. Jackson Curtis had survived. Party Ace��s greatest gains came from the spoils of war dropped by the two contestants Zi had killed.


    [ Emblem of the Third Reich ]


    [ Origin: Germany from any world circa 1940 ]


    [ Rarity: Dark Gold ]


    [ Type: essory ]


    [ Property: Defence + 5 ]


    [ Material(s): Ferronickel Alloy (Chromium ting) ]


    [ Addon(s): Gem Slot ]


    [ A ruby has been socketed into the gem slot, providing 5% additional fire damage to the wearer��s attacks. ]


    [ Weight: 18 g ]


    [ Equipping Requirement(s): Physique no lower than 30, Intelligence no lower than 80. ]


    [ Will never wear out. ]


    [ Property: Perception Sense + 5, Intelligence + 5, Spirit + 5 ]


    [ Passive Ability: ��Oath�� �� Strong cohesiveness guarantees strong power. When there is an ally within 10 meters of the wearer, the wearer��s attack power will increase by 5%. Every additional ally will increase attack power by an additional 5%, up to a maximum of 30%. ]


    [ Passive Ability: ��Mein Kampf�� �� When the wearer��s attack triggers an explosive hit, 50% of the MP consumed by the attack will be returned to the wearer, and the explosive hit rate of the wearer��s magic spells will increase by 10% for 15 seconds. ]


    [ When the explosive hit rate of the wearer��s magic spells stacks up to 100%, this bonus will disappear and a 60-second cooldown will begin. During this period, the wearer��s MP recovery rate will increase by 50%. ]


    [ In the inner circle of the ring, a small line of words is inscribed: ��May the glory of Germany shine in my heart forever.�� ]


    ***


    This essory was no doubt Zi��s essory now. She was naturally very happy about that. To tell the truth, when Sheyan had killed ten people in a row back then, he did get a lot of good stuff, but none of them couldpare to this dark gold essory. Luck was indeed a very important thing.


    After that, they received another piece of unexpected news: Jackson Curtis was refusing to cooperate in any way and was showing signs of going on a hunger strike. His only request was to meet with the person in charge.


    Sheyan sighed. What he feared the most had happened, and he could do nothing but face it head on.... After pondering for a while, he pulled open the car door and sat next to the silent and dispirited Jackson Curtis.


    ��I��m the one you��re looking for. What can I help you with, Mr. Jackson Curtis?�� asked Sheyan sincerely.


    Jackson Curtis raised his head. He looked terrible. He was covered in dirt, his hair was as messy as a bird��s nest, and his eyes were bloodshot.


    ��It��s you... You... What are you doing here?


    ��I came for you, of course.�� Sheyan answered seriously.


    Jackson Curtis�� jaw dropped. Then, he suddenly got emotional. ��There��s no $700,000 annual sry job, is there? That��s just a lie you made up to trick me into going to the factory in New York! The most I��ve ever made in a year is $70,000, and that��s only because my boss is a f*cking phnthropist! Why did you scam me? What��s your purpose?��


    ��Calm down, Mr. Curtis,�� said Sheyan while staring straight at him, ��Didn��t you get a $200,000 signing fee? Isn��t this money real? And didn��t you get a decent weekly sry in the factory? If that��s a scam, do you know how many people would like to be scammed by me? In what way did I deceive you?��


    That shut Jackson Curtis up. Sheyan instantly continued in a harsh tone, ��But you, Mr. Curtis! You betrayed my trust! You repaid my kindness to you by leaving without authorisation during working hours and stealing thepany��s assets!!��


    After that, Sheyan ced the airship tickets in front of Curtis and said while staring straight at him, ��The current market price of a single ticket is $10 million, yet there are plenty of buyers but no sellers. You stole five tickets, causing a loss of more than $50 million in total, and that��s not including the loss from a series of chain reactions caused by your actions. Do you know how severe the criticism we will face from the board of directors because of you?��


    Jackson Curtis sneered. ��The earth is about to be destroyed. Who cares about the board of directors.��


    ��That does not excuse your crime!�� Sheyan retorted sternly, ��You��re in big trouble, and so am I! Right now, the solution favoured by the organisation is to throw you out andpletely cut you off from the organisation, including making your tickets obsolete!��


    Jackson Curtis suddenly stared at Sheyan with a strong gaze. ��I want to hear the truth from you. Why did you recruit me into the organisation? I have no expertise other than driving a car and writing some sh*tty books, and neither of those abilities can help you build airships.��


    Sheyan had long thought of an excuse. He replied earnestly, ��There��s a reason the organisation has the foresight to build airships to cope with the impending apocalypse. From what I��ve heard, quite a few people had the same dream, a dream of the tragic disaster toe in 2012. Because their dream was so vivid, all of them believed that it��s not just a dream, but something from the future their souls somehow managed to experience.��


    ��And a group of people, including you, have provided vital help to them in their dreams. They think that you guys may be the key people and nodes to support the future. That��s why they intend to save all of you.��


    Jackson Curtis was a writer, so he had a rich imagination. It helped him ept Sheyan��s exnation very quickly. He immediately begged Sheyan, ��Then please save my son and daughter! And my ex-wife! Their lives are all much more important than mine!��


    Sheyan sighed. ��We��ve already tried looking for them, but our intel shows that they��ve made a trip abroad and haven��t returned yet.��


    ��That...That��s impossible!�� Jackson Curtis immediately pulled out his phone and made a call.


    ��Hello, hello! Is that you? Where are you? What! You just got home? You won a 7-day trip to Hawaii from a lucky draw? Damn, how could that happen? Oh, no, I don��t mean that it��s bad you won a prize from a lucky draw. I mean it��s bad that you won a prize from a lucky draw at such a critical time...Hello? Hello??��


    After that, Jackson Curtis gave Sheyan a pleading look. Before he could speak another word, Sheyan already received a series of notifications.


    [ You have triggered an emergency mission: ��Jackson Curtis�� Request��. ]


    [ Warning: epting this emergency mission means the apocalypse will no longer arrive at the predetermined time. It will happen at a random time instead. ]

 Chapter 1263: Unbelievable Mission

    <h4>Chapter 1263: Unbelievable Mission</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    ��An emergency mission?�� When Sheyan saw the mission pop up, what he thought in his mind was not of a great opportunity or something of the kind. His first thought was of the huge risks it would bring.


    That��s right, because the warning was loud and clear. epting this emergency mission would lead to the apocalypse arriving at a random time. This means that they might be caught off guard. This means that the credibility they had so painstakingly built maye to ruin!


    The disadvantages of the apocalypse arriving early goes without saying. If you suddenly asked world champions like Usain Bolt or Micheal Phelps to take part in apetition without warming up or while they were in the middle of a meal, let alone bing world champion, they might not even win at the national level.


    The disadvantages of postponing the arrival of the apocalypse were even more severe! Think about it. At first, everyone would be surprised, then they would be ecstatic, and then most of the people would use Professor X of being a liar! Then, they would go back home and...suddenly, apocalypse!


    So Sheyan steeled his heart to deny Jackson Curtis�� plead. But right then, the consciousness of every member of Party Ace was collectively jolted for a moment. Then, a scream of agony reached their ears, followed by the descent of an unbelievably majestic power and consciousness....


    After that, to their surprise, a series of notifications appeared in their vision.


    [ Silver Party: Party Ace, you have chosen to ept the emergency mission ��Jackson Curtis�� Request��. ]


    [ Mission Description: Make sure Jackson Curtis�� ex-wife Kate, his son Noah, and his daughter Lilly survive the apocalypse toe. ]


    [ Mission Briefing: This is no doubt a very arduous task. You can already imagine the shocking challenges you will encounter in the process ofpleting this mission. Even destiny seems to be showing signs of going against you. The world itself will be angered at your heaven-defying actions. But, surely you can ovee the obstacles! ]


    [ Mission Reward: ????? (A malfunction has urred here for some unknown reason, error code unknown.) None. ]


    [ Mission Failure Penalty: 50 points will be deducted from all your base attributes. (A malfunction has urred here for some unknown reason, error code unknown.) ]


    [ Warning: Because you have epted the emergency mission ��Jackson Curtis�� Request��, the apocalypse will now arrive at a random time. ]


    ***


    Party Ace stared at the notifications in a daze. After that, they almost cursed out loud!


    The mission itself was already extremely difficult; that goes without saying. But besides that, they also deduced something really terrifying from the two lines of ��Even destiny seems to be showing signs of going against you�� and ��The world itself will be angered at your heaven-defying actions��....


    And that was, anyone who epted this mission would be ��rejected by this world��. That is to say, they would go through extremely bad luck. They might actually choke to death from drinking water. Such a horrifying punishment was almost simr to the urrences in the movie ��Final Destination��, and also a little simr to Bind��s ability.


    And don��t forget, ��2012�� was a disaster film that spanned across the entire world. In ��Final Destination��, Death had to make the effort to create the opportunities, but in this world, even if Death did not do anything, and even if all of them were blessed by Lady Luck, they still could not avoid going through dangerous situations. Now that they had angered the world itself, their subsequent journey would be akin to going through the apocalyptic world on Hard Mode!


    And even more bizarre was the fact that such a dangerous mission surprisingly gave no reward!!


    The magician Liu Qian has a ssic line: ��This is weird. What��s so weird about it? It��s weird that I don��t hear any apuse!�� ording to the usual principle of the Realm that the more dangerous a task was, the more rewarding it would be, the reward for this mission should be through the roof! It was not something that could be exined away with merely things like ��a malfunction has urred here for some unknown reason, error code unknown��!


    Not to mention the extraordinarily heavy penalty for mission failure. All base attributes reduced by 50 �� a contestant would essentially be useless after that.


    ��What the hell happened?�� That was the doubt in everyone��s mind. But when Sheyan, the one with the highest military rank among them, was going to inquire with the Realm, all of them received another string of bizarre notifications.


    [ Party Ace, the Awakening Skill of everyone in your party has been upgraded. ]


    [ Awakening Skill ��Survival��: The ��Survival Mark�� can now be used on two targets at the same time.�� ]


    [ Awakening Skill ��Hunter��s Eyes��: While stealing the opponent��s movement speed, you will also steal 10 points of defence from the opponent in your line of sight and add it to your own defence. Lasts for 30 seconds. ]


    [ Awakening Skill ��Shattered Republic��: The casting distance is increased from 30 meters to 40 meters, and the maximum number of spells is increased from five to six. ]


    [ Awakening Skill ��Holy Grasp��: The HP cost to activate the ability is reduced by 50%. When it is used on an enemy, the damage is further increased by 10%. The damage will be no higher than 1000 and no lower than 150. When it is used on an ally, the ally will enter an invincibility state for three seconds. ]


    Everyone was perplexed to see the sudden upgrade to their Awakening Skills. They had long learned through the information in their Nightmare Imprints that upgrading their Awakening Skills was absolutely not an easy task! That��s because an Awakening Skill was in itself a very difficult thing toprehend, as could be seen from how much effort it took for Reef and Zi to obtain theirs. Upgrading one��s Awakening Skill was almost as difficult as upgrading one��s innate ability.


    But now, three people had their Awakening Skills upgraded at the same time. But while they were still lost in confusion, they received more notifications, and these notifications exined a lot of things.


    [ For some unknown reason, an unidentified error has urred in the emergency mission ��Jackson Curtis�� Request��. ]


    [ The source for the unknown reason has been sessfully found and eliminated, but Party Ace is already considered to have epted the mission. Therefore, you mustplete the emergency mission ��Jackson Curtis�� Request��. ]


    [ Noah Realm C, the Mother Realm of Party Ace, has intervened in view of the fact that the current situation has vited the provisions of Article 4 and Article 31 of the Joint Laws of Noah Realms. The Awakening Skill(s) of every member of the party has been upgraded. In addition, upon thepletion of the emergency mission ��Jackson Curtis�� Request��, Party Ace will receivepensation ording to the difficulty of the mission. ]


    [ Please perform the mission immediately, Party Ace. Because the mission temte has already been generated, you must carry out its execution. After the emergency recovery of data, the mission failure penalty is now reduced by 50%. ]


    Things were now clear with these notifications. Evidently, that crazy guy Bind had not given up yet. He had used his Bug-like ability to modify the emergency mission ��Jackson Curtis�� Request�� and force them to ept it.


    But Bind must have been careless when he was doing that, or maybe he was doing it despite knowing the immense risk, because his action was discovered by Noah Realm C. He was either killed or severely injured by the consciousness of the furious Realm after that.


    But Party Ace still had no choice but to perform the modified emergency mission. In order topensate for their losses, Noah Realm C had given them some rewards in advance by upgrading their Awakening Skills, and had weakened the penalty for mission failure. Besides that, Party Ace was also promisedpensation after thepletion of the mission.


    Now that they had figured out the reason behind everything, the four of them first looked at Jackson Curtis, who was smiling with relief, and then looked at each other with a bitter smile of their own. They had no choice but to face the catastrophe. If they could not resist it, they might as well enjoy it....


    ***


    Ten hourster, they finally reached their destination �� the city of Manhattan Beach, California.


    That��s right, it took them ten hours to get there ��


    �� even though this damn city was only two and a half hours away from New York by ne, and that was including the time for ticket purchasing and other misceneous things!


    Evidently, the ��anger of the world�� mentioned in the mission description had taken effect. Car idents and what not were just the side dishes in their journey. In the beginning, they were forced to change flight three different times, either due to heavy fog, technical problems, or because the pilot had fainted.... They did not dare to take a ne anymore after that. Dys they could still deal with, but if their ne suddenly crashed while it was high in the air, it would be disastrous.


    Okay, since that was the case, they decided to just drive there. As a result, they encountered almost every unfortunate thing imaginable during their journey. If it wasn��t for Kulutego��s power saving their asses countless times, the journey might have been extended to fifteen hours long.


    One unlucky incident may be nothing much to them, but when dozens, hundreds of unlucky incidents stacked together, it was more than enough to drive them crazy!


    More importantly, by this time, it was already 3 hours and 41 minutes past the exact starting time of the apocalypse given by Sheyan to the base!!!


    Since they had epted Jackson Curtis�� mission, they could not reach any of the key storyline characters at all! All their calls could not get through! Their only sources of information right now were the televisions at the side of the road and other such things.


    ��Hmmm... That house in front should be it,�� Sheyan sighed with obvious exhaustion. ��Yup, this is Number 14, 16th Avenue, and that over there is the home of Jackson Curtis�� ex-wife, Number 19, 16th Avenue. Thank god the apocalypse didn��t arrive before we could find them, or we would��ve failed for sure!��

 Chapter 1264: Here At Last

    <h4>Chapter 1264: Here At Last</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Straight, t asphalt streets, lush trees, blue sky, white clouds, morning sunshine that dazzles the eyes a little, neatly parked vehicles, and the pleasant stride of beautiful women on their early morning run. It was a picture of serenity.


    All four members of Party Ace were standing on the sidewalk, nked by two neat rows of double-storey European-style houses with brown pointed roofs, white walls and bright sses for windows. The front and rear of every house had awn that was about 40 square meters in size. Neat blue and white fences surrounded the beautifulwns and the fragrant flowers inside.


    A few steps in front of them was a brown-haired middle-aged man who was showing signs of going bald at the crown. He was taking care of the trees nearby. The privets, birches, and palms became well-trimmed under his scissors.


    When Reef saw the man, he told the others, ��This guy should be Kate��s current boyfriend, stic surgeon Gordon Silberman. He likes machines and has some piloting experience. He��s in a much better financial position than Jackson Curtis. He should have at least one Lexus LX and a two-seater Porsche 911. Why did Kate leave the starving writer Jackson Curtis for Mr. Silberman? I think the reason is obvious. One more thing �� it appears that Mr. Silberman is not on our rescue list.��


    The public order in this area was obviously not very good, as all the residents there, including Gordon Silberman, were staring at Party Ace with vignt eyes as if they were thieves. Sheyan took the initiative to greet the man.


    ��Mr. Gordon Silberman?��


    ��You are?�� asked Gordon with a surprised look on his face.


    Zi stepped forward and told him, ��We��re here to look for Kate. There��s something very urgent we need to tell her.��


    Hearing her name mentioned, a beautiful woman with typical Latin American facial features walked out of the house nearby. She had long chestnut hair, high cheekbones, deep eyes, and a slightlyrge mouth. The wrinkles on the corners of her eyes and her forehead showed that her youth was rapidly fading away. She nced at each member of Party Ace and came to the conclusion that she did not know any of these people standing in front of her.


    ��May I help you?�� she asked, warily.


    ��I think Mr. Jackson Curtis should have mentioned us to you,�� replied Zi, ��He��s probably told you that he found a nice job in New York. We��re his colleagues.��


    When Kate heard this, she immediately smiled and replied, ��Well, yes, he did mention that.��


    Reef suddenly sighed and said, ��Ms. Kate, you should know that in the great United States of America, the pay for every job is proportional to its difficulty... I don��t think Mr. Curtis told you that his new job is actually very high-risk.��


    Kate turned pale upon hearing that. It was obvious that the divorce did not sever her feelings for Jackson Curtis, but had deepened them instead.


    ��What happened?�� she asked with obvious concern.


    ��Mr. Jackson Curtis was badly injured while he was on the job. He asked us to pick you up to go see him �� if you want to. If you do, you better hurry up. The ICU doctor said that he might notst very long. If you take too much time, you might end up attending his funeral instead,�� answered Sheyan in a voice filled with pain.


    Tears instantly streaked down Kate��s face. She covered her face with her hands and fell onto her knees while trembling violently. She then opened her mouth at the direction of the house as if to say something, but she choked and lost her voice.


    Gordon immediately shouted, ��Lilly, Noah! Come out and take care of your mom!��


    Zi took a step forward and said in a soft voice, ��Thepany is sorry to see this happen. There��s no need for you to prepare anything. All your expenses will be paid by thepany. Please hurry up.��


    It appears that Gordon was a cautious person. He first dialed Jackson Curtis number, but of course it could not be reached. Then, he asked to check their IDs, which was not a problem at all for Party Ace. Their IDs were made by professionals from the FBI. After all the doubts had been cleared up, they made preparations to leave.


    But at that moment, Sheyan��s eyebrow suddenly twitched. His Perceptive Sense was the highest among them, so he could clearly feel something happening at that moment. He could feel that something which seems to be of vital importance, maybe even life-threatening, to this world, had suddenly snapped.


    Forty-seven kilometers below the Pacific te, there was a piece of Mesozoic sedimentary rock which was only about 100 square meters in size, but it had been here for millions of years. The times changed, the terrain shifted, but this Mesozoic sedimentary rock had remained the same.


    At this moment, however, cracks started to slowly appear in the middle of the Mesozoic sedimentary rock, and the rock snapped like a biscuit.


    A terrifying series of chain reactions were triggered as soon as the Mesozoic sedimentary rock broke. The tremendous pressure it had been enduring waspletely transferred to the other te faults! The bearing capacity of those faults had already reached the critical point even before that. Now that they were put under more pressure, they broke one after another.


    This domino effect could be described with a song:


    A nail fell off, and the horseshoe followed; a horseshoe fell off, and the horse copsed; a horse copsed, and the general died; a general died, and the war was lost; a war was lost, and the country fell!


    It sounded ridiculous that a nail could cause the death of a country, but when the whole series of events were carefully analysed, they were all logically connected. At this moment, the seemingly trivial matter of a Mesozoic sedimentary rock breaking was causing an even more serious consequence than the butterfly effect of the nail and the country, because it was something that would determine the life and death of billions of people, maybe even the survival of the entire human race!


    The 2012 apocalypse was here atst!


    ***


    The area outside the entrance of the New York ��base�� was currently inplete chaos.


    Arge number of clothes, backpacks, stic bags and other such things were abandoned on the ground, as if arge number of refugees had just passed by the ce. Hordes of people were crowding the entrance, fury shing in their eyes. They carried slogans on their backs, something like ��Punish those f*cking cheaters�� or ��Return my hard-earned money��.


    There were even a few groups of people gathered not far away who were screaming and roaring like wild beasts. These people, who felt cheated out of their fortune and was now carrying a bunch of debts, had chosen to take extreme actions. When they saw some of the staff of the base, they dragged the staff over and beat them up! Deaths had even been reported.


    ��Charles, I��ve known you for decades, but I didn��t expect you to be a damn liar! I made the mistake of believing in you, and now my reputation ispletely ruined!��


    A politician stood in front of Professor X and yelled in a pained voice. Unable to control his frustration and disappointment, the politician spat on Professor X��s face. Surprisingly, Professor X was the only leading figure willing to step forward to face the crowd. He was on an open-air conference stand, and there were thousands of people standing below him in anger and agony. Even when he faced such an insult, he still sat quietly in his wheelchair, asking only for more patience from the people. But no one listened to him.


    There was spit not just on his face, but on his body as well. Apparently, he had been spat on by more than one person. Professor X was actually strong enough to kill all of them, but he did not do so.


    Jean questioned Professor X angrily in her mind, saying that you��re a victim too, why would you let these people insult you like this? But Professor X just calmly said, ��A person must have the courage to face their own mistakes. And Jean, you must make sure that our own people have full control of the airships, even if you have to resort to force!��


    Not only Professor X; Mao and Prince Drac were also facing simr condemnations. Mao was not spat on, but mockery and verbal abuse were unavoidable. On the other hand, Drac was plunged into a crisis of trust and was facing internal strife. A Vampire Count was currently pointing a finger at him, questioning him loudly. They were all in a messy situation.


    The only key figure who was still having it easy was Dr. Octopus. He had always had a foul temper. Anyone who dared to insult him to his face could not escape the terrible fate of being swatted away like a fly by his tentacle. It sure was convenient being an evil viin!


    Just then, from the depths of the Earth, suddenly came a faint tremor!


    This faint tremor was like the drop of a pin which silenced the whole crowd. Although it was weak, it struck fear into all 340 million people in the United States!


    That��s because this tremor was the prelude to the beginning of the copse of the entire Pacific te!


    Following the weak tremor was another bout of quakes! Anyone who has experienced an earthquake before would know that even the slightest earthquake felt totally different from the tremor caused by human activities. It was an inescapable force which came from the depths of the Earth!


    In contrast, even if you stand next to a pile driver, or in a bunker that was being fired at by a howitzer, it would feel different from the seemingly unstoppable power of an earthquake.


    These two bouts of tremors calmed down the wild crowd near the base almost instantly. They stiffened in ce like lifeless puppets. Confusion and fear started creeping into their eyes.

 Chapter 1265: The Moment….

    <h4>Chapter 1265: The Moment....</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The vampire who was questioning Prince Drac stopped abruptly, as if someone had shed his throat with a knife!


    Mao had just written a cheque to pay for the damages with his own money, but while he was handing out the cheque with a gloomy face, his hand abruptly stopped in mid air. The fingers of the person opposite him were already touching the cheque, but the person was now shuddering and no longer dared to take it.


    A man in a suit was about to spit on Professor X, but he suddenly stiffened. He lowered his head to look down at his feet to make sure the trembling was not his hallucination. The crowd below broke into a loudmotion. A trace of ambition shed across Professor X��s eyes!


    The moment was here atst!


    After ying his role as a saint, his image of someone who was brave enough to take responsibility and be held ountable was now deeply ingrained into the heart of everyone there. With the support of these people, who could now stop him from bing a presidential leader after the apocalypse? Professor X had long recognised the fact that without enough political power and status, there was no way to carry out his own ideology!


    As for the problem of poption decline after the disaster, Professor X had already consulted with various professionals in this field. They told Professor X that humans were the most fertile creatures on the. This was mainly due to two aspects:


    First, most animals have mating periods when they are in heat, but not humans. Be it in spring, summer, autumn or winter, human males from the age of 13 to 80 could mate at will anytime, anywhere.


    Second, relying on the humans�� own technology, they could easily reduce the mortality rate during pregnancy and delivery to a very low level.


    The United States government had also taken a lot of measures in response to China��s replica ark project. Early estimation showed that the number of survivors may exceed 3 million people. After the disaster, it would only take 30 years for the poption to reach the figure of 100 million.


    As for Professor X��s life span... Professor X was already powerful enough to take over the mind of a person who was brain dead or in aa (this insane ability was shown in one of the X-Men movies)! Time was not a problem for him at all!


    ��The copse of the Pacific te will begin from the centre. Imagine a biscuit breaking in two. A huge crack will slowly form across almost the entire United States, from the west to the east along the Mississippi River. The crack would turn into a super erged version of the East African Rift Valley. The intensity of the earthquake in areas near the crack will reach 13.0 in magnitude!��


    ��Fortunately, cities like New York and Washington will only be on the fringes of the first wave of disasters, but Los Angeles will be severely damaged due to the San Andreas Fault in San Francisco.��


    ��Generally speaking, the poption in coastal cities will have higher chances of surviving the first wave of the earthquake, but the tsunami triggered by the earthquake will strike two to three hourster. The first wave of the tsunami will probably be more than 1000 meters high. That will be the real disaster that will wipe out the coastal cities!��


    Sheyan��s words reverberated in the minds of the three leading figures.


    By now, the three of them were already deeply convinced of the truth in his words.


    The crowd was starting to panic from the continuous earthquake, although the intensity of the earthquake so far only ranged from magnitude-4 to magnitude-6. Despite not being immediately threatening to their lives, it was enough to crush the anger, shock and humiliation of the vast majority of people there! Their minds were instead gripped by endless fear!


    Prince Drac stood up with a bloodthirsty smile. First, he looked around. He saw that the questioning eyes from before had turned into total submission. Then, he slowly extended his hand and broke the neck of the vampire in front of him who was passionately questioning him a few minutes ago.


    The vampire was so shocked that he even forgot to resist!


    How could Prince Drac miss this opportunity to clear out the dissidents? A bloody and horrible massacre immediately took ce! Prince Drac killed to his heart��s content, then ordered the vampires to board his gship while licking his fangs in satisfaction.


    Mao coldly stared at the man in front of him; the man who was once his friend, but was shouting madly at Mao topensate him for all his losses a few seconds ago.


    ��Take this cheque. This is the money I got for you after selling my assets,�� Mao told him tly.


    The man��s face turned pale. He squeezed out a forceful smile and waved his hands repeatedly.


    ��It��s all a huge misunderstanding. Listen to me, my dear Erik...��


    Mao could not be bothered to say another word to him. He stuffed the cheque into the man��s mouth. After that, he looked around at the others in the room who had all broken into a cold sweat. He strode out of the room with a wildughter.


    Eight formations of airships, 56 airships in total, remained in the base. They had already been filled with gas before the specified arrival time of the apocalypse which Sheyan told them, floating low above the ground.


    However, because at least half of the people had wavered, the airships were then lowered to only three or four metres above the ground, and temporary giant steps were installed to facilitate the departure of those people. But now, as soon as the earthquake ured, the mutants, vampires and other loyal subordinates of the three leading figures instantly retrieved the giant steps without hesitation, then ordered the airships to fly higher. These people, who were infuriated, were doing this out of spite!


    ��This is for shouting at me to refund your money!�� A currency changer on the airship sneered.


    ��This is for disobeying my management and leaving without permission!�� A management staff member uttered hatefully.


    ��This is for my friend that you beat up at the base entrance!�� An airship attendant said through gritted teeth.


    ��This is for littering!�� A janitor on an airship said with a sneer while waving a broom around.


    ��This is forpletely ignoring my words!�� An airship captain said with anger.


    ***


    Seeing the airships lift off and their only hope of survival about to disappear, those who came down from the airships fell into an even greater panic. The earthquake was still ongoing, and the fear in their hearts kept growing. Some of them started crying, some were yelling, some were shouting threats, and some had even taken out guns to fire at the airships.


    This kind of behaviour obviously could not be forgiven, so they were quickly beaten up by the legendary figures and the weapons on the airships. The repair work was handed over to the vampires who could fly. They pasted something like Band-Aids on the damaged parts, then refilled the airbags with an air pump with the gas they had prepared in advance. The inside of an airship��s airbag was divided into arge number of smaller airbags, so one or two broken sub-airbags would not affect the floating capacity much.


    The one who stepped forward in this situation was still Professor X. He slowly drifted into the air and asked the people to kneel down to confess their mistakes, then sincerely beg for forgiveness by muttering his name in their hearts. Only then could they find redemption.


    Such a request akin to a religious chatan��s would certainly meet with scoffs in times of peace, but in the current life-threatening situation, humans were willing to do things that were even more ridiculous than this. More importantly, Professor X could really read minds!


    Soon, dozens of sincere confessors had a faint white light shining on them, and from an airship dropped down a ropedder that rotated like a conveyor belt. One would not even need to climb thedder; they only needed to hold tightly onto the ropedder to be pulled up to the airship.


    Now that there were examples, and the people could see a ray of hope, the situation finally calmed down. Although the ground was trembling violently due to the earthquake, the situation did not seem like it would be fatal for the time being.


    In fact, most of the casualties urred because some of the people could not hold on to the ropedders properly. There were a dozen or so of them, and they naturally fell and died. Besides that, there were more than a hundred extremely religious people who felt that Professor X��s actions were sphemous to God, so Professor X mercifully let them leave. Except for the airships, they were free to go to any corner of the Earth.


    The happiest ones were naturally the people who chose to stay on the airships. They were staring at the fools below with arrogant looks. The names of these people had been recorded down. As strong supporters of the base, they would certainly be given preferential treatment in the future.


    However, most of the people who left had not returned yet. They had stayed awake in terror the night before, and when the apocalypse did note, they had left thinking that it was all one big joke, so they were now sleeping soundly to make up for the sleep they missedst night. There was no way they could get here in time, and even if we do, the base may not be willing to amodate them any longer.


    So after the Big Three had a discussion among themselves, they decided to execute an emergency n. They would take advantage of this critical moment while there were still billions of humans alive to urgently replenish some poption from New York City. To take in people so wantonly without prior screening was definitely somewhat inappropriate, but poption was the primary productive force of a nation, so having more was always better than having less!


    ***


    Everything was going well for the Big Three, but on Sheyan��s side, Party Ace was facing the most difficult challenge since they entered the Nightmare World.


    The area they were in was hundreds of kilometers closer to the core area of the earthquakepared to New York! Most importantly, a crustal crack which extended from the epicenter was passing through this ce, so the magnitude of the earthquake here exceeded 8.0!


    How bad was a magnitude-8.0 earthquake? The official statement issued by the government stated that ��most of the houses were damaged, the roads have copsed and the underground pipelines have ruptured��.


    Doesn��t sound that bad, does it?


    But keep in mind that the 2008 Sichuan Earthquake was only 7.9 in magnitude. The most destructive first wave of the earthquakested only 22 seconds, and the earthquake had urred in rtively undeveloped areas in Western China with low poption density. The final loss was 800 billion yuan (~USD $116 billion) and the death toll was close to 100,000.


    Normally, earthquakes would onlyst for a few seconds. A long one mayst for a dozen seconds or so. Rarely would theyst for more than a minute.


    But in this 2012 world, the magnitude-8.0 earthquake was expected tost for nearly half an hour. Can you imagine the astonishing damage it would cause?

 Chapter 1266: Run!

    <h4>Chapter 1266: Run!</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The ground trembled, softly at first, then started to shake violently! Trees and houses swayed like grass, and no one could remain standing. It felt as if someone was brutally beating up the Earth��s crust!


    An old man was initially enjoying the morning sunshine on his balcony, but the strong quake threw him over the balcony railings, and he hit the ground below heavily. The cyclists on the side of the road fell down one after another. Car rms went off due to the strong vibration. All the chaotic sounds intermingled, shaking the nerves of the humans.


    Ironically, right before the earthquake urred, Governor Schwarzenegger was still on TV releasing the official statement that the earthquake crisis had passed. No wonder he was mocked as someone who could only read from scripts.


    Worst of all, Kate and her children were still packing inside the house!


    ��Damn it!�� Sheyan swore out loud, then immediately passed down a series of orders. ��Reef, go and save them. I��ll go start the car. Sanzi, ask Kulutego to get ready. Our survival will most probably depend on him.��


    ��What about me?�� Zi was obviously dissatisfied at being ignored.


    ��Pray that Bind is really gone from this world! And, if you don��t mind, you can give me a kiss to raise my spirit,�� answered Sheyan with a shrug.


    Zi stared daggers at Sheyan. ��I do mind,�� she replied coldly.


    Sheyan sprinted to the car,pletely ignoring the tremor of the ground, and started the engine. It was a car they had carefully selected before they came here, a car which was wild and domineering �� a pure white, six-wheeled extended Hummer H6!


    (TL: https://i.pinimg/originals/df/71/75/df7175c3d59b55083fe3cb99ae013473.jpg )


    The car needed only 8.6 seconds to go from 0 to 100 km/h and could reach a maximum speed of 200 km/h. Its 6.0L, 32-valve V8 OHV gasoline engine provided it amazing horsepower, much more than could be provided by the 2.0L and 3.0L engines in normal off-road vehicles.


    The only disadvantage of this four-ton vehicle is that it consumes a staggering amount of fuel. It drinks oil like humans drink water. To give a more intuitiveparison, the fuel consumption of an H6 which moves in an urban area is about ten times that of a normal vehicle with amonly-seen 0.8L engine. Fortunately, the H6 has a dual fuel tank configuration and can hold 240 liters of fuel, which enables it to move seven or eight hundred kilometers without refueling. Otherwise, it would have to stop for gas after every dozens of kilometers.


    Reef had already jumped into Gordon��s house. The whole building was shaking like there were invisible monsters mming into it outside from every direction.


    Reef kicked open the door of one of the rooms inside. Everything in his vision was shaking and seemed bizarrely twisted. Dust rustled down the walls and furniture.


    The sounds of porcin tinkling and shattering came from everywhere, but what worried Reef more were the groans made by the timber supporting the house. This house obviously would not remain standing for much longer in this earthquake.


    The cry of the children upstairs sessfully provided Reef with the right direction. He covered his head with his hands and rushed upstairs. It was not that long a distance, but at least two chandeliers fell on him, covering him in ss fragments. However, they could not harm the sturdy Reef in the slightest. When he stepped onto the second floor, a wardrobe suddenly flew towards him! Reef clenched his fist and swung his elbow!


    The wardrobe broke apart, sending clothes and dust flying everywhere, but it could not slow Reef down at all! As soon as he reached the second floor, he saw Kate and her two children taking cover under a dining table, hugging each other and trembling in fear.


    ��Come with me!�� Reef��s voice was hoarse but calm.


    Kate shouted back in horror, ��But the experts say it��s safer to hide under the table in an earthquake!��


    Just as Reef was about to reply, he suddenly heard a very clear crackleing from the roof beam. The beam broke from the middle. The whole building was going to copse in a few seconds! He had no time to exin. He charged forward and sent the table flipping with a knee. With Kate in his left arm and the two frightened children in his right, he crashed through a window and jumped outside!


    Less than two seconds after that, the interior walls of the house copsed under the terrible pressure. The whole building was destroyed like a giant invisible palm had emerged from the void and pressed down on it, stirring up smoke and dust high into the sky.


    A sharp glint suddenly shed across Sheyan��s eyes, because he could clearly see a sharp steel bar shooting out of the copsing building, aiming straight for Lilly��s back. Was it really just a coincidence?


    ��Such a straightforward attack. It��s probably not Bind,�� Sheyan immediately decided. Zi, who was standing next to him, gently flicked her finger. A sharp Force turned into the shape of a needle and struck the steel bar from the side, knocking it away. Reef rolled to soften his fall, then sprinted forward while carrying the three victims.


    Sheyan opened the car door and grabbed the panicking Gordon, pulling him into the front passenger seat. He then stepped on the elerator. Meanwhile, Zi pushed open the rear hatch and reached out to receive the people Reef had rescued. Arge number of fissures had appeared on the road a few dozen meters behind Reef, and they were extending in this direction.


    The powerful V8 engine roared vigorously. Reef threw Kate and the two dizzy children towards the back of the H6. Zi very easily caught all three and ced them on the seats. Although the car was already moving above 60 km/h, Reef still managed to jump onto the car without much effort.


    The Hummer H6 they had chosen was not a normal Hummer H6, but a modified one. Its front and back seats alone could already amodate five adults. There was also the extended rearpartment, which had been decorated into a luxury bar with deluxe lighting, surround sound, and even TVs and refrigerators. The luxurious real leather sofa in the corner had a wide andfortable back and could seat five people.


    On the wall opposite the sofa, a wall-mounted 15-inch screen was connected to the DVD yer in the front row. That, and the overwhelming acoustic effect from 10 speakers, turned this little space into a mobile private cinema. Next to the walnut-wood bar were two embedded refrigerators. The ss rack on the bar could hold 10 sses firmly in ce. The roof and the surrounding walls were ted with chrome for decoration, with variable-colourmps iid within.


    Kate was already ced on the sofa while she was still in shock. Zi helped her fasten her seat belt and brought her a cup of vodka to calm her down. The car was shaking due to the earthquake. A lot of fractures had appeared on the walls of the houses on both sides of the road. They copsed one by one, unable to resist the violent destructive force of nature.


    More horrible were the numerous fissures and pits that had emerged on the road behind them, determinedly chasing after them like falling dominoes! Vehicles parked on the side of the road were swallowed up by the sudden copse one after another. Countless trees fell down and disappeared into the newly formed deep ravines.


    ��Can you please go faster!�� Zi shouted from the back, ��The fissures are only two seconds behind us! I��m feeling really unsafe right now! ��


    Sheyan shrugged, then stepped on the throttle until it touched the floor. The engine of the Hummer H6 instantly roared louder. Its wide off-road tires yed an important role at this moment. The vehicle shot forward, trying its best to outrun the copsing road behind it.


    The needle of the speedometer on the dashboard increased slowly and steadily: 90, 100, 120, 150 km/h! In the vision and senses of everyone in the car, the whole world seemed to be shaking violently!!


    Kate and Gordon were whispering prayers. They were unable to do anything else besides this, as if their minds had been temporarily frozen.


    But right then, Sheyan finally encountered the thing he was most worried about �� a traffic jam! After steering onto the main road, more and more cars appeared in front of them. The people driving these cars were obviously gripped by fear and had not realised the great crisis encroaching from behind.


    ��Now is not the time to follow some bullshit traffic rules!�� Sheyan gritted his teeth. ��Ladies and gentlemen, hold on tight, a violent collision is about to ur!��


    As soon as he said that, a loud bang could be heard. Sheyan had rammed hard into the butt of a Toyota Coro in front of them, knocking it away. If they had let the car stay in front of them, they would fall into the abyss after but a few seconds.


    Now was the time for the Hummer H6 to disy its domineering might with its weight of more than four tons, its high-strength alloy steel structure, and its speed which had already elerated to nearly 150 km/h. Ordinary vehicles could not stop it at all, unless there was a heavy duty truck blocking its way!

 Chapter 1267: A Branch in the Storyline

    <h4>Chapter 1267: A Branch in the Storyline</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    After knocking away the slow-moving Toyota Coro ahead, the Hummer H6 only slowed down slightly before it once again elerated sharply, spewing ck smoke from its exhaust pipe. But after making a sharp turn, Sheyan could not help but swear out loud again.


    That��s because an ident involving more than 20 vehicles was taking ce right in front of them. Fire and smoke filled the air. Under the circumstances, no matter how powerful the Hummer H6 was, there was no way it could just force its way through like a bulldozer.


    Therefore, Sheyan did not hesitate to press the button on the dashboard to switch to off-road mode. With a turn of the steering wheel, the vehicle steered towards thewn to the side!


    The Hummer��s performance on the road was about the same as cars like Jetta and Santana, but in terms of off-road capability, the Hummer was the king among civilian vehicles!


    Amidst the loud roar of the engine,rge masses of wet soil mixed with arge amount of crushed grass sprayed out from under the wheels and sshed onto the trees nearby. Thewn had obviously been carefully managed; the owner must have spent a lot of time on it, but he was now unable to make any protests because he was currently buried under his copsed house.


    Sheyan showed not the slightest hesitation in driving over several patches ofwn and smashing into a beautiful fence with blue and white morning glory growing on it. After that, the Hummer crashed into a shaky shed at more than 80 km/h, then dashed out among the dust and debris like a giant metallic beast.


    A wet slope more than sixty degrees steep appeared in front of them. Most people could only stop helplessly and sigh when they see this.


    Seeing the inevitable collision approaching, Gordon could not help screaming out loud.


    ��You��re crazy!��


    Zi pulled him to the back of the car to join his family, and she herself took the front passenger seat.


    Right before the moment of impact, without the need for Sheyan to give the order, a yellow glow already appeared from Kulutego��s hand.


    The slope copsed slightly, forming something like a staircase. Sheyan put the pedal to the metal, and the engine roared loudly. The custom Bridgestone off-road tires provided amazing grip for the vehicle,unching it forward. Arge amount of wet mud frantically sshed out from under the rear wheels. The steel monster forcefully climbed up the steep slope!


    Even after oveing this obstacle, the path ahead was still not a smooth ride, but at least they had temporarily steered away from the direction which the fissures were extending towards. From this high ground, they could clearly see the vastnd in the distance waving and undting. The buildings were shaking and copsing in this unprecedented disaster, and the trees were falling down one after another.


    The family at the back trembled when they saw this scene. Gordon could not help yelling in fear, ��Where are we going now?��


    ��Santa Monica Airport. There��s a ne waiting for us there,�� answered Sheyan calmly.


    ��You can save at least half the time if you take the airport highway!�� Gordon immediately gave a suggestion.


    Sheyan smirked. With a turn of the steering wheel, the Hummer steered back onto another road which had less traffic. It charged forward violently, knocking away all the vehicles in its path.


    The earthquake hadsted for nearly five minutes now. All the buildings that would copse already did, while those that had not copsed could probably still persist for a while longer, ushering in a rtively safe period in the city for the moment. Although entering the city was a very dangerous thing to do, in order to cut back time on the journey, Sheyan decided to take the risk.


    ��You should��ve turned left to get to the airport highway,�� Gordon pointed out Sheyan��s mistake, but he immediately shut his mouth. He stared wide-eyed into the distance, because he already saw what the airport highway that was built on a bridge looked like at the moment. From a bird��s eye view, it would look like the corpse of a snake that had dried up.


    The whole highway had copsed in sections. The road on top of some of the more stable piers were still being supported in mid-air, albeit a bit skewed, but at least half the highway hadpletely copsed. The highway sections were densely packed with vehicles which could not advance or retreat. They could only crash to the ground together with the copsing bridge, or wait for thend��s fury to im them.


    If they had really taken the airport highway ording to Gordon��s instruction, they would be trapped up there right now.


    The road they were driving on was also in a chaotic mess. Sheyan ruthlessly crashed through everything in their way �� vehicles, corpses, and even living humans that were screaming in panic. The surface of the Hummer was now full of scratches and dents, but its inside was not much affected. The engine was still providing powerful thrust, while the tough inner wall effectively protected the passengers inside.


    The pier closest to them suddenly fractured. The cracks spread to the whole pier and itpletely copsed, no longer able to support the section of the road above it. The section of bridge, about four to five hundred meters long, fell towards this side together with hundreds of cars on it.


    It felt exactly like the water that came crashing down when a thirty metre dam burst, flooding the whole world!!


    Sheyan swore in anger. He could only turn the steering wheel hard and execute a crazy maneuver akin to a drift, forcing the vehicle to steer into a small alley. But even so, there were still a few cars that were pushed by the falling bridge section which came sliding over in this direction, leaving trails of sparks that sprayed more than five meters into the air!


    Seeing the inevitable collision, Gordon��s family screamed in hysteria.


    ��Zi,�� Sheyan uttered calmly.


    Zi immediately opened the car door, extended half her body outside, and pushed out at the cars that were sliding over.


    The invisible ��Force.Collision Wall�� immediately flew out towards the cars that seemed like they carried the will of Death, giving rise to a loud, roaring wind! It crashed into the cars from the side, skillfully deflecting them away from their true course.


    A white mixer truck was still crashing in this direction, but its course was already off by 15 to 20 degrees. It hooked onto a nearby building about five or six meters away from the Hummer and immediately lost control, swinging into the building. The building had already been ravaged by the earthquake, and now that it was struck by the white mixer truck, the huge impact force immediately made it copse. A violent explosion followed.


    Sheyan kept stepping on the elerator, continuing to elerate. After turning a corner, he saw many high-rise buildings trembling like unstable dominoes. Their ss curtain walls were cracking, and various humans and furniture were falling down from them.


    Twenty metres ahead, an unbelievablyrge but shabby neon sign board fell down from the sky with arge number of electrical wires trailing behind it, looking like aet crashing down to earth.


    The electrical sign board was at least twenty meters high and five meters wide. Although it looked tattered, dirty and unremarkable right now, it was sure to be a most remarkablendmark in the city��s skylinee nighttime. Sheyan dodged the crashing object with a sudden brake and drift. Countless broken ss fragments scattered across the area.


    ��This electrical sign board must have cost a lot of money. What a pity.�� Sheyan made the random remark under his breath because he had been involved in the instation of light signals on the airships, so he had been exposed to this kind of thing before. Surprisingly, a reply to his remark came rather quickly.


    ��Yeah. It was custom made in Washington, and it cost $1.78 million in total!�� The one who replied was Gordon, who was sighing from the back.


    ��How did you know that?�� asked Sanzi curiously.


    Sheyan suddenly realised something. ��The sign board says Gordon Cosmetic Hospital. Could that ce be....��


    The half bald Dr. Gordon Silberman stared out of the window with a forlorn look, and replied in great distress, ��That��s right, this is my private hospital. s...��


    Suddenly, a group of people that looked like office workers rushed out of the hospital building. They were all in a sorry state and looked really terrified. Right then, a five-storey building next to them copsed and mercilessly fell directly onto them. Only a woman was lucky enough to survive, but her left leg was crushed. She screamed and cried in despair.


    Sheyan had seen too many of such incidents before to care, but Gordon suddenly started shouting like a wounded beast and thumping against the car wall in spite of the pain.


    ��Stop! Save her, save her!��


    To stop the car to rescue someone in the current situation carried a great risk. There were dense buildings on both sides of the road. All of them could fall anytime, blocking their way or burying them alive. Furthermore, the earlier they could get to the airport, the higher their chances of survival!


    But Sheyan then saw Gordon��s desperate look from the rearview mirror. He suddenly had an idea. He actually stopped the car and asked Reef to rescue the woman.


    Reef knew that bringing another person with them meant more burden on their shoulders, but he still did as Sheyan asked out of his trust in Sheyan.


    After the woman was rescued and brought onto the car, they found that although she cut a sorry figure right now, she was actually a blonde beauty. Moreover, she had a curvy, sexy figure. However, her left leg was crushed and she was badly injured, so she would probably need quite some time to recover.


    When the blonde woman got on the car, she first looked around, then hugged Gordon tightly and burst into tears. ��I thought I��d never see you again!�� she repeated over and over.


    Kate��s face visibly turned stiff seeing this awkward situation. However, she was apparently a very kind person. When the blonde girl had recovered slightly from her state of shock, Kate asked for a ss of brandy and brought it over to her.


    ��You��d better have a ss of brandy first, Brooke. After that, you should clean the wound on your leg to avoid contamination.��


    Brooke obviously realised that she was acting inappropriate, so she immediately let go of Gordon and whispered her thanks. Gordon also seemed really embarrassed.


    The injury on Brooke��s leg looked to be quite serious. The broken bones were exposed to the air, puncturing through the wound. There were also sand and debris sticking to the wound. They did not have anything to treat the wound with at the moment, so they could only anaesthetise her with liquor, and mixed drinking water with liquor to clean the wound.


    Dr. Gordon Silberman, being a stic surgeon, could certainly perform a simple treatment like this. But the ambiguous atmosphere between him and the patient he was treating was obvious to anyone who was watching. Even a blind man could see that there was something between them.


    Reef looked at this scene with great interest and could not help asking Kate, who was holding onto her children, ��Who is thisdy named Brooke?��


    ��Gordon��s secretary. We��ve had dinner together several times,�� answered Kate tly.


    ��Oh,�� Reef let out an exmation ofprehension. All of them could hear the unconcealed dissatisfaction in Kate��s voice. They now also understood Sheyan��s intention in saving the woman.


    In the original plot, Dr. Gordon Silberman had unfortunately died in the end. It was thanks to his death that the protagonist, Mr. Jackson Curtis, could get back with his wife and children without any problems.


    But now, Gordon had been saved together with Jackson��s family, and it was unlikely that he would die, unless Party Ace killed him themselves. To kill such a weak character who was extremely important to the plot? No contestant would ever do that unless they had no other choice! Party Ace, of course, was not so foolish either!


    But then, a problem arose. If Gordon lived, Kate would still be his girlfriend, and the protagonist, Mr. Jackson Curtis, would have zero chances of getting back together with her. He was destined to be forever alone.


    The storyline had changed dramatically here. Fortunately, Sheyan��s keen sense made him aware of the problem, and he gave the order to rescue Brooke. It seemed that Gordon was not a very faithful man. Now, things would have a more satisfactory ending.


    In truth, Gordon actually loved Kate a little more than he loved Brooke, but because Kate still had her ex-husband in a small corner of her heart, she had been taking contraceptives all this while. This particr matter had made Gordon very unhappy.


    It wasmon knowledge that reproduction and survival were the instincts of all creatures. The activities of all living things could be considered to revolve around these two matters, human beings included. Furthermore, Gordon was already in his early forties, so his desire for having his own children must be very strong. This had be the most fundamental rift between them.


    At that moment, Brooke had appeared. She was at least fifteen years younger than Kate, young, beautiful and unmarried. Her boobs were at least D-cup and she had a slim waist to boot.


    In order to capture Gordon��s heart, she perfectly yed the role of a gentle, obedient and considerate woman. Monica Lewinsky could not hold a candle to her. Things like not wearing condoms and not taking contraceptives were trivial matters to her. In fact, she wanted to get pregnant with Gordon��s child. It would help her climb up in status.


    Gordon was not a saint. He could not help falling for such a gentle assault. However, his feelings for Kate were real, plus they were only living together together at the moment and were not married yet, so he decided to have both women simultaneously and see what happens. He just did not expect today to be the day his affair would be exposed.


    ***


    The tough metallic beast that was the Hummer H6 finally escaped from the city with Kulutego��s help, covered in scars and bruises. Fortunately, Sheyan had already nned a route in advance. Thanks to the Hummer��s powerful off-road capabilities, they could race across uneven terrains straight towards Santa Monica Airport, avoiding the dangerous roads. They soon reached their destination.


    The earthquake was still ongoing. The ground was shaking like it was floating on a water surface. But the earthquake here felt slightly weaker, and the copsing of the buildings seemed less serious. Despite that, the airport was still inplete chaos.


    The earthquake had happened for nearly half an hour, and due to the widespread knowledge of earthquake emergency measures, most people knew that they should move to an open space.... An airport undoubtedly fulfilled this criterion, hence the crowd density here far exceeded their imagination!


    ��SH*T!�� When Sheyan saw the situation at the airport after jumping out of the car, he could not help cursing in anger!


    The 12-seater Sikorsky S-76 helicopter he had arranged for was still here, but it could no longer soar into the blue sky, because an electric cargo truckmonly seen in the airport had rammed into it. The helicopter was tilted, leaning against the ground on its side. It was already quite fortunate that an explosion had not urred due to fuel leakage. As for the pilot, half his body was still stuck in the cabin. He seemed to have died for a long time.


    ��What do we do now?�� asked Reef.


    ��We can hijack a ne,�� suggested Zi without hesitation.


    But Sheyan shook his head. ��Look at the four takeoff runways outside! They��re all either damaged so badly that they can��t be used anymore, or they��repletely blocked. There aren��t only humans on the runways, there are also lots of cars and other objects. Even if we don��t care about human lives, we still won��t be able to forcibly take off. That��s why we can only look for another helicopter.��


    They wasted no time in doing so. Sanzi was left behind to take care of the people in the car, while everyone else spread out to search. However, the results were very disappointing.


    ��I don��t see any helicopters on my side.��


    ��Oh, I see one, but....it��s broken down.��


    ��I found an airport staff who told me that ten minutes ago, someone had rushed here with a gun and forced the pilots to drive away thest two helicopters remaining.��


    All the development seemed to be advancing towards a hopeless direction, but Sheyan did not believe that the mission would force them into a dead end so quickly. A few ideas instantly sprung in his mind.


    He took a deep breath and asked, ��How long have you stayed here for, Gordon?��


    Gordon was in a state of confusion and fear, so he only snapped back to his senses after a short while. He replied, ��I came here as an intern in my sophomore year and instantly fell in love with this beautiful ce. I don��t think there��s anywhere in the world more suitable for me. It��s been exactly 27 years and 5 months since then.��


    ��You must be very familiar with this area then?�� asked Sheyan again.


    ��Of course. I know this ce like the back of my hand,�� Gordon immediately answered.


    ��Is there a military base nearby?�� Sheyan asked seriously.


    Gordon hesitated for a while before he said, ��I think so, but I��ve never paid much attention to these things.��


    Brooke, who was biting her lower lip with a pale face, suddenly interjected, ��Yes, sir, there is indeed a secret military base nearby, because if hostile forces attempt to invade the United States from the air, this ce has a high probability of detecting the enemy��s aircraft or missiles in advance. The military base is small, but it has a tight defensive system, and the level of confidentiality is high. The military base is also engaged in underground research.��


    Sheyan��s eyes lit up. He did not expect to get extra information from a random person he rescued. His lips curled into a grin.


    ��That��s the only piece of good news I��ve heard in thest 24 hours. A high-level military base must be equipped with helicopters, and they��d be military helicopters to boot. I only have onest question because I need to verify the reliability of your information. How do you know a secret that Gordon, who has lived here for 27 years, doesn��t?��


    ��An officer in the base is chasing after me. Gordon knows this too,�� Brooke answered unhesitatingly.


    Gordon was momentarily stunned, but he soon verified that it was true. Indeed, there was a military officer who was chasing after Brooke madly in the first half of the year. This was the catalyst that prompted Gordon to start a rtionship with Brooke. After all, something that was in high demand would always appear more precious. Even a bad lot ofnd would sell for the price of diamonds if there were peoplepeting for it.


    Sheyan immediately snapped his fingers. ��Wonderful! I believe you must know how to get to the military base then, Brooke?��


    Brooke bit her lip in anxiety and said, ��Of course, he took me there for a ride once. But the problem is, that ce is a highly guarded military base. Although a terrible disaster like this has happened, I don��t think the soldiers there will just let us drive a helicopter away.��


    Sheyan burst intoughter while re-igniting the Hummer��s engine. ��You��re right, but I��m pretty good at persuading people, be they soldiers, politicians, bankers orwyers. So don��t worry about that, just show me the way.��


    In truth, a branch in the storyline had urred here. Even if Party Ace had not rescued Brooke, they could have learned from the other hospital staff that the hospital had a light-weight helicopter that they used to transport patients. However, the light-weight helicopter could only carry seven people. Hence, Gordon would have to be sacrificed.


    ***


    Although the reason given by Sheyan was not that convincing, Brooke still obediently acted as the guide. They arrived in the vicinity of the military base merely ten minutester thanks to the excellent off-road capabilities of the Hummer.


    The barbed wire fence denoting that this was a restricted military area had already been distorted out of shape or had copsed, no longer able to prohibit outsiders from entering. During the earthquake, the soldiers had no choice but to run towards open spaces too.


    But the earthquake had seemingly subsided now. At least, it had changed from the previous violent tremor into a light shaking. The people could now walk without holding onto something for support. However, a faint white gas was escaping into the atmosphere from the fissures on the ground, and the air was filled with a pungent smell.


    Sheyan��s senses told him that the earthquake was only a little tired from the sequence of serious disasters it had caused, so it was stopping for a moment to take a breather in preparation for a more terrifying outburstter!


    Unfortunately, the rest of the people were not aware of this. They were basking in the joy of having survived a catastrophe. Maybe some did, but there was nothing they could do.


    This restricted military area was situated in the wilderness, a ce covered in yellow, withering grass. The only signboard guiding others to it was the cracked cement road. At the gate of the restricted military area, Sheyan boldly stepped on the elerator and effortlessly broke through the guardrail. The three soldiers who should have been guarding the gate were nowhere in sight.


    After driving two to three kilometers further, they saw green barracks, vast training grounds, and also the military airport Sheyan most wished to see, on which were three ck Hawk helicopters!


    The ck Hawks were multipurpose helicoptersmonly used by the U.S. Army. Apart from the pilot, each helicopter can carry 11 soldiers, 19 in an emergency. They are mainly used for transporting assault troops to the front line and to attack ground targets. Sometimes, they are also used to rescue the wounded from the battlefield.


    Of the three helicopters parked on the apron, one had fallen into a fissure, tilting to the side, and it seemed like it had already exploded and burst into mes. Several people were currently beside it, trying to put out the fire with fire extinguishers. Fortunately, the other two seemed all right.


    On the other side of the military base, more than twenty soldiers were gathered around a copsed barracks, screaming loudly. It turned out that, although the surface area of the military base was not thatrge, the underground area was actually really vast! There were about twenty floors underground!


    The underground facility of the military base was carrying out research akin to that in The Hive in Resident Evil. Of course, they had not produced any T-viruses or Z-viruses yet, but it was because they were afraid of biochemical leakage and pollution that they were performing the research at such a secretive ce.


    Therefore, the underground base was not afraid of nuclear weapons or satellite surveince. However, there were pros and cons to everything. Now that they were assaulted by a high-intensity earthquake, the damage done was astonishing. All the facilities inside had copsed and all the people inside were buried alive. None of them managed to escape.


    The ce the soldiers were gathered around, despite the risk of aftershocks, was the entrance to the underground base. They were digging hard at the rubble with shovels, but they could only try their best and leave the rest to fate. Based on their current digging speed, it would probably take them months to evacuate the first three floors of the underground base. And that was under the condition that there were no further earthquakes to disrupt their progress.


    Party Ace, of course, had no intention of helping others out of kindness or justice. The Hummer charged straight for the parked ck Hawk helicopters.


    If they were still not discovered after that, the remaining soldiers must be blind. A few of the soldiers shouted warnings and aimed their guns at them, but the safety lock on their guns were still on. They were probably just trying to intimidate the trespassers.


    Gordon and the other ordinary people at the back of the Hummer was naturally keeping a close eye on the development of the situation. When the soldiers targeted their M4A1 rifles at the car, it made them very ufortable, their faces immediately turning pale.


    Sheyan suddenly turned to Gordon and told him, �� Gordon, if....now, I��m just saying IF. If a fire is spreading behind you and is rapidly catching up to you, and there��s a wooden bridge in front of you. You know that you��ll be safe if you can just cross the bridge to the other side, but a stranger is standing on the bridge, refusing to let you pass. Will you kill him?��


    Gordon hesitated and replied, ��I don��t know.��


    Sheyanughed. ��What if your loved one is also fleeing next to you?��


    This time, Gordon answered without hesitation. ��Of course I��d kill him. I��d willingly be burdened with sin for the rest of my life if it means the person I love can live on in peace and happiness!


    Sheyan revealed a mysterious smile. ��It��s great that you can think that way.��


    After he said this, he stopped the car, jumped out of it, raised both his hands, and then, with a smile on his face, walked towards the soldiers.


    The little girl, Lilly Curtis, suddenly told her brother Noah Curtis quietly, ��I don��t think those grown-ups will let us on the helicopter. They look really scary!��


    ��But Mr. Seaman said he��s really good at persuading people,�� Noah replied in the tone of an adult.


    ��Good heavens!�� Lilly suddenly eximed in surprise. Before Sheyan had even said a word, a lieutenant with bloodshot eyes and was breathing heavily had already ced the muzzle of his gun on Sheyan��s head. The pungent smell of alcohol carried over from the lieutenant��s breaths. He seemed to be drunk.


    ��You��ve trespassed into a restricted military zone! You can either choose to f*ck off right away or let my bullets blow your brains out!��


    ��I think we can make a deal,�� Sheyan replied calmly with a smile, but the reply he got was a smack to the head with the butt of the gun!


    Screams of shock came from the rearpartment of the Hummer. Noah looked at her sister, who was covering her mouth, and sighed.


    ��I think Mr. Seaman has met a very difficult person to convince.��


    Lilly��s eyes were filled with tears. ��That must have been really painful.��


    Sanzi suddenlyughed. ��Not really,�� he said.


    The thick rifle butt mmed into the side of Sheyan��s head. If Sheyan was a normal person, this blow would at least give him a concussion, but in reality, it only knocked Sheyan��s head to one side.


    The lieutenant became even angrier because of that. His younger brother was buried alive in the underground base and he had no ce to vent his anger. He instantly roared like a wild beast and kicked Sheyan down. After that, he actually pulled the gun bolt back and fired the gun at Sheyan. He was not holding back any longer!


    The two soldiers beside him were obviously surprised, but they knew they could not stop him in time, so did not say anything. Besides, ording to the regtions, during a special time like in an earthquake, curfews would be imposed on prisons, military bases, government offices, police stations and other key official departments. Killing a trespasser could only be considered a handling method that was a little too heavy, and was not against the rules. As long as all of them insisted that the trespasser had sinister intentions, his death would not be investigated.


    Gordon did not expect the soldiers to be so brutal. They actually started killing without any warning! His face turned pale and he burst out in cold sweat. Sounds came from his chattering teeth. The soldiers were now walking to the car with a fierce look in their eyes. Lilly let out a scream and plunged into her mother��s bosom.


    The five soldiers had all pulled back their gun bolts and were walking towards the Hummer with expressionless faces, but behind them, Sheyan climbed back up silently. He sighed heavily with his hands in his trouser pockets.


    ��I didn��t want to kill so many people. Why do you have to force me?��


    When the lieutenant who fired the gun heard that, he turned around as if he had seen a ghost. He was obviously well trained as he immediately took a step forward and raised his gun to take aim.


    Sheyan ignored the muzzle that was as dark as a ck hole and moved forward instead of retreating. He did not seem to have moved much, only taking a step forward, but he was now standing in front of the lieutenant with the M4A1 rifle stuck under his armpit. The gun continuously fired shots, but they all hit empty spaces.


    The lieutenant was reluctant to let go of his gun and kept pulling at it hard, but the gun felt like it had been welded onto a wall. Sheyan exerted some force, and the gun immediately deformed, the gun parts scattering everywhere. The lieutenant tried to reach for the handgun on his waist, but Sheyan instantly mmed his head into the lieutenant��s.


    The lieutenant��s head snapped back from the impact, and Sheyan mmed a knee into his crotch. His face immediately turned pale. He copsed onto the ground with his body convulsing and his crotch in a bloody mess. Having dealt with him, Sheyan lowered his body and charged into the midst of the remaining four soldiers who had not yet reacted.


    Sheyan��s objective was simple. These soldiers were nothing in his eyes, but there were more than 20 other soldiers armed to the teeth not far away. He wanted to create a chaotic situation so that the soldiers could not fire at him.


    Ordinary bullets could not threaten him, but this was after all a military base, not to mention that they still could not confirm what was happening with Bind yet, so it pays to be careful.


    Sheyan rushed into the midst of the soldiers with his arms outstretched and grabbed the necks of the two soldiers in front of him. They struggled madly but could not resist against Sheyan��s abnormal strength! Their heads collided together, and the world was silent once again.


    At the same time, a trail of blood appeared on Sheyan��s back. One of the soldiers had used his carbon steel dagger to cut open a long wound behind Sheyan. But when the dagger cut into Sheyan, his muscles contracted to grip the dagger��s de. Sheyan spun rapidly and rammed his elbow into the soldier��s face. The sound of bones breaking could be heard, and the soldier slowly fell to the ground.


    Thest soldier could already sense that something was amiss and tried to run away, but Sheyan gripped his neck and held the soldier in front of himself as a shield. He shrunk his body and hid behind the soldier, then dashed towards the soldiers in the distance.


    All of these happened in an instant. Besides the contestants, no one expected the man who had been shot by an M4A1 rifle to climb back up and fight like a wild beast. Not only did he either kill or severely injure five elite soldiers in an instant, he was now setting his sights on the other soldiers!


    In their astonishment, therge group of soldiers in the distance were all caught unprepared. They clearly had the most advanced modern weapons in their hands and were in their own base, but they felt like they were prey being hunted by a predator!


    ��This man has superpowers!�� An officer shouted. Since there were mutants and vampires in this world, it was impossible not to leave any traces. The officer rolled backwards into a textbook half-kneeling firing posture with astonishing speed. He quickly took aim and fired.


    Sheyan, on the other hand, shrunk his body even further and sprinted even faster.


    Sounds of bullets prating into the flesh came one after another as the soldier used as a shield by Sheyan convulsed violently. All the bullets urately hit him on his upper body, drilling deep inside. His screams of agony gradually turned weaker.


    When Sheyan had approached within five meters, he flung the ��meat shield�� which was now filled with bullet holes forward, knocking three people down. He then jumped and kicked out. The soldier in front tried to block his kick, but he ended up folding in half at the waist and flew away like he had been hit by a heavy truck.


    The pupils of the major inmand contracted when he witnessed this. The smell of blood felt heavy in his nose, and a sweetness was surging up his throat. He took a few deep breaths before he gritted his teeth and pulled out a grenade. He threw the grenade and fell down to the ground.


    But before the grenade couldnd, it was pped back by the enemy and ended up exploding next to the four soldiers on the side. Sharp metal shrapnels instantly tore apart the human bodies. Blood-curdling screams rose one after another.

 Chapter 1268: Eruption

    <h4>Chapter 1268: Eruption</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Another soldier tried to use a new type of burning grenade against Sheyan, but before the grenade could be thrown, Sheyan had rushed over and grabbed his hand that was holding the grenade. The grenade��s detonation mechanism activated right then, so the me grenade ended up exploding in his hand.


    The soldier screamed and struggled after catching fire all over his body. After running for twenty meters, he fell into a tent. The dry misceneous stuff around him was instantly ignited and the fire started spreading fiercely.


    The officer��s heart sank, but he had not lost all hope yet. That��s because he could already hear the sound of engineing from the east. He knew that the two soldiers left to guard the radio station hade to help in a ��Bradley�� M2/M3 Tracked Armoured Fighting Vehicle.


    With the terrifyingbination of a M2HB-QCB heavy barrel quick reloading heavy machine gun and a12.7mm APEI-169 Armor Piercing Explosive Incendiary on the vehicle, they should be able to easily tear up this damn bastard that had superpowers!


    But suddenly, a strong wind blew!!


    A deafening noise akin to the sound of thunder came from the distance, and a dark mass suddenly came whirring from the air. The dark mass turned out to be a huge rock that was heading straight for the armoured fighting vehicle!


    Sergeant Litt was aiming at the enemy behind the heavy machine gun and was about to open fire, but the unexpected attack forcefully interrupted him. The rock carried such a strong momentum that he found himself having difficulty breathing. He could only protect himself with his arms in panic.


    An agonizing pain caused by blunt force trauma assaulted the front part of his body. The protective enclosure could not protect him at all. The rock hit him head-on, sending him flying and crashing heavily to the hard ground in the distance, his fate unknown. The vehicle was also knocked more than two meters away amidst the harsh sound of tires rubbing against the ground.


    Kulutego��s specialty �C


    Rock Throw!


    ***


    Three minutester, all the arrogant and enraged soldiers were either dead or wounded. Those that were still alive could hardly stand up.


    The stunned Noah muttered to his sister, ��I was wrong. Mr. Seaman is good at persuading people; not with his tongue, but with his fist.��


    But at that moment, they suddenly felt a tremor. The shaking got so intense that they had to get on all fours; none of them could remain standing. The Hummer was clearly parked on t ground, but it was rocking from side to side because of the violent shock!


    If the aftershock from before felt like jumping around a spring bed, then the tremor now felt like the sign before a tsunami!


    There seemed to be a huge beast with monstrous power underground, roaring and madly crashing into the ground! Every time it struck, the violent impact would sessfully transmit to all the humans through the fragilend. The humans could only endure helplessly, unable to resist in any way!


    Sheyan suddenly turned his head. This action was reminiscent of a beast turning around after being injured. His eyes were fierce, but there was a trace of uncontroble panic in them. He was still quite calm a moment ago after killing more than a dozen people, but at this instant, he was showing fear akin to a trapped beast!


    The altitude of the military base was quite high as it was built on a t-top hill. The purpose of this was to prevent groundwater from seeping into the underground facilities. Therefore, it could be considered a high ground.


    Therefore, they could clearly see a terrible chasm forming on the t in about 5 kilometers from here, like a giant snake several hundred meters in diameter wildly wriggling under the ground. Arge amount of white gas rose from the cracks, assaulting their noses with a strange, stinging smell.


    It was the smell of sulphur.


    The vast in suddenly sunk slightly, then swelled up, as if the whole area that was two to three kilometers in diameter was breathing rhythmically. Then, more than ten kilometers of the ground in front of them started undting....


    Yes, it was undting, like the surface of a pond covered in algae and green duckweeds!!


    Such a scenery should have been very beautiful, but when Sheyan and his party witnessed this, it only sent chills down their backs! The unbelievable grandeur and power of nature! They could do naught but stare in awe and fear!


    ��Get on the chopper!�� Sheyan yelled, then took a deep breath before he barked out orders, ��Reef, install an auxiliary fuel tank and refuel the chopper. We probably won��t have a chance to refuel on the way. Sanzi, help them board.��


    ��But we don��t have the key....�� uttered Gordon weakly.


    Sheyan grinned and said, ��I left seven or eight people alive. Someone must know where to find the key.��


    Sheyan went straight for the soldier with the highest rank, a major. He grabbed the major by the neck, pulling him close, and asked him seriously, ��Where��s the helicopter key?��


    The major replied with a bloody spit to Sheyan��s face.


    Sheyanid him back down on the ground and stomped on his chest! His whole chest sunk down, and the dark red organs within squirted out of his mouth. He died a horrible death.


    Next, Sheyan went to another soldier and said calmly, ��You think the earthquake has stopped? You thought wrong! This is just the beginning! In five minutes at most, the volcano will erupt. If you can tell me where the helicopter key is, I��ll take you with us.��


    ��I-I-I don��t know!�� the soldier stuttered in a shaky voice.


    Anger shed across Sheyan��s eyes. He instantly twisted the soldier��s neck until it broke. After that, someone shouted in rm, ��I-I��m a pilot. I have the keys. Are you really willing to take me with you?��


    Sheyan turned to look at him. Suddenly, Sheyan bent low, dashed towards him and kicked hard!


    The pilot screamed in shock, but he soon realised that Sheyan had passed by him like a gust of wind. The target of Sheyan��s kick was the right hand of the soldier behind him who had a furious look in his eyes. A gunshot sounded, but the gun was already kicked out of his hand!


    It turned out that the soldier was angry with hisrade��s betrayal and had tried to shoot hisrade despite his injury. Sheyan noticed it the moment he raised his hand, and had immediately rushed to him.


    The violent vibration of the ground had gradually subsided, but it absolutely did not mean that the catastrophe had calmed down. It felt more like it was taking a rest to break out even strongerter. Reef drove a gas truck over. Sheyan asked him how long it would take to fill the chopper tanks to the brim, and the reply was: close to two minutes.


    Sheyan took the helicopter key from the pilot and kicked an M4A1 rifle towards him.


    ��If you want to leave with us, kill the others.��


    The pilot was stunned.


    ��Why?��


    ��One, I want you to prove that you��ve really submitted to me. Two, one of them just tried to kill you! If it weren��t for me, your brain would have been blown out. Three, I��m afraid of them firing at the helicopter after it takes off to bring it down. I��ll give you 30 seconds. If you don��t do it, I won��t take you with us! We already have someone who can fly the helicopter!�� answered Sheyan coldly.


    After hearing what Sheyan had to say, a trace of viciousness crept into the eyes of the pilot named Peter. He steeled himself and fired, killing hisrades.


    Time trickled away, but every second seemed like hours for Party Ace. The air kept getting hotter, and the pungent smell in the air became stronger and stronger. The wholend looked like a boiling steamer pot. There would be a crack in the ground every two to three hundred meters which would suddenly spray white gas up to sixty meters into the air! However, the location of the military base they were in had apparently been carefully selected. Although the underground rockyers here were brittle, they were quite thick, so the phenomenon was not that obvious here. A low, muffled sound filled the air, causing their chest to feel heavy and making it hard to breathe.


    After a while, Reef finally kicked away the oil pump and shouted, ��I��m done.��


    Zi was already sitting on the pilot��s seat, ready to go. She instantly pressed several buttons in the helicopter. Under her skillful control, the helicopter��s rotors started to rotate. The ominous feeling in Sheyan��s heart grew stronger. He could not stop himself from asking Zi, ��How long will it take to lift off?��


    Zi replied after checking the dashboard, ��Because we��ve installed the biggest possible secondary fuel tank, and the number of passengers we��re carrying is almost the maximum capacity, it��s almost a full load operation, so we need at least 250 revolutions per minute, which means we��ll need at least 70 seconds....��


    After Zi exined that, a bright light suddenly erupted in front of Sheyan. Hepletely lost his sight. Even a contestant with a strong Physique like Sheyan only regained his vision gradually after five seconds!


    More than thirty kilometers away, a huge greyish-red cloud erupted, almost covering the entire sky. Red, ck and grey substances were constantly churning and stirring inside the cloud.


    There were horrifying light rings shaped like halos around the giant cloud, dazzlingly bright to the eye, and they were rapidly spreading outwards.


    At the sight of this, a thought instantly shed through Sheyan��s mind. He screamed with all his might, ��Close all the cabin doors and windows!��

 Chapter 1269: The Great Escape

    <h4>Chapter 1269: The Great Escape</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Sheyan��s voice had hardly died away when an invisible shock wave swept past them. A gale which must be higher than Beaufort scale 12 blew so strongly that they could not even keep their eyes open! The grass and trees nearby were pulled from the ground and blown into the air!


    The pilot, Peter, was about to climb onto the chopper. The look of astonishment had yet to fade from his face when the sudden gale blew him hundreds of meters away like he was merely a small pebble. He disappeared among the dust and debris that were flying all over the sky before he even had a chance to scream!


    If the ck Hawk did not have its tail facing the direction of the oing shock wave and gale, it probably would have been blown away too!


    The greyish-red giant cloud in the distance expanded like crazy. Actually, it was mostly ck now, the red parts were just spotted dots, providing embellishment to the magnificent monstrosity. More terrifying were the ck clouds that seemed to have covered the whole sky. There were countless fiery-red spots in them which were crashing down at a terrifying speed! On the surface, they looked like little red dots, but they were actually the core stones from the deepest part of the Earth, filled with red magma! They were ejected from the Earth��s mantle with unimaginable speed, then came smashing down under the pull of gravity!


    They were the most lethal product of a volcanic eruption, the volcanic bombs!


    (TL note: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcanic_bomb )


    Sheyan��s group stared at the earth copsing right in front of them. The huge mass of ck clouds produced by the supervolcanic eruption approached rapidly despite looking like they were moving slowly. Countless red volcanic bombs poured down like rain, leaving long ck trails of smoke behind them. They crashed into the ground, stirring up dust and smoke!


    When they could observe more closely, they could tell that the bigger ones among the volcanic bombs were evenrger than heavy duty trucks, while the smaller ones were about as big as a basin. The core of some of the volcanic bombs consisted of heat-resistant substances that had not melted, while others were formed from theva ejected into the sky. The two kinds of volcanic bombs behaved differently when they hit the ground.


    The volcanic bombs with solid cores formed craters when they fell, like the impact craters formed when meteorsnded on Earth.


    On the other hand, the volcanic bombs made fromva were like deep fried cuttlefish balls that were crispy on the outside but tender on the inside. When they pounded into the ground, their surface, which had solidified due to rapid cooling, instantly shattered. The redva inside came sshing out stickily, dripping onto the area hundreds of square meters around, igniting everything that could be ignited!


    Sheyan��s vision was filled with dark clouds,va, tremblingnd, and countless volcanic bombsing down screaming from the ck clouds!! The sight was akin to the forbidden spell ��Meteor Shower�� or ��Judgment Day�� in highly magical worlds!


    ��We have to hurry up...�� Sheyan muttered, ��The nearest volcanic bomb is now only two kilometers away from us. Ah, look at that poor tree!��


    Zi turned around to re at Sheyan, biting her lower lip. Sheined hatefully, ��I wish it would go quicker, too!�� Despite her anger, she still looked very charming.


    Sheyan wished to reply, but the earth suddenly shook violently again. A terrifying crack emerged in thend in the distance, easily splitting through mountains and rivers, as if thend was gripped by two giant invisible hands and forcefully torn apart. The bottom of the fissure was an unspeakable abyss of terror. The wholend seemed like it would be split into two!


    Most importantly, the crack seemed to be rapidly extending in the ck Hawk��s direction!


    The sound of thend cracking became louder and louder. The concrete floor of the apron began to split open. The crack expanded rapidly, from a centimeter wide to two, from two centimeters to five....


    Everyone on the chopper was drenched in sweat, not only because of the tense mood, but also because of the hot gas pouring out from the abyss. The temperature on thend��s surface had spiked to around 40 degrees Celsius in an instant. The air they inhaled felt as hot as burning charcoal.


    When they looked down, they could see red hot magma surging and boiling thousands of meters underground at the bottom of the abyss. Countless sticky-looking bubbles emerged from within the magma one after another. The crack was still expanding rapidly. All who stared into it felt like they were going to be sucked inside!


    Suddenly, a volcanic bomb came roaring down, bombarding the Hummer they took here. The tough metallic fighting vehicle instantly burst into pieces. A small mushroom cloud rose, and arge amount ofva came sshing out, boiling and unstoppable.


    At the same time, the terrifying fissure had already erged to an astonishing width of over 20 meters. Thending gear of the ck Hawk was unable to withstand the pressure of the expansion. It bent and broke, flying more than 7 meters away. The helicopter itself instantly dropped into the abyss!


    Zi pushed the power output of the helicopter to the maximum with a cold expression. The helicopter engine let out a horrible sound, as if it was close to exploding. The lifting force produced by the helicopter rotors finally surpassed the helicopter��s weight. The chopper gradually flew upwards with much difficulty. It slowly climbed out of the terrifying abyss, and, after adjusting its direction, flew off towards the distance.


    But at that instant, their vision turned dark. They were almostpletely submerged in darkness, and could not even see their outstretched hand!


    Volcanoes erupted when the molten rock below the surface of the earth was pushed out of a vent due to a strong pressure. The magma which erupted from the volcano crater became volcanicva. The process was like water being ejected from a sprinkler under the action of pressure. The ejectedva would cool down and solidify into volcanic ash.


    The ash cloud from a volcanic eruption was often terrifying as it would obscure the sun. The eruption of Mount Tambora in Indonesia in 1815 resulted in the death of nearly 92,000 people. The ash cloud it produced covered the sun, lowering global temperatures by more than 5 degrees Fahrenheit (about 2.8 degrees Celsius), making it impossible to sow properly in 1816.


    The helicopter was gobbled up by the volcanic ash clouding from behind! In the ash cloud whichposed of arge number of ash particles smaller than two millimeters in diameter, not only was their sight obscured, the helicopter engine would also be damaged by the ashes if the helicopter remained in the cloud for too long!


    Fortunately, the powerful engine of the ck Hawk was already running at full power, and the high-speed rotating rotors provided enough force to quickly disperse the ck cloud around them. The helicopter flew away, quickly outpacing the spread of the volcanic ash cloud.


    They managed to break out of the volcanic ash cloud covering the sun merely forty secondster. Their vision instantly brightened. They were still surrounded by red-hot volcanic bombs that came roaring down with ck smokes trailing behind them, but in essence, volcanic bombs belonged to the category of ��soil��, so Kulutego was able to use his powers to skew the trajectories of the volcanic bombs heading for them. Hence, they were able to fly out of the danger zone without encountering much danger.


    They flew past the outermost volcanic bomb as it crashed into ake behind them. All of them breathed out in relief at the same time. The sudden sense of relief made them feel so weak that they felt like copsing. Kate had already burst into tears while holding her children in her arms. The agonising pain in Brooke��s injured leg finally caught up to her. Her face was pale, and her teeth clenched her lower lip so tightly that it almost bled. She curled up in her seat, trembling non-stop!


    When Sheyan saw this, he turned to Reef and said, ��There must be a first aid kit on a military helicopter. Look for it and help her treat her wound. My Perceptive Sense is higher, so I have to stay at the front to help Zi steer the helicopter.��


    Reef nodded and started looking. He soon found the first aid kit on a luggage rack. The collection of medicine inside was pretty thorough. Reef first gave her an injection of morphine, then wrapped her wound carefully with a triangr bandage. He had even removed a steel rod from one of the helicopter seats to fix her broken limb in ce.


    After the simple treatment, Brooke��s pain was greatly alleviated and herplexion turned for the better. But she refused when Reef gave her antibiotics and some other medicines for her injury. She first looked at Gordon, then at Kate, then lowered her head and said in a soft voice, ��I��m sorry, but...I��m pregnant. These drugs aren��t meant for pregnant women.��


    ��Oh...�� Reef nodded in understanding. As soon as Gordon heard that, the look on his face was priceless. He leaped up from his seat involuntarily but was pulled back down by his seat belt. He then uttered in a trembling voice, ��You, you...��


    Brooke looked at him with tearful eyes. She started sobbing but did not say anything. The look on her face could melt any man��s heart. Kate��s face was stiff, as if she was wearing a mask.


    After a while, Gordon could finally utter aplete sentence, ��Why didn��t you tell me?��


    ��I only went for an examination this morning to make sure...�� Brooke answered helplessly.


    What else could Gordon do under such circumstances? He sighed and turned to Kate. ��I... I��m really sorry, Kate, you know how much I want a child of my own, but....��


    Kate shook her head expressionlessly and said in a soft voice, ��I understand. You have to take good care of her. She��s already so weak, and now she��s injured too. She��ll be in even more pain when the painkiller��s effect wears off in a moment.��


    ��.....��


    Party Ace exchanged nces among themselves. Surprisingly, such aplicated four-sided rtionship was so easily resolved.

 Chapter 1270: Two Wishes

    <h4>Chapter 1270: Two Wishes</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Party Ace could pretty much confirm that Bind had f*cked off by now, or at the very least, he could only watch without interfering like a vegetative patient. Otherwise, he could have easily wiped them out, especially when they almost fell into the fissure a moment ago. A well aimed volcanic bomb or a light mechanical failure at that instant would have been enough to send them to their graves.


    With the abnormal ability that he had, Party Ace would have been in deep trouble back then!


    At the moment, looking down from the helicopter, the scenery on the ground was magnificently tragic, especially at the seaside. An area ofnd almost half the size of a city had swelled upwards and burst open, as if a powerful underground creature were pushing thend up. All the high-rise buildings and cars, the symbols of human achievement in technology and architecture, were either tilted, copsed, or destroyed.


    In another fissure on the te, red magma surged. The half-me, half-ocean phenomenon painted a magnificent but bizarre picture!


    Seeing the destruction on thend, the children covered their mouths and sobbed in a low voice. Gradually, the eyes of the adults were filled with tears too. Facing such a disaster, countries, political parties and professions did not matter any longer. The only thing of importance was the survival of the human race.


    After flying for hundreds of kilometers, they could see that the t ins had it worst in the earthquake. Mountainous areas fared rtively better because they had thicker crust below them, but only rtively. After all, the earthquake in mountainous areas had also reached magnitude 8. The destructive power ofndslides and mudslides were astonishing too!


    Zi had been tuning the radio all this while. Suddenly, a hoarse cry came from the radio. Their attention was immediately attracted to it.


    This voice was totally unfamiliar to the storyline characters.


    But Party Ace, who had done their homework before, knew who it was. The person was another key storyline character, Charlie Frost, and this was his live radio broadcast. Charlie Frost was a paranoid radio host and scientist who had somehow found out about the end of the world. It was from him that the protagonist, Jackson Curtis, had acquired the map to the arks in Tibet in the original plot.


    When the government began to loosen their tight grip, Charlieunched a radio program to report on the news of the end of the world. He even tried to exin the cause and effect of the apocalypse to the public using animation. In the original plot, he would witness the eruption of the Yellowstone Caldera and, of course, die there.


    ��...��


    ��I saw the earth crumble with my own eyes.��


    ��The ashes from this unbelievably violent volcanic eruption will first enshroud over Las Vegas, then St. Louis, and then Chicago.��


    ��And finally!��


    ��The lights will go out in Washington too!��


    Charlie delivered his speech in a hoarse voice. Suddenly, an exmation of surprise came from the radio.


    ��Huh? Who are you guys? What are you guys doing here?��


    ��AAAAAAHHH....��


    Following that was nothing but static. Sheyan and Zi exchanged nces and said in unison, ��Someone��s trying to rescue storyline characters that will die? They��re also trying to change the plot!��


    Charlie, who was on live broadcast a moment ago, had obviously been taken away, and those who rescued him had to be contestants too.


    ��Why did they save Charlie?�� Zi could not help wondering.


    Sheyan shook his head. ��I don��t know. Is there anything special with this storyline character?��


    ��Logically speaking, all the other contestants have chosen the Destruction side. It��s weird that they would actually save someone,�� replied Reef while appearing to be deep in thought.


    They still wished to continue discussing this topic, but at that moment, Zi finally found the frequency for the encrypted channel. After keying in the relevant signal, themunication was established.


    ��This is Future 3. I repeat, this is Future 3. Calling The Brain.��


    ��The Future�� was the nickname given to their organisation by the legendary figures in the base, and ��The Brain�� was, without a doubt, Professor X��s nickname.


    A reply soon came from the ��Stonehenge��, the airship formation under Professor X��s control.


    ��d to know that you��re alright, my friends. What��s your situation now?��


    Sheyan smiled bitterly. ��We��re in a terrible situation. I��m sitting in a hijacked ck Hawk helicopter �C the Pentagon will probably never forgive me for a whole series of violent acts Imitted �C but more importantly, our helicopter��snding gear is bent worse than the Leaning Tower of Pisa. There��s no way it can support the helicopter��s weight when wend.��


    ��The Leaning Tower of Pisa is no more, my friend. Even the statue of ��Christ the Redeemer�� on the Corcovado Mountain in Brazil, 2,330 feet above sea level, has copsed,�� Professor X��s peaceful voice came through themunicator.


    ��The situation of the area you��re in is quite bad. I believe the Pentagon won��t have the time to investigate the small issue of a missing ck Hawk helicopter. Is there anything I can help you with?��


    ��What��s your current location?�� asked Sheyan seriously.


    ��We��re still in New York,�� answered Professor X.


    ��What? You��re still in New York?�� Sheyan frowned. ��Be careful of the storm that wille together with the tsunami. The airships should rise to the top of the troposphere to avoid them before then.��


    Professor X replied with a wry smile, ��We have no choice, Mr. Seaman, we can only take the risk. The time of the start of the apocalypse you gave us was a little early, and we��ve sustained some losses, so we can only spend some time in New York now to take in some people.��


    When Sheyan heard that, he could immediately imagine the embarrassing situation Professor X was in previously when he was used of being a liar. Sheyan could only say apologetically, ��It��s regrettable that there were some minor mistakes. You guys must be careful. Mind the time; don��t lose everything for small gains.��


    Professor X assured Sheyan, ��When ites to major incidents like the end of the world, a bit of time error is inconsequential. As for the problem of storms, we have Storm with us. She can sense storms ahead of time. We n to stay in New York for two more hours. Are youing to join us now?��


    Sheyan refused. ��No, there��s still enough fuel on the chopper. By the way, Mr. Jackson Curtis, the person I sent back, is he all right?��


    ��ording to you, this unsessful writer is an important node in the future, so we��re carefully protecting him. But he��s not in New York currently; he��s in Washington,�� said Professor X.


    ��Did something happen?�� asked Sheyan.


    ��The helicopter he took was attacked by some unidentified people. Fortunately, we sent a Vampire Duke to bring him back, and the Duke beat the assants back. After that, the apocalypse arrived. Just to be safe, and to avoid fights as much as possible, they went to Washington instead.��


    ��Then I��ll go to Washington too,�� Sheyan dered decisively.


    ��There��s a branch airship factory in Washington which we��ve worked together with the government to set up. They should be there right now. Mystique is in charge there, we can ask her to hand overmand to you,�� said Professor X.


    ***


    Probably because the ck Hawk helicopter had taken in arge amount of volcanic ash, Zi did not dare to raise its flying speed to the maximum. When she tried, the helicopter engine would make noises like the sound of an old man who had smoked for sixty years coughing. Therefore, they took shockingly long to arrived in Washington. Fortunately, they still arrived in time.


    Jackson Curtis was no doubt exhrated to see that his ex-wife, son and daughter were all safe. He waved a re from below excitedly to send a signal to them. However, the helicopter��snding gear was broken, so Zi could only let it hover in mid-air about a meter off the ground, and let the others down first.


    Jackson gave his daughter and son a fierce hug, but he looked a bit embarrassed in front of his ex-wife, Kate. But when Gordon, who was equally embarrassed, jumped off the ne with the sexy-lookingdy, Brooke, on his back, Jackson rushed up to Kate and hugged her tightly. Kate burst into tears in his arms.


    Zi then steered the helicopter far away before Reef pulled her out of the cockpit with ��Holy Grasp��. In this way, though the helicopter soon crashed and turned into a big ball of fire, all its passengersnded safely.


    At this time, amidst Jackson Curtis�� happy family reunion, Party Ace received a string of notifications.


    [ Congrattions onpleting the emergency mission ��Jackson Curtis�� Request��, Silver Party: Party Ace. ]


    [ Jackson Curtis�� ex-wife Kate, his son Noah, and his daughter Lilly have all survived the end of the world. ]


    [ You have also saved the key storyline character Gordon and his girlfriend Brooke. Your missionpletion rate has increased. ]


    [ Each of you received.... ]


    [ Data disorder, calction in progress.... ]


    [ Each of you received the reward of 1 utility point. ]


    Everyone immediately started cursing when they saw the reward, but soon, they received a notification from Noah Realm C:


    [ Aspensation forpleting this emergency mission, I will now give you your reward.... I will grant you two wishes. Of course, the wishes must be within a reasonable scope, and they cannot be something beyond my jurisdiction. You better think carefully before you make a wish, because once you do, even if I can��t fulfil it, the wish would be gone. ]


    Sheyan pondered for a while, then spoke in the party channel, ��Can you guys let me decide the two wishes?��


    The others had no objection. This was Sheyan��s privilege. He quickly decided.


    ��My first wish is....��

 Chapter 1271: The Power of the Dead

    <h4>Chapter 1271: The Power of the Dead</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    If Sheyan was picking up chicks, he could just set the highest goal and work down from there; if they could not sleep together, then they could kiss; if they could not kiss, then they could cuddle; if they could not cuddle, then they could just hold hands.... But the Realm had made it clear that if the wish was something it could not do or if it was something which exceeded Party Ace��s merits, the wish would be wasted in vain. Sheyan could not use the same strategy here.


    Sheyan contemted over the problem very carefully, and then said, ��I��m already a Colonel and my total achievement points is close to reaching the rank of Major General. May I ask a few questions first?��


    This was the privilege of Sheyan��s military rank. Even the Realm could not deny that. The Realm thus replied, ��You may, but I can choose not to answer questions that are beyond your level of clearance, and I may also charge you for certain questions.��


    Sheyan nodded. ��Are all questions about Bind forbidden?��


    ��Yes,�� the Realm answered. ��This answer is free of charge.��


    Sheyan continued, ��I��ve killed a guy named Fate before. May I know the name of his ability? The one that can manipte other people��s luck and give others misfortune. I believe this question isn��t beyond my rank. It involves a rival Realm, and Fate��s military rank was lower than mine. You should be able to answer this.��


    ��Information check in progress.... The data is being restored. Please wait patiently. The estimated time required is 60 minutes, but if you can provide some relevant data, the time required will be greatly shortened.


    ��....What kind of relevant data do you need?��


    ��Something that can be associated with the person named Fate, such as his personal belongings.��


    Sheyan��s eyes brightened. ��Zi, show the Realm your ring, the ��+7 Stark��s Energy Spare Part�� (quality product)��. That��s something Fate left behind.��


    The ring on Zi��s hand glowed with a soft light. Soon, a series of notifications came.


    ��Search sessful. Data is being retrieved.... The ability of contestant A801C71 is called ��The Power of the Dead��, an ability unique to the ��Final Destination�� world.��


    ����The Power of the Dead��?�� muttered Sheyan under his breath. ��What��s the Realm��s evaluation of this ability?��


    ��The precise answer to this question requires a fee of 10,000 utility points,�� the Realm responded.


    Sheyan did not hesitate. ��Here you go. Please tell me the answer.��


    ����The Power of the Dead�� is rated as an A-rank ability. It can be acquired by gaining the trust of the coroner William Bludworth, a key storyline character in the Final Destination world (by raising rtionship level to Exalted) and learning from him. Because the acquiring difficulty is low but the upgrading difficulty is high, the ability is rated as an A-rank ability.��


    Sheyan felt that the 10,000 utility points were well spent. He then asked, ��How difficult is it to revive a party member?��


    ��Extremely difficult.��


    Their hearts sank when they heard the Realm��s reply. Sheyan closed his eyes and was silent for a while. After that, he pulled Sanzi over and said a few words to him. Sanzi was visibly surprised. After a short moment of hesitation, he spoke to the Realm.


    ��I will now make the first wish.��


    ��Please state your wish, respectable Chosen.�� The Realm��s voice was the same synthesised electronic sound, but he now added the word ��respectable��! Sheyan silently cursed the Realm out in his heart. I��m already a freaking Colonel but I still didn��t get an honorific title. Sanzi��s not even a Growth Hunter yet....


    Sanzi took a look at Sheyan and summoned up the courage to say, ��The first wish �� I wish to acquire ��The Power of the Dead��.��


    Reef and Zi were both surprised to hear this. So Sheyan had asked so many questions because he was aiming for ��The Power of the Dead��!


    Bind��s ability was indeed bizarre, able to kill covertly without being detected. Truth be told, it was a really despicable ability. But if someone on their side had that kind of ability, how amazing would that be? They were in full support of this n!


    There were two reasons why Sheyan asked Sanzi to make this wish in his stead:


    First, by his estimation, their achievements so far were not enough for the Realm to award them an A-rank ability for free. Sheyan only had about 50%-60% confidence that the Realm would agree to this request, which means that there was almost a 50% chance that the Realm would say no. Sanzi, being a Chosen, should increase the chances somewhat.


    More importantly, although Sheyan certainly wished that he could take all the good equipment and all the good abilities, he knew that it was not practical. He could not win every battle by himself. Every contestant had their own opportunities which they should grasp when it presented itself.


    Sheyan certainly wished to possess an ability like ��The Power of the Dead��, but he realised that it was not suitable for him. It was a sneaky ability which could take the life of the enemymander from thousands of miles away, which was ipatible with his build as an MT who fought at the frontline.


    Sheyan��s style was akin to a general who took the lead to charge straight into the midst of the enemies, cutting a path straight towards the enemymander. On the other hand, ��The Power of the Dead�� was a sinister ability which was akin to smearing poison on the breast of a beautiful woman who was presented as a gift for the enemymander in order to kill him subtly and quietly. The two styles were totally ipatible.


    Sheyan also suspected that it was necessary to have a certain level of Intelligence and Spirit in order to bring out the full power of ��The Power of the Dead��. That was the main reason why he let Sanzi ask for this ability.


    ***


    After Sanzi had made the wish, the Realm replied in the same emotionless voice, ��I can fulfil this wish, respectable Chosen, but it will cost you 20 achievement points and 50,000 utility points.��


    Sheyan could not help questioning, ��Didn��t you say that the ability isn��t difficult to acquire? Why does he still need to pay a fee?��


    The Realmpletely ignored him and only repeated the same line at Sanzi.


    Party Ace lost a member for the first time in the 2012 world, but they had also gone on a killing spree! All of them had obtained quite an amount of achievement points. Sanzi naturally had no problem producing 20 achievement points for the fee.


    It was worth mentioning that Sanzi had always had an official military rank. Zi and Reef had also realised the usefulness of having an official military rank after meeting Sheyan, so they had also made the effort to turn their reserve ranks into official ones. Right now, all three of them had official ranks.


    Sanzi chose to pay the fee without any hesitation. He then obtained an A-rank scroll: ��The Power of the Dead��.


    The description on it was a simple one: ��This scroll contains the formidable power of Death. After learning the ability on it, one will have the power to change the fate of others! Prerequisite abilities: ��Deep Meditation�� lvl 4, ��Astrology�� lvl 4, ��Casting Material Identification�� lvl 4.��


    ��Deep Meditation�� was the advanced version of ��Meditation��, a must have for all spellcasters. ��Astrology�� was an ability which a lot of summoners, including Sanzi, find necessary to divine the location of a good pet or to predict the sess rate of the next capturing attempt. However, he did not have ��Casting Material Identification�� lvl 4. He could only wait until he had returned to the Realm to purchase the ability before he could meet the learning requirements of ��The Power of the Dead��.


    The Realm had wickedly bound the scroll to Sanzi��s soul. The implication of this was obvious. The Realm had only handed out this reward because Sanzi was a Chosen. The others were not, so they were only fit to stare at the scroll....


    But in any case, to be able to learn ��The Power of the Dead�� so easily was a huge win for Party Ace.


    The requirement for learning this ability did not sound too harsh, and everyone seemed to be able to learn it if they wanted to, but to gain the trust of the coroner and raise their rtionship level to Exalted was in truth so hard that it was enough to drive a person crazy!


    This coroner was a forever alone guy without any rtives, friends or acquaintances. He had always maintained an unfriendly attitude with everyone. The only way to improve your rtionship with him was toplete the tasks he requested.


    His tasks were not actually that hard. He would ask for all kinds of strange things that were not that expensive nor were they difficult to find, but everything he asked for was a local specialty of other movie worlds! He might ask for a booger candy from the Harry Potter world, or apressed cookie from the StarCraft world, or a zombie chicken from the Resident Evil world, or a roll of toilet paper from the Titanic....


    Therefore, in order toplete his task once, even if you��re lucky, you would have to wait until you return from the Final Destination world, then go to the Realm marketce to buy the required item, then go back to the Final Destination world.... To raise the rtionship level to Exalted, even if you have an unbelievable amount of Charm, you would have to repeat this process for more than a dozen times....


    Someone once tried to go to the coroner after collecting arge pile of stuff that he might ask for, but the bastard could see what you had on you. He did not want anything you��re carrying because what he wanted was your sincerity in going around running errands for him. Although you could finish the task remotely, but to ept another task, you still had to go back to the coroner!


    So, was the learning requirement of ��The Power of the Dead�� high? Not really. Any contestant could try if they really wanted to. But the effort it would take and the price one had to pay was enough to break a person!


    Sheyan made the second wish himself. He wished to bring Freddy, the evil demon staying inside the mind of his servant Old Charlie, out of this world.


    This wish was fulfilled by the Realm, albeit not in its entirety. It allowed Freddy to leave a seed in Old Charlie��s mind. Whenever Old Charlie required Freddy��s power, Freddy could be reborn through the seed. However, this ability could only be used for a limited number of times. The seed would wither after it was used for three times, and each use must be separated by a world in between.

 Chapter 1272: Respectable President

    <h4>Chapter 1272: Respectable President</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Party Ace were now outside the city centre of Washington, D.C.. Only five giant airships had been produced in this branch airship factory because of thete start of the project here. The right to choose the people to board the airships here should have been the government��s benefit, but the government��s main ns were still the Noah Arks and making more replica arks like China, so they had not paid much attention to this ce.


    There were not that many people here in the first ce, and after Sheyan��s error in judging the time of the apocalypse, they could now hardly see anyone here besides the staff. Of the five giant airships that were ready for takeoff, four of them had empty cabins.


    Of course, so far, intense earthquakes had only urred along the San Andreas fault in the central and western parts of the United States, and the ripple effect which reached east coast cities like Washington and New York was not that strong. But in any case, there were already sustained aftershocks of magnitude 5 to 6, and it was the information era, so news had already spread.


    In addition, the horrible ash clouds from Yellowstone National Park��s supervolcanic eruption had already rolled over to the sky here. It really was as Charlie Frost imed: ��The lights will go out in Washington too!�� The people were already panicking.


    Logically speaking, this ce should have been a hotspot because it was one of the ces that could provide them with the means for survival. The root cause for the low poprity here was that a terrible fissure had emerged during the aftershock which happened to cut off all three major roads leading to Washington! In this time of confusion, not many people would run here.


    The one in charge of this ce was Mao��s subordinate, Mystique, who could shapeshift into anyone��s appearance and even copy their fingerprint. The person who could marry her would truly be a very lucky man. To have a different looking wife every day.... The female mutant was somewhat respectful of Sheyan, and she found all these administrative affairs really cumbersome anyway, so she dly handed over the management of the sub-base to him.


    Sheyan��s n was naturally to save as many people as they could. He clearly remembered that Washington and New York would soon be hit by a strong earthquake that would make even the White House copse, before the cities would be submerged in seawater.


    With the help of experienced managers like Zi, he ordered the workers to continue pumping gas into anotherpleted but yet to be inted giant airship. He nned to incorporated the airship into the formation.


    Thus, the workers had to work overtime even during the end of the world.... It was truly the pinnacle of capitalism. The workers were naturally unwilling to fulfill such an unreasonable demand of the vicious capitalists, but their families were all on the giant airships, so they could only steel their nerves and do the job.


    During the wait, Sheyan turned on the TV to check the channels that were still broadcasting to see what was happening all over the world. He found that almost all the heads of state of the nations which participated in the Ark Project had already flown to Cho Ming Valley in Tibet. The only two heads of state who remained were the President of the United States and the Prime Minister of Italy. U.S President Thomas Wilson insisted to stay together with the people, while the Prime Minister of Italy was staying to pray for a miracle. But ten minutes ago, something really weird had happened. The prime minister of Italy was abducted!


    That instantly reminded Sheyan of the fact that the nutty conspiracy theorist, Charlie Frost, had also been rescued away. He immediately came to the conclusion that there must be a great benefit to saving these key storyline characters and elites who enjoyed a high prestige among mankind.


    With this in mind, Sheyan incorporated the giant airship which had been filled with enough gas into the joint formation, ordered the formation to climbed to a height of 1000 meters, and headed straight for Washington. Under the circumstances, there should be no need to gain permission from the Pentagon to fly over the air space of Washington.


    A major drawback of the giant airships was clearly demonstrated during the flight �� their moving speed was excruciatingly slow, especially when sailing against the wind. Each airship had only three engines. For three engines to provide the thrust to move a gigantic object like the airship, a speed of 30 km/h was already the best they could do.


    During the voyage...a strong earthquake urred.


    Washington, the capital city of the United States, was finally hit by a magnitude 9.4 earthquake!


    The Capitol Building and the Washington Monument,ndmarks of Washington, copsed one after another. As for the Statue of Liberty in New York, it had already copsed for quite some time.


    Despite the tremendous intensity of the earthquake, Sheyan was not too worried that he would find no survivors to save in Washington. There were 500,000 permanent residents in downtown Washington alone. Before the strong earthquake struck, there were enough signs and time for the residents to escape. Instead, he was worried about the problem of having too many people to save, leading to chaos.


    As the airship formation advanced slowly forward, many people on the airships covered their mouths and wept. Looking at thend from above, they could see the continental te beneath the entire downtown Washington had been pushed up. It then split into dozens of smaller tes, causing various horrifying fissures to form. The area near the sea had already sunk into the water.


    It was truly heartbreaking to witness under the dim environment the glorious and prosperous civilization built by humankind being wantonly destroyed.


    Sheyan stood at the bow of the mothership. Looking down, he was delighted to see that the White House at the center of Washington was stillrgely intact. It happened to be situated on a piece of te fragment about 7 square kilometres in size. This means that the American President was still alive, and there should be thousands of survivors there.


    Although ash was falling like snow from the volcanic ash clouds, the hum of the engines of the giant airships and the bright searchlights on them still managed to attract the attention of the survivors. They wept and shouted loudly, then lit up anything around them that could be ignited.


    When the airships reached the South Lawn, Sheyan ordered the crew to drop the anchors. Theyboriously fixed the entire airship formation here, but still kept it at a height of 30 meters and did not immediately lower thedders. Doing so would no doubt lead to an unprecedented tragedy. The desire to survive was enough to make the vast majority of people lose their reason.


    A voice came from the loudspeakers on the airships whichmanded the survivors to line up for orderly boarding. Meanwhile, Party Ace slid down from the mothership by holding onto a rope. They were naturally surrounded by people the moment they got down. At Sheyan��s request, they soon met the respectable President Wilson, who was staying here with the people.


    The ck President (Danny Glover) cut a sorry figure at the moment. He had been encouraging others and helping rescue the wounded, so his whole body, including his hair, was covered in volcanic ash. His voice was hoarse and his eyes were sunken.


    But Sheyan looked at him with respect. He extended his hand to the President.


    ��We��re here to help you, Mr. President, but before that, we need your help first. We don��t have much time, so we must hurry.��


    President Wilson nodded. ��I��ll do anything I can.��


    ��I��ll keep a long story short. The airships are huge, but they have limited carrying capacity, so we must make sure as much of them are used on humans as possible, instead of objects. I need you to organise all the survivors here to board the airships in an orderly fashion, and to check that each of them carries no more than a kilogram of luggage. Only you have the authority to make them listen. We already have a lot of food and things to keep them warm on board, enough for everyone��s basic surviving needs, so they wouldn��t need to bring any of those things. I thank you for your cooperation in advance.��


    President Wilson nodded. ��Not a problem. Give me a loudspeaker.��


    Sheyan hesitated for a moment before he added, ��One more thing, and it might be a bit cruel... We may have no choice but to abandon those that are injured so badly that they can��t move. Our carrying capacity is limited, and so are our medicine and food. There are still a lot of healthy people awaiting our rescue. But of course, if there are family members to take care of the wounded, we won��t forcibly abandon them.��


    The President was silent. After that, he could only nod in understanding.


    Now that the crowd could see a ray of hope and the President was there to organise them, order was soon restored. Most people were in tears at the thought of escaping death. However, regarding the restriction of a kilogram of luggage each, some still tried to secretly break the rules even though the punishment for vition was the deprivation of their right to board the airships. But after a few of the rule breakers who tried to cause amotion were shot on the spot, no other simr incidents urred. Desperate times call for desperate measures. This saying did not exist without reason.


    After rescuing the survivors around the White House area, the four empty airships were now packed. They took off once again. President Wilson also boarded the central mothership. He only stayed in the first ce for his belief that he should be together with the people. He did not necessarily have to seek death.


    He asked Sheyan if they could deliver these survivors to a safe area, thene back here to Washington to rescue more people. Sheyan could only shake his head and smile bitterly when he heard the request. He showed the President a 3D animation on the screen and gave him an exnation.


    The intense earthquakes in coastal cities was actually a sign �� a sign that the second stage of the apocalypse wasing. The crust underneath most of the world was moving, and it would provide enough energy for the great tsunami. During the tsunami, the earthquakes would ur at the bottom of the ocean instead, so there would be a rtively calm period onnd. If they let these people down now, the only fate awaiting them was to be drowned by waves several kilometers high a few hourster....

 Chapter 1273: Destruction and Courage

    <h4>Chapter 1273: Destruction and Courage</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    President Wilson sighed in disappointment having heard Sheyan��s exnation. He looked as if he had grown several decades older in an instant. He sat down on the cold metallic chair next to him and pressed his fingers against his temples in exhaustion. Because the airships had to float in the air and there might be violent turbulence, all the furniture was fixed in ce so as to avoid hurting people. Therefore, it was not veryfortable.


    Zi could not help feeling a little sad seeing the respectable President Wilson in this state. Compared to his predecessors President Bush Sr. and Jr., President Clinton, and Watergate President Nixon, Wilson really seemed like a saint. Zi pulled Sally, the president��s secretary, aside and spoke to her. Before long, Sally had fetched some hot water and started getting busy at the cookery at the back.


    Soon, President Wilson was re-energised thanks to some hot towels, hot chocte, and arge sandwich. He should have been extremely tired under the immense psychological and physiological stress, but he still insisted on checking the conditions of the survivors on the airships before he would rest. As a show of respect, Sheyan and his party members apanied him on the inspection.


    The base had obviously made ample preparations beforehand. The airship staff was currently distributing a myriad of supplies and necessities to every passenger in an orderly fashion, including a number te, a set of hygiene products, and a grey nket that was big and thick, though the fibers were a bit rough to the touch.


    Although the passengers had just lost all their properties, at least they now had a safe ce to lie down and rest, and a bed that may not be toofortable but could keep them warm. But because the number of people rescued had exceeded expectations, some of the passengers could only sleep on a mat in the corridors.


    A lot of people were so emotional that they burst into tears when they saw Party Ace and the President. Some even knelt down to thank them. It was obvious how high a reputation they enjoyed among the survivors.


    After inspecting two of the giant airships, President Wilson nodded approvingly despite maintaining a critical attitude from the beginning. This was a crucial period, so all the passengers were asked not to leave their cabins. Dinner would be sent to each cabin by a specialised food trolley, and food would only be provided to those who possessed a number te.


    Hunger breeds discontentment, so President Wilson naturally ced a lot of importance on food distribution. When he saw the food trolley, he went over to observe.


    Each food trolley contained tworge aluminum barrels. The first aluminum barrel contained high-density biscuitspressed into squares. Each person would receive a piece the size of a cigarette box. The biscuits were so hard that they could knock a person��s teeth off. Each aluminum barrel contained enough biscuits to feed more than ten cabins.


    The second aluminium barrel contained a very hot soup which had chopped carrots, meat strips, corn kernels and a lot of butter. The supplies provided to each passenger when they boarded included a military canteen and arge lunch box, so each passenger could fill their lunch box full of soup every meal.


    President Wilson asked for a set of food to dine together with the people there, so that he could listen to their voices and opinions. For a President, the dinner was certainly not something that could be considered to be tasty, but the high-densitypressed biscuits soaked in soup was certainly very filling, more than enough to make a grown man feel full. The soup also contained a lot of butter. Although that made it a bit greasy, it was very helpful in restoring energy and resisting the cold. The President could tell that the organisation had put a lot of thought into the food.


    Some incidents had urred during dinner. Some of the people could not get used to such crude food, so despite the warning signs prohibiting the act of wasting food, they still threw their food away.


    This behaviour attracted the attention of the security personnel. They promptly handed out the punishment �� the number tes of the people who threw food away were taken from them and would only be returned 36 hourster. They would have to go hungry for at least four meals.


    On the whole, President Wilson was very satisfied with the order on the airships.


    After some time, an urgent message came from the control room: the tsunami wasing. In order to cope with the imminent bad weather, the airship formation would climb to maximum altitude and seal off all entrances.


    Warnings were continuously red throughout the airships:


    ��All passengers are advised to stay in their cabins and hold on to something fixed to steady themselves. Those who are confident in their physique can move to the portholes to say goodbye to the great, beautiful, spectacr, magnificent Washington onest time.��


    Huge tides piled up on the horizon like dense clouds and rushed madly over. The tallest wave looked down upon thend from up high, thenpletely submerged it. All of them stared at the spectacle silently. At the top of the giant wave was an aircraft carrier, the symbol of the most powerfulbat force among human forces. The Star-Spangled Banner on it could be clearly seen. It came crashing down together with the tidal wave and crushed the White House!!


    Tears silently streaked down President Wilson��s aged cheeks. This city, once the capital of the world��s most powerful nation, disappeared from the face of the Earth, shattered and submerged!


    In this instant, this old ck man, this President who was brave enough to die together with his people, wept loudly!


    His sad mood spread to the whole airship. Sounds of crying rose one after another.


    The terrible giant wave swept past thend in an instant, eradicating the architectural heritages built by the painstaking efforts of generations. Everywhere they looked, all they could see was a vast white ocean. It was a scene of hopelessness! In the distance, where the sky met the ocean, dark clouds so dense they looked solid stood like mountains, surging madly with the asional lightning shing in them.


    Sensing the atmosphere of loss, grief and despair in the air, Sheyan felt that he should say something. He went over to President Wilson��s side and told him earnestly, ��Mr. President, Washington may be buried deep under the sea, but why do we weep for this ce in the first ce? The meaning behind this name, the spirit it represents, is definitely not helplessness and grief! If we miss it, we can just engrave it in our memories so that we never forget it. If we grief over its demise, why not rebuild Washington with our own hands in the future? A new, more magnificent Washington! Don��t forget, before 1789 AD, this ce was only a wastnd beside the Potomac River!��


    President Wilson raised his head. His eyes were still red and full of tears, but his hands were now clenched into tight fists.


    Sheyan continued, ��ording to the information I received, the flood will only submerge thends for ten days at most before it recedes. When the timees, we will face a brand new Earth. Mr. President, I disagree with something you repeatedly emphasised. You keep saying that you��re thest President of the United States, but I believe that as long as there are American citizens who survive, as long as they keep the dream of rebuilding the country in their hearts, the United States of America will not perish!��


    Everyone stared at Sheyan in astonishment, even President Wilson. Sally, the President��s secretary, started pping with tears in her eyes. The rest of the people around them followed her lead. Even President Wilson joined in.


    When Sheyan saw them regain their morale, he knew that his speech had worked. He smiled faintly and then shouted at the engine room, ��Hey, Sander, we��re rising too slowly! We have to fly higher than those terrible thunderstorm clouds before they get here!��


    Sander was a technician personally trained by Dr. Octopus himself. He had already served on the airship for three hundred hours in total.


    ��That��s what I��m doing! Our altitude now is 3,700 meters. When the thunderstorm clouds arrive, the strong wind they bring will make us rise faster!�� he yelled.


    In the next half an hour, all the passengers had a good taste of the experience of moving through thunderstorm clouds. It must be very nerve-wracking to know that they were only separated from the lightning and strong gale outside by a thinyer of cabin wall.


    Fortunately, Lady Luck seemed to be on their side. Only one of the giant airships was struck by lightning, but it could still fly afterwards, though with some difficulties. Soon, the airships rose to 12 kilometers above sea level as nned. In this midtitude area, this height had already reached the top of the troposphere.


    They could see the dark cumulonimbus clouds full of water vapour and shing lightning below them. They were moving rapidly in the strong wind like a boat drifting with the waves. This was also part of the n. Strong winds could not pose any significant threats to the huge, strong airbags of the airships, just like a turbulent water flow could never make an airtight, hollow can sink underwater.


    The airships would now enjoy a rtively stable period. They were expected to drift in the air for more than 72 hours, after which the angry Earth would slowly calm down.


    Most of the people in the airships had fallen asleep in fatigue and fear. Sheyan and President Wilson were drinking thick, bitter coffee together. They did not fall asleep, because they still had something more important to do.

 Chapter 1274: Legend Level Again

    <h4>Chapter 1274: Legend Level Again</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The sky was engulfed in darkness. Lightning would sh below the airships from time to time, illuminating the ruinednd thousands of meters underneath. The higher grounds were tenaciously resisting the erosion of the violent sea water, but with little sess. Large lumps of volcanic ash floated high in the troposphere like poisonous tumours. Even lightning shes could hardly prate through them. Such a bizarre but magnificent view could hardly be seen once in a person��s lifetime normally.


    In the topmost cabin of a giant airship, a group of people sat together under a bright light. A high-poweredmunication device was making rustling noises. Themunication satelliteunched into space before this was still functioning faithfully.


    With a feeling of trepidation, a staff member tuned the high-poweredmunication device to the band agreed on before the apocalypse... It was a dead silence, only the noises made by the storm could be heard.


    The ck staff member��s thick lips closed and parted. He spoke into the microphone with tremendous anxiety and pressure.


    ��This is Air Force One. This is Air Force One. We have forty-three thousand survivors. They are all in good condition, with their own beds and ess to hot food. If anyone can hear me, please respond. If you have any difficulties, we will try our best to help you.��


    There was still no reply. Only the echoes of his hoarse, tired voice could be heard. All of them waited quietly, despair slowly rising in their hearts like the tide.


    Suddenly, a calm voice broke the ufortable silence.


    ��This is Noah��s Ark D. I��m Captain Stephen. I beg your pardon, but....Air Force One should already be submerged under the water in Cho Ming Valley right now. Please reveal your true identity.��


    Sally, the President��s secretary, bent down and said solemnly into the microphone, ��This is Sally, the President��s chief secretary. You��re putting the cart before the horse, Captain Stephen! Only an aircraft carrying the President of the United States is fit to be called Air Force One! The Boeing 747 S7M3B does not deserve this honourable title if it has no President on it!��


    The man on the other end was taken aback. His tone became much more polite.


    ��Did a miracle really happen? We lost all contact with the White House after the devastating earthquake hit Washington.��


    Another voice suddenly joined in the conversation.


    ��This is Lieutenant General Agil from Secret Base B in ska. The base is submerged under the water but we��re all safe. The earthquake has fortunately avoided us. I��m also reporting on behalf of Secret Base D and Secret Base E, who cannot establishmunication because theirmunication devices were destroyed. We have 160,000 survivors on our side. Finally, I��d like to know if President Wilson is really alive still?��


    The moment the report from ska finished, another voice interjected.


    ��This is Team Tuna. I repeat, this is Team Tuna.��


    Team Tuna was an emergency organisation formed by the United States after it learned of China��s replica ark operation, for simr purposes. It was also the government��s greatest hope. Hearing Team Tuna reporting in, everyone held their breath. To put it bluntly, the future revival of the United States�� glory and their global status would all rely upon the sess of Team Tuna.


    ��Our casualty rate is 23.1%. The n can be considered a sess! Again, the question from before, is Mr. President really okay?��


    All of them erupted in joy upon hearing the news, because it meant that millions of Americans had survived. More and more news transmitted over the encrypted channel, both official and private ones. All of them enquired about the President.


    Ever since President Wilson announced his determination to stay together with the people, his prestige had risen to a level that was almostparable to the first president in American history. Such a strong, charismatic personality had made his stature soar high in the hearts of all American citizens.


    President Wilson sat down at the table and slowly said in a hoarse, tired voice, ��This is Wilson. I��m sailing 12 kilometers above the ground with thest 43,000 American survivors from Washington. I��ve never hated destiny so strongly, for it almost made this great and proud race that is mankind extinct. And I��ve also never been so grateful at destiny, for even in such a difficult circumstance, it still gives us a glimmer of hope at life. Long live the United States of America!��


    ***


    ��Hmm?�� What��s this?�� As President Wilson��s tired but resolute voice died away, a strange list of data appeared in Party Ace��s visions.


    [ China: Number of people rescued directly or indirectly: 54,771,109. ]


    [ The United States: Number of people rescued directly or indirectly: 9,817,211. ]


    [ Your party has won the gratitude of Jackson Curtis. ]


    [ Your party has won the gratitude of Dr. Gordon Silberman. ]


    [ Your party has won the friendship of Mr. G, a global leader. ]


    [ Your party has won the friendship of President Wilson, a global leader. ]


    [ Calction in progress... ]


    [ ..... ]


    [ ..... ]


    [ ..... ]


    [ Congrattions Party Ace, you have aplished a Glorious Feat: ��Saviour��! In the midst of the apocalyptic world of 2012, you seeded in saving the lives of at least five million people who should have died! ]


    [ Thepletion rating of your Glorious Feat: B. The reward: + 10 achievement points for all party members. ]


    [ A Glorious Feat is the ultimate secret hidden in every world. Each Glorious Feat is unique and is extremely hard to discover. Once a contestant achieves the Glorious Feat in a certain world, other contestants will no longer be able to do so. ]


    [ You have triggered the relevant conditions. All of you receives the bonus reward of Legend Level + 1, but if you choose to ept this, you will no longer be able to receive the reward forpleting your main mission. ]


    [ Would you like to receive this reward? ( Yes / No ) ]


    [ Outside ofbat, Legend Level can enhance your reputation among storyline characters in any Nightmare World. 1 point of Legend Level will decrease the required reputation point to raise your reputation with any faction by 10%, and let you enjoy a 10% discount when you trade with all storyline characters. It will also grant you the right to speak directly with certain storyline characters of high statuses. ]


    [ Inbat, 1 point of Legend Level will increase your dodge rate and hit rate by 5%. ]


    [ Legend Level will also raise your evaluation rating when youplete a mission! ]


    Everyone was stunned. Never could they have thought that they would get such a powerful reward for sticking to Sheyan��s rescue policy. Legend Level!


    Although Sheyan��s Legend Level had not made much of an appearancetely, a lot of that had to do with the fact that after Sheyan became a Growth Hunter, the difficulties of the worlds he experienced were too high. But even then, the only function of Legend Level that had not been showing much of an effect was thest one, ��Legend Level will also raise your evaluation rating when youplete a mission��. (TL: Probably because all his main missionstely have been crazy hard so he could only aim for low evaluation ratings.)


    The other functions of Legend Level had been quietly in y in the background.


    In truth, the other members of Party Ace had been enviously eyeing Sheyan��s single point of Legend Level for a long time. How could the reward of the main missionpare to that? Moreover, if they could migrate Melody��s entire race out of the Lord of the Rings world, they would get another point of Legend Level, and that was something that would definitely happen soon. Good things really doe in pairs.


    Following that, Party Ace received the notifications that they hadpleted the main mission with a very low evaluation rating, and the reward was only 5,000 utility points. It could be seen from the reward how hard they were cking on the main mission.


    After that, they were given an hour of preparation time before they had to return to the Realm. Sheyan had no n to do anything big in this one hour. He only intended to hand over the responsibilities in his hands to President Wilson before he left.


    ***


    ��...And that��s it. This is theyout n of the mothership showing all the food storage areas. The airships will probably have stay afloat for about fifteen days. Considering that there will certainly be some passengers who will show irrational emotions and reactions, I suggest you to form a temporary armed force to maintain order.��


    ��I see.�� Although the President��s deep-sunken eyes showed that he was already really tired, he still tried his best to take in Sheyan��s every word. He was even jotting them down in a notebook lest he forget.


    ��What��s your opinion on mutants and vampires who don��t actively attack humans, Mr. President?�� Sheyan asked tentatively.


    ��We wee all forces who have kind intentions. We tried to give them the respect and treatment they deserve even when we were at our strongest, let alone now.��


    Sheyan nodded in satisfaction upon hearing the President��s reply. In his opinion, Professor X had no experience in politics at all. His specialtyy in soothing the people��s hearts. Sheyan felt that the post-disaster rebuild should be left to President Wilson, who had a lot more experience in these matters. Professor X might just make things worse if he took over rashly.


    The most suitable field for Professor X was actually religion. He could unreservedly use his mental touch tofort the people��s hearts, like a Pope. A governing system which had both church and state, but separate from each other, should be the most suitable one for the post-apocalyptic period.

 Chapter 1275: Jinkuang’s Secret

    <h4>Chapter 1275: Jinkuang��s Secret</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Having handled everything properly and handed overmand to President Wilson, Party Ace boarded a sub-airship used for emergency evacuation as per the Realm��s instruction.


    Although the sub-airship was unmanned, it drifted upwards at breakneck pace, breaking through the atmosphere towards the vast starry space.


    Because their reward forpleting this world sessfully had been exchanged for Legend Level +1, the summary of their adventure in this world shown by the Realm was very brief, so there was no need to waste too many words on that. They soon returned to the Nightmare Realm.


    As soon as Sheyan got back to his personal room, he found a box on his desk with the words ��Imperial Quartermaster Special Priority Delivery�� on it. It seemed to be a delivery from the Empire.


    Sheyan wondered who would send him something like this. He spected that it should have something to do with his ��Major General��s Blood Armour��, but he had too many things he needed to figure out at the moment, so he put it aside for now.


    He felt like his thoughts were all jumbled up because there were too many things to take care of. He sat down at his desk and started listing out everything one by one.


    The first thing Sheyan had to do was obviously the title synthesis after obtaining the title of ��The Great Collector��.


    Next, he already had enough achievement points to promote to the next military rank, mainly thanks to therge harvest of achievement points obtained from his outburst of ten straight kills plus G-spot��s dposition of Evil Sword Apophis. His current achievement point total stood at: Colonel 403/400 (8 points were deducted from using ��Extinction�� four times). It was clearly time to promote to Major General.


    Next was the problem of the party��s personnel reinforcement. This was an extremely urgent matter. As for the candidate, Sheyan already had someone in mind, but he never did things that he was not confident in, so he never told anyone else about this. Otherwise, if the guy refused to join, wouldn��t that be embarrassing?


    In addition, Sheyan also had to get into the best possible state he could to use the legendary item ��The Scalp of Crete�� to gain an S-rank ability. Sanzi must also make the preparations for learning ��The Power of the Dead��.


    Zi and Reef had justprehended their Awakening Skills in thest world, and the Awakening Skills were quickly upgraded not long after that, so they must spend some time in the Realm to practice and get used to their skills in order to disy their greatest power.


    There was also the problem with the dark green gloves. Sheyan was sure that if he dared to use ��Extinction�� again, these precious gloves would definitely be destroyed. Before he could solve this problem, his ��Extinction�� ability was as good as sealed.


    Now that Old Charlie had the seed of Freddy nted in his mind, he would need a certain degree of strengthening. This would also cost a lot of utility points....


    Finally, now that his innate ability had been upgraded, his resistance to diseases had no doubt improved too. This means that perhaps he could try to contract...SARS?? But that thought immediately sent shivers down Sheyan��s spine. If he wanted the SARS virus in his arsenal, he should wait until he had at least 30 achievement points in reserve first...


    Oh, what a headache! Sheyan sighed. Finally, he wrote down something which would benefit the party financially.


    They had a dark gold club to be sold. It would probably fetch a nice price. Besides that, they also had thirteen ��Smelly Toruk Particles�� that could be traded in for an achievement point each. Unknown mysterious items which could be exchanged for achievement points were always hard currencies in the Realm. They could probably be sold for quite a sum of money too.


    ***


    ��Jinkuang! I have a good opportunity to make money!�� Sheyan yelledzily from his chair.


    Jinkuang possessed an arrogance surpassing British swordsmen and French musketeers, and shouting like this to summon him would normally not get any reply out of him �� unless keywords such as ��making money��, ��getting rich�� and ��profit�� are mentioned.


    Therefore, Sheyan was confident that Jinkuang would appear in front of him in less than three seconds. He would blink his eyes, and Jinkuang would be there in the previously empty corner.


    But this time, Sheyan was disappointed. He closed his eyes and opened them again, but the empty corner was still empty. Sheyan was dumbfounded. For some reason, a feeling of emptiness rose in his heart.


    ��It��s an opportunity with several folds of profit margin, Jinkuang. If you don��te out now, I��ll take this business opportunity elsewhere.��


    There was still no response. Sheyan narrowed his eyes. He slowly stood up and walked to the room where Jinkuang usually stayed in. Sheyan did note here often, but he could still recall the interior of the room clearly �� because Jinkuang��s room arrangement was way too unique.


    In the middle of the room was a heavily patched sky-blue hammock. He would find Jinkuang snoring there most of the time. The wall on the left was charred ck by smoke, and next to it was a simple pic stove built from broken red bricks. There was an old iron pot on the stove. Next to the stove was a pile of misceneous items (garbage) which included scrap papers, old books, scrap metals, tin cans, and so on.


    A tattered leather bag for pig feed hung on the wall. The way the pig feed leather bag was hung and disyed was simr to the bear heads or deer heads in the living room of aristocratic families.


    But when Sheyan reached the door of the room, he suddenly froze.


    The room in front of him was unprecedentedly clean and tidy!


    Of course, it was only rtively clean and tidy. For example, the smoke stain on the wall was still there, and there were still dust everywhere. However, the garbage, hammock, old iron pot, and Jinkuang��s linen sack were all gone!


    Sheyan stood at the door for a long time. He finally came up with a rather appropriate term to describe the situation in front of him. Jinkuang had ��moved away��.


    He had moved away, leaving nothing behind.


    Sheyan checked his personal attributes in disbelief, and under the sub-category ��Servants��, there was only the name of ��Old Charlie��!!! Jinkuang had secretly and one-sidedly ended their master-servant rtionship!


    Aplicated emotion rose within Sheyan. The grief from losing Mogensha once again crept into his heart. He fought back the impulse to cry unrestrainedly. He had heard a song before called ��Men Crying isn��t a Sin��. At the moment, he could deeply understand the message in the song.


    But Sheyan soon suppressed this feeling after he came back to his senses because he understood that crying was a futile act. Instead of wasting his energy on crying, he should use it to find out why Jinkuang had suddenly disappeared.


    Sheyan looked around and carefully inspected the empty room. His eyes stopped at the smoky corner where Jinkuang��s kitchen used to be. Jinkuang would often cook here by igniting scrap newspapers and firewood.


    Sheyan pondered for a while, then walked over and touched the ground with his finger. He found that the temperature in this spot was much higher than the temperature in the surrounding areas. That means Jinkuang��s departure was not premeditated. Instead, he must have suddenly sensed something of vital importance while he was cooking. It made him panic and leave in a hurry.


    A good way to figure out another person��s thought was to restore the situation at that moment and put yourself in the other person��s position.


    Therefore, ording to his memory, Sheyan sat at the ce where Jinkuang would often sit when he cooked, and started thinking. Based on the spot��s current temperature, the moment Jinkuang sensed something amiss was approximately the moment when Party Ace returned to the Realm. Did they carry anything special with them when they came back?


    While Sheyan was racking his brains, thinking about the problem over and over, his fingers were strumming the floor habitually. A rough unevenness could be felt on his fingertips, as if there were some crisscrossing scratches on the smooth floor.


    Sheyan was surprised. It must be known that this ce was an absolute safe zone, so the floor, furniture and walls were indestructible �� at least to him it was. So how were these scratches on the floor made?


    An idea suddenly came to Sheyan. He found arge sheet of paper, pressed it to the scratched floor, and used a pencil to smudge it back and forth. Gradually, the scratch marks were traced onto the paper. To his surprise, he found that the scratch marks were actually messy, unorderly sentences!


    Sheyan thought back and recalled that whenever Jinkuang was alone, he liked scratching the ground with his long, ck goblin fingernails. It had unexpectedly be an important clue today. After tracing all the scratch marks, Sheyan read the words, trying to understand Jinkuang��splex psychological state.


    ��I can sense something strange in Master....��


    ��It felt both familiar and unfamiliar, like three cents mingled with seven pence.��


    ��I feel very agitated, as if I��ve missed something big. Did I forget to pick up a soda can that someone just threw?��


    ��Oh, those bastards have sessfully returned? Ha-ha-ha, I have a hunch that I can make some good profits this time. Time is money!��


    ��What is this feeling??!!!!!��


    ��That��s... The remnant aura of Apophis???��


    ��Impossible! Impossible! Apophis was devoured?��


    ��Shouldn��t Apophis submit to all direct descendents of the bloodline? Why would it be devoured? This feelinging from Master...it��s not ��Extinction��, absolutely not! Although it feels like ��Extinction��, it��s fundamentally different, like gold and tinum!!��


    ��Was I wrong from the very beginning? Oh god, oh god!! Did the great Jinkuang make a more serious mistake than losing ten gold coins?��

 Chapter 1276: Zi’s Seductiveness

    <h4>Chapter 1276: Zi��s Seductiveness</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    ��Ah ah ah ah! My sky, my earth, my world; they��ve copsed like a pce made of gold coins!��


    ��This won��t do. I can��tze around here anymore....��


    ��Was it because I��ve been sleeping for too long? I have to go out and find the truth.��


    ��I��ve stayed here for so long. What if he��s just a stranger who looks like Master? I��ll have to pay rent, utility fees, and for the food.... Ah ah ah, no, no, don��t ask me for money. I won��t give you any. Put it on my credit first. I can pay you some interest. How about an interest rate of -3%? Aha, since you��re not saying anything, I��ll take that as a yes. Bye, I��m leaving.��


    ��Sigh, why am I talking so much when I��m about to leave... I actually really want to stay, but the original entity seems to be getting stronger and stronger, constantly calling out to me... I can��t resist that kind of power. Forget it, I know that you, little rascal, must be able to discover these traces I left behind. I��d better leave you a farewell gift. I��ve put it in your cupboard...��


    That was where the handwriting stopped. Looking at these words, Sheyan felt like he could see the naggy old goblin in tattered clothes sighing and shaking his head as he threw everything inside the room into that seemingly bottomless linen sack of his. He must have swept the floor too �� although the floor was still not that clean.


    Finally, the old goblin staggered into his room, ced something in it, and left here alone with his big, tattered sack, walking down the road slowly until he finally disappeared into the darkness... .


    Sheyan suddenly felt a lump in his throat. Tears finally dripped down his face, and an unprecedented feeling of weakness assaulted him from the depth of his bones. This man, who had always been as tough as steel, leaned against the wall for support and slowly sat down on the ground. He covered his face with his hands, and the tears flowed out of the gap between his fingers. He had been suppressing his emotions for too long, he needed a release...


    Mogensha��s gone....


    And now, even his servant had left him! Heavy feelings intermingled within his heart, weighing him down.


    ***


    Suddenly, Sheyan sensed something.


    Although he had not looked up and seen with his eyes, he could still feel that something was off. He immediately turned his head towards the door.


    Zi was standing there quietly. From Sheyan��s perspective on the floor, Zi��s slim but curvy figure was in full disy. Her legs that were wrapped in ck silk stockings appeared exceptionally long and graceful. Her butt also looked especially perky thanks to her high heels.


    Meanwhile, Sheyan��s appearance at the moment �� his face in his hands, his tears and mucus dripping down �� must look really pathetic,pletely unlike his usual calm, cold demeanour.


    But in Zi��s eyes, Sheyan looked especially cute at the moment. Yes, cute. Because right now, Sheyan was showing another side of himself, a side that was real, a side which was a reminder that he was only a 22-year-old young man. Under most circumstances, a 22-year-old young man was synonymous with terms like ��greenhorn��, ��wet behind the ears��, ��immature��, or ��impulsive��.


    Only now did the 27-year-old Zi realise that the man in front of him was actually five years younger than herself... At that thought, she couldn��t help smiling. Her eyes narrowed and her lips curled upwards. She oozed a sexy, womanly charm, a different kind of temptation to a teenage girl��s innocence and naivety.


    Zi��s appearance did not make Sheyan��s mood any better. Instead, it made his mood worse.


    The reason for this was very simple. No man liked to show this side of himself to the opposite sex, especially an opposite sex whom he really wanted to hook up with. In such a situation, the man might show several different reactions ording to his personality. Some would wipe away their tears and say hello, some would turn aside and pretend not to have seen the woman, while some would make use of the woman��s curiosity to reach into her heart, thus turning a bad situation into a good situation...


    But Sheyan��s reaction was no doubt more unique. He retracted his gaze from Zi, wiped his face, then took out a bottle of strong vodka and poured it into his mouth.


    ��Have you seen enough? If you have, then leave.��


    But Zi was not that obedient this time. She looked around inside the room, then smiled.


    ��Jinkuang left without a word? Is he jealous of Old Charlie, or is it something else? To tell you the truth, when I saw that you didn��t show much of a reaction to Mogensha��s death, I thought you��re really cold-blooded. But it seems that you��re just hiding your emotions deep inside you.��


    ��Are you done?�� Sheyan was suddenly really angry. He did not like to be seen through, and even more than that, he did not like to be seen through by Zi, because in truth, he was a 22-year-old man and Zi was a 27-year-old woman! Sheyan had a very dominant personality, so being treated like a younger brother by Zi was uneptable for him. If he could, he would rather be 32 years old.


    Sheyan��s reaction made Zi smile instead. To see the opponent agitated and annoyed during a negotiation was a veryforting feeling. Anger and irritation indicated that the opponent��s psychological line of defence had copsed.


    Zi was actually a little irritated at beingmanded by Sheyan to do this and that in Nightmare Worlds, because Zi was, in essence, a control freak. Her identity in the real world was a testament to this. That��s why she could not help feeling a bit annoyed even though her mind told her that Sheyan was doing a slightly better job than herself.


    So to see Sheyan��s true emotions gave her great pleasure. Not only did she not leave, she walked over to Sheyan��s side and sat down against the wall despite how inelegant it made her look. She turned to her side and stared at Sheyan with a smile on her face.


    ��Now you��re acting your age.��


    Sheyan felt like he was going to go crazy. He found that Zi could always find his weakness and poke him where it hurts the most without much effort. He couldn��t help turning his head to re at Zi, but when he did, he suddenly realised that the one sitting beside him was a woman.


    A mature, charming, alluring woman.


    Perhaps because she had to go to herpany immediately after leaving the Realm, she was wearing formal office attire �� figure-hugging grey suit pants, a white Lapel shirt with fashionable, carved metallic buttons, and a grey woven suit. These clothes unreservedlyplimented Zi��s easy, casual elegance. Together with her calm and collected attitude, she exuded the vibe of a strong woman.


    When she sat down next to Sheyan, her clothes had visibly tightened. As we all know, in different situations, under different environments, different attire can make people react differently.


    For example, when a man sees a nurse or a policewoman in a hospital, his arse would probably tighten instinctively from the fear of being stabbed by a needle or of being arrested, but when a man sees a nurse or a policewoman in a club or other entertainment venues, his hormone levels would spike.


    At the moment, when Sheyan turned around and looked at Zi, the feeling which rose in him was not the panic when a male subordinate faced his female boss. Instead, he felt his throat go dry. He swallowed with difficulty and his fingers curled into a grip instinctively, as if he was trying to grope a certain thing that had excellent sticity.


    That��s because, from this perspective, he happened to be looking down Zi��s chest at a fifteen degree angle. The two lumps of plump, firm flesh stretched the white shirt, almost making the buttons burst. The exposed skin looked soft and creamy.


    Looking further down, the originally conservative pants was now vividly disying Zi��s alluring curves due to her sitting posture. Those slightly stic pants were very flexible and hugged her full buttocks tightly. Seeing the ground on which Zi was sitting on, Sheyan suddenly had a vague thought �� how nice would it be if it was his body that Zi was sitting on....


    As soon as he thought of this, his mouth went dry. It was impossible for a normal 22-year-old college student to remain calm when the woman of his fantasy was so close at hand, but Sheyan��s actual psychological age was older than 32 years old, so he simply lifted his head and stared at Zi with an aggressive look.


    ��I already told you to leave. If you don��t leave now, you��ll regret it,�� he threatened fiercely.


    To be honest, Zi had started to feel that it might not very proper to suddenly sit down beside him like this, but more importantly, her sitting posture was making the clothes at her chest and hip feel a bit tight, and it was rather ufortable. However, hearing Sheyan��s threatening words, an inexplicable anger suddenly rose in her. For some reason, she instantly thought of the meek-looking Elven girl.

 Chapter 1277: Home Run

    <h4>Chapter 1277: Home Run</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    A woman as prideful as Zi naturally would not express her dissatisfaction at this moment, let alone mention Melody��s name. She jutted her chin and gave Sheyan an arrogant, provocative stare. There were also traces of anger and seductiveness in her eyes. But Sheyan only saw the provocation. He felt like Zi was telling him, I��m going to keep staying here, little boy, what can you do about it?


    ��Don��t push it....��


    Sheyan was already in a foul mood in the first ce, and someone actually came to him to provoke him...and the one provoking him was not someone he could teach a lesson with his fist! Sheyan turned around in anger, half kneeling on the ground, and mmed his hands into the wall on both sides of Zi��s head.


    They were so close at the moment that their eyes and their lips were separated by mere centimeters. They could even feel the heat in each other��s breath....


    Sheyan��s action was originally for the purpose of spitting some threatening words, but now that he was in this position, he suddenly found his mind going nk. This was the first time he had been so close to Zi��s refined, delicate face, the first time he was smelling the feminine fragrance emitted from Zi after it was heated up by her body heat, the first time he was seeing this astonished but slightly embarrassed expression on Zi��s face.


    This was the first time a man had been so strongly invaded Zi��s personal space, so she was surprised. As for being embarrassed, that was only due to a woman��s instinct. 80% of it was still surprise.


    ��You damn woman, I warned you to get out of here,�� Sheyan started to feel a fire burning in his heart, and it was rising fast. He liked simple and direct actions, so his next move was a very ungentlemanly one.


    Sheyan unhesitatingly kissed Zi��s slightly parted red lips, even extending his tongue into her mouth before she could react. His right hand rudely reached behind her back and pulled her into his embrace, while his left hand grabbed at something which he had wanted to grab for a long time.


    ��So incredibly soft and stic.�� Sheyan couldn��t help admiring in his heart while he hungrily tasted Zi��s lips.


    It happened so suddenly that Zi was at a loss for a while. Shepletely did not expect this. A soft, weak feeling washed over her, like she was soaking in warm water. Her heart beat began to elerate. More bizarrely, her body seemed to be reveling in this feeling. In her confusion, Zi even let Sheyan did as he pleased at first....


    That was, until Sheyan��s hands naughtily rushed to the third base and tried to pry open her legs. That made Zie to her senses with a jolt. She instantly resisted, and when she found that it was futile, she bit down hard....


    Sheyan let out a sudden cry of pain and halted his conquering of Zi.


    ��What are you doing?�� Zi said angrily. She tidied up her messy clothes and continued, ��I despise those who take advantage of me when I��m weak.��


    ��Take advantage of you when you��re weak.... I��m the one who��s crying here in a moment of vulnerability! You came to me against my wishes, and now you say I��m taking advantage of you when you��re weak? How were you weak?�� thought Sheyan furiously, but he did not intend to voice his thoughts, because when a man quarrels with a woman, win or lose, he would still lose anyway. Besides, Sheyan was in heat �C how could he not be? Any man with a normal sexual function would have the same reaction �C so he ignored what Zi said and went back to conquering her!


    This time, Sheyan kissed her neck instead to avoid being bitten again, and then decided to try the feeling of being breast-fed in a very dirty way.


    Zi, of course, was not willing to be conquered so easily, but Sheyan suddenly said something in her ears. Her body turned stiff, and her resistance after that became more symbolic rather than with any real intention of stopping Sheyan.


    Sheyan��s words were, ��I now have 110 points of Strength and more than 4,000 HP. We��re separated by mere centimeters. O great mage, in this situation, do you think your resistance is of any use?��


    It was not the first time Zi had met someone who tried to take advantage of her, but with her extraordinary strength, she was normally able to let the guys who had bad intentions die an ugly death. Therefore, she could always remain calm, but... Sheyan��s words reminded her that her advantage did not apply to the current situation at all.


    ��So unfortunate. How did I forget that?�� thought Zi with irritation while her strong but slender legs were separated.


    Women are very strange creatures. Men can never guess what��s going on in their minds.


    What followed next were gasps, repressed groans, and the sounds of flesh pping against flesh. The noises went from low to high, reached a peak, and finally fell back down.


    The person toe out of the room first was Zi. Although she forced herself to appear calm, her flushed cheeks and slightly awkward gait sold her outpletely.


    Zi had actually been prepared for this. First of all, she was a normal woman with normal needs. There was not a man around her that she would look at twice, besides Sheyan, who was slightly better than the others, so why not let Sheyan have it. In Zi��s point of view, she had only used a man to fulfill her desire. Therefore, if we were to analyse the situation further, Sheyan��s role in the whole affair was almost simr to a dildo.


    As for their rtionship in Nightmare Worlds, that was another matter. Zi was a woman who had always been able to keep her work and private matters separate. Otherwise, she would not have been able to manage the E.S consortium so well. She would still behave very professionally in Nightmare Worlds, as that was a matter of life and death.


    Sheyan was currently experiencing an indescribable sense of emptiness �C it was a feeling of being emptied out, mixed with exhaustion. When the feeling reached his physical body, it produced only one effect: he did not want to do anything or think of anything. He only wanted to lie still and fall into a deep sleep.


    Fortunately, Sheyan still retained a trace of reason and determination. He forced himself to climb back up and take a shower, thus squeezing a little more energy out of his body. He then returned to the real world and fell asleep on his bed. The trauma in the depths of his heart, as well as the fatigue umted in the depths of his body, slowly began to heal in his sleep.


    ***


    He did not know how long he had slept for when he suddenly awoke to a nice smell. The smell was very familiar and quite attractive. He could not help but fight back his sleepiness and climb up. He then saw Uncle Dasi smiling kindly at him while smoking hookah. The fragrant smell came from a big blue-and-white porcin bowl on the table next to him. It was a bowl of meat noodles.


    The bowl of meat noodles cooked by Uncle Dasi was actually made from verymon raw materials. The noodles were bought from the supermarket while the soup was brewed with a fish and some pork. The pork meat used was three-tenths fat and seven-tenths lean, cut in different thicknesses. The noodles were poured with soy sauce and sprinkled with salt and onions.


    The bowl of meat noodles was very ordinary, but in Sheyan��s childhood memory, having a bowl of meat noodles to eat was a very joyous asion. Sheyan took arge bite of the chewy noodles and chomped it down into his stomach. He then took a sip of the clear soup that was filled with the aroma of onions, and ate the fresh, green vegetables in the noodles. Sheyan��s habit was to eat the noodles first, then finish the soup. He would leave the tender shredded meat forst, gulping it down in satisfying big mouthfuls. It was truly an unforgettable feeling.


    Uncle Dasi��s culinary skills might be a little crude, but the essence of a bowl of noodlesy in its soup, and Uncle Dasi��s soup was delicious. In addition, the meat he used was was three-tenths fat and seven-tenths lean, so it was tender even after it was cooked. Sheyan finished the whole bowl with relish.


    ��Is Sanzi up yet?�� asked Sheyan as he drank thest mouthful of soup with satisfaction.


    ��He woke up long ago. He said that you��re exhausted and specifically asked me not to disturb you,�� replied Uncle Dasi.


    Sheyan nodded with a smile. ��What��s he doing now?��


    ��He��s booking ne tickets. Aren��t you guys going to the Maind for a business trip? That��s what he told me,�� asked Uncle Dasi uncertainly.


    ��Oh yeah, that��s right. I just woke up so my mind is still in a blur,�� Sheyan covered for Sanzi in a hurry.


    ��Why is Sanzi going to the Maind?�� thought Sheyan, perplexed.

 Chapter 1278: Operation: SARS

    <h4>Chapter 1278: Operation: SARS</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Sheyan only realised after talking to Uncle Dasi that he had slept for more than 30 hours. Being as cautious as Uncle Dasi was, he would surely have sent Sheyan to the hospital if Sanzi had not told him that Sheyan had not slept for 3 days straight because he was taking care of business matters, so he would sleep for a long time.


    Sheyan��s ��dormancy�� this time was not without reason.


    First of all, the difficulty of the apocalyptic world of 2012 was shockingly high. Tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes �� these horrible disasters that would not be encountered in other worlds weremon urrences there. Even people as powerful as contestants would be killed in seconds, regardless of how high their HP and defence was.


    Secondly, Sheyan had to face all the traps Bindid down. That had squeezed out almost all of Sheyan��s potential. Although Party Ace came out victorious in the end, Mogensha��s death was a heavy blow for Sheyan.


    Next came the sudden blow of Jinkuang��s departure. While Sheyan was weak and vulnerable, he was cruelly squeezed by the alluring, mature Zi. It was lucky that his body was digitised, or else he would have be so weak that he would be bedridden.


    Fortunately, the dual effect of ample sleep and family warmth slowly healed Sheyan��s body and mind. Now that he had woken up and had arge bowl of meat noodles, Sheyan felt that he had recovered to 80% of his best condition, and he was still recovering.


    Uncle Dasi was relieved to see that Sheyan was alright. He went to the dock to y mahjong after that. While Sheyan chewed on the meat left at the bottom of the bowl, he started feeling sleepy again. The thought of sleeping for another seven or eight hours felt very appealing to him.


    But right when he fell back into bed, his phone rang. It was from Sanzi who had gone to the Maind.


    ��Bro, bro, what bad luck. Can youe and pick me up? I��m being followed in Zhonghai City!��


    ��Who��s following you?�� asked Sheyan in surprise.


    ��Just normal people, not contestants,�� answered Sanzi with a wry smile.


    Sheyan sighed. He really wanted to stick the words ��the shame of contestants�� on Sanzi��s forehead. As a digitised contestant, Sanzi actually had to ask for help to deal with a bunch of normal people.


    Sanzi added helplessly, ��Can��t help it. Those tracking me down aren��t ordinary people. I suspect that they��re from the National Bureau of Statistics. If I kill someone, things would get out of hand.��


    ��National Bureau of Statistics? They havebat forces?�� Sheyan��s mind was still in a bit of a blur, but he immediately realised the importance of this matter. He instantly asked, ��Where are you? I��ll be right over.��


    ***


    Five hourster, Sheyan and Sanzi met up on a double-decker bus in Zhonghai. Sanzi was in a sorry state. His eyes were sunken and his face looked like it was covered in ayer of dust. To say that he looked like a hooligan was not that urate because of his temperament, but he did look like a neet who had stayed awake for several days in a cyber cafe.


    As soon as Sanzi arrived, he immediately grabbed the Dicos Chicken Rice that Sheyan brought for him and chomped it down so fast that he almost choked several times during the meal. Finally, after gulping down thest piece of chicken and licking thest grain of rice clean, he burped and sighed in satisfaction.


    The bus stopped, and several people in ck jackets got on. Their actions were fast and practiced. They immediately split up and looked around. When they saw Sanzi, their eyes turned bright and they instantly surrounded him.


    ��We��re from the Urban nning Department of the National Bureau of Statistics.... You��re suspected of sticking private ads everywhere without permission and selling fake IDs. Pleasee with us to assist with our investigation.��


    The person who spoke reached for Sanzi��s wrist without even waiting for a reply.


    Sheyan instantly became alert when he saw the person��s action, because the agility of his movement was much higher than that of ordinary people. It wasparable to a someone who had trained more than 10 years in the army. In addition, each of them had a button on their chests that faintly reflected light �� those should be cameras. No wonder Sanzi did not dare summon his creatures. If it was captured by the cameras, things would get really ugly.


    Sheyan, of course, would not just sit still and watch Sanzi being captured. He quietly sent a punch towards the abdomen of the man who was reaching for Sanzi��s wrist. The man was obviously very confident in his own skills. His left shoulder sank as he used his left palm to block Sheyan��s fist. Meanwhile, his right hand did not stop reaching forward.


    As someone who had practiced self defence for a long time, even if an adult male swing a steel pipe at him, he could grab it with his left hand, let alone a person��s fist.


    But Sheyan was no ordinary person.


    Power burst out of Sheyan��s punch when the fist connected with the man��s hand. At that instant, the man realised to his horror that he could not block the enemy��s fist even if he had 10 hands!


    He felt as if the man he was facing was not a man at all, but a heavy truck with a load of sixty tons charging forward at full speed. Stopping his fist was not humanly possible!


    His fingers were already touching Sanzi��s wrist, but his abdomen was struck right then. His face turned pale. He seemed like he was trying to say something, but no words came out of his mouth. He stumbled a few steps back while holding onto his stomach and copsed to the floor.


    Since Sheyan had started the fight, Sanzi immediately cried out, ��Robbers, robbers!��


    The bus was instantly sent into chaos. Sheyan did not stop after his first hitnded. Both his hands reached out and grabbed the head of two other men who were trying to pull something out of their jackets. He mmed their heads together. They fell to the ground as if they were drunk.


    Thest man immediately tried to escape, but how could he escape on such a crowded and chaotic bus? Sheyan approached him with slow, steady steps, then gave him a punch to knock him unconscious. He and Sanzi then got off the bus and ran away.


    ��There were three groups chasing after me,�� said Sanzi as he was led by Sheyan into a bustling shopping mall. ��Now there should only be two groups left. Brother, I��m really thirsty, let me buy a strawberry sundae first.��


    What else could Sheyan do but let him buy a strawberry sundae? He sighed and asked, ��What exactly did you do? It feels like you poked a ho��s nest.��


    Sanzi scratched his head and said regretfully, ��I figured that you��re probably trying to acquire SARS, so I wanted to help you find the virus strain. I didn��t expect the Maind to be so strict in this matter. Money didn��t work at all. I was reported instead.��


    ��Where would I find the extra achievement points to acquire SARS? Unless I don��t promote my rank for the time being, but my Major General��s Blood Armour should be ready soon. Compared to SARS, that��s a bigger upgrade for me,�� exined Sheyan with a frown.


    ��But bro, you can survive the infection first and only make it your ability when you��ve saved up enough achievement points. This way, SARS can be an ace up your sleeve that you can use as soon as you have the achievement points,�� said Sanzi.


    Sheyan felt that Sanzi��s logic was quite reasonable.


    After all, the infection and replication of the SARS virus must be carried out in the real world. If he took this step now, things would be much easierter. Thirty achievement points sounded like a huge amount �C it wasmon to obtain only two or three achievement points from a single world �C but if a chaotic melee broke out in the next world, the umtion of achievement points could be quite shocking.


    So Sheyan nodded thoughtfully. ��You have a good point. But it seems like getting the SARS virus is pretty difficult.��


    Sanzi grinned excitedly. ��Bro, my trip��s notpletely in vain. Maind China may be really strict in the control of the SARS virus, but I��ve also received another piece of information. It��s possible to get this stuff overseas.��


    Sheyan��s eyes brightened. ��How?...Look out!��


    Sheyan suddenly threw himself at Sanzi and tackled him to the ground. Something hissed past and pierced a small hole through the ss counter next to them. A cashier was greeting the customers in front of her with a sweet smile. Her leg suddenly felt numb. She touched the numb spot with her hand and felt as if it had been stabbed by a needle. She yawned, and suddenly fell asleep on the counter.


    Sanzi was startled at the sight of this. ��Are...Are they using tranquilliser guns? They��re treating us like beasts?��


    Sheyan��s eyes narrowed. ��You��ve really poked the ho��s nest this time.��


    Sheyan��s words were quite true. The news that someone was buying information on the SARS virus was bound to attract the attention of the National Bureau of Statistics. It was, after all, SARS. It was not something that could be eaten or worn. It had some research value for the country, but for ordinary people or private organisations, its only use was to infect others and cause social panic. Who would want to see this kind of situation? Terrorists! The authorities were naturally on high alert.


    ��There are three people watching us,�� Sheyan sighed, ��And if we don��t deal with them quick, it��ll be 30 people in five minutes, and then 300. Sanzi, I see that there are a lot of pets in this shopping mall. Pets going crazy and attacking people isn��t anything unusual.��


    Sanzi raised his eyebrows. ��I don��t like to shed blood, but since we can me it on the pets, it��s worth a try.��

 Chapter 1279: Lab Rat

    <h4>Chapter 1279: Lab Rat</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Although the elites from the National Bureau of Statistics had rushed to the scene at the fastest speed possible, they were still greeted by a big mess.


    A big, troublesome mess.


    Three retired veteran soldiersy injured. One had a broken leg, while the other two were severely bitten, the joints on their hands and feet covered in blood �C for some unexinable reasons, quite a number of pets in the mall had simultaneously gone berserk and attacked them.


    But that was not all. It was no big deal for the staff to be injured or even killed on duty. The most crucial thing was that their target had disappeared among the crowd. There are about 300 million people in the United States, and the poption of China is more than 4 times that. Can you imagine the crowd in a busy shopping mall in arge city?


    The head of department sighed. Since they could not catch the thief, there was only one way to prevent the worst from happening �� they had to heavily protect what the thief wanted.


    Sheyan and Sanzi, of course, did not know the various chain reactions triggered by their actions, nor do they want to know.


    ***


    Having escaped from the pursuit of the National Bureau of Statistics which was as hard to get rid of as mercury that had seeped into the ground, Sheyan sighed with relief and said, ��It��ll be really hard to get our hands on the SARS virus now that we��ve alerted them.��


    But Sanzi broke into a smile, ��This may be true in Maind China, but you��ve overlooked something, bro. SARS didn��t only spread in China back during the epidemic period. China was only the ce of origin (Shunde, Guangdong Province) and a serious epidemic area, but it eventually spread to 29 countries.��


    Sheyan��s eyes brightened. ��You have a way?��


    ��We can try other countries. The countries that are publicly known to have SARS strains now are the United States, Russia and China, but Canada, Vietnam and Singapore were also epidemic areas back then. Canada and Singapore are both developed countries, so their pathologicalboratories should have them too. I got this information for 130,000 yuan and a package of cigarettes.��


    Sheyan rolled his eyes. ��I��ll make sure to reimburse you. Let��s try Singapore first. I should still have some contacts there. But since we��re going abroad, we��d better not buy if we can rob. We don��t have much money left.��


    ��But bro, I don��t think we need to worry about money any longer,�� said Sanzi seriously.


    ��Why do you say that? Did you win the lottery?�� asked Sheyan in surprise.


    Sanzi suddenly shed him a sneaky, vulgar grin. ��No, I��m saying that because I heard Zi��s loud moaninging from your room....��


    ��Ugh...�� Sheyan was suddenly speechless. He immediately put on the air of an elder brother and tried to hit Sanzi. Sanzi instantly ran away like a naughty child. This teenage boy would only show his childish side in front of Sheyan �� though the topic of their discussion was adult level.


    ***


    Sheyan and Sanzi��s operation in Singapore went smoothly. Although Sanzi believed that they would not have to worry about money any more, Sheyan still chose the simplest and crudest method, which also happened to be free. He made the property of others �C the sacred Republic of Singapore, to be precise �C his own, by force. Everyone who disagreed with him had been knocked unconscious.


    After that, Sheyan, carrying the freezer containing the SARS virus, still had no choice but to give Zi a call.


    ��Hello, I��m looking for Ms. Lingzi Su. What? She��s sleeping? Please wake her up then! Okay, fine, I know you can��t, but can you ce the phone next to her ear, please?��


    Three minutester, Sheyan heard azy voice from the other side of the phone. He could imagine her drowsy-eyed appearance just by listening to her voice.


    ��Hello, who��s calling me sote?��


    At this moment, Sheyan suddenly felt a little awkward because he had not contacted her at all after what happened between them. He fell into a moment of silence. After sorting out his thoughts, he said, slightly embarrassed, ��Zi, it��s me. I��m sorry, but there��s an urgent matter I need your help with.��


    Hearing Sheyan��s familiar voice, Zi instinctively tidied up her soft but slightly messy long hair even though they were thousands of miles apart and Sheyan could not actually see her.


    ��Yeahhh?��


    That single syble was stretched long. It was very charming, like the purr of a Persian cat.


    ��You��re carrying the SARS virus? You want to borrow the Gulfstream? Okay, no problem. Is that all? Is there nothing else you want to say to me?��


    ��Don��t moan so loud next time,�� Sheyan replied very seriously from the other end of the phone.


    Zi��s eyes opened wide. ��You bastard! You... You...�� she shouted in anger and embarrassment.


    Sheyanughed and hung up the phone, leaving Zi to blush in anger. But soon after that, her lips gradually curled into a smile as she yed with her hair. She yawned leisurely, then made a call.


    ��Hello, I need Gulfstream 1 to pick someone up from Changi Airport in Singapore right away. The guest is our VIP No. 12. In addition, ask the pharmaceuticalpany under us to prepare a sterile high-specificationboratory as quickly as possible.��


    An astonished voice came from the other end, ��But Director Su, Gulfstream 1 is about to set out to pick up Prince Olic from the United Arab Emirates. Everything��s already prepared.��


    ��Why was I not notified of this?�� asked Zi with a scowl.


    ��It was arranged by Director Stephen....�� her secretary answered.


    Zi instantly replied with impatience, ��Then you can give him the same answer when he asks you.��


    The secretary could hear the anger behind Zi��s voice. She cleverly chose not to say anything else. When kings fight against each other, the people suffers, that was the cruelty of workce politics. But it was always better to choose a side early rather than to try to make everyone happy, only to end up getting nothing in the end.


    After her slumber was interrupted by Sheyan, Zi no longer felt sleepy. She went to the mirror to tidy up her hair. She was currently wearing a silk nightgown of the highest grade, which rippled like water as she moved, asionally revealing the beauty inside. Her slender waist, long legs and alluring curves could hardly be contained by the gown. For some reason �C perhaps because she thought of something �C she suddenly blushed again while biting her lower lip. She cursed in a soft voice.


    There was currently a luster to Zi��s face. Though it was faint, if one were to look at her carefully, it could still be easily seen. It was as if a cool, refreshing rain had washed away the dust, revealing the unique freshness of life within, making her even more attractive.


    ***


    Four hourster, in the rainy outskirts of London, a Mercedes-Benz S600 brought a group of visitors to a manor.


    The manor��swn had obviously been carefully managed. The style of the manor announced that the manor itself was at least 300 years old. The interior of the manor had a traditional feel with an old gramophone, a European style firece, an old wooden bar, and a wine table.


    Just as Sheyan began to wonder if Zi was taking them here for a one-day tour of an ancient European castle, they reached a sparselyid out bedroom, which had obviously been deliberately decorated in the same traditional style as the rest of the manor. The heavy Scottish wool carpet on the floor was the onlymendable thing about the room.


    Suddenly, Sheyan felt his entire body shaking slightly. No, not his body, the whole room was faintly trembling because it was moving down. Sheyan immediately understood that this was no room, it was a carefully concealed elevator.


    When he got out of the elevator, he saw in front of him neat office desks, microscopes, test tubes, Petri dishes, and people who were busily moving about. It was a bustling scene.


    ��The consortium have always had some business in the grey areas, so just to be safe, these kinds ofboratories which may cause legal disputes are well-hidden from public view,�� she led him forward as she exined.


    A blond middle-aged man in a white coat approached them.


    ��I��m the person in charge of this project. Can Director Su disclose the details of the task now? I have to make the preparations.��


    There were obvious traces of unhappiness in the scientist��s voice. Zi smiled and said, ��We found a volunteer who��s willing to test out a new type of SARS virus. Your team��s task is to record his data after the infection. Of course, your most important task is to ensure the survival of the volunteer. We��re not murderers after all.��


    Although the government had prohibited this kind of research, sometimes the government��s ban would just be a catalyst instead. For example, when a country bans prostitution, massage centres and spas would spring up like mushrooms after the rain.


    This was especially so in Great Britain and France. In order to be the first to discover the ��atomic bomb�� of gic research, live human experiments were conducted almost semi-openly. E.S consortium could already be considered very cautiouspared to other institutions.


    Therefore, the professor did not doubt Zi��s words. He certainly wasn��t foolish enough to question why thepany would want data about the new SARS virus. After that, Sheyan was washed clean and pushed onto the test table like ab rat.

 Chapter 1280: Origin

    <h4>Chapter 1280: Origin</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    After a series of examinations, Sheyan��s health report was produced. The professor who presided over the project could not help sighing while looking at the report.


    ��This volunteer��s body is as strong as a bear! Is he a professional athlete?��


    Zi could not help smiling. ��That��s why he has the guts to be ourb rat.��


    The Professor nodded in satisfaction and tried to persuade Zi, ��Actually, director, you don��t have to stay here. You can go do your own thing first while we wait for the result. SARS sounds like a terrible disease, but its notoriety is mainly caused by its high pathogenicity, high infectivity, and theck of a specific cure. Its mortality rate is actually only 9.3%.��


    ��Therefore, the notorious SARS is actually way less dangerous than diseases that have a mortality rate of almost 100% like AIDS, Eb and rabies. Few young adults die from SARS, because they have strong immunity and strong bodies. Usually, the deaths in young adults are caused byplications such as dyspnea due to pulmonary edema, exhaustion and multiple organ dysfunction. Based on the physical results of this volunteer, I can say with almost 100% certainty that he��ll recover just fine.��


    Zi shook her head. ��We can��t be so optimistic, professor. The SARS virus that we��re about to inject into him is a mutated strain. Except for the method of infection, every other aspect of the virus has been greatly enhanced, including the onset time and the symptom intensity.��


    The professor��s face became dead serious when he heard that. He re-examined the surrounding area carefully, including the disinfection and sealing facilities, and brought another disinfection chamber over. A disinfection chamber is a ss containermonly seen in movies, normally used for dissecting mice. All operations are done using the mechanical arms in the disinfection chamber.


    The virus was extracted from the virus box Sheyan brought here and injected into Sheyan��s lung.


    The effect of the virus was astonishing. It could be seen that Sheyan��s lungs were instantly severely damaged, and there were a lot of ck lines extending along his blood vessels. Sheyan no doubt suffered monstrous pain during the process, but he endured it without making a sound. Sanzi was extremely worried to see Sheyan��s fists clenched tight and green veins bulge out on his forehead. Zi appeared indifferent, but her nails were digging deep into her flesh because her palms were clenched too tightly.


    Amidst the extreme pain, Sheyan suddenly sensed something warm. He immediately looked towards the source and found that the warmth came from the string of Dzi beads given to him by the man named Reyno when his innate ability was upgraded. This string of beads had arge amount of the power of prayers in it, but Sheyan could not understand why it would behave so strangely at this time.


    What Sheyan did not know was that Tibetan Buddhism originally belonged to the tantric path. It emphasised toughness, endurance and humility; to understand the teachings through experiencing the sufferings of the world. Some ordinary believers were even willing to make a pilgrimage to the Holy Land thousands of kilometers away by foot.


    There was even a saying that the practices of yoga actually originated from a sect of asceticism in the Tantric Sect. The way of this asceticism sect was to twist one��s limbs to the limit to find release in pain.


    Reyno only intended for Sheyan to use this string of beads as amunication device when he gave it to Sheyan, but that was only one of the many mysterious functions of the beads. Its most important function was as a ritual tool that Living Buddhas of the Tantric Sect wore during their cultivation!


    Tibetan Buddhism was very prosperous in Reyno��s dimension, so this string of beads was not a big deal, but in this dimension, this string of beads could be considered a very rare treasure.


    Usually, when a person was in extreme pain, there would be very subtle changes to their breathing, heartbeat, endocrine, maic field, brain wave, electrocardiogram and so on.


    Meanwhile, the beads that had the power of prayers in them were like a fixed-frequency radio. The subtle fluctuation produced by Sheyan, who had a very strong physique, under extreme pain slowly approached the ��frequency�� of the beads, thus triggering the activation of another of their function: the function as a ritual tool for cultivation!


    Because the warmth felt veryfortable, Sheyan instinctively tried to pursue that warmth. He brought the beads out of his personal storage space with his mind and quietly grapsed them in his hand. Sheyan��s palm was hidden from view under his side, so even though there were many people watching, they did not notice his actions.


    With the string of beads in his hand, the warmth gradually spread all over Sheyan��s body. A strange feeling slowly emerged within Sheyan. He felt like he was calmly observing the pain from the perspective of a bystander, as if the pain was acting on someone else��s body.


    He then felt the strange pain pouring into the beads, while the beads emitted an indescribable warmth in return. Sheyan felt like he was wrapped up in a soft, strange warmth which made him feel like he did not need to eat or breathe at all.


    Darkness, tranquility, softness and warmth made up his whole world. There was infinite peace and joy in his heart. It felt as if the tranquility wouldst forever.


    Little did Sheyan know that this was the most profound realm of cultivation in the Tantric Sect, the Fetal Realm!


    Darkness, tranquility, softness and warmth were the four senses that supported the sensory world of a human being. That was what babies felt when they grew up in their mother��s womb.


    The Fetal Realm sounded very mysterious and profound, but most Living Buddhas could reach this realm.


    The Rebirth Realm above the Fetal Realm was the supremew of Tantric Buddhism. This realm was usually reached only when Living Buddhas who achieved Nirvana before they died burned out the remaining life force in their bodies.


    The Fetal Realm could restore the senses back to the environment in a mother��s womb during the fetal period. Meanwhile, the Rebirth Realm was the highest realm which would allow one to experience their own death, experience reincarnation into the Fetal Realm, and experience rebirth. This was equivalent to travelling to the future and witnessing the world after!


    That was why in Tibetan Buddhism, Living Buddhas could often very urately predict where and how they would die. The details of their predictions were often amazingly urate!That��s because they had really seen these things!!!


    But the Rebirth Realm was truly a very profound realm. Generally speaking, reaching this realm was an ascension for the soul, but a great burden for the body. That was why there was a saying that reincarnation happened in a month. After reaching the Rebirth Realm, one normally would not live past a month before one would have to get ready to reincarnate.


    What was more cruel was that even if the soul had ascended to such a powerful realm, it was still unable to escape a brutal cruelty when it reached the afterlife during the reincarnation process ��


    The mystery of the womb!


    Moremonly known as Meng Po Soup.


    (TL note: Meng Po Soup is simr to the River of Forgetfulness in Greek Mythology. Souls of the dead would be given a bowl of soup by Meng Po in the afterlife before they reincarnate. The soup makes them forget the memories from their previous life. )


    Although many Living Buddhas could slowly recall some of the skills, such as medicine, or scripture, from their previous lives based on their habits after reincarnation, they could not reach a realm where their present and previous livespletely coincide.


    In order to unravel the mystery of the womb, which was the supreme realm of the Tantric Sect, they would need to maintain the Rebirth Realm for a prolonged period.


    The realm was called....The Unity of Heaven and Man!!!


    It was also the realm of freedom that Reyno was ardently pursuing.


    (Author��s Note: The Fetal Realm, Rebirth Realm, and The Unity of Heaven and Man are all products of my imagination. They have nothing to do with reality!)


    ***


    Sheyan himself did not expect that he would have to suffer so much pain and difficulty to upgrade the ��Air-borne Diseases�� under the ��Pestilence Monarch�� skill tree to the limit!


    He also did not expect that under such a condition, with the help of the power on the ritual tool �C the Dzi beads �C that the Living Buddha Reyno had sent to this world, he would achieve the Fetal Realm which many monks and even some Living Buddhas could not reach in their lifetime!


    Amidst the infinite silence, warmth and serenity, Sheyan found light above and below him.


    The light above was very vtile, just like starlight. When he did not pay attention to it, it would feel very bright, but when he paid attention to it, it would feel dim. On the other hand, the area below him was brightly lit.


    Sheyan found that without even using his body, he could move using just his mind. It was very difficult to drift upwards, but it was easy to drift downwards.


    Little did he know that if he drifted upwards, he would be attempting to break through to the Rebirth Realm in cultivation. As someone who only reached the Fetal Realm with the help of external power, if he did try that, he would just be tormenting himself.


    On the other hand, drifting downwards was to go to the realm below the Fetal Realm, the Reflection Realm.


    To reach the so-called Reflection Realm through cultivation was actually quite simple. In scientific terms, one would only need to clear out all the memory fragments and traces in their mind, then construct it back in reverse bit by bit, without missing any memories.


    As we all know, memories would slowly blur with the passage of time. What have we done today and how many times we have done it? These memories should still be very clear. The memories from yesterday would be a bit sloppy. But what about the memories from a month ago? From a year ago?


    The cultivation of the Reflection Realm was to backtrack in this way. First, the cultivator would have to think back on what they had done today, then yesterday, thenst week,st month,st year, and so on. They could not even miss a single day.


    When the cultivation reached the highest level, the cultivator would be able to clearly list out in their mind everything that had happened from the moment of their birth up to the current moment! It was equivalent to when a person sees the shback of their whole life the moment before their death!


    The highest level of the Reflection Realm was to recall the first scene the cultivator saw when they opened their eyes in this life, when they were still a baby. If they could continue to break through and discover the memories when they enter the womb, they would sessfully break through to the Fetal Realm.


    Sheyan��s current action was equivalent to backtracking and reconstructing.


    He reached the light below and stepped in. By doing so, he entered the memory of the first time he opened his eyes. He naturally saw something that the adult him hadpletely forgotten...father, mother!!!


    (TL: This chapter makes me realise that I��ll never trante a cultivation novel. Ever.)

 Chapter 1281: Blood Red Express Delivery

    <h4>Chapter 1281: Blood Red Express Delivery</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Inside E.S consortium��s secret undergroundboratory, warnings suddenly sounded from the device connected to Sheyan.


    ��Warning: The patient��s noninvasive blood pressure is fluctuating violently. The current nibp is 140/200 and is showing an upward trend.��


    ��Warning: The patient��s breathing and heartbeat are fluctuating violently. They��re currently 50% above the normal level and are showing an upward trend.��


    ��Warning: The bispectral index of the patient��s brain wave is fluctuating violently....��


    Suddenly, a burst of smoke and electrical sparks came out of the device which cost 180,000 Euros, and a small explosion urred. Mechanical parts like screws and gears flew out of the device.


    A cking noise then came from it. Closer inspection revealed that it was the sound of Sheyan��s teeth chattering from being clenched too hard! His chest rose and fell dramatically, his fists were clenched tight, and the veins all over his body protruded out of his skin like he had just performed intense exercises.


    Sanzi anxiously tried to rush forward to pull Sheyan out of the device, but Zi stopped him and said in a grave voice, ��Don��t. It doesn��t look like the virus is running out of control. Rather, it looks like he��s mentally triggered. I don��t know what��s the cause, but if you get close to him now, you might get hurt.��


    It must be said that Zi possessed thebination of a woman��s unique attention to details and a consortium leader��s broad outlook, and it was very precious. She could always see through many things to discover the truth at once. Hearing her words, Sanzi calmed down and took a few steps back.


    Zi frowned, then said to the frightened medical staff beside them, ��Get out, right now.��


    ��But...�� the professor seemed dumbfounded.


    ��I don��t like to repeat myself,�� scowling, Zi uttered in a stern tone.


    The domineering aura of the beautiful director instantly took control over the room. The doctors and nurses all stepped out in a hurry. Sheyan��s abnormal conditionsted for about five minutes before it slowly subsided. Suddenly, Sheyan punched the disinfection chamber.


    The disinfection chamber was built to prevent biochemical contamination. It was almost as tough as bullet-proof sses. However, Sheyan��s current Strength was no joke. With just a single punch, the chamber already started cracking. He added another punch, and transparent ss fragments scattered onto the floor. Sheyan��s furious fist, veins bulging, stood upright in the air.


    His gruff, heavy breathing sounded like the violent noise from a 10,000-horsepower steam engine in full operation.


    After a long time...his heavy breathing finally subsided. Sheyan opened his eyes slowly, and the blood-red colour in his eyes rapidly faded, regaining their rity. He stared at the white ceiling above him for a while, then heaved a long breath. He then turned his head to Zi and Sanzi.


    ��Sorry, I lost it.��


    ***


    The disease was still wantonly sweeping over Sheyan, but it was nothing too serious for him. Three hourster, the notifications from the Nightmare Imprint finally came.


    [ The A-Virus�� replication is sessful! ]


    [ You have sessfully activated the ultimate disease in the ��Airborne Diseases�� branch of the ��Pestilence Monarch�� skill tree, ��Atypical Pneumonia (SARS)��. ]


    [ You can activate the rest of the ��Pestilence Monarch�� skill tree to make yourself stronger. Activating the rest of the ��Pestilence Monarch�� skill tree requires 80 achievement points! ]


    [ Ultimate Ability: ��Atypical Pneumonia�� (yet to be activated) �� Enable the SARS virus to rapidly multiply in the enemies. The enemies�� respiratory systems will rapidly copse like dominoes, until they can adapt to this severe pain. ]


    [ Activating this ability requires 30 achievement points. You will transmit the SARS virus to all nearby enemies. The virus is transmitted through air and droplets, so it takes only three seconds for the onset. ]


    [ The virus can cause serious damage to creatures hostile to you at the instant of onset. When the SARS virus kills the enemy��s immune cells, it causes severe pain, stunning them for three seconds. At the same time, they will be damaged by 5% of their maximum HP (this damage cannot be higher than 300 points when used on a contestant). ]


    [ Every 10 seconds afterwards, there is a 75% chance of the enemy being affected by the SARS virus tentacles, thus gaining one of the three negative statuses of ��SARS Chest Pain��, ��SARS Asphyxia�� and ��SARS High Fever��, as well as suffering the special effect of the disease worsening. ]


    [ ��SARS Chest Pain��: The SARS virus spreads to the enemy��s lungs, causing severe pain. This effectsts for three seconds, during which the enemy will not be able to perform any attacks, movements and casting actions. The enemy will also suffer a damage equivalent to 100 + the sum value of all the caster��s attributes. ]


    [ ��SARS Asphyxia��: The SARS virus spreads to the enemy��s respiratory tract, causing asphyxiation. The enemy will immediately suffer 100 points of true damage. Besides that, the enemy��s movement speed will immediately drop by 50%, and the enemy��s hit rate will immediately drop to 0%. These stats will slowly recover to their original values in the next 10 seconds. ]


    [ ��SARS High Fever��: The SARS virus will raise the enemy��s body temperature from the normal 37 degrees Celsius to an astonishing 41 degrees Celsius (105.8 F) in an instant. Under this condition, the enemy��s MP consumption will increase by 400%! The fever will gradually subside within 30 seconds, and MP consumption will decrease ordingly until it finally returns to normal (for example, after 10 seconds of high fever, body temperature will drop to around 39.5 degrees Celsius, and the MP consumption penalty will drop to around 200%). ]


    [ Every time a negative status effect is triggered, it will worsen the effect of the disease on the enemy��s body. When the disease-worsening effect stacks to sevenyers, the SARS infection will be critical. Under the critical effect, the enemy will suffer from all three negative statuses of ��SARS Chest Pain��, ��SARS Asphyxia�� and ��SARS High Fever�� at the same time, and the duration of all negative statuses will be prolonged by 200%. The damage inflicted on the enemy will increase by 20%. 33% of the damage inflicted on the enemy during the critical period will be converted into healing effects that will heal all nearby allies. Each ally cannot receive a healing amount of more than 33% of their maximum HP. ]


    [ The critical periodsts for 10 seconds. At the end of this period, the disease-worsening effect will be cleared from the enemy��s body. ]


    [ This branch ability can coexist with certain viral-type branch abilities.�� ]


    [ Please invest achievement points in this branch ability and open up the remaining branches in the ��Pestilence Monarch�� skill tree! ]


    ***


    SARS was as formidable as they had expected, and its damage was also significantly higherpared to the simple negative effects of other diseases. The 5% damage at the moment of outbreak could not be underestimated. It may be mediocre against contestants, but remember the monsters on Pandora? The HP of those monsters were in the hundreds of thousands, even millions. 5% of HP meant tens of thousands of damage!


    Sheyan bitterly smiled when he saw the data.


    ��Maybe I really should put the promotion to Major General on hold for the time being?��


    Zi and Sanzi both stared at him with great interest.


    ��What are you guys doing?�� asked Sheyan, perplexed.


    ��We��re waiting for your exnation, of course!�� Sanzi spread his arms and smiled sneakily. ��Why did you suddenly go berserk in the disinfection chamber? Zi was worried to death....AAHH!!��


    Sanzi was knocked flying and embedded into the wall in a weird posture. The power of ��Force.Collision Wall�� was naturally very formidable.


    Zi announced nonchntly, ��I still have some business to take care of. Now that you��re alright, I��ll be leaving.��


    ��Hey, Zi!�� Looking at the graceful figure of the leaving Zi, Sheyan suddenly stopped her with a serious expression. After a momentary silence, he said, ��How ��bout we do it on the grass next time?��


    Zi stumbled as if he had been hit by a bullet. Her figure looked like she was coughing up blood. She then ran away in a hurry while holding onto the wall. Her graceful and calm temperament had vanished in an instant. Looking at Zi��s retreating back, Sheyan��s smile slowly vanished. His eyes right now contained unspeakable pain and uncertainty.


    ��I wish I could tell you everything...but our team is far from being able to handle such a secret!��


    ***


    Sheyan was seriously weakened by the SARS infection this time, unlike his previous experiences in contracting flus where he could just stand up and leave immediately after. He recuperated for a period of time with nutrient transfusions and antibiotics and what not. Unfortunately, they did not have much of an effect. A little exercise, and he would cough so hard that it felt like his lungs would fall out.


    Sheyan could only ept his identity as a patient and take his time to slowly recover, all while silently enduring the suffering brought by the disease. He managed to hang on until it was time to return to the Realm. He could hardly wait and was already waiting by the stairs ahead of time.


    As soon as Sheyan entered the Realm, before he even requested for a repair, the Realm already notified him that there were functional defects on his body. This was a pretty general term; for example, the inability to walk was also a functional defect, the inability to get an erection was also a functional defect, the inability to speak was also a functional defect. In his case, his condition was so serious that he was almost disabled.


    After an examination, it was found that Sheyan��s left lung seemed normal on the outside, but the inside waspletely rotten! Meanwhile, his right lung was only one third functional! After paying an expensive amount of utility points, Sheyan finally regained his health.


    He sat on the chair in his room and took a few deep breaths. He then saw the box on his desk, the one with the words ��Imperial Quartermaster Express Delivery�� on it. Sheyan now had amassed enough energy to deal with it. When he opened it, his face suddenly turned grave.


    Inside the box was a blood red dispatch!

 Chapter 1282: Judas’ Dinar

    <h4>Chapter 1282: Judas�� Dinar</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The colour of blood could actually be divided into many different shades.


    For example, the blood in arteries would shine bright red with life, while the blood in veins would be darker. Blood that had started to coagte would be tinted ck.


    The blood red of the dispatch was a very weird shade of red, as if the envelope had been soaked in blood and left to air outside, so the red at the top was lighter while the red at the bottom was darker.


    The dispatch gave Sheyan an ominous premonition, like seeing a ck cat the first thing after stepping out of the house early in the morning. He touched the dispatch with his fingers. Its texture did not feel like paper, but more like a piece of ice with numerous patterns on it. A stiff, mechanical voice then sounded.


    ��Verification procedures initiated. Please pay attention to the operating instructions and strictly adhere to them. Any operational errors will cause unpredictable and irreversible consequences.��


    ��The first step is to verify that the current environment is the target destination: Noah Realm C.��


    ��Please ce this item in a spot where it can be in direct contact with the Realm. A countdown of sixty seconds begins now. If verification is still unsessful at the end of the countdown, this item will self-destruct.��


    ��Crap!�� Sheyan couldn��t help eximing out loud, but a curiosity rose in his heart at the same time. He immediately left his private room and went to the hall where he could let the parcel touch the unique crimson inner wall of the Realm. The wall had the rubbery texture of a car tyre, but also the softness of flesh. He wondered what material it was made of.


    The countdown had only begun for less than ten seconds when Sheyan touched the parcel to the slightly retracting inner wall. Multiple rays of light shot out of the parcel, forming the emblem of the Empire which pasted itself on the inner wall.


    The mechanical voice soon appeared again. ��The first step of verificationplete. Looking for a safe area to unpack the firstyer of the package.��


    The parcel flew into Sheyan��s personal storage space of its own ord. After that, its surface began to move on its own. A lot of inteced silver lines appeared on the surface, dividing the blood red surface of the parcel into smaller blocks like a Rubik��s Cube. These blocks rotated rapidly in different directions to reveal a silver coin with ancient patterns inside.


    The colour of the silver coin was slightly dark. The patterns on it depicted a scale with a strong Western Asian style. Its lines were clear and visible. The words ��1 Dinar�� was written on the other side of the silver coin in ancient Assyrian.


    The coin was hanging in mid air as if it was floating. The space around it was strangely rippling like waves. It looked as if it was not something from this world, and would break through the barrier of time and space to fly away anytime!


    Sheyan tried to probe it with his Perceptive Sense. He immediately received some information.


    [ Judas�� Dinar (Made in 32 AD) ]


    [ Materials: Silver, Nickel, Judas�� Blood ]


    [ Origin: All Earth-rted worlds have the possibility of producing this coin. It can also be purchased from the mysterious store that will appear after reaching General-rank. ]


    [ Rarity: Silver Storyline ]


    [ Effect: Betray the contestant��s current Realm and transfer to a different Realm, under the condition that the new Realm recognises the contestant��s strength and is willing to ept the contestant. ]


    [ Description: This is one of the thirty silver coins that Judas, one of the Twelve Apostles, received after betraying Jesus. It possesses a mysterious power because it is stained with the blood of Judas. ]


    [ Side effect: If the contestant fails to be epted by the new Realm after demonstrating their power, there is a high probability of this action being detected by the contestant��s original Realm. The contestant will face severe punishments, including not receiving any reward forpleting the main missions for three consecutive worlds (but the penalties for notpleting the main missions still apply), a 10% reduction in all attributes, etc. ]


    [ Warning: Do not use this coin unless you have no choice, and unless you have enough confidence in your own strength. ]


    [ Condition of Use: Sacrifice a dark gold equipment to activate this coin. ]


    [ Evaluation: Judas, who betrayed Jesus, ended up being hung from a tree. Believe me, if you betray the Realm you belong to but fail to be epted by another Realm, you will end up much worse than Judas. ]


    The Dinar started to glow while its physical body slowly started to fade, like salt or sugar that was dissolving in water.


    Next, a simple 3D model started forming in the air. Finally, the image that appeared in front of Sheyan showed a familiar figure: the assassin Ronnie! His data and attributes jumped out from his 3D model at a high speed and were quickly transmitted to Noah Realm C. Of course, Sheyan could not see the specific numbers.


    The magic Dinar disappeared into thin air, but it soon popped out again. It was now coated in ayer of red glow. It fell back into the express parcel.


    The parcel once again rotated like a Rubik��s Cube, and the mechanical voice sounded.


    ��The target sessfully received Noah Realm C��s recognition. The second step of verification has beenpleted. The third step of verification initiated. Search in progress.... Detected the vital signs of a contestant nearby. If you are the intended recipient, Contestant No. 1018, please ce your palm on this parcel to confirm your identity. If you are not, then please do not do so, or there will be unknown, destructive consequences.��


    ��So much trouble,�� Sheyan muttered, but he still pressed his hand to the parcel as instructed. He felt a little electricity passing through his hand. Soon, the Nightmare Imprint on his chest shed. The weird parcel floated up and gradually turned transparent, only the crisscrossing silver lines on its surface still remaining clear.


    The crisscrossing silver lines were rearranged into a single silver line. Then, the parcel flew away and started sketching in the air like a brush. Finally, it formed a 3D projection of a human figure. It proceeded to sketch out the background environment, from simple lines toplex images, until the whole scenery was vividly restored and presented to Sheyan.


    The one who appeared in front of Sheyan was Ronnie. He was a lot thinner than before. His chin was sharper and his stubble was unkempt. However, his eyes were still as poisonous and sharp as before. His clothes were all ck, and he was even garbed in a ck cloak. The cuffs were slightly folded up like a magician��s to avoid them from hindering his weapon.


    Half his left palm was cut off, and only bone stubbles remained on his ring finger and little finger. Several cuts that had blood-stained edges could be seen on his cloak. Even one of his eyes had burst.


    Ronnie appeared to be inside a lump of rotten meat. Numerous disgusting tentacles wrapped around his body. From the gaps between the tentacles, Sheyan could see that they were moving rapidly through space. Ronnie��s situation reminded Sheyan of a certain kind of anime.


    But Sheyan knew at a nce that Ronnie was in an absolutely safe environment, because this was how Zerg Overlords transport Zerg units.


    Ronnie rubbed his chin as he stared at Sheyan in silence. After a while, he said, ��If the Imperial Express Delivery that I spent fifteen achievement points on still couldn��t reach you, it only means that I��m fated to die. Hello, team leader. I��m in a really bad situation right now. I��m reaching out to you because I n toe join you.��


    ��How do you do that?�� asked Sheyan��s curiously.


    He did not get an answer because this Ronnie was just a 3D projection, acting in ordance with what had been recorded beforehand. Ronnie��s projection continued with a pale face, ��When that bitch saw my custom-made Blood Weapon, she felt that her position in the party was being threatened, so she set up a trap and sold me out. They sent me to an area to scout, but what awaited me there was an encirclement of two enemy parties!��


    Ronnie grinned wryly as he took out his x4 explosive hit damage Blood Weapon, a sharp shortde. He caressed it slowly as he said, ��Thanks to you, I managed to trade my Pi element ingots for some live-saving items. If it weren��t for them, I would be long dead by now. Even so, I was still forced into a corner, so I could only prematurely activate an inheritance trial which I have no confidence inpleting, the Dark Temr inheritance, and finally won myself some time to catch my breath. But they still won��t let me go. If I don��t get any help, I��ll die sooner orter.��


    ��So, can youe and save me? Even if you don��t, I believe that based on my attributes, your Noah Realm C would still issue a mission to send others to save me. However, I still hope that you cane yourself, because you��re the only MT that has ever been able topletely convince me, be it in strength or wisdom. If youe, you will have my absolute loyalty!��


    Sheyan also received the relevant notifications from his Nightmare Imprint at that instant.


    [ You have triggered an emergency rescue mission: unnamed. Mission number: 28ACD1. ]


    [ Mission Briefing: Rescue the high potential Awakener ZB419 and bring him back to the Realm safely. ]


    [ Mission Hint: Because Awakener ZB419 is a deserter of his original Realm and has yet to contact this Realm, there will be additional dangers during the execution of the mission. ]


    [ Mission Description: This mission is divided into two stages. When youe into contact with Awakener ZB419, nt the Nightmare Imprint Seed of Noah Realm C in his chest so as to generate a Nightmare Imprint belonging to this Realm. Complete this stage and you will get half the reward. ]


    [ When you sessfully bring Awakener ZB419 back to this Realm, you will get the other half of the reward. ]


    [ Do you ept this mission? ]

 Chapter 1283: New Title

    <h4>Chapter 1283: New Title</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Although the mission had been disyed to Sheyan, he was not in a hurry to ept it. Instead, he said after a moment of careful consideration, ��I have a few questions.��


    The Nightmare Realm��s reply was the same as before.


    ��Your questions will be answered free of charge if they are within your level of clearance. You will be notified if you need to pay for the answer.��


    Sheyan thought it over carefully before he asked, ��Is this an individual mission or a party mission?��


    ��An individual mission. If it was a party mission, it would be equivalent to dering war on Noah Realm F which Awakener ZB419 currently belongs to,�� the Realm quickly replied.


    Sheyan then asked, ��Does the mission ovep with the next time I enter a Nightmare World? So doesn��t that mean I can��t enter the next world with my party members?��


    The Nightmare Realm answered after ten seconds, ��Not if you can coordinate with the Imperial army.��


    ��Why��s that?�� asked Sheyan.


    ��Awakener ZB419 is carrying out the Dark Temr��s inheritance trial, so he should have entered the world of Starship Troopers. ording to the information I received, the Starship Troopers world, like the Predator world, has begun to erode into the primary ne where the Empire is located. So, you can try to take a spacecraft from the Empire and reach the Starship Troopers world by passing through the dimensional barrier at a spot where it��s weak. That way, like your previous emergency mission, it won��t upy the chance for your next world.��


    ��I see,�� Sheyan nodded, but he suddenly asked again, ��Why did you agree to take Ronnie in? Is he really that strong? He doesn��t feel that strong to me.��


    The Realm��s reply was concise. ��Because he��s a Candidate and has good potential.��


    (TL note: By potential: Normal contestants < Seeded Contestants < Candidates < Chosens < Apostles )


    Sheyan suddenly narrowed his eyes and asked cunningly, ��How is Judas�� Dinar obtained?��


    An imposing feeling suddenly descended. Sheyan found that he waspletely unable to resist this force, but he had no intention of resisting anyway. The Realm said in a chilling tone, ��Unknown. Contestant No. 1018, any attempt to betray the Realm is very shameful behaviour!��


    Sheyan smiled. He spread his arms and stated helplessly, ��You misunderstood me. I��m just asking out of curiosity. ��


    ��Do you ept the mission to rescue Awakener ZB419? If you refuse, the mission will be issued to other capable contestants,�� the Realm repeated the question.


    ��There must be contestants even stronger than Temperers in the Realm, right? Why don��t you ask them to carry out the mission? Wouldn��t the chances of sess be higher then?�� Sheyan asked.


    ��Because of the problem of power barrier. If a high-level contestant is sent to perform a low-level mission which does not match their strength level, the damage to the dimensional barrier will be even greater, so the cons outweigh the pros. High-level contestants might even die because their strength will be suppressed by the power barrier. To cite an example, the best way to catch a rat wandering around the house is to let a cat inside, rather than hire construction workers to tear down the house to prevent rat infestation.��


    Now that he understood these things, Sheyan epted the mission without hesitation. When he told the rest of the party about it, they did not voice any objection. Zi, after pondering for a moment, had a discussion with Sanzi. They put together five pieces of Pi element ingots that Sheyan gave them before, which they had yet to sell.


    These things were hard currency in the Empire. Sheyan would have to go through a lot of trouble if he wished to get some of these in the Empire. Now that he had a few in his hands, he could seize the initiative in any negotiations and would have a much easier time.


    ***


    Although rescuing a person was an urgent matter, Sheyan had no intention of leaving in a hurry without making adequate preparations first. The first thing he did was to strengthen himself first so that he would not end up being the one needing to be rescued instead.


    Ronnie was being hunted down by arge number of enemies, so they would obviously be outnumbered. It was also the Starship Troopers world, and the whole world was like one giant battlefield. Therefore, survival must be the first priority. More importantly, thest time Sheyan experienced the Starship Troopers world, he fought against the Zerg race, but based on Ronnie��s words, Sheyan might be going up against the most mysterious race in the universe, the Protoss!


    Atypical Pneumonia and SARS might not work against them. Do Protoss and Zerg units even have lungs?


    Sheyan felt like the diseases he currently had were probably enough. He only needed them to slow down the enemies. Therefore, Sheyan nned to upgrade his military rank first. The ��Peerless�� ability on the Major General��s Blood Armour was extremely useful for both pursuit and retreat! In addition, he would have dealings with people from the Empire, and those people were racist bastards, so the higher his military rank, the more advantageous it would be for him.


    But just as Sheyan was about to go promote his rank, Old Charlie told him respectfully, ��Based on my observation, Master, if you perform a title synthesis now, the probability of sess should be rtively high.��


    ��The synthesis time makes a difference?�� asked Sheyan in surprise.


    Old Charlie nodded. ��I found that there��s a special ce for synthesising titles in the Realm. I went there to observe, and after a period of time, I managed to make some inferences on the synthesis result through my observation details. Usually, when the synthesis results are ideal, the people whoe out from the ce will have lighter steps, and they will be visibly more excited. Those who failed in their synthesis are also discernible from the subtle details.��


    Hearing this, Sheyan could not help nodding. ��Not bad. Go on.��


    ��Let me just get to the point. The result of my observation and analysis of 137 sample cases shows that the sess rate of synthesis is 7% to 13% higher during the period of 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. every day. It happens to be 7:30 p.m. now, so if you��re not in a hurry, I strongly advise you to perform a title synthesis first,�� said Old Charlie.


    Sheyan had obtained 17 titles so far:


    �� Alcohol Master


    �� Pirate Ringleader


    �� Bowtruckles Feedback


    �� Blood-thirsty 1


    �� Meat Owner


    �� Prate


    �� Plunderer


    �� Headhunter


    �� Outstanding Worker


    �� Pirate Captain


    Fearless


    Smuggler


    Invader


    Marsh Cleanser


    Enemy of the Machines


    Sanitary Pad Friend


    The Great Collector


    Of these seventeen titles, most of them would certainly be burned as fuel. The synthesis would naturally revolve around the two ck-iron titles: Pirate Captain and Alcohol Master. The synthesis process has been mentioned before, so it will not be exined again here, but it was worth mentioning that the title Sanitary Pad Friend had been ssified as a special title which could only be used for synthesis and could not be burned. Therefore, it was ced aside first.


    ( Title sses: Ordinary < Hidden < ck-Iron < Bronze.... )


    The final result of the synthesis was a bronze title.


    [ Bronze Title: Child of the Sea ]


    [ Number of synthesis: 1 ]


    [ Effect: All Attributes + 3 ]


    [ Effect: All Damage + 8% ]


    [ Effect: Drop Rate of High-grade Equipment/Equipment Strengthening Sess Rate + 10% ]


    [ Effect: Whenever you receive a healing effect of any type, your explosive strike rate will increase by 8% and you will also receive an additional healing of 10% of your maximum HP (this effect will only trigger once every 300 seconds and will not exceed 500 HP). The increase in explosive strike ratests for 60 minutes. ]


    [ Effect: You gain a whale-like underwater breathing ability, but you have to inhale air at least once every hour. You will also be as nimble in water as onnd. ]


    [ Effect: The intimidation factor of you and the pirate officers appointed by you on ordinary pirates is increased by 200%. Pressure factor + 3. ]


    [ Effect: When there is a river,ke or ocean within a kilometer of you, the attack and defence of all allies within the same range is increased by 25%, and their movement speed is increased by 40%! (This effect only works on storyline characters and does not stack with other special effects.) ]


    [ Effect: ��Letter of Marque�� �� When you sessfully capture or kill other ships or enemies at sea, you will have a certain probability of checking and acquiring their precious special products, special materials, or special equipment rted to naval warfare. ]


    ( From wikipedia: A letter of marque and reprisal was a government license in the Age of Sail that authorized a private person, known as a privateer or corsair, to attack and capture vessels of a nation at war with the issuer. �� https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letter_of_marque )


    [ Note: ��Letter of Marque�� can also increase your discovery probability by 33% and increase the quality of your discoveries by 33%. ]


    [ Hint: You can upgrade your ��Letter of Marque�� to the ��Royal English Letter of Marque�� by donating money to the Queen of Ennd. ]


    [ Hint: After acquiring this title (note: acquiring, not equipping), your burning ambition is now on full disy. It would be difficult for you to work under another pirate faction. ]


    ***


    This synthetic title was pretty good, to tell the truth. It was useful on bothnd and water. Each property was also quite practical. But when Sheyan thought back on how much difficulties he had gone through to collect these titles, he felt that it makes sense.


    However, ording to Sanzi, some contestant parties made collecting titles their main priority. Their titles should be way stronger than Sheyan��s.


    Focusing on titles had some huge advantages. First, loot and equipment obtained by a party invoked the problem of allocation, but obtaining a title was very fair, because everyone would get one! The party would get stronger surely and steadily. Second, it would also raise thepletion evaluation.


    For example, in the previous world of 2012, a party which focused on titles could just meet the basic requirements of the main mission, and then fully focus on the title missions. There were already 5 ordinary titles to be obtained at the very beginning of the 2012 world, and there was even a bronze title! If a party was to acquire all six titles, the increase in strength was absolutelyparable to everyone in the party obtaining a silver storyline equipment!

 Chapter 1284: He….Who Was Devoured

    <h4>Chapter 1284: He....Who Was Devoured</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    There��s no need to waste words on the process of Sheyan��s military rank promotion. It��s about the same every time.


    But the same process does not always yield the same result. For example, this time, Sheyan had neglected one thing.


    One very important thing.


    And that was the existence of the rank wall.


    The so-called rank wall refers to the gap between each qualitative leap in rank.


    For example, a Corporal promoting to a Sergeant is a promotion within the Petty Officer grade, so it is no big deal. But a Sergeant promoting to a Second Lieutenant, though still one level of promotion, is a promotion from a Petty Officer to a Company Officer. This is the so-called rank wall.


    ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_rank )


    ( Military Rank: Second Lieutenant < First Lieutenant < Captain < Major < Lieutenant Colonel < Colonel < Major General < Lieutenant General < General )


    To make this leap in rank, the difficulty is much higher than in previous promotions.


    There was actually a rank wall during Sheyan��s promotion from a Captain to a Major too, as it was a leap from Company Officer to Field Officer, but Sheyan had skillfully circumvented it by using an item he obtained from a Golden Side Mission.


    But this time, Sheyan found his way blocked by the rank wall between Colonel and Major General!


    Yes, his current rank was ��Brigadier General��, which was pretty much the ��Pre-Major General�� rank. His level of authority was still simr to a Colonel; he just had a better sounding title. The actual change was that his achievement points were upied by the promotion. If his achievement point total dropped below 400 points, the promotion would be judged as a failure. 50 achievement points would be deducted as a penalty, and he would have to try again. That is to say, he had no chance to turn back.


    As for the way to cross the rank wall, the decision belonged to the central administration of the Empire �� more precisely, the General Staff Headquarters of the Milky Way War Zone. Normally, it would require Sheyan toplete a certain mission. However, Sheyan was now rushing to save someone, so he could only put the promotion mission aside for now.


    Sheyan was still somewhat upset when he thought about this. If he had known, he would have acquired SARS first. s, man proposes but God disposes. How would he know that something like this would happen.


    Fortunate, his party provided him with some support. First, the dark gold club had been sold to a heavy-spending man for a heavy sum. Well, maybe he��s not really a heavy-spending man, just someone who happened tock such a weapon to do something really big, so he was willing to spend a lot of funds on the dark gold club. Next, they met someone who was six achievement points short of learning an S-rank ability, so they managed to sell six ��Smelly Toruk Particles�� for a few times the market price.


    After amassing these funds, Sanzi issued a request to hire someone for a high price to repair Sheyan��s dark green glove, which was close to unravelling. The poor equipment had been badly damaged by the liquid metal life-form, G-spot. Now that it had been repaired, Sheyan estimated that he should be able to use ��Extinction�� twice without a problem.


    Of the remaining 7 ��Smelly Toruk Particles��, Zi took three to upgrade her abilities, and the rest were given to Sheyan to increase his achievement points.


    The next thing on Sheyan��s agenda was naturally the legendary item: ��The Scalp of Crete��.


    Before this, Sheyan thought this object was just a scroll.


    If he were to be more precise, he would say that it was a rather heavy scroll with the patterns of the cross-sectional cut of an old oak tree.


    That was all.


    But Sheyan soon realised that he waspletely wrong, and that sometimes, one could not judge a book by its cover. Only after one personally inspected something in-depth could one make a truly reliable assumption. For example, a nerd who has watched porn countless times and knows every theoretical thing about sex would not be a sex god the first time he had sex with a woman.


    When Sheyan decided to use the item, he was stillining inwardly that it was totally unnecessary for him to be in his best condition, but five secondster, he finally understood why there was such a suggestion. The scroll floated into the air. Theyer on its surface which looked like a mirror and rippled like water started to shatter and break, revealing what was wrapped inside.


    It was...yup, it was a scalp!


    It was a bloody piece of scalp the size of a palm, peeled off while its owner was still alive! The scalp was sparsely dotted with hair and had ancient Hebrew divine scriptures on it. It gave off an intimidating pressure!


    The outline of a figure slowly emerged with the scalp as the centre, as if a certain god who had been cruelly treated wished to be reborn through the scalp. The outline was not too vivid, but just by looking at the way he stood, he gave off an arrogant, crazed, bloodthirsty vibe!


    (TL: The author wrote ��he��, but I��m pretty sure Crete is a goddess. I don��t know if it��s a mistake, but I��ll leave it as it is for the time being. )


    Sheyan��s face paled when he saw the silhouette that had a huge body, bulging muscles, hooked nose, bald head, intimidating war stripes on his face painted on with bone ashes, and red stripes on his body. Most importantly, in the face of this figure that had only a scalp left, Sheyan felt like his entire body was being stabbed by murderous intent!!


    ��Damn! This scroll has its own life and consciousness!�� Sheyan gnashed his teeth in anger.


    The blurry figure turned around. He yelled furiously when he saw Sheyan, ��Another mortal who blindly chases after power and wishes to steal the power of the gods. A foolish idea that is truly infuriating! I hate violence, but I have no choice because your hopeless stupidity can only be cured with violence!��


    After that, the terrifying illusionary figure of the deity rushed towards Sheyan. At that instant, Sheyan felt as if a speeding heavy truck was about to collide into him! For the first time, he felt weak. He could only cross his arms in front of himself for protection.


    There were only two or three meters separating the two sides. Sheyan, with his 110 points of Strength and 153 points of Physique, was knocked flying like a small rock. His ears buzzed, and he could taste and see nothing but blood.


    ��Was he too strong? Too fast? No! It was me! My reaction slowed down and my strength has been weakened! I��m beingpletely suppressed!�� This thought shed across Sheyan��s mind. When he saw the illusionary figure raised both his hands and mmed down, Sheyan instinctively tried to extend his hands to block the attack, but Sheyan found that his reaction speed had been slowed to the limit!


    ��Is this the power of gods? Is this the might of gods?��


    But at that moment, the illusionary image froze.


    That was because a ck tendril that looked like a nt root had pierced out of a vein on the back of Sheyan��s right hand. It was neither fast nor abrupt; it unspectacrly extended forward at a speed that could be easily avoided by ordinary people. However, it somehow managed to reach the bloody scalp.


    After that, the blurry illusionary figure slowly disappeared as if it were a punctured ball. Sheyan stared dumbfounded as the ��Stairway of the Sun�� pulled the scalp over with its root tendril and wrapped a total of six tendrils around the scalp. This showed that it deemed the scalp to be very appetising food. It then skillfully secreted some digestive juice, which probably functioned like gastric juice, and devoured the legendary item, ��The Scalp of Crete��....


    ��The ��Stairway of the Sun�� is totally unaffected by divine suppression? That��s right! It has no soul! It only has the desire to survive!��


    ��But why would the ��Stairway of the Sun�� eat my mission item?��


    ��Wait, eat?��


    ��E-e-eat??��


    ��Eat....��


    ��AAAHHHH! What about my custom-tailored S-rank/Legendary ability???��


    Sheyan searched around carefully and found that ��The Scalp of Crete�� had truly been devoured! He questioned the Realm angrily and asked what the hell was going on, but the Realm��s reply was ��noment��. The infuriated Sheyan did not notice that the ��Stairway of the Sun�� behind his sternum was shining with a strange red glow, and it seemed that something terrible was about to hatch from it. In addition, and the description of the ��Beast of Corrosion�� was also bing blurry.


    ***


    Despite his sessive troubles with his rank promotion and ��The Scalp of Crete��, Sheyan could only depart on his journey to save Ronnie with a depressed mood because he suddenly realised that the mission to rescue Ronnie did not mention what the penalty for failure was.


    It was precisely because the penalty was not mentioned which showed that failure would likely result in really heavy consequences.... It was the same as a wretched man the author used to know who kept lending money to a very beautiful girl, never mentioning the matter of repayment �� such a kind, selfless act, but in the end...the girl became his girlfriend! He recouped all his losses, and more!


    Someone as shrewd as Sheyan would not fail to notice such a serious loophole. The burden on his shoulders instantly became a little heavier.


    After less than ten minutes of waiting in the Nightmare Realm��s pipeline leading to the outside world, the spaceship sent by the Empire to pick him up arrived. It was the same spaceship as before, but the person who came to pick him up was different.


    Sheyan heard some news of the people he knew from the Lieutenant sent to pick him up. Archer was a person with great technical skills to begin with, and having received Sheyan��s political donation (two Pi element ingots) and gained the recognition of Lieutenant General Mungo, he naturally enjoyed a boost in his career. He was already a Lieutenant Colonel of the Empire by now and was leading arge-scale, high-endboratory research.


    This Lieutenant was sent by Archer.


    Lieutenant General Mungo had be one of the most powerful figures in the Empire after he seeded in bing the chief of Alps Base 7. Because the base was close to Uplos, Mungo had arge amount of power and money in his hands.

 Chapter 1285: A Walk

    <h4>Chapter 1285: A Walk</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    During the long flight, Sheyan did not remain idle. He asked some questions he wished to know, such as how to pilot arge Imperial spacecraft, and things to look out for in a long voyage.


    The Lieutenant apparently knew that Sheyan was a VIP guest, and he had also heard of Sheyan��s feat of flying a Wasp to Uplos and back, so he answered every question he could.


    Sheyan asked these questions for a reason. Before he departed, he already learned from the Realm that there were often turbulent dimensional rifts in ces where the primary ne ovepped with other subnes.


    That means astonishing eleration and wild maneuvers. As far as the physiques of the pilots in the Empire were concerned, they already found it difficult to get through the asteroid belts outside Uplos, let alone traveling through a dimensional rift. That means Sheyan must go alone, and he naturally had to pilot the spacecraft himself.


    Sheyan then inquired about the current situation on Uplos. He was curious how the Predators would react to the death of their Arbitrator, but he was told that there were no reactions. Their fights were recorded by something like a ck box, which seeded in being transmitted back to the Predator��s home.


    The proud Predators believed that since the Arbitrator had fought with his full power in closebat and died in battle, it was a fair fight. As long as he did not die unfairly like being sted by a sma cannon or bombed by a mine before he had a chance to fight, they found nothing wrong with it.


    As for the matter of the Arbitrator being outnumbered by the contestants, that was as it should be in the Predators�� eyes. Predator warriors were supposed to be that strong. It would be more weird if a bunch of Predators had to gang up on a puny human. So since it was a glorious death in battle, there was nothing wrong, and there was no revenge to speak of.


    Sheyan soon made his return to Alps Base 7. Compared to before, the base had be bigger and much more prosperous. Next to the old base, arge number of new sub-bases were being built, and they would be merged into the old base. They looked like scattered bubbles in water that continued to cluster into one big lump of bubbles.


    Because there was no weight in vacuum, human space bases were built like legos and had arge number of connecting interfaces built in advance. They could bebined and expanded at will, so as to make use of the vast emptiness in space to expand infinitely.


    This also showed that the Empire had probablye to the decision to develop and exploit Uplos at all costs.


    Sheyan was not treated with discrimination this time, perhaps due to Archer��s dramatical increase in power, or perhaps due to the Brigadier General uniform he was donning. However, a series of tedious immunity precautions were still routinely performed on him. Sheyan did not mind that, but he did find the disinfectant sprayed on him smelling really bad. It truly made him wonder; human technology had undergone thousands of years of development, but why did disinfectant still smell so bad? Couldn��t they improve it a little?


    He could not help recalling the present that Jinkuang promised to give him before he left. When he thought of that, he did not know whether tough or cry. He had searched his room inside out for a whole day back then, but could not find any presents at all. In the end, Sheyan found a line of messy handwriting in the doorway....


    ��Errr, about that, I seem to have forgotten something.... I��ve already lost the present I��m leaving for you. Fine, fine, I��ll make it up to you next time.... Ah, forget it. Take this instead.��


    Of course, this kind of miserly behaviour was very much in line with Jinkuang��s sneaky personality. If he were to give a present so generously, would he still be the great jinkuang? But in the end, Jinkuang still steeled his heart and left a generous souvenir for Sheyan.


    It was a small piece of worn-out linen stic.


    Sheyan examined it for a long time but he still could not tell what it was. He did not dare to smell it in case it was a piece of cloth torn off the sock on Jinkuang��s foot. That was not impossible.


    Finally, he recalled a big hobby of Jinkuang, and that was, likedies who would carry Louis Vuitton and Hermes handbags when they go out, Jinkuang would always carry a ck pig feed sack wherever he went.


    This cloth fragment in his hand was obviously once a part of the ragged pig feed sack, because Sheyan could see the word ��feed�� on the cloth he was holding.


    The present may be cheap (it was really, really cheap), but it was the thought that counts! Sheyan still put it away with a sigh. That slut Jinkuang indeed had a very unique personality. Even the gift he left behind was so unique. Every time Sheyanid eyes on the gift, he would never mistake it for a gift from someone else.


    After the inspections, Sheyan officially stepped foot into the extrarge space base. If it was a city that could amodate 200,000 people before this, that figure had now soared to at least 500,000. Furthermore, from the countless construction projects carried out around the base, its expansion to a base with a million in poption was only a matter of time.


    The Lieutenant who received Sheyan made a call, then politely asked him to wait for a while. He exined that some big shot hade for an inspection, so at the moment, both Lieutenant Colonel Archer and Lieutenant General Mungo could not leave their posts. He informed Sheyan that he would have to wait for about three hours.


    Sheyan, of course, would not stay in that ce as the Lieutenant requested, even if there were plenty of wine, good food and sexy long-legged girls there. Do not forget that Sheyan had a perfect guide for this trip �� his servant, Old Charlie.


    To be honest, Sheyan had always been quite curious about the lives of the people under the rule of the Empire, and now was undoubtedly a good time to look around.


    He firmly believed that the most interesting things about a certain ce �C including the food, art, scenery, folklore and specialties �C would definitely not be found in the luxury restaurants and hotels meant for the rich and powerful. He would only discover them if he blended into the lives of the majority of people in that ce. Even though he might have to endure some problems with the environment or hygiene, it was totally worthwhile. After all, if you want to try authentic Italian squid ink spaghetti, you have to bear the cost of your teeth ckening.


    The streets of Alps Base 7 were visibly more prosperous than before. It seemed that there had been arge influx of people, just like the crazy influx of foreigners during the gold rush in West America.


    Pi element was no doubt the main reason for this crazy wave of immigration.


    More importantly, there were strange maic fields, terrifying beasts and bloodthirsty nts on Uplos, not to mention the existence of Predators, so it would probably be extremely difficult to establish a fully automated mining project there. Based on the current technological level of the Empire, they could only perform the plundering type of mining on Uplos instead of a sustainable development.


    So if the was sessfully developed, there would surely be a high demand for human resources, such as drivers for various construction machinery, as well as workers for maintenance, transportation and so on. The poption expansion of Alps Base 7 was obviously in preparation for that.


    ��Let��s go,�� Sheyan spoke to Old Charlie after pondering for a while.


    Old Charlie��s eyes were half-closed at the moment. He was obviously immersed in nostalgia havinge back to this familiar ce. A feeling of sadness emanated from him. When he heard Sheyan��s words, he asked in a hoarse voice, ��Where shall we go, master?��


    ��We have two to three hours, so maybe we can visit some ces that you��re familiar with and have something nice to eat along the way? Ie from the bottom rung of society, so I��m very interested in the lives of ordinary people a few thousand years in the future,�� Sheyan said with a smile.


    ��I��ll be your guide if you insist, master, but my presence might cause you some trouble,�� Old Charlie said.


    Sheyan narrowed his eyes. He knew that Old Charlie was someone with a story, and the story was definitely not an ordinary one. It might even involve the internal affairs of the Empire.


    However, Sheyan was not a timid person. Ever since Old Charlie became his servant, he no longer had any rtionship with the Empire. They were backed by the Nightmare Realms that could stand toe to toe with the Empire and were powerful enough to cooperate with them! Moreover, the big boss of Alps Base 7 was someone who had cooperated with Sheyan before. With all these factorsbined, what did Sheyan have to worry about?


    Of course, for Sheyan, the underlying reason for his decision was to win over Old Charlie. This man was a very capable and shrewd old fox, and he was even willing to risk his life to raise his evaluation in Sheyan��s eyes. Even if Old Charlie himself did not say anything, Sheyan still believed that he should do something for a servant like this and help solve some of his worries.


    They went north with Old Charlie leading the way.


    Most cities on Earth had rich areas and slum areas, and so did Alps Base 7. The northern district of Alps Base 7 was the slum.

 Chapter 1286: High-End Goods on the Black Market.

    <h4>Chapter 1286: High-End Goods on the ck Market.</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    All the buildings that made up the slums were standard low-cost housing, which was the kind of building that maximised the use ofnd area. They naturally did not take into ount natural illumination, air quality, view and so on. The building designers had only one concept in mind, and that was the concept which their superiors had repeatedly emphasised:


    ��I have only one freaking requirement for your design: just stuff as many residents as possible into each building! Stuff, stuff, stuff!! Stuff it so full that there won��t be room for a stamp. Who cares about art, aesthetic orfort! Even if you build the houses into presidential suites, the poor-ass people who��ll live here won��t be able to pay an extra penny!!��


    230 different designs were proposed at the time, and the final winner was an unknown designer. It was said that he had referred to the architecturalyout of a certain overpopted city in the Old Earth era...


    It was for that reason that all residential housing in the Northern District had the same design. The buildings in the Northern District were simr to chicken cages in chicken farms. The developers only wished to amodate as many chickens per unit area as possible. The building materials used were all ck in colour for the purpose of durability and practicality. Therefore, there��s another nickname for the Northern District �� the ck Chicken Cage.


    The giant conveyor belt did not reach the Northern District, because the construction cost of the device was not low (reminder: the main streets of Alps Base 7 have giant conveyor belts that can transport people around). When Sheyan and Old Charlie came down from the street conveyor belt, what they saw in front of them was a very chaotic and noisy area. The ce was almost as busy as a wet market, and various people were talking to each other while wearing hypocritical smiles on their faces. The content of their conversations were sometimes really ridiculous. For example, Sheyan overheard someone ask, ��How much for two eggs?��


    Okay, this question may sound pretty normal, but the answer did not make sense at all. The other guy replied:


    ��Forty ears...��


    Old Charlieter ��tranted�� for Sheyan that the so-called ��eggs�� were referring to grenades, while the ears were referring to a kind of local baked bread that were somewhat shaped like an ear. Such a strange way of conversing reminded Sheyan of bandits who used passwords and codenames when they conversed.


    As Old Charlie led Sheyan deeper into the slum area, Sheyan realised that it would be very easy to get lost in this ce because of the uniformity of the buildings. All the buildings looked the same. Of course, there were also crowded streets filled with countless people that had all kinds of different skin colours.


    Numerous gazes followed after them, eyes filled with questions, envy, doubt, disgust, anger... Sheyan could sense that most of these gazes were directed at his unfamiliar face. It was fortunate that he had changed his clothes before he came, or this feeling of being the centre of attention would have been even stronger.


    But Sheyan maintained his calm and ignored the gazes, while Old Charlie just huddled silently behind his coat and hat without batting an eyelid. As they moved along, Old Charlie also broke the fingers of two little pickpockets that looked no older than ten.


    Soon, Sheyan finally saw a different kind of building, but the differences were still limited. It was just, in short, an unfinished building that had been abandoned. To get in, Sheyan and Old Charlie had to pay 30 Imperial currencies, which were almost equal to the purchasing power of USD $40.


    After entering the building, Old Charlie finally broke his silence.


    ��This is the best ce for you to experience the city, master. Someone will bring us some food soon. After the meal, there��ll be a ck market auction today, and when the auction concludes, it��ll almost be time to go back.��


    Sheyan nodded and smiled. ��An auction? Let me check if I have enough money with me. The richest people are often born from the poorest slums.��


    Sheyan��s remark was not groundless. There is a strange yetmonly-seen phenomenon where well-educated people would often work for less-educated people. Steve Jobs, for example, was an abandoned baby. He stayed in an orphanage in the slums before he was adopted. Thaksin Shinawatra, the former Prime Minister of Thand and former owner of Premier League team Manchester City, was born in an ordinary merchant family.


    Therefore, you must never look down on the underground ck markets in the slums.


    Sheyan and Old Charlie were led inside while they conversed. Only after he entered the building did Sheyan realise that the unfinished building was only a facade on the outside. The interior was decorated into a fairly decent-looking little theatre. The box seats at the top even provided a view of the street outside. Although there was nothing really worth watching on the street, looking down on the numb crowd outside from a high position did give a feeling of power.


    There were currently not that many people in the boxes yet. Before long, a few people brought them food. The first dish was a steaming hot tray of pastries. Although they tasted fresh and smelled nice, the texture was pretty rough.


    The pastries were made from cassava (TL: It��s like sweet potato). The cassavas were ground into paste, mixed, stirred, left to ferment, and finally divided into smaller pieces and steamed. They were neither hard nor soft and were served with a kind of dipping gravy called nyama. The gravy had chicken and beef in it, but could also be cooked with other types of meat.


    Old Charlie advised Sheyan not to dip the pastries in the gravy. With the expansion of the poption, there would inevitably be a shortage of food and other daily necessities, so the meat used for the gravy was probably rat meat. Sheyan actually did not mind as long as he would not find any rat fur or rat innards in the gravy.


    The fruit that was served next also felt pretty novel to Sheyan. It was about the size of a grapefruit. Before it was served, the top was cut off, and a few drops of soy sauce were actually dripped inside. The flesh of the fruit could then be scooped out with a spoon. It was especially crisp and refreshing. The soy sauce and the fruitbined into a very unique taste.


    Finally, they were each served a ss of brownish-red wine called Hanishi.


    ording to Old Charlie, in the northern area of the eighth of the Andromeda Gxy, the strange climate there bred a kind of tree called the Hanishi tree. The Hanishi fruits produced by those trees were a unique kind of fruit that tasted sour and astringent. Every spring and early summer, people on the would collect the Hanishi fruits and extract their pulp. The pulp would then undergo a sweetening and fermentation process, and wine would be extracted from it.


    The extracted Hanishi wine would be stored in oak barrels for 2 years to let it age. Finally, the aged wine would be blended with fresh cream to make this smooth tasting wine with a unique vour.


    The sip Sheyan took tasted sweet and rich. First, the tip of his tongue tasted the sweetness of the cream, then the taste buds on both sides of his tongue perceived a faint bitterness simr to coffee. When the wine reached his throat, he felt a passionate heat.


    Nearly three-quarters of the seats had been filled while Sheyan was dining. An overweight man with curly moustache walked to the centre of the theatre and took off his hat.


    ��Gentlemen, we have just received news that an important person is visiting this sinful base that is full of opportunity, so we expect that public order control will soon be imposed. Therefore, we will no longer wait. We shall start this auction ahead of time.��


    After a dull thud of the hammer, the first toe on stage were three women �� three naked women. Although Sheyan was an adult male, he had higher standards now because he had Zi as a reference. Therefore, he was not interested in these vulgar practices. He naturally passed on them.


    The following auction lots were nothing more than drugs, weapons, and other forbidden items. They made Sheyan yawn. Fortunately, some specialty products smuggled from others started appearing in the auction not long after that. To Sheyan��s surprise, he even found an unknown mysterious item among these auction lots, and it was actually high-end stuff that could be sold for 5 achievement points!


    The unknown mysterious item came from the eighth on the Centaurus constetion. The air was so dense on the that moving in the air was no different to the lifeforms there from moving in the water. There was a certain creature with few natural enemies on that called the elephant whale.


    The unknown mysterious item came about when another parallel dimension ovepped with the primary ne, and the entry point happened to be on this. An elephant whale was hit by a dimensional rift derived from the phenomenon and, of course, died immediately, but for some reason, one of its huge teeth survived the terrible turbulence. That became the unknown mysterious item.


    In terms of economic value, it was naturally worthless, but this trash in other people��s eyes was an invaluable treasure to Sheyan. Fortunately, not many peoplepeted with Sheyan for the item, so he easily got his hands on it.


    When Sheyan saw the next auction lot, he did not know whether he shouldugh or cry. And yet, the bidders were making very generous bids for it!


    The auction lot in question was an edited video clip! It was none other than a video of the contestants�� experiences on Uplos taken from Old Charlie��s eye. However, the battle scenes had all been cut, probably to avoid scaring off potential investors. The emphasis of the video was on the rich mineral deposits, and of course, the natural environment on Uplos.


    This video was sold for an astronomical price in the end. Its appearance here also proved that the boss behind this ce was not simple, since he could even acquire this kind of thing.


    After some time, the auction was finally reaching its conclusion. When the finale was brought out, it gave everyone a shock. It was a solo-sized mech suit, and it was even a military model! Although it was stated that it could only provide seven times of enhancement, it seemed to be in brand new condition, and all its weapons were still intact. It was definitely not the economical version!


    It was obviously a hotmodity. Nine out of ten people present at the auction wanted this thing. Who would hate having too much power? But right when the crowd was getting restless, a hoarse voice pierced through the noise in the theatre.


    ��This thing is mine. Bring it to me.��

 Chapter 1287: The Invaluable Pi Element

    <h4>Chapter 1287: The Invaluable Pi Element</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Such arrogant words appearing out of thin air was as tyrannical as a third party who suddenly barged in when a couple was having sex. Normally, when this happens, it would be like a stone thrown into a calmke, giving rise to a thousand ripples. But the reality was that the bidders paid no heed to the man��s words at all and had already started making their bids.


    ��Seventeen virgins from Aphrodite, all with three breasts!��


    ��All territories from crosswalk H3 to H4. There are 70,000 people and 120 shops there, as well as three bars and six casinos!��


    ��An Arctic-ss cargo ship with a mileage of only 2.8 light-years. It has ten-arm independent suspension, eight connecting rods plus air suspension. It also has three additional mounting interfaces and twelve sma guns!��


    ��800 million Imperial notes with tinum marks, can be exchanged for cash at any bank!��


    ��...��


    The initially orderly auction house instantly descended into chaos. Meanwhile, Sheyan asked Old Charlie with much interest, ��Who was the first guy who spoke just now?��


    It was reasonable to assume that anyone who dared to yell that kind of thing in a ce like this must certainly have some power. For example, if the one saying that was Mungo, would the boss of the auction house dare not proffer the mech suit? But strangely, after the man cried out, not only did the auctioneer not take him seriously, even the bidderspletely ignored him.


    Logically speaking, a person who shouted something like this in a such a ce without the corresponding power would surely be dragged outside and beaten to a pulp! But that man was simply ignored, and that��s very weird.


    The man was in a box so Sheyan could only see hisnky silhouette. Old Charlie answered respectfully, ��That person has a unique identity. Rumour has it that the reason this ck market can exist here isn��t due to the influence of Lieutenant General Mungo, but due to the power behind a certain Imperial General. The General has already established a ck market here when Mungo was still a Major General. This guy, Grant, is the representative that the power behind the General stationed here. He��s mainly responsible for supervising the transactions in the ck market and preventing the ck market��smission from disappearing. Of course, the General probably has dozens of other simr businesses, so he��s only one of many representatives.��


    ��Grant has a strained rtionship with the ck market boss. He has to. Otherwise, the two of them can easily be suspected of colluding with each other to cheat on the ounting. It��s precisely due to this reason that he��d often deliberately do some strange things to cause trouble. All the regr customers know this and are used to it.��


    When the auctioneer heard the bids, he smiled and said, ��It appears you haven��t realised the true value of this item yet, esteemed customers.��


    With a wave of his hand, two men in small cargo mech suits came ttering up the stage and lifted the small-sized solo mech suit up from both sides. They first smashed it with weapons to verify its toughness, and then pressed a button.


    The solo mech suit had something which looked like a backpack on its back. After the button was pressed, the ��backpack�� quickly split and folded until it covered the entire mech suit. The small-sized solo mech suit was originally about 2.3 meters in height, but after it transformed into its attacking form, it turned into arge exoskeleton armour about three meters tall! Even if nobody was controlling it at the moment, it exuded a dangerous feeling!


    Even more shocking was that, on two spots that had not been scraped on the exoskeleton armour, an emblem of a clenched fist could be seen!


    That was the emblem of those the Empire considered to be rebels: the Interster Alliance! This kind of individual tactical equipment had never appeared on the battlefield before, which was to say, it was a powerful secret weapon of the Interster Alliance. But the enemy��s secret weapon had actually appeared in an underground auction at an important location in the Empire!


    The auctioneer proudly looked around before he announced his real starting price.


    ��This is a new weapon type recently developed by the Alliance. At present, because of its high cost, it hasn��t been put into mass production yet, and only a few troops of elite Alliance special forces have been equipped with this weapon. However, two brave warriors from these elite troops have seen the errors in their ways and have returned to the embrace of our righteous Empire. Since they have no intention of bing soldiers again, they entrusted us with the sale of this powerful weapon. To be honest, this mech suit is probably the only one of its kind in the whole Empire, so you don��t have to waste your time if you don��t have at least 8 billion Imperial dors.��


    The price had suddenly been raised by more than ten times, but the bidding became even more intense instead, now that the function of the weapon had been disyed, which showed that Sheyan��s previous remark that ��the poorer the ce, the easier it is to produce the rich�� waspletely true.


    Thepetition soon became white-hot. The curtains of the boxes had all been lifted, the upants showing their faces to the crowd and asking everyone else to give them face and let them have the mech suit. The atmosphere in the theatre was thrown into a chaotic frenzy.


    Towards the end, those who were not strong enough financially and those who were not so determined to have the weapon gradually withdrew from the battle. Three bidders remained, all powerful figures who had major influence with both the authorities and the underground forces on Alps Base 7. The highest bid currently was twos with rich resources.


    This price had obviously far exceeded the value of a new exoskeleton armour.


    But the person who made this bid had some inside information. He knew that the Imperial Big Ben Research Institute was eager to acquire the key technology of this hybrid assault prototype armour called Prometheus! To raise his nobility title further was a difficult feat, but if he could establish a rtionship with the researchers in Big Ben, it would not be a problem at all! He was determined to get this item.


    By now, the bids were only slowly rising in value like a tug-of-war. The auctioneer��s countdown was getting closer and closer to the word ��Sold!��. There were a few times when the auctioneer was about to drop his hammer for the final time, but someone always increased the bid at thest second.


    Suddenly, an old man who looked withered and seemed to be huddling behind his coat and hat stood up and walked towards the auction stand.


    No one expected a dark horse to suddenly spring out of nowhere sote in the game. He instantly attracted a lot attention.


    Many people actually recognised him. They started mocking, ��Well, well, isn��t this the great Marquis Charlie? Oh, no, the former Marquis Charlie. I heard that you became a Cyborg because you��re scared of dying. What are you doing here? Don��t you have somebody��s ass to kiss today?��


    ��Stop wasting our time and get off the stage, or I won��t let my servants take care of your family anymore!��


    ��Look at me, Lord Marquis! I��m trembling with excitement all over! I look forward to you giving us a surprise!��


    ��Your granddaughter��s doing well. I heard she��s be a third-rate prostitute in a brothel. Since you dare to pollute my eyes here, I don��t mind letting my servants patronise her businesster!��


    ��Hey broke-ass Marquis,e lick my boots a hundred times, and I��ll give you a dor. Then you can scram!��


    ��....��


    Sheyan stared at Old Charlie��s back in shock as the old man walked forward silently. He was actually a noble of the Empire, and a high noble at that! Sheyan could never have imagined.


    Old Charlie came up to the auctioneer who seemed ready to call the security. He took out a ragged, dirty cloth sack with patches on it �C it was more appropriate to call it a worn-out sock �C and threw it to the auctioneer, then said indifferently, ��My master wants you to pack the mech suit into a suitcase. The suitcase must be blue, because that��s his lucky colour.��


    Facing the dirty sack flying towards him, the auctioneer immediately showed off his impressive skills. He shrank back with an agility that waspletely disproportionate to his obese body, as if the object flying over was a grenade or a spit...


    Just as he was about to curse and ask the guards nearby to pry Old Charlie��s head from his body and stuff it into the toilet at the back, he suddenly saw what was on the ground. The man instantly froze.


    ��This... This... ��


    The mouth of the sack that Old Charlie threw was not fastened. Because no one caught the thrown sack, its contents naturally spilled out when itnded on the ground. A few items inside fell on the ground tinkling.


    The sound was light and crisp, like two pieces of metal nking against each other, but it had a charm that prated deep into those who heard it, making them shiver. But what was even more bizarre was the glow from the objects. Even though the auction hall was brightly illuminated, the objects shrouded the surroundings in a faintyer of alluring, gentle light as soon as they appeared. A light mist seemed to fill the whole theatre, turning it into a scene of ethereal beauty!


    Those who were mocking and insulting Old Charlie before instantly turned quiet, as if their throats had been slit. Their faces were flushed, as if Old Charlie, who was standing there leisurely, had given them a hard p!


    ��Hey, hey, what��s wrong with you guys? They��re just a bunch of garbage gemstones.�� The leader of a certain mafia gang asked in confusion.


    The auctioneer��s voice was trembling as he said, ��These... Are these high purity Pi element particles? I��m sorry, I��m sorry, Mr. Charlie, Lord Charlie. Please excuse me. I��ve never seen these things in person before. I��ll have to find an expert to evaluate them. Please wait for a minute.��


    The auctioneer, while speaking incoherently, bent down to pick up the Pi element particles and the sack he so despised a moment ago.


    Because his hands were trembling violently, he did not seed in picking them up even after a few tries. In the end, because bending down with hisrge body was too tiring, he simply knelt down on the ground and picked them up one by one while his face and forehead were covered in sweat.


    Upon hearing the words ��high purity Pi element particles��, the mafia leader immediately shut his mouth as his face turned pale. He quickly slipped out without a word. Someone who could so easily take something like this out could not be simple. Even if Old Charlie was only his dog, a fart from the dog was enough to make a guy like him fall down. Of course the smart thing to do was to run.


    The boss behind the scenes had been keeping an eye on everything that happened in the auction, so as soon as the auctioneer ced thest scattered Pi element particle back into the stinky sack, an expert immediately came over.

 Chapter 1288: I’ll Take Both of Them

    <h4>Chapter 1288: I��ll Take Both of Them</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The expert was named Eastern Goat. He was a big man with a goatee, and also a drunkard with a red nose and a red face. He constantly smelled of whiskey. Whenever he was asked to appraise treasures, he would always walk with his nose up in the air. However, he did know his stuff; he seldom made mistakes when he appraised.


    But he had a terrible personality. Whenever he appraised something that was slightly lower in value, even if it was not a fake, he would feel like it was an insult to his status. He would often throw the object to the floor right then and step on it a few times in anger. The auction house naturally had to deal with all the consequences that followed afterwards. His arrogance was shocking.


    But at this moment, when the arrogant expert Eastern Goat saw the glow, he solemnly received the stinky sock sack like he was receiving a royal crown. He took out a particle and, with a sacred expression of learning and researching, carefully inspected it with a magnifying ss.


    ( Note: The particles are tiny ores. )


    A minute passed.


    Two minutes passed.


    Five minutes passed...


    The expert remainedpletely motionless, maintaining his original posture.


    The fat auctioneer had cold sweat on his forehead again. What if he had made a mistake? If these things turned out to be fake, he would be a huge joke, and his reputation would go down the drain.


    He quietly crept up to Eastern Goat, trying to get some assurances for his anxious heart, but when Eastern Goat saw the auctioneer, he remarked impatiently, ��What��s the rush! Let me look at them for a few more minutes! I don��t get to see these things everyday!��


    Hearing this, thest shred of doubt disappeared from the plump auctioneer��s heart. He had no more use for the expert; he was anxious to finalize the deal! With a wave of his hand, the angry expert was dragged away.


    Six months ago, after news got out that Uplos was confirmed to be rich in high-purity Pi deposits, corporate stocks rted to Pi element on the Gxy Financial Exchange had experienced a temporary nose-dive.


    But as soon as these corporates limited their output, the price of Pi element rose sharply, and their stocks recovered to their original value, some even rising higher than before.


    Yes, it was one thing to have reserves, but it was another to develop them into their own resources!


    For example, everyone knew there was money in the bank, but how many people could turn this money into their own?


    So the auctioneer was confident that he would bring the boss a huge amount of profit if he could close this deal...and he would also get arge amount of benefit, so much that it would be beyond his imagination.


    No one dared to look down on Old Charlie anymore. He took out another stinky sock, err, no, another sack and picked up a small piece of Pi element particle the size of a rice grain from inside it. He then walked over to a man who wore an eye patch and had unkempt stubble all over his face.


    The man was named Zach Polly, and he was the president of the Merchant Shipping Alliance. He had a space shipping business, but if he encountered merchant fleets during his travels that he had confidence in defeating, he would often take on the role of a space pirate too. When he encountered arge fleet or a military fleet, he would turn into an honest taxpayer of the Empire.


    He was someone who had already fallen out of thepetition in this auction, but previously, Zach Polly had taken out a cage that contained a selenium-based creature: a selenium snake that could swim in space!


    Selenium-based creatures had always existed only in the theory of biologists, and no one had ever seen a living selenium-based creature before. There was no doubt that the biologists of the Empire would go crazy upon seeing this snake.


    Unfortunately, the Empire was busy trying to deal with the rebellion of the Alliance at the moment, so investment in biology was very limited. To put it crudely, the biologists could not afford anything.


    On the other hand, Zach Polly was only interested in wine, women and weapons. The notion of leaving his name in history was as attractive to him as a pile of dogshit. That was why this selenium snake had appeared in the auction house instead of being sliced up in aboratory somewhere.


    ��This particle for your selenium snake,�� Old Charlie told Zach Polly coldly.


    Zach Polly stared at the stinky sock in Old Charlie��s hand with a greedy look in his eyes.


    ��I want everything in the sack!��


    ��Nope,�� Old Charlie replied coldly.


    He then turned to another man which had a huge mass of Yellow Nebulite mother lode in his possession. He had simrly used it to bid before. This mother lode would be very nutritious for G-spot. The man was not that greedy; he nodded, agreeing to the trade immediately.


    His Yellow Nebulite mother lode was also very valuable and rare, but it was far from beingparable to a hard currency like Pi element. He would be making a huge profit in this transaction.


    Zach Polly was stunned. When he realised that Old Charlie had no intention of turning back to him, he instantly hurried over and said, ��Hey, hey, I��m willing to negotiate. How about half the sack?! No, a little less, how about three particles? Just three!��


    He was a space pirate, ustomed to taking what he wanted by force, and he also knew Old Charlie��s background, so in his panic, he reached out and grabbed Old Charlie��s shoulder. But Old Charlie, who seemed so frail that a strong wind could knock him down, suddenly ced his hand on Zach Polly��srge hand, coiled his thin, frail body, and kicked Zach Polly��s foot, sending Zach Polly to the ground face first! A few of Zach Polly��s front teeth were knocked out!


    Because Old Charlie was now hosting Freddy��s seed in his brain, Sheyan had strengthened Old Charlie��s Physique before they departed. Old Charlie was now almost twice as robust as a normal person, thus avoiding the embarrassing situation of him being so fragile that he could be knocked down by the wind. In the Nightmare Worlds, twice the attribute of a normal person was nothing to shout about, so the cost for this enhancement was very low.


    But the key point was, Sheyan��s standard of a ��normal person�� was based on the ordinary earthlings of his time. However, the overall Physique of the humans in the future had declined due to the low gravity living environment in space and their fully automated lifestyle thanks to the advancement in science and technology. The guy called Zachary Polly may have decent Physique among future humans, but against Old Charlie, he was way too weak.


    After knocking Zach Polly down, Old Charlie pushed him into the crowd, then took out half a Pi particle and asked him tly, ��Do you still wish to sell the selenium snake?��


    Zach Polly��s face paled. He did not expect his profit to drop by half in an instant. Of course he was hurling abuse in his mind, but half a Pi element particle was still at least ten times higher than the price that those broke-ass biologists could offer. No, it should be at least a hundred times higher!


    He could only ept. Sheyan was actually determined to have this selenium snake no matter what, because it was actually also an unknown mysterious item. It was worth as much as seven achievement points.


    After all that, Old Charlie turned to the fat auctioneer and asked tly, ��Have you finished the appraisal? I don��t have much time.��


    The auctioneer was smiling so hard that his cheeks were trembling. He instantly nodded and replied, ��Right away, sir... The inventory has been done. There are five Pi element particles, weighing 18.9 grams in total. Okay, here we are. We��re going to pack the mech suit in a blue suitcase as you requested.��


    While he was replying to Old Charlie full of smiles, someone brought the suitcase over and shut down the power output system of the mech suit. The mech suit started folding itself. It seemed that it had no problem fitting inside a suitcase.


    But at that moment, the voice of the representative, Grant, sounded again. ��Good. I��ll take both of them. Send them to my box.��


    The fat auctioneer started losing his patience.


    ��I don��t mind your arrogance normally, but right now, I��ve just closed such a big deal, and you instantly show me this kind of attitude? You��re causing trouble on purpose!��


    The fat auctioneer��s expression instantly turned ugly as he shouted, ��Shut the f*ck up, Grant, or I��ll make you shut up. The boss has been unhappy with your behaviour for a long time....��


    He had not even finished his speech when a horrible steel cable carrying dazzling electric sparks suddenly flew out of Grant��s box to whip the fat auctioneer. The electricity shed, and a boom sounded.


    The attack tore the fat man, who must weigh more than 150 kilograms, into pieces! Flesh and blood rained down in the spacious auction house!


    Out of the box came a monster with a square body. He had a humanoid figure, but his hands were so long that they almost touched the ground like an ape. His head seemed to be directly attached to his torso, his neck so thick and short that it was almost non-existent. He was also wearing a custom-madebat armour which covered his entire body. His muscles bulged inside thebat armour.


    The construction materials of the theatre box could not stop the man at all. He split the box apart as he advanced towards the center of the auction hall, holding the shiny steel cable in his left hand. The steel cable had countless sharp barbs, and they were now covered in flesh and blood. The steel cable that was dragged loudly across the ground seemed extremely brutal.


    No one could remember when thest time a tragedy like this had urred in the ck market. And this time, the one who was killed was a staff member of the ck market!


    It must be noted that to establish a ck market like this, the most important thing was stability and order. The power behind the ck market could definitely not let the people who won the bids in their auction to be killed immediately after they left this ce! All the customers here were powerful figures with brains. If several of these incidents urred, everyone would realise that there was something wrong with this ce. Who would be willing toe here in the future?


    Therefore, although this ck market was built in the most chaotic and filthy area in the city, it had far greater order and cleanliness than the high ss areas. The boss behind-the-scenes understood very well why this ce could be so popr, so he was very careful in maintaining order, even at the expense of giving up some benefits.

 Chapter 1289: Kill Him!

    <h4>Chapter 1289: Kill Him!</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    But now, someone was trying to break this security, this order in the ck market! This act was tantamount to cutting off the business of this ck market. As the saying goes, cutting off a person��s source of ie was akin to killing their parents! So, more than a dozen burly men, armed with all kinds of weapons, quickly stepped out from the surroundings and mercilessly fired at the monster without a word of warning!


    The weapons of these burly men were not very effective. Thebat armour on the cubed-shaped monster managed to absorb most of the power from the bullets. The only bullet that was effective was an electromaic vibration bullet which hit the monster��s chest, knocking him three steps back. However, it did nothing but leave a burn mark and a hole the size of a bowl on the monster��s chest.


    The monster let out a hysterical roar from the depth of his throat. He pulled back the steel cable, then swung it horizontally. The steel cable came whirring, carrying blood and shattered bones on it!


    It sent several gunmen closest to the monster flying. The unfortunate guy standing at the very front was even split into two halves from his waist. Several people behind him flew back like bowling pins and mmed into the wall behind. They slowly slipped down, leaving behind trails of blood on the wall.


    The inertia of the steel cable did not diminish even after taking the lives of five people. Itshed onto a pir on the side and circled several times around it. The muscles on the arm of the square monster swelled as he tugged at the cable hard. The chandeliers tinkled loudly as the whole building shook!


    Borrowing the force from the pull, the monster leaped forward. After softening hisnding with a roll, he dashed into the midst of the bouncers and started swinging his arms about in a frenzy. Everything his hands caught, be it a person or an object, was flung away! Some were thrown out of windows and fell down from the building in dismay.


    All the bouncers had copsed on the floor groaning in the blink of an eye. Their situation did not look too good.


    An old man sitting in an electric wheelchair rushed out of a corridor at the side. Although his eyebrows had turned white, there was a sense of ferociousness in them. They gave others a feeling that the disability in his legs was not a burden to him at all, but a kind of battle scar that was worth showing off with pride!


    Of course, even more eye-catching were the eight Cyborg ves he brought along. And these Cyborgs were not the kind that could only run errands like the original Old Charlie.


    They were fighters of the Alliance taken prisoners from the frontline by the Empire. They had undergone the deepest level of transformation of having their personalitiespletely erased, but their deadly fighting skills had been preserved.


    These Cyborgs relied onrge doses of stimnts to maintain a highly-stimted mental state, forgoing the need to sleep. Thus, they only had a lifespan of 10 years. The muscles on their faces were twisted and distorted, and their eyes were nk, almost turningpletely white as if they were mentally retarded. However, don��t judge a book by its cover. These eight ve Cyborgs were the most terrifying killers and were all madmen. As long as their master gave the order, they would rip their arms off and eat it without any hesitation.


    Evidently, the hidden boss of the ck market had realised that the situation had gone out of control, and could only rush here in a hurry.


    ��Bloody excellent, Grant.�� The old man stared at Grant who was still in the box, and uttered each word calmly.


    For some reason, Grant shuddered when he heard the old man��s seemingly emotionless words. Only then did he recall some legends about the old man in front of him who was nicknamed the ��Crippled Wolf��. Even the square monster stayed where he was, growling but not daring to move, because one of the ve Cyborgs was aiming at him with a gun shaped like a gourd.


    He felt more threat from this gun than from ten other ordinary gunsbined!


    That was because it was a liquid nitrogen gun normally used in space docking battles. Usually, a docking battle wasunched for the purpose of seizing the opponent��s spaceship. ming weapons were too destructive �� what if they identally ignited some nts or flowers that could cause an explosion?


    Therefore, in order to ensure that the spaceship would still remain intact afterwards, the best type of weapon for a docking battle were sonic weapons, as they would cause minimal destruction to the surroundings. But because sonic weapons could easily be rendered ineffective by targeted measures, the number one preferred weapon for docking battles were actually liquid nitrogen guns, a type of weapon which could instantly reduce the temperature in the surroundings to hundreds of degrees below zero.


    Even though the square monster was powerful, it could not withstand the low temperature of hundreds of degrees below zero. Moreover, this gun was an AoE weapon, and he would find the attack very difficult to avoid, considering his size.


    Crippled Wolf seemed to have taken full control of the situation, but the defeated Grant did not show much panic. He merely smirked at Crippled Wolf and said, ��Do you think I��m a fool, Crippled Wolf?��


    ��Not before today, but you sure look like a fool right now,�� Crippled Wolf remarked coldly.


    Grant sighed and said as he nced at the square monster, ��You always im to be extremely knowledgeable, but you can��t tell what model this biological weapon is?��


    To tell the truth, after Crippled Wolf hurried over to this ce, 90% of his attention was not on his dead subordinate �C as long as he threw some bones out, countless dogs like the dead auctioneer would flock to him, so why would he care about the death of one such dogs �C but on the 5 Pi element particles that weighed 18.9 g in total!


    His brows furrowed upon hearing what Grant said. He gave the monster a closer scrutiny, and when he did, his expression changed dramatically.


    ��A gically modified soldier? The way he��s modified...this looks like the style of the Andromeda War Zone. Could it be....�� muttered Crippled Wolf hesitantly, with a hint of rm in his voice.


    ��You do know your stuff,��ughed Grant. ��So who��s the fool now?��


    Crippled Wolf had a really ugly expression on his face. His facial muscles twitched non-stop. Grant continued, ��You always say that if a rat yawns in the Northern District, you��ll know about it. Well, it seems like your informationwork isn��t working so well today. Now think, Crippled Wolf, why did the auction start ahead of schedule?��


    A young man beside Crippled Wolf shouted angrily, ��That��s because some bigwig is visiting the base, so Mungo ordered for a clearance. You��re saying that information is false?��


    Grant replied with a grin, ��The one talking to that bastard Mungo right now is just my lord��s deputy. That foolish man thinks he��s managed to establish another connection, but a disloyal double-dealing bastard like him don��t deserve to speak to my lord personally! My lord was bored and he heard that there��s a fun ce here, so he came here to look around, but surprisingly, he actually found something that tickles his fancy. You should be honoured that my lord values your goods! Bring them here immediately!��


    Crippled Wolf��s face was stiff, as if he was wearing a mask. After a while, he told the young man beside him, ��Go deliver the things to him.��


    There was an immediate uproar. A low voice suddenly came from behind Grant. It seemed that someone had said a few words to him. Grant immediately narrowed his eyes and said, ��Crippled Wolf, my lord wants YOU to bring the things to him!��


    Crippled Wolf was a cripple in a wheelchair. How could he deliver the things himself? But he cast his pride away without any hesitation and, with an expressionless face, struggled to get off the wheelchair. He then crawled on the ground, twisting and moving his body like a pathetic worm. Not a shred of his previous intimidating air remained.


    At that moment, the square monster suddenly went crazy again. He rolled forward!


    No one would associate his movement and body shape with the word agile. Instead, he bulldozed forward like a road roller and caught the Cyborg who was aiming at him with the liquid nitrogen gun. He headbutted the Cyborg, kneed him, lifted him up high, turned him around several times, and threw him to the stairs! The sound of the Cyborg��s spine rupturing was clearly and audibly heard. The monster then stomped on the Cyborg a few times. The Cyborg died on the spot.


    Crippled Wolf showed no reaction, nor did he dare to show any reaction.


    Grant smirked. ��No one can point a weapon at Test Subject No. 1 and live.��


    While he was speaking, the Cyborgs around Crippled Wolf were ughtered by the monster! The Cyborgs would not attack without Crippled Wolf��smand. To tell the truth, death was a release for them. Many in the crowd turned towards the crawling Crippled Wolf to see how he would react, but he looked as if he was wearing a mask on his face; no one could tell what was on his mind.


    He grabbed the handle of the suitcase containing the new mech suit, then naturally reached for the sack that was a stinky sock.


    But at that moment, Old Charlie, who had been staying quiet all this while, moved. He stepped on Crippled Wolf��s fingers. Due to his current strength, they immediately heard the sound of Crippled Wolf��s fingers breaking. Crippled Wolf let out a terrible scream!


    The hunching Old Charlie coughed twice, softly, but he added more force to his foot while doing so. Crippled Wolf screamed even louder. Old Charlie then said unhurriedly, ��You haven��tpleted the transaction. How dare you touch my master��s property?��


    Old Charlie��s action was so abrupt that many people could not get their heads around it yet. Some even felt like their brain had stopped working. The crowd only reacted after a long pause.


    ��He... How dare he do this?��


    ��He��s digging his own grave!��


    ��Is he tired of living?��


    ��...��


    Old Charlie simply ignored the nonsense spouted by the crowd. He slowly bent down to pick up the sack. Seeing this, Grantughed menacingly.


    ��You think you��re still a Marquis, Charlie? This sack isn��t something you can touch.��


    Old Charlie stared at Grant with his dim old eyes and said slowly, ��Inside this sack is the fund my master used to bid for the mech suit. I don��t care how you bicker among yourselves, but since the transaction has been cancelled, we naturally have to retrieve our assets. What��s wrong with that? Which Constitution of the great Empire did we vite?��


    Old Charlie��s words made Grant choke on his follow-up remark, but a shrill, weak-sounding voice suddenly came from the box. The voice said indifferently, ��Constitution? What Constitution? My words are the Constitution! And I dere that having the audacity to spout nonsense in front of me is a crime, a big crime! Kill him!��


    An old voice added solemnly, ��Do not use energy weapons. Pi element is unstable under high temperatures.��

 Chapter 1290: A Slap of Death!

    <h4>Chapter 1290: A p of Death!</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    As soon as the two finished speaking, the square-ish test subject monster roared like thunder, then moved towards Old Charlie with his two abnormally long arms hanging down. Every time he put his foot down on the ground, the ground would shake, so strong were his steps.


    Old Charlie did not even spare him a nce. After he picked the sack up , he turned around with a cough and slowly walked towards Sheyan��s box, totally ignoring the terrifying monster.


    The body of the monster called Test Subject No. 1 was still covered in blood and human tissues from his massacre! It was a truly gruesome sight! And yet, Old Charlie dared to turn his back on the monster!


    The crowd were secretly admiring the fearless attitude shown by Old Charlie. Little did they know that Old Charlie had seen all kinds of terrible storms and waves since he became Sheyan��s follower. A mere test subject was really not worth mentioning at all.


    The test subject soon caught up to Old Charlie. The massive muscles on his massive arms creaked as he fiercely hammered his fists down on Old Charlie!!


    But at that instant, a weird green spot suddenly appeared on the wooden floor under Old Charlie��s foot. It seemed to produce a very strong lifting effect, so the step Old Charlie took this time was surprisingly big. It instantly propelled him out of the reach of the test subject.


    Therefore, the test subject��s fists ended up hitting nothing but the wooden floor!


    There was a reason the floor of the auction house was made of wood. In this era of interster voyage, themonly used construction material for buildings was actually a kind of standardised cement that had been specially developed. It could rapidly solidify and could be transported with ease. The travels in this era were measured in units of light years, so transportation cost had always been a significant problem. Therefore, wood was actually a luxury construction material.


    But Alps Base 7 enjoyed a unique natural advantage in this respect.


    Just less than 30 million kilometers away, there was a on which nitrogen and argon contents in the atmosphere were very high. This bred a very special kind of nt which resembled the moss on Earth, but its size wasparable to a banyan tree! The nt which was simply named ��giant moss�� densely covered the surface of the. Therefore, on Alps Base 7, using these giant moss trees as building materials was actually more cost-effective.


    When the test subject mmed down on the floor built from giant moss wood, the wooden floor immediately burst due to its special texture. The giant moss wood shattered very thoroughly in the face of the irresistible force like a shattered car windshield, bing countless sharp spikes which sshed out in every direction.


    The spot beneath Old Charlie��s foot suddenly shed green again, and his forward march immediately shifted to a backward stride. Then, with the foot which stepped backwards as pivot, he turned around 180 degrees and, before the test subject had time to retrieve his huge arms, gave the test subject a p on the face!


    Test Subject No. 1 extended his two horrifying arms around Old Charlie, intending to squeeze Old Charlie��s waist until his spine broke, but he suddenly stiffened in ce. Approximately five secondster, the muscr square monster fell to the ground face-first, his entire body spasming violently!!


    The the whole auction house became deathly silent.


    Sheyan was the only one who knew what had happened in that instant. He had summoned Ramtas. Ramtas was proficient in level 1 and level 2 nature magic, which exined the sudden increase in Old Charlie��s speed. It was just a simple level 1 nature spell: ��Longstrider��.


    [ Level 1 nature spell: ��Longstrider�� �� Use the power of nature to trigger the potential in the target, increasing the target��s movement speed by 0.8 m/s. The spellsts for 60 seconds. When there is a forest, grasnd, or arge number of nts nearby, the duration of the spell will be extended ordingly. ]


    (TL: Longstrider spell in D&D: https://dnd5e.fandom/wiki/Longstrider )


    The reason Old Charlie ��s following p was so lethal was because when his palm travelled through the air, he had caught a 10 centimeter long wooden spike and held it between his fingers.


    The spike was just a very ordinary wooden spike. When the giant moss wood shattered due to its unique constitution, thousands of such wooden spikes were formed, flying across the air. The keyy in a second-order nature spell Ramtas had performed on the wooden spike:


    [ Level 2 nature spell: ��Animate Wood�� �� Imbue a small wooden object with mobility and a semnce of life. ]


    ( TL: http://dnd.arkalseif.info/spellsplete-arcane�C55/animate-wood�C535/index.html )


    Old Charlie pped the wooden spike into Test Subject No. 1��s right eye. The wooden spike then prated deep into the monster��s brain and was animated into a hedgehog.... The first thing the frightened hedgehog did in the warm and sticky brain environment was naturally to erect all the quills on its body!


    The thick skin of Test Subject No. 1 could repel even bullets, but this did not mean his brain could still function normally after such a blow! Otherwise, why would its skull be built with alloy steel?


    And that was why a light p from Old Charlie could knock the fierce monster down.


    The people around Old Charlie were now staring at him in fear. To tell the truth, because of his former status as a noble of the Empire, his family was more susceptible to bullying and humiliation after his fall. Which one of those present had not mocked and looked down on him? They had treated him like a pile of sh*t, hurling abuse at him after stepping on him.


    But this man, who was forced to sell himself into servitude as a Cyborg, had now bobbed back up like a cork. The powerful biochemical test subject wearing the most advanced militarybat armour was ended by this fragile-looking old man with one p! What the hell was that?!?!


    But more importantly....if this old man wished to exact revenge on them, wouldn��t he only need one finger?


    The death of Test Subject No. 1 signified that the two sides were now irreconcble enemies. Old Charlie knew what to do without needing any advice from Sheyan. Back then, he had lost everything due to a moment of indecisiveness, causing his whole family to fall to the very bottom of society. Now that he had strength, he would not fear anyone!


    So Old Charlie immediately hunched down and sprinted straight towards the box where the monster came from. Old Charlie��s Agility was now twice the Agility of a healthy adult male from Old Earth running at full speed. In other words, it was 3.5 to 4 times the Agility of the humans from this era. Right now, he was even buffed by the powerful ��Longstrider�� spell.


    Therefore, Old Charlie took no time at all to reach Grant. He gripped Grant��s throat and pushed him further into the box, using him as a shield.


    Old Charlie hunched his body and hid behind Grant while he charged forward. The people in the box decisively opened fire. Smoke and wooden fragments filled the box, but the number of people inside was also revealed.


    There were four people in the box.


    One of them was a young man in his twenties. He had a pale face and drifting eyes, and his gaze was sinister and ruthless. The coat he wore was rather strange, somewhat simr to a swallow-tailed coat, but it had arge, curly cor that stood up. It was luxurious in a twisted way.


    The coat also had quite a unique texture. The fabric would ripple like the surface of water following the actions of the wearer, giving it a magnificent look.


    However, this young man was sitting down.


    The other three men were standing, but even so, the differences in their status could be clearly perceived.


    The man nearest to the young man was a muscr guy, but instead of being bulky and slow like Test Subject No. 1, his body was fit and well defined like Sheyan. The man wore sunsses and stood there with his arms folded in front of his chest, seemingly indifferent to everything that was happening.


    He was obviously thest line of defence for the young man.


    In front of him was an old man which should be something like a butler or a secretary who was responsible for arranging all the trifling matters for his master. Of course, he must also asionally help his mastere up with some wicked ideas. To put it simply, if Sheyan was an evil man, Old Charlie and Jinkuang would be ying the same role as the old man.


    Standing on the outermost position was a man wielding a gun in each of his hands �� oh, no, he was a monster whose hands had been transformed into weapons. He was currently firing crazily. The hapless Grant had already been torn into several pieces by his bullets, but his bullets still could not touch Old Charlie. He only managed to force Old Charlie to take cover behind a pir. Blocks of concrete fell off the pir due to the man��s unceasing shots.


    The crowd took the chance to run away in this chaotic mess. Fortunately, because the auction was held in a hurry, only less than twenty customers had attended. Of course, all of them had brought followers along, but even including the followers, there were still less than 40 people in total. Therefore, they dispersed pretty quickly.


    But a grey shadow shot out like a sh of lightning from the midst of the chaos and pierced through the chest of the man whose hands had been modified into weapons! Electric sparks dazzled the eye, and a series of explosions sounded. ck smoke burst out in billows.


    The grey shadow was a bristle of Ramtas. It appeared that the bristle had not hit a vital spot because even though electricity was creeping across the man��s chest and his chest was smoking, he could still turn towards the direction where the bristle came from and was prepared to shoot. His left hand had rapidly transformed into an energy weapon.

 Chapter 1291: Destroyed with a Punch!

    <h4>Chapter 1291: Destroyed with a Punch!</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Sheyan did not fear the Physique and closebat skills of the future humans at all, but when it came to energy weapons, he dared not get careless. He had never doubted one thing �� he could kill Lieutenant General Mungo as easily as swatting a fly, but he would surely face a counter attack from various powerful energy weapons afterwards, and he would probably not be able to leave Mungo��s office alive!


    He had personally witnessed a shot from the main cannon of an Antic-ss spaceship before. The power of the shot could even annihte an entire! Any living creature must maintain the most fundamental fear of energy weapons from a gic level!


    Fortunately, the consumption of energy weapons had always been their limiting factor. The more powerful a weapon was, the more energy it needed to consume, and the bigger its size. Energy weapons that could threaten Sheyan��s life were at least the level of a tank��s main cannon. It was still impossible for current technology to produce a standardised individual-use weapon that could threaten Sheyan.


    Ramtas knew about Sheyan��s wariness of energy weapons. He did not even wait for Sheyan��s orders and had already shot two more bristles. The first bristle pierced into the modified man��s left shoulder and immediately caused the spot to explode.


    The other bristle sent him flying at least five meters back. Amidst a series of explosions, ck smoke billowed and electric sparks dazzled. The man had be a heap of steel parts mixed with flesh!


    Seeing this, the man with sunsses could no longer watch on with folded arms. He stepped in front of the sitting young man with an unbelievable speed and coldly said, ��Who are you? Do you know who my master is? Never mind an ident, if he lost even a single hair, Alps Base 7 will be turned upside down!��


    ***


    Old Charlie had already retreated. He could sense a terrifying threat from the man in sunsses. He also ryed some important information to Sheyan.


    He could not ascertain the identity of the pale, sinister-looking young man, but he could confirm two things.


    First, his skin carried a blue tint and his blood vessels were very prominent. These were signs of mild poisoning. There was a kind of drug called ��heat�� that was very popr among the social circles of the young nobles of the Empire. It was simr to cocaine on Old Earth, but the difference was that ��heat�� would only cause minimal harm to the body and was not addictive. It would also cause a weak, illness-like state which was very fashionable.


    Second, he was wearing a very unique coat. The uniqueness of its style goes without saying, but it was actually made from the rare blue dugong skin!


    Blue dugongs were a kind of space creatures that only existed ons near the centre of the Milky Way. They had a simr appearance to the dugongs (mermaids) on Old Earth. They had especially tenacious life. Their eggs could even survive in space for a long time by absorbing energy from the core of the Milky Way. But once they left the core of the gxy, they would die.


    After undergoing a special treatment, blue dugong skin could be worn as a bullet-proof vest. It would also constantly absorb the energy of the universe to enhance the wearer��s body. Therefore, it was extremely valuable. Put it this way �� a Pi element ingot may not necessarily be able to buy arge piece of blue dugong skin!


    Therefore, this young man��s identity was evidently not that simple. In terms of political power, he may not be as powerful as Mungo, a local tyrant of a piece of territory, but in terms of status, he may be far above Mungo. When he said that he did not want to see Mungo, he might not be bluffing!


    However, Sheyan had his own pride. Since he had obviously offended this guy to the point where reconciliation was impossible, he must eliminate him here and now to prevent future troubles! It was definitely not in Sheyan��s personality to pin his hopes on another��s generosity. A rock blocking his way must be kicked away. And if the thing blocking his way was something which could cause serious consequences, then Sheyan would dig a grave and bury it inside!


    So, the threatening words of the man in sunsses had no effect on Sheyan at all. The only reply the man got was a sharp bristleunched his way!


    But the man in sunsses actually caught the bristle with his bare hand. Then, from his fist, a sudden blue me burst out, burning the bristle clean.


    Sheyan was shocked. ��This feeling...is so familiar. Did this fellowe from that ce, too?��


    The man in sunsses suddenly vanished from sight. When he reappeared, he was already right in front of Sheyan, less than a meter away.


    That was obviously instantaneous teleportation �C an authentic one �C because no damage could be seen on the walls of the box. Even more bizarre was the fact that the man could actually locate Sheyan. Sheyan had been hiding deep inside the box from the very beginning, and nobody had seen him. The man in sunsses could actually determine Sheyan��s exact location through his breathing alone. Such a strong battle instinct was truly fearsome.


    The man in the sunsses was unarmed. He simply sliced at Sheyan��s neck with his palm.


    Sheyan cocked his head, avoiding the slice. The man��s palm mmed into the wall next to him. Horrifying cracks immediately appeared around the spot that was struck. It seemed that this man had also modified his body into a weapon.


    Ramtas let out a furious howl as he swung his staff at the man, but the man evaporated into thin air again. He reappeared behind Sheyan a momentter.


    It was that weird teleportation ability again. Not only did he avoid Ramtas�� attack, he had also ingeniously positioned himself in Sheyan��s blind spot. It was a textbook execution of the stratagem ��stay clear of the enemy��s main force and strike at his weak point��. Considering his exceptional mobility, he had nothing to fear even if Old Charlie took this opportunity to attack his master in order to force him back!


    The man in sunsses stared at his opponent��s back. He had already lost count of the number of times he had experienced something simr to this. As if he were programmed, heunched a punch as he always did in this situation. The goddamn instructor��s voice seemed to echo in his ears.


    ��Ten centimeters into this spot is the enemy��s heart. As long as you have enough strength, you can make the enemy��s heart stop with a single punch!��


    ��This spot contains the enemy��s spleen. If you want to dy the enemy��s death for ten hours, strike this spot with 70% of your full strength. After that, the enemy��s spleen will slowly rupture due to coughing and vigorous activities, and his blood will fill his abdominal cavity within an hour!��


    ��Do you see this rib? Now look at my hand. Clench your fist like this! Strike this rib with your slightly protruding middle finger, and the broken rib will pierce into the enemy��s lung, causing hemopneumothorax. No matter how powerful the enemy is, he��ll be a sheep waiting for ughter after that! ��


    ��If you want to give the enemy a lifetime of suffering, attack this part of his spine. That��s right! He��ll be incontinent, impotent, have bedsores and will remain bedridden for the rest of his life! ��


    ��.....��


    A flurry of storm-like attacks struck the enemy in front of sunsses guy! In this moment, he felt that his attacks were perfect, flowing smoothly out of him like water. He felt that his skills had reached a new height!


    It was easy for him to kill someone, but to beat a person to the brink of death and yet not crossing that final line, like he was doing now, was a level of perfection. It was the first time he had managed to achieve this!


    That��s right, he had no intention of killing this unruly young man.


    First, those high purity Pi element particles were simply too attractive. He needed to leave this young man alive to trace their source from his mouth, so as to obtain more Pi element particles.


    Second, he knew that his master must be in a foul mood right now, so he would want to vent his anger on this young man. Whether his master would carve off his flesh piece by piece to feed the piranhas or chop off his limbs to make furniture with, was none of his concern.


    But when sunsses guy stopped his attack because he thought he had finished the job, he was surprised to find that the muscr body in front of him did not copse into a heap on the floor like he expected. Instead, he felt something like a steel shackletching onto his wrist. When he looked down at his wrist, he found that it was being gripped by a hand.


    The young man in front of him turned around. At that moment, sunsses guy felt an unspeakable pressure emanating from the enemy, which made him feel suffocated. The words from the man��s mouth made his heart sink.


    ��You should be a product developed by the Big Ben Research Institute. Which Ten Strongest replica are you?��


    ��You....��


    ��Someone as weak as you have the audacity to stand in front of me?�� Sheyan suddenly grinned, and the teeth he revealed felt as fierce as the fangs of wild beasts. ��One punch! You��ve hit me so many times, but it��s fine, I��ll just return one single punch. If you can survive this punch, I��ll let you leave!��


    The pupils of sunsses man contracted abruptly. A great fear crept into his eyes. With a snap, he actually severed the left wrist caught by Sheyan himself, then activated his teleportation ability to flee! He instantly vanished into thin air!


    But where could he escape to, in front of Sheyan��s Perceptive Sense?


    Sunsses man reappeared beside his master, trying to escape with him using his special power, but Sheyan instantly activated his own teleportation ability, the ��Mind Transmission�� on his dark gold ring. He immediately caught up to the opponent and swung his fist.


    One punch!


    With a single punch, Sheyan showed his frightening might as an Awakener!!


    The punch hit sunsses man in the chest, immediately smashing him to bits, as if a bomb was detonated inside his body! Even the hardest part of his body, his skull, was smashed to pieces. He died a horrible death!

 Chapter 1292: Mungo in a Tough Spot

    <h4>Chapter 1292: Mungo in a Tough Spot</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Sheyan did not perform any further actions after he won against sunsses man. He only stood in front of the sitting young man, thinking.


    His fist that was covered in blood and flesh pieces was very close to the face of the young man, who sat there without any expression on his face �� it was probably less than 30 centimeters away.


    The nauseouting mixture of flesh and blood dripped down from his fist and gathered on the table, drop by drop. The smell of blood in the air was so thick and the sight so gruesome that those who had not been baptised by the battlefield would surely puke their guts out if they were here.


    But to Sheyan��s surprise, the young man did not lose hisposure in the slightest. He merely stared back at Sheyan with his head slightly raised. He seemed to feel a little cold, causing him to tug his coat tighter. The blue dugong leather coat fluttered like waves under this action, making it seem even more dazzling.


    Seeing how calm this young man was �C totally devoid of his previous arrogance �C Sheyan immediately made up his mind.


    ��What��s your name?�� he asked tly.


    The young man sighed and answered in a soft voice, ��Arnold Fabian Montsson Lucio... Why...did a small probability event like this happen to me?��


    ( TL: Arnold is his family name. For some reason, his family name is at the front. )


    Sheyan waited patiently for Lucio to finish speaking, then extended his hand to Lucio��s neck and gently twisted it. The neck instantly broke! Sheyan had his reasons for doing this. Although Lucio did act like a useless, spoiled rich kid just now, he was already showing some early signs of developing into a good leader. Sheyan could not leave him alive!


    After ending the young man��s life, Sheyan took off his blue dugong leather coat and gave it to Old Charlie to wear �� after making some alterations to its appearance through the Realm, of course. He then kept the special mech suit in his party storage space. He walked about ten meters down the corridor, then suddenly pulled a man out from the corpse pile with one hand.


    The man was none other than Crippled Wolf, the boss of this ck market. He had to crawl on the ground to deliver the things to Lucio because was disabled, but that humiliation had actually helped him survive the chaos. The sly old fox then tried to fake his death by holding his breath. Unfortunately, Sheyan had exceptional Perceptive Sense, so Crippled Wolf could not escape Sheyan��s detection.


    Crippled Wolf turned ashen-faced. He was about to say something, but amotion suddenly rose outside. Soon after, the people who had participated in the auction all came back while cursing Crippled Wolf��s ruthlessness.


    It turned out that the reason Crippled Wolf could establish a ck market like this here was because he was backed by General Arnold from the Andromeda Gxy. Because he had identally offended a descendant of the Arnold family who came to pay a private visit, he knew that his fate was now in the hands of others, so of course he had to find some scapegoats. The more scapegoats, the better!


    Therefore, as soon as he saw the crowd running away, he quietly and immediately pushed the emergency button to lock the ce down, so that no one could escape! This way, any punishment that came from above would be shared by all of them. It was also a safety measure in case Sheyan and his entourage tried to run away.


    However, this arrangement turned out to be great news for Sheyan!


    Sheyan was worried that there would be endless trouble after this because a lot of those who ran away recognised Old Charlie. Little did he expect that all of them would be trapped here together with him. He immediatelymenced the massacre! These were all the most evil people in the Northern District who had done a lot of bad things to the slum residents, bullying and exploiting them for their own benefits. Old Charlie��s family had also suffered endlessly in their hands. Old Charlie did not feel any guilt at all when he killed them.


    Next, Sheyan asked Crippled Wolf where the monitoring room of the ck market was. He continued silencing any eyewitnesses he encountered while he moved there. When he reached the room, he destroyed all records of his existence. Everything in the room, from the software to the hardware, from big devices to tiny parts, was reduced to rubble.


    Finally, he asked Ramtas to summon some Carrion Vines with a level 2 spell ( https://diablo.fandom/wiki/Carrion_Vine ) to eat all the corpses clean, destroying all evidence.


    This was a ck market, so the ce was quite secluded with few people roaming outside. Besides, not everyone coulde to this ce. The trade items here, such as the aforementioned ��virgins with three breasts��, were all prohibited goods that could result in life imprisonment or a death sentence if they were discovered. Therefore, as soon as Sheyan left the building, his path was unobstructed in every direction. All three of them have superb skills, so they easily left the ce without leaving any traces behind.


    Sheyan then expressed his desire to visit Old Charlie��s family. He found that Old Charlie��s family was leading a much better life than he expected. They had already separated themselves from the ranks of prostitutes, beggars and thieves at the bottom rung of society.


    Old Charlie had two sons and a daughter that survived the ordeal. Arge family of fourteen was formed with those three at the core. The entire family lived in a crowded house that was smaller than forty square meters in size. The living environment was really bad, but their quality of life had already greatly improvedpared to before. This was because they now had a legitimate upation �� vegetable wholesalers.


    Every square inch ofnd on Alps Base 7 was as valuable as gold, so no one would use thend here for farming, just like no one would farm in a bustling area like Manhattan.


    But the people who live here must have a demand for vegetables. So how was this problem solved?


    That��s easy, just import the vegetables from elsewhere. Of course, the so-called ��elsewhere�� was not referring to habitables hundreds or thousands of light-years away. Instead, independent farms were developed on the nearest terrestrial, and the products were shipped here to be sold.


    Because of that, transportation costs actually ounted for more than half the cost of agricultural products, so of course the vegetable merchants had to transport as much vegetable as possible using as little space as possible. As a result, 99% of the shipped vegetables were pre-dried and dehydrated.


    Luckily, the preservation technology in this era was pretty amazing. The middlemen could restore these dehydrated vegetables to their pre-processed state with a series of treatments, such as soaking them in water, spraying resuscitative agents, spraying restoration hormones and so on. Of course, they would not be as fresh as when they were newly harvested, but restoring them to about seventy or eighty percent of their original state was not a problem.


    Old Charlie��s family had found a business channel. They would purchase dried, dehydrated vegetables from the transport ships and process the vegetables in their own home. After the vegetables were restored, they would sell the vegetables and earn the price difference as profit.


    By relying on their own effort, the family climbed out of the pathetic lives they previously led. They no longer had to survive through humiliation by relying on others�� charity.


    Sheyan wished to provide a little help to them, but after Old Charlie stared at them for a while silently, he smiled bitterly and refused Sheyan��s offer. He understood well the capabilities of his descendants. He was already satisfied to see them able to feed themselves and lead a safe life by selling vegetables. If Sheyan really gave them some Pi element particles, the entire family would probably be wiped out...


    ***


    Old Charlie had no intention of having a reunion with his family. When he saw that they were safe and sound, his biggest concern was finally put to rest.


    The group returned to the hotel from before. After a short wait, they saw Archer hurrying over.


    Unlike when Sheyan saw him previously, Archer was now riding on the crest of sess, as he was now an important man under Mungo. However, he remained very respectful when he spoke to Sheyan, with nary a hint of arrogance. Sheyan knew that this man could probably be trusted, so he told Archer the purpose of his visit honestly.


    Archer was now privy to some of the internal secrets of the Empire. After hearing Sheyan��s request, he was lost in thought for a while before he said, ��Sir, the area you wish to go to is in the Southeast War Zone. It��s not that long of a travel if you use the wormholes �C the entire journey will probably take less than twenty hours �C but one of the wormholes you have to go through has been listed as a military restricted zone. It��s being used for transporting weapons to the front line. If you want to go through it, you��ll have to apply for approval.��


    ��The other problem is, you��ll probably encounter dimensional turbulence when you enter the region where the alternate dimension eroded into and ovepped with ours. The Empire currently do not have the technology to make spacecrafts that are able to resist dimensional turbulence.��


    Sheyan nodded. ��Don��t worry about the second problem. Since my Noah Realm is the one asking me to take this route, he��ll definitely solve the problem of dimensional turbulence for me. He won��t let me die so easily. I only need a fast spaceship that��s as sturdy as possible. You don��t need to worry about the burden on the passenger��s body.��


    Archer nodded. ��All right. I��ll make the preparations immediately. But I can��t help you acquire the approval for passing through the wormhole. My authority level is far from enough.��


    ��It��s fine, I��ll go talk to Mungo,�� replied Sheyan with a smile.


    Archer visibly hesitated for a moment before he said, ��I don��t know if I should tell you this, sir, but I heard there��s some problem with the Major General��s Blood Armour you ordered. I don��t really know the details, but General Mungo definitely does. When you see him, remember to ask him about it, or you might be taken advantage of.��


    Sheyan��s face abruptly grew dark. After a moment, he replied, ��Okay, I understand. Thanks for your reminder. By the way, what��s Mungo doing right now?��


    Archer took a sip from the cup beside him and answered with a wry smile, ��It��s a long story. Let me start from the beginning.��


    So what happened was, Mungo and Major General Fiji were both originally under the faction of General Arnold from the Andromeda War Zone. After the previous incident involving Sheyan, Mungo managed to establish a connection to Prince Pombaru from the royal family.


    Mungo was a very ambitious man. Instead of picking a side, he stayed umitted and negotiated with the two powers, thus benefiting from both sides. As a result, he seeded in securing his current position as themander of Alps Base 7. However, neither the royal family nor the separatist warlord could allow him to continue doing this.


    So, both sides had sent some very important people directly to Mungo to force him to make his position clear. Right now, Mungo was talking to the representatives of General Arnold, and the representatives of Prince Pombaru of the royal family would arrive in an hour. Mungo was naturally in a tough spot at the moment. He had no time at all to meet with Sheyan.

 Chapter 1293: The Critical Point of 20 Centimeters

    <h4>Chapter 1293: The Critical Point of 20 Centimeters</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    But Sheyan was very clear on one thing �C Mungo may feel like he was in deep trouble now, but the thing that would give him a real headache was currently still hidden away like a time bomb. Once it went off, Mungo would realise that his current predicament was a paradise inparison!


    When Sheyan thought of this, he suddenly realised that the things he had unintentionally done would probably be med on the royal family!


    That��s right, the death of an important member of the Arnold family at this critical juncture would undoubtedly be endowed with a deeper meaning.


    Perhaps if Sheyan stepped forward and gave himself up, confessing to the crime, the Arnold family wouldn��t even believe him.... They would probably say something like ��Who the f*ck are you trying to fool? So you��re telling us, by coincidence, there happens to be an auction at the time, and, by coincidence, you happen to possess something that aroused his greed, and, by coincidence, you happen to be strong enough to kill him and his guards, and, by coincidence, you actually did kill him? F*ck off! Tell us who ordered you to do this, or we��ll make sure you die a miserable and painful death...��


    So Sheyan could only raise his head to the heavens andugh out loud. He expressed his sincere understanding of Mungo��s predicament. Although he came on this trip to rescue someone, he was no longer in a hurry, because a terrible storm was now looming over Alps Base 7.


    Sheyan had faith in Ronnie. That guy specialised in Agility, and he was also proficient in scouting and making doppelgangers. Since his enemies failed to kill him in an ambush, thus giving him a chance to catch his breath, he should not have any problem staying alive for a while. He should at least be able to hold on until Sheyan arrived.


    Next, Sheyan visited some of the prohibited military zones in Alps Base 7 apanied by Archer. During the tour, Sheyan saw a monstrous shipyard under construction! This steel monster reached a height of five kilometers!


    How tall was five kilometers? It was half the height of the Himyas!! A shipyard that was half as tall as the Himyas!! Think about how shocking it was! And, it also means that the spaceship that was about to be built here would be unimaginably huge!


    Sheyan ced his hand on a thick porthole, feeling the cold sensation of the porthole ss passing along to his fingertips. Yes, he was shocked! Shocked by the extent of human imagination and creativity. This was probably how the humans in ancient times felt when they saw the Great Wall or the Pyramid of Giza for the first time!


    The construction of the shipyard was still ongoing. He saw a lot of engineering robots flying around in space like a bunch of hardworking bees. Dazzling electric sparks broke through the darkness from time to time like shes of lightning. Such a lively and thriving scene formed a strong contrast against the backdrop of the vast, indifferent, silent space.


    After watching for a while, Sheyan told Archer, ��To build such a huge spaceship here... It seems like the Empire is really determined this time. This spaceship isn��t built ording to the specifications of a normal warship, right?��


    Archer looked at Sheyan in amazement. ��That��s right. Warships actually may not necessarily be better the bigger they are. The obsolescence of battleships on Old Earth is proof of that. The reason warships are so big is mainly for the purpose of amodating enough energy generation reactors inside. There��s a limit to this. When the energy generation system reaches a saturation point, the extra volume of the ship will just go to waste... Fine, I can see that your eyes are nk. Let me put it another way.��


    ��ording to a report I received when I was young, more than 72.3% of men are not satisfied with the size of a certain part of their body, and 99.98% of these people wished it��ll be bigger and longer. We would always advise the many patients thate for treatment in our clinic that the abnormal size they requested isn��t practical. These things aren��t necessarily better the bigger they are. The critical point is 20 centimeters. Going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short, at least from a female point of view. The Pacific-ss standard is the critical point for the current spaceships, whose main purpose is for battle.��


    Sheyan nodded as if he had been enlightened. ��What were you doing before you joined the army, Archer?�� he suddenly asked after a while.


    ��I was a neet who stayed at home,�� Archer replied in surprise.


    (From Wikipedia: NEET is an acronym that stands for ��Not in Education, Employment, or Training��. It refers to a person who is unemployed, not in school or vocational training.)


    ��All right,�� Sheyan sighed and asked, ��So what business does your family do?��


    ��My father��s a veterinarian.�� A look of nostalgia crept into Archer��s eyes, ��And my mother is the owner of a famous stic surgery clinic. The clinic was so busy that even with my help, we still can��t handle everything. In the end, my father had to help with a lot of the surgeries.��


    ��....If I go to your mother��s clinic now and ask for the 20-centimeter package, can you give me a 50% discount? And your father can��t be the main surgeon!��


    ��.....��


    ***


    After further conversation, Sheyan was secretly rmed with the Empire��s progress on Uplos, because it was at a much more advanced state than he had imagined! The Empire had started a ��Salmon Run�� n since half a year ago, and had executed it regardless of the cost.


    Salmon run is a periodic annual activity where salmons, which have migrated from the ocean, swim to the upper reaches of rivers where they spawn on gravel beds. The salmons often have to travel for thousands of kilometers while swimming against water currents that flow at a speed of dozens of kilometers per hour.


    During the migration, the salmons also had to face the problems of being hunted by their natural enemies, the changes in the environment, and extremely high energy consumption. Less than one in ten salmons would actually reach the spawning grounds. The reason they can migrate sessfully is because they migrate together in a great, dense shoal. When they were hunted by their natural enemies, the fish in the periphery would sacrifice themselves. When they swam upstream, the aerodynamic flow of water when they travel in a shoal would save energy for the fish behind.


    To put it bluntly, the Empire��s Salmon Run n was to amass arge fleet of spaceships to rush through the asteroid belts regardless of the cost. They only wished to ensure that a small number of their core airships could reach the despite the astonishing casualty rate.


    The actual implementation of the Salmon Run n was extremely tragic. Although most of the outer spaceships were out-of-service warships, they still had to form a real, solid fleet for the operation. The first Salmon Run n ended inplete failure. They only managed to reach the middle section of the asteroid belts.


    But the failed first attempt had provoked the arrogance of the upper and middle ss of the Empire! The second Salmon Run n was quickly proposed. This time, they would use active warships!


    Furthermore, the Empire had actually used the Emperor��s authority to force all the military regions, which had already shown signs of bing secessionists, to fork out 400 active warships! The Imperial headquarters themselves sent out 100 warships! The Empire was clearly doing this to weaken the military force of each military region!


    Thus, the second Salmon Run n was sessfully carried out.


    The process was as tragic as before, but in the end, they managed to take root on Uplos and built a small base there.


    However, the base only managed tost for seven days. A sudden cosmic storm struck, cutting off themunication link between the base and the headquarters, which was already fragile to begin with. They lost all contact after that. The base had most likely fallen into ruin.


    The third Salmon Run n would no longer use warships as the main force, but giant warships.


    That��s right. The defensive system of warships in this era mainlyprised of energy shields that were aimed at defending against energy weapons, but the monstrous impact from asteroids was a type of physical damage. That was why warships could notst long in the asteroid belts.


    Therefore, they increased the thickness of the exterior armour of the warships to enhance their physical defence! Thicker armour means extra weight, and that naturally required a bigger energy system and propulsion system. So the giant warship named ��Mariana�� that was being built here was actually more than six times the size of a normal Pacific-ss warship.


    And its horrifying fusion-type armour, whichbined steel and energy shield, was strong enough to handle the impact from asteroids that were smaller than 50 meters in diameter!!


    There were 376 particle projection cannons on the ship which could smash any asteroidrger than 10 meters in diameter within 300 kilometers of it. ording to the data collected from the previous two Salmon Run ns, the proportion of asteroids with a diameter of more than 50 meters in the entire asteroid belts was only about 2.3 per 1,000.


    After hearing these statistics, Sheyan could not help muttering, ��So basically, once the Mariana is sessfully built, conquering Uplos will no longer be a problem?��


    ��Correct,�� replied Archer, ��And the Empire has begun to officially set up a development agency to form various organisational structures. ording to thetest news receivedst month, a Predator spacecraft was detected trying to fly to Uplos. The Empire gave the order to attack. We have yet to receive any further news from them.��


    Sheyan��s eyes narrowed. After considering all the information he had received so far, he suddenly thought of a possibility �C a very real possibility. When Sheyan thought of this, he could not help falling into a dilemma. If his assumption was true, how should he deal with it?


    When Archer saw Sheyan suddenly falling into a gloomy mood, he thought the sight of therge warship made Sheyan recall therades-in-arm he lost on Uplos, so he tactfully avoided dwelling on the topic. Instead, he brought Sheyan to his personal workshop. He asked Sheyan to choose one of the models of military warships in service so that he could custom tailor and improve it for Sheyan to be used as his transportter.


    All these trivial matters took more than three hours in total toplete. Archer was indeed a very sincere person. Although he must be a busy man with all the official duties he had to perform, he still dutifully kept Sheyanpany the whole way, listening to Sheyan��s opinions and requests.


    After a while, Archer felt that something was amiss. He checked the time and said puzzledly, ��That��s strange. Lieutenant General Mungo should have finished his meeting with the guest a long time ago. Even if they��re in a negotiation, it��s impossible toe up with a result right away. He should have been able to temporarily excuse himself one way or another.��


    Sheyan smirked in his mind because he knew that the problem had surfaced. A member of the Arnold family had disappeared. That��s extremely serious business. Mungo probably did not even have the time to go to the toilet right now. How could he spare any time to meet with Sheyan?

 Chapter 1294: Bruised and Battered Mungo

    <h4>Chapter 1294: Bruised and Battered Mungo</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    A terrible rm sounded right at that moment! The rm noise was actually not that loud, but for some reason, it prated really far. The low growl echoed within everyone��s chest, making their chest so stuffy that they felt like vomiting.


    ��This is...a Level 1 alert rm?!�� Archer turned around in astonishment, not even realising that he had identally knocked down the cup of water next to him!


    ��Why is a Level 1 rm issued at a time like this? Are the Alliance invading? But there are two major war zones separating us! Maybe the Predators are making a counter attack? But that��s impossible, the warning systems we set up haven��t gone off.��


    Sheyan knew exactly what had happened. The incident he caused hade to light. The long absence of the young man from the Arnold family had aroused suspicions, and panic had spread like a gue. He grinned as he looked on at the all the staff who were retreating in a hurry.


    The exterior of Alps Base 7 began to rapidly transform. Arge amount of exterior armour started enveloping the base. Countless electromaic rail guns (EMRG) andrge-caliber particle projection cannons emerged from the base��s body like cards that were flipped, forming the most advanced and terrifying joint-firing shooting system in the Empire, the ��Stonehenge�� formation!


    In just a few minutes, this giant base became a powerful metallic monster armed to the teeth!


    Sheyan could see from Archer��s workshop that the streets were quickly clearing up. Arge number of soldiers marched to the streets and started to impose martialw. The soldiers carried out door-to-door inspection. The operation this time was obviously at an unprecedented scale. The brutal behaviour and wanton actions of the soldiers all illustrated one fact �C they were under great pressure.


    However, less than twenty minutester, a Lieutenant came to Archer in a hurry and reported, ��Reporting as ordered, sir! We��ve received a signal from 30,000 kilometers away. The A-71 Squadron is requesting for permission to dock on Alps Base 7. They give us 10 minutes to provide them with five docking berths that are adjacent to each other, and the docking berths must be wide enough to support three Pacific-ss warships and two Antic-ss warships!��


    Sheyan did not understand the significance of the A-71 Squadron, but everyone within the administrative system knew that any squadron numbering that started with ��A�� must be rted to the royal family. No spaceship squadrons could break this rule. The squadron numbers of the Emperor��s personal fleet (Doomsday) went from A-01 to A-10. Besides that, squadron numbering that started with ��S�� were exclusively used by the airships of the most mysterious organisation in the Empire, the Big Ben Research Institute.


    A-71 was the gship squadron of the person who was seventh highest in status in the whole Empire!! That is to say, the noble Prince Pombaru had actuallye to Alps Base 7 personally!!


    Ranking seventh in the royal hierarchy may not sound that impressive, but it must be known that in the absence of a crown prince, ranking seventh was actually something quite remarkable!


    The highest ranking nobility was undoubtedly the Emperor, followed by the Emperor��s biological mother who was still alive, Empress Dowager Helefen. The third should be Prince Balesta, who was guarding the three war zones to the west, suppressing the Alliance��s forces. The fourth was probably the shadow Dean of Big Ben Research Institute!


    Speaking of the shadow Dean, he was truly a very mysterious person. He was a man without a face, so he was also called the Faceless Man. The reason for this tragedy was because the Faceless Man was once the current Emperor��s strongest rival for the throne. The victor in their rivalry was only decided at the veryst moment.


    The current Emperor was very magnanimous. He admired the Faceless Man��s brilliance, so he did not order for him to be killed. Instead, the Emperor ordered for his face to be burned withser as punishment, and let the Faceless Man join Big Ben Research Institute after that.


    The Faceless Man took merely fifteen years to be the shadow Dean of the institute with his own efforts. He was already forty years old when his face was wiped away, so he already had a fully mature mind and outlook on life. Therefore, despite the tragedy that befell him, he was not controlled by the desire for revenge, but had instead silently made contributions to the Empire from the institute. Of course, there was also the possibility that the current Emperor was so powerful that the Faceless Man had no choice but to do so.


    So, Prince Pombaru was actually third in line to the throne!


    If the sess rate of the first heir was 50%, then the sess rate of the second in line would be 40%, and the sess rate of the third in line would be 35%. This probability was not low at all. Furthermore, the Emperor was in good health, and Prince Pombaru��s influence was on the rise. Therefore, if he did not make any major mistakes, his ranking might very well rise higher.


    From the projected hologram, three giant Pacific-ss warships could be seen traveling quietly through space like giant steel beasts in a triangr formation. Although the cold muzzles of their cannons did not seem threatening at present, the streamlined guiding lights on the body of the cannons kept shing continuously, indicating that these cannons were definitely not ornamental. In fact, they had the power to destroys.


    Above and below the Pacific sses was each an Antic-ss warship escorting them at the same speed. All the warships had amon feature: a simple and lively pattern of a blooming pansy formed fromrge purple stripes at the front of the ship.


    That was the symbol of the royal family! In this terrifyingly vast interster realm spanning hundreds of millions of light-years, the Pansy emblem symbolised submission to the unique authority of the monarchy! All must show respect and bow their heads in front of the emblem!


    ��Didn��t the royal fleet already arrive four or five hours ago? Why are they only here now?�� asked Sheyan in puzzlement.


    Archer sighed. ��They had some problems when they were crossing a wormhole. This kind of thing has been happening quite frequentlytely. It probably has to do with the retaliation from the Predators. They move very stealthily and has not engaged in a direct confrontation with us since thest time....��


    Sheyan nodded, and a sinister smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.


    ��I see. For the royal family to arrive at such a crucial time.... Mungo must be feeling like a cat on hot bricks right now!��


    ***


    The veins on Mungo��s temples beat violently, and he could feel a painful headacheing!


    Never in his life had he ever been put in such an awkward predicament! He felt unbelievably frustrated and wronged, but with no way to vent his anger!


    The Arnold family had a natural psychological advantage when they faced Mungo, because Mungo was someone they nurtured from scratch. If a dog was raised by someone since it was a baby, no matter how fierce the dog usually barked, it could only lower its head with its tail between its legs in front of the master who raised it.


    First of all, the direct descendant of the Arnold family, the young man named Arnold Fabian Montsson Lucio, disdained negotiating with Mungo and had let someone under hime instead. To be openly scorned like this made Mungo furious, but he could notsh out.


    That was already frustrating enough. But not ten minutes after the talk finished, a young man kicked open the door to his office and demanded him to dere martialw to let the base initiate Level 1bat preparation at once! He did this in front of many of Mungo��s subordinates! This was no longer simple disrespect. This was spitting on his face and asking him to lick it clean!


    But Mungo had no choice but to endure it in silence


    Because the person who did this, or rather, the source of this problem, was someone he could not openly offend!


    The eldest son of the Arnold family, Arnold Fabian Mohi Colbert, was indeed qualified to give Mungo an order, and he was not exactly acting beyond his authority. Furthermore, the order was to investigate the strange disappearance of his younger brother, Arnold Fabian Montsson Lucio.


    It must be known that factions like the Arnold family, that were so powerful even the Emperor had to be wary of them, had long spread their wings and be monstrous behemoths. They protected their heirs very carefully. For instance, all the heirs had positioning chips nted in their bodies.


    When the Arnold family realised that they had lost contact with Arnold Fabian Montsson Lucio for three hours, they immediately activated the positioning system. The result was the worst case scenario.... The positioning system could not locate his signal at all! It could not even locate the signals from his followers!


    This would only ur if all the chips had been destroyed. Of course, there was also the slim possibility that the group was in a ce that had a strong signal interference, so the signals could not be sent out. However, these positioning chips were high-end products of Big Ben Research Institute. When the Arnold family bought this technology, the institute guaranteed that it had strong anti-jamming capabilities. The credibility of the Big Ben Research Institute was beyond doubt.


    While Mungo was feeling extremely agitated, Archer suddenly gave him a call. He brought a message that almost made Mungo��s brain short-circuit.


    ��Prince Pombaru��s A-71 Royal Squadron has arrived, sir. They��re now 25,000 kilometres away and have asked us to vacate docking berths for them. Because Alps Base 7 is currently under Level 1bat preparation, we��re unable to carry out this operation. What should we do, sir?��


    Mungo��s mind went nk for two whole minutes. His brain seemed to have lost its ability to function. At that instant, the LCD screen in his office suddenly shed. Not only that, but all the screens in the entire Alps Base 7 shed as well. There was a strong signal interference.

 Chapter 1295: Intercepted

    <h4>Chapter 1295: Intercepted</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    After Alps Base 7��s transformation, it could now be said to be a war machine armed to the teeth.


    Its powerful hybrid maic shield could resist all kinds of derived photothermal and destructive rays.


    The huge observational portholes, each 10 meters long and 20 meters tall, were equipped with a filtering system to filter out harmful light, so that the soldiers could look out of them directly with the naked eye. Spectroscopic analysis, energy readings and wavelength shift rate were continuously disyed around the portholes in the form of diagrams. In the case of free shooting inbat, the side with this ability would have a great advantage.


    Sitting behind the heavily armouredunchers were up to 4,000 anti-matter missiles ready to be fired. There were also 280 powerful anti-matterser cannons. It was imed that the shots from theseser cannons were more powerful the further they traveled.


    In fact, even if this behemoth of a space station was sent to the frontline of the war against the Alliance, it would still be a heavyweight lethal weapon.


    But the space station had suddenly gone paralysed, breaking away from the control of its original master!


    By the time all the screens inside the base regained their rity, a furious face was stered on all of them. The owner of the face had arge, red drunkard nose. He had thick hair around his lips and on his cheeks. Thebination of his facial features gave off the impression of someone rude and fierce. He was the deputymander of the A-71 Royal Squadron, Yodenov, nicknamed the Pr Bear!


    Apparently, the fleet had detected from afar the anomaly in the base that was on Level 1 alert. They immediately reported this to the General Staff Headquarters of the Empire. The Imperial General Staff Headquarters quickly decided that the emergency situation on the base had seriously threatened the foundation and security of the Empire (because the safety of the third ranking sessor to the throne was being threatened), so the password granting the highest level of authority was immediately transmitted to the squadron.


    And so, Lieutenant General Mungo unfortunately lost control of his base in just ten seconds!


    Only then did he understand why the ambitious warlords had to remain respectful and obedient under the authority of the Pansy even though the separatist regimes in the major war zones had already gained momentum, and the Empire had a strong outside enemy like the Alliance.


    The majesty of the royal family was still deeply-rooted in every corner of the Empire.


    After the A-71 squadron slowly docked on the berths, the royal guards on them surged out of the spaceships like a tide. 130 space tanks came roaring out of the belly of the Antic-ss warships, cooperating with the royal guards to take control of all the key departments. Only after they had confirmed that the situation was safe did Prince Pombaru unhurriedly make his appearance.


    Despite the prince��s usualckadaisical attitude, this time, he had no choice but to let his subordinates dress him up. Purple had always been the low-key colour of royalty. The well-fitting formal attire gave his appearance considerable charm, but his eyes were still as unruly as always. Next, in order to show that he was a man of the people, he even took the initiative to pay a visit to several households to ask about the current situation. Only after that did he slowly walk to the conference room that was at the core of the base.


    This series of actions by Prince Pombaru was executed swiftly and cleanly, like a set of free flowingbo punches. In addition, he also possessed the natural sense of superiority of the royal family. He effortlessly took control of the whole situation before either Lieutenant General Mungo or the people from the Arnold family could react.


    However, it was precisely because of this that both Mungo and the Arnold family had a suspicion �C a terrifying suspicion!


    A suspicion that the disappearance of Arnold Fabian Montsson Lucio was dictated by Prince Pombaru!


    Prince Pombaru was closely rted to the Big Ben Research Institute. Who else could jam the signal from the positioning chips produced by Big Ben Research Institute but Big Ben Research Institute themselves. The more they thought about it, the more suspicious the incident seemed, and the more confident they were in their assumption.


    Less than half an hour in the core conference room and Prince Pombaru already had a clear grasp of the situation. He was actually overjoyed, because this fortuitous situation had enabled him to take full control of the base as soon as he arrived, without him actually doing anything. He felt that even destiny was helping him. That put him in an excellent mood.


    Next, Prince Pombaru must, of course, provide an exnation for suddenly taking over the base without warning. The exnation he gave was that it was a ��misunderstanding��. The reason was simple.


    ��A royal prince had personallye for a visit, but instead of greeting him, you entered Level 1bat preparation. You��re still citizens of the Empire. This kind of behaviour is totally uneptable.��


    After hearing Prince Pombaru��s exnation, what else could Lieutenant General Mungo do besides offer his apology?


    The Constitution of the Empire stipted that only the Crown Prince and the Emperor himself could take control of arge military fortress like Alps Base 7, but Pombaru had valid reasons to take over the base on a temporary basis, so there was nothing Mungo could do about it.


    But what made Lieutenant General Mungo even more distressed was that Prince Pombaru had been really quick to act. He merely offered Mungo some words offort and told him that he would not pursue the matter further, but he failed to mention when he would return themand of the base to Mungo! Mungo felt like he was slowly dying inside!


    He knew that as long as Prince Pombaru kept his control of the base for a while, even if he did not actively look for evidence of Mungo��s wrongdoings, those evidence would inevitably show themselves as time passed! For example, when the appointed time came to hand over the firearms Mungo had resold to other parties, a reminder would be disyed on the main channel. The bank statement of his financial investments would also show up on a special menu prompt....


    Lieutenant General Mungo��s brain was full of these thoughts. He could not even remember how he came out of the main control room. His vest was already soaked wet with cold sweat, and his entire body smelled of tobo. He kept walking aimlessly for a period of time before he finally shook his head and went back to his residence with a sigh.


    Lieutenant General Mungo��s residence was naturally in the core area of the innermost circle of the base. He was unmarried, and his needs were fulfilled by the secretary he kept at his side. But right now, he naturally had no desire for such things, so he shooed the secretary away. He could only drown his bad mood with strong liquor, alone.


    But the alcohol only made his mood worse. While Mungo was sighing at his fate, someone rang the doorbell. That made him inexplicably furious. He instantly screamed at the door to make the person go away.


    However, the ringing of the doorbell stubbornly persisted. Mungo gulped down a few more mouthfuls of drink with bloodshot eyes. His mood had be even worse. In his anger, he opened the door and mmed the bottle he was holding on the visitor��s head without even looking!


    The bottle shattered loudly, bursting into pieces on the head of the man standing at the door. Mungo exhaled with satisfaction and yelled in a hoarse voice, ��Serves you right. That was for...wait, it��s you?��


    The man who just got smacked by a liquor bottle was none other than Sheyan.


    ��Hi, long time no see.�� He greeted Lieutenant General Mungo as if nothing had happened.


    Just around the corner stood an embarrassed-looking Archer. Without him, Sheyan could not havee here.


    A few different expressions cycled through Lieutenant General Mungo��s face. It eventually settled on a look of uncertainty.


    ��What are you doing here?��


    ��I��m here to help you,�� Sheyan answered with a smile.


    ��There��s nothing you can do to help me,�� came Mungo��s depressed reply.


    Although he said that, he still let Sheyan in. After all, this man from his past was still a passable listener. Furthermore, both sides have somemon secrets, so they could be more open with each other.


    Although Sheyan already knew everything about the incident, he listened patiently as Mungo told him what he already knew. When Mongo��s tongue turned stiff from talking, he picked up a bottle of vodka and took a few mouthfuls. He then said, stuttering, ��You..tell...tell me...what can I do?��


    Sheyan answered without hesitation, ��You��ve already profited once from sitting on the fence. Do you really expect to profit for a second time? That��s obviously impossible now. Arge-scale mining of Pi element on Uplos is imminent, and this ce will soon be a decisive variable that can shake even the Empire. You still want to get the best of both worlds? That��s just digging your own grave!��


    Mungo was pricked by Sheyan��s words. His face turned dark, but his drunkenness poured out of him together with his cold sweat.


    ��So what do you suggest I do?�� he could not stop himself from asking.


    ��Sell yourself for a good price while you��re still valuable, of course!�� Sheyan remarked tly. ��Otherwise, when both sides feel that you��re too hard to control and reach an agreement to rece you, you��ll be worthless!��


    Various expressions cycled through Mungo��s face again. The alcohol in his body had all turned into cold sweat. The words of this outsider were indeed really harsh. No one around Mungo dared to say these things to him, but he had to admit that every point Sheyan made was right on the money.


    Sheyan rode the momentum and took the chance to voice his own question. ��I��ve been answering your questions all this time, now it��s my turn to ask a question. I heard some rumors that something has gone wrong with my Major General��s Blood Armour. What��s the problem?��


    At the mention of the equipment, Mungo could only shake his head with a wry smile.


    ��I honestly have nothing to do with it. You can only me it on your luck.��


    ��Just tell me the whole story. I can judge for myself who I should me,�� replied Sheyan tly.


    Mungo grinned bitterly. ��The manufacturing process of Blood Armours was taught to us by the Realm. We still don��t fully understand a lot of the principles involved. Although we know what to do, we don��t really know the reason. The final process in the manufacturing of a Blood Armour is to put the armour in an unmanned spacecraft and send it to some extreme cosmic objects such as a red dwarf star or a ck hole to undergo cosmic ray baptism. Therefore, when it bes a finished product, it��ll leak a powerful aura that may possibly resonate with people who get close to it, even ordinary human beings. It��s a veryfortable feeling.��


    ��So somebody has felt a veryfortable resonance with my armour and has intercepted it?�� Sheyan narrowed his eyes and asked, his voice frosty.

 Chapter 1296: On the Metallic Street

    <h4>Chapter 1296: On the Metallic Street</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Mungo took a sip of vodka without saying anything. That was pretty much a silent confirmation to Sheyan��s question. Sheyan pondered for a moment, but after that, he asked another question instead.


    ��Doesn��t that mean the Empire can make another Major General��s Blood Armour for me?��


    ��Of course not,�� answered Mungo decisively. ��Although 90% of your armour was made within the Empire, the remaining 10% consists of key technologies and coreponents that can only be provided by the Realm.��


    ��That guy has the nerve to intercept my armour? He��s not afraid of the Realm��s retaliation?�� asked Sheyan in an icy tone.


    Mongo smiled wryly. ��It��s not exactly an interception in name. He��s just dying the delivery time as long as he can. This kind of practice is almost an open secret within the Empire. To be specific, he��ll give various excuses to the Realm, such as saying that a department responsible for a certain process is undergoing reorganisation, or the spacecraft dispatched to transport the armour has crashed. In the end, when he can��t put it off any longer and if he really, really likes the armour, he��ll just confess to the crime and pay a heavy price as punishment. These things aren��t without precedents.��


    ��Precedents?! There are precedents?�� eximed Sheyan in surprise.


    ��Yup,�� Mungo grinned bitterly. ��The Faceless Man from the Big Ben Research Institute once gritted his teeth and paid the price of almost half a gxy to collect enoughpensation for a Nightmare Realm��s fine, all for the sake of keeping a Blood Weapon he was asked to process. Six months after that, he became the shadow Dean of Big Ben Research Institute.��


    ��Last question,�� Sheyan eyes reflected the light from themp, shining mysteriously, ��The one who took my Major General��s Blood Armour. Is it Prince Pombaru or the Arnold family?��


    Mungo��s body jolted in astonishment. ��How do you know?��


    Sheyan grinned. ��You��re an important person in the Empire who guards a key territory, and you��re also someone that both the royal family and the separatist forces are trying to draw to their sides. Anyone who wish to make a move on you must first consider the joint reaction of these two factions. Therefore, the possibility of other forces doing something like this is slim. It��s Prince Pombaru, isn��t it?��


    Sheyan continued his deduction, ��He��s someone from Big Ben Research Institute, so he wouldn��t be interested in things that are toomon. I know that the institute is currently focusing on the research of biological soldiers. These soldiers can theoretically also make use of the unique power in the Blood Armour!��


    ��No,�� Mongo��s answer came as a surprise to Sheyan. ��The one who took your armour is the Arnold family. Prince Pombaru��s field of study is in the power of darkness, so he��s not interested in your armour which leans towards the physical side. Your armour was sent to the core of the gxy for quenching, and it had to pass through the Andromeda War Zone.��


    ��Let me guess. The Arnold family were tasked with bringing it along with them when they came here, but one look at it and they suddenly had a desire to keep it for themselves,�� Sheyan grinned and said. ��Am I right? I think only a few people would dare to do this. I heard that the guy named Montsson Lucio has disappeared. So the one who did this must be Mohi Colbert?��


    ��Correct,�� replied Mungo.


    Sheyan sat there quietly with his eyes closed for quite some time. When he opened his eyes, there was a strange smile on his face. He took a swig of Mungo��s vodka and said, ��You seem to have made up your mind.��


    Mungo was really just blinded before this because he was too deeply involved, so he could not see clearly. Now that his thoughts were clear after having a conversation with Sheyan, he had quickly made up his mind. In truth, his choice was quite obvious. One side treated him as a servant in a master-servant rtionship and enmity was quickly brewing between them due to the disappearance of a direct descendant. The other side was a talented and powerful prince of the Empire who had the backing of Big Ben Research Institute. If he had to be a dog, then a dog of the royal family was much more prestigious!


    ��Since it��se to this...�� Sheyan finished all the vodka in the bottle in one go. He felt as if mes were spreading from his throat and stomach towards his limbs and bones. He turned the bottle upside down and watched as the residual liquor dripped down to the ss coffee table drop by drop. His every word pierced deep into Mungo��s heart.


    ��...you must go all out! Strike hard without any hesitation. The biggest reserves your new faction will have of a turncoat like you is that you��ll betray them in the same way and go back to your old faction. So, burn all your bridges and hit your old faction hard to the point of no reconciliation. Your new faction will naturally be a lot less suspicion of you then.��


    ��You mean....�� Mungo enquired, a little confused.


    ��You��ll probably find it inconvenient to handle this personally. It��s not like you can do anything against the power of the Arnold family anyway. But don��t worry, I��m here to help. Let me take care of it. Right now, although you��ve lostmand of Alps Base 7, Prince Pombaru definitely haven��t brought along enough soldiers to control the entire city because the city is simply too big. What you need to do now is to pass down orders to your subordinates to make sure they keep their eyes closed,�� answered Sheyan with a smile.


    Such a simple condition. Mungo naturally promised to have it done without a second��s hesitation! Of course, in exchange, he agreed to take care of Sheyan��s problem for him.


    ***


    Due to Lucio��s disappearance, the whole contingent of the Arnold family retreated back to the warships on which they arrived.


    However, at the moment, the entire Alps Base 7 was under the control of the royal family, having been granted permission by the General Staff Headquarters of the Empire. Under this situation, the Arnold family��s warships were ordered to shut down their antimatter energy reactors for a ��security inspection�� and could only obtain enough power to maintain their basic functions from external power outlet connections. They did not even have enough energy to take off, let alone activate their weapons.


    Seven huge warships were moored at the dock, but instead of a being aze with lights as they usually were, only their signal lights were shining. They looked just like seven cold corpses of huge snakes. Their grey lead surface looked especially oppressive, contributing to the restrained atmosphere on the warships. No one dared to breathe hard.


    At this moment, on a steel road in the middle of the night, against the backdrop of the vast starry sky, slowly came a man whose face was not clearly visible, but whose firm gait exuded solemn dignity. His slow, steady steps were reminiscent of a Pacific-ss warship that had just started moving �C although the warship may be moving only a centimeter at a time, it gave off a feeling of being unstoppable due to its sheer enormity.


    The whole Arnold contingent was on high alert. These were troubled times, and the power supply of their warships had been thoroughly restrained, so the powerful weapons on them had been relegated to mere decorations. There was simply no way they would allow such a strange figure to approach the ships sote at night!


    Two elite soldiers went up to the man. ��Get away from here, or die!�� The arrogance and domineering attitude of the Arnold family was perfectly reflected in their choice of words.


    And that was why the two men were sent flying the next second, as if a heavy-duty container truck, spewing ck smoke and traveling at 100 mph, had run into them. Theynded over 20 meters away and rolled for a dozen more meters before they came to a halt. The armours they wore shattered into pieces, scattering across the ground.


    The others witnessed this scene in disbelief and anger! Various shouts travelled through themunicators. Three whole units of soldiers came to the scene like sharks that smelled blood. rms red, and a psychological offence was initiated:


    ��ording to Article 134 of the Imperial Constitution, you havemitted a serious vition that is punishable by death on the spot. Put your hands on the back of your head and kneel facing the wall at once, or we may attack you with weapons....��


    As if he did not hear the warning, the man continued to march forward,pletely ignoring the soldiers! All three units instantly pulled the trigger, forming a horrifying and densework of shots. The bullets that hit the steel walls bounced back, piling on to the lethality of the situation.


    Even in this era, firearms were still actively used in the army. Why had they not been eliminated in this age of energy weapons? First, they could still kill any human that was shot. They did not fare worse than energy weapons in terms of range, and even had an advantage in terms of firing speed. Second, the power of energy weapons was proportional to their size. The power of individual-scale energy weapons did not really have a decisive advantage over the power of firearms. Third, and the most important reason �C they were much cheaper.


    All three units consisted of veterans from real battlefields. Under such intense firepower coverage, it did not matter if the man tried to dodge, crawl, roll, or even jump; avoiding the shots was almost impossible.


    But the man suddenly bent down, and the screeching sound of metallic friction was heard. He had actually tore arge piece off the metallic conveyor belt road with a single hand! The steel te that was over 5 square meters in size easily blocked the bullets. Then...the man suddenly spun around and threw the huge steel te in his hand at the unit in front of him like he was throwing a discus!


    What ensued was an extremely bloody scene. The steel te cut two soldiers in half and sent at least five people flying. After that, the flying steel te scraped against a steel wall, producing a long trail of sparks and a goosebump-inducing sound of metallic friction! The extreme heat produced from the friction almost evaporated the flesh and blood sticking on the steel te!


    Then, the figure actually charged into the midst of another battle unit. Just like a white ball in a game of billiards that rolled into a group of coloured balls, Sheyan stayed stationary after the collision, while the soldiers were knocked away!


    What happened here had naturally attracted the attention of Prince Pombaru��s forces. They were, after all, the exclusive guards of the royal family, so they were very alert to any abnormal activities. There was no way a bloodymotion like this could escape their attention.

 Chapter 1297: Overpower with Authority

    <h4>Chapter 1297: Overpower with Authority</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    ��Hey, aren��t those the elite soldiers from the Arnold family, the Iron Tusks? They are, aren��t they? I recognise the Dim Steel armour they��re wearing. That��s a specialty of the Andromeda zone and their standard equipment. All of them are veteran soldiers bathed in blood in the war against the Alliance, who were forcibly removed from active duty and ced into this private army. Generally speaking, a full unit of the Iron Tusks has 2 times thebat ability of a unit from the regr army, but...what the hell am I seeing? Three full units, thirty-three people! All wiped out in....8.6 seconds!!!


    ��The target��s data has been calcted. He��s strong enough to tear steel apart with his bare hands. Although it��s not alloy steel that��s especially tough, his strength and explosive power are still estimated to be several times higher than our beast-level fighters. The peak instantaneous speed he disyed just now has also exceeded 900 meters per second! How can his explosiveness be so astonishing? What kind of muscle structure does he have?�� (These people mistook Sheyan��s ��Hornrage�� speed as his normal speed.)


    ��Scanning result shows that the target is not equipped with any standard type defensive equipment. Or perhaps, our scanning devices aren��t advanced enough to detect the kind of defensive equipment he��s wearing. We also can��t detect any energy weapons or firearms in his hands. If he��s using any weapons, they��re most probably steel knuckles or gloves.��


    ��Such a powerful physique haspletely surpassed any modified soldiers or half-machine cyborgs we know of. Perhaps only the strongest test subjects from the Big Ben Research Institute could reach this level... We have to notify His Highness immediately!��


    ��No need, I��m already here.�� The seemingly seamless steel wall suddenly slid open silently, revealing a dark, square passageway behind it. A row of yellow lights glowed on the hard tempered-ss floor, providing illumination for the passageway. Prince Pombaru appeared from behind the steel door that had slid open, apanied by a woman with a cold demeanor.


    In front of his trusted subordinates, Prince Pombaru had regained his wild and unrestrained nature. His hair was untidy, and he wore only a night robe and a pair of expensive-looking....flip-flops, exposing his furry legs. A lit ck Cross branded cigarette was held between his fingers. The unique smell of the cigarette caressed everyone��s nose like the soft touch of a woman��s fingers, tugging at their heartstrings and ming their desires.


    Everyone stood up and saluted. Prince Pombaru gestured for them to be at ease and sat down himself. Some of the faces present showed expressions of joy. That Prince Pombaru would appear in front of them in this disheveled appearance meant that he regarded them as his confidants. It was akin to your boss openly visiting a brothel in your presence �C he would only do that because he trusts you.


    With a wave of Prince Pombaru��s hand, the video was reyed. He watched on as the fierce man on the screen kill without hesitation. The prince��s indifferent attitude changed in an instant, reced by a burning fervor in his eyes.


    ��This man is definitely not a modified human. Some of the modified monsters in Big Ben Research Institute may be stronger than him, but they don��t exude the same feeling. The artificial monsters are all crazy and self-destructive, but this guy feels so full of vitality that it seems like even if his limbs were all severed, they would grow back!


    ��His identity is obvious. Only those relics from ancient times, the Noah Realms, can produce this kind of monster that vites thews of nature, yet still feels so full of life! He must be a powerful warrior sent by one of the Realms. But it��s strange �C what did the Arnold family do to provoke such a monster?��


    ***


    After dealing with all the Iron Tusk troops blocking his way, Sheyan continued moving forward. Every step he took left a bloody footprint on the ground, making for a horrifying sight!


    But his pace had never changed.


    At that moment, from the distance came the wail of a siren. Close to 20 Sky Chariots rushed over and surrounded Sheyan. These Sky Chariots had a strong floating capability, with a maximum altitude of 20 meters, as well as amazing speed and thick, solid armours. They could even y the role of main tanks in groundbat.


    These Sky Chariots were Mungo��s forces. This was only an act the two sides had agreed on beforehand.


    Prince Pombaru��s brows slightly furrowed in front of the screen. The person next to him immediately asked, ��Should we stop Mungo��s men? We now control the energy supply of the whole base. We��ve even modified the keys and passwords for the reactors of all the warships. When their power supply is cut off, the Sky Chariots will be no better than piles of scrap iron.��


    But Prince Pombaru suddenly shed a mysterious grin and said, ��That won��t be necessary. If this man really is who I think he is, these Sky Chariots won��t be able to take him down. Besides.... that bastard Mungo seems to understand the current situation.��


    A warning suddenly sounded.


    ��Intruder, you��ve vited the provisions of Article 134 of the Constitution of the Empire. Put your hands on the back of your head and kneel down facing the wall at once. We will start a countdown. If you still refuse to obey our orders by the time the countdown ends, we will open fire. You will have to bear all the consequences.��


    Sheyan��s lips curled into a mocking sneer. Faced with twenty cannon muzzles that were charging up with a blue light, he suddenly tore off the ck rag surrounding him.


    All the soldiers gasped in surprise!


    The sinister looking man in front of them was actually wearing a brand-new Brigadier General military uniform with half a golden star on his shoulders. The dignified military uniform of a General of the Empire, coupled with the killing spree he had just performed, gave him an intimidating aura!


    Seniority and rank were of the utmost importance in any army. Incidences of insubordination we sometimes hear were really just individual cases that were far and few between. Moreover, the Imperial Army was extremely strict, and insubordination was punishable by death!


    With his Brigadier General uniform on, ording to thew of the Empire, it would require three Major Generals plus a Lieutenant General to deprive him of his current position. As for his death, it must be left to the military court to decide. No one else could pass down this sentence.


    Sheyan had instantly made the whole ce freeze by showing his military uniform. He immediately shouted, ��My military service number is Z03861. If you think I��m a fake Brigadier General, feel free to verify it yourself. This unofficial army had the nerve to attack a Brigadier General in active service. ording to Article 1875 of the Imperial Law, I��m allowed to retaliate in self-defence!��


    Sheyan��s words caused a storm. The soldiers present immediately tried to verify his identity with the military service number he provided. After they did, their expressions became very strange. Evidently, what he said was true! And all the Arnold family guards were retired soldiers. Although they were far more elite than regr troops, Sheyan was not wrong in calling them an unofficial army.


    The troops that had just arrived on the scene immediately softened their attitude. Of course, this was all just a pre-arranged act to prove his identity to the Arnold family to make them hesitant. They had to be, especially now that everything in the base was under the supervision of Prince Pombaru. They had no choice but to do things ording to thews of the Empire! They must be careful not to vite anyws, or their wrongdoings would probably be reported to the General Staff Headquarters in less than five minutes. It would be solid evidence that the local military force was disrespecting the Empire��sws and were rebelling against the Empire!


    The Sky Chariots dispersed even faster than they came, almost as if they were running away. The Arnold family contingent stared at him like they were facing a dangerous enemy. Sheyan folded his arms in front of his chest and spoke to them in an arrogant tone, ��Tell the one who stole my Blood Armour toe out here right now, or I��ll... ��


    ��Or you��ll what?�� Suddenly, a person came out from the darkness!


    The man was huge. He seemed to be a bit of a masochist, because all his joints were nailed with thick stainless steel bolts. His nose was spewing white vapour, and there were two terrifying scars on his back. He may be unnaturallyrge, but his movements still appeared to be quite nimble, not much different from ordinary people.


    Even more frightening was the thick steel chain wrapped around his right hand which was connected to a terrifying hammer. The hammer seemed to weigh at least two tons! It was dragged across the ground as he moved, making a harsh noise.


    Prince Pombaru was a little shocked to see this man on the monitor.


    ��So this prototype was bought by the Arnold family. That��s great. We��ll get to watch a good show.��


    Facing the big fellow, Sheyan raised his chin and asked coldly, ��I��m a Brigadier General of the Empire. Who the hell are you? How dare you behave so arrogantly in front of me? Report your identity and rank!��


    The guy was momentarily at a loss. However, in the next second, his pupils contracted, because Sheyan had moved in front of him in the blink of an eye.


    Sheyan said coldly, ��Looks like you have no rank. In that case, you must salute me first!��

 Chapter 1298: Pledge of Allegiance!

    <h4>Chapter 1298: Pledge of Allegiance!</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Sheyan already seized the giant man��s left hand as he spoke, then twisted it hard! The muscles on the giant man��s left arm swelled up as he screamed in fury, but his strength was clearly no match for Sheyan!


    Though dazzling electricity burst out from all the bolts at his joints to attack Sheyan, Sheyan did not seem affected in the slightest. The giant man��s left arm could not escape the fate of being broken with a loud crack! He howled in pain, and mmed the giant hammer in his other hand down on Sheyan furiously!


    ��I only wanted you to salute me, but you��re trying to murder a General of the Empire?��


    Sheyan��s gaze went cold. He grabbed the giant man��s right wrist, rammed into his body, and raised his fist.


    There was an obvious phase of storing energy before Sheyan let his fist fly. Every muscle on his arm swelled abnormally, and his arm became so huge that it seemed like it would make him lose his bnce anytime. The swollen arm sprang forward like a spring that was suddenly released after it had beenpressed to the limit, crashing into the giant man��s chest with unimaginable speed!


    The fierce blow made his chest sink in. Electric sparks leaked from the depression. Purple-coloured blood gushed out of the giant man��s mouth together with a plethora of mechanical parts. He quickly fell backwards, but before he could fall to the ground, he was caught by Sheyan again. Sheyan kicked his face hard!


    ��Learn to show some respect!��


    The giant man screamed in agony, but Sheyan still stomped on his face repeatedly without mercy. Sheyan was not only stepping on a biochemical prototype, but also Arnold family��s pride, yet no one dared to stop him!


    ��This is for blocking my way!��


    ��This is for your greed!��


    ��This is for touching my armour!��


    ��...��


    Sheyan had apparently held back a little because the stomping and yelling went on for nearly 20 seconds before the poor prototype died while spasming violently. Sheyan stood at the entrance of Arnold family��s gship and smirked.


    ��Fine, keep hiding inside like a turtle. Let��s see if you can hide in there your whole life. I��m not moving an inch from this spot!��


    Within a minute, a group of warriors came out from the gship. Their positioning seemed disorderly, but they had actually blocked all of Sheyan��s attack routes. These warriors were not wearing armour, but a rather close-fittingbat suit that had a sheen on its surface. The joints of thebat suit seemed particrly thick, like the joints of centipedes, crabs, or other such arthropods.


    These warriors were not especially muscr. Their builds were obviously more suited for speed and mobility. They were tall and lean, but the outlines of their muscles were still clearly visible on the surface of their bodies. No doubt they had great explosive strength.


    They were all armed with a short de, hung at the waist, and held a hybrid high-energy gun in their hands. These guns were embedded with rare energy crystals and could switch freely between energy mode and magazine mode, as well as between assault mode and sniper mode.


    Next, an old man with a really gloomy face walked out of the gship.


    ��Your stuff��s not here. Leave,�� he told Sheyan coldly.


    Sheyan stared at him sideways, then suddenly yelled, ��State your military rank and status before you speak to me!��


    Because he had a precedent of suddenly turning violent right after he spoke, the special force fighters immediately shrunk their defensive perimeter, released the safety locks of their guns, and aimed at him!


    But although there were a few people of high status in the Arnold family contingent, they did not have anyone who��s military rank could outss a Brigadier General, because only those who had withdrawn from the ranks of the Imperial Army would be trusted within their faction.


    ��Do you think these guns can stop me?�� Sheyan grinned. ��Naive!��


    His movement may not be as fast as the energy beams from the guns, but the guns were operated by humans. Sheyan still acted slightly faster than the time it took these modified soldiers to execute the order and pull the triggers.


    He once again charged into the midst of the enemies in the blink of an eye. A secondter, a dark green cloud of smoke surrounded all of them. Sheyan moved freely and killed wantonly within the smoke cloud, while the enemies had to hold back in fear of hurting theirrades. The result was obvious.


    ��Thirty-one seconds... the Arnold family��s garrison troop, the ck Snake, wiped out in thirty-one seconds. As far as what we know, they��re the most elite troops of the Arnold family,�� analysed the people under Prince Pombaru with barely concealed glee.


    By the time the dark green smoke cloud dispersed, the one who remained standing was the demonic figure. Sheyan stared at the dark entrance of the warship in front of him and said, word by word, ��Do you really want me to go in and retrieve it myself?��


    Against this monster that had such a terrifying personalbat prowess, Colbert almost coughed up blood. Under normal circumstances, he would have a variety of ways to deal with this man. With a wave of his hand, he could mobilise ten or twenty space fighter jets and space tanks, and they would easily drive him away. If worsees to worst, he could just use the weapons on the warships. Any weapon on the warships would be able to reduce him to cosmic dust!


    But now, the ships�� energy supplies had beenpletely cut off, so those measures became mere wishful thinking. He, the first heir of the Arnold family, was actually being forced into such an embarrassing predicament! It waspletely inconceivable!!


    Sheyan smirked mockingly. ��An heir of the Arnold family, and you don��t even have the guts to admit that you��ve taken my Major General��s Blood Armour? I might as well tell you this. It was the Noah Realm that told me the armour is here, and the Noah Realm won��t lie about this. I��ll now start counting down to 10. If you still don��t have the guts toe out when I��m done, I��ll go in and take it myself! Anything that happens afterwards is your own fault!��


    At this time, a heated debate had started within the gship. Colbert may be the first in line to inherit the family seat, but his old man was still alive, so he naturally did not have absolute authority. There were several elders within the gship who were powerful enough to suppress him if they joined forces. One of them was remarking heatedly, ��Coincidence? You expect us to believe that this is a coincidence? Everything that��s happened is obviously a trapid down by Prince Pombaru and that traitor Mungo. First, they kidnapped young master Lucio to trigger the whole event. We naturally have to put the base on martialw to initiate arge scale search in response. That��s how we fell into Pombaru��s trap.��


    ��Now that our energy supplies are restricted, a monster suddenly came looking for us! And most importantly, the monster keeps using the Imperial Law against us, so we can��t do anything about him! He��s also a contestant sent by a Noah Realm �C that��s the truly frightening thing. Even if he kills indiscriminately, it��ll be very difficult to use Imperial Law to constrain him because he��s someone whoes from the past. As long as he doesn��t step into the territory of the Empire, even the Emperor himself can do nothing to him!��


    The elder��s main focus was obviously on ��killing indiscriminately��. The one who led the ck Snake garrison guards outside just now was an elder loyal to Colbert, but after that....there was no ��after that��!


    Another elder added, ��No one among us is afraid to die, but the sacrifice must be for a worthwhile purpose. Young master Colbert, is the Major General��s Blood Armour really that important to the General��s cause? Will it get us a hundred more warships, or the right to an extra gxy? Is it worth our lives?��


    This elder was actually one who reached his current position by supporting another heir, the sixth son, Arnold Fabian Witten, so of course he had no intention to die for Colbert��s sake here. He had gathered the other elders together on his side with a single argument!


    These elders were on board as a secret move by the head of the family, the old General, to maintain control over his sons. He knew that familial bonds were thin and unreliable under the temptation of power, so he had long taken his own precautions.


    In the end, Colbert had no choice but to hand over the Major General��s Blood Armour despite his utmost reluctance.


    Having got what he wanted, Sheyanughed out loud and walked away haughtily. When he reached the entrance, a space tank belonging to Mungo��s forces came to fetch him. Fire almost burst out of the eyes of everyone from the Arnold family when they saw the clearly visible marking on the space tank. This left no doubt as to Mungo��s role in this matter.


    To put it bluntly, Mungo had pledged his allegiance!


    Unfortunately, his allegiance was pledged to Prince Pombaru. Not only that, he had humiliated his old faction without holding back, which was undoubtedly extremely satisfying for his new superior.


    Sheyan was very satisfied with the Major General��s Blood Armour. The full name of the armour was ��Biological-Ion Hybrid Armour��. It used thetest metallic biological technology which incorporated his own genes into the armour. It had a metallic luster, excellent flexibility and had the same temperature as his body.


    Once worn, the owner had to provide their DNA to the armour, because the armour would lock on to the owner��s gene and adjust itself ordingly. It would also gain a self-recovery ability like a human, thus making repair almost unnecessary. As long as it was given enough time and light, it would repair its own wounds. The wearer would feel like the armour was a part of their body!

 Chapter 1299: Investing in the Future

    <h4>Chapter 1299: Investing in the Future</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    So right now, Sheyan had only one pressing concern, and that was to transform his status as a Brigadier General into a Major General!


    But when he eagerly went to request the mission to promote to a Major General, he met with a cruel fact �C the promotion to Major General required the approval of the General Staff Headquarters of the Empire, because every Major General was regarded as an invaluable asset to the Empire. Before he could be an asset, he first had to undergo a difficult test. And the difficulty was several folds harder for a contestant.


    Normal trials were no longer enough to test a Major General��s ability. A Major General must be baptised on a real interster battlefield, against the gunfire of thousands of warships!


    On these epic and magnificent battlefields, the personal strength of an individual waspletely insignificant! On the contrary, a person without any strength but had outstandingmanding and tactical ability could perform miracles!


    Sheyan seemed to be excellent inying down schemes and traps, but that had always been limited to the scope of a few dozen people. Excelling in those kinds of small-scale fights did not mean that he would also excel in war strategy, just like a captain proficient in guerri warfare in the jungle could never hope to reach the level of Louis Mountbatten. The two were onpletely different levels.


    ( From wikipedia: Admiral of the Fleet Louis Mountbatten was a British Royal Navy officer and statesman, an uncle of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and second cousin once removed of Queen Elizabeth II. During the Second World War, he was Supreme Allied Commander, South East Asia Command (1943�C1946). He was thest Viceroy of India (1947) and the first Governor-General of independent India (1947�C1948). )


    More importantly, the Empire would certainly not put an interster warship fleet under themand of a contestant, no matter how amazing the contestant was. Those warships were extremely valuable.


    Therefore, Sheyan had to wait patiently for an opportunity or a mission that suited him to appear. It was thest thing Sheyan wanted.


    Fortunately, thanks to the intervention of the Realm, Sheyan could see a ray of hope �C the waiting period could not exceed three Nightmare Worlds. If he was not promoted yet after going through three Nightmare Worlds, he would be promoted automatically. This was at least a more reasonable arrangement.


    Everything on Alps Base 7 went as nned afterwards. Some people were happy, some were not so happy. The ones who were not so happy were, of course, the Arnold family, while the one who was happy was Prince Pombaru, who had achieved his objective ining here. Sheyan also obtained the authorisation to pass through the wormhole he needed.


    But he received more bad news after that. The Predators had quietly appeared again, and this time, they had implemented a technology that the Empire was still in the process of researching �C breakpoint distortion technology!


    In simple terms, it was a technology which could create a temporary fault in spatial dimensions, thus making a wormhole unusable! The wormhole was estimated to need at least five days to recover...


    When Sheyan heard the news, he took a deep breath to suppress his impulse to go on a tirade. He knew that no amount of angry speeches would help, so he could only try his best to calm himself down.


    But then, Old Charlie came to Sheyan and told him, ��I noticed something, master.��


    Sheyan knew Old Charlie was a very prudent man. He would note to Sheyan for matters that he was uncertain of, or were unimportant. So, Sheyan took his words seriously.


    ��What is it?��


    ��I noticed that the position of Alps Base 7 on the interster map is about fourteen degrees offpared to thest time you came here, probably because of the previous Salmon Runs. This means that Alps Base 7 is even closer to Uplos now than the Kitty Hawk Advanced Base was back then, by more than 400,000 kilometres!�� said Old Charlie.


    ��For real?�� Sheyan was surprised to hear that. To tell the truth, although he was an expert in seafaring, he had no knowledge in the field of interster navigation, because the space was simply too vast! It was not until Old Charlie reminded him that he realised this. He immediately fell into deep thought.


    ��Are you encouraging me to go to Uplos again to see if I can get any spoils?��


    ��Why not?�� asked Old Charlie. ��First of all, master, you��re now much stronger than before. Second, you��ve already been there once, so you don��t have to waste time familiarising yourself with the environment. Andstly, the Empire have studied every type of monster on the that they have a record of and have developed specialised weapons for them. Therefore, they should be pretty easy for you to deal with now. The Predators also wouldn��t appear again so soon. Five days is more than enough. Besides, you have nothing else to do anyway.��


    Sheyan contemted for a while and said, ��You have a point, but why would I take the risk to go to Uplos? Pi element ingots are useless to me! ��


    ��But the Empire have clearly demonstrated their determination to mine the element on Uplos. The price of Pi element will reach its peak within the next few months! It may be useless to you, but it��s extremely useful for Prince Pombaru and Mungo! Prince Pombaru is very influential in both the General Staff Headquarters and the Big Ben Research Institute. You��re not only investing in the present, but also in the future,�� exined Old Charlie.


    While Old Charlie was exining his reasoning, Sheyan suddenly thought of something that had nothing to do with the topic at hand �C Tom, the skull-wearing man he met on his previous trip to Uplos. When Tom was dying, his entire body was almostpletely controlled by an organ that resembled cancer cells. The organ told Sheyan through Tom��s mouth:


    ��You must go to the Big Ben Research Institute! Inside...is...is...your...your....��


    Although he died before he could finish, Sheyan was instantly filled with a strong sense of curiosity that he had not managed to calm until now. The words ��Big Ben Research Institute�� had been deeply engraved in his mind.


    Sheyan inhaled a deep breath and said to Old Charlie, ��You��re right. Let��s go look for Archer.��


    Three hourster, a spacecraft known as a ��Frog��, which was at least five timesrger than a ��Wasp��, was prepared for him. The reason he could use arger spacecraft now was because after two ��Salmon Runs��, the asteroid belts had also lost a lot of asteroids. The AI system made some detailed calctions based on the data of the contestants�� previous trip to Uplos and concluded that it was possible for Sheyan to fly this specially modified spacecraft to Uplos, and then return safely in it.


    Sheyan activated the engine expressionlessly and put his hand around the control column. A dazzling blue me was instantly ejected from the rear of the spacecraft propeller. The spacecraft then elerated into the asteroid belts!


    ***


    Four dayster, the battered ��Frog�� spacecraft slowlynded back on Alps Base 7, sandwiched in the middle by three cross-shaped spacecrafts which was sent to receive it. Of the eleven powerful fighters that departed within the Frog, only five returned alive.


    However, the spacecraft had brought back an amount of wealth that was so astonishing that it made the finance officer sent by Prince Pombaru tremble. No one knew the exact amount, but an incident afterwards clearly reflected the abundance of the treasure.


    Within seven days of the spacecraft returning, the price of Pi element in both the ck market and the open market dropped by 33%! This was as ridiculous as the price of RON97 petrol in the real world suddenly dropping to UD $0.70 per liter!


    After resting for 18 hours, Sheyan set out on an Amazon-ss gctic warship that Archer had personally modified for him. It was a small spacecraft about 50 meters long. There was a pansy emblem painted on its surface. Its main body was a little t, sort of like a sports car, but from the side, it looked like a streamlined bird that spread its wings, preparing to fly. Its appearance was gorgeous.


    This gctic warship was not a simple spacecraft. It was actually the personal ship of Prince Pombaru! From this, Prince Pombaru��s strong appreciation of Sheyan was evident. The pansy emblem on the ship alone would let Sheyan move unimpeded within the Empire. Its sturdiness goes without saying, but most importantly, the spacecraft forwent all manual control systems and could be controlled directly with the mind. That eliminated the risk of misoperation.


    Sheyan had also received a clear, definite answer from Prince Pombaru regarding his promotion to Major General. By the time he came back from this trip, he would either be promoted directly or would be given a promotion mission. This was arge step forwardpared to waiting for three Nightmare Worlds.


    Sheyan did not mention the Big Ben Research Institute at all. He did not want to alert them to his real intentions. From Sheyan��s point of view, it would be perfect if they could reach out to him on their own initiative.


    Sheyan quickly reached the designated region thanks to Noah Realm C��s instructions and the conveniences brought by the royal emblem. At 11:15 p.m. every day, the Starship Troopers universe would try to invade the Prime Material ne. Although they would always be quickly beaten back, there would always be fierce conflict when two nes ovepped.


    Sheyan arrived at 11:15 p.m. under the precise control of theputer, but the space in front of him was not as violent and dangerous as he had imagined. It looked the same as the other nes in the universe. When he looked carefully, he could see a faintyer of blurry whiteness, as if an incandescent light was shining on the space.


    It wasn��t until Sheyan boldly charged in did he realise the great danger contained within!

 Chapter 1300: Carriers

    <h4>Chapter 1300: Carriers</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    After rushing into the blurry white area, Sheyan instantly felt an extremely strange, but at the same time, extremely painful sensation!


    Despite being surrounded by spaceship walls that were tough and thick, his entire being felt like it was being distorted! It was a weird feeling, as if he was split in half at the waist. His lower body still sat quietly on the seat, but his upper body felt like it had been twisted around many times.


    This distortion did not only apply to the physical body, but also to the soul.


    In just an instant, the exceptionally strong body Sheyan took so much pride in was about to be thoroughly destroyed! Fortunately, before reaching that critical point, the Nightmare Imprint on Sheyan��s chest heated up, and an invisible energy pierced through the distance of uncountable light years and descended onto Sheyan��s body!


    It was the overwhelming power belonging to Noah Realm C!!


    In the face of such a powerful energy, not only Sheyan, even the whole spaceship shone bright red. Then, the spaceship and its passengers miraculously recovered from the feeling of extreme distortion. Only now did Sheyan understand the shocking destruction resulting from the ovepping and collision of two different nes. No one could describe the despair brought by the destruction, but behind the destruction, there were also countless new hopes springing up like bubbles.


    In front of such a magnificent phenomenon which hid a great crisis, the only thing Sheyan could do was wait....


    ***


    After the fourth in line to the Arnold family seat disappeared from Alps Base 7, the Arnold family certainly would not take things lying down. However, they were absolutely certain that Prince Pombaru was the real culprit behind the incident. To be honest, when Colbert and the elders carefully analysed the whole incident, theyers involved in the schemes and all the events that were so intricately linked to one another gave them a real fright. They felt extremely threatened.


    They came to a unanimous decision. The Arnold family had lost the fourth-in-line heir here and were at a disadvantage in all subsequent confrontations. Their fates were now left in the hands of others. If the first-in-line heir and a group of elders met their demise here too, the loss to the family would be even greater. As for demanding justice or something of that ilk, that had to wait for the right circumstances. Have you ever seen anyone who��s able to get a fair deal when the other party is holding a knife to their throat?


    So, the Arnold family contingent humbly asked for authorisation to take off and return home several times a day. At least that was still the case when Sheyan left.... No one even dared to say a word about poor Lucio��s disappearance.


    ***


    After being in the fierce, bumpy turbulence for some time, Sheyan and Old Charlie had already gotten used to the bizarre and fantastic phenomenon.


    Old Charlie could not help asking, ��Since the process when two nes ovep is so terrifying, how could the Predators travel in and out so easily, as if the ovepping region is their own backyard?��


    ��There are probably different stages when two nes ovep. It should be more intense in the beginning, and would gradually be smoother over time, which means that both sides should have a certain amount of time to get used to the change. The nes had probably ovepped on the Predator��s side for quite a while now, so the reaction is not that strong anymore,�� answered Sheyan after giving it some thought.


    While they were talking, the spaceship suddenly got bumpier. There was nothing at all in the space all around them, but the ship still shook violently like a box being dragged down a staircase. Even though there were shock absorption measures in ce, Sheyan and Old Charlie still felt like their bones were falling apart.


    After a while, the shaking stopped abruptly. Sheyan felt a vast emptiness in front of them. Apletely different sensation was transmitted to his body. He felt like a person who went to the rooftop and felt a sudden gust of fresh air on his face after staying in a stuffy office for a long time.


    The universe was still the universe, the stars were still so abundant, but there was in irrepressible feeling of ipatibility!


    They had appeared among a belt of asteroids. The asteroids, all as big as the moon, were densely distributed, as if they filled the entire world.


    Suddenly, there was a burst of light!


    An asteroid in front of them exploded violently. It was the kind of terrible destruction where every particle of dust separated from the asteroid from the inside out. Before the strong shockwave had even hit Sheyan��s ship, he already saw a colossal metal spaceship flying over from afar, the muzzle of its gigantic main cannon still emitting smoke. But that was not all. Escorting around the giant spaceship were more than ten swallow-like Wraith spacecrafts, orange mes spitting from their rears. They were moving full speed ahead.


    ( https://starcraft.fandom/wiki/Wraith )


    The fleet Sheyan was seeing was evidently the standard Terranbination of Wraiths and the ultimate Terran unit, the Battlecruiser. If there were six transport ships with them, they would form the standard configuration for a base colony.


    But for some reason, this powerful Terran fleet felt like it was running away to Sheyan!


    Sheyan��s spaceship was still in the process of assimting into this world, so although they were very close, the Terran fleet did not notice Sheyan.


    Less than ten secondster, a small, strange-looking spacecraft suddenly flew out of the empty space behind the fleet.


    The left and right wings of the spacecraft were each loaded with a bulging sma cannon that looked like bellows, making the cabin in the middle of the spacecraft seemed especially small. The spacecraft was covered in yellow and green stripes, and the engine at its tail spewed blue me.


    On the whole, this small spacecraft did not seem very strong to Sheyan. He thought that a single Wraith could probably take on three of it. But for some reason, it felt like the entire Terran fleet was being driven away by this small, insignificant-looking spacecraft!


    ��What the hell is happening?�� Sheyan was shocked at the sight. Then, he suddenly found strange humming noisesing from all sides even though the surrounding spaces appeared to be empty. The noises superimposed together, so faint yet so grand, as if billions of mosquitoes and flies were pping their wings.


    The Terran fleet changed their formation. The escorting Wraiths suddenly rearranged into a triangle and turned back. During the process, the Wraiths gradually turned invisible, vanishing from sight.


    That��s right, it was the unique stealth ability of the Wraiths. Sheyan noticed that in the direction where they had disappeared, an inconspicuous spacecraft was slowly traveling forward.


    This spacecraft looked like a satelliteunched by humans, but it flew like a heavy, clumsy swallow. It had evidently sensed the hostility of the stealth fighters as it immediately turned around and flew away.


    After it fled for about 10 kilometers, Sheyan saw a sight that made felt his scalp go numb! His field of vision was filled by thousands of small spacecrafts which densely popted the space, as if they upied the entire world!!


    In between the gaps of the horrifying number of small spacecrafts, Sheyan could vaguely see some whale-like bodies gliding past. The small spacecrafts flew in and out of the whale-like bodies. Sheyan instantly realised what was happening. This was the most advanced technology of the Protoss race, an Arbiter, and the terrifying Carriers, an insanebination!


    ( https://starcraft.fandom/wiki/Arbiter_(StarCraft) , https://starcraft.fandom/wiki/Carrier )


    This world was dominated by three factions: Terrans, Protoss and Zerg. The Zerg were currently slightly stronger, but their advantage was not overwhelming. Friction would often ur between the three races for the sake of resources.


    Thest time Sheyan came to this world, he was mainly involved in the fight between the Terrans and the Zerg. This time, he would probably have to face the most mysterious and powerful race in the universe, the Protoss!


    The clumsy swallow-like spacecraft was one of the most advanced technologies of the Protoss, the Arbiter!


    Its ��Recall�� spell could teleport an entire Protoss troop from anywhere directly to its current location! It��s ��Stasis Field�� ability could prevent all enemy units in a 3��3 area from moving, attacking, or using special abilities! Even more frightening was its ��Cloaking Field�� ability which could render all the units around the Arbiter invisible, except for the Arbiter itself. That was why a moment ago, it seemed to Sheyan like a small spacecraft was scaring away an entire Terran fleet �C it was because the rest of the forces were invisible!


    Obviously, every Arbiter was a valuable asset to the Protoss. The Wraiths were targeting it because they knew that it must run away, and that would win them some precious time. But as soon as the Protoss anti-stealth unit, the Observer, arrived, the Wraiths were instantly torn into space debris by the angry little spacecraftsunched from the Carriers, the Interceptors!


    Seeing this awe-inspiring fleet roaring past him and flying away into the distance, Sheyan broke into a cold sweat despite knowing that they could not see him. The innumerable, densely-packed Interceptors truly resembled a swarm of locusts �C ferocious, overwhelming, fearless, devouring everything in their path!!

 Chapter 1301: The Lost…Temple!!

    <h4>Chapter 1301: The Lost...Temple!!</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The space soon regained its calm. However, Sheyan��s eyes widened again, because he suddenly heard creaking sounds around him, as if the whole spaceship was suddenly put under tremendous pressure. Spots of light started emerging from the paint on the ship��s surface and drifted away into space. Then, the metallic surface of the spaceship started rolling up and quickly disintegrated, revealing the mechanical structure inside!


    It looked as if the rate of erosion had been elerated a thousand times, causing the whole spaceship to disintegrate at an eerie speed!


    ��...What the hell is happening?!!! Sheyan was in shock. At this speed, he would die here in less than five minutes!


    Fortunately, at that very moment, a battered Wraith appeared shakily from behind an asteroid in front. There were severalrge holes in the Wraith��s hull. Welding sparks asionally shed as the intelligent robot inside scurried up and down trying to fix things. The ship seemed to have lost its propulsion force. A long trail of ck smoke tailed behind it.


    Sheyan could tell with one nce that this was a deliberate arrangement by the Realm. He instantlyunched two robotic arms from his spaceship before the ship had lost its powerpletely. The arms forcibly pulled the Wraith over, and the emergency escape port was swiftly connected. Sheyan and Old Charlie quickly fled into the Wraith.


    The moment they escaped into the new spacecraft, Prince Pombaru��s personal shippletely broke down behind them, turning into space debris. Sheyan could roughly guess why the ship had disintegrated. High-tech objects from a different dimension that had not undergone special processing would be rejected by the new dimension.


    It was like a thorn that was stabbed into a human body. A strong rejection force would appear within the body. Sheyan and Old Charlie had evidently survived because they were protected by the power of the Realm. Only when two nes had ovepped for a long time and had reached a mature stage �C like the ovepping between the Predator ne and the Prime Material ne �C would there not be such a strong rejection.


    Strictly speaking, the Wraith��s defence and attack power were not very high. Against air units, it mainly attacked with an Oakley double-barrel missileuncher that had a firing interval of 1.1 seconds. Against ground units, it would use 30 mm caliber burstsers. Its greatest feature was still the cloaking device which gave it stealth capability.


    Almost a third of this Wraith had been destroyed. That it was still able to drift in space was nothing short of a miracle! Numerous electrical wires that were still coursing with electricity hung loose from the ceiling. Thick smoke would drift to Sheyan��s face from time to time. Many parts of the steel walls had visibly bent or split open. The mechanical parts behind the walls could be seen from the cracks.


    An SCV (Space Construction Vehicle) was busy welding one of the cracks. When its operator saw Sheyan, he was momentarily stunned. He then saluted Sheyan and asked, ��Brigadier General Seaman! Why are you here, sir?��


    Sheyan was surprised at his reaction. He then realised that his status was different now. Various people came to greet him one after another while he moved forward,. They all looked at him with awe and respect. He could even hear some whispers behind him:


    ��Why have such an important mane to this ce?��


    ��We��ll definitely be able to live through this ordeal! I��ve heard of his legendary feats many times!��


    ��I can��t believe we actually managed to escape from the pursuit of the Carrier. It was so close just now. I think it might be thanks to Brigadier General Seaman!��


    ��...��


    Finally, Sheyan entered the cockpit, where a huge gap in the wall had just been repaired. The weld marks were still glowing red. Arge amount of red hot welding waste was left on the ground, hissing. This was a damage done by the pulse cannon of an Interceptor. The shot had torn the cockpit wall apart and struck an unlucky man. His blood had dried up on the floor. Three fingers wrapped in a damaged leather glove were stuck to the wall at the side, swaying.


    Next to the cockpit, a woman was busy treating two wounded personnel. She was too busy to look back. Sheyan went over and asked, ��How��s their situation?��


    As soon as the woman looked back, she jumped in shock.


    ��Brigadier General Seaman! What are you doing here?


    This was the beneficial effect of Legend Level +2. Together with Sheyan��s military rank, he believed he would meet with no dissenting voices on this ship.


    He simply nodded in reply. He sized up the wounded and said confidently, ��Allow me.��


    A metal fragment had punctured deep into the chest of the wounded man on the left. The head of the wounded man on the right was badly injured and covered in blood. Sheyan first took out his ��Endless Vodka�� and gave the wounded man on the left a gulp. Then, he abruptly grabbed the metal fragment, pulled it out hard, and pressed his hand to the wound. The pain made the wounded man scream and curl up like a shrimp, but he slowly rxed after that. The vodka was apparently slowly taking effect.


    Next, Old Charlie took out syringes containing hormone injections, analgesic injections, anesthetic injections, and antibiotic injections from the first-aid kit at the side and skillfully administered the injections with practised ease. The wounded man closed his eyes and slept soundly. His breathing had turned stable. After that, Old Charlie moved him aside and connected him to an automatic monitoring device which would send out an rm if it detected any abnormal fluctuations. And thus, Sheyan finished handling the matter perfectly.


    The next casualty was suffering from a severe brain injury and a sharp increase in intracranial pressure, so it was necessary to remove the hematoma inside through surgery, which was a really difficult operation. Old Charlie had acquired some theoretical knowledge in this field when he was made into a Cyborg, but he had no practical experience at all. However, there was no other choice; he could only grit his teeth and try his best. Fortunately, Sheyan��s vodka once again showed an effect at a crucial moment �C or the patient would have died on duty.


    After that, Sheyan naturally took over themand of this stealth spacecraft without meeting with any objection. The woman earlier, named Kyrgyzna, stayed at Sheyan��s side. After more than ten hours of emergency repair, the five SCVs on the spacecraft had finally repaired everything that could be repaired. But even so, this was the list presented to Sheyan:


    ��Damage to the ships�� main body: 28%. Defence reduced to 18.1% below normal level.��


    ��Damage to the energy system: 55%. Power output reduced to 45% below normal level. The ship can only fly at 32% of the theoretical maximum speed.��


    ��Damage to the weapon system: 18%. Attacking speed reduced by 38%.��


    ��Damage to the stealth system: 81%. Unable to operate properly.��


    ��......��


    Sheyan frowned when he saw these data.


    ��What��s our current location, Kyrgyzna?�� he asked.


    The woman appeared to be a very qualified assistant and a professional in this respect. She quickly showed Sheyan an interster map and pressed it a few times with her finger. He quickly located the region they were currently in.


    There were various brown, blue, and yellow zones on the map, signifying the areas of influence of Zerg, Terran (humans), and Protoss respectively. They area they were in was a little awkward. A ming gxy at the side denoted that it was currently embroiled in the mes of war. This ce originally belonged to the humans, but it had now been upied by the Protoss.


    Kyrgyzna touched her finger to a spot at the side.


    ��Based on the amount of energy we have left, this is the best ce we can go to.��


    Sheyan frowned when he saw the location that she was pointing at.


    ��That ce is within the sphere of influence of the Protoss.��


    Kyrgyzna nodded. ��It��s a that had been mined on arge scale a long time ago. The crystals and rare gases deposits on it have long been depleted. It��s now been marginalised, so there shouldn��t be too many soldiers left on it. It��s also close to the territory of the Zerg, who are proficient in harassment and guerri tactics. So, this should be the safest ce we can go to. Besides, ording toputer records, us humans have left our traces on this. Although we were chased away, we have a habit of leaving strategic vaults behind. We might be able to find one of these vaults.��


    Sheyan nodded. ��Do we have other options? ��


    ��We do,�� replied Kyrgyzna, but with a wry smile.�� The other two choices are M-A88 and M-821.


    ��What do the letters M in their names mean?�� asked Sheyan.


    Kyrgyzna apparently felt that Sheyan��s question was stupid, but she still patiently exined to him, ��It shows that they��ve been fully upied. The enemy has achieved over 98% control over theses.��


    Old Charlie chimed in while pointing at Sheyan��s head, ��Brigadier General Seaman��s head was hit hard during the crash, so some fragments are still missing from his memory. He can��t remember certain things.��


    Sheyan nodded in confirmation. ��Okay, Lieutenant Kyrgyzna, we��ll do as you say. Let��s go to the old abandoned you��re talking about. By the way, what��s the name of the?��


    Lieutenant Kyrgyzna checked the information. But after that, she replied with confusion in her eyes, ��That��s strange. The doesn��t have a regr identification number. It only has a Protoss name. Wait a second, let me try the trantion function. It appears to be called... The Lost Temple?��

 Chapter 1302: The Mysterious GHOST Signal

    <h4>Chapter 1302: The Mysterious GHOST Signal</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    ( https://starcraft.fandom/wiki/Lost_Temple )


    When Sheyan heard Lieutenant Kyrgyzna��s reply, his hand that was holding a cup of coffee suddenly froze.


    For some reason, after hearing the name of the Lost Temple, Sheyan��s heart was suddenly filled with a grave and solemn feeling, like he was walking through a war memorial or heroes�� graves in the real world.


    ��The Lost...Temple? Is there an ancient tomb there or something?�� Sheyan could not help asking.


    Lieutenant Kyrgyzna hesitated, then clicked a few times on theputer before she answered, ��Not as far as we know.��


    At that moment, an SCV came over. Its operator told Sheyan in a gruff voice, ��Our fuel supply has fallen to red-alert levels, sir. We must decide the flight path now.��


    Sheyan nodded. ��Our destination is the Lost Temple, coordinates: 5DC9, 2A07��


    ��YES, SIR!�� The SCV operator answered in his loud, gruff voice. After giving a cursory military salute, he went back to his work.


    It was worth mentioning that during the flight, they managed to rescue three engineering SCVs by tracing the radio waves their emergency pods emitted. These engineering SCVs were different from the maintenance SCVs on the Wraith. Theirputers contained precious blueprints of the humanmand centre and information on all military operation buildings.


    As long as there were enough minerals and time, in theory, an engineering SCV could build a huge empire by itself!


    The Wraith��s limited fuel supply kept burning away, and the blue mes emitted from the exhausts went out one by one. In the end, it could only glide through space using two active engines �C the most economical configuration. Because of that, the flight which should have taken only three hours took them four and a half hours.


    Eventually, a pale grey slowly appeared ahead of them.


    The entire Wraith was squeaking when it entered the��s atmosphere. Sparks were shooting out of various parts of the ship. It truly seemed like it wouldpletely fall apart at any moment.


    Fortunately, under thebined effort of the maintenance SCVs on the Wraith to repair the ship non-stop, and with the help of the three engineering SCVs, they managed to survive the process. The Wraith flew down from the sky while spewing ck smoke and shaking violently. Needless to say, it was a roughnding.


    A navy bluend extended into the distance as far as the eyes could see. All throughout this solemnnd, blue nts would grow, intertwining together. They looked like bean sprouts that had been erged a thousand times.


    The sky was grey, and the clouds hung strangely in the sky like condensed grey dewdrops. Mammatus clouds like these could normally only be seen on Earth in ces with extreme weather like Siberia, but they seemed to be the norm here. Modest amount of natural light shined down on thend through the gaps between the clouds. There was wind in the air, albeit not very strong.


    The red light on the air analyser beeped continuously. The result of the airposition analysis was: 11% oxygen, 28% nitrogen, 35% argon, and differing amounts of sulfur dioxide, ozone, methane, nt seeds, moss spores and so on.


    The air analyser suggested not to breathe this air directly unless there was no other choice. If a human breathed in this air for more than 30 seconds, it could easily lead to variousplications. But of course, 11% of oxygen content was high enough for Sheyan.


    The passengers of the spacecraft came down one after another and instantly went to work. The maintenance SCVs could not repair the exterior of the ship in space, so now was the best time to do so. The engineering SCV started using their own instruments to search for minerals. This had undergonerge-scale mining before, but under an operation of a massive scale like that, there were bound to be some lower concentration mineral veins that were overlooked, like the wasted corners of a farm in automated farming.


    For these engineering SCVs, as long as they could collect enough energy crystals, they could build a whole transport fleet.


    Kyrgyzna was busy debugging the encrypted bands and detecting whether there was an undiscovered human vault nearby. After a while, she suddenly cried out in surprise and said to Sheyan, ��Brigadier General Seaman! I received an encrypted message asking us to assemble at a certain spot!��


    ��Read it out,�� ordered Sheyan.


    After a short pause, Kyrgyzna read, ��To all units. The moment you receive this message, assemble at coordinates N49, P59 at once. GHOST.��


    The final word, GHOST, was in red. Sheyan looked towards Old Charlie. Old Charlie was a servant, so it would not appear strange for him to ask. Kyrgyzstan was a pretty straightforward person. She immediately exined to him.


    The Ghosts were the most unique and mysterious units among the Terrans. They were strong enough to decide the victory or defeat of a battle.


    ( https://starcraft.fandom/wiki/Ghost )


    The Ghosts represented the apex of the Terran race��s evolution and peak physical abilities. They were born with incredible psionic potential. They were recruited from an early age and trained by the government. They could guide their psionic abilities and use it to enhance their physical strength and endurance.


    This process was strengthened by the special suit they wore that was made of psi-sensitive artificial muscle fibers. Anymon Ghost was stronger, more capable and faster than a well-trained Terran.


    They could cloak themselves and be invisible by continuously consuming MP. The 25mm C-10 canister rifle they were equipped with had nearly the same range as a sniper rifle. More terrifying was that they were able topete against powerful mechanical units with pure physical force. That was because they had a powerful lockdown gun which could fire super-energy lockdown shots that would encase the enemy in a powerful electromaic barrier, thus disabling the enemy and ��locking it down��. The enemy would be amb awaiting ughter after that.


    Of course, the most powerful ability of a Ghost was their cloaking capability. They could use this ability to quietly move to the enemy��s vicinity and activate an aiming device. A short while after, a powerful nuclear bomb woulde whirring down. This was the terrifying attacking method which brought fear into the enemy��s heart.


    Therefore, Ghosts were often highly ranked in the human (Terran) army. If a Ghost had a red name, it showed that they were one of the legendary Spectres, powerful elite Ghosts that had experienced dozens, maybe even hundreds, of brutal wars and survived. Their influence was no less than ordinary Major Generals. Of course, a perverse monster like Sheyan who had +2 Legend Level was another matter.


    Sheyan suddenly sensed something. He turned around and saw a maintenance SCV repairing the exterior of the ship with a welding torch. Arge amount of sparks rained down from the steel like a waterfall. They fell on the ground and formed words.


    [ Time: 8 a.m., February 7, Year 401 of the Gctic calendar ]


    [ Location: The Lost Temple / District 11 / Decadent in (13o29�� S, 74o2�� E) ] (TL: The stupid webnovel text editor won��t let me superscript. Those ��o��s are degrees. )


    [ Setting: Starship Troopers ]


    [ Difficulty: A ]


    [ Pain Limitation: 20% ]


    [ Individual Capability Bonus: 0%. ]


    [ Present Setting Exploration Rate: 1.2% ]


    [ Additional details: This world has a killing setting. Please be careful to guard against all the contestants around you. Digital personal information module has been activated. Contestants can check their personal attributes at any time through the Nightmare Imprint on their chest. ]


    [ You automatically grasp the relevantnguage. You are able to interact freely with the characters in this world. The ability will be erased upon leaving this world ]


    [ Your storyline in this world is a rare emergency mission. There are no milestones avable at the moment. ]


    [ Mission count: 1 ]


    [ Side Mission: Save contestant Ronnie and help him transfer him to Noah Realm C sessfully. ]


    [ Mission Note: Contestant Ronnie cannot die. If the mission fails, 5% will be deducted from your base attribute points. ]


    [ Mission Note: Ronnie and his pursuers have arrived in the world for three days. Any dangerous situation can happen. You can find the relevant storyline characters in this world to locate their whereabouts. ]


    [ Your appearance/identity have been processed; they will be restored upon returning to the real world. You can alsomence modifications within the Nightmare Realm. For any questions, voice the relevant queries to the Nightmare Imprint; if your authority is sufficient, you will receive an answer. ]


    [ Your weapons and abilities have been disguised, so they won��t attract any special attention from storyline characters. ]


    [ The standard Terran armour will increase your defence by 1-2 points, but it will also slow down your movement. Please decide whether you would like to wear it. ]


    ***


    These sparks did not attract any attention. When the words had concluded, the SCV moved away of his own ord. Obviously, he himself did not realise that he had been chosen by Noah Realm C to perform such a ��miracle��.


    There was no doubt that under the circumstances, for the sake of speed, Sheyan could only go to the location indicated by the red Ghost in the radio signal. Of course, this may be a huge trap set up by the enemy after they managed to break themunication encryption of the humans, but Sheyan was pressed for time. He could only go to the designated spot without hesitation.


    After walking more than 20 kilometers, Sheyan suddenly found a depression in front of him. The pit was smooth and regr, and it extended all the way to the hills ahead. There was some faint blue liquid at the side. After crossing the hills, Sheyan��s vision suddenly opened up. An unforgettable sight appeared in front of him!

 Chapter 1303: Snake

    <h4>Chapter 1303: Snake</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The in ahead gradually narrowed as the hills on both sides rose steeply. Rugged blue rocks hug on the cliffs. Perhaps because of the strong wind on the high grounds, only stubborn moss grew on the ridges on both sides, adding a touch of life to this bleak, primitive distant.


    Sheyan dipped his finger in the blue liquid and rubbed it on his fingertips. The liquid felt rough but not greasy. It smelled like a mixture of mechanical oil and body fluids.


    Kyrgyzna��s face turned pale. She told Sheyan softly, ��It��s the body fluid left behind by a Dragoon��s wound, Brigadier General. The situation is more dangerous than I thought... With our current strength, we won��t be able to escape if we encounter three or more Dragoons at once. So, for the sake of your safety, I suggest we retreat.��


    ( TL: The Dragoon is a type of Protoss unit: https://starcraft.fandom/wiki/Dragoon )


    The Dragoons were the main force of the Protoss in Starcraft. They had nothing to do at all with the human warriors who ride fire-spewing dragons in medieval fantasy stories.


    Legend has it that when the veterans of the Protoss race were fatally injured or disabled, they would be given the choice to be a Dragoon. Their soul would be transnted into arge mechanical spider. After the process, they would be able to control therge mechanical spider as if they were born inside the body.


    The Dragoons provided important fire support for the Zealots. Their phase disruptor couldunch bolts of anti-particles sheathed in psychically charged fields. These disruptive anti-particle bolts were equally effective against air and ground targets, but they were prone to missing against smaller units, only causing 50% damage in most cases.


    ( https://starcraft.fandom/wiki/Zealot )


    Kyrgyzna��s concern was this: the way she saw it, Sheyan, herself and Old Charlie would at most count as three Marines (Terran unit). Together with the two maintenance SCVs, they might stand a chance if they fought against a single Dragoon.


    ( https://starcraft.fandom/wiki/Marine )


    But against two Dragoons, there would surely be casualties, and against three Dragoons, they would not even be able to flee... That��s because the Dragoons were known for their toughness. They had 100 HP and 80 shields points, while a Marine, in the absence of a Medic, only had 40 HP. A Marine also had only 5 points of attack power, which was pretty pathetic. The two sides were not on the same level at all.


    ( https://starcraft.fandom/wiki/Medic )


    Sheyan smiled. He could guess what Kyrgyzna was thinking, but did not n to correct her misconception.


    If Sheyan were to objectively assesses his ownbat power, there was no way he would just be a Marine! He was probablyparable to an elite Ultralisk that had enhanced genes all around �C an ordinary Ultralisk had 400 HP, 6 points of defence and 25 points of attack, while an elite Ultralisk had at least 600 points of HP, 10 points of defence and 30 points of attack!


    (TL: I can��t for the life of me figure out what unit this ��elite Ultralisk�� is. A Gigalisk? )


    Therefore, if there were no more than 12 Dragoons, don��t expect Sheyan to give up so easily!


    After climbing to the top of the slope, they instantly met with a strong shockwave! The others were blown back by the explosive wave and staggered five or six steps back, but it only managed to make Sheyan shield his eyes with his hand. His hair and clothes were swept back. Something wet sshed onto his face. He wiped it with his hand and found that it was the pale blue body fluid of a Dragoon.


    It turned out that less than 5 meters away uphill from their position was a Dragoon that had just been destroyed.


    A Dragoon walked with six metallic arthropodic appendages and an advanced hydraulic-psionic mobility system, so it had great mobility in even in unstable terrains. It looked just like a big mechanical spider with a low center of gravity.


    But the Dragoon in front of them had already exploded. There were red sparks on its three appendages in the front. Its head and chest had melted like candle wax. Arge amount of blue liquid was flowing out, as well as some substances that looked like organic stics.


    There was a deep, low echo in the air. It was the voice of the soul in the Dragoon praying to its god before its annihtion.


    Thirty meters to the right of this Dragoon was another Dragoon. It had a round, greyish-white shell made of light around it. Greyish-white electricity jumped violently around the light shell. Although this Dragoon frantically tried to move its six metallic feet, its effort was in vain �C after a few unsteady steps, itpletely paralysed in ce.


    Those were signs of being struck by a Ghost��s lockdown shot! The lockdown shot worked wonderfully against mechanical units. It was said that some of the more powerful Ghosts could even paralyse Battlecruisers and Carriers with this ability!


    (TL: Carriers, as mentioned before, are Protoss units. Battlecruisers are the toughest Terran aerial units. )


    There were four Dragoons on the battlefield. Two of them were locked down. The Dragoon which exploded in front of them before were destroyed by the Ghost��s long-range bombardment.


    The Ghost��s conventional equipment was a 25 mm C-10 canister rifle, but it was clear from the way the Dragoon was destroyed that the shot was no less powerful than the strongest infantry equipment, the electromaic guided long-range suppression tactical gun!


    ( https://starcraft.fandom/wiki/C-10_rifle )


    But there was still another Dragoon two hundred meters away. It quickly pursued after the assant. In front of the Dragoon were two Zealots, a basic soldier type of the Protoss race, advancing together with it.


    ( https://starcraft.fandom/wiki/Zealot )


    The Zealots were thin andnky, about two meters tall. Although their actual bodies were fragile, the power suit they wore provided them with 100 points of HP and 60 points of shield. They were encased in light blue sma shields and equipped with extremely sharp psi-des on their forearms, which could easily tear apart any creature or armour!


    A Ghost wearing a light grey hostile environment suit was running away from them. He would turn around and pull the trigger from time to time. His shots would make ripples on the power suit of the nearest Zealot.


    Suddenly, a revolving connecting rod was raised from the centre of the Dragoon. A showerhead-like muzzle at the end of the rod aimed ahead, and a snow white, elliptical photon projectile shot out from it and hit the ground beneath the Ghost, resulting in a violent explosion. Wet earth sttered everywhere and fell down like rain, leaving behind a deep pit about the size of a tub. But after that, the pursuing Dragoon and Zealots suddenly froze in ce...


    They froze not because they had been hit by any weird abilities, but because the target they were pursuing had eerily vanished from sight!


    The most basic ability of a Ghost was invisibility. To be a qualified Ghost, the first thing you have to learn was to use your psionic power to activate the cloaking device!


    Kyrgyzna, Old Charlie and the two SCVs had already startedunching a fierce attack on the locked down Dragoon. The SCV��s fusion cutter could also cause great damage to the unit, albeit with extremely low attacking frequency.


    Fortunately, both Kyrgyzna and Old Charlie were using the standard issue weapon of the Marines, a 10mm C-14 gauss rifle. Under the attack of these two weapons, the Dragoon��s shield was faltering at an rming rate.


    ( https://starcraft.fandom/wiki/C-14_rifle )


    But while they were attacking in a frenzy, there was an abnormal distortion in the air about eight meters ahead of them. A burly figure ckened by smoke gradually emerged from the empty space. He had a square face that was covered with stubble, and his eyes were exceptionally sharp.


    He shouted angrily in a suppressed voice, ��Why are you attacking? Run away! I��ve already run out of MP! We��ll be in big trouble if those guys catch up to us!��


    ��Why do we have to run?�� replied Sheyan, smirking.


    The man was visibly stunned when he saw Sheyan. He immediately straightened up.


    ��Lieutenant Colonel Snake reporting, sir! Why have a legend like you appear on this?��


    (TL: I��m not sure if he��s THAT Snake. He probably is.)


    The Dragoon and Zealots in the distance, who lost their target a moment ago, had obviously noticed themotion on this side. They immediately rushed fiercely in this direction. Snake instantly pulled the bolt of his gun and said anxiously, ��You guys escort Brigadier General Seaman away. I��ll hold them off.��


    But a mysterious smile appeared on Sheyan face.


    ��Lt. Colonel Snake!��


    ��Sir?�� Snake was puzzled.


    ��Cover me.�� Right after Sheyan said that, he grabbed the alloy ballistic battle shield nearby and dashed forward with his body tilted, like an arrow leaving a bow! Because both sides were charging at each other, it only took them slightly more than three seconds to cover the hundred or so meters of distance separating them.


    The one who reached Sheyan first was the Zealot whose power suit had almost been exhausted by Snake. His psi-de immediately struck the alloy ballistic battle shield, producing a sharp noise and a brutal scratch.


    Sheyan��s calm eyes met with the Zealot��s cold gaze amidst flying sparks. Sheyan lowered his shoulder and rammed into the Zealot hard, making him stumble back.


    Sheyan��s fist quickly followed, punching the Zealot��s abdomen ruthlessly. Under the terrifying impact force, the armour made from tough and stic material was first stretched to the limit, then burst apart! Sheyan��s fist continued deep into the internal life support device within the armour. Pale blue body fluid was forced out of the Zealot��s facial orifices by the punch, making for a horrifying sight!

 Chapter 1304: Heart-to-Heart Talk

    <h4>Chapter 1304: Heart-to-Heart Talk</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Instead of stopping after he punched the Zealot hard, Sheyan followed up with another fist to the Zealot��s chin!


    The ��Uppercut�� sent the Zealot floating nearly half a meter above the ground. Pale blue body fluids sprayed out like crazy from within his helmet. Afternding, the Zealot spasmed a few times, then became perfectly still. When the power suit detected theplete absence of vital signs from its wearer, the spontaneousbustion device in the solid armour instantly activated, transforming the corpse and the broken armour into a plume of smoke which evaporated in the air.


    ( https://starcraft.fandom/wiki/Power_suit )


    That was the noble sentiment of the Zealots which outsiders would find hard to understand. They absolutely could not allow others toy eyes on the unsightly appearance of the powerful sacred warrior upon death. Their remains could not be besmirched either. The proud soul would return directly to the kingdom of god amid the me!


    But this unexpected incident had inadvertently increased the pressure on Sheyan. His original intention was to use the Zealot��s corpse to block other attacks. The surprising development stunned him for a moment.


    But on the battlefield, a momentary pause was tantamount to an error, a w that the enemy could make use of!


    Sheyan��s sudden outburst which killed a Zealot in the blink of an eye no doubt left the Spectre, Snake, ck-jawed. But he then saw Sheyan��s smooth movemente to an abrupt halt. Before he could shout a warning, the other Zealot��s psi-de and the Dragoon��s antimatter bolt had already reached Sheyan!


    The wet soil burst open with a loud bang under the bombardment of the antimatter bolt. The scattered soil which drizzled down blurred the sights for a while, but the others there could still see the figure of a man standing within the dust and smoke.


    The Zealot, cold like a fighting machine, stabbed with his de without hesitation. The translucent purple psi-de gave a trembling cry as it smoothly tore straight through the air.


    Although the Zealot knew his previous attack had struck the target, his rich fighting experience told him that it was not an effective hit. He had used his full power, but the de had slid to the side after it struck the target, as if it had struck a steel fortress!


    Arge hand suddenly extended out of the dust and gripped the Zealot��s wrist. The hand twisted, and the Zealot��s wrist, which was protected by his tough armour, broke with a crack!


    The dark silhouette within the dust suddenly charged out like a mammoth and rammed into the Zealot��s chest! The power suit on his chest, not able to bear the force, immediately let out a groan. Cracks started spreading all over the suit, and the suit turned into countless fragments that fell off the Zealot��s body.


    The dark silhouette suddenly shrank behind the Zealot who was staggering backwards, using him as a shield. Another antimatter bolt from the Dragoon swept over the silhouette��s head and hit the ground three meters behind him, making a big crater.


    The heat and shockwave produced by the antimatter bolt could cause some ssh damage, and this damage may be fatal to the weaker Marines, but to a monster like Sheyan who was built like a mammoth, it was no more than a drizzle.


    Snake, the powerful elite Ghost, was not idle in the meantime. A veteran like him was an expert in seizing opportunities on the battlefield. He raised his custom-made C-10 canister rifle without any hesitation!


    The red dot of the low-frequencyser sight on the rifle was imprinted on the back of the head of the Zealot who was beaten back by Sheyan!


    No sooner had the Zealot regained his footing, his head exploded with a bang! Blue pulp sshed all around him.


    Headshot!


    This devastating blow instantly robbed the Zealot of his life. The self-exploding device in his armour was activated, and like hispatriot, he too turned into a wisp of smoke that dispersed into the air.


    Sheyan was still holding on to the broken arm of the Zealot which had a psi-de attached to it. He leaped up and stabbed the psi-de deep into the main part of the Dragoon��s body. While Sheyan was hanging in mid air, he was struck by another antimatter bolt. He flew more than eight meters back, burning and smoking.


    Pale blue liquid burst out of the Dragoon that was hit by the powerful weapon of his own race, spraying as far as three meters away.


    The sma shield on the surface of the Dragoon��s body that was originally barely holding on, instantly shattered upon impact. The Dragoon charged furiously towards the enemy it sent flying a moment ago. When it reached the enemy, it lifted one of its mechanical hydraulic foot and stomped down without mercy!


    However,unbeknownst to it, the antimatter bolt had only caused superficial injuries to Sheyan. Sheyan easily blocked the metallic foot that was trampling down with both his hands. The Dragoon��s mechanical hydraulic foot was stuck in mid-air like it had been embedded in a rock. No matter how hard its energy system worked, it could not move its foot!


    Even more shocking was that Sheyan could still slowly climb back up under such a disadvantageous situation!


    The mechanical hydraulic foot broke with a loud crack. The gargantuan force then proceeded to overturn the Dragoon and threw it to the ground.


    At such a shocking sight, let alone Kyrgyzna, even a veteran like Snake was dumbstruck. But they were still aware that they were on a battlefield, and they instantly supported Sheyan with firepower. Under Sheyan��s constant harassment, the overturned Dragoon failed to right itself up till the moment it died. It died a tragic death with the killing blow delivered by the welding torch of an SCV, a unit which the Dragoon normally looked down upon....


    Next, they got rid of the locked down Dragoons one after another �C a rather easy job. But after the fight concluded, the others stared at Sheyan like they were looking at a monster. Only the Spectre, Snake, could remain calm, but the shock in his eyes was still evident. To tell the truth, it was the first time he had seen such a terrifying guy �C a human who dared to face a Zealot bare-handed!


    Looking at Sheyan approaching him as if nothing had happened, Snake suddenly felt his mouth go dry. He did not know what to say.


    ��Snake?�� Sheyan said as he patted Snake on the shoulder.


    ��Yes, sir.�� The normally arrogant and egoistic Spectre lowered his head.


    ��I have a piece of advice for you,�� said Sheyan seriously.


    Snake immediately straightened up, showing that he was paying attention. Sheyan thus said, ��I know you have your prejudices, but there are exceptions to everything. Sometimes, a person��s rank and fighting strength can be proportional.��


    After saying that, Sheyan burst outughing. Snake was a very serious and cold person, so he was not very used to Sheyan��s casual and enthusiastic attitude. But in front of this legendary figure whose name resounded like thunder, and having witnessed for himself the person��s strength, he was not really put off with Sheyan��s attitude. On the contrary, he liked that Sheyan did not act high and mighty despite his rank, and found him very charismatic.


    But suddenly, Snake had an abrupt change in expression. As someone familiar with the ce, he had noticed something wrong. He immediately told them, ��The next Protoss patrol squad ising! We have to leave!��


    ***


    A warmth was transmitted from the synthetic stic board. The energy in the crystals had been turned into heat, providing them with warmth. Compared to the minus 30 degrees outside, the temperature of 18 degrees inside could already be considered summer-like.


    This ce was a newly built supply depot.


    ( https://starcraft.fandom/wiki/Supply_depot )


    A while ago, thanks to Snake guiding the way, they easily found a branch crystal vein that had remained at a hidden spot on a hillside. The crystal deposit contained at least 9,000 units of crystals. It was not a low number. It was originally the Zerg that mined here, but because this spot could only let a single Drone in, and the Protoss offensive was too fierce, this crystal vein was deemed too inefficient to mine, so it was abandoned.


    (TL: The Drone is the Zerg worker unit. )


    After collecting enough crystal resources, the first thing the engineering SCVs did was to build this underground supply depot. That kind of solved their amodation problem. At least, it was a safe, protected haven that could let them take a good rest to recuperate from their fatigue in this god-forsaken ce. They could not ask for more.


    Sheyan looked into the marching pot on the alcohol stove in front of him. The field rations inside slowly began to let out a nice aroma. The field ration contained one third meat, one third flour and one third dehydrated vegetables, pressed together. Cooked with a few handfuls of snow, it would fill the whole pot.


    Most of the others were sleeping soundly, including Kyrgyzna, who had huddled into her sleeping bag. Thending was a huge test to their nerves, and they had also fought a bitter fight afterwards.


    The food in the pot soon boiled, forming a sticky paste that, for the hungry, emitted a fragrant aroma. Sheyan scooped up a bowl, then grabbed a translucent brown bottle from the side. He first bit the cork off and drank two mouthfuls of whiskey, then tossed it to Snake.

 Chapter 1305: Each With Their Own Objective

    <h4>Chapter 1305: Each With Their Own Objective</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Snake was a little surprised at the bottle tossed by Sheyan, but he still drank a fewrge gulps of the strong liquor.


    Perhaps because he drank too hastily, some of the amber liquor slipped from his mouth and dripped onto the artificial muscle fiber suit below his neck.


    After a while, he muttered, ��Did youe here to investigate the abnormalities of the temple, sir?��


    ��The abnormalities...of the temple?�� Sheyan was surprised. ��No, that��s not the reason.��


    He continued, ��Snake, I know that you Ghosts have all kinds of mysterious abilities. They exist thanks to your psionic powers, but ultimately, they��re only made possible because of various high-tech equipment you��re wearing. For example, you have superhuman strength because of the strength enhancement provided by your artificial muscle fiber suit. You have stealth ability thanks to your cloaking device. Your lockdown abilityes from your lockdown gun. Am I right?��


    Snake nodded while coughing a few times. He was obviously not used to drinking such a hard liquor. He usually just quenched his thirst with water.


    ��Yes, we mainly train our psionic powers.��


    ��Have you ever thought of something? Wouldn��t it be great if there are ways to make the human body itself more powerful?�� asked Sheyan with a serious expression.


    ��Didn��t the Empire try to perform these experiments before, and failed? The only sessful products the research team coulde up with were some stimnts. I heard they��ve even made fire-spewing soldiers. The research team was forcibly disbanded for viting human ethics.��


    Sheyan looked straight at Snake and derided mockingly, ��Do you really believe that ethical reasons could stop the researchers�� ambitions?��


    Snake was stunned. His voice turned hoarse.


    ��You mean...��


    ��The experiments have never stopped. They��ve just moved below the surface. And the research has already reached a very high level �C my existence is proof!�� replied Sheyan with a smile.


    Snake��s eyes were initially full of shock and suspicion, but he froze when he heard thest words. After that, he put a cigarette to his mouth with much difficulties, but he could not lit it even after a few tries because his hands were trembling. The light put a shadow on his face, making him look solemn and depressed.


    Sheyan continued, ��There were initially 137 people who underwent the gic enhancing experiment with me, but only seven of us survived. Three turned out disabled, mentally retarded, or insane. Only four of us were normal.��


    ��Of the four, I��m the weakest. We found out through secret means that...the Protoss has begun the trial to inherit the Dark Temr legacy, and one of us, after going through the evaluations, has been recognised as having the strength to receive the legacy, so he set out a month ago to do that. We lost all contact with him afterwards.��


    Snake stared at Sheyan like a child who saw a UFO. After a long time, he exhaled and smiled bitterly.


    ��Brigadier General, if I hadn��t witnessed your power for myself today �C how you remained safe and sound under the bombardment of antimatter bolts, how you killed Zealots with your bare hands �C I would��ve scoffed at your words.��


    ��But even so, I still find it really hard to believe! The Dark Temr��s legacy.... It��s a terrible trial that can only bepleted in a Dark Shrine. It��s hard to imagine that a human can survive such a trial!��


    ( https://starcraft.fandom/wiki/Nerazim ; https://starcraft.fandom/wiki/Dark_shrine )


    Sheyan��s eyes brightened. ��You know something about it, don��t you?��


    Snake nodded with a sigh. ��Do you know why this is called the Lost Temple, sir?��


    ��I don��t,�� answered Sheyan.


    Snake hesitated for a moment, then suddenly sent Sheyan a message with his mind. ��What I��m about to say next is a top secret from the intelligence department. You must not tell others. But of course, I know that a legendary figure like you definitely won��t leak it, so let me tell you this �C there was once an internal strife within the seemingly united Protoss race. They called that period the Kth Intercession!��


    ( https://starcraft.fandom/wiki/Kth_Intercession )


    ��In that internal strife, there were two major political parties with obvious ideological differences, and a bloody conflict broke out. During the conflict, many powerful technologies were lost to the annals of history, but now that the Protoss have been forced into a corner, they��ve lifted those bans and restrictions! ording to our intel, the Protoss Conve have acquired the permission to reproduce many of the previously banned technologies of destruction. Those that we��ve confirmed included a new type of advanced Dragoon unit called the Immortal, and a new type of warship: the Phoenix!��


    ( https://starcraft.fandom/wiki/Immortal ; https://starcraft.fandom/wiki/Phoenix )


    ��Your information was right. The reason this ce is called the Lost Temple is because there really is an ancient Protoss temple here. Moreover, the people in this temple are elders who survived the bloody strife of that year. Therefore, their inheritance ritual is different from the current Protoss race. The Dark Temr they trained are also more powerful. More importantly, they��re also guarding a secret, a huge secret! That��s the real reason why my son and I have made five trips to this! Even our superiors don��t believe us anymore! ��


    (TL: Okay, maybe he��s not THAT Snake.)


    ��The Dark Shrine on this is only a cover. The temple itself is already a very secretive existence, so those whoe here to investigate would be confused by it, thinking that this is the real secret. That��s how the manufacturing base that has lost power for thousands of years can remain untouched all this time, up to this very moment.��


    ��The base is the production base of a mighty and mysterious unit that has been sealed up. Legend has it that it can cross any mountains and rivers, and once represented the peak of Protoss technology together with the Carrier! Legend has it that even thousands of Zealots will be reduced to dust in front of it!��


    ��Are you serious!�� Sheyan gasped sharply. The mighty Carrier was undoubtedly the symbol of the whole Protoss race, the glory of the whole Protoss race! The strong pressure it gave its enemies when it creeped out of the darkness was beyondparison.


    But ording to Snake, the Protoss actually had another kind of weapon that had the same level of lethality and intimidation factor! That was as crazy a news as the U.S. in Sheyan��s world secretly having possession of a weapon that wasparable to nuclear weapons!


    Snake realised Sheyan��s shock. He continued slowly, word by word, ��The name of that weapon is Colossus! (https://starcraft.fandom/wiki/Colossus) I��vee here to wait for the moment the Dark Shrine let down their guard so that I can sneak into the ancient Colossus factory andpletely destroy the technology! My son died seven years ago because of this. That��s why I��m so familiar with the situation in this ce. This mission is my calling; I will not give it up!��


    Sheyan looked back at Snake and said slowly, ��My friend said he��s taking a great risk trying to inherit the Dark Temr��s legacy. Dying is one of the better oues. What he feared most was that he would be made into a monster like the Queen of des. My mission is to find my friend and take him home, or....end his life. I think it��s in our best interest to cooperate.��


    Snake nodded satisfactorily. He then closed his eyes and fell asleep. He seemed really tired.


    Sheyan did not feel like sleeping.


    He leaned against the wall for a while, then stood up, opened the door of the supply depot, and went out.


    Although they were underground, the prating chill still made him shiver!


    Sheyan spread open his palm. A blue crystal the size of a rice grain sat there, glowing. He acquired this object after he killed one of the Dragoons; it had appeared directly in his personal storage space. Sheyan was curious what this thing was used for. After a careful inspection, he finally obtained the description:


    [ Ordinary Protoss Spirit ]


    [ Because a small amount of Noah Realm C��s power still remained in your body, the soul of the Protoss troops you killed will be forcibly intercepted. The stronger the soul is, the higher the probability of obtaining a spirit like this, and the higher the purity. ]


    [ The quality of this spirit is: 1.4 units. ]


    [ This item can only be used on friendly storyline characters. Each unit of Protoss Spirit will enhance the strength of the target by one attack level, one defence level and 33% of HP. But if the target is judged as an elite creature, the effect will drop sharply. ]


    [ This item cannot be taken out of the current world. ]


    ***


    After gazing at the Protoss Spirit for a while, Sheyan put it back.


    He had yet to decide how to use it because there were too many possible candidates he could use it on. He must weigh the pros and cons carefully.


    ��But it��s strange,�� Sheyan muttered to himself, having suddenly recalled something, ��When Snake told me the hidden secret, I thought I would receive a relevant mission, but there hasn��t been any mission notifications. Why is that?��


    Sheyan��s fingers tapped on the rock. His thoughts were moving quickly.


    ��Maybe the Realm feels that this mission is too easy �C something that I can aplish if I simply reach out my hands �C so it doesn��t think this matter is worth issuing a mission for? Or is the mission so hard that I have no chance of aplishing it? Hmm, that��s very possible.��


    ��But there��s also a third possibility. And I think this third possibility....is the truth!��

 Chapter 1306: Plan

    <h4>Chapter 1306: n</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The third possibility Sheyan deduced was that the elite Ghost, Snake...was lying!


    The highest level of lying was not to mix nine truths with one falsehood in ten sentences, but to tell ten truths in ten sentences! But the real meaning of these ten truthful sentences would only reveal itself by adding the eleventh unspoken sentence!


    For example, a foreigner who is not familiar with the US entertainment industry asks you: Who��s the most beautiful actress in Hollywood? You answer, ��Audrey Hepburn, of course!�� but secretly added ��60 years ago�� in your mind....


    Your answer isn��t a lie, but is it the whole truth? Not really. What would young actresses like Scarlett Johansson think?


    Sheyan closed his eyes with suspicion rising in his heart, and recalled in his mind everything he had experienced so far. He found that the most suspicious thing was the mysterious message they received after theynded �C the message which ordered them to gather at a designated ce, with the authority of a Ghost. Sheyan had asked Kyrgyzna about the message. Kyrgyzna had confirmed that the message was not transmitted in a direct manner, but rather spread around like a.


    From this point alone, several facts could be deduced.


    First, for some unknown reasons, human spacecrafts would often crash here. Otherwise, the continuous bombardment of radio signal would be meaningless.


    Second, there should be no high ranking personnel in these spacecrafts that would often crash here from time to time. Otherwise, it would be considerably difficult for SNAKE to maintain his position as a leader with his unique status as an elite Ghost.


    Third, ording to Old Charlie��s study, to make the radio signal cover the entire Lost Temple, a high-power transmitting station must be used. That is to say, Snake must have built a considerablyrge base here. But if that was the case, it would be difficult to exin why Snake was fighting the Protoss patrol squad by himself when they first met.


    Fourth, if most of what Snake had said was true, then Sheyan did not have much time left. The Protoss would never give up a powerful technology that could be ced on a par with the Carrier, while the Zerg and the humans would not just stand aside and watch. Sheyan could already imagine that the focus of the three factions would probably converge here in the near future! What a tragic scene it would be!


    Various thoughts cycled through Sheyan��s mind. He came up with many countermeasures, but before he knew it, he found his whole body frozen stiff by the extreme cold. If it was not for the overwhelming might of his digitised body, he whocked the experience of living in severe cold weather could really have died from being frozen alive.


    He returned to the supply depot. The warmth inside immediately made him feel as if the season had suddenly turned to spring. The hot air that washed over Sheyan gave his skin a numb, prickling sensation. Perhaps because he opened the door a little too hastily, he caught the attention of an SCV operator named Pontin.


    Pontin was a very important engineering SCV. After freeing himself of the heavy-duty SCV work attire, he was a rough, boorish man. Like most soldiers, he had a liking for liquor and tobo. He also liked telling lewd jokes, and would oftenugh heartily at his own jokes afterwards. As a result, he was often given a good beating by Kyrgyzna.


    However, he had a decent character and was very loyal to his friends. The reason he was sent to the frontline in the first ce was because he tried to fight against an injustice done to his friend. The other two rescued SCVs praised him endlessly.


    Pontin raised his wrench when he heard the noise at the door. He was visibly shocked when he saw that it was Sheyan.


    ��Pardon me, sir, I didn��t know it was you. Oh god, your skin is frostbitten. Damn it, Ralph, get up and get some alcohol for Brigadier General Seaman to rub on his skin.��


    Sheyan smiled and dismissed unconcernedly, ��It��s all right. I only went out to relieve myself, but I thought I heard some strange noises, so I stayed out there for a bit longer.��


    A man like Sheyan, even when he lied, he would be lying very skillfully, and certainly not without a purpose. He pulled out a bead that gleamed with phosphorescence from his pocket.


    When Pontin saw it, he immediate eximed in astonishment, ��Oh my god, this is the devil��s pearl, sir! Strange things often happen in this interster region, such as a person suddenly going missing while on patrol or something like that. It waster confirmed that all the incidents happened near this damn. Later, a study found that this thing you��re holding would only appear on this, so it was called the vengeful spirit of the dead. Another name for it is the devil��s eye. It��s a bad omen to find one.��


    Sheyan grinned. ��What nonsense.��


    Sheyan pinched the pearl-like object with some force, crushing it into faint green powder, some of which leaked from the cracks between his fingers. The powder looked very beautiful. Sheyan suddenly had an idea when he saw this SCV operator who idolised him. He pointed to an empty room beside them and said, ��Pontin? Get in there.��


    The supply depot may look like a single chamber from the outside, but there were actually several rooms inside, so it was possible to find a quiet ce to have a private conversation.


    In the room, Sheyan stared at Pontin and told him seriously, ��I don��t believe in ghosts or anything like that, but it doesn��t matter, because our enemies on this are probably more terrifying than ghosts. The chances of our survival this time are not very high.��


    Pontin was silent for a moment, but he then nodded. Sheyan continued, ��But I��ve never given up hope under any circumstances, no matter how difficult. That��s the reason I can survive to this day. As for why I called you here, it��s because you��re an engineering SCV. Theoretically, you can build any buildings. When all hope is lost, you��ll be ourst chance to turn things around. I have high hopes for you.��


    Pontin��s spirit rose when he heard what Sheyan said. Meanwhile, Sheyan continued to look at him seriously.


    ��Although you didn��t participate in the battle today, you should have heard about it.��


    ��Of course! I heard you killed three Zealots and two Dragoons by yourself! That��s so amazing!�� Pontin remarked excitedly.


    Sheyan did not correct his mistakes. He continued seriously, ��Yes, I��m powerful, but not because of high-tech equipment like the Ghosts. My poweres from this, and this.��


    When Sheyan said ��this, and this��, he patted Pontin��srge chest and bicep muscles. Pontin licked his lips, excitement and anticipation in his eyes. It was obvious that he often worked out. This was a guy who liked muscles and hard fights.


    ��I can make you stronger... so strong that you can easily kill a Marine with your cutting torch.��


    ��No way!�� eximed Pontin in surprise, ��Even if the Marine is under Stimpack?��


    (TL: The Stimpack is an in-field chemical delivery system filled with a variety of stimnts {https://starcraft.fandom/wiki/Stimpack})


    In Starcraft, an SCV��s default HP was 60 points, while a Marine��s HP was only 45 points, because the former��s armour was judged to be thicker. The two sides had almost simr attack power, with 5 points for the SCV and 6 points for the Marine, but thetter��s attack speed was twice as fast as the former even without Stimpack!


    But more importantly, the Marine was a long-range unit. The SCV would lose half his HP before he could get close.


    Therefore, it was not difficult to understand Pontin��s surprise.


    Sheyan replied confidently, ��Definitely. Like the way I tear the Zealots and Dragoons apart. But I must warn you, my strengthening method carries a risk, a great risk. You must think about it carefully.��


    ��How great is the risk?�� asked Pontin with hesitation.


    A wry smile appeared on Sheyan��s face as he shook his head. ��I don��t know. However, if you can endure it the first time, the risk of the subsequent strengthening attempts will slowly reduce.��


    Pontin��s eyes almost jumped out of their sockets. ��The strengthening can be performed multiple times? That means one day, it��s even possible for me to kill a Zealot with my beloved cutting torch like you, sir?��


    ��That��s right, just like what I did on the battlefield,�� Sheyan nodded earnestly.


    ��Let��s do it, then!�� shouted Pontin with bloodshot eyes. Yes, he��s not a powerful person, but he��s a gambler who��s willing to put his life on the line to fight for a brighter future!


    Sheyan took out the Protoss spirit crystal from his personal storage. Although he was not required to do so, Sheyan still felt that he should exin everything to Pontin properly like a doctor would to a patient before surgery, so as to reduce Pontin��s inner fear and resistance as much as possible. That should help increase the sess rate.


    ��Come here.�� Sheyan nodded to Pontin, then ced the light blue Protoss spirit crystal in his hand. ��Try rubbing it and see what happens.��


    Pontin looked at the crystal as if he was looking at his own soul.


    Sheyan smiled and patted him on the shoulder.


    ��This is the gift left by the Protoss I killed during the day. I have a special way to deprive them of a part of their power and condense it into this item. You can try absorbing the power into your body. Whether the power will resonate with you would depend on your luck. But don��t worry, I��ll control it so that the power is slowly released bit by bit. Although doing it this way might reduce the effect of the strengthening, at least your life won��t be threatened.��


    But Pontin waved his hand dismissively and told Sheyan with firm conviction, ��There��s no need. Go straight to the maximum. I have confidence in myself!��


    Sheyan took a good look at Pontin. He instantly felt that if the guy could survive this, he could give Sheyan a real surprise!

 Chapter 1307: An SCV with a Prefix

    <h4>Chapter 1307: An SCV with a Prefix</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The blue spirit crystal glittered with a mysterious light on Sheyan��s palm. Sheyan took one final look at Pontin. He did not see any fear in Pontin��s eyes. On the contrary, he saw a firm determination!


    Pontin��s reaction no doubt gave Sheyan confidence too. Sheyan took a deep breath, activated the Protoss spirit crystal, and chose Pontin as the target.


    A vivid crack abruptly appeared on the surface of the spirit crystal, and a series of crackle, like the sound of a river freezing in the winter, was heard. The spirit crystal turned into fine blue particles that drifted into the air like diamond dust, beautiful and dream-like.


    But soon, the dust took on the form of a Protoss�� twisted soul. It let out a string of unwilling but silent howls, as if it were struggling to escape from its tragic fate.


    This strange phenomenon was out of Sheyan��s expectations. He could not help asking Pontin one more time, ��Are you absolutely sure you want to try this?��


    But the face of Pontin that he saw was one full of ecstasy. That��s right, ecstasy. It turned out that he was not afraid of the possibility of dying; he was afraid that Sheyan was boasting about everything he had said before!


    Now that he was witnessing the miraculous sight for himself, he immediately felt full of confidence. Seeing this change in Pontin, Sheyan no longer had any hesitation. He guided the glittering dust towards Pontin.


    The dust were sucked into Pontin��s nose. Pontan��s face instantly twisted in pain. He felt as if rust was growing all over his bones. His right leg was numb, unable to move.


    When he tried to scream, all that happened was his facial muscles bing even more distorted; no sound came out of his mouth. Amidst the pain, there were also intermittent bursts of numbness and burning. It was a strange sensation. His arm felt as if it was dissolving like a candle!


    Sheyan could only sigh. He did not know anything about the principle behind the strengthening, so he could not do anything to help. It was Pontin��s own choice. They could only leave it to fate.


    But before Sheyan left, he still fed Pontin three mouthfuls of ��Endless Vodka�� and gave Pontin a sk of his gene-mix. Sheyan did not know if they would be of any use to him, but it would not hurt to try.


    ***


    The next morning, Sheyan was woken up by a roar ofughter. The first thing he saw when he opened his eyes was Pontin��s red face that was so excited that it had be a little twisted. The man was violently shaking the shoulders of another engineering SCV and wildlyughed.


    ��I did it! Ha-ha-ha, I really did it! I can feel the power surging in my body! ��


    The poor SCV��s helmet was banging. Before Sheyan could ask, Kyrgyzna had already yelled in a very annoyed and angry voice, ��What the hell are you doing?��


    ��Lass, I��m not afraid of you now. Do you want to take me on 1-on-1?�� asked Pontin with a smirk.


    Kyrgyzna was a pretty wild woman. In truth, gentler women were rarely found in the army, except among the nurses. She immediately raised her machine gun and pulled the safety catch, then said in an aggressive tone, ��As you wish!��


    But before she could do anything else, Pontin had already charged forward like a bull. His speed and strength were both at a level that was beyond his reach before this! Kyrgyzna could only lift her machine gun to block as Pontin raised his welding torch and mmed down!


    Although he did not press the switch, the welding torch, weighing nearly 30 kilograms, struck the gun with a fierce ng. Various rivets flew off the gun from the impact, and the gun was clearly bent out of shape.


    Kyrgyzna was pushed a few steps back before she could steady herself, crouching on the ground. Her face was ashen pale, and her chest felt so stuffy that she almost threw up.


    Pontin stepped forward, put the nozzle of the torch on her neck, and let out a lewdugh.


    ��You��re dead! Ha-ha, should you keep your promise and spend a night with me?��


    Sheyan rolled his eyes. Indeed, sexual desire was the main driving force behind human evolution. So his outstanding willpower was derived from his desire for a woman��s body.


    Sheyan now noticed that Pontin��s body seemed one sizerger. Previously, his muscles seemed like they were only there for aesthetic purposes, but they now looked like they contained an explosive force. Blood vessels sat bulging on the muscles like angry snakes. The muscles felt as if even if they were bitten hard, the muscle fibers would put up a stubborn resistance against the teeth.


    ��You took the stimpack?�� Kyrgyzna asked incredulously while coughing violently, ��Are you tired of living?��


    The stimpack contained drugs with side effects that had been seriously underestimated. These built-in chemical injections would produce some very strong positive effects after they were injected into humans...and also some very strong negative effects.


    The mixture of synthetic epinephrine, endorphins and a kind of psychotropic drug would instantly stimte the nerves, greatly increasing the speed and reaction of a soldier. However, the long-term side effects included, but not limited to, insomnia, emaciation, mania/mild mania, convulsions, paranoia, hallucinations, internal bleeding, and brain damage. Therefore, the stimpack were often used together with other medical drugs.


    SCVs and normal humans were prohibited from administering the stimpack. This was not a restriction, but a protection. If the stimpack was used without the corresponding medicines, it could possibly result in direct death. That was why Kyrgyzna was so shocked.


    ��Ha-ha-ha, will I use that kind of thing?�� replied Pontin with a wildughter. ��This strength belongs to myself. This is the legendary power that Brigadier General Seaman has personally bestowed on me! Sure, this power almost killed me, but in the end, I managed to w my way out from the depths of hell!��


    As he stared at the unbelievably excited Pontin, Sheyan suddenly received some notifications:


    [ The storyline character Pontin (Elite SCV) admires you greatly. Your rtionship level has increased to Exalted. You can now check his detailed information. ]


    ***


    [ Pontin (Elite SCV) ]


    [ Base Attributes: 88 Strength / 65 Agility / 38 Physique / 50 Perceptive Sense / 28 Spirit / 31 Intelligence ]


    [ Special property of elite storyline characters: Each point of Physique increases HP by an additional 100 points. ]


    [ Equipment: Special SCV Exoskeleton (Defence + 10) ]


    [ Weapon: Multi-Spot Welding Torch ]


    [ Ability: Bulky (creatures with this ability will get a 20% bonus to Strength when attacking and have a 33% chance of knocking down an opponent smaller than themselves) ]


    [ Obtained Prefix: Skilled ]


    [ Current Full Name: Skilled Engineering SCV Pontin (Elite) ]


    [ Creatures with the ��Skilled�� prefix often have extraordinary skills in certain aspects. With this prefix, Pontin��s speed in collecting resources increases by 500%, the speed of construction and repair increases by 500%, and he will need 20% less construction materials. ]


    [ As Pontin��s strength continues to improve, so will the prefix. ]


    ***


    Sheyan instantly checked the attributes of the other engineering SCVs. He found that they only had about forty points of average attributes, which showed how big an upgrade Pontin had undergone.


    The rest of the people were shocked when they heard Pontin say that his strength was bestowed by Sheyan. Even Snake appeared incredulous.


    Sheyan did not answer any questions. He left the entire mess for Pontin to handle (Pontin was only circling around Kyrgyzna, bothering her anyway). Sheyan still had many things he needed to do today. His first priority, of course, was to locate Ronnie. Since Ronnie had asked him for aid, he must have left some signs for Sheyan to help Sheyan find him.


    He naturally left Pontin here to do work. Developing a base here seemed like a good idea. Sheyan nned to go out with Snake to look for more information. Although Snake was hiding a lot of secrets, it was undeniable that Sheyan had managed to obtain a lot of first-hand information from him.


    Sheyan learned from Snake that the Lost Temple was much bigger than Earth, but there were a lot of forbidden, deadly areas on the which contained a kind of strong toxic substance that was fatal to both humans and Protoss. Even the tenacious Zerg could not hatch their eggs in the deadly areas.


    Therefore, only areas that containednd that were steel blue in colour were safe, essible areas. These safe areas were scattered throughout the. If these safe areas were put together, they would be about the size of Taiwan.


    Therefore, it was not as hard as one would imagine to locate a friend or an enemy here. Snake also told Sheyan that the lost dark shrine would not remain at a fixed spot. Otherwise, let alone their enemies, even the Zealots from before, who had contradicting ideologies, would have located them and wiped them out.


    Therefore, he had to wait for the right time to locate the lost dark shrine. Once the lost dark shrine appeared, a plethora of abnormal phenomena would ur. The most direct consequence of these phenomena was that this whole interster region would be like the Bermuda Triangle, causing strange disappearances of patrol spacecrafts.


    Upon hearing this, a thought which gave Sheyan chills suddenly shed across his mind. He suddenly recalled a particr matter which he could not figure out before �C how Snake could ensure that his leadership status was not challenged by high-ranking survivors.


    Perhaps Snake had killed all the officers who could threaten his position!

 Chapter 1308: The Arrival of the Zerg

    <h4>Chapter 1308: The Arrival of the Zerg</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The more Sheyan thought about it, the more he felt that he was getting close to the truth.


    Because even with Sheyan��s intelligence, he could not imagine how anyone could selectively let only the spacecrafts that carried lower ranking soldiers crash onto this.


    After ruling out all other possibilities, the possibility which remained must be the truth �C Snake had killed all those who could threaten his authority.


    After Sheyan came to this conclusion, he naturally realised that he was in extreme danger, but Sheyan had confidence in himself. Even when he was not prepared, to scheme against him was still a very difficult task.


    That was because Sheyan��s most defining feature was his durability! His extreme durability! Furthermore, he had great explosiveness. If his enemies could not kill him right away, they would have to face his fierce counter-attack!


    The two men marched forth on the pale bluend, the moist soil beneath their feet making a soft rustling sound as they walked. Wind whistled through the air, rubbing against their faces and hats before whirling into their noses and mouths. No one spoke, because they had to remain vignt, and because they had to keep quiet, lest they miss out on any important clues.


    For some reason, Sheyan kept feeling that there was a faint odour of blood in the air, like the smell which lingered on a person��s hand after they stabbed someone to death; a smell that could not be washed away by any amount of soap or rubbing! He inhaled deeply, trying to take in the odour, but strangely, the smell seemed to have disappeared.


    ��Let��s rest here for a while.�� Snake had chosen a low slope. He jumped down and curled his body.


    ��We��re close to the Protoss patrol area. Like us, they��re also waiting for the Dark Temple to open. They��ve sent a lot of troops here, determined to get their hands on the Colossus technology. But because most of the crystal deposits on this have been exhausted, they can��t construct a lot of buildings, so they could only use the dumbest way....��


    ��The dumbest way?�� Sheyan asked. ��Did they transport all the ground troops here with spaceships?��


    ��What else,�� replied Snake. ��The Protoss are determined to acquire this technology at any cost.��


    ��But if I remember correctly, the only Protoss ship that can perform long-distance space voyage is the Carrier. Usually, long-distance voyage must undergo careful preparation to ensure that there��s enough Corsair escorts, or the Zerg��s Scourges could easily take the Carriers down in a suicide charge. Our own Valkyrie frigates are also the nemesis of Carriers. A rash, unnned voyage would often only consist of Carriers and transport ships. If they encounter an enemy, the loss will be terrible!��


    ( https://starcraft.fandom/wiki/Scourge ; https://starcraft.fandom/wiki/Valkyrie )


    ��In order to win, of course they have to pay a price,�� remarked Snake in a cold tone.


    When Snake said this, his eyes were filled with a feverish glint. Sheyan quietly took note of this. Looks like the man was showing a little of his true colours. Snake probably realised that his momentarypse may have raised Sheyan��s suspicion, so he immediately revealed a piece of information that Sheyan was eager to know.


    ��The temperaturest night should be around 30 degrees below zero? From my experience, when the temperature drops to -40 degrees, the chances of the Dark Temple appearing will be much higher.��


    ��Oh,�� replied Sheyan. ��I heard a strange noisest night. But when I went out to look, I only found the thing that they call the devil��s eye.��


    Snake stared at Sheyan. He finally asked what he really wanted to know.


    ��The transformation of that guy called Pontin was so fast, and so unbelievable! It took me 20 years to promote from an ordinary Ghost to a Spectre, but Pontin has changed from an ordinary SCV to a veteran soldier overnight! No, he��s even stronger than a veteran soldier now. It felt as if he waspletely reborn! Did you really do that?��


    Sheyan carefully observed Snake��s expression. He thought to himself that he had finally found the man��s weakness. He then smiled and said, ��The SCV is our most basic troop. No matter how elite or legendary an SCV is, it��s impossible for them to take on an Ultralisk by themself. That��s why it��s not too hard to enhance the strength of an ordinary SCV.��


    ��On the other hand, Ghosts are selected from among the most elite of humans. Even an ordinary Ghost possesses power that��s far beyond an ordinary human. Your starting point is too high, so it��s a lot more difficult to make you stronger. However, it��s not impossible.��


    Snake was clearly hesitating. He had no way of telling if Sheyan was lying. However, from what he had seen so far, Sheyan did not seem like he was. Sheyan��s final line was especially tempting to his ears. He could not help asking, ��Do you really have a way?��


    Sheyan smiled. ��We��ll have to kill stronger enemies. Only then can I extract stronger power crystals from their bodies. These power crystals are the foundation of the strengthening.��


    Snake was about to reply when something suddenly made him sniff a few times. Then, he eximed with a frown, ��Something��s wrong!��


    Sheyan had already stood up. His Perceptive Sense was not low, so he had also detected the strange, barely-detectable smell in the air. The smell was not unfamiliar to Sheyan �C it was the smell of the Zerg.


    Snake has quietly vanished into thin air. He was continuously burning his MP to cloak (stealth) himself. Even with Sheyan��s formidable Perceptive Sense, he could not locate Snake��s presence. Of course, part of the reason was because they were allies, but it was also a testament to Snake��s strength.


    Because Sheyan was currently positioned upwind, and because the Zerg had very sensitive senses of smell and hearing, he simply waited where he was for the expert to bring news back to him. Soon, Snake��s hoarse voice transmitted over from themunicator.


    ��Rub some dirt on your body and make your way here slowly. The two sides are engaged in a bitter fight. They probably won��t notice us.��


    ***


    Sheyan crept to where Snake was along a crevice at the side. Upon arrival, he immediately witnessed a brutal skirmish between the Zerg and the Protoss.


    The Zerg force was made up of three ssic unit types �C Zerglings, Hydralisks and Devourers. The cheap Zerglings make for excellent meat shields. They also had respectable movement speed and powerful ws that could tear through any armour.


    ( https://starcraft.fandom/wiki/Zergling ; https://starcraft.fandom/wiki/Hydralisk ; https://starcraft.fandom/wiki/Devourer )


    With them attracting enemy firepower in front, the Hydralisks and Devourers could attackfortably from behind, thus forming ayered three-dimensional offence.


    Thanks to the Devourers�� powerful Acid Spores and the fearless rush of the Zerglings, the Protoss troops were forced to keep retreating. However, the situation was soon reversed when the Protoss troops retreated onto a rtively high hill. There was a hard-to-detect blue glow on the ground there. When the Protoss troops stepped onto the blue glow, theirbat effectiveness increased by at least 8%.


    The Zerg��s way of fighting focused on unceasing numbers. Seeing the enemy retreat, of course they had to rush forward to strike at the enemy��s core! The Protoss had units that had the highest HP and the toughest defence among the three races, so one must wipe they out while they were still in the budding phase, before they could mature.


    So even though the Zerg army knew that the blue light had buffed the enemies, they stillunched a fearless offence under themand of the floating Overlord not far away. However, the Zerg troops at the very front soon caught sight of a shiny building unique to the Protoss race �C a Pylon!


    (TL: A Pylon is a Protoss structure needed for a Probe to be able to warp in most Protoss buildings. https://starcraft.fandom/wiki/Pylon )


    Almost all Protoss buildings were built around Pylons, because the Pylons could provide the energy for other buildings to function �C without energy, everything was meaningless.


    Then, from a very strategic location at the side, a yellow disc about three meters in diameter suddenly rose from the ground, supported by a pale blue pir. It seemed as if the yellow disc was pushed up by the pir.


    The following second, a snow-white ball of light shot out from the yellow disc. Like Sheyan anticipated, the ball of light struck a Zergling, killing it. The yellow disc then immediately retracted back as quick as lightning. It reloaded in the blink of an eye and reappeared again, this time blowing up a Hydralisk to bits.


    This object was the Photon Cannon of the Protoss. Its only weakness was that it could not move. The cannon fired an encapsted antimatter sphere simr to that generated by the Dragoon, but because it was fixed on the ground, it did not need to consider the problems of energy supply and reaction force, so the photon shots it fired had greater range and greater power.


    The Protoss had actually built two Photon Cannons. With the addition of these powerful weapons, the situation immediately took a sharp turn. Zealots surged forward, blocking the Zerglings�� way and stopping them from advancing another inch. Meanwhile, the limited long-range firepower of the Photon Cannons focused entirely on dealing with the highly mobile Devourers in the air.


    In just 30 seconds, at least seven Devourers were blown to bits in the sky, their blood raining down. However, the Zerg��s rush was not entirely ineffective. Blue me ignited on one of the Photon Cannons, indicating that its internal energy system had lost control. It would explode any moment.


    A few secondster, the Photon Cannon burst into shiny fragments!

 Chapter 1309: High Templar

    <h4>Chapter 1309: High Temr</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Zerg troops were renowned for their low cost and astounding quantity. When a sea of Zerg units swooped in roaring, their terrifying numbers and unstoppable momentum could make anyone shake in their boots.


    The incessant torrent of Zerg troops rushed into Protoss territory, and a fierce tug of war between the two sides began. The military strength of both sides was being depleted at an rming rate. The frontline was simply a tragic flesh grinder!


    Finally, something shocking urred. The remaining Photon Cannon exploded too, but the momentum of the Zerg troops had obviously waned because their numbers had severely depleted. As the saying goes, an arrow at the end of its flight could not even pierce through the thinnest of silk. Thest of the Zerg died crashing into the defensive wall created by the Protoss.


    The Protoss only had a few Dragoons and a crippled Zealot left, but the final result was, they had sessfully defended their base.


    The territory right now naturally made for a tragic sight. It was reminiscent of the battlefields of old where corpses strewn across thend together with broken arrows and des, but the g that was smoked ck still flew high, and the general who seemingly would not die supported his wounded body with his sword, weing the bitter victory.


    ��The Protoss seem to have found a hidden mineral vein! Otherwise, they would not have enough crystal to support the battle,�� remarked Snake.


    The two of them slowly moved to the right side of the battlefield. There, they saw arge number of Protoss Probes surging forward, densely covering the area.


    The Probes were the Protoss worker units responsible for mining and construction, like the Drones of the Zerg and the SCVs of the humans (Terrans). These floating units were currently sweeping through the battlefield diligently, moving aside the corpses that were blocking the way and cing down spots of light in selected ces.


    (TL note: Some Protoss early game rush strategies feature Probes constructing Pylons and Photon Cannons near or in an enemy base, known as cannon rushing. https://starcraft.fandom/wiki/Probe )


    This was the advantage in Protoss construction. The Probes themselves did not need to perform the construction. Instead, they only needed toy down micro-beacons to provide an anchor and entry point for fully functioning structures to be directly ��warped in�� over interster distances to a certain destination.


    Of course, the buildings could only be warped in within the scope of coverage of Pylons. The Pylons were the ones providing energy for the warping in process.


    The reason Snake judged that the Protoss had discovered a mineral resource was because theyout of the Protoss buildings was clearly meant to defend and wait for reinforcement.


    But this was not a good defensive area at all. Yes, it was on a slope, but the Zerg forces coulde from all sides, fully demonstrating their superiority in numbers. In addition, the Zerg might send aerial troops like the Devourers,unching a coordinated attack from both air and ground. If the battlefield was toorge, the situation would be extremelyplex, thus making it more difficult for the defensive side.


    So the only reason the Protoss would employ a defensive strategy would be to guard something that must be guarded, like a mineral vein, or... the Dark Temple?


    It did not take long for the Protoss base to expand to an astonishing size. There were only two Photon Cannons before, but now, it spread densely over the entire area, covering almost the entire hillside.


    These Photon Cannons were skillfullyid down, leaving enough room for Zealots and Dragoons to move between them. This way, the Zealots and Dragoons could charge forward without a hitch, and when they were seriously injured, they could quickly retreat under the cover fire of the Photon Cannons.


    Something strange happened after that. Three Probes came together and started summoning a building at the same time! Warped in this building seemed to require arge amount of energy supply, because as many as twelve Pylons were built around them!


    After that, arge number of Zealots fearlessly marched into the warping light with a solemn and pious expression on their faces. As soon as they came into contact with the light in the middle, they would melt into it. They looked like ants that queued up to march into a juicer, like they were sacrificing themselves!


    The light was gradually dyed red as more and more Zealots sacrificed themselves into it. It was initially pale red in colour, then turned scarlet, then crimson, and finally became a shocking dark red, like a beating heart that was stripped from the body.


    Finally, after sacrificing nearly a hundred Zealots, the building gradually took form. It had the appearance of a giant palm that stood over ten meters high. Although the finer details were still slowly forming, the intimidating feeling it gave off could barely be contained!


    ��What kind of Protoss building is this? Why have I never seen it before?�� Sheyan could not help asking.


    ��This is an non-standard Protoss strategic building,�� answered Snake. ��It can only be built by powerful heroes among the Protoss. Neither the Zerg race nor the Protoss were rigid and self-conceited enough to be satisfied with staying at their current level. While striving to develop their own potential, they��ll also try to achieve breakthroughs by studying other races. The Zerg are in the forefront in this field. The Queen of des, the product of an integration between a Cerebrate and a human, is the most sessful example.��


    ( https://starcraft.fandom/wiki/Sarah_Kerrigan ; https://starcraft.fandom/wiki/Cerebrate )


    ��The Zerg didn��t stop there. They��ve also deciphered the secrets of our Terranmand center. That��s why Zerg Queens can leave their physical bodies to infest ourmand centers and produce those crazy suicide bombers. These are all facts that we��ve been able to confirm. They��re also examples of how the Zerg make use of other races to evolve. There are rumours that they��ve already started the research on an non-standard strategic building �C a building to mass produce the Queen of des...��


    Snake��s exnation stirred up a storm in Sheyan��s mind. He had to admit, although the old man was very sneaky, he had a lot of knowledge. Sheyan listened attentively.


    Snake continued, ��In the battle in which my son died, we suffered heavy casualties. Even Lang West, known as the King of the Ghosts, died in that fight. He told me something before his death. The Protoss were researching their own non-standard buildings, inspired by the Zerg technology which uses flesh and blood to construct a stable warping wormhole!��


    ��You must have seen how crazy those things are, Brigadier General! A Zerg mine that looks empty and defenseless can suddenly be overrun by a shocking number of troops in just a few minutes with the use of a wormhole!��


    Sheyan smiled and did not say anything. Of course he knew about the Zerg��s powerful technology. It was thanks to this technology that he could let the ckthorn Zerg cross countless gxies and dimensions to descend upon Pandora.


    Snake raised his body a little to observe the situation below. He had a contemtive look on his face.


    ��If I��m guessing correctly, they��re still missing a very important thing before they canplete this fearsome building.��


    Before Sheyan could ask what it was, he suddenly detected a familiar odour. The odour was faint, but it cut through his perception like a sharp knife.


    ��The Zerg are attacking again!�� said Sheyan.


    Snake listened carefully. He then looked at Sheyan in surprise.


    ��You��re right. I can hear the sound of the Hydralisks spewing acid!��


    A ck Zerg tide was rushing over with indomitable momentum from the horizon, looking as if they were about to sweep across the world!


    In no time at all, the Zerg tide crashed into the seemingly fragile embankment newly-constructed by the Protoss!


    Even watching from the distance, Sheyan could not help holding his breath in excitement! Such fearless courage, such tragic bravery! It reminded him of a famous line from an ancient literature:


    ��The terrifying waves pped on the rocky shore, stirring up a thousand snow.��


    The defensive line of the Protoss was the rocky shore, while the unceasing Zerg troops were the terrifying waves. When the two sides collided together, flesh and blood flew up to thirty meters high!


    Snake, the old veteran, had obviously seen his share ofrge-scale wars. After watching for a while, he could already predict the oue.


    ��The Protoss won��t be able to hold them off.��


    That��s right! The crazy Zerg tide had indeed suffered a shocking number of casualties. The fatality rate of the Zerg troops that rushed at the very front was close to 100%. But countless more Zerg units came from behind to fill their ce. In just an instant, the neverending Zerg swarm had already invaded one third of the Protoss territory!


    Not only were the Protoss in an absolute disadvantage in terms of numbers, they alsocked various facilities such as Shield Batteries to rapidly recharge their sma shields. The only fate awaiting the Protoss was to be nutrients for the Zerg. Even the non-standard strategic building being constructed was about to fall!


    But at that moment, a Protoss strategic unit entered the battlefield.


    It was a type of unit that was so weak that it almost had no direct attacking power, but it had the ability to instantly turn defeat into victory! It was the powerful creature which controlled the ionization energy in the universe, the High Temr!


    ( https://starcraft.fandom/wiki/High_temr )


    Psionic Storms instantly covered the entire battlefield. Only the buildings and the creatures inside them could escape from being damaged by this powerful force!

 Chapter 1310: Re-encountering the Tanker Bugs

    <h4>Chapter 1310: Re-encountering the Tanker Bugs</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Under the Psionic Storms coverage, the densely packed Hydralisks and Zerglings first froze, then burst into bloody pieces one after another. The Devourers screamed in agony and pped their wings hard, trying to flee, but only a few managed to do so, and they were left seriously injured.


    In this instant, the Protoss territory had actually emptied, as if a giant invisible broom had swept past, brutally crushing all the bugs.


    And the Ultralisks, which could withstand a few Psionic Storms with their high HP and defence, could not escape the fate of being destroyed either. After they lost the protection of their allies, they were instantly surrounded and attacked from all sides.


    Sheyan let out a long breath. But when he turned towards Snake, he found that the man was looking at the Psionic Storms with eyes that were full of hatred and rage! It suddenly hit Sheyan that the Psionic Storm was not just a nightmare for low-level Zerg soldiers, it was also a nightmare for all non-mechanical human troops!!


    Be it the SCVs, Marines, Firebats or Ghosts, they all had themon weakness of having low HP. The Ghosts�� invisibility could not save them fromrge area of effect spells which performed continuous damage like the Psionic Storm. At most, they wouldst a few seconds longer than the other infantry forces.


    Those few seconds may not be enough for the Ghosts to run to safety, because speed was never their specialty.


    So, although Snake did not say so himself, Sheyan was certain that his son was most likely killed by a Psionic Storm!


    In the battlefield in the distance, after suffering the heavy blow of the Psionic Storms, the Zerg forcespletely pulled back. That truly caught Sheyan by surprise because it was unlike the Zerg��s normal bloody and crazed fighting style.


    While Sheyan was trying to guess about what the Overmind on the other side was trying to do, the ground suddenly shook for reasons unknown.


    The tremor rapidly intensified. The rumbling of the ground echoed throughout the whole battlefield. When Sheyan saw the rocks that were rolling down the hillside nearby, he suddenly remembered something.


    ��Are those things joining the fight? But those are special forces, not mass produced troops. A Queen that can produce those units must have been to P before (the in Starship Troopers�� plot). If that��s the case, themander of this battle may very well be my old opponent.��


    With a loud bang, the ground in front of the Protoss defensive base exploded violently, as if over eighty tons of TNT explosives were detonated there! The exploding soil soared more than fifty meters into the sky!


    A Photon Cannon suddenly tilted to the side and copsed because the ground beneath it had suddenly caved inwards! Out came a giant beetle from the giant pit that was made!


    Yes, the giant beetle was a Tanker Bug of the Starship Trooper universe (https://starshiptroopers.fandom/wiki/Tanker_Bug)! The Tanker Bug had obviously been enhanced by the Zerg��s war genes. It was a little smaller than usual, about three meters tall and five meters long, and it was covered in a greyish-white, tough, and rubber-like skin membrane. Respiratory holes grew symmetrically on both sides of its body, as well as 3 pairs of symmetrical long legs. The carapace at the vital joints on its body bulged, seemingly full of destructive force.


    After the Tanker Bug made the Photon Cannon copse, it sprayed acid at the two Zealots at the side with its mouth. An emerald green me instantly burned all over the Zealots�� bodies. They were already injured to begin with; now that they had received another attack, they quickly fell dead.


    When the Dragoons and Photon Cannons nearby tried to tried to focus fire on the Tanker Bug, it immediately twisted its plump body and returned to the ground at an astonishing speed. Most of the photon shots could do nothing but st the soil in anger.


    At the same time, at least 30 Tanker Bugs had unknowingly burrowed their way to the bottom of various Photon Cannons and immediately went to work. They dug various ground fissures and pits, causing chaos among the Protoss defensive system.


    But even crazier was the fact that they also seemed to possess some formidable special powers. The earth they raised when they dug out could form a temporary ground shield that protected them. Therefore, when they asionally appeared above the ground, it was still hard to cause too much damage to them.


    Obviously, the Psionic Storms of the High Temrs would be useless when the Protoss defensive system had beenpletely destroyed by the Tanker Bugs.


    Without the defensive system, the Protoss could only let the Dragoons and Zealots tank at the frontline. However, the Psionic Storm caused indiscriminate damages, so if the Protoss keep using Psionic Storms, they would be hurting themselves too! The number of forces between the two sides were heavily in the Zerg��s favour to begin with, so doing that would be akin to quenching thirst by drinking poison! Furthermore, the Psionic Storm was not something that could be cast non-stop. It was limited by the High Temrs�� MP....


    And right when the Protoss side fell into a great crisis, so did Sheyan!


    Despite his vignce, he still fell for a trap during a momentarypse in concentration.


    Whose trap?


    Snake��s, of course!


    There was no proof that Snake��s action of tapping the rocks with his fingers was deliberate, but nevertheless, it had sessfully attracted the attention of a Tanker Bug.


    In fact, many people have little habits like that when they are deep in thought. The only usation that could be made against Snake was that he was too careless. Snake could even argue that he had no understanding of non-standard units like the Tanker Bugs. But, the fact remained that a Tanker Bug had been attracted over, and...Snake had vanished after activating his cloaking device.


    Of course, he could also exin this behaviour with numerous excuses. For example, he was clearly a gunman. Of course he had to distance himself from the enemy.


    And why didn��t he show himself and attack after pulling away?


    Snake could say that he was being targeted by the Overlord who had natural anti-stealth capability. He could also say that he suddenly had to go to the toilet, or his period hade and he forgot to bring a tampon....it��s not like a dead man could use him of lying.


    Yup, in Snake��s eyes, Sheyan was already a dead man the moment the Zerg noticed his presence.


    It did not matter if he was a Brigadier General or a legend.


    It was not the first time Snake had done something like this. He was very experienced.


    But Snake was simrly in quite a pinch himself because the moment Sheyan noticed Snake��s abnormal behaviour, he had immediately smashed a bottle of gene-mix on the ground!


    The smoke cloud immediately acted upon Snake��s body, strengthening him, but this bottle of gene-mix was specially prepared by Sheyan. It smelled especially putrid!


    The Zerg had a very sensitive sense of smell. Even though Snake had turned invisible and ran a few hundred metres away, with that smell sticking to him, he would still attract the attention of the Zerg, especially the Overlord drifting in the sky! In fact, there were already a few Zerglings trying to sniff him out. His predicament was no less dire!


    And if both of them survived and met each other again, Sheyan could just shamelessly defend himself in a voice filled with deep regret, ��I was obviously just trying to buff you up! I didn��t expect that kind of side effect...��


    Yup, the only effective way to deal with a bitch was to be even bitch-ier than him! Sheyan understood this well.


    ***


    A Tanker Bug had emerged in front of Sheyan, drilling its way out from the soil. Its thick carapace shell seemed no different from armour and helmet. It��s eyes shone blood red. Itsplex looking mouthpiece wriggled non-stop, probably because it was continuously mixing various chemicalpounds, ready to shoot a deadly acid at a moment��s notice.


    It was likely the first time the Tanker Bugs had made an appearance in front of the Protoss, so the Protoss were caughtpletely off guard. But little did the Zerg know, Sheyan was very familiar with the Tanker Bugs.


    A long time ago, he had checked the detailed information of the Tanker Bugs through the Mother of the ckthorn. The Tanker Bugs must have undergone various optimizations and modifications by now, but most of their nature and physiological structure would not change, just like how rice would always be short and grow in water no matter how much it was improved and optimized. It would never grow to three meters tall or be able to grow in the desert.


    So, when Sheyan, who was very familiar with the Tanker Bugs, saw the ferocious bug in front of him, the first thing he did was, of course, to run away.


    In the Zerg��s opinion, discovering a stray puny human was no big deal. As for the human running away, was that not normal? Do you expect the puny human to engage in directbat with a powerful Zerg warrior?


    Evidently, in their simple minds, the powerful Tanker Bug would definitely catch up to the human and eat it for dessert.


    What? Send another unit to help? Are you insulting the strength of our great Tanker Bugs? Or is this puny human more important than conquering the sacred ground of the Protoss?


    Hence, Sheyan led the pursuing Tanker Bug away, retreating while he fought. Sheyan��s movement speed was not as fast as the Tanker Bug who had six long legs, but he only needed to be vignt of the Tanker Bug��s acid me. Its other attacks, such as trampling with its long foot or crashing with its body, were tolerable. Therefore, although Sheyan seemed to be in a dire predicament, looking like he would be stomped or bumped to death at any moment, he still sessfully escaped to the edge of the main battlefield.

 Chapter 1311: Heroes

    <h4>Chapter 1311: Heroes</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Sheyan suddenly ran clockwise around the Tanker Bug, taking a few hard stomps from the bug as he did so. However, his sudden change in tactic gave the Tanker Bug a lot of trouble. After spinning around a few times in pursuit of Sheyan, the bug howled in anger and suddenly turned counter clockwise, trying to catch Sheyan off guard.


    But Sheyan was long prepared for that; he immediately ran counter-clockwise too. The human body was simply a lot smaller than the Tanker Bug, so Sheyan could shift his direction much easierpared to the bug. The Tanker Bug could only pursue after Sheyan helplessly, as if he was being led by the nose. Less than 40 secondster, the bug suddenly fell to the ground. It spasmed continuously with its feet facing the sky, foaming at the mouth, as if it had been electrocuted.


    Sheyanughed and immediately ran away. He had expected this to happen.


    Back when he was on P, the ckthorn Zerg had already discovered a congenital defect in the brains of the Tanker Bugs �C the grey matter in their vestibr system was severely inadequate, so continuously turning around like the Tanker Bug just did ced a huge burden on its poor brain. It led to inadequate blood supply to the brain, making it faint and spasm like it was having epileptic seizure.


    Of course, this method could not be used as a conventional tactic against the Tanker Bugs because they rarely acted alone. Normally, they were either used as the main force of an attack like the Ultralisks, so they would be surrounded by a lot of Hydralisks and Zerglings, or they would move out in a group to make earthquakes in the enemy��s base.


    The 1v1 fight this time was a special case. If Sheyan actually tried to run circles around a Tanker Bug under normal circumstances, he would have been ruthlessly attacked by the allies around the bug.


    After running more than five hundred metres away, Sheyan finally turned to look back. He found to his relief that the other enemies had not pursued him in anger like he had feared. The Tanker Bug he defeated was still foaming at the mouth. The other Zerg who had been watching ignored Sheyan��s actions and had instead charged furiously at the Protoss base.


    The reason for this was simple �C the Zerg��s artificial earthquake offensive n had suffered a great setback!


    Following the advancement of the technology tree, another type of powerful Protoss unit was created and quickly deployed to the battlefield. This unit greatly restrained the Tanker Bugs!


    This new unit type also looked like a bug. Its name was �� Reaver.


    ( TL: The Reaver is a Protoss unit which houses a micro-manufacturing nt simr to the Carrier, producing tiny robotic drones known as Scarabs. )


    ( https://starcraft.fandom/wiki/Reaver )


    Unlike the Tanker Bug that was strong and agile, the Reaver moved and attacked very slowly. It did not even have limbs and moved by wriggling its body, looking fat and dumb. However, by virtue of its only ability, it could rank among the high-level forces of the Protoss.


    The Reaver was one of the few creatures that could chew on crystals directly and even devour them. After swallowing 15 units of crystals, it could convert them into some peculiar life-like organisms called Scarabs and store them in its huge, fat abdomen.


    ( TL: I��m referring to the Starcraft minerals as crystals to differentiate them from other types of minerals that may be present in this world. They��re called crystals in the raws anyway. )


    After the Reaver sent the Scarabs out, the Scarabs would perform all kinds of ingenious maneuvers like the most nimble of missiles to attack the target designated by the Reaver. Not only did the Scarabs have strong destructive power, they also caused radial ssh damage!


    Theoretically, a round of Scarab attack by a Reaver could kill a whole squad of Zerglings without any suspense.


    With the Scarabs chasing after them like their own shadows, the Tanker Bugs were having a rough time. Even though they could swiftly drill their way into the ground to escape, they would always leave behind a wide underground tunnel due to their gigantic size. The Scarabs would just keep on chasing them. Each round of exploding Scarabs would cause the Tanker Bugs heavy damage, and the AoE effect would also make the ground copse. From time to time, pirs of smoke and dust would burst out of the ground across the Protoss territory, apanied by the grievous roars of the Tanker Bugs. The scattered soil would have the flesh and blood of the bugs mixed within them.


    But the Zergmander had already achieved its tactical objective. The first wave of assault had destroyed more than one-third of the Protoss defensive infrastructures, and the Tanker Bug assault had destroyed another third.


    In the distant horizon, yet another swarm of Zerg troops was rushing in like a ck tide! And leading the way on the front line were actually a group of Overlords!


    (TL: Overlords are vulnerable units that have no offensive capabilities. They��re mostly used for control, detection and air transportation.)


    ( https://starcraft.fandom/wiki/Overlord_(StarCraft) )


    Sheyan had personallymanded a Zerg battle before, so he had also dabbled in various Zerg tactics. When he saw this, his pupils abruptly shrank. He could not help muttering incredulously, ��Themander is actually putting the defenceless Overlords on the front line... and it doesn��t seem to be for the purpose of making arge-scale airdrop. Is it doing it to hide the real killer weapons behind the Overlords?��


    The Zerg��s new assault wave soon reached the Protoss base. Only when they had gotten close did Sheyan see that, among the dense swarm of Overlords hid some strange creatures that had a sinuous head, a stretched skin membrane, and propulsed itself in the air by blowing out air like the bellows. It was yet another Zerg unit with zero offensive capabilities, the Queen!


    (TL: One of the Queen��s primary functions is to imnt parasites in its enemies. The Queen can also infest other creatures, causing them to expire and Broodlings to emerge from them.)


    The Protossmander instantly realised that something was amiss. He immediately ordered the Reavers and the High Temrs to retreat from the front line. Unfortunately, neither of these two units were proficient in speed. It would be difficult for them to escape even if they wanted to!


    Arge number of Overlords burst into bloody pieces under the attack of the Photon Cannons, but they had won the time for the Queens to cast their spells. Suddenly, ck shadows shot out of the Queens�� mouths at high speed, instantly flying hundreds of meters away to urate hit the fleeing Reavers and High Temrs!


    The troops that were struck by the shadows immediately rotted and died, falling to the ground. Two hexapod giant bugs sprang out of each corpse and instantly pounced on the enemies near them. This was the insta-death special ability of the Zerg Queens: Spawn Broodling!


    Less than one third of the Protoss�� defensive facilities remained by now, and most of the Reavers and High Temrs, who were the most effective against the Zerg assault, had been killed by the Spawn Broodling ability. The Zerg army immediately went all out. Together with the ten or so remaining Tanker Bugs, theyunched a three-dimensional offensive from the air, the ground and the underground!


    It was obvious that, barring any idents, the fall of the Protoss base was inevitable.


    At that moment, the Protoss ship dock glowed, and an aircraft Sheyan had seen before, an Arbiter, suddenly emerged like a heavy, clumsy swallow! The most advanced Protoss aircraft had finally arrived on the battlefield!


    (TL: The Arbiter is a high cost Protoss offensive-support psionic unit. Its Cloaking Field passive ability cloaks all nearby friendly units, but not itself. Its Stasis ability can cut an enemy attack wave in half, allowing allied forces to eliminate foes in smaller, more manageable groups. Its Recall ability can teleport allied forces into an enemy base, circumventing any defenses. )


    However, this newly-arrived Arbiter possessed only the Cloaking Field ability. Neither of its Stasis and Recall abilities had been developed yet. In addition, it currently did not even have any energy to use an ability. More importantly, the vast group of Zerg Overlords were anti-stealth units, making them the Arbiter��s nemesis!


    So what was the use of this Arbiter?


    It flew straight towards the Protoss non-standard strategic building!


    The building was now fully formed. It had the appearance of a giant w growing out from the ground. It carried the bright, concise, futuristic style of the Protoss, but its dark red colour, decorative fangs and sharp talons carried a hint of Zerg ferocity!!


    The giant w grabbed the Arbiter. The Arbiter began to disintegrate into spots of light within the w��s grasp. The spots of light coated the surface of the w with a smooth, bright ze, as if a soul had been injected into the w, making ite alive.


    After that, the giant w performed a strange action, tightening into a fist and immediately loosening itself again. Following this action, one of the twelve Pylons (energy buildings) that were built around the giant w suddenly exploded, and a blood-red portal emerged!


    Protoss warriors stepped out of the portal one after another.


    There were not many of these Protoss warriors �C only twelve in total �C and they were all of different types. But Sheyan instantly realised that these twelve Protoss warriors looked very different from the standard soldiers.


    For example, the one at the very front was a Zealot.


    As the most basic Protoss infantry units, the Zealots were usually just cannon fodder that rushed at the very front to absorb damage for their allies.


    But this Zealot��s appearance waspletely different from a normal Zealot. He looked proud and aggressive. Ordinary Zealots were built for agility, while this Zealot was a muscr creature. He wore a red cape on his back and wielded a terrifying two-handed giant warhammer instead of psi-des!


    He instantly charged into the battlefield. The first Zerg soldier he attacked was an Ultralisk, the strongest conventional Zerg ground unit.


    The Zealot fell the Ultralisk with just one strike of his hammer! The Ultralisk struggled on the ground, unable to get back up! Such a majestic sight!


    Following close behind the Zealot was a Dark Temr,monly known as the hidden knife. Normal Dark Temrs wielded a warp de, but this Dark Temr wielded two! In addition, he could throw both of them to attack from range! The warp des would rotate back to him like boomerangs. With every throw of the warp de, arge group of Zerglings would die!


    The third one was a Dragoon who seemed to have ame leg. Its gait was slow and unsteady, and it looked like it would fall down at any moment.


    When a group of Mutalisks flew towards a Photon Cannon nearby, the Dragoon raised its phase disruptor to attack.

 Chapter 1312: It’s Actually Him

    <h4>Chapter 1312: It��s Actually Him</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    One shot from the Dragoon and Sheyan was already shocked speechless! A normal Dragoon could only shoot a single antimatter bolt at a time, but this Dragoon hero��s cannon muzzle was like a shower spray. One spin of the cannon and six horrifying antimatter bolts shot forward, bombarding the Mutalisks so hard that they howled in agony!


    ...


    That��s right, it turned out that the function of this non-standard strategic building was to summon powerful Protoss hero units, and it summoned twelve of them in one go!!


    (TL: Hero units are unique units that usually represent plot-important characters or constructs, taking part in battle on the field. https://starcraft.fandom/wiki/Hero_unit )


    The rest of the heroes marched onto the battlefield one after another like they were being paraded. There were four Zealots among the first summoned batch of hero units, making up the highestposition, while two of them were Dragoons.


    Suddenly, Sheyan noticed a white ball of lighting out of the blood red portal �C an Archon had appeared!


    (TL: The Archon is a Protoss heavy assault warrior formed by merging two High Temrs. https://starcraft.fandom/wiki/Archon_(StarCraft) )


    Sheyan was not unfamiliar with the Archon because Aldaris�� trump card was to summon one. The Archon was a huge monster that looked like the genie from Arabian folklore. Arge mass of white light surrounded the Archon. Although the light gave off a holy feeling, the creature at the core had the face of a devil.


    But Sheyan failed to see what was so special with this Archon except that his energy shield was thicker.... That was, until he released a Psionic Storm with a wave of his hand!


    An Archon was formed by merging two High Temrs, so logically speaking, Archons should be able to use Psionic Storms too, right? Unfortunately, that was just wishful thinking. An Archon was an insanely strong monster that could hover, perform AoE attack, and attack from range, but they did not have an active ability like the Psionic Storm.


    But this Archon did. And for some reason, the more Sheyan looked at him, the more familiar his actions felt. Finally, he could not help muttering to himself, ��Why does this guy look so much like Aldaris?��


    That��s right. Sheyan had had a lot of contacts with Aldaris. As the MT who tank in front, it was necessary for Sheyan to be familiar with his teammates�� habits, because excellent cooperation could save lives.


    The actions of this Archon contained Aldaris�� personal style.


    An Archon��s attacking posture was reminiscent of a Taoist��s ��Thunder Palm��. The Archon would hold his hands together as he collected the destructive particles in the air and released them forward in the form of a psionic shockwave, attacking the enemies in a 5-6 square meters area. However, the attacking range was rather abysmal, only about forty to fifty meters. This range was even shorter than the acid spit of the Hydralisks.


    Other Archons would fearlessly rush forward and continuously bombard the enemies with their psionic shockwaves, but this Archon hero was a lot more cowardly. After attacking once, he would immediately take a few steps back. Only after he had confirmed that he was not being targeted would he attack again, once, before he would then change his location again. He did not want the ��glory�� of being recognised as a formidable enemy at all.


    Perhaps because this Archon was a hero unit, he had the ability to unleash the powerful Psionic Storm. Butpared to his cowardly attacking style, the timing and coverage of his Psionic Storm was nothing short of impable.


    The areas covered by his Psionic Storms were always the areas most densely packed with Mutalisks, Hydralisks and Zerglings, and they were often the spots where the Protoss defence was about to copse. In other words, without his Psionic Storms, those areas would have inevitably fallen to the Zerg.


    That gave others the impression that this Archon was constantly rescuing the Protoss side in critical situations. It truly did appear like he was making great contributions.


    After witnessing these details, Sheyan was almost certain that this guy was indeed Aldaris. Sheyan wondered why he was summoned here. It probably had to do with his status as an Archon.


    But of course, Sheyan was not foolish enough to try and make contact with him under the circumstances. He was sure that Aldaris would not be hostile to himself, but Aldaris was not alone on the battlefield! Would the noble Protoss race let a filthy human approach their base? Sheyan was not so naive as to think so! He did not want to be turned into dust by numerous Photon Cannons. Therefore, he could only continue to watch quietly.


    ***


    As soon as the twelve hero units joined into fight, the Protoss�� tragic situation was instantly stabilised.


    It was a widely epted truth that the individual power of a hero unit could only y a very limited role in arge-scale warfare, but that referred to the power of an ��individual hero��. When the number of heroes reached a certain amount, they had the ability to turn the tide. The heroes stood tall on the battlefield like pirs. Although four of the heroes fell in battle, the situation was finally stabilised!


    At this time, another Arbiter flew out from the base.


    The giant w once again grabbed the Arbiter and devoured it. A Pylon once again exploded into a portal. Twelve more hero units arrived on the battlefield!


    This new batch of hero units were not much different from the previous batch, but there were three units that caught Sheyan��s attention.


    The first was a Probe. A Probe hero!


    Why summon a worker unit like the Probe to an intense battlefield like this?


    The bronze-coloured Probe soon told Sheyan the answer with its strength. It could construct buildings 300% faster, using 50% less resources! And unlike the worker units of other races, the Probe only needed toy down the micro-beacon, and the building would ��construct�� itself. The Probe was free to leave and pursue other activities!


    Everywhere this little guy passed through, it would leave a row of Photon Cannons and Shield Batteries in its wake, and these buildings would only take a third of the time to build!


    After building up a series of defensive facilities, it went to mine for resources. Other worker units needed 10 seconds to fill their storage of eight units of energy crystals, but this little guy returned to the base after only a second, and it actually carried 50 units of energy crystals at a time...


    Sheyan finally understood. The little guy may be a worker, the lowest ranking unit type, but to tell the truth, not only was its role not inferior to any other hero units, it was probably a lot more important! Sheyan would take him over three or four other hero units!


    The second hero unit that impressed Sheyan was a Shuttle.


    (TL: The Shuttle is a Protoss aerospace transport.)


    The Shuttle also had no attack power, but it was surprisingly fast. This hero unit was even faster. Moreover, perhaps to make up for itsck of any attacking capabilities, its HP and defence were shockingly high, and the speed at which its energy shield recharged was unbelievably fast.


    The Shuttle zagged through the front line like a sh of lightning. Because it had no offensive power and was very hard to destroy, the Zerg troops often chose other targets instead. The Shuttle was responsible for rescuing the Protoss soldiers on the verge of death. It would pull them into its transport cabin with a strong suction force.


    The Protoss troops all had a tough sma shield around them for protection. The Shuttle would send the soldiers that were on the verge of death to the rear of the defence so that their sma shield could bepletely recharged by the Shield Batteries there. They would then rejoin the battlefield.


    Do not underestimate the Shuttle��s effectiveness. Sheyan noticed that most of the soldiers it saved were powerful but fragile units like High Temrs and Reavers! Sheyan estimated that it had rescued twenty Reavers and neen High Temrs in just ten minutes! These soldiers should have all died, but they had now recovered and rejoined the battle!


    The final hero unit which caught Sheyan��s attention was also a unit that had not disyed any offensive capabilities.


    The unit was even more cowardly than Aldaris. Aldaris had at least moved to the front line from time to time, but this unit had stayed safely in the rear from the moment he got here.


    The hero was a High Temr. Perhaps because he was a hero unit, he wore a heroic looking red cape on his back despite his cowardly behaviour. Well, okay, High Temrs had no closebat fighting power, so it made sense for him to stay at the back to unleash a Psionic Storm once in a while.


    The problem was, he had not cast one single Psionic Storm!


    He had stood next to the Gateway (Protoss building which warps in Protoss warriors from their home territories) and did only one thing, which was to use the other ability of the High Temr �� Hallucination!


    When a normal High Temr cast Hallucination, they would create two duplicates of a certain target. The Hallucinations do not inflict damage when they ��attack��, do not have any defence, and do not have any skills. They take triple damage from all attacks and have the same amount of HP as the target.


    But this High Temr hero created four Hallucinations instead of two when he used the skill! The Hallucinations only took double damage from all attacks and even had 10% of the target��s attack power!


    The Hallucinations the High Temr hero produced could be considered excellent meat shields. The hero��s MP recovery was also super fast. He was as good as four Gateways just by standing there!


    ***


    ��What a bunch of weirdos...��


    Sheyan could not help sighing in admiration as he watched the performances of these heroic units. The Zerg��s crazed assault was beingpletely contained by these heroes.


    Nevertheless, there was still no end to the Zerg soldiers in sight. It seems that they were going to have a long, drawn-out battle of attrition, moving into a contest of will and determination.


    Sheyan had not gone far. Although he could not turn invisible, he had the advantage of high Perceptive Sense. He buried himself in the soil on a distant hill and watched the movement of the Zerg army from the viewpoint of a bystander.


    ��Hmm, based on what I observed, there should be seven or eight Tanker Bugs left, and there must be newly produced ones too...Where have they disappeared to?��

 Chapter 1313: Help

    <h4>Chapter 1313: Help</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Sheyan suddenly became alert.


    ��The most effective approach for the Tanker Bugs is to breakthrough from that spot! Yes, that must be it! Oh no, that fool Aldaris is actually over there too! This is a great chance for the Zerg!��


    Having judged what the Overmind was going to do next, Sheyan cautiously edged in that direction.


    Of course, this did not mean that the Protossmander was less observant than Sheyan. Sheyan��s advantage was that he was a bystander looking over the battlefield from a high ground. And, even if the Protossmander knew the Zerg��s next move, he would still be powerless.


    Because this time, the Zerg��s attack wasunched from the underground!


    The Protoss base was located on a gentle slope, which was a very disadvantageous terrain to begin with. At first, the Zerg could only attack from an angle of 180 degrees from the front (they were limited by the cliffs on both sides). They could also attack by air, of course.


    That was already a very broad attack area. But thirty-eight Tanker Bugs had dug into one of the cliffs, causing the cliff that had been blocking the ground forces to copse into a gentle slope! That increased the Zerg attack area from 180 degrees to 240 degrees!


    And thatndslide had also affected more than a dozen Protoss buildings built near the cliff, making them copse due to unstable foundation! Aldaris was also in the area where the copse happened. He was toppled by the copse together with some of the troops that were resting and resupplying there. When they came back to their senses, they were already being overrun by the Zerg torrent!


    They were already separated from the main base. Having lost their geographical advantages and defensive facilities to rely on, being wiped out was only a matter of time!


    Fortunately, at that moment, the Shuttle heroic unit came roaring. It actually had enough capacity to transport three Reavers and a High Temr at the same time! A soon as the Reavers and High Temr were let down a distance away, they instantlyunched a fierce bout of attacks, and they were quickly transported away again afterwards.


    The Reavers�� Scarabs and the High Temr��s Psionic Storm instantly sted through the Zerg swarm, creating an escape path for Aldaris and the rest of the trapped soldiers! The path would close again in a few seconds, but it was a ray of hope!


    All the trapped Protoss troops charged through the path in a frenzy! They squeezed out every ounce of their potential, driven by their instinct to survive! But the Zerg closed in from both sides, grinding down the charging Protoss troops oneyer at a time until they were almost wiped out! Aldaris cunningly hid himself at the very middle, but with the skin gone, to what can the hair attach itself? When all the cannon fodder died, he would not escape this tragic fate either!


    At that instant, Aldaris summoned thest ounce of energy he had left to unleash a Psionic Storm directly ahead of himself, then rushed into the Psionic Storm with a scream. His sma shield was rapidly being exhausted.


    The Archon is a very peculiar unit. ording to the data in the game, an ordinary Archon has 300 sma shield points, which is staggeringly high, but only 10 meagre points of HP.


    (TL: The sma shield (a.k.a. phase shield) is a Protoss defence method created by a blend of psionic power and technology.)


    Therefore, Aldaris�� life would be as good as forfeit the moment his shield broke!


    But right then, he took an honorary dosage, instantly restoring himself to peak condition, and finally escaped from the encirclement, bruised and battered and covered in Hydralisk acid. Gone was his originally sacred and dignified Archon appearance that was like a big ball of white light. He looked more like green mouldy bread now.


    Escaping along with Aldaris were the muscr Zealot who wielded a two-handed hammer (the Zealots have a passive which raises speed, so they run fast) and a Dragoon hero unit. This Dragoon had two more legs than an ordinary Dragoon, which gave him an advantage in movement speed. In fact, speed was his defining feature. He ran fast, attacked fast, and could fire 4 times faster than a normal Dragoon. He also had a probability ofunching two antimatter bolts in one shot.


    These three core units, surrounded by more than a dozen wounded soldiers, were running towards the location where Sheyan was hiding. Following behind them were the furious Zerg troops. The Zerg, who had the upper hand, naturally would not let the enemies get away so easily.


    When the Protoss main base seemed like it was about to fall, the blood-red giant w devoured two Arbiters in one go. Two Pylons burst simultaneously, but only one portal emerged. However, the portal was unnaturally big.


    A giant red Carrier slowly flew out of the portal, bringing with it unspeakable oppressiveness and horrifying intimidation!


    A Carrier heroic unit had finally appeared!


    Following behind the heroic Carrier were eleven heroic Corsairs. These heroic Corsairs had bloodstained hulls, astonishing offensive power and extraordinary defence and HP.


    The Corsairs actually adopted a crazy, suicidal tactic. They chased after all the Overlords, trying to hunt them down at all costs. Arge number of Overlords had already sacrificed themselves before this to absorb damage for the Queens, so that the Queens could safely reach the battlefield. Now that they were targeted by the suicidal Corsair heroic units, the Overlords near the base were all cleaned up. All eleven Corsairs werepletely destroyed in the process, but they had achieved their objective.


    Right after the Overlords were eliminated from the battlefield, the Dark Temrs, who had umted to quite a number, instantly joined the fight (Dark Temrs are stealth units. Overlords are anti-stealth units). Their attack powers were truly terrifying, while the Zerg had no anti-stealth capability left!


    The situation once again entered a deadlock. Despite their best efforts, the Zerg could not conquer the Protoss main base. The damage done by arge number of Dark Temrs was simply too hot to handle, not to mention the Zerg had no way of handling them.


    ***


    Sheyan shifted his attention back to the Zerg that were chasing after Aldaris�� group.


    The most important thing in a chase was, naturally, speed.


    If you can��t even catch up to your targets, how are you going to attack them?


    Hence, all the Zerg pursuers were highly mobile units. They consisted of a mix of Zerglings, Ultralisks and Devourers (Devourers evolve from Mutalisks. They are flying units that can attach ��acid spores�� to anything they hit).


    Logically speaking, Aldaris in his Archon form should have been the bane of the Zerglings and Devourers, but that was only true if he was up against a limited number of opponents. Right now, there were dozens of Devourers, hundreds of Zerglings, and three Ultralisks. For this group of tired, defeated Protoss soldiers to turn back and fight them was simply suicidal.


    Fortunately, these Protoss soldiers were all experienced veterans. After running for several kilometers, they suddenly split into three groups and fled in different directions. This forced the Zerg troops to split up too. This was good news for Sheyan!


    Sheyan no longer concealed himself. He came out of his hiding spot and waved at Aldaris to catch his attention. Aldaris instantly ran towards the hill where Sheyan was located. Sheyan did not have time to exin anything to him. He simply shouted, ��Cast Psionic Storm at yourself!��


    Aldaris�� eyes almost bulged out of the sockets. Cast Psionic Storm at himself? Sure, that would ensure that all the enemies were covered by the storm, but the damage done by Psionic Storm was continuous damage instead of instantaneous. Even the Zerglings, who had the lowest HP, could withstand the storm for a short while and attack him a couple of times before they died!


    If he really did follow Sheyan��s instruction, then barring any idents, he would take damage from both the Psionic Storm and the Zerg!! He had already used the honorary dosage! He would die for sure!


    However, Aldaris only hesitated for half a second before he did as Sheyan said, because he believed that Sheyan had no reason to kill him.


    Blue and white lightning tore through the sky again. However, amidst the storm, Aldaris was surprised to find that his HP was dropping very slowly. Only upon a closer look did he notice that he currently had an additional status condition:


    [ You are currently under the protection of the Survival Awakening Skill, ��Survival Mark��. ]


    [ Awakener No. 1018 has ced a mark on you, greatly enhancing your survivability. In the next three seconds, 75% of any damage done to you will be allocated to the Awakener. The allocation will be performed at the stage of theoretical damage value, so any damage reduction, including the damage reduction from defence, will be done after the allocation. ]


    Psionic Stormsted for three seconds, causing a round of damage every second. Sheyan��s ��Survival Mark�� helped Aldaris safely get through the most critical period. When the ��Survival Mark�� was over, all the Zerglings and most of the Devourers within range had died. Aldaris practically only needed to deal with two Ultralisks now. He had more than half his sma shield left, enough for him to survive.


    Sheyan jumped down from the cliff, blocking in front of Aldaris, and casually threw a curse-mix. The area around them were instantly enshrouded in thick green smoke.


    But Aldaris suddenly panicked.


    ��You fool! Your curse-mix is debuffing me!��


    Sheyan advanced forward and collided with one of the Ultralisks that was charging over in a violent impact. He was so strong that an ordinary Ultralisk could not knock him away!


    He shouted at Aldaris without turning back, ��Use your brain! You��re considered a hero unit right now! Invite me as an ally of the Protoss!��


    ��I can��t! I��m not like the other hero units! They were invited here, but I volunteered toe here! I don��t have the authority! Ah!! What kind of rubbish MT are you? Don��t you see this Ultralisk breaking down my shield?!?!�� Aldaris continued to scream.

 Chapter 1314: Grouping Up

    <h4>Chapter 1314: Grouping Up</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Sheyan was wrestling with the Ultralisk with gnashing teeth. When he heard Aldaris�� cry, he shouted back angrily, ��You��re a Protoss hero, so stop screaming like you��re being raped by an Ultralisk! You��re a disgrace to the Protoss race!��


    Aldaris immediately shut his mouth, his face flushed with anger. But because there was ayer of light surrounding him, his expression could only be vaguely seen, so his embarrassment was not visible from the outside. In truth, Aldaris was a very prideful guy. It was already embarrassing enough that he had to cry out for help when he was under pressure. Now that he was ridiculed by Sheyan, he instantly gritted his teeth and refused to make another sound.


    Of course, Sheyan may have mocked Aldaris, but he still tried to save him. He gave up defending to stoop down and nt the ��seed�� of Ramtas in the ground. The Ultralisk rammed into him, sending him flying. While Sheyan was traveling through the air, he pulled out ��Verdict�� without any hesitation and performed all the necessary steps like dering the enemy as a heathen, then rudely bombarded the head of the Ultralisk that was attacking Aldaris!


    A dazzling holy light pierced through the air. Not only did this shot inflict heavy damage on the Ultralisk, it also stunned it!


    Facing the stunned Ultralisk, Sheyan stood still and took a deep breath, then raised his right arm high!


    The boxing glove on Sheyan��s right arm glowed an intense dark green! His arm slowly retracted back, seemingly with extreme difficulty. Every inch felt like it took Sheyan��s entire strength, as if Sheyan��s arm was bound to something that weighed a thousand pounds!


    That��s right, Sheyan was gathering energy with the powerful ability on his equipment, ��Ultimate Impact��!


    It was said that when the energy was gathered to its limit, even the sky, the earth and the ocean would tremble under this punch!


    Fortunately, the other Ultralisk was currently unable to chase after Sheyan, because after it had knocked Sheyan away, Ramtas had dug out of the ground and engaged the Ultralisk with everything he had. Although Ramtas was certainly no match for the Ultralisk, he could definitely stall the muscr but simple-minded creature for a few seconds, maybe even more than a dozen seconds.


    And that was more than enough time for Sheyan to finish gathering power for the ��Ultimate Impact��!


    A sh of light!


    The moment the stunned Ultralisk raised its head, it was greeted by the sight of Sheyan��s thundering fists. A string of sonic booms resounded through the air. Before the Ultralisk could even react, the carapace on its head that was was more than 30 centimeters thick was punched through by the fist, shattering like an egg shell! Its brain fluid sshed everywhere!


    And it did not stop there. As if the fist had a life of its own, it even pulled Sheyan��s entire body flying forward like an arrow! The fist was the arrowhead, while Sheyan��s body was the arrow shaft!


    Therefore, not only was Sheyan��s fist buried deep inside the Ultralisk now, so was the greater part of his body. Only his left arm and half his left leg remained outside. The sharp edges of the hole made in the carapace cut deep into Sheyan��s body, but Sheyan did not seem to notice the wounds at all.


    The Ultralisk let out a terrified scream! Being a war machine, its pain-transmitting nerves had already been removed, but it still felt fear from its instinct as a living creature. It could clearly feel life rapidly seeping out of itself.


    It raised its two sharp forelimbs, struggling to maintain the bnce of its body and trying to offset the impact from the punch, but its bodypletely ignored themand of the brain. It helplessly fell on its rear.


    Aldarius was attacking fiercely all this while. Under his spells, arge number of positive and negative ions were gathered and released towards the Ultralisk. Bluish-white electric currents, each strand as thick as the diameter of a bowl, zapped through the air and bombarded the Ultralisk. The attacked parts were quickly burnt ck, and the yellowish-green fluid in its body started to boil and evaporate!


    Sheyan was not at allfortable, being almostpletely buried in the Ultralisk��s body. His arm felt as if it was being entangled by arge number of tough, squirming intestines. Those were the dense tendons of the Ultralisk and the source of its brutal strength.


    And Sheyan��s mouth also inevitably tasted a lot of the Ultralisk��s body fluid. The yellowish-green fluid had an unpleasant smell, like boiling hot feces. Its taste was initially fishy and bitter, but then turned a little sweet.


    Consuming the Ultralisk��s body fluid did not give Sheyan any superpowers like in the legends. Instead, Sheyan got a very persistent negative status from identally tasting the fluid �� ��Gene Conflict��. The effect was a temporary drop in his maximum HP by 500 points, and it would actuallyst as long as 20 days.


    Sheyan was livid. But just then, his right hand that had prated into the Ultralisk suddenly caught a lively object that was beating violently. Even with Sheyan��s strength, he was barely able to maintain his grasp on it, so strong was the object beating. Sheyan felt as if it would slip out of the gaps between his fingers at any moment.


    Sheyan took that as a provocation. He resolutely tightened his grip with force! In the end, the object was no match for Sheyan��s monstrous strength and burst like a tomato, sshing its juice everywhere.


    The thing was the Ultralisk��s life core. With it destroyed, the monster suffered a fatal blow!


    In that instant, Aldaris sted it with another round of psionic shockwave, and this time, he was aiming for the huge wound made by Sheyan. The psionic shockwave drilled into the Ultralisk��s body, bing the final straw that broke the camel��s back. The gigantic Ultralisk split into more than ten pieces. Body fluid and viscera sshed everywhere, soaking the ground hundreds of square metres in the vicinity!


    Although the blow seeded in killing their formidable enemy, Sheyan��s face was charred ck by the strong aftermath of the psionic shockwave, his hair standing upright from the electricity. His body was also covered in the thick body fluid of the Ultralisk. He looked absolutely terrible.


    ��You did that on purpose!�� He could not help howling at Aldaris.


    Of course Aldaris did that on purpose. He had always had feelings for Zi, so he had always held a little grudge against Sheyan. Cooperation was cooperation, but the revenge for personal grievances could still be exacted as long as it did not affect the overall situation. Besides, Sheyan had yelled at him previously, so the aftermath of the psionic shockwave made Aldaris very happy. He was now in a much better mood.


    There was only one Ultralisk remaining, and it could easily be taken care of. Sheyan tanked in front; his Strength was no lower than the Ultralisk��s, so he could hold the Ultralisk off while Aldaris safelyunched his psionic shockwaves from behind. In addition, Ramtas was also firing his bristles at the Ultralisk from afar. The situation was developing in a favourable direction. Aldaris even intended to maliciously cause a bit of ��friendly damage�� once again with thest few strikes.


    The fierce battle on this side had also attracted the attention of some ordinary Protoss troops that had sessfully escaped, so by the time the Ultralisk was killed, their group expanded by an ordinary Dragoon and two ordinary Zealots.


    In the end, Aldaris�� ploy did not seed. On the contrary, he was yed by Sheyan instead. With a ��Tactical Throw��, Sheyan flung him towards the dying Ultralisk. Aldaris ended up being drenched in the yellowish-green liquid, turning into a gloomy green globe...


    ***


    After rescuing Aldaris, they decided to ride their momentum. They chased after the other group and soon caught up to the Dragoon hero who had two extra legs, named Tochego. When Tochego saw that the pursuing forces had split up, he had utilised his advantage in speed to carry out a hit-and-run tactic. He would shoot once, run away, then shoot again, repeating this maneuver over and over to try and kite his pursuers to death.


    Therefore, Tochego was actually running around in circles on the in all this time. He had decided to keep doing this as long as the Zerg did not send any reinforcement. He was quite enjoying himself. The problem was, even though he had been kiting the enemies for so long, he had only managed to kill two Zerglings.


    After Sheyan��s group joined the battle and tanked in front of him, Tochego could finally show off his impressive firepower. There was no suspense as to what happened next. But right after the battle ended, the trigger happy Tochego identally fired two shots at Sheyan. When he realised what he had done, he instantly performed the unique Dragoon dance to express his apology.


    After a briefmunication between the two sides, Tochego extended an alliance invitation to Sheyan. He had that authority, being a hero unit, and Sheyan had already shown his sincerity through his actions. The two sides finally reached an alliance agreement. From time to time, a Protoss symbol would glow on Sheyan��s body, proving that he was an ally.


    Sheyan��s group had now expanded into a small army. Besides the three of them, there were also Ramtas, three Dragoons who managed to escape, two Zealots and a High Temr. The High Temr was a smart man. He had deliberately left some MP to cast Hallucination on himself at the most critical moment. With his Hallucinations protecting him, he had sessfully escaped from the Zerg encirclement.

 Chapter 1315: Recognition

    <h4>Chapter 1315: Recognition</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Next, they went to the aid of the Zealot hero, the muscr red caped man Sokada. There was not much to say about the operation. Two well-ced Psionic Storms killed off most of the Devourers and Zerglings. And then, after a simple skirmish, the Zealot hero was sessfully rescued.


    Red Cape Sokada was covered in wounds. He still cut a proud figure, but he probably would not have hung on for much longer if reinforcements had not arrived. In other words, their assistance was very timely. Fortunately, human medicine worked just as well on the Protoss, so after giving Sokada a series of injections for treatment, his condition rapidly improved.


    At first, Sokada was very surprised to see Sheyan, a Terran, there, but after Aldaris�� exnation, his perception quickly changed. In fact, he and Sheyan hit it off instantly, probably because they were both monsters that could take an Ultralisk head on.


    But one thing that dissatisfied Sheyan was, Sokada firmly believed that Sheyan must have some Protoss blood in him, because he believed that only someone who possessed the noble Protoss bloodline could aplish the feat of taking an Ultralisk head-on! Such a strange belief truly made Sheyan speechless!


    But other than this problem, the forthright Sokada was actually a pretty agreeable fellow. He had a loud voice, which was much better than Tochego��s cold, mechanical, synthetic Dragoon voice. But Tochego��s coldness stemmed from his physical limitations as a Dragoon. It was not his fault.


    Sheyan naturally had to distribute some of his gene-mixes to the group to earn some friendship points. No fighters would dislike Sheyan��s mixes that could enhance their strengths all around.


    Each of them reacted differently to Sheyan��s mixes. Sokada instantly asked if Sheyan could give him a few more, but he gave up the idea when he found out that the mixes had a shelf life. Tochego tried to find out the recipe from Sheyan to see if there was a possibility to mass produce the mixes. Aldaris did not say anything, but he took his full share nheless.


    They rested up for about half an hour until they recuperated to an extent. The small unit of wounded soldiers then decided to return to reinforce the Protoss base. When they approached the base, they saw from a distance away arge amount of glowing spots and buildings that were taking shape on the hillside. Although the sight was beautiful, there was a rushed feeling to it.


    And when they got closer to the base, they did not hear the harsh screams of the Zerg, nor the sts of the Photon Cannons...


    The group exchanged nces and saw the look of surprise on each other��s face.


    What they were seeing were clearly the aftermath of a war, and new buildings being rebuilt on the ruins after the fight had concluded. However, before they left, the Protoss base was clearly in a dangerous predicament, like a taut string that would break if it was pushed just a little harder.


    Logically speaking, the Zerg would never have stopped attacking under those circumstances, because if they did, their previous efforts would have all gone to waste!


    The Zerg would absolutely not give up the chance to win. They would never have retreated if they did not absolutely have to. So what exactly happened to make the Zerg withdraw so abruptly?


    In any case, it was good news that the Protoss base had not been captured yet. When Sheyan stepped into the Protoss base, he saw the terrible traces left by the war everywhere he looked, but arge number of Probes had been cleaning the ce up, so the base was now once again enshrouded in that unique Protoss feel, an atmosphere that was both sacred and piercing.


    Sheyan had now been marked as a Protoss ally, and because he could actually defeat an Ultralisk despite being a puny human, both Sokada and Torchego believed that Sheyan must be a hero unit himself. Therefore, he would be afforded certain privileges in the base, but he needed to perform further registration first.


    Sheyan, of course, would not refuse that advantage. He followed a Zealot to the main building of the Protoss base, the Nexus. The Nexus was the heart of a Protoss base and served as a psychic anchor, allowing the Protoss to ess the psionic matrix from even across the gxy. It was a colossal building, simr in shape to the pyramids on Earth but with many additionalponents on the exterior, so its design had a sci-fi vibe.


    ( https://starcraft.fandom/wiki/Nexus )


    The outer wall of the Nexus was built from a type of unknown metal that was engraved with arge amount of Protoss runes. These runesprised of various circles and lines of different lengths. They appeared very mysterious.


    Large transparent crystals that were over 5 meters tall were embedded into each of the four corners of the Nexus. Anotherrge crystal over 10 meters tall was also ced at the very top of the building. All these crystals were formed by smelting the Pandora crystals collected by the Probes. They looked quite spectacr.


    Of course, they were not ornamental. They had a very important function �C whenever there was an invasion attempt, the five crystals would resonate with each other and glow dark blue, then form a powerful sma shield to protect the Nexus from the enemy.


    When there was a need for rapid healing and recovery after a war, these five crystals would emit a green glow instead, converting their energy into healing energy so as to heal the units inside the building.


    Sheyan��s appearance in the Protoss base naturally attracted a lot of attention, many of which were hostile. Fortunately, Red Cape Sokada was walking beside Sheyan all the time. Whenever Sokado felt an overly hostile gaze, he would stare back fiercely! He was an idol among the Zealots, which made up the majority of the Protoss forces, and the other Protoss soldiers could also tell that he was not to be messed with when they saw his giant hammer. Therefore, he saved Sheyan a lot of trouble along the way.


    The moment Sheyan stepped through the gate of the Nexus, he felt an indescribable calmness, as if his soul had been shocked once, then washed clean with water. The vast space inside the Nexus actually gave him the feeling of being underwater �C extremely clean and clear water, like the water that had just melted from thousand-year-old ciers �C just without the bubbles or breathing difficulties.


    At that moment, the usually arrogant Sokada suddenly knelt on one knee and said in a panicky and respectful tone, ��Lord Uraki! You��ve actuallye here personally instead of just descending with your consciousness!��


    ��The whole base would have fallen if I hadn��te here personally. The Bloody Hand would not have the time to finish construction,�� an old, soft voice slowly said.


    ��But if you��re here, why didn��t you join the fight from the start?�� Sokada asked in surprise.


    Sokada��s question was actually quite presumptuous, but this Lord Uraki seemed to favour him. He actually exined to Sokada, ��That��s because...*cough*��


    When he coughed, it felt as if the calmness and quiet inside the base shook together with him. The violent cough of Lord Urakisted for ten whole minutes before it subsided. He panted in exhaustion after that.


    Sheyan whispered to the simple-minded Sokada, ��I believe Lord Uraki was deliberately luring the Zerg out full force to deplete their numbers. If Lord Uraki had shown up from the start, the cowardly Overmind on the other side would surely have retreated.��


    Sheyan��s voice may have been soft, but how could it escape the ears of Lord Uraki, a powerful Protoss of a leadership level? He should be someone on the same level as the Queen of des, Kerrigan. The reason Sheyan said those words was naturally to attract his attention.


    Sure enough, although Sheyan could not see this Uraki guy at all, he could distinctly feel a clear energy scanning himself. Soon, the big-wig said in a slightly cold voice, ��First of all, human, I must thank you for siding with the great Protoss race. You have won our friendship. I hope you can cherish it and maintain it well. It will be the most important asset of your life.��


    The pride and arrogance of the Protoss were vividly embodied in his words. Sheyan bowed sincerely, but he was sneering in his mind at the same time.


    ��The Pandora crystals and gas resources on this are almost depleted having undergonerge-scale mining before. The amount of crystals that you can bring here through long-distance interster travels are also limited, which can only mean one thing �C be it the Protoss or the Zerg, both of you can only produce a limited number of forces.��


    ��You sly old fox. You hid yourself in the beginning to make use of your advantage in defence to dwindle down the Zerg��s numbers. The attacking Zerg would naturally suffer more casualties than the defending Protoss,so the more aggressively the Zerg attack, the less troops they would have in their hands after this... I see. So someone on the Zerg side saw through your intentions and ordered a full retreat. And you��re actually hurt �C it must be because you were chasing after the retreating Zerg too hastily, so you fell for an ambush. An enemy on the same level as you had appeared!! ��


    Uraki seemed unwilling to have a long conversation with Sheyan. He did not even appear before Sheyan personally. He only sent a blue globe of light to the spot between Sheyan��s eyebrows and left a mark there to show that Sheyan��s ally hero identity had been recognised. That afforded Sheyan the same amount of privileges as Sokada and the other heroes.


    After that, Sheyan was sent out of the Nexus by a gentle but resolute force. Uraki seemed reluctant to let Sheyan stay in the Nexus any longer than was necessary.

 Chapter 1316: Protoss Travelogue

    <h4>Chapter 1316: Protoss Travelogue</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Sheyan could only shrug off the Protoss leader��s attitude. He knew the world did not revolve around him, and no one had any obligation to show him any goodwill. He had never been that kind of lucky characters. In any case, he had already achieved his objective, which was to obtain the right to freely enter and leave the Protoss base.


    For Sheyan, looking for a Dark Temple that had been deliberately concealed on this vast Lost Temple was no different from looking for a needle in a haystack. Instead of going around aimlessly trying his luck, he thought that moving together with the Protoss forces and waiting for an opportunity to present itself was the better and safer n. He could attack or retreat at will by hiding in the Protoss base.


    Presently, the sky had darkened. The Nexus sat at the highest part of the entire Protoss base. Sheyan looked around and saw the whole base sparkling with little spots of blue light. Streamlined edges and pale blue colour were the main theme of the Protoss buildings. There really was a kind of mysterious, noble and elegant beauty to the base �C if one were to ignore the murderous-looking Zealots and Dragoons on patrol.


    At that moment, a group of patrolling Zealots passed by Sheyan. When they saw that a filthy human dared to set foot on the sacred ground of the Protoss, they immediately spread out and surrounded Sheyan in anger while drawing their psi-des. But soon, the mark left on Sheyan by Uraki stopped them in their tracks. They expressed their apologies while half-kneeling on the ground, a show of obedience and respect to the heroic unit, and left afterwards.


    Sheyan waited outside for nearly an hour. He saw that, amidst the bone-chilling cold, the Protoss buildings were not the only things that were sparkling.


    Sad weeping sounds rose on the in that was bathed in blood during the day. At the same time, arge number of fist-sized light globes floated up from the cracks in the in. Sheyan had seen these things before �C they were the so-called Devil��s Eyes. They embellished the in which appeared so bleak and cold in the daytime, giving it a grand, mysterious, yet deste vibe.


    Sheyan could not help checking his harvest from today��s battle again. It was difficult to find targets that werepletely ��pure�� and had not been polluted, so he only got a few white grade and blue grade equipment, all of which he fed to G-Spot as supplements. But he had also acquired some random spirit crystals from killing the Zerg, which may be of some use.


    After waiting a little longer, the temperature plunged to a new low. Even with Sheyan��s Physique, if he stood still, he would feel the chill drilling into his skin like frozen spikes. He was reluctant to wait any longer.


    But at that moment, the gate of the Nexus suddenly rippled like a water surface, and Sokada, as robust as ever, walked out from it, his red cape pping behind him. He first looked around, and when he saw Sheyan, he walked over with an unrestrainedughter.


    ��You��re definitely no match for me now! The great Lord Uraki just bestowed me with new powers!��


    Sheyan had tried to gauge his strength against Sokada before this. In terms of Strength, Sheyan had the slight advantage, but Sokada was very fast, so all in all, the level of basicbat prowess between both sides were simr. Of course, that was only the level of basicbat prowess. When Sheyan heard Sokada��s words, he was immediately intrigued and asked to test out Sokada��s new strength.


    Sokada extended his hand, and Sheyan took it. They immediately began to exert power into their grip. This was a pure contest between muscles, a direct confrontation of strength against strength!


    Sheyan still had the higher Strength, but Sokada felt like an entirely different person to him. He could feel the muscles of Sokada��s entire body, hidden underneath his armour, bulging and twitching. Even though Sheyan was stronger, his Strength was like a heavy truck charging at high speed down a steep, uneven slope that was full of obstacles. The force he exerted was ingeniously dispersed!


    Then, before Sheyan could exert a new bout of strength, Sokadaunched a bold counter-attack. He grabbed Sheyan��s shoulder and flung him away!


    Sheyan��s back crashed hard into the building behind him. He quickly climbed back up with his palms pressed to the ground. When he did, he saw arge amount of cracks on the originally smooth floor beneath Sokada. That made hime to a sudden understanding.


    ��You diverted my power to the ground?��


    Sokadaughed and pped Sheyan on the shoulder, saying, ��C��mon, I��ll show you our best drink!��


    They traveled through the mysterious, sharp and high-tech base. Blue light spots drifted by from time to time. There were so many things that were new to Sheyan that he did not even know where to look.


    He saw many Dragoons standing motionless near some Pylons, so he asked Sokada about it in curiosity.


    Sokada exined that a Dragoon��s body was mechanical, and controlling the body was the soul of a veteran Protoss who could not step foot on the battlefield anymore after sustaining heavy injuries.


    When the Dragoons were out of battle, the souls of these veterans would rather enter the Pylons andmunicate with each other, savouring their achievements and spoils from the battlefield and enjoying rare times of leisure and happiness. When a fight broke out, these souls would return to their powerful metallic bodies and fight for the Protoss�� glory.


    Sokada brought Sheyan to a weird-looking building. To the left was a giant gear that was rotating slowly. The gear was connected to an elliptical part that was about thirty meters long and five meters tall. To the right was a giant ball. A beige, missile-shaped object about five to ten meters long was stuck onto the ball as decoration.


    Sokada called this ce the Furnace Laboratory. The main function of this building was to provide additional enchantment for the Protoss ground troops, enhancing their attack, defence and sma shield strength. Although this ce was called aboratory, it was also a recreational and entertainment venue, much like a bar.


    After climbing a set of beige, semi-metallic steps, they pushed open the door. Sheyan was instantly greeted by a wave of hot air on his face. He heard a clear, crisp noise in the background which sounded like dripping water. It was rather pleasant to the ears. He checked the ce out and found that there were High Temrs, Dark Temrs and Zealots inside. All of them were shaking their heads to the rhythm of the dripping sound, seemingly enjoying the ��music��.


    Sokada walked to the wall on one side and said to the screen, ��Give me two sses of Morangan. The undiluted ones.��


    Soon, two cups of amber liquid floated out of the hole next to them. Sheyan took a sniff and found that it smelled quite pungent, like the smell of hydrogen peroxide. While his heart was in distress, Sokada already touched his ss to Sheyan��s and gulped down his drink. Sheyan could only steel his heart and take a tentative sip. The drink tasted very unique. When it first entered the mouth, it had a cool taste akin to watermelon and cucumber. After a while, it became a rich creamy taste. Finally, after swallowing the drink, it left a beer-like bitter aftertaste.


    Immediately after he drank the liquid, Sheyan felt like he was treading on clouds. His steps became light, like he was walking on cotton.


    Sheyan was about to ask Sokada to order something more suited for the human ptes for him �C even water would do �C when suddenly, the music changed. It became the sound of the wind blowing across mountains and rivers. All the Protoss in the establishment immediately raised their sses and shouted, ��Moka!��


    Then, they stood up from their seats and started twisting their bodies with their arms held high, like they were dancing in a club.


    Sheyan finally understood that the music that the Protoss loved was not the sound made by any instruments, but the sounds of nature. They thought that those were the sounds from heaven itself. Sokada had already went over to a tall woman(?) (Sheyan could not really tell the gender of the Protoss very well) and started dancing with her. It seemed that to the Protoss, the more extremely they could twist their bodies without falling down, the better they could dance....


    In this ce with arge number of Protoss, the mark that Uraki left on Sheyan��s forehead started to shine brightly. The blue glow covered his entire body, showing that he was a very special ally, so no one came to give him trouble. He saw seats of various shapes in the bar �C triangr, round, and oval ones �C so he chose one at random and sat down.


    Suddenly, someone came up to Sheyan and sat down on the seat opposite his.


    ��A human?��


    Sheyan lifted his head. He still could not tell the gender of the Protoss in front of him. He could only tell from the wrinkles on his(?) neck and face that he was pretty old. Fortunately, the Protossmunicated with the mind, so there was nonguage barrier.


    ��Yup,�� replied Sheyan with a nod.


    ��I��ve been here for 130 years, and this is the first time I��ve seen a human customer here. The Morangan��s not to your liking?�� The old man asked.


    ��Yeah,�� Sheyan replied truthfully.


    ��Oh no! I can��t allow a customer �C a human customer, no less �C to question my hospitality! Tell me then, what do you need?�� The old man immediately asked.


    ��Unfortunately, I don��t have the money to pay for a new drink,�� said Sheyan with a smile.


    ��Damn it, this isn��t a matter of money! Just tell me!��


    ��I��ll take a ss of water, then,�� replied Sheyan.


    The old fellow gave Sheyan a strange look �C as if Sheyan was someone who ordered a cup of soy sauce or vinegar at the bar �C then fulfilled Sheyan��s request. Sheyan slowly sipped the water, but found that he had be the centre of attention without even doing anything... This made Sheyan feel rather ufortable.

 Chapter 1317: The Return of the Queen

    <h4>Chapter 1317: The Return of the Queen</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Fortunately, Sokada once again came to the rescue. He returned this time not alone, but with apanion. From the ribbon-like ornaments the Protoss wore around her slender body, she should be a female Protoss.


    Sokada sat heavily on the triangr chair next to Sheyan. The chair groaned in protest, sounding as if it would break down any moment, but it persisted in the end. Sokada picked up arge ss and drained the brown liquid in it in one big gulp, then sighed in satisfaction. He then introduced them to each other.


    ��This is the legendary human Brigadier General, Seaman. He��s the strongest human I��ve ever seen. I think he might have some Protoss blood in him. This is Divina, our chief Phoenix pilot and a member of the Psionic Council. She��s the most beautifuldy I��ve ever seen.��


    Sheyan took a nce at Divina, smiled and raised his ss. Divina looked back at Sheyan with cold eyes. The ��ribbons�� around her gathered and formed an odd oval symbol in the air. She then nodded at Sheyan. Evidently, that was the etiquette of Protossdies.


    Divina��s clear voice echoed in Sheyan��s mind, ��Human, why do you pour water directly into your body? Aren��t you worried that it would flush away the nutrients inside you?��


    Sheyan was stunned. It took him a while to understand the meaning behind her words.


    Should he exin that drinking water could detoxify him and nourish his skin? That fresh water was an indispensable part of human life, able to flush harmful substances, such as calcium, phosphorus, uric acid, oxalic acid and so on, out of the human body?


    But more importantly, Sheyan suddenly realised that drinking water might actually be harmful to the Protoss. The Protoss anatomy was obviously vastly different from the human anatomy.


    Their interior structure likely maintained a perfect inner bnce at all times. Water would dissolve away arge amount of organic and inorganic substances from their bodies, destroying their inner bnce. Therefore, the seemingly harmless water would actually be poisonous to the Protoss if they drank it.


    Sheyan was still organising his thoughts, trying to find the words to exin his situation to Divina, when the ��ribbons�� flying around Divina��s body reached out to Sheyan and circled around his body.


    ��It��s okay, human, you don��t have to exin it. It seems that my understanding is a little biased. The human constitution should be totally different from ours. It was my mistake to try and gauge your situation from my perspective,�� said Divina.


    Divina still seemed like she wanted to say something else, but Sokadara already dragged her away. They embraced each other and started getting affectionate with no regards for anyone else in the vicinity. In fact, the reason this ce existed in the first ce was to let the Protoss alleviate their tension before the battle, as well as to let them have fun and relieve their pressure afterwards.


    When Divina, a popr figure here, was about to be conquered by Sokada, many Protoss started to gather around in an attempt to lure the beauty away, pushing Sheyan aside in the process.


    The marginalised ��old man�� from before once again came to the side of the neglected Sheyan and spoke to him.


    ��I can��t believe it. So you��re the legendary Brigadier General. Even my old man, who��s so old that he already has one foot in the grave, has heard everything about you. I didn��t expect you to look so humble.��


    Sheyan smiled. ��What��s your name, sir? Well... There��s not necessarily much connection between a person��s strength and outer appearance, is there? See how frail the High Temrs look. Their fingers are as slender and pale as works of art , but it won��t stop them from unleashing the most terrifying Psionic Storm that can reduce thousands of enemies to ashes! ��


    The old fellow was rubbing a ss with familiar ease. Upon hearing Sheyan��s analogy, his hand suddenly halted. He sighed in a low voice.


    ��Yes, indeed, they��re powerful, powerful enough to...reduce everything to ashes. But in the end, what remains of them but bones and ashes?��


    As he muttered to himself, he threw away the ss in his hand and poured himself a drink. The drink was a very magical and pretty light purple liquid which contained little glittering dots that looked like stars.


    A Protoss identally stepped on the ss the old man discarded and happened to see what the old man was drinking. He was instantly shocked.


    ��Do you want to be thrown into the Star Prison by the Arbitration Council, Ol�� Kido? This ss is made from the bones of Cosmic Blue Jellyfish. It��s worth 13 honour points! The Starry Sky you��re drinking is worth 50 honour points! You��re done for!��


    Ol�� Kido looked at the Protoss like he was looking at a fool, then silently extended two straws that seemed like beard under his jaw into the ss, and proceeded to drink the Starry Sky! His expression seemed to say that dozens of honour points were worth nothing to him at all.


    Not only that, he immediately ordered a ss of the treasure of the bar, the Sea of Stars, and continued to gulp it down like a cow eating a prized flower. He actually raised the ss at the Protoss in provocation!


    The Protoss, of course, felt insulted and provoked by O��l Kido��s actions. He instantly called in several Zealot military policemen that wore one-sided red armours. The Zealot military policemen stared at O��l Kido for a few moment, then grabbed the user by the neck and dragged him out.


    O��l Kido witnessed all this with indifferent eyes. ��Do you know why he was arrested?�� he asked Sheyan miserably.


    Sheyan actually had a good guess, but he still shook his head just to be safe. Ol�� Kido sighed and continued, ��Because he made a false usation against me. He believed that I won��t have enough money to pay the bills, but in fact, I��m much richer than he thought, because... I had seven children �C four sons and three daughters. All of them have their names on the death list. Their deaths provided me with a shocking amount of death gratuities, so I can drink the most expensive wine. But I��d rather be poor and drink only water like you �� sorry, I don��t mean any offence.��


    Sheyan��s eyes brightened. ��Is there anything you��d like me to do for you?��


    ��You��re very strong. Even that kid, Sokada, seems to think highly of you. I think you must be strong enough to kill some Zerg bastards. Only the death and grief of the Zerg can soothe my aching heart. Otherwise, even drinking the most expensive wine here will only bring me as much pain as drinking water,�� Ol�� Kido calmly said, ��First, please kill fifty Zergs. Let me see your strength.��


    Sheyan instantly received some notifications:


    [ You have received Hidden Chain Mission I: Ol�� Kido��s Wrath. ]


    [ Mission Briefing: Ol�� Kido, who carries a blood feud, hopes you can kill fifty Zerg. You cane back to report after you perform the task. ]


    [ Mission Note: If you want to get the lowest evaluation rating, you can just report back after you��ve killed 50 Zerglings. But please try your best to choose stronger Zerg as your targets, and if possible, make sure they vary in type. Only then will you achieve a high evaluation rating, giving you a chance to receive the follow-up mission. ]


    [ Warning: This is a good mission, but please perform it ording to your ability. Nothing is more important than your own life. The time limit for this chain mission is 24 hours. ]


    Following that, Sheyan talked to Ol�� Kido for a while longer, and received another piece of valuable information: there would often be Protoss who came here to drink but did not have enough money to pay. When the military police were called in, most of them could only choose imprisonment, but a small number of them would chose to leave their valuables here as coteral.


    Approximately half of these items were bought back by their original owners, but the other half were permanently forfeited! Sheyan thought that these items, many of which must be equipment, were great news for himself �C at least it was great news for G-Spot!


    Unfortunately, because his rtionship level with Ol�� Kido was still too low, he was not even allowed to see these equipment. Sheyan felt as if he had lost something he just gained.


    At that moment, amotion broke out among the Protoss that were sitting near the bar door. They suddenly ran out one after another, and the uneasy emotion slowly spread to all the people in the establishment. Sheyan followed their gazes and looked towards the distance, only to feel an indescribable sense of heavy oppressioning from that vast darkness on the horizon. Then, horrifying blood red lightning broke through the sky! It was an unconventional Psionic Storm!


    Witnessing this lightning, subdued whispering spread among the Protoss like the suddenly appearing Psionic Storm. That was because only one person in the entire universe had the ability to unleash this horrible mutated blood red Psionic Storm �� the Queen of des, Sarah Kerrigan!


    However, all of them knew that the Queen of des and Lord Uraki had both injured each other not that long ago. She was actuallying for them again so soon, while Lord Uraki was obviously still recovering from his injuries! The difference in the situations between both sides were obvious from a nce!


    And with the arrival of the Queen of des, the Zerg��s attacking pattern changed from a frontal assault to a side assault. They started employing a multi-faceted harassment strategy usually only used by the less powerful side in a war. It required a higher degree of coordination and cohesion between various troops, but if it was used properly, the tactic could be very powerful. Just imagine how disgraceful it was for the side which had the overwhelming advantage in strength if they had to turtle up in their base because they were constantly being harassed!

 Chapter 1318: Each With Their Own Strategies

    <h4>Chapter 1318: Each With Their Own Strategies</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Sheyan was now almost certain that the Protoss were indeed hiding their true strength. Besides the fact that they had lured the Zerg to attack them for the purpose of depleting the opponent��s numbers, there was now another piece of irrefutable proof presented before Sheyan��s eyes �C Sokada��s introduction of the woman who hooked up with him.


    ��Divina, our chief Phoenix pilot and a member of the Psionic Council.��


    Chief Phoenix pilot... What did that mean? The Phoenix warship was said to be the most-advanced Protoss aircraft. They were MVP-calibre warships meant to rece the Corsairs and the Scouts!


    (The Scout is a very expensive type of small aircraft usually used for reconnaissance.)


    They had advanced warships like the Phoenixes, but did not put them to use in the previous battle. That was proof that they were baiting the enemies!


    ***


    The base had now been under attack for half an hour.


    The whole base felt like it was being surrounded by a tide of Zerg. The cold eyes of the bugs seemed to be staring back at them from all directions within the darkness, monitoring their every move.


    And waves would asionally rise from the tide, mming fiercely onto the Protoss base. They would destroy a Photon Cannon here or a Pylon there, then immediately retreat before the Protoss main force could arrive. If the Protoss force dared to pursue the Zerg, they would find it very difficult toe back alive.


    Whenever a Protoss patrol squad saw something suspicious and rushed into the darkness, they would first cut through the darkness with unstoppable momentum like a hot knife through butter, then vanish in the darkness like sugar dissolving in water! After a few of such urrences, the patrol squads could now only move within the range of the Photon Cannons.


    Faced with this situation, the leaders of the Protoss base fell into a dilemma.


    In the beginning, the Protoss and Zerg forces were evenly matched, but after the battle during the day, because the Protoss were the defensive side who upied the more advantageous terrain, a disparity in strength started appearing. At the moment, the power ratio between both sides were approximately 100:80.


    However, about half of the strength of the Protoss came from their defensive facilities!


    That was to say, if they moved outside the range of the defensive facilities, the power ratio would be 70:50 in favour of the Zerg! So against this guerri tactic employed by the Zerg, the Protoss side could not move outside to confront them. They could only grit their teeth and endure!


    Sheyan made some quick calctions and came to the conclusion that this tactic of the Zerg to slowly grind down the Protoss�� strength was actually quite effective. The essence in a battle of attrition was to ��hurt ten fingers instead of cutting off one��, and to ��umte small wins until they be a huge victory��. Presently, under the cover of darkness, the Zerg appeared to have the advantage in terms of espionage thanks to the Overlords who had natural anti-stealth capabilities and could move into every opening. In addition, the Protoss�� area of defence was simply too broad, so it was very difficult for their troops toe up with an effective defensive measure. This directly led to one consequence �C the Protoss was helpless against the Zerg��s guerri tactic!!


    This also means that in but a few more hours, the advantage so painstakingly gained by the Protoss with the depletion tactic during the day would be gnawed away. More importantly, because half the Protoss��s strength was invested in defensive facilities, the strength gap between the mobile forces of both sides would only keep widening!


    However, at that moment, the special building of the Protoss suddenly glowed with extremely dazzling electricity. On top of the building which looked like a blood-red giant palm stood the leadership figure of the Protoss, Uraki. The tentacles on his face swayed, blown by the strong wind, and so did his robe, which clung to his body and showed off its strong and muscr outline!


    Uraki suddenly gestured with his hand, seemingly directing his psionic energy at a certain spot in the base. Arge group of Protoss troops immediately rushed to the location. The moment the defensive forces reached the ce, a huge swarm of Zerglings sprinted out of the darkness. Their appearance was very abrupt, but against the prepared Protoss forces aided by defensive facilities, they might as well be running into a steel wall!


    Uraki had actuallye out in person to act as a beacon, and under his powerful supernatural ability, the Zerg��s every move might as well be transparent!


    After three sessive setbacks in the Zerg��s offence, a red bolt of lightning shed across the sky. Then, an invisible pressure crushed down on the base as if the whole sky had copsed.


    That was the consciousness of the Queen of des!


    Those two powerful creatures once again engaged in a fierce direct confrontation. Only the both of them knew how terrible that collision on a spiritual level was. The air itself seemed to be torn apart by the invisible spiritual powers. More than a few of the weaker Protoss were affected by it, holding their heads and screaming in pain on the ground!


    Soon, Uraki disappeared from the top of the building. The Queen of des in the distance also let out a fierce and furious scream, and the oppressive feeling gradually faded away.


    Not long after, the sound of bells came from the Nexus. The sound transmitted through the air in the form of waves, but when it fell on Sheyan��s ears, it was automatically converted into a telepathic message.


    ��All heroicbat units, assemble here at once!��


    Although Sheyan had only one previous contact with Uraki, he immediately recognised the voice of the telepathic message as the one belonging to the legendary Protoss leader. Sheyan immediately heard the sounds of various heroic units dashing towards the gathering ce. Evidently, Uraki��s words carried great authority among the Protoss heroes, as if his words were the words of a god!


    By the time Sheyan stepped into the interior of the Nexus, he found that the clear, fresh atmosphere inside that he felt from before had disappeared. Instead, it was now filled with killing intent. Two rows of yellow metal pirs with sharp, streamlined decorations on them, exuding a kingly majesty, lined up in the center of the hall.


    At the end of the two rows of pirs was a huge dark blue crystal suspended in the air. Inside the crystal was Uraki, like an insect wrapped in amber. He seemedpletely unconscious, but as he breathed, bright red mist would be discharged from the pores on his entire body.


    Uraki��s physical body seemed to have been badly damaged, but the moment Sheyan stepped inside the Nexus, he clearly had a feeling of being watched by the gods, as if even his internal organs were being seen through. It was probably because Uraki��s soul hadpletely separated itself from the badly damaged body, and he still majestically controlled this sacred and dignified core Protoss building.


    Facing such an extraordinary situation, Sheyan could not help sighing at how insanely powerful the legendary figure was. His soul could actually leave his body at will, as easily as one abandon a car that had broken down!


    Sheyan saw Sokada secretly beckoning at him from the front of the crowd. Familiar faces were around him. Besides Aldaris and Tochego, there was also the woman Sokada had just hooked up with, Divina. Although Sheyan did not know what they were nning to do, he still silently moved over.


    When the rest of the Protoss heroes saw a damn human slip into this sacred venue, their eyes almost bulged out of their sockets. And when they realised that the human had actually been authorised by Lord Uraki himself...they found that even harder to ept.


    Sheyan looked around and saw that there were more than forty heroic figures in this ce, further proving that the Protoss were hiding their true strength during the day.


    Uraki��s thoughts transmitted telepathically to everyone��s mind.


    ��Heroic warriors, those puny insects think they��ve caught on to our weakness and have repeatedly attacked us under the cover of darkness! What shall we do about it?


    ��Crush them!�� All the heroic warriors roared at the same time.


    Uraki��s thoughts in their minds became stronger as he roared, ��Yes, crush them! I risked serious injuries to myself in order to repel the Queen of des because only Kerrigan has the power to stop you! Now, she and I are both heavily wounded. You are our greatest fighters. What I want you to do is to blend in with our ordinary soldiers and use your formidable power to crush those insects! Make them scream in pain!��


    Sheyan��s heart jolted. Indeed, Uraki��s ploy was very insidious, like needles hidden in a wool nket. When the Zerg see a troop of Protoss soldiers which they thought were a ripe tomato waiting to be picked, they would surely chomp down on it without any hesitation, only to discover that the soft tomato contained a sharp needle inside! They would receive a painful pricking!


    There is a saying that a flock of sheep led by a lion can defeat a pride of lions led by a sheep. Ordinary Protoss troops under the leadership of these powerful heroic units could surely erupt with a more terrifying force. More importantly, they would be fighting very close to the Protoss base, so they could be reinforced at any time. They could also retreat to the main base to rest any time they wished. It was almost impossible topletely wipe them out.


    This way, when the Zerg were defeated several times in session, they would be wary, and it would be hard for their gueri squads to maintain their overall advantage like in the present situation. The Protoss would then slowly gain back their advantage.

 Chapter 1319: Full Repression

    <h4>Chapter 1319: Full Repression</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Sheyan would still think about the causes and consequences of Uraki��s order, but the rest of the people here were all hardcore fans of Uraki who would probably jump into a sea of fire without any hesitation should he order them too. Sheyan could not get used to this fanatical atmosphere, so he instinctively looked for an ally.


    Fortunately, although Aldaris was a noble Protoss Archon on the surface, he was still a filthy contestant at heart. When Sheyan saw the guy cast an inquiring gaze at himself, the two of them quickly exchanged their thoughts with their eyes. Sure, there were some friction between them on a personal level, but they were currently on official business, and Sheyan had also epted Ol�� Kido��s mission, so he nodded his head in reply....


    A number of high-mobility Protoss troops had assembled within the base, ounting for about one third of the mobile forces the Protoss presently had. They were mainly ground units �C Zealots, Dragoons, and Archons.


    Several fully-loaded Shuttles were flying at low altitudes under the protection of Dragoons. Under normal circumstances, they were deployed to make sure that slow but powerful forces such as the Reavers and the High Temrs would not fall behind. Any enemy attempting to attack the Shuttles from the air would have to endure the bombardment of the Dragoons�� antimatter bolts.


    This was also the standard configuration of the Protoss in ground warfare, tried and tested through countless battles to make sure it could cope with any dangerous situations �C under the premise that the strength disparity between both sides was not too vast, of course.


    Sheyan was currently disguised as a Zealot, standing alongside Sokada. Thetter had been forced to give up his trademark giant hammer and red cape. He was currently muttering a string of curse words under his breath to express his strong dissatisfaction.


    Tochego was intermixed within arge number of Dragoons. His two extra legs were not too conspicuous when he was among his kin, especially when he had deliberately camouged himself.


    The Shuttles were actually loaded with very few Reavers and High Temrs. They were mostly carrying the heroes that had distinct features.


    Divina, the ace Phoenix pilot, was naturally staying in the base. She had high mobility, so she could provide reinforcement at a moment��s notice.


    Sheyan took Ramtas with him. He wished to use his servant��s sensitive sense of smell to acquire the most benefit for himself. Suddenly, the sound of battle and a violent explosion came from the south of the base. The squad did not move, because they knew that the distance was too far. If they rushed over, the only thing they would see when they arrived was the Zerg disappearing into the darkness.


    This squad had received orders from Lord Uraki. It was of the utmost importance for them to choose the right time to join the fray. They must cause damage with the first strike! Until then, they should continue to lurk in the darkness.


    Yes, they were doing something that seemed very foolish. They were waiting for a chance to present itself.


    They were waiting for a Zerg attack to happen near them, at which time they would move out in an all out offensive!


    The Protoss who was leading the squad in Uraki��s stead was staying in the heroic Shuttle that had been disguised. He also had very strong mental powers and could pass his orders to every unit directly with his mind. Sheyan had yet to see his face and did not even know what type of Protoss soldier he was. He only knew that the guy was very strong, because he could sense it. The Protoss was like a highly alert spider that was pressing its front foot gently on the web it weaved, holding a tight grasp over the whole squad through the dense threads!


    Ramtas, who was also disguised as a Zealot, twitched his nose a few times, then looked silently at Sheyan. He clenched his left hand, loosened his right hand and slightly skewed his left foot, indicating that he had smelled the Zerg and they were in the direction his toes were pointing at.


    Of course, Sheyan would not give the Protoss squad a warning. He was only testing the uracy of Ramtas�� sense of smell. Sure enough, in about 20 seconds, the sound of a Photon Cannon shot came from that direction, as well as the angry shouts of Zealots and the screams of Zerglings.


    The whole squad moved out at once, joining the fight like an arrow flying into the battlefield. They had been waiting for half an hour like the most patient hunters, and they were now charging forward like the most ferocious beasts, pouncing on the Zerg assault troops who thought they had seeded in their ambush!


    The area the Zerg chose to attack was not that far away, so when the Zealots sprinting at the very front arrived at the scene, they could just see several defending Zealots being killed and turning into smoke, and the sma shield of a Photon Cannon breaking under the attack of a group of Zerglings. The Photon Cannon instantly ignited with a blue me.


    But the Zerg��s joy wasing to an end. Usually, a Zealot��s fighting power was equivalent to three Zerglings, so even if the Protoss side had a certain disadvantage in terms of numbers, the quality of their troops could make up for it. Well, this Protoss reinforcement squad actually outnumbered the Zerg troops.


    Twenty Zerglings and thirty Hydralisks became blood that littered the ground in an instant, but they were far from enough to sate the bloodthirst of the Protoss. This Zerg ambush squad was only the tentacle that the kraken had stretched out in the darkness. The tip of the tentacle had been severed, but the remainder of the tentacle was rapidly being retracted back.


    Their job was simple �C they had to pursue after the Zerg troops that were retreating in a hurry to chase them to the source, so that they could teach the Zerg a painful lesson that they would never forget!


    This elite Protoss squad chased after the Zerg troops that were running away, pursuing them deep into the darkness without any hesitation!


    A Zealot��s psi-de fiercely pierced into the body of a Hydralisk. The Hydralisk��s sticky green body fluid sprayed out of its body and quickly evaporated. A Dragoon��s antimatter bolt exploded on a Zergling and burned it into smelly ck garbage...


    This crazed and resolute Protoss squad ruthlessly prated into the Zerg troops like a hot knife, abruptly setting off a bloody rampage in the darkness!


    Until....


    Until the trap the Queen of desid down before she left reared its ugly head!


    ***


    Sheyan ran away pathetically in a hurry. Behind him rose the strange sound of intense collision between metals. The soil on the ground rolled up, and a sharp wave of air over half a meter high surged like a tide.


    It was not just simple air; it was a terrifying Lurker spine. After a Lurker burrowed into the ground, it could shoot its spines at a target through the ground. These spines would do the same amount of damage to all units they hit on the way to the target.


    (TL: The Lurker is a Zerg unit that can attack only when burrowed. https://starcraft.fandom/wiki/Lurker )


    The fact that Sheyan was able to avoid the first round of Lurker ambush may still be considered a coincidence, but before the second round of sneak attacks came, he could no longer hide his real strength, because he already saw a Hydralisk in the distance spraying its acid here and there as if it was fooling around.


    When Sheyan caught sight of the special Hydralisk from the corner of his eye, his heart immediately sank, because every time the damn Hydralisk spat, it was sure to find a near-death Protoss unit, thus making a kill with every shot!


    The yellow Hydralisk started to turn towards this side. It slowly moved its body forward.


    ��Help!�� Sheyan could not help shouting.


    His cries were met with a faint ��ding�� in reply. On this chaotic battlefield, everyone knew what this sound meant.


    That was the ��ding�� of the Protoss�� Observer. These small drones were usually deployed to reconnoitre vast unexplored areas, or to observe and record battle events for the schrs of the Protoss to study in the archives.


    (TL: The Observer is a small, stealthy robotic Protoss reconnaissance unit. https://starcraft.fandom/wiki/Observer )


    The Observers were equipped with veryplex sensor arrays, so they did not have enough energy left for defensive measures. However, they could easily detect invisible or hidden forces, and that alone made them very important on the battlefield.


    The Observers usually did not have any active defensive systems at all when they fly at low altitudes to explore an area, but if they were deployed inbat areas, they could equip themselves with an invisibility force field to prevent detection by the enemies. Like the Arbiters, they did not need to expend any additional energy to maintain this invisibility force field.


    When this Observer that was capable of detecting hidden units made its appearance, the Lurker that was lurking underground was instantly exposed. It was hiding behind a rock forty meters away!


    The Observer had done its job.


    Sheyan had been fighting tenaciously against thispletely invisible enemy for ten seconds now. Although it had only been a short ten seconds, he felt like an eternity had passed. This time, with the Lurker exposed in front of him, Sheyan first dashed forward halfway, knelt on one knee and huddled up, taking a spine attack from the Lurker. While blood was still spraying from his body, he burst forward again, covering the remaining dozens of meters in the blink of an eye, and mmed his fist hard on the soft soil!


    Soil scattered across the air. The underground Lurker felt the strong impact and paining from above, and let out a cry of agony. Sheyan, whose patience had worn thin, smashed eight more times into the ground until he heard the underground Lurker burst into bloody pieces.


    But at that moment, Sheyan found that he had caught the attention of a ferocious enemy �C the yellow Hydralisk that movedzily! It was actually a heroic unit! That was why the Protoss expedition squad still fell into a bitter fight despite being made up of numerous heroes.


    Because even though Kerrigan, the Queen of des, had gone away, she had apparently anticipated this move by the Protoss.


    And she had left behind enough Zerg heroic units to deal with it!!


    Fight elites with elites, heroes with heroes!


    It seems that the Queen of des was not only slightly stronger than the legendary Uraki in terms of personal strength, she was also slightly better in tactics!

 Chapter 1320: Self Destruct

    <h4>Chapter 1320: Self Destruct</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Sheyan��sst punch hit the ground heavily, and the earth shook. The underground Lurker screeched in pain before it died. Dark red blood oozed out of the soil.


    After the hit, Sheyan suddenly turned back and blocked his face with his right hand. A thick spurt of acid had shot towards him like a liquid arrow. The Hydralisk hero had already closed in to within 50 meters of Sheyan and had started attacking. Its disgusting mouthpiece squirmed violently, continuously spraying acid at Sheyan!


    In order to disguise himself as a Zealot, Sheyan naturally had to wear the Zealot��s armour. When the acid sprayed on the armour, the fine armour immediately ckened and emitted a pungent ck smoke. It then started melting and distorting like burnt stic, and proceeded to seep into Sheyan��s flesh. It stung, but it did not feel that painful. However, when Sheyan checked his HP, he found that it was dropping at an incredible rate!


    Sheyan instantly knew that he could not hesitate any longer. If he lost too much HP here, he would have a really hard time after this. He instantly brought out the big guns: ��Mind Transmission�� + ��Hornrage��!


    He covered the distance of fifty metres in the blink of an eye. Sheyan was still taking a beating a moment before, but in the next second, he was already mming into the Hydralisk hero��s soft abdomen!!


    Sheyan��s fist then pounded hard on the side of the Hydralisk��s head. He put so much force into the punch that he could feel the grating of the metallic glove on the Hydralisk��s skull. That part of the skull broke like matchsticks, and the tough skin there was stretched to the limit. The huge body of the Hydralisk was knocked more than two meters off the ground. It performed a difficult gymnastic sequence in the air, flipping 480 degrees before it fell heavily to the ground.


    The Hydralisk��s response uponnding was out of Sheyan��s expectations. Unlike its previous domineering attitude when it killed with every shot from afar, it actually turned around and fled in a hurry! Large numbers of Zerglings came from all sides to protect it. Moreover, from a distance away within the darkness, there was a Queen who used ��Spawn Broodling�� on Sheyan!


    (��Spawn Broodling�� �� Create two broodlings from the targeted ground mechanical or organic unit. The target is instantly destroyed in the process. )


    This perverse skill, which could insta-kill its target, was evidently only effective on ordinary units. Sheyan had already researched the threat of this skill while he was with the ckthorn tribe, so he had no intention of dodging at all. He stepped forward and stepped on the tail of the Hydralisk hero. Arge lump of disgusting eggs flew straight at Sheyan and hit him on the back, and arge number of milky white parasites immediately appeared and attempted to burrow into his armour.


    However, it was all in vain, because all the parasites soon died. Sheyan simply rushed forward and continued tounch a fierce attack on the enemy in front of him. The swarm of ordinary Zerg around Sheyan attacked him in a frenzy, but Sheyan had no intention of stopping at all.


    After discovering that ��Spawn Broodling�� was ineffective on Sheyan, the Queen immediately sprayed a huge made of thick green mucus at him instead. This thing was no stranger to Sheyan; it was the Queen��s ��Ensnare�� ability. The Queen was obviously trying to slow Sheyan down to help the Hydralisk hero escape.


    As soon as Sheyan saw the mucusing at him, he simply pounced on the Hydralisk hero and rode on top of it! His left hand gripped the thick skin around the Hydralisk hero��s neck tightly, while his right fist continued to smash repeatedly into its head.


    The attack power and attack speed of this heroic Hydralisk were abnormally high. Unfortunately, its defensive capability was rtively low. After Sheyan closed in on it, it was not even able to fight back. With Sheyan��s terrifying Strength plus the attack power of the insane +10 glove, every fist Sheyanunched hurt. The Hydralisk hero howled in agony, struggling like a chicken whose neck was cut halfway.


    Because Sheyan had a strong innate ability protecting him, even though he was heavily surrounded by arge amount of ordinary Zerg, the damage he sustained was far less than one would imagine.


    Sheyan closed his eyes and gritted his teeth. He repeatedly and resolutely mmed his fist into the enemy. Finally, the Hydralisk hero emitted a loud shriek. Its body started to swell up like a balloon!


    Upon discovering this situation, Sheyan instantly sensed a great threating. He immediately let go and rolled away, but how could the Zerg around him let him escape? They actually rushed at him in a frenzy. Sheyan had to drag seven or eight Zerglings with him as he forcefully rolled away like a lumbering big ball.


    Suddenly, the Hydralisk hero exploded!!


    Although Sheyan had a few Zerglings on his back to cushion the blow, he could still feel the fierce impact on his back. The irresistible force pushed him forward by more than ten meters, making him fall t on his face!


    His back waspletely numb, and his limbs felt devoid of strength. His ears could not hear anything but the buzzing in his brain. He was so nauseous that he felt like throwing up.


    After several seconds, Sheyan found himself lying face down on the ground, slowly regaining his senses. He turned his head and looked back. A terrible area of flesh and blood, at least four hundred square meters, had formed around the ce where the Hydralisk self-destructed. The ce looked like a horrifying scene straight from hell, filled with blood, mutted limbs and flesh pieces everywhere.


    Only then did Sheyan realise that the sensation on his back had changed from numbness to burning pain. When he touched it, he felt that the armour and the skin on his back had been glued together, like a normal person who had been scalded by boiling water. He gnashed his teeth and ran forward, rescuing the surrounded Ramtas, and then sessfully grouped up with Sokada. Together, their pressure instantly lightened.


    Despite the addition of Sheyan to the Protoss side, giving them an advantage in certain aspects, the whole expedition force was still caught in a full-scale bitter fight. The reason for this was that the Zerg had anticipated their arrival and had ced their own heroic units here in advance. Although they had less heroic units than the Protoss side, they were effective in foiling the Protoss�� n.


    The Protoss�� original n was to utilise the high-endbat power of arge number of heroic units to overwhelm the ordinary Zerg units, crushing them. It was like a cavalry charge in the era of cold weapons; a few thousand elite cavalry would cut through the formation made by tens of thousands of enemy infantries, creating chaos until the enemy��s orderpletely copsed.


    Pace constituted the main element of the offensive side.


    However, with the Zerg heroic units joining the fray, it became very difficult for the Protoss elite squad to y its strategic role. Although there were far less Zerg heroic units than Protoss ones, their objective was simply to stall. Once the Protoss squad lost its mobility and capacity to overwhelm, they would be bogged down.


    ***


    Sheyan grabbed Sokada, then threw him away!


    The Zealot hero had put on his red cloak again and took out his trademark hammer. He flew over hundreds of Zerglings andnded in the middle of arge group of Hydralisks. A red me rose on his hammer, and he immediately swung the weapon around like a whirlwind. With this one attack, more than a dozen Hydralisks died in his hands.


    But at this time, a huge Ultralisk charged towards Sokada and knocked him flying. Fortunately, Sokada had blocked the charge in time, or his stomach would have been punctured by the Ultralisk��s fangs!


    But even so, Sokada stillnded with a terrible fall. He waspletely defenseless for a short moment. The Ultralisk wanted to rush at him to give him another heavy blow, but Sheyan had already sprinted over. He first smashed a curse-mix at the ground to stop the ordinary Zerg soldiers from approaching Sokada, then mmed a fist onto the Ultralisk��s head!


    Sheyan was immediately knocked away by the rebounding impact. He rolled back up and rubbed his fist with his teeth gnashing. The Ultralisk received his share of the suffering too. It took a few unsteady steps back while shaking its head and letting out a dull groan. Arge amount of white foam spewed out of his mouth. Tochego seized this opportunity to bombard the Ultralisk with a series of antimatter bolts from afar, sting the Ultralisk, which was already injured to begin with, into pieces of flesh!


    Aldaris also sent a psionic shockwave over, ughtering the Zerglings surrounding Sokada. Sokada had recovered by now. As someone who usually fought at the front line, he would seldom have a chance to rest, so he often had to withdraw from the battlefield after a while, but this time, with him and Sheyan covering for each other, he had the chance to take a breather even during an intense fight on the front line. That prolonged his battle duration significantly.


    At this time, the four of them, together with a small group which consisted of some Zealots and Dragoons, were slowly getting further and further away from the main force of the Protoss. However, led by Ramtas�� sense of smell, they were also slowly escaping from the battlefield.


    Eventually, the pressure on Sheyan and Sokada, who led the way, suddenly lightened. They abruptly found the area in front of them to be empty. The ferocious Zerg were all behind them; they had finally killed their way out from the seemingly endless sea of bugs! The ordinary Zealots and Dragoons following behind them also sighed in relief at escaping alive.


    But right then, Sheyan��s expression abruptly changed. He had clearly heard a certain sound in the air.


    It was a dull sound ��


    �� the sound of thousands of leathery wings beating hard!!


    An astonishing number of Mutalisks were approaching at a shocking speed!

 Chapter 1321: Trump Cards

    <h4>Chapter 1321: Trump Cards</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Sheyan knew how destructive arge group of Mutalisks could get.


    Because on Pandora, Sheyan already had the experience of bombarding Viperwolves packs with arge amount of Mutalisks. The acid spores the Mutalisks sprayed and the ssh damage they caused were truly an amazing sight. But now that he was about to be the target of the acid spores, he found nothing amazing about it at all.


    However, the main weakness of the Mutalisks was also widely-known �C they had insufficient range. Their attack belonged to the category of mid- to short-ranged attack, so if arge number of Mutalisks wished to attack a certain target, they would inevitably have to cluster together.


    And when the Mutalisks grouped together, the Protoss�� powerful Psionic Storm could easily eradicate them. They also had to be wary of the Archon��s psionic shockwave, which was also an AoE attack.


    And within Sheyan��s group, there happened to be a very powerful Archon �C Aldaris! Not only could he attack with psionic shockwaves, he also had the powerful Psionic Storm at his disposal. As long as he could seize a good opportunity, he could actually wipe out all the iing enemies by himself.


    Sheyan had had a conversation with Aldaris before this. In other worlds, he could only transform into an Archon for a limited period of time, so he could only use this power as an ace up his sleeve, but this time, he was on a special mission, so he could actually maintain his status as an Archon without any consumption!


    The Mutalisks swooped down with ear-piercing cries, bringing with them a harsh wind. Their main target of attack was, of course, Aldaris, who was hidden amid a soft white light.


    Aldaris stood still as if he had been paralysed by fear, but Sheyan knew Aldaris was someone who would grow stronger the more powerful his enemy was. He was definitely calcting all the possible trajectories right now, trying to eliminate all uncertain variables! That��s right, in Aldaris�� mind, despite their horrifying numbers, these Mutalisks were all already dead! They would be the stepping stone for his victory!!


    ��Now!�� When the shockinglyrge group of Mutalisks had dived to within 50 meters of him, Aldaris suddenly lifted his hands. Terrifying psionic energy leaped around on his fingertips. A terrible Psionic Storm suddenly rose, sweeping across the entire sky!


    A brief moment after the Psionic Storm enshrouded the Mutalisks, another Psionic Storm appeared ahead of these flying Zerg, as well as to their left and right! Aldaris had actually unleashed four Psionic Storms almost simultaneously! An area of coverage of this size was unheard of!


    Based on the destructive power of the Psionic Storm, the Mutalisks would be shredded into pieces if they could not fly out of the Psionic Storm within two seconds. But considering the vast area covered by the four Psionic Storms, it was almost impossible for them to achieve this unless they could immediately force themselves to stop mid-dive and fly in reverse like a car backing up. But of course, that kind of maneuver was only wishful thinking!


    For Aldaris, the moment this horrifyinglyrge group of Mutalisks congregated, they immediately became his most ideal prey, as well as his source of Protoss prestige points and loot! He had a strong confidence in his secret move, the Psionic Storm Matrix.


    However, there were always exceptions to everything.


    The Queen of des, having arranged these Mutalisks to be thest line of defence to stop the enemies, would certainly take their greatest weakness into consideration! Especially when they were facing the powerful Protoss who were proficient in AoE attacks.


    The one responsible for covering up the Mutalisks�� greatest weakness was a heroic unit.


    It was a very ordinary-looking Mutalisk hero, almost identical in appearance to the rest of the Mutalisks. Within therge group of flying Mutalisks, it was like a stone hidden on the beach.


    But gold would always glitter. When the powerful Psionic Storm descended on the Mutalisks, all of them drew close to the Mutalisk hero. A huge protective cover, tinted green, instantly appeared around the hero and skillfully shielded the Mutalisks from the Psionic Storm.


    In the end, Aldaris��pletely depleted his MP after unleashing the Psionic Storm Matrix, but he did not even manage to scrape a singleyer of skin off a single Mutalisk! What he had to face now was the furious attack from a swarm of angered Mutalisks in their prime condition!!


    In an instant, Aldaris�� position changed from a winner into a loser �C a loser who might very well lose his life!


    Sheyan instantly activated his Awakening Skill, ��Survival Mark��, using it on Aldaris without any hesitation. Fortunately, he still had his innate ability, ��Death��s Lament��, at his disposal, so he did not have to worry about being insta-killed.


    The Mutalisks continued their dive under the protection of the giant shield. Their terrifying numbers covered up the sky and shaded the sun. Fifty metres...forty metres...twenty metres! In the blink of an eye, Aldaris was already within the Mutalisks�� firing range! Even under the protection of ��Survival Mark��, he would most likely be instantly killed!


    But right at that moment, a Zealot next to him burst into me, then started swelling up. The me burning him was dark red in colour. He rapidly became a giant glowing sphere, exactly like Aldaris but dark red instead of white. The silhouette inside exuded an oppressive pressure.


    Like a High Temr, he did not possess any physical attacks, but he could make his enemies tremble in fear with just his psionic powers!


    His outer appearance was almost exactly the same as Aldaris. The difference was, Aldaris looked like a white ball of light, while this guy named Noos was glowing dark red, as if he had just climbed out of the magma of hell. He was a type of powerful creature made up of living sma energy, which injected into him eternal fury. These creatures could be formed by fusing any two Dark Temrs together, and had the ability to control the mysterious energy within space and time.


    These terrifying units were so powerful that the Dark Temrs refused to acknowledge their existence for a thousand years. Only after the Zerg destroyed Aiur did the Dark Temr realise the need for, and unseal, their most powerful weapon!


    Their name was... Dark Archon!!


    (TL: The Dark Archon is a heavy Protoss psionic support unit. The powers of Dark Archons extend well beyond those of the regr Archon, more thanpensating for theirck of any physical attack capability. https://starcraft.fandom/wiki/Dark_archon )


    And this time, the one who appeared was a heroic Dark Archon!!


    The moment Sheyan felt the oppressive pressure, he instantly knew that this Noos guy must be the hidden leader of the selected assault force, the one entrusted with themand of this operation by the powerful Uraki! He had actually been hiding among their group all this while! Noos was probably hiding near Sheyan because he was wary of him. Sheyan was not a Protoss, so Noos must have thought that he was the most unstable factor in the whole squad. Surprisingly, Noos actually revealed himself at such a time.


    The Dark Archon��s dark red me would send fear into any enemies thatid eyes on him, even the Mutalisks that were swooping down from the sky. But under the leadership of the Mutalisk hero and the protection of the powerful radiation shield which could absorb any harmful power, they resolutely continued to dive down!


    Amid the blood-red illumination surrounding him, Noos raised his left hand and pointed at the giant radiation shield, or rather, at the Mutalisks in it that were pping their wings hard and spewing acid spores! His consciousness instantly establishedmunication with the mighty power which filled the vast starry sky, and evoked a resonance. A terrifying space vortex erupted among the Mutalisks. The powerful attractive force of the vortex did not cause any damage, but it could ignore the radiation shield because the shield only protected the Zerg from destructive damage. Most of the Mutalisks suddenly halted, as if they were frozen in time!


    (TL: That was the Dark Archon��s Maelstrom ability, which prevents all biological units (friendly included) within a 4 x 4 area from attacking, moving, or casting spells for short period of time. https://starcraft.fandom/wiki/Maelstrom )


    Seizing this opportunity, Sheyan dashed towards Aldaris and kicked him away from the Mutalisks�� dive trajectory.


    After Noos had cast the Maelstrom, the dark red me that was burning all over his body red up to form an ancient Protoss symbol about two meters in diameter. He then shouted:


    ��Darkness overpowering!��


    The ancient Protoss symbol instantly shattered, and the space on top of the Mutalisks, that were still frozen by the Maelstrom, split open. Arge number of circr yellow rays radiated out of the rift, and...the minds of all the Mutalisks within range were controlled by Noos! They had be Noos�� servants!


    Mind Control!


    (TL: Mind Control �C Transfers control of any enemy unit to the casting yer. Using Mind Control will drain the Dark Archon��s shields and leave it vulnerable. https://starcraft.fandom/wiki/Mind_control )


    The heroic Mutalisk naturally could not be mind-controlled, but it happened to be within the firing range of the Mutalisks that had just been controlled. In the blink of an eye, countless acid spores struck the Mutalisk hero violently. The powerful heroic unit instantly burst into pieces in the air!


    Such a tragic end, such an unexpected process!


    No wonder there was a saying that it did not necessarily take a sword to kill. On the battlefield, the greatest damage were often caused by those that had no direct destructive power.


    Noos did not really care about Aldaris�� survival. His first priority was to make sure that his spell was 100% effective.


    Therefore, Aldaris actually still took some hits from some Mutalisks, and the cumtive damage was actually pretty high. If it wasn��t for Sheyan��s Awakening Skill, Aldaris would probably have died. But even if he did escape with his life, he was still seriously injured and had fallen unconscious.

 Chapter 1322: Breaking Through the Enemies

    <h4>Chapter 1322: Breaking Through the Enemies</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The glow around Aldaris had be very weak, looking like it would dissipate at any moment. In arge scale battle like this, the strength of an individual was truly insignificant.


    A calctive, cold-blooded guy like Noos would certainly make hitting the target his main priority. As for Aldaris�� survival, it was not within his consideration. Besides, sacrifice was the necessary virtue of a Protoss hero!


    Therefore, Aldaris could consider himself very lucky to have survived.


    To be honest, Noos�� appearance was beyond the expectations of the Queen of des. Noos�� strength level was already at the peak of a heroic unit, only a short distance away from entering the ranks of the leadership figures.


    Noos had been unbelievably patient up to now. His sudden appearance had inflicted a heavy blow on the Zerg. At least hundreds of Mutalisks had been affected by his Mind Control, bing his ves.


    Noos had used his whole strength in that strike, so he had currently fallen into a weakened state. Only now did his information, which had previously been concealed, appear before Sheyan when Sheyan looked at him.


    [ Noos (Living Psionic Energy) ]


    [ Type: Dark Archon ]


    [ Attributes: HP 5, sma Shield 35,000 points ( 12,199 points remaining, recovery speed of 3 points / 5 seconds) ]


    [ Base Attributes: Unknown ]


    [ Ability: ��Maelstrom�� �� Use the dark energy within time and space to freeze time within a certain area, so that all enemies inside the area be immobilised, but still receive damage. Lasts for 12 seconds, cooldown of 600 seconds. ]


    [ Ability: ��Mind Control�� �� Use the dark energy within the soul to control the minds of other creatures. This is the ultimate weapon of the Dark Archon. The Dark Archon will possess the power and knowledge of a creature that is under control. ]


    [ Under the effort of Noos, this ability can now either be used on an individual unit, bing strong enough to enve even the powerful heroic units, or be cast over an area, enving all the creatures inside the area! ]


    [ The cooldown of this ability is 48 hours. ]


    [ Ability: ��Feedback�� �� Burn all of the target��s MP and cause an equal amount of damage to the target. ]


    ***


    The chain reaction brought by Noos�� sess was quite astonishing. First of all, the Zerg side lost a powerful force with high mobility and high attack power. Not only that, the force was now actually under the control of the Protoss side!


    Noos had not simply eliminated the enemy forces. To give an example, if the power ratio between the two sides before were 8:4 with the Zerg��s strength double that of the Protoss��, then Noos�� strike had weakened the Zerg��s strength level to 6, while the Protoss��s strength level had been increased to 6 as well. A single powerful move from Noos had unexpectedly turned the Zerg��s overwhelming advantage into a level ying field!


    The subsequent battle became even more tragic. With the Protoss troops�� strength significantly increased, Noos led the group charging into the darkness again, back towards the Zerg army! His objective was to gather up the Protoss troops that had been separated into several smaller groups by the Zerg.


    With a horrifyinglyrge swarm of Mutalisks sting open a path for the group with no regards to their own casualties, and theck ofrge area-of-effect destructive skills like the Psionic Storm among the Zerg, the Protoss group led by Noos cut into the Zerg army with unstoppable momentum like a hot knife through butter.


    Such a frenzied advance was only made possible by the fragile Mutalisks leading the way in front with their attacks, leading to their high casualty rate. Under the retaliation of the Hydralisks, a controlled Mutalisk would die every few seconds. Scourges would alsounch suicidal attacks against them from time to time.


    (TL: Scourges are kamikaze Zerg aerial units.)


    After sessfully absorbing two trapped Protoss groups into their team, Noos instantly headed towards the third group, but halfway there, he suddenly made a sharp turn! At the same time, something big was happening at the Protoss base. The heroic Shuttle from before took off and headed straight towards the battlefield, escorted by Divina��s heroic Phoenix warship as well as various high mobility ordinary flying units!


    Sheyan initially did not understand the reason behind Noos�� sudden change in target. Being among the Protoss squad that had gone berserk with attacking, he had no choice but to move forward carried by the flow. However, he did feel the resistance in front of them increasing with time.


    After a while, Sheyan finally realised the intentions of the powerful Dark Archonmander. He wished to go straight to the core of the Zerg army to take the head of the enemy��smanding general!


    That��s right, Noos�� target was the Overmind who wasmanding the battle in the Queen of des�� stead! ( https://starcraft.fandom/wiki/Overmind )


    Although Kerrigan, the Queen of des, had severely injured Uraki, she did not escape unharmed herself. She must have gone back to the Zergir to rest and recuperate. Therefore, as long as the Protoss team could take down the Overmind, a victory over the leaderless Zerg was almost guaranteed.


    Noos first pretended to rescue the Protoss�� stranded forces, baiting the main Zerg forces to move in that direction, then abruptly shifted his direction straight at the Zerg Overmind, while the Protoss base sent in reinforcements at the same time. The Protoss was making an all-out offensive!


    In response, the Zerg forces naturally tried to fall back to defend with great haste. As a result, the surrounded Protoss troops could now break free from their encirclement. This way, not only would Noos be supported by the reinforcements from the base, he would also be reinforced by the rest of the Protoss soldiers on the battlefield. He had gained the upper hand in this fight.


    The Zerg Overmind was defending against Noos�� charge in order to survive, but were the Protoss soldiers not making the charge for the sake of their survival too? If the Protoss could not cause irreparable damage to the Zerg side tonight, having yed all the cards in their hand, they would be no match for the Zerg once the Queen of des recovered. Therefore, the determination and the will of both sides in this crucial moment had reached an unimaginable level. There was a strong sense that both sides would fight to thest soldier.


    The subsequent sh was unbelievably tragic!


    Among the heroes Sheyan knew, Red Caped Sokada died during the charge! The heroic Carrier exploded under the bombardment of countless Hydralisks and Scourges! Even the heroic Shuttle was blown up by the Zerg!


    Fortunately, the pilot of the Shuttle managed to survive thanks to Sheyan��s timely rescue. Tochego had also survived because he was a long-range fighter. He only lost three of his legs, but he would have died too if Sheyan had not seized an opening to save him. Less than a tenth of the powerful Protoss heroic units remained. There were initially hundreds of Mutalisks under Noos�� control, but less than twenty of them were still alive by now.


    But their ultimate target, the Overmind, was finally in front of them.


    This Overmind looked almost simr to the Overmind of the ckthorn tribe, except for the vivid red stripe which extended from his head all the way down his back. That��s right, he was an old acquaintance of Sheyan, the Redliner Overmind who once fought against the ckthorn tribe on the distant P.


    (TL: P is the on which the plot of Starship Troopers takes ce, and also the visited by Sheyan waaaaaay back in the story where he helped the ckthorn Zerg tribe fight the Redliner Zerg tribe. )


    It had apparently grown stronger, evolving from a fat, bulky bug that looked like a maggot into a battle unit that was protected by a hard shell all over its body, like a cockroach.


    Noos did not shout any orders or words of encouragement. He simply pointed with his finger, and his Maelstrom descended upon the awaiting Zerg troops ahead that had taken up a defensive position. Hundreds of Zerglings, Hydralisks, and Ultralisks, if not thousands, were immobilised by the powerful shackles of time and space, thus prying open a gap in the solid defensive line!


    Next came the textbook opening sequence of a Protoss assault, its effectiveness tried and tested.


    First, they swept the enemies with Psionic Storms, then let the Reavers bombard the enemies from long range with Scarabs, and finally dispatched the Zealots and Dragoons to clean up the mess. However, the bodyguards around the Overmind were extremely powerful, so the two sides were engaged in a bitter fight.


    Sheyan truly envied Aldaris for being sent back to the rear to recover. He himself had to grit his teeth and charge at the front line. He already tried his hardest to choose weaker-looking targets whenever he could, but the soldiers here were all elites that had survived hundreds of battles, so he was still put under great pressure!


    To Sheyan��s chagrin, the few times he had tried toy on the ground, pretending to be heavily wounded, Noos would instantly stare at him with cold, mocking eyes. Sheyan could only climb back up and keep fighting on the front line obediently.


    Unbeknownst to Sheyan, Noos was a staunch supporter of the Protoss supremacy ideology, even more so than Sokada. He believed that the Protoss were the most perfect race, but Sheyan, a weak human, had actuallysted even longer than most of the Protoss elites under his watch. Of course Noos would have his eyes on Sheyan!


    ��Goddammit...�� Sheyan had no choice but to pull out ��Verdict��, sentence a Hydralisk in front of him to be a heretic, and pull the trigger. He was being forced to restore his HP via the healing effect of ��Verdict��! That showed what a tough predicament he was in!


    Suddenly, there was a sh of light in the sky. A unique-looking streamlined aircraft broke through the darkness. Rows of transparent windows lined up on its crystal blue body. It had a shy outer appearance, like an abstract-looking wild phoenix!


    That��s right, it was Divina��s heroic Phoenix airship! She had also arrived on the battlefield!


    Thanks to the Protoss group��s fearless, frenzied attack, a crack finally appeared among the guards protecting the Redliner Overmind, but only a small crack, just enough for the eyes to see what was behind it. However, at that very moment, a timely blue ray shot out of the tip of Divina��s Phoenix and struck the Redliner Overmind!!

 Chapter 1323: The Ruthless Move

    <h4>Chapter 1323: The Ruthless Move</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    [ Phoenix (Light Precision Machinery) ] ( https://starcraft.fandom/wiki/Phoenix )


    [ Type: Aerospace Superiority Starfighter ]


    [ Attributes: Durability 8000 / sma Shield 5000 ]


    [ Basic Attributes: Unknown ]


    [ Description: The Phoenix fighter jet is a small but lethal aircraft, recing the role of the Scouts and the Corsair in the Protoss army. The Phoenix is often used to patrol the borders of Protoss territories and eliminate all external threats. The jet��s dual ion cannons are very effective in aerialbat, and can also be used to clean up ground forces. ]


    [ Ability: Graviton Beam �C Mark a ground unit from a distance, calcte its data, and lift it into the air, preventing it from moving, attacking, or using abilities for 10 seconds. Cooldown of 30 minutes. After modification, and coupled with Divina��s formidable strength, the precedence of this ability is very high. ]


    [ Ability: Ion Tide �C At the cost of instantaneously consuming all sma shield points (sma shield points must be no less than 3000), trigger a wide-area Ion Tide that will cause damage to all enemy units in the surrounding airspace. The Phoenix will be out of energy for a rtively short period afterwards. ]


    [ An alert enemy would usually distance itself when the Phoenix goes into overload to perform the Ion Tide, and return afterwards to inflict lethal damage on the momentarily defenceless aircraft. Therefore, Phoenix pilots would often stagger the release of Ion Tides to ensure a continuouswork of aerial destruction. ]


    [ Under Divina��s control, this powerful Phoenix fighter jet would immediately fly into a small wormhole after releasing an Ion Tide, teleporting to a random spot within five kilometers. This greatly improves its survivability. ]


    ***


    The Redliner Overmind showed no abnormalities and there was no indication that the Overmind had or would suffer any damage from the Phoenix��s strike, but every Zerg knew that being marked by a Phoenix fighter jet was never a good sign.


    But no matter how hard the Redliner Overmind struggled, it could not break free of the blue ray which connected it to the Phoenix. The other Zerg rushed madly at the culprit, Divina, but they were all beaten back by the Protoss troops who were prepared for them.


    Finally, Divina��s Phoenix finished its calction. As the fighter jet emitted a dazzling light, the bulky Overmind was lifted upwards, floating to a height of 10 meters and out of the imprable protection of his escorts.


    Not far away, in the midst of the Protoss army, the patiently waiting Noos inhaled deeply. The sound he produced was as loud as a storm sweeping through the clouds!


    As Noos inhaled, the red glow all around his body was sucked into him, leaving behind only a ck humanoid figure. Then, Noos�� armshed out like a long ck whip and fiercely struck the body of the Redliner Overmind!


    The moment the ck whip and the Redliner Overmind came into contact, everyone clearly sensed something, as if something of vital importance had been forcibly squeezed out of the Redliner Overmind, dispersing into thin air.


    Feedback!!


    Another powerful ability of Noos�� which instantly drained all the target��s MP and deal an equal amount of damage to the target at the same time!


    Noos himself seemed to be badly hurt after unleashing Feedback. Despite the red glow reappearing around his body, he swayed unsteadily, looking very weak.


    But the Redliner Overmind was in an even worse condition. Arge amount of emerald green liquid gushed madly out of the cracks in the shell of his beetle-like body, dripping to the ground!


    At the same time, all the Protoss soldiers that had long-range attacks and all the aerial units started bombarding the powerful Overmind with their full power.


    Unfortunately for the Zerg, Noos�� previous Mind Control had eliminated close to 70% of the Zerg��s aerial forces, and after such a bitter fight, the Zerg had close to zero aerial troops currently remaining. That is to say, unless the Zerg ground units could jump 10 meters high, they could not even use their bodies to absorb damage for the Redliner Overmind.


    Even someone built as tough as Sheyan felt powerless in such arge-scale battle, and that was also true for the Redliner Overmind. No matter how tough his shell and his HP were, there was absolutely no way he could withstand the focus fire from such a shockinglyrge amount of enemies, even if they were only ordinary units!


    The fat bug did not evenst the whole 10 seconds of the Graviton Beam before he burst into pieces in the air. More than a dozen brown, fleshy pieces rained down together with arge amount of shell fragments and emerald green body fluid, making for an unbelievably tragic spectacle.


    And after that...the infuriated Zerg troops charged madly at the Protoss! A bloody fight broke out again!


    Sheyan took the chance to stealthily sneak away. To his surprise, he discovered several contestants that had appeared among the Protoss army, trying to profit from the chaotic situation, but Sheyan himself chose to run as far away as possible. To him, it did not look like the Protoss strategy had worked at all. Instead of the Zerg, the Protoss side was the one that seemed like it was about to copse.


    ��What a bunch of fearless and ignorant people,�� sighed Sheyan as he fled. ��Fortunately, Noos is too weak after unleashing Feedback to pay any attention to me, or I��d never be able to escape from his surveince. Huh... This feeling!!! She��s here already????��


    Divina��s Phoenix was crashing down amid thick ck smoke. A blood-red bolt of lightning had urately struck the Phoenix��s cockpit, raising the temperature inside to more than 3,000 degrees.


    Divina was instantly killed!


    At the same time, a bone de had cut Noos into two halves from top to bottom!


    As a creature of living psionic energy, Noos�� death did not look tragic nor frightening. He only turned from a ck globe of light wrapped in red light into two ck globes of light wrapped in red light, and then slowly dispersed into the air. However, his death also meant that the Protoss army was now leaderless....


    The Queen of des, Kerrigan, had once again stepped onto the battlefield!


    The moment Sheyan sensed the terrifying pressure, he immediately abandoned all disguise and ran away with all his might. Fortunately, Sheyan was the first to flee, and at the moment, he had already reached the outer periphery of the battlefield, so it was not long before hepletely escaped from the battle.


    Only after he made sure that he had fled to safety did Sheyan turn back. He found that the endless darkness from before hadpletely disappeared, reced by the faint starlight in the sky and the faint phosphorescence of the steel-blue earth. Although the illumination was not dazzling, the air had a very low dust content, so visibility was still high. A biting chill seeped through the clothes into his skin, drilling right into the bones.


    Soon, Old Charlie came to join Sheyan. As Sheyan��s servant, Old Charlie could sense his position. Old Charlie had close to zerobat power on the front line, so Sheyan had left him behind in the human base.


    Old Charlie had arrived in a Vulture, a Terran maic hovering war vehicle that looked like a motorcycle, known for its speed. The emergence of the Vulture showed that the human base back there was developing quite well.


    Sheyan jumped onto the Vulture. The heat inside immediately eased his stiff body.


    Old Charlie looked at the battlefield and asked, ��You seem to have anticipated the arrival of the Queen of des, master?��


    Sheyan smiled and replied, ��Of course. Thest time I was in the Starship Troopers world, I already witnessed the situation when the Overmind of a Zerg tribe is killed. The remaining Zerg troops would gopletely out of control and fight only for themselves, like a heap of loose sand! Another Overmind can instantly and effortlessly assimte these troops into its own tribe.��


    ��But after the Redliner Overmind was killed, although the strength of those bugs dropped from losing the bonus provided by the Overmind, their attack actually became more frenzied instead! This could only mean one thing �C they could still sense the presence of a leader among them. Who else could it be besides the Queen of des?��


    Old Charlie sat at the back, the wrinkles on his face so deep they seemed to be carved with a knife. He lightly coughed and said, ��I smell a conspiracy here. There are too many obvious signs that this is a scheme, like these were all nned chess moves. Obviously, in terms of the highestbat force of both sides, Uraki is no match for Kerrigan, but on a lower level, the demigod-level Noos is a little stronger than the Redliner Overmind �C but the result now is, although the Queen of des did sessfully kill Noos, the Redliner Overmind is also dead, so she must return to the battlefield to lead the Zerg army despite her injuries. Her strength will undoubtedly decline again, while the quietly resting Uraki will recover some strength. The highestbat power of both sides will unknowingly return to a bnced state!��


    A sh of light streaked across Sheyan��s eyes. ��Now that you mention it, it really does seem like an exchange of chess moves. Noos beat the Redliner Overmind, and the difference in strength between Noos and the Redliner Overmind is transferred to Kerrigan, reducing her strength. If Noos, who had reached the level of a demigod, actually had a bad rtionship with Uraki, then the current situation really does smell like a conspiracy.��


    Old Charlie lightly coughed. ��This is actually an opportunity, master, though it may be dangerous.��


    Sheyan��s eyes narrowed. ��I understand what you mean. Kerrigan can��t leave the front line at the moment, so the defensive strength of the Zerg base is now at its lowest. If we��re willing to take the risk...��

 Chapter 1324: Two Birds With One Stone

    <h4>Chapter 1324: Two Birds With One Stone</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The idea of visiting the Queen��sir burned hot in Sheyan��s mind, and it must be very enticing for some of the readers out there too �C the story of a hero infiltrating the dragon��s den and returning with a sack full of loot may be tacky and cliche, but it��s also a very exciting and satisfying one.


    In essence, the risk of infiltrating a dragon��s den and the risk of infiltrating the Queen��sir were almost simr. Kerrigan��s strength was not that much lower than a dragon��s, and if she had her minions with her, she would eat the dragons for breakfast.


    But there was one major difference. Everyone knows dragons like to collect shiny things like treasures and coins but never spend them, so their wealth would grow over time at a rate that is faster than any kind of financial ns offered by any banks....


    On the other hand, the Queen of des may or may not have a hobby of collecting treasures, but she was undeniably a woman �� as we all know, even ordinary women have very strong spending power. Even if Kerrigan did have a hobby of collecting treasures, her spending power most likely outpaced her collecting speed. Therefore, Sheyan��s likelihood ofing back empty-handed was quite high.


    While Sheyan hesitated, he caught sight of Old Charlie who was sitting respectfully behind him. He could not help asking, ��What do you think, Watson �C I mean, Old Charlie?��


    ��I know what you��re worried about, master, but ording to the principles of the Realms, if there��s no profit to be gained in the Queen��sir, then we wouldn��t face any great danger either,�� Old Charlie replied calmly.


    Sheyan was starting to be moved. ��But no matter how empty the Zerg base is, there must be some defensive forces left. If I get careless for just a moment, I might be trapped inside.��


    ��Based on my analysis, the Protoss and the Zerg will remain in a stalemate for some time and will not engage in any morerge-scale fights. There��s little chance of Kerrigan withdrawing with her troops back to the base. On the contrary, the Zerg are likely to take advantage of the remaining night time to carry out the harassment tactic from before to nibble away at the Protoss�� number again. You can just return to the Protoss base to report on your mission and get the rewards, then rest for a while before you meet up with the human forces to rush at the Zerg base. That��s the safest way,�� exined Old Charlie.


    ��The human forces?�� inquired Sheyan dubiously.


    ��After you left, Snake didn��te back either, but Pontin gave us another surprise. He actually promoted again. After that, he improved many of the Terran technologies and the base��s mining efficiency. The human base has started to take shape,�� exined Old Charlie.


    ��He promoted again?�� asked Sheyan in surprise.


    ��Yes. Pontin has great potential. Before you strengthened him, he was actually already about to break through into an elite unit, so after he promoted, he was only a step away from a heroic unit. After some intensive work and experiencing a difficult environment under great pressure, it makes sense that he would break through. Of course, this also has to do with the fact that he��s only an SCV, a basic worker unit type, so promotion is easier.��


    ��If you��re right in your analysis, it really is impossible for the Queen of des to return to base before dawn. The reason she was able to arrive so quickly to the scene earlier must be because she has a mental link with the Redliner Overmind. Now, the Protoss army should be able to win some time for us, so even if I take advantage of the chaos to flee back to the Protoss base to report back on the mission and thene out again, I should still have enough time.��


    ��Should I return to the human base to ask Pontin to deploy the troops while you go back to hand in your mission?��


    ��Yes, do that. Yourbat power is still too weak, so I��ll send Ramtas with you. We��ll meet up at coordinates XXX, XXX.��


    ***


    Sheyan soon arrived back at the Protoss base. By this time, at a position five kilometers southeast of the base, the Protoss main force had already recovered from the chaos. They had formed a solid formation and were retreating as they fought.


    Uraki had already takenmand of the troops. The price of being routed was too great; it was not something Uraki could afford. Therefore, he could only use this slow but effective method to withdraw the troops.


    The Zerg army, led by the Queen of des, chased after them like a pack of hungry wolves. Whenever they find an opening, they would not hesitate to rush in and tear off arge piece of meat.


    Sheyan tidied up his appearance and tried to make himself look less messy before he entered the Furnace Laboratory. The atmosphere inside was still as elegant as before �C beige floor, symmetrical and slender lines, and nature-like music which made one feel free and dreamlike.


    But besides that, there was also a faint bloody smell in the air. The smell was not unfamiliar to Sheyan. It was the smell of the Zerg��s body fluids mingled with the smell of the Protoss�� body fluids; a smell that was present everywhere on the battlefield.


    Upon entering the bar, Sheyan immediately detected the source of the smell. It came from a few worn-out and wounded Protoss. They had been treated, as were evident from the bandages on their bodies, and were now slowly recovering.


    One of them, a Zealot, had actually been rescued by Sheyan before, so as soon as he saw Sheyan, he immediately stood up and offered to buy Sheyan a drink. Of course Sheyan would not refuse his kindness, but he still chose the non-mainstream drink of fresh water. Under the amazed gazes of the other Protoss, he quickly grabbed Ol�� Kido and pulled him to the back.


    It was worth mentioning that, in some aspects, the Protoss were rather simr to horses. They liked to sleep standing up. Some would sleep sitting down, but they would not lie down unless they really have to. Therefore, there was no bed in Ol�� Kido��s room.


    They also had a habit of cing a small piece of Pandora crystal on their forehead when they slept, so a pir iid with Pandora crystal was indispensable in every Protoss bedroom.


    This was the first time Sheyan had entered the private bedroom of a Protoss, so he was rather curious, but he did not waste any time to take out the mission items that the powerful Zerg heroes or elites dropped when he killed them, and put them on the table one by one. They were all things like inner cores or hearts. Ol�� Kido carefully inspected each of them, and at the same time, eximed in admiration.


    ��Wow, what a huge Zergling joint. This guy must have been an elite.��


    ��A Hydralisk lymph nd as big as my fist! Now this is surprising! The Hydralisk must have been a hero.��


    ��The incisor of amon Ultralisk. Well, okay, it��s passable.��


    ��A Predator��s wing? Did you jump into the air to kill it? Oh, the Graviton Beam of a Phoenix made it fall down. Ha-ha, that��s lucky.��


    ��......��


    ��*sniff sniff sniff*...My children, do you see these? These are all my gifts to you. Let those damn Zerg rot in hell! You��re indeed strong, human. You did a great job!��


    Following Ol�� Kido��s words, Sheyan instantly received some notifications.


    [ Hidden Chain Mission I: Ol�� Kido��s Wrathpleted. ]


    [ Ol�� Kido��s Evaluation: A+ ]


    [ Mission Content: Most of the Zerg you killed are sufficiently powerful units. The result is not perfect, but Ol�� Kido is more than satisfied. ]


    [ Mission Description: Do you want to receive a reward now (a random silver storyline equipment) or do you want the reward to umte into the next round of the Hidden Chain Mission? ]


    [ Warning: The next round of the Hidden Chain Mission is likely to be more difficult. You need to be prepared to fail. ]


    Sheyan was mentally prepared for the A+ evaluation. On that horrible battlefield, his personal strength was simply too insignificant. If his party was here, he believed he would have gotten an ��S�� evaluation. Sheyan chose to umte the reward because a random silver storyline equipment was no longer that attractive to him.


    After Sheyan chose to continue with the mission, Ol�� Kido sat down in his chair, wiped away his tears and said, ��I knew you��re an ambitious man and you won��t be interested in a reward of this level. Not a problem, even the Devil would be green with envy at the wealth I��ve umted over the years. As long as you can keep satisfying my wishes, you��ll certainly get what you want!��


    Sheyan shrugged. ��So, what do you want? More insect corpses?��


    ��No, no, no, I��m tired of seeing these dirty and bloody flesh. But more importantly, the terrifying fertility of the Zerg is a real nightmare. For every one of them you kill, two more will hatch in that far-awayir of theirs. I��d like you to solve this problem from the source!�� said Ol�� Kido with gnashing teeth.


    The follow-up mission quickly popped up.


    [ You have triggered Hidden Chain Mission II: Ol�� Kido��s Wish. ]


    [ Mission Briefing: Eliminate a Zerg Hatchery and at least five incubation buildings within 48 hours. Report back uponpletion. ]


    (TL: The Hatchery is the heart of any Zerg colony. It is a Zerg foundational structure which produces Zergrvae. https://starcraft.fandom/wiki/Hatchery )


    [ Mission Note: Destroy as many Zerg buildings as possible. ]


    [ Warning: This is a very difficult mission, so if your evaluation in the previous round is high, you can try negotiating with Ol�� Kido. ]


    Following the advice of the warning, Sheyan continued to talk with Ol�� Kido for a while, mentioning his difficulties multiple times. In the end, he obtained two things. The first was a crystal bomb. It was a mission item which could only be ced inside the Hatchery. Upon detonation, it would eliminate three quarters of the Hatchery��s HP.

 Chapter 1325: The Palace of Flesh

    <h4>Chapter 1325: The Pce of Flesh</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Sheyan, who was familiar with the Zerg, knew that destroying a Hatchery was a time-consuming task even with his strength. After all, the tenacity of a Hatchery was beyond human imagination. Furthermore, a Hatchery chosen by the Queen of des must possess extraordinary capabilities.


    Therefore, the crystal bomb would no doubt save him a lot of time.


    The second item he got was amunicator which required a certain amount of utility points to use. When themunicator was activated, a holographic 3D image of Ol�� Kido would appear from it. This way, Sheyan would not have to run back to the bar to hand in his mission.


    This mission was no doubt perfect for Sheyan because he was already nning to go to the Queen��sir for a visit anyway, and he would have help from the human forces. This mission was just something he could do along the way.


    It was already four o��clock in the morning. ording to the information Sheyan obtained, daybreak would normally ur between six and six-thirty in the morning. Sheyan instantly rushed out of the Protoss base. He peeked at the radar and saw that the remnants of the forces the Protoss deployed were still nearly two kilometers away from the base. The Zerg were still viciously chasing after them, looking to do as much damage as they could. Sheyan did not wish to waste any time. He sprinted to the appointed ce at full speed.


    The environment was currently still pitch ck, only illuminated by the faint starlight and the floating phosphorescent dots. The prussian bluend seemed endless, extending far into the horizon.


    Sheyan looked back at the Protoss base and saw that it was actually enshrouded in a sphere of darkness, like a ck hole which swallowed all lights. Sheyan could basically confirm by now that the dense darkness outside the Protoss base must be a trick of Kerrigan��s. Only under the cover of this strange darkness could the Zerg hide themselves and carry out the harassment tactic from all sides.


    He soon found a clear mark on the ground ahead. It was likely the traces left behind by a Vulture hoverbike. These hoverbikes could travel at a speed of 200 to 300 mph. Their standard armament was an AGP-2 grenadeuncher.


    There were also traces of caterpir treads, which were probably left behind by the heavy-duty AAV-5 Arclite Siege Tanks that could transform between two modes. Their formidable firepower had almost be synonymous with the Terran. The 120mm Mjolnir Artillery Cannon they were equipped with was so powerful that the tank had to remain immobile to stabilise itself before firing a projectile. Each tank was operated by a crew of three: a gunner, a driver, and amander or navigator.


    ( https://starcraft.fandom/wiki/Siege_tank )


    ��Not bad, Pontin,�� Sheyan could not help muttering to himself, ��I thought I��d only get a few squads of Marines for reinforcement, but it seems like he sent me a whole mechanical squad.��


    Sheyan soon came across a Vulture that was on patrol duty. After Sheyan identified himself, he seeded in hitching a ride on the Vulture. The Vulture brought him to the temporary human camp, where be saw both Pontin and Old Charlie.


    Sheyan only found out from Old Charlie��s exnation that Pontin was actually a real genius. Although the Siege Tanks and Vultures produced by the Factory he built could not be upgraded with the Armory due to ack of resources, Pontin��s skill enabled the Factory to obtain the ��Excellent�� prefix. The war machinery manufactured by the Factory had higher attack and defence than usual.


    This time, Pontin hade out full force, bringing with him a total of 37 Vultures, 26 Goliaths, 11 Siege Tanks, 130 Marines, 18 Medics, and 30 SCVs. This level of reinforcement was already the best he could do.


    Sheyan naturally had to repay the favour. During the previous battle, he had obtained a lot of Zerg Spirit Crystals. The first thing he did was strengthen Pontin to the limit. However, Pontin was already a heroic unit by now, so even arge amount of Spirit Crystals could only make him stronger instead of helping him break through to the rank of a leader like Noos and the Redliner Overmind. To break through this bottleneck, he must rely on his ownprehension and understanding. External help could no longer y a major role.


    But even so, any building constructed by the newly-strengthened Pontin would have a ��Fine�� prefix. Not only were the buildings more resistant to attacks, the troops produced by these buildings would also be close to the level of an elite the moment they were produced. Of course, their Pandora crystal consumption was also higher.


    Next, Sheyan raised Kyrgyzna and a female Medic to elite level with the remaining Zerg Spirit Crystals. This fully mechanized steel corps advanced forward at full speed. They soon arrived at the Queen of des�� Hive Cluster.


    ( A Hive Cluster is a Zerg colony or base. )


    Under Sheyan��s order, the Goliaths that had extremely powerful anti-air capabilities started to roam the periphery in two groups, with the aim of cleaning up the Overlords that the Zerg had a habit of scattering around their base.


    ( The Goliathbat walker is a Terran one-man all-terrainbat walker used to support Marine forces. )


    These jellyfish-like Overlords floated in the air with excellent mobility and anti-stealth capabilities. The Goliaths sniped at them and killed them one by one. Although this might alert the Zerg base, it was worth it because the leaderless Zerg base now had its eyes pried away as well.


    The warning this might give the Zerg was inconsequential to the Terran army Sheyan brought. After the Siege Tanks moved into ce, they started spewing thick white steam and making a loud ruckus while they transformed into the static but more powerful ��siege mode��. Their mechanical legs dug into the ground as they adjusted the aim of their powerful shock cannons. Then, the cannons angrily bombarded the Zerg base!


    Under the bombardment of the powerful Terran Siege Tanks, the Zerg base was immediately covered in high-powered and high-range cannon fire. A Sunken Colony (Zerg structure that protects the base against ground-based attacks) was instantly sted into a pool of bloody pulp. Not only that, even the adjacent organ building was affected. Thick brown liquid immediately sprayed out of it, apanied by a cry of grief.


    The moment the Siege Tanks fired the first shell, the SCVs next to them had quickly slid forward to build a hexagonal Bunker which could act as a supply station and a ce for the soldiers to rest. It could alsounch anti-air and anti-stealth missiles.


    This was the fortress assault tactic which the humans were best at. With the Siege Tanks at the core, the humans could derive many different methods of attacking enemy bases.


    The Siege Tanks had astonishing range in siege mode, farrger than the Sunken Colonies, so it did not matter how many Sunken Colonies there were in the base, they were all relegated to mere decorations. The Zerg could only deploy ground troops to attack the humans or use aerial forces to help out. As a result, the Zerg, who should have been the defending side, had to use the flesh and blood of their tribe to break through the iron defensive line of the humans!


    But was the human defence so easy to break through? The Bunkers built by SCVs alone were enough to give the Zerg a headache. To defeat a defending human army, one would either need at least 1.5 to 2 times their military strength or possess specific forces which targeted their weaknesses.


    Therefore, the Zerg base soon fell without any suspense. After the first wave of counter-attack organised by the Zerg struck the human fortifications like an ocean wave beating against a sturdy reef, ending in failure, the fall of the Zerg base was inevitable. The only resistance forces left after that were those newly hatched from eggs.


    Seizing this opportunity, Sheyan stepped forward. He was wearing a suit of armour with the highest defence he could find, which was the armour of the Firebats (Terran infantry specialising in close-quartersbat). Following behind him were hundreds of Marines led by Kyrgyzna and 20 Medics.


    Sheyan did not have the time to wait for the Siege Tanks to slowly advance while bombarding the Zerg buildings. After cleaning up the few remaining mobile forces in the base, he led the human troops straight to the Hatchery. From a distance away, under the illumination of the searchlights, he could already see the gigantic, sinister-looking Hatchery which stood like a giant red mountain. At the same time, he also saw a huge red column shaped like a fang next to the Hatchery which exuded a strong, wild aura.


    Sheyan took a deep breath to suppress his nervousness.


    Because that giant fang column, named the Pce of Flesh, was the residence of the Queen of des! Eight or so Zerg creatures were roaring angrily under the pce. They were all Zerglings, Hydralisks and Ultralisks that had the strong potential to evolve into elites or heroes. They were trying to advance with the help of the Pce of Flesh��s power.


    (TL: I don��t think this pce is something that exists in Starcraft lore. The only residence of the Queen of des that I can find is Kerrigan��s Leviathan, but that��s a ship. It��s probably something the author made up. Also, the full name of this pce should��ve been the Summer Pce of Flesh and Blood, but I shortened it to the Pce of Flesh, which is a nice juxtaposition with the Queen of des.)


    These Zerg creatures showed a strong desire to duel Sheyan 1v1, but unfortunately, thetter did not possess any gentlemanly demeanour at all. With a wave of his hand, over a hundred Marines doped with Stim Packs rushed forward and drowned the Zerg in their numbers.


    Sheyan did not waste any time to head straight towards the giant fang column. A steep, fleshy-red trail circled around the column like a snake. The trail obviously led to the top of the building, where Kerrigan��s boudoir and all the riches and mysteries inside awaited.


    ***


    Sheyan only spent about five minutes to climb the fleshy trail, because after all, the fang column was only less than 200 meters tall. It was normal for a monster like Sheyan to sprint to the top without stopping.


    Sheyan stopped in front of the entrance to the Pce of Flesh.

 Chapter 1326: Plundering the Queen’s Boudoir

    <h4>Chapter 1326: Plundering the Queen��s Boudoir</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The top of the giant fang column was the Pce of Flesh, a revolving ce with a hollowed out top. Sheyan stepped into the ce with a feeling of awe �C a feeling of awe entirely born out of respect for treasures, and this feeling quickly dissipated.


    Because there was no ce to hide in this ce, not even a partition. In front of Sheyan was arge empty room like a new, unfurnished conference hall. If there were any riches to be found here, Sheyan would have seen it already.


    ��Freaking hell. It seems like the Queen of des isn��t in a very good financial situation, and she must be a keen shopper too,�� Sheyan��s disappointment was undoubtedly enormous. His greatest gain from this trip would probably only be this giant fang column: the Pce of Flesh itself. Ol�� Kido should be very happy if Sheyan destroyed this building. It would probably raise his evaluation by a few dozen percentage points.


    However, while Sheyan was wallowing in depression,menting that this trip was a major waste of time, something on his right hand bizarrely dissolved. G-spot had unattached itself from the glove, turning into a silvery-white mercury-like mini slime, and slid down to the ground.


    Sheyan was naturally rmed to see something like this which was out of his control. He immediately reached out to try and pull G-spot back. If G-spot ran away, it would be a real tragedy for him.


    But after Sheyan wrapped his fingers around G-spot, the liquid metal life-form actually slipped out from the gaps between his fingers like extremely viscous mercury, determined not to return to Sheyan��s embrace.


    After that, the liquid metal life-form slithered across the ground in the form of a silvery-white tube about two meters long, moving rapidly across the fleshy floor like an earthworm.


    The ��pce�� was an empty circr hall about 1,000 square meters in size. It was not much different from an ordinary conference hall or banquet hall. There was nothing else in the empty room except for a throne, a bed and a table.


    The Pce of Flesh was built from stic flesh which contained clearly visible veins filled withrge amounts of flowing fluid.If you were to touch the flesh with your fingers, you would find that it was coated with ayer of dried transparent gel which prevented the fluid from dripping out. The floor Sheyan walked on felt slightly stic too, not too different from a solid wooden floor.


    Everything in the pce was visible at a nce. The Queen��s throne was made of bones, fangs and flesh. A huge aorta behind the throne connected it to the giant column building.


    When the Queen sat on the throne, she could slot all her hair into the holes at the back of the throne, as well as the nucleus of the neurons on her back into the nodes on the throne. She could transmit all kinds of information to the whole tribe in this way.


    Next to the throne was a bed, and next to the bed was a table. These ��furniture�� were also made of flesh, bones, and fangs. There were some leftover fruits on the table.


    In truth, the best way for someone of her level to feed was actually to jump into the nutrient pool of the Zerg. That way, each of her pores could quickly take in the nutrients and excrete the waste from her body. To eat with the mouth and then absorb the nutrients through the digestive organs was actually a very outdated method. It appeared that some human habits were still deep-seated within the Queen of des.


    G-spot was heading for the throne of the Queen of des. It twisted its body and climbed up the throne along the bones and frames. Then, it transformed again, taking the shape of a nt with numerous vines, like an ivy. Numerous vines spread out and stuck to the bones and frames which made up the throne. A sizzling sound permeated through the air. These unbelievably hard materials were rapidly corroding and being absorbed by G-spot! These materials obviously had very high and very rare metal content.


    Then, after turning the throne into a mess, G-spot started searching everywhere, seemingly not fully satisfied yet. Although it had shapeshifted into a wriggling earthworm again, its behaviour was more reminiscent of a Chihuahua that was running around, sniffing everywhere.


    Sheyan tried to grab G-spot and pull it away, but to no avail. G-spot did not resist, but simply flowed out from the gaps between his fingers again. Sheyan could only sigh helplessly.


    At that moment, Kyrgyzna suddenly came running in. She said, out of breath and with obvious panic in her voice, ��Brigadier General! We��ve just received news of an anomaly detected during thetest radar scan! The Queen of des seems to have discovered our actions and is currently rushing back!��


    The Terran had a technology which utilised the energy reserves in the main base to perform ten seconds of strong reconnaissance scan over a certain area, which they could perfrom at certain intervals. During the scan, the powerful radar waves could detect every detail in the area. Even stealth abilities which utilised the principles of light refraction or burrowing into the ground could not escape detection.


    Sheyan went cold all over when he heard the report, followed by a strong feeling of frustration. He initially thought that the Queen of des only had a mental connection to the Hatchery, so he had left that building forst, but unexpectedly, Kerrigan also had a powerful rm system installed in her bedroom!


    He took a deep breath.


    ��How long?��


    ��The Queen is moving faster than we thought! She��ll arrive in eight minutes at most!�� answered Kyrgyzna.


    ��You and Pontin, leave at once!�� Sheyan ordered without hesitation. ��You won��t escape the Queen��s pursuit with conventional speed. Only the Vultures would have some hope of escaping. Take half the Vultures. After driving for 20 kilometers, split into two teams and move in different directions. After 20 minutes, split up again. The chances of sessfully escaping will be higher this way. Leave the rest of the Vultures to me. The others won��t be able to run away. They��ll stay and cover your retreat.��


    ��... But, sir!�� Kyrgyzna urged.


    Sheyan waved her away. ��Just do as I say.��


    Sheyan had already made up his mind. He would wait for G-spot, who had suddenly gone crazy, for three minutes at most. After three minutes, he would leave no matter what.


    Fortunately, G-spot seemed to have found something. It quickly slithered under the Queen��s bed and shapeshifted into a short, round cylinder, then slowly grew longer.


    It appeared that G-spot was trying to push the bed up like a jack, but because it had limited strength, it could not overturn the Queen��s bed even after several tries. Sheyan immediately rushed to the bed, grabbed it with both hands, and pulled it up with all his might!


    The bed groaned in protest. Sheyan knew he did not have much time left. He gritted his teeth and once again gathered his whole strength and pulled at the bed. The whole pce was quivering with pain. Sheyan��s brutal strength made a huge pit of hundreds of square meters on the ground. Terrifyingly deep cracks as wide as thirty centimeters criss-crossed in the pit.


    Lying among the torn bloody flesh where the Queen��s bone-and-fangs bed was originally ced was a board made of bones. G-spot visibly became very excited. It first turned into a drill and ferociously tried to burrow through the board, but to no avail. Then, it turned into a hammer and mmed into the board... Unfortunately, a hammer needed to be swung by someone to disy its might. In the end, it could only turn back into the form of a worm. It jumped up and down, like a fish that had just been caught, to show its excitement and determination.


    Sheyan felt a little helpless. He knew that he had no more hope ofpleting Ol�� Kido��s mission. If he could not obtain whatever G-spot had discovered either, then all his investment in this operation would have been for naught. Therefore, he could only move to the spot and raise his fist high!!


    The first punch! The second punch!


    Under Sheyan��s horrifying destructive force, the entire Zerg base was letting out a cry of agony! It felt like the whole Zerg base was connected together, like it was one big gigantic creature, and the spot that Sheyan was attacking was a vulnerable vital spot of this behemoth.


    But even so, after Sheyan��s two punches went down, not a crack appeared on the bone board!!


    Sheyan was furious. He decided to go all out. He inhaled deeply, gathered power for a full five seconds with ��Ultimate Impact��, and sent the punch down. The Hatchery and even the organ buildings surrounding it let out a howl of pain at the same time. The board cracked like a piece of ss under blunt force impact!


    When G-spot saw this, it immediately jumped more than a metre high andnded on the cracks on the shattered bone board. It then turned into liquid and skillfully seeped inside through the cracks.


    Sheyan punched the board a few more times, crushing it thoroughly, then pulled the fragments apart. He found a hole that had been cut out underneath. G-spot had be a silvery-white sphere about the size of a grapefruit. It had wrapped itself around a clear stone.


    The stone was as clear as a crystal, and upon closer inspection, it gave off a mysterious, dream-like vibe. Looking into it felt as deep and unpredictable as looking into the vast universe, as if the stone contained an entire world.


    Sheyan could see G-spot continuously trying to erode the rock, but did not seem very effective.


    Besides that, Sheyan also discovered something very interesting �C the unique-looking old-fashioned C-10 Canister Rifle belonging to his old friend, Snake.

 Chapter 1327: The Great Escape

    <h4>Chapter 1327: The Great Escape</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    G-spot had a unique ability in things regarding metal and it had had contact with this weapon before, so despite it being kept in Kerrigan��s cleverly hidden treasure vault, G-spot still managed to find it through the familiar feeling the rifle��s metallicponents exuded. That directly led to the Queen��s private collection being plundered!


    But the biggest mystery of all this was in something that was of vital importance.


    It was said that the C-10 Canister rifle was not a very mainstream weapon. It was two whole grades below the currently widely used C-12. The difference between the two was like the difference between a tractor and a heavy duty truck.


    Even though Snake had made modifications to it, these modifications were only useful in Snake��s hands. Sheyan estimated that even if he obtained the rifle as a dropped loot, it would be a dark gold weapon at most.


    So why would the Queen of des, who had seen all kinds of powerful weapons before and did not even need any weapons at all, treasure this C-10 Canister Rifle so? Why would she deem it important enough to be kept in her treasure vault?


    Even if she had a special interest in collecting things, as a Queen, she should at least collect legendary weapons or something of that level. Why was there only this one weapon sitting alone in her treasure vault?


    Sheyan could not get his head around this question. It was not until a long timeter, when he read the detailed history of Kerrigan, the Queen of des, that he understood why the weapon was kept in this ce.


    It turned out that Kerrigan was originally a Ghost while she was still a human. She entered the army in the same year as Snake. Due to what happened to her parents, she hated her instructors, and even the humans.


    During herst mission as a Ghost, shepleted the mission with flying colours, but ended up being abandoned by the Terran side. After that....the powerful Zerg Queen was born.


    Back when the Queen of des was still a human Ghost, she had fallen in love with a man from the same batch. The man��s weapon of choice was also the unpopr C-10 Canister Rifle. In the end, he died protecting her during a mission.


    That exined why the rifle was treasured by Kerrigan.


    When Snake was caught by the Zerg and brought to her, this weapon made an appearance in front of her again. Although the Queen of des had abandoned her identity as a human, the gun sent ripples through her cold, still heart.


    For the powerful Zerg leader, this old and outdated weapon symbolised the only happy memory she had in the first half of her life, the only memento that could give her a feeling of sweetness, a deep-rooted feeling in her that she could never and would never forget.


    Therefore, this outdated weapon which had been out of production for 13 years might not mean much for others, but it was a priceless treasure to the Queen of des whose heart still hid a trace of human nature. It was worth being kept in the most secretive ce.


    (TL: The story of Sarah Kerrigan: https://starcraft.fandom/wiki/Sarah_Kerrigan . It��s worth a read.)


    ***


    Of course, the current Sheyan had no idea about all this. There was only one number echoing in his mind:


    3 minutes and 47 seconds!!


    There were only 3 minutes and 47 seconds left before the powerful Queen of des arrived!


    In order to satisfy G-spot��s desire, Sheyan had gone against his initial n and had wasted a minute and 13 seconds here. Sheyan did not have the slightest confidence in sessfully escaping from the Queen of des. He was making a gamble, which he rarely did, and this time, it was with his life at stake.


    Sheyan instantly grabbed G-spot. Now that the little guy had been satisfied, it had be a lot more obedient. It let Sheyan keep it in his personal storage without showing any resistance. Sheyan instantly used every ability he had that could increase his speed and crouched down like a sprinter.


    He focused all his strength in his feet, then burst forward!


    The spot he stepped on exploded, and Sheyan quickly dashed out of the chamber and disappeared under the circling trail.


    But five secondster, Sheyan came running back!


    He had wasted ten precious seconds by leaving and returning!


    Sheyan had returned for the C-10 Canister Rifle.


    Sheyan could not use nor sell this thing because it did not drop as loot. It was pretty much just a work of art to him, the kind that had no value.


    So why would Sheyan waste ten precious seconds just toe back and grab it?


    Sheyan quickly dashed away again, this time without looking back or stopping for a second. He even jumped down when he was still 30 meters from the ground without any regard to the injury that would cause. He limped to the Vulture left for him.


    While he started the engine, he shamelessly shouted at the Protoss troops left behind, ��tten this ce! I believe in you! ��


    Air flowed powerfully out of the air cushion generator underneath the vehicle. The Vulture started floating and quickly reached a height of 40 centimeters off the ground.


    Two bright jets shot out of the two horn-like thrusters behind the Vulture, blowing up the sand behind the vehicle. It was now only 28 seconds away from the theoretical arrival time of the Queen of des.


    Sheyan did not waste any time to step on the throttle with great force. This rough action immediately made the engine roar angrily. The blue glows emitted from the ion thrusters reached three meters in length. The propulsion force they produced raised the Vulture��s speed from zero to 130 km/h in an instant, making the vehicle shoot forward. If the passenger on the Vulture was not a monster like Sheyan, they would have fallen unconscious due to insufficient blood supply to the brain.


    Sheyan��s foot never left the throttle after that, not only because he found the eleration to be way too slow for his liking, but also because the road condition on the Lost Temple was simply too good.


    The t prussian blue ground extended endlessly ahead of him with nary an obstacle in sight, not even a slightlyrge stone, so there was no danger of an ident at all. Besides, this new model Vulture had a spider mine suspension system, driveway deviation system, collision avoidance system, etc. It could run on full speed even in the Gobi Desert.


    Within twenty seconds of departure, the Vulture��s speedometer was blown out. The engine groaned hoarsely, and the speed needle constantly pointed to the maximum speed on the disy which was 350 km/h, but because Sheyan had been elerating like a madman, the Vulture��s actual speed at the moment was at least 400 km/h. This was already higher than what the Vulture was designed for.


    However, because the Vulture was produced from Pontin��s Factory which had the ��Excellent�� prefix, exceeding the designed maximum speed by 20% was not too big a problem. It was just that the vehicle��s body was beginning to squeak, and the rivets may also be getting a little loose.... In truth, it was written in the Vulture��s user manual that doing this would reduce the service life of the machine by at least half. However, as far as Sheyan was concerned, doing so was worth it because it enabled him to leave the horrible Zerg base in just 30 seconds.


    The furious Queen of des would reach the Zerg base at any moment!


    The outline of the Zerg base quickly disappeared into the horizon, and a few secondster, even the damn creep on the ground could no longer be seen. Sheyan finally let out the breath he was holding. He previously felt like a heavy stone was pressing down on his heart, but with this breath out, the stone was lifted too. Sheyan estimated that ten more seconds at this speed and he should be absolutely safe.


    But at that instant, Sheyan suddenly heard a dull roar! It was the sound of a Siege Tank��s cannon fire! In the Zerg base, especially in a Zerg base which had lost all resistance, in order to avoid the artillery sshing and injuring others, the Siege Tanks were usually not in siege mode.


    Who was the shot targeting?


    Sheyan��s heart sank. The stone that had just been lifted off his heart had unfortunatelye pressing back down, and it had be bigger than before. That��s because Sheyan could hear a series of explosions in the distance.


    It was well known that no matter how the Zerg die, they would not make a rumbling explosion sound, nor would they produce fire and thick ck smoke. Therefore, the only exnation for these was that the human troops that were left behind to guard the base had been attacked.


    But they had clearly taken full control of the base, so the only exnation was that the Queen of des had returned, bringing with her death, destruction, and, presumably, serious injuries as well as a foul mood.


    And Sheyan knew that no matter how serious her injury was, she was not someone the current Sheyan could handle. Sure, Sheyan had always been good at taking on enemies stronger than himself, but that did not mean he would try to break a rock with an egg. He seemed like he often danced on the razor��s edge, but if the situation permitted it, he would actually rather only perform missions that he was 100% confident in, and fight the enemies he was sure he could defeat.

 Chapter 1328 - High-Tier Legendary Weapon!

    <h4>Chapter 1328 - High-Tier Legendary Weapon!</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Sheyan put more force on the throttle with an uneasy heart. Unfortunately, the throttle that had already been pushed to the limit could not give him any further response. Instead, the solid steel around the throttle groaned in protest.


    For the first time in a while, Sheyan felt powerless and could only wait for fate to pass down its judgement.


    He hated this feeling. He could only hope that the Queen of des would not decide to pursue him in view of her serious injuries.


    Sheyan was sure that if Kerrigan insisted onpeting in speed against the Vulture, which was equipped with sma engines, despite being badly wounded, her injuries would inevitably aggravate regardless of the result.


    But Sheyan once again miscalcted. The Queen of des actually had a lot of other methods at her disposal if she wanted to pursue Sheyan, such as riding on an Overlord, riding on a Mutalisk, or ordering a dozen Zerglings to pull a sleigh��. To chase after the Vulture with her own body, like Sheyan assumed she would do, was simply the stupidest method.


    Of course, Sheyan��s miscalction was, in part, due to his ignorance of Kerrigan��s past experiences. As a former Ghostmander, of course she was proficient in piloting all kinds of vehicles.


    She chose a way that Sheyan never would have unexpected: she killed the driver of another Vulture and jumped onto it herself! She instantly put on a pair of windproof goggles and started the engine!


    The vehicle chosen by the Queen of des and Sheyan��s vehicle were both manufactured by the same Factory, so they were simr in terms of performance.


    Kerrigan had received 16 years of brutal training as a Ghost. Not only could she drive a Vulture, she could even repair it. On the other hand, Sheyan only had 10 minutes of experience in driving a Vulture.


    In terms of driving skills, Sheyan lostpletely.


    The Queen of des was lighter than Sheyan in weight. She also had some special abilities like the ability to reduce the effect of gravity to make the Vulture lighter. Even the wings on her back could help propulse the Vulture a little��.


    In terms of support skills, Sheyan lost too.


    Sheyan��s only advantage was the 73 seconds of lead he had over the Queen of des. Under the Queen��s ruthless pursuit, this lead would no doubt be slowly nibbled away. She did not even need to nibble it awaypletely �C if she could only close the distance between them to a kilometer, Sheyan and the Vulture he was driving would get a taste of Kerrigan��s terrifying red lightning!


    At this time, Sheyan noticed that G-spot had finished his meal. He simply let G-spot reattach itself back to his dark green gloves without checking, then went back to driving with his full concentration.


    Sheyan could not see the Queen of de��s pursuit, but because he had very high Perceptive Sense, he could sense the threat that was piercing into his back very clearly. It reminded Sheyan that the mess caused by G-spot was not over yet!


    And in this moment of extreme anxiousness, sudden notifications from the Nightmare Imprint struck Sheyan like a bolt of lightning in a clear sky.


    [ Warning: Awakener 1018, your ary-Grade High-Energy Mechanical Power Gloves�� (dark green) have sustained serious damage! ]


    [ Warning: Awakener 1018, your ary-Grade High-Energy Mechanical Power Gloves�� (dark green) have lost more than 70% of their physical bodies and are now damaged beyond repair. ]


    [ Warning: Awakener 1018, your ary-Grade High-Energy Mechanical Power Gloves�� (dark green) are deemed irreparable. You will lose any bonus provided by the equipment, including, but not limited to, attributes, attack power, special abilities, and so on. Perhaps the broken remains could still be traded in for a few hundred utility points. ]


    Sheyan felt like a whole pool of ice water had been poured on him. Today��s happenings had truly been a series of unfortunate events. First, he had screwed up a chain mission that would probably give a high reward, and now, even his dark green gloves were inexplicably damaged beyond repair too!


    This pair of gloves could raise Sheyan��sbat power by at least 20%. And with G-spot attached to them, he would even acquire the ��Ultimate Impact�� ability, which raised hisbat power by more than 30%.


    But the gloves were destroyed so abruptly!


    Before Sheyan even had time to react, notifications from the Nightmare Imprint came again:


    [ Warning: Awakener 1018, your dark blue weapon, ��West��, has sustained serious damage! ]


    [ ���� ]


    Sheyan suddenly had an ominous premonition. He should have realised it the moment the ary-Grade High-Energy Mechanical Power Gloves�� were damaged, but the oppressive pressure from behind was simply too suffocating, and that dulled his reaction. He instantly checked, then roared in anger.


    ��G-spot! You bastard, what the hell are you doing!!!��


    Yes, who else could cause so much trouble at such a crucial time but the liquid metal life-form, G-spot? Although Sheyan was driving the Vulture at more than 400 km/h, he still had an uncontroble impulse to shred G-spot to pieces��


    But fantasising about it was all he could do.


    Because G-spot had already destroyed several important assets that Sheyan owned, it had be the only major asset currently in Sheyan��s possession. Only an idiot would destroy their biggest weapon with their own hands��.


    So Sheyan could only suppress his anger. But when he checked G-spot��s properties out of habit, he was suddenly dumbstruck.


    [ G-type Liquid Metal Enhanced Life-Form (Matrix Point Distribution) ]


    [ Life Stage: Mature (If it were a human, it would be a young adult) ]


    ����How did it suddenly be mature?�� thought Sheyan when he recovered from his daze after his foot missed the throttle. ��It still needed so many pieces of equipment!��


    Little did Sheyan know that the Queen of des�� stone that G-spot consumed had a very unusual origin. It was named the Mobita Godstone. At this time, the ruler of the whole Zerg race, the Great Overmind, was still alive. He bestowed this stone to the Queen of des. It had an extremely powerful strengthening capability, enabling the Queen of des to use her mind to manage the Zerg that were spread out across gxies thousands of light-years apart.


    Even the Great Overmind had only found three of these stones, so their preciousness was evident. Under normal circumstances, this treasure could only be acquired after defeating Kerrigan, so even if Sheyan had obtained it by breaking open the treasure vault, it was something that could not be evaluated, could not be brought out of this world, and had absolutely no use.


    The Mobita Godstone might bepletely useless for Sheyan, but to G-spot, who was also a special storyline character, this Mobita Godstone was an extremely valuable source of nutrient that could elerate its growth. When Sheyan obtained the stone by ident, it was truly great news for G-spot.


    Sheyan continued reading the rest of G-spot��s properties, and he was instantly overwhelmed by a sense of joy. All the losses were worth it.


    [ Origin: Unable to determine ]


    [ Attack Power: None ]


    [ Type: Weapon/Armour ]


    [ Materials: Liquid metal, Pi element, various unknown mysterious items, synthetic metallic elements. ]


    [ Weight: Varies ]


    [ Equipping Requirement: None ]


    [ Durability: Will never wear out. ]


    [ Rarity: High-Tier Legendary Weapon ]


    [ Active Ability: ��Devour & Replicate�� �� The liquid metal life-form has turned itself into the terrifying nemesis of all equipment in order to satisfy its own desires. By devouring a weapon or an equipment, the liquid metal life-form can memorise andpletely replicate all the properties of the weapon or equipment (including, but not limited to, attack, defence, attribute bonuses, special abilities, strengthening level), and��transform into the weapon or equipment!! ]


    [ Details: The transformation process takes one second. During the process, G-spot will temporarily return to its primary state, and the various bonuses it provides will temporarily disappear. ]


    [ Warning: G-spot can only transform six times per hour, at a minimum interval of one second. ]


    [ Passive Ability: ��Reting Bonus�� �� During G-spot��s growth process, it has absorbed too much precious metals, so the weapons and equipment it transforms into will get an additional +6 strengthening (see previous chapters for details) ]


    [ Passive Ability: ��Suck�� �� Whenever the enemy (or their weapon)e into contact with the armour/weapon the liquid metal enhanced life-form is attached to, the liquid metal enhanced life-form will analyse the enemy andmit the result to memory. After seven times, the liquid metal enhanced life-form will be able to calcte the trajectory of the enemy��s next attack, thereby rendering it obsolete. ]


    [ Passive Ability: ��Advanced Devouring Memory�� ]


    [ Through the devouring process, the liquid metal life-form can also memorise a special ability of the weapon or equipment it has devoured andmit it to a memory slot, then attach it to the weapon or equipment it transforms into! ]


    [ There are currently three memory slots for ��Devouring Memory��. ]


    [ Filled memory slot: ��Extinction��! ]


    There are two memory slots left. Please choose the abilities you wish to store as soon as possible. However, please be aware that certain abilities could not be attached to certain equipment. For example, the special abilities of a ranged weapon normally could not be added to a melee weapon. ] (For example, if Sheyan stored a ��Great Fireball�� spell in a memory slot, it would not be able to be attached to a glove because it was a long range magic spell.)


    [ The liquid metal life-form can also transform into standard equipment that it has never devoured, but the transformed equipment will only have the properties of a basic standard equipment, and the default strengthening level will be +6. ]


    [ Note: This powerful liquid metal life-form is only one step away from bing a divine equipment! But this final step may be as wide as a giant chasm! ]

 Chapter 1329: The Queen’s Move

    <h4>Chapter 1329: The Queen��s Move</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Sheyan tentatively extended his right hand. G-spot instantly started to transform ording to Sheyan��s will. It rapidly turned into the ary-Grade High-Energy Mechanical Power Gloves�� that it had previously devoured. The gloves had the exact same properties as before and even had the ��Extinction�� ability....


    Sheyan continued ordering it to transform. ��+13 West�� was now a silvery-white long saber, and it had upgraded from dark blue grade to legendary grade. But more terrifying was the fact that Sheyan had actually found in the transformation list...Evil Sword Apophis!


    Sheyan was no doubt ovee with joy and immense satisfaction. All those hardships from before were worth it!


    However, the chills and killing intent burrowing into his back had only gotten stronger with time. He was aware that the crisis behind him was still as strong as ever, like a sharp knife aiming for his heart, inching closer little by little.


    The situation was undoubtedly very unfavorable for Sheyan, but Sheyan was never the kind of person who would wait to be killed without doing anything!


    He took a deep breath, narrowed his eyes, and slowly pulled the control joystick to the right, making the Vulture speed towards the dark shadows emerging from the distant horizon.


    If one were to look carefully, they would see that the colour of the ground below Sheyan was slowly changing from prussian blue to ck �C a deadly ck! As he continued to move deeper in, the desertification of thend became more serious, and thend even started to smoke like a in that had just burned for three days and three nights. There were no signs of life at all, only a deathly silence.


    That��s right, this was the real environment of the Lost Temple, known as the ��death zone��!


    Thends on which the Zerg, Protoss and humans could move around on were prussian blue in colour due to a type ofmonly-seen fungi growing in the soil. These fungi could purify the milder toxins that seeped out of the death zones.


    Snake had told Sheyan before that there were a lot of death zones on the which contained a strong toxic substance that was fatal to both humans and Protoss. Even the most tenacious Zerg could not hatch their eggs in the death zones.


    But right now, Sheyan had been forced into a corner, so he had no choice but to take some desperate measures!


    Tall, fang-shaped mountains slowly appeared ahead of him, sharp and majestic, piercing straight into the clouds. The terrain here was veryplex, simr to the karstndform in the Guilin area except that there was no water. The wind was noticeably stronger here. It blew through the gaps between the mountains, sounding shrill and sad like the endless grieving cries of vengeful ghosts. The ck mountains extended far into the horizon with no end in sight.


    Here, Sheyan had no choice but to slow down, no longer daring to move at the extreme speed of 400 km/h. When he realised that his maximum speed was still slower than his enemy��s, there was no way he would just sit back and watch as the lead he so painstakingly gained was eaten away. He had to make use of the harsh terrain to restrict the opponent��s pursuit.


    But Sheyan��s ultimate goal was to stall her and keep her here. The Queen of des was now the only leader on the Zerg side. It was impossible for her to spend too much time pursuing himself over personal matters, because once the Protoss realised the situation and seized the opportunity, the Zerg army who had lost themand of the Queen would certainly be wiped out!


    rms started ring from Sheyan��s Vulture, apanied by shing red lights. Malfunctions had started appearing in the body and engine of the Vulture. The corrosive toxic of the death zone had started chipping away at the Vulture��s lifespan.


    Sheyan was overjoyed instead of dismayed at this discovery, because it means that soon, both of them would have no choice but to abandon their vehicles and travel on foot. They would be exposed to the harsh natural environment. However, Sheyan had the powerful ��Stairway of the Sun�� in him, so he was immune to poison and diseases, and also had a strong resistance to corrosion. This undoubtedly gave him a great advantage over the opponent!


    The Vulture still zig-zagged through the fang-like mountains at a shocking speed. A little carelessness would result in a disastrous crash!


    ***


    Kerrigan, the Queen of des, was now only 20 seconds behind Sheyan, but she could do nothing to stop the cunning human from infiltrating deeper into the death zone.


    Kerrigan abruptly stopped her Vulture. No expression could be seen on her face, but countless stars seemed to be bursting, assembling,ing into life and dying in her eyes. Suddenly, all her snake-like hair stood up and trembled violently, calming down only after a long time!!


    The Queen closed her eyes, and ten jellyfish-like Overlords drifted over from the distant sky. Two of the Overlords were ordinary creatures, and they died immediately uponnding, turning into charred ashes. The others were elite-level, and a man was soon released from the inner cavity of one.


    This man was none other than the elite Ghost, Snake!


    After attempting to murder Sheyan through the Zerg��s proverbial hands, he was unfortunately spotted by other Zerg. He could not get rid of the pursuit of the Zerg due to the anti-stealth capabilities of the Overlords. Fortunately, the Zerg who caught him sensed the same familiar aura of the Queen of des from his body, so he was left alive. He was injected with anesthetic and brought to Kerrigan.


    Snake was currently bound by an Overlord��s fleshy tentacles. He struggled violently but could not break free. The unique toxic of the death zone soon invaded his body. The special forces uniform he wore was rapidly corroding into pieces. The toxic then seeped deeper into him along the blood vessels underneath his skin. His breathing gradually turned weaker.


    The Queen of des suddenly turned around and looked Snake in the eye. She said to him in a voice that had a deep baritone, ��I see anger, unwillingness, and great ambition in your eyes, human! Excellent! You��re exactly the kind of test subject I need!��


    ��The Queen of des... Sarah Kerrigan?�� asked Snake weakly.


    ��Do you wish to move me using my past? You��re making a big mistake!�� replied Kerrigan with a smirk.


    She suddenly raised her head and let out an invisible shock wave from her slightly agape mouth. All eight elite Overlords around her burst into pieces one after another. When some of these bloody flesh pieces fell onto the ground, they turned into the Zerg��s unique moldy carpet (creep) under the power of the Queen of des, halting the spread of the deadly toxic gas. The rest of the flesh pieces started to wriggle wildly.


    The Queen of des plucked a strand of her snake-like hair and threw it among the squirming flesh pieces in front of her. All the flesh pieces then wriggled towards Snake and enveloped him until he became a standing flesh cocoon. Countless bulging veins constantly squirmed on the cocoon, seemingly trying to provide energy to the inside.


    The flesh cocoon could not contain Snake��s intermittent cries of agonying from inside it.


    ��Pain is the driving force behind the evolution of life,�� remarked the Queen coldly, ��If you want to live, you must learn to absorb the power of life from pain! When the Great Zerg Overmind rebuilt me in the past, it was an unprecedented experiment. I went through seventeen rebuild attempts, and each time, I was restored to the human form halfway when they noticed something going wrong. The pain you��re experiencing now is nothingpared to that! Awaken, awaken, my faithful servant, my messenger of pain!��


    The giant cocoon suddenly produced a crunch like the sound of dried leaves being crushed. Several lines of cracks appeared on the cocoon. The pungent smell of amniotic fluid suddenly filled the air. Then, a humanoid monster emerged from within the cocoon!!


    The monster had a Zerg shell that covered him like an armour, but his face looked like the face of a Tyrant from Resident Evil (https://residentevil.fandom/wiki/Tyrant). His hands and feet seemed like branches, and although their callused edges looked ordinary, they were actually extraordinarily sharp. The strangest thing about him was the sharp bone javelin on his shoulder which gave off a primitive and wild feeling. His hair hadpletely degenerated into needles.


    Sheyan��s assumption was indeed correct. The Queen of des could not stay away from her tribe for too long, so she could not keep pursuing him deep into the death zone. However, the captured Snake provided another alternative for the Queen of des. She could transform Snake, who was also a Ghost, and bestow upon him the formidable power of a messenger of pain so that he could chase after Sheyan in her stead!


    ��Go! Track that person down with the power and senses I have given you,�� ordered the Queen of des as she stared into theplex terrain in the distance.


    ��Retrieve my stone, and the gun that once belonged to you! And bring the thief��s spine back to me. I want to taste the fluid from his spinal cord, mixed with his blood.


    Snake �C or more precisely, the messenger of pain �C let out a savage roar, then dashed forward on all fours like a werewolf. The creep used to transform Snake had all dried up by now, so strong was the toxic gas of the death zone!

 Chapter 1330: An Even More Resilient Monster

    <h4>Chapter 1330: An Even More Resilient Monster</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Sheyan sighed and slowly eased his foot off the elerator because it was meaningless to tread on it anymore.


    The faint sounding out of the brand-new ion thruster engines could only be described as an old man��s dying cough. Sheyan knew that it was no use trying any harder to pump fuel into them.


    The problem was not in the fuel. The fuel tank was full when he departed, and it was still more than half full currently.


    The poisonous corrosive gas emitted by the death zone had quietly eroded the Vulture��s engines. It had made multiple holes in the cores of the engines where precision was most required, lowering the power output again and again, until the power output eventually became a joke.


    ��No time to waste,�� Sheyan muttered to himself.


    He jumped out of the cockpit and stared at the Vulture whose surface had been corroded by the toxic gas into a mess. His fingertip suddenly extended and sharpened into a silvery-white de, just like the liquid metal Terminator from Terminator 2, and effortlessly cut out a huge piece from the Vulture��s leather seat to make a simple mask to cover his face with.


    The death zone indiscriminately poured its toxic and corrosive gas onto Sheyan. Yes, the harsh environment which had never lost a battle was still trying to conquer this creature in front of it. As Sheyan strode forward, he observed the rate at which his HP dropped with a frown. In the end, he came to a conclusion:


    Even though he was extremely resilient, he would still die if he was exposed to this harsh environment for more than ten hours.


    Sheyan��s frown deepened upon realising that. He could not help looking at a certain ability of his as he muttered to himself.


    ��If worsees to worst, I can only put this away first. This way, I should be able to prolong my life for about five hours.��


    The ability Sheyan was examining was the powerful ability derived from ��Pestilence Monarch��, the ��Beast of Corrosion��!


    The name of this ability was currently reced by a row of question marks on Sheyan��s ability list because it had gone into mutation after it hadbined with the ability Sheyan acquired from the Pandora��s box that was supposedly custom-tailored for him! There was a progress bar below it which had reached 89%.


    Undoubtedly, the process was upying arge part of the ��Stairway of the Sun��s capacity, so if Sheyan were to temporarily suspend this process, he believed he would be able tost longer.


    In the face of a harsh survival crisis, Sheyan was already thinking of how tost longer without dying. Because this might be a really long journey, Sheyan was in no hurry to depart yet. After making a simple mask for himself, he cut out several more pieces of leather and wrapped them around his legs. Only after that did he start marching towards the distance at a steady rhythm.


    ***


    Less than 10 minutes after Sheyan left the broken-down Vulture, a figure silently emerged beside it. The figure was none other than the transformed Snake. He was now a Messenger of Pain, an assassin sent by the Queen.


    At this time, he had already evolved once again to cope with the severe environment of the death zone.


    His armour-like outer shell was gone, reced by tough, airtight skin. The toxic corrosive gas could not prate thisyer of skin, and the filtration system in his respiratory organs had also increased to fouryers.


    At the same time, the muscles of his legs and arms had be more developed in order to help him pursue the enemy better. There was obviously a distinct improvement in his agility. Corresponding to this evolutionary feature, the number of bone spikes on the surface of his body had also increased, and there were spots of dark green on them �C they were obviously highly poisonous. Since his speed had vastly increased, then kiting the enemy to death with long-range attacks was no doubt the best choice.


    After confirming that the Vulture was the one driven by Sheyan, the Messenger of Pain stooped down and circled around the vehicle twice while baring his teeth, then sniffed a few times at the spot Sheyan had stood on. After that, he roared wildly and shredded the broken-down Vulture into pieces with his ws and teeth! Brown-coloured blood sttered about during the process, but the monster kept going even after losing a few teeth and breaking a few ws!


    This was where the name Messenger of Pain came from. He would bring pain to his enemies and also to himself, not letting go of any opportunity to cause pain. To him, pain was the driving force of life, the reason for him to fight. Either he made his enemies suffer or he would suffer even more himself!


    Finally, the Messenger of Pain smashed the energy box and let out a sharp howl which prating far into the distance, seemingly trying to use his voice to pierce through the sky.


    By this time, Sheyan was already 15 kilometers away. The shrill, ghastly wind of the death zone lingered around his ears all the time, and the dastardly environment kept nibbling away at his life, but he still kept up his vignce. After all, his strong Perceptive Sense was constantly reminding him that the danger had not passed yet.


    Even though the Messenger of Pain��s provocative roar had to reverberate between the mountains countless times amidst the sounds of harsh winds before it reached Sheyan��s ears, Sheyan could still vaguely hear it. He could not help uttering with a frown, ��That��s fast... Wait! Something��s not right!��


    Sheyan had keen senses, especially on the battlefield. After pondering over it carefully, he immediately realised what the problem was. It was the style.


    Someone like the Queen of des would definitely regard pursuing Sheyan as a humiliation, so she would never shout out such a provocative roar. She would definitely choose to get rid of Sheyan silently, then leave immediately afterwards.


    ��The Queen of des is actually sending someone else after me? That��s another thing out of my expectations. This woman is not that simple; she coulde up with measures that target the blind spots in my thinking every time! Based on her personality, the one she sent must be someone that she thinks will be able to kill me for sure. Who would it be? A heroic Zergling? A heroic Hydralisk? A heroic Ultralisk? A heroic Mutalisk?... No, these conventional forces may be stronger than me, but Kerrigan wouldn��t be 100% sure that they can kill me....��


    Sheyan suddenly caught a glimpse of the weapon he had stolen, the one bearing the Queen��s memory: the unpopr C-10 Canister Rifle.


    ��That bitch used to be a Ghost before she became the Zerg��s leader. Snake��s also a Ghost. Could it be Snake?...��


    When Sheyan thought of this, he decided to stop. He was not someone who liked to run away from the pursuit of his enemies like a beaten dog. He was already thinking of a counterattack, so he had to gauge the opponent��s strength. The ball was in his court right now. If he used the few minutes he had to n and arrange the battlefield to his advantage, then even if he could not defeat the enemy, he should still be able to escape.


    Sheyan watched the Messenger of Pain approach rapidly from afar. The monster��s abnormally long legs and arms looked almost like the poles of a pole vaulter, easilyunching him forward. Then, following a sh of light, a series of information appeared in front of Sheyan:


    [ Messenger of Pain: Infected Hominid Primate (Can only be transformed from someone who has special mental powers) ]


    [ Attributes: Unknown ]


    [ Innate Ability: ��Active�� �� The Messenger of Pain used to be a powerful Ghost. His psionic power has been transformed into a powerful umtor, so active energy is constantly flooding every one of his cells. Any healing effect enjoyed by the Messenger of Pain will be boosted by 1000%, and his speed of recovery is increased by 300%. ]


    [ Ability: ��Bone Javelin�� �� Details unknown ]


    [ Ability: ��Guided Poisonous Spike�� �� Details unknown ]


    [ Ability: ��???�� �� Details unknown ]


    [ Passive Ability: ��Agonising Pain�� �� The Messenger of Pain can gain additional strength from his or his enemy��s pain. When the Messenger of Pain receives damage or causes pain to others through damage, he will gain a certain amount of bonus in attack speed and movement speed. ]


    [ Exnation: The Queen of des, Kerrigan, was originally just an ordinary Ghost, but the Great Overmind saw her potential and turned her into the monster she is today. Her resulting strength might be a coincidence, but it surely has something to do with her formidable Ghost psionic powers too. And now, Kerrigan has finally obtained another Ghost to ��toy�� with. The transformation she performed was simple and rough, but she hasbined her own powers with a little bit of luck to produce this Messenger of Pain. ]


    ***


    ��So that��s how it is. No wonder the Queen of des is so confident and doesn��t even care about the poisonous environment of the death zone. She��s actually sent something like this to chase after me!�� muttered Sheyan to himself.


    Sheyan was actually in quite a dilemma because his greatest advantage was his durability, but the monster he was going to face seemed like he was even more resilient than Sheyan. Sheyan was feeling the anxiety of his advantage being suppressed.


    This feeling of anxiety reached its peak by the time Sheyan counted to 37 seconds, because he could now finally see the true appearance of the Messenger of Pain that was chasing after him. It gave rise to a feeling of fear in his heart.

 Chapter 1331: The Re-emergence of Evil Sword Apophis!

    <h4>Chapter 1331: The Re-emergence of Evil Sword Apophis!</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Fear was a very random thing.


    Not only does it vary from person to person, but even the same person would fear different things at different stages of their life.


    For example, Sanzi was scared of the dark when he was an infant, but when he was a little older, he was afraid of Wang Heizai, a child from Siqiao Vige, and of dried fish bones that had their meatpletely shaved away. And even now that he had be a powerful contestant, he would still run away whenever he saw a toad for some reason.


    When fear rose in the heart of a person with a resolute mind like Sheyan, even he could not help asking himself: ��Why do I fear this creature?�� But he could find no answer to this question. In other words, he was afraid for no discernable reason!


    Thus, Sheyan immediately knew that this unexinable fear must stem from the effect of some kind of weird ability. This was to be expected. A creature that the Queen of des believed could finish him must have some abilities.


    The reason Sheyan chose this ce as the battlefield was naturally because it held a great advantage for him. The path leading here sloped upwards and was sandwiched between two sharp peaks that looked like canine teeth, while Sheyan was standing on a rock at the end of the path like a perching eagle.


    He had the high ground, staring down at his prey!


    The moment the enemy appeared from the other end, Sheyan could charge downslope like a heavy tank. His momentum and focus would reach the peak at the moment of collision, causing the strongest impact to the enemy!


    Restricted by the ck stone cliffs on both sides, the enemy would only end up in a worse situation if he tried to dodge!


    However, Sheyan was startled by the sudden fear that rose in him and ended up missing the best timing to strike.


    But he immediately came back to his senses. He took a deep breath, feeling the corrosive poisonous gas move from his nostrils down his respiratory tract and spreading into his lungs. Then, he charged fiercely down the path.


    If he had missed the best timing, then he would just create an even better one!


    The eerie illusion of the ��Stairway of the Sun�� emerged behind Sheyan. He dashed down the slope violently like a wrecking ball and punched with his right hand straight at the enemy!


    Strangely, the enemy had no intention of evading. Sheyan��s punch made a strange noise when itnded on the monster. It was not the sound of a fistnding on flesh at all.


    However, the Messenger of Pain was still sent flying by the punch, crashing into the ck stone cliff beside him. Stone fragments scattered everywhere. The creature curled up into a ball when he fell to the ground, then slowly climbed back up.


    Sheyan also staggered back several steps. He suddenly held his right shoulder with his hand. Arge piece of flesh had been torn off his right shoulder, as if he had been attacked by a giant invisible mp. He did not even know when he had been wounded!


    More bizarre was that the Messenger of Pain, who was seemingly in a lot of agony, slowly straightened his body and stared at Sheyan with a weird, distorted smile on his face. He then slowly opened up his palm.


    Arge, bloody piece of fleshy on it!!


    But Sheyan clearly remembered that the monster had used his weird-looking arms to protect his body. Those arms did not even touch Sheyan!


    The Messenger of Pain looked at Sheyan like he was looking at his food as he stuffed the bloody piece of flesh into his mouth and chewed on it slowly and noisily. He savoured it with great delight like a child who had discovered something extremely delicious. Blood spurted out of his mouth as he chewed.


    ��Her Majesty only wants your blood-covered spine, so the rest of your flesh...is all mine!��


    Even with Sheyan��s wealth of experience in battle, he could not even see how the enemy had attacked him!


    After devouring the piece of flesh, the Messenger of Pain stood up as if nothing had happened. He twisted his neck andughed, then told Sheyan with a distorted expression, ��Pain is the source of my strength. Come, give me more pain!��


    He bared his scary white teeth at Sheyan as he spoke. The spot on his chest that had copsed inwards from Sheyan��s punch slowly inted again like a balloon.


    He was obviously a monster that that incredible speed of recovery and an extremely bizarre attacking method!


    Sheyan immediately realised that he had underestimated this monster called the Messenger of Pain. More precisely, he thought he had already regarded the Queen of des very highly, but he found that he had still underestimated her, and also underestimated this bastard chosen by the powerful woman to hunt him down.


    That��s because Sheyan actually received these notifications after hitting the Messenger of Pain:


    [ You have damaged the abnormal creature: Messenger of Pain. ]


    [ You are affected by the Aura of Fear. Your attack power is reduced by 10% and your hit rate is reduced by 7%. When you damage the Messenger of Pain, the fear bes more deeply rooted in your heart, so in the next ten seconds, you will be gripped by fear, hence be unable to carry out any active attacks on the Messenger of Pain which may cause him damage, including ordinary attacks, ability attacks, item attacks, etc. ]


    [ Note: If you have inflicted continuous damage (damage over time) on the Messenger of Pain, the subsequent damages will not be restricted by the 10-second rule, but every time a damage takes effect, the 10-second rule will be refreshed. ]


    [ Note: This is a terrifying ability produced by the Queen of des with her own power, so it has Domain Authority precedence! ]


    (Ability precedences: No precedence < normal precedence < Authoritative precedence < Domain precedence < Domain Authority))


    [ Data disorder detected... Data conflict detected... Recalcting... Awakener 1018, due to your innate ability and other unknown reasons, the 10-second rule caused by the Aura of Fear is weakened to five seconds. ]


    ��The current me don��t have enough power to handle this monster...�� This was the first thought that entered Sheyan��s mind.


    ��So... I should get ready to run away,�� This was the second thought that entered Sheyan��s mind.


    After that, he had to concentrate on dealing with the Messenger of Pain��s attacks. Although Sheyan had always believed that offence was the best defence, he was currently affected by the Aura of Fear, so he could not attack at all and could only concentrate on defending.


    Sheyan��s eyes only saw a blur in front of him, and the Messenger of Pain had already crouched down like a werewolf and sprinted forward at a speed that was hard to distinguish with the naked eye, his long hands and feet moving like the limbs of a spider treading on water. He reached Sheyan in no time at all.


    Then, as if he was trying to pay Sheyan back for the punch earlier, heunched his own punch at Sheyan. His hand initially appeared as dry and lifeless as a mummy��s, but when heunched the fist, the muscles on his entire arm expanded abnormally, as if he had concentrated his whole strength and even his spirit into this arm. It gave off a strong sense of imbnce.


    The inted armunched forward like a spring that was released after beingpressed to the limit, mming fiercely into Sheyan��s shoulder and sending him flying more than seven meters away. It also sent Sheyan into a paralysed state, so he could not even adjust his position while he was in the air to soften thending. He crashed into the hard stone cliff and fell heavily to the ground!


    Sheyan climbed back up with a roll. Not only was he badly injured when he was struck, his face was also bleeding heavily, as if a hungry zombie had taken arge bite on his face. Sheyan had lost such arge chunk of flesh that his teeth and tongue were showing through the hole!


    The Messenger of Pain had clearly only attacked with a punch, but Sheyan had once again suffered a bizarre second injury! It was as if there was another invisible enemy that would attack in tandem with the Messenger of Pain!


    ��Five seconds are up,�� Sheyan was in a sorry state, but there was a crazy and brutal glint in his eyes, ��Bastard, it��s my turn now.��


    Seeing the provocation in Sheyan��s eyes, the Messenger of Painughed while chewing on Sheyan��s flesh.


    ��I advise you not to put up any more futile resistance, Brigadier General Seaman. You don��t understand how powerful Her Majesty, the Queen of des is!��


    Sheyan was startled. ��You... you��re Snake? Your personality wasn��t erased?��


    ��Yes, I��m the foolish Snake! If I had known that Her Majesty could bestow me with such an amazing power, I would have long given up my human identity. You really should stop struggling. Her Majesty has taken an interest in your spinal cord. All resistances are futile in front of her desire,�� The Messenger of Pain sneered, exposing his eerie fangs.


    ��Why do you yearn for power so much?�� questioned Sheyan coldly.


    ��I need power to get revenge. I despise the goddamn Protoss who killed my son like they were crushing an ant. I despise the politicians and higher ups whose brains were filled with nothing but fat. A word from them, and we have to sacrifice our honour, years of our lives, and even our lives themselves! I can��t punish those f*cking bastards without power!�� roared the Messenger of Pain.


    ��And you. As my first prey, I will cut off your ears, dry them and wear them on my neck as a memento!��


    The monster howled and dashed forward again! Sheyan did not shrink back this time. There was a fierce look in his eyes. On the right hand which he deliberately hid behind his back, the mechanical glove was melting like a candle, and the silver wax was rapidly solidifying into a certain shape. Anyone who so much asid eyes on the shape could feel its sharpness and repulsion, but a strange feeling of gentleness would inexplicably rise in their heart....


    It was a weird feeling of tyranny twisted to the limit!


    It was the most powerful weapon G-spot could currently replicate...Evil Sword Apophis!

 Chapter 1332: The Power of Extinction

    <h4>Chapter 1332: The Power of Extinction</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    A sword de so breathtaking that it felt as if it was condensed from the blood, the life essence, of a million people....


    A power so terrifying that even the Realms were wary of and had to repress....


    A power so formidable that it could ignore the rules of the Realms....


    The shine on the de, albeit soft, made those whoid eyes on it gasp for air!!


    That��s Apophis. Evil Sword, Apophis!


    Sheyan wrapped his fingers one by one around Apophis�� hilt. His palm that was grasping Apophis became red and translucent. A sharp thorn slowly grew out of the sword��s hilt. When Sheyan wrapped his hand around the hilt, the thorn prated through his skin and pierced deep into his blood vessel. After that, Apophis started to absorb Sheyan��s blood to bring out its terrifying power! A power that would make even the gods tremble!


    Sheyan could now disy the full power of Apophis, because he now had the Offensive Awakening Reward, ��Gifted��


    [ Offensive Awakening Reward: ��Gifted�� �C Because you have a negative condition which renders you unable to use any kind of shield, ��Gifted�� will enable you to skillfully use all kinds of melee weapons. Even if you do not have the relevant mastery, you can still disy the strength of a melee weapon. ]


    (TL: From ch. 1213 ��Awakener No. 1018��)


    More importantly, when Evil Sword Apophis was devoured, it had already been strengthened to +4. Do not underestimate this +4 strengthening, because just strengthening this sword to +4 already required a terrible price.


    But that also means....the Apophis in Sheyan��s hand right now was a monstrous +10 Evil Sword Apophis!!


    Apart from the dramatic increase in attack power, the +10 Apophis had two other major enhancements. First, the negative effect of the active ability ��Apophis�� Sneer�� had been greatly weakened �C after the end of the effect duration, the probability of turning into Apophis�� ve had decreased from 33% to 7%.


    (TL: The details of ��Apophis�� Sneer�� can be found in ch. 1229 ��Devoured��. The details are too long to copy and paste here.)


    Second, ��Extinction�� had also been strengthened. Initially, there was a certain chance of triggering ��Extinction�� after each sessful attack on the enemy, but now, ��Extinction�� would definitely trigger after the first sessful hit on the enemy. The subsequent hit on the enemy would have a 2% chance to trigger ��Extinction��, the hit after that would have a 4% chance, followed by 8%, 16%, 32%, 64%, and 100%! Each time after triggering ��Extinction��, the trigger rate would be forcibly reduced to 2%, and the cycle would begin anew.


    This way, the triggering of ��Extinction�� had basically be a controble factor. Apart from the first hit, no matter how bad Sheyan��s luck was, ��Extinction�� would definitely trigger within 8 sessful strikes!


    ***


    Blood dripped down, one drop at a time.


    It dripped onto the soil of the death zone and was instantly absorbed by thend.


    Sheyan first endured the enemy��s direct attack with his body!


    The Messenger of Pain fully demonstrated his advantage in having long limbs. His right hand swelled up and hardened in the blink of an eye; his fingers even bing fang-like neosms. The right hand struck the right side of Sheyan��s chest. Even Sheyan��s formidable defence could not resist the powerful attack. Sheyan right chest was thoroughly pierced through, leaving behind a huge bloody hole!


    Not only that, he was once again struck by the bizarre, invisible attack on his neck, where he lost arge chunk of his flesh. A part of his skull and pulsating carotid arteries showed through the terrible wound.


    The signature skill of a Temperer was the ability to transform a part of their body into a perfectbat weapon... while the Messenger of Pain had clearly achieved a perfect transformation, able to transform at will. Every time he raised his hand, he would disy terrifying power, exceeding the level of a Temperer!


    ��This idiot is actually two orders higher than me. Two!�� Sheyan thought with gnashing teeth.


    And at this instant, the patiently waiting Sheyan finally saw a chance. Having just sessfully struck the enemy, there was arge opening in the Messenger of Pain��s defence. Furthermore, the source of his power was pain, so his did not ce much importance on defence to begin with. The w in his defence beckoned at Sheyan like a wide open door!


    Sheyan tightly clenched the sword hilt. The sharp pain from the thorn stimted his nerves, making him more focused. He could feel his blood and life essence being greedily absorbed by Apophis.


    He shed down with the sword.


    The whole world suddenly turned into a sea of blood. His nose was assaulted by the sickening smell of boiling fresh blood. All he could hear was the sound of the air being split apart!


    There was also a ray of light �C a terrifying ray of light which looked like it was formed by millions of vengeful spirits exploding at the same time!


    The ray of light shed downwards like an unstoppable blood-red waterfall!


    When Apophis was about a metre away from the Messenger of Pain, it suddenly met with some kind of resistance, as if it had cut into something thick and sticky. However, there was a dark crimson glow around Apophis�� de which was very faint but extremely sharp. Nothing could resist its slice, and nothing couldst a second in front of it!


    That was the might of Apophis. That was the terrible power of the Mutated Lieutenant General Blood Sword!


    Such speed.


    Such power!


    A hard-to-describe scream filled the air, but Sheyan was not done yet. He cut deeper into the hip of the Messenger of Pain, trying to sever his thigh bone from his pelvis. But in the end, the Messenger of Pain��s strong body, personally forged by the Queen of des, foiled his n. The muscles near the wound twisted wildly and gripped Apophis�� de, stopping it from cutting in any further. The force Sheyan exerted on Apophis slowly depleted until the sword came to aplete halt.


    Although the chop was unsessful, the Messenger of Pain��s right thigh was now only connected to his pelvis by ayer of muscles and calluses less than three centimeters thick. Thick yellow fluid gushed out of the wound inrge quantity. The fluid turned into foam as soon as it came into contact with the air, trying to plug the wound.


    Before Sheyan could even react after the sh, the Messenger of Pain already pped him more than a dozen meters away. When he lifted his body off the ground, he found that half his cheekbones had shattered and he could no longer speak. Blood was seeping through the orifices on his face.


    The Messenger of Painughed.


    ��What a powerful attack! Such terrifying damage! Ah, I��m getting addicted to this overwhelming pain! It��s fueling my strength, awakening it from my body. You will soon taste double the amount of pain you inflicted on me, fool! You have no idea how great Her Majesty the Queen of des is. A wound like this may have been fatal to the previous me, but my powerful recovery speed will make you understand that all kinds of attacks �C and I mean all kinds �C are totally futile against me! YOU! ARE! WORTHLESS!��


    ��Oh, really?�� Sheyan��s eyes suddenly sparkled with a mysterious and sinister blood-red glint.


    In this instant, he could still clearly see the trail left behind by his previous sword sh. The blood-red colour was rich, clear, and shockingly sharp!


    On the Messenger of Pain��s back floated a twisted, deformed, transparent phantom which seemed to be able to change into various shapes. Sheyan��s bizarre injuries previously were evidently the work of this thing.


    But a crack had appeared on the transparent phantom. The energy around the crack seemed to be trying hard to repair it. Strangely, a lot of ��0��s�� and ��1��s�� would asionally pop up on the wound. And when the crack was finallypletely repaired, a weird thing happened.


    A strange blood-red trace which looked like the mosaicmonly seen in certain movies was left on the wound. The moment the wound closedpletely, a blood-red light immediately shed, and the wound was inexplicably restored to its previous state. During the restoration process, arge amount of illusory 0��s and 1��s kept popping up. The mosaic-like blood-red glow also turned into something like an electric current which charged back on forth on the wound!


    After several failed attempts to heal itself, the transparent phantom let out a scream of horror and despair!


    The same thing was also happening at the top of the Messenger of Pain��s right thigh. His muscles kept folding and twisting, trying to heal themselves, but every attempt was in vain. The moment the wound healed, the horrible power left by Evil Sword Apophis would turn into a series of code and data which forcefully prevented the wound from healing!


    This was the horror of Apophis�� powerful trademark skill: ��Extinction��!


    ***


    Sheyan cut a sorry figure at the moment. He had bruises and wounds all over his body. And the enemy he was facing was a special messenger sent by the Queen of des, a monster two whole orders above him.


    No one should be able to rx or feel joy under such circumstances.


    However, a smile actually broke on Sheyan��s face. He dusted off his body, then bowed politely at the furiously howling Messenger of Pain who was trying hard to stand up but keep falling back down.


    Sheyan said in a rxed manner, ��It��s very rude and presumptuous of me to say this, sir, but it��s time for us to part ways. I wish you good health and a pleasant journey.��


    After that, Sheyan left the scene and strode deeper into the criss-crossing fang-like mountains with rxed steps, like he was a backpacker.

 Chapter 1333: The Strange Natural Phenomenon

    <h4>Chapter 1333: The Strange Natural Phenomenon</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The Messenger of Pain stared at Sheyan��s departing back and started to roar wildly. He started chasing after Sheyan like he had gone crazy.


    However, his right leg that was only connected to his body by ayer of skin dragged on the ground as he ran, greatly hindering his progress. Even when the Messenger of Pain attempted a long-range leap with his arms and foot, he was dragged down mid-air and fell heavily to the ground.


    The Messenger of Pain rolled around in agony for a while before he once again lifted himself back up, unwilling to give up. Arge amount of cell fluid gushed out of the wound again to try and heal his thigh. Yellow foam once again formed on the wound. After the wound appeared to havepletely healed, the Messenger of Pain checked it carefully. He only started moving again after confirming that everything was fine. But reality gave him a harsh p in the face after he took only a few steps forward.


    The power of ��Extinction�� came into effect again. The merciless red glow shined on the wound, returning it back to its original state!


    Such a cruel reality almost broke down the Messenger of Pain��s mind!


    Suddenly, his neck extended rapidly and swelled up. The deformed neck sent his head flying towards the wound like a bullet. He chomped down on the thinyer of flesh connecting his thigh to his body. His sharp teeth started grinding on it until his thigh waspletely severed.


    ��Extinction�� could prevent the wound from being healed or repaired in any way, but it could not prevent the enemy from causing further damage to the wound!


    That is to say, the Messenger of Pain��s self-muttion tactic was effective. He only had one leg and two hands left, but his situation now was much better than when he was dragging the injured leg around.


    With a ferocious look, he stuffed the severed leg into his mouth and chewed hard. Bones and flesh sshed out of his mouth as he chewed. The Messenger of Pain gulped down his own flesh and bone in such a hurry that they overflowed out of the corners of his mouth and his nostrils. Then, he sniffed the ground and started tracking Sheyan down.


    The Messenger of Pain��s movement speed was originally much higher than that of Sheyan. He could run just by using his limbs without moving his body, like the kind of spider that could run on water at high speed. His movements were so mysterious and unpredictable that they were impossible to capture.


    But now that he had lost a leg, the speed of his pursuit was obviously greatly affected. He could barely keep up with Sheyan��s speed, and the best he could do was not to let the distance between them be pulled further apart.


    The Messenger of Pain��s reason for existence was to hunt Sheyan down, so of course he could not give up so easily!


    As for Sheyan, this insane monster was indeed causing him a huge problem. On the surface, Sheyan seemed to have gained the upper hand after making good use of the powerful Evil Sword Apophis, but the Messenger of Pain was still a monster two whole orders above him, so Sheyan had also paid a considerable price. If he were somewhere else, Sheyan might still have some confidence in sessfully killing the monster, but he was now in a strange ce like the death zone!


    Sheyan was absolutely certain that even if he could kill the Messenger of Pain, it would surely be a bitter victory with him using up all the cards he had. The only fate awaiting him afterwards was to struggle for survival in the death zone, and finally die here, turning into a decaying corpse!


    Sheyan did not want such a victory, nor did he dare.


    That was why Sheyan did not take advantage of the sessful strike to try and defeat the Messenger of Pain, but had immediately seized the opportunity when the monster had lost his mobility to run away. Since he couldn��t defeat the monster, he could still run, right? Furthermore, from now on, he had to avoid injuries as much as possible. The more stamina reserves he had left, the longer he could persist.


    ***


    It had been two hours since the battle that had no conclusion.


    Sheyan threw away thest piece of leather mask he had, which he had used to cover his nose and mouth. The smooth leather had been corroded until it was full of holes, as if it had been soaked in a strong acidic solution for several days.


    He coughed a few times. His coughs sounded hollow, and his phlegm had the colour of rust. His lungs had been severely corroded. Although this degree of damage did not have any impact on Sheyan yet, it was only a matter of time before Sheyan would be affected.


    Sheyan carefully buried his spit in the ground. There was no way this could prevent the Messenger of Pain from tracking him down, but it could at least slow him down a little. But as Sheyan was digging the hole, he suddenly discovered something weird.


    The soil he dug up slowly started to float in the air!


    ��What��s happening?�� Sheyan��s first thought was that he was being attacked, but when he looked around, he did not find anyone.


    Based on his judgement, even if the Messenger of Pain was chasing after him at full speed, he should still be at least five kilometres away, barring any unexpected circumstances. It should take him at least twenty minutes to track all the way here.


    A sudden realisation hit Sheyan, because he could clearly see that visibility was improving and that the environment was getting brighter. Three minutes ago, Sheyan still could not tell what that ck spot on the faraway stone peak was, but now, he could clearly tell that it was a cave.


    Sheyan looked up towards the sky and immediately realised the source of the disturbance. The sky of the Lost Temple was originally dim and cloudy. Lead-gray clouds weighed heavily on thend, like the dense rainy cloudsmonly seen in summer on Earth.


    But now, the gray clouds had gradually dispersed, reced by a blue sky and white clouds!!


    The magical deep blue sky, with sparkling wavy lines protruding on it, seemed to have countless pair of malicious eyes peeping down from behind it. The clouds were white, but it was the white of a dead fish��s belly, and they were very close to the ground.


    Lightning then zapped among the clouds. Sheyan instantly felt a sense of weightlessness, as if his body was going to float upwards. Then, those strange white clouds in the sky started spinning, forming innumerable huge vortexes which slowly reached down to thend. They looked like white giant funnels that were slowly connecting to the ground. The spectacle was extremely spectacr, but also contained a strong sense of destruction and killing!


    Sheyan could already tell that something was wrong. The wind had suddenly gotten stronger, and more and more soil started floating. They did not seem like they were floating due to the buoyancy generated by arge number of tornadoes, but because the gravity of the itself had been offset by some unknown factors.


    A huge vortex was slowly forming right above Sheyan.


    Sheyan��s expression turned grave. His steps became as light and unsteady as a drunken man. He tried to bury his fist into the cliff next to him to steady himself, but the ck mountain cliff was surprisingly hard. Sheyan��s punch only made an inconspicuous crack on the cliff.


    But he refused to give up. G-spot quickly shapeshifted on his raised fist, transforming into ��+13 West��. Sheyan hacked at the ck cliff using the saber. Before his bodypletely lost bnce, he managed to forcefully hack a hole deep enough to grab onto.


    The wind started blowing fiercely. Before this, although the wind did blow intensely through the mountains and howled loudly like moaning ghosts, they felt quite disorderly, as if countless gusts of winds were entangled and weaving together, so the forces would collide and stagger with each other.


    But now, Sheyan could clearly feel that the forces of nature had gathered as one to obey some great and profound will, so they all moved with the same purpose! The tornadoes formed under such circumstances were not something mortals had the power to resist!


    Sheyan instantly felt his body being stirred up by the fierce wind until he waspletely horizontal. His five fingers that were grabbing the hole on the stone cliff were pulled taut, having to withstand tremendous force! The green veins on the back of his hand swelled up. The force tugging him away was so strong that Sheyan could barely hang on!


    At this time, Sheyan suddenly understood something. He now finally knew why he saw very few loose rocks and pebbles on the ins here. In the face of such shocking natural disasters, any loose rocks would have been blown away ages ago.


    ��Damn...�� Sheyan could feel his fingers that were holding onto the hole go numb. He immediately gritted his teeth and stretched out his right hand so that it could take over for his left hand. But at that moment, Sheyan suddenly sensed a strong crisis. He instantly tilted his head to one side. He felt his ear go numb, and immediately saw a bone javelin fly past his cheek. The bone javelin quietly stabbed into the stone cliff next to him, prating at least a foot deep.


    Sheyan��s body reacted before his mind could. He grabbed the dark red nerve tendon connected to the end of the bone javelin. He turned his head back and saw that, unbeknownst to him, the Messenger of Pain had silently crept within thirty meters of him.


    A long tail had grown out of the monster��s butt since Sheyanst saw him. There was no hair on the tail, only ayer of skin, so the bony joints inside were clearly visible. The tail could be wrapped around a rock to steady himself.

 Chapter 1334: A Fight to the Death within the Storm

    <h4>Chapter 1334: A Fight to the Death within the Storm</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The Messenger of Pain seemed much less affected by the storm. He first stabilised his body with his tail, then used long-range attacks to fire at Sheyan from afar. The first strike was truly unexpected, but his bone javelin was unfortunately affected by the strong wind, so its aim was inevitably slightly off. That was why Sheyan could dodge it in time.


    The failed attempt presented a great opportunity for Sheyan to strike back!


    The Messenger of Pain��s bone javelin was powerful, but it was not a disposable weapon. A dark red nerve tendon was connected to its rear. Not only could the tendon enable the bone javelin to be retrieved after it was shot, it could also adjust the javelin��s aim while the javelin was flying through the air. When all is said and done, it was the fault of the force 12 wind that what should have been a sure-hit attack missed!


    The moment Sheyan grabbed onto the dark red nerve tendon at the end of the bone javelin, he immediately pulled it, hard.


    The Messenger of Pain instantly screamed in agony. The dark red nerve tendon caught by Sheyan was somewhat simr to the muscles connected to the testicles. Imagine if Sheyan, who had more than a hundred points of Strength, grabbed your testicles and pulled. That was what the Messenger of Pain was currently experiencing....


    But the more pain the Messenger of Pain felt, the greater the power he would disy in his next attack, so Sheyan was not really trying to cause more pain for him, but rather to pull the Messenger of Pain off the rock he was holding onto. If Sheyan seeded, the wild storm would solve all his problems for him.


    Sheyan yanked hard again! The Messenger of Pain trembled violently from top to bottom. His long tail made loud sounds of friction from grinding against the rock. He seemed like he could not hold on for much longer.


    But Sheyan had underestimated the monster��s determination. When Sheyan tried to exert force on the tendon again, the Messenger of Pain��s neck elongated, and his teeth bit down on the dark red nerve tendon, severing it. The unbelievable pain made him erupt with immense force. He pounced towards Sheyan fiercely.


    The Messenger of Pain was indeed someone who inherited the Queen of de��s formidable power and was two orders higher than Sheyan. He had used all his strength to pounce forward this time, so even though the wind blew strong and carried arge amount of sharp stone fragments in it, it could not stop the monster. The Messenger of Pain looked like he would drag Sheyan down with him even if he had to sacrifice his own life!


    No traces of panic could be seen on Sheyan��s face. In truth, the Messenger of Pain��s reaction was well within his expectations, so he was prepared for it. When the monster reached within 10 meters away from Sheyan, a ruthless smirk appeared on Sheyan��s face. He suddenly raised his hand that was hanging by his side, revealing the silver gun in it.


    It was a gun which exuded a holy vibe!


    ��Verdict��!!


    The gun��s dark muzzle was aiming at the pouncing Messenger of Pain who was currently mid-air!


    Sheyan had not let G-spot consume ��Verdict�� because ��Verdict�� could still continue to grow. If it was devoured by G-spot, Sheyan did not know if it would still retain that precious property. Besides, ��Verdict�� was a long range weapon and had its own equipment slot, so switching to it was very fast.


    ��I sentence the creature in front of me to be a heathen!��


    ��Repent in this storm, heathen!��


    Then, while hanging on the cliff with one hand, Sheyan calmly pulled the trigger.


    Dots of holy light shot out of the muzzle, as sacred as the bells in the church, as dignified as the hammer in the court!


    The Messenger of Pain wailed brutally following the loud bang. More than a dozen ck spots appeared all over his body. The ck spots immediately started burning, spewing ck smoke. This attack had caused an amazing amount of damage to him, while Sheyan had also recouped a lot of HP!


    But more importantly, the tremendous impact from the shot had also caused the Messenger of Pain to diverge from his intended trajectory. He was clearly leaping straight for Sheyan, but he had now deviated by more than a metre. However, it seemed like Sheyan was still within his reach.


    But...��Verdict�� could now shoot more than once! While the Messenger of Pain was striving to extend his w towards Sheyan, Sheyan was also trying hard to stabilise himself in the gale. However, the hand which was wielding ��Verdict�� was still as steady as a rock. The muzzle of the gun shifted slightly, and the trigger was pulled again!


    Boom!!


    The pale blue smoke the muzzle emitted instantly dispersed in the storm, but the milky white dots of light were not affected by the wind in the slightest. More than a dozen of them bombarded the body of the Messenger of Pain. Under the great impact, the w which he had put his entire strength into swept past Sheyan half a meter away. Then, the monster was blown away by the gale.


    Sheyan sneered mockingly, but the sneer froze almost as soon as it appeared. He suddenly saw the Messenger of Pain��s sharp tail stab towards him at a strange angle from below like a bolt of lightning! The monster had forcibly extended it by half a meter from the spine, so it still carried some blood and flesh on it.


    Due to all these unexpected external factors, the tip of the tail sessfully pierced through Sheyan��s wrist!


    It was the wrist of his left hand which was holding onto the cliff!


    Sheyan immediately felt his scalp go numb.


    Suddenly struck by such a heavy blow, all five of Sheyan��s fingers lost the strength in them. He was immediately swept away by the wind, ruthlessly whirling towards the sky!


    He was tossed and turned several times every second he was in the storm, and had lost count of the number of times he had crashed into a mountain peak! Even a powerful Awakener��s brain could not endure such a shocking amount of impact. Sheyan naturally fell unconscious.


    Before losing consciousness, he saw himself being swept up into the sky. At the end of it was an opening which was getting bigger and bigger, like the end of an upside-down funnel. It all felt strange and unreal!


    ***


    When Sheyan woke up, he found himself sitting on a chair.


    His head was in such painl that he felt like it was going to explode, as if a gentle shake would make the thousands of broken porcin pieces inside to rattle loudly. It took him a moment to regain his thoughts. He tried to stand up, but found himself bound to the chair at his chest and at his waist.


    However, it seemed that they were only meant to make him stay in ce rather than to restrain him, so he managed to free himself without much effort. He took a few unsteady steps, only to fall to the ground due to his severe headache.


    The intense pain was caused by excessive trauma to his head while he was unconscious. It was akin to putting tofu in a bottle, then shaking the bottle violently. The tofu would definitely break down into a mess. It took a lot for Sheyan to survive an injury of this extent.


    He gasped heavily while pressing his feverish forehead against the cold smooth floor, theny down on his back. He felt a little better after the blood gathering in his head started to spread out to his limbs.


    Then, Sheyan found something that looked like a surgery table. Although it felt like a bad omen, he stilly down on it. He let his head hang in the air from his neck up so that his feet would be in a higher position than his head. His head immediately felt less painful.


    Only after that did Sheyan��s mind regain enough rity to look around. The material which made up the ce was strong and felt light. The ce had a streamline motif, which was beautiful, but some of the smooth symbols which decorated the ce had an arrogant feel to them.


    And considering the details such as being held in a sitting position while he was unconscious, he could deduce with confidence that this ce he was in was another Protoss base, and they were not hostile towards him.


    The reason they made Sheyan sit was the same as the reason the humans let the wounded lie down on a bed. The Protoss had no bed, so they could only let Sheyan sit down to recuperate.


    Sheyan did not dare to change his posture yet. He continued to carefully maintain his current position with his feet higher than his head. His resilient heart continued to pump blood to every part of his body. Under the constant cirction of blood, Sheyan gradually recovered from his condition, and his headache became much better.


    What happened afterwards made Sheyan realise that his bad luck had notpletely left him yet. He first checked his status and found that his innate ability had gone into cooldown. This showed that the situation after he passed out was much more dangerous than he had imagined. He was lucky to have survived.


    By now, Sheyan had noticed some patterns and symbols on the walls. They stood out considerably, depicting the fight between light against darkness. But the more mysterious things were the many curved eyes that looked like thin des, watching over everything.


    Seeing this, Sheyan could not help but recall some of the information he had obtained from the intensive research he had previously done.


    ��Are these symbols...portraying the wars and changes between light and shadow? Is this ce the legendary Twilight Council that had long disappeared?�� he muttered to himself.


    (https://starcraft.fandom/wiki/Twilight_council)


    At that moment, a cold voice suddenly came from the very depths of Sheyan��s mind. It was so cold that it sent chills down his spine.


    ��Little did I expect that when I finally hear the sacred words ��Twilight Council�� once again, they woulde from the mouth of a lowly human!��


    Sheyan could not see the person, but he immediately rebutted aloud, ��Nobility has nothing to do with race, mister. Nobilityes from the soul!��

 Chapter 1335: The Protoss Artifact

    <h4>Chapter 1335: The Protoss Artifact</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Sheyan had only heard the name of the Twilight Council less than 24 hours ago. More precisely, he had learned about it from the Protoss hero Tochego.


    The reason was because the main reason Sheyan hade to this ce was to find Ronnie��s whereabouts, and Ronnie was closely rted to the Dark Temrs, so that was what Sheyan��s investigation had focused on. Regarding this topic, Tochego had told him with confidence that ording to the legends, the origin of both the Dark Temr and the High Temry in the ancient, powerful and long-lost Twilight Council.


    Sheyan checked the ce out. From its architectural style and decorative patterns, he could basically confirm that they were in the style of the Protoss, but many of the details were different from what he had seen before in the other Protoss base. Therefore, Sheyan was sure that this ce had absolutely no rtion to the Protoss force led by Uraki.


    Sheyan naturally had his reasons for making such an assumption.


    The technology of Uraki��s Protoss was obviously more advanced than that of this mysterious ce. At least in the medical field, Sheyan had witnessed it with his own eyes. Their limb restoration technology and cell activation technology could restore a dying Zealot back to his peak fighting condition in just three hours.


    Considering Sheyan��s contribution to Uraki��s Protoss side, if he had fallen into their hands, he would surely be thrown into a cell activation container for more effective treatment instead of being left in such a quiet room for his body to heal by itself.


    Therefore, the identity of these mysterious Protoss was now all too clear.


    But he had his reasons for making such a harsh reply to the cold voice before he waspletely sure of his current situation. He had only done so after careful considerations.


    Since he was dealing with the Protoss, they were bound to be arrogant. Arrogance was amon characteristic of all Protoss even if they were not the ones led by Uraki. It was absolutely impossible to leave a good impression on an arrogant person by relenting or showing subservience. On the contrary, it would only make the other party look down on you even more. At least disying an arrogant attitude back could possibly win you some semnce of respect.


    Sure enough, after Sheyan gave such a reply, the other party did not sound angry at all. He only scorned, ��A human has the audacity to speak to me of noble souls?��


    ��Have you really never seen a human with a noble soul, sir? In the old Gxy Campaign at the Marginal Corridor, the Protoss and the humans cooperated for the first time ever. It was the humans who stood at the frontline, protecting you Protoss with their flesh and metal! The bodies of 1.3 million humans were reduced to ashes back then. Are their souls noble or lowly?�� retorted Sheyan, his tone neither humble nor overbearing.


    The cold voice had no reply to that. It was only a whileter that he said, ��You seem to be recovering well. Let��s go. The elder wants to see you.��


    Sheyan simply had too little information on hand at the moment because he had not regained his consciousness for long, so he was naturally reluctant to see any of their leaders so soon. He immediately grabbed his head and said, ��Oh, hell, my head feels like it��s going to explode. If you force me to walk right now, it��ll be no different from murder!��


    The voice did not say anything, but a door silently slid open. Because Sheyan was lying on the operating table with his head hanging off the edge, he only saw two legs standing at the door.


    The legs were wrapped in metallic armour that exuded killing intent and intimidation. The edges and corners of the metallic armour were so sharp that it seemed like they could cut the eyes of anyone who so much as gazed upon them.


    Behind the legs was a pping ck cape. It was hard to tell what material the cape was made of, because it was as deep as the night sky, seemingly absorbing all the light that shone on it. But more bizarrely, anyone who looked at it would feel their line of sight constantly sliding away from it.


    The pair of legs moved towards Sheyan. Every step was uniform, like it was measured with a ruler. The person stopped before Sheyan.


    While Sheyan was still wondering what the other party was going to do, he suddenly felt a refreshing andfortable feeling wash over him, as if arge amount of freshly-melted snow had flowed into his body from his eyes, ears, mouth and nose, then creeped slowly into his brain along his nerves.


    The prickling pain on Sheyan��s head immediately felt better, and when that refreshing feeling converged at the back of his head, the pain slowly dissipated like snow that melted away after being sshed by hot water.


    But after that, Sheyan felt his breathing bing less smooth, like something wet was obstructing his breathing. He wiped with his hand and found blood flowing out of his nose and ears. The blood was dark red, and some blood clots had coagted. As the blood slowly flowed out of him, the pain in his brain gradually eased until itpletely disappeared.


    ��Get up,�� the cold voice said.


    Sheyan was going to stand up, but suddenly realised that his limbs were not listening to him. He felt as if there were invisible shackles in the air tying his hands and feet down, and these shackles have their own consciousness, forcing Sheyan to bend to its will!!


    At first, Sheyan was going to struggle, but then he remembered where he was right now, thus he rxed his body. He was instantly lifted up like a string puppet and forced to stand straight.


    ��There��s absolutely no more problem with your injury. Just follow me,�� the voice continued. Sheyan could now see that the man standing in front of him was wrapped in a ck cloak and wore a triangr mask. His metallic long boots were very conspicuous.


    He also carried a long staff in his hand which had strange patterns on it. The patterns were very mysterious and looked like stars that moved across the sky. At the tip of the staff, a soft little blue light was flickering faintly.


    As soon as the words ��just follow me�� were uttered, Sheyan instantly felt like two invisible men had grabbed onto him and forced him to move ording to their will. He kept quiet, did not resist, and let his body walk forward.


    Sheyan noticed that the corridor he passed through were all considerably old. Although the surfaces were still sparkling bright, the rust, the smoothness from wear and the traces honed by time could not be erased.


    In addition, he also saw some six-pointed star symbols, which were totally taboo in Uraki��s base.


    After passing through various long metal passages iid with crystals, Sheyan finally arrived in a hall that was at least a few hundred meters high. There were arge amount of what seemed like paintings at the ceiling, but upon closer inspection, he found that the figures in the paintings were moving.


    On both sides of the hall were two rows of exquisite and magnificent giant metal pirs, each more than ten meters in diameter. At the other end of the metal pirs was a huge metal altar that had a blue pulsating me on it.


    For some reason, when Sheyan saw the blue me, he felt a chill seep into his eyes.


    Behind the me was arge hologram thousands of square meters in size. One look at the hologram and Sheyan could not help gasping in surprise.


    It could be seen from the hologram that 13 giant spirals had formed on the surface of the Lost Temple, sweeping madly across the��s surface. From the perspective of outer space, a huge funnel-shaped ck hole several light-years in magnitude had formed with the Lost Temple at the core. It was brutally swallowing everything within its reach!


    ��So that��s why there were so many cases of mysterious disappearances around here!��


    A loud rumble suddenly resounded through the hall. The ceiling of the hall slid slowly towards both sides to reveal the starry sky. After that, something which gave Sheyan an indescribable feeling slowly descended.


    The surface of the object was shining with a weird glow, as if the light from all the stars in the sky was gathered on it. Its overall shape resembled a spinning top. It was visibly spinning at a high speed, but it felt extraordinarily stable, as if wherever this object was, it would ensure the bnce and stability of the ce, and never copse.


    ��This... Could this be....?�� Seeing this object, Sheyan was shocked speechless. He finally knew why every forces were congregating in his ce. To hell with the secrets of the Colossus! That��s bullcrap! No wonder this ce could turn someone into a Dark Temr...


    It turned out that the Lost Temple hid a sacred object of the Protoss, a terrifying weapon of mass destruction, a Xel��naga artifact �C the Keystone!!


    (https://starcraft.fandom/wiki/Keystone)


    If this artifact was sessfully put together, it could instantly wipe out all the Zerg on the!


    Even more terrifying was that in Starcraft lore, even the Queen of des who once took over as the supreme ruler of the Zerg race was deprived of all her powers by the Keystone. It deinfested her and carried out a gic reversal to make her human again! Thus, it could be inferred from this that the artifact should be able to easily turn a human into a Dark Temr too!


    The Keystone descended slowly towards the me inside the hall, and finally hovered over the me. A blue ray of light suddenly shot out of the me andnded on Sheyan. It prated him like an X-ray; he could not hide any secrets from it at all.


    And so, a mark which shimmered with a gloomy blue light appeared from between his eyebrows �C the mark which Uraki stamped on Sheyan��s forehead, recognising his status as an allied ��hero��.

 Chapter 1336: Dispute

    <h4>Chapter 1336: Dispute</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    ��If it weren��t for this mark, human, you would be drifting in space by now,�� the emotionless voice of the me echoed in Sheyan��s ears.


    ��That group of bastards are abominable, but they should still have decent judgment; they should be able to distinguish spies from true allies. Who gave you this mark of an ally?��


    Against this terrifying existence who, albeit devoid of a physical body, actually possessed a godly artifact like the Keystone, Sheyan could only force himself to remain alert and respond respectfully.


    ��Respectful...lord of the Protoss. I am Seaman, a human Brigadier General, military number 1018. I came to the Lost Temple in search of arade of mine. This is a private operation and has nothing to do with any human authority. The person who gave me the mark is named Uraki. And because I have the privilege of fighting alongside two powerful Protoss in the previous battle with the Zerg, the Zealot Sokada and the Dragoon Tochego, I have also achieved a certain amount of merit.��


    The blue me suddenly stopped pulsating. The hologram behind it rapidly changed, and the information about the people Sheyan mentioned appeared on it.


    After that, the blue me seemed like it could not be bothered to talk to Sheyan any longer. It told the person that brought Sheyan here, the one that had a cold voice, ��Shadow, you��re in charge of this human. Verify whether his words are true, then...give him the sentence he deserves.��


    Sheyan��s heart sank when he heard the word ��sentence��. Meanwhile, the guy called Shadow had already started reading the information on the screen aloud.


    ��Wow, I did not expect your life to be so colourful, human. The things you��ve experienced are no less amazing than that of many of our Protoss heroes... Uraki, that little priest, has grown to the point where he can be sent to deal with us, huh? But does he really think he��s worthy? There are no records on the Zealot Sokada and the Dragoon Tochego, which means that they��re insignificant to our race. It��s still not enough to offset the sphemy of you stepping foot on the Holy Land.��


    Sheyan narrowed his eyes and coldly said, ��So what? Although I��m only a lowly human in your eyes, I��ll have you know that you can kill me, but you can��t defeat me! You can destroy me, but you can��t insult me!��


    Shadowughed. ��Do you wish to resist? In front of milord and the greatest miracle in the universe, the Keystone?��


    ��If the Keystone is that great, why were you still exiled to this Lost Temple?�� Sheyan clenched his fists and said tly.


    This remark clearly touched a sore spot! Two rows of warriors, dressed exactly like Shadow, stepped neatly out of the empty air around them. All of them, including Shadow, hissed furiously!


    ��I was only going to cut off your legs, but now it looks like I have to cut off your tongue too,�� uttered Shadow coldly.


    ��You might have saved me, but it doesn��t give you the right to insult the pride of a warrior and the honour of his race!�� retorted Sheyan boldly.


    Shadow took a step forward. The patterns on his ��long staff�� suddenly glowed, and the light at the tip of the staff extended bit by bit until it finally turned into a horrifying light de. The staff had be a scythe!


    (Dark Temrs use powerful warp des, based on modified psi de technology. Further iterations on the warp de��s design yielded scythe-like des, which helped diversify thebat style of the Dark Temr. These scythes are called shadow scythes: https://starcraft.fandom/wiki/Shadow_scythe)


    Shadow was more than two metres tall, but he looked tiny next to his huge scythe!


    ��No human can take on a powerful Dark Temr one-on-one without using machinery! Give up your futile resistance now, and you might yet live!��


    The liquid metal life-form started flowing on Sheyan��s hands and finally became the ��+10ary-Grade High-Energy Mechanical Power Gloves��. Sheyan dropped his head and slowly spread open his hands, like he was trying topletely enclose himself in a shell without being disturbed by the outside world.


    Shadow��s figure turned into a blur and reached Sheyan in the blink of an eye, leaving a long trail of afterimages in his wake. He swung his giant scythe. The de of the scythe cut through the air effortlessly, producing a faint sizzle, as if the strong sma flow was cutting the air molecules it encountered into two!


    Sheyan abruptly raised his hand and used the ary-Grade High-Energy Mechanical Power Glove�� to block the shadow scythe! The current ary-Grade High-Energy Mechanical Power Gloves�� were not the same as before because G-spot had been upgraded to a high-tier legendary weapon, so the grade of the gloves it transformed into had also increased significantly.


    Therefore, even though the shadow scythe��s sh produced countless sparks on Sheyan��s glove, it was unable to cut into it by even an inch. Sheyan was still hurt by the force prating through the glove, but he also managed to seize the temporary halt in the opponent��s movement to take half a step forward and swing his elbow.


    Shadow bent his elbow and blocked Sheyan��s attack with his hand, but to his surprise, he found that the human in front of him was astonishingly strong. The impact from the collision forced him to lose his bnce and stumble back.


    Sheyan took the opportunity to stride forward and executed an ��Uppercut��,unching Shadow into the air. Then, he sent sent three consecutive punches at Shadow, mming him into the ground. Shadow skidded for more than 7 meters on the smooth floor before he came to a halt.


    The furious Shadow abruptly climbed back up off the ground and swung his scythe diagonally downwards. In this instant, the whole hall trembled like it was shivering in cold. Strange noises akin to shattered pottery filled the air. An invisible shockwave centered around Shadow rapidly extended outwards.


    Before Sheyan could react, half his body was already paralysed. Then, a gush of blood spurted out of his shoulder. He had been hurt by Shadow��s ranged attack!


    Seeing Shadow raise his scythe again, Sheyan immediately rushed towards him. The scythe swung down again in a vertical arc, and another trail of blood sshed out of Sheyan��s body, but the distance between them had disappeared. Sheyan gripped Shadow��s shoulders and activated ��Tactical Throw��, flinging him into the giant metal pir next to them.


    This was a heavy blow to Shadow. Dark Temrs were known for their stealthy movement, and defence had always been their weakness. The giant metal pir he crashed into could be regarded as the backbone supporting the entire base, so its hardness goes without saying!


    Shadow was already dizzy from the strong collision, but to make matters worse, Sheyan was already waiting for him to bounce off the pir. A knee strike and a high whip kick sent Shadow flying.


    The rest of the Dark Temrs have incredulous looks on their faces. Their impression of humans was of a race that had mastered the use of powerful machinery, but a human��s personal strength was totally insignificant in their eyes. This was the first time they had ever seen a human having the upper hand in a fair one on one fight against a Dark Temr. All of them knew how strong Shadow was, but from the vivid dents in Shadow��s armour, they could also tell that the strength of the opponent was far beyond the strength of a conventional human. It could be said that he was almost an Ultralisk in human form!


    Shadow stood up slowly and stared at Sheyan with a serious gaze. The fight in his eyes had not diminished at all, but had grown stronger instead! His palm slowly and painstakingly brushed the edge of his scythe like a grindstone, producing blue sparks and making a harsh sound! This was the way the Dark Temrs would sharpen their scythes with their own life force to increase the power of the scythes several-fold, a strengthening method called the ��Blood Scythe��!


    When Sheyan saw this, his face became grave. He took a deep breath and said eerily, ��Since you wish to take my life, don��t me me for taking extreme measures as well.��


    As Sheyan said that, he lifted his right hand. A hair-raising blood-red weapon started to take shape in it!!


    Evil Sword Apophis�� mysterious, sinister, and iparably powerful glow illuminated the sacred temple of the Protoss. Even the powerful artifact floating in the air emitted a faint buzz, apparently noticing the anomaly happening in this space!


    ��How could a mere human possess such a powerful weapon?�� Shadow finally had a change in countenance.


    ��That��s because my soul has never been tainted! Do you still wish to fight me? My weapon will leave wounds on you that can never be healed!!�� said Sheyan solemnly.


    Shadow could not helpughing. ��Have you ever seen a Dark Temr who flinches in battle?��


    Just as both sides were prepared to sh again, another glorious blue me slowly descended from the air, and the ceiling of the hall gradually closed.


    ��Halt! Outsider, I sense a familiar feeling within you. Can you tell me why?�� asked the gloomy blue me as it flickered several times, its voice echoing in the hall.


    Sheyan pondered over it carefully and realised that he indeed had something on him that was rted to the Protoss. Yes, themunication device he got from Ol�� Kido which he could use to contact Ol�� Kido to report back on his mission.


    Sheyan had treated this thing as a waste since his mission had failed, so he had left it in a corner in his storage space. But at this moment, he had a sh of inspiration after recalling Ol�� Kido��s age and appearance that was like thest flickering ember of a candle in the wind. Sheyan instantly took the device out and said, ��Do you mean this, my lord? This is a keepsake given to me by a Protoss elder.��

 Chapter 1337: Ronnie’s Whereabouts

    <h4>Chapter 1337: Ronnie��s Whereabouts</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    When Sheyan took out the device, the rest of the Dark Temrs were still looking at him vigntly. More precisely, they were looking at Evil Sword Apophis vigntly.


    The blood-red glow on it....


    Was so bone-chilling that they felt like their blood was going to freeze!


    It seemed able to cut through anything in the world!


    Even though it was currently sitting in Sheyan��s hand without doing anything, it still appeared so arrogant and unyielding under the strong oppressive pressure of the Keystone. The mighty Dark Temrs, all of whom had experienced hundreds of battles, could not help fearing it!


    A Dark Temr bizarrely emerged from the empty air, took the ping pong ball-sizedmunicator from Sheyan��s hand, and disyed it on his spread palm. His palm that was encased in metal gauntlet suddenly glowed. Having been infused with psionic power, the tinymunicator floated up until it was about half a foot above the palm, then started spinning.


    The blue me that flew down from above flickered a few times and turned into a human figure made of me. He walked over slowly.


    ��Be careful, Lord Rogue!�� The Dark Temrs nearby warned him one after another.


    (TL: Rogue is his name.)


    But the human-torch-guy turned a deaf ear to all the warnings. When he was 10 meters away from Sheyan, Sheyan suddenly felt a very gentle force pushing him back. The force felt like a repulsive force between two mas of the same pole.


    Sheyan was not rmed at all, but was secretly d instead. This action of his was enough to prove that even the leader of this Protoss tribe who was in possession of the Keystone was wary of his existence! Otherwise, why would he deliberately force him back?


    Rogue stared at the roundmunicator in front of him. The device began to disintegrate, as if several invisible hands in the air were rapidly dismantling it.


    Suddenly, Rogue said in that low but melodious voice of his, ��This method of joining the parts together looks very much like our own unique technique. That bunch of conceited idiots could never make such a clever and simple thing.��


    In but a few seconds, all the parts in themunicator were separated, and were now floating in the air.


    Sheyan marveled in astonishment at the spectacle. The tiny little device could actually break down into so many bits and pieces. It was the same feeling as watching a magician pull a pigeon out of an egg, then a chicken, then a duck, then a goose, and finally, a whole pig....


    Rogue turned to Sheyan.


    ��Can you describe how the person who gave you this thing looks like?��


    Sheyan had no reason to hide anything, so he described the appearance of Ol�� Kido in detail. He was surprised to find that, while he was describing the old man, a 3D image of the person he was describing had appeared next to him. When Sheyan was done, the 3D image waspleted too.


    ��Is this him?�� asked Rogue calmly.


    ��That��s him,�� Sheyan nodded.


    Rogue remained quiet for a moment. Themunicator was quickly reassembling again, and was then activated. Under normal circumstances, Sheyan could only activate the device afterpleting a mission, but Rogue surprisingly could do it at will.


    Following a mysterious resonance, the 3D image of Ol�� Kido sitting down next to a table appeared before them. In his hand was half a broken liquor bottle. He was snoring loudly, and there was a pool of vomit beside him.


    Rogue suddenly extended his left hand. The hand was originally made of fire, but it immediately solidified into a strange hand that had a metallic texture! The joints of the fingers were thick, and the nails were sharp and slender.


    His left hand rested on Ol�� Kido��s 3D hologram, and then... Sheyan felt a distortion in the surrounding space. The distortion was hard to describe. It was as if his soul and his physical body were stretched several kilometers long, then restored to their original form in an instant. There was no pain, but the feeling was clearly engraved in his mind.


    When Sheyan came back to his senses, he found that Ol�� Kido and his holographic projection had actually switched ces! In order words, the holographic projection had been moved to the other side, while Ol�� Kido himself was now in this hall!


    In truth, this ability was not that advanced a technology for the Protoss. It was something had long been perfected. The powerful Arbiter aircraft could even transmit an astonishing number of Protoss troops to somewhere light years away!


    However, to perform a spatial discement with personal power was a level so terrifying that it was beyond imagination!


    Ol�� Kido was originally sleeping while leaning on a pir. Logically speaking, he should have fallen very badly after he was suddenly teleported here, but the truth was, he was sleeping just as soundly as before. There seemed to be an invisible force in the air holding him up.


    Nobody spoke. All of them stared at Ol�� Kido in silence. Thetter seemed to sense all the eyes on him; he woke up stretching his body, and then froze. His gaze swept past the faces of all the people there, and for some reason, his started trembling violently. A momentter, tears filled his eyes....


    Sheyan was watching all this with utmost interest, but Shadow quietly came over to him and told him coldly, ��Please follow me, Brigadier General.��


    Sheyan shrugged, but two more Dark Temrs then surrounded him, so he had no choice but to do as he was told. But this time, instead of being brought back to the quiet room he was previously in, he was led to a very spacious ce.


    From here he could see a window. Surging red magma beat crazily on the window from the outside like a raging tide, then slowly slid down. Even someone like Sheyan, who had seen his fair share of awe-inspiring sights, could not help feeling dumbstruck. He instinctively took a step back to dodge.


    Shadow��s eyes flickered, obviously feeling a little smug about Sheyan��s reaction, but he quickly calmed himself. Sheyan sighed, sat down on a nearby seat, and asked nonchntly, ��I��m hungry. Can the almighty and all-powerful Protoss race treat me to a meal?��


    Shadow��s expression turned cold. ��It��s unfortunate, but we don��t have any food suitable for the inferior digestive system of the humans.��


    Sheyan feigned a stunned look. ��But I thought the Protoss are very hospitable, at least that was the case when I was in Lord Uraki��s base. They gave me a really good reception....��


    The Protoss were proud, and Sheyan��s words hit them right on their weakness. The other Dark Temrs immediately had looks of anger on their faces. Shadow took a deep breath, then said, ��Fine! What do you want?��


    ��Do you have...a menu?�� asked Sheyan, ��Okay, fine, I��ll just have a sandwich and a ss of water.��


    ***


    After Sheyan had hastily filled his stomach, another Dark Temr came in from the door and enquired, ��I heard that your purpose ining here is to find another human, Brigadier General?��


    Sheyan nodded. ��You heard right. My friend had to join the trial of the Dark Temr under a very special circumstance.��


    ��I��m sorry, but there are seven ces in the universe where the Dark Temr trial can take ce. You might be in the wrong ce,�� said the apparently much older Dark Temr.


    ��But I heard that the Dark Temrs produced here are the most powerful,�� Sheyan immediately replied.


    Such a tactfulpliment immediately eased the atmosphere. The old Dark Temr said, ��ording to thetest information we have, yes, eight days ago, there was indeed a human who came to us with a token we could not refuse to undergo the Dark Temr trial, but we were already making a huge exception by letting him undergo the trial, so we could not provide any other protective measures...��


    Sheyan listened to all this quietly, then asked, ��You mean, he��s dead?��


    ��Our trial is a little different from the trials in other ces, in that the participant can choose to teleport outside at any given time as long as they��re in nonbat state. But the longer they stay inside, the stronger they will be. That��s why the Dark Temrs in other ces are merely trash produced by standardised procedures, while the Dark Temrs we produce are generally much more powerful,�� the old Dark Temr answered skillfully.


    Having heard his exnation, Sheyan finally understood. The Dark Temrs here were no doubt much stronger in terms of individualbat prowess, but the mortality rate of such a trial would certainly be very high. However, from a practicality point of view, only the ces that could mass produce Dark Temrs could meet the cruel consumption of warfare.


    ��Seems like there��s a good reason why these guys were driven to this pathetic ce for so long despite having a powerful godly artifact like the Keystone,�� mocked Sheyan in his mind, but he was still more concerned about the whereabouts of Ronnie, so he asked, ��So how long did your strongest Dark Temr warrior stay in the trial?��


    ��Fifteen days,�� the old Dark Temr coughed in a hoarse voice and replied with a hint of arrogance.


    The Dark Temr next to him immediately interrupted, ��There��s no way a mere human canpare to you, Sir ckedge.��


    Sheyan��s eyes narrowed as he smiled. ��Yes, I think so too, but although fifteen days may be a bit difficult, I believe my friend has no problem staying in there for ten days or so.��


    ��A human staying inside for ten days!? How��s that possible?�� Another Dark Temr eximed in disbelief. ��Sir ckedge is someone who��s unanimously recognised as the one who will inherit milord��s title. After him, no Dark Temr has been able tost for more than 10 days in the trial ground!��


    Sheyan kept smiling and said, ��I have confidence in my friend, just as I have confidence in myself.��

 Chapter 1338 - Top Three

    <h4>Chapter 1338 - Top Three</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Sheyan could only stay in the ce for the next few days after that. It might have seemed like a waste of time, but it was incorrect to say that these days amounted to absolutely nothing.


    That��s because his fight with Shadow had spread among the Dark Temrs. The Dark Temrs were all powerful warriors, so those who had witnessed the encounter could all tell that Shadow was being fully overwhelmed in that fight.


    So, the majority of the Protoss who came to him were those looking to maintain the pride of the Dark Temr. Sheyan epted their challenges without exception. All the challengers ended up running to the maintenance room holding their beloved warp des with mournful faces.


    Because of that, the unending stream of Dark Temrs who came asking for a duel soon voiced their protest.


    ��Your weapon is too strong.��


    ��Okay, then let��s fight without using weapons.��


    Sheyan was obviously a kind man.


    Dark Temrs were creatures who wander in darkness. Their M.O. focused on high damage and killing with one blow. They were good in agility and stealth, but definitely not in direct confrontation��. To fight a duel with the strong and robust Sheyan without using any weapons was akin to a male secret agent challenging a female spy to see who could pee further. It seemed totally fair on paper, but was in fact extremely unfair!


    The Dark Temrs would surely suffer.


    But as the saying goes, there are exceptions to every rule. Anything is possible in this world. There might be some Dark Temrs who were good at frontal assault, but they would certainly be people of status like ckedge. Those Dark Temrs thought too highly of themselves to deign challenging the lowly Sheyan to a duel.


    So Sheyan had been continuously fighting and winning for the past few days. To be honest, the Dark Temrs presented no more challenge to him than punching bags. But he soon sensed that something was amiss. The Dark Temrs who came to challenge him were few and far between at first, but they slowly came more and more frequently until finally, the challengers had to form a long queue at the doorway�� Sheyan, who was initially quite passionate, quickly turned dispirited, because he suddenly found that his situation was quite simr to a prostitute that had booming business.


    With Sheyan��s intelligence, he soon realised the reason why he was so popr among the Dark Temrs. He found to his surprise that the fighting skills of a Dark Temr, who was ��frequenting�� him for the second time, had improved! The Dark Temr was obviously much better than thest time they fought!


    So that was it. These Dark Temrs had been isted from the outside world for too long. No matter how good their training methods were, those training could not help someone improve like actualbat could. The Dark Temrs could only look inwards and tap their own potential to grow stronger. At most, they would practice fighting among themselves. Such a limited training method would be useless once they reached a certain level.


    Hence, many of the Dark Temrs had actually reached a bottleneck. What they severelycked was the stimtion from otherbat styles. After fighting with Sheyan, they instantlyprehended a lot of things. Those who were stronger would learn how to deal with an opponent who was weaker but more nimble than themselves, while those who were weaker would find ways to make up for their shorings.


    The first few Dark Temrs Sheyan defeated initially felt extremely humiliated, but when they realised that they had learned some skills which enabled them to defeat the opponents they could not defeat before, their humiliation gradually faded, reced by a strong desire to grow stronger. The Dark Temrs came to Sheyan tirelessly like a flock of ducks scrambling madly for food.


    More importantly, they were certain that Sheyan dared not hurt them too badly, so they could devote all their efforts into studying Sheyan��s fighting skills��.


    ***


    Ronnie finally left the trial ground.


    But he did not give Sheyan a reason to boast to ckedge or Shadow.


    Because in the end, he failed tost for ten days or more.


    To be exact, hested for eight days and twenty-one hours before he transported out. But what pleased Sheyan was that, when Ronnie walked out of the trial cave and fell to the ground unconscious, most of the Dark Temrs had some rather unsightly expressions on their faces. To put it in a more visual term, they looked like they identally ate flies.


    Although Sheyan��s confidence in Ronnie was somewhat overstated, Ronnie��s passing score had still broken a record. It was good enough to be one of the top three scores in the history of the Dark Temr trial ever since its inception. The original third ce hadsted for eight days and eighteen hours, but that record had unfortunately been pushed to fourth ce now.


    This means that a lowly human was stepping on all but two of the Dark Temrs in the 373 years of history of the Dark Temr trial!


    This damn result! This disgraceful result!!


    Ronnie stared wide-eyed the moment he saw Sheyan. His expression changed into one of relief, and he then immediately passed out. At the time, he waspletely covered in mud, looking very much like a savage.


    But the seemingly wet mud was actually full of chapped marks, like it had been burned by fire; a lot of debris would fall off when it was touched. A closer look at Ronnie would show that his skin hadrge patches of weird-looking papules on it, some of which had burst open. The tip of the papules had ck spots on them.


    Sheyan carefully observed the papules for a while, then searched around the ce for a pair of forceps. With the forceps, he pinched the ck spot on the tip of a papule and slowly pulled it out.


    It turned out to be a horrifying parasite that was close to twenty centimeters long. It was about as thick as the wire of an earphone and was as tough as a steel wire. Even with Sheyan��s abnormally high Strength, he had to use about 50-60% of his strength to snap it in two!


    Seeing the papules all over Ronnie��s body, Shedan��s scalp went numb. How many worms were there in him right now? Sheyan could somewhat deduce the predicament Ronnie was previously in. He must have been chased by a creature or creatures that had infrared vision or an extremely sensitive sense of smell, so he had to jump into a river and cover his body in mud.


    But the mud must have contained arge number of parasites which would quickly burrow into the skin to reproduce aftering into contact with a living body. Forced by the circumstances, Ronnie must have lit a fire or found a high temperature area, such as those near a volcano, to try and burn these parasites to death. However, something had urred which forced him to return from the trial ground.


    These diseases and parasites attached to Ronnie��s body obviously worked on a contestant��s digitised body and immune system. While Sheyan was still contemting on how he should heal Ronnie, Shadow came to him and said, coldly, ��I��m sorry, Brigadier General, but the trialist must leave our Holy Land at once. There��s no room for discussion in this matter.��


    Sheyan was utterly shocked.


    ��What did you say? But he��spletely defenceless right now. Where can he go? ��


    ��He has a bookmarked coordinate on the Lost Temple. That��s where he initiated the trial, and that��s where we will be sending him back,�� replied Shadow tly.


    ��But there��s a bunch of people hunting him down out there! And if that coordinate happens to be in the death zone, the harsh natural environment will be enough to kill him!�� protested Sheyan in anger.


    ��That��s none of our business.�� Shadow was unmoved.


    ��Okay, but at least let me heal him first,�� Sheyan refused to give up.


    Shadow shook his head. ��Unfortunately, rules are rules. The weakest aspect of you humans is that you don��t respect the rules. That��s why you will never grasp the power in thews of the universe!��


    ��So what if the Protoss possess the power of thews? You��re still driven away by the Zerg like beaten dogs!�� Sheyan immediately retorted.


    ��You!�� Brigadier General, this is myst warning to you. The trialist must leave the Holy Land at once, or we will resort to violent means.��


    Sheyan nodded, then suddenly grinned and asked the Dark Temr, ��Can I ask you something, Mr. Shadow?��


    This was the first time that Sheyan had added an honorific title before Shadow��s name, so Shadow instantly had an ominous premonition, but he could only ask, ��What?��


    ��Have the noble Protoss race ever deserted theirrades on the battlefield?�� asked Sheyan calmly, but with a heavy tone. Before Shadow could reply, the other Dark Temrs already shouted in fury.


    ��Of course not!��


    ��Never!��


    ������


    Sheyan turned to Shadow again. ��Nobility has nothing to do with race; nobilityes from the soul. The Protoss will never abandon theirrades, but neither will the humans! Please send me out together with him.


    Shadow instantly fell into a dilemma. But in the end, his sense of honour triumphed over other distracting emotions that he had.


    ��Okay. Bring him with you and follow me,�� he told Sheyan.


    Sheyan grabbed Ronnie and easily lifted him up. He was sure that there were still living parasites on Ronnie. Those parasites looked extremely powerful, so Sheyan did not want to risk being infected by carrying Ronnie on his back. Led by Shadow, they came to a structure which looked very much like a teleport array. It was, in fact, a teleport array. Sheyan brought Ronnie to the centre of the structure.


    Shadow stared at Sheyan with his pale green eyes for a while before he suddenly sent Sheyan a message with his mind.


    ��Good luck.��


    After that, he pressed his long, thin finger on the metal wall beside him.


    There was initially nothing on the wall, but as soon as Shadow pressed it, the spot he pressed instantly glowed with a dark green light. Then, a power bar started charging up next to it.


    3%��7%��15%��

 Chapter 1339: Encounter

    <h4>Chapter 1339: Encounter</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    In thest seconds, Sheyan replied to Shadow in his mind.


    ��Have you ever seen the kind ofke that��spletely isted from other bodies of water? In the beginning, there might be lots of fish and shrimps in it, and it��ll seem full of vitality, but stagnant water will always be dead water. The fish will die, the shrimps will rot, and theke will be a decaying swamp. Finally, it��ll dry uppletely. Only unceasingly flowing and surging rivers are truly full of vitality, giving birth to even stronger lives!... Goodbye!��


    A light shimmered in Shadow��s deep eyes upon hearing Sheyan��s words. Although the light died down almost immediately, Sheyan��s words were deeply engraved in Shadow��s mind like the marks left by a de!


    Little did Sheyan know that his unintentional words of advice would unexpectedly cause a turbulent upheaval in this ce hundreds of yearster. Shadow, who had gained control over the Keystone by that time, made the bold decision to break away from the tribe and rejoin the main Protoss group because he deemed that this ce was close to bing a rotting swamp. His decision naturally set off a series of bloody consequences, but that��s a story for another time.


    The power charge was soonpleted. Before Shadow pressed down on the activation button, Sheyan, who anticipated that he would have to face the harsh environment on the��s surface again, suddenly asked Shadow a question.


    ��By the way, before I lost consciousness, I was actually fighting with a special Zerg creature. If I��m not mistaken, the creature was probably a special monster personally produced by the Queen of des. He was really strong. Do you know where he is now?��


    ��The only reason you survived is because the Keystone had recognised the Protoss imprint on your body, so it automatically shielded you. If the guy you��re talking about doesn��t have any identification imprint on him, there��s more than a 95% chance that he��s already turned to dust,�� answered Shadow coldly.


    ��What about the remaining 5%?�� This was a matter of life and death for Sheyan, so he must be absolutely sure. Otherwise, if the guy was lying in wait for him outside and instantly ambushed him the moment he was teleported out, he would be in big trouble.


    Fortunately, Shadow��s reply after that eased Sheyan��s heart.


    ��The remaining 5% are the chances of him bing nutrients for the Keystone. The Keystone is a living creature. It has a huge interest in any powerful organism.��


    ***


    It had to be admitted that the Protoss race truly did possess the most advanced teleportation technology. Before Sheyan knew it, he was already teleported away. The only thing he felt was a little dizziness, but that was normal.


    Of course, this level of teleportation could notpare at all to the powerful instantaneous mass teleportation that the Protoss�� Arbiters were capable of. The Arbiters could transmit several legions of soldiers to somece light years away, and the troops they transmitted were able to immediately join the fight afterwards. What Sheyan had just experienced could be considered old technology.


    Right now, it was the middle of the day in the outside world. The sky, having been swept by the storm caused by the Keystone, seemed boundless. The dense clouds had all vanished, so the sky was unusually clear.


    The sudden bright environment made Sheyan squint. Underneath him, and extending far into the distance all around him, the originally prussian blue earth had turned dark green. The moss that was previously lying in dormancy had clearly sensed the arrival of the rare fine weather. It was striving to absorb as much light as it could, and had greedily extended its roots deep into the barren soil to absorb the nutrients. The moss blossomed, split open and reproduced in a short amount of time.


    Ronnie suddenly groaned in pain. Sheyan checked his condition and found that the papules on his body had gotten worse. The parasites that were still alive were starting to wriggle underneath his skin like worms that had awakened from hibernation. If they burrowed into Ronnie��s organs, there would be no way to save him unless he could return to the Nightmare Realm immediately.


    But there were simply too many parasites on Ronnie��s body. Even if Sheyan were to help him clean up, just clearing the parasites from his torso would take at least twenty minutes. By the time he was done, the parasites on Ronnie��s limbs would have swam along his blood vessels directly into his heart.


    Sheyan��s eyebrow suddenly jumped, but he continued to clean up the parasites from Ronnie��s body without missing a beat.


    Two secondster, a figure suddenly emerged behind Sheyan, holding a wrench that was gleaming silver. The figure swung the wrench at the back of Sheyan��s head. Although the action was fierce, it gave rise to no air movement nor sound.


    The ability used by the figure was an oft-used ability of the assassin ss: ��Sap��.


    Different assassins who learned the ��Sap�� ability would produce different effects. The ��Sap�� of this particr assassin required him to hit the back of the target��s head. The target would then be stunned for fifteen seconds, unable to attack, move, cast spells or use items, but they would recover from the stun if they received damage. The moment the target recovered from the stunned state, they would immediately receive a damage value equal to the duration of the stun multiplied by the caster��s Agility value.


    But the moment the enemy made the move, Sheyan unexpectedly tilted his head to the side.... As a result, the ��Sap��nded on his shoulder! Therefore, the execution of the skill ended in failure. It did nothing except to shave a few dozen points of HP off Sheyan!!


    After the assant��s ambush attempt failed, instead of fleeing immediately like assassins tended to do, the opponent actually pulled another non-mainstream weapon from his waist �C a mace. With the unconventional weaponbination of mace and wrench, the assant pounced at Sheyan ferociously.


    Sheyan sidestepped and dodged the attack. ��You were actually waiting here for Ronnie all this time?�� He looked enraged as he asked.


    Only now did Sheyan see what the assant looked like. He was short and sturdy, and seemed pretty muscr. His triangr eyes shined with malice. He was strong, swift, solid and ferocious, like a crocodile in the mud.


    The assant smirked at Sheyan��s question and responded, ��Of course. Even if he��s already dead, we won��t leave until we see his corpse. Ha ha, I can��t believe this aplishment fell into myp just like this. It must be my lucky day.��


    ��I won��t let anyone touch Ronnie,�� Sheyan dered with fury.


    ��Ha ha ha ha ha ha!�� Donsughed wildly. ��This whole ce within a radius of ten kilometers is filled with our men, boy. In five minutes, everyone will be gathered here! Now listen, I��ll get a reward for killing you too, but I��ll get even more benefits if I kill Ronnie by myself, so if you...*cough*...get out of the way right now, I��ll spare...*achooo*...spare your life.��


    ��Oh,�� Sheyan nodded like he had suddenly understood something. ��I see what you mean. You��re saying that if I can finish you in ten seconds, I can spare four and a half minutes to treat Ronnie��s injury, and I��ll still have twenty seconds left to run away.��


    ��You... You...*cough*...Kill me in ten seconds? Don��t f*cking make meugh!...*achooo*...Huh?


    Sheyan had activated ��Hornrage�� without warning! All of a sudden, he was already right in front of Dons, but just as Sheyan was going tounch the next attack, a strange light shed on Dons�� chest. He instantly leaped backwards like he had been knocked away, pulling himself away from Sheyan.


    Even more bizarre was the moss that grew wildly out of the ground and held firmly onto Sheyan��s feet while Dons was being flung away. It reduced Sheyan��s movement speed by 40%! When Donsnded, he gripped his pair of peculiar weapons tightly. The weapons suddenly lit up with a crimson glow, and the glow started surging and burning!


    Weapon Enchantment: Raging me!


    Dons took a step forward and disappeared into the air. However, his stealth ability which was achieved by refracting light could not escape the detection of Sheyan��s unusually high Perceptive Sense.


    Suddenly, a huge spiraling fireball flew towards Sheyan from the side. Sheyan could not avoid it; he could only raise his hands to block!


    After forcefully taking the hit, Sheyan was sent flying, enshrouded in mes. While in mid-air, Dons suddenly appeared and smashed both his weapons at Sheyan��s head!


    This was another one of Dons�� abilities. He could install simrly invisible magic devices. The ��Great Fireball�� was an ability on the magic device. He had already calcted Sheyan��s trajectory in advance, so he was already waiting for Sheyan to be delivered to his doorstep!


    So far, everything had been ying out ording to Dons�� script.


    However, when his attack was about tond on Sheyan, he suddenly started coughing violently!


    His weapons temporarily halted. However, Sheyan he did not dodge them. The pair of enchanted weapons struck him on the head and exploded, scattering mes all around him! But seizing the opportunity, Sheyan rushed out of the mes like a devil, seemingly unaffected by the blow, and sent a fist at Dons�� chin from below!


    ��Uppercut��!


    Dons was absolutely no match for Sheyan in terms of Strength. He was instantly sent into the air. Sheyanunched three punches in session. Each punch seemed unspectacr, but the rock beneath his feet shattered with every forward step he took, so fierce were his momentum! Following thest punch, when Dons was about to reach the ground, Sheyan grabbed both of Dons�� legs and flung him into the sky with ��Tactical Throw��.


    Sheyan lowered his head. No expression could be seen on his face, but on his right hand that was raised high, the sharp-edged glove was rapidly changing shape like a melting candle....turning into Evil Sword Apophis!!

 Chapter 1340: The Unlucky Ronnie

    <h4>Chapter 1340: The Unlucky Ronnie</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Dons was already thinking of ways to run away and send for reinforcements.


    The way Sheyan effortlessly dealt with his own attack made one thing very clear to Dons �C his opponent had been hiding his strength, and his real strength was terrifying. He was like an iceberg floating in the sea. The part floating above the water may seem tiny, but the part submerged underwater was so gigantic that it was immeasurable!


    Then, Dons saw the weapon that was glowing blood red.


    He started estimating if his HP could take it. Anyone who could live up to this point would surely have this extent of insight. From his assessment, he was sure that weapon was highly destructive, but after the attack, he should be able to move again. He would immediately go into stealth, sprint away, and send a request for help. As long as he could hang on for 10 seconds, hispanions nearby would get here to help, and the others would keep oning. They would attack the opponent like a pack of wolves attacking a lion. No matter how powerful this guy was, he would surely fall.


    Dons started falling from the air. Then, just as he predicted, the sword cut into his right thigh. The sharp edge of the sword easily severed the tendons and blood vessels in the thigh, causing a serious injury to him. The attack was truly destructive, but it was within the scope of what Dons had predicted.


    Uponnding, Dons immediately rolled away out of instinct. Even though he would aggravate the leg injury by doing so, he was going to use the honorary dosage immediately afterwards to restore himself to max HP anyway, so it did not matter.


    However, what happened after that deviated from Dons�� script!


    After using the honorary dosage, he got up confidently and activated a speed boosting skill to dash away. But the moment he took a step forward, he instantly found that he could not exert any force with his right foot at all. He ended up falling heavily to his right.


    But he was even more rmed to find that his HP was hovering on the danger line without any signs of recovering at all! The honorary dosage did nothing!


    A chill crept down his spine. He felt like he was in a nightmare. But luckily, he had enough wits left to instantly think of checking his battle log. What he saw there was cruel and merciless.


    ��Your right thigh is under the effect of ��Extinction��.��


    ��Your body will be regarded as being in an un-digitalised state. Any Nightmare Realm medicine will not work on you. The injury caused by ��Extinction�� can only be healed through conventional medical means, and will recover at the healing speed of a normal human. If you lose any part of your body, it cannot be restored by the Realm or any medicine before the power of Extinction on the wound has dissipated.��


    When Dons read this, he immediately recalled a legend he heard a long time ago.


    ��The power.... of Extinction��??!! This sword is Evil Sword Apophis??!!��


    ��Evil...Sword...Apophis??!!��


    No one answered him. Thest thing he saw was another blood-red glimmer of the sword��s swing. After that, he fell intoplete darkness.


    ***


    Dons�� death gave Sheyan three achievement points, and his big silver wrench dropped. It actually looked pretty good.


    This silver storyline weapon had been strengthened to +7, so that made up a little for its low attack power. It also had three valuable properties.


    [ Property 1: When attacking a mechanical creature, damage will increase by 200%, and half the theoretical damage will be converted to true damage. ]


    [ Property 2: When using this wrench to attack a target, it has a 33% chance of stunning the target. ]


    [ Property 3: When using this wrench to attack a target, it has a 10% chance of knocking back the target. ]


    But its weakness was obvious too, and that was, it was deemed a tool instead of a lethal weapon manufactured for murder, so its base attack power was very low. Even after being strengthened to +7, the wrench��s attack power was only about as high as an ordinary un-strengthened silver storyline weapon...


    Dons used it because he himself possessed the ability to enchant it with mes, thus increasing its damage output. Moreover, the 33% chance of stunning was really good.


    Under normal circumstances, it was pretty much just a collector��s item. Only against specific enemies or in specific worlds like the Transformers world would it turn into a lethal weapon.


    Therefore, it was something which was only valuable if sold to a specific target group. Otherwise, it would only sell at a low price. It was simr to the Chevrolet Camaro Bumblebee in the real world. This car model was obviously targeted at fans of the Transformers franchise. Without the Bumblebee appeal, not many people would be willing to buy the car at that price.


    So Sheyan simply fed the wrench to G-spot for dessert. He was not only doing this to enrich the equipment database, but also because G- spot needed energy to switch between different weapons and equipment. Where did the energye from? From these equipment it devoured, of course.


    Of course, weapons and equipment that had no soul would provide less energy when devoured. However, the energy requirement was not that high. A silver storyline equipment was enough for G-spot tost through a high-intensity battle.


    After dealing with Dons at lightning speed, Sheyan went back to Ronnie and found that his situation was getting really bad. Not only were the damn parasites on the limbs starting to counterattack, the parasites on the torso were already trying to invade into his internal organs.


    Based on the speed of Sheyan��s amateur-level treatment, even if he managed to eliminate all the parasites on the torso, the time it took would be enough for the parasites on the limbs to prate into Ronnie��s internal organs.


    Realising this, Sheyan could only sigh. He looked at Ronnie and said, ��Tough luck, buddy.��


    Then, Sheyan raised his weapon. Of course, the weapon had changed from Evil Sword Apophis to +13 West, or else Ronnie would be in trouble.... A few secondster, the unlucky Ronnie once again turned into a human tilting doll. His severed hands and feet, having lost the contestant��s digitalisation protection, rotted away in just a few minutes. Even the hard bones became full of holes, like rotten wood.


    And the weird parasites on them started to grow like crazy having acquired enough nutrition. The acid they spewed could even corrode into rocks, not to mention human flesh. The parasites could seemingly control the amount and the scope of coverage of the corrosive acid very well. They easily made little holes in the rocky ground that they could burrow into.


    Ronnie��s limbs quickly rotted away into nothingness, leaving behind the parasitic worms that looked like clusters of wool threads. All the parasites then drilled into the rocky ground, leaving no trace behind. They were probably lying in wait for a creature to pass by, at which time they would all jump out.


    The parasites in Ronnie��s torso seemed to have sensed the danger. Some parts of his body would asionally bulge up. Sheyan aimed at a wriggling tail and gripped it with his forceps.


    Sheyan urately pinched the parasitic worm with the forceps thanks to his arm strength and hand-eye coordination. He instantly pulled back with force. However, a living worm turned out to be vastly different from a dead one. It struggled madly the moment it was gripped. Fortunately, Sheyan had the advantage in terms of Strength. He firmly mped the worm and pulled it out slowly but steadily.


    However, Ronnie suddenly started moaning in pain. It turned out that the parasite was panicking, so it was madly spewing acid out of desperation. That was bad news for Ronnie.


    Sheyan was already feeling exhausted after dealing with only one parasite. He pondered for a moment. After that, he cut open Ronnie��s flesh and searched for a wriggling tail. Having found one, his hand moved like lightning. The moment he grabbed onto the parasite��s tail, he immediately pulled back with the same speed!


    The parasite was already plucked out before it even had the chance to spit acid. Ronnie also did not seem to be hurt much. Once Sheyan saw that the method was effective, he instantly repeated the cycle of cutting open the flesh, looking for a worm, and pulling it out with lightning speed. Before long, he had extracted over 30 of those strange and vicious parasites from Ronnie��s body.


    An ordinary person would be long dead if they had all their limbs cut off and had to undergo such torture in the hands of Sheyan, but Ronnie��s body was digitalised, so the moment the limbs were severed, the wounds had automatically shrunk to stop the bleeding. Therefore, he was actually not hurt too badly. And now that Sheyan had eliminated the source of his internal damage, Ronnie was starting to slowly recover.


    And when Sheyan cut open Ronnie��s belly and extracted from inside it a lump of white eggs the size of a fist, he found that Ronnie��s ��inhabited by parasite�� negative status was finally removed. Ronnie was now sleeping soundly.


    The assault Sheyan anticipated from the other contestants did not arrive. He had expected the next attack toe within ten minutes after he killed Dons, but more than twenty minutes had passed, and nothing out of the ordinary had happened. It seemed that, although these people were camping for Ronnie, they were not very alert.


    (From Technopedia: A camper is a video gamer who finds a strategic spot within a level and waits there for yers, game-controlled enemies or choice items to appear. This strategy is known as camping.)


    But such an usation against Ronnie��s enemies was extremely unfair. Yes, they were all contestants, but they had never been trained to do something so dry and boring before. They had been waiting here without doing anything for more than ten days. The first few days were alright, but the more time passed, the more the days felt like weeks. They all spected that Ronnie must have died in the trial, so their focus was long gone.

 Chapter 1341: Surgery

    <h4>Chapter 1341: Surgery</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Of course, the most crucial factor was that these people never could have imagined someone logic-defying like Sheyan would appear here �C someone who could finish Dons in the blink of an eye, not giving him any time to send a warning!


    Moreover, their party was certainly not a silver party like Party Ace, so theirmunication range was much more limited. With the way the party had gone numb from waiting aimlessly, let alone 20 minutes, even if Sheyan took a 2-hour nap here, no one would probably notice.


    Sheyan grew restless. He was eager to massacre all these people so that he could acquire the SARS disease. However, he knew he must remain cool-headed. He knew he must never underestimate the enemy under any circumstances.


    It must be noted that, although Sheyan was definitely much stronger than other Awakeners, his 1v10 feat from before simply contained too many coincidences to be repeated. First, the enemies back then had already attacked for a few rounds, so they had used up all their strong abilities on Sheyan��s other party members. Second, they had given him too much time to prepare the viruses. Andst but not least, Sheyan had to admit that luck had yed a huge factor.


    Sheyan could not guarantee that he would always be lucky, so as cool as 1v10 sounded, he would always avoid it if he could. Even if he had to do it, he would only do it after making ample preparations and had prepared an escape route for himself. He had no wish of dying so young.


    Sheyan started running while carrying Ronnie. Ronnie finally woke up after some time, only to find that he had be a human tilting doll again. He thought that he had fallen into the hands of the enemies, and that they had cut off his limbs and left him alive so as to better torture him...


    Thus, Ronnie racked his brain, trying to find a way to kill himself, but fortunately, his misunderstanding was quickly corrected. Ronnie was so ted to find out he was safe that he passed out again from the excitement.


    When he woke up for the second time, his attitude was no longer as aggressive as before. He asked weakly, ��Seam... Boss, are we going to take a spaceship that has limited space again?��


    Sheyan had to conserve his stamina, so it was Ramtas who was carrying Ronnie at the moment.


    ��I wish we had a spaceship that has limited space. Unfortunately, we don��t even have that,�� answered Sheyan.


    When Ronnie heard that, he really wanted tosh out, but he dared not.


    ��But....why have I be a human tilting doll again? ��


    ��You should know that I��m much better at killing people than saving people,�� Sheyan smiled and said.


    ��...I know that, but what does that have to do with me being like this?�� asked Ronnie, grievance strong in his voice.


    ��Do you still remember why you stopped the trial?�� Sheyan walked up the slope ahead of them and asked pleasantly.


    An expression of fear crept onto Ronnie��s face. He told Sheyan in a hoarse voice, ��I smeared mud on my body to hide my smell, but I didn��t realise there were a lot of strange eggs in the mud... The worms hatched on my body! I tried every way I could think of to get rid of them, even went so far as to get close to the crater of an active volcano to try burning them to death, but it didn��t work. In the end....I could only go back.��


    Sheyan nodded. ��Let me add to that. You actually brought the worms with you. That damn group of ancient Protoss seems to be quite prejudiced against you, they didn��t want you in their base for even a moment, let alone let you recover there. The only person who��s willing and able to deal with these worms for you is me, and I��m a terrible doctor.��


    Ronnie smiled bitterly. ��Of course they��re dissatisfied with me. The token I brought to them as qualification for the trial, I got from killing a Dark Temr. He was dying, and he pleaded with me to preserve his glory as a Protoss before the Zerglings could devour him. The trial qualification was his token of gratitude.��


    Sheyan nodded. ��Now do you understand why you became a tilting doll?��


    ��No, I don��t,�� answered Ronnie honestly.


    Sheyan sighed, as ifmenting Ronnie��s stupidity.


    ��The worms in your body reproduced very quickly, and with my mediocre medical skills, there��s no way I could remove all the worms from your body �C there was no way I could remove all the worms before they drilled into your internal organs, to be more precise. So, I used the most extreme but also the fastest method to remove the worms in your limbs, and that was to simply chop your limbs off. Umm...you can probably figure out the rest.��


    What could Ronnie say to that? He could only say, with a tiny bit of hopefulness in his voice, ��...God praise your decisiveness! So, Boss, O magnificent Boss, you must have a way to help me recover while I��m still in this world, right?��


    ��That depends on your luck,�� replied Sheyan with a grin.


    ��Why does it depend on my luck? Boss, please stop ying with me,�� Ronnie was beyond tears at this point.


    ��I��m not ying with you, it really does depend on your luck,�� replied Sheyan. ��There are only two ces that can heal you right now. The first is the Protoss healing chamber, but that��s only possible if the Protoss haven��t been defeated by the Queen of des yet. The second is the Terran infirmary. The good news is, the humans have always been the leading authority in this field, so the infirmary can be built without going that deep into the tech tree. But, I don��t know if the leaders of the human base on this, Pontin and Kyrgyzna, managed to run away from the Zerg. See? It depends on luck.��


    Ronnie was filled with gloom. What else could he say? He found his situation asughable as the plot in a third-rate martial arts novel, where the main character, driven by vengeance, finally managed to reach a new height in martial prowess after much hardship, only to be injured right before encountering his sworn enemy again.


    After a moment of silence, he suddenly spoke to Ramtas, ��Hey, Ramtas, my dear Ramtas. Surely you remember me, right? I gave you a fish to eat before, remember? You remember! You finally remember! Please scratch my back for me, the itch is killing me! ��


    ***


    Sheyan was not running around aimlessly. He had memorised the coordinates of all the important ces he had been to after he crashed down on this, so he was currently moving towards the base that Pontin and the other humans had built. He already tried toplete the main mission entrusted by the Realm, which was to nt the seed of a Nightmare Imprint in Ronnie��s chest, but he was notified that the action could only be performed when Ronnie was healthy.


    Fortunately, the journey did not take too long. After about half a day��s walk, they saw a shadow in the sky. It turned out to be a Wraith. Upon discovering them, the Wraith un-stealthed itself, moved closer to them, and presumably took some images of them for identification purposes.


    (TL: The Wraith is a type of Terran fighter spaceship that can stealth.)


    Before long, a Dropship (Terran transport spaceship)nded under the escort of more than a dozen Wraiths. Kyrgyzna hade to receive them personally. On the transport spaceship, she told Sheyan of what had happened to them after they separated. It turned out that the Queen��s main target of pursuit was Sheyan, so Pontin��s group did not have such a hard time. They had managed to escape after two Vultures at the rear of the group were destroyed by the chasing Mutalisks.


    After the battle, Pontin fell into deep contemtion for a long time. However, he was after all only an SCV, and an SCV with only muscles for brain to boot.


    The counter-measure he came up with was to demolish all the factories and machine shops, and shift the focus of development from ground units to aerial units. He was obviously betting on the high mobility of aerial units and their ability to ignore the terrains. He thought that, even if they could not defeat the enemy, they could still run away....


    Sheyan could only heave a heavy sigh after hearing of Pontin��s decision. He did not make anyment. Pontin may be a little nonsensical in his decision making, but his speed of execution was impable. ording to Kyrgyzna, the space dock he was building was already 80% done, and powerful Battlecruisers were already under construction...


    (The Battlecruiser is one of the strongest air units in the game and perhaps the strongest unit in the Terran arsenal.)


    They reached the base after a short flight. Sheyan realised that Pontin had actually constructed the base in a three-dimensional structure and had camouged it quite well. No wonder it had not been detected yet. Moreover, there was another advantage in having an SCV as the leader of the base . Although there was no bonus tobat, the base was especially proficient in searching for resources. They had already found two more isted Pandora crystal veins.


    They were offshoots of the main vein that had been mined to depletion. This amount of resources was still not enough to supportrge scale warfare, but it was more than enough to maintain the operation of the base.


    Thending tform illuminated with navigation lights slowly opened up, and the Dropshipnded on the underground tform. The base was already notified that there was someone wounded on board, so several Medics were waiting there with a stretcher.


    As soon as theynded, Ronnie was instantly transferred to the stretcher and treated with a myriad of medicine, such as adrenaline, pipemidic acid, dimenhydrinate, carbetapentane , berberine, and fluocinolone acetonide.


    The Medics were all female soldiers with a certain amount of psionic powers. They were very skilled healers who could effectively restore the health of wounded soldiers as well as treat the infections caused by the Zerg. Therefore, Ronnie��s injury was merely child��s y in their eyes.


    Ronnie was quickly sent to the operating table for more effective treatment. The micro anesthesia technology and weakser technology in this era were already quite developed among the humans, and the grantion wound regeneration technology had enabled human surgical techniques to reach an unprecedented height.


    Several of the parasites that Sheyan had missed were plucked out. Following aputerised X-ray cross-section scan, Ronnie was injected with anesthetic and nutrients, then ced in a cultivation chamber for body parts regeneration. Sheyan took the opportunity to pay Pontin a visit.

 Chapter 1342: To Kill with Another’s Hand

    <h4>Chapter 1342: To Kill with Another��s Hand</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Pontin was a simple, boorish man. Although he had somehow assumedmand of the whole base by now, his respect for Sheyan had not diminished in the slightest.


    Furthermore, he was also currently facing a tough problem. When he saw Sheyan, he looked like someone who had found a lifeline in a desperate situation. He first asked his short-skirt-wearing secretary to serve Sheyan a cup of coffee, then hastily shooed her away.


    ��Something has been troubling metely, sir. I don��t know what to do.�� After Sheyan was seated, Pontin instantlyined with a deep frown on his face.


    ��Tell me,�� Sheyan urged with a smile.


    Pontin sighed. ��Although the pandora crystal resources found by our base hasn��t quite reached that level yet, the base is already beyond the allowed limit in terms of size.��


    Sheyan raised his eyebrows.��What do you mean? Be more specific.��


    It turned out that, in view of the severe war situation (the humans needed to cooperate with the Protoss to stand their ground against the Zerg), an Exploration Protection Ordinance had been enacted among the people.


    The ordinance stipted that even civilians could employ most of the military forces and military weapons of the army for exploration and war purposes in the vast universe as long as they could afford the crystals. The General Staff would not impose any restrictions on them or take a cut out of their profit.


    Pontin was a beneficiary of this ordinance. Although he was a soldier in active service, the army he had currently established was not actually established through the General Staff Department. Instead, he had used the abundance of crystals in his hands to purchase soldiers directly from the one-way teleportation device through the privileges granted by the ordinance.


    To give an example, he could purchase a Marine with 50 units of Pandora crystal. The Marine would a brain-washed prisoner on death row who would obey any order he gave without question. A brand-new Siege Tank required only 150 units of Pandora crystal and 100 units of rare Vespene gas, a kind of associated gas.


    ording to the ordinance, Pontin was recognised as the leader of the base due to his status as a hero. The troops he bought werepletely under hismand. However, these troops were expensive, and they could only disy 80% of theirbat effectiveness because theycked themand of a good military officer.


    The problem troubling Pontin was that he had been told his forces had exceeded the limit, be it in the size of the base or the number of troops he had.


    And if he wished to possess advanced technologies such as the nuclear missile, the Battlecruiser, or the powerful anti-fighter Valkyrie frigate, he must undergo the examination and evaluation of the General Staff. Pontin had been informed in no uncertain terms that, due to his vitions, the General Staff would be sending an investigation team over, and everything that he had built may be confiscated by the government.


    The difference between the present situation and being under government rule was that, in the case of thetter, if the General Staff felt that this ce possessed a strategic significance, they would send in arge number of troops and officers, and all authority would go under the General Staff. Of course, Pontin would be reimbursed with ample amount of wealth and honour. He could even go back home and enjoy retirement if he wished to. The Pandora crystals collected by the base after that would all go directly to the State Treasury. The troops would be teleported directly by the General Staff, so they naturally did not require any fee.


    Sheyan, of course, was unwilling to see someone like Pontin who obeyed his orders being deprived of power.


    ��When will the investigation team arrive?��


    ��They��ve made it clear that I have to reply within three hours, or the investigation team will be dispatched here three hourster through the one-way teleportation device. I have a feeling that the General Staff is very interested in this ce, so the investigation team may very well be the people that will take over my authority right away. I will lose all the powers in my hand.��


    ��I can��t believe the General Staff would notice and investigate me just because I have over 30 Wraiths!�� Pontin mmed into his desk in anger. ��It��spletely unreasonable. I know the owner of an interster farm who has more than 100 Wraiths, but he��s left alone.��


    ��This shows that the General Staff have their eyes on this interster region, so they��ll notice any minor changes....�� exined Sheyan.


    ��But I didn��t know that,�� replied Pontin in chagrin.


    ��Perhaps the investigators could meet with some idents?�� Sheyan suddenly narrowed his eyes and said.


    ��Those f*ckers from the General Staff have quietly sent some military police over before they even sent me the notification. Anything I do now is monitored by those troops. The soldiers I��ve employed won��t obey any orders to attack the members of their own army either,�� Pontinined gloomily.


    Sheyan��s first suggestion to Pontin was to stop expanding, but Pontin said it was useless because the General Staff had already noticed this ce. Like a dog that had smelled the bone in your hands, no matter how well you hide the bone afterwards, the dog would stille and take a sniff.


    Sheyan thought about it for a while and asked for some information regarding the results of the base��s investigation so far. These information fully reflected the human��s advantage in investigative ability. They would first scan with the radar, then take aerial footage with the Wraiths that could turn invisible and move at very high speed. The investigation that the human base had made on the fight between the Protoss and the Zerg was very thorough.


    After a long while, Sheyan turned to Pontin and told him, ��If that��s the case, then you��ll have to leave arge mess for the General Staff to deal with, a situation so messy that they wouldn��t be willing to take over. They��ll naturally lose interest after that.��


    ��What kind of mess?�� asked Pontin.


    ��The humans have a great advantage �C our constructions can fly. Moreover, you��ve instructed the base to focus on developing air forces, which are highly mobile... ��


    Sheyan smiled and continued, ��I notice that the Zerg have abandoned their air forces after their Mutalisks have been severely depleted, because gas resources are simply too rare. They��re mainly developing their ground forces now, supported by air drops. We can use of this....��


    ***


    Two hourster.


    A Queen came over to the Queen of des who was recovering by soaking in nutrient solution in a spawning pool.


    The Queen ced one of its tentacles on the Queen of des�� forehead.


    The Queen of des immediately acquired a vision from another ce. It was a vision from the perspective of a human Wraith pilot who was observing the terrain outside the spacecraft. This was made possible because the unlucky fellow had been infected with a parasite the Queen had secretly ejected.


    The parasite would not harm its host. In fact, it even had the benefit of strengthening the host��s immune system. It was also very covert and would not be detected easily. Its only purpose was to feed everything the infected person saw back to the Queen.


    The Queen of des saw a human base that was average in size, but more importantly, she saw two crystal veins that had not been mined to exhaustion yet! The mineral deposits in the possession of both the Zerg and the Protoss were about to run dry. These two seemingly poor mineral veins may very well be the deciding factor in their war!


    The Queen of des immediately assessed the defensive strength of this human base. She decided to personally lead a small elite team to raze it. This way, they would not make a hugemotion during deployment, thus reducing the chances of the Protoss discovering their actions andunching an attack on the Zerg base during her absence. Kerrigan and her group of elites would move in silence and obtain the decisive factor before the Protoss even realised it.


    The Queen of des did not even consider the fact that this might be a trap, because if it was, it meant that the humans wereying down the trap at the risk of having their base sustaining heavy losses, or even being razed to the ground.


    To put it bluntly, without the pressure from the Zerg, the humans would still be at war with the Protoss. Thus, the humanmander would never make this kind of sacrifice for the sake of the Protoss, unless his head had been kicked by a donkey.


    Three hourster, the Queen of des stormed into the human base leading a team of tough-looking underlings. The human forces showed no fighting spirit at all, and only resisted dispassionately (those who resisted were all military police sent by the General Staff). The whole base then rose into the air and pathetically ran away. The Queen of des was only after the mineral veins and wanted a quick resolution to the battle, so she did not spend too much effort chasing after them. However, at that moment, a group of bted reinforcements suddenly came out of the seemingly abandoned human base.


    These seemingly panic-stricken humans actually killed about seventeen or eighteen of the Drones Kerrigan dispatched to upy the mineral veins. The furious Queen, despite her mental exhaustion, threw at them a signature skill of hers �C the red Psionic Storm. It burned those people, whose real identities were members of the General Staff investigation team, into charcoal.


    ***


    The Queen of des did not know that this scene of her showcasing her amazing power had been filmed and sent to Sheyan.


    Sheyan was currently outside Uraki��s Protoss base. Right after he received the video, he rushed into the base to meet with Uraki. Although Uraki was not that fond of Sheyan, he did not hesitate to attack the Zerg base when presented with such a good opportunity.


    The Queen of des was indeed an outstanding legendary-level leader. Even in such a situation, she had nned for any unforeseen circumstances. Yes, the troops she left behind kept being pushed back by the Protoss�� strong attack, but they seemed to have no problem dragging the fight on until the return of the Queen of des!


    But in that instant, a human army suddenly joined the battle, bing the straw that broke the camel��s back. The human army consisted almost exclusively of air forces. 30 Wraiths and 6 anti-air Valkyries destroyed the Zerg��s pitiful air force in no time at all, then massacred every Zerg Overlord on the battlefield!!

 Chapter 1343: Ancient City

    <h4>Chapter 1343: Ancient City</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The Zerg had arge number of Hydralisks that were effective against air units, so they did not build any Spore Cannons that had anti-air and air-stealth functions. Therefore, when all the Overlords were eliminated from the battlefield, the Zerg instantly lost the ability to detect stealth units. Furthermore, the Zergrvae could not hatch without the nutritional support of the Overlords, so the Zerg could no longer produce soldiers and send them into battle non-stop like they always did!


    Uraki instantly saw the chance for victory! He immediately dispatched three Arbiters to the battlefield.


    The energy reserves of the three Arbiters were almostpletely exhausted, so they no longer had enough energy left to perform their signature ��Stasis Field�� and ��Recall�� skills. However, their perverse passive skill, ��Cloaking Field��, which could make all nearby friendly units invisible by refracting light, could still be used as it did not require any energy!


    Under such circumstances, the Zerg could only attack the Arbiters that were still visible, but the Arbiters could fly, and they were guarded by an astonishing amount of invisible units, so by the time the Arbiters were struck down, the Zerg��s main army had also suffered heavy casualties and was almost wiped out.


    The Zerg��s defensive linepletely copsed after that!


    The Protoss troops swept the Zerg base like a tidal wave and managed to destroy the Queen of des�� hive before she came back! Victory was thus decided. Even if the Queen of des dared to join the battle now, it would be a futile sacrifice considering the vast amount of Protoss forces left.


    After that, the Protoss started construction on a strange building on a piece of high ground behind the Zerg base. The building looked like an energy crystal, but dozens of timesrger. It actually required thebined efforts of close to a hundred workers to build.


    The Pandora crystals reserves were being consumed at an rming rate. In the end, more than three thousand units of crystals and vespene gas were consumed. A building which looked like the Oriental Pearl TV Tower, but made of glowing crystals, was thus constructed.


    Uraki ascended the tower that was several hundred meters high while bellowing a chant. A tall mountain in the distance suddenly copsed from his chant, revealing a dark pyramidal object about three meters high within. The object looked like some kind of totem, but also like a marker.


    But in Sheyan��s eyes, it felt more like a tombstone that had been beaten by the weather for thousands of years. It represented the glory and brilliance that was once lost in the annals of history, hiding a strange, dark power!


    Uraki��s chant was not finished yet. Under his continuous chanting, rockslides urred on two other mountain peaks in the distance, revealing two more of the strange object.


    The three totems each upied a corner. If one were to look down from a high ce, they would see that the three totems formed an equteral triangle which covered more than twenty square kilometers ofnd between them.


    Uraki��s chanting voice turned intense. Countless cracks started appearing on the pyramidal totems that had stood there unchanging for thousands of years, and would have probably continued thus for thousands of years if not for him. The surfaceyer of the totems fell off like ice that coated the surface of stones, revealing the smooth, golden shine, the signature sharp lines of Protoss design, and the tyrannical ferocity!!


    Uraki��s eyes, ears, mouth and nose were already overflowing with blue fluid, and his body swayed unsteadily, but he gritted his teeth and persevered.


    The three pyramidal totems started shaking violently under the chant. Circr sonic waves that were almost visible to the naked eye spread outwards in all directions, one after another. The ground enclosed by the totems shook and split apart. Only one fissure was seen at first, but more and more started appearing after that, and they grew wider and wider. The ground then copsed downwards like in a 12.0 earthquake. The rising dust almost obscured the entire sky.... And when the dust settled, everyone held their breath!


    The originally empty, barren ground hadpletely sunk down. There was now a gigantic depression hundreds of meters deep in the ground. In the middle of the depression was a magnificent Protoss city dozens of square kilometers in size. Many parts of the city had now been reduced to ruins and broken walls, but there were also many ces that remained intact. Sheyan could even see various troops that were in the middle of advancing.


    There was actually a city buried here!!


    A grand, ancient Protoss city from a time when the Protoss were at the peak of their powers!!


    From what Sheyan could see, the city seemed to be caught in the mes of a civil war, but for some reason, it had been frozen in time. Only now had it reappeared in front of others.


    Uraki finally copsed in exhaustion. There was an anxious and terrified look on his face. He seemed to be trying hard to say something, but that action only made the blue fluid in his mouth gush out faster. The moment he fell to the ground, he instantly turned into dots of blue light which dispersed with the wind.


    The Protoss were now leaderless following the fall of Uraki, but a High Temr that had electric sparks all around him quickly took over Uraki��s position and bellowed out a strong mental order:


    ��Advance, warriors of the Protoss race. Let us im back our strength and glory of old!��


    Following themand, the whole Protoss army dashed towards the ancient, magnificent city. But when they reached it, they found that the whole city was enclosed in an unbelievably thinyer of light. This light barrier must be the reason why the city seemed to be frozen in time.


    Seeing the unidentified light barrier, the nearest Protoss troops stayed close to the city perimeter but did not open fire. They were awaiting further instructions from their superiors. Meanwhile, the rest of the Protoss army were still marching in, their procession spanning several kilometers long.


    But at that instant, from the opposite side of the city, a dark cloud quickly approached from the horizon.


    It was actually a group of more than 30 Overlords that had just hatched! Their movement speed had obviously been upgraded as well. The Protoss troops instantly circled around therge city to attack them, but the Overlords simply flew over the heads of the Protoss soldiers!


    The Overlords started to release a great number of Zerg troops to the ground. Sheyan, who was watching from the distance, was shocked when he saw the troops the Overlords released.


    They were blood-red monsters that werepletely covered in flesh-like muscles, but upon a closer scrutiny, Sheyan could vaguely see human armour on them. From each of their backs grew a pair of tentacles that looked like skeletal wings.


    These monsters were shockingly fast, like human Marines that had been injected with StimPacks. They charged into the light barrier, causing numerous violent explosions!!


    They were one of the special unit types developed by the Zerg, the infested Terran suicide soldiers!


    A Zerg Queen could infect the Command Center of a human base that had been badly damaged, infiltrating it with a parasitic biochemical toxin. Once the Command Center was fully infested, the Command Center��s upants could be turned into mindless suicide soldiers. The bodies of the infested suicide soldiers would be twisted and produce extremely unstable chemicals. As soon as they got close to an enemy, they could detonate their own bodies to release the terrifying power stored inside to destroy the enemy.


    Based on game data, the damage dealt by an exploding suicide soldier was 500 points, the same as a nuclear missile! This showed how terrifying and destructive the suicide soldiers were!


    There were at least 30 suicide soldiers, which means the light barrier had to withstand an impact that was equivalent to the bombardment of thirty nuclear missiles!


    There was no doubt that these suicide soldiers were produced by the Queen of des after she conquered the human base abandoned by Pontin, which made Sheyan feel like he had dropped arge stone on his own foot. If it hadn��t been for his suggestion to use the Queen of des to deal with their political enemies, the Queen of des would not have a Command Center to infest!


    When the eleventh suicide soldier exploded on the light barrier, the barrier finally broke. It was hard to describe the situation at that instant. It felt like a super hurricane had suddenly swept across thend with terrifying force and speed!


    Fortunately, the moment Sheyan noticed the suicide soldiers, he had immediately asked the Dropship he was on tond on a mountainside nearby. The mountain had blocked the horrifying shock wave for Sheyan with its thick body.


    Otherwise, even if the transport ship was not blown to bits, it would probably be blown into outer space... Sheyan witnessed with his own eyes variousrge rocks that must have weighed hundreds of tons flying over his head like they were weightless. Based on their speed and trajectories, they would probably notnd until they had flown dozens of kilometers away.


    During the previous raid on the Zerg base, Pontin��s air forces were under attack by Zerg units that had anti-air capabilities such as Hydralisks, so he had lost more than half of his forces. And in this horrible storm, more than a dozen Wraiths had disintegrated in the air after failing to heed the orders in time. The human army was now left with only four Wraiths and four Dropships that contained less than 60 Marines....

 Chapter 1344: Going In

    <h4>Chapter 1344: Going In</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Of course, the Protoss were still the ones who suffered the most serious loss in this wave of destruction. More than half of their forces were reduced to ashes in the explosion. To make matters worse, a small Zerg squad personally led by the Queen of des had pierced straight into the back of the remaining Protoss army, turning their formation into aplete mess!


    During such a chaotic moment, Sheyan mmed the table in front of him hard, sending all the cutlery on the table jingling. A fork that was covered in grease even flew straight at Ronnie, who was sitting behind him.


    Sheyan growled excitedly in a suppressed voice, ��That horrifying sense of threat is gone! This is a great opportunity for us; we must charge into the damn base immediately!! ...Why are you guys looking at me like that? Is there anything wrong with what I said? ��


    Behind Sheyan, Ronnie suddenly said with tears streaking down his face, ��Before we lift off, can you pull the fork out of my face first?��


    ***


    A bright orange me shot out from the rear of the Dropship. This was caused by the excessive concentration of fuel in the ship��s powerful engine. The sudden increase in the ship��s eleration had caused the air supply to the engines to be insufficient, resulting in ipletebustion of fuel.


    The orange me swiftly turned blue, providing a powerful thrust to propel the Dropship towards the Protoss city which had been frozen in time for aeons.


    All the passengers on the Terran transport ship leaned back hard due to the sudden eleration and could not help gripping the armrests beside them to steady themselves. Their bodies stuck closely to the metal wall of the Dropship due to the strong force, so they could feel the intense vibration of the transport ship. The ship was shaking so violently that it felt like it was about to disintegrate.


    This sudden action by the humans immediately caused great concern and anger among the scuffling Protoss and Zerg! A small group instantly broke away from both forces to chase after the humans, as if by some tacit understanding.


    The Zerg��s current air force was pitifully weak. They only had six Scourges (Zerg kamikaze air units), but following behind them were more than ten Overlords which must be transporting Zerg ground troops in them. On the other hand, the Protoss�� air force was still quite strong. Their hastily assembled pursuit team not only had a heroic Carrier, but also three Shuttles and two Phoenixes!


    Although the humans had moved first, they had one great weakness, and that was speed!


    Even an ordinary Protoss Shuttle could be upgraded with anti-gravity technology. If upgraded, they would be among the fastest units. The Zerg��s transportation of troops was done by the Overlords, so the Overlords had both reinforcement and anti-stealth functions. Although the human��s transport ne, the Dropship, focused on survivability, its speed was rather mediocre.


    So despite moving first, the human��s lead did notst long. The pursuing enemies were simply too absurdly powerful.


    The Zerg Scourges were small and fast. On the other side, the Protoss Carrier was actually a freaking heroic unit, so its flying speed was not inferior to that of a Shuttle that had the anti-gravity technology upgrade. Therefore, despite the best efforts of the escorting Wraiths to stop the enemies, they fell from the air one after another as ck smoke poured out of them.


    The Protoss showed no mercy. The fact that Sheyan had chosen to make a move in this ce at this time meant that he must be prepared to be attacked by them....


    The humans had just barely made it into the abandoned Protoss city when the heroic Carrier��s little Interceptor aircraft swarmed all over them like a horrifying swarm of ck bees. Their pulse cannons made trails of fire on the Dropship.


    (The Interceptor is a fighterunched from a Carrier. That��s how the Carriers attack.)


    The Dropship was already shaking violently from running on overload. Now that the engines had been damaged too, the Dropship��s movement became as bumpy as a boat in the storm. Fortunately, all the loose objects inside had been tied to something or fixed in ce, or Ronnie would be further injured!


    Pontin came to the rescue. He once again had his SCV equipment on,plete with the mask and the welding torch, and went up and down the ship to repair the damages. Pontin was no longer the same SCV as before. As a heroic SCV, he was putting his amazing maintenance ability on full disy. Under the intense attack, the speeding human Dropship constantly seemed like it would explode in the next second, but despite the ck smoke spewing from it, it persevered for more than 5 minutes until it managed to fly into the inner area of the Protoss city.


    Suddenly, a Zerg Scourge appeared on the nk of the Dropship and rushed towards it. Fortunately, the pilot was agile enough to tilt the ship to the side, albeit in a very awkward way. The Scourge brushed past the ship and crashed into an unmanned Interceptor on the other side!


    The Scourge exploded with a burst of strongly acidic body fluid, corroding holes in the Interceptor. The Interceptor instantly became a pile of scrap metal pieces that smelled terrible and crashed into the wall of a magnificent building of the ancient city. From afar, the building looked like a piece of art that had been stained with cow dung...


    At the same time, an urgent rm sounded on the Dropship. The captain��s panicked voice came through the speaker:


    ��Some of the Scourge��s acid has sshed onto us. Two of our engines have caught fire, so we only have three working engines left!��


    ��I can fix it! Give me one hundred seconds!�� roared Pontin.


    But the captain cried out in despair, ��I can only give you forty seconds, sir! And only if Lady Luck is on our side!��


    ��Captain, do you see the building on the right?�� Sheyan suddenly interjected. ��The one that looks like a tower. Yes, that��s the one. My request for you is to charge straight at the protruding de at the base of that tower! I guarantee you that the bottom of the tower is hollow. You just need to break through that thin protectiveyer, and you��ll have the time to make a safending.��


    ��But, sir! If the bottom of the tower turns out to be solid, the great impact will tten us into pancakes, and the burning fuel will incinerate us to ashes! The whole process will take less than three seconds!��


    ��Okay, scratch that. This isn��t a request, it��s an order!�� said Sheyan with augh.


    ��The name of that building is ��Barbera��. I saw its 3Dyout in the Lost Temple. But of course, I won��t tell you that,�� added Sheyan in his mind.


    The captain stopped talking, but when the transport ne flew towards the protruding de amidst intense attacks from all around, a heart-wrenching scream came from the cockpit. However, the protruding de did not turn out to be as hard as expected. Under the intense impact from the collision with the Dropship, it crisply broke into fragments. The captain��s scream abruptly stopped after that.


    In the end, the Terran Dropship crashed into arge amount of soft objects while emitting thick ck smoke. But because of the darkness, they could not see what the objects were.


    The captain��s warning message immediately came. ��Please leave the aircraft immediately. The hydraulic bnce system and the oil pressure bnce system are both out of control. The aircraft is estimated to explode in a minute and ten seconds!��


    Sheyan immediately kicked out at the wall near him. This spot of the wall had been badly ravaged by acid and pulse cannon shots, so it was already in pretty bad shape. Sheyan��s kick instantly made arge hole about the size of an adult male on the wall.


    When Sheyan carried Ronnie and stepped outside, he immediately fell into arge amount of unidentified soft objects. Under his lead, the group of humans hastily ran away from the transport ne that had already started burning. They quickly found somewhere they could take cover behind.


    They soon heard the explosion. A hot wave assaulted their faces, and a strange smell filled the air. The Dropship which had gone through life and death with them thuspletely disintegrated, saying goodbye to the world in this heroic way.


    Thanks to the explosion illuminating the ce, Sheyan could finally see what those soft objects were.


    They were a kind of food called Hasok, something that the Protoss in ancient times liked very much.


    The Protoss��s love for the food was just like the Chinese��s love for abalone and bird��s nest. These soft things looked like single-cell organisms with a hollow centre. It was hard to imagine that they were organs taken from a kind of gigantic interster beast. Even the smallest of these interster beasts were bigger than the entire sr system!


    However, due to the excessive hunting of these beasts by the ancient Protoss, they slowly reduced in number until they wentpletely extinct.


    Treading on the Hasoks that piled up like mountains, Sheyan walked forward, guided by his memory. He quickly reached the first underground floor of the building. The group looked around and quickly found a metal gate. Sheyan led them inside.


    When the gate was closed again, Sheyan announced to the others, ��Wee to the Protoss town built 174 thousand years ago, the town of Kerdak. You may now rest up and treat your wounds. We leave in fifteen minutes.��

 Chapter 1345: Acquiring SARS

    <h4>Chapter 1345: Acquiring SARS</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    ��The Protoss town of Kerdak�� was actually nothing more than a figment of Sheyan��s imagination, but the name Kerdak was not something he pulled out of thin air. While he was staying in the Lost Temple, he would sometimes hear the Dark Temrs sing when they were bored, and among the songs, he had heard lines such as ��the splendid Kerdak, wandering in eternity��.


    The reason Sheyan said what he did to the dozens of Marines around him was naturally to put up a confident front so as to boost their morale. No one could expose his lies anyway. If his words could increase the group��s fighting capacity by even a little, then it would be worth it.


    Pontin had experienced a badnding and had obtained a wicked gash on his arm, but he was much stronger now that he was a heroic unit. In terms of survivability, he could probably rival an Ultralisk, so even though the wound was deep, it did not affect him much. He had sprayed some medical spray on it, and it was currently being bandaged by Kyrgyzna.


    ��Those f*cking Zerg and Protoss,�� cursed Pontin, ��when I get out of this ce, I��m gonna kick their ass!��


    Sheyan was about to reply when the sounds of bandage tearing apart came from beside them.


    ��You��vepletely recovered, Ronnie?�� asked Sheyan with joy.


    All the ster on Ronnie��s body cracked open, and the bandages also came apart. Ronnie soon sat up looking at this hands. There appeared to be tears in his eyes.


    ��Yeah, I��ve finally recovered. I��ve been waiting for this moment for so long.��


    When Sheyan saw this, he instantly pushed Ronnie down and tore open the shirt on Ronnie��s chest without saying anything. Ronnie waspletely overpowered by Sheyan��s abnormal strength and could not resist at all. It seemed like a scene straight out of an R-rated movie.


    A bright and shiny object appeared on Sheyan��s palm. A closer look at the object would reveal that it was actually a globe of flesh and blood that was waving flesh-red tentacles about. It was the seed of Noah Realm C��s Nightmare Imprint.


    Sheyan pped it down on Ronnie��s chest. Ronnie instantly screamed in pain. He felt as if his chest was being burned by red-hot branding iron. The Nightmare Imprint seed grew rapidly and dug into Ronnie��s flesh, taking root there. Finally, it sessfully imprinted itself in Ronnie��s body and became a brand new Nightmare Imprint.


    Sheyan received some notifications during the process:


    [ Emergency Rescue Mission 28ACD1 is in progress... ]


    [ Mission Description: Bring the high potential Awakener, Awakener ZB419, back to the Nightmare Realm. ]


    [ The seed of Noah Realm C��s Nightmare Imprint has been nted in Awakener ZB419. Noah Realm C��s Nightmare Imprint sessfully generated.


    [ Awakener 1018, as previously agreed upon, you can now obtain half the rewards for this mission. Please choose two out of the following options: ]


    [ Reward A: 20 achievement points ]


    [ Reward B: 10 base attribute points ]


    [ Reward C: 100,000 utility points ]


    [ Reward D: Multipurpose Honorary Dosage x 1 �C This medicine can be used anytime to recover 1000 HP. ]


    [ Reward E: Corrosive Agent x 1 �C When the agent is used, you will get a corrosive effect on your body. Any attack inflicted on you using a metallic medium (including, but not limited to, bullets, swords and des) will be affected by the corrosive effect, reducing the damage done by 33%. The effectsts for an hour. ]


    [ Reward F: Dimensional Door x 1 �C You can only use this tool in nonbat state. When the tool is used, it will create a portal that is only visible to you. You can return to the Nightmare Realm through this portal and stay there for a maximum of one hour, then return to the world you were originally in through the portal. ]


    [ Reward G: Dragon Roar x 1 �C When the tool is used, all enemies within three meters of you will be knocked 10 to 20 meters back (if they can be knocked back). They will also be stunned uponnding. However, if an enemy cannot be knocked back, you will be blown 20 meters back instead, and your movement speed will increase by 30% for 5 seconds. ]


    ***


    Sheyan carefully scrutinised all the rewards and finally decided on 20 achievement points and the Dimensional Door. In truth, the reward of 10 base attribute points was also very tempting, but Sheyan went with the Dimensional Door in the end. Yes, it could not be used as a life-saving measure in a pinch, but if it was used well, it had very high tactical value and could bring major changes to a situation. That was what Sheyan was after.


    20 achievement points, plus all the misceneous achievement points Sheyan obtained before, was already enough for him to activate SARS on the ��Pestilence Monarch�� skill tree!!!


    With lingering fear, Ronnie caressed the new Nightmare Imprint on his chest.


    ��Godammit, that hurt so much!�� he could not help cursing.


    Sheyan smiled and replied, ��Paines with gain. You should check and see if you��ve lost anything.��


    ��I already did. My base abilities have been downgraded by two levels. I��ve also lost 5 points of Agility and 200 points of HP. And because I no longer have the party bonus, my explosive hit rate and dodge rate have also gone down by 5%. Damn, my survivability is now even lower than before. God damn Noah Realm C. It made so many beautiful promises when it was luring me over, but it seems like they were all lies,�� fumed Ronnie.


    Sheyanughed happily. ��No, no, no, Ronnie, you��re mistaken about the Realm. Do you know why it gave priority to me to carry out the mission of saving you?��


    ��Isn��t it because you��re strong, or because you know me personally?�� asked Ronnie, perplexed.


    Sheyan shrugged. ��I��m no stronger than an entire party. And it��s obviously ridiculous that someone would have priority on a mission just because they know the mission target.��


    ��...So what��s the reason?�� Ronnie could not help asking.


    Sheyan sighed. ��First, tell me what promises the Realm made when it tried to lure you over.��


    ��The usual �C achievement points, utility points. But more importantly, it promised that I��ll get a huge boost to my ability to survive, a HUGE boost! But now, there��s nothing!��


    Sheyanughed. ��There��s no mistake, then. The reason the Realm entasked me with rescuing you is because I��m the simplest, most convenient method for it to fulfil its promise �C and also the cheapest, without question.��


    ��I still don��t get it,�� Ronnie shook his head in confusion.


    Sheyan stared at Ronnie with a look that said ��you got lucky, you bastard��, then sighed again.


    ��Fine.��


    Ronnie immediately received some notifications.


    [ The silver party, Party Ace, has extended an invitation to you. Eligibility check in progress... ]


    [ The silver party, Party Ace, is not full. Requirement met. ]


    [ You belong to Noah Realm C and is not currently in any party. Requirement met. ]


    [ Do you wish to join the silver party, Party Ace? ]


    ��S-Silver...party??�� Ronnie��s eyes widened in shock. He had previously came into contact with a ck-grade party before, and that party already felt strong beyond belief. And he was quite reluctant to leave even his old party because the party provided a 5% explosive hit rate and dodge rate bonus.


    Ronnie never would have expected a silver party to appear in front of him one day, and the party was actually inviting him to join! He chose ��yes�� with as much hesitation as a man would hesitate to look when a beautiful woman��s skirt was blown up by the wind.


    Only after Ronnie chose ��yes�� did he realise something. There were only two contestants here, Sheyan and himself, and normally, only a party leader had the authority to invite someone to the party. And since Ronnie was certainly not the party leader, that could only mean... Sheyan was the leader of this silver party!


    ��Wow, what a surprise, Boss,�� said Ronnie, ��but howe I don��t see any increase in my attributes?��


    Sheyan sighed. ��Take a look at your HP and MP.��


    Ronnie uttered doubtfully, ��There��s nothi....!!!! This is absolute madness!!!��


    Sheyan was very calm. ��You should see an additional active ability too. Take a good look at its properties, make sure you use it at the most suitable time... Huh?��


    There was suddenly a loud bang on the metallic gate. It sounded like something extremely sharp had mmed into it hard. Then came a string of continuous crashing sounds. The middle of the gate was bent inwards!


    ��GO GO GO!! Prepare for battle!�� screamed Kyrgyzna as she took up her weapon. The Marines immediately stood up. Several of them thumped on the conspicuous red button on their heavy metal armour, and the built-in syringe immediately injected a dose of StimPack into them. Low growls rose among them one after another. Red threads filled their eyes.


    Two Medics in special white armour started getting busy behind them. They used their psionic powers to direct vapour-like medicine into the Marines to help them quickly recover.

 Chapter 1346 - Dead City….

    <h4>Chapter 1346 - Dead City��.</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The continuous crashing sounds stopped abruptly, but anyone could tell that the silence was not a sign of the other side giving up, but of them gathering strength for a more powerful hit!


    Sheyan stood in front of the gate indifferently. He was even chewing gum in his mouth.


    Most of the people here had only heard of how powerful he was, but an impression built from hearsay was utterly unreliable, so it was not until Sheyan nonchntly stood in front of the metallic gate without any fear on his face that they intuitively understood the might of this Brigadier General. His reputation was formidable for good reason!


    This was how you build up your prestige and authority in a group.


    A few secondster, an elite Zergling asrge as a calf broke through, violently smashing the metallic gate into pieces. However, it was instantly greeted by a hail of bullets. The horrifying firepower filled its body with bullet holes. Fluids sshed out of it in great amount.


    With a furious roar, Pontin stabbed his welding torch into the Zergling��s mouth. Fresh blood and pale green body fluids instantly gushed out of the beast. And when the elite Zergling was about to counter attack, Sheyan had already grabbed its two forelimbs and hurled it at the hard wall nearby.


    However, the elite Zergling was indeed a biological weapon developed for the sake of war, so the more injured it was, the stronger it got. It bit out fiercely at the person closest to it. However, the opponent��s reaction was also very quick. He blocked with his hand, and the Zergling ended up only chomping down on the fellow��s elbow. Although it had some effect, it also made the Zergling��s teeth hurt.


    During that short momentary pause in its action, arge, red Mark of Death appeared above its head, and a figure suddenly appeared behind it out of nowhere. Five blood red shes streaked through the air, and the elite Zergling was dismantled into bloody pieces in an instant!


    Ronnie had quietly made his move!!


    Ronnie was currently feeling extremely satisfied having achieved his goal. After betraying his old Realm and joining a new one, all he lost were 2 levels of base abilities, 5 points of Agility, and 5% of explosive hit rate and dodge rate. However, what he got in return was terrifying.


    Firstly, the most obvious change was in his survivability, which had improved by at least 150%, 200% if he took ��Gloryheal�� into ount.


    Besides that, the 10% increase to all stats provided by Sheyan��s gene-mix was enough to make up for the 5 Agility points and 5% of explosive hit rate and dodge rate he lost. But even more important than that was the MP boost he received. Ronnie��s biggest problem before this was hisck of MP, which greatly limited his skills�� continuation and explosiveness.


    He was the chief scout in his old party, but due to the party MT��s weakness, closebatants had it less convenient and less efficient than rangedbatants because they had to be ready for the enemy��s counter-attack at all times. Therefore, Ronnie��s damage output was often lower than the damage output of rangedbatants, so equipment that increased Intelligence or maximum MP would never fall to him��.


    Before this, Ronnie had to consider the problem of MP consumption after using only three or four skills, but now that he had gained Party Ace��s bonus, he would only have to think about the problem after twenty or thirty skills. If Ronnie was previously like a revolver, he was now like a machine gun with significant improvement in explosiveness andsting time!


    Ronnie had activated an ability and struck five times in the blink of an eye. Three of those strikes were explosive hits. The elite Zergling was instantly killed. Witnessing this, Sheyan could only sigh at the scariness of his quadruple explosive hit damage.


    Sheyan reached out and grabbed the spirit crystal that dropped after the elite Zergling was killed. Then, he barked, ��Don��t engage in prolonged fights! Both the Protoss and the Zerg will definitely shift their focus to the inner part of the city. We have to hurry up! Don��t waste the precious few minutes of lead we��ve gained over them!��


    Ramtas cast a ��Vine�� spell while he spoke, and arge number of vines quickly grew and spread while absorbing nutrients from the Hasok organic matters nearby.


    These vines were very tough and were covered with sharp thorns which had a paralysis toxin on them. But naturally, they were weak to fire.


    The good thing was, Sheyan had not discovered anyone among the Zerg who had the habit of smoking ormitting arson, so even on a conservative estimate, he believed that it would take the Zerg more than ten minutes to break through this wall of vine, especially in a ce like this where there was plenty of organic matter to provide nutrients to the vines.


    ��This way,�� Sheyan made a turn at a fork in the road, going upwards. Their chaotic footsteps echoed loudly in the tunnel.


    Pontin walked alongside Sheyan at the front of the group in his heavy, custom-made SCV armour, his heavy metal boots hitting the ground like hammers! He was an awe-inspiring sight. His brain may be filled with nothing but muscles, but he would not lose out to anyone in terms of courage and determination.


    The sound of metallic boots trampling on the metallic tunnel reverberated through the air. Considering the age and history of the ce, the fact that sounds of footsteps resounded here once again after so many years brought with it a certain sense of mncholy.


    Sheyan��s finger gently brushed the wall. Surprisingly, there was no dust, spider webs, or cracks at all. The longer they travelled through the ce, the more bizarre it felt. The city did not feel like a metallic city that had been sealed for thousands of years in the slightest. Instead, it felt like a magnificent brand-new city that had just been washed clean by fresh water from the bottom of a cier��


    But the weirdest thing was the fact that they had not found any corpses so far, nor any signs of Protoss activity.


    This huge metropolis was akin to a ghost city, a dead city!!


    ��F*ck, what a scary ce,�� Kyrgyzna remarked crudely. It seemed that the Stimpack she used had not left any adverse effects on her at all.


    The other three Marines, however, had fallen into a period of weakness. They were panting heavily despite theck of anybat, looking as if they had just ran a 10-kilometer marathon while carrying a heavy load. They looked like they needed at least an hour or two to recover.


    When the group turned a corner, they suddenly found themselves in a dead end. To be exact, the road ahead had not been built yet. This ce appeared to be a messy construction site. Pontin judged with his professional eyes that at least ten Probes had worked here. The traces of welding and bridging were still here, but for some reason, none of the workers could be seen.


    Everyone turned towards Sheyan simultaneously, inquiring with their eyes if they should turn back. But before Sheyan made a reply, Pontin was already showcasing his professionalism. He knocked around with his welding torch while he inspected the ce, then told everyone with confidence, ��The walls here are very thin. We should be able to get through with some effort.��


    After that, Pontin instantly went to work with his welding torch that could cut through crystals. With Sheyan��s help, a big hole was quickly made. The other end of the hole connected to another tunnel that was also under construction. It seemed like the construction work was for the purpose of connecting the two tunnels together.


    Although the environment was dark, there was no foul smelling from the other side, indicating that the venttion was rather decent. Sheyan took the lead in going in, and the rest quickly followed. A Marineid down a time bomb and detonated it after they had moved some distance away. Because Sheyan had destroyed the support pirs, the explosion resulted in a heavy copse whichpletely blocked off the path behind them. Even the Zerg who were good at digging would find the copse troublesome to deal with.


    After about ten minutes or so of travel, Sheyan pushed open another door. To be exact, he had pushed on it three times but to no avail, so he had kicked it open impatiently. They found that they had arrived on the city streets.


    The surface of the Protoss streets were very smooth. The streets seemed to be made of mainly metal, but they were coated with a smooth, thickyer of something that looked like plexiss. They also carried the symbolic smooth blue patterns of Protoss architecture. Reading helmets could be seen scattered on the ground near the wing-shaped seats on the side of the streets, indicating that whatever disaster befell this ce, it should have happened in an instant. Besides that, from the triangr maic levitation machinery filled with goods that could be seen everywhere on the streets, Sheyan could tell that this ce was once very prosperous.


    Sheyan stared quietly at the bizarre and deste scene in front of him. He suddenly walked to a wing-shaped seat and sat down on it, then ced his forehead on a pir as the Protoss were wont to do. He maintained this posture for a while, then said, ��I think I��ve almost figured it out. If my guess is correct, then it would exin everything, but there are still several suspicious points��.maybe we��ll discover somethingter.��


    At that moment, sounds of explosions and the Zerg��s fierce hisses came from somewhere close, perhaps only two to three kilometers away, but the buildingyout here was dense and the terrain wasplex, so they would probably need quite some time to reach this area.


    Sheyan checked the direction before telling the others, ��Our goal is the city centre. ording to Protoss customs, praying altars and sculptures will usually be built in the city centre, and the more valuable or magnificent something is, the closer to the city centre the Protoss will ce it so that it can be closer to the gods! This way! Follow me!��

 Chapter 1347: Pursuit

    <h4>Chapter 1347: Pursuit</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    An hourter.


    Sheyan was already slightly panting. He was in a rather sorry state, with flesh and blood all over him, but fortunately, most of the flesh and blood belonged to others.


    He had only two real injuries. The first one was on the chest, made by a Dark Temr��s vicious warp de. The wound dragged nastily from his left shoulder all the way down to his lower right abdomen. The Dark Temr must have been anticipating the cut to split his opponent in two, but it unfortunately only caused such a wound on Sheyan.


    Sheyan��s muscles wriggled and grew rapidly, trying to mend the wound, but there was still some residual force of the warp de on it, so it was healing rather slowly.


    This injury was a result of Sheyan��s carelessness. He had dueled arge number of Dark Temrs previously, so he thought he knew them well, but he found that he had underestimated these Dark Temrs. They were veteran Dark Temrs who had undergone the baptism of fire and blood on various battlefields,pletely different from the new recruits.


    Of course, the moment the Dark Temr managed to get a solid hit on Sheyan, Ronnie had instantly appeared behind him like a ghost. His lethal weapon that glowed blood-red pierced through the Dark Temr��s ck veil, slicing his throat. Warm emerald green fluid had sshed about, filling the air with a slightly pungent smell.


    Sheyan��s second injury was on his head, very close to his eyes. Blood had coagted on his eyebrows, making his face look even more menacing. This injury was acquired when he tried to help an ally. A heroic Zergling had swung its ws down on his head and swiped away arge piece of his scalp, together with the hair. His skull was even visible through the wound.


    This wound must be washed with clean water to remove the corrosive energy left by the Zergling��s ws, or it would have a hard time healing.


    There were only eight members remaining of the original fifteen-member squad. Besides Sheyan, Ronnie, Ramtas, Kyrgyzna and Pontin, there was also a Marine named Zengi, another Marine named Queiroz, and a Medic, Annie.


    The Protoss and the Zerg seemed to havee to a certain agreement. Both sides had devoted a part of their forces to hunt Sheyan��s group down. Enemy troops came at them one wave after another in session. First, it was the Zerg troops, then the Protoss troops, then the Zerg troops again... They were mechanical, brutal, and unending, not giving Sheyan��s group a chance to catch their breath.


    Sheyan��s squad was currently recuperating on one of the higher floors of a tall building. They silently sprayed medicines on their wounds and bandaged them up. Sheyan looked towards the distance, then broke the silence.


    ��We��re moving in the right direction. Take a five-minute break, then get ready to move out.��


    After that, he turned to Annie.


    ��Do you want to get stronger?��


    Although Annie was exhausted, her eyes still gleamed with excitement as she nodded earnestly. At such a time, no one wished to die, so everyone wished to rapidly grow more powerful.


    Sheyan walked up to her and spread open his palm. A brown crystal about the size of a peay on it. It slowly dissolved into smoke right there on his palm and seeped into Annie through her nostrils.


    One would grow stronger the quickest by experiencing intense battles of life and death. Furthermore, there was a hack like Sheyan there who could strengthen them with the spirit crystals dropped by the enemies.


    Therefore, all the surviving soldiers were at least elite level now. Sheyan had also consciously directed more resources towards Annie, the sole surviving Medic. As long as she could grow to be a heroic unit, they should be safe as long as they did not encounter the Queen of des herself.


    Having inhaled all the smoke, Annie trembled, then suddenly passed out. Sheyan seemed to have expected that. He instantly grabbed her and held her under his arm, then turned to the others.


    ��Let��s go.��


    By this time, Ronnie had silently connected a sliding rope to another building next door, then motioned for them to slide to the other side. Rope-sliding so high off the ground may seem dangerous, but for trained people, it was no big deal.


    However, when it was Sheyan��s turn to rope-slide over, a Hydralisk suddenly burrowed out of the ground as if it was a nned move. It pushed through the metal te on the ground and spat at the rope up in the air.


    Meanwhile, a Mutalisk approached from the air too. It fluttered its wings vigorously to ovee the force of gravity as it spewed its spores at Sheyan.


    These two creatures had obviously been lying in wait to prepare a deadly trap for Sheyan!


    In that instant, all the Marines applied their Stimpacks, no longer concerned about the consequences. With bloodshot eyes, they focused fire on the Hydralisk below, sting it into a pool of blood and pus within three seconds.


    However, the Mutalisk��s acid spores had already snapped the tough sliding rope apart. Sheyan was still more than 5 meters away from the opposite building!


    Sheyan flung Annie, whom he was carrying, away. The force he used was just right for Annie tond on the opposite tform. Annie rolled several times afternding and did not appear to be hurt.


    But because of the throw, Sheyan dropped even faster towards the ground hundreds of metres below. The trapid down by the Hydralisk and Mutalisk seemed to have worked. The elite Mutalisk roared with joy and dove lower so as to better witness its enemy sttering into a bloody pulp with its own eyes!


    But Sheyan suddenly vanished while in mid-air. When he appeared again, he was already on the back of the elite Mutalisk!


    That was the teleportation ability on the ring ��Entanglement of Victory��! Sheyan did not forget to point out a direction to the others who were staring wide-eyed from the top of the building, gesturing for them to leave first. Then, he clenched his fist and mmed it down on the Mutalisk��s head! At the same time, he mped his legs hard.


    The strength he exerted with his legs was extraordinary. He instantly heard the crisp sound of bones breaking. The elite Mutalisk screamed in agony, but the scream was soon cut short by the green fluid gushing from its mouth. Sheyan��s rock-hard fist mmed down on its head, sending down one punch after another. The creature��s skull had most likely cracked after experiencing those punches.


    These punches were for the purpose of causing as much pain as possible to the Mutalisk, so that its simple brain could not function properly and could only act ording to instinct. Otherwise, if it came up with a bad idea like dying together with Sheyan, Sheyan would be in big trouble.


    From a third person��s perspective, the Mutalisk flew unsteadily in the air as if it was drunk. It got closer and closer to the ground as its strength waned.


    In this instant, a weapon with an intense blood-red glow was forming on Sheyan��s hand that was wrapped around the Mutalisk��s neck! It was Evil Sword Apophis!


    When the Mutalisk flew closer to the ground than it had ever been, Sheyan rolled off its back. The red glow on Evil Sword Apophis was so dense that it seemed like it was dripping blood. The head of the Mutalisk suddenly flew to the sky. Dark green acid sprayed out of it like an out of control faucet of a fire engine. Its head had been chopped off by Sheyan!!


    Sheyan stood up slowly after falling to the ground. His gaze seemed indifferent, but upon closer scrutiny, one would notice the burning determination hidden within.


    For he had seen a squad of Protoss troops that was approaching slowly from the other end of the long street.


    Among the Protoss troops, Sheyan even saw some familiar armours. They had fought side by side before this, but they were now enemies who had to fight to the death! Sheyan��s eyes finally settled on an extraordinary-looking Dragoon which had six long hydraulic legs...


    Tochego.


    The heroic Dragoon, Tochego.


    Sheyan stared long and hard at Tochego, and Tochego��s mechanicalpound eyes stared back at him. After a few seconds, both sides moved at the same time!


    A string of photon projectiles exploded at the spot where Sheyan stood a moment before. Even after the dust settled, the flowing sma at the bottom of the pit the projectiles made was still dimly visible. Electric charges leaped up like freshly-caught fish.


    At least twenty powerful Zealots rushed at Sheyan at an orderly pace, their momentum akin to an army of thousands! Fortunately, Sheyan had already dashed into an adjacent building. The sounds of things crashing came from inside, as if the building he had rushed into was a ceramic shop.


    The Zealots were about to rush in too, but a huge metal te spinning at a high speed came whirring towards them from the inside. The few who charged at the very front were instantly sent flying back, while the rest kept moving forward without breaking stride! However, the moment they stepped into the building, as if they had crossed an invisible barrier that did something to them, all of them bent down and gasped for breath while blue liquid dripped down from their masks at the mouth!


    SARS was finally spreading among the Protoss, baring its ferocious fangs!


    Sheyan was feeling exhausted too. Afternding a sessful hit, he instantly turned around and fled, not stopping there for a moment longer than was necessary. He had only just caught his breath when he suddenly felt an intense heating from somewhere nearby. A part of the metal wall was rapidly dissolving into red-hot molten metal. After that, a blinding sh of white engulfed him!


    The attack came so abruptly that Sheyan only had enough time to protect his head with his hands!

 Chapter 1348: Another Keystone

    <h4>Chapter 1348: Another Keystone</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    ��This attack...it��s a Psionic Shockwave! And damn it, it��s the most annoying kind of attack that ignores defence! ��


    Sheyan was prepared to use the ��Gloryheal��, but that would mean that once he encountered the Queen of des, he would have one less life-saving measures!


    However, the intense burning sensation he anticipated did not arrive. The Psionic Shockwave brushed past his cheek and struck the air behind him... Actually, no, it struck a Dark Temr who was emerging from the back.


    The shock on the Dark Temr��s face quickly turned to anger, but right afterwards, an even more violent Psionic Shockwave hit him again. The Dark Temr instantly turned into glowing particles, scattering in the air!


    Sheyan exhaled in relief and could not help smiling.


    ��You��ve just missed your best opportunity to kill me, you know.��


    A giant sphere of white light slowly drifted out of the hole in the wall. It was Aldaris in his transformed state. Aldaris sneered.


    ��I can kill you anytime. I just don��t want you to fall dead without even knowing how you died. Besides, I owe you a debt, and now that I��ve paid it back, I��ll have more fun when I kill you.��


    Sheyanughed as he grabbed arge piece of metal beside him. It probably weighed hundreds of kilograms. He flung the metal piece hard towards the back. Sounds of nking, as well as screams of anger and agony, rose from behind him.


    He then asked Aldaris, ��Do you have good stamina?��


    ��What?�� Aldaris was confused.


    Sheyanughed. He turned around and ran away without another word.


    ��Hey, you��re an MT, aren��t you? Take your pursuers on and finish them all!�� rebuked Aldarius after he came back to his senses.


    ��Nah, I��d rather conserve some energy. If we get dragged down here, we might miss out on something really interesting,�� replied Sheyan with a rxed expression while running in the lead.


    ��Something really interesting? Like what?�� Aldaris immediately asked.


    He threw another Psionic Shockwave towards the rear, making the path behind them copse. Then, he quickly chased after Sheyan.


    ***


    Aldaris informed Sheyan that his main purpose ining here was to earn enough contribution points to exchange for something very important to him, namely, a shield reinforcement device.


    As mentioned before, when Aldaris transformed into an Archon, he would obtain a powerfulyer of sma shield. Unfortunately, the shield had 0 defence.


    The shield reinforcement device would let the sma shield inherit Aldaris�� defence, which would greatly enhance his survivability! Aldaris had managed to earn a lot of contribution points in thest few fights because he had partnered up with Sheyan. He could just spam Psionic Storm from the back without a care for anything else.


    Before he left the base this time, he had used up all his contribution points. Interestingly enough, perhaps due to the civil wars that had happened before among the Protoss, the rtionships between different Protoss factions were quite strange. Aldaris�� betrayal this time was only deemed a betrayal of Uraki��s faction, so the personal rtionships he had built with other Protoss were not affected at all. Aldaris thus betrayed Uraki without feeling any psychological burden.


    This sounded like a case of ��keeping business and personal matters separate��. It was akin to the rtionship between the brothers Zhuge Liang and Zhuge Jin during the Three Kingdoms period. One was a senior minister of Shu Han, while the other was a minister of Eastern Wu. On paper, they were enemies, but they enjoyed an amicable rtionship on a private level.


    Thanks to Aldaris�� help, and because themander of the pursuers, Tochego, was not that eager in his pursuit of Sheyan as he was well aware of Sheyan��s might, the pressure on Sheyan from the Protoss side became much lighter. However, the pursuit of the Zerg did not let up at all. This way, the Zerg army was naturally weakened more than the Protoss army.


    Don��t forget, the Zerg were also engaged in a battle with the Protoss. The fight was not on arge-scale; they were mainly relying on the continuous production of reinforcement troops to maintain their strength level. As soon as the Protoss ckened in their pursuit of Sheyan, the growth in their forces and the decline in that of the Zerg immediately resulted in an obvious disparity between the two sides.


    The Queen of des cursed the Protoss�� treachery and could only follow suit in reducing the intensity of the Zerg��s pursuit. If she did not, the forces guarding her would keep getting thinner, and the Protoss would definitely not miss the opportunity to assassinate the infamous Queen of des!


    Sheyan retreated as he fought, continuously moving towards the centre of the city where a magnificent building could be seen. The building was supported by threepletely straight pirs distributed in a triangr pattern, and on top of each pir was arge hand that was spread open.


    The tip of all three hands pointed upwards, and above them was a giant crystal more than 30 meters tall. The colour of the crystal was an astonishingly deep blue, like the colour of the sea. Around it were various delicate decorative patterns that looked like nts. The architectural motif was sharp and streamlined as usual, but it also gave off an indescribable glorious feeling, the kind which made anyone whoid eyes upon it to kneel in worship.


    ording to the information had Sheyan obtained from checking the records in the Lost Temple, the three hands represent the three branches of the Protoss Council, simr to the legitive, executive and judicial branches among the humans. This was a system where power was separated into three branches, and the aristocrats closely rted to the branches live within the system. Meanwhile, the crystal held up by the three big hands was considered to be a sacred ce, the ce where the gods lived!


    Seeing this magnificent view, Sheyan could not help thinking how grand and powerful it must feel to look down on the whole city from the giant crystal! It would feel like a king looking over hisnd!


    ��Hey, what��s the interesting thing you don��t want to miss that you were talking about?�� Aldaris suddenly asked.


    Sheyan grinned. ��You should know about the Lost Temple that exists on this, right?��


    ��Of course. It��s a Protoss secret. I also know that there are seven recorded Lost Temples in the universe, but in the past three thousand years, only four have been confirmed to still show signs of life,�� replied Aldaris.


    Sheyan continued, ��You should know that the strength of these Lost Temples are not worth mentioning at allpared to that of the current main factions of the Protoss, but do you know why these insignificant forces can negotiate with the main factions, and even hold themselves in the same regard?��


    Aldaris�� face became serious. ��I don��t. I��ve only heard that there are great secrets hidden among these forgotten ns. Some say the secrets are powerful lost technologies.��


    ��Well, technically speaking, they��re right...�� Sheyan said contemtively while rubbing his chin, ��You can call it a kind of technology; it��d just be a technology that��s way ahead of its time.��


    Aldaris�� face paled. ��What is it?�� he asked in a low voice.


    Sheyan stared at him and smiled mysteriously. ��Do you really not know why this vibrant became like this? Do you really not know the cause of the terrible storm that swept across the the other day?��


    ��So you know about the Keystone,�� said Aldaris.


    ��Of course,�� Sheyan easily admitted. ��It should be the reason why these forgotten ns can hold their own against the main factions.��


    ��But why are you mentioning this now?�� asked Aldaris.


    Sheyan gazed at the huge blue crystal in the distance, his expression grave.


    ��This magnificent city was suddenly frozen in time, bing static for thousands of years. All the lives in it had evaporated in an instant, not leaving any corpses behind. Don��t you see the connection?��


    Aldaris was stupefied. Sometimes, realisation was merely hidden behind a paper-thinyer. Once theyer was pierced through, everything would be clear.


    ��All lives evaporated in an instant... A terrifying power that can freeze time... No, no way!!��


    ��There��s another Keystone in this city, and its power is probably rted to time! This particr Keystone is powerful enough to seal a whole city for tens of thousands, perhaps even hundreds of thousands of years �C of course, at the price of the life of every living creature in the city!!�� said Sheyan.


    Aldaris mouth opened and closed again. He wanted to refute Sheyan, but when the refuting words came to his mouth, he could not utter it! He found Sheyan��s deduction extremely bold, but after careful consideration, also very likely.


    ��If I can figure that out, the Queen of des and the current Protoss leader certainly can as well,�� exined Sheyan. ��And the Keystone must be located somewhere very obvious, most likely in that blue crystal.��


    ��I��m definitely NOT taking part in this melee. I��m simply not strong enough yet,�� he added.


    ��But,�� Sheyan��s words suddenly took an abrupt turn, ��do you see the symbols on the three giant palms? The triangle most likely represents the Legitive Council, the circle represents the Executive Council, and the pentagram represents the Judicial Council. The most powerful weapons are usually held in the hands of the Judicial Council. So that building, I��m very interested in.��


    ��You think there��s something powerful inside?�� asked Aldaris.


    ��I��m just specting. But I think if there��s really something as crazy as the Colossus here, it��s going to be in that building.��

 Chapter 1349: Coincidence? No!

    <h4>Chapter 1349: Coincidence? No!</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    There was a saying that a hill in the distance was never as close as it seemed. That was an urate description of Sheyan��s current situation.


    The magnificent artifact/pce/building at the city centre progressively became bigger and taller in his view, but the Protoss buildings separating them seemed to stretch on forever. After passing a row of buildings, he would just be greeted by another row. There was no end to them in sight.


    Aldaris suddenly frowned. ��There��s a fight going on over there! I can feel the fluctuation of energy. Someone��s casting Psionic Storm!��


    Sheyan was surprised to hear that. ��Casting Psionic Storm in a ce like this? But Psionic Storm is ineffective against enemies who hide in buildings. It��s never a good idea to cast Psionic Storm in a city.��


    ��I don��t know, but now��s not the time to get distracted,�� said Aldaris with a shake of his head.


    But Sheyan disagreed. ��I think I smell blood. Not the disgusting smell of Zerg body fluid, or the faint ethanol-like smell of Protoss blood. It might be myrades. I have to go take a look.��


    Aldaris, of course, expressed considerable indignation and dissatisfaction at Sheyan��s decision, but it was simply too dangerous for him to walk in this city that had a deathly atmosphere without the protection of an MT, so he could only follow after Sheyan. They passed through a dazzling but empty store and a square with a lot of disorderly seats before they found a bloody armour fragment on the ground.


    The armour was made of carbon-based mangalloy. These types of armours were built to be strong and lightweight, so they were widely used by human Marines. This piece of armour appeared to be the part that protected the heart, so its wearer had most likely met their demise already.


    Another thing of note they found were traces of a High Temr��s death in the vicinity of the armour fragment. It appeared to be Ronnie��s doing, because the High Temr seemed to have been killed with a single strike!


    About a kilometer further, they heard the familiar sound of 10mm C-14 Gauss rifles going off,ing from ahead. The shooting was fast and intense, but from the sound, they could tell that only three guns were firing.


    Suddenly, there was a scream, and the sounds of shooting became more chaotic. Sheyan hastened his steps and managed to catch sight of Ronnie engaging in a bitter fight with a Dark Temr hero who was wearing a ck cloak. The Protoss hero��s head was so big that it seemed as if a mass of tumours had grown on it. His eyes had also be blood red, like the eyes of the Zerg.


    The Protoss hero swung his Shadow Scythe around and struck down on Ronnie��s head. His action exposed a huge opening in his defence. Based on Ronnie��s ability, he could definitely fatally hurt the Protoss if he stabbed the Protoss�� chest in that instant, but Ronnie would also suffer a heavy blow if he did that. His habit forced him to dodge the enemy��s strike.


    But at that moment, Sheyan suddenly shouted, ��Don��t dodge, Ronnie. Stab!��


    A multitude of thoughts shed across Ronnie��s mind, but he gritted his teeth and forcefully halted his dodging actions. The Blood Weapon in his hand dazzled brilliantly as it pierced towards the enemy.


    They traded blows!


    The sharp Shadow Scythe shed down with a faint vibration, leaving a trail of electricity in its wake. Ronnie only had time to make sure the attack did notnd on his head. A series of terrifying explosions went off on his shoulder, as if a storm of blood had suddenly risen out of nowhere!


    But Ronnie felt like he had only suffered a flesh wound. The injury was far less serious than he had imagined it would be.


    However, when he saw saw Sheyan stagger unsteadily, he knew that Sheyan had somehow absorbed most of the damage he should have suffered.


    That��s right. Sheyan had used ��Survival Mark�� on Ronnie at the same time that he shouted.


    Meanwhile, Ronnie��s Blood Weapon ferociously advanced towards the enemy. The Protoss immediately reached out and grabbed Ronnie��s weapon, but half his left palm ended up beingpletely severed by the immense force of the de. His palm became a tragic white stubble.


    Ronnie��s strike stabbed fiercely into his heart. The Dark Temr hero��s eyes bulged, his face bing as red as blood. The power of the Blood Weapon exploded in his body and pierced into his inner organs. The Protoss hero may have a strong body, but every time his heart beat, another wound would be made on the heart by the sharp edge of the de. Can you imagine the feeling?


    The light in his eyes quickly turned dim. His gaze was initially full of bitterness and unwillingness, but it turned into relief as therge tumour on his head withered away. His body muscles rxed, and after spitting out a mouthful of blood, he fell to the ground, devoid of life.


    Sheyan stared at the Dark Temr who was turning into spots of light and remarked somewhat uncertainly, ��This guy seems to be...under Zerg control?��


    ��He is,�� Aldaris affirmed. ��We have no idea what the Queen of des is capable of. Before this, she was able to master the Psionic Storm ability just from discovering a gicallypatible Archon. I don��t think it��s anything strange that she��s able to master Mind Control too.��


    (TL: Mind Control is a Dark Archon ability.)


    The sound of gunfire was heard again, intermingled with the furious roar of Pontin. Sheyan rushed towards the source of the noise together with the others. Once he reached the ce, he saw dozens of ordinary Zerglings ganging up on Pontin. Pontin was protecting Annie and Kyrgyzna behind him. He was injured all over, but he looked like he could still hang on for some time.


    The three contestants instantly joined the fight. Aldaris�� Psionic Shockwave was particrly effective against the smaller Zerglings as it was an area wide attack. But by the time they managed to rescue Pontin��s group from the danger, Kyrgyzna had already stopped breathing. Her throat had been torn open by a Zergling. Despite Pontin��s best effort, all he could do was to prevent her body from being devoured by the Zerg creatures.


    Kyrgyzna��s death struck Pontin hard. Even after all the Zerglings were dead, he still swung his welding torch about wildly while screaming furiously. Sheyan had to knock Pontin unconscious before he could take the welding torch away from his hand.


    Sheyan then took out the ��Endless Vodka�� and fed Annie two mouthfuls of the liquor. The Medic moaned and soon came back to her senses. She immediately went to work after that; disinfecting, cleaning and treating Pontin��s injuries with familiar ease. As expected, medical treatment should be left to the professionals.


    Although time was pressing, they had no choice but to stop and wait for Pontin and Annie to recover. Annie obviously cared for Pontin very much. Some parts of her body were still bleeding, but she ignored them and opted to treat Pontin first, all the whileining that Sheyan had used too much force when he knocked Pontin unconscious.


    Sheyan could only shrug. He was thinking of one thing, and that was why the group was still attacked when they had already reached this ce.


    ��Something��s very wrong with this assault.... In terms of aggro, I��m the one who had taken away the Queen of des�� treasures, so I should be the one she hates the most. Even if she��s doing this out of personal reasons, she should have gone after me instead of them.��


    ��The assault squad mainly consisted of a controlled Protoss hero assisted by Zerg troops. Such abination has never appeared before in previous Zerg attacks...��


    ��Considering all the possibilities, the most probable exnation is that it was all a coincidence. It��s a little hard to believe, but it��s also the exnation that has the highest chance of being true...��


    ��The encounter between the two sides was pure coincidence. The controlled Protoss hero probably knew some sort of secret, so he was sent by the Queen of des to guide the way for the Zerg. No, this isn��t a coincidence!! I asked Pontin and the rest to head towards the Judicial Council building which stores the strongest weapons. The Queen of des is also targeting the ce. Doesn��t that mean we��re on the right path?��


    Upon thinking of this, Sheyan instantly told the others, ��The Protoss have probably sent troops to this area too. Their main goal is definitely the Keystone at the centre of the city! They wouldn��t send too many people, but those they sent must be the cream of the crop. As long as we can deal with them, we can get our hands on the Protoss secret!��


    Pontin regained consciousness and was staring at Kyrgyzna��s body with extreme grief. Sheyan walked over, cut off a strand of Kyrgyzna��s hair, wrapped it up carefully, and ced it in Pontin��s hand. He told Pontin seriously, ��It��s not impossible to save her.��


    ��What?�� Pontin was obviously astonished.


    Sheyan smiled and exined, ��There are already some high-end cloning technologies in operation, but due to the astronomical cost, they can only be used on a small scale. If we can acquire an important achievement this time, cloning Kyrgyzna with this strand of hair shouldn��t be a problem. Of course, her memory will stop at the moment before her death.��


    ��Really?�� asked Pontin with his eyes wide open.


    Sheyan nodded, and Pontin was instantly filled with fighting spirit.


    After that, they continued on. Two kilometrester, as Sheyan had anticipated, they were attacked by a small squad of Protoss troops. The one leading the Protoss squad was none other than Tochego, who liked to move fast and strike fast.


    Tochego and the twenty-odd ordinary Zealots with him were obviously no match for the human group. Aldaris alone could take care of all the Zealots there with his area-wide Psionic Shockwave, while Tochego was bound to lose once Sheyan or Ronnie managed to get close to him.

 Chapter 1350: War Machine

    <h4>Chapter 1350: War Machine</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    In the ensuing battle, Sheyan took an Antimatter Bolt from Tochego head on, then rushed out amidst the bursting electric sparks. When he got close to Tochego, he grabbed the Dragoon with both hands and forcefully flipped him upside down, exposing his most vulnerable part �C the connecting joint on his abdomen �C to the air.


    Tochego had told Sheyan about this weakness of his himself. He had a high demand for speed, so he had two extra mechanical legs installed, but that also caused a big problem in the initially well-bnced hydraulic chassis. If the connecting joint on his abdomen receive a heavy blow, Tochego wouldpletely lose his mobility.


    Aldaris already had his Psionic Shockwave ready, but in the end, he did not cast it.


    After all, Sheyan and Aldaris had fought side by side with Tochego not too long ago. They wererades in arms who had gone through life and death situations together, entrusting their backs to each other. Tochego had obviously held back against them as well. Therefore, they simply could not find it in themselves to finish him.


    ��Forget it. Just leave, Tochego. Don��t ept any more missions to hunt us down,�� Sheyan told the Dragoon hero with a shrug.


    But surprisingly, Tochego merely stared at the dark symbol on Ronnie��s cloak quietly. After a while, he said something that nobody expected.


    ��Are you a powerful warrior who passed the trial of the Holy Land, sir?


    Ronnie was surprised at his reaction. Seeing the blue glimmer in all six of Tochego��s electronic eyes, he could only answer, ��Yes, I stayed in the trial ground for nearly ten days, just enough to achieve the third best record in history.��


    (TL: I think the author made a mistake previously. Ronnie��s record should be 9 days and 21 hours, not 8 days and 21 hours.)


    ��Then, you must have learned the Dark Temr��s ��Splitting Slice��?�� asked Tochego eagerly.


    ��I have,�� Ronnie replied with a nod.


    ��Can you show it to me?�� asked Tochego.


    After Tochego said that, Ronnie had a nk look in his eyes. Veteran contestants like Aldaris and Sheyan could immediately tell that he must have received some notifications from the Realm. Sure enough, Sheyan soon received some information shared with him by his party member:


    [ Your party member has received a Servant Mission: ��Make the powerful Dragoon hero submit��. ]


    Then, Sheyan saw Ronnie swing his de.


    Sheyan had never seen Ronnie use this attack before. Ronnie��s shortde swung in a slow circr arc. However, as the de cut through the air, those witnessing it felt their hair stand on end and chills creeping down their backs. The shortde in Ronnie��s hand was no longer than 40 centimeters, but the sharp, oppressive edge of the sh extended beyond 40 meters!


    The de suddenly elerated mid-swing!


    Everything within forty meters was shed in two! It even made the pyramid-like building nearby copse!


    Sheyan could not help watching in awe. The attack was not only highly destructive, it also had an abnormally strong property �C the ��Slicing�� property. When the attack struck the enemy��s body, weapon or equipment, it had a 33% chance to forcibly slice it apart, causing effects such as crippling, destruction or severance! Those with high defence and HP like Sheyan really hated this kind of attack that could forcibly cut off their limbs. Of course, they hated the kind of attacks that reduced HP by percentage even more.


    Ronnie was immediately dumbstruck after executing the slice, because Tochego, whom he was meeting for the very first time, had knelt down on all six knees and said to him, ��Please ept me as your servant, master.��


    ��Are you f*cking kidding me!�� Aldaris finally could not stop himself from blurting out a rude remark. It was understandable that he wouldment the unfairness of life. If Tochego had offered to serve Sheyan, he could still ept it, but this was the first time the Dragoon had even seen Ronnie! How lucky could a person get?


    Aldaris, of course, did not know that things were never that simple. First of all, Tochego had his own pride. The fact that Sheyan��s group had held back the first time they met had bruised his ego. However, the Protoss were currently short-handed, and Tochego��s high mobility was highly-valued by the higher ups, so he was sent out once more...


    Having been defeated twice, Tochego was truly reluctant to go back and be sent here again for the third time, because that would shatter his self-esteem. He had also heard the human story of the hunter and the bear from Sheyan before (The story goes: a hunter went up the mountain to hunt, but was beat up by a bear. He changed his gun and went up the mountain again, only to get beat up by the bear again. The third time he went up the mountain, the bear asked him if he was actually there to hunt or get his butt kicked). Poor Tochego was already feeling like the hunter who was going up the mountain for the second time.


    And it just so happened that Ronnie had been unfairly treated by the Lost Temple, for he should have gotten a reward for achieving the third best record in history. Therefore, the Realmpensated him by allowing him to ept a high-level servant.


    And that was why Ronnie was able to get Tochego as his servant. Yes, he had struck it big, but not by much, because he had missed out on the rich rewards of cing third in history.


    ***


    Pontin and Annie had almost recovered. Ramtas had died protecting them in the previous battle, so Sheyan once again used his ��Grow�� ability to resurrect him. With the addition of Aldaris, the strength of the group had actually increased instead.


    Sheyan estimated that the Zerg and the Protoss should have gone all-out in attacking each other by now in their attempt to gain possession of the powerful Keystone, so Sheyan��s group should be safe for the moment. They used this chance to advance at full speed, rapidly approaching the core area of the whole city.


    The closer they got to the centre of the city, the stronger the oppressive pressure they felt from the sacred towering buildings. The buildings that seemed clustered together from afar were actually separated from each other by a distance of nearly a whole block. The crystal held up by three big hands floated magnificently in the air as if waiting to be worshipped.


    Sheyan��s eyes drifted to the buildings around the Judicial Council. These buildings were actually quite big; they only seemed smallpared to the three grand and mysterious towers in the middle. Sheyan estimated that these buildings were all more than 100 meters tall, and the area they covered was definitely bigger than a ser field.


    Searching all these buildings one by one was obviously something which would take too much time and effort. Sheyan could not be bothered to think of a way. Instead, he turned to a professional.


    ��Mr. Pontin, which of these buildings do you think contain what we��re looking for?��


    Pontin blushed. ��If we were in a human city, Brigadier General, perhaps I��d be able to answer your question straight away, but this is a Protoss city.... a Protoss city that��s thousands of years old, no less.��


    Sheyan smiled and nodded in understanding. However, Tochego suddenly interjected in his metallic voice, ��In order to ensure that energy can be distributed more quickly and effectively, the research, development, and manufacturing sectors are usually located on lower terrains.��


    Sheyan immediately shifted his gaze to the lowest building there. Aldaris said, ��I can sense that the positive ion charges there are the strongest around the area.��


    Sheyan did not hesitate any longer. He led them straight towards the building. However, when they reached the ce, a thick metal door blocked their way. They bombarded the door with all kinds of attacks, and Sheyan then kicked it down. Behind the door was a deep, dark corridor. They followed along the corridor for dozens of meters before they saw a soft glow ahead of them. There were also some thick railings. When they got near the ce, they were instantly dumbstruck.


    In front of them was a huge pit at least several kilometers long and over 500 meters wide. The top of the pit was almost 50 meters above the ground, and the pit was at least 50 meters deep, so the drop from the top to the bottom was about 100 meters.


    Protective tes which carried a distinctive Protoss style were embedded around the pit. The protective tes were smooth, hard, clean and seemed quite resistant to corrosion. In this huge pit were threerge war machines that seemed to be in the process of being assembled. Based on the surrounding work frame, there had to be hundreds, if not thousands, of worker Drones working on these war machines once upon a time, packing the pit full like worker ants.


    These threerge war machines looked like giant insects with four slender, long legs that could easily step through any terrain on the battlefield. Their astonishing height enabled them to easily to cross ravines and cliffs to upy the best firing spots. They had various obvious advantages such as high mobility, high survivability and low waste of firepower.


    That��s right, they were the terrifying Protoss weapons in the legends that were held in the same regard as the Carriers, but on the ground!


    The Colossus!


    The height of the Colossus made it an easy target �C units and buildings that had ground and air attacks could all attack it �C but the Colossus was protected by heavy armour!


    Pontin was staring at some strange,rge weapons that were being hoisted up nearby, appearing to be in a daze.


    They were powerful Thermal Lances, and it looked like they would be ced on either side of the Colossi��s body. Their sophisticated energy gathering system and precise aiming system ensured that the thermal beams they fired could maintain a high damage at a high efficiency.


    (Thermal Lances are a protoss weapon developed by the Protoss Empire for the Colossus. They fire two superheated streams of sma that incinerate groups of ground targets. These streams are targeted by an onboard AI, as well as gravity sensitive gyroscopes. https://starcraft.fandom/wiki/Thermalnce )


    The moment a target was destroyed, the thermal beams would immediately switch to the next target, so each round of thermal beams fired by the Colossi could destroyrge groups of enemies.

 Chapter 1351: The Birth of the Strongest Ground Weapon!

    <h4>Chapter 1351: The Birth of the Strongest Ground Weapon!</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Seeing the horrifying war machines in front of him, a strong sense of awe and impulsiveness rose in Sheyan��s heart, despite knowing full well that they were only semi-finished products. They were still far away, but he could already feel the formidable power of these machines even though such a long time had passed!


    The power was so vast that it felt like it was able to cross mountains and rivers, as well as the boundaries of time!!


    But suddenly, he heard Pontin mutter to himself, ��No, that can��t be right. How can this be?��


    At first, his voice was quite low, but it then grew louder and louder until it became so loud that the echoes buzzed in their ears. The people next to him turned to stare at him, but he seemed unaware.


    Pontin suddenly dashed towards a nearby corridor like he had gone insane. Sheyan immediately grabbed him. Pontin struggled wildly and screamed, ��Let me go take a look! Please, let me go take a look. Their design conceptpletely contradicts the ideology contained in the Thor Project! There��s no way it could work! Please, Brigadier General, I must examine how it works! I beg you!��


    ��The Thor Project?�� That startled Sheyan, making him release his grip on Pontin. Pontin dashed straight into the corridor, apparently in search of the design office. Loud crashing noises came from the corridor, sounding as if a bull had crashed into the room within.


    Annie appeared very concerned for Pontin and wished to follow after him, but Ronnie stopped her.


    ��Pontin��s fine. Can you tell us what the Thor Project is?��


    Annie nced at them and was visibly hesitating. Sheyan��s eyes narrowed at that.


    ��You don��t trust me?��


    ��I do, but even you, Brigadier General, don��t have enough clearance to know about the Thor Project,�� answered Annie in a soft voice.


    Sheyan��s mouth curled into a vague smile. ��Oh, really? Then why do you and Pontin know about it?��


    ��Because Lord Pontin��s brother is involved in the Thor Project. That��s why he knows,�� Annie summoned her courage and replied.


    Sheyan nodded thoughtfully. ��Okay. Well, since you think that I have no right to know, then I have no reason to help you. When ites to things involving this matter, I��ll just stand aside and watch.��


    ��Please, no!�� blurted Annie anxiously. After a moment of silence, she finally said, ��All right, I��ll tell you.��


    She took out a worn-out, messy notebook.


    ��I found this when I was treating Lord Pontin��s wounds. This is the reason I know about the secret... Please, you must help Lord Pontin!��


    Sheyan immediately took the messy, worn-out notebook from her hand and eagerly inspected it. The first thing he saw was the line written on the title page:


    ��Steel is a man��s best friend.��


    ��We use it in ce of our skin to protect our fragile bodies. We use it in ce of wood to build magnificent skyscrapers. We use it in ce of our teeth and nails to attack powerful enemies that were initially invincible to us!��


    (TL: The Thor is a huge and powerful Terran mechanical siege walker. It is known to be one of the most heavy and powerful mechanical units in the Dominion Armed Forces. The Thor stemmed from the Terran Dominion��s Thor Project. The Terran Dominion is the Terran empire.)


    (https://starcraft.fandom/wiki/Thor)


    (https://starcraft.fandom/wiki/Terran_Dominion)


    ...


    ��On January 5th, I received a transfer order from the Simonson Munitions Factory. The transfer order was firm, and I couldn��t say no to the conditions. I couldn��t say no, because I still cherish my life.��


    ��The n went smoothly. To protect the secret, we were all moved to Korhal IV. Security of the surrounding area was very tight. Any spies who dared to try and snoop around were bombarded into pieces in no time at all.��


    (TL: The Simonson Munitions Factory is located on the of Korhal IV and is the secret site of the development of Odin, the prototype for the smaller Thor �C https://starcraft.fandom/wiki/Simonson_Munitions_Factory)


    ��One of the spies who tried to lift the veil of mystery off the Thor Project was captured alive.��


    ��The spy confessed to being an intelligence agent of the Umojan Protectorate. After the Umojan found out from a reliable source that the Terran Dominion were developing a new weapon of mass destruction, they immediately started to pay attention to this ce.��


    (The Umojan Protectorate is the nationalised militia and united interster political entity of the Terrans of Umoja and other nearby independent colonies. https://starcraft.fandom/wiki/Umojan_Protectorate)


    ��Three hackers have tried to infiltrate the system, but they were instantly repulsed. However, they have likely obtained a list of items, which included Battlecruiser-grade heavy alloy steel. The secret of the Thor Project could hardly be concealed any longer.��


    ��The detectors I made found 383 invisible sensors around the factory. They were obviously left by spies. We can already confirm that these sensors can detect the strong electromaic waves and the regr seismic waves emitted by the Thor during the experiments.��


    ��Many disorderly pieces of such information has been collected, but although the Umojan Protectorate is eager to solve the mystery, I��ll wager that they still can��t figure out what the Dominion is doing.��


    ��Damn it, those bastards have overthrown my idea! What they proposed is definitely not the Thor I have in mind! The Thor should be a huge biped war machine armed with two giant particle beam cannons and and an artillery crew at the back. Its firepower should be no inferior to a Battlecruiser. Most importantly, thisrge monster should be able to be built by ordinary construction robots in a very short amount of time!!��


    ��I��m right! I know I��m right!��


    ***


    ��I see. So the Terrans are also trying to develop the ultimate groundbat weapon,�� After reading the information, the contestants could not help but have such a thought.


    Suddenly, a loud bang came from somewhere nearby, followed by billows of ck smoke. After that, Pontin ran out of the corridor waving his welding torch around andughing wildly, despite his face being burned ck.


    ��I��ve found it. I��ve found the design master n and the activation switch!��


    Sheyan and Ronnie rushed to the corridor and instantly saw arge hole in the wall. After they stepped through the hole, they saw arge hidden chamber which was at least thousands of square meters in size. Countless tiny, fist-sized crystals glittered faintly on the floor and walls.


    This was the Protoss�� control room, simr to the core control room of a human factory.


    ��I think I��ve seen something like this before,�� muttered Ronnie.


    Sheyan thought about it for a moment before he said, ��You��re right. In the Lost Temple, I found a drawing among the books which depicted something simr. Fortunately, I think I remember the activation procedure. Ronnie, call Tochego over. The operation can only be performed by a Protoss.��


    Tochego came obediently and, at theirmand,id his two forelimbs on one of the outermost crystals.


    Then, Ronnie instructed Tochego to press down on certain crystals with his forelimbs like he was hitting a keyboard. The weak electric currents generated by the action slowly umted. Like starlights that illuminated a vast prairie, they lit up the dead and silent crystals one by one. In the end, the sparkle of the crystals illuminated the human��s faces, coating them in ayer of blue. It was truly a spectacr sight!


    The whole giant ��workshop�� starteding to life. All kinds of machines began to roar, and the production pipeline started moving at a high speed, returning the prosperity and vitality from tens of thousands of years ago back to the present. Pontin, who was watching all this in a daze,ughed all of a sudden.


    ��I��ve figured it out! I��ve figured it out!��


    Following that, his body surged with a sh of light which was only visible to the contestants! Sheyan instantly checked his attributes. Pontin had actually broken through the shackles of a hero and seeded in bing a leader-rank SCV!


    Pontin marched up to Tochego and yelled excitedly, ��Yes, that��s it. I��ll use thetest idea I��ve perfected and the Protoss materials to make the most powerful war machine ever! I can definitely do it!��


    As he spoke, the light on his body seemed to be bursting out. Sheyan noticed that he had acquired a new aura ability which could affect all mechanical operations within a kilometer of him, increasing their efficiency by 25%. Moreover, the units personally produced by Pontin would be promoted directly to elite units!


    At that moment, Ronnie, Aldaris and Sheyan all received a mission at the same time.


    [ You have triggered an emergency protection mission: ��The Birth of the Strongest Ground Weapon!�� Mission code: A90YT ]


    [ Mission Briefing: Protect the newly-promoted leader-rank SCV Pontin until he produces the powerful new war machine. Mission duration: 60 minutes.�� ]


    [ Mission Hint: Pontin is trying to manufacture a war machine with the human��s Thor design concept and using Protoss materials in order to prove that he and his brother were right. Please help him fulfill his wish. When the maintenance workshop was activated, it had rmed some undesirable visitors hiding in the dark. Please be careful of them. PS: They have most likely received a mission from other Realms too, but to destroy instead of protect. ]


    [ Mission Reward: 10 achievement points ]


    [ Would you like to ept the mission? ]


    ***


    Considering that the Zerg and the Protoss were locked in a bitter fight at the moment and would probably not find a resolution anytime soon, the contestants gritted their teeth and decided to take the risk. They epted the mission.


    Sheyan had considered things even further than that. Only if Pontin could really build the strongest ground war machine in history would they have the qualification to intervene in the current dispute between the other two races! Otherwise, with their current power and assets, a sneeze from the Queen of des would be enough to take care of all of them.


    Sheyan suddenly realised something. ��The Protoss and Zerg will most probably not send any more troops to interfere with our operation here because their main target is still the Keystone. If one of the sides split even a small part of their forces to deal with us, it��ll be as good as gifting the Keystone to the other side.... Which means, the ones who wille attack us will likely be contestants from other Realms!��


    Ronnie eyes suddenly lit up. He pulled out his Blood Weapon and licked it with his tongue. His eyes narrowed with bloodthirst.


    ��I really hope they��ll ept the mission.��

 Chapter 1352: Advance!!

    <h4>Chapter 1352: Advance!!</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Aldaris rubbed his fingers, and sparks popped out of them.


    ��You can never have too many achievement points and good equipment,�� he remarked coldly.


    ��Don��t be careless now. The enemies probably outnumber us by three or four times. Their chances aren��t low at all,�� warned Sheyan. ��Ronnie, how about you give us a detailed briefing of the opponents?��


    Ronnie, of course, was all too happy to share what he knew. He instantly briefed them on the detailed information of the enemies. Aldaris was surprised at some of the information. ording to Ronnie, the other side had an attack-oriented MT and a defensive-oriented damage dealer.


    When these two core members of the party were together, not only could they output decent damage, the whole would also be greater than the sum of its parts. They could easily aplish certain things that ordinary MTs could not.


    It was a little simr to the insane dual-MT configuration of Sheyan and Reef. The enemy duo had no ��Life-Link��, but they had many means to tie the enemy down or to run away. They were like a piece of chewing gum; once they stick to someone, they would remain stuck to the person to death. Their enemy could almost never escape from them.


    More importantly, all the people in this party were those who could attack the enemy anytime and anywhere. If you show them a single opening, they would thread the needle and hit you with their attacks. Perhaps you would not lose too much HP, but you would be inflicted with various status effects. They were like a pack of vicious wolves hiding in the dark, their eyes focused on your vital parts. As soon as there was an opening, they would rush up and take arge bite!


    Aldaris�� frown became deeper and deeper the more he heard about the enemies. He realised that these bastards they were about to face were quite tricky to deal with. More importantly, there were still more of the enemies that they did not have information on.


    Sheyan looked at Aldaris who had turned quiet. He knew what Aldaris was worried about, but he did not say anything to encourage him because this kind of thing was not something that could be solved with words.


    A heavy atmosphere filled the ce, and it got more and more oppressive as time passed.


    Suddenly, Ronnie said in a low voice, ��They��re here.��


    Sheyan narrowed his eyes and looked towards the metallic street not far away. A group of people had appeared, riding on a couple of Ultralisks and several Zerglings. The group was moving in their direction as swiftly as the wind.


    Sheyan did not know how these people managed to get Zerg units as mounts, but he believed that they would have arrived sooner if it hadn��t been for the weird gravitational distortion in this lost city, which stopped any aircraft or flying creatures from flying deep inside.


    Sheyan��s attention was on a contestant who was riding an elite Zergling.


    The man had a very peculiar-looking shield. The shield was quite broad and its main frame was in the shape of a cross. Overall, the shield seemed like it was made up of various bones tied together, but it had a metallic surface. It was also embedded with crystals that were as deep and wild as the eyes of beasts. The shield looked like thebination of a weapon, a shield, a magic amplifier, and a work of art all at the same time.


    This shield was the signature equipment of the MT of Ronnie��s former party, Yanigan. ording to him, the biggest feature of the shield was its bnce.


    ��Can you find a way to make Yanigan lose a fifth of his HP?�� Sheyan suddenly asked Aldaris.


    Aldaris was just about to ask if they should give up and leave or use a hit-and-run tactic, because to defend against them head on seemed almost impossible. When he heard what Sheyan said, he could not help questioning, ��What are you trying to do?��


    Sheyan fixed a sharp gaze on him. ��Can you do it or not?��


    After another nce at Yanigan, Aldaris dered confidently, ��I can.��


    Sheyan smiled. ��As long as you can make him lose a fifth of his HP, he��s a dead man.��


    ��Impossible!�� Aldaris could not help remarking in shock. He was so surprised that the blue sma shield around his body shook violently.


    ��Nothing��s impossible,�� Sheyan dismissed lightly.


    Aldaris�� eyes glowed with a fierce light. ��If you can really eliminate the MT right off the bat, we��ll actually have a decent chance in this fight. But there��s no way you��re strong enough! In this kind of situation, you might be able to kill the MT, but what makes you think you can survive afterwards?��


    ��Just try it and see. You��re not the one who��ll be at the front line anyway. It��ll be me, followed by Ronnie, and then you,�� said Sheyan calmly.


    Aldarius spoke no more. Instead, he started calcting, apparently preparing to release a Psionic Storm. The skill not only required a long time to cast, its timing also had to be calcted in advance.


    ��But boss, that��s Yanigan! He may seem like he��s carelessly charging in front, but he��s always been very careful and calctive, and he��s immensely powerful....�� Ronnie could not help reminding Sheyan in a whisper.


    ��I want to kill him because he��s the most powerful! If he wasn��t, he wouldn��t be fit to be my target!�� imed Sheyan.


    When Aldaris saw that the group had reached within a hundred meters of them, a blue bolt of light more than 5 metres long shot out from his hands that were covered in a white glow. The blue bolt instantly formed a terrible Psionic Storm in the area ahead.


    The powerful sma storm swept across the area wildly, its power nearly reaching the sum of 100 natural lightnings! Blue rays of electricity glimmered in every corner of the area. Cries of agony and the smell of burnt flesh permeated through the air.


    Although the Zergling mounts had been tamed, they still screamed violently under the intense pain. Some even started to jump around uncontrobly, almost jolting their riders off their backs.


    Aldaris immediately saw an opening on Yanigan. Seizing this opportunity, he rubbed his hands together, and a stream of particles as thick as a bucket wasunched from them. The stream of particles were blue and white in colour and stretched for over two meters long. It was so powerful that it immediately blew the mount under Yanigan to pieces. Although Yanigan had instantly jumped up, his calf was still hit.


    A loud gunshot suddenly echoed in the air!


    The gunshot was hair-raising, deeply reverberating in everyone��s ears!


    The sound of the gunshot was very prating and gave off a sense of fierce impact. At the same time that the gunshot was heard, Aldaris was flung from his attacking position. He glided parallel to the ground at a high speed before mming into the metal wall nearby. He bounced off the wall like a billiard ball, and only then did the impact force die down.


    A fully deformed armour-piercing bullet, looking like a metal pie, fell to the ground from his body. Following the shot, Aldaris�� sma shield rapidly waned, and a wild blue energy spilled and gushed out of the spot where he was hit.


    This incident indicated that the most valuable first three seconds of an ambush had passed. The enemies were already on high alert, and the sniper on the opposite side would not give Aldaris an easy time to cast spells.


    The first thing Aldaris did after that was not to heal his injury, but to stare at Sheyan with a provoking look, because he had done what he said he would do, and more!


    Yanigan had lost more than a fifth of his HP. Because his Zergling mount had been killed, he had lost mobility and had to take full damage from the Psionic Storm and Psionic Shockwave. His HP had dropped by more than a quarter.


    However, Aldaris�� provoking gazended on nothing but an empty metal wall. Sheyan should have been there leaning against the wall with his head lowered and his half-scattered hair covering his eyes, but in this instant, he was no longer there, as if he had evaporated into thin air! It felt as if he had never even been there at all!


    Right after that, Aldaris heard the hoarse roar of a Vulture��s engine!


    The Vulture was personally built by Pontin. He could still free himself from his Thor Project to do that because a lot of the processes in the construction of the Thor could be left to the automated machines after inputting the relevant design parameters. He did not need to supervise the manufacturing process all the time.


    Pontin, who had risen to the rank of a leader, had taken some time away from his main project to assemble several Vultures with the materials left by the Protoss. With the help of the robotic hands there, it was an easy job for him. These vehicles were made in case they needed to flee in an emergency situation.


    Sheyan was piloting the Vulture. He pushed the control joystick to the limit in an instant, raising the Vulture��s eleration to the extreme. The Vulture shot forward like a bullet. As the figures of the enemy ahead became clearer, the fighting spirit in Sheyan��s eyes became fiercer!


    He was taking on more than ten enemies by himself!


    Each and every one of these enemies was strong enough to destroy an army by themselves!


    So, Sheyan��s action was equivalent to plunging head-on into a mid-scale warfare by himself!!


    A big ball of fire came whirring at him from the front. The diameter of the fireball exceeded three meters, and its heat was so intense that visual distortion had appeared in the air around it. The fireball collided into the Vulture and instantly exploded. The resulting mes spread as far as a hundred metres, swallowing up even its own allies.

 Chapter 1353: The Power After Combining

    <h4>Chapter 1353: The Power After Combining</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    After the fireball hit its target, a man with deep eye sockets lowered his magic staff and sat down with his eyes closed.


    In his opinion, this attack of his had been decisive. A man as noble as he should take no part in the subsequent dirty work of ��clearing the battlefield�� and ��finishing off the heavily-wounded enemy��.


    However, at that moment, the Vulture suddenly dashed out of the mes!


    Although the attack had destroyed its propulsion system and the mes had burned it to the point where it only had its frame left, and an iplete one at that, its inertia continued to push it forward at high speed, making it crash into the midst of the surprised enemies.


    After that, the Vulture broke into pieces �C


    �C not because of external attacks, but due to the violent force which erupted from within!!


    The burst of energy shook the group of people like thunder.


    In that instant, time seemed to have slowed down. They could clearly see, as if in slow motion, the metal frame of the Vulture bend out of shape, and what was left of the Vulture��s shell wrinkle, split apart, and shatter. Some of the fragments scraped Sheyan��s face, leaving bloody trails on his cheeks. They could even see the blood separating into droplets and dripping onto the ground....


    Sheyan leaped out of all that andnded steadily.


    His knees bent slightly as hended, his leg muscles taut andpressed. His ck hair was originally flying about, but it rapidly fell down with the sudden halt of his body, sticking to his forehead. Meanwhile, Sheyan��s burning gaze happened tond on Yanigan. The two of them locked eyes.


    Sheyan took a deep breath, but during the time for this breath, at least four people had attacked him!


    These attacks erupted with violent bursts when they fell on Sheyan��s body. If it was any other person suffering these attacks, including Aldaris who had extremely strong survivability after his transformation, they would be heavily injured for sure!


    But the one they attacked was Sheyan!


    A unique, powerful warrior whose toughness was no inferior to any MT even without a shield!


    Although the joint attack of the four enemies was powerful, they only managed to reduce less than half of Sheyan��s HP. It was not enough to cause him heavy injury. The rest of the enemies wished to follow up with attacks of their own, but the sound of something cracking suddenly came from all directions. Sheyan��s feet had sunk deep into the road surface, up to his ankles.


    With his feet as the centre, countless cracks spread outwards like dense clusters of roots, extending seemingly without end.


    As if they had lives of their own, the cracks would reach towards the nearby living creatures and wrap around them mercilessly. As the cracks spread, all the contestants they came into contact with instantly turned stiff. Something rough, akin to tree bark, started growing on their skin. The condition was rather simr to petrification, but to be more precise, it was lignification �C instead of their skin being turned to stone, it was being turned to wood!


    This extremely rapid spread of the lignification effect forcibly halted the actions of several of the enemies who were trying to attack Sheyan at that moment, and some of the attacks had even backfired on them.


    Yanigan, of course, did not escape the fate of being lignified either. He tried various ways to free himself of the negative condition, but everything he tried could only cure the symptoms instead of eliminating the source of the problem. The lignified state kepting back into effect. If blood is dripping onto the floor from a wound, and you wipe the blood on the floor with a clean cloth, the spot on the floor would just immediately be soiled with blood again.


    Sheyan suddenly let out a terrible roar from his throat. It did not sound like his voice at all, but shrill, angry, and filled with arrogance and bloodlust. After that, an illusionary figure emerged from his back. It looked at first nce like ��Stairway of the Sun��, but if you look carefully, you would see some fierce white war marks on the trunk and some red stripes on the branches. And, for some reason, it gave off a feeling of surging with power!


    The metal glove on Sheyan��s hand liquified �C G-spot was transforming into Evil Sword Apophis! Sheyan instantly stabbed the sword into Yanigan��s abdomen!


    Yanigan cried out in pain from the heavy blow, but he still could not move an inch. Sheyan then threw him into the air. The throw was executed seemingly in a casual manner, but a loud explosion sounded beneath Sheyan��s feet. At the same time, more than a few of the ��Stairway of the Sun��s tendrilsshed out at Yanigan��s body hard!


    Yanigan was thrown at least 70 meters into the air. Sheyan suddenly vanished from where he stood. He reappeared in front of the falling Yanigan with his right hand raised high.


    Ayer of silver metal squirmed on his right hand. G-spot was transforming into the shape of a glove, which was more suitable for this hit.


    Sheyan��s right hand gripped Yanigan��s throat. In this instant, the two became one, turning into a burninget which fell from the sky at an unimaginable speed. They mmed into a nearby building four hundred meters away. The impact gave rise to a ck shockwave circle which burst outwards. The building copsed, while all the other buildings nearby rapidly decayed as if they had been soaking in a rotten swamp for a thousand years!


    This was the new ability of the ��Stairway of the Sun�� after devouring the ��Scalp of Crete�� produced by Pandora��s Box; a new skill thatbined the ��Beast of Corrosion�� with the custom-tailored S-level ability!


    ��Withering Impact!��!!


    ***


    [ Advanced Ability: Withering Impact ]


    [ This is an extremely terrifying ability produced bybining the formidable power of the ��Stairway of the Sun�� and the secrets of the goddess Crete. ]


    [ First of all, this ability will instantly spread the roots of the ��Stairway of the Sun�� in an area of 100 square meters around the caster with the help of the goddess Crete��s understanding of the world��s mystery. The roots will forcibly bind all hostile creatures and turn them into wood for three seconds. They will receive a damage equivalent to 3% of their maximum HP every second. ]


    [ During the lignification process, the caster can attack any target without interrupting the lignification! ]


    [ During the lignification process, the ��Stairway of the Sun�� will umte energy while analysing the enemy��s weakness. Then, it will throw the enemy into the air and attack the enemy��s weak points, causing a shocking amount of damage to the enemy. Damage = (50 ~ 300) + 10% of enemy��s maximum HP (cannot exceed 10,000) + 2% of caster��s maximum HP. ]


    [ Nothing can defend against this attack from the ��Stairway of the Sun��, so this ability will cause true damage to any enemy. ]


    [ At the same time, the ��Stairway of the Sun�� will warp the caster next to the enemy. When the caster makes contact with the enemy, the positive energy in the caster��s body will react strongly to the negative energy in the enemy, just like in the generation of lightning. They will plummet to the ground like a terrifyinget. ]


    [ At this time, the caster will have one second to choose a target location within two square kilometers of them. The caster and the enemy will crash into the chosen spot, causing (500 + 33% of enemy��s maximum HP) of area-wide true damage. The closer someone is to the core impact zone, the higher the damage suffered. The shockwave from the impact will also weaken all the enemies ites into contact with, lowering their attack power and movement speed by 33% for 30 seconds. ]


    [ The bodies of all contestants are enhanced by Nightmare Realms, so the process ofponent structure analysis by ��Withering Impact�� on contestants will be extended to 600 seconds. Therefore, if you attack the enemy with the ��Beast of Corrosion��, the cooldown will be 600 seconds. ]


    [ Every time you use ��Withering Impact��, it will consume some of your achievement points and potential points. ]


    [ Comment: Any time the enemy let you get close to them, they��re in trouble. ]


    ***


    Everyone was in shock at the sight of the horrifying gray mushroom cloud rising in the distance, which was slowly spreading outwards.


    The tall Protoss building Sheyan and Yanigan had crashed into was close to crumbling. It shook a few times andpletely copsed, stirring up so much dust that it almost obscured the entire sky!


    A burly figure slowly walked out of the billowing dust with steady steps. His expression was calm and nonchnt, while in his hand was something which looked suspiciously like a human head! Something red was seeping out of it.


    The opposing party instantly received a frightening notification:


    [ Your party��s vice leader, Yanigan, is dead. Please designate his sessor as soon as you can! ]


    ��That��s....that��s impossible!! ��


    ��Yanigan has 3000 HP and 78 points of defence! Not only is his honorary dosage usable, he also has a golden apple that can instantly restore his HP to full! There��s no way he would die! How could he die! ��


    ��There��s something fishy about that guy��s weapon! I saw it glow crimson red and change shape!��


    ��Did Ronnie help him?��


    ��What do we do if hees straight at us this time and do the same thing again?��


    ��The time limit! The time limit for the mission �C ten more minutes have passed!��

 Chapter 1354: Bitter Fight

    <h4>Chapter 1354: Bitter Fight</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    While his opponents were panic stricken, Sheyan was also suffering from great pain, so much so that the muscles on his back were throbbing, almost twisting themselves into a knot. The pain was messing with all the nerves in his body. The most he could do now was to maintain his walking posture; there was no way he could fight.


    Because this was the first time Sheyan was using ��Withering Impact��, he did not know until he had performed it that the side effect was so crazy. To be honest, he would rather have his base attributes deducted than to undergo the baptism of this pain!


    Fortunately, Sheyan had chosen somewhere far away for thending spot of ��Withering Impact��. If he had decided to maximise the damage and chosen to crash directly into the enemy group instead, the moment of collision would have felt good, but it was virtually impossible to wipe out all the remaining enemies with just that.


    Actually, let alone wipe them out, the shockwave would not even hit all of them. After that, they would definitely gang up on Sheyan, who had pretty much delivered himself to their doorsteps. Luckily, Sheyan��s sudden appearance was too breathtaking, taking out the one the enemies recognised as the strongest among them in one strike! The attack had deeply shocked all of them. All the enemies could only think of two things right now: Did he have any other skills like that? How long before he could do that again?


    Their hesitation gave Sheyan the time to gradually recover. His body was slowly getting used to the pain, and the pain was also lessening. But at that moment, the prating sound of gunshot resounded again!


    The shot felt like a sh of light. Even with Sheyan��s might, the bullet pierced through him and made him lose his bnce. He was thrown ten meters back, and blood gushed out of his back. After that, came a big, horrible fireball.


    The gunshot and the fireball looked very ordinary, but they were perfectly timed, forming a long-rangebo strike. The sniper shot had great impact and damage, and would often violently knock the target back. During that time, the fireball would arrive.


    The sniper shot was a physical attack, while the great fireball was a magic attack. No matter which aspect the victim��s defence was focused on, they would take significant damage for sure.


    But what the opponents did not expect was, when Sheyan had flown about 7 metres back, he forcefully flipped himself in the air and drop into a nearby metallic ditch! This way, even if the fireball exploded with perfect timing, the damage it would cause to him became very limited. At most, he would be hurt by its aftershock.


    ��This guy...�� The sniper had long, cool-looking white hair. The stubble on his face was badly trimmed, while his nose was bizarrely crooked. His gaze looked a little unfocused, like he was constantly looking askance. Only when he was asionally talking to others would his eyes sharpen, as if he were digging into the deepest corner of the other person��s mind with his gaze.


    ��What��s wrong, Pacino?�� asked Old A, the person who cast the great fireball.


    Pacino stared into the distance and said with uncertainty, ��The minimum distance someone would be knocked back by my shot should be 13 meters, but that guy regained control of his body when he was only knocked 7 meters away! After that, he cleverly avoided most of the damage from the fireball. I��ve only met one type of person who can do this.��


    Old A, who had sunken eye sockets, took out a spherical sk which contained a sky blue potion and gulped it down.


    ��Which type?�� he asked unhurriedly.


    ��MTs,�� replied Pacino as he closed an eye while putting the other to the aiming scope. ��Remember the MT of the party we metst time? The guy called Skull?��


    ��Of course I remember. That wanton pig. He swallowed a piece of god-damned dark gold equipment!�� roared Old A. ��That equipment should never have been given to that bastard Trino in the first ce. See, it only benefited the enemy in the end.��


    Pacino paused for a moment, as if reliving the sweet memory.


    ��Skull was sent flying by my shot for 15 meters before he regained control of his body.��


    Old A had struck a match to light a cigarette for himself. The matchstick abruptly snapped. ��This guy is that strong?!�� he eximed in surprise. There was finally a fluctuation to his voice.


    Pacino smiled. ��Yeah, I think it��s impossible too. He must have used some kind of item.��


    When the people around them heard this, there was an obvious feeling of relief among them.


    ��Yeah, yeah, it must��ve been an item.��


    But of course Sheyan did not use any item!


    However, he also did not simply rely on his Physique to free himself from the huge knockback impact of Pacino��s shot, but both his Physique and Strength. The current Sheyan was definitely stronger than Skull, but not that much stronger.


    The first thing Sheyan did after he fell into the metal ditch was of course to bandage himself up and take some medicine. His breath felt zing hot at the moment, and his heart was beating as violently as boiling water, but his mind was as calm as newly dissolved ice. He was meticulously thinking ahead.


    ��The enemies work well with each other. Thebination of the sniper and the fire mage is very powerful. Other than MTs, ordinary Awakeners would probably die if they��re hit by thatbo. Oh, that guy from earlier dropped something.��


    Sheyan realised that Yanigan��s death gave him 5 achievement points, obviously boosted by his status as the vice leader of a party in addition to being an Awakener. He had also dropped that weird shield of his.


    [ Graffiti of Moses (Replica) ]


    [ Origin: Any world with the Catholic faith ]


    [ Rarity: Dark Gold ]


    [ Materials: Walnut wood + whale bone + dye + power of prayers ]


    [ Add-On: wless diamond (all attributes + 2) / blue marble (equipping requirements reduced by 20%) ]


    [ Equipping Position: One-handed / two-handed (when the wielder��s Strength exceeds 25 points, the shield can be held with one hand) ]


    [ Type: Light shield ]


    [ Weight: 7kg ]


    [ Equipping Requirements: All attributes must be higher than 50 (with the blue marble, all attributes must be higher than 40) ]


    [ Durability 66 / 66 ]


    [ Effect: Reduces the chance of sustaining explosive hit by 3% ]


    [ Effect: Defence + 5 (advanced shield mastery can increase this effect) ]


    [ Effect: Chances of sessful block + 35% ]


    [ Effect: Physique + 2 ]


    [ Special Effect: Moses�� Devotion (passive) �C Wielder��s physical attack power and physical defence are increased by 15%, while magic attack power and magic defence are increased by 20%. ]


    [ Special Effect: Moses�� Kindness (passive) �C Absorb 15% of the damage when wielder is attacked and turn it into a healing effect which is applied to all nearby allies. ]


    [ Special Effect: Moses�� Punishment (active) �C Throw this shield at a target within 30 meters to cause 300 holy damage. The attacked target will be marked. Every time the target is attacked after that, they will be stunned for 1 second (this effect will only appear once every 2 seconds,sting no more than 10 seconds). ]


    [ Special Effect: Moses�� Forgiveness (passive) �C Whenever the wielder is inflicted with a negative status, the power of Moses will automatically try to remove it. If the removal is sessful, this effect will enter a cooldown of 30 seconds. Regardless of whether the removal attempt is sessful, one achievement point will be consumed (wielder can choose whether to activate this effect). ]


    [ Description: This equipment is said to be a sacred object made by the prophet Moses himself, but this was eventually proven to be a rumour. However, before that, this seemingly ordinary shield have already been consecrated in Malm?��s St. Peter��s Church for more than 2600 years. ]


    [ Therefore, the holy power contained in it is definitely no inferior to a real sacred object. However, due to the characteristics of Moses the prophet, the shield��s attributes tend to be rather bnced. It has no outstanding abilities, but no weak ones either. Everyone can find the aspect they wish to strengthen on it. Whether the strengthening is what the wielder desires is another matter. ]


    ***


    While Sheyan was checking the properties of the shield, he was also swiftly moving forward while bending down. He quickly reached a junction and turned a corner. However, a little over fifty meters after that, he felt someone or something pushing on his back! He lost his bnce and involuntary tumbled forward. There was nothing he could do to stop himself. Even if there was a fire and or a heap of dung in front of him, he would still tumble straight into it whether he wanted to or not.


    Fortunately, there was no fire or dung in front of Sheyan, only an empty passage.


    However, don��t forget that Sheyan had phenomenal Strength �C it would not be amiss to describe him as being as strong as a bull. Yet, he was unable to resist the forceing from behind at all... How powerful must the force be?


    It was a shockwave!! An immense shockwave after an explosion!!


    Ronnie could be heard shouting in the partymunication channel, ��Be careful, Boss!! There��s an abnormally powerful summoner among them. That guy has suddenly gone crazy and summoned a Bishop self-propelled artillery to attack you! ��


    (TL 1: Self-propelled artillery (also called mobile artillery or lotive artillery) is artillery equipped with its own propulsion system to move towards its target. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-propelled_artillery )


    (TL 2: The Bishop is an old British self-propelled artillery vehicle armed with a QF 25 pounder gun-howitzer. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishop_(artillery) )


    ��FUU*%#^&!�� Sheyan��s eardrums were buzzing. If he were an ordinary person, his inner organs would have been injured so badly from the shock that he would have died right there and then. Even though he had survived, he still felt numb all over.

 Chapter 1355: Taking Advantage of a Lapse

    <h4>Chapter 1355: Taking Advantage of a Lapse</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    ��Self propelled artillery...�� The idea had only just registered itself in Sheyan��s mind when another shell exploded less than two meters from him. Sheyan reflexively rolled away. When he climbed back up and was ready to use some medicine to treat himself in this critical moment, a thought suddenly shed across his mind:


    ��Why is the enemy��s aim so precise? High Perception Sense? Impossible! There��s no way they have someone who has a crushing advantage over me in Perceptive Sense. Could it be....��


    Upon realising this, Sheyan immediately roared, ��I wish to suppress the other party��s ability with the rank of a silver party! At once!��


    The Nightmare Imprint on Sheyan��s chest glowed following his shout. The silver light quickly turned into countless little spots. At the same time, the light on the opponent��s Nightmare Imprint faded, making it look like a stainless steel mark coated with ayer of mist. A contestant wielding a gun immediately yelled in anger.


    ��Damn it, the enemy suppressed our party ability! The precision of our detection has dropped from three meters to ten meters!��


    Another contestant leaped down from a self-propelled artillery at the side andnded on the ground heavily. One of his arms and one of his legs were made of metal, and their designs looked veryplicated and sophisticated. They were obviously not your average prosthetics. The contestant��s eyes were filled with anger.


    ��What the hell��s going on, Capote? I��ve just locked on to that bastard, but the precision suddenly dropped to 13 meters! I even loaded an armour piercing round for this shot! How am I supposed to hit him with a precision of 13 meters? That guy��s a monster. I don��t even know if I can kill him with the precision of 3 meters!��


    Capote immediately retorted, ��Are you an idiot, Vance? Don��t you realise that the party ability has been suppressed? That bastard can actually suppress our radar ability to its initial state! Damn it, this guy��s party is really strong. I��m afraid we��ve met a really formidable opponent this time! ��


    Vance seemed used to Capote cursing him out. He instantly retorted back, ��Oh yeah? Transform!��


    The self-propelled artillery summoned by Vance started to rotate, fold and merge, finally turning into a multi-barrel rocket artillery! He leaped onto it and smirked mockingly.


    (TL: Rocket artillery is a type of artillery which utilizes rockets as a projectile. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket_artillery)


    ��See this? So what if the precision has dropped to thirteen metres. All it does is make me waste a few thousand more utility points worth of rockets! Ghani, make sure I have the priority on the loot this time!��


    ��That��s fine by me, but you��ll have to ask Pacino and Old A about it,�� replied a muscr man who was folding his arms in front of his chest as if the current situation was not worth his time.


    Vance grunted, but did not say anything else. Instead, he pressed down on theunch button hard. More than a dozen tongues of fire shot out of the multi-barrel rocket artillery. Dense smoke enveloped the ce like a cloud, while the spot Sheyan wasst detected became a raging sea of fire!


    The horrifying carpet bombing of rocket missiles covered hundreds of square meters. There was no fuel at the target area, but the rockets themselves contained solid fuel that was imed to be able to burn for 30 minutes straight even on ciers.


    The smoke which enshrouded the area around the rocket artillery carried some heat and a burnt smell. Like the smoke on a battlefield, it was stinging, pungent and hazy. Although its source had nothing to do with human body fluids at all, it reminded one of the smell of blood.


    However, when the smoke rose, Vance and the others there had a strange feeling. If they were to look closely, they would notice that the flow of the smoke was a little irregr. However, everyone��s attention was focused on the area being bombarded at the moment, so no one had noticed the rather inconspicuous abnormality. After all, Sheyan was putting a lot of pressure on them.


    The smoke suddenly surged, and there was a sh of crimson de. It cut towards Vance��s throat in a bizarre manner, as if it was refracted multiple times in the air. It waspletely impossible to sense the attacking. Vance even felt that even if he leaned back, he would still run into the de.


    Vance instantly jumped up with a startled cry. Streams of blood gushed out of his body. It did not seem like a lot of blood had poured out, but it left faint trails of crimson lines in the air.


    The sharp blood-red shortde sliced into Vance��s skin again, this time easily cutting through his abdominal muscles. It could not be stopped at all. Not only that, the blood-red shortde dragged hard and brought out Vance��s inner organs. Arge amount of blood spurted out of the wound and sshed along the high-speed de.


    Vance was shed three times in session before anyone could even react!


    Those were three attacks from Ronnie��s insanely-strong Blood Weapon!


    Only then did the gloomy outline of Ronnie��s body gradually emerge from the smoke. He was wearing a half-transparent cloak which surface was undting like a wave. It looked like it would melt and disappear into thin air at any moment, but if one were to look at it carefully, they would see that it was only an illusion!


    This was the permanent invisibility ability Ronnie acquired after passing the trial, the ��Protection of the Dark Temr��! It provided a permanent invisibility effect by constantly refracting light!


    Vance howled in pain. The three shes had prated deep into his body, leaving behind several serious wounds! Vance had used his honorary dosage, but a Blood Weapon was a powerful equipment which was made for a fight between contestants, so Vance found to his horror that his HP could not be raised at all! His only hope in this situation was that hispanions coulde to his rescue in time!


    But suddenly, Ronnie��s image blurred in Vance��s vision. He first split into two, then into four, and continued to split further. Following a series of continuous shing, eleven Ronnies appeared, all of whom surrounded Vance and attacked him from every direction, making eleven wounds on his body from various angles!


    At this time, the help of his party members finally arrived. Having sessfully attacked Vance, all 11 Ronnies immediately ran away in different directions, but Vance��s party members would never let them get away. The 11 Ronnies were not very tough; they were wiped out in but a few seconds. However, the contestants did not look happy at all, because all 11 Ronnies turned out to be just illusions! The real Ronnie had already vanished into thin air again without them realising it!


    With the permanent invisibility effect, Ronnie was like a tiger that had gained a pair of wings. He became a nightmare for the enemy to deal with, a terrifying assassin who could deliver a lethal blow from behind at any moment! He was a constant threat when he hid in the dark, perhaps an even bigger threat than when he appeared!


    Everyone here knew that the attack power of Ronnie��s illusions was not that high. However, his killer move, the ��Phantom Ghost sh��, was deadly. Even in a hopeless situation, it could seize the life of the enemy out of nowhere, instantly turning the tables around! And Ronnie had not used it yet!


    Seeing Vance struggle frantically while grabbing his throat in pain, some of the contestants tried to save him, but their efforts were in vain. There were simply too many injuries on his body, and each wound was pouring out blood inrge amount. More importantly, the crazy negative effect from the weapon which weakened any healing effect was still there.


    Although Vance had been treated with the best medicine, his chest which was initially rising and falling like a broken bellows gradually slowed down. Finally, he exhaled hisst breath with difficulty and died in the driver��s cab of his summoned object. The powerful rocket artillery quickly rusted, withered, and copsed, then turned into a cloud of dust which dispersed along with the wind. The only thing left of Vance in this world was his image in the minds of all those who witnessed his death.


    Ronnie��s level of lethality was far beyond what they expected. Not only did he now have a permanent stealth ability tailored for assassins, the abnormal bleeding effect in his attacks was something that was not mentioned at all in their intelligence of him.


    Vance did not have high defence, and Ronnie was very familiar with him. Moreover, Ronnie��s Blood Weapon was simply too powerful. With all these factorsbined, three shes was enough to leave Vance on the brink of death.


    In addition, although the eleven illusions each only had 20% of the attack power of the real Ronnie, their attacks all carried the powerful bleeding effect! That was why Vance had bled to death on the spot!


    All the other contestants instantly formed a circle with their backs to each other. When dealing with an invisible enemy, this kind of defensive stance was the most reliable.


    In the area previously bombarded by rockets in the distance, the mes were still raging, but the contestants�� attention had long shifted to their own surroundings as they tried to detect any abnormal movement.


    This was especially so for Pacino and Old A who were strong in offence but weak in defence. They believed that if Ronnie decided to attack recklessly, they would not be able to stop him. So even though they knew that it was not a smart move, they had no choice but to prioritise on defence first.


    Seeing how the situation had developed, Ronnie had already quietly retreated before Sheyan even had to instruct him to do so. Hisbat style was assassination rather than direct assault. Under the circumstances, to retreat and wait for an opportunity was obviously a much better choice than to force an attack!

 Chapter 1356: To Counter One Move with Another

    <h4>Chapter 1356: To Counter One Move with Another</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Following Ronnie��s disappearance, both sides fell into a silent deadlock, that was broken by a crashing sound akin to ss shattering, followed by the rumbling of something rolling on the ground.


    Capote was heavily protected in the middle of the enemy group. Steel beads the size of thumbs dropped down to the ground from the gaps between his fingers. The beads were glittering with a strange red glow.


    After the steel beadsnded, they quickly changed shape and grew into fast-moving mechanical spiders. Each spider was as big as a palm. They stretched out their long steel legs and ran swiftly towards the distance, slipping through gaps and climbing through obstacles!


    This was Capote��s powerful scouting ability, ��Mechanical Spider Spray��!


    Capote had previously obtained an item from the Transformers world. It was a fragment of a lead case. Because it had been in contact with the Allspark for a long time, the fragment had absorbed a very small part of its ability. The fragment was then embedded with an enhancement gemstone. When the fragment was infused with MP, it could breed temporary metallic life-forms.


    These metallic life-forms were not very strong, but they were more than good enough for scouting purposes.


    More and more mechanical spiders transformed from Capote��s steel beads without any signs of stopping, restricting Ronnie��s area of activity like a forbidden carpet. Ronnie was forced to retreat more than thirty metres away.


    Hence Ronnie, who specialised in meleebat, was rendered useless. The enemies were freed from that constant feeling of having a knife at their backs.


    But at that moment, the powerful contestant they suspected to be an MT once again appeared about 100 meters in front of them. Pacino, who had long been waiting for him, fired a shot without hesitation!


    Old A cleverly did not waste his MP to cast a ��Great Fireball�� this time. He simply watched as the enemy quickly regained his bnce after being sent flying, once again rolling into a metallic ditch.


    Pacino held up his sniper rifle with one hand and sneered. ��Is the bastard trying to test my shooting technique? He��s too naive!��


    Seeing Sheyan��s sorry figure after he was hit and the blood which dripped to the ground, as well as the slowly dispersing pale blue smoke, the party leader, Ghani, suddenly frowned.


    That��s right! The opponent��s performance hadpletely surpassed their expectations so far! This monster in front of them had already shown his terrifying attack power and survivability; he did not look like a fool who would just run out to get hit for no reason. But that was exactly what he did. What was the purpose behind it?


    Soon, the giant white ball that was Aldaris appeared on a building not far away. With his hands raised high, he released the area-wide Psionic Storm! Violent and zing hot electrical energy swept through the whole ce in an instant. Not only did the storm harm the group of contestants, it also gave all the fragile mechanical spiders a devastating blow.


    Old A and some other contestants that had long-range attacks immediately bombarded Aldaris in fury, but for some strange reason, Aldaris�� HP was dropping very slowly. This was, of course, thanks to the protection of Sheyan��s Awakening Skill, ��Survival Mark��.


    The damage caused by the enemies was first weakened by the 40% rule in a fight between contestants, and of the remaining 60%, only 25% of it would fall on Aldaris. After going through the damage deduction from his own defence, he was naturally not harmed much.


    Sheyan had to receive the remaining 75% of the opponents�� damage, but his high defence meant that his current damage reduction stood at more than 55%, so he only received what amounted to about 35% of the original attack power, and that was before ��Death��s Lament�� deduct a further 50 to 200 points of damage!


    Therefore, the damage he received was well within what he could endure. Only the odd true damages, holy damages, or damages which ignored defence would reach three digits. The rest of the damage figures, despite being numerous, were only in double digits.


    And now, the opponents finally understood why Sheyan had jumped out to take Pacino��s shot!


    Because among their long-range attacks, only Pacino��s ability had an effect to knock the enemy back, so it could forcibly interrupt the Psionic Storm that Aldaris had to continuously maintain.


    But now that Pacino had used the ability, he could do naught but wait. Not only must the whole party sustain the full damage of the Psionic Storm, the countless mechanical spiders released by Capote were alsopletely destroyed!!


    ��Goddamnit! Goddamnit!�� Fire was almost shooting out of Pacino��s eyes. His rage caused a momentarypse in his concentration. Ghani, who had remained indifferent all this while, instantly clenched his fists and rushed towards Pacino, shouting furiously, ��CAREFUL!��


    Only then did Pacino feel a wet chill and stinging pain on his neck �C on his Adam��s apple, to be exact.


    A sharp crimson de was clinging to his throat. Then, an irresistible force came from behind him, pushing him forward involuntarily, causing his throat to collide into the horrifying de!


    Blood gushed out of his throat like a waterfall. Pacino instinctively covered it with his hands, but the blood still seeped out of the gaps between his fingers without slowing down at all. His eyes were wide open, his facial muscles were twitching, and his throat was making unintelligible noises.


    For a digitalised contestant, a cut to the throat was not fatal, but it certainly caused great psychological pressure.


    The throat slit caused a quadruple damage explosive hit without any doubt. Furthermore, after the cruel Dark Temr trial, not only did Ronnie gain the permanent invisibility effect whenever he was not attacking, the bleeding effect carried by his attacks was also greatly strengthened! Thus, the bleeding damage Pacino was suffering now was terrifying.


    Ronnie did not keep attacking afternding a sessful hit. Instead, he quickly retreated. The dark cloak behind him wrapped around himself and engulfed the light, and his body gradually faded. Although he would show himself when he attacked, once he stopped attacking, he would return to the state of permanent invisibility after two seconds.


    As the party leader, Ghani was also disying his formidable strength. He was more than ten meters away from Ronnie when Ronnie showed himself, but he instantly bent down and glided forward like he was skating on ice, reaching Ronnie in the blink of an eye. There were now a pair of boxing gloves on his fists which were glowing faint blue, like the colour of icicles.


    Even though Ronnie had retreated quickly, Ghani stuck to him like a shadow! Heunched a lightning quick punch at Ronnie. The sound of the boxing glove mming into flesh at high speed was hair-raising. Having been struck by the punch, Ronnie stiffened, and a terrifying thing happened next.


    The burly Ghani was actually dancing around Ronnie like the wind, clinging to him without giving him a chance to flee. His fists were so fast that they left afterimages, so he looked like he had seven or eight arms growing out of his body. The harsh sounds of fists mming into flesh came incessantly.


    The debris in the surroundings could even be seen moving towards Ghani, as if his punches had a strong suction force. Like a ck hole, they pulled the enemy towards them, ensuring that the enemy would not escape from their storm-like attacks!


    Illusionary images filled the air again! Ronnie was forced to once again use his ultimate skill to create illusions of himself, but his opponent was ready for it. All the illusions were annihted in an instant. A man whose head was wrapped in a headscarf in traditional Indian style inhaled deeply, then pointed in a direction!


    ��Over there!��


    Ghani immediately bent low and skated towards the direction he pointed. This was his special ability, ��Gliding��. Although it consumed MP, it was extremely useful when he was pursuing someone.


    He had great trust in his teammate, Baganbu, and his unparalleled sense of smell.


    Having taken Ghani��s ��Waterfall Punches��, it was impossible for Ronnie not to be hurt at all. And once Baganbu caught on to the scent of his blood, it did not matter if he was invisible, he would still be detected by Baganbu!


    Ronnie��s expertise was in scouting, so he was naturally proficient in the art of fleeing too. He had escaped more than 30 metres away in the blink of an eye. However, Ghani was quickly closing the gap between them with his pursuing ability.


    However, four high-speed Vultures suddenly appeared and dashed towards them from the distance. Before this, Sheyan had used a Vulture��s momentum tounch a surprise attack on the enemies, forcefully killing one of them despite being heavily surrounded. That had left a deep psychological impact on them. Therefore, when the Vultures appeared this time, most of them focused their attacks on the vehicles.


    Three of the Vultures were immediately destroyed amidst thick ck smoke, bursting into a fiery rain. The burning broken parts scattered everywhere.


    Old A suddenly turned to Ghani and shouted, ��Boss, be careful! Do not pursue a desperate foe!��


    A cruel smile broke on Ghani��s face. He had no intention of stopping at all. He had calcted everything very precisely. After catching up to Ronnie, because of the angle of the buildings, there would be a blind spot of about three seconds for his teammates during which they would lose sight of him, but during those three seconds, he could just use that move.

 Chapter 1357: How Pathetic, How…Domineering!!

    <h4>Chapter 1357: How Pathetic, How...Domineering!!</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Several ck illusions appeared on Ghani��s body!


    The illusions were like paper-cut silhouettes of Ghani, floating close to his body. They also looked like souls that drifted out of his body, copying his every move.


    As Ghani thought, Sheyan and Ronnie were indeed waiting for him around the corner.


    However, before Ronnie and Sheyan could do anything, Ghani already executed a powerful ability �C ��Hurricane Fists��!


    Yes, Sheyan had encountered a lot of great opportunities in Nightmare Worlds, but so had a lot of other people, because the opportunities in Nightmare Worlds were equally distributed to everyone.This powerful S-rank skill possessed by Ghani was the source of his confidence!


    It must be known that the group that pursued Ronnie to this world was actually formed from thebination of two parties. Quite a few people had already left the world while waiting for Ronnie toe out of the trial, while another group had recognised the terrifying existence of the Keystone and had split away to try and snatch food from the tiger��s mouth, intruding in the fight between the Protoss and the Queen of des. This group that had split away was led by the woman Ronnie once loved, Artemis!


    The reason Ghani could be the party leader for this group that remained was thanks to this formidable S-rank ability of his, the ��Hurricane Fists��.


    Sheyan and Ronnie��s vision went dark in an instant. They felt like they had been dragged into a terrible huge vortex. All they could hear was the sound of the wind roaring, and all they could see was utter darkness. The violent wind wrapped around their hands and feet tightly like a thousand ropes, stopping them from pulling themselves out of the hurricane!


    Then, Ghani and the five horrifying ck illusions behind him raised their hands at the same time and started to umte power! His lips curled into a sinister sneer.


    ��Three seconds...is enough for me to kill both of you a hundred times over! ��


    But right then, a sudden unexpected urrence spoiled Ghani��s mood. While he was umting power, the mysterious contestant who was helping Ronnie out could actually still move. Not by much, but enough for him to kick Ronnie more than seven metres away.


    ��Do you truly wish to bear the wrath of the Great Ghani by yourself? Huh?�� Ghani waspletely infuriated. Heunched hundreds of punches in an instant, each one as magnificent as aet streaking across the sky! Moreover, the five illusions behind him also started attacking at the same time!


    Seeing the opponent being hit so badly that he could only desperately defend, Ghani��s heart was filled with pleasure. But the next second, an ominous feeling rose in him, because he felt like the flurry of punches were not that effective on the opponent!


    Ghani had always trusted his gut feelings. He could be said to be a staunch believer of ��following one��s heart��. This instinct was not something under the category of Perceptive Sense, but rather something he was born with. It was by relying on such cheat-like intuition that Ghani had be so sessful.


    Hence, Ghani immediately changed his attacking method. In addition, a split second before he changed his attacking method, he paused momentarily, deliberately revealing an opening to his opponent. If the opponent had the ability to counterattack and actually did, the opening would instantly transform into a vicious trap! However, Sheyanpletely ignored the opening. He simply protected his face with his hands, seemingly determined to defend until the end.


    Right after the momentarily pause, Ghani instantly threw three thunderous punches!


    The three punches did note like a violent storm like they did before; they were obviously punches that could only beunched having umted enough force behind them. Each of the punches sunk deep into Sheyan with a dull thud.


    The punches contained a feeling of fury, ferocity, and power. Each time the punches struck Sheyan, these emotions would be mercilessly smacked into his body!!


    The current Sheyan looked like a mute sandbag. He was knocked back a few steps, but the steps were very stable, showing no signs of copsing at all. At that, Ghani could not help getting anxious. The illusions behind him were sucked back into his body in an instant like water being sucked into a whale, merging into a single shadow. The shadow then let out a strange, shrill cry and pounced on Sheyan like a wild beast!


    The shadow wrapped itself around Sheyan. As if it was made up of dark fangs, anything that came into contact with it could not escape the terrible fate of being mercilessly torn apart, including Sheyan��s flesh! Blood sshed wildly.


    But Sheyan stood silent and firm like a mountain towering over the earth; nothing could shake him. Have you ever seen a mountain moan due to copse? Have you ever seen a mountain break down because of a few cracks?


    And so, the ominous feeling in Ghani��s heart only grew stronger. He clearly had the upper hand, but why did he feel like he was precariously perching on the edge of a cliff? Seeing the figure in front of him, he felt as if the both of them had stepped onto a narrow wooden bridge under the arrangement of fate, with no room to turn back. One of them must be pushed off the bridge into the endless darkness below for the other to advance....


    If he could not kill the enemy, then he would die here today!!


    Ghani��s breath became heavy, and his boxing gloves glowed again. He would use his punches to st away everything in his path, st away every obstacle that dared to stand in his way! There��s nothing his fists could not solve!


    The darkness that twined around Sheyan finally disappeared. The S-rank skill was so powerful that even one as strong as Sheyan could not move an inch when bound by it. At that moment, Ghani pounced on Sheyan like a Hercules transport aircraft, with a heavy roar and the sound of sonic booms! His punch that was aiming for Sheyan��s face feltrge enough to upy the entire world!!


    The punch sent Sheyan flying.


    However, a grim crimson light also shed in the air, and there was even a sound akin to ss rapidly cracking! It was the moan of the Realm��s rules! That light, that blood-red light, was so heavy that it would suffocate anyone whoid eyes upon it. Life and death paled inparison to it. Even time seemed to flow backwards in front of it!


    The instant Sheyan��s body regained its movement, he seized the moment tounch a counter attack.


    An effective counter attack!


    Ghani gave him a hundred and thirty-seven punches, but Sheyan only returned a single sh of the sword!


    A single sh of Evil Sword Apophis!


    At that moment, numerous members of the enemy party turned the corner, ready to support Ghani. They all saw the scene of the pathetic looking Sheyan being sent flying with a punch. A few of his teeth had even been knocked out of his deformed mouth.


    But before they could start cheering, they saw Ghani��s left hand fly into the air, having been severed at the wrist. The hand spun in the air for a long time, as if unwilling to yield to the gravity of the, before it fell to the ground with a dull thud.


    Then, they saw Ghani��s face that was twisted in shock! They saw him hold his stub, and then heard his hysterical cry.


    ��Apophis! The sword in his hand is Apophis! AAARRGGHHH!��


    Sheyan was in a really pathetic state when he swung the sword, but the effect and the might of the sh was truly....domineering!!


    Some of the contestants might have no idea what Apophis was, but they could tell from Ghani��s reaction that it must be something absurdly powerful.


    Hence, chaos broke out among them. There were two kinds of reaction among those who knew what Apophis was �C greed and fear �C while those who did not were simply confused.


    Perhaps the party��s response to error was quite remarkable, for they were only stunned for a mere second, but Sheyan had seized this single second to use an item.


    The extremely useful item that had saved his life countless times, the dark gold leech!


    Every time the leech was summoned out, it was almost destined to be used as cannon fodder. The strong suction force in its attack could reduce the enemy��s movement speed by 50% for 10 seconds, so it was perfect to stall the enemies.


    However, Sheyan was summoning it this time for another of its ability. After awakening, if any enemy that was attacked by the giant leech suffered a bleeding effect in the next 60 minutes, the duration would be extended by 200%!


    And the current Ronnie could cause a shocking amount of bleeding damage in a short period of time!


    Ronnie, who had been kicked away by Sheyan earlier, suddenly appeared next to Ghani like a ghost. After stabbing Ghani twice in session, he split up again! Before this, the only thing that restricted Ronnie��s use of his cloning skill was his MP amount, but now, with the support of a silver party, Ronnie��s MP had increased dramatically. His use of the cloning skill this time waspletely out of the other party��s expectations.


    All eleven Ronnies ferociously stabbed their shortde into Ghani at the same time. Although all the illusions had only 10% �C 25% of the real Ronnie��s attack power, they all had the same bleeding effect in their attacks!


    11 grim wounds were added to Ghani��s body. Blood poured incessantly out of them; the duration extended by 200% by the dark gold leech! What��s more, the suppression on healing effect of Ronnie��s Blood Weapon had even stacked with the restriction on healing effect of Evil Sword Apophis!

 Chapter 1358: Bleeding to Death

    <h4>Chapter 1358: Bleeding to Death</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Ronnie��s performance was nothing short of amazing. He hadpletely surpassed the impression his former party had of him.


    Their impression of him was: S grade scouting ability, A grade movement speed, A grade explosiveness but C grade sustainability ofbat power.


    Because, although his cloning skill was pretty powerful, its MP consumption was also huge. Ronnie could only use it once, maybe twice, before his MP ran out.


    Therefore, the Ronnie they knew would only use his cloning skill during critical moments to save his life. They did not expect Ronnie to use the skill continuously to attack. Another thing they did not expect was for the skill to be so powerful when used together with Ronnie��s Blood Weapon and bleeding effect!


    The Ronnies did not stay to attack further. Right after they struck, all eleven Ronnies scattered and ran away in different directions. It was almost impossible to catch Ronnie under such circumstances. One thing had been proved before: even if all these Ronnies were killed, all of them could very well be just illusions. The real Ronnie may have long ran away.


    Capote ran up to Ghani and held him tightly, trying to slow down the bleeding. The blood which poured out of the wounds instantly dyed Capote��s clothes red. The thick red blood pooled together, slowly turning semi-solid, while those that had not solidified unwillingly dripped to the ground.


    Capote��s face paled. He fed and smeared all kinds of medicine on Ghani, but they did not seem to have any effect. Ghani��s blood still gushed out of the wounds like water rushing out of faucets that had been opened to the limit.


    The rest could only look on foolishly, powerless to do anything. Helplessly waiting like this was a heavy burden on anyone��s heart, because they could not help thinking... If they were stabbed 11 times like this too, wouldn��t they suffer the same oue?


    Ghani��s chest heaved heavily as he gasped for breath. His remaining hand gripped Capote��s arm tightly. His eyes were anxious, as if he wished to say something but was unable to express his thoughts with words.


    Capote, however, could feel Ghani��s hand that was grabbing his arm carving something with his fingernail. After that, Ghani heaved his final breath.


    The powerful man actually bled to death!


    It took Capote a while to figure out what Ghani was carving on his arm. It was three letters.


    R,U,N!!!


    Capote��s heart was filled with a strong sense of shame and anger. His first reaction was to vehemently deny Ghani��s suggestion. Are you kidding?! Even though they had lost a few people, they still vastly outnumbered the enemies. Besides, the enemies had Evil Sword Apophis!! Evil Sword Apophis.... Apophis....


    ��Damn it!�� Capote suddenly calmed down. Fear gradually rose in his heart due to Ghani��s warning.


    ��The man holding Evil Sword Apophis is strong enough even without the sword. With it, he bes so powerful that no one can get close to him. And yet, their real killer is Ronnie, who��s strength has greatly increased!��


    ��I see. There��s a reason why that man used his ultimate move to eliminate Yanigan at the very beginning of the fight. He wants us to focus on his powerful attack, but his real role is actually to absorb damage and attract our attention. Damn it! Damn it! He��s not holding a shield, but he��s a full-fledged MT, without a doubt! He��s an abnormally powerful MT the likes of which we��ve never seen before!��


    ��There��s also Ronnie, who can safely attack under the protection of a powerful MT, and the powerful Awakener who can transform into an Archon.... Is our hastily assembled group really a match for them?��


    Capote��s heart was wavering. He could not help but continue to ask himself:


    ��If that MT charged at us again after getting enough rest with the same unstoppable momentum as before, can we handle him? Without giving Ronnie any chance to strike?��


    ��Definitely not.��


    ��If another Psionic Storm appears above our heads, can we not show any opening?��


    ��No...we can��t!��


    ��Damn it! Where did the problem ur??!! We obviously had the advantage. How did we fall into such an awkward situation??��


    Capote was like a poker yer who had a great hand, but his opponent had suddenly pulled a royal flush out of nowhere.


    What��s more, he still could not understand how they lost the upper hand with the numerical advantage that they had.


    In truth, the answer was very simple.


    Because the first thing Sheyan did was to eliminate the core person in their group, Yanigan! The one that could protect his teammates from the very front as they charged forward!


    Keep in mind that both sides were currently in the middle of a mission. Thest thing Sheyan wanted was for the enemies to rush at them all at once and force their way through! Therefore, the first thing Sheyan did was to take out the one among them who had the courage and ability to lead the enemies forward as the arrowhead of the formation, at all costs!


    A snake would not move forth without a head; a bird would not fly without wings. All the contestants at this level had well-defined roles. An MT��s role was to charge in front, leading everyone forward. Therefore, once the MT was suppressed, even if the entire party��s determination to advance was not extinguished, at least when they encountered difficulties and setbacks, they would have no one leading them out of the pinch. You simply could not expect a sniper or mage like Pacino or Old A to wave their sniper rifle or magic staff high and shout ��Follow my lead!��.


    To be honest, even in the current situation, if these people decided to swarm forward without any fear of sacrifice, fully making use of their advantage in numbers, Sheyan and his side would still be powerless to stop them. If they did this, the final result would be obvious. Sheyan��s mission would fail, and one or both of Ronnie and Aldaris would surely die. Sheyan��s life may even be in danger.


    However, at least three of the enemies would die too!


    Don��t forget that Sheyan still had yet to activate his trump card, SARS!


    And hereiny the problem. How could there be anyone among the enemies selfless enough to give up their lives for the team, letting the rest enjoy the fruits of their sacrifice? Especially now that the two people who usually led in front, the golden duo of Yanigan and Ghani, had both been killed.


    Therefore, this hypothetical situation would never happen, unless Sheyan forced them into a corner, or the Queen of des were chasing them from the back.


    Ronnie suddenly sighed in the party channel.


    ��Boss, I think Capote is thinking of running away. I know him too well. He��s quietly dropped a time bomb. I bet he��s even nted one on himself, because I��ve seen him do it before with my own eyes. That way, whoever tries to bring him down will have to be prepared to go down with him.��


    Sheyan wiped away the blood and sweat from his face and gulped down a few mouthfuls of the ��Endless Vodka��. He said thoughtfully, ��That��s good. When someone starts running away, it��ll trigger a domino effect, and others will follow suit. But that��s to be expected. Oh right, what about the woman who betrayed you?��


    There was a short silence before Ronnie replied, ��I didn��t see Artemis. She must have thought that it was a waste to send so many people after me, or maybe she discovered something that��s more profitable than hunting me down.��


    Sheyan leaned against the metallic wall with his eyes closed. He only said after a while, ��It��s unfortunate, but you may not get your revenge in this world, Ronnie. There��s no way for us to wipe out all these bastards here. Many of them will survive and join the woman, and they��ll tell her everything they��ve learned about us. That��s actually not that crucial; the crucial thing is, there are simply too few of us here.��


    Ronnie paused, then said, obviously unwilling to give up, ��Maybe I can give it a try by myself?��


    ��That��s exactly what she wants you to do, you idiot!�� Sheyan��s voice was stern, angry even. ��I risked my damn life to save you. Do you know how much I��ve given up? Do you want me to go back empty handed like a fool?��


    Sheyan��s tone was really harsh, like he was ready to carry out some inhumane corporal punishments on Ronnie. If it was any other contestants, they would have felt humiliated and their ego would have been bruised, but strangely, this method was very effective on Ronnie, and he seemed to take it very well. Of course, the premise was that it must be done by someone that had his full respect.


    ��You��re right, Boss. I was wrong,�� Ronnie quickly apologised, ��I��ll do as you say.��


    Sheyan turned to Aldaris. ��It��s time to put more pressure on them. This time, you��re going to draw the enemy��s attention with a Psionic Storm, and I��ll charge in and release my disease. Ronnie, who do you think is the biggest threat to us among them?��


    Ronnie contemted for a moment before he suggested, ��Pacino and Old A are both very powerful.��


    But Sheyan snorted in contempt. ��They��re good, but merely passable. If that guy is here, those two are nothing to worry about at all!��


    When Sheyan said this, he was thinking of Brother ck, then of Aziz, that son of a bitch.


    He then announced the main target. ��There��s a guy with an unusually powerful sense of smell among them. If possible, kill him first!��

 Chapter 1359: The Monster of Calamity

    <h4>Chapter 1359: The Monster of Cmity</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Baganbu, the one who had an exceptional sense of smell, was hit so hard that he flew away. He looked like a shabby sack as he traced an arc through the air,nding only after a long time.


    Sheyan tried his best to calm down his turbulent breathing. Oxygen was a luxury for him right now. After all, fire was burning all over his body. He slowly retracted his fist. On his fist, G-spot was rapidly shifting shape, transforming from a silver glove back into Evil Sword Apophis.


    The ��Ultimate Impact�� Sheyan just performed was a heavy burden even for his powerful self, so much so that he even had difficulty putting out the me on his body right now. He could only try his best to maintain his bnce to keep himself from falling down humiliatingly.


    Right before Baganbunded, a human figure suddenly appeared out of nowhere, as if it had solidified from the air itself. The figure was Ronnie. As he and Baganbu crossed each other, his Blood Shortde continuously drew seven or eight blood-red lines in the air. Baganbu, who was already in a state of near death, died on the spot without making a sound. His body was cut into several tragic pieces, which were then kicked away!!


    ***


    Although Old A was currently behind Sheyan, being in Sheyan��s blind spot and facing what was theoretically Sheyan��s most vulnerable part, he no longer had the ability to cause Sheyan any harm....


    There was a grim wound on his face. The red flesh at the wound��s edges rolled outwards like a child��s gaping mouth. His right eye happened to be situated on the wound, so his eyeball was also cut open. The fluid inside mixed together with the blood and dripped down.


    Aldaris was no longer in his Archon transformed state, because the sma shield around his body had beenpletely depleted. Fortunately, Aldaris was a contestant, so he was not too fragile.


    The sinister dagger deeply embedded in Old A��s back...was Aldaris�� signature weapon, ��Mage Nemesis��! Old A��s MP had been drained by the evil weapon bit by bit like silk being spun from a cocoon. A mage without MP was no different from a tiger without its ws and fangs.


    Meanwhile, Aldaris had taken on the role of a dual-wielding assassin, attacking Old A with lightning quick strikes. Old A was running left and right, obviously in desperation.


    This was how Aldaris fought. Against enemies who were more physically-inclined, he would attack with magic, whereas against spellcasters, he would show off his powerful closebat capability... Old A had obviously fallen victim to Aldaris�� fighting concept.


    ��Wait a minute! Wait a minute!!�� Old A suddenly threw his magic staff away and gave up his resistance while crying out in despair. Interestingly, the one he faced when he shouted was Sheyan. He had apparently realised that the right to spare himy in this man��s hands.


    Aldaris was startled. His de had already reached Old A��s neck. He could easily take away thest bits of Old A��s HP, but that would mean disregarding Sheyan, and obviously it was better to avoid that kind of thing if possible, so he stayed his hand.


    Sheyan was coughing violently. Blood oozed out of his facial orifices. Though his expression when he looked at Old A was calm, his eyes were sharp and mean. After a short pause, he slowly raised a finger.


    ��Four achievement points.��


    Then, he held out a second finger.


    ��A silver storyline or dark gold equipment.��


    And after that, a third finger.


    ��Removing the problem once and for all. Convenient, clean, and devoid of any future troubles.��


    Finally, Sheyan gave a summary.


    ��I��ll give you ten seconds to persuade us why we should miss out on all these things.��


    The things Sheyan listed were obviously the reasons to kill Old A. Something else he did not point out was that Old A��s action could potentially sow discord between Sheyan and Aldaris, intentionally or otherwise, because the gains from killing Old A should have belonged to Aldaris, at least on the surface. That was why Sheyan had used words like ��persuade us��.


    ��If you let me go, I��ll tell you a big secret,�� said Old A in a hoarse voice.


    Aldaris sneered.


    ��To hell with your secret. You have five seconds left.��


    Old A gritted his teeth. He knew he could no longer hide the secret if he wanted to live.


    ��We killed a Dark Temr while we were waiting to ambush Ronnie. The Dark Temr was old and had an arm missing, but he was really difficult to handle. He almost ran away even with so many of us ganging up on him. If Artemis had not provoked him by insulting the honour of the Protoss, he would have sessfully escaped.��


    ��After we killed the old Protoss, we looted two pieces of dark gold equipment and amunication crystal. The secret I told you about is contained in themunication crystal. It turns out that what Zerg are most interested in is a kind of high-energy crystal. With the high-energy crystal, the Zerg can easily evolve, among other things.��


    ��You can imagine how attractive the high-energy crystal is to the Zerg. It��s no wonder that even the Queen of des is personally lured here by it. In truth, this is actually a trap, a huge trap meant to kill! Those ancient Protoss and the current Protoss have joined hands to target the Queen of des, aiming to kill her here!��


    Aldaris�� expression turned to one of shock, because he had heard the meaning behind Old A��s words.


    ��You mean this whole city is just a bait?��


    ��I don��t know the details, but I think such arge ce must be a real ruin,�� said Old A with a wry smile, ��It��s impossible to fool a powerful monster like the Queen of des without making some sacrifices. ording to our analysis, in order to lure the Queen of des deeper into the encirclement, the Protoss will keep enduring patiently. The moment she walks into the ambush, they will quicklyunch a full attack to finish her off.��


    ��If that��s the case, then why did Artemis try to join in on the fight?�� Sheyan suddenly asked.


    Old A hesitated for a moment before he answered, ��Her goal is the Protoss�� bait. Be it the high-energy crystal or the Keystone, they can make someone very powerful. To lure the Queen of des into the trap, the bait must be authentic.��


    ��The audacity of that woman.... Okay, I believe what you said, but I don��t think it��s enough in exchange for your life.��


    As soon as Old A heard that there was room for negotiation, he quickly said, ��I have three silver storyline equipment and 200,000 utility points with me. You guys can have all of them.��


    As he said that, he took the initiative to request a trade.


    ��You��re quite decisive, aren��t you? You��re not afraid that we��ll go back on our words?�� asked Sheyan with a smirk.


    ��I am afraid, but I believe the leader of a silver party wouldn��t be the kind of person who would do that,�� replied Old A.


    Sheyan was about to reply when he suddenly felt the ground shaking, followed by the sound of metal cracking, twisting and deforming, as if a magnitude 10 earthquake had urred. After that, he saw the ceiling of the workshop not far away being smashed through, as well as the giant metallic monster that was the culprit.


    The object was at least 30 meters tall. It was made of the same materials used in Protoss armours, but it did not have the signature sma shield of the Protoss around its body. This would seemingly reduce its survivability, but it also means that it would not have aplex and high-precision internal device such as the sma shield generator, so its armour and defence could be greatly strengthened. This was the same design concept used by the humans in their giant airships, and it was no inferior.


    ording to the Protoss�� original design, the Colossus was like a spider with horrible long legs that could easily cross mountains and rivers to pour its amazing firepower on the enemy with deadly grace.


    But Pontin had modified the design bybining the design concept of the humans with the highly-advanced technology of the Colossus. The monstrosity built no longer looked like a giant spider with long legs, but like a giant metallic bear with short, thick limbs!!


    With this design, the Colossus may have deficiencies in movement speed, but the marked improvement in its survivability andbat power more than made up for it.


    The most obvious improvement was in its armaments. An ordinary Colossus could only equip two thermalser cannons, one on each side of its body.


    But this metallic monster could equip at least four of them, each with its ownplex focusing and aiming system to cause maximum destruction! The Colossus�� robust motive powering device could easily support the weight of fiveyers of armour, so it had nearly twice the survivability of an ordinary Colossus! The trade-off was only a 35% reduction in maximum speed and a 20% decrease in the maximum height it could cross.


    Under Pontin��s control, a giant metal palm as wide as a three-storey building was tall smashed down on a metallic street with a terrifying whir, giving rise to the horrible sounds of metal bending and snapping. A saber-toothed tiger that had been summoned by Pacino to cover his retreat was ttened into a fleshy pulp without so much as a whine.


    After that, the metallic mobile fortress that was given the name of the Monster of Cmity slowly climbed out of the production factory. As it crawled forward, it greedily tore at the surrounding metal walls with its ws, then stuffed the broken metallic pieces into its giant mouth and chewed on them noisily like they were candy.

 Chapter 1360: Encountering the Queen Again

    <h4>Chapter 1360: Encountering the Queen Again</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Sheyan looked at Old A, then at Aldaris. He did not say anything, but his meaning was obvious.


    Aldaris snorted coldly. He made the deal with Old A and let go of him.


    The Monster of Cmity hade to them with iparable oppressiveness. Every time its giant mechanical foot trampled down, even the tough metallic street would sink down, leaving behind potholes everywhere. Metallic fragments and parts would also fly around!


    Then, a round entrance opened up on the abdomen of the Monster of Cmity, and a t oval tform glided down. This entrance was made with thetest Protoss floating technology. After the three contestants stepped on the tform, it automatically floated up and into the body of the Monster of Cmity.


    Inside the war machine��s body, Sheyan told Ronnie and Aldaris that he was exhausted and needed to rest in a private room. The two of them did not think much of it.


    But right after the metal door closed behind Sheyan, he suddenly copsed on the floor, gasping heavily for breath. His feet felt weak and his body was fatigued. However, his cheeks felt veryfortable thanks to the cold metallic floor.


    ��What the hell is happening? Was I attacked by someone without me realising it?�� Sheyan instantly tried to recall the events of the previous battle... He had courageously rushed into the midst of the enemies while enduring all their attacks. During this process, he had used the honorary dosage and ��Gloryheal��, as well as activated SARS!


    The terrifying virus broke out instantly, infecting all the enemies around him. The frightened expressions on their faces were still engraved in Sheyan��s memory. Then, a Psionic Storm once agains swept through the battlefield, reaping away HP with its violent energy. Under the dual attack of disease and storm, the temporary defensive line of the enemies immediately copsed. They fled in fear.


    Ronnie constantly emerged from the darkness behind the enemy��s back like a grim reaper. His horrible Blood Weapon silently traced lines of blood in the air, carving up the enemies�� bodies. It was then that Baganbu, Old A and Pacino summoned up their courage and united together to fight back. They proved to be a real handful for Sheyan��s side to deal with. During that time, Aldaris was beaten back into his human form from his Archon state. More than half of Sheyan��s injuries were also sustained during that period.


    Unfortunately, the rest of their group did not seize the opportunity to counter attack together with them, but had continued fleeing instead. This caused their resistance to be a futile attempt.


    All three; Baganbu, Old A and Pacino, who stayed behind to fight, were powerful, but they were no match for Sheyan��s side in terms of both individual strength and team strength, say nothing of team configuration. The side with an MT was bound to have a huge advantage.


    The final oue of this match was Pacino summoning a saber-toothed tiger to cover his retreat. Baganbu was killed, while Old A surrendered...


    ��I didn��t suffer any serious injuries. Why do I feel so weak? I feel like my life is being sucked out of me...�� Sheyan pondered on the problem over and over until his consciousness started to blur... He felt as if he had been in here for a long time, but in truth, it had been less than 20 seconds since he entered the ce.


    Suddenly, a pair of strong hands held Sheyan up. The hands belonged to Pontin. Annie, who followed close behind him, started using her psionic powers to carry out basic treatment for Sheyan. After that, she put on an oxygen mask for Sheyan and ced him in a treatment capsule in the newly built infirmary.


    Because the Monster of Cmity was built from Protoss materials and thebined design ideologies of the humans and the Protoss, the same was true for the medical facilities built in it. After Sheyan was ced in the capsule, an invisible gas seemed to hold him up inside. The gas slowly turned pale blue. It first cleaned the wounds on Sheyan��s body, then started moving in and out of the wounds.


    If one were to look closely, they would see dirt, sand, and pus in and around the wounds being gradually removed. Then, as the pale blue smoke prated in and out of the wounds, Sheyan��s skin gradually turned transparent. The smoke extended into his body along his blood vessels and tendons, circling around them repeatedly.


    The smoke did not seem to do anything, but if a high-precision inspection was carried out, it could be seen that thectic acid, hormones and other things that had been deposited in the muscles due to excessive activity had all been removed. Everywhere the smoke passed through, the muscle fibers would slowly rx until they werepletely loose, like the muscles of a baby in a mother��s womb.


    Under such repair works, some tiny wounds had even started appearing on Sheyan��s body, dripping out blood that had a tint of ck to it. His lungs were also wriggling quickly under the stimtion of the pale blue smoke, squeezing out some of the dust he had inhaled...


    A device next to the capsule started disying a series of statistics showing Sheyan��s condition. Annie carefully observed the operation. She would exim with surprise from time to time.


    After a while, Pontin came over and frowned as he saw the still unconscious Sheyan.


    ��When will the Brigadier General wake up?��


    ��His vital signs are all normal, even better than than that of an ordinary healthy person. The only problem is that his brain waves are quite weak �C in fact, they��repletely beyond my level of understanding. Unfortunately, we don��t have any drugs that can enhance the brain waves without causing major side effects,�� Annie��s brows furrowed with worry.


    ***


    As Sheyany unconscious in the treatment capsule, his thoughts were very disorderly, as if his memories had been shattered into numerous pieces and were now being put together again one by one.


    He sometimes felt like his entire body was burning, and sometimes felt like he had fallen into an icy vault. Such extreme but contradictory sensations almost made his senses copse. He wanted to scream, but found that he could not make a sound. He wanted to struggling violently, but found his limbs devoid of strength!


    Suddenly, Sheyan opened his eyes!


    He slowly exhaled a long breath. His head felt like it was about to burst. The sensations from before teetered uncertainly between real and illusory; they felt so realistic, yet so vague.


    Sheyan inhaled deeply and let out another long breath. He could already guess the reason why he became so weak. It probably had something to do with G-spot. Although the powerful liquid metal life-form could transform into various powerful weapons, it also had a major side effect, and that was, it would absorb the vitality of its wielder.


    Sheyan checked his Nightmare Imprint. He immediately saw a string of notifications:


    [ Emergency Protection Mission: ��Unnamed��, mission code 1A90YTpleted. ]


    [ Pontin has sessfully created an iparably powerful war machine, the Monster of Cmity. Further evaluation shows that this unit type is the most powerful ground weapon that can be mass produced in this world so far! Therefore, you have obtained the highest evaluation rating. ]


    [ Mission Reward: 16 achievement points (highest evaluation rating + 4, legend level + 2) ]


    At this time, the others had noticed Sheyan waking up. Annie opened the treatment capsule in a hurry and waited next to it with a new set ofbat clothes. Sheyan took the sedatives and painkillers she offered while holding his throbbing head. He gulped them down in one go, then let out a heavy breath.


    ��How long was I out for?�� he asked.


    ��About an hour. 73 minutes to be exact,�� answered Annie.


    Sheyan was surprised to hear that. ��That long? What��s the situation outside?��


    ��The Queen of des appears to have the upper hand all around. Her forces are already very close to the Keystone. Your friend, Major Ronnie, hopes that we can move closer, because he said an enemy named Artemis may appear there at any moment,�� Annie replied respectfully.


    Sheyan walked out of the infirmary and soon reached the central control room through the passages. He could not help gasping in surprise at what he saw. Pontin��s techniques were truly amazing; he had advanced far beyond what Sheyan had imagined.


    Even in the interior of the Monster of Cmity, Sheyan did not feel any shaking from its movements at all. Only when Sheyan looked outside did he realise that the war machine was currently inbat. It appeared that both the Protoss and the Zerg had realised the threat posed by this behemoth and had sent troops to attack it, but the deadly rays emitted by the giant thermalser cannons were so powerful that they destroyed everything in their paths!


    What��s more, there were four of these red rays of terror, each of them three metres thick!


    On the other hand, the damages done by the Zerg and the Protoss on the Monster of Cmity were close to negligible. Facing the astonishing thickness of its armour, it would probably require a whole squad of Dragoons to fire at the same time at the same spot to cause enough damage to ovee the armour. However, dense formations like that were like ripe grains in front of the giant thermalser cannons, ready to be harvested!


    On the Zerg side, the biggest threats to the Monster of Cmity were actually the kamikaze Scourges. The sshing acid produced when they self-destructed were truly tyrannical, as it was extremely corrosive to any kinds of metal! Each exploding Scourge would leave a pit at least half a meter wide on the external metallic armour of the Monster of Cmity. The pits were as ugly as scars, and the defensive value of the corroded armour continued to plummet.


    Fortunately, arge amount of Vespene gas was needed to hatch Scourges, so their numbers were limited. In addition, the Zerg��s aerial force was currently their biggest weakness. And with the abnormally skilled Pontin among the crew of the Monster of Cmity, the speed of maintenance was increased by 100%, so the threat of the Scourges was well contained!


    Suddenly, an urgent warning red inside the Monster of Cmity.


    ��Warning! Warning! The Queen of des has been sighted!��

 Chapter 1361: Her Seductiveness

    <h4>Chapter 1361: Her Seductiveness</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Within five seconds of the warning, a close-up of the Queen of des appeared on the big screen.


    She was currently standing on an Ultralisk that was charging forward fiercely. The Ultralisk was only an ordinary Ultralisk, but under the support of the Queen, it was even more ferocious than an elite Ultralisk and hungrier than a loser. Every swing of its sickle-like forelimbs would bring down several Zealots!


    The facial features of the Queen of des actually carried some eastern grace, but her slightly high cheekbones added a touch of western dignity to her look. There were burn scars on her hairline, which stood out in sharp contrast with the smooth, delicate skin of her cheeks.


    Of course, something that must be mentioned when describing the Queen of des was her unique snake-hair. If you were to evaluate the hair by itself, it was no doubt a horrible thing �C thick, slippery and squirming like worms.


    However, together with the Queen��s delicate facial features and her amazing figure, it gave the queen an exotic seductiveness. This feeling would ferment, take root and sprout in the deepest corner of one��s heart. Like a forbidden rtionship, it was something that was publicly denounced, but during the darkest of nights, it would surface in the form of sinful desires.


    Another feature of the Queen that stood out was undoubtedly the skeletal wings on her back. The wings gave off a feeling of being extremely sharp, extremely nimble and extremely dangerous. The Queen did not need to p her wings to fly. She could float in the air by adjusting the gravity crystal inside her body to manipte the maic force around her.


    The Queen of des was currently looking up at a globe of light more than a hundred meters away from her.


    Her expression was a mix of ambition, greed and faith;plicated yet vivid.


    If her intel was correct, within the light was the oldest and most mysterious treasure in the universe, the highest mystery of the Protoss �C the Keystone.


    Legend had it that this treasure was left behind by the creator of the Protoss, and it contained an unimaginable power!!


    The Queen had no doubt that it was true, because she could feel that power right now.


    The power was calm, gentle, and deep, like the sea.


    It was constantly calling out to her, stimting her every nerve and cell.


    The only thing in the Queen��s mind right now was to take possession of the power, to take possession of the divine treasure! For that, she would do whatever it took!


    The Queen��s emotions were inly manifested on her face, as shown on the screen.


    ***


    This was actually the first time Sheyan was taking a good look at the Queen of des.


    Thest few times he had seen her, he had beenpletely overwhelmed by her terrifying and majestic presence. All he could think of then were her identity, her status, her splendour and her strength.


    It was just like if one saw the former British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher. Whenever she appeared in public, few people would pay attention to what colour of lipstick she had on, or whether she had pretty eyes, or what perfume she was wearing. They would be focusing on every word that came out of her mouth.


    That was power. That was the grandeur of power.


    Therefore, one could imagine that whenever the Queen of des appeared before someone, especially someone who was on the opposing side, the first thing they would consider would not be anything rted to women, but...simply survival.


    It was that simple. It was a matter of course.


    But this time, with a 1.5-metre-thick high carbon manganese steel armour protecting Sheyan, and through the lense of the high-resolution ��Dragonfly�� camera, he naturally felt no psychological pressure.


    Due to some of the things that he had done before when he was put under great psychological burden by the Queen of des, Sheyan was even feeling a little rebellious at the moment. After carrying out a series of analysis in his mind and finishing all the serious matters, Sheyan started having some evil and disrespectful thoughts of the Queen.


    For example, he suddenly found the Queen��s breasts very shapely, like newly-matured pears that were still slightly green. Their teardrop shape made him painfully aware of the emptiness in his hands, giving rise to an impulse to grab something.


    For example, he suddenly found the contour of the Queen��s face very beautiful. Her lips were a little thick, but it was said that this was a sign of strong sex drive. They must feel good when they were kissed.


    For example, he suddenly found the Queen��s skin colour very appealing. It was a healthy tan like those possessed by Latin American women, wild and exotic, giving rise to a desire in him to conquer her.


    For example, he suddenly found the Queen��s figure very alluring. Her waist was slim, but her buttocks were full. Such a strong visual contrast would make the slim part appear slimmer and the full part appear fuller. It was a very pleasing sight.


    The beauty of the Queen of des was not only based on these, but also contained in the explosive power in her body. It seemed like every move she made, she would burst out with great power! Such a wild feeling truly would cause one to have the desire to grasp something soft and bouncy and knead it hard to feel its amazing sticity.


    ��Don��t get too close. Maintain the current distance,�� Sheyan instructed Pontin.


    Pontin hesitated for a moment, but immediately did as Sheyan ordered.


    Aldaris was puzzled. ��But if we keep ourselves at this distance, we won��t be able topete at all!��


    Sheyan��s eyes narrowed. ��If...this really is a trap of the Protoss, then this distance is just right.��


    ��You actually believe what Old A said?�� asked Aldaris in surprise.


    ��I��m just believing in myself. All the signs show that this is indeed one big trap,�� replied Sheyan.


    ��But if it��s not a trap, we won��t have any chance at all from here!�� protested Aldaris.


    Sheyan grinned. ��Even if this isn��t a trap, will we really have a chance if we get close? Under the watchful eyes of the Protoss and the Queen of des �C oh, and that woman called Artemis as well, who hasn��t shown herself yet �C our chances of seizing the Keystone is close to zero. I��m afraid we��ll only have a real chance if we wait until both sides have tired each other out.��


    Aldaris looked like he had more to say, but he could find no other arguments. At this time, a device in Pontin��s hand suddenly beeped. Sheyan could see that the progress bar on it had reached 100%.


    Pontin seemed overjoyed. He told Sheyan, ��Good news, Brigadier General! All the data of the Monster of Cmity has been recorded in theputer and has passed theputer��s standard 3D modeling. Every specification, every scale, has been tested by actualbat and is now standardised! This has far-reaching significance!��


    ��And...? I need you to give me a more intuitive summary,�� said Sheyan with a smile.


    ��This means, as long as there are sufficient resources, we just need to input this data into any SCV engineeringputer of elite-rank and above, and they will be able to build the Monster of Cmity the same way they construct other buildings! Of course, the Monster of Cmity they build may not be as strong as this bad boy here, but they should be able to achieve about 70% of itsbat capabilities! I, Pontin, have personallyid down the foundation to create this iparably powerful weapon of war. My name shall be forever engraved in the Empire��s history, because I shall also name this powerful creature the Pontin Beast!��


    (TL: Excellent naming sense, Pontin.)


    Pontin was so excited that he did not make sense anymore. Sheyan patted him on the shoulder with a smile.


    ��Congrattions.��


    After keying in the data of the Pontin Beast into theputer, Pontin then connected to the database in the headquarters. The database��s automatic evaluation system immediately pped a top secret logo on it, and arge warning appeared on the screen in ring red font. The minimum level of clearance to read the information was immediately set.


    From the other end of theputer, hundreds of evaluators of the main database could be seen bustling about with much fuss. Fierce and excited roars could be heard all around. The environment instantly became chaotic.


    After a while, a Lieutenant General of the Empire appeared on the screen. He saluted Pontin.


    ��You��re a hero of the Empire!��


    He had indeed made an enormous contribution. In the human��s interster conquest, ground warfare had always been a major problem they were facing. They could defend just fine, but offensively, they were severelycking. This machine Pontin had developed could be said to have filled the biggest gap in the Empire��s current arsenal of war weapons!


    Sheyan also obtained the following notification:


    [ You have helped the SUV Pontin be an important figure in the Empire. Your have gained 10 achievement points. ]


    While Pontin was still lost in excitement, Ronnie suddenly interrupted.


    ��Boss! The battle ising to a conclusion! ��


    Sheyan instantly turned around and caught sight of the Queen of des showing off her might on the screen. Although her Ultralisk mount had been sted into bloody pieces, she had jumped onto a Mutalisk that had the best mobility among the Zerg and dashed into the interior of a heavily wounded heroic Carrier. Dozens of secondster, the Carrier started to fall despite roaring in protest. It crashed to the ground and exploded.


    More importantly, there were no more obstacles in front of the Queen of des. The core of the whole city, the mysterious Keystone, was right in front of her!


    The Mutalisk hissed and soared high into the air, then furiously flew towards the giant rhombus crystal! But for some reason, it looked to Sheyan like a moth darting into me.

 Chapter 1362: The Queen’s…Moan?

    <h4>Chapter 1362: The Queen��s...Moan?</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The Queen of des pressed her palm to the giant rhombus crystal.


    The crystal suddenly turned transparent. Natural grains could be seen in it, extending deeper towards the inside in an orderly manner. The way the grains extended inwards was intriguing, like rivers that were destined to flow into the ocean no matter how they curved and bent.


    The interior of the crystal seemed to have formed a world of its own, with its own thunderstorm, hazy rain and dew, as well as its own cirction system.


    When the Queen of des�� hand came into contact with the rhombus crystal, she suddenly vanished from the Mutalisk��s back. A ck silhouette emerged in the crystal, and by its outline, it was apparently the Queen of des!


    Then, like a snake wriggling in water, she swam towards the top of the crystal. There was a ce at the top that looked like a crown pedestal, but it had a pendulum-like object on it. It had the colour of something that had just been excavated after being buried in rock for millions of years. It was very simple and very old, looking as if it had been engraved with the mark of time. Anyone who so much asid eyes on it would feel a pure sense of awe with no other distracting thoughts, as if they were looking up at the vast starry sky!


    This was a most powerful object left behind by the gods in the legends, the fallen Xel��Naga race!


    It was the Keystone!


    The five fingers of the Queen of des finally rested on the object, and an indescribable sense of satisfaction spread all over her body. Every cell of hers was exuding thrill and pleasure at the moment. The Queen of des could not help letting out a cry of excitement!


    The cry was wild, but it inexplicably carried a strange temptation for all the male creatures that heard it, because her cry sounded very much like...moaning.


    ***


    It wasmon knowledge that both the Zerg and the Protoss were created by the powerful and mysterious Xel��Naga race. However, the end of the Xel��Naga race was tragic. As if they had identally opened the Pandora��s box, they ended up being destroyed by the Zerg race that hadpletely gone out of control.


    (https://starcraft.fandom/wiki/Xel%27naga)


    Presently, it was not the Keystone that was tempting the Queen of des, but a thinyer of substance smeared on it. This substance was a precious treasure that the Protoss found in an ancient Xel��Naga ruin. To exin it in simple terms, it was the first generation Zerg created by the Xel��Naga race!


    Back then, the Zerg were still in the experimental stage. They did not reproduce asexually like they did now, but had different genders simr to bees and ants. The substance smeared on the Keystone was the secretion extracted from the sex nd of a male Zerg, found in theboratory of the ancient Xel��Naga ruin!


    (TL: A gonad, sex nd, or reproductive nd is a mixed nd that produces the gametes (sex cells) and sex hormones of an organism.)


    The reason why the Xel��Naga race ended up being exterminated by the Zerg was that the Zerg had very strong evolutionary ability, which caused them to finally go out of control. However, the Zerg had never been troubled by problems of reproduction desire and sexual lust, so the gene fragments rted to this aspect had never evolved. They naturally had zero resistance to the temptation of mating.


    Furthermore, the Protoss who set up this trap for the Queen of des also had another thing in mind: the Queen had evolved from a human.


    Humans were strange creatures when it came to sex. Among the known creatures that reproduce through mating, most have mating seasons. Their sexual behaviours would only ur during the mating seasons.


    But after a human bes sexually mature, they can mate anytime and anywhere they want. Therefore, human actually has a terrifying sex drive byparison. The Protoss believed that there was still a trace of this human weakness left in the Queen��s body. With thebination of both the Zerg and the human factors, the chances of the poor Queen falling for the trap were very high!


    And their scheme was indeed sessful.


    The moment the Queen of des�� fingers came into contact with the ��Keystone��, she immediately found that the ��Keystone�� was falling off with a mere touch! She instantly had an ominous premonition.


    At the same time, inside the Monster of Cmity, numerous warnings popped up on the main screen!


    ��Warning! Abnormal increase in temperature detected! The temperature is 5844.87 times higher than the normal value!��


    ��Warning! Abnormal increase in spatial fluctuation coefficient detected! The coefficient is 189.3 times higher than the normal value!��


    ��Warning! Energy fluctuation detected! The fluctuation has exceeded 389.4 Eugenes!��


    ��Warning! Dimensional rifts may appear!��


    ��Warning! There is a 38.44% probability of arge-scale Protoss warping-in. Outdoorbat troops, please seek shelter in a metal fortress ASAP to avoid Psionic Storm damage. If this is not possible, please spread out and lie down, or enter a metallic vehicle ASAP. This is not a drill. I repeat, this is not a drill.��


    While the warning sounds were still echoing in the air, an unbelievable spectacle was happening outside. A gigantic pitch-ck shadow slowly approached from the side and ovepped with the ne they were in like a sr eclipse.


    The huge ck shadow had a diameter of at least 10 kilometers. Its shape seemed irregr, but upon closer inspection, it looked a little like an ind that had been pulled up from the ground by an invisible giant hand. Dark red magma dripped down below it, sizzling when they fell on the metallic ground...


    A piercing chill rose in Sheyan��s heart when he saw the huge dark shadow, because he thought this thing looked very familiar. He turned to Ronnie for confirmation.


    Ronnie, too, inhaled sharply in shock when he saw the shadow. He slowly said, ��They��ve even brought the holy trial ground out of the core of the. Looks like this whole thing really is one big trap. Look, the Keystone is activating.��


    A fierce and solemn illusion could be seen hovering above the holy trial ground. It looked like half a piece of something, but also like some kind of de. The ��Keystone�� unraveled by the Queen of des glowed with a strange illumination. Then, something with a curvy outline flew out of it. It could not be clearly identified, but its shape looked like a hook.


    The Queen of des had obviously realised that something was amiss by now. She dashed left and right in the rhombus crystal, seemingly trying to find a way out, but whenever she collided into the crystal barrier, she would be bounced back. All the Zerg outside also madly crashed into the crystal, but to no avail.


    Everyone there could only watch on as the events unfolded. The Keystone shard in the holy trial ground slowly drifted closer to the shard that was shaped like a hook and merged together with it. It was then that everyone saw, when these two objectsbined, they took on the shape of a half broken scythe which looked shockingly simr to the shadow scythe used by the Dark Temrs!


    What��s more, after the two shard piecesbined, the terrifying power contained in them grew stronger at an rming rate despite still being an iplete, broken weapon!


    By themselves, the two shard pieces, despite possessing some threat, were at most like two pieces of uranium-235 that were ced separately; it would take them half a month to a year to kill someone with radiation. But when the shards merged, they were like two pieces of uranium-235 that were put together, creating a supercritical and efficient explosion born from terrifying nuclear fission chain reactions!


    Thebined Keystone shards swung down like a real scythe.Thebined Keystone did not move very fast, but as if it had resonated with the heaven and the earth, it was impossible to hide or escape from. It was just like death itself; no matter how or where you flee, you could not escape from that fate!


    A sh of light between heaven and earth! The body of the Queen of des instantly turned transparent, making her bones clearly visible. This attack seemed to have caused great damage directly to her every cell, her every gene fragment! Her body, which had already stabilised before this, was once again unravelling with a violent howl from the deepest level of her cells!


    The giant rhombus crystal too shattered following the sh. The Queen of des fell down from the air like a meteor with her eyes tightly closed. Numerous Zerg instantly swarmed around their Queen and protected her with their bodies.


    After the rhombus crystal shattered, it poured down from the sky like glittering dewdrops, making for a tragic and deste scene. Then...there was a terrifying explosion!


    It was almost impossible to describe the horror of the explosion with words. The only thing Sheyan could remember was that when the explosion happened, the huge Monster of Cmity that must have weighed more than a thousand tons could put up no resistance at all to the shock wave. The war machine was blown away like a feather in the wind!


    Its emergency protection system was instantly triggered. Because Monster of Cmity was built with highly-advanced Protoss technology, arge number of anti-gravity devices had been incorporated into it. The anti-gravity devices were quickly activated to protect all the crew on the war machine. Unfortunately, the external impact was simply too strong. Before Sheyan fell unconscious, he heard a synthetic voiceing from the control system.


    ��The final emergency measure has been activated... I repeat, the final emergency measure has been activated.��


    ��If the intensity of the turbulence outside remains at the current level for ten more seconds, the war machine will automatically disintegrate. All energy supply modules will be switched to survival mode to prioritise the safety of the crew.��

 Chapter 1363: Escape Capsule

    <h4>Chapter 1363: Escape Capsule</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The explosive power of the crystal was so tremendous that it formed a powerful chain reaction. Sheyan happened to be facing the shock wave, so although there was a buffer time of ten seconds, he had no time to run to the back. He could only run towards the nearest anti gravity escape capsule and smash the emergency button!


    A red light shed non-stop. A pair of steel rings popped out of the floor and bound Sheyan��s ankles so as to locate his position.


    Next, an emergency seat as spacious as a CEO��s chair was pushed towards Sheyan��s butt. As soon as he sat down on it, the seat quickly slid along a track. During this period, seat belts were continuously strapped onto him, binding him firmly to the seat.


    Then, Sheyan��s vision suddenly darkened. He had suddenly been encased in arge airbag. After that, several more airbags followed. They were instantly pumped full of air. Sheyan was spun around so much that he could not even tell which side was up anymore. He was sent into an escape capsule and ejected out at high speed.


    The escape capsule inevitably still had to suffer the wrath of the explosion aftermath. Although Sheyan had over 100 points of Physique, it did nothing to help him at all. Even if he had 200 or even 1000, it would not make much of a difference; he would still turn into ashes if he was situated at the core zone of the explosion. Even though he was at the outer edge, he was still knocked unconscious by the violent shock!


    Fortunately, Sheyan��s ckout was pretty mild. Although his consciousness was a little fuzzy, he still had a vague sense of the outside world. He was like someone who had fallen into a light slumber; if the door was suddenly opened, the person would still sense it.


    Therefore, when Sheyan sensed that the escape capsule had stopped moving, he started to struggle violently, trying to restore the control of the body to the brain that had lost its sense of bnce. His efforts soon paid off. First, it was his index finger, then his thumb... and the bones and joints all over his body started to recover like snakes waking up from hibernation. After that, Sheyan regained control over his whole body.


    The first thing Sheyan recovered was his sense of touch. He felt a hot and humid patch on his forehead, which gradually cooled. That should be a sign of a head injury which was continuously bleeding. After that, he felt the searing pain of several burn wounds on his body, as if he had been baked in fire.


    Finally, he started to recover his vision. It turned from a blur to some vague shadows to double silhouettes, then gradually became clear. He found himself in a deste looking valley, filled with boulders and broken rocks.


    The escape capsule that protected Sheyan was now in a terrible state, especially its exterior. It was like an orange that had been roasted in a fire; a light flick on its surface would make arge amount of ck ash drop off. It was also in tatters, as if it had been gnawed by numerous beasts with sharp fangs. If it were not for the metallic te inside which was now exposed, the escape capsule would have turned out even worse.


    The cover of the escape capsule was long gone, as if it had been hacked away, so Sheyan was directly exposed to the cold air. There was arge pool of dried blood on his head, which had turned ckish. This was obviously not ideal. The sharp odour of blood could easily attract over creatures that had a sensitive sense of smell.


    The good news was that the built-inputer of the escape capsule was still functioning, and the emergency supply package inside was quite sufficient. Sheyan checked the records and found that Pontin��s manufacturing skills were indeed pretty amazing. ording to the records, the Monster of Cmity had performed a total of six ejections before it disintegrated, all of which were sessful. Sheyan��s escape capsule was the only one ejected in the direction of the shock wave, so the rest must be in a much better condition than him. That was a relief.


    Sheyan also saw a video recording. After the Queen of des, having been cut by the scythe, descended from the air like a fallen leaf, countless Zerg had recklessly leaped up to use their bodies as shields for her majesty. In front of the terrible explosion, even the most powerful Ultralisk was gobbled up by the light and annihted in an instant... but the Zerg still rushed to protect their queen without any hesitation!


    But at that moment, Sheyan suddenly heard the sounds of stones falling nearby, and after that, the sound of two people conversing with each other.


    ��Hey, is it here? Are you sure this is the ce?��


    ��Yeah, it��s definitely here. I��m sure I saw it right.��


    ��Do you think there��ll be any danger?��


    ��Danger, my foot. Didn��t you see how powerful the explosion was? Even we, who were over seven kilometers away, haven��t recovered from it yet. What can a tiny escape capsule do?��


    ��But Grey, Artemis asked us to check out if there��s anything unusual in the west. If she finds out that we came here to make some side earnings, the consequences will be very serious.��


    ��If you don��t say it and I don��t say it, how would she know? I��m telling you Gavin, don��t lose your mind over her big tits and big ass. Sure, she��s a slut, but do you really think you��ve got a chance? The men who wish to f*ck her are lining up for miles. Look at Roonie, the fool. Can you sacrifice more than he did? And yet, how did he end up? That��s why, Gavin, we must always look for our own profit first and foremost. What��s the use of making that slut happy?��


    As the two men were conversing, a rock beside them suddenly exploded. A muscr figure broke through the cover and dashed out like a tiger charging down the mountain. The shattered rocks sted Gavin��s face, making him scream in pain. It was Sheyan!


    He first bumped into Grey��s chest, then grabbed him!


    But Grey instantly responded with a move no one could have expected. The moment Sheyan exerted force with his hands, he instantly knew something was wrong. The thing he grabbed did not feel like a human hand at all, but something like an inted balloon. As Sheyan��s grip tightened, the thing he grabbed exploded with a bang. Air and dust sshed wildly, and a leaf slowly drifted down. The real Grey was already more than ten meters away.


    The short but stocky man had a long box in his hand. He reached inside and took out a grey whip. Upon a closer look, the whip appeared to be made of chained human bones. It exuded eeriness.


    Grey did not deign to talk any trash. When he swung the whip, there was a loud bang, and Sheyan��s eyes suddenly shed with surprise. The whip did not look very impressive, but when it was swung just now, bluish-white electricity had streaked through the air, and there were crying sounds!


    When Sheyan charged forward again, Grey naturallyshed at him with the whip. Sheyan protected himself with the glove that G-spot had transformed into and continued running forward. The whip wound around his arm once.


    Sheyan suddenly shivered. He felt as if there was a ck hole at the spot where the whip coiled around his arm, which was sucking all the heat out of his body. What��s more, within seconds after contact, a thickyer of ice which smelled terrible had formed on his arm.


    Gavin then pulled out a rocketuncher and fired it at Sheyan! Sheyan was wary of this kind of weapon that had slow firing speed but high destructive power. Before having more information about the enemy, he dared not take the shot head on.


    With no other choice, he could only roll away in the hope of avoiding the brunt of the attack, but when he turned back to look, he saw that the rocket had also made a turn and was still flying towards him! In addition, Grey had pulled another whip out of nowhere and it was extending towards Sheyan with killing intent that was raging like a turbulent river! It casually whipped Sheyan on the back. The Marine armour Sheyan was wearing instantly split apart like a butterfly, the fragments flying everywhere!


    The rocket exploded violently with a loud bang. Sheyan, who was burned ck, suddenly burst out of the smoke, G-spot on his left hand shapeshifting into Evil Sword Apophis. Greyshed out at him again. Sheyan blocked the whip with Apophis, but the whip was unfortunately flexible, so even though it was blocked, the tip still turned and struck Sheyan. It traced a crimson trail on Sheyan��s face and took away a strip of his flesh!


    Furthermore, it appeared that the whip had the ability to suck blood. Not even a drop of blood had flowed out of the wound, while the flesh around the wound became rotten like the flesh of a corpse. The rot was quickly spreading. If the rotten flesh was not cut away in time, the infection would likely be more serious.


    Sheyan endured a few more of their attacks. He realised that in terms of trickery, weirdness, and nimbleness, he was no match for the opponents at all! On the contrary, he had taken quite a beating. He immediately took a deep breath, and his feet pierced into the soil like they were taking root!


    The horrifying illusion of the ��Stairway of the Sun�� appeared, waving its tendrils about like they were whips. Countless viruses, invisible to the naked eye, spread happily in the air. A mocking look entered Sheyan��s eyes. He squeezed a few words out from between his teeth.


    ��You idiots.... Break out, SARS!��

 Chapter 1364: Naive

    <h4>Chapter 1364: Naive</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    As the horrifying viruses spread in every direction, a series of symptoms broke out in the two men who had gained the upper hand so far, Grey and Gavin.


    But even more terrifying was that they did not even know what was happening, what was causing the severe coughs and pain! There was nothing in the battle log, but the damage and pain were very real. They could clearly feel their health and stamina seeping out of them, like hot water which seeped through the cracks in a cold ss little by little.


    Seeing Grey covering his mouth while coughing blood, Sheyan shrugged and even had time to spread his arms apologetically before smashing Grey with a punch!


    A moment earlier, Grey would have had at least seven ways to deal with this punch, but right now, he could not even perform one of them. The only thing he could do was to harden his muscles and endure the hit!


    After taking Sheyan��s punch, the entire left side of Grey��s face immediately swelled up, and several broken teeth flew out of his mouth. His whole body flipped back like he was performing a somersault before he hit the ground heavily. Blood overflowed out of his mouth and seeped into the thirsty soil, which greedily absorbed the viscous liquid rich with nutrients. Arge dark brown patch spread beneath him.


    Gavin was originally charging forward for a well-calcted pincer attack with Grey, but the SARS virus had already started multiplying rapidly in his body. After an involuntary sneeze, the attack was no longer anywhere close to being ��well-calcted��. He looked as if he was sending his face right towards Sheyan��s fist.


    So there was another dull thud of fist connecting with flesh.


    Gavin immediately followed in Grey��s footsteps. His hair was caught by Sheyan, and his abdomen took Sheyan��s knee. He took a few unsteady steps back in pain. He turned out to be quite weak in closebat. Next, Sheyan grabbed his throat with one hand, lifted him up, and mmed him into a rock protruding from the ground WWE style! Gavin instantly let out a wail of agony. He grabbed his waist and rolled around on the ground in pain.


    Grey, of course, could not just sit back and watch his ally being mercilessly abused like this. He charged at Sheyan, ignoring his pain, and whipped Sheyan��s back again. The attack this time was vicious; it carved away a strip of flesh and skin at least a metre long from Sheyan��s back. The wound was deadly pale, and it was emitting smoke that smelled horrible!


    But before Grey could retract the whip, it was already grabbed by Sheyan. Then, Sheyan charged at him like a raging bull. The blood-red longsword in his hand pierced through Grey��s heart as quick as lightning!


    The usefulness of SARS was evident in times like this. If Sheyan were to meet someone with extremely skillfulbat techniques who could put him in a situation where he could only defend passively without any chance to fight back, the powerful SARS would level the ying field.


    After that, the enemy may still be able to attack Sheyan, but they would also have to face Sheyan��s ferocious counterattack afterwards, which means both sides had to trade blows. However, in terms of defence and survivability, Sheyan was a freak even among MTs. In terms of offence, Sheyan had a legendary equipment like G-spot that could transform into various bizarre weapons at a moment��s notice! The oue of trading blows with Sheyan was obvious!


    ***


    Sheyan yanked Apophis out, but blood did not ssh everywhere as he had imagined. The sword had only left a seemingly insignificant wound on Grey��s body. Apophis, however, was glowing such a bright crimson that it looked as though the blood of the enemy had been absorbed into the sword.


    When Sheyan pulled the sword out, Grey immediately felt as if his spirit and soul were all pouring out of the wound like a hundred rivers flowing back into the sea. He never thought that he could ever feel so weak and helpless!


    The feeling was like the weakness when one had not eaten for seven days straight, and like the emptiness when a man had just ejacted. The feeling of weakness almost made him fall to the ground. Even breathing had be a heavy burden for him.


    This was why Evil Sword Apophis was so powerful. The horrible ��Extinction�� ability had destroyed the digitalised characteristic at the spot where Grey was wounded. Sheyan kicked Grey on the chin, causing him to flip backwards with a difficult somersault sequence. Grey��s jaw bone broke into several pieces, and even the tip of his tongue was identally bitten off. Blood gushed through the air.


    ��AAAARRGGHH!! GO TO HELL!!�� Gavin had recovered a little after catching a momentary breath. Witnessing hispanion being tortured, he was so furious that fire was almost spitting out of his eyes. In his hands were two Uzi submachine guns that were glowing silver. Gavin aimed at Sheyan and pulled both triggers.


    The Uzi submachine guns were only 40 cm long at most, but the tongues of me which shot out of their muzzles reached the astonishing length of half a metre. The theoretical firing speed of these guns was 1500 rounds per minute, so the shells were being ejected from their rears in a frenzy. The shells actually hurt when they hit the face, and the hot touch carried an intense smell of smoke.


    However, Gavin was shocked at that moment, because he saw the man in front of him burying his head low and charging forward while withstanding the hail of bullets from two Uzi submachine guns! Some of the bullets that hit him were bounced away, while some prated into his flesh and fell off carrying blood on them. The guy looked like a metallic monster wrapped in human skin!


    Sheyan did not do too much after he reached Gavin. A sh of blood-red, and Gavin��s left hand flew away. The hand was still holding on tightly to the Uzi submachine gun, and its finger was still pulling the trigger. There was fire all over the ce, and the bullets flew in chaos.


    Then, with a growl, Sheyan grabbed Gavin by the neck and hurled him at a nearby rock!! The rock broke in an instant, and at the same time, so did poor Gavin��s spine.


    The fight was basically settled after that. The two men had very tight lips, but Sheyan believed that he could probably pry something out of them if he was willing to spend the time and effort. However, thest thing Sheyan wanted to do now was to waste time, so without a word, he grabbed their hair and slit their throats one after another like he was butchering chickens!


    The two men provided Sheyan with eight achievement points as well as a silver storyline weapon: the Uzi submachine gun, and a pair of ordinary silver storyline boots. It was a pity that the best item did not drop. In order tofort himself, Sheyan could only tell himself that his luck was being saved up for next time.


    Sheyan took a short rest to bandage his wounds. He found that the spots hit by the damn bone whip were obviously healing very slowly, and they were also emitting a rotten smell which should not exist on living humans. Moreover, this strange power was not under the scope of what the ��Stairway of the Sun�� could deal with. Sheyan spected that it should be something akin to cadaveric poison, like those in horror movies. Fortunately, with the backing of his strong Physique, the wounds were still tenaciously healing.


    ��You think I can��t get any information out of you if you don��t tell me anything?�� Sheyan stared at the two corpses in front of him with a smirk. ��Naive!��


    ��Less than ten minutes had passed from the moment of explosion to the moment Inded. The fact that you guys managed to rush here in such a short period of time proves one thing �C your hiding spot is somewhere high up that took little to no impact from the explosion, so you could monitor every move from that ce. ��


    ��I clearly remember that the ancient Protoss city did not have a spot like that at all. In that case, the answer is obvious. You guys were on a flying machine, and it was a flying machine that can turn invisible. In the Starcraft universe, there is amon vehicle that meets this requirement, and that��s the Terran��s Wraith!��


    Aftering to that conclusion, Sheyan kept analysing:


    ��Six escape capsules were ejected, so why was I the first one you guys look for? The answer is actually pretty simple. It��s because the other five escape capsules were probably ejected in the same direction, so theynded close together. Meanwhile, I was by myself and was hit by the explosion shock wave head on, so my escape capsule naturally became your first target!��


    ��Hmm, if I were you guys, what would I do next? If the people I sent out don��te back, there are two likely exnations for that. Either they had died in an ident, or they had found something really valuable, so they had no intention ofing back. Since you sent those people toe look for treasures among the scraps, you should be pretty confident that there won��t be any idents. ��


    ��In that case, based on the theory that human nature is evil, you will definitely be more inclined to believe in the second exnation... Therefore, your response should be to send a group of people who are good at tracking and has high mobility to hunt down the traitors... That means dividing your troops. Hey, that��s a great chance for me.��


    After analysing the situation in his mind, Sheyan felt that he had grasped the crux of the matter, so after cleaning up the crime scene a little, he went in the direction Gavin and Grey came from.


    After moving for less than two kilometers, Sheyan, thanks to his ultra-high Perceptive Sense and ample preparation work, encountered a group of contestants who were moving forward in a hurry. It appeared that Sheyan��s deduction was spot on.

 Chapter 1365: Counterfeit Keystone

    <h4>Chapter 1365: Counterfeit Keystone</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    These contestants only had Gavin and Grey in mind. All of them firmly believed that those two had struck it rich and had run away with the treasures they found, so they were naturally anxious to catch up to the traitors. They had no attention to spare to their surroundings at all.


    So Sheyan let them pass without stopping them. After walking for about five or six more minutes, he climbed up a high ground to survey the surroundings. By this time, Sheyan was already pretty confident in his deduction.


    ��The principle behind the Wraith��s stealth function isn��t veryplicated. The Wraith needs to store electrical power so as to continuously supply energy to the light refraction device on it. That��s why after being in stealth mode for a certain period of time, the Wraith must deactivate stealth mode to store energy again. Now that the Protoss have achievedplete victory, those people wouldn��t dare to fly around in a Wraith that can��t turn invisible... ��


    While he was analysing the situation, Sheyan had climbed to the top of the high terrain. The unique Prussian bluend of the Lost Temple unfolded in front of Sheyan. As he surveyed the terrain ahead, his eyes narrowed.


    ��So, their best option would be to temporarilynd the Wraith and camouge it. Not only can they reduce the chances of the Wraith being found, they can also save some fuel... The Wraith doesn��t have the ability to take off andnd vertically, and this area is filled with rugged mountainous terrains, so there aren��t many ces that are suitable for a Wraith to take off andnd... That��s it, that should be the ce! Hmph, Miss Artemis, I bet you didn��t expect an uninvited visitor like me!��


    ***


    The ce was a hidden cave.


    There was a huge piece of rock that protruded out of the cliff above the cave entrance, and it cast arge shadow. If one were to look from above, it would look like nothing but amon boulder. Nobody would spare it a second nce.


    But if one were to stand on the ground and look at the ce with their gaze parallel to the ground, they would see a cave below the rock. The cave had a small entrance but arge belly. The space inside was at least as big as a basketball court, and it was more than 20 metres high.


    There was ayer of camouge film covering the entrance of the cave. The camouge film was a rather advanced piece of technology. From the outside, the entrance of the cave looked no different from a rock wall. The disguise would only be discovered if someone were to walk close and touch it. However, the person would also receive a strong electric shock, and a warning would be sent to the people inside.


    The camouge wall would also block out the light from the inside and filter out sound and smell.


    After walking past the camouge wall, one would immediately see a Wraith on the right side of the cave. It appeared to have been purposefully modified. The Gemini air-to-air missiles and the 25 mm burstsers in its weapon system had been dismantled, so it hadpletely lost the ability to attack air and ground units.


    In fact, the whole weapon system, ammunition supply system, and ammo storage had been removed. But because of that, a lot of space was opened up in the Wraith. The space had been used to install two ��Falcon�� engines, which increased the maximum eleration of the Wraith by 175% and its maximum speed by 271%.


    What��s more, the stealth duration of the Wraith had been greatly improved by the additional instation of a kic solenoid pack.


    In the open space to the right of the Wraith, a campfire had been lit. The warmth of the campfire had driven out the dry, cold odour inside the cave. Half a sheep was being roasted on the fire, its skin already golden, and it was letting out the mouth watering smell of cooked meat.


    There was also an amorous smell in the air inside the cave, which should have been caused by recent sexual activities. A woman with an hourss figure was sitting beside the fire. Her eyes were curled like half moons, and looked as if they were able to speak. Her cheeks were unnaturally flushed. Two men were either sitting or lying downzily beside her, their exposed chest revealing their solid muscles.


    ��What if those guys decided not toe back too, Artemis?�� A man with a scar on his face asked.


    Artemis raised an eyebrow. She exuded seductiveness.


    ��They wouldn��t dare. Two people can still coordinate their interests sessfully, but how do you expect them to split the profit into four? And even if they��re really alright with that, I��ll just go look for them myself and skin them alive, then fly their skins as kites!�� sneered Artemis.


    ��You��re way overthinking it, James. Artemis�� judgment has always been urate. There��s no need to worry,�� said the other manzily.


    James snorted. ��Are you absolutely sure that the thing you made can really block our smell from leaking outside, Gyan? If it doesn��t work as you say, we��ll all be Zerg food.��


    ��Are you doubting my skills? Artemis herself hasn��t said anything. Who do you think you are?�� Gyan immediately jumped up and retorted angrily.


    Even though anger was gradually creeping into the voices of the two men, Artemis seemed indifferent to the fact. In fact, she liked seeing men fight because of her. However, James�� words seemed to have reminded her of something. She took out an object from the box beside her.


    The object was a bottle made from a transparent material. It looked rather strange, as if it was made of ice. But more importantly, the content of the bottle was the fake ��Keystone�� used by the Protoss to lure the Queen of des into the trap!


    When Gyan saw the bottle, he said proudly, ��The crystals I produce contain dimensional powers; nothing will leak out of them. So don��t worry, Artemis. Although this thing can��t be kept in our personal storage space yet, keeping it in a crystal bottle I made is just as good. There��s basically no difference.��


    ��Oh, really?�� Artemis gave him a stare, and the ample heaps on her chest shook. She suddenly shed him a coquettish smile and said, ��Of course I trust you, Gyan.��


    Gyan appeared to be in a daze. He looked like even his bones had melted because of the smile. However, he could not help questioning, ��But, Artemis, why were you so determined to get your hands on this thing despite knowing the sacrifices it��d cause us? This is obviously just bait to be thrown away after use!��


    Artemis rolled her eyes and stared at him mockingly. James quickly interjected, ��You fool, what could we have done in that situation without exposing ourselves? It��s already pretty lucky that we managed to get our hands on this. Besides, didn��t you hear Artemis say that when the Queen of des was holding this thing, the look of obsession on her face was definitely real? That, together with the fact that it can��t be kept in our personal storage, proves that it must be something extraordinary!��


    When Artemis looked at the fake Keystone in the crystal bottle, she suddenly had a serious look on her face.


    ��I saw it clearly. The Protoss trap may have been powerful, but they couldn��t kill the Queen of des. In fact, my instinct tells me that they never wanted to kill the Queen of des in the first ce!��


    ��That��s impossible!�� eximed James in surprise. ��The Protoss should hate the Queen of des down to the bones!��


    ��The best way to get revenge on a person is not to simply kill them, especially someone like the Queen of des who have long ceased to care about death. What she fears most is to be deprived of her own powers. Why do so many millionaires choose to end their own lives when they go bankrupt? It��s very simple for them to go on living, but once they��ve possessed something, they couldn��t bear to live with the pain of losing it,�� said Artemis confidently.


    ��But... But what does that have to do with us keeping the fake stuff?�� doubted Gyan with a frown.


    Artemis sighed. ��Don��t you understand? Since this thing is so tempting to the Queen of des, the first thing we have to do is, of course, to find out why. Plus, there��s a great chance that the Queen of des is still alive... Do I really have to spell it out for you? Of course we must find a way to make a deal with the great Queen! I��m sure she��ll be very generous.��


    Gyan��s showed a look of sudden realisation. He was just about to say something when a loud voice echoed in the whole cave.


    ��Ha ha ha ha! Not bad! Very well analysed, as expected of Artemis! In that case, the thing is mine now!��


    The words were quite tyrannical. At the same time, the expressions of Artemis and Gyan changed. They immediately leaped up and enteredbat-ready mode. Artemis was dual-wielding daggers. Together with her thin waist andrge hips, she truly did seem like a queen bee. Meanwhile, Gyan had magically ��made�� a shield and was standing in front of her!


    The two pair of eyes immediately surveyed the surroundings. Their gazes fell on James who was leaning against the wall.


    To be precise, they were looking at his expression.


    It was a mix of fear, pain, and disbelief!


    The sharp tip of a blood-red sword was protruding out of James�� throat!


    Then, the tip of the sword suddenly disappeared. The stone wall behind James shattered and copsed, having been smashed by a fist! Following that, a ferocious young man with thick ck eyebrows appeared in front of them. He held an ordinary-looking blood-red sword in his hand, but when their eyesid upon the sword, their minds could not help but scream!


    The young man was Sheyan. Thanks to his strong Perceptive Sense, he easily saw through the camouge at the cave entrance. G-spot then transformed into a pair of mining gloves, and Sheyan dug his way in from the side of the cave. He sessfully sneaked inside and managed to overhear a string of secrets.


    After that, Sheyan gave James a heavy blow with ��Extinction��!

 Chapter 1366: Chaotic Battle

    <h4>Chapter 1366: Chaotic Battle</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    When an ordinary person had their throat pierced by a sharp weapon, it would mean certain death, but to a powerful contestant, it was merely a heavy injury. Even though the digitalised property of the throat was gone, the rest of James�� body was still digitalised, and it was tenaciously maintaining James�� life.


    He twitched and rolled around on the ground. Gurgling noises came from his throat, and blood poured out of it inrge amount. However, his eyes were still vicious, and he hatefully hugged Sheyan��s feet, trying to forcefully bring him to the ground!


    At the same time, Gyan also used his innate ability. An orange glow close to the shade of red suddenly enshrouded the area. The Physique of everyone in range instantly increased by 20.


    Gyan��s innate ability was not too strong, but it was not bad either. First, it was effective on everyone in range. Second, it could stack with many other rted bonuses, and once it did, it would not be limited by distance anymore, only by its duration of one hour. The ability was rather practical.


    With 20 points of increase in his Physique, James instantly calmed down. He was now determined to pull Sheyan down to the ground. Both his hands were wrapped around Sheyan��s legs tightly, and he had learned some martial arts throwing techniques, so he had all the advantages and was feeling quite confident.


    But unexpectedly, when James exerted force on his hands, he received the notification that his throwing technique had failed!


    A chill instantly crept into his heart. Sheyan stomped down on his chest, and several of his ribs broke with loud cracks. Sheyan then immediately dashed towards the flirtatious woman named Artemis!


    Sheyan firmly believed that a problem like her must be resolved as early as possible, or she would forever be a thorn in Ronnie��s heart, a fatal weakness. Since Ronnie was already one of his men, Sheyan would of course prefer him to have as few weaknesses as possible.


    Seeing Sheyan charging at her fiercely, Artemis did not seem too rmed. Her movements actually left multiple afterimages in the air. This was an ability of hers that was both offensive and defensive. If she was hurt, some of the damage would be shared by the afterimages, and when she attacked, the afterimages would also perform the corresponding actions, so the power of the attack would multiply.


    Artemis and Gyan had worked together for so long that their cooperation was seamless. One of them specialised in offence while the other in defence. James specialised in crowd control, so the three of them originally formed a perfect golden triangle, but unfortunately, he had been ambushed by Sheyan. He initially still had some strength left, but after being stomped by Sheyan, thatst bit of strength seemed to be gone too.


    Artemis was a smart, calctive woman. Sheyan had sneaked in quietly and ambushed James with a fierce strike, eliminating him from the fight with just one move, so she naturally thought that Sheyan was an assassin-type.


    But what happened nextpletely overturned her conjecture. James failed to throw Sheyan to the ground because he failed the Strength check. It was no surprise that Sheyan��s stomp after that had left James half dead.


    Therefore, Artemis immediatelybelled Sheyan with a tag of ��possessing decent Strength��. In addition, she also knew that it took a Perceptive Sense of 50 or more to see through the camouge at the cave entrance.


    So in Artemis�� mind, she immediately judged Sheyan��s Strength as A, Perceptive Sense as B+, and his Agility seemed to be around B. In addition, Sheyan had shown that he possessed strong closebat ability.


    So, Artemis�� final evaluation of Sheyan was... a Berserker.


    And therefore, based on her wealth ofbat experience, and the fact that they still had other party members outside, Artemis decided on the strategy of fighting offence with offence! If they could quickly deal with this guy before their other teammatese back, they would not have to share the spoils with them.


    In fact, with the advantage in numbers that they currently had, there was nothing wrong with Artemis�� strategy.


    The only mistake in her assumption was...Sheyan was much more durable than she thought!


    Sheyan stood in the middle of the cave and stared at the two opponents with a toothy grin.


    ��Do you want to give me the thing now, or do I have to step over your dead body to get it?��


    Artemis ced her hands on her hips and chuckled. ��You think the ce we chose is so simple? You��re not walking out of here alive!��


    As soon as she said that, a strong ray of light was suddenly emitted from the nearby wall. It shined on another wall, and was then reflected onto another. After multiple reflections, the whole cave was now filled with countless reflected light columns. Sheyan��s vision became greatly impaired! No matter how strong his digitalised body was, it was impossible to defy physiologicalws and be unaffected by strong light!


    While his vision was filled with a fuzzy whiteness, Sheyan suddenly sensed something amiss. He instantly tilted his head, and Artemis cut a long trail of wound on his cheek. Sheyan immediately turned around and counter attacked, yet he hit nothing but air!


    Sheyan instantly knew that something was wrong. His feet dug into the rocky ground and took root. The tendrils of the ��Stairway of the Sun�� illusion immediately extended in all directions below the ground!


    Then, the ferocious SARS virus joyfully spread like the cheers in a carnival, filling up the air in the cave. In that instant, both Artemis and Gyan could smell the scent of a trap. The sharp pain that had assaulted all their nerves was not only sudden, but also filled them with the fear of the unknown. More importantly, none of the things happening to them was showing up on the battle log!


    Sheyan closed his eyes and grinned at the two people in front of him.


    ��Now we��re even.��


    Artemis stared daggers at him, but did not speak. However, her back began to slowly bulge into a fist-sized lump. The lump burst open like a cocoon, and a pair of wings sprang out of it. The wings were originally folded, and when they were stretched out, they became a pair of transparent wings like those possessed by dragonflies and fairies!


    Artemis was already a fourth-order Temperer!


    She already had the ability to mutate a part of her body to enhance her fighting ability!


    Artemis proceeded tounch another attack on Sheyan. Even before this, her movements already carried afterimages, and with the addition of the wings, she now moved as fast as a spirit. Furthermore, Sheyan��s vision was currently greatly affected!


    Artemis immediately sprinted towards Sheyan with astonishing quickness. Sheyan was never good at dodging to begin with. A gush of blood soon flew out of his chest as he muffled a groan.


    In truth, if Sheyan did try and dodge the stab, he actually had a chance of avoiding it, but he did not have much of a dodging instinct. His first reaction was usually to parry the strike, a result of his identity as an MT. The others left their backs to him because they believed in him. If he shrunk back like a turtle every time there was danger, he would expose his teammate��s vital parts to the enemy...


    But after Artemis�� attack was sessful, she did not expect the side effect of SARS, ��SARS Asphyxia��, to suddenly assault her (��SARS Asphyxia��: The SARS virus spreads to the enemy��s respiratory tract, causing asphyxiation. The enemy will immediately suffer 100 points of true damage. Besides that, the enemy��s movement speed will drop by 50%, and the enemy��s hit rate will drop to 0%. These stats will slowly recover to their original values in the next 10 seconds.). With Artemis�� speed, Sheyan��s counter attack would never have hit her, but after her movement speed was reduced by 50%, Sheyan��s sword hacked down right towards her head!


    The bone-chilling crimson sh was, of course, the unique signature of Apophis! The sword was characterised by its viciousness; it would hurt its wielder first before hurting the enemy. The sword was still half a metre away from Artemis, but the woman could already sense the vicious chill. Every hair on her body stood upright. She screamed and tried to move away, but her body simply would not respond quickly enough!


    Fortunately, Artemis was not alone in this fight!


    Next to her was an MT who was willing to die for her.


    Gyan was currently over seven metres away from Artemis. He instantly hurled his shield, which met with the sword that Sheyan, who had his eyes closed, was swinging down!


    A crisp ng filled the air. Such a sound was the result when two weapons of iparable grades collided. The sword G-spot transformed into was a high-tier legendary weapon, while the shield was only silver storyline grade at best. When the shield met with Sheyan��s downward chop at full might, sparks flew, and the resulting noise sounded a little off.


    The shield throw was a personal skill of Gyan��s, which was specifically used to protect an ally in the distance. After throwing the shield out, it would fly back. When Gyan saw the crack left on the surface of the shield, he shouted at Artemis in a hoarse voice, ��Be careful! That guy��s weapon... might be legendary grade!��


    Artemis�� mouth was slightly agape. A glint of resentment and greed crept into her eyes. She instantly rolled away and stayed on the ground afterwards. Her ample breasts rose and fell with her breathing, but unfortunately, Sheyan could not see them, so this kind of seduction was of no use to him at all.


    Artemis�� eyes that were staring at the blood-red weapon in Sheyan��s hand suddenly turned resolute. ��This ce will be your grave!�� she yelled.

 Chapter 1367 - The Gathering Spot of Earth Elementals

    <h4>Chapter 1367 - The Gathering Spot of Earth Elementals</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    As soon as Artemis�� words concluded, something glowing with an earthy yellow light appeared in the vicious woman��s hand. At first, it seemed like a miniature model which could be held in one hand, but when Sheyan��s gaze fell upon it, it felt as oppressive as a towering peak. It was surely not a simple object.


    Sheyan was certainly not the kind of honest, upright man who must wait for his opponent to be ready before he initiated a fight. He forcefully endured the dazzling light and the dizziness as he rushed at Artemis, looking as hungry and fierce as a person could be. In Sheyan��s n, the best oue was to nip the object��s activation in the bud before it could take effect.


    But things did not always go ording to Sheyan��s will. The price of charging forward so recklessly was to be chopped on the back by Gyan��s axe. The axe actually carried three elements �C ice, poison and electricity �C and they burst out together!


    Although Sheyan was immune to poison, the ice and electricity still worked against him. The attack inflicted on him a frozen status which reduced his movement speed by 30%, as well as a paralysis status which further decreased his movement speed by 20%, so his movement speed was reduced by 50% overall! In addition, the paralysis status also reduced his attack speed and casting speed by 15%!


    Because of this, Sheyan��s hand abruptly slowed down. It reached Artemis at least one and a half secondster than expected.


    Sheyan instantly sensed that something was wrong, because unless the woman was already a dead person, she should have immediately dodged when herpanion won her 1.5 seconds of extra time.


    ��Was she scared stiff by my ferocity when I pierced the guy��s throat in one strike?�� As soon as the thought appeared in Sheyan��s mind, he immediately denied the possibility. Besides, considering how shrewd this woman was, if the item required a long time to activate, she would never have activated it in his face.


    These thoughts that flipped through Sheyan��s mind in a sh made Sheyan smell something fishy, so he instinctively retreated and rolled back. The moment he did that, he immediately heard a hateful sigh of regret.


    Sheyan squinted and observed carefully. The ��Artemis�� he was going to attack a moment before suddenly became blurry, then turned into a sphere of liquid with silver ripples! The Artemis was a fake!


    If Sheyan had attacked it without realising this, the mercury bomb would have triggered immediately. Even if Sheyan was immune to its poison, the vapourised mercury would enter his body through his breathing. The oue of that was bound to be bad, maybe extremely bad.


    At this time, the real Artemis was standing in a corner next to the wall. The ��model�� in her hand had been ced on the ground, and it was growing rapidly by absorbing the surrounding soil. The delicate carvings were expanding quickly, turning very life-like. In the end, it formed a pond of about 50-60 square metres which was filled with extremely thick mud. The mud was continuously bubbling like thick porridge boiling in a pot.


    Sheyan had seen his share of rare stuff, so he was able to tell what the thing was. ��The earth elemental gathering spot?�� he could not help but inhale in shock.


    Earth elementals were creatures that could only be found in fantasy worlds. Their bodyposition could be found everywhere, but the elemental creatures themselves were very rare. There were good reasons for this. Earth elementals would only form when the concentration of earth element in a certain world reached a certain level, but more importantly, the total amount of earth element in the world must be high too, because only then would the element condense into a liquid-like state.


    When these two conditions were met, the elemental tides across the world would disy liquid-like characteristics, and strong element vortexes would form in certain special areas. The vortexes would not drown anyone, nor were they fatal. In fact, ordinary people could not detect them at all. But for those who practiced the rted school of magic, they were simply paradise.


    And when an earth element vortex lingered in a certain ce for a long time, the element would slowly umte, and the vortex would give birth to life. That was the origin of earth elementals. And after the first earth elemental was formed, it would promote the flow rate of the element vortex, so the element vortex would further generate more earth elementals. That was the origin of the gathering spot of earth elementals. If the vortex was left undisturbed for a long time, even an earth elemental altar would form. At that time, the surrounding earth elementals would be rock elementals.


    The reason Artemis brought out the object was to build an earth elemental gathering spot on this that had no element vortex! The object obviously must be powered by a very precious crystal. Once the energy in the crystal was exhausted, the element vortex would fade away, and the earth elementals would die like fish that had left the water.


    But before the energy was exhausted, the earth elementals that appear in the earth elemental gathering spot�� was naturally under themand of the user!


    Sheyanunched another attack with a grave expression. However, his vision was greatly impaired, and there was an MT near him who was desperately impeding his path without regard for his own safety, so even someone as absurdly powerful as Sheyan could do nothing to harm Artemis!


    Therefore, when the first mud-drenched earth elemental crawled out of the pond, Sheyan could only step back and ce his back against the wall. This way, he only needed to fend off attacksing from an angle of 180 degrees in front of him.


    The newly formed earth elemental easily sucked rocks from the surroundings to cover the surface of its body. The elemental creature��s upper body was rather simr to a human��s, except that its arms were extremely long and thick. Contrary to its arms, its legs were short and stocky, so its posture appeared very stable.


    As soon as it started moving, the ground started vibrating as if it was a heavy, rolling cube. In addition, its innate power was a ��Slow�� spell. When it raised its arm, a yellow light instantly engulfed Sheyan. His movement speed and attack speed immediately decreased by 30%.


    Then, the earth elemental ran over to Sheyan with heavy steps and smashed down with its heavy arms! Sheyan muffled a groan as he took the hit. At the same time, he stabbed out. His sword pierced into the earth elemental��s chest, and the ��Extinction�� ability was activated!


    A dull sound came from the chest of the earth elemental, as if something had been broken, and its whole body froze. Arge number of cracks started appearing on its body surface, like the cracks in a rice field that hadpletely dried up. Finally, it copsed to the ground into a heap of mud and dust!


    But at the same time, Sheyan grabbed his abdomen and gave a choked cry. It turned out that Artemis, who came and went like a ghost, had seized this opportunity to attack Sheyan, giving him another sh!


    Artemis did not follow up with another attack after the sessful hit; she immediately retreated instead. She seemed determined to gnaw away at Sheyan��s HP until Sheyan dropped dead.


    As the summoner of the earth elemental, Artemis knew very well how strong it was. However, Sheyan had actually insta-killed an earth elemental with one casual strike. Such terrifying power was truly fearsome and almost shocked her speechless!


    But an even bigger part of Artemis�� mind was filled with greed. She highly coveted the legendary weapon Sheyan was wielding. The glow surrounding the pair of weapons in her hands gradually faded away as if they had been sucked into the weapons themselves. Only after that could Sheyan tell that they were actually two strange iron hooks.


    They were actually products from the Pirates of the Caribbean world. Although Sheyan had spent quite a bit of time there, he had never looted any high end stuff like these before, let alone a pair of them.


    Sheyan was forced into a corner. He knew that the situation was unfavourable for him right now. It seemed like he could easily hit the core of the earth elemental to kill it in one strike, but the ��Extinction�� ability was not a low-ss product that could be used for free! Be it the loss of vitality or the loss of achievement points, Sheyan could not bear the cost of its excessive use!


    Sheyan did not n to use ��Withering Impact�� this time as it would cause quite a heavy damage to the surrounding environment. The beginning phase of the ability alone might make the cave copse, burying him and the enemies alive together.


    The most awkward thing about Sheyan��s predicament was that his sight had been greatly affected. His vision was filled with a fuzzy whiteness. Even if he could vaguely see the outline of something, he would see doubles or even triples, so ��Hornrage�� could not be used at all. Although the opponents were disying various ws due to being infected with the SARS virus, he had no way to make use of the openings to attack them in time! Furthermore, among the opponents was an MT who was sticking to him like glue!


    Theoretically speaking, the dark gold leech would work wonders in a situation like this. However, considering Ronnie��sck of survival abilities and the bonus that the dark gold leech provided to the bleeding status, Sheyan had given Ronnie the dark gold leech. Therefore, at the moment, Sheyan suddenly found himself running short of ideas. Fortunately, the opponents were infected with SARS, and its continuous damage was quite considerable when it stacked up. Sheyan still had a chance.


    ��Ugh�� . the key to breaking out of this predicament is not to kill one of them, nor to destroy the damn summoning pool!�� Such an idea shed in Sheyan��s mind, ��It��s to remove myself from the mechanism inside this cave. As long as I recover my vision, I can easily deal with them!��

 Chapter 1368: Overturning the Home Court Advantage

    <h4>Chapter 1368: Overturning the Home Court Advantage</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    ��Of course, the opponents aren��t stupid. They won��t just let me escape from here, which means I have to do something to attract their attention first... hmm, from what I remember, that thing should be to my left!��


    A series of ideas shed quickly through Sheyan��s mind. He feinted a swing of the sword to ward off a surprise attack by Artemis, then dashed towards a rock tform to the side. His goal was the fake Keystone that had been sealed away!


    That��s right. Although Sheyan��s sight was currently greatly affected, he still had his memory to rely on. He was almost certain that the object the enemies regarded as a priceless treasure would be kept there! He would strike where it hurt the enemies most!


    Sheyan did not give two hoots about the crystal bottle protecting the Keystone. After all, in front of Evil Sword Apophis, all protections were merely paper tigers. At most, they were paper tigers made of thick cardboard.


    He swung his sword down. Seeing the sword trace an arc through the air, Artemis and Gyan felt like the sword was shing down at their hearts! It was heading for their weakness, their tender spot!


    In his panic, Gyan threw out his shield again. This was his signature move, a skill he was iparably familiar with, so he would never miss! If the sword kept swinging down, it would certainly hit the shield first.


    Artemis had great understanding with him. Her body blurred like an eel pouncing on prey in water, and she appeared in front of the crystal bottle in the blink of an eye, almost like she had teleported there. She grabbed the bottle and quickly rolled away.


    Sheyan suddenly smirked. Evil Sword Apophis melted into a mercury-like liquid, then took the shape of a pair of mining gloves, enclosing around Sheyan��s hands. Sheyan��s fists mmed into the ground!


    The stone ground shattered and burst, leaving behind arge hole. Borrowing the powerful reaction force, Sheyan bounced into the air with a backward flip andnded nimbly. He stepped backwards with his back to the wall and re-entered the tunnel that he dug before to get into the cave.


    Artemis and Gyan realised with a jolt that they had fallen for the enemy��s trick. An earth elemental had reacted quicker than them and had already chased after Sheyan. Sheyan endured a hit from the earth elemental to grab its arm, then flung it back into the cave. It almost mmed into Gyan who hade pursuing after him.


    About five or six metres into the tunnel, the reflected light could no longer reach Sheyan��s eyes. His eyes were still sore and watery, and his vision blurry, but it was already much better than the situation before where he was as good as blind. That made his courage soar. With the weapon in his hand, his mind immediately gave birth to many vicious thoughts.


    The first thing he did after he rushed out of the cave was to go to the cave entrance and gave the top of the entrance seven or eight punches in a row.


    The gloves on his fists were mining gloves which were especially made to handle all kinds of rocks. The punches immediately triggered a hugendslide, burying the camouge film so deep that it could no longer be seen.


    This way, the despicable light reflection trap inside the cave immediately lost its effect. As long as Sheyan had his vision, he believed that he was strong enough to take on the tandem of Artemis and Gyan, even if they were a Temperer and an Awakener. He had nothing to fear!


    But first, Sheyan must deal with the unending stream of earth elementalsing his way. These thick-skinned creatures could not feel any pain, and they would never turn back after locking on to the enemy. They were also immune to diseases, plus they could unleash the ��Slow�� spell. They were truly very difficult to deal with. Fortunately, the ��Slow�� effect could not stack. After all, the earth elementals could cast ��Slow�� without using any MP, so if its effect could stack, they could just reduce the enemy��s speed by 100%. That would have been too big of a bug.


    Seeing these monsters pouring out of the cave, Sheyan��s scowl deepened. He already had a n in mind.


    He actually rushed back into the cave, enduring the attacks from a few earth elementals while doing so. Because Sheyan had very high Physique and his innate ability had also weakened the negative status, the slowing effect did not work as well as intended. Artemis and Gyan were caught off guard and seemed to be flustered; they obviously did not expect Sheyan to return so soon.


    Sheyan sprinted straight to the Wraith parked inside the cave.


    Sheyan had long learned of the internal structure of the Terran space superiority fighter from Pontin, so he could dismantle it as skillfully as a butcher dismembering a cow. In just two to three seconds, Sheyan smashed the cockpit window and jumped into the cockpit of the Wraith. Although on the surface, the Wraith required fingerprint activation, activating the vehicle was actually no different from what was normally seen in movies, perhaps even simpler....


    Sheyan ducked down to dodge Gyan��s long-range attack while pulling out two wires from the bottom, then twined the metallic parts of the wires together. He smashed his fist on the nearby opticalputer, making it smoke. Then, he turned off two blue-coloured power switches.


    For the finishing touch, he hastily adjusted the direction of the Wraith��s movement, then pushed the control lever so far forward that it touched the bottom. He pushed it so hard that it broke, so he simply slipped it into a slot and left it there. A light blue me jet sprayed out of the rear propeller of the Wraith, and the space fighter started slowly moving towards the big mud pool where the earth elementals gather!


    Artemis and Gyan paled. It was obviously toote to stop the Wraith��s advance. What else could they do now but run away?


    Sheyan leaped out of the cockpit at once. While he was still in the air, he targeted an earth elemental near the exit and used ��Hornrage��. He crossed the distance of 30 meters in the blink of an eye, then activated ��Mind Transmission�� to teleport 30 meters further. He sprinted for a distance, threw himself forward, shrunk his body behind a rock and protected his head with his hands.


    The Wraith rushed into the mud pool that was the earth elemental gathering spot and sunk into it as if it had dropped into a swamp. This behaviour of the Wraith greatly enraged the earth elementals. Like a swarm of killer bees whose hive had been destroyed, they pounced at the Wraith, wantonly ravaging the highly advanced war machine.


    Under the continuous pounding of the earth elementals�� rock hard fists, the Wraith was soon ruined beyond recognition. The high-energy fuel inside started to leak. An earth elemental tyrannically tried to reach into the engine that was still operating. For the earth elemental, its arm was no different from a tool like a hoe or a hammer. It did not matter if it was destroyed; as long as the earth elemental had sufficient energy and soil, it could regenerate a new arm whenever it wanted!


    The anticipated great explosion soon urred!


    The temperature spiked to beyond 5000 degrees Celcius in an instant thanks to thebination of the Wraith��s fuel and the sudden explosion of the Wraith��s engine. In a ce like the cave, the air pressure at the core zone of the explosion had even reached 300 times the normal value!


    Under such conditions, the energy reserves of the earth elemental gathering spot was naturally ignited too. With a dark sh of light, a terrible shock wave poured out in every direction. The superposition of the two explosions resulted in the copse of the mountain range that the cave was located in. Stones weighing hundreds of tons were easily blown away. Where the earth elemental gathering spot was originally situated, a chasm 70-80 metres deep had appeared in the ground.


    Gyan and Artemis could not react in time and were hurt by the aftershock. The jolt left them dizzy and confused. They had only just managed to collect themselves slightly when they saw the culprit, Sheyan, folding his arms in front of his chest and staring at their pathetic state with a warm smile.


    Artemis was immediately enraged. She shouted, ��Attack him, Gyan! The rest of our party will definitely turn back to check on us after such a hugemotion here. As long as we can hold on for a few minutes, he��ll have to run away like a beaten dog!��


    Sheyan suddenlyughed. The sound was quite eerie. ��Do you think I��ll give you a few minutes? So...naive!!!��


    The word ��naive�� dragged on for quite a while. When the word ended, Artemis found that the man��s feet had dug deep into the ground all the way up to his shins, like he was a tree. Numerous terrifying cracks spread out from his feet and extended wildly towards Artemis, reaching her in no time at all!


    A great sense of crisis rose in Artemis. With a shrill scream, arge number of white silky stripes appeared all over her body, as if she had suddenly turned into a huge cocoon.


    The tendril-like cracks originating from Sheyan climbed onto the cocoon, and a bluish-greenyer appeared on it. However, it did not seem to be able to harm Artemis who was hiding inside the cocoon. On the other hand, Gyan, though shining with a silver glow, turned stiff aftering into contact with the tendril-like cracks. A roughyer of bark started growing on his skin!


    At that moment, Sheyan came running. He treaded so hard on the ground that the spots he stepped on broke into pieces, so he left a trail of flying rocks in his wake. With a sh of crimson, his sword stabbed into the silk cocoon produced by Artemis. A shrill cry of agony came from within, but when the cocoon was sliced open, Sheyan found to his surprise that the inside was empty!


    That stunned Sheyan momentarily, but he immediately turned around and stabbed Gyan in the abdomen. Gyan let out a loud scream, but he still desperately attacked Sheyan back because Sheyan had attacked Artemis. His axe swung down on Sheyan��s head and left a bloody wound there, but Sheyanpletely ignored the injury. He threw Gyan into the air, and several tendrils of the ��Stairway of the Sun�� whipped Gyan hard!

 Chapter 1369: The Deadly Counter

    <h4>Chapter 1369: The Deadly Counter</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Although Gyan was an MT, he was still utterly defeated under Sheyan��s unrelenting attacks, mainly because Evil Sword Apophis was simply too absurdly powerful.


    This time, Sheyan did not perform the second half of ��Withering Impact�� after sending Gyan up into the air because his main focus was still on the woman named Artemis. Instead, he waited for Gyan to fall, then swung his sword with a face full of rage. He used the ��Extinction�� ability to hack off Gyan��s right foot.


    This way, although the destructive power of the second half of the ��Withering Impact�� did not materialise, Sheyan would not have to bear the subsequent side effect of not being able to move for a long time. He would thus have enough mobility to pursue after Artemis.


    Being as observant as Sheyan was, he had noticed that, although the cocooning ability shown by Artemis was truly bizarre and unexpected without any exploitable ws, Evil Sword Apophis still managed to cut her, so her dripping blood would leave behind a trail, betraying her whereabouts. What��s more, the ��Stairway of the Sun�� was a kind of nt that was deeply rooted in the earth, so it could clearly sense any faint vibration in the ground.


    Artemis�� footsteps were light, but because the SARS virus would constantly be nibbling away at her health, she would be constantly assailed by the disease��s symptoms such as chest pain, breathing difficulty, high fever and coughs, which would betray her location too.


    Sheyan��s legs were deeply embedded in the ground, his eyes half closed, his ears taking in every bit of sound, however subtle.


    ��Over there!�� Suddenly, Sheyan burst forth like a cheetah. He had heard a very faint coughing from a certain direction. But no matter how light the cough was, it was impossible to hide from Sheyan��s ears.


    As expected, Sheyan saw that the gravel on the ground in that direction showed signs of having been trampled on. The slightly blue ground also had traces of brown in it. He took a deep breath, then raised his right arm!


    Sheyan��s heartbeat elerated to 180 in a sh, and his blood pressure also soared wildly. The raised right hand suddenly turned blue and ck and rapidly grew, the skin on it became full of chaps as if it were bark. The tendrils of the ��Stairway of the Sun�� danced about excitedly.


    Sheyan smashed his fist into the ground.


    Arge number of fissures spread forward like roots to surround an empty space more than 20 metres ahead. The ground suddenly exploded, and soil sshed. Seven or eight illusions of giant tendrils had burst forth from the ground and iled wildly like the tentacles of a giant octopus. They wrapped around something in the empty space!


    When the attack wasunched, Sheyan seemed to have suddenly found some insights and had finally broken through certain shackles in his body. The giant tendrils spun at a high speed and dragged a huge spindle shaped ellipsoid out of the void!


    A shrill cry came from inside it, and a clear sound akin to cloth tearing apart was heard. Following a sh of light, the tendrils were chopped into pieces and vanished in the air. Artemis rolled out of the void. She was wearing a tight suit that hugged her body closely. This tight suit had vivid round nodes on the chests, navel, knees and elbows, and would sh with electricity from time to time. It was the standard issue invisibility suit worn by Terran Ghosts.


    The suit could refract light so as to achieve an invisibility effect. However, it needed to consume MP continuously to do that, which made its usage requirement very high. Artemis surprisingly could use it.


    But at this moment, the invisibility suit had be so ragged that it could hardly be recognised anymore. Only a portion of the stealth function was still in effect; the rest had ceased functioning while emitting electric sparks. Therefore, Artemis�� appearance right now was rather strange. Only some parts of her were visible. However, with her beautiful, curvy body, it was rather provocative.


    But Sheyan only had eyes for the object in Artemis�� left hand!


    The object was none other than a crystal container!


    ��You still think you can run away?�� he asked Artemis tly.


    Artemis screamed furiously, fire almost seemed to being out of her eyes. The short hook on her other hand shined with a dazzling golden light, and the transparents wings on her back fluttered. Sheyan could only feel a gust of wind, and the next thing he knew, a stream of blood was gushing out of his body! But more terrifying was that Sheyan did not even have a chance to counter attack after being struck by the woman!!


    However, Sheyan had always believed that if there was no chance, then he simply had to create one; if he had no confidence, then create some. Despite the major speed disparity between the two sides, Sheyan covered the wound on his chest and immediately gave chase!


    SARS symptoms broke out in Artemis again. Sheyan, who initially seemed like he had no chance of catching up, immediately seized the opportunity to pounce on her! Screams and groans sounded at the same time...


    ***


    Less than ten minutester, Sheyan could be seen covering up the wounds on his body with his hands. There were about seven or eight messy, bloody wounds, so deep that his bones were visible; it was truly a grim sight. Blood seeped out of them incessantly and silently flowed down his legs to the soil. His gait was unsteady, and his steps were heavy, leaving behind a horrifying trail of bloody footprints in his wake.


    However, his eyes were still firm, and there was a trace of ruthlessness in them! There were no signs of wavering!


    Both ��Gloryheal�� and honorary dosage were now on cooldown, and he had less than half his HP left. Gyan and Artemis had proven to be much more difficult to deal with than he had initially imagined.


    However, there was no doubt that he now had the upper hand.


    He had the absolute upper hand.


    Gyan��s corpse behind him was enough to prove this point.


    Gyan did not die in peace. Even now, his eyes were still wide open. The only hand he had left, his right hand, still seemed like it wished to grab onto something tightly. It appeared that even up to the moment of his death, he still tried his best to carry out his responsibility as an MT of holding off the enemy. Unfortunately, his hand could no longer grab anything.


    Artemis was kneeling on the ground, gasping violently. She actually seemed to be in a much better state than Sheyan was, but her injuries were definitely heavier! The formidable power of Evil Sword Apophis was beyond doubt!


    Artemis felt her head spinning. After her right lung that was pierced by Apophis had lost its digitised characteristic, it had naturally lost the function of supplying oxygen to her body. Of course, her two hooks were very powerful as well, but Sheyan was no weakling either. In addition, SARS had smoothened the disparity in speed between both sides, so in a situation where two sides that had somewhat simr attack power traded blows, the side that had lower defence and HP would of coursee off worse �C much worse!


    Sheyan wiped away the blood from the corner of his mouth and smiled at Artemis.


    ��Say yourst words. I��ll give you ten seconds, for Ronnie��s sake.��


    Artemis�� expression changed to one of bewilderment.


    ��Ronnie??? You know Ronnie? ��


    ��Of course! He calls me boss now. You��re a thorn in his heart, and if I don��t pull this thorn out, he��ll never return to his strongest state,�� replied Sheyan with a smirk.


    Artemis was actually secretly nning on how she should negotiate with Sheyan, but when she heard that, a feeling of despair instantly overcame her. She knew there was no room forpromise if Ronnie was involved. Therefore, she made a ruthless decision right then and there. With a harsh screech, she charged towards Sheyan!


    Sheyan already had victory in his grasp, so rather than taking an aggressive approach, he became even more cautious instead. There was nothing wrong with his decision. Artemis was already a piece of meat on the chopping block, waiting to be carved up. Sheyan only needed to wait for the disease to break out to easily reap her life, so there was no need to take unnecessary risks.


    However, when Artemis reached him, her body suddenly stiffened, revealed a huge opening. Sheyan was already very familiar with this sight. It was the sign of the disease��s symptom surfacing.


    Sheyan still remembered that Artemis had other teammates who were rushing back at this very moment, so he stabbed her without hesitation.


    Yes, the way Sheyan used Evil Sword Apophis was that simple, that direct. Hepletely treated it as a butchering knife, using it to perform the simplest actions of stabbing, shing and hacking! There was no beauty at all to the style, only a tyrannical desire to butcher....


    But in that instant, Artemis, who was supposed to be convulsing in pain without being able to move an inch, suddenly took something out to block the sword with! This totally caught Sheyan by surprise. This block was obviously a scheme she had nned for a long time. She had even taken Sheyan��s way of attacking into ount, knowing that Sheyan could no longer stop his sword!


    The unbelievably sharp edge of Apophis�� de smashed the object into smithereens. The unstoppable sword kept going and went straight into Artemis�� heart. The muscles on Artemis�� face twitched in pain, but her eyes that were looking at Sheyan were full of the joy of someone achieving vengeance.


    ��Ha ha ha ha, excellent, EXCELLENT! The Queen of des will be here soon, and you��ll die by her hands! Thanks to me!��


    The object Sheyan crushed was none other than the crystal container that had an alternate dimension inside it that could iste the smell of its content! And the thing contained inside it was none other than the fake Keystone!


    With the crystal container destroyed, the smell of the fake Keystone could no longer be blocked. The Queen of des was obviously still alive, so she would definitely rush here post haste! Considering the brutal personality of the Zerg queen, the first thing she would do after she got here would certainly be to kill all the non-Zerg creatures around!


    That��s right. This was Artemis�� revenge �C a vicious, crazy, perfect n of revenge!!

 Chapter 1370: A Weird Situation!?

    <h4>Chapter 1370: A Weird Situation!?</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Arge mass of greyish-brown powder sprang out of the shattered container, as if what Sheyan had destroyed was a cloth sack. Upon careful inspection, each particle of the ��powder�� was actually a tiny ball of flesh. They continuously stretched and deformed in the air while twisting about like amoebas!


    That��s right, this was the secretion extracted from the gonads of a male Zerg. The particles could be consideredrge-sized sperms. And due to the Zerg��s tenacious vitality, they still had some instinctive consciousness and reaction left in them.


    The Keystone was able to make sure the secretion firmly adhered to it like ma pulling on iron sand. Furthermore, the weird radiation energy generated in the Keystone was able to suppress the ��sperms���� activity.


    It was akin to using freezing cold temperature to suppress the activity of a virus or a pathogen. This way, the secretion would only emit its smell...or rather, its sexual hormones, bioelectricity, infrasound waves and every other kind of mating signals, while suppressing every other aspect.


    But after Sheyan destroyed the container, everything waspletely let out, like he had pried open Pandora��s box!


    The secretion from the gonads of a male Zerg pooled together and, acting out of natural instinct, rushed towards the only female creature there �C Artemis. A bizarre scene took ce after that. Once the particles got close to Artemis, they instantly burst, hence covering her entire body with a kind of yellowish-green mucus. The mucus polymerised to form a strange substance, which tried hard to burrow into her body from her mouth, nostrils, ears, lower body and every other opening it could find!!


    Artemis�� face distorted in disgust....


    Sheyan was also really shocked to see this. To be honest, it caught him off guard too. Artemis�� current appearance gave him chills. He did not know how Artemis was feeling right now �C after all, Artemis was used to having men move in and out of her body �C but he knew that if he were the one whom this disgusting fluid was moving in and out of, he would rather just slit his own throat and end it all.


    Therefore, Sheyan turned around and ran without uttering another word. He was currently running for the purpose of protecting his chastity, so he ran twice as fast. When he had fled a little more than fifteen metres away, he suddenly heard a buzz that was very simr to the sound bees or flies made when they pped their wings. He instantly had a bad feeling, but before he could do anything, his back could already feel a heavy impact, and he was then grabbed onto tightly!


    This feeling.... Sheyan could onlyment inwardly. He did not even need to think to know what had happened. Obviously, that bitch, Artemis, had once again activated the ability of her wings and had rushed to him, then held on to him firmly. She wished to bring Sheyan down with her!


    Artemis absolutely did not have enough Strength to hold onto Sheyan, even if she were to use all her might. However, the ursed sticky fluid had started spreading to Sheyan��s body the moment they came into contact. When Sheyanid eyes on Artemis again, he saw that she had already turned into a something that looked like a dry corpse. There was nothing left of her but skin and bones, as if she had been sucked dry!


    ��Aaarrggh! What the hell is this?!�� Sheyan was iparably shocked. Fortunately, he found that the fluid was only moving across the surface of his skin. Wherever it passed through, his blood vessels would bulge and turn dark blue. Apparently, the ��Stairway of the Sun�� had detected the foreign threat and hade out to resist the foreign invasion.


    Sheyan tried his best to get rid of the disgusting fluid, but found that his actions only made the situation worse. It even started to feel like the fluid was about to infiltrate into his body. Sheyan instantly ceased all unfriendly behaviours in shock, and the fluid��s activity gradually calmed down. The ��Stairway of the Sun�� was barely able to maintain a bnce with the fluid, so the fluid stuck to the surface of his body like mucus, disgusting him to no end.


    The current bnce was achieved not only due to the resistance put up by the ��Stairway of the Sun��, but also because Sheyan himself was a male creature. After all, when the Xel��naga created the Zerg back in the days, they would not deliberately give the male Zerg hidden gay attributes.


    The reason the secretion extracted from the gonads of a male Zerg stuck to Sheyan��s body was because the surrounding area was a wastnd. Artemis had already been sucked dry, so Sheyan was the only living thing that remained. Although the secretion extracted from the gonads of a male Zerg did not have conscious thoughts, it did have survival instinct. It subconsciously knew that if it adhered to the stones nearby, it would quickly dry up and die, but if it attached itself to Sheyan��s body, it still had a slim chance at survival. It acted so out of instinct.


    Sheyan��s attempt to forcefully wipe it away from his body was as unwise as trying to pull a leech away after it had sunk its teeth into a creature��s body.


    The leech would rather be severed in two than be pulled out. Pulling it by force would only make the situation worse. The right method was to sprinkle some salt on the leech or roast it with fire, and it would let itself loose. Sheyan immediately thought of the best way to get rid of this thing �C to jump into a bunch of women. As for the tragedy that would happen after that, it was not something Sheyan could control.


    ��Annie��s a woman.... No, I can��t, that can only be thest ditch measure if I really have no other choice. Wait, I remember now, there��s another woman! One of the people in the group Artemis sent out is a woman!�� Sheyan instantly decided on his target. However, a doubt suddenly crept into his mind. ��Themotion here was quite big, so logically speaking, those reinforcements should have been back by now. Why aren��t they here yet?��


    While Sheyan was still puzzling over this matter, he suddenly heard a weird noise.


    It sounded like the noise of water that had umted on the roof after a heavy rain dripping to the ground. One could even imagine from the sound the way the dry soil was greedily absorbing the liquid!


    ��No way. A ce like this has rain?�� Sheyan wondered.


    He had already decided to ignore the substance sticking to his body for the moment and to look for the group of people Artemis dispatched first. When he turned around, he suddenly froze.


    Because there was a person standing on the rock nearby.


    A woman.


    But even though Sheyan was in urgent need of a woman right now, he would never have wished to encounter this very woman. Even one as fearless as Sheyan dared not go up directly against her tyranny and majesty!


    Snake-like hair.


    Cold, merciless eyes.


    Sharp chin.


    Slightly high cheekbones.


    An oppressive intimidation.


    Skeletal wings.


    Delicate facial features!


    Together, they formed the one and only Queen of des!!


    The Queen��s right hand was carrying a string of human heads!! All of these heads had been severed from their bodies. Their hair tangled together, wound into a rope which was being tied onto the Queen��s hand!


    Although she did not seem to be carrying any weapon, she had feline-like ws that she could extend and retract at will, so her attack power was no inferior to that of the Dark Temrs. And the scope and intensity of the Psionic Storm she unleashed were far beyond what any High Temrs could achieve!


    Sheyan instantly found the answer to his doubt. Why had the group of people note back yet? It was because they could note back even if they wanted to; they had already been killed by the Queen of des who had followed the smell to this ce!


    Sheyan��s only hope for survival right now was for these ��sperms�� on his body to jump onto the Queen of des at once. After all, they were a match made in heaven, a union decided by fate, a couple paired by nature... And afterwards, Sheyan would be able to run away amidst the confusion.


    However, to Sheyan��s utmost surprise, the sticky fluid on his body started to desperately drill into his body as if it had met a natural predator; it would not calm down at all! Sheyan was horrified. Even in his optimum condition, he would still die if he encountered the Queen of des. Did he really need to experience feeling of being vited before he died?!


    But Sheyan soon sensed that the goal of the fluid was not so obscene. It was only trying to take control of his body to run away. But even if they achieved their objective, what could they do? Ten Sheyan was no match for one Queen of des!!


    The reason a strange situation like this had urred was because of biological instinct. When making the Zerg, the Xel��naga race had used bees and ants as prototypes, but in terms of ferocity andbat, they had referred to the bug species that were proficient at attacking, such as mantises, scorpions and spiders.


    These carnivorous bugs all had amon trait. Their females had a very brutal habit �C after they mated, they would immediately attack and eat the males! It did not matter how powerful the Xel��naga race were, the could not erase such a deeply-ingrained biological instinct, just like it was difficult to make horses and cows carnivorous no matter how much they were cloned or their genes modified.


    Therefore, during the initial phase of the design, male Zerg were very powerful creatures. This was not only for the purpose of war, but also to ensure their own survival after mating....


    But now, the situation was that the Queen of des had the absolute advantage in every aspect, so even if the liquid was just the reproductive fluid left behind by a male Zerg, the instinct it inherited through the genes told it to stay the hell away from any female Zerg while it was still weak. Whenever a situation like this urred, it would instinctively feel fear and try its hardest to flee! Even a newborn baby knew to suck when it saw a nipple and pull back their hand when they saw a me!


    Before Sheyan could even turn around, he already felt something tightening around his neck. The Queen of des lifted him up with a grip on his throat. They stared at each other eye to eye!

 Chapter 1371: Give It to Me…

    <h4>Chapter 1371: Give It to Me...</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Because the distance between them was too close, all Sheyan could see were the Queen��s blue eyes. The first thing he noticed about them was their profundity, and then only the darkness and mystery inside, as well as a trace of confusion.


    However, the thing about her that left the biggest impression on Sheyan was the chaotic smell she emanated.


    The first smell that assaulted Sheyan��s nose was naturally the smell of blood from the heads in her hand. After that came the smell of her body.


    Of course, the smell had nothing to do with the fragrance of Chanel, Dior, Givenchy or Lanc?me perfumes. However, Sheyan��s sensitive nose immediately detected a certain smell that was hard to describe after filtering out the distinctive odour of the Zerg. The smell was quite unique. At first sniff, it smelled like the faint fragrance of jasmine, but after a while, it became a strong fragrance which arrogantly dominated his olfactory cells, reminding him of the smell of citrus flowers.


    But suddenly, Fang felt an intense pain all over his body. It turned out that the weird, horrible fluid sticking to him, provoked by the Queen��s oppressive aura, was making a desperate attempt to dig into his body. Fortunately, the ��Stairway of the Sun�� was not that easy to defeat. It had long regarded Sheyan��s body as its territory, so it was putting up a fierce resistance, even absorbing quite an amount of the weird fluid as nutrient, so domineering was the nt.


    Therefore, although the pain was intense, only the surfaceyer of Sheyan��s skin had been infiltrated. He did not yet have to suffer the same miserable fate as Artemis, having the fluid move in and out of her until she died, then being sucked dry by it.


    The snake-like hair of the Queen rose slightly. Apparently, she had recognised Sheyan as the thief who had broken into her room before this.


    ��It��s you. That trash actually did not manage to bring your spine back to me. No matter. Killing you with my own hands will better soothe my anger,�� she coldly remarked.


    Listening to the Queen of des at such a close distance, her voice sounded slightly like the hissing of a snake, but it had a strange charm to it, making the listener��s emotions quaver with her voice.


    Sheyan could sense the fingers of the Queen��s hand that was wrapped around his throat bing as sharp as des. Evidently, her nails that had a sharpnessparable to the Dark Temr��s warp des had sprung out of her fingers and had stabbed deep into his flesh. Her victim��s head would fall with just a gentle flick of her wrist!


    But the moment Sheyan bled, the weird fluid also came into direct contact with the Queen��s body!


    A terrifying chemical reaction instantly urred. It was not the kind of boring chemical reaction like water dposing into hydrogen and oxygen under the flow of electric current, but the kind of chemical reaction like lightning making thend burn, or like dry twigs meeting with me!


    Previously, the weird fluid was already a great temptation to the Queen of des by virtue of its smell alone. That was the reason why the Queen so desperately made a crazy charge to get to it and ended up falling for the Protoss�� trap. By this time, the Queen of des had gradually adapted to the temptation of the smell, so she did not lose control.


    However, she had onlye into contact with the fluid��s smell before, but she was now having direct physical contact with it via her body! It was akin to two people who liked each other but had only talked on the phone before, but was now seeing each other personally for the first time! The impact was, of course, much deeper...


    This was apletely new experience for the Queen. Her eyes instantly turned fanatical. Not only was she experiencing the desire and pleasure of mating, but the gic chains of her nearly perfect body were also howling wildly, desperately searching for thest few missing pieces of the puzzle!


    The Queen of des suddenly let out a high-pitched shriek. She was nowpletely dominated by her instincts. She tore away all the clothes on Sheyan��s body, then hugged him in a naked embrace.


    At this time, Sheyan abruptly realised that most of the Queen��s skin had mutated, but it had an indescribable delicate feel. The hug, of course, made him deeply aware of the plump protrusions and amazing sticity on the Queen��s chest, and if he were to more obscenely focus on the sensation, he could even perceive two small spots on the pair of soft, firm lumps pressed to his chest that were bing as hard as stone.


    Sheyan could not help but let out a low moan of pleasure (those of you who have a lewd smirk on your face, please get a grip on yourself. Sheyan won��t cry out in sexual pleasure, and even if he does, he won��t let you hear him). It turned out that the weird fluid had prated into his skin, so one could imagine the pain Sheyan was in. Sheyan had endured the pain by gritting his teeth. The pain was so intense that it made his vision turn dark intermittently.


    But the pores on the skin of the Queen of des seemed to contain an endless suction force. After Sheyan got into naked body contact with the Queen, the weird fluid was instantly sucked away, however extremely unwilling the fluid was. The process was akin to poking a hole in a swelling blister. At first, the pain was unbearable, but after a channel was provided for the fluid to flow out of, the relief afterwards was truly pleasurable...


    After absorbing the weird fluid, the Queen of des suddenly raised her head to the sky, her snake-like hair wriggling non-stop. She seemed to have sensed something. Sheyan��s ears were abruptly filled with the loud sound of blowing wind. The wind was so strong that he could barely keep his eyes open.


    Only now did he have a clear understanding of how insane the Queen of des�� power was. She only needed mere seconds to go from aplete standstill to such terrifying speed!!


    Sheyan was in a state where he could barely see nor hear anything, but his brain was still working. He could judge through simple deduction that the only thing that could force the current Queen of des to flee in such a hurry was definitely the Protoss.


    The Queen of des came to a halt after running for less than ten minutes. She casually threw Sheyan away. Only then did Sheyan regain his vision. He found that they were inside a well-hidden cave that had Zerg Creep everywhere. The Creep would illuminate the surroundings with a faint glow, so lighting was not a problem. There were also a number of Zergling heroes and Hydralisk heroes there that were staring at Sheyan with cold eyes.


    (TL: The Creep is a purple carpet-like living Zerg superorganism upon which all Zerg structures, except for the Hatchery, Extractor, and Nydus Worm, must be built.)


    The Zerg��s Creep actually looked pretty disgusting, but Sheyan had long gotten used to it. Like jelly, it was a little stic and its surface was quite tough, so if you were to fall on it, you would not actually get the substance smeared all over your body. If you could ovee the psychological hurdle and lie down on it, it was actually quitefortable.


    Of course, Sheyan��s life was currently held in the hands of others, so he was too busy to care about whether it wasfortable. There was only one question in his mind �C why was he not dead yet?


    The Queen of des had already obtained the only thing she cared about, and that was the weird fluid. Sheyan had thus already lost all value to her. More importantly, Sheyan was definitely on her hit list before, so it made no sense for her to let Sheyan live, let alone taking Sheyan with her when she ran away.


    ��That means...�� The inference Sheyan came up with made him shudder. ��There��s no way this bitch has taken pity on me, so the reason she��s not willing to kill me so easily must be because of her vicious habit �C she likes building her happiness on the pain of others! She wants to torture me slowly!! Therefore, the most rational thing to do is to...kill myself!?��


    Havinge to this conclusion, even the normally decisive Sheyan could not help but freeze. He had only survived up to this point after oveing countless hardships. How could he be willing tomit suicide just like this? There was good reason for the old saying that the hardest thing to do was to ept death!


    Of course, Sheyan was not a god, so his deduction was not always correct. The real reason why the Queen of des had shown mercy was because the ��Stairway of the Sun�� had absorbed a portion of the weird fluid. The Queen��s desire for the fluid came from her instinct, so considering that Sheyan was hosting the ��Stairway of the Sun�� in his body, she let Sheyan lived for now.


    Of course, there was another way �C she could just kill Sheyan and eat him. Such a drastic measure was well within the scope of what the Queen found eptable, but although the Queen needed the weird fluid, it did not mean that she liked to consume it with her mouth. Did that not make sense? It was akin to a person who needed iodine and ethanol to treat his wounds after getting injured; it did not mean he would like to drink the iodine and ethanol. Or, akin to a woman who needed a certain kind of fluid to get pregnant; it did not mean she liked to consume the fluid with her mouth.


    Sheyan suddenly sensed something amiss. He turned around and saw that the Queen of des had fallen to the ground and was gasping heavily. An illusionary image of thebined Keystone shards appeared on her body. Evidently, the injury she sustained from the Protoss�� ambush earlier was ring up! Even the temperature of the surrounding space had risen by several degrees.


    The surrounding Zerg growled and were all on high alert!


    Sheyan noticed that the brownyer of mutated Zerg skin on the surface of the Queen��s body was slowly fading away, bing human skin again. Even her snake-like hair was starting to wither. At a nce, it was clear that the Queen of des�� genes were showing signs of gradually degrading. She might very well turn back into a human!


    The Protoss were truly vicious. They knew that the best way to make the Queen of des suffer was not to kill her, but to deprive her of all her powers, making her fall from heaven to hell! (Author��s note: This event was part of the lore.)


    But now that the Queen of des had been supplemented by the weird fluid left by the ancient male Zerg, her gic chains were getting more and more perfect, so in the fight against the power of the Keystone, her resistance had be more tenacious. The Queen��s subconscious mind told her that she needed more of the weird fluid, and in her confusion, she detected the smell of the fluiding from Sheyan because the ��Stairway of the Sun�� had previously absorbed some of it. With a loud cry, she pounced on Sheyan and pushed him down onto the cold hard rock!


    ��Give it to me...�� said the Queen of des to Sheyan while panting heavily, obviously havingpletely lost control of herself. Her hoarse voice was strangely seductive!

 Chapter 1372: Animal Instinct

    <h4>Chapter 1372: Animal Instinct</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    There were currently two huge, conflicting forces inside the body of the Queen of des. The first was the power from the Protoss�� Keystone. This power originated from the mighty Xel��naga race and represented the supreme power of purification. It could erase all the mutations in a biological gene and restore it to the original state.


    In fact, the Keystone was actually just a verymon medical device for the Xel��naga race in their prime. It��s real name was the Concave Lens Filter, and it was somewhat simr to the X-ray machine or CT scan machine in the real world.


    The reason the Xel��naga created the Terrans, Protoss and Zerg was to carry out various experiments on these experimental races in an effort to create the perfect life-form. Based on the various experimental data and results obtained from them, the Xel��naga would, in the end, decide on an optimal n to apply to their own race, so as to extend their maximum life span.


    The downside of doing so was that it could easily cause gene mutation, even making the genes break or copse. That was where the Concave Lens Filter came in. This device could easily strip away all the extra genes injected through the experiments so as to restore the health of the dying Xel��naga.


    This power of purification may be a life-saving measure for the Xel��naga, but for the Queen of des, it was something that would restore her body to its original weak state of a human Ghost! Such was the wicked revenge of the Protoss, and something the Queen of des absolutely did not want to see happen!


    In the original plot, the Protoss�� scheme was sessful in the end. The Queen of des was indeed deprived of the genes passed down to her by the ��Overmind�� and was turned back into a human being.


    However, thanks to Sheyan��s intervention, the Queen of des had now obtained another power by chance. It was the power from the gic inheritance of the long-annihted male Zerg strain, which also originated from the Xel��naga race!


    After acquiring this power, the Queen��s genes had actually be infinitely close to perfection, so she had enough asset and might to fight against the power of the Keystone. Of course, the fact that the Keystone �C or rather, the Concave Lens Filter �C collected by the Protoss was notplete must also be taken into ount. Hence, when it was activated, the power generated was also iplete. If it had been theplete Xel��naga artifact, there was no way the Queen could still put up a resistance no matter how perfect her gene was.


    Sheyan could clearly see the Queen��s body turning fairer. She was bing more and more like a sexy female human. However, he could also seerge patches of purplish-red patterns either fading or spreading rapidly on her body, which showed that the power of the Keystone and the gic power in her body were locked in a stubborn fight.


    The Queen of des�� body was boiling hot. Even the breathing out of her mouth felt like it was burning. This was obviously a result of her lust.


    When the weird fluid of a male Zerg had been absorbed into her body, it seemed to have satisfied her needs, but a key point to note here was that the fluid was directly absorbed into her body without a certain vigorous, sweaty process which everyone understood....that was why the Queen was currently being dominated by her irresistible instinctive desire.


    And under the mighty purification power of the Keystone, there was no doubt that her human instinct was prevailing at the moment, so she instinctively needed a strong man to satisfy her needs. All other conscious thoughts had gone out the window. She would likely only resist Sheyan instinctively if Sheyan somehow threatened her life �C but with all those heroic Zerglings and heroic Hydralisks around, Sheyan certainly had no such intentions, not in the slightest.


    The Queen of des was pretty tall. After being purified by the Keystone, she had be a typical blonde-haired, blue-eyed, curvy sex bomb.


    Such a strong woman was now pressed against Sheyan��s body, naked! That was already seductive enough, but she was also vaguely saying things like ��I need you�� as well as using her mouth to suck and kiss Sheyan��s bare chest, even going so far as to bite him with her teeth! Despite the slight pain, Sheyan was strangely stimted! The lust born in this way soon became unstoppable. Sheyan slowly felt like he was going to explode. He urgently needed a way to channel his desire!


    Her firmness, her intricacy, her domineering attitude, her breathing, her softness, and of course her wild strength were all being pressed against Sheyan��s body, strongly engraving themselves in each of Sheyan��s senses. Sheyan could not stand it any more. With a low roar, took back the initiative, strongly thrusting his waist forward!


    Both of them groaned with satisfaction at the same time....


    The Queen of des�� thick lips were wide agape, and a string of unintelligible sybles wereing out of her throat. The feeling of her emptiness being filled in an instant made her dig her fingers deep into Sheyan��s back. Sheyan��s bulge was tightly wrapped in a hot dampness. He could not stop his desire to thrust forward, but the Queen held his waist, not letting him move.... Sheyan felt as if he was taming a wild horse. He was trying hard to ride the horse, but the strong horse was unwilling to be dominated, so it struggled non-stop, even trying to dominate Sheyan instead.


    Sheyan had never experienced such a strange situation before. In his confusion, he even felt like he had transformed into a wild beast in heat that was being driven by instinct to engage in a frenzied mating ritual with a female beast. He hadpletely sumbed to his sensual desires, abandoning everything else. It was a feast of pure lust!


    If Sheyan was not an MT and had a powerful digitised body, he would surely be a dry corpse after such an intense battle. But even so, he was stillpletely exhausted afterwards, falling into a half-asleep, half-unconscious state.


    ***


    At the same time.


    In the Lost Temple.


    Arge screen showed that the surrounding space region, which was originally empty, was now filled with a shocking amount of spaceships.


    They were abination of more than five Terran fleets, one of them an elite fleet. The Battlecruisers, representing the most formidable force in human space technology, numbered over 1400. The apanying Valkyries and Wraiths were too numerous to count.


    This contingent made up nearly one-third of the total military power of the humans!!


    What��s more, even the Protoss had to admit that, due to human Battlecruisers possessing the powerful Yamato sma cannons, the Protoss�� Carriers would be outmatched by the Battlecruisers in an organised battle. This point had been confirmed in the previous ��March Conflict��.


    Back then, 113 human Battlecruisers had faced 127 Protoss Carriers in a direct confrontation. Under themand of the leader of the human fleet, the Protoss�� Carrier fleet was heavily bombarded by the Yamato sma cannons before the Carriers even got into shooting range. 21 Carriers were lost before the Carriers�� attacks could even graze the Battlecruisers!


    When the Yamato sma cannons finished reloading for the next round of attacks, victory was already decided. From then on, Protoss Carrier fleets would always be apanied by an Arbiter, which represented the most advanced Protoss technology. The Arbiter��s instantaneous teleportation ability and stealth ability were able to protect the entire Carrier fleet.


    However, the humans also had a method of dealing with this, and that was the powerful Science Vessel. With a single st of its EMP Shockwave, the Science Vessel could instantly reduce the shield and energy that the Protoss were so proud of to nothing!


    (TL: The Science Vessel is a Terran support spaceship �C https://starcraft.fandom/wiki/Science_vessel_(StarCraft))


    Therefore, even though the Protoss dominated the humans on the ground thanks to the High Temrs�� Psionic Storm, they were actually inferior to the humans in airbat.


    More than a dozen Protoss elders were present. Their faces paled at the sight of the vast Terran fleet.


    ��What the hell are they trying to do? Do they want to vite the Andromeda Treaty?�� one of the elders, a High Temr, said furiously.


    The Andromeda Treaty was a temporary alliance treaty between the humans and the Protoss to join hands against the Zerg that had grown too powerful.


    Another elder, a Dark Temr, remarked in a deep voice, ��They im that their chief military research expert has been unfairly treated on the Lost Temple, and is possibly facing great danger. Those bastards said that if the person dies, they will wage war against us regardless of the consequences! This is the information they transmitted.��


    The information of a human was presented on therge screen. The face of a gruff-looking person who looked like a truck driver appeared in front of the Protoss elders. The person was none other than Pontin.


    Pontin was actually a very self-loving man. Even Sheyan did not know that when Pontin had transmitted the data of the Monster of Cmity to the headquarters, he had only sent its firing distribution,prehensive survivability data,bat power test results, and general structural information. He had held back the core driver assembly program, internal function connection nodes and other key information!


    He was pretty much telling the haughty higher ups, I��ve managed to make an insanely powerful weapon. If you don��t believe me, you can check these statistics and data. Ask as many experts to analyse them as you want; you won��t find any ws. But I��m the only one who knows how to make this thing. You know what to do.

 Chapter 1373: The Uneasy Squeeze

    <h4>Chapter 1373: The Uneasy Squeeze</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Such selfish behaviour was no doubt very annoying, but it could not be denied that Pontin had those higher up bastards by the balls. Those guys could not tolerate losing a weapon that could be mass-produced and could significantly increase thebat power of the humans in ground warfare. And that was why such arge fleet had been mobilised!


    In the same way, those crazy human bureaucrats also had the Protoss elders by the balls �C if they had any balls. Facing abat force of such scale, the power of the Keystone had be insignificant. After all, even the Spartan warrior king Leonidas could only flee if he had to face tens of thousands of people; it was the same theory. The Protoss�� garrison forces near the Lost Temple numbered less than one tenth of what the humans have sent!


    If a war broke out, the Protoss would undoubtedly lose the two Keystone shards. This was a cost they simply could not bear....


    Therefore, the great Protoss race had to handle this situation very carefully. Although the humans were showing a very aggressive and forceful attitude, although the Protoss elders were feeling humiliated, they had no choice but topromise. They sent down Pontin��s photos and other detailed information of him to their subordinates and asked them not to touch this guy if they met him.


    At the same time, the Protoss sent out a mobilisation order to all other Protoss tribes in the name of a ��holy war��, asking them to mobilise troops here on the grounds that the Keystone was in danger. They had already calcted that even though the humans had the upper hand at the moment, if the other Protoss tribes that received the mobilisation order could warp here to their aid at once, the Protoss could form a counter encirclement.


    That is to say, the Protoss could trap more than a third of the total forces of the entire human army in this ce. This way, the Protoss would hold all the chips in the ensuing negotiation.


    Finally, there was the matter regarding the Monster of Cmity. Initially, the Protoss did not pay much attention to the war machine, but after they reyed the recordings of the previous fight, they now had no choice but to take it seriously, because it had disyed abat power that was even higher than the Colossus! No wonder the humans were making such a big fuss. It was for the sake of getting their hands on this brand new technology!


    Given a choice, the Protoss were absolutely unwilling to let Pontin go back alive, because once the Terran Dominion obtained the assembly line manufacturing method of the Monster of Cmity from Pontin, the humans would no longer have a disadvantage in ground warfare. The more powerful a ground unit was, the weaker the effect Psionic Storm would have on it. In truth, the humans�� most cost-effective weapon was actually thebination of Marines and Medics, but they werepletely defenceless against the Protoss�� Psionic Storm that could kill them inrge numbers.


    But the situation now was clear. If the Protoss killed Pontin, the fragile peace maintained between the Protoss and the humans would copse, and the spark of war would be ignited.


    What would happen next could be easily deduced. The two Keystone shards would be destroyed, and an all out war would break out between the Protoss and the humans. A third of the humans�� military power would meet its demise here, while the Protoss would also sustain extremely heavy casualties. In the end, they would both be wiped out by the Zerg.


    It was a cost neither side could bear.


    And so, they were back to square one �C the Protoss did not dare harm a hair on Pontin��s head.


    After making the decision to protect Pontin, the Protoss elders also made another resolution at a speed rarely before seen from them. They decided to overturn the ban that the Protoss Conve imposed on the Colossus 3700 years ago, and made concrete ns to rmence the manufacturing of the war machine. They needed the war machine, because they now had an even more evil enemy to deal with.


    ***


    Sheyan shut his eyes. He could clearly feel the faint stinging pain on his bare back, caused by the wounds made by the Queen of des�� nails. The gorgeous female beast seemed very fond of using her teeth and nails to make wounds on her partner��s body when she got excited. But because she was so strong, these flirtatious actions would actually cause some serious damage.


    If Sheyan was an ordinary man, he would have been tortured to death.


    Sheyan��s wounds were currently soaked in the Zerg��s Creep carpet. After a while, the stinging pain turned into chill and numbness. Sheyan felt like his body was full of energy, as if every one of his cells had been reborn. He felt like there was something different about him, but he could not say for sure what it was.


    Sheyan turned his head slightly to the side. Although his dick was numb and a little painful from weariness, what he saw still forced him to inhale deeply to suppress the fire rising from below his belly.


    Less than half a meter awayy the fair, curvy figure of the Queen of des with her back to him. She was naked, of course, and because of her posture, her full ass and slim waist really stood out. The sight of the deep groove partly hidden underneath her butt cheeks made Sheyan ready to go again.


    Because it was very quiet, the faint breathing sound made by the Queen of des could be clearly heard. It was even, soft, and uniform �C she had probably fallen asleep. It seemed that she was exhausted too, not only because of the battle she had just been through, but likely also from resisting the Keystone��s power.


    Sheyan suddenly had an idea. He looked around and found that the Zergling and Hydralisk heroes that were originally standing watch nearby were all gone. He tried to sense his surroundings and could not detect any of them at all. Have they all gone out to patrol and stand guard? That made sense, considering the terrible state the Queen of des was currently in.


    Sheyan was overjoyed at the discovery. Was this not a great chance for him to run away? If he waited until the Queen woke up, she would surely be hungry after a vigorous mating session to satisfy her desire. What if the bad habit of the female scorpions, female spiders and female mantises in her prevailed? Wouldn��t Sheyan be her food?


    Having thought of that, Sheyan burned with the desire to escape. One must absolutely avoid hesitating and dying after making such a decision. If Sheyan were to do it, he must do it immediately, so he instantly climbed up silently. However, at that instant, Sheyan pondered over everything he had discovered and suddenly paused.


    ��Weren��t there simply too many coincidences? With the Queen of des�� personality, would she really not put up any guards against me? Would she really sleep with her back to me, and it so happens that when I wake up, all the Hydralisks and Zerglings are gone?��


    The more Sheyan thought about it, the more doubts he found. Fortunately, he was a quick-witted person. After a moment��s contemtion, he immediately came up with a n. He slowly walked towards the Queen of des who had her back to him.


    The Queen��s curvy, lustrous body wasid bare in front of Sheyan. The purplish-red blood vessels that could be vaguely seen beneath her skin showed that the Protoss�� vicious trap had not taken effect. Rather, it had made her gic chainsbine more perfectly. It was akin to a piece of steel that was tempered and pounded thousands of times. If the piece of steel could withstand the process without breaking apart, it would be more solid.


    Sheyan slowly squatted down, then gently extended his hand towards the Queen��s slender neck from behind her... In a spot hidden from Sheyan��s view, the nails on the Queen��s left hand which was pressed underneath her body started growing longer and sharper! They shined with a glint that was no inferior to the glint on Evil Sword Apophis!


    But Sheyan��s hand merely passed by her neck to grab at something in front of her body. And thus, this action that originally hid countless murderous intents had suddenly changed into something else, bing very shameless and obscene. As for how shameless and obscene it was, one only needed to imagine what was located about 20 cm below a woman��s neck to figure it out.


    Sheyan could feel the Queen of des trembling slightly after the squeeze, but she was still pretending to sleep. Sheyan immediately felt relieved, like he had removed a heavy stone from his heart.


    All the clues showed that the current situation was something deliberately arranged by the Queen of des. Only she could pretend to sleep, and only she could make the heroic Zerg units leave quietly.


    Sheyan could infer two possible intentions from the powerful woman��s actions �C two very different intentions....


    If her intention was good, the Queen of des may no longer have any desire to kill Sheyan after a night of pleasure with him. She was an ambitious woman with the authority over the whole Zerg race in her hands, so there was no way she would get into any kind of serious rtionship. Therefore, she had created a chance for Sheyan to remove himself from her sight.


    But if her intention was bad, it might mean that the Queen of des was now hungry, but not too hungry, so she wanted to y a game of cat and mouse before dinner. She would let a certain fool think that he had found a chance to escape, only to strike suddenly, making him lose all hope and fall into despair. The possibility of this oue was pretty high too!


    This was a matter which may decide his life and death, so of course Sheyan would not be so stupid as to escape right away, as that would be akin to making a gamble. If he lost the gamble, he would have to pay with his life.


    So Sheyan came up with a very indecent n in response. Since revealing the cards may mean his death, why should someone as clever as he reveal the cards?


    Therefore, Sheyan��s n was to not run away. But if the Queen��s intention was to let him go, then he would have missed the opportunity to escape.


    So he could not just stay and do nothing.


    And thus, Sheyan impolitely grabbed the Queen��s breast. It might seem to an onlooker that Sheyan was enjoying himself, but in truth, he had reached out with a very uneasy heart. Obviously, if the Queen of des intended to y him like a cat ying with a mouse, she would not let Sheyan have his way. On the other hand, sessfully grabbing the Queen��s breast meant that the Queen at least did not have any intention to kill him...

 Chapter 1374: A Nuisance?!

    <h4>Chapter 1374: A Nuisance?!</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Sheyan had reached out with an unbelievably nervous feeling, like a prisoner about to be sentenced to execution. He was as tense as a taut string, without an ounce of lustful thoughts in his mind at all.


    When the soft, stic sensation transmitted over from his fingertips, a huge weight was instantly lifted off his chest. If the Queen of des had any intention of devouring him, she would surely have retaliated before Sheyan could even touch her.


    But Sheyan suddenly had his doubts again. What if female Zerg had stronger lust than female spiders, female mantises, and female scorpions, so they would mate twice before they eat their partners?


    After weighing the gains and losses for a while, Sheyan came to a very sad conclusion �C no matter how much he tested the water, his survival still depended on the Queen��s decision. This was what happened when there was a huge gap in strength. It was like, no matter how smart a tactician was, if the enemy was powerful enough, no scheme would work against him because he would just destroy everything with pure power.


    So after some deliberation, Sheyan made up his mind and decided not to guess what the Queen was thinking anymore. He was currently naked, and his hand was feeling up a sensual, luscious body. A sexy figure wasid bare before him. The situation immediately gave birth to a dirty and shameless idea. Sure, the Queen could totally kill himter, but right now, he would have his pleasure first!


    Women were born with advantages in carnal aspects. Otherwise, the line ��Honey, I want more�� would not be one of the top ten lines men were most afraid of hearing. The Queen of des was only pretending to sleep, so when Sheyan��s hand moved up and down her body, her desire that had not extinguished yet was soon provoked again. A tumultuous storm followed....


    (1466 words were omitted here)


    ....After the passion subsided, Sheyan gasped heavily for breath on top of the firm body of the Queen of des. While he was still immersed in the aftertaste of the sensation, he saw the Queen sigh gently from the corner of his eyes. The Queen raised her left hand and pressed it softly to the back of Sheyan��s neck. The nails that were every bit as sharp as Evil Sword Apophis popped out of her fingers!!


    They stabbed deep into the muscles around Sheyan��s spine!


    The situation now was equivalent to the Queen wrapping her five fingers around Sheyan��s spine. A gentle flick, and Sheyan would be paralysed for the rest of his life!


    ��Oh no, this woman is really trying to kill me!�� As soon as the thought passed through Sheyan��s mind, the toxin secreted by the Queen of des was directly injected into his nerves. Despite how powerful Sheyan was, he instantly lost consciousness!


    ***


    Sheyan was found by Ronnie.


    Rumour had it that when he was found, he was sleeping soundly with his bodypletely naked. Of course, Sheyan would never admit to such an embarrassing thing.


    After Sheyan was found, under the strong request of Pontin, who was now an important figure, both the humans and the Protoss had joined hands to treat him. However, despite their highly advanced medical technologies, nothing they tried was effective.


    In the end, it was a Protoss High Priest who solved the problem. The thing to note was that, although the priest had lived for over seven hundred years, he had no medical knowledge at all...


    He was someone who imed to be able to see the future. His tribesmen called him an oracle. Others called him a religious chatan.


    He predicted that Sheyan would wake up in six hours... The others looked at each other in doubt. Sheyan was sent to various advanced devices for multiple kinds of treatments, and six hourster, he really did wake up.


    It was hard to say whether the treatments had worked, or the old priest was simply too good at prophesying....


    Sheyan remained in a daze for a long time after he woke up. After hearing of how they found him, he naturally understood that what the Queen of des had injected into him was not poison, but a type of powerful anesthetic. He pondered over it for a long time. The more he thought, the more it didn��t make sense. Finally, he figured it out �� the Queen of des had first pretended to sleep to let him escape, and when it didn��t work, she knocked him unconscious to get rid of him in the wild. This kind of behaviour.... she was treating him as a nuisance that would not leave the next morning!!


    A hard-to-describe sense of humiliation washed over Sheyan. He was cursing madly in his mind. If the Queen of des was in front of him right now, he would surely grab her and ask her if he was really that bad. This painful feeling of being disdained to the point of being thrown out was something Sheyan had never experienced before.


    Even before he entered the Nightmare Realm, Sheyan had always been pretty direct when it came to women. He was always respectful of them but never obsessed over them. Even if he had feelings for a woman, if he was not confident of things working out, he would not bother her.


    With such a view of love and his natural charm, he had not really suffered a lot of setbacks when it came to women. Moreover, after entering the Nightmare Realm, he had be a lot more powerful, and with the increase in power came the increase in his personal charm. His luck with women had been smooth ever since, so much so that he had be quite picky.


    But this time, after being ��used�� by the Queen of des, he was regarded as a nuisance that she had a hard time getting rid of!!


    Sheyan was depressed for as long as 48 minutes because of this. After that, he found something which distracted him.


    Unbeknownst to him, he had actually made a breakthrough.


    More precisely, he had broken through from an Awakener to a Temperer.


    When a person became a Temperer, it meant that they had now understood their optimal fighting method, and their body was starting to evolve to betterplement the way they fought. When they fought at full strength, a part of their body, such as a limb or an organ, would mutate.


    In Sheyan��s case, he could vaguely sense that the ��Stairway of the Sun�� had shrunk to two thirds of its original size, and all abilities rted to it seemed to have improved slightly. Besides that, his Awakening Skills had all been upgraded.


    For his Survival Awakening Skill, ��Survival Mark��, the duration had been prolonged from 3 seconds to 4 seconds.


    For his Offensive Awakening Skill, ��Hunter��s Eyes��, the ability was now able to mark the prey, so the dodge rate of the target locked on by the ��Hunter��s Eyes�� would drop by 30%.


    At the same time, Sheyan had gained the ability to transform his right arm into a giant mutated arm. The transformation could onlyst for 60 seconds and had a cooldown of 60 minutes, and it may have an adverse impact on his life force, but when he attacked with this arm, he would gain an additional 25% of Strength.


    Besides that, when performing an ability using the giant arm, the cost would be reduced by 50%, and the power would increase by 10%-30%. He could also unleash some special abilities of the mutated giant arm.


    But what Sheyan found really strange was that, when he tested the power of his right hand, he found that not only did it possess some abilities akin to the tendril of the ��Stairway of the Sun��, it had also obtained the acid spraying ability of the Hydralisk!


    This discovery came as a real shock to Sheyan. When he looked inside himself, he saw that there were now many patterns and spots on the ��Stairway of the Sun�� that were usually only found on the Zerg. Even on Sheyan��s skin, there were purplish-red patterns like those on the Queen of des.


    This situation seemed really bizarre, but when he thought over it carefully, he realised that it must be the consequence of the ��Stairway of the Sun�� absorbing the weird fluid. In addition, because Sheyan had an intercourse with the Queen of des afterwards, something which happened by sheer coincidence, it had hastened the integration of the absorbed fluid with his body. Therefore, Sheyan��s body now contained a small portion of the gic fragments of ancient male Zerg.


    This was the most fundamental reason the Queen of des had left him alive. She knew how rare a ��thing�� Sheyan was. Barring any unexpected circumstances, Sheyan was most probably the only thing alive which was connected to the ancient male Zerg strain in any way.


    He was weak and useless to the Queen of des now, but she herself could not be certain that she would not have any trouble after absorbing the gic fluid of the ancient male Zerg. If any ident urred, Sheyan may very well be the solution.


    As for why the Queen of des did not keep Sheyan by her side, there were actually two reasons. The first was that Sheyan��s +2 Legend Level had yed a role.


    The Queen of des knew that Brigadier General Seaman was a somewhat well-known figure among the humans. If he stayed with the Terran Dominion, based on the current situation where the humans were allied with the Protoss to fight against the Zerg, Sheyan��s enemy would be just the Zerg. With the gic fragments of the ancient male Zerg hidden in his body and the Queen of des ensuring his safety in secret, he would encounter almost no danger.


    On the contrary, if he were to stay with the Queen of des and his identity was exposed, he would be branded a traitor, and the Protoss and the humans would never show mercy to a traitor. Comparing the two options, it was obvious that Sheyan would be much safer if she let him go.


    The second reason for driving Sheyan away, and truthfully, the main reason, was because the Queen of des was honestly unwilling to be ravaged by Sheyan anymore... She might be extremely powerful, but she could not resist the reproductive instinct of the Zerg. That is to say, she was unable to resist anytime Sheyan, who had inherited the genes of the ancient male Zerg, wanted it.


    The most powerful aspect of the Zerg was their terrifying reproductive ability, which had been integrated into their blood. Mating and reproduction was natural instinct for them. It was just that among the current Zerg, this function was performed by the Hatchery. Of course, it was obviously impossible for Sheyan to have any sexual interest in a Hatchery...

 Chapter 1375: What Does the “Decisive Battle” in the Brackets Mean?

    <h4>Chapter 1375: What Does the ��Decisive Battle�� in the Brackets Mean?</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Well, mating was not a big deal for the Zerg race. The problem was that the Queen of des still had human emotions in her. She still had feelings for Captain Jim Raynor, an important figure among the humans. When it came to sex, she waspletely unable to resist Sheyan, who possessed the genes of the ancient male Zerg, so Sheyan was just like a walking human genitalia to her. As long as he was at her side, acts of infidelity would frequently ur, and that was something she could not stand.


    That was the truth behind the matter. Unfortunately, Senyan would never know, so the tragic story of him being cast off as a pest by the Queen of des was doomed to be a permanent scar deep in his heart.


    Fortunately, Senyan knew he still had a lot of important matters to attend to, so he was not upset for too long. 99 out of every hundred men in the world had been cast off by a woman before anymore, so it was no big deal.


    Compared to that matter, Sheyan was more surprised that his personal MT aura was not unlocked after his breakthrough. After thinking back on his previous experiences, he wondered if he must look for the mysterious ma in the real world?


    The subsequent development happened as naturally and logically as a loli turning into a fat middle-aged woman.


    The humans had no wish to fall out with the Protoss as long as Pontin was safe �C more precisely, as long as the new ground warfare technology arrived safely in their hands.


    And the reason why the Protoss seemed so unusually cooperative was very simple �C they had also obtained some benefits out of it. When Pontin was developing the Monster of Cmity, he did not bring any supeputer that could be used for high-level calctions with him, so he had simply used the opticalputer in the protoss workshop.


    Considering the emergency situation at the time, and because Pontin had never been a meticulous person, after the production process, he had left all kinds of information in the Protoss opticalputer without deleting them. The workshop waster destroyed, but notpletely, so the Protoss had managed to recover some of the data. In particr, they had obtained part of the design of the ��Thor��.


    Therefore, although the humans had profited greatly this time, the Protoss had not gotten the worst of it either. If the humans had obtained 60% of the profit, then the remaining 40% belonged to the Protoss.


    Both sides felt that they did not lose out and had no real intention to start a war with each other for fear of benefiting a third party, so after a string of serious negotiations and protests, they naturally reached apromise and continued to focus on the search for the escaped Queen of des.


    However, the genes of the Queen of des had evolved to the point of perfection by now, and she had recovered to peak condition after going into hiding. Considering how strong her body was, she could even fly directly into outer space. Meanwhile, the Protoss had too much confidence in the power of the Keystone, firmly believing that the Queen of des must have been disinfected back into a human, so their search naturally bore no result. They could only go back with nothing to show for their effort.


    As for Senyan, thanks to Pontin, he was actually awarded a Golden Moon Medal by the Empire. It could be exchanged for 20 achievement points. After that, he returned to the Nightmare Realm.


    He did not enter this world through normal means, so there was no summary of his exploration this time. When Ronnie also arrived back in Noah Realm C, Sheyan��s rescue mission was officiallypleted.


    [ Emergency Rescue Mission: 28ACD1 officiallypleted. ]


    [ Mission Details: The high- potential Awakener ZB419 has been sessfully rescued back to Noah Realm C. ]


    [ Temperer 1018, as stated before, you can now obtain the remaining rewards of this mission. Please choose two rewards out of the following options: ]


    [ Reward A: 20 achievement points ]


    [ Reward B: 10 free base attribute points ]


    [ Reward C: 100,000 utility points ]


    [ Reward D: Multipurpose Honorary Dosage x 1 �C This medicine can be used anytime to recover 1000 HP. ]


    [ Reward E (unique reward forpleting the mission): Dimensional Door (upgrade) �C If you choose this option, you can upgrade the Dimensional Door in your possession. You will be able to use the item under any condition. When the item is used, it will create a portal. You can return to the Nightmare Realm through this portal and stay there for a maximum of one hour, then return to the world you were originally in through the portal. ]


    [ The Dimensional Door will have 1000 points of absolute HP and can be destroyed. If it is destroyed, you will not be able to use it to return to the world you were originally in. ]


    [ Reward E (unique reward forpleting the mission): Stone of Leniency �C The person or party in possession of this stone will be able to avoid any penalties from failing a mission. The stone will disappear after use. This item can be traded. ]


    ***


    The essence of the rewards this time no doubty in rewards E and F. Reward F was extremely useful to the whole party, so it was an obvious choice. Meanwhile, Reward E was a priceless treasure. To be able to use the Dimensional Door under any condition was almost as good as having an extra life!


    Those two options naturally became Sheyan��s preference.


    After making his choice, Senyan walked out, only to see Ronnie locked in a staring match with Zi and the others. Both sides seemed to have no social skills, like the strange creatures called otakus, so the atmosphere was weirdly tense.


    Senyan wiped away some cold sweat and immediately started introducing both sides to each other. But even after that, Zi and Reef still looked very unhappy. Sheyan knew that they were not so narrow-minded, so he instantly realised something was wrong. Most importantly, even Sanzi had a grave look on his face.


    ��Did something happen?�� enquired Sheyan.


    Sanzi smiled wryly before gesturing at the table with his mouth. ��See for yourself, big brother.��


    Senyan took a closer look and saw that there was something which looked like an invitation letter on the table. There were two big, blood-red words on it:


    Enlistment Order!!


    [ Members of the silver party, Party Ace, you are all contestants carefully cultivated by the Realm. You now possess enough strength to participate in the Realm War this time! ]


    [ Do you wish to enlist your party? Yes / No? ]


    [ You can choose to reject the enlistment, but the next time you are enlisted, the intensity of the Realm War involved will be higher, and your participation will bepulsory! ]


    Senyan was stunned. A Realm War was indeed a high-risk, high-reward world, but he had realised by now that a Realm War was not as simple as he previously thought. If the situation permitted, he felt that they must participate in the Realm War this time.


    Since he had made up his mind, he naturally chose ��Yes��.


    The next part was key. Based on the information Sheyan acquired back when he was a Second Lieutenant, he put forth a request to the Realm.


    ��The grade of Party Ace is: Silver.��


    ��As the leader of the party, I wish to use my authority to request for the information of the world my party will be entering!��


    The Realm��s response was immediate:


    [ Request approved. Data is being retrieved... The Realm Battlefield your party will be entering is the world of the Lord of the Rings (Decisive Battle). ]


    Sheyan immediately rejected:


    ��Using my authority as the party leader, I wish to pay 2 achievement points to re-select another destination!��


    [ Request denied. The intensity of this Realm War is unable to be evaluated, so a re-selection is not possible. Do you still wish to join this Realm War? ]


    After a moment��s hesitation, Senyan chose ��Yes��. It must be noted that Sheyan��s decisiveness had helped him, because if he had chosen ��No��, he would discover to his horror that their next world would still be the world of the Lord of the Rings! The same goes for the re-selection attempt. As a contestant of Noah Realm C, he would draw the world of the Lord of the Rings now matter how many times he re-selected!


    [ Request approved. Selection in progress... The Realm Battlefield your party will be entering is the world of the Lord of the Rings (Decisive Battle)! ]


    [ Warning! The difficulty of the Lord of the Rings Realm Battlefield (Decisive Battle) is at least A! ]


    [ Warning! The difficulty of the Lord of the Rings Realm Battlefield (Decisive Battle) is at least A! ]


    [ Hint: The intensity of the Lord of the Rings Realm War (Decisive Battle) may be extremely high. You may encounter very powerful enemies on the battlefield! ]


    [ Warning: You may encounter additional dangers! On this battlefield, you will probably not obtain allies from other Realms. On the contrary, the contestants of other Realms will likely join hands to attack you! ]


    [ Hint: Contestants that have chosen to participate in the Realm War will be able to purchase medicines from the Realm at 50% discount and the right to overdraft their achievement points by 10. ]


    Seeing the notifications he received after he epted the mission, especially thest two, Sheyan could not help gasping in shock. Even after experiencing the first Realm War in the world of Avatar, he was actually still holding onto the unrealistic hope that everyone could just get along in peace and just go there to kill mobs and farm for equipment. However, from the looks of it, the Realm War this time was clearly an extremely violent conflict between the Realms. To a greater extent, it even felt a bit like the situation during the Warring States period when six states joined hands to fight against the strong Qin Dynasty!


    The discount on medicines and other benefits only reflected the danger this time more vividly.


    There was still a certain thing puzzling Senyan, so he took the opportunity to inquire. He knew what the Lord of the Rings Realm Battlefield was, but what does the ��Decisive Battle�� in the brackets mean?


    He must be entirely clear on that point, or many of his ns could not be carried out. Moreover, he had saved up a lot of free base attribute points so far, so it was time he added them to increase hisbat power to the max!

 Chapter 1376: Piecing Together the Truth

    <h4>Chapter 1376: Piecing Together the Truth</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Fortunately, the Realm seemed to have given him all the clearance he needed with regard to information, telling him everything he wished to know:


    [ The Lord of the Rings Realm Battlefield (Decisive Battle) will adopt the Decisive Battle mode, which is the most brutal mode in a Realm War. The time period you will be sent to will coincide with one of the few fiercest battles in the Lord of the Rings storyline. You will be forced to take part in the battle. You will only know the specific battle after you enter the world, but it will probably be either the Battle of the Helm��s Deep, the Battle of the Pelennor Fields, or the ultimate battle, the Battle of the Morannon. ]


    Sheyan suddenly understood. ��That means the rtionships previously established in the LOTR world will bepletely invalid.��


    [ Notpletely. The default attitude of the storyline characters and heroes on the same side is ��indifferent��, but if you have previously established a series ofplex rtionships in this world, it will affect their friendliness. Furthermore, based on your exploration rate and influence in the world, you will receive the corresponding honour points of the relevant factions the moment you enter the world. You can use the honour points to purchase equipment and items that cannot be carried out of the world. ]


    Sheyan thought that this method of conversion was pretty decent. Under this conversion, someone who was active in the Avatar world, for example, would likely be able to purchase an AMP suit right away, or if the world was DOTA, a Vanguard shield. It would give them a big lead right at the starting point.


    For a person like Sheyan who was good at nning, if he could establish an advantage at the starting line, he could quickly widen the gap with those behind him!


    Sheyan made some quick calctions and found that time was really tight for him right now. Since the next world would involve an extremely dangerousrge-scale warfare, he must make a lot of preparations in advance. The things that could immediately enhance his strength were a must.


    First, he put up the few pieces of equipment he obtained in thest world on the market. All wars were contests of wealth. It would definitely be a good idea to gather a few hundred thousands of utility points as quickly as possible.


    Second, before leaving, Sheyan knew that Sanzi was only a step away from obtaining Fate��s ability, so it was something he was very concerned about. If Sanzi could gain the ability to control destiny from the world of Final Destination, it would no doubt be a major help to the whole party.


    Next, the migration of Melody and her tribe must also be brought forward on the schedule. The dimensional tunnel had already beenpleted, and Sheyan was on very good terms with Noah Realm C right now, so he only needed to sign an alliance pact with her, which was something a level higher than a master-servant contract, and he could migrate the Sunstrider Elves out.


    The alliance pact was naturally a rare thing, but Sheyan was already a Brigadier General with the corrresponding privileges in the things he could purchase. He saw the alliance pact in the military rank store, and it only cost five achievement points.


    The problem was the destination of the migration.


    If he were to move the whole Sunstrider tribe out of the LOTR world, he naturally had to find a ce for them to live in. He currently had two choices. The first was to create a world suitable for the Elves by relying on the powerful ability of the Realm. Of course, the cost of doing so was very high.


    The second option was to find a ce for them on Earth. The cost of doing so was very low, but it would probably be really difficult to find a ce suitable for Elves to live in, because they might not even be able to get used to a ce with an air quality of PM0.025. However, Sheyan still wished to try, even if only for the sake of trying. Hopefully, he could find a ce everyone would be happy with. He was not very hopeful, but it would not hurt trying.


    Besides that, there was also the dark gold ne he was wearing. After absorbing two souls, it did not seem interested in other souls anymore, however powerful the souls were....


    There was also the matter of his military rank promotion. He wonder how it was going on Prince Pombaru��s side. If he could wear the Major General��s Blood Armour, even if he could not kill everyone in his way, his safety should be much more guaranteed.


    Sheyan had obtained the blood of the Queen of des during his battle with her (you can imagine the process yourself). If the Queen of des could not be considered a main character, who else could? Hence, all the blood for ��Chris Redfield��s Lucky Bracelet�� had finally been collected.


    Once he solved all these matter, the party��s strength would immediately see significant improvement. In addition, considering the party��s currentck of manpower, both Reef and Zi had proposed to use their socialwork to recruit more people to the party. However, their suggestion was rejected by Sheyan. If they were to recruit people at this time, their party would be the one who had a demand, while the other side would be the supplier. The negotiation would surely not go in their party��s favour. Since the Realm Battlefield would surely be brutal, they could just recruit the contestants that survived the intense battles. At that time, they just needed to disy the benefits of their silver party, and people would line up for them to choose from.


    ***


    Even after formting a series of ns, Sheyan still felt like there was ayer of fog covering his thoughts, but he could not tell what it was exactly he had missed.


    Fortunately, because the Realm War this time was very crucial, every particiapnt had been given preferential treatment, in that they had a few days of extra preparation time. This way, the goods in the military rank store would refresh a few more times, giving them more options. Maybe an auction would even take ce during this period. If not, a little extra training would not hurt.


    Sheyan naturally checked the military rank store too. Unfortunately, he did not find anything useful. But at this time, he suddenly thought of something. He immediately dialed a certain person��s contact information.


    The person he contacted was the strange contestant he previously met in the Lord of the Rings world andter in the auction, the one who imed to be a ��Miner�� from a neutral faction! Sheyan had built up a bit of rtionship with the Miner, so he tried to reach out to him. Surprisingly, he found that the other party intended to contact him too, so the two sides immediately hit it off.


    Following the Miner��s instructions, Sheyan went to the west side of the interior of the Nightmare Realm. As mentioned before, although the interior of the Nightmare Realm was extremely vast, there was still a limit to its size. It was about as big as ten 10,000-ton passenger ships put together. At the west side, Sheyan found a room which did not seem like it was being used for any purposes. Sheyan walked up to the room and saw a ck area on the floor. Standing on the ck area, he said the password the Miner gave him: XD9981.


    Sheyan immediately sank down. He had entered a private space about the size of a telephone booth. A line of text was printed on the screen directly opposite his face:


    ��You are about to enter the publicmunication area. Please pay 10,000 utility points for the transfer fee. If you require the Realm to ensure your personal safety, you must pay 3 achievement points.��


    Sheyan was not a stingy person, so he chose yes for everything. His vision turned dark, and when he regained his senses, he found that he was in an elevator that was moving up. When the elevator stopped and the door opened, his eyes took in a bustling scene. Sheyan felt as if he was in the central business district in Beijing or Shanghai, where there was seemingly no end to the moving crowd and traffic. But peering upwards, he was greeted by the sight of a dark sky filled with twinkling stars, indicating that the ce was a base in outer space enclosed in a ss-like transparent barrier.


    Checking the house number of the building next to him, he found that the meeting ce agreed upon with the Miner was not far away. When he arrived, he found that the venue was a small cafe. The inside of the cafe was ying the famous Saxophone tune, ��Going Home��. The cafe interior was gorgeously decorated with a small bridge, water and bamboo, creating a peaceful atmosphere.


    The Miner was sitting at a coffee table in the corner with his eyes lightly closed, apparently enjoying the peaceful atmosphere and the rxing music. When Sheyan approached him, he opened his eyes and smiled at Sheyan, then gestured for him to take a seat.


    The moment Sheyan was seated, a tall and sexy waitress brought a coffee pot and a bean grinder over, as well as an intricately carved silver alcoholmp and a small pot of boiling water. She had a sweet smile on her face the whole time, just like a stewardess.


    She picked out the coffee beans with nicer-looking colours and put them into the grinder with one hand, while her other hand turned the small wheel of the grinder to grind them. She would asionally push back the hair that fell down beside her ears. When the coffee was brewed, it smelled really good. The miner tipped her with a note and waved her away.


    Seeing the currency used by the Miner, Sheyan came to a sudden realisation.


    ��I know who you guys are now! You should be the result of thepromise between the Nightmare Realms and the Empire. The humans of the Empire have weak bodies, so the Realms don��t regard them highly, but they need the Empire to help them collect all kinds of resources, so as apromise, they recruit citizens of the Empire like you to be nonbat contestants!��


    The Miner smiled and said, ��You��ve pretty much guessed it. And because we��re nonbatants, we have ess to certain secrets that are not made avable to youbatants. ��


    Sheyan also smiled in response. ��I take it that usbatants also have ess to certain secrets that are off-limit to you nonbatants?��


    The Miner��s smile turned wry. ��You guessed right. Therefore, the reason I invited you over is to put together what we both know and piece together an approximate truth of the whole matter. I��m doing this because there have been some changes and anomalies in the Realm recently, changes that you can��t even imagine!��

 Chapter 1377: Secrets

    <h4>Chapter 1377: Secrets</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The Miner took a sip of coffee, closed his eyes and seemed to be choosing his words carefully. After a while, he said, ��To be honest, our encounter was not a coincidence. Do you believe that?��


    ��What do you mean?�� Sheyan asked with a frown.


    The Miner started exining, ��We��re all people from the Empire. Although we��re restricted by the confidentiality agreement, we can still ally together through tacit understanding, especially under the intentional arrangement of the Empire. Plus, we can obtain first-hand data, so 17 months ago, we found that the rate of increase of your Dow Jones index was rather shocking....��


    ��Wait a minute!�� interrupted Sheyan, ��If I remember correctly, isn��t the Dow Jones index something used for the stock market?��


    The Miner smiled. ��Yes, it is, but the colleague of mine who established this database has the same name, so he decided to name the database so... This system can be used to make a general assessment of a contestant��s improvement in power coefficient after each world. In general, the power of a surviving contestant will increase rapidly in the early stages after entering the Nightmare Realm, but after that, the rate of increase will rarely exceed the 9% threshold.��


    There was a glimmer in Sheyan��s eyes. ��Then, how much was my rate of increase?��


    ��Theprehensive assessment shows 18.4%. You can understand that as, every five worlds, your power will almost double,�� answered the Miner very seriously. ��This figure is almost the highest recorded outside of the Apostles.��


    ��Almost?�� Sheyan narrowed his eyes, ��In other words, there��s someone better?��


    ��I��m sorry, it��s not that I don��t want to tell you, but I can��t,�� the Miner replied with a wry smile.


    As he said that, he formed the shape of a gun with his right hand and aimed it at his head.


    ��I believe there are also certain restrictions on youbatants. For example, using the active abilities obtained from the Realm in the world you originally live in should have very serious consequences. It��s the same for us. If we divulge a secret, our head will explode like it��s hit by a .78-diameter steel core bullet. So, in order to not give us sanitation workers more pressure, why don��t we change the subject?��


    Sheyan shrugged. ��Okay. I understand your difficulties. So after you guys found that my....Dow Jones index was doing pretty well, you took the initiative to approach me?��


    ��Correct,�� confirmed the Miner, ��Because ording to our assessment, the probability of you being a Chosen spoken of in the rumours is over 80%.... Your innate ability even works on the Realm!��


    Sheyan grinned but did not make anyment on the Miner��s statement. Instead, he took his cup of coffee and sipped it slowly.


    ��A Chosen is nothing special. They also need others to protect them in order to grow.��


    If Sheyan��s party members were listening, they would surely know that he was talking about Sanzi. Even Sanzi himself would not find anything wrong with this statement. But when it fell on the Miner��s ears, he of course took it as a tacit confession.


    Heughed. ��A Chosen gets preferential treatment from the Realm, so I��m sure they have more inside information than others, and there will be more benefits when we cooperate. That is the fundamental reason why I sought you out for a deeper cooperation.��


    Sheyan nced at the Miner and suddenly asked, ��What is your rtionship with the Big Ben Research Institute?��


    The expression on the Miner��s face turned stiff. He paused for a long time before he asked, ��What do you mean by this question?��


    ��I don��t im to know everything about the inner workings of the Empire, but I do know some things. A group of people like you would never escape the ever-present eyes of the Big Ben Research Institute.��


    The Miner remained silent for a moment before he replied. ��We used to be the pawns of the Big Ben Research Institute, but we are nowplete enemies with absolutely no hope for reconciliation.��


    ��Why?�� asked Sheyan curiously.


    The Miner answered tly, ��We have the protection of the Realm, but the royal family wished to haveplete control over us. They captured our family and threatened us to make us disclose the secrets we know. If we do as they say, it will only result in our head exploding.... But if we don��t, our whole family would die. So, all of us who are still alive are coldblooded bastards who put our own lives above our entire family��s, and mortal enemies of the Big Ben Research Institute!��


    ��I see,�� Sheyan nodded in understanding.


    The Miner stared at Sheyan and told him seriously, ��The people from the Big Ben Research Institute are inhuman and ruthless. They serve only the royal family of the Empire and will do anything in order to achieve their goals. If you n to cooperate with them, you will undoubtedly be conspiring with hyenas.��


    ��Thanks for telling me,�� Sheyan nodded. ��Okay, so what do you want to know?��


    ***


    ��The Nightmare Realms....or, to be more precise, the Noah Realms. What do you think they are? Mechanical beings? Biological creatures? Or existences we can��t even begin toprehend?��


    Among the questions the Miner asked Sheyan, this was the one that left the deepest impression.


    At the time, Sheyan had no answer for the Miner, because this was something he had never thought of, a territory he had not ventured into.


    The Miner obviously did not expect Sheyan to have an answer for him either. He simply told Sheyan, ��ording to our research, the Noah Realms are very strange biological existences made up of a mixture of mechanical parts and organic flesh. They possess strong self-healing ability, but require assistance from helpers for certain keyponents of their mechanical structures, just as crocodiles needed Egyptian Plover birds to help them clean their teeth.��


    ��Originally, these helpers should have been created alongside the Noah Realms by the great power that designed or manufactured them. The Noah Realms and the helpers should have a symbiotic rtionship, like ants and aphids. The ants care for and protect the aphids from predators and parasites, while the aphids produce a sugary food for the ants. But, for some reason, these helpers were currently nowhere to be seen, so in order to avoid their own demise, the highly intelligent and independent Noah Realms started producing enhanced humans, while at the same time, select those who can rece the helpers among the contestants. This is the origin of the Chosens.��


    After hearing the Miner��s analysis, Sheyan was immediately able to judge that it was not a lie, because the analysis was too reasonable and thorough. Someone who did not have a deep understanding of the situation would definitely not be able to say these things.


    So, in return, Sheyan told the Miner some of his experiences.


    After thinking for a while, the Miner said, ��Since we can be certain that the Realms are unique living creatures that have terrifying power �C so terrifying that they can travel through time �C we can easily infer that the amount of energy they spend must also be extremely terrifying. Therefore, ording to thew of conservation of energy, the Realms should also need to absorb a terrifying amount of substances from the outside to maintain their activities, as well as their living necessities.��


    ��You��re right,�� Sheyan nodded. ��From what I know, the Empire has to provide a shocking amount of minerals, fuel and various other materials to the Realms.��


    The Miner shed Sheyan a grin which made him feel extremely ufortable, as if he was mocking Sheyan for being ignorant.


    ��That��s just what it looks like on the surface, Mr. Seaman. You��re making a big mistake if you really think that the Nightmare Realms can��t do without the supplies from the Empire! If the Realms could be so easily controlled by the Empire, they would have long be the Empire��s servants and be split apart! In truth, the materials provided by the Empire for the Realms are only like seasonings in the kitchen. With them, the Realms would live a higher quality life, but even without them, they can still survive!��


    Sheyan was shocked when he heard the Miner��s im, because if the information he gave was true, then Sheyan could immediately foresee a problem. That was, since there were multiple Realms, and if there were limited living resources, then the distribution of living resources must be an issue!!


    The most straightforward example can be found on the Earth. The reason World War I and World War II broke out, when distilled down to its essence, was none other than to gain possession of the limited resources on Earth! As for the more recent war in Iraq, it was pretty tantly for the sake of oil!


    When he thought of this, Sheyan hesitated, but in the end, he could not help asking, ��If your theory is true, then the rtionships between the various Noah Realms are not as peaceful as we think?��


    ��Peaceful?�� the Miner scoffed and said mockingly, ��Mr. Seaman, you should be one of the few who have benefitted the most from the Realm Battlefields. However did you get such a naive idea?!��


    ��When a contestant dies, they will be reimed by the Realm they belong to. All the rewards you get after you kill a contestant from another Realm are created by the Noah Realm you belong to using its precious source energy! You can consider source energy as a kind of life force that can be replenished. If not for the sake of encouraging you to kill more contestants from other Realms, why would it go to so much trouble?��


    ��Then... what��s the purpose of a Realm War?�� Sheyan asked in shock.


    ��A low intensity Realm War, of course, is for the sake of speeding up the growth and evolution of the contestants,�� answered the Miner.


    ��But a high intensity Realm War has taken on a whole new meaning.... You can assume the Noah Realms to be like aircraft carriers. They have no attack power, or maybe, they��re restricted by some sort of rules which prohibit them from directly attacking each other, so their destructivenesses entirely from the fighter jets they carry. In other words, the strength of a Noah Realm is reflected in the strength of the contestants under it! If my guess is right, the high intensity Realm Wars have be an arena for the contest between the Noah Realms, where a powerful Noah Realm will use its strength to gain more living space and survival resources for itself!��

 Chapter 1378: The Land of Miracles

    <h4>Chapter 1378: The Land of Miracles</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Not only was Sheyan not surprised at the Miner��s analysis, he kind of felt that it was to be expected, because he was not stupid. He had already caught on to all kinds of clues, but before this, they were like pearls that were scattered all over the ground. The Miner��s words were now stringing them all together like a silk thread.


    One thing suddenly came to his mind:


    The Bloody Invitation Letters that he won through brutal fights.


    The Bloody Invitation Letters would actually attract over someone like the Cardinal, albeit only a clone of him. Not only was his battle instincts superior to Sheyan��s, his entire body had evolved into a form mostpatible with his powers, which means that he was one whole order above the current Sheyan!


    The Cardinal obviously did not appear there for no reason. The other Realms would actually bend the rules to send him over to obtain the invitation letters. The letters must be something of great importance.


    The fact that the Realms had only sent the Cardinal showed that the price of bending the rules in this way was extremely high.


    The Noah Realms were, after all, not something generated by nature, but life-forms that were created, so despite them possessing a very high degree of freedom and autonomy, their actions were restricted by certain rules. For example, the author of this novel is 1.68m tall and weighs 168 lbs. In theory, he can split his legs apart into a horizontal line like a gymnast, but he would have to pay the heavy price of pulling his thigh ligaments and tearing his muscles.


    ��From how much importance the Realms ce on the Bloody Invitation Letters, they may very well be something used to fight for certain key resources!�� Senyan came to this sudden realisation!


    Then, like a billiard ball hitting the edge of the table, his thoughts seemed to have reached their destination, but they suddenly bounced back and headed in another direction.


    ��Yes, since then, it feels like the Noah Realm C I belong to has be more and more powerful. In that case, the fact that the other Realms would join hands this time to target Noah Realm C might be the result of the previous Bloody Battlefield!��


    Sheyan��s guess was a little off, but not by much.


    The primary instinct of the Noah Realms was to evolve. The reason they created all kinds of difficult environments was to push the humans�� potential to the limit to make them evolve. Of course, there was a limit to what humans could do, but only physically! Mankind��s mental power still had far more potential for growth!


    Among normal humans, even a generational genius like Einstein barely exploited 30% of his brain capacity. An ordinary person who could exploit 14% of their brain capacity was already considered a pretty decent case. Moreover, the higher the level of brain development reached, the more difficult it was to improve it further.


    For example, to increase the exploitation of brain capacity from 10% to 20%, only about 10 points of source energy were needed, but to increase it from 20% to 30% required at least 50 points of source energy, while from 30% to 40%, 500 points of source energy may not even be enough!


    At the same time that the Noah Realms developed the brain capacity of the contestants to make the contestants evolve, they themselves, as living beings, also had to face the severe test of evolution! One only needed to look at the dinosaurs, mammoths and saber-toothed tigers to understand the consequence of being eliminated on the path of evolution.


    If the Noah Realms wished to evolve, they needed to absorb all kinds of strange substances from the outside, including light! For them, these things were their nutrients.


    These key materials for their evolution would often appear in extremely dangerous ces like wormholes, ck holes and even time vortexes. To mine and collect these things, even the unbelievably powerful Noah Realms must join hands and spare no effort!


    This was the reason all the contestants could only enter the next Nightmare World after a certain period of time, because the Noah Realms must first ensure their own survival and needs before using their source energy to help the contestants enter the Nightmare Worlds.


    ��Hunting�� and ��mining�� for the essential materials required almost all the Noah Realms to work together. However, the food and energy obtained was not evenly distributed afterwards.


    First, the Noah Realms would take half the spoils and share it equally among everyone. This would be the guaranteed minimum share. It would be enough to maintain the basic survival needs of the Noah Realms, making sure that none of them would starve to death.


    The remaining half of the spoils would be divided into 100 parts. The portion that each Noah Realm would get would be determined by the performance of the contestants they cultivated.


    The stronger the ability of a contestant, the more spoils their Noah Realm could obtain, and the faster the Noah Realm could evolve!


    Of course, evolution was not a smooth sailing process. It was filled with many difficult and tortuous roads, as well as numerous detours, and a lot of efforts which would end up in vain. This gave the Noah Realms that had fallen behind the opportunity to catch up and overtake those in the lead.


    Like thest Bloody Invitation Letter world, for example. It was used to determine how many high-level contestants could be sent by each Noah Realm in the Realm War. Obviously, the more contestants a Noah Realm could send, the higher their chances. Hence, Noah Realm C had gained a huge advantage.


    Noah Realm C, who was getting more and more powerful, had forced the rest of the Realms to unite against it. Both sides were putting everything they had on the line! Yes, the alliance of the rest of the Realms was a strong threat and oppression against Noah Realm C, but because they were going all in, if Noah Realm C could make it through this ordeal safely, the threat and oppression would transform into Noah Realm C��s nutrients, helping it grow. One step forward, and the path ahead would be clear!


    After having a long talk with the Miner, Senyan finally had a better understanding of his current situation. Some may question the point of Sheyan wasting so much time and effort to find out what went on behind the scenes. Whatever he found out, it would not change the fact that he still had to fight for his life in the end.


    But as the saying goes, a moment of cleverness was insignificant if one could not n for the future, and the good management of a region was insignificant if one could not n for the overall situation.


    If you do not even know the reason you fight, you are doomed to be a chess piece!


    There are three possible oues for a chess piece. The first is to sessfully eliminate the enemy��s chess piece. The second is to die together with the enemy��s chess piece, an exchange of pieces, if you will. Thest oue is the saddest, and that is to be sacrificed!


    If Sheyan had to be a chess piece, he only wanted to be the first kind. The other two oues were totally uneptable to him.


    The information he obtained from the Miner would enable him to more urately grasp themands issued by the Realm and better understand the intention behind them!


    ***


    After the long talk, Sheyan hurried back to the real world without wasting any time. This time, he returned apanied by Melody and a very special old man. The old man was none other than the powerful Sacred Oak, Sindalor.


    The ancient tree had a very strong Perceptive Sense and had the natural power to gather spiritual energy, so he could absorb spiritual energy to where he was from all directions. No matter how barren or harsh and was, once he took root there, it would transform into a paradise.


    As soon as the old man (or tree) stepped foot on Earth, he sneezed seven or eight times in a row, and tears starteding out of his eyes. He appeared to be extremely ufortable. Despite the danger of exposing his identity, he threw a slew of support spells on himself, such as ��Purification��, ��Rejuvenation��, ��Mark of the Wild��, and ��Underwater Breathing��. Then, he gulped down a bottle of potion which seemed very valuable and was, indeed, very valuable. Only after that did he feel a little better.


    Sheyan, who was feeling a lot of pressure on his shoulders, rolled his eyes and took out the googles, gas masks, and other protective gears from a bag he had prepared beforehand and passed them to the other two. Seeing the exaggerated reaction of the old tree, he felt like the preparation he made was a waste of time.


    They departed for the first destination on their list of options:


    Mount Cook in the Southern Alps in New Zend.


    There, Melody and Sindalor could finally breathe freely, but not without paying a price. Melody��s cute, lovely nose turned red and itchy after a while, like the nose of a person that was allergic to dust. She quickly put on the mask again and would not take it off no matter how hard Senyan persuaded her.


    Seeing this development, Senyan could only sigh and cross out the next three destinations on the list: the virgin rainforest in the Amazon River Basin, the vi in the French countryside, and the virgin jungle in the Yarlung Tsangpo River in the southern foothills of the Himyas.


    Hisst hope was the coniferous forest in the cold zone, specifically, deep in the Greater Khingan Range at the border between China and Russia.


    But thest hope burst like a bubble too. Upon arriving there, Melody simply refused to take off her mask, so Sindalor could only take off his with a desperate and tragic expression. He inhaled a little bit of the cold air, then immediately shook his head vehemently like a rattle drum.


    ��No, no!! Absolutely not! ��


    He put his gas mask back on in a hurry. But while Sheyan was sighing in disappointment, the Sacred Oak suddenly froze. The gas mask was still about ten centimetres away from his face, but his action stoppedpletely, as if he had been frozen in time.


    He only recovered his wits after quite a while. The wrinkles on his aged face curled up in shock.


    ��How can this be! How can this be! How can the Land of Miracles appear in this extremely filthy world?!?!��


    Sheyan��s eyes narrowed slightly. Sindalor��s surprise was definitely not an act! The Sacred Oak��s eyes that seemed murky but were in fact, very sharp, were staring towards the northwest!!


    The northwest of the Greater Khingan Range!!

 Chapter 1379: Vicious Move

    <h4>Chapter 1379: Vicious Move</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    There were three great unsolved natural mysteries in the history of mankind.


    1. The Mythical Massacre of Mohenjo Daro in India more than 3000 years ago.


    2. The bizarre explosion which urred at 9 a.m. on May 30, 1626 A.D. (the sixth day of May, the sixth year of Tianqi in the Ming Dynasty), the day after the Dragon Boat Festival, in an area near the gunpowder magazine of the Wanggong factory in the southwest corner of Beijing.


    3. The major explosion which ured in the Evenk Autonomous Okrug in Siberian Russia at 7:17 a.m. (UTC 0:17 a.m.) on June 30, 1908.


    (TL: https://.sciencedaily/terms/tunguska_event.htm)


    Yes, when Sindalor looked towards the northwest of the Greater Khingan Range, the first ce Sheyan thought of was the site of the Tunguska explosion, one of the three great natural mysteries!


    The power of the explosion was estimated to be equivalent to the detonation of 15-20 million tons of TNT explosives, or 2000 atomic bombs. It had caused more than 60.04 million trees within 2153.2 square kilometres to fall. A 2000 square kilometres area of virgin forest was knocked down by the shock waves, and at least 300,000 treester died due to radiation.


    In some ces, the tundra melted into marshes. Inter explorations, scientists found that the soil in the explosion area had been maised, and the tree rings from 1908 to 1909 showed abnormal signs of radioactivity. Some of the animals were also disying gic mutation.


    Sindalor��s old eyes were already full of tears. He cried out excitedly, ��The Land of Miracles, the Land of Miracles! Thend in the legends that only the World Tree could savour! Why has it appeared in this hopelessly filthy world!?��


    Seeing the naive Melody staring at the Sacred Oak tree withrge watery eyes that were filled with admiration, Sheyan immediately understood that her mind must be thinking ��I have no idea what he��s talking about, but it must be something really amazing��....


    Sheyan quickly recalled the information regarding the Tunguska explosion in his mind. He immediately made some deductions. The next thing they did was naturally to board a ne and rush over to the ce.


    Zi had sent some people to receive them without Sheyan even asking her to do so. All their expenses on this trip would be covered by the ES consortium. Sheyan took advantage of the spare time on the ne to inquire about all sorts of information.


    After a while, he told Old Sindalor, ��If I��m guessing correctly, our world should have more than one of the holynd you speak of.��


    ��That��s...That��s impossible!�� eximed Sindalor in shock.


    ��Why is it impossible? I��ve already thought of a few other ces you may regard as holynds. We��ll visit the one you spoke of first. After that, we��ll fly to the other ces on a ne. You seem to be able to sense them from thousands of kilometres away, so we��ll know if it��s true long before we reach the areas,�� said Sheyan with a smile.


    Sindalor shook his head. ��I can only feel the presence of the holynd after nting my roots in the ground. Once my feet leave the ground, I��ll be as good as blind. Moreover, it was not I who discovered the holynd just now; something there was calling out to me with a special resonance!��


    Sheyan nodded. ��I see. But since a miracle has already appeared in our dark and filthy world, why can��t you believe that it would appear a few more times? Light is often born from the deepest darkness, and the filthiest ce would often give birth to the most wless purity!��


    Sindalor could not find a reply to that.


    To be honest, it was not Sheyan��s eloquence that made him speechless, but the fact that the holynd had appeared here was irrefutable.


    At this time, a stewardess came over and told them with a sweet voice, ��Ladies and gentlemen, we have to make anding now. We��ve only obtained the permission to fly here in China. If we enter the Russian airspace, we might cause a very serious diplomatic dispute.��


    ��Do it at once, at the fastest speed,�� Sheyan waved her away impatiently.


    After the stewardess left, Sindalor suddenly said, ��There��s no need tond. I��ve already studied the magic in your world. I can easily block a spell of this level.��


    Sheyan smiled and replied, ��We call this thing science, not magic. But are you sure we won��t be detected? If the other party manage to detect us, they have the ability to strike us down from the air. Well, to be more precise, an attack no less powerful than ten ��Great Fireballs�� will hit this machine we call an airne. And if one attack doesn��t work, they might repeat it a thousand times.��


    The old tree said angrily, ��I��ll never do anything that I��m not confident in.��


    ��Okay, then,�� Sheyan nodded.


    Then, he went to the cockpit at the front of the ne and asked the captain, ��How much fuel do we have left?��


    ��Uhm, we refueled an hour ago, and in order to deal with any unforeseen circumstances, we filled all the tanks, so we still have 93% of fuel left. In theory, we can circle the Earth two and a half times,�� answered the captain, slightly surprised.


    ��Maintain radio silence and fly directly past Russia��s border. There��s no need to ask Russia for permission. I recall that this new Gulf Stream model can take off andnd vertically. Just fly straight to the destination. We should be able to find a ce for vertical take-off andnding there,�� said Sheyan casually.


    ��But!...�� The captain eximed in shock.


    Sheyan gave him a deep, meaningful stare.


    ��I��m not discussing this with you or asking for your opinion, sir. This is an order.��


    As an employee, what else could the captain say? In order to make himself feel better, he could only imagine Sheyan��s embarrassing reaction when a few Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jets flew over to ��escort�� themter.


    However, the situation he anticipated did not happen! Minutes after minutes passed, but they safely travelled thousands of kilometers into Russian territory without any incident. Only when the copilot reminded him that they had arrived at the destination did he wake up from his daze with a jolt!


    The Podkamennaya Tunguska River twisted and turned below them. Although it was currently the rare time of the year when the local temperature was above zero, a human could hardly be seen in this ce. Vastnds and small poption had always been the trademarks of Russia.


    When the ne made a verticalnding on a field beside the Podkamennaya Tunguska River, the captain and the flight crew were surprised to find the ne covered in ayer of light green moss. The mossyer was only less than a centimeter thick, but it was truly bizarre. The whole ne now had a rather strange colour.


    The crew stared at each other. They did not even know when the moss had started growing on the ne!


    A maintenance crew wanted to scrape it off, but he was strictly forbidden from doing so by Sheyan. Obviously, thisyer of green moss was the most crucial reason why this new Gulf Stream model, that was capable of verticalnding and take-off, could enter and leave the Russian airspace at will without being detected!


    The captain stared at the moss while he murmured, ��This is incredible. The stealth technology that the Pentagon spent decades and hundreds of billions of dors to develop has lost to thisyer of moss!��


    ***


    Because the epicentre of the Tunguska explosion was now a primitive jungle, the ce theynded on was a considerable distance away from the core area, but the distance that was like a natural chasm for ordinary people turned out to be a very pleasant journey for Sheyan, Melody and Sindalor.


    As soon as they were out of sight of the crew, the three of them climbed onto an Ent who had been endowed with life on the spot. The Ent marched across the strange and mysterious forest with the three riding on his shoulders. Sindalor was so excited that his long white beard would not stop shaking.


    ��The holynd, this is the holynd! Such an abundance of powerful primitive energy! So pure! Every breath felt so refreshing!�� he kept murmuring, as if to himself.


    Sindalor gave a start all of a sudden. He rapidly turned back into his original form of the ancient and powerful Sacred Oak, unable to suppress his impulse any longer! Fortunately, the ce they were in was a dense primitive coniferous forest, so the sudden appearance of a huge oak tree was as noticeable as the addition of a grain of sand to a beach. There was no danger of being detected by a satellite.


    ��Over there, over there!�� Sindalor bellowed excitedly, totally out of character from his usual personality of a wise old tree!


    His Perceptive Sense had increased tenfold after he turned back into his original form! Every time he stepped on the ground, arge number of golden roots would burrow deep into the earth! After detecting the signal, Sindalor instantly moved forward withrge, quick strides. The coniferous forest here was so dense that even the winds had difficulties blowing through, and the cold climate of the alpine zone made the surface of the trees extremely tough, but thanks to the power of the Sacred Oak, the trees pulled their roots out of the ground one after another and moved aside to give way to him!


    After about seven or eight kilometers of running, Sheyan saw that the vegetation in the area ahead was gradually growing sparser, turning from towering trees to dense bushes, and from dense bushes to sparse grasnds. Finally, not even grass grew on the ground anymore. The dry, hardnd, dark grey in colour, was directly exposed to the air.


    The dark greynd sprawled over an area of about two or three square kilometres, forming a slightly sunken basin in the ground. Sindalor stopped at the central area of the right side of the basin. Unlike his previous expression of unbridled joy and hysteria, he was currently gnashing his teeth, as if he was in the middle of a fierce fight with heaven and earth.


    Sheyan had excellent Perceptive Sense, and excellent eyesight as well, so he could naturally see a nt in front of Sindalor that was only about half a metre tall. The nt��s growth was so crooked that it had distorted into an abnormal shape. Its stem that was only half a metre long was covered in burls the size of ping-pong balls!!


    (TL: A burl is a tree growth in which the grain has grown in a deformed manner. It ismonly found in the form of a rounded outgrowth on a tree trunk or branch that is filled with small knots from dormant buds.)


    What��s more, it was the only nt that was growing on this wastnd!


    ��This is the thing sending the signals that Sindalor could receive from thousands of kilometres away?�� While Sheyan was still surprised and puzzled, something suddenly urred which made his eyes widen in astonishment.


    Sindalor, the great wise oak who had a ��Sacred�� prefix, actually raised his giant foot and stomped down mercilessly on the pitiful crippled and deformed nt in front of him!

 Chapter 1380: One Hand to Cover Heaven!

    <h4>Chapter 1380: One Hand to Cover Heaven!</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    (TL: One hand to cover heaven, or covering the sky with a single hand, is a Chinese idiom which means to be in absolute control. )


    How terrifying was the force contained in Sindalor��s mighty stomp? Sheyan reckoned that even he could not take it head on!


    The ground shook like there was an earthquake after it endured his stomp. Arge amount of wet soil sshed like liquid from underneath Sindalor��s giant foot, reaching a height of ten metres before it fell back down.


    The strange, deformed nt naturally got the worst of it �C it waspletely ttened to the ground. And even after that, Sindalor kept crushing it with his foot mercilessly, his usual kindness and benevolencepletely gone! The kind of ferociousness he was disying made it seem like he had transformed from Buddha to the devil in an instant!


    Sindalor stomped down seven or eight times in session until there was arge hole in the ground, until the mutated nt was one with the soil. Perhaps only the most sophisticated instruments could separate it from the soil now. Only then did Sindalor stop.


    Seeing this, Sheyan could not help thinking that sometimes, an innocent person was guilty simply for the wealth they possessed.


    The deformed nt itself was not an oak, but had upied this precious piece ofnd. That was its sin, and it was the most serious kind of sin! In front of the great interests of his species, Sindalor was showing the cruel nature of natural selection!


    The Sacred Oak��s branches and leaves started converging, and arge number of roots began to grow out of his feet. A great amount of deep grooves also appeared on his bark. Sindalor looked as if he was turning into a fossilised tree!


    ��Are...are you using the ��Eternal Residence�� ability, Elder??�� asked Melody in a panic, ��But even if this is a holynd, it��s not worth such a sacrifice! From what I can sense, this ce isn��t even the ce with the densest holy energy. Is doing this really worth it?��


    The ��Eternal Residence�� was an innate ability only a powerful Ent could possess. At the cost of giving up their mobility, they could permanently take root in a certain ce, then rapidly evolve to fully adapt to the surrounding environment, blending into the local ecosystem to the greatest extent possible.


    This ability would only be used by the Ents when they found a really valuable piece ofnd. A really, really valuable piece ofnd.


    It was incredulous that Sindalor would use the ��Eternal Residence�� ability so decisively, before they had even explored the other areas on their list yet.


    While staring at Sindalor��s twisting branches, Sheyan remarked thoughtfully, ��The old Ent is wise. He knows how topromise, knows when he should advance or retreat... Melody, it appears Sindalor was reaching the end of his life.��


    ��How do you know that?�� asked Melody as she stared at Sheyan in astonishment.


    Sheyan smiled. ��This is akin to a man choosing his wife. Most men do not marry the most beautiful one among their girlfriends, but the one with the mostpatible personality. Sindalor must have found this ce to be the most suitablend for his growth and evolution. In addition, he could also feel death pressing ever closer to him. Since such a great opportunity was being presented to him right now, of course he must not waste a single second. He must evolve into a World Tree as quickly as possible!��


    Hearing the words ��World Tree��, Melody��s eyes turned blurry and full of anticipation. Trees may be born in all kinds of shapes and sizes, but like a hundred rivers flowing into the same ocean, the end point of their evolution could only be a World Tree! A great, powerful World Tree!


    Once the Sin��dorei Elves had their own World Tree, they would be a whole new race that could stand toe to toe with the original Elven race! Because only a kingdom supported by a World Tree could be unassable, reincarnating the marks of life under it non-stop!


    Sindalor had be like a giant fossilised tree after performing ��Eternal Residence��, having gathered all his vitality into himself, but his root system under the ground was growing and spreading wildly, forming a three-dimensionalwork structure which covered the area several kilometers around!


    If an unbelievably strong force were to forcibly uproot Sindalor at this time, a monstrous pit 4-5 kilometres in diameter and more than 300 metres deep would be left on the spot, so astonishing was the growth of Sindalor��s root system!


    Before Sindalor fell into the deep slumber of evolution, he left behind five golden oak seeds and entrusted them to Sheyan and Melody, asking them to nt the seeds in the other holynds.


    This was akin to entrusting his children to Sheyan and Melody. Sindalor was ready to face death if his evolution was unsessful.


    Melody, feeling the heavy responsibility on her shoulders, walked all over the Tunguska area while nervously holding the five oak seeds. She would like to nt all five seeds in this ce, but Sheyan stopped her. Sheyan told her that there might be other, even better holynds...


    Common sense told her that there was no way Sheyan��s words were true, but reality kept destroying her confidence. Sheyan and Melody returned to the Gulf Stream aircraft that was waiting on standby with the four remaining seeds.


    ��Our next destination is the Chernobyl region in north Ukraine!�� Sheyan told the captain.


    The captain was beyond shocked. ��Are you crazy?! Why would you go to that damn ce.... Yes, sir.��


    ***


    The Chernobyl nuclear power nt incident was the most severe nuclear leakage ident in human history, bar none.


    The radioactive contamination it caused was as bad as 500 of the atomic bombs dropped by the United States in Japan. The explosionpletely damaged the facilities, leaking out more than 8 tons of strong radiation materials, and as the dust drifted along with the wind, it even endangered other parts of Europe. To this day, the disaster site and its surrounding areas werepletely deserted, as no one dared to live there.


    The reason Sheyan brought Melody here was because he could almost be sure by now that the so-called holynds were areas with high levels of nuclear radiation!!


    The Tunguska event was an unsolved mystery, but the most widely-epted theory by scientists so far regarding the cause of the incident was a nuclear explosion. Although the strong radiation left behind was terrifying, the living creatures that could survive under such a high level of nuclear radiation would have a high probability of mutating and evolving.


    The process of evolution was originally a long and arduous road, but under the stimtion of nuclear radiation, this process that normally took thousands of years, maybe even more, could potentially be greatly hastened! It was worth noting that most living creatures that could survive and mutate under high nuclear radiation were often bigger, fiercer and more aggressive.


    Therefore, nuclear radiation was not only a fatal danger, but also a driving force for living creatures to evolve to a higher level. For Sacred Oak Sindalor, to advance to a World Tree was in itself an evolutionary process. With the help of high nuclear radiation, his chances would no doubt greatly increase!


    In the world of the Lord of the Rings, deposits of uranium and other radioactive minerals were extremely rare. Therefore, there was only one Land of Miracles, and the World Tree had long taken possession of it. That was why Sindalor was so ecstatic when he saw the radioactive contaminated site! He estimated that his chances of advancing to a World Tree was only about 5% before, but it had now spiked to 50%. He could hardly wait a moment longer!


    Now that Sheyan had confirmed that the Earth held a very strong attraction for all kinds of trees, it was very clear what he must do. The Sin��dorei Elves, who needed trees to live, naturally had to be migrated here.


    While blushing profusely, Melody pulled Sheyan into a thick bush. Sounds of gasps and irrepressible moanings came from within,sting for about an hour. Then, some soft whisperings followed. Suddenly, Melody could be heard eximing with shock and hesitation, ��Is this really alright?��


    ***


    Three hourster, Sheyan finally received the notifications from his Nightmare Imprint:


    [ The strength of the Sin��dorei tribe has increased substantially. ]


    [ The Sin��dorei tribe has officially broken away from the Lord of the Rings Elves and be an independent race on Earth. ]


    [ Your rtionship with the leader of the Sin��dorei, Melody Sunstrider, is currently ��Worshipped��. ]


    [ Title conferred by the Realm to the Sin��dorei tribe: ��Second to none�� ! ]


    [ All figures of the Sin��dorei tribe in other parallel universes will be irreversibly destroyed within an hour. No other Sin��dorei storyline characters will appear in any other parallel universes outside of this one. ]


    [ Note: You currently possess a ��Worshipped�� rtionship with two powerful storyline characters ded with the ��Second to None�� title. ]


    [ Milestone progress: 2/2 ]


    [ Note: Silver ss milestone: ��One Hand to Cover Heaven�� unlocked!! ]


    [ After equipping, legend level +1. ]


    [ Additional property: ��Cornerstone�� �C A title with the ��Cornerstone�� property can perfectly replicate the additional properties of other titles. After the perfect replication process, the title of ��One Hand to Cover Heaven�� will obtain the additional property of the other title, but the other title will then disappear. The ��Cornerstone�� property can possess up to five additional properties. If, after the replication, you need to reset a certain property to restore it to its original condition, you will need to pay the price of 100,000 utility points and 10 achievement points. ]


    After receiving the notifications, Sheyan��s Legend Level increased to +3, and Reef��s Legend Level increased to +2. What��s more, there was now a description after the ��Legend Level +3��.


    [ You have be a famous legendary figure. A lot of heroes with outstanding achievements could not even reach your current level of renown. In the Nightmare Worlds where you are free to do as you please, if you wish to be a hero, your deeds will surely be sung for generations; and if you wish to be a viin, your name shall be cursed for millennia! ]

 Chapter 1381: The Limited Edition Heavily Unbalanced Agreements

    <h4>Chapter 1381: The Limited Edition Heavily Unbnced Agreements</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Sheyan had already obtained the title of ��One Hand to Cover Heaven��, but Noah Realm C was kind enough to give the entire Sin��dorei tribe enough time to migrate over. After all, even when ordinary people move to a new ce, the process was quite tedious. There was the furniture and other misceneous stuff, but merely choosing a suitable location required some time.


    Furthermore, although the ce that the Sin��dorei tribe wished to move to was an uninhabited wastnd, it was still theoretically a territory belonging to a sovereign country. The ES Consortium may be influential, but this matter was still quite difficult for them. They needed some time to get everything in order.


    Thanks to the efforts of the Sin��dorei tribe, and because Sheyan was a key yer under Noah Realm C, so he was worthy of these resources, the Sin��dorei tribe managed to open a dimensional tunnel which connected Dawn City to the no man��snd near the Podkamennaya Tunguska River. Under the reinforcement of the Realm��s power, the tunnel couldst for up to 15 days!!


    The innocent Melody did not really know what to do with the buffer period of 15 days, but as the saying goes, behind every sessful woman stood a lewd man. With Sheyan��s meticulous nning, they naturally maximised the benefits.


    Within the first three days, the Sunstrider tribe sent out a total of seven fancy-looking golden boxes, with the fastest delivery method at their disposal. The boxes themselves could already be considered priceless treasures thanks to the precious gemstones embedded in them and the exquisite Dwarven craftsmanship.


    (TL: The author uses Sunstrider tribe and Sin��dorei tribe interchangeably.)


    The seven boxes were delivered to the seven most powerful and prominent known Ents on Middle Earth. Mr. Ferrell, who was a rtive of Sindalor, naturally received one, as did Methush, who was also known as the snow capper. Methush was a prickly pine tree and was said to be the closest to evolve into a World Tree. The boxes were even sent to three famous figures among the Treebeard tribe, whose rtionship with Sheyan had fallen below freezing point. They were:


    The leader of the Fangorn Ents, Grubb Longbranch.


    The leader of the Wild Ents of Fangorn Forest, Costarica Dryroot.


    The third child of Treebeard, Menguer Gnarl.


    Among them, Grubb had seen the most of the outside world and had had the most contact with outsiders, so despite the seething resentment in his heart, he still opened the golden box with his huge, rough fingers to take a look at the content inside...


    After that, he stood there unmoving, as if he had been frozen in ce. Even the wind blowing around him felt full of contradictions at that moment.


    But when dawn broke and the first ray of sunlight shone on thend, our dear Mr. Grubb was already gone. The only things he left behind were a set of deep footprints and a yellow leaf. The other Ents who had rushed there upon hearing the news tore the leaf apart in bewilderment. Grubb��s heavy, guilty sigh immediately filled the air.


    ��I have sinned. Greed and desire have taken over my heart. I am no longer worthy of being a leader.��


    The words echoed repeatedly in the winds, which carried them throughout the entire Fangorn Forest. Costarica Dryroot and Menguer Gnarl were both stunned when they heard the news. Neither of them had opened the golden boxes sent by the Sunstrider tribe. Menguer Gnarl had even crushed his and threw it into the garbage pile....


    After much hesitation, Menguer Gnarl finally retrieved the box from the garbage pile. Costarica Dryroot, too, picked his box back up. They could ignore the Sunstrider tribe, but they could not ignore Grubb��s judgement!


    Upon opening the golden boxes, the two powerful Ents were stunned again. After a while, the more fiery Menguer even started screaming loudly. His voice was like the sharp cold wind which tore through the leaves and branches of autumn.


    ��That��s impossible! That��s... That��s impossible!!��


    Menguer once again flung the golden box away. The box, which was already quite battered, mmed hard into a nearby tree and broke into pieces. The exquisite craftsmanship had obviously significantly lowered the box��s toughness. Broken emeralds and rubies scattered on the ground.


    A bit of greyish-ck dirt spilled out of the cracks on the golden box. Menguer remained silent for a long time. Then, he sighed sadly. He fell to his knees and carefully scooped the dirt up with his thick fingers, then fed it to his mouth. He chewed on the dirt slowly, as if he was savouring thest scoop of thest meal of his life.


    That��s right, all seven golden boxes sent by Melody �C or, more precisely, by the Sunstriders under Sheyan��s order �C contained nothing but dirt! The dirt dug out from the worst leakage area of the Chernobyl nuclear power nt!


    The dirt, of course, contained a high level of nuclear radiation, but there was not much of it in the boxes, only enough for the recipients to sense the ��holy energy�� inside!


    These seven golden boxes were, in fact, seven extremely tempting baits. The reason Sheyan had sent one to Ents like Menguer, who would definitely note to them, was to use their influence to attract even more powerful Ents who remain hidden!


    For example, the box that Menguer threw away was picked up by an Orc who had a deer head and a human body. The Orc headed towards a towering cliff that was craggy and full of cracks.


    The Orc knelt down respectfully in worship, then took out a dagger and slit the wrist of a ve next to him. He let the blood flow freely into the cracks in the rocky cliff. Whenever the wound coagted, he would slit it open again, and whenever a ve died from excessive bloodlost, he would switch to another ve!


    Only when he reached the eighth ve that an earthquake-like rumble came from deep in the cliff. The cliff suddenly burst apart as if it had been sted by a cannon. Rocks that weighed thousands of kilograms rolled and flew around. A gigantic root burst out of the cliff, followed by a booming voice which echoed from the depths of the mountain!


    ��Who is it? How dare you wake me, the great Dark Ent, from my peaceful slumber!?��


    ��O Master, the mythical Land of Miracles has appeared! The opportunity does not wait; hence why I have no choice but to rouse you from your sleep!��


    ��The Land of Miracles!�� The voice that came from the depths of the mountain became excited. Even the cracks on the mountain surface widened, as if andslide would ur any time. ��Is the World Tree, Nordrassil, finally wilting?��


    ��Not so, Master.�� The voice of the Orc trembled like the me of a candle in the wind. A huge root broke through the rock andshed out at him fiercely. The Orc raised his hands which held the shattered golden box high as he shrunk back like a prisoner of fate.


    The Orc shouted, ��I have proof, Master! Even Menguer, who hates those Elves with all his heart, could not resist the temptation of the box��s content. Like a dog, Menguer sprawled on the ground and ate the soil!��


    The huge root suddenly wrapped around the corpse of a ve and retracted back into the mountain. The sounds of chewing came from within. Then, a Boston ivy-like tendril wriggled out and retrieved the golden box inside.


    After a few seconds of silence, a thunderous roar came from inside the mountain.


    ��This is no proof of any Land of Miracles!!��


    Hearing this, the heart of the Orc sank. He knew that his life was in danger. However, the next sentence lifted him from hell to heaven!


    ��Even the soil from the Land of Miracles does not contain such pure power!��


    The whole cliff was copsing due to the powerful roar, as if there was a magnitude 20 earthquake!!! The Dark Ent, named Aryan, was defeated by Treebeard thousands of years ago and had been hiding here ever since. Now, he had been shocked into activity by a tiny box!!


    Six days after sending out the golden invitations, only two of the seven invited Ents came.


    However, five Ents who were not invited had alsoe to Dawn City! What��s more, the golden invitations in the hands of two of the Ents were snatched from their original owners! Costarica��s body was now rotting in the River Isen!


    The Dark Ent was not named so for no good reason.


    This was why Sheyan was so addicted to scheming. Less than 20 grams of soil and 7 golden boxes that the Dwarfs made in less than an hour were able to stir up a storm which swept through the entire Middle Earth! He enjoyed the feeling of using an undisguised scheme to openly and skillfully manipte these powerful legendary figures who could normally crush him with a finger!


    It felt so good.


    By the final day before the dimensional tunnel closed, as many as 14 of the most powerful Ents on Middle Earth had gathered in Dawn City! The Elves had calmed down from their initial surprise and excitement. The Ents were provided with a kilogram of Chernobyl soil every day, and not a gram more. They were also shown images of Sindalor, who had already started evolving. That was enough to appease them.


    Only after wearing out their edges �C mainly by waiting out their initial conflict and confrontations with each other �C did the Sin��dorei Elves voice their conditions, as per Sheyan��s will.


    The conditions they stated were not much different, maybe even harsher, from those on a very contract, or from the series of treaties signed by the Qing government when they surrendered the country��s sovereign rights under humiliating terms.


    After listening to the conditions, the Ents understandably roared in anger. They had always been worshipped by others; no one had ever dared to speak to them like this. However, even such a heavily unjust agreement was limited in numbers! There were only three agreements!

 Chapter 1382: Butterfly Effect

    <h4>Chapter 1382: Butterfly Effect</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    3 out of 14.


    Such was the cruel reality. Such was the cruel fate.


    Of course, it was only cruel for these Ents who were already legendary-tier.


    The reason why there were only three spots was because there were certain restrictions on the numbers of the Sin��dorei tribe. The rules of the Realm made it impossible for them to bring more powerful figures than that into the alternate dimension. In fact, ording to the rules, based on the formidablebat power of the Ents, the Sin��dorei tribe had already reached the limit by bringing old Sindalor alone.


    Fortunately, although the Ents were unbelievably powerful creatures of war, they could also function as ��buildings�� for the Elves to live in. The Sin��dorei tribe indeed had the right to bring along the private vis under their name that they had thend use rights certificate and the property rights certificate of. However, there was a limit to how much they could manipte the loophole. The Realm had already given Sheyan a lot of face by allowing three.


    To bepared and selected like objects in a market was quite degrading, but only five of the Ents left, driven by their pride. However, although the remaining nine Ents were all determined to get a spot, they had also formed a temporary alliance, adamant not to give in to the Sin��dorei tribe��s demands!


    Unfortunately for them, Sheyan had already expected such a situation to ur and had long nned for it. So when our dear Mr. Ferrell, who had secretly been designated as the recipient of one of the spots through nepotism, stood up and trampled on the mutual agreement between the Ents by taking one of the ces offered without any moral integrity, the efforts of the Ents ended up in vain.


    With only two spots remaining, the other eight Ents could only abandon all the agreements they reached before. Three more Ents then withdrew from thepetition, either because they knew their strength was insufficient, or because the conditions were too harsh for them to ept. However, the remaining five high-tier legendary Ents were no longer willing to let go of the chance no matter how harsh the conditions were.


    That��s because Father Time was the most merciless being in the world! Even though the lifespan of the Ents were ten times longer than that of the Elves, there was always an end. As long as they could not evolve into a World Tree, they would not step foot in that magical realm, and their lifespan would not be refreshed.


    These five Ents had traveled over almost the entire Middle Earth during their long years in the hope of discovering another Land of Miracles, but they only ended up disappointed. They had even tried to challenge the authority of Teldrassil, but thebination of the World Tree and the Elves was so powerful that it made them feel hopeless.


    The key reason was that the energy of the Land of Miracles was only enough to support one World Tree, so each Ent could only fight for themselves. It was impossible for them to ally together to challenge Teldrassil��s authority.


    In the end, the dust settled, and four powerful high-tier legendary Ents ended up settling in the Sin��dorei tribe (including Sindalor). With thebined power of the four Ents, let alone Treebeard, they could even go up against the World Tree Teldrassil.


    From the perspective of long-term nning, even if the Sin��dorei tribe was extremely unlucky, surely one of the four legendary Ents would advanced into a World Tree. It must be known that the starting point of the current World Tree, Teldrassil, was far lower than the strong foundation and noble species of these four ancient Ents! A more normal estimate was, within a hundred years, the Sin��dorei tribe would own at least three World Trees. What did that mean?


    First of all, a country built upon three World Trees as foundation could support an astonishingly high poption. But more importantly, when the citizens died, they could choose one of two methods of rebirth. The lower way was to reincarnate into a new body, whereas the higher way was to directly condense a body around the World Tree.


    These two methods of escaping death were both inseparable from the power of the World Tree. In terms of actual statistics, when the Elves of the Sin��dorei tribe died in the future, their speed of rebirth would be 200% faster than the Elves of Middle Earth!


    Next, the problem of the ownership of the Tunguska region and the Chernobyl region on Earth had to be resolved. The best method was actually for the ES Consortium to fund some projects in those areas.


    The Tunguska region was the less troublesome of the two. The country��s government werecking in money, so they were more than willing to make some profits as long as it would not damage the forestry resources. However, they still had some reservations about the strict blockade system requested by ES Consortium to seal off the region, and were as yet unwilling to agree to this demand.


    The Chernobyl region, on the other hand, was only 120 kilometers away from the capital of Ukraine, so to carve out arge piece ofnd there to be put under the sealed, strict surveince of a foreignpany was something of major concern.


    That was when the Sin��dorei Elves started to make their moves. These Elves were all beautiful, male and female alike, and were experts in charming. Coupled with the financial attack of ES Consortium, they destroyed all the obstacles in their path.


    ***


    After finishing all these matters, Sheyan heard another piece of good news. Sanzi had finally mastered the ability of fate, but what was strange was that the ability Sanzi mastered was given a rather special name �� ��Butterfly Effect��.


    ording to Sanzi, this kind of situation would indeed happen sometimes �C a mutation would asionally ur in the ability learned by a Chosen. As for whether the mutation was good or bad, it was hard to say.


    Sanzi had paid a great price to master the ability. He had almost used up all his utility points and achievement points.


    On the side of the Empire, Sheyan was also working tirelessly for his promotion to Major General. He spent the Pi element ingots in his possessionvishly for the sake of this purpose. Finally, he obtained some concrete news. It was stated that he had fought a fierce battle with the rebels in the Orion constetion and destroyed seven enemy Battlecruisers, which could be considered an outstanding achievement, so he had already fulfilled his condition of promotion. The promotion procedure had already begun.


    Sheyan had no idea when he had been to the Orion constetion and how he could destroy seven Battlecruisers, but that was how it was written in the records. Sheyan naturally had no objection to that. From this, one could see the rapid rise in Prince Pombaru��s power.


    However, Prince Pombaru was still only a prince, not the Emperor.


    That was why Sheyan still had to go through the normal procedures. There was nothing Prince Pombaru could do about it. If he forcefully intervened, the result may even be counterproductive. After all, the greater Prince Pombaru��s power grew, the more people he offended, and the more people who would step forward to hold Sheyan back.


    Fortunately, Sheyan��s case was marked as ��special�� and ��urgent��, so even under normal procedures, it should be done as fast as possible. And a very important thing to note was that as soon as the promotion was confirmed, Sheyan could immediately enjoy the benefits and privileges of the promotion even if he was in the middle of a Realm War.


    With that in mind, Sheyan could not help but take out the Major General��s Blood Armour and caress it, feeling the shine on its surface. The look in his eyes was serene and deep.


    There were also times when Sheyan felt unsure.


    A Realm War.


    A high intensity Realm War!


    A high intensity Realm War where they had to prevail against superior enemy numbers!!


    Anyone who dared to take this matter lightly would probably die a horrible death!


    If he could only put on the Major General Blood Armour as early as possible... Sheyan really fancied the powerful fleeing ability that was ��Peerless��.


    At this time, Reef walked in from the outside. He seemed less tense than before.


    ��Do you know who just came looking for me?��


    Sheyan��s eyes narrowed. ��Someone who went to you instead of me? That��s rare. The person must be very clear about the rtionship between us, has some conflict with me, and is rather familiar with you. It��s Aldaris, isn��t it? That bastard must have heard some things.��


    Reef nodded. ��What do you think?��


    Sheyanughed. ��If he wants to join, then why not.��


    Party Ace was short of hands at the moment. Since Sheyan was familiar with Aldaris and Aldaris had asked to join them after smelling something fishy, it was a mutually beneficial agreement. Sheyan was not that narrow-minded.


    All of a sudden, there was a sh on the table between the two, and an invitation letter appeared on it. With a wave of Sheyan��s hand, the content was immediately presented to them.


    ��Zone C4, No.14.��


    Zone C was the rest area inside the Realm, and Zone C4 was the VIP area. No.14 must be the room number. Reefughed when he saw the content.


    ��Looks like this war is putting a great pressure on everyone involved. Someone couldn��t sit still anymore and hase looking for you.��


    ��I wonder who it is?�� puzzled Sheyan as he stared at the invitation.


    A few names came to his mind, but he quickly discarded each of them. Since the power of Party Ace grew rapidly, Noah Realm C had rarely let them encounter other contestants from the same Realm in the Nightmare Worlds.


    ��I think it might be a leader of another party who wish to talk about cooperation,�� said Reef after a moment of hesitation.


    Sheyan nodded nonchntly. ��Would you like to meet this person with me?��


    Reef��s curiosity was piqued. ��Sure,�� he replied.


    ***


    Inside a simr party lounge.


    The ce was decorated like a medieval aristocratic sitting room, with a wide firece, shiny beast fur on the ground instead of carpets, and more conspicuously, a wall full of hanging skulls!!


    Among these skulls were the skulls of Xenomorphs, Predators, Zerg, Elves, and even the metallic heads of robots...perfectly showcasing the owner��s wonderful achievements.


    The chairs in the lounge were all very crude, not much more than pieces of logs fashioned directly into stools. One could tell that they were chopped straight from the trees, with the bark still intact and the tree rings clearly visible. A boar was roasting on the firece, the dripping oil sizzling when it fell to the fire.


    ��We may have the numerical advantage in this war, but Noah Realm C has roped in several powerful new MT��s by offering benefits and bribes. There��s a guy who can control gravity, and a monster who can consume equipment. If we get careless, I wouldn��t be surprised if we lose.��


    The person talking was a man who was as big as a bear, and he was also wearing the grim white skull of a bear on his head!

 Chapter 1383: Skull

    <h4>Chapter 1383: Skull</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    When the bear-like man was talking, he spread his arms open wildly. His whole body was leaning back and his right foot was ced on his left foot, as if he was sitting on a thick,rge sofa.


    But in fact, he was only sitting on a wooden stub. However, the air behind him seemed to be obediently holding him up. It seemed like this man trained his ability anytime and anywhere.


    The people around him seemed to bezing about, but they all had serious and attentive looks on their faces. From this point alone, one could see the authority this manmanded. And though he appeared crude, he was in fact very attentive. He was likely to remember anyone who showed a slightly disrespectful attitude.


    A man with a goatee followed up on his words. ��Mr. Bill is right. It��s a very troublesome thing to face a lot of MTs on the battlefield. Every MT has the ability to save or strengthen their teammates in a critical moment. Once we let the opposing MT seize an opportunity, an originally sure-kill situation or even an exchange of lives will turn into a loss instead. I��ve seen far too many of these kinds of situations before. That��s why, in the next war, we muste up with a good n to deal with them.��


    ��Just focus fire! The four heavy sniper rifles of our party alone can eliminate two MTs right from the very beginning!�� A man in sunsses yelled fiercely.


    ��It��s not that easy,�� Goatee guy did not dare provoke the bear-like man, but he was obviously not as respectful towards the man in sunsses.


    ��Have you really fought against MTs of that level before? It��s really easy for snipers to deal with storyline characters, but no matter how strong a sniper��s attack is, it must first go through the 40% rule against a contestant, then be further weakened by the MT��s high defence. I��ve seen a shield that provides as much defence as all the equipment I��m wearing put together! And that��s not all. The damage will then be further reduced by the MT��s own defensive innate ability! You want to insta-kill two MTs with four heavy sniper rifles? What a joke! If we consider the honorary dosage, you��d be lucky to kill a single MT with four heavy sniper rifles!��


    Sunsses man widened his eyes as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world. ��Four heavy sniper rifles can��t defeat a single MT? Are you kidding me! Do you know how much my current maximum damage is? If an explosive strike triggers, I can hit 7000!��


    ��You think 7000 is high?�� Goatee guy sneered. ��First, your Perceptive Sense is weak, so hit rate has always been a problem for you. Second, the truly strong MTs usually have some abilities to lower your explosive strike rate, so it��s very unlikely for you to trigger an explosive strike against them. That makes your theoretical maximum damage 3500. After the 40% reduction, you��re left with 2100. The MT��s high defence will shave off at least half of the damage, so your actual damage will only be around 1000! And don��t forget, all MTs have defensive innate abilities, so you��re left with 800 points of damage at most! I haven��t even calcted the MTs other abilities and aura yet!��


    ��The HP of an Awakener MT is at least 3000! If the shots from four heavy sniper rifles hit the MT at the same time, the total damage will barely reach this amount! And there��s also the party skill. The MT will definitely still have the chance to take the honorary dosage! Do you still think four heavy sniper rifles can insta-kill an MT, Lafarge? It��s stupid enough to use yourbat experience against storyline characters to make inferences about a fight against other contestants; it��s even more idiotic to use yourbat experience against storyline characters to make inferences about a fight against a contestant party led by an MT!��


    ��Burtas is right. In any case, it pays to be careful,�� Bear-like man concluded the dispute. ��We didn��t pay enough attention to MTs in our team, and it��s toote to do anything about it now. However, our attack power is still second to none, so our M.O. should not be to siege, but to ambush!��


    Bear-like man��s countenance suddenly turned fierce. With a wave of his arm, he said, ��We��llunch a surprise attack from the side! After we attract the attention of the enemy��s main force, we��ll reappear and work together to break down the barrier they��re so proud of! We shouldn��t be facing that many MTs, right, Burtas?��


    Burtas smiled light-heartedly. ��Mr. Bill, it doesn��t only take strength for an MT to pop up, but also luck. A party would be lucky to have one. Don��t forget, our enemies have a disadvantage in numbers.��


    Bill, the bear-like man, nodded in satisfaction. He grabbed a greasy pork leg and chewed on it as he said, ��That��s good! Get in touch with Team 5. Their team isn��t that strong in attack, but they��re really good at stalling the opponents. Let them attract the enemy��s attention from the front while we ambush them from behind with all our might!��


    The sound of Bill��s teeth tearing at the roast pork mixed together with his vague words, giving off a feeling of crudeness and greed.


    ��We��ll kick their unprotected ass!��


    ***


    Sheyan and Reef opened the door of Room 14.


    A guy inside was taking a sip of wine straight from the bottle... His identity waspletely out of the expectations of Sheyan and Reef! He was certainly not the first name on their list of possible senders of the invitation letter. In fact, he did not even make the reserve��s list!


    ��....Skull?�� asked Sheyan, a little surprised.


    Skull gulped down the rest of the wine in the bottle, then took a bite of the wine bottle and chewed noisily.


    ��That��s right. Surprised?��


    ��A little. But I��m more surprised in your taste for wine bottles,�� said Sheyan with a wry smile.


    Skullughed. ��This is a special product of the Realm, a chocte crystal wine. Even the bottle tastes like chocte. You think I like consuming equipment so much that I��m even nibbling on wine bottles now? Let me tell you, equipment aren��t tasty at all.��


    ��Really?�� Sheyan could not help ordering a bottle for himself too, just to check it out. When he tried it, he found that the bottle indeed crackled like ss when it was chewed on, but its texture was like very thin ice. It had a sweet choctey taste, and was much more delicious than the wine it contained.


    The funny misunderstanding instantly pulled the three people closer to each other. Although Skull thought very highly of himself, Sheyan and Reef were also two powerful MTs, so he did acknowledge them. Fights to the death weremon in Nightmare Worlds, so there was no need to make a big deal out of past conflicts and resentment. The most important thing was the present. The best way to deal with the past was tough it off.


    The three of them exchanged news on what happened to each other after they parted ways. It turned out that Skull��s party suffered a heavy blow after that, resulting in the death of almost all the people around him. Under Zeus�� rmendation, he was pulled into Noah Realm C. Of course, both Zeus and Skull got quite a bit of benefits out of it.


    Zeus was an ambitious man. The main reason he pulled Skull into Noah Realm C was because he was envious of Party Ace��s dual-MT configuration. However, not everyone could make the dual-MT configuration work.


    The understanding between Sheyan and Reef was built up bit by bit over a long period of time. Furthermore, Reef himself had already given up hope when he joined Sheyan��s party, but the same could not be said of Skull. Skull was not willing to be #2, or to be more precise, Zeus was not strong enough for him to willingly take a step back and be #2.


    Therefore, there were conflicts between the two from the very start. Fortunately, in the end, they managed to keep their wits about them and parted ways peacefully. Skull had now started his own party and had even managed to get a Chosen to join, but to their dismay, they had to face a Realm War at this most crucial period in the early stage of the party��s formation! One wrong move, and the newly established party may very well break apart instantly!


    Of course, if the party could survive this ordeal, they would grow significantly stronger.


    And so, Skull thought of Sheyan. During their duel, the dual-MT configuration had left a deep impression on him. Skull was also a very practical person. His first priority was to ensure the survival of his party, and then only promotion and advancement.


    Sheyan did not reject such a proposal for cooperation. He had confidence in his ability to scheme and n and was not afraid of Skull ying any tricks. After a while of discussions, the two sides agreed on various details regarding the cooperation and gradually turned to other topics. Most of their discussions centred on the problem of being outnumbered.


    ��The problem is, we don��t know which battle it��ll be. We only know it��ll be one of the Battle of Helm��s Deep, the Battle of the Pelennor Fields, or the Battle of the ck Gate,�� said Reef.


    ��In any case, since we have a disadvantage in numbers, we should be assigned to the side which upies the advantageous terrain, right?�� asked Skull uncertainly as he looked at Sheyan with some anticipation. ��To be honest, I hope it��ll be the final battle at Mount Doom, because that��s the closest we��ll ever get to the One Ring. Even if we lose the Realm War, the trip will be worth it if we can get the ring.��


    But Sheyan��s expression was grim upon hearing that. ��The One Ring may be absurdly powerful, but precisely because of that, the price of using it must be ridiculously high as well. Take the weapon imed to be the most fearsome in ancient China, the Fangtian Halberd, for example. Yes, it��s strong, but if an ordinary man wields it, he��ll just drop it on his own foot. The best equipment aren��t the most powerful ones, but the ones most suitable for you.��


    Reef suddenly asked Skull some questions regarding MT auras. Reef had still yet to awaken his MT aura, and he had been greatly troubled by it. But upon hearing Reef out, Skull congratted him instead. It turned out that awakening one��s MT aura early orte both had its own advantages.


    To awaken it early naturally meant that it could provide extra help in advance, but the MT aura had to be upgraded, and the amount of achievement points needed to upgrade it was astonishing! If it awakenedte, there��s a possibility of the MT aura starting from level 3 or level 4 right away, so the contestant would save a lot of achievement points.


    Since Reef did not really need the MT aura urgently, there was no hurry to obtain it as it would just be a bonus to hisbat prowess now instead of a crucialponent. He might as well let it umte for a little longer.

 Chapter 1384: Difficult Choice

    <h4>Chapter 1384: Difficult Choice</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Time went by at a rate that was neither slow nor fast, but at a consistent, unstoppable pace, trickling away little by little. Yet, some memories of bygone years felt like yesterday when they were recalled.


    Several pieces of equipment Sheyan put up for sale had been traded sessfully for arge amount of utility points and potential points. However, they quickly disappeared like water flowing out a leaking tank, being turned into a variety of supplies.


    Sheyan��s achievement points now stood at 441/400, so he was facing two choices.


    The first was to use them on ��Chris Redfield��s Lucky Bracelet�� to get the ��True Luck�� ability. Sheyan had made some quick calctions. 40 achievement points may sound like a lot, but when they were used on a rank 7 skill tree like this one, they would disappear like liquid being absorbed into a sponge.


    The second option was to sell the Empire��s Golden Moon medal in exchange for 20 achievement points, then use the 60 achievement points in his possession to unlock a new disease. It was currently a time of emergency, so it would not be hard for Sheyan to return to the real world to obtain a new disease. The problem was, the 10 achievement points that could be overdrawn could only be used to purchase supplies. If Sheyan squandered all 60 achievement points now, where would he find the extra achievement points to activate the new disease?


    But thinking of it from another perspective, since the battles in the Realm War were so brutal, the death rate must be really high. If Sheyan, being the team leader, gave up on the dropped equipment and only took the achievement points, he should get quite an amount of them.


    If one were to make a careful analysis, they would find that the benefits the Realm gave its contestants as rewards for killing could be divided into two parts: the first was the achievement point reward, and the second was the randomly selected equipment from the victim��s body.


    In fact, this kind of reward method was rather simr to how one would get paid in the real world: basic sry + bonus.


    The basic sry was the guaranteed achievement points, while the bonus was the randomly selected equipment.


    If they were participating in a low intensity Realm War, the achievement point reward was obviously more worth it, because the levels of the enemies killed would be rtively low, so their equipment would also be rtively lower in grades. But in a high intensity Realm War, the more profitable choice was no doubt the equipment.


    In general, there was a certain chance to draw a dark gold equipment from an Awakener, while the chances to draw a silver storyline equipment was at least 25%, so if Sheyan gave up his right to the equipment, the others should be quite happy to agree. Of course, if someone really did object, Sheyan had ways to make them shut up.


    And with that thought, Sheyan made up his mind. Since the n to sustain the war by means of war was feasible, he could obtain the ��True Luck�� abilityter in this way as well (sustaining the war by means of war: waging war requires a lot of money, so some warlords would keep reinvesting the money they plunder back into the war to sustain it). On the contrary, once he entered the Nightmare World, he would not be able to go back to the real world to learn a new disease, so his achievement points would not be fully utilised.


    Therefore, Sheyan sold the Imperial Golden Moon medal and....almost without any hesitation, chose option B: contact type infectious diseases!


    [ Contact type infectious diseases spread in a small range, usually through attacking others or being attacked by others in closebat. After activation, the diseases will transmit to the enemies within a metre (this effective range is the basic range before taking into ount the buffs and bonuses). ]


    [ The diseases wille into effect rapidly. Their primary function is to damage the enemy, and their secondary function is to weaken the enemy. ]


    [ Hint: The signature diseases are cholera, trachoma, anthrax, Eb, AIDS, etc... You must first unlock this option before you can unlock the specific diseases to infect the enemy with. ]


    Since Sheyan had already learned airborne diseases, what he seeked now was not the range of transmission, but a disease��s intensity. After Sheyan unlocked the option, he found that those 60 achievement points were not spent in vain. Because he had learned the ultimate skill of airborne diseases, some changes had urred to the contact type infectious diseases.


    First, there was an upper limit to the number of contact type infectious diseases he could learn, which was seven at most. To erase a learned disease so that he could learn a new one cost 20 achievement points. Hence, he must choose well before learning a certain disease.


    Second, each enemy could only be infected with two types of diseases at the same time, and the two diseases must be from different branches. For example, it was impossible to infect someone with two contact type infectious diseases. It must be one airborne disease and one contact type infectious disease.


    Of course, this limitation would be reduced as the ��Pestilence Monarch�� ability was researched further.


    At present, there were two skill trees avable to Sheyan:


    [ Triggered by making the enemy bleed: pyogenic infection (symptoms being pus, rashes and swelling) ��- gangrene (stink, rotting flesh) ��- pyogenic osteomyelitis (semi-crippled state) ��- tetanus (intense seizure, muscle rigidity) ]


    [ Triggered by making the enemy bleed: low fever (rising body temperature) �� shingles (severe pain, severe itch) �� Kaposi��s saa (extreme pain, weakening) �� AIDS ]


    There were obviously more skill trees outside of these two, but these two were the only ones listed. After spending a lot of effort, Sheyan finally found another rather obscene skill tree.


    [ Triggered by hitting the enemy��s lower body: gonorrhea (pus, swelling) ��- syphilis (papules) ��- lupus erythematosus (severe itch) ��- genital warts (neosm/pain) ��- Eb haemorrhagic fever ]


    Obviously, since he only had seven slots for contact type infectious diseases, but each skill tree contained as many as five diseases, he would only be able to learn one ultimate disease, so he must choose very carefully.


    The third skill tree was no doubt the more obscene and lewd of the three options. Not only would the diseases cause heavy physical damage to the enemy, the heavy psychological damage must also be factored in.


    However!! It must be noted that to learn a new disease, Sheyan must first use his defenceless body to face the trial of the relevant viruses or bacteria that had been strengthened several times over. This required great courage.


    As a wise man �C as a man �C he had to consider the consequences if he could not recover from the diseases! After all, if a man had to choose between his limbs or his genitals, most would rather be a cripple than a eunuch!


    Under the curious/lewd/doubting/inquiring eyes of his team members, Sheyan quietly returned to the real world. As far as his current Physique was concerned, it was no problem for him to survive the first few stages of the trial. When he came back, no one knew which choice he had made. Sheyan imed in a serious tone that this disease was his trump card, so he would absolutely not disclose it before it was used.


    ***


    While the whole party was staring at their party leader with eyes that bore no good will, the Realm��s notifications finally appeared, to Sheyan��s immense relief. The notifications were blood red, and they were directly projected onto the retina, so even if the contestants were asleep, they would still be forced to read them.


    [ All parties participating in the Realm War this time, please pay attention! ]


    [ All parties participating in the Realm War this time, please pay attention! ]


    [ The Realm Battlefield has been selected. You will experience the most intense battle in the world of the Lord of the Rings: the Siege of Minas Tirith, also known as the Battle of the Pelennor Fields! ]


    (https://lotr.fandom/wiki/Battle_of_the_Pelennor_Fields)


    [ You will enter the battlefield in 12 hours. Please make your preparations. ]


    Sheyan sucked in a breath of cold air upon reading the notifications. He immediately made an inquiry request using the dual privileges of his military rank and his status as the leader of a silver party. In order to let his request carry more weight, he even had Sanzi standing beside him as a reserve.


    ��Which side will we join?�� Sheyan immediately asked the most crucial question.


    Even though Sauron��s side eventually lost in the Siege of Minas Tirith, they were the side that had the upper hand throughout the battle. It was not until Aragon, the king of Gondor, led the cursed Army of the Dead to the battlefield that Gondor��s side finally achieved victory.


    Therefore, if Party Ace were to fight against the contestants from multiple Realms this time, the selection of faction was of the utmost important. They were outnumbered to begin with, and if they had to side with Gondor on top of that, they basically had no chance of victory at all.


    The Realm��s reply made Sheyan heave a long sigh of relief.


    [ This time, you will be on the side of the Dark Lord, Sauron. ]


    ��At what point in time do we enter the world?�� asked Sheyan.


    The Realm seemed very willing to answer questions this time.


    [ Twenty four hours before the start of the final battle. ]


    ��Twenty four hours before the battle...�� Sheyan made some quick calctions. Obviously, this time point was not chosen carelessly. It ensured that the contestants had time to make ns and preparations. These 24 hours were enough for them to do a lot of things that could decide the oue. For example, if they were vicious enough, they could try and break Aragorn��s sword, And��ril, so that he could not summon the Army of the Dead.


    Or, the defending side could build a teleport formation to warp the Ent army in from Isengard. Every Ent could be a powerful catapult, making Minas Tirith virtually impregnable...

 Chapter 1385: An Acquaintance?

    <h4>Chapter 1385: An Acquaintance?</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    As soon as one stepped out of a private room anywhere in the Realm, they would hear a dull heartbeat that was as loud as a war drum. They would feel it echoing deep in their chest as if their inner organs were resonating with it, and feel their blood boiling!


    In the special rooms for senior officers such as Sheyan, the Realm could be seen through a screen, moving through the vast, boundless outer space. It was currently surrounded by some strange phenomena, and endless rays of lights were shuttling around it. The Realm extended numerous long, giant spiral arms and nailed them like wedges in the terrifying dimensional turbulence, using them to drag its huge body forward like it was climbing a mountain.


    The organic tissues on the surface of Noah Realm C could be seen gradually evaporating under the scour of the dimensional turbulence, revealing the internal metallic structure inside. At this time, the Realm would rotate the unprotected internal metallic structure deeper inside it like a Rubik��s cube, so that the organic tissues could slowly grow back.


    Seeing the Realm crawl through the dimensional turbulence with the utmost difficulty, Sheyan could not help sighing. The Realm actually had to endure this suffering, that was almost akin to a torturous punishment, the whole time. No wonder it treated lives so mercilessly.


    Perhaps in its world outlook, all life-forms were like the flesh on the surface of its body that could regrow infinitely. After being eroded by the poison of time, they could just grow again. Like a seedling, if it was cropped, it could just grow out once more.


    ��Bring it on, then,�� Sheyan��s eyes narrowed slightly, as if to peer into the future. ��The blood red shade of this war is already so thick that it can��t be unravelled anymore!��


    ***


    A red mist had filled the entire Nightmare Realm, like traces of blood surging in the air. The contestants looked especially ferocious as they inhaled the red mist into their body and exhaled it through their mouths and noses.


    A strong, invisible force field had appeared around the public square in the Realm, stopping the contestants from approaching. This was actually for the sake of their own safety. In the centre of the area protected by the force field, a red dot suddenly appeared. The dot was mysterious and profound, as if it contained the infinite truth of the Realm. It slowly extended to both sides to form a line that was over a foot long.


    The line extended again in another direction, until it became a 3D object.


    Turning from a point to a line was to go from one-dimensional to two-dimensional.


    Turning from a line to a ne was to go from two-dimensional to three-dimensional.


    As soon as the object became three-dimensional, the time-space ripples it leaked out became intense and violent. The time-space ripples looked somewhat familiar to Sheyan who was watching from the distance. After thinking it over carefully, he realised that they were simr to the shine of Evil Sword Apophis.


    Soon, a huge blood red portal took shape, but there were still a lot of ripples in it. It looked really dangerous, as if it would swallow anyone who dared to walk into it without even spitting their bones back out. At that moment, arge amount of light shot out from the Realm, neutralising and calming the terrifying fluctuation.


    The blood red glow shone on the faces of all the contestants present. Although it was hazy, everyone��s eyes were grave, and their bodies emitted lights of different colours.


    These were the glows of the parties.


    The colour and shade of the glow was rted to the prestige of a party, while the brightness of the glow was rted to the level of a party.


    At that moment, out walked a party that was covered in an ocean blue glow. Their appearance immediately snatched all the attention. Their glow was pure and strong, as if it was ted onto their bodies, giving others the impression of looking up at a cloudless sky or staring into the deepest sea.


    This was indeed no longer the time to hide one��s strength.


    A single nce at this ocean blue party and one could tell that they must be proficient in the survival aspect; their party skills must focus on healing. The glow of other parties were noticeably inferior to theirs. They were truly head-turning!


    The moment the ocean blue party appeared, they attracted almost all the gazes. Sheyan, too, did not want to keep a low profile any longer. Right when he was about to show the strength of his silver party, he suddenly felt an oppressive aura. The invisible force field around him disappearedpletely. The portal seemed to be in a rather unstable state. Upon a closer look, there was actually a countdown of 150 seconds, so all the people there quickly rushed towards the portal.


    ��Never mind. Plenty of opportunities to show off after this,�� sighed Sheyan.


    Party Ace had currently expanded to six members: Sheyan, Reef, Zi, Sanzi, Aldaris and Ronnie. But that was only how it looked on the surface. Sheyan alone could summon Old Charlie and Ramtas. In addition, in preparation for the world of the Lord of the Rings where even the magicians usually wielded both magic staffs and swords, he had reconditioned Ramtas, greatly strengthening his resistance to cold weapons.


    Besides that, they also had Kulutego. No one would probably refute the im that Kulutego��sbat power was equivalent to three catapults. And if he could get close to the city wall, he could cause even more damage than that.


    ��Let��s go!��


    [ Teleporting to the battlefield in the world of the Lord of the Rings! ]


    [ Entering the battlefield... ]


    [ Data matching in progress... ]


    [ Faction assignment in progress... ]


    [ Time node confirmed. ]


    [ Assimting contestant with the world... ]


    [ Entering the world... ]


    The White Tower protects its people.


    A ce where desire and ambition are about to collide.


    The howling of the Orcs resounded through the sky.


    The swords of Gondorians shine cold.


    Time is the key to victory.


    The victor is justice; the loser, evil.


    Fight, for the beliefs in your heart!


    ***


    Everyone felt the world spinning around them upon entering the blood red portal. Their visions darkened. When they regained their sight, they saw a vast expanse between the sky and the earth. The grey clouds above were as thick as mountains, so the sky seemed extremely close to thend below.


    They were on an altar that was exuding barbarism. The stones used to build the altar were thick and crude, and each stone was at least as big as a house. An altar made up of such stones could not, of course, be described as refined. There were obvious chisel marks left on the stones, as well as some dark brown spots. The bigger ones among the dark brown spots were several feet in diameter, and even the smaller ones were about the size of a basin. They smelled of blood.


    There was a depression the size of a bathtub at the front of the altar. Of course, the bathtub here referred to one which could fit an Uruk-hai. The ��bathtub�� was filled with red fleshy pieces which, upon closer inspection, would be revealed to be hearts. Some of the hearts had dried up and turned ck, shrinking like a fruit that had been aired for three months and seven days, while some were still fresh, asionally twitching and squirting out some of the blood left in their blood vessels.


    An Orc priest showed a look of surprise and joy when he saw Sheyan and his teammates appear. He shed his ck, staggered teeth and excitedly waved the twisted wooden staff in his hands about while making loud noises with his throat.


    It seemed that the role of Sheyan and his teammates this time were reinforcements summoned from another dimension.


    Standing on the altar, Sheyan checked out the surroundings. He saw fertile ins all around them that were covered in withered yellow grass and farnds. Right next to the altar was a field nted with the ��Sweet Lobelia�� tobo nt. Looking around, he saw various Orcs digging up potatoes, bog rushes and Sweet Lobelias from the ground. The Orcs fed the semi-mature nts straight into their mouths with no regard for the soil still sticking to them. The original owners of these farms had either fled, or suffered a tragic fate.


    Only the onion fields remained unharmed thanks to the onions�� weird smell, but there were the asional Orcs that were brave enough to try them. However, the strong smell of the raw onions only ended up causing some serious damage to the Orcs due to the Orcs�� sensitive sense of smell.


    Sheyan��s gaze once again shifted to the distance, where he saw a long river enclosing around this piece ofnd in a semi arc. That was the 1,388-miles-long Anduin, the Great River of Wildend, and this fertile in irrigated by it was called the Pelennor Fields. The carrots and potatoes produced on the in were as famous throughout Middle Earth as the tobo of the Shire and the salmon sandwich of the Prancing Pony inn.


    On the other side of the long river stood the White Mountains, an extremely steep and precipitous mountain range. A magnificent mountain city had been built on it, and it was the goal of the battle Sheyan and his party were about to join. It was Minas Tirith, the capital of the kingdom of Gondor. Because the mountain range was white in colour, the colour tone of Minas Tirith was mostly white as well, and ��the White Tower�� was sometimes used as a metonym for the city and its rulers.


    Zi stood beside Sheyan and stared at four ck, giant squares on the in in front of Minas Tirith. The squares were army formations made up of Orcs and Uruk-hais �C a terrifying amount of them. In front of such numbers, even the mountains seemed to have lost some of their colours.


    The Orc army was superior to the defending army both in numbers and quality. To be honest, it was a miracle that Minas Tirith was not captured in the original plotline.


    While looking at all this, Zi suddenly asked Sheyan, ��If you summon Melody here now, which side do you think she��ll help?��


    Sheyan smiled. ��She��ll help me, of course. I don��t think she��ll fight with the humans, but she��ll probably help me deal with the contestants.��


    At that moment, more than ten contestants stepped out of the altar portal behind them. Because the portal could only be sustained for 150 seconds, none of the contestants took their time in entering the world. Sheyan was about to go to the central area to find out what benefits he had gained when suddenly, he saw a person in the distance. Their eyes inadvertently met and immediately stuck to each other like mas, no longer able to separate!


    ��It��s you?�� remarked Sheyan tly.


    ��It��s you!�� The other party, though, was not so calm. His voice was sharp and full of vicious hatred!!

 Chapter 1386: Attention

    <h4>Chapter 1386: Attention</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Right after that, the robe of that person suddenly burst apart into pieces of cloth that scattered everywhere!


    Her whole body was covered in a tight-fitting scale armour made of metal. The style of the scale armour was very futuristic. Every metallic scale that made up the scale armour was very sharp and shone brightly, giving the armour a sense of mysterious beauty, and of course, extraordinary sharpness.


    Because the metal armour hugged the body closely, it perfectly showcased the shape of its wearer��s body, which appeared slim and graceful. There was no doubt that the wearer was a woman. The wearer��s voice also confirmed that.


    Upon seeing Sheyan, all the metallic scales on her armour actually stood on end, like the feathers of a fighting cock. The light they reflected were cold, like the glint of a de!


    ��It��s you!!��


    The person who let out the exmation was none other than an old acquaintance of Sheyan, the Metal Professor!


    She was originally in the middle of a conversation with a group of other contestants, but the moment she saw the despicable viin that was Sheyan, all the bad memories rushed back to her mind like a tidal wave!


    Several sharp metallic pieces flew out of her metallic feather armour. The metallic pieces looked rather simr to fish scales. They were slightly thicker in the middle and thin on the edges which were covered in sawtooth serrations. The spinning pieces flew across the air at high speed, but did not produce the tiniest bit of sound. They scattered everywhere like moths, making trails of spark as they scraped past the tough rocks and left deep white grooves behind. Finally, all of them bounced towards Sheyan from multiple directions!


    The Metal Professor��s strength had noticeably increased by a great amount. The entire process of the attack sounded quite tedious, but it was actuallypleted in an extremely brief period of time. The attack seemed to have been specifically enhanced to deal with mages. Almost immediately following a sh of light, the metal pieces were already in front of Sheyan. With such an astonishing speed, even Zi would be hard-pressed to dodge them and would have no choice but to take the hits.


    Among Sheyan��s party, only Ronnie had the confidence to avoid them! However, that was because the Metal Professor was able tounch the attack from such a close distance, because Party Ace did not expect to be attacked in their own main camp. Otherwise, they would certainly not have given her a chance to make the move!


    The only one who reacted in time was Ronnie, who flung the pair of swords in his hands towards two of the metal pieces and knocked them away. The other six pieces continued whirling sharply towards Sheyan��s head!


    The spinning metal pieces felt so quietly powerful that those watching felt certain Sheyan��s head would surely be chopped into pieces!


    But although the Metal Professor had improved, so had Sheyan! He calmly lifted his right arm and ced it in front of his eyes.


    When the metal pieces hit his arm, they actually nked like they had struck metal, then proceeded to bounce away. Sheyan��s right arm waspletely unhurt, as if it was really made out of metal!


    The Metal Professor��s heart sank. The first impression was always the longeststing. When the Metal Professor encountered Sheyan for the first time, he was just an ant that she could tten at will. Even though he had won in the end, it was through trickery and foul y. With this psychological advantage, Sheyan gave her the impression that he was someone that had nothing she should be afraid of!


    But...she knew perfectly well how powerful her attack was! She had used 60% of her full power, yet the man in front of her had stopped the attack as if it was nothing! He was hit by six pieces of alloy steel cutters, yet he was totally unharmed!


    Such a strong contradiction stunned the Metal Professor briefly.


    And while the Metal Professor was in a daze, she suddenly saw an anomaly in the shadow beneath her feet, but before she could react, a figure had drifted out of the shadow like a ghost and moved towards her like a wriggling serpent!


    The Metal Professor��s left hand suddenly spread open. A sharp steel de sprung out like a fingernail from the tip of her metallic finger. When the de cut downwards, even the air and thend below felt like they would be split in two!


    But following a sharp ng, the Metal Professor felt a chill on her index finger, and a grim blossom of dark red bloomed in her vision! Next, a bloody finger flew away!


    The dark figure continued rushing at her after the sessful strike, the afterimages it left behindpletely viting thews of human body mechanics. After several distortions, the figure bizarrely appeared right in front of the Metal Professor, almost within her arms. This seemingly harmless action made the others gasp in shock. There were almost only ever one oue when an assassin managed to get so close to a person �C the person��s body would be cut open and dismantled!


    But no one noticed that a transparent thread that looked like a fishing line had stuck to the Metal Professor��s back. She was abruptly dragged back at an extremely high speed.


    However, the dark figure was still doggedly in pursuit!


    The speed of the figure had shocked the people around speechless! It was no less than the speed of the Metal Professor��s retreat!


    However, another figure suddenly moved in from the side and collided with the dark figure. Multiple sounds of frictions followed, so shrill that they made the listeners�� teeth hurt. A dark red glint that could barely be concealed shed continuously, and the sound of des colliding could be heard a few hundred times in a mere few seconds, as frequent as the raindrops in a heavy rain. Following a brilliant sh of light, something could be heard breaking. Half a silver de flew into the air. It glowed brightly as if to burn out the remainder of its life, then almost immediately dimmed down in sorrow. Evidently, its weapon soul had suffered a fatal damage, so the weapon was probably beyond repair.


    The figure who intruded into the fight screamed in fury, but with his weapon destroyed, he had no choice but to retreat!


    ��That��s enough,�� shouted Reef under the instruction of Sheyan in the partymunication channel. ��Come back, Ronnie!��


    Ronnie, who was about to ride his momentum and continue his pursuit, flicked his wrist without saying anything. The dark red glint that carried a cruel and murderous intent suddenly vanished. With that, Ronnie turned back into the unremarkable short, skinny figure. He turned around and walked back without any fear of a possible attacking from behind him. Only when he had almost reached his team did the broken silver de fall from the air and stab into the ground.


    The ordinary-looking Ronnie was, at this moment, the centre of all the attention!


    The people around them started whispering to each other.


    ��I heard the Blu-ray party intend to make themselves the leader and have already roped in fourrge parties under them. Only a small number of parties still remain undecided. Boy, they sure bit into a hard one this time.��


    ��This war is crucial. Whoever can lead us to a win will surely catch the attention of the Realm.��


    ��That��s right. Of course they��d want to be the leader. However, our Noah Realm C has been undergoing a rapid expansion recently and has recruited many powerful figures. Perhaps in terms of party strength, the Blu-ray party is the best, but in terms of individualbat power, they��re not strong enough yet to make those arrogant figures follow their orders.��


    ��Take that Ronnie guy, for example. He��s shockingly powerful. Among all the contestants I��ve seen before who specialises in Agility, his movement speed is probably in the top three. And that��s only in terms of attributes.��


    ��Did you see the weapon he used just now? I couldn��t see clearly what it looked like, but something that can break a silver storyline dagger must have a higher grade than dark gold, and must also be strengthened to at least +7 so that it obtains the powerful ��Subduing Edge�� property!��


    ��The one who had his weapon broken, Rising Dragon, is a core member of the Blu-ray party, but he��s no match for Ronnie. The Metal Professor looks strong, but it turns out she��s only a paper tiger...��


    ��And yet, someone as powerful and prideful as Ronnie retreated after a single shout from that guy.... Doesn��t that mean the guy��s even stronger? Look, a dark gold shield! He��s an MT!��


    ��.....��


    Listening to thements of these onlookers, it seemed that the incident of Sheyan blocking the Metal Professor��s metallic feathers with his bare arm had been well covered up. The others only thought that the Metal Professor was not actually that powerful, and not that Sheyan was too strong.


    That was Sheyan��s intention. From what they know so far, the contestants could attack each other even if they��re on the same side, so there was always the possibility of being stabbed in the back. But more importantly, Sheyan was used to the feeling of controlling everything from the dark. This would also give the party an extra card up the sleeve.


    Their most important card up the sleeve!


    ��Should we wait here?�� asked Reef in the party channel. ��Since we hit the dog, the dog owner will definitelye look for us. We can wait for them to show up and solve this problem once and for all.��


    ��No,�� Sheyan denied his suggestion, ��We��ll go straight to the central area. Since the Blu-ray party dare to n something so big, they��re surely not weak. Against parties like us who have proven our strength but are rebellious, they definitely have their own n for us, either to win us over or to marginalise us. No matter which choice they make, it definitely wouldn��t be an all-out fight, and they definitely won��t approach us under so many pair of watchful eyes. We don��t need to waste our time here.��


    ***


    The Orcs were filthy and ugly, but they had done a great job in setting up the base. Fourrge squares had been arranged on the vast Pelennor Fields. It was nearly the end of October, and the weather was quite chilly and a little dry, so the Orcs had constructed mainly bunkers. After the inside wasid with animal skins and hay, they did a good job in keeping out the cold.


    Saruman no doubt deserved the most credit for training these crude and savage creatures into a fearless army. Arge number of Uruk-hais had been injected into the army. Saruman had crammed arge amount of knowledge regarding siege battles into these creatures that were no less intelligent than humans. They were currentlymanding their Orc subordinates to cut down the nearby trees to construct siege towers that were over 30 metres tall!


    There were wooden wheels underneath the siege towers. They had a simr structure to normal towers, but were made out of wood. The towers could effectively protect the attacking soldiers from arrows. Their height had been carefully calcted so that when they were pushed against the city wall, the exit at the top of the towers would be level with the top of the wall. The heavy gate would then open, and a group of Orcs would rush out like a pack of wolves,pletely oveing the terrain advantage of the defending army.


    The advantage of the siege tower was obvious, and that was to effectively protect the soldiers inside from the threat of arrows when they attack the city wall, so that they could jump into the melee fight in their best condition. As long as the soldiers in the towers were brave enough, it would not be difficult to hold their ground on the city wall, and with the rest of the soldiers climbing up the wall withdders, it would be easy to breach the fortification.


    However, its disadvantages were also very obvious. First, it must be built very solid, so it took a lot of materials to make one. In addition, in the era of cold weapons, if it was made toorge, the soldiers may not be able to push it, and if it required too many people to push, they would be extremely vulnerable to the attacks of archers from both sides when they get close to the city wall.


    However, this problem was easily solved for the Orcs. The Ogres among them had very thick skin that could protect them from most arrows, and exceptional physical strength which enabled them to push therge towers.


    However, the biggest drawback of the siege tower was that, although it was not afraid of arrows, it was vulnerable to stones.


    A giant boulder thrown by a trebuchet could reach a flying speed of 200 m/s!


    No matter how solid a siege tower was, it would never be as tough as a city wall! A siege tower would be lucky to remain standing after being hit by a trebuchet boulder. What��s more, Minas Tirith��s defence was nothing short of phenomenal. The reason why it was described with the word ��phenomenal�� was because this capital city of Gondor that was built on the mountains had, in essence, sevenyers of walls.


    (��For the fashion of Minas Tirith was such that it was built on seven levels, each delved into the hill, and about each was set a wall, and in each was a gate.�� ��The Return of the King, Chapter I: ��Minas Tirith��)


    Therefore, the initial siege towers would only carry a small number of troops. Their main purpose was to waste the ammunition, as well as the durability, of the trebuchets.


    Usually, afterunching ten boulders, a trebuchet would have to rece its sling. A trebuchet that could fire twenty times without damage could already be considered a top-grade weapon.


    It was indeed true that wars were all about attrition.


    Sheyan could not help marvelling at what he saw as he walked through the Orc camp. It turned out that his omnipotent Legend Level +3 worked on the Orcs and Uruk-hais too. Most of them had to lower their arrogant heads when they saw Sheyan and call him ��Tigor��, which meant great warrior in Orkish.

 Chapter 1387: Exchange and Undercurrent

    <h4>Chapter 1387: Exchange and Undercurrent</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Sheyan felt that it was a pity he would not see the Uruk-hai Lurtz here. Based on the timeline, after Lurtz had killed Boromir in the plot, he immediately encountered Aragorn who had the MC plot armour. He ended up being stabbed a few times and had his head chopped off with a sword!


    (https://lotr.fandom/wiki/Lurtz)


    Based on Sheyan��s observation along the way, perhaps because all nine Ringwraiths would be participating in this war, as well as a few hundreds of the mighty Trolls, there were not many of the exceptionally strong Uruk-hais �C he saw none that were even on Lurtz��s level. However, themander of the army was still an Orc. To be more specific, it was their king, Gothmog.


    (https://lotr.fandom/wiki/Gothmog_(Lieutenant_of_Morgul))


    This guy was probably a hybrid between an Orc and a pig (the sperms of Orcs were abnormally strong and could inseminate the eggs of many kinds of animals). He had pale white skin like a domestic pig, a muscr body, and apletely deformed pig head. His head had a lot of warts on it, making it look extremely disgusting but ferocious.


    But Gothmog was actually a tactical master. His ugly deformed body housed a soul that may be evil but was surprisingly wise.


    His individualbat prowess was actually no inferior to a mighty Troll, but the main reason he was appointed as themander of the army was still due to his superior mind. His value was obvious from one of his personal properties, ��Commander-in-chief��.


    [ ��Commander-in-chief�� �� Themander-in-chief will not fall in battle as long as he has soldiers who still have the courage to fight within 100 meters of him, even if there is only one. His life will stay in his body forever through the power of Sauron and the nine Ringwraiths! ]


    Obviously, such a setting was to avoid the tactic of assassinating themander-in-chief to end the war. It was possible to kill Gothmog, but the minions around him must be eliminated first.


    That was because, due to Gothmog��s position, he would sometimes appear under the city wall to boost his army��s morale. Although the overall strength of the defending side was weaker, they had the absolute advantage in terms of contestants. The contestants could easily gather ten heavy sniper rifles to focus fire on Gothmog. The higher grades heavy sniper rifles would often have trigger-type special properties like ��One-hit KO�� or reducing a certain amount of HP based on percentage, so it would be easy for them to assassinate him.


    Gothmog��s residence was in the centre of the Orc camp, and it was a simple barrack built out of granite and wooden blocks. Of course, you could not expect the Orcs to have any sense of aesthetics, so it could not be called pretty. However, it was spacious and had a solid structure.


    The barrack was only about the size of a basketball court, but the central barrack was surrounded by several ck tents that were least 10 meters high but only 20-30 square meters in area.


    Therge tents were pretty eye-catching. They were rotten, dusty and covered in spider webs, but there were also some mottled and heroic patterns on them. Although the tents had been ravaged by time, it could still be vaguely seen that they used to be gorgeous and grand. They were like skeletons that were wearing crowns, or like the ruins of the Old Summer Pce after the great fire.


    These should be where the Ringwraiths resided. They protected the central barrack like the stars surrounding the moon. Next to the ck tents wereva pools which emitted the pungent smell of sulfur. Through the ck and brown cracks on the pool surface, one could see the fiery red magma surging below. These were a necessity for the Ringwraiths, as they served as a residence for theirnd mounts, the Night-mares. Without theva pools, the Night-mares would waste away like horses that had not eaten in three days.


    (TL: The Ringwraiths didn��t ride on Nightmares in the books or in the movies. When they first appeared, they rode on ck horses, which wereter killed at the Ford of Bruinen, but I don��t think there was anything special about the horses.)


    On the other hand, the Ringwraith��s aerial steeds, the Fell beasts, were ancient ferocious creatures raised from deep in the rock stratum and corrupted with darkness by Sauron. They would attack all living creatures, so they could not be kept in the camp as that would bring a lot of unnecessary troubles. Fortunately, the Ringwraiths only had to y the death bone flute hanging from their lower jaws, and the Fell beasts would appear from the deepest of darkness to answer their summons.


    A pair of armoured Trolls were standing guard outside the residence of Gothmog, as well as a row of Uruk-hai guards. Thanks to Sheyan��s Legend Level, there were hints of respect in their eyes when they looked at Sheyan.


    Sheyan walked inside. Some unknown substances had been smeared onto the stones and pirs in the interior, giving them a strange metallic lustre.


    Although the barrack sounded like Gothmog��s private residence, arge area towards the outside was actually a public area where they were free to enter and leave. This important ce had even been given a name by the Realm.


    As soon as Sheyan stepped foot in the ce, he immediately heard a notification:


    [ You have entered the Source of Darkness hall. ]


    ording to the notifications from the Nightmare Imprint, the Source of Darkness hall was a more important existence than themander of the army, Gothmog. Its existence could decide the victory of this war!


    The Source of Darkness hall was not so easy to tear down.


    As long as there was a warrior standing in the Source of Darkness hall, it was indestructible. Warriors fighting in the Source of Darkness hall would be blessed by Sauron��s power. Their HP would increase by 200%, their attack power and defence would increase by 30%, and all ranged damage sustained would be reduced by 40%. Besides that, if they got hurt in the Source of Darkness hall, they would trigger a bonus recovery effect, the ��Wind of Darkness��. The more serious the damage they sustained, the stronger the ��Wind of Darkness�� recovery effect would be.


    There was one other very important point. Contestants belonging to Noah Realm C could not attack each other in the Source of Darkness hall.


    All these no doubt greatly increased the difficulty of the enemies to conquer the Source of Darkness hall. However, to put it in another perspective, if even the Source of Darkness hall was under attack, it meant that their side was close to losing. It would be akin to the capital of a country being under siege. The warriors guarding the the Source of Darkness hall at that time would surely have to take on tens or even hundreds of enemies each. By that time, the bonuses would not be of much help.


    Behind the Source of Darkness hall was the real ce where Gothmog ate and slept.


    He may be a very powerful and wise Orcmander, but he was, after all, still just an Orc, so his living space definitely could not be described with adjectives like clean, fresh orfortable. Sheyan only wandered on the outside for a while, but he was soon chased away by the awful smell of the decaying bones that were thrown everywhere inside, as well as the rotting furid down on the floor.


    In the centre of the Source of Darkness hall, a ck crystal ball was enshrined. A three-dimensional image of Sauron��s fiery red magical eye could be seen inside the crystal ball. The crystal ball obviously contained a terrifying power as anyone who got close to it would feel the impulse to worship it.


    But when the contestants moved near it, they would hear a voice in their head informing them that they could check and redeem the various items avable, including medicines, equipment, recipes and unknown mysterious items. It must be noted that, not only could the items here be redeemed with contribution points, they also epted utility points, potential points and achievement points, as well as a mix of all four.


    For example, you could trade for an Orcish leather armour with 3 contribution points, or you could use 8000 utility points, or 1 achievement point (although you��ll be making a bit of a loss), or even 1 contribution point plus 6000 utility points.


    In general, the most cost-effective way to trade for these things was with contribution points, because those would be worthless once you left this world. The reason why the Realm allowed the contestants to mix and match with utility points, potential points and achievement points was so that they could make full use of all theirbat potential.


    Party Ace had apparently entered the world a littlete because there was already a crowd around the magic eye crystal ball, but the crowd was very quiet and orderly. From time to time, they would hear an exmation of surprise or joy. All those who were qualified to join this war definitely had high standards, so the items that could be traded for must be quite good.


    Soon, a list of avable items appeared in front of Sheyan. The redemption list was divided into four categories: Creatures / Items / Equipment / Misceneous. Sheyan was currently looking at the Creatures list. To check out the other lists, he had to move to other ces. In the introduction column, he could see a series of relevant information about creature redemption:


    [ Important Redemption Information: Initially, the redeemed creature cannot be brought out of this world. The relevant food needs to be provided to them to maintain their satiety level. If their satiety level drops, there may be betrayal, disobedience, grumpiness, inefficiency, etc. The Charm value of the owner will also affect this. ]


    [ After the redeemed creature umtes enough experience points through killing, Lord Sauron will evolve it for you free of charge. If you use the special item ��Beast Taming Contract�� (which can also be redeemed) on the evolved redeemed creature, you can bring it back to the Nightmare Realm. However, if your contracted servant slot has reached the upper limit, this will not take effect. ]


    [ When the redeemed creature dies, it will not revive, but creatures that have been ced in the servant slot will not be subject to this restriction. ]


    [ The redeemed creature will be given the corresponding standardised equipment. Please choose your desiredbination. Weapons include warhammer, curved knife, sword, hammer, axe.... Armours include leather armour, cotton armour, wooden shield, chain armour, te armour.... ]


    Sheyan got a special treatment here too thanks to his + 3 Legend Level; he was given a 30% discount. Unfortunately, he could not redeem on behalf of others.


    The Creature redemption list was as follows:


    [ Orc: 5 contribution points ]


    [ Introduction: The Orcs are ugly, evil creatures. Although they only have intelligence equivalent to a five or six-year-old human child, their extraordinarily strong body and bones means their individualbat prowess is always above a human��s. They can use bows and arrows, but due to their limitations in vision and intelligence, their precision is often found wanting. ]


    [ Combat Power Evaluation: In meleebat, the ratio of thebat power of an Orc to an ordinary human could reach 1.3 to 1, but in terms of long-range attack, the ratio of thebat power of an Orc archer to a human archer is only 0.4 to 1. ]


    [ Suggestion: If you can, please equip the dirty creature you hire with leather armour, stone clubs, axes and so on, then throw it into meleebat. Even if you need it to attack from long range, bow and arrows really shouldn��t be your first choice. Compared to that, its precision with hand axes, javelins, and the likes is still passable, but only barely. ]


    [ The Orcs are Sauron��s minions and have lived in this world for several centuries. It is their instinct to fear the sun. ]


    [ Evolution: Uruk-hai / Orc Shaman. ]


    ***


    [ Uruk-hai: 60 contribution points ]


    [ Introduction: The Uruk-hais are the stronger forces of darkness cultivated by the wizard Saruman. They are stronger than the Orcs, bigger than the Orcs, and are equipped with better weapons. They are also unafraid of the sun and are naturally bloodthirsty. They usually have a white handprint on their head. ]


    [ Combat Power Evaluation: Every fully-armed Uruk-hai is as strong as a knight; not just any knight, but a knight riding a horse of Mearas breed. Their strength still lies in meleebat. Only those with the specific gene mutations will achieve some aplishment as an archer. ]


    [ Suggestion: The Uruk-hai��s thick skin provides almost as much defence as a leather armour, so it is not rmended to equip it with a full body steel armour to turn it into a steel tank, as that will only slow down its speed greatly. If you give it a sharp enough weapon and let it rush into the midst of the enemies, it will surely gain a reputation as a meat grinder. As for javelins and hand axes, based on the strength of the Uruk-hais, uracy can be guaranteed within 30 metres. ]


    [ The Uruk-hais are Saruman��s minions and have only recently appeared in this world. ]


    [ Evolution: Elite Uruk-hai / Uruk-hai Thrower ]


    ***


    [ Elite Uruk-hai: 100 contribution points ]


    [ Combat Power Evaluation: Unable to evaluate. ]


    [ Suggestion: Unable to provide suggestions. ]


    [ Evolution: Unknown. ]


    ***


    [ Troll: 380 contribution points ]


    [ Introduction: Morgoth, the first Dark Lord, created Trolls before the First Age. They are very strong and vicious, but will turn into stone in sunlight. No one knows how Morgoth created the Trolls. The Ent Treebeard says that Trolls were ��made in mockery�� of Ents, as Orcs were of Elves, though not necessarily from Entish stock. The Trolls have dark green scales and ck blood. ]


    [ Combat Power Evaluation: Every Troll is a terrifying warrior. Perhaps only the human heroes whose names were engraved in history can defeat them one-on-one. They are generally more than three metres tall. Their hide is as thick as stone, and their fat body looks like a horrible wall of meat. Moreover, their abnormal strength enables them to bear the weight of a full steel te armour on their body. ]


    [ Suggestion: Congrattions, you are about to procure the services of a walking fortress. Even the trebuchet would find it hard pressed to kill a Troll in a single hit. Unfortunately, the Trolls are still bad in long-range attacks, but hey, they��re very good at pulling a trebuchet. In addition, I can��t help but remind you that a Troll consumes an astonishing amount of food. Before you redeem a Troll, please ask yourself if you have the ability to provide it with enough food! ]


    [ The Trolls are a race charmed and enved by Sauron, so they are likely to go berserk after sustaining severe injury and ignore the orders of their master. ]


    [ Evolution: Drummer Troll / Mountain Troll / Troll Thrower ]


    ***


    [ Fell Beast: 1500 contribution points + 1 Sauron badge ]


    [ The number of this creature is limited to 3. ]


    [ Introduction: Sauron made these creatures out of darkness, filth and ancient fossils. These semi-dinosaurs were used as flying mounts by the Ringwraiths. Sauron made 12 Fell beasts in total, so the surpluses are all here. ]


    [ Combat Power Evaluation: Unable to evaluate. ]


    [ Suggestion: Unable to provide suggestions. ]


    [ Evolution: Unknown. ]


    ***


    After going through the Creature redemption list, Sheyan was lost in thought. Ronnie suddenly appeared beside him with a sh. He sat down and said with some excitement in his voice, ��It seems like the operation this time is very rewarding, probably to make up for the fact that we��ll have difficulties finding suitable servants. Even the most basic Orc can evolve into a powerful creature! It��s definitely worth raising! After all, the higher the difficulty, the greater the profit!��


    Sheyan contemted for a while, then shook his head. ��Im��m afraid the creature redemption feature is a trap.��


    ��What! How?�� eximed Ronnie in surprise.


    ��These creatures are, without exception, not proficient in long-range attack. To make them evolve, you must send them to the battlefield to umte enough experience points. But! We��re besieging a city, not fighting on the field! With the thick walls in the way, what can you do even with 10 Trolls? On the battlefield where so many things are happening at once, you have to stay alert at all times because you might find yourself in an unfavourable position at any moment, but you��ll be distracted because you have to make sure your redeemed creatures don��t die! That��s fatal!��


    Ronnie was stunned. Sheyan��s words were unpleasant to the ears, but he had to admit they were very reasonable. He could not help drawing inferences based on this example.


    ��Wouldn��t the contestants on the defending side have it too easy, then? They just need to hire some archers, ce them at the top of the city walls, and let them do all the work.��


    Sheyan smiled. ��It probably won��t be that simple. Yes, they��ll have certain advantages at first, but towards the end, when the nine Ringwraithsunch their full assault with the Fell beasts together with the thousands of trebuchets made by the Orcs, only one or two out of ten are likely to survive.��


    ��So you think we shouldn��t trade for any creatures?�� asked Ronnie after a moment��s thought.


    ��The main aspect of this war, I think, is likely concentrated on the battle between siege weapons. So, if there��s a chance, I��d rather trade for siege weapons. But we have Sanzi, who��s proficient in training creatures. We can��t just let his talent go to waste. I do think he should trade for a few creatures and see what he can do with them.��


    While they were having the conversation, they suddenly sensed something out of the ordinary. When they looked up, they saw five people who were forming a loose encirclement around them.


    To Sheyan and Ronnie, these five people stood out quite a bit, not because they looked very different to other contestants in terms of outer appearance, but because this was the Source of Darkness hall, so everyone else was here to check the redemption list, but the five were obviously here in search of someone. They were like 5 gorgeous women who suddenly appeared in a gay bar. It was hard not to notice them.


    In front of outsiders, Sheyan remained as low-key as ever. He just smiled casually like he was greeting an acquaintance, as if he would blurt out ��how��s it going�� the next moment.


    Ronnie had not spent a long time with Sheyan, but he did see the way Sheyan hid his true strength on the Predator, only revealing his power as an MT at the very end. Therefore, he knew the way Sheyan liked to operate. He instantly asked in a t tone, ��What��s the matter? Do we need to go outside to settle it?��


    But surprisingly, a tall man stepped forward and said to them with a gentle smile, ��Hi. Our leader said that our Blu-ray party has to shoulder the main responsibility in the dispute with your party just now. With strong foes ahead of us, we should get rid of all previous prejudices and personal disagreements and work together to resist the enemies together. After all, what we��re involved in now is akin to a national war in the real world, and we��re at a slight disadvantage too. If we take one wrong step, everything might crumble! That means going against the n of the entire Realm. Don��t you agree?��


    After a momentary stun, Ronnie followed Sheyan��s suggestion and answered with a smirk, ��I think your words are reasonable.��


    Ronnie seemed to have agreed with him on the surface, but in fact, he only approved of the tall man��s words and not the tall man himself, let alone the organisation behind him. Since these five people were chosen to do this kind of work, they must be cunning people. How could they not hear the meaning behind Ronnie��s words? They instantly exchanged nces.


    One of them, a man carrying a heavy sniper, said in a hoarse voice, ��My name is Roulette. ording to the setting of this world, every official human soldier killed gives 1 contribution point. In order to express our apologies, please ept these 10 contribution points as a gift.��


    As he spoke, Ronnie received a trade request. Since they were free, there was no reason not to take them. Ronnie readily epted.


    Meanwhile, Sheyan was a little shocked. Based on this conversion rate, it was not impossible to form a team of Orc archers to attack the city... It did not matter that they were inurate. With enough numbers, they could just carpet bomb, in which case uracy was not that important anymore.


    However, Sheyan almost immediately rejected the idea because he suddenly realised that if Zi or Aldaris saw arge number of human archers grouped together, they would surelyugh in delight.... Simrly, if the opposing mages saw a bunch of Orc archers grouped together for them to throw AoE spells at, they would surely approve with two thumbs up.


    Sheyan��s thoughts did not affect Roulette��s actions. He said, ��Now that you have epted our gift, perhaps we can leave the previous misunderstanding behind us?��


    Although Roulette said that to Ronnie, his eyes were on Sheyan. It seemed as if Sheyan��s n to keep a low profile had failedpletely. The Metal Professor had obviously told her party everything she knew about Sheyan.


    But unbeknownst to the Metal Professor, the real Sheyan and the Sheyan she thought she knew were miles apart. What��s more, most contestants followed the principle of seeing is believing, and rumours are deceitful. Since Sheyan had killed the Metal Professor once, it made sense for the Metal Professor to deliberately talk up Sheyan��s strength to make it appear less embarrassing for her. Therefore, who knows how many people actually bought her words.


    And that was why Sheyan did not think his effort to keep a low profile was in vain. What he had to do now was to continue to deepen the impression he wanted to leave in others.


    To Roulette��s question, Sheyan answered with a dumbfounded expression. Ronnie, instead, replied, ��Of course. It��s only a small thing.��


    There was suddenly a sh in Roulette��s eyes. ��But it seems that the main cause of this matter is Mr. Seaman. If he doesn��t say anything, I��ll have to doubt your sincerity.��


    Sheyan remained in a daze and continued ignoring him, all the while mumbling something iprehensible. He stretched out his hand in front of him as if he was writing and drawing something on an invisible ckboard.


    Roulette��s expression darkened. Fortunately, Ronnie quickly reacted to relieve the awkward atmosphere. He exined with a wry smile, ��I��m really sorry, he��s always like this. He��ll just suddenly go into research mode out of nowhere. Umm...how about we give you some gifts in return? Hey, Seaman! SEAMAN!!��


    Ronnie as good as shouted thest word into Sheyan��s ear. Sheyan woke with a jolt. ��Oh! What the hell, Ronnie? Damn it, you interrupted my train of thought again! ��


    Ronnie shrugged. ��Give me five bottles of mixes.��


    ��Oh,�� answered Sheyan. ��Okay.��


    Following that, Sheyan took out some materials and concocted the mixes on the spot. When he was done, Ronnie instantly gave the five bottles of mixes to all five people. Roulette was initially indifferent, but when he saw the properties, his expression turned to shock. The others, too, were visibly ecstatic. They kept the mixes with the utmost care.


    Roulette gave Sheyan a deep stare, but then turned to Ronnie instead. ��We��ll be holding a meeting at 8 p.m. this evening next to the Source of Darkness hall. Will your party attend the meeting?��


    Ronnie hesitated. ��That��ll depend on Zi and the boss, Reef, but I think they��ll probably agree.��


    ��Here��s the invitation. At the meeting, we, the Blu-ray party will disclose a lot of secret information. Our leader is magnanimous; we wee anyone to the meeting, even those who are prejudiced against us or have previous conflict with us. Well then, there are some other matters we have to attend to, so I��m afraid we��ll have to excuse ourselves.��


    Roulette��s voice was very loud, so many of the people around had heard him. Low whispers immediately rose. The five people turned around and soon left the hall.


    When they had walked several hundred metres away, an axeman named Laut could not help but take out the mix produced by Sheyan. He tutted in amazement, then smirked.


    ��That Seaman guy was ying dumb, wasn��t he?��


    ��Of course he is. But it seems that the rtionship between him and the Metal Professor is ratherplicated, not as one-sided as the woman said. I think that guy was acting dumb because he doesn��t want to offend us, but he doesn��t want to make peace with the Metal Professor either,�� said Roulette without any expression on his face.


    A guy called Bourbon could not help interjecting, ��If what the Metal Professor said is true, he��s actually an MT, but he��s so proficient in concocting mixes too?.... An MT specialising in potion making? Primary attribute Physique, secondary attribute Intelligence? That��s...umon.��


    ��It��s not impossible. A support MT like that is extremely rare, but it has a strong stabilising effect for the whole party. Moreover, if he can concoct such a powerful buff mix, he can definitely concoct poison too. And so, we can deduce that, although his explosiveness is weak, if he can make the battle drag on for a long time, he can chip away at the opponent��s HP until they die. Didn��t the Metal Professor im that Seaman joined her party and followed her with no good intention back then? That obviously gave Seaman all the time in the world to prepare,�� answered Roulette lightly.


    Laut was amazed. ��As expected of Mr. Roulette! You found out all his secrets so easily! If Seaman knew that he had revealed everything about himself just by giving away some mixes, he��d be crying in regret!��


    Roulette immediately broke into a conceited smile, but he soon frowned. ��It appears that reconciliation between Seaman and the Metal Professor is close to impossible. The Metal Professor has a huge influence on the leader of her party. On the other hand, Seaman, as a secondary MT with a strong support ability, must be a crucial existence to his party too. In that case, we must be prepared to be able to choose only one out of the two parties.��


    Bourbon hesitated. ��Seaman��s party also has an MT named Reef who wields a dark gold shield. Meanwhile, Ronnie is a top ss assassin, and Seaman himself is a powerful support and secondary MT.... Even if Zeus is stronger than Reef, it won��t be by much, but no one in the Glory Party can match Ronnie��s fierce assassination skills. Moreover, there��s the secondary MT Seaman and his powerful support ability. 10% increase in all attributes! I think the choice is obvious.��


    ��But don��t forget, there��s a person in the Glory Party that even the boss can��t stop praising!�� Laut suddenly said.


    Roulette was obviously an expert gunman. His expression immediately turned serious. ��You mean Aziz?�� he asked.


    Laut knew he had misspoken, but the words were already out of his mouth, so he could only nod.


    After a moment of silence, Roulette said in a low voice, ��He��s a troublesome guy to deal with, but this time, it��s those fools defending the city on the other side that should be worried about him. But I believe a guy as prideful as Aziz won��t listen to someone like Zeus, let alone listen to our order for him to wait quietly in a certain spot! So, even though Aziz is strong, he��s an uncontroble X factor on the battlefield. If I��m the boss, I��d rather pick the controble factor. ��


    ***


    Seeing the five people walking away, Sheyan��s eyes suddenly brightened. He told Ronnie, ��This Blue-ray party sure is ambitious. They weren��t arrogant, but they weren��t humble either, and they even took the chance to spread their name.��


    ��They should be arge party with hundreds of members. The leader of a party like that must have exceptional management skills, but his or her personalbat prowess probably relies on powerful equipment,�� said Ronnie after a bit of thought.


    ��We have to be careful not to fall for their scheme this evening,�� said Sheyan.


    Ronnie thought to himself that he had only ever seen Sheyan scheme others, when had Sheyan ever fallen for others�� scheming? But of course, he only dared to say so in his mind. So, he changed the subject.


    ��So trading for a creature isn��t worth it. Why don��t we take a look at the other lists?��


    Sheyan nodded, but suddenly, he was ovee with a bout of dizziness. Then, a series of notifications came from his Nightmare Imprint:


    [ Time: 9 a.m., March 7, 3019, the Third Age of Arda (the eve of the Battle of the Pelennor Fields in the movie plot) ]


    [ Location: Minas Tirith, Pelennor Fields, Middle Earth ]


    [ Setting: The Lord of the Rings ]


    [ Difficulty: S (Extremely Difficult) ]


    [ Pain limitation: 50% ]


    [ Individual capability bonus: 0% ]


    [ Present setting exploration rate: 0.00% (in this scenario campaign, all previous explorations will be converted into corresponding amount of contribution points, so your past history and character rtionships are not preserved). ]


    [ Additional Information: This is a Realm War setting. ]


    [ You automatically grasp the relevantnguage of this world. You are able to interact freely with the characters in this world. The graspednguage will be erased from your memory upon leaving this world. ]


    [ Mission count: 1 ]


    [ Your appearance and identity have undergone alterations; they will be restored upon returning to the real world. You can also modify your appearance within the Nightmare Realm. If you have any enquiries, you can voice the question to the Nightmare Imprint with your mind; you will receive an answer should you have sufficient authority. ]


    **********


    [ Warning: You are currently in Sauron��s faction. Unless you obtain the approval of the Orcmander, Gothmog, you will be punished severely if you move more than 20 kilometres away from the battlefield. Trust me, you will not like the punishment. ]


    [ Warning: The attacks of siege weapons are likely to be fatal on contestants under normal circumstances. Therefore, in this setting, when a contestant is hit by a siege weapon (such as a trebuchet), they will not be killed right away, but will fall into a weakened state for 300 seconds. During this period, they cannot move or attack, but will be in an invincible state due to Sauron��s magic. ]


    [ Hint: The key to sess is to cleverly utilise the various redeemed items. ]


    [ Hint: This is a battlefield with a high mortality rate, so you are given the special privilege to escape back to the Nightmare Realm in the Source of Darkness hall. The preparation time required to return to the Nightmare Realm is 10 seconds. If you are attacked during this period, the process will be interrupted. ]


    [ It is important to note that we do not advocate the behaviour of running away from a battle, so you must pay a price if you do so. Your highest attribute will drop by 20, and you will have to pay 10 achievement points as the cost of teleporting back to the safe zone. In addition, all the benefits you have gained in this world will be forcibly erased. ]


    [ If the nest is overturned, no egg will remain unharmed. So fight with all you have! ]

 Chapter 1388: Ambush!

    <h4>Chapter 1388: Ambush!</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Sheyan had just obtained a lot of information from the Blu-ray party, so he was currently thinking and analysing them repeatedly in his mind.


    For example, he just found out that killing an ordinary enemy infantry gave 1 contribution point.


    It was only a casual remark, but analysing the conversion rate further, he was able to deduct many things.


    To trade for an Orc, he had to kill five enemy infantry. What was an Orc in this war? Merely cannon fodder. No amount of Orc corpses could fill up the gap between all seven Minas Tirith walls, and they were already the cheapest kind of army unit!


    And don��t forget, this war was a siege!


    Even someone as powerful as Sheyan would find it difficult to kill five ordinary human infantry protected by the city walls, let alone other contestants! Was the difficulty of trading for cannon fodder like the Orcs really that high? Would this war really boil down to a battle between long range contestants? That��s impossible!


    Therefore, from these details alone, Sheyan could already deduce that the opponents would not just stay inside Minas Tirith and defend! There would very likely be intense meleebat, and it would probably be the main theme of this war.


    Offence is the best defence. The best way to protect Minas Tirith was not to build more trebuchets than the enemy, but to rush out and destroy all the enemy��s siege weapons! In that case, both sides would naturally have the opportunity to engage in direct confrontation!


    To infer the tactic the enemymander would adopt from something as simple as a conversion rate....


    It goes to show that if one is observant enough, one could tell theing of autumn from a single falling leaf.


    Sheyan had to analyse and study every piece of information carefully, so now that all these information suddenly and unexpectedly came rushing in, Sheyan felt like his brain was about to explode, like a turkey that was stuffed to the brim.


    He shook his head with a wry smile. He closed his eyes, gulped down a mouthful of vodka, and forcefully emptied his mind. As he savoured the fiery taste in his mouth, his mind slowly calmed down and returned to a peaceful state.


    Suddenly, Sheyan��s nose was assaulted by a weird smell, like a mixture of sweat, body odour, and something rotten.


    Even in his calm state, he had an impulse to throw up. He immediately ran away in panic with his arms waving about in a frenzy. Only after he had escaped several metres away and looked back did he find that an Uruk-hai had appeared at the spot he was in before.


    The Uruk-hai was tall, fierce and strong. He was wearing a set of heavy armour. With his nose twitching constantly, his eyes stared greedily at the vodka container in Sheyan��s hand, obviously with no good intention.


    But when he had a good look at Sheyan��s face, he suddenly became very gloomy. Evidently, the Uruk-hai had initially nned to snatch the vodka by force, but Sheyan��s terrifying +3 Legend Level made it give up on the idea.


    Sheyan stared at Ronnie hatefully. Why didn��t this guy give him a heads up? He could have avoided being assaulted by the toxic smell.


    Ronnie merely shrugged his shoulders with a helpless look. This ce was, after all, the territory of the Orcs, and the Uruk-hai appeared to be an Elite. If he wanted toe over to maintain order, what could Ronnie do about it?


    After taking a few deep breaths, Sheyan went back to talk to the Elite Uruk-hai while holding the ��Endless Vodka��. Unfortunately, but Sheyan did not get any useful information. The only thing he found out was that this Uruk-hai was a creature even more powerful than an Elite Uruk-hai. He was called an Uruk-hai Growler, and he was incredibly strong. Of course, Sheyan had no way of knowing how ��incredible�� his strength was without actualbat data.


    A man near Sheyan could not help sneering at him mockingly when he saw what Sheyan tried to do.


    ��You��re trying to buy information with just some alcohol? You gotta be kidding me.��


    Ronnie immediately red at him viciously, like the guy had insulted him personally.


    Sheyan, on the other hand, did not feel ridiculed. Instead, he felt like there was something worth investigating behind those words. He instantly requested for a trade and offered the man 1 contribution point, while asking with interest, ��Why, has someone tried it before?��


    The man was stunned, but after all, you don��t hit a smiling face. For the sake of the contribution point, he patiently exined, ��Before entering the world, my party leader made a thorough study of the habits and diet of the Orcs and the Uruk-hai, and traded for hundreds of things that they might like from the Realm. Moreover, my party leader��s Charm is over 100. Even with all that, he only got seven pieces of useful information out of them. It��s a bit naive of you to think that you can get useful information with just a bottle of vodka.��


    Sheyan was a little surprised. There really were a lot of crouching tigers and hidden dragons in the Realm. It was quite hard to reach the 100-point mark in Charm because there was not too much equipment that increased the Charm attribute. That means his leader should have at least 40 points of Charm without wearing any equipment when he broke through to a Growth Hunter!


    At that moment, Sanzi walked over to Sheyan with a nervous look on his face. Sheyan asked him to sit down and exin himself slowly.


    Sanzi whispered, ��I think I might have discovered a big secret of the Realm, brother!��


    ��....I see. Tell me everything, slowly. Don��t leave anything out,�� replied Sheyan in the partymunication channel without showing any emotion on his face.


    Sanzi exined, ��I just received a mission, a very demanding special mission for the Chosens. ording to the mission details, when the Ringwraiths join the battle on their Fell beastster, Gandalf will call upon the Great Eagles of the Misty Mountains in response. Three of the Great Eagles are pregnant and are close toying eggs. My mission is to get one of the eggs from the belly of the Great Eagles and tame it as a mount.��


    ��Only the Great Eagles in a Realm War world jointly created by multiple Realms will possess a special biological power when they grow to a higher level. They have the natural ability to form a self-sustaining shield around their body which enables them to fly in any environment for 30 seconds. So, when our Noah Realm C gets injured while traveling through the dimensional turbulence, I��ll be able to transport some supplies and materials to repair the Realm by riding the Great Eagle.��


    Sheyan listened to every word attentively. When Sanzi finished, Sheyan said, ��This mission is very important! We��ll try our best to help youplete it. The more important you are to the Realm, the more reluctant the Realm will be to see you die, so the more favouritism it��ll show you within its scope of authority! This is a great chance! Even favouritism within the Realm��s scope of authority is great news for us!��


    Sanzi nodded and said seriously, ��What I find puzzling is the very top part of the mission notification. It said ��Top Secret Document for Chosen 6513A of the Era of Martyrs (Realm Calendar Year 139-142)����


    (TL: The name of the Era in Chinese is �� (lie4), which can mean a lot of things, including intense, fiery, strong, violent, etc. It��s hard to tell what the author��s intended meaning for the word is with just the word by itself. However, the Era of Martyrs sounds the best to me, so that��s what I��m going with. )


    Hearing these information from Sanzi, an outline begun forming in Sheyan��s mind. Some of his previous doubts had also been exined.


    Sheyan had been thinking �� are the contestants participating in this war all the contestants in Noah Realm C? Why hadn��t the stronger contestants been sent here to help?


    It was hard to exin this away with just the existence of a ��level barrier��, or that ��the stronger the power, the greater the restriction��.


    ��The words ��the Era of Martyrs�� are worth analysing,�� said Sheyan after pondering it over.


    ��It��s hard to imagine what ��Martyrs�� have to do with an age or an era. However, there was a case in ancient China where 8rge granaries were named after the first 8 words in the ancient poem Thousand Character ssic, so the granaries had names like ��Heaven��, ��Earth��, ��Dark�� and ��Flood��. For example, the ��Heaven�� granary was granary #1, and the ��Flood�� granary was granary #8.��


    At this time, Zi hade over too. Upon hearing that, she asked, ��You mean ��Martyrs�� is only like a code name or number for the Era marked by the period stated?��


    Aldaris interjected, ��In my real world, there��s a very famous basketball yer named Kobe Bryant. He joined the NBA through a draft in 1996. Many famous superstarster emerged from among the basketball yers drafted in the same year, so the fans refer to that draft ss collectively as the ��ss of ��96�� golden generation. The ��Era of Martyrs�� might be something simr.��


    ��Whates to my mind when I hear your exnation are the graduation sses back in school. For example, I graduated from junior high in the graduation ss of ��00. Whenever it��s written, it��s always followed by the exnation ��(1997-2000)��,�� said Sanzi.


    ��That should be it,�� Sheyan nodded.


    ��We can now pretty much determine the principle of how the Realm allocatesbats to its contestants. Most of the people who fight against us should be the contestants from the same period as us, contestants from the Era of Martyrs! Only after that will the tiers of strength be considered. It��s like setting up the national ser team. The first consideration is the age group of 20-35, and only after that will the coach consider whether to call up yers from Division 1 or Division 2. In this way, the Realm can guarantee that the power of the contestants from the same period will not be too far apart.��


    ��The contestants are probably unable to travel between different Eras, at least not at our current stage. The Cardinal who gave me so much trouble before should be among the first batch to enter this Era, while we should be among thest.��


    ��So what happens when we reach the peak of the Era?�� asked Zi.


    ��We��ll graduate and move to a higher Era, of course,�� answered Sheyan with a smile, ��Just like how we move on to high school after junior high. But I believe we��ll definitely get some extra benefits when the timees, like the preferential treatment given to teams that promote from Division 2 to Division 1.��


    Next, they discussed the mission that Sanzi received. At the moment, all of them were feeling pretty good about their strength, so even though the mission was difficult, they felt like they definitely had a chance.


    While they were having the discussion, they finally received their mission:


    [ Temperer 1018, you and your party have received the upgradable mission: Destroy the Kingdom. ]


    [ Mission Briefing: Destroy the symbol of Minas Tirith, the White Tower! ]


    [ Mission Details: The city of Minas Tirith is built in a unique way. The city is divided into seven levels, each of which has its own city walls and gate, and the gates are not lined up in a straight line. Part of the reason for this specialndscape is due to the natural mountain terrain, while part of it is due to the uncanny workmanship of the ancient craftsmen. ]


    [ To get to the throne room and the Court of the Fountain in front of the White Tower, it is necessary to breach all seven levels of walls and gates. The White Tower stands at 300 feet tall, piercing straight into the sky. The Steward��s banner flies high atop the tower, overlooking the great in more than 1000 feet below. Destroying the White Tower signifies the fall of Minas Tirith! ]


    [ Note: This mission is an upgradable mission. After you make your choice, you will not be able to return to the Nightmare Realm even if you enter the Source of Darkness hall. However, this mission will be upgraded to a Golden Main Mission without any increase in difficulty! ]


    [ Warning: You must make your choice within 24 hours of entering the world, or the upgradable mission options will disappear. ]


    [ Warning: If the Source of Darkness hall is captured, all the contestants of this faction still remaining in this world will die. ]


    ***


    [ Hint: You can acquire the following titles in this world (including the extended worlds). ]


    [ ��Nemesis of Legends��: You participated in the fight to kill any two of Gandalf, Aragon, Gimli, or Legs. ]


    [ Title Reward: Legend Level +1 ]


    [ ��Bane of City Gates�� Lvl 1: You have destroyed at least one of Minas Tirith��s city gates. With every Minas Tirith city gate you destroy, the title will be upgraded once. In theory, you can destroy up to seven gates. ]


    [ Title Reward: Damage to buildings increased by 100%-700% (700% being the reward for the maximum upgrade) ]


    [ ��Hedgehog��: You have been shot 5000 times by storyline characters (the arrows must hit and reduce your HP). Current count: 0/5000. ]


    [ Title Reward: Reduce 90% of the damage from long range attacks done by storyline characters. ]


    [ ��Chef�� Lvl 1: There is currently a big problem with the food supply of the Orcs because all of them are busy constructing siege weapons, so they can��t gather enough dry wood to cook. Please help at least 5 Orcs in charge of the stoves to cook the food. Current count: 0/5. This milestone will refresh every 12 hours and can bepleted up to 3 times. ]


    [ Title Reward: Fire damage increased by 5%. Upon reaching Lvl 3, spell damage increased by 15%. ]


    (TL: ��spell damage�� is probably a typo. It should be ��fire damage�� too.)


    [ ��Labourer�� Lvl 1: To capture Minas tiris, boulders and blood are far from enough. The supply line has be a big problem. Help the Orcs transport 10 units of wood and stones from the camp near the Anduin river. This milestone will refresh every 12 hours and can bepleted up to 3 times. ]


    [ Title Reward: 1% increase in movement speed. Upon reaching Lvl 3, 4% increase in movement speed. ]


    [ ��Rich and Powerful��: You have redeemed a total of 10,000 contribution points or more. ]


    [ Title Reward: You will enjoy a 15% discount when you redeem things in this world. In addition, you will have the privilege of redeeming a creature, item, or equipment which costs below 1000 contribution points for free. ]


    ***


    After going through the list of titles, Sheyan��s gaze fell on the ��Hedgehog�� title! Reducing the damage from storyline characters�� long-range attacks by 90% is extremely tempting for an MT! Coupled with Sheyan��s innate ability, it��s possible that the damage he took from arrows from then on would not even ovee his defence, so there would only be 1 point of mandatory HP deduction. He would be able to rush through a hail of arrows like he was blessed by the heavens!


    The title of ��Chef�� was a must for all mage-type contestants. Meanwhile, the ��Labourer�� title was suitable for everyone. Everyone wished they could run faster when they were running away or pursuing someone.


    At this time, the Source of Darkness hall had finally became a lot emptier. Sheyan had already found out they way to check how much contribution points he had, so he deliberately waited until now. He went straight to the Eye of Sauron in the centre of the hall. After checking that no one around was paying attention to him, he asked the rest of his party to surround him, then ced his hand on the crystal ball.


    A sharp, menacing voice suddenly rang in Sheyan��s mind.


    ��My powerful warrior! The dark equipment and potent secret medicine that I have amassed for thousands of years cannot be given to useless trash, so you must first pass my test... AAHH!!! A powerful soul! I like a strong warrior like you. Oh, and one with such extraordinary and legendary experiences... Excellent, that��s excellent. You��ve gained my approval. I will now give you the full amount of your contribution points.��


    Sheyan immediately understood Sauron��s meaning. He had probably obtained a lot of contribution points. However, he did not acquire those contribution points through the war, and yet the contribution points could be used to trade for Sauron��s warriors and treasures, so Sauron wished to personally give Sheyan a test to make sure that his assets were not wasted on a useless piece of trash.


    Such a situation was akin to a young man in his twenties who was suddenly promoted to a high position at the executive level. His direct superior would naturally doubt his capabilities. Of course the superior must test him out first before giving him any real power.


    [ Temperer 1018, I must regretfully inform you that due to your current faction, you cannot summon your servant, Melody Sunstrider and the forces rted to her into this world. Therefore, based on your previous experiences in the Lord of the Rings world, you shall receive a starting amount of 871 contribution points. ]


    [ You have passed the baptism of the Eye of Sauron. All 871 contribution points will now be given to you in full! ]


    ��871 contribution points!�� Sheyan was truly shocked. A monstrous Troll that required the joint effort of the Fellowship of the Ring to take down only cost 380 contribution points. With that conversion rate, it was as good as giving him two Trolls right from the get go!


    Though at the moment, two Trolls seemed to be useless in a siege battle, but Sheyan had already inferred that there would be chances for melee fights in this war. Therefore, such an advantage was simr to having an AMP suit on Pandora right from the very beginning!


    But right then, there was suddenly a fierce explosion outside!!


    When Party Ace rushed out, they saw that nearly ten craters had been made in the ground around the camp. The craters were about two to three metres in diameter, but they were very shallow because the projectiles that created them were the kind of incendiary projectiles which sttered after they hit the ground. The area hundreds of meters around had turned into a sea of mes. Many Orc shacks were lit on fire, as were many Orcs themselves.


    But even under such circumstances, all the attacked mini camps appeared to be in order. The burning Orcs that were running around in panic were quickly knocked down and doused with water by other Orcs. As for the burning buildings, they were dealt with by several Orc shamans who brought out a few toads as spellcasting medium. As they chanted while jumping and dancing about, arge amount of thick, smelly white foam was conjured out of nowhere and soon put the mes out.


    What��s more, after realising that the opponent had this kind of long-range ability, Gothmog gave the order for the whole camp to spread out. The camp, which was not that dense to begin with, became even more sparse!


    There were many capable people among the contestants that were participating in the war. Someone soon worked out that the projectiles were incendiary rocket projectilesunched from a self-propelled rocketuncher. The cost of firing was estimated to be at least 2000 utility points. However, this round of attack had killed only six or seven Orcs who happened to be struck directly by the rockets. If the rockets were fired during the siege, the damage would have been at least ten times greater. Therefore, this round of attack could be considered a big loss for the opponent!


    This kind of probing attack soon stopped, but it certainly did not mean that a temporary peace had descended.


    ***


    Dense clouds umted in the sky, so the sky turned dark when it was only 4 o��clock in the afternoon.


    Disorderly winds blew on the in. Sheyan wiped away his sweat in the wind and kicked the side of a wheelbarrow that had materials piled up on it like a mountain, while shouting at the Uruk-hai officer in charge of inspecting the goods, Cisco Dog-Ear.


    ��Hey, stupid! Check these properly. Three units of stones and two units of wood, that��s 25 contribution points in total! If you give me a point less, I��ll skin you alive!��


    ��Yes, sir.�� When the usually arrogant Uruk-hai heard Sheyan��s rude threat, he actually reacted timidly,pletely unlike his usual self.


    On the eve of the war, the most important thing was logistics. Be it the defending side or the besieging side, they could never have too much wood and stones. That was why a unit of stones or wood could be exchanged for the high price of five contribution points.


    The defending Gondorians were not idiots. All the wood and stone resources near Minas Tirith had been razed, leaving nothing for the invaders, so the Orcs had to travel more than seven kilometres to reach the nearest ce that produced these resources.


    Perhaps the Gondorians, who felt that they were short of manpower, could only watch as the Orcs gathered these strategic materials, but the opposing contestants who had the numerical advantage would certainly not do so! Therefore, before the main storyline character forces of both sides had started fighting, intense small-scale battles had already broken out in the far away Lossarnach Vale!


    (Lossarnach, also named Vale of Flowers, was a fertile region and fiefdom in Southern Gondor south of the White Mountains. It was the region closest to Minas Tirith.)


    ��We should have time for a few more trips. The total contribution point of our party will reach 1200 soon,�� said Reef excitedly.


    Following a nod from Cisco Dog-Ear, 25 contribution points were added to the party��s ount. Compared with Sheyan who started with over 800 contribution points, the rest of the party did not have much. In total, they added up to about 1100 points.


    Although they could not kill anyone yet, it was not a bad experience for the whole party to work together like this.


    But Aldaris could not helpining, ��More than ten parties have gone to Lossarnach to chop wood and gather stones, and eight of them were attacked. Even the Beast Party that left after us was attacked once. I just can��t stand how excited they look. Why can��t we meet any enemies that deliver themselves to our doorsteps?��


    ��The Beast party won, but they also lost two people. Of course, that was nothing for a 20-people party like them. Those who died were also probably just marginal figures in the party. But this is only the beginning of the war... Moreover, one of the eight parties that were attacked was wiped out! Don��t forget that the enemy contestants outnumber us by several times. That��s why we must ce our sight on the long term. Don��tment the fact that you have no one to kill now;te in the war, there might be too many of them for you to handle,�� Sheyan said with a soft smile.


    Aldaris looked like he still wished to say something, but when he saw Zi staring at him coldly, he immediately shut his mouth.


    Not many party leaders could handle a powerful but arrogant guy like Aldaris, but there happened to be two such people in Party Ace. Moreover, Aldaris was willingly staying in the party for some reason.


    Sheyan gestured for the four Orcbourers to drag the huge wooden wheelbarrow that had be empty again back to Lossarnach.


    While walking through the camp, Sheyan saw some Orcs lighting a fire among the shacks to cook. The so-called cooking was just to throw all the things that the Orcs deemed edible �C grain husk, bread, fur, meat, wild vegetables, leaves, rotten inner organs, blood and so on �C into a pot, then boil it into a pot of ��colourful, fragrant and tasty delicacy��. Each Orc would then scoop it with their own bowl and gulp it down.


    Seeing this, Sheyan suddenly asked, ��Zi, Aldaris, have you done your ��Chef�� milestone?��


    Both Zi and Aldaris nodded. Previously, the party had taken two hours to split up toplete these milestones that were obviously free gifts for them. They continued to talk while they walked to the vale. The atmosphere appeared very rxing.


    But five minutester.


    While on a road where they could still see the ck smoke rising from the cooking fires in the Orc camp.


    Just four or five kilometres away from the camp.


    Party Ace was suddenly ambushed!


    They were ambushed hard!!


    Thest time Party Ace was ambushed was in the world of 2012. That was a fierce battle in which they lost Mogensha! Reef, Zi, and Sanzi were all on the brink of death. If they were unlucky, the whole party could have been wiped out!


    How would they respond this time against an ambush that had been long nned?

 Chapter 1389: Defeat

    <h4>Chapter 1389: Defeat</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Reef stumbled back unsteadily, blood spilling out of the gaps between his tightly gritted teeth. With every backward step he took, the ground underneath his foot seemed to explode, sending soil and stones flying everywhere. The surface of his dark gold shield was aze with fire, and there were some very visible dents and cracks on it!


    That was the cost of blocking the blowsunched at full power by nine contestants, by himself!!


    The enemy��s ambush was not refined, but it was vicious. First, a woman fired a shot at the Orcbourers Party Ace was escorting. If these fragile creatures died, their mission would fail.


    That was not all. The woman had deliberately paused before she pulled the trigger, for a very simple reason. The shot was aimed at the enemy��s weakness, the ce where they were most vulnerable but had no choice but to protect. Therefore, she was sure that the enemy MT would definitely save the Orcbourers.


    Indeed, that was what Reef did. With the shield in his hand, he stepped in front of the oblivious Orc. But the bullet shot by the woman unexpectedly exploded before hitting Reef, forming a vast of sticky threads which tied Reef down in ce!


    This was the first part of their n. MTs were generally not very agile. Now that the MT��s mobility was restricted, it was close to impossible for him to dodge.


    After that came the second part of their n!


    The four people with the strongest firepower in their party, together with five other powerful contestants borrowed from three other parties, focused fire on Reef!! Among them were some who wielded Blood Weapons that could greatly reduce the healing effect on the enemy. The reason they acted together was to breach the enemy��s defence from their strongest point! If even the MT was insta-killed, it was bound to be a heavy psychological blow to the remaining enemies, making their morale drop. After that, the encounter would simply be a one-sided hunt!


    The one who came up with this n was definitely not a simple person. His n was meticulous and logical, and he had skillfully analysed the psychological weaknesses of human beings. He truly believed that this n was infallible and had no loopholes.


    They had already wiped out a party with this very n and profited greatly!


    But....but!


    ns could never keep up with changes. The joint strike of nine powerful contestants failed to kill the MT wielding the dark gold shield!! What��s more, he showed no signs of falling into a state of near death or using recovery items!!


    ��No way...!!!�� The unexpected disruption in the n caused momentary panic among the assants. Little did they know that the party they were facing was a freakish dual-MT party. The moment Sheyan realised the ambushers�� bold n to insta-kill Reef, he immediately cast his ��Awakening Skill: Survival Mark�� on Reef with a cold smirk. In addition, Reef��s own ��Divine Blessing Aura�� had abruptly increased his HP by 1500 points!


    ��So naive.... You guys got lucky and managed to kill a mediocre MT with this method once, and you think it��s a wless n that��ll work all the time? You really think a second-rate tactic like this will work on our Reef?��


    Reef was a full-fledged MT, so his defence was extremely high to begin with. After Sheyan secretly used his ��Survival Mark�� ability on him to help him share the damage burden, it truly did seem to the enemies like he was a monster who was fine after receiving the joint attack of nine people, only staggering a few steps back.


    Even more terrifying was the fact that Reef had instantlyunched a counter attack after that. His shrunk his whole body behind the dark gold shield, but extended his right hand outside. The Nightmare Imprint on his chest glowed brilliantly, projecting the image of an exquisite cross tower shield.


    While the enemies were still in confusion, a vivid illusion of arge golden pdin gauntlet appeared around Reef��s right palm. The palm closed, and one of the contestants who attacked Reef before suddenly cried out in rm. The assant was hiding behind a cover and there were multiple obstacles between him and Reef, but he suddenly flew towards Reef involuntarily, his arms iling about as he traced an arc through the air.


    ��Holy Grasp��!


    Reef��s ��Holy Grasp�� actually pulled the enemy out of the cover and exposed him to Party Ace��s attacks! Reef, who should have died, had actually survived and immediatelyunched a fierce counter attack!!


    The one who was pulled was a mage who had cast the spell ��Hand of Fire�� at Reef. The damage he dealt to Reef was the highest, so he was naturally the one Reef targeted. His reaction was actually pretty fast. His body instantly glowed a few times as he buffed himself up. There was the red ��Fire Shield��, the yellow ��Increase Defence��, the blue ��Healing Ray��, and a sharp ray which was shaped like a prism....


    But it was futile. Before Sheyan and Sanzi could make their moves, Zi and Ronnie had already finished their attacks, sending the mage into a state of near death. And before he could use his party skill, the continuous damage of ��Holy Grasp�� made him burst into a hail of flesh and blood!


    Mages were well-known for having high attack but low defence. Ronnie alone could have finished the guy in a few moves. Furthermore, Reef��s ��Holy Grasp�� could do quite a lot of damage too (The holy afterglow of the shattered Holy Grasp will cause ( 100 + Reef��s Physique x 2 ) holy damage to the enemy, and inflict a further 300 holy damage in total in the next five seconds). With thebined powers of Zi, Ronnie and Reef, the mage did not stand a chance.


    Not only had the ambushers failed to kill their target, one of them was even killed in retaliation. They were naturally shocked and angered. But at that moment, Sheyan threw out several bottles of curse-mixes, and a dense green smoke instantly enshrouded the area hundreds of square metres around him.


    Aldaris flung a ��Psionic Storm�� at a ce where many of the enemies were gathered. A white electric web instantly spread across the ground. The wilting grass on the ground let out a burned smell, apanied by the non-stop zapping sounds of electric current.


    Exmations of shock and anger rose one after another. About six or seven shadows scattered like frightened rabbits. Sheyan��s eyes narrowed. He was really itching for a fight. If he went full power at this time, they might actually be able to wipe the enemies out.


    However, he suddenly nced towards the grasnd at the back. There did not seem to be anything out of the ordinary there, but Sheyan had noticed a small lump of air that had a strange ripple, like the slight distortion in the air when a car blew hot air out of its exhaust.


    And so, Sheyan resisted the desire to go all out. He moved sideways and positioned himself in front of Zi like amon second MT, looking to absorb damage for his party members. Ronnie, on the other hand, had no qualms about letting himself loose. His ghastly figure shed again and again as he relentlessly chased the enemies down. The air was filled with spurting blood.


    The enemies, who had the numerical advantage, kept sniping at Ronnie, but after being buffed up by the mix and the party skills, Ronnie was currently as durable as a Berserker who dared to rush to the front line. So, after receiving several attacks, Ronnie flung his Blood Shortde towards an empty spot ahead of him. A bloody figure suddenly appeared out of the empty air with his hands holding his throat and his eyes almost bulging out of their sockets!


    The ambushing party continued to fight with Party Ace for almost five minutes. The more they fought, the more shocked they felt. Under the protection of the MT and the second MT, all the strikes that were supposed to be fatal were skillfully unravelled, and they were unable to kill even one of the oppositions. On the other hand, because they were in pursuit of extreme attacking power, they did not bring an MT along, so they were falling one by one! Four of them have died since the fight started! If they continued to fight, they might lose the whole team!


    ��They��re about to run away,�� Ronnie was the first to notice the signs, ��You should activate your disease now, boss. Oh, one more thing. It wasn��t explicitly stated, but it looks like emergency return items can��t be used in this world. Let��s massacre them!��


    ��No, just pick up the pace,�� answered Sheyan steadily. ��This is just the beginning. There are more eyes on us on this ursed battlefield than Orc dung. It��s too early to expose the true strength of our party.��


    Everyone obeyed Sheyan��s order without any objections. The attacks of Zi, Ronnie and Aldaris became even more ruthless! During the enemy��s rout, two of them had triggered the mostmon and practical party skill which teleported them to a random ce within a kilometre when they fell into a state of near death, but they were still killed by the continuous damage that continued acting upon them!


    After the battle, Party Ace made a quick check and found that they had killed two Awakeners and four Growth Hunters. However, they still itched for more, as if they had just finished a warm-up. The harvest, though, was quite satisfactory, because they had surprisingly looted a Blood Equipment. It was a cloak which could absorb 15% of damage from contestants and lower explosive hit rate against the wearer by 5%.


    Sheyan did not appear too concerned about the loot. Instead, he asked Zi, ��Ronnie��s right. I didn��t see anyone use an emergency return item just now. They can��t be used here?��


    Zi closed her eyes, as if she was trying to sense something. After a while, she said, ��Not exactly. The dimensional flow here is really turbulent and chaotic, so it��s almost impossible to locate the Realm. The emergency return items can still be used, but the rate of failure is terrifyingly high!��

 Chapter 1390: Vale

    <h4>Chapter 1390: Vale</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    ��Not exactly. The dimensional flow here is really turbulent and chaotic, so it��s almost impossible to locate the Realm. The emergency return items can still be used, but the rate of failure is terrifyingly high!��


    These were the words spoken by Zi. However, in the Orc camp around five or six kilometres away from Party Ace, someone was saying the exact same words, with the exact same tone as Zi.


    The person��s name was Percival. He was already a famous lip reader before entering the Nightmare Realm. About four or five people were sitting beside him with grave looks on their faces.


    Percival��s voice reverberated through the air, sounding rather weird and mysterious.


    All of them were sitting around an incense burner. Contained inside the incense burner was a ck object that looked like half a cigarette,except that the curly smoke it emitted was red in colour. A fierce looking three-headed hound was lying down beside the incense burner, sleeping with all three heads on its paws. The hound was monstrous, almost the size of a cow.


    The red smoke was inhaled by the big, moist nose of the three-headed hound. It slept even more soundly after that.


    As the three-headed hound��s breathing became steady and even, arge amount of saliva dripped down the corner of its mouth. The saliva flowed into a basin along the stic cloth that had been deliberately ced there.


    The basin was already half full with saliva. The gathered saliva showed a characteristic akin to oil or mercury, in that its surface was as smooth as a mirror. Currently, the image reflected on the smooth surface was of Party Ace and their surroundings.


    ��What a Beholder sees is totally invisible to humans. Only the saliva of a three-headed hound can receive the signal sent back by a Beholder and clearly reflect it.�� This was the original text on the eighth paragraph of page 17 of ��ck Magic Alchemy��. In order to help the readers better understand, the exnation alsopared the rtionship between them to the rtionship between a television signal and a television.


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    All of a sudden, the reflected image rippled strongly. The image of Zi could be seen nonchntly raising her right hand in this direction without even turning her head. Zi��s hand was slender and elegant. At the sight of her fingers, one could not help but be reminded of the artistic elegance of the fingers that danced on the piano keys. The hand was currently wrapped in a gorgeous and expensive-looking silk glove that had a ck base and golden patterns.


    ��No!�� Percival suddenly cried out.


    As soon as he did, the image in the basin fluctuated chaotically. Then, there was a sharp cry, and everything turned to darkness.


    ����My Beholder!�� A man with a full beard and a snake tattoo on his arm immediately started cursing hatefully, ��That bitch! We can��t just let her off for this! My Beholder is worth at least 100,000 utility points! It took me a lot of effort to earn enough contribution points to exchange for one!��


    ��Shut up, Royce. Take this silver storyline ring. It��s worth at least 50,000 utility points. Go im the rest from Butterfly. She��ll give you a fair price,�� said a man who was carrying a shield on his back. His shield was only a wooden shield, but the front of the shield was iid with three wrinkled up heads �C the head of a human, the head of a giant ape, and the head of a shark. The man appeared to be an MT too.


    As soon as the MT spoke, Royce stopped making a fuss. ��Fine. Since Rak��shiri has spoken, I��ll let this matter go,�� he mumbled bitterly.


    ��There��s no way your Beholder is worth more than 20,000 utility points, Royce. Greed is a sin,�� Percival could not help remarking, ��Lilith, have you found out how the Beholder was discovered?��


    Lilith, a tall witch with red phoenix feathers on her head, nodded. ��That woman should have entered the ranks of the Temperers. When you repeated her words with your lip reading skills, the Force in her had alerted her. She has very sharp senses, and has probably touched upon the mysteries of time and space. It��s not surprising for her to discover the Beholder if she��s on guard.��


    Royce, who had just made a small profit, interjected, ��But I think the most powerful person in this party is the MT called Reef. He showed no fear at all when he took that joint attack from nine contestants, and could even counterattack immediately afterwards! The enemy he caught and killed in seconds should be a core party member, or at least a member with high prestige. He also defended several fatal attacks on his teammates after that. He��s the MVP of this battle, no question.��


    Rak��shiri, who was caressing the three-headed hound to wake it up, suddenly raised his head and remarked with disdain, ��Hmph, those ambushers were just too stupid. I don��t think they��ve seen a real MT before. That Reef guy probably has an ability simr to my ��Getaway�� innate ability �C after the amount of cumtive damage he takes within a few seconds exceeds a certain limit, he can ignore the extra damage. As for his performance afterwards in protecting his teammates, isn��t that just the basic duty of an MT?��


    Rak��shiri continued, ��Moreover, he has the assistance of a second MT who specialises in support. If I have a second MT like that, I can do it 100 times better! But that assassin called Ronnie really caught my eye. What a crazy demon. Every move he made saw blood. He��s definitely one of the top figures in this war. I wonder how Reef managed to win him over.��


    ��Reef may have Seaman as his assistant, but you also have Hyper. Moreover, you��re the one and only Beastmaster MT in the Realm. You��re definitely the most powerful MT in this war, Rak��shiri,�� Percival seized the moment to butter Rak��shiri up.


    A touch of pride crept into Rak��shiri��s expression. ��I don��t know if I��m the most powerful, but I should be among the top three.��


    Rak��shiri was a dual-innate contestant. His Beastmaster innate enabled him to have an animalpanion and link his HP to his animalpanion. His MT innate is a Rank S innate ability, ��Getaway��. When the total damage he received in two seconds exceeded one fifth of his HP, not only would the extra damage be nulled, all damages he received in the next 10 seconds would be halved. The cooldown of ��Getaway�� was 30 seconds.


    Such a powerful guy, of course, would not easily sumb to others. Although the Blu-ray party had ced a lot of importance on him and regarded him as an important target to pull into their alliance, Rak��shiri had only agreed outwardly, but had secretly acted on the contrary. He had formed the Maritime Alliance behind their back, secretlypeting against the Blu-ray party.


    ***


    Party Ace��s battle just now was quite intense, but it started abruptly and ended quickly. Only therge holes remaining on the ground, the earth that looked like it had been ploughed, as well as the smell of blood and smoke in the air showed what had happened here a moment ago.


    All of them were quite familiar with the post-battle procedures �C stop the bleeding, spread some salve or medicinal powder on their injuries, bandage the wounds, take the medicine which recovered HP continuously but would be interrupted if they were attacked, then divvy up the spoils. Everything was performed in an orderly manner.


    Unlike their calm attitude, the group of Orcbourers were really shocked to hear that they intended to keep going.


    These Orcs were obviously quite cowardly. Otherwise, they would not have been sent to chop trees and gather stones. They were already scared out of their wits after witnessing the previous battle. They felt that they were lucky to remain breathing.


    When they heard Sheyan��s order to continue moving, they instantly panicked and refused to go forward. However, they forgot one thing �C they were only Orcbourers, the Orcs with the lowest status that had no right to say no. Ronnie gave them a fewshes, causing them to run around holding their heads, while the few cans of meat provided by Reef improved their work efficiency by more than 50%.


    ***


    The scenery in Lossarnach Vale was truly beautiful. The brownish-red leaves of the ancient forest made it look like a sea of fire. A clear stream flowed through the vale, clean pebbles visible within it. The fragrance of eucalyptus permeated through the air. It was a waste not to have a pic here.


    Unfortunately, the endeavour of the hard working Orcbourers had destroyed the beautiful scenery. Various naked spots could be seen everywhere in the forest, like scabs that grew on the vale. ck smoke could also be seen rising everywhere from their stone gathering activities. The stone gathering method in this era was still very backward. The Orcbourers would burn the stones with fire, then doused the stones with water to make them shatter by themselves, hence the smoke.


    The moment they reached the vale, they saw four or five Orcbourers running out of the vale, screaming. Severalrge blue wolves were chasing after them. They wolves looked very muscr and agile. They did not seem like they were chasing the Orcs using their full strength at all.


    At the sight of these wolves, Sanzi immediately remarked, ��These are summoned creatures! The summoner��s very powerful!��


    While Sanzi was talking, arge blue wolf effortlessly jumped and knocked down one of the Orcbourers. It��s sharp white teeth easily tore apart the Orc��s throat. The wolf first sucked the Orc��s blood, then ate his limbs. It did not seem interested in the Orc��s dirty inner organs and head in the slightest.


    ��Save them!�� Sheyan ordered.


    These Orcbourers were valuable assets. When Party Ace epted the mission as a party, they were only allocated four such Orcbourers as well as ten Orc ves. To give an example, the Orc ves were like the unskilled workforce that transported bricks on the construction site, while the Orcbourers were the bricying and concrete mixing workers, those who did slightly more technical jobs. If they could gain three extra Orcbourers, they would no doubt earn more contribution points on this trip.


    What��s that you say? What if the three surviving Orcbourers were unwilling to help them? Unfortunately, that��s not up to them. Since they were rescued by Party Ace, their lives belonged to Party Ace. They could not say no to working a few hours for them.


    Arge blue wolf once again leaped forward. Its movement was effortless, its long fur and strong muscles smoothly unfolding in the wind. It did not even need to look to know that the prey under its ws would die for sure.


    However, despite the space ahead of it being totally empty, therge blue wolf ��s movement suddenly halted, as if it had bumped into a hard wall head on. Moreover, the wall seemed to have moved towards him at high speed. Therge blue wolf ��s nose waspletely smashed. It let out a cry of agony, but the cry was immediately disrupted by the boiling blood that rushed out of its throat as a blood red dagger shed past!!


    Because Ronnie knew that Reef had an ability like ��Divine Grasp��, he was now even bolder when he charged forward. After all, he had always been someone who liked to traverse the fine line between life and death as he brought the fear of death to his enemies. He found the feeling extremely addicting, like a drug. After slitting the previous wolf��s throat, he then severed the paw of anotherrge blue wolf that pounced on him. The blue wolves were furious, but they could not harm Ronnie at all. Ronnie easily yed them like a fiddle with his unbelievable speed.


    When Zi finished off the therge blue wolf that had its throat slit, the rest of the wolves dispersed and fled without any hesitation. They were very resolute in their pursuit, but once they found the situation taking a turn for the worse, they were also very decisive in running away. However, the members of Party Ace were not merciful people; they would not just let the beasts escape. They gave chase and killed two more of the blue wolves.


    The Orcbourers and ves that they saved were all scared and eager to run back to the Orc camp immediately, but under Party Ace��s threats, they could only turn around and move forward obediently.


    It was not easy to find a good gathering point in the beautiful but ravaged Lossarnach Vale. Fortunately, Sheyan had always prioritised stability, so he had no intention of gathering resources overnight. This trip would be thest round today. Therefore, in order to collect enough resources, they had to go deeper into the valley.


    After moving for about four hundred meters, they made a turn in the forest and saw a messy battlefield. Arge patch of trees had copsed, and the rocks were ckened by gunpowder smoke. Spots of blood were left on the leaves, making it appear as if autumn had arrived ahead of time.


    Ronnie was an expert in this field. He went around the battlefield once, tossing out several Mandrake seeds along the way. After they were heated with vinegar and pepper, these seeds would let out a harsh scream if they were stepped on. Therefore, they were the simplest solution if you needed some sentries in a hurry.


    After Ronnie removed the rm, Zi snorted. ��Those guys sure ran away fast.��


    Sheyan nced at her, then walked over, took her hand and smiled. ��You seem a little irritable recently.��


    Zi glowered at him. Why else would she be so irritable recently if not for Sheyan��s promiscuity? But first of all, she had no evidence, and secondly, she knew it was impossible to keep a man as outstanding as Sheyan on a leash beside her all the time, like a pet dog. Therefore, she could only bear with it. Seeing Sheyan being gentle for once, she only snorted coldly and let him keep holding her hand. Aplicated feeling rose in her heart, a mixture of shyness and sweetness.


    ��If those blue wolves are trained further to make them evolve, their powers will increase several folds because they can be wind-element or earth-element magical beasts that can cast ��Wind de�� or ��Earth Spike��,�� exined Sanzi, ��We��ve killed three of them, which must be really heartbreaking for their master. But even so, their master retreated without any hesitation. From this, we can tell that the leader of this groupmands a lot of respect. His orders are obeyed without question.��


    Perhaps because they came here fast, they were met with a pleasant surprise. The culprits had only murdered the contestants and did not have time to destroy the wood and stones gathered by them yet, so that was rather convenient for Party Ace. However, the amount of wood and stones that the previous party had collected were far from enough to satisfy Sheyan��s appetite, so he ordered the Orc ves to continue pushing the wheelbarrows deeper into the valley. If worsees to worst, he could just summon Ramtas to help out.


    After about a kilometer or so, the mountains started to extend further to both sides, so the valley suddenly widened like the mouth of a bell. When sh floods broke out, the boulders they washed down would be piled up near the exit, so the ce was a natural quarry.


    Therefore, the ce was a popr gathering spot. Many teams woulde here to gather stones, so it was much safer here. They had just found a good mining spot when they saw a group of people rushing out of the mountain path to the side, led by a woman holding a silver bow in her hand. When she saw one of the crude giant wheelbarrows the Orc ves were pushing, her face was instantly flushed with anger. She shot at one of the Orcbourers without any warning!


    But Party Ace had long noticed the woman. With a point of Zi��s finger, the frightened Orc was pushed away.


    The female archer screamed, ��That��s our wheelbarrow! I recognise that piece of rock. My second brother joked that there must be gold in it! You must be the ones who ambushed us!!��


    As soon as the woman spoke, everyone behind her immediately got into fighting stances. However, the person in charge was obviously someone else. A man wielding a mace stepped out of the group. His eyes rested momentarily on Reef��s shield before he said in a deep voice, ��I don��t think you guys are from the other side. Please give us an exnation.��


    ��When we came here to do the mission, we met a bunch of dogs from the defending side. After we chased them away, we found two carts of wood and stones lying around. It��s that simple,�� replied Ronnie in a sharp and sarcastic tone.


    The woman with the bowughed out loud, as if she had heard the funniest joke in the world. ��We were ambushed by two parties, a total of fifteen powerful contestants! One of them is an Awakener summoner with unbelievably powerful summoned beasts! As if you can chase them away with the amount of people you have. You must be spies, spies colluding with the enemies!��


    Even Sanzi could not stand the woman��s nonsense anymore. He sighed and said, ��Seriously, I really wonder how you survive up to this point with your mouth that stinks worse than fart. Is this one of the unbelievably powerful summoned beasts you��re talking about? We��ve killed a few of them. We��re going to bring them back and make wolf stew tonight.��

 Chapter 1391: Face Slapping? Exploding Head!

    <h4>Chapter 1391: Face pping? Exploding Head!</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    As Sanzi said that, he casually kicked a nearby wooden wheelbarrow. The wood piled up on the wheelbarrow scattered to the ground, revealing the corpses of severalrge blue wolves. The woman was initially furious, but therge blue wolves had obviously left a deep impression on her, so her fury quickly turned into disbelief. She immediately shut her mouth, feeling like she had been pped in the face.


    The man wielding the mace hesitated. He was obviously someone who was good atmunicating with others. He immediatelyughed and said, ��In that case, it��s clearly a misunderstanding. Forgive our rudeness, but we have to be careful against such a strong enemy. We��ll take our leave.��


    This should have been the end of the matter, but the woman suddenly shouted, ��Make them return the wood and stones! Our teammates paid for them with their blood! These people must��ve stood by and watched when we were ambushed so that we��ll injure each other, only to jump out at thest moment to reap all the benefits! Scum like them should be kicked out of our Dark Alliance! They don��t deserve to be our allies!��


    After hearing the woman��s words, not only did the man with the mace be a little hesitant, but the gazes of the people around also became a little strange when they looked at Party Ace.


    Zi suddenly stepped forward and said tly while staring straight at the woman, ��I have only one thing to tell you.��


    ��What? It��s toote to beg for forgiveness,�� the woman with the silver longbow said without any fear in her voice.


    Two iparably sharp glint suddenly shone from Zi��s eyes. Everyone who saw the glint felt ufortable, as if an unbelievably sharp needle had stabbed deep into their brain. In addition, the needle was twirling and spinning and could not be stopped at all.


    Then, Zi��s pupils turned into vertical pupils, like those of a dragon. This was nothing strange to her party mates, but what happened next was. Zi��s pupils turned into double pupils!!


    When Sheyan saw this, he immediately realised that, unbeknownst to him, Zi had also be a Temperer! The part of her body that mutated were her eyes!


    The woman with the bow suddenly let out a shrill cry and started running away, but Zi had already locked on to her. Theughter of a Sith Lord filled the air and echoed through the valley.


    The woman��s throat seemed to have been caught by an invisible giant hand. Her feet slowly left the ground as she hung in the air. She kept struggling but could not find a way to break free. Her face was choked purple.


    Zi remarked coldly, ��If I wished to kill you, I could do it in the blink of an eye. I don��t need to wait till you��re injured.��


    The crude man with the mace suddenly sensed that something was amiss. ��Stop!�� he instantly shouted.


    But the moment he called out, the woman��s head burst. The sttered red and white substances made her head look like a smashed rotten watermelon. When the headless bodynded on the ground, it actually maintained its bnce for a few seconds, its limbs moving about as if it was trying to walk away, but in the end, it fell to the ground with a thud.


    Reef and Sheyan had already stepped forward to position themselves in front of Zi, while Ronnie had disappeared into the dark. Evidently, they were all ready to fight.


    Reef stared at the furious man and asked tly, ��Do you want to fight?��


    ��You...how could you kill her?!�� the burly man roared. However, the people behind him did not seem to react as passionately.


    The burly man looked around with begging eyes at the two parties that were looking on from the side and said earnestly, ��Did you guys see that? These people are simply too tyrannical! Halina might��ve been a bit impatient, but.... Hey, hey!��


    The onlookers had all turned away when they saw that the show had finished. Of course they would not make enemies out of a party for a woman that had no rtion to them; a dead woman, no less. Furthermore, although the party that killed the woman was a small party, they had a powerful MT and likely more than one Temperers! At the current time when most contestants were still Awakeners, how foolish must they be to stand up for the woman?


    Reef was pretty generous. Seeing the awkward predicament of the man with the mace, he said, ��You��re in the way of our wheelbarrows, sir. Please move aside.��


    The burly man could only step aside. From the way he looked, he definitely wished he could rush up to Party Ace and take them on by himself, but reason prevailed in the end.


    Zi had looked annoyed ever since she killed the woman. When Sheyan asked her what the matter was, she exined that she had been pped with a penalty. It turned out that, although the Realm did not strictly forbid allies from murdering each other, it hadid down some traps. Zi had received a warning for killing someone from the same faction as well as a penalty. All her attributes were temporarily reduced by 5 for 24 hours. It took Sheyan quite a while to cheer her up.


    But it was not all bad news. They had gained something from killing the woman too. When another party saw theming, they offered up the best spot to mine stones to Party Ace. Party Ace took over the spot without any hesitation. The Orc ves instantly started getting busy like worker ants, chopping trees and mining stones. Besides that, they also started making some simple wooden wheelbarrows under Sheyan��s instructions. Since this would be Party Ace��s final trip today, they naturally wished to bring back a little more.


    As dusk fell, only Sheyan and his party were left in the whole valley. They had already filled up four huge wooden wheelbarrows.


    Reef could not help remarking with worry, ��It��s about time we leave, Seaman. Thest group that ambushed us only lost four members, so if they wish to take revenge, they should be back right about now. We should be able to deal with them just fine, but they do have the advantage in numbers....��


    Sheyan smiled. ��Don��t worry. If we consider things from their point of view, they probably won��te back for us. The real war has yet to begin. The final victory doesn��t belong to the ones who kill the most opposing contestants, but the ones who conquer the other side��s base. It��s definitely not wise to look for trouble with a powerful party before the war has even begun, because using the time to deal with a few more weaker parties will no doubt bring much greater benefits, not to mention it��ll be much safer.��


    ��Of course, I won��t simply bet my life on the enemy��s decision,�� Sheyan��s eyes shined with a cold, fierce glint as he smirked. ��So what if they outnumber us. I recently learned a little trick that��s pretty useful in a group fight.��


    ***


    Sheyan��s little trick may not necessarily be a little trick, but his judgment was still pretty reliable. They had filled up the sixth huge wooden wheelbarrows with stones and wood, but did not encounter any other ambushes. On the contrary, they encountered reinforcements; ��official�� reinforcements, at that.


    About 500 Orc warriors hade to the vale. The torches they held were made of thick wooden sticks soaked in turpentine, so they burned strong and would not go out even in the rain. The proportion of Uruk-hai officers among them was very high, all with superior-quality bows and crossbows. They were escorting thousands of Orcbourers and ves.


    Most Orcs had night vision. Under their efforts, one solid watchtower after another were soon erected. Within two hours, all the stone and wood resources in the entire Lossarnach Vale were under the control of the Orc army.


    ��Are they finally recognising the importance of this resource production area?�� asked Reef while looking at the bustling army. ��Shall wee back hereter tonight, then?��


    ��Of course not,�� denied Sheyan. ��This valley will definitely get quite busy after dark. Those guys will never miss a chance to farm for contribution points. Since most of the attention will be on this ce, there��s a smaller chance of the camp being harassed, so let��s just transport these materials back and go to bed.��


    ��But...this...��Ronnie was an assassin, so he seemed a little dismayed.


    ��I know full well of your lethality in the dark, but we��re a team; you��re not fighting alone anymore. Apart from you, none of us are good at nightbat, so the overall fighting power of the party will drop significantly, and it��s just too dangerous to leave you here alone,�� exined Sheyan. ��Moreover, since the Dark Faction has set up a garrison here, it means that they n to stay here for a while. Even if there��s a big profit to be made here, it won��t be toote toe back tomorrow. With everything on track, there��ll be less chaos.��


    Ronnie had always been willing to listen to Sheyan, because he had seen with his own eyes the people that did not listen to Sheyan on the Predator ended up being buried on the.


    Next, they faced a very troublesome issue: how to drag the huge wooden wheelbarrows full of stones and wood back to the camp. As a result, Mr. Kulutego, whom they had kept hidden as a trump card, disyed his newly-gained power. Over ten earth elementals climbed up from the ground, temporarily bestowed with life by the Cyclops. They obediently pushed the wooden wheelbarrows without anyints.


    Currently, Kulutego had taken on the appearance of a mysterious man dressed in a full-body yellow robe. As long as he did not get into any closebat, he could keep maintaining this image of a top-ss earth-element mage. Even Ronnie could see the embarrassment that the enemies who got close to him will face if they fell for his appearance: to go through so much effort to reach this mage, only to suddenly find that the powerless prey in front of them was actually a monstrous two-headed Cyclops.... What a blow to their mind that would be!

 Chapter 1392: True Gold Fears No Fire

    <h4>Chapter 1392: True Gold Fears No Fire</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    On the way back, they did not encounter any trouble, but many people were looking at the six wooden wheelbarrows filled to the brim with unconceble envy in their eyes.


    However, the ten or so earth elementals alone were enough to make ny-nine percent of the people who had any unscrupulous ideas get rid of their evil thoughts, say nothing of the escorting contestants who were in a buoyant mood. When the remaining one percent saw Reef��s dark gold shield, they instantly knew that the most likely shoring of this party no longer existed, so they could only stand there and watch the party leave.


    But in truth, the earth elementals summoned by Kulutego were actually not as strong as they looked. They had no problem performing hardbour like pulling carts, but if they were used inbat, the enemy would find that the earth elementals, which were known for their toughness and durability, were surprisingly fragile. A single grenade could make them burst apart. If normal earth elementals were like war horses, then they were like ponies.


    At the moment, the Uruk-hai officer in charge of cataloguing, Cisco Dog-ear was not present for some reason. In his ce was an Orc whose fangs were protruding out of his lips. His skin was as rough as tree bark and seemed like it was made up of countless little pieces put together; he obviously had the genes of a crocodile or some kind of a giant lizard in him. One could not help but be amazed by the extraordinary taste of his Orc sire. How lustful must one be to procreate with a female crocodile?


    Party Ace were very worried if this Orc knew how to count. What if he made simple errors like one plus one equals one? But surprisingly, contrary to the unintelligent appearance of the crocodile-Orc, his efficiency in counting was unexpectedly high. With familiar ease, he split up the stones and wood Party Ace brought back into groups, then generously gave the party 160 contribution points.


    ��How should I address you, sir?�� Sheyan suddenly asked.


    ��My name is Jeter Fiercelizard. You may call me Mr. Lizard,�� the Orc replied. When he spoke, his mouth would let out a foul smell, and foam would drip down between his jagged teeth. A normal guy would probably rather be stabbed ten times than to take a bite from him.


    ��Mr. Lizard, we��ll only trade in one cart of wood and stones. We��d like to keep the rest to build a camp for ourselves,�� said Sheyan. ��The enemy attacks are too intense. Without any cover, we simply can��t sleep soundly at night.��


    ��Are you sure? I gave you 10 extra contribution points,�� said Mr. Lizard with his thin scarlet tongue slithering in and out of his mouth. ��If that damn dog is here, he��d probably give you less than 130 contribution points because you killed his rtives.��


    ��I��ve thought over it very carefully. Thank you for your reminder, Mr. Lizard,�� replied Sheyan decisively.


    Therefore, after so much hard work, they only got 25 contribution points, as well as five full wheelbarrows of stones and wood. As soon as Mr. Lizard left, Zi could not help asking Sheyan, ��You��re that skeptical of the quarry��s chances? There are 500 defending Orc soldiers there, as well as the contestants who will keep going there to gather resources. Together, they��re a force to be reckoned with. You��re obviously keeping these five carts of stones and wood to wait for their value to rise, right? But I saw stones and wood being piled up like mountains in the store yard at the back. If the quarry in the vale manage to operate smoothly, these things might be worthless tomorrow.��


    Although Zi��s words were stingingly blunt, her doubts were reasonable. Sheyan smiled and assured her, ��Yourst sentence won��te true. This war is bound to be a war of attrition; there��s no way it��ll end quickly. After all, this war will decide the fate of the whole continent! As the siege progresses, there��s simply no way the consumption of wood and stone will reach a saturation level. Even if we manage to keep the quarry in the vale, we��ll definitely still be able to sell the stones and wood in our hands; we��ll just hold on to them for a few more days.��


    While they were conversing, they moved to the campsite they were assigned to. At the campsite, they skinned therge blue wolves, chopped them up, cleaned them, and threw them into a big pot to make into a stew. Because they had added enough spices and had thoroughly drained the blood, the smell that was produced was the fragrance of cooked meat.


    The wolf skin and wolf innards were given to the nearby Orc ves and Orcbourers as food. The chewing sounds they made sounded like the noises of demon. Even so, when they smelled the fragrance of the stew, they still came over, their eyes glowing like the eyes of hungry wolves.


    These Orc ves and Orcbourers were quite useful; they would do what they were told to the utmost of their abilities. Sauron paid no attention to these weaklings at all, so as long as Party Ace fed them well, the temporary employees could be permanent workers. In addition, establishing good rtionships with a bunch of locals was always quite useful for information gathering and other such things. More importantly, the price was cheap �C just some food.


    There were not that many people who had the same idea as Party Ace, but there were not that few either. They could hear guitar soundsing from afar; obviously, some contestants were providing the Orcs with food for the soul too. Even the Orcs on their side were stretching their ears to listen to the music. Every contestant truly had their own unique skills.


    After stopping the gluttonous Orcs from secretly reaching their hands into the pot for the hundredth time, Sheyan finally nodded his head. The Orcs instantly swarmed in. Fortunately, Sheyan had already expected the Orcs to behave like this, so he did not roast the meat and made stew instead.


    The Orcs could eat and taste any food brought to this world by the contestants, but perhaps because they came from a different dimension, the food could never satisfy the Orcs�� hunger. Only the food from this dimension could fill their bellies.


    So even though Party Ace had fed the Orcs a lot of canned food, the more they ate, the hungrier they became. Fortunately, therge blue wolves had helped a lot. Even without the skin, blood and bones, they contributed at least seven hundred pounds of fresh meat. Mixed with equal amount of water and sprinkled with about fifty pounds of some dough the Orcs called ��lumps��, the whole pot contained more than 1,500 pounds of food, which means every Orc received an average of about seventy pounds of food.


    So even though these savage creatures could eat a surprising amount, the meat stew was more than enough to fill their stomachs, and there were even leftovers for tomorrow. The Orcs burped in satisfaction,y down on their backs, and soon started snoring. Seeing this, Sheyan let out a sigh of relief. This means that these Orcs would continue to be hired by them tomorrow.


    Sanzi suddenly stood up and stared in the valley��s direction with a doubtful look on his face. Kulutego, too, stooped down to the ground. Considering the two-headed Cyclops�� affinity with the earth, the fact that he needed to do this showed that he was trying to sense something very carefully.


    ��The battle has begun,�� Sanzi said with certainty. ��And the scale is huge. It��s definitely not something impromptu.��


    After a while, Sheyan said, slowly, ��It��s definitely not something done by the storyline characters. The defending side has a lot more contestants than us, but they��re short in storyline character forces. And to go up against 500 well-trained Orc troops that have the terrain advantage isn��t something that can be done by a mere dozen contestants....��


    At this point, Sheyan suddenly turned to Reef and asked, ��Do you think it��s possible that before entering the world, someone has predicted that the Lossarnach Vale will be an important strategic spot and performed specific attack drills targeting the ce?��


    ��That��s impossible. We didn��t know which battlefield it��d be until thest moment...�� replied Reef with a little hesitation.


    ��But we knew it��d be one of the three!�� Sheyan took a deep breath before he continued, ��Everyone can find a map of Middle Earth. The enemy could have carefully analysed the geographicalyout of the three possible battlefields and made specific, targeted ns for all three. They might have identified, based on the characteristics of the wars in the Lord of the Rings, the strategic ces that must be attacked and the strategic ces that must be defended, then performed drills for them one by one!��


    ��But...that��s simply too much work. How can it be done?�� Ronnie asked in shock.


    ��A small party like us can��t, but that doesn��t mean arge-scale party can��t, too. Don��t forget, this battle is special; it��s a war between the Realms! If the nest is overturned, no egg will remain unharmed. If the Realm is weakened, will the contestants under it have an easy time?�� mused Sheyan. ��That was admittedly a blind spot in my thought process. Fortunately, we didn��t fall into the trap.��


    The camp soon became pretty noisy. Not long after, they heard someone shouting, ��The Blu-ray party is going there to help. Should we go too?��


    Sheyan��s eyes flickered uncertainly. If Party Ace joined the fight, it would be beneficial for the overall situation of their side as Party Ace alone could kill at least five or six opposing contestants. The chances of Noah Realm C achieving the final victory would thus increase by a few hundredths of a percentage point. However, it would be very disadvantageous for Party Ace. If the Blu-ray party seeded in this operation, they would surely gain more respect among the contestants of the dark faction and their words would carry more weight. What if, after the siege started, they ordered Party Ace to go to the most dangerous but most unprofitable front line? Should Party Ace obey the order or not?


    If they did, they would be getting the short end of the stick, but if they refused, their reputation among their allies would go down the drain. Neither of these results were eptable to Sheyan.


    Therefore, with a decisive wave of his hand, Sheyan said, ��Go to bed. I have full confidence in the amazing Blu-ray party. They can definitely resolve this matter beautifully.��


    Sheyan sneered inwardly when he said this. If the enemy had really been nning for this for a long time like he deduced, they would certainly be prepared to deal with the reinforcements. There was a saying that true gold fears no fire. Whether the Blu-ray party were real gold or fake gold would be revealed in this battle.

 Chapter 1393: 48 Hours

    <h4>Chapter 1393: 48 Hours</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    ��I guess Blu-ray party��s meeting this evening is off, then,�� said Zi.


    ��That��s hard to say,�� mused Reef. ��By continuing on with the meeting, they can prove that they have strength in depth, showing the other contestants that a disturbance like this is merely a trifle for them. On the other hand, if they can resolve the problem beautifully, then hold the meeting with the victory fresh in others�� minds, they��ll surely get a bigger voice in the alliance!��


    Ronnie had always greatly admired Sheyan��s shrewdness, because he found that Sheyan could always cut straight to the most critical part of a problem at the most crucial time. Therefore, he asked Sheyan curiously, ��Boss, what would you do if you��re in their shoes?��


    Sheyan, who had remained silent, replied with a grin,��If it were me, I��d hold the meeting after the formal confrontation on the first day ended. In this damn world, strength is the only thing you can count on. I��ll use the overwhelming might I disy on the first day to make them submit to my authority!��


    ��But what if the Blu-ray party doesn��t have overwhelming might?�� asked Ronnie.


    Sheyan smiled. ��What will happen if a hundred people rush into an elevator that has a maximum capacity of ten people?��


    The others were silent. Sheyan continued seriously, ��It��ll crash all the way down to the ground floor! The elevator will be deformed out of shape, while the inside will be a messy mixture of flesh and blood! Now, I don��t know what ns the Realm has for the current chaotic situation, but the contestants from the other weaker Realms have obviously banded together into onerge organisation....��


    At this point, the others could not help but frown. Sheyan��s words were like a heavy stone pressing down on their hearts. A single twig breaks, but the bundle of twigs is strong. Everyone knew this ssic fable.


    Sheyan continued in a cold tone,��That��s why I believe there are many other parties who are waiting and watching just like us. If the Blu-ray party show that they truly have the ability and are fair in the way they do things, I don��t mind following their arrangements. Only a fool would fight a well-organised bundle of twigs with a bunch of loose sand.��


    ***


    The Blue-ray party did not hold the meeting in the end.


    The mes of war burned half the sky red.


    The intense battle continued all the way till midnight.


    During this period, the Blu-ray party had sent in reinforcements twice! To be honest, this kind of action was very demoralising. In terms of tactics, this kind of thing could even be considered forbidden. We have seen so many stories where the final boss could not be bothered to deal with the main character himself, so he kept sending out his minions �C weak at first, but progressively stronger �C thus feeding experience to the main character; and when the main character reaches max level, he would y the final boss....


    However, the battle did end in a win for their side.


    At least, that was what they said.


    It really depended how you define a ��win��. If chasing the enemies out of Lossarnach Vale was a win, then it was no doubt aplete victory.


    But Lossarnach Vale was not Minas Tirith. What was the point of chasing the enemies out of Lossarnach Vale?!?!


    The fuel for the fire which dyed half the night sky red were the archer towers and watchtowers that the Orcs built, as well as, of course, the lush trees that filled the valley. The dry autumn leaves had no choice but to burn strong when the fire so much as touched them.


    In fact, up to the moment Sheyan woke up from his sleep, not one fully-filled wheelbarrow came back from Lossarnach Vale. The raging fire burned throughout the night and was still going strong.


    For Party Ace who had five carts of wood and stones, this was great news.


    But for Sauron��s side, this was a bad omen.


    ***


    Fortunately, the two hundred thousand Orc troops that had quickly gathered after dawn broke instilled a strong sense of confidence to the people on their side. The Orc army arranged themselves into four huge legions on the vast Pelennor Fields, tyrannically announcing their domination over the entire in. Even the morning mist was quickly dissipating, as if in fear of their might. The sun, seemingly unwilling to witness the brutal carnage that was about to ur, hid itself behind the clouds.


    The top of the walls of Minas Tirith showed another scene altogether. Some were afraid, some were excited, some were bitter, and some were filled with wonder.


    ��There��s so many of them....�� A man was holding a tall, transparent ss half-filled with red wine. He stared at the breathtaking formation below and sighed with emotion.


    However, his sigh was rxed, like he was watching an elegant dance or listening to a ssical piece. This kind of mannerism, as if the 200,000-strong Orc army below were no different from a bunch of livestock to him, was absolutely not something an ordinary person would have.


    ��Don��t you think so, MCDH?�� asked the man.


    A man with a sniper was walking over. His face was calm, like the surface of a quietke. Walking next to him was a provocative woman, as hot as a fiery rose.


    Could this be fate? The man was someone that Sheyan saved in thest Realm War, the powerful sniper MCDH. However, the allies of the previous war were destined to be enemies this time!


    ��So many walking contribution points,�� MCDH replied very simply. ��Why can��t we start the war earlier, Knight?��


    Knight stared at MCDH. He had a pair of deep blue eyes, as deep and blue as the sea and the sky. Everyone who saw him would inevitably be attracted by those deep blue eyes, so much so that they would forget what Knight actually looked like.


    Before Knight could reply, the man beside him had already broken out inughter. The man was bald, burly and had bulging muscles all over his body, yet he was wearing a sky blue mage robe. If Sheyan was here, he would surely be able to recognise this acquaintance of his with a single nce. The man was the matchmaker who introduced him to G-spot �C Drubal!


    ��What��s the matter, MCDH? Itching to have a go? Why didn��t youe with usst night when we raided Lossarnach Vale? My party leader didn��t go too, but just by enchanting our weapons for us, he made more than 200 contribution points.��


    ��A small scale scuffle like that isn��t suited for me. My baby here is best used in arge scale war. To tell you the truth, I��m looking forward to the mammoths that the Dark Faction will send. The biochemical bullets I got from the Resident Evil world will finally be of use.��


    ��They��ve started to move,�� Knight took a sip of the wine from the ss and narrowed his eyes. ��In an hour...no, half an hour, I��ll know if we can win this war.��


    ��We��ll definitely win, boss!�� said Drubal, ��What the other side has to rely on is their powerful Realm, so they have more elite contestants. But, we have greater numbers. Even putting our advantage in quantity aside, in terms of quality, we still have what the Apostle promised us....


    Drubal suddenly shut his mouth and did not finish his words, because he saw Knight staring at him.


    It was a stare devoid of any sorrow or joy.


    Yet Drubal��s face turned ufortable, as if a pair of smelly socks had been stuffed into his mouth.


    ��It��s foolish to ce your hope on others,�� said Knight after a while. ��Extremely foolish!��


    ��Despite the external factors, we already have a small advantage the moment we enter the Minas Tirith battlefield, because ording to the plot, the final winner is Gondor! The two things the Gondorianscked the most in this battle are troops and material resources. The influx of us contestants into the defending side, far outnumbering those who join the attacking side, happens to make up for Minas Tirith��sck of troops. We can also provide more powerful long-range attacks than the defenders�� archers. We even have enough ammunition to destroy all of Middle Earth!!��


    Rather than saying them to the others, he looked more like he was retelling them to himself to make sure that there were no mistakes in his judgment!


    ��Yes, the contestants that joined Sauron��s side are indeed elite, but Sauron��s side nevercked elitebat forces! They don��t remedy an area of need at all! To Sauron, all the contestantsbined may not even be as useful as 300 trebuchets!��


    ��So, even if we go with the conservative estimate and assume that the roles yed by the contestants on both sides cancel each other out, we only need to make sure the war drags on till the end, and victory will still be ours! The advantage of the Orc army is actually very obvious, and that��s in the early stages of the war �C the first 48 hours of the campaign, to be more precise, before they��re raided by 6000 cavalry led by King Theoden of Rohan!��


    Knight drank the rest of the red wine in his ss and closed his eyes, seemingly savouring the mellow sweetness of the liquor. Only after a long time did he speak again, slowly, ��Therefore, if those people on the opposite side can��t breach the city in 48 hours, they��ll never have a chance. That��s why I only need to watch them attack for half an hour, and I��ll be able to tell... which side will win!��


    MCDH was a cautious man. He said, ��But we can��t ignore the variables. There will always be unforeseen circumstances in any n, no matter how well-calcted the n is.��


    ��Sure, the opponents have cards hidden up their sleeves, but so do we,�� countered Knight. ��If theyy down four of a kind, I��ll reply with a royal flush. I don��t make conclusions carelessly, and I��ll say it again: if they can��t breach the city in 48 hours, they��ll never breach it. I think some of the people on the other side must realise this too.��

 Chapter 1394: Operation Natural Disaster

    <h4>Chapter 1394: Operation Natural Disaster</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    A frame that was more than two metres tall. Solid muscles. Shiny, rough skin. Blood vessels which coursed through the surface of the body like snakes. Thick ck mane that drifted in the wind. An odour that was unbearable to the human nose. Andst but not least, a pale white pig head full of swelling warts. That was the Orcmander, Gothmog!


    He raised the axe in his hand high. Suddenly, the axe glowed with an intense red light. The red light burst outwards like a shockwave, enclosing all the Orcs at least four or five square kilometers around.


    All the Orcs within the red light roared simultaneously from the depths of their throats, then raised their weapons as well! Their eyes that were filled with greed and excitement seemed red enough to shed blood!


    This abnormally powerful ��Bloodlust�� spell of Gothmog��s was no inferior to the spells cast by a White Wizard like Gandalf in terms of both coverage and intensity. This was one of the reasons why he was able to establish himself as themander-in-chief of the Orc army.


    The next second, the axe in Gothmog��s hand hacked down violently. The back of the axe struck a bolt made of hard chestnut wood below, sending the bolt flying. Four ck ropes as thick as a baby��s arm snapped loudly, then whipped forward!


    These ropes were made with leather, hair, the tendons of giant beasts and the refined fat of underground creatures. When they were tightened, they could store a great amount of potential energy, which were then converted into kic energy for the throwing arm of the trebuchet when they were loosened. The throwing arm rotated upward in an arc, flinging the giant boulder it carried!


    As if that was some sort of a signal, all 114 trebuchets surrounding Minas Tirith startedunching giant boulders one after another! For a moment, even the sun was clouded by therge amount of falling giant stones, making the sky turn dark!


    Minas Tirith had not experienced a war for nearly a hundred years, so peace had left a deep impression on this city built on the mountains, of which the most obvious proof were the exquisite carved railings surrounding the mountainside which were as beautiful as gardens.


    These railings were filled with the romantic sentiment of the Gondorians. Under the sun, each railing made clever use of the light and shadows to produce a rich visual effect. Unlike other enclosed constructions, the sunlight eliminated the dullness of the enclosed walls. Decorative techniques such as circr engravure, high relief and shallow relief created a unique decorative art.


    Their only drawback was that they were very fragile.


    At least 87 tons of stones were thrown during the first round of the Orcs�� trebuchet bombardment. These stones struck the city walls of Minas Tirith at a speed of more than 500 m/s, higher even than the speed of thunder.


    The decorative railings copsed like skin being shed. Years of careful sculpting by thousands of skilled craftsmen turned to waste in an instant, revealing the ugly but solid walls built for wartime inside, as well as the arrow slits and the guard passages within the walls.


    The gorgeous Minas Tirith had finally put on her hideousbat armour...


    Amidst a long, shrill blow of the horn, nearly 40 siege towers made their appearances. The siege towers that slowly moved towards the city walls were taller even than the trebuchets.


    The main frame of the siege tower was built from iron birchwood which grew only in the extremely cold climate in the north. The innermostyer was made of animal skin, sticky mud, and branches. The Orc shamans would then use their magical powers to transmute the mud into rock. After that, the whole process ofying animal skin, mud, and casting spell would be repeated again and again. Therefore, the siege towers that were slowly approaching the city did not look like man-made objects at all, but instead like indestructible giant rocks!


    Of course, these things could only be pushed by the Trolls. Behind the full body armour of every Troll was a big, fat body that contained astonishing strength!


    The height of the siege towers was exactly the same as the height of the Minas Tirith city walls. They were loaded with the most elite Uruk-hai warriors. As soon as they got close, the warriors would jump onto the walls. Ordinary humans could hardly resist their assault. It would be a massacre, a brutal massacre.


    This was how the Orcs fought �C simple, efficient and savage.


    When there was a great disparity in might, the simplest tactic was often the best tactic. A direct assault was the best choice!


    ***


    No contestant would join in on the first wave of the assault.


    All glory to the vanguards, but the casualty rate was higher than 70%.


    Now that the war had progressed to the current stage, the only thing that the contestants of Noah Realm C could do was wait.


    After all the past rtionships were wiped, few contestants were able to speak directly to Gothmog. Among those who could was someone who had a keepsake to prove his identity as a disciple of Saruman. Another one was Sheyan. Even the Ringwraiths and the powerful Orcmander could not resist the terrifying allure of Legend Level +3.


    But being able to speak with Gothmog did not mean that Sheyan could influence Gothmog��s decision. Take the situation right now for example. The contestants inside Minas Tirith were strangely quiet. Sheyan knew that there must be a trap, but he did not know where the trap was!


    Sheyan��s brain was working non-stop.


    ��What is the most important thing in this siege? It��s the siege weapons. That��s right. Without the siege weapons, no matter how sharp the Orcs�� swords and axes are, they won��t be able to cross the unbelievably thick walls to hurt the enemies. The enemies must realise this as well!! In that case, what method will they use to deal with these siege weapons? These things have their own HP and defence; they��re not made of paper!��


    ��Brother! Brother!�� Sanzi suddenly came to him and whispered, ��Kulutego told me he sensed arge amount of earth element converging abnormally inside the city!��


    Sheyan suddenly drew in a sharp breath of air. ��Could it be...?!!��


    ***


    Meanwhile, inside the city of Minas Tirith.


    Almost all the leaders among the contestants were gathered in a dungeon.


    They looked nervous, but with a hint of anticipation.


    In front of them, the war was being disyed in real-time.


    ��Closer! Closer! Almost there. Based on the simtions and calctions we performed before, we��ll give the enemy the heaviest blow if we strike in exactly 17 seconds!�� said a gentle-looking man. His tone was calm, but his shaking handspletely betrayed his real emotion.


    Knight was also present. Not only that, he was sitting among the group which seemed to be inmand. He turned towards a woman wearing a mage��s robe the colour of earth and asked, ��How are things going on your side, Onyxia?��


    ��We��vepleted all threerge-scale magic formations, and we even have an unexpected piece of good news. Gandalf came over to instruct us during the process, so the active duration of the magic formations has been prolonged by 23%.��


    Knight lifted a goblet and gently sipped the wine inside. His right hand swiped across the air, and a vivid image appeared out of nowhere. The image was depicting a vertical cross section of Minas Tirith, as if projected from aputer! All kinds of data such as contour lines and density lines could be seen on the image!


    ��Science is so amazing,�� remarked Knight softly.


    The moment he knew that the venue of the battle would be the city of Minas Tirith, Knight immediately put the advantage of arge party to good use. They started discussing various ways to defend the city. One of them requested forprehensive data on Minas Tirith to perform a thorough analysis.


    His idea was to redirect the flow of the Anduin river to wash away the horrifying amount of enemies outside the city. His proposal met with a lot of support in the beginning.


    Through the powerful contacts and influence the Stockholm Party had in the real world, they managed to simte theyered topographic map of Minas Tirith and its surrounding areas with supeputers using information from the Lord of the Rings.


    After multiple rounds of research and discussions, they found that attacking with water was rather impractical.


    At that time, a contestant who had studied geology stated that, to attack the city of Minas Tirith, the enemy must attack from the intersection between the Pelennor Fields and Mount Mindolluin.


    A mountain range was often formed when two major tectonic tes pushed against each other. There was no ce to release the pressure and the edges of the tes could not go down, so they were lifted upwards. This point alone had already satisfied the basic conditions to induce a natural disaster.


    Then, it was found throughputer simtions that the structural deformations in the Minas Tirith area were characterised by thrust and dextral shear. After repeated analysis, they confirmed that the feasibility of creating a controble earthquake under Minas Tirith was very high, because although the tonic condition there was stable, the stability was built upon several key spots. If these key spots were destroyed one by one, the probability of sess was quite high.


    It all sounded veryplicated, but the principle behind it was actually very simple. Imagine there is a vase on a table in front of you. If you want the vase to fall towards you, you just need to cut off the two table legs near you. If you want the vase to fall to the opposite side, you need to cut off the two table legs further away from you.


    It was just an extension of such a simple principle.


    Furthermore, Minas Tirith was built on Mount Mindolluin, the easternmost peak of the White Mountains. The rocks of this mountain were known for its hardness. Therefore, although the chances of identally causing andslide did exist, they were very slim.


    After thousands of simtions, they finally came up with the optimal n, which was tobine gunpowder with magic. First, they would detonate arge number of explosives in a certain area, then use magic spells to induce a small earthquake. The energy released by the earthquake would extend along the area shattered by the previous explosion!


    The advantage of this method was that it wouldbine the power of both explosives and magic, and greatly reduce the demand for earth mages. At the same time, it would reduce the elemental activity when the mages jointly cast the spells by more than half, and thus lower the risk of being detected by the enemy in advance.


    In the dark and humid dungeon, Knight suddenly raised his crystal goblet towards the outside of the city and said with a smile, ��Good luck, gentlemen.��


    And with that, ��Operation Natural Disaster�� officially begun!!


    ***


    On the heated and bloody battlefield, the powerful trebuchets were pouring their stones at the city in a frenzy, and the siege towers were already within dozens of meters of the city walls!!


    A low, deafening boom suddenly came from the ground to the west of the vast Pelennor Fields, three or four kilometers away from the battlefield. Close to ten air vents appeared on the ground near the ce where the noise came from, spraying yellow columns of smoke and sand into the sky more than five metres high!


    Next, another round of terrifying noise came from the ground. The noise was hard to describe, but everyone on the battlefield could hardly keep their bnce afterwards. A fissure appeared at the spot where the initial explosion took ce and rapidly extended towards the middle of the battlefield!!


    At first, the fissure was less than half a metre wide, but it quickly erged as thend tremored, finally widening to dozens of metres!! It stretched forward in a curve with a slow, majestic and unstoppable pace, reaching across the battlefield below Minas Tirith. Faced against such a terrible natural disaster, the morale of the Orc army fell to the lowest point in no time at all. All the Orcs fled holding their heads. Unfortunately, but the trebuchets could not do the same. A small portion of the trebuchets disappeared down the deep, seemingly-bottomless fissure.


    It was just a small earthquake, but the effects were shocking!


    The city of Minas Tirith was now protected by this seemingly-bottomless abyss that was more than 20 metres wide and over six kilometres long. Anyone who wished to attack Minas Tirith from the ground would now have to make a detour of nearly five or six kilometres to the left or right!


    The unfathomably deep fissure was like a grave scar on Pelennor Fields!


    What��s more awkward was that the fissure had cut across the in about one or two hundred metres away from Minas Tirith, which means that the 20 or so siege towers that had gotten close to the city walls were now cut off from the Orc army! To retrieve them, the Orc army either had to detour past the abyss-like fissure, or to somehow leap across!


    After going through a phase of shock and disbelief, the morale of the defending side soared. A dazzling light suddenly shone from the tall, simplistic White Tower. This was actually just a simple trick which required only 20 or so mage-type contestants to cast the beginner arcane spell ��Illuminate��. Under normal circumstances, the contestants of Noah Realm C would just scoff at such a shy but useless trick, but on this unique asion, it instantly raised the morale of the defending side to the highest level!


    The word ��miracle�� spread throughout Minas Tirith. Hundreds of trebuchets inside the fortress city flung their stones frantically towards the siege towers that could no longer retreat. Arge number of contestants mixed with a squadron of more than 500 heavy cavalry poured out of the gate. All of them seemed to be carrying something with them. Their targets were the Trolls responsible for pushing the giant siege towers. This was a great opportunity to kick the enemy while they were down!


    Faced with such a bizarre situation, the Orcmander Gothmog was at a loss. However, he was indeed a capable leader appointed by Sauron himself, as he soon recovered from the shock. He climbed onto his hyena mount and ran around to boost the morale of the troops!


    Under his orders, the Orc army on the in soon divided themselves into two groups. One of the groups moved to the left while the other to the right, trying to bypass the horrible abyss of death to engage the enemy, or rather, to save theirrades. If one were to look down from the sky, the Orc army would look like a giant ck crab that was extending its two pincers forward from the left and right to grab the enemies under the city.


    But Minas Tirith had long noticed Gothmog��s intention thanks to their superiority in altitude. The cavalry and contestants that left the city sessfully retreated before the Orc reinforcements arrived; there was not even one small skirmish. When they retreated, they threw the things they brought when they left the city onto the ground.


    Those things were water bags. Hundreds of bags of water sshed onto the ground, drenching it wet. There was not enough water to cause a flood, of course, but earth was now soft and wet. After all, the Pelennor Fields was a in with abundant water and grass in the first ce!


    The earth mages who created the earthquake just now gathered on the firstyer of Minas Tirith and started to cast a spell with the help of magic formations. The spell they cast was not something powerful; it was ��Quagmire��, another low-level spell like ��Iluminate��.


    The reason this spell was a low-level spell was because it was very restricted by the environment. It could not be used in the desert, nor could it be used on water. And the drier a ce was, the less effective the spell.


    The spell would create arge muddy area half a metre to a metre deep. The spell was originally created to deal with cavalry charges, but right now, because of the spell, the Orc army had to face the awkward situation of trudging several kilometres in the mud to reach theirpatriots. Of course, the elite Orcs in the siege towers also had to trudge through the mud when they ran away.


    And they were all within the shooting range of the Minas Tirith defenders!! With their mobility restricted by the mud, they became shooting targets that could not fight back!

 Chapter 1395: The Three Great Legendary Guns

    <h4>Chapter 1395: The Three Great Legendary Guns</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    ��What arge hole...��Seeing such a dangerous terrain being formed, even Sheyan could not help but feel powerless.


    The enemy��s n was truly an unorthodox one. They had done something that was seemingly impossible. With one move, they strengthened their own advantages and turned the enemy��s weakness into possible defeat!


    If Sauron��s side had 70% confidence of achieving victory before the war started, it was now the other side��s turn to have 70% confidence. The table had turned in just half an hour! And this was only the first day of the war!


    To put it bluntly, the responses of the Orcmander Gothmog from the beginning to the end were all anticipated by the enemy contestants, and through that, they gave him the most deadly blow.


    Gothmog currently had a very difficult decision to make �C not whether he should continue attacking the city, because to breach the city today was already unrealistic. The question was, should he save the troops left behind?


    The Orcs were a race that had little to no talent for magic. The ��Transmute Mud to Rock�� spells the Orc shamans used when they built the siege towers had nearly exhausted their magic power, so it was close to impossible to counter the opponent��s move with magic.


    If Gothmog chose not to rescue the troops, the pitiful cries of the troops lying injured in the mud could possibly crush the army��s moralepletely. The healthy Orc warriors would inevitably think that if they fought bravely and got hurt, they would be abandoned like that too.


    But if Gothmog sent the rescue troops in, it would mean an unbelievable amount of casualties! And even then, the rescue operation might not even be sessful!


    Gothmog was in aplete dilemma. He felt like whichever choice he made, it would be a mistake the enemy would use against him!


    Gothmog��s weakness as amander in chief was once again exposed �C he was not decisive enough.


    At the moment, thousands of troops were exposed to the enemy��s long-range firepower. The morale of the Minas Tirith army was at an all-time high. The stones theyunched from their trebuchets dropped like rain. The contestants, too, were attacking with full might. The most terrifying were the ignited boulders. The siege weapons they hit were instantly set aze.


    At a time like this, every second themander in chief hesitated meant the death of arge number of his soldiers. Regardless of whether he chose to bet everything on the rescue or to cut his losses, he must make a quick decision.


    In truth, as soon as the trap was activated, Sheyan already knew what Gothmog was going to do, no matter how long it may take him to decide. Sheyan was sure that Gothmog would eventually send troops in for the rescue.


    Why?


    Because despite the Orc army��s terrifying number of 200,000, they only had less than 200 Trolls.


    More than two-thirds of them were now trapped in the muddy area because they were pushing the heavy siege towers! These fat monsters that were used to living in high altitude areas were currently roaring and struggling in the mud. Some were even beating the mud around them madly. Unfortunately, all their efforts were in vain.


    Gothmog could ept the loss of five thousand elite Orc troops in the first battle, but he could never ept the loss of two-thirds of his high-endbat force, the Trolls! The loss would simply be too heavy!


    Therefore, the only choice he had was to send in reinforcements.


    However, Sheyan had already predicted that he woulde to this decision as early as five minutes and eleven seconds ago. More importantly, so had the think tank formed by the three joint forces of the Stockholm party, Silverwing party, and Moses Society. They had anticipated this before they had even entered this world!


    ***


    MCDH��s mood was currently as calm as thekes on the Tibetan teau. His figure was as still as the snowy peaks amid the clouds.


    It was with such calmness that he aimed at the monster through the scope of his sniper.


    The monster was a Troll.


    The monster��s skin was covered with thick, scabies-like tinea. Although it caused the Troll unbearable itch and pain, it also absorbed 10-13% of physical damage for the Troll. The Troll��s thick, solid arms could easily lift rocks that weighed hundreds of kilograms.


    The Troll��s skin was rippling slightly due to the thickyer of fat underneath as it attacked the thigh-high mud around it. All of a sudden, multiple horizontal and vertical lines appeared on MCDH��s scope, and he could see a few red dots on the Troll��s body. Thergest dot was on the Troll��s forehead, while the smallest one was on its crotch. At the same time, the Nightmare Imprint sent him a notification:


    [ Your ability: ��Let The Bullets Fly�� is ready! ]


    (TL: Refer to chapter 458)


    MCDH aimed at the smallest red dot on the Troll��s body, then pulled the trigger. The smaller the red dot, the harder it was to hit, but it also means a much higher damage when it sessfully hit, perhaps enough to instantly kill the target.


    This was not a baseless im. In fact, up to this point, MCDH had already insta-killed three Trolls. His powerful ��Let The Bullets Fly�� ability gave him a unique advantage against the formidable Trolls that had rough skin and thick flesh.


    ording to thetest statistics, the amount of Trolls killed by MCDH alone ounted for one fifth of the total number of Trolls killed so far!


    The Troll MCDH targeted suddenly froze. It trembled violently, then fell to the ground despite lookingpletely unharmed. MCDH was the only one who saw what really happened. After the bullet was shot, it split into five pieces in mid-air before burrowing into the Troll��s eyes, mouth and lower body. That single shot reaped the life of the monster which still had more than half of its HP remaining.


    MCDH reloaded his sniper rifle while he checked the string of notifications which popped up, as well as the generous amount of contribution points he received. Then, he closed one eye and put the other back onto the scope, searching for his next prey.


    Suddenly, something as red as blood entered his sight. In fact, it filled his entire vision. He immediately raised his head and saw Knight standing in front of him with his usual crystal goblet. Knight��s every move was as elegant as ever.


    ��I think you should take a short rest, M. I admit, I underestimated you. If you keep killing them like this, the pig-headed fool will start thinking that the number of Trolls left isn��t worth rescuing.�� Knight��s expression was rxed, but his words were resolute and left no room for argument.


    MCDH was defiant. He continued to take aim as he replied, ��That��s none of my business... You should know, Knight, I hate to hear bullshit and lies.��


    Knight��s eyes narrowed, and there was a hint of coldness in them, but he soon said with a wry smile, ��Fine. The truth is, the other two party leaders have voiced their protests to me. They hope that you��ll stop killing so many Trolls and leave more Trolls for them for the good of the alliance. After all, the Trolls have a chance of dropping Middle Earth badges that can be used to trade for high-level equipment and creatures.��


    MCDH sneered. ��Are you joking? All their party membersbined aren��t my match in damage output, so they��re resorting to political means to exert pressure on me? When I joined the Stockholm Party, no one told me this party has a tradition of holding their own members back for the sake of outsiders!��


    Knight showed no reaction on his face, but some cracks had appeared on the crystal goblet in his hand. Of course he knew how damaging it would be to his reputation as a party leader by doing this, but he must keep his eye on the bigger picture. The depth of Knight��s mind was beyond anyone��s imagination. Don��t forget, Sheyan��s G-spot was originally snatched from the hands of his deputy!


    Knight had a dominant character, but he had made a lot of concessions in order to maintain the stability of the alliance. Knight was the only one who could keep in mind at all times that even if none of them received a single bit of benefit, as long as they won the war, they would still win big!


    Unfortunately, many people could not see this. Furthermore, it was currently a feast of contribution points, a great harvest. They had lost themselves in this favourable circumstance that they never expected woulde so easily. Very few could still keep a clear head in such a situation. When Knight saw the greed and excitement in the eyes of the other two party leaders, he knew he would not be able to persuade them, but he also knew he could not let the alliance break apart at such a crucial time!


    So the only choice left to Knight was topromise.


    Topromise at the cost of damaging his own reputation within his party!


    However, Knight felt that everything was still under his control.


    Almost every member of the Stockholm Party was now looking this way, attentively observing the development on this side. Knight leisurely raised his goblet and finished thest bit of the blood-red wine inside, then said unhurriedly, ��I��m not trying to repress you, M. It��s just a personal request. You have the right to keep on shooting, or to do me a favour. It��s up to you.��


    As he spoke, he held out his palm, upon whichy a ne which shined dark gold. The eyes of the girl beside MCHD instantly lit up.


    ��Oh my god, is this ��Venus�� Love��?��


    ��It is, Miss Rose, and it��s yours now,�� answered Knight with a smile.


    When MCDH saw Rose epting the ne, he could only retrieve his sniper rifle with a bit of frustration. Knight bowed at him elegantly, yet he was sneering in his mind; not towards MCDH, of course �C the sharper the de, the more magnanimous a person had to be to wield it �C but towards the leaders of the Silverwing Party and Moses Society who were blinded by their greed. He promised himself that after the war ended, he would take back ten times what he had lost from these two parties!


    ***


    ��This is very clearly the strategy of encircling an enemy post to trounce the reinforcementsing to its aid.�� After the battle hadsted for a certain period of time, the enemy��s purpose was now revealed. The troops that were rescued from the muddy area below the city were outnumbered by the reinforcements that died. That ursed zone hadpletely be a giant meat grinder.


    At the moment, the Blue-ray Party was conducting an analysis with the help of a holographic projection.


    ��ording to thetest data we received, our main rescue targets, the Trolls, had only suffered two deaths in thest five minutes. This is the lowest death rate ever since the ambush started! In the beginning, the death rate was a staggering 15 Trolls every 5 minutes!��


    ��Since we can obviously rule out the possibility of insufficient ammunition causing the enemy��s attack to weaken, the declining trend in Troll death rate must be something intentional. The enemy wishes to maintain a certain number of living Trolls so that they will still hold enough weight in that pig-headedmander��s mind, thus baiting him to continue sending in reinforcements �C or rather, free contribution points. Therefore, the best thing we can do now in response to this situation is either to wait it out, or to go back to the camp and get some sleep.��


    ��F*ck off.�� The two words came abruptly, making the face of the speaker from the Blue-ray Party flush with anger. He instantly red at the direction the voice came from. A burly, deste, cold-looking figure could be seen pushing the others out of his way as he walked away. He was carrying an old-fashioned World War II rifle on his back.


    It was an M1 Garand semi-automatic rifle.


    (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M1_Garand)


    However, as the figure walked towards the distant battlefield, the rifle gradually emitted a silvery-white glow.


    A legendary weapon??


    A legendary gun!!


    When the people who were gathered there saw the weapon on the man��s back, not only did the expression of Blue-ray Party��s spokesman turn grave, the mysterious leader of the Blue-ray Party, who was surrounded by the crowd a distance away, was also shocked. The man was entirely concealed in a blue, hooded, full-body cloak, and he wore a very weird mask on his face. The mask looked like a smiling Buddha!


    Blue-ray Party��s leader suddenly turned to Zeus who was nearby and asked, ��There aren��t many people who have legendary guns. Isn��t he the guy in your party, Aziz?��


    Zeus did not look too happy right now, because Aziz was currently calling for Zeus in the partymunication channel toe along with him and shield him!


    But was it worth it being the early bird in this situation? They would be taking a huge risk without any potential return. Moreover, if he went over to help right now, it would meanpletely souring their rtionship with the Blue-ray Party. That was too much of a price to pay!


    Therefore, Zeus chose to remain silent. But was Aziz the kind of person who would not dare to go without the protection of an MT?


    He smirked coldly, then blended in with the Orc reinforcements.


    Before long, a very disharmonious scene suddenly took ce on the wall of the firstyer of Minas Tirith. Amidst the defending soldiers who were attacking with glee, like the battle was one big carnival, a man suddenly fell from the wall!


    Under the current circumstances where Sauron��s side was at an absolute disadvantage, there were not many chances for the Orc army to counter attack, but that was not to say there were no chances at all. For example, some of the furious Uruk-hai were throwing their weapons at the top of the city wall with all their might. Therefore, the defenders did not pay much attention to the incident. It did not matter if the man fell by ident or was somehow killed by the almost negligible counterattack, it was only a tiny ssh in the vast ocean, and was quickly ignored.


    But Aziz was not a man who could be ignored!


    Even someone as strong as Sheyan who had the courage to face him head on would never dare to ignore him.


    The enemies, and even forces, who dared to ignore Aziz had all paid a heavy price, without exception!


    After a while, another man fell down the wall. The man��s limbs did not move at all while he was falling down; he had obviously lost his life before he fell. However, the man who died was only a storyline character, and a giant siege tower near him happened to be crumbling down at the same time, unable to resist the destruction by the smoke and fire any longer. The copse of the siege tower was naturally loud and eye-catching, so the falling man was ignored once again.


    Next, two more siege tower copsed, and during the process, three more soldiers who were firing arrows at the Orcs died.


    This finally caught the attention of the shooters on the wall.


    They found the culprit almost right away. Yes, it was an Uruk-hai who was sneakily readying his bow. However, the Orcs�� ��talent�� in archery was as renowned as their brutality, so however did this Uruk-hai disy such precise marksmanship?


    The next second, the Uruk-hai��s head exploded, having been hit by three sniper shots.


    But at the same time, two more people on the city wall was shot in the head, and one of them was even a contestant! His cry of panic before he died resounded far and wide. While all the people around him turned their eyes towards him, a silver bullet from far away shot into his open mouth and made his head burst in an explosion of blood!


    A headshot!


    A headshot in front of so many powerful figures, in front of thousands of defending contestants who currently had the absolute upper hand!


    This was a provocation! A wild, arrogant provocation!!!


    A vivid emotion immediately spread among the contestants on the city wall. It was anger! The teeth-gnashing anger of thousands of contestantsbined could even be felt like a tidal wave.


    But while those thousands of contestants on the wall were searching hard for the murderer, the murderer actually walked out by himself, staring at them with fierce, provocative, indifferent eyes!


    With the M1 Garand in his hands, Aziz simply stood there, and his intense aura forced the Orcs around him away, creating arge open area around him. Then, in the direction of the wall, Aziz...raised his middle finger!!


    This was definitely not something a normal person would do, but if Aziz was a normal person, he would not have challenged the most powerful country on Earth, the United States of America, when he was still an ordinary human.


    In this instant, hundreds of people simultaneously aimed at Aziz, but when these hundreds of people locked on to him, an interesting expression crept onto all of their faces �C a mix of anger and humiliation. That was because all of them had received a notification from their Nightmare Imprint:


    [ The target is being protected by the immense power of a legendary weapon. The grade of your weapon is not high enough to cause the target effective damage!! ]


    ***


    The true name of Aziz��s legendary M1 Garand rifle was ��Ryan��s Courage��.


    This weapon, together with the Walther PPK pistol used by Adolf Hitler to kill himself, the ��Fuhrer��s Mourn��, and the single shot Phdelphia Deringer used to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln, the ��President��s Doomsday��, were called the three great legendary guns.


    (Walther PPK: https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/meet-walther-ppk-gun-killed-adolf-hitler-44877 )


    (Phdelphia Deringer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derringer#Phdelphia_Derringer)


    To acquire ��Ryan��s Courage�� was no small feat. The requirements were, in the world of Saving Private Ryan, all eight people in the rescue squad must survive, and Ryan must also be sessfully rescued. After doing that, the contestant would obtain the mission item to trigger the legendary gun��s mission series �C simr to the metallic nut that Sheyan got from Drubal.


    The contestant would only acquire the legendary weapon afterpleting the entire series of missions.


    The ability Aziz was currently using was the ability on ��Ryan��s Courage��, ��We��re Here With You��!


    [ We��re Here With You ]


    [ Summon Ryan and the eight members of the rescue squad. Their fearless courage will sweep away all the enemies who dare to stand in your path. The summoning takes five seconds. During the summoning process, you will not be able to move, use abilities or use items, but at the same time, you will also be protected by ��Ryan��s Courage�� and will be immune to all attacks from weapons lower than legendary grade! ]


    Ryan and the eight members of the rescue squad soon appeared on the wall. This brave and powerful team that were glowing silver instantly disyed their formidable strength. With the standard equipment of the U.S. Army, they sparked a bloodbath atop the wall. They were also immune to damages from weapons that were lower than legendary grade, but they would onlyst for 60 seconds.


    From this, it could be seen that even though Aziz was a madman, he was not a fool. He had evidently performed a careful and thorough investigation beforehand. Only after he had confirmed that the opponent had no legendary weapons did he dare toe out here to give the defending alliance on the Minas Tirith wall a big p on the face!


    However, the power of the individual could never match up against the power of the collective.


    No matter how amazing Aziz was, he was only one man. He may be able to hold his own against a party, but there was absolutely no way he could fight against two parties or more by himself.


    And right now, on the magnificent Minas Tirith walls, there were at least twenty parties.


    The signature ability of his legendary weapon may be powerful, but it could only kill perhaps 10 people, 20 at most. Aziz��s actions could only make the contestants on Sauron��s side feel a little better. It could not tilt the scale of victory to their side, and could not change the fact that they were in a dire predicament.


    ***


    ��We can��t let that bastard escape alive!��


    ��Kill him!��


    ��That��s a legendary weapon! A LEGENDARY WEAPON!! Don��t you want it?��


    ��If he lives, it��ll be our disgrace!��


    ��That��s Aziz! If you don��t take this chance to kill him now, he may very well kill you in future battles!��


    The contestants on the Minas Tirith wall shouted in a frenzy. If Aziz could still escape alive under such circumstances, it would be a humiliation they had to bear for the rest of their lives.


    However, Aziz had chosen his spot very meticulously. He had revealed himself at a spot that was only about 20 metres away from the city wall, about 100 metres away from the left side of the wall. The moment he sessfully summoned Ryan and the rescue squad, he immediately dashed towards the bottom of the city wall.


    Aziz specialised in Agility, so he reached the bottom of the city wall in no time at all. The bullets shot by the surprised city defenders grazed past him and hit nothing but the ground. Reaching the bottom of the city wall means that he was out of the firing lines of nearly 80% of the contestants above the wall. After several rolls, he sprinted towards the left edge of the Minas Tirith city wall at full speed.


    The city wall of Minas Tirith was curved, so once Aziz reached the edge of the wall and continued running along the mountainside, the pressure on him would lessen even further. However, while everything seemed to be going well, just as Aziz was about to reach the left edge of the wall, the vivid sound of a sniper shot was heard.


    A sniper who could remain patient for so long was, without question, a top-ss sniper!


    ��He has some sort of equipment which lowers the enemy��s hit rate. I missed.�� A sniper with thick ck eyebrows reported his failure in a matter-of-fact tone, as if missing out on a possible legendary weapon did not bother him too much.


    Another sniper blew the smoke from the muzzle of his rifle in frustration. ��He anticipated the timing of my shot... Damn it!��


    ��I hit him, but he��s two orders above me! But does Aziz really think that he can escape alive? He��s too naive! The three most powerful snipers on our side haven��t made their moves yet!�� After the sniper spoke, he could not help turning his head toward the third wall of Minas Tirith. Based on the direction of Aziz��s run, he could still be intercepted from the top of the third wall. The few who were currently waiting on the third wall were the existences at the top of the pyramid in their alliance!


    MCDH, the man who killed 11 Trolls by himself, was putting his eye to the scope!


    ***


    Aziz felt a searing pain in his scap, as if it was being torn apart. He could vividly feel the bullet prating into his body below the scap and shattering inside. Several sharp fragments grated at the muscles and tissues near the wound as he breathed and ran.


    But Aziz had long gotten used to such pain. He was more focused on the chill transmitting from the back of his head and body!


    It was the chill of killing intent!


    ��So not all of them are useless.�� There was a sinister expression on Aziz��s face. He was prepared to activate the teleportation item that he had long readied. Every time the item was used, the cost was unbelievably high, but it was better than having his head explode.


    ��Zeus, that bastard. If he��s willing toe here with me, I wouldn��t have been forced into such a dire situation.��


    Aziz suddenly froze, because he saw a ��corpse�� not far away blink at himself! Eyesight was of utmost importance for a sniper, so although the ��corpse�� was wearing a verymon, standardised, thick Orcish leather armour and had disheveled hair, Aziz recognised the man at first nce. While he was still hesitating, the ��corpse�� stretched out his hand towards himself. Amidst a shower of golden light, an illusionary giant palm wrapped its fingers around Aziz and instantly dragged him away.


    ��Holy Grasp��!


    The moment Aziznded, the sounds of three sniper shots rang through the sky. All three carefully-nned, sure-kill shotsnded on Aziz!!


    This was thest chance for the Minas Tirith alliance to kill Aziz.


    So all the attacks were the snipers�� most powerful strikes!


    But the moment the attacks struck Aziz, ayer of translucent yellow light appeared around his body. Aziz was momentarily stunned, but he did not seem to be hurt in the slightest. He showed his middle finger to the wall, then leaped into the blind spot of the firing lines.


    Each of the three powerful contestants who fired at him had a different expression on their faces. One of them took a deep breath before he said, ��I received a notification telling me that my target is in a state of invincibility.��


    ��Same,�� replied another man.


    MCDH did not say a word, but his emotion was definitely not as calm as he looked on the surface, because he had recognised Reef, the MT who had fought alongside him in the world of Avatar! But the formerrade-in-arms had now be a mortal enemy! He could not help but sigh in his heart.


    ��As I thought, I��m going to have to go up against them... If Reef is here, where��s Seaman? That bastard can create miracles....��


    ***


    Sheyan was currently not feeling veryfortable at all.


    The cold mud had long soaked through the Orcish leather armour that he had put on in a hurry, spreading chill and humidity all over his body. What��s more, his nose had to constantly endure the pungent odour that made him want to vomit. It smelled like rotten corpses that were full of maggots. He could have been drinking coffee in a big tent right now.


    To make matters worse, Sheyan currently could not move an inch at all, because he was ying the role of a corpse which was an importantponent of this temporary shelter. To put it bluntly, Sheyan was currently in a position where he could block more than 70% of the enemy attacksing from the front!


    Even though the number of enemies attacking them had not decreased, the Trolls were now more prepared for the attacks. They protected their heads with their hands and hunkered down with their butts raised high, like ostriches that buried their heads in the sand... Take the cunning Troll behind Sheyan, for example. It had been maintaining this position ever since it lost a leg, hoping to hang on and survive.


    Fortunately, the contestants in the city had been merciful, and only the defending soldiers were still working hard, shooting waves after waves of arrows which covered the sky densely. However, these arrows that were lethal to ordinary humans were not very effective on Sheyan and the thick-skinned Trolls.


    The only reason Sheyan had made an appearance here was because he was enticed by the ��Hedgehog�� title. As soon as the pig-headedmander-in-chief gave the order to help the stranded army, Sheyan had immediately put on the armour of amon Orc warrior and charged in together with them.


    Because Sheyan had no idea how strong the enemy attack would be, he was very cautious, taking every step with great care. In order to ensure that ��Life-Link�� could be triggered in time and could persist longer, he held Reef back, asking him to y the role of a corpse andy down somewhere nearby.


    But all the hard work had been worth it. After a while of ��performing��, the progress of his milestone had reached 822/5000! All this was thanks to the allure of the Trolls and the tireless shooting of the defending soldiers.

 Chapter 1396: Rescue

    <h4>Chapter 1396: Rescue</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Currently, in the eyes of others, Sheyan was just an Orc corpse that was stabbed full of arrows. The only thing that may cause suspicion was that more arrows seemed to have fallen around this Orc than in other ces.


    But the difference was not too outrageous. Perhaps it had something to do with the leather armour worn by the dead Orc �C perhaps it was a high quality armour, or perhaps the Orc wore an extrayer of metal armour inside because he was a coward �C so he required more shots to kill. There were countless possible reasons that could exin it.


    Of course, if a contestant tried shooting Sheyan, the contestant would surely receive the relevant notifications in the battle log. The specific numbers would probably be suppressed by Sheyan��s high Perceptive Sense, but the contestant would definitely realise that he had found a big fish.


    But the precondition was that the contestant must be constantly monitoring their battle log. Even Sheyan could not do that on the battlefield, as it was fatal to be distracted in that way.


    In any case, no one would attack a dead corpse on purpose unless there was something wrong with their brain �C after all, bullets and arrows don��te for free. More importantly, the situation on this chaotic battlefield was ever-changing, so everyone was busy looking for the next target. At most, they would check how much contribution points they received. Who would have the time to check the battle log?


    In fact, Sheyan had been hit a few times by stray contestant bullets and arrows on the way to this ce, but no one had tried to focus fire on him. This proved that his assumption was spot on.


    This Troll that was protected by Sheyan had a strong physique and looked ferocious, so almost all the storyline character soldiers on the city wall nearby were pouring their arrows on the monster. However, the ��corpse shield�� in front of it was doing an excellent job of protecting it. Sheyan��s ��Hedgehog�� milestone thus made rapid progress.


    There were pros, but there were cons too. By the time Sheyan had raked in 882 proficiency points, his HP had also reached a dangerous level. Although most arrows could not even break through his defence and had only caused 1 or 2 points of damage, there were the asional explosive strikes, and sometimes he would be shot by the leaders among the guards. In those cases, he would lose dozens, maybe even hundreds, of HP.


    So he had already used the honorary dosage.


    He still had some cards up his sleeve, but on this ever-changing battlefield, he would prefer to save his two major abilities of ��Death��s Lament�� and ��Gloryheal�� for emergency situations.


    ��Ugh!�� Sheyan��s eyebrows could not help twitching slightly as he groaned.


    Another arrow meant for the Troll��s head was intercepted by Sheyan. The arrow had a custom-made arrowhead, and the one who fired the arrow was probably pretty powerful as well. The arrow easily broke through Sheyan��s defence and prated at least three inches into his thigh!


    A burning sensation spread from the wounded part of his thigh �C the arrowhead was obviously poisonous. Sheyan was almostpletely immune to poison, but even though he could ignore the damage, he could not numb his nerves to the pain.


    Following that, Sheyan saw a pair of giant eyes staring straight at him. The eyes were filled with emotions such as shock, incredulity and disbelief. The eyes were vastly different from human eyes. They looked likerge transparent fish tanks filled with the water from a muddy river. A ck ping-pong ball floated in each of them.


    Who would have thought that it was not the archers who first realised that something weird was going on, but the Troll near him. Sheyan probably groaned a little too loudly when the arrow struck him.


    ��You��re not dead!�� the Troll eximed in its low, muffled voice.


    It must be mentioned that the Troll��s position was quite strategic. It was close to the city wall, so it was unreachable by the trebuchet stones. The Minas Tirith contestants were deliberately leaving the Troll alive to lure the reinforcements in, so even though the arrowsunched from the city wall were dropping like rain, the Troll that was burying its head under its hands with its butt raised high could probably stay alive for more than half an hour longer.


    ��You��ll die before I will, you idiot! If you want to live, do as I say!��


    If it were anyone else calling the Troll an idiot, the foul-tempered Troll would have sent them flying with a p, but Sheyan was a terrifying existence who had +3 Legend Level. Moreover, his Charm had almost reached the level of a normal human by now. Therefore, after a moment of hesitation, the Troll replied obediently, ��Okay. What should I do?��


    ��Keep collecting corpses and piling them up in front of you. Build the cover a little higher until it forms a parapet. That way, less arrows will hit you. Then, dig down into the mud under your feet. First, smear your body with the mud, then smear it on the wall of corpses. You��ll find this ce morefortable than a goddamn paradise after that.��


    ...A minuteter, the big Troll roared excitedly.


    ��This is great! As expected of the legendary Seaman! Those damned bugs can do nothing to me now. None of their arrows can hit me!��


    Sheyan had been ��incorporated�� into the corpse wall, so the surface area of his body that was exposed to the arrows had been greatly reduced. His milestone progress had reached 1004/5000, and his HP was slowly recovering.


    The Troll continued to dig deeper into the mud in high spirits. Its pair of giant hands were no less effective than a pair of shovels when it came to digging, and the monster also had abnormally high strength. It soon dug arge mud pit that was more than a metre deep. The Troll kept itself close to the wall of the pit. Although the mud around the pit would continuously flow into it, it was no problem for the Troll at all. The monster easily hurled the mud back out with its hands.


    ��You��re amazing! You��re the smartest creature ck-Ear has ever met!�� the Troll told Sheyan whileughing like an idiot.


    At the moment, Sheyan was looking at ck-Ear with envy. Although the Troll had also been struck by many arrows, the blood of the Trolls possessed a strong corrosive property, just like the blood of the Xenomorphs, so the steel arrowheads would gradually dissolve in their blood. The Troll did not even need to go through theplicated process of pulling the arrows out as the arrows would just fall off by themselves after the arrowheads hadpletely dissolved.


    ck-Ear looked left and right. It suddenly stood up and beat its chest hard like a giant ape while shouting in a booming voice, ��Big-Nose! Limp! Come to me! It��s safe here!��


    Sheyan��s eyes bulged. He really wanted to reach out with his hand and shut ck-Ear��s mouth, but he knew it was already toote. The other two Trolls nearby had already stood up in excitement and tried to trudge through the mud towards them.


    While the two Trolls who seemed to be good friends with ck-Ear wereboriously dragging themselves over, ck-Ear was also working hard in expanding the size of its pit. Sheyan knew he could no longer stay here. No contestant could resist the temptation of killing three Trolls in one go, and the soldiers in the city would also not allow the Trolls to group up in this way. Sheyan, from the corner of his eye, already caught a glimpse of the people on the wall pushing the ballistae to aim towards this side.


    Sheyan had already collected nearly 1200 proficiency points. He rolled into the mud pit and gripped ck-Ear��s arms tight to prevent the Troll from iling around in panic. Then, the ground below them gave way, and both of them fell down together with the mud!


    It was not a long fall, only about two or three metres down. They fell into what seemed like a dry, smooth cave. The mud that was pouring down quickly spread out on the ground by itself, as if an invisible hand was ttening it.


    Sheyan then saw the concerned face of Sanzi, and of course, Kulutego. For the powerful two-headed Cyclops, controlling the shape and form of soil was something that he could do the moment he was born, just like eating, drinking and sleeping. To dig a tunnel to this ce right outside the city was way too easy for him.


    ck-Ear could sense the savage ferocity emanating from Kulutego, so it could not help but bare its teeth and growled at the Cyclops. Sheyan instantly kicked the Troll away. ck-Ear could only face the wall nearby and sulk. Sanzi did not think it strange that Sheyan had brought a Troll along. He looked up with worry as he said, ��We should go, brother. This ce might not be safe.��


    ��Let��s wait another ten seconds,�� replied Sheyan.


    As soon as he said that, a loud explosion could be heard outside. Immediately afterwards, two gigantic, fat silhouettes fell down from above one after another. They were, of course, ck-Ear��s BFFs, Big-Nose and Limp.


    But they were not as lucky as ck-Ear. Their bodies were densely covered in arrows. Not only that, a ballista bolt as thick as an egg had pierced into Big-Nose��s chest, while half of Limp��s head had been badly burned by fire. The two Trolls held their wounds and groaned in pain.


    Sanzi was not willing to wait any longer. He motioned for ck-Ear to drag the two heavily-injured Trolls up so that they could leave the ce immediately. Sheyan also went over to help. His strength was no weaker to the Trolls. They quickly left the ce following behind Kulutego.


    The mono-eye on Kulutego��s right head was glowing with a yellowish light, which created a space around his body about half the size of a shipping container. As soon as the yellowish light no longer shone on the earth, the earth would return to its original state.


    After walking for about 50 metres under the ground, Sanzi finally indicated that it was safe. Because Sanzi was a summoner and had experience in taking care of creatures, he was very skilled in treating a creature��s injuries, so he went over to Big-Nose and Limp to help them clean and bandage their wounds. Thanks to Sanzi��s exceptionally high Charm and +2 Legend Level, the two savage Trolls actually endured the pain obediently while he treated them. They did not go berserk at all like Trolls were wont to do when in pain.


    ��You guys will be fine. When you go back, you will be treated by Sauron��s divine power. There won��t be anysting injuries,�� Sanziforted the Trolls.


    When he turned around, he saw Sheyan staring at Kulutego while appearing to be in deep thought. Being Sheyan��s brother, he instantly knew what Sheyan was thinking about. He told Sheyan with a wry smile, ��It won��t work. When I came here just now, I already took Kulutego around to check the ce out. ording to the legends, when Minas Tirith was built, it was blessed by the gods .When Kulutego got within three metres of the city wall, he felt like he had to spend several times or even dozens of times the usual amount of MP if he wished to move forward. The foundations of the city walls are indeed protected by divine power.��


    Sheyan shrugged. Even if Kulutego could easily infiltrate the city, what good would it do? He could only bring with him twenty contestants at most, perhaps even less than that. And if he were to bring Trolls, he could only bring five or six.


    As always, individual power like this, though not necessarily worthless, could never y a decisive role in a war of this scale. The defending contestants only had to send a few dozen people to drive them back. It would not affect arge number of people, unlike breaching the gates, which could let a continuous stream of their forces into the city.


    Sheyan had once killed ten contestants by himself under very specific circumstances, which was quite a feat! However, in this war, if he killed ten contestants, the enemy could easily send 20 more to deal with him! In fact, they would not even need that many people if they only wished to stall Sheyan instead of killing him.


    Following Sheyan��s instructions, the group found a quiet ce to secretly dig themselves out of the ground.When they got out, ck-Ear dragged Big-Nose and Limp away to get treatment.


    Reef and Aziz had be the centre of attention in the camp. Aziz��s shot was truly breathtaking, but those who had ambition were more focused on the way Reef managed to help Aziz escape under the joint attack of three top-ss enemy snipers.


    The cocky Aziz simply ignored everyone, including Zeus. He went straight back into his tent and had not left there since.


    Meanwhile, Reef naturally would not reveal his ability, so the others could only specte among themselves. The more the rumours circted, the more amazing his ability became. Some were even calling him the number one MT now.


    The situation was undoubtedly developing in the direction Sheyan wanted. The more famous Reef became, the more convenient it was for Sheyan to hide in Reef��s shadow, keeping a low profile while being in control.


    But the general development of their campaign was not so favourable. Due to Gothmog��s erroneous decision, the rescue operationsted all the way till noon! The result was the sessful rescue of only 20 Trolls (three of which were rescued by Sheyan as an afterthought). For that, he paid the heavy price of losing more than 10,000 Orcs and Uruk-hai!


    The dark side��s army may number 200,000, but that figure included more than 100,000 Orc ves and Orcbourers. They were not much more than auxiliaries meant to clean up the battlefield and provide logistical support. They could not really be relied on to carry out actualbat.


    (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auxiliaries)


    Therefore, if we were to discount the Orc ves and Orcbourers from the army��s number, the Orc army had lost over a quarter of theirbat forces in one morning. Among them, the proportion of Trolls that were lost was shockingly high! And there was also the loss of the siege weapons!


    It was fortunate that the Orcs and Uruk-hai were simple-minded creatures, so their morale did not drop as easily as human army. Otherwise, the dark side might have lost as much as a third of theirbat forces.


    To make matters worse, not only had their army weakened, the opponent��s army had also been strengthened.


    The Minas Tirith contestants had done an excellent job and had surely reaped a lot of contribution points, which they would use to trade for all kinds of equipment, creatures and items to enhance their strength.


    The situation was even less optimistic because of this.


    Less than an hour after the battle ended, Party Ace received a visitor. The identity of the visitor was very unique �C he was the mysterious leader of the Blu-ray Party which had been very aggressively disying their might so far!


    ��My name is Jax.��


    The man who was wrapped in a blue full-body cloak smiled and held out his hand to Reef. In order to show his sincerity, Jax had even taken off his mask. He had a very ordinary face. His most striking feature was a grim scar on his face which extended from his left cheek all the way to his lower right jaw like a crimson centipede!


    ��Your spectacr performance today has really opened our eyes, Party Leader Reef. You��ve shown everyone what a truly powerful MT looks like.��


    Reef took thepliment very calmly, but of course, he was secretly feeling pretty happy.


    ��I��m ttered, but instead of personal glory, it��ll make me happier to see the entire dark side gain an advantage.��


    ��Well said,�� replied Jax. ��Our side is currently in a really precarious situation. That��s why, in half an hour, there��ll be a meeting between the leaders of all the parties. I hope that you and your deputy will be able to attend.��


    Reef discussed this with Sheyan in the partymunication channel. ��No problem,�� he then replied.


    ***


    It was evident that the Blu-ray Party attached a great deal of importance to this meeting. The tent in which it would be held, despite looking simple in outer appearance, was actually a dimensional equipment. The actual space inside was shockinglyrge. Not only that, it was decorated and furnished so well that it would not look out of ce as the venue of a United Nations conference.


    The fact that the Blu-ray Party was cing a lot of importance on this meeting was not only evident from theyout of the venue and the luxurious decorations, but also from the strength that they disyed at the reception. A total of eight Temperers were weing the guests at the door. One of them was an MT, and he was even an MT wielding a two-handed tower shield normally used to stop cavalry charges!


    Party leader Jax and his deputy, Walter, were also wearing defensive equipment and essories that shone with the unique glimmer of legendary grade!

 Chapter 1397: Realisation

    <h4>Chapter 1397: Realisation</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    That kind of high standard and the unfavourable oue of today��s battle made all the party leaders take this meeting very seriously. All of them understood the principle that no egg would remain unharmed if the nest was overturned. Therefore, none of the party leaders invited missed the meeting.


    Jax did not start the meeting off with a speech. Instead, with a few simple charts and figures presented in the most concise style, he fully disyed to the audience the severity of the current situation. However, nothing he showed was out of Sheyan��s expectations.


    ��The chance for us to win this war is in the first two days of the war. Once the Rohirrim cavalry join the battle, we will be forced to shift from offence to defence, and the scale of victory will start tipping towards the Minas Tirith side. And once Aragorn arrives with the Army of the Dead, victory will be close to impossible.��


    Jax stared at all the party leaders in the meeting and continued solemnly, ��Hence, we only have today and tomorrow left to do something if we wish to achieve victory. There must be a breakthrough in our progress in these two days!��


    His argument was obviously supported by most. ��What do you think of his argument, boss?�� Reef secretly asked Sheyan in the party channel.


    Sheyan nodded silently. ��He��s basically right, but I still feel like I��ve missed something very important. Moreover, there��s still one crucial thing that I can��t figure out.��


    At that moment, the entire audience suddenly let out exmations of surprise. In order to convince the leaders of all the major parties, Jax finally showed them something of value.


    It was a 3D holographic map ��


    �� a magnificent 3D holographic map of Minas Tirith!!


    The map was more than three metres tall. It was aplete replica of Minas Tirith in the form of a miniature 3D model. The structures were transparent, so be it the exterior decoration of the Citadel, the storage rooms inside, or the internal structures and tunnels within the city, they were all vividly disyed. But some of the ces were pitch ck �C those should be the yet unexplored areas.


    ��This map depicts the current situation in the city based on thetest information sent back by our men. I can guarantee you that everything you see here has been inspected in person. Remember the earthquake the enemy induced today? Well, the city did not escape from itpletely unscathed. Please take a look at thisparison.��


    As he said that, another miniature 3D model of Minas Tirith appeared next to the one before. The two 3D models appeared very simr, but there was abel on the new one which indicated that it was from 8 pmst night. Byparing the two, they could see that in thetest version of the Minas Tirith 3D map, a lot of tunnels and buildings in the city had copsed. The city did not look too different on the outside, but its interior had undeniably suffered some damage.


    Jax pointed to one of the thickest looking walls in Minas Tirith and said, ��This spot looks like the strongest ce in Minas Tirith, but at its foundation, two deep cracks that are more than ten metres long have appeared! The cracks have been mended, but we all know mended things are definitely not as durable as the undamaged versions. Therefore, this seemingly strongest part of Minas Tirith is actually one of its most fatal weaknesses. There is only one way for us to win �C we must get our hands on a trebuchet and relentlessly bombard the weak spot! This n will definitely work!��


    Jax finished his speech in one go, then looked around at all the party leaders. A man in the audience suddenly stood up and asked, ��No offence, but what if the information is false? If the person who delivered the information did so under intimidation or under the enemy��s mind control, we��ll have fallen for the enemy��s trap. We can��t pin all our hopes on this alone.��


    Another man in a red cloak also stood up and voiced his doubts, ��Since the enemy were able to create an earthquake, they naturally have arge number of earth mages in reserve. Even if the information is true, I believe many of the enemy contestants will also be aware of this problem. There��s no way the enemy wouldn��t let the earth mages fix the cracks. That��s why, it��s hard to say if the so-called weakness still exists.��


    Jax seemed to have considered these problems already. He answered with confidence, ��We have nted six people inside the enemy alliance, and none of the six know each other, so the probability of all six being found and put under enemy control is slim. As for why they didn��t use earth magic to quickly repair the city wall, that��s because, when Minas Tirith was built, the king of Gondor at the time had borrowed the power of the gods. The city walls are protected by divine power, so magic isn��t effective on them. That��s why we won��t be able to make the city walls copse with earth magic, but simrly, the enemy also can��t use magic to quickly restore the wall to its previous solid state.��


    Jax��s exnation was indeed consistent with Kulutego��s findings, but Sheyan was still notpletely convinced. He knew very well that the most clever way to lie was not to slip in a lie among nine truths, but to tell ten truths, yet mislead the listener in a different direction.


    A few more people voiced their questions after that, but Jax answered all of them convincingly. During the process, the rhetorical question he threw back at a questioner left an especially deep impression.


    ��Perhaps you have a better idea?��


    Many of the people there could not find any reply to this question. That��s right, it was easy to reject a proposal, but to reject a proposal, then provide a better solution was the hard part.


    Under such circumstances, even though there were still many doubts, a consensus was grudgingly reached and a loose alliance was finally formed. But there was something which felt kind of weird and unreliable in the atmosphere. First of all, the Blu-ray Party had not showed convincing strength, and secondly, their solution felt too simple, so that, too, felt very unconvincing.


    Because Sheyan and Reef had broadcasted the meeting in real-time through the partymunication channel, they did not have much to exin after returning to their tent. However, they still had to inform the other members of some of the finer details.


    Sheyan had been silent ever since he got back. After he got into the tent, he poured himself a drink and had been sipping it slowly, seemingly lost in thought. The others knew he must have either found a breakthrough or was trying to break out of an endless loop, so they refrained from disturbing him.


    Suddenly, Sheyan stood up with a frown. ��What��s that smell?��


    The moment he mentioned it, a gust of wind blew into the tent, carrying a foul stench that almost made everyone pass out. Then, they felt the ground shaking faintly. When they looked outside, they could hardly believe what they were seeing �C the three Trolls ck-Ear, Big-Nose and Limp were walking over, bringing with them arge amount of wood and stones. Before long, they had built three Troll shacks near Party Ace��s tent.


    ��What are you guys doing?�� Sanzi went over and asked.


    ck-Ear pped its fat belly and replied heartily, ��We Trolls are an outstanding race that will always return the favour. Look at how weak you guys are. You��ll surely be trampled on by the enemies on the battlefield. So, in order to pay you back for your help, we��ve decided toe protect you.��


    ��......�� Party Ace looked at each other with stupefied expressions on their faces. Gaining three Trolls may not necessarily be a good thing. First, they were not followers officially recognised by the Realm, so Party Ace would not receive any contribution points for the enemies the Trolls killed. Second, Party Ace had to feed them. But most importantly, even though the Trolls were amazing in meleebat, there had not been any chances for meleebat so far, and it was hard to say if there would many of those chances.


    However, seeing how happy Sanzi looked, Sheyan could not find it in himself to refuse. In any case, those were three powerful Trolls. They must have some uses.


    Zi, though, was almost having a meltdown. ��If they want to live close to us, they��ll have to take a shower first! Oh, God, is that Troll taking a dump? They have a habit of pissing and defecating everywhere?!!��


    Sanzi quicklyforted her. ��It��s okay, my good sister-inw. I��ll go talk to them and make sure they understand. These guys are smart. I can definitely persuade them.��


    ��Who are you calling sister-inw?�� Zi immediately retorted with a blush.


    But Sanzi had already ran towards the three Trolls with a big smile. Sanzi was limited to only one summoned creature because the two-headed Cyclops was too strong, but Sanzi was still a contestant, so he could also have servants. It was small wonder that he was so happy. The Trolls would make for excellent bodyguards.


    Sheyan suddenly told Reef, ��It��s about time we sell our goods. The price of wood and stones must have spiked by now. We��ll be able to make a small fortune after we sell the resources we saved up.��


    Zi went over to Sheyan��s side and told him, ��Don��t forget one other thing. The Realm asked us to make a choice, remember? If we give up the right to return to the Realm from the Source of Darkness hall, we can upgrade our mission. The deadline for the decision is approaching.��


    After she said that, she suddenly realised that there was something wrong with Sheyan, like he was in a daze. Following Sheyan��s line of sight, she found that he was staring at a certain lump on the ground. It was the excrement Big Nose had just shamelessly left on the ground!


    But Sheyan was looking at it like he had just found a priceless treasure!!


    ��Are you out of your mind?!�� Zi was speechless. She poked Sheyan��s forehead with her teeth gnashing. But right when her finger came into contact with Sheyan, Sheyan exhaled a long breath. His previous hesitation and gloom were all gone. He suddenly pulled Zi in and gave her a deep kiss.


    Zi��s body was shocked stiff from the sudden attack. Sheyan was lucky she did not send him crashing with a ��Force.Collision-Wall��. But after Sheyan��s mouth touched hers, she could smell the manly smell of his body. A mixture of sweetness and shyness suddenly washed over her. Her body softened, and she closed her eyes slightly, letting Sheyan��s hands move up and down her body.


    Sheyan only let go of Zi after quite a while. He looked up at the thick grey clouds in the sky, narrowed his eyes and smiled with glee.


    ��I��ve finally figured out thest missing link! Hahaha! Indeed, there are no sure-lose battles. The key to victory lies here! ��


    ***


    Party Ace once again appeared in the Source of Darkness hall. This time, they came to make the final decision. All of them went before the Eye of Sauron and chose to upgrade their mission. They immediately received a series of notifications:


    [ Temperer 1018, you and your party have chosen to upgrade the mission ��Destroy the Kingdom�� ]


    [ Your mission has been upgraded into a Golden Main Mission without any increase in difficulty. If youplete the mission, you will receive special rewards that are only avable for Golden Main Missions. ]


    [ After you upgrade the mission, you can no longer return to your Nightmare Realm even inside the Source of Darkness hall. However, you will still enjoy the buffs provided by the Source of Darkness hall. ]


    [ Hint: The Special Creatures, Special Items, and Special Equipment options in the Source of Darkness hall are now avable to you. ]


    [ Hint: You now have a higher status in Sauron��s army. You have also gained Sauron��s appreciation. All your attributes have increased by 10% (this increase can stack with any other simr effects). ]


    [ Warning: If the Source of Darkness hall is captured, all the contestants of the dark faction remaining in this world will die. ]


    After going through the notifications, the eyes of Sheyan and his party members lit up.


    ��There are special options?�� They immediately went over to check.


    Quite a few of the new redeemable options left a deep impression on Sheyan.


    For example, under the Creatures category, there were now three new special options.


    The first were the Orc arsonists, which could perform long-range attacks. They were proficient at throwing torches but they had shorter range than archers. Not only could the torches cause a considerable amount of AoE damage, the foul-smelling smoke and fire they produced would also greatly affect the uracy of the enemy��s long-range attacks. What��s more, the Orc arsonists were very cheap, only costing 20 contribution points each.

 Chapter 1398: Redeemable Legendary Equipment!

    <h4>Chapter 1398: Redeemable Legendary Equipment!</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The Orc arsonists only had a range of about 30 metres, but if they were close to the city wall, it would be enough to attack the city defenders above. The smoke and stench were also very useful for getting close to the city wall. The reduction in uracy of the shooters and archers above the wall meant the increase in the survival rate of their side.


    Anyone who had a working brain would not resist trading for some of these quality products that were avable at an affordable price.


    The second special creature option was the Uruk-hai rushers. They had terrifyingly high defence thanks to the full te armour they wore. They could also temporarily buff themselves up with Sauron��s divine power, enabling them to sprint forward at high speed while ignoring the effects of the terrain during the sprint. Once the city was breached, they would obviously be the main force to quickly force their way through.


    The third special creature option was the Wargs (https://lotr.fandom/wiki/Wargs).


    The size of the Wargs surpassed that of themon wolves. An adult Warg had a shoulder height of about 6 feet (1.8 meters), a body length of about 10 feet (3 meters), and an average weight of about 1000 pounds (270 kg). They were usually grey or ck in colour and were exceptionally strong.


    The humans had an average Intelligence of 10, the wolves 2, and the Wargs 6. The Wargs had their own uniquenguage called the Wargnguage. Some among them also spoke the Common Tongue and Orkish. When the Wargs hunted, they would pursue their prey for hours on end, perhaps even for a whole day, and they would choose the most advantageous terrain and time tounch their attack.


    Each Warg cost as much as 75 contribution points. They were seemingly of no help to the siege. Moreover, even if you spend 750 contribution points to trade for 10 Wargs, thebat power of all of thembined would still be lower than a Troll worth 380 contribution points.


    However, the existence of the Wargs meant that Sauron��s army could also form a strong cavalry unit. In terms ofbat prowess, the charge of Warg riders certainly did not possess the same momentum as the charge of human heavy cavalry, but the heavy cavalry could never prate through the 200,000-strong Orc camp in one charge, and when they were slowed down, the Wargs�� ws and fangs were obviously much sharper than the hooves of war horses.


    ��Noah Realm C is obviously also doing its best to make up for the shorings,�� Sheyan sighed emotionally.


    The rtionship between the Realms and the contestants at the moment was quite unique, somewhat like the rtionship between the government and the army. The army obeys themand of the government, and the government will do their best in supplies and logistics. The two sides depended on each other and are indispensable to one another. If one side perished, the other would soon follow.


    Next, Sheyan checked out the siege weapons. The options were not much different from what he saw before. There were siegedders, trebuchets and siege towers which cost an increasing amount of contribution points in that order. The reason for that was because there were obviously no automated machines in this age, so the siege weapons were driven by manpower �C more precisely, by Orcpower. A siegedder needed at least one Uruk-hai; a trebuchet must be pushed by at least four Uruk-hai and must also have a reloader and a tightener; but most terrifying was still the siege tower �C it required at least two Trolls or 20 Uruk-hai to push, and that was excluding the troops inside.


    So, it would not be amiss to describe the prices of these siege weapons as astronomical. Therefore, barring any ident, the siege weapons were no doubt the privileges of parties, as it would be difficult for any individual to trade for one.


    However, Sanzi found that he had a special option at the bottom of the siege weapon list. The option was only avable to him as a Chosen and a Summoner!


    It was an option to trade for the horrifying Oliphaunts! (http://tolkiengateway/wiki/Oliphaunts)


    The Oliphaunts were not simply war elephants. Besides possessing a charging ability, they could also carry 24 riders in the massive, carriage-like tiered towers strapped to their backs! They had extremely tenacious vitality and had a reaping power which enabled them to reap the souls of the enemies they killed to heal themselves. Whenever they killed a creature, they would restore 3% �C 10% of their HP (the recovery amount depended on the Oliphaunt��s condition at that moment. The more injured they were, the more HP they would recover).


    ording to the default configuration, all 24 positions on the back of an Oliphaunt would be upied by Haradrim archers and spearmen. These southern natives were proficient in fighting on the move, and more importantly, the projectiles theyunched contained mysterious and powerful poisons.


    If an Oliphaunt carried a contestant, it could even share a part of the contestant��s innate ability!


    When Party Ace saw this option, they made up their mind to redeem at least one Oliphaunt, despite its terrifying price of 3000 contribution points and three Sauron badges!


    ***


    Last but not least, they also checked the item list. In addition to the many magic potions that would not share the same cooldown with recovery medicines, the best potion they saw thest time they checked the list was ��Saruman��s Gaze��.


    The potion could increase the user��s explosive hit rate by 3% �C 8% depending on the user��s attack speed (the higher the attack speed, the lower the bonus), and when an explosive hit triggered, so would the ��Saruman��s Gaze�� effect.


    If the user was not at full health, 35% of the explosive hit damage would be converted to a recovery effect. If the user��s HP was at max value, then the explosive hit would do an additional 70% damage.


    The effect of the potion wouldst for up to 24 hours after consumption. The potion could be brought out of this world.


    But now, they saw a long list of special options after ��Saruman��s Gaze��! Only after seeing these items did they realise that the really good stuff was only avable to those determined enough to risk everything!


    Four of the items caught Sheyan��s attention.


    ***


    [ Morgoth��s Blood ] (http://tolkiengateway/wiki/Morgoth)


    [ This is a horrible blood essense formed by concentrating Morgoth��s life force. No mortal creature can bear the violent power contained within. It can only be applied on an item. If your item is strong enough, it will be upgraded. Conversely, you may lose it forever, dissolved by Morgoth��s Blood. ]


    [ Morgoth��s Blood requires 200 contribution points. You will get 50% off when you redeem the first one. ]


    ***


    [ The Magma of Mount Doom (Ice-Cold Version) ]


    [ As the only thing in the world that can destroy the One Ring, Mount Doom contains a strong mysterious power. Only the Ringwraiths who live in the afterlife yet walk in the world of men can process the magma of Mount Doom into a drink that is not only harmless, but is beneficial to the human body. ]


    [ That��s right, you have to drink it for it to take effect. ]


    [ Every bottle of ��The Magma of Mount Doom (Ice-Cold Version)�� can be shared by up to ten people. The souls of all the warriors who have drunk ��The Magma of Mount Doom (Ice-Cold Version)�� will be connected together by its sensational burning power. No matter how badly a person who has drunk ��The Magma of Mount Doom (Ice-Cold Version)�� is hurt, they will not die and will only fall into a state of near death, protected by the power of Mount Doom. As long as one person who has drunk ��The Magma of Mount Doom (Ice-Cold Version)�� is still alive, the other nine people will not die even if they are defeated. ]


    [ Under the protection of Mount Doom��s power, those in the state of near death cannot move or heal themselves, but they can receive the help of others. In addition, even after they leave the state of near death, they will still enjoy the protection of Mount Doom��s power as long as they do not move, use an ability, or use an item. ]


    [ There are only two ways to break this power. The first is to destroy Mount Doom. The second is to defeat all the people who have drunk ��The Magma of Mount Doom (Ice-Cold Version)��. However, keep in mind that once the distance between the people who have drunk ��The Magma of Mount Doom (Ice-Cold Version)�� exceeds 100 metres, the effect will disappear. ]


    [ The effect of ��The Magma of Mount Doom (Ice-Cold Version)��sts for 24 hours. ]


    [ ��The Magma of Mount Doom (Ice-Cold Version)�� requires 2000 contribution points and one Sauron badge. ]


    [ You will not need a Sauron badge when you redeem the first one. ]


    ***


    [ Grima Wormtongue��s Saliva ]


    [ Grima Wormtongue is an advisor of the King of Rohan in the Lord of the Rings, and a pawn of Saruman, the White Wizard. He won the trust of the King of Rohan with his silvery tongue and secretly weakened the king with Saruman��s curse. ]


    [ After drinking the item, your sess rate in persuading storyline characters will increase significantly. Of course, the higher the status of a storyline character, the more stubborn they will be, and the more difficult they will be to persuade. ]


    [ ��Grima Wormtongue��s Saliva�� requires 500 contribution points. You will get 50% off when you redeem the first one. ]


    [ Description: That��s right, you have to drink it for it to take effect. Pay no heed to the fascinating taste. Keep in mind that even if you drink more than one of this item, the effect will not stack. ]


    ***


    [ The Eye of Sauron Potion. ]


    [ After drinking the potion, you will have a certain probability of summoning the ��Eye of Sauron�� when you attack or cast spells. It will inflict instant death upon storyline characters, and will intimidate contestants for up to five seconds. ]


    [ The probability of summoning the ��Eye of Sauron�� depends on the user��s attack speed and the might of the target. The more powerful the target, the lower the probability. ]


    [ Some storyline characters will be immune to the instant death effect of the ��Eye of Sauron��, but they will not be immune to the intimidation effect. ]


    [ The effect of the potionsts for 15 minutes. It requires 500 contribution points. You will get 50% off when you redeem the first one. ]


    ***


    After going through the details, there was an uncertain look on Sheyan��s face. He seemed to be asking the Realm about something. After a while, he nodded in satisfaction; he seemed to have discovered a shortcut.


    They noticed some changes in the equipment list. The equipment list originally only contained good equipment for followers; the best equipment avable for contestants were only dark blue equipment.


    But there were now sub-categories for ck, silver storyline, and dark gold equipment! However, all the equipment in the new sub-categories werebelled as ��in production��.


    More shocking was the fact that there were legendary equipment under the special options!


    ��We will soon have redeemable legendary equipment!�� Even Sheyan was greatly shocked by this news! The Realm had really done it this time. People would literally die for these things! If news of this spread, a lot of people would no doubt be willing to stay and fight to the very end.

 Chapter 1399: Offence and Defence

    <h4>Chapter 1399: Offence and Defence</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The fact that it was almost impossible for the enemy to create another earthquake had basically been confirmed, but the contestants on Sauron��s side still repeatedly inspected the the situation and assigned four people who were proficient in earth magic to remain on standby before sending out their ten newly acquired heavy trebuchets.


    To be honest, Sheyan was really surprised that the alliance were able to redeem ten heavy trebuchets, because even after various discounts, the trebuchets would still cost upwards of 12,000 contribution points.


    However, if the current progress was anything to go by, it would not take long for them to break even. Each time a stone wasunched from a heavy trebuchet, even if it only hit the city wall, it would still give 5-10 contribution points.


    Besides, a stone that wasunched from a heavy trebuchet contained endless possibilities.


    If it hit the passages in the city wall, it would surely kill more than one soldier.


    If it made a building copse, there would also be extra contribution points.


    Therge stonesunched from heavy trebuchets were very destructive. All the non famous storyline characters that they hit were instantly killed. If the contestants got lucky and a stone struck the officers among the storyline characters, the profit was pretty significant.


    Furthermore, if a stone happened to smash an enemy trebuchet located on one of the seven Minas Tirith walls, the trebuchet would basically have recovered half its cost with one shot.


    In the absence ofrge-scale groundbat, the contribution points of the contestants on Sauron��s side were mainly converted from their previous rtionships established in the world. In that case, 12,000 contribution points seemed a little too much.


    That could only mean one thing �C the experience of the contestants on Sauron��s side in the LOTR world was beyond rich. In fact, the Blu-ray Party must have encountered one or two unique experiences in this world. But since they were the party that the Realm rmended as the leader of the alliance, they must enjoy certain privileges.


    The Orc army had also hastily constructed 5 trebuchets of their own, so the attacking side had 15 trebuchets in total.


    Outside the outermost wall of Minas Tirith, the great fissure, several kilometres long, streaked across the Pelennor Fields like a long, curved scar.


    It was due to this fissure that the attacking side were unable to set up their siege weapons at the optimum distance. Instead, they were forced back by 30 to 50 metres. The stones that the trebuchetsunched could originally have reached as far as the wall encircling the third level of Minas Tirith, but they could now barely reach the City Wall, the wall of the first level. On the contrary, because the trebuchets of the defending side had height advantage, the extra 30 to 50 metres were not very significant for them.


    (TL: The City Wall is the protective stone wall that enclosed Minas Tirith on its lowest level. http://tolkiengateway/wiki/City_Wall)


    However, after the actual battle started, the defending side found to their horror that the 15 trebuchets of the attacking side were causing a lot of damage to the City Wall! Although, as had been estimated by the defending alliance, about 30% of the trebuchet stones could not reach the City Wall due to insufficient throwing power, the remaining 70% of stonesnded on the City Wall without exception!!


    Compared to the previous assault where almost none of the trebuchets missed but their stones were evenly distributed on the first, second and third walls of Minas Tirith, the second and third walls were basically undamaged this time. However, the pressure on the City Wall had increased dramatically! Originally, it only needed to endure 33% of the shots, but it now needed to bear 70% of the total damage!


    And unlike the previous scattered distribution of trebuchet stones, the trebuchets belonging to the contestants, under a unifiedmand, were focused on a single spot! As we all know, to breach a city, there is no need to make all the walls of the city copse; just making a hole in a section of the wall is enough. Therefore, the defensive pressure of the Minas Tirith side had also increased dramatically.


    To alleviate this heavy pressure, they could only attack back!! The mountains of contribution points amassed by the defending alliance previously were now put to use! Knight immediately held an emergency meeting. Since they knew that the enemy had redeemed ten heavy trebuchets, they decided to redeem twenty light trebuchets in one go! They could only redeem light trebuchets because heavy trebuchets could not be ced on the walls and could not be operated by humans. They concentrated fire on the trebuchets of Sauron��s side.


    The contestants of Sauron��s side were stronger individually and had a higher proportion of MTs than the opposition. It was in moments like this that the importance of having arge number of MTs was reflected! Amid the stones that dropped like rain, the MTs cast their Awakening Skills on the trebuchets one after another. The result was that only three heavy trebuchets werepletely wrecked. The remaining twelve heavy trebuchets, though damaged, could still be used after repair.


    Although Gothmog had a pig��s head, he was not a real pig after all. When he saw what was happening, he instantly mobilised the dark side��s ultimate weapon. The nine Ringwraiths rode into battle on their Fell Beasts!


    The Ringwraiths, undead creatures who walk in the mortal realm, felt no sorrow or joy. The only pleasure they had, they gained from killing. The creatures of darkness they rode on pped their wings with great force, using the buoyancy of the air to quickly turn around and swoop down towards the huge, magnificent city of Minas Tirith. The Ringwraiths�� dark armours and the scales of the Fell Beasts suddenly glowed with a dense ck light, a sign that they had started to silently cast spells!


    The giant ws of the Fell Beasts could grab ahold of at least five human soldiers, then throw them down from hundreds of feet high. The shrill screams of these human soldiers as they fell through the air was a fatal blow to the morale of the defending army.


    But the biggest damage to the defending army were caused by the howls of fear that came from the deep, dark mouths of the Ringwraiths. The sounds of the howls were not transmitted through the eardrums at all, but went straight to the enemy��s heart, arousing their deepest fear. It made them feel like death would be descending upon them at any moment. The Ringwraiths could draw strength from the enemy��s fear and be more powerful.


    Every time a Ringwraith swooped down, it would cause the emotion of the soldiers on a whole section of the wall to boil like porridge, resulting in at least half an hour of chaos. What��s more, the defending alliance��s weakness in theirck of high-endbat power was finally showing. Even when multiple contestants joined hands, they could not cause the Ringwraiths serious harm! Even Gandalf could only drive the Ringwraiths away temporarily!


    Three minutes. It only took three minutes of hesitation from the defending side for the Ringwraiths to destroy seventeen light trebuchets. The Ringwraiths had transformed into what the bards called in their songs the riders of the shadow dragons, the Winged Nazguls. Whenever their sharp ws or strong wings came into contact with the wood and metal that made up the trebuchets, they would cause devastating damage.


    Knight gritted his teeth and passed down the order to gather arge number of contribution points to redeem the powerful Great Eagles to provide aerial support. These eagles were powerful monsters living in the Misty Mountains. Sheyan had had dealings with one of them during the mission to establish Party Ace, so he had a clear understanding of their might.


    However, although the Great Eagles of the Misty Mountains were powerful, they had no chance going one-on-one against the Ringwraiths. Usually, two Great Eagles were required to best a Ringwraith, which means the defending alliance had to exchange for as many as 18 Great Eagles! Such a shocking consumption instantly squeezed the defending alliance��s contribution points dry!


    But so far, the advantage was still with the defending side!!


    The reason was simple. The first day of the siege was about to end, but not one dirty Orc had so much as touched the City Wall of the great Minas Tirith, let alone climb up on it! It was hard to believe that such a brilliant result could be achieved during the period when Sauron��s side was supposed to have the advantage. Considering this, and considering the Rohirrim cavalry reinforcements that would arrive 24 hourster which wouldpletely turn the tables, the defending alliance could not help boiling with excitement. They were all looking forward to that moment.


    However, it was at a time like this that ��Grima Wormtongue��s Saliva�� showed its worth! The relentless bombardment of the ten heavy trebuchets had recovered a lot of contribution points spent by the attacking alliance, so they had bought a ��Grima Wormtongue��s Saliva��. After the diplomatic officer specially cultivated by the Blu-ray Party took the potion, he managed to persuade Gothmog.


    The 12 remaining heavy trebuchets of Sauron��s side retreated to the back at the same time. When the people on the wall thought they had won a great victory, all 12 heavy trebuchets started hurling some things at the muddy area in front of the Minas Tirith City Wall. The things they hurled were the pebbles and river sand collected from the Anduin river!


    The trebuchets�� objective was to fill up the muddy area. The huge stones thrown at the area could also be natural shelters to take cover from the arrows and bullets from the walls. Perhaps you would think that the defending alliance could just organise the earth mages to cast ��Quagmire�� again, but even if the spell worked, it would not be very effective when the natural conditions aren��t favourable.


    What��s more, when arge group of earth mages cast spells together, it was very easily detect. The contestants of Sauron��s side were outnumbered, but their individualbat prowess was very strong. They may not be able to break the enemy��s magic formations, but they could easily interrupt or weaken the enemy��s spell.


    That was because the ��Quagmire�� spell had to be performed by using the earth element in the target area. The richer the earth element, the better the effect of the spell. Therefore, the attacking alliance could just do things that would use up arge amount of earth element in the target area in advance, such as summoning dozens of Earth Elementals. Before the earth element in the target area had naturally recovered, the effect of the ��Quagmire�� spell cast there would beughably low.

 Chapter 1400: Grond

    <h4>Chapter 1400: Grond</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The defending alliance could not understand the intention of Sauron��s side. What was the point of using the precious trebuchets to fill thend in such a critical time? Even if they could fill up the muddy area, so what? The City Wall was not breached. Minas Tirith did not enjoy its reputation as the most impregnable city on Middle Earth for no reason. Were the enemy going to climb the City Wall by piling up Orc carcasses too?


    But the defending alliance was also well aware that the attacking alliance would never do anything pointless in the current period when every second was as valuable to them as gold. Therefore, despite not knowing the enemy��s true intention, it did not stop the defending alliance from desperately bombarding the trebuchets below the city. However, because the attacking alliance was only targeting the area in front of the City Wall, their trebuchets had long retreated out of the range of the city trebuchets.


    Knight passed down the order to snipe the Uruk-hai operating the heavy trebuchets. The Uruk-hai were not that easy to assassinate thanks to their rough skin and thick flesh, but if one sniper could not kill them, then use two; if two could not do the job, then use four. They would do anything necessary to make sure the Uruk-hai died.


    The n was quickly put into practice. This no doubt made the heart of the attacking alliance bleed, but what else could they do? They could only waste even more contribution points to keep replenishing the Uruk-hai. Finally, before the sun set, the muddy ground outside Minas Tirith was carpeted with a thickyer of sand and stones from the Anduin river.


    Next, arge number of Orc ves rushed forth, each holding a wooden nk, and with the help of therge boulders thrown outside the city as cover, paved a path to the main gate of Minas Tirith with the nks!!


    Being the most impregnable city on Middle Earth, Minas Tirith of course had an extraordinary main gate too.


    The gate was simply named the Great Gate. There were threeyers to the Great Gate.


    (https://lotr.fandom/wiki/Great_Gate_of_Minas_Tirith)


    The firstyer was made from the body of Grundos, an Ent whose name was as well known as Treebeard. It was immune to all types of fire!


    The secondyer was forged with pure gold mixed with lead. Almost all long range attacks would be absorbed by thisyer.


    The thirdyer was made of 13-year-old hazelnut wood mixed with mithril threads. Legend had it that 13-year-old hazelnut wood made the most powerful wand, and the mithril threads also had high sensitivity to magic. This enabled the gate to be permanently enchanted with four great spells: ��Refreshed��, ��Self Repair��, ��Deflect�� and ��Greater Slide��.


    Therefore, it would be a big mistake for the enemy to attack the Great Gate, because in terms of defence, the Great Gate was actually far sturdier than the City Wall.


    The City Wall would likely not be able to withstand the impact if a hundred trebuchet boulders bombarded the same spot, but if it was the Great Gate, everyone in Minas Tirith could guarantee that it would be fine.


    That was why the City Wall of Minas Tirith was also called ��the wall that will never be breached��. The garrison would be overjoyed if the enemy focused their attacks on the Great Gate, because they could then also focus their defences on a single spot, causing the enemies outside the city more powerful and direct damage!


    However, there were exceptions to everything. No city was truly impregnable. After a while, the Orc army outside the city started letting out deafening howls. The cries quickly reached an overwhelming intensity, obscuring every other sound.


    All the Orcs were shouting the same word at the same time, their voices devout and filled with faith, like humble believers who were shouting the name of their omnipotent god!


    GR-O-ND....


    GROND....


    GROND!!!


    (https://lotr.fandom/wiki/Grond)


    Back in the days when the army of Mordor dominated Middle Earth under the leadership of the Witch-King of Angmar, the leader of the Ringwraiths, the biggest enemy they faced were the city gates of the Kingdom capitals and their terrifying defence.


    Thus, under Sauron��s personal order, a huge and magnificent battering ram was forged with ck steel and pure gold. The battering ram was as long as a hundred-year-old Godwood was tall. Thick chains that had a blood-red glint dangled from its humongous body.


    The cksmiths of Mordor toiled for at least 170 years to forge this terrible weapon. Its tip was cast into the shape of a ravening wolf, ferocious, grim and savage. Fire burned in its great maw, as hot as the magma of Mount Doom.


    Sauron had personally engraved the dark runes on it, permanently enchanting it with the four powerful destructive spells of ��Doomsday��, ��Break Enchantment��, ��Area-Wide Deflect��, and ��Wave of Fatigue��. The battering ram was named Grond inmemoration of the ancient ��Hammer of the Underworld,�� a great mace wielded by Morgoth, Sauron��s former master. It was operated by a team of Great Beasts from the southern swamp, escorted by a band of Orcs, and several Trolls were needed to utilise it.


    (https://lotr.fandom/wiki/Great_beast)


    At sunfall, right before the darkness crept in, Grond made its majestic appearance like the King of Destruction, rolling heavily across the fertile soil of Pelennor Fields.


    This giant battering ram was over 150 feet long and at least 60 feet high. Its dark greenish body had a shine on it that was reminiscent of the glimmer of water on the mountains. The Great Beasts dragging it forward panted heavily and would asionally let out an angry roar.


    There were a total of 17 names engraved on the torso of the battering ram. They were all the names of thest kings of the capital cities that had been smashed apart by Grond. In the dark, the ghosts of the kings that were imprisoned in the names would appear around those names, crying and wailing. Their fear and pain supplied an overwhelming amount of power to Grond!


    The attacking alliance had great timing. The moment Grond advanced into the firing range of the city trebuchets, the sky happened to turnpletely dark. The dark environment would surely affect the city��s long-range attacks somewhat.


    The Orc arsonists had arrived even earlier onto the battlefield under the cover of darkness, leaving fire and smoke in their wake everywhere they passed through. The fire and smoke, as well as the illumination which alternated between dark and bright, greatly interfered with the shots from the defending side, reducing their uracy by at least 10%. This may not seem like much, but against the Minas Tirith side who relied entirely on long-range attacks for damage output, it was a significant weakening.


    At this time, the nine Ringwraiths once again took off on their terrible Fellbeasts. Both the Ringwraiths and Fellbeasts were abnormally powerful creatures of darkness, and since they were creatures of darkness, of course they would not be affected by the dark!


    However, the same could not be said of the Great Eagles which were able to restrain the Ringwraiths�� actions during the day! They were unable to keep up a high level ofbat ability at night!


    Vision relies on the photoreceptor cells in the retina, and the visual system of humans and birds are different.


    Humans have two kinds of photoreceptors: rods and cones. The cones are most sensitive to one of three different colours between green, red and blue, and work only in bright light. In other words, the cones enable humans to see colours in daytime. On the other hand, the rods are not good for colour vision, but they work in dim light, so they enable humans to see at night.


    However, most birds only have four different kinds of cones and no rods, so they can not see at night. Eagles are obviously not humans, nor are they rted to nocturnal creatures like bats and owls. Therefore, their inability to see at night is a natural biological defect of their species, just as humans cannot breathe underwater like fish.


    It could be seen by now why the Realm had nominated the Blu-ray Party to lead their side in this war.


    ***


    The status of a contestant had a lot to do with the level of their power; after Reef and Aziz had disyed their formidable strength, their status had risen among the contestants. It was now very convenient for them to inquire about anything.


    Sheyan had learned from Reef that the Blu-ray Party had set up a military staffmittee for tactical decisions; the offensiveunched today was nned by them. They called it a four-route offence. A direct attack with Grond should count as one route. The Ringwraiths, whose power remained unchanged at night, unlike the Great Eagles of Misty Mountains whose strength had plummeted, should also count as the main core of the second offensive route.


    ��In that case, the third route...?�� mused Sheyan, ��It should be the way I deduced!��


    The Uruk-hai��s excited screams rose once again in the distance. It turned out that the defending alliance were not the only ones with powerful mages. Zeus, who specialised in gravity control, was finally in the limelight. After he joined the team escorting Grond, he reduced the gravity on and around the heavy battering ram to the lowest extent possible!


    Everyone knew the city garrison would desperately attack the battering ram during its advance to the City Wall. On the contrary, after arriving at the bottom of the City Wall, the attacks would instead be less intense due to the difficult shooting angles. Therefore, the stretch of road from the spot where Grond started entering the enemy��s range to below the City Wall could be considered a tragic path of death. The longer Grond took to traverse this stretch of road, the more deaths it would result in.


    Now that Zeus had suddenly halved the gravity of the area around Grond, the battering ram��s movement speed more than doubled. What��s more, even all the Great Beasts, Trolls and Orcs nearby had be lighter and could move faster and dodge better!


    While the entire Minas Tirith garrison were focused on the advancement of Grond, some enormous things seemed to be moving in the dark. When they stopped, little spots of mes lit up near them.


    The little spots of mes were basins of fire used to ignite burning boulders! Countless Orcs were getting busy around them!


    The fire in the basins illuminated the 25 heavy trebuchets nearby!!

 Chapter 1401: Deadly Fight

    <h4>Chapter 1401: Deadly Fight</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Ten of the twenty-five heavy trebuchets were churned out by the craftsmen of Mordor through an entire afternoon ofbour; they had just been hidden away. Together with the trebuchets that remained from the previous battle and the trebuchets redeemed by the contestants, they made up a total of twenty-five heavy trebuchets. The trebuchets were quietly transported to the front line and assembled under the cover of the night!


    At this time, the city of Minas Tirith was inplete chaos due to the appearance of Grond and the nine Ringwraiths, so much so that no one had yet noticed the abnormality on this side.


    Following amand, the arms of all twenty-five heavy trebuchets sprang up at the same time, hurling their ming boulders at the City Wall of Minas Tirith. Thebined power of twenty-five heavy trebuchets was absolutely not to be scoffed at. They were no doubt the third route of the offensive n!


    ��In that case, the fourth attack method should be....�� Sheyan already had an idea of what it would be by now. With his strategic mind, there was no way he could not see what the newly formed alliance think tank had in store. When he saw the figures that were gathering in the dark, he already realised that the third and fourth attacking routes were likely linked to each other.


    That��s right, they were the only units that could threaten the City Wall of Minas Tirith, the Orc arsonists!


    The trebuchets were not cannons; they had to be inspected for damage after every 5 or 6 rounds of attack, and their slings also had to be reced, or the trebuchets would be damaged too quickly. During this time, there would be a 10-20 minute period of ceasefire.


    The Orc arsonists only had a range of 30 metres, so they had to move to the bottom of the wall tounch an effective attack. They would take advantage of this period of ceasefire to quietly sneak to the bottom of the City Wall, after which they would carry out a continuous bombardment, spreading fire, poisonous smoke and unbearable stench across the battlefield!


    All four of the attack routes were closely linked to andplemented each other. Sheyan could even tell that the route which seemed to be the most powerful, Grond the battering ram, was only a feint. The real killer move was the bombardment of the weak spot of the wall ording to the intelligence the Blu-ray Party received.


    Why was Grond��s attack on the Great Gate only a feint? Because not only had the battering ram made an appearance in the movie, it had also left a deep impression on everyone. Knight and his allies had already made a thorough study of the terrains and geological conditions around Minas Tirith before they even knew which battlefield it was going to be. Considering the extent they went through, there was simply no way they did not have a method to deal with Grond prepared.


    ***


    ��Are there any ws in my n?�� Half lying on the bed, Sheyan asked with his eyes closed.


    At the moment, the only one keeping himpany was Old Charlie, the ruthless old butler. He usually followed Sheyan around like a shadow with little presence, but whenever Sheyan needed him, he would always perform an excellent job.


    Upon hearing Sheyan��s question, Old Charlie pondered quietly for a moment before he replied, ��It��s almost wless, but the risk is too high!��


    ��Risks and rewards go hand in hand,�� answered Sheyan tersely.


    At the moment, a fierce battle was being fought between the top and bottom of the City Wall, but Sheyan had opted to stay alone in the tent, going over his n again and again in his mind. Only until he determined that there were no major ws did he fall asleep on the simple bed.


    This was not Sheyan beingzy; it was just that, if things were really going to develop in the way he anticipated, then he must take this opportunity to get a good rest, lest he no longer had the chance to do so.


    A sliver of energy saved now was a small additional chance for victory.


    The ferocity of tonight��s battle went far beyond Sheyan��s expectations. Except for him, the rest of the party had all joined the fight!


    After Grond had reached the City Wall, the city defenders naturally could not just do nothing in response. They gathered arge number of soldiers on the section of the wall around the Great Gate and rained down stones and arrows on the battering ram. There were so many soldiers on that section of the wall that it felt like they could drown someone if all of them just spit down the wall.


    Under such circumstances, Zi��s Force, Aldaris�� Psionic Storm, and Kulutego��s mighty stone throw were all highly destructive. Reef, meanwhile, was responsible for their safety.


    Ronnie, whose strength had greatly increased, charged forward alone. For him who was already a Temperer, the City Wall of Minas Tirith, albeit nearly 20 metres high, was no longer an unscble obstacle. With a sprint and a stab of his short de into the City Wall for support, he was able to easily climb up the wall.


    The contestants of the defending alliance were generally an order lower than those on Sauron��s side, but they had the absolute advantage in numbers. Therefore, Ronnie did not n to stay long on the wall. The moment he got up there, he immediately created clones of himself with ��Phantom Ghost sh��!


    Everywhere his clones passed through, there would be a grim, straight ray of light!! Eleven rays of bright light scattered in different directions, prating through everything in their paths! From above, it would bizarrely look like a monstrous flower blooming! With the Blood Weapon in Ronnie��s hand, cries of agony rose everywhere, and rivers of blood flowed!


    Relying on their formidable individual strength, the amount of Party Ace��s contribution points rose rapidly. Reef was actually the most rxed among them as he did not have to charge into the frontline. He only had to protect the other members from long-range attacks and use ��Holy Grasp�� in more critical times, so he had the lightest load. It was precisely because Sheyan knew that he would not have much to do even if he came that he decided to stay in the camp and get some rest.


    ***


    The originally beautiful white city had turned smudgy thanks to all the smoke and fire. Blood pooled up into ake around the Great Gate. Corpses piled up several meters high, almost half as high as the City Wall. Parts of the wall had been set aze. Ordinary humans went mad everywhere due to the Ringwraiths�� cries of terror....


    And yet, when dawn came, Minas Tirith...was still yet to be breached!!


    This battle had been unbelievably intense for both sides. Party Ace had not suffered any casualties, but that was all thanks to their powerful party skills and, of course, Reef��s timely rescue with ��Holy Grasp��. The casualty rate among the rest of the contestants was more than a third, for both sides.


    There were also casualties among the famous storyline characters from both Minas Tirith and Sauron��s side. Even powerful heroes were not exempt from the scythe of the Grim Reaper.


    First of all, the battering ram Grond had been destroyed. The so-called unstoppable siege weapon was first attacked by a group of mages with ��Blizzard��, and then suffered the wrath of ��Meteor Shower��. The enemy cleverly made use of the principle of thermal expansion and contraction to destroy the notoriously powerful legendary battering ram!


    Even more amazing was the fact that Knight actually had a specific n to deal with the Ringwraiths too. With Gandalf��s help, two of the powerful Ringwraiths had actually fallen!


    Then, of the 25 heavy trebuchets that attacked the city, only two were still able to operate normally. A majority had beenpletely damaged because they had far exceeded their durability from intense use, while a few had been destroyed by the enemy. In any case, they were no longer functional all the same. Most importantly, this should be thest batch of siege weapons avable in the near future as the dark side��s resources in siege weapon manufacturing had beenpletely exhausted, and would require a few days to replenish. However, what the dark sidecked most now was time!


    A majority of the Orc arsonists, the only units that were able to attack the City Wall, albeit barely, had sacrificed themselves in the battle. It was almost impossible for them to form arge enough squad to be a threat anymore.


    A four-pronged offence, but all of them ended up in frustration! All four routes of attack had smashed head-first into a stone wall, ending up bruised and bloody!


    Of course, there were two sides to everything. The attacking side has suffered such heavy losses, so how could the defending side not pay a heavy price as well?


    Gandalf had been severely injured. He was still conscious, but he could no longer fight in the next three days. Now that Dhor II, the Steward of Gondor, had fallen into madness, Gandalf could only take up the role of the defending side��s spiritual leader.


    The Captain of the Citadel Guards, Beregond, son of Baranor, had died in battle. Perhaps his name was not very well known, but those who took part in attacking him received an average of 1300 contribution points after his death, as well as a Sauron badge each. His unusual status was evident from this point alone. After his death, the morale of the guards immediately plummeted by around 30%.


    (https://lotr.fandom/wiki/Beregond_(Captain))


    In addition, a small party had hit the jackpot, in that a boulderunched from the heavy trebuchet they traded for after selling everything in their possession had struck a member of the Fellowship of the Ring �C Pippin, son of Pdin. The Hobbit died on the spot, likely without leaving behind aplete corpse. No one knew specifically what spoils the party had gained, but they were now unanimously recognised as the ones closest to the legendary equipment.


    Besides that, to drive away the Ringwraiths and their Fellbeasts, and to kill them, were two very different things. Therefore, under the extremely unfavourable condition of nighttimebat, 13 of the 23 redeemed Great Eagles had died, and 7 had ended up seriously injured. The remaining Great Eagles refused to take any more orders because such a horrifying casualty rate was a direct result of the humans insisting on them fighting under the extremely unfavourable condition.


    That is to say, the city had lost effective means of restriction against the seven remaining Ringwraiths. However, the arrogant Ringwraiths were also much more cautious after the death of two of theirpanions. They were no longer as reckless as before.


    As the first rays of dawn shone upon thend, the Orc army retreated like the tide, leaving behind only the corpses, the thick smoke, and the hungry crows which flocked to the battlefield to feed. For a time, a strange quiet descended upon the battlefield. Like severely injured beasts, both sides growled at each other hatefully while licking their wounds.

 Chapter 1402: Good News, Bad News

    <h4>Chapter 1402: Good News, Bad News</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The fierce battle throughout the night was a great test of the will and military strength of both sides. Both the Middle-Earth alliance and Sauron��s army had suffered great losses. However, although the casualty figures of the attacking side were far higher than those of the defending side, the advantage was actually with the attacking side.


    Why? Because the gap between the military forces of the two sides was simply too great. The Middle-Earth alliance only had 6000 troops, so even if the casualties of Sauron��s army outnumbered the opposition��s by 10 to 1, it was still not something the Middle-Earth alliance could bear. When the casualty rate of an army exceeded 40%, the army would surely copse �C and the defending army was already very close to this threshold. If it were not for Knight and the contestants fighting tooth and nail to support the defending army, they probably would have copsed already.


    Hence, it was now a contest of willpower, apetition to see who couldst longer, could endure more!


    The key now was whether Sauron��s army could find a breakthrough point. Once an opportunity for meleebat was created, their advantage would be on full disy. Sure, seven levels of walls sounded formidable, but once the first level was breached and the battle progressed to a melee fight, it would only be a matter of time before the city fell.


    Sauron��s army had only recuperated for less than an hour before Gothmog, who was seeing red by now, once again ordered them to battle. The goal was the Great Gate of Minas Tirith! That was because, although Grond the battering ram was no more, it had managed to give the Great Gate three good hits before it was destroyed!


    They were three unbelievably powerful hits, giving the Great Gate of Minas Tirith some horrible damage. Three conspicuus dents could now be seen on the Great Gate, as if a giant wolf had taken threerge bites out of the gate. The three dents were so big that five people couldfortably lie down in each.


    And that was not all. Two deep cracks had also appeared on the Great Gate, crossing each other in a twisted ��X�� shape. The scene behind the gate could even be seen through the deeper parts of the cracks.


    The Great Gate of Minas Tirith that had been destroyed to this extent obviously would not offer much more resistance. That prompted Gothmog, who had almost gone berserk, to start a frenzied assault on the gate, looking to bring it down at all costs.


    However, under the desperate, all-out resistance of the defending army, Sauron��s army found that they were unable to transport even ordinary battering ram to the gate because there were simply too many corpses in the way. In the beginning, the defending army had poured oil on the corpses to burn them, but when they found that the corpses were forcing the Orcs to carry the battering ram forward, they decided to ignore the corpses, letting them form a natural obstacle.


    At this time, under Sheyan��s order, Sanzi, rather reluctantly, gulped down a bottle of ��Grima Wormtongue��s Saliva�� to make a very simple suggestion to Gothmog.


    The Great Gate of Minas Tirith, though magnificent, was only 20 metres high. After such a brutal battle in the area in front of the gate, the corpses that fell from the City Wall, the thousands of dead Orcs and the wreckage of Grond the battering ram had all already formed a pile that stacked up to a height of more than 10 metres.


    Sanzi��s suggestion was to keep making the pile of wreckage and corpses higher by adding soil to it, until they created a slope high enough to climb to the top of the wall.


    Sanzi suggested that the Ringwraiths should continue to harass the enemies that had congregated around the Great Gate. In order to avoid any danger to the Ringwraiths, they should just dive down and unleash their screams of terror to bring fear and chaos to the enemies without actually engaging them. At the same time, the Orc and Uruk-hai soldiers should take the opportunity to rest, while the Orcbourers and ves whockedbat power would each carry 20 pounds of soil to the Great Gate with baskets made from vines. If all went well, within the hour, the insurmountable wall would be a traversable terrain.


    After the n was proposed, Gothmog did not voice his opinion, but it immediately received the support of all the major Orc generals.


    That was because Sanzi��s proposal would liberate their soldiers from an unnecessary bloodbath. Although it meant that the lowly Orc ves andbourers would risk their lives, it was not something which concerned them.


    What happened next was shocking. Sauron��s army only had two thirds of their warriors remaining, and those were tired soldiers, but the Orc ves and Orcbourers were fresh forces. Unlike the warriors, they were all glowing with health and vigour, and their task was simple and required no technique. They only had to charge to the gate, pour the soil, then run back.


    Although the defending army on the City Wall was making every effort to snipe them down, it was not very effective. Due to the defending army��s disadvantage in numbers, they had not been able to rest, so most of them were exhausted by now. In addition, the storyline characters were using bows and arrows. Even though the physique of the inhabitants of Middle Earth was far superior to the humans on Earth, the repeated process of arching their bows again and again in a fierce battle thatsted throughout the night had depleted arge amount of their stamina. By now, their shots were weak and unthreatening.


    What��s more, there were also the seven Ringwraiths and their sneaky dives, during which they would unleash their cries of fear. It was an attack that did not produce any tangible damage, but it greatly affected the morale of the defending army and the uracy of their shots.


    Therefore, at ten o��clock in the morning, following the emptying of thest basket of soil, a huge mound of earth was formed, standing tall like a small hill. It buried the so-called unbreakable Great Gate of Minas Tirith deep below it and nearly reached the top of the City Wall!


    The unbreachable obstacle had now be an open path!!


    As the seven Ringwraiths dove down, four carefully-selected elite Trolls wielding giant chain hammers and wearing full te armours charged towards the mound. They were followed behind by arge group of furious, howling Uruk-hai who had already ran out of patience after being held back for so long!


    The defenders atop the wall were scared out of their wits. Before the elite Trolls had even reached them, they were already nearly wiped out by the hand axes and javelins thrown by the group of Uruk-hai.


    Looking from above, one would see Sauron��s army pouring into the first level of Minas Tirith like a ck tide. Although the defenders above the other six walls could still attack them, the trebuchets were no longer effective at such close range. The defending army was already exhausted and had low morale. What��s more, a single Troll may be enough to break each gate of the other six walls!


    However, the battlefield was abruptly set aze into a raging sea of fire!!


    When the Orc army rushed into the first level of Minas Tirith, they suddenly found themselves engulfed by fire in every direction! The defending contestants were burning them indiscriminately!


    Knight and the other defending contestants must have already realisedst night that it was unlikely for them to hold the City Wall, so they hadid down a deadly trap in the first level of the city. Even the houses there had be fuel for the trap.


    It was certainly a vicious move!


    The others could only watch on as the fire raged, rising almost as high as the sky! It was thanks to the effective organisation of Jax that most of the contestants and the army vanguards that had rushed into the city managed to retreat in time, so they only lost a small portion of the army.


    But now, they could do nothing but wait for the fire to go out. By the time they could engage in battle again, it was already close to two o��clock in the afternoon.


    A vicious self-destructive fire managed to win nearly three hours of time for the Middle Earth alliance!


    However, Minas Tirith had seven walls in total. One had been breached, but there were still six walls left! That means six opportunities for the enemy to start a fire! If each fire could buy them two hours, they would have won 12 hours for themselves, a considerable amount of time!


    Furthermore, the defending army and contestants could hold each wall and resist for at least half an hour. If those were taken into consideration as well...to conquer Minas Tirith before the Rohirrim cavalry arrived would be a mere pipe dream!


    At that moment, two pieces of news came from the Anduin River, one good and the other bad.


    Something Sheyan had been wondering about had finally been answered, and that was why Skull, who had an agreement with Sheyan, had seemingly be non-existent in this war. Only now did he know that Noah Realm C had issued two special missions to ambush the two reinforcementsing to Minas Tirith��s aid.


    The first was, of course, the Rohirrim cavalry. However, the ambush had failed. Not only that, the defending side had sent messengers urging them toe quicker, so they had hastened the pace and would be arriving to the battlefield at around 3 o��clock this afternoon, ahead of schedule.


    Meanwhile, Skull was part of the team that had been sent to ambush the protagonist, Aragon!


    The protagonist Aragorn had acquired the reforged sword And��ril, which symbolized his right to rule as the king of Gondor, from the mighty Elf-ruler Elrond. Together with the Elven Prince Legs and the Dwarven warrior Gimli, he had traversed the Paths of the Dead to Dunharrow to summon the Dead Men to war.


    Skull had put on a spectacr disy during the ambush. The team had suffered heavy casualties, but they had achieved their objective. Even by the most conservative estimate, the arrival of Aragon and the Army of the Dead had been dyed by at least 12 hours. The dy might even be as long as 24 hours.


    Those extra 12 hours may very well be the key to victory!


    Sheyan pondered for a while after hearing the news. He then took a deep breath and said, ��We��re about to see another bloodbath this afternoon.��


    ***


    At this time, the redeemable items in the Source of Darkness hall had been refreshed. There were three legendary equipment!


    The first piece of legendary equipment was a ring.


    It was a very well-known ring. Back in the days, when Sauron forged the One Ring, he had also made three rings for the Elves, seven rings for the Dwarves, and nine rings for men. The neen lesser Rings were linked somehow to the power of the One, and were dependent on it. Their wielders could be controlled by the wielder of the One, and if the One was destroyed, their own powers would fade.


    All the rings contained powers that even kings and heroes found intoxicating; few could resist their temptation. All the humans who received the Nine Rings were, without exception, powerful rulers of men on Middle Earth. However, while they were enjoying the powers brought by the Nine Rings, they were also corrupted by the rings at the same time, causing them to fall under Sauron��s permanent control. And so the Ringwraiths came to be.


    Two Ringwraiths had fallen in the war for Minas Tirith. Because Gandalf had yed a decisive role in their deaths, the loot the Ringwraiths dropped were not that amazing. The two legendary Rings of Power they wore were also taken back by Sauron.


    The legendary ring that was made avable to the contestants now was the Ring of Power once owned by one of the fallen Ringwraiths, Ad?naphel the Quiet!


    (https://the-world-of-arda.fandom/wiki/Ad%C3%BBnaphel)


    Its name was the Ring of Valor!


    In order to seduce the rulers of men to wear the Nine Rings, Sauron not only gave the rings unimaginable power, he also named the Nine Rings ording to the Nine Noble Virtues of humans: Humility, Honour, Sacrifice, Valor, Mercy, Nobility, Honesty, Spirit and Justice.


    The rulers who wore the Nine Rings would be addicted to their powers. At first, the rulers would govern their own behaviours ording to the names of the Rings, but thereiny the problem. The Ringsmanded an absolute adherence to the virtues!


    For example, when the Ring of Honesty was worn, the wearer could not lie under the power of the Ring, unable even to refuse to answer. This did not sound too bad, but everyone had bottom lines, and whenever an excessive demand crossed the bottom line, there would always be resentment.


    The king who wore the Ring was at one time ridiculed by his enemy on the battlefield. The enemy crudely asked him how many times he could lie with a woman every night... The king was in his fifties, long past his peak, and there were no Viagra or something of the sort in those era, and he had no choice but to tell the truth under the power of the Ring... Ever since then, he was mocked by all as the impotent king. His temperament changed greatly after that. As his anger umted, he slowly descended into darkness...


    In the same way, those who wore the Ring of Valor would tend to behave in a vicious and sinister way, like a snake that was hidden in the dark. They would have nothing to do with valor at all.


    The Ring would increase all the wearer��s attributes.


    Its first property was ��Gloom��.


    When the wearer was not exposed to sunlight, their absolute dodge rate would increase by 33% (both in dodging spells and physical attacks), and all the attacker��s hit rate bonuses would be nullified.


    Under the sun, the absolute dodge bonus would disappear, but the power of ��Gloom�� would still nullify all the attacker��s hit rate bonuses.


    The Ring��s second property was ��Soak��.


    When the ring wearer was not exposed to sunlight and attacked with a long-range weapon, their range would increase by 100%. This effect would disappear under the sun.


    When the ring wearer was not exposed to sunlight and attacked with a close-range weapon, their attack would acquire an AoE effect. Their attack would be imbued with the power of darkness which would cause 50% damage to enemies near the target.


    The Ring��s third property was an active ability, ��Nazgul��s Wrath��. It had a very short exnation. When the ability was activated, the wearer would be a loyal servant of the Dark Lord, Lord Sauron, and be a Nazgul walking between the mortal realm and theherworld.


    Only the wearer could see the rest of the details.


    ***


    The second legendary equipment was a weapon.


    The weapon had an even more bizarre origin.


    In the movie plot, when the powerful Witch-King of Angmar was about to kill ��owyn, Merry had pierced the Witch-King of Angmar��s knee ligament with an extraordinarily sharp legendary sword, making the Witch-King fall to the ground. ��owyn seized the chance to stab the Witch-King at the spot between his crown and his cloak, thus ying him. That fulfilled the prophecy that ��not by the hand of man shall he fall.��


    However, due to that, the de of Merry��s sword had melted away.


    The weapon that had been made avable to the contestants was not Merry��s extraordinarily sharp legendary sword, but its sister sword!


    These swords were Barrow-des obtained by Tom Bombadil from the tomb of the Barrow-wights. Heter gave the swords to the Hobbits.


    (https://lotr.fandom/wiki/Barrow-des)


    The des were originally wrought by smiths of Arthedain during the middle of the Third Age for use in the wars with Angmar, so there were spells against the ves of Sauron on them. They could also be considered long, broad daggers. They had ck scabbards and gleaming leaf-shaped des which were damasked with serpent-forms in red and gold. Fiery stones were set on the strange, yet light and strong, metal.


    The weapon was originally wielded by Pippin the Hobbit, a member of the Fellowship of the Ring, but unfortunately, the unlucky Halfling was killed by a stoneunched from a contestant trebuchet. Because the contestants who killed him were unlucky, or perhaps they had exhausted all their luck when they managed to hit Pippin by ident in the dark, the sword did not drop for them.


    And thus, the now ownerless sword was identally stumbled upon by an Orc. Being the loyal Orc that he was, he immediately offered it to Lord Sauron.


    Sauron did not hesitate to disy it in the open to boost morale.


    The ��Sword of Western Royalty��.


    Its first property was ��Evilbane��. When encountering creatures or environments that were hostile to the wielder, it would glow with a soft light, and when the wielder attacked a creature of darkness (not necessarily with the sword), there would be a high probability of killing the creature in one strike. Even if the effect triggered against creatures that were immune to one-hit KO, it would still do arge amount of damage.


    Its second property was ��Tolerance��.


    When the wielder was attacked by a hostile spell, the sword could absorb 70% of the damage. It could absorb up to three attacks before it became saturated.


    Its third property was ��Imprison��.


    Every time the sword killed an enemy, the wielder could choose whether to imprison the victim��s soul in the sword. After the wielder had used the weapon to feed enough lives to the imprisoned soul, the wielder would be able to temporarily manifest the soul to help inbat.


    For example, if you kill a Predator Elder with the sword, you can choose to imprison his soul. After you kill enough enemies and umte enough rage, you can summon the Predator Elder. If you prefer support types, you can choose to release the Predator Elder��s soul and kill Melody to imprison her soul instead... Of course, the stronger the soul, the more demanding the summoning requirements.


    Only the wielder could see the rest of the details.


    ***


    The third legendary equipment was a shield.


    The origin of this legendary shield was a little strange. After Grond the battering ram was destroyed, its wreckage was left under the Great Gate. After the City Wall of Minas Tirith was sessfully breached, the Orc ves and Orcbourers had dug it out to continue worshipping it.


    Why would they do that? Because Grond was named after the Grond warhammer, which was the personal weapon of the ancient Ainur, Morgoth! Even Sauron was once only Morgoth��sckey, the Watson to Morgoth��s Sherlock, the Robin to Morgoth��s Batman!


    (https://lotr.fandom/wiki/Grond_(Warhammer))


    What��s more, no one knew that when the battering ram was forged, it had actually met with repeated failures. In the end, Sauron had no choice but to use a fragment left behind by the Grond warhammer as the core of the battering ram. Only after that was the forging sessful. In order to make the battering ram sound powerful, Sauron had given it the name of Grond, just like the ��Raptor�� fighter jets, the ��Bismarck�� battleships, or the ��Nimitz�� aircraft carriers in modern Earth.


    Sauron had tried to repair the destroyed Grond battering ram, but to no avail. However, he found that the divine artifact fragment he ced in the battering ram during its production had transformed. In the long years of it being the core of Grond the battering ram, it had breached countless capital cities, drenched in the blood of countless people, and had even imprisoned the vengeful spirits of 17 kings. Thus, it had finally evolved into an independent legendary equipment.


    The fragment of the Grond warhammer used was actually from its handle, which means that it was mostly used to parry and block attacks. Hence, the indestructible fragment of the divine artifact had actually turned into a weird shield!


    The shield��s name was ��Grond��s Tenacity��!!


    It truly was a strange shield. It was abnormally deformed, like a piece of steel that had been doused in water halfway through the smelting process. The reason for this could be traced back to when Morgoth was defeated by the Vr in the War of Wrath at the end of the First Age.


    (https://lotr.fandom/wiki/War_of_Wrath)


    The Vr bound Morgoth with the chain Angainor, beat his Iron Crown into a cor for his neck, and used their fiery rage to destroy Morgoth��s warhammer. Morgoth was thrust through the Door of Night into the Timeless Void, never to return since.


    Meanwhile, the incarcerated warhammer had exploded violently. A fragment from its handle flew out of the explosion and dropped into the magma. The heat of the magma neutralised the Vr��s fiery rage, and that was how such a fragment of the warhammer Grond, which should have beenpletely destroyed, was left behind.


    Sauron found it while forging the One Ring at Mount Doom.


    The first property of ��Grond��s Tenacity�� was ��Rage��.


    When the wielder of the shield received damage, the damage would be affected by the rage of ��Grond��s Tenacity�� and would be forcefully reduced. The reduction value was calcted as {wielder��s Physique �C attacker��s Physique}. If the wielder��s Physique was lower than the attacker��s Physique, 25 points of damage would be reduced. (The damage is calcted in the same way as Sheyan��s ��Death Lament��, but with much lower precedence).


    The second property was the ��Source of Pain��.


    Pain corrupts, but also stimtes!


    Whenever the wielder received damage, it would remind ��Grond��s Tenacity�� of the moment when it was burned by the Vr��s fiery rage, so it would give the wielder extra protection. Every time the wielder received damage, they would also receive +3 defence and +1 HP recovery/second. The effect could be stacked up to 15 times and wouldst for 30 minutes!


    The third property was the active ability ��Grond��!!


    This shield was originally a fragment of the ancient divine warhammer Grond, so it could still manifest the terrible power of the divine warhammer! At the cost of 2000 points of HP, the wielder could summon an illusion of the ancient divine warhammer Grond tounch a terrifying attack on the area 30 meters ahead.


    This attack contained four powerful destructive spells �C ��Doomsday��, ��Break Enchantment��, ��Area-Wide Deflect��, and ��Wave of Fatigue�� �C which would raise a bloody storm amid the enemies!


    At the same time, the attack would form a strong shield of darkness around the wielder��s body to protect them. The durability of the shield of darkness would be equal to the total damage the wielder caused in this attack. The shield of darkness wouldst for a minute or until it was shattered.


    If a life was lost to this attack, then the HP spent to activate the ability would be replenished.


    Only the wielder could see the rest of the details.


    ***


    There was no denying that some legendary equipment were stronger than others, just as there were different levels of strength among Temperers.


    Obviously, none of these three legendary equipment couldpare to the legendary spear that Sheyan had seen before, Gungnir.


    The most powerful one among them would probably be ��Grond��s Tenacity��. Besides having an insanely powerful property that wasparable to Sheyan��s innate ability, it was the first equipment Sheyan had seen that could continuously restore HP. Furthermore, it was a fragment of an ancient divine equipment, so maybe it was possible to upgrade it back to a divine equipment again. After all, a billionaire who had gone bankrupt was still more likely to be a billionaire again than an ordinary person. It was the same principle.


    Next should be the Ring of Valor, one of the Nine Rings given to men. Needless to say, 100% increase in range was absolutely godly for any long range contestants. It was almost the most ideal bonus. Many a time, the range of a long range contestant would decide their life and death! There was even an active ability to transform into a Ringwraith! It was a great equipment no matter how one looked at it.


    The ��Sword of Western Royalty�� was the weakest among them, but if the wielder managed to imprison the soul of an amazing creature, it could very well leap to first ce instead! Furthermore, it was very effective against dark creatures. If it was utilised well, it could be an awesome weapon in certain worlds.


    The problem was that the prices of all three legendary equipment were shown as ��???��. ording to the exnation given, to view the specific price, one must possess at least half the contribution points required! Setting such a bar was rather weird, but it also showed that the prices must be astronomical.


    The Rohirrim cavalry would arrive in less than two hours. The contestants had stopped their meaningless attacks and were using the chance to rest. They were also exchanging the contribution points they had received after the fierce battles so far for things targeting the next battle. After all, fighting against cavalry on a in was always undesirable.

 Chapter 1403: Backup Party

    <h4>Chapter 1403: Backup Party</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    To handle enemy cavalry, the first thing that had to be done was naturally to dig trenches. The trenches did not have to be too deep �C a foot would suffice �C but they must be numerous. They were the things cavalry hated the most. If the situation did not permit, then digging holes worked too.


    To dig holes was actually more simple. The soil of the fertile Pelennor Fields was moist andpact. Find any shovel, stab it into the ground at an angle of 70 to 80 degrees, pull it out with force, and it would scoop the earth up, leaving behind a pit about 30cm deep. If a horse��s hoof dropped into the pit in the middle of a gallop, the horse��s foot would surely break due to the terrifying forward inertia of the sprint.


    Such hardbour was, of course, left to the Orcsbourers. Moreover, considering how famous the battle of the Rohirrim cavalry on Pelennor Fields was, Jax was naturally prepared for it. Everyone knew that the charge of an entire host of cavalry was deadly, but they also knew that if the cavalry were forced to slow down, they would not be much stronger than infantry.


    What��s more, Sauron��s army had also made preparations to counter these reinforcements that were, truthfully, not unexpected, in the form of the Oliphaunt army of the Haradrim from the south. So long as the infantry could hang on for a short period of time, these monstrous southern beasts would be able to easily destroy the cavalry��s charging formation!


    Sheyan and his party members gathered to tally the contribution points they had.


    Sheyan did nothing but sleepst night, but thanks to his prestige in the party, everyone still handed in all the contribution points they had gained without secretly keeping any for personal use. The only funny thing was that Aldaris actually traded his contribution points to Zi with an indignant snort, letting Zi hand them in together with hers. He used such an obvious, roundabout way to show that he was still Zi��s supporter and not Sheyan��s subordinate.


    Party Ace initially had nearly 1300 contribution points, but after the emergency meeting held by Jax, they knew that they were currently in a dire situation, and a loss in the war would be terrible news for them too, so in consideration of the overall situation, they contributed 1000 contribution points to the alliance.


    Of course, these 1000 contribution points were not given for free. Together with over 800 points given by another party, they had redeemed a heavy trebuchet. All contribution points generated by the heavy trebuchet would be distributed back to the two parties in a 6:4 ratio.


    However, the heavy trebuchets mainly targeted the city walls and had very high damage rate, so it was hard, almost impossible, to earn back the investment in them. They were like the military weapons of a country. Most of the time, they were costly and would not provide any financial gain, but a country could not do without them. A trebuchet could get lucky and kill some bigwigs like Pippin, of course, but the chances were so slim that it was no different from winning the lottery.


    Party Ace had invested 1000 points but only got back less than 500 points in return. It was a loss which they had no choice but to bear as one of the backbone parties. If they did not, their side would have no chance to breach the city. Fortunately, after a night��s hard work, Party Ace had earned back more than 1100 points, so they now had a total of over 1500 points.


    1100 points did not sound like a lot for one night of battle, but it was actually already quite considerable. Based on the exchange rate, this amount of points was equivalent to killing more than 1100 ordinary Minas Tirith defenders! Don��t forget that the opponent had the terrain advantage. If they could not be immediately killed, they would often be rescued away by theirrades. Moreover, when the soldiers that were hired by enemy contestants were killed, they only gave half the normal contribution points.


    Sheyan proposed that they use the 1500 contribution points to redeem the three Trolls who were willingly following their party �C ck-Ear, Big-Nose and Limp. The normal price of a Troll was 380 contribution points, but to specify the Trolls to redeem in this way would surely incur additional costs.


    But the Trolls redeemed in the normal way were all ordinary Trolls, and they would start with zero experience points. On the other hand, who was Sanzi? A professional summoner. He had already found out all the detailed stats of ck-Ear, Big-Nose and Limp.


    First, they had their own names. Just as the generals in the LOTR story who had their own names were undoubtedly stronger than those without, so were the Trolls. Specifically, their base attributes were about 10-15% superior to the redeemable ordinary Trolls.


    Second, these three Trolls were experienced, tried-and-tested soldiers. ck-Ear had the most experience in war, Big-Nose had the highest Strength, while Limp had the most MP. In fact, ck-Ear was already on the verge of evolving �C in other words, his experience bar was already over 95%. Big-Nose and Limp were not far behind either, the progress of both having already exceeded 80%.


    In the end, for the sake of hiring the three Trolls, Party Ace paid more than 1200 contribution points! And that was the the price after a 30% discount thanks to Sheyan��s Legend Level +3! But of course, you get what you pay for. After the three Trolls put on the horrifying armours specifically made for their species, they looked as imposing as three blocks of steel monsters. The maces in their hands gleamed ck and frightening.


    What��s more, because they have higher base attributes than ordinary Trolls, they were able to sustain the additional weight of the Earth Shield that Kulutego bestowed on them while fighting in full armour. In addition, three basin-sized rocks were rotating slowly around their bodies like moons orbiting a, providing them with additional protection. They could even control these rocks with their minds and fling them at the enemy!


    When all the preparations had been made, it was time to choose the party��s position on the battlefield. This was of the utmost importance.


    Although the Pelennor Fields was a in, there was a slope on its western side which extended for more than ten miles. The Rohirrim cavalry would no doubt be tired after travelling over such a long distance, so unless themander��s brain was filled with mud, the cavalry would surely attack from the west, taking advantage of the slope to boost their momentum.


    The Orc ves andbourers had unshakeable faith, so their morale would only copse under the most extreme of circumstances. Therefore, they were perfect as front line cannon fodder.


    Although the contestants on Sauron��s side had alreadyid down arge number of traps, the elite Rohirrim cavalry led by King Th��oden, which galloped unhindered across Middle Earth, would surely not be so easily dealt with, so the cannon fodder��s purpose was only to slow down the cavalry with their body. After the cavalry��s momentum was halted, what awaited them would be the ferocious counter attack of the real army of Orc and Uruk-hai!


    If the numerous pits for the horses were considered the first line of defence, then the Orc ves andbourers were the second line of defence. As the military stratagem goes, the first drumming raises their fighting spirits, the second weakens them, while the third absolutely devitalises them. After being worn down by the first two lines of defence, the cavalry would then have to fight a deadly battle with the main force of Sauron��s army. No matter how powerful they were, they would surely be contained.


    Therefore, nearly 90% of the contestants had chosen to position themselves slightly behind the main force of Sauron��s army. The golden spot right behind the main force was especially sought after. As the contestants saw it, the main force of Sauron��s army was like a big sponge which wouldpletely absorb the impact of the cavalry. After that, it would be the contestants�� turn to jump into the harvest.


    But after repeated deliberation, Sheyan actually chose a spot that was nearly as far east on the battlefield as possible. Their party��s position was so far away from the west that they were already quite close to the Source of Darkness hall. Party Ace were hence ridiculed as the ��backup party�� by the rest of the alliance. Many people gave Reef strange looks; he was unfortunately the one who had to bear the me for Sheyan��s decision. That caused Reef to keep giving Sheyan resentful looks in return.


    But Zeus and Skull thought differently when they found out of Party Ace��s baffling decision. They knew what a monster Sheyan was. As a result, they could not help moving their parties�� positions, which were originally quite close to the frontline, a little more to the back. The vacant spots they left behind were filled up almost immediately.


    ***


    The air was heavy; not a gust of wind could be felt.


    Even the Minas Tirith defenders had suspended their attack because the dark side had stopped attacking and had withdrawn from their range. However, by this time, Minas Tirith defenders were already a spent force �C even the contestants were exhausted �C and could only defend by relying on the terrain advantage. They had no more capability ofunching an attack on Sauron��s army and pincering them from both sides, and could only watch from the walls.


    A ck line suddenly appeared in the western horizon.


    A ck line, like the tide.


    The grave st of a horn traveled through the air. The horn sounded faint because it came from more than ten miles away, yet it was not weak at all. It reminded one of galloping horses, and the determination to die on the battlefield!


    The one who blew the horn was no doubt King Theoden��s g bearer. The Great Horn was fashioned by Vorondil from a horn of the Kine of Araw. The mouth of the great horn was iid with silver and engraved with ancient runes. This horn was equipped with a long belt which enabled it to be slung over the shoulder. The sound of the horn was clear and long, and those who heard it would be buffed by the three magic spells of ��Bull��s Strength��, ��Bless��, and ��Wind��s Grace��.


    (https://lotr.fandom/wiki/Vorondil)


    (http://tolkiengateway/wiki/Great_Horn)


    The cavalry spread out several kilometres long on the top of the gentle slope in the distance. A man in golden helmet and armour rode forward, unsheathed his sword, and galloped across the front of the cavalry formation while striking his dazzling sword against the spears raised by the cavalry host. He was King Theoden of Rohan! A murderous intent instantly burst forth from the entire cavalry host. Even from so far away, it almost smothered the breath and heartbeat of Sauron��s soldiers!


    Straightway all the horns in the host were lifted up in music, and the blowing of the horns of Rohan in that hour was like a storm upon the in and a thunder in the mountains!


    ��Ride now, ride now, ride! Ride for ruin and the world��s ending!��


    ��Death! Death! Death!�� cried King Theoden.


    He shouted alone at first, but it was soon answered by hundreds, thousands, all the way to the entire host!


    (King Th��oden��s epic battle speech: https://.youtube/watch?v=POdknqszMDY )


    ��Forth Eorlingas!��


    And with that, the cavalry of Rohan charged down the slope like a rushing tide!!!

 Chapter 1404: War Steeds

    <h4>Chapter 1404: War Steeds</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Sauron��s powerful magic veiled the sky and obscured the sun so as to prevent the Orcs and Trolls from being hurt by the sunlight. The colour tone of the entire world seemed dark and gloomy.


    However, at the tip of the triangle of the Rohirrim cavalry��s tidal wave-like charge, the riders were covered in a faintyer of golden light, as if the sun had prated through the gloom to shine on them. Their morale and fighting spirit felt as bright as the sun, piercing through all the obstacles in front of them, changing the colour of the great river and mountains!


    Witnessing such unrestrainable power, the contestants who positioned themselves close behind the main force of the Orc army suddenly had a bad premonition, some even having the impulse to retreat. The faces of Zi and Reef were grave as they turned to Sheyan. They now felt that his decision to position their party so far back was truly a wise move.


    ��How did you know that the Rohirrim cavalry would be so powerful, brother?�� asked Sanzi curiously.


    Contestants who specialised in closebat were definitely not few in numbers, yet they had not had many chances to disy their talents in this war so far, so they had long run out of patience. Now that there was a rare chance for a closebat battle with the Rohirrim cavalry, they naturally could not wait to vent all their frustrations; it was just human nature. However, Sheyan had instead fought back his desire and calmly hid at the back. It was hard to believe that he would do so without good reasons.


    Seeing the expectant eyes of the party, Sheyan could only smile and shrug. ��If I tell you that I never expected the Rohirrim cavalry to be so strong, will you believe me?��


    ��Piss off...��


    ��Look at my middle finger...��


    ��Of course not.��


    ��I fart in your general direction.��


    Against their collective protests, Sheyan could only sigh helplessly. ��I��m telling the truth. I didn��t expect this. I only thought that we shouldn��t waste our stamina and effort on a battle of this level, because the battle that awaits us after this will be ten times worse...��


    ��Ten times worse? You mean when we breach the city?�� Aldaris could not help but ask, finally giving in to his curiosity.


    Sheyan only sighed and smiled without answering. At present, all he could do was push the overall situation in the direction he desired. Whether the situation would really develop ording to his will still depended on one crucial aspect, so he dared not confirm it yet. To tell them after doing something and seeding was always better than to tell them before doing it.


    While Party Ace were chatting and joking around, the Rohirrim cavalry were starting to enter the areaid with traps. The frontmost riders were glowing with a dazzling blue light, which was an effect of the ��Wind��s Grace�� spell. Under the effect of the spell, the horses lightly jumped and galloped in between the traps, to the contestants�� amazement. Although the asional horses would be injured from time to time, there were far fewer injuries than initially expected.


    Next, the cavalry pierced through the Orc ves andbourers like a hot knife through butter!


    The Orc ves andbourers soon routed. They ran back and actually collided into the formation of the Orc army��s main force, sending them into disarray! The so-called first and second line of defence provided no more resistance than a sheet of paper!


    Only the third line of defence made up of the main force managed to pressure the Rohirrim cavalry. The cavalry finally slowed down, but they merely slowed down. This means that the contestants�� initial n of fighting against a bunch of scattered, exhausted cavalry was way too naive!


    What they were facing now were a bunch of organised cavalry that were still charging forward with great momentum!


    From above, it looked as if a massive torrent of cavalry had rushed into a sea of Orcs ahead!! Theoretically speaking, the torrent should have scattered and dispersed in the sea, but it actually kept pushing forward relentlessly, parting the sea of Orcs! Such fierce momentum!


    ***


    When the cavalry was still passing through the trap area, Sheyan was already gasping in surprise. Even though he had expected a harsh battle, he never expected the Rohirrim cavalry to be so terrifyingly strong!


    When Sheyan saw the cavalry cut through the Orc ves andbourers like they were tofu, he told Sanzi, ��We probably have to reveal another of our card today, Sanzi.��


    ��Which one? You mean Kulutego?�� asked Sanzi in surprise.


    All this while, Kulutego had been masquerading as a mysterious, masked earth mage. Although others could discover that he was a creature under Sanzi��s control, they all thought that he was just a powerful earth mage, and that he specialised in support.


    Sheyan nodded decisively. ��Yeah. And I even suspect that Kulutego might not actually be able to stop them even if he goes all out. I might have to show myself.��


    Zi was quite shocked to hear that. ��These cavalry are that powerful?��


    Sheyan��s eyes narrowed. ��I knew the cavalry are going to be powerful, but ... the people on our side seemed to have forgotten something. If our people can set out to intercept Aragon and Theoden, then the enemy can also send their people to intercept our reinforcements!��


    Hearing Sheyan��s analysis, Ronnie immediately sucked in a cold breath.��Our reinforcements.... You mean, the Haradrim who control the Oliphaunts might arrivete?��


    Sheyan nodded. ��That��s right. This means that the powerful cavalry of Rohan will probably cause a devastating blow to the Orc army before the Oliphaunt army of the Haradrim arrive. By then, King Theoden might have already met up with the Minas Tirith defenders! The city has enough supplies to replenish theirs, while King Theoden can add his archers and wounded to the city garrison!��


    While Sheyan spoke, Kulutego had started using his biological power. The ground in front of them slowly rose until it formed several thick stone walls that criss-crossed each other. The stone walls were each about ten metres long. They were not very high �C only about three metres �C but they were also more than three metres thick.


    These stone walls could never hope to contain the charging cavalry like a tidal barrage containing the tide, but the cavalry were, after all, not armoured forces, and their horses were intelligent creatures. Under the effect of training and the encouragement of their riders, they would stride fiercely over the enemies without any hesitation, but they would not be so stupid as to try to run over a stone wall with their bodies.


    Therefore, these seemingly disorderly stone walls could actually force the cavalry host to split up to their left and right, like reef parting a strong wave. At the very least, they would slow down the cavalry��s charge.


    After depleting his biological powers, Kulutego growled in a low voice and expanded like he was being inted. He quickly turned from a thin,nky man wrapped in a tawny robe into a thick, burly giant. When the transformation concluded, Kulutego had be a horrible two-headed monster that was more than four metres tall. His skin was brown and ck in colour. His muscles were solid, and on the skin wrapping the muscles were whirlpool-like battle marks!


    A feeling of supreme majesty emanated from Kulutego. This was the natural pressure that a superior creature gave off to inferior ones. Kulutego bent down and inserted his left hand deep into the earth, almost up to his shoulder.


    His posture was like that of a fisherman catching fish in the river with bare hands. When he pulled out his hand, the ground started shaking violently. In Kulutego��s muscr left arm was a giant rock club that was red at the tip. Crimson magma still dripped down from it!


    Almost all the contestants who had not been attacked yet were now staring in Party Ace��s direction. Gasps could be heard when they sensed Kulutego formidable power. No one had expected Party Ace to have such an amazing card up their sleeve!


    Some were even secretly getting wary. A legendary creature as powerful as that had almost reached the peak of a Temperer��s strength. It would definitely cause no less destruction than a heavy trebuchet when storming the city, yet the leader of Party Ace had actually resisted for so long the temptation to y this card that could have reaped them arge amount of benefits. They were shocked at how coolly calcting he was!


    By now, the Rohirrim cavalry had prated through the Orc army and had even broken through the contestant parties. They were rushing over like a raging tide. Fortunately, Sheyan had chosen a good spot which had ingeniously avoided their direct line of advancement; Party Ace was situated somewhere to the edge of the left tip of the cavalry army��s arrowhead formation. In this position, the chances of encountering the elites were very low, and the pressure should be the lightest.


    But even so, when Sheyan stood atop the thick stone walls and saw the host of cavalry dashing over, he could still feel the fierceness and sharpness of their charge. As long as the host of cavalry was still charging in an organised formation, those whoid eyes on them would feel as if they were a single entity. They gave off an overwhelming pressure, as if each soldier had to brace the fierce impact of 8000 charging cavalry by himself!


    However, when the galloping cavalry reached a distance of nearly 50 metres from Kulutego, their war steeds started rearing up and neighing in fear one after another. They had obviously sensed the threat of a horrifying creature. Despite all the magical buffs bestowed upon the horses, they were still strongly affected after entering Kulutego��s sphere of influence.


    Party Ace naturally would not miss the opportunity. Zi��s ��Force.Collision Wall��, Aldaris�� ��Psionic Storm��, and various other attacks engulfed the cavalry. Riders fell from their horses one after another. The riders in front were halted, but those behind could not slow down, so the cavalrymen in the front immediately became the obstacles of the rear. They ended up being ruthlessly trampled on! The cavalry must be fierce and merciless in order to charge forward on the battlefield!


    Kulutego��s oppressive pressure was not all-domineering. Under the cavalry host��s terrible momentum, no matter how frightened the horses were, they had no choice but to move forward along with the flow. At such times, the solid stone walls �C or more precisely, stone barricades �C Kulutego had painstakingly made became very useful.


    It was almost impossible for the cavalry to break down the granite barricades that were more than three metres tall and almost four metres thick, and thus, they were very effective in containing the cavalry. Meanwhile, Party Ace could just wait for the enemy toe to them in the open spaces between the barricades.


    Of course, the contestants of the dark side were no fools. This was not a difficult method. If Sheyan could figure it out, so could others. Building a few stone walls did not require much MP from their earth mages.


    Yes, building a few stone walls was not difficult; it was just that, after the Rohirrim cavalry had spread out, they extended several kilometres long. Considering the scale of the army, a few stone walls here and there were of little use to the overall situation. More importantly, there were also some powerful figures among the Rohirrim cavalry. These kinds of stone walls may be able to stop horses, but the generals and high ranking officers could easily tear the walls apart with their skills and abilities.


    Soon, a thick green fog rose over the area Party Ace was fighting in. Sheyan was faithfully sticking to his role as a support, throwing around his mixes. Ronnie was like a fish in water, seizing opportunities in the chaos. asionally, a scarlet light would sh, and the life of a Rohirrim rider would be lost.


    Suddenly, a Rohirrim rider pulled his steed��s rein to slow it down and came towards them around the stone walls.


    Even the ordinary cavalry among the Rohirrim riders had a strong personal style. Their horses were actually covered in leather armour, which could effectively defend against arrows. Of course, the senior officers would make barding out of slightly heavier metal scales. A wooden shield iid with iron and painted with the emblem of the Rohirrim royal family hung from the cavalrymen��s left saddle. The weapons they used were mainly a javelin for long range and an axe or a sword for short-range.


    The cavalrymen wore heavy protection on their upper body �C a metal helmet and a hard leather armour, iid with metal at the heart and other vital parts, were the standard �C but in order to avoid putting additional weight on the horses, the protection of their lower body was not as strong.


    When the cavalryman saw Party Ace, he instinctively urged his horse to speed up, but he was instantly hit by a strong invisible wall. Tears and snot ran down his face, while his mount let out a shrill neigh of agony.


    Then, although his eyes were crammed shut in pain, he could smell the filthy stench of a Troll approaching him. The cavalryman instinctively held up his shield and barely blocked a smash from Big-Nose��s chain mace in time. However, the sturdy shield shattered into pieces! His steed stumbled back unsteadily.


    The cavalryman felt his whole body go numb from the impact, but a sharp pain came from below his ribs. He was horrified to find that all his strength seemed to be seeping out from that spot! He saw from the corner of his eye a ghastly figure retreating rapidly, leaving behind a sh of blood-red trail. The cavalryman, knowing that he was already on the verge of death, summoned thest bit of his courage to give the enemies one final blow, but a streak of blue lightning descended from the sky, taking away the remainder of his life!


    This was the method Party Ace came up with to kill the enemy in an almost assembly line-like process. First, Zi would use her long-range attack to stop the enemy from gaining momentum. Then, the savage Troll would break down the enemy��s defence, and when the enemy was at his most vulnerable, Ronnie would go straight for the enemy��s vitals, making full use of his high attack power. Finally, in order to prevent the enemy from getting onest hit in before he died, Aldaris would finish him with a long-range attack.


    Because the Trolls had to hit the hardest, their job was the most tiring, so the three of them would take turns.


    A n like this could be described with three words:


    Ruthless, mechanical, and efficient.


    That was the n Sheyan came up with to reap lives and rewards. He also had himself, Reef, Kulutego, Reef��s servant No. 7, Ramtas, and the other two Trolls standing by in case of emergency. It would be enough to deal with any unforeseen circumstances, including being backstabbed by their own allies. Therefore, under hismand, Party Ace were rapidly harvesting the lives of the Rohirrim cavalry that came to them, like a meat grinder grinding meat. These cavalrymen gave a very generous amount of contribution points, to Sheyan��s surprise. An ordinary cavalryman actually provided 10 to 15 contribution points!


    An ordinary Rohirrim cavalryman was equivalent to more than ten ordinary Minas Tirith foot soldiers? The ratio sounded terribly high, but considering the current dire situation of the war, it was actually pretty reasonable. Even with the dark sidepletely prepared for them, the 8000 Rohirrim cavalry managed to turn the 150,000-strong Orc army into a chaotic mess, so even if thebat power of the 8000 cavalry was not as high as the 150,000 Orc troops, it was not far behind.


    But what if 80,000 ordinary foot soldiers confronted 150,000 fully prepared troops of the Orc army? They would not achieve the same result, that was for sure. In fact, they would only have one oue, and that was to bepletely annihted!


    And that was why a reward of 10 to 15 contribution points for each Rohirrim cavalryman was not exceptionally high. Think of how risky it was to rush up to the torrent of steel and blood to bite off a piece of their meat.


    In less than ten minutes, the grounds around Party Ace were already strewn with as many as thirty-four cavalrymen corpses. The strong stench of blood roused the barbaric bloodlust in the Trolls that were in full metal armours. While growling excitedly, they dragged the horse corpses over and started feasting on them, eating the meat and drinking the blood. It was an especially gory sight.


    But Sheyan noticed that some of the wounds on their bodies were rapidly recovering while they ate. These monsters were indeed natural-born soldiers, able to heal themselves with their spoils. With this ability, as long as they survived and could find enough food, they could recover theirbat power very quickly.


    Perhaps noticing that the attacking forces here had been halted, a cavalry officer in chain mail rushed over. The officer was one sizerger than a regr cavalryman and wore a symbolic gray cloak on his back. But more importantly, he had a horn at his waist and following behind him were more than ten cavalrymen who were obviously more elite than usual.


    Sheyan��s eyes lit up when he saw the horn. Through prior investigation, he had found out that King Theoden should have in his possession at least two legendary equipment.


    The first was his sword, the ��Herugrim��. The sword itself was simple and unadorned. Its scabbard was sped with gold and set with green gems. Because the sword was tempered in dragon blood, it had a great intimidation effect on all kinds of creatures.


    (https://lotr.fandom/wiki/Herugrim)


    The second was, of course, the Great Horn that made its appearance earlier.


    After the Great Horn was blown, more than a hundred smaller horns would follow, so that the power of the Great Horn could cover the entire army. The fact that this cavalry officer possessed one of the smaller horns must mean that he was a prominent figure within the army.


    Having reached the ce, the cavalry officer took a very cautious approach. He and his subordinates readied their bows from quite a distance away and rained down arrows on the enemies in a high arc. This happened to hit Party Ace��s weakness. After the death of Brother ck, long-range attack had been their shoring.


    Moreover, because the arrows wereunched in a high arc, they sessfully evaded the obstruction of the stone walls. Kulutego in particr was hit by more than ten arrows in a row. The arrowheads were specially made and could even pierce the skin of the Oliphaunts. Kulutego instantly roared in pain.


    Sheyan exchanged a nce with Reef. There was no need for words. They had cooperated for a long time and had gone through multiple life-and-death situations together. With a nod of their heads, they understood each other��s intention!


    Having suffered immense pain, Kulutego growled furiously, and a huge burning stone appeared in his hand. He hurled it at the cavalry squad.


    The burning rock flew forward with great momentum. It broke into several pieces and scattered, instantly striking several elite cavalrymen down from their horses. The cavalrymen screamed in pain and could not help showing looks of fear on their faces.


    The cavalry officer had reacted very quickly. The moment he saw the burning stone flying towards them, he immediately made the most correct response. He was on a horse, and obviously, horses moved backwards as fast as turtles crawled, so he could only move forward. He instantly lied low on his horse��s back and kicked the horse��s belly. The horse shot forward.


    Since he was escaping from a life-threatening situation, he naturally rode as fast as he could. However, he still remained very cautious �C he only charged less than forty metres ahead. Because he had kept his distance from the stone walls before, he was still more than thirty metres away from the enemies. However, he suddenly had a bad premonition. He tried to steer his horse away, but before he could do that, he saw a burly, shield-wielding man hold out his right hand towards himself.

 Chapter 1405: Sunset Horn

    <h4>Chapter 1405: Sunset Horn</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The cavalry officer��s name was Ramons. He was an outstanding figure in the Rohirrim army whom King Theoden knew by name. He was even a strong contender for the hand of the king��s goddaughter, Eowyn, in marriage. His excellence and great potential were evident.


    Reef��s ��Holy Grasp�� had yet to activate, but an indescribable chill had already crept into Ramons�� heart.


    Why do men fear death? It was because they know nothing about the world after death!


    At the current time, Ramons was feeling fear because even though he could feel that something would happen, he knew not what it was! He could only follow his cavalry��s instinct and pull on his horse��s reins hard. That rmed the horse. It reared up and neighed loudly.


    This was a very practical and efficient move. He was now almostpletely hidden behind the horse, reducing the area of his body exposed to frontal attacks by at least 90%. However, it also meant that he would probably lose his mount.


    But like a fate that could not be escaped from, a giant golden palm appeared above Ramons and grabbed him together with his horse, then dragged them back! Ramons felt as if he was flying through the clouds. His head was spinning. He traveled through the air for over thirty metres beforending heavily on the ground.


    Next, an indescribable heat engulfed Ramons. His legs seemed to be tied down by several golden chains; he could not move at all. He looked up and was almost scared out of his wits!


    In a manner unbeknownst to him, he found that him and his horse were already in the middle of the disorderly stone walls. A ferocious monster was growling at him with a brutal expression. Its hand was raised high, and in it was a huge rock that was drippingva. The monster smashed the rock down on Ramons!


    ��NO!�� Ramons let out a hysterical cry. The horn at his waist shed, and a shield was formed around his body. The shield actually managed to resist Kulutego��s powerful strike. However, a few drops ofva still managed to ssh onto Ramons�� face. The scorching smell was revolting.


    Ramons roared in agony and howled like a wolf. He pulled out the sword at his waist and waved it around as hard as he could. But after Zi gave him a hard knock with ��Force.Collision Wall��, the Party Ace meat grinder resumed operation with a rumble, ruthlessly and efficiently reaping Ramons�� life!


    At the sight of Ramons being dragged into the midst of the enemies, the riders around him had instantly rushed over in a frenzy. It was now time for Reef and the rest to step forward to stop them.


    The greatest weakness of the cavalry was that, after they were slowed down, they were less nimble than even ordinary infantry. Moreover, they had to fight in Sheyan��s curse-mix cloud, and Reef��s signature ability, the ��Cardiac Shattering Roar��, also worked wonders against them. The two of them might find it difficult to kill these elite riders by themselves, but to stall them was a piece of cake.


    Ramons tried his best to run away, desperately dashing left and right, but like a fish that had fallen into a, he was unable to escape from certain doom.


    A few minutester, Ramons was knocked flying by a ferocious sweep from the Troll Big-Nose. His long sword snapped, and half his chest had copsed inwards. Ronnie��s malicious de instantly slit past his throat! Blood sprayed out like a misty fountain. Ramons fell to his knees, his eyes widened to their limit and his hands grabbing the wound on his neck, until he finally ran out of breath! At the same time, a sorrowful st of horn sounded in the air. Those hearing the horn could not help but sigh that the setting sun truly held infinite beauty, except that dusk was impending.


    [ You have killed a hornmander of King Theoden. ]


    [ You have obtained 270 + 41 contribution points (your Legend Level has been taken into ount). ]


    [ You have obtained the certain drop equipment, ��Sunset Horn��. ]


    [ King Theoden has heard thement of the Sunset Horn, and a pain fills his heart. The Dark Lord Sauron is very pleased to taste the enemy��s pain, especially under the current dire situation. You have thus been rewarded with a Sauron badge. ]


    ***


    ��Huh? Looks like we caught a big fish?�� Sanzi eximed with pleasant surprise. They quickly checked the horn��s properties.


    [ Sunset Horn ]


    [ Grade: Dark Gold ]


    [ Exnation: This is one of the magic horns made from the skin of Fenrir, the greatest wolf king of the grasnd. The vast power of the Great Horn was utilised during the Sunset Horn��s production, so it is able to effectively increase the power of the Great Horn. ]


    [ Instruction: When you blow the Sunset Horn, two magic buffs will be cast on all members in your party. The two magic buffs will be selected from ��True Strike��, ��Fatal Blow��, ��Keen Edge�� and ��Fiery Weapon��. This magic effect will stack with any other buffs, but the horn blower will face a temporary penalty �C their maximum MP will be halved until the buffing effect disappears from all party members. ]


    (https://.d20srd.org/srd/spells/trueStrike.htm)


    (https://.d20srd.org/srd/spells/keenEdge.htm)


    (https://wow.gamepedia/Fiery_Weapon)


    [ Details: There are only 12 Sunset Horns in the entire Rohan kingdom. King Theoden has gifted them to the young heroes whom he deemed are the pirs of the next generation of the kingdom, believing that they are the future of the kingdom. Possessing a Sunset Horn also means possessing the right to contend for the priceless treasure of the kingdom, the Great Horn. ]


    [ Warning: The holder of this equipment will be forever considered an enemy of the Kingdom of Rohan and will be regrly assassinated. However, the holder can also trigger a series of mission rted to the legendary horn. Worth noting is that the more Sunset Horn a person possesses, the lower the difficulty of the mission series rted to the legendary horn. If a person can obtain 12 Sunset Horns, they will only have toplete the lowest difficulty F-rank mission to acquire the legendary horn. ]


    Having checked the properties of the ��Sunset Horn��, Party Ace exchanged nces among themselves. None of them were willing to blow the horn. Sheyan motioned for Ramtas to give it a go, but Ramtas told him that he could not use it. The horn could only be used by a contestant.


    This horn seemed to be more suited forrge parties. The members ofrge parties were rtively morecking in good equipment, so something that could give the entire party two strong buffs could increase thebat prowess of the whole party by a great amount.


    At this time, Sanzi saw something through Kulutego��s eyes. His face suddenly turned grave. ��Aziz is in danger! Should we help him, brother?�� he asked Sheyan with some hesitation.


    Sheyan frowned, but said decisively, ��Of course! Aziz can��t die, at least not in this world. Our side already has a disadvantage in ultra-long-range attack as it is. If Aziz dies, the gap will get a lot wider! We can allow shorings to a certain extent, but we can��t allow a crushing disadvantage in any aspect, because that��s a sure path to defeat!��


    Sheyan surveyed the battlefield and continued, ��For the rescue operation, Reef and I are enough. Sanzi, I need you to ask Kulutego to st open a path for us with his stone throws. The three Trolls shouldn��t take turns anymore. They��ll plug the gap Reef and I leave behind. Zi, you should transform if the pressure bes too much. Not many people know about Aldaris�� Archon transformation, so we should leave that as a hidden trump card. Sanzi, if the pressure is still too great even after Zi has transformed, I��ll allow you to use that ability, since the ability is very inconspicuous.��


    ��Really? I can use ��Butterfly Effect��?�� Sanzi��s eyes lit up.


    Sheyan gave him a look. ��Zi will decide if you should use it!��


    Sanzi shrugged. He was still a teenager, so it was funny to see him pretending to be mature.


    A dozen secondster, Kulutego hurled two consecutive stones in a row with a loud roar. The two huge stones, each the size of a door, whirled forward, sshing red hotva as they did so. They struck a new batch of cavalry heading towards Party Ace��s ce head on!


    The most important thing for a cavalry squad was the unstoppable momentum of their reckless charge. Without that kind of momentum, they would lose their speed advantage, and their threat would plummet. Seizing this opportunity, Sheyan and Reef rapidly advanced forward, one throwing mixes while the other sting open a path with ��Cardiac Shattering Roar��. Both were debuffing abilities that could greatly reduce the enemy��s speed, so they were especially effective against cavalry.


    ***


    Not far from Sheyan was the base of Blu-ray Party. The party had arge number of people and they had not set up their base too far forward, so by relying on the various trenches they previously dug and the densely nted mines, as well as the ten or so Trolls they had redeemed, it was not hard for them to withstand the charge of the organised cavalry.


    What��s more, three artificially-created high grounds had been made in the base. On two of the high grounds were a self-propelled gun and a ��Tiger�� heavy tank summoned by two different contestants. On thest high ground was a Protoss Photon Cannon that could only be found in the Starcraft world. With these three lethal weapons and the natural deterrent effect that loud cannon shots had on horses, the base defence was exceptionally solid.


    (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-propelled_gun)


    (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_I)


    ��They��ve started moving,�� a voice suddenly said. Inside Blu-ray Party��s base was the familiar 3D holographic model. The 3D images of Sheyan and Reef could be seen on it. Another section of the 3D model showed the scene of Party Ace fighting with the riders amidst the criss-crossing stone walls.


    The reason Blu-ray Party was able to get these first-hand information was because they hadunched a satellite into the sky. This was the advantage of arge party. They could easily find the experts in various fields without spending too much effort.


    ��The two of them are probably heading for Aziz. Zeus is right. Aziz already has a mind to leave his party! He may even already have some kind of agreement with them!�� said the vice leader of Blu-ray party.


    Roulette walked in from the outside. ��We��ve just confirmed that Party Ace has acquired a Sunset Horn, but they didn��t immediately use it. The horn may not be that useful to them.��

 Chapter 1406: Strong Reinforcements

    <h4>Chapter 1406: Strong Reinforcements</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    ��Obviously, the biggest drawback of the ��Sunset Horn�� is that the user will have to suffer the penalty of having their maximum MP temporarily halved,�� Laut the axeman said through clenched teeth while he bandaged the wound on his arm. The arrows shot by the Rohirrim cavalry were truly vicious. To pull them out, the barbs on them had to be carefully dealt with.


    ��From this, we can deduce that those guys are very dependent on their MP.��


    Roulette nodded. ��In any case, they��re not our enemies, at least not in this world. Let��s see if there��s a possibility of trading for their ��Sunset Horn��. So far, three ��Sunset Horns�� have dropped. The Maritime Alliance are treating theirs like a priceless treasure, so there��s no way they��ll trade it away. The rest of the horn cavalry are all gathered around King Th��oden, so it��ll be very difficult to obtain another one. At least we still have a slim chance of trading for one from Party Ace.��


    ��We must pay attention to Party Ace��s movement,�� Walter, the vice leader, remarked seriously. ��Now that they��ve split up, the pressure on each of them will inevitably increase. The potential of this team is said to be immeasurable, especially the guy called Seaman. A lot of information points to him being the actual leader of the party.��


    ��No way!�� eximed Roulette. ��That Seaman is proficient in potion-brewing and is a really good support, but Reef��s Awakening Skill alone is enough to ce him miles ahead of Seaman! ording to our analysis department, Reef��s Awakening Skill can let his allies enter a temporary state of invincibility after use! I find it hard to believe someone like that would willingly be another person��s subordinate. But, it��s true that the two of them have a very good rtionship. It��s possible that Reef holds Seaman��s opinions in high regard.��


    ��Facts speak louder than words, so we��ll know soon enough. I hope Zeus and the others are lying too,�� Walter narrowed his eyes and said, ��But it pays to be careful. See the powerful two-headed Cyclops that suddenly popped up? That��s actually the work of Sanzi, the least impressive one among them! With the addition of the two-headed Cyclops, their party now have quite a few new sieging tactics at their disposal. And even under the current dire circumstances, Party Ace is still able to handle the challenge effortlessly. Who��s to say they don��t have other aces up their sleeve?��


    Roulette smirked. ��It��s fine, Walter. If those two really wish to save Aziz, they��ll probably have to give it everything they have. Aziz has bit off more than he can chew this time!��


    Upon hearing what Roulette said, Walter��s mouth curled into a knowing smile.


    ***


    Aziz��s countenance was as cold as ever. From the way he looked, no one could tell what he was thinking. He was as cold as iron, as tough as iron! That was the impression Aziz gave others.


    But Aziz knew very well what kind of trouble he was currently in. He had almost exhausted all his life-saving measures, and yet, he did not even need to turn back to know that he was still in danger. He could feel the killing intent boring into his back, relentlessly following after him like a leech that hadtched onto his bone.


    The reason for all these troubles he was experiencing was because he had courageously shot and injured King Th��oden��s goddaughter, ��owyn.


    Theoretically speaking, in order to make a move on such a famous storyline character, he needed the support of a whole team and must prepare for every eventuality in advance. He must also be prepared to fight a long battle. Aziz may be powerful, but what could he do with a single shot? ��owyn was an extremely strong shieldmaiden, a tough nut to crack. Even the leader of the Ringwraith, the Witch-King of Angmar, was supposed to die in her hands!


    But Aziz still went and did it. As a result, he had attracted the aggro of arge number of storyline characters onto himself. A behaviour like that may seem really stupid, but sometimes, a man must have the courage to do some things that seemed really stupid.


    Was it stupid to challenge the most powerful country in the world with the strength of a single man? Of course it was. But Aziz still did it.


    The one currently pursuing Aziz was ��owyn��s brother, the descendant of the first king of Rohan, the son of King Th��oden��s sister, the future king of Rohan, and the Marshal of the Mark, ��omer!


    (Marshal of the Mark was a title of high rank within the army of Rohan. The Marshals were considered lieutenants of the King. �� https://lotr.fandom/wiki/Marshal)


    He was in possession of another powerful legendary weapon of Rohan, the holy sword, G��thwin?!


    Being pursued by such a person reminded Aziz of the time when he was still an ordinary man, of the time when he had to wander from ce to ce in a desperate plight as the FBI chased him down. Once, he had to run for four days and four nights in a row. They were so tight on his trail that he had to be constantly on the move, even when he ate or when he relieved himself!


    Most other people would have long copsed from the unimaginable pressure, but Aziz gritted his teeth and persisted. The pressure had even be his driving force. This nostalgic feeling of having to burn away his life in order to survive was truly addictive.


    Compared with other ordinary cavalrymen, ��omer was obviously much more eye-catching. The horse he rode on was born a head taller than other horses. Every time one of its huge iron hooves stomped the ground, it would stir up arge amount of soil. The saddle on the horse was a special saddle of the royal family; its copper-red colour was very striking. The horse also wore a chain barding armour which contained refined gold, giving its sides excellent protection.


    A piece of white crystal swirling with ck mist was embedded in between the horse��s eyebrows. Through this enchanted crystal, the horse could sense the will of the owner directly and immediately perform all kinds of evasive maneuvers during emergencies. The war horse exhaled blood red vapour through its nose, indicating that it had the bloodline of a magical beast. Anger was its instinct.


    ��omer, the extraordinarily powerful man, was almostpletely encased in a copper-red armour that was densely engraved with secret runes. The runes permanently enchanted the armour with several powerful spells. The armour itself also provided excellent defence against both long-range and close range attacks.


    Gandalf once said that Bilbo Baggins��s mitril shirt was so valuable that he could buy the entire Shire with it. The armour ��omer was wearing was actually no less valuable than the mithril shirt!


    The Rohirrim helmets were very unique-looking. They enclosed the wearer��s head almost entirely, leaving only the eyes and mouth exposed. They even had a teardrop-shaped protective wing to protect the bridge of the nose. The craftsmanship was obviously quite advanced. It seemed like the rumours that there was a tribe of hignd Dwarves dwelling within the borders of Rohan were not empty words.


    The weapon ��omer favoured was first and foremost an extremely heavy spear. The spear may be ordinary, but thanks to its weight of over 60 kg, it was nigh unstoppable in ��omer��s hands. Only when ��omer encountered a worthy opponent would the legendary sword, G��thwin?, be unsheathed.


    ��omer charged forward while shouting loudly, the heavy spear he wielded smashing away the Orcs surrounding him. Compared to the humans in the real world, the humans of Middle Earth had much superior physical qualities, and ��omer��s physical qualities were considered formidable even among them. Therefore, when he waved his terrifying spear around, he truly was nearly unstoppable.


    So even though ��omer had only two or three of his followers with him amidst the sea of Orc troops, his speed of pursuit had not let up in the slightest. On the contrary, he was getting closer and closer to Aziz!


    But Aziz was a man who could acquire even a legendary gun. How could he be dealt with so easily? He suddenly vanished from sight on the chaotic battlefield. By the time he reappeared, he was already hundreds of metres away.


    Seeing the prey that was already in the bag a moment ago about to escape, ��omer screamed in fury. He suddenly urged his horse hard, and a faint, beast-like roar came from all over his body. The muscles of his steed visibly swelled up, almost breaking out of its skin. The horse leaped high, and when itnded, it had already traversed more than 20 metres. All the Orcs it trod on were heavily injured without exception, blood and vomit nearly squirting out of their mouths. It was a truly gory scene!


    ��omer��s steed leaped four consecutive times, bringing him even closer to Aziz than before Aziz used his ability. Seeing that he had no hope of escaping even after using his final trump card, Aziz abruptly stopped, turned around and raised his legendary gun, ��Ryan��s Courage��!


    If he had to die, he would do so facing death head on!


    Even if he knew he had no chance of winning, he would still put up a resistance with everything he had!


    These were Aziz��s wolf-like philosophies of life!


    The trigger was pulled.


    A hot shell was ejected out of the rifle, brushing past his cheek. ��omer merely lowered his head and did not dodge the bullet; he had full confidence in his armour of refined gold!


    However, his head was instantly engulfed in fire and smoke. ��omer growled in pain like a wounded beast. His right eye had be a bloody mess. Aziz had actually shot him blind in one eye with a single shot!


    But at the same time, ��omer��s arm had also swung forward together with his heavy spear. The attack blew Aziz away as a gush of blood spewed out of his mouth. One hit, and he was already close to the state of near death! ��omer urged his horse, and the horse leaped forth, its front hooves stomping down on Aziz with unimaginable force. Even the Uruk-hai could not endure the horse��s stomp, let alone the heavily injured Aziz!


    But at that instant, Aziz was suddenly grabbed by a golden translucent hand that appeared out of nowhere. The hand pulled him back by more than 30 metres! When Aziz felt the familiar feeling of being pulled back by the giant hand, he knew he had survived for now. He turned around and indeed saw the familiar figure of Reef.


    ��Why are you here?�� he could not help asking.


    ��Because I��m here, and he came along with me,�� the one who answered was Sheyan who had appeared next to Reef. He smiled at Aziz and said, ��We meet again. What a coincidence. My, is Zeus not here?��


    Aziz gave Sheyan a look and a cold snort, but what he did next waspletely out of Sheyan��s expectations. He quickly quit the Glory Party and sent Reef an application to join Party Ace!

 Chapter 1407: Overt Plot

    <h4>Chapter 1407: Overt Plot</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    ��Zeus, that son of a bitch, after he listened to Finarsih��s divination, his n was actually to lead the main force of the Rohirrim army towards Gothmog,�� said Aziz tly. ��I don��t approve of this n, so I got into a confrontation with them. I even disrupted their n. Of course I won��t get any help from them after that.��


    Sheyan and Reef could not help inhaling deep in disbelief when they heard Aziz��s exnation.


    Who was Gothmog? Themander in chief of the entire Orc army!


    Gothmog had the insanely powerful passive ability ��Commander-in-chief��, which stopped him from falling if there were still soldiers that had the courage to fight within 100 metres of him, even if there was only one �C his life would be kept in his body forever through the power of Sauron and the Ringwraiths. However, that only showed how important he was to the whole army. History nevercked instances of an entire campaign derailing due to the death of amander in chief! If Gothmog actually died, the whole Orc army may very well copse immediately!


    In the original plot, the Orc army was a really powerful army. In this era of cold weapons, they would still fight fiercely, unwilling to leave the battlefield, even when their casualty rate exceeded 40%. The army only copsed following Gothmog��s death. This showed that Sheyan��s assumption was not baseless.


    Of course, it would not be correct to say that Zeus and his party were betraying Gothmog, for the ��Commander-in-chief�� ability was truly perverse.


    Their objective was actually quite simple. They wished to stall the Rohirrim cavalry by utilising the seven remaining Ringwraiths and the powerful guards around Gothmog. They could then lure out the senior officers of the Rohirrim army one by one amid the chaos, thus dividing and conquering them individually. Many lives would still be lost during the process, of course, but the Glory Party could gain enormous benefits from it.


    However, this n was way too risky! Zeus and his party were ying with fire, making a huge gamble! He thought he was plotting against others, but he was actually exposing his most vital parts to the enemy!


    It must be noted that, ording to the progression of the plot, the leader of the Ringwraiths, the Witch-King of Angmar, would fall in the hands of ��owyn dozens of minutester, and Gothmog would soon meet his demise under the joint attack of Gimli and Aragorn, who had led the Army of the Dead over!


    This was something like a destiny for Gothmog and the Witch King of Angmar. As the contestants on their side, they should try their best to avoid this destiny froming to pass. And yet, Zeus�� party was actually doing the opposite, striving to lead the battle towards the two important figures for their own personal gains! If the enemy contestants found out about the n and used it to their advantage, the situation would be extremely dangerous.


    Aziz��s motive was now obvious. Since Gimli and Aragon were not here yet, he had hid himself and waited for the best opportunity to shoot and injure ��owyn. It was a bold and reckless move to stop destiny froming to pass. He wanted to make sure ��owyn stay as far away from the main battlefield as possible, thus preventing the fall of the Witch-King of Angmar.


    But no one knew how effective his efforts would be. Aziz was doing this by risking his own life!


    Aziz had seen a lot of things in the Nightmare Realm, but he was still shocked by the sudden spike in his HP and MP after joining Party Ace. He remarked angrily, ��...This is unfair! Why is your party bonus so insane?! No wonder it was so hard to kill one of you!��


    Zi snorted in party channel. ��It was all thanks to mebining the Illume Union into Party Ace. If I hadn��t, there��s no way Party Ace��s level would be so high.��


    Sheyan just smiled without saying anything, because the battlefield was not really a good ce to have a chat about the past.


    At that moment, ��omer, roaring like a golden lion, had reached them on his mount. He swung his heavy spear down on them! Reef immediately raised his shield and faced him fearlessly!


    Reef would certainly be able to endure this attack. Of that, Sheyan had no doubt. But how much damage the attack would do to Reef was crucial, because it would determine whether they would be able to eliminate ��omer here and now.


    Sheyan was also an MT, but strictly speaking, Reef and his shield was still more suited to tank this kind of Boss which dealt massive single-target damage. He was undoubtedly the core factor in this battle. If even an ordinary attack from ��omer was enough to deal Reef a heavy blow, there would be no need for a fight. They should just run away as quickly as possible.


    With a loud ng, the dark golden glow on the shield surface sshed and scattered. ��omer��s spear struck the shield hard and was then parried to the side, plunging deep into the soil.


    Reef did not block the spear by foolishly taking the attack head on, but by swinging the shield forward at an angle so that it would hit the side of the spear, thus changing its direction. It was a little like the force application in Taichi.


    Immediately after the attack, Reef said happily in the party channel, ��I��ve only lost one sixth of my HP! We��ve got a shot!��


    ��Okay, but let��s retreat first,�� Sheyan said calmly. ��Don��t forget, this guy still has his legendary sword. He hasn��t even used any cavalry abilities yet. We can��t be overly optimistic. But if we do try to fight him, we must first eliminate his mount.��


    When ��omer realised that his attack had failed, he was a little surprised. His attack was abination of manpower and horsepower. So far, few had been able to block the attack, including the Trolls. He wished to follow up with another attack but he suddenly felt a dangerous threating at him. He instantly blocked his face with his arm. A sharp pain came from his palm; a bullet had hit his gauntlet, exploded, and lit his arm on fire!


    ��omer looked up while in extreme pain, his eyes bloodshot. It was him. The weakling who hurt his sister, then took his left eye. He immediately dashed towards the guy with a shout.


    Before this, Aziz was fighting alone. He was not allowed to make any mistakes, nor even stop for breath. But he now had a pair of powerful MTs guarding him, and he knew that both Reef��s ��Holy Grasp�� and Sheyan��s ��Survival Mark�� could provide him with strong protection, so he would now have a lot more room to breath, and a lot more room for errors. The effectiveness of his retreat was night and daypared to before.


    While they were frantically retreating, Sheyan instructed in the party channel, ��When I give the order, all of you stop attacking. Focus only on defending. I repeat, do not actively attack.��


    Ronnie, without a doubt the most murderous among them, was naturally the most perplexed. ��Why?�� he could not help asking.


    ��Do you remember the Beholder Zi killed earlier? The battlefield is in a mess, but I��d bet that the Blu-ray Party and the Maritime Alliance, at least, would have people responsible for keeping an eye on the overall situation,�� Sheyan snorted. ����omer is Rohan��s Marshal of the Mark, so he��ll surely give very generous rewards to the ones who kill him. Now that Aziz has lured him out from among the Rohirrim cavalry��s main force by chance, will the two parties just stand by and watch us devour such a fat sheep?��


    A cold glint shed across Zi��s eyes. ��You mean they��lle kill steal ��omer from us?��


    ��I��d do the same if I were them. It doesn��t matter. If they want him, we��ll give him to them! We must keep our eyes on the big picture! When they attack ��omer, they��ll surely draw most of the Rohirrim cavalry to them. We can free ourselves and go greet Zeus. We must make sure nothing happens to Gothmog!��


    At this point, Sheyan��s lip curled into a sneer. ��But the most important reason is, in the original plot, ��omer would survive and be crowned the King of Rohan, so would he really die so easily? He hasn��t even used his legendary sword yet, and yet he��s already so terrifying. To survive such a brutal war...surely his strength isn��t as simple as what he currently shows. Those two parties with their pathetic MTs wish to take him down? Dream on. They shouldn��t even think about it if they��re not prepared to sacrifice a few dozen lives!��


    ***


    Sheyan waspletely right. At the moment, both the Blu-ray Party and the Maritime Alliance had their attention focused on the trio.


    ��Those two sure are strong. No, it��s more precise to say that Reef is strong. Did you see how easily he parried ��omer��s attack? The timing of his ��Holy Grasp�� was impable when he rescued Aziz too.��


    The one speaking was Percival of the Maritime Alliance. As he monitored the situation on the battlefield, the light that reflected off his eyes shed continuously, like the hard disk indicator light of aputer that was running Crysis 2 at full graphics.


    ��Do you think you can handle ��omer, Rak��shiri? This question is crucial, and I hope you��ll be conservative in your assessment.��


    As Rak��shiri stared at the image of ��omer rushing about in the middle of the screen, and of course, at Reef and Sheyan, he replied scornfully, ��Of course I can��t.��


    The expressions of the people around him changed when they heard that, but Rak��shiri instantly added with a smirk, ��But if I have Hyper��s help, it��ll be a piece of cake. If these two clowns can do it, then of course I can, too.��


    Rak��shiri was a Beastmaster MT, so his pet and him were naturally one entity. Percival instantly smiled in relief when he heard that.


    ��That��s great! Since Party Ace have so generously presented us with this gift, it��ll be rude for us to refuse! I��ve realised that ��omer��s mount is very powerful, and he obviously cherishes it very much. A few times, ��omer would rather get injured himself than let his horse get hurt. So, we only need to kill his horse or cause it heavy injury, and he��ll surelye after us instead. The chaotic situation on the battlefield is the perfect opportunity for us to mobilise our thief squad.��


    At the same time, Jax of the Blu-ray Party ordered decisively, ��Gather everyone we can spare, we��ve got a big jobing up. Muse, Harry, Dos, and Raymond, the four of you get ready to move out. You��ll be given priority on all the potions and items in our party storage. I want you guys to stand before me in your best condition in five minutes!��


    ��I don��t expect you to perform as well as Reef and Seaman. My request for you is simple. When we can��t hang on anymore and are about to lose someone, the four of you take turns blocking ��omer��s attack. I only need you guys to take one attack each. There are dozens of us supporting you. Can you do that?��


    The four people mentioned by Jax were the specially trained MTs of the Blu-ray Party.


    Of the four, only Harry had an MT innate ability, while the rest were not professional MTs. This was because outstanding MTs were often ambitious and would usually refuse to yield to others, but in the Blu-ray Party, there was only one voice allowed, and that was Jax��s. Therefore, his solution was to make up for quality with quantity. The MTs were easier to control this way too, and the party would not need to waste too much resources on them. They could die, betray the party, or run away, and the party would notment it too much.


    ��Now, there��s only one problem left,�� said Roulette. ��Who will go make that muscle head ��omere to us? On such a chaotic battlefield, we can��t go to him in such arge group. ��


    ��Leave it to me,�� answered Jax proudly. Before he finished, arge mass of darkness had already appeared behind him. Then, a ferocious head poked out of the darkness. It was the mount of the Ringwraiths, a Fellbeast! Blu-ray Party was indeed arge party, they actually had the capability of redeeming such a perversely powerful creature so early!


    ��Wouldn��t it be too dangerous for you to go alone?�� Roulette asked with concern.


    ��If ��omer can break through the defences of my legendary equipment, I don��t mind dying under his hands,�� replied Jax confidently.


    In the meantime, Sheyan, Reef and Aziz were seemingly running away in panic. The direction of their escape happened to be right between the base of the Blue-ray Party and the base of the Maritime Alliance! His intention was a little too obvious, but he did not care if the other two parties saw through his intention, because this was an overt plot, an open scheme! Even if the other two parties knew this was a scheme, they would still willingly step into it!


    ***


    *CLANG!*


    Another loud collision could be heard. Reef had nowhere to dodge. He had no choice but to fully bear the force of the hit with his shield. He ended up being sent flying more than seven metres back by the spear. He instantly rolled back up and spat out the sand in his mouth.


    ��Damn it, boss. Why aren��t they here to take over yet?��ined Reef hatefully.


    Sheyan grabbed an arrow that was flying towards at Aziz and took three more arrows with his body at the same time, without any changes to his expression.


    ��Don��t worry, they��lle for sure,�� replied Sheyan decisively. ��Big parties probably have to make a lot more preparation. Besides, haven��t I prepared two other emergency ns? If worsees to worst, I��ll just go full power and kill this muscle-head. That��s not a bad n either.��


    It was worth noting that the Rohirrim cavalry were not fools who could only charge on their horses. Their unit type was somewhere between light cavalry and heavy cavalry, and they were also proficient in mounted archery like the troops of Genghis Khan. In the original plot, they even killed several Oliphaunts with their arrows. A single arrow was like a mosquito bite for an Oliphaunt, but everything that had umted to arge enough quantity could induce a qualitative change. Even the Oliphaunts could not withstand thousands, tens of thousands of arrows.


    Before this, Aziz was running away among the crowd at full speed, so most of the cavalrymen were unable to lock on to him with their bows. Now that Sheyan and Reef hade to his rescue, his movement speed had slowed down, so any cavalry that could spare the effort was now shooting at the trio.


    Reef had to tank ��omer��s attacks, so Sheyan naturally had to y the role of a human shield for the other two. But for a contestant, arrows were obviously much less threatening than a cavalry charge. In addition, Sheyan��s innate ability was very effective against this kind of medium damage attack, so although the archers were having a great time shooting at him, he was also willingly taking those arrows


    Sheyan��s ��Hedgehog�� milestone thus made great progress once again, almost approaching the 2500 mark which was the halfway point.


    Suddenly, Sheyan felt the environment dimming, but his Perceptive Sense did not warn him. However, he still turned to look, and saw a person riding on a Fellbeast in the sky. The person was wearing a tight suit which covered his entire body like Spider-man and wielding a giant trident which glowed dark gold. The Fellbeast was about to dive down.


    The dark golden glow on the trident was so dense that it looked almost solid. Sheyan immediately knew that the weapon was just like his ��Verdict��, a dark gold weapon with the potential to upgrade to a legendary equipment. Although he could not see the man��s face clearly, the leader of the Blu-ray Party, Jax, was probably the only person who could redeem a Fellbeast mount at the current time.


    At the same time, Aziz gave Sheyan a meaningful nce. Taking the cue, Sheyan instantly noticed three people who stood out among the vast crowd on the noisy battlefield.


    The three seemed quite ordinary at first nce. They were even wearing heavy Orc armours in order to hide their real identity. However, they were moving extremely fast, and as they pushed their way through the crowd, none of the dust, blood, or even air left any traces on them. Such stealth technique was truly outstanding. Although they would sometimes even move in the opposite direction, Sheyan knew that they were definitely heading towards this ce!


    Definitely!

 Chapter 1408: Gúthwin?

    <h4>Chapter 1408: G��thwin?</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    As soon as Aziz joined the party, he instantly showcased his other extraordinary abilities in addition to his attacking ones. For example, the people heid eyes on would glow with a soft grey light.


    Those heid eyes on and the people around them would be unconscious of the soft grey light, but it was very conspicuous to the members of Party Ace. In fact, it would be harder not to notice it.


    As one of the few entities who flew in the sky, Jax naturally attracted a lot of attention, including those from the Rohirrim cavalry. However, these ��attention�� were obviously not very kind. Arrows as densely packed as raindrops rained down on him!


    Jax was one of those rare closebat contestants who specialised in Strength. The temte of his build was a Berserker. Therefore, he was able to endure the arrows for a short while like Sheyan, farming for some ��Hedgehog�� proficiency points while doing so. For him, damage was the source of his power, and pain the sun of his fighting spirit!


    Since Jax had decided to make such a bold move, of course one as calcting as he would not juste for ��omer. He also wished to put on a show for the other contestants as the representative of the Blu-ray party, thereby establishing a strong image of their party in the contestants�� minds!


    When the powerful Fellbeast pped its giant wings, sounds of sonic booms could be heard as a result of the sudden spike in air pressure under the wings. At the same time, a great lifting force was also produced. The Fellbeast let out a shrill shriek and swooped down!


    A blood-red ring on Jax��s hand glowed dazzlingly. The ring��s name was the ��Ring of Drac��! It was an heirloom of the Drac family, a legendary ring!


    Arge amount of blood suddenly spilled out of the ring. The blood sparkled with an amazingly fresh red, bright and dazzling, like the bright colour of fresh leaves under the sun after being washed clean by the spring rain. The blood seemed like it had its own life!


    The blood encoated Jax��s trident, which not only expanded its size, but also gave the trident numerous shocking red tentacles!!


    At this time, a cross made of blood-red light shined on Jax��s body. Holding therge, mysterious trident, and borrowing the great momentum of the Fellbeast��s downward dive, Jax charged towards ��omer!


    A charge like this would hurt not just ��omer. The others that were affected would surely not have a pleasant time either.


    All the Rohirrim cavalry in the direction of Jax��s charge were provoked by his ferocious murderous spirit. They felt as if their exposed skin was pricked by needles, so strong was the murderous intent. Although the horses of even ordinary Rohirrim cavalry were well-trained, they still reared up in panic, ignoring their master��s control!


    ��omer, who would be the one to bear the brunt of the attack, roared furiously and raised his heavy spear high with one hand. The tip of the spear heated up and glowed. ��omer urged his horse forward, charging in Jax��s direction to meet his offence head on! He waved his spear left and right, casually killing an elite Uruk-hai and amon Troll as he did so!


    Backed by this fierce momentum, ��omer raised his spear and swung it down. The distorted ghastly illusions of the elite Uruk-hai and themon Troll he killed earlier appeared behind the spear! Based on the movement speed of both sides, there was no doubt that ��omer��s spear would collide head-on with Jax��s trident at the most powerful point of its downward swing!


    However, just as both weapons were about to collide, the bloody substance on Jax��s trident suddenly unattached itself like it was a living being.


    It felt as natural as a sheath leaving a sword, as withered leaves leaving a tree.


    This separation was so abrupt and felt so natural that it gave others a mysterious feeling that not separating would have been more abnormal.


    The trident that had separated from the blood coating had undergone a qualitative change. From its previous unbreakable appearance, it had now be delicate, exquisite, clear, but fragile, like ice crystals.


    The lump of blood wriggled and twisted in the air, rapidly transforming into a snake-like creature. Its front end was split, so at first nce, it looked like a strange, huge, blood-red dandelion.


    When ��omer��s spear collided with Jax��s crystal trident, the result caught everyone off guard. Jax��s weapon actually shattered. But those with sharper eyes had noticed that Jax��s trident did not shatter from the collision, but had burst by itself right before the moment of impact.


    The result seemed to be the same, but the slight difference in the process meant that the two scenarios were as different as night and day. It was like the difference between beating others up and being beat up on.


    The crystal fragments spun at a high speed and flew towards ��omer, striking him all over. Even the sound of the wind they produced was sharp. The first reaction of anyone who encountered this situation would surely be to raise their arms to protect their eyes.


    The crystal fragments were like red hot iron pieces. They hissed after they prated into ��omer��s armour, producing a foul smell. Some even red up in mes. ��omer had been hit by dozens of such fragments. An intense pain came from all over his body. His eyes crammed shut, and he could not help but let out a sharp cry.


    It turned out that only the surface of Jax��s trident had burst apart, exposing arge dark gold staff inside that was overflowing with cold air. The staff fell heavily on ��omer��s shoulder. The armour there immediately deformed and broke with a sound akin to ice shattering.


    However, Jax��s real killer move was not this, but the Blood Beast that had previously separated itself from the trident.


    Its front end had split up into five thin, blood-red tentacles that waved about nimbly in the air, twisting, splitting and elongating. The five blood-red tentacles thenbined into three and rapidly drilled deep into the nostrils and mouth of ��omer��s steed.


    That��s right. Jax had no n to solo a monster like ��omer. His first objective was to put on a show for the contestants, thus building up the prestige of the Blu-ray Party. His second objective was to anger ��omer. What better way to achieve that than to murder ��omer��s mount?


    Not only would it significantly weaken ��omer��sbat power, it would also infuriate him, making him chase after Jax relentlessly!


    When the Blood Beast burrowed into the horse��s body, the horse was immediately paralysed. No matter how its master whipped it, it merely stood frozen in ce. Then, its eyes burst, and its belly bulged violently, like it had be a pregnant mare.


    Jax was worried that ��omer��s beloved steed would not die a miserable enough death and would thus leave little impression on ��omer, so he had specifically consulted the opinion of his party��s think tank. Only in this way could he firmly hold onto ��omer��s aggro, wrestling it away from Aziz who had wounded ��omer��s sister and took one of his eyes. If the tragedy Jax caused was not bloody enough, he would have no hope of making ��omer change his primary target.


    ording to Jax��s script, ��omer��s beloved horse should neigh in pain and spill out its smashed gut, then finally die a miserable death right under its master. However, having progressed well up to this moment, the script was abruptly halted.


    Why?


    Due to the forceful interference of the Maritime Alliance, of course.


    Both the Maritime Alliance and the Blu-ray party had decided to pull ��omer��s aggro by killing his mount.


    The assassins sent by the Maritime Alliance had gotten anxious. If they were to let Jax finish his show, they would have failed their mission. Even if they were able to go back alive, they would surely be marginalised and finally be eliminated. Rak��shiri often said that making mistakes was much better than not doing something. Those he deemed negative fighters usually did not end up well.


    Therefore, the mount was destined to be the main focus.


    It was destined to suffer unimaginable cruelties.


    The three assassins suddenly broke out with amazing explosiveness. Perhaps individually, they were not as strong as Ronnie, but the murderous intent they exuded when they joint hands against a single target was no less weaker than Ronnie��s. This sudden explosive burst was like warm, harmless sunlight focusing on a single point, intense enough to melt stones!


    Sheyan and Reefpletely stopped attacking to cover Aziz��s retreat towards the back ording to their n. The trio tried their best to keep a low profile. Even when they were attacked by other cavalrymen, they only parried the attacks quietly and did not fight back. Thanks to that, they managed to move twenty to thirty metres away in an instant.


    ��omer did notice them, but he had his hands full and could not do anything about it. His mount was currently under attack by the three assassins who had suddenly burst out with great strength. Three sharp weapons stabbed into the horse��s body at the same time. The blood of magical beasts may flow in the war horse��s veins, but Jax��s Blood Beast had already left it on the verge of death, and its owner was too busy to provide aid, so when the energy contained in the weapons burst out, the horse was immediately split into hundreds of tiny, bloody pieces. Even its bones had been shattered. Blood and flesh filled the scene. The horse had died an iparably tragic death!


    ��omer instantly froze. He could feel the pain contained in the hot flesh pieces that had sttered onto his body. He could taste the blood that had sshed onto his tongue. He could still hear the grave neigh of his beloved horse before its demise. All he could see were the sinister, twisted faces of the enemies in front of him.... It had been a really long time since he had fallen into such a terrible predicament. He closed his eyes. Within the darkness, a faint voice echoed.


    ��Do you fear death, ��omer?��


    When ��omer was just eleven, his father had died in a battle with the Orcs, and his mother had died of depression after that. He waster adopted and cared for by the King of Rohan, but it could not alter the fact that he had lost both his parents forever.


    When he was fifteen, he had already faced death once. The desperation almost made him copse. Sometimes, he would still recall in his nightmares the helplessness and confusion he felt back then. But he now had things he could rely on, things he could trust, and that was...his power!


    ��NO!�� ��omer screamed hysterically as he swung his spear. The spear glowed brilliantly, smashing away everything around him be they friend or foe. No one remained standing within 3 metres of him. ��omer threw his spear into the air right towards Jax.


    Jax was more than a little surprised. ��omer had put all his strength into this throw. Jax felt like the spear was still in ��omer��s hand a second ago, but in the next instant, it was already speeding towards his face, the wind stirred by the spear so strong that he could hardly breathe. Fortunately, the Fellbeast was able to dodge through sheer instinct, but the spear still managed to stab into its wing,pletely smashing the wing apart. The Fellbeast shrieked in agony and started falling. Its green blood rained down on the people below. Those smeared by the blood groaned in pain, as if they had been sshed with sulfuric acid.


    Right after throwing his spear, ��omer instantly broke into a charge. His charge did not seem very fast, but its momentum was great, like a 10,000 ton ship moving full speed ahead. His huge momentum pushed the people around him away before he even reached them. No one could stop him even if they tried.


    I cannot run faster, but I can slow you down!


    ��omer caught up to one of the assassins. There seemed to be a slight movement at his waist, and the next moment, the assassin��s head detached from his body!


    Instant death!!


    In ��omer��s hand was now a swordpletely unlike any other seen on Middle Earth. The hilt of the sword was in the shape of a viper��s head, so the hand which held the sword seemed like it was being swallowed by the gaping mouth of arge snake. The de of the sword was sharp and straight, but when the sword was swung, it would appear twisted, like a snake.


    This was ��omer��s weapon, G��thwin?!


    (https://lotr.fandom/wiki/G%C3%BAthwin%C3%AB)


    The sword was a relic left from the First Age of Middle Earth, perhaps even earlier. ��omer found G��thwin? when he was on the verge of death, and with it, he fought his way back to life. The ancient sword already had its own consciousness. It was made of verymon materials, and the only reason the sword was able to be a legendary weapon was because its soul was very powerful.


    G��thwin? tasted blood the moment it left its sheath.


    The de quivered greedily, as if one innocent soul was far from enough to satisfy its desire. ��omer chased after the two remaining assassins without any hesitation!

 Chapter 1409: Linked Moves

    <h4>Chapter 1409: Linked Moves</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    ��The show has begun,�� Reef could not helpughing, relief evident in his voice, ��It seems like more than one party is nning to snatch food from the tiger��s mouth. Those three assassins were all elites from the Maritime Alliance. Their Beastmaster MT, Rak��shiri, is supposedly pretty strong.��


    ��That��s why, sometimes, taking a step back opens up a whole realm of possibilities. If we had joined the battle for ��omer too, it��d be a skirmish between three factions from our side. We��d be weakening ourselves by our own initiatives. ��omer��s level of strength is unpredictable; we might not even be able to kill him. Even if we do, our party may not necessarily get the drops,�� said Sheyan. ��We��ll take a five minute break. After that, we��ll go check up on ourmander in chief, Gothmog. I only hope that he doesn��t act as foolishly as he looks.��


    Because ��omer was currently facing a crisis, he had changed the whole situation of the nearby battlefield. He had seemingly be the eye of arge vortex. His prestige among the Rohirrim army was second only to the king, so many of the elite cavalry was now rushing over.


    An increase in pressure over on ��omer��s side naturally meant a decrease in pressure over where Sheyan was, so their party could now easily group up. By the time they did, the Blu-ray Party and the Maritime Alliance were already pointing fingers at each other. Their members, though, never stopped attacking. Fortunately, both sides still managed to keep a clear head so far; they had not started attacking each other.


    But after Party Ace��s five minute break was over, the situation of the Blu-ray Party and the Maritime Alliance had be very dire. ��omer had greatly lost his mobility after losing his beloved mount, but with G��thwin? in his hand, he was now exuding the temperament of a wounded beast searching for prey to hurt!


    The first casualty was the Maritime Alliance. Rak��shiri, the Beastmaster MT, had been overconfident in his estimation. He did not expect ��omer to be so sinister and different with G��thwin? in his hand. Rak��shiri only persisted for less than twenty seconds before ��omer seized on an opportunity and killed his pet, Hyper.


    Rak��shiri��spanions naturally would not sit by and watch him get killed, so they rushed forward to help him. During such an emergency situation, the Maritime Alliance finally showed their mettle. They attacked ��omer with wild abandon, pulling his attention to them. While they were still cheering for sessfully regaining the prey that seemed to have escaped from them a moment ago, Jax��s four great MTs dashed forward to receive ��omer��s attacks....


    And then...


    And then they realised that they were unable to endure his attacks.


    But that��s fine. Jax never expected them to be able to. Otherwise, wouldn��t that make real MTs like Reef a joke? Therefore, the n was for the four to take turns. But at that moment, Jax suddenly realised something. The first MT to tank ��omer��s attack could not get back at all, because none of them have an MT Awakening Skill to save their teammate!


    After only a moment of hesitation, two of Jax��s four great MT��s had died, while the other two were scared out of their wits. Therefore, the Blu-ray Party could only hold ��omer off with numbers and summoned creatures. But on this chaotic battlefield, doing so would only lead to dire consequences. More people battling ��omer meant less pressure on the rest of the Rohirrim cavalry, so the more Orc troops the rest of the Rohirrim cavalry could kill.


    But more importantly, ��omer was not just an officer in the Rohirrim army, he was a symbolic figure. His soldiers�� attention were constantly on him. If he was only surrounded by a few people, the soldiers would feel that with his bravery, he should be able to deal with them easily, but if he was surrounded by dozens or hundreds of people, then the soldiers would naturally rush to his aid.


    Therefore, there were disadvantages to attacking ��omer inrge numbers, despite the increase in power. Even if the Blu-ray Party and the Maritime Alliance were currently sharing the burden, the pressure on them was not any lighter than when Sheyan, Reef and Aziz had confronted him in a trio!


    ***


    While all that was taking ce, Sheyan and his party members had finished resting up and had already moved away. By only defending and not attacking, they managed to pass through half the battleground to reach Gothmog��s location. The whole battlefield had now be a mess. The Rohirrim cavalry had crashed into the Orc army with astounding impact, causing the Orc troops great damage, but the Trolls redeemed by the contestants were creatures that were able to halt the cavalry��s charge, so only half the cavalry troops managed topletely prate through the Orc army.


    King Theoden had rallied these cavalry troops and led them into battle again. When they once again charged out of the Orc army, only less than 500 were left of the 8000 Rohirrim cavalry. The rest had not necessarily died; they had just been bogged down and dragged into a chaotic fight. But every now and then, an officer would charge out from among the Orc army, gather the troops around him, then charge back into battle with hundreds of cavalrymen now following behind him.


    Smelling the opportunity, the contestants of Minas Tirith could remain silent no longer. They started rushing out of the city to join the chaotic fight. At this time, from a high vantage point, the whole battlefield would look like a pot of boiling stew �C messy, heated, and disorderly. However, as more and more cavalry officers kept organising the scattered Rohirrim troops to charge into the Orc army, it was not difficult to notice that the general situation was tilting towards the Rohirrim cavalry��s side. The copse of the Orc army was only a matter of time.


    The King��s Company, King Theoden��s royal guards, had cut through the Orc army formations at will like a hot knife through butter until, under Zeus�� deliberate guidance, they ran into Gothmog and the Uruk-hai host around him.


    At the moment, Zeus and his party could be seen trying to kill a Rohirrim officer carrying a ��Sunset Horn��. Zeus was not weak. In Sheyan��s opinion, he was far more reliable than that Beastmaster MT of the Maritime Alliance. His Awakening Skill, ��Gravity Suppression��, had fully matured. He also knew the extent of his abilities well, so he would not choose a target that was beyond his capability.


    But Zeus�� biggest weakness was that he was too credulous, too trusting in the Metal Professor. For example, the idea to make use of Gothmog this time was strongly advocated by the Metal Professor. As for Aziz��s reaction, first, Zeus did not expect him to object so fiercely. Second, he already had a feeling that this wild and intractable subordinate of his would not obey him for much longer. He had even heard whispers that Aziz had been having contacts with other parties. Therefore, at this critical moment, he steeled his resolve and made his decision.


    Aziz was a sharp, double-edged de that had no hilt. To use him, you must first consider whether you will be cut yourself. It was small wonder that Aziz did not consider Zeus very highly, as there was a shining pearl like Sheyan in front of him.


    Right now, only the Uruk-hai host around Gothmog were able to hold their own against the King��s Company, under the assistance of the seven Ringwraiths, of course. As soon as Party Ace approached, more than ten King��s Riders in golden armour came charging at them.


    However, Party Ace only observed from the sidelines, choosing only to defend and not attack. The King��s Riders attacked them for a while, but perhaps the double effects of Reef��s ��Cardiac Shattering Roar�� and Sheyan��s curse-mix cloud were simply too annoying to deal with, they soon went back. Kulutego had recovered some of his biological powers by now, so he built some quick stone walls that were very effective protection against small-scale cavalry charges.


    After observing the situation for a while, Sheyan suddenly remarked, ��I know who their target is! It��s the Hobbit!��


    ��How do you tell? I didn��t notice any clues at all,�� Zi was quite familiar with Zeus�� personality. She could not help but wonder.


    ��I didn��t realise it from the way Zeus arranged his party, but by observing all the people involved in this battle,�� said Sheyan with a smile. ��On this battlefield, the weakest storyline character is no doubt Meriadoc ��Merry�� Brandybuck, a member of the Fellowship of the Ring. As a hobbit who isn��t proficient inbat, he��s the least difficult to kill. And more importantly, he carries a powerful legendary weapon, the ��Sword of Western Royalty��!��


    ��ording to the original plot development, when ��owyn is about to be killed by the Witch-King of Angmar, Merry will use this sword to stab the sinew of the Witch-King��s knee from behind, causing the Witch-King to fall to the ground. ��owyn will take this opportunity to stab the Witch-King between his crown and his cloak, thus ying him! The sword should have been corroded away by the Witch-King��s evil power, but this has not happened yet, so as a target, Meriadoc Brandybuck no doubt has the highest value for money right now.��


    ��But ��owyn is really close with Merry. In the original plot, he��s always under her protection. Will she just let this happen?�� Zi could not help doubting.


    Sheyan gave Aziz a meaningful nce and said with a smile, ��This depends on how much damage our dear Aziz has done to the king��s goddaughter.��


    ��Ten hours,�� replied Aziz coldly. ��For at least ten hours, she��ll only be able to disy half herbat power.��


    Sheyan shrugged at Zi and said, ��The Metal Professor has an excellent grasp on human psychology. If I��m guessing correctly, she had already expected that Aziz would go assassinate ��owyn by himself after he left the party. This means the biggest obstacle to assassinating Merry is gone. Not only has she reduced the negative effect of Aziz��s departure to a minimum, she has used it to their advantage. After they��ve obtained the ��Sword of Western Royalty��, the power of the sword should somewhat make up for the loss of Aziz��s firepower, so they can then continue to carry out their n of hunting down higher-level enemies.��

 Chapter 1410: Butterfly Effect

    <h4>Chapter 1410: Butterfly Effect</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    After hearing Sheyan��s analysis, Aziz turned around and looked at him in disbelief. ��She has such a deep mind?��


    ��It��s nothing,�� said Sheyan with a smirk. ��She thinks she has us contestants under control because if Gothmog dies, all of us are finished, so she��s not worried at all. But she doesn��t realise that she��s dragging Glory Party��s reputation through the mud. Who else would cooperate with them after this? That��s a woman��s shortsightedness for you. She only saw what��s in front of her, and not the overall situation. Ugh....��


    At thest sentence, Sheyan saw Zi looking over with a weird smile on her face, so he immediately shut his mouth and dared not say another word.


    Fortunately, the situation on Gothmog��s side was still under control. There were still a few dozen elite Uruk-hai around him. He appeared to be really angry. He was currently shouting and yelling at his underlings passionately,manding them to pincer the enemies from the left and right.


    Orcs and Uruk-hai were renowned to be fearless of death, and the host of Uruk-hai around Gothmog were the cream of the crop. They could frequently be seen suicidally leaping at the King��s Riders to drag them down from their horses.


    The fanatical Gothmog roared and bellowed to encourage this kind of behavior, but King Theoden��s heart was dripping blood. Each of his King��s Riders was precious. Every one of them he lost would require a great deal of effort to retrain again, cavalrymen and horses both.


    Sheyan suddenly looked to the distance. The Orcs who were responsible for defending against attacks from Minas Tirith had been defeated by a mixed regiment of foreign cavalry and contestants from the city. They were advancing rapidly in this direction, cutting through the Orc army like a dagger. Obviously, they were also targeting Gothmog, intending to defeat the leader of the enemy army!


    Sheyan narrowed his eyes. ��This is a chance,�� he said in a low voice.


    Aziz��s eyes seemed to glow like the sparks of gunshots. ��A chance? You mean a chance to turn the tables?��


    ��That��s right,�� Sheyan nodded. ��When the mice hide in the mousehole, they��re very hard to catch, but if they decide toe out and seek death themselves, the mousehole will be defenceless. If we can somehow charge past them, we might even be able to charge right into Minas Tirith. Don��t forget, the key to winning this war is not to kill a certain number of enemies, but to conquer the White Tower of Minas Tirith!��


    Sheyan was looking at his hands as he exined. He could not help but ask himself: was it time for him to go all out? If he could end this war right here and now, it would be a much better n than what he originally had in mind.


    Following Sheyan��s order, the entire party started to charge towards the mixed regimenting from the opposite direction. Aziz seemed to have disappeared into thin air, but they all knew his bullets would be there when they were needed!


    Following a howl from Kulutego, two huge stones weighing hundreds of kilograms each were hurled at the crowd on the opposite end. The stones were on fire and dripping magma! After they crashed into the steel rider in the lead, they shattered and blew away arge number of flying arrows!


    The leading steel rider who bore the brunt of the attack was smashed to the ground together with his mount. The mixed regiment had charged in a triangr formation, so Kulutego��s two stones had as good as knocked arge piece off the tip of the triangle!


    But at that moment, a red point suddenly appeared on Kulutego��s body where his heart was. The next instant, a loud gunshot was heard!


    ��Let The Bullets Fly��!!


    MCDH��s ��Let The Bullets Fly��!!


    Kulutego��s AoE attack was so terrifying that he had no choice but to make his move.


    Kulutego trembled violently all over. His hands grabbed his chest tightly, but could not stop the blood from flowing out of the wound. The giant beast let out a string of furious roars! The eye on both his heads lit up with a horrible red glow.


    ��Mother Earth will forever have her eyes on you! The anger of the earth elements will seep into your soul!��


    ��The Lord of Lava will curse you eternally! Your health will forever be affected by the heat!��


    Having chanted these two lines of incantations, Kulutego copsed. When his huge body fell to the ground, it looked like he had jumped into a swimming pool; the earth rapidly melted to take him in until he waspletely submerged.


    MCDH who had attacked him from afar suddenly sensed something ominous. When he checked his surroundings, he saw that his feet that were originally treading on hard ground were now ankle-deep in mud. He pulled his legs back out with difficulty, but when he put them down again, the same thing happened!


    This was one of Kulutego��s Blood Curses, ��Mother Earth��s Gaze��! The one cursed would never again be supported by solid earth! Their movement speed would also be permanently reduced by 50%. The curse could only be dispelled after returning to the Realm.


    MCDH��s hair started smoking. He frantically put out the fire with his hand, but he was in a sorry state by the time he did. When he checked his status, he found that he had yet another negative condition, ��The Lord of Lava��s Spurn��. Any part of his body that was easilybustible would be randomly and frequently ignited. The curse could only be dispelled after returning to the Realm as well.


    These two negative conditions were honestly very disgusting. The first curse made the target lose their mobility, while the second curse not only made it hard for the target to have a good rest, they would also be easily found when they hide.


    But a strong sense of crisis rose in MCDH��s heart again for some reason. It was definitely not because of the two curses, because it was a hard-to-describe fear, like a cold knife was merciless pressed against his heart!!


    ��Why do I feel this way!!? Why? I��m surrounded by thousands of ally troops and protected by my party members!��


    The only exnation for MCDH��s ominous feeling was that Sanzi had been angered.


    When Kulutego copsed, Sanzi��s eyes had turned bloodshot! He could feel the blood rushing to his head. He unhesitantly used the powerful ability he had just learned, ��Butterfly Effect��!!


    The moment he activated the ability, he felt as if his breathing and his heartbeat had stopped. The whole world turned ck and white. The human figures were ck, and the background was white, like a silhouette drawing.


    The figure Sanziid eyes on would have numerous lines radiating outwards from their body. The lines were also ck and had varying thickness. When he moved his eyes away, the lines would disappear, and they would only reappear when his gaze moved back to the person.


    ording to the exnation of ��Butterfly Effect��, no one could live in the world by themselves. They must interact with the world,municate with it. These lines represented the interaction between a particr person and the world �C this specific line connected him to his feelings, this one connected him to his desires, this line connected him to his children, this line connected him to his parents, and so on...


    ��It��s him.�� Sanzi locked in on MCDH, his eyes sparkling strangely. In his vision which saw only ck and white, MCDH had less connection lines than other people, but one particr connection line was especially thick.


    Of course, Sanzi would not know that this was actually MCDH��s love connection, but he knew that the thicker the line that was severed, the higher the chances of sess! A tiny, ck-and-white, verymon-looking butterfly flew over nimbly and circled around the thickest connection line on MCDH several times. The wind which resulted from the pping of its wings seemed slight, but the line actually faded gradually because of it, until the line finally vanished.


    This was ��Butterfly Effect�� �� to use the wings of ignorance and love to extinguish the fire of life and death.


    A tiny speck of dust gradually became a towering peak that reached into the sky. A drip of water made ripples that ended up as the waves which engulfed the entire ship!!


    ***


    The whole process of ��Butterfly Effect�� seemed long, but that was only from Sanzi��s perceptive. For Sheyan and the others, they only saw the illusion of a in-looking butterfly flying out of Sanzi.


    After that, Sanzi sat on the ground exhausted, sweating, gasping and retching.


    ��Is Kulutego OK?�� asked Sheyan.


    ��He��s still alive,�� said Sanzi with a wry smile. ��Not the worst case scenario, fortunately. However, he��ll now fall into a long dormant period, so he probably can��t take part in the following battles anymore. But the sniper who shot him didn��t get off easy either!��


    Sheyan��s eyes shed. ��Did you use that move?�� he asked.


    ��Of course. I want him dead!�� replied Sanzi ruthlessly, albeit in a tired voice.


    By now, Sheyan had already recognized MCDH, this old acquaintance of his. But in any case, neither side owed the other anything in thest Realm War. Sheyan had even rescued MCDH first. Right now, they were fighting on opposite sides, so there was no need to be merciful.


    Party Ace��s long range attack capabilities, which had been strengthened after Aziz joined them, had once again be their weakness with Kulutego now inactive. In terms ofbat power, they had lost the equivalent of at least a Temperer.


    That was why, for both business and personal reasons, MCDH must die!


    ��The butterfly has pped its wings... the hurricane will soon appear,�� Sanzi murmured with his eyes closed. ��The more frequently the target encounters dangerous situations, the faster and fiercer the butterfly effect wille to be.��

 Chapter 1411: Forceful Breakthrough

    <h4>Chapter 1411: Forceful Breakthrough</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    ��MCDH��s ��Let The Bullets Fly�� should require ten seconds of aiming,�� puzzled Reef, ��Didn��t you receive any notification, Sanzi?��


    Sanzi sighed. ��When other summoners attack with their summoned creatures or familiars, they must first control the familiar, instruct it to pounce on the target, then tell it which specific part of the target��s body to attack, normally either the throat, the heart or the groin. But Kulutego is a highly intelligent creature with strong autonomy. I only give him very general orders, like ��kill that guy��. As for how to kill him, Kulutego will decide that himself.��


    ��That��s why it makes sense that he didn��t tell me when he was notified of the threat. You know that his Perceptive Sense isn��t that high; he can��t tell very clearly how dangerous MCDH��s shot was. Maybe the arrogance of a superior species made him think that the threat was insignificant, or maybe his pride made him want to try the extent of the opponent��s power. Sigh....��


    After listening to Sanzi��s exnation, the others realise everyone truly had their own difficulties. Summoner seemed like an easy job, leaving all the hard work to their familiars, but raising the familiars and dealing with their shenanigans was very troublesome work.


    By now, the other contestants of the dark side had also discovered the troops from Minas Tirith. Be it Jax, Percival or Rak��shiri, they were all iparably shocked. Although they may be greedy, they certainly understood the importance of Gothmog. They knew they could not lose him!


    �� In this regard, at least, the interests of all the dark side contestants were aligned.


    Therefore, the two sides immediately split two groups of people off their main forces to nk the contestants who came from Minas Tirith from the side, like the ws extended by a crab. The contestants of Minas Tirith immediately fought back by relying on their advantage in long range attacks. The intensity of the battle escted.


    Sheyan turned to Reef and said with a smile, ��Herees our chance.��


    Reef hesitated for a moment. ��It��s going to be difficult if you don��t go all out.��


    Sheyan shrugged. ��I won��t hold back. How can arge-scale battle like this not taste the wrath of my ��Pestilence Monarch��? But we��ll see if they can force me to y all my cards.��


    While they talked andughed, they walked forward casually side by side, shielding their teammates behind them. They looked like two old friends who were walking around a quietke, enjoying the scenery after dinner, when in fact, they were in the middle of a dangerous battlefield, facing the elites of several parties!


    But of course, the team from Minas Tirith simrly did not think much of them. This was to be expected. In their opinion, these two idiots were not even fit to attract their firepower. What they were more concerned about were the 20-odd contestants of the Blu-ray Party and the Maritime Alliance who wereing at them from the left and right respectively.


    Although the Minas Tirith contestants outnumbered the opposition by three to one, they knew that the contestants of the dark side were much stronger than them individually and had much better equipment than them. The only thing they could rely on was their advantage in number.


    The Minas Tirith contestants had traded for arge number of human infantry as cannon fodder, so their advantage in number was even more pronounced visually. From afar, the 20-odd contestants from the Blu-ray Party and the Maritime Alliance looked like they were eggs that were throwing themselves at a huge pile of rocks, while Sheyan and Reef looked like they were moths flying into a me!


    The Minas Tirith regiment abruptly opened fire. They were obviously well-organised; from the get go, they were aiming at the few who seemed to be the leaders. The Minas Tirith contestants were proficient in long range attacks, so even though the dark side contestants were ready for them and even had their honorary dosages prepared, two of them were still killed on the spot, while another two fell into a state of near death and were transported away by their party skills.


    Right then, Reef and Sheyan suddenly elerated!


    Sheyan rushed in front, while Reef followed behind him!


    Even though neither of them specialised in Speed, they were both powerful Awakeners, so their speed was still quite fast. They rushed within 200 metres of the enemies in mere seconds. And with that, the two of them became the main focus on the battlefield!


    Although the gunners of the defending alliance had just open fired and were in a cooldown period, at least half of them had continuous firing abilities. Those who did immediately fired without hesitation at Sheyan who was rushing in front.


    Sheyan��s advance was filled with smoke, fire, and gunshots. However, those with fast attack speed often had a tradeoff of low damage; they usually maintained their average damage output by attacking more often. Sheyan had the perfect attributes and innate ability to deal with them. Moreover, contestants�� attacks on him had to be weakened by 40%. In addition, he was a Temperer, and most of the enemies were still Awakeners; a quarter of them were actually still Growth Hunters!


    Therefore, shouts of astonishment soon rose among the Minas Tirith contestants.


    ��I can��t see any information in my battle log!! His Perceptive Sense ispletely suppressing mine!��


    ��My attack seems to have done nothing to him at all!��


    ��We��re facing a top ss enemy MT! Does he have a barrier that absorbs attacks? My burst shots are absolutely useless against him!��


    ��Negative conditionsst less than a third of their normal duration on him!��


    ��He��spletely immune to my poison darts!��


    ��...��


    Despite that, Sheyan only endured the attacks for less than 10 seconds before he used an honorary dosage to fully replenish his HP. In order to mislead the onlookers, Sheyan had used the honorary dosage when his HP had dropped to one third, rather than one fifth which was the convention. But under such intense firepower, the length of time he managed tost already made the onlookers speechless.


    Those sub-ten seconds were enough for Reef to reach within 100 metres of the enemies under Sheyan��s cover! The two men took a huge leap forward at the same time, then rolled back up. A mercury-like liquid squirmed on Sheyan��s hands and turned into a pair ofrge mechanical gloves that were spewing ck smoke. Amid an engine-like roar, Sheyan grabbed Reef and threw him to the opposite side.


    This move waspletely out of everyone��s expectations, for the sole reason that they were still 50 or 60 metres away from the enemies! Most of them knew that a closing down move like this very rarely shortened the distance by more than 40 metres in an instant, so they did not understand the reason behind this move. Was Reef going to sprint the rest of the distance alone now? What could he do by himself?


    Reefnded steadily about 20 metres away from the other side with a front somersault. He bent low, and the boots on his feet dazzled with a dark gold light. The rock underneath his feet shattered. He leaped impossibly high and traversed 30 metres in an instant to smash right into the midst of the mixed regiment from Minas Tirith like a meteor!


    That was ��Frog Leap��, an ability of Reef��s dark gold boots!


    The pair of dark gold boots was loot obtained by Sheyan when he killed ten people in a row back in the 2012 world. Not only did they provide a substantial +4 boost to all attributes, they also reduced all ability cooldown time by 25% and the MP and HP consumption when using an ability by 25%.


    The ��Frog Leap�� ability enabled the wearer to jump 5~30 metres ahead and produce a shockwave uponnding which would stun nearby enemies for 4 seconds.


    Reefnded right smack in the middle of the mixed regiment. As soon as his feet touched the ground, a continuous series of violent explosions spread from the point below his feet to the surroundings, radiating outwards to an area of hundreds of square metres around him. All the enemies in range could hardly keep their bnce, let alone attack.


    The Blu-ray Party and the Maritime Alliance were no fools. Although the two sides had their own selfish thoughts, their interests were aligned against the contestants from other Realms. When they saw that Sheyan and Reef had stirred up chaos among the enemies, why would they still hesitate? They instantly rushed towards the enemies as hard as they could to join the killing. An opportunity like this would note twice.


    Most of the people from the mixed regiment had just recovered from the stun from ��Frog Leap�� when Reefunched his ��Cardiac Shattering Roar��. An invisible soundwave spread in every direction.


    The only drawback of this ability was that its precedence was too low. But first, it had been strengthened once, and second, the contestants in the mixed regiment generally had a lower order than him, so the ability had worked on at least 80% of them. The mixed regiment was sent into a mess, like a drop of water had dripped into a pan of boiling oil!


    But no matter how chaotic they got, they knew that their first priority was to aim at Reef and fire!


    But that was well within Sheyan��s expectations. Sheyan��s ��Survival Mark�� had reached Reef before their attacks could.


    The next few seconds would be the most crucial period for Reef. After this period, their allies would have reached the enemies too. Even if the enemies hade prepared, it would be absolutely impossible for them to maintain amon target then. The pressure on Reef would greatly lessen after that.

 Chapter 1412: The Cruel Butterfly Effect

    <h4>Chapter 1412: The Cruel Butterfly Effect</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Just like the way Sheyan became the focus of enemy fire when he rushed in front previously, Reef was now the enemy��s primary target, attracting the majority of their attacks. But inparison, the pressure on Sheyan before this was still heavier because the mixed regiment could calmly shoot him and reload from hundreds of metres away back then without any worries of suffering his counterattacks. Their attacks were hence much more organised.


    Meanwhile, although Reef was also the focus of enemy fire right now, most of the people attacking him were still under the negative effects of ��Cardiac Shattering Roar��, and more importantly, Reef was right next to them. There was a huge difference in the mentality required to shoot an enemy who was 200 metres away and to shoot an enemy who was two metres away. Unless the shooter had a super strong mental state, their uracy and power, among others, would certainly be affected in thetter case.


    Despite that, Reef��s HP was still steadily going down, albeit very slowly. In fact, the crawling rate at which his HP was declining was giving his opponents chills. But more importantly, Reef was no longer situated far away like Sheyan was previously. Sheyan had no choice but to silently endure the enemy��s attacks, but Reef now had the right to fight back!


    A dazzling light blossomed from his shield, sweeping over everything like a supernova. It came and disappeared in the blink of an eye, but with much furore. The light was so bright that it instantly upied the entirety of the vision of everyone around! Screams rose all around, and many members of the mixed regiment fell down holding their eyes. They were inplete chaos!


    This was ��Scorching Radiance��, the ability on Reef��s dark gold shield.


    [ Ability: Scorching Radiance �C Unleash a dense mass of scorching sun crystals, dealing astonishing AOE fire damage around a 10 metre radius. Damage dealt = Physique of wielder x 10. Enemies in range will be blinded for 10 seconds, but this effect will fade when they are attacked. If the ability is released in a narrow and sealed space (rooms etc), half of the scorching sun crystals will refract against the opponent and deal a second round of damage. ]


    The damage done by this ability had be secondary for Reef. The most important aspect of this ability to him now was its ability to blind the enemies for 10 seconds. During this period, the frequency of attacks thatnded on him would be at least halved, and after 10 seconds, his party members should already be here. There were also the allies from the Blu-ray Party and the Maritime Alliance.


    The people nearby were dumbfounded. They never expected that the cooperation between two MTs could be so spectacr and effective! The two MTs had rushed together towards the enemies fearlessly and started their attack in the midst of the enemies, sending them into chaos!


    Thebo of Sheyan and Reef had taught the other parties a lesson. They may be able to function just fine without an MT, but in battle, the side without an MT would always be at a disadvantage against the side that had an MT!


    Reef pulled Sheyan to his side with ��Holy Grasp��. Sheyan immediately started throwing his mixes everywhere. A dark green cloud of smoke rose and enveloped most of the areas upied by the mixed regiment. The pressure on the two of them had decreased now because the other dark side contestants had sensed the precarious situation of the mixed regiment and hade charging over ferociously like wolves and tigers!


    In that instant, Sheyan suddenly felt a strong magical fluctuationing from a certain ce. He turned to look and saw the illusion of a huge demonic butterfly flying around at a certain spot on the chaotic battlefield.


    The ��Butterfly Effect�� wasing into effect!


    MCDH��s lover, Rose, was a rare support-type mage who specialised in nature magic. Her spells were not very destructive; aside from ��Faerie Fire��, she was only able to cast ��Magic Fang��, and her attack power was not that high. Her best role was as a support.


    She could cast ��Bear��s Endurance�� (Physique + 4), ��Bull��s Strength�� (Strength + 4), and ��Cat��s Grace�� (Agility + 4), all of which were extremely beneficial to her teammates. Her main priority in this particr team was, of course, to protect her lover. To protect MCDH, she either had to guard him from all attacks, or to eliminate every factor that may prove hostile to him.


    Currently, Rose had identified a target as a potential threat. The woman was moving towards MCDH. Her red cloak billowed in the wind like a burning fire. It was Lilith.


    The phoenix feathers that were originally on her head were now held in her hand. Wherever she passed through, fire would rage, as if she wished to burn down the entire world! Two contestants had went over to confront her, but Lilith obviously still had strength to spare. Following behind her was a snake made of fire that was turning here and there as if looking for a target to swallow.


    Kulutego was previously the centre of attention on the battlefield, but MCDH had brought him down with a single shot, so he had no doubt be a heavily-emphasised target for the dark side contestants. Rose was acutely aware that Lilith only had 50% of her focus on the two contestants in front of her. The rest of her attention was on MCDH.


    Her intention was definitely malicious!


    Not only that, Rose had also sensed a darkness rapidly approaching from the distance. The darkness was so dense that it almost seemed to have substance. It was cold, merciless, and majestic, and all its killing intent was concentrated on MCDH!!


    The person she sensed was none other than Zi.


    Sanzi often addressed Zi as ��sister-inw��. She may disdain it on the surface, but deep down, she was happy about it. And now, Sanzi��s strength had been significantly weakened, so of course she must get revenge for him!


    Rose knew the situation was critical, so she did not hesitate to cast her most powerful spell, ��Magic Fang��.


    This spell used the power of nature to refine the fang of a powerful creature and shot it out to cause damage. The principle behind the spell was very simple, but the damage calction was rather unique. It mainly depended on two aspects �C the first was the speed at which the magic fang traveled, and the second was the quality of the magic fang used.


    The flying speed of the magic fang was determined by the level of the skill. However, the quality of the magic fang was something the caster could control. So in theory, this spell could already showcase amazing power at level 1 �� as long as the quality of the fang used was good enough. This was also the fundamental reason for Rose to choose this spell.


    In order to save her lover��s life, she had decided to use a magic fang that she had saved up for a long time. It was the tooth of a red dragon, soaked in a mixture of badger oil and lizard blood. When she fished the tooth out of the mixture, it still sparkled with a terrible red shine.


    Next, Rose started chanting the spell, focusing harder than she ever had in her life. The only drawback of ��Magic Fang�� was that, just like firing a gun, there was no way to lock on to a target. If the target moved away the moment the trigger was pulled, the attack would inevitably miss, so timing was of the utmost importance. The main reason Rose had chosen Lilith as her target was because she knew about the abilities of the two opponents Lilith were facing. They were good at slowing down and stunning the enemies, so they should be able to create a great opportunity for her very soon!


    The tooth of the red dragon shot out abruptly, leaving a trail of zing fire in its trajectory. The effect was amazing! The only regrettable thing was that Lilith specialised in me control, and the tooth of the red dragon, needless to say, was also a fire element object, so the damage may be reduced. It was only a possibility though. Specialising in something doesn��t mean you��ll have extra resistance against it, right? When sharpshooters are hit by bullets, they��ll still have to take the full injury like any other human!


    In the end, Lilith did not escape Rose��s ambush. Following a red sh, she stumbled back and threw up blood. A violent explosion then urred! However, right at the moment of explosion, Lilith had actually released the ��Pyrost�� spell she had been chanting. Under the interference of the explosion, its aim was off, so it quickly deviated from the predetermined path.


    ��Pyrost�� was an AoE damage spell. To put it bluntly, it was simr to dropping a napalm in a certain area. The area was instantly set aze! Fire raged high and furious!


    The ��Pyrost�� hadnded in an empty space that had been badly trampled on. But as soon as mes covered the area, the figure of a human suddenly appeared on the open space. The human figure was burning.


    The moment the burning human figure appeared, MCDH, who was being protected by his allies all around him, gradually evaporated into thin air. This sudden change stunned everyone. However, what had transpired was actually pretty simple. MCDH had a secret escape technique that was pretty amazing. He could actually leave an illusion of himself that even his allies could not tell was fake, while the real him quietly escaped.


    If Rose had not tried to save MCDH, she would not haveunched the most powerful magic fang she had. If she had not, then Lilith��s ��Pyrost�� would not have deviated. If Lilith��s ��Pyrost�� had not deviated, MCDH would have sessfully escaped.


    Unfortunately, the powerful ��Butterfly Effect�� had, in this moment, exposed him as mercilessly as fate itself! It had even done so through the hands of the woman he loved most! How ruthless, how cruel!


    Almost at the same time, Aziz��s pale yellow eyes, as fierce as the eyes of an eagle, had locked onto the ming figure of MCDH. He pulled the trigger without hesitation!

 Chapter 1413: Exposing a Little of the Fang

    <h4>Chapter 1413: Exposing a Little of the Fang</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Very few of the prey Aziz had set his eyes on could escape from him.


    Moreover, the prey was under the ��Mother Nature��s Gaze�� curse, so even when he was walking on solid earth, he would feel as if he was treading on a muddy swamp.


    And what��s more, the prey had been severely injured by a ��Pyrost�� spell only a moment ago.


    Three merciless bullets arrived in session, one after another. They seemed ordinary, and there were no magic effects on them. They only had two main characteristics. The first was that they were amazingly powerful, and the second was that they were extremely fast.


    While a wry smile was still stered on MCDH��s face, the first bullet had reached him, the impact knocking him off the ground. The second came in quick session, sending him into a state of near death, and the third blew his head into a bloody mist!


    Aziz��s stony face showed no expression at all having seeded in his attack. It was still as calm as the surface of a granite. In his opinion, MCDH was only one of the many prey he had killed, no more than that. There was nothing to be ted about.


    He disyed the loot he got in the party channel, then left it in the shared party storage. After that, he disappeared again. He would never let anyone pinpoint his exact location.


    MCDH had dropped a silver storyline cloak named ��The Malfoys�� Invisibility Cloak��. It did not boost any base attributes or attack power, but it could be equipped at any time.


    The cloak��s exnation was:


    [ When Draco Malfoy finally discovered the secret that Harry Potter had an invisibility cloak, he med all his failures on it. At his persistent request, his father found him an invisibility cloak that was every bit as good as Harry��s. ]


    [ Upon Use: Turn yourself invisible immediately. Even your footprints and smell will be temporarily masked, so it is very difficult to see through. Furthermore, an illusion that you can control will be left in ce of yourself to confuse the enemy. However, your movement speed will be reduced by 33% until you leave the state of invisibility. ]


    ***


    MCDH��s death was like the fall of the first domino, causing an intense chain reaction among the mixed regiment. The fierce pration of the two MTs had destroyed their remaining self-confidence. When they met with the crazed attacks of the rest of the dark side contestants, they finally felt the gap in strength between the two sides. They lost their will to fight and routed one after another. The dark side contestants pursued after them gleefully, gaining a lot of spoils.


    Sheyan and Reef would not let up. After all, their idea was to take advantage of the situation to chase after the enemy into the city, to see if they could get all the way to their main base! However, Knight proved to be a steady man. Although he had sent out 60 to 70% of his contestants, he had also redeemed a shocking number of archers.


    The Minas Tirith defenders were now frightened. They now knew what a monster Sheyan was. Therefore, the moment Party Ace got close to the city, arrows poured down inrge amount. However, Party Ace, who had always taken a cautious approach so far, suddenly did a one-eighty. Sheyan led the party tounch a fierce attack on the city. Theysted for more than ten minutes before they were forced to retreat. After a while, theyunched another assault on the city. Fortunately, Knight had not rxed in the slightest, and the defenders managed to repel them again, sessfully defending the city.


    Jax snorted coldly when he heard of Party Ace��s behaviour.


    ��It turns out that this Seaman isn��t anything special after all. All brawns and no brains! It��s obvious that Knight is prepared for something like this. He��s able to make Party Ace retreat with their tail between their legs with only the archers he redeemed. He must have a plethora of other methods prepared that he hasn��t even used yet. And yet, that guy continues to charge at the city. I think it��s obvious that he��s just a muscle-head.��


    Percival and Rak��shiri were also feeling quite surprised.


    ��Is there something wrong with Seaman��s brain? Why is he wasting his party��sbat strength at such a time?? And why are Aziz and Reef going crazy with him??! We��re under so much pressure here against the Rohirrim cavalry. Why don��t theye and share the burden with us instead? Damn it, how can the Rohirrim cavalry be so tough?��


    When Party Ace retreated, it signified the end of the intense, spectacr round of counterattack. Almost all the dark side contestants went back to the bitter battle with the Rohirrim cavalry. Party Ace also did the same quietly. However, when the rest of the contestants looked at them, there was now a hint of respect in their eyes.


    This was a matter of course. There were no fools among those qualified to join this war. Any party who could still charge at the enemy under that kind of situation and even managed to cause so much chaos in the enemy formation was worthy of respect! The battlefield was cruel, but it had also washed away the sand to reveal the gold. No one could say for sure that Sheyan and Reef were the strongest MTs in this war, but they were almost certainly the only pair of MTs who would fight alongside each other, fully trusted each other, and would die fighting for each other in this war! It was almost impossible to find another pair that even came close.


    The situation of the war was getting more dire. No one dared to say for sure that they would not find themselves in a dangerous situationter. If they could build up a good rtionship with Party Ace now, perhaps Reef��s ��Holy Grasp�� could save their life in the near future.


    As the battle got more and more intense, casualties started to gradually appear. Everyone from the dark side protected Gothmog and the Witch-King of Angmar with everything they had, and they seeded, but.... the Rohan princess, ��owyn, still exploded with great power in the end! This kind of outburst of potential by storyline characters was unstoppable, just like the menstruation that would inevitably arrive every month. It might not arrive on Monday or Tuesday, but it would definitely be theree Friday or Saturday; it could only be postponed, not suppressed!


    And so, although the Witch-King of Angmar was safe and sound, two other Ringwraiths met their demise at the hands of the Rohirrim king��s goddaughter. Their death was truly gruesome. Every part of their armour was bent and deformed like it was made of cardboard, and as if it had been kneaded by a pair of invisible giant hands. In the end, by the time a wisp of ck smoke drifted out of the armours, the armours had been crushed into lumps of scrap metal the size of a pumpkin.


    Therefore, the end result of the dark side contestants�� careful nning was to trade two for one.


    They traded the lives of two Ringwraiths for the life of the Witch-King of Angmar. Strictly speaking, the Witch-King��sbat power was only equivalent to one and a half Ringwraiths at most, so this trade was, in fact, a loss. Moreover, the King of Rohan, who should have died in the hands of the Witch-King, had survived.


    His legs were crippled, so he probably could take no more part in the war, but he had survived, and that had a huge impact on the morale of the Rohirrim cavalry. If King Theoden had died, and ��owyn had fallen unconscious, the morale of the Rohirrim cavalry would probably plummet by half. But now, King Theoden was alive, and ��owyn was also conscious, so the morale of the Rohirrim cavalry would continue to rise instead!


    During this epic battle, no one noticed something that had taken ce within Party Ace.


    Sheyan halted his steps. He first stared at Reef, then at Zi. The calmness of farewell filled his eyes, as well as a defiant arrogance. He then slowly disappeared among the crowd, leaving behind only a few lingering words.


    ��My ��Hedgehog�� milestone has beenpleted when we stormed Minas Tirith just now. The time is ripe to carry out the n.��


    ��After I leave, you guys must work hard to farm for contributions points. We will operate ording to the n. Remember, prioritise on redeeming the items we agreed on.��


    ��My task this time is hard, but for me personally, the risk isn��t that big. You guys, on the other hand, must take good care of yourselves!��


    ��...��


    Thirty secondster, Jax, the leader of the Blu-ray Party, received the news of Sheyan��s disappearance. He was understandably shocked.


    ��What did you say? Seaman has suddenly disappeared on the battlefield? Did he leave the party or was he killed?��


    ��He just suddenly disappeared. He was standing right next to Reef one moment and the next, he��s gone, like he��s vanished into thin air.��


    ��Are you kidding me?! What��s the idiot trying to do? Damn it, our Oliphaunt reinforcements are arriving soon, aren��t they? Has he received news and gone to rescue the reinforcements? Oh right, what about the rest of his party? ��


    ��No one can pinpoint Aziz��s location, but besides him, all of them are still here. ording to thetest intel we received, one of the Trolls redeemed by Party Ace has died in battle, but the other two have evolved. One of them can y a wardrum that buffs up thebat power of his allies and weakens thebat power of his enemies. The other one has evolved into a surprisingly powerful Axe Slinger capable of long-range attacks. He hasparable range to archers, and he can throw two axes at the same time.��


    ��So Seaman is the only one who��s left the team... In that case, don��t worry about him. With his party here, he can��t run far. We just need to keep a close eye on the rest of Party Ace. What we need to focus on are the Oliphaunt reinforcements that will be arriving from the south soon. The next battle will decide whether we��ll be able to take Minas Tirith.��


    ***


    Sheyan had indeed left the battlefield. He had improvised and used ��The Malfoys�� Invisibility Cloak�� dropped by MCDH. That was how he could leave without anyone noticing. It was much better than a disguise.


    But of course, the item was just something that made his operation much more convenient. Even without it, Sheyan��s still had other ways. It was not crucial to his n.


    Sheyan was moving away from the battlefield. His destination was the longest river on Middle Earth, Anduin!


    His target was thest round of reinforcements sent by the Dark Lord �C the Corsairs of Umbar, the pirates from the coasts of Gondor!!


    (The Corsairs of Umbar were a race of Men, specifically corrupted N��men��reans, living in Middle-earth, known for their piracy of ships along the coasts of Gondor �C https://lotr.fandom/wiki/Corsairs_of_Umbar)


    The fleet of the Corsairs of Umbar consisted of about 50rge ships and numerous smaller ones. These pirates mainly used dhows and traditional sailing ships that hadrge triangr sails. Because they had to attack the harbour city of Prgir first, they were thest army host to reach Minas Tirith.


    Their ending was also the most tragic. When they sailed along the Anduin River, they unfortunately encountered Gimli, Legs, and the protagonist, Aragorn. They evenughed at the trio mockingly. After that, the Army of the Dead swarmed in and destroyed them, then made use of their ships to reach Minas Tirith more quickly.

 Chapter 1414: Arrival!

    <h4>Chapter 1414: Arrival!</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Sheyan had been considering a certain problem from the very beginning.


    And that was, the strength of Party Ace was simply too insignificant in this war of hundreds of thousands. So insignificant that, even if they gave it their all, they would not be able to affect the overall situation much.


    Like in a chess match, if one side was one pawn short from the very beginning, it would definitely affect the strength disparity, but it was not a crucial factor which would determine victory and defeat.


    Party Ace, in this war, was like a non-essential pawn.


    It was cruel, but it was the cold, hard truth!


    This made Sheyan very unhappy. He hated the feeling of not having control. Therefore, he must find a way to change that.


    There were two ways to influence the overall war situation with their power.


    The first way was to make themselves stronger, to the point where they would be able to affect the overall situation of the war. This was obviously not something that could be achieved in a short period of time, so it was not a feasible method.


    So, there was only one way left. When does a pawn be important in a chess match? When the pawn manages tost all the way to the endgame when there aren��t many pieces left!


    As long as Party Ace couldst until the whole campaign entered the final stage when the situation became desperate for both sides, then this inessential pawn would be a chess piece that could decide victory!


    This was the goal that Sheyan had set his sights on the moment they got to this world.


    However, the cruel reality was that the Battle of the Pelennor Fields would not fall into a desperate situation where both forces were left in tatters.


    That was because in the final stage of the war, the protagonist Aragorn would lead the Army of the Dead that had been lying dormant for three thousand years to Minas Tirith��s rescue, like a hack in a game. The Army of the Dead had a high resistance to physical attacks. It was seen from the movie that they were unharmed by the arrow shot by the Elven Prince, Legs, which showed that they were at least immune to that level of physical attack!


    Therefore, as soon as this undead legion appeared on the battlefield, they were almost invincible. First, they easily destroyed the Corsairs of Umbar, then seized their ships and sailed down to Minas Tirith to destroy the remnants of the Orc army. Even the horrible Oliphaunt war beasts trained by the southern Haradrim were powerless against them. They were like the Terminators of the battlefield �C nothing could stand in their way!


    After contemting hard on this problem, Sheyan came to the conclusion that only powerful mages on the level of Gandalf and Saruman, mages who could summon powerful light magic, could deal with them, and that was only in theory. After all, the soul of each Dead Man of Dunharrow had existed for three thousand years. In folklore, a spirit that had cultivated for a thousand years was already considered really strong, say nothing of an army of ghosts that had cultivated for three thousand years!!


    Would Gandalf lift his hand against the Army of the Dead? How rich must a person��s imagination be to imagine that possibility? Would the sly old fox Saruman risk his well-being to personally deal with them? Even Sauron himself most likely could notmand Saruman.


    Therefore, Sheyan firmly believed that any attempt to confront the Army of the Dead head on would be futile.


    But that did not mean there was no way to handle them!


    Sheyan hade up with a very meticulous n that had taken into consideration every detail he could think of. He was very confident in the n.


    The first thing he had to do now was to find the unlucky Corsairs of Umbar who were relegated to a cameo appearance in the original plot.


    ***


    The majestic Anduin River flowed silently on the in like a slumbering giant snake, strong, quiet, and awe-inspiring. The vast surface of the water in this stretch of the river was gentle. If the sun had not been obscured by Sauron��s power, it would have made for a gorgeous, picturesque scene.


    Sheyan reached into the water of the Anduin River. It was surprisingly cold. He felt as if he had reached into newly-melted snow.


    It was said that the Anduin was dug out by a Maia with his personal weapon. Therefore, the Anduin inevitably contained extremely fine debris that was scraped from the divine artifact. For all these years, the divine power had kept the river exceptionally cold.


    (TL: The Maiar (the singr of which is Maia) were near-primordial spirits that descended into Arda to help the Vr first shape the World.)


    In the Second Age, when a powerful D��nedain king heard of this, heunched a war and abruptlybined seven kingdoms into one. With thebined efforts of the seven kingdoms, he mined the Anduin River the same way one would mine gold. Finally, he indeed found the unbelievably precious ice debris, but the king had exhausted the power of seven kingdoms to do so, and the Star Iron he obtained was only a handful. Not long after, his kingdom descended into war because of that.


    In the end, the handful of Star Iron that took the effort of seven entire kingdoms to obtain was mixed with all kinds of rare metals and forged into an arrow. The sharp, ck and unbelievably cold arrow was named the ck Arrow.


    The arrow did not do anything too earthshaking, but as soon as it was born, it had shot and killed the giant dragon Smaug (the final boss in The Hobbit) who had destroyed an entire Dwarven kingdom! It was evident how powerful the arrow was! (Author��s Note: The ck Arrow really does exist in the lore, but I took some liberty with its origin.)


    (https://lotr.fandom/wiki/ck_Arrow)


    ***


    Seeing his reflection in the river, Sheyan fell into contemtion. Although he had never dealt with the Corsairs of Umbar, he understood pirates very well.


    All the army hosts send by Sauron had their own unique characteristics.


    The Orc army was characterised by its great number and strong cohesion. Even if the army had lost 50% of its troops, the remaining ones would still fight fearlessly.


    The Ringwraiths were exceptionally powerful individuals. They could ride on flying mounts and could inflict AoE fear. They were very effective in breaking up enemy formations.


    The Haradrim from the south were characterised by their ability to tame the mighty Oliphaunt war beasts and use them inbat.


    What about the Corsairs?


    Among the reinforcements sent by Sauron, they were the weakest. There was nothing remarkable about them aside from their mobility in water.


    They were also thest to arrive. Their advantage was their mobility. They sailed up the Anduin River, causing panic along the way and cutting off the enemy��s supply line. Away from their ship and the water, they had weakbat strength.


    This was not merely Sheyan��s conjecture. In the original movie plot, the Orc army called the Corsairs of Umbar ��stinking pirates�� contemptuously and ordered them around like they were ves. If the pirates were powerful, their status would not have been that low.


    In the movie, a casual arrow from Legs easily dropped a helmsman of the Corsairs (apparently yed by director Peter Jackson himself), an evidence of their lowbat strength.


    Therefore, Sheyan��s n was to find the Corsairs of Umbar and stop them from raiding Prgir, so as to prevent their fated encounter with the Army of the Dead led by Aragon!


    Of course, Sheyan did not expect the Corsairs of Umbar to be an easily-persuaded bunch of men. He did not intend to persuade them with just his mouth, anyway; he would use his fist when he deemed it necessary!


    Sheyan��s goal was simply to use his current status as an ally to meet the captain of the Corsairs, the ck N��men��rean Arathorn, then persuade him. If the persuasion failed, Sheyan would flip the table and assassinate him!!


    Based on the chaotic and brutal inner workings of the pirates, even if Sheyan failed to kill Arathorn, he only needed to seriously injure him, and an intense struggle for power and profits would surely follow among the Corsairs. The Corsairs would require at least several hours to elect a new leader, and Sheyan would have achieved his objective.


    It was due to this n that Sheyan must acquire the ��Hedgehog�� title before going to the Corsairs. The title would be a crucial factor in ensuring his survival!


    After all, following his hypothetical assassination attempt, he could only escape by jumping into the river. At that time, the biggest threat to him were not the people who would jump into the water to pursue him, but the arrows and firearms that were stored inrge amount on the ships! The pirates may be weak individually, but they were very proficient in using these weapons. If Sheyan did not prepare a method to deal with them, he would surely be an easy target for them and end up as a porcupine that would sink to the bottom of the dark, cold river.


    Of course, this was only a preliminary n. Assassination was just the fastest method to achieve his goal. With his strength, he also had other methods at his disposal that he could use to stall the Corsairs for a few hours. For example, he could dive into the water and smash holes in the bottom of some of their ships, or he could find their treasure trove and sink their treasure to the bottom of the river....


    Moreover, after Sheyan had given up on the right to return to the Realm from the Source of Darkness hall and saw the new redeemable items, he realised that he might not have to take such a big risk after all.


    The item Sheyan had his eyes on was ��Morgoth��s Blood��.


    It was a terrifying blood essence that could upgrade other items. The price was not too costly, only 200 contribution points each, and there was a 50% discount for the first purchase, which means the first one only cost 100 contribution points.


    Sheyan was currently holding a shiny crystal in his hand. The crystal was hollow and a small pinch of blue powder was sealed inside. The colour of the powder was as deep a blue as the cloudless sky. Although there was only a pinch of the powder, anyone whoid eyes upon it would feel their soul being sucked inside. They could hardly move their eyes away!


    That was ��Morgoth��s Blood��.


    Next, Sheyan took out another item at the bank of the great Anduin River.


    ��Dimensional Door��!


    It was an item that had already been upgraded once. Its current property was:


    [ You will be able to use the item under any condition. When the item is used, it will create a portal. You can return to the Nightmare Realm through this portal and stay there for a maximum of one hour, then return to the world you were originally in through the portal. ]


    [ The Dimensional Door will have 1000 points of absolute HP and can be destroyed. If it is destroyed, you will not be able to use it to return. ]


    The ��Dimensional Door�� Sheyan was currently holding was only a miniature model the size of a palm. It seemed to have been carved from stone, giving off a savage and ancient vibe. It had a delicate texture and was very cold to the touch.


    Sheyan closed his eyes and mumbled something in a low voice, as if he was praying. Of course, he had no way of knowing whether the following upgrading attempt would be sessful, and even if it was, he did not know if things would develop in the direction he expected.


    However, he knew that even if the world had no God, there was Noah Realm C!


    Presently, their side was at a disadvantage. Not everything would go ording to his heart��s desire, but that would not prevent the Realm from helping him within its scope of authority! Of course, the enemy contestants would also enjoy the preferential treatment of their Realms within their scope of authority, so in a sense, it was rtively fair.


    After ��Morgoth��s Blood�� was applied to the ��Dimensional Door��, it merely stayed at the surface of the ��Dimensional Door�� for a long time, showing no signs of seeping inside. Sheyan was not very anxious, because even if the upgrading failed, it was still not a hopeless situation for him. It would just be more troublesome, and the chances of sess would be lower.


    But as it turned out, Noah Realm C was actually paying attention to Sheyan and had heard Sheyan��s prayers! A streak of light encircled ��Morgoth��s Blood�� and the ��Dimensional Door��, and the two objects started to gradually merge. The ��Dimensional Door�� began to turn blue and change shape, while ��Morgoth��s Blood�� started to burn. After the me went out, Sheyan checked the ��Dimensional Door��s�� properties and saw something new.


    [ Morgoth��s Zip ]


    [ Rarity: Dark Gold ]


    [ Description: This product is created after Morgoth��s Blood has infiltrated into a dimensional tool. It contains terrifying, indescribable powers, and can easily break through the barrier between different nes, thus connecting two worlds together. ]


    [ Usage Instruction: Hold Morgoth��s Zip and carve out a dimensional rift in the air which will open up a dimensional tunnel to a world of your choice (including a Nightmare Realm). You can enter the designated world through this dimensional tunnel, or you can summon allies to the world you are in! ]


    [ The dimensional tunnel will only remain stable for 30 minutes. If you decide to go to another world through this tunnel, please be sure to return before the time limit is up, or there will be unpredictable consequences. ]


    [ The allies you summon through this tunnel will continue to exist in this world, but when you leave this world, the summoned allies will also return to their original world. ]


    ***


    After going through the properties, Sheyan slowly lowered his head. No one could see the expression on his face. After a long time, he finally broke into a longughter!!


    ��So you��re the one who couldn��t bear to fail the most, Noah Realm C!��


    Ten minutester, Sheyan arrived at the top of a cliff beside the Anduin River, ��Morgoth��s Zip�� in his hand. He jumped down from the cliff that was more than ten metres high! A blinding light glowed in his hand, leaving a long trail as it cut through the air. A sharp sound was heard during the process �C it was the sound of a dimensional barrier being shed open. A giant ck silhouette rushed out from the light portal and struck the water surface of the Anduin heavily, sshing the water high and wide like the bottom of a waterfall. The ssh was so loud that it sounded like the great Anduin River was groaning in humiliation.


    The next thing that entered the eye was the inharmonious blood red sail that looked as if it was stabbing straight into the sky.


    Uwful and wild, like a cloud that wished to cover the entire sea!


    The Bdine Bloodsail!

 Chapter 1415: Pirates vs. Pirates

    <h4>Chapter 1415: Pirates vs. Pirates</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    A powerful warship appeared out of nowhere in mid-air and smashed down onto the Anduin River hard. The waves it stirred up were like transparent walls, reaching as high as thirty metres. The draft of the warship had almost reached the limit before the ship rebounded violently back up.


    The figure of a sea giant made of fog appeared over the warship, holding a huge anchor in his hand. The soul of the sea giant named Barbosa look around at the strange new world, then roared loudly.


    At the bow of the ship was a very conspicuous cover, in whichy the Greend Lethal Weapon, a fiercely prative harpoon cannon. The harpoons, which had been tampered with ck magic by Taitish, were neatly ced nearby. Just from looking at them, one could imagine the magnificent sight of them flying out in a strange parabolic arc at an astonishing speed, then plunging deep into the prey��s body.


    (TL: Sheyan acquired the weapon in an auction in chapter 534.)


    The fierce gunner, Nanuke, stood next to the Greend Lethal Weapon and checked out the strange new world in surprise.


    The figurehead at the front of the ship was no longer the ck-grade naval ram, the Tergi Emblem, but the head of a ferocious maritime beast that shined dark gold. The cannon arrays on the ship had changed frommon quality cannons into powerful ck-iron rapid-fire cannons!


    When the strong waves had subsided a little, familiar faces could be seen... Dr. Kayto, Spike the carpenter, Nanuke the gunner, Shawen, Redbeard, Carter the oarsman, Redrose Chile the humanoid radar, etc.


    ��Wow, it appears we havee to a wonderful ce! Look at the sky!��


    ��This damned river is wider than the Gulf of Mexico!��


    ��Stop spouting nonsense. I can feel an awe-inspiring power in the river.��


    ��Hey, hey, confirm our coordinates at once! What are the sailors doing? Lookouts, go back to your posts immediately. Do you think the captain brought us here to enjoy the scenery?��


    ��Speaking of the captain, has anyone seen him?��


    ��Nope.��


    ��Not me.��


    ��We just got here. Everyone��s excited. Who would notice him?��


    ��I think there should be a city nearby. That thing floating on the river ahead of us looks like a dead pig or a dead dog thrown away by city residents.��


    ��But...it doesn��t look like a dead pig or a dead dog to me? I��ve been at sea for more than ten years! I know what an animal carcass looks like!��


    ��What does it look like to you, then?��


    ��It looks like...like a man. He seems about as tall as the captain.��


    ��He does look a bit like the captain.��


    ��A little, yeah.��


    ��...��


    ��You bastards! Pull me up! I��ve been soaking here for 20 f*cking minutes!�� The captain of a certain pirate ship, who currently looked like a drowned rat, finally gathered enough strength to curse out his crew without any care for his image.


    ***


    There was no doubt that Sheyan was very upset at the moment. He never thought that his Dingyuan would arrive in such a spectacr manner. In order to make a big enough dimensional portal, he had chosen to jump off a cliff. Who would have thought that the Dingyuan would so impatiently burst out of the portal the moment the portal was made. The ship had smashed down on him like a copsing mountain. The ship would have crushed her captain alive if not for Sheyan��s proficiency in water.


    However, after Sheyan��s wave of fury had subsided and he had calmed down considerably, he became puzzled instead. Something was wrong. These bastards hade too quickly. They had rushed over in such a hurry that they almost drowned their captain on the spot.


    Sheyan quickly interrogated the crew. Only after he asked around did he know that half an hour ago, every member of the ship had received an ��oracle��, saying that their long-lost captain was doing a certain job which required their help toplete. If they worked hard, all of them would be rewarded handsomely upon thepletion of the job.


    The voice had appeared directly in the minds of all the crew. When the mysterious witch, Taitish, heard the voice, she had a look of reverence and bowed down on the floor in worship. Now, Taitish was no simple woman. Besides Sheyan, no one else couldmand her. Because of that, when the other crew saw her attitude, all of them instantly believed what the voice said.


    Sheyan asked what the promised reward was. The pirates had no intention of hiding anything from him. They instantly took something out to show him.


    The reward was a light blue liquid contained in a crystal-clear bottle. When Sheyanid eyes on it, he felt as if his eyes were being soaked in clean, clear water. It made him feel veryfortable, and he was very reluctant to move his eyes away. The bottle was sealed tight, but for some reason, there was still a faint, pleasant smelling from it.


    ��The god has promised to unseal the bottle for us after we help youplete the job,�� Redbeard told him honestly. ��Not only that, everyone will also get an extra bottle. We��ve tried to unseal the bottle, but it won��t open no matter what we do.��


    ��What exactly is in the bottle?�� asked Sheyan curiously.


    ��Water from the Fountain of Youth,�� Taitish held up her own bottle with a fanatical look in her eyes. ��It��ll double a person��s life span, and the person��s appearance will never age from the moment the water is drunk.��


    That gave Sheyan a real shock. The Realm had really done it this time. It had actually used something so valuable as a reward. It seems that in order to win, the Realm was willing to make some heavy investments to make sure that its subordinates work hard, even on these pirates.


    Sheyan then received further notifications:


    ��Temperer 1018, your military rank has been confirmed. You are now officially promoted from Brigadier General to Major General. Your level of authority has greatly increased...��


    ��Finally!�� Sheyan had waited too long for this confirmation. He feared that his Major General Blood Armour was starting to rust in his storage space! Honestly, without the armour, Sheyan estimated that his chances of sess would be at least 20% lower!


    The Realm was favouring Sheyan. The terrain was the Anduin River, which Sheyan was most familiar with. He now had the help of a bunch of fanatical pirates who had almost gone mad with eagerness thanks to the temptation of the Fountain of Youth! A confident smile finally crept back into Sheyan��s face after a long time.


    ��Hoist the sails!��


    ***


    The water of the Anduin flowed quietly, and seemingly slowly. But if one drifted down the river riding the flow, they would quickly find themselves somece far away in no time at all. Peaceful and beautiful sceneries filled the eyes, formed by lush vegetation and clear water. Gorgeous little boats could asionally be seen on the banks. Everything was as quiet and beautiful as a painting.


    However, a beautiful painting would not contain a thick wisp of ck smoke that reached straight into the sky!


    Before the advent of the steam age, mostrge cities were built next to water. Why? Because the prosperity of a city was inseparable from logistics. When the poption of a city reached a certain figure, even basic things like food and clothes would reach a shocking number. Andpared tond routes, water routes had their own unique advantages.


    Therefore, there were many famous cities dotted along the great Anduin River. Even Minas Tirith was only situated ten kilometres away from the Anduin River in a straight line. Before the war broke out, Minas Tirith��smercial areas were bustling with activities, extending all the way to the bank of the Anduin.


    But there was only one city fit to be called the Pearl of the Anduin, and that was Prgir. The city of emerald green was always cool to the eyes. Unique houses and buildings could be seen everywhere. The rich city had attracted a lot of fruits and crops.


    But right now, the city of Prgir was as miserable as a person who had just been vited. The plundering activities by the Corsairs of Umbar were nearlying to an end. Numerous pirates could be seen returning to their ships with raucousughter. Pirate ships big and small densely packed a whole stretch of the Anduin. Several of therger ships had very high waterlines, obviously overloaded. The screams of the citizens and theughter of the pirates weaved a tragic symphony.


    It was at such a time that Sheyan encountered �C or rather, confronted �C the Corsairs of Umbar!


    Pirates vs. pirates!


    The Anduin River may be wide, but not wide enough for the Corsairs of Umbar to ignore the Dingyuan. The Corsairs�� ships were simr to the dhowsmonly seen on the Nile River. Theirteen sails were triangr, very distinctive, and of course veryrge. The Dingyuan was also a big ship with five masts, butpared to the seven or so giant ships of the Corsairs, it was like a child among men. There was nothing remarkable about the Dingyuan except for its unique design.


    Of course, that was only the case in the eyes of theyman. The Corsairs of Umbar had been terrorising the coasts of Gondor for a long time; they were definitely noymen. They could tell the Dingyuan was not that simple simply based on the fact that she dared toe to them by herself, as if trying to face off against a whole fleet with a single ship! Moreover, upon closer inspection, they could almost see blood seeping out of the strange-looking ship��s mainsail. The more they looked, the heavier the aura of the ship felt, as if the ship was putting pressure on the whole river; even the waves dared not rise too high!


    With the help of Taitish��s ck magic, an illusion of Sheyan, magnified dozens of times, stood on the bow of the ship. His voice echoed far on the river, making all the Corsairs turn to look at him in amazement.


    ��I am a messenger of Sauron, the Dark Lord! I bear his will! Where is your leader, Arathorn? ��


    Having witnessed Sheyan��s power, the pirates did not dare take him lightly. Before long, thergest ship came up to the Dingyuan slowly with Arathorn standing at the bow. He sent a small boat over to pick Sheyan up.


    But with a legendary warship backing him, how could Sheyan so easily yield to Arathorn? He continued saying with the help of magic, ��Arathorn! How dare you insult the Dark Lord? You shoulde aboard my ship to greet me, the messenger!��

 Chapter 1416: Pressuring with Each Step

    <h4>Chapter 1416: Pressuring with Each Step</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    This was a really vicious move by Sheyan. Taking advantage of the fact that he could use magic to transmit his voice to all ten thousand Corsairs, he quickly seized the high ground, forcing Arathorn into a corner.


    If Arathorn chose toe on board the Dingyuan, the ball would be out of his court. Even if Sheyan could not persuade Arathorn, he could just kidnap the corsair captain and sail away. With the Dingyuan��s ability, it would be way too easy to dy the leaderless Corsairs of Umbar for a few hours.


    Of course, Sheyan did not really expect Arathorn to have the guts to board the Dingyuan, so he already had two ns prepared in case Arathorn refused. When Sheyan saw that Arathorn indeed did not dare toe to him, he shouted, ��His Majesty Sauron, the Dark Lord, has sent me to convey his order: every member of the Corsairs of Umbar shall continue to pige Prgir until the city ispletely destroyed, so as to prevent Minas Tirith from getting any supplies from this ce! You will only sail for the Pelennor Fields three hourster!��


    Sheyan had only given this order after careful thought.


    Who would benefit the most from staying in Prgir to continue to loot the city? Most of the Corsairs of Umbar, no doubt. To burn, kill, loot, and plunder such a rich, prosperous city was a dream for all pirates.


    But Arathorn had ordered them to sail to the Pelennor Fields to join the war!


    War meant death and injury. Moreover, the enemies were the powerful Rohirrim cavalry and the Elves! Rumour had it that they even had to storm Minas Tirith afterwards, the city that was said to be an impregnable fortress.... Even the stupidest pirate knew which choice was more advantageous for himself!


    What was that? Loyalty? You wish to speak of loyalty with these Corsairs? Perhaps something like that existed within a small minority of these pirates, but for most of the Corsairs of Umbar, loyalty was a kind of rubbish that they could throw into the sea anytime they wanted, like an old dice or a dirty bandana.


    In truth, if it weren��t for the power of Sauron making them feel fear from the bottom of their hearts, these selfish bastards would never have unified at all.


    Sheyan had good judgement. He had immediately deduced that Arathorn had limited personal strength, so it would be difficult for him to have a high level of prestige among the Corsairs, because prestige among pirates could only be built up with martial force. Therefore, Sheyan��s words very tantly challenged Arathorn��s authority and attempted to create a rift between Arathorn and themon pirates.


    If Arathorn dared to refuse his order, the rift would be a wound.


    A fatal wound!


    However, Arathorn was the one who was really bearing Sauron��s order! Did he dare disobey Gothmog��smand?


    Of course not! If Arathorn had such a strong character, would the Corsairs of Umbar have be the most miserable and marginalised force under Sauron?


    ��And that��s why...�� At the moment, Sheyan was leaning very casually against the wall in the captain��s cabin. He grabbed a handful of gold coins and let them fall from his grasp, enjoying the crisp sounds these glittering objects made as he said in azy tone, ��The only thing Arathorn can do now is to send some of his trustedckeys over to attack me to make me shut up. He��ll also hang us from the mast to boost his prestige.��


    At that point, Sheyan shrugged and yawned. He told the excited subordinates around him, ��See? He��s starting to mobilise his ships. He��s sending fiverge galleys to surround us. Are you scared?��


    A series of wildughter broke out. It shook the Anduin River, making ripples in the water.


    ��We��re the lords of the seven seas. Even the ck Pearl and the Endeavour can only run away when they see us. Why would we be scared of these weaklings?��


    Sheyan casually observed the gold coin in his palm, as if studying the patterns on it. ��It seems that you��ve grown stronger in my absence. But I still have a use for these weaklings. I��ll give you 15 minutes to get rid of those five ships. Can you do it?�� he asked lightly.


    Redbeard and the pirates around him exchanged nces and smiled sinisterly, like they were hiding a knife behind their smile!


    ��No problem, cap��n. Since it��s your order, we��ll give these Corsairs a show to remember!��


    Sheyan nodded and added, ��These guys have weak ships, but they have strong bodies, so don��t fight any boarding battles. There��s no need to capture their ships either. Just sink them right away. Got that?��


    Ol�� Seadog and Redbeard both noticed the cautious reminder in Sheyan��s words. Ol�� Seadog was Sheyan��s most trusted pirate, while Redbeard had shown outstanding leadership abilities in Sheyan��s absence. The two of them had almost full control of the crew. Sheyan was confident they would carry out his order excellently.


    ***


    As Arathorn��s gship passed down the instructions with g signals, the fiverge galleys controlled by Arathorn��s loyal henchmen rapidly gathered. The galleys had triangrteen sails and triangr bodies. Two rows ofrge oars lined their sides, enabling the galleys to sail at high speed even in the absence of wind, or even against the wind. Their mobility was their greatest feature.


    They were already in a standard attacking formation, yet the opponent��s ship still showed no response. This almost made Arathorn feel the urge tough amid his irrepressible fury. Could the opponent be all ink and no squid, all talk and no walk?


    But to be a pirate, one could have no shame, no fear, and no pride, but they must have one very crucial thing, and that was good eyesight! Without good eyesight, they would not be able to catch any prey. How would they live on the sea then? Therefore, the moment Arathorn started rxing, he immediately heard exmations of surpriseing from all around him!!


    Under the dim sunlight, the Corsairs finally saw that the ��ropes�� on the surface of the opponent��s ship were actuallyrge, rigid veins! The tendons of the Deep Sea Giant started wriggling wildly. Quite a number of wooden barrels were pushed out of the ship��s cabin. Several fierce-looking men raised their axes and hacked at the barrels. Thick blue blood gushed out of them!


    Human blood was usually used when the Dingyuan required a sacrifice, but the blood used this time was a blood of even better quality �C the blood of a Demonic Horseshoe Crab.


    After Sheyan had seduced Paul the Kraken away, the furious Davy Jones had engaged in several fights with the Dingyuan. Unfortunately for him, Sheyan��s crew had matured into a decent pirate crew. Davy Jones could defeat them without much difficulties, but he could not destroy them. The lonely Davy Jones then adopted another demonic pet, a horrifying giant horseshoe crab!


    It was in the nature of Demonic Horseshoe Crabs to be fond of feeding on the eggs of Deep Sea Giants, so the rtionship between the two species was as tight as that between cats and mice �C tight in a mortal enemy kind of way. Therefore, Redbeard had seized the chance to scheme against Davy Jones�� new pet. He had lured the creature onto dry ground and collected a few barrels of its blood for future use. It was now time to use the blood. Redbeard was going full power.


    The whole Dingyuan began to creak. The Deep Sea Giant��s veins greedily sucked in the blood of the Demonic Horseshoe Crab and started to inte wildly, so much so that even the ship looked like it had erged by half. Ayer of tough, dense muscle tissues encased the ship like a shield. Grey fog covered the river. It caused the loud, muffled sound of everyone��s heartbeat to thump in their own chest like thunder.


    ��Bababo.��


    ��Bababo!!!��


    ��Who��s calling for the great Bababo?!��


    ��Who dares to stop the great Bababo?!��


    The colossal figure of a Deep Sea Giant made of fog appeared in the air above the Dingyuan holding a huge anchor in his hand. The soul of the Deep Sea Giant named Bababo roared soundlessly with his head raised to the sky, then smashed its anchor down on the great Anduin River!!


    A whole section of the river suddenly turned turbulent. At this time, Arathorn��s five pirate ships were already within 100 metres of the Dingyuan thanks to their excellent speed. As a result, they were now being sucked in by the huge whirlpools that had appeared one after another in the turbulent river. Even holding the rudder steady had be a luxury under such extreme conditions, say nothing of sailing or even fighting.


    ��Ocean��s Merriment��, the powerful ability that only a legendary warship could possess, was now being unleashed on the great Anduin River, the longest river on Middle Earth!


    (��Ocean��s Merriment�� is an ability on the ��Deep Sea Giant Tendons��. From chapter 567: [ ��Ocean��s Merriment�� �C Summon the soul of Deep Sea Giant, Bababo, to incite an ocean merriment. A tempestuous tsunami would be incited within a designated region. Within this tsunami region, the Dingyuan��s sailing speed would be raised by 100% while other creatures/ships would have their speed reduced by 50%. ])


    The Bdine Bloodsail was hoisted high. A long trail of smoke followed in its wake like smoke blowing out of a chimney. But upon closer inspection, one would realise that it was not smoke at all. It was a long trail of vengeful spirits which numbered in the thousands, pushing the ship forward while wailing in agony! In this region, the Dingyuan, which was originally not that outstanding in terms of speed, had its speed increased by 100%, while other ships and creatures would have their speed forcefully reduced by 50%!


    Sheyan raised his eyebrows. He could feel the outburst of a fierce aura. He instantly recalled the figurehead at the bow of the ship �C the figurehead which looked eerily like the head of a ferocious sea beast!


    At the moment, two eerie red lights glowed on the ferocious beast��s head. Its mouth slowly opened, and a long trail of me shot out of it, looking like a naval ram made of fire! The warship aimed at the fiverge galleys and charged straight towards them with astonishing speed!

 Chapter 1417: Killer Move

    <h4>Chapter 1417: Killer Move</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    (Author��s note: The name Arathorn sounds simr to Aragorn because ording to the plot, the two of them are rted. They share amon ancestor.)


    (TL��s note: I couldn��t find any Arathorn like that in the story. There��s Arathorn II, who��s the fifteenth Chieftain of the D��nedain and Aragorn��s father; Angamait?, an important figure amongst the Corsairs of Umbar; and the Captain of the Haven, who is a ck N��men��rean and the ruler of the Umbar, but I couldn��t find an Arathorn who��s a ck N��men��rean and the leader of the Corsairs of Umbar. So just treat him as someone the author came up with.)


    Therge galleys with triangrteen sails had two major, defining features. The first was their triangrteen sails that enabled them to move forward diagonally even when sailing against the wind. The second were the 24 long oars sticking out of their sides of the galleys near the waterline. When extra power was needed, men would be put at the oars to provide additional driving force for the ships.


    These two major features gave the galleys great maneuverability, but they were also the cause of certain shorings �C the existence of the rowers�� deck inevitably led to a vulnerability in the hull and a reduction in the allowable cargo weight.


    The Dingyuan sped forward, leaving a trail of white foam in its wake. The first to reach the leading enemy ship was the fierce fire blown from the Dingyuan��s figurehead. It set the enemy galley aze, right before the Dingyuan recklessly crashed into the galley!


    Following a loud and earth-shattering crack, the Dingyuan knocked therge galley��s broken mast and even its sailors 20-30 metres high as they burned fiercely. Screams of agony and fear could be heard everywhere!


    As for the galley itself, the collision broke it in half, right down the middle!


    Half the ship was washed away by the turbulent river flow and was stranded on the bank, while the other half crashed into a friendly ship nearby. The surviving pirates of the galley were frightened out of their wits. They tried their hardest to either climb onto the bank or onto other ships, screaming loudly.


    After the initial attack was sessful, the Dingyuan made a big turn on the Anduin River and elerated again towards another galley. However, this time, the opposing ship managed to steer clear of the collision. The two ships narrowly passed each other by.


    But right after the captain of the opposing ship had wiped away the sweat on his forehead in relief and shouted at his crew to jump onto the enemy ship to stab those bastards in the ass, he heard a series of loud thuds. It was the sound of the gun ports on the Dingyuan��s starboard side being lowered.


    Twenty-four ck-iron cannons went off at the same time. Pale blue smoke and a deafening noise immediately engulfed the entire section of the Anduin River. When the smoke dispersed, the Corsairs who were nning to leap aboard the enemy ship a moment ago were now rolling on the deck, bleeding and screaming!


    When the Dingyuan steered around again, not only had the remaining threerge galleys rowed aside in a hurry like they had seen a ghost, even the other pirate ships that were initially looking to profit from the situation were steering away from the warship in fear! No one dared to face the Dingyuan head on!


    Sheyan knew that he had demonstrated enough of his power. Currently, the Corsairs were still holding themselves back due to their fear of Sauron. Sheyan must not push them too hard, lest he aroused their collective anger. The Corsair had hundreds of ships; as powerful as the Dingyuan was, if they all attacked together, she would have no choice but to run away.


    More importantly, Sheyan did note here to kill the Corsairs. He only wished to seize power and take control for a period of time. Sheyan judged that he was already quite close to achieving his objective. He only needed onest push to get there.


    He stood on a boat on the Dingyuan and gestured at Taitish to lower it onto the river. The magical illusion of him reappeared, and his provoking voice was once again transmitted to all the uneasy corsairs.


    ��Arathorn!! Stop sacrificing your subordinates�� lives to save your own hide. Dare youe down and fight me? If you beat me, I��ll leave at once!��


    Arathorn had already had his face pped hard by Sheyan today, so his reputation had already taken a sharp plummet. Even if Sheyan retreated now without doing anything else, a mutiny would probably still break out within the Corsairs of Umbar. The pirates would surely question if Arathorn had the ability to lead the Corsairs going forward.


    But now, while Arathorn was in despair, Sheyan suddenly threw him a life-saving rope by offering him a chance for a solo duel. Was that not a chance for him to salvage the situation?


    A drowning man would even clutch at a straw if he saw one.


    Therefore, Arathorn also jumped on a small boat and steered it towards Sheyan. From afar, he had already unsheathed his long, shiny sabre.


    Sheyan smiled at Arathorn and spread his arms apologetically.


    The next moment, Nanuke the gunner tore off the cover at the bow of the Dingyuan with a sinister smile on his face. He quickly jumped onto the unveiled the harpoon cannon, the Greend Lethal Weapon. The enchanted harpoon loaded onto the harpoon cannon sparkled with a strange glow. In the blink of an eye, it shot forth and pierced through Arathorn��s chest!!


    Arathorn was flung hundreds of metres back by the harpoon until it finally nailed him to the bow of his gship behind him!! The water surged, and the gship was pushed back for more than ten metres by the impact!


    Arathorn struggled violently with wide eyes, as if he wished to say something, but when he opened his mouth, all that came out were blood and flesh pieces. His voice died in his throat. Lifepletely left his body soon after.


    The Greend Lethal Weapon was created specifically to hunt the monstrous beasts of the deep sea. Could Arathornpare to those high-tier legendary creatures in terms of defence and HP? Obviously not!


    This was Sheyan��s final push. He wanted to leave in all the Corsairs of Umbar an impression of someone who was powerful, shameless, cruel, cunning and unrestrained by rules!


    If he was facing the Rohirrim cavalry, such an action would surely be scorned, but facing the Corsairs of Umbar, such an action would make them feel fear and awe! These were evil men, and they would only obey those who was stronger and more evil than they were!


    The Anduin River continued to flow quietly. Arathorn��s blood dripped down onto the river, forming a pool of red below him. The Corsairs started congregating in several groups. They were truly afraid.


    To garner respect by instilling fear and showing kindness.


    That saying came to Sheyan��s mind. He was short on time, so it was probably impossible to make these pirates feel grateful by showing them kindness. Therefore, he could only make them obey by making them fear his power.


    He reckoned he had done enough. He transmitted his voice to them through magic.


    ��Will you disobey themand of the Dark Lord too!!?? Stay here for three hours and destroy the citypletely before you move to join the war! Do I have to repeat that again? The Eye of Sauron is watching you!��


    This order, which was honestly in line with the interests of the Corsairs, was quickly epted by them. Every corsair had received Sauron��s ��oracle�� before they came here, so they knew they had to fight in the war, but if they could dy in joining the war, that would be great. The best possible oue was that, by the time they got to the battlefield, the war would already be over.


    Sheyan knew that it was impossible to be the leader of the Corsairs of Umbar in this way. The reason they listened to him now was all because of his identity as Sauron��s messenger, and that was just a fake identity. There was absolutely no way they would submit to him just because of this.


    Therefore, if he wished to give them an order, then it must be an order that all the corsairs would agree was beneficial to them.


    This extent of authority was enough for Sheyan!


    ***


    Half an hourter.


    Sheyan was standing on a smallteen-rigged galley known for its speed. Although it was small, it was still equipped with 12 oarsmen. When the galley sailed along the current and the wind, and with all the oarsmen at the oars, it was no slower than a motorboat.


    The ship, of course, was sponsored by the Corsairs of Umbar.


    ��....Yes, that��s it,�� Sheyan told Taitish, ��When I��m not here, you can stillmand those guys with the magical illusion, right? Yup, it��s that simple. Just do as I told you. You know the signal arrow on our ship? That will be our primary contact method. As soon as you see my signal arrow, initiate the n. Ol�� Seadog, Redbeard, you two are the alternative options. If the signal arrow fails, I��ll use the method from before to contact you.��


    In order to control the Dingyuan, Sheyan couldmunicate with the ship��s crew even if they were separated by different nes. That was his alternative contact method. By entrusting the task to three separate people, he ensured that his order would be carried out. Perhaps one person may get different ideas, but the chances of all three people having different ideas at the same time was close to zero.


    After that, Sheyan left the Dingyuan on the small galley, moving up the river at high speed!


    Of course he must grace the most happening ce on Middle Earth right now with his presence!


    If this war was a y, then the y had reached its climax. At such a time, how could Sheyan not be there?!


    Hang in there, Reef. Hang in there, mypanions!


    ***


    Currently, on the vast Pelennor Fields at the foot of the city of Minas Tirith, a terrible, bloody storm was brewing.


    The Orc army, although still fighting tenaciously, were beingpletely suppressed by the elite cavalry from Rohan. Under the leadership of ��omer, the powerful cavalry kept charging in and out of the Orc army in triangr formations. The Orc army had sustained a shocking number of casualties. Gothmog was severely injured. Of the nine Ringwraiths, only three were left!


    But then, the Oliphaunt army of the Haradrim finally stepped onto the stage!! The Oliphaunt war beasts were all at least 10 metres tall, and could reach a running speed of more than 60 kilometres per hour. Sharp spears were tied to the long tusks of the Oliphaunts, and on their backs were solid fortresses made of wood, from which the Haradrim could hurl their arrows and spears down upon their enemies.


    Even ten thousand heavy cavalry were no match for the terrifying impact of the Oliphaunts�� charge. The height of a war horse only reached an Oliphaunt��s ankle. The Oliphaunts�� long tusks and trunk were their natural weapons. An Oliphaunt need only swing its head, and it could make even a small hill copse. War horses would just be trampled to death inrge numbers in front of them!


    Thirteen Oliphaunts charged in a neat row. Following behind them were the Haradrims�� chariots, spearmen and axemen. If the elite cavalry of Rohan were in their peak conditions, they might have had the strength to oppose the Haradrim, but even then, they would not have much hope ofing out victorious. And right now, the Rohirrim cavalry were already tired soldiers.


    The tables were instantly turned. It was the dark side��s turn to beat up the enemies. The Rohirrim cavalry may be courageous, but under the circumstances, the more courageous one was, the faster one died. At this time, ��omer was the only major figure left leading the Rohirrim cavalry, and under the cooperation of the contestants, he was finally killed on the battlefield by a sneak attack.


    However, right when the cavalry of Rohan was close to being wiped out, a surging torrent came from the distance.


    It was a surging torrent of yellow and green!!


    Leading the torrent on horseback was Aragorn, the returning king. His attire and appearance were a mess, and his face had been ckened by smoke. He had arrivedte, butte was better than never, because the famous city of Minas Tirith, despite smoking and burning, had yet to be conquered.


    As long as it was not yet conquered, there was still hope!


    The Army of the Dead, which had been cursed to remain in Middle Earth for three thousand years, rushed into the midst of the Haradrim army. The Haradrim army may have powerful Oliphaunts, but the Army of the Dead were immune to physical attacks. The result of this battle was already determined from the very beginning.


    Under the overwhelming attack of the Army of the Dead that came like a tidal wave, the Oliphaunts fell to the ground one after another whining and wailing, before turning into corpses. Zi and Aldaris tried to attack the Army of the Dead with magic. It worked. But the ghosts had cultivated for 3000 years; all of them had at least 100,000 HP. Even if magic attacks worked on them, how much would it help?


    Fortunately, Sheyan had already expected this to happen, so he had exined to his party how to deal with this situation �C and that was to go into hiding.


    But where could they hide? They were on a in. Were there any good hiding spots on a in? Well, there was one, and that was the heart of the dark side��s camp �C the Source of Darkness hall!


    As long as there was one person still alive in that hall, it would remain an impregnable fortress. It was also the ce where the attention of Sauron was directly focused on! The Army of the Dead would not dare approach the ce at all!


    Party Ace had questioned the assumption that the Army of the Dead would not dare approach the Source of Darkness hall, but Sheyan had given them a convincing reply:


    ��The Army of the Dead is so powerful, so logically speaking, shouldn��t good steel be used on the edge of the de? Why doesn��t Aragon send them directly to Mount Doom to destroy the main base of Sauron��s Orc army while Sauron has not regained corporeal form yet? Is Aragorn an idiot? Of course not!��


    ��The truth is, Sauron has a secret identity called ��The Necromancer��, which means he has the power to control the dead. His power is limited on the Pelennor Fields because this ce is too far from him, but sending the Army of the Dead to Mount Doom would be akin to sending meat to the chopping block. That��s why the dead wouldn��t dare to approach the Source of Darkness hall either, because it��s the ce where Sauron��s power is the strongest on the Pelennor Fields.��


    (TL: In ��The Hobbit��, when Sauron atst began to rise again, taking the stronghold of Dol Guldur, he was disguised as a dark sorcerer known as ��the Necromancer��.)

 Chapter 1418: Gone with the Wind

    <h4>Chapter 1418: Gone with the Wind</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The Source of Darkness hall had yed a key role in this critical moment. Every time an Oathbreaker from the Army of the Dead moved within 100 metres of the hall, it would gopletely out of control, either running wild like a headless fly or turning on its own allies. Of course, as long as the Oathbreakers stayed out of that range, they remained unstoppable!


    But that was not all. The Source of Darkness hall also provided very powerful buffs to those inside it.


    As long as a warrior remained in the hall, the hall would remain indestructible. The warriors fighting in the Source of Darkness hall would also be blessed by Sauron��s power. Their HP would increase by 200%, their attack power and defence would both increase by 30%, and the damage they received from all ranged attacks would be reduced by 40%.


    In addition, when a warrior received damage in the Source of Darkness hall, it would trigger a bonus recovery effect called the ��Wind of Darkness��. The higher the damage received, the stronger the recovery effect. After extensive testing and calctions, it was found that a contestant in a state of near death left in the Source of Darkness hall without any recovery medicine would be out of the state of near death within ten minutes, and would regain full condition in an hour. Of course, that was only for the contestants. The recovery effect for storyline characters was calcted differently.


    However, the Source of Darkness hall could only amodate a few hundred people, and although it only had one door, the door was quite wide. The enemies did not even need to enter the hall; they could justunch long range attacks from various angles outside the hall and their attacks could cover most of the hall. Only less than a quarter of the area inside the hall could be considered blind spots that could not be attacked from outside. The enemies would have to rush into the hall to attack these areas.


    Facing the overwhelming assault of the Army of the Dead, the dark side copsed like dominoes. The chaotic situation made it really hard for the routing army to distinguish directions and targets. Most people could only go along with the flow of the crowd as they ran away.


    Therefore, the situation Sheyan was worried about �C that the Source of Darkness hall would be so overcrowded that Party Ace could not find any room to squeeze inside �C did not happen. On the contrary, under the deliberate obstruction and guidance of enemy contestants, when the chaotic bloodbath on the battlefield hadrgely subsided, there were only Party Ace, half of Skull��s party, and some scattered contestants that had separated from their teams in the Source of Darkness hall. There were less than 30 contestants in the hall that could amodate hundreds!


    Neither the Blue-ray Party, the Maritime Alliance, nor Zeus�� Glory Party had entered the Source of Darkness hall. Why? The answer was obvious. Once inside the hall, though they would get additional buffs, they would also be trapped inside without any way out. Sure, they could put up a strong resistance by relying on the chokepoint and buffs, but if no reinforcements came from outside, how long could theyst?


    If the enemies blocked the only exit, they could forget about breaking their way out even with all those buffs in the hall.


    What��s more, the Army of the Dead may fear Sauron��s power in the hall, but that was not necessarily true for other storyline characters! Aragorn the protagonist, Gimli the Dwarf, and Legs the Elven prince were powerful characters; they could very well lead others to charge into the hall as the arrowhead of the formation! As soon as they broke through the resistance at the door, enemy contestants would send in droves of redeemed troops into the hall to wipe out those remaining inside!


    As had been mentioned before, once a contestant had upgraded the main mission, mission failure meant death, but all three of the aforementioned parties presumably had the kind of powerful items that could exempt the whole party from mission failure penalties. Therefore, as soon as they saw the Army of the Dead appear, they were already looking for escape routes, preparing to run away, which they did as soon as the situation took a turn for the worse. Thanks to the Haradrims sacrificing themselves as cannon fodder at the frontline, the three parties ran away faster than anyone else!


    The enemy contestants tried to force their way into the Source of Darkness hall twice, but met with strong resistance from Reef and Skull. They could only leave some people outside to keep watch and continue blocking the enemy in. The rest followed behind the Army of the Dead to join in on the massacre, reaping contribution points.


    The Minas Tirith contestants were no fools. There were profits to be gained everywhere, so why would they waste time on those in the hall? It was not like the contestants inside the hall could run away. The Minas Tirith contestants could just leave them forst.


    As time trickled away, the sounds of shouting and killing on the battlefield slowly subsided. Recing them were sounds of groaning, crying, and sudden short screams that could be heard from time to time. These were the sounds most often heard in the aftermath of a battle. The groaning sounds were made by the injured allies that were being rescued, the crying sounds were made by those who found the corpse of apanion, and the sudden short screams were naturally made by the survivors of the dark side who were discovered and finished off.


    After the vast Army of the Dead had routed all the enemies on the battlefield, they started gathering around the Source of Darkness hall from every direction until all tens of thousands of Oathbreakerspletely encircled the hall without leaving any gaps between them, although they strictly abided by the hundred-metre boundary. The horrifying dark green spirits hissed and roared loudly. The sound they made, with the bloody battlefield as the background, was truly hair-raising.


    Seeing this, Party Ace exchanged nces among themselves. They saw the anxiety in each other��s face.


    ording to Sheyan��s deduction, the Army of the Dead was not a loyal army, because they were not Aragon��s private soldiers after all!


    They were the Men of the White Mountains 3000 years ago, and at the founding of Gondor, they swore an oath to Aragorn��s ancestor Isildur that they would fight for him. However, during the dark years, they had worshiped Sauron, and so when the time came and Isildur asked for their aid, they refused, leading to Isildur��s defeat.


    Isildur hence cursed them in anger. They would be haunted by this oath forever, until they fulfill their oath and were forgiven by Isildur��s heir! The Men of the White Mountains had been carrying the curse for thousands of years since then; even death could not free them. Therefore, they were only a bunch of undead monsters who owed the heir of Isildur an oath, and had been bound by Isildur��s curse to remain in Middle Earth.


    That was to say, they fought for Aragon only because of the oath. Without the oath, these ghosts would raise their swords at anyone.


    Therefore, there was no way they would show any kind of eagerness or proactiveness. Their oath was just to help out in a battle.


    That was why Sheyan deduced that when the Battle of the Pelennor Fields had been won, the Army of the Dead, who had been suffering for three thousand years, would surely ask Aragon to fulfil his promise to release them from the curse!!


    Sheyan��s analysis was reasonable andpletely in line with the original plot. And now, the Battle of the Pelennor Fields had clearly been won. All two hundred thousand Orc troops and thirty thousand Haradrim troops had nearly been wiped out. So why had the Army of the Dead not disbanded yet?


    While Party Ace were looking at each other in confusion, a calm voice came from the partymunication channel.


    ��Inspect every corner of the hall. Check if there are any special figures inside.��


    The voice immediately injected renewed vigour into the party. They eximed in surprise.


    ��Boss!��


    ��Brother!��


    ��Seaman!��


    ��...��


    Sheyan smiled and said, ��My job over there is done. I took the chance to sneak somece nearby during the chaos just now. They��re keeping a tight watch on the hall. I can probably rush into the hall if I try, but I��ll definitely have to pay a heavy price, so I think I��ll just lurk around first. Inspect the hall, quick!��


    The inspection soon produced a result. It had been mentioned before that behind the Source of Darkness hall was Gothmog��s residence. There, they found the unconscious and heavily-injured Gothmog. Half his head had been knocked t. An elite Uruk-hai bodyguardy dead next to him. Obviously, the loyal bodyguard had used thest bit of his strength to drag Gothmog back here before he sumbed to his injuries.


    Despite his severe injuries, Gothmog��s condition seemed stable. He would probably recover given time.


    When Sheyan was informed of this, he immediately ordered without any hesitation, ��Throw him out.��


    ��What!!!�� Sheyan��s decision obviously shocked everyone.


    ��But doing that will cause the Orc army topletely copse,�� Zi could not help saying.


    ��The Orc army has already copsed,�� remarked Sheyan coldly.


    Zi could find no words to retort. Meanwhile, there was a look of appreciation in Aziz��s eyes; Sheyan��s order was clearly quite to his taste.


    ��But if we can save Gothmog, we��ll definitely be rewarded with a staggering amount of contribution points....�� Sanzi hesitated.


    ��Which is more important, contribution points or your life?�� asked Sheyan.


    In the end, Zi pushed the heavily-injured Gothmog out of the hall with ��Force.Collision-Wall��. The Gondorian alliance could hardly believe their eyes when they saw the ��generous gift��! Legs the Elven prince imed the kill under his name. He fully demonstrated the advantage of long range attacks with his bow and arrow. With a single arrow, he made Gothmog��s head explode!


    A few small, scattered groups of Orcs were initially still putting up resistance on the edge of the battlefield, but following the death of Gothmog, they instantly routed! Party Ace also received an emergency notification:


    [ Themander-in-chief, Gothmog, has died in battle! The morale of the Orc army haspletely copsed; they are no longer able to continue fighting! The attack power of all dark side forces is reduced by 20% due to a drop in morale (this weakening effect will not be applied to creatures redeemed by contestants through contribution points). ]


    But also following the death of Gothmog, the King of the Dead finally led his army towards Aragon who was holding the sacred sword of And��ril.


    There were no more fights on the Pelennor Fields, and the Army of the Dead could not get near the Source of Darkness hall. The enemymander-in-chief had also died. The Army of the Dead had made great contributions in this battle,pletely annihting the Haradrim host and eliminating at least a quarter of the Orc army��s remainingbat forces afterwards.


    No matter how one looked at it, the Army of the Dead had already fulfilled their oath!


    Two green mes were burning in the eyes of the King of the Dead which were staring at Aragon. The thousands of vengeful spirits behind him were also looking at the powerful human king with the same cold, anxious gaze.


    ��Keep your promise, King of Gondor, wielder of And��ril, heir of Isildur!��


    Deep inside, Aragorn was naturally not very willing to release this army that had terrifying strength, was fearless of death and injury, and had no need for supplies! However, under the watchful eyes of those around him, he could not refuse! If he reneged on the promise, the angered Army of the Dead might actually turn on them!


    Therefore, he could only force a smile and dered, ��Go! You have fulfilled the oath from three thousand years ago. I, King of Gondor, wielder of And��ril, heir of Isildur, now free you from the curse!��


    Following Aragorn��s words, the sacred sword in his hand, And��ril, gave off a soft glow which shone on the Army of the Dead. Under the illumination of the glow, all the ferocious, terrifying spirits threw down their weapons, looked up to the sky and smiled soundlessly. Flesh and skin returned to the spirits; they were finally restored to their appearances of the Men of the White Mountains. They looked at peace, happy, serene. They then vanished like a mist that was driven back by a sudden wind, never to be seen again.


    And thus, the most difficult enemy Sheyan had ever had to deal with, the most formidable enemy he had ever met, was gone with the wind!


    However, the strength of the remaining Gondorian alliance was not to be underestimated. The main force among them was undoubtedly the garrison soldiers of Minas Tirith. They originally numbered almost 7000 in total, but half of them had died during the brutal war, so they still had about 3000 men left. The only legendary figure among them who could still fight was Faramir, the son of the Steward of Gondor. Gandalf was still recovering from his injury.


    The cavalry of Rohan also numbered around seven or eight thousand originally, but their casualty rate was much more tragic. They probably had only about two or three hundred people left. Legendary figures who could still fight? None!


    And here, history had taken a different turn. The King of Rohan, Theoden, who should have died under the hands of the Witch-King of Angmar, had survived at the cost of his legs. On the contrary, ��omer, who should have survived, had been killed, ambushed by the contestants. The king��s goddaughter, ��owyn, had survived, but her condition, ording to modern medicine, was called intracranial hematoma plus severe concussion, which means she would probably remain unconscious for quite a while.


    Of course, the most dazzling force was the trio of Aragon, Gimli and Legs. Counting the hundreds of contestants remaining and the various troops they redeemed with contribution points, they were still tens of thousands strong.


    Even aside from the powerful legendary figures, the tens of thousands of troops alone were enough to crush any powerful contestant parties! Therefore, even though the Army of the Dead had dispersed, the Minas Tirith contestant alliance still felt that they had victory in their grasp.


    The Minas Tirith contestants knew that they should not let the situation drag on lest anything unexpected happened. So, after taking a short breather, theyunched the most violent assault on the Source of Darkness hall yet! There were only about 30 people inside the hall. Even if the hall gave them powerful buffs, it would at most double their strength, so theirbat power would only be equivalent to around 60 people. In the opinion of the Minas Tirith contestants, 60 people would eventually be worn down by wave after wave of attacks! After all, the disparity between thebat power of the two sides was simply too great!

 Chapter 1419: My Prey…Aragon!!

    <h4>Chapter 1419: My Prey...Aragon!!</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Reality was cruel.


    That was how the Minas Tirith contestants were feeling right now. To whittle down the enemy with human wave tactic sounded very simple, but when the tactic was executed, they noticed a problem with the n �C a really big problem.


    Who would charge first?


    The first person to charge would not only be the focus of enemy attacks �C the people inside were trapped beasts, so they would surely attack with wild abandon �C but the person would also be blocking the door and thus blocking off the firing lines of most of the long range attackers behind him, so he could only expect limited support from his allies.


    If three people were to rush up together, there would be even less angles for long range support. They were not incorporeal; bullets and arrows could not fly into the hall through their bodies.


    More crucially, if the person leading the charge was not strong enough, he would just be killed right away, feeding the enemy contribution points. But those who were strong enough would never volunteer for this kind of high risk, low reward, cannon-fodder-like job.


    So, the only effective attacks they had on the hall were AoE ranged attacks such as grenades and explosives, but not only were these attacks easily intercepted mid-air by Zi��s ��Force.Collision-Wall��, they were often detonated by Aziz��s timely shots the moment they were thrown. Even if they managed to reach the enemies, they would just be blocked by Reef and Skull who were tanking at the front.


    The two were formidable MTs in their own rights, and in the Source of Darkness hall, they were also blessed by Sauron��s power, so their HP had increased by 200%, their attack and defence had increased by 30%, and all long-range damages they received were decreased by 40%. In addition, the ��Wind of Darkness�� recovery effect would constantly heal them, and attacks from contestants would also be weakened further by 40%. Therefore, this level of this attacks could hardly scratch them.


    The Minas Tirith contestants now had two choices for this problem.


    The first choice was to use their redeemed troops to forcefully break into the hall regardless of the cost. All the contestants who were still alive at this point had plenty of contribution points in their hands. If they actually put their minds to it and use all their contribution points on the standard armoured swordsmen of Minas Tirith, they could probably redeem a few thousand troops, and if they send those swordsmen to rush the hall all at once, the dark side contestants would die from exhaustion even if they did not die under a sword.


    The second choice was to gain the help of powerful storyline characters! Let storyline characters like Aragorn, Gimli and Legs lead the charge. If the enemy could not stop these storyline characters, they would lose the choke point at the door. It was obvious what would happen after that.


    The third choice.... That ��s right, there was actually a third choice! It was something that even Party Ace did not think of!


    Simr to how Sheyan would sometimes be helped by his Realm, the leaders of the opposite side, Knight, Bill and Lafarge could also ask for help from their Realms!


    Noah Realm C was powerful. It was like the Financial Bureau and the Personnel Bureau among the government��s departments, possessing a great amount of power. The staff of these departments usually walked with their noses high.


    The other Realms were like the Farming Bureau, Water Affairs Bureau, Forestry Bureau and other less important departments. Individually, they may not be as powerful as Noah Realm C, but when they joined hands, the roles they covered were moreprehensive than Noah Realm C and epassed a muchrger area.


    Soon, notifications which broke the deadlock was sent to the minds of every contestant.


    [ The formidable power of the Source of Darkness hall needs to be maintained by the power of devotion of Sauron��s believers. There are now less than 1000 Sauron believers in the vicinity of the Source of Darkness hall, so the hall can only maintain its power by relying on the supply of divine power from Sauron. The power has to be transmitted from far away, so it is unable to support the hall for much longer. ]


    [ Specifically, in six hours, the Source of Darkness hall will no longer be able to maintain its state of being ��indestructible as long as there is a warrior inside�� �C which means that it can then be destroyed. Even if the hall is undamaged, Sauron��s power which sustains the Source of Darkness hall will run out in twelve hours, and the hall will copse by itself. ]


    [ Special Note: This Law is also effective on the White Tower in Minas Tirith. ]


    The special note at the end was clearly a superficial attempt at fairness.


    These notifications were like a noose being put around the neck of the dark side contestants trapped in the Source of Darkness hall! But the Minas Tirith contestants couldpletely ignore the noose around their own neck, at least for the time being. Under the current situation, how could the dark side contestants threaten the White Tower? Maybe in their next life!


    Despite the dark side contestants�� anger, there was nothing they could do about it. After all, the enemy were just reasonably using the rules to their advantage. Their own Realm had sometimes manipted the rules too.


    For example, when Sheyan sessfully upgraded his ��Dimensional Door�� thanks to Noah Realm C��s intervention.


    And the fact that the dark side contestants were generally stronger than the Minas Tirith contestants individually.


    And there was also a rule which stated that the dark side contestants were not allowed to move more than 20 kilometres away from the camp without Gothmog��s permission, or they would be punished.


    How far did Sheyan travel?


    Prgir was nearly 200 kilometres downstream of Minas Tirith. The punishment Sheyan received for his vition of the rule was only 20,000 utility points.


    The punishment Gothmog dished out must be randomly chosen from a certain range, with a clear upper limit and lower limit. The punishment of 20,000 utility points definitely could not be regarded as severe, because those who ran away from the battlefield were called deserters. The punishment for deserters in any army was execution. Could Sheyan have escaped with just a p on the wrist without the Realm��s intervention?


    Therefore, it was fair in a way. It was just that the Minas Tirith contestants were manipting the rules more brilliantly, with great foresight and precision.


    But if Knight could see the smirk on Sheyan��s face right now, he would surely be extremely wary!


    What��s more, some of those trapped in the Source of Darkness hall were not as anxious and disheartened as Knight expected! They were even chatting enthusiastically....


    ��Sure enough, those bastards did it.��


    ��That was really unexpected.��


    ��What a brilliant move. They seized the initiative from a passive position....��


    ��Brilliant, truly brilliant....��


    ***


    Logically speaking, since Knight and the Minas Tirith contestants had influences over the higher ups on their side and could control their side��s general policy, they could just sit back and rx for the next twelve hours and wait for the enemy��s tortoise shell to unravel by itself. They could then easily annihte the people inside and return after gaining much profit.


    However, unforeseen circumstances would always ur. There would always be things that strayed from the predetermined n. When the tired Aragorn, Gimli and Legs were catching their breath, they saw the remains of the little Hobbits, and found out about the tragedy that had befallen ��omer and ��owyn, the siblings from Rohan....


    The emotional trio were furious! They picked their weapons back up and vowed to seek justice for their friends! Those monsters! Those abominables! Every second they let those animals remain breathing was a great sin!


    The trio sprinted to the Source of Darkness hall, a bunch of elite troops following behind them. This time, things were getting serious, because the one leading the charge was the returning king, Aragorn! The sword And��ril in his grasp emitted a solemn and furious silvery glow!


    This would be the biggest test so far for those trapped inside the Source of Darkness hall. If they let Aragorn breach the hall, everyone was finished, so they must stop him at all costs!


    The first round of assault already resulted in an extremely precarious situation for the dark side contestants. Skull took a heavy blow and was beaten into the state of near death. Five people in the hall lost their lives.


    The second round of assault was forcefully halted by Reef, but three people in the hall were still killed. Among Party Ace, Sanzi and Zi were injured to the point of losing their ability to fight. They actually should have died as well, but fortunately, Party Ace had been prepared for an emergency. All of them had consumed ��The Magma of Mount Doom (Ice-Cold Version)�� just in case.


    In other words, Sanzi and Zi were now frozen in the state of near death. As long as the others were still alive, they would not die. At the same time, they would continuously recover under the powerful magic in the hall as long as they remained stationary and did not attack or use any abilities. But as soon as they did, the effect would disappear, and it would not take effect again.


    The third round of assault was only halted thanks to Aldaris. He had transformed into his powerful Archon form to stop the enemy��s charge, at a great price. He, too, had fallen into a state of near death. It was a truly fierce fight. Apart from Party Ace, only Skull and his four trusted subordinates remained.


    Skull was a pretty decisive person. The moment he was trapped in this ce, he immediately redeemed ��The Magma of Mount Doom (Ice-Cold Version)�� for himself and his subordinates, telling them that if they were to die, they would die together! Thanks to that, him and his men burst out with great power.


    Among the three legendary figures leading the attack, the biggest threat was not Aragorn, but Legs, the Elven prince. His fearful marksmanship had terrifying range and power. Reef could still defend against Aragorn and Gimli by relying on the strong buffs provided by the Source of Darkness hall, but he could not stop Legs�� terrifying arrows. Of those who were killed and fell into a state of near death, more than half were the work of Legs.


    The legendary trio had achievedmendable results after those three rounds of attacks, but even Legs, who did not participate in closebat, was exhausted by now. The bravery of the people inside and the crazed fervour with which they resisted werepletely out of the trio��s expectations. It was as if the people inside vowed to bite off a chunk of their meat even if they had to go down!


    Legs had seen his share of fanatics �C almost every Orc was willing to die for Sauron �C but these people were different, because after being buffed up by the power of the Source of Darkness hall, they had actually reached a level where they could threaten his life!


    As he thought of that, Legs, whose temple was still tingling, could not help wiping his nose absent-mindedly. The blood there had dried, but the image of the womanunching a direct assault on his mind was still fresh in his memory. The darkness which threatened to overwhelm him and the sharp needle which pierced directly into his brain had left a deep impression on him.


    Butpared to hispanions, Legs realised that his injuries were not that heavy at all. Aragorn and Gimli were covered in wounds. Their heavy breathing and the grim wounds on their faces were a testament to the intensity of the battles in the hall. Gimli��s thighs were still bleeding profusely, so his armour was stained dark red. His eyes were bloodshot, but only he knew if it was from anger or pain.


    The contestants inside the hall had shamelessly moved their teammates who were under the protection of ��The Magma of Mount Doom (Ice-Cold Version)�� to the entrance as covers. These people were all in a state of near death, but they were protected by both the magma��s strong magical effect and Sauron��s divine power.


    They were covered in ayer of fiery red light. They would die if they were so much as touched, but weirdly, that any attack that struck them would be absorbed by theyer of light! Therefore, they were perfect as covers.


    Keep in mind that there was a terrifying sniper, Aziz, inside the hall. Although his gun only went off sporadically, it would often cause great harm to the enemies!


    ��This group is no more than an arrow at the end of its flight...�� Aragorn stared at the Source of Darkness hall with his long, thin eyes. The heaving of his chest gradually calmed down. His gaze was sharp and fierce, like a hawk��s. He was indeed a protagonist worthy of the title of a king.


    ��We need only charge onest time, and their defensive line will copse!��


    ��I can make their defensive line copse by myself! I��ll definitely kill more than you, Elf!�� remarked Gimli fiercely.


    Gimli had made a bet with Legs to see who could kill more enemies. The Elven prince merely responded with a polite smile. He took out a handkerchief and wiped the stain off the famous Gdhrim longbow in his hand.


    If the mottled bloodstains on Legs were to be ignored, he would look no different from a weary traveler due to his dusty attire. His wore a pale blue silk undershirt with delicate embroideries, soft, greyish-green wool trousers, and a pair of high suede boots. The boots had a strong Elvish motif. They were shaped like ovepping leaves and were decorated with patterns of nts on them. They were not only beautiful, but were probably enchanted with some strong permanents spells as well.


    His coat was a doubleyer suede coat. The inneryer of the coat was khaki green, and the slightly thicker outeryer was brown. The inner and outeryers were cut into the shapes of petals, so the coat looked like a flower bud. The coat extended below the waist, split open on both sides so as not to hinder the wearer��s movement, while its sleeves extended all the way to the elbow.


    A long pale green cloak was fastened at his neckline with a silver leaf pin, so when he ran, the cloak would billow in the wind, making him look very dashing.


    ��If we are to keep attacking, we should make haste. I can sense the astonishing speed of recovery of these summoned outsiders, much faster than ours,�� Legs gave a cautious suggestion.


    Aragorn nodded. He raised his sword.


    The legendary sword, And��ril.


    50 elite soldiers gathered under Aragon��smand at once.


    Aragon said solemnly, ��Think of Pippin, think of Merry! Think of Gandalf, who still can��t walk! Think of King Th��oden, ��owyn and ��omer. They are watching us! Forward! Follow close behind me. We shall cut away this rotten flesh from the surface of the Pelennor Fields!��


    As soon as he finished his speech, he dashed towards the entrance of the Source of Darkness hall with his sword in both hands, as courageous as a lion!!


    That terrifying momentum; it felt like if the Misty Mountains were blocking his way, he would st a canyon right through the mountain range!


    ***


    ��It��s time...��


    The moment Aragorn started his assault, Sheyan had taken out ��Chris Redfield��s Lucky Bracelet�� and slowly tied the red rope soaked with the blood of various protagonists to his wrist.


    Party Ace had killed many enemy contestants in the war so far and umted a lot of achievement points. They had given about 70% of these achievement points to Sheyan. Sheyan thus had more than enough achievement points to learn the ��True Luck�� ability!


    After a sh of light, Sheyan finally obtained the skill. There was noplex skill tree with different branches. The skill had only one branch, progressing from one level to the next.


    The exnation for level 1 of ��True Luck�� was very simple. It was divided into two parts.


    The first part stated that any proc rate or trigger rate that was beneficial to the contestant (such as explosive strike rate, dodge rate, disease infection probability, etc.) would be increased by 2%, and any proc rate or trigger rate that was detrimental to the contestant (including, but not limited to, explosive strike rate sustained, stunning chance, bleeding chance, etc.) would be reduced by 2%.


    The second part of the exnation stated that the ability would cancel out the ��True Luck�� ability possessed by hostile storyline characters (including, but not limited to, protagonists). If the storyline character had a higher level of ��True Luck��, their ability would be offset, forcefully reduced by one level. Of course, this would also null the ��True Luck�� ability on the contestant. This cancelling out effect would only exist between the contestant and the storyline character in question. When other people attacked the storyline character, the storyline character��s ��True Luck�� ability would still exist, and that was also the case when other people attacked the contestant.


    Sheyan smirked sinisterly when he saw this. So this was the strongest aspect of ��True Luck��! Why were the main characters and even some famous storyline characters so hard to kill? Why could they pass through a hail of bullets unharmed? They were strong, yes, but it was mainly thanks to their red-hot fortune, their unbelievable luck, their plot armour!


    Without their plot armour, they were no different from pedestrian A. At most, they were just very strong pedestrian A��s!


    Sheyan now had a shocking amount of achievement points. This was mainly thanks to Aziz, who had contributed at least a third of the achievement points. If Zeus knew about this, he would probably break into tears.


    When Aziz was in his party, not only had the sniper never contributed any achievement points, Zeus even had to pay Aziz whenever he needed Aziz��s services!


    The reason Aziz had such a turnabout in behaviour was, first of all, because Sheyan had much more charisma and abilitypared to Zeus.


    More importantly, contestants were all rather realistic people. No matter how strong a friendship was, it was never as useful as an increase in pure power!


    Even one as strong as Aziz could not help being shocked by the sudden increase in his strength after he joined Party Ace.


    Gunmen generally had strong attack power but below average defence. When Aziz joined Party Ace, the increase in his HP and MP, as well as the ��Gloryheal�� ability he obtained, had at least doubled his survivability!


    What was cohesiveness? This was cohesiveness! Everything else was secondary in the face of such benefits. Furthermore, Sheyan was also a leader worthy of investment and trust. And that was why even one as rebellious and arrogant as Aziz would obey his orders!


    Sheyan took no time at all to raise his ��True Luck�� ability to max level! Of course, the price he paid was astronomical. He had used up almost all the achievement points he had. But the improvement to the ability was also very obvious.


    The bonus to beneficial proc rate and trigger rate had increased to 10%, and the reduction to detrimental ones had also increased to 10%. In other words, he now enjoyed +10% dodge rate, +10% explosive strike rate, +10% blocking chance, +10% parry chance, +10% hit rate, -10% chance of suffering explosive strike, -10% chance of being stunned, etc. etc.... Such a horrifying bonus was truly unbelievable!


    As for the second part, the ability could nowpletely strip away a main character��s plot armour in battle!


    ***


    Aragorn was seeing red. The unique, terrifying power of the N��men��rean royal family coursed through his limbs, driving his fatigued body forward. The pride of the D��nedain filled his heart. He could feel his blood boiling in his veins. The sacred sword, And��ril, hummed excitedly as it shed down on the enemy in front of it, dering its desire for blood!


    There was no loud ng, no sparks. And��ril was retracted as soon as it touched the dark gold shield. However, there was an intermittent groan in the air, like the sound of strings that were drawn so taut that they were on the verge of breaking.


    It was the dying moan of the equipment soul of the shield!


    In the end, the dark gold shield was no match for the legendary sword! There was only one grade separating the two, but the gap was a gaping chasm, unimaginably deep! The dark gold ��Grasp of Pharaoh Welkhahor�� shield had reached its limit, and had been damaged beyond repair!


    An illusion of a huge scorpion surfaced from the shield. It painfully raised its ws and tail, then scattered into tiny spots of light.


    With the death of the equipment soul, the shield was immediately downgraded into a silver storyline equipment. Cracks started appearing on its surface, and it was even showing signs of downgrading further into a ck-grade equipment!


    Aragorn was actually really impressed with this dark warrior in front of him. Although the warrior was a summoned outsider, his performance was worthy of being described as indomitable. No matter how critical the situation was, he could always deal with the crisis calmly, blocking the attacks that rained down on him and his allies like he was a towering mountain!


    Without this shield warrior, the temple that exuded the power of darkness would have already been breached during the first assault!


    Even with his shield destroyed, the dark warrior was still calm and steady, parrying attacks like an unyielding rock in a storm. However, in the eyes of Aragon and Gimli, there were now various openings in his defence.


    A muffled groan escaped from Aragorn��s mouth. Enduring a stab by another burly dark warrior, he sent his own sword forward, piercing through the chest of the shield warrior in front of him!


    The terrifying power contained in the sacred sword And��ril burst forth continuously. The shield warrior grabbed the sword with both hands, but could not stop himself from falling to his knees! His life seemed to havee to an end!!


    However, a soft golden light suddenly radiated from his body, forming an indestructible barrier of light around him. Even the sacred sword And��ril was bounced away!


    That shocked Aragorn for a short instance. But a short instance was often fatal in a fight! Eleven illusions dashed out of the hall and surrounded Aragorn from every direction. Grim-looking red glow extended more than a foot long from the tip of the des held by the illusions. All eleven illusions charged at Aragorn with astonishing speed, stabbing their de into him!!


    Eleven dazzling rays of light lunged towards Aragorn at the same time, like a blossoming monstrous flower!


    It was Ronnie��s killer move, ��Phantom Ghost sh��!


    At the same time, Aziz was sent flying by Gimli��s axe, but while blood gushed out of his mouth, he rotated his body in the air and took aim. The muzzle of his legendary gun glimmered with a dangerous glow. A silver bullet shot out and prated into Aragon��s chest, and a circle of bloody mist burst forth!


    Aragorn staggered a few steps back and knelt on the ground, his face pale, but he soon stood back up. Although his body was covered in injuries, his hands were still holding onto his sword, and he was still as steady as a rock!


    ��...I��ve done my best, boss!��


    ��This goddamn protagonist is a monster! Only four of my eleven phantoms managed to hit him!��


    ��Be careful...��


    ��I��ve done what you asked of me. Now it��s your turn to prove yourself!��


    ***


    At the same time, Knight, who was watching from a distance away, heaved a long breath. ��We��ve won,�� he stated in an affirmative tone.


    ��That��s right, we��ve won.�� Not just Knight, the people around him also felt the same way, but the relief that was so thick in Knight��s voice was noticeably absent in theirs. They could all see that only two contestants in the Source of Darkness hall could still move, and the most difficult person to deal with, Reef, was already in a state of near death!


    The pir which supported them had broken down. They would naturally fall like a copsing mountain soon!


    On the contrary, the Big Three of the Fellowship of the Ring, albeit covered in injuries, could still fight. The ones that had fallen were only the elite troops around them. Thus, there was now a great disparity between thebat strength of both sides.


    ��But why do I still feel so uneasy?!�� The closer his side was to obtaining victory, the heavier the feeling in Knight��s heart. There must be something he had missed!


    That��s it! It was Reef! Although Reef had fallen into a state of near death and was now being protected by ayer of power, his condition was obviously different from the other contestants that had consumed ��The Magma of Mount Doom (Ice-Cold Version)��!


    Vastly different!


    The barrier protecting Reef was ayer of eggshell-shaped golden shield, while the contestants that had consumed ��The Magma of Mount Doom (Ice-Cold Version)�� had ayer of fiery-red light on the surface of their body.


    This means that the effect of ��The Magma of Mount Doom (Ice-Cold Version)�� was not triggered on Reef. This means that the rest of Party Ace still could not be harmed! This means that another mysterious, powerful force was protecting Reef!


    Where did this forcee from?


    The only one missing from Party Ace was the guy called Seaman. Where was he right now?


    These two questions sprang up in Knight��s mind.


    Knight felt like he had suddenly been doused with cold water, falling from paradise to hell in an instant. Originally, because of the absence of the Blu-ray Party and the Maritime Alliance, he felt that one more contestant going missing would not make much of a difference. But right now, Knight suddenly realised that he might have made the most deadly mistake in his life! If that guy had been hiding all this while, how high must his prestige andbat strength be for the arrogant and rebellious Party Ace to fully support his actions?


    ��Be careful!�� Knight instantly lost his cool and let out a heartrending scream,pletely disregarding the fact that this would shatter the mysterious, cold image he had always maintained!


    Unfortunately, his scream came a moment toote. Because he was lost in thought a moment ago, he did not notice that more than 80% of the people around him had started sneezing, coughing, and getting a runny nose! The terrible SARS virus had been incubating in these people for nearly an hour and had fully familiarised itself with their immune system. Now that the virus was finally breaking out, it was unstoppable.


    Among the coughs and sneezes, a swordsman who had been lurking in the dense crowd of onlookers suddenly released forth a horrifying presence!!


    The swordsman was wearing tattered leather armor. His cloak was stained with blood. The sword at his waist was obviously worn-out. The bow on his back was old. Before this, he looked no different from any of the Minas Tirith guards participating in this war, so no one had paid him any attention.


    But now! The leather armour he was wearing burst apart. There was ayer of golden light on the surface of his body, the same as the one on Reef. He was now wearing a blood red armour which had a glow that seemed almost tangible and was unbelievably sharp. Those who got close to the armour would be suffocated by the strong, terrible smell of blood oozing from it. All the swordsmen standing near the man distanced themselves from him covering their noses, then fell to the ground and threw up!


    What��s more, a strange illusion that was more than ten metres high had suddenly appeared behind the swordsman. It was an illusion of a huge tree that had no leaves. Its blood-red, tentacle-like branches iled around wildly!


    The bones of the man��s entire body crackled loudly. First, his right hand deformed, but it then bizarrely returned to normal. Then, it was his left hand, left foot, and right foot. These were obvious signs of a Temperer, whose body were beginning to evolve into the most suitable form for the Temperer��sbat style. However, in the end, the swordsman��s transformation did not ur in his limbs, but in between his eyebrows!


    Under the fierce buffing and stabilising effect of the Major General Blood Armour, Sheyan had surpassed the unstable period of a new Temperer and directly advanced to the peak of a Temperer. In between his eyebrows, a mysterious third eye with an indescribably deep pupil had appeared!!


    Sheyan was in the midst of the enemy army, so at the moment, even though the SARS virus was in full swing, he was still hit by dozens of attacks from every side. These attacks were apanied by arge number of debuffing effects like weakening and slowing, but the feedbacks the attackers received were cruel.


    [ The enemy is immune to the negative condition! ]


    [ The enemy is immune to this type of attack! ]


    ��Peerless��!


    The moment Sheyan revealed himself, he had activated ��Peerless�� without any hesitation!


    ��Peerless��, which would onlyst for five minutes but would make him unspeakably terrifying during those five minutes!


    [ When ��Peerless�� is in effect, any damage done by an enemy on the wearer will be forcibly reduced by 20%, and any damage done by a contestant will be forcibly reduced by 30%. ]


    [ When ��Peerless�� is in effect, the wearer��s mind will be in a state of hyperactivity and high concentration. The wearer will be immune to all negative conditions and will ignore all pain. Rigidity will also increase by 200 points, so any pushing force and rebounding force acting on the wearer will almost bepletely disregarded. ]


    [ When ��Peerless�� is in effect, the wearer��s movement speed will increase by 20% and attack speed will increase by 50%. ]


    [ When ��Peerless�� is in effect, each time the wearer��s attack strikes the enemy, there will be a 20% chance of instantly triggering an additional attack. This additional attack cannot be evaded, blocked or parried. In addition, this additional attack has a 5% bonus in explosive strike rate. ]


    Like a bolt of blood-red lightning, the man dashed straight towards the Source of Darkness hall, leaving a trail of horrifying explosions in his wake. In this instant, Sheyan��s blood-red pupil was focused on a single person.


    The returning king... Aragorn!


    ��I have been patiently lying in wait up to this point...��


    ��My teammates have bathed in blood, holding on until the veryst moment...��


    ��I have meticulously nned, even going so far as to put the life of myself and the whole party on the line...��


    ��I have done all this for you!��


    ��The D��nadan, heir of Isildur, Strider, son of Arathorn, Chieftain of the D��nedain, the future king of Gondor, the wielder of the sacred sword And��ril!! The king with the protagonist��s luck �� Aragon!��


    ��You are my prey! The Source of Darkness hall shall be your burial ground!!��


    As the figure in the distance rushed straight towards him with unstoppable momentum like a blood redet, Aragorn remained exceptionally calm.


    He was exhausted, and the wound on his chest was still bleeding profusely.


    But having experienced countless fights, Aragorn had long understood the fact that those who panicked in battle die faster. However, this did not prevent Aragorn from realising that he had fallen into a trap.


    Yet the corner of his lips curled into a contemptuous smile!


    ��So what?�� he shouted.


    ��In my hand, I have And��ril that even the Dark Lord himself fear, for it was reforged from the Narsil which cut off his finger! Next to me, I have the strongest warrior among the Dwarves and the Elves, entrusting our lives to each other! Around me, I have thousands of troops! What kind of trap can harm me?��


    Aragorn��s voice bellowed like a raging torrent, shocking everyone. He then roared as he raised the fearsome And��ril high and swung it down on the enemy charging at him!


    At the same time, the Elven prince Legs raised his bow at the sprinting man and unleashed the precious arrows that he had kept as prized possessions for a long time!


    The Arrows of the Woond Realm!!


    Even a creature as tenacious as an Oliphaunt could only withstand three Arrows of the Woond Realm before falling dead!


    No matter how strong this man was, could hepare to the Oliphaunts in terms of tenacity?


    But what happened next made Legs�� pupils widen in shock. The man actually took all three of his arrows like they were nothing. The three Arrows of the Woond Realm swayed on his shoulders as he continued dashing forward without breaking stride. His speed had not decreased in the slightest.


    Then, the man who was like a blood redet raised his right hand. In it was a lump of substance which wriggled like mercury. It quickly took the shape of an ordinary-looking longsword and swung up, meeting Aragorn��s sword! The moment the swords met, sharp red patterns could almost be seen shing in the air!!


    The soldiers in the surroundings cried out in pain. Blood was flowing out of their ears. No sound could seemingly be heard when the two swords collided, but the soundwave it produced had caused severe injuries to the people around.


    When And��ril came into contact with themon-looking sword, it actually moaned furiously but helplessly!


    The one who received the greatest shock was Aragorn. The moment the two swords collided, an indescribable sense of lost and fear gripped his heart, as if the most precious thing that had been apanying him ever since he was born was suddenly gone.


    Sheyan��s ��True Luck�� was starting to show its effect, offsetting the plot armour lingering around Aragon!!


    ��Is a legendary weapon strong? What a coincidence! I have one too! Is plot armour powerful? Well, I��m your biggest nemesis!��


    Noticing the shock which shed across Aragorn��s eyes, Sheyan immediately seized the opportunity!


    Evil Sword Apophis instantly melted and changed shape, turning into a pair of silvery white gloves that wrapped around Sheyan��s hands. Sheyan grabbed Aragorn��s wrist and flung him deep into the Source of Darkness hall. Right after that, Sheyan followed after him with ��Hornrage��, pursuing him without any hesitation!


    At that moment, Gimli the Dwarf finally arrived. He fully disyed the disadvantage of having short legs, and in addition, he was injured in the thigh. He was about to chase after Sheyan with a roar, but a green ss tube abruptly fell at his feet and shattered, and a green fog suddenly engulfed everything around him.


    Then, the only entrance to the Source of Darkness hall was suddenly blocked by arge lump of something sticky and wriggling! It was Sheyan��s dark gold leech! It must be noted that the leech would also be buffed by Sauron��s power in the Source of Darkness hall, meaning its HP would increase by 200%, its attack power and defence would increase by 30%, and the long-range damage it received would decrease by 40%! Like a perfect cork, it skillfully separated Aragon from his reinforcements!!


    When Lafarge saw the ordinary-looking sword from far away, he was instantly stunned. Only now did he recover from his daze with a jolt, like he had suddenly snapped awake from a nightmare.


    He shouted in horror, ��That��s...that��s the Evil Sword! Evil Sword Apophis!!!��

 Chapter 1420: Gathering Strength

    <h4>Chapter 1420: Gathering Strength</h4>


    Darkness.


    An endless darkness.


    In the dark, there seemed to be thick and turbid breathing, as well as dull and wild heartbeats. What��s worse, he seemed to have lost his sense of hearing and sight, which had beenpletely swallowed up by the darkness!


    After being thrown into the Source of Darkness hall, Aragon immediately realised the serious consequences of losing his senses, and his heart sank.


    But Aragorn was an experienced warrior, one who had been through many battles. He had spent at least ten years wandering around Middle Earth after he reached adulthood, then joined the Gondorian army while hiding his real identity. He quickly became known as the famous ��Thorongil��, which meant the ��Eagle of the Star��. With a small Gondor squadron of ships, he led an assault on the long-standing rebel province of Umbar in 2980, burning many of the Corsairs�� ships and personally ying their lord during the battle on the Havens. He then left to lead the Rangers of the North, bing known as Strider.


    During the battle on Weathertop, Aragon had disyed formidable strength, holding off five Ringwraiths by himself. The power of the Ringwraiths came from the darkness and fear in the enemy��s heart. This battle was a testament to how strong Aragon��s physical and mental strength were.


    Aragorn took a deep breath and gripped his sacred sword, And��ril, tight. In truth, Aragon��s equipment was appallingly luxurious. The essory hanging on his waist was shimmering with a white light, dispelling the darkness around him.


    The essory, a gem set on a silver eagle-shaped brooch, was a magical equipment. It was named the Elessar, also known as the Elfstone, and it was a gift from Gdriel, the Lady of Light. Being a gift from the Lady of Light, it was naturally the enemy of darkness.


    In addition, the Evenstar ne around Aragon��s neck was a gift from his lover, Arwen. The ring on his finger, the likeness of two serpents intertwined with eyes made of green jewels, was an ancient, priceless artifact that had been passed down through the generations for tens of thousands of years, a culmination of legendary equipment. It was the Ring of Barahir, a symbol of inheritance of the N��menorean royal family! Even when Aragorn had yet to use any of his powers, the majestic reprimands of the N��menorean rulers of old could already be vaguely heard within the darkness!


    To cope with the sudden abrupt change by taking a passive stance so that he could react to any eventuality. This was Aragorn��s response. He took a few steps back to ce his back against the wall, held his sword horizontally in front of his chest, and kept a tight defensive stance.


    He believed that the enemy would not be able to hold him here for long. This was their final, desperate counterattack. The moment he managed to free himself was the moment of their death!


    Contrary to Aragorn��s calmness, the will of Sauron in the Source of Darkness hall became violent and restless the instant Sheyan had thrown Aragon deep into the hall to create this fleeting chance to im Aragorn��s life.


    The darkness from the Source of Darkness hall overflowed wildly, covering an area 40-50 metres around the hall like a ck fog. One could not even see the fingers of one��s raised hand within the darkness. Not only that, even in Mordor that was thousands of miles away, at the ce where the Eye of Sauron was located, mes were raging. Mount Doom was spewing thick ck smoke. The Eye of Sauron moved its gaze towards the distance. Everything that entered its sight along the way wilted and dried up.


    Sauron��s roar sounded in the minds of all the dark side contestants who were still alive.


    ��Kill him! Kill him! Sacrifice to me the flesh and soul of the only remaining heir of the N��menorean royal family, and I shall forgive all your sins!��


    [ Note: Aragorn is currently within the Source of Darkness hall, under Sauron��s curse. If he were to be killed by a contestant, his drop rate will be beyond belief! ]


    It was no surprise that Sauron had such an intense reaction when he realised that there was a chance to kill Aragon.


    Back in the Second Age, Sauron actually had a great chance to conquer Middle Earth. During the Siege of Barad-d?r, he brazenly went out with a sortie himself to duel the High King of the ?oldor, Gil-gd, and the first King of all the D��nedain, Elendil, in singlebat. He crushed them both. Nheless, Sauron was wounded in the fight with the two kings, and as he let his guard down, Elendil��s son, Isildur took up the broken hilt of his father��s de and hewed off Sauron��s ring finger, separating the One Ring from the Dark Lord��s body. The Dark Lord��s spirit fled, and the dark army was defeated.


    Sauron was so shamefully defeated when he was so close to achieving his goal!


    The legendary sword currently in Aragorn��s hand, And��ril, was reforged from the broken de of Narsil, the sword which chopped off Sauron��s ring finger! And Aragorn was also a descendant of Isildur��s lineage! As the saying goes, seeing makes one remember. Aragon��s presence with And��ril in his hand was giving Sauron twice the provocation!


    Of course, aside from old hatred, there was also new resentment. Aragon had led the Army of the Dead to smash the Orc army and the Haradrim��s Oliphaunt army. With hatreds both old and new directed at Aragorn, how could Sauron not be enraged?!


    ***


    Sheyan��s ��Hornrage�� stopped halfway. Time was of the essence, yet he halted his charge all the same.


    Because in that instant, he had heard a notification in his mind: [ Aragorn is currently within the Source of Darkness hall, under Sauron��s curse. If he were to be killed by a contestant, his drop rate will be beyond belief! ]


    Sheyan could not predict the future, but he firmly believed in two points.


    The first was that humans were greedy bastards. The second was that Aragon would not be so easily killed!


    Therefore, Sheyan stopped advancing and instead went over to his party members who were under the protection of ��The Magma of Mount Doom (Ice-Cold Version)�� to administer some recovery medicine to them. From the rate at which the dark gold leech��s HP was dropping, he estimated that he had at least 30 seconds to kill Aragon without any disturbance.


    At the same time, a dazzling white light fiercely broke through the darkness, and a series of screams were heard. A few drops of warm liquid sshed onto Sheyan��s face in the dark, causing him a dull pain.


    Party Ace was not the only party in the Source of Darkness hall. There was also Skull��s party. Right now, they should have recovered quite a bit of HP under the protection of ��The Magma of Mount Doom (Ice-Cold Version)��. Surely, one or more of them would sumb to the temptation and attack first.


    But was Aragon so easy to deal with? Now that he knew he had fallen into a trap, he would surely use everything he had to protect himself. The moment he started attacking, he would definitelysh out with great explosiveness! That was the reason why Sheyan had slowed down. He wanted to let those greedy bastards absorb Aragorn��s long-prepared counterattack for him, while taking the chance to take a breather.


    After the screams subsided, Sheyan slowly walked in Aragorn��s direction, looking calm, resolute and unhurried. At the same time, G-spot melted and shifted shape, transforming from a pair of gloves to the terrifying Evil Sword Apophis!


    ��You know why I��m not in a hurry, Aragon?�� asked Sheyan as he walked forward slowly. The darkness in the hall had no effect on his vision. He could clearly see the tragic scene around Aragon. Two contestants had been chopped by him into nearly twenty pieces. Blood and entrails sshed everywhere!


    The ornaments on Aragorn��s waist sent out a soft white light which wrapped around him like a white eggshell. It was the power of the Lady of Light of Lothl��rien protecting him from being eroded by the darkness. Aragon had only half a metre of visibility, but it was better than beingpletely blind.


    Hearing Sheyan��s question, Aragorn initially had no intention to reply, but he suddenly felt that he should say something. He was the returning king of Gondor. Was he so scared that the did not even dare respond to the words of the enemy? Besides, he had hisrades near him, as well as thousands of troops outside!


    ��Because you know that no matter what you do, you will not be able to run away from justice and the light, believer of darkness,��answered Aragon with contempt.


    ��Wrong,�� replied Sheyan seriously. ��It��s because I��ve been nning this trap for 18 days and 21 hours. I have more than enough time left to kill you.��


    ��About ten people have dared to speak words like that to my face, and their heads have all been chopped off and hung from trees without exception, as a warning to others �C a warning that this shall be the only fate awaiting those who have fallen into darkness,�� said Aragorn tly.


    ��I believe you��ve met our people on your way to take control of the Army of the Dead? You��re no longer in peak condition after that battle. Perhaps your strength has not dropped severely, but it has dropped by at least a tenth, or you wouldn��t have been dyed by nearly ten hours.��


    ��After that, you led the Army of the Dead here, traveling thousands of miles, and got right into battle with the Haradrim and the Orc army upon your arrival. Everything went right for you in that battle, but those troops of darkness were known to be tenacious; they were not so easily brought down. Your strength must have further dropped by at least two tenths, am I right?��


    ��After the battle concluded, you��ve recovered around 80% of your strength after taking a short rest. However, the three sessive assaults on the Source of Darkness hall afterwards should have once again gave your vigour a heavy blow. I know very well how strong mypanions are. It wouldn��t be an exaggeration to estimate that they��ve sapped at least three tenths of your strength from you.��


    ��Which means that the Aragorn I��m facing right now is only an Aragorn at half strength! But more importantly, Aragorn, I know that your biggest weapon is your destiny of a king, but I can unravel that! In front of me, you��re no more than a powerful D��nedain!��


    Following the end of the final sentence, Sheyan��s momentum had also reached its peak. He rushed fiercely towards Aragon holding his sword in both hands! Seeing the ordinary-looking weapon in Sheyan��s hands that would only show its brilliance when it struck, Aragorn also charged forward with a roar, because he knew that if he were to take a step back, he would lose not only ground, but also his confidence.


    Neither side dodged during the first exchange. Sheyan��s sword struck Aragorn��s shoulder, while the legendary sword And��ril pierced through Sheyan��s left leg!

 Chapter 1421: The Second Ultimate Disease

    <h4>Chapter 1421: The Second Ultimate Disease</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The smell of blood in the air was rich and sweet. It had only been less than 10 seconds since Sheyan and Aragorn had started fighting, yet the blood flowing out of the two men had almost dyed the ground beneath their feet entirely red. When they stepped on the ground, it would stter like on a rainy day.


    Sensing the familiar sweet smell of the blood of Isildur��s heir, the ck fog spread wildly. Sauron was transmitting his power of darkness over with no regard for the cost. As a result, the Orcs of Mordor fell by the thousands. Their fallen corpses dried up like zombies, their vitality having been entirely sucked out of them as the driving force to supply the power of darkness.


    Correspondingly, in the Source of Darkness hall, the area enshrouded by darkness expanded, and the recovery effect of the ��Wind of Darkness�� was also rapidly increasing. Intuitively speaking, it meant that the dark gold leech could now buy Sheyan two or three extra seconds.


    With a loud ng, the two swords collided, and a grim white light shed. This was the first time the two swords had met in this fight. The reason for this was because Aragorn had changed hisbat style. Facing a fierce horizontal sh from Sheyan, Aragorn could only retract his weapon and block it in front of his chest.


    That��s right. Against Sheyan��s ferocious tactic of trading injuries, Aragorn had relented.


    Sheyan��s lip curled into a sneer. No other contestants would even dare to exchange blows with storyline characters who often had tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of HP. But under the current special circumstances and environment, Sheyan had sufficient capital to do so.


    After putting on the Major General Blood Armour, his HP had exceeded 8000, but the key was that they were currently in the Source of Darkness hall! His HP had increased by 200%, so it had reached the astonishing figure of 24,000! Sheyan was also in peak condition with both the honorary dosage and ��Gloryheal�� still at his disposal.


    That was to say, in theory, his HP was 24,000 + 24,000 (honorary dosage) + 18,000 (Gloryheal), which amounted to 66,000! And that was before taking into ount his final trump card, ��Death��s Lament��!


    What��s more, Sheyan��s own defence was not to be scoffed at. He also had the title of ��Hedgehog��, which rendered Legs�� attacks ineffective. The Source of Darkness hall also increased his attack power and defence by 30% and reduced all long-range damages he received by 40%, in addition to providing the ��Wind of Darkness�� restoration effect. With ��Peerless�� activated, the damages he received were further reduced by 20%.


    With all these powerful buffs stacking up together, why would Sheyan not trade injuries with an Aragorn who was at half strength? Time was of the essence! The sooner he could kill Aragon, the higher his chances of victory!


    When the two swords collided, the enormous force transmitting from the opponent��s weapon forced Sheyan back unsteadily. Aragon��s strength should never be underestimated, especially when he was fully focused on defence. But suddenly, the sword in Sheyan��s hand melted again. It squirmed and solidified into a pair of silvery white gloves.


    Sheyan��s right fist slowly retracted back until it reached the limit, like a bow that was drawn taut. Seeing this, Aragorn could feel the opponent��s emotions �C pain, joy, sadness, blissfulness �C rapidly umting, condensing, and sublimating in the fist!


    The fist struck forth like a bolt of lightning, so fierce that Aragorn could hardly breathe! Even the eternal darkness in the hall was stirred into a raging tide. Aragorn felt that he could not avoid the fist; he could only block it!


    Sheyan��s fist smashed into Aragon��s scabbard. The first effect to be triggered was ��Strength of the Sky��. The shrill cry of an Elf suddenly resounded in the air. An illusion of an Elf appeared and broke into tiny spots of light. The Elven power protecting Aragon was shattered! The fist continued advancing forward tyrannically!


    Aragorn��s scabbard mmed into his chest, breaking several of his ribs. He stumbled several steps back and fell backwards, his head dizzy. Blood spewed out of his mouth and stained the front of his shirt red.


    Aragorn could see Sheyan��s burning eyes moving closer to his soul like the mes of death. There was only one message in those eyes: only one of us may live today!


    At this moment, Aragon��s resolve suddenly became firm. He no longer paid any attention to other people, other objects, or even the past and the future. He was fully focused on the now! His grip on And��ril��s hilt tightened. He now understood that if he could not take control of the present, he would no longer have a future.


    Havingunched the punch, Sheyan stood on the same spot in silence with his eyes shut tight. No one could tell what kind of expression he had on his bloodstained face. They could only feel that his momentum had not dropped in the slightest after the punch, but had instead continued to rise and umte. It was obvious that his subsequent attacks woulde in session like crazily surging waves, mming into the enemy one after another!


    Following a sh of light, Sheyan dashed forward again, but this time, he pulled ��Verdict�� out when he was still three metres away from Aragon. He activated the heretic ability and pulled the trigger. A milky white holy light engulfed Aragon. The light was so bright that it made the blood gushing out of his body sparkle in the air.


    However, Sheyan suddenly realised that he had miscalcted �C all those legendary equipment on Aragorn were not there merely for decoration!


    First, Aragorn��s body shone with a pale green light, and the majestic roars of the previous kings of Gondor resounded within the Source of Darkness hall.


    Despite hitting Aragorn urately, ��Verdict��s�� first shot was unable to cause him much damage. What��s more, even the stun effect was not triggered!


    The misstep was not fatal enough to result in Sheyan��s immediate defeat, but it had caused a gap to appear in his well-calcted offensive n. The furious Aragorn was already charging at him, his hair blown back by the wind. His sacred sword, And��ril, shone with a cold glint in the air, unveiling its sharpness. The sword struck Sheyan with a horizontal swing. Sheyan instantly lost control of his body! He felt as if he had beenpletely frozen in the middle of a chunk of a thousand-year-old ice.


    Amidst the gushing blood, a very strange phenomenon urred. A dark shadow which looked very much like Sheyan dropped away from his body, as if the sword had severed the connection between him and the shadow! However, the shadow soon returned to Sheyan��s body.


    To Sheyan, the experience was not pleasant at all. He instantly received a notification:


    [ The opponent has tried an instant death attack on you. Check in progress.... Check failed. Instant death unsessful! ]


    After the first strike, Aragorn howled furiously and followed up with a flurry of attacks with astonishing speed. His sword struck Sheyan again and again, leaving behind grave-looking wounds. Sheyan hardly had time to breath, let alone defend. Notifications came one after another:


    [ The opponent has tried an instant death attack on you. Check in progress.... Check failed. Instant death unsessful! ]


    [ ........ ]


    It would only take one sessful check for Sheyan��s soul to leave his body, never to return!


    ��....As expected of the main character! A powerful sacred sword with an instant death ability, astonishing attack speed, and the luck of a protagonist... No wonder he could survive all kinds of crisis!�� Sheyan finally understood the real reason why Aragorn could travel across Middle Earth unhindered!


    The instant death effect was a very perverse property. When it triggered, it would kill the enemy no matter what state the enemy was in. The rate of it sessfully triggering was 1-2% at most, but coupled with a protagonist��s max level ��True Luck��, the rate would increase to 11-12%!!


    Aragorn even had the ability to freeze his opponent and a burst ability to increase his attack speed. He could attack about 13 times in five to six seconds, which means the instant death effect would almost inevitably trigger. Under such circumstances, most enemies would be doomed for sure!


    ��Fortunately, my ��True Luck�� has offset his! A sess rate of 1-2%, huh? I don��t believe I��d be unlucky enough to be killed by that!�� When Sheyan finally regained control of his body, he stabbed his sword into the abdomen of the breathless Aragorn!


    ��The Source of Darkness hall will be breached in about 10 seconds. It��s time to finish you. Activate, ��Extinction��!��


    Evil Sword Apophis emitted countless rays of light, as if the sword had cut open multiple slits in the fabric of time and space. The light greedily devoured Aragorn��s flesh and blood. In that instant, Aragorn felt like arge piece had been carved off his soul. As resilient as he was, he could not stop himself from screaming in agony!


    Sheyan was finally baring his fangs. Behind him, the illusion of the ��Stairway of the Sun�� appeared again. Its branches danced around wildly, then wrapped themselves around Aragorn!


    ��You know why the people outside have been suffering from various diseases while you remain healthy?��


    �� You know why I have the confidence to kill you here?��


    ��Because I still have the most lethal weapon up my sleeve! Because I can��t infect the same person with two ultimate diseases!��


    Aragon��s sword hacked at Sheyan��s face, but Sheyan did not move away. Instead, he stabbed his own sword deeper into Aragorn��s abdomen. At this moment, the texture of the blood flowing out of the two men had be different. It was strangely thick and silky, and it gleamed with a crystal-like cold, fragile shimmer.


    ��Break out, the incurable disease! The terrifying disease that��s not fatal in itself, but canpletely break down the immune system of the human body! ��


    ��AIDS!��

 Chapter 1422: The Fall of the King

    <h4>Chapter 1422: The Fall of the King</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Back in the Nightmare Realm, Sheyan had discovered a few new contact type infectious disease skill trees. The ultimate abilities of the skill trees included the Eb hemorrhagic fever, Tetanus and AIDS.


    After that, he had gone back to the real world. At that time, no one knew where he went specifically or which choice he made; they only knew that he had returned to the real world to learn a new disease. Sheyan had imed this disease to be his ultimate hidden card, so he would not disclose what it was before he used it.


    Of course, many people had spected that it must be the Eb hemorrhagic fever, because AIDS�� reputation was simply too notorious; Sheyan might be strong, but he probably would not dare to infect himself with this disease.


    There was a saying that a man should be harsh on himself. It appeared that Sheyan agreed with this saying and had put it into practice. He actually climbed the skill tree in one go until he got to the final disease!


    AIDS!


    ***


    [ Pestilence Monarch skill tree: Contact type infectious disease: Ultimate disease: AIDS ]


    [ You can activate other Pestilence Monarch skill trees to make yourself stronger. It takes 320 achievement points to activate other Pestilence Monarch skill trees! ]


    [ AIDS: Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. When youe into contact with the enemy, you will be able to infect them with the HIV virus. The virus will then incubate in their body. The A-virus has enhanced the HIV virus so that the symptoms will break out much faster. The enemy��s immune system will fail progressively under the effect of the HIV virus. When the infection reaches its peak, all kinds of severe diseases would appear on the enemy. ]


    [ The virus is transmitted through air and droplets, so it takes only three seconds for the disease to take effect. ]


    [ When AIDS starts to take effect, the enemy will enter a high-risk period. Their defence will decline at a rate of 1 point/second without disying any signs or symptoms. Only when their defence has dropped to one third of its original value will symptoms like low fever and sneezing start appearing (the symptoms are simr to the symptoms of the airborne transmission disease,mon cold). ]


    [ When the enemy��s defence is reduced to 0, the high-risk period will end, and the enemy will officially enter the infection period. During the infection period, the enemy��s defence will keep declining into the negatives, but the time it takes for every drop in defence point will keep doubling. ]


    [ For example, it takes one second for the enemy��s defence to drop from 0 to -1, two seconds to drop from -1 to -2, four seconds to drop from -2 to -3, and so on. When the enemy��s defence is in the negatives, they will receive much higher damage than when their defence is 0. For example, when the enemy��s defence is -13, the damage they receive will be (theoretical damage x 2) even when an explosive strike is not triggered. ]


    [ After entering the infection period, the enemy will experience fatalplications. Theplication will be randomly selected among the following four options. After the firstplication has absorbed 15% of the enemy��s current HP or after 300 seconds, whicheveres first, the nextplication will randomly appear. ]


    [ Complication A: Kaposi Saa �C Red or purple patches of tissue (lesions) will grow under the enemy��s skin and in the lining of the mouth, nose, and throat. The Kaposi Saa will cause great destruction to the enemy��s blood cirction system, severely inhibiting the enemy��s self-restoration ability. The healing effects received by the enemy will be reduced by 75%. At the same time, every three seconds, there is a 50% chance of the enemy taking 150 points of bleeding damage. The Kaposi Saa may affect the heart, so there is also a very small probability of causing 3000 points of bleeding damage to the enemy! But because a contestant��s body is digitalised, this effect will only cause 200 points of bleeding damage on a contestant. ]


    [ Complication B: Esophageal Candidiasis �C A horrible erosion of the esophagus by Candida albicans. It affects the enemy��s digestive system, making it extremely weak. The enemy��s attack power will be reduced by 25%. Every three seconds, there is a 50% chance of the enemy taking 150 points of damage from a convulsion in the throat due to intense pain. The Esophageal Candidiasis will affect the enemy��s breathing, so when the enemy releases an ability, there is a certain chance of it failing. ]


    [ Complication C: Pneumocystis Pneumonia (PCP) �C Arge amount of yeast-like fungus called Pneumocystis jirovecii will grow in the enemy��s lungs, seriously affecting the enemy��s respiratory system and making the enemy dizzy. The enemy��s hit rate will hence be reduced by 15%. The Pneumocystis will consistently make the enemy suffer, so every three seconds, they will receive 50 points of damage with a high probability of triggering triple-damage explosive strike. Because PCP severely affects the enemy��s respiratory system, there is a certain probability of causing asphyxiation for five seconds, rendering the enemy unable to attack (but they can still move). ]


    [ Complication D: Neurotoxosmosis �C Infect the enemy��s brain with the Toxosma gondii parasite. Symptoms include severe headache, vomiting and blindness. The enemy will be unable to make normal judgment and avoid fatal attacks, so the chances of suffering from explosive strike is increased by 10%. They will also receive 30 points of damage every three seconds. Because the Toxosma gondii parasite is acting directly on the brain, the damage is true damage, and the damage will also be converted into a recovery effect which heals you. ]


    [ After all four majorplications have appeared, AIDS will enter thete phase. The enemy��s defence will drop to -N point in an instant (N = the enemy��s original defence / 2), and their maximum HP will be reduced by a third. The symptoms of all four majorplications will continue to worsen, and their frequency of urrence will drop from three seconds to one second! ]


    [ This disease cannot coexist with the ultimate disease of another branch! ]


    ***


    Sheyan had obviously been waiting for the AIDS disease on Aragorn to conclude its high-risk period and for Aragorn��s defence to drop to 0 before he made his move! That was his M.O.; he would normally not make a sound, but when he did, he would make sure it was deafening. He would lie in wait patiently until he was sure that he could strike a heavy blow!


    The exhausted Aragorn with zero defence vs. the crazy Sheyan that had activated ��Peerless�� and was wielding the terrifying Evil Sword Apophis! Aragorn was in an extremely dangerous situation!


    There was a saying that a man��s true qualities would only show in the face of adversity.


    Aragorn, who was coughing blood, could no longer hold anything back. He offered up thest card in his hand. He raised his right hand, on which an originally dull ring was suddenly shining brightly!


    It was a ring that had the shape of two intertwining serpents with emerald eyes, one devouring the other. They supported a crown of golden flowers, the emblem of the House of Finarfin. The emerald polished by the Noldor Elves in Valinor glittered brilliantly.


    This ring had been passed down through the generations for thousands of years. It was the symbol of inheritance of the N��menorean royal family, the Ring of Barahir!! It contained the inheritance, fortune and spirit of the past Kings of Gondor! It was a symbol of royalty, a symbol of kingly authority!


    If the legendary sword And��ril was akin to the Dragon Robe of the Chinese emperors of old, then the Ring of Barahir was akin to the Imperial Seal! Every generation of Gondor��s royal family must use it to rule over the kingdom!


    Aragorn was currently forced into a desperate situation. At this time, the fortune of the Steward of Gondor had declined, so the fate of reviving the entire Kingdom of Gondor fell on Aragorn��s shoulders. It was for that reason that the Ring of Barahir had suddenly glowed.


    Even within Sauron��s power of darkness, the illusions of the previous Kings of Gondor emerged one after another, shouting loudly. They then slowly ovepped together, forming a majestic illusion of Isildur, the one who defeated Sauron! Isildur raised his scepter and smashed it down on Sheyan!


    ��The Fury of the King��!


    The attack was executed as smoothly as if it was a part of nature itself. The scepter seemed to move slowly, but its downward swing felt unstoppable! The flow of time around the scepter had been slowed down thousands of times!


    Although Sheyan could match Aragorn��s plot armour, what he was facing at the moment was a fatal strike performed by the spirits of all the past Kings of Gondorbined together. The attack had broken through the barrier of time and space. Like fate itself, it was unstoppable and unavoidable!


    Although it was only an illusion, the attacknded heavily on Sheyan��s physical body! Sheyan heard a notification that made him tremble with fear:


    [ The opponent has attempted an instant death attack on you. Check in progress.... Check passed. Instant death sessful! ]


    [ ��You have lost 588,173 HP!! ]


    After being hit by the scepter, Sheyan��s body remained stiff and unmoving on the spot, but a ck illusion that looked just like him was knocked out of his body. The illusion struggled desperately to return to his body, but the scepter suddenly blew up, and the ck illusion which symbolised Sheyan��s soul burst into thousands of pieces, like shattered ss!


    It not only meant that Sheyan��s soul had left his body, it also meant that the soul had shattered.


    When Gandalf fought the Balrog, his body was destroyed, but by relying on his strong soul, he managed to reshape his body and had even evolved afterwards.


    But if the soul was shattered, it meant utter destruction!


    The emerald on the Ring of Barahir also shattered at the same time!


    Aragorn curled up in the corner, panting like a wild beast, his face bloodstained. He no longer had an ounce of royal demeanor. His body trembled violently, not only from the pain of being tortured by the disease, but also because of the shattering of the Ring of Barahir. It would take several generations of kings umting power back into the ring to restore it.


    At this time, a sharp sound suddenly resounded in the air, as if various extremely thin and sharp weapons were shing through the air at high speed. Upon a closer look, they were revealed to be numerous bloody scythes!


    The scythes of Death himself!


    Every time these scythes swung, the air would whimper, and countless broken soul fragments would flow out of the slit made in the air and regroup... eight became four, four became two, and two became one. In the end, they pieced back together into Sheyan��s intact soul, which drifted back into Sheyan��s body.


    It was Sheyan��s innate ability, ��Death��s Lament��!


    ��This...This is impossible!!!��


    Aragon��sst resort had failed. He screamed furiously, as if questioning fate for its injustice. Meanwhile, Sheyan jolted awake from his daze and instantly erupted. Evil Sword Apophis stabbed into Aragorn��s throat.


    ��Extinction��!


    The stab was so fast that the anger on Aragorn��s face did not have time to turn into pain. It was also so ferocious that itpletely severed Aragorn��s vocal cord, trachea, artery, vein, Adam��s apple and everything else in his neck!


    ***


    In distant Mordor, the Eye of Sauron opened abruptly. The red glow around it surged like a raging fire. The eye was originally 20 to 30 metres in diameter, but for some reason, its size had suddenly more than doubled. Its periphery became as hot as the sun, and therge vertical pupil inside was radiating light.


    ��...Oh, what a sweet soul this is! What a sweet taste of blood! The blood of the heir of N��menor is as delicious as always! Ah!! This happiness that seeps deep into my bones, this intense stimtion! It is as irresistible as the Silmarillion!��


    Mount Doom, which was situated not far away from the eye, was affected by Sauron��s tion. It erupted for a short while, red hot magma spilling from the edge of its crater. Thousands of the Orcs of Mordor also evolved in that moment, stimted by Sauron��s power of darkness.


    Sauron��s n to conquer Middle Earth a few thousand years ago was halted by a greenhorn from the N��menorean royal family, Isildur. That had be his inner demon. Now, Isildur��s lineage had been ended, and thest of his line was even killed in a ce where Sauron��s power was congregated. This was a sacrificial ritual of the highest order, a sacrifice of both flesh and soul! Sauron��s inner demon was now gone. Naturally, his power had soared because of it.


    ***


    Gandalf suddenly sat upright inside the White Tower in Minas Tirith, gasping for breath. He looked as frightened as if the One Ring had been put on his finger.


    Such an intense movement obviously had an impact on his severely-injured body. It resulted in a string of wild coughing and gasps. Blood was even flowing down along his beard, dripping onto his white robe. The crimson patch stood out in stark contrast against the white cloth.


    But Gandalf paid it no mind at all. He looked out of the window with a frown. Thick clouds rolled under the parapet of the sky. Originally, following the defeat of the Orc army, Sauron��s magic spell, which had enshrouded the sky above the battlefield to block out the sun, had shown signs of dispersing. Sunlight was even starting to prate through the clouds. But for some reason, the power of darkness had suddenly flourished once again and was retaliating hard!


    Suddenly, a sole streaked across Gandalf��s field of vision in the West, leaving behind an extremely bleak-looking tail. Gandalf lost his cool. In the west was N��menor, the birthce of the D��nedain. This omen marked the fall of the leader of the D��nedain! A very ominous thought suddenly shed across his mind. Could it be...!!!


    ��No! That��s impossible! We are clearly in control! He is protected by the Elven prince and the strongest warrior among the Dwarves, watched over by the souls of previous N��menorean kings, and guarded by thousands of soldiers. The Orcmander, Gothmog, is already dead. What remains of the opposing army are trembling in fear in the Source of Darkness hall. That is impossible!��


    ***


    Isengard.


    On the formidable Tower of Orthanc.


    Saruman��s white hair billowed in the wind. The fallen Maia who had lived for several generations suddenly lost hisposure.


    ��How could this be??? How could destiny have been overturned? Was it just a vision Sauron sent me? No, no! That was indeed the smell of the blood of the N��menorean royal family. The fury in the soul cannot be disguised!�� With one hand pressed against the Pnt��r, Saruman muttered to himself.


    A bolt of lightning streaked across the sky and illuminated Saruman��s face. He suddenly raised his staff, and the darkness was lifted like a veil. Arge number of Uruk-hai could be seen gathering under the Tower of Orthanc.


    Following the defeat on Pelennor Fields, Saruman already had rebellious thoughts, but the Pnt��r showed him that Sauron had once again upied the dominant position. Therefore, Saruman quickly mobilised his powerful elite Uruk-hai troops to join the war without any hesitation.


    Though these elites would only catch the tail end of the Battle of the Pelennor Fields, the Uruk-hai were excellentmanders by nature; they could be incorporated into the Orc army to be the army��s backbone, increasing the army��sbat effectiveness by leaps and bounds.


    ***


    *BANG*


    A loud sound was heard, as if a balloon filled to the limit with water had burst!


    Under the frenzied attacks of Gimli and Legs, the dark gold leech had finally reached its limit and had exploded. Large amount of viscous turquoise liquid sttered, drenching the area hundreds of square metres around the leech wet. A pungent smell filled the air.


    Legs, who had always been a clean freak, had no attention to spare for the filth. Hepletely ignored the viscous liquid dripping down his face as he rushed forward fiercely. Gimli had reacted even faster and was already dashing through the entrance. But the moment he stepped into the hall, he suddenly froze, as if he had been fully petrified!


    Gimli may have stopped, but that did not mean time had stopped with him. Fortunately for him, Legs was quick enough to pull him aside, for a grim, blood-red glint had suddenly streaked across the air at him. Amon-looking longsword pierced into his shoulder and came out from his back. Only after the de was stained with blood did it show its sharp edge. Some vague, sharp lines could even be seen around the de from time to time, as if even the space near the edges had been shed apart.


    A kick wasunched at Gimli��s chest, but what should have been a kick to the chest for an ordinary mannded on Gimli��s face instead. He was sent flying, but even after taking such a blow, his expression remained dull and filled with disbelief.


    Everyone around soon understood why Gimli had reacted that way.


    Arge hand extended forth, breaking through the darkness.


    The hand was grabbing onto a clutch of hair!


    And the hair was connected to a head!


    It was the head of the D��nadan, the heir of Isildur, Strider, son of Arathorn, Chieftain of the D��nedain, the future king of Gondor, and the wielder of the sacred sword And��ril �C Aragorn!!


    The head had been chopped off at the neck!


    The owner of therge hand slowly appeared before the audience. He was a robust young man with eyes that seemed like they were burning and eyebrows that announced his arrogance. He looked around. Though surrounded by thousands of troops, he looked at them as if they were but chickens and dogs.


    ��Next.��


    Sheyan stated curtly and clearly, then retreated back into the darkness within the hall. A few feeble arrows chased after him, but they could only pierce into the darkness without any uracy and failed to threaten him in the slightest.


    Sheyan had already used his trump card, ��Death��s Lament��, but he still had the honorary dosage and ��Gloryheal��. Those were powerful cards in their own rights.


    What��s more, how many more among the enemy could lead the charge into the hall like Aragorn did? And even Aragorn was killed when he did so! That was surely a great blow to the enemy��s morale!


    Among the powerful heroes in the Fellowship of the Ring, Gimli the Dwarf was severely injured, so it was impossible for him to lead the charge into the hall for quite some time. The remaining one, Legs, had been deliberately preserved by Sheyan... The Elf��s marksmanship may be deadly, and he was the most lethal weapon in this confrontation so far, but his attacks werepletely ineffective against Sheyan who had the ��Hedgehog�� title. Would Legs abandon his bow and charge to the frontline to break through with a dagger? That would not be practical at all!


    Of course, Sheyan could not rule out the possibility of the Minas Tirith contestants giving it a try. However, the entrance to the Source of Darkness hall was now being guarded by Sheyan. After activating the ultimate disease of AIDS, he was an insurmountable wall even without ��Peerless�� activated!


    Sheyan knew that Aragorn��s death was enough to unnerve the enemy for at least ten minutes. In addition to the time he bought previously, as well as the mixes he unleashed outside and the additional recovery effect inside the Source of Darkness hall, he was confident of holding off the enemy for more than thirty minutes. By then, Party Ace would have fully recovered!


    More importantly, Reef had yet to trigger the effect of ��The Magma of Mount Doom (Ice-Cold Version)��. What he had triggered was only ��Life-Link��. His HP was half restored by now. If Sheyan met with a threatening situation, Reef could instantlye to his rescue, so defending the hall would not be that difficult.


    His dominant disy must have also made the opponents wary!


    Furthermore, the Source of Darkness hall would copse by itself in about four to five hours. If there was no hope left, the enemy would probably clench their teeth and try to breach the hall at any cost, but when there was another, easier option, they would surely choose the easier way.

 Chapter 1423: Revealing the Final Card

    <h4>Chapter 1423: Revealing the Final Card</h4>


    When Aragon died, his flesh and soul were immediately sacrificed to Sauron, leaving behind only his head that had been chopped off to be used as a warning for the enemy troops and storyline characters. After that, even his head was greedily taken away by Sauron.


    Although Aragorn had disappeared from this world, he had left behind four pieces of shiny equipment within the Source of Darkness hall. The glow emitted by the equipment was gentle and bright, giving them an exquisite feel.


    Only legendary equipment would have this kind of glow!!


    Under the influence of Sauron��s power of darkness, and because the Source of Darkness hall had severed all external connections, Aragorn had actually left behind all the legendary equipment he had on him!


    All four legendary equipment had been converted into equipment suitable for contestants. Skull and his two remaining subordinates looked on enviously, but they had no intention of fighting for them.


    First, they knew that even if they tried to take the equipment by force, they might not have the right to the loot, so they may not even be able to touch the equipment. More importantly, even if they did, they knew that they would never win!


    In truth, if they were that greedy, they would not have lived up to this point; they would have followed in the footsteps of theirpanions and be killed by Aragorn earlier.


    The four legendary equipment were:


    [ The Sword of the King of Gondor: ��And��ril�� �C When attacking, there is a certain probability of causing instant death (against contestants, the effect bes a reduction of maximum HP by 50%, which can only be removed after returning to the Realm). ]


    [ The wielder can summon twelve powerful ghost guards. ]


    [ When the conditions are met, the sword can transform into the broken sacred sword, Narsil. ]


    (https://lotr.fandom/wiki/Narsil)


    [ A symbol of royal status. ]


    ***


    [ ��Ring of Barahir�� �C A token of the King of Gondor. In a crisis, the wearer can use the power left on the ring by previous kings to form a powerful Divine Shield, resisting an attack and rebounding it back. Cooldown: 30 seconds. ]


    [ The royal authority of the ring will increase your attack power on humanoid creatures by 10%, and reduce the attack power of humanoid creatures on you by 10% (humanoid creatures include, but are not limited to, contestants, Trolls, Giants, etc.). ]


    ***


    [ ��Elessar�� �C An exquisite essory made by the Lady of Light. Every hour, it will automatically cast the level 7 spell ��de of Light�� on the wearer��s weapon, changing its damage type to holy damage (only holy resistance can resist holy damage),sting for 60 minutes. ]


    [ When the wearer fights under the sun, attack power is increased by 25%. ]


    [ Create a 5x5x5 mobile domain of light. When the wearer fights in the domain, all negative conditions on the wearer will be frozen in time (including the duration), and the owner will gain a temporary 10% buff to all attributes which will disappear upon leaving the domain. ]


    [ The domain of light can be destroyed by attacks. It inherits the wearer��s defence, and its HP is ten times the HP of the wearer (it will not protect the wearer like a shield). ]


    ***


    [ ��Evenstar�� �C A ne containing the soul of Aragorn��s lover, Arwen. It contains mysterious Elven power. The wearer can augur once every 48 hours to pray for good fortune for the next 24 hours. ]


    [ When the augury result is bad, the wearer��s chance of suffering explosive strike will increase by 5%, but movement speed will also increase by 15%. When the augury result is average, the wearer��s movement speed and attack speed will both increase by 10%. When the augury result is good, the wearer��s explosive strike rate and hit rate will both increase by 3%. When the augury result is excellent, the wearer will be buffed by Arwen��s hymn. The wearer��s movement speed and attack speed will both increase by 25%. In addition, the wearer��s attacks will sometimes contain Arwen��s hymn, causing triple damage to the enemy. The damage will be true damage and will be converted into a healing effect which heals the wearer. ]


    [ This ne contains a trace of Arwen��s soul, so whenever you are inbat, Arwen will be watching over you. Whenever you take damage, the merciful Arwen will take pity on you and produce a piece of Compassion Fragment. When six pieces of Compassion Fragments are generated, Arwen will appear to treat your injuries, healing you by X amount of HP, X = 50% of the damage taken previously. This effect will activate once every 15 seconds. ]


    ***


    Like other legendary equipment, others could only see the basic information of these four legendary equipment. Only the owner could see their specific details and attributes. However, it did not take a genius to know that these legendary equipment would surely strengthen a person by a great amount.


    Only now did Sheyan have the time to take a breather and check the notifications he received previously.


    [ You have killed the protagonist, Aragorn. ]


    [ Your action will cause a series of far-reaching consequences on the entire Middle Earth. ]


    [ Aragorn��s demise brought an end to Isildur��s lineage among the Gondorians. The rted responsibilities, karma, and protagonist��s luck will be transferred over to Boromir, the eldest son of the Steward of Gondor. ]


    [ Your action has gained the approval of Sauron, so you have been rewarded with 2000 additional contribution points and a silver storyline Sauron Badge. This badge can rece themon Sauron badges and give you a 30% discount off your redemption item. ]


    [ The morale of all soldiers and storyline characters outside Minas Tirith decreases by 2 points (20% drop in attack power and defence). ]


    [ Upon hearing the news, Gandalf has used a divine spell to hasten the recovery of his injuries. He is expected to make aplete recovery in three hours and will be healthy for a week, but for overdrawing his vitality, he will be in a weakened state for the next 48 months. ]


    [ If you can hold out for a week, the elite Uruk-hai army from Isengard will arrive. ]


    At this time, the human side hadunched another attack, driven by anger. Because the four legendary equipment would all be bound to the soul after they were equipped, Sheyan did not dare take them lightly. He only put on the Ring of Barahir that he wanted. With the ��all attributes + 15�� effect on the ring, his HP would reach a new height, and the Divine Shield which could be used every 30 seconds was also very practical.


    The one leading the charge was Gimli. However, he was in for a surprise. Aragorn��sst attack, ��The Fury of the King��, had unexpectedly caused Sheyan��s HP to recover to maximum value. What��s more, Gimli��s thigh was injured, having been stabbed several times by Ronnie��s de, so his bnce and movement speed were greatly affected. He was actually blocked at the entrance by Sheyan, unable to advance.


    At this time, the formidable ��Hedgehog�� title was showing its amazingness. Legs may be powerful, but thanks to the terrifying 90% reduction in long range damage, the Elven Prince��s attacks on Sheyan became negligible.


    Fortunately, Legs could do more than shoot arrows. He could easily kill even a Troll with his dagger dance! It would not be an exaggeration to call him a top-ss assassin.


    However, right when Legs was about to pull out his dagger to rush to the frontline, Gimli raised his axe high and unleashed a powerful Dwarvenbat skill. His axe chopped down with a fierce swing.


    Seeing this, Sheyan rubbed a finger across the dual-snake ring on his hand, and a glowing shield appeared in front of him. The shield contained the patterns of the Gondorian royal family. When Gimli��s axe collided with the shield, it bounced back as if it had struck something highly stic and ended up hacking into Gimli��s chest instead!


    ��Divine Shield��!


    With his freshly-acquired equipment, Sheyan performed a critical counterattack against Gimli! Gimli staggered back unsteadily, blood spurting out of his chest, but he instantly tried to rush forward again. However, he suddenly felt the blood all over his body boil. The HIV virus had breached his immune system and was beginning to re up. Sensing the anomaly, and fearing that Gimli would follow in Aragorn��s footsteps, Legs immediately pulled the Dwarf back.


    Now that the human alliance had lost the arrowhead of their charging formation, their charge abruptly went cold.


    The furious storyline characters wished to keep storming the hall, but they did not have the capability, while the contestants led by Knight were just waiting for the six hour time limit to arrive. They were all in agreement that individualbat power, no matter how strong, was limited. When the tortoise shell unraveled by itself, they could thenunch a full assault. Even the redeemed troops would be enough to take down the enemies down.


    Therefore, Sheyan was now enjoying a period of rtive peace. Soon, Reef, Zi, Aziz, Ronnie, and Sanzi all recovered to full HP and left the protective state of ��The Magma of Mount Doom (Ice-Cold Version)��.


    Sheyan had already posted the brief properties of the four legendary equipment in the partymunication channel. As soon as Aziz recovered, he told Sheyan curtly, ��I want the Elessar essory, Seaman. It��s very useful for me.��


    Aziz was an entric loner, so he was very direct when he spoke. Luckily, everyone knew of his personality, so nobody took it to heart.


    The Elessar was not that useful to Sheyan, because the ��Extinction�� ability unleashed by Apophis was already unimaginably powerful. If it was converted into holy damage, it would actually result in a bit of a loss. But for Aziz, if the damage done by his legendary weapon became holy damage, each bullet would be as powerful as a ��Light Sphere�� spell! It would be an amazing enhancement for him. Furthermore, the domain of light was also very valuable for a sniper whose survivability was rtively weak.


    But Sheyan was the party leader, so he had to be fair to the whole party, and Aziz was not the only top-ss attacker in the team. Yes, Aldaris and Zi leaned more towards mages, and Sanzi was a summoner, but Ronnie was a strong physical damage dealer too.


    Sheyan thought about it for a while before he said, ��Ronnie will find this useful too....��


    ��The total value of all the assets I can give up plus the sum of my contribution points is close to the redeeming price of the legendary weapon in the hall, the ��Sword of Western Royalty��. I should be able to redeem it before leaving this world. That weapon can absorb a great amount of magic damage. Ronnie can wield his Blood Weapon in one hand and the ��Sword of Western Royalty�� in the other. It will be no inferior to wearing the Elessar.��


    Sheyan stared at Ronnie. Ronnie nodded, approving the proposal. A legendary weapon was very tempting to him. Since that was the case, Sheyan hesitated no longer; he distributed to Aziz the Elessar and 400 contribution points to let him redeem the ��Sword of Western Royalty��.


    Following the addition of two legendary equipment to the party, the strength of Party Ace instantly rose again. The Evenstar ne required Intelligence, because the auguries required a great amount of MP to perform. Aldaris would never squabble with Zi for an equipment, so the ne naturally went to Zi.


    The equipment that gave Sheyan a headache was the sword of the Gondorian King, And��ril. The high Strength requirement of the weapon eliminated Aldaris and Ronnie from contention right away. The two of them would probably still not be able to use the sword five or six worldster. In fact, Sheyan was the only one in their party who could equip the sword in the foreseeable future, but it was such a waste to let G-Spot devour a weapon like this.


    And��ril may be powerful, but it was no match for the Apophis in Sheyan��s mind. The Apophis was an evil, tyrannical weapon, a weapon of the devil! In terms of power, it was much stronger than And��ril.


    Arge part of And��ril��s value came from its symbol of authority as the sword of the king. It was more important than a divine weapon for a party wishing to focus their development on the world of the LOTR! However, this value would be wasted on Party Ace.


    In Sheyan��s opinion, only weapons with special properties and functions like the miner��s gloves were worth devouring. If a weapon could not fill a certain role, Sheyan was honestly unwilling to let G-Spot devour it. The transaction price of a legendary equipment was beyond imagination. Although dark gold equipment were only one grade lower than legendary equipment, the difference was huge, like the difference between Colonel and Major General!


    After giving it some thought, Sheyan suddenly turned to Skull. ��Do you have a way to contact the Maritime Alliance or the Blu-ray Party?��


    Skull had honestly reaped quite a bit of benefits after entering the Source of Darkness hall together with Party Ace. After all, when Party Ace ate the meat, they had left the crumbs for him. All the soldiers attacking the hall together with the Fellowship trio were elite troops that had very high drop rates. Skull��s party had been lucky enough to loot three pieces of dark gold equipment from them. Hearing Sheyan��s question, Skull turned to one of his surviving subordinates, his deputy, with an inquiring nce.


    The deputy was a unique-looking fellow. Half his body was mechanical, and the other half human. The weapons he used included spanners, screwdrivers, nuts and so on. He carried a big backpack which made a lot of noise when he moved. Who knew what mechanical parts he kept inside.


    He told Sheyan in a synthetic electronic voice, ��I have ways to contact them. The Maritime Alliance has sent out a Beholder to monitor the situation. I can connect to it by making a device that will release a signal that has the same frequency as the Beholder. Contacting the Blue-ray Party is even easier. They��veunched two satellites to monitor the ground. I can just go to theirmunication channel and apply for a call.��


    ��Thanks to the dark gold ne I just got, I can even assemble a temporary video call system for you. It won��tst longer than 30 minutes though �C the interference in this damn ce is just too damn strong.��


    And that was how Percival and Jax soon both saw the same person �C Reef �C through different means. The moment themunications were established, the two of them were understandably shocked.


    Reef was very direct. ��Hi. You two didn��t expect me to survive, did you?��


    Percival and Jax could onlyugh awkwardly, because thetest intel they received on Party Ace was that they had retreated into the Source of Darkness hall, a ce which appeared safe but was actually a dead end. From that moment on, both of them had believed that Party Ace was doomed for sure. However, it now appeared as if they were alive and well. How could the two of them not feel surprised?


    ��But I have an even more surprising news. We��ve killed Aragorn,�� said Reef sincerely while staring straight at them.


    The news was like a stone thrown into a calmke, arousing a thousand ripples!


    ��...Impossible!��


    ��Bullsh*t!��


    ��I don��t believe it.��


    ��Check the line. Oh, and check my nervous system too. I��m probably under the enemy��s illusion. Get ready to return to the Realm at a moment��s notice!��


    ��...��


    Reef looked at the two like they were idiots. He sighed, then showed them the legendary sword And��ril. He let the sword shine with the soft, unique glow of legendary equipment, then disyed And��ril��s brief properties one by one.


    The noise on the opposite ends instantly died down, as if the two had suddenly been gripped at the throat at the same time!


    It might be easy to make a fake Reef with illusions, but it was almost impossible to fake a legendary equipment, especially a sensational weapon like the And��ril that had such a special significance, for it was not only a weapon, but also a symbol of royal authority!


    Percival asked with difficulty while panting heavily, ��I...I believe you, but, you...Why are you showing this to us? Surely the famous Reef won��t contact us just to show off, right? I don��t believe you��re such a superficial person.��


    Jax, on the other hand, immediately caught on to Reef��s intention. ��You want to trade? No problem!! Do you want the legendary shield ��Grond��s Tenacity��?��


    ��This sword isn��t just a tool forbat,�� remarked Reef tly. ��It��s also a symbol of authority, the authority of the king! If you take it with you the next time you enter the LOTR world, the benefits you gain will be unimaginable. If, in that world, Aragorn has yet to get his hands on this weapon, you can even scheme for the throne of Gondor with this sword! You want to trade for And��ril with a mere shield? Please stop insulting my intelligence.��


    ��Do you know how much the thing you call ��a mere shield�� cost, Mr. Reef?�� replied Jax with a wry smile. ��Our party will barely have enough to pay for it if we gather the contribution points of the entire party. Actually, no, we��ll still be one Sauron Badge short!��


    ��The Source of Darkness hall is surrounded by enemies right now, and it��ll copse when the time limit is up. How do you even n to redeem the shield?�� asked Reef.


    ��Gothmog has left behind four Quartermasters, all hidden in secret ces. We can redeem items from them,�� answered Jax with a sly gleam in his eyes.


    Reef smiled and said, ��In that case, I��m in no hurry. I can tell you inly that this war isn��t over yet. In any case, know that And��ril is unlikely to appear in a contestant��s possession ever again. First, other contestants may not necessarily be able to kill Aragon. Second, even if they manage to, they won��t get the sword. And��ril was reforged by Elrond, so when Aragon dies, the sword would fly back to Elrond. If Aragorn wasn��t in the Source of Darkness hall this time and had been cursed by Sauron, And��ril would never have dropped! If you want it, state your price. The sword will go to the highest bidder.��


    ��You��ve redeemed the ��Sword of Western Royalty��?�� Percival suddenly asked.


    ��We have. Sauron is a very generous leader,�� answered Reef. ��To tell you the truth, if I take And��ril to the auction, I can get even more for it. But considering that we all belong to Noah Realm C, I��m giving you guys priority. Although we fight and scheme against each other, at least if I sell it to either of you, it won��t be used against us. Otherwise, I would never have disclosed such a vital piece of information.��


    The Beastmaser MT, Rak��shiri, had been heavily wounded, and his reputation within his party had gone down the drain, so the Maritime Alliance was now actually being led by Percival. The powerful sword had really moved Percival��s heart.


    Even if he understood very clearly that the other side was asking for an exorbitant price, he could only clench his teeth and bear with it because indeed, as Reef said, the sword would only drop in extremely unlikely circumstances! If it was taken back to the Realm, it was bound to sell for an astronomical price.


    It was now the time to judge the decision-making capability of a leader. Percival gritted his teeth and said, ��I��ll trade two for one! When ��omer died, he dropped a legendarybat cloak! And I��m only short on contribution points to redeem ��Grond��s Tenacity��, while Jax is short on a Sauron Badge! The Sauron Badge will only drop when a heroic character is killed, so I��ll definitely get the shield first. ��Grond��s Tenacity�� and thebat cloak, two pieces of legendary equipment for your legendary sword, And��ril. That��s my bottom line!��


    Reef stole a nce at Sheyan, and thetter nodded slightly. Reef then said the word that made Jax feel like he had been struck by lightning.


    ��Deal!��


    ***


    Many things in the world are contrasting. For example, Jax��s disappointment was destined to be Percival��s triumph. And, for example, Sheyan��s triumph would signify Knight��s disappointment!


    The death of Aragorn was no doubt a great blow to the opposing side.


    As time went by, no one attempted to storm the Source of Darkness hall any more. One of the reasons was because Aziz��s attack power had soared. After he killed several people in session under Sheyan��s protection, the area hundreds of metres around the hall had be a forbidden zone. However, outside those hundreds of metres, the hall was stillpletely surrounded by contestants and storyline characters who were waiting tounch a fierce assault the moment the time limit was up.


    But as time went on, the uneasiness in Knight��s heart became more and more intense, and he was not the only one feeling this way. The reason for this was very simple. In fact, it did not take a genius to figure it out.


    How could a team like Party Ace, who couldy out such aplicated and delicate scheme and possessed such oppressive power, be willing to let themselves be trapped in and wait for their deaths obediently?


    Their impressive momentum and indomitable spirit, dealing with the crisis as unflinchingly as a rock, were not something that could be disyed by people who have fallen into a desperate situation!


    They looked like they were in a dire situation, but they did not give off that kind of feeling at all. In that case, there could only be two possibilities: either their situation was not as desperate as others thought, or their willpower was so abnormally strong that they did not seem to care that they had fallen into dire straits.


    Originally, Jax and the Minas Tirith contestants were leaning more towards the second hypothesis, but as the storyline characters were beaten back again and again, and following the death of Aragorn, their belief was rapidly waning.


    More and more among them started to ponder whether there were any loopholes in the encirclement they had formed. In order to prevent Party Ace from using an item to return to the Realm, they were continuously creating dimensional turbulences and dimensional vortexes without any regard for the cost. The earth elemental mages were almost exhausted to the point of throwing up just to continuously verify that no underground escape tunnels had been made out of the Source of Darkness hall. Every possible loophole had been identified and sealed off.


    Until one thing came to Knight��s mind.


    Something that gave him chills all over.


    He grabbed the cor of the man next to him and snarled, ��Did Aragorn arrive here on horses?��


    ��I think so...?�� The man answered in shock and confusion.


    ��I don��t want to know what you think! I want a definite answer!�� Knight roared madly, ��Levin!! Don��t you have a friendly rtionship with Gimli? Ask him how he got here.��


    Levin immediately carried out the order in a hurry. He soon reported back.


    ��Boss, he arrived on foot.��


    Knight was obviously relieved, but the words from the man next to him immediately drove him crazy again.


    ��But boss, I remember Dwarves don��t ride horses. Their legs are too short to keep their bnce on a horse. Dwarves usually ride on animals likerge anteaters or giant pangolins when they need a mount.��


    ��Ask Legs, then! No, wait, make sure you ask him if they arrived here on ships,�� bellowed Knight as he paced back and forth uneasily like an ant on a hot pan.


    The reply that came back a short whileter froze him like he had fallen into an ice cer.


    ��Legs said the three of them came on horseback with the Army of the Dead. They initially wanted to sail here by ship, but no one was willing to let them board.��


    ��I see...�� Knight murmured to himself with great fear in his eyes! ��So that��s where they��reying down the trap! At the least visible ce, with the weakestbat force! Habitual thinking! We��ve fallen for our own habitual thinking!��


    ��Retreat at once! Inform the core members, as well as Bill the bear-man and Lafarge! This whole thing is a giant, borate trap!�� yelled Knight. ��Order everyone to retreat back into Minas Tirith immediately. That way, we still have a chance!��


    While everyone around was looking at Knight with surprise, doubt and iprehension, a white line had suddenly appeared in the distant horizon.


    In the beginning, the white line looked just like the cavalry of Rohan did when they spread out to charge down the slope, but both its momentum and its energy were ten times, no, a hundred times higher than the cavalry of Rohan!


    It was a flood crest; an amazing flood crest formed after the mighty Anduin river had been blocked off for several hours and was suddenly let loose!


    ***


    How did the Gondorians rise to power on Middle Earth?


    Why did they waste so much effort to build a precipitous city on the mountains like Minas Tirith?


    It alles down to upying the fertilends of the Pelennor Fields!


    Not much fertilizers were used in this era. In other ces, thends would be more barren the more they were farmed, until they were eventually unable to provide sufficient nutrients to the crops anymore. But the Pelennor Fields could maintain a good harvest every year without ever needing to worry about ack of nutrients in the soil. Why was that?


    It was because for thousands of years, the Anduin river would regrly overflow from June to October every year. When the river level reached its peak in August, most of the Pelennor Fields would be submerged in water. The poption would temporarily move to higher ces during this period.


    After the month of October, when the flood subsided, the mud and deposits brought by the flood would act as free fertilizers for the Pelennor Fields. This, of course, made the Pelennor Fields an excellent ce for farming, but it also meant one other thing: the terrain here was naturally suited to being flooded!


    Everyone Sheyan left on the Dingyuan grew up in and around the sea. While Sheyan was stalling for time here, they had bombarded and sank five warships at a certain key point in the Anduin river to form obstacles, and with thebined effort of thousands of pirates, they managed to temporarily block off the flow of the Anduin river. That way, the water level downstream would not fall too obviously.


    And because every year, the Anduin river had a habit of overflowing onto the Pelennor Fields, once the water level upstream reached a certain height, everything else would happen naturally. Sheyan��s request was simple. He had no intention to let the water wash away all the troubles. He only wanted to make the Pelennor Fields a temporary swamp. This way, the opponents would find themselves in an unfavourable environment, while the pirates could disy maximumbat power!

 Chapter 1424: The Desperate Situation

    <h4>Chapter 1424: The Desperate Situation</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The horrible torrent swept over, surging and rolling with yellow mud, as if countless furious monsters were hiding underneath, swallowing everything in their paths.


    The flood simply came too suddenly. Dry alfalfa leaves, broken pieces of houses, and woven reed mats rich with Gondorian motifs could be seen drifting around everywhere on the water, amidst white foams. The fishy smell of the river water was so strong that it was vomit-inducing.


    A scene like this was vastly different from the normal impression one would have of the Anduin River �C one of blue sky, white clouds, white sails and mirror-like water! Fortunately, although the flood seemed huge, when it overflowed onto the vast Pelennor Fields, the water level was not that high. In deeper ces, the water was up to the waist, while in shallower ces it only reached the shins. To be honest, a flood of this degree was probably a threat only to Gimli. The others just had to make sure they were not knocked down by the water, and there would not be much danger of drowning.


    Ultimately, the Anduin River was the longest river on Middle Earth,parable to the Mississippi River, the Amazon River and the Nile on Earth, so without any heavy construction machinery, it was unrealistic topletely block it off and use the umted water to drown out the enemy army.


    In fact, a simr n had actually been proposed by Knight��s think tank before they had even entered the world. The proposal was to build a dam, and when the river water had umted to a certain height, break the dam so that they water could wash away the enemy army. The reason the proposal was rejected was because, after detailed calctions and analysis, they concluded that the probability of sess was simply too low. The preparation work for an attack using umted river water had to be done under utmost secrecy, but to perform such arge scale project in secret under the noses of 200,000 Orcs was close to impossible. At best, they would only cause a floodrge enough to fill the passages made by the annual flood in the Pelennor Fields and provide fertilizers for the in.


    What good would that do?


    Sure, creating a muddynd for the Orcs to roll around in sounded like fun, but it must never be forgotten that there was a very important host of reinforcements that came to Minas Tirith��s aid, and that was the Rohirrim cavalry. Without them, Minas Tirith would never be able to hold on until Aragorn led the Army of the Ghost to their rescue.


    So, for the Minas Tirith alliance, flooding the Pelennor Fields would disgust the Orcs at best, while causing themselves great disadvantages instead!


    Imagine how tragic it would be if the Rohirrim cavalry had to charge in muddy ground. They wouldpletely lose their momentum and impact. Therefore, after Knight��s think tank suggested this n, not only was it quickly rejected, they were also asked to keep it a secret. They had to pray that the enemy would not think of such a n.


    As the flood peak roared past, the morale of the remaining soldiers of the human alliance gradually recovered, because they found that after the first few strong waves at the beginning, which washed away dozens of people, the flood was starting to wane. Not only that, they found that the water level had reached their waist at most even at the peak of the flood. Their panic-stricken heart was slowly calming down.


    However, unlike the soldiers, the emotions of Knight and the people around him were only getting gloomier by the minute. There is a saying that ignorance is bliss. They knew that the enemy definitely had something up their sleeves, and it must be something vicious!


    Soon, the troops who were crawling around in the mud saw densely-packed wooden dinghies and rafts drifting over from afar! These small boats had very shallow drafts and could travel freely in the swamp. All of them were carrying corsairs who were shouting excitedly!!


    These pirates had untidy hair and were dressed like viins. Their clothes were mainly ck and were very ragged. There was a kind of flea-like parasite prevalent on Middle Earth that liked to hide in the hair, causing a lot of problems and spreading diseases, so about 30% of the pirates were bald. They had shaved their hair to prevent the infestation of the parasite.


    The corsairs were all wearing standardised leather armour. From this point alone, one could tell that the rumours that the Corsairs of Umbar had almost formed a nation of their own was not an exaggeration. These leather armour were made from twoyers of animal leather sandwiching a mat woven from the fibres of the local red coconuts in the middle. They offered very good protection against arrows and swords as well as against fire. Burning buckets could even be seen on some of the small boats, which were seemingly used for igniting torches and arrows.


    It did not take much effort from the trusted crew Sheyan left behind to persuade these highly-suspicious corsairs to execute his n. Instead of getting right into a direct confrontation with the enemy on the battlefield, they too felt that building a ��dam�� first to weaken the enemy was the most practical method. In fact, were they not bound by their faith in Sauron, this gang of unscrupulous lowlives might have already dispersed.


    The biggest weakness of the corsairs was obviously theirck of organisation and discipline. This kind of mob was often looked down upon by regr armies. Under normal circumstances, if these tens of thousands of Corsairs of Umbar were to engage the thousands of remaining Minas Tirith elites onnd, they were doomed for certain defeat.


    Therefore, it was small wonder that their sense of existence was so weak. They were looked down upon by everyone.


    But under Sheyan��s plotting, even scrap iron would shine like quality metal. Even a piece of tissue paper would only be thrown away after it was first used to wipe the face, then the table, and then the butt. Every bit of worth must be squeezed out of even the smallest pawn!


    Sure, the Corsairs of Umbar were disorganised, but so were the Minas Tirith soldiers who had been washed over by the flood. Sheyan could think of no way to make the Corsairs of Umbar a disciplined and organised force in such a short amount of time, so he could only find a way to make the well-trained enemy army chaotic and disorderly!


    This was the tactic of pitting chaos against chaos. Moreover, the corsairs were riding on boats, so that gave them an advantage over the enemies. This somewhat made up for their disadvantage inbat strength.


    There was actually one more step in Sheyan��s n, a very sinister one. The volume of water umted in such a short period of time was, after all, very limited. In about ten minutes, the flood would slowly subside from the Pelennor Fields, and the in would be a temporary marsh for two or three days.


    This means that even if the corsairs�� morale were to copseter, the corsairs would not be able to flee by boat even if they wanted to. In such a muddy environment, the mobility of both sides would be restricted to the extreme. Once the battle had started, the losing side would no longer be able to run away, so they were doomed to fight for their lives!


    That was the chaotic scramble Sheyan wished to see. He would trade the lives of the Corsairs of Umbar for the lives of enemy soldiers. Remember the battle n that Sheyan had decided upon from the very beginning? The strength of individuals was insignificant in the grand scale of the entire campaign. Party Ace was merely a small ripple in a war which involved hundreds of thousands and would be quickly wiped away by the general situation. At most, they would affect the development in a small area on the battlefield.


    However, by the time this battle involving the corsairs was over, the strength of Party Ace, plus the contribution points they had, would be very important!!


    The endgame desperate situation Sheyan initially conceived was starting to take shape!


    Of course, the sess of a general was always built upon the bones of thousands of dead soldiers. As far as the Corsairs of Umbar were concerned, Sheyan had not taken into consideration how many of them would remain by the end of this battle. He only needed a thousand or so out of the tens of thousands of the corsairs to survive to provide powers of faith for the Source of Darkness hall. He believed Sauron would not concern himself with the life and death of these unimportant pawns anyway.


    ***


    The subsequent bloodbath may not be as spectacr as the previous battle, but it was unbelievably tragic, unbelievably vicious!


    Thanks to Sheyan��s scheming, both sides found themselves with no way out. They could only fight as ferociously as possible. The higher grounds on the Pelennor Fields became muddynds after the flood receded, while the lower grounds formed puddles. The puddles contained not only water, but also eye-catching, bright red blood. Everywhere one looked, one could see the horrors left behind by the two sides mutually injuring each other.


    A muddy environment like this was a paradise for long range attackers because it was very difficult for their targets to dodge their attacks. Their attacks almost never missed. But for those targeted, this ce was hell.


    In this kind of environment, Legs was like a god of war, and there was nothing Sheyan could do about it. With his terrifying longbow, the Elf had the absolute advantage. Even the Maritime Alliance and the Blue-ray Party, who had rushed over upon hearing the news to take advantage of the situation, lost more than a dozen people to his arrows!


    It must be known that all the contestants who had survived up to this point were core members of the parties! Losing more than a dozen core members was nothing short of a disaster for the two parties.


    Of course, Aziz, Zi and Aldaris had also reaped an astonishing amount of benefits.


    Knight had instructed a number of contestants proficient in earth magic to make a dry path out of the battlefield. In the end, thanks to Legs�� outstanding solo efforts and Knight��s adjustments, about a thousand or two of the human soldiers managed to flee back to Minas Tirith. However, most of them were troops redeemed by contestants.


    Compared with the regr army, the biggest disadvantage of these redeemed soldiers was that they were under themand of arge number of different people who each fought for themselves. Deaths were inevitable in a war, but contestants were more selfish than others, so they would usually send their redeemed soldiers forward first. It was for this reason that the eptedbat strength ratio of a redeemed soldier to a regr storyline character soldier was 2:3. In other words, it would take three hundred redeemed soldiers to perform the same task that two hundred storyline character soldiers could do. Therefore, the more redeemed soldiers there were among those who escaped back into the city, the happier Sheyan was.


    Compared to that, nearly 3000 Corsairs of Umbar had survived. The muddy area had indeed provided them with home court advantage. Sheyan was not a cruel and oppressivemander. He decided not to make these surviving corsairs cannon fodder to storm the city. They only needed to stay back on defence. Their most important duty was to provide powers of faith to the Source of Darkness hall so that the hall could maintain its indestructible state.

 Chapter 1425: Fatal Weakness

    <h4>Chapter 1425: Fatal Weakness</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The sky continued to darken. The rolling ck clouds were so low that they seemed like they were almost pressing down on thend; they had even swallowed up the top part of Minas Tirith��s White Tower. Rain drizzled down. Even if one were to stay in a tent, facing a fire, the dryness from the front would only make the humidity from the back all the more pronounced.


    After the war situation had turned around, Sauron was not at all dismayed with the annihtion of the 200,000 Orcs as well as losing the Haradrim believers and Oliphaunt war beasts from the south, because he had seen the impressive result. In his opinion, even if the war was lost now, it would not have been in vain, because he had severed the bloodline of Isildur, the bloodline of the Gondorian royal family!


    He also understood that to turn the situation around from the dire crisis they were facing previously into the deadlock now was already no small feat. It could already be considered a small victory.


    Therefore, the excited Sauron decided to infuse even more divine power into the Pelennor Fields. The gloomy, wet weather was causing serious damage to the bows and strings of the Minas Tirith defenders, like genital warts damaging a person��s sex life. As for the Corsairs of Umbar, who would be the main force, they would have felt ufortable without a bit of humidity.


    Two days have passed since the previous battle, and both sides were now locked in a stubborn stalemate, each side seemingly waiting for their own reinforcements.


    On Sauron��s side, Saruman��s elite Uruk-hai army had departed from Isengard for two days, led by Faerun, an archer even stronger than Lurtz.


    And upon hearing the sad news of Aragon��s demise, the Elven King, Elrond, agreed to his daughter Arwen��s request to let her lead a small number of his tribesmen to Minas Tirith to avenge her betrothed. If these Elves were allowed to enter Minas Tirith to help the humans guard the city, the difficulty of breaching the city would no doubt increase tenfold. After all, Faerun alone could not make up for the Uruk-hai��s widespread ineptitude in long-range attacks.


    ***


    At the current moment, the leaders of the dark side were gathered in front of a 3D map of Minas Tirith. Under the monitoring of satellites, the situation in the city was clearly disyed. The human alliance had given up on the second, third and fourth walls, deciding to put up a defensive line on the fifth wall instead.


    That was because the length of the fifth wall was only about half the length of the first wall, so it would somewhat make up for their shortage in manpower. Furthermore, this way, when the attackersunch arge-scale raid, they must follow the S-shaped paths that were like winding mountainous roads to get to the fifth wall. There would hence be enough time for an early warning.


    Such an arrangement by the city defenders was indeed giving the dark side leaders a headache. Minas Tirith did not gain a reputation as the most impregnable city on Middle Earth without a reason. When the dark side were tounch arge-scale raid on the city, the passage from the bottom of the first wall to the gate of the fifth wall alone was already five or six kilometres long.


    Specifically, the passage was a winding path that snaked back and forth. First, they would have to enter from the gate to the left of the first wall, then walk 50 meters ahead to reach the second wall, then move two to three kilometres to the right along the bottom of the second wall to reach the second gate. After going through the gate, they would then have to walk 50 meters ahead to reach the third wall, then travel a long distance to the left to reach the third gate... During the process, they would have to constantly endure the enemy��s projectiles. An ordinary army would probably copse from the shots before they even reached the fifth wall.


    ��ording to thetest information we received, the enemy contestants have spared no expense and have redeemed arge number of troops, so the number of defenders have reached around 3000,�� said Jax, the leader of the Blue-ray Party, with a gloomy face.


    ��To tell you the truth, the corsairs are useless. We will be in a very passive position when we storm the city. By relying on the protection of the walls, the enemy can cause us a lot of damage.��


    ��We didn��te here to listen to you whine,�� retorted Percival. After making the trade with Party Ace, he was now the wielder of And��ril, and his power within his party had increased several folds because of that. With the weapon, he had sessfully drawn more than 70% of the elites in the party to his side. They were preparing to do something big the next time they enter the LOTR world.


    Percival was looking at the problem from the enemy��s perspective. Even if there were Elven reinforcementsing, there were only a few hundreds of them! Would the enemy dare to leave the protection of Minas Tirith because of that?


    Before this, even when Party Ace was surrounded by tens of thousands of enemy troops, they still fiercely defended the Source of Darkness hall and had even killed Aragorn during the process. Now, almost all of them were equipped with a legendary equipment, especially the MT, who was probably the first among this batch of contestants to own a legendary grade shield! With this party guarding the Source of Darkness hall, it was almost impossible for the hall to fall. Since their side was now in an unbeatable position, the ones who should be worried were the other side.


    ��To be honest, a major reason for the current situation is because there was a small problem with our n back then,�� said Reef under Sheyan��s instruction.


    ��The area and duration of the flood were both less than two thirds of what we predicted. The biggest reason for this is that we forgot about one thing �C we didn��t take into ount the giant chasm made by the earthquake earlier.��


    The earthquake Reef was referring to was the masterpiece by the think tank of the human alliance��s contestants which had ingeniously destroyed more than 80% of the dark side��s siege engines. It had also left a terrifying giant scar in thend below Minas Tirith.


    When Sheyan had flooded the in, the chasm had swallowed at least a fifth of the flood water. This directly led to a decrease in the volume of mud created and in the water level.


    ��Without that chasm, there would have been less than two thousand defenders in Minas Tirith right now,�� Reef concluded. ��But our biggest problem now is, should we y it safe and wait for our reinforcements to arrive, or should we try to end the war before the Elves reinforcements arrive?��


    ��When the Elves are here, our position will be even more passive,�� Jax pointed out the hidden danger, ��The Elves canunch deadly attacks from 500 metres away. The darkness will even be their ally. They can harass and ambush us non-stop under the cover of night, while their high Perceptive Sense in the dark makes it difficult for us to ambush them back. Our troops will slowly be depleted under their harassment tactic.��


    Percival smiled triumphantly. ��Although the Elves are strong, they have a fatal weakness, and that weakness is currently on Ms. Zi and I. We can make them fight to the death with us as soon as they arrive, because the woman leading them, or should I say, the widow, came here prepared to die. We only have to make sure she catches sight of And��ril and the Evenstar ne, and she likely won��t be able to stop herself from charging at us recklessly.��


    Jax had his point, and Percival��s judgment was not wrong either. After Sheyan contemted the problem for a while with his eyes closed, he asked, ��Have you guys considered ambushing the reinforcements?��


    To besiege a city in order to target the reinforcementsing to its aid was a verymon tactic, but although it wasmon, it often worked. The reason was that it was simr to an overt plot. The reinforcements had no choice but to go to the city��s rescue, even though they knew full well that the enemy would attack them. The attacking side who only had to wait for the enemy reinforcements toe to them held a great advantage.


    ��That��s not a bad tactic, but the problem is, the people in Minas Tirith must be keeping a closemunication with the Elves, so unless the people in Minas Tirith are encountering a dangerous situation that they really can��t solve by themselves, the Elves probably won��t rush over in a hurry, making themselves vulnerable to an ambush....�� said Percival.


    Percival was showing Sheyan respect by not directly stating the hidden meaning behind hisst words. But no doubt, they urgently needed a way to make the people in Minas Tirith feel a strong threat.


    ��But before that, we have to do two things,�� said Sheyan, ��The first is to deal with those freaking walls of Minas Tirith! If our troops have to reach the bottom of the fifth wall by taking the normal path, they��ll have to endure bullets and arrows for several kilometres.��


    At this point, Sheyan smirked. ��That��s why we won��t take the normal path that the enemy wants us to take! In truth, the straight-line distance from the gate of the first wall to the fifth gate is only 300 metres. ording to our field survey, only the first wall of Minas Tirith is built extremely tough, while the rest of the walls are quite mediocre in terms of quality. What��s more, it seems like the Stewards of Gondor have not paid attention to this matter for thest hundreds of years.��


    ��No matter how poor their quality, they��re still city walls,�� Jax scoffed contemptuously. ��In this era with no firearm, do you expect the corsairs to dig through them?��


    ��That��s why our party has decided to make an investment,�� said Sheyan tly.


    After Sheyan spoke, as if to annotate his words, a loud roar suddenly came from the outside. The roar was sharp and prating, and sounded very unique, like the trumpeting of an elephant!


    Then, the earth shook slightly, and some abnormal ripples appeared in the cups held by the contestants....


    The signature creature of the Haradrim race from the south, the most terrifying siege engine the war had seen so far, wasing onto the stage again!


    After a lot of deliberation and discussions among themselves, Party Ace had actually decided to redeem an Oliphaunt, the horrible war beast! The contribution points and Sauron Badges required to redeem this creature was already close to the price of a legendary equipment, even though the Oliphaunt was a one-time item that could not be taken out of this world!


    But this move had truly struck a fatal weakness of the human alliance! With this siege weapon that was more than ten metres tall, the city walls would be but mere bubbles.

 Chapter 1426: Flipping the Card

    <h4>Chapter 1426: Flipping the Card</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Sometimes, you have to give something to gain more.


    If Sheyan wished to get the fattest share of the spoils in this battle, then he must make the corresponding investment. Otherwise, why would the Maritime Alliance and the Blue-ray Party yield to him? A big fist could intimidate others, but it would not convince others.


    Because Party Ace��s Oliphaunt was redeemed with the silver storyline Sauron Badge personally bestowed by Sauron himself, it was not the kind of ordinary Oliphaunt that was made avable for everyone. It was an Oliphaunt with a name �C Eviltusk �C and it was a royal demonised Oliphaunt!


    The amazing behemoth had at least one and a half times the defence, attack power and HP of an ordinary Oliphaunt, and it could amodate 30 people on its back. But its most noticeable difference was that it had four unique tusks instead of two. Even when it was walking slowly, its force was already terrifying.


    Tattoos of a ck snake on a red shield could be seen on the right side of Eviltusk��s body. These tattoos were inked with the blood of the ves captured by the Haradrim. Not only could they provide a high defence against magic, but whenever Eviltusk killed an enemy, the enemy��s blood would be sacrificed to bring out the vengeful spirits hidden within the tattoos to attack other enemies.


    When Eviltusk was redeemed, 30 warriors came riding on it. The warrior types could be selected by the redeemer, ie. Sheyan. They included shield guards, spear throwers and archers.


    The shield guards were responsible for guarding the vital spot at the back of the demonised Oliphaunt��s head and could heal it in battle. The spear throwers had amazing strength; the javelins they threw could pierce through a knight��s armour. The Haradrim archers were proficient in shooting on the move. Their arrows were not as strong as the javelins, but the arrowheads were smeared with a type of strange poison that was very difficult to deal with, even for the Elves who were knowledgeable with herbs and medicinal nts. Like the Ringwraiths�� ck Breath, the poison could only be cured at the source by herbs from the southern jungle.


    Therefore, Sheyan did not select any spear throwers. Besides two shield guards, the rest were all archers. Under the current circumstances, injuring the enemies would cause them more trouble than killing them.


    When Sheyan sat on the most important seat on the Oliphaunt��s back, themander��s seat, he immediately felt a dark power infiltrating into his body, connecting him to the war beast, as if he could feel the demonised Oliphaunt��s pain and joy clearly. At the same time, Sheyan also received some notifications:


    [ You are riding on Eviltusk, the royal demonised Oliphaunt. ]


    [ Part of your innate ability will be shared with the Oliphaunt. The bonus will disappear when you unmount. ]


    [ ording to your innate ability, the royal demonised Oliphaunt will ignore 10-50 points of damage, depending on the enemy��s attack power. ]


    Seeing this, Sheyan could not help calling over his party members to try riding on the Oliphaunt one by one.


    Aziz��s bonus was an aura which gave the archers riding on the royal demonised Oliphaunt + 10% explosive strike rate and + 10% range.


    Zi��s bonus was to increase the range of the royal demonised Oliphaunt��s ��Dark Trumpet�� ability by 50% and reduce its MP consumption by 50%.


    Ronnie��s bonus was a passive ability called ��Combo Attack��. When the Oliphaunt attacked, it had a chance to attack another time.


    Sanzi��s bonus was eye popping. It enabled the royal demonised Oliphaunt to court female Oliphaunts even outside of mating seasons!


    It ismon knowledge that animals usually have mating seasons and non-mating seasons. Creatures that can mate all year round like humans are honestly very rare. Many solitary animals, such as tigers, leopards and bears, will onlye together with the opposite gender during mating seasons. If they meet outside the mating seasons, they will probably get into a fight. The young will be brought up by the mother, while the father will just leave after spreading his seeds.


    The mating season of a female Oliphaunt onlysts for a month. If the males approach the females in the other 11 months, they will be identified as sex offenders and will be attacked. Even if the females know they are not strong enough, they will still resist desperately and fight to the death. Because of this, the bonus ability provided by Sanzi was the most important one to Eviltusk, without question.


    Therefore, although Sanzi��s bonus was the most useless from Party Ace��s perspective, the royal demonised Oliphaunt unfortunately did not share the same opinion. When it realised that Sanzi was trying toe down from its back with an embarrassed expression, it bellowed angrily in protest. It then used all kinds of non-violent uncooperative behaviours including going on hunger strikes and mming into the wall to express its dissatisfaction.


    After a round of extremely difficult negotiation, both sides finally came to an agreement. The Oliphaunt epted that someone other than Sanzi may ride it in battle, but outside of battle, Sanzi must stay on its back.


    ***


    Half an hourter, Eviltusk could be seen slowly walking towards Minas Tirith in an extremely heavy set of chain armour! Every time one of its feet trampled on the ground, it would make the earth shake. Arge number of corsairs and soldiers crowded around it. The number of people seemed overwhelming, but they also looked like a disorderly mob.


    Themotion had naturally attracted the attention of the human alliance, but most of the trebuchets had been damaged by now, and coupled with the bad weather, there was nothing the remaining trebuchets could do to stop the Oliphaunt. And after the war beast had passed through the broken Great Gate and stepped beyond the first wall, it was already within the blind spot of the trebuchets, rendering the trebuchets totally useless.


    Because the human alliance had retreated to the fifth level, the attacks of the ordinary soldiers did not have enough range to reach the Oliphaunt, but the battle between the contestants and legendary figures had already begun! Aziz was naturally feasting, but he was still outshined by Legs. The Elven Prince��s arrows were simply too destructive. He alone caused more than half of the dark side��s losses.


    Sheyan was having a headache seeing the terrifying number of casualties caused by Legs. He was even feeling a tinge of regret. Perhaps making Legs his target in thest confrontation would have been the better choice? But truthfully, between Aragorn and Legs, the former was no doubt the more valuable prey.


    While the two sides were busy shooting at each other, Eviltusk the royal demonised Oliphaunt started to elerate, propelling his heavy body forward with great force. Its head was equipped with a ferocious steel armour that had arge number of sharp steel spikes on it. Amid the slightly trembling earth, Eviltusk mmed head-first into the second wall of Minas Tirith!


    The impact wasparable to an earthquake, making the whole city tremble for a short period of time. The abnormal strength of Eviltusk, coupled with the special equipment on its head made specifically for ramming into walls, instantly causedrge, deep cracks to appear on the second wall!


    This was made possible mainly because Minas Tirith had spent most of its efforts on reinforcing the first wall. The first wall of Minas Tirith, the City Wall, was truly worthy of being called an iron bastion. If not for the powerful Grond battering ram, it would be almost impossible to breach.


    However, precisely because everyone thought that the first wall was imprable, the remaining six walls had be mere symbolic existences. Since Minas Tirith was founded, the first wall was repaired and maintained every year, while the other walls had only undergone maintenance a few times in history!


    After mming into the wall hard, Eviltusk became dizzy and took dozens of steps back unsteadily, but the wall fared even worse than the Oliphaunt. Large cracks and holes were starting to appear on it. While Eviltusk was resting, a group of Trolls hired by the contestants rushed forward with heavy weapons like giant hammers and started demolishing the wall like construction workers. Not only would they continue to expand on Eviltusk��s impact, they would also clean up the blocks and pieces that were in the way.


    It was worth mentioning that among the three Trolls hired by Party Ace, ck-Ear had actually survived and had sessfully advanced. He was now rushing at the very front in full armour while roaring excitedly, seemingly full of energy.


    Thanks to the close cooperation of the dark side forces and the insufficient attack range of the human troops, the second wall of Minas Tirith was broken through in a short amount of time. It wasmon knowledge that the second gate of Minas Tirith was on the far right of the second wall, while the third gate was on the far left of the third wall. Now that the second wall had been breached on the far left, it meant that the dark side forces could directly attack the third gate without the need to make a long detour!


    They were not greedy. After knocking down the third gate, they chose to retreat. Sheyan was not a hasty man. If they advanced further, they would have entered most of the enemy��s attack range, and what they had to deal with next was a hard wall rather than a gate, which was simpler to bring down. Therefore, he ordered a retreat so that they could rest up and discuss the next step in their n.


    Now that Sheyan had shown the enemy another of their hidden card and fully demonstrated the power of this card, it was now Knight��s turn to have a headache! If Knight and his allies could not find an effective measure to deal with the Oliphaunt, they should just get ready to die!

 Chapter 1427: Scheme and Counter-Scheme

    <h4>Chapter 1427: Scheme and Counter-Scheme</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Three of the seven walls had already been breached. The forces of the dark side had already reached the bottom of the fourth wall.


    A patient person could endure hardship and humiliation, retreat, or even give up, but the human alliance had already retreated to the fifth wall. They could not retreat any further. If they did, they would just be digging their own graves.


    At this distance, both sides had already entered each other��s attack range. Aziz picked off sevenmon soldiers in a row while remaining hidden. After that, the human alliance had no choice but to order a stop to the usual patrol, choosing instead to send their elites to deal with the elites.


    They were already in dire straits and could not afford to lose any more troops. Each soldier they lost would not only cause a decline in their overall strength, it would also be converted into contribution points for the other side, widening the strength disparity further.


    The human alliance had no good ways to deal with Party Ace��s aggressive assault except to mobilise some people to perform emergency repair. After all, except for the first wall of Minas Tirith, the rest of the walls had not been carefully maintained for hundreds of years. Was such an emergency measure useful? Of course! But it was hard to say to what extent.


    Eviltusk had once again put on its thick armour and was walking up to the city unsteadily. Although crashing into the city walls was very ��painful�� work for Eviltusk, it was not the kind of work the Oliphaunt had never done before. Moreover, at least three MTs had buffed it up before it was sent forward.


    So after an hour or so of rest, and under the temptation and persuasion of the ultimate killer, ��the right to court a female Oliphaunt even outside of mating seasons��, Eviltusk once again came back to the stage full of vigour. When it got close to the fourth wall, it got ready to begin its run-up.


    The fourth wall was mottled with stains and burn marks, traces left by the residents of Minas Tirith over hundreds of years. The cracks on it were quite evident.


    Under the protection of the first wall, the peace here hadsted for a very long time. The residents living here had long regarded the inner walls as walls for their houses �C to support the furniture, to segregate the sewage and to keep out the cold. The damage done to the wall by time and the residents had umted for hundreds of years. Now, it was time for them to pay.


    Eviltusk��s heavy steps shook the ground. Another violent collision urred. The fourth wall groaned in protest as broken stones rolled down from it. The construction materials which made up the fourth wall may have been indestructible hundreds of years ago, but now, after the tireless erosion of time, they could no longer withstand the destruction caused by abination of metal and abnormal strength.


    Of course, the human alliance could not just stand by and watch all this happen without doing anything. They instantly poured their attacks on the Oliphaunt. If the fourth wall was also knocked down, the enemy forces would reach their defensive line!


    If the enemy��s n was sessful, the enemy troops would only have to travel less than 400 metres from the first wall to the fifth wall to attack them. But if the fourth wall remained intact, the enemy troops would have to detour several kilometres along a winding path to do the same thing.


    It was now time to test the patience of both sides. The Corsairs of Umbar and the redeemed Orcs were the best cover one could hope for. They protected the Oliphaunt from either sides, absorbing the enemy��s attacks with their bodies. It took Eviltusk six ms and half an hour to break through the fourth wall. For this purpose, the dark side paid the price of losing 200 Corsairs of Umbar, 180 Orcs and four Trolls.


    What followed was a typical night battle. The darkness may have no effect on Legs, but it was still a major hindrance for most archers.


    The first person tounch an attack was none other than Sheyan, who had abruptly appeared beneath the city wall. No one knew when he had even gone there. Although hecked long-range attacks, the SARS virus that was spreading everywhere had sessfully infected arge number of defenders on the city wall, giving rise to a constant stream of screaming and choking sounds. At the same time, the two remaining Ringwraiths swooped down from the air and unleashed their cries of terror to harass the defenders on the wall. Thebination of the three had suppressed at least a third of the enemy forces!


    While the city defenders were in chaos, Eviltusk had already smashed into the fifth wall!


    The decisive battle of Minas Tirith had now truly begun.


    This was fated to be a bloody battle, a battle in which neither side had any room for retreat.


    The intensity of the battle was evident from one point alone �C Sheyan fell into a state of near death three times! Fortunately, every time it happened, he managed to run away thanks to the ��Life-Link�� he shared with Reef.


    And this had happened despite Sheyan possessing the terrifying ��Hedgehog�� title and the enemy��s attacks were mostly made up of long-range attacks. Even in such a condition, it did not stop the enemy��s determination to focus their firepower on Sheyan.


    That was because, every time he got close to the city wall, his Pestilence Aura would make the archers and shooters extremely miserable. If they did not immediately chase Sheyan away, it would greatly affect their side��sbat power.


    In the beginning, it was due to their overconfidence that the powerful Eviltusk was able to m into the fifth wall three times in a row. Large cracks were already forming on the wall. The wall would surely be broken through if they let the Oliphaunt crash into the wall one more time.


    Therefore, they had no choice but to use the countermeasure they had prepared ahead of schedule �C they used an ancient magic scroll to seal Eviltusk away. But thanks to Sauron furiously interfering with the sealing process, the seal would onlyst for less than two hours, and after being released from the seal, Eviltusk would return in peak condition.


    This measure was akin to drinking poison to quench thirst. It means that within two hours, the defending side must beat the attacking side back and cause a heavy enough damage to them. Otherwise, Eviltusk would return with a vengeance and give them a devastating blow, and they could only further retreat to the sixth wall! But this retreat would cause their morale, that had only been built up after much difficulty, to hit rock bottom. More importantly, if they could not even defend the fifth wall for longer than half a day, how long would the sixth wallst?


    Therefore, in the ensuing battle, both sides threw everything they had at each other. The battle was unbelievably intense. Every time the attacking side stormed the wall, at least five or six soldiers would be killed during the charge, but if they sessfully climbed to the top of the wall, then every attacking soldier could kill at least three defending archers whocked closebat abilities.


    The bloodbathsted until dawn. The human alliance had reached a consensus that the key to this battle was the demonised Oliphaunt, Eviltusk, as it was the only thing that could threaten the walls. Therefore, after Eviltusk mmed into and broke through the fifth wall, the long prepared human allianceunched a fierce counter attack, concentrating their efforts on bringing down the war beast at all costs!


    Under Sheyan��s suggestion, the dark alliance took an upromising stance, matching the enemy��s ferocious attacks with ferocious attacks of their own. The end result was out of everyone��s expectations!


    Eviltusk was sessfully killed by the human alliance. Moreover, the human alliance did not lose any of their heroic storyline characters. Even the contestants had not suffered much casualties. On the contrary, they had even managed to kill a Ringwraith. Percival had also lost several of his subordinates.


    The reason the human alliance had achieved such a magnificent result was not because the brains of those in the dark alliance had suddenly short-circuited. It was because the dark alliance had decided to use Eviltusk as bait to focus on wiping out as many of the ordinary soldiers as they could.


    The human alliance had intended to use these soldiers as cannon fodder from the start. Therefore, during the early stages of the battle, they were really happy to see what the enemy was doing, smugly thinking that they had caught the dark alliance by surprise. But during thete stages of the battle, even after they had realised the enemy��s intention, they could no longer change their battle n. Could they really give up on the half-dead Eviltusk and retreat? Could they really give up on the Ringwraith that had lost a foot and leave so resolutely?


    Therefore, when dawn broke, the fifth wall of Minas Tirith had been dyed red with blood. Corpses could be seen everywhere.


    The human alliance��s n could be considered a sess. Not only had they won the confrontation, they had also killed Eviltusk, the biggest threat to the city walls. They had also reaped a lot of extra benefits. In terms of statistics, they had achieved 113% of the established goal.


    However, the price they paid was unbearably high!! At least 2500 city defenders had died in this raid! Their death was not in vain, of course, for they had gained a lot of precious time for the main force��s surprise attack. However, if given the choice, the human alliance would rather lose both Legs and Gimli than lose those 2500 soldiers!


    That was because they only had about three thousand soldiers to begin with!


    The rtionship between the powerful figures and themon soldiers was very simr to the rtionship between the branches and the leaves. It did not matter if the leaves wither by the hundreds, for the branches were the foundational support structure. However, if the leaves of a tree were all gone, it would not matter if the trunk and branches were still intact; the tree would still die!


    Sheyan��s n was clear. He wished to trade the lives of their troops for the lives of enemy soldiers. He implemented this n so thoroughly that he did not mind exchanging the lives of their own elite troops for the lives ofmon enemy soldiers, even if it seemed like a foolish thing to do.

 Chapter 1428: The White Tower

    <h4>Chapter 1428: The White Tower</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The human alliance, who originally thought that their n had seeded, found to their dismay a sad truth after the dust had settled �C although they had killed Eviltusk, the biggest threat to the city walls, they now had only two or three hundred people left. It was far from enough to defend the sixth wall!


    The city wall was an inanimate object that had could not attack back by itself, so even though it was tall and imposing, even a three-year-old child could conquer it, given enough time. Therefore, a wall was only useful if there were enough soldiers defending it, just like tanks and fighter jets would only be useful if there were people controlling them.


    The sixth wall that the human alliance had retreated to was at least a kilometre long. When the remaining two or three hundred people stood on it, they were spread extremely sparse. If the enemy split into two groups and attack from two different spots, the defending side would lose the wall for sure! Their situation was made worse by the fact that the remaining soldiers were all tired, defeated soldiers with low morale and stamina!


    Therefore, although the human alliance had eliminated the greatest threat to the wall, the city wall could no longer y its proper role, thanks to Sheyan��s devious scheme!


    It was in fact a clever exchange of chess pieces. To Sheyan and Party Ace, the more rotten the whole situation became, the more individual power could affect the overall war situation, which means the more benefits they could seek.


    The dark side obviously did not intend to give the enemy any time to breathe. One should always kick the enemy while they��re down. They continued to attack in a frenzy. The entire dark side was awash with a strange new excitement, including the contestants. They poured their contribution points into redeeming Trolls that could storm fortifications regardless of the cost.


    The world had always been unpredictable; who knew what would happen when the Elven reinforcements arrived! After all, behind the enemy were their Realms who could ��macro-manage�� things. Therefore, everyone understood that if they could resolve the battle today, they should not leave it for tomorrow!


    Under such circumstances, the dark side only performed two tentative attacks before they managed two send six Trolls onto the sixth wall thanks to thebination of Sheyan��s diseases and the Cries of Terror of the sole remaining Ringwraith. The dark side lost over one hundred troops and all the other Trolls in the process.


    As soon as the Trolls managed to reach the top of the wall, they could finally disy their forte, closebat. There was limited space on the city wall, so it was hard for the defending soldiers topletely surround the Trolls. As such, and considering the strength of the storyline character soldiers, it took at least 50 soldiers to bring down each Troll.


    On the other hand, six Trolls running rampant on the city wall was a huge blow to the defending side��s morale.


    Legs summoned his power and brought down two Trolls by himself, but he ended up being pincered by Sheyan and Reef after that. He was quickly infected with viruses, experiencing weakness and intense pain! He cast an Elven spell on himself and rapidly retreated, but...Sheyan��s goal from the very start was not to take his life, but to take away one of his hands!


    A Legs who could not use a bow was like a tiger without fangs. Before this, every time he appeared, most contestants would feel like a spike was stabbing into their backs. A lot of contestants even had the tragic experience of being shot to the point of near death by the Elf. Now that Legs had lost an arm, everyone (except Sheyan) could finally heave a sigh of relief.


    Why not kill Legs? Because the dark side must keep their eyes on the big picture. They could not waste too much time here just to deal with Legs. They were already at the sixth level of Minas Tirith. The human alliance had no more room for retreat and their reinforcements were far away. Where could Legs with his one good arm escape to?


    Perhaps he could run away by using secret Elven arts, but if he was the only one who survived in this battle, he would surely be called a coward and a weakling. The Elves cared a lot about their honour. They would rather die than live with such a reputation.


    In this fight, the dark side continued to focus on reducing the number ofmon storyline character soldiers. Since they had decided on this n, then they should do it thoroughly.


    The human alliance directly gave up on defending the seventh wall. The remaining forty or fifty people all retreated into the White Tower to make thest stand.


    The world was truly unpredictable. When the human alliance had gleefully trapped Party Ace and Skull in the Source of Darkness hall, they never would have thought that they would one day end up in such a predicament too.


    Whates around goes around; that was the way of karma. Back then, the Minas Tirith contestants had made additional rules through their Realms�� intervention to prevent the dark side contestants from holing up in the Source of Darkness hall and stalling for time. Little did they expect that the rules they formted back then woulde back to haunt them one day! But even without karma biting them in the ass, could they really defend the tower? The core problem was, where would they find MTs as powerful as Sheyan and Reef who could hold the door and let no one pass? (TL: Hodor!)


    ***


    At the top most part of Minas Tirith was a t man-made ground built entirely from white stones. The ground was about as big as one and a half ser fields. At the centre of it was a wide courtyard called the Court of the Fountain, at the middle of whichy a fountain simrly built from white stones. Wide pathways formed a cross around the fountain. The rest of the ground was covered with green grass. The grass looked like a green carpet against the white buildings in the background.


    Ahead of the courtyard were tall buildings constructed in a simr style to the Athenians on Earth �C in square blocks, with many straight white stone columns decorated with carvings. Time had coated the white buildings with ayer of light grey, but even that had only added to the magnificence of the buildings. This was the heart of Minas Tirith �C the royal pce.


    To the left of the fountain was a dying tree. This was the White Tree of Gondor that had lived for thousands of years. It was said that when it flourished, long and elegant leaves would grow on it, and many white flowers would blossom on its crown, reflecting light like snow under the sun.


    The tree was nted by Isildur himself and it symbolised the glory of the ancient N��men��reans. As long as the tree lived, the kingdom of the N��men��reans would prosper, and if the White Tree died, the kingdom would fall into ruin. Right now, the tree looked like it was terminally ill, desperately clinging on to what little remained of its life.


    The White Tree was surrounded by five lifelike statues that seemed as if they were protecting the tree. The statues were almost three metres high. They looked humanoid, but they were so slender that they seemed sickly and deformed. They wore helmets that shined with a ck metallic sheen and were decorated with a pair of wings at the sides. All the statues were holding spears that had sharp, slender spearheads.


    To the east of the courtyard and on the right side of the pce was the imposing White Tower. The 150-foot building seemed to naturally integrate into the whole Minas Tirith and even take root deep into the mountain. The windows on the tower overlooked the Court of the Fountain and could carry out precise suppression fire from above. The gate of the White Tower was just as narrow as the entrance of the Source of Darkness hall.


    What��s more, the surface of the White Tower and the surface of the withering White Tree were both shining with a faintyer of light. When Gandalf had entered the tower, he had used the White Rod of the Stewards of Gondor to unleash the energy of the king��s tombs in the royal cemetery, burning away thest bits of Gondor��s fortune to connect the White Tree and White Tower together so that they could support each other.


    Therefore, as soon as the people of the dark alliance set foot on the Court of the Fountain, they instantly faced a fierce assault from atop the White Tower. Although they had expected the attack, it still caused them a lot of trouble.


    Five minutester, seeing the sharp rise in the number of casualties, Sheyan realised that his n to seize victory quickly was too naive. After a series of quick negotiations, the dark alliance decided to stop attacking. They arranged some sentries and started resting up.


    The whole battle had been going on for a while. The dark side still had some troops left, but they were mostly the Corsairs of Umbar who numbered less than 1300 by now. Including the cheapest Orcs hired by the contestants meant to be used as cannon fodder, the total military strength of the dark side was no more than 2000. This was, after all, the era of cold weapons.


    These troops were already exhausted and were almost at their limit. They could not even hold their weapons steadily anymore. However, a hot meal plus around six hours of sleep would be enough to double their currentbat power. The dark alliance could afford to do so now that all seven walls of Minas Tirith had been conquered.


    Now that the battle had developed this far, even if the Elven reinforcements could arrive in time, they would not be able to do much. The only thing they could do, and probably thest thing they wanted to do, was to fight with the Orcs on the open in.


    While they were resting, Sheyan received a piece of bad news. It was probably the work of the enemy Realms. For some reason, his Dingyuan and her crew had been forcibly teleported back to the Pirates of the Caribbean world. It seems that the enemy Realms had realised how critical the situation was and was starting to do everything they could to try and help their contestants. They were panicking.


    This further convinced Sheyan that they could not dy any further. They mustplete the mission as quickly as possible. Otherwise, unforeseen changes may suddenly ur, disrupting their whole n.

 Chapter 1429: Mouth of Sauron

    <h4>Chapter 1429: Mouth of Sauron</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The winter wheat produced by the Pelennor Fields was tiny and yellowish in appearance, unlike the full, fat wheat from other ces. Comparing the two, the former was like an undeveloped brat with snot running down her face, while thetter was like a sexy, curvy woman overflowing with seductive charm.


    But of course, that was only in appearance.


    There was a reason the winter wheat of the Pelennor Fields was called ��Pelennor Gold�� by themon folk. Boil three parts of the wheat with seven parts of water in arge pot, then let it simmer for an hour, and one would get a porridge that was golden and thick. The surface of the porridge would even be coated with something that was like ayer of grease. Of course, it was not oily at all and was instead smooth to the tongue.


    Sheyan took small sips from the bowl of porridge in his hands while blowing on it asionally. The wheat had just the right amount of hardness and was slightly chewy. As the hot porridge slipped down his throat, afortable feeling of satisfaction spread all over his body, driving away the fatigue.


    Sheyan was not sitting by himself. Next to him were Percival, Skull, Jax and other backbones of the dark alliance. Sitting opposite these contestants was a person who seemed to be soaked in darkness. He was wearing a deformed bronze mask that had no opening for the nose. The only part of his face that showed through the mask was his outrageouslyrge mouth. The mouth was filled with rotting, jagged teeth that gleamed with a bronze lustre.


    The person was the Messenger of Mordor, the Emissary of the Dark Lord �C the Mouth of Sauron. He was a messenger able tomunicate directly with the Dark Lord himself. When Sauron needed to issue someplex orders or a long-term n, he would send the messenger.


    (TL: https://lotr.fandom/wiki/Mouth_of_Sauron)


    The Mouth of Sauron was, in a way, like a medium who had the ability tomunicate with ghosts, except he was able tomunicate with Sauron instead. In the movie, it was he who showed the Fellowship of the Ring Frodo��s mithril shirt outside the gate of Mordor to lower their morale. His voice was deep and eerie, but also slightly metallic, while the movement of his body reminded one of soft creatures such as leeches.


    ��That��s right. Gandalf, the bastard, once again used a power he should not have used,�� said the Mouth of Sauron. ��And that��s why I��m here. It pleases me to see that you have not attacked the White Tower recklessly. Otherwise, the Knights of the Past Kings, who should have rotted away, would have given you heavy casualties.��


    ��The Knights of the Past Kings?�� Reef frowned. ��What the hell is that?��


    The Mouth of Sauron pointed to the outside. ��Do you see the five statues around the White Tree? Those are the Knights of the Past Kings. The royal mausoleum is behind them. After Isildur said, ��I need no tomb, nor do I need to wait for rot to im me in my eternal slumber��, he and every King of Gondor after him was cremated and enshrined in the mausoleum. Loyal and powerful knights were buried in the mausoleum together with them, guarding the tombs. The heroic spirits of the knights now patrol the ce.��


    ��Gandalf had heard the angry cries of the heroic spirits in the mausoleum. By using the fresh blood of Boromir, the heir to the Steward of Gondor office, he enabled the five most powerful heroic spirits in the mausoleum to take possession of five corpses and return temporarily to the mortal world. They have boundless strength, feel no pain, and are proficient in long-lost ancientbat techniques. They also share lives with the White Tree. They are terrifying creatures of destruction. It is close to impossible for anyone or any creature to go past them to reach the gate of the White Tower.��


    Hearing this, Percival could only sigh. ��Do you have any good news, sir?�� he asked as he rested And��ril on his knees.


    ��I do,�� said the Mouth of Sauron slowly. ��I should have arrived here yesterday morning to witness the wonderful moment when you conquered the sixth wall of Minas Tirith, but I didn��t, because... bearing the will of the Dark Lord, I found the elite Uruk-hai army deployed by Saruman. I then led them into a battle against the Elves led by Arwen on the open in.��


    The contestants heaved a sigh of relief upon hearing this news. It seems like Noah Realm C was not a useless excuse of a Realm that did nothing after all. A direct confrontation between the two forces may seem like a fair fight, but one side was made up of warriors while the other side was made up of Elves. The battlefield was even on an open in, which means that the fearless Uruk-hai could quickly reach the Elves....


    ��But why did you arrive alone, sir?�� asked Jax as he tried his best not to look at the unremarkable but dignified weapon in Percival��s hand. He said angrily, ��We��re in a better situation than the enemy, but we��re also in dire need of troops.��


    ��Minas Tirith will no longer see any reinforcements, but for that, the elite Uruk-hai army have paid a great price. Even the one with the lightest injury among them has lost an eye. It will be quite some time before they can contribute their strength to the campaign,�� exined the Mouth of Sauron.


    ��But I have a second piece of good news. After Gandalf produced the five Knights of the Past Kings, his injuries have worsened yet again, so you no longer need to consider his presence in the following battle.��


    ��Is there a third piece of good news?�� Zi did not like this weird man, so she interjected very impolitely.


    The Mouth of Sauron nodded. ��I am going to stay here as Sauron��s representative, which means some of the little incidents that have happened before will no longer happen (here, he gave Sheyan a long, meaningful stare). The Corsairs of Umbar will no longer be affected by the bizarre death of their leader, and theirbat strength will be enhanced to a certain extent. But more importantly, I��ve brought a dark magic enhancement device here. As long as the device is not destroyed, the Source of Darkness hall will not require the faith of a thousand believers to maintain. This means that you can send everyone, including me, to deal with the five Knights of the Past Kings without having to worry about the back.��


    ��Are they really that powerful?�� asked Ronnie, whose confidence had increased with his strength. ��Can Gandalf really create monsters that are so abnormally strong?��


    The Mouth of Sauron shrugged. ��If you don��t believe me, feel free to give them a try before youe back to discuss this matter with me �C provided you cane back alive, of course.��


    The proud and arrogant Ronnie did not retort. It was not because he had suddenly be stoic, but because he saw Sheyan, the only one who could hold him back, shake his head slightly. When Sheyan looked at the Mouth of Sauron, his instincts told him that the guy could be trusted. So, when everyone had left, he went to the messenger to talk to him alone.


    ��It seems that I��ve be a thorn in the eyes of the enemy. They must have used some shameless methods to cast arge number of curses on me. Although most of these curses have not taken effect thanks to the divine protection of Lord Sauron, one or two have seeded. For example, take a look at my armour.��


    Sheyan showed the Mouth of Sauron his Major General Blood Armour. The description of this powerful equipment now contained the words ��slightly damaged�� and ��can only be repaired back to 90% condition��. Because of this, Property C and D of the Major General Blood Armour, ��Curse Aura�� and ��Divine Punishment Aura��, were both greyed out and could not take effect.


    (TL: Details of the two properties can be found in chapter 1163.)


    The Mouth of Sauron extended his lizard-like tongue and licked the armour.


    ��Hmm, I can��t taste any dirty divine power of light on the armour. But no matter, the Dark Lord is omnipotent. As long as you can provide something crucial in return, repairing it is not impossible.��


    ��Something crucial?��


    ��To be precise, you will have to provide Legs�� headband, which contains the love of the Elves, the seed of the White Tree carried by Faramir, which contains the tragic fate of the Gondorian royal family, and the blood of a Hobbit that has yet to solidify, which contains energy of purity and luck,�� said the Mouth of Sauron.


    ��You��ll get them,�� replied Sheyan with confidence. ��I��ll also test thebat power of the Knights of the Past Kings with mypanions. We��ll discuss how to deal with those guys when we get back. Don��t worry, we��ll definitelye back alive.��


    ***


    The Court of the Fountain was the only ce in Minas Tirith basking in sunlight. The White Tree and the spirits of the former Kings of Gondor had dispeled Sauron��s dark power that had extended its reach here. The sunlight made the white stones appear smoother and cleaner, and the grass greener. Thebat power of Orcs and Trolls would plummet under the sun, so the Corsairs of Umbar had to be the mainbat force.


    All five Knights of the Past Kings were wearing armour that had sharp edges and covered their entire body. Those who saw them would inevitably be reminded of sharp, lethal weapons. The most prominent feature of these knights that were over two metres tall was the wing-shaped ornaments on their helmets.


    The knights surrounded the White Tree like the tips of a five-pointed star. Gory pieces of dead bodies scattered around them �C those should be the unfortunate victims who had tried their luck.


    Both contestants and storyline characters had tested the knights. When the five knights remained stationary, an indestructibleyer of protective barrier would appear around them. Only when someone approached them would they suddenlye to life, as if recovering from a petrified state. Of course, the person who awakened these monsters would be chased down mercilessly.


    Reef, with his new legendary shield, stepped onto the courtyard together with Sheyan. Ronnie and Aziz also moved into positions. They did not expect to defeat the knights at the first attempt, but at the very least, they must collect some useful information in order toe up with an effective n. These five knights, to be frank, were thest line of defence, and they were a very sturdy line. But as long as the dark side could break through them, it would destroy what little remained of the confidence and fighting spirit of those in the White Tower. Victory would be within grasp.


    A light from the legendary shield enveloped Reef��s entire body. The moment he stepped onto the grass, one of the Knights of the Past Kings suddenly moved!

 Chapter 1430: Knights of the Past Kings

    <h4>Chapter 1430: Knights of the Past Kings</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The moment the first Knight of the Past Kings moved, a series of ruptures could be heard, as if theyer of invisible shackles on the surface of his body hadpletely shattered. Sheyan could even see arge number of transparent broken fragments falling off his body onto the ground.


    The knight raised his spear and stabbed at Reef!


    Before the sharp spearhead had even reached him, Reef was already feeling a great pressure pressing down on him, making it hard for him to breathe. He felt as if a rocky cliff was copsing onto him! The dark, empty eyes of the knight were like two deep whirlpools; under his gaze, shouts of fury filled Reef��s mind! Those were the angry cries of the past Kings of Gondor. They lowered Reef��s speed considerably.


    The Knight of the Past Kings was already disying a part of his abilities. Although his speed was not that fast, he could slow down the ones he attacked, and he used this to create a disparity between the enemy��s speed and his!


    However, Reef was wielding the legendary shield, ��Grond��s Tenacity��! Just as the spear was about to get past Reef��s defence and stab into his chest, the shield suddenly tilted slightly by itself. The deformed shield was suddenly on top of the spear tip. A dark light suddenly enveloped Reef, and Reef proceeded to take half a step back, sessfully avoiding the attack.


    The Knights of the Past Kings seemed to have their own rules. If there was only a single enemy viting the forbidden area, only one knight would be mobilised. Of course, there was the possibility that this seemingly gentlemanly behaviour was for the purpose of conserving energy.


    Sheyan, Ronnie and the others quickly joined the battle, and the rest of the knights unsealed themselves one by one. After they were freed, they actually left trails of afterimages in their wake when they moved. Everyone participating in the fight was slowed down by the ��Past Kings�� Cries of Fury�� without exception.


    Therefore, at a nce, it did not look like there were only five Knights of the Past Kings fighting on the courtyard at all, because the whole courtyard was filled with their illusionary images. It looked as if there were at least forty or fifty of them. Therefore, although the attacking side actually had the numerical advantage, it looked as if dozens of knights were ganging up on Party Ace instead!


    They were truly powerful. No wonder Sauron had to send his messenger to warn them to be careful.


    There was actually another way to resolve the problem of the Knights of the Past Kings. The alternative method was much slower, but it was definitely more convenient. The method was to stall for time. Let those human alliance contestants reap what they sow and be unraveled by the rules they added themselves! Where were they going to find a thousand people to supply power of faith at this moment? However, Sheyan was afraid that undue dy may bring trouble, so unless there was no other choice, he would rather not go down that road.


    Afterbating the five knights for a while, Party Ace gradually withdrew from the courtyard. The knights did not pursue them; they slowly returned to their statue-like state to stand guard around the White Tree once again.


    ��My attacks appear effective at first nce, but they were actually absorbed. Even if I manage to cause some superficial damages, they quickly healed,�� Aziz was the first to report his findings.


    ��They��re quite difficult to deal with. If we��ve kept fighting just now, I would have had to take some recovery medicine,�� said Reef, gasping for air.


    ��They recover from negative conditions very quickly, but magical damages seem to heal slower than physical damages,�� Zi reported, and Aldaris concurred.


    ��Either my diseases didn��t work at all, or it takes a very long time for my virus to find a way to take effect on their bodies. Nevertheless, I realised two things. First, if these knights are born to protect the honour of the past Kings of Gondor, then the sword of the King of Gondor, And��ril, should have some effect on them. Second, I suspect that the source of their poweres from the White Tree! This White Tree is said to be a descendant of Gthilion, famously known as themunion between the dead and the living, so the power of the semi-undead creatures possiblyes from the tree.��


    ��In that case, can we try making the White Tree the focus of our attack?�� Percival was now the wielder of And��ril. The sword was not only a symbol of status, it also symbolised the future for him. Therefore, not only was the sly old fox not willing to take such a risk, he was also afraid that it might be a trap, so hepletely ignored Sheyan��s first suggestion.


    However, the current situation did not allow for his selfish intentions. After some discussions, and after Reef confirmed for the third time that he would definitely save Percival with ��Holy Grasp�� the moment Percival gave the signal, Percival finally consented, reluctantly, to give it a try.


    After the fight started, they immediately found out that the ��Past Kings�� Cries of Fury�� would not slow down the wielder of And��ril. Furthermore, when the knights were injured by And��ril, the wounds were visibly more severe. A light cut would result in a wound that prated through the armour and the flesh, so deep that the bones were visible. It looked very simr to a wound made by ��Extinction��. Speaking of ��Extinction��, these Knights of the Past Kings were truly monstrous. Even when they were injured by ��Extinction��, the injury would slowly heal too.


    When the contestants found that the powerful legendary sword, And��ril, was effective, they thought that Percival would immediately go on a killing rampage, but the guy started signaling for Reef to pull him back. Because the two of them had an agreement that Reef would have to rescue Percival under any condition if Percival gave the signal, Reef had no choice but to pull Percival back despite his bewilderment.


    Everyone thought that Percival was being a little too cautious. He had only lost a third of his HP, for God��s sake. However, Percival soon told them with a pale face, ��The White Tower! Someone in the White Tower was aiming at me! My weapon must have angered them! If Reef was even a fraction of a secondte, I would have been dead!��


    Percival sounded very honest, so although the others were not really convinced, they still offered him some words offort. But it was true that the people in the White Tower could find ways to attack the Court of the Fountain if they really had the intention to.


    After that, they tried to attack the White Tree, but to no avail. Even after the Knights of the Past Kings had left their stationary state, there would still be ayer of invisible protective barrier around the White Tree. Even Aziz��s legendary gun could not break it.


    At this time, Sheyan saw the Mouth of Sauron who was watching from the side, and it suddenly struck him. Why did Sauron send the guy here? Just to observe the war?


    The Mouth of Sauron had a twisted and terrifying appearance, but after they had a chance to talk to him, he turned out to be someone who carried himself with a dignified bearing. He was definitely no ordinary person. Sheyan took the initiative to go over and converse with him.


    ��My lord, you��ve informed us of the origin of the Knights of the Past Kings and knows all the details. Surely you��re not here just to observe the war?��


    ��You��re right. I do know of a way to eliminate the knights,�� the Mouth of Sauron told Sheyan honestly. ��To defeat them, you��ll have to defeat them at their source; that is, you��ll have to destroy the tombs of the past Kings of Gondor. However, doing something so outrageous will inevitably arouse the attention of the Maiar that remain hidden, and that will cause some changes which might have an impact on your personal interests.��


    ��Changes? What kind of changes?�� asked Sheyan with a frown.


    ��The Maiar are not powerful enough to save the people hiding in the White Tower, but they can control the fortune from the dark. For example, you might be able to kill Legs, but the magical equipment on him that contain great power will return to his tribe,�� exined the Mouth of Sauron patiently.


    All the contestants were shocked to hear the messenger��s exnation. In other words, if they were to use his method, the storyline characters they killed would no longer drop any loot! But it had taken them so much effort to force Gandalf, Legs and Gimli into this critical situation and trap them inside the tower. Wouldn��t all those efforts go to waste if they chose this option? Those were Gandalf, Legs and Gimli, for crying out loud! Each of them would surely drop at least two legendary equipment!


    However, Sheyan did not react as strongly as everyone else expected. He could be said to be the biggest reason the dark side now found themselves in such an optimistic situation. Of course he wanted the treasures in the White Tower too.


    But right now, everyone was casting their covetous eyes on the treasures, so it was almost impossible for Party Ace to monopolise the spoils. After all, the storyline characters were now trapped beasts and would certainly retaliate with everything they have,so killing them would not be easy. Some of them might even have kamikaze tactics up their sleeves. In the end, Party Ace may very well only end up with a single piece of legendary equipment. But the most important thing was that Sheyan had an ominous feeling. He did not know why, but his instinct told him that they should end the war as quickly as possible!


    ��Is there no other way?�� asked Jax. He was obviously unwilling to lose the spoils.


    ��There is. You can wait,�� answered the Mouth of Sauron tly. ��The White Tower is no longer supported by the faith of the believers. Even if Gandalf can use his powerful magic to draw on the power left behind by past kings to support the tower, it willst no more than two sunrises.��


    ��Two sunrises... so, 48 hours?�� Sheyan did some quick calctions in his mind. The sense of foreboding kept getting stronger. If they had to wait for forty-eight hours, there would be way too many chances for unexpected urrences to happen! Yes, on paper, the enemy no longer had any ways to turn the tables, but did the human alliance not also thought the same thing just dozens of hours ago when they trapped the handful of contestants in the Source of Darkness hall with an army of ten thousand?

 Chapter 1431: Who Are You

    <h4>Chapter 1431: Who Are You</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    No matter how amazing Sheyan was, it was impossible for him to guess everything the enemy had in mind, especially when enemy Realms could macro-control things from the background. There were simply countless possibilities.


    Sheyan could not help but recall a particr person at this moment �C the person he snatched Evil Sword Apophis from, the Saint of Darkness, Bind! He was someone who could move in and out of a world without leaving any traces. If there was someone like that currently hiding in the dark, patiently waiting for him to perform thest strike...it was truly a terrifying thought!


    Of course, Sheyan had not detected any signs that someone was hiding in ambush, but the ominous feeling in his heart was urging him to give the war a speedy resolution. Fortunately, a majority of the thirty or forty dark side contestants remaining agreed that they should resolve the matter quickly!


    Why? Because a majority of these people knew very well that even if there were legendary equipment among the loot, something so valuable would not fall to their hands. Their dividend would consist of a silver storyline equipment or a dark gold equipment, at most. Their real profity in the generous rewards from the Realm after the mission waspleted.


    For most people, to let their main mission bear such a huge risk for the sake of a silver storyline equipment which they may or may not get was obviously not worthwhile. The advantage of the Maritime Alliance and the Blue-ray Party was in their number of members, but in times like this, their cohesion was certainly iparable with Party Ace.


    Both Percival and Jax strongly advocated for them to wait out the 48 hours, but Sheyan shook his head. The contestants were currently divided in opinion. Even if such a proposal was forcefully enforced, there was zero possibility of it actually being carried out.


    Why was that? Because to reach the Royal Mausoleum of the Kings of Gondor did not require passing through the Court of the Fountain. 48 hours was a long time. It would be way too easy for someone to go to the mausoleum for a sabotage operation. In fact, a person only needed to redeem a few Orc arsonists from the Source of Darkness hall to do the job and kill them off afterwards, and no one would know who the culprit was!


    And so, driven by the will of the majority, the n suggested by the Mouth of Sauron was approved. The Mouth of Sauron did not seem surprised that they hade to this decision. From this alone, Sheyan could tell that the reason the messenger chose to make such a suggestion in front of the crowd was probably because he could already see the hidden cracks among this seemingly unified group of people.


    ��This guy is not that simple,�� That was the thought in Sheyan��s mind.


    ��The first step, like I said, is to destroy the tombs of the past kings!�� said the Mouth of Sauron. With a stroke of his fingers, crisscrossing ck lines appeared in the air, forming a model depicting the overall structure of the mausoleum.


    ��The royal family of Gondor has a tradition of cremating the remains of their members. Their ashes are kept in beautifully decorated obsidian caskets. The caskets must be obsidian in order to preserve their courageous spirits. So what you have to do is very simple. You must pour the ashes out of the obsidian caskets. You only have to make sure the ashes leave the caskets. The rest is up to you.��


    ��But be warned that you may encounter danger near the caskets of three particr kings. The first is the founder of the kingdom of Gondor. His casket is located at the highest ce, illuminated by an ever-burning altarmp. The second king, Bosten II, is said to have died under the hands of dark creatures, so even after his body is cremated, terrible power of darkness may still brew inside his obsidian casket. The third king is Isildur. He may have fallen for the One Ring��s temptation, but his luck and strength are undeniable. Yet, a person as powerful as he died from drowning after being hit by arrows. His soul must be full of resentment and discontent.��


    The contestants took the Mouth of Sauron��s warning very seriously, so the first batch of people invading the Royal Mausoleum consisted of 20 Corsairs of Umbar. At the cost of three lives, they managed to discover two really vicious magic traps. The discovered magic traps were easily dismantled.


    The next batch also consisted of Corsairs of Umbar. Because the seven corsairs who survived in thest batch had gained astonishing riches, the second batch of corsairs were all in high spirits. But they were obviously more unfortunate than the first batch, because five of them were killed in the operation. However, they managed to discover all three threats warned by the Mouth of Sauron.


    Now that the threats had been identified, they no longer posed any danger for Sheyan and the contestants. The two sides were already mortal enemies anyway, so there was no need to show any mercy. In order to give the morale of those in the White Tower a heavy blow, after the dark side contestants destroyed the mausoleum, they set it on fire, as if to announce the funeral of the Kingdom of Gondor.


    After the mausoleum was destroyed, the contestants discovered that the Knights of the Past Kings could no longer lower their speed. The knights had now lost one of their main skills.


    ***


    The Mouth of Sauron was very satisfied that his proposal was epted and executed so smoothly. He then told the contestants as he stared at the five Knights of the Past Kings, ��Their power of illusiones from the courtyard.��


    ��The courtyard?�� His words surprised everyone.


    ��That��s right,�� replied the Mouth of Sauron. ��The courtyard is called the Court of the Fountain, right? Do you really think the fountain refers only to that tiny puddle in the middle?��


    ��The Court of the Fountain has two parts, the upper court and the lower court! The upper court is what we see now, as for the lower court...�� The Mouth of Sauron started sketching with his fingers, drawing a 3D model.


    The model showed that the lower court was filled withplex, crisscrossing ditches, like the intricate blood vessels of the human body. Arge amount of water flowed in the ditches. Vivid signs of life could be seen from the surface of the water.


    ��The White Tree, the White Tower and the Knights of the Past Kings get sufficient energy from the water of the holy fountain that flows in this permanent magic array. The reason the pce of Minas Tirith is always clean, the reason the White Tower will send out light to guide lost travelers at night, and the 137 sets of ck Armours that defend the kingdom are not miracles. They��re made possible thanks to the power gained from this magic array. You may find it hard to understand, but I don��t expect you to understand. You only need to do as I say,�� The Mouth of Sauron said condescendingly.


    Reef stepped out and said coldly but politely, ��You��re wrong, sir. In our world, even the mostmon of themon folk can enjoy the convenience and energy provided by the flow of water. We��ve even built dams in rivers longer than the Anduin to provide us with the power we desire!��


    The Mouth of Sauron snorted. He obviously did not believe Reef. However, he was shocked to see that all the people around him did not seem surprised at all with that remark. Could this guy actually be telling the truth?


    Fortunately, Jax came to his rescue in a timely manner. ��Do we just need to destroy the ditches in the lower court, sir?�� he asked.


    ��That��s one way of stopping the illusion ability of the Knights, but that will cause the power bnce of the magic array to go out of control, which will result in a violent explosion. At least half the people on the courtyard will die!�� replied the Mouth of Sauron coldly.


    ��We��re all looking forward to hearing the right solution,�� said Jax with a shrug.


    ��First, you should evacuate everyone from this ce and spread out, then go to the sixth wall. I know of a hidden door that leads to the inner part of Mount Mindolluin. There, the water from the holy fountain flows through the fragment of the Heart of the Mountain, gaining unique powers. You only need to take the fragment of the Heart of the Mountain away, and the powers contained in the holy fountain will slowly disappear. The magic array will thus slowly lose power. When the power bnce is broken, it will no longer be strong enough to cause a devastating explosion.��


    ��Of course, there must be something powerful guarding the fragment of the Heart of the Mountain, but considering your strength, it is not something impossible for you to ovee.��


    What happened next went exactly as what the Mouth of Sauron told them. Everything proceeded ording to the n. The protectors of the fragment of the Heart of the Mountain were two Granite Golems. These artificial creatures were strong, but bulky and slow, so they were easily restrained by using numbers. They were like cannons trying to shoot at mosquitoes.


    When the fragment of the Heart of the Mountain was taken away, the Knights of the Past Kings slowly turned back into statues. Thest flower on the withering White Tree also wilted, signifying the fall of the royal family of Gondor.


    The path to the White Tower, originally as hard to cross as a chasm, had be a smooth road in such a short amount of time! Ayer of gloom enshrouded the White Tower, as if to signify the end and theing of death.


    The dark side contestants gathered, their hearts filled with emotions. After so much hardship, so many life and death situations, it was finally time to taste the fruits of victory. What a hard won battle this was!


    ��What are you waiting for? Sauron, the Dark Lord, is longing for your offerings!�� said the Mouth of Sauron. But suddenly, someone stepped out from the crowd and stared the Mouth of Sauron in the face.


    ��None of us will start attacking before we find out the answer to a particr question. The question is: who are you?��


    The one who stepped out was Sheyan! The question he asked was a direct one.


    Yes, the things that the Mouth of Sauron told them were all secrets of the Gondorian royal family, and highly confidential secrets at that. Sauron was not an omnipotent and omniscient god. He was basically just a really powerful dark creature. There was no way he was the one who told the messenger all those things.


    The closer one is to victory, the more cautious one has to be. If Sheyan could not find out the truth behind this matter, how would he dare to rush towards victory?

 Chapter 1432: The Tragic Mouth of Sauron

    <h4>Chapter 1432: The Tragic Mouth of Sauron</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    ��Who are you? Why do you know so much?�� The question was like a spike, stabbing deep into the Mouth of Sauron��s heart.


    ��Where Ie from, there used to be a man who did not hesitate to break his own arm in order to gain the enemy��s trust. He then made use of that trust to destroy everything that could be destroyed,�� Sheyan stared at him and said slowly, one word at a time. ��Like you said before, if the ditches under the Court of the Fountain are damaged, even by only a little, more than half of all the people here will die. Then how do I know there��s nothing under the White Tower that can kill us all when it��s detonated? It must feel amazing to see the enemy fall to the bottom when they��re so close to reaching the top, right?��


    The Mouth of Sauron remained silent. Sheyan��s words had isted him from the rest of the people. After a while, he asked tly, ��You don��t even trust in the power of Lord Sauron?��


    ��Of course I trust Lord Sauron, but that doesn��t mean everyone under him is loyal!�� Sheyan retorted sharply. ��Besides, I believe in myself more than anything.��


    He turned to Party Ace and said, ��Aziz and I will stay here, while the rest of you retreat to the fourth wall immediately! Take half the hired troops with you. Those inside the White Tower are already at the end of their wits; why do we have so many people here? To give the enemy a chance to surround us all?!��


    Everyone felt that Sheyan��s words were reasonable. The terrain inside Minas Tirith was really dangerous. The enemy only needed to block off the main roads, and the dark side contestants would be trapped. Where could they escape to? Considering this, more was not necessarily better in this operation. If they were surrounded, it would be really bad.


    After arge number of people had left, leaving the elites behind, Sheyan said, ��Now, Mr. Messenger, tell me your identity and origin. This is not a request.��


    The Mouth of Sauron remained motionless for a while. He then took off his mask. The face he revealed gave everyone a shock, because it looked very simr to the deceased Aragorn, except that a horrible scar stretched across his cheek. The colour of the Mouth of Sauron��s skin was unlike the human skin at all, but rather green like tree bark. There was even some moss on it.


    ��I��m a half-dead creature, wandering on the edge between the world of the living and the world of the dead. Because I was converted only after I��ve taken myst breath, I do not possess terrifying powers like the Ringwraiths, and I��ve only kept the memories that I��m allowed to keep. My name should have been Dars Telcontar, a descendant of Isildur! By the family hierarchy, I should be Aragorn��s uncle!��


    ��The reason why I know this damn city so well is because I��ve lived here! Ecthelion II, the previous Steward of Gondor and father to the current Steward, found me when I was young. He told me that he would return me to the ruling seat of Gondor when I reached adulthood, but...when he gave me the crown and the scepter, but also gave me poison!��


    ��That doesn��t make sense,�� interrupted Sheyan with a frown. ��If Ecthelion had no intention of returning you to the throne, why would he raise you and give you ess to these secrets? Why didn��t he just kill you when he found you?��


    The Mouth of Sauron sneered. ��That��s because he has two ns prepared. Do you know that the current Steward, Dhor II, was only born when Ecthelion was 187 years old? He was already an old man when he finally gets an heir.��


    ��Ecthelion had two ns. If he got no heir in his lifetime, he would return the throne to the royal house. This way, his political opponents would get not benefits, while he would leave behind a shining legacy! But if he did get a son, of course he would eliminate me! And unfortunately for me, that old bastard got an offspring when he was about to rot.��


    ��What luck,�� Sheyan offered his sincere words of sympathy. ��Even though the humans of Middle Earth live a long life, it��s still hard for a man to impregnate a woman after the age of 100. The old bastard actually did that at the age of 187, and he actually got a son too. That must have a lower chance of happening than to encounter a 30-year-old woman who��s still a virgin while walking down the road.��


    The lips of the Mouth of Sauron, or more precisely, Mr. Dars Telcontar, curled into a smile which did not reach his eyes. He said viciously, ��No matter. Everything is in the past. I have long stopped caring. Right now, there is only one thought in my rotten brain, and that is to destroy this damn city with my own hands! Yes, let me be the biggest ck sheep in the family! If the wealth and power my ancestors left me are the cause of my death, then I will destroy them all myself!��


    ��Your story sounds realistic and has no ws,�� Sheyan nodded.


    The Mouth of Sauron red at him. Sheyan ignored him and told the members of the Blue-ray Party and the Maritime Alliance who remained, ��We have a few hundred redeemed troops on our hands, right? Besides the valuable ones, I suggest we split up the rest into groups of ten and let them raid the White Tower continuously, one group at a time. There��s not enough space for a bigger group than that anyway. This way, even if the enemy have any traps prepared, we can keep our losses to a minimum. It��s not like we can bring the redeemed troops out of this world anyway, right?��


    ��This way, thest person to finish off those bastards and conquer the White Tower will depend on luck. Of course, those who are willing to invest more contribution points and hire more troops will have a higher chance of winning the jackpot. Oh, Mr. Dars Telcontar seems to have something to say. I hope to hear a better suggestion from you.��


    ��Your n is fine. I just want to add something,�� the Mouth of Sauron said coldly, ��Lord Sauron has bid me to bring some excellent equipment here to strengthen thebat power of the dark believers. I think you may find them useful. Each set of equipment can provide the wearer with extra strength. It will let an ordinary Orc reach the strength level of an Uruk-hai.��


    Sheyan stared at the Mouth of Sauron for a long time before he said, ��Thank you.��


    ***


    Blood stained the steps in front of the White Tower. The grassywn on the Court of the Fountain had been mercilessly trampled on. The White Tree had long turned to ashes. Corpses piled up in front of the White Tower. The screams never stopped for even a moment.


    The scariest warriors in the world are the believers �C fanatical believers supported by their strong religious beliefs! They do not fear death, because for them, to die for their faith is the proof of their loyalty!


    This was already the seventh round of attack. The people blocking the door of the White Tower had changed six times, and it would have been more had Gimli not resisted the first four rounds of attack by himself before he retreated to rest. It was unfortunate that the highly talented dwarf had preferred two-handed weapons ever since he was born. If he was a Dwarven Shield Warrior, he would have caused Sheyan and his allies endless amount of troubles with his robust Dwarven body.


    By the tenth round of attack, those defending the door started sustaining casualties. By the neenth round of attack, the remaining members of the human alliance had retreated to the third floor of the White Tower. This indicated that the door, which was their best choke point, had been lost.


    And the dark side had 27 rounds of attack lined up!


    The fall of the White Tower was only a matter of time.


    However, a weird feeling suddenly filled the air. Strange ripples suddenly appeared in the air around the White Tower, like water that was being stirred by a colorless and transparent rod. This was the consequence of choosing to end the battle quickly! The Mouth of Sauron did not lie!


    The destruction of the Royal Mausoleum of Gondor had caught the Maiar��s attention. They had started to make their moves, trying to make the believers of the Dark Lord suffer as much losses as possible. Those with high Perceptive Sense could already perceive that the Maiar would awaken the souls of those powerful equipment and enable them to fly back to their master��s tribe ording to their master��s will!


    But at that moment, Sheyan suddenly stepped forward and shouted at the White Tower in a disdainful tone, ��I, the great Seaman, challenge you cowards to a duel. The soul and blood of Aragon alone are not enough to satisfy my hunger and thirst. Don��t you want revenge for Aragon? Don��t you want to avenge thepanion who had lived and fought beside you? Or do you want his skull to remain my trophy forever?��


    The White Tower, which had been silent, suddenly erupted like a volcano.


    ��Your soul shall be cursed and tormented for all eternity!��


    ��I��ll knock your brains out with my axe!��


    ��No, don��t go, don��t be fooled!��


    ��....��


    ��I respect courageous warriors, so I��m offering you a chance for a fair fight,�� shouted Sheyan. ��The people next to me will not intervene. It will be the simplest, most direct singlebat. If you beat me, you can obtain my precious equipment, so at least you can get these bastards to let you and two others leave.��


    ��How do we know you��re telling the truth?��


    Hearing the voice which replied, Sheyan seemed a little surprised.


    Sheyan��s goal for doing this was simple �C to defeat him, the enemy could not choose to give up the precious weapons and equipment they were familiar with, or they would just being out to die. This way, Sheyan could reap one final round of profit!


    He was now in peak condition, while the enemy were almost running out of fuel. There were only a few heroes of the human alliance remaining. Except for Gandalf, he was confident of defeating everyone else in singlebat.


    At first, he thought the short-tempered Gimli would be the one to step out. His legendary two-handed axe was indeed a nice weapon.


    However, to Sheyan��s surprise, the person who took the bait was the one he least expected, the Elven prince Legs!

 Chapter 1433: Divine Artifact

    <h4>Chapter 1433: Divine Artifact</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    There was no doubt that Legs was powerful. Aragorn, Gandalf and Legs were the three main pirs supporting the Fellowship of the Ring. It was hard to tell who was stronger between the three of them, but Gandalf was the reincarnation of a Maia, so he was definitely the hardest to kill. However, in terms of attack power, Legs was second to none.


    Legs was a very careful person, but he actually dared to ept Sheyan��s challenge even though his archery skills were undermined by Sheyan��s ��Hedgehog�� title. This could only mean one of two things �C either he had gone crazy, or he was confident of his victory.


    Sheyan had confidence in his defence and HP too. He was not afraid of any trick Legs had up his sleeve. He walked over to the Court of the Fountain and waited. When Legs came out, he stared at the Elf and said with a smile, ��It must be a terrible thing to see your friend die right in front of you, right? Don��t worry, I��ve said that I��ll give you a chance for a fair fight, so the others definitely won��t intervene. You��ll lose your life fair and square.��


    The Elven Prince was undoubtedly carrying various injuries, but he had obviously cleaned them before he came out, because he appeared tidy and orderly. Even the bandages binding the wounds on his body were arranged in a beautiful pattern. He had tied his long hair behind his head so as to make sure it would not affect his movements inbat.


    Although he was in a desperate state, the Lothlorien Longbow on his back was still as dazzling as ever. The most striking thing on him were the 40-inch long arrows. These arrows had killed formidable demonised Oliphaunts, powerful dark heroes, and also countless contestants. The very sight of them was frightening.


    These arrows were surprisingly slightly lighter than ordinary arrows. The golden-green feathers at the tails of the arrows were turkey feathers that were trimmed into diamond shapes. The shafts of the arrows were dyed sage green, while their long arrowheads were honed into the shape of Mallorn leaves to ensure that they did maximum damage.


    Because the Lothlorien Longbow required strong pulling force, the arrow rest was strengthened with a kind of hard flint that could only be found in the Silverlode River. The Lothlorien quiver Legs carried was made of wood and covered with leather. A beautiful Golden Peacock, a rare bird on the Middle Earth continent, was carved on it. The mouth of the quiver was tightly wrapped with a golden ring.


    The quiver could be filled with about two dozen arrows. The hanging strap attached to the quiver could be tightly wrapped over Legs�� shoulder to prevent the quiver from falling when he ran or fought. The quiver was designed so that every time Legs reached for an arrow, it would be in a fixed position. This enabled him to draw an arrow over his shoulder quickly and urately.


    Although Sheyan had long known of these details, he still went over them carefully before the fight started because they might save his life during crucial moments. He made sure he did not miss any details.


    Here, we have to mention the terrain at the top level of Minas Tirith, also called the Citadel. Two paths formed a cross with the Court of the Fountain at the centre. The only way in and out of the top level was to the west side of the cross. Climb onto the top level and walk a few hundred metres forward, and you would reach the Court of the Fountain. To the north of the Court of the Fountain was the royal pce which the founding king had painstakingly carved out of Mount Mindolluin by using the powers of the Maiar. To the North of the Court of the Fountain was the White Tower.


    To the south of the courtyard was a long rocky outcropping from the mountain resembling the prow of a ship. This uniquendscape was partly a natural section of the mountain and partly the masterful workmanship of ancient craftsmen. It was at least 340 metres long. Standing atop the prow, one could look down over the main gate of the city and the rich Pelennor Fields 700 feet below like a sailor on arge ship.


    ��The Court of the Fountain, the royal pce and the prow are all part of our battleground. No one on my side will intervene. I can even swear that in front of my god, so that their attacks on you will transfer onto me instead. Now what if those in the White Tower attack me?��


    Legs plucked a leaf from nearby and said solemnly, ��This is a fight between you and I. Even the World Tree cannot get involved.��


    After he said that, the leaf disappeared from his palm, but its mark was still there, like it was printed onto the palm. Then, the leaf mark became a blood mark!


    Sheyan took out a cigarette, lit it up, took a long hard draw on it, then stuck it on the ground next to him. He told Legs, ��The moment this burns out, our fight will begin! You should take the time to make preparations and familiarise yourself with the terrain. The next time we see each other, I will attack you right away.��


    Legs raised his head and gave Sheyan a deep stare. ��As you wish.��


    ***


    It did not take Sheyan long to find out why Legs had agreed to fight with him, despite knowing that his arrows would be severely weakened.


    That was because the precedence of his secret Elven archery technique was far above the precedence of the ��Hedgehog�� title! Legs was a practitioner of the Elven art of Holy Archery. A practitioner of the Holy Archery could only shoot seven Holy Arrows in their lifetime, but the power of each arrow was bound to make the world shake!


    Legs had lived for about 3000 years so far, during which he had shot two Holy Arrows. He had decided to use all five remaining Holy Arrows on Sheyan!


    Whenever the Holy Arrow was shot, there would be five guaranteed effects.


    The arrow was guaranteed to hit the target, ignore defence, trigger explosive strike, trigger the ��pration�� effect, and repel the target.


    Even someone as tough as Sheyan found such a powerful attack extremely difficult to handle. After all, even though Sheyan had gained a legendary ring, he no longer had the buffs he had in the Source of Darkness hall! Each Holy Arrow caused an astonishing amount of damage even when they did not hit a vital part of his body. The arrow which did the highest amount of damage actually took away nearly 2000 points of his HP!


    However, Legs was under a lot of pressure too, because he only had five Holy Arrows.


    Right now, he had already shot three. He had forced the opponent into a tight spot, but he could tell that the opponent still had strength to spare. The man��s eyes were still burning with passion. The way he looked at Legs was full of provocation, like a hunter looking at a prey.


    Legs hated this kind of look. At that moment, a figure suddenly appeared in his mind.


    ��Aragorn...�� the named escaped his mouth involuntarily.


    The name appeared to have strengthened Legs�� resolve. He inhaled a deep breath and reached into his quiver with a solemn expression. He frowned slightly, as if he had identally touched red-hot charcoal. He then pulled an arrow out of the quiver.


    The moment the arrow appeared, the clouds above the entire Court of the Fountain surged and rolled, finally forming the vague shape of a dragon!!


    The Mouth of Sauron could not help but take a few steps back and covered his eyes with his hands when he saw the arrow. ck blood flowed out of the gaps between his fingers! What kind of power did the arrow contain that even an undead would be hurt by it?


    ��The ck Arrow! It��s actually the ck Arrow!! Your friend is finished. You should ask him if he has anyst words,�� the Mouth of Sauron said with a wry smile.


    (TL:http://tolkiengateway/wiki/ck_Arrow)


    ��The Holy Archery, said to be the strongest Elven archery technique, and the ck Arrow that is powerful enough to bring down a dragon! You��re too naive if you think he��ll survive such abination! He��s a fool, a fool blinded by greed! The ck Arrow has disappeared after it killed Smaug the dragon, but seems like Gandalf has actually taken it away and kept it in his possession. And now, he��s given it to Legs!��


    The fact that Legs possessed the ck Arrow caused a ruckus among the contestants.


    Because it truly was a terrifying arrow. It was the arrow that killed thest dragon on Middle Earth, the dragon-ying arrow made from the essence of the Anduin River! The most powerful human kingdom on Middle Earth went into decline just to produce it!


    And yes, it was a divine artifact! It was not as powerful as the One Ring, but it was still a divine artifact that had transcended the legendary grade, because it was made of the particles that scattered when an ancient god dug the Anduin River. The moment the terrible arrow was forged, it swallowed up the fortune of an entire kingdom, causing its decline, while the weapon itself instantly became a top-grade legendary weapon.


    And the killing of Smaug became the key for the ck Arrow to break through thatst boundary. Of course, the material it was made of came from a divine artifact in the first ce, which means it was only returning to the divine rank, so the hurdle was not that big.


    Party Ace appeared very calm in the face of the Mouth of Sauron��s mockery. Ronnie even replied unconcernedly, ��When we were trapped in the Source of Darkness hall, surrounded by thousands of people, no one thought we could survive too.��


    But despite their calm, Sheyan��s situation was indeed treacherous. When Legs�� right hand slowly ced the ck Arrow on the bowstring, even the legendary Lothlorien Longbow groaned in protest, unable to bear the terrifying power of the arrow. It was said that the bowstring of the Lothlorien Longbow contained the hair and blessing of Gdriel, yet it could hardly endure the great pressure of the divine artifact!


    Blood flowed freely down Legs�� fingers, but he stubbornly pulled the bowstring back, inch by inch.


    ��Dodging is futile! Nothing can halt the ck Arrow��s pration, be they rocks, mountains, armour or shields, so step forward bravely and face your destiny! Aragorn died in your hands, so do not let his name be tarnished by your cowardice!�� shouted Legs.


    Sheyan slowly walked out of the darkness inside the royal pce. He smiled and said, ��Well, well, this is surprising. I thought I��d only get a legendary bow. But now, it looks like I��ll actually get a divine artifact!��

 Chapter 1434: Death

    <h4>Chapter 1434: Death</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Sheyan cut a sorry figure at the moment. His left hand held his right shoulder as his body leaned forward slightly. Blood was oozing out of the gaps between the fingers of his left hand. Even his formidable Physique could not stop the wound from deteriorating. Such was the power of the Elven Holy Archery.


    Legs stared at Sheyan��s pale face in silence. He closed his eyes as he slowly raised his bow. In this fight against Sheyan, the Elf felt like nothing had gone his way, and like something that belonged to him had been taken away from him.


    Legs naturally did not know that Sheyan��s ��True Luck�� ability had wiped away his own luck. However, it did not prevent him fromunching the most violent strike at Sheyan!


    From behind Legs emerged an illusionary figure that was asrge and burly as a giant. It had three eyes, all of which were ring at Sheyan fiercely.


    The Mouth of Sauron appeared to be a very knowledgeable person. When he saw the illusionary figure, he immediately eximed in surprise, ��That��s an ancient Frost Giant that existed back in the First Age. Why has something like that suddenly appeared behind Legs?��


    Not only that, another illusionary figure emerged behind the ancient Frost Giant, this time a young Elven boy. He was just a child, yet his bearing was majestic. He pointed at Sheyan determinedly!


    This was the most powerful shot among the seven Holy Arrows in the Holy Archery technique. The power it used reached into the future and the past. Not only must Legs use all the power in his body to pull the bow, he also needed to aim with the power from his past life, and to strengthen the arrow with the power from his next life! This shot drew on the power of the present, the past and the future andpressed them together! Otherwise, even with Legs�� strength, he would find it difficult to exert the power of the ck Arrow!


    However, Sheyan still appeared very calm. Legs was fully focused on the shot as his bow was slowly pulled apart. His presence was a little strange. He was obviously standing there, yet when the onlookers closed their eyes, they could not sense him at all. Aziz tried to aim at him, but he found that he could not lock on to the Elf. It felt as if Legs had moved into another dimension.


    This was the power of the divine artifact protecting its master. Even Aziz��s legendary gun had a simr ability, so it was not strange for the divine ck Arrow to have an ability like that too!


    Following a soft pop, blood sshed about. One of Legs��s fingers was severed by the bowstring. The pressure in his veins was concentrated around his fingers that pulled the bowstring, so blood gushed out like a fountain. After that, Legs��s little finger, ring finger and middle finger were all severed by the strong tension in the string, but by relying on thest remaining index finger and the protective power on the finger, the Lothlorien Longbow was finally drawn to its full extent. The ck Arrow had also locked on to its target!


    The ancient Frost Giant soul from Legs�� previous life and the soul of the young Elf from his next life roared at the same time! Legs fell backwards with his face to the sky, his long blond hair fluttering helplessly in the wind. His closed eyes showed that he had exhausted all his strength.


    But it did not matter.


    The deadly divine artifact, the dragon ying arrow, was already flying towards Sheyan!


    The arrow looked very slow and very ordinary, but being the target of the arrow, Sheyan knew otherwise, because he had entered a state of almostplete paralysis. He could not breathe, see, listen, speak nor shout!


    But at that moment, something on Sheyan��s finger shone with a dazzling light. Several ghosts with different appearances emerged near him. Their expressions were solemn, and they carried the silent dignity of kings. They had their hands together, and it seemed like they were carrying something. Soon, a serpentine mirror appeared on Sheyan��s body. The surface of the mirror glowed, seemingly with the lustre of life.


    This was the ��Divine Mirror�� ability on the legendary equipment Sheyan just obtained, the Ring of Barahir!


    The cooldown time of this ability was only 30 seconds, and it could reflect the damage back to the enemy, so it was an extremely practical ability. However, the ability was not free; it cost achievement points to use. Otherwise, the ring would have been a divine artifact.


    But!!! The ��Divine Mirror�� could not stop the ck Arrow��s pration either! It quickly shattered into nothingness under the power of the arrow!


    The arrow pierced straight into Sheyan��s chest. However, the moment the ��Divine Mirror�� had shattered, a ray of ck light had also flown straight into Legs�� body.


    The wound on Sheyan��s chest was only as big as a coin, but the wound on his back where the arrow had prated out of his body was the size of a bowl! The ck Arrow was not done yet. It kept going and drilled into a marble pir behind Sheyan. The hole it made in the pir was as big as a man.


    That was not all. The power of the dragon ying arrow reached a climax when it reached the royal pce. The entire top of half of the pce was shaved away, as if it had been shot by aser beam with a diameter of over 10 metres, the edges unbelievably smooth. The power of this arrow was actuallyparable to the power of the main cannon of the Battleship in Star Wars.


    Sheyan stumbled unsteadily. Not only that, it felt like he was disappearing from this dimension. When he stopped moving, he stood rigidly in ce, cracks appearing all over his body like a fracturing ceramic. His body shattered into countless tiny fragments, scattering all over the ground. The fragments looked like they were about to vanish into nothingness.


    But suddenly, a long, helpless sigh came from nowhere. The sigh felt unreal, yet irresistible, like water flowing to the bottom, like smoke rising to the top, like the cycle of the seasons.


    The sigh was nearly as majestic as thew of nature.


    That was thementation of Death.


    Even Death itself could not help butment helplessly!


    Arge cloak flew over out of nowhere and stayed floating in the air. The countless fragments that Sheyan had shattered into gathered bit by bit in the hovering cloak until they finally formed the figure of Sheyan, who was half-kneeling and breathing hard on the ground, his hand holding his chest.


    Time seemed to have frozen at that moment. After a long while, Sheyan, half kneeling on the ground, raised his head weakly and smirked.


    ��The divine artifact is truly powerful. You only need one more shot, and victory will be yours. But, Prince Legs, can you still pull the bow?��


    Legs had fallen to the ground and had not gotten up after heunched thest shot. The reaction force from thest shot had given his right hand severe injuries. Not only that, Sheyan��s legendary Ring of Barahir was nothing to be scoffed at either. Although the ��Divine Mirror�� it produced could not stop the ck Arrow, the counter damage had still taken effect. When the arrow prated through Sheyan��s chest, the reflected attack had also pierced into the defenceless Legs.


    When he heard Sheyan��s words, Legs�� right hand moved slightly with utmost difficulty, as if the Elf was trying to push himself up, but despite his best effort, he failed to do so. In the end, he fell back down after propping himself up by half a foot!


    Even a dragon, with its terrifying vitality, could not withstand the power of the ck Arrow. The ��Divine Mirror�� had only reflected back half the damage, but there was no way the exhausted Legs could endure it. Right now, he was already on hisst breath, and that only thanks to the strong vitality of the Elves.


    Gandalf had actually mastered some powerful healing techniques. A few hundred years ago, when he was still Gandalf the Grey, he had saved the great Dwarven king Thorin Oakenshield from the verge of death (The Hobbit plot) with healing magic. The Dwarven king was brimming with vigour almost immediately afterwards. Even Legs�� arm that was crippled by Sheyan during their previous confrontation was healed by the wizard.


    But this time, Legs could no longer live, because his soul, like Sheyan��s soul before, had been shattered into millions of pieces! However, Sheyan had a powerful innate ability which enabled him to escape the clutches of Death, while Legs could do naught but wait for Death to im him.


    A series of notifications shed on Sheyan��s retina:


    [ You have killed a plot protagonist, the Prince of the Woond Realm, Legs Greenleaf. ]


    [ Your action will cause a series of far-reaching consequences on the entire Middle Earth. ]


    [ The death of Legs will cause some of the Elves to lose confidence in the future, which will speed up the Elves�� departure from Middle Earth. Legs�� father is furious and greatly saddened by the news. In his anger, he has decided to step down from his position and free himself from the responsibilities of an Elven king in order to help his sonplete his unfinished missions. The responsibilities, karma, and protagonist��s luck rted to Legs will be transferred over to Legs�� father, Thranduil of Mirkwood. ]


    [ Your action has gained the approval of Sauron, so you have been rewarded with 2000 additional contribution points and a silver storyline Sauron Badge. This badge can rece themon Sauron Badges and give you a 30% discount off your redemption item. ]


    [ The morale of all soldiers and storyline characters in Minas Tirith has decreased by 2 points (20% decrease in attack power and defence). ]


    [ Milestone ��Nemesis of Legends�� achieved. You have participated in the fight to kill two of Gandalf, Aragon, Gimli, or Legs. Your ruthlessness will intimidate all legendary creatures. The attack power of all hostile legendary creatures (including humanoid characters) on you will be reduced by 10%, while neutral (friendly) legendary creatures will respect your power, which will make it easier for you to win their friendship. ]


    ***


    The people nearby suddenly eximed in surprise. Several ghosts that seemed like they were made from smoke had suddenly appeared around Legs�� corpse and tried to carry it away. The ck Arrow, which had somehow returned to the quiver, and the Lothlorien Longbow floated up from the ground, seemingly about to fly away.


    ��Sure enough...they��re trying to sabotage me at this moment,�� Sheyan sneered while swallowing back the blood that was forcing its way out of his throat. ��Do you think I��d risk my life to do all this without making any preparations?��

 Chapter 1435: Divine Artifact!

    <h4>Chapter 1435: Divine Artifact!</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    There is a saying that when you meet a bear in the forest, you don��t have to run faster than the bear, you just have to run faster than yourpanion.


    So it was with the fight between Sheyan and Legs. Sheyan did not have to kill Legs, he just had to survive longer than the Elf in battle. The exhausted Legs who was eager to take his life would definitely not fight a prolonged battle with Sheyan.


    The fight progressed pretty much as Sheyan had nned, except he did not expect Legs to attack with a divine artifact for the final blow! Fortunately, Sheyan��s ridiculous innate ability won out in the end.


    Seeing the ��backdoor�� Gandalf had nted, Sheyan sneered indifferently. One would think that his inaction at the moment was because he was helpless to do anything about it, but that was not the case at all.


    In the distance, Zi closed her eyes and floated into the air.


    Several intense rays of light burst forth from behind her. The rays looked really dangerous, scorching red like molten steel. Yet, when the light prated through quite a few contestants and storyline characters, they seemed perfectly fine, as if nothing had happened.


    The only exnation was that, though the rays came from Zi, they existed on another ne! Shrill screams abruptly came from the ghosts that were moving Legs�� corpse away as well as the ck Arrow and Lothlorien Longbow that had suddenly floated into the air for seemingly no apparent reason! The ghosts then turned into smoke and dispersed with the wind!


    The ��backdoor�� Gandalf and the Maiar had nted was to use creatures from an alternate dimension to take away the spoils so as to recoup some of their losses. Unfortunately for them, Zi had the ability to interfere with dimensional abilities. Even before this, she could already interfere with teleportation items that carried the power of the Realms. Now that she had obtained a legendary equipment, she had be even more powerful.


    As Zi coldly retracted the mage dagger in her hand, the White Tower shook violently, as if there was a strong fluctuation in space. A horrible noise could be heard in the air, somewhat like the sound made when a knife scratched on the surface of a ss, except a hundred times louder. Everyone who heard the noise could not help covering their ears in an attempt to prevent their soul from suffering from that terrible torment.


    The Maiar could only send their consciousness here and not their powers. The raging wind was their angry roar!


    The upper part of the White Tower burned with a horrible me that did not belong to the mortal realm, melting the white stone into red-hot magma!! None of those remaining in the tower could survive that, but their souls would be taken away by the angered Vr to the holynd of the Elves, Aman. There, the World Tree would protect their souls and reshape their bodies.


    (Note: The Vr were the Powers of Arda who shaped and rule the world. The Maiar were those spirits which descended to Arda to help the Vr shape the World. Gandalf is one of the Maiar.)


    This result did note as a surprise to the dark side contestants because the Mouth of Sauron had already told them of this possibility. All of them started to rush to the tower. First, they wouldpletely destroy the foundation of the White Tower, then they would clean up the remaining enemy near the tower so as to achieve the final victory.


    At this time, Sheyan suddenly closed his eyes. He had obviously received some notifications rted to the loot. Legs�� corpse suddenly shone with a ck light. The powerful ck Arrow started zipping left and right the air like a trapped beast that was unwilling to sumb to fate, but in the end, it was helplessly bound by an invisible force that sent it towards Sheyan!


    The fact that Legs had dropped the most valuable possession on him when he was killed seemed a little too lucky to be true. After all, in a lot of fights before this, it was not that rare to see high-level storyline characters drop nothing but trash. But considering the meaning behind this campaign, such an urrence was actually quite reasonable.


    This was a battle between multiple Realms. This was a war in which the Realms would bend the rules to the limit!


    The participants on both sides had benefited greatly from the war. That was the case for most people, not just Sheyan. Be it the contestants from the human alliance or from the dark side, they would often get good loot whenever they killed someone. If Aragorn had not dropped a massive amount of things when he died, Legs would have done so. It was because of this that those who participated in Realm Wars and survived would often be much stronger than before, as if they had been reborn anew, having sucked the nutrients out of those who fell in the war.


    No matter how reluctant the ck Arrow was, no matter how hard it twisted and turned, it could not escape from Sheyan��s evil ws. Sheyan instantly received a series of notifications:


    [ You have sessfully plundered the low tier divine artifact, ck Arrow, also known as the Dragon ying Arrow and The Destion of Smaug. ]


    [ The divine artifact is enshrouded in ayer of fog. You have not gained the recognition of the artifact��s soul, so you are unable to view its detailed properties. ]


    [ This is a strange and powerful weapon. It contains the noble bloodline derived from a powerful weapon used by an ancient V. If the wielder is not strong enough but forcefully use the weapon, it will cause the wielder severe injuries. ]


    [ Basic equipping requirements (can only bring out 50% of the weapon��s maximum power): ??? ]


    [ Advanced equipping requirements (can only bring out 70% of the weapon��s maximum power): ??? ]


    [ Complete equipping requirements (can bring out the weapon��s maximum power): ??? ]


    [ ???? equipping requirements (can bring out the weapon��s extreme power): ??? ]


    [ Origin: (Omitted) ] (please refer to previous chapters for the details)


    [ This weapon can be used in two ways: closebat or rangedbat. In closebat, the wielder can grab the tail of the arrow and use it like a short spear, while in rangedbat, the weapon can be shot like a normal arrow. Under normal circumstances, its power in closebat will be a little lower than its power in rangedbat. ]


    ***


    [ ��Ancient Power��: The divine power of an ancient V remains in this weapon. The enemy��s blood might stimte and trigger this formidable power. When attacking the enemy, there is a chance for the wielder to gain the special effect of all attributes + 15 (meleebat) or to reduce all the enemy��s attributes by 15 (rangedbat). ]


    [ ��Ancient Power��sts for 30 minutes and can stack three times. ]


    ***


    [ ��The Destion of Smaug��: The miserable scream of the evil dragon, Smaug, haunts the ck Arrow and will affect the opponent. When your opponent is not a dragon, their defence will be reduced by 20%. When your opponent is a dragon, their attack power will increase by 50% due to anger. ]


    [ This effect can only be obtained after you have met the advanced equipping requirement. ]


    ***


    [ ��Identify Weakness��: The moment you enterbat, the soul of the ck Arrow will begin to analyse and identify the enemy��s weakness. The effect will improve with the passage of time. ]


    [ After you enterbat for 30 seconds, the effect will improve for the first time. Your explosive strike damage will increase from the default 2 times the normal damage to 2.5 times. After you enterbat for 90 seconds, the effect will improve for the second time. Your explosive strike damage will increase to 3 times the normal damage. After you enterbat for 4 minutes, the effect will improve for the third time. Your explosive strike damage will increase to 3.5 times the normal damage. After you enterbat for 10 minutes, the effect will improve for the fourth time. Your explosive strike damage will increase to 4 times the normal damage! After you enterbat for half an hour, the effect will improve for the final time. Your explosive strike damage will increase to 5 times the normal damage! ]


    [ Hint: The ck Arrow must be equipped to obtain this ability. This ability will note into effect if the arrow is kept in your storage space. This ability can only be obtained after you have 100% mastery over the weapon. ]


    ***


    [ V��s Wrath (Active Ability) ]


    [ Perform two consecutive shots with the ancient power of the Vr. The first shot will consist of the physical body of the ck Arrow. When it hits the enemy, it will cause an astonishing amount of damage and also silence the enemy, temporarily causing the enemy to lose the ability to use all passive and active abilities. The enemy will also be stunned for three seconds. ]


    [ The second shot will consist of the weapon soul of the ck Arrow, and will cause five times the damage of the first shot. If the enemy has less than 20% HP remaining after the shot hits, the enemy will be instantly killed. ]


    [ Cooldown: 24 hours. The silencing effect willst for 24 hours or until it is dismissed by the wielder of the ck Arrow. ]


    [ Hint: This ability can only be used in rangedbat mode. This ability cannot be used when the ck Arrow is kept in your storage space. This ability can only be obtained after you have 100% mastery over the weapon. ]


    ***


    [ Warning: Because the weapon soul of the ck Arrow is still hostile towards you, you currently do not have the right to use the equipment, only the ownership right. You must battle the weapon soul of the ck Arrow and subdue it before you can sign a soul contract with the arrow and use it. ]


    [ Hint: You must collect the relevant materials before you can activate the teleportation array to battle the weapon soul. You can only face the weapon soul alone. Failure may result in death. ]


    ***


    Reading through these detailed information, Sheyan now understood that, although the gap between dark gold equipment and legendary equipment was huge, it was nothingpared to the gap between legendary equipment and divine artifact! There is a saying that divine artifacts can only be possessed by their rightful owners. In terms of the rules of the Nightmare Worlds, it meant that the rtionship between a divine artifact and its owner was a two-way rtionship. The owner chose the divine artifact, but the divine artifact would also choose the owner!


    And that was the biggest difference between a divine artifact and a legendary equipment.


    Holding the ck Arrow in his palm, Sheyan felt like he was holding a burning serpent �C scorching hot, and filled with an unyielding power. The ck Arrow struggled like a freshly caught fish, except it was ten times more stubborn.


    However, when G-Spot silently deformed and greedily extended a liquid metal tentacle towards the ck Arrow, the ck Arrow instantly stopped twitching. Right now, the arrow felt like it had shrunk to a tenth of its original size. A puff of smoke rose from G-Spot��s silver tentacle, and G-Spot immediately jerked it back.


    Both the equipment behaved themselves after that, but it felt more like a cold war, as if they knew that there would be many more fights between them in the future. Currently, being only a top-tier legendary equipment, G-Spot was still unable to devour the ck Arrow. However, the divine artifact was extremely wary of the terrifying liquid metal life-form that could assimte everything, because G-Spot only needed to get a little stronger to consume it.


    Right then, what remained of the White Tower finally copsed with a loud moan, no longer able to endure the fierce beating from the Trolls. Thendmark building of Minas Tirith, the main city of Middle Earth, was no more!


    Cheers could be heard everywhere. Quite a few of the contestants had even knelt down holding their faces, tears of joy flowing out between their fingers.


    At that moment, the sun finally prated through the clouds. The Orcs and the Trolls fled to shadier ces, but no one paid them any mind. Sheyan stood on top of the city, overlooking the devastated Pelennor Fields as well as the ruins in the city. A general built his sess upon ten thousand bleaching bones indeed!


    Sheyan was, after all, still a 26-year-old young man. Although he was mentally mature, he could not help but feel a little deste at the scene.


    While he was looking at the faraway sun and the smoke from Mount Doom looming in the distance, Sheyan finally received the notifications he had been waiting for:


    [ Golden Main Mission: ��Destroy the Kingdom�� has been sessfullypleted. ]


    [ You have sessfully destroyed the White Tower. The human alliance army has been annihted, and the Fellowship of the Ring has lost more than 50% of their members. ]


    [ Mission Evaluation: Just about excellent. (Don��t be surprised by this evaluation. Although you��ve done a good job, the heavy casualties of the dark side army is the main negative factor affecting your evaluation). ]


    [ Mission Details: When you destroyed the White Tower, you have also wiped out everyone protecting it. Good job. ]


    [ Hint: Your party level is not high enough, so your status as the leader of a Silver Party will not affect the rewards. ]


    [ You have obtained 40 + 3 achievement points (Legend Level + 3 points). ]


    [ You have obtained 300,000 utility points. ]


    [ You have obtained 70 potential points. ]


    [ You have sessfullypleted a Golden Main Mission! Party level + 1! ]


    ***


    [ Common Reward A: Your attributes are increased by 15 + 3 points (Legend Level + 3 points) ]


    [ Description: They will be added directly to your attributes. You do not have to allocate them. ]


    ***


    [ Common Reward B: Interster Travel Certificate (disposable item) ]


    [ Description: After using this item, other contestants will not be able to attack you during the duration of your stay in the world you use it in. Simrly, you will not be able to attack other contestants either. ]


    ***


    [ Common Reward C: Exemption Letter of Authorisation ]


    [ Description: This item can exempt you from the penalties of 3 missions of difficulty ��B�� and below, and 1 mission of difficulty ��A�� and below. It cannot exempt you from the penalties of higher difficulty missions. ]


    [ Description: When you use this item to exempt yourself from mission failure, you naturally will not obtain the reward either. Please use this item before you are handed the penalty. ]


    ***


    [ Common Reward D: Sauron��s Horn ]


    [ Description: When you blow the horn, the Dark Lord will use his divine power to send his servants across the barrier of time and space to your side to fight for you. You will obtain the help of a small, 11-member which consists of an Uruk-hai, five Orc arsonists, four Orc warriors and an Orc shaman. They will be protected by Sauron��s divine power and will not die in battle. Instead, when they are on the brink of death, or after 24 hours have passed, they will return to the Lord of the Rings world. ]


    [ Hint: To blow on Sauron��s Horn, you must infuse dark energy into it. There are two ways to infuse dark energy into the horn: either by killing 200 souls or by charging it in the Realm. ]


    All the contestants started discussing among themselves in amazement upon reading the notifications. Such handsome rewards were totally out of their unexpectations. But it was nothingpared to what came next.


    [ You will receive differing amounts of golden utility points ording to your contribution in this campaign. You can use these golden utility points to purchase the special rewards of the Golden Main Mission! All remaining golden utility points will disappear upon leaving this world. Golden utility points can be traded. Your remaining contribution points will be converted into golden utility points based on a certain exchange ratio. ]


    [ Contestant No. 1018, your performance in this campaign is worth 133 golden utility points. Do you want to convert your remaining contribution points into golden utility points? ]


    ��Yes!��


    [ Contestant No. 1018, you now have 194 golden utility points. Please choose your preferred special rewards for the Golden Main Mission from the following list of options. Choose carefully, because most of the equipment and items that you see here will only appear in the rewards of Golden Main Missions. The size of the data transferred from the database is toorge, so please wait patiently for the data download to finish... ]


    [ The estimated waiting time is 17 minutes and 31 seconds. Please wait patiently. Feel free to sit down and rx with a ss of wine, or use the time to bandage your wounds. This is now apletely safe area. ]


    Party Ace had gathered around Sheyan. They pooled together their golden utility points without Sheyan asking them to. The party had now truly be a single unit. Even the rebellious Aziz had quickly integrated into the team after going through fire and blood, life and death with the others. It was like he had always been a part of this team.


    The situation around them had be as rowdy as a wet market. No one would miss out on a chance to gather as many golden utility points as possible. After all, the notification had clearly stated that the equipment and items that were about to appear will only be found as the special rewards of Golden Main Missions. These equipment and items were bound to have values exceeding their grades. Even the dark gold equipment would beparable to some legendary equipment!

 Chapter 1436: Aladdin’s Magic Lamp

    <h4>Chapter 1436: ddin��s Magic Lamp</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Sheyan undoubtedly received a lot of trading offers. Some of them came from the Blue-ray Party, some from the Maritime Alliance, and, to Sheyan��s surprise, there was even an offer from a lone wolf who had been keeping a low profile all this time! He came straight to Sheyan and asked to trade for the divine artifact, the ck Arrow!


    The lone wolf may have gone under the radar, but it would not be correct to say that he had kept himselfpletely hidden. Remember the first death which befell a member of the Fellowship of the Ring during the siege? In the dark of the night, a huge stone had ��identally�� struck Pippin, ttening him from a 3D object to a 2D object.


    At the time, everyone thought it was just a lucky hit, but now, it seemed like they had all been wrong. The lone wolf��s teammates were all hired mercenaries. The lone wolf himself was a big shot from Noah Realm M. They were actually outside reinforcements hired by Noah Realm C.


    He offered to trade for the divine artifact with golden utility points �C a shocking amount of golden utility points! He possessed even more golden utility points than Sheyan! He had obviously saved up a lot of contribution points, which heter converted into golden utility points.


    Sheyan did not agree to the request of the guy named ��Reikai��, nor did he refused. Any trade must wait until he had seen the equipment and items that he could purchase with golden utility points. After all, divine artifacts were not so easily obtained, and Sheyan did not have any experience in dealing with divine artifacts, so it was hard for him to evaluate the ck Arrow��s value. If he really decided to trade it, he would rather auction it off at the military rank auction. Sheyan was now an official General. He still remembered seeing Major General Rocky buying the Gungnir thest time he was at the auction. Although he would have to pay a certain amount of transaction fee, at least it was a loss that he could anticipate in advance. That was much better than identally selling the divine artifact for a low price.


    Right then, the special rewards unique to Golden Main Missions finally appeared.


    ***


    [ Golden Main Mission unique reward: ��Compound High-Energy Injection of Aldanzo-Keluka-Lulizi (Alkelu), Type III�� ]


    [ Exnation: This is a biological reagent purified from the blood of a prehistoric beast by the Imperial Laboratory. It is very precious and powerful, and can temporarily awaken the great inner potential within a contestant. ]


    [ After administering the injection, you will temporarily promote to a higher order (a Growth Hunter will be an Awakener, an Awakener will be a Temperer, and so on). The effectsts for a month or until you leave the current Nightmare World. ]


    [ The price of this unique Golden Main Mission reward is 27 (33) golden utility points (due to your military rank and legend level, you will get a discount of 6 golden utility points when you purchase the first of this item). ]


    ***


    [ Golden Main Mission unique reward: ��Windchasing Headscarf�� ]


    [ Description: On the Andes live a kind of powerful magic beasts called the Windbirds. Theye and go as fast as the wind, which makes them a great threat to the native residents. Before the birds die, they will often look for a serene ce. They are very picky in choosing a suitable environment to die in. The ce has to be near a body of clean, clear water and have arge number of nts, so that the fragrance there would persist for a long time. ]


    [ Therefore, the native residents will deliberately create this kind of environment. Although the birds are very harmful when they are alive, their corpses will greatly benefit the native residents lucky enough to obtain them. ]


    [ The Windchasing Headscarf is a headscarf woven from the down feathers of the Windbirds. It usually takes the feathers of seven or eight Windbirds to make a single headscarf. The headscarf can be wrapped around the equipment worn on a person��s head without upying an equipment slot. ]


    [ After equipping the headscarf, your attack power will increase by 15%. At the same time, your movement speed will also increase by 15% of your attack power. Your attack power cannot increase by more than 200 points, and your movement speed cannot increase by more than 30 points. ]


    [ The price of this unique Golden Main Mission reward is 41 (50) golden utility points (due to your military rank and legend level, you will get a discount of 9 golden utility points when you purchase the first of this item). ]


    ***


    [ Golden Main Mission unique reward: ��Mysterious Treasure Map�� ]


    [ Description: This ancient treasure map contains a strong and mysterious power which can seemingly reveal the ultimate secrets of the world. Of course, it also brings unprecedented danger! ]


    [ Upon using the item, you will receive a mission sequence. Bypleting the entire series of missions until the end, you will unlock the hidden world in your current world (provided your current world has a hidden world). If the world has no hidden world, the mission sequence will continue into the next world. ]


    [ The price of this unique Golden Main Mission reward is 27 (33) golden utility points (due to your military rank and legend level, you will get a discount of 6 golden utility points when you purchase the first of this item). ]


    ***


    [ Golden Main Mission unique reward: ��Mysterious Forging Blueprints�� ]


    [ Description: These blueprints were found in a ruin. Some experts think that the ideas contained in these blueprints are brilliant and out of this world, yet some think that they are aplete mess and totally impractical! But all the experts agree that it will not be easy to collect all the materials stated on the blueprints. ]


    [ You can use the blueprints after collecting all the materials. You might end up forging legendary equipment, or you might end up forging a bunch of worthless rubbish. ]


    [ The price of this unique Golden Main Mission reward is 41 (50) golden utility points (due to your military rank and legend level, you will get a discount of 9 golden utility points when you purchase the first of this item). ]


    ***


    [ Golden Main Mission unique reward: ��Blue/Red Cloud Crystals�� ]


    [ Description: These gems are extracted from the ores thate from the Space-Time ne. Each gem is worth severals. ]


    [ Upon use, they will change the attack type of a weapon into ice or fire element. ]


    [ The price of this unique Golden Main Mission reward is 62 (75) golden utility points (due to your military rank and legend level, you will get a discount of 13 golden utility points when you purchase the first of this item). ]


    ***


    There was still a long list of items and equipment after that. Almost everyone could find something they long for from the list. Sheyan��s eyes were fixated on something right at the very bottom of the list.


    [ Golden Main Mission unique reward: ��ddin��s Magic Lamp Base�� ]


    The important thing to note was that this line of text was actually glowing with a purple light. That was the exclusive colour of divine artifacts!


    [ Description: This is an object filled with a mysterious power. Although there is only half of it left and themp oil has dried up, the legendary tale about themp resounded like thunder. It is rumoured to be something left behind by the Creator. It is worth purchasing just for this point alone. ]


    [ Instruction: Combine this item with ��ddin��s Magic Lamp Body�� and ��ddin��s Magic Lamp Oil��, and a miracle will ur. You will gain a power that everyone else can only dream of! Of course, you cannot possess miracles for a long time. ]


    [ The price of this unique Golden Main Mission reward is 150 (150) golden utility points (based on your military rank and legend level, you will not receive a discount when you purchase this item). ]


    Sheyan immediately assembled his team together and shared the properties of ��ddin��s Magic Lamp Base�� in the party channel.


    ��Does any of you have any clues on ��ddin��s Magic Lamp Body�� or ��ddin��s Magic Lamp Oil��?��


    Each person actually got a different list of Golden Main Mission unique rewards based on their contribution to the campaign. About half the options on the list were the same for everyone, while the rest would be different. Unfortunately, only Aziz and Zi had legendary items and equipment on their lists. None of them had any divine artifacts.


    Sheyan��s excitement naturally caught their attention. Most of them instantly associated the item with one thing, and that was the legend of ddin and the magicmp...the magicmp which could summon an omnipotent genie that could fulfil any wishes!


    ��A miracle will ur. You will gain a power that everyone else can only dream of... What does that mean exactly?�� Sanzi murmured to himself.


    Sheyan narrowed his eyes. ��The key to this question actually lies in the word ��everyone��. What is themon thing that everyone fears?��


    ��Death...�� Zi replied softly. ��Could this item be the key to our problem? The key that we��ve been searching for all this time, but to no avail? A miraculous item that can escape the clutches of Death or revive the dead? ��


    ��It��s very possible.�� Anticipation shone in Sheyan��s eyes. ��At least it��s a ray of hope! Use ourwork and investigate what the others have on their lists.��


    Right now, all the contestants were exchanging information with each other, frantically asking what the others had on their lists. Party Ace was especially popr, so they obtained thergest amount of first-hand information!


    Not long afterwards, Aziz told Sheyan, ��There��s a guy who has a mysteriousmp oil on his list. At first, I��m not sure if it��s what we��re looking for, but the guy said it cost 100 golden utility points. Considering its astronomical price, it should be the right item.��


    Sheyan made some quick calctions, then decided to buy the magicmp base and oil with the golden utility points they pooled together. Aziz was obviously a man of great prestige. He had previously saved the life of the guy with the magicmp oil option on the battlefield, so they managed to buy the oil for a fair price.


    They still had no information on ��ddin��s Magic Lamp Body��, but at least they now had hope, right? They did not even know where to start tackling the problem before this. Compared to before, they were in a much better state.


    Although Sheyan had given up the right to strengthen himself with the Golden Main Mission rewards, he did not mind. He had already obtained enough dividends during the war. Besides, the rest of Party Ace had more or less obtained the equipment or item they desired.

 Chapter 1437: A Battle Between Realms!

    <h4>Chapter 1437: A Battle Between Realms!</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Party Ace returned to the Nightmare Realm after that. They were all exhausted by now. Aziz went directly to the recovery room andvishly spent arge amount of utility points for a recovery session. The recovery room had some high-tech recovery devices not avable in the real world that could rapidly heal injuries and relieve fatigue.


    Sheyan first went to the Honour Area to confirm that his rank had reached Lieutenant General. Then, he went to the auction house to get some information. Besides contacting the Miner, he also provided the auction house with information about ��ddin��s Magic Lamp Body��, which he wished to purchase, and the ��ck Arrow��.


    The auction house apparently ced a great importance on this matter. They immediately got into contact with Sheyan. While yawning wearily, Sheyan signed several contracts which were mostly to ensure that his divine artifact was real and to confirm somemission problems.


    At first, the auction house shamelessly proposed a 25%mission! Sheyan turned around and left without another word. He knew that the demand for divine artifact far outweighed the supply, because how many people could supply a divine artifact to be auctioned off?


    The president of the auction house rushed out to retain Sheyan. In the end, the two sides reached an agreement they were both happy with. Themission was set at only 1%, but the interests of the auction house would not be damaged, because the remaining cost would be shared by the market.


    The remaining cost would not only be paid for by the buyer, but also by those attending the auction. When the divine artifact was disyed in the auction, only two properties would be shown. If an auction attendee wished to see more properties, they would have to pay. There would be many people who are willing to pay for a look at the properties of the divine artifact. This was not only a matter of curiosity, but also to gather intelligence. If they happened to encounter someone wielding the divine artifact in battle, their knowledge of its properties might save their life.


    After confirming the date of the auction and other misceneous details, Sheyan instantly went back to the real world. He could hardly endure the exhaustion any longer. He ended up sleeping for two whole days after that. When he returned to the real world, he was like a tree that had dried up and was close to withering, but after getting ample sleep, he was now feeling as fresh as a sponge full of water.


    When Sheyan woke up, he was so hungry that he instantly grabbed a handful of fried peanuts at Aunt Di Gu��s ce and gulped them down just so that his stomach would not feel so empty. At that moment, he happened to see Uncle Dasi returning from the ocean with the fishing boat. He instantly went onto the boat to see if there was any fresh seafood that interested him.


    Uncle Dasi smiled and lifted a rope tied to the side of the boat. The other end of the rope was tied to a sack. The fish contained inside the sack was a foot or two long at most, but when one of the sailors went to grab it, he could not get a firm hold on it at all, even through the sack. When the fish��s tail pped on his hand, it left arge patch of red mark behind.


    There is a saying that seafood which tastes good must be fresh and lively. The seafood must be freshly caught, and it must be lively, disying a strong vitality.


    This fish no doubt fit these descriptions. It was what the locals called a fanfish. Sheyan loved eating it ever since he was little. The fanfish lived in the deep sea and would only asionally swim to the shallow sea. They grew slowly, but they swam really fast. They were very rarely seen in recent years. The fanfish caught by Uncle Dasi this time was so big that it must have been among the threergest fanfish he had ever caught in his fishing career.


    Sheyan grabbed the fish with a big smile on his face. With his strength and skill, of course he would not be pped by the fish. However, he could still feel an amazing strength in the small body of the fish. The contraction and expansion of the fish muscles produced a tyrannical strength that almost pushed his hands away.


    He made a fish soup with the fanfish using his own secret recipe. The soup was thick and creamy and rolled off the tongue nicely. Because the fish had shrunk after being cooked, its meat waspact and chewy, like the meat of a chicken drumstick. It was really nice to bite on.


    What��s more, delicious fat would gush out from the gaps between the flesh, making the fish taste really smooth. It was precisely because of the fat in the fanfish��s body that their taste was so memorable.


    (TL: There are actually a few more paragraphs exining how Sheyan gutted and cooked the fish in his own secret way. I omitted them.)


    Uncle Dasi squatted down beside Sheyan, smoking a hookah and smiling at him. He looked like he was happier seeing Sheyan devour the food with such relish than if he were to one to eat the food instead.


    After Sheyan was done with his meal, Uncle Dasi told him in a serious tone, ��Yan, you��re not that young anymore. It��s about time you find a nice woman and settle down. I was just talking with your Aunt Digu about this the other day. If you get your own child now while we can still move, we can help you look after your child. I know that Digu has a very nice niece. Why don��t we arrange for a meeting between you two?��


    Sheyan was bbergasted. He could not believe something like this could happen to himself. He could only mutter something iprehensible and ran away awkwardly. When Sanzi found out about itter, he ruthlesslyughed at Sheyan for a long time.


    But Sanzi also proposed that Sheyan should ask Zi toe here for a meal. Uncle Dasi would definitely stop nagging at him after that. Sheyan felt like it was not a bad idea, but how should he persuade Zi? Sanzi, though, felt pretty confident. After all, he had been calling Zi sister-inw for quite a while now. He pped his chest and said to leave it to him.


    Speaking of the devil, Sheyan actually received a phone call from Zi a few minutes after that. He was a little embarrassed because of his guilt, but Zi did not seem to notice. Zi��s tone was rather solemn. She said that there was an urgent matter and she had dispatched a ne to pick them up. However, because it was not convenient to say too much on the phone, she did not give any specific details.


    ***


    They boarded the Gulfstream. Zi was waiting for them on the jet. Now that they were face to face, she could finally tell Sheyan what the matter was. The Elves who settled down in the Chernobyl area had sent an urgent message, saying that there was some anomaly in the space. The Elves invited them over to have a discussion about it.


    The Gulfstream flew across thousands of kilometres in very little time at all thanks to its powerful mobility. The Chernobyl area looked as deste as ever. The old buildings constructed in the style of 1980s Soviet Union looked particrly depressing with their dpidated walls and broken tiles. The cement roads that were originally 50 metres wide had be narrow trails, having been upied by low, lush nts. The cracks on them were a testament to their tragic fate of having been abandoned for decades.


    Continuing deeper into Chernobyl, one would find the vegetation there showing very obvious signs of mutation. They were beginning to look like a mix between earthen and Elven nts.


    If an ordinary human were to step foot into this ce, they would immediately step into a magical illusion. Not only that, they would also face multiple threats in the form of magic, Elven sentinels and Tumoured Ents, which were Ents that had failed to evolve. Nature was the Elves�� eyes and ears; no one could sneak inside undetected. As for aerial photography and satellite scanning from above, the wide-area magical illusions of the legendary Ents were enough to mask everything.


    When they arrived at the core zone of the famed nuclear ident, they saw Mr. Ferrell standing there like a towering mountain. The environment there was already quite simr to that of Dawn City. What��s that? The threat of radioactive contamination? Are you kidding?! For Ents and Elves, radioactive contamination was a precious power driving their evolution. Letting even a tiny bit of it to go to waste would be an intolerable sin!!


    Sheyan went into an Elven tree house. The Elves that he saw inside were all really happy. The powerful legendary Ent, Mr. Ferrell, had told Sheyan that their evolutionary speed in this Holy Land was beyond imagination. Two of the legendary Ents had already begun to evolve towards the higher tier World Tree. Melody was also starting to break through to a higher tier.


    However, precisely because of this, they had sensitively detected that the deviation rate of this world had started to show some abnormal changes recently. Even the gravity had been weakened by 3/10,000, and this speed was decreasing at a rate of 15% per hour.


    These numbers were giving Sheyan a headache. He sighed and asked, ��Can you tell me what��s happening in more direct terms?��


    ��Well, the residents of this will experience unstable inte connections, bad cell phone signals, shortened female menstruation cycle and so on,�� replied Mr. Ferrell very directly. ��Okay, okay, I��ll be more direct. You know how there are multiple nes in the universe?��


    ��Yes!�� Sheyan nodded.


    ��Simply put, the Earth from another ne is attempting to break through the dimensional barrier to get closer to us,�� said Mr. Ferrell.


    Sheyan gasped upon hearing Mr. Ferrell��s exnation. Of course he understood what it meant. The barrier between nes enabled the world to have infinite possibilities. When the Earth of two different nes moved closer to each other, it was definitely not good news!


    Because, in a ne, there could only be one Earth. In order to maintain the strictness of the dimensional barrier, one of the Earths must disappear from the ne!


    Sheyan did not even dare imagine the consequences. Even if he could live on the other Earth, would Uncle Dasi still be there? Even if he was, would he still love Sheyan like a son?


    The Elves were even more unwilling to see this Earth disappear. They simply could not afford to make the gamble. What if the other Earth did not have a ��Holy Land�� like this one?


    The good news was, the dimensional barrier was not so easy to breach. Based on the current speed, they had at least one more year to do something about it. And now that Sheyan knew how humanised the Realms were, he was confident that he could ask the Realm for help, so he was not actually that worried.


    At this time, after seeing the environment of Chernobyl, Sheyan and his group were very interested in taking a look around. The former core area of the death zone had been transformed into a wend like Dawn City, lush with water and forest. The air was fresh, and many new species had emerged. Nuclear radiation was chaotic and disorderly, so creatures that mutated because of it usually looked fierce and sinister, but thanks to the help of the Elves, the mutated creatures were slowly evolving in a positive way. Along the way, the group of humans saw little fairies with dragonfly wings, rainbow butterflies, fauns watering the nts, and evenrge beetles that could be used to pull boats in the wend.


    Of course, humans would go anywhere, so the Elves had also captured some humans. Some of them were drug lords, some of them were ouws, and some of them were even government agents. All of them had now been put under the Elves�� enchantment.


    The most notable one among them was a high-ranking spy official from Kiev. He was now the umbre protecting the Elves from above. Whenever a proposal to change the current situation in Chernobyl was put forth, the official would be its most determined opponent, and he was even immune to all kinds of bribes, including money and women.


    Suddenly, Sheyan, Zi and Sanzi all felt a pain in their chest at the same time. Then, the voice of the Realm, calm and dignified, transmitted into their ears.


    ��My warriors, I now call upon you! You shall fight with the great power I gave to you! Those bastards who have no honour have refused to pay thepensation they should rightly pay, so we shall take it by force!��


    ***


    In the depth of the endless universe, there was nothing but darkness!


    Even the dazzling stars could not illuminate this ce. This seemed to be the edge of the universe. All materials would start to be chaotic and marginalised here. Even time seemed to flow at a different speed here, sometimes fast, sometimes slow.


    Logically speaking, nothing could survive in this ce. However, in the endless darkness, something seemed to be surging violently! Soon, a huge tentacle appeared, followed by a second, a third....


    These giant tentacles weaved together and merged, then thrust hard into the deepest part of the universe. Amidst a terror-inducing noise, a horrifying wormhole was formed. The violent dimensional energy inside overflowed outwards and raised arge dimensional storm in the area tens of millions of kilometres around it.s, meteorites, and every other celestial object were reduced to nothingness in an instant.


    Then, from the dark, emerged a monster that seemed to be dressed in a thickyer of bright red coat made of flesh and blood! It was as big as a. If the Noah Realm C Sheyan saw before looked like a giant octopus, then this Noah Realm E looked like a giant crab with a pair of exceptionally well developed pincers.


    The left pincer had been destroyed right at the base. An oil-like substance kept dripping down from the wound. The creature was abination of flesh and machinery, but it was unlike a Terminator that was basically just a metallic skeleton coated in ayer of flesh. Its bones may be metallic, but its bone marrow was organic. Itsbination of metal and organic matter was much more perfect.


    Tearing the dimensional barrier apart was obviously a very energy-consuming task. After Noah Realm E tore open the wormhole, several grim wounds had appeared on its body. Oil-like substance was frenziedly spraying out of its body, but despite that, it still attempted to escape into the wormhole in a hurry!


    But right at that moment, there was a disturbance in the darkness nearby. Another colossal monster emerged, and the darkness waspletely dispelled by a domineering force!! The one who broke through the darkness was none other than Noah Realm C!


    Right now, Sheyan and the entire Party Ace were filled with an indescribable sense of wonder! Witnessing such a spectacle, their brain had almost stopped working. They could only stare at the scene in silent awe.


    An hour ago, when they were urgently summoned back to the interior of the Realm, they immediately felt a consciousness descending upon them. It gathered on the surface of their body like solid armour.


    Then, from their Nightmare Imprints, the majestic voice of Noah Realm C sounded.


    ��You did an excellent job in thest war. That war was a conspiracy by three other Realms that have joint hands against me, but we managed to shatter their conspiracy with brute force. The other two Realms have willingly paid up like we agreed upon, but the despicable Noah Realm E has the audacity to run away from his debt! It is not in my nature to tolerate this kind of thing. What belongs to me, I will retrieve with my own hands!��


    Then, the urgently summoned contestants were sent to thebat zone located at the top of Noah Realm C��s front section, where they were protected by the thickest armour and had the best view!


    They watched Noah Realm C drag his body through space with seven or eight long tentacles, the bnce in its movement containing an unspeakable beauty. The tentacles, which seemed to hide the ultimate secrets of the universe within the mysterious patterns on them, gently moved close to his body on both sides and swayed. It was thanks to these tentacles that the Realm could roam the space freely and crawl through dimensional turbulence without fear. The crazy experience made everyone stare in awe and disbelief!


    The two Noah Realms confronted each other. The terrible tension seemed to have annihted even the violent dimensional storm. All that was left was a frightening silence, so quiet that even the wormhole that had just been torn open appeared to have lost its roar. However, Sheyan could sense a reckless darkness umting and surging around this abnormal stillness �C violent, dense, and raging!


    Suddenly, a column of white light erupted from the mouthpiece of Noah Realm E on the opposite side. The column of light persisted for a long time after it was shot, hitting Noah Realm C head on. A protective shield had appeared at the spot where Noah Realm C was struck. Although the flesh and blood at the spot was evaporating, the light column also dispersed to the surroundings like arge mass of water vapour. However, Noah Realm E��s mouthpiece moved once again. It had been oppressed for too long, and now it was retaliating in rage. It was about to shoot again!


    Noah Realm C was furious after taking the first hit. Arge number of light red and dark purple scales began to grow on its bright red skin. Its tentacles, which were already very long to begin with, had now expanded to thousands of metres long, iling about like serpents! Noah Realm C used its tentacles to wrap around the body of Noah Realm E at the risk of being shot by the second light column which may very well pierce through its body! Huge pieces of flesh were torn off by the horrible suckers on the tentacles.


    Noah Realm E made some changes in response to Noah Realm C��s attack. Countless pustules bubbled up from the surface of its body like the bulges on the skin of a toad. The pustules then exploded, coating its own body as well as Noah Realm C��s tentacles in arge amount of white liquid. Corrosive hisses rose from the tentacles.


    Following that, a loud voice, though filled with pain, spoke in a mocking tone, ��Don��t be silly, you fool. You may cause me pain, but the Creator has made it so that we can��t kill each other. You��ll never break through my immune system! You can only look at my Evocation Crystals and drool over them, but you��ll never get them!��


    The one who spoke was naturally Noah Realm E. Noah Realm C appeared calm, but the contestants could vividly feel its anger!


    ��E, you lost your Evocation Crystals to me in thest war.��


    ��So? If I can find a loophole in the rules to not hand them over, then I can keep them! What can you do to me? Come on, give me more pain! I��ll only feel double the happiness seeing your dejected face!�� Noah Realm Eughed wildly.


    ��Very well, if that��s what you want,�� Noah Realm C replied calmly.


    ��I will harvest your brain nucleus then. Do you think you��re the only one who has been trying to find loopholes in the rules left by the Creator? I��m much stronger than you. I��ve started doing this since the 31st Era.��


    ��Lies! Empty boasts!�� Noah Realm E scoffed.


    ��You��ll soon find out if they��re empty boasts,�� replied Noah Realm tly. ��Unfortunately for you, the loophole I found is a way to circumvent the Creator��s rules to kill another Noah Realm!��

 Chapter 1438: Kill and Destroy

    <h4>Chapter 1438: Kill and Destroy</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Noah Realm C��s voice reverberated in space while its numerous tentacles rapidly merged into three. There may only be three tentacles left now, but all three were shining with a frightening glow!


    These three tentacles quickly wrapped around Noah Realm E��s sole remaining pincer. A terrifying cracking sound could be heard, like the sound of a stone smashing an arm �C once, twice, thrice! The horrible creak tormented the nerves of all who heard it. In the end, the giant pincer was forcefully torn apart. However, a few long spikes also shot out from the abdomen of Noah Realm E, so sharp was their momentum that it felt like they would tear through time itself. They pierced through Noah Realm C!


    Arge amount of unidentified fluid gushed from the wounds and flowed into the space in the universe. They quickly vapourised intorge patches of ck smog that had a strange odour. Some who smelled it felt sleepy, while others were full of spirit.


    Noah Realm E seemed to have taken a much heavier blow than the enemy, but when Noah Realm C attacked again, a web of light appeared over Noah Realm E��s body andpletely absorbed the attack.


    ��Hahaha!�� Noah Realm E could stillugh even under such a situation. ��That��s all you can do to me, you fool! You think the final barrier set up by the Creator to avoid our mutual destruction is so easy to break through?��


    Suddenly, about seventeen or eighteen tentacles shot out from the floor around Sheyan and the other contestants and wrapped around them tightly. The tentacles merged together and wrapped all the contestants inside it. The thing now looked like a giant red tadpole standing upright, with arge head and a long tail. It was formed of solid muscles that contained arge number of veins on its surface!


    A strong propelling force came from the interior of Noah Realm C and ejected all the contestants outside. All of them left a trail of dark green viscous liquid behind them, forming terrifying-looking lines in the vast space. From afar, it looked like various dark green threads had shot out of Noah Realm C and prated into Noah Realm E!


    [ Warning, warning! You are now under the protection of the Realm��s flesh armour, which can ensure your survival in space, and are flying at a very high speed. You are about to pass through the Creator��s screen surrounding Noah Realm E. The moment you pass through the screen, you must empty your mind and make sure you have no hostile thoughts, or you will be killed. ]


    From a spectator��s point of view, flying at high speed may seem like a cool thing, but that was not necessarily the case for those experiencing it personally. At the moment, Sheyan felt as if he was riding a motorcycle at 300 km/h without a helmet. All he could hear was the howl of the wind, and everything in his sight had be lines, thousands of lines!


    The Realm��s warning gave Sheyan a fright. He quickly closed his eyes and tried not to look at anything or think of anything. However, because of Sheyan��s strong Perceptive Sense, he still seemed to be able to ��watch�� himself from a third person perspective as he streak across the space like a meteorite, leaving behind a long tail of me in his wake. When he reached the ��Creator��s screen��, he went through it without a hitch!


    At the same time, Sheyan noticed about a fifth of the contestants turning into wisps of smoke and dispersing into nothingness when they came into contact with the Creator��s screen, as if they were moths that had rushed into fire. They did not even have the time to scream or groan.


    Sheyan could not help but marvel at the fact that the set of flesh armour on him could shuttle him through space. Its toughness had exceeded that of ordinary meteorites, and his own strength waspletely bound! However, such strong protection was still instantly reduced to smoke by the Creator��s screen. What terrifying power the Creator possessed!


    Of course, at the moment, Sheyan did not have any time to dwell on his feelings. Yes, he had passed through the Creator��s screen without the slightest bit of difficulty as if it was nothing but air, but during the process, a chill had washed over Sheyan, like his entire being, from his body to his soul, had been scanned by something cold and prating. Fortunately, he was cleared and allowed passage.


    After rushing past the Creator��s screen, he could only watch in horror as he approached the ��ground�� at an rming speed! He must be moving at several hundred metres per second at the moment! At this speed, even if the surface below was water, it would still be harder than a concrete ground!


    With a loud crash, Sheyan mmed into the ground, the terrifying impact creating arge crater where hended! Therge crater �C or rather, therge wound �C twisted and squirmed as a yellow liquid overflowed out of it. The texture at the wound was a mix of flesh and metal.


    The flesh armour which originally wrapped around Sheyan had shrunk. It now looked like the armour of the diators of old which protected only the heart, the lower body, the throat and other vital parts. A soft light radiated from its surface, vaguely opposing the surrounding environment.


    Sheyan stood up and shook his head to clear away the confusion. He suddenly felt that the ce looked rather familiar. He did not notice it when he was looking down from above, but now that he was standing on the ground, did this ce not look like the trading hall in the Realm?


    ��Have I actually infiltrated into the body of Noah Realm E?�� he thought in surprise.


    Soon, Sheyan realised that his guess was most probably correct, because when the small doors on the nearby walls popped open one after another, a number of contestants rushed out of them with a roar. They were glowing with a soft white light, while he was shining with a dazzling red light!


    [ You have entered the interior of Noah Realm E! The power attached to the flesh armour you are wearing can resist the will of Noah Realm E so that you will not be obliterated by it! ]


    [ Your mission is to kill and destroy! Destroy everything you see and kill every creature that do not belong to your Realm! ]


    [ Yourbat with the contestants affiliated with Noah Realm E will follow thebat rules in an ordinary world. ]


    [ Due to Gaia��s Law, although you may encounter contestants from a higher era than the Era of Martyrs, their attacks on you will be weakened. Of course, if you attack a contestant not from the Era of Martyrs, your attacks will be invalid. ]


    Before Sheyan could carefully read through these notifications, he was already being targeted by several contestants in front of him. What followed was naturally a frenzied bout of attacks. However, Sheyan was now already extremely powerful. His base attributes were several times higher than contestants of the same level, and he was also protected by the ��True Luck�� ability which only protagonists could normally possess. In his hand, he wielded a high tier legendary weapon, and on his body, he wore the Major General Blood Armour!


    Therefore, Sheyan could just grit his teeth and steel himself to take the attacks. He then charged forward like a tank; aggressive, tyrannical and unstoppable. Amidst the smoke, Sheyan sank his shoulders and knocked a shield-wielding MT flying. He swung his sword and cut a wound on the arm of the enemy in front of him, then rolled and jumped forward.


    The shield-wielding MT wished to give chase, but he suddenly started coughing violently, his eyes almost popping out. Although he had covered his mouth with his hand, the coughing noise only got worse, like a nail was brutally scratching his throat. After a while, the violent coughing turned into vomiting. His vomit contained some startling crimson patches and lumpy objects. The MT copsed on the spot. He could already hear nothing but the screams of his teammates. The wound Sheyan made on him rapidly rotted, exposing the white bones underneath!


    The current Sheyan was not someone these Growth Hunters could deal with. But suddenly, while Sheyan was slightly distracted, a dark shadow leaped out of the darkness in the corner. Taking advantage of the gap between Sheyan��s attacks, the shadow stabbed a dagger at Sheyan!


    The attack felt eerie yet unreal, like a ghost which did not belong to the mortal world!


    Sheyan did not make any attempt to dodge. The dual-snake ring on his finger shone, and the illusions of the former rulers of Gondor instantly appeared and formed a brilliant mirror. It was the ��Divine Shield�� of the Ring of Barahir!


    When the dagger came into contact with the mirror, the mirror immediately shattered. A harsh noise of friction was heard, and the sparks produced sprayed more than two feet long. The dagger still injured Sheyan, but the muscles around the wound immediately twisted and inteced like they were cramping up, attempting to heal the wound. However, the illusionary image of the dagger would appear around the wound from time to time and kept cutting it open again!


    The damage reflected back by Sheyan��s legendary equipment was definitely no joke. A groan came from the darkness, followed by the sound of footsteps rapidly moving away. A fluid that shimmered with a pale blue light dripped to the ground. The fluid was beautiful, albeit in a cruel way.


    Sheyan immediately pursued without a word! Are you kidding? Only a legendary equipment could break through the ��Divine Shield��! The guy must have some good stuff on him. How could Sheyan let him escape?

 Chapter 1439: Executor

    <h4>Chapter 1439: Executor</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The assassin seemed to be pathetically running for dear life, but because it was his home court, he was able to use plenty of secret skills to escape. If he were to use them in other ces, he might even have transported his soul to other dimensions.


    The assassin could finally take a breather, but when he looked back, he saw that the savage figure was still relentlessly chasing after him. Furthermore, a third eye had bizarrely appeared on the person��s forehead. The eye was staring right at himself. The assassin felt as if even his soul had been locked on by the enemy!


    ��You...��


    Before he could finish, Sheyan had already pounced on him. The assassin felt as if he was watching a gigantic beast pounce on a prey from a close distance! He already found it hard to breathe before the beast had even reached him. It was no fault of his respiratory system; it was more like all the air had been squeezed out of him due to the immense pressure!


    Evil Sword Apophis was already in Sheyan��s hand. With a grim sh, it cut straight down!


    The assassin rolled over, but found to his horror that he could not dodge the sword no matter what he did. He could only raise his dagger to block the attack. With a loud ng, the weapons shed, and his hand went numb from the impact. He wished to borrow the impact force to jump back and run away, but as if the horrifying third eye had locked onto his soul, he had no choice but to receive the next attack.


    Sheyan hacked three times in a row. The assassin��s arms were so numb by now that it felt like they were not his anymore, and the numbness was actually spreading towards his upper body! He knew things could not go on like this. He clenched his teeth and made his next move despite the risk of being stabbed in the chest by Sheyan.


    While blood sshed out of the assassin, his dagger drew a blood-red cross in the air. The red was so deep that it appeared as if it had be another world.


    The assassin immediately rolled into the blood-red cross and disappeared!


    A lump of dark yellow paper dropped down. It was a weird, twisted paper puppet. The face of the puppet looked exactly like the assassin, and there was a terrible wound on its chest. It seemed that the puppet had taken arge portion of the damage for its owner.


    Sheyan suddenly stopped moving, because he could sense that the assassin��s presence had not disappeared; he was merely hiding somewhere nearby, lying in wait. The assassin��s breathing became long and extended, slight but not weak, and it circled around Sheyan, like it would devour Sheyan at any moment!


    At the same time, Sheyan also sensed four immensely powerful presences dashing here from the distance. They had already identified him from afar!


    Of course, Sheyan knew that the priority right now was not to fight but to group up with his party members, but he had already confirmed through the partymunication channel that they were now within Noah Realm E��s body. The fact that Noah Realm C couldpletely resist its power with the flesh armour was already no small feat.


    There would always be major restrictions in certain aspects imposed on the party that invaded. Not that the contestants��bat power had been reduced by much, but most of the infiltrating contestants had been separated.


    The so-called ��separation�� referred to being isted from each other. Noah Realm E could interfere with the contestants�� senses and create a situation where they were unable to leave a certain area. This way, even if a contestant saw an acquaintance struggling in the distance, they could not go over to help at all. No matter how hard they ran, they would just keep running back to the ce they were in before.


    It was actually not that hard to break out of this situation. They just had to perform the task that Noah Realm C asked of them, which was to destroy and kill wantonly. When they had caused enough destruction, the energy supply to that spot would naturally be blocked, and they would be able to leave the area!


    By using its own body to stall the infiltrating contestants, the panicking Noah Realm E was actually drinking poison to quench its thirst. It was doing this because it realised that the enemy was not bragging; Noah Realm C had actually found a loophole in the Creator��s rules! Yes, the loophole was the contestants! Because it was possible for contestants to defect to another Realm, the Creator��s screen could not wipe out all outside contestants indiscriminately. It could only wipe out those that had hostile intentions.


    In fact, a loophole like this was not really a loophole before this, because even if some contestants could infiltrate into the body of another Noah Realm, the Realm could easily destroy the contestants with a single thought, not to mention the Realm would also have arge number of its own contestants inside it. The Creator did not even consider the possibility that one day, a Noah Realm would be that much stronger than another Noah Realm, so strong that even the level of its contestants were generally one order higher!


    Therefore, although Noah Realm E��s interference was very effective, it was actually a very costly move, for it was buying precious time with its own body. Besides, in Sheyan��s case, was it hard for him to face a fellow Temperer and a seriously injured assassin at the same time?


    Sheyan sneered and took out an item. It was an item he purchased at the end of the previous world.


    Golden Main Mission unique reward: ��Compound High-Energy Injection of Aldanzo-Keluka-Lulizi (Alkelu), Type III��! A powerful item that could temporarily raise his order!


    (Contestant Order: Normal Contestant < Growth Hunter < Awakener < Temperer < Executor < Arbiter)


    When the syringe that had a golden glow stabbed into his neck and injected the substance that rippled like mercury into his body, Sheyan felt not pain, but an indescribable joy.


    A voice whispered in his ears:


    ��You have stepped through the threshold which enables you to exert your maximum power, but possessing power does not mean that you can use it well. It is like suddenly gaining an amount of money. Some people will use the money to gain more riches and be wealthy, some will barely bnce their ie and expenditure, and some may even lose everything!��


    ��Therefore, you need the power of an Executor!! An Executor can urately allocate their power to the spot that needs it the most!��


    The part on Sheyan that mutated was the third eye in the centre of his forehead. Now that he had temporarily advanced into an Executor, he could feel countless tactile threads of differing lengths extending out of his third eye. The threads were transparent and colourless, just like water. The tactile threads could vividly feed back to him what they sensed from the surrounding environment in ce of his five senses.


    The assassin who could not be seen by the naked eye was unable to hide from the invisible tactile threads!


    ��Blood pressure: 110 / 60.��


    ��Heartbeat: 90 times / minute.��


    ��He has lost more than a third of the normal amount of blood in a person, so his body temperature has dropped to 35.9 degrees Celsius.��


    ��The muscles on his right hand are 1.7 times more developed than the left, so attacks that are threatening will most likelye from the right hand.��


    ��The dimension he hides in is not very stable. The most unstable spot is only 3.14 metres away.��


    ��Among the four people rushing here, one of them has a very familiar presence. He should be the Cardinal I met before.��


    ��....��


    Sheyan suddenly took arge step to the left. At the same time, the weapon in his hand transformed. Instead of the powerful Apophis, he had actually opted for a weapon that he had not used for a long time �C the big silver wrench he obtained in the Starship Troopers world!


    His actions had moved him even further away from the assassin.


    Sheyan half knelt on the ground and punched the ground hard! Flesh and blood sshed everywhere. Abination of flesh and mechanical parts was suddenly revealed beneath the originally smooth and even floor. Sheyan then raised the wrench high and mmed it down on a piece of protruding mechanical structure below.


    A single hit from the wrench was enough to fully disy its super-effectiveness against mechanical devices! When it was used to attack mechanical creatures, the damage would increase by 200% and half of the theoretical damage would be converted into true damage!!


    After the attack, Sheyan immediately rolled away. The spot struck by the silver wrench was an important joint. Terrifying electrical energy gushed out and trashed about like pythons. One of the electric bolts happened to sweep through the ce where the assassin was hiding. The assassin was instantly blown out from his hiding spot. The destruction of the sub-dimension had given him a severe blow.


    When he finally managed to stabilise himself after the explosion, a sharp de exuding much desire and relish had already been ced on his throat. The de was naturally Apophis. With a gentle flick of Sheyan��s wrist, the extremely troublesome Temperer assassin that was even nicknamed the Servant of Death fell into a state of near death. He was instantly teleported away, but he was quickly killed by the continuous bleeding damage...


    To kill the assassin, Sheyan did only three things. He smashed the ground, attacked Noah Realm E with a wrench, then lightly slit the assassin��s throat. He did not even use ��Extinction��. Most of the assassin��s HP was lost to the intense turbulence when the dimension the assassin hid in copsed!


    ��I see... Is that the essence of an Executor? A powerful person proficient in fighting in the most effective way. Although the strength level of an Executor is not that much higher than a Temperer, their levels ofbat technique are miles apart! ��


    Sheyan raised his head and greedily took in the strong smell in the air. The smell was a mix of Noah Realm E��s body fluid and contestant blood, and it was as addictive as drugs! Sensing the four powerful presences approaching from the distance, he suddenly recalled the time when he and Aziz were forced into an extremely desperate situation by the Cardinal��s replica. Right now, his heart was brimming with excitement and anticipation!


    ��Come!�� Sheyan stared into the distance, his eyes unfocused as he felt everything around him with his tactile threads. With a voice filled with so much passion that it seemed to be burning, he muttered, ��What an exciting encounter. That bastard, Aziz, will be so jealous of my good luck!��

 Chapter 1440: Encountering the Cardinal Again

    <h4>Chapter 1440: Encountering the Cardinal Again</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    ��The first one to attack should be the one furthest away from me. His right hand is hidden behind him, and his breathing rate is 34% faster than before. That should be because his body is more eager for oxygen so that he can burst out with greater explosiveness.��


    ��Hmm...his attack likely contains a speed reduction or even a stunning effect, and it should have a pretty high precedence too, because two out of the remaining three people have already started to chant and make other attacking preparations without giving any thought to defending. The Cardinal appears to be umting holy light; he seems to have a lot of confidence in the long-range attacker. Thest one looks like a Berserker, but he��s already starting to slow down to guard against my dying retaliation....��


    ��Their attacks areyered, orderly, and link perfectly with each other. Once they start attacking, their attacking sequence willpletely overwhelm the enemy and are very difficult to deal with. It��s abination of control, attack and defence, all in one.�� Sheyan��s lips curled into a demonic smile. ��Great coordination. This is obviously not the first time the four of them are working together. If that��s the case, what will happen if a malfunction urs in the very first link in the chain? They��ll surely show me some wonderful facial expressions, right?��


    Right at that moment, the long-range contestant furthest away from Sheyan activated an ability on his equipment, a summoning spell.


    An illusion of a huge robot descended from the sky. It had a cold metallic face, but behind the cold facade lurked an extreme ferocity! A terrifying pressure rushed right at Sheyan, and the robot��s deafening roar echoed in the air.


    ��Who summons the leader of the Decepticons? Everything I touch is food for my hunger. My hunger for power! Peace through tyranny!��


    The contestant had actually summoned Megatron!


    Then, the contestant flung a gemstone that looked very familiar to Sheyan. It was the rare mineral molybdenum which contained a huge amount of energy. Seeing the stone, a look of greed crept onto Megatron��s face. He ate the molybdenum and somersaulted back with a roar. While in the air, he twisted and transformed into the famous Walther P38 silver pistol. Hended in the hands of the contestant who summoned him.


    The contestant raised the gun at Sheyan and smirked mockingly, as if he felt that doing this was way overkill. However, he did not hesitate to pull the trigger!


    Fusion shot!


    However, when Megatron made his appearance, Sheyan��s body had shed with a blood red light. The powerful Major General Blood Armour was activated, and a rich scarlet enveloped Sheyan. He forced a single word out from between his teeth.


    ����Peerless��!��


    ��Peerless�� vs. fusion shot!


    The Walther P38 pistol Megatron had transformed into was absolutely not to be taken lightly. It could already be considered a high-tier legendary weapon. The moment it was shot, it almost blinded the eyes of everyone watching! But of course, for the contestants, it was only a momentary blindness.


    But right when the contestant named Pharaoh finished his chant and was about to point his dark gold sceptre at Sheyan, he found that the enemy had already rushed in front of him.


    The guy who just got shot by the Walther P38 pistol had actually rushed in front of him!! Was he not supposed to be knocked back and stand there screaming like a fool??


    ��That��s impossible...�� Pharaoh��s eyes became bloodshot in an instant. However, he was indeed one of the top contestants in his Realm. With one look, he could tell that the enemy in front of him was severely injured. His chest was scorched, and some of his ribs were exposed. Pharaoh immediately came to a decision:


    ��I can��t retreat! The enemy is obviously formidable only in appearance right now. If I retreat now, not only will my current spell be interrupted, it��ll also affect Cardinal��s power umtion for his next attack! I only have to hang on for three seconds and Cardinal��s attack will bepleted, and Rabin can alsoe help in time... But if something goes wrong on my end, the entire attack sequence will copse! ��


    Therefore, Pharaoh chose to continue on with his skill. He did not believe that the enemy could finish him in three seconds! However, little did he know that the person he was facing was a monster who had activated ��Peerless�� and was blessed by ��True Luck��. Furthermore, the monster was wielding the fearsome Evil Sword Apophis!


    Three seconds was enough time for Sheyan to attack five times!


    The shes of blood-red were grim and brutal. Gashes seemed to have been cut open in the empty space. Sheyan did not hold back this time. He had activated ��Extinction��. The first swing of the sword already pierced through Pharaoh��s throat, while the second pierced through his heart!


    The ��Scarab Storm�� unleashed by Pharaoh was also tearing up Sheyan��s flesh and bones. However, although an attack of this level was truly scary for agile-type and mage-type Awakeners, it was something that he could endure. The biggest threat of the ��Scarab Storm�� was that the scarabs would prate into the enemy��s body andy eggs inside, but under the strong threat of the A-virus, the scarabs were all running away from Sheyan in fear. None of them dared to burrow into his body.


    All the lights disappeared in an instant. The Pharaoh��s eyes were wide open, staring at Sheyan so intensely that they were almost dripping blood. Because he was facing Sheyan, his threepanions could not see the astonished look on his face, or those three would surely be extremely wary! Unfortunately, Pharaoh did not manage to give hispanions any warning before he drew hisst breath!


    ��Extinction�� instantly showed its destructiveness. However, because ��Extinction�� was so low-key in appearance, the Cardinal whom Sheyan was targeting next was still steadily chanting. The natural calmness he exuded made him look extremely graceful, unlike the sorry looking Sheyan who was covered in blood and fire. The two of them appeared to be atpletely opposite ends of the spectrum.


    Thest time Sheyan saw the Cardinal, he had hatched from an embryo; he was the extreme holiness born from the most extreme evil and filth. He was not wearing any clothes; instead, he had forced his flesh to grow into a priest��s robe! It may be difficult to tell that the robe was made of flesh from afar, but it was quite obvious from close distance.


    But the Cardinal in front of Sheyan right now was obviously the authentic one. Even his priest��s robe was high-end stuff, looking especially holy and solemn. He was holding a Holy Scripture in his hand, and milky white words were constantly popping up on top of it. He simply exuded a pious,passionate temperament, so dignified that others would not dare desecrate it.


    However, that was not so for Sheyan. He had finished off Pharaoh in the blink of an eye and was now charging towards the Cardinal!


    The Cardinal who had once stood in front of him like a towering mountain.


    The Cardinal who had once made a mess of him and Aziz.


    The Cardinal who had once forced him to use everything at his disposal just to survive!


    The Cardinal��s chant was finallypleted. A giant cross made of light fell on the enemy like a heavy mountain .


    This was the crucifix that Sheyan dared not even make the slightest bit of contact with back in their previous encounter! It was a pitch ck cross with blood stains that had a ferocious presence. The blood stains on it criss-crossed in a twisted way, as if they were newly made. It felt like everything in the world was crying in grief seeing the cross!


    This was the ��Crucifix�� materialised by the Cardinal��s divine power. It was an imitation of the very crucifix on which Jesus was executed while wearing a crown of thorns.


    On this cross, even God falls! Such was its power!


    And yet, today��s Sheyan could boldly take it head on!


    The crucifix instantly shattered after hitting Sheyan, turning into countless spots of light as if it had been frozen and smashed. However, Sheyan��s speed did not decrease in the slightest. In fact, he moved even faster than before!


    There was a slight change to the Cardinal��s expression. He once again raised the Holy Scripture in his hand, and countless spots of light gathered around it. Three rare words came out of his mouth:


    ��Seven Deadly Sins!��


    In the next second, the giant toad representing the sin of gluttony, the fire giant representing the sin of lust, the bubbling oil elemental representing the sin of greed, the ck leech represents the sin of envy, the cane representing the sin of sloth, the double-edged axe representing the sin of wrath, and the rotating wheel representing the sin of pride, all materialised before Sheyan and bombarded him!


    Sheyan was now only less than five metres away from the Cardinal, but when the seven deadly sins appeared, translucent shackles made of light had immediately bound his neck, legs and arms. The shackles had a strong medieval Europe motif and gave off a rough, violent, and direct feel.


    The shackles were connected to thick chains, and all the chains were currently pulled taut. The other ends of the chains were all wrapped around giant holy relics that were glowing with divine light. The holy relics were the Bible, the real Cross, the Ark, the Crown of Thorns, and the Lance of Longinus. All five giant holy relics were flying in different directions,pletely restricting Sheyan��s movement!


    However, the third eye on Sheyan��s forehead suddenly opened! In this instant, the tables were turned. Sheyan��s feet sank deep into the floor, and countless roots abruptly spread out of them, greedily and forcefully corroding the flesh and blood of Noah Realm E. The ��Stairway of the Sun�� appeared, and on its every tendril was a strange eye.


    The tendrils of the ��Stairway of the Sun�� were not dancing wildly like they were wont to do before. Instead, they pierced through the shackles binding Sheyan with meticulous precision and quickness. A slight pry or pull from each of them instantly broke the shackles.


    It was the kind of precision akin to a key unlocking a lock. They unbound the shackles with the minimum amount of effort. That was the power of an Executor!


    Sheyan��s lightning quick ��Ultimate Impact�� struck the Cardinal��s chest, but arge amount of divine runes floated up from the Cardinal��s robe, absorbing much of the damage!


    However, that was just the very first of Sheyan��s attack, and it was only an ability on his equipment. While the Cardinal was staggering back unsteadily, Sheyan had already taken a deep breath to regain hisposure, and a sinister smirk appeared on his face.


    ��Have a taste of hell, you religious fraud. ��Withering Impact��!!��

 Chapter 1441: Weakening the Enemy to Strengthen Itself

    <h4>Chapter 1441: Weakening the Enemy to Strengthen Itself</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    A terrifying mushroom cloud rose following the collision. The unstoppable shockwave it produced swept through the fragile interior of the Realm. Countless bloody flesh pieces were peeled off and turned into ashes, revealing the rusty metallic skeleton beneath. In that moment, the enchantment around Sheyan also disappeared.


    The smoke soon dispersed. The Cardinal��s appearance was as neat and holy as ever, as if no material substance in this world could affect his sanctitude. On the contrary, Sheyan was burnt grey and ck and his entire body was covered in wounds, looking like he was about to fall dead at any moment. However, the red glow around his body was still dazzlingly bright!


    The only anomaly that could be seen on the Cardinal was a scratch on his chest.


    It was a really weird scratch. Those whoid eyes upon it would not only find their vision being damaged, it would also hurt their soul!


    No matter how formidable the Cardinal was, he could only dy the effect of ��Extinction��; he could not eradicate its horrible destructive power and stop it from breaking out! Those who were attacked by ��Extinction�� were doomed to pay a heavy price!


    The Cardinal kept up the momentum with another attack. Seven Marks of the Sinner, twisting and bending like earthworms, appeared on Sheyan��s body. They were as life-like and frightening as venomous snakes, bulging so violently that they seemed as if they would burst at any moment. Once they did, Sheyan would no doubt suffer a terrible fate!


    The terrifying power of the Seven Deadly Sins after they had fully assembled would threaten even low tier legendary characters. Of course, to engrave all seven Marks of the Sinner on a legendary character was no easy task either, because legendary characters usually had very firm minds. With the Cardinal��s current level of power, it would be hard for him to materialise all seven sins from a legendary character��s mind for an inquisition.


    Take Captain Jack Sparrow for example. The Cardinal would find one or two of the Seven Deadly Sins very effective against him, such as lust. However, the sin of pride would not so easily take effect. It would be extremely hard to materialise the sin of pride in him for an inquisition. And the Seven Deadly Sins would only disy its full power when all seven sins were fully assembled!


    However, although all Seven Deadly Sins had now assembled on Sheyan, the Cardinal could do nothing but stare at him!


    The Cardinal seemed to be rapidly losing all the power in his body to the scar on his chest! His long, pale fingers were frantically moving across the top of the Holy Scripture in his hand, but as if he was having a spasm, his fingers would not listen to him; he could not draw the correct rune for the life of him!


    With a swing of Sheyan��s sword, five fingers flew away. Then, with a clever turn, he moved behind the Cardinal. Evil Sword Apophis stabbed into the Cardinal��s heart from the back.


    A green glow appeared on the Cardinal��s right palm. He wished to use it to stop his life from seeping out of him, but the tip of the merciless Evil Sword Apophis instantly pierced through his palm, giving rise to magnificent circles of devilish brilliance. The ordinary-looking Apophis would only look devilishly beautiful when it was in contact with blood and taking the enemy��s life!


    After receiving the notification he had sessfully killed the Cardinal, Sheyan felt greatly weakened. However, he could sense that the other two enemies had ran away! They left even faster than when they came and more resolutely than when they charged!


    ��Are you kidding....��


    ��I��ve seen my share of things, so I know what those two equipment are! Those are Evil Sword Apophis and the Major General Blood Armour! For a person to possess both of them at the same time...that��s cheating! That��s like Optimus Prime using the Megatron pistol!��


    ��That guy took the fusion shot from my Megatron pistol head on, then killed Pharaoh while enduring his ��Scarab Storm��, and finally killed the Cardinal while being attacked by his Seven Deadly Sins. Only an MT would have so much HP! And he looked like he still had power to spare! Fine, maybe he��s just bluffing, but maybe he really is waiting to burst out! Only a fool would bet his own life on others.��


    ��Even if the Realm is destroyed, we won��t necessarily die. Every Realm wees powerful contestants, so we only have to show our might. I don��t even mind defecting to the invading Noah Realm C. Why would I throw my life away in a fight?��


    ��....��


    Those were the inner thoughts of the two people who were running away. To be honest, their thoughts were not unreasonable. Sure, an army of ants could kill an elephant, but countless ants would be crushed before the elephant was killed. The contestants had to consider their own personal interests. They were not as willing to sacrifice themselves as ants were.


    ***


    Sheyan was taking a short rest. He learned from the partymunication channel that the rest of the party were moving towards Reef. He was not in a hurry to join them because Reef was situated near the training room, while he was close to the marketce. The distance between them was a bit far. Noah Realm E had set up the illusion ability everywhere despite the cost to itself, so if Sheyan wished to join his members, it would take a lot of time.


    ��If I��m not mistaken, the vital part of a Noah Realm should be near the honour area,�� Sheyan carefully recalled, then quickly rushed there.


    Although Sheyan usually went to the honour area in Noah Realm C by taking the elevator, it was not difficult for Sheyan, who had a strong sense of direction, to find the way by foot. He did encounter some contestants along the way, but few were able to dodge thebo strike of ��Hornrage�� + ��Extinction��, not to mention that Sheyan still had the teleportation ability on the ring to give chase if need be.


    Sheyan had traveled less than 50 metres but had already taken six lives! He performed almost one kill every ten steps! But after killing the sixth person, not many dared to stand in his way anymore. If those who went to confront him had actually resisted one or two of his moves before they were defeated, the others would have had more confidence, but they were all killed almost immediately. The rest of the contestants were feeling hopeless against him.


    This was to be expected. After all, Sheyan was currently an Executor, while the opponents were mostly Growth Hunters. Even the stronger ones among them were only Temperers. Moreover, the main battlefield was at Reef��s location, so the main force of Noah Realm E had all gone there. The ��minions�� here could not stop Sheyan at all. Their morale hadpletely copsed!


    ��This should be the ce,�� Standing in front of a crimson flesh wall, Sheyan unleashed the tactile threads from his third eye. They prated deep into the wall. He raised his right hand high, and G-Spot once again transformed into the big silver wrench that could do extra damage to mechanical creatures. Sheyan mmed it at the wall!


    Flesh and blood spattered, and the entire area around Sheyan convulsed violently! Noah Realm E wailed in agony outside. A new tentacle at least five hundred metres long grew out of it and was about to stab into its own body!


    But how could Noah Realm C, who had the absolute upper hand, let Noah Realm E do as it pleased? It produced two new tentacles of its own and bound Noah Realm E��s new tentacle tightly, not letting it move an inch!


    After giving Noah Realm E a hit from the inside, Sheyan noticed that the flesh 30-40 square metres around him had all evaporated. Arge number of dark brown pipes of varying thickness could be vaguely seen on the uneven metallic floor. These pipes had a metallic texture and wasposed of countless metallic rings, looking like the trachea. They all grew out of a round hole about two square metres in size and were convulsing slightly like living organisms.


    Sheyan let G-Spot transform into Evil Sword Apophis again and hacked at the pipes wildly. When the pipes were cut, no liquid sprayed out of them, but Sheyan did detect a faint, weird odour and a hissing sound akin to air leaking out of something. Nothing special happened besides that.


    But to Sheyan��s surprise, every time he severed a pipe, he would receive a notification telling him that he had acquired achievement points. Each pipe gave him 3 to 5 points. And when he cut the biggest pipe of them all, he actually obtained 20 achievement points!


    It turned out that this spot was a node in the Noah Realm, and arge amount of energy would pass through the channels here. It was a vital part, like the neck in the human body, except that a Noah Realm had multiple ��necks��.


    Due to Sheyan��s wanton destruction, Noah Realm E let out a painful cry which shook the space around it. Arge wound on the surface of its body stopped healing and rapidly deteriorated. Soon, the wound tore apart, and a section of Noah Realm E��s body about 1/7 of its total size broke away from it. About seven new tentacles grew out of Noah Realm C, greedily wrapping themselves around the detached part and stabbing into it. Noah Realm C pulled the part to its own body, then started dissolving and digesting it!!


    That��s right. For a Noah Realm, the most nourishing food were the body parts of its own kind! Nothing would give it more strength than the body of another Noah Realm. To support the powerful contestants, a huge burden had been ced on Noah Realm C��s energy reserves. This body part of Noah Realm E came at the perfect time; it was something Noah Realm C urgently needed.


    Noah Realm E was not as powerful as Noah Realm C to begin with. At the moment, Noah Realm E was at aplete disadvantage in the battle. What��s more, in a battle between Noah Realms, the energy lost by the weak would be absorbed by the strong. If the original power ratio was 10:8, then it had be 11:7 by now. If Noah Realm E kept losing, it might be 12:6, which was an overwhelming advantage for Noah Realm C!


    And in that instant, Sheyan, the culprit who caused all this, raised his right hand once again with a sinister smile on his face.

 Chapter 1442: Death

    <h4>Chapter 1442: Death</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Sounds of explosion rose one after another. Sheyan was already three kilometres away from thest node he destroyed. All the contestants he encountered along these three kilometres had distorted faces, white eyes, clenched teeth, and were dripping foam from the corners of their mouths. They had obviously gone berserk.


    Noah Realm E, who had been driven into a corner, was now ruthlessly manhandling the contestants who were cking off by taking direct control of their bodies to force them to fight! As a result, the enemies who rushed at Sheyan kept shouting that they were being forced to do this and were calling out wildly for mercy, but at the same time, their bodies kept ruthless attacking him with suicidal moves.


    It was always hard to deal with people who had lost their reasons. Even though Sheyan was strong, he still had a very difficult time against these suicidal contestants whose sole aim was to bring him down with them. Both the honorary dosage and ��Gloryheal�� were already on cooldown. If it was not for ��Death��s Lament�� still being avable, Sheyan would have ran away without a second thought.


    But the exploration of Noah Realm E��s interior was excellent training for his sensory threads. It was like training swordsmanship in the ocean. Although it was much more difficult, he gained various experiences, and the growth was much more rapid.


    Training his sensory threads in Noah Realm E��s interior was almost equivalent to fighting thirty to forty battles as an Executor outside. He could not do this in his own Noah Realm, because to touch the interior of a Noah Realm with his sensory threads was as rude as to remove someone��s clothes with his hands. It would not be advisable to do this in his own Realm unless he wished tomit suicide.


    Sheyan heaved a long breath, then forcefully tore apart the fleshyer beside him toe out of the hiding ce. Before this, at least six contestants who had gone berserk had chased after him. If he had not hidden himself, it would have been another hard battle!


    Right now, Sheyan had less than 2000 HP left. His body was covered in wounds that were still bleeding profusely. He was in no condition for another hard battle. After all, he had to consider the issue of cost-effectiveness. Was it really worth it to kill Growth Hunters and Awakeners with ��Extinction��? Because they were inside the body of Noah Realm E, and because Sheyan had a higher order, the drop rate was abysmal, and he did not get much achievement points from killing them either. If he kept using ��Extinction��, not only would achievement points be a problem, his HP would also be exhausted sooner orter.


    After moving out of hiding, Sheyan took a bit of time to get his bearings and rapidly advanced in the direction he deemed correct. The interior of the Noah Realm was weird and bizarre. Sometimes, he would see arge number of fleshy connective tissues encircling the veins like lymph nodes, and sometimes he would see organs made up of metallic structures constricting and expanding, recycling a red fluid the colour of flesh. But most of the time, he would see abination of the two.


    Soon, no more road could be seen ahead. To be precise, an oval door wrapped in a lump of flesh had appeared before Sheyan. The door was made up of five weird-looking flesh valves, each of which was over 10 square metres in size. An oily substance flowed on it. It was the kind of door that rotated open, but it was obviously closed at the moment.


    (TL: The valve here refers to a biological valve, like the ones inside the heart. )


    Sheyan hesitated. He had the big silver wrench which specialised in demolishing machines, so it would not be hard for him to open the door with brute force, but if he were to do so, Noah Realm E would instantly sense it. The Realm was in a final, desperate struggle for survival, so it would definitely mobilise arge number of crazed contestants over! It was only reasonable for it to do so. If it were you and you suddenly feel an intense pain in your body, you��ll definitely do everything in your power �C see a doctor, take medicine, perform surgery �C until you solve the problem too.


    But while Sheyan was still hesitating, the five valves suddenly turned and opened by themselves. The path inside looked like the inner part of a digestive tract in appearance. The flesh walls all around were red in colour. The tract was in constant peristalsis, transporting arge amount of thick and disgusting green stuff out from the inside, which should be something like excrement. There was so much of it that it piled up into a small hill.


    Then, arge number of spider-likeposite flesh creatures crawled out from the flesh wall nearby. Their long legs were made of steel, but their bodies were made of flesh. All of them were hauling along arge basket behind them. They quickly split up the excrement that had umted like a small hill and dragged it away.


    ��What!! What the hell are those?�� Sheyan was about to rush inside when he suddenly saw a head, a familiar head, in the basket behind one of the spiders.


    It was the head of the Metal Professor! Three quarters of the head had been chopped off. She must have died a gruesome death, for the expression on her face was exceptionally ugly! She had none of her delicate features left!


    Next, Sheyan found several broken limbs, and also an acquaintance, Zeus �C or, at least, certain parts of him.


    The unfortunate couple had survived the previous Realm War, but they did not manage to hold on until the end of the war because they were too greatly hurt. In this operation to infiltrate Noah Realm E, they had crashnded in the key area, such was their luck. In order to reap great benefits, they must take great risks. However, they obviously could not survive this time.


    Sheyan examined the corpses of the Metal Professor and Zeus carefully, trying to get some hints from them, but it seemed that the waste excretion time hade to an end, because the valve door was starting to rotate again; it would probably be closed soon. At the same time, the sensory threads that Sheyan had spread hundreds of metres away had detected a group of crazed contestants running to his location while breathing heavily...


    Under these circumstances, Sheyan had no choice but to go through the door. He ran to the gradually closing valve door and leapt through it like a fish.


    Sheyan was not being reckless. He had only made the decision to move inside the tract after giving it careful thought.


    First of all, he found out from examining the corpses of the Metal Professor and Zeus that their deaths were extremely tragic. There were wounds all over their bodies. They had obviously died after experiencing a tough battle, but Sheyan could find no fatal injuries on them, like a hard blow to the head or a stab to the heart.


    From this point, it was not difficult to deduce that the attacks they encountered had high frequency and low damage, and they were killed slowly, bit by bit. There were very few explosive attacks like a sniper shot. This kind of attack method happened to be perfectly countered by Sheyan��s innate ability. But how did Sheyan deduce that the attacks were high-frequency and low damage, and not high-frequency and high damage? Because if they were, the Metal Professor and Zeus would not havested until their entire bodies were covered in injuries.


    But more importantly, Sheyan had a way out, thanks to the amazing silver wrench that G-Spot could transform into. It was the perfect tool to break a path open. It might have been a useless weapon in the hands of its original owner, but in the hands of Sheyan, it was a godly tool!


    Sheyan had strengthened it to +4, so when G-Spot transformed into it, it became +11 and would do a shocking amount of true damage. When it was used in tandem with ��Extinction��, it was a better bulldozer than a real bulldozer! Zeus and the Metal Professor may have been powerless against the valve door, but Sheyan was confident he could break himself out.


    After jumping through the valve door, Sheyan immediately detected a strange smell. Even the air felt abnormal to his skin. The skin that was facing the front felt very hot, but the skin at the back felt very cold. Even though he did not move his feet, he was still being transported deeper inside. Sheyan would be rolling on the ground right now if he did not have a decent sense of bnce.


    After moving for about four or five hundred metres, Sheyan met the murderers who killed Zeus and the Metal Professor. They were a kind of flesh-and-metallic creature called the Sweepers. The Sweepers had a pair of sharp, serrated front limbs like a mantis, and a body which moved by wriggling, suitable for moving in this kind of environment. They also had excellent leaping abilities.


    The Sweepers had an important role in the digestive system of the Noah Realm. The digestive system of the Realm was abination of flesh and metal parts and also contained a strong digestive fluid, so the filth inside would easily solidify into rocks in some key ces. The rocks were like stctites, and they were very hard. If they were left unattended for a long time, they might even block the digestive cavity.


    The Sweepers were designed to clean up these filth rocks with their sharp front limbs. For fear of injuring other tissues by mistake, the Sweepers were not very strong, but in pursuit of work efficiency, they were very agile.


    Sheyan was soon submerged under the crazy assault of the Sweepers. To make matters worse, the ground and walls here were constantly in peristalsis motion, so it was hard to keep himself on his feet. The digestive fluid would also lower his defence. The Sweepers could easily drill in and out of nearby walls thanks to their special anatomy, so they could attack from any direction and were very difficult to defend against.


    But Sheyan merely found them difficult to defend against and not really threatening, thanks to his powerful innate ability, ��Death��s Lament��. Most of the attacks only did 1 damage to him. Moreover, the Sweeper had previously battled Zeus and the Metal Professor, so they had also suffered great losses. Therefore, after killing hundreds of those creatures, Sheyan finally managed to drag his tired body to the end of the digestive tract. There was another revolving door that alsoprised of five valves here, and it seemed to be shut tight.


    Sheyan naturally had no intention to dally in this ce. After all, the digestive fluid here was strongly corrosive. His skin already had patches of red and purple on it due to the corrosion. His face would probably have melted down if it was not for the ��Stairway of the Sun��, which had a natural resistance against diseases, corrosion and poison.


    Sheyan broke through the thick valve door in front of him with a deafening smash. He could instantly feel fresh air rushing to his face.


    He was immediately stupefied. Never would he have thought that the core power zone of the seemingly omnipotent Noah Realm would look like this!

 Chapter 1443: Shocking Discovery

    <h4>Chapter 1443: Shocking Discovery</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Blue sky, white clouds, and birds flying in the sky. Not only birds, there were various kinds of flying creatures, including pterosaurs, creatures like bats that glided across the air with membranes, and normal birds like seagulls that fly by relying on the strength of their feathers and muscles.


    In front of Sheyan was an endless sea which contained arge number of inds. These inds varied in sizes, and all of them were covered in dense, lush ferns that grew as high as 300 metres. It was almost impossible to see such a scene on Earth. Sheyan could find no words to describe it.


    If he had to make aparison, he would say that the sea in front of him was like a calm lotus pond, and those inds were like lotus leaves that densely crowded the pond. The inds were so close to each other that one could probably sprint and jump across the gaps.


    Even more astonishing was that such a scene repeated itself endlessly until the distant horizon!


    Sheyan jumped out of the tract and extended his sensory threads all around him to the farthest distance possible. If the threads were to take on solid form, they would be seen as fine threads that looked like countless wisps of smoke, spreading as far as a few kilometres around Sheyan.


    Sheyan did not detect any danger, so he walked to the seaside. Only then did he realise that, although the sea water looked clear, it emitted a strong odour. It wasmon for sea water to have a fishy smell, but the smell here was simply way too strong. He could not help taking out a chemical analysis device that he always carried with him to analyse the water. This kind of device was often used in the field to test whether a water was drinkable.


    The test result showed that the water was nontoxic, and it also listed out theposition of the water. There were five kinds of cations: Na+, K+, Ca2+, Mg2+ and Sr2+, five kinds of anions: Cl��, SO42��, Br��, HCO3�� (CO32��), F��, and the molecule H3BO3.


    Sheyan only skimmed through the list ofposition, but when he reached the analyser��s final summary, it gave him a shock.


    ��The analysis sample is quite simr to the amniotic fluid in the womb of a female human at three months of pregnancy. The simrity is as high as 95.32%.�� (Note: Amniotic fluid is actually a colourless liquid. It usually looks turbid only because of the feces and urine of fetuses.)


    ��...Wow! No wonder this thing smells so strong!�� Sheyan eximed inwardly in surprise! Because the liquid was so clear, he had actually wanted to take a sip. That thought now disgusted him to no end.


    When he got closer to the sea of amniotic fluid, he realised that the sea was probably really deep, because he could not see the bottom at all, only pitch-ck darkness. The distance between each ind was also not as close as it looked from afar. They were at least 20 metres apart.


    Next, his sensory threads discovered a shocking fact! Every ��ind�� was actually an individual creature which possessed its own life! They were not turtle-like creatures, but something like massive lumps of aquatic moss and algae that had gathered into solid objects and now floated on the water. Their life forces felt very weak, like that of a dying old man.


    Life force seemed mysterious and impossible to quantify, but in fact, it could be seen from certain signs. For example, when you see a tree with withering leaves, or a skinny old man that stoops low when he walks and seems so frail that the wind might blow him away, you would feel that they have a low life force, like their life force could go out at any moment.


    Conversely, when you see a strong tiger with healthy muscles, or a young muscr man with healthy tan skin, you would naturally feel like they have a strong life force.


    While Sheyan was still standing there stupefied, it suddenly started raining. The rain was so heavy that his vision was soon filled with a vast expanse of white, and he could even hear the roars of thunder. Sheyan immediately looked around to seek cover from the rain, but he then saw something which made him stop. When the sea water came into contact with the rain and was struck by lightning, an intriguing chemical reaction urred.


    Organic matter was born from the chemical reaction. Amino acids and nucleotides were the two mostmon and important biological molecules in animals and nts. They were the bricks and stones that constructed the buildings of life. They then became bacteria, then unicellr organisms...


    Sheyan witnessed the evolution of life which usually spanned across hundreds of millions of years happening in front of his eyes in mere minutes. He could only watch on with gaping jaws. Just when he thought he would see them evolve into human beings, from the depth of the sea came countless shining lights!!


    Never would Sheyan have thought that the final form of their evolution were mayflies!! The mayflies, most famously known for having the lifespan of no more than a day! However, the life force in these mayflies had been concentrated to an astonishing level! The life force inside a single mayfly the size of a palm was stronger than that of ten blue whalesbined!


    It must be noted that a blue whale has a lifespan of more than 60 years, some even reaching a hundred years. Meanwhile, these mayflies that were only as big as a palm had ten times the life force of a blue whale, but wouldpletely consume the entirety of their life force in a single day. How dazzling would their lives be!!


    ��This is the biggest and most valuable secret of Noah Realm E!�� A slightly excited voice suddenly rang in Sheyan��s ears. Then, a ray of light shot out of Sheyan��s Nightmare Imprint and soon formed a figure made of light.


    Although the figure was faint, he could tell that it was vaguely feminine, and he felt an unspeakable feeling majesty and sanctity from it, and even felt the urge to worship it. She turned around and smiled at the astonished Sheyan.


    ��Don��t be surprised. I��m your mother Realm, Noah Realm C. In order tomunicate with the contestants more conveniently, I will sometimes appear in this form. You can also call me Eve.��


    Sheyan suddenly understood. No wonder he would be feeling this way. Eve, as the bestower of his strength, would naturally possess this kind of power. By now, the mayflies had already rushed to the inds. They devoured the trees and leaves, grew, and mated with each other.


    Mating is a process of life. During the process of breeding offspring, the life force of both the mother and the offspring will be extremely strong. In the real world, there are many cases of pregnant women who suffer from terminal diseases miraculously recovering by themselves during pregnancy and childbirth. The concentration of life force in the mayflies in Noah Realm E at this moment had rose to a shocking level due to the process of mating and reproduction!!


    ��So that��s how it��s purified,�� Eve remarked with a smile.


    ��Forgive my bluntness, but can you say that it in a more understandable way?�� Sheyan could not help asking in confusion.


    Eve gave Sheyan a deep stare and said, ��Based on the achievements you��ve gained so far, you are indeed qualified to know these secrets. We Noah Realms aren��t created by humans; we��re products left by the Creator from thest Age. Although all Noah Realms have the same functions, our core methods ofbat and survival are different.��


    ��It��s a bit like the different means of transport that you humans use in your everyday life. They all share the same function of making travel more convenient, but they are powered by different kinds of core energy. The core energy supply mode of a bicycle is human power, the core energy supply mode of an electric vehicle is electrical energy, a car is powered by fuel, a sailboat is powered by wind, a nuclear submarine is powered by nuclear energy, and a steamboat is powered by steam. It is the same for Noah Realms. Every Noah Realm has different secrets at its core.��


    Upon hearing that, Sheyan suddenly came to a realisation. He took a deep breath and asked, ��You mean, the core secret of Noah Realm E lies in this sub-world in front of us?��


    ��Yes,�� answered Noah Realm C firmly. ��That��s absolutely right. This whole world seems to have beenpressed to the limit. The only function of the living creatures in this world is to provide a constant stream of terrifying life force to Noah Realm E to be its core energy! This entire world in front of you is the core engine of Noah Realm E, the heart of Noah Realm E!��


    ��The evolutionary speed of these mayflies have been hastened billions of times. They contained strong essences of life which are further purified when they mate! See, the mayflies don��ty eggs after they mate, but wither and explode. Those white spots of light floating upwards are the purified essences of life. They will be supplied to the entire body of Noah Realm E to support its activities.��


    ��How can life be converted into energy?�� Sheyan found it hard to understand.


    Eve��s reply sent him into a daze. ��Think about your ��Extinction�� ability and the Awakening Skill of your teammate, Reef. They��re powerful attacking skills that can only be performed by consuming a certain amount of life force!��


    Sheyan had no reply to that. He stared at the amazing sight, which looked somewhat like snowkes flying all over the sky, in a trance. Never would he have thought that the Noah Realms had advanced to the point of using an entire world as an ��engine��! Only after a while did he snap back to reality.


    ��What can I do for you, then?�� he asked with some difficulty.


    ��You can see that the extracted essences of life are floating into the air. There must be a hidden energy absorption device up there. I��m currently in an illusionary state and have nobat power, but I can still analyse and calcte. You just need to go to where the energy absorption device is and stay there for a while,�� said Eve while staring into the sky.

 Chapter 1444: The Secret of the Amniotic Fluid Sea

    <h4>Chapter 1444: The Secret of the Amniotic Fluid Sea</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    After saying that, the holographic projection of Eve started fluctuating violently. She continued, ��Noah Realm E seems to have sensed something. She��s struggling hard and is fighting back with all her might! My energy transmission is being interrupted, so I��ll have to disappear for a while. Remember, you just need to notify me after you��ve found the ce,��


    When she finished speaking, she vanished from Sheyan��s sight. The problem she left for Sheyan was quite troublesome. How should he go up to the energy absorption device located high up in the sky?


    He heard that some contestants gained wings when they evolve into Awakeners, thus gaining the ability to fly, but Sheyan did not have such an ability!


    The wonderful phenomenon of thousands of mayflies flying in the skysted for over half an hour. In truth, mayflies would inject all their life force into their eggs when they mated, so they would die immediately afterwards. The corpses of mayflies fell down like raindrops onto the nts on the inds below. They decayed and was then absorbed as nutrients. Those that dropped into the water would quickly dissolve like sugar and salt and be unraveled into nothingness.


    Of course, there were also many creatures that directly devoured the corpses of the mayflies, and these creatures were in turn hunted down by those higher up on the food chain! ording to Eve, the regr cycle of mayfly tide would provide Noah Realm E with the energy to support its basic daily functions, while the more powerful creatures were farmed to be something like its spare batteries. When it had to perform activities that required a high energy consumption, Noah Realm E would immediately take the lives of these creatures to provide energy to itself.


    When Sheyan witnessed this scene, he suddenly realised that if he was not protected by his mother Realm, his life force would probably have been fully sucked out of him by now, turning him into a dry corpse or a zombie! In front of the Realm��s power, his own might was so tiny, almost insignificant!


    He tried extending his sensory threads upward as far as he could, but he still sensed nothing. Fighting his disgust, Sheyan jumped into the sea of amniotic fluid and climbed onto one of the algae inds. He searched carefully, but still could not find anything.


    He had no idea what he should do next. But suddenly, a soft sound interrupted Sheyan��s thought process.


    Logically speaking, he should not have heard a sound that soft in his current environment, because the sea of amniotic fluid was rippling around him, and there were also the sound of the wind and the rustling of the branches and leaves.


    However, because he was currently an Executor, his mind had automatically memorised the orderly background noises of nature, so the sudden sound that was not made by nature became an anomaly that stood out vividly.


    He immediately bounced up and jumped into the water. During the process, he grabbed some of the vines nearby with his right hand to adjust his diving posture. Thanks to that, the ssh he produced and the noise he made were tiny, almost undetectable. With thebination of the strong physical attributes of a contestant and Sheyan��s personal experience, his diving posture was good enough to make any world diving champion feel ashamed of themselves!


    After fully submerging himself under the water, Sheyan��s narrowed eyes immediately caught sight of a dark shadow that was rapidly moving deeper into the sea.


    ��What��s the dark shadow doing here?�� While thinking that, Sheyan quickly realised that he could not catch up to the shadow. When he looked around, he saw that the bottom of the algae ind was made up ofrge lumps of flocs. The closer to the water surface, the more dense the flocs were. Just now, the dark shadow seemed to havee out from deep below the algae ind.


    Sheyan could not catch up to the dark shadow, but he could investigate the situation below the ind. But when he swam down, the light green flulent strands instantly moved towards him and bound him like the tentacles of a jellyfish! The parts of his body that were bound felt like they were electrified, and scorch marks appeared on them! The strands then turned scorched yellow and withered. They could not bear the damage output either.


    These strands were extremely poisonous and extremely tough! Fortunately, they were totally useless against Sheyan. ��Stairway of the Sun��pletely resisted the poison, and the tough strands were not tough enough to resist Sheyan��s formidable strength. However, even after spending a long time inspecting the bottom of the ind, Sheyan did not find anything of note.


    Sheyan was not feeling frustrated despite his continuous failures. On the contrary, he felt like he was vaguely on the trail of an important clue. Why did he not find anything noteworthy? The reason was simple. That��s right, it was because the dark shadow had taken the noteworthy thing away! The reason he could not find any clue was because the clue had been taken away!


    Upon realising the reason, Sheyan immediately swam to the other inds. Even before he became a contestant, he already had no problem holding his breath underwater for four to five minutes, say nothing of the current him who had a few hundred points of Physique and title bonuses. He would not drown even if he was held underwater for two or three hours.


    At the third ind he explored, he finally discovered the hidden secret. It turned out that the root system of all the nts on each ind was connected together. Because the nts only needed to grow leaves to feed the mayflies and did not need to blossom or bear fruit, the extra life energy generated through photosynthesis would be condensed in the centre of the root system. After the condensed life force grewrge enough, the mysterious shadow would appear from the deep sea to harvest it.


    Now that he knew the reason, Sheyan was getting really curious about the condensed Pearl of Life, but he dared not make any rash moves. He was currently like a Rogue in ssic World of Warcraft that was squatting in stealth near a treasure chest, while Ragnaros the Firelord was standing guard next to the chest! The moment Sheyan moved would be the moment he died!


    Noah Realm E was currently on high alert. Sheyan would almost certainly be caught as soon as he touched the Pearl of Life. Therefore, he could only fight back his curiosity and wait patiently for the Pearl of Life to mature.


    Because he had chosen a Pearl of Life that was already close to maturity, the sensory threads he extended deep down into the sea soon detected a dark shadowing to collect the fruit.


    The shadow turned out to be a toad that looked like a fish, or you could also say it was a fish that looked like a toad. Its entire body was light ck in colour. It had no scales, but Sheyan could tell with a nce that its streamlined body must be very slippery nheless.


    The creature had a big mouth like a toad. By keeping the Pearl of Life in its mouth, it could prevent the Pearl from getting lost or being damaged while it was being transported. The creature��s pair of muscr legs and thick tail provided it with plenty of propulsion force to navigate through the water at a high speed.


    Sheyan only hesitated for a moment and he already lost sight of the dark shadow. Fortunately, his sensory threads could still detect the creature. If it were any other contestant, they would certainly choose not to give chase due to a human��s natural fear of the deep sea, but Sheyan had been making a living in the ocean since he was a teenager, so he had no such innate fear. Besides, his sensory threads could reach a length of two kilometres if he concentrated hard enough, and that gave him some confidence. He clenched his teeth and dived down in pursuit.


    However, Sheyan soon regretted his decision. Not that he could not bear the pressure of the sea water deep down, but when he dived down to a depth of 300 metres, the undercurrent had be a lot more turbulent, as if there was a giant whirlpool which spanned across the entire sea. The increase in turbulence was very gradual, so by the time Sheyan noticed it, it was already toote. He was like a frog that was cooked in warm water; only when the water was already boiling would the frog notice that it had fallen for the trap.


    ��Damn it!�� Feeling the suction force acting on his body getting stronger and stronger, Sheyan decisively gave up resisting. He simply materialised his ultimate weapon of demolition, the big silver wrench. If worse came to worst, he had no choice but to start demolishing things.


    After being drawn nearly three kilometres deeper into the ocean by the whirlpool, the water pressure had be astonishingly high. Even the contestants with their digitised body would find such a high pressure difficult to handle. Fortunately, Sheyan specialised in Physique, so except for the tightness on his skin, he felt no other difort.


    The deep sea was pitch ck, but soon, he saw a faint light. It was especially conspicuous in such a deep darkness. When he got near, he realised that the light came from multiple gigantic, weird-looking fish. All of them had a long beard, and at the end of the beard was a phosphorescent sphere. The light sphere would attract the curiosity of other fish from time to time, which became food for the giant fish.


    The weird fish were located at the bottom of the sea. When Sheyan reached there, he felt the pressure instantly dissipating. The force of the whirlpool was originally like ropes that tied themselves to his body and tugged at him hard, but theypletely vanished once he reached this ce. Thanks to the illumination from the weird fish, he could see the silhouette of a building at the bottom of the sea. He instantly swam there.


    Less than five minutester, Sheyan arrived at a ce called ��Sea Base Station #1374��. Its function was to collect the life energy generated by the inds within a thousand square kilometres around it, as well as to store the extra life energy.


    If this was the ce which stored the extra life energy, then the life energy of the mayflies collected by the device in the sky would surely be delivered here too! Therefore, the secret that Eve wanted Sheyan to find was not really up in the sky, but down at the bottom of the sea! In fact, the device up in the sky was only an umbre-shaped energy umting and reflecting mirror. Once it had absorbed enough life energy, it would beam the energy into the storage device of the sea base station like a particle cannon.


    Sheyan then obtained some terrifying first-hand information. He found out that there were 16,700 base stations in this particr world, and the entire Noah Realm E had 736 of such worlds that were called ��life core engines��!!

 Chapter 1445: Metal Heart

    <h4>Chapter 1445: Metal Heart</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    ��What a monster....�� sighed Sheyan.


    From the Noah Realm��s outer appearance, one would think that it was only as big a mountain, epassing a few hundred square kilometres at most, but the space inside the Noah Realm was actually heavily-folded by utilising highly-advanced spatial folding technology. A single core engine energy world was already astonishinglyrge. No wonder the Noah Realm had such tenacious vitality.


    To be honest, Sheyan could hardly think of anything that was a match for Noah Realm E in a fight, let alone injure or kill it, except for another Noah Realm.


    Sheyan was currently inside Sea Base Station #1374. Eve had obviously sensed that Sheyan had reached a secret key location, so as soon as he arrived there, she materialised herself again, in spite of the high energy cost. She appeared to be really excited. Security inside the base station was very tight and there were all kinds of unimaginable defensive mechanisms, but under Eve��s guidance, Sheyan easily navigated through them to reach the heart of the base station.


    In this ce, there was no rumbling machine noises, no fuel, no mechanical parts, no foul odour. The whole ce was extremely quiet except for the soft sound made by the flowing liquefied life energy. The power driving the flow came from a multi-faceted giant heart with smooth surfaces, like a diamond!


    It was a metal heart constructed from multiple mechanical parts!


    The metal heart was over 50 metres tall!


    When Eve saw the heart, she sighed with satisfaction. Her originally hazy figure quickly became clear, but her figure had now taken on the form of a simple data figureposed of lines. When she stretched out a hand, her fingers and palm quickly turned into lines that extended towards the metal heart and pressed against its surface. More lines gushed out of her like a bursting pipe, all of them flying towards the metal heart.


    Time ebbs away. Each second felt like an eternity to Sheyan, because he knew that to the Realm, he was only a highly valuable pawn. She would surely not hesitate to abandon him if any danger arose.


    Fortunately, the process did notst for long. All the lines soon turned back into Eve. She smiled at Sheyan and said very kindly, ��You did well.��


    Eve once again turned into a data figure. She extended her hand and disintegrated into line segments again, but this time, the line segments piled up on the ground in a strange heap. At first, it looked like a rough pencil sketch of a ball of wool, but the pile that was originallyposed of immaterial line segments began to rapidly materialise!


    At first, the materialised object looked like a pile of cow dung, but as soon as Sheyanid eyes on it, his entire body turned cold with fear, like he was a three-year-old walking in pitch-ck wilderness. His formidable defence and powerful innate ability were worthless against the fear that came from every cell in his body!


    How could Sheyan not know what��s happening by now?! Eve, who had finished stealing the data, was obviously nning to create an explosion to give Noah Realm E a heavy blow from the inside! Don��t forget, both of them were still fighting outside!


    No words could describe the power of the bomb she was modelling! But more importantly, what ce was this? This was the temporary storage station of life energy. It housed a staggering amount of energy inside it!


    What Eve was doing was akin to nting a super bomb in an oil depot. The resulting explosive power would not be as simple as the sum of the two, but rather a superposition of the two! If the destructive power of the stored energy was 4, and the destructive power of Eve��s materialised bomb was 5, then the resulting explosive power would not be 4 plus 5 or 4 times 5, but 4 to the power of 5!


    ��F*ck! The bitch sold me out!�� Sheyan was stunned. Right now, he felt like there was nothing he could do but wait for death to im him!!!


    Then,


    The bomb exploded!!!!


    It was impossible to describe the feeling of Sheyan who was standing near the bomb. He felt as if his entire body was being torn apart by countless giant burning hands. His red blood cells, white blood cells, telets, sperms, lymphs, brain cells were all forced out of him. He felt as if his entire body was being broken down to cellr forms!


    An eternity passed, but in truth, it was only an instant. Sheyan felt like he no longer existed. Each of his cell had been unravelled. The feeling was as if he had expanded like a cloud of smoke to the size of the Earth.


    But the next moment, the few lines that were left of Eve went to Sheyan and circled around him a few times. Sheyan immediately felt his scattered cells gathering back together. Only then did he realise that he was still at the bottom of the sea near the base station, but at the ce where the base station used to be, there was now arge ball of light that was rapidly expanding towards the surrounding area, consuming everything it touched!


    The few lines encircling Sheyan glowed with a soft light. It was this gentle glow that protected his body and escorted him to a faraway ce at a rapid pace. It was a weird feeling. The light around him and the light of the explosion were like the same poles of two mas, repelling each other. Even if one of the mas had a surface area of over 100 square metres wide, and the other was only as small as a fingernail, the repulsive force was resolute and constant, and also indescribably gentle. Although the explosion was frantic and violent, Sheyan was consistently kept a certain distance away from it.


    The more violent the explosion, the stronger the repulsive force became! Sheyan felt like a lucky surfer gliding on a wave of fire; one misstep and he would surely be reduced to dust and smoke that would disperse with wind! The only good news was, it appeared that this pawn had not been abandoned yet; Noah Realm C still cared for his life.


    ***


    At the same time, in outer space, Noah Realm E suddenly trembled a few times. The two Realms were initially entangled together in a struggle and were stuck in a stalemate. However, Noah Realm E started copsing from the inside. It rapidly expanded, then burst open, spraying a thick mixture of flesh and steel to the surroundings!! The scale of the eruption was sorge that no words could do it justice!


    Noah Realm E screamed in despair. It constantly produced new tentacles to try and treat the wound, but of course Noah Realm C would not give it a chance to do so. Every time Noah Realm E produced a new tentacle, Noah Realm C would instantly rip it off!


    When the injuries sustained by Noah Realm E reached a critical point, the immune system on the surface of its body, as well as the Creator��s screen, rapidly faded away. The theory behind it was simple. It was a result of the Realm drinking poison to quench its thirst all this while. When a person is short of food and is about to starve to death, the limited food supply will definitely be used for their own survival instead of being used to feed the hounds that protect them.


    Noah Realm C had been waiting for this moment. She pounced on Noah Realm E. Five thick tentacles, each several kilometres long, pierced into Noah Realm E��s body. They rapidly grew and spread in and around Noah Realm E��s body like roots.


    Noah Realm E was slowly and bloodily torn apart. None of those watching would ever forget the gory sight of flesh and machines being forcibly ripped apart, and the organs and fluid bursting out of the Realm.


    A tiny spot of light flew out of Noah Realm E��s body.


    It was not much bigger than a human heart.


    It was hard to believe that the gigantic Noah Realm, which contained countless folded subdimensions inside it, would have a soul core that was this small!


    The illusionary figure of Eve appeared right then, smiling. She opened her mouth and swallowed the tiny spot of light. The two Realms then started fusing together violently. An extremely thickyer of blood silk cocoon wrapped around them. The inside of the cocoon wriggled intensely!


    All the contestants belonging to Noah Realm C were driven out. They watched the scene in confusion while they hung in outer space. They looked like a group of disorderly ants whose nest had just been raided. If not for the protection of the flesh armour, they would all have died in the starry space.


    But to some, the Noah Realm would look like an aircraft carrier, and the humans hovering in space would look like her fighter jets!!


    Several steel behemoths slowly emerged from the distant darkness. In terms of volume, these so-called Star-ss battleships were not much smaller than a Noah Realm, but when they werepared against each other side by side, one looked like the dross and the other, the essence. It was the difference between a broken knife and a Terminator. The level of technology and destructive power of the two were light years apart.


    The voice of Noah Realm C reverberated in the minds of all the contestants, including those from Noah Realm E! Eve had clearlypletely taken over the authority of Noah Realm E!


    ��I need some time to evolve. It won��t take long. I will summon you after I finish the evolution. While you��re waiting, you can train in the ships provided by the Empire. You can also ept missions issued by the Empire. ��


    ��By the way, those who responded to my summon and participated in this battle will be permanently upgraded to a higherbat order by one level.��

 Chapter 1446: The Power of the Arbiter

    <h4>Chapter 1446: The Power of the Arbiter</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Combat order referred to Growth Hunter, Awakener, etc. To climb up the order was an extremely difficult task. Every increase in level signified a significant improvement inbat strength.


    Noah Realm C��s final statement, though spoken casually, caused a storm among the contestants! Right now, Sheyan could feel the power of the potion slowly fading away, and he was starting to regress from the temporarybat order of a peak-level Executor. The sensory threads that he was just starting to skillfully control were also beginning to dissipate like wisps of smoke.


    But following Noah Realm C��s words, he immediately felt an indescribable force pouring into his body and spreading into his limbs and bones. The sensory threads, which were already close to dissipating, regained their vitality. They grew wildly, trying to climb to a higher level!


    At the moment, Sheyan had temporarily stepped into the ranks of the Executors with the help of an item, but right now, when Noah Realm C evaluated his strength, she actually took him as a real Executor. Therefore, his reward ofbat order + 1 was actually done on top of his temporary order of an Executor!


    Of course, it was not because Sheyan was so lucky that he encountered such a major bug by coincidence; it was probably an extra reward from Noah Realm C for his efforts. Sheyan must have the top 3 highest merit among the contestants in the destruction of Noah Realm E, if not the highest. It was not unreasonable for Noah Realm C to increase hisbat order by an extra level as additional reward.


    Countless spots of starlight descended under the will of Noah Realm C and scattered into the bodies of the surviving contestants who were wading through space. Meanwhile, those who originally belonged to Noah Ream E could only watch all this with envious eyes.


    While many people were promoting to Executors, Sheyan fell into a hazy trance. At first, it was unbelievably painful, because he felt like his entire body was being stuffed with so much power that he was bursting apart, as if even his hair could not hold any more energy. But after that, he felt unbelievably empty, like he was a speck of dust floating in the sea.


    This was the disadvantage of forcing a promotion when his cultivation had not reached the proper level yet. It was almost impossible in the Realm to obtain something without paying a price for it. Since he did not obtain the power through hard work and experience, he had to experience the most painful trial.


    While Sheyan was suffering from extreme pain, his mind was also in a mess. For some reason, he suddenly recalled the feeling back when the bomb produced by Eve exploded, when every cell in his body was being unraveled.


    Sheyan had originally banished that memory to the deepest part of his brain and covered it up, because the unspeakable fear back then made Sheyan feel really small. If he could throw that piece of memory away, he would dly do so without any hesitation.


    But while he was suffering, the memory suddenly resurfaced! The dreadful and lethal feeling washed over him tyrannically, while all the negative emotions that had been torturing him disappearedpletely, as if Hades himself had descended, so all the evil spirits could only run away in fear.


    Humans had the ability to resist anything, especially when it was just a piece of memory. From the very beginning, the subconscious would keep telling the body: you are safe now, what you are experiencing is just a memory. Therefore, even though the memory cut like a sharp razor, through repeated cutting, it would be blunt, until it was no longer able to cut anything.


    After being forced to recall the memory countless times, the fear finally dropped to a level that Sheyan could endure. His brain was finally functioning again. By the time Sheyan couldpletely control the fear, he found that he actually enjoyed the feeling of having every cell in his body being torn apart. He felt like he had be a million entities, assimting into the universe. He felt as if he had be nature itself! It was a strange kind of happiness.


    After the extreme fear had been slowly stripped away, what was left was happiness? Wasn��t that bizarre?


    Actually, that is the way things are in this world. If you add too much sugar into a drink, it will taste bitter instead. Pain is scary and brings suffering, but the pain created by a masseuse is enjoyable and even worth paying for. Extreme darkness will ultimately give birth to a ray of light. The world is full of contradictions, but behind the contradictions, it is full of vitality and prosperity!


    The moment Sheyan experienced the happiness, he abruptly turned limp and feeble, like all the energy had been sucked out of his body. But thanks to that, he no longer felt like he was going to burst apart due to the non-stop injection of power into him.


    He soon received some notifications:


    [ You have sessfully promoted yourbat order. ]


    [ As the fights get more and more intense, being a soldier that merely execute orders can no longer satisfy the need of war. The enemy must be eliminated faster! At such times, you need the power to settle the conflict with a single strike! ]


    [ You need the power of an Arbiter! ]


    [ Your Survival Awakening Skill: ��Survival Mark�� has been upgraded! ]


    [ You have obtained the Survival Arbitration Skill: ��Arbitration Mark�� �� At the cost of losing the ability to move or attack, you can mark a target within 300 metres to greatly enhance the target��s survivability andbat ability. In the next ten seconds, 75% of the damage done to the target will be transferred to you, as will all negative conditions which restrict movement. At the same time, the target��s movement speed, attack speed, casting speed and attack power will all be increased by 50% of your attributes. ]


    [ Your Offensive Awakening Skill: ��Hunter��s Eyes�� has been upgraded! ]


    [ You have obtained the Offensive Arbitration Skill: ��Hunter��s Eyes (Real)�� �C The prey you have your eyes on will have a hard time escaping. Your eyes will unleash a power which will continuously act upon the target��s body. During this period, the target will not be able to use their Awakening Skill or Arbitration Skill. ]


    [ When you gaze at the target for one second, one of their three attributes between hit rate, explosive strike rate and dodge rate will be randomly selected. The selected attribute will drop by 1%, which will be added to your own attributes. The effectsts for 300 seconds. ]


    [ The initial cooldown time of ��Hunter��s Eyes (Real)�� is 10 seconds. The cooldown time will increase by 30 seconds with every use, up to a maximum of 300 seconds. This will reset every 24 hours. ]


    [ This ability will be interrupted when the target moves more than 100 metres away from you. ]


    ***


    ��So powerful. So this is the power of an Arbiter?�� Feeling the surging power in his body, Sheyan could not help but itch for a fight. Not only that, he also realised that his sensory threads could now reach a range of over three kilometres. Although his base attributes had not changed muchpared to when he was an Awakener, he knew very well that 5 Awakener Sheyans had no chance of beating the current him in a fight. With the help of the precise calction ability of the Executor that could only be performed with the help of the sensory threads and the domineering power of the Arbiter, the increase in his endurance inbat was staggering.


    Sheyan��s promotion had taken seven hours toplete. If it was not for the protection of Noah Realm C��s flesh armour, he would have long been reduced to ashes in space. However, he was not actually the one who took the longest to promote. Most of those promoting to a higher order this time were forcefully promoted, like shoots that were pulled higher to help them grow. Sheyan had a good, solid foundation, so his process was rtively smooth. Some who were more unlucky found themselves trapped in the illusion!


    It was truly not an easy process. Take Aziz, for example. In order to sessfully promote to a higher order, he had temporarily released himself from the shackles of the flesh armour while still in space, using the threat of death to force himself to promote. Only after that did he seed.


    But most of the contestants seeded in promoting in the end. Even if there were the asional failures, there were no deaths.


    Sheyan was not interested in waiting in space. He waved at an imperial spaceship that was patrolling not far away. The spaceship immediately flew over and took him on board respectfully before transporting him to the giant warship in the distance. Sheyan was now an official Imperial Lieutenant General, a high-ranking officer! His status as a contestant was awe-inspiring, while his military rank demanded respect. Even the captain of the giant spaceship was only a Brigadier General. The Empire had a strict social ss structure, so the captain naturally did not dare to disrespect Sheyan. He was waiting for Sheyan��s arrival at the docking connection.


    Sheyan nodded slightly. He declined the proposal for a banquet and all kinds ofplicated reception ceremonies, much to the relief of the others there. These ceremonies were very important to the nobles of the Empire, so the Brigadier General dared not ignore the formality. If Sheyan actually cared about them, it would be enough to end his career.


    Under Sheyan��s order, the whole Party Ace soon assembled inside the warship. They were naturally given the treatment of officers, unlike the other contestants who were treated coldly and with indifferent courtesy.


    Shortly after they settled down, the Brigadier General, who was supposed to be on duty in the control cabin, came to find Sheyan with a very serious look on his face.


    He told Sheyan, ��Lieutenant General, Prince Pombaru has heard about the shocking events that have taken ce here. It��s the first time we��ve ever heard of two Realms trying to consume each other. His Highness has expressed a great interest in this matter....��


    ��So?�� asked Sheyan.


    ��The prince wants to know all the details. You will be rewarded with his friendship,�� said the Brigadier General respectfully. ��But more importantly, His Highness stressed that this is not just his wish, but the wish of the whole Big Ben Research Institute.��

 Chapter 1447: Show of Power

    <h4>Chapter 1447: Show of Power</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The Big Ben Research Institute!!


    Sheyan had not heard that name for a while, but not only had it never faded away from Sheyan��s mind, he had thought about it many, many times, especially after the expedition to the Predator. All the mysteries about the ce left a lot of questions in Sheyan��s mind.


    Sheyan also had a feeling that his mysterious origin, Jinkuang��s bizarre disappearance, and all the good luck he had enjoyed throughout his adventures so far, despite seemingly disjointed and unrted to each other, were all connected by a hidden thread behind the scenes!


    And the end of the hidden thread was likely inside the Big Ben Research Institute!


    With that in mind, Sheyan nodded and replied, ��In that case, the prince shall get what he wants.��


    The Brigadier General heaved a sigh of relief. He appeared calm on the surface, but he was actually rather anxious. He knew very well how strong the Lieutenant General in front of him was. The Lieutenant General could probably kill everyone on therge warship without breaking a sweat. It would not be wise to infuriate him.


    But the captain could not ignore Prince Pombaru��s order either. Following the rapid increase of his power, Prince Pombaru was now all but certain to be the heir to the throne. To pass on the words of one side to the other was not an enviable task. If the captain performed the task well, it was only reasonable because it was his duty, but if he messed it up, he would face terrible consequences. He would either die of serious injury or would have to leave his office. No one would willingly handle such a high risk, low reward job if they did not have to.


    Seeing Sheyan nod his head, the captain immediately passed down some orders. After making sure that the members of Party Ace were all on board, a blue me erupted from the exhaust of therge spaceship until it was more than two kilometres long. It propelled the gigantic ship that weighed hundreds of thousands of tons forward. The spaceship elerated and disappeared among the sea of stars.


    Sheyan closed his eyes and felt the steady and resolute power of the engine with his body. He did not care about things like royal authority. Prince Pombaru��s invitation was nothing more to him than a ticket to enter the Big Ben Research Institute.


    As for what the prince wanted to know, and all the details... The corner of Sheyan��s lips curled slightly. It��s true, everyone had a price, but Prince Pombaru��s friendship was simply too cheap; Sheyan did not care for it at all. As for the consequence of disappointing the prince? Sheyan was unconcerned, just as Noah Realm C was never concerned that the Empire would plot against it.


    ***


    After passing through six wormholes and flying for hundreds of thousands of light-years, Sheyan finally reached the centre of the Empire, a named the Granite, also known as the Central!


    The was discovered in the 87th year of the interster colonisation era. It was 745 times the volume and 95.18 times the mass of Earth. It was surrounded by colorful cloud belts and was orbited by many satellites. Its equatorial radius was roughly 60,330 km.


    The was most famous for being the only ce of origin of the Granite Beasts, a type of stone creature known as one of the ��Eight Wonders of the Universe��.


    Even though the whole Empire spanned across seven gxies and ruled over more than 230 billions, the special environment of the Granite was unique, not only because it had a climate even more suitable for human habitation than the Earth �C in fact, there were more than 3000s within the Empire��s territory that could im the same �C but also because of the miraculous Granite Beasts.


    The Granite Beasts, as their name implied, looked simr to granite. Even when one was ced next to a granite, it was hard to tell the two apart. The Granite Beasts were huge creatures that grew on mountains and had two forms, solid and liquid. They were in solid form mostly when they were resting on the surface of a mountain. They would attach themselves to the mountain like chewing gum, making them very difficult to identify. They were often big enough to cover the entire mountain.


    This was the form they were normally seen in. In this form, the Granite Beasts were usually in a dormant state. Only activities like mining or road building would wake them up.


    When the Granite Beasts turned to liquid, it signified that they were going to hunt. A Granite Beast would slowly wriggle to another mountain with the speed and grace of a snail �C or rather, a slug. It would cover the mountain like ayer of membrane, then secrete acid to digest the captured organic creatures. It��s outer surface would slowly solidify into a granite-like surface, making it look no different from an actual mountain.


    Because of its slow speed, few animals would be caught by it. Most of the creatures that became its food were insects and nts. It was impossible for humans to fall prey to this creature that could move no more than five kilometres a day and only had its digestive fluid as weapon.


    But the reason the humans loved the Granite Beast was not because it was harmless, but because it produced a very important substance for the humans. The substance was called cerumen acid, and it had reced coffee as the new golden drink.


    The drink had a peculiar taste and a certain degree of addictiveness, about twice as addictive as tobo. But more importantly, scientific research had certified that it was greatly beneficial to the human body. It had been proven that people who consume cerumen acid regrly would not suffer from cancer, and their immunity was four to five times stronger than a healthy non-drinker (by future human standard).


    Fresh cerumen acid (produced within 24 hours) had the best effect, three times more than processed cerumen acid. Because the Granite Beasts could not be reared on any other or environment, the poption of the Central naturally increased exponentially. It only took 50 years for the Granite to be the economic centre of the whole Empire. 10 yearster, following the arrival of the Emperor to the Granite, it became the Empire��s political centre as well. 3.7 billion people were forcibly expelled from this that could ensure the health of its inhabitants. Among these 3.7 billion people was the grandfather of the leader of the ��Rebels�� that were currently putting up an active resistance against the Empire.


    Onest thing that was worth mentioning was that cerumen acid was actually an excrement of the Granite Beasts... There was nothing wrong with that. It was just thew of nature.


    Leafcutter ants love to eat the sweet feces of the aphids, so they take responsibility in protecting the aphids. Ambergris is just the feces formed in the intestines of sperm whales. The raw material of civet coffee is the feces of cats. Humans have long cultivated the habit of looking only at the result and not the origin.


    ***


    Feeling the slight change in gravity through the seats, Sheyan and the others stood up and stretched a little to loosen up. The long, uneventful journey was finally over. Sheyan did not even need to look with his eyes; his numerous sensory threads had already investigated the surroundings. The ce was a secret military base surrounded by mountains. There was surprisingly no crowd waiting at the apron to wee them, only armed soldiers. In addition, there were 11ser cannons and 37 war chariots around the base, all fully charged and letting out a low roar.


    Therge warship slowlynded on the airport. An officer then walked into Party Ace��s cabin and invited them to move on with a gesture. Sheyan and his party did not care. They followed after the man into an elevator which slowly descended onto the apron.


    When the elevator doors slowly opened to reveal therge crowd of soldiers armed to the teeth outside, as well as the cannons aiming at the elevator exit, most people would have started panicking.


    But not Sheyan and his party. They had long noticed it and had already discussed what to do. Before the soldiers could even react, Zi, Aziz and Ronnie had all made their moves!!


    The helmet and hair of all the soldiers who were pointing their guns at Party Ace were reduced to dust by the Force, but none of the soldiers were injured. The triggers of all the guns broke without a sound and scattered to the ground, but the fingers that were ced on them were all intact.


    Of theser cannons that were aiming at Party Ace, six were emitting ck smoke. These sixser cannons were the most powerful ones. Without them, Party Ace could use the warship as cover without any worry that the warship would be destroyed.


    If they had not be Executors, Zi, Aziz and Ronnie could not have performed such precise moves. They had not hurt a single person, but such frightening level of control hadpletely destroyed the morale of the soldiers.


    Right then, the front door of the hangar opposite them slid open soundlessly. 12 soldiers wearingrge exoskeleton armour strode out of it. These exoskeleton armour looked exquisite and had electric currents flowing around them. The weapons they were equipped with were even more astounding: boosterser turrets,ser cannons, sma cannons, traction beam arrays, etc. The exterior of the exoskeleton armour was tough enough to withstand a shot from a spaceship cannon!


    Unfortunately, when Aldaris unleashed his Psionic Storm, all twelve soldiers immediately fell to the ground convulsing and vomiting like they had an epileptic seizure. The expensive armour which were each as costly as three Pacific-ss warships were not damaged at all, but they had bepletely useless now.


    No matter how powerful a weapon was, without an operator, it was no more than a pile of metal. Aldaris�� Psionic Storm acted directly on a person��s mind. It did not matter what the material the armour surface was made out of, it could not resist the Psionic Storm in the slightest. However, if Aldaris could promote to an Arbiter like Sheyan, he could probably go one step further and control the minds of the soldiers to do his bidding.


    Sheyan looked around as if he was looking at a bunch of messy puppets and said with a smile, ��By the constitution of the Empire, those who dare to attack an Imperial Lieutenant General is punishable by death. If you have any other show of power, feel free to let me see it. But this time, I��m not sure I��ll hold back.��

 Chapter 1448: Massacre

    <h4>Chapter 1448: Massacre</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    As if in response to Sheyan��s words, a loud roar came from within the mountains, and arge, well hidden door slowly slid open.


    Hundreds of soldiers in giant exoskeleton armour came out from the pitch ck darkness behind the door. One of them, a ck exoskeleton armour, stood out vividly, as it was as tall as a three storey building. On its shoulders were two weird looking electromaic coil towers, which made it look like it had three heads. The electromaic coil towers were hissing and zapping loudly, obviously running at full power. They were even distorting the space around them!


    If it was in ces like wormholes, ck holes and other unstable spaces, it would be easy for the attached devices on the exoskeleton armour to cause a violent dimensional storm, but on the surface of a where the space was stable, it was only constantly tearing up the space to acquire a strange kind of energy. Those who extended their sensory threads near the exoskeleton armour would find their sensory threads being ruthlessly torn and distorted, so they werepletely unable to inspect the interior of the exoskeleton armour at all. Simrly, attacks like the Psionic Storm that acted directly on the mind were also ineffective.


    The giant exoskeleton armour was obviously built specifically to deal with contestants. As soon as it made its appearance, a wildughter immediately came from its loudspeaker.


    ��A tiny little Lieutenant General has the audacity to act impudent in our Royal Defence Base? Seven Imperial Generals have died at my hands! I��m throwing those words back at you! I won��t hold back this time!��


    Sheyan stared at the iparably powerful giant exoskeleton armour with a cruel glint shining in his eyes. He walked forward without saying a word. The aiming device of the exoskeleton armour locked on to him mercilessly. Several pulse cannons and machine guns roared to life at the same time!!


    Explosions and smoke, as well as a raging fire, obscured everyone��s vision. But on the radar of the exoskeleton armour and therge warship, the red dot which denoted Sheyan was still shing vibrantly. Even the technician who was collecting data in the control tower at the side could not help but sigh.


    ��My god, this guy��s a monster! His maximum movement speed is as fast as 33 m/s, and even under that situation, he can still continuously change his direction. All the detectors can only detect his afterimages. We can��t lock on to him to carry out a precise strike at all, so we can only bombard the area. Oh, in just eight seconds, he already got close to our ck Devil!��


    A treacherous looking technician next to him scoffed. ��So what? Is this the first time you��ve seen the power of the ck Devil? If the guy thinks that he��s won just because he managed to close in on the ck Devil, he��s making a huge mistake! The all-angle, no-blind-spot strike of the Te electromaic coil is specifically prepared for these smart asses, say nothing of the million-volt electric shock on the surface of the ck Devil��s body!��


    Immediately after the technician said that, Sheyan, who seemed to be running for his life, had reached the spot below the ck Devil. To be more precise, he was now under the ck Devil��s crotch, which was in theory a dead angle for the ck Devil.


    Normally, someone in his position would immediately climb up the seams and joints of the exoskeleton armour from the back to reach the cockpit, so as to give the operator a fatal blow.


    However, Sheyan did not do that! He stretched out his right hand. A cruel, grim light extended out of it, quickly turning into a sword. Sheyan thrust it with force into the right foot of the ck Devil!


    The giant robotic armour was as tall as a three storey building, and its right foot was half as big as a car. A stab of the sword was logically speaking no more than a poke of a needle to it, but unbeknownst to the onlookers, on the dashboard of the exoskeleton armour, the energy index had dropped by more than 13 points in the blink of an eye!


    When Sheyan pulled Evil Sword Apophis out, a bluish-white bolt of electricity at least two metres long gushed out of the opening, followed by a wisp of ck smoke. The shattered parts and pieces inside also sprayed out like blood spraying out of a wound made by a de that had no blood grooves!


    The electric shield on the surface of the ck Devil did not hurt Sheyan in the slightest. G-Spot was, in essence, a liquid metal life-form. Just like a fish would never drown in water, G-Spotughed in contempt at the seemingly powerful electric shock...


    The foot of the ck Devil turned pale red, while the spot that was stabbed turned dark red. ording to the data disyed on the monitor of the observers at the side, that single strike had decreased the exoskeleton armours�� movement capability by 34%. At least seven tacticalbat actions could no longer be performed!


    That was abination of an Arbiter��s formidable strength plus the ��True Luck�� ability. Even when the Executor��s sensory threads were obstructed, Sheyan could still rely on his strong intuition to instantly find the enemy��s fatal weakness.


    Meanwhile, the ��True Luck�� ability greatly increased his intuition��s sess rate. The sword had stabbed into the intersection of four cables and destroyed three circuit boards. If it was not for the fact that the ck Devil was indeed made with highly advanced technology, it would have probably lost its mobilitypletely.


    But the ck Devil immediatelyunched a counterattack. The rumbling noises inside it abruptly got louder, obviously the sign of a dramatic increase in activity. The Te electromaic coil tower on its left shoulder was pushed to full load operation to maintain the protective shield around its body. Meanwhile, a dazzling ray of light burst out of the Te electromaic coil on its right shoulder. The ray of light traced a strange arc in the air and struck Sheyan fiercely!


    ��He��s dead,�� the treacherous-looking technician on the control tower remarked. ��Even the energy shield of a small battle cruiser cannot withstand an instantaneous electrical power output of 5300 West, let alone a human.��


    However, immediately following the words of the technician, they saw that the man who was hit by the terrifying ray of light did not even move an inch. With a backswing, he stabbed his sword once again into the ck Devil��s right foot. This time, he chose a rather weird spot �C the heel of the exoskeleton armour �C but the effect was immediate. After a string of explosions, the mechanical leg immediately became as stiff as a rock. The mechanical leg, which cost 1.9 billion Imperial coins to make and could perform 38 tacticalbat actions with astonishing power, was reduced to an inanimate pir that could do nothing but support the ck Devil upright!


    The frenzied rumbling of the engine inside the exoskeleton armour made it sound like the reactor was going to explode at any second. Obviously, the next violent discharge of power was imminent! However, at this moment, Sheyan did something that was hard for the onlookers to understand. He sank his shoulder and mmed into the mechanical leg which had lost its function!


    The mechanical leg must be twenty times his size! And it was made of metal!


    He truly looked like an ant that was trying to topple a giant tree. Everyone expected him to end up bruised and battered from head to toe.


    However, that did not happen.


    The mechanical leg that had lost power buckled at the joint under the impact of the collision.


    Then, with a loud crack, it brokepletely.


    At that moment, witnessing the scene, Sanzi was reminded of the time he ate an Oreo biscuit. Just like when the biscuit was snapped in two from the middle, the break was crisp, and there was some powder flying about.


    The other Imperial soldiers watched on with their jaws agape. How could a m by a single man contain so much power?!


    Was he really human?! He was clearly a tank in human form!


    After the mechanical leg broke, due to the domineering effect of gravity, the gigantic ck Devil naturally could not keep its bnce anymore. It crashed down in an earth shaking copse.


    A ray of electricity was already shooting out of the Te electromaic coil, but due to the copse, it struck the nearby control tower instead, resulting in a series of explosions.


    Therge mechanical arms of the ck Devil trashed about wildly, one of them barely missing Sheyan as it mmed down in front of him along the tip of his nose. The powerful calcting power of the Executor turned this kind of risky move into a controble situation. Amid the huge cloud of dust that rose, Sheyan walked forward slowly. The twitching ck Devil was still trying hard to fight back, but its effort came to a stop when Sheyan reached the cockpit.


    Sheyan stabbed his sword into the cockpit without the slightest hesitation. The electrical energy G-Spot absorbed previously burst forth from the sword, covering the ck Devil in a terrifying web of electricity. The ck Devil��s design meant that it would be fine even if it was electrocuted like this dozens of times, but the same could not be said for the operator inside. He was instantly turned into burnt charcoal!


    Sheyan stared at the once arrogant burnt corpse and said tly, ��I told you, I��m not going to hold back.��


    Of course, burnt charcoal could not answer, but the hundreds of soldiers in huge exoskeleton armour in the distance all pounced on him. Their jumping power had been greatly enhanced, so they looked like a swarm of locusts. Before Sheyan could make any moves, Aziz had already opened fire. The echoes of his gunshots were long and drawn out, like the hymns of a funeral bell. In just five seconds or so, more than ten ��locusts�� had crashed to the ground and exploded.


    Meanwhile, Aldaris threw a Psionic Storm which engulfed Sheyan in it. The Psionic Storm attacked enemies and allies indiscriminately, but the damage was merely a drop in the bucket for Sheyan. However, it was a different story for the soldiers in exoskeleton armour. They were like moths flying into a fire. The moment the exoskeleton armour entered the Psionic Storm��s range of coverage, they instantly copsed. This time, the operators inside did not just fall unconscious; all of them died with their eyes bursting and their brain fluid flowing out of their ears!


    It was a bloody massacre!

 Chapter 1449: Aladdin’s Magic Lamp Body

    <h4>Chapter 1449: ddin��s Magic Lamp Body</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    The battle had nearly grown into a full blown crisis. Although the situation kept getting worse and was about to develop into a messy scuffle, Sheyan seemed unconcerned and merely stood still. Only after his teammates had killed all the hostile soldiers in giant exoskeleton armour did Sheyan change his previously arrogant attitude. He spread his arms and said with the vague hint of a smile on his face, ��It��s about time the test ends, right, prince? If we keep on killing, we��ll go out of control.��


    Sheyan��s voice was not that loud, but for some reason, everyone in the base, including the monitoring soldiers in the underground bunker that could resist even nuclear radiation, could hear him clearly. That was actually another function of the sensory threads. They could transmit sounds to ces that they extended to.


    ��Hahahaha!�� A voice, which obviously came from a loudspeaker, burst intoughter. After that, arge rotorcraft flew over from behind the lofty mountain, escorted by eight other aircrafts. A vivid, fiery red emblem of a phoenix was painted on the rotorcraft. It was obviously a dedicated aircraft of the royal family.


    Prince Pombaru made his appearance atst.


    The current Prince Pombaru was wearing arge, fiery red cloak, seemingly to cover up his frail body. His eye sockets were more sunken than before, yet his gaze had be even deeper. It was incredible that a young man in his twenties would have such dark eyes, like ghostfire in winter.


    Therefore, he did not give off the impression of a ruler of an Empire, but more like the chief of the FBI or the head of the military instead, because the monarch who ruled over billions ofs should not look so eerie and sinister.


    When Party Ace boarded Prince Pombaru��s aircraft, the first thing they saw was arge screen showing an aerial view projected from a satellite. Upon closer look, it was actually depicting this very ce. The holographic projection showed that there were at least three light-based particle cannons and five tactical missiles aiming at them. With the push of a button, the ce would turn into a sea of fire.


    This was no doubt a discreet demonstration of power. The prince was telling them that he was not powerless against them; with the push of a button, he could blow them up into smithereens! Of course, things like this could not beid out in the open, but it was a necessary disy. If one had no way to tame a beast, one would be devoured by the beast.


    The meeting with Prince Pombaru could not be considered pleasant, but surprisingly, there was no open confrontation. Of course, this may very well be because Prince Pombaru had held back and did not ask what he really wanted to know. The prince did seem to have the intention of holding a long conversation either. After exchanging some pleasantries, he let a female Major General under him receive them. The woman was socially adept, the kind of person that wouldugh gracefully before speaking. She gave Party Ace an excellent wee.


    Only after settling down did Sheyan find out that the army they fought before was not an army under Prince Pombaru, but under his third brother instead. By using only two spies, he managed to pull the spacecraft Party Ace took into his scheme. If Party Ace was strong enough, Prince Pombaru would be able to greatly weaken his third brother��s power, and because it was an incident caused by the contestants, his third brother would not be able to do anything about it. If they were not strong enough, then they did not have much value to him, so he would notment their deaths. The most he would lose were two spies.


    This kind of behaviour was sinister and materialistic to the extreme. From this matter, Sheyan found that Prince Pombaru may have an imposing air, but his means of doing things were quite low. To be honest, a head of state who ruled over an empire should take a grander approach than to scheme and plot in such a calctive manner.


    The way to run a country is to treat the people with sincerity, to do great things with sincerity. If a king takes the conquest approach, he should be ambitious, grandiose and have the courage to devour the heavens. If a king takes the developmental approach, he should be generous and amiable, and even have a greed for peace and pleasure. But if a king is suspicious, calctive and indulges himself in the game of power, he will only be a king of failure.


    Of course, Sheyan himself had little talent in ruling �C he probably would not even make a good president �C so he could only silently criticise the prince in his mind.


    Party Ace stayed there for a few days and had even seen the famed Granite Beasts, but Prince Pombaru did not make a second appearance. It made sense, because Prince Pombaru was indeed a busy man, but for some reason, to Sheyan, Prince Pombaru and his men felt like a young woman who had tasted the forbidden fruit for the first time and was anxiously waiting for her period toe.


    One day, after breakfast, Sheyan received a message through the Nightmare Imprint, telling him that the ck Arrow was about to be auctioned off. Sheyan, as the owner, had received the highest standard of invitation to attend the auction.


    Right after receiving that message, Sheyan immediately called back.


    ��Hello, is that the Miner? Have they agreed to my conditions?��


    ��Your conditions are too harsh. You only want to trade and not sell, you only let the auction house take the lowest amount ofmission, and you also asked them to disy it as the first item but auction itst...�� the Miner on the other end replied with a wry smile.


    The corners of Sheyan��s lips curled into a smirk. ��Is that right? Well, if they��re unwilling, we can just call this whole thing off.��


    The Miner sighed. ��I know that you have your own ns, but the auction house also has their conditions. They can forego themission, but even if a deal can��t be reached, the ck Arrow must stay with them.��


    ��So I can��t use it even if I want to?�� asked Sheyan jokingly.


    ��They��ll return it to you after three rounds of auction �C if it hasn��t been sold by then,�� the Miner obviously knew Sheyan would ask this question and already had the answer prepared.


    ��Two rounds,�� negotiated Sheyan.


    ��If two rounds, the auction house will take 5%. That��s the bottom line,�� the Miner replied right away.


    ��Deal,�� Sheyan nodded, but he quickly frowned again. ��But you should have heard of my current situation. My mother Realm is evolving. How can I get to the auction?��


    ��The flesh armour on you has this function. Besides being unable to return to the Realm, you can return to the real world, go to the auction and so on.�� The Miner frowned and asked, ��Don��t tell me you haven��t you tried any of that?��


    Sheyan tried it out, but he soon remarked in doubt, ��It doesn��t work.��


    ��That��s probably because it��s out of energy,�� the Miner replied.


    ��How do I charge it?�� asked Sheyan with a frown. ��Um, there��s no USB port or power cord on the armour.��


    ��Just soak it in water,�� answered the Miner while looking at Sheyan with a contemptuous gaze. ��Seriously, how do you even survive up to this point. The armour will automatically dpose the water and extract the hydrogen as energy.��


    Sheyan: ��....��


    ***


    The auction this time was not much different from thest one Sheyan attended. His vision blurred, and before he knew it, he was already transported to a venue about the size of a basketball stadium. Hundreds of people were seated around the venue, but he could not see their faces clearly. This time, Sheyan did not had to pay to attend, and he was directly sent to one of the boxes. His box had a great view, and when a valuable item would be put up for auction, he had the priority to get an early look at its properties.


    During thest auction, Rocky, a Major General, was able to cause such a ruckus among the crowd. Sheyan was a side character in that auction, but he was already a Lieutenant General now. It truly felt like an eternity ago.


    As per his request, the first auction item would be the ck Arrow. Therefore, as soon as the auctioneer stepped onto the stage, he sent the auction house into an uproar.


    ��Ladies and gentlemen, please be informed that a powerful weapon will make its appearance in this auction! It is a miraculous weapon that stands above its peers. Yes, it��s a divine artifact! Please wee it onto the stage!��


    The ck Arrow made its appearance in front of the crowd. Compared to the dazzling glow of a legendary weapon, the glow of the divine artifact was soft and gentle, yet no one could ignore it! Instead of the zing tyranny of a legendary weapon, it had a natural grace and elegance. This kind of temperament, which kept its sharp edges hidden within, was the exclusive characteristic of a divine artifact.


    Sounds of gasps and whispers rose among the crowd. If the ck Arrow could only be used as an arrow, its value would not be very high, because not everyone had a good bow and had exceptional archery skills.


    However, the ck Arrow could also be used as a one handed weapon, which made it very enticing to a lot of people. Moreover, if a person had enough Strength and could learn the Berserker��s advanced ability ��Weapon Throw��, they would also be able to fully utilise the ck Arrow. After all, the ��Weapon Throw�� advanced ability was quitemon.


    Therefore, although not everyone in the audience was moved, a small portion among them had gotten very excited. But when they eagerly awaited for the auctioneer to announce the starting price, he instead told them thest thing they wanted to hear.


    ��Unfortunately, the seller is only willing to trade it for other items. He will not ept things like utility points and achievement points. The seller is in need of rare minerals and the body of ddin��s Magic Lamp. Please take note of this.��


    Everyone frowned, but at the same time, countless messages were sent out. No one could tell for sure how many people were inmunication at this moment. That was exactly what Sheyan wanted. The divine artifact he flung out was like a core; anyone who wished to have it would start to move around this core, forming a vortex around it. At first, those who fell into the vortex were those directly involved with the divine artifact, but towards the end, the vortex would grow sorge that others would involuntarily get sucked inside too.


    When the auction had proceeded halfway, the auctioneer was suddenly summoned offstage. When he returned, he calmly said, ��Just now, an item was entrusted to us to be auctioned off. Please take a look.��


    Next, what appeared before Sheyan��s eyes, and the eyes of everyone there, were the words ��ddin��s Magic Lamp Body��. The auctioneer then announced the starting price.


    ��The starting price is 5 million utility points, with a minimum increment of 1 million utility points for each bid!��

 Chapter 1450: A Bet

    <h4>Chapter 1450: A Bet</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    When the audience heard the starting price, their immediate reaction was to curse the seller out!


    The seller had clearly set such an astronomical price for his item because he was trying to profit off the divine artifact. Many of the auction participants had sophisticated eyes, and based on their evaluation, the ��ddin��s Magic Lamp Body�� was only worth around 500,000 utility points. Even if it would eventually be sold at a higher price because this was an auction, 700,000 utility points were more than enough to buy it.


    The price of five million utility points would only be reasonable if all three of themp base,mp oil andmp body were sold together.


    Hence, the cruel reality was that the ��ddin��s Magic Lamp Body�� ended up not receiving any bids. The seller must be really disappointed, but it was only to be expected. Everyone participating in the auction was smart. Who would willingly be yed like a fool by him?


    Next, Sheyan saw two legendary equipment appear in the auction, one of which was something forged from the ��Mysterious Forging Blueprint��, a unique reward of the Golden Main Mission that each person could only purchase 3 of. They were a pair of boots called the ��Mysterious Boots��, and they were fiercely contested.


    The finale item gave even Sheyan a shock. The thing looked ck, dirty, and verymon, but when the auction participants checked its description, it almost frightened them to death! It was also a divine artifact! And unlike the ck Arrow, which was not that well-known, this particr item was terribly famous. The divine artifact was the One Ring! The ultimate treasure of the Lord of the Rings world, the source of Sauron��s power!


    If only its name in the description was not followed by the word ��destroyed��....


    The description of the artifact was: ��During the Battle of Mount Doom, Frodo the Hobbit finally showed his evil side. He failed to resist the temptation of the One Ring and tried to take the ring as his own, but was stopped by the righteous Gollum. In the ensuing fierce battle, Gollum found to his dismay that he was not a match for the two evil Hobbits, so he resolutely jumped into the volcano together with the ring, thus destroying it. In order tomemorate the selfless deed of Gollum the courageous warrior, someone had searched the vicinity of Mount Doom carefully, because they thought that the violent eruption of the volcano might spill out the remains of Gollum. However, what they found instead was the remains of this ring.��


    [ The One Ring (Destroyed) ]


    [ Grade: Unknown ]


    [ Properties: You must repair it before you can view its properties. ]


    [ Description: A destroyed divine artifact is still a divine artifact, just as the king of beggars is still a beggar. ]


    [ Note: We salute Mr. Gollum, whose heroic deed has been buried under the biased historical records! ]


    ***


    As he read the series of distorted descriptions of the ring, which seemed to greatly contradict the original plot, Sheyan could not help but admire the fantastic creativity of the guy who managed to obtain the One Ring. He had truly carved out his own path. His entry point was actually Gollum, whom a lot of people had neglected. The contestant must have been plotting to obtain the One Ring by brainwashing or mind-controlling Gollum, attempting to make use of the fact that Gollum would have many chances toe in contact with the ring.


    Most people would find this unthinkable, because Gollum was, in truth, under the control of the One Ring. If you wished to distort his mind and infuse your own will inside his brain, you would need a ridiculously strong charming power. It was not something that could be achieved with equipment alone. Only a really powerful innate ability could do this.


    However, the guy ultimately failed. Gollum, whose mind had been infused with a strong sense of justice, did not manage to deliver the ring to the hands of the contestant who controlled him. Instead, he repeated history in a dramatic way. However, the guy��s scheme could still be considered a sess, because he did obtain the remains of the ring as a reward.


    The One Ring��s appearance silenced everyone.


    It was a gamble. If you wanted to buy the ring, you must first ask yourself if you have the ability to repair it. Even if you did, you would definitely not have 100% confidence in fully repairing a peak-level divine artifact like the One Ring. However, as long as you could restore one of its properties, you would surely earn back the price you paid for it. Two properties, and you would have profited. Three properties, and you would have hit the jackpot. Four properties...might just be a pipe dream.


    The price of the ring was not cheap at all. The starting price of 1.3 million utility points was enough to deter a lot of people. It must be known that the Philosopher��s Stone of Nichs mel seen in thest auction was only worth 1 million utility points, and the Philosopher��s Stone was an extremely practical item. It was worth every bit of its price.


    Most of the people who came to the auction were not lone wolves; they shouldered the responsibility of an entire party. The higher one��s position, the greater the restrictions. To spend over a million utility points on the ring, say nothing of the repair cost, was a very reckless move. Under normal circumstances, even if they won the gamble, no one would be grateful to them, but if they lost the gamble, they might very well lose their position in their party. Few people would do such a thing where the investment and return were so disproportionate.


    Therefore, although there were two divine artifacts up for auction, the crowd still fell into a strange, awkward silence. However, the auction house did not think much of it. They had seen much stranger things than this. When the auction concluded, more than half of the bidders received a private message which asked them to stay. The official notification of the auction house stated that they would like to deal with the few valuable unsold items in an appropriate manner.


    At this time, all the valuable unsold items were ced on arge circr table. The two divine artifacts were naturally right in the centre. In truth, the ck Arrow had only remained unsold due entirely to Sheyan��s high demand. If he was willing to ept utility points, it would surely have been sold for an astronomical price, because the big shots participating in the auction this time had all been informed beforehand that there would be a big surprise waiting for them in the auction, so they had all prepared arge amount of funds.


    The unsold items were shown again to the bidders, one by one. The auctioneer once again stated a price, but he would keep decreasing it until someone made a bid on the item. For example, the previous starting price of ��ddin��s Magic Lamp Body�� demanded by the seller was 5 million utility points, with a minimum increment of a million utility points for each bid! But now, its starting price was 4 million utility points. If there was still no bidder, the price would further decrease by another million. When the price fell below one million, it would decrease by 100,000 utility points each time.


    When the price was shed to a million, it had apparently reached a price that the buyers could ept. Someone started to make a bid.


    ��One million.��


    But someone else obviously did not want to miss out either. They immediately bid for 1.1 million utility points. And after that, the bidding turned into the regr auction process. The auction house was quite confident that with the existence of the ck Arrow, there was simply no way ��ddin��s Magic Lamp Body�� would remain unsold.


    After a round ofpetition, the price finally stagnated at 2.2 million utility points. The mysterious No.7 bidder had previously won the bid for some precious minerals with 240,000 utility points; he seemed determined to win the ck Arrow. To be honest, the ck Arrow was most powerful when it was shot as an arrow. Sure, it could be used as a melee weapon too, but that would not be utilising its potential to the fullest. The mysterious No.7 bidder must have a powerful archer in his party, or maybe he was one himself. Otherwise, he would not be trying to obtain the ck Arrow at all costs.


    Of course, in Sheyan��s eyes, the fact that he was trying to obtain the ck Arrow at all costs made him a fat sheep to be ughtered. Therefore, when the mysterious No.7 bidder sessfully won ��ddin��s Magic Lamp Body��, Sheyan was already thinking of how he could maximise his own profit. Sure enough, the mysterious No.7 bidder soon requested to meet with Sheyan. He had obtained the items specified by Sheyan and had met the requirements, so he could now do so. It was impossible for Sheyan to turn down the request because the auction house would never allow such a thing to happen, as it would severely tarnish their reputation.


    When Sheyan met with bidder No. 7, he went straight to the point. The price Sheyan quoted for the ck Arrow was ��ddin��s Magic Lamp Body�� + all the precious minerals bidder No. 7 owned + the damaged One Ring + 500,000 utility points. In truth, Sheyan��s asking price was not that ridiculous. The normal price of ��ddin��s Magic Lamp Body�� was around 500,000 utility points, and the damaged One Ring could only count as a legendary equipment at most, so it was worth around a million utility points. The total value was thus 2.3 million utility points.


    However, because Sheyan had specifically asked for ��ddin��s Magic Lamp Body�� in the auction, its price had skyrocketed this time. This was the main source of the disagreement between the two sides. After all, it was a fact that bidder No. 7 had spent 2.2 million utility points for it. Therefore, to him, Sheyan��s asking price waspletely unreasonable.


    Fortunately, both parties were sincerely trying to reach a deal. Under that premise, negotiations were definitely possible. In the end, bidder No.7 had lost the patience to keep haggling. He suddenly stood up and stared at Sheyan as he said, ��Since your party can get a divine artifact like the ck Arrow, you must be very powerful, so how about we make a bet?��


    ��What kind of bet?�� asked Sheyan indifferently.


    ��I think you��re determined to get ��ddin��s Magic Lamp Body�� and the damaged One Ring. We��ll make the trade with these two things first,�� said bidder No. 7. ��The remaining precious minerals and 500,000 utility points will be used as wager! If a member of your party can defeat a member of my party in a 1-on-1 duel, the minerals and utility points are yours, but if you lose....��


    ��Then we��ll write off the minerals and utility points?�� Sheyan smiled. ��You��ll be able to use a divine artifact in this duel, so your chances of winning this bet is huge.��


    Bidder No. 7 refused to fall for Sheyan��s provocation. ��If you��re scared, then forget it,�� he said tly.


    But Sheyan smiled instead and said, ��It��s a deal.��

 Chapter 1451: With the Divine Artifact in My Hands, I Shall Rule the World!

    <h4>Chapter 1451: With the Divine Artifact in My Hands, I Shall Rule the World!</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    However, after Sheyan said ��deal��, he added a condition:


    ��But I hope we can perform this duel in a day��s time.��


    Bidder No. 7 stared at Sheyan. Although they could not see each other��s faces, he seemed to be trying to distinguish something from Sheyan��s words and actions. It took a long time before he slowly replied, ��I��ve heard rumours of something amazing that had happened recently. The contestants of a powerful Realm had fought against the contestants of three other Realmsbined in a Realm War and actually won. The world they fought in happens to be the LOTR world. The war must have been extremely dangerous, but high risk often means sufficient returns.��


    Sheyan smiled. ��What are you trying to say?��


    ��It wouldn��t be strange for a divine artifact like the ck Arrow to appear in the reward,�� replied bidder No. 7 thoughtfully.


    ��No, it wouldn��t.�� Sheyanughed meaningfully.


    Bidder No. 7 lowered his head. If Sheyan could see his expression, he would see that Bidder No. 7��s eyebrows were nearly twisted into a knot. Bidder No. 7 asked in a low voice, ��Are you so confident? You think you can repair the One Ring in a day?! That��s absolutely impossible!��


    ��If you think it��s impossible, then it��s impossible. But if you think it��s possible, then there��s definitely a chance!�� Sheyan answered with a profound smile.


    After contemting for a while, Bidder No. 7 abruptly raised his head. He seemed to have acquired some information from someone. ��Fine! It��s a deal! If you can really repair the One Ring in a day and use it against the ck Arrow, I��ll just consider that my bad luck!��


    Bidder No. 7 did not know that the reason Sheyan was so adamant on acquiring the One Ring was not to repair it, but to destroy it! It was the only purpose for the ring Sheyan had in mind. G-Spot had reached the peak level of legendary weapons, but it could not cross the strict grade-barrier to devour divine artifacts. Logically speaking, the conventional method was to devour numerous pieces of legendary equipment to umte experience and slowly break through the barrier, but by devouring the damaged remains of a peak-level divine artifact, G-Spot could very likely obtain enough energy and experience from it to advance!


    Bidder No. 7 was not wrong in thinking that only another divine artifact could be a match for a divine artifact, but he mistakenly believed that Sheyan would try to repair the ring to battle against the ck Arrow. Having this preconceived idea would surely lead him down the wrong path. Because Evil Sword Apophis that G-Spot transformed into was simply too infamous, it hadpletely overshadowed G-Spot itself, so few people had noticed G-Spot��s existence.


    After the two of them reached a deal, Sheyan sessfully used the divine artifact ck Arrow to trade for the remains of the One Ring as well as ��ddin��s Magic Lamp Body��. The remaining trade chips that were worth close to a million utility points would be decided through the bet.


    The first thing Sheyan had to do right now was naturally to let G-Spot gobble up the remains of the One Ring. However, the remains of the ring looked dirty and unremarkable. Even after G- Spot swallowed it, it could not digest the ring. ording to Zi, that should be because the ring was covered in ayer of magma plus corrosive substances, so it must be cleaned first.


    This would require the help of the Empire. Hereiny the advantage of highly advanced technology. After the scientists of the Empire obtained a small sample from the surface of the ring, they quickly came up with a suitable melting agent. After the destroyed One Ring was cleaned, it finally showed its true colours. It was made of a twisted golden material which seemed to have a jelly-like texture. ced on the palm, one could feel a heat from it, as if it had its own body temperature like it was a human being. But when it was squeezed, one would find it exceptionally hard.


    G-Spot pounced on it. The liquid metal life-form transformed into the shape of an octopus and stabbed arge number of tentacles into the ring. It then became a cocoon which wrapped around the ring and fell into a dormant state. However, Sheyan was not worried that G-Spot would hibernate for long, because there was only one chance to break through to divine grade, so G-Spot would have to do it in one go with an indomitable will. If it could not seed in one hour, it would not seed in its entire lifetime.


    G-Spot started to turn red and be transparent. Various illusions appeared on it, depicting the process of Sauron forging the ring. Although they were all miniature images, they were very lifelike. After that, various mysterious lines emerged on top of G-Spot, and it felt like there was an invisible hammer in the air, striking and tempering it. During the process, Sheyan continuously fed it various high-energy ores to give it nutrients. Finally, the inscription on the inner surface of the One Ring appeared on G-Spot. They were Tengwar letters, an ancient Elven script handed down from ancient times!


    ��One ring to rule them all, one ring to find them,


    One ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.��


    When thest letter was formed, Sheyan finally received the long-awaited notifications:


    [ Your weapon, G-type Liquid Metal Enhanced Life-Form (Matrix Point Distribution) has sessfully devoured the remains of the One Ring. ]


    [ Age increased to: Mature (25 years old in human age) ]


    [ Grade promoted to: Divine Artifact. ]


    [ Origin: Unable to determine. ]


    [ Attack Power: None. ]


    [ Type: Supporting Equipment ]


    [ Material: Liquid metal, Pi element, various unknown mysterious items, synthetic metallic elements, Sauron��s power of darkness ]


    [ Weight: 1.2kg ]


    [ Equipping Condition: None ]


    [ Durability: Infinite ]


    [ Usage: The liquid metal enhanced life-form can transform into various kinds of weapons and equipment that it has devoured. Not only can it fully duplicate their abilities, it can also give them a +6 bonus strengthening. This ability can now be used on allies as well, by letting the life-form attach itself to an ally��s weapon or equipment. It will not devour the ally��s weapon or equipment. ]


    [ Passive Ability: ��Suck�� �C Whenever the enemy (or their weapon) came into contact with the equipment or weapon the liquid metal enhanced life-form is attached to, the liquid metal enhanced life-form will analyse the enemy andmit the result to memory. After seven times, the liquid metal enhanced life-form will be able to calcte the trajectory of the enemy��s attack, thereby rendering the enemy��s next attack obsolete. ]


    [ Passive Ability: ��Devourment Memory�� �C The liquid metal life-form turns itself into the terrifying enemy of all equipment in order to satisfy its own desires. During the devouring process, it can memorise andpletely replicate the special ability of the equipment it devours, then attach the special ability to the equipment it strengthens! ]


    [ The memory slot for ��Devourment Memory�� has increased to 5. ]


    [ Gained new ability: ��Sauron��s Versatility�� ]


    [ After devouring the One Ring, G-Spot now has an abundance of Sauron��s power in its body. Sauron has always appeared in Middle Earth in various different forms, so G-Spot has also inherited this characteristic. It gets 50 free base attribute points that you can freely allocate. If you are not feeling satisfied after you have allocated them, you can restore them back to free base attribute points for a redistribution. You can only reset the attribute points three times every 24 hours. ]


    [ When G-Spot attaches itself to the weapon or equipment of an ally, this bonus will still be valid, but the resetting ability is now in the hands of the weapon or equipment owner. ]


    (Author��s Note: This enables the owner to change G-Spot��s attributes based on the environment or needs. For example, when scouting is needed, all 50 points can be added to Perceptive Sense. G-Spot will basically be an equipment that provides +50 Perceptive Sense. When enteringbat, the owner can reset the attribute points and allocate 25 points each into Strength and Agility, etc.)


    [ Gained new ability: ��Enve�� ]


    [ The greatest purpose of the One Ring is to enve and control the other 19 Rings of Power. G-Spot has also integrated this feature into itself �C though not perfectly. ]


    [ When activating the ��Enve�� ability inbat, G-Spot will spray a little bit of its body and stick it on the enemy��s main weapon. By doing this, it will forcefully enve the weapon, thus reducing all its properties by half (including, but not limited to, attack power and bonus attributes), as well as sealing all its passive and active abilities. The duration of the effect ranges from 10 minutes to an hour, and the cooldown time ranges from 5 minutes to 2 hours. ]


    [ The envement will never fail, but its duration is inversely proportional to the grade of the enemy��s weapon. ]


    ***


    Everyone in Party Ace was amazed. After all, both ��Sauron��s Versatility�� and ��Enve�� were really powerful abilities. Sheyan was beaming. Before this, he only had 70% confidence in winning the bet, but he now had 100% confidence!


    After thinking for a bit, he said, ��Since Bidder No. 7 is willing to make the bet with me, he must know something about me, so he��ll definitely send someone I��m ipatible with to the fight. The person will most probably be an archer. First, he should have high movement speed. Second, he should have long-range attack capabilities. Third, he should have an astonishingly high attack power. It��s not too difficult to reach the extreme for the first two points, while the ck Arrow will enable the person to achieve the third point.��


    Sheyan paused and smiled mockingly. ��That��s why I won��t be fighting in this duel. If the enemy is specifically preparing against me, why should I be so stupid as to give them what they want? It��ll just turn into a bitter fight where I��ll keep getting beat up. In my opinion, this battle should be a wonderful fight between two top marksmen!��


    When Sheyan said this, he looked straight at Aziz. Aziz��s eyes started getting wild with excitement...because he had suddenly remembered that G-Spot could now attach itself to an ally��s weapon!!


    Aziz��s legendary gun, plus G-Spot��s ��Extinction��, plus the 50 free attribute points from ��Sauron��s Versatility��, plus the ��Enve�� ability! Even if the opponent had a divine artifact, Aziz had the world!


    ��I��ll bring back that guy��s ears and nose,�� Aziz replied coldly.


    Sheyan smiled. ��It��ll probably be a duel and not a death match. Bidder No. 7 seemed like a cautious guy. He won��t risk his star contestant��s life for a million utility points. So, what you have to do is to make him tremble in front of your name!��

 Chapter 1452: The Truth About the Magic Lamp

    <h4>Chapter 1452: The Truth About the Magic Lamp</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Both sides were full of confidence for this duel. The confidence of Bidder No. 7��s side was based on the powerful might of the divine artifact, ck Arrow, while Aziz��s confidence was based on his own formidable strength.


    ��I don��t need this,�� Aziz simply refused to attach G-Spot to his weapon. He patted his own weapon coldly and said, ��I only need my partner here.��


    Aziz��s confidence was regretful, but strictly speaking, he had two legendary equipment, and he was an Executor, which was likely a level higher than the opponent��sbat order. Even if his opponent held a divine artifact, he still had a chance.


    However, Sheyan had always liked to n for the worst case scenario. Since the other side could purchase a divine artifact with such arge sum of funds, their party must be an impressive force in their own Realm. If he could not let Aziz stand on the same starting line as the enemy, then it would be a real shame.


    But looking at Aziz��s resolute eyes, Sheyan did not know what to say to him in order to persuade him. It was Aziz who finally broke the silence.


    ��Based on your analysis, the other party will send a long range attacker. The person has just acquired a divine artifact, so it��s supposed to be the time when he��s feeling the most powerful, yet even in this situation, he still chose only a duel. It can be seen from this that he doesn��t have the determination to put his life on the line. People like that will find it difficult to maintain the stability of their performance during critical moments of life and death. However, that happens to be my strength. That��s why I��m so confident. ��


    Sheyan pondered for a while and said, ��Okay, I respect your choice. You can fight the way you want, but this bet is rted to the benefits of the whole team after all, so we should have a say in it too. That��s why I��ll add an insurance factor to the n. Let G-Spot attach itself to your weapon, but not take effect. If, and I mean if, the fight doesn��t go well, you can use it as a trump card.��


    Aziz was a loner and had a cold demeanour, but he knew when to be flexible, especially when others had already shown him respect, so he nodded. In truth, those who did not learn to be flexible in a dog-eat-dog world like the Nightmare Realm had long turned to ashes.


    The duel was scheduled for a dayter, so there was still quite some time before that. Taking advantage of the free time, Party Ace started studying the ��ddin��s Magic Lamp Body�� that they had just obtained. It must be known that the ck Arrow, being a bona fide divine artifact, was something extremely valuable. To be honest, even though the remains of the One Ring was also very precious, it could only ount for a third of the ck Arrow��s value at most. ��ddin��s Magic Lamp Body�� was what made up most of the remaining value.


    After putting ��ddin��s Magic Lamp Base�� and ��ddin��s Magic Lamp Body�� together, the two parts, which were originally quite unremarkable in appearance, immediately glowed with a faint light. The dust and dirt on the surface of themp quickly faded away as it became smooth and shiny. Arge number of patterns could be seen on it, giving off a strong ancient Egypt vibe. There was even an image of a Sphinx on it.


    Even the material of themp seemed to have changed dramatically. It was very warm to the touch and was shining with the glow of life, looking just like human skin. The unique mixture of metallic material and life gave off a feeling that was strange yet mysterious.


    When themp oil was poured in, the clear and colourless oil was instantly absorbed by themp, making themp change. Themp sometimes became transparent, and sometimes became like a mirage. The only thing that remained tangible were the veins in themp that looked very much like the veins in a human body. Themp oil was flowing in them. A momentter, a blurry light appeared at the mouth of themp. It looked like a me, but all of them knew that it was no me. ��ddin��s Magic Lamp�� was, in essence, a mysterious living creature. After absorbing the so-called mp oil��, it had awakened from its slumber, and the light was a strange phenomenon formed by its breathing.


    Party Ace stared at the Magic Lamp with curiosity and caution, anticipating the genie to suddenly pop up with a ��boom�� and grant them three wishes.


    Unfortunately, that did not happen. After ��ddin��s Magic Lamp�� had been ��lit�� for nearly 20 minutes, the light slowly shrank. ck smoke starteding out of the Magic Lamp. The ck smoke gathered and finally condensed into a small ck stone that dropped to the table.


    Suddenly, Zi eximed in surprise. She immediately went into abat pose. Her slender fingers drew nearly ten sharp shes in the air, which made even the dimension itself moan in agony! Dimensional turbulence prated into their ne, dposing the surrounding furnishings into the smallest particles!


    However, despite Zi��s efforts, she could not prevent the magicmp on the table from slowly fading away and vanishing from sight! It had run away by using spatial teleportation!


    All of them could not help but sigh in dismay. They were almost shouting curses. ��ddin��s Magic Lamp��, which had cost them millions of utility points, turned out to be so disappointing in the end. It had only put on a mini firework disy before it ran away. Even Zi could not intercept it. It was a huge waste of funds, and they did not have anything to show for it. Oh, wait, strictly speaking, themp did leave something behind �C a small ck stone.


    Millions of utility points, plus a duel toe, in exchange for a small ck stone. If G-Spot had not sessfully promoted, then the ck Arrow was as good as having been thrown into the ocean!


    Sheyan frowned looking at the ck stone, seemingly lost in thought.


    An hour passed, and then two, but nothing else happened. As time ebbed away, all their hearts fell into despair. Zi, being the sensitive person that she was, was already thinking of ways to console Sheyan. She knew that Sheyan had always been a proud man. Hopefully, he would not be too discouraged by this setback.


    Sheyan��s Nightmare Imprint suddenly heated up. Someone was contacting him. He took the call and found that it was the Miner who had talked to him not that long ago.


    ��Are you alone right now?�� The Miner��s voice sounded a bit hurried and flustered. For some reason, he seemed to be in a panic.


    ��No, I��m with my party members,�� replied Sheyan.


    ��What have you done recently? Why is there such a huge ruckus?�� the Miner asked in a low voice.


    ��I didn��t do anything. Did you make a mistake?�� asked Sheyan.


    The Miner hesitated, then gritted his teeth and asked, ��Well, then, why have a number of Realms sent their representatives to ask around for your contact information?��


    ��What??�� Sheyan was puzzled too.


    ��Tell me honestly. What have you done these past few days?�� asked the Miner impatiently.


    Sheyan frowned slightly, but the Miner was someone that could be trusted, so he honestly told the Miner all the things he had done. But of course, things like G-Spot��s properties he only mentioned passingly.


    When he reached the part about merging ��ddin��s Magic Lamp��, the Miner��s breath suddenly became heavier. Before Sheyan could even finish the story, the Miner already shouted out, ��That��s it! That��s the reason! ��ddin��s Magic Lamp�� is, in essence, a weird creature that can travel freely between different dimensions. Its origin is said to be rted to the mysterious power that built the pyramids on Earth. There are many different powers in the whole universe, so it��s impossible to fully understand all of them. You said your ��ddin��s Magic Lamp�� didn��t leave behind a white stone, but a ck one? Are you sure?��


    ��Yes, I��m sure,�� Sheyan answered without any doubt.


    The Miner took a deep breath before he told Sheyan, ��That means, this time, the Magic Lamp didn��t leave behind an ddin crystal formed by the substances it shed, but a fruit instead! It��s extremely precious!��


    Sheyan shrugged. ��I still don��t understand.��


    ��Put it this way. Anything left by ��ddin��s Magic Lamp�� is worthless to us, but for any of the Realm, it��s priceless treasure. The top-grade unknown mysterious items are like the vitamin supplements that sailors on a long voyage must take, or they��ll die of scurvy. The weight of the vitamin taken is insignificantpared to the weight of the human body, but it��s undoubtedly essential. Without it, even maintaining normal human activities is impossible,�� exined the Miner. ��As soon as ��ddin��s Magic Lamp�� leaves something behind, all the Realms could basically sense it because there would be a unique fluctuation. Now do you understand why a number of Realms have sent representatives to look for you?��


    ��But it��s been quite some time since then. Why are you the first one to contact me about this?�� asked Sheyan.


    The Miner sighed. ��Your mother Realm, Noah Realm C, is still evolving, right? That��s why it didn��t sense it, or it would��ve definitely contacted you right away and asked to trade for it with a wish. Remember the legend about ddin��s Magic Lamp? Half of it is actually true. Sometimes, ordinary humans would gain possession of the Magic Lamp through sheer coincidence and obtain ddin��s crystals! However, the so-called genie has nothing to do with themp. The Magic Lamp would always disappear right after shedding or dropping its fruit. Everything else that happens afterwards is all done by the Nightmare Realms.��


    Sheyan finally understood after listening to the Miner��s long exnation.


    ��Then, I can make a wish with the Realm with this little ck stone �C uh, I mean, ddin��s Fruit?��


    ��That��s right,�� the Miner replied confidently. ��The temptation of ddin��s Fruit to the Realms is far beyond your imagination.��

 Chapter 1453: The Ferocious Aziz

    <h4>Chapter 1453: The Ferocious Aziz</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    After listening to the Miner��s exnation, Party Ace finally knew where the problemy. The probability of obtaining the fruit of ddin��s Magic Lamp was slim to begin with, and it so happened that when they obtained it, their mother Realm was in a dormant state, which had an even smaller probability of urring.


    And yet, it happened. All the other Realms knew about the fruit and coveted the fruit, but they also knew that Noah Realm C had just swallowed one of its own kind, so no other Realm dared to challenge it directly at the moment. The two small probability events coinciding gave rise to the current situation.


    The Realm who had the right to trade for the fruit, Noah Realm C, was sleeping and could not sense the birth of the fruit, while the rest of the Realms who could, did not dare extend their hands!


    However, to do nothing at all was obviously not in line with their interests, and that was why the Miner was contacted as a middleman, for a tentative, more indirect approach.


    ��I��m sorry. Although the conditions of the other Realms must be very generous, I have no intention of striking a deal with them. The other Realms don��t have the thing that I want,�� said Sheyan.


    ��What do you want?�� asked the Miner curiously.


    ��I want my former party member toe back to life,�� replied Sheyan. ��Noah Realm C should be the only one that has his gic samples. Other Noah Realms should not have that kind of thing, unless the contestant is already nning to defect.��


    The Miner pondered, then said, ��In theory, that��s true, but there might be another way. Your party member should have been injured before, right? When other Realms collected battle data, they might have collected some of his gic samples by chance. You really don��t want to....AAAAARRGGHH!!!��


    The Miner suddenly let out a soul-shattering scream. It sounded like he was experiencing something more terrifying than death, such as castration.... Then, a blurry image of Eve was projected from Sheyan��s Nightmare Imprint.


    ��Contestant No. 1018 will not consider your proposal. And you...if you don��t get as far away from my people as possible, even your status as a nonbatant won��t be able to save you!��


    In the face of such a situation, Sheyan could only smile wryly. The Miner naturally did not dare to stay any longer. He immediately ran away without another word. Seeing Eve staring at him, Sheyan shrugged and handed her the fruit of ddin��s Magic Lamp.


    ��Is your wish to revive Mogensha, who died in the 2012 world? Are you sure?�� asked Eve.


    ��I��m sure. The only thing I��m not sure of is whether you can do it,�� answered Sheyan.


    ��What you��re seeing now is just a branch consciousness of mine. My main consciousness is still sleeping, so I can��t immediately fulfill your wish. You��ll have to wait until my main consciousness wakes up before you can see your old teammate again �C provided his data is still in my database.��


    Sheyan immediately scowled. His palms tightened into fists. ��I hope you��re joking! And this joke isn��t funny at all!��


    ��I��m just telling you something that has a probability of happening, although the probability is very low,�� replied Eve tly. ��But I think you should be able to see that guy again in a week at most.��


    Sheyan heaved a sigh of relief. ��That��s what I want to hear.��


    ***


    The time passed quickly. The duel between Aziz and Bidder No. 7��s party had already concluded. It was pretty unremarkable.


    The one dueling with Aziz was a woman who had the bloodline of the Na��vi from Pandora in Avatar. The weapon she used was the longbow belonging to the leader of the Na��vi tribe seen in the movie!


    The longbow had received the blessing of Eywa and was a peak-level legendary weapon, just like G-Spot before it upgraded. It was only a step away from bing a lower-tier divine artifact.


    And yet, thebination of such a powerful bow and the terrifying ck Arrow....was utterly defeated by Aziz!


    Perhaps it was as Aziz himself said �C in a solo fight against a long range attacker, as long as the opponent was not overwhelmingly stronger than him, he would never lose! A promation like that may sound arrogant, but it was not conceited. It was something that he had proven again and again through countless battles.


    Sheyan reckoned that Aziz must already be abat genius even before he became a contestant. Otherwise, how could he have faced off alone against the most powerful country in the world with nothing but his gun?


    Although someone called Bin Laden had also done something like that, it must be noted that Bin Laden was a member of the Saudi royal family that had more than USD $800 million in personal assets. He had 52 siblings and cousins in his family, and the wealth of the whole family was over USD $30 billion!! It was thebination of such astonishing wealth and personalwork that Bin Laden could remain free for so many years, and he was still killed in the end, at the age of 53.


    Meanwhile, Aziz��s notoriety as ��America��s public enemy�� was gained solely through his own effort, with nothing but his gun!


    Sheyan was also enlightened after witnessing the battle. Aziz had only one advantage in that fight, which was his shooting range, and he utilised that advantage to the greatest extent possible! The twobatants spent more than 34 hours in the duel arena, but the total amount of time they actually fought was only 74 seconds. What��s more, to the chagrin of Bidder No. 7��s party, the female archer did not even get a chance to attack!


    She had a divine artifact, yet had no chance to use it. What an awkward, embarrassing, helpless situation!


    Perhaps Aziz would only feel desperate when he had to face monsters like Sheyan. In the end, it was Sheyan��s diseases which could attack without a trace that caused the most trouble for Aziz. Once he was infected, all kinds of non-fatal but endless negative conditions would break out one after another. Even more annoying was the fact that Sheyan was actually an MT, which gave Sheyan many opportunities to make mistakes!


    Although Aziz had not fought directly against Sheyan before, he knew Sheyan��s abilities very well, and he had carried out countless simtion battles between them in his mind. Unfortunately, he never won once in the simtions. Oftentimes, after he had decreased Sheyan��s HP by half, Sheyan would already get close to him. The oue was obvious after that.


    After that, Party Ace remained in Prince Pombaru��s territory, living a rxing life everyday. Everything was prepared for them, be it caviar, red wines, steaks or even beautiful women, if need be. Because Sheyan and his group were all strong, they were not afraid of any schemes the other side maye up with.


    Eve had told Sheyan that her main consciousness would wake up in a week at most, and it had been six days since then. While Sheyan was puffing on a cigar and fantasising about Brother ck��s resurrection, a leggy beauty in uniform came in and said to him politely, ��The prince has just returned, sir. He has something very important to discuss with you.��


    Sheyan did not pay this matter much heed. Currently, the rtionship between the contestants and the Empire was very simr to the rtionship between the celestial beings in cultivation novels and the royal family of the mortal realm. The two sides may sometimes cooperate with each other, but the celestial beings had a natural sense of superiority. Even if Prince Pombaru threatened them with nuclear weapons or particle cannons or what not, they could just instantaneously teleport themselves to other ces or even another dimension like the auction house with the flesh armour...


    And it was with such a mindset that Sheyan walked into Prince Pombaru��s office.


    There was no one inside. The uniformed beauty said in a soft voice, ��Please wait a moment.�� Then, she brought him a ss of water and left, closing the door after herself.


    This office was spacious. The sofa Sheyan was sitting on did not look like anything special, but when he sat down on it, the seat would slowly and softly sink, and the back of the sofa would lean over to support him. The sofa��s internal massaging device was like countless little hands that pushed gently against his body, relieving his fatigue. The sofa was a good example of the general atmosphere of the entire office �C it was not luxurious, but efficient, simple, andfortable.


    Sheyan waited in the office for some time, but considering Prince Pombaru��s status, Sheyan figured that he probably had to make a lot of preparations everytime he had to meet someone �C wash his face, dress up properly, arrange for some followers, etc. �C so it was understandable. As Sheyan thought about that, his eyes strayed to the transparent ss window beside him.


    Groups of soundless images were disyed upon it, and there were little lines of captions below the images.


    This was a verymon technology in this era, something even themon people could enjoy. The difference was that Prince Pombaru��s was in HD and had a better 3D effect.


    The first image that appeared on the screen was just a dot.


    The caption below read: ��Starting point��.


    Then, the dot split into two, then into four, then into eight. It continued until it was all over the screen!


    The dots that filled up the entire screen right now were called the base points.


    Then, the shot rapidly zoomed in on one of the dots and magnified it. The dot exploded!!


    Up to this point, Sheyan still had no clue what was happening, but the next scene almost made him jump up from the sofa.


    The dot had exploded in an empty void, but after it exploded, it started to rapidly solidify, giving birth to one after another, as well as countless stars.


    At this time, the shot zoomed out, and he could see countless other base points simrly exploding and taking shape!


    The caption below read: ��The origin of the universe, and also the origin of life.��


    After that, the line of text disappeared from the screen, to be reced by the next line: ��Why is life a luxury in the universe?��


    The line of text was right. In the vast universe, fews contained life. Among hundreds of billions ofs, less than 100 had lives on them, and even fewer contained intelligent life-forms. Based on this ratio, it was definitely not wrong to call life a luxury in the universe. In fact, calling it a luxury may not even do its preciousness justice.

 Chapter 1454: Devil’s Throat

    <h4>Chapter 1454: Devil��s Throat</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Sheyan stared at these images for more than ten seconds. He did not know why, but a tremendous fear rose in his heart! Cold sweat was even dripping down his forehead. A huge mystery that had originally stood tall in his heart like a towering peak had slowly copsed and was thenpletely broken down under the huge impact of those ten or so seconds of information!


    ��All lives, we can think of as having been infused with a special kind of energy. Let us call it the source energy. The source energy carried by the Starting Point itself is rtively limited, so when the Starting Point split into innumerable Base Points, it is akin to dividing the source energy, which is originally scarce to begin with, into countless parts. When the Base Points explode in a big bang to generate countless parallel universes, the originally scarce source energy has to be distributed across the vast parallel universes, which makes it even scarcer. This is why life is so rare!��


    After exining why life was a luxury, the Starting Point and Base Points were shown on the screen again.


    The rtionship between them waspared to the rtionship between trees and seeds.


    The Starting Point was simr to a tree. It produced arge number of seeds through its own destruction.


    What��s more, the seeds from the same mother nt would all have amon feature. No matter how many seeds were produced and how different their growing environments were, the nts that grew from them would share certain major characteristics. For example, different kinds of rice, despite growing from different seeds, could only grow in a hot and humid environment, would grow no more than a metre high, had small flowers, and had edible seeds that must be peeled first.


    Or, for example, the nts that grew from poppy seeds would definitely producerge, gorgeous flowers, and their seeds would be narcotic and addictive...


    The same was true of the parallel universes derived from Base Point explosions. All parallel universes formed after the explosion of the Base Points derived from the same Starting Point would develop in a somewhat simr way as time progressed.


    During this process of development, some things in one universe may differ from the other parallel universes, but no matter how all the parallel universes developed, there would be quite a few important nodes that would be exactly the same between them! That was why parallel universes were also called mirror universes.


    And that was the fundamental reason ��history would always unfold ording to its predetermined track��! Even if some unexpected events urred, these important nodes were there to support and drive the inertia of history, so the development of that universe would not deviate too far from the rest of the parallel universes. The universe would still grow ording to the genes it inherited from the Starting Point. A rice nt that had a few of its leaves eaten by insects would not grow into a poppy.


    The next captions that appeared on the screen were what truly shocked Sheyan!


    ��ording to research, the important nodes can be important events such as World War II, important objects such as the Eiffel Tower or the World Trade Center, or it can also be certain important people or living creatures.��


    ��Humans or living creatures that be important nodes are very special because they possess life, and life is a luxury in the universe. After all, the essence of life is the source energy from the Starting Point!��


    ��So, ording to specific studies, when a living creature that is an important node dies unexpectedly in a certain parallel universe in a way that differs from how the creature dies in the rest of the parallel universes, the source energy supporting its life �Cmonly known as soul energy �C will not die out, but there is also no way to pass it on to the creature��s heir.��


    ��But at this time, the Starting Point has yet to appear, so the source energy will cross over dimensional barriers and enter the bodies of the identical creature in other parallel universes ording to the distance. In other words, the identical important-node living creature in other parallel universes will be strengthened. The closer the identical creature is to this parallel universe, the greater the enhancement.��


    Seeing this, Sheyan��s pupils started to contract. He could feel his throat going dry. He needed some water to moisten it, but even after several attempts to grab the ss on the table in front of him, he still failed to do so. When he looked carefully, he realised that his hand was actually grabbing at empty air twenty or thirty centimetres above the ss.


    It was a simple mistake that even ordinary people would not make, yet it was made by Sheyan, who had hundreds of times the physical fitness of ordinary people. How unbelievable! From this, one could see how tense he was right now!


    He picked up the ss and drank all the water in it. His previously thirsty throat finally sighed with satisfaction. However, it did not relieve his nervousness in the slightest. On the contrary, his anxiety only worsened when the next captions appeared!


    ��The first target chosen for the experiment is: George Washington.��


    ��Reason for Selection: The target has a distinguished status as the Founding Father of the United States and is a figure that cannot be ignored in world history. He is infertile, and therefore has a low chance of passing his source energy to an heir before he dies.��


    ��Experimental Content: Kill George Washington in ten parallel universes.��


    ��Experimental Result: The other George Washington in universes close to these ten parallel universes have gained obvious benefits, most evidently in their lifespan. In normal history, George Washington dies at 67 years old, but after the experiment, the longest living George Washington among those investigated lived to the age of 83, and even the one who died the earliest lived to the age of 69. The increase in lifespan is obvious.��


    ��The second target chosen for the experiment is.... ��


    ***


    Sheyan suddenly closed his eyes and inhaled a deep breath.


    He wanted to keep reading, but he knew that he could not, because he found that he was currently in great danger!! He realised that he had neglected many rming signs due to his rxed attitude before this!


    First of all, he did not know when it had happened, but the partymunication channel had been severed. He had lostmunication with the outside world.


    Secondly, the flesh armour, that could instantaneously teleport him to another dimension, no longer worked.


    And finally, Prince Pombaru never showed up.


    These three suspicious signs led Sheyan to believe that he had fallen into a dire predicament.


    And it was extremely dire. Severing the partymunication channel was still within the scope of a contestant��s ability, but the flesh armour was made from Noah Realm C��s own flesh. To render it ineffective meant that it was already an ability on the level of a Realm. Only after witnessing first-hand the terror of the devoured Noah Realm E did Sheyan realise the extent of a Realm��s vast and amazing power. How strong must a person be to counter that kind of power?!


    The only silver lining was that the trap seemed yet iplete, and that was why Prince Pombaru had yet to appear. If he had, it would mean that the trap was already in motion.


    Sheyan was a man of action, moreover, his life was currently at stake, so he wasted no time to act. He went straight towards a French window covered by a curtain nearby. His hand tightened into a fist, and it glowed with a dazzling light. Sheyan was using his full power in this punch, because it was a matter of life and death! Let alone a window, even if it was a dam in front of Sheyan, he would blow a hole in it!


    The fist struck the window hard, making the whole room shake violently. The crystal chandelier at the top of the room shattered into numerous pieces. However, Sheyan��s full-power punch failed to break open the window! Sheyan instantly understood. The room was constructed of a special material and was made up of a single entity, so the force acting on any single point in the room would be spread over the entire surface of the room.


    Such technology had long existed and were mainly used in bullet proof vests, but Prince Pombaru had actually used it on the inside and outside his office. This could only be described as extravagance. It must be known that during the production of the special material, for every square metre of area increased, the cost would double. If you think about the size of the room, you would know how much resources had been wasted on this room.


    Sheyan took another deep breath. All the bones in his body cracked loudly. He unleashed another punch. Immediately, cracks started appearing on the walls inside the room, and dust and debris came rustling down. The power cords shed a few times as sparks sprayed out of them, and then the light went out.


    Without any hesitation, Sheyanunched the third punch. Even with his strong Physique, he could still feel several ligaments in his body screaming in pain, and he threw up a mouthful of blood. Sheyan��s third punch was a struggle for survival, without a regard for anything else. He had packed everyst bit of strength he had in this punch!


    Finally, the damned window was sted apart like it had been hit by a cannon. Sheyan jumped out without wasting any time. Only after that did he realise that the building where Prince Pombaru��s office was located in was actually a gigantic self-propelled vehicle after the disguise was removed! It had already moved quite some distance away from its original location. It was currently inside a huge, dark hole that must have a diameter of at least ten kilometres �C the vehicle was rapidly descending down the hole along the spiralling path at the side of the hole!


    The terrain was like a giant spiralling sinkhole, but it was in the middle of the mountains and was thus cleverly concealed. Sheyan could not stop chills from creeping down his spine, because he could clearly sense that both the ground surface of this giant sinkhole and the pitch-ck cliff next to him were moist, wriggling organic matter! He could not help but associate it with the image of an enormous devil lying on its back and sleeping with its mouth wide open, while Sheyan himself was on the edge of its throat; one misstep and he would be swallowed!


    The material of the surface suddenly reminded Sheyan of something. It was something that almost made him fall into despair!


    A power that could seal the flesh armour��s function meant that it was a power at least at the same level as Noah Realm C.


    And the interior of a Noah Realm was constructed from organic matters that had a very simr texture to the ��devil��s throat�� he was currently in.


    ��Could this be the true face of the Big Ben Research Institute?�� whispered Sheyan to himself. ��Another Noah Realm?��

 Chapter 1455: Secrets

    <h4>Chapter 1455: Secrets</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    Although Sheyan hade to this conclusion, after some careful deliberation, there were still a few things that puzzled him.


    First of all, if the other Noah Realms wished to harm him, did they really need to go through so much trouble, even going so far as to ask the prince toy down such an borate trap?


    More importantly, if he was to inspect it carefully, the biological texture and tactile sensation of the Devil��s Throat were actually a little different from that of the Noah Realms. The Noah Realms�� interior was warm to the touch and had some sticity, while the surface of the Devil��s Throat was bitingly cold and rough. Touching the former was like touching the skin of a young woman, while touching thetter was like touching the face of an old man who had frozen to death!


    Nevertheless, Sheyan felt that he was very lucky to be able to escape. Seeing the terrifying downward spiralling path around him, he could not help but be reminded of the times when he descended down stairs to enter the Nightmare Realm. Fortunately, it seemed like it was not toote for him to turn back yet. If he had really been dragged inside, it would probably be extremely difficult to escape.


    He turned around and went back up the path. It was a difficult hike, even with his Physique that was hundreds of times higher than that of ordinary people. An extremely strong suction force was constantly being emitted from the centre of the deep, dark pit. With every step Sheyan took, he felt like a small part of his energy was sucked away. After a long time, it umted into deep exhaustion. He felt like a person who had not undergone any professional mountain climbing training trying to scale a high peak. A person like that would often find themself bing extremely tired after climbing only a short distance.


    When Sheyan extended his sensory threads into his surroundings, he could immediately sense countless fine ck lines that looked like rubber bands reaching out of the depth of the ck hole to wrap tightly around his body. When his sensory threads came into contact with these fine ck lines, they would immediately wither and dissipate!


    Under the circumstances, what else could Sheyan do but to clench his teeth and keep climbing up? He forced himself not to think of anything while trying his best to steady his breathing. To ovee the power of such a behemoth with nothing but his own strength, he could not think of anything else �C no, he must not think of anything else! A slight distraction and he would probably fail to escape!


    The first step, second step, third step!


    Sheyan was sweating so hard that he looked like someone who had just been dragged out of the river. The sound of his gasping was so loud that it could probably be heard from a mile away. He was so exhausted that he felt like he was about to copse. However, he had seeded! He had climbed out of that damned Devil��s Throat. The horrible ck lines that had clung to his body were all broken except for two particrly thick ones. One was still connected to his flesh armour, while the other was connected to the empty space around Sheyan, possibly blocking out the partymunication channel.


    Sheyan cut a really sorry figure at the moment, like a dog that was about to die of exhaustion that had its tongue sticking out.


    He had only climbed a distance of about ten kilometres. Ordinary people would probably feel tired after a hike of that distance, but he was a contestant. Yet, that one hour of uphill hike inside the Devil��s Throat had depleted almost all his stamina. Therefore, the moment he got out of the Devil��s Throat, he immediately copsed to the ground, gasping for air greedily while letting the cold earth cool down his burning chest.


    All of a sudden, his entire body turned stiff. He inhaled one long, deep breath, then slowly got up from the ground. In the process of getting up, his muscles trembled violently, almost in a convulsive way. This caused him great pain, but it also made his tired muscles recover to normal condition as much as possible!


    Sheyan slowly raised his head. He watched a man walk out of the darkness not far away. It was a very proud-looking young man.


    The young man had a face that Sheyan was very familiar with.


    Every time the man appeared, it would be at a moment Sheyan did not expect. Sheyan was on guard during the entire Realm War, yet he did note. But right now, at this time, at this ce, at the moment Sheyan least wish to see him, he appeared.


    The man was, of course, the seventh saint wandering on the edge of darkness: Bind!


    Sheyan narrowed his eyes slightly as he stared at Bind.


    ��I see. If you��re showing up here....then it makes sense. If I��m guessing correctly, this huge hole next to us should also be a Noah Realm, right?��


    ��However, through analysing some of the information I know, I can tell that the Realms are rapidly evolving. The Noah Realms should already be in their second generation, and my mother Realm, Noah Realm C, is even evolving towards the third generation. On the other hand, your mother Realm looks like it��s dying, and all its abilities are extremely weak. It should be a first generation Noah Realm that has been eliminated, but for some reason, it��s still alive. And because this Realm has only taken on a few contestants, you��re all pretty powerful.��


    ��You��re pretty good at deduction. But even if you��re right, so what? You��ll still die here today! I know you��re trying to buy time by talking nonsense, but I don��t care. Let me tell you something. My second brother is rushing over here as we speak, so I don��t mind if you try to stall for time. Do you want to know the truth about why you��re being hunted? So that you don��t die a fool?�� asked Bind.


    Sheyan��s body stiffened. He gave Bind a deep stare, then said, ��I��m all ears.��


    Bind smirked. In truth, he was also buying time, because he was not absolutely confident that he could defeat Sheyan here and now, even though his opponent was exhausted and even though he had grown much stronger. Not only had hisst fight with Sheyan ended in total defeat, he had even lost Evil Sword Apophis to Sheyan. Such aplete defeat had left a deep trauma in his heart. Therefore, if Sheyan wanted to stall for time, Bind would dly fulfil his wish!


    Bind stared at Sheyan and said, slowly, ��All the things you saw in Pombaru��s office are true, so I won��t waste my breath exining those things. Take a look at these 3 sets of information.


    With a flick of Bind��s finger, some glowing letters appeared out of thin air. It was a person��s biography:


    ***


    Name: Fang Lin


    Gender: Male


    Ethnicity: Han Chinese


    Parents: Deceased


    Introduction:


    At the age of 14, he ventured into business.


    At the age of 23, he established the Ace Corporation. At the age of 29, he became the richest man in China and was listed in Forbes�� Celebrity 100. At the age of 31, the Ace Corporation became one of the top 500 enterprises in the world.


    The Ace Corporation were one of the driving forces behind the global financial crisis in 2028 and gained much profit from it. The global financial crisis hit Wall Street hard, and the event was widely recognised as the beginning of the decline of the United States of America.


    Since then, Fang Lin has won the recognition of the higher ups of his country and served as a member of the National Committee, bing a leading member of the country��s think tank. He has a strong voice in various national affairs.


    ***


    Name: Fang Lin


    Gender: Male


    Ethnicity: Han Chinese


    Parents: Deceased


    Introduction:


    Found missing on the evening of February 25, 2009. Half a monthter, his aunt called the police, whoter found three sets of badly rotten male corpses in his house. DNA tests verified that they belonged to Liu Jifu, He Kai and Zhou Dingli, three men who came from the same hometown as Fang Lin, Yuhong vige. After various investigations, it was found that ten different casualties that urred in Yuhong Vige in the past two years, which were previously believed to be idents, were all rted to the suspect in some ways.


    The suspect was never found.


    ***


    Name: Fang Lin


    Gender: Male


    Ethnicity: Han Chinese


    Parents: Deceased


    Introduction:


    At the age of 18, he earned his first barrel of gold in the retail industry. At the age of 20, he had ten million yuan of assets under his name. At this time, Liu Jifu, He Kai and Zhou Dingli were involved in car idents one after another within the span of two years. Two of them perished, while the other was left in a persistent vegetative state.


    The police investigated the incidents but could not find any definitive evidence.


    At the age of 22, Fang Lin married and had a son in the same year.


    ***


    ��The first Fang Lin biography shows the normal life path of the Fang Lin in all parallel universes. Because of his importance in history, he naturally bes a rare important node in the parallel universes in the form of a human.��


    ��The second Fang Lin, due to some sudden, unexpected circumstances, did not follow this predetermined path of life. A situation like this is very rare, but it��s notpletely impossible. There��s no cancer in the human gic code either, but human cells will still sometimes mutate into cancer cells. It��s the same principle.��


    Sheyan could easily understand these things. He asked instead, ��But from what I heard, people with special abilities are unique, and there��s only one of them in all the multiverse?��


    Bind smirked. ��In most cases, yes, that is true, but this rule is certainly not applicable to the living creatures who are the important nodes that support and drive the development of all the parallel universes!��


    After a moment��s silence, Sheyan said, ��Is that so? Pray continue.��


    ��The second Fang Lin chose revenge. His parents�� deaths were not really idents; they were actually forced to their deaths! His choice was to kill all these murderers with his own hands when he was still just a teenager, and then he ran away! In the process of running away, he inadvertently entered a Nightmare Realm. After that, he devoted his life to reviving his parents. This Fang Lin is our father.��


    Sheyan clenched his fists tightly. He had never felt this angry before, yet his mind had never been clearer. ��So I guess the third Fang Lin also went against his normal life path, right? He bes an anomaly too. He also chose a path of revenge, but he��s a lot more cautious. He decided to earn arge amount of money first before he hired assassins!��


    ��Correct,�� replied Bind. ��As expected of someone who has the same blood flowing in his veins.��


    ��After our father joined the Nightmare Realm, he fought hard all the way and finally reached the peak of power. Unfortunately, not only is his Nightmare Realm the first generation version, it also carries a huge defect from the time it was still an embryo! Therefore, when my father, in an attempt to protect hispanions, was assimted into the Realm, he had no choice but to rot together with the Realm that has a congenital defect!��

 Chapter 1456: Final Chapter: One

    <h4>Chapter 1456: Final Chapter: One</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    ��So, you guys started to experiment and found that, by killing the version of you in other parallel universes, you��ll be able to plunder their source energy for yourself? That��s how you strengthen the power of your father, Fang Lin?�� questioned Sheyan coldly.


    ��Wrong!�� spat Bind mockingly. ��For ordinary people, even if they do that, they��ll only get a tiny amount of source energy, almost negligible. But those who are an important node in the parallel universes have thousands of times the amount of source energy that ordinary people possess. They��re the only ones worth killing!��


    ��Think about it. Before this, you��re just trash that has unremarkable potential. You��re not even qualified to be selected as a Chosen by your Realm. But why have you escaped danger again and again after joining the Nightmare Realm and kept growing until the way you are today?��


    ��I��ll tell you the reason! When we killed the Fang Lin in other parallel universes, you��ve also absorbed arge portion of the source energy that escaped from them! Free source energy has very simr characteristics to liquid. As written in the research report, under normal circumstances, it��ll preferentially flow into the identical biological important nodes nearby. However, if there��s a strong existence in the distance, the strong existence will be like a whirlpool, actively pulling the faraway source energy to them!��


    At this point, Bind expelled a sigh and said, ��You lucky fool, you should��ve been able to keep benefiting without putting in any effort. It wasn��t until I fought with you and found that you can actually control Evil Sword Apophis that we begin to suspect you. Only those with our special blood can use the sword. It so happened that an important servant of Father��s has also recovered his most important soul fragment around that time. Father didn��t tell us anything, but this attitude is a kind of information in itself. It wasn��t hard for us to deduce the existence of the despicable tumour, the disgusting parasite, the lucky leftover that is you!��


    ��Wait a minute,�� Sheyan suddenly interrupted. ��Didn��t you say that source energy will only flow to the identical biological important nodes in other universes? What does your father ughtering the other versions of himself have anything to do with me? In theory, it should be my dead father who gets the benefit. Why do I benefit too?��


    ��Because your father, the businessman Fang Lin, had also joined a Nightmare Realm! And he possessed the strength to go against us! In the end, he wasn��t our match and ended up being killed, but his power was not to be underestimated. When we killed him, we were not aware that he had already prepared a contingency n.��


    ��Thinking back about it, he did not die on the spot back then. He had faked his death and hung on until he could see you. He passed on to you his precious source energy and prepared all kinds of protective measures for you before he truly died! And in retrospect, your mother��s suicide was really suspicious too. Perhaps she didn��t actually kill herself out of grief over your father��s death, but to prevent us from getting any information about you out of her!��


    Upon hearing that, something hot burned in Sheyan��s chest. Comparing the things Bind told him with some of the memory fragments he recalled before, they felt so real!


    Many a time, he had resented his parents who had cruelly abandoned him when he was so young! But now he knew the truth. The love of a parent knows no bounds! They loved him so deeply and fiercely that they did not hesitate to give up their precious lives for him!


    The reason his memory before the age of three was so messy was probably something deliberately done by his father in order to prevent others from finding out his identity while he was still young and weak.


    A storm brewed inside Sheyan, and he only managed to calm down after a while. At this time, he could not help thinking that, if he had a child, would he sacrifice so much for his child too? If he were to leave here alive today, he would definitely make a baby right away!


    Bind certainly could not predict what kind of random thoughts were running through Sheyan��s mind. But Sheyan quickly raised his head and stared at Bind with a mocking sneer.


    ��You im that my father��s source energy has been passed down to me. But if that��s the case, why was I not even qualified to be a Chosen? Is source energy so worthless?��


    ��You��re an idiot. It��s hard talking to someone so ignorant,�� Bind sneered back. ��Source energy originates from the Starting Point. It��s the most mysterious type of energy that already exists during the birth of the multiverse and is the basis of all life! Even the Nightmare Realms can��t fully understand it; they��re just way ahead of most people in their understanding. It��s not surprising that they can��t detect it if it��s deliberately hidden. Besides, do you really not possess the potential to be a Chosen? Do you really not have some natural abilities that are a lot stronger than other contestants?��


    Sheyan wanted to say no, but his expression suddenly changed. Certain memories that he had almost forgotten surfaced in his mind.


    [ You are attacked by XXX and receive 7 points of damage. This damage ignores defence. Its precedence is: Domain precedence. ]


    (No precedence < slight precedence < Authoritative < Domain precedence < Domain authority)


    [ You are attacked by XXX. Your hidden innate ability, ��Endurance��, is triggered�� ]


    [ Conflicting data detected, precedence determination in progress�� ]


    [ Data irregrity detected. Data irregrity detected. ]


    [ Check ongoing�� ]


    [ Check passed. Your hidden innate ability, ��Endurance��, reduces the physical damage by 25. ]


    [ You will only receive 1 point of damage from this attack. ]


    ����..��


    ��The ability that enables me to conquer the Nightmare Worlds����


    ��The frightening innate ability that can confuse the nearly omnipotent Nightmare Realm, leading to irregrities in data����


    ��Is that the embodiment of the source energy that my father left for me?��


    ��Yes, it should be. If I just lead an ordinary life, the source energy hidden inside me will gradually affect my destiny, slowly helping me grow into an awe-inspiring figure who can influence the state of the world.��


    ��However, because I joined a Nightmare Realm, the mysterious source energy materialised as an innate ability. Although it could no longer influence my destiny and help me be a great man, it protected me in the endless battles in the Realm!��


    ��The truth, is this!��


    ��Father�� Father!!��


    ***


    ��You should have no more doubts now.�� The one who said that was not Bind. It was another man who had appeared together with Prince Pombaru while Sheyan was in a daze.


    ��So now, you can die in peace! When our Father killed your father back in the days, he lost three of hispanions. The source energy that escapes from you after your death should be enough to revive them.��


    When Sheyan saw Prince Pombaru here, the truth behind the Big Ben Research Institute was finally made clear. The highest ranking institution in the Empire turned out to be the nearly dying first generation Nightmare Realm that Bind belonged to. All the technologies developed by the Big Ben Research Institute were built upon the technical support given by the Nightmare Realm.


    Sheyan shifted his gaze to the strong, muscr man who had just appeared, then back at Bind again. He suddenly smirked.


    ��So you��re Bind��s second brother? The one named Soar? You guys must feel good about yourselves, don��t you? But to me, you two are just really sad.��


    ��What the hell are you talking about?�� Bind and Soar both took a step forward at the same time, the anger in their eyes fierce enough to consume someone alive!


    Sheyan narrowed his eyes and told them coldly, ��I once carried out a secret mission for the Imperial army to explore a called Uplos. The is controlled by the Predators and is made into their hunting ground. They would catch all kinds of powerful beasts and breed them there to be hunted. On the, I met a test subject who was caught by the Predators after escaping from the Big Ben Research Institute! His name was originally Tom, but the name that the research institute gave him was Test Subject Type E No. 7. The experiment he was involved in was called the Ten Strongest Project.��


    Prince Pombaru had a really ugly expression on his face when he heard what Sheyan said. He forcefully cut Sheyan off. ��Shut him up! This guy is just spouting nonsense!��


    However, an ominous feeling rose in Bind and Soar��s hearts. The short-tempered Soar swung his hand at Prince Pombaru��s face, knocking most of his teeth off and sending him flying metres away! The prince sprawled on the grass and did not get up afterwards!


    Sheyan looked at the two guys in front of him with pity in his eyes and continued, ��That guy called Tom made a very strange request before he died. He said I must pay the Big Ben Research Institute a visit. I feel like he didn��t make that request out of kindness. Moreover, he gave me a weird feeling. The whole time I fought with him, I felt like I was fighting with a living puppet. At the time, mybat order was too low for me to figure out what the problem was, but now that I��m an Arbiter and have the sensory threads as well as the micro-calction ability, I finally understand that it��s because he either had no soul, or his soul wasn��t whole!��


    ��Because Tom left a deep impression on me, I collected some of his cell samples. The analysis done by the Realm showed that he had been cloned multiple times, likely because his body constitution was highlypatible with the cells of one of the Ten Strongest. That is to say, Tom was just a clone, and the memories that he had of his childhood and teenage years were either forcefully injected into his brain, or were something that were contained in the cells. But ironically, the strong emotional support he gained from those false memories enabled him to endure the experiments long enough for him to escape from that hellhole of a research institute. Oh, how fate toys with man!��


    Bind and Soar were trembling all over, their breaths chaotic and their eyes bloodshot. They could vaguely guess certain things now, but they still refused to admit it. ��What does this have to do with us?�� Bind asked stubbornly.


    Sheyan narrowed his eyes, then sighed dramatically. ��Unfortunately, you guys give off the same kind of feeling that Tom did. My intuition tells me that you two and Tom are actually the same type of people �C sad, pitiful clones that have iplete souls! Your beloved Father is probably just using you guys as tools! You can be discarded any time he wants!��

 Chapter 1457: Final Chapter: Two

    <h4>Chapter 1457: Final Chapter: Two</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    (Author��s Note: If you find the backstory involving Fang Lin hard to understand, please take a look at the synopsis of the movie ��The One��, starring Jet Li. That��s where I got the inspiration from.)


    ��Bullshit!�� the two Saints of Darkness roared at the same time. They were so furious with Sheyan��s im that they looked like they were going to explode any second!


    Sheyan stared at them, ridicule obvious in his eyes. ��If I��m wrong, then show me your Nightmare Imprints. The Realms will only choose normal and healthy human beings to be contestants, but you guys have defective souls. No matter how powerful you are, you can only be those who serve the contestants, such as a servant or a summoned familiar. If you��re able to show me your Nightmare Imprints, I��ll eat my words, but if you can��t, then I��m sorry, you��re just wretched existences who don��t even have real memories of your own! You��re pitiful, low rank creatures that spent your childhood in test tubes!��


    ��He��s just stalling for time,�� Bind seemed to have calmed down. ��I won��t give you any more chances. You��re full of shit.��


    ��Then why did you attack Pombaru? He��s your coborator. Wouldn��t that be extremely bad for your rtionship?�� asked Sheyan with a smirk. ��You��ve long had your doubts, don��t you? You must have suspected something. There should be only one among your brothers who is your father��s real son. The rest of you are just puppets serving him.��


    Bind��s facial muscles twitched and trembled. Sheyan��s words had stabbed his heart deep like a sharp dagger!


    But at that instant, a cold glint shed in Sheyan��s eyes. Grey fog suddenly appeared around his body. The terrible virus that had long spread everywhere was now breaking out !


    The two Saints of Darkness simultaneously felt an unspeakable pain tearing at their lungs. Sheyan had already moved in front of Bind in the blink of an eye. On his hand, G-Spot squirmed, changed shape and rapidly solidified. The next moment, Evil Sword Apophis prated into Bind��s abdomen!


    This strike was Sheyan��s desperate attack in a desperate situation, for the sake of survival!


    It was also the first time that G-Spot was used against an enemy since it upgraded into a divine artifact!


    The terrifying destructive power of ��Extinction�� formed a huge ck hole in Bind��s abdomen in an instant. What��s more, Sheyan had allocated all 50 of G-Spot��s free attribute points into Strength, so a crushing damage had been triggered. Blood gushed out of Bind��s back like a fountain due to the frightening power, and mixed in it were arge number of dark red pieces of shattered organs!!


    Severe damage in one hit!


    Such was the power of the attack after being buffed up by ��True Luck��. Furthermore, Sheyan��s strength level had greatly increased since thest time he fought Bind, and if Bind was really a servant or a summoned familiar, he would not enjoy the 40% damage reduction exclusive to contestants. Those factors were what caused the current astonishing situation.


    Under Bind��s incredulous gaze, Sheyan even had time to spread one round of HIV virus before he yanked Evil Sword Apophis out and ran away. However, the other Saint of Darkness was no weakling. With a sh, Soar mysteriously vanished from sight. When he reappeared, he was already right behind Sheyan.


    But the present Sheyan had be a lot stronger than before. He did not even need to look back to know that Soar was right behind him, because his sensory threads already sensed it the moment Soar appeared. A dazzling light was emitted from something on Sheyan��s finger. It was the ��Entanglement of Victory��, the ring from the Harry Potter world. ��Mind Transmission�� was activated, and Sheyan simrly blinked away. Soar��s surprise attack hit nothing but air.


    However, the moment Sheyan teleported away, a strange blurring effect appeared around Soar, and he once again vanished into thin air. The visual effect was obviously caused by a distortion in the air. It was akin to the discement effect when observing a fish in water. Our eyes would tell us the position of the fish, but the perceived position has actually deviated from the actual position. This way, if others attacked Soar without ounting for the correction value, their attack would miss every time.


    Not only that, when Soar re-emerged, he was right behind Sheyan once again! His ability was actually continuous blink! It enabled him to stick to his enemy��s back like a stubborn leech. This was actually a unique skill of The Traveler, one of the Ten Strongest.


    Sheyan could not dodge anymore, but luckily, he was not that weak. From the start, he identified himself as an MT, whose job was to absorb the enemy��s attack with his body! Therefore, although blood red light flickered continuously on Soar��s fingertips, drilling multiple bloody holes in Sheyan��s back, it was not enough to bring Sheyan down. Sheyan stifled a groan and took advantage of the force to leap forward, then swung Evil Sword Apophis backward.


    ��Dol!�� Soar immediately yelled a strange mantra! The sound prated into Sheyan��s mind, freezing him momentarily. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Soar��s hand shone like he had put on a glove made of light, and with that hand, he grabbed Apophis�� de. Apophis failed to hurt him in the slightest!


    At the same time, a small but scary vortex appeared on his other hand. Spots of light glimmered within the vortex, forming tiny gxies. Countless stars could be seen inside, making it appear full of life.


    ��You��re a fool! As if we wouldn��te prepared for Evil Sword Apophis! You should never have used it against us! We��re a hundred times more familiar with the sword than you are! You must not know that during its forging process, it was quenched with our blood!�� Soar chuckled. ��Die! ��Neb��Explosion��!!!��


    Soar pped his palm on Sheyan��s back!


    Sheyan��s body immediately let out a horrifying sound, as if his every cell was being sted by the neb explosion!


    As mentioned before, the universe is formed when the starting point splits into innumerable base points, and the innumerable base points in turn be innumerable parallel universes. At that moment, time starts flowing. And when time enters its final stage, approaching copse, the process will reverse. The countless parallel universes will start to shrink, and the stars and gxies in them will explode into a gaseous state. The gas will then shrink back into base points, and finally returns to the ��start��.


    Soar��s attack which struck Sheyan simted the situation when time copsed and the neb exploded. At this instant, not only did Sheyan suffer extremely high damage, his maximum HP was also temporarily reduced by three quarters! The skin on his back was not damaged much, but the bones and organs inside had all turned into a messy pulp, akin to beaten up tofu!


    Sheyan was in extreme pain. He felt like even the fine capiries in his eyes were bursting apart, so his vision was filled with a shade of crimson.


    Blood gushed out of Sheyan��s mouth. He howled and turned around with the expression of a wounded beast. At the same time, the third eye on his forehead suddenly popped open. Countless sensory threads shot out of it, so dense they almost formed arge. They wrapped around Soar, while Sheyan once again raised Evil Sword Apophis and stabbed it towards Soar��s chest.


    Soarughed scornfully. ��You really are a fool. I��ve told you, Evil Sword Apophis won��t work against us!��


    As he said that, he casually extended his hand and grabbed the sword that was stabbing towards him. However, a cold light shed across Sheyan��s eyes right then. Evil Sword Apophis suddenly shed continuously with a string of unbelievably sharp light, and Soar��s fingers that were reaching for the de were all chopped off by the power of ��Extinction��. The next second, Apophis pierced right through Soar in the chest. The hole in his chest was bloody and gory, but more vivid than that was the shock in his eyes!


    ��That��s��that��s impossible���� As blood burst out of his mouth, he muttered in disbelief.


    Sheyan took a deep breath and raised his right hand again. Apophis quickly melted away and shapeshifted back into the mining gloves.


    ��Too bad for you, your Apophis had long been devoured by my weapon. Evil Sword Apophis no longer exists in this world. All that remains is the divine artifact liquid metal life-form, G-Spot!��


    As his words concluded, Sheyan��s right fist burst forth at a thunderous speed. The illumination of ��Ultimate Impact�� lit up Soar��s face. The fistnded heavily on Soar��s head, and a frightening force erupted from it, turning his face into a twisted and deformed mass of mushy flesh.


    Afterunching the punch, Sheyan��s body went limp, his energypletely drained. The blood he threw up was ck, as if it was rotten. The terrifying power of the ��Neb Explosion�� acted directly on his cells like nuclear radiation, ignoring his defence, so it was very destructive. It was also the kind of attack that Sheyan was most wary of.


    Suddenly, the darkness nearby surged, and a figure walked out of it. The man looked strong, arrogant and calm.


    The man��s face possessed an uncanny simrity to Sheyan, but more indifferent and cold. For some reason, when Sheyan saw this man, he bizarrely felt like he was looking into the mirror.


    The man easily grabbed Sheyan��s throat and lifted him up with a single hand. The blood streaking down the corners of Sheyan��s mouth flowed down the back of the man��s hand, but the manpletely ignored the blood, as if he did not notice it at all.


    He told Sheyan seriously, ��Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Hu Zheng. They call me Strive. The murderer Fang Lin is my biological father, while the businessman Fang Lin is your biological father. Strictly speaking, we can be considered brothers.��


    . Strictly speaking, we can be considered brothers.��

 Chapter 1458: Final Chapter: Three

    <h4>Chapter 1458: Final Chapter: Three</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    ��Strive! Strive��! ��


    The one talking was not Sheyan, but Bind who was struggling on the ground. His face was pale. There was a look of madness in his eyes, as well as a hint of hopefulness. He took a good long look at Strive before he asked, ��Tell me honestly. Are we brothers?��


    Strive did not even turn to look at him as he answered in a soft voice, ��You already know the answer, so why ask?��


    Bind trembled violently all over. He suddenly threw up a mouthful of blood, theny on the ground unmoving afterwards.


    When a person��s mind hadpletely crumbled, it would either result in total madness or total despair.


    When Sheyan severely injured the prideful Bind with a single attack, Bind��s pride that was built upon his strength had instantly copsed. And right afterwards, he learned that the most precious memories he had from his childhood, those of his family, were all forged. That made himpletely lose faith in his life.


    When a person went crazy, the most probable thing that would happen was that they would destroy something. However, the only thing that the severely injured Bind could destroy right now was his own life.


    And so, he died.


    He died in despair.


    ��Can��t waste it,�� muttered Strive as he looked at Bind��s corpse and the dying Soar. Two weird tentacles suddenly shot out of his back and wrapped around the two of them. The tentacles then casually flung them down the spiral-shaped abyss.


    The tentacles were each only as thick as a finger. Bind and Soar must weigh at least 150 kg in total, yet the tentacles effortlessly threw them into the abyss which was situated more than 100 metres away. From this, it was evident how strong the tentacles were.


    After doing that, Strive turned to Sheyan and asked, ��Do you have anyst words?��


    He had already made his move while he was speaking. des as sharp as Wolverine��s ws were ejected from the tips of his tentacles. The des actually contained the ��Extinction�� effect. With every word he uttered, heunched one towards the severely injured Sheyan. Each attack would leave a deep wound on Sheyan��s body. By the time Strive finished his question, blood was gushing out of every part of Sheyan��s body. The tendons, veins and bones in his limbs had all been severed. The only thing still holding his four limbs to his body was the outeryer of skin.


    But Strive��s cruel attack only drew a stifled moan out of Sheyan. Sheyan said tly, ��Your actions are unnecessary. Even if my limbs are intact, I can no longer do anything.��


    ��It pays to be careful. Besides, if our positions are reversed, wouldn��t you have done the same?�� asked Strive with a smile.


    ��I would have just cut your throat and be done with it,�� replied Sheyan without hesitation.


    Striveughed. ��If I weren��t trying to keep my father��s food fresh, I would have done that too.��


    ��Food?�� asked Sheyan, puzzled.


    Strive did not seem to be wary of Sheyan in the slightest. In other words, he had absolute confidence in his own judgment. In addition, perhaps he saw Sheyan as a rival who deserved the basic level of respect, so he was very willing to answer Sheyan��s questions.


    ��Do you think a human can freely shuttle through time and space and to kill others at will? Of course that��s impossible! The more we wish to gain, the more we have to sacrifice; this is the eternal truth. In order to do this, my father can no longer be regarded as a human being, and he can only keep a clear mind for two hours every day.��


    After a short silence, Sheyan asked, ��Since you guys can travel through time and space, why haven��t you gone back to the time when my father was still a kid and kill him? Wouldn��t that solve your worries once and for all?��


    Strive stared at Sheyan with a look that said ��speaking with ignorant people is truly a pain in the ass��.


    ��Do you think it��s so easy to travel through the dimensional turbulence and urately locate a target��s parallel universe? This kind of thing might be simple for a Noah Realm, but humans who attempt it face the risk of having their very soul crushed! You have no idea what kind of price we have to pay to calcte the precise data and travel through the dimensional turbulence.��


    ��Andstly, although your n sounds reasonable, how much life energy do you think a kid can have? It��s a little like ginseng, the famous ancient Chinese tonic. A sprouting ginseng has little to no effect. Only those that are hundreds or thousands of years old are regarded as precious medicine! In the same way, the various variations of Fang Lin must be killed when they��re at the most powerful stage of their life in order to obtain the maximum benefit, because that��s when their life energy is most intense. But more importantly, we have to do it without attracting the attention of the other Realms, which means we usually have only one chance to attack the target.��


    ��I see. I think I understand now,�� said Sheyan with a pensive look. ��Thank you for the exnation.��


    Strive shrugged. ��Do you have any other questions? I actually don��t mind speaking with you.��


    ��No, that��s all I wish to know,�� replied Sheyan calmly. ��I can die in peace now. Please finish me.��


    Strive sighed. ��What a pity. I can still talk to you for a while. To be honest, it��s been a long time since I��ve spoken so freely with someone.��


    Despite saying that, there was no hesitation at all in his actions. With a swing of his tentacle, Sheyan was hurled towards the depth of the Devil��s Throat!


    As Strive��s gaze followed after Sheyan who traced an arc in the air and fell into the endless darkness below, a strange, indescribable feeling suddenly rose in him. Seeing the enemy who seemed almost like a mirror image of himself, he could not help thinking: What would he do if he was in Sheyan��s situation!?


    That thought sent shivers down his back, because he had suddenly realised with a jolt that Sheyan definitely had something up his sleeve! More tentacles shot out from his back and reached towards Sheyan, who was already more than 10 metres away. It could be seen at this time that these tentacles were actually the enhanced and materialised version of the sensory threads that Sheyan had! Both of them had actually evolved in a simr direction, but Strive��s evolution was evidently more powerful!


    Sheyan suddenly opened his eyes and shed a cryptic smile at Strive.


    The third eye on Sheyan��s forehead opened at the same time. He concentrated his sensory threads to such a high degree that they turned from incorporeal to semi-solid. He blocked the tentacles reaching for him with the threads!


    There was an obvious strength disparity between Sheyan and Strive, as could be seen from the fact that Sheyan��s semi-solid sensory threads were shattered in an instant, but the life force of the severely injured Sheyan erupted at that moment, burning as bright as the sun! This was Sheyan��s true level. At this moment, the entirety of his power erupted like fireworks!


    ��This bastard���� Veins bulged on Strive��s forehead. ��He was hiding his real strength to this extent! What kind of n does he have? But, even though he hid his strength, there��s no way he��s a match for Father�� because Father can no longer count as a human.��


    Although Sheyan was heavily wounded and his body battered, the power that burst out of his body at that moment was truly shocking! That was his strongest power, the terrifying power that could kill Aragorn and even a Noah Realm! In the process of falling, he stared at Strive with eyes that were almost burning, and he smiled as he descended into the endless darkness.


    ***


    The fall felt like it took an eternity, but at the same time, it also felt like it only took a short moment. At first, the skin of the Devil��s Throat that Sheyan saw was pitch ck and hard.


    But as he descended lower, the skin gradually started to crack, and finally became crimson flesh that kept pulsating. However, the flesh swelled here and there like grapes and bubbles, growing in a disorderly way. It was showing obvious signs of a rupturing of the gic chain.


    Soon, a strange yet familiar sense of weightlessness washed over Sheyan. It was the feeling of leaving his current dimension and entering a Nightmare Realm. The reason it felt familiar was because Sheyan had experienced it countless times. The reason it felt strange was because there were some obvious differences from when he entered Noah Realm C. It was like the difference between the taste of white wine and the taste of 1959 Kweichow Moutai.


    The anticipated violent impact did not arrive. Sheyan felt something holding his body up, slowing his descent. After a while, he came to a halt, hanging in mid-air. His nose was filled with the putrid smell of rot.


    The ce looked like a rotten, moldy abyss. The only things alive here were maggots and germs. When Sheyan��s eyes finally adapted to the darkness, he found that he was surrounded by weird, crimson flesh walls that had darkened and were constantly wriggling.


    But when Sheyan��s gaze shifted to the darkest spot there, his breathing halted in shock! What he was seeing was supposed to be a giant gate �C a blood-red gate with terrifying fangs, sorge that it seemed to connect the sky and the earth. However, what came into his sight was nothing but a ruin!!


    Yes, the gate was in total ruin! A colossal hole had been blown open in the middle of the giant gate. The hole seemed to be of considerable age. There were even signs of regrowth and re-dposition on it, like the cross-section of a candle that had burned for a long time. The damage traces around the hole were shocking, and it felt like they would prate straight into Sheyan��s brain in an attempt to re-enact in his mind the destructive power of that time.


    ��It looks shocking, doesn��t it?�� A voice suddenly sounded.


    The voice appeared directly in Sheyan��s mind. When Sheyan turned around, he saw a ck silhouette sitting under the gate. The ck silhouette wore a bronze devil mask on his face. He seemed like he had been sitting there for thousands of years, and looked as if he hadpletely integrated with this rotten environment and space!

 Chapter 1459: Final Chapter: Four

    <h4>Chapter 1459: Final Chapter: Four</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    At that instant, Sheyan fell heavily to the ground. His skin that came into contact with the ground immediately started to hurt, go numb, and finally rot. As if his flesh was being digested, it starting dissolving into liquid, which the ground greedily absorbed. But Sheyan still appeared very calm despite being "digested". Helooked up and smiled at the dark silhouette.


    "Can you take off the mask and let me have a look?"


    "Why?" asked the dark silhouette tly.


    "If I''m not mistaken, you should be the fugitive Fang Lin, right? The one who became a murderer when he was only a teenager?" asked Sheyan.


    "I am. So what?" Fang Lin asked in a hoarse voice.


    Sheyan paused in silence for a while before he replied, "I''m an orphan. My memories before the age of three have beenpletely shattered, and then sealed away, so I have no idea what my parents look like. Such an experience is extremely cruel for anyone, let alone someone like me who''s about to die! Please let me take a look at your face so that I know what my father looks like. I want to wee death with a little less regret."


    "Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha." Fang Lin''sughter was intermittent, but it sounded quite resolute, like a knife that was repeatedly raised and chopped down with firm swings. "If you haven''t mentioned it, even I won''t remember what I look like anymore. It''s been such a long time."


    As he said that, he took off the bronze devil mask on his head. Sheyan inspected his face carefully, but he soon sighed in regret. The face under the mask could no longer be regarded as a human face. It was so deformed that it looked like molten wax instead! The only features on it were three deep, ck holes, which were presumably the mouth and eyes.


    What''s more, Sheyan also noticed by now that Fang Lin''s back was physically attached to the Realm. He could see an abundance ofrge blood vessels twisting and winding on the Realm''s flesh wall, and all of them converged on Fang Lin''s back. It appeared that he had indeed be one with this rotten and decaying Nightmare Realm.


    "Is this the price you have to pay to calcte the coordinates of the other variations of you in the parallel universes, and to travel freely through time and space?" asked Sheyan softly. "You''ve all but given up on your life and freedom. Is it worth it?"


    "As long as I can obtain enough source energy to ressurrect my team members, anything''s worth it! This is all your father''s fault! My team members wouldn''t have lost their lives if not for the sake of killing him!" yelled Fang Lin.


    "So my father should have justin down quietly and let you guys kill him without lifting a hand to fight back?" retorted Sheyan angrily.


    "Exactly!" Fang Lin''s words were soft, but his voice was resolute!


    Sheyan was speechless. He now knew that the mind of the person in front of him waspletely warped. When it came to certain key topics, there was absolutely no way to reason with him.


    By now, nearly an inch had been corroded off Sheyan''s entire back, almost deep enough to expose the bones within, like he had been thrown into a strong acid. He could hear a hissing sound and smell a foul odouring from it.


    "Anyst words before you die?" Fang Lin asked coldly, "Considering that you''re my son''s peer, I can help you finish any unfulfilled wish that you may have."


    "Nope. Fortunately, I''ve lived a veryfortable life so far," replied Sheyan as he forced a smile with great difficulty. "But there is one thing that I still don''t understand."


    "What is it?" asked Fang Lin.


    "ording to your son �C oh, wait, he should be your son''s clone �C you have no idea I existed at first. You only inferred my existence after realising that I can actually wield Evil Sword Apophis directly, as well as due to Jinkuang''s arrival."


    "But a considerably long time has passed since then. If you''re so eager to revive your teammates, you shouldn''t have wasted even a single second. Why did you wait until now to have Prince Pombaru set up such an borate trap?"


    At this point, Sheyan''s voice gradually turned louder. His gaze also became sharp. "Why, indeed? The only exnation is that there must be something you''re extremely wary of! And when my Noah Realm swallowed another Noah Realm, I finally knew what it was! You fear the powerful Realm behind me!"


    "Correct," Fang Lin replied unhurriedly, his voice like two pieces of metal rubbing hard against each other. "But so what if you know? You''re nowpletely enshrouded within our Realm. All your external connections have been cut off and disguised! What can you do if you can''t deliver any signal outside?"


    Sheyan shed a mysterious smile. "You''re right. I can''t transmit any signal to the outside world. But what if my mother Realm takes the initiative to locate me?"


    Fang Lin sneered scornfully. "You might fool others by saying that, but not me, who have almost fully integrated into a Noah Realm! A normal, undamaged Noah Realm has thousands of contestants under it, spread across multiple dimensions. Furthermore, merely maintaining its own metabolism requires more than 60% of the calction ability of a Noah Realm''s in-built bio-mechanical opticalputer. If it tries to grasp the position of every contestant under it at all times, the calction ability required would immediately fry its bio-mechanical opticalputer. That''s why, most of the time, a Noah Realm would not even bother checking up on the contestants under itsmand. Instead, the Nightmare Imprint on a contestant would function as a subputer which deals with more than 99% of the matters rted to that contestant. The first thing we did was to suppress your Nightmare Imprint and force it into hibernation. The hypothetical scenario you proposed has less than one percent chance of uring."


    "But most importantly, from what I heard, your mother Realm, Noah Realm C, seems to be in an evolutionary dormant state after consuming another Realm. Dormancy is a very important matter to the Realms, let alone dormancy for the purpose of evolution. Under such circumstances, even if you beg your mother Realm for help, it''llpletely ignore you. At most, it''ll try and get revenge for you after waking up. "


    Sheyan merely smiled at that retort. If Fang Lin was watching attentively, he would see that the vicious erosion on Sheyan''s body had stopped, because ayer of dark-red, skin-like substance had quietly grown over his skin and isted his body from the erosive digestive fluid. The substance was none other than the flesh armour granted by Noah Realm C to all the contestants! The fact that the flesh armour was actively resisting the erosion of Fang Lin''s Realm obviously meant that he had reconnected back to Noah Realm C, so he could now easily counter the opposition''s mental repression!


    "What if I tell you that, not only do I have a way to make my mother Realm pay attention to me and actively reach out to me, I also know the specific time it would wake up from its dormant state? Surely you don''t believe me, right? Well, why do you think I dare to hide my real strength up there and let myself be defeated by Soar so easily?"


    Sheyan was not bluffing. At the moment, he had in his possession the fruit of ddin''s Magic Lamp, which all the Realms dearly longed for. And he had an agreement with his mother Realm to exchange the fruit of ddin''s Magic Lamp for the revival of Mogensha when the Realm woke up!


    Considering how urgently all the Realms sought after the fruit of ddin''s Magic Lamp, Sheyan could conclude with confidence that it was a matter high on Noah Realm C''s priority list when she woke up. Thepetition for the fruit was fierce after all, andpetition brought pressure. If a woman is being courted by two men, the attention she enjoys must be much greater than if only a single man is chasing after her. It was simr in this case.


    Coincidentally, the Realm was scheduled to wake up tonight. Eve had personally told Sheyan this herself. After going through the fights with Bind, Soar and Strive above the Devil''s Throat, it was already past 12 a.m. before Sheyan knew it. Sheyan was sure that the Realm had already realised something was amiss by then, so he hid his strength on purpose in order to get to the truth and discover the culprit behind the scenes.


    "In fact, it doesn''t really matter anymore whether you believe me or not," Sheyan suddenly told Fang Lin in a meaningful tone. "Because she''s already here!! That''s right, my mother Realm, the powerful Noah Realm C, has broken through the dimensional barrier and descended upon this ce! She''s just finished devouring a Noah Realm, so I''m sure she wouldn''t mind devouring another defective, first generation Realm!"


    As Sheyan''s words concluded, an overwhelming force engulfed everything around them. The iconic tentacle of Noah Realm C tore through the space and the outer wall and prated out of the void to block in front of Sheyan. Now that Noah Realm C hadpleted her evolution, her tentacle had actually turned from a solid state to an energy-like form. The tentacle that had appeared before Sheyan was a giant blue electrical tentacle, but the giant suction cups on it were still vividly visible!


    The first generation Nightmare Realm Fang Lin resided in waspletely powerless against the newly evolved Noah Realm C. It was brutally ravaged and torn apart all over the ce. The tentacles of terror went amok inside the first generation Nightmare Realm, wantonly destroying its mechanical limbs and rotten organic parts into pieces. Most of the parts were so rotten that Noah Realm C did not even deign to touch them; she simply let the dimensional turbulence tear them up.


    On the other hand, the first generation Nightmare Realm only created some puppets to fight back out of instinct, but they were quickly blown to smithereens under the furious attack of Noah Realm C. She waspletely unstoppable! One attached space after another was violently stripped away from the first generation Nightmare Realm. These things stained with the smell of decay and mutation werepletely ignored by Noah Realm C. She had only one goal in mind, and that was the core of the first generation Nightmare Realm. The design contained in that core should 100% reflect the Creator''s way of thinking. Although it was outdated because it had not evolved, it would be very helpful in an attempt to find out, or even to restore, the Creator''s technological context.

 Chapter 1460: Final Chapter: End

    <h4>Chapter 1460: Final Chapter: End</h4>


    Trantor: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1


    (TL: The Fang Lin that Sheyan is fighting is actually the MC of Ace Evolution/Death Battlefield, the prequel to The Ultimate Evolution. )


    Under the protection of the giant lightning tentacle, Sheyan witnessed the Realm crumble in front of him. It was truly a grim and shocking sight, as if the apocalypse had arrived, and as if various towering, decaying buildings were copsing at the same time.


    The dark silhouette sitting under the rotten gate was reduced to ashes before his very eyes under the attack of the terrible lighting tentacles!


    Reduced! To! Ashes!


    Sheyan could not find any joy in his heart, witnessing the spectacle. Before he encountered Fang Lin, he was mentally prepared to face any kind of enemy. However, he did not expect that the enemy, who could be regarded as the biggest enemy he had faced in his entire life, would die so easily, without so much as a struggle! The simplicity of Fang Lin''s end, the simplicity of his annihtion, simply felt too apprehensively surreal to Sheyan.


    Sheyan felt as bizarre as a protagonist in a martial arts story who thought that he was about to face a tough fight with a bitter enemy that wouldst for three days and three nights, but after he made the first move, the enemy was already dead.


    "Something feels off..." thought Sheyan. He took a deep breath and started thinking hard. He had already calcted every possible situation repeatedly when he came up with the n; no matter how the enemy responded, it was impossible for Sheyan to lose, unless the enemy had the power to defeat Noah Realm C. Like a ckjack yer who held a 21-point hand, there was simply no way he would lose.


    At that moment, Sheyan saw a light belt drifting over from the Realm, easily navigating through the gaps between several giant lightning tentacles that contained enough power to destroy the world. The light belt did not seem to possess any attack power. It looked like a huge umbilical cord more than 100 metres long and 10 metres wide!


    Within that "umbilical cord", a fetus was bizarrely born out of nothing. Numerous veins were connected to the fetus'' body. The fetus rapidly grew and took shape. At first, he was holding his knees with both hands in a fetal position, and then his body slowly developed and extended. When the fetus reached the size of about eight or nine months of pregnancy, Sheyan could finally recognize him. He was Mogensha!


    Next, the "umbilical cord" gradually hardened and turned transparent, bing like a huge transparent ss pipe that connected between different time and space. All kinds of strange scenes then appeared in the pipe, bent and distorted like the images in a kaleidoscope. The images rushed through Mogensha''s body like a tide, and Mogensha slowly grew up.


    From what Sheyan could see, all those scenes were likely Mogensha''s life experiences, and the Realm was reshaping his memory in this way. Noah Realm C sure knew how to maximise her resources. The process of sculpting life required the extremely mysterious source energy, which even the Noah Realms treasured highly. And when the rotten first generation Nightmare Realm was destroyed, a lot of iparably precious energy would inevitably leak out of it, so Eve had decided to put the energy that escaped from the Realm to immediate use.


    But the moment Sheyan''s vignce rxed slightly due to the emergence of Mogensha, his heart suddenly tightened. He instantly turned his head around and saw, from within the terrible scene of destruction, a tiny spot of light which hurt his eyes.


    The spot of light rapidly erged and became more and more intense. The light then gradually converged into arge, mysterious vertical eye!


    The vertical eye was cold and beautiful. It was getting bigger and bigger in Sheyan''s vision, obviously because it was rapidly getting closer. It was letting out a force of attraction so strong that it seemed to be able to suck the soul out of someone!


    When Sheyan was right in front of the eye, he saw the scene of a baby being born. The next moment, it became the scene of a kid ying and fishing by the sea... These memory fragments appeared one after another, flying towards him like sharp, rotating des, seemingly trying to tear his soul apart!


    The pupil of the vertical eye suddenly disappeared and turned into a deep ck hole.


    It was all really mysterious.


    So mysterious that it made him want to dive in, even if it meant that he would drown! He felt as if he had lost the ability to think, like his intelligence had frozen and stagnated! The intense, trance-like state he was experiencing could hardly be described with words.


    What angered Sheyan the most was that he even witnessed his father''s death in those memories! His father had his back to Sheyan as his body was pierced through by several weapons. And yet, he kept fighting fearlessly until hisst breath. Even after his death, his body remained standing!


    "Wait..." In the midst of extreme anger, Sheyan suddenly realised what was wrong. That''s right, why couldn''t he see his father''s face? This was because the opponent was ingeniously using the memory fragments in his subconscious mind tounch a counter attack! Sheyan had never seen his father''s face before, so the opponent could not use that to attack him!


    But even after Sheyan realised that he had fallen for the trap, he could not find a way to break out of the illusions. There was a powerful and terrible force circting repeatedly in that eye, like countless tentacles covered in suction cups that gripped Sheyan soul tightly, trying to drag him inside.


    Despite knowing that Noah Realm C would only need a second to save him, Sheyan did not know whether he could hold out for that long. Under the terrifying power of Fang Lin and the Nightmare Realmbined, as well as the fact that they caught himpletely by surprise, that single second felt like it was magnified into days, months, or even years!


    This misalignment in his perception of time was truly bizarre, but in fact, Einstein had already cleverly interpreted the rted concept a long time ago:


    "When you sit with a nice girl for two hours you think it''s only a minute, but when you sit on a hot stove for a minute you think it''s two hours. That''s rtivity."


    Under the powerful suction force of the giant eye, Sheyan''s eyes saw stars, his ears could only hear the loud roar of the air, his heart was in his throat, and his body was rapidly losing stamina. His every cell seemed to have been sent into overdrive, and he was filled with an intense pain, almost like he was getting cooked!


    "Is this the man''s death throe? His onest struggle using the destructive power of the Realm?" While struggling to hang on, Sheyan tried reaching out for help, but even his mind seemed to have been frozen under the opponent''s pressure. Every single thought seemed to take thousands of years to execute.


    But when Sheyan''s resistance was on the verge of breaking down, the internal environment of his body also started to copse, which immediately affected the ce where he stored the fruit of ddin''s Magic Lamp. It was certainly impossible for Noah Realm C to monitor Sheyan''s condition at all times, but she kept a close eye on the object of her desire.


    As soon as Noah Realm C realised that something was endangering her coveted prize, she instantly became furious!


    The fury of a Son of Heaven often resulted in grave consequences.


    And what happened when Noah Realm C, who held the lives of thousands of Sons of Heaven in her hands, got angry?


    The answer was arge-scale destruction of time and space!!!


    Noah Realm C was furious with the fact that the enemy had nearly seeded in ambushing Sheyan, whom she was protecting, right under her very nose! This was no different from trying to pull a tiger''s whiskers!


    Sheyan''s vision was suddenly filled with a dazzling light! He instantly lost all his five senses. All he could sense was emptiness.


    A total emptiness!


    After an instant, or perhaps an eternity, Sheyan finally regained his senses. In his sight, besides Noah Realm C''s iling lightning tentacles, was dust as far as his eyes could see! The dust was light and fine, and it was simply everywhere. Its light grey colour seemed to hold a deadly silence, just like the dust on the surface of the moon stirred by the footsteps of the astronauts! It reeked of death!


    It was the so-called "fine ash" in Buddhist Scriptures, the end product of something that had gone through the four great trials of Formation, Stagnation, Destruction, and Emptiness!


    Under the furious attack of Noah Realm C, everything was reduced to this kind ofpletely dead dust, no matter what it was!


    Sheyan pinched a little bit of the "fine ash" and slowly rubbed it between his fingers while appearing to be deep in thought. In the end, he could only sigh.


    "It''s a little regretful, but after an attack like this...he should be dead, right?"


    Then, he turned around, and his eyes brightened. Mogensha, who was protected inside the transparent "umbilical cord", was opening his eyes.


    Not only that, but various protective barriers shaped like giant bubbles were drifting over from afar, travelling freely between Noah Realm C''s horrifying lightning tentacles. These protective bubbles contained people inside, and, of course, they hade here with Eve''s permission.


    The bubbles gradually dissolved when they got close, and out came Zi, Reef, Sanzi...everyone in Party Ace! They hade here after receiving the message to witness the miracle!


    "Wee back to the team!"


    "Wee back!"


    "...."


    Amid the excited shouts of the party members, Mogensha slowly opened his eyes. The look in those eyes turned from confusion, to rity, and finally to surprise! He spread his arms wide to wee into his embrace his familiar teammates who were swarming him.


    Sheyan, instead, stood at the side, pping his hands lightly with a smile on his face. Zi kept looking at him as if there was something that puzzled her.


    Sheyan naturally noticed. He turned to her and asked, "Why are you staring at me?"


    "It''s just a hunch, but I feel like there''s something a bit different about youpared to before," replied Zi with a frown.


    Sheyan burst outughing. He suddenly pulled her into his arms, which made her fidget in panic. However, she did not have the strength to resist Sheyan, and she did not really have the intention to either. After realising that her half-hearted struggles got her nowhere, she simply gave up resisting. She closed her eyes with a blush.


    She heard Sheyan whisper in her ears, "The biggest change in me is that I suddenly find myself wanting children of my own."


    "What??" asked Zi, perplexed.


    The smile on Sheyan''s face turned to one of evil.


    "So let''s make a baby."


    "Wait!! What..."


    Looking at the red-faced Zi who was gnashing her teeth and pinching him hard, Sheyan casually smiled and pulled her closer. A certain thought emerged in his mind.


    "Mogensha had been reduced to ashes, but even he could be revived. What about my parents, then? It should be possible for them, too, right? Based on the strength of our party within the Realm, as long as we keep it up, we should be able to get more and more revival opportunities! Wait for me, mom and dad. As long as I keep surviving, we''ll definitely meet again one day!"


    ***


    At the same time.


    On Earth, in the real world.


    It was a fine day. The bright sun was shining on a small garden, its light so intense that the leaves were even a little scorched. The bees flewzily among the flowers amid the heat.


    This ce was not a park or a school, but a mental institution in C City. However, all the patients staying here were not the kind that was aggressive or dangerous. That said, their behaviours were sometimes really chaotic and illogical, often leaving the staff speechless.


    Take the young mental patient who had dull eyes, for example. When he came to the garden, he suddenly broke out inughter for no apparent reason. With saliva dripping down his mouth, he grabbed a beautiful oleander flower and plucked it off,pletely ignoring the bee that he had identally crushed in his grip. With his hand swollen from the sting, he stuffed the crumpled flower together with the bee into his mouth without any hesitation, then chewed them with relish.


    The medical staff rushed over to stop him, but the young mental patient suddenly started crying and spat at them. Snot, saliva, vomit and tears mixed together, smearing his face. In the end, in order to prevent him from suffocating himself or biting his own tongue, the staff had no choice but to stuff a tongue guard in his mouth. He was still struggling wildly, and he would not stop even when his wrists were already badly bruised.


    All of a sudden, without any warning, the young mental patientpletely calmed down and allowed himself to be handled like a lifeless puppet. Thispletely surprised the staff, some of whom were bringing tasers and sedatives over, because something like this had never happened before. However, mental patients were often regarded as lunatics precisely because of their peculiar behaviours, so no one thought much of it.


    The staff naturally would not wait on him in front of his bed after administering the sedative. They tied him up for now, and they woulde backter to untie him. Theirs was a tough job. It was not umon for them to be bitten and scratched by the patients. They certainly could not care for the patients as carefully as family members would.


    After the staff left him, the young mental patient slowly opened his eyes.


    Those eyes were still full of dullness and craziness at first, but as time went on, they gradually became clear, like dust that had settled. The rity of his gaze was not the shallow kind. Like standing on the bow of a ship and looking down into the ocean, the first thing you would notice was the rity of the water, but what you would feel immediately afterwards was the endless depth of the sea!


    "Ughh, this feels...great! I finally got rid of that rotting body and returned to the healthy body of an 18 year old! A lunatic? A madman? Ha-ha-ha! Only a fine line separates a madman from a genius!"


    Although he was bound tight, the young mental patient kept taking in deep breaths with his fists clenched, as if he was exploring his new-found energy.


    "Sure enough, my theory is right. Source energy is the most mysterious energy in the universe, so even the powerful Realms don''t fully understand it! Fortunately, although that Sheyan guy stole a lot of the source energy that leaked from all those assassinations we performed, I''m the one who gained the most from them as the important human node! I did it! I had to use up most of my plundered source energy, but I''ve acquired the chance to start over again!"


    During the previous confrontation, Sheyan hadid down an ingenious n, drawing his mother Realm, Noah Realm C, into the fight. From his point of view, no matter how the situation was going to develop, it was impossible for him to lose.


    However, unbeknownst to him, his opponent Fang Lin was also nning something big!


    The first generation Realm he belonged to was aging and decaying, so if he wished to survive, he must find a way to extend the Realm''s life. The only choice he had was to assimte into the aging and decaying Realm. That way, he would obtain the power to travel through time and space, so he could kill other variations of himself in other universes to grow stronger. With the powerful and mysterious source energy he plundered, he managed to dy the Realm''s decay. However, this could only cure the symptoms but not the root cause!


    The first generation Realm was like a dying old man. No matter how much supplement he took, he would only dy the inevitable death. If that went on, the only fate awaiting Fang Lin was to die together with the Realm, or even be consumed by it before then!


    Therefore, when Fang Lin made the n to deal with Sheyan, he had also left a backdoor for himself. If the n was sessful, Sheyan would be killed and absorbed. The rich amount of source energy obtained would be invaluable to the Realm. Fang Lin would have achieved his goal.


    However, if the n failed, it must be because an even stronger force had intervened and destroyed the first generation Realm. This would give Fang Lin a wonderful opportunity to free himself of the shackles of his mother Realm and regain his freedom!


    He had been preparing for this for a long time, and even had a target ready! All he needed was for his decaying first generation mother Realm to be destroyed. As soon as that happened, he would instantly move into the body of the young mental patient he had selected, someone who had huge potential, whose life wavelength was highlypatible with his own source energy wavelength, and whose consciousness waspletely jumbled up. This behaviour was no different from a forced invasion. Fang Lin could use the abundance of source energy he possessed in his soul to transform his new body and improve its potential even further.


    If he were to do this before, the first generation Realm which was closely bound to Fang Lin could easily find him and kill him, but not now! By making use of Eve''s formidable power to destroy the first generation Realm, Sheyan had helped Fang Lin eliminate the only threat that could locate him and exterminate him!


    In retrospect, it appeared that when it came to scheming, Sheyan had been slightly bested by Fang Lin! Sheyan had not obtained any substantial benefit from his n, while his actions had instead rescued Fang Lin from the inhuman state that could barely be regarded as living. Although Fang Lin had lost the great power that came from assimting with the Realm, he had gained the chance to start over with a body that contained infinite potential!


    Thanks to Fang Lin''s understanding of the Realms, it would simply be way too easy for him to find a new Noah Realm to join and be a contestant again. Moreover, he now had the advantage of moving in the dark.


    But Sheyan''s advantage was obvious too. He already had such a huge lead in terms of power. Compared to Fang Lin, who had to start over from scratch, he held the absolute advantage.


    This is definitely not the end to the battle between them. That will be another magnificent battle, another moving story!!


    (The end.)


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